Question: Who was the director behind the Cirque du Soleil show in Las Vegas that was first performed on December 25, 1993?

Answer: Franco Dragone

Knowledge 1: Mystère (Cirque du Soleil)
Mystère is a Cirque du Soleil show in permanent residence at the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. It is one of six resident Cirque du Soleil shows in Las Vegas, the others being "O", "Zumanity", "Kà", "Love", and "". "Mystère" was first performed on December 25, 1993 and quickly won over audiences with its unique style of circus entertainment. As with many Cirque du Soleil productions, "Mystère" features a mixture of circus skills, dance, elaborate sets, opera, worldbeat music, and street theatre-style comedy. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Le Rêve (show)
Le Rêve is a stage production in residence at the Wynn Las Vegas casino resort. It is set in an aquatic stage with a one million-gallon water capacity and features diving and feats of strength with state-of-the-art special effects, where no seat is more than 40 feet (12 m) from the stage. The production was created by Franco Dragone and is similar to the shows produced by Cirque du Soleil. Dragone, who was the director behind "O", "La Nouba", "Mystère", "Alegría", and "Quidam", has not revealed the cost of the production. However, major Las Vegas shows average around $30 to $40 million to produce. The show features 90 performers and 250 cast and crew members.

Knowledge 1: Mystère (Cirque du Soleil)
Mystère is a Cirque du Soleil show in permanent residence at the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. It is one of six resident Cirque du Soleil shows in Las Vegas, the others being "O", "Zumanity", "Kà", "Love", and "". "Mystère" was first performed on December 25, 1993 and quickly won over audiences with its unique style of circus entertainment. As with many Cirque du Soleil productions, "Mystère" features a mixture of circus skills, dance, elaborate sets, opera, worldbeat music, and street theatre-style comedy. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Benoît Jutras
Benoît Jutras, (born 1963) is a Canadian composer. Jutras is best known for his work with the Canadian entertainment company Cirque du Soleil, first as music director and later as composer for several of the company's contemporary circus shows. Jutras' music often blends eclectic influences, including world beat, classical, rock, trip hop, and electronica. His scores for Cirque du Soleil shows include "O", "Mystère", "Quidam", and "La Nouba". His work outside of Cirque du Soleil has included original soundtracks for "Le Rêve" (a show at the Wynn resort in Las Vegas), the "Glow in the Park Parade" (a nighttime parade at Six Flags theme parks), and "The House of Dancing Water" (a show at the City of Dreams resort in Macau). He has also composed for film and television.

Knowledge 1: Mystère (Cirque du Soleil)
Mystère is a Cirque du Soleil show in permanent residence at the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. It is one of six resident Cirque du Soleil shows in Las Vegas, the others being "O", "Zumanity", "Kà", "Love", and "". "Mystère" was first performed on December 25, 1993 and quickly won over audiences with its unique style of circus entertainment. As with many Cirque du Soleil productions, "Mystère" features a mixture of circus skills, dance, elaborate sets, opera, worldbeat music, and street theatre-style comedy. [SEP] Knowledge 2: La Nouba
La Nouba is a Cirque du Soleil show in residence in a custom-built, freestanding theater at Disney Springs' West Side at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. It is a contemporary circus performance featuring acrobats, gymnasts, and other skilled performers. The show's creation was directed by Franco Dragone, who also directed many of Cirque du Soleil's earlier shows. Its title derives from the French phrase "faire la nouba", meaning "to party" or "to live it up".


Question: What is the original name of the place where The 1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery mustered?

Answer: Fort Saint Anthony

Knowledge 1: Fort Snelling
Fort Snelling, originally known as Fort Saint Anthony, was a military fortification located at the confluence of Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, a National Park Service unit, includes historic Fort Snelling. [SEP] Knowledge 2: 1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery
The 1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The battery was mustered in at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. on November 21, 1861.

Knowledge 1: Fort Snelling
Fort Snelling, originally known as Fort Saint Anthony, was a military fortification located at the confluence of Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, a National Park Service unit, includes historic Fort Snelling. [SEP] Knowledge 2: 2nd Minnesota Light Artillery Battery
2nd Minnesota Light Artillery Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Knowledge 1: Fort Snelling
Fort Snelling, originally known as Fort Saint Anthony, was a military fortification located at the confluence of Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, a National Park Service unit, includes historic Fort Snelling. [SEP] Knowledge 2: 3rd Minnesota Light Artillery Battery
The 3rd Minnesota Light Artillery Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars.


Question: Which of the systems that uses the RedBoot is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner manufactured by European manufacturer Airbus?

Answer: Airbus A380

Knowledge 1: RedBoot
RedBoot (an acronym for Red Hat Embedded Debug and Bootstrap firmware) is an open source application that uses the eCos real-time operating system Hardware Abstraction Layer to provide bootstrap firmware for embedded systems. RedBoot is used in both product development and in deployed products in the field, such as the entertainment systems on the Airbus A380s and Delta's Boeing 767. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Airbus A380
The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner manufactured by European manufacturer Airbus. It is the world's largest passenger airliner, and the airports at which it operates have upgraded facilities to accommodate it. It was initially named Airbus A3XX and designed to challenge Boeing's monopoly in the large-aircraft market. The A380 made its first flight on 27 April 2005 and entered commercial service on 25 October 2007 with Singapore Airlines. An improved version, the A380plus, is under development.

Knowledge 1: RedBoot
RedBoot (an acronym for Red Hat Embedded Debug and Bootstrap firmware) is an open source application that uses the eCos real-time operating system Hardware Abstraction Layer to provide bootstrap firmware for embedded systems. RedBoot is used in both product development and in deployed products in the field, such as the entertainment systems on the Airbus A380s and Delta's Boeing 767. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Boeing 767
The Boeing 767 is a mid- to large-size, mid- to long-range, wide-body twin-engine jet airliner built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It was Boeing's first wide-body twinjet and its first airliner with a two-crew glass cockpit. The aircraft has two turbofan engines, a conventional tail, and, for reduced aerodynamic drag, a supercritical wing design. Designed as a smaller wide-body airliner than earlier aircraft such as the 747, the 767 has seating capacity for 181 to 375 people, and a design range of 3850 to , depending on variant. Development of the 767 occurred in tandem with a narrow-body twinjet, the 757, resulting in shared design features which allow pilots to obtain a common type rating to operate both aircraft.

Knowledge 1: RedBoot
RedBoot (an acronym for Red Hat Embedded Debug and Bootstrap firmware) is an open source application that uses the eCos real-time operating system Hardware Abstraction Layer to provide bootstrap firmware for embedded systems. RedBoot is used in both product development and in deployed products in the field, such as the entertainment systems on the Airbus A380s and Delta's Boeing 767. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Boeing 707
The Boeing 707 is a mid-sized, long-range, narrow-body, four-engine jet airliner built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes from 1958 to 1979. Its name is commonly pronounced as "seven oh seven". Versions of the aircraft have a capacity from 140 to 219 passengers and a range of 2500 to .


Question: Who narrates the documentary television series that features the largest airline in the United Kingdom based on fleet size?

Answer: Stephen Mangan

Knowledge 1: British Airways
British Airways (BA) is the largest airline in the United Kingdom based on fleet size, or the second largest, behind easyJet, when measured by passengers carried. The airline is based in Waterside near its main hub at London Heathrow Airport. In January 2011 BA merged with Iberia, creating the International Airlines Group (IAG), a holding company registered in Madrid, Spain. IAG is the world's third-largest airline group in terms of annual revenue and the second-largest in Europe. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and in the FTSE 100 Index. [SEP] Knowledge 2: A Very British Airline
A Very British Airline is a British documentary television series that was first broadcast on BBC Two between 2 and 16 June 2014. The three-part series goes behind the scenes of British Airways with the narrator Stephen Mangan.

Knowledge 1: A Very British Airline
A Very British Airline is a British documentary television series that was first broadcast on BBC Two between 2 and 16 June 2014. The three-part series goes behind the scenes of British Airways with the narrator Stephen Mangan. [SEP] Knowledge 2: History of British Airways
British Airways (BA) is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom. It is the largest airline in the UK based on fleet size, international flights and international destinations. British Airways was considered the largest UK airline by passenger numbers from its creation in 1974 until 2008, when it was displaced by low-cost rival EasyJet. Since its inception, British Airways has been centred at its main hub at London Heathrow Airport, with a second major hub at London Gatwick Airport.

Knowledge 1: British Airways
British Airways (BA) is the largest airline in the United Kingdom based on fleet size, or the second largest, behind easyJet, when measured by passengers carried. The airline is based in Waterside near its main hub at London Heathrow Airport. In January 2011 BA merged with Iberia, creating the International Airlines Group (IAG), a holding company registered in Madrid, Spain. IAG is the world's third-largest airline group in terms of annual revenue and the second-largest in Europe. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and in the FTSE 100 Index. [SEP] Knowledge 2: History of British Airways
British Airways (BA) is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom. It is the largest airline in the UK based on fleet size, international flights and international destinations. British Airways was considered the largest UK airline by passenger numbers from its creation in 1974 until 2008, when it was displaced by low-cost rival EasyJet. Since its inception, British Airways has been centred at its main hub at London Heathrow Airport, with a second major hub at London Gatwick Airport.


Question: What group of participants that carried of Operation Neptune Spear is sometimes referred to in the U.S. media as a Special Mission Unit?

Answer: SEAL Team Six

Knowledge 1: SEAL Team Six
The United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group (NSWDG), commonly known as DEVGRU or SEAL Team Six is the U.S. Navy component of Joint Special Operations Command. It is often referred to within JSOC as "Task Force Blue". DEVGRU is administratively supported by Naval Special Warfare Command and operationally commanded by the Joint Special Operations Command. Most information concerning DEVGRU is classified, and details of its activities are not usually commented on by either the White House or the Department of Defense. Despite the official name changes, "SEAL Team Six" remains the unit's widely recognized moniker. It is sometimes referred to in the U.S. media as a Special Mission Unit. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Death of Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden, the founder and head of the Islamist group Al-Qaeda, was killed in Pakistan on May 2, 2011, shortly after 1:00 am PKT (20:00 UTC, May 1) by United States Navy SEALs of the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Development Group (also known as DEVGRU or SEAL Team Six). The operation, code-named Operation Neptune Spear, was carried out in a CIA-led operation, with Joint Special Operations Command, commonly known as JSOC, coordinating the Special Mission Units involved in the raid. In addition to SEAL Team Six, participating units under JSOC included the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), aka "Night Stalkers," and operators from the CIA's Special Activities Division, which recruits heavily from former JSOC Special Mission Units. The operation ended a nearly 10-year search for bin Laden, following his role in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the US.

