id
stringlengths
24
24
title
stringclasses
442 values
context
stringlengths
151
3.71k
question
stringlengths
1
25.7k
answers
dict
messages
listlengths
2
2
source
stringclasses
1 value
prompt_used
stringclasses
6 values
56e102b7cd28a01900c6742f
Canon_law
Canonical jurisprudential theory generally follows the principles of Aristotelian-Thomistic legal philosophy. While the term "law" is never explicitly defined in the Code, the Catechism of the Catholic Church cites Aquinas in defining law as "...an ordinance of reason for the common good, promulgated by the one who is ...
What term expresses the idea of law derived from Aquinas as interpreted by the Catechism?
{ "text": [ "a rule of conduct" ], "answer_start": [ 375 ] }
[ { "content": "Given the document, please answer the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\n==== document starts ====\nCanonical jurisprudential theory generally follows the principles of Aristotelian-Thomistic legal philosophy. W...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Given the document, please answer the question.
5734205b4776f419006618e9
Montana
Montana has a larger Native American population numerically and percentage-wise than most U.S. states. Although the state ranked 45th in population (according to the 2010 U.S. Census), it ranked 19th in total native people population. Native people constituted 6.5 percent of the state's total population, the sixth high...
Between what years did the Native population increase by 27.9%
{ "text": [ "1980 and 1990" ], "answer_start": [ 645 ] }
[ { "content": "Given the document, please answer the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\nMontana has a larger Native American population numerically and percentage-wise than most U.S. states. Although the state ranked 45th in p...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Given the document, please answer the question.
5706a62375f01819005e7ccc
House_music
The term "house music" is said to have originated from a Chicago club called The Warehouse, which existed from 1977 to 1983. Clubbers to The Warehouse were primarily black and gay, who came to dance to music played by the club's resident DJ Frankie Knuckles, whom fans refer to as the "godfather of house". After the War...
who was the resident DJ at The Warehouse in Chicago?
{ "text": [ "Frankie Knuckles" ], "answer_start": [ 241 ] }
[ { "content": "Read the snippet and answer the question that follows. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' Question: who was the resident DJ at The Warehouse in Chicago?\n\nThe term \"house music\" is said to have originated from a Chicago c...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Read the snippet and answer the question that follows.
5ad111b4645df0001a2d0c09
Uranium
Uranium is a chemical element with symbol U and atomic number 92. It is a silvery-white metal in the actinide series of the periodic table. A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6 are valence electrons. Uranium is weakly radioactive because all its isotopes are unstable (with half-lives of the six na...
What isn't the atomic number of uranium?
{ "text": [], "answer_start": [] }
[ { "content": "Given the document, please answer the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' Question: What isn't the atomic number of uranium?\n\nUranium is a chemical element with symbol U and atomic number 92. It is a silvery-white...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Given the document, please answer the question.
56bfacdda10cfb140055122d
Beyoncé
On January 7, 2012, Beyoncé gave birth to a daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York under heavy security. Two days later, Jay Z released "Glory", a song dedicated to their child, on his website Lifeandtimes.com. The song detailed the couple's pregnancy struggles, including a miscarriage Beyoncé su...
Who was credited for her cries on the song?
{ "text": [ "B.I.C." ], "answer_start": [ 457 ] }
[ { "content": "Using the provided text, answer the following question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\nOn January 7, 2012, Beyoncé gave birth to a daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York under heavy security. Tw...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Using the provided text, answer the following question.
56ea91795a205f1900d6d34d
Political_corruption
More generally, corruption erodes the institutional capacity of government if procedures are disregarded, resources are siphoned off, and public offices are bought and sold. Corruption undermines the legitimacy of government and such democratic values as trust and tolerance. Recent evidence suggests that variation in t...
Corruption disintegrates government capacity when public offices are what?
{ "text": [ "bought and sold" ], "answer_start": [ 157 ] }
[ { "content": "Read the snippet and answer the question that follows. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' Question: Corruption disintegrates government capacity when public offices are what?\n\nMore generally, corruption erodes the institut...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Read the snippet and answer the question that follows.
57111975a58dae1900cd6c2c
Nintendo_Entertainment_System
As the 1990s dawned, gamers predicted that competition from technologically superior systems such as the 16-bit Sega Mega Drive/Genesis would mean the immediate end of the NES’s dominance. Instead, during the first year of Nintendo's successor console the Super Famicom (named Super Nintendo Entertainment System outside...
How late did Nintendo continue to repair Famicom units?
{ "text": [ "October 31, 2007" ], "answer_start": [ 1062 ] }
[ { "content": "Read the snippet and answer the question that follows. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' Question: How late did Nintendo continue to repair Famicom units?\n\nAs the 1990s dawned, gamers predicted that competition from techn...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Read the snippet and answer the question that follows.
56d3743659d6e41400146433
American_Idol
During the top 11 week, due to a mix-up with the contestants' telephone number, voting was repeated on what was normally the result night, with the result reveal postponed until the following night.
During what week was there a problem with voting?
{ "text": [ "top 11 week" ], "answer_start": [ 11 ] }
[ { "content": "Based on the given passage, respond to the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\n==== document starts ====\nDuring the top 11 week, due to a mix-up with the contestants' telephone number, voting was repeated on wha...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Based on the given passage, respond to the question.
572969a16aef051400154e3a
Palermo
In the medieval period the wall circuit was expanded. Via Vittorio Emanuele continued to be the main road east-west through the walled city. West gate was still Porta Nuova, the circuit continued to Corso Alberti, to Piazza Vittorio Emanuele Orlando where it turned east along Via Volturno to Piazza Verdi and along the ...
What was the purpose of Castello a Mare?
{ "text": [ "to protect the port at La Cala" ], "answer_start": [ 404 ] }
[ { "content": "Using the provided text, answer the following question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\nIn the medieval period the wall circuit was expanded. Via Vittorio Emanuele continued to be the main road east-west through the wa...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Using the provided text, answer the following question.
5730401c04bcaa1900d7740f
51st_state
This constitution was created when the U.S. Congress directed local government to organize a constitutional convention to write the Puerto Rico Constitution in 1951. The acceptance of that constitution by Puerto Rico's electorate, the U.S. Congress, and the U.S. president occurred in 1952. In addition, the rights, priv...
When was the constitution accepted by the electorate, U.S. Congress, and U.S. President?
{ "text": [ "1952" ], "answer_start": [ 285 ] }
[ { "content": "Given the document, please answer the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' Question: When was the constitution accepted by the electorate, U.S. Congress, and U.S. President?\n\nThis constitution was created when the ...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Given the document, please answer the question.
5719d3af4faf5e1900b8a816
Seattle
A shipbuilding boom in the early part of the 20th century became massive during World War I, making Seattle somewhat of a company town; the subsequent retrenchment led to the Seattle General Strike of 1919, the first general strike in the country. A 1912 city development plan by Virgil Bogue went largely unused. Seattl...
What city profited by Seattle's Maritime Strike?
{ "text": [ "Port of Los Angeles." ], "answer_start": [ 595 ] }
[ { "content": "Based on the given passage, respond to the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' \n\nWhat city profited by Seattle's Maritime Strike?\n\nA shipbuilding boom in the early part of the 20th century became massive during ...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Based on the given passage, respond to the question.
5705fbe575f01819005e7829
New_Delhi
As of 2015, the government structure of the New Delhi Municipal Council includes a chairperson, three members of New Delhi's Legislative Assembly, two members nominated by the Chief Minister of the NCT of Delhi and five members nominated by the central government.
The Chief Minister of what NCT is responsible for nominating two members to the New Delhi Municipal Council?
{ "text": [ "NCT of Delhi" ], "answer_start": [ 198 ] }
[ { "content": "Please answer the question using the provided content. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\nAs of 2015, the government structure of the New Delhi Municipal Council includes a chairperson, three members of New Delhi's Legisl...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Please answer the question using the provided content.
