query: What year was the ALGOL 60 Complier implemented by C.A.R Hoare first released?

pos: Elliott ALGOL Elliott ALGOL was an ALGOL 60 compiler for the Elliott 803 computer. It was implemented by Tony Hoare and others. It differed slightly from the reference version of Algol, particularly in the supported character set. First released in February 1962, it is believed to be the first implementation of an ALGOL 60 compiler in a commercial context and was an unexpectedly popular product for the company.

pos: Tony Hoare Sir Charles Antony Richard Hoare FRS FREng (born 11 January 1934), commonly known as Tony Hoare or C. A. R. Hoare, is a British computer scientist. He developed the sorting algorithm quicksort in 1959/1960. He also developed Hoare logic for verifying program correctness, and the formal language communicating sequential processes (CSP) to specify the interactions of concurrent processes (including the dining philosophers problem) and the inspiration for the occam programming language.

neg: IBM System/36 BASIC IBM System/36 BASIC was an interpreter for the IBM System/36 midrange computer.

neg: EMIDEC 1100 The EMIDEC 1100 computer (became the ICT 1101 in 1962) was produced by the Computing Services Division of EMI Laboratories in the UK under the leadership of Professor Sir Godfrey Newbold Hounsfield in 1959 after one year's development. It used magnetic core memory and transistor technologies and it is claimed to be the first large commercial transistorised machine in the UK.

neg: Honeywell 6000 series The Honeywell 6000 series computers were rebadged versions of General Electric's 600-series mainframes manufactured by Honeywell International, Inc. from 1970 to 1989. Honeywell acquired the line when it purchased GE's computer division in 1970 and continued to develop them under a variety of names for many years.

neg: CDC 6500 The CDC 6500 is the third supercomputer in the 6000 series manufactured by the Control Data Corporation and designed by supercomputer pioneer Seymour Cray. The first 6500 was announced in 1964 and was delivered in 1967. It is considered to be part of the first generation of supercomputers.

neg: IBM 610 The IBM 610 Auto-Point Computer is one of the first personal computers, in the sense of a computer to be used by one person whose previous experience with computing might only have been with desk calculators. It was controlled interactively by a keyboard. The principal designer of this machine was John Lentz, as part of his work for the Watson Lab at Columbia University.

neg: R3000 The R3000 is a full 32 bit RISC microprocessor chipset developed by MIPS Computer Systems that implemented the MIPS I instruction set architecture (ISA). Introduced in June 1988, it was the second MIPS implementation, succeeding the R2000 as the flagship MIPS microprocessor. It operated at 20, 25 and 33.33 MHz.

neg: Hoare logic Hoare logic (also known as Floyd–Hoare logic or Hoare rules) is a formal system with a set of logical rules for reasoning rigorously about the correctness of computer programs. It was proposed in 1969 by the British computer scientist and logician Tony Hoare, and subsequently refined by Hoare and other researchers. The original ideas were seeded by the work of Robert W. Floyd, who had published a similar system for flowcharts.

neg: IBM 1402 The IBM 1402 was a high speed card reader/punch introduced on October 5, 1959 as a peripheral input/output device for the IBM 1401 computer. It was later used with other computers of the IBM 1400 series and IBM 7000 series product lines. It was adapted as the IBM 1622 Card Read-Punch for the IBM 1620 and provided the basic design for the models 2501, 2520 and 2540 equipment used with the IBM System/360 product line.

neg: HiSoft Systems HiSoft Systems is a software company based in the UK, creators of a range of programming tools for microcomputers in 1980s and 1990s. Their first products were Pascal and Assembler implementations for the NASCOM 1 and 2 kit-based computers, followed by Pascal and C for ZX Spectrum computers, as well as a BASIC compiler for this platform and a C compiler for CP/M. While compilers for the ZX Spectrum were typical products for this platform, with integrated editor, compiler and runtime environment fitting in RAM together with program's source, the C compiler for CP/M was typical for this operating system, batch operated, with separate compilation and linking stages.

neg: IBM PL/S PL/S, short for Programming Language/Systems, is a "machine-oriented" programming language based on PL/I. It was developed by IBM in the late 1960s, under the name Basic Systems Language (BSL), as a replacement for assembly language on internal software projects; it included support for inline assembly and explicit control over register usage.

neg: Programmer and Operator Productivity Aid Programmer and Operator Productivity Aid (POP) is an application package written originally for the IBM System/34, which became much more popular and functional on the IBM System/36 and universal on the Advanced/36.

neg: SIMSCRIPT SIMSCRIPT is a free-form, English-like general-purpose simulation language conceived by Harry Markowitz and Bernard Hausner at the RAND Corporation in 1963. It was implemented as a Fortran preprocessor on the IBM 7090 and was designed for large discrete event simulations. It influenced Simula.

neg: IBM 7340 The IBM 7340 "Hypertape" system was a magnetic tape data storage format designed to work with the IBM 7074, 7080 and 7090 computers that was introduced in 1961 and withdrawn in 1971.

