Premise: Where are the biggest population of Puerto Ricans on the mainland?

Hypothesis: Of all major Hispanic groups, Puerto Ricans are the least likely to be proficient in Spanish, but millions of Puerto Rican Americans living in the U.S. mainland nonetheless are fluent in Spanish.


Premise: When did the mandolin's popularity begin to fall?

Hypothesis: Salvador Léonardi mentioned this decline in his 1921 book, Méthode pour Banjoline ou Mandoline-Banjo, saying that the mandolin had been declining in popularity from previous times.


Premise: When did Eisenhower leave Camp Meade?

Hypothesis: His new expertise in tank warfare was strengthened by a close collaboration with George S. Patton, Sereno E. Brett, and other senior tank leaders.


Premise: In which census are these numbers coming from?

Hypothesis: Detroit is the center of a three-county urban area (population 3,734,090, area of 1,337 square miles (3,460 km2), a 2010 United States Census) six-county metropolitan statistical area (2010 Census population of 4,296,250, area of 3,913 square miles [10,130 km2]), and a nine-county Combined Statistical Area (2010 Census population of 5,218,852, area of 5,814 square miles [15,060 km2]).


Premise: Which two figures refused to back down after the churches worked out their disagreements?

Hypothesis: When the Ottomans demanded changes, Nicholas refused and prepared for war.


Premise: How does La Liga sell its broadcasting rights?

Hypothesis: This is in contrast to some other European Leagues, including La Liga, in which each club sells its rights individually, leading to a much higher share of the total income going to the top few clubs.


Premise: What city was the plan based on?

Hypothesis: The plan, a grid with two main axes meeting at a central square and an additional square in each corner, was based on Thomas Holme's 1682 plan for Philadelphia.


Premise: What is the best known Cubist architecture building?

Hypothesis: The best-known Cubist building is the House of the Black Madonna in the Old Town of Prague built in 1912 by Josef Gočár with the only Cubist café in the world, Grand Café Orient.


Premise: In what year was Melbourne Chinatown founded?

Hypothesis: An influx of interstate and overseas migrants, particularly Irish, German and Chinese, saw the development of slums including a temporary "tent city" established on the southern banks of the Yarra.


Premise: Where were valuable items from Buckingham Palace taken during WWI?

Hypothesis: Its more valuable contents were evacuated to Windsor but the royal family remained in situ.


Premise: What did the forum question about US interference?

Hypothesis: Furthermore, in a cathartic blow to the US-backed elite, it questioned US interference through diplomats and NGOs.


Premise: What is presumed to be written upon the Cascajal Block?

Hypothesis: What may be the earliest-known example in the Americas of an extensive text thought to be writing is by the Cascajal Block.


Premise: What death penalty drug ceased to be manufactured in 2011?

Hypothesis: Hospira, the only U.S. manufacturer of sodium thiopental, stopped making the drug in 2011.


Premise: What is the oldest community theater group west of the Mississippi River?

Hypothesis: In Tulsa, Oklahoma's oldest resident professional company is American Theatre Company, and Theatre Tulsa is the oldest community theatre company west of the Mississippi.


Premise: Who designed the Praça dos Três Poderes?

Hypothesis: It is a tourist attraction in Brasília, designed by Lúcio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer as a place where the three branches would meet harmoniously.


Premise: Who manages New Haven's farmers' market?

Hypothesis: The carts cluster at three main points: by Yale – New Haven Hospital in the center of the Hospital Green (Cedar and York streets), by Yale's Trumbull College (Elm and York streets), and on the intersection of Prospect and Sachem streets by the Yale School of Management.


Premise: What market did the Genesis target?

Hypothesis: Despite the Genesis's head start, much larger library of games, and lower price point, the Genesis only represented an estimated 60% of the American 16-bit console market in June 1992, and neither console could maintain a definitive lead for several years.


Premise: How was gold spluttering used in vinyl creation?

Hypothesis: Vinyl pressings were made with stampers from master cuts that were electroplated in vacuo by means of gold sputtering.


Premise: Which consul was responsible for the reforms that allowed all citizens access to join the Roman army?

Hypothesis: In 107 BC, all citizens, regardless of their wealth or social class, were made eligible for entry into the Roman army.


Premise: What decade does the sulfite process date to?

Hypothesis: The kraft process, invented in the 1870s and first used in the 1890s, is now the most commonly practiced strategy, one of its advantages is the chemical reaction with lignin, that produces heat, which can be used to run a generator.


Premise: How much revenue did beer bring in in 2006?

Hypothesis: More than 133 billion litres (35 billion gallons) are sold per year—producing total global revenues of $294.5 billion (£147.7 billion) in 2006.


Premise: Local associations of a special kind are an amalgamation of one or more Landkreise with what?

Hypothesis: Local associations of a special kind are an amalgamation of one or more Landkreise with one or more Kreisfreie Städte to form a replacement of the aforementioned administrative entities at the district level.


Premise: Who was in the commercial with Beyonce in 2004?

Hypothesis: Beyoncé has worked with Pepsi since 2002, and in 2004 appeared in a Gladiator-themed commercial with Britney Spears, Pink, and Enrique Iglesias.


Premise: What does the Italian term for their winter time, ora solare, translate to in English?

Hypothesis: Continental Europe uses similar phrases, such as Sommerzeit in Germany, zomertijd in Dutch-speaking regions, kesäaika in Finland, horario de verano or hora de verano in Spain and heure d'été in France, whereas in Italy the term is ora legale, that is, legal time (legally enforced time) as opposed to "ora solare", solar time, in winter.


Premise: How many free people of color lived in NC in 1860?

Hypothesis: In addition, 30,463 free people of color lived in the state.


Premise: What has the research that has been done already show about sexual orientation show?

Hypothesis: There is no substantive evidence which suggests parenting or early childhood experiences play a role when it comes to sexual orientation.


Premise: With what standard is the automatic exposure control system calibrated?

Hypothesis: The Standard Output Sensitivity (SOS) technique, also new in the 2006 version of the standard, effectively specifies that the average level in the sRGB image must be 18% gray plus or minus 1/3 stop when the exposure is controlled by an automatic exposure control system calibrated per ISO 2721 and set to the EI with no exposure compensation.


Premise: What are 2 metals that can be absorbed in an ultra high vacuum system?

Hypothesis: The water absorption of aluminium and palladium becomes an unacceptable source of outgassing, and even the adsorptivity of hard metals such as stainless steel or titanium must be considered.


Premise: What was the decisive battle in the Northwest territories against the native population there?

Hypothesis: President Washington dispatched a newly trained army to the region, which decisively defeated the Indian confederacy at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794.


Premise: Who encouraged peanut production in Guinea-Bissau?

Hypothesis: The Portuguese encouraged peanut production.


Premise: How many 24-hour rapid transit systems are located in New York?

Hypothesis: Like the New York City Subway, the PATH operates 24 hours a day; meaning three of the six rapid transit systems in the world which operate on 24-hour schedules are wholly or partly in New York (the others are a portion of the Chicago 'L', the PATCO Speedline serving Philadelphia, and the Copenhagen Metro).


Premise: Who requested the aid of the Canadians?

Hypothesis: The nature of the Canadian Forces has continued to evolve.


Premise: Who establishes leadership PACs?

Hypothesis: Minority leaders are typically energetic and aggressive campaigners for partisan incumbents and challengers.


Premise: What chemistry do hydrides serve as bridging ligands?

Hypothesis: This function is particularly common in group 13 elements, especially in boranes (boron hydrides) and aluminium complexes, as well as in clustered carboranes.


Premise: What breed was the largest dog known to have lived?

Hypothesis: The tallest dog is a Great Dane that stands 106.7 cm (42.0 in) at the shoulder.


Premise: What football team is based in Bern?

Hypothesis: Bern was the site of the 1954 Football (Soccer) World Cup Final, a huge upset for the Hungarian Golden Team, who were beaten 3–2 by West Germany.


Premise: What was Nasser's goal?

Hypothesis: Disappointed, he enrolled in the law school at King Fuad University, but quit after one semester to reapply to the Military Academy.


Premise: Which branch of government denied the UNFPA funding?

Hypothesis: Over the course of the Bush Administration, a total of $244 million in Congressionally approved funding was blocked by the Executive Branch.


Premise: In 1973, which historian objected to comparisons between Napoleon and Hitler?

Hypothesis: David G. Chandler, a foremost historian of Napoleonic warfare, wrote in 1973 that, "Nothing could be more degrading to the former [Napoleon] and more flattering to the latter [Hitler].


Premise: Which two Swiss cities have been ranked as having the highest quality of life in the world?

Hypothesis: Zürich and Geneva have each been ranked among the top cities with the highest quality of life in the world, with the former ranked 2nd globally, according to Mercer.


Premise: Who won the Battle of Borodino?

Hypothesis: The Russians eventually offered battle outside Moscow on 7 September: the Battle of Borodino resulted in approximately 44,000 Russian and 35,000 French dead, wounded or captured, and may have been the bloodiest day of battle in history up to that point in time.


Premise: What is the literal translation of the Dutch phrase, "Kun jij je pen niet vinden?"

Hypothesis: In a tag question the word order is the same as in a declarative clause: "Jij kunt je pen niet vinden?"


Premise: what would happen if the trade did not return a profit for at least 3 years?

Hypothesis: The high profits reported by the company after landing in India initially prompted King James I to grant subsidiary licences to other trading companies in England.


Premise: What date is still commemorated by Powder House Day in New Haven?

Hypothesis: Other New Haven militia members were on hand to escort George Washington from his overnight stay in New Haven on his way to Cambridge.


Premise: What was the topic of the first Solvay Conference?

Hypothesis: Max Planck received the 1918 Nobel Prize in Physics "in recognition of the services he rendered to the advancement of Physics by his discovery of energy quanta".


Premise: When did Marvel's British-themed superhero first appear?

Hypothesis: In October 1976, Marvel, which already licensed reprints in different countries, including the UK, created a superhero specifically for the British market.


Premise: What percent are Jewish intermarriage rates at?

Hypothesis: Jewish intermarriage rates run at over 35% and recent studies suggest that the percentage of Israelis descended from both Sephardi and Ashkenazi Jews increases by 0.5 percent every year, with over 25% of school children now originating from both communities.


Premise: Who portrayed Chopin in the 1991 film, Impromptu?

Hypothesis: Chopin's life and his relations with George Sand have been fictionalized in numerous films.


Premise: What region did Napoleon invade in an effort to extend the Continental System?

