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when was the last time anyone was on the moon
[ "14 December 1972 UTC", "December 1972" ]
[ { "rank": "1", "docID": "doc123541", "colbertscore": 78.83370971679688, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Extravehicular activity\"] were performed among six Apollo crews, including Charles \"Pete\" Conrad, Alan Bean, Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell, David Scott, James Irwin, John Young, Charles Duke, Eugene Cernan, and Harrison \"Jack\" Schmitt. Cernan was the last Apollo astronaut to step off the surface of the Moon. Apollo 15 Command Module Pilot Al Worden made an EVA on August 5, 1971, on the return trip from the Moon, to retrieve a film and data recording canister from the Service Module. He was assisted by Lunar Module Pilot James Irwin standing up in the Command Module hatch. This procedure was repeated by Ken Mattingly" }, { "rank": "2", "docID": "doc2047495", "colbertscore": 78.8230209350586, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Gene Cernan\"] Gene Cernan Eugene Andrew Cernan (; March 14, 1934 – January 16, 2017) was an American astronaut, naval aviator, electrical engineer, aeronautical engineer, and fighter pilot. During the Apollo 17 mission, Cernan became the eleventh person to walk on the Moon. Since he re-entered the lunar module after Harrison Schmitt on their third and final lunar excursion, he is the last person to have walked on the Moon. Cernan traveled into space three times; as pilot of Gemini 9A in June 1966, as lunar module pilot of Apollo 10 in May 1969, and as commander of Apollo 17 in December" }, { "rank": "3", "docID": "doc7411726", "colbertscore": 78.76861572265625, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Exploration of the Moon\"] robot lunar rover to land on the Moon was the Soviet vessel Lunokhod 1 on November 17, 1970, as part of the Lunokhod programme. To date, the last human to stand on the Moon was Eugene Cernan, who as part of the mission Apollo 17, walked on the Moon in December 1972. \"See also:\" A full list of lunar Apollo astronauts. Moon rock samples were brought back to Earth by three Luna missions (Luna 16, 20, and 24) and the Apollo missions 11 through 17 (except Apollo 13, which aborted its planned lunar landing). From the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s" }, { "rank": "4", "docID": "doc4660376", "colbertscore": 78.73358154296875, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Moon landing\"] have landed on the Moon. This was accomplished with two US pilot-astronauts flying a Lunar Module on each of six NASA missions across a 41-month period starting on 20 July 1969 UTC, with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on Apollo 11, and ending on 14 December 1972 UTC with Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt on Apollo 17. Cernan was the last to step off the lunar surface. All Apollo lunar missions had a third crew member who remained on board the Command Module. The last three missions had a rover for increased mobility. In order to go to the Moon," }, { "rank": "5", "docID": "doc2047506", "colbertscore": 78.7273178100586, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Gene Cernan\"] standing on the lunar surface: Cernan's status as the last person to walk on the Moon means Purdue University is the \"alma mater\" of both the first person to walk on the Moon—Neil Armstrong—and the most recent. Cernan is one of only three astronauts to travel to the Moon on two occasions; the others being Jim Lovell and John Young. , he is also one of only twelve people to have walked on the Moon. Apollo 10 holds the record for the highest speed attained by any manned vehicle at during its return from the Moon on May 26, 1969." } ]
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who wrote he ain't heavy he's my brother lyrics
[ "Bobby Scott", "Bob Russell" ]
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how many seasons of the bastard executioner are there
[ "one", "one season" ]
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when did the eagles win last super bowl
[ "2017" ]
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who won last year's ncaa women's basketball
[ "South Carolina" ]
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when did the isle of wight become an island
[ "During the last Ice Age" ]
[ { "rank": "1", "docID": "doc4035566", "colbertscore": 80.32328796386719, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"History of the Isle of Wight\"] status is a perennial source of friction. It was planned to merge the county back into Hampshire as a district in the 1974 local government reform, but a last minute change led to it retaining its county council. However, since there was no provision made in the Local Government Act 1972 for unitary authorities, the Island had to retain a two-tier structure, with a county council and two boroughs, Medina and South Wight. The borough councils were merged with the county council on 1 April 1995, to form a single unitary authority, the Isle of Wight Council. The only significant" }, { "rank": "2", "docID": "doc6127420", "colbertscore": 80.08331298828125, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England\"] changed the administrative map of England. The changes were carried out in several waves. On 1 April 1995, the Isle of Wight became a single unitary authority. It had previously had a two-tier structure with an Isle of Wight County Council, Medina Borough Council and South Wight Borough Council. Also on this day, two small areas were ceded from Surrey and Buckinghamshire to Berkshire, giving it a border with Greater London. On 1 April 1996, the unpopular counties of Avon, Humberside and Cleveland were abolished and their former area divided into unitary districts. Also at this time, the city of" }, { "rank": "3", "docID": "doc4729940", "colbertscore": 80.06902313232422, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Politics of the Isle of Wight\"] county back into Hampshire as a district in the 1974 local government reform, but a last minute change led to it retaining its county council. However, since there was no provision made in the Local Government Act 1972 for unitary authorities, the Island had to retain a two-tier structure, with a county council and two boroughs, Medina and South Wight. The borough councils were merged with the county council on 1 April 1995 to form a single unitary authority, the Isle of Wight Council, as recommended by the Local Government Commission for England. The only significant present-day administrative link with" }, { "rank": "4", "docID": "doc4035541", "colbertscore": 80.02363586425781, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"History of the Isle of Wight\"] are retained in the county archaeological centre. From about 685-686 the island can be considered part of Wessex, and after the West Saxon kings ruled all England, then part of England. The Anglo Saxon Chronicle tells how \"Wiht-land\" suffered from Viking raids: \"\"And then another time they lay in the Isle of Wight, and meanwhile ate out of Hampshire and of Sussex\"\". Alfred the Great's navy defeated the Danes in 871 after they had \"ravaged Devon and the Isle of Wight\". Around 900 the kingdom was divided into shires, and the island became part of the shire of Hampshire. During" }, { "rank": "5", "docID": "doc4035565", "colbertscore": 79.89916229248047, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"History of the Isle of Wight\"] for the whole Isle of Wight; Newport also retained its two MPs, though these were reduced to one in 1868 and eventually abolished completely in 1885. Often thought of as part of Hampshire, the Isle of Wight was briefly included in that county when the first county councils were created in 1888. However, a \"Home Rule\" campaign led to a separate county council being established for the Isle of Wight in 1890, and it has remained separate ever since. Like inhabitants of many islands, Islanders are fiercely jealous of their real (or perceived) independence, and confusion over the Island's separate" } ]
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love yourself by justin bieber is about who
[ "Rihanna" ]
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who was the ruler of england in 1616
[ "James I" ]
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what is the hot coffee mod in san andreas
[ "a normally inaccessible mini-game" ]
[ { "rank": "1", "docID": "doc5552621", "colbertscore": 80.570068359375, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Hot Coffee mod\"] \"MA15+\" classification on September 12, 2005. On August 10, 2005, Rockstar Games officially released a patch for \"San Andreas\". The patch fixed many performance issues and bugs. However, the patch also disabled the controversial \"Hot Coffee\" scenes, even if the \"Hot Coffee\" mod was re-installed. There was little reaction in Europe. The game was already rated \"18+\" by PEGI prior to the release of the mod. Furthermore, PEGI ratings are enforced by law in many European nations, making it a criminal offense to sell 18+ games to minors. In the United Kingdom, the BBFC similarly gave the game an \"18\"" }, { "rank": "2", "docID": "doc5552609", "colbertscore": 80.35848236083984, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Hot Coffee mod\"] Hot Coffee mod Hot Coffee is a normally inaccessible mini-game in the 2004 video game \"\", developed by Rockstar North. Public awareness of the existence of the mini-game arrived with the release of the \"Hot Coffee\" mod, created for the Microsoft Windows port of \"GTA: San Andreas\" in 2005. This mod enables access to the mini-game. The mini-game portrays animated sexual intercourse between the main character, Carl \"CJ\" Johnson, and his chosen in-game girlfriend. The name of the mod is derived from the girlfriend's offer for the main character to come into her home for \"coffee\", a euphemism for sex." }, { "rank": "3", "docID": "doc5552629", "colbertscore": 80.24832916259766, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Hot Coffee mod\"] to the controversy over the game and over backdating allegations for just over $20 million. Hot Coffee mod Hot Coffee is a normally inaccessible mini-game in the 2004 video game \"\", developed by Rockstar North. Public awareness of the existence of the mini-game arrived with the release of the \"Hot Coffee\" mod, created for the Microsoft Windows port of \"GTA: San Andreas\" in 2005. This mod enables access to the mini-game. The mini-game portrays animated sexual intercourse between the main character, Carl \"CJ\" Johnson, and his chosen in-game girlfriend. The name of the mod is derived from the girlfriend's offer" }, { "rank": "4", "docID": "doc5552611", "colbertscore": 79.74376678466797, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Hot Coffee mod\"] resulting in its removal from sale. An updated version of \"San Andreas\" has since been released with the mini-game removed completely, allowing the game to regain its original rating. A patch for the original version of the game, Cold Coffee, was designed to counter edit the script and disable the mini-game and crash the game if one attempts to access it. Throughout the game, Carl \"CJ\" Johnson, the game's protagonist, may date up to six girlfriends, carrying out various \"date missions\" in order to improve his relationship with a particular woman. Once CJ has become particularly close to a girlfriend," }, { "rank": "5", "docID": "doc5552625", "colbertscore": 79.43444061279297, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Hot Coffee mod\"] previous version if they wished to install multiplayer game modifications such as \"San Andreas Multiplayer\" or \"Multi Theft Auto\" and other game modifications that include new scripts or vehicles. Certain pirated or illegally distributed versions of the original game may also be made available on the Internet or from illegal retail outlets. Downgraders are also available to unpatch and revert the game version and support the Hot Coffee mini-game again. This limitation later was overcome by two members of the unofficial \"Grand Theft Auto\" modding community, who discovered a method of creating modifications which would work with version 2.0. Users" } ]
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what is the maximum data rate for the 802.11a standard select one
[ "54 Mbit/s" ]
[ { "rank": "1", "docID": "doc196880", "colbertscore": 79.4268569946289, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"IEEE 802.11\"] interference, but locally there may be fewer signals to interfere with, resulting in less interference and better throughput. The 802.11b standard has a maximum raw data rate of 11 Mbit/s, and uses the same media access method defined in the original standard. 802.11b products appeared on the market in early 2000, since 802.11b is a direct extension of the modulation technique defined in the original standard. The dramatic increase in throughput of 802.11b (compared to the original standard) along with simultaneous substantial price reductions led to the rapid acceptance of 802.11b as the definitive wireless LAN technology. Devices using 802.11b" }, { "rank": "2", "docID": "doc6180525", "colbertscore": 79.38847351074219, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"IEEE 802.11n-2009\"] standard. The purpose of the standard is to improve network throughput over the two previous standards—802.11a and 802.11g—with a significant increase in the maximum net data rate from 54 Mbit/s to 600 Mbit/s (slightly higher gross bit rate including for example error-correction codes, and slightly lower maximum throughput) with the use of four spatial streams at a channel width of 40 MHz. IEEE 802.11n-2009 is an amendment to the IEEE 802.11-2007 wireless-networking standard. 802.11 is a set of IEEE standards that govern wireless networking transmission methods. They are commonly used today in their 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, and 802.11ac versions" }, { "rank": "3", "docID": "doc10941705", "colbertscore": 79.35887908935547, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"IEEE 802.11a-1999\"] ratified in 1999. The 802.11a standard uses the same core protocol as the original standard, operates in 5 GHz band, and uses a 52-subcarrier orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) with a maximum raw data rate of 54 Mbit/s, which yields realistic net achievable throughput in the mid-20 Mbit/s. The data rate is reduced to 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9 then 6 Mbit/s if required. 802.11a originally had 12/13 non-overlapping channels, 12 that can be used indoor and 4/5 of the 12 that can be used in outdoor point to point configurations. Recently many countries of the world are allowing operation" }, { "rank": "4", "docID": "doc196894", "colbertscore": 79.06991577148438, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"IEEE 802.11\"] range communications. The peak transmission rate of 802.11ay is 20 Gbit/s. The main extensions include: channel bonding (2, 3 and 4), MIMO and higher modulation schemes. Across all variations of 802.11, maximum achievable throughputs are given either based on measurements under ideal conditions or in the layer-2 data rates. However, this does not apply to typical deployments in which data is being transferred between two endpoints, of which at least one is typically connected to a wired infrastructure and the other endpoint is connected to an infrastructure via a wireless link. This means that, typically, data frames pass an 802.11" }, { "rank": "5", "docID": "doc196890", "colbertscore": 79.05009460449219, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"IEEE 802.11\"] streams used for either space–time block code (STBC) or multi-user (MU) operation. The achievable data rate per spatial stream is 26.7 Mbit/s for 6 and 7 MHz channels, and 35.6 Mbit/s for 8 MHz channels. With four spatial streams and four bonded channels, the maximum data rate is 426.7 Mbit/s for 6 and 7 MHz channels and 568.9 Mbit/s for 8 MHz channels. IEEE 802.11-2016 which was known as IEEE 802.11 REVmc,is a revision based on IEEE 802.11-2012, incorporating 5 amendments (11ae, 11aa, 11ad, 11ac, 11af). In addition, existing MAC and PHY functions have been enhanced and obsolete features were" } ]
