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990 | Among the largest non-state-run research institutions in Portugal are the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência and the Champalimaud Foundation, a neuroscience and oncology research centre, which in addition awards every year one of the highest monetary prizes of any science prize in the world. A number of both national and ... | [
"What are two of the large non-state run research institutions in Portugal?",
"What is the Champalimaud Foundation?",
"What does the Champalimaud Foundation award every year?",
"In what year was the Sciences Academy of Lisbon founded?"
] |
991 | Portugal has the largest aquarium in Europe, the Lisbon Oceanarium, and the Portuguese have several other notable organizations focused on science-related exhibits and divulgation, like the state agency Ciência Viva, a programme of the Portuguese Ministry of Science and Technology to the promotion of a scientific and t... | [
"What is the name of the largest European aquarium?",
"What does the state agency Ciencia Viva promote?",
"What are some examples of notable organizations focused on scientific exhibitions?"
] |
992 | With the emergence and growth of several science parks throughout the world that helped create many thousands of scientific, technological and knowledge-based businesses, Portugal started to develop several science parks across the country. These include the Taguspark (in Oeiras), the Coimbra iParque (in Coimbra), the ... | [
"What was responsible for creating thousands of scientific, technological, and knowledge-based businesses?",
"What are some examples of the science parks being built in Portugal?",
"For what reason to companies locate in the Portuguese science parks?"
] |
993 | Portugal has considerable resources of wind and river power, the two most cost-effective renewable sources. Since the turn of the 21st century, there has been a trend towards the development of a renewable resource industry and reduction of both consumption and use of fossil fuel resources. In 2006, the world's largest... | [
"What are the two most considerable sources of renewable energy in Portugal?",
"Where was Moura Photovoltaic Power Station located?",
"Where was the Agucadoura Wave Farm located?",
"By the end of 2006, what percentage of Portugal's energy production was from renewable sources?"
] |
994 | Portugal’s national energy transmission company, Redes Energéticas Nacionais (REN), uses sophisticated modeling to predict weather, especially wind patterns, and computer programs to calculate energy from the various renewable-energy plants. Before the solar/wind revolution, Portugal had generated electricity from hydr... | [
"What is the name of Portugal's national energy transmission company?",
"What does REN do?",
"Through what renewable resource had Portugal generated electricity before the solar/wind revolution?",
"What is used to pump water uphill in Portugal?",
"How did the Portuguese government encourage rooftop solar pa... |
995 | The Statistics Portugal (Portuguese: INE - Instituto Nacional de Estatística) estimates that, according to the 2011 census, the population was 10,562,178 (of which 52% was female, 48% was male). This population has been relatively homogeneous for most of its history: a single religion (Catholicism) and a single languag... | [
"What was the Portuguese population in 2011?",
"What percentage of the Portuguese population in 2011 was female?",
"What percentage of the Portuguese population in 2011 was male?",
"What is the dominant religion in Portugal?",
"What were the Moors who converted to Catholicism known as?"
] |
996 | The most important demographic influence in the modern Portuguese seems to be the oldest one; current interpretation of Y-chromosome and mtDNA data suggests that the Portuguese have their origin in Paleolithic peoples that began arriving to the European continent around 45,000 years ago. All subsequent migrations did l... | [
"In what group of people do the Portuguese have their origin?",
"When did people first start arriving in the European continent?",
"What is the main population source of the Portuguese people?"
] |
997 | Portugal's colonial history has long since been a cornerstone of its national identity, as has its geographic position at the south-western corner of Europe, looking out into the Atlantic Ocean. It was one of the last western colonial European powers to give up its overseas territories (among them Angola and Mozambique... | [
"What is the cornerstone of Portugal's national identity?",
"Which ocean does Portugal border?",
"What were two of the last territories Portugal gave up?",
"The vast majority of Brazilians have what ancestry in common?",
"How many inhabitants did Portugal have by 2007?"
] |
998 | According to the 2011 Census, 81.0% of the Portuguese population are Roman Catholic. The country has small Protestant, Latter-day Saint, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Eastern Orthodox Church, Jehovah's Witnesses, Baha'i, Buddhist, Jewish and Spiritist communities. Influences from African Traditional Religion and Chinese Traditi... | [
"What percentage of the Portuguese people are Roman Catholic?",
"What other religious communities exist in Portugal?",
"What percentage of the Portuguese people identify as non-religious?",
"What percentage of the Portuguese population did not give an answer for their religion in the 2011 census?"
] |
999 | Many Portuguese holidays, festivals and traditions have a Christian origin or connotation. Although relations between the Portuguese state and the Roman Catholic Church were generally amiable and stable since the earliest years of the Portuguese nation, their relative power fluctuated. In the 13th and 14th centuries, t... | [
"In what religion do many Portuguese holidays and festivals find their origin?",
"In what centuries did the Roman Catholic Church play a role in the reconquest?",
"What changed the role and importance of organized religion in Portugal?",
"During what years did the formation of the First Portuguese Republic ta... |
1,000 | Within the white inescutcheon, the five quinas (small blue shields) with their five white bezants representing the five wounds of Christ (Portuguese: Cinco Chagas) when crucified and are popularly associated with the "Miracle of Ourique". The story associated with this miracle tells that before the Battle of Ourique (2... | [
"On what date did the Battle of Ourique take place?",
"Afonso heard Jesus promising what?",
"Why did God want to act through Afonso?"
] |
1,001 | Portuguese is the official language of Portugal. Portuguese is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia and Northern Portugal, originating from Galician-Portuguese, which was the common language of the Galician and Portuguese people until the independence of Portugal. Particularly in the North of Portu... | [
"What is the official name of Portugal?",
"What type of language is Portuguese?",
"Where did Portuguese originate?",
"What was the common name of the Galician and Portuguese people?"
