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Q: You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Game of Thrones is an episodic graphic adventure video game based on the TV series of the same name, which in turn, is based on George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy series, released in December 2014 for Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
A: | are they making a game of thrones game? |
Input: OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Curtis Lee Hanson (March 24, 1945 – September 20, 2016) was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. His directing work included the psychological thriller "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" (1992), the neo-noir crime film "L.A. Confidential" (1997), the comedy "Wonder Boys" (2000), the hip hop drama "8 Mile" (2002), and the romantic comedy-drama "In Her Shoes" (2005).
Sentence: Curtis Lee Hanson was born in Italy.
Output: No
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
Maarten de Jonge (born 9 March 1985) is a Dutch cyclist who rides for the UCI Continental Monkey Town Continental Team . He claims to have attempted to fly on both Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 and Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, but changed flights in order to save money, although no independent sources can confirm this.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: Maarten de Jonge is a Dutch cyclist.
****
Answer:
Yes
[Q]: St Estevam is an Island in Ilhas, Goa, India. St Estevam is known also 'Juvem' and in the past was known as 'Shakecho Juvo' - the isle of vegetables - known for its long, seven-ridged, light green ladyfingers. Therefore the people of Juvem came to be nicknamed 'bhende'. St Estevam contains many giraffes on the island. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: It's impossible to say
Problem: Gianluca Cologna (born 17 May 1990) is a Swiss cross-country skier. His brother Dario Cologna is also a professional cross-country skier. He competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics in the Men's team sprint with his brother Dario and finished 5th in the final.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Dario Cologna won a gold medal as a Swiss cross-country skier."? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Q: Andy Borowitz is an American writer.
Andy Borowitz (born January 4, 1958) is an American writer, comedian, satirist, and actor. Borowitz is a "New York Times"-bestselling author who won the first National Press Club award for humor. He is known for creating "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" and the satirical column "The Borowitz Report". In a profile on "CBS News Sunday Morning", he was called "one of the funniest people in America".
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
Q: Willliam Bendix was a marine
Abroad with Two Yanks is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Helen Walker, William Bendix and Dennis O'Keefe as the title characters. It was Bendix's third and final role in a film as a US Marine and the first of Dwan's three films about the United States Marine Corps.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | Yes |
Detailed logic: Office building is a place. Large clock can be used by an office building. Office building contains offices.
office building
Question for this logic: Where might you find a large clock outside?
Options:
- forest
- office building
- desk
- house
- shelf
Logic ==> Course text refers to curriculum. Bookshop sells books on curriculum. Student union sells course texts.
student union
Question ==> The bookshop specializes in course texts, where is it located?
Options:
- mall
- sea shore
- shopping center
- student union
- department store
** Post office is a place where one sends a mail to transport it to some other place. You can send mails through post offices.
post office
** I needed to send a piece of mail, where did I go?
Options:
- table
- post office
- neighbor's house
- railway station
- fridge
Detailed logic: Donating means doing something good for someone in return for nothing. When people have a particular talents, they tend to use it in their work. When one wants to donate something, they usually prefer to do it for free.
work for free
Question for this logic: The person had a talent he wanted to donate to a cause, so what did he do?
Options:
- write check
- thank god
- teach another
- show emotion
- work for free
Logic ==> Warehouse is a large building where raw materials or manufactured goods may be stored prior to their distribution for sale. A large container was a dime a dozen, there were hundreds of rows of them in the giant warehouse.
warehouse
Question ==> A large container was a dime a dozen, there were hundreds of rows of them in the giant what?
Options:
- factory
- garden
- supermarket
- garage
- warehouse
Logic ==> Bookstore is a shop. Bookstore sells books. Magazine is a book.
magazines
Question ==> | What could you buy in a bookstore?
Options:
- carpeting
- magazines
- strip mall
- city
- applesauce |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
One example: what is the first event mentioned?, Context: The Russian Revolution is the series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. Following the abdication of Nicholas II of Russia, the Russian Provisional Government was established. In October 1917, a red faction revolution occurred in which the Red Guard, armed groups of workers and deserting soldiers directed by the Bolshevik Party, seized control of Saint Petersburg (then known as Petrograd) and began an immediate armed takeover of cities and villages throughout the former Russian Empire.
Solution is here: Russian Revolution
Explanation: This is a good example, and the Russian Revolution is the first event mentioned.
Now, solve this: Where do you want to go to snowboard near Tucson, Context: Catalina Highway stretches 25 miles (40 km) and the entire mountain range is one of Tucson's most popular vacation spots for cycling, hiking, rock climbing, camping, birding, and wintertime snowboarding and skiing. Near the top of Mt. Lemmon is the town of Summerhaven. In Summerhaven, visitors will find log houses and cabins, a general store, and various shops, as well as numerous hiking trails. Near Summerhaven is the road to Ski Valley which hosts a ski lift, several runs, a giftshop, and nearby restaurant.
Solution: | Ski Valley |
Problem: War/Dance is a 2007 American documentary film written and directed by Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine and produced by Shine Global's Susan MacLaury, a professor at Kean University, and Albie Hecht. It was nominated for the 2008 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and received the Emmy Award for Best Documentary and Best Cinematography in 2010.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "War/Dance was produced by a professor at Kean University"? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
Q: Barry Redden is a very great man
Barry Redden (born July 21, 1960) is a former American football running back who played for the Los Angeles Rams, the San Diego Chargers, and the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He spent much of his career playing in the shadow of Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
In poker the term Triple Crown is used for winning a poker title on the three major poker tours: The World Series of Poker (WSOP), World Poker Tour (WPT) and up to 2016 the European Poker Tour (EPT). Since the EPT has been discontinued and rebranded as the PokerStars Championship, those wins are considered part of the crown.
Triple Crown is a poker term referred to winning the title in two major tours OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
input hypothesis: Scott Edward Morriss is a bass player and illustrator from England and is known for being a member of the Deftones, as well his backing group with younger brother Mark Morriss called The Mummy's.
Context: Scott Edward Morriss (born 10 October 1973 in Wandsworth, London) is an English bass player and illustrator, best known as a member of The Bluetones. He is the younger brother of frontman Mark Morriss, with whom he also played with as backing group, The Mummys.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
true or false: No
Context:
Thomas Morrison (born 30 June 1983) is an English actor who has performed in theatre, TV and film. He is best known for his appearances in "On the Shore of the Wide World" and as Scripps in Cast B and C of Alan Bennett's "The History Boys". working alongside Steven Webb and Matt Smith.
Hypothesis: Thomas likes working in theatre equally as much as working in TV, and working in film. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
It's impossible to say
Problem: Super Show 6 - Super Junior World Tour Concert Album is Super Junior's sixth live recorded album, released on 6 November 2015. This album contains two CDs with 36 live recordings from the Super Show 6 concerts held on September 19–21, 2014 at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena located in Seoul, South Korea.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Super Show 6 - Super Junior World Tour Concert Album is a very bad album"? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | It's impossible to say |
Multi-select problem: How does the next paragraph end?
A young girl is outside walking from school talking. she
Select from: (a). is then shown at an outdoor park doing some flips and tricks on the bars. (b). plays a bagpipes trying to become famous in her school. (c). begins to walk through a large field and several boys are playing kickball. (d). then runs her house on a dirt bike, jumped over a gate and down a steel stair ramp. | (c). |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
One example is below.
Q: For four years we have waited expectantly for the pitter patter of tiny paws. Soon, that wait could finally be over. Tian Tian, the UK's only female giant panda, has conceived and could give birth to a cub as early as August. However Edinburgh Zoo, where the pandas live, have warned people 'not to get too excited' as the process is 'extremely complex'. Moreover, on the two previous occasions keepers inseminated Tian Tian - whose name means 'Sweetie' - she has failed to produce a panda cub. She was artificially inseminated again in March this year, but keepers at the zoo say implantation - when a fertilised egg attaches to the uterus - has not yet occurred.Tian Tian has conceived and could give birth to a cub as early as AugustShe has been inseminated twice before but so far failed to produce a cubTian Tian and Yang Guang arrived in 2011 from China to great fanfareOn loan at £600k a year, became first giant pandas to live in UK for 17 years
Questions:Under the terms of the agreement any cubs will return to _ at the age of two, the age at which they would normally leave their mother in the wild. (A) Tian Tian (B) UK (C) Edinburgh Zoo (D) Sweetie (E) Yang Guang (F) China
A: (F)
Rationale: This is a good example. Based on the passage, any cubs will return to China at the age of two
Q: Greece will not make a crucial loan repayment to the International Monetary Fund today – plunging the country deeper into crisis. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told the IMF last night that the £220million his country owes will not be paid until the end of the month. The delay, which pushes Greece closer to default and possible expulsion from the eurozone, came after talks in Brussels between Athens and its creditors broke down without a deal. Greece is close to running out of money and must reach an agreement with the IMF, European Central Bank and European Commission to secure another £5.2billion injection of bailout funds to stave off bankruptcy.Greece won't make crucial loan repayment to International Monetary FundPrime Minister said £220million won't be paid until the end of the monthDelay came after Athens' talks with creditors broke down without a deal
Questions:Mr Tsipras has come under intense pressure from his anti-austerity party to withhold payment to the _ in an attempt to get a better deal. (A) Greece (B) International Monetary Fund (C) Alexis Tsipras (D) Brussels (E) Athens (F) European Central Bank (G) European Commission (H) Delay
A: | (B) |
input hypothesis: Greenwood left Radiohead after this project.
Context: Junun is a 2015 album by the Israeli composer Shye Ben Tzur, the English composer and Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood, and the Indian ensemble the Rajasthan Express. It was produced by Greenwood and recorded, mixed, and engineered by Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich.
true or false: It's impossible to say
input hypothesis: Man in a Hurry is a French-Italian drama film directed by Édouard Molinaro was released in the nineteen seventies.
Context: Man in a Hurry (French: "L'Homme pressé" , Italian: "L'ultimo giorno d'amore" , released in UK as The Hurried Man) is a 1977 French-Italian drama film directed by Édouard Molinaro and starring Alain Delon and Mireille Darc. It is based on the novel "The Man in a Hurry" by Paul Morand. It recorded admissions of 730,581 in France.
true or false: Yes
input hypothesis: The school doesn't have many students
Context: Linyi University (LYU, ) is a public university based in Lanshan district of Linyi, Shandong province, China. It offers studies in 62 different undergraduate degrees, organized among nine major disciplines: Economics, Law, Education, Literature, History, Science, Engineering, Agriculture and Management.
true or false: It's impossible to say
input hypothesis: Bear River City is not in Utah
Context: Bear River City is a city in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 853 at the 2010 census, an increase over the 2000 population of 750. The population was sufficient under Utah state law for Bear River to become a city near the end of 2000. Although current state law requires a minimum population of 1000 for cities, Bear River City remains a city.
true or false: | No |
Question with options: can we draw the following hypothesis from the context?
Context:
LISBON, Jan. 22 (Xinhuanet) -- Anibal Cavaco Silva, a former prime minister, won Portugal's presidential election on Sunday.
Hypothesis: New Portuguese prime minister is elected.
Possible answers: 1). yes. 2). no.
A: | 2). |
Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
Input: (CNN) Michael Slager, the former police officer who's charged with murder in the shooting death of Walter Scott, was released from jail on Monday after posting bail. Under the conditions of his bond, which a judge set at $500,000 on Monday, Slager must reside in South Carolina until his trial. He will be held under house arrest and cannot have any contact with Scott's family. The case drew national attention last year after a video of the incident surfaced. It shows Scott being shot to death by Slager as Scott runs away. Slager, who was fired from his post as a police officer in North Charleston, South Carolina, was arrested in April and has been in custody since.Walter Scott's family members say they're disappointed in the judge's decisionMichael Slager is released from jail after posting bailThe former police officer is charged with murder in the shooting death of Walter Scott
Questions:Slager told investigators _ did not comply with his demands and tried to grab his stun gun. (A) CNN (B) Michael Slager (C) Walter Scott (D) Slager (E) South Carolina (F) North Charleston
Output: | (C) |
Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context (see options)?
Context:
"Aama" (आमा) (Literally: Mother) is the first Nepali movie produced in Nepal, starring Shiva Shankar Manandhar and Bhuvan Chand (Thapa) as the leading actors. The movie was produced by the Information Department of the Nepalese Government and released on October 7, 1964. Bollywood film maker Hira Singh Khatri was invited by the late King Mahendra to direct the first Nepali movie.
Hypothesis: The Information Department of the Nepalese Government is a well-organized group.
Choose from:
(a). Yes.
(b). It's impossible to say.
(c). No. | (b). |
input hypothesis: The carlton arms hotel only had 29 rooms.
Context: Stations of the Cross is a Johnny Thunders album recorded over two sets at The Mudd Club in New York on September 30, 1982. Film director Lech Kowalski had originally planned to record a live Johnny Thunders performance for his movie, "Stations of the Cross." The spoken dialogue was recorded at the Carlton Arms Hotel, New York City, in Room 29, on August 25, 1982.
true or false: It's impossible to say
input hypothesis: Svetlana Aleksandrovna Metkina is from Holland
Context: Svetlana Aleksandrovna Metkina (Russian: Светлана Александровна Меткина ; born 7 January 1974) is a Russian actress from Moscow. She is known outside Russia for playing the Czechoslovak reporter Lenka Janáček in the 2006 film "Bobby". known in Hollywood under the name Lana Litvak husband Michel Litvak.
true or false: No
input hypothesis: The narrator does not stand by Israel
Context: I think credibility is going to be very important in the future in the Middle East. I want everybody to know should I be the president Israel's going to be our friend. I'm going to stand by Israel. Secondly, that I think it's important to reach out to moderate Arab nations, like Jordan and Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
true or false: No
input hypothesis: The police arrested the person who did the shooting.
Context: Chris Fox, CTV Toronto A man was rushed to hospital in life-threatening condition after a stabbing near the Rogers Centre overnight. Police say that they were called to the Lower Simcoe Street and Bremner Boulevard area at around 2:40 a.m. for reports of a fight. Once on scene officers located a 20-year-old man with stab wounds. Police say that the man was able to provide a good description of the culprit and as a result, officers were able to arrest someone nearby. The victim was treated on scene before being rushed to hospital, according to police.
true or false: | No |
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Gamblers' winnings in Australia are not taxed . There are 3 main reasons for that: | do you have to pay tax on gambling winnings australia? |
Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context (see options)?
Context:
I would like to, of course, and I presume this administration would as well. We don't know -- there are no inspectors now in Iraq, the coalition that was in place isn't as strong as it used to be. He is a danger. We don't want him fishing in troubled waters in the Middle East. And it's going to be hard, it's going to be important to rebuild that coalition to keep the pressure on him.
Hypothesis: There were inspectors in Iraq.
Choose from:
*Yes.
*It's impossible to say.
*No. | It's impossible to say |
Problem: Context: At the very outskirts of commerce, Baka pygmies in southeastern Cameroon use a cyanide compound to stun bees while raiding their nests for honey.
Cameroon honey gatherers use cyanide to stun bees.
A: yes
Problem: Context: The disappearance of York University chef Claudia Lawrence is now being treated as suspected murder, North Yorkshire Police said. However detectives said they had not found any proof that the 35-year-old, who went missing on 18 March, was dead. Her father Peter Lawrence made a direct appeal to his daughter to contact him five weeks after she disappeared. His plea came at a news conference held shortly after a £10,000 reward was offered to help find Miss Lawrence. Crimestoppers said the sum they were offering was "significantly higher" than usual because of public interest in the case.
Claudia Lawrence is 35 years old.
A: yes
Problem: Context: The third, and most remote possibility, was considered to be a so-called Jamaican coalition, again based on the party colours, between the Christian Democrats, the FDP and the Greens.
It seems unlikely that there will be a coalition between Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrats and Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union.
A: no
Problem: Context: The Dutch, who ruled Indonesia until 1949, called the city of Jakarta Batavia.
Formerly ( until 1949 ) Batavia, Jakarta is largest city and capital of Indonesia.
A: | no |
Instructions: You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Input: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, or simply Rogue One, is a 2016 American epic space opera film directed by Gareth Edwards. The screenplay by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy is from a story by John Knoll and Gary Whitta. It was produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the first installment of the Star Wars Anthology series, set immediately before the events of the original Star Wars film. The cast includes Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Riz Ahmed, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Jiang Wen and Forest Whitaker. Rogue One follows a group of rebels on a mission to steal the plans for the Death Star, the Galactic Empire's superweapon.
Output: | is rogue one the sequel to force awakens? |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Example: what is the first event mentioned?, Context: The Russian Revolution is the series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. Following the abdication of Nicholas II of Russia, the Russian Provisional Government was established. In October 1917, a red faction revolution occurred in which the Red Guard, armed groups of workers and deserting soldiers directed by the Bolshevik Party, seized control of Saint Petersburg (then known as Petrograd) and began an immediate armed takeover of cities and villages throughout the former Russian Empire.
Example solution: Russian Revolution
Example explanation: This is a good example, and the Russian Revolution is the first event mentioned.
Problem: Which of the following is not a health condition that can affect humans: diabetes, cancer, or dogs?, Context: Dogs are also vulnerable to some of the same health conditions as humans, including diabetes, dental and heart disease, epilepsy, cancer, hypothyroidism, and arthritis.
| Solution: Dogs |
In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
One example is below.
Q: The Inheritance Cycle is a series of fantasy books written by Christopher Paolini.
A: The Inheritance Cycle is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini.