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which state is located in the centre of india
[ "Chhattisgarh", "Madhya Pradesh" ]
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who sang i ran all the way home
[ "The Impalas" ]
[ { "rank": "1", "docID": "doc20845606", "colbertscore": 79.13582611083984, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)\"] 1959 album, \"Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)\". The song ranked #24 on \"Billboard's\" Year-End top 100 singles of 1959. Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home) \"Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)\" is a song written by Artie Zwirn and Harry Giosasi and produced and arranged by LeRoy Holmes The single was performed by New York based, doo-wop group The Impalas. It reached #2 on the U.S. pop chart, behind both, The Happy Organ by Dave \"Baby\" Cortez and Kansas City by Wilbert Harrison. It also went to #14 on the U.S. R&B chart. Overseas, \"Sorry (I" }, { "rank": "2", "docID": "doc18929671", "colbertscore": 79.0318374633789, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"All the Way Home (Tamar Braxton song)\"] All the Way Home (Tamar Braxton song) \"All the Way Home\" is a song by American R&B recording artist Tamar Braxton. It was released as the third single on August 21, 2013 from her second studio album \"Love and War\" (2013). Written by Harvey Mason Jr., Damon Thomas, Michael Daley, Sevyn Streeter, Steven \"Lil Steve\" Russell and produced by The Underdogs. The music video premiered on \"106 & Park\" and on Braxton's VEVO account on December 4, 2013 with her husband Vincent Herbert featuring in the video. \"All the Way Home\" debuted at number 96 on the Billboard Hot 100" }, { "rank": "3", "docID": "doc20845605", "colbertscore": 78.99388122558594, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)\"] Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home) \"Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)\" is a song written by Artie Zwirn and Harry Giosasi and produced and arranged by LeRoy Holmes The single was performed by New York based, doo-wop group The Impalas. It reached #2 on the U.S. pop chart, behind both, The Happy Organ by Dave \"Baby\" Cortez and Kansas City by Wilbert Harrison. It also went to #14 on the U.S. R&B chart. Overseas, \"Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)\" went to #28 on the UK Singles Chart in 1959. The song was featured on their" }, { "rank": "4", "docID": "doc12488494", "colbertscore": 78.97584533691406, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"All the Way (Eddie Vedder song)\"] All the Way (Eddie Vedder song) \"All the Way\" (also known as \"(Someday We'll Go) All the Way\" and referred to as \"Go All the Way\") is a song written and performed by Evanston, Illinois native and Pearl Jam vocalist Eddie Vedder about the Chicago Cubs. It was first performed in public on August 2, 2007, recorded on August 21, 2008 and August 22, 2008, and released as a single on September 18, 2008. At the time of the song's release in 2008, it had been 100 years since the Cubs had last won the World Series. Vedder has been" }, { "rank": "5", "docID": "doc12488496", "colbertscore": 78.95304870605469, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"All the Way (Eddie Vedder song)\"] has been a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan. He has performed the song \"Take Me Out to the Ball Game\" during the seventh-inning stretch at several Cubs games and thrown out the ceremonial first pitch at Wrigley Field. His first seventh-inning stretch performance was on Independence Day (July 4) 1998. Vedder has attended the Cubs fantasy camp for several years. While attending the camp one year, former Cubs shortstop and first baseman Ernie Banks requested that Vedder write a song about the Cubs. Vedder wrote \"All the Way\" the night before the camp started and first performed it at Pearl Jam's" } ]
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where did the last name wallace come from
[ "a Scottish surname" ]
[ { "rank": "1", "docID": "doc10798610", "colbertscore": 79.6195297241211, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Wallace (surname)\"] Wallace (surname) Wallace is a Scottish surname derived from the Anglo-Norman French \"waleis\", which is in turn derived from a cognate of the Old English \"wylisc\" (pronounced \"wullish\") meaning \"foreigner\" or \"Welshman\" (see also Wallach and Walhaz). The original surname may have denoted someone from the former Kingdom of Strathclyde who spoke Cumbric, a close relative of the Welsh language, or possibly an incomer from Wales, or the Welsh Marches. The Kingdom of Strathclyde was originally a part of the Hen Ogledd, its people speaking a Brythonic language distinct from Scottish Gaelic and the English derived from Lothian. In modern" }, { "rank": "2", "docID": "doc10798611", "colbertscore": 79.58081817626953, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Wallace (surname)\"] times, in the 19th and 20th centuries, the surname has been used as an Americanization of numerous Ashkenazic Jewish surnames. Wallace (surname) Wallace is a Scottish surname derived from the Anglo-Norman French \"waleis\", which is in turn derived from a cognate of the Old English \"wylisc\" (pronounced \"wullish\") meaning \"foreigner\" or \"Welshman\" (see also Wallach and Walhaz). The original surname may have denoted someone from the former Kingdom of Strathclyde who spoke Cumbric, a close relative of the Welsh language, or possibly an incomer from Wales, or the Welsh Marches. The Kingdom of Strathclyde was originally a part of the" }, { "rank": "3", "docID": "doc456995", "colbertscore": 79.30464172363281, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"William Wallace\"] than the name's being derived from the Old English \"wylisc\" (pronounced \"wullish\"), meaning \"foreigner\" or \"Welshman\". It is possible that all the Wallaces in the Clyde area were medieval immigrants from Wales, but as the term was also used for local Cumbric-speaking Strathclyde Welsh, it seems equally likely that the surname refers to people who were seen as being \"Welsh\" due to their Cumbric language. When Wallace was growing up, King Alexander III ruled Scotland. His reign had seen a period of peace and economic stability. On 19 March 1286, however, Alexander died after falling from his horse. The heir" }, { "rank": "4", "docID": "doc20834508", "colbertscore": 79.27507019042969, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Bickering Bush\"] barony and it is said that Wallace's father Alan was born here. Some go so far as to suggest that William Wallace himself was born in Riccarton parish. After his murder of Selby, Governor of Dundee, William Wallace took refuge in Riccarton Castle; another time being after he had revenged his uncle's death at the Barns of Ayr. Blind Harry records the incident in his poem \"The Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir William Wallace\": \"\"The Wallace\" \"\"Three slew he there, two fled with all their might\" \"Unto their horse in a confounded fright;\" \"Left all" }, { "rank": "5", "docID": "doc8154186", "colbertscore": 79.22552490234375, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Clan Wallace\"] was Richard Wallace from Oswestry who came north to try to improve his fortunes. Oswestry is on the Welsh border so it is possible that the name Wallace may be a corruption of Le Waleis meaning the \"Welshman\". However, while it is possible that the Wallaces were originally Britons from Wales, who came north with David I of Scotland in the eleventh century, another theory is that they were Britons who had settled in Strathclyde in the tenth century. The Steward received from King David lands in Ayrshire and so it was here that his follower Richard Wallace settled. Richard" } ]
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who was the actor that played ben stone on law and order
[ "Michael Moriarty" ]
[ { "rank": "1", "docID": "doc5053550", "colbertscore": 80.565185546875, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Benjamin Stone (Law & Order character)\"] Benjamin Stone (Law & Order character) Benjamin \"Ben\" Stone is a fictional character portrayed by Michael Moriarty in the TV drama \"Law & Order\". He was the Executive Assistant District Attorney for New York County until his resignation at the end of season four. He appeared in 88 episodes. Stone works in the Manhattan District Attorney's office under Alfred Wentworth (in the pilot episode) and Adam Schiff. He was raised in an Irish Catholic family. He was raised mostly by his Irish grandmother, his father having been an alcoholic. Stone is divorced and has a son, Peter Stone, who was" }, { "rank": "2", "docID": "doc5053557", "colbertscore": 80.12657165527344, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Benjamin Stone (Law & Order character)\"] debate Senator Kent Conrad, he was replaced by FCC chairman Reed Hundt. Both appearances were scheduled to air on January 26, 1994. Moriarty submitted his resignation to producer Dick Wolf on January 25, 1994, and his departure was written into the series. Benjamin Stone (Law & Order character) Benjamin \"Ben\" Stone is a fictional character portrayed by Michael Moriarty in the TV drama \"Law & Order\". He was the Executive Assistant District Attorney for New York County until his resignation at the end of season four. He appeared in 88 episodes. Stone works in the Manhattan District Attorney's office under" }, { "rank": "3", "docID": "doc20569200", "colbertscore": 79.64986419677734, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Peter Stone (Chicago and Law & Order character)\"] we cast Philip, the idea going in wasn't to make that character Ben Stone's son but as we saw it develop and we saw the actor, it made sense.\" Peter Stone (Chicago and Law & Order character) Peter Stone is a fictional character portrayed by Philip Winchester. Stone was initially a guest character as part of a backdoor pilot in the third season of the police procedural \"Chicago P.D.\". Following the success of the backdoor pilot and his character, Winchester was cast as a main character in \"Chicago Justice\", a spin-off of \"Chicago P.D.\" During the character's time in the" }, { "rank": "4", "docID": "doc5053553", "colbertscore": 79.58557891845703, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Benjamin Stone (Law & Order character)\"] prosecutes. Stone makes his last appearance in the show in the episode \"Old Friends,\" the final episode of season four. The episode portrays a racketeering case in which the main witness Ann Madsen (portrayed by Allison Janney), whose testimony Stone had secured by threatening to send her to prison, is murdered by the Russian Mafia. He feels responsible for her death and resigns from the DA's office. He is succeeded by Jack McCoy as Executive ADA. Stone is mentioned in the 1996 episode \"Custody\" as a possible witness against a judge. When his former assistant Paul Robinette, now a defense" }, { "rank": "5", "docID": "doc5053551", "colbertscore": 79.5824966430664, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Benjamin Stone (Law & Order character)\"] the Deputy Chief of the Special Prosecutions Bureau in Chicago and is now the Chief ADA of the Sex Crimes Bureau in New York, and a daughter, Pamela. Stone's prosecutorial methods are portrayed as being grounded in moral principles stemming from his Catholic faith. He is shown to be pro-life and opposed to the death penalty. He also is a strong advocate of social justice, having marched in the civil rights movement. It is implied that Stone, like actor Moriarty, is a Dartmouth College alumnus, with references to \"fraternity row\" and New Hampshire. Stone became Executive Assistant DA in 1985" } ]
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who does the voice of nala in the lion king
[ "Niketa Calame", "Sally Dworsky", "Moira Kelly", "Laura Williams" ]
[ { "rank": "1", "docID": "doc6731079", "colbertscore": 80.73837280273438, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Nala (The Lion King)\"] Nala (The Lion King) Nala is a fictional character who appears in Disney's \"The\" \"Lion King\" franchise. Introduced in the animated film \"The Lion King\" in 1994, Nala subsequently appears as a less prominent character in the film's sequels \"\" (1998) and \"The Lion King 1½\" (2004), and serves as a recurring character in \"The Lion Guard\" (2015–). In the original film, the adult Nala is voiced by American actress Moira Kelly. Young Nala's speaking voice is provided by actress Niketa Calame, while singers Laura Williams and Sally Dworsky provide the singing voices of young and adult Nala respectively. Nala" }, { "rank": "2", "docID": "doc6731090", "colbertscore": 80.388671875, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Nala (The Lion King)\"] Because Nala is a \"very straight character\", determining what kind of voice she would use for her was not a particularly challenging task. Additionally, the filmmakers would also film Kelly's performances in order to incorporate her own facial expressions into her character's design, the process of which impressed the actress. In her film debut, actress Niketa Calame voices young Nala. According to Calame's official website, Nala remains the actress' \"biggest role to date\". A classically trained pianist and chorister, Laura Williams provides the singing voice of young Nala, which can be heard in the song \"I Just Can't Wait to" }, { "rank": "3", "docID": "doc6731094", "colbertscore": 80.36742401123047, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Nala (The Lion King)\"] voice of adult Nala.\" A straight woman character, Kelly described Nala as a sensible and nurturing yet authoritative character, while Amber Leab of Bitch Flicks described her as strong, independent and intelligent. According to Oh My Disney, Nala serves as \"the proverbial glue that keeps \"The Lion King\" together\", from whose perspective the audience watches the film because she \"says EXACTLY what we’re thinking\". Occupying the role of the film's female lead, Nala is \"The Lion King\"'s most important female character, who contributes to the film's \"small romance element\". Often identified as the film's deuteragonist, Taylor Orci of \"The Atlantic\"" }, { "rank": "4", "docID": "doc6731082", "colbertscore": 80.34078979492188, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Nala (The Lion King)\"] Broadway musical adaptation of the film, first played by singer Heather Headley. The character also appears in the television series \"The Lion Guard\", with Gabrielle Union replacing Kelly as the voice of Nala. Beyoncé is set to voice the character in the upcoming 2019 remake of the original film directed by Jon Favreau. Screenwriter Linda Woolverton conceived Nala \"as part of a gradual progression ... which have driven recent public conversation about what young girls should be able to expect from their cinematic role models.\" In early versions of the screenplay, Nala has a younger brother named Mheetu, who enjoys" }, { "rank": "5", "docID": "doc6731107", "colbertscore": 80.32643127441406, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Nala (The Lion King)\"] end of the film, Nala gains Kovu as her son-in-law after he marries Kiara. In \"The Lion King 1½\" (2004), which focuses instead on Timon and Pumbaa's friendship, Nala's role is virtually identical to that of her appearance in \"The Lion King\" because filmmakers reused most of the character's footage from the first film. Nala didn't appear in an episode of \"Timon & Pumbaa\", despite that she is the queen at that time. Voiced by actress Gabrielle Union, Nala reprises her role as Queen of the Pride Lands in the television series \"The Lion Guard\", the 2016 premiere of which" } ]