] |
1,002 | The Portuguese language is derived from the Latin spoken by the romanized Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula around 2000 years ago—particularly the Celts, Tartessians, Lusitanians and Iberians. In the 15th and 16th centuries, the language spread worldwide as Portugal established a colonial and commercial empire... | [
"From what language is Portuguese derived?",
"By what group of people is Portuguese derived?",
"Between what years did Portugal establish a colonial and commercial empire?",
"In how many continents is Portuguese spoken as a native language?",
"What country has the largest number of native Portuguese speaker... |
1,003 | The total adult literacy rate is 99 percent. Portuguese primary school enrollments are close to 100 percent. According to the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2009, the average Portuguese 15-year-old student, when rated in terms of reading literacy, mathematics and science knowledge, is plac... | [
"What is the adult literacy rate in Portugal?",
"Portuguese primary school enrollment is close to what percent?",
"What percentage of college-age citizens attend a higher education institution in Portugal?",
"What percentage of college-age citizens attend a higher education institution in the United States?"
... |
1,004 | Portuguese universities have existed since 1290. The oldest Portuguese university was first established in Lisbon before moving to Coimbra. Historically, within the scope of the Portuguese Empire, the Portuguese founded the oldest engineering school of the Americas (the Real Academia de Artilharia, Fortificação e Desen... | [
"Since when have Portuguese universities existed?",
"Where was the oldest Portuguese university established?",
"Where did the oldest Portuguese university relocate to?",
"What is the oldest engineering school of the Americas?",
"What is the oldest medical college in Asia?"
] |
1,005 | The Bologna process has been adopted, since 2006, by Portuguese universities and poly-technical institutes. Higher education in state-run educational establishments is provided on a competitive basis, a system of numerus clausus is enforced through a national database on student admissions. However, every higher educat... | [
"When was the Bologna process adopted?",
"What are most higher education student costs supported with?",
"Over what age are higher education applicants considered mature?"
] |
1,006 | The Ministry of Health is responsible for developing health policy as well as managing the SNS. Five regional health administrations are in charge of implementing the national health policy objectives, developing guidelines and protocols and supervising health care delivery. Decentralization efforts have aimed at shift... | [
"What is the Ministry of Health responsible for?",
"How many regional health administrations exist in Portugal?",
"What are the regional health administrations in charge of?"
] |
1,007 | Similar to the other Eur-A countries, most Portuguese die from noncommunicable diseases. Mortality from cardiovascular diseases (CVD) is higher than in the eurozone, but its two main components, ischaemic heart disease and cerebrovascular disease, display inverse trends compared with the Eur-A, with cerebrovascular dis... | [
"What do most Portuguese people die from?",
"What are the two main components of cardiovascular disease?",
"What is the biggest killer in Portugal?",
"What percentage of Portuguese people die less often from cancer than in the Eur-A?",
"Who is cancer more common among in Portugal?"
] |
1,008 | People are usually well informed about their health status, the positive and negative effects of their behaviour on their health and their use of health care services. Yet their perceptions of their health can differ from what administrative and examination-based data show about levels of illness within populations. Th... | [
"What survey results complement on data on health status?",
"What number of Portuguese adults rated their health as good or very good?"
] |
1,009 | Portugal has developed a specific culture while being influenced by various civilizations that have crossed the Mediterranean and the European continent, or were introduced when it played an active role during the Age of Discovery. In the 1990s and 2000s (decade), Portugal modernized its public cultural facilities, in ... | [
"Portugal modernized its public cultural facilities during what two decades?",
"In what year was the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation established?",
"Where was the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation established?",
"What are some examples of Portugal's public cultural facilities?",
"How many UNESCO World Heritage ... |
1,010 | Traditional architecture is distinctive and include the Manueline, also known as Portuguese late Gothic, a sumptuous, composite Portuguese style of architectural ornamentation of the first decades of the 16th century. A 20th-century interpretation of traditional architecture, Soft Portuguese style, appears extensively ... | [
"What is the Manueline style also known as?",
"What is the Manueline style?",
"What is Soft Portuguese style?",
"Who are some of the most renowned architects to come from Portugal?",
"For what is Tomas Taveira particularly noteworthy for in Portugal?"
] |
1,012 | Adventurer and poet Luís de Camões (c. 1524–1580) wrote the epic poem "Os Lusíadas" (The Lusiads), with Virgil's Aeneid as his main influence. Modern Portuguese poetry is rooted in neoclassic and contemporary styles, as exemplified by Fernando Pessoa (1888–1935). Modern Portuguese literature is represented by authors s... | [
"Who was Luís de Camões?",
"What epic poem did Luís de Camões write?",
"What was Luís de Camões main influence?",
"What styles are modern Portuguese poetry rooted in?",
"Who are some modern Portuguese authors?"
] |
1,013 | Portuguese cuisine is diverse. The Portuguese consume a lot of dry cod (bacalhau in Portuguese), for which there are hundreds of recipes. There are more than enough bacalhau dishes for each day of the year. Two other popular fish recipes are grilled sardines and caldeirada, a potato-based stew that can be made from sev... | [
"What is dry cod known as in Portuguese?",
"Other than bacalhau, what are two other popular fish recipes in Portugal?",
"What is caldeirada?",
"What meats are often used in Portuguese recipes?",
"What are two popular Northern Portugal dishes?"
] |
1,014 | Typical fast food dishes include the Francesinha (Frenchie) from Porto, and bifanas (grilled pork) or prego (grilled beef) sandwiches, which are well known around the country. The Portuguese art of pastry has its origins in the many medieval Catholic monasteries spread widely across the country. These monasteries, usin... | [
"What are three examples of fast food dishes in Portugal?",
"Where does the Portuguese art of pastry have its origins?",
"What are the main ingredients used to make pastries in the monasteries?",
"What are two examples of Portuguese pastries?"
] |
1,015 | Portuguese wines have enjoyed international recognition since the times of the Romans, who associated Portugal with their god Bacchus. Today, the country is known by wine lovers and its wines have won several international prizes. Some of the best Portuguese wines are: Vinho Verde, Vinho Alvarinho, Vinho do Douro, Vinh... | [
"Since when have Portuguese wines garnished international recognition?",
"With which Roman God was Portugal associated with?",
"What are some of the best Portuguese wines?",
"Which two Portuguese wines are especially enjoyed around the world?"