Rationale: The output sentence elaborates on the input sentence without changing its general meaning e.g. "tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels".
Q: International Ski Federation ( FIS ) is the sport organization for skiing .
A: | The Fe ́ de ́ ration Internationale de Ski ( FIS ; English : International Ski Federation ) is the world 's highest governing body for international winter sports . |
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
Slowly, the woman drops her upper half of her body while still straddling the bag, and does 5 sit ups while the bag swings with her. the woman
A: holds onto the bag, smiles, then jumps off.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
How to use coconut oil around the house
Make a natural stain remover.
Coconut oil can be used to remove set in stains from carpeting, walls, and other surfaces. To make a stain remover using coconut oil, mix one part coconut oil and one part baking soda.
A: Apply the remover to stained surfaces and let it sit on for a few minutes before wiping it away. Always test the strain remover on a small part of a surface before applying it the an entire surface to make sure it doesn't cause damage.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
How to avoid facebook marketplace scams
Review the community standards of the facebook marketplace.
The community standards detail responsible buying and selling practices, as well as list items that are prohibited for sale in the marketplace.
Scammers may post a listing for items that are prohibited under marketplace guidelines, pocketing your cash and never completing the transaction.
A: Scammers also will often request payment or delivery of an item in a way that is outside the general guidelines. Using alternative means of payment or delivery gives you fewer protections as a buyer, which is why scammers try to steer you toward these methods.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
How to choose natural sweetener
Consider using honey to replace refined sugars.
Honey is the oldest and most natural sweetener available-it is made by bees even without human intervention. Honey is incredibly versatile, working well in tea, sauces, salad dressings, baked goods, and more.
A: | Honey ranges in color and flavor based on the type of flower from which the bees get their nectar. Clover honey is perhaps the most common, and is readily available in grocery stores. |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
One example is below.
Q: what is the first event mentioned?, Context: The Russian Revolution is the series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. Following the abdication of Nicholas II of Russia, the Russian Provisional Government was established. In October 1917, a red faction revolution occurred in which the Red Guard, armed groups of workers and deserting soldiers directed by the Bolshevik Party, seized control of Saint Petersburg (then known as Petrograd) and began an immediate armed takeover of cities and villages throughout the former Russian Empire.
A: Russian Revolution
Rationale: This is a good example, and the Russian Revolution is the first event mentioned.
Q: what is the last group mentioned?, Context: In 1454 King Casimir IV granted the Nieszawa Statutes (Polish: "statuty cerkwicko-nieszawskie"), clarifying the legal basis of voivodship sejmiks (local parliaments). The king could promulgate new laws, raise taxes, or call for a levée en masse (pospolite ruszenie) only with the consent of the sejmiks, and the nobility were protected from judicial abuses. The Nieszawa Statutes also curbed the power of the magnates, as the Sejm (national parliament) received the right to elect many officials, including judges, voivods and castellans. These privileges were demanded by the szlachta as a compensation for their participation in the Thirteen Years' War.
A: | the szlachta |
Consider the question. What do adults do with their clothing?
Options:
- smoke cigarettes
- drive vehicle
- dress themselves
- park
- drink beer
What is the step-by-step reasoning process to arrive at the answer: dress themselves? | Clothes are meant to dress yourself. Adults dress themselves using clothing. |
In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False.
Let me give you an example: Property tax -- Property tax or 'house tax' is a local tax on buildings, along with appurtenant land. It is and imposed on the Possessor (not the custodian of property as per 1978, 44th amendment of constitution). It resembles the US-type wealth tax and differs from the excise-type UK rate. The tax power is vested in the states and is delegated to local bodies, specifying the valuation method, rate band, and collection procedures. The tax base is the annual rental value (ARV) or area-based rating. Owner-occupied and other properties not producing rent are assessed on cost and then converted into ARV by applying a percentage of cost, usually four percent. Vacant land is generally exempt. Central government properties are exempt. Instead a 'service charge' is permissible under executive order. Properties of foreign missions also enjoy tax exemption without requiring reciprocity. The tax is usually accompanied by service taxes, e.g., water tax, drainage tax, conservancy (sanitation) tax, lighting tax, all using the same tax base. The rate structure is flat on rural (panchayat) properties, but in the urban (municipal) areas it is mildly progressive with about 80% of assessments falling in the first two brackets.
The answer to this example can be: is house tax and property tax are same
Here is why: The question generated asks whether the house tax and property tax are the same and can be answered by reading the passage. Additionally, it has a binary answer and hence the generated question is correct.
OK. solve this:
Bull (2016 TV series) -- Bull is an American drama television series starring Michael Weatherly. CBS ordered the program to series on May 13, 2016, and it premiered on September 20, 2016. The show is based on the early days of talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw's career, when he was a trial consultant. On October 17, 2016, CBS picked up the series for a full 22 episode season. An additional episode was ordered in November. On March 23, 2017, CBS renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on September 26, 2017. On April 18, 2018, CBS renewed the series for a third season.
Answer: | is the series bull based on dr phil |
Input: OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Kasey Peters (born May 20, 1987) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Saddleback, Santa Ana, Grand Valley State and Rocky Mountain. He was a member of the Tri-Cities Fever, New Mexico Stars, West Texas Wildcatters, Duke City Gladiators, Las Vegas Outlaws, New Orleans VooDoo, Portland Steel and Monterrey Steel.
Sentence: Kasey Peters was born in New Mexico.
Output: It's impossible to say
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
Junoon (Hindi: जुनून, translation: "The Obsession") is a 1978 Indian Hindi language film produced by Shashi Kapoor and directed by Shyam Benegal. The film is based on Ruskin Bond's fictional novella, "A Flight of Pigeons", set around the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The film's soundtrac was composed by Vanraj Bhatia, and cinematography by Govind Nihalani.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: all these artist worked together on later films
****
Answer:
It's impossible to say
[Q]: Club Deportivo Dénia is a Spanish football team based in Dénia, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1927 it plays in Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in the Valencian Community, holding home games at "Estadio Diego Mena Cuesta", with a capacity of 3.000 seats. The club was founded in the 20's. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: Yes
Problem: The Cité du Cinéma is a film studio complex supported by the film director and producer Luc Besson, located in Saint-Denis, north of Paris. The studio complex is intended to be a competitor of Cinecittà in Rome, Pinewood in London and Babelsberg in Berlin. It was inaugurated on 21 September 2012.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that " Luc Besson is best known for being a film producer."? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Q: Francis Powers died in bed.
Francis Gary Powers (August 17, 1929 – August 1, 1977) – often referred to as simply Gary Powers – was an American pilot whose Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) U-2 spy plane was shot down while flying a reconnaissance mission in Soviet Union airspace, causing the 1960 U-2 incident.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Q: Yongseok is in a group that released an album in the year after 2011.
Cross Gene (Korean: 크로스진; stylized as CROSS GENE) is a five-member boy group based in South Korea. Signed under Amuse Korea, the group consists of South Korean members: Shin, Sangmin, Yongseok and Seyoung and Japanese member Takuya. They released their debut mini-album "Timeless: Begins" in 2012, which peaked at #8 on the Gaon weekly album chart.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | Yes |
Creatively image a question and justification for this answer: garage | The question is: A person lived in my what?
Options:
- demonstration
- conference
- building
- garage
- mouth
Step-by-step reasoning process: Garage is a part of the house which is not often used. Poor people often live in other people's garages.
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Detailed Instructions: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Problem:Comanche Indians have trapped the evil of their land in a monster made up of a mixture of other animals . The Comanche have placed a protective spear in the ground to contain the evil . A young boy pulls the spear from the ground while pocketing a rabbit foot talisman . He starts to play with the spear . A Comanche catches the boy , and startled , he runs away with the rabbit's foot . The Native American places the spear back , realizing too late that the rabbits foot is now gone . After that , white men come and start drilling for oil . Skip to current time , a divorced father , Mance Cashen , moves to the area with his new wife , baby , and his son from his first marriage , Willy ( played by ( ( Chris Miller , who is visiting . Willy notices something peculiar in the house and tries to warn his father and step-mother . They do not believe him . Willy is attacked while on a tire swing over a small water hole . The creature grabs his foot and Willy struggles , eventually getting away . He eventually befriends the local drunk , T. C. van Houten . A nice old man with some bad memories who knows something about the evil near the oil well and was in a situation similar to Willy's . In the meantime a Comanche Indian , Chief Sam John , comes to warn Mance of the evil and the need to keep it contained . Sam John informs Mance the evil was originally intended to stop the white man , but it is indiscriminate in whom it kills instead . Mance will have none of it . Willy eventually takes a spear he finds on his property to Sam John and tries to find out what is going on . <sep>Who removes and starts to play with the spear?<sep>A little boy
Solution: | Yes |
Logic ==> People wear clothes accoring to their fitting. One must buy new clothes if they do not have fitting clothes.
buy clothes
Question ==> A person doesn't have pants that fit, what should he do?
Options:
- buy a monkey
- let himself go
- buy clothes
- bank money
- catch cold
** Free is without cost or payment. Democrats to make all learning free in schools.
free
** What do Democrats to make all learning in schools?
Options:
- fun
- free
- very very nice
- expensive
- very important
Detailed logic: Bowling alley has lot of noise. Impact in bowling alley means when ball hits which makes much noise. Bowling alley has radio which can make more noise.
bowling alley
Question for this logic: The noise was loud, especially on impact. John tried to drawn it out with the radio, but only succeeded in hurting his ears. Where might John be?
Options:
- classroom
- farm
- transmission
- bowling alley
- factory
Logic ==> Checkers is a board game played between two people on an 8x8 checked board.
checkers
Question ==> What are you buying at the general store when you buy a box full of black and red chips?
Options:
- old west
- nachos
- salt
- shopping mall
- checkers
** Bowling alley has runway. Bowling alley has shoes that are not seen on a drag queen.
bowling alley
** What runway involves shoes that would not be seen on a drag queen?
Options:
- aircraft takeoff
- military base
- bowling alley
- fashion show
- golf course
Detailed logic: Many people can come in a large room. I should hold a reception in a large room if many people are attending it.
large room
Question for this logic: | If I have a reception with many people attending, where should I be sure to hold it?
Options:
- grand casino
- large room
- restaurant
- country club
- lobby |
Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Input: After his cousin Joe dies , Layne Vassimer and his girlfriend Macy , along with their friends Stephen , Maurice , Iris and Katrina , decide to clean up Joe's house with the intention of selling it . When they see it for the first time , they discover the house completely covered in plates of iron armor . The group also finds crop circles in the nearby cornfield . When Iris , one of their friends , suddenly disappears they realize something is really wrong . During a blackout , the house is attacked by aliens , who had previously killed Joe and abducted Iris . The group figures out the aliens are allergic to iron , Joe had covered the house in it to keep them out . They attempt to fight the aliens off , but the house is eventually blown up with Layne , Macy , and Katrina the only survivors . In the end , they drive off , listening to the radio . They hear a news report stating that the blackout they experienced affects five western states and parts of Canada . They also hear that people everywhere are being attacked by `` strange creatures . '' <sep>What happens to the group as they go to Joe's house?<sep>Car breaks down
Output: | No |
Companies are working to reduce the interval between drug discovery and marketing.
Question: Companies are working to shorten the new drug development period to an average of eight to nine years in the US.
no
That police statement reinforced published reports, that eyewitnesses said de Menezes had jumped over the turnstile at Stockwell subway station and was wearing a padded jacket, despite warm weather.
Question: However, the documents leaked to ITV News suggest that Menezes, an electrician, walked casually into the subway station and was wearing a light denim jacket.
no
German Siemens and ThyssenKrupp may sell relevant core technology to China, which owns the first commercially operated maglev line.
Question: Maglev is commercially used.
| yes |
Teacher:In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: Mike's Hard Lemonade Co. -- Mike's Hard Lemonade Co. is a flavored malt beverage supplier based in Chicago, IL. It is part of Mark Anthony Brands, Inc.: the fastest growing beer company in the U.S. as of 2017. Founded in 1999, Mike's Hard Lemonade Co. defined the $3.2 billion flavored malt beverage category with the introduction of its groundbreaking mike's hard Lemonade.
Student: | is mike's hard lemonade a wine cooler |
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: Towards Pollution Prevention'', the Standing Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development recommended that the federal government take action under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act to regulate lead sinkers and jigs by prohibiting the import, sale, manufacture and use of lead sinkers and jigs by May 31, 1997.
Hypothesis: some people try to use lead sinkers
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: Shane Harte is a Canadian actor, singer and songwriter born in Brampton, Ontario. He attended St. Roch Catholic Secondary School. He plays the series lead, Luke, in the Family Channel series "Lost & Found Music Studios". He also plays Luke in the hit children's TV program "The Next Step".
Hypothesis: Shane Harte is a television actor
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: Shiite and Kurdish political leaders continued talks, on Monday, on forming a new government, saying they expected a full cabinet to be announced within a day or two.
Hypothesis: A full cabinet is not expected whatsoever.
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: | Context: In 2000 there were 10,578 divorces in Bulgaria, which represents 301 divorces per 1000 marriages or a 1.3% divorce rate per 1000 inhabitants.
Hypothesis: Bulgaria has a low divorce rate. |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False.
Q: Water-fuelled car -- A water-fuelled car is an automobile that hypothetically derives its energy directly from water. Water-fuelled cars have been the subject of numerous international patents, newspaper and popular science magazine articles, local television news coverage, and websites. The claims for these devices have been found to be pseudoscience and some were found to be tied to investment frauds. These vehicles may be claimed to produce fuel from water on board with no other energy input, or may be a hybrid claiming to derive some of its energy from water in addition to a conventional source (such as gasoline).
A: | is there an engine that runs on water |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
Example: For four years we have waited expectantly for the pitter patter of tiny paws. Soon, that wait could finally be over. Tian Tian, the UK's only female giant panda, has conceived and could give birth to a cub as early as August. However Edinburgh Zoo, where the pandas live, have warned people 'not to get too excited' as the process is 'extremely complex'. Moreover, on the two previous occasions keepers inseminated Tian Tian - whose name means 'Sweetie' - she has failed to produce a panda cub. She was artificially inseminated again in March this year, but keepers at the zoo say implantation - when a fertilised egg attaches to the uterus - has not yet occurred.Tian Tian has conceived and could give birth to a cub as early as AugustShe has been inseminated twice before but so far failed to produce a cubTian Tian and Yang Guang arrived in 2011 from China to great fanfareOn loan at £600k a year, became first giant pandas to live in UK for 17 years
Questions:Under the terms of the agreement any cubs will return to _ at the age of two, the age at which they would normally leave their mother in the wild. (A) Tian Tian (B) UK (C) Edinburgh Zoo (D) Sweetie (E) Yang Guang (F) China
Example solution: (F)
Example explanation: This is a good example. Based on the passage, any cubs will return to China at the age of two
Problem: (CNN) On Saturday, President-elect Trump went after civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis, a man millions of Americans rightly admire for his courage and principles. Lewis had commented Friday that he didn't view Trump as a "legitimate" president since in his view "the Russians participated in helping this man [Trump] get elected." Well, Trump used Twitter to go after Lewis: "Congressman John Lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district, which is in horrible shape and falling apart." In a second tweet Trump added, "All talk, talk, talk - no action or results. Sad!" It appears that to Trump, Lewis risking his life in leading a civil rights march in 1965 across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, and being instrumental in leading the way for the passage of the Civil Rights and Voting Rights acts is just talk and not action.John Lewis' books sold out after the President-elect criticized him on TwitterDean Obeidallah says he wants to be Trump's next target
Questions:I think I've earned a tweet or two from _. (A) CNN (B) Trump (C) John Lewis (D) Americans (E) Lewis (F) Russians (G) Twitter (H) Edmund Pettus Bridge (I) Selma (J) Alabama (K) Civil Rights and Voting Rights (L) Dean Obeidallah
| Solution: (B) |
*Question*
For poets, bird song is a beautiful expression of nature in full bloom. But for scientists, the chirps of birds are far more meaningful than just pretty sounds. Latest studies show the way that young birds learn to sing is similar to that of a human baby learning to speak. "The question we're trying to answer is how a young bird learns its song," says Professor Michale Fee of MIT. Bird's creative, trial-and-error type of learning provides an ideal model for studying similar processes in humans. An example is how a baby's babble turns into the recognizable syllables of mama and papa. Also the part of the brain that is involved in bird song is very similar to that of a human. So birds may have something to teach us about our own brains, Fee said. The study shows that young birds like to create new and imperfect songs. Gradually, the youngsters' songs become less different and more similar to the sound of their parents. Scientists disabled part of a young finch's brain and stopped the learning in midstream. The bird still sings. But never learns the right songs. Fee's team found that the part of the brain involved is called the anterior forebrain pathway. Its neurons produce random bursts that make the young bird make new sounds and compared it with that of their parents. They also find out that once a bird is old enough that part of the brain will be less active. The study does not enable us to really understand the meaning of bird language. But Fee believes it will eventually be applied to human brain diseases, such as Parkinson's disease. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A) Birds learn to sing songs in a trial-and-error fashion. B) The study of bird song will enable us to understand bird language. C) The study of bird song might help find cure for human brain diseases. D) The chirps of young birds can be imperfect but creative.