neg: Cam-6 The CAM-6 accelerator is a PC-compatible expansion board designed to simulate cellular automata, presenting the output to an IBM CGA display. It was designed by Tommaso Toffoli and Norman Margolus and is described at length in "Cellular Automata Machines", by Toffoli and Margolus (MIT Press, 1987). The card was engineered and produced by Systems Concepts but production problems made it very hard for interested customers to acquire one.

neg: PA-8000 The PA-8000 (PCX-U), code-named "Onyx", is a microprocessor developed and fabricated by Hewlett-Packard (HP) that implemented the PA-RISC 2.0 instruction set architecture (ISA). It was a completely new design with no circuitry derived from previous PA-RISC microprocessors. The PA-8000 was introduced on 2 November 1995 when shipments began to members of the Precision RISC Organization (PRO). It was used exclusively by PRO members and was not sold on the merchant market. All follow-on PA-8x00 processors (PA-8200 to PA-8900, described further below) are based on the basic PA-8000 processor core.

neg: KISS (system) KISS is an early low-level programming language on the IBM 650 business computer. It was listed in the "Communications of the ACM" 2(5):16 (May 1959).

neg: Compaq Portable 386 The Compaq Portable 386 was a computer released by Compaq Computer Corporation in 1987. Its street price upon its release was US$12,000–14,000 for a model equipped with an 20 MHz Intel 80386 CPU, 2 MB RAM, 16 kB ROM , 1.2 MB 5¼-inch floppy, 40 or 100 MB hard disk , and a 10" amber colored gas-plasma display. Power is supplied using a mains electricity outlet, a battery exists however just stores the BIOS configuration. Option for Intel 80387 (FPU). An expansion box for two IBM-AT ISA card slots available.

neg: Altair 8800 The Altair 8800 is a microcomputer designed in 1974 by MITS and based on the Intel 8080 CPU. Interest grew quickly after it was featured on the cover of the January 1975 issue (published in late November 1974) of "Popular Electronics", and was sold by mail order through advertisements there, in "Radio-Electronics", and in other hobbyist magazines. The designers hoped to sell a few hundred build-it-yourself kits to hobbyists, and were surprised when they sold thousands in the first month. The Altair also appealed to individuals and businesses that just wanted a computer and purchased the assembled version. The Altair is widely recognized as the spark that ignited the microcomputer revolution as the first commercially successful personal computer. The computer bus designed for the Altair was to become a "de facto" standard in the form of the S-100 bus, and the first programming language for the machine was Microsoft's founding product, Altair BASIC.

neg: Atlas Autocode Atlas Autocode (AA) was a programming language developed around 1965 at Manchester University. A variant of the ALGOL programming language, it was developed by Tony Brooker and Derrick Morris for the Atlas Computer.

neg: Chez Scheme Chez Scheme is a Scheme implementation by R. Kent Dybvig, first released in 1985, which uses incremental native-code compilation to produce native binaries for the PowerPC, SPARC, IA-32, and x86-64 processor architectures. Chez Scheme supports R6RS since version 7.9.1.


query: The Clans Are Still Marching is a live DVD released by German heavy metal band Grave Digger on 7 March 2011 via Napalm Records, it was filmed live at the world-famous summer open-air heavy metal music festival, it takes place annually in the village of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein?

pos: The Clans Are Still Marching The Clans Are Still Marching is a live DVD released by German heavy metal band Grave Digger on 7 March 2011 via Napalm Records. It was filmed live at the world-famous Wacken Open Air festival on 6 August 2010, where they performed their Tunes of War album in its entirety.

pos: Wacken Open Air Wacken Open Air (W:O:A) is a summer open-air heavy metal music festival. It takes place annually in the village of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany, 80 km northwest of Hamburg.

neg: Ebrach Summer Music Festival The Summer Music Festival at Ebrach in Franconia (Germany) was established in 1990 by Gerd Schaller, who conducts it and is its artistic director.

neg: Márkomeannu Márkomeannu is a Sami cultural and music festival held near the border of the municipalities of Skånland in Troms and Evenes in Nordland in northern Norway. The idea behind Márkomeannu is to celebrate the culture and traditions of the Sámi villages. Until 2006, the festival was organized by the youth association Stuornjárgga Sámenuorak, but starting in 2007 it has been organized by its own association, Márkomeannu Searvi.

neg: Lumous Gothic Festival Lumous Gothic Festival (more commonly known as Lumous) is the largest festival dedicated to the goth subculture in Finland and the northernmost Gothic festival in the world. The four-day event is organised every summer in Tampere in late June or early July. While the primary focus is on music, covering musical genres such as gothic rock, deathrock, industrial, EBM and neofolk, other cultural and arts events have also been organised as part of the festival. Lumous Festival consists mainly of club nights organised in bars and clubs in the centre of Tampere, and also includes a cruise dubbed "die dunkle Seereise" on the lake Pyhäjärvi.