] |
1,016 | Portugal has several summer music festivals, such as Festival Sudoeste in Zambujeira do Mar, Festival de Paredes de Coura in Paredes de Coura, Festival Vilar de Mouros near Caminha, Boom Festival in Idanha-a-Nova Municipality, Optimus Alive!, Sumol Summer Fest in Ericeira, Rock in Rio Lisboa and Super Bock Super Rock i... | [
"What are a couple examples of Summer music festivals held in Portugal?",
"What are a couple examples of non-Summer music festivals in Portugal?",
"What is the Boom Festival?",
"What international awards have been won by the Boom Festival?",
"In which year did Portugal hold the MTV Europe Music Awards?"
] |
1,017 | In the classical music domain, Portugal is represented by names as the pianists Artur Pizarro, Maria João Pires, Sequeira Costa, the violinists Carlos Damas, Gerardo Ribeiro and in the past by the great cellist Guilhermina Suggia. Notable composers include José Vianna da Motta, Carlos Seixas, João Domingos Bomtempo, Jo... | [
"What are some examples of classical pianists from Portugal?",
"What are some examples of classical violinists from Portugal?",
"Who are some notable musical composers from Portugal?",
"Who are some contemporary composers from Portugal?"
] |
1,018 | The 20th century saw the arrival of Modernism, and along with it came the most prominent Portuguese painters: Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso, who was heavily influenced by French painters, particularly by the Delaunays. Among his best-known works is Canção Popular a Russa e o Fígaro. Another great modernist painters/writers w... | [
"In which century did Portugal see the arrival of Modernism?",
"By what group was Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso most heavily influenced by?",
"What is one of Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso's best known works?",
"Who are some of the most prominent modern visual artists in Portugal?"
] |
1,019 | Football is the most popular sport in Portugal. There are several football competitions ranging from local amateur to world-class professional level. The legendary Eusébio is still a major symbol of Portuguese football history. FIFA World Player of the Year winners Luís Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo who won the FIFA Ballo... | [
"What is the most popular sport in Portugal?",
"What is still a major symbol of Portuguese football history?",
"Who are two examples of the top football players born in Portugal?",
"What award did both Luís Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo win?",
"Who are some of the most renowned football managers in Portugal?"
... |
1,020 | SL Benfica, FC Porto, and Sporting CP are the largest sports clubs by popularity and by number of trophies won, often known as "os três grandes" ("the big three"). They have won eight titles in the European UEFA club competitions, were present in many finals and have been regular contenders in the last stages almost ev... | [
"What are the three largest sports clubs by popularity in Portugal?",
"What are the three largest sports club by popularity in Portugal known as?",
"How many titles in the European UEFA club competitions have \"the big three\" won?",
"Other than football, what other sports are popular in Portugal?",
"By wha... |
1,021 | Kanye Omari West (/ˈkɑːnjeɪ/; born June 8, 1977) is an American hip hop recording artist, record producer, rapper, fashion designer, and entrepreneur. He is among the most acclaimed musicians of the 21st century, attracting both praise and controversy for his work and his outspoken public persona. | [
"What year was Kanye born?",
"What kind of music does Kanye West perform?",
"What is Kanye West's middle name?",
"When is Kanye West's birthday?"
] |
1,024 | Kanye Omari West was born on June 8, 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia. His parents divorced when he was three and he and his mother moved to Chicago, Illinois. His father, Ray West, is a former Black Panther and was one of the first black photojournalists at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Ray West was later a Christian coun... | [
"What subject did Kanye's mother teach at her university?",
"What Georgia city was Kanye West born?",
"What was the name of the business that Kanye West helped fund in 2006?",
"Where did Kanye West's mother work before becoming his manager?",
"What was the name of Kanye West's high school?"
] |
1,025 | At the age of 10, West moved with his mother to Nanjing, China, where she was teaching at Nanjing University as part of an exchange program. According to his mother, West was the only foreigner in his class, but settled in well and quickly picked up the language, although he has since forgotten most of it. When asked a... | [
"Where did Kanye and his mother relocate when he was 10?",
"While staying in China, Kanye was the only what in his class?",
"How well did Kanye do in high school?",
"At what age did Kanye West relocate to China?",
"What University was the cause of West's mother moving the family to China?"
] |
1,029 | West spent much of the late-1990s producing records for a number of well-known artists and music groups. The third song on Foxy Brown's second studio album Chyna Doll was produced by West. Her second effort subsequently became the very first hip-hop album by a female rapper to debut at the top of the U.S. Billboard 200... | [
"Kanye produced the third song from the second album of what artist?",
"What rappers were featured in the songs that Kanye produced for Tell 'Em Why U Madd?",
"Which U.S. Billboard 200 chart topper did Kanye West produce a song for?",
"What was the name of the CD produced by Kanye that was by a made-up charac... |
1,030 | West got his big break in the year 2000, when he began to produce for artists on Roc-A-Fella Records. West came to achieve recognition and is often credited with revitalizing Jay-Z's career with his contributions to the rap mogul's influential 2001 album The Blueprint. The Blueprint is consistently ranked among the gre... | [
"What label did Kanye begin to work for in 2000?",
"What album did Kanye receive production credits on in 2001?",
"In what year did Roc-A-Fella make Kanye West known?",
"What was the name of the CD West produced for Jay Z in 2001?"
] |
1,031 | Despite his success as a producer, West's true aspiration was to be a rapper. Though he had developed his rapping long before he began producing, it was often a challenge for West to be accepted as a rapper, and he struggled to attain a record deal. Multiple record companies ignored him because he did not portray the g... | [
"Although Kanye was achieving fame by producing, what did he actually want to be?",
"What label declined to work with Kanye after many meetings?",
"What career was Kanye's ultimate dream?",
"What did Kanye West not have that made record companies turn him down?",
"Which record company turned Kanye down afte... |
1,032 | According to Capitol Record's A&R, Joe Weinberger, he was approached by West and almost signed a deal with him, but another person in the company convinced Capitol's president not to. Desperate to keep West from defecting to another label, then-label head Damon Dash reluctantly signed West to Roc-A-Fella Records. Jay-Z... | [
"Who almost picked up Kanye but was ultimately swayed?",
"What label finally (although reluctantly) picked up Kanye?",
"What did Kanye's peers see him as while he tried to pursue his rap career?",
"What man was almost ready to give Kanye a record deal?",
"What record company eventually signed Kanye West?"