**Answer**
B
*Question*
Twelve years ago, when I was 50,I wondered what 60 or 70 would be like? I looked around and saw only one style of living. It's not fair, I thought. Young people have so many styles to choose from, but older people have just one choice. So I decide to do something about it , something practical. I worked on my fitness by joining exercise classes in town. A few years later, my husband and I moved to a retirement community, and I wanted to teach aerobic classes. The community center wouldn't give me a room to teach in, so I had to walk around and find any available empty room. One day, the community center staff came to me and asked if I would help with the entertainment for a Hawaiian luau they were putting on. I said yes. Then I talked five other ladies into dancing with me. We performed the hula and a war chant and brought the house down. Someone had a camera and took pictures, and then sent them to our local paper. We got requests for more engagements, which in turn led to more publicity and yet more engagements. Soon we had invitations from all over the country. The Dancing Grannies were born! I think the real secret of the Dancing Grannies is out attitude. I was raised extremely poor ---no-food poor. If we wanted toys we had to make things up to play with ,so I learned early to be very creative. And you know,I think being poor was one of the best things that ever happened to me because I learned to look for treasures. That's what I'm still doing today--looking for the treasure in growing old. I'm getting better and better. It's true that _ have to be treated a bit differently, with a little care, but they still have a beauty of their own. What did the writer think of the living style of the older people when she was 50? A) Unsatisfying B) Favorable C) Pleasant D) Practical
**Answer**
A
*Question*
It is well known that the Japanese people's love of fish is almost as strong as a bee's interest in honey. As fish populations were decreasing, fishing companies were forced to fish further and further away from the shore. Then they had a big challenge -- how to keep the fish fresh for longer. So they decided to keep the fish stored in freezers on the boats. But the public did not like frozen fish. So again the fishing companies had a new bigger challenge. What they decided to do was to have fish tanks on their boats. After catching fishes, they would put them in the tanks and keep them living there until they got back to shore. But in this protected environment, lacking predators , the fish stopped moving around. The Japanese public felt these dull fish did not taste fresh, which had an unpleasant effect upon sales. Once again the fishing companies had an even bigger challenge ... Stop for a minute! Before we go any further, I would like to ask "What are your challenges? How do you handle an unexpected challenge? " May I think it this way that you should try to attack your challenges? Conquer them with a Swiss Army knife. Take the most proper and simple tool that you can adopt to deal with your situation. Now back to our story. How did the Japanese finally figure out the fresh fish problem? Sharks! You might think the same. Sharks were caught and put into the tanks with other fishes. Don't sharks EAT fish? Well, they do eat a few fish, but they did also keep more fish active and alert . The fish stay fresh because they are challenged. _ to offer yourself achallengein your own business and career. The relationship between fishes and sharks is similar to that between _ in nature. A) dogs and cats B) monkeys and mosquitoes C) wolves and antelopes D) tigers and lions
**Answer**
C
*Question*
In the year 480 BC the Greek allies faced invasion by the King of Persia,Xerxes,who commanded a huge army of about half a million men. When the Persian army marched into northern Greece,the Greek states,led by Athens and Sparta,were ill equipped to deal with the threat. The Persians were well supplied with food and weapons. Their army included infantry,cavalry,and a large navy. It seemed that they would easily defeat the Greeks. The Greek allies decided to send 10,000 men northwards to slow down the Persians,while the rest prepared to defend their homelands. A group of 300 best Spartan soldiers were chosen to lead the force going north,with Leonidas in command. Leonidas realised that the only hope of slowing the Persians would be to block the narrow passage of land at Thermopylae. The Pass of Thermopylae was the route between the mountains and the sea,and was so narrow that only a few men could get through at a time. When the Persian army arrived at Thermopylae,they found Leonidas' tiny army opposing them. The Persians attacked,but could not get through. They attacked again and again,but each time they were driven back by the Greeks,led by the fearless Spartans. Leonidas'plan worked well until a Greek traitor called Ephialtes went to Xerxes. He told the Persian king about a goat's path in the mountains that would take the Persian army past Thermopylae. When Leonidas saw the enemy crossing the mountains,he realised that he could no longer hold Thermopylae. He sent all the Greek soldiers except the 300 Spartans back to their homelands. The Spartans waited for the 500,000 Persians at the goat's path. Although hopelessly outnumbered,the Spartans fought bravely. They all died,but the other Greeks were able to get home to strengthen the defences. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A) The Greek Allies B) The Goat's Path C) The King of Persia D) Xerxes and Ephialtes
**Answer**
| B |
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Q: In the novel, recounting events from various points of view, Martin introduces the plot-lines of the noble houses of Westeros, the Wall, and the Targaryens. The novel has inspired several spin-off works, including several games. It is also the namesake and basis for the first season of Game of Thrones, an HBO television series that premiered in April 2011. A March 2013 paperback TV tie-in re-edition was also titled Game of Thrones, excluding the indefinite article ``A''.
A: | is game of thrones based on the book? |
Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Input: While this process moved along, diplomacy continued its rounds. Direct pressure on the Taliban had proved unsuccessful. As one NSC staff note put it, "Under the Taliban, Afghanistan is not so much a state sponsor of terrorism as it is a state sponsored by terrorists." In early 2000, the United States began a high-level effort to persuade Pakistan to use its influence over the Taliban. In January 2000, Assistant Secretary of State Karl Inderfurth and the State Department's counterterrorism coordinator, Michael Sheehan, met with General Musharraf in Islamabad, dangling before him the possibility of a presidential visit in March as a reward for Pakistani cooperation. Such a visit was coveted by Musharraf, partly as a sign of his government's legitimacy. He told the two envoys that he would meet with Mullah Omar and press him on Bin Laden. They left, however, reporting to Washington that Pakistan was unlikely in fact to do anything," given what it sees as the benefits of Taliban control of Afghanistan." President Clinton was scheduled to travel to India. The State Department felt that he should not visit India without also visiting Pakistan. The Secret Service and the CIA, however, warned in the strongest terms that visiting Pakistan would risk the President's life. Counterterrorism officials also argued that Pakistan had not done enough to merit a presidential visit. But President Clinton insisted on including Pakistan in the itinerary for his trip to South Asia. His one-day stopover on March 25, 2000, was the first time a U.S. president had been there since 1969. At his meeting with Musharraf and others, President Clinton concentrated on tensions between Pakistan and India and the dangers of nuclear proliferation, but also discussed Bin Laden. President Clinton told us that when he pulled Musharraf aside for a brief, one-on-one meeting, he pleaded with the general for help regarding Bin Laden." I offered him the moon when I went to see him, in terms of better relations with the United States, if he'd help us get Bin Laden and deal with another issue or two." The U.S. effort continued. <sep>Why did Musharraf want the President to visit Pakistan?<sep>Mullah Omar wanted to meet him
Output: | No |
Teacher:You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: In New Jersey, anyone seeking to purchase firearms (one does not need to obtain a Firearm Purchaser Identification card to own, possess in the home, transport firearms to and from authorized target range, to a gunsmith for purposes of repair, or to the woods or fields of the state for purposes of hunting ) is required to obtain a lifetime Firearm Purchaser Identification card, commonly referred to as FID, for the purchase of rifles and shotguns. To purchase a handgun, a separate permit is needed from the Chief of Police of their municipality, or the Superintendent of State Police if the municipality does not have a local police department. A permit is required for each handgun to be purchased and expires after 90 days but may be extended for an additional 90 days at the discretion of the Chief of Police or Superintendent of State Police. These, like the initial Firearms Purchaser Identification Card (FID), are provided to applicants on a shall-issue basis. They require in-depth application questioning, multiple references and background checks via the State Bureau of Identification and New Jersey State Police; however, authorities do not have discretion and must issue permits to applicants who satisfy the criteria described in the statutes. Reasons for denial include being convicted of a crime (equivalent to a felony) or disorderly persons offense (equivalent to a misdemeanor) in the case of domestic violence. As of August 2013 anyone on the terror watchlist is also disqualified.
Student: | do you need a gun license to buy a gun in nj? |
Context:
Cowie Castle is a ruined fortress in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The site lies at the northern end of Stonehaven on the North Sea coast. To the immediate south is the Cowie Bridge crossing of the Cowie Water. Evidence of prehistoric man exists in the vicinity dating to the Iron Age in the form of ring cairns.
Hypothesis: Cowie Castle has great museums. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
It's impossible to say
Input: OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
"First Date" is a song by American hip hop recording artist 50 Cent, released on October 3, 2012, as a single from his upcoming sixth studio album "Street King Immortal", set to be released in second quarter of 2013 after his fifth studio album, Animal Ambition. The song, produced by 45 Music, features fellow American rapper Too Short.
Sentence: 50 Cents fifth studio album was released before 2013.
Output: Yes
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
The Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (大日本帝國海軍航空隊 , Dai-Nippon Teikoku Kaigun Kōkū-tai ) was the air arm of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. The organization was responsible for the operation of naval aircraft and the conduct of aerial warfare in the Pacific War.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: Japan had airplanes in WWII
****
Answer:
Yes
[Q]: Edna Krabappel-Flanders is a fictional character from the animated television series "The Simpsons", who was voiced by Marcia Wallace until her death in 2013. She is the teacher of Bart Simpson's 4th grade class at Springfield Elementary School, and Ned Flanders's wife in later seasons. White nights was a blockbuster movie from Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gregory Hines OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: It's impossible to say
Problem: Henry Charles Tonking (b. Camborne, Cornwall, 17 Jan. 1863; d. Glasgow, 7 June 1926) was a British organist. Tonking was organist at the Royal Aquarium, Westminster (1886), St. Luke’s Church, Norwood (1887), and, from 1888, at the Convent Garden Opera. He also gave recitals at the Crystal Palace, at the Bow and Bromley Institute, and the Royal Albert Hall Sunday Concerts (1895-1905).
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Henry Charles Tonking died from influenza. "? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Context:
George Avakian (Armenian: Գևորգ Ավագյան ; Russian: Геворк Авакян ; born March 15, 1919) is an American record producer and executive known particularly for his work with Columbia Records, and his production of albums by Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis and other notable jazz musicians.
Hypothesis: George Avakian is was a Russian record producer that worked with Louis Armstrong. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
| No |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then an example. Follow the example to solve a new instance of the task.
In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
This list contains the top 25 accounts with the most followers on the social photo-sharing platform Instagram. As of May 2018, the most followed user is Instagram's own account, with over 235 million followers. Selena Gomez is the most followed individual, with over 137 million followers. Ten accounts have exceeded 100 million followers on the site.
Solution: who has the maximum number of followers on instagram
Why? The answer is talking about the Instagram accounts that have the most followers. The question asking about the maximum number of followers. So this is a good example.
New input: Ash Wednesday derives its name from the placing of repentance ashes on the foreheads of participants to either the words 'Repent, and believe in the Gospel' or the dictum 'Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.' The ashes may be prepared by burning palm leaves from the previous year's Palm Sunday celebrations.
Solution: | where did they get the ashes for ash wednesday |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Problem:(CNN) The city of Orlando is discussing with the owners of the Pulse nightclub the possibility of buying the property and turning the site of the deadliest massacre in modern U.S. history into a memorial, spokeswomen for both parties said Wednesday. Barbara Poma, an owner of the club, and Mayor Buddy Dyer spoke about the possibility a few weeks ago, Sara Brady, a spokeswoman for Poma told CNN. In an interview aired Tuesday on WMFE radio, Dyer said, "We need to determine some period of time that we leave it exactly as is with some adequate fencing because there will be people ... that want to travel here to see it as it exists without making modifications."Spokewoman calls talks preliminary, says they occurred several weeks agoMayor wants permanent memorial on site after extended period of mourning, he tells radio station
Question:A spokeswoman for the mayor said it is up to _ on how to proceed and there is no rush to purchase the club, where 49 people were killed by a gunman June 12.
Solution: | Barbara Poma |
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Example input: Powdered sugar, also called confectioners' sugar, icing sugar, and icing cake, is a finely ground sugar produced by milling granulated sugar into a powdered state. It usually contains a small amount of anti-caking agent to prevent clumping and improve flow. Although most often produced in a factory, powdered sugar can also be made by processing ordinary granulated sugar in a coffee grinder, or by crushing it by hand in a mortar and pestle.
Example output: is confectionary sugar the same as powdered sugar?
Example explanation: The question is a yes/no question, and it is answerable based on the given passage.
Q: CD-R (Compact Disc-Recordable) is a digital optical disc storage format. A CD-R disc is a compact disc that can be written once and read arbitrarily many times.
A: | can you re record on a cd r? |
Input: OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
"" was an English language French–Canadian action television series that ran from 2012 to 2014. Based on the "Transporter" action film franchise by Luc Besson, it featured Chris Vance in the main role as Frank Martin, the Transporter. Two seasons were produced, each comprising 12 episodes.
Sentence: There were talks to do a third season of Transporter.
Output: It's impossible to say
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
Montana is represented in the US House of Representatives by one at-large congressional district, among the 435 in the U.S. Congress. The district is the largest U.S. congressional district by population, with just over 1 million constituents. It is also the second-largest by land area, after Alaska's at-large congressional district.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: Montana is represented in the US House of Representatives by one at-large congressional district many think of it highly
****
Answer:
It's impossible to say
[Q]: WLR FM (Waterford Local Radio), licensed since 1989 () by the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, is the local radio station covering Waterford City and County. In addition to the official franchise area, the station also enjoys a considerable listenership in South County Kilkenny and East County Cork. WLR FM (Waterford Local Radio) covered waterford city OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: Yes
Problem: Milton Teagle "Richard" Simmons (born July 12, 1948) is an American fitness guru, actor, and comedian. He promotes weight-loss programs, prominently through his "Sweatin' to the Oldies" line of aerobics videos and is known for his eccentric, flamboyant, and energetic personality.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Richard Simmons wills have a documentary on Netflix. "? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Q: William Gurstelle was the best editor at "Popular Mechanics"
William Gurstelle (born March 29, 1956) is an American nonfiction author, magazine writer, and inventor. He is a feature columnist for "Make" magazine and a columnist and contributing editor at "Popular Science" magazine. Previously, he was the Pyrotechnics and Ballistics Editor at "Popular Mechanics" magazine.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Q: Marjorie Minna Jenkins Pratt, Countess of Brecknock DBE, JP was the kid of Anna isabella
Marjorie Minna Jenkins Pratt, Countess of Brecknock DBE, JP (died 24 August 1989), was a British peeress. She was the daughter of Colonel Atherton Edward Jenkins and his wife, Anna Isabella (née Schoenbrunn), the niece of Sir Ernest Cassel. She was a cousin (and life-long close friend) of Edwina Ashley, who married Lord Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | No |
Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context?
Context:
The Ron Clark Story is a 2006 television film starring Matthew Perry. The film is based on the real-life educator Ron Clark. It follows the inspiring tale of an idealistic teacher who leaves his small hometown to teach in a New York City public school, where he faces trouble with the students. The film was directed by Randa Haines, and was released directly on television.
Hypothesis: The Ron Clark Story released directly to movie theaters | No |
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Mohiniyattam, also spelled Mohiniattam (Malayalam: മോഹിനിയാട്ടം), is one of two classical dances of India that developed and remain popular in the state of Kerala. The other classical dance form from Kerala is Kathakali. Mohiniyattam dance gets its name from the word Mohini -- a mythical enchantress avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu, who helps the good prevail over evil by deploying her feminine powers.
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where did the dance form mohini attam develop
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The idiom the straw that broke the camel's back, alluding to the proverb 'it is the last straw that breaks the camel's back', describes the seemingly minor or routine action which causes an unpredictably large and sudden reaction, because of the cumulative effect of small actions.
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the last straw that broke the camel's back meaning
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In demographics, the world population is the total number of humans currently living, and was estimated to have reached 7.6 billion people as of May 2018.
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Problem:UPDATE #3, FEB. 23, 9:01 A.M.: Hundreds of people protested in the neighborhood last night—read our dispatch here.
UPDATE #2. 5:45 P.M. The father of the boy, now identified as Christian Dorscht, talked to the Weekly. Read our interview with him here.
UPDATE, FEB. 22, 3:50 P.M.: A protest is being called by local police brutality activists tonight at 7 p.m. on the corner of Euclid Street and W. Palais Rd. over yesterday's incident where an unnamed off-duty LAPD officer pulled a gun and fired near a group of kids walking home from school. In the meantime, a new video has surfaced that begins earlier and shows the cop arguing with the 13-year-old while grabbing a hold of him and his backpack. The teen also accuses the elderly bearded white man seen in the video of trying to hit him with his cane.
ORIGINAL STORY, FEB. 22, 3:19 P.M.: A group of teens were walking home from school yesterday afternoon in the West Palais neighborhood of Anaheim when a resident confronted them. The off-duty Los Angeles policeman apparently complained that they were walking on his property. Words were exchanged, the man grabbed a 13-year-old named Christian (per the Facebook post of a woman claiming to be his mom), and kids whipped out their smartphones to film what happened next, a video that's since gone viral.
According to Anaheim police, Christian threatened to shoot the man, which led to the cop trying to cuff him. "You've been resisting this whole time," the man told Christian, who can be seen in the video clutching the youth and refusing to let go. "Punch a kid in the nuts, that's a little pussy move," Christian responded. "Let me go, for the last time!"
Christian alleged in the video that the off-duty cop called a girl a "cunt" when telling her to get off his property, and then tackled him first when he stood up for her.
The verbal exchanges led to the off-duty cop dragging the kid towards some bushes. It's unclear from the tape if he ever identified himself as a police officer. "I'd understand if you were a cop, but you're not a cop," Christian told the off-duty officer at one point during the video. One teen came in to shove the man over the bushes after the impasse. Another took a swing but missed. That's when the off-duty cop reached into his waistband and pulled out a gun. The surrounding youth started backing off—and then a shot rang out.