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who plays gram on the young and the restless
[ "Max Shippee" ]
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what is the oath that new citizens take
[ "United States Oath of Allegiance" ]
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who is under the mask of darth vader
[ "Anakin Skywalker" ]
[ { "rank": "1", "docID": "doc650642", "colbertscore": 79.51831817626953, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Darth Vader\"] that McQuarrie's earliest conception of Vader was so successful that very little needed to be changed for production. Working from McQuarrie's designs, the costume designer John Mollo devised a costume that could be worn by an actor on-screen using a combination of clerical robes, a motorcycle suit, a German military helmet and a gas mask. The prop sculptor Brian Muir created the helmet and armour used in the film. The sound of the respirator function of Vader's mask was created by Ben Burtt using modified recordings of scuba breathing apparatus used by divers. The sound effect is trademarked in the" }, { "rank": "2", "docID": "doc3546706", "colbertscore": 79.26223754882812, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Ralph McQuarrie\"] spaceships and needed to survive in the vacuum of space, and he proposed that Vader should wear some sort of space suit. Lucas agreed, and McQuarrie combined a full-face breathing mask with a Samurai helmet, thus creating one of the most iconic designs of space fantasy cinema. A 1975 production painting of Darth Vader engaged in a lightsaber duel with Deak Starkiller (a character prototype for Luke Skywalker) depicts Vader wearing black armour, a flowing cape and an elongated, skull-like mask and helmet. Its similarity to the final design of Vader's costume demonstrates that McQuarrie's earliest conception of Vader was" }, { "rank": "3", "docID": "doc650640", "colbertscore": 79.21659851074219, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Darth Vader\"] with Vader. The original design of Darth Vader's costume did not originally include a helmet. The idea that Vader should wear a breathing apparatus was first proposed by concept artist Ralph McQuarrie during preproduction discussions for \"Star Wars\" with George Lucas in 1975. In an interview with \"Star Wars Insider\" Magazine, McQuarrie stated that Lucas's artistic direction was to portray a malevolent figure in a cape with Samurai armour. \"For Darth Vader, George [Lucas] just said he would like to have a very tall, dark fluttering figure that had a spooky feeling like it came in on the wind.\" McQuarrie" }, { "rank": "4", "docID": "doc6525020", "colbertscore": 79.16761779785156, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Martin Gerber\"] not to replace it, wearing it for the remainder of the season. Fans endearingly called him \"Darth Gerber\". In response Gerber tried out a new Darth Vader inspired mask design to begin the 2008–09 season when he was still a member of the Senators. The mask was worn by Gerber during the first few games with Toronto before he switched to a new one paying homage to old masks of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the past. Gerber has been a mainstay on the Swiss national team, having represented his country in eight IIHF World Championships and two Winter Olympics" }, { "rank": "5", "docID": "doc650645", "colbertscore": 79.12747955322266, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Darth Vader\"] \"You'd have to ask Lucas about that. I don't know\". Hayden Christensen and Gene Bryant alternately portray Vader in \"Revenge of the Sith\". During the production of \"Revenge of the Sith\", Christensen asked Lucas if a special Vader suit could be constructed to fit his own body, rather than have a different actor don one of the original sets of Vader armor worn by Prowse. Brock Peters provided the voice of Darth Vader in the NPR/USC radio series. Both Spencer Wilding and Daniel Naprous portrayed Vader in \"Rogue One\" (2016), with Jones reprising his role as the character's voice. Vader's" } ]
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who had a baby at 100 in the bible
[ "Sarah", "Abraham" ]
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what age do you need to be to buy a bb gun
[ "18" ]
[ { "rank": "1", "docID": "doc7522032", "colbertscore": 79.0323486328125, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Legal issues in airsoft\"] are subject to the same licence, registration, and safe handling requirements that apply to conventional firearm. A Airsoft (bb) gun may be imported if it meets the required markings. An airsoft gun that, is obviously a child's toy (e.g. made out of clear plastic), that only fires a very light pellet (less than 2g) no faster than 152.4 m/s (500 ft/s) would not be classified as a firearm under the Canadian Firearms Act. In Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, British Columbia, and Quebec, the minimum age to purchase an airsoft gun is 18. Children under that age are still able to use" }, { "rank": "2", "docID": "doc1677513", "colbertscore": 79.00394439697266, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"BB gun\"] stream, and this is used to suck the BBs up into the barrel at rates as high as 3600 rounds per minute. It is possible to shoot competitively with a BB gun. The National Rifle Association youth shooting program has classifications for smoothbore BB guns, open to ages 14 – 18, and these classes are popular with youth groups such as Boy Scouts of America and 4H. Most BB-firing airguns can shoot faster than . Some airguns have the ability to fire considerably faster, even beyond . Although claims are often exaggerated, a few airguns can actually fire a standard" }, { "rank": "3", "docID": "doc15171492", "colbertscore": 78.69979858398438, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Gun laws in New York\"] (e.g. in the trunk of a vehicle). Gun shows: New York requires anyone who buys a gun at a gun show to pass a background check. Youth and firearms: Youths between ages 14 and 21 may shoot a handgun at a range only if they are under the supervision of a military officer or licensed professional, have not been convicted of a felony, and do not seem to be a danger to themselves or others. Youths between 12 and 15 may only possess to load or fire an firearm when supervised by an adult with specific qualifications. Children under the" }, { "rank": "4", "docID": "doc7522050", "colbertscore": 78.6951904296875, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Legal issues in airsoft\"] 14. In addition, they must not be worn in public as they can be authentic looking weapons. If the muzzle energy is between 0.5 and 7.5 joules, Airsoft guns are no longer seen as toy guns. In that case, they are treated as air rifles, the minimum age for purchasing and / or using an airsoft gun is 18 years. These guns need a special marking, the so-called \"F in a pentagon\" and have to be not able to shoot fully automatically, otherwise they are illegal to possess. The trade and possession of Airsoft guns is otherwise mainly unrestricted, but" }, { "rank": "5", "docID": "doc7522109", "colbertscore": 78.66937255859375, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Legal issues in airsoft\"] law enforcement personnel: California Makes it illegal to sell Airsoft/BB guns to anyone under 18 without their parent's permission and all airsoft guns are required to be fitted with an orange blaze barrel for sale and transport. Since 2016, the state will also require all airsoft guns to have fluorescent coloration over the trigger guard and grip (with additional requirements for rifles or long guns). During 1987 in New York City, more than 1400 toy imitation weapons involved in criminal acts were seized by New York City police; approximately 80 percent higher from the previous four years. On the basis" } ]
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ethiopia flight 961 crashes in to the sea
[ "23 November 1996" ]
[ { "rank": "1", "docID": "doc2357073", "colbertscore": 80.6455078125, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961\"] Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was a scheduled flight serving the route Addis Ababa–Nairobi–Brazzaville–Lagos–Abidjan. On 23 November 1996, the aircraft serving the flight, a Boeing 767-200ER, was hijacked en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi by three Ethiopians seeking asylum in Australia. The plane crash-landed in the Indian Ocean near Grande Comore, Comoros Islands, due to fuel exhaustion; 125 of the 175 passengers and crew on board, including the three hijackers, died. The only (partially) successful ditching of a wide-body airliner in history, the crash was captured on video. The aircraft involved in the crash was a" }, { "rank": "2", "docID": "doc2357080", "colbertscore": 80.14771270751953, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961\"] make an emergency landing at Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport on Grande Comore, but a fight with the hijackers at the last minute caused him to lose his visual point of reference, leaving him unable to locate the airport. While still fighting with the hijackers, he tried to ditch the aircraft in shallow waters off Le Galawa Beach Hotel, near Mitsamiouli at the northern end of Grande Comore island. Abate attempted to land parallel with the waves instead of against the waves in an effort to smooth the landing. Seconds prior to contacting the water the aircraft was banked left" }, { "rank": "3", "docID": "doc2357088", "colbertscore": 79.88953399658203, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961\"] on 30 November 1996. The incident has become a well-known hijacking because of the videotape. This was one of very few large airliner water landings, and was the first hijacked water landing. Both the captain and first officer of the flight received aviation awards, and both continued to fly for Ethiopian Airlines. The crash was featured in three episodes of \"Mayday\" (\"Air Emergency\", \"Air Crash Investigation\"). The first appearance was in season 1 to explain what might have happened if Air Transat Flight 236 had ditched instead of landing in a nearby airport. In season 3, an episode (\"Ocean Landing\")" }, { "rank": "4", "docID": "doc14482225", "colbertscore": 79.861328125, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Ethiopian Air Lines Flight 372\"] leaving ten of the passengers and remaining crew injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair. It was determined that the accident was caused by the following: Ethiopian Air Lines Flight 372 On 15 July 1960, at 09:04, Ethiopian Air Lines Flight 372, a C-47 Skytrain registered as ET-T-18, took off from Bulki, Ethiopia, on a short-haul flight to Aba Segud Airport, Jimma, Ethiopia. There were eight passengers, three crew and a cargo of coffee on board. At 09:40, the pilot requested the activation of the Jimma non-directional beacon (NDB) to assist his navigation. There was no further contact with the" }, { "rank": "5", "docID": "doc14232121", "colbertscore": 79.8129653930664, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409\"] Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 was an international commercial flight scheduled from Beirut to Addis Ababa that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after takeoff from Rafic Hariri International Airport on 25 January 2010, killing all 90 people on board. This was the first fatal crash for Ethiopian Airlines since the hijack of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 in 1996. The aircraft involved was a Boeing 737-8AS, registration ET-ANB, s/n 29935. It had its maiden flight on 18 January 2002, and was delivered new to Ryanair on 4 February 2002 as EI-CSW. Stored in , Ethiopian Airlines took" } ]
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where was percy jackson and the olympians filmed
[ "Vancouver", "Mission, British Columbia" ]
[ { "rank": "1", "docID": "doc13142820", "colbertscore": 80.47987365722656, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief\"] to the book. In April 2007, director Chris Columbus was hired to helm the project. Filming began in April 2009 in Vancouver. Portions of the film were shot at the Parthenon in Nashville, Tennessee, that has a full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens. The Lotus Casino sequence was filmed at The Westin Bayshore Hotel in Vancouver in June 2009, and additional scenes of Percy, Grover and Annabeth driving to and from the casino were shot on the Las Vegas Strip and in front of the Fremont Street Experience. Filming wrapped up on the morning of July 25, 2009," }, { "rank": "2", "docID": "doc13142821", "colbertscore": 80.46880340576172, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief\"] in Mission, British Columbia. Additional exterior scenes were filmed on location in Brooklyn, New York during the first week of August 2009. Digital intermediate work began in San Francisco in November 2009. Christophe Beck composed the score. Columbus has stated that the cast was chosen specifically with sequels in mind. \"I think with Percy Jackson it was a matter of finding the right cast to fit into these roles, sort of the perfect cast for these roles, because hopefully, God willing, we will go on to do other Percy Jackson films and you want the cast to grow with their" }, { "rank": "3", "docID": "doc8376762", "colbertscore": 80.4376449584961, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Percy Jackson & the Olympians\"] \"the reality of the tale\", claiming that \"monsters in the St. Louis Arch\" and \"the entrance to Olympus in New York\" were unimaginable, despite Riordan's explanations of why he chose these certain locations. However, studies show that overall, readers appreciated the mundane language, witty tone and aesthetic plot of the novels, as well as how it introduced Greek mythology to them. These films have been made from the books: Chris Columbus directed and produced \"Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief\" for 20th Century Fox through 1492 Pictures. The film was released in 2010 in the United States, Canada" }, { "rank": "4", "docID": "doc8376763", "colbertscore": 79.86700439453125, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Percy Jackson & the Olympians\"] and in the United Kingdom on February 12 and in Australia on February 11. Columbus has stated that he was drawn to directing the Percy Jackson movie because it gave him the \"opportunity to do a movie that we haven't really seen before for this generation. When I was a kid, there were movies that dealt with Greek mythology, which in terms of visual effects was really primitive. So I thought this was an opportunity to deal with Greek mythology which children and adults all over the world are fascinated by and it was not a new genre but a" }, { "rank": "5", "docID": "doc10212682", "colbertscore": 79.86612701416016, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Camp Half-Blood chronicles\"] and \"Kane\" books. \"Percy Jackson & the Olympians\" is a pentalogy of adventure and fiction books written by Rick Riordan. Set in the United States, the books are predominantly based on Greek mythology and deal with a demigod, Percy Jackson, and his quest to stop the rise of the Titan lord Kronos. All five books are seen from Percy's witty and sardonic point of view. The series tackles themes like coming of age, love and teenage angst. More than 20 million copies of the books have been sold in more than 10 countries. As of August 14, 2015, the series" } ]
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how many seasons of vampire diaries r there
[ "eight", "8" ]