5726abb3dd62a815002e8c7c
Raleigh,_North_Carolina
Raleigh is home to North Carolina State University and is part of the Research Triangle area, together with Durham (home of Duke University) and Chapel Hill (home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). The "Triangle" nickname originated after the 1959 creation of the Research Triangle Park, located in Dur...
What is the Triangle?
{ "text": [ "Research Triangle area" ], "answer_start": [ 70 ] }
[ { "content": "Read the snippet and answer the question that follows. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\n==== document starts ====\nRaleigh is home to North Carolina State University and is part of the Research Triangle area, together w...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Read the snippet and answer the question that follows.
5a1492c8a54d42001852925a
Identity_(social_science)
At a general level, self-psychology is compelled to investigate the question of how the personal self relates to the social environment. To the extent that these theories place themselves in the tradition of "psychological" social psychology, they focus on explaining an individual's actions within a group in terms of m...
What two factors are focused on explaining an individual's actions towards a group?
{ "text": [], "answer_start": [] }
[ { "content": "Read the snippet and answer the question that follows. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\nAt a general level, self-psychology is compelled to investigate the question of how the personal self relates to the social environ...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Read the snippet and answer the question that follows.
5acfb59777cf76001a6859c3
Zinc
Zinc is a bluish-white, lustrous, diamagnetic metal, though most common commercial grades of the metal have a dull finish. It is somewhat less dense than iron and has a hexagonal crystal structure, with a distorted form of hexagonal close packing, in which each atom has six nearest neighbors (at 265.9 pm) in its own pl...
What temperature does the metal become liquid?
{ "text": [], "answer_start": [] }
[ { "content": "Based on the given passage, respond to the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' Question: What temperature does the metal become liquid?\n\nZinc is a bluish-white, lustrous, diamagnetic metal, though most common comm...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Based on the given passage, respond to the question.
56f8cc9d9e9bad19000a0524
Gene
The duplication and transmission of genetic material from one generation of cells to the next is the basis for molecular inheritance, and the link between the classical and molecular pictures of genes. Organisms inherit the characteristics of their parents because the cells of the offspring contain copies of the genes ...
The duplication and transmission of genetic material from one generation of cells to the next is the basis for what?
{ "text": [ "molecular inheritance" ], "answer_start": [ 111 ] }
[ { "content": "Here is a piece of text; answer the following question based on it. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' Question: The duplication and transmission of genetic material from one generation of cells to the next is the basis for ...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Here is a piece of text; answer the following question based on it.
572787e6dd62a815002e9f97
Carnival
For the King's funeral, people dress in elaborate mourning costume, many of them cross-dressing men who carry bouquets of phallic vegetables. In the funeral house, the body of the King is surrounded by an honor guard and weeping concubines, crying over the loss of sexual pleasure brought about by his death. The King's ...
Who carries floral arrangements of penis-like veggies?
{ "text": [ "cross-dressing men" ], "answer_start": [ 81 ] }
[ { "content": "Please answer the question using the provided content. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' Who carries floral arrangements of penis-like veggies?\n\nFor the King's funeral, people dress in elaborate mourning costume, many of ...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Please answer the question using the provided content.
57268a27dd62a815002e88a5
Pesticide
Pesticides can be classified based upon their biological mechanism function or application method. Most pesticides work by poisoning pests. A systemic pesticide moves inside a plant following absorption by the plant. With insecticides and most fungicides, this movement is usually upward (through the xylem) and outward....
What is the main way that peticides perform their function?
{ "text": [ "by poisoning pests" ], "answer_start": [ 120 ] }
[ { "content": "Here is a piece of text; answer the following question based on it. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' What is the main way that peticides perform their function?\n\nPesticides can be classified based upon their biological m...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Here is a piece of text; answer the following question based on it.
5a6318cd68151a001a9221ce
Southern_Europe
Different methods can be used to define southern Europe, including its political, economic, and cultural attributes. Southern Europe can also be defined by its natural features — its geography, climate, and flora.
What are three characteristics that can be employed to characterize natural features?
{ "text": [], "answer_start": [] }
[ { "content": "Given the document, please answer the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\nDifferent methods can be used to define southern Europe, including its political, economic, and cultural attributes. Southern Europe can a...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Given the document, please answer the question.
5ad4bdaa5b96ef001a109ed1
San_Diego
During World War II, San Diego became a major hub of military and defense activity, due to the presence of so many military installations and defense manufacturers. The city's population grew rapidly during and after World War II, more than doubling between 1930 (147,995) and 1950 (333,865). During the final months of ...
Why didn't the Japanese launch their planned attack on September 20, 1945?
{ "text": [], "answer_start": [] }
[ { "content": "Based on the given passage, respond to the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' Question: Why didn't the Japanese launch their planned attack on September 20, 1945?\n\nDuring World War II, San Diego became a major hu...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Based on the given passage, respond to the question.
5731d079e99e3014001e62da
Religion_in_ancient_Rome
The Vestals were a public priesthood of six women devoted to the cultivation of Vesta, goddess of the hearth of the Roman state and its vital flame. A girl chosen to be a Vestal achieved unique religious distinction, public status and privileges, and could exercise considerable political influence. Upon entering her of...
How many Vestals were there in Rome?
{ "text": [ "six" ], "answer_start": [ 40 ] }
[ { "content": "Based on the given passage, respond to the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' \n\nHow many Vestals were there in Rome?\n\nThe Vestals were a public priesthood of six women devoted to the cultivation of Vesta, godde...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Based on the given passage, respond to the question.
5ace3ada32bba1001ae49f8c
Washington_University_in_St._Louis
Washington University's sports teams are called the Bears. They are members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and participate in the University Athletic Association at the Division III level. The Bears have won 19 NCAA Division III Championships— one in women's cross country (2011), one in men's tennis (2...
How many women's tennis NCAA Division III championships have they won?
{ "text": [], "answer_start": [] }
[ { "content": "Based on the given passage, respond to the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\nWashington University's sports teams are called the Bears. They are members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and parti...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Based on the given passage, respond to the question.
5acd055507355d001abf31c8
Pain
The prevalence of phantom pain in upper limb amputees is nearly 82%, and in lower limb amputees is 54%. One study found that eight days after amputation, 72 percent of patients had phantom limb pain, and six months later, 65 percent reported it. Some amputees experience continuous pain that varies in intensity or quali...
What did 72% of patients experience six days after amputation?
{ "text": [], "answer_start": [] }
[ { "content": "Based on the given passage, respond to the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\nThe prevalence of phantom pain in upper limb amputees is nearly 82%, and in lower limb amputees is 54%. One study found that eight da...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Based on the given passage, respond to the question.
5a3c0860cc5d22001a521d54
Heian_period
While on one hand the Heian period was an unusually long period of peace, it can also be argued that the period weakened Japan economically and led to poverty for all but a tiny few of its inhabitants. The control of rice fields provided a key source of income for families such as the Fujiwara and were a fundamental ba...
What could average people avoid by acessing rice fields?
{ "text": [], "answer_start": [] }
[ { "content": "Based on the given passage, respond to the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' What could average people avoid by acessing rice fields?\n\nWhile on one hand the Heian period was an unusually long period of peace, it...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Based on the given passage, respond to the question.
5a29a13c03c0e7001a3e1887
United_Nations_Population_Fund
In January 2009 President Barack Obama restored US funding to UNFPA, saying in a public statement that he would "look forward to working with Congress to restore US financial support for the UN Population Fund. By resuming funding to UNFPA, the US will be joining 180 other donor nations working collaboratively to reduc...
In what year did U.S. funding of UNFPA end?
{ "text": [], "answer_start": [] }
[ { "content": "Given the document, please answer the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' In what year did U.S. funding of UNFPA end?\n\nIn January 2009 President Barack Obama restored US funding to UNFPA, saying in a public statem...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Given the document, please answer the question.
572beeb22babe914003c2968
Tennessee
East Tennessee has several important transportation links with Middle and West Tennessee, as well as the rest of the nation and the world, including several major airports and interstates. Knoxville's McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) and Chattanooga's Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA), as well as the Tri-Cities' Tri-Cit...