"Chingue su madre!" the kid recording the incident said before running towards the other side of the street. An unidentified elderly man with a white, cottony beard apparently called police, saying the gunfire was accidental, drawing jeers from the kids.
Anaheim police finally arrived to detain Christian and his friends. He was booked at Orange County Juvenile Hall for criminal threats and battery. Police arrested a 15-year-old for assault and battery before releasing him to his parents. The Orange County District Attorney's (OCDA) office will review the case.
Details remained slim in the incident until viral videos surfaced online. "We cannot authenticate the validity of these videos as they were not recorded or posted by APD," wrote Anaheim police spokesman Daron Wyatt in a press release. "However, they do appear to depict portions of the incident in question."
As for the off-duty cop? Anaheim's finest declined to arrest him. The LAPD is conducting an internal affairs investigation into his conduct. APD's Homicide Unit is looking into the circumstances surrounding the single gunshot.
Stay tuned for more on the developing desmadre.
||||| Despite looming rain clouds, 30 protesters marched in Anaheim for Christian Dorscht, the 13-year-old confronted by Los Angeles Police Department officer Kevin Ferguson in now-infamous viral videos. They gathered outside Loara High School near the West Palais neighborhood where the incident happened in which Ferguson dragged Christian until another teen shoved him over a hedge. The off-duty cop then pulled a concealed gun, firing a single shot into the ground near the group of kids, one of whom allegedly stepped on his lawn.
"All we want is justice for Christian and for all of our children," said Jennifer Dorscht, Christopher's grandmother, who led the march. "[The officer] could have handled the matter completely different!"
Demonstrators marched down Euclid Avenue where they stopped at a major intersection rallying supportive honks along the way. The route continued towards Ball Junior High before walking through an apartment alleyway to get to Palm Lane Elementary. The stops were intentional, with Jennifer wanting to show symbolic support for all the children in the area. ||||| Anaheim police said Ferguson tried to detain the 13-year-old after the boy made a threat that "led the officer to believe that he was going to shoot him." In the video, the boy denies the remarks, saying he said he was going to "sue" the officer. |||||
Solution: | A 13-year-old is suing a Los Angeles police officer who fired a gun during an off-duty altercation with teens in Anaheim last month. In his lawsuit, Christian Dorscht says officer Kevin Ferguson "became irate" when teens walked across his property on their way home from school on Feb. 21, reports the Los Angeles Times. Christian says Ferguson called a female student a "c---," per OC Weekly, prompting Christian to ask him to speak "in a nicer manner." Ferguson then grabbed Christian, and as the confrontation escalated, Christian says he threatened to "sue" Ferguson, but the officer says he heard the teen threaten to "shoot" him. The suit says Ferguson never identified himself as an officer. A video shows Ferguson holding Christian by the collar before a teen knocks into Ferguson, sending him into a hedge. Ferguson then draws a gun and fires a single shot, reportedly into the ground. Nobody was injured. Christian—who accuses Ferguson of assault, false imprisonment, and causing emotional distress—was one of two teens later arrested on suspicion of battery, but protesters have demanded "justice" since Ferguson remains on duty while police investigate, per the OC Register. The Los Angeles Police Protective League is not sympathetic. "We hope that this lawsuit determines why multiple young adults chose to physically assault a police officer and what the parents of these young adults could have done to teach their children right from wrong," it says. (A much happier story about an off-duty cop.) |
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Ten passengers filed a lawsuit Wednesday against JetBlue Airways, claiming they feared for their lives when a pilot had to be physically restrained after running through the cabin yelling about Jesus and al-Qaida during a New York-to-Las Vegas flight in March.
The lawsuit, filed in state Supreme Court in Queens, claims the airline was "grossly negligent" in allowing Capt. Clayton Osbon to fly.
A flight attendant's ribs were bruised as passengers tried to restrain Osbon, but no one on board was seriously hurt. The March 27 flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Amarillo, Texas.
Osbon faces a hearing Friday morning in Amarillo to determine if he is mentally competent to stand trial. He faces federal charges of interfering with a flight crew. If convicted, he could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison.
An airline spokesman did not immediately comment Wednesday on the lawsuit
According to the lawsuit and a federal indictment, witnesses on Flight 191 say Osbon ran through the cabin in a wild rant. The first officer locked him out of the cockpit and passengers wrestled Osbon to the floor.
The lawsuit also claims he was "yelling about September 11th, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, al-Qaida and terrorists."
Other comments, according to the suit, included: "we're all going down", "you better start praying right now", "I'm going to show you Iraq and Iran right now", "there's a bomb on board" "the plane will never make it to Vegas."
The lawsuit claims JetBlue knew or should have known he was unfit to be entrusted with the aircraft as pilot.
The 10 plaintiffs, all from the metropolitan New York area, are seeking unspecified damages for emotional distress. ||||| Survey: JetBlue, Southwest tops in customer satisfaction
JetBlue, the No. 3 carrier at Orlando International Airport , scored 776 points out of 1,000 on the survey, which asked more than 13,500 passengers about their airline experiences based on seven performance factors, including costs and in-flight services.
As airlines struggle to balance providing good service with making a profit, JetBlue Airways has ranked top in customer satisfaction for a seventh year in a row, according to a new survey by J.D. Power and Associates.
Customers particularly liked New York-based JetBlue's aircraft and its in-flight services.
Coming in a close second was Southwest Airlines, the busiest carrier at OIA. The Dallas-based airline scored 770 points, ranking high for costs and fees; boarding, deplaning and baggage; check-in; and reservations.
Both carriers have reputations for caring about service and solving people's "pain" points as they travel, said Stuart Greif, vice president and general manager of J.D. Power's global travel and hospitality practice.
Travelers' overall satisfaction with the airline industry declined slightly in the latest survey, however, after two years of improved ratings. That's despite the industry having had its best performance in years in 2011, according to government data, with improvement in on-time arrivals and declining rates of mishandled bags, denied boardings and customer complaints, J.D. Power said.
"The airline industry is caught between trying to satisfy customers who demand low prices, high-quality service and comfort, and contending with the economic challenges of profitably operating an airline," Greif said.
One issue working against U.S. airlines is higher airfares, something that "continues to create headwinds for satisfaction," Greif said. Checked-baggage fees are also a "sore point" for customers, according to the survey; Greif noted that none of the top three carriers charge for the first bag checked by a traveler before boarding.
He said 41 percent of those surveyed cited price as the biggest driver of their purchase decision. Such a focus on cost can lead airlines to keep their base fares as low as possible and to supplement them with other income such as fees for luggage checked at the ticket counter or curbside.
"I think that's been part of what's driven the growth of ancillary fees," he said.
Among the nation's conventional, "network" carriers, Alaska Airlines ranked highest, with a score of 678. In last place was US Airways, which scored just 614 points out of 1,000.
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| For the seventh consecutive year, JetBlue ranked No. 1 in airline customer satisfaction in a JD Power survey … but at least 10 passengers are most definitely not satisfied. They filed a lawsuit against the airline today, alleging gross negligence in allowing pilot Clayton Osbon to fly. They claim they feared for their lives when Osbon ran through the cabin screaming in March, forcing an emergency landing, and they want unspecified damages for emotional distress. Osbon was "yelling about September 11th, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, al-Qaeda, and terrorists," the lawsuit claims, and also allegedly said things like: "We're all going down," "There's a bomb on board," and "The plane will never make it to Vegas." As for Osbon, a hearing Friday will determine whether he is mentally competent to stand trial, the AP reports. And as for that customer satisfaction survey? Southwest ranked a close second, the Orlando Sentinel reports, and US Airways was dead last. |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False.
Problem:The Golden Compass (film) -- In 2011, Philip Pullman remarked at the British Humanist Association annual conference that due to the first film's disappointing sales in the United States, there would not be any sequels made.
Solution: | is there a follow up movie to the golden compass |
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In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False.
Property tax -- Property tax or 'house tax' is a local tax on buildings, along with appurtenant land. It is and imposed on the Possessor (not the custodian of property as per 1978, 44th amendment of constitution). It resembles the US-type wealth tax and differs from the excise-type UK rate. The tax power is vested in the states and is delegated to local bodies, specifying the valuation method, rate band, and collection procedures. The tax base is the annual rental value (ARV) or area-based rating. Owner-occupied and other properties not producing rent are assessed on cost and then converted into ARV by applying a percentage of cost, usually four percent. Vacant land is generally exempt. Central government properties are exempt. Instead a 'service charge' is permissible under executive order. Properties of foreign missions also enjoy tax exemption without requiring reciprocity. The tax is usually accompanied by service taxes, e.g., water tax, drainage tax, conservancy (sanitation) tax, lighting tax, all using the same tax base. The rate structure is flat on rural (panchayat) properties, but in the urban (municipal) areas it is mildly progressive with about 80% of assessments falling in the first two brackets.
Solution: is house tax and property tax are same
Why? The question generated asks whether the house tax and property tax are the same and can be answered by reading the passage. Additionally, it has a binary answer and hence the generated question is correct.
New input: Saint Martin -- Saint Martin (French: Saint-Martin; Dutch: Sint Maarten) is an island in the northeast Caribbean Sea, approximately 300 km (190 mi) east of Puerto Rico. The 87-square-kilometre (34 sq mi) island is divided roughly 60/40 between the French Republic (53 km, 20 sq mi) and the Kingdom of the Netherlands (34 km, 13 sq mi), but the two parts are roughly equal in population. The division dates to 1648. The southern Dutch part comprises Sint Maarten and is one of four constituent countries that form the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The northern French part comprises the Collectivity of Saint Martin and is an overseas collectivity of France.
Solution: | is st maarten and st martin the same place |
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[EX Q]: Right turns on red are permitted in many regions of North America. While Western states have allowed it for more than 50 years; eastern states amended their traffic laws to allow it in the 1970s as a fuel-saving measure in response to motor fuel shortages in 1973. The Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 required in §362(c)(5) that in order for a state to receive federal assistance in developing mandated conservation programs, they must permit right turns on red lights. All 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico have allowed right turns on red since 1980, except where prohibited by a sign or where right turns are controlled by dedicated traffic lights. (On January 1, 1980, Massachusetts became the last US state to allow right turns on red.) The few exceptions include New York City, where right turns on red are prohibited, unless a sign indicates otherwise.
[EX A]: is it legal to turn right on red in california?
[EX Q]: The Jack Russell Terrier is a small terrier that has its origins in fox hunting. It is principally white-bodied and smooth, rough or broken-coated but can be any colour.
[EX A]: is a jack russell considered a small breed?
[EX Q]: The 2011 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 2010--11 season of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in which the Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks defeated the Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat 4 games to 2 to win their first NBA championship. The series was held from May 31 to June 12, 2011. German player Dirk Nowitzki was named the Finals MVP, becoming the second European to win the award after Tony Parker (2007) and the first German player to do so. The series was a rematch of the 2006 NBA Finals, which the Heat had won in six games.
[EX A]: | did the dallas mavericks ever win the nba championship?
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Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Input: There are more than 30 attorneys in Butler County that volunteer for an organization offering free legal services for low income or elderly households. Legal Services of Southern Missouri (LSSM) serves 43 counties in this area and is dedicated to ensuring all people, regardless of their income, equal access to legal advice and counsel. Out of the 43 counties in the LSSM service region, Butler County has the fifth highest number of cases served in 2001 and the third largest number of attorney panel members. "The Butler County attorneys have really stepped up to the plate to help us represent the poor population in this county," said LSSM Director of Development Sharon Alexander. "We had approximately 400 cases in Butler County last year." LSSM is funded by the Legal Services Corporation (LSC)- a private, not-for-profit organization. Created by Congress, LSSM also receives funding from the Missouri Lawyer Trust Account Foundation and local area agencies on aging. But LSSM credits the attorneys that volunteer their time and skills to representing the underprivileged and elderly for the success of the organization. Currently, LSSM utilizes the services of 243 private attorneys who provide a minimum of 20 hours of pro bono or two pro bono cases per year. "Fundamentally, what we're trying to do is provide equal access to justice, for all people - regardless of their economic standing," said LSSM Board Member and volunteer attorney, Fred Hall. "If a husband knocks his wife down, breaks her jaw or arm - abuses her terribly - he will be picked up and put in jail. But he's entitled to have a public defender ... Don't you think she's entitled to have a lawyer to get a temporary restraining order from this guy?" LSSM operates like a law firm, but does not charge fees to their clients. Due to federal guidelines, LSSM does not accept cases concerning criminal, post-criminal, or municipal court matters. Rather, the attorneys provide pro bono counsel in matters such as protecting victims of spouse or child abuse, protecting individuals and families from loss of housing through illegal eviction or assisting the elderly in disputing Medicaid claim denials. "One example of a case we recently handled was over in Springfield," Alexander said. "There was an elderly woman who had some plumbing work done to her home and the work was not up to standards and the cost was above what it should have been ... we were able to help her through our pro bono program. One local Springfield attorney volunteered to handle the case." <sep>Who funds Legal Services of Southern Missouri (LSSM)?<sep>Fred Hall
Output: | No |
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Input: Yale University can keep a Vincent Van Gogh masterpiece after the U.S. Supreme Court turned away an appeal from a man who says the Bolsheviks seized the painting from his great-grandfather after the 1917 Soviet revolution.
Pierre Konowaloff has been trying to recoup “The Night Café” since he learned in 2008 that it was hanging in the Yale Art Gallery. His great-grandfather, Ivan Morozov, had the painting for 10 years before the Bolshevik secret police occupied his house and seized his art collection in 1918.
The Soviet government sold the painting in 1933 to Stephen Clark, a New York resident and heir to the Singer Manufacturing Co. fortune, and he bequeathed it to Yale in 1960.
In siding with Yale, a federal appeals court in New York cited the “act of state” doctrine, under which U.S. courts generally won’t second-guess a property seizure by a foreign government. The appeals court earlier ruled against Konowaloff in a similar dispute with the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York over a Paul Cezanne painting.
The case is Konowaloff v. Yale, 15-921. ||||| Yale University Art Gallery “The Night Cafe” by van Gogh depicts vagrants and prostitutes. It has been in the possession of the Yale University Art Gallery since 1961.
It is a legal battle that drags up Soviet nationalization policies, allegations of black market dealings and international property rights. Now, it could also involve the Supreme Court.
The claim has been brought by the heir to one of pre-revolutionary Russia’s greatest art collectors. At the heart of the legal battle is Vincent van Gogh’s “The Night Café,” a vibrant depiction of vagrants and prostitutes killing time in a French dive bar. The painting, reportedly valued at $200 million, now hangs in the Yale University Art Gallery. But until 1918, it belonged to the private collection of wealthy Muscovite Ivan Morozov.
Morozov’s great-grandson Pierre Konowaloff has spent years challenging Yale University’s title to the masterpiece, but to no avail. Now, armed with a revised legal theory that he believes could undermine the legality of the original sale, Konowaloff is taking his last stand before America’s highest court.
The heir still has an uphill battle to fight. But even if the Supreme Court were to accept Konowaloff’s claim and rule in his favor, a happy ending would not be guaranteed, as Russia could then potentially assert its own right to the painting.
The Collection of Ivan Morozov
Ivan Morozov was a wealthy Russian textile merchant with a private art collection of legendary repute. The Morozov collection contained works of Cezanne, van Gogh, Picasso, Degas, and Gauguin, among many others.
Following the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, Vladimir Lenin's newly-formed government turned its attention to private property. In 1918, Morozov's art collection was singled out for nationalization, and around this time the collection was transferred to state ownership.
Morozov was reputedly heartbroken by this loss, and was granted permission to leave Russia in 1919. He died two years later, at the age of 49, leaving behind a wife and daughter. Both ultimately settled in Paris.
Following Morozov's departure from Russia, his home was converted into an art museum. Within a few years, the collection was merged with the similarly impressive collection of Sergei Shchukin, another wealthy industrialist.
The joint collection in Morozov's home became known as the Museum of Modern Western Art (MOMWA), and would exist until 1948, when it was shut down by the Soviet authorities over accusations of "formalism" and "art that was anti-people in nature."
Slipping Across the Border
Following MOMWA's closure, the works from the Morozov and Shchukin collections were divvied up between Moscow's Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts and St. Petersburg's Hermitage State Museum.
While the bulk of the Morozov and Shchukin collections remain in the Pushkin and the Hermitage today, a handful of the paintings were sold to wealthy western collectors in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The driving force behind these sales was the state of Soviet hard currency reserves at the time.
vangogh-world.ru Ivan Morozov's great-grandson Pierre Konowaloff is challenging Yale University's title to "The Night Cafe."
Irina Nikiforova, head of the Pushkin's European and American arts department of the 19th and 20th centuries, confirmed to The Moscow Times that a list of 59 works was drawn up from the MOMWA collection to be considered for sale abroad. That list included "The Night Café."
According to the court documents currently awaiting the U.S. Supreme Court's consideration, "The Night Café" was displayed in Russia until 1933. It was acquired that same year by Stephen C. Clark, heir to the Singer sewing machine fortune and a preeminent art collector, who had also acquired Paul Cézanne's "Madame Cézanne in the Conservatory" from Morozov's collection.
Upon his death in 1960, Clark bequeathed the van Gogh to Yale and the Cezanne to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) in New York.