Knowledge 1: Death of Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden, the founder and head of the Islamist group Al-Qaeda, was killed in Pakistan on May 2, 2011, shortly after 1:00 am PKT (20:00 UTC, May 1) by United States Navy SEALs of the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Development Group (also known as DEVGRU or SEAL Team Six). The operation, code-named Operation Neptune Spear, was carried out in a CIA-led operation, with Joint Special Operations Command, commonly known as JSOC, coordinating the Special Mission Units involved in the raid. In addition to SEAL Team Six, participating units under JSOC included the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), aka "Night Stalkers," and operators from the CIA's Special Activities Division, which recruits heavily from former JSOC Special Mission Units. The operation ended a nearly 10-year search for bin Laden, following his role in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the US. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Special Mission Unit
The term Special Mission Unit or Special Missions Unit (SMU) is used to describe some elite special operations forces around the world. The term has been applied to the Australian Defence Force's Special Air Service Regiment and five United States special operations forces units. Special mission units have been involved in high profile military operations such as the death of Osama Bin Laden and capture of Saddam Hussein.

Knowledge 1: Death of Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden, the founder and head of the Islamist group Al-Qaeda, was killed in Pakistan on May 2, 2011, shortly after 1:00 am PKT (20:00 UTC, May 1) by United States Navy SEALs of the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Development Group (also known as DEVGRU or SEAL Team Six). The operation, code-named Operation Neptune Spear, was carried out in a CIA-led operation, with Joint Special Operations Command, commonly known as JSOC, coordinating the Special Mission Units involved in the raid. In addition to SEAL Team Six, participating units under JSOC included the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), aka "Night Stalkers," and operators from the CIA's Special Activities Division, which recruits heavily from former JSOC Special Mission Units. The operation ended a nearly 10-year search for bin Laden, following his role in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the US. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Delta Force
The 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1st SFOD-D), commonly referred to as Delta Force, Combat Applications Group (CAG), "The Unit", Army Compartmented Element (ACE), or within JSOC as Task Force Green, is an elite special mission unit of the United States Army, under operational control of the Joint Special Operations Command. The unit is tasked with specialized missions primarily involving hostage rescue and counterterrorism, as well as direct action and special reconnaissance against high-value targets. Delta Force and its maritime counterpart, the U.S. Navy's SEAL Team Six (also known as "DEVGRU"), are the U.S. military's primary counterterrorism units. Delta Force and DEVGRU perform the most highly complex, classified, and dangerous missions in the U.S. military, as directed by the U.S. National Command Authority.


Question: Which singer is in the duo Sugarland, Jennifer Nettles or Roger Taylor?

Answer: Jennifer Nettles

Knowledge 1: Jennifer Nettles
Jennifer Odessa Nettles (born September 12, 1974) is an American country music singer and songwriter. She is best known as the lead singer of the duo Sugarland alongside Kristian Bush. Before Sugarland's inception, she also fronted Atlanta-based bands called Soul Miner's Daughter and Jennifer Nettles Band. She also charted as a duet partner on the country version of rock band Bon Jovi's 2006 single "Who Says You Can't Go Home", a Number One hit on the "Billboard" country charts. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
Roger Meddows Taylor (born 26 July 1949) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He is a multi-instrumentalist, best known as the drummer for the rock band Queen. As a drummer, Taylor was recognised early in his career for his unique sound. He has been acclaimed by Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins as one of the most influential rock drummers of the 1970s and 1980s, as well as being voted by radio listeners as the eighth-greatest drummer in classic rock music history in a poll conducted by Planet Rock in 2005.

Knowledge 1: Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
Roger Meddows Taylor (born 26 July 1949) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He is a multi-instrumentalist, best known as the drummer for the rock band Queen. As a drummer, Taylor was recognised early in his career for his unique sound. He has been acclaimed by Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins as one of the most influential rock drummers of the 1970s and 1980s, as well as being voted by radio listeners as the eighth-greatest drummer in classic rock music history in a poll conducted by Planet Rock in 2005. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Sugarland
Sugarland is an American country music duo consisting of singer-songwriters Jennifer Nettles (lead vocals) and Kristian Bush (vocals, mandolin, acoustic guitar, and harmonica). Sugarland was founded in 2002 by Kristen Hall with Bush and became a trio after hiring Jennifer Nettles as lead vocalist.

Knowledge 1: Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
Roger Meddows Taylor (born 26 July 1949) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He is a multi-instrumentalist, best known as the drummer for the rock band Queen. As a drummer, Taylor was recognised early in his career for his unique sound. He has been acclaimed by Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins as one of the most influential rock drummers of the 1970s and 1980s, as well as being voted by radio listeners as the eighth-greatest drummer in classic rock music history in a poll conducted by Planet Rock in 2005. [SEP] Knowledge 2: That Girl (Jennifer Nettles song)
"That Girl" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Jennifer Nettles, lead vocalist of the duo Sugarland. It was released August 20, 2013 via Mercury Nashville as Nettles' first solo single and the lead single from her debut solo album of the same name.


Question: What industry does Edgar Selwyn and Chantal Akerman work in?

Answer: theater and film

Knowledge 1: Edgar Selwyn
Edgar Selwyn (October 20, 1875 – February 13, 1944) was a prominent figure in American theater and film in the first half of the 20th century. He co-founded Goldwyn Pictures in 1916. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Chantal Akerman
Chantal Anne Akerman (] ; 6 June 19505 October 2015) was a Belgian film director, artist and professor of film at the City College of New York. Her best-known film is "Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles" (1975). According to film scholar Gwendolyn Audrey Foster, Akerman's influence on feminist filmmaking and avant-garde cinema has been substantial.

Knowledge 1: Edgar Selwyn
Edgar Selwyn (October 20, 1875 – February 13, 1944) was a prominent figure in American theater and film in the first half of the 20th century. He co-founded Goldwyn Pictures in 1916. [SEP] Knowledge 2: A Couch in New York
A Couch in New York (French title "Un divan à New York") is a 1996 film about an anonymous exchange of apartments between a successful New York psychoanalyst and a young woman from Paris. It was written and directed by Chantal Akerman.

Knowledge 1: Chantal Akerman
Chantal Anne Akerman (] ; 6 June 19505 October 2015) was a Belgian film director, artist and professor of film at the City College of New York. Her best-known film is "Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles" (1975). According to film scholar Gwendolyn Audrey Foster, Akerman's influence on feminist filmmaking and avant-garde cinema has been substantial. [SEP] Knowledge 2: A Couch in New York
A Couch in New York (French title "Un divan à New York") is a 1996 film about an anonymous exchange of apartments between a successful New York psychoanalyst and a young woman from Paris. It was written and directed by Chantal Akerman.


Question: Ralf Popken had a role in a musical that is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice, bringing what concept to light?

Answer: the "celebrity criminal"

Knowledge 1: Ralf Popken
Ralf Popken (born 1962) is a German countertenor. He studied choral conducting, recorder, and singing at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hannover and has since performed in concerts across Europe and the USA. He has made numerous radio recordings for Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, and Dutch and Swiss radios and is noted for singing Bach cantatas. He debuted in opera at the Staatsoper Hannover in Hannover in 1989. His performances have included the premiere of "Medeamaterial" by Pascal Dusapin in 1991 and a role in the musical "Chicago" at the Theater an der Wien and the Berlin Theater des Westens. He now teaches voice at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater. He has also conducted the NDR Chor, Vocalconsort Berlin, and ChorWerk Ruhr. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Chicago (musical)
Chicago is an American musical with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. Set in Prohibition-era Chicago, the musical is based on a 1926 play of the same name by reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins about actual criminals and crimes she reported on. The story is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice and the concept of the "celebrity criminal".

Knowledge 1: Ralf Popken
Ralf Popken (born 1962) is a German countertenor. He studied choral conducting, recorder, and singing at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hannover and has since performed in concerts across Europe and the USA. He has made numerous radio recordings for Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, and Dutch and Swiss radios and is noted for singing Bach cantatas. He debuted in opera at the Staatsoper Hannover in Hannover in 1989. His performances have included the premiere of "Medeamaterial" by Pascal Dusapin in 1991 and a role in the musical "Chicago" at the Theater an der Wien and the Berlin Theater des Westens. He now teaches voice at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater. He has also conducted the NDR Chor, Vocalconsort Berlin, and ChorWerk Ruhr. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Christopher Stone (criminal justice expert)
Christopher Stone, an American criminal justice expert, is the President of the Open Society Foundations, the global philanthropies of George Soros. Prior to assuming this position in July 2012, he served as the Guggenheim Professor of the Practice of Criminal Justice at the Harvard Kennedy School from 2005-2012. While at Harvard University, Stone also served as the faculty chair of the Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management and as the faculty director of the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations. His work at Harvard included research on justice reform in China and Turkey, the development of performance indicators for the justice sector in developing countries, and research on the establishment of the International Criminal Court.

Knowledge 1: Ralf Popken
Ralf Popken (born 1962) is a German countertenor. He studied choral conducting, recorder, and singing at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hannover and has since performed in concerts across Europe and the USA. He has made numerous radio recordings for Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, and Dutch and Swiss radios and is noted for singing Bach cantatas. He debuted in opera at the Staatsoper Hannover in Hannover in 1989. His performances have included the premiere of "Medeamaterial" by Pascal Dusapin in 1991 and a role in the musical "Chicago" at the Theater an der Wien and the Berlin Theater des Westens. He now teaches voice at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater. He has also conducted the NDR Chor, Vocalconsort Berlin, and ChorWerk Ruhr. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Criminal justice reform in the United States
Criminal justice reform in the United States is a type of reform aimed at fixing perceived errors in the criminal justice system. Goals of such reform include decreasing the United States' prison population and reducing prison sentences and eliminating mandatory minimum sentences for low-level drug offenders. Although originally a mainly liberal cause, the criminal justice reform movement has attracted support from members of the Republican Party beginning in the early 2010s. This has led to a significant amount of bipartisan agreement among American politicians in favor of criminal justice reform, making it one of few issues on which many politicians from both the Democratic and Republican parties agree.