Hypothesis: Hoping to extend the Continental System, Napoleon invaded Iberia and declared his brother Joseph the King of Spain in 1808.


Premise: When did the Pictish tribe start to inhabit the islands?

Hypothesis: Hiberni (Ireland), Pictish (northern Britain) and Britons (southern Britain) tribes, all speaking Insular Celtic, inhabited the islands at the beginning of the 1st millennium AD.


Premise: In what year did the Doomsday project occur?

Hypothesis: It was typical for each disc to start with the disc catalog (a few blank frames) then the video introduction before the rest of the data.


Premise: Innovations in what kind of management is Dell known for?

Hypothesis: Dell was a pure hardware vendor for much of its existence, but with the acquisition in 2009 of Perot Systems, Dell entered the market for IT services.


Premise: Was CBC's application for a digital transitter in Fredricton approved or rejected?

Hypothesis: On March 23, 2011, the CRTC rejected an application by the CBC to install a digital transmitter serving Fredricton, New Brunswick in place of the analogue transmitter serving Fredericton and Saint John, New Brunswick, which would have served only 62.5% of the population served by the existing analogue transmitter.


Premise: What include a synopsized adaptation of Twain's story?

Hypothesis: The latter included a synopsized adaptation of his story that Twain stated had appeared, unattributed to Twain, in a Professor Sidgwick’s Greek Prose Composition (p. 116) under the title, "The Athenian and the Frog"; the adaptation had for a time been taken for an independent ancient Greek precursor to Twain's "Jumping Frog" story.


Premise: Who is known as the father of deconstruction?

Hypothesis: These included Paul de Man who taught in the Departments of Comparative Literature and French, J. Hillis Miller, Geoffrey Hartman (both taught in the Departments of English and Comparative Literature), and Harold Bloom (English), whose theoretical position was always somewhat specific, and who ultimately took a very different path from the rest of this group.


Premise: What kind of software is Lynx?

Hypothesis: KU's academic computing department was an active participant in setting up the Internet and is the developer of the early Lynx text based web browser.


Premise: On which day did CBC release an updated announcement stating they were striving to update all 27 transmitters?

Hypothesis: On December 16, 2010, some months after the CRTC issued a bulletin reminding broadcasters that analog transmitters had to be shut off by the deadline in mandatory markets, the CBC revised the documents accompanying its August 6, 2010 news release to state that it had the money for and is striving to transition all 27 transmitters by August 31, 2011.


Premise: What is used now to group plants?

Hypothesis: From the 1990s onwards, the predominant approach to constructing phylogenies for living plants has been molecular phylogenetics, which uses molecular characters, particularly DNA sequences, rather than morphological characters like the presence or absence of spines and areoles.


Premise: Under what immediate jurisdiction of the Catholic Church does New Haven fall?

Hypothesis: There are churches for all major branches of Christianity within the city, multiple store-front churches, ministries (especially in working-class Latino and Black neighborhoods), a mosque, many synagogues (including two yeshivas), and other places of worship; the level of religious diversity in the city is high.


Premise: Roughly how many days of sunshine does Santa Monica get annually?

Hypothesis: It happens suddenly and it may last some hours or past sunset time.


Premise: When was the Aetolian League formed?

Hypothesis: Other city states formed federated states in self-defense, such as the Aetolian League (est. 370 BCE), the Achaean League (est. 280 BCE), the Boeotian league, the "Northern League" (Byzantium, Chalcedon, Heraclea Pontica and Tium) and the "Nesiotic League" of the Cyclades.


Premise: What are the names of some of the  human right organizations that have been involved in Burmese relations.

Hypothesis: International human rights organisations including Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and the American Association for the Advancement of Science have repeatedly documented and condemned widespread human rights violations in Myanmar.


Premise: When did India begin using leeches?

Hypothesis: More recently leeches have been used to assist in microsurgery, and their saliva has provided anti-inflammatory compounds and several important anticoagulants, one of which also prevents tumors from spreading.


Premise: What decade saw the birth of the soft adult contemporary format?

Hypothesis: Termed "the acoustic equivalent to Prozac", soft adult contemporary, a more adult-oriented version of AC, was born in the late 1970s and grew in the early 1980s.


Premise: What keys was Monroe popular for?

Hypothesis: He also perfected a sparse, percussive blues style, especially up the neck in keys that had not been used much in country music, notably B and E.


Premise: What is it called when the census counts every person wherever they are the night of the census?

Hypothesis: This is called the de facto method.


Premise: In what year did the Marshall Islands become a sovereign nation?

Hypothesis: Self-government was achieved in 1979, and full sovereignty in 1986, under a Compact of Free Association with the United States.


Premise: When does secondary schooling typically take place?

Hypothesis: The exact boundary between primary and secondary education also varies from country to country and even within them, but is generally around the seventh to the tenth year of schooling.


Premise: What is one of the issues with affirmative action?

Hypothesis: The most effective way to cure society of exclusionary practices is to make special efforts at inclusion, which is exactly what affirmative action does."


Premise: How many times has Tennessee supported Democratic presidential candidates in the general elections since the 1950s?

Hypothesis: Since then, more of the state's voters have shifted to supporting Republicans, and Democratic presidential candidates have carried Tennessee only four times.


Premise: How much of the subsidized bulk mail delivery program goes to carriers who offer passenger service?

Hypothesis: Much of this service can be attributed to the Alaska bypass mail program which subsidizes bulk mail delivery to Alaskan rural communities.


Premise: What scientist first studied black body radiation?

Hypothesis: In the last years of the nineteenth century, Planck was investigating the problem of black-body radiation first posed by Kirchhoff some forty years earlier.


Premise: What is the name of the major airport in Mexico City?

Hypothesis: This traffic exceeds the current capacity of the airport, which has historically centralized the majority of air traffic in the country.


Premise: Which chemical of the brain is involved with arousal?

Hypothesis: There are dozens of other chemical neurotransmitters that are used in more limited areas of the brain, often areas dedicated to a particular function.


Premise: Which type of configuration is often manufactured with the leads parallel to the body of the capacitor?

Hypothesis: Radial leads might more accurately be referred to as tandem; they are rarely actually aligned along radii of the body's circle, so the term is inexact, although universal.


Premise: When was it advised for North Koreans to attempt to defeat the opposing forces at Inchon?

Hypothesis: On 18 September, Stalin dispatched General H. M. Zakharov to Korea to advise Kim Il-sung to halt his offensive around the Pusan perimeter and to redeploy his forces to defend Seoul.


Premise: The alps is home to how many people?

Hypothesis: The traditional culture of farming, cheesemaking, and woodworking still exists in Alpine villages, although the tourist industry began to grow early in the 20th century and expanded greatly after World War II to become the dominant industry by the end of the century.


Premise: Which three people were the first to ride the Saturn V rocket into space?

Hypothesis: On December 21, 1968, Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders became the first humans to ride the Saturn V rocket into space on Apollo 8.


Premise: When did the questioning of human sexual responses begin?

Hypothesis: Berlin sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld published a scheme in 1896 that measured the strength of an individual's sexual desire on two independent 10-point scales, A (homosexual) and B (heterosexual).


Premise: Along with rap/hip-hop, what genre of music were aging listeners not as interested in?

Hypothesis: The growth of AC was a natural result of the generation that first listened to the more "specialized" music of the mid-late 1970s growing older and not being interested in the heavy metal and rap/hip-hop music that a new generation helped to play a significant role in the Top 40 charts by the end of the decade.


Premise: How many torchbearers participated in Macao?

Hypothesis: A total of 120 torchbearers participated in this event including casino tycoon Stanley Ho.


Premise: What kind of art did Dale Chinuly make?

Hypothesis: The Egyptian art collection at the Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art in Shawnee is considered to be the finest Egyptian collection between Chicago and Los Angeles.


Premise: What was displayed in Kentucky courthouses?

Hypothesis: In ruling on the Mount Soledad cross controversy on May 3, 2006, however, a federal judge ruled that the cross on public property on Mount Soledad must be removed.


Premise: Why did Jesus submit to crucifixion?

Hypothesis: In the Eastern Church Sergei Bulgakov argued that the crucifixion of Jesus was "pre-eternally" determined by the Father before the creation of the world, to redeem humanity from the disgrace caused by the fall of Adam.


Premise: What is an example of a Sassanid language?

Hypothesis: Middle Iranian languages included Middle Persian (a language of Sassanid Iran), Parthian, and Bactrian.


Premise: What was Boardwalk Hall formerly known as?

Hypothesis: Boardwalk Hall, formally known as the "Historic Atlantic City Convention Hall", is an arena in Atlantic City along the boardwalk.


Premise: What program handled "essential aliens" that did not fall under normal immigration policies?

Hypothesis: " It created the program "PL-110", to handle defectors and other "essential aliens" who fell outside normal immigration procedures.


Premise: How much in loans has Armenia received since 1993?

Hypothesis: Loans to Armenia since 1993 exceed $1.1 billion.


Premise: What is God in deism?

Hypothesis: In theism, God is the creator and sustainer of the universe, while in deism, God is the creator, but not the sustainer, of the universe.


Premise: What has St. George been designated as?

Hypothesis: Many of Bermuda's hotels are located along the south shore of the island.


Premise: Where are these races held?

Hypothesis: The regattas are hosted and organized by the Schuylkill Navy, an association of area rowing clubs that has produced numerous Olympic rowers.


Premise: At what point were all members of the household named on a census?

Hypothesis: Native Americans were included among "Other;" in later censuses, they were included as "Free people of color" if they were not living on Indian reservations.


Premise: What is the meaning of federalism?

Hypothesis: The meaning of federalism, as a political movement, and of what constitutes a 'federalist', varies with country and historical context.[citation needed]


Premise: In what year did Sultan Selim I order the massacre of 40,000 people whom he considered heretics?

Hypothesis: With these conquests, Selim further solidified the Ottoman claim for being an Islamic caliphate, although Ottoman sultans had been claiming the title of caliph since the 14th century starting with Murad I (reigned 1362 to 1389).


Premise: Who did Princess Margaret marry in 1960?

Hypothesis: In 1960, she married Antony Armstrong-Jones, who was created Earl of Snowdon the following year.


Premise: What is the German terms for states?

Hypothesis: Germany is a federal republic consisting of sixteen federal states (German: Bundesland, or Land).[a]


Premise: Where was the oldest brain that was found?

Hypothesis: The brain, estimated to be over 5,000 years old, was found in the skull of a 12 to 14-year-old girl.