] |
1,034 | Carrying a Louis Vuitton backpack filled with old disks and demos to the studio and back, West crafted much of his production for his debut album in less than fifteen minutes at a time. He recorded the remainder of the album in Los Angeles while recovering from the car accident. Once he had completed the album, it was ... | [
"What happened to Kanye's debut album that caused him to remaster most of it?",
"How many times was the release date for Kanye's first album pushed back?",
"In what city did West finish recording his first album?",
"How many times was The College Dropout's release put off?",
"What was supposed to be the ori... |
1,042 | In 2012, Rolling Stone journalist Matthew Trammell asserted that the record was ahead of its time and wrote, "Now that popular music has finally caught up to it, 808s & Heartbreak has revealed itself to be Kanye’s most vulnerable work, and perhaps his most brilliant." | [
"What journalist gave \"808s and Hearbreak\" critical acclimation 4 years after its release?",
"What was the name of the journalist that wrote about Kanye's album in 2012?"
] |
1,044 | Following the highly publicized incident, West took a brief break from music and threw himself into fashion, only to hole up in Hawaii for the next few months writing and recording his next album. Importing his favorite producers and artists to work on and inspire his recording, West kept engineers behind the boards 24... | [
"Where did Kanye base himself to create his next album?",
"What industry did Kanye turn to after taking a break from recording music?",
"What state did Kanye West hide in while writing his next album?"
] |
1,052 | For his second album, Late Registration (2005), he collaborated with film score composer Jon Brion and drew influence from non-rap influences such as English trip hop group Portishead. Blending West's primary soulful hip hop production with Brion's elaborate chamber pop orchestration, the album experimentally incorpora... | [
"What composer did Kanye collaborate with for his second record?",
"What classical elements did Brion bring to the production of Kanye's album?",
"What sort of orchestra did Kanye tour with while promoting his second album?",
"What composer did Kanye West work with for his second album?",
"What English trip... |
1,053 | With his third album, Graduation (2007), West moved away from the sound of his previous releases and towards a more atmospheric, rock-tinged, electronic-influenced soundscape. The musical evolution arose from him listening to music genres encompassing European Britpop and Euro-disco, American alternative and indie-rock... | [
"What was the name of Kanye's third record?",
"What musical direction did Kanye take with his third album?",
"Kanye drew inspiration from The Rolling Stones, U2, and Led Zeppelin in what ways?",
"What year was Kanye West's third album released?"
] |
1,056 | Describing his sixth studio album Yeezus (2013) as "a protest to music," West embraced an abrasive style that incorporated industrial music, acid house, dancehall, punk, electro, and Chicago drill. Inspired by the minimalist design of Le Corbusier and primarily electronic in nature, the album features distorted drum ma... | [
"What did Kanye state that Yeezus was?",
"What artist did Kanye draw inspiration from when crafting Yeezus?",
"In what year was Kanye West's sixth album released?",
"What was the title of Kanye's sixth album?"
] |
1,061 | West founded the record label and production company GOOD Music in 2004, in conjunction with Sony BMG, shortly after releasing his debut album, The College Dropout. John Legend, Common, and West were the label's inaugural artists. The label houses artists including West, Big Sean, Pusha T, Teyana Taylor, Yasiin Bey / M... | [
"What did Kanye call the label he founded in 2004?",
"As of 2015, who did Kanye choose as the new president of GOOD Music?",
"What year did Kanye West open his GOOD Music production company and record label?",
"What other artist besides Kanye West and Common was among the first to record at GOOD Music?",
"W... |
1,062 | On January 5, 2012, West announced his establishment of the creative content company DONDA, named after his late mother Donda West. In his announcement, West proclaimed that the company would "pick up where Steve Jobs left off"; DONDA would operate as "a design company which will galvanize amazing thinkers in a creativ... | [
"What was the goal of Kanye's new creative company DONDA?",
"Kanye's creative content company DONDA was named after who?",
"On what date did Kanye go public with his DONDA company?"
] |
1,065 | In 2008, following the death of West's mother, the foundation was rechristened "The Dr. Donda West Foundation." The foundation ceased operations in 2011. | [
"What was the Kanye West Foundation renamed to in 2008?",
"What year did the foundation end its run?",
"In what year did Kanye West's mother pass away?",
"Kanye's foundation was changed to what name following his mother's death?",
"What year did the foundation stop operating?"
] |
1,066 | West has additionally appeared and participated in many fundraisers, benefit concerts, and has done community work for Hurricane Katrina relief, the Kanye West Foundation, the Millions More Movement, 100 Black Men of America, a Live Earth concert benefit, World Water Day rally and march, Nike runs, and a MTV special he... | [
"What are some charitable efforts Kanye west has participated in?"
] |
1,067 | West has been an outspoken and controversial celebrity throughout his career, receiving both criticism and praise from many, including the mainstream media, other artists and entertainers, and two U.S. presidents. On September 2, 2005, during a benefit concert for Hurricane Katrina relief on NBC, A Concert for Hurrican... | [
"During what show did Kanye take an opportunity to criticize the efforts of a U.S. President?",
"Which U.S. President did Kanye criticize after the events of Hurricane Katrina?",
"Which President did Kanye West accuse of \"Not caring for black people\"?",
"On what day did the Kanye's famous George W. Bush cri... |
1,068 | Myers spoke next and continued to read the script. Once it was West's turn to speak again, he said, "George Bush doesn't care about black people." At this point, telethon producer Rick Kaplan cut off the microphone and then cut away to Chris Tucker, who was unaware of the cut for a few seconds. Still, West's comment re... | [
"What happened after Kanye made his controversial statement?",
"Who did Kanye West say doesn't care about black people?"
