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56dcfce466d3e219004dab83 | question: What ocean connects to the Congo ? context: Congo is located in the central - western part of sub - Saharan Africa , along the Equator , lying between latitudes 4 ° N and 5 ° S , and longitudes 11 ° and 19 ° E . To the south and east of it is the Democratic Republic of Congo . It is also bounded by Gabon to the west , Cameroon and the Central African Republic to the north , and Cabinda ( Angola ) to the southwest . It has a short coast on the Atlantic Ocean . | Atlantic Ocean |
56cfdb3e234ae51400d9bf7d | question: What piece did Chopin dedicate to Liszt ? context: Although the two displayed great respect and admiration for each other , their friendship was uneasy and had some qualities of a love - hate relationship . Harold C . Schonberg believes that Chopin displayed a " tinge of jealousy and spite " towards Liszt ' s virtuosity on the piano , and others have also argued that he had become enchanted with Liszt ' s theatricality , showmanship and success . Liszt was the dedicatee of Chopin ' s Op . 10 É tudes , and his performance of them prompted the composer to write to Hiller , " I should like to rob him of the way he plays my studies . " However , Chopin expressed annoyance in 1843 when Liszt performed one of his nocturnes with the addition of numerous intricate embellishments , at which Chopin remarked that he should play the music as written or not play it at all , forcing an apology . Most biographers of Chopin state that after this the two had little to do with each other , although in his letters dated as late as 1848 he still referred to him as " my friend Liszt " . Some commentators point to events in the two men ' s romantic lives which led to a rift between them ; there are claims that Liszt had displayed jealousy of his mistress Marie d ' Agoult ' s obsession with Chopin , while others believe that Chopin had become concerned about Liszt ' s growing relationship with George Sand . | Op . 10 É tudes |
5728efe52ca10214002daad8 | question: What percentage of people lived below the poverty line in Paris ' wealthiest neighborhood ? context: While Paris has some of the richest neighbourhoods in France , it also has some of the poorest , mostly on the eastern side of the city . In 2012 , 14 percent of households in the city earned less than € 977 per month , the official poverty line . Twenty - five percent of residents in the 19th arrondissement lived below the poverty line ; 24 percent in the 18th , 22 percent in the 20th and 18 percent in the 10th . In the city ' s wealthiest neighbourhood , the 7th arrondissement , 7 percent lived below the poverty line ; 8 percent in the 6th arrondissement ; and 9 percent in the 16th arrondissement . | 7 |
5726bf4d708984140094d03a | question: What pattern does a basic Hokkien sentence follow ? context: Hokkien dialects are analytic ; in a sentence , the arrangement of words is important to its meaning . A basic sentence follows the subject – verb – object pattern ( i . e . a subject is followed by a verb then by an object ) , though this order is often violated because Hokkien dialects are topic - prominent . Unlike synthetic languages , seldom do words indicate time , gender and plural by inflection . Instead , these concepts are expressed through adverbs , aspect markers , and grammatical particles , or are deduced from the context . Different particles are added to a sentence to further specify its status or intonation . | subject – verb – object |
56f83048aef2371900625ed0 | question: Who created the crown tribunal ? context: In 1578 king Stefan Batory created the Crown Tribunal in order to reduce the enormous pressure on the Royal Court . This placed much of the monarch ' s juridical power in the hands of the elected szlachta deputies , further strengthening the nobility class . In 1581 the Crown Tribunal was joined by a counterpart in Lithuania , the Lithuanian Tribunal . | king Stefan Batory |
5727e0032ca10214002d9888 | question: What was Oklahoma ' s high school dropout rate in 2007 ? context: The state is among the best in pre - kindergarten education , and the National Institute for Early Education Research rated it first in the United States with regard to standards , quality , and access to pre - kindergarten education in 2004 , calling it a model for early childhood schooling . High school dropout rate decreased from 3 . 1 to 2 . 5 percent between 2007 and 2008 with Oklahoma ranked among 18 other states with 3 percent or less dropout rate . In 2004 , the state ranked 36th in the nation for the relative number of adults with high school diplomas , though at 85 . 2 percent , it had the highest rate among southern states . | 3 . 1 |
57269a18dd62a815002e8ac8 | question: The existence of the Confederation of the Rhine brought about the end of which imperial power ? context: After Austerlitz , Napoleon established the Confederation of the Rhine in 1806 . A collection of German states intended to serve as a buffer zone between France and Central Europe , the creation of the Confederation spelled the end of the Holy Roman Empire and significantly alarmed the Prussians . The brazen reorganization of German territory by the French risked threatening Prussian influence in the region , if not eliminating it outright . War fever in Berlin rose steadily throughout the summer of 1806 . At the insistence of his court , especially his wife Queen Louise , Frederick William III decided to challenge the French domination of Central Europe by going to war . | the Holy Roman Empire |
572ead72cb0c0d14000f144d | question: Which Muslim scholar studied the Quran ' s inimitability until his death in 1078 ? context: Inimitability of the Quran ( or " I ' jaz " ) is the belief that no human speech can match the Quran in its content and form . The Quran is considered an inimitable miracle by Muslims , effective until the Day of Resurrection — and , thereby , the central proof granted to Muhammad in authentication of his prophetic status . The concept of inimitability originates in the Quran where in five different verses opponents are challenged to produce something like the Quran : " If men and sprites banded together to produce the like of this Quran they would never produce its like not though they backed one another . " So the suggestion is that if there are doubts concerning the divine authorship of the Quran , come forward and create something like it . From the ninth century , numerous works appeared which studied the Quran and examined its style and content . Medieval Muslim scholars including al - Jurjani ( d . 1078 ) and al - Baqillani ( d . 1013 ) have written treatises on the subject , discussed its various aspects , and used linguistic approaches to study the Quran . Others argue that the Quran contains noble ideas , has inner meanings , maintained its freshness through the ages and has caused great transformations in individual level and in the history . Some scholars state that the Quran contains scientific information that agrees with modern science . The doctrine of miraculousness of the Quran is further emphasized by Muhammad ' s illiteracy since the unlettered prophet could not have been suspected of composing the Quran . | al - Jurjani |
5726c19ff1498d1400e8ea5a | question: As far as Australian nationality law goes , Norfolk Island is considered a part of what ? context: Non - Australian citizens who are Australian permanent residents should be aware that during their stay on Norfolk Island they are " outside of Australia " for the purposes of the Migration Act . This means that not only will they need a still - valid migrant visa or Resident return visa to return from Norfolk Island to the mainland , but also the time spent in Norfolk Island will not be counted for satisfying the residence requirement for obtaining a Resident return visa in the future . On the other hand , as far as Australian nationality law is concerned , Norfolk Island is a part of Australia , and any time spent by an Australian permanent resident on Norfolk Island will count as time spent in Australia for the purpose of applying for Australian citizenship . | Australia |
56df76f356340a1900b29bbc | question: How many people can fit in the Theatre Royal ? context: The city ' s main theatres are the Theatre Royal ( 1 , 315 capacity ) , its Drum Theatre ( 200 capacity ) , and its production and creative learning centre , The TR2 . The Plymouth Pavilions has multiple uses for the city staging music concerts , basketball matches and stand - up comedy . There are also three cinemas : Reel Cinema at Derrys Cross , Plymouth Arts Centre at Looe Street and a Vue cinema at the Barbican Leisure Park . The Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery is operated by Plymouth City Council allowing free admission – it has six galleries . The Plymouth Athenaeum , which includes a local interest library , is a society dedicated to the promotion of learning in the fields of science , technology , literature and art . From 1961 to 2009 it also housed a theatre . | 1 , 315 |
56e7a2eb00c9c71400d77457 | question: What was the name of the Los Angeles - based team added in 2013 ? context: In 2013 , the league expanded with the addition of two new franchises to play in 2014 , the Los Angeles Kiss ( owned by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of the legendary rock band Kiss ) and the Portland Thunder . | Kiss |
57303bb004bcaa1900d773f3 | question: The 1998 Good Friday Agreement resulted in what arrangement ? context: The Northern Ireland Peace Process has led to a number of unusual arrangements between the Republic of Ireland , Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom . For example , citizens of Northern Ireland are entitled to the choice of Irish or British citizenship or both and the Governments of Ireland and the United Kingdom consult on matters not devolved to the Northern Ireland Executive . The Northern Ireland Executive and the Government of Ireland also meet as the North / South Ministerial Council to develop policies common across the island of Ireland . These arrangements were made following the 1998 Good Friday Agreement . | policies common across the island of Ireland |
570624f252bb8914006898f8 | question: Where was the filter bank taken from ? context: A working group consisting of Leon van de Kerkhof ( The Netherlands ) , Gerhard Stoll ( Germany ) , Leonardo Chiariglione ( Italy ) , Yves - Fran ç ois Dehery ( France ) , Karlheinz Brandenburg ( Germany ) and James D . Johnston ( USA ) took ideas from ASPEC , integrated the filter bank from Layer 2 , added some of their own ideas and created MP3 , which was designed to achieve the same quality at 128 kbit / s as MP2 at 192 kbit / s . | Layer 2 |
56d38cc659d6e4140014672e | question: Who took Chopin ' s heart to Poland ? context: Chopin ' s tombstone , featuring the muse of music , Euterpe , weeping over a broken lyre , was designed and sculpted by Cl é singer . The expenses of the funeral and monument , amounting to 5 , 000 francs , were covered by Jane Stirling , who also paid for the return of the composer ' s sister Ludwika to Warsaw . Ludwika took Chopin ' s heart in an urn , preserved in alcohol , back to Poland in 1850 . [ n 9 ] She also took a collection of two hundred letters from Sand to Chopin ; after 1851 these were returned to Sand , who seems to have destroyed them . | sister |