Premise: What place had police experience violent problems with protesters?

Hypothesis: After the hand-off, protests continued internationally, with particularly violent confrontations with police in Nepal.


Premise: Who did Barnes believe was best able to advance the interests of architects?

Hypothesis: Soon after the passing of the 1931 Act, in the book published on the occasion of the Institute's centenary celebration in 1934, Harry Barnes, FRIBA, Chairman of the Registration Committee, mentioned that ARCUK could not be a rival of any architectural association, least of all the RIBA, given the way ARCUK was constituted.


Premise: How dense was the population of Kathmandu in 1991?

Hypothesis: With this new area, the population density which was 85 in 1991 is still 85 in 2001; it is likely to jump to 111 in 2011 and 161 in 2021.


Premise: What was another name for the Ottoman Empire?

Hypothesis: On eleven occasions, the sultan was deposed (replaced by another sultan of the Ottoman dynasty, who were either the former sultan's brother, son or nephew) because he was perceived by his enemies as a threat to the state.


Premise: What used to be the main draw on electricity?

Hypothesis: Although some early proponents of DST aimed to reduce evening use of incandescent lighting, which used to be a primary use of electricity, modern heating and cooling usage patterns differ greatly and research about how DST affects energy use is limited or contradictory.


Premise: What rights did Brasilia gain in 1988?

Hypothesis: Currently, Brazil does not have any territories, therefore, for now the courts serve only cases from the Federal District.


Premise: When was the library ban reversed?

Hypothesis: A Conservative council in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, was the first to ban the paper from its public library, shortly after Page 3 began, because of its excessive sexual content.


Premise: Who did Detroit argue with when trying to plane a regional transit system?

Hypothesis: But the inability of Detroit and its suburban neighbors to solve conflicts over transit planning resulted in the region losing the majority of funding for rapid transit.


Premise: Pesticides contribute to what sort of pollution?

Hypothesis: Pesticide use raises a number of environmental concerns.


Premise: Outside Europe, Napoleonic Code has been used as the basis for certain parts of what?

Hypothesis: The memory of Napoleon in Poland is favorable, for his support for independence and opposition to Russia, his legal code, the abolition of serfdom, and the introduction of modern middle class bureaucracies.


Premise: The insect orders include both of what?

Hypothesis: Late Carboniferous and Early Permian insect orders include both extant groups, their stem groups, and a number of Paleozoic groups, now extinct.


Premise: Where was the first bridge built across the River Itchen?

Hypothesis: The northernmost bridge, and the first to be built, is at Mansbridge,


Premise: How much land did the Allen brothers buy?

Hypothesis: In August 1836, two real estate entrepreneurs—Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen—from New York, purchased 6,642 acres (26.88 km2) of land along Buffalo Bayou with the intent of founding a city.


Premise: How many people across the Tibetan Plateau speak 'greater Tibetan'?

Hypothesis: Tibetan is also spoken by approximately 150,000 exile speakers who have fled from modern-day Tibet to India and other countries.


Premise: Which child of Jefferson identified as black?

Hypothesis: Of the descendants of Madison Hemings, who continued to identify as black, some in future generations eventually identified as white and "married out", while others continued to identify as African American.


Premise: What's another term for "Frankish"?

Hypothesis: A Frankish identity emerged and so did their Frankish or Franconian language.


Premise: How much did 'War of the Worlds' earn?

Hypothesis: The film was another huge box office smash, grossing over $591 million worldwide.


Premise: What can happen if you do not register?

Hypothesis: Failure to register can result in large fines and closure of place of worship.


Premise: In 1829 on a trip back to Berlin Chopin was a guest of who?

Hypothesis: On an 1829 return trip to Berlin, he was a guest of Prince Antoni Radziwiłł, governor of the Grand Duchy of Posen—himself an accomplished composer and aspiring cellist.


Premise: What was the Taft Vale Case?

Hypothesis: The judgement effectively made strikes illegal since employers could recoup the cost of lost business from the unions.


Premise: what song by marshall jefferson became a big house hit?

Hypothesis: One 1986 house tune called "Move Your Body" by Marshall Jefferson, taken from the appropriately titled "The House Music Anthem" EP, became a big hit in Chicago and eventually worldwide.


Premise: What religions does Nigeria have besides the top two?

Hypothesis: Nigeria is a religiously diverse society, with Islam and Christianity being the most widely professed religions.


Premise: On what day was the Richard Gilder Boathouse established?

Hypothesis: The Richard Gilder Boathouse is named to honor former Olympic rower Virginia Gilder '79 and her father Richard Gilder '54, who gave $4 million towards the $7.5 million project.


Premise: The Chinese government established what city in this disputed area?

Hypothesis: However to sustain its relationship with China the Vietnamese government has actively sought to head off protests during the torch relay, with Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng warning government agencies that "hostile forces" may try to disrupt the torch relay.


Premise: Who led a military coup against Shagari?

Hypothesis: His regime was overthrown by another military coup in 1985.


Premise: what hit single did atkins release in 1985?

Hypothesis: Techno-Scratch" was released by the Knights Of The Turntable in 1984 which had a similar techno sound to Cybotron.


Premise: In what year was a bridge proposed between County Antrim in Northern Ireland to Galloway, Scotland?

Hypothesis: A proposal in 2007, estimated the cost of building a bridge from County Antrim in Northern Ireland to Galloway in Scotland at £3.5bn (€5bn).


Premise: What does this allow riders to do at the top?

Hypothesis: The passenger cabs are mechanically separated from the lift mechanism, thus allowing the elevator shafts to be used continuously while passengers board and embark from the cabs, as well as move through show scenes on various floors.


Premise: The Green Book consisted of how many volumes?

Hypothesis: He laid out the principles of this Theory in the three volumes of The Green Book, in which he sought to "explain the structure of the ideal society."


Premise: Exposure to what compounds can also trigger asthma?

Hypothesis: Low air quality from factors such as traffic pollution or high ozone levels, has been associated with both asthma development and increased asthma severity.


Premise: What was the name the first cousing that Victoria married?

Hypothesis: Their nine children married into royal and noble families across the continent, tying them together and earning her the sobriquet "the grandmother of Europe".


Premise: What is the space age?

Hypothesis: The Space Age brought the first human spaceflight during the Vostok programme and reached its peak with the Apollo program which captured the imagination of much of the world's population.


Premise: When was the Developer preview initially intended to expire?

Hypothesis: Originally set to expire on March 11, 2012, in February 2012 the Developer Preview's expiry date was changed to January 15, 2013.


Premise: Are previous leaders a hendrence to the current government?

Hypothesis: While former military leaders still wield enormous power in the country, Burmese Military have taken steps toward relinquishing control of the government.


Premise: What was the name of vincent van Gogh's brother?

Hypothesis: These studies were avidly followed by artists such as Vincent van Gogh.


Premise: In what village is Moorgreen Hospital located?

Hypothesis: The Trust owns and manages Southampton General Hospital, the Princess Anne Hospital and a palliative care service at Countess Mountbatten House, part of the Moorgreen Hospital site in the village of West End, just outside the city.


Premise: What was the eastern church subsequently known as?

Hypothesis: Theological and political differences emerged, and by the early and middle 8th century issues such as iconoclasm, clerical marriage, and state control of the church had widened to the extent that the cultural and religious differences were greater than the similarities.


Premise: What is exchanged between between bacterial strains or species via plasmids that have this resistance?

Hypothesis: Cross-resistance to several antibacterials may also occur when a resistance mechanism encoded by a single gene conveys resistance to more than one antibacterial compound.


Premise: What method, derived from the Romans, was traditionally used to build ships?

Hypothesis: Other improvements to ships included the use of lateen sails and the stern-post rudder, both of which increased the speed at which ships could be sailed.


Premise: Who is this small group named for ?

Hypothesis: In Greek mythology, Hellen, the patriarch of Hellenes, was son of Pyrrha and Deucalion, who ruled around Phthia, the only survivors after the great deluge.


Premise: In what year did The Lives of Others win the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language?

Hypothesis: The Berlin International Film Festival, held yearly since 1951, is one of the world's foremost film and cinema festivals.


Premise: What issue can complicate electric railway service?

Hypothesis: Disadvantages of electric traction include high capital costs that may be uneconomic on lightly trafficked routes; a relative lack of flexibility since electric trains need electrified tracks or onboard supercapacitors and charging infrastructure at stations; and a vulnerability to power interruptions.


Premise: How many members did VVAW have when Kerry joined it?

Hypothesis: According to Nixon Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird, "I didn't approve of what he did, but I understood the protesters quite well", and he declined two requests from the Navy to court martial Reserve Lieutenant Kerry over his antiwar activity.


Premise: Along with the Ba'ath Party and Muslim Brotherhood, what group was notably banned in Misrata?

Hypothesis: Catching the authorities' attention, they expelled his family from Sabha.


Premise: Who donated land to create a Victorian-style park in 1891?

Hypothesis: Bannerman Park is a Victorian-style park located near the downtown.


Premise: How much of Nigeria's population is Animist and other religions?

Hypothesis: Nigerians are nearly equally divided into Christians and Muslims, with a tiny minority of adherents of Animism and other religions.


Premise: What did the World Economic Forum's Global Competetiveness Report Rank Switzerland's economy as?

Hypothesis: The World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report currently ranks Switzerland's economy as the most competitive in the world, while ranked by the European Union as Europe's most innovative country.


Premise: At what age did schooling begin in Hungary?

Hypothesis: Formal schooling did not start in Hungary until the age of ten.


Premise: Who sculpted Chopin's tombstone?

Hypothesis: Chopin's tombstone, featuring the muse of music, Euterpe, weeping over a broken lyre, was designed and sculpted by Clésinger.


Premise: With which team did Barcelona have a 1-1 draw in the 2015-16 Copa del Rey?

Hypothesis: On 4 January 2016, Barcelona's transfer ban ended.


Premise: Which state has started to regulate the word "nutritionist"?

Hypothesis: Some states, such as the State of Florida, have begun to include the title "nutritionist" in state licensure requirements.


Premise: What is the name of Wallace Steven's work that explains how cubism can be translated into poetry?

Hypothesis: "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird" is also said to demonstrate how cubism's multiple perspectives can be translated into poetry.


Premise: What can be reused after the formation?

Hypothesis: This has important potential implications for a hydrogen economy, as hydrogen can be produced on-site and does not need to be transported.


Premise: What career did Joan hold?

Hypothesis: Though separated by nine years, Joan and Richard were close, as they both shared a natural curiosity about the world.