[ { "rank": "1", "docID": "doc19600596", "colbertscore": 79.97137451171875, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"The Vampire Diaries (season 8)\"] The Vampire Diaries (season 8) \"The Vampire Diaries\", an American supernatural drama, was renewed for an eighth season by The CW on March 11, 2016. On July 23, 2016, the CW announced that the upcoming season would be the series' last and would consist of 16 episodes. The season premiered on October 21, 2016 and concluded on March 10, 2017. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Filming for the season began on July 20, 2016. It was announced on July 23, 2016, that season 8 of \"The Vampire Diaries\" would be the series' last. The season would contain 16 episodes. Filming for the season ended" }, { "rank": "2", "docID": "doc16491015", "colbertscore": 79.88943481445312, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"The Vampire Diaries (season 4)\"] The Vampire Diaries (season 4) \"The Vampire Diaries\", a one-hour American supernatural drama, was renewed for a fourth season by the U.S. channel The CW on May 3, 2012, seven days before the third season's finale. Unlike the previous seasons that aired in September, it premiered on October 11, 2012, to avoid competition from major television shows. Season 4 consisted of 23 episodes instead of the usual 22 episodes. On January 11, 2013, it was announced that a back-door pilot focused on the Originals, titled \"The Originals\" will air on April 25 for series pick-up. On April 26, 2013, The" }, { "rank": "3", "docID": "doc17159304", "colbertscore": 79.8479995727539, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"The Vampire Diaries (season 5)\"] The Vampire Diaries (season 5) \"The Vampire Diaries\", a one-hour American supernatural drama, was renewed for a fifth season by The CW on February 11, 2013. The fifth season premiered on October 3, 2013, followed by the series premiere of the spin-off series \"The Originals\". <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> The series was renewed for a fifth season on February 11, 2013. The first writers meeting held on April 15, 2013. Filming began on July 10, 2013, and finished on April 10, 2014. The cast features Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert, Katherine Pierce and Amara; Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore, Silas and Tom Avery;" }, { "rank": "4", "docID": "doc18539606", "colbertscore": 79.84028625488281, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"The Vampire Diaries (season 7)\"] The Vampire Diaries (season 7) \"The Vampire Diaries\", a one-hour American supernatural drama, was renewed for a seventh season by The CW on January 11, 2015, and premiered on October 8, 2015. On March 11, 2016, The CW renewed \"The Vampire Diaries\" for an eighth season, which was confirmed to be the final one on July 2016. This season represents a soft-reboot for the series, with the exits of Nina Dobrev, Michael Trevino and Steven R. McQueen. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> The cast features Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore, Ian Somerhalder as Damon Salvatore, Kat Graham as Bonnie Bennett, Candice Accola as Caroline" }, { "rank": "5", "docID": "doc14843199", "colbertscore": 79.80160522460938, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"The Vampire Diaries (season 2)\"] The Vampire Diaries (season 2) The Vampire Diaries, an American supernatural drama, was officially renewed by The CW for a full 22-episode season on February 16, 2010. The first episode premiered on September 9, 2010, at 8 p.m. ET. The season picks up immediately after the events of the season one finale. All the series regulars returned. Season two focuses on the return of Elena Gilbert's (Nina Dobrev) doppelgänger, Katherine Pierce, the introduction of werewolves, the sun and moon curse, and the arrival of the original vampires. Tyler Lockwood's (Michael Trevino) uncle, Mason Lockwood (Taylor Kinney), arrives in town searching" } ]
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how many episodes are there in dragon ball z
[ "291 episodes", "291" ]
[ { "rank": "1", "docID": "doc10190714", "colbertscore": 79.96861267089844, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Dragon Ball\"] April 5, 2009, the series premiered in Japan airing in Fuji TV. \"Dragon Ball Z Kai\" reduced the episode count to 159 episodes (167 episodes internationally), from the original footage of 291 episodes. Damaged frames were removed, resulting in some minor shots being remade from scratch in order to fix cropping, and others to address continuity issues. The majority of the international versions, including Funimation Entertainment's English dub, are titled \"Dragon Ball Z Kai\". premiered on Fuji TV on February 7, 1996 and ran until November 19, 1997 for 64 episodes. Unlike the first two anime series, it is not" }, { "rank": "2", "docID": "doc17435876", "colbertscore": 79.89659118652344, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Dragon Ball Z\"] It premiered in Japan on Fuji Television on April 26, 1989, taking over its predecessor's time slot, and ran for 291 episodes until its conclusion on January 31, 1996. Because Toriyama was writing the manga during the production of the anime, \"Dragon Ball Z\" added original material not adapted from the manga, including lengthening scenes or adding new ones, and adding new attacks and characters not present in the manga. For example, Toriyama was asked to create an additional character for Goku's training with King Kai, resulting in the cricket Gregory. Throughout the production, the voice actors were tasked with" }, { "rank": "3", "docID": "doc17435887", "colbertscore": 79.60712432861328, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Dragon Ball Z\"] manga. He said the reception to \"Kai\" was positive and Bandai had a hit with a card game, so it all worked out. The series initially concluded with the finale of the Cell arc, as opposed to including the Majin Buu arc. It was originally planned to run 98 episodes, however, due to the Tōhoku offshore earthquake and tsunami, the final episode of \"Dragon Ball Kai\" was not aired and the series ended on its 97th episode in Japan on March 27, 2011. The 98th episode was later released direct-to-video in Japan on August 2, 2011. In November 2012, Mayumi" }, { "rank": "4", "docID": "doc17435908", "colbertscore": 79.49404907226562, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Dragon Ball Z\"] Edition,\" which collects three individual volumes into a single large volume. However, in 2013 Viz began publishing new 3-in-1 volumes collecting the entire manga series, including what they previously released as \"Dragon Ball Z\", under the \"Dragon Ball\" name. The \"Dragon Ball Z\" films comprise a total of 15 entries as of 2015. The first 13 films were typically released every March and July during the series' original run in accordance with the spring and summer vacations of Japanese schools. They were typically double features paired up with other anime films, and were thus, usually an hour or less in" }, { "rank": "5", "docID": "doc17435889", "colbertscore": 79.45697784423828, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Dragon Ball Z\"] 61 episodes. Funimation licensed \"Dragon Ball Kai\" for an English-language release in North America, under the title \"Dragon Ball Z Kai\". The series was broadcast on Nicktoons from May 24, 2010 to January 1, 2012 (continuing in re-runs until April 2013). In addition to Nicktoons, the series also began airing on the 4Kids-owned Saturday morning programming block Toonzai on The CW in August 2010, then on its successor, the Saban-owned Vortexx, beginning in August 2012 until the block ended in September 2014. Both the Nicktoons and Toonzai/Vortexx airings were edited for content, though the Toonzai/Vortexx version was censored even more" } ]
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who plays auggie in the movie the wonder
[ "Jacob Tremblay" ]
[ { "rank": "1", "docID": "doc19673818", "colbertscore": 80.25988006591797, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Wonder (film)\"] had departed from the project. In October 2014, John Krokidas was reported to be directing the film, though in April 2015, Paul King was hired to direct instead. Steven Conrad was writing the script at that time. On April 14, 2016, Jacob Tremblay was cast to play the lead role, Auggie Pullman, while Julia Roberts was in talks to play Auggie's mother. On May 5, 2016, Roberts' casting was confirmed, and Stephen Chbosky was set as the film's director. On June 27, 2016, Owen Wilson joined to play Auggie's father. On July 11, 2016, newcomer Noah Jupe joined the cast" }, { "rank": "2", "docID": "doc19673812", "colbertscore": 80.05638885498047, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Wonder (film)\"] arranges a tour for him with three other students: Jack Will (Noah Jupe), Julian Albans (Bryce Gheisar), and Charlotte Cody (Elle McKinnon). When school starts, Auggie is initially ostracized by nearly the entire student body, but soon forms a close friendship with Jack. For Halloween, Auggie dresses in a Ghostface mask and cloak when Daisy ruins the Boba Fett costume he was planning to wear. He walks through school upbeat and confident due to the anonymity his costume affords him. However, as he enters his homeroom, he overhears Jack, who does not recognize him, joining in with Julian and his" }, { "rank": "3", "docID": "doc17281172", "colbertscore": 79.99642181396484, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Wonder (Palacio novel)\"] and Owen Wilson as Isabel and Nate Pullman respectively, and Jacob Tremblay as August Pullman was released on November 17, 2017 by Lionsgate. \"Auggie and Me\" is not a sequel but a companion book to \"Wonder\" (although \"The Julian Chapter\" serves as one). It contains three stories, each telling the events of \"Wonder\" from different perspectives. The first story, called \"The Julian Chapter\", is told from the point of view of school bully Julian where he explains why he mistreats Auggie and if he will change. The second, called \"Pluto\", focuses on August Pullman's life before Beecher Prep and is" }, { "rank": "4", "docID": "doc19673811", "colbertscore": 79.8499755859375, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Wonder (film)\"] for Best Makeup and Hairstyling. (Jacob Tremblay) is a 10-year-old boy living in North River Heights in upper Manhattan, New York, with his mother Isabel (Julia Roberts), father Nate (Owen Wilson), older sister Olivia \"Via\" (Izabela Vidovic), and dog Daisy. He has a rare medical facial deformity, which he refers to as \"mandibulofacial dysostosis\", and has undergone 27 different surgeries as a result. Auggie has been home-schooled, but as he approaches fifth grade, his parents decide to enroll him in Beecher Prep, a private school. Before the school year begins, Auggie meets with Mr. Tushman (Mandy Patinkin), the principal, who" }, { "rank": "5", "docID": "doc19673817", "colbertscore": 79.80789184570312, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Wonder (film)\"] accepted by his classmates. At the year-end graduation ceremony, Auggie is given the Henry Ward Beecher Medal for standing out among his classmates and receives a standing ovation. The movie ends with everyone applauding Auggie, and Isabel commenting on him being a \"wonder\". On November 27, 2012, it was announced that Lionsgate was developing a feature film adaptation of R. J. Palacio's debut novel \"Wonder\", and were in talks with John August to write the screenplay. Mandeville Films' David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman produced the film. On May 8, 2013, Jack Thorne was hired to adapt the novel after August" } ]
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when was the first australian prime minister elected
[ "Sir Edmund Barton", "1901" ]
[ { "rank": "1", "docID": "doc1301438", "colbertscore": 80.0834732055664, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Edmund Barton\"] of a national constitution, and was one of the lead campaigners for federation in the subsequent referendums. In late 1900, despite the initial \"Hopetoun Blunder\", Barton was commissioned to form a caretaker government as Australia's first prime minister. His term began on 1 January 1901, the date on which federation occurred. At the first federal elections in March 1901, Barton and the Protectionists won the most seats, but were well short of a majority. He was able to continue on as a prime minister by forming an alliance with the fledgling Labor Party, which held the balance of power. The" }, { "rank": "2", "docID": "doc2643968", "colbertscore": 80.00802612304688, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"1996 Australian federal election\"] Howard was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Australia on 11 March 1996, along with the First Howard Ministry. This was the first federal election that future Prime Minister Tony Abbott contested as a member of parliament, having entered parliament at the 1994 Warringah by-election. Future opposition leader Brendan Nelson entered parliament at this election. John Howard, who had previously led the Liberal Party from 1985 to 1989, had returned to the leadership in January 1995 following a disastrous 8 months under the leadership of Alexander Downer. Downer and Peter Costello had succeeded Dr. John Hewson and Michael" }, { "rank": "3", "docID": "doc131301", "colbertscore": 79.99944305419922, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Earle Page\"] another election. For all intents and purposes, Page was the first Deputy Prime Minister of Australia (a title that did not officially exist until 1968). Since then, the leader of the Country/National Party has been the second-ranking member in nearly every non-Labor government. On 30 January 1924, as acting prime minister, Page chaired the first meeting of Federal Cabinet ever held in Canberra, at Yarralumla. This was still three years before the opening of Parliament House and Canberra becoming the National Capital. Page continued his professional medical practice. On 22 October 1924, he had to tell his best friend, Thomas" }, { "rank": "4", "docID": "doc9881613", "colbertscore": 79.93000793457031, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"1966 Australian federal election\"] 1966 Australian federal election Federal elections were held in Australia on 26 November 1966. All 124 seats in the House of Representatives were up for election. The incumbent Liberal–Country coalition government, led by Prime Minister Harold Holt, won an increased majority over the opposition Labor Party, led by Arthur Calwell. This was the first federal election that future opposition leader Andrew Peacock contested as a member of parliament, having entered parliament at the 1966 Kooyong by-election. The new Prime Minister, Harold Holt, was stylish, debonair and popular with the electorate. He cast a sharp contrast with the much rougher figure" }, { "rank": "5", "docID": "doc11214259", "colbertscore": 79.89088439941406, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Caretaker government of Australia\"] exception came in 1972, when Gough Whitlam had himself and his deputy, Lance Barnard, sworn in as a two-man government on 5 December, only three days after the election, as soon as Labor's victory over the Coalition was beyond doubt. That lasted until Whitlam's full ministry was sworn in on 19 December. The first Australian federal government, headed by Prime Minister Edmund Barton, was sworn in on 1 January 1901, the day on which the Federation of Australia took effect, whereby the six colonies of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania became States of the" } ]
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who plays matthew on anne with an e
[ "R. H. Thomson" ]