] |
1,069 | Bush stated in an interview that the comment was "one of the most disgusting moments" of his presidency. In November 2010, in a taped interview with Matt Lauer for the Today show, West expressed regret for his criticism of Bush. "I would tell George Bush in my moment of frustration, I didn't have the grounds to call hi... | [
"How did George W. Bush describe Kanye's controversial statement?",
"To which reporter did Kanye West express regret for his remark about President Bush?"
] |
1,071 | Later in 2013, West launched a tirade on Twitter directed at talk show host Jimmy Kimmel after his ABC program Jimmy Kimmel Live! ran a sketch on September 25 involving two children re-enacting West's recent interview with Zane Lowe for BBC Radio 1 in which he calls himself the biggest rock star on the planet. Kimmel r... | [
"What TV show lampooned one of Kanye's BBC Radio 1 interviews?",
"What did Kanye demand from Jimmy Kimmel in regards to the sketch?",
"What person was Kanye's rant on Twitter directed at?",
"The skit on JImmy Kimmel Live! was a depiction of Kanye West and what reporter?",
"On what radio station did Kanye We... |
1,072 | During a November 26, 2013 radio interview, West explained why he believed that President Obama had problems pushing policies in Washington: "Man, let me tell you something about George Bush and oil money and Obama and no money. People want to say Obama can't make these moves or he's not executing. That's because he ai... | [
"What president did Kanye comment on as having trouble pushing policies while in office?",
"What type of people did Kanye state had more power than Black people?",
"On what day did Kanye do an interview about President Obama pushing policies in Washington?",
"On what day did Kanye take back his original comme... |
1,073 | In February 2016, West again became embroiled in controversy when he posted a tweet seemingly asserting Bill Cosby's innocence in the wake of over 50 women making allegations of sexual assault directed at Cosby. | [
"What celebrity knee-deep in controversy did Kanye endorse in a 2016 tweet?",
"What actor was Kanye defending on Twitter in February 2016?"
] |
1,075 | On September 9, 2007, West suggested that his race had something to do with his being overlooked for opening the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) in favor of Britney Spears; he claimed, "Maybe my skin’s not right." West was performing at the event; that night, he lost all five awards that he was nominated for, includ... | [
"What did Kanye believe was a contributing factor in him not opening for the 2007 MTV VMAs?",
"With what song did Kanye aspire to open the VMAs with?",
"What factor did Kanye West accuse of being the reason for his being excluded for the opening of the 2007 VMAs?",
"What song was Kanye's dream to perform on t... |
1,076 | On September 13, 2009, during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards while Taylor Swift was accepting her award for Best Female Video for "You Belong with Me", West went on stage and grabbed the microphone to proclaim that Beyoncé's video for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", nominated for the same award, was "one of the be... | [
"What artist's award reception did Kanye interrupt onstage at the 2009 MTV VMAs?",
"Which U.S. President criticized Kanye for his VMA outburst?",
"Which President called Kanye West a jackass for his behavior at the 2009 VMAs?"
] |
1,077 | In September 2010, West wrote a series of apologetic tweets addressed to Swift including "Beyonce didn't need that. MTV didn't need that and Taylor and her family friends and fans definitely didn't want or need that" and concluding with "I'm sorry Taylor." He also revealed he had written a song for Swift and if she did... | [
"To which artist did Kanye profusely apologize to?",
"What song did Kanye end up writing that referenced his outburst against Taylor Swift?",
"When did Kanye West post to Twitter apoloizing to Taylor Swift?",
"When did Kanye take back his apology to Taylor Swift, saying that he was being \"selfless\"?",
"Wh... |
1,078 | On February 8, 2015, at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, West walked on stage as Beck was accepting his award for Album of the Year and then walked off stage, making everyone think he was joking around. After the awards show, West stated in an interview that he was not joking and that "Beck needs to respect artistry, he ... | [
"Which artist's award reception did Kanye interrupt at the 57th Grammy Awards?",
"To who did Kanye state that Beck should hand his award over to?",
"What artist's acceptance speech did Kanye interrupt by walking on stage at the 57th Grammys?",
"What day did Kanye apologize to Beck on Twitter?"
] |
1,079 | On August 30, 2015, West was presented with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Video Music Awards. In his acceptance speech, he stated, "Y'all might be thinking right now, 'I wonder did he smoke something before he came out here?' And the answer is: 'Yes, I rolled up a little something. I knocked the e... | [
"What award did Kanye capture at the 2015 MTV VMAs?",
"When does Kanye intend to run for president?",
"What award was presented to Kanye West on August 30, 2015?"
] |
1,080 | Music fans have turned to Change.org around the globe to try and block West's participation at various events. The largest unsuccessful petition has been to the Glastonbury Festival 2015 with 133,000+ voters stating they would prefer a rock band to headline. On July 20, 2015, within five days of West's announcement as ... | [
"For what event was the largest amount of signatures collected in an attempt to keep Kanye from performing at it?",
"What was another event that garnered a large amount of protest for Kanye's removal of headliner status?",
"What website have music fans been using to try to block Kanye West's performance at diff... |
1,085 | At a December 2008 press conference in New Zealand, West spoke about his mother's death for the first time. "It was like losing an arm and a leg and trying to walk through that", he told reporters. | [
"Where did Kanye first speak on his mother's death?",
"Where did Kanye West first speak about his mother's death?"
] |
1,086 | California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the "Donda West Law", legislation which makes it mandatory for patients to provide medical clearance for elective cosmetic surgery. | [
"What famous governor signed legislation in honor of Donda West's death?",
"What governor passed a law in honor of Donda West?",
"What was the name of the law passed by Arnold Schwarzenegger?"