Premise: When did the relations between the Rus and Byzantines start to become more complicated?

Hypothesis: Byzantine sources do not mention the attack, but a pair of treaties in 907 and 911 set forth a trade agreement with the Rus', the terms suggesting pressure on the Byzantines, who granted the Rus' quarters and supplies for their merchants and tax-free trading privileges in Constantinople.


Premise: Who sponsored the ninth tour?

Hypothesis: M&M's Pretzel Chocolate Candies was a sponsor of the season nine tour.


Premise: What is the name of the political party's leader that The Times supported in the 2001 general election?

Hypothesis: For the 2001 general election The Times declared its support for Tony Blair's Labour government, which was re-elected by a landslide.


Premise: How much is construction of Holyport College predicted to cost?

Hypothesis: David Cameron is the 19th British prime minister to have attended the school, and has recommended that Eton set up a school in the state sector to help drive up standards.


Premise: Attempts to reconcile which two fields resulted in a widespread rejection of prophecy?

Hypothesis: The cultural exchange during the Age of Enlightenment ran in both directions across the Atlantic.


Premise: What insurance company is located in downtown Detroit?

Hypothesis: A number of the city's downtown employers are relatively new, as there has been a marked trend of companies moving from satellite suburbs around Metropolitan Detroit into the downtown core.[citation needed]


Premise: What was the name of Sinai's film that ushered in Iran's new era of film after the 1979 Revolution?

Hypothesis: Critics considered this a remarkable event in the history of Iranian cinema.


Premise: What is the largest city owned gas utility?

Hypothesis: Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW), overseen by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, is the nation's largest municipally owned natural gas utility.


Premise: What was the genre of '1941'?

Hypothesis: it was seen as a disappointment, mainly with the critics.


Premise: Is it possible for a bilateral treaty to have more than two parties?

Hypothesis: The treaty establishes rights and obligations between the Swiss and the EU and the member states severally—it does not establish any rights and obligations amongst the EU and its member states.[citation needed]


Premise: What kind of applications did the interdisciplinary program help shape?

Hypothesis: KU's School of Business launched interdisciplinary management science graduate studies in operations research during Fall Semester 1965.


Premise: About how many people died during the Draft Riots of 1863?

Hypothesis: According to historian James M. McPherson (2001), at least 120 people were killed.


Premise: Which Alaskan indigenous group is now well-known for their art?

Hypothesis: The Tlingit people developed a society with a matrilineal kinship system of property inheritance and descent in what is today Southeast Alaska, along with parts of British Columbia and the Yukon.


Premise: In exchange for helping Austria, Russia wanted to be freely able to handle any issues they had with who?

Hypothesis: Russia had assisted Austria's efforts in suppressing the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, and expected gratitude; it wanted a free hand in settling its problems with the Ottoman Empire — the "sick man of Europe".


Premise: What was the main subject of controversy that arose within the Reformed Church during the beginning of the Republic?

Hypothesis: In the first years of the Republic, controversy arose within the Reformed Church, mainly around the subject of predestination.


Premise: In what year did Sony and BMG Germany merge?

Hypothesis: In August 2004, Sony entered joint venture with equal partner Bertelsmann, by merging Sony Music and Bertelsmann Music Group, Germany, to establish Sony BMG Music Entertainment.


Premise: How did Spielberg influence the public's behavior?

Hypothesis: Gerry Philpott, president of E-Poll Market Research, supported Spielberg's score by stating, "If anyone doubts that Steven Spielberg has greatly influenced the public, think about how many will think for a second before going into the water this summer."


Premise: Dish network Tv takes example of what type of antenna?

Hypothesis: An example of a high-gain antenna is a parabolic dish such as a satellite television antenna.


Premise: Who remains unaffected when a party's reservation is accepted by a second party?

Hypothesis: If the state accepts them (or fails to act at all), both the reserving state and the accepting state are relieved of the reserved legal obligation as concerns their legal obligations to each other (accepting the reservation does not change the accepting state's legal obligations as concerns other parties to the treaty).


Premise: Canada's Supreme Court didn't actually become that country's highest court until when?

Hypothesis: The title "Supreme" can be confusing because, for example, The Supreme Court of British Columbia does not have the final say and controversial cases heard there often get appealed in higher courts - it is in fact one of the lower courts in such a process.


Premise: Around what year did construction continue after a period of financial struggle?

Hypothesis: As the school suffered reduced income while still under construction, the completion and further development of the school has since depended to some extent on wealthy benefactors.


Premise: The alps is home to how many people?

Hypothesis: At present the region is home to 14 million people and has 120 million annual visitors.


Premise: How much were they ordered to pay in damages for the strike?

Hypothesis: The judgement effectively made strikes illegal since employers could recoup the cost of lost business from the unions.


Premise: Where did John von Neumann circulate the first draft of a report on the EDVAC?

Hypothesis: The theoretical basis for the stored-program computer was laid by Alan Turing in his 1936 paper.


Premise: When did the Communist troops cross the Yangtze River?

Hypothesis: By late 1949, the PLA was pursuing remnants of KMT forces southwards in southern China, and only Tibet was left.


Premise: How long are each of the subway systems?

Hypothesis: The two largest metropolitan areas have subway systems: Lisbon Metro and Metro Sul do Tejo in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area and Porto Metro in the Porto Metropolitan Area, each with more than 35 km (22 mi) of lines.


Premise: What groups remain today?

Hypothesis: She also gives various concerts each year in different ensembles.


Premise: What did the 2007 study decide was the parent group for annelids?

Hypothesis: The 2007 study also noted that the ladder-like nervous system, which is associated with segmentation, is less universal previously thought in both annelids and arthropods.[n 2]


Premise: The first American to orbit around the planet was whom?

Hypothesis: Almost a year after the Soviet Union put a human into orbit, astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth, on February 20, 1962.


Premise: What does Nasser's brother's name translate to?

Hypothesis: Nasser's biographers Robert Stephens and Said Aburish wrote that Nasser's family believed strongly in the "Arab notion of glory", since the name of Nasser's brother, Izz al-Arab, translates to "Glory of the Arabs"—a rare name in Egypt.


Premise: What does file history make possible?

Hypothesis: A new "File History" function allows incremental revisions of files to be backed up to and restored from a secondary storage device, while Storage Spaces allows users to combine different sized hard disks into virtual drives and specify mirroring, parity, or no redundancy on a folder-by-folder basis.


Premise: What type of swarm was a concern because of the emperor's ethics?

Hypothesis: In addition to his many other roles, the emperor acted as the highest priest in the land who made sacrifices to Heaven, the main deities known as the Five Powers, and the spirits (shen 神) of mountains and rivers.


Premise: What did the Watch Tower Society admit in 1980?

Hypothesis: From 1966, Witness publications and convention talks built anticipation of the possibility that Christ's thousand-year reign might begin in late 1975 or shortly thereafter.


Premise: When were the immigration protocols relaxed in Norfolk Island?

Hypothesis: Until recently immigration to Norfolk Island even by other Australian citizens was heavily restricted.


Premise: What is the diameter of fimbriae?

Hypothesis: Fimbriae (sometimes called "attachment pili") are fine filaments of protein, usually 2–10 nanometres in diameter and up to several micrometers in length.


Premise: What is the French term for the Republic of the Congo?

Hypothesis: The Republic of the Congo (French: République du Congo), also known as Congo, Congo Republic, West Congo[citation needed], or Congo-Brazzaville, is a country located in Central Africa.


Premise: Which government awards the Order of the Chrysanthemum?

Hypothesis: 21 decorations were from Yugoslavia itself, 18 having been awarded once, and the Order of the National Hero on three occasions.


Premise: The German Empire had how many universities?

Hypothesis: At the end of the Middle Ages, about 400 years after the first university was founded, there were twenty-nine universities spread throughout Europe.


Premise: When was the second book published?

Hypothesis: To Kill a Mockingbird was Lee's only published book until Go


Premise: What number indicates the minimum score for a country to be considered a "high development" country?

Hypothesis: A HDI of 0.8 or more is considered to represent "high development".


Premise: When did the American Idol Experience open?

Hypothesis: The winner of the finals show received a "Dream Ticket" that granted them front-of-the-line privileges at any future American Idol audition.


Premise: The war was one of the first to be documented in what two ways?

Hypothesis: The war was one of the first to be documented extensively in written reports and photographs.


Premise: During which years did the Synod have power to enact measures?

Hypothesis: Since 1993, the Sodor and Man Diocesan Synod has had power to enact measures making provision "with respect to any matter concerning the Church of England in the Island".


Premise: What year saw a film version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame?

Hypothesis: His two biggest hits for Universal were The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) and The Phantom of the Opera (1925).


Premise: How was Draza executed?

Hypothesis: Draža Mihailović was found guilty of collaboration, high treason and war crimes and was subsequently executed by firing squad in July 1946.


Premise: Who runs Paris' oldest theater today?

Hypothesis: Run by the French government, it performs mostly French classics at the Salle Richelieu in the Palais-Royal at 2 rue de Richelieu, next to the Louvre.


Premise: The environmental intervention was linked to the conceptualization of what process?

Hypothesis: This environmental intervention was closely linked to the conceptualisation of the processes of environmental change and helped establish the roots of environmentalism.


Premise: At what rate is standard 35mm photographic film exposed and projected?

Hypothesis: To be shown on standard television, in PAL-system countries, cinema film is scanned at the TV rate of 25 frame/s, causing a speedup of 4.1 percent, which is generally considered acceptable.


Premise: What memorial commemorates the naval victory over the Spanish Armada?

Hypothesis: Plymouth has 20 war memorials of which nine are on The Hoe including: Plymouth Naval Memorial, to remember those killed in World Wars I and II, and the Armada Memorial, to commemorate the defeat of the Spanish Armada.


Premise: What happens in many cases when a word starts with an 's'?

Hypothesis: Often 'b' & 'p' are interchangeable, for example 'baggage' becomes 'pagas', 'lob' (to throw) becomes 'loopima'.


Premise: From what is Sanskrit an adaption?

Hypothesis: Sanskrit (/ˈsænskrɪt/; Sanskrit: saṃskṛtam [səmskr̩t̪əm] or saṃskṛta, originally saṃskṛtā vāk, "refined speech") is the primary sacred language of Hinduism, a philosophical language in Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism, and a literary language that was in use as a lingua franca in Greater India.


Premise: Which college in Newham does Eton College co-sponsor?