[ { "rank": "1", "docID": "doc19691439", "colbertscore": 78.48338317871094, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Anne with an E\"] of melancholy and turmoil, this season feels more energetic and subsequently lighter because of the faster pace. It also is more comfortable in its skin and handles humor in its everyday situations deftly while also poking fun at itself.\" Anne with an E Anne with an E is a Canadian drama television series based on the 1908 novel \"Anne of Green Gables\" by Lucy Maud Montgomery, and adapted by Emmy Award-winning writer and producer Moira Walley-Beckett. It airs on CBC Television in Canada, and elsewhere in the world it is available for streaming on Netflix. The first season consists of" }, { "rank": "2", "docID": "doc19691434", "colbertscore": 78.35981750488281, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Anne with an E\"] stray from that source material, and disapproved of the \"manufactured drama, such as Matthew's wild horse ride\". Writing for \"Entertainment Weekly\", Isabella Beidenharn expressed similar feelings, but, \"putting the source material aside, it's a fine show on its own\", and she conceded that \"inventing a dark side might help \"Anne With an E\" fit into today's TV landscape\". Allison Keene, writing for Collider, agrees that \"Anne\" is a good drama on its own terms, but allows it is \"only a fair adaptation\" of the novel, at its best in the home scenes: \"\"Anne with an E\" is undeniably the most" }, { "rank": "3", "docID": "doc7472368", "colbertscore": 78.33525085449219, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"The Powers of Matthew Star\"] The Powers of Matthew Star The Powers of Matthew Star is an American sci-fi television series that aired from September 17, 1982 until April 8, 1983, on NBC. It starred Peter Barton as the title character, alien prince Matthew ‘E’Hawke’ Star of the planet Quadris. Also starring were Amy Steel as Pam Elliot, Matthew’s girlfriend at Crestridge High, and Louis Gossett Jr. as Matthew’s guardian Walt ‘D’hai’ Shepherd. In 2002, \"The Powers of Matthew Star\" was ranked #22 on the list of TV Guide's \"50 Worst TV Shows of All Time\". The show was created by Steven E. De Souza," }, { "rank": "4", "docID": "doc1794651", "colbertscore": 78.33087921142578, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Anne Shirley\"] \"Anne: Journey to Green Gables\", with McKenzie Sullivan providing the voice of Anne. In 2016, a 90-minute movie was made (\"L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables\") with Ella Ballentine as Anne Shirley, Sara Botsford as Marilla Cuthbert, and Martin Sheen as Matthew Cuthbert. This was followed by sequels in 2017, entitled \"Anne of Green Gables: The Good Stars\" and \"Anne of Green Gables: Fire & Dew\". Anne is portrayed by Amybeth McNulty in the 2017-present CBC and Netflix dramatic series \"Anne with an E\". Lennie Goodings, a publisher for Virago Press, chose Anne as her favorite fictional character, stating, \"The" }, { "rank": "5", "docID": "doc6066773", "colbertscore": 78.3134536743164, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Matthew King (Emmerdale)\"] Matthew King (Emmerdale) Matthew King is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, \"Emmerdale\", played by Matt Healy. He made his first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 4 March 2004. Matthew arrived as part of the King family, a family of successful businessmen. During his time on the show, Matthew had relationships with several women and was engaged to Anna De Souza (Emma Davies) when he died. Matthew's last appearance was on 16 December 2008. In January 2004, \"The Sun\" announced that \"Emmerdale\" would bring in \"four new single 'hunks'\" who are all brothers in an" } ]
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who is the girl in green day 21 guns
[ "Lisa Stelly" ]
[ { "rank": "1", "docID": "doc13390314", "colbertscore": 79.66134643554688, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"21 Guns (song)\"] 21 Guns (song) \"21 Guns\" is a song by American punk rock band Green Day. It was released as the second single from their eighth album, \"21st Century Breakdown\". The single was released through Reprise Records on May 25, 2009 as a digital download and July 14, 2009 as a CD single. The song has been a success on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 22, which has become their highest charting single since 2005. It was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Rock Song in 2010." }, { "rank": "2", "docID": "doc13390327", "colbertscore": 79.42877197265625, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"21 Guns (song)\"] Stew/Jaded\" and \"F.O.D.\" recorded live in Albany, New York and Madison Square Garden. This EP was released on the Australian iTunes store, Amazon UK, and Napster. 21 Guns (song) \"21 Guns\" is a song by American punk rock band Green Day. It was released as the second single from their eighth album, \"21st Century Breakdown\". The single was released through Reprise Records on May 25, 2009 as a digital download and July 14, 2009 as a CD single. The song has been a success on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 22, which has become their highest charting" }, { "rank": "3", "docID": "doc13390322", "colbertscore": 78.99658203125, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"21 Guns (song)\"] The song was featured in episode 6 of \"The Vampire Diaries\". The song is featured in the video game \"\" and is downloadable content for the \"Rock Band\" series. A live version was also released on \"21 Guns Live EP\" in September 2009. A music video was directed by Marc Webb and filmed in Los Angeles on June 6, 2009. It premiered on MySpace on Monday, June 22, 2009 at midnight EDT. A shorter version of the video also exists, which is set to the radio edit of the song. It is the third Green Day video to feature touring" }, { "rank": "4", "docID": "doc3250211", "colbertscore": 78.96663665771484, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"21-gun salute\"] the following dates: The title of the Green Day song \"21 Guns\" is a reference to a 21-gun salute. In the song \"For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)\" by AC/DC 21-gun salutes are mentioned, including the use of Napoleonic cannons. The song \"Move Now\" by Nonpoint also includes a reference. In the film \"Chitty Chitty Bang Bang\", when the Grandfather sings \"Posh\" whilst dangling from a hot air balloon, there is a line \"they 21 gun salute me\". Boston-based Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys recorded the song \"21 Guitar Salute\" (originally by The Press) on their 2002 split" }, { "rank": "5", "docID": "doc13799505", "colbertscore": 78.8218994140625, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"American Idiot (musical)\"] album \"American Idiot\", some b-sides and a few of the songs from Green Day's \"21st Century Breakdown\". The show also features an onstage band. Green Day re-released the single \"21 Guns\" with the musical cast on Spinner.com on December 3, 2009. This version features Billie Joe Armstrong, together with Christina Sajous, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Mary Faber and Stark Sands, with backup from the rest of \"American Idiot\" cast. Another version was released with John Gallagher Jr., Michael Esper, and Sands singing the parts that Armstrong had previously sung. Green Day and the cast of the musical also performed the song" } ]
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who plays joker in batman the dark knight
[ "Ledger" ]
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when was the south asian association for regional co-operation (saarc) formed
[ "December 1985", "8 December 1985" ]
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when was the first hunger games book published
[ "September 14, 2008", "2008" ]
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who did bette midler portray in the rose
[ "Mary Rose Foster" ]
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who is the lead singer of depeche mode
[ "David Gahan" ]
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33
where did the butchers in the slaughterhouse cases live
[ "New Orleans" ]
[ { "rank": "1", "docID": "doc1452111", "colbertscore": 79.6863784790039, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Slaughter-House Cases\"] corporation that centralized all slaughterhouse operations in the city. At the time, New York City, San Francisco, Boston, Milwaukee, and Philadelphia had similar provisions to confine butchers to areas in order to keep offal from contaminating the water supply. The legislature chartered a private corporation, the Crescent City Live-Stock Landing and Slaughter-House Company, to run a Grand Slaughterhouse at the southern part of the city, opposite the Mississippi River. Crescent City would not slaughter beef itself but act as a franchise corporation, by renting out space to other butchers in the city for a fee, under a designated maximum. The" }, { "rank": "2", "docID": "doc17147263", "colbertscore": 79.4942626953125, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"B1 Butcher\"] their murders victims have been found in close proximity to the Namibian National Road B1, which crosses the country from north to south. The \"butcher\" part of the name stems from the professional way in which the bodies were dismembered. Body parts were found in June and July 2007 in the Khomas Region along the B1 in the greater Windhoek area between Rehoboth and Okahandja. These body parts were wrapped in garbage bags and belonged to two different women. As far back as 2005 two similar unexplained murders of women occurred, those two murders have subsequently also been blamed on" }, { "rank": "3", "docID": "doc7476089", "colbertscore": 79.45512390136719, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"William Butcher\"] \"Nangetty Station\" near Mingenew. Little is known of Butcher's life after 1917. He died at Nedlands on 24 May 1944, and was buried in Karrakatta Cemetery. William Butcher William James Burchell Butcher (24 July 1858 – 24 May 1944), Australian politician, was a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for twelve years. Born in Richmond, Tasmania on 24 July 1858, William Butcher was the son of squatter and landowner Edward William Burchell Butcher, and Maria Susan née Schaw. He was educated at private schools in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1876, Butcher's father joined with other Victorian investors in forming the" }, { "rank": "4", "docID": "doc7896761", "colbertscore": 79.36858367919922, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Clyde Butcher\"] the Pacific Northwest. To escape some of the stress of the business, he moved onto a sailboat with his wife where he lived for seven years, moored in the harbor of Newport Beach, California. The boat had no electricity and refrigeration, conditions were spartan. Living without a television on the boat gained the family a sense of peace and solitude while they could take advantage of the city. Butcher's love for boating and the television program \"Flipper\" inspired him to explore Florida. Butcher sold his business in California, moved to Florida, and returned to selling art in street festivals. In" }, { "rank": "5", "docID": "doc18503954", "colbertscore": 79.29777526855469, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Tannery Road\"] the slaughterhouse be moved to Iblur, city outskirts. In June 2009, the Karnataka Pollution Control Board refused to renew the licence of the slaughterhouse as the effluent treatment plant was not in operation. An investigation by Indian Institute of Journalism & New Media found children aged 11–15 years working at the slaughterhouse, with the butchers (mostly Muslim) saying that they were unable to afford providing education to their children, and hence had them helping out in the slaughterhouse. Most of the residents of Tannery Road are Tamil speaking Dalit Hindus and Christians, and Urdu speaking Muslims. There are also small" } ]
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who developed the concept of total quality management
[ "W. Edwards Deming" ]
[ { "rank": "1", "docID": "doc1282180", "colbertscore": 79.69905090332031, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Total quality management\"] began reexamining the techniques of quality control invented over the past 50 years and how those techniques had been so successfully employed by the Japanese. It was in the midst of this economic turmoil that TQM took root. The exact origin of the term \"total quality management\" is uncertain. It is almost certainly inspired by Armand V. Feigenbaum's multi-edition book \"Total Quality Control\" () and Kaoru Ishikawa's \"What Is Total Quality Control? The Japanese Way\" (). It may have been first coined in the United Kingdom by the Department of Trade and Industry during its 1983 \"National Quality Campaign\". Or" }, { "rank": "2", "docID": "doc1282181", "colbertscore": 79.58212280273438, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Total quality management\"] it may have been first coined in the United States by the Naval Air Systems Command to describe its quality-improvement efforts in 1985. In the spring of 1984, an arm of the United States Navy asked some of its civilian researchers to assess statistical process control and the work of several prominent quality consultants and to make recommendations as to how to apply their approaches to improve the Navy's operational effectiveness. The recommendation was to adopt the teachings of W. Edwards Deming. The Navy branded the effort \"Total Quality Management\" in 1985. From the Navy, TQM spread throughout the US" }, { "rank": "3", "docID": "doc1282182", "colbertscore": 79.16360473632812, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Total quality management\"] Federal Government, resulting in the following: The US Environmental Protection Agency's Underground Storage Tanks program, which was established in 1985, also employed Total Quality Management to develop its management style. The private sector followed suit, flocking to TQM principles not only as a means to recapture market share from the Japanese, but also to remain competitive when bidding for contracts from the Federal Government since \"total quality\" requires involving suppliers, not just employees, in process improvement efforts. There is no widespread agreement as to what TQM is and what actions it requires of organizations, however a review of the original" }, { "rank": "4", "docID": "doc14584892", "colbertscore": 79.02288055419922, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[Porter-Leath] initiated its first Total Quality Management Program, supported by a new Quality Improvement department, with verifiable positive results. The program infused principles of quality improvement throughout the Agency. Key components of the process include: data collection on quality indicators per department and program; long and short term outcomes; analysis of data to identify opportunities for improvements; success definition; grant writing; implementing improvement teams to evaluate key processes; and strategic planning. The Agency's quality efforts have been recognized by the Greater Memphis Award for Quality for Level I in 1999 and Level II in 2000. PL received the State of Tennessee" }, { "rank": "5", "docID": "doc4744452", "colbertscore": 78.95718383789062, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Quality management\"] management practices into operation in his assembly lines. In Germany, Karl Benz, often called the inventor of the motor car, was pursuing similar assembly and production practices, although real mass production was properly initiated in Volkswagen after World War II. From this period onwards, North American companies focused predominantly upon production against lower cost with increased efficiency. Walter A. Shewhart made a major step in the evolution towards quality management by creating a method for quality control for production, using statistical methods, first proposed in 1924. This became the foundation for his ongoing work on statistical quality control. W. Edwards" } ]