Which Tennessee airport has the code TYS?
{ "text": [ "McGhee Tyson Airport" ], "answer_start": [ 201 ] }
[ { "content": "Based on the given passage, respond to the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' \n\nWhich Tennessee airport has the code TYS?\n\nEast Tennessee has several important transportation links with Middle and West Tennesse...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Based on the given passage, respond to the question.
573274500fdd8d15006c6af3
Dwight_D._Eisenhower
In the years that followed, Eisenhower increased the number of U.S. military advisors in South Vietnam to 900 men. This was due to North Vietnam's support of "uprisings" in the south and concern the nation would fall. In May 1957 Diem, then President of South Vietnam, made a state visit to the United States for ten day...
According to Dulles, why was Diem made president of Vietnam?
{ "text": [ "there were no better alternatives" ], "answer_start": [ 561 ] }
[ { "content": "Read the snippet and answer the question that follows. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' Question: According to Dulles, why was Diem made president of Vietnam?\n\nIn the years that followed, Eisenhower increased the number ...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Read the snippet and answer the question that follows.
57329bc4cc179a14009dab69
Police
In France during the Middle Ages, there were two Great Officers of the Crown of France with police responsibilities: The Marshal of France and the Constable of France. The military policing responsibilities of the Marshal of France were delegated to the Marshal's provost, whose force was known as the Marshalcy because ...
How were the Marshal and Constable of France formally classified?
{ "text": [ "Great Officers of the Crown of France" ], "answer_start": [ 49 ] }
[ { "content": "Using the provided text, answer the following question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\nIn France during the Middle Ages, there were two Great Officers of the Crown of France with police responsibilities: The Marshal o...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Using the provided text, answer the following question.
5ad4da2f5b96ef001a10a3cc
Steven_Spielberg
In 2002, Spielberg was one of eight flagbearers who carried the Olympic Flag into Rice-Eccles Stadium at the Opening Ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City. In 2006, Premiere listed him as the most powerful and influential figure in the motion picture industry. Time listed him as one of the 100 M...
Where did Spielberg attend college?
{ "text": [], "answer_start": [] }
[ { "content": "Given the document, please answer the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' \n\nWhere did Spielberg attend college?\n\nIn 2002, Spielberg was one of eight flagbearers who carried the Olympic Flag into Rice-Eccles Stad...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Given the document, please answer the question.
56db3449e7c41114004b4f3c
2008_Summer_Olympics_torch_relay
Thailand: The April 18 relay through Bangkok was the Olympic flame's first visit to Thailand. The relay covered just over 10 km, and included Bangkok's Chinatown. The torch was carried past Democracy Monument, Chitralada Palace and a number of other city landmarks. M.R. Narisa Chakrabongse, Green World Foundation (GW...
The relay route was a little over how many kilometers?
{ "text": [ "10" ], "answer_start": [ 124 ] }
[ { "content": "Read the snippet and answer the question that follows. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' \n\nThe relay route was a little over how many kilometers?\n\n\n Thailand: The April 18 relay through Bangkok was the Olympic flame's ...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Read the snippet and answer the question that follows.
5725cd0a89a1e219009abeef
Bill_%26_Melinda_Gates_Foundation
As part of its education-related initiatives, the foundation has funded journalists, think tanks, lobbying organizations and governments. Millions of dollars of grants to news organizations have funded reporting on education and higher education, including more than $1.4 million to the Education Writers Association to ...
Where does the foundation list grants
{ "text": [ "the foundation has said it lists all its grants publicly" ], "answer_start": [ 513 ] }
[ { "content": "Read the snippet and answer the question that follows. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' Where does the foundation list grants \n\nAs part of its education-related initiatives, the foundation has funded journalists, think t...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Read the snippet and answer the question that follows.
5726609b708984140094c413
Southeast_Asia
The shallow waters of the Southeast Asian coral reefs have the highest levels of biodiversity for the world's marine ecosystems, where coral, fish and molluscs abound. According to Conservation International, marine surveys suggest that the marine life diversity in the Raja Ampat (Indonesia) is the highest recorded on ...
Where on Earth is the highest marine activity recorded?
{ "text": [ "Raja Ampat" ], "answer_start": [ 270 ] }
[ { "content": "Based on the given passage, respond to the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' \n\nWhere on Earth is the highest marine activity recorded?\n\nThe shallow waters of the Southeast Asian coral reefs have the highest le...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Based on the given passage, respond to the question.
5728b48a3acd2414000dfd1f
Karl_Popper
Popper held that rationality is not restricted to the realm of empirical or scientific theories, but that it is merely a special case of the general method of criticism, the method of finding and eliminating contradictions in knowledge without ad-hoc-measures. According to this view, rational discussion about metaphysi...
Popper's rational approach opposes what technique sometimes used to remove contradictions in knowledge?
{ "text": [ "ad-hoc-measures" ], "answer_start": [ 244 ] }
[ { "content": "Given the document, please answer the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\nPopper held that rationality is not restricted to the realm of empirical or scientific theories, but that it is merely a special case of t...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Given the document, please answer the question.
572678305951b619008f7395
Data_compression
Lossless data compression algorithms usually exploit statistical redundancy to represent data without losing any information, so that the process is reversible. Lossless compression is possible because most real-world data exhibits statistical redundancy. For example, an image may have areas of colour that do not chang...
What usually exploits statistical redundancy?
{ "text": [ "Lossless data compression algorithms" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
[ { "content": "Based on the given passage, respond to the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' \n\nWhat usually exploits statistical redundancy?\n\nLossless data compression algorithms usually exploit statistical redundancy to repr...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Based on the given passage, respond to the question.
572609bf271a42140099d3dd
Arsenal_F.C.
The largest shareholder on the Arsenal board is American sports tycoon Stan Kroenke. Kroenke first launched a bid for the club in April 2007, and faced competition for shares from Red and White Securities, which acquired its first shares off David Dein in August 2007. Red & White Securities was co-owned by Russian bill...
In what year did Kreonke achieve take over of Arsenal stock?
{ "text": [ "April 2011" ], "answer_start": [ 568 ] }
[ { "content": "Using the provided text, answer the following question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' \n\nIn what year did Kreonke achieve take over of Arsenal stock?\n\nThe largest shareholder on the Arsenal board is American sports t...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Using the provided text, answer the following question.
570720299e06ca38007e947f
Chihuahua_(state)
The main mountain range in the state is the Sierra Madre Occidental reaching a maximum altitude of 10,826 ft (3,300 m) known as Cerro Mohinora. Mountains account for one third of the state's surface area which include large coniferous forests. The climate in the mountainous regions varies Chihuahua has more forests tha...
Which is the main mountain range in the state?
{ "text": [ "Sierra Madre Occidental" ], "answer_start": [ 44 ] }
[ { "content": "Based on the given passage, respond to the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\nThe main mountain range in the state is the Sierra Madre Occidental reaching a maximum altitude of 10,826 ft (3,300 m) known as Cerro...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Based on the given passage, respond to the question.
5ad1282f645df0001a2d0fc5
Renewable_energy_commercialization
Renewable energy is also the most economic solution for new grid-connected capacity in areas with good resources. As the cost of renewable power falls, the scope of economically viable applications increases. Renewable technologies are now often the most economic solution for new generating capacity. Where "oil-fired g...
What are now often the most economic solution for old generating capacity?
{ "text": [], "answer_start": [] }
[ { "content": "Using the provided text, answer the following question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\nRenewable energy is also the most economic solution for new grid-connected capacity in areas with good resources. As the cost of r...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Using the provided text, answer the following question.
5726f8735951b619008f83a4
History_of_science
Subsequently, Plato and Aristotle produced the first systematic discussions of natural philosophy, which did much to shape later investigations of nature. Their development of deductive reasoning was of particular importance and usefulness to later scientific inquiry. Plato founded the Platonic Academy in 387 BC, whose...
Aristotle introduced what theory?