Hypothesis: David Cameron is the 19th British prime minister to have attended the school, and has recommended that Eton set up a school in the state sector to help drive up standards.


Premise: What type of variations are there between the Quanznou and Zhangzhou tone system?

Hypothesis: There are minor variations between the Quanzhou and Zhangzhou tone systems.


Premise: What was created to address the causes of civil war?

Hypothesis: In 2006, the government established a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to address the causes and crimes of the civil war.


Premise: What is the name of the political body composed of German states established by Napoleon in 1806?

Hypothesis: A collection of German states intended to serve as a buffer zone between France and Central Europe, the creation of the Confederation spelled the end of the Holy Roman Empire and significantly alarmed the Prussians.


Premise: What was the first noteworthy confrontation between Napoleon and the Archduke Charles?

Hypothesis: French forces in Southern Germany had been defeated by the Archduke Charles in 1796, but the Archduke withdrew his forces to protect Vienna after learning about Napoleon's assault.


Premise: Which line was reopened in 2009?

Hypothesis: Little Island Railway Station serves Cork's Eastern Suburbs, while Kilbarry Railway Station is planned to serve the Northern Suburbs.


Premise: Which two areas were connected by the Port Authority Passenger Terminal?

Hypothesis: In 2011, the Port Authority Passenger Terminal opened with the river walk connecting Hart Plaza to the Renaissance Center.


Premise: Who was the Portugal Prime Minister in 2013?

Hypothesis: In the first week of May 2013, Prime Minister Passos Coelho announced a significant government plan for the public sector, whereby 30,000 jobs will be cut and the number of weekly working hours will be increased from 35 to 40 hours.


Premise: Which birds often undertake circumpolar trips between breeding seasons?

Hypothesis: Albatrosses nesting in the Southern Ocean often undertake circumpolar trips between breeding seasons.


Premise: What kind of forces can Special Operations missions employ?

Hypothesis: Special Operations are "operations conducted in hostile, denied, or politically sensitive environments to achieve military, diplomatic, informational, and/or economic objectives employing military capabilities for which there is no broad conventional force requirement.


Premise: In what country does the immigration of Jews from Algeria (Sephardim) has led them to outnumber the Ashkenazim?

Hypothesis: In France, the immigration of Jews from Algeria (Sephardim) has led them to outnumber the Ashkenazim.


Premise: Which year's election was perceived to be fraudulent?

Hypothesis: But soon after the election, President Juárez had another crisis on his hands; the Juárez administration was suspected to be involved in the assassination of the military chief José María Patoni executed by General Canto in August 1868.


Premise: What does not allow windows to pop up without consent?

Hypothesis: Major browsers also include pop-up blockers to prevent unwanted windows from "popping up" without the user's consent.


Premise: What two DNA haplogroups predominate in modern Slavic peoples?

Hypothesis: R1a1a [M17] and I2a2a [L69.2=T/S163.2].


Premise: At the start of 15th century, the biggest Byzantine city was what?

Hypothesis: In the 14th century, much of the Greek peninsula was lost by the Byzantine Empire at first to the Serbs and then to the Ottomans.


Premise: In which year was the body installed?

Hypothesis: This was promptly stopped with the aid of informers, and more strenuous measures were taken against the conservatives.


Premise: Who was Tito formally an ally of after WWII?

Hypothesis: Tito's leading role in liberating Yugoslavia not only greatly strengthened his position in his party and among the Yugoslav people, but also caused him to be more insistent that Yugoslavia had more room to follow its own interests than other Bloc leaders who had more reasons (and pressures) to recognize Soviet efforts in helping them liberate their own countries from Axis control.


Premise: What are the individual images with action called in comics?

Hypothesis: The contents of a panel may be asynchronous, with events depicted in the same image not necessarily occurring at the same time.


Premise: Which campaign specifically was Hanover a target for in World War II?

Hypothesis: After the war, the Aegidienkirche was not rebuilt and its ruins were left as a war memorial.


Premise: Where did Victoria's oldest daughter get married?

Hypothesis: Almost exactly a year later, Princess Victoria gave birth to the Queen's first grandchild, Wilhelm, who would become the last German Kaiser.


Premise: At who's expense other than Asian Americans are upper-class African Americans and Hispanic Americans supposedly benefiting?

Hypothesis: Opponents of racial affirmative action argue that the program actually benefits middle- and upper-class African Americans and Hispanic Americans at the expense of lower-class European Americans and Asian Americans.


Premise: The Delhi Ridge is also referred to by what name?

Hypothesis: Because the city is located on the Indo-Gangetic Plain, there is little difference in elevation across the city.


Premise: What is the name of the core guide for pharmacists and clinicians?

Hypothesis: The British National Formulary is the core guide for pharmacists and clinicians.


Premise: What branch of the military is in charge of Cyberspace defense?

Hypothesis: Cyberspace defense incorporates CNE, computer network defense (CND), and CNA techniques and may be a contributor to influence operations.


Premise: What was the transfer fee for Gareth Bale in 2013.

Hypothesis: Prior to the start of the first Premier League season Alan Shearer became the first British player to command a transfer fee of more than £3 million.


Premise: What defines a climbing elevator?

Hypothesis: An example would be the Moonlight towers in Austin, Texas, where the elevator holds only one person and equipment for maintenance.


Premise: The most well supported theory on the origins of the Ashkenazim is one that details a Jewish migration through which modern day country?

Hypothesis: In the late Roman Empire, Jews were free to form networks of cultural and religious ties and enter into various local occupations.


Premise: What period ran from 520-485 BC?

Hypothesis: The last stage in the development of the Kouros type is the late archaic period (520–485 BC), in which the Greek sculpture attained a full knowledge of human anatomy and used to create a relative harmonious whole.


Premise: What season did fertility typically return?

Hypothesis: The winter would be driven out, to make sure that fertility could return in spring.


Premise: What was the first major urbanization in India?

Hypothesis: In the later Vedic Age, a number of small kingdoms or city states had covered the subcontinent, many mentioned in Vedic, early Buddhist and Jaina literature as far back as 500 BCE.


Premise: What are the two top types of NPOs?

Hypothesis: The two major types of nonprofit organization are membership and board-only.


Premise: what type of island group are the islands?

Hypothesis: ˈkuːnjə/, colloquially Tristan, is both a remote group of volcanic islands in the south Atlantic Ocean and the main island of that group.


Premise: How long does the record company have the right of first refusal for contestants on American Idol?

Hypothesis: The winner receives a record deal with a major label, which may be for up to six albums, and secures a management contract with American Idol-affiliated 19 Management (which has the right of first refusal to sign all contestants), as well as various lucrative contracts.


Premise: What teaching were criticized by Nagarjuna?

Hypothesis: While the Mādhyamaka school held that asserting the existence or non-existence of any ultimately real thing was inappropriate, some exponents of Yogacara asserted that the mind and only the mind is ultimately real (a doctrine known as cittamatra).


Premise: James Thomson was the brother of what famous figure?

Hypothesis: The differential analyser, a mechanical analog computer designed to solve differential equations by integration using wheel-and-disc mechanisms, was conceptualized in 1876 by James Thomson, the brother of the more famous Lord Kelvin.


Premise: The Palacio Taranco was erected to be the residence for whom?

Hypothesis: The palace is often used as a meeting place by the Uruguayan government.


Premise: What store was the largest department store in the world in 2010?

Hypothesis: These five department stores are known to people as representative corporations in the field of distirution in South Korea.


Premise: In what city were the songwriting team of Frozen located?

Hypothesis: In the increasingly globalized film industry, videoconferencing has become useful as a method by which creative talent in many different locations can collaborate closely on the complex details of film production.


Premise: Who led the Melrose Commons project?

Hypothesis: Since the late 1980s, significant development has occurred in the Bronx, first stimulated by the city's "Ten-Year Housing Plan" and community members working to rebuild the social, economic and environmental infrastructure by creating affordable housing.


Premise: How many educational institutions had some curriculum in anthropology by 1898?

Hypothesis: They supported the gradual osmosis of anthropology curricula into the major institutions of higher learning.


Premise: What is infinite knowledge classified as?

Hypothesis: God is also usually defined as a non-corporeal being without any human biological gender, but the concept of God actively (as opposed to receptively) creating the universe has caused some religions to give "Him" the metaphorical name of "Father".


Premise: What lakes are in the middle of Nanjing?

Hypothesis: Natural lakes such as Xuanwu Lake and Mochou Lake are located in the centre of the city and are easily accessible to the public, while hills like Purple Mountain are covered with evergreens and oaks and host various historical and cultural sites.


Premise: What are two locations in which all secondary schools were converted to comprehensives in the '70s?

Hypothesis: Over that 10-year period many secondary modern schools and grammar schools were amalgamated to form large neighbourhood comprehensives, whilst a number of new schools were built to accommodate a growing school population.


Premise: What papers give the best optical density?

Hypothesis: Gloss papers give the highest optical density in the printed image.


Premise: What makes it difficult for clouds to form?

Hypothesis: The area is located in the horse latitudes under the subtropical ridge, a significant belt of semi-permanent subtropical warm-core high pressure where the air from upper levels of the troposphere tends to sink towards the ground.


Premise: What does Sigmund believe we all as adults desire?

Hypothesis: Freud believed that in the course of sexual development the masculine side would normally become dominant in men and the feminine side in women, but that as adults everyone still has desires derived from both the masculine and the feminine sides of their natures.


Premise: What did Aung San Suu Kyi become a part of in Burma ?

Hypothesis: Sanctions imposed by the United States and European countries against the former military government, coupled with boycotts and other direct pressure on corporations by supporters of the democracy movement, have resulted in the withdrawal from the country of most US and many European companies.


Premise: Who played Mary Todd Lincoln in 'Lincoln'?

Hypothesis: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, the film covered the final four months of Lincoln's life.


Premise: Who was Melvin Laird?

Hypothesis: According to Nixon Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird, "I didn't approve of what he did, but I understood the protesters quite well", and he declined two requests from the Navy to court martial Reserve Lieutenant Kerry over his antiwar activity.


Premise: Along with Syria, where did the Muslims extend their control after the Battle of Yarmouk?

Hypothesis: However many early history books like the Islamic Conquest of Syria Fatuhusham by al-Imam al-Waqidi state that after the conversion to Islam Muawiyah's father Abu Sufyan ibn Harb and his brothers Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan were appointed as commanders in the Muslim armies by Muhammad.


Premise: At around what age was Dominic ordained as a Priest?