Legal Battle
Konowaloff first learned about the art collection from his grandmother, Morozov's daughter, when he was 18 years old. He said that neither his parents nor his grandparents ever considered fighting to recover a portion of the Morozov collection, explaining that they wished to leave the painful memories of the past behind.
Over 2008 and 2009, Konowaloff initiated proceedings against the Met over the Cézanne piece, and became involved in proceedings against Yale over the van Gogh.
In both instances, courts asserted that his claim was barred by the act of state doctrine, which prevents U.S. courts from second-guessing the policies of sovereign states. They did so despite the fact that when Morozov's collection was nationalized in 1918, the U.S. government did not actually recognize Lenin's government.
Washington's 1933 recognition of the Soviet government prevented U.S. courts from ruling on its legitimacy, it was ruled.
Konowaloff lost his appeal of the Met case on the same basis.
But ahead of his appeal of the Yale case, Morozov decided to change his legal strategy. He abandoned any challenge to the validity of the Bolshevik expropriations, arguing instead that the sale of the van Gogh painting was in itself illicit. He argued that New York's Knoedler Art Gallery had "surreptitiously arranged for [Clark] to acquire 'The Night Café' illegally through the Matthiesen Gallery in Berlin."
Valentin Serov / The Tretyakov Gallery "A Portrait of Ivan Morozov." The private collections of Ivan Morozov and Sergei Shchukin were nationalized and ownership was transferred to the Soviet state. "The Night Cafe" was displayed in Russia until 1933 when it was acquired by Stephen C. Clark.
Konowaloff thus asserted that Yale's ownership claim was "derived from a theft."
It was a claim supported by extensive archival research conducted by Knowaloff's legal team, which had found there was no documentation related to the painting's actual sale in Russia. This was despite the fact that a system existed to ensure that the export of works of art received proper approval. Konowaloff argued that the absence of such record indicated that the sale had been illegal, and thus that Clark had no lawful title to the painting.
Konowaloff's attorney Allan Gerson told The Moscow Times he "presumed" "The Night Cafe" had been officially designated for sale before shipment, but that the sale itself was different.
"In every major art sale to the West, the Soviet system of redundancy required a record of approval and here there was no signed approval," he said. "There is at least a prima facie case that sale was illegal, and this is the subject of a trial that Yale is trying to prevent through an improper invocation of the act of state doctrine."
Yale has maintained that it has never had reason to question the legitimacy of Clark's bequest. When asked for information regarding the museum's review process prior to accepting the painting, Yale refrained from commenting.
Ultimately, the appellate court sided with Yale, concluding that by abandoning his challenge to the Bolshevik expropriations, Konowaloff had "accepted the validity of the 1918 expropriation and thus admitted any legal claim or interest he has in the painting was extinguished at that."
Konowaloff has since appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to allow him to challenge the legality of Clark's purchase of the painting without invoking the act of state doctrine. By focusing on the sale, and not on the expropriations, Konowaloff aimed to assert that he had better title to the painting than Yale.
Will Russia Step In?
There is a third party in the affair: Russia. Were the U.S. courts to rule that Clark's initial purchase of the painting was illegal, Russia could potentially be in a position to assert its own ownership rights.
For its part, the Pushkin Museum, which houses much of the Morozov collection, says it has "accepted" the loss of the masterpieces shipped abroad in the early years of the Soviet Union. Their withdrawal from the museum was "a truly dramatic event … a loss that it is impossible to come to terms with," says Nikiforova.
The museum took seriously its duty to preserve the memories of Morozov and Shchukin: "We, the custodians of the collections, understand our obligations to the collectors," she said. "These are not lofty words; this is sincere admiration. Of course, we must preserve their memory."
Prior to stepping down as director of the Pushkin Museum in 2013, Irina Antonova championed the resurrection of the MOMWA, expressing a willingness to hand over the Pushkin's library of paintings from the two collections in order to make her vision a reality. Ultimately, the museum would never materialize.
Nikiforova said Antonova was not motivated by any desire to assert a claim to pieces of the Morozov collection at the Hermitage or abroad. "The former director's main message to the authorities … was that it was time to recognize [the deeds of the government in 1918] and rebuild what had been destroyed — it would be a just and noble cause."
Meanwhile, Konowaloff says he remains determined to right what he believes to be a historic wrong.
"I am fighting for the memory of my great-grandfather," Konowaloff said in a phone interview from Paris. "I want 'The Night Café' returned to its rightful place, because I know just how much my great-grandfather missed his collection."
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Output: | The case is Konowaloff v. Yale, 15-921; the story is fascinating; the outcome is crushing, at least for Konowaloff. Pierre Konowaloff in 2008 learned that "Night Cafe," a Vincent Van Gogh painting worth $200 million, had for almost five decades been hanging in a gallery at Yale University. Before that, it was in the hands Stephen Clark, heir to the Singer sewing machine fortune, who in 1933 bought it from the Soviets and bequeathed it to Yale. How the Soviets acquired it lay at the heart of his court case, which reached its end on Monday. Konowaloff's great-grandfather was a wealthy Russian whose travels to Paris facilitated the acquisition of an art collection that gained "worldwide renown," as the Washington Post puts it. In December 1918, Bolshevik secret police took it all. Konowaloff wanted the Van Gogh back and has been challenging Yale for years, without success. Bloomberg explains the legal barrier: A New York federal appeals court pointed to the "act of state" doctrine, which basically means American courts won't "second-guess" a foreign government's decision to seize its citizens' property. The Moscow Times reports the doctrine was applied to this case, even though the US government didn't acknowledge Vladimir Lenin's government; recognition of the Soviets came in 1933, when the painting was sold to Clark. In his petition to the Supreme Court, Konowaloff changed gears, now arguing Yale's ownership was "derived from a theft," this stemming from his legal team's inability to find a record proving the van Gogh's legal sale to Clark. The Supreme Court turned away the appeal without comment. (Is another woman's smile behind the Mona Lisa's smile?) |
Ques: Nobody wants to be called a helicopter parent,who manages to be responsible for whatever a child does, however small a matter is--but parents want to protect their kids.At least no playing with sticks means no risk of lost eyes. Yet as Gever Tulley points out in Fifty Dangerous Things(You Should Let Your Children Do),children who grow up as safe as possible become adults who aren't adventurous,highly adaptable,or confident.Sometimes you have to fall out of a tree to figure out how to climb one the right way,and learning that you can accomplish such a thing on your own teaches you that you can be self--sufficient. With Fifty Dangerous Things,Gever Tulley,has written a handbook of activities that are,yes,dangerous at some level-like playing with fire,breaking glass,and opening batteries.The book is a blueprint to help parents and children explore the world,and ensure the children grow up,with a little common sense and a lot of curiosity. Both the advice and the warnings are down to earth.Yes,there are risks,but Tulley provides good ways to learn to avoid them through your own skill.It takes work to raise a child who can use a table saw or build a campfire.But with this book in hand,it'll be a satisfying adventure. We see a child climbing a tree and the first thing we think of is how they might fall and be disabled for life.We seldom say,"Look at how well Sarah is climbing that tree!" When we protect children from every possible source of danger,we also prevent them from having the kinds of experiences that develop their sense of self--reliance,their ability to deal with risks,and their sense of accomplishment. When seeing a child doing dangerous things,most parents will_. A) praise the child for his bravery B) do whatever possible to stop it C) offer some advice on coping with risks D) stand by and watch him patiently
Ans: B
Ques: She looked at the man walking along the sidewalk next to the nice houses. He didn't live in any of those houses. She had seen this man several times before. He looked like a criminal. She knav not to judge a book by its cover, but this man was no good She drove by him. He looked at her car as she drove by. She continued driving. She watched him in her rear view mirror. She got to the corner and stopped. She continued to watch him walking in her direction. Suddenly, he turned left up a driveway. A red SUV was parked in the driveway right next to the sidewalk. She saw him walk up to the driver's door and put his hand on the handle. He relumed to the sidewalk and continued walking in her direction. "What was that all about. " she wondered. Then she realized that he had tested the door to see if it was locked. He is a criminal, she thought That's what he does. He just walks through our neighborhoods looking for cars to break into. She called the police. She described the man. The officer said he knew who the man was. Residents called two or three times a week to report him walking by. But the police couldn't arrest him for walking around. They had to catch him with stolen goods. "But he was testing that SUV door to see if it was unlocked," she said. "I'm sony," said the officer. "That's not against the law. If you see him actually steal something, give us a call." Why couldn't the police arrest the man? A) Because the police knew that the man was a resident of this area. B) Because the police knew that the SUV belonged to the man. C) Because the police knew that just walking around isn't against the law. D) Because the police knew that it was not the man but the woman who broke the law.
Ans: C
Ques: Greenspace facilities are contributing to an important degree to the quality of the city environment. Fortunately it is no longer necessary that every lecture or every book about this subject has to start with the proof of this idea. At present it is generally accepted, although more as a self-proved statement than on the base of a closely reasoned scientific proof. Recognizing the importance of greenspaces in the city environment is a first step on the right way, this does not mean, however, that enough details are known about the functions of greenspace in towns and about the way in which people are using these spaces. As to this subject I shall within the scope of this lecture, enter into one aspect only, namely the recreative function of greenspace facilities. The theoretical separation of living, working, traffic and recreation which for many years has been used in town and country planning, has in my opinion resulted in more attention for forms of recreation far from home, while there was relatively little attention for improvement of recreative possibilities in the direct neighborhood of the home. We have come to the conclusion that this is not right, because an important part of the time which we do not pass in sleeping or working, is used for activities at and around home. So it is obvious that recreation in the open air has to begin at the street door of the house. The city environment has to offer as many recreation activities as possible, and the design of these has to be such that more required activities can also have recreative aspect. The very best standard of living is nothing if it is not possible to take a pleasant walk in the district, if the children cannot be allowed to play in the streets because the risks of traffic are too great, if during shopping you can nowhere find a spot for enjoying for a moment the nice weather, in short, if you only feel yourself at home after the street door of your house is closed after you. For many years town and country planning has _ . A) brought living areas and places of entertainment close together B) separated recreation facilities far from home C) improved recreative possibilities in the neighborhood D) enabled people to reach the best standard of living
Ans: B
Ques: Join the Family Read-Aloud Celebration, held by the Gonda Family Library and the Family School Alliance at UCLA Lab School, from February 21 to March 14,2014. We ask you to spend time reading aloud to your children at least 20 minutes each day.We hope to help families develop a habit of reading aloud every day throughout and beyond primary school. We'll finish the celebration with a party on March 14 for the whole school. Ways to join: * Visit Book Corner for reading aloud suggestions. Come to the start of the activity on Friday, Feb, 21. * Add books to our list of favorite read aloud * Send us a photo of your family reading together (jkan,tor@ucta. edu). We will share it at the party. * Record your family's reading journey! . * Join us for th< party on March 14,57 p. rn. Go on a reading journey! Books can introduce your family to interesting people, exciting places, adventures and information. Let your journeys take you through these categories: *Fiction * Picture books * Poetry *Science * History * Sports *Arts * other Non-Fiction * Benefits of Reading Aloud Reading aloud helps a cloud to read with pleasure, create background knowledge, and build vocabulary. It also provides children with a reading model. Reading aloud doesn't just benefit young children. Parents should continue reading aloud as their children grow because listening comprehension is more important than reading skills in middle school. Jim Trelease, in his Read-Aloud Handbook, has noted that almost as big a mistake as not reading to children at all is stopping too soon Until about the eighth grade, children listen and comprehend on a higher level than their reading skills allow them to read independently, This means children can hear and understand stories that are more difficult and more interesting than anything they can read on their own We can infer from Jim Tyelease that. A) young children show greater skills at listening than reading B) children should be allowed to make mistakes in reading C) interesting stories are easier for children to understand D) the eighth-graders can-t read on their own
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Ques:I am in my father's house in Connecticut, sitting at a crowded table with my brother, my two sisiters and all our partners, talking about a tree. "He doesn't want it cut down." My sister says when my father has gone to bed and none of us speaks of the tree in his presence. "He says he usef to climb it when he was a boy." When I was last here, a year and a half ago, for my father's 90th birthday, Hurricane Irene drove seawater into the roads. The large tree that hangs over the houses swayed alarmingly, but it stayed up. Last October, Hurricane Sandy acused a great deal of damage. Six months on, many of the surrounding houses are on sale, but the tree that hangs over the house still stands. "That tree," my brother says, "has survived the two worst storms of the last 100 years." Though my brother thinks highly of the amazing staying power of the tree, my sister says that the tree should never have been planted: it stops light from reaching the house. My other sister's partner says that all trees fall down eventually. There is plenty of evidence for what he says: throughout the neighborhood, the ramains of similarly sized trees lie on their sides, with their roots in the air. During this discussion, I offer to pay a quarter of whatever is required to remove the tree. "A guy I talked to," my brother says, "told me it could cost us$10,000." As night wears on, the discussion becomes increaslingly meaningless. There is no point in reaching any kind of agreement, since the decision is not for us to make. It's my father's tree, and he has refused to cut down the only thing in the neighborhood older than him. What is the author's opinion about the tree? A) He admires its amazing staying power B) He thinks it should never have been planted C) He would like to have it removed D) He wants to sell it for some money
Ans:C
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Ques:Blackbird A good sign Paradise Magic Seeing a blackbird for most is a good sign. It can also mean shyness and insecurity, which directly means a lack of self-confidence. The color black, as we know, is connected with supernatural power. Bluebird The arrival of spring Hard work Joy Bluebirds are connected with joy, and they most often mean a happy condition or good news coming your way. They may also refer to the hope of an individual for their inner child, which means innocence . Bluejay Fearless Truthful Talkative A bluejay can mean being faithful to others. Seeing a bluejay either in its natural habitat or in your dreams could also send across a message to develop an innate talent. Canary Joy Freedom Intellectual development Canaries are happy birds that spread joy and a sense of well-being. For some, a flying canary can be a sign of the spread of unwanted information. It can also mean that you are the cause of the gossip as an individual. A canary is also a symbol of selflessness. What does it mean when you see a bluejay in your dream? A) It means you spread unwanted information. B) It means you man develop an innate talent. C) It means you will have joy. D) It means someone is missing you.
Ans:B
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Ques:The Antarctica is actually a desert. It is the only continent on the earth without a river or a lake. The Antarctica is all ice all year round. The warmest temperature ever recorded there is zero, at the South Pole. Explorers used to think that a place so cold would have a heavy snowfall. But less than ten inches of snow falls each year. That is less than half an inch of water. Ten times that much moisture falls in parts of the Sahara. The little snow that falls in Antarctica never melts. It continues to pile up deeper and deeper year after year and century after century. When the snow gets to be about eighty feet deep it is turned to ice by the weight of snow above it . The snow turns to ice when _ . A) it gets wet. B) the next snowfall comes. C) the temperature gets colder. D) the snow above it is heavy enough.
Ans:D
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Ques:Swedish sinologist Malmqvist celebrated his 85th birthday with his 20 more students in the Dragon House restaurant in Stockholm on Monday. During the dinner, he accepted a brief interview with the people's Daily Online. While refusing to answer the question relating to the Nobel Prize since he himself is a member of the Nobel Prize Committee in Literature,he said his greatest wish is to have a Chinese writer to wit]the Nobel Prize. He said that there had been a Chinese writer who won the Nobel Prize. That was Gao Xingjian who is a French citizen but writes in Chinese. He also quoted former premier Zhu Rongji's remark on Gao's winning. "I'm glad to hear that Chinese literature works can win the Nobel Prize. Chinese language has some thousand years of history and has great attraction. I believe more Chinese literature works will win the prize. " Being asked whether translation is an obstacle for Chinese literature to be widely recognized in the west,professor Malmqvist agreed. "Chinese literature has entered world. For me,it is not an obstacle. I have translated more than 40 Chinese books,Anna Chen also translated about 30,but it is not enough. Translation work needs to be strengthened so that more western readers Call appreciate Chinese literature. But the translation must be good. One cannot rewrite the story. One must obey the original,learn the original language. " Professor Malmqvist came toprefix = st1 /Chinain 1948 to study Chinese and has translated Chinese classic novels such as the Journey to the West. He said Chinese language is one of the greatest and most beautiful languages. From the passage we know Malmqvist_. A) teaches many Chinese students m the university B) 1ikes the question relating to the Nobel Prize C) has a deep feeling towards Chinese literature D) has won the Nobel Prize of Literature
Ans: | C
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You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Example input: Powdered sugar, also called confectioners' sugar, icing sugar, and icing cake, is a finely ground sugar produced by milling granulated sugar into a powdered state. It usually contains a small amount of anti-caking agent to prevent clumping and improve flow. Although most often produced in a factory, powdered sugar can also be made by processing ordinary granulated sugar in a coffee grinder, or by crushing it by hand in a mortar and pestle.
Example output: is confectionary sugar the same as powdered sugar?
Example explanation: The question is a yes/no question, and it is answerable based on the given passage.
Q: A signature (/ˈsɪɡnətʃər/; from Latin: signare, ``to sign'') is a handwritten (and often stylized) depiction of someone's name, nickname, or even a simple ``X'' or other mark that a person writes on documents as a proof of identity and intent. The writer of a signature is a signatory or signer. Similar to a handwritten signature, a signature work describes the work as readily identifying its creator. A signature may be confused with an autograph, which is chiefly an artistic signature. This can lead to confusion when people have both an autograph and signature and as such some people in the public eye keep their signatures private whilst fully publishing their autograph.