{ "text": [ "empiricism" ], "answer_start": [ 454 ] }
[ { "content": "Given the document, please answer the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\nSubsequently, Plato and Aristotle produced the first systematic discussions of natural philosophy, which did much to shape later investiga...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Given the document, please answer the question.
5a7cf2c8e8bc7e001a9e20d7
Neolithic
Traditionally considered the last part of the Stone Age, the Neolithic followed the terminal Holocene Epipaleolithic period and commenced with the beginning of farming, which produced the "Neolithic Revolution". It ended when metal tools became widespread (in the Copper Age or Bronze Age; or, in some geographical regio...
What era is commonly called as the final phase of the Copper Age?
{ "text": [], "answer_start": [] }
[ { "content": "Here is a piece of text; answer the following question based on it. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' Question: What era is commonly called as the final phase of the Copper Age?\n\nTraditionally considered the last part of ...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Here is a piece of text; answer the following question based on it.
5acd1e2007355d001abf35b4
Aspirated_consonant
Aspirated consonants are not always followed by vowels or other voiced sounds. For example, in Eastern Armenian, aspiration is contrastive even word-finally, and aspirated consonants occur in consonant clusters. In Wahgi, consonants are aspirated only in final position.
What is not always followed by vowels or unvoiced sounds?
{ "text": [], "answer_start": [] }
[ { "content": "Based on the given passage, respond to the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' \n\nWhat is not always followed by vowels or unvoiced sounds?\n\nAspirated consonants are not always followed by vowels or other voiced ...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Based on the given passage, respond to the question.
5a6a6f3fa9e0c9001a4e9e1e
Liberal_Party_of_Australia
Howard differed from his Labor predecessor Paul Keating in that he supported traditional Australian institutions like the Monarchy in Australia, the commemoration of ANZAC Day and the design of the Australian flag, but like Keating he pursued privatisation of public utilities and the introduction of a broad based consu...
What did Keating's premiership coincide with?
{ "text": [], "answer_start": [] }
[ { "content": "Given the document, please answer the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' \n\nWhat did Keating's premiership coincide with?\n\nHoward differed from his Labor predecessor Paul Keating in that he supported traditional...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Given the document, please answer the question.
5705fd9e52bb891400689776
The_Times
In 1981, The Times and The Sunday Times were bought from Thomson by Rupert Murdoch's News International. The acquisition followed three weeks of intensive bargaining with the unions by company negotiators, John Collier and Bill O'Neill.
During the acquisition of The Times in 1981, John Collier and Bill O'Neill were part of what group that did three weeks of intensive bargaining?
{ "text": [ "the unions" ], "answer_start": [ 171 ] }
[ { "content": "Based on the given passage, respond to the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\nIn 1981, The Times and The Sunday Times were bought from Thomson by Rupert Murdoch's News International. The acquisition followed thr...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Based on the given passage, respond to the question.
56becb8d3aeaaa14008c9498
Beyoncé
Beyoncé has received numerous awards. As a solo artist she has sold over 15 million albums in the US, and over 118 million records worldwide (a further 60 million additionally with Destiny's Child), making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) listed...
When Beyonce was with Destiny's Child, how many albums did she manage to sell?
{ "text": [ "60 million" ], "answer_start": [ 152 ] }
[ { "content": "Using the provided text, answer the following question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' \n\nWhen Beyonce was with Destiny's Child, how many albums did she manage to sell?\n\nBeyoncé has received numerous awards. As a solo...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Using the provided text, answer the following question.
5728a5753acd2414000dfbbf
Alaska
Statehood for Alaska was an important cause of James Wickersham early in his tenure as a congressional delegate. Decades later, the statehood movement gained its first real momentum following a territorial referendum in 1946. The Alaska Statehood Committee and Alaska's Constitutional Convention would soon follow. State...
On what day was Alaskan Statehood finally approved by Congress?
{ "text": [ "July 7, 1958" ], "answer_start": [ 495 ] }
[ { "content": "Using the provided text, answer the following question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' On what day was Alaskan Statehood finally approved by Congress?\n\nStatehood for Alaska was an important cause of James Wickersham ea...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Using the provided text, answer the following question.
572629b789a1e219009ac482
Greece
Greek-speaking communities of the Hellenized East were instrumental in the spread of early Christianity in the 2nd and 3rd centuries, and Christianity's early leaders and writers (notably St Paul) were mostly Greek-speaking, though generally not from Greece itself. The New Testament was written in Greek, and some of it...
The Olympics were last held in ancient Greece in what year?
{ "text": [ "393" ], "answer_start": [ 738 ] }
[ { "content": "Here is a piece of text; answer the following question based on it. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' Question: The Olympics were last held in ancient Greece in what year? \n\nGreek-speaking communities of the Hellenized Ea...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Here is a piece of text; answer the following question based on it.
5ad3d4df604f3c001a3ff2bc
Yale_University
Yale expanded gradually, establishing the Yale School of Medicine (1810), Yale Divinity School (1822), Yale Law School (1843), Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (1847), the Sheffield Scientific School (1847), and the Yale School of Fine Arts (1869). In 1887, as the college continued to grow under the presidency...
When was Yale Divinity School closed?
{ "text": [], "answer_start": [] }
[ { "content": "Using the provided text, answer the following question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\nYale expanded gradually, establishing the Yale School of Medicine (1810), Yale Divinity School (1822), Yale Law School (1843), Yal...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Using the provided text, answer the following question.
572bf4da750c471900ed4c3b
Tennessee
The area now known as Tennessee was first inhabited by Paleo-Indians nearly 12,000 years ago. The names of the cultural groups that inhabited the area between first settlement and the time of European contact are unknown, but several distinct cultural phases have been named by archaeologists, including Archaic (8000–10...
What time period corresponds with the Mississippian cultural phase in early Tennessee history?
{ "text": [ "1000–1600 AD" ], "answer_start": [ 375 ] }
[ { "content": "Given the document, please answer the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\n==== document starts ====\nThe area now known as Tennessee was first inhabited by Paleo-Indians nearly 12,000 years ago. The names of the ...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Given the document, please answer the question.
573039a3b2c2fd1400568a98
Iran
Iran received access to the Internet in 1993. According to 2014 census, around 40% of the population of Iran are Internet users. Iran ranks 24th among countries by number of Internet users. According to the statistics provided by the web information company of Alexa, Google Search and Yahoo! are the most used search en...
What percentage of Iran's population were internet users in 2014?
{ "text": [ "around 40%" ], "answer_start": [ 72 ] }
[ { "content": "Here is a piece of text; answer the following question based on it. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' Question: What percentage of Iran's population were internet users in 2014?\n\nIran received access to the Internet in 19...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Here is a piece of text; answer the following question based on it.
5a42c20b4a4859001aac72ef
Philosophy_of_space_and_time
Mach suggested that thought experiments like the bucket argument are problematic. If we were to imagine a universe that only contains a bucket, on Newton's account, this bucket could be set to spin relative to absolute space, and the water it contained would form the characteristic concave surface. But in the absence o...
What could not remain flat in absolute space?
{ "text": [], "answer_start": [] }
[ { "content": "Here is a piece of text; answer the following question based on it. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' What could not remain flat in absolute space?\n\nMach suggested that thought experiments like the bucket argument are pro...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Here is a piece of text; answer the following question based on it.
5728eeca4b864d19001650c0
Samurai
The Japanese defenders recognized the possibility of a renewed invasion, and began construction of a great stone barrier around Hakata Bay in 1276. Completed in 1277, this wall stretched for 20 kilometers around the border of the bay. This would later serve as a strong defensive point against the Mongols. The Mongols a...
When did Japan finish building the Hakata Bay barrier?
{ "text": [ "1277" ], "answer_start": [ 161 ] }
[ { "content": "Read the snippet and answer the question that follows. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' When did Japan finish building the Hakata Bay barrier?\n\nThe Japanese defenders recognized the possibility of a renewed invasion, and...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Read the snippet and answer the question that follows.
