{ "Contributors": [ "Ashutosh Garg" ], "Source": [ "inquisitive" ], "URL": [ "https://github.com/wjko2/INQUISITIVE" ], "Categories": [ "Question Generation" ], "Reasoning": [ "Abductive Reasoning" ], "Definition": [ "Write an inquisitive question about a specific text span in a given sentence such that the answer is not in the text." ], "Input_language": [ "English" ], "Output_language": [ "English" ], "Instruction_language": [ "English" ], "Domains": [ "News" ], "Positive Examples": [ { "input": "Sentence: The Obama administration is developing additional screening protocols for airline passengers both overseas and in the United States to control infectious diseases such as Ebola, President Barack Obama said Monday .Span: Obama administration", "output": "What was the duration of the Obama administration?", "explanation": "It is an inquisitive question based on the specific span of the sentence." }, { "input": "Sentence: Planetary scientists dream of sending a geologist to Mars to study its rocks by hand .Span: to Mars", "output": "Why do Planetary scientists want to study rocks of Mars only?", "explanation": "It is an inquisitive question based on the specific span of the sentence." } ], "Negative Examples": [ { "input": "Sentence: The Obama administration is developing additional screening protocols for airline passengers both overseas and in the United States to control infectious diseases such as Ebola, President Barack Obama said Monday .Span: Obama administration", "output": "Why are they creating additional screening protocols?", "explanation": "It is an inquisitive question but not based on the specific span of the sentence." }, { "input": "Sentence: Planetary scientists dream of sending a geologist to Mars to study its rocks by hand .Span: to Mars", "output": "Whom do Planetary scientist dream of sending to Mars?", "explanation": "It is not an inquisitive question and can be answered from the sentence itself." } ], "Instances": [ { "id": "task857-7edeecfe3922450ea30ec6e1d6a1c95b", "input": "Sentence: Officials with the National Rifle Association say recent rallies at fast - food restaurants and home - improvement stores are “ downright weird and certainly not a practical way to go normally about your business while being prepared to defend yourself . ” While the group applauds Texas for a “ robust gun culture , ” leaders of the group in a statement chastise “ a small number ( who ) have recently crossed the line from enthusiasm to downright foolishness . ” This comes as countless Republicans heading toward the state GOP convention in Fort Worth later this week plan to carry long guns outside the Fort Worth Convention Center .Span: small number", "output": [ "How many people is a small number?" ] }, { "id": "task857-1cd896c22023410e836d816e5e0879cc", "input": "Sentence: The nation ’ s largest gun - rights group is taking some Texans to task over their headline - generating demonstrations advocating the legal , open carrying of weapons .Span: to task", "output": [ "What does \\'to task\\' mean?" ] }, { "id": "task857-9a38b851df5c465484904e4d678f2938", "input": "Sentence: The question of whether guns can be carried into the center during the three - day convention has been a concern because there ’ s a Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission license on the facility .Span: Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission", "output": [ "So can people drink while they are handling the guns?" ] }, { "id": "task857-07d3badd9b6c476c9f34396924f57516", "input": "Sentence: Republican Party of Texas Chairman Steve Munisteri released a new statement , letting party members know that “ anyone carrying an openly exposed weapon will be asked to do so outside of the building . ” Concealed handgun license holders and peace officers may carry their concealed handguns inside during the convention .Span: Steve Munisteri", "output": [ "Is he important?" ] }, { "id": "task857-7d04e65632c54e1789f4f2a385248a0a", "input": "Sentence: And gun supporters are encouraging delegates , alternates and guests to carry black powder guns inside .Span: black powder guns", "output": [ "What are black powder guns?" ] }, { "id": "task857-66e0412ecef9433ea443488270ac2c6c", "input": "Sentence: The Obama administration is developing additional screening protocols for airline passengers both overseas and in the United States to control infectious diseases such as Ebola , President Barack Obama said Monday .Span: Ebola ,", "output": [ "Why is the United States concerned about Ebola?" ] }, { "id": "task857-33ff3846863149cbb7c650edc10326e4", "input": "Sentence: After meeting with his senior health , homeland security and national security advisers , Obama told reporters that in the wake of the first Ebola case diagnosed in the United States , officials would study increasing screening plans .Span: screening plans", "output": [ "Who will run these screening plans?" ] }, { "id": "task857-ef0c6ce686a74570a3407224038d4027", "input": "Sentence: “ We ’ re also going to be working on protocols to do additional passenger screening both at the source and here in the United States , ” the president said , without offering details .Span: protocols", "output": [ "Who will provide the medical expertise to develop these protocols?" ] }, { "id": "task857-616a9cccec7e46eb8845fcd17bfd5a4e", "input": "Sentence: New measures could be announced shortly , an administration official said .Span: an administration official", "output": [ "Who is the administration official?" ] }, { "id": "task857-a510368802dc429580f28c101ab5cdf3", "input": "Sentence: “ I consider this a top national security priority , ” Obama said .Span: consider", "output": [ "WHat are the other options?" ] }, { "id": "task857-95cd0a59da8f409f9289082931a1adf8", "input": "Sentence: Silver has long been known for its ability to kill some of the