56f86358aef2371900626037 | question: When did Southampton turn into a spa town ? context: Southampton became a spa town in 1740 . It had also become a popular site for sea bathing by the 1760s , despite the lack of a good quality beach . Innovative buildings specifically for this purpose were built at West Quay , with baths that were filled and emptied by the flow of the tide . | 1740 |
56e0a4e7231d4119001ac310 | question: What territory was transferred along with the Chechen - Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic ? context: On January 9 , 1957 , Karachay Autonomous Oblast and Chechen - Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic were restored by Khrushchev and they were transferred from the Georgian SSR back to the Russian SFSR . | Karachay Autonomous Oblast |
57262e04ec44d21400f3dbbf | question: What country is Nicobar Island apart of ? context: The Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India are geographically considered part of Southeast Asia . Eastern Bangladesh and the Seven Sister States of India are culturally part of Southeast Asia and sometimes considered both South Asian and Southeast Asian . The Seven Sister States of India are also geographically part of Southeast Asia . [ citation needed ] The rest of the island of New Guinea which is not part of Indonesia , namely , Papua New Guinea , is sometimes included so are Palau , Guam , and the Northern Mariana Islands , which were all part of the Spanish East Indies . [ citation needed ] | India |
572b881ebe1ee31400cb8412 | question: What is the name of the tabloid that is run by mainly college students ? context: New Haven is served by the daily New Haven Register , the weekly " alternative " New Haven Advocate ( which is run by Tribune , the corporation owning the Hartford Courant ) , the online daily New Haven Independent , and the monthly Grand News Community Newspaper . Downtown New Haven is covered by an in - depth civic news forum , Design New Haven . The Register also backs PLAY magazine , a weekly entertainment publication . The city is also served by several student - run papers , including the Yale Daily News , the weekly Yale Herald and a humor tabloid , Rumpus Magazine . WTNH Channel 8 , the ABC affiliate for Connecticut , WCTX Channel 59 , the MyNetworkTV affiliate for the state , and Connecticut Public Television station WEDY channel 65 , a PBS affiliate , broadcast from New Haven . All New York City news and sports team stations broadcast to New Haven County . | Rumpus Magazine |
5728164b2ca10214002d9d9f | question: What may a sequence of events be used to describe ? context: Uses of a sequence of events include stories , historical events ( chronology ) , directions and steps in procedures , and timetables for scheduling activities . A sequence of events may also be used to help describe processes in science , technology , and medicine . A sequence of events may be focused on past events ( e . g . , stories , history , chronology ) , on future events that must be in a predetermined order ( e . g . , plans , schedules , procedures , timetables ) , or focused on the observation of past events with the expectation that the events will occur in the future ( e . g . , processes ) . The use of a sequence of events occurs in fields as diverse as machines ( cam timer ) , documentaries ( Seconds From Disaster ) , law ( choice of law ) , computer simulation ( discrete event simulation ) , and electric power transmission ( sequence of events recorder ) . A specific example of a sequence of events is the timeline of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster . | processes in science , technology , and medicine |
56d5aeea1c85041400946db3 | question: Which coat is more common with dogs living in colder climates ? context: The coats of domestic dogs are of two varieties : " double " being common with dogs ( as well as wolves ) originating from colder climates , made up of a coarse guard hair and a soft down hair , or " single " , with the topcoat only . | double |
570b2260ec8fbc190045b858 | question: How did the Gregorian calendar set these same of the full moon not preceding Easterconditions ? context: In addition to the change in the mean length of the calendar year from 365 . 25 days ( 365 days 6 hours ) to 365 . 2425 days ( 365 days 5 hours 49 minutes 12 seconds ) , a reduction of 10 minutes 48 seconds per year , the Gregorian calendar reform also dealt with the accumulated difference between these lengths . The canonical Easter tables were devised at the end of the third century , when the vernal equinox fell either on 20 March or 21 March depending on the year ' s position in the leap year cycle . As the rule was that the full moon preceding Easter was not to precede the equinox the equinox was fixed at 21 March for computational purposes and the earliest date for Easter was fixed at 22 March . The Gregorian calendar reproduced these conditions by removing ten days . | removing ten days |
5733b5344776f419006610e0 | question: In what year did Notre Dame begin to host the Global Adaptation Index ? context: As of 2012 [ update ] research continued in many fields . The university president , John Jenkins , described his hope that Notre Dame would become " one of the pre – eminent research institutions in the world " in his inaugural address . The university has many multi - disciplinary institutes devoted to research in varying fields , including the Medieval Institute , the Kellogg Institute for International Studies , the Kroc Institute for International Peace studies , and the Center for Social Concerns . Recent research includes work on family conflict and child development , genome mapping , the increasing trade deficit of the United States with China , studies in fluid mechanics , computational science and engineering , and marketing trends on the Internet . As of 2013 , the university is home to the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index which ranks countries annually based on how vulnerable they are to climate change and how prepared they are to adapt . | 2013 |
5728f45c6aef0514001548b4 | question: How many soldiers defended Torii ' s last stand ? context: Torii Mototada ( 1539 – 1600 ) was a feudal lord in the service of Tokugawa Ieyasu . On the eve of the battle of Sekigahara , he volunteered to remain behind in the doomed Fushimi Castle while his lord advanced to the east . Torii and Tokugawa both agreed that the castle was indefensible . In an act of loyalty to his lord , Torii chose to remain behind , pledging that he and his men would fight to the finish . As was custom , Torii vowed that he would not be taken alive . In a dramatic last stand , the garrison of 2 , 000 men held out against overwhelming odds for ten days against the massive army of Ishida Mitsunari ' s 40 , 000 warriors . In a moving last statement to his son Tadamasa , he wrote : | 2 , 000 |
56d521ee2593cc1400307a9d | question: What nature center was cutoff ? context: Initially , officials were unable to contact the Wolong National Nature Reserve , home to around 280 giant pandas . However , the Foreign Ministry later said that a group of 31 British tourists visiting the Wolong Panda Reserve in the quake - hit area returned safe and uninjured to Chengdu . Nonetheless , the well - being of an even greater number of pandas in the neighbouring panda reserves remained unknown . Five security guards at the reserve were killed by the earthquake . Six pandas escaped after their enclosures were damaged . By May 20 , two pandas at the reserve were found to be injured , while the search continued for another two adult pandas that went missing after the quake . By May 28 , 2008 , one panda was still missing . The missing panda was later found dead under the rubble of an enclosure . Nine - year - old Mao Mao , a mother of five at the breeding center , was discovered on Monday , her body crushed by a wall in her enclosure . Panda keepers and other workers placed her remains in a small wooden crate and buried her outside the breeding centre . | Wolong National Nature Reserve |
5709aacc200fba1400368243 | question: What is the purpose of NCAZ ? context: Berlin starts National Cyber Defense Initiative : On June 16 , 2011 , the German Minister for Home Affairs , officially opened the new German NCAZ ( National Center for Cyber Defense ) Nationales Cyber - Abwehrzentrum located in Bonn . The NCAZ closely cooperates with BSI ( Federal Office for Information Security ) Bundesamt f ü r Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik , BKA ( Federal Police Organisation ) Bundeskriminalamt ( Deutschland ) , BND ( Federal Intelligence Service ) Bundesnachrichtendienst , MAD ( Military Intelligence Service ) Amt f ü r den Milit ä rischen Abschirmdienst and other national organisations in Germany taking care of national security aspects . According to the Minister the primary task of the new organisation founded on February 23 , 2011 , is to detect and prevent attacks against the national infrastructure and mentioned incidents like Stuxnet . | to detect and prevent attacks against the national infrastructure |
56f8a4f49b226e1400dd0d36 | question: What is sufficient to divide the weather patterns in Europe into a wet north and dry south ? context: The Alps are a classic example of what happens when a temperate area at lower altitude gives way to higher - elevation terrain . Elevations around the world that have cold climates similar to those of the polar regions have been called Alpine . A rise from sea level into the upper regions of the atmosphere causes the temperature to decrease ( see adiabatic lapse rate ) . The effect of mountain chains on prevailing winds is to carry warm air belonging to the lower region into an upper zone , where it expands in volume at the cost of a proportionate loss of temperature , often accompanied by precipitation in the form of snow or rain . The height of the Alps is sufficient to divide the weather patterns in Europe into a wet north and a dry south because moisture is sucked from the air as it flows over the high peaks . | The height of the Alps |
57266386708984140094c489 | question: What will some wrestlers do to take advantage of the countout ? context: A countout ( alternatively " count - out " or " count out " ) happens when a wrestler is out of the ring long enough for the referee to count to ten ( twenty in some promotions ) and thus disqualified . The count is broken and restarted when a wrestler in the ring exits the ring . Playing into this , some wrestlers will " milk " the count by sliding in the ring , and immediately sliding back out . As they were technically inside the ring for a split second before exiting again , it is sufficient to restart the count . This is often referred to by commentators as " breaking the count . " Heels often use this tactic in order to buy themselves more time to catch their breath , or to attempt to frustrate their babyface opponents . | sliding in the ring , and immediately sliding back out |