57301b33a23a5019007fcd6e
San_Diego
Tourism is a major industry owing to the city's climate, its beaches, and numerous tourist attractions such as Balboa Park, Belmont amusement park, San Diego Zoo, San Diego Zoo Safari Park, and SeaWorld San Diego. San Diego's Spanish and Mexican heritage is reflected in the many historic sites across the city, such as ...
What big event takes place in San Diego in November?
{ "text": [ "San Diego Beer Week" ], "answer_start": [ 505 ] }
[ { "content": "Here is a piece of text; answer the following question based on it. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\nTourism is a major industry owing to the city's climate, its beaches, and numerous tourist attractions such as Balboa ...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Here is a piece of text; answer the following question based on it.
5acd24b707355d001abf36ac
Unicode
Instructions are also embedded in fonts to tell the operating system how to properly output different character sequences. A simple solution to the placement of combining marks or diacritics is assigning the marks a width of zero and placing the glyph itself to the left or right of the left sidebearing (depending on th...
What does the operating system tell what to do?
{ "text": [], "answer_start": [] }
[ { "content": "Please answer the question using the provided content. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' What does the operating system tell what to do?\n\nInstructions are also embedded in fonts to tell the operating system how to properl...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Please answer the question using the provided content.
57324681e99e3014001e6624
Jehovah%27s_Witnesses
Baptism is a requirement for being considered a member of Jehovah's Witnesses. Jehovah's Witnesses do not practice infant baptism, and previous baptisms performed by other denominations are not considered valid. Individuals undergoing baptism must affirm publicly that dedication and baptism identify them "as one of Jeh...
What is a requirement for being considered a member of Jehovah's Witnesses?
{ "text": [ "Baptism" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
[ { "content": "Please answer the question using the provided content. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\nBaptism is a requirement for being considered a member of Jehovah's Witnesses. Jehovah's Witnesses do not practice infant baptism, ...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Please answer the question using the provided content.
5ad0239977cf76001a686b73
Late_Middle_Ages
Though many of the events were outside the traditional time-period of the Middle Ages, the end of the unity of the Western Church (the Protestant Reformation), was one of the distinguishing characteristics of the medieval period. The Catholic Church had long fought against heretic movements, but during the Late Middle ...
What were Jon Wycliffe's supporters not called?
{ "text": [], "answer_start": [] }
[ { "content": "Using the provided text, answer the following question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\n==== document starts ====\nThough many of the events were outside the traditional time-period of the Middle Ages, the end of the u...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Using the provided text, answer the following question.
56f827e6aef2371900625e5b
Alps
This may be consistent with the theory that in Greek Alpes is a name of non-Indo-European origin (which is common for prominent mountains and mountain ranges in the Mediterranean region). According to the Old English Dictionary, the Latin Alpes might possibly derive from a pre-Indo-European word *alb "hill"; "Albania" ...
Albania was a name for what during Roman Times?
{ "text": [ "the eastern Caucasus" ], "answer_start": [ 533 ] }
[ { "content": "Here is a piece of text; answer the following question based on it. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' Albania was a name for what during Roman Times? \n\nThis may be consistent with the theory that in Greek Alpes is a name ...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Here is a piece of text; answer the following question based on it.
5726f61ef1498d1400e8f10a
Madonna_(entertainer)
According to Taraborrelli, the defining moment of Madonna's childhood was the tragic and untimely death of her beloved mother. Psychiatrist Keith Ablow suggests her mother's death would have had an immeasurable impact on the young Madonna at a time when her personality was still forming. According to Ablow, the younger...
According to who was the defining moment of Madonna's childhood with her mother's death?
{ "text": [ "Taraborrelli," ], "answer_start": [ 13 ] }
[ { "content": "Based on the given passage, respond to the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\nAccording to Taraborrelli, the defining moment of Madonna's childhood was the tragic and untimely death of her beloved mother. Psychi...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Based on the given passage, respond to the question.
570fa75480d9841400ab3617
Elizabeth_II
In 1977, Elizabeth marked the Silver Jubilee of her accession. Parties and events took place throughout the Commonwealth, many coinciding with her associated national and Commonwealth tours. The celebrations re-affirmed the Queen's popularity, despite virtually coincident negative press coverage of Princess Margaret's ...
What group assassinated Lord Mountbatten?
{ "text": [ "Provisional Irish Republican Army" ], "answer_start": [ 769 ] }
[ { "content": "Given the document, please answer the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\nIn 1977, Elizabeth marked the Silver Jubilee of her accession. Parties and events took place throughout the Commonwealth, many coinciding ...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Given the document, please answer the question.
56d0b63c234ae51400d9c418
Buddhism
Impermanence (Pāli: anicca) expresses the Buddhist notion that all compounded or conditioned phenomena (all things and experiences) are inconstant, unsteady, and impermanent. Everything we can experience through our senses is made up of parts, and its existence is dependent on external conditions. Everything is in cons...
What is the meaning of impermanence in Buddhism?
{ "text": [ "all compounded or conditioned phenomena (all things and experiences) are inconstant, unsteady, and impermanent" ], "answer_start": [ 63 ] }
[ { "content": "Please answer the question using the provided content. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\nImpermanence (Pāli: anicca) expresses the Buddhist notion that all compounded or conditioned phenomena (all things and experiences)...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Please answer the question using the provided content.
57282ddd3acd2414000df666
Annelid
Annelids with blood vessels use metanephridia to remove soluble waste products, while those without use protonephridia. Both of these systems use a two-stage filtration process, in which fluid and waste products are first extracted and these are filtered again to re-absorb any re-usable materials while dumping toxic an...
What annelid system combines both filtration states in one organ?
{ "text": [ "protonephridia" ], "answer_start": [ 371 ] }
[ { "content": "Based on the given passage, respond to the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\nAnnelids with blood vessels use metanephridia to remove soluble waste products, while those without use protonephridia. Both of these...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Based on the given passage, respond to the question.
5726a6ba5951b619008f7921
Electric_motor
In 1886, Frank Julian Sprague invented the first practical DC motor, a non-sparking motor that maintained relatively constant speed under variable loads. Other Sprague electric inventions about this time greatly improved grid electric distribution (prior work done while employed by Thomas Edison), allowed power from el...
Who did Sprague work for early in his career?
{ "text": [ "Thomas Edison" ], "answer_start": [ 283 ] }
[ { "content": "Given the document, please answer the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' Question: Who did Sprague work for early in his career?\n\nIn 1886, Frank Julian Sprague invented the first practical DC motor, a non-sparkin...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Given the document, please answer the question.
56de2bedcffd8e1900b4b60d
Symbiosis
Commensalism describes a relationship between two living organisms where one benefits and the other is not significantly harmed or helped. It is derived from the English word commensal used of human social interaction. The word derives from the medieval Latin word, formed from com- and mensa, meaning "sharing a table".
What type of symbiotic relationship helps one organism and doesn't have a major affect on the other?
{ "text": [ "Commensalism" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
[ { "content": "Read the snippet and answer the question that follows. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\nCommensalism describes a relationship between two living organisms where one benefits and the other is not significantly harmed or ...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Read the snippet and answer the question that follows.
56e0bc7b231d4119001ac364
Space_Race
The Soviet success caused public controversy in the United States, and Eisenhower ordered the civilian rocket and satellite project, Vanguard, to move up its timetable and launch its satellite much sooner than originally planned. The December 6, 1957 Project Vanguard launch failure occurred at Cape Canaveral Air Force ...
Project Vanguard launch failed on what date?
{ "text": [ "December 6, 195" ], "answer_start": [ 234 ] }
[ { "content": "Based on the given passage, respond to the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' Project Vanguard launch failed on what date?\n\nThe Soviet success caused public controversy in the United States, and Eisenhower ordere...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Based on the given passage, respond to the question.
570a07104103511400d5950d
Houston
The Houston area is a leading center for building oilfield equipment. Much of its success as a petrochemical complex is due to its busy ship channel, the Port of Houston. In the United States, the port ranks first in international commerce and tenth among the largest ports in the world. Unlike most places, high oil and...
Where does Houston rate in the size ranking of world ports?