nasty microbes that can make people sick .Span: some of the nasty microbes", "output": [ "Which nasty microbes?" ] }, { "id": "task857-2daee76bfa5049d795b86ae82026f213", "input": "Sentence: In hospitals , it ’ s used to help burn victims , to combat germs on catheters and even to wipe out dangerous “ superbugs ” that have grown resistant to traditional antibiotics .Span: “ superbugs ”", "output": [ "What is a superbug?" ] }, { "id": "task857-4fe173d6f49b49b18d80020bc8e135b3", "input": "Sentence: Now , capitalizing on consumers ’ fear of germs , companies are adding tiny , powerful silver particles to cutting boards , underwear , yoga mats , running shirts , socks and an expanding array of other “ antibacterial ” goods .Span: companies", "output": [ "What companies?" ] }, { "id": "task857-8eb596b449f74463a65abbd50bc68cc2", "input": "Sentence: Such products are made possible by recent advances in technology that allow manufacturers to create nano - sized silver and incorporate it into various materials .Span: nano - sized", "output": [ "What unit of measure determines this?" ] }, { "id": "task857-483fdea5041a455b944a3d8f50d23ef3", "input": "Sentence: It was the type of weather that would have scrubbed a space shuttle launch .Span: It was the type of weather", "output": [ "What type of weather would scrub a shuttle launch?" ] }, { "id": "task857-122de42b13844d6d93138005ca3dff6d", "input": "Sentence: The rain was relentless .Span: The rain was relentless", "output": [ "Where is it raining?" ] }, { "id": "task857-38672a5ef89c4f66819595cd0db88298", "input": "Sentence: Water streamed down Dennis Jenkins ’ glasses , dripping off the tip of his nose , as he surveyed the scrap yard not far from where the shuttles once blasted into orbit .Span: Dennis Jenkins ’", "output": [ "Who was Dennis Jenkins?" ] }, { "id": "task857-27e44ab411894d6bb00a5a203e8f5b12", "input": "Sentence: A box overflowing with keyboards and wires .Span: box", "output": [ "Where was this box found?" ] }, { "id": "task857-384a66b063b5415da8175eb615f5ea88", "input": "Sentence: Nearly a dozen file cabinets tipped on their sides .Span: tipped on their sides", "output": [ "What caused the cabinets to tip on their sides?" ] }, { "id": "task857-3ea06018ff844be49e226b87766012ad", "input": "Sentence: An unfortunate irony to emerge from our lackluster economic recovery is that even as millions of Americans remain unemployed or underemployed , too many employers are unable to find qualified candidates for open positions .Span: positions", "output": [ "If so many Americans are unemployed or underemployed, then how come so many employers are unable to find qualified candidates for open positions?" ] }, { "id": "task857-45c0efeec2eb4466837fd2c2a1f89c53", "input": "Sentence: Shortcomings in our education and workforce development systems continue to widen the skills gap .Span: widen the skills gap", "output": [ "What shortcomings in education and workforce development are widening the skills gap?" ] }, { "id": "task857-a79f24bfab7b4186a374006ed7ce35a1", "input": "Sentence: Left unchanged , the supply of skilled workers will dwindle — leaving some 5 million jobs vacant by 2018 — and won ’ t keep pace with the demands of a modern economy or the needs of employers struggling to compete .Span: unchanged ,", "output": [ "how can it be changed?" ] }, { "id": "task857-d6503df27d2d43508f9b2ddd5d9fe8da", "input": "Sentence: The skills gap has been pigeonholed for many years as an education issue and left to policymakers , educators and administrators to fix .Span: fix", "output": [ "What attempts to fix our skills gap have been made by policymakers, educators and administrators?" ] }, { "id": "task857-9f1204b7f96f40f89c6c48e5da456a2c", "input": "Sentence: But as the top consumer of our education system , the private sector has a huge stake in this challenge and can ’ t afford to wait for others to find a solution .Span: challenge", "output": [ "What can the private sector do to handle the skills gap?" ] }, { "id": "task857-13d94eac46634fb7802f2ae6e1ca34f4", "input": "Sentence: Ralph Nader looks like the original geek .Span: Ralph Nader", "output": [ "Who is Ralph Nader?" ] }, { "id": "task857-57385d3941e345b49e01500fe1474988", "input": "Sentence: Intense , driven , focused on detail , slightly disheveled , the consumer advocate and former presidential candidate has a large electronic footprint on the Internet and social media .Span: the consumer advocate", "output": [ "Consumer advocate for what?" ] }, { "id": "task857-5dfc4512ca9b48769df001eaacbb2396", "input": "Sentence: But it turns out that Nader , who just turned 80, is so last century — maybe so last two centuries .Span: so last century —", "output": [ "Why is he considered old?" ] }, { "id": "task857-c9948f8f1ce34986970503f24e7accfd", "input": "Sentence: His latest book , “ Unstoppable , ” will soon be out , and like his previous 11 it was typed on a bulky manual typewriter .Span: bulky manual typewriter", "output": [ "What does it look like?" ] }, { "id": "task857-5ea7675990a549ac87dcc1c396e44661", "input": "Sentence: He doesn ’ t have a cellphone — “ Why should I have a cellphone ?Span: “ Why should I have a cellphone ?", "output": [ "Does he not see the value?" ] }, { "id": "task857-88e74673f28d4c28b94fa9ed61ef2009", "input": "Sentence: Alberta Currie , the great - granddaughter of slaves , was born in a farmhouse surrounded by tobacco and cotton fields .Span: the great - granddaughter of slaves ,", "output": [ "What does that even mean?" ] }, { "id": "task857-4962888af960421fb25a71d6115523c1", "input": "Sentence: Her mother , Willie Pearl , gave birth with the assistance of a midwife .Span: Willie Pearl ,", "output": [ "Why don't they have the same last name? How do we know this is her mother?" ] }, { "id": "task857-4118717ea5724ae294d4700ca9f150cd", "input": "Sentence: No birth