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35
who wrote cant get you out of my head lyrics
[ "Cathy Dennis and Rob Davis", "Rob Davis", "Cathy Dennis" ]
[ { "rank": "1", "docID": "doc4253949", "colbertscore": 78.5608901977539, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Can't Get You Out of My Head\"] simplicity, so reassuring during an era when chart acts sound increasingly baroque and producers race to see who can ape electronic music trends first.\" Jim Farber from \"Entertainment Weekly\" said that the song \"fully lives up to its title\" with \"every sound a hook,\" and compared it to the works of Andrea True. Michael Hubbard from MusicOMH labelled the song \"one of 2001's best singles,\" saying that it \"predictably beat off lesser 'competition.'\" In 2012, \"The Guardian\" critic Everett True defined \"Can't Get You Out of My Head\" as \"one of those rare moments in pop: sleek and chic and" }, { "rank": "2", "docID": "doc4253940", "colbertscore": 78.54218292236328, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Can't Get You Out of My Head\"] was recorded using Cubase music software, which Davis ran on his Mac computer. Davis began playing an acoustic guitar and ran a 125 beats per minute drum loop, on which Dennis, herself a singer who had enjoyed chart success in the United States, began singing the line \"I just can't get you out of my head\" in the key of D minor. After three and a half hours, the demo was recorded and the vocals were laid afterwards. Dennis called their recording setup for the song, \"the most primitive set-up you could imagine! Different producers work in different ways. But" }, { "rank": "3", "docID": "doc4253964", "colbertscore": 78.50944519042969, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Can't Get You Out of My Head\"] [...] into a fictional history of music,\" referring to the opening sequence of the music video. The critic takes a ride with Minogue through a city and encounters various musicians and artists like the ghost of Elvis Presley, and Madonna, Kraftwerk, and [Ludwig] Wittgenstein. Academics Diane Railton and Paul Weston, in their 2005 essay \"Naughty Girls and Red Blooded Women (Representations of Female Heterosexuality in Music Video)\", contrasted the music video of \"Can't Get You Out of My Head\" with that of American singer Beyoncé's 2003 single \"Baby Boy.\" Railton and Weston concluded that while both videos focus on two" }, { "rank": "4", "docID": "doc4253933", "colbertscore": 78.45003509521484, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Can't Get You Out of My Head\"] Can't Get You Out of My Head \"Can't Get You Out of My Head\" is a song recorded by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her eighth studio album, titled \"Fever,\" which she released in 2001. The song was released in Australia by Parlophone as the lead single from the album on 8 September 2001. It was released on 17 September 2001 in the United Kingdom. In the United States, the single was released on 18 February 2002. Jointly written, composed, and produced by Cathy Dennis and Rob Davis, \"Can't Get You Out of My Head\" is a midtempo dance song" }, { "rank": "5", "docID": "doc4253984", "colbertscore": 78.44529724121094, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Can't Get You Out of My Head\"] 2009). (2nd ed.) Can't Get You Out of My Head \"Can't Get You Out of My Head\" is a song recorded by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her eighth studio album, titled \"Fever,\" which she released in 2001. The song was released in Australia by Parlophone as the lead single from the album on 8 September 2001. It was released on 17 September 2001 in the United Kingdom. In the United States, the single was released on 18 February 2002. Jointly written, composed, and produced by Cathy Dennis and Rob Davis, \"Can't Get You Out of My Head\" is a" } ]
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36
where does no game no life anime end
[ "the Elkia Federation", "the sixth volume" ]
[ { "rank": "1", "docID": "doc17453157", "colbertscore": 80.19596099853516, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"No Game No Life\"] released the series in six DVD and Blu‑ray volumes between June 25 and November 26, 2014. The opening theme for the series was \"This Game\" by Konomi Suzuki and the ending theme is \"Oracion\" by Shiro's voice actress, Ai Kayano. Crunchyroll simulcast \"No Game No Life\" and made it accessible to several regions. In North America, Anime Network broadcast the series on their cable network and made it available on their website, while Sentai Filmworks released the series for home media in July 2015. In the United Kingdom, MVM Entertainment licensed the series for distribution and in Australasia, Hanabee Entertainment" }, { "rank": "2", "docID": "doc17453162", "colbertscore": 80.1958999633789, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"No Game No Life\"] media made appearances on Oricon's weekly selling charts. In April 2014, \"No Game No Life\" was one of the top recorded anime series on Sony's Torne; a poll by AT-X ranked the series as one of 2014's top anime series. Anime News Network had four editors review the first episode of the anime: Carl Kiminger, Rebecca Silverman, Theoron Martin, and Hope Chapman. Opinions summarized: Kiminger enjoyed the premise and the concepts of games as battles; Silverman and Martin disliked the characters; and Chapman expressed absolute disdain, writing \"nothing has made me roll my eyes, gag, or feel more irrationally angry" }, { "rank": "3", "docID": "doc20697272", "colbertscore": 80.1024169921875, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"No Game, No Life Zero\"] begin the game. The film was announced during the MF Bunko J Summer School Festival 2016 event on July 17, 2016. The film's title was revealed as \"No Game, No Life Zero\" on March 3, 2017. The film was produced primarily by staff returning from the earlier anime television series. It was directed by Atsuko Ishizuka and written by Jukki Hanada, with animation by studio Madhouse. Satoshi Tasaki designed the series' characters. The film's music was composed by Yoshiaki Fujisawa and produced by Kadokawa. Other returning staff includes Eiji Iwase (art director), Tsukasa Ohira (art setting), Harue Ono (color key" }, { "rank": "4", "docID": "doc17453156", "colbertscore": 80.05103302001953, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"No Game No Life\"] issue of \"Monthly Comic Alive\" on May 27, 2015. The final chapter was published on November 27, 2017. It focuses on Izuna Hatsuse and her daily life. Yen Press announced their license to the manga on October 28, 2016. On July 27, 2013, \"Monthly Comic Alive\" announced the anime adaptation for \"No Game No Life\" was green lit. It is directed by Atsuko Ishizuka and animated by Madhouse. The series premiered on April 9, 2014 on AT-X; it was later broadcast on five other broadcast stations and several streaming networks. The final episode premiered on June 25, 2014. Media Factory" }, { "rank": "5", "docID": "doc17453161", "colbertscore": 79.7397689819336, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"No Game No Life\"] in circulation. That same year, \"No Game No Life\" was the top ten selling light novel series with several of its books appearing in the top thirty selling volumes list. Starting in its 2014 pool, the yearly magazine \"Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!\", listed the light novel and the protagonists of \"No Game No Life\" beginning in its polls; in addition, the series ranked fourth in Sugoi Japan 2015 polls. Seven Seas Entertainment's localization of the manga was able to reach \"The New York Times\" Manga Best Sellers and ICv2's charts. The anime series saw similar success and its home" } ]
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37
when did taylor swift's first album release
[ "October 24, 2006", "2005" ]
[ { "rank": "1", "docID": "doc7963562", "colbertscore": 79.53058624267578, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Taylor Swift\"] became one of the first signings, and her father purchased a three percent stake in the fledgling company at an estimated cost of $120,000. She began working on her eponymous debut album shortly after signing the record deal, and persuaded Big Machine to hire her demo producer Nathan Chapman, with whom she felt she had the right \"chemistry\". Swift wrote three of the album's songs alone, and co-wrote the remaining eight with writers Rose, Robert Ellis Orrall, Brian Maher, and Angelo Petraglia. \"Taylor Swift\" was released on October 24, 2006. Jon Caramanica of \"The New York Times\" described it as" }, { "rank": "2", "docID": "doc18227399", "colbertscore": 79.49711608886719, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"1989 (Taylor Swift album)\"] 1989 (Taylor Swift album) 1989 is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on October 27, 2014 through Big Machine Records. Swift began composing the album following the release of her previous studio effort, \"Red\" (2012). Over the course of the two-year songwriting period, she collaborated with producers Max Martin and Shellback—Martin served as the album's executive producer alongside Swift. The album's title was named after the singer's birth year and its music was inspired by the pop music of the 1980s. The album represents a departure from the country music of Swift's previous albums, and is" }, { "rank": "3", "docID": "doc18227402", "colbertscore": 79.47285461425781, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"1989 (Taylor Swift album)\"] having previously won in 2010 for \"Fearless\". Swift released her fourth studio album, \"Red\", on October 22, 2012. The album marked a change in Swift's musical style with the experimentation of heartland rock, dubstep and dance-pop. \"Red\" was a commercial success and debuted at number one on the \"Billboard\" 200 with first-week sales of 1.21 million copies. This was the highest opening sales in a decade and ultimately made Swift the first woman to have two albums sell more than a million copies in their first week. To promote the album Swift, embarked on the North American leg of her" }, { "rank": "4", "docID": "doc9210611", "colbertscore": 79.36932373046875, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Taylor Swift (album)\"] Taylor Swift (album) Taylor Swift is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on October 24, 2006, by Big Machine Records. Swift was 16 years old at the time of the album's release and wrote its songs during her freshman year of high school. Swift has writing credits on all of the album's songs, including those co-written with Liz Rose. Swift experimented with several producers, ultimately choosing Nathan Chapman, who had produced her demo album. Musically, the album is country music styled, and lyrically it speaks of romantic relationships, a couple of which Swift wrote from observing" }, { "rank": "5", "docID": "doc18227443", "colbertscore": 79.3387222290039, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"1989 (Taylor Swift album)\"] album of the year on the \"Billboard\" 200. Notes Credits are adapted from liner notes of \"1989\". !scope=\"row\"|India (IMI) !scope=\"row\"|Worldwide 1989 (Taylor Swift album) 1989 is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on October 27, 2014 through Big Machine Records. Swift began composing the album following the release of her previous studio effort, \"Red\" (2012). Over the course of the two-year songwriting period, she collaborated with producers Max Martin and Shellback—Martin served as the album's executive producer alongside Swift. The album's title was named after the singer's birth year and its music was inspired by the" } ]
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38
what are the three fifty shades of grey books
[ "Fifty Shades of Grey", "Fifty Shades Darker", "Fifty Shades Freed" ]
[ { "rank": "1", "docID": "doc16382180", "colbertscore": 79.71177673339844, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Fifty Shades of Grey\"] Fifty Shades of Grey Fifty Shades of Grey is a 2011 erotic romance novel by British author E. L. James. It is the first instalment in the \"Fifty Shades\" trilogy that traces the deepening relationship between a college graduate, Anastasia Steele, and a young business magnate, Christian Grey. It is notable for its explicitly erotic scenes featuring elements of sexual practices involving bondage/discipline, dominance/submission, and sadism/masochism (BDSM). Originally self-published as an ebook and a print-on-demand, publishing rights were acquired by Vintage Books in March 2012. \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" has topped best-seller lists around the world, selling over 125 million" }, { "rank": "2", "docID": "doc17007142", "colbertscore": 79.54307556152344, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Fifty Shades\"] fiction work in the Twilight fictional universe. It was originally called Master of the Universe and written as \"Snowdragons Icequeen\". The original trilogy, \"Fifty Shades of Grey\", \"Fifty Shades Darker\", \"Fifty Shades Freed\", have been published as an omnibus edition called the \"\"Fifty Shades\" Trilogy\". Fifty Shades Fifty Shades is an adult erotic BDSM romance franchise created by E. L. James; originating as a fanfic about the young-adult genre \"Twilight\" teen romance novel series by Stephenie Meyer. It has produced a novel series, with an original novel trilogy and two follow-up novels, as well as a film trilogy. Anastasia Steele," }, { "rank": "3", "docID": "doc14532559", "colbertscore": 79.4013671875, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Shed Simove\"] line drawing of a naked man, which happened to be Simove. Simove apologised to the woman involved for the ‘unfortunate factory mix up’. In 2012, Simove launched 'Fifty Shades of Gray' a book containing totally blank pages in fifty different shades of grey. The back jacket of the book described the content inside as 'getting darker and darker as the book goes on'. Random House, publisher of E. L. James's 'Fifty Shades of Grey', sent him a cease and desist letter and Simove was no longer able to sell this title, although a publisher from the Netherlands approached Simove to" }, { "rank": "4", "docID": "doc18134014", "colbertscore": 79.3219985961914, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Fifty Shades Darker\"] Fifty Shades Darker Fifty Shades Darker is a 2012 erotic romance novel by British author E. L. James. It is the second installment in the \"Fifty Shades\" trilogy that traces the deepening relationship between a college graduate, Anastasia Steele, and a young business magnate, Christian Grey. The first and third volumes, \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" and \"Fifty Shades Freed\", were published in 2011 and 2012, respectively. The novel is published by Vintage Books and reached No. 1 on the \"USA Today\" best seller list. Three days after leaving Christian, Anastasia \"Ana\" Steele begins her job as personal assistant to Jack" }, { "rank": "5", "docID": "doc17422622", "colbertscore": 79.3094482421875, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Fifty Shades (novel series)\"] Fifty Shades (novel series) Fifty Shades is a series of erotic novels by E. L. James. Initially a trilogy consisting of \"Fifty Shades of Grey\" (2011), \"Fifty Shades Darker\" and \"Fifty Shades Freed\" (2012), the series traces the deepening relationship between a college graduate, Anastasia Steele, and a young business man, Christian Grey. Grey introduces Ana to the world of BDSM. James has spoken of her shock at the success of the book, \"The explosion of interest has taken me completely by surprise\" she said. James has described the \"Fifty Shades\" trilogy as \"my midlife crisis, writ large. All my" } ]
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who has the power (judicial) to make decisions in courts of law