] |
1,087 | In December 2006, Robert "Evel" Knievel sued West for trademark infringement in West's video for "Touch the Sky". Knievel took issue with a "sexually charged video" in which West takes on the persona of "Evel Kanyevel" and attempts flying a rocket over a canyon. The suit claimed infringement on Knievel's trademarked na... | [
"What famous stuntman sued Kanye for purported use of his likeness in 2006?",
"When was the suit settled?",
"Which celebrity sued West in 2006 for trademark infrigement?",
"What was the name of the nickname Kanye West took on in his video \"Touch the Sky\"?",
"When did Knievel settle the argument with West?... |
1,089 | West was arrested again on November 14, 2008 at the Hilton hotel near Gateshead after another scuffle involving a photographer outside the famous Tup Tup Palace nightclub in Newcastle upon Tyne. He was later released "with no further action", according to a police spokesperson. | [
"What was Kanye second arrest for?",
"What was the date of Kanye's second arrest?",
"Where was Kanye arrested at for the second time?",
"At what location did the incident leading to West's second arrest take place?"
] |
1,091 | After the success of his song "Jesus Walks" from the album The College Dropout, West was questioned on his beliefs and said, "I will say that I'm spiritual. I have accepted Jesus as my Savior. And I will say that I fall short every day." More recently, in September 2014, West referred to himself as a Christian during o... | [
"What are Kanye's religious beliefs?",
"\"Jesus Walks\" was on which of Kanye's albums?",
"September of 2014, Kanye called himself a what during one of his concerts?"
] |
1,092 | West is among the most critically acclaimed artists of the twenty-first century, receiving praise from music critics, fans, fellow musicians, artists, and wider cultural figures for his work. AllMusic editor Jason Birchmeier writes of his impact, "As his career progressed throughout the early 21st century, West shatter... | [
"How is Kanye viewed as a 21st century artist?",
"What famous English artist was Kanye compared to by The Guardian?",
"What reporter compared Kanye West to a lightning rod?",
"Who said Kanye West was the greatest hip hop artist of all time?",
"What magazine compared Kanye to David Bowie?"
] |
1,093 | West's middle-class background, flamboyant fashion sense and outspokenness have additionally set him apart from other rappers. Early in his career, he was among the first rappers to publicly criticize the preponderance of homophobia in hip hop. The sales competition between rapper 50 Cent's Curtis and West's Graduation... | [
"What overabundance of themes did Kanye criticize early in his career?",
"The shift away from what genre of rap is Kanye credited for?",
"What kind of background did Kanye West grow up in?",
"Who did Kanye West have a sales competition with during his album release of Graduation?",
"Who said that Kanye West... |
1,094 | A substantial number of artists and other figures have been influenced by, or complimented, West's work, including hip hop artists RZA of Wu-Tang Clan, Chuck D of Public Enemy, and DJ Premier of Gang Starr. Both Drake and Casey Veggies have acknowledged being influenced directly by West. Non-rap artists such as English... | [
"A number of artists have cited Kanye as being what to them?",
"Who complimented West in Time Magazine?"
] |
1,097 | In its 2012 list of "500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Rolling Stone included three of West's albums—The College Dropout at number 298, Late Registration at number 118, and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy at number 353. | [
"How many of Kanye's albums placed on the 2012 Rolling Stone list?",
"How many of West's albums were included on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list?"
] |
1,098 | The Pitchfork online music publication ranked My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy as the world's best album of the decade "so far"—between 2010 and 2014—on August 19, 2014, while Yeezus was ranked in the eighth position of a list of 100 albums. During the same week, the song "Runaway" (featuring Pusha T) was ranked in th... | [
"Which one of Kanye's albums won The Pitchfork's Album of the Decade (so far) award?",
"What place did Yeezus secure on the list of 100 albums?",
"What online music publication ranked Kanye's album \"My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy\" as the world's best album so far?",
"What album was ranked 8 on a list of ... |
1,099 | West's outspoken views and ventures outside of music have received significant mainstream attention. He has been a frequent source of controversy and public scrutiny for his conduct at award shows, on social media, and in other public settings. His more publicized comments include his declaration that President George ... | [
"What President did Kanye West insult on air in 2005?",
"Whose speech did Kanye West ruin at the 2009 MTV Awards?",
"What fashion items does Kanye West design?",
"What company did Kanye West begin?",
"What year did Kanye West begin working with Adidas?"
] |
1,121 | Ajahn Sucitto describes the path as "a mandala of interconnected factors that support and moderate each other." The eight factors of the path are not to be understood as stages, in which each stage is completed before moving on to the next. Rather, they are understood as eight significant dimensions of one's behaviour—... | [
"Who describes the Noble Eightfold Path as \"a mandala of interconnected factors that support and moderate each other.\"?",
"How are the eight factors of the Noble Eightfold Path to be understood?",
"What can one's behaviour be divided into?",
"Who describes the path as \"a mandala of interconnected factor th... |
1,123 | An important guiding principle of Buddhist practice is the Middle Way (or Middle Path), which is said to have been discovered by Gautama Buddha prior to his enlightenment. The Middle Way has several definitions: | [
"When did Gautama Buddha discover the Middle Way?",
"An important guiding priciple of Buddhist practice is what?",
"Guatama discovered the middle path before his what?"
] |
1,124 | Buddhist scholars have produced a number of intellectual theories, philosophies and world view concepts (see, for example, Abhidharma, Buddhist philosophy and Reality in Buddhism). Some schools of Buddhism discourage doctrinal study, and some regard it as essential practice. | [
"What are some of the theories and philosophies produced by Buddhist scholars?",
"Does Buddhism encourage or discourage doctrinal studies?",
"Who has produced a number of theories and concepts such as Abhidharma and Reality in Buddhism?",
"Some schools within Buddhism discourage what type of study?"
] |
1,129 | The doctrine of pratītyasamutpāda, (Sanskrit; Pali: paticcasamuppāda; Tibetan Wylie: rten cing 'brel bar 'byung ba; Chinese: 緣起) is an important part of Buddhist metaphysics. It states that phenomena arise together in a mutually interdependent web of cause and effect. It is variously rendered into English as "dependent... | [
"What is the name of the Buddhist doctrine that states that phenomena arise together in a mutually interdependent web of cause and effect?",
"Translated into English, what does pratītyasamutpāda mean?",
"The doctrine of pratityasumatupada is a important part of what type of metaphysics?"