certificate was issued ; a birth announcement was handwritten into the Currie family Bible .Span: a birth announcement", "output": [ "Who wrote the birth announcement?" ] }, { "id": "task857-91667bc36b454e63887a4a55142585e3", "input": "Sentence: Under a restrictive new voter ID law in North Carolina , a state - issued photo ID is required for voting as of the 2016 election .Span: restrictive new voter ID law", "output": [ "What is the law?" ] }, { "id": "task857-72f4e36343524b4581c3c3233ffd7e71", "input": "Sentence: The French government launched a new effort Thursday to heal social and religious fractures by better teaching children about secular values and steering them away from extremist propaganda , after French - born Islamic radicals shocked the nation in three days of terror attacks .Span: new effort", "output": [ "How was the French government handling the situation beforehand?" ] }, { "id": "task857-1b739977f0d6490b83155f41760148f0", "input": "Sentence: They house France ' s poorest , especially minorities with immigrant roots , including many Muslims from former French colonies .Span: France ' s poorest ,", "output": [ "Why are France's poorest in these neighborhoods that are \\\"troubled\\\"?" ] }, { "id": "task857-d9140f491218451591ca277359b5005a", "input": "Sentence: Valls convened a special government meeting Thursday to tackle this societal divide .Span: special government meeting", "output": [ "Were there representatives from all political parties at this meeting?" ] }, { "id": "task857-ecc24e03e8094268ab44e80c2a08f610", "input": "Sentence: The proposals that emerged focus on schools , which Valls calls an \" essential link \" in transmitting French values of tolerance and freedoms .Span: \" essential link \"", "output": [ "How are schools the essential link to passing French values?" ] }, { "id": "task857-0c878daaef2642b8a115152ee046542f", "input": "Sentence: Ebola outbreaks in the past few decades have consistently “ burned out ” in relatively isolated and rural areas in Central Africa where ill patients did not come into contact with many individuals .Span: relatively", "output": [ "What do they mean by 'relatively'?" ] }, { "id": "task857-3263e445081e40f5be609a4d7e0ac155", "input": "Sentence: The current outbreak in West Africa , however — taking place at the intersection of several countries ’ porous borders — helped this outbreak boom into an epidemic which has a global reach .Span: borders", "output": [ "Which borders are these?" ] }, { "id": "task857-c679c6cdd7ff4209b9115fe390fa6ec2", "input": "Sentence: What will it take to quash the ongoing Ebola epidemic and keep it from becoming part of the fabric of life in West Africa ?Span: quash", "output": [ "What does it mean to quash the virus?" ] }, { "id": "task857-8b5b73906c494aa195f5524380b64d39", "input": "Sentence: New attempts to answer the question suggest that in order to halt the calamitous chain of transmission at least 50 percent of all infectious Ebola patients in West Africa — and perhaps 70 percent — would need to be isolated and kept from infecting other individuals .Span: perhaps 70 percent", "output": [ "Wouldn't the other 30% of patients continue spreading the virus?" ] }, { "id": "task857-5d9c7172f6b94c4b8ce43cfdcab1ca8e", "input": "Sentence: Under mounting pressure from new revelations that the United States collected the telephone data of tens of millions of Europeans , the Obama administration on Monday said that there is a need for new constraints on U . S . intelligence - gathering operations and a top senator announced that the spying on U . S . allies would stop .Span: U . S . intelligence - gathering operations", "output": [ "Which agency did this?" ] }, { "id": "task857-532230624d4e4be1b18611107214696a", "input": "Sentence: In an interview aired late Monday by a new cable television outlet , Fusion , President Barack Obama declined to discuss the communications monitoring operations of the National Security Agency , including whether the NSA tapped the telephones of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and 34 other world leaders .Span: declined to discuss the communications", "output": [ "Why did he decline to discuss it?" ] }, { "id": "task857-de69d2abf7ca438aae3a19ad31d59002", "input": "Sentence: The storm battering Obama over the revelations of U . S . data - gathering and communications monitoring in France , Spain , Germany , Italy , Mexico and Brazil showed no sign of abating .Span: The storm", "output": [ "What storm? Is this actually a nationwide issue?" ] }, { "id": "task857-8bbd247cbad54ac192e85ebbdd6308cf", "input": "Sentence: Outlined in top - secret documents leaked to news media by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden , the disclosures are bruising ties with some of the closest U . S . allies , adding to the domestic outcry over the NSA ' s collection of data from millions of Americans ' communications as part of an effort to unearth terrorist plots .Span: the disclosures", "output": [ "Which disclosures? Spying on allies?" ] }, { "id": "task857-99ec418340be4987a997eaf9537f5c24", "input": "Sentence: Public confusion , legal loopholes and shady Internet businesses have led to an “ epidemic ” of fake service - dog certificates , vests and harnesses for use on ordinary pets .Span: legal loopholes", "output": [ "What are the legal loopholes that have led to the 'epidemic' of fake service dog certificates?" ] }, { "id": "task857-786bf2c43c044ea982740f96cff85f07", "input": "Sentence: And advocates for the disabled say the issue is creating big headaches for those who truly need the canines ’ assistance .Span: creating big headaches", "output": [ "Why is this creating an issue? What is the problem with many, many people that own service dog certificates?" ] }, { "id": "task857-9334566f7189423cb2c88efa3007e5fe", "input": "Sentence: The problem has