neg: Rock Hard (magazine) Rock Hard (also RockHard) is a German music magazine published in Dortmund, Germany, with other language editions in various countries worldwide, including France, Spain, Brazil/Portugal, Italy and Greece. The magazine contains reports, interviews, specials, reviews, news and all other content regarding hard rock and heavy metal music. Next to the German edition of "Metal Hammer" it is the leading magazine for metal and hard rock in Germany. German news magazine "Der Spiegel" called it the "Zentralorgan" ("Central organ") of the heavy metal fans in Germany, others dubbed it a "Kultzeitschrift" ("cult magazine"). Founded by Holger Stratmann, it has published in Germany more than 300 issues since 1983 and since 1989 has become monthly. "Rock Hard" magazine is independent from major media companies. Its slogan is "critical, competent, independent". Since 1990, the magazine employees have been also organizing the Rock Hard Festival, which is held annually in Gelsenkirchen since 2003 - on the Pentecost weekend. The festival is streamed by news magazine "Spiegel Online", the internet edition of "Der Spiegel", and by "WDR" television under the "Rockpalast" label.

neg: Melt! Festival Melt! Festival is one of the biggest open-air electronic music festivals in Germany. The festival takes place in Ferropolis open-air museum, near Gräfenhainichen. It has been organized since 1997.

neg: Open Air St. Gallen Open Air St. Gallen is an annual music festival held near the city of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Founded in 1977, it is one of Switzerland's biggest and longest-running open air festivals. It is attended by more than 110,000 people each year.

neg: Hultsfred Festival The Hultsfred Festival (Swedish: "Hultsfredsfestivalen" ) is an annual music festival held in Hultsfred, Sweden. It takes place at the lake Hulingen during three days in the June or July, from Thursday to Saturday. Since the first festival in 1986, its attendance has increased from 7,500 visitors to approximately 32,000 people in 2005. With its five different stages, the Hultsfred Festival hosts a large number of bands per year (154 in 2007) from all over Scandinavia and the world alike.

neg: Rutenfest Ravensburg Rutenfest (literally "birch whip festival") is an annual town festival in Ravensburg, Upper Swabia, Germany. At the end of the school term (usually in July), local pupils and adult citizens take part in many Rutenfest events including a parade watched by tens of thousands of spectators. Rutenfest is generally considered the high spot of Ravensburg's city life. Alumni of local schools flock back to their hometown, to meet family and friends at the events officially organized by the Rutenfest Commission, and at hundreds of private parties.

neg: Graspop Metal Meeting Graspop Metal Meeting is an annual metal festival in Dessel, Belgium that has taken place each year since 1996. Despite the small size of the festival grounds (upholding a perimeter of only ~4 km) the festival draws a large number of international spectators, with a total of 152,000 visitors in the course of the 2015 edition.

neg: The Final Jolly Roger The Final Jolly Roger is a live album by heavy metal band Running Wild, released on 24 June 2011 via Golden Core Records. It was recorded and filmed at Wacken on 30 July 2009 for a CD and DVD release. This was known at the time as the "final" show when Rolf Kasparek announced the band's split on 17 April 2009 before reuniting in 2011.

neg: Live Legacy Live Legacy is a live album by the Swedish black metal band Dissection. It was released in 2003 by Nuclear Blast. It was recorded during a show at the Wacken Open Air festival, Germany, 8 August 1997. It was first released as a bootleg called "Frozen in Wacken," which featured the art of romantic painter Antoine Wiertz on the cover. The bootleg also includes the song "Night's Blood" that was omitted from the official release due to errors in the recording.

neg: Bang Your Head!!! Bang Your Head!!! is a heavy metal and hard rock festival held annually in Germany.

neg: Funeral Marches and Warsongs Funeral Marches and Warsongs is a live DVD from the Swedish black metal band "Marduk". Shot in 2003, the DVD contains footage of live performances in France, Poland and Germany, and two music videos

neg: Fockbek Fockbek (Danish: "Fokbæk") is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 5 km west of Rendsburg. Fockbek is well known throughout Schleswig-Holstein for the story of the (eel drowners) and is the home of the world's largest caravan manufacturer "".

neg: Hedeby Viking Museum The Hedeby Viking Museum (Danish-Vikingemuseum Hedeby) (German-Wikinger Museum Haithabu) is a museum near the site of Hedeby, a former medieval city in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany focusing on the Viking Age history of the region. While the region is now in modern Germany, it was once the oldest city in Denmark until it was ceded in 1864. The museum features reconstructions of various Viking Age dwellings, ships, and houses numerous artifacts discovered during the ongoing archaeological research of the area.

neg: Ranglerock Festival The Ranglerock Festival is an annual rock festival that takes place in the small town of Bryne, located on the west coast of Norway. Usually arranged at the end of July. The festival was first held at Hognestad in 2002, then being called the Hoggstock Festival. The second year around, the arrangement was moved to Bryne, and in 2006 the name was changed to the Ranglerock Festival. The two-day festival is held indoors, and the last couple of years it has attracted about 600-700 people. The Hoggstock Festival received much attention in the local media as it often used slogans protesting against food festivals being arranged in the same period.