A: | can an x be used as a signature? |
Input: OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Gelston is a village in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 2 mi west from the A607 road, 5 mi north from Grantham, and in the civil parish of Hough-on-the-Hill, a village 1 mi to the north-east. It is in the civil parish of Brant Broughton and Stragglethorpe.
Sentence: Gelston is a large city in the United Kingdom.
Output: No
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
Trombone For Two is a 1956 album by jazz trombonists J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding ("Jay and Kai"). It was the first of five albums that Winding and Johnson recorded for Columbia Records (CL 742). George Avakian produced the recording sessions, which took place on June 23 and 24, 1955.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: George Avakian produced the recording sessions which took place over 2 days in 1955
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Answer:
Yes
[Q]: World of Hell (or simply WoH) was a grey hat computer hacker group that claims to be responsible for several high profile attacks in the year 2001. It gained attention due to its high profile targets and the lighthearted messages it has posted in the aftermath of its attacks. World of Hell (or simply WoH) was a grey hat computer hacker group that claims to be responsible for several high profile attacks in the year 2001. It was one of the most prolific hacker groups on the internet and was founded in Belgium by a teenage boy. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: It's impossible to say
Problem: Cooking Light is an American monthly food and lifestyle magazine founded in 1987. Each month, the magazine includes approximately 100 original recipes as well as editorial content covering food trends, fitness tips, and other culinary and health-related news.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Cooking Light is a magazine about only lifestyle"? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
Q: Thomasin McKenzie is from New Zealand.
Thomasin "Tom" McKenzie (born 2000) is a New Zealand teen actress. Most well known for playing Pixie Hannah in "Shortland Street", she has also starred in "" as Astrid, in "Lucy Lewis Can't Lose" as Lucy Lewis, and in webseries "Bright Summer Night" as Petra Quince. She will also have a leading role in upcoming American film "My Abandonment".
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
Q: Clerodendrum is a very popular flower amongst botanists
Clerodendrum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. Its common names include glorybower, bagflower and bleeding-heart. It is currently classified in the subfamily Ajugoideae, being one of several genera transferred from Verbenaceae to Lamiaceae in the 1990s, based on phylogenetic analysis of morphological and molecular data.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | It's impossible to say |
Creatively image a question and justification for this answer: fabric store | The question is: Where could you get something that is made out of wool but cannot be worn?
Options:
- clothing store
- sweater
- fabric store
- jewelry
- clothing factory
Step-by-step reasoning process: At fabric store, only fabrics is availabe as a raw material that cant be worn. Wool is a kind of fabric that you cannot wear and it is something that you can get only at a fabric store.
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In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False.
Let me give you an example: Property tax -- Property tax or 'house tax' is a local tax on buildings, along with appurtenant land. It is and imposed on the Possessor (not the custodian of property as per 1978, 44th amendment of constitution). It resembles the US-type wealth tax and differs from the excise-type UK rate. The tax power is vested in the states and is delegated to local bodies, specifying the valuation method, rate band, and collection procedures. The tax base is the annual rental value (ARV) or area-based rating. Owner-occupied and other properties not producing rent are assessed on cost and then converted into ARV by applying a percentage of cost, usually four percent. Vacant land is generally exempt. Central government properties are exempt. Instead a 'service charge' is permissible under executive order. Properties of foreign missions also enjoy tax exemption without requiring reciprocity. The tax is usually accompanied by service taxes, e.g., water tax, drainage tax, conservancy (sanitation) tax, lighting tax, all using the same tax base. The rate structure is flat on rural (panchayat) properties, but in the urban (municipal) areas it is mildly progressive with about 80% of assessments falling in the first two brackets.
The answer to this example can be: is house tax and property tax are same
Here is why: The question generated asks whether the house tax and property tax are the same and can be answered by reading the passage. Additionally, it has a binary answer and hence the generated question is correct.
OK. solve this:
Los Angeles Stadium at Hollywood Park -- Planned to open in 2020, the stadium will serve as the home to the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). It is also scheduled to host Super Bowl LVI in February 2022 and the College Football Playoff National Championship in January 2023. During the 2028 Summer Olympics, the stadium is expected to host the opening ceremony and soccer. Archery will be held on the grounds outside the stadium.
Answer: | are the rams and chargers going to share a stadium |
Instructions: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Input: How can you improve the text?, Context: Colloquially, the term university may be used to describe a phase in one's life: "When I was at university..." (in the United States and Ireland, college is often used instead: "When I was in college..."). In Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Nigeria, the Netherlands, Spain and the German-speaking countries university is often contracted to uni. In Ghana, New Zealand and in South Africa it is sometimes called "varsity" (although this has become uncommon in New Zealand in recent years). "Varsity" was also common usage in the UK in the 19th century.[citation needed] "Varsity" is still in common usage in Scotland.
Output: | [citation needed |
Q:My family moved around a lot when I was growing up.In 2nd grade,I lived here in Washington D.C,where I made an amazing group of friends.I was upset when my parents told me we were moving again and I would have to leave all my best friends behind. In 7th grade.we moved back to Washington D.C.And I could not have been more excited and I felt like I was finally home again.But things had changed.There were two new girls,who decided that they didn't like me,which meant no one else could,not even all my former best friends. And then one day during school,I opened my locker,only to find a note lying on the floor.The note said:Die.Nobody likes you. My heart started beating faster and I felt the blood rushing to my face.I had no idea what to do.The note wasn't signed and I had no idea who had written it,but I figured the new girls were behind it.I had to sit in class all day with my head down,wondering who else knew about this shame.I felt horrible and sure that nothing would ever be good again. I decided that the perfect way to end all of this was with another note,left on the bathroom mirror at school. It's sad for someone to bully other classmates to make themselves feel better or look cool.Bullying others is a way to impress others.It's common,but that doesn't mean it's okay.Looking cool is not worth making others feel bad.Obviously I'm very happy now,but it doesn't mean I'11 ever forget about that note or how it made me feel.And to those of you that are current victims of bullying--know that you are NOT alone.It will get better.I promise. In the end,the author turned things around _ . A) under her teacher's guide B) by compromising to others C) with her best friends' help D) through her own efforts
A: | D |
Instructions: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: A schoolboy who tried to raise money for a Father's Day present by selling cookies at school had the treats confiscated by teachers - who later sold the snacks in a charity bake sale. Jason Hill, 13, a student at Northfleet Technology College, Kent, had the 18 Rolo and Yorkie cookies taken off him after being told they breached the school's healthy eating policy. But the snacks were later sold by staff at the all-boys school to raise money for victims of the Nepal earthquake. His mother, Lisa Whitty, criticised the school for having 'one rule for the teachers and another for everyone else'.James Hill brought in 18 cookies to raise pocket money for Father's DayThe 13-year-old was told snacks breached school's healthy eating policyBut teachers later sold treats to raise money for Nepal earthquake victims
Question:'_ works with parents to make sure that when their children are in school they have access to healthy food and drink.
Output: | Northfleet Technology College |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then an example. Follow the example to solve a new instance of the task.
In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
The Inheritance Cycle is a series of fantasy books written by Christopher Paolini.
Solution: The Inheritance Cycle is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini.
Why? The output sentence elaborates on the input sentence without changing its general meaning e.g. "tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels".
New input: It is one of the " big three " record labels ; the others are Sony and Universal .
Solution: | It is one of the " big three " recording companies and the third largest in the global music industry , after Universal Music Group ( UMG ) and Sony Music Entertainment ( SME ) . |
(Question)
If you need glasses to read this, you are among the majority of Chinese students. That's because most students in China are short-sighted which means they can only see things close up and distant things will be _ . Four-fifths of high school students wear glasses and now more and more children in primary school need glasses, too. This epidemic of poor eyesight has two very simple causes: too much time spent indoors studying and too little time spent outdoors playing. Reading and writing for hours and hours, sometimes in poorly lighted rooms, causes eyesight to weaken. But students have to do this because there is so much pressure on them to succeed in school. And because they spend so much time indoors at school and at home, they have less time to spend outdoors enjoying the sun. The sun, as a consequence, is important in developing good eyesight. Exposure to daylight releases a chemical in the eyes that prevents, or at least delays, short-sightedness. According to a study by Ian Morgan of Australian National University, Australian children and Chinese children have the same level of eyesight before they start school, but once they enter primary school, Chinese children only spend about an hour a day outside, while Australian children spend three to four hours each day in the sunshine. The result is that while about 40 percent of Chinese primary school students need glasses, only three percent of Australian children do. Wearing glasses may not seem like a big deal. For some, wearing glasses can even be an opportunity to make a fashion statement. But poor eyesight at a young age can have serious long term consequences. As you get older, your eyesight can worsen and lead to things like macular degeneration , a condition of the eyes for which there is no cure and which can eventually lead to blindness. With all that in mind, don't you think it's time to give your eyes a break? Try spending a little less time inside and go for a walk in the park, instead. It's the healthy thing to do and your eyes will thank you for it. How should the students protect their eyesight according to the passage? A) They should study less and less. B) They should stay longer outdoors. C) They should wear sun-glasses. D) They should have a longer rest in bed.
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B
(Question)
June 5 is World Environment Day. This makes us pay more attention to our environment and the need to protect it. When Wang Boxuan, a Beijing high schoolboy, uses up his exercise books, he does not throw them away. Each one is stored at his school with hundreds of exercise books given by other students. Then they are sold to a Beijing paper making factory. The paper is recycled and used again by students and teachers in the school. At the same time, the money made from the sales goes towards schools in Inner Mongolia for planting trees and grass. This place is one of the sources of the sandstorms that often attack Beijing during springtime. Wang's school is one of the schools in the capital that take part in the "Green Promise" --environmental protection activity. So far, nearly 210,000 students have taken part in the activity, collecting more than 87 tons of waste paper. Students are eager to help make the capital a more pleasant place. What do Wang Boxuan and his schoolmates do with the waste exercise books? A) Throw them away. B) Store and sell them. C) Cut them into pieces. D) Give them to the students in Inner Mongolia.
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B
(Question)
Most middle school students find it boring to learn math. But students in Yet Sen Middle School in New York, US, don't think so. Why? Because they are in the school of One Program, which asks students to work on their own or in small groups on computers to have math lessons. "The program gives the students a new learning style. No traditional classroom can compare with it. We give each lesson according to the students' interest and their strong and weak points, "said Joel. Klein, the school's headteacher, "We're looking for a new way that interests students. " Students enjoy these math lessons, especially lessons with video games. They must find out the answers to math problems to get through the game. One such game is Dimension M. As students move through mazes with their keyboards, some questions come up. Caleb Deng had to answer the question: What is 5+(6x3)? He _ on paper quickly because there was just a minute left to play. "I was right, "said Deng, 14, as he ended the game with a high score . "This really makes math lessons more exciting, since we are fighting to learn better. " Which is NOT true of the program? A) It is very successful. B) It is boring to most students. C) It makes learning math more interesting. D) It gives the students a new way to learn.
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| B |
(Q).
Although in 1947 we were still very new to the atomic age, we knew about mushroom clouds. A huge crack spread across the library wall upstairs, sending teachers and students screaming down the hall. Had a new world war started? Pale-faced, our young science teacher quickly organized us for a fire drill. We huddled in little groups on the beach side of the school grounds and watched the spreading cloud darken the bright spring sky. Rumors flew every which way, although two hours would pass before we got the full story.One rumor we heard was that the Texas City Monsanto Chemical plant had blown up; children whose parents worked there began to weep. I froze--that was where my father was working that day. The school bell called us back inside, and we were dismissed to find our way home the best way we could. I-d walked a quarter of the three-mile trip to my home when a car horn startled me to attention. My Uncle Barney pulled up alongside me in his old Ford. The instant I saw him, I knew my father was gone. Otherwise, Papa would have come for me himself. As if in slow motion from a great distance, Uncle Barney motioned for me to get in. Numb with grief, I crawled into the back seat. I barely took notice of the man sitting there, and didn't recognize him until he reached for me. When Papa put his strong arms around me, I forgot for a moment that Cherokees aren't supposed to cry. Many of my fellow students lost their parents in the explosion. Tragedy would one day come to our family, as it inevitably comes to all, but on the day Texas City blew up, it miraculously passed us by. Because he lost his keys on that April morning, as he explained, my father lived for another 32 years-we were to have a second lifetime forever. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A) The author-s father didn-t have to work that day. B) The author-s father had a narrow escape. C) The school was near where the accident happened. D) The author-s uncle broke the news of her father-s death.
(A).
B
(Q).
(1) Liu Xiang got another gold medal in the 110m hurdles at the East Asian Games (EAG) in Macao last Wednesday. The 22-year-old Liu defended his EAG title in 13.21 seconds, beating Shi Dongpeng (13.36) and Japan's Kota Kumamoto (13.89). His winning time was 0.16 seconds behind his top time this year and a further 0.08 behind this season's best: 12.97 set by Frenchman Ladji Doucoure, who beat Liu into second place in the world championships. (2) Over 30,000 people were killed in the huge earthquake that took place in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan on October 8. Millions were left homeless after the quake destroyed houses, cutting off power and water. The international community has responded to the countries' call for help. China has sent a rescue team, along with money and relief materials . But because of bad weather, it is difficult for them to reach those in remote areas. The United Nations warned of a possible outbreak of infectious diseases . How many countries were hit by this huge earthquake? A) 3. B) 2. C) 4. D) 1.
(A).
A
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Bill Javis took over our village news-agency at a time of life when most of us only want to relax. He just thought he would like something but not too much to do, and the news-agency was ready-made. The business produced little enough for him, but Bill was a man who only wanted the simplicity and order and regularity of the job. He had been a long-serving sailor, and all his life had done everything by the clock. Every day he opened his shop at six a.m. to catch the early trade; the papers arrived on his door-step before that. Many of Bill's customers were city workers, and the shop was convenient for the station. Business was _ by 10 o'clock, so at eleven sharp Bill closed for lunch. It was hard luck on anybody who wanted a paper or magazine in the afternoon, for most likely Bill would be down on the river bank, fishing, and his nearest competitor was five kilometers away. Sometime in the afternoon, the evening paper landed on the doormat, and at 4 o'clock Bill reopened. The evening rush lasted till seven, and it was worthwhile. He lived in a flat above the shop, alone. Except in the very bad weather, you always knew where to find him in the afternoon, as I have said. Once, on a sunny afternoon, I walked home along the river bank from a shopping trip to the village. By my watch it was three minutes past four, so I was astonished to see Bill sitting there on his little chair with a line in the water. He had had no luck, I could see, but he was making no effort to move. "What's wrong, Bill?" I called out from the path. For answer, he put a hand in his jacket and took out a big, golden object. For a moment I had no idea what it could be, and then it suddenly went off with a noise like a fire engine. Stopping the bell, Bill held the thing up and called back, "Ten to four, you see, and this is dead right." I had never known anyone carrying a brass alarm clock round with him before. Bill Javis became a news-agent when _ . A) he needed the money. B) he decided to take things easy C) he was quite an old man D) he gave up clock-repairing
(A).
| C |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Example input: what is the first event mentioned?, Context: The Russian Revolution is the series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. Following the abdication of Nicholas II of Russia, the Russian Provisional Government was established. In October 1917, a red faction revolution occurred in which the Red Guard, armed groups of workers and deserting soldiers directed by the Bolshevik Party, seized control of Saint Petersburg (then known as Petrograd) and began an immediate armed takeover of cities and villages throughout the former Russian Empire.
Example output: Russian Revolution
Example explanation: This is a good example, and the Russian Revolution is the first event mentioned.
Q: Where was the meeting held?, Context: In 1808, Napoleon and Czar Alexander met at the Congress of Erfurt to preserve the Russo-French alliance. The leaders had a friendly personal relationship after their first meeting at Tilsit in 1807. By 1811, however, tensions had increased and Alexander was under pressure from the Russian nobility to break off the alliance. A major strain on the relationship between the two nations became the regular violations of the Continental System by the Russians, which led Napoleon to threaten Alexander with serious consequences if he formed an alliance with Britain.
A: | Erfurt |
Problem: PM has now firm projects which include a stake in a joint venture called Constellation in Samara involving the city's main tobacco factory.
Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
PM acquired three Russian factories.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
****
Answer: no
Q: To further assist Mexico, the White House on April 15 named a former U.S. Justice Department official to lead efforts to crack down on drug-related violence along the U.S. side of its southwest border with Mexico. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced the appointment of Alan Bersin, a former federal prosecutor, during a visit to El Paso, Texas. Bersin held the same post - dubbed "border czar" - during the Clinton administration. And three Mexican drug gangs — the Sinaloa cartel, Los Zetas and La Familia Michoacana - have been placed on a list of significant foreign narcotics traffickers targeted for special sanctions, the White House said April 15. This action allows the United States to freeze all cartel assets in U.S. jurisdiction and bars Americans from dealing with organizations that may be linked or associated with these groups and their operatives.
La Familia Michoacana are drug traffickers.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
A: yes
These early men learned to make fire. They traveled over land bridges from Africa, and began to populate the world, about 1 million years ago.
Can we say the following?
Humans existed 10,000 years ago.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
yes
Question: Witnesses told police a gas canister exploded to start the fire in a multilevel building which houses the Ycua Bolanos supermarket, a food court and a parking garage, causing the bottom floor to collapse.
Television footage showed several levels of the multi-level supermarket covered in soot, including the lower level parking garage.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
Answer: no
Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below.
25 people died in an airplane crash.