gotten so bad that Canine Companions for Independence — the nation ’ s largest breeding and training service - dog program — launched an online petition last week asking the U . S . Department of Justice to take action .Span: Canine Companions for Independence", "output": [ "How many members does Canine Companions for Independce have?" ] }, { "id": "task857-4e33c6ba7cbf4495b66aaa58eec8ba19", "input": "Sentence: “ Unfortunately , people are trading on the fact these harnesses and vests have become distinguishing marks of service dogs , so now you find unscrupulous businesses who sell these things to people who want to take their dogs into the store or restaurant or in the passenger cabin of the plane , ” said Paul Mundell , national director of canine programs for CCI .Span: businesses who sell these things", "output": [ "How many businesses are selling harnesses and vests for service dogs?" ] }, { "id": "task857-55859da2ff9547639ac5e11b606438ea", "input": "Sentence: “ It happens all the time . ” On a recent flight to Orlando , where CCI has its regional headquarters , Mundell said he watched a man with a toy breed of dog walk off their flight to the baggage area , remove the dog ’ s “ service animal ” vest and leave the airport .Span: remove the dog ’ s “ service animal ” vest", "output": [ "What can airlines do the reduce the fraudulant use of service vests and harnesses?" ] }, { "id": "task857-7e38bca978bf40118b9b3ad9cc99ceda", "input": "Sentence: Planetary scientists dream of sending a geologist to Mars to study its rocks by hand .Span: its rocks", "output": [ "What makes these rocks special?" ] }, { "id": "task857-61896b38453e41478181d702107936bc", "input": "Sentence: Until then , they have to settle for examining meteorites — chunks of the Red Planet that land on Earth after hurtling through space and surviving the searing fall through our atmosphere .Span: searing fall through our atmosphere", "output": [ "What happens to these rocks during this fall?" ] }, { "id": "task857-aa2f0b0b3b8c4b7aa08d31d017fc57be", "input": "Sentence: Though a little banged up , these meteorites provide a vital up - close view of our rust - hued neighbor .Span: banged up ,", "output": [ "What kind of damage do they sustain?" ] }, { "id": "task857-b7a747c4c1fa4b2c8ebe507f6a3edda2", "input": "Sentence: But it can be hard for geologists to interpret what they see when they can ’ t agree how old a rock is .Span: how old a rock is", "output": [ "Why does age of the rocks matter?" ] }, { "id": "task857-46b39a3a89a04ee0931f94e2ed890e5d", "input": "Sentence: Conflicting age estimates for certain rocks differ by up to 4 billion years — the vast majority of Mars ’ planetary existence .Span: Conflicting age estimates", "output": [ "Why are they unable to agree on the ages?" ] }, { "id": "task857-484d0d4a140c47d5828100a304ab1612", "input": "Sentence: If a magnitude - 9 . 0 earthquake were to strike along California ’ s sparsely populated North Coast , it would have a catastrophic ripple effect .Span: North Coast ,", "output": [ "Where is the North Coast of California? " ] }, { "id": "task857-a5e2d4ab06be4b468db6518e54308a2d", "input": "Sentence: A giant tsunami created by the quake would wash away coastal towns , destroy U . S . 101 and cause $ 70 billion in damage over a large swath of the Pacific coast .Span: giant tsunami created by the quake", "output": [ "How do earthquakes cause tsunamis?" ] }, { "id": "task857-f77ac03e289348f48dd0a4a4c256c345", "input": "Sentence: More than 100 bridges would be lost , power lines toppled and coastal towns isolated .Span: coastal towns isolated", "output": [ "Why are they isolated?" ] }, { "id": "task857-0cb0a3d13c2a41488e089388f514726d", "input": "Sentence: Scientists last year published this grim scenario for a massive rupture along the Cascadia fault system , which runs 700 miles off shore from Northern California to Vancouver Island .Span: Scientists", "output": [ "Which scientists?" ] }, { "id": "task857-28fd9ed3e267461982a6c0fdd72cc7fb", "input": "Sentence: A new issue is growing out of labor ’ s drive for a higher minimum wage for fast - food employees : wage theft , an umbrella term for failing to pay workers what they ’ re legally owed .Span: what they ’ re legally owed", "output": [ "How are fast-food establishments not paying what workers are legally owed?" ] }, { "id": "task857-92d72ca13d8749b4b9d9a5c9bf43707e", "input": "Sentence: In recent months , lawsuits alleging wage theft abuses have been filed on behalf of fast - food workers in three states , and state attorneys general have obtained a couple of hefty settlements from employers charged with violations .Span: three states ,", "output": [ "What states?" ] }, { "id": "task857-62266272f16f4fa3bd4981ed9101ee8f", "input": "Sentence: The issue came to the forefront Thursday in front of three McDonald ’ s and Burger King restaurants in Kansas City , Mo . , where signs proclaiming “ wage theft ” and “ stolen wages ” dotted a midday rally by the StandUpKC coalition .Span: midday rally by the StandUpKC coalition", "output": [ "Was this rally about this issue?" ] }, { "id": "task857-7c783ca7c7784ea3a11c0c2a97ac9988", "input": "Sentence: Corporate spokesmen for McDonald ’ s and Burger King say wage theft is contrary to company policy and that allegations are investigated .Span: Corporate spokesmen", "output": [ "Who are the corporate spokesmen?" ] }, { "id": "task857-c56090074b884844b923f4ca481ad0b2", "input": "Sentence: For people who don ’ t live in the South Side neighborhood of Washington Park , there is hardly a reason to take the CTA ’ s Green Line to the Garfield station .Span: hardly a reason", "output": [ "Why is there hardly a reason to take the green line to the park?" ] }, { "id": "task857-bd62bb98ef084e27bf618d88ba0da16a", "input": "Sentence: Though barely a mile from the stately University of Chicago