neg: Hohwacht Hohwacht is a municipality in the district of Plön, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It lies within the region of Wagria and its subordinate parishes are Hohwacht, Haßberg, Neudorf, Niedermühle and Schmiedendorf. The village was first mentioned in 1557 as "Hohenwacht".

neg: Fulda Fulda (] ) (historically in English called Fuld) is a city in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district ("Kreis"). In 1990, the town hosted the 30th Hessentag state festival.

neg: Duvensee archaeological sites The Duvensee archaeological sites (German: "Duvenseer Wohnplätze" ) are a series of early Mesolithic archaeological sites that are located within the Duvensee bog near Duvensee in Schleswig Holstein, Germany. The bog is one of the oldest and well-researched archaeological settlement areas from the early Holocene in Central Europe. The archaeological sites are renowned for their well-preserved organic remains and are of great importance in understanding the subsistence and settlement strategies of post-glacial hunter-gatherer societies. Recent research has explored the Duvensee societies' diet and land use patterns in relation to the evolution of modern lifestyles and nutrition.

neg: Wohlstandskinder The Wohlstandskinder (] , "Children of prosperity", shortform WSK or W$K) was a punk rock band from Overath near Cologne, Germany that was founded in 1995. They define their music as "Provinzrock" ("Province rock"). After their 10th anniversary in December 2005 they produced a double-live-album, which was also released as DVD.


query: Who directed the 1980 British-American horror film that Rick Heinrichs worked on when he started his career?

pos: Rick Heinrichs Richard Heinrichs is an American production designer, effects artist, art director and film producer. He is well known for his work on the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, Ang Lee's "Hulk" and "The Nightmare Before Christmas". He started his career on visual effects on the other world sequence in "The Watcher in the Woods", Tim Burton's "Hansel and Gretel" and "Vincent" to later work on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" and "". He also worked on "Frankenweenie".

pos: The Watcher in the Woods The Watcher in the Woods is a 1980 British-American horror film directed by John Hough, and starring Bette Davis, Carroll Baker, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Kyle Richards, and David McCallum. Based on the 1976 novel of the same name by Florence Engel Randall, the film tells the story of a teenage girl and her little sister who become encompassed in a supernatural mystery regarding a missing girl in the woods surrounding their new home in the English countryside.

neg: Blood Freak Blood Freak is a 1972 American horror film, directed by Brad F. Grinter and starring Steve Hawkes.

neg: Ashes to Ashes (David Bowie song) "Ashes to Ashes" is a song written and recorded by David Bowie. It was the lead single from the 1980 album "Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)" and became Bowie's second UK No. 1 single. It is also known for its innovative video, directed by Bowie and David Mallet, which at the time was the most expensive music video ever made.

neg: Breaking Glass Breaking Glass is a 1980 British film starring Hazel O'Connor, Phil Daniels and Jonathan Pryce. It was co-produced by Dodi Fayed and written and directed by Brian Gibson.

neg: The Blood of Hussain The Blood of Hussain is a 1980 Pakistani film directed by Jamil Dehlavi and released in 1980 (released in February 1981 in the UK). The film was banned throughout Pakistan as the military junta led by General Zia-ul-Haq toppled the government of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.

neg: Altered States Altered States is a 1980 American science-fiction horror film directed by Ken Russell and adapted from a novel by the same name by playwright and screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky. The film was adapted from Chayefsky's only novel and is his final screenplay. Both the novel and the film are based on John C. Lilly's sensory deprivation research conducted in isolation tanks under the influence of psychoactive drugs like mescaline, ketamine and LSD.

neg: Prom Night (1980 film) Prom Night is a 1980 Canadian slasher film directed by Paul Lynch, based on a story by Robert Guza Jr., and starring Leslie Nielsen and Jamie Lee Curtis. The story concerns a group of high school seniors who are targeted by a mysterious masked killer in revenge for their culpability in the accidental death of a young girl six years earlier. The anniversary of the incident falls on their high school's prom night, when the older sister of the dead girl is being crowned Prom Queen.

neg: Rude Boy (film) Rude Boy is a 1980 British film directed by Jack Hazan and David Mingay and filmed in 1978 and early 1979.

neg: Prey (1977 film) Prey (known as Alien Prey in some markets) is a 1977 British independent science fiction horror film produced by Terry Marcel and directed by Norman J. Warren. The plot concerns a carnivorous alien (Barry Stokes) landing on Earth and befriending a lesbian couple (Glory Annen and Sally Faulkner) as part of his mission to evaluate humans as a source of food. It was filmed in under two weeks on a budget of less than £60,000 in various locations near Shepperton Studios in Surrey. It had a limited distribution on release.