Question: Peter Jackson is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at a public research university founded in 1949 as what?

Answer: the University College of North Staffordshire

Knowledge 1: Peter Jackson (historian)
Peter Jackson is a scholar and historian, specializing in the Crusades, particularly the contacts between the Europeans and the Mongols as well as medieval Muslim India. He is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at Keele University and editor of "The Cambridge History of Iran: The Timurid and Safavid Periods". [SEP] Knowledge 2: Keele University
Keele University, officially known as the University of Keele, is a public research university located about 3 miles (5 km) from Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England. Keele was granted university status by Royal Charter in 1962 and was founded in 1949 as the University College of North Staffordshire. Keele is the 24th oldest university in the UK, and the highest research-ranked university in Staffordshire. A science park and a conference centre complements the academic buildings, making it the largest campus university in the UK. The university's School of Medicine operates the clinical part of its courses from a separate campus at the Royal Stoke University Hospital. The School of Nursing and Midwifery is based at the nearby Clinical Education Centre.

Knowledge 1: Peter Jackson (historian)
Peter Jackson is a scholar and historian, specializing in the Crusades, particularly the contacts between the Europeans and the Mongols as well as medieval Muslim India. He is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at Keele University and editor of "The Cambridge History of Iran: The Timurid and Safavid Periods". [SEP] Knowledge 2: Edward James (historian)
Edward Frederick James (born 14 May 1947) is a British scholar of medieval history and science fiction. He is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at University College, Dublin.

Knowledge 1: Peter Jackson (historian)
Peter Jackson is a scholar and historian, specializing in the Crusades, particularly the contacts between the Europeans and the Mongols as well as medieval Muslim India. He is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at Keele University and editor of "The Cambridge History of Iran: The Timurid and Safavid Periods". [SEP] Knowledge 2: Patrick J. Geary
Patrick J. Geary (born September 26, 1948) is an American medieval historian and Professor of Western Medieval History at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. He also holds the title of Distinguished Professor of Medieval History Emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles.


Question: Along side Thomas Alan, which singer's first three albums were recorded at The Boarding House?

Answer: Steve Martin

Knowledge 1: The Boarding House (nightclub)
The Boarding House was a music and comedy nightclub located at 960 Bush Street in San Francisco, California, opened by David Allen in 1971. Robin Williams launched his career there and Steve Martin's first three albums, "Let's Get Small", "A Wild and Crazy Guy", and "Comedy Is Not Pretty" were recorded there, in whole or in part. The club was also host to a multitude of musical acts, such as Dolly Parton, Patti Smith, Neil Young, Bette Midler, Billy Joel, Bob Marley, Mason Williams, The Tubes, Talking Heads, Old and in the Way, Randy Newman, Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks, Jim Croce, Harry Chapin and Tom Waits. British progressive rock group Camel played there on 6/26/76 in a performance that was broadcast on KSAN-FM, and cult favorites The Residents also first played there. Ellen DeGeneres and Jay Leno have said they first met at The Boarding House. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Tom Waits
Thomas Alan "Tom" Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor.

Knowledge 1: Live at the Boarding House
Live at the Boarding House is an album recorded by the 1973-1974 bluegrass supergroup, Old and in the Way . It is a complete recording of a concert held October 08, 1973, at the Boarding House in San Francisco, California. It was released in 2008. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Live at the Boarding House: The Complete Shows
Live at the Boarding House: The Complete Shows is a four-CD live album by the bluegrass band Old and in the Way. It was recorded on October 1 and October 8, 1973, at the Boarding House in San Francisco, and contains the complete concerts from those dates. It was released by Acoustic Disc and Acoustic Oasis on October 1, 2013. The album includes 55 tracks, 14 of which were previously unreleased.

Knowledge 1: The Boarding House (nightclub)
The Boarding House was a music and comedy nightclub located at 960 Bush Street in San Francisco, California, opened by David Allen in 1971. Robin Williams launched his career there and Steve Martin's first three albums, "Let's Get Small", "A Wild and Crazy Guy", and "Comedy Is Not Pretty" were recorded there, in whole or in part. The club was also host to a multitude of musical acts, such as Dolly Parton, Patti Smith, Neil Young, Bette Midler, Billy Joel, Bob Marley, Mason Williams, The Tubes, Talking Heads, Old and in the Way, Randy Newman, Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks, Jim Croce, Harry Chapin and Tom Waits. British progressive rock group Camel played there on 6/26/76 in a performance that was broadcast on KSAN-FM, and cult favorites The Residents also first played there. Ellen DeGeneres and Jay Leno have said they first met at The Boarding House. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Live at the Boarding House
Live at the Boarding House is an album recorded by the 1973-1974 bluegrass supergroup, Old and in the Way . It is a complete recording of a concert held October 08, 1973, at the Boarding House in San Francisco, California. It was released in 2008.


Question: Nuestra Belleza México 2010 was crowned by the winner of what other 2010 pageant, the winner of which was crowned on 23 August 2010?

Answer: Miss Universe 2010

Knowledge 1: Miss Universe 2010
Miss Universe 2010, the 59th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 23 August 2010 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Ximena Navarrete of Mexico was crowned by Stefanía Fernández of Venezuela as her successor at the end of the event. 83 contestants competed in this year. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Nuestra Belleza México 2010
The 17th annual Nuestra Belleza México pageant, was held at the Auditorio Parque Las Maravillas in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico on September 25, 2010. The State of Jalisco, won for the third consecutive year with Karin Ontiveros, who later competed in Miss Universe 2011 in Brazil. Ontiveros was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza México titleholder and Miss Universe 2010 Ximena Navarrete. She was the fourth Jalisciense to win this Title. Thirty-one contestants of the Mexican Republic competed for the national title.

Knowledge 1: Miss Universe 2010
Miss Universe 2010, the 59th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 23 August 2010 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Ximena Navarrete of Mexico was crowned by Stefanía Fernández of Venezuela as her successor at the end of the event. 83 contestants competed in this year. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Nuestra Belleza México 2009
The 16th annual Nuestra Belleza México pageant was held at the Centro de Convenciones Yucatán Siglo XXI of Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico on September 20, 2009. It was the second time there were back-to-back victories for a state in Nuestra Belleza México history: Ximena Navarrete from Jalisco was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza México titleholder Karla Carrillo also from Jalisco. She was the third Jalisciense to win this title. Thirty-four contestants of the Mexican Republic competed for the national title. Navarrete competed in Miss Universe 2010 in the US and won the Universal Title.

Knowledge 1: Miss Universe 2010
Miss Universe 2010, the 59th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 23 August 2010 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Ximena Navarrete of Mexico was crowned by Stefanía Fernández of Venezuela as her successor at the end of the event. 83 contestants competed in this year. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Nuestra Belleza México 2001
The 8th Nuestra Belleza México pageant, was held at the Aeropuerto Internacional "Lic. Adolfo López Mateos" of Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico on September 28, 2001. Forty-seven contestants of the Mexican Republic competed for the national title, which was won by Ericka Cruz from Yucatán, who later competed in Miss Universe 2002 in Puerto Rico. Cruz was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza México titleholder Jacqueline Bracamontes. She is the first and only Yucateca and the third winner of foreign descent (she is Afro-Mexican) to win this Title.


Question: Beyond the Hoax: Science, Philosophy, and Culture, is by what professor of mathematics at University College London?

Answer: Alan David Sokal

Knowledge 1: Beyond the Hoax
Beyond the Hoax: Science, Philosophy, and Culture is a 2008 book by Alan Sokal detailing the history of the Sokal affair in which he submitted an article full of "nonsense". [SEP] Knowledge 2: Alan Sokal
Alan David Sokal ( ; born January 24, 1955) is a professor of mathematics at University College London and professor of physics at New York University. He works in statistical mechanics and combinatorics. He is best known to the wider public for his criticism of postmodernism, after the Sokal affair in 1996 when his deliberately nonsensical paper was published by Duke University's "Social Text". He also works to counter faulty scientific reasoning, as seen with his involvement in criticising the critical positivity ratio concept in positive psychology.

Knowledge 1: William Shaw (mathematician)
William Shaw (born 14 May 1958) is a British mathematician, currently visiting professor of the mathematics and computation of risk at University College London. He is a consultant on financial derivatives, an author of a primary book on using Mathematica to model financial derivatives, co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal "Applied Mathematical Finance", and a member of the Mathematics and Computer Science Departments at University College London. [SEP] Knowledge 2: UCLH/UCL Biomedical Research Centre
The UCLH/UCL Biomedical Research Centre (officially the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and University College London) is a biomedical research centre based in London. It is a partnership between University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH), University College London (UCL) and the National Institute for Health Research and was one of the original five Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centres established by the English NHS in April 2007.

Knowledge 1: William Shaw (mathematician)
William Shaw (born 14 May 1958) is a British mathematician, currently visiting professor of the mathematics and computation of risk at University College London. He is a consultant on financial derivatives, an author of a primary book on using Mathematica to model financial derivatives, co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal "Applied Mathematical Finance", and a member of the Mathematics and Computer Science Departments at University College London. [SEP] Knowledge 2: MedCity (London)
MedCity (London) describes the collaboration between the Mayor of London and the capital's health science centres of three premier academic institutions Imperial College London, King's College London and University College London comprising the London part of the 'golden triangle'. MedCity was launched in 2014 to increase collaboration between Imperial College, King’s College and University College London — the capital’s three main science universities — and promote the broader 'golden triangle' between London, Cambridge and Oxford to investors. This collaboration is supported by HEFCE and London & Partners and works with the life sciences sector across the greater south-east of England.


Question: Jay-Z released his 1996 Rolling Stone-rated "500 Greatest" album on which record labels?