{ "text": [ "tenth" ], "answer_start": [ 244 ] }
[ { "content": "Please answer the question using the provided content. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' Question: Where does Houston rate in the size ranking of world ports?\n\nThe Houston area is a leading center for building oilfield eq...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Please answer the question using the provided content.
570a40346d058f1900182d16
Beer
The first historical mention of the use of hops in beer was from 822 AD in monastery rules written by Adalhard the Elder, also known as Adalard of Corbie, though the date normally given for widespread cultivation of hops for use in beer is the thirteenth century. Before the thirteenth century, and until the sixteenth c...
In what year were hops first known to be used in beer?
{ "text": [ "822 AD" ], "answer_start": [ 65 ] }
[ { "content": "Using the provided text, answer the following question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\nThe first historical mention of the use of hops in beer was from 822 AD in monastery rules written by Adalhard the Elder, also kno...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Using the provided text, answer the following question.
56df858f56340a1900b29cdd
Oklahoma_City
The major U.S. broadcast television networks have affiliates in the Oklahoma City market (ranked 41st for television by Nielsen and 48th for radio by Arbitron, covering a 34-county area serving the central, northern-central and west-central sections Oklahoma); including NBC affiliate KFOR-TV (channel 4), ABC affiliate ...
How many counties does Oklahoma Cities Networks cover?
{ "text": [ "34" ], "answer_start": [ 171 ] }
[ { "content": "Please answer the question using the provided content. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\nThe major U.S. broadcast television networks have affiliates in the Oklahoma City market (ranked 41st for television by Nielsen and...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Please answer the question using the provided content.
573219f50fdd8d15006c67a5
Economy_of_Greece
In recent years a number of well-known tourism-related organizations have placed Greek destinations in the top of their lists. In 2009 Lonely Planet ranked Thessaloniki, the country's second-largest city, the world's fifth best "Ultimate Party Town", alongside cities such as Montreal and Dubai, while in 2011 the island...
What have a number of tourism-related organizations placed Greek destinations at the top of?
{ "text": [ "their lists" ], "answer_start": [ 114 ] }
[ { "content": "Based on the given passage, respond to the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\n==== document starts ====\nIn recent years a number of well-known tourism-related organizations have placed Greek destinations in the...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Based on the given passage, respond to the question.
5a8308fde60761001a2eb31e
Infection
Technologies based upon the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method will become nearly ubiquitous gold standards of diagnostics of the near future, for several reasons. First, the catalog of infectious agents has grown to the point that virtually all of the significant infectious agents of the human population have been...
What be the silver standards of diagnostics in the distant future?
{ "text": [], "answer_start": [] }
[ { "content": "Read the snippet and answer the question that follows. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' Question: What be the silver standards of diagnostics in the distant future?\n\nTechnologies based upon the polymerase chain reaction ...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Read the snippet and answer the question that follows.
5a220964819328001af389cd
Circadian_rhythm
Circadian rhythms allow organisms to anticipate and prepare for precise and regular environmental changes. They thus enable organisms to best capitalize on environmental resources (e.g. light and food) compared to those that cannot predict such availability. It has therefore been suggested that circadian rhythms put or...
What allows organisms to anticipate and prepare for unexpected environmental changes?
{ "text": [], "answer_start": [] }
[ { "content": "Please answer the question using the provided content. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' What allows organisms to anticipate and prepare for unexpected environmental changes?\n\nCircadian rhythms allow organisms to anticipa...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Please answer the question using the provided content.
5acd29f507355d001abf3774
Unicode
Rendering software which cannot process a Unicode character appropriately often displays it as an open rectangle, or the Unicode "replacement character" (U+FFFD, �), to indicate the position of the unrecognized character. Some systems have made attempts to provide more information about such characters. The Apple's Las...
What is the glyph that Apple's Last Resort font displays?
{ "text": [], "answer_start": [] }
[ { "content": "Given the document, please answer the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\nRendering software which cannot process a Unicode character appropriately often displays it as an open rectangle, or the Unicode \"replace...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Given the document, please answer the question.
571a98164faf5e1900b8aafb
Multiracial_American
Americans with Sub-Saharan African ancestry for historical reasons: slavery, partus sequitur ventrem, one-eighth law, the one-drop rule of 20th-century legislation, have frequently been classified as black (historically) or African American, even if they have significant European American or Native American ancestry. A...
What caused lower classification status for African Americans?
{ "text": [ "slavery became a racial caste" ], "answer_start": [ 322 ] }
[ { "content": "Given the document, please answer the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\nAmericans with Sub-Saharan African ancestry for historical reasons: slavery, partus sequitur ventrem, one-eighth law, the one-drop rule of...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Given the document, please answer the question.
5728840f4b864d1900164a68
Brigham_Young_University
Franklin S. Harris was appointed the university's president in 1921. He was the first BYU president to have a doctoral degree. Harris made several important changes to the school, reorganizing it into a true university, whereas before, its organization had remnants of the Academy days. At the beginning of his tenure, t...
How many new LDS Church wards were added during Wilkinson's presidency?
{ "text": [ "over 100" ], "answer_start": [ 1563 ] }
[ { "content": "Using the provided text, answer the following question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\nFranklin S. Harris was appointed the university's president in 1921. He was the first BYU president to have a doctoral degree. Har...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Using the provided text, answer the following question.
572639c7271a42140099d79f
Mammal
Breathing is largely driven by the muscular diaphragm, which divides the thorax from the abdominal cavity, forming a dome with its convexity towards the thorax. Contraction of the diaphragm flattens the dome, increasing the volume of the cavity in which the lung is enclosed. Air enters through the oral and nasal caviti...
When air enters both the oral and nasal cavities, where does it flow through?
{ "text": [ "larynx, trachea and bronchi" ], "answer_start": [ 345 ] }
[ { "content": "Using the provided text, answer the following question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' Question: When air enters both the oral and nasal cavities, where does it flow through?\n\nBreathing is largely driven by the muscula...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Using the provided text, answer the following question.
57284cdb4b864d19001648f8
PlayStation_3
Tech media website CNET gave new Super Slim 4 out of 5 stars ("Excellent"), saying "The Super Slim PlayStation 3 shrinks a powerful gaming machine into an even tinier package while maintaining the same features as its predecessors: a great gaming library and a strong array of streaming services [...]", whilst also crit...
What component of the Super Slim did CNET call "the easiest yet"?
{ "text": [ "hard drive" ], "answer_start": [ 983 ] }
[ { "content": "Read the snippet and answer the question that follows. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' \n\nWhat component of the Super Slim did CNET call \"the easiest yet\"?\n\nTech media website CNET gave new Super Slim 4 out of 5 star...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Read the snippet and answer the question that follows.
5730cea4aca1c71400fe5add
Namibia
From 1904 to 1907, the Herero and the Namaqua took up arms against the Germans and in calculated punitive action by the German occupiers, the 'first genocide of the Twentieth Century' was committed. In the Herero and Namaqua genocide, 10,000 Nama (half the population) and approximately 65,000 Hereros (about 80% of the ...
How many Nama's were killed in the war against German occupiers?
{ "text": [ "10,000" ], "answer_start": [ 235 ] }
[ { "content": "Here is a piece of text; answer the following question based on it. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' \n\nHow many Nama's were killed in the war against German occupiers?\n\nFrom 1904 to 1907, the Herero and the Namaqua too...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Here is a piece of text; answer the following question based on it.
572664c9f1498d1400e8de21
Florida
The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Florida was 20,271,272 on July 1, 2015, a 7.82% increase since the 2010 United States Census. The population of Florida in the 2010 census was 18,801,310. Florida was the seventh fastest-growing state in the U.S. in the 12-month period ending July 1, 2012...
What state did Florida pass in population recently
{ "text": [ "surpassing the population of the state of New York" ], "answer_start": [ 669 ] }
[ { "content": "Based on the given passage, respond to the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\n==== document starts ====\nThe United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Florida was 20,271,272 on July 1, 2015, a...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Based on the given passage, respond to the question.