neg: The Flesh and the Fiends The Flesh and the Fiends (US title Mania) is a 1960 British horror film directed by John Gilling. It stars Peter Cushing as 19th-century medical doctor Robert Knox, who purchases human corpses for research from a murderous pair named Burke and Hare (George Rose and Donald Pleasence). The film is based on the true case of Burke and Hare, who murdered at least 16 people in 1828 Edinburgh, Scotland and sold their bodies for anatomical research.

neg: The Godsend (film) The Godsend is a 1980 British horror film directed by Gabrielle Beaumont and written by Olaf Pooley. It is based on the 1976 novel "The Godsend" by Bernard Taylor. The film stars Malcolm Stoddard, Cyd Hayman, Angela Pleasence, Patrick Barr, Wilhelmina Green and Joanne Boorman. The film was released on January 25, 1980, by The Cannon Group, Inc..

neg: Norman J. Warren Norman John Warren (born 25 June 1942 in Hammersmith, London) is an English film director best known for such 1970s horror films as "Satan's Slave" (1976), "Prey" (1977) and "Terror" (1978). Warren is also known for sex comedies such as "Spaced Out" (also known as "Outer Spaced" and "Outer Touch", 1979).

neg: Shock Waves (film) Shock Waves, (alternate titles: Almost Human (UK), Death Corps), is a 1977 horror film written and directed by Ken Wiederhorn. The screenplay concerns a group of tourists who encounter aquatic Nazi zombies when they become shipwrecked. It stars Peter Cushing as a former SS commander, Brooke Adams as a tourist, and John Carradine as the captain of the tourists' boat.

neg: Stranger in Our House Stranger in Our House (also released as Summer of Fear) is a 1978 American made-for-television horror film directed by Wes Craven and starring Linda Blair, Lee Purcell, Jeremy Slate, Jeff McCracken and Jeff East. It is based on the book "Summer of Fear" by Lois Duncan. The film premiered on NBC on October 31, 1978, and also received a theatrical release in the United Kingdom.

neg: Die Laughing (film) Die Laughing is a 1980 American film released by Orion Pictures and starring Robby Benson.

neg: The Silent Scream (1979 film) The Silent Scream (released as Silent Scream) is a 1979 American horror film directed by Denny Harris, and starring Rebecca Balding, Cameron Mitchell, Barbara Steele and Yvonne De Carlo. The film follows a college student who finds rooming in a hilltop boarding house where a homicidal killer is on the loose.

neg: Boardinghouse (film) Boardinghouse (also known as Boarding House and Housegeist) is a 1982 American supernatural horror film written, directed and starring John Wintergate.

neg: We're Going to Eat You We're Going to Eat You (Chinese: "地獄無門") is a 1980 Hong Kong horror comedy film directed by Tsui Hark. The film is about a secret agent, Agent 999, who is attempting to capture a thief named Rolex. Agent 999's hunt leads him to a village that is inhabited by cannibals. The film was not as big a success in Hong Kong as Tsui's other 1980 film "Dangerous Encounter - 1st Kind".

neg: Xtro Xtro is a 1982 British science fiction horror film directed by Harry Bromley Davenport and co-produced by Bob Shaye. Starring Bernice Stegers, Phillip Sayer, and Simon Nash, the film focuses on a father who was abducted by aliens and returns to his family three years later, where his presence affects them negatively. Production of the film started and completed in February 1982.

neg: Rick Baker Richard A. "Rick" Baker (born December 8, 1950) is an American special make-up effects creator, make-up artist, and special effects supervisor, mostly known for his creature effects; he was also a creature designer. Baker won the Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling a record seven times from a record eleven nominations, starting in 1981 when he won the inaugural award for "An American Werewolf in London".

neg: Scars of Dracula Scars of Dracula is a 1970 British horror film directed by Roy Ward Baker for Hammer Studios.


query: Which Cracker album included  musical accompaniment by a band native to Boulder, Colorado?

pos: O' Cracker Where Art Thou? O' Cracker Where Art Thou? is a compilation album containing bluegrass versions of Cracker songs. The songs are played by two members of Cracker, David Lowery and Johnny Hickman, with musical accompaniment by Leftover Salmon.

pos: Leftover Salmon Leftover Salmon is a jam band from Boulder, Colorado, formed in 1989. Their unique blend of bluegrass, rock, country, and Cajun/Zydeco, which the band calls "Polyethnic Cajun Slamgrass", has found favor with the jam band scene. The band took a hiatus in 2005, and spent parts of 2007 in a reunion.

neg: Cheeseburger (band) Cheeseburger is an American hard rock band. They are perhaps best known for their song "Comin' Home", which was used as the theme song for the Adult Swim animated television series "Superjail!", which was co-created by the band's guitarist, Christy Karacas.

neg: The Toyes The Toyes are an American reggae band based in Grants Pass, Oregon. Their style has been described as a "cross between Bob Marley and Barenaked Ladies". They are perhaps most famous as the original songwriters and recorders of the song "Smoke Two Joints". It was originally recorded in 1983, and was re-released on their 1993 debut album "The Toyes". It was featured on the soundtrack for the 1998 American comedy-thriller film "Homegrown". An influential version was recorded by the band Sublime; the song has since been mistakenly attributed to them or to Bob Marley. "The Toyes" also wrote and performed a song called "Monster Hash", a parody of Bobby "Boris" Pickett's "Monster Mash".