Answer: Roc-A-Fella Records and Priority Records

Knowledge 1: Reasonable Doubt (album)
Reasonable Doubt is the debut studio album by American rapper Jay-Z. It was released on June 25, 1996, by Roc-A-Fella Records and Priority Records. The album features production provided by DJ Premier, Ski,Knobody and Clark Kent, and also it includes guest appearances from Memphis Bleek, Mary J. Blige and The Notorious B.I.G., among others. The album features Mafioso rap themes and gritty lyrics about the "hustler" lifestyle and material obsessions. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as JAY-Z, is an American rapper and businessman. He is one of the best-selling musicians of all time, having sold more than 100 million records, while receiving 21 Grammy Awards for his music. MTV ranked him the "Greatest MC of all time" in 2006. "Rolling Stone" ranked three of his albums—"Reasonable Doubt" (1996), "The Blueprint" (2001), and "The Black Album" (2003)—among The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In 2017, "Forbes" estimated his net worth at $810 million, making him the second-richest hip hop artist in the U.S.

Knowledge 1: Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as JAY-Z, is an American rapper and businessman. He is one of the best-selling musicians of all time, having sold more than 100 million records, while receiving 21 Grammy Awards for his music. MTV ranked him the "Greatest MC of all time" in 2006. "Rolling Stone" ranked three of his albums—"Reasonable Doubt" (1996), "The Blueprint" (2001), and "The Black Album" (2003)—among The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In 2017, "Forbes" estimated his net worth at $810 million, making him the second-richest hip hop artist in the U.S. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Priority Records
Priority Records is an American distribution company and record label known for many highly successful artists including N.W.A, Ice-T, Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, Silkk the Shocker & Westside Connection. It also distributed hip hop record labels including Death Row Records, Hoo-Bangin' Records, No Limit Records, Posthuman Records, Rap-A-Lot Records, Rawkus Records, Roc-A-Fella Records, Ruthless Records and Wu-Tang Records. According to "Billboard", "few record labels were as important to the rise of West Coast hip-hop as Priority Records."

Knowledge 1: Reasonable Doubt (album)
Reasonable Doubt is the debut studio album by American rapper Jay-Z. It was released on June 25, 1996, by Roc-A-Fella Records and Priority Records. The album features production provided by DJ Premier, Ski,Knobody and Clark Kent, and also it includes guest appearances from Memphis Bleek, Mary J. Blige and The Notorious B.I.G., among others. The album features Mafioso rap themes and gritty lyrics about the "hustler" lifestyle and material obsessions. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Priority Records
Priority Records is an American distribution company and record label known for many highly successful artists including N.W.A, Ice-T, Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, Silkk the Shocker & Westside Connection. It also distributed hip hop record labels including Death Row Records, Hoo-Bangin' Records, No Limit Records, Posthuman Records, Rap-A-Lot Records, Rawkus Records, Roc-A-Fella Records, Ruthless Records and Wu-Tang Records. According to "Billboard", "few record labels were as important to the rise of West Coast hip-hop as Priority Records."


Question: Which terrorist group was the cause of the battle in which Mark E. Michell won an award for his actions?

Answer: al-Qaeda

Knowledge 1: Battle of Qala-i-Jangi
The Battle of Qala-i-Jangi (also incorrectly referred to as the "Battle of Mazar-i-Sharif") was a prisoner-of-war camp uprising that took place between November 25 and December 1, 2001, in northern Afghanistan, following the armed intervention by United States-led coalition forces to try to overthrow the Taliban's Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, which it had accused of harboring al-Qaeda operatives. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Mark E. Mitchell
Mark E. Mitchell is the current Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict of the United States Department of Defense. A retired Colonel, Mitchell was the first member of the United States Army to be awarded the Distinguished Service Cross during the War in Afghanistan and was the first to receive the award since the Vietnam War. In 2003, he received the award for his actions during the Battle of Qala-i-Jangi, which took place in late November – early December 2001.

Knowledge 1: Mark E. Mitchell
Mark E. Mitchell is the current Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict of the United States Department of Defense. A retired Colonel, Mitchell was the first member of the United States Army to be awarded the Distinguished Service Cross during the War in Afghanistan and was the first to receive the award since the Vietnam War. In 2003, he received the award for his actions during the Battle of Qala-i-Jangi, which took place in late November – early December 2001. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Patty Hearst
Patricia Campbell "Patty" Hearst (born February 20, 1954), now known as Patricia Hearst Shaw, is the granddaughter of American publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst. She became nationally known for events following her 1974 kidnapping while she was a 19-year-old student living in Berkeley, California. Hearst was abducted by a small left-wing terrorist group with only 20 members known as the Symbionese Liberation Army. After being isolated and threatened with death, she became supportive of their cause, making propaganda announcements for them and taking part in illegal activities.

Knowledge 1: Mark E. Mitchell
Mark E. Mitchell is the current Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict of the United States Department of Defense. A retired Colonel, Mitchell was the first member of the United States Army to be awarded the Distinguished Service Cross during the War in Afghanistan and was the first to receive the award since the Vietnam War. In 2003, he received the award for his actions during the Battle of Qala-i-Jangi, which took place in late November – early December 2001. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Sayeed Salahudeen
Syed Mohammed Yusuf Shah, popularly known as Syed Salahudeen, is the head of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, a terrorist group operating in Kashmir, and head of an alliance of anti-India militant groups, the United Jihad Council, that works to annex the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir to Pakistan . Salahuddin vowed to block any peaceful resolution to the Kashmir conflict, threatened to train more Kashmiri suicide bombers, and vowed to turn the Kashmir valley “into a graveyard for Indian forces.” He is listed on the NIA Most Wanted list. On 26 June 2017, he was named as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the US Department Of State. After being designated as a Global terrorist, he addressed the Pakistani Media at Muzaffarabad’s Centre Press Club, claiming that "The declaration was a joint move by the US, Israel, and India to express their animosity towards Pakistan."


Question: The coach of the Karachi Kings, Mickey Arthur, is of what decent?

Answer: South African

Knowledge 1: Mickey Arthur
John Michael "Mickey" Arthur (born 17 May 1968) is a South African cricketer who played South African domestic cricket from 1986 to 2001. He is the current coach of the Pakistan national cricket team. He coached the South African national team from 2005 to 2010, and was the coach of the Australia national cricket team until his sacking on 23 June 2013. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Karachi Kings
Karachi Kings (Urdu:  ; Sindhi: ڪراچي ڪنگز ) is a Pakistani professional Twenty20 cricket team that competes in the Pakistan Super League. The team is based in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, Pakistan. The team was formed in 2015, as a result of the formation of the Pakistan Super League by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).Team's home ground is National Stadium.The team is currently captained by Kumar Sangakkara and coached by Mickey Arthur a former South African cricketer. It is owned by Salman Iqbal, the CEO of ARY Group.

Knowledge 1: Mickey Arthur
John Michael "Mickey" Arthur (born 17 May 1968) is a South African cricketer who played South African domestic cricket from 1986 to 2001. He is the current coach of the Pakistan national cricket team. He coached the South African national team from 2005 to 2010, and was the coach of the Australia national cricket team until his sacking on 23 June 2013. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Karachi Kings in 2017
The Karachi Kings is a franchise cricket team that represents Karachi in the Pakistan Super League. They are one of the five teams that had a competition in the 2017 Pakistan Super League. The team was captained by Kumar Sangakkara, and they stand on third position after winning four matches from their eight matches in the PSL 2017.

Knowledge 1: Mickey Arthur
John Michael "Mickey" Arthur (born 17 May 1968) is a South African cricketer who played South African domestic cricket from 1986 to 2001. He is the current coach of the Pakistan national cricket team. He coached the South African national team from 2005 to 2010, and was the coach of the Australia national cricket team until his sacking on 23 June 2013. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Karachi Kings in 2016
The Karachi Kings is a franchise cricket team that represents Karachi in the Pakistan Super League. They are one of the five teams that had a competition in the 2016 Pakistan Super League. The team was captained by Shoaib Malik and then by Ravi Bopara, and they stand on fourth position after winning just two matches from their eight matches in the PSL 2016.


Question: Which actress, who debuted in Friday Night Lights also starred in The River Why?

Answer: Amber Laura Heard

Knowledge 1: The River Why (film)
The River Why is a 2010 American independent drama film directed by Matthew Leutwyler. It is an adaptation of the 1983 Sierra Club novel of the same name by David James Duncan and stars Zach Gilford, William Hurt and Amber Heard. Showtime broadcast the film in August 2011 and was later screened in the United States as benefit for fish and river conservation groups. The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD on November 8, 2011. The film won the award for Best Cinematography at the Ashland Film Festival and the Audience Award for Best film at The Naples International Film Festival. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Amber Heard
Amber Laura Heard (born April 22, 1986) is an American actress. She made her film debut in 2004 in the sports drama "Friday Night Lights". After small roles in "North Country" and "Alpha Dog", Heard played her first leading role in "All the Boys Love Mandy Lane" (2006) and appeared in The CW television show "Hidden Palms" (2007).

Knowledge 1: Amber Heard
Amber Laura Heard (born April 22, 1986) is an American actress. She made her film debut in 2004 in the sports drama "Friday Night Lights". After small roles in "North Country" and "Alpha Dog", Heard played her first leading role in "All the Boys Love Mandy Lane" (2006) and appeared in The CW television show "Hidden Palms" (2007). [SEP] Knowledge 2: Friday Night Lights (television soundtrack)
Friday Night Lights is the soundtrack for the television series "Friday Night Lights", a program inspired by the film of the same name.

Knowledge 1: Friday Night Lights (television soundtrack)
Friday Night Lights is the soundtrack for the television series "Friday Night Lights", a program inspired by the film of the same name. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Friday Night Lights (film soundtrack)
Friday Night Lights is the soundtrack for the 2004 film "Friday Night Lights", mostly written by post-rock band Explosions in the Sky in June and August 2004. It also features music by Daniel Lanois, Bad Company, and David Torn.


Question: What type of building does Jim Bartels and ʻIolani Palace have in common?