Hypothesis: After he completed his studies, Bishop Martin Bazan and Prior Diego d'Achebes appointed Dominic to the cathedral chapter and he became a regular canon under the Rule of St. Augustine and the Constitutions for the cathedral church of Osma.


Premise: Who left the country after Guinea-Bissau gained independence?

Hypothesis: After Guinea-Bissau gained independence, most of the Portuguese nationals left the country.


Premise: What is the typological form of Estonian?

Hypothesis: Typologically, Estonian represents a transitional form from an agglutinating language to a fusional language.


Premise: What did Bell rework to send music?

Hypothesis: He also modified a melodeon (a type of pump organ) so that it could transmit its music electrically over a distance.


Premise: What type of approach is evolutionary anthropology based on?

Hypothesis: Evolutionary anthropology is based in natural science and social science, combining the human development with socioeconomic factors.


Premise: What Mexican president attended Yale?

Hypothesis: Yale has produced alumni distinguished in their respective fields.


Premise: What had already been there to be seen?

Hypothesis: Apparently the sailor did not connect with the soldier, as Mahan believed he was innovating the term Middle East.


Premise: Why is Lancashire smaller than its historical extent?

Hypothesis: It did not cover the western part of Todmorden, where the ancient border between Lancashire and Yorkshire passes through the middle of the town.


Premise: Spoleto Festival USA is a counterpart to what Italian festival?

Hypothesis: It was founded in 1977 by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Gian Carlo Menotti, who sought to establish a counterpart to the Festival dei Due Mondi (the Festival of Two Worlds) in Spoleto, Italy.


Premise: What was the impeachment formally called?

Hypothesis: On 4 April 1786, Burke presented the Commons with the Article of Charge of High Crimes and Misdemeanors against Hastings.


Premise: Where does The Fund work to raise awareness and provide support?

Hypothesis: The Fund raises awareness of and supports efforts to meet these needs in developing countries, advocates close attention to population concerns, and helps developing nations formulate policies and strategies in support of sustainable development.


Premise: Who threw a surprise pickoff attempt to third baseman Ron Santo?

Hypothesis: But Willie Stargell drilled a 2-out, 2-strike pitch from the Cubs' ace reliever, Phil Regan, onto Sheffield Avenue to tie the score in the top of the ninth.


Premise: What was the market share of OS X in North America by March 2011?

Hypothesis: Soaring sales of the iPhone and iPad mean that the portion of Apple's profits represented by the Macintosh has declined in 2010, dropping to 24% from 46% two years earlier.


Premise: What has at times led to immense violence against Jehovah's Witnesses?

Hypothesis: Their doctrine of political neutrality and their refusal to serve in the military has led to imprisonment of members who refused conscription during World War II and at other times where national service has been compulsory.


Premise: In what year did Paul VI issue a regulation?

Hypothesis: Pope Paul VI knew the Roman Curia well, having worked there for a generation from 1922 to 1954.


Premise: Where is the Australian Football League headquartered?

Hypothesis: The Australian Football League is headquartered at Docklands Stadium.


Premise: In which battle did the Dreyse needle gun gain its fame?

Hypothesis: Firing a contact-detonated shell, the Krupp gun had a longer range and a higher rate of fire than the French bronze muzzle loading cannon, which relied on faulty time fuses.


Premise: Which part of the brain has led to many distortions among different species?

Hypothesis: Although the same basic components are present in all vertebrate brains, some branches of vertebrate evolution have led to substantial distortions of brain geometry, especially in the forebrain area.


Premise: Where did Athanasius flee to after this attempt?

Hypothesis: This was followed, in 356, by an attempt to arrest Athanasius during a vigil service.


Premise: What kinds of governed nations may not have a specific, individual high court?

Hypothesis: Civil law states do not tend to have singular highest courts.


Premise: Who was named as a teacher at the second madrasa, housed in a mosque?

Hypothesis: Hazrat 'Ubada bin Samit was appointed there by Hazrat Muhammad as teacher and among the students.[citation needed]


Premise: Do mandolin notes decay faster or slower than larger string instruments?

Hypothesis: Like any plucked instrument, mandolin notes decay to silence rather than sound out continuously as with a bowed note on a violin, and mandolin notes decay faster than larger stringed instruments like the guitar.


Premise: What was one of the first things that the newly-elected Dwight Eisenhower did after the election?

Hypothesis: In 1952, the United States elected a new president, and on 29 November 1952, the president-elect, Dwight D. Eisenhower, went to Korea to learn what might end the Korean War.


Premise: How many people started the National Geographic Society?

Hypothesis: Although Bell was not one of the 33 founders of the National Geographic Society, he had a strong influence on the magazine while serving as the second president from January 7, 1898 until 1903.


Premise: How many species of fungi have been found on Antarctica?

Hypothesis: About 1150 species of fungi have been recorded from Antarctica, of which about 750 are non-lichen-forming and 400 are lichen-forming.


Premise: Who was the son of Amphion and Niobe?

Hypothesis: As a god of archery, Apollo was known as Aphetor (/əˈfiːtər/ ə-FEE-tər; Ἀφήτωρ, Aphētōr, from ἀφίημι, "to let loose") or Aphetorus (/əˈfɛtərəs/ ə-FET-ər-əs; Ἀφητόρος, Aphētoros, of the same origin), Argyrotoxus (/ˌɑːrdʒᵻrəˈtɒksəs/ AR-ji-rə-TOK-səs; Ἀργυρότοξος, Argyrotoxos, literally "with silver bow"), Hecaërgus (/ˌhɛkiˈɜːrɡəs/ HEK-ee-UR-gəs; Ἑκάεργος, Hekaergos, literally "far-shooting"), and Hecebolus (/hᵻˈsɛbələs/ hi-SEB-ə-ləs; Ἑκηβόλος, Hekēbolos, literally "far-shooting").


Premise: Where did Victoria spend the Christmas of 1900?

Hypothesis: Following a custom she maintained throughout her widowhood, Victoria spent the Christmas of 1900 at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight.


Premise: In which season was Bo Bice a contestant on American Idol?

Hypothesis: The age limit was raised to 28 in this season, and among those who benefited from this new rule were Constantine Maroulis and Bo Bice, the two rockers of the show.


Premise: When was Holyhead County School established?

Hypothesis: Another early comprehensive school was Holyhead County School in Anglesey in 1949.


Premise: When was the Church of the Holy Apostles built?

Hypothesis: The church was established by the Despot of Epirus in 1294–96.


Premise: What was the name of one man who thought Avicenna was Sunni?

Hypothesis: On the other hand, Dimitri Gutas along with Aisha Khan and Jules J. Janssens demonstrated that Avicenna was a Sunni Hanafi.


Premise: What position was held by Nikita Khrushchev?

Hypothesis: On February 8, 1955, Malenkov was officially demoted to deputy Prime Minister.


Premise: What is the space also known as what?

Hypothesis: ASCII includes definitions for 128 characters: 33 are non-printing control characters (many now obsolete) that affect how text and space are processed and 95 printable characters, including the space (which is considered an invisible graphic:223).


Premise: Majority of Slavs continued south to the riches of the territory that became what country?

Hypothesis: Although the majority continued south, attracted by the riches of the territory which would become Bulgaria, a few remained in the Carpathian basin and were ultimately assimilated into the Magyar or Romanian population.


Premise: What does Kokkos mean in english?

Hypothesis: The term used for scarlet in the 4th century Latin Vulgate version of the Bible passage is coccumque bis tinctum, meaning "colored twice with coccus.


Premise: Who was Johann Herder?

Hypothesis: Early German national culture was developed through literary and religious figures including Martin Luther, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Schiller.


Premise: How are digimon born?

Hypothesis: Digimon hatch from types of eggs which are called Digi-Eggs (デジタマ, Dejitama?).


Premise: How is a standardized ecosystem formed?

Hypothesis: Conversion to "trivial" standardized ecosystems (e.g., monoculture following deforestation) effectively destroys habitat for the more diverse species that preceded the conversion.


Premise: Who sculpted the Joe Louis memorial?

Hypothesis: A memorial to Joe Louis at the intersection of Jefferson and Woodward Avenues was dedicated on October 16, 1986.


Premise: What was the world ranking of Arsenal's social media in 2015-15 season?

Hypothesis: There have always been Arsenal supporters outside London, and since the advent of satellite television, a supporter's attachment to a football club has become less dependent on geography.


Premise: What was Liberia's ranking compared to the other 176 countries?

Hypothesis: When seeking attention of a selection of service[clarification needed] providers, 89% of Liberians had to pay a bribe, the highest national percentage in the world according to the organization's 2010 Global Corruption Barometer.


Premise: What are the two reserve components of the U.S. Army?

Hypothesis: Both the Regular Army and the Army Reserve are organized under Title 10 of the United States Code, while the National Guard is organized under Title 32.


Premise: In what year did Napoleon say that skilled rulers were able to both control and use priests?

Hypothesis: Napoleon said in April 1801, "Skillful conquerors have not got entangled with priests.


Premise: What is a brief description of Calvinism?

Hypothesis: Perhaps the best known summary is contained in the five points of Calvinism, though these points identify the Calvinist view on soteriology rather than summarizing the system as a whole.


Premise: When did Afghanistan sign a security agreement with the US?

Hypothesis: The United States and other NATO and non-NATO forces are planning to withdraw; with the Taliban claiming it has defeated the United States and NATO, and the Obama Administration viewing it as a victory.


Premise: Who was the Nintendo president at the time?

Hypothesis: Original plans called for an advanced 16-bit system which would function as a full-fledged computer with a keyboard and floppy disk drive, but Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi rejected this and instead decided to go for a cheaper, more conventional cartridge-based game console as he felt that features such as keyboards and disks were intimidating to non-technophiles.


Premise: What can affect how a person is treated?

Hypothesis: Under the UK Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003, as explained by Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, "workers or job applicants must not be treated less favourably because of their sexual orientation, their perceived sexual orientation or because they associate with someone of a particular sexual orientation".


Premise: What park is located on the Rockaway Peninsula?

Hypothesis: Also in Queens, the park includes a significant portion of the western Rockaway Peninsula, most notably Jacob Riis Park and Fort Tilden.


Premise: What is Uruguay's oldest theater?

Hypothesis: It was built in 1856 and is currently owned by the government of Montevideo.


Premise: Who contructed the airbase used on Norfolk Island during World War II?

Hypothesis: During World War II, the island became a key airbase and refuelling depot between Australia and New Zealand, and New Zealand and the Solomon Islands.