] |
1,130 | The best-known application of the concept of pratītyasamutpāda is the scheme of Twelve Nidānas (from Pāli "nidāna" meaning "cause, foundation, source or origin"), which explain the continuation of the cycle of suffering and rebirth (saṃsāra) in detail.[note 10] | [
"What is the most common application of the concept of pratītyasamutpāda?",
"What does the scheme of Twelve Nidānas explain?",
"An application of the idea of pratityasamutpada is the scheme of what?",
"What doe nidana mean?"
] |
1,131 | The Twelve Nidānas describe a causal connection between the subsequent characteristics or conditions of cyclic existence, each one giving rise to the next: | [
"What describes the connection between the conditions of cyclic existence?",
"What describes the causal connection between the subsequent conditions of cyclic existance?"
] |
1,133 | Mahayana Buddhism received significant theoretical grounding from Nagarjuna (perhaps c. 150–250 CE), arguably the most influential scholar within the Mahayana tradition. Nagarjuna's primary contribution to Buddhist philosophy was the systematic exposition of the concept of śūnyatā, or "emptiness", widely attested in th... | [
"Nagarjuna's main contribution was the exposition of the concept of what?",
"What does sunyata mean?",
"Nagarjuna said that sentient beings are empty of what?",
"What does dharmas mean?"
] |
1,134 | Sarvastivada teachings—which were criticized by Nāgārjuna—were reformulated by scholars such as Vasubandhu and Asanga and were adapted into the Yogacara school. While the Mādhyamaka school held that asserting the existence or non-existence of any ultimately real thing was inappropriate, some exponents of Yogacara asser... | [
"What teaching were criticized by Nagarjuna?",
"What scholars reformed Sarvastivada teachings?",
"What is the doctrine that says that the mind and only the mind are real?",
"What Yogacarins asserted that the mind was not truly existent?"
] |
1,135 | Besides emptiness, Mahayana schools often place emphasis on the notions of perfected spiritual insight (prajñāpāramitā) and Buddha-nature (tathāgatagarbha). There are conflicting interpretations of the tathāgatagarbha in Mahāyāna thought. The idea may be traced to Abhidharma, and ultimately to statements of the Buddha ... | [
"What does tathagatagarbha mean?",
"what does prajnaparamita mean?",
"According to what school is tathgatagarbha the inseparability of clairty and emptiness of one's mind?",
"According to what school does it refer to the innate qualities of the mind that express themselves as omniscience?",
"What type of su... |
1,136 | Nirvana (Sanskrit; Pali: "Nibbāna") means "cessation", "extinction" (of craving and ignorance and therefore suffering and the cycle of involuntary rebirths (saṃsāra)), "extinguished", "quieted", "calmed"; it is also known as "Awakening" or "Enlightenment" in the West. The term for anybody who has achieved nirvana, incl... | [
"What term means cessation?",
"What term means awakening?",
"What is the term for someone who has achieved nirvana?"
] |
1,137 | Bodhi (Pāli and Sanskrit, in devanagari: बॊधि) is a term applied to the experience of Awakening of arahants. Bodhi literally means "awakening", but it is more commonly translated into English as "enlightenment". In Early Buddhism, bodhi carried a meaning synonymous to nirvana, using only some different metaphors to des... | [
"What is the term applied to the experience of the awakening of arahants?",
"In early Buddhism Bodhi used a meaning synonymous to what word?",
"What is the term for greed or craving?",
"what is the word for hate or aversion?",
"What does moha mean?"
] |
1,138 | Therefore, according to Mahayana Buddhism, the arahant has attained only nirvana, thus still being subject to delusion, while the bodhisattva not only achieves nirvana but full liberation from delusion as well. He thus attains bodhi and becomes a buddha. In Theravada Buddhism, bodhi and nirvana carry the same meaning a... | [
"What has achieved nirvana and also liberation from delusion?",
"If bodhi is attained what do you become?",
"In theravada buddhism, bodhi and what term have the same meaning?"
] |
1,139 | The term parinirvana is also encountered in Buddhism, and this generally refers to the complete nirvana attained by the arahant at the moment of death, when the physical body expires. | [
"What term is used for the complete nirvana attained by the arahant at death?"
] |
1,140 | According to Buddhist traditions a Buddha is a fully awakened being who has completely purified his mind of the three poisons of desire, aversion and ignorance. A Buddha is no longer bound by Samsara and has ended the suffering which unawakened people experience in life. | [
"Who is a fully awakened being who has purified his mind of the three poisons of desire, aversion, and ignorance?",
"A Buddha is no longer bound by what?",
"What do unawakend people experience?"
] |
1,141 | Buddhists do not consider Siddhartha Gautama to have been the only Buddha. The Pali Canon refers to many previous ones (see List of the 28 Buddhas), while the Mahayana tradition additionally has many Buddhas of celestial, rather than historical, origin (see Amitabha or Vairocana as examples, for lists of many thousands... | [
"How many Buddhas are considered to have existed in the Pali Canon?",
"A Theravada and Mahayana belief is that the next Buddha will be one named what?",
"Mahayana has many Buddhas of what origin?"
] |
1,142 | In Theravada doctrine, a person may awaken from the "sleep of ignorance" by directly realizing the true nature of reality; such people are called arahants and occasionally buddhas. After numerous lifetimes of spiritual striving, they have reached the end of the cycle of rebirth, no longer reincarnating as human, animal... | [
"A person can awaken from the \"sleep of ignorance\" by acknowledging the true nature of what?",
"At the end of the cycle of rebirth a person is called what?"
] |
1,143 | Bodhi and nirvana carry the same meaning, that of being freed from craving, hate, and delusion. In attaining bodhi, the arahant has overcome these obstacles. As a further distinction, the extinction of only hatred and greed (in the sensory context) with some residue of delusion, is called anagami. | [
"Nirvana and what term carry the same meaning?",
"What is the term for extinction of only hatred and greed, with residue of delusion?"