campus , the desolate block of East Garfield Boulevard between Martin Luther King Drive and Prairie Avenue has little to offer , mostly one shuttered storefront after another and remnants of broken signage from businesses that once beckoned customers .Span: little to offer ,", "output": [ "What DOES it have to offer?" ] }, { "id": "task857-9ea7527fc8504674a9e3693e7bb287bd", "input": "Sentence: But it ’ s possible that the landscape could change .Span: the landscape could change", "output": [ "How could the landscape change?" ] }, { "id": "task857-77a691cf86284bf0b66cc4ae78674a4d", "input": "Sentence: Washington Park residents are pinning their hopes on President Barack Obama — that he will select the U . of C . to host his presidential library and that the university will build it on the swath of vacant , city - owned land adjacent to the “ L . ” While the site for the library will not be announced until early 2015, Chicago is considered by some observers to be the front - runner , partly because of the president and first lady Michelle Obama ’ s strong personal and political ties to the city .Span: hopes", "output": [ "What hopes do they have?" ] }, { "id": "task857-e8a16c677039442894656735d404bb39", "input": "Sentence: Other bids are expected from Honolulu and New York .Span: Honolulu", "output": [ "Is this because Obama has ties to Hawaii?" ] }, { "id": "task857-6ba74f0ed0b44da29d63081478b89089", "input": "Sentence: Next spring , spinning wheels will hum again in Lancaster County , South Carolina .Span: again", "output": [ "Why did the spinning wheels stop humming?" ] }, { "id": "task857-344117c5445a47d5a89e9b93bf50c801", "input": "Sentence: Keer , a textile company headquartered two hours southwest of Shanghai , China , is building yarn manufacturing lines in Lancaster , bringing more than 500 jobs .Span: textile company", "output": [ "Why are they relocating?" ] }, { "id": "task857-b2239209241342cc9622b2283645451d", "input": "Sentence: The Carolinas were once the epicenter of the U . S . textile industry , but since the late 1990s , thousands of jobs were lost when emerging markets joined the game , touting cheaper materials and labor .Span: The Carolinas", "output": [ "Why were the Carolinas the epicenter of the US textile industry?" ] }, { "id": "task857-9a115005a98546b69ff8495c7a5b97dc", "input": "Sentence: Carolinas textile jobs went to China , Brazil and Vietnam , among other places .Span: among other places", "output": [ "Where else did they go?" ] }, { "id": "task857-c02201029ecb4c5a814c84824122ffe7", "input": "Sentence: Now , in an ironic turn of events , Chinese companies are looking to manufacture in the United States , lured by lower costs of energy , cotton and land , and wary of rising labor costs in China .Span: ironic", "output": [ "Why is it ironic that China is looking to manufacture in the US?" ] }, { "id": "task857-cc28f990002049faae45b3d70b74a603", "input": "Sentence: Ray Rice was let go by the Baltimore Ravens on Monday and suspended indefinitely by the NFL after a video was released that appears to show the running back striking his then - fiancee in February .Span: appears", "output": [ "Thy does the video say appears to have been striking his then-fiance?" ] }, { "id": "task857-fde662430eae42ff97f6b7e75c099c77", "input": "Sentence: The grainy video , released by TMZ Sports , apparently shows Rice and Janay Palmer in an elevator at an Atlantic City casino .Span: apparently", "output": [ "Is it Rice and Palmer in the video or not?" ] }, { "id": "task857-02ec33ba8eea44649281d73ea436121b", "input": "Sentence: Each hits the other before Rice knocks Palmer off her feet and into a railing .Span: Each hits the other", "output": [ "Who through the first punch?" ] }, { "id": "task857-21c3479eaece485b84b7b72a49ceac03", "input": "Sentence: An earlier TMZ video showed Rice dragging Palmer , now his wife , from the elevator at the Revel casino , which closed Sept . 2 .Span: earlier TMZ video", "output": [ "Why was there no security there to help Palmer?" ] }, { "id": "task857-df472949fdde46d392f31db33f441cfd", "input": "Sentence: The Ravens said earlier Monday that they never saw the new video .Span: never saw the new video", "output": [ "Why didn't they look at the video before reaching a decision?" ] }, { "id": "task857-b906a1faf6a2421b98c7ae60842007eb", "input": "Sentence: So Yan , a widow since her husband ’ s death nearly a decade ago , spends every weekday at a modest community center near her home , where she plays mahjong and eats meals prepared by a volunteer staff .Span: spends every weekday", "output": [ "What does this have to do with the festival?" ] }, { "id": "task857-8cbbabaa40f64bc4bbd2fd846189a4f2", "input": "Sentence: “ The volunteers keep us company , ” she said with a smile , her voice tapering off .Span: “ The volunteers keep us company , ”", "output": [ "If she is satisfied with the company she keeps, why did the article begin with mentioning someone who rarely visited?" ] }, { "id": "task857-04e6d525fa94408ea685dce11e182e47", "input": "Sentence: Yan is one of a rapidly growing number of self - 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Why do they have a lab?" ] }, { "id": "task857-aaaaa0e986404f3c94a4f023296fea0d", "input": "Sentence: But these lowly sea urchins adapt so quickly they ’ re helping answer a question that ’ s key to understanding ocean acidification : As fossil - fuel emissions disrupt marine life , will evolution come to the rescue ?Span: ocean acidification :", "output": [ "What is ocean acidification?" ] }, { "id": "task857-40b723dd971b4852813c93d94236014c", "input": "Sentence: Like Darwin ’ s finches or Great Britain ’ s peppered moths , these hedgehogs of the sea increasingly embody nature ’ s stunning capacity for resilience .Span: hedgehogs of the sea", "output": [ "Why are sea urchins known as hedgehogs of