A small airplane crashed yesterday in southeast Alaska, killing five and injuring four. Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters said that among the survivors is a two-year-old girl. Ketchikan Public Safety Director Rich Leipfert told the Ketchikan Daily News that three of the injured were transported to hospitals. Leipfert also said that the plane, belonging to SeaWind Aviation, crashed into a tree at Traitors Cove, an area about 25 miles north of Ketchikan.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
no
Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below.
Dam building prevents life-threatening situations.
For example, the fields of Western farmers feed the United States and many other parts of the world, and India's irrigation systems have enabled that country to be self-sufficient in food production since 1974. In addition, in many parts of the world dams have helped to remedy life-threatening problems such as poverty from lack of economic development, famine as a result of drought, devastation from floods, and continued disease from lack of potable water supplies.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
| yes |
Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Input: The Romans: Legend says Rome was founded by Romulus, sired with twin brother Remus by Mars of a Vestal Virgin and abandoned on the Palatine Hill to be suckled by a she-wolf. Historians agree with the mythmakers that the site and traditional founding date of 753 b.c. are just about right. Under Etruscan domination, Rome had been a monarchy until a revolt in 510 b.c. established a patrician republic, which lasted five centuries. In contrast to other Italian cities weakened by internal rivalries and unstable government, Rome drew strength from a solid aristocracy of consuls and senate ruling over plebeians proud of their Roman citizenship and only rarely rebellious. Recovering quickly from the Gallic invasion of 390 b.c. , the Romans took effective control of the peninsula by a military conquest reinforced by a network of roads with names that exist to this day: Via Appia, Flaminia, Aurelia. All roads did indeed lead to — and from — Rome. By 250 b.c. , the city's population had grown to an impressive 100,000. Roman power extended throughout the Mediterranean with a victory in the Punic Wars against Carthage (now Tunisia) and conquests in Macedonia, Asia Minor, Spain, and southern France. The rest of Italy participated only by tax contributions to the war effort and minor involvement in commerce and colonization. Resentment surfaced when former Etruscan or Greek cities such as Capua, Syracuse, and Taranto supported Hannibal's invasion in 218 b.c. Rome followed up defeat of the Carthaginians with large-scale massacres and enslavement of their Italian supporters. The Third and final Punic War ended in 149 b.c. , though national solidarity was still a long way off. Under Julius Caesar, elected in 59 b.c. <sep>How long was Rome ruled as a monarchy?<sep>390
Output: | No |
Context:
Steve Ripley (born Paul Steven Ripley, January 1, 1950, Boise, Idaho, United States) is an American recording artist, record producer, songwriter, studio engineer, guitarist, and inventor. He has been active in the music industry since 1977. He is also the leader/producer of country rock band The Tractors.
Hypothesis: Steve Ripley started is music career when he was 27.
Yes
Context:
The Kyrkogården Runestones are three Viking Age memorial runestones located at the cemetery of St. Mary's Church in Sigtuna, Stockholm County, Sweden, in the historic province of Uppland. One of the runic inscriptions documents the existence of a Viking Age mercantile guild in Sweden.
Hypothesis: The Kyrkogården Runestones are a Canadian monument.
No
Context:
Vixen! is a 1968 satiric softcore sexploitation film directed by American motion picture director Russ Meyer. It was the first film to be given an X rating for its sex scenes, and was a breakthrough success for Meyer. The film was developed from a script by Meyer and Anthony James Ryan, and starred Erica Gavin.
Hypothesis: Vixen! is not the second film to have been given an X rating for its sex scenes.
| Yes |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Problem:Oliver said his handling of a public discussion in which he confronted Hoffman over claims of sexual misconduct ‘didn’t really go anywhere constructive’
John Oliver on his clash with Dustin Hoffman: 'The whole thing made me feel sad'
John Oliver has expressed regret over his handling of a public discussion in which he confronted Dustin Hoffman over claims of sexual misconduct. In an interview on Sky One’s The Russell Howard Hour, the host of HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver said he felt the dialogue had “failed”.
Dustin Hoffman confronted over abuse allegations by John Oliver at public Q&A Read more
“It wasn’t ideal but it became such a big story,” he said. “But it became about my questions rather than his answers.
“The questions weren’t particularly remarkable, but his answers were … not great. That was the point of it. But it didn’t really go anywhere constructive, so the whole thing just made me feel sad.”
In November, Hoffman was accused of sexual harassment by Anna Graham Hunter, who at 17 was a production assistant on the set of a 1985 TV movie, Death of a Salesman. Other allegations followed.
Hoffman, who denies all allegations against him, issued a statement in response to Graham Hunter in which he said he was sorry if “anything I might have done could have put her in an uncomfortable situation”.
Earlier in December, at the 92nd Street Y in New York City, the actor appeared with co-star Robert De Niro, director Barry Levinson and producer Jane Rosenthal for a panel discussion marking the 20th anniversary of the satirical film Wag the Dog. Oliver moderated the session.
In an awkward exchange first reported by the Washington Post, Oliver raised the subject of the allegations and Hoffman’s response to them. The actor accused Oliver of putting him “on display here”.
Hoffman also said: “You have indicted me … That’s not innocent until proven guilty.”
According to the Post, the confrontation created a “testy” atmosphere in which audience members “argued volubly”. One attendee was reported to have shouted: “Move on. Let it go. Move on.” Another reportedly thanked Oliver for “believing women”. ||||| Thank you @ iamjohnoliver for confronting Dustin Hoffman. While the questions you asked may not have led to the constructive conversation you hoped for, the fact that you asked them at all is what matters most. @ nykass @ corithyme @ MelissaKester + 3 otherspic.twitter.com/WeenZP5jck ||||| Published on Dec 22, 2017
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SUBSCRIBE NOW. ||||| Seven women who accused Dustin Hoffman of sexual misconduct have thanked British comedian John Oliver for confronting the Oscar-winning actor over the allegations and over Hoffman’s apology, which Oliver said “feels like a dismissal.”
The statement was posted to Twitter by Anna Graham Hunter, who in a guest column in The Hollywood Reporter, accused Hoffman of harassing her as a 17-year-old intern on the set of Death of a Salesman. The letter was signed by Wendy Riss Gatsiounis, Kathryn Rossetter, Melissa Kester and Cori Thomas and two anonymous women. “We want to thank you for confronting Dustin Hoffman,” the statement read. “While the questions you asked may not have lento the constructive conversation you hoped for, the fact that you asked them at all is what matters most.”
“Women can continue to tell our stories, but ultimately, change will depend on men reflecting on their own behavior and challenging other men to do the same,” the statement concludes.
Oliver confronted Hoffman at an anniversary screening of the actor’s 1997 film Wag the Dog on Dec. 5, where he was moderating a panel discussion. Oliver asked Hoffman to comment on the allegations, before saying that the actor’s apologies came across “like a cop-out,” and didn’t “feel self-reflective in the way that it seems the incident demands.”
Oliver addressed the fraught exchange for the first time in an appearance on Sky One’s The Russell Howard Hour on Dec. 21. The host of Last Week Tonight expressed disappointment that the exchange “didn’t really go anywhere constructive” and lamented that the Internet storm that followed “became about my questions rather than his answer.”
“The whole thing just made me feel sad,” Oliver said. |||||
Solution: | Dustin Hoffman's accusers are applauding John Oliver even as the Last Week Tonight host says his confrontation with Hoffman earlier this month "failed." During an interview with Sky One on Dec. 21, Oliver said he regretted the way he handled a discussion of sexual misconduct allegations against Hoffman while appearing with the actor to moderate a New York screening of Wag the Dog on Dec. 4, per the Guardian. Hoffman, who was asked about allegations that he sexually harassed a teen on a movie set in the 1980s, said he felt ambushed by Oliver, who took some heat in the aftermath. The discussion, approved by event organizers, "didn't really go anywhere constructive, so the whole thing just made me feel sad," Oliver told The Russell Howard Hour, per the Huffington Post. Though he said Hoffman's answers were "not great," Oliver added his own questions "weren't particularly remarkable." Seven women who accuse Hoffman of sexual misconduct, however, feel differently. "We want to thank you for confronting Dustin Hoffman," the women—including the former production assistant who was 17 when she says she was harassed by Hoffman on the set of Death of a Salesman—tell Oliver in a statement posted to Twitter on Wednesday, per Time. "While the questions you asked may not have led to the constructive conversation you hoped for, the fact that you asked them at all is what matters most." The statement concludes by stressing that "change will depend on men reflecting on their own behavior and challenging other men to do the same." |
Ques:Britain's symbolic red phone boxes have become out of date in the age of the mobile, but villages across the country are stepping in to save them, with creative intelligence. Whether as a place to exhibit art, poetry, or even as a tiny library, hundreds of phone boxes have been given a new life by local communities determined to preserve a typical part of British life. In Waterperry, a small village near Oxford, the 120 residents have filled the phone box next to the old house with a pot of flowers, piles of gardening and cooking magazines, and stuck poems on the walls. They took control of the phone box when telecoms operator BT said it was going to pull it down, an announcement that caused such dissatisfaction that one local woman threatened to chain herself to the box to save it. "I'd have done it, " insisted Kendall Turner. "It would have been heartbreaking for the village. " Local councilor Tricia Hallam, who came up with the idea for the phone box's change, said quite a few people would have joined her, adding, " We couldn't let it go because it's a British symbol." Only three feet by three feet wide, and standing 2.51-meter tall, the phone boxes were designed by Giles Gilbert Scott in 1936 for the 25thanniversary of the reign of King George V. Painted in "Post Office red" to match the post boxes, they were once a typical image of England and the backdrop to millions of tourist photographs. Eight years ago there were about 17,000 across Britain, but today, in a country where almost everybody has a mobile phone, 58 percent are no longer profitable and ten percent are only used once a month. "On average, maintaining them costs PS800 a year per phone box-about PS44 million annually," said John Lumb, general manager for BT Payphones. What is the color of the British post boxes according to the passage? A) Green B) Red C) Black D) Yellow
Ans:B
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Ques:Warning: reading too much Cinderella to your daughter may damage her emotional health in later life. A paper to be developed at the international congress of cognitive psychotherapy in Gothenburg suggests a link between the attitudes of women abused by their parents and early exposure to the wrong sort of fairy tales. It says girls who identified with Cinderella, Rapunzel and Beauty in Beauty and the Beast were more likely to stay in destructive relationships as adults. The theory was developed by Susan Darker Smith, a psychotherapist at the University of Derby. She interviewed 67 female abuse survivors and found that 61 put up with severe abuse because they believed they could change their partners with patience, composition and love. The same view was taken by male survivors who had been abused as children. Hardly any of the women in a control group, who had not experienced abuse, thought they could change their partners in this way. The same view was taken by male survivors who had been abused as children. These women and men said they would leave a relationship rather than put up with abuse from a partner. Ms Darker Smith found the abused women were much more likely to identify with Cinderella and other _ female characters in fairytales, who were later rescued by a stranger prince or hero. Although most girls heard the stories, damage appeared to be done to those who adopted the characters as role models. "They believe if their love is strong enough they can change their parents' behaviors," she said." Overexposure in children to stories that emphasize the transformational qualities of love may make women believe they can change their partners." For example, they might never have understood the obvious flaw in the story of Rapunzel, who remained locked in a high tower until rescued by a knight on a white horse, who broke the door down. "The question," said Ms Darker Smith, "is why she did not break the door down herself." Which of the following statements is true of the women in a control group? A) They don't believe in fairy tales. B) They don't believe in the transformational qualities of love. C) They have also experienced abuse. D) They survived abuse.
Ans:B
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Ques:A story from the Bible tells of old Babylon, where the men decided to build a tower that would touch the sky.But God was unhappy, and he made them speak different languages.They couldn't understand each other, so their dream never came true. Yet the dream remains alive: if all men speak the same language, they can do anything.L.L.Zamenhof from Poland was among the men who this dream.He developed Esperanto between 1877 and 1885. As the most successful man-made world language, it is spoken by over two million people around the world.Last month, the World Esperanto Congress , dealing with language rights, ended in Sweden.The 2004 conference will be held in Beijing.Most Esperanto speakers are in Central and Eastern Europe and in East Asia, particularly Chinese mainland. Esperanto has two advantages.First, it's easy.Each letter has exactly one sound and there are just 16 basic grammar rules.The second advantage is that it belongs to no one country.But Esperanto has only reached a small number of people compared with natural languages widely used around the world-such as English or Chinese.While these languages are deeply connected with their nations and cultures, Esperanto doesn't have this background. Will Esperanto really become a global language? It remains a question. What does the story mainly talk about? A) Advantages and disadvantages of Esperanto. B) Men's dream of sharing the same language. C) The most successful planned language-Esperanto. D) Comparison of Esperanto and other languages like English and Chinese.
Ans:C
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Ques:Everyone's at it, even my neighbors. I thought I might be the only person left in the world who hadn't done an eBay deal. So I decided to try my hand at online auction. Buying for beginners: Sign up on www.eBay.co.uk. Most items (e.g. tables, computers, and books) ready for auction will come with a picture and a short description; others may be marked with "Buy It Now" and have a fixed price. You can buy these right away. If the item is being auctioned, you offer the highest price you are prepared to pay and eBay bids for you.The bid will be increased little by little until it goes beyond your highest bid, then you are emailed and asked if you would like to bid again. Auctions last up to 10 days, and when they finish you get an email telling you whether you have won the item. How to pay: Sellers decide how they would like to be paid and you need to check this before placing a bid as you might not want to post a cheque or postal orders. The easiest way is through PayPal, an online payment system that takes the money away from your credit card. Selling made simple: If you plan to sell on eBay, it helps to include a picture of the item.I followed my friends' advice and put up the items I wanted to sell for a 10-day auction, starting on a Thursday.This way buyers had two weekends to bid. The big things in life: It's easy to post a small item, but furniture is a big part of eBay and this has to be collected or sent by delivery men.Check the ways of delivery before you bid. What is the passage mainly about? A) How to make payment online. B) Ways of making delivery online. C) Advantages of an online auction system. D) How to use an online auction system.
Ans: | D
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Q: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
She led the way into the cheerful schoolroom, where big girls and little girls were sitting about, amusing themselves in the quiet of a long Sunday afternoon. Several of the younger children ran to her as she came in, and stood holding fast to the folds of her black habit, staring up at the strangers, while she explained the kind of instruction given, the system, and the order reigning in each department. Finally, she persuaded a little girl, only six years old, to take her dusky face out of the long flowing veil of the nun, and show how quickly she could read a sentence that Sister Winifred wrote on the blackboard. Then others were called on, and gave examples of their accomplishments in easy arithmetic and spelling. The children must have been very much bored with themselves that stormy Sunday, for they entered into the examination with a quite unnatural zest. Two of the elder girls recited, and some specimens of penmanship and composition were shown. The delicate complexion of the little nun flushed to a pretty wild-rose pink as these pupils of hers won the Colonel's old fashioned compliments. <sep>What were the specimens of penmanship shown for?<sep>The examination
A: | Yes |
Definition: You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Input: The Battle of Thermopylae has remained a cultural icon of western civilization ever since it was fought. The battle is revisited in countless adages and works of popular culture, such as in films (e.g., The 300 Spartans (1962) and 300 (2007), based on the events during and close to the time of the battle), in literature, in song, in television programs, and in video games. The battle is also discussed in many articles and books on the theory and practice of warfare.
Output: | was the movie 300 based on real events? |
Definition: In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Input: Japonic languages are the language family made up of languages native to the Japanese islands .
Output: | The Japonic or Japanese – Ryukyuan language family includes the Japanese language , spoken in the main islands of Japan , and the Ryukyuan languages , spoken in the Ryukyu Islands . |
Instructions: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: Recovery: Ashya King, pictured last October, is clear of cancer after his parents Brett and Naghmeh took him for pioneering treatment in the Czech Republic after fleeing a Southampton hospital last year The parents of five-year-old brain cancer sufferer Ashya King revealed today their son is clear of the disease. Brett and Naghmeh King were put in prison after taking their son out of an NHS hospital and going across Europe to seek pioneering proton therapy in the Czech Republic. Now, some five months after he completed the pioneering treatment, they said Ashya was making good progress, starting to speak again and able to play with his brothers and sisters in the park.Brain cancer sufferer Ashya King given all clear after his proton therapyHis parents sparked a manhunt last year when they took him from hospitalBrett and Naghmeh King took him for pioneering treatment in PragueMr King said: 'This is a miracle we thought we would never see'They were arrested and jailed in Spain but then released without chargeFive months on and the five-year-old is recovering well from the treatmentThe Kings claim if they had left their son with the NHS he would have died
Question:The therapy is not available for him on the _, although the health service has since agreed to fund Ashya's treatment.