Answer: museum

Knowledge 1: Jim Bartels
Henry James "Jim" Nape Bartels (July 25, 1945 – April 20, 2003) was a Hawaiian museum curator and historian, who was the curator of ʻIolani Palace and later Washington Place. [SEP] Knowledge 2: ʻIolani Palace
The ʻ Iolani Palace was the royal residence of the rulers of the Kingdom of Hawaii beginning with Kamehameha III under the Kamehameha Dynasty (1845) and ending with Queen Liliʻuokalani (1893) under the Kalākaua Dynasty, founded by her brother, King David Kalākaua. It is located in the capitol district of downtown Honolulu in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻ i. It is now a National Historic Landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places. After the monarchy was overthrown in 1893, the building was used as the capitol building for the Provisional Government, Republic, Territory, and State of Hawaiʻ i until 1969. The palace was restored and opened to the public as a museum in 1978. The 'Iolani Palace is the only royal palace on US soil.

Knowledge 1: ʻIolani Palace
The ʻ Iolani Palace was the royal residence of the rulers of the Kingdom of Hawaii beginning with Kamehameha III under the Kamehameha Dynasty (1845) and ending with Queen Liliʻuokalani (1893) under the Kalākaua Dynasty, founded by her brother, King David Kalākaua. It is located in the capitol district of downtown Honolulu in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻ i. It is now a National Historic Landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places. After the monarchy was overthrown in 1893, the building was used as the capitol building for the Provisional Government, Republic, Territory, and State of Hawaiʻ i until 1969. The palace was restored and opened to the public as a museum in 1978. The 'Iolani Palace is the only royal palace on US soil. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Grandmaster's Palace (Valletta)
The Grandmaster's Palace (Maltese: "Il-Palazz tal-Granmastru" ), officially known as The Palace (Maltese: "Il-Palazz" ), is a palace in Valletta, Malta. It was built between the 16th and 18th centuries as the palace of the Grand Master of the Order of St. John, who ruled Malta, and was also known as the Magisterial Palace (Maltese: "Palazz Maġisterjali" ). It eventually became the Governor's Palace (Maltese: "Palazz tal-Gvernatur" ), and it currently houses the Office of the President of Malta. Parts of the building, namely the Palace State Rooms and the Palace Armoury, are open to the public as a museum run by Heritage Malta.

Knowledge 1: Jim Bartels
Henry James "Jim" Nape Bartels (July 25, 1945 – April 20, 2003) was a Hawaiian museum curator and historian, who was the curator of ʻIolani Palace and later Washington Place. [SEP] Knowledge 2: German submarine U-139 (1940)
German submarine "U-139" was a Type IID U-boat of Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine" during World War II. Her keel was laid down on 20 November 1939 by Deutsche Werke in Kiel as yard number 268. She was launched on 28 July 1940 and commissioned on 24 July 1940 with "Kapitänleutnant" Robert Bartels in command.


Question: What kind of music did Firework's artist make before getting into pop?

Answer: gospel

Knowledge 1: Katy Perry
Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer and songwriter. After singing in church during her childhood, she pursued a career in gospel music as a teenager. Perry signed with Red Hill Records and released her debut studio album "Katy Hudson" under her birth name in 2001, which was commercially unsuccessful. She moved to Los Angeles the following year to venture into secular music after Red Hill ceased operations and she subsequently began working with producers Glen Ballard, Dr. Luke, and Max Martin. After adopting the stage name Katy Perry and being dropped by The Island Def Jam Music Group and Columbia Records, she signed a recording contract with Capitol Records in April 2007. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Firework (song)
"Firework" is a song by American singer Katy Perry from her third studio album, "Teenage Dream" (2010). Perry co-wrote the song with Ester Dean and its producers StarGate and Sandy Vee. It is a dance-pop self-empowerment anthem with inspirational lyrics, and Perry felt it was an important song for her on "Teenage Dream". Capitol Records released it as the album's third single on October 26, 2010.

Knowledge 1: Katy Perry
Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer and songwriter. After singing in church during her childhood, she pursued a career in gospel music as a teenager. Perry signed with Red Hill Records and released her debut studio album "Katy Hudson" under her birth name in 2001, which was commercially unsuccessful. She moved to Los Angeles the following year to venture into secular music after Red Hill ceased operations and she subsequently began working with producers Glen Ballard, Dr. Luke, and Max Martin. After adopting the stage name Katy Perry and being dropped by The Island Def Jam Music Group and Columbia Records, she signed a recording contract with Capitol Records in April 2007. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Feuerwerk (song)
"Feuerwerk" (English: "Firework" ) is a song by German recording artist Wincent Weiss. It was written by Weiss, Sascha Wernicke, Martin Fliegenschmidt, and David Jürgens for his debut studio album "Irgendwas gegen die Stille" (2017), while production was helmed by the latter. The pop song was released as the album's second single on

Knowledge 1: Firework (song)
"Firework" is a song by American singer Katy Perry from her third studio album, "Teenage Dream" (2010). Perry co-wrote the song with Ester Dean and its producers StarGate and Sandy Vee. It is a dance-pop self-empowerment anthem with inspirational lyrics, and Perry felt it was an important song for her on "Teenage Dream". Capitol Records released it as the album's third single on October 26, 2010. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Feuerwerk (song)
"Feuerwerk" (English: "Firework" ) is a song by German recording artist Wincent Weiss. It was written by Weiss, Sascha Wernicke, Martin Fliegenschmidt, and David Jürgens for his debut studio album "Irgendwas gegen die Stille" (2017), while production was helmed by the latter. The pop song was released as the album's second single on


Question: What type of radio stations played songs by the group who released the album Holiday Harmony?

Answer: pop/soft rock stations

Knowledge 1: America (band)
America achieved significant popularity in the 1970s and was famous for the trio's close vocal harmonies and light acoustic folk rock sound. The band released a string of hit albums and singles, many of which found airplay on pop/soft rock stations. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Holiday Harmony
Holiday Harmony is the fifteenth original studio album by American folk rock duo America, released by Rhino Records in 2002. Produced by Andrew Gold, it is a Christmas album. The album contains a number of traditional Christmas standards, some of which were recorded with distinct parallels to America's hits. For example, the "la-la-la" refrain in "Winter Wonderland" is strongly reminiscent of "A Horse With No Name," while "White Christmas" uses a guitar strumming style similar to that in "Tin Man." The album contains three new songs: "A Christmas To Remember," "Winter Holidays," and the "Ventura Highway"-themed "Christmas In California". "Winter Wonderland" became a minor hit during the Christmas season in 2002, reaching 26 on the Radio & Records Adult Contemporary chart.

Knowledge 1: Holiday Harmony
Holiday Harmony is the fifteenth original studio album by American folk rock duo America, released by Rhino Records in 2002. Produced by Andrew Gold, it is a Christmas album. The album contains a number of traditional Christmas standards, some of which were recorded with distinct parallels to America's hits. For example, the "la-la-la" refrain in "Winter Wonderland" is strongly reminiscent of "A Horse With No Name," while "White Christmas" uses a guitar strumming style similar to that in "Tin Man." The album contains three new songs: "A Christmas To Remember," "Winter Holidays," and the "Ventura Highway"-themed "Christmas In California". "Winter Wonderland" became a minor hit during the Christmas season in 2002, reaching 26 on the Radio & Records Adult Contemporary chart. [SEP] Knowledge 2: White Room
"White Room" is a song by British rock band Cream, composed by bassist Jack Bruce with lyrics by poet Pete Brown. They recorded it for the studio half of the 1968 double album "Wheels of Fire". In September, a shorter single edit was released for AM radio stations, although album-oriented FM radio stations played the full album version.

Knowledge 1: America (band)
America achieved significant popularity in the 1970s and was famous for the trio's close vocal harmonies and light acoustic folk rock sound. The band released a string of hit albums and singles, many of which found airplay on pop/soft rock stations. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Here & Now (America album)
Here & Now is the sixteenth original studio album by American folk rock duo America, released by Burgundy Records in January 2007 (see 2007 in music). This is the first pop music studio album released by the group since "Human Nature" in 1998 (the group released a Christmas-themed studio album in 2002, "Holiday Harmony"). This album was a modest hit when it was released in 2007, reaching 52 on the Billboard album chart; America's best chart showing since 1982's "View from the Ground".


Question: What professional baseball player who played for the Brooklyn Robbins in 1928 and 1929, attended college in Denton, Texas?

Answer: Walter Maxwell West Sr.

Knowledge 1: Max West (1920s outfielder)
Walter Maxwell West Sr. (July 14, 1904 in Sunset, Texas – April 25, 1971 in Houston, Texas), was a professional baseball player who played outfielder in the Major Leagues for the Brooklyn Robins during the 1928 and 1929 baseball seasons. He attended the University of North Texas. [SEP] Knowledge 2: University of North Texas
The University of North Texas (UNT) is a public research university based in Denton with programs in natural, formal, and social sciences, engineering, liberal arts, fine arts, performing arts, humanities, public policy, graduate professional education, and post-doc research. Ten colleges, two schools, an early admissions math and science academy for exceptional high-school-age students from across the state, and a library system comprise the university core. Its research is driven by about 34 doctoral degree programs. During the 2013–2014 school year, the university had a budget of $865 million, of which $40 million was allocated for research. North Texas was founded as a nonsectarian, coeducational, private teachers college in 1890; and, as a collaborative development in response to enrollment growth and public demand, its trustees ceded control to the state in 1899. In 1901, North Texas was formally adopted by the state. UNT is the main campus of the University of North Texas System, which includes additional campuses in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Frisco.

Knowledge 1: University of North Texas
The University of North Texas (UNT) is a public research university based in Denton with programs in natural, formal, and social sciences, engineering, liberal arts, fine arts, performing arts, humanities, public policy, graduate professional education, and post-doc research. Ten colleges, two schools, an early admissions math and science academy for exceptional high-school-age students from across the state, and a library system comprise the university core. Its research is driven by about 34 doctoral degree programs. During the 2013–2014 school year, the university had a budget of $865 million, of which $40 million was allocated for research. North Texas was founded as a nonsectarian, coeducational, private teachers college in 1890; and, as a collaborative development in response to enrollment growth and public demand, its trustees ceded control to the state in 1899. In 1901, North Texas was formally adopted by the state. UNT is the main campus of the University of North Texas System, which includes additional campuses in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Frisco. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Chuck Corgan
Charles Howard Corgan (December 4, 1902 in Wagoner, Oklahoma – June 13, 1928), played professional baseball and football. In baseball, he played the infield for the Brooklyn Robins during the 1925 and 1927 seasons. He also played football for the Kansas City Blues/Cowboys, Hartford Blues and New York Giants from 1924 to 1927. He attended college at the University of Arkansas. He died from cancer in 1928.