neg: Calisus Calisus, (pronounced "kha-lee-sus") is a five piece American rock band from Hagerstown, Maryland. Their worldwide releases include "Skeleton Key" (2012) and "Human" (2016) which are both EP's. The band currently consists of Zach Constable (Lead Vocals), Patrick Koch (Guitar/Backing Vocals), George Koch (Guitar/Backing Vocals), Matthew Alsop (Drums/Backing Vocals), and David Shrader (bass). Similar artists include Shinedown, Foo Fighters, Stone Temple Pilots, Linkin Park, Alter Bridge, Seether, and Nickelback.

neg: White Music (Crack the Sky album) White Music is the fourth studio album by American rock band Crack the Sky, released on LP in 1980 (see 1980 in music) by Lifesong Records (catalog #LS 8028). It was the first release from the newly reformed Crack the Sky, whose lineup included only two members from the original band: singer/songwriter John Palumbo and guitarist Rick Witkowski.

neg: Tickle Me Pink Tickle Me Pink was an American rock band from Fort Collins, Colorado signed to Wind-Up Records. The band was composed of Sean Kennedy (lead vocals, bass), Stefan Runstrom (drums), Joey Barba (guitar) and Steven Beck (guitar, vocals). After independently releasing their first two EPs, "If Only We Were Twenty One and Up" (2005) and "Half Seas Over" (2006), the band released its debut album, "Madeline", on July 1, 2008. The album's release was also marked by the death of then-band bassist Johnny Schou, reportedly due to a heroin overdose. Former lead singer of the band Sean Kennedy has a new band called "Talisker Skye".

neg: The Crackup Suite The Crackup Suite is a mini-album by Carbon/Silicon and their third official release, put out on March 9, 2007 (see 2007 in music). The songs have now been removed and replaced with their new album "The Carbon Bubble" as a free download on their website .

neg: Crack the Sky Crack the Sky is an American progressive rock band formed in Weirton, West Virginia in the early 1970s. In 1975, "Rolling Stone" declared their first album "debut album of the year", and in 1978, "Rolling Stone Record Guide" compared them to Steely Dan; their first three albums charted on the Billboard 200. The band has never achieved great success outside the Baltimore area. Despite this, they continue to release albums and perform to a small but devoted fan base to this day.

neg: Elephant Revival Elephant Revival is a folk music group from Nederland, Colorado, formed in 2006. The band consists of Bonnie Paine (vocals, stomp box, washboard, djembe, musical saw), Charlie Rose (vocals, pedal steel, banjo, cello, trumpet, trombone), Dango Rose (double-bass, mandolin, banjo, vocals), Daniel Rodriguez (acoustic guitar, electric banjo/guitar, vocals) and Bridget Law (fiddle and vocals).

neg: Sleeping Bag (band) Sleeping Bag is an American alternative/indie rock band based out of Bloomington, Indiana, United States.

neg: The VSS The VSS was an American rock band from Boulder, Colorado.

neg: Crack a Smile... and More! Crack a Smile... and More! is the fifth studio album from the American hard rock band Poison. The record was released on March 14, 2000. The album features guitarist Blues Saraceno, who was hired as the band's new lead guitarist following the firing of Richie Kotzen in late 1993. Saraceno appeared on the band's last album release "" in 1996, which featured two new tracks with him on lead guitar. Those two new tracks re-appear on this album along with thirteen new songs and five bonus tracks. The album moved around 12,000 copies in its first week of release to debut at #131 on The Billboard 200 album chart.

neg: The Blasters The Blasters are a rock and roll band formed in 1978 in Downey, California, by brothers Phil Alvin (vocals and guitar) and Dave Alvin (guitar), with bass guitarist John Bazz and drummer Bill Bateman. Phil Alvin explained the origin of the band's name: " I thought Joe Turner’s backup band on his Atlantic records–I had these 78s–I thought they were the Blues Blasters. That ends up it was Jimmy McCracklin. I just took the 'Blues' off and Joe finally told me, that’s Jimmy McCracklin’s name, but you tell ‘im I gave you permission to steal it [laughs]"

neg: Hamster Theatre Hamster Theatre is an American avant-rock, experimental and folk jazz music group based in Boulder, Colorado, and led by composer and multi-instrumentalist Dave Willey. They have released three albums, and have performed at several festivals, including Progman Cometh and ProgDay.

neg: Glass Wave Glass Wave is an American rock band founded by Stanford University professors Dan Edelstein and Robert Pogue Harrison. Originally formed as a teaching aid for a humanities class, Glass Wave's lyrics are inspired by the classics. Alongside Edelstein and Harrison are vocalist Christy Wampole, bass player Thomas Harrison, drummer Colin Camarillo, and Jay Kadis, who plays guitar and percussion. Their self-titled debut album was released in 2010.