Premise: Approximately how long did Napoleon take to prepare another Danube crossing after his defeat at Aspern-Essling?

Hypothesis: After the setback at Aspern-Essling, Napoleon took more than six weeks in planning and preparing for contingencies before he made another attempt at crossing the Danube.


Premise: What are Thuringia's most important renewable energy sources?

Hypothesis: Since 2000, the importance of environmentally unfriendly lignite combustion has declined in favour of renewable energies, which reached an amount of 40% (in 2013), and more clean gas combustion, often carried out as Cogeneration in the municipal power stations.


Premise: What needs to be used to reflect light that would otherwise be wasted?

Hypothesis: LED companies shifting from using sapphire to silicon should be a minimal investment.


Premise: Who was the rebel baron leader?

Hypothesis: John's efforts to appear moderate and conciliatory had been largely successful, but once the rebels held London they attracted a fresh wave of defectors from John's royalist faction.


Premise: What notable resource was available in the Marshall Islands?

Hypothesis: It has been speculated that the crisis over the Carolines with Spain, which almost provoked a war, was in fact "a feint to cover the acquisition of the Marshall Islands", which went almost unnoticed at the time, despite the islands being the largest source of copra in Micronesia.


Premise: How did the samurai treat concubines?

Hypothesis: A samurai could take concubines but their backgrounds were checked by higher-ranked samurai.


Premise: Who makes the editorial decisions for The Northwestern University Law Review?

Hypothesis: The Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property is a law review published by an independent student organization at Northwestern University School of Law.


Premise: What is a fundamental collection of documents of the Lutherans?

Hypothesis: However, the Book of Concord is a confessional document (stating orthodox belief) rather than a book of ecclesiastical rules or discipline, like canon law.


Premise: Which type of wasp is a well-known example of a parasitoid?

Hypothesis: However, unlike parasites, they are very similar to true predators in that the fate of their prey is quite inevitably death.


Premise: Voiceless stops are at times what?

Hypothesis: Stops are distinguished primarily by voicing, and voiceless stops are sometimes aspirated, while voiced stops are usually unaspirated.


Premise: What is the mission of the NDO in regards to nuclear security?

Hypothesis: This day-to-day commitment to precise and reliable nuclear operations is the cornerstone of the credibility of the NDO mission.


Premise: On what did the Vedanta school lessen focus?

Hypothesis: This included metaphysical concepts such as ātman and Brahman, and emphasized meditation, self-discipline, self-knowledge and abstract spirituality, rather than ritualism.


Premise: What is one of the ways that the Air Force uses Planning and Directing in its operations?

Hypothesis: Planning and Directing is "the determination of intelligence requirements, development of appropriate intelligence architecture, preparation of a collection plan, and issuance of orders and requests to information collection agencies" (JP 2-01, Joint and National Intelligence Support to Military Operations).


Premise: What dialect did Alfred's government use?

Hypothesis: With the unification of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms (outside the Danelaw) by Alfred the Great in the later 9th century, the language of government and literature became standardised around the West Saxon dialect (Early West Saxon).


Premise: How do scientiest measure brain activity?

Hypothesis: The only significant group difference between these orientations was found in the amygdala, a brain region known to be involved in regulating fear.


Premise: In what country was the Battle of Austerlitz fought?

Hypothesis: At the Battle of Austerlitz, in Moravia on 2 December, he deployed the French army below the Pratzen Heights and deliberately weakened his right flank, enticing the Allies to launch a major assault there in the hopes of rolling up the whole French line.


Premise: Who did Martin think Eisenhower should have made better use of?

Hypothesis: Speaker Martin concluded that Eisenhower worked too much through subordinates in dealing with Congress, with results, "often the reverse of what he has desired" because Members of Congress, "resent having some young fellow who was picked up by the White House without ever having been elected to office himself coming around and telling them '


Premise: What does Sure South Atlantic LTD offer?

Hypothesis: The feed signal, from MultiChoice DStv in South Africa, is received by a satellite dish at Bryant's Beacon from Intelsat 7 in the Ku band.


Premise: In what Italian village was Giovanni Battista Montini born?

Hypothesis: Giovanni Battista Montini was born in the village of Concesio, in the province of Brescia, Lombardy in 1897.


Premise: What did missionary Muslims build in Punjab?

Hypothesis: The Punjab region became predominantly Muslim due to missionary Sufi saints whose dargahs dot the landscape of Punjab region.


Premise: What about pay TV channels?

Hypothesis: All Mainland Chinese television stations (along with some stations in Hong Kong and expatriate communities) cancelled all regularly-scheduled programming, displayed their logo in grayscale, and replaced their cancelled programmes with live earthquake footage from CCTV-1 for multiple days after the quake.


Premise: Along with English, what pronunciation shift did Dutch not undergo?

Hypothesis: Like English, Dutch did not participate in the second consonant shift.


Premise: When was Northwestern elected to the Association of American Universities?

Hypothesis: Northwestern's schools of management, engineering, and communication are among the most academically productive in the nation.


Premise: What group defined a list of 82 official Apline summits that reach 4,000m?

Hypothesis: The list includes not only mountains, but also subpeaks with little prominence that are considered important mountaineering objectives.


Premise: When was the metric system officially introduced?

Hypothesis: Napoleon ultimately took a retrograde step in 1812 when he passed legislation to introduce the mesures usuelles (traditional units of measurement) for retail trade—a system of measure that resembled the pre-revolutionary units but were based on the kilogram and the metre; for example the livre metrique (metric pound) was 500 g instead of 489.5 g—the value of the livre du roi (the king's pound).


Premise: On what date did the second test game take place?

Hypothesis: Interest was high enough following the initial test game that Foster decided to put on a second, "showcase", game.


Premise: What component is the Brussel Region?

Hypothesis: This specific dual form of federalism, with the special position of Brussels, consequently has a number of political issues—even minor ones—that are being fought out over the Dutch/French-language political division.


Premise: What type of symbiotic relationship helps one organism and doesn't have a major affect on the other?

Hypothesis: It is derived from the English word commensal used of human social interaction.


Premise: In what year did Martin Luther challenge the Catholic Church?

Hypothesis: In 1517, Martin Luther challenged the Catholic Church as he saw it as a corruption of Christian faith.


Premise: Which four classes made up the ancient -Chamorro society?

Hypothesis: The ancient-Chamorro society had four classes: chamorri (chiefs), matua (upper class), achaot (middle class), and mana'chang (lower class).:20–21


Premise: What English popular revolt took place during this period?

Hypothesis: Among the uprisings were the jacquerie in France, the Peasants' Revolt in England, and revolts in the cities of Florence in Italy and Ghent and Bruges in Flanders.


Premise: How much land does the ecoregion cover?

Hypothesis: The South Saharan steppe and woodlands ecoregion is a narrow band running east and west between the hyper-arid Sahara and the Sahel savannas to the south.


Premise: What did Britain try to get people to stop doing to reduce the spread of TB in public?

Hypothesis: After TB was determined to be contagious, in the 1880s, it was put on a notifiable disease list in Britain; campaigns were started to stop people from spitting in public places, and the infected poor were "encouraged" to enter sanatoria that resembled prisons (the sanatoria for the middle and upper classes offered excellent care and constant medical attention).


Premise: The Byzantine began taking back territories during the last of what century?

Hypothesis: During the 11th and 12th centuries the return of stability resulted in the Greek peninsula benefiting from strong economic growth – much stronger than that of the Anatolian territories of the Empire.


Premise: What Egyptian institution did Nasser and his friends want to end?

Hypothesis: Convinced that he needed a wasta, or an influential intermediary to promote his application above the others, Nasser managed to secure a meeting with Under-Secretary of War Ibrahim Khairy Pasha, the person responsible for the academy's selection board, and requested his help.


Premise: In what neighborhood does the Halloween Parade take place?

Hypothesis: The New York Wheel, a 630-foot ferris wheel, was under construction at the northern shore of Staten Island in 2015, overlooking the Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor, and the Lower Manhattan skyline.


Premise: What London breweries each own many pubs?

Hypothesis: Some pubs still offer a regularly changing selection of guest beers.


Premise: What was the name of the treaty that ended the war?

Hypothesis: The American forces maintained control over the state capital for three months after the confirmation of the peace treaty.


Premise: Houuricanes and tropical stors can produce what across the coastal plain?

Hypothesis: The western Piedmont is often protected by the mountains, which tend to break up storms as they try to cross over; the storms will often re-form farther east.


Premise: Which country had a flag in 1977 that was only green?

Hypothesis: The 1977 flag of Libya consisted of a simple green field with no other characteristics.


Premise: In what year were religious plays banned in the Netherlands?

Hypothesis: Similarly, religious plays were banned in the Netherlands in 1539, the Papal States in 1547 and in Paris in 1548.


Premise: What are Tucson's typical winter low temperatures?

Hypothesis: Tucson typically averages one hard freeze per winter season, with temperatures dipping to the mid or low-20s (−7 to −4 °C), but this is typically limited to only a very few nights.


Premise: Who eventually purchased and assumed operation of the store?

Hypothesis: Also, Kendals in Manchester can lay claim to being one of the oldest department stores in the UK.


Premise: What war occurred in the 18th century?

Hypothesis: The port maintained a neutral stance since the Caribbean war was on in the 18th century.


Premise: What is the simplest case of an ISP using an upstream ISP?

Hypothesis: In the simplest case, a single connection is established to an upstream ISP and is used to transmit data to or from areas of the Internet beyond the home network; this mode of interconnection is often cascaded multiple times until reaching a tier 1 carrier.


Premise: When Jews began to return to Frankish lands many took up occupations in which two fields?

Hypothesis: Returning to Frankish lands, many Jewish merchants took up occupations in finance and commerce, including money lending, or usury.


Premise: How are 'dental' sounds pronounced?

Hypothesis: These sounds: /t, d, ts, s, z, n and rʲ/ are dental, that is pronounced with the tip of the tongue against the teeth rather than against the alveolar ridge.


Premise: When did the Clarity Act go into effect?

Hypothesis: In Canada, "the 51st state" is a phrase generally used in such a way as to imply that if a certain political course is taken, Canada's destiny will be as little more than a part of the United States.


Premise: Who supplied assistance to the Chinese military?

Hypothesis: The Nationalist and Communist Chinese suspended their civil war to form a nominal alliance against Japan, and the Soviet Union quickly lent support by providing large amount of materiel to Chinese troops.


Premise: What year did the Grand contournement ouest project open?