[ "judges" ]
[ { "rank": "1", "docID": "doc691156", "colbertscore": 79.03785705566406, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Judicial discretion\"] Judicial discretion Judicial discretion is the power of the judiciary to make some legal decisions according to their discretion. Under the doctrine of the separation of powers, the ability of judges to exercise discretion is an aspect of judicial independence. Where appropriate, judicial discretion allows a judge to decide a legal case or matter within a range of possible decisions. However, where the exercise of discretion goes beyond constraints set down by legislation, by binding precedent, or by a constitution, the court may be abusing its discretion and undermining the rule of law. In that case, the decision of the" }, { "rank": "2", "docID": "doc699770", "colbertscore": 78.81819915771484, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[Judiciary] law, setting precedent for other courts to follow. This branch of the state is often tasked with ensuring equal justice under law. In many jurisdictions the judicial branch has the power to change laws through the process of judicial review. Courts with judicial review power may annul the laws and rules of the state when it finds them incompatible with a higher norm, such as primary legislation, the provisions of the constitution or international law. Judges constitute a critical force for interpretation and implementation of a constitution, thus \"de facto\" in common law countries creating the body of constitutional law." }, { "rank": "3", "docID": "doc14610755", "colbertscore": 78.80042266845703, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Law of the United States\"] accepted that the Founding Fathers of the United States, by vesting \"judicial power\" into the Supreme Court and the inferior federal courts in Article Three of the United States Constitution, thereby vested in them the implied judicial power of common law courts to formulate persuasive precedent; this power was widely accepted, understood, and recognized by the Founding Fathers at the time the Constitution was ratified. Several legal scholars have argued that the federal judicial power to decide \"cases or controversies\" necessarily includes the power to decide the precedential effect of those cases and controversies. The difficult question is whether federal" }, { "rank": "4", "docID": "doc2498435", "colbertscore": 78.75737762451172, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Appellate jurisdiction\"] of the United States Constitution, the judicial power of the United States is vested in the Supreme Court of the United States and the inferior courts established by law. The Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure govern appellate proceedings. Under its standard of review, an appellate court decides the extent of the deference it would give to the lower court's decision, based on whether the appeal was one of fact or one of law. In reviewing an issue of fact, an appellate court ordinarily gives deference to the trial court's findings. It is the duty of trial judges or juries to" }, { "rank": "5", "docID": "doc19372075", "colbertscore": 78.73036193847656, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Judiciary of Sierra Leone\"] Court of Appeal consists of the Chief Justice and not less than seven other justices. An Appeal Court hearing involves at least three justices of the Appeal Court. It hears appeals from lower courts. The Supreme Court has final jurisdiction in all civil, criminal, and constitutional cases within Sierra Leone and its decisions cannot be appealed. The Supreme Court has the exclusive constitutional power to overturn the rulings of lower courts within the jurisdiction. It also has exclusive original jurisdiction in matters relating to the enforcement or interpretation of any provision of the constitution and on whether an enactment has" } ]
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40
what are the ranks in the us navy
[ "E-8s senior chief petty officer", "E-9s master chief petty officer" ]
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i was a great islamic scholar and mathematician who died in 1131 ce
[ "Omar Khayyam" ]
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who is the coach for the ottawa senators
[ "Guy Boucher" ]
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last episode of what happens to my family
[ "53" ]
[ { "rank": "1", "docID": "doc18212898", "colbertscore": 78.84180450439453, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"What Happens to My Family?\"] What Happens to My Family? What Happens to My Family? () is a 2014-2015 South Korean television series starring Yoo Dong-geun, Kim Hyun-joo, Kim Sang-kyung, Yoon Park and Park Hyung-sik. It aired on KBS2 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 from August 16, 2014 to February 15, 2015. Cha Soon-bong is a widower who has devoted his life to his three children, loving them despite their self-centred selfishness and disrespect. However, when he discovers that he has terminal cancer, he decides to use the time he has left to ensure their happiness when he is gone. His eldest daughter Kang-shim," }, { "rank": "2", "docID": "doc17430028", "colbertscore": 78.80250549316406, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Family (The Secret Circle)\"] Family (The Secret Circle) \"Family\" is the 22nd and the last episode of the first season of the CW television series \"The Secret Circle\", and the series' 22nd and last episode overall. It was aired on May 10, 2012. The episode was written by Andrew Miller & Andrea Newman and it was directed by Dave Barrett. One day after the final episode was aired, on May 11, 2012, the CW cancelled the series. The ratings decline in the second half of the season, the expensive cost of special effects, and dramatic locations were cited as reasons for the show's cancellation." }, { "rank": "3", "docID": "doc17430042", "colbertscore": 78.73757934570312, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Family (The Secret Circle)\"] and Eben was there too. Vengeance! [...] If the show does end up returning for a second season, this finale has really given the writers a lot of great places to go.\" In the episode \"Family\" we can hear the songs: Family (The Secret Circle) \"Family\" is the 22nd and the last episode of the first season of the CW television series \"The Secret Circle\", and the series' 22nd and last episode overall. It was aired on May 10, 2012. The episode was written by Andrew Miller & Andrea Newman and it was directed by Dave Barrett. One day after" }, { "rank": "4", "docID": "doc13159092", "colbertscore": 78.69366455078125, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"My Family (series 7)\"] reviewed that one particular episode from the series stands out. He states that \"One Of The Boys\", written by the mate of Jason, David Cantor, is a \"brilliant, lively, funny episode that also contains a rare moment of emotion\", and that the episode brought a tear to his eye. My Family (series 7) The seventh series of the BBC family sitcom \"My Family\" originally aired between 6 April 2007 and 26 December 2007. The series was commissioned following consistently high ratings from the sixth series. The opening episode, \"The Ego Has Landed\", re-introduces the seven main characters. All episodes from" }, { "rank": "5", "docID": "doc13159090", "colbertscore": 78.6135025024414, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"My Family (series 7)\"] My Family (series 7) The seventh series of the BBC family sitcom \"My Family\" originally aired between 6 April 2007 and 26 December 2007. The series was commissioned following consistently high ratings from the sixth series. The opening episode, \"The Ego Has Landed\", re-introduces the seven main characters. All episodes from the seventh series are thirty minutes in length, with the exception of the Christmas special. The series was once again produced by Rude Boy Productions, a company that produces comedies created by Fred Barron. The series was filmed at Pinewood Studios in London, in front of a live audience." } ]
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when is the last time the vikings were in the nfc championship
[ "1976", "2017/18" ]
[ { "rank": "1", "docID": "doc9975449", "colbertscore": 80.29528045654297, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"1969 Minnesota Vikings season\"] ALCS at Metropolitan Stadium on Monday, October 6. 1969 Minnesota Vikings season The 1969 season was the Minnesota Vikings' ninth season in the National Football League. With a 12–2 record, the Vikings won the NFL Central division title, before beating the Los Angeles Rams in the Western Conference Championship Game, and the Cleveland Browns in the last NFL Championship Game ever played in the pre-merger era. With these wins, the Vikings became the last team to possess the Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy, introduced 35 years earlier in 1934. However, Minnesota lost Super Bowl IV in New Orleans to the AFL" }, { "rank": "2", "docID": "doc9975443", "colbertscore": 80.2470703125, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"1969 Minnesota Vikings season\"] 1969 Minnesota Vikings season The 1969 season was the Minnesota Vikings' ninth season in the National Football League. With a 12–2 record, the Vikings won the NFL Central division title, before beating the Los Angeles Rams in the Western Conference Championship Game, and the Cleveland Browns in the last NFL Championship Game ever played in the pre-merger era. With these wins, the Vikings became the last team to possess the Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy, introduced 35 years earlier in 1934. However, Minnesota lost Super Bowl IV in New Orleans to the AFL champion Kansas City Chiefs in the final professional" }, { "rank": "3", "docID": "doc12843993", "colbertscore": 80.0326156616211, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"2009 Minnesota Vikings season\"] NFC Championship Game in team history, and their first appearance since the 2000 season with a 13–4 record. Brett Favre became the oldest player to start and win a playoff game, but also won his first postseason game in four against Dallas. This would be the Vikings' final win in a playoff game until (after) 2017. Coming off their dominant divisional home win over the Cowboys, the Vikings flew to the Louisiana Superdome for the NFC Championship Game against the top-seeded New Orleans Saints. Minnesota delivered the opening strike in the first quarter with running back Adrian Peterson's 19-yard touchdown" }, { "rank": "4", "docID": "doc9862140", "colbertscore": 80.01522827148438, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"History of the Minnesota Vikings\"] fourth NFC Championship Game in five years at Texas Stadium. Minnesota lost to the eventual Super Bowl champions, 23–6. By 1978, age was taking its toll on the Vikings, but they still took advantage of a weak division to make the playoffs with an 8–7–1 record. The team had all but run out of gas as the Rams finally defeated them 34–10 in Los Angeles. Fran Tarkenton retired at the end of the season just short of his 39th birthday. With Tommy Kramer taking over as quarterback, the Vikings fell to a 7–9 record in 1979. After that season ended," }, { "rank": "5", "docID": "doc9975503", "colbertscore": 79.95902252197266, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"1977 Minnesota Vikings season\"] in week 6. In the NFC Championship game in a game played in Dallas, the Vikings lost to the Dallas Cowboys 23–6. 1977 Minnesota Vikings season The 1977 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 17th in the National Football League. After starting the season 5–3, the team's starting quarterback Fran Tarkenton broke his leg in week 9 and missed the rest of the season. Despite losing Tarkenton, the team managed to finish the season with a 9–5 record and went to the playoffs as winners of the NFC Central division title. They beat the Los Angeles Rams 14–7 in the Divisional" } ]
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what are the colors of the netherlands flag
[ "blue", "white", "red" ]
[ { "rank": "1", "docID": "doc795223", "colbertscore": 79.73126983642578, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Flag of the Netherlands\"] Flag of the Netherlands The flag of the Netherlands () is a horizontal tricolor of red, white, and blue. The tricolor flag is almost identical to that of Luxembourg, except that it is shorter and its red and blue stripes are a darker shade. It originates as a variant of the older orange-white-blue \"Prinsenvlag\" (\"Prince's Flag\"), introduced in the 17th century as the \"Statenvlag\" (\"States Flag\"), the naval flag of the States-General of the Dutch Republic. Its official status as the national flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands was formalized in 1937. The national flag of the Netherlands is" }, { "rank": "2", "docID": "doc795235", "colbertscore": 79.43048095703125, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Flag of the Netherlands\"] the national coat of arms on the white stripes. From the same period dates the custom, prescribed spontaneously by popular will, to fly an orange pennant together with the national flag as a sign of allegiance of the people to the House of Orange. The pennant is added on King's Day (Dutch: \"Koningsdag\", April 27) or other festive occasions related to the Royal Family. On February 19, 1937, a Royal Decree issued by Queen Wilhelmina finally laid down the red, white and blue colours as the national flag (heraldic colours of bright vermilion, white and cobalt blue). The flag of" }, { "rank": "3", "docID": "doc8333688", "colbertscore": 79.38900756835938, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Flags of the Dutch royal family\"] of the Netherlands is a rectangular flag with proportions 5:6 with the colours of the royal standard (i.e. the orange field and blue cross) reversed. The upper left and lower right quarters bear the lion from the Dutch coat of arms (holding arrows in one hand and brandishing a sword on the other) while the other two quarters have a personal figure taken from their personal coat of arms. In general, the standard of a queen consort, or the wife of a prince of the Netherlands, is a flag in the form of a swallow tail. The two right quarters" }, { "rank": "4", "docID": "doc9580607", "colbertscore": 79.3735122680664, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Dutch national flag problem\"] Dutch national flag problem The Dutch national flag problem (DNF) is a computer science programming problem proposed by Edsger Dijkstra. The flag of the Netherlands consists of three colors: red, white and blue. Given balls of these three colors arranged randomly in a line (the actual number of balls does not matter), the task is to arrange them such that all balls of the same color are together and their collective color groups are in the correct order. The solution to this problem is of interest for designing sorting algorithms; in particular, variants of the quicksort algorithm that must be" }, { "rank": "5", "docID": "doc795224", "colbertscore": 79.26575469970703, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Flag of the Netherlands\"] a tricolor flag. The horizontal fesses are bands of equal size in the colors from top to bottom, red (officially described as a \"bright vermilion\"), white (silver), and blue (\"cobalt blue\"). The flag proportions (width:length) are 2:3. The first stadtholder of the Dutch Republic was William I of Orange, who joined with Dutch nationalists and led the struggle for independence from Spain. Partly out of respect for him, the first flag adopted by the Dutch was a horizontal tricolor of orange, white, and blue. It became known as the \"Prinsenvlag\" (\"Prince's flag\") and was based on the livery of William" } ]