neg: The Stompers The Stompers are an American rock band formed in East Boston, Massachusetts in 1977. The group formed after lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter Sal Baglio and drummer Mark Cuccinello were joined by Stephen Gilligan on bass, and Dave Friedman on keyboards. On November 7, 1977, the band played their first show in Beverly, Massachusetts.

neg: Crab cracker A crab cracker (also known as a lobster cracker or crab claw cracker) is a specialized food utensil, similar in construction (and sometimes appearance) to certain types of nutcrackers, used to crack the hard shells of crabs and lobsters by pulling the two handles together to access the flesh inside, while preparing or eating them.

neg: Hit and Run (band) Hit & Run is a bluegrass band originally from Colorado, now based in Tennessee.

neg: The Crackdown The Crackdown is the fifth studio album by English industrial band Cabaret Voltaire. It was released in August 1983, jointly through record labels Some Bizarre and Virgin Records.

neg: Cracker Jack Cracker Jack is an American brand of snack consisting of molasses-flavored, caramel-coated popcorn and peanuts, well known for being packaged with a prize of trivial value inside. The Cracker Jack name was registered in 1896. A slogan, "The More You Eat The More You Want", was also registered that year. Some food historians consider it the first junk food.

neg: Grimble Grumble Grimble Grumble is an American psychedelic rock band from Chicago, Illinois.


query: The Royal Hop Pole is now part of a pub chain founded by what man?

pos: The Royal Hop Pole The Royal Hop Pole is a listed public house in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, with 28 hotel bedrooms. Located on Church Street, it is an English Heritage hotel. It has recently been converted into a part of the Wetherspoons pub chain. It is mentioned in Charles Dickens' The Pickwick Papers. Free Wi-Fi is also available in the bar area.

pos: Wetherspoons J D Wetherspoon plc, branded as Wetherspoon's, is a pub company in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1979 by Tim Martin, the company owns just under 1,000 outlets, including the chain of Lloyds No.1 bars and the chain of Wetherspoon hotels. With its headquarters in Watford, Wetherspoons is known for converting unconventional premises into pubs. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

neg: Anchor Brewery The Anchor Brewery was a brewery in Southwark, London, England. Established in 1616, by the early nineteenth century it was the largest brewery in the world. From 1781 it was operated by Barclay Perkins & Co, who merged with Courage in 1955. The brewery was demolished in 1981.

neg: Broughton Ales Broughton Ales is a brewery near Broughton, in the Scottish Borders. The brewery was founded in 1979 by David Younger and James Collins in a former abattoir in the village and was the first initiated Scottish microbrewery . Broughton produces traditional cask conditioned beer, bottled beer and keg beer.

neg: Kops Brewery The Kops Brewery, founded by Henry Lowenfeld in 1890 was the first brewer of non-alcoholic beer in the United Kingdom.

neg: The Blind Beggar The Blind Beggar is a pub on Whitechapel Road in Whitechapel in the East End of London, England. It is notable as the former brewery tap of the Manns Albion brewery, where the first modern Brown Ale was brewed. The pub was built in 1894 on the site of an inn which had been established before 1654, and takes its name from the legend of Henry de Montfort.

neg: Sam's Chicken Sam's Chicken is a British fast food chain. It has 34 outlets, the majority of which are in west and north west London. It was founded in 1990 by Sri Lankan Sam Chandrasinghe, with the opening of its first restaurant in Wealdstone, Harrow, north west London. Chandrasinghe had previously worked for KFC UK as deputy operations director.

neg: John Nike Leonard John Nike OBE DL (5 July 1935 – 25 December 2016) was an English businessman, and a Bracknell-based leisure and hotel entrepreneur. He was best known for being the owner of the eponymous John Nike Leisuresport chain of dry ski slope complexes.

neg: Leeds Brewery The Leeds Brewery is an independent brewery established in June 2007 in Leeds, UK by former local radio presenter Michael Brothwell. The company uses a 20 barrel brewing plant located in a trading estate on the outskirts of the city; it is capable of delivering 150,000 pints of beer a week, and produces five regular brands, including "Leeds Best", a 4.3% best bitter, and the award winning strong mild ale "Midnight Bell". The company also produces a series of monthly specials such as "Gathering Storm", a 4.4% stout, in October, and "New Moon", a 4.3% black IPA, in February. The company had six pubs near the centre of Leeds, with a microbrewery upstairs at The Brewery Tap and one pub in York city centre but these were sold to Camerons Brewery in 2016.

neg: Henry Dimbleby Henry Richard Melville Dimbleby (born May 1970) is a British cookery writer and a co-founder of the Leon Restaurants fast food chain.

neg: Sainsbury family The Sainsbury family (also Lord Sainsbury and family and incorrectly the Sainsbury's family) founded Sainsbury's, the UK's second-largest supermarket chain. Today, the family has many interests, including business, politics, philanthropy, arts, and sciences.