56e7997100c9c71400d7735c
Nanjing
Nanjing, with a total land area of 6,598 square kilometres (2,548 sq mi), is situated in the heartland of drainage area of lower reaches of Yangtze River, and in Yangtze River Delta, one of the largest economic zones of China. The Yangtze River flows past the west side and then north side of Nanjing City, while the Nin...
Where does the Yangtze River flow in Nanjing?
{ "text": [ "past the west side and then north side" ], "answer_start": [ 251 ] }
[ { "content": "Given the document, please answer the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' Where does the Yangtze River flow in Nanjing?\n\nNanjing, with a total land area of 6,598 square kilometres (2,548 sq mi), is situated in the...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Given the document, please answer the question.
56e7910400c9c71400d772eb
National_Archives_and_Records_Administration
On January 10, 2007, the National Archives and Fold3.com (formerly Footnote) launched a pilot project to digitize historic documents from the National Archives holdings. Allen Weinstein explained that this partnership would "allow much greater access to approximately 4.5 million pages of important documents that are cu...
In January of 2007, what internet company did the National Archives partner with?
{ "text": [ "Fold3.com" ], "answer_start": [ 47 ] }
[ { "content": "Using the provided text, answer the following question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\nOn January 10, 2007, the National Archives and Fold3.com (formerly Footnote) launched a pilot project to digitize historic documen...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Using the provided text, answer the following question.
56d2981a59d6e41400146112
Buddhism
Over the years, various attempts have been made to synthesize a single Buddhist text that can encompass all of the major principles of Buddhism. In the Theravada tradition, condensed 'study texts' were created that combined popular or influential scriptures into single volumes that could be studied by novice monks. Lat...
In Sri Lanka, what was determined to be the best unifying scripture?
{ "text": [ "Dhammapada" ], "answer_start": [ 341 ] }
[ { "content": "Read the snippet and answer the question that follows. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' In Sri Lanka, what was determined to be the best unifying scripture?\n\nOver the years, various attempts have been made to synthesize ...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Read the snippet and answer the question that follows.
5730a1eb396df9190009622b
Greeks
The traditional Greek homelands have been the Greek peninsula and the Aegean Sea, the Southern Italy (Magna Graecia), the Black Sea, the Ionian coasts of Asia Minor and the islands of Cyprus and Sicily. In Plato's Phaidon, Socrates remarks, "we (Greeks) live around a sea like frogs around a pond" when describing to his...
What statement of note was given by a great philosopher from Greece written by another great philosopher ?
{ "text": [ "Plato's Phaidon, Socrates remarks, \"we (Greeks) live around a sea like frogs around a pond" ], "answer_start": [ 206 ] }
[ { "content": "Read the snippet and answer the question that follows. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' \n\nWhat statement of note was given by a great philosopher from Greece written by another great philosopher ?\n\nThe traditional Gree...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Read the snippet and answer the question that follows.
56f74825aef2371900625aa6
Classical_music
The Classical era, from about 1750 to 1820, established many of the norms of composition, presentation, and style, and was also when the piano became the predominant keyboard instrument. The basic forces required for an orchestra became somewhat standardized (although they would grow as the potential of a wider array o...
How many muscians, at most, could make up a chamber ensemble during the classical period?
{ "text": [ "10" ], "answer_start": [ 438 ] }
[ { "content": "Here is a piece of text; answer the following question based on it. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' Question: How many muscians, at most, could make up a chamber ensemble during the classical period?\n\nThe Classical era,...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Here is a piece of text; answer the following question based on it.
572e97d3dfa6aa1500f8d1b1
Han_dynasty
The Han dynasty (Chinese: 漢朝; pinyin: Hàn cháo) was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms period (220–280 AD). Spanning over four centuries, the Han period is considered a golden age in Chinese history. To this day, China's majority ethnic gro...
What period followed the Han dynasty?
{ "text": [ "Three Kingdoms" ], "answer_start": [ 152 ] }
[ { "content": "Please answer the question using the provided content. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\nThe Han dynasty (Chinese: 漢朝; pinyin: Hàn cháo) was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) ...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Please answer the question using the provided content.
56d4ee342ccc5a1400d8336f
Beyoncé
Beyoncé has worked with Tommy Hilfiger for the fragrances True Star (singing a cover version of "Wishing on a Star") and True Star Gold; she also promoted Emporio Armani's Diamonds fragrance in 2007. Beyoncé launched her first official fragrance, Heat in 2010. The commercial, which featured the 1956 song "Fever", was s...
What was Beyoncé's first fragrance called?
{ "text": [ "Heat" ], "answer_start": [ 247 ] }
[ { "content": "Please answer the question using the provided content. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\nBeyoncé has worked with Tommy Hilfiger for the fragrances True Star (singing a cover version of \"Wishing on a Star\") and True Sta...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Please answer the question using the provided content.
5ad40858604f3c001a3ffee5
Bermuda
In 1610, all but three of the survivors of the Sea Venture sailed on to Jamestown. Among them was John Rolfe, whose wife and child died and were buried in Bermuda. Later in Jamestown he married Pocahontas, a daughter of the powerful Powhatan, leader of a large confederation of about 30 Algonquian-speaking tribes in coa...
Who began intentional settlement of Bermuda in 1621?
{ "text": [], "answer_start": [] }
[ { "content": "Based on the given passage, respond to the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' Question: Who began intentional settlement of Bermuda in 1621?\n\nIn 1610, all but three of the survivors of the Sea Venture sailed on t...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Based on the given passage, respond to the question.
5acec17932bba1001ae4b2cd
Athanasius_of_Alexandria
Constantius, ordered Liberius into exile in 356 giving him, then, three days to comply. He was ordered into banishment to Beroea, in Thrace; Beroea (Thrace). He sent expensive presents, too, if he were to accept the Arian position but were refused. He sent him, indeed, five hundred pieces of gold "to bear his charges" ...
Where did Liberius come from?
{ "text": [], "answer_start": [] }
[ { "content": "Here is a piece of text; answer the following question based on it. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' Question: Where did Liberius come from?\n\nConstantius, ordered Liberius into exile in 356 giving him, then, three days ...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Here is a piece of text; answer the following question based on it.
5726c910708984140094d15f
Queen_(band)
Between 2005 and 2006, Queen + Paul Rodgers embarked on a world tour, which was the first time Queen toured since their last tour with Freddie Mercury in 1986. The band's drummer Roger Taylor commented; "We never thought we would tour again, Paul [Rodgers] came along by chance and we seemed to have a chemistry. Paul is...
What is the name of Queen's drummer?
{ "text": [ "Roger Taylor" ], "answer_start": [ 179 ] }
[ { "content": "Please answer the question using the provided content. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\n==== document starts ====\nBetween 2005 and 2006, Queen + Paul Rodgers embarked on a world tour, which was the first time Queen tou...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Please answer the question using the provided content.
5ad01ba277cf76001a686a32
Republic_of_the_Congo
In 2006–07, researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society studied gorillas in heavily forested regions centered on the Ouesso district of the Sangha Region. They suggest a population on the order of 125,000 Western Lowland Gorillas, whose isolation from humans has been largely preserved by inhospitable swamps.
When did researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society study chimps?
{ "text": [], "answer_start": [] }
[ { "content": "Given the document, please answer the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\nIn 2006–07, researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society studied gorillas in heavily forested regions centered on the Ouesso distric...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Given the document, please answer the question.
56e11661e3433e1400422bb8
Canon_law
Currently, (2004), there are principles of canon law common to the churches within the Anglican Communion; their existence can be factually established; each province or church contributes through its own legal system to the principles of canon law common within the Communion; these principles have a strong persuasive ...
Through what does each member of the Anglican Communion make a contribution to Church law?
{ "text": [ "its own legal system" ], "answer_start": [ 197 ] }
[ { "content": "Please answer the question using the provided content. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' \n\nThrough what does each member of the Anglican Communion make a contribution to Church law? \n\nCurrently, (2004), there are princi...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Please answer the question using the provided content.