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where is lord's prayer found in bible
[ "in the Gospel of Luke" ]
[ { "rank": "1", "docID": "doc245123", "colbertscore": 79.13004302978516, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Lord's Prayer\"] in 52 oriental languages, most of them not previously found in such collections, translated by the brethren of the Serampore Mission and printed at the mission press there in 1818. There are similarities between the Lord's Prayer and both biblical and post-biblical material in Jewish prayer especially Kiddushin 81a (Babylonian). \"Our Father which art in heaven\" (אבינו שבשמים, Avinu shebashamayim) is the beginning of many Hebrew prayers. \"Hallowed be thy name\" is reflected in the Kaddish. \"Lead us not into sin\" is echoed in the \"morning blessings\" of Jewish prayer. A blessing said by some Jewish communities after the evening" }, { "rank": "2", "docID": "doc245095", "colbertscore": 78.99217224121094, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Lord's Prayer\"] not in all. Older English translations of the Bible, based on late Byzantine Greek manuscripts, included it, but it is excluded in critical editions of the New Testament, such as that of the United Bible Societies. It is absent in the oldest manuscripts and is not considered to be part of the original text of –. The Catholic Church has never attached it to the Lord's Prayer, but has included it in the Roman Rite Mass as revised in 1969, not as part of the Our Father but separated from it by a prayer called the embolism spoken or sung" }, { "rank": "3", "docID": "doc245122", "colbertscore": 78.92426300048828, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Lord's Prayer\"] a second, revised edition was published in 1715 by John Chamberlain. This 1715 edition was used by Gottfried Hensel in his \"Synopsis Universae Philologiae\" (1741) to compile \"geographico-polyglot maps\" where the beginning of the prayer was shown in the geographical area where the respective languages were spoken. Johann Ulrich Kraus also published a collection with more than 100 entries. These collections continued to be improved and expanded well into the 19th century; Johann Christoph Adelung and Johann Severin Vater in 1806–1817 published the prayer in \"well-nigh five hundred languages and dialects\". Samples of scripture, including the Lord's Prayer, were published" }, { "rank": "4", "docID": "doc6062745", "colbertscore": 78.75821685791016, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Orgelbüchlein\"] – bass; b11 – tenor; b13 – tenor; b15 – alto; b18 – tenor). Below are the first and last verses of the Lutheran version of the Lord's Prayer with the English translation of George MacDonald. Following the publication of the text and melody in 1539, the hymn was used in many choral and organ compositions. Amongst Bach's immediate predecessors, Dieterich Buxtehude wrote two settings of the hymn for organ—a freely composed chorale prelude in three verses (BuxWV 207) and a chorale prelude for two manuals and pedal (BuxWV 219); and Georg Böhm composed a partita and two chorale preludes" }, { "rank": "5", "docID": "doc741581", "colbertscore": 78.75347900390625, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Jesus Prayer\"] of his heart\". In the Jesus Prayer can be seen the Eastern counterpart of the rosary, which has developed to hold a similar place in the Christian West. The prayer's origin is most likely the Egyptian desert, which was settled by the monastic Desert Fathers and Desert Mothers in the 5th century. A formula similar to the standard form of the Jesus Prayer is found in a letter attributed to John Chrysostom, who died in AD 407. This \"Letter to an Abbot\" speaks of \"Lord Jesus Christ, son of God, have mercy\" and \"Lord Jesus Christ, son of God, have" } ]
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when was the last time oklahoma won a national championship in football
[ "2003", "2000" ]
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location of the ten commandments in the bible
[ "Exodus", "Deuteronomy" ]
[ { "rank": "1", "docID": "doc5884022", "colbertscore": 79.16388702392578, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Ten Commandments\"] Ten Commandments The Ten Commandments (, \"Aseret ha'Dibrot\"), also known as the Decalogue, are a set of biblical principles relating to ethics and worship, which play a fundamental role in Judaism and Christianity. The commandments include instructions to worship only God, to honour one's parents, and to keep the sabbath, as well as prohibitions against idolatry, blasphemy, murder, adultery, theft, dishonesty, and coveting. Different religious groups follow different traditions for interpreting and numbering them. The Ten Commandments appear twice in the Hebrew Bible, in the books of Exodus and Deuteronomy. Modern scholarship has found likely influences in Hittite and Mesopotamian" }, { "rank": "2", "docID": "doc5884032", "colbertscore": 79.09983825683594, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Ten Commandments\"] Their precise import must be worked out in each separate situation. The Bible indicates the special status of the Ten Commandments among all other Torah laws in several ways: The Ten Commandments form the basis of Jewish law, stating God's universal and timeless standard of right and wrong – unlike the rest of the 613 commandments in the Torah, which include, for example, various duties and ceremonies such as the kashrut dietary laws, and now unobservable rituals to be performed by priests in the Holy Temple. Jewish tradition considers the Ten Commandments the theological basis for the rest of the" }, { "rank": "3", "docID": "doc13004556", "colbertscore": 78.96306610107422, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Ten Commandments in Catholic theology\"] Ten Commandments in Catholic theology The Ten Commandments are a series of religious and moral imperatives that are recognized as a moral foundation in several of the Abrahamic religions, including Catholicism. As described in the Old Testament books Exodus and Deuteronomy, the Commandments form part of a covenant offered by God to the Israelites to free them from the spiritual slavery of sin. According to the \"Catechism of the Catholic Church\"—the official exposition of the Catholic Church's Christian beliefs—the Commandments are considered essential for spiritual good health and growth, and serve as the basis for Catholic social teaching. A review" }, { "rank": "4", "docID": "doc13004561", "colbertscore": 78.90886688232422, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Ten Commandments in Catholic theology\"] text against covetousness as a single proscription, but differs from Christian denominations in that it considers what many Christians call a prologue to be the entire first commandment. The Ten Commandments are recognized as a moral foundation by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. They first appear in the Book of Exodus, according to which Moses, acting under the orders of God, freed the Israelites from physical slavery in Egypt. According to Church teaching, God offered a covenant—which included the Ten Commandments—to also free them from the \"spiritual slavery\" of sin. Some historians have described this as \"the central event in the" }, { "rank": "5", "docID": "doc829456", "colbertscore": 78.89703369140625, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"The Ten Commandments (1956 film)\"] mountain with Joshua. Impatiently, Dathan urges a reluctant Aaron to construct a golden calf idol as a gift for Rameses. A wild and decadent orgy is held by most of the Hebrews. Moses sees the Ten Commandments created by God in two stone tablets. Moses descends from the mountain to the sight of decadence. Enraged, he throws the tablets at the golden calf, which explodes, killing the wicked revelers, and causing the others to wander in the wilderness for 40 years. Forty years later, an elderly Moses leads the Hebrews towards Canaan. However, he could not enter the Promised land" } ]
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where did the allies go after north africa
[ "Italy", "the Italian Campaign" ]
[ { "rank": "1", "docID": "doc2716605", "colbertscore": 79.00289154052734, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"North African Campaign\"] North African Campaign The North African Campaign of the Second World War took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943. It included campaigns fought in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts (Western Desert Campaign, also known as the Desert War) and in Morocco and Algeria (Operation Torch), as well as Tunisia (Tunisia Campaign). The campaign was fought between the Allies, many of whom had colonial interests in Africa dating from the late 19th century, and the Axis Powers. The Allied war effort was dominated by the British Commonwealth and exiles from German-occupied Europe. The United States" }, { "rank": "2", "docID": "doc2716641", "colbertscore": 78.9723129272461, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"North African Campaign\"] invasion of Sicily followed two months later. Nearly 400,000 Axis and Allied troops were either lost, injured, or died of disease by the end of the North African Campaign. North African Campaign The North African Campaign of the Second World War took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943. It included campaigns fought in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts (Western Desert Campaign, also known as the Desert War) and in Morocco and Algeria (Operation Torch), as well as Tunisia (Tunisia Campaign). The campaign was fought between the Allies, many of whom had colonial interests in" }, { "rank": "3", "docID": "doc2716606", "colbertscore": 78.94571685791016, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"North African Campaign\"] officially entered the war in December 1941 and began direct military assistance in North Africa on 11 May 1942. Fighting in North Africa started with the Italian declaration of war on 10 June 1940. On 14 June, the British Army's 11th Hussars (assisted by elements of the 1st Royal Tank Regiment, 1st RTR) crossed the border from Egypt into Libya and captured the Italian Fort Capuzzo. This was followed by an Italian counter-offensive into Egypt and the capture of Sidi Barrani in September 1940 and again in December 1940 following a British Commonwealth counteroffensive, Operation Compass. During Operation Compass, the" }, { "rank": "4", "docID": "doc218620", "colbertscore": 78.9278335571289, "has_answer": true, "contents": "[\"Joachim von Ribbentrop\"] November 1942, following Operation Torch (the British-American invasion of North Africa), Ribbentrop met with Pierre Laval in Munich. He presented Laval with an ultimatum for Germany's occupation of the French unoccupied zone and Tunisia. Ribbentrop tried unsuccessfully to arrange for the Vichy French troops in North Africa to be formally placed under German command. In December 1942, he met with the Italian Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano, who carried Mussolini's request urging the Germans to go on the defensive in the Soviet Union in order to focus on attacking North Africa. Ribbentrop joined with Hitler in belittling Italy's war effort." }, { "rank": "5", "docID": "doc3757474", "colbertscore": 78.90454864501953, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"East African Campaign (World War II)\"] into Ethiopia; the three forces were to rendezvous at Addis Ababa. The conquest of the AOI would remove the land threat to supplies and reinforcements coming from Australia, New Zealand, India, South Africa and British East Africa via the Suez Canal for the Western Desert Campaign and re-open the land route from Cape Town to Cairo. In 1940, East Africa Force (Major-General D. P. Dickinson) was established for North East Africa, East Africa and British Central Africa. In Sudan about and guarded a frontier with the AOI. Platt had 21 companies (4,500 men) of the Sudan Defence Force (SDF), of" } ]
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what is the meaning of veronica in english
[ "she who brings victory" ]
[ { "rank": "1", "docID": "doc15261530", "colbertscore": 78.62098693847656, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Veronica (name)\"] Seleucids of Asia. In medieval etymology, Veronica was sometimes wrongly supposed to derive from Latin \"vera\" (true) and Greek \"eikon\" (image). Its popularity in medieval and modern times is based mainly on the importance in Christianity of Saint Veronica and her Veil of Veronica. Pet forms of Veronica include Ronnie and Roni and the German Frony. In Russian, the pet form is Nika (Ника). \"Veronica\" is a popular name in many countries in the Mediterranean, Eastern Europe, and Latin America, as well as southern Ireland, France, and French-speaking Canada. Veronica (name) Veronica (also spelled Veronika or Verónica) is a female" }, { "rank": "2", "docID": "doc447831", "colbertscore": 78.51927185058594, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Saint Veronica\"] \"Veronica\" comes from the Latin \"vera\", meaning \"true\" or \"Truthful\", and the Greek \"eikon\", meaning \"image\"; the Veil of Veronica was therefore largely regarded in medieval times as the \"true image\", the truthful representation of Jesus, preceding the Shroud of Turin. Saint Veronica was mentioned in the reported visions of Jesus by Sister Marie of St Peter, a Carmelite nun who lived in Tours, France, and started the devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus. In 1844, Sister Marie reported that in a vision, she saw Saint Veronica wiping away the spit and mud from the face of Jesus with" }, { "rank": "3", "docID": "doc4436085", "colbertscore": 78.45832061767578, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Veil of Veronica\"] of the Latin word vera, meaning truth, and Greek icon (eikon), meaning \"image\"; the Veil of Veronica was therefore largely regarded in medieval times as \"the true image\", and the truthful representation of Jesus, preceding the Shroud of Turin. There was a physical image displayed in Rome in the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth centuries which was known and venerated as the Veil of Veronica. However, the history of that image is somewhat problematic. It has often been assumed that the Veronica was present in the Old St Peter's in the papacy of John VII (705-8), as a chapel known as" }, { "rank": "4", "docID": "doc447824", "colbertscore": 78.34587097167969, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Saint Veronica\"] her—the image of his face miraculously impressed upon it. This piece of cloth became known as the Veil of Veronica. The name \"Veronica\" itself is a Latinisation of Berenice (, \"Berenikē\", with a secondary form \"Beronike\"), a Macedonian name, meaning \"\"bearer of victory\"\". The woman who offered her veil to Jesus was known by this name in the Byzantine East, but in the Latin West the name took a life of its own. As proven by a medieval text, \"Veronica\" was used by the 13th century as a designation for a relic venerated in Rome as the true image of" }, { "rank": "5", "docID": "doc1662379", "colbertscore": 78.30428314208984, "has_answer": false, "contents": "[\"Veronica (search engine)\"] with the naming of the Archie search engine, a search engine for FTP servers. A backronym for Veronica is \"Very Easy Rodent-Oriented Net-wide Index to Computer Archives\". Veronica (search engine) Veronica was a search engine system for the Gopher protocol, released in November 1992 by Steven Foster and Fred Barrie at the University of Nevada, Reno. During its existence, Veronica was a constantly updated database of the names of almost every menu item on thousands of Gopher servers. The Veronica database could be searched from most major Gopher menus. Although the original Veronica database is no longer accessible, various local" } ]
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