the sea?" ] }, { "id": "task857-bc934457c79140268d4dfe41743395f3", "input": "Sentence: A number of plants and animals threatened by souring seas , including some mussels , abalone , rock oysters , plankton and even a few fish , appear likely — at least at first — to adjust or evolve .Span: souring seas ,", "output": [ "What is a souring sea?" ] }, { "id": "task857-1d152b517c834af895eb93ed1411d2b6", "input": "Sentence: But few seem as wired as these saltwater pincushions to come through the next several decades unscathed .Span: But few seem as wired", "output": [ "Are we talking about the people that studies these creatures or the creatures themselves?" ] }, { "id": "task857-6f5e6e01213f45449a045168a6d4e567", "input": "Sentence: A summer jobs program for teenagers appears to cut the rate of violent crime , according to a new study by a University of Pennsylvania researcher .Span: a University of Pennsylvania researcher", "output": [ "Who is the researcher?" ] }, { "id": "task857-e91afd9c96e2420d941ff9a76daca53e", "input": "Sentence: And not because the youths were too busy working to break the law .Span: the youths", "output": [ "What youths? Where are we talking about here?" ] }, { "id": "task857-5c430c69622c46bc8c02f172c609171d", "input": "Sentence: Those who were randomly chosen to get the eight - week positions were arrested for violent offenses 43 percent fewer times than their peers , and most of that difference occurred during the 13 months after the jobs were finished .Span: eight - week positions", "output": [ "Did pay play a role in the study? What was the pay? What were the hours?" ] }, { "id": "task857-7f230b06f0204e5083f4923a622822f5", "input": "Sentence: The findings by Sara B . Heller , an assistant professor of criminology at Penn , were reported last week in the journal Science .Span: the journal Science", "output": [ "What journal is this? Is this a reputable source for teenage delinquency?" ] }, { "id": "task857-52b32944fc394fdd8a04db96a824ee48", "input": "Sentence: Teens in the study were generally from lower - income families , and one - fifth of them had previously been arrested .Span: lower - income", "output": [ "How are the families considered to be lower-income?" ] }, { "id": "task857-5f7d73de04c14231aec1f98ebb7ddc41", "input": "Sentence: Wander into Cafe Rex in Oxkutzcab , Mexico , deep in the interior of the Yucatan Peninsula , and some odd things pop out on the menu .Span: odd things", "output": [ "Why are odd things on the menu?" ] }, { "id": "task857-7ba234762c6e401f9a45375f5259fe24", "input": "Sentence: For one , there ’ s red curry and other Thai food .Span: other Thai food", "output": [ "What kind of Thai food?" ] }, { "id": "task857-a259ab35f47046e8962730b6a82d6c4e", "input": "Sentence: It might seem like a culinary aberration , but it isn ’ t .Span: it isn ’ t", "output": [ "Why isn't it weird that there's Thai food in Mexico?" ] }, { "id": "task857-356600b14c8b4c8caab409944742eaa3", "input": "Sentence: Across town at the Limba Restaurant , the menu carries an assortment of dishes from Thailand , created by a chef who spent a decade in kitchens in San Francisco , where Asian food is prevalent .Span: by a chef", "output": [ "Who is the chef?" ] }, { "id": "task857-a5a0e45dcda34a438aca3a6ce4fccd64", "input": "Sentence: “ I was chief cook in three Thai restaurants , ” said Eduardo Dzib Vargas , listing venues on Potrero Hill , the Embarcadero district and Ghirardelli Square .Span: Ghirardelli Square", "output": [ "Why are there Thai restaurants in an area that sounds Italian?" ] }, { "id": "task857-f3029cf7b39249ca873b48516fcf00db", "input": "Sentence: The United States and South Korea are on high alert amid signs that North Korea is planning a possible missile test .Span: United States and South Korea", "output": [ "Why just list these two countries, specifically?" ] }, { "id": "task857-aade1fe37c794a3092595b9aff97c47b", "input": "Sentence: The preparations come after a string of threats from that country ’ s new , untested supreme leader , Kim Jong - un .Span: string of threats", "output": [ "What caused this string of threats from Kim Jong-un?" ] }, { "id": "task857-ff0745785aa948c3a6a7076b27bdd462", "input": "Sentence: While the North Koreans do not have the capacity to strike the U . S . mainland , the medium - range weapons do have the potential to reach U . S . military bases on the Pacific island of Guam .Span: Pacific island of Guam", "output": [ "How likely is it that the North Koreans would launch an attack on the U.S.?" ] }, { "id": "task857-9bda37b31733411e8675d1e863865338", "input": "Sentence: North Korea has also threatened its neighbors South Korea and Japan , both strong U . S . allies .Span: threatened", "output": [ "What was the threat?" ] }, { "id": "task857-90ef04c6083d47d597d2b7899e0612a8", "input": "Sentence: Mountain residents and the Fresno County sheriff are squaring off against a federal wildlife agency over frogs and toads - an Endangered Species Act fight that spreads like wildfire along the Sierra Nevada .Span: spreads like wildfire", "output": [ "Does this mean that news of the confict is spreading? Is support for the residents is increasing or support for the federal wildlife agency is increasing?" ] }, { "id": "task857-864d5532c98b4f14973436ba69b7abf3", "input": "Sentence: People are reacting to proposed protection for the dwindling amphibians , fearing it will “ seal off ” land to logging , grazing and hiking , and threaten use of foothill reservoirs .Span: “ seal off ”", "output": [ "Would land owners have restricted access to their own property? 