5ad34dc2604f3c001a3fdcbf
PlayStation_3
Since the system's launch, production costs have been reduced significantly as a result of phasing out the Emotion Engine chip and falling hardware costs. The cost of manufacturing Cell microprocessors has fallen dramatically as a result of moving to the 65 nm production process, and Blu-ray Disc diodes have become che...
The August 2009 cost is a result of what percentage increase in production cost?
{ "text": [], "answer_start": [] }
[ { "content": "Please answer the question using the provided content. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' \n\nThe August 2009 cost is a result of what percentage increase in production cost?\n\nSince the system's launch, production costs ha...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Please answer the question using the provided content.
57264908708984140094c168
Freemasonry
In addition, most Grand Lodges require the candidate to declare a belief in a Supreme Being. In a few cases, the candidate may be required to be of a specific religion. The form of Freemasonry most common in Scandinavia (known as the Swedish Rite), for example, accepts only Christians. At the other end of the spectrum,...
Freemasons most common in Scandinavia only accept who as members?
{ "text": [ "Christians" ], "answer_start": [ 275 ] }
[ { "content": "Read the snippet and answer the question that follows. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' Question: Freemasons most common in Scandinavia only accept who as members?\n\nIn addition, most Grand Lodges require the candidate to...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Read the snippet and answer the question that follows.
5aced21d32bba1001ae4b5b7
Tajikistan
During the late 19th Century the Jadidists established themselves as an Islamic social movement throughout the region. Although the Jadidists were pro-modernization and not necessarily anti-Russian the Russians viewed the movement as a threat.[citation needed] Russian troops were required to restore order during uprisi...
During the late 18th century, the Jadidists established themselves as what?
{ "text": [], "answer_start": [] }
[ { "content": "Read the snippet and answer the question that follows. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' During the late 18th century, the Jadidists established themselves as what?\n\nDuring the late 19th Century the Jadidists established ...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Read the snippet and answer the question that follows.
5a285ea5d1a287001a6d0bce
Post-punk
Until recently, in most critical writing the post-punk era was "often dismissed as an awkward period in which punk's gleeful ructions petered out into the vacuity of the Eighties". Contemporary scholars have argued to the contrary, asserting that the period produced significant innovations and music on its own. Simon R...
What musical period had no innovations?
{ "text": [], "answer_start": [] }
[ { "content": "Given the document, please answer the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' Question: What musical period had no innovations?\n\nUntil recently, in most critical writing the post-punk era was \"often dismissed as an a...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Given the document, please answer the question.
5a66c197f038b7001ab0c0ea
Data_compression
The most powerful used method works by comparing each frame in the video with the previous one. If the frame contains areas where nothing has moved, the system simply issues a short command that copies that part of the previous frame, bit-for-bit, into the next one. If sections of the frame move in a simple manner, the...
What still remains much shorter than video?
{ "text": [], "answer_start": [] }
[ { "content": "Read the snippet and answer the question that follows. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' Question: What still remains much shorter than video?\n\nThe most powerful used method works by comparing each frame in the video with...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Read the snippet and answer the question that follows.
5a56b2846349e2001acdcef1
Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)
During the 1920s and 1930s, British civil servants and politicians, looking back at the performance of the state during World War I, concluded that there was a need for greater co-ordination between the three Services that made up the armed forces of the United Kingdom—the British Army, the Royal Navy, and the Royal Ai...
When was the Royal Air Force disbanded?
{ "text": [], "answer_start": [] }
[ { "content": "Here is a piece of text; answer the following question based on it. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\nDuring the 1920s and 1930s, British civil servants and politicians, looking back at the performance of the state durin...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Here is a piece of text; answer the following question based on it.
5726e1275951b619008f8139
Chinese_characters
The total number of Chinese characters from past to present remains unknowable because new ones are developed all the time – for instance, brands may create new characters when none of the existing ones allow for the intended meaning. Chinese characters are theoretically an open set and anyone can create new characters...
What is the best means of estimating the historical growth of character inventory?
{ "text": [ "number of entries in major Chinese dictionaries" ], "answer_start": [ 397 ] }
[ { "content": "Given the document, please answer the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\n==== document starts ====\nThe total number of Chinese characters from past to present remains unknowable because new ones are developed a...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Given the document, please answer the question.
57289c54ff5b5019007da33e
Brigham_Young_University
The university operates under 11 colleges or schools, which collectively offer 194 bachelor's degree programs, 68 master's degree programs, 25 PhD programs, and a Juris Doctor program. BYU also manages some courses and majors through the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies and "miscellaneous" college depa...
What allows BYU students to pursue summer internships earlier than most college students?
{ "text": [ "Winter semester ends earlier than most universities" ], "answer_start": [ 453 ] }
[ { "content": "Based on the given passage, respond to the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' What allows BYU students to pursue summer internships earlier than most college students?\n\nThe university operates under 11 colleges o...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Based on the given passage, respond to the question.
5ad27cafd7d075001a429690
Dialect
The Sardinian language is considered to be its own Romance language family, separate not only from standard Italian but also the wider Italo-Dalmatian family, and it includes the Campidanese Sardinian and Logudorese Sardinian variants. However, Gallurese, Sassarese, and Corsican are also spoken in Sardinia, and these l...
Where is the Romance Algherese dialect spoken?
{ "text": [], "answer_start": [] }
[ { "content": "Given the document, please answer the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' Question: Where is the Romance Algherese dialect spoken?\n\nThe Sardinian language is considered to be its own Romance language family, separ...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Given the document, please answer the question.
5726b8addd62a815002e8e2a
Pope_Paul_VI
After his election as Bishop of Rome, Paul VI first met with the priests in his new dioceses. He told them that in Milan he started a dialogue with the modern world and asked them to seek contact with all people from all walks of life. Six days after his election he announced that he would continue Vatican II and conve...
What did Paul want to reform as a newly elected pope?
{ "text": [ "Canon Law" ], "answer_start": [ 655 ] }
[ { "content": "Here is a piece of text; answer the following question based on it. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' Question: What did Paul want to reform as a newly elected pope?\n\nAfter his election as Bishop of Rome, Paul VI first me...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Here is a piece of text; answer the following question based on it.
570c2becec8fbc190045bd1b
Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation
The FBI has maintained files on numerous people, including celebrities such as Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, John Denver, John Lennon, Jane Fonda, Groucho Marx, Charlie Chaplin, the band MC5, Lou Costello, Sonny Bono, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, and Mickey Mantle. The files were collected for various reasons. Some of t...
What party was the FBI concerned with?
{ "text": [ "Communist party" ], "answer_start": [ 374 ] }
[ { "content": "Read the snippet and answer the question that follows. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.'\n\nThe FBI has maintained files on numerous people, including celebrities such as Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, John Denver, John Lenn...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Read the snippet and answer the question that follows.
5ad259dbd7d075001a428e1f
Karl_Popper
Popper held that rationality is not restricted to the realm of empirical or scientific theories, but that it is merely a special case of the general method of criticism, the method of finding and eliminating contradictions in knowledge without ad-hoc-measures. According to this view, rational discussion about metaphysi...
What is rational discussion about not possible, according to this view?
{ "text": [], "answer_start": [] }
[ { "content": "Given the document, please answer the question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' \n\nWhat is rational discussion about not possible, according to this view?\n\nPopper held that rationality is not restricted to the realm of...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Given the document, please answer the question.
5ad193ad645df0001a2d203e
Light-emitting_diode
A new style of wafers composed of gallium-nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) is being used to produce white LEDs using 200-mm silicon wafers. This avoids the typical costly sapphire substrate in relatively small 100- or 150-mm wafer sizes. The sapphire apparatus must be coupled with a mirror-like collector to reflect light...
By using silicon wafers, what is not being avoided?
{ "text": [], "answer_start": [] }
[ { "content": "Using the provided text, answer the following question. If the context does not contain the answer, reply with: 'The question cannot be answered from this context.' \n\n By using silicon wafers, what is not being avoided?\n\nA new style of wafers composed of gallium-nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) ...
rajpurkar/squad_v2
Using the provided text, answer the following question.