5726bfe0f1498d1400e8ea29 | question: Drama is sometimes blended with what other elements ? context: Drama is literature intended for performance . The form is often combined with music and dance , as in opera and musical theatre . A play is a subset of this form , referring to the written dramatic work of a playwright that is intended for performance in a theatre ; it comprises chiefly dialogue between characters , and usually aims at dramatic or theatrical performance rather than at reading . A closet drama , by contrast , refers to a play written to be read rather than to be performed ; hence , it is intended that the meaning of such a work can be realized fully on the page . Nearly all drama took verse form until comparatively recently . | music and dance |
5728fae2af94a219006a9eaf | question: Which areas does the Alaska Marine Highway serve ? context: Alaska ' s well - developed state - owned ferry system ( known as the Alaska Marine Highway ) serves the cities of southeast , the Gulf Coast and the Alaska Peninsula . The ferries transport vehicles as well as passengers . The system also operates a ferry service from Bellingham , Washington and Prince Rupert , British Columbia in Canada through the Inside Passage to Skagway . The Inter - Island Ferry Authority also serves as an important marine link for many communities in the Prince of Wales Island region of Southeast and works in concert with the Alaska Marine Highway . | southeast , the Gulf Coast and the Alaska Peninsula |
572830ac3acd2414000df6a8 | question: What percentage of London residents are foreign - born ? context: The 2011 census recorded that 2 , 998 , 264 people or 36 . 7 % of London ' s population are foreign - born making London the city with the second largest immigrant population , behind New York City , in terms of absolute numbers . The table to the right shows the most common countries of birth of London residents . Note that some of the German - born population , in 18th position , are British citizens from birth born to parents serving in the British Armed Forces in Germany . With increasing industrialisation , London ' s population grew rapidly throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries , and it was for some time in the late 19th and early 20th centuries the most populous city in the world . Its population peaked at 8 , 615 , 245 in 1939 immediately before the outbreak of the Second World War , but had declined to 7 , 192 , 091 at the 2001 Census . However , the population then grew by just over a million between the 2001 and 2011 Censuses , to reach 8 , 173 , 941 in the latter enumeration . | 36 . 7 % |
56de66c1cffd8e1900b4b877 | question: In what city does Plymouth ' s ferry to Spain terminate ? context: The city is home to 261 , 546 ( mid - 2014 est . ) people , making it the 30th most populous built - up area in the United Kingdom . It is governed locally by Plymouth City Council and is represented nationally by three MPs . Plymouth ' s economy remains strongly influenced by shipbuilding and seafaring including ferry links to Brittany ( Roscoff and St Malo ) and Spain ( Santander ) , but has tended toward a service - based economy since the 1990s . It has the largest operational naval base in Western Europe – HMNB Devonport and is home to Plymouth University . | Santander |
56cfe96c234ae51400d9c094 | question: What type of solar water heater is used to heat pools ? context: Solar hot water systems use sunlight to heat water . In low geographical latitudes ( below 40 degrees ) from 60 to 70 % of the domestic hot water use with temperatures up to 60 ° C can be provided by solar heating systems . The most common types of solar water heaters are evacuated tube collectors ( 44 % ) and glazed flat plate collectors ( 34 % ) generally used for domestic hot water ; and unglazed plastic collectors ( 21 % ) used mainly to heat swimming pools . | unglazed plastic collectors |
5726c314708984140094d0c8 | question: Who handles serious medical emergencies on Norfolk Island ? context: Norfolk Island Hospital is the only medical centre on the island . Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme do not cover Norfolk Island . All visitors to Norfolk Island , including Australians , are recommended to purchase travel insurance . Although the hospital can perform minor surgery , serious medical conditions are not permitted to be treated on the island and patients are flown back to mainland Australia . Air charter transport can cost in the order of A $ 30 , 000 . For serious emergencies , medical evacuations are provided by the Royal Australian Air Force . The island has one ambulance staffed by St John Ambulance Australia volunteers . | the Royal Australian Air Force |
5727364f708984140094daf7 | question: What was the goal of the Equal Employment Opportunity C omission ? context: This eventually led to LBJ ' s Civil Rights Act , which came shortly after President Kennedy ' s assassination . This document was more holistic than any President Kennedy had offered , and therefore more controversial . It aimed not only to integrate public facilities , but also private businesses that sold to the public , such as motels , restaurants , theaters , and gas stations . Public schools , hospitals , libraries , parks , among other things , were included in the bill as well . It also worked with JFK ' s executive order 11114 by prohibiting discrimination in the awarding of federal contracts and holding the authority of the government to deny contracts to businesses who discriminate . Maybe most significant of all , Title VII of the Civil Rights Act aimed to end discrimination in all firms with 25 or more employees . Another provision established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as the agency charged with ending discrimination in the nation ' s workplace . : 74 | ending discrimination in the nation ' s workplace |
56d4f6e02ccc5a1400d833a2 | question: Sasha Fierce for Der é on fashions were sold at stores that included Macy ' s and what other store ? context: In 2005 , Beyonc é teamed up with House of Brands , a shoe company , to produce a range of footwear for House of Der é on . In January 2008 , Starwave Mobile launched Beyonc é Fashion Diva , a " high - style " mobile game with a social networking component , featuring the House of Der é on collection . In July 2009 , Beyonc é and her mother launched a new junior apparel label , Sasha Fierce for Der é on , for back - to - school selling . The collection included sportswear , outerwear , handbags , footwear , eyewear , lingerie and jewelry . It was available at department stores including Macy ' s and Dillard ' s , and specialty stores Jimmy Jazz and Against All Odds . On May 27 , 2010 , Beyonc é teamed up with clothing store C & A to launch Der é on by Beyonc é at their stores in Brazil . The collection included tailored blazers with padded shoulders , little black dresses , embroidered tops and shirts and bandage dresses . | Dillard ' s |
5726e4e2708984140094d50a | question: What non - state area does Nigeria have ? context: Nigeria is divided into thirty - six states and one Federal Capital Territory , which are further sub - divided into 774 Local Government Areas ( LGAs ) . The plethora of states , of which there were only three at independence , reflect the country ' s tumultuous history and the difficulties of managing such a heterogeneous national entity at all levels of government . In some contexts , the states are aggregated into six geopolitical zones : North West , North East , North Central , South East , South South , and South West . | Federal Capital Territory |
572802612ca10214002d9b5d | question: During " The Troubles " , who waged assaults via bombings on London ? context: Primarily starting in the mid - 1960s , London became a centre for the worldwide youth culture , exemplified by the Swinging London subculture associated with the King ' s Road , Chelsea and Carnaby Street . The role of trendsetter was revived during the punk era . In 1965 London ' s political boundaries were expanded to take into account the growth of the urban area and a new Greater London Council was created . During The Troubles in Northern Ireland , London was subjected to bombing attacks by the Provisional IRA . Racial inequality was highlighted by the 1981 Brixton riot . | the Provisional IRA |
57303f8d947a6a140053d324 | question: How was it determined that homes of industrial workers were targeted ? context: These decisions , apparently taken at the Luftflotte or Fliegerkorps level ( see Organisation of the Luftwaffe ( 1933 – 1945 ) ) , meant attacks on individual targets were gradually replaced by what was , for all intents and purposes , an unrestricted area attack or Terrorangriff ( Terror Attack ) . Part of the reason for this was inaccuracy of navigation . The effectiveness of British countermeasures against Knickebein , which was designed to avoid area attacks , forced the Luftwaffe to resort to these methods . The shift from precision bombing to area attack is indicated in the tactical methods and weapons dropped . KGr 100 increased its use of incendiaries from 13 – 28 percent . By December , this had increased to 92 percent . Use of incendiaries , which were inherently inaccurate , indicated much less care was taken to avoid civilian property close to industrial sites . Other units ceased using parachute flares and opted for explosive target markers . Captured German air crews also indicated the homes of industrial workers were deliberately targeted . | Captured German air crews |
5730487aa23a5019007fd072 | question: Who was the prime minister of Swaziland in 2004 ? context: In 2004 , the Swaziland government acknowledged for the first time that it suffered an AIDS crisis , with 38 . 8 % of tested pregnant women infected with HIV ( see AIDS in Africa ) . The then Prime Minister Themba Dlamini declared a humanitarian crisis due to the combined effect of drought , land degradation , increased poverty , and HIV / AIDS . According to the 2011 UNAIDS Report , Swaziland is close to achieving universal access to HIV / AIDS treatment , defined as 80 % coverage or greater . Estimates of treatment coverage range from 70 % to 80 % of those infected . Life expectancy had fallen from 61 years in 2000 to 32 years in 2009 . Tuberculosis is also a significant problem , with an 18 % mortality rate . Many patients have a multi - drug resistant strain , and 83 % are co - infected with HIV . | Themba Dlamini |
57304e618ab72b1400f9c415 | question: Who gets to decide how long stoppage time can go on for ? context: A standard adult football match consists of two periods of 45 minutes each , known as halves . Each half runs continuously , meaning that the clock is not stopped when the ball is out of play . There is usually a 15 - minute half - time break between halves . The end of the match is known as full - time . The referee is the official timekeeper for the match , and may make an allowance for time lost through substitutions , injured players requiring attention , or other stoppages . This added time is called additional time in FIFA documents , but is most commonly referred to as stoppage time or injury time , while loss time can also be used as a synonym . The duration of stoppage time is at the sole discretion of the referee . The referee alone signals the end of the match . In matches where a fourth official is appointed , toward the end of the half the referee signals how many minutes of stoppage time he intends to add . The fourth official then informs the players and spectators by holding up a board showing this number . The signalled stoppage time may be further extended by the referee . Added time was introduced because of an incident which happened in 1891 during a match between Stoke and Aston Villa . Trailing 1 – 0 and with just two minutes remaining , Stoke were awarded a penalty . Villa ' s goalkeeper kicked the ball out of the ground , and by the time the ball had been recovered , the 90 minutes had elapsed and the game was over . The same law also states that the duration of either half is extended until the penalty kick to be taken or retaken is completed , thus no game shall end with a penalty to be taken . | referee |