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S . - Mexico border .Span: unorthodox", "output": [ "Why is a protest unorthodox?" ] }, { "id": "task857-c4ff1a0ea7d94d4d8fa374fd11564a95", "input": "Sentence: The 29 - year - old Mateo , who was brought into the United States illegally at age 10, voluntarily flew back across the border recently in a protest aimed at recognizing the thousands of people deported from the United States over the last five years as the Obama administration struggles to adopt a long - range program for immigration reform .Span: struggles to adopt", "output": [ "Why is the struggle not outlined here? What are the struggles?" ] }, { "id": "task857-874c0725ace045bdbe078b489c82ffb3", "input": "Sentence: Widespread flood recovery efforts continued Sunday in Colorado as hundreds of residents remained unaccounted for and the death toll - as well as the number of missing - continued to rise .Span: in Colorado", "output": [ "Where in Colorado?" ] }, { "id": "task857-bd40f06fa2ca479abbee60ff68b1b06f", "input": "Sentence: Officials said there were at least 700 Coloradans still listed as missing in Boulder and Larimer counties after the disaster , which has washed out bridges and roads and isolated several central Colorado communities .Span: isolated several central Colorado communities", "output": [ "What communities were isolated by the flood?" ] }, { "id": "task857-5580dda0ba574308b79deb5c5bcac389", "input": "Sentence: John Hickenlooper , appearing on CNN on Sunday morning , expressed hope that many of the missing are simply out of reach of communications , and have “ already gotten out or ( are ) staying with friends . ” “ But , ” he added , “ we ’ re still bracing .Span: “ we ’ re still bracing", "output": [ "Bracing for what?" ] }, { "id": "task857-42634dca813947a88e7fd137f19757a5", "input": "Sentence: I mean , there are many , many homes that have been destroyed . ” The tentative death toll from the flooding rose to six as Larimer County law enforcement officials said an 80 - year - old woman had probably been killed .Span: been killed", "output": [ "How was she killed?" ] }, { "id": "task857-213a0889c0ce4b3b81fbe6444529f204", "input": "Sentence: Geologist Erin Argyilan has in the last 10 months studied sediment , analyzed wind patterns and mapped terrain , but she hasn ’ t solved the mystery of the holes that appear and vanish in the beige sands of Mount Baldy at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore .Span: studied", "output": [ "How did Erin Argylian study this sediment?" ] }, { "id": "task857-e72e094f952a4c3fac71be51fd1ce925", "input": "Sentence: “ We ’ re seeing what appears to be a new geological phenomenon , ” she said .Span: new geological", "output": [ "What distinquishes this as something that is new?" ] }, { "id": "task857-c4a444ee65084f57ae4d4c41a4a92551", "input": "Sentence: She is one of many experts who have combed the terrain for clues on the origin of these potentially dangerous holes , which are about a foot in diameter and seem to survive for less than a day before filling in naturally with sand .Span: potentially dangerous holes ,", "output": [ "How are these holes particularly dangerous?" ] }, { "id": "task857-48d4df2adf234f6093c350995558f725", "input": "Sentence: Investigators have used ground - penetrating radar and specialized GPS devices to peek below the landscape , but no one is entirely certain why the holes form along the surface of this landmark , which attracts thousands of visitors each year .Span: GPS devices", "output": [ "Is this different from the GPS devices we use on a daily basis?" ] }, { "id": "task857-e4d3ce044f0a4066946aecbe5f43b37b", "input": "Sentence: The National Park Service announced this week that Mount Baldy will remain closed indefinitely due to the discovery of two new holes and a number of depressions on the north side slope , though the rest of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore will be open .Span: closed indefinitely", "output": [ "Why are they going to close the whole mountain indefinitely?" ] }, { "id": "task857-168d9b26164f4c198a706f82515620e9", "input": "Sentence: Tens of thousands of people from across the nation gathered at the National Mall Saturday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and to rally for what they believe is the unfinished business of the civil rights battle .Span: National Mall", "output": [ "What is the National Mall?" ] }, { "id": "task857-dba87ebfec1f4bb9b08e357a29ab001d", "input": "Sentence: Under picture - perfect blue skies , the throng assembled around the base of the Lincoln Memorial — where Martin Luther King Jr . delivered his iconic \" I Have a Dream \" speech — and listened to speaker after speaker implore them to become active participants , not bystanders , in the quest of racial equality and harmony .Span: picture - perfect blue skies ,", "output": [ "why does this matter?" ] }, { "id": "task857-2f0679a449a24d0ba13035c891a258ab", "input": "Sentence: Rep . John Lewis , D - Ga . , the only living speaker from the 1963 march , fired up Saturday ' s crowd by exhorting them to fight against the Supreme Court ' s decision last June that struck down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 .Span: a key provision", "output": [ "What was the provision?" ] }, { "id": "task857-8d0e02c571aa4aeeb58f519ab62938ac", "input": "Sentence: \" I gave a little blood on that bridge in Selma , Ala . , \" he told the crowd , referring to the 1965 \" Bloody Sunday \" march from Selma to Montgomery , Ala . , in which protestors were brutally beaten on the Edmund Pettus Bridge .Span: brutally beaten", "output": [ "beaten by who?" ] }, { "id": "task857-ed547c3d94e6435fb25f91df643f3a9a", "input": "Sentence: \" I got arrested 40 times during the ' 60s , beaten and left bloodied and unconscious .Span: beaten", "output": [ "How does one recover from constant beating?" ] }, { "id": "task857-c874f69fac134127a735813508e0a9bf", "input": "Sentence: How hot is Smokin ’ Ed ’ s Carolina Reaper chili pepper ?Span: Smokin ’ Ed ’ s", "output": [ "Who is Smokin' Ed?" ] }, { "id": "task857-8ba2f24fd7954dce8636851861548553", "input": "Sentence: It ’ s so hot that when you walk into the chili sorting room at Ed Currie ’ s PuckerButt Pepper Co . , your eyes burn and your throat tightens from the sizzling fumes of hundreds of freshly picked peppers .Span: chili sorting room", "output": [ "What is a chili sorting room?" ] }, { "id": "task857-e2b5a4a97fb1496996438117841873e1", "input": "Sentence: It ’ s so hot that workers who peel the chilies to scrape out seeds wear two pairs of protective gloves because the chili oils eat through one pair in 15 minutes .Span: the chili oils eat through one pair in 15 minutes", "output": [ "How do chili oils eat through a pair of protective goggles?" ] }, { "id": "task857-a2a923a3f67349429c65951c4caefcb6", "input": "Sentence: Smokin ’ Ed ’ s Carolina Reaper is the world ’ s hottest chili pepper , according to Guinness World Records .Span: according to Guinness World Records", "output": [ "When was this tested? " ] }, { "id": "task857-3985ef5338354c0eafc906680ba3e3a6", "input": "Sentence: At a searing 1 . 56 million Scoville heat units ( SHUs ) , the Reaper knocked off the Trinidad Scorpion Butch T from Australia , the previous record holder at 1 . 46 million SHUs .Span: Reaper knocked off the Trinidad Scorpion Butch", "output": [ "What year or just in general, when did this happen?" ] }, { "id": "task857-ebaaa20822264f42bb36a3d3ebc75a10", "input": "Sentence: After the bruising battle over Kennewick Man died down , Jim Chatters kept a low profile .Span: low profile", "output": [ "Why did Jim Chatters feel the need to keep a low profile?" ] }, { "id": "task857-0dfd81a2d7b04274b1ca28a6562fee71", "input": "Sentence: His assertion that the mystery man didn ’ t look anything like modern Native Americans infuriated Northwest Tribes , who consider the remains those of an ancestor and sued for the right to rebury what they call the Ancient One .Span: infuriated", "output": [ "Why were they infuriated over this claim?" ] }, { "id": "task857-3937660f84954046bd7ab0898c750c80", "input": "Sentence: Now the Bothell archaeologist is back in the spotlight with another set of prehistoric bones , along with DNA evidence that helps resolve a long - standing puzzle about the first Americans .Span: Bothell", "output": [ "who is bothell?" ] }, { "id": "task857-6d27cdc6ce2043aaa9f890ff6d762846", "input": "Sentence: The findings also suggest — but don ’ t prove — that the tribes may have been right about Kennewick Man all along .Span: suggest — but don ’ t prove — that", "output": [ "What would be needed to prove the findings?" ] }, { "id": "task857-a237645df45e4af89261e36dc4699a45", "input": "Sentence: A decade of counterinsurgency and counterterror operations has created doubts about the utility of the aircraft carrier .Span: created doubts", "output": [ "Who has these doubts?" ] }, { "id": "task857-9341f31947de4baba83a5b17953931e1", "input": "Sentence: Today ’ s budget cuts threaten to shrink the Navy ’ s carrier force — already reduced from 11 to 10 — to as few as eight or nine .Span: 11 to 10", "output": [ "What specifically has shrunk from 11 to 10? " ] }, { "id": "task857-a0857f46f7fe45cf9c93f9b0c7d929a7", "input": "Sentence: Yet whether in a direct or supporting role , aircraft carriers have taken part in almost every U . S . major military operation since World War II .Span: in almost every U . 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Was this a particularly fast turn?" ] }, { "id": "task857-8c9b162f22634410b9378647a0bdcf5b", "input": "Sentence: When the motion stopped , four or five of the seven cars had lurched off the rails .Span: When the motion stopped ,", "output": [ "How abrupt was the stop? Is this what caused the derailing?" ] }, { "id": "task857-061a3f64f5764474857e0366f0e58bdf", "input": "Sentence: It was the latest accident in a troubled year for the nation ' s second - biggest commuter railroad , which had never experienced a passenger death in an accident in its 31 - year - history .Span: It was the latest accident", "output": [ "How many accidents have their been?" ] }, { "id": "task857-6e5f0d9868614fb9b19ec65e48d7537f", "input": "Sentence: \" Four people lost their lives today in the holiday season , right after Thanksgiving , \" Gov .Span: today", "output": [ "What was the date? Why is this ambiguous?" ] }, { "id": "task857-8ae689d91c62421fbb01a4194017723f", "input": "Sentence: A legal immigrant asks if she can sign up for a health plan through the state ' s online insurance marketplace .Span: immigrant", "output": [ "Can a legal immigrant sign up for a state health plan onlin?" ] }, { "id": "task857-935670180f1840e3997fb3a062477409", "input": "Sentence: A broker wants help to become certified to start selling coverage .Span: certified", "output": [ "What are steps for a broker to become certified to sell insurance coverage." ] }, { "id": "task857-ca8181ae34ba4b23a7c8197e50b22b74", "input": "Sentence: It ' s 10 a . m . Monday inside the call center of Connecticut ' s new insurance exchange established under the Affordable Care Act , the federal health law .Span: Connecticut ' s", "output": [ "When was Connecticut’s insurance exchange established?" ] }, { "id": "task857-85b8545d643241c58ba906d2380f4d17", "input": "Sentence: On the 21st floor of the downtown Prudential Building , about 25 operators in blue shaded cubicles are talking on telephone headsets while a dozen more callers wait on hold .Span: downtown", "output": [ "What city is this located in?" ] }, { "id": "task857-784d1ede3fd9475daccbbcb136a00361", "input": "Sentence: California and New York still lure hundreds of thousands of immigrants from across the globe , but Texas , Florida , Colorado and the Carolinas are far more magnetic for people already living in the country , according to new estimates released Thursday by the U . S . 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