Output: | NHS |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
Example: For four years we have waited expectantly for the pitter patter of tiny paws. Soon, that wait could finally be over. Tian Tian, the UK's only female giant panda, has conceived and could give birth to a cub as early as August. However Edinburgh Zoo, where the pandas live, have warned people 'not to get too excited' as the process is 'extremely complex'. Moreover, on the two previous occasions keepers inseminated Tian Tian - whose name means 'Sweetie' - she has failed to produce a panda cub. She was artificially inseminated again in March this year, but keepers at the zoo say implantation - when a fertilised egg attaches to the uterus - has not yet occurred.Tian Tian has conceived and could give birth to a cub as early as AugustShe has been inseminated twice before but so far failed to produce a cubTian Tian and Yang Guang arrived in 2011 from China to great fanfareOn loan at £600k a year, became first giant pandas to live in UK for 17 years
Questions:Under the terms of the agreement any cubs will return to _ at the age of two, the age at which they would normally leave their mother in the wild. (A) Tian Tian (B) UK (C) Edinburgh Zoo (D) Sweetie (E) Yang Guang (F) China
Example solution: (F)
Example explanation: This is a good example. Based on the passage, any cubs will return to China at the age of two
Problem: London (CNN) Russian President Vladimir Putin probably approved the operation by Russian agents to kill former FSB spy Alexander Litvinenko in 2006, a detailed UK inquiry has concluded. Retired High Court Judge Robert Owen, who conducted the inquiry, wrote that he was "sure" that two former Russian agents poisoned the 44-year-old at a London hotel with highly radioactive polonium-210. And Owen wrote that he was also sure that the two men who allegedly poisoned Litvinenko -- former KGB and FSB employee Andrei Lugovoi and former Russian army officer Dmitri Kovtun -- were acting on behalf of others, probably the Russian spy service, the FSB."Putin himself personally protected (poisoning suspect) Lugovoi," Litvinenko's widow tells CNNRussia's Foreign Ministry calls the inquiry politically motivated; Russia's ambassador goes to the UK Foreign OfficeRussian President Vladimir Putin "probably approved" operation by Russian agents to kill Litvinenko, UK inquiry concludes
Questions:"He made clear that the inquiry's conclusion concerning the Russian State's probable involvement in this murder was deeply disturbing, demonstrating a flagrant disregard for UK law, international law and standards of conduct, and the safety of _ citizens. (A) London (B) CNN (C) Russian (D) Vladimir Putin (E) FSB (F) Alexander Litvinenko (G) UK (H) High Court (I) Robert Owen (J) Owen (K) Litvinenko (L) KGB (M) Andrei Lugovoi (N) Dmitri Kovtun (O) Putin (P) Lugovoi (Q) Russia (R) Foreign Ministry
| Solution: (G) |
Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context (see options)?
Context:
Summer Lovers is a 1982 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Randal Kleiser, starring Peter Gallagher, Daryl Hannah and Valerie Quennessen. It was filmed on location on the island of Santorini, Greece. The original music score is composed by Basil Poledouris. "Summer Lovers" featured "Hard to Say I'm Sorry", a No. 1 hit for Chicago and "I'm So Excited" by The Pointer Sisters.
Hypothesis: Randal Kleiser chose Greece as the filming location
Pick from:
[I] Yes
[II] It's impossible to say
[III] No | [II] |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
Problem:(CNN) -- "Real Housewives of New Jersey" stars Teresa and Joe Giudice face new bank fraud charges. The reality TV couple could spend decades in prison if convicted on the 41 counts alleged in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in New Jersey. The Giudices allegedly faked documents and lied on applications to get more than $5 million in loans over eight years before they joined the "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" cast in 2009. They both entered "not guilty" pleas in August to the original 39 counts, including conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, bank fraud, making false statements on loan applications, and bankruptcy fraud.Teresa and Joe Giudice could spend decades in prison if convictedThe reality TV couple allegedly lied to get more than $5 million in loans over 8 yearsThe Giudices were initially charged by federal prosecutors in JulyThey both entered "not guilty" pleas in August to the original 39 counts
Questions:"_ was not employed outside the home at the time." (A) CNN (B) Real Housewives of New Jersey (C) Teresa (D) Joe Giudice (E) New Jersey (F) Giudices (G) The Real Housewives of New Jersey
Solution: | (C) |
Definition: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Input: Jebe died where, Context: The Mongols learned from captives of the abundant green pastures beyond the Bulgar territory, allowing for the planning for conquest of Hungary and Europe. Genghis Khan recalled Subutai back to Mongolia soon afterwards, and Jebe died on the road back to Samarkand. The famous cavalry expedition led by Subutai and Jebe, in which they encircled the entire Caspian Sea defeating all armies in their path, remains unparalleled to this day, and word of the Mongol triumphs began to trickle to other nations, particularly Europe. These two campaigns are generally regarded as reconnaissance campaigns that tried to get the feel of the political and cultural elements of the regions. In 1225 both divisions returned to Mongolia. These invasions added Transoxiana and Persia to an already formidable empire while destroying any resistance along the way. Later under Genghis Khan's grandson Batu and the Golden Horde, the Mongols returned to conquer Volga Bulgaria and Kievan Rus' in 1237, concluding the campaign in 1240.
Output: | on the road back to Samarkand |
Q: In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False.
Station 19 -- Station 19 is an American action-drama television series created by Stacy McKee for ABC. McKee, Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers, and Paris Barclay serve as executive producers on the series, which is the second spin-off to Grey's Anatomy. Set in Seattle, the series focuses on the lives of the men and women at Seattle Fire Station 19. The series is produced by Shondaland and ABC Studios, with McKee serving as showrunner.
A: | is station 19 a grey's anatomy spin off |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Example: For four years we have waited expectantly for the pitter patter of tiny paws. Soon, that wait could finally be over. Tian Tian, the UK's only female giant panda, has conceived and could give birth to a cub as early as August. However Edinburgh Zoo, where the pandas live, have warned people 'not to get too excited' as the process is 'extremely complex'. Moreover, on the two previous occasions keepers inseminated Tian Tian - whose name means 'Sweetie' - she has failed to produce a panda cub. She was artificially inseminated again in March this year, but keepers at the zoo say implantation - when a fertilised egg attaches to the uterus - has not yet occurred.Tian Tian has conceived and could give birth to a cub as early as AugustShe has been inseminated twice before but so far failed to produce a cubTian Tian and Yang Guang arrived in 2011 from China to great fanfareOn loan at £600k a year, became first giant pandas to live in UK for 17 years
Questions:Under the terms of the agreement any cubs will return to _ at the age of two, the age at which they would normally leave their mother in the wild.
Example solution: China
Example explanation: This is a good example. Based on the passage, any cubs will return to China at the age of two
Problem: Washington (CNN) The US government said Thursday that it had approved a $2 billion arms sale to the United Arab Emirates. The State Department approved the sale of 60 Patriot Advanced Capability 3 missiles and 100 Patriot Guidance Enhanced-Tactical (GEM-T) missiles to the UAE, according to a statement released by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, which oversees America's foreign arms sales. The UAE has fielded and operated Patriot missile batteries, which are capable of shooting down enemy missiles and aircraft, since 2009 and is one of several major US allies to use the system. Congress was informed of the sale Wednesday, the announcement said, noting that the package will also include US government- and contractor-provided technical, engineering and logistics support services.The package will include US technical, engineering and logistics supportThe UAE and US enjoy close military-to-military links
Question:The statement added that the sale "will enhance interoperability with _ forces and increase security" while adding that "these missiles will not alter the basic military balance in the region."
| Solution: US |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
Example input: For four years we have waited expectantly for the pitter patter of tiny paws. Soon, that wait could finally be over. Tian Tian, the UK's only female giant panda, has conceived and could give birth to a cub as early as August. However Edinburgh Zoo, where the pandas live, have warned people 'not to get too excited' as the process is 'extremely complex'. Moreover, on the two previous occasions keepers inseminated Tian Tian - whose name means 'Sweetie' - she has failed to produce a panda cub. She was artificially inseminated again in March this year, but keepers at the zoo say implantation - when a fertilised egg attaches to the uterus - has not yet occurred.Tian Tian has conceived and could give birth to a cub as early as AugustShe has been inseminated twice before but so far failed to produce a cubTian Tian and Yang Guang arrived in 2011 from China to great fanfareOn loan at £600k a year, became first giant pandas to live in UK for 17 years
Questions:Under the terms of the agreement any cubs will return to _ at the age of two, the age at which they would normally leave their mother in the wild. (A) Tian Tian (B) UK (C) Edinburgh Zoo (D) Sweetie (E) Yang Guang (F) China
Example output: (F)
Example explanation: This is a good example. Based on the passage, any cubs will return to China at the age of two
Q: Ansbach, Germany (CNN) The Syrian suicide bomber who injured 15 people in a Sunday night attack on a music festival in Ansbach, Germany, left behind a video pledging allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann said Monday. The ISIS-affiliated media group Amaq claimed the attacker was an ISIS "soldier" in a statement the group's supporters posted online Monday, but there is no evidence he was in contact with ISIS or directed to carry out an attack. ISIS goes global: 143 attacks, 29 countries, 2,043 deaths In the video left on a mobile phone, the 27-year-old Syrian announced his threat to carry out an attack "as an act of revenge against Germans, because they obstruct Islam," Herrmann told a press conference. The man said the attack would be committed in the name of Allah as retaliation for the killing of Muslims. The bomber was killed.Neighbor describes bomber as a "friendly and happy" personThe ISIS-affiliated media group Amaq claims attacker was "soldier"
Questions:_ accepted more than 1 million asylum seekers last year, and some Germans have expressed fears that terrorists might have entered the country among them, or that disaffected youths among the refugees could be susceptible to radicalization. (A) Ansbach (B) Germany (C) CNN (D) Syrian (E) ISIS (F) Abu Bakr al (G) Baghdadi (H) Bavarian (I) Joachim Herrmann (J) Amaq (K) Islam (L) Herrmann (M) Allah (N) Muslims
A: | (B) |
Definition: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Input: palladium disks are primarily used for removing what, Context: Hydrogen is highly soluble in many rare earth and transition metals and is soluble in both nanocrystalline and amorphous metals. Hydrogen solubility in metals is influenced by local distortions or impurities in the crystal lattice. These properties may be useful when hydrogen is purified by passage through hot palladium disks, but the gas's high solubility is a metallurgical problem, contributing to the embrittlement of many metals, complicating the design of pipelines and storage tanks.
Output: | impurities |
Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context?
Context:
Anthony and the Camp is a dance music group led by producer Anthony Malloy. The group also consists of Crawford Peterson, Henley Goddard and Linden Aaron. Malloy, who already had a number-one hit on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart with his former group Temper, hit the top spot again with the Camp in 1986 with the song "What I Like".
Hypothesis: Temper's song was a number-one hit, just like the song "What I Like." | Yes |
Definition: In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
Input: The agreement was made between the British and Irish governments and eight political parties or groupings from Northern Ireland: the Ulster Unionist Party, the Social Democratic and Labour Party, Sinn Féin, the Alliance Party, the Progressive Unionist Party, the Northern Ireland Women's Coalition, the Ulster Democratic Party and Labour.
Output: | who took part in the good friday agreement |
Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything--tutors , cards, special learning centers--in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic school. After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn't kiss his mother hello. Instead,he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time,day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening. Finally,little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise,little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity .She went to his room and asked, "Son, what was it? Was it the nuns ? " Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, "No. " "Well then," she asked again. "WHAT was it? " Little Tommy looked at her and said, "Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed to the plus sign ,I knew they weren't joking. " From the passage, we can infer that _ . A) teachers should be strict with their students B) nuns are good at helping children with their math C) a catholic school is much better than other ones D) mistakes might do good sometimes
A: | D |
Q:Recordings of angry bees are enough to send big, tough African elephants running away, a new study says. Beehives -either recorded or real-may even prevent elephants from damaging farmer's crops. In 2002, scientist Lucy King and her team found that elephants avoid certain trees with bees living in them. Today, Lucy wants to see if African honeybees might discourage elephants from eating crops. But before she asked farmer to go to the trouble of setting up beehives on their farms, she needed to find out if the bees would scare elephants away. Lucy found a wild beehive inside a tree in northern Kenya and set up a recorder. Then she threw a stone into the beehive, which burst into life. Lucy and her assistant hid in their car until the angry bees had calmed down. Next,Lucy searched out elephant families in Samburu National Reserve in northern Kenya and put a speaker in a close to each family. From a distance, Lucy switched on the pre-recorded sound of angry bees while at the same time recording the elephants with a video camera. Half the elephant groups left the area within ten seconds. Out of a total of 17 groups, only one group ignored the sound of the angry bees. Lucy reported that all the young elephants immediately ran to their mothers to hide under them. When Lucy Played the sound of a waterfall instead of the angry bees to many of the same elephant families, the animals were undisturbed. Even after four minutes, most of the groups stayed in one place. Lucy is now studying whether the elephants will continue to avoid the sound of angry bees after hearing it several times. She hasn't tested enough groups yet to know, but her initial results were promising enough to begin trials with farmers. She has now begun placing speakers in the fields to see if elephants are frightened away. We know from the passage that elephants may be frightened of _ . A) loud noises B) some crops C) video cameras D) angry bees
A: | D |
In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
Ex Input:
The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), first published in 1952, is one of a number of uniform acts that have been put into law with the goal of harmonizing the law of sales and other commercial transactions across the United States of America (U.S.) through UCC adoption by all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories.
Ex Output:
what is the uniform commercial code (ucc) and why was it created
Ex Input:
Official Catholic accounts state that the Virgin Mary appeared four times before Juan Diego and one more before Juan Diego's uncle. According to these accounts the first apparition occurred on the morning of December 9, 1531, when a native Mexican peasant named Juan Diego saw a vision of a maiden at a place called the Hill of Tepeyac, which would become part of Villa de Guadalupe, a suburb of Mexico City. Speaking to Juan Diego in his native Nahuatl language (the language of the Aztec empire), the maiden identified herself as the Virgin Mary, 'mother of the very true deity' and asked for a church to be built at that site in her honor.
Ex Output:
who did our lady of guadalupe appeared to
Ex Input:
The Waltons is an American television series created by Earl Hamner, Jr., based on his book Spencer's Mountain and a 1963 film of the same name, about a family in rural Virginia during the Great Depression and World War II.
Ex Output:
| what time period was the waltons set in
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Ques: Every kid wishes to be an adult. Do you remember playing houses as a child pretending to be a grownup like your parents? Did you imagine you were a doctor, a soldier or a teacher? At that time, anything seemed more exciting than young. But now as grownups, some adults find they cannot leave childhood behind. They become "kidults"(kid+adult). Being a kidult has become a lifestyle choice among young people across Asia. Some kidults collect toys they once played with. Hello Kitty, Garfield, and Snoopy have many adult fans around the world. It is not unusual to see a 20something woman with a big, Garfieldshaped cushion on her sofa or a Hello Kitty mobile phone accessory . Other kidults still enjoy children's stories and fairy tales. For example, even an edition of the Harry Potter novels with an adult cover came out in Britain. That way, no one else on the subway will know that an adult is actually reading a children's book! "Kidults can be like vitamins to society. Adults who value their childhood and hold on to pure, childlike emotion may be needed in such a rough and dry society," said a professor in a Korean University. He added that kidult culture might fill the generation gap between adults and kids. It could give children and their parents books, movies, and cartoon shows to enjoy together. Tim Greenhalgh, a professor in London explained that some kidults just refuse to grow up. They cling to childhood because life in a busy and stressful city frightens them. Kidults would like to forget their age and openly show their fear of society and adulthood. "So, they look for an escape from increasingly complex and stressful life that are hard to deal with," Greenhalgh said. In the opinion of the Professor in a Korean University, kidults are _ . A) immature and weak B) necessary to our society C) looked down upon D) getting more and more
Ans: B
Ques: Studying abroad will shape you in various ways. You will learn things you never would have if you study overseas. But college is expensive in the United States. It's cheap or free in other countries even for foreigners, so why not get out of here and come back smarter? More and more American students are currently studying at German colleges. That number has increased by 20% over the last three years. Living costs are about $7,000 a year, which is even lower than in other European countries and a great appeal to many students wanting to studying abroad. Besides, Germany encourages international students. They create a multicultural landscape that benefits German students as well. According to a new report, Germany is home to six of the world's 100 best universities. These schools offer around 900 degrees completely in English and many German students speak the language. You could be part of Finland's excellent education system. The Finns charge no tuition and offer a number of courses purely in English. They would be happy for you to add flavor to their school scene. Cost of living there is high. Be prepared for frosty winters, but you will get that sweet midnight sun in the summer. Many other European nations provide cheap or free college for foreign students, but if South America is more your thing, try Brazil. Most of the education will take place in Portuguese, so if that is in your plan you can study near beautiful beaches and jungles. The University of Sao Paulo and State University of Campinas are both highly ranked internationally. Your money will go a long way there, too. Living on the economy in a foreign country will keep you on your toes. You will learn new customs, how to bargain, stay safe, budget and become more flexible with people. There is no better way to learn a language than by immersing yourself in it. What's more, you will become a more balanced person. New situations and challenges, from buying bread to traveling across town, will pop up daily. You will handle them and you'll make it... German universities are popular among US students mainly because . A) they offer a multicultural landscape B) they belong to the world's best ones C) the students can get their degrees easily D) the cost of living there is affordable for them
Ans: D
Ques: The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2 September 1666. In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. Over one hundred people became homeless, but only a few lost their lives. The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King's baker in Pudding Lane. The baker, with his wife and _ , was able to get out through a window into the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning. By eight o' clock three hundred houses were on fire. On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames. Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St Pauls and the Guildhall among them. Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, write about the fire, "People threw their things into the river. Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat ." The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire. With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out. After the fire, Christopher Wren, the architect , wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone. In fact, the streets are still narrow, but he did build more than fifty churches, among them the mew St Pauls. The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past. How was the fire put out according to the text? A) The soldiers came to help. B) All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed. C) People managed to get enough water from the river. D) Houses standing in the path of the fire were destroyed according to the King's order.
Ans: | D |
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