570b2f5e6b8089140040f7eb | question: What is the error rate of the vernal equinox per every 7 , 700 years ? context: The Gregorian calendar improves the approximation made by the Julian calendar by skipping three Julian leap days in every 400 years , giving an average year of 365 . 2425 mean solar days long . This approximation has an error of about one day per 3 , 300 years with respect to the mean tropical year . However , because of the precession of the equinoxes , the error with respect to the vernal equinox ( which occurs , on average , 365 . 24237 days apart near 2000 ) is 1 day every 7 , 700 years , assuming a constant time interval between vernal equinoxes , which is not true . By any criterion , the Gregorian calendar is substantially more accurate than the 1 day in 128 years error of the Julian calendar ( average year 365 . 25 days ) . | 1 day |
56dfae9c7aa994140058dfdc | question: How many feet did the first photophone message travel ? context: On June 21 , 1880 , Bell ' s assistant transmitted a wireless voice telephone message a considerable distance , from the roof of the Franklin School in Washington , D . C . , to Bell at the window of his laboratory , some 213 metres ( 700 ft ) away , 19 years before the first voice radio transmissions . | 700 |
5727d2703acd2414000ded58 | question: What was the most severe form of physical punishment at Eton referred to as ? context: John Keate , Head Master from 1809 to 1834 , took over at a time when discipline was poor . Anthony Chenevix - Trench , Head Master from 1964 to 1970 , abolished the birch and replaced it with caning , also applied to the bare posterior , which he administered privately in his office . Chenevix - Trench also abolished corporal punishment administered by senior boys . Previously , House Captains were permitted to cane miscreants over the seat of the trousers . This was a routine occurrence , carried out privately with the boy bending over with his head under the edge of a table . Less common but more severe were the canings administered by Pop ( see Eton Society below ) in the form of a " Pop - Tanning " , in which a large number of hard strokes were inflicted by the President of Pop in the presence of all Pop members ( or , in earlier times , each member of Pop took it in turns to inflict a stroke ) . The culprit was summoned to appear in a pair of old trousers , as the caning would cut the cloth to shreds . This was the most severe form of physical punishment at Eton . | " Pop - Tanning " |
572ba77b34ae481900deaec8 | question: What is one issue that hurts Universal Primary Education ? context: Universal Primary Education is one of the eight international Millennium Development Goals , towards which progress has been made in the past decade , though barriers still remain . Securing charitable funding from prospective donors is one particularly persistent problem . Researchers at the Overseas Development Institute have indicated that the main obstacles to funding for education include conflicting donor priorities , an immature aid architecture , and a lack of evidence and advocacy for the issue . Additionally , Transparency International has identified corruption in the education sector as a major stumbling block to achieving Universal Primary Education in Africa . Furthermore , demand in the developing world for improved educational access is not as high as foreigners have expected . Indigenous governments are reluctant to take on the ongoing costs involved . There is also economic pressure from some parents , who prefer their children to earn money in the short term rather than work towards the long - term benefits of education . [ citation needed ] | charitable funding |
56dfb970231d4119001abd10 | question: In what city are the Inns of Chancery located ? context: The Inns of Court and Inns of Chancery in London started as ordinary inns where barristers met to do business , but became institutions of the legal profession in England and Wales . | London |
5706bbe32eaba6190074accc | question: Big room house has found increasing popularity since what year ? context: 2010s saw multiple new sounds in house music developed by numerous DJs . Sweden knew a prominence of snare - less " Swedish progressive house " with the emergence of Sebastian Ingrosso , Axwell , Steve Angello ( These three formed a trio called Swedish House Mafia ) , Avicii , Alesso , etc . Netherlands brought together a concept of " Dirty Dutch " , electro house subgenre characterized by very abrasive leads and darker arpeggios , with prominent DJs Chuckie , Hardwell , Laidback Luke , Afrojack , R3hab , Bingo Players , Quintino , Alvaro , Cedric Gervais , 2G , etc . Elsewhere , fusion genres derivative of 2000s progressive house returned to prominence , especially with the help of DJs Calvin Harris , Eric Prydz , Mat Zo , Above & Beyond and Fonzerelli in Europe , Deadmau5 , Kaskade , Steve Aoki , Porter Robinson and Wolfgang Gartner in the US and Canada . The growing popularity of such artists led to the emergence of electro house and progressive house blended sounds in popular music , such as singles Lady Gaga ' s " Marry the Night " , The Black Eyed Peas ' " The Best One Yet ( The Boy ) " and the will . i . am and Britney Spears " Scream & Shout " . Big room house found increasing popularity since 2010 , particularly through international dance music festivals such as Tomorrowland , Ultra Music Festival , and Electric Daisy Carnival . | 2010 |
5726c248f1498d1400e8ea74 | question: What modern country did Ibn Sina travel to after the end of the Samanid dynasty ? context: When Ibn Sina was 22 years old , he lost his father . The Samanid dynasty came to its end in December 1004 . Ibn Sina seems to have declined the offers of Mahmud of Ghazni , and proceeded westwards to Urgench in modern Turkmenistan , where the vizier , regarded as a friend of scholars , gave him a small monthly stipend . The pay was small , however , so Ibn Sina wandered from place to place through the districts of Nishapur and Merv to the borders of Khorasan , seeking an opening for his talents . Qabus , the generous ruler of Tabaristan , himself a poet and a scholar , with whom Ibn Sina had expected to find asylum , was on about that date ( 1012 ) starved to death by his troops who had revolted . Ibn Sina himself was at this time stricken by a severe illness . Finally , at Gorgan , near the Caspian Sea , Ibn Sina met with a friend , who bought a dwelling near his own house in which Ibn Sina lectured on logic and astronomy . Several of Ibn Sina ' s treatises were written for this patron ; and the commencement of his Canon of Medicine also dates from his stay in Hyrcania . | Turkmenistan |
56de9a164396321400ee2a45 | question: What percentage of the October 2003 vote was in favor of a recall ? context: On October 7 , 2003 , the recall election resulted in Governor Gray Davis being removed from office with 55 . 4 % of the Yes vote in favor of a recall . Schwarzenegger was elected Governor of California under the second question on the ballot with 48 . 6 % of the vote to choose a successor to Davis . Schwarzenegger defeated Democrat Cruz Bustamante , fellow Republican Tom McClintock , and others . His nearest rival , Bustamante , received 31 % of the vote . In total , Schwarzenegger won the election by about 1 . 3 million votes . Under the regulations of the California Constitution , no runoff election was required . Schwarzenegger was the second foreign - born governor of California after Irish - born Governor John G . Downey in 1862 . | 55 . 4 % |
57270585708984140094d88d | question: How far does a glacier have to move to cause glacial earthquakes ? context: In glaciated areas where the glacier moves faster than one km per year , glacial earthquakes occur . These are large scale temblors that have seismic magnitudes as high as 6 . 1 . The number of glacial earthquakes in Greenland peaks every year in July , August and September and is increasing over time . In a study using data from January 1993 through October 2005 , more events were detected every year since 2002 , and twice as many events were recorded in 2005 as there were in any other year . This increase in the numbers of glacial earthquakes in Greenland may be a response to global warming . | one km per year |
56cddf9e62d2951400fa6937 | question: Where did two chemical plants collapse ? context: All of the highways into Wenchuan , and others throughout the province , were damaged , resulting in delayed arrival of the rescue troops . In Beichuan County , 80 % of the buildings collapsed according to Xinhua News . In the city of Shifang , the collapse of two chemical plants led to leakage of some 80 tons of liquid ammonia , with hundreds of people reported buried . In the city of Dujiangyan , south - east of the epicenter , a whole school collapsed with 900 students buried and fewer than 60 survived . The Juyuan Middle School , where many teenagers were buried , was excavated by civilians and cranes . Dujiangyan is home of the Dujiangyan Irrigation System , an ancient water diversion project which is still in use and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site . The project ' s famous Fish Mouth was cracked but not severely damaged otherwise . | Dujiangyan |
5727f5f53acd2414000df0d7 | question: The focus on learning in the 12th century is referred to as what ? context: The renewal of learning in Europe , that began with 12th century Scholasticism , came to an end about the time of the Black Death , and the initial period of the subsequent Italian Renaissance is sometimes seen as a lull in scientific activity . The Northern Renaissance , on the other hand , showed a decisive shift in focus from Aristoteleian natural philosophy to chemistry and the biological sciences ( botany , anatomy , and medicine ) . Thus modern science in Europe was resumed in a period of great upheaval : the Protestant Reformation and Catholic Counter - Reformation ; the discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus ; the Fall of Constantinople ; but also the re - discovery of Aristotle during the Scholastic period presaged large social and political changes . Thus , a suitable environment was created in which it became possible to question scientific doctrine , in much the same way that Martin Luther and John Calvin questioned religious doctrine . The works of Ptolemy ( astronomy ) and Galen ( medicine ) were found not always to match everyday observations . Work by Vesalius on human cadavers found problems with the Galenic view of anatomy . | Scholasticism |