Knowledge 1: University of North Texas
The University of North Texas (UNT) is a public research university based in Denton with programs in natural, formal, and social sciences, engineering, liberal arts, fine arts, performing arts, humanities, public policy, graduate professional education, and post-doc research. Ten colleges, two schools, an early admissions math and science academy for exceptional high-school-age students from across the state, and a library system comprise the university core. Its research is driven by about 34 doctoral degree programs. During the 2013–2014 school year, the university had a budget of $865 million, of which $40 million was allocated for research. North Texas was founded as a nonsectarian, coeducational, private teachers college in 1890; and, as a collaborative development in response to enrollment growth and public demand, its trustees ceded control to the state in 1899. In 1901, North Texas was formally adopted by the state. UNT is the main campus of the University of North Texas System, which includes additional campuses in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Frisco. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Overton Tremper
Carlton Overton Tremper (March 22, 1906 – January 9, 1996), was a former professional baseball player who played outfield for the Brooklyn Robins in the 1927 & 1928 seasons. He attended college at the University of Pennsylvania.


Question: In Ancient Egyptian religion how would a citizen be weighted to decide if they where worthy of damnation and would face the torment in the lake of fire ?

Answer: against the feather of truth

Knowledge 1: Damnation
Damnation (from Latin "damnatis") is the concept of divine punishment and torment in an afterlife for actions that were committed on Earth. In Ancient Egyptian religious tradition, citizens would recite the 42 negative confessions of Maat as their heart was weighed against the feather of truth. If the citizen's heart was heavier than a feather they would face torment in a lake of fire. Zoroastrianism developed an eschatological concept of a Last Judgment called Frashokereti where the dead will be raised and the righteous wade though a river of milk while the wicked will be burned in a river of molten metal. Abrahamic religions such as Christianity have similar concepts of believers facing judgement on a last day to determine if they will spend eternity in Gehenna or heaven for their sin . A damned human "in damnation" is said to be either in Hell, or living in a state wherein they are divorced from Heaven and/or in a state of disgrace from God's favor. In traditional Abrahamic demonology, the Devil rules Hell, where he and his demons punish the damned. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Ancient Egyptian religion
Ancient Egyptian religion was a complex system of polytheistic beliefs and rituals which were an integral part of ancient Egyptian society. It centered on the Egyptians' interaction with many deities who were believed to be present in, and in control of, the forces of nature. Rituals such as prayers and offerings were efforts to provide for the gods and gain their favor. Formal religious practice centered on the pharaoh, the king of Egypt, who was believed to possess a divine power by virtue of his position. He acted as the intermediary between his people and the gods and was obligated to sustain the gods through rituals and offerings so that they could maintain order in the universe. The state dedicated enormous resources to Egyptian rituals and to the construction of the temples.

Knowledge 1: Damnation
Damnation (from Latin "damnatis") is the concept of divine punishment and torment in an afterlife for actions that were committed on Earth. In Ancient Egyptian religious tradition, citizens would recite the 42 negative confessions of Maat as their heart was weighed against the feather of truth. If the citizen's heart was heavier than a feather they would face torment in a lake of fire. Zoroastrianism developed an eschatological concept of a Last Judgment called Frashokereti where the dead will be raised and the righteous wade though a river of milk while the wicked will be burned in a river of molten metal. Abrahamic religions such as Christianity have similar concepts of believers facing judgement on a last day to determine if they will spend eternity in Gehenna or heaven for their sin . A damned human "in damnation" is said to be either in Hell, or living in a state wherein they are divorced from Heaven and/or in a state of disgrace from God's favor. In traditional Abrahamic demonology, the Devil rules Hell, where he and his demons punish the damned. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Pyramid Texts
The Pyramid Texts are a collection of ancient Egyptian religious texts from the time of the Old Kingdom. Written in Old Egyptian, the pyramid texts were carved on the walls and sarcophagi of the pyramids at Saqqara during the 5th and 6th Dynasties of the Old Kingdom. The oldest of the texts have been dated to between ca. 2400–2300 BC. Unlike the later Coffin Texts and Book of the Dead, the pyramid texts were reserved only for the pharaoh and were not illustrated. Following the earlier Palermo Stone, the pyramid texts mark the next-oldest known mention of Osiris, who would become the most important deity associated with afterlife in the Ancient Egyptian religion.

Knowledge 1: Damnation
Damnation (from Latin "damnatis") is the concept of divine punishment and torment in an afterlife for actions that were committed on Earth. In Ancient Egyptian religious tradition, citizens would recite the 42 negative confessions of Maat as their heart was weighed against the feather of truth. If the citizen's heart was heavier than a feather they would face torment in a lake of fire. Zoroastrianism developed an eschatological concept of a Last Judgment called Frashokereti where the dead will be raised and the righteous wade though a river of milk while the wicked will be burned in a river of molten metal. Abrahamic religions such as Christianity have similar concepts of believers facing judgement on a last day to determine if they will spend eternity in Gehenna or heaven for their sin . A damned human "in damnation" is said to be either in Hell, or living in a state wherein they are divorced from Heaven and/or in a state of disgrace from God's favor. In traditional Abrahamic demonology, the Devil rules Hell, where he and his demons punish the damned. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Neo Geo Cup '98: The Road to the Victory
Neo Geo Cup '98: The Road to the Victory is a soccer video game based on the FIFA World Cup 1998, despite being released after the 1998 FIFA World Cup. It features 73 teams' countries. Each team enters a "Regional Qualifying Round Final" where it plays a team it actually played in the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification. For example: Spain would face Yugoslavia, an opponent it actually faced in its qualifying group. Or Italy would face Russia, an opponent Italy faced in the UEFA play-offs. If the player beats the opponent, it goes to a group much like the real life World Cup. In fact, the team faces opponents that were actually in its group. For example: Mexico would face the Netherlands, Belgium and South Korea. It is a re-make of "Super Sidekicks 3". However, animations and designs were exactly the same. The only difference is teams to reflect the World Cup, kits again to reflect the World Cup, and players to resemble squads from the World Cup (teams that did not qualify use line-ups from friendly games and qualifiers). Its slogan is "We got the kick".


Question: What are the publishing years of this American and New York based film magazine published by Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., where April Bernard worked as senior editor?

Answer: between 1987 and 2010

Knowledge 1: April Bernard
April Bernard (born 1956) is an American poet. She was born and raised in New England, and graduated from Harvard University. She has worked as a senior editor at "Vanity Fair", "Premiere", and "Manhattan, inc". In the early 1990s, she taught at Amherst College. In Fall 2003, she was Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence at Baruch College. She currently teaches at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York. Her work has appeared in "The New Yorker", the "Boston Review", "AGNI", "Ploughshares", "Parnassus", and "The New York Review of Books". [SEP] Knowledge 2: Premiere (magazine)
Premiere was an American and New York City-based film magazine published by Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., between 1987 and 2010. The original version of the magazine, "Première", was established in France in 1976 and is still being published there.

Knowledge 1: Premiere (magazine)
Premiere was an American and New York City-based film magazine published by Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., between 1987 and 2010. The original version of the magazine, "Première", was established in France in 1976 and is still being published there. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S.
Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., Inc. (HFM U.S.), originally known as CBS Publications, was a subsidiary of Hachette Filipacchi Médias (one of the world's largest magazine publishers), and was based in New York City.

Knowledge 1: April Bernard
April Bernard (born 1956) is an American poet. She was born and raised in New England, and graduated from Harvard University. She has worked as a senior editor at "Vanity Fair", "Premiere", and "Manhattan, inc". In the early 1990s, she taught at Amherst College. In Fall 2003, she was Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence at Baruch College. She currently teaches at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York. Her work has appeared in "The New Yorker", the "Boston Review", "AGNI", "Ploughshares", "Parnassus", and "The New York Review of Books". [SEP] Knowledge 2: Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S.
Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., Inc. (HFM U.S.), originally known as CBS Publications, was a subsidiary of Hachette Filipacchi Médias (one of the world's largest magazine publishers), and was based in New York City.


Question: What is the gross leasable area of the shopping mall served by the Merrick Boulevard buses?

Answer: 1800000 sqft

Knowledge 1: Merrick Boulevard buses
The Q5 and Q85 bus routes constitute a public transit corridor running along Merrick Boulevard in Southeastern Queens, New York City, United States. The routes run from the Jamaica Center transit hub and business district to Rosedale, with continued service to the Green Acres Mall shopping center in Nassau County. The Q4 and Q84 buses also serve the northern portion of the corridor, before diverging east along Linden Boulevard and 120th Avenue respectively. The Q4, Q5, and Q85 also provide limited-stop service along the corridor. Originally operated by Bee-Line Inc. and later the North Shore Bus Company until 1947, all four routes are now operated by MTA Regional Bus Operations under the New York City Transit brand. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Green Acres Mall
Green Acres Mall is an indoor shopping mall located in South Valley Stream, New York, off Sunrise Highway in Nassau County right off the border of New York City and the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream (part of the parking lot and stores on the north side of the property are in the Village, while the mall itself is in an unincorporated hamlet of the Town of Hempstead). The mall has a gross leasable area (GLA) of 1800000 sqft . The mall is the 26th largest in the United States. The mall is extremely popular in Nassau County and in the neighboring New York City borough of Queens. The mall is accessible by many Nassau Inter-County Express routes as well as two MTA New York City Bus routes, the Q5, Q85, that cross the city border.