] |
1,144 | In the Mahayana, the Buddha tends not to be viewed as merely human, but as the earthly projection of a beginningless and endless, omnipresent being (see Dharmakaya) beyond the range and reach of thought. Moreover, in certain Mahayana sutras, the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha are viewed essentially as One: all three are see... | [
"In the Mahayana, who is thought to be an omnipresent being?",
"Who is thought to be beyond the range and reach of thought?",
"In what sutras are the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha viewed as One?"
] |
1,145 | The Buddha's death is seen as an illusion, he is living on in other planes of existence, and monks are therefore permitted to offer "new truths" based on his input. Mahayana also differs from Theravada in its concept of śūnyatā (that ultimately nothing has existence), and in its belief in bodhisattvas (enlightened peop... | [
"Buddha's death is seen as an illusion, as he is living in other planes of what?",
"Who is permitted to offer \"new truths\" based on Buddhas input?",
"What is the term for the idea of ultimately nothing has existance?",
"Who are enlightened people who vow to continue being reborn?"
] |
1,146 | The method of self-exertion or "self-power"—without reliance on an external force or being—stands in contrast to another major form of Buddhism, Pure Land, which is characterized by utmost trust in the salvific "other-power" of Amitabha Buddha. Pure Land Buddhism is a very widespread and perhaps the most faith-orientat... | [
"What is characterized by the deep truts in the \"other-power\" of Amitabha Buddha",
"What is perhaps the most faith-oriented for of Buddhism?",
"What Buddha vowed to rescue all beings from samsaric suffering?"
] |
1,147 | Buddhists believe Gautama Buddha was the first to achieve enlightenment in this Buddha era and is therefore credited with the establishment of Buddhism. A Buddha era is the stretch of history during which people remember and practice the teachings of the earliest known Buddha. This Buddha era will end when all the know... | [
"Who is believed to have achieved enlightenment first?",
"What is the term for the stretch of history during which people rmember and practice the teachings of the earliest known buddha?",
"Who is the Buddha of this Buddha era?",
"Who taught directly or indirectly to all other Buddhas?"
] |
1,148 | In addition, Mahayana Buddhists believe there are innumerable other Buddhas in other universes. A Theravada commentary says that Buddhas arise one at a time in this world element, and not at all in others. The understandings of this matter reflect widely differing interpretations of basic terms, such as "world realm", ... | [
"Who believes there are innumerable other Buddhas in other universes?",
"What buddhist belief says that Buddhas come one at a time and not within other eras?"
] |
1,149 | The idea of the decline and gradual disappearance of the teaching has been influential in East Asian Buddhism. Pure Land Buddhism holds that it has declined to the point where few are capable of following the path, so it may be best to rely on the power of Amitābha. | [
"What form of Buddhism has declined to the point where few are capable of following the path?"
] |
1,150 | Bodhisattva means "enlightenment being", and generally refers to one who is on the path to buddhahood. Traditionally, a bodhisattva is anyone who, motivated by great compassion, has generated bodhicitta, which is a spontaneous wish to attain Buddhahood for the benefit of all sentient beings. Theravada Buddhism primaril... | [
"What does Bodhisattva mean?",
"What is the term for the spontaneous wish to attain Buddhahood for the benefit of all beings?"
] |
1,151 | According to Jan Nattier, the term Mahāyāna "Great Vehicle" was originally even an honorary synonym for Bodhisattvayāna "Bodhisattva Vehicle." The Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra, an early and important Mahayana text, contains a simple and brief definition for the term bodhisattva: "Because he has enlightenment as h... | [
"What term means \"great vehicle\"?",
"What is an honorary synonym for Bodhisattvayana?",
"The Astasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra is an important text of what type?"
] |
1,152 | Mahayana Buddhism encourages everyone to become bodhisattvas and to take the bodhisattva vow, where the practitioner promises to work for the complete enlightenment of all beings by practicing the six pāramitās. According to Mahayana teachings, these perfections are: dāna, śīla, kṣanti, vīrya, dhyāna, and prajñā. | [
"What buddhism encourages everyone to become bodhisattvas?",
"What is the idea there the practitioner promises to work for the complete enlightenment of all beings by practicing the six paramitas?",
"What are the six perfections under Mahayana teachings?"
] |
1,153 | A famous saying by the 8th-century Indian Buddhist scholar-saint Shantideva, which the 14th Dalai Lama often cites as his favourite verse, summarizes the Bodhisattva's intention (Bodhicitta) as follows: "For as long as space endures, and for as long as living beings remain, until then may I too abide to dispel the mise... | [
"Which Dalai Lama cites Shantideva's famous saying?"
] |
1,154 | Devotion is an important part of the practice of most Buddhists. Devotional practices include bowing, offerings, pilgrimage, and chanting. In Pure Land Buddhism, devotion to the Buddha Amitabha is the main practice. In Nichiren Buddhism, devotion to the Lotus Sutra is the main practice. | [
"Devotion is an important part of the practice of most what?",
"What are the devotional practices?"
] |
1,155 | Buddhism traditionally incorporates states of meditative absorption (Pali: jhāna; Skt: dhyāna). The most ancient sustained expression of yogic ideas is found in the early sermons of the Buddha. One key innovative teaching of the Buddha was that meditative absorption must be combined with liberating cognition. The diffe... | [
"Buddhism traditionally incorporates states of what type of absorption?",
"The most acient yogic ideas is found in the early sermons of who?",
"The difference between the Buddha's teaching and the yoga presented in what what type of texts is significant?",
"According to the Buddha event he highest meditative ... |
1,156 | Meditation was an aspect of the practice of the yogis in the centuries preceding the Buddha. The Buddha built upon the yogis' concern with introspection and developed their meditative techniques, but rejected their theories of liberation. In Buddhism, mindfulness and clear awareness are to be developed at all times; in... | [
"Meditation was an aspect of the practice of who?",
"In Buddhism, what must be developed at all times?"
] |
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