573076f78ab72b1400f9c517 | question: What is the name of the largest US military base outside of US territory ? context: Albania has often been called the 51st state for its perceived strongly pro - American positions , mainly because of the United States ' policies towards it . In reference to President George W . Bush ' s 2007 European tour , Edi Rama , Tirana ' s mayor and leader of the opposition Socialists , said : " Albania is for sure the most pro - American country in Europe , maybe even in the world . . . Nowhere else can you find such respect and hospitality for the President of the United States . Even in Michigan , he wouldn ' t be as welcome . " At the time of ex - Secretary of State James Baker ' s visit in 1992 , there was even a move to hold a referendum declaring the country as the 51st American state . In addition to Albania , Kosovo which is predominately Albanian is seen as a 51st state due to the heavily presence and influence of the United States . The US has had troops and the largest base outside US territory , Camp Bondsteel in the territory since 1999 . | Camp Bondsteel |
571d128ddd7acb1400e4c20b | question: By 1965 , about how many American women were taking Enovid ? context: Prior to the second world war , birth control was prohibited in many countries , and in the United States even the discussion of contraceptive methods sometimes led to prosecution under Comstock laws . The history of the development of oral contraceptives is thus closely tied to the birth control movement and the efforts of activists Margaret Sanger , Mary Dennett , and Emma Goldman . Based on fundamental research performed by Gregory Pincus and synthetic methods for progesterone developed by Carl Djerassi at Syntex and by Frank Colton at G . D . Searle & Co . , the first oral contraceptive , Enovid , was developed by E . D . Searle and Co . and approved by the FDA in 1960 . The original formulation incorporated vastly excessive doses of hormones , and caused severe side effects . Nonetheless , by 1962 , 1 . 2 million American women were on the pill , and by 1965 the number had increased to 6 . 5 million . The availability of a convenient form of temporary contraceptive led to dramatic changes in social mores including expanding the range of lifestyle options available to women , reducing the reliance of women on men for contraceptive practice , encouraging the delay of marriage , and increasing pre - marital co - habitation . | 6 . 5 million |
572a31636aef051400155357 | question: Jews and Christians were offered protection in the form of what assistance by Europe ? context: The Christian population of the empire , owing to their higher educational levels , started to pull ahead of the Muslim majority , leading to much resentment on the part of the latter . In 1861 , there were 571 primary and 94 secondary schools for Ottoman Christians with 140 , 000 pupils in total , a figure that vastly exceeded the number of Muslim children in school at the same time , who were further hindered by the amount of time spent learning Arabic and Islamic theology . In turn , the higher educational levels of the Christians allowed them to play a large role in the economy . In 1911 , of the 654 wholesale companies in Istanbul , 528 were owned by ethnic Greeks . Of course , it would be a mistake to ignore the geopolitical dimensions of this dynamic . The preponderance of Christian merchants owed not to any innate business sense on their part , although plenty of European observers were keen on making this point . In fact , in many cases , Christians and also Jews were able to gain protection from European consuls and citizenship , meaning they were protected from Ottoman law and not subject to the same economic regulations as their Muslim comrades . | consuls and citizenship |
57266a2c5951b619008f7205 | question: Saltpetre was used for what people , specifically the need for this product had people overlooking untaxed sales ? context: Outstanding debts were also agreed and the company permitted to export 250 tons of saltpetre . Again in 1673 , Banks successfully negotiated another contract for 700 tons of saltpetre at £ 37 , 000 between the king and the company . So urgent was the need to supply the armed forces in the United Kingdom , America and elsewhere that the authorities sometimes turned a blind eye on the untaxed sales . One governor of the company was even reported as saying in 1864 that he would rather have the saltpetre made than the tax on salt . | armed forces |
571033ecb654c5140001f8b5 | question: What do researches believe must be taken into account for women in these studies ? context: These studies suggest that men and women are different in terms of sexual arousal patterns and that this is also reflected in how their genitals react to sexual stimuli of both genders or even to non - human stimuli . Sexual orientation has many dimensions ( attractions , behavior , identity ) , of which sexual arousal is the only product of sexual attractions which can be measured at present with some degree of physical precision . Thus , the fact that women are aroused by seeing non - human primates having sex does not mean that women ' s sexual orientation includes this type of sexual interest . Some researchers argue that women ' s sexual orientation depends less on their patterns of sexual arousal than men ' s and that other components of sexual orientation ( like emotional attachment ) must be taken into account when describing women ' s sexual orientations . In contrast , men ' s sexual orientations tend to be primarily focused on the physical component of attractions and , thus , their sexual feelings are more exclusively oriented according to sex . | emotional attachment |
5727d20b2ca10214002d9756 | question: Which season is the most dry in Oklahoma ? context: Over almost all of Oklahoma , winter is the driest season . Average monthly precipitation increases dramatically in the spring to a peak in May , the wettest month over most of the state , with its frequent and not uncommonly severe thunderstorm activity . Early June can still be wet , but most years see a marked decrease in rainfall during June and early July . Mid - summer ( July and August ) represents a secondary dry season over much of Oklahoma , with long stretches of hot weather with only sporadic thunderstorm activity not uncommon many years . Severe drought is common in the hottest summers , such as those of 1934 , 1954 , 1980 and 2011 , all of which featured weeks on end of virtual rainlessness and high temperatures well over 100 ° F ( 38 ° C ) . Average precipitation rises again from September to mid - October , representing a secondary wetter season , then declines from late October through December . | winter |
570f31ba5ab6b81900390e97 | question: Whose work habits and environment prevents them from maintaining a regular sleep pattern ? context: Due to the work nature of airline pilots , who often cross several timezones and regions of sunlight and darkness in one day , and spend many hours awake both day and night , they are often unable to maintain sleep patterns that correspond to the natural human circadian rhythm ; this situation can easily lead to fatigue . The NTSB cites this as contributing to many accidents [ unreliable medical source ? ] and has conducted several research studies in order to find methods of combating fatigue in pilots . | airline pilots |
572a727274f2e11900503fa5 | question: What is the northern terminus of Biscayne Bay ? context: Miami and its suburbs are located on a broad plain between the Florida Everglades to the west and Biscayne Bay to the east , which also extends from Florida Bay north to Lake Okeechobee . The elevation of the area never rises above 40 ft ( 12 m ) and averages at around 6 ft ( 1 . 8 m ) above mean sea level in most neighborhoods , especially near the coast . The highest undulations are found along the coastal Miami Rock Ridge , whose substrate underlies most of the eastern Miami metropolitan region . The main portion of the city lies on the shores of Biscayne Bay which contains several hundred natural and artificially created barrier islands , the largest of which contains Miami Beach and South Beach . The Gulf Stream , a warm ocean current , runs northward just 15 miles ( 24 km ) off the coast , allowing the city ' s climate to stay warm and mild all year . | Lake Okeechobee |
56cf5ee8aab44d1400b8915d | question: Where did Kanye and his mother relocate when he was 10 ? context: At the age of 10 , West moved with his mother to Nanjing , China , where she was teaching at Nanjing University as part of an exchange program . According to his mother , West was the only foreigner in his class , but settled in well and quickly picked up the language , although he has since forgotten most of it . When asked about his grades in high school , West replied , " I got A ' s and B ' s . And I ' m not even frontin ' . " | Nanjing , China |
572e7e6acb0c0d14000f11be | question: How did Gaddafi lose power ? context: In 1977 , Gaddafi dissolved the Republic and created a new socialist state , the Jamahiriya ( " state of the masses " ) . Officially adopting a symbolic role in governance , he retained power as military commander - in - chief and head of the Revolutionary Committees responsible for policing and suppressing opponents . Overseeing unsuccessful border conflicts with Egypt and Chad , Gaddafi ' s support for foreign militants and alleged responsibility for the Lockerbie bombing led to Libya ' s label of " international pariah " . A particularly hostile relationship developed with the United States and United Kingdom , resulting in the 1986 U . S . bombing of Libya and United Nations - imposed economic sanctions . Rejecting his earlier ideological commitments , from 1999 Gaddafi encouraged economic privatization and sought rapprochement with Western nations , also embracing Pan - Africanism and helping to establish the African Union . Amid the Arab Spring , in 2011 an anti - Gaddafist uprising led by the National Transitional Council ( NTC ) broke out , resulting in the Libyan Civil War . NATO intervened militarily on the side of the NTC , bringing about the government ' s downfall . Retreating to Sirte , Gaddafi was captured and killed by NTC militants . | uprising led by the National Transitional Council ( NTC ) broke out , resulting in the Libyan Civil War . NATO intervened militarily on the side of the NTC |
57302769947a6a140053d1ac | question: What city became the state capital of South Carolina ? context: Although the city lost the status of state capital to Columbia in 1786 , Charleston became even more prosperous in the plantation - dominated economy of the post - Revolutionary years . The invention of the cotton gin in 1793 revolutionized the processing of this crop , making short - staple cotton profitable . It was more easily grown in the upland areas , and cotton quickly became South Carolina ' s major export commodity . The Piedmont region was developed into cotton plantations , to which the sea islands and Lowcountry were already devoted . Slaves were also the primary labor force within the city , working as domestics , artisans , market workers , and laborers . | Columbia |