Knowledge 1: Merrick Boulevard buses
The Q5 and Q85 bus routes constitute a public transit corridor running along Merrick Boulevard in Southeastern Queens, New York City, United States. The routes run from the Jamaica Center transit hub and business district to Rosedale, with continued service to the Green Acres Mall shopping center in Nassau County. The Q4 and Q84 buses also serve the northern portion of the corridor, before diverging east along Linden Boulevard and 120th Avenue respectively. The Q4, Q5, and Q85 also provide limited-stop service along the corridor. Originally operated by Bee-Line Inc. and later the North Shore Bus Company until 1947, all four routes are now operated by MTA Regional Bus Operations under the New York City Transit brand. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Boulevard Mall
Boulevard Mall, is a shopping center located north of the city of Buffalo at the western edge of the Town of Amherst in Erie County, New York, United States. The name derives from its location on Niagara Falls Boulevard (U.S. Route 62), which divides Amherst from the Town of Tonawanda. The Boulevard Mall features a gross leasable area of 904,000 square feet (84,000 m²). JCPenney added a large three-story store in 1970 (the third floor contains offices and storage), a small southern extension was added in 1978, a food court was added in 1994 and Sears added a store in 2000. The mall underwent a major renovation in 1997. The Boulevard Mall was the first indoor shopping center in Buffalo, New York, and lies in the heart of a large commercial section that has grown up around it. Because of its proximity to the border of Canada, Boulevard Mall is a frequent destination for Canadian shoppers.

Knowledge 1: Merrick Boulevard buses
The Q5 and Q85 bus routes constitute a public transit corridor running along Merrick Boulevard in Southeastern Queens, New York City, United States. The routes run from the Jamaica Center transit hub and business district to Rosedale, with continued service to the Green Acres Mall shopping center in Nassau County. The Q4 and Q84 buses also serve the northern portion of the corridor, before diverging east along Linden Boulevard and 120th Avenue respectively. The Q4, Q5, and Q85 also provide limited-stop service along the corridor. Originally operated by Bee-Line Inc. and later the North Shore Bus Company until 1947, all four routes are now operated by MTA Regional Bus Operations under the New York City Transit brand. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Mall of Scandinavia
Mall of Scandinavia is a shopping mall located in Solna Municipality, Stockholm, Sweden. It was inaugurated on November 12, 2015, and is the second largest mall in the Nordic countries with 224 stores, many of them with double-height storefronts up to 8 m tall. 50,000 shoppers showed up to the opening of the mall. About 20-25% of the leasable area is dedicated to experiences, including 22 restaurants and a 15 screen multiplex with the first purpose-built commercial IMAX theatre in the Nordic region. The shopping mall has 3,700 parking spaces and a retail gross leasable area of 101,048 m2 , making it the third largest shopping mall in the Nordic countries after Sello in Espoo, Finland, and Sørlandsenteret in Kristiansand, Norway. The building also house an additional 42,000 m2 of office space and condominiums.


Question: Which beverage is ignited prior to consumption, Flaming beverage or Blue Hawaii

Answer: Flaming beverages

Knowledge 1: Flaming beverage
Flaming beverages include cocktails and other mixed drinks that contain flammable, high-proof alcohol, which is ignited prior to consumption. The alcohol may be an integral part of the drink, or it may be floated as a thin layer across the top of the drink. The flames are mostly for dramatic flair. However, in combination with certain ingredients, the flavor of the drink is altered. Some flavors are enhanced, and it may impart a toasted flavor to some drinks. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Blue Hawaii (drink)
The Blue Hawaii is a tropical cocktail made of rum, pineapple juice, Curaçao, sweet and sour mix, and sometimes vodka as well. It should not be confused with the similarly named Blue Hawaiian cocktail (also known as the Swimming Pool cocktail) that contains creme of coconut instead of sweet and sour mix.

Knowledge 1: Flaming beverage
Flaming beverages include cocktails and other mixed drinks that contain flammable, high-proof alcohol, which is ignited prior to consumption. The alcohol may be an integral part of the drink, or it may be floated as a thin layer across the top of the drink. The flames are mostly for dramatic flair. However, in combination with certain ingredients, the flavor of the drink is altered. Some flavors are enhanced, and it may impart a toasted flavor to some drinks. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Blue Hawaii (Elvis Presley album)
Blue Hawaii is the fourteenth album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released on RCA Victor Records in mono and stereo, LPM/LSP 2426, on October 20, 1961. It is the soundtrack to the 1961 film of the same name starring Presley. Recording sessions took place at Radio Recorders in Hollywood on March 21, 22, and 23, 1961. In the United States, the album spent 20 weeks at the number one slot and 39 weeks in the Top 10 on "Billboard"' s Top Pop LPs chart. It was certified Gold on December 21, 1961, Platinum and 2x Platinum on March 27, 1992 and 3x Platinum on July 30, 2002 by the Recording Industry Association of America. On the US Top Pop Albums chart "Blue Hawaii" is second only to the soundtrack of "West Side Story" as the most successful album of the 1960s.

Knowledge 1: Flaming beverage
Flaming beverages include cocktails and other mixed drinks that contain flammable, high-proof alcohol, which is ignited prior to consumption. The alcohol may be an integral part of the drink, or it may be floated as a thin layer across the top of the drink. The flames are mostly for dramatic flair. However, in combination with certain ingredients, the flavor of the drink is altered. Some flavors are enhanced, and it may impart a toasted flavor to some drinks. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Blue on Blue (Bobby Vinton album)
Blue on Blue is Bobby Vinton's sixth studio album, released in 1963. Cover versions include the jazz songs "St. Louis Blues" and "Blueberry Hill", "Am I Blue", "Blue, Blue Day", the Fleetwoods' hit "Mr. Blue", "My Blue Heaven", three show tunes ("Blue Skies", "Blue Hawaii" and "Blue Moon"), and The Clovers Rhythm and blues hit, "Blue Velvet".


Question: What Actor whose birth name was Charles Dennis Buchinsky, was part of the Leslie Nielsen comedy?

Answer: Charles Bronson

Knowledge 1: Charles Bronson
Charles Bronson (born Charles Dennis Buchinsky; Lithuanian: "Karolis Dionyzas Bučinskis" ; November 3, 1921 – August 30, 2003) was an American actor. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Allan A. Goldstein
Allan A. Goldstein (born May 23, 1949) is an American film director and screenwriter, perhaps best known for directing the Charles Bronson vehicle "" and the Leslie Nielsen comedy "".

Knowledge 1: Ryō Horikawa
Ryō Horikawa (堀川 りょう , Horikawa Ryō ) is a Japanese actor and voice actor. He is married to fellow Japanese voice actress Hitomi Oikawa since 1988, whose birth name is also Horikawa (堀川 ) . His former stage name is also Ryo Horikawa, which uses the kanji of his given name, though pronounced "Ryo". He is best known for his role as Vegeta from the Dragon Ball series, Heiji Hattori from Detective Conan and Andromeda Shun from Saint Seiya. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Going On (play)
Going On is a comedy play by Charles Dennis, set in a dressing room of a Broadway theatre. It concerns the relationship between two understudies waiting backstage during the run of a Broadway hit and hoping for their chance to go on. The characters are called Alfred and Lynn, a tribute to the legendary Lunts and the long-vanished theater they represented. The play was originally produced at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1989 and starred Charles Dennis as Alfred and Gwendolyn Humble as Lynn. It was nominated for the Daily Express Award for best new play.

Knowledge 1: Allan A. Goldstein
Allan A. Goldstein (born May 23, 1949) is an American film director and screenwriter, perhaps best known for directing the Charles Bronson vehicle "" and the Leslie Nielsen comedy "". [SEP] Knowledge 2: Going On (play)
Going On is a comedy play by Charles Dennis, set in a dressing room of a Broadway theatre. It concerns the relationship between two understudies waiting backstage during the run of a Broadway hit and hoping for their chance to go on. The characters are called Alfred and Lynn, a tribute to the legendary Lunts and the long-vanished theater they represented. The play was originally produced at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1989 and starred Charles Dennis as Alfred and Gwendolyn Humble as Lynn. It was nominated for the Daily Express Award for best new play.


Question: What major landform lended its name to both the Blue Ridge Music Center, and American's longest linear park?

Answer: 469 mi

Knowledge 1: Blue Ridge Parkway
The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Parkway and All-American Road in the United States, noted for its scenic beauty. The parkway, which is America's longest linear park, runs for 469 mi through 29 Virginia and North Carolina counties, linking Shenandoah National Park to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It runs mostly along the spine of the Blue Ridge, a major mountain chain that is part of the Appalachian Mountains. Its southern terminus is at U.S. 441 on the boundary between Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Cherokee Indian Reservation in North Carolina, from which it travels north to Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. The roadway continues through Shenandoah as Skyline Drive, a similar scenic road which is managed by a different National Park Service unit. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Blue Ridge Music Center
The Blue Ridge Music Center is a music venue, museum, and visitor center located at milepost 213 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Galax, Virginia. The center celebrates the music and musicians of the Blue Ridge Mountains through concerts, exhibits, and programs that highlight living musical heritage of the Blue Ridge region and interpret its significance within the larger landscape of American music and culture. The site is operated through a partnership between the National Park Service and Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation. The Music Center operates May through October. Free Midday Mountain Music acoustic sessions featuring local musicians are offered from noon to 4 p.m. daily. Concerts are offered most Saturdays during the season and include old-time, bluegrass, folk, Americana, gospel, and country blues performances. The Roots of American Music Museum on site showcases the region's rich musical heritage. Admission to the museum is free.

Knowledge 1: Blue Ridge Parkway
The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Parkway and All-American Road in the United States, noted for its scenic beauty. The parkway, which is America's longest linear park, runs for 469 mi through 29 Virginia and North Carolina counties, linking Shenandoah National Park to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It runs mostly along the spine of the Blue Ridge, a major mountain chain that is part of the Appalachian Mountains. Its southern terminus is at U.S. 441 on the boundary between Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Cherokee Indian Reservation in North Carolina, from which it travels north to Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. The roadway continues through Shenandoah as Skyline Drive, a similar scenic road which is managed by a different National Park Service unit. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Mountain Masochist Trail Run
The Mountain Masochist Trail Run (MMTR50) is a 50 mi ultramarathon that winds its way through the Blue Ridge Mountains. The course begins at the James River Visitor Center; runners cover a short out-and-back section on the Blue Ridge Parkway before completing a few short miles of road. The course then meanders northward over various dirt and gravel roads in the National Forest before runners have to negotiate the second half of the course. Leaving Long Mountain aid station, the second half includes dirt and old logging roads as well as several miles of single-track trail. Many say the race is just beginning when you leave Long Mountain. Upon reaching the last aid station at Porters Ridge, runners course downhill for 2.9 miles toward the finish in Montebello. The entire MMTR course traverses some of the most beautiful areas in the Blue Ridge right around peak fall foliage. The elevation climbs 9,200 feet and descends 7,000 feet.