Hypothesis: The Grand contournement ouest (GCO) project, programmed since 1999,


Premise: Name the main airport?

Hypothesis: It is also the second largest hub and primary international hub for American Airlines.


Premise: What year did the executions stop?

Hypothesis: During October, the ROK police executed people who were suspected to be sympathetic to North Korea, and similar massacres were carried out until early 1951.


Premise: What is the first historically black university?

Hypothesis: The Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Downtown Raleigh features three theater venues and serves as the home for the North Carolina Symphony and the Carolina Ballet.


Premise: Who heads each government department?

Hypothesis: In addition to these departments, there are several Autonomous Bodies and Attached Departments that report directly to either the Secretaries or the Chief Secretary.


Premise: When was the first transistor created?

Hypothesis: First conceived by Julius Lilienfeld in 1926 and practically implemented in 1947 by American physicists John Bardeen, Walter Brattain, and William Shockley, the transistor revolutionized the field of electronics, and paved the way for smaller and cheaper radios, calculators, and computers, among other things.


Premise: When was tyrothricin created?

Hypothesis: In 1939, coinciding with the start of World War II, Rene Dubos reported the discovery of the first naturally derived antibiotic, tyrothricin, a compound of 20% gramicidin and 80% tyrocidine, from B. brevis.


Premise: Which Estonian football club competes in the EuroCup?

Hypothesis: BC Kalev/Cramo, which participates in EuroCup, is the most recent Korvpalli Meistriliiga winner after becoming champion of the league for the 6th time.


Premise: Newborns can acquire antibodies from the mother through what means?

Hypothesis: These passively-acquired antibodies can protect the newborn for up to 18 months, but their response is usually short-lived and of low affinity.


Premise: Who is Microsofts CEO?

Hypothesis: Windows division president Steven Sinofsky demonstrated an early build of the port on prototype devices, while Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced the company's goal for Windows to be "everywhere on every kind of device without compromise.


Premise: Where did Northwestern University opened an additional campus at in 2008?

Hypothesis: The university's law, medical, and professional schools are located on a 25-acre (10 ha) campus in Chicago's Streeterville neighborhood.


Premise: Who may impeach the president?

Hypothesis: The president is elected to a four-year term and may serve 2 terms.


Premise: Why was plant taxonomy developed?

Hypothesis: Efforts to catalogue and describe their collections were the beginnings of plant taxonomy, and led in 1753 to the binomial system of Carl Linnaeus that remains in use to this day.


Premise: What does 'TAMARI OSTIA' mean?

Hypothesis: An unidentified settlement named 'TAMARI OSTIA' (mouth/estuaries of the Tamar) is listed in Ptolemy's Geographia and is presumed to be located in the area of the modern city.


Premise: What modern concept was created from many fields of mathematics?

Hypothesis: The modern concept of an abstract group developed out of several fields of mathematics.


Premise: Where is the fire department's training academy located?

Hypothesis: There are three Bureau of Fire Communications alarm offices which receive and dispatch alarms to appropriate units.


Premise: What do the terms "Early Modern" and  'Modern Ages" originate from?

Hypothesis: The term "Early Modern" was introduced in the English language in the 1930s.


Premise: In what central New Haven location did protesters of the Black Panther trials congregate?

Hypothesis: Beginning on May Day, the city became a center of protest for 12,000 Panther supporters, college students, and New Left activists (including Jean Genet, Benjamin Spock, Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, and John Froines), who amassed on the New Haven Green, across the street from where the trials were being held.


Premise: Madrasas in which specific location are said to have guided the formation of medieval universities?

Hypothesis: Many scholars (including Makdisi) have argued that early medieval universities were influenced by the religious madrasahs in Al-Andalus, the Emirate of Sicily, and the Middle East (during the Crusades).


Premise: In what year was the iTunes store established?

Hypothesis: The store became the market leader soon after its launch and Apple announced the sale of videos through the store on October 12, 2005.


Premise: What was the time span of the Shunga Empire?

Hypothesis: The Shunga Empire or Shunga Empire was an ancient Indian dynasty from Magadha that controlled vast areas of the Indian subcontinent from around 187 to 78 BCE.


Premise: What did Kerry fundraise for?

Hypothesis: He spent some time working as a fundraiser for the Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE), an international humanitarian organization.


Premise: The French invader coined his own style of mosaic named what?

Hypothesis: He has done almost all his work in two very distinct mosaic styles, the first of which are small "traditional" tile mosaics of 8 bit video game character, installed in cities across the globe, and the second of which are a style he refers to as "Rubikcubism", which uses a kind of dual layer mosaic via grids of scrambled Rubik's Cubes.


Premise: In her music, what are some recurring elements in them?

Hypothesis: Throughout a career spanning 19 years, she has sold over 118 million records as a solo artist, and a further 60 million with Destiny's Child, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.


Premise: The different colors of phosphors that can be used is based on what?

Hypothesis: Depending on the color of the original LED, phosphors of different colors can be employed.


Premise: Along with the local police, what profession is given as an example of someone who might use the snug?

Hypothesis: The local police officer might nip in for a quiet pint, the parish priest for his evening whisky, or lovers for a rendezvous.


Premise: What is the name of the sheriff who shot William Whitney Brazelton?

Hypothesis: They found Stilwell lying in wait for Virgil in the Tucson station and killed him on the tracks.


Premise: For how many years was Saint Athanasius of Alexandria a bishop?

Hypothesis: His episcopate lasted 45 years (c. 8 June 328 – 2 May 373), of which over 17 were spent in five exiles ordered by four different Roman emperors.


Premise: When does Amarkosh date to?

Hypothesis: Amarkosh, a Sanskrit-Nepal Bhasa dictionary from 1381 AD, was also found.


Premise: What is the percent of tertiary education enrollment?

Hypothesis: As of 2008[update] tertiary education enrollment was 17%, significantly below the sub-regional average of 37%.


Premise: When were young boys employed in the glass making industries?

Hypothesis: In the early 20th century, thousands of boys were employed in glass making industries.


Premise: What is the formal name of the Interstate Highway System?

Hypothesis: The Interstate Highway System is officially known as the 'Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways' in his honor.


Premise: Name the archaeology museum?

Hypothesis: History museums include the National Constitution Center, the Atwater Kent Museum of Philadelphia History, the National Museum of American Jewish History, the African American Museum in Philadelphia, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons in the state of Pennsylvania and The Masonic Library and Museum of Pennsylvania and Eastern State Penitentiary.


Premise: What was Nasser's position in Egypt's society?

Hypothesis: His own social status was well below the wealthy Egyptian elite, and his discontent with those born into wealth and power grew throughout his lifetime.


Premise: As a tree grows bigger, if the sapwood layer doesn't increase in volume, what will it become?

Hypothesis: As the tree gets larger, the sapwood must necessarily become thinner or increase materially in volume.


Premise: What 1996 Nasser-related film set a box office record?

Hypothesis: The film set the Egyptian box office record at the time, and focused on Nasser during the Suez Crisis.


Premise: What did he receive from the locals that changed his approach?

Hypothesis: So in a pivotal moment he accepted milk and rice from a village girl and changed his approach.


Premise: On what date was the city liberated?

Hypothesis: While the First World War had not notably damaged the city, Anglo-American bombing caused extensive destruction in raids of which at least one was allegedly carried out by mistake.


Premise: How many non-geostationary orbit satellites will the BeiDou-2 system have?

Hypothesis: BeiDou-2 (formerly known as COMPASS) is not an extension to the older BeiDou-1, but rather supersedes it outright.


Premise: What percent vertical resolution increase did Squeeze LDs feature over regular widescreen LDs?

Hypothesis: The advantage was a 33% greater vertical resolution compared to letterboxed widescreen LaserDisc.


Premise: What year did that take place?

Hypothesis: In 1993, Arsenal became the first side to win both the FA Cup and the League Cup in the same season when they beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 in both finals.


Premise: Where did carpet weaving initially spread to inside of the Empire?

Hypothesis: The art of carpet weaving was particularly significant in the Ottoman Empire, carpets having an immense importance both as decorative furnishings, rich in religious and other symbolism, and as a practical consideration, as it was customary to remove one's shoes in living quarters.


Premise: In what year was Whitehead born?

Hypothesis: Whitehead was apparently not particularly close with his mother, as he never mentioned her in any of his writings, and there is evidence that Whitehead's wife, Evelyn, had a low opinion of her.


Premise: Where did Hou Xian and Zhi Guang travel through on their way to the Karmapa?

Hypothesis: Traveling to Lhasa either through Qinghai or via the Silk Road to Khotan, Hou Xian and Zhi Guang did not return to Nanjing until 1407.


Premise: What did Nasser do after mass demonstrations?

Hypothesis: Nasser retracted his decision the next day.


Premise: What country had signed an agreement with Nasser in 1954?

Hypothesis: In the speech, he denounced British imperialism in Egypt and British control over the canal company's profits, and upheld that the Egyptian people had a right to sovereignty over the waterway, especially since "120,000 Egyptians had died (sic)" building it.


Premise: What currency does Portugal use?

Hypothesis: The Portuguese currency is the euro (€), which replaced the Portuguese Escudo, and the country was one of the original member states of the eurozone.


Premise: How do fireworks create green sparks?

Hypothesis: Copper salts typically burn blue, but cupric chloride (also known as "campfire blue") can also produce green flames.


Premise: When did the Royal Institute receive its charter?

Hypothesis: Supplemental Charters of 1887, 1909 and 1925 were replaced by a single Charter in 1971, and there have been minor amendments since then.


Premise: How many people were killed in the bombing?

Hypothesis: The blast and catastrophic collapse killed 168 people and injured over 680.


Premise: On what date did Baker step down as commissioner of the AFL?

Hypothesis: Baker explained, "When I took over as commissioner, I thought it would be for one year.


Premise: In what city was Tito interred?

Hypothesis: Tito was interred in a mausoleum in Belgrade, which forms part of a memorial complex in the grounds of the Museum of Yugoslav History (formerly called "Museum 25 May" and "Museum of the Revolution").


Premise: Beyoncé was raised in what religion?

Hypothesis: She was raised in a Methodist household.


Premise: A small number of people declare themselves Bosniak but are not necessarily Muslim by faith within what regions?

Hypothesis: Bosniak and Muslim are considered two ethnonyms for a single ethnicity and the terms may even be used interchangeably.


Premise: What method is used to test software under a specific load?

Hypothesis: Load testing is primarily concerned with testing that the system can continue to operate under a specific load, whether that be large quantities of data or a large number of users.