572a714a7a1753140016af6e | question: What is the one way Hayek argued that resource distribution could succeed ? context: Building on the earlier work of Ludwig von Mises and others , Hayek also argued that while in centrally planned economies an individual or a select group of individuals must determine the distribution of resources , these planners will never have enough information to carry out this allocation reliably . This argument , first proposed by Max Weber , says that the efficient exchange and use of resources can be maintained only through the price mechanism in free markets ( see economic calculation problem ) . | through the price mechanism in free markets |
5726593a5951b619008f7037 | question: What type of military service does Greece require ? context: Greece has universal compulsory military service for males , while females are exempted from conscription but may otherwise serve in the military . As of 2009 [ update ] , mandatory military service is nine months for male citizens between the ages of 19 and 45 . Additionally , Greek males between the age of 18 and 60 who live in strategically sensitive areas may be required to serve part - time in the National Guard . However , as the military has sought to become a completely professional force , the government has promised to reduce mandatory military service or abolish it completely . | universal compulsory |
5731f248e17f3d1400422563 | question: Methodists believe that Christ achieved salvation for whom ? context: Soteriologically , most Methodists are Arminian , emphasizing that Christ accomplished salvation for every human being , and that humans must exercise an act of the will to receive it ( as opposed to the traditional Calvinist doctrine of monergism ) . Methodism is traditionally low church in liturgy , although this varies greatly between individual congregations ; the Wesleys themselves greatly valued the Anglican liturgy and tradition . Methodism is known for its rich musical tradition ; John Wesley ' s brother , Charles , was instrumental in writing much of the hymnody of the Methodist Church , and many other eminent hymn writers come from the Methodist tradition . | every human being |
56f8f9f49e9bad19000a079e | question: What was mainly of interest in America ? context: The basis of Simpson ' s unity is color and colonial subjection . His color chart recognizes a spectrum of black , brown and yellow , which at the time had been traditional since the late 19th century . Apart from these was " the great white race " , which the moderate Simpson tones down to simply the white race . The great whites were appearing as late as the 1920s works of James Henry Breasted , which were taught as the gospel of ancient history throughout the entire first half of the 20th century . A red wavelength was mainly of interest in America . The eastern question was modified by Simpson to " The Problem of the Nearer East , " which had nothing to do with the Ottomans but everything to do with British colonialism . Simpson wrote of the white man : | A red wavelength |
56df5e8e96943c1400a5d450 | question: How many employees work for Norman Regional Hospital ? context: While not in Oklahoma City proper , other large employers within the MSA region include : Tinker Air Force Base ( 27 , 000 ) ; University of Oklahoma ( 11 , 900 ) ; University of Central Oklahoma ( 2 , 900 ) ; and Norman Regional Hospital ( 2 , 800 ) . | 2 , 800 |
572a373d6aef051400155392 | question: Which American newscast was taken off the air only two weeks after CBC began showing it ? context: Many were surprised by these changes to the CBC schedule , which were apparently intended to attract a younger audience to the network ; some suggested they might alienate the core CBC viewership . Another note of criticism was made when the network decided to move The National in some time zones to simulcast the American version of The One over the summer . This later became a moot point , as The One was taken off the air after two weeks after extremely low American and Canadian ratings , and the newscast resumed its regular schedule . | The One |
570b6365ec8fbc190045b9c1 | question: when did ranchers usually have a cattle round up ? context: Much of the Great Plains became open range , or rangeland where cattle roamed free , hosting ranching operations where anyone was theoretically free to run cattle . In the spring and fall , ranchers held roundups where their cowboys branded new calves , treated animals and sorted the cattle for sale . Such ranching began in Texas and gradually moved northward . In 1866 - 95 , cowboys herded 10 million cattle north to rail heads such as Dodge City , Kansas and Ogallala , Nebraska ; from there , cattle were shipped eastward . | spring and fall |
56d3793a59d6e414001464c3 | question: What show did Nigel Lythgoe leave American Idol to produce ? context: In the first major change to the judging panel , a fourth judge , Kara DioGuardi , was introduced . This was also the first season without executive producer Nigel Lythgoe who left to focus on the international versions of his show So You Think You Can Dance . The Hollywood round was moved to the Kodak Theatre for 2009 and was also extended to two weeks . Idol Gives Back was canceled for this season due to the global recession at the time . | So You Think You Can Dance |
56bf74d53aeaaa14008c965a | question: Beyonce ' s mother worked in what industry ? context: Beyonc é Giselle Knowles was born in Houston , Texas , to Celestine Ann " Tina " Knowles ( n é e Beyinc é ) , a hairdresser and salon owner , and Mathew Knowles , a Xerox sales manager . Beyonc é ' s name is a tribute to her mother ' s maiden name . Beyonc é ' s younger sister Solange is also a singer and a former member of Destiny ' s Child . Mathew is African - American , while Tina is of Louisiana Creole descent ( with African , Native American , French , Cajun , and distant Irish and Spanish ancestry ) . Through her mother , Beyonc é is a descendant of Acadian leader Joseph Broussard . She was raised in a Methodist household . | hairdresser and salon owner |
57292b05af94a219006aa14e | question: Who received the Nobel Prize in 1921 for his work on the photoelectric effect ? context: The photoelectric effect is the emission of electrons ( called " photoelectrons " ) from a surface when light is shone on it . It was first observed by Alexandre Edmond Becquerel in 1839 , although credit is usually reserved for Heinrich Hertz , who published the first thorough investigation in 1887 . Another particularly thorough investigation was published by Philipp Lenard in 1902 . Einstein ' s 1905 paper discussing the effect in terms of light quanta would earn him the Nobel Prize in 1921 , when his predictions had been confirmed by the experimental work of Robert Andrews Millikan . The Nobel committee awarded the prize for his work on the photo - electric effect , rather than relativity , both because of a bias against purely theoretical physics not grounded in discovery or experiment , and dissent amongst its members as to the actual proof that relativity was real . | Einstein |
57288d6b3acd2414000dfaef | question: Whose law firm did Popper ' s father join in Vienna ? context: Karl Popper was born in Vienna ( then in Austria - Hungary ) in 1902 , to upper middle - class parents . All of Karl Popper ' s grandparents were Jewish , but the Popper family converted to Lutheranism before Karl was born , and so he received Lutheran baptism . They understood this as part of their cultural assimilation , not as an expression of devout belief . Karl ' s father Simon Siegmund Carl Popper was a lawyer from Bohemia and a doctor of law at the Vienna University , and mother Jenny Schiff was of Silesian and Hungarian descent . After establishing themselves in Vienna , the Poppers made a rapid social climb in Viennese society : Simon Siegmund Carl became a partner in the law firm of Vienna ' s liberal Burgomaster Herr Gr ü bl and , after Gr ü bl ' s death in 1898 , Simon took over the business . ( Malachi Hacohen records that Herr Gr ü bl ' s first name was Raimund , after which Karl received his middle name . Popper himself , in his autobiography , erroneously recalls that Herr Gr ü bl ' s first name was Carl . ) His father was a bibliophile who had 12 , 000 – 14 , 000 volumes in his personal library . Popper inherited both the library and the disposition from him . | Burgomaster Herr Gr ü bl |
57341835d058e614000b693e | question: Which direction does the Yellowstone River flow through the national park ? context: The Yellowstone River rises on the continental divide near Younts Peak in Wyoming ' s Teton Wilderness . It flows north through Yellowstone National Park , enters Montana near Gardiner , and passes through the Paradise Valley to Livingston . It then flows northeasterly across the state through Billings , Miles City , Glendive , and Sidney . The Yellowstone joins the Missouri in North Dakota just east of Fort Union . It is the longest undammed , free - flowing river in the contiguous United States , and drains about a quarter of Montana ( 36 , 000 square miles ( 93 , 000 km2 ) ) . | north |
57280bee2ca10214002d9c9a | question: MES - 1 uses what scripts only ? context: Several subsets of Unicode are standardized : Microsoft Windows since Windows NT 4 . 0 supports WGL - 4 with 652 characters , which is considered to support all contemporary European languages using the Latin , Greek , or Cyrillic script . Other standardized subsets of Unicode include the Multilingual European Subsets : MES - 1 ( Latin scripts only , 335 characters ) , MES - 2 ( Latin , Greek and Cyrillic 1062 characters ) and MES - 3A & MES - 3B ( two larger subsets , not shown here ) . Note that MES - 2 includes every character in MES - 1 and WGL - 4 . | Latin scripts only |
57304603b2c2fd1400568b54 | question: What is the primary difference in Windows 8 . 1 ? context: Retail distribution of Windows 8 has since been discontinued in favor of Windows 8 . 1 . Unlike 8 , 8 . 1 is available as " full version software " at both retail and online for download that does not require a previous version of Windows in order to be installed . Pricing for these new copies remain identical . With the retail release returning to full version software for Windows 8 . 1 , the " Personal Use License " exemption was removed from the OEM SKU , meaning that end users building their own PCs for personal use must use the full retail version in order to satisfy the Windows 8 . 1 licensing requirements . Windows 8 . 1 with Bing is a special OEM - specific SKU of Windows 8 . 1 subsidized by Microsoft ' s Bing search engine . | 8 . 1 is available as " full version software " |
5725ed5b271a42140099d338 | question: What Arsenal club nickname sometimes appeared on club shirts ? context: The monogram theme was developed into an Art Deco - style badge on which the letters A and C framed a football rather than the letter F , the whole set within a hexagonal border . This early example of a corporate logo , introduced as part of Herbert Chapman ' s rebranding of the club in the 1930s , was used not only on Cup Final shirts but as a design feature throughout Highbury Stadium , including above the main entrance and inlaid in the floors . From 1967 , a white cannon was regularly worn on the shirts , until replaced by the club crest , sometimes with the addition of the nickname " The Gunners " , in the 1990s . | The Gunners |