Knowledge 1: Blue Ridge Music Center
The Blue Ridge Music Center is a music venue, museum, and visitor center located at milepost 213 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Galax, Virginia. The center celebrates the music and musicians of the Blue Ridge Mountains through concerts, exhibits, and programs that highlight living musical heritage of the Blue Ridge region and interpret its significance within the larger landscape of American music and culture. The site is operated through a partnership between the National Park Service and Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation. The Music Center operates May through October. Free Midday Mountain Music acoustic sessions featuring local musicians are offered from noon to 4 p.m. daily. Concerts are offered most Saturdays during the season and include old-time, bluegrass, folk, Americana, gospel, and country blues performances. The Roots of American Music Museum on site showcases the region's rich musical heritage. Admission to the museum is free. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Mountain Masochist Trail Run
The Mountain Masochist Trail Run (MMTR50) is a 50 mi ultramarathon that winds its way through the Blue Ridge Mountains. The course begins at the James River Visitor Center; runners cover a short out-and-back section on the Blue Ridge Parkway before completing a few short miles of road. The course then meanders northward over various dirt and gravel roads in the National Forest before runners have to negotiate the second half of the course. Leaving Long Mountain aid station, the second half includes dirt and old logging roads as well as several miles of single-track trail. Many say the race is just beginning when you leave Long Mountain. Upon reaching the last aid station at Porters Ridge, runners course downhill for 2.9 miles toward the finish in Montebello. The entire MMTR course traverses some of the most beautiful areas in the Blue Ridge right around peak fall foliage. The elevation climbs 9,200 feet and descends 7,000 feet.


Question: The Lucy Maud Montgomery novel about the character Anne Shirley was first translated into Japanese by what woman?

Answer: Hanako Muraoka

Knowledge 1: Hanako to Anne
Hanako to Anne (花子とアン , Hanako to An ) is a Japanese television drama series, the 90th Asadora series broadcast on NHK. It debuted on March 31, 2014, and is broadcast Monday through Saturday mornings, with a scheduled to end of September 27, 2014. It is based on the novel "An no Yurikago Muraoka Hanako no Shogai" by Eri Muraoka, which is the story of her grandmother Hanako Muraoka (1893–1968, maiden name Annaka), the first to translate "Anne of Green Gables" into Japanese. The drama describes her trials, tribulations and triumphs at school and some of the lifelong friendships she made there, and her life after graduating and working at a publishing company and as a translator. As a subplot, it also narrates the dramatic life of Muraoka's old friend, Byakuren Yanagiwara, the tanka poet who was a cousin of Emperor Taishō. The series stars Yuriko Yoshitaka as Hanako. Anime composer Yuki Kajiura composed the music for the series. The series was a ratings success. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables is a 1908 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery (published as L. M. Montgomery). Written for all ages, it has been considered a children's novel since the mid-twentieth century. It recounts the adventures of Anne Shirley, an 11-year-old orphan girl who is mistakenly sent to Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, a middle-aged brother and sister who had intended to adopt a boy to help them on their farm in the fictional town of Avonlea on Prince Edward Island. The novel recounts how Anne makes her way with the Cuthberts, in school, and within the town.

Knowledge 1: Hanako to Anne
Hanako to Anne (花子とアン , Hanako to An ) is a Japanese television drama series, the 90th Asadora series broadcast on NHK. It debuted on March 31, 2014, and is broadcast Monday through Saturday mornings, with a scheduled to end of September 27, 2014. It is based on the novel "An no Yurikago Muraoka Hanako no Shogai" by Eri Muraoka, which is the story of her grandmother Hanako Muraoka (1893–1968, maiden name Annaka), the first to translate "Anne of Green Gables" into Japanese. The drama describes her trials, tribulations and triumphs at school and some of the lifelong friendships she made there, and her life after graduating and working at a publishing company and as a translator. As a subplot, it also narrates the dramatic life of Muraoka's old friend, Byakuren Yanagiwara, the tanka poet who was a cousin of Emperor Taishō. The series stars Yuriko Yoshitaka as Hanako. Anime composer Yuki Kajiura composed the music for the series. The series was a ratings success. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Anne Shirley
Anne Shirley is a fictional character introduced in the 1908 novel "Anne of Green Gables" by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Montgomery wrote in her journal that the idea for Anne's story came from relatives who, planning to adopt an orphaned boy, received a girl instead. Anne Shirley's appearance was inspired by a photograph which Montgomery clipped from the Metropolitan Magazine and kept, unaware of the model's identity as the 1900s Gibson Girl Evelyn Nesbit.

Knowledge 1: Hanako to Anne
Hanako to Anne (花子とアン , Hanako to An ) is a Japanese television drama series, the 90th Asadora series broadcast on NHK. It debuted on March 31, 2014, and is broadcast Monday through Saturday mornings, with a scheduled to end of September 27, 2014. It is based on the novel "An no Yurikago Muraoka Hanako no Shogai" by Eri Muraoka, which is the story of her grandmother Hanako Muraoka (1893–1968, maiden name Annaka), the first to translate "Anne of Green Gables" into Japanese. The drama describes her trials, tribulations and triumphs at school and some of the lifelong friendships she made there, and her life after graduating and working at a publishing company and as a translator. As a subplot, it also narrates the dramatic life of Muraoka's old friend, Byakuren Yanagiwara, the tanka poet who was a cousin of Emperor Taishō. The series stars Yuriko Yoshitaka as Hanako. Anime composer Yuki Kajiura composed the music for the series. The series was a ratings success. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Lucy Maud Montgomery
Lucy Maud Montgomery {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (November 30, 1874 – April 24, 1942) published as L.M. Montgomery, was a Canadian author best known for a series of novels beginning in 1908 with "Anne of Green Gables". The book was an immediate success. The central character, Anne Shirley, an orphaned girl, made Montgomery famous in her lifetime and gave her an international following.


Question: What is this fictional scientifically and technologically advanced militaristic alien race, from which Sequoia descends, is called?

Answer: the Ruul

Knowledge 1: Sequoia (comics)
Sequoia, (AKA Quoi and Q) is a Marvel Comics character. He is the son of Mantis and the elder member of the Cotati contingent which was transplanted from the Kree home planet Hala to Vietnam on Earth. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Kree
The Kree, briefly known as the Ruul, are a fictional scientifically and technologically advanced militaristic alien race appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are native to the planet Hala in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Knowledge 1: Sequoia (comics)
Sequoia, (AKA Quoi and Q) is a Marvel Comics character. He is the son of Mantis and the elder member of the Cotati contingent which was transplanted from the Kree home planet Hala to Vietnam on Earth. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Acuson
Acuson Corporation was a sonography equipment company specializing in high quality medical ultrasound equipment. Founded in 1979 by Sam Maslak, Rob Younge and Amin Hanafy with the first product (The Acuson 128) shipped in 1983, Acuson pioneered many aspects related to medical ultrasound, most significantly the first fully computerized ultrasound system. In 1996 Acuson introduced the Sequoia 512 and Sequoia C256 systems (the latter for cardiac imaging). The principal architect of the Sequoia was Nelson Wright, who was Acuson's Vice President of Advanced Development. Wright also led the engineering team that developed the Sequoia. The Sequoia quickly became the biggest selling ultrasound system (by dollar volume) and it was manufactured in various versions until December 2008.

Knowledge 1: Sequoia (comics)
Sequoia, (AKA Quoi and Q) is a Marvel Comics character. He is the son of Mantis and the elder member of the Cotati contingent which was transplanted from the Kree home planet Hala to Vietnam on Earth. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Dominators
The Dominators, collectively known as the Dominion, are a fictional alien race appearing in comics and other media by DC Comics. Coming from the outer cosmos of the DC Universe, they are highly technologically advanced, and live in a rigid hierarchical society, in which one's caste is determined by the size of a red circle on one's forehead. They are master geneticists who can manipulate the metagene to enhance members of their own caste.


Question: AnnoZero had a collaborator who is a member of which ancient aristocratic house?

Answer: House of Borromeo

Knowledge 1: AnnoZero
AnnoZero is an Italian television talk show hosted by the Italian journalist Michele Santoro and has been broadcast on Rai 2 since 2006. Beatrice Borromeo was a collaborator on this show from 2006–2008. Journalist Marco Travaglio is a permanent guest on the show. The show officially ended its run on 9 June 2011 with a last episode being shown on 28 June. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Beatrice Borromeo
Beatrice Borromeo (born 18 August 1985 in Innichen) is a member of the ancient aristocratic House of Borromeo, and she is well known in the Italian news media as a television personality. She is the wife of Pierre Casiraghi, younger son of Caroline, Princess of Hanover.

Knowledge 1: AnnoZero
AnnoZero is an Italian television talk show hosted by the Italian journalist Michele Santoro and has been broadcast on Rai 2 since 2006. Beatrice Borromeo was a collaborator on this show from 2006–2008. Journalist Marco Travaglio is a permanent guest on the show. The show officially ended its run on 9 June 2011 with a last episode being shown on 28 June. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Foscolo (surname)
Foscolo was a Venetian aristocratic house. A branch of the family settled in Greece following the Fourth Crusade, their name later hellenized as Foskolos (Greek: Φώσκολος ). Notable members include:

Knowledge 1: AnnoZero
AnnoZero is an Italian television talk show hosted by the Italian journalist Michele Santoro and has been broadcast on Rai 2 since 2006. Beatrice Borromeo was a collaborator on this show from 2006–2008. Journalist Marco Travaglio is a permanent guest on the show. The show officially ended its run on 9 June 2011 with a last episode being shown on 28 June. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Gaston Orellana
Gaston Orellana, (born 18 July 1933) is a Spanish painter. Orellana was born in Valparaiso, Chile in 1933, son of Spanish parents Armando de Orellana, an engineer and Spanish diplomat, and Ernestina del Transito née Morgadon. Although born abroad, Orellana was born into the ancient aristocratic house of Orellana la Vieja, from Extremadura, Spain. He has since lived in Spain, Italy, the United States the UK and France.