5726a993dd62a815002e8c53 | question: Who did Parisian women want to return to Paris ? context: Initially , Burke did not condemn the French Revolution . In a letter of 9 August 1789 , Burke wrote : " England gazing with astonishment at a French struggle for Liberty and not knowing whether to blame or to applaud ! The thing indeed , though I thought I saw something like it in progress for several years , has still something in it paradoxical and Mysterious . The spirit it is impossible not to admire ; but the old Parisian ferocity has broken out in a shocking manner " . The events of 5 – 6 October 1789 , when a crowd of Parisian women marched on Versailles to compel King Louis XVI to return to Paris , turned Burke against it . In a letter to his son , Richard Burke , dated 10 October he said : " This day I heard from Laurence who has sent me papers confirming the portentous state of France — where the Elements which compose Human Society seem all to be dissolved , and a world of Monsters to be produced in the place of it — where Mirabeau presides as the Grand Anarch ; and the late Grand Monarch makes a figure as ridiculous as pitiable " . On 4 November Charles - Jean - Fran ç ois Depont wrote to Burke , requesting that he endorse the Revolution . Burke replied that any critical language of it by him should be taken " as no more than the expression of doubt " but he added : " You may have subverted Monarchy , but not recover ' d freedom " . In the same month he described France as " a country undone " . Burke ' s first public condemnation of the Revolution occurred on the debate in Parliament on the army estimates on 9 February 1790 , provoked by praise of the Revolution by Pitt and Fox : | King Louis XVI |
5728c1a84b864d1900164d6c | question: Who was the son of Amphion and Niobe ? context: As a god of archery , Apollo was known as Aphetor ( / ə ˈ fi ː t ə r / ə - FEE - t ə r ; Ἀ φ ή τ ω ρ , Aph ē t ō r , from ἀ φ ί η μ ι , " to let loose " ) or Aphetorus ( / ə ˈ f ɛ t ə r ə s / ə - FET - ə r - ə s ; Ἀ φ η τ ό ρ ο ς , Aph ē toros , of the same origin ) , Argyrotoxus ( / ˌ ɑ ː rd ʒ ᵻ r ə ˈ t ɒ ks ə s / AR - ji - r ə - TOK - s ə s ; Ἀ ρ γ υ ρ ό τ ο ξ ο ς , Argyrotoxos , literally " with silver bow " ) , Heca ë rgus ( / ˌ h ɛ ki ˈ ɜ ː r ɡ ə s / HEK - ee - UR - g ə s ; Ἑ κ ά ε ρ γ ο ς , Hekaergos , literally " far - shooting " ) , and Hecebolus ( / h ᵻ ˈ s ɛ b ə l ə s / hi - SEB - ə - l ə s ; Ἑ κ η β ό λ ο ς , Hek ē bolos , literally " far - shooting " ) . The Romans referred to Apollo as Articenens ( / ɑ ː r ˈ t ɪ s ᵻ n ə nz / ar - TISS - i - n ə nz ; " bow - carrying " ) . Apollo was called Ismenius ( / ɪ z ˈ mi ː ni ə s / iz - MEE - nee - ə s ; Ἰ σ μ η ν ι ό ς , Ism ē nios , literally " of Ismenus " ) after Ismenus , the son of Amphion and Niobe , whom he struck with an arrow . | Ismenius |
5726833add62a815002e87d2 | question: What concern did Mao have about the South Korean invasion ? context: In April 1950 , Stalin gave Kim permission to invade the South under the condition that Mao would agree to send reinforcements if they became needed . Stalin made it clear that Soviet forces would not openly engage in combat , to avoid a direct war with the Americans . Kim met with Mao in May 1950 . Mao was concerned that the Americans would intervene but agreed to support the North Korean invasion . China desperately needed the economic and military aid promised by the Soviets . At that time , the Chinese were in the process of demobilizing half of the PLA ' s 5 . 6 million soldiers . However , Mao sent more ethnic Korean PLA veterans to Korea and promised to move an army closer to the Korean border . Once Mao ' s commitment was secured , preparations for war accelerated . | the Americans would intervene |
572f8f36a23a5019007fc757 | question: Around how many soldiers were in each regiment of the Northern Army ? context: During the Eastern Han , conscription could be avoided if one paid a commutable tax . The Eastern Han court favored the recruitment of a volunteer army . The volunteer army comprised the Southern Army ( Nanjun 南 軍 ) , while the standing army stationed in and near the capital was the Northern Army ( Beijun 北 軍 ) . Led by Colonels ( Xiaowei 校 尉 ) , the Northern Army consisted of five regiments , each composed of several thousand soldiers . When central authority collapsed after 189 AD , wealthy landowners , members of the aristocracy / nobility , and regional military - governors relied upon their retainers to act as their own personal troops ( buqu 部 曲 ) . | several thousand soldiers |
572644e91125e71900ae1946 | question: Where ducks ever used as a type of commerence in the world ? context: Clay models of ducks found in China dating back to 4000 BC may indicate the domestication of ducks took place there during the Yangshao culture . Even if this is not the case , domestication of the duck took place in the Far East at least 1500 years earlier than in the West . Lucius Columella , writing in the first century BC , advised those who sought to rear ducks to collect wildfowl eggs and put them under a broody hen , because when raised in this way , the ducks " lay aside their wild nature and without hesitation breed when shut up in the bird pen " . Despite this , ducks did not appear in agricultural texts in Western Europe until about 810 AD , when they began to be mentioned alongside geese , chickens , and peafowl as being used for rental payments made by tenants to landowners . | mentioned alongside geese , chickens , and peafowl as being used for rental payments made by tenants to landowners . |
57303b5e04bcaa1900d773ea | question: What type of appliances is Iran a leading manufacturer of in the Middle East ? context: Iran has leading manufacturing industries in the fields of car - manufacture and transportation , construction materials , home appliances , food and agricultural goods , armaments , pharmaceuticals , information technology , power and petrochemicals in the Middle East . According to FAO , Iran has been a top five producer of the following agricultural products in the world in 2012 : apricots , cherries , sour cherries , cucumbers and gherkins , dates , eggplants , figs , pistachios , quinces , walnuts , and watermelons . | home appliances |
572fb70e947a6a140053cbd7 | question: What did the Greeks wants to be imparted to their descendants ? context: This age saw the Greeks move towards larger cities and a reduction in the importance of the city - state . These larger cities were parts of the still larger Kingdoms of the Diadochi . Greeks , however , remained aware of their past , chiefly through the study of the works of Homer and the classical authors . An important factor in maintaining Greek identity was contact with barbarian ( non - Greek ) peoples , which was deepened in the new cosmopolitan environment of the multi - ethnic Hellenistic kingdoms . This led to a strong desire among Greeks to organize the transmission of the Hellenic paideia to the next generation . Greek science , technology and mathematics are generally considered to have reached their peak during the Hellenistic period . | the transmission of the Hellenic paideia to the next generation . |
5726adcd5951b619008f79fc | question: What is one way to classify pesticides ? context: Pesticides are often referred to according to the type of pest they control . Pesticides can also be considered as either biodegradable pesticides , which will be broken down by microbes and other living beings into harmless compounds , or persistent pesticides , which may take months or years before they are broken down : it was the persistence of DDT , for example , which led to its accumulation in the food chain and its killing of birds of prey at the top of the food chain . Another way to think about pesticides is to consider those that are chemical pesticides or are derived from a common source or production method . | type of pest they control |
5727fa0aff5b5019007d99b5 | question: What is a physical tool that tracks the passage of time ? context: Temporal measurement , chronometry , takes two distinct period forms : the calendar , a mathematical tool for organizing intervals of time , and the clock , a physical mechanism that counts the passage of time . In day - to - day life , the clock is consulted for periods less than a day whereas the calendar is consulted for periods longer than a day . Increasingly , personal electronic devices display both calendars and clocks simultaneously . The number ( as on a clock dial or calendar ) that marks the occurrence of a specified event as to hour or date is obtained by counting from a fiducial epoch — a central reference point . | the clock |
56f7424daef2371900625a50 | question: Who uses the Cyrillic alphabet ? context: Slavic standard languages which are official in at least one country : Belarusian , Bosnian , Bulgarian , Croatian , Czech , Macedonian , Montenegrin , Polish , Russian , Serbian , Slovak , Slovene , and Ukrainian . The alphabet depends on what religion is usual for the respective Slavic ethnic groups . The Orthodox use the Cyrillic alphabet and the Roman Catholics use Latin alphabet , the Bosniaks who are Muslims also use the Latin . Few Greek Roman and Roman Catholics use the Cyrillic alphabet however . The Serbian language and Montenegrin language uses both Cyrillic and Latin alphabets . There is also a Latin script to write in Belarusian , called the Lacinka alphabet . | The Orthodox |
572651775951b619008f6fc2 | question: what was the name of the company that traded with East Indies ? context: This time they succeeded , and on 31 December 1600 , the Queen granted a Royal Charter to " George , Earl of Cumberland , and 215 Knights , Aldermen , and Burgesses " under the name , Governor and Company of Merchants of London trading with the East Indies . For a period of fifteen years the charter awarded the newly formed company a monopoly on trade with all countries east of the Cape of Good Hope and west of the Straits of Magellan . Sir James Lancaster commanded the first East India Company voyage in 1601 and returned in 1603 . and in March 1604 Sir Henry Middleton commanded the second voyage . General William Keeling , a captain during the second voyage , led the third voyage from 1607 to 1610 . | Merchants of London |
56f954c09b226e1400dd133c | question: Which of the Marshall Islands did Salazar most likely see ? context: Spanish explorer Alonso de Salazar was the first European to see the islands in 1526 , commanding the ship Santa Maria de la Victoria , the only surviving vessel of the Loa í sa Expedition . On August 21 , he sighted an island ( probably Taongi ) at 14 ° N that he named " San Bartolome " . | Taongi |
573204dab9d445190005e735 | question: What were on the decks of the Japanese aircraft carriers when the American dive bobers attacked ? context: As anticipated by Nimitz , the Japanese fleet arrived off Midway on 4 June and was spotted by PBY patrol aircraft . Nagumo executed a first strike against Midway , while Fletcher launched his aircraft , bound for Nagumo ' s carriers . At 09 : 20 the first U . S . carrier aircraft arrived , TBD Devastator torpedo bombers from Hornet , but their attacks were poorly coordinated and ineffectual ; thanks in part to faulty aerial torpedoes , they failed to score a single hit and all 15 were wiped out by defending Zero fighters . At 09 : 35 , 15 additional TBDs from Enterprise attacked in which 14 were lost , again with no hits . Thus far , Fletcher ' s attacks had been disorganized and seemingly ineffectual , but they succeeded in drawing Nagumo ' s defensive fighters down to sea level where they expended much of their fuel and ammunition repulsing the two waves of torpedo bombers . As a result , when U . S . dive bombers arrived at high altitude , the Zeros were poorly positioned to defend . To make matters worse , Nagumo ' s four carriers had drifted out of formation in their efforts to avoid torpedoes , reducing the concentration of their anti - aircraft fire . Nagumo ' s indecision had also created confusion aboard his carriers . Alerted to the need of a second strike on Midway , but also wary of the need to deal with the American carriers that he now knew were in the vicinity , Nagumo twice changed the arming orders for his aircraft . As a result , the American dive bombers found the Japanese carriers with their decks cluttered with munitions as the crews worked hastily to properly re - arm their air groups . | munitions |
57263c9938643c19005ad34f | question: What is another name used for mammalian hair ? context: Mammalian hair , also known as pelage , can vary in color between populations , organisms within a population , and even on the individual organism . Light - dark color variation is common in the mammalian taxa . Sometimes , this color variation is determined by age variation , however , in other cases , it is determined by other factors . Selective pressures , such as ecological interactions with other populations or environmental conditions , often lead to the variation in mammalian coloration . These selective pressures favor certain colors in order to increase survival . Camouflage is thought to be a major selection pressure shaping coloration in mammals , although there is also evidence that sexual selection , communication , and physiological processes may influence the evolution of coloration as well . Camouflage is the most predominant mechanism for color variation , as it aids in the concealment of the organisms from predators or from their prey . Coat color can also be for intraspecies communication such as warning members of their species about predators , indicating health for reproductive purposes , communicating between mother and young , and intimidating predators . Studies have shown that in some cases , differences in female and male coat color could indicate information nutrition and hormone levels , which are important in the mate selection process . One final mechanism for coat color variation is physiological response purposes , such as temperature regulation in tropical or arctic environments . Although much has been observed about color variation , much of the genetic that link coat color to genes is still unknown . The genetic sites where pigmentation genes are found are known to affect phenotype by : 1 ) altering the spatial distribution of pigmentation of the hairs , and 2 ) altering the density and distribution of the hairs . Quantitative trait mapping is being used to better understand the distribution of loci responsible for pigmentation variation . However , although the genetic sites are known , there is still much to learn about how these genes are expressed . | pelage |
570bd80cec8fbc190045bb61 | question: How many graphic symbols were used before ASCII ? context: The X3 . 2 subcommittee designed ASCII based on the earlier teleprinter encoding systems . Like other character encodings , ASCII specifies a correspondence between digital bit patterns and character symbols ( i . e . graphemes and control characters ) . This allows digital devices to communicate with each other and to process , store , and communicate character - oriented information such as written language . Before ASCII was developed , the encodings in use included 26 alphabetic characters , 10 numerical digits , and from 11 to 25 special graphic symbols . To include all these , and control characters compatible with the Comit é Consultatif International T é l é phonique et T é l é graphique ( CCITT ) International Telegraph Alphabet No . 2 ( ITA2 ) standard , Fieldata , and early EBCDIC , more than 64 codes were required for ASCII . | 11 to 25 special graphic symbols |
57282bf93acd2414000df62d | question: What is the fonseca system ? context: In Brazil , the fall of the monarchy in 1889 by a military coup d ' é tat led to the rise of the presidential system , headed by Deodoro da Fonseca . Aided by well - known jurist Ruy Barbosa , Fonseca established federalism in Brazil by decree , but this system of government would be confirmed by every Brazilian constitution since 1891 , although some of them would distort some of the federalist principles . The 1937 Constitution , for example , granted the federal government the authority to appoint State Governors ( called interventors ) at will , thus centralizing power in the hands of President Get ú lio Vargas . Brazil also uses the Fonseca system to regulate interstate trade . Brazil is one of the biggest federal governments . | regulate interstate trade |
56ea90465a205f1900d6d342 | question: What does corruption undermine in politics ? context: In politics , corruption undermines democracy and good governance by flouting or even subverting formal processes . Corruption in elections and in the legislature reduces accountability and distorts representation in policymaking ; corruption in the judiciary compromises the rule of law ; and corruption in public administration results in the inefficient provision of services . It violates a basic principle of republicanism regarding the centrality of civic virtue . | democracy |
57327d1a0fdd8d15006c6b11 | question: Along with Eisenhower , Macmillan and de Gaulle , what leader attended the Four Powers Paris Summit ? context: The 1960 Four Power Paris Summit between President Dwight Eisenhower , Nikita Khrushchev , Harold Macmillan and Charles de Gaulle collapsed because of the incident . Eisenhower refused to accede to Khrushchev ' s demands that he apologize . Therefore , Khrushchev would not take part in the summit . Up until this event , Eisenhower felt he had been making progress towards better relations with the Soviet Union . Nuclear arms reduction and Berlin were to have been discussed at the summit . Eisenhower stated it had all been ruined because of that " stupid U - 2 business " . | Nikita Khrushchev |
57329c6ed6dcfa19001e8a1e | question: There was an ocean between Gondwana and Asia in the Permian , what was it ? context: During the Permian all the Earth ' s major land masses , except portions of East Asia , were collected into a single supercontinent known as Pangaea . Pangaea straddled the equator and extended toward the poles , with a corresponding effect on ocean currents in the single great ocean ( Panthalassa , the universal sea ) , and the Paleo - Tethys Ocean , a large ocean that was between Asia and Gondwana . The Cimmeria continent rifted away from Gondwana and drifted north to Laurasia , causing the Paleo - Tethys to shrink . A new ocean was growing on its southern end , the Tethys Ocean , an ocean that would dominate much of the Mesozoic Era . Large continental landmasses create climates with extreme variations of heat and cold ( " continental climate " ) and monsoon conditions with highly seasonal rainfall patterns . Deserts seem to have been widespread on Pangaea . | Paleo - Tethys Ocean |
5731aca5e99e3014001e61be | question: Around what aspect did the Romans a lot space ? context: The Latin word templum originally referred not to the temple building itself , but to a sacred space surveyed and plotted ritually through augury : " The architecture of the ancient Romans was , from first to last , an art of shaping space around ritual . " The Roman architect Vitruvius always uses the word templum to refer to this sacred precinct , and the more common Latin words aedes , delubrum , or fanum for a temple or shrine as a building . The ruins of temples are among the most visible monuments of ancient Roman culture . | ritual |
572849043acd2414000df891 | question: From this case , what happened ? context: Support for the LRC was boosted by the 1901 Taff Vale Case , a dispute between strikers and a railway company that ended with the union being ordered to pay £ 23 , 000 damages for a strike . The judgement effectively made strikes illegal since employers could recoup the cost of lost business from the unions . The apparent acquiescence of the Conservative Government of Arthur Balfour to industrial and business interests ( traditionally the allies of the Liberal Party in opposition to the Conservative ' s landed interests ) intensified support for the LRC against a government that appeared to have little concern for the industrial proletariat and its problems . | made strikes illegal |
572b764d111d821400f38ea8 | question: What does Hegel mean by " object " ? context: Hegel certainly intends to preserve what he takes to be true of German idealism , in particular Kant ' s insistence that ethical reason can and does go beyond finite inclinations . For Hegel there must be some identity of thought and being for the " subject " ( any human observer ) ) to be able to know any observed " object " ( any external entity , possibly even another human ) at all . Under Hegel ' s concept of " subject - object identity , " subject and object both have Spirit ( Hegel ' s ersatz , redefined , nonsupernatural " God " ) as their conceptual ( not metaphysical ) inner reality — and in that sense are identical . But until Spirit ' s " self - realization " occurs and Spirit graduates from Spirit to Absolute Spirit status , subject ( a human mind ) mistakenly thinks every " object " it observes is something " alien , " meaning something separate or apart from " subject . " In Hegel ' s words , " The object is revealed to it [ to " subject " ] by [ as ] something alien , and it does not recognize itself . " Self - realization occurs when Hegel ( part of Spirit ' s nonsupernatural Mind , which is the collective mind of all humans ) arrives on the scene and realizes that every " object " is himself , because both subject and object are essentially Spirit . When self - realization occurs and Spirit becomes Absolute Spirit , the " finite " ( man , human ) becomes the " infinite " ( " God , " divine ) , replacing the imaginary or " picture - thinking " supernatural God of theism : man becomes God . Tucker puts it this way : " Hegelianism . . . is a religion of self - worship whose fundamental theme is given in Hegel ' s image of the man who aspires to be God himself , who demands ' something more , namely infinity . ' " The picture Hegel presents is " a picture of a self - glorifying humanity striving compulsively , and at the end successfully , to rise to divinity . " | any external entity |