neg: Cains Brewery Cains is a brewery in Liverpool, England, founded in 1858 by Robert Cain. The company merged with Peter Walker & Son in 1921 to form Walker Cains. Peter Walker & Son had a large brewery in Warrington so sold its Liverpool brewery to Higsons in 1923. Boddingtons of Manchester took over in 1985. In 1990 Whitbread acquired Boddington's brewing operations and closed the then Higsons Brewery in 1990. It was reopened by GB Breweries, who became part of Bryggerigruppen in 1991, and in 2002 was sold to Gardener-Shaw for £3.4 million.

neg: Roger Myers Roger Myers (born 1947) is the co-founder of Punch Taverns, one of the United Kingdom's largest chains of public houses.

neg: Selfridges Selfridges, also known as Selfridges & Co., is a chain of high end department stores in the United Kingdom, operated by Selfridges Retail Limited. It was founded by Harry Gordon Selfridge. The flagship store on London's Oxford Street is the second largest shop in the UK (after Harrods) and opened 15 March 1909. Other Selfridges stores opened in the Trafford Centre (1998) and Exchange Square (2002) in Manchester, and in the Bullring in Birmingham (2003).

neg: Tom Potter (brewer) Tom Potter is the co-founder and former Chairman and CEO of Brooklyn Brewery.

neg: Colin Graves Colin James Graves (born 22 January 1948) is an English entrepreneur, known for founding the Costcutter chain of convenience stores.

neg: James Boag I James Boag I (c. 1804 – 1890) was the founder and proprietor of J. Boag & Sons, owner of the Boag's Brewery in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.

neg: Skinner's Brewery Skinner's is a British brewery founded in 1997 by Steve and Sarah Skinner in Truro, Cornwall, England, UK.

neg: Beers Timber & Building Supplies Beers Timber & Building Supplies Limited is one of several independent Builders Merchant based in Liverpool. The company was founded in 1916, and is currently under the management of the fourth generation of the founding family. The company have had a continued presence on Merseyside and now operate four branches across the North-West, at Warrington, Heswall and Eastham, (on the Wirral Peninsula), and the Head Office in Liverpool. Other companies within the group include Ecowarm Ltd, providing timber engineering solutions and roof trusses, Evans Bellhouse Ltd, a specialist softwood importer, and MBS Ltd, a specialist tool, workwear, and safety equipment supplier.

neg: Mark Fenwick Mark Anthony Fenwick (born May 1948) is a British businessman, the fifth generation of his family to run the Fenwick department store chain founded in 1882.

neg: Boodle's Boodle's is a London gentlemen's club, founded in January 1762, at No. 50 Pall Mall, London, by Lord Shelburne, the future Marquess of Lansdowne and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

neg: Charrington Brewery Charrington Brewery was a brewery company founded in Bethnal Green, London in the early 18th century by Robert Westfield. In 1766, John Charrington joined the company, which then traded as Westfield, Moss & Charrington from the Anchor Brewery in Mile End. It merged with United Breweries of London in 1964 to become Charrington United Breweries, then, after acquiring a number of other breweries, it merged with Bass Brewery in 1967 to become the largest UK brewing company, Bass Charrington, later simply Bass plc. The brewing operations of the company were bought by Interbrew (now Anheuser-Busch InBev) in 2000, while the retail side (hotel and pub holdings) were renamed Six Continents. In 2003 Six Continents split into a pubs business, now known as Mitchells & Butlers, and a hotels and soft drinks business, now known as InterContinental Hotels Group.


query: Who directed the one of the television series in which Roger Rose starred

pos: Roger Rose Roger Rose (born June 6, 1960) is an American actor, voice actor, and former VH1 VJ, known for such films as "Ski Patrol" and for voice work in animated films and television series such as "Happy Feet", "Rugrats", "Scooby-Doo", "The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy", and "Quack Pack". He is also an occasional announcer.

pos: Happy Feet Happy Feet is a 2006 Australian-American computer-animated musical family comedy film directed, produced, and co-written by George Miller. It stars Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving, and E.G. Daily. It was produced at Sydney-based visual effects and animation studio Animal Logic for Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, and Kingdom Feature Productions and was released in North American theaters on November 17, 2006. It is the first animated film produced by Kennedy Miller in association with Animal Logic.

neg: The Moose (M*A*S*H) "The Moose" is an episode from the television series "M*A*S*H". It was the fifth episode broadcast and aired on October 15, 1972, and repeated May 27, 1973. It was written by Laurence Marks and directed by Hy Averback.

neg: Roger Christiansen Roger S. Christiansen is American television director.

neg: Life with Roger Life with Roger is an American sitcom that aired on The WB as part of its 1996–97 schedule.

neg: Covenant (Millennium) "'Covenant" is the sixteenth episode of the first season of the American crime-thriller television series "Millennium". It premiered on the Fox network on March 21, 1997. The episode was written by Robert Moresco, and directed by Roderick J. Pridy. "Covenant" featured guest appearances by John Finn, Michael O'Neill and Sarah Koskoff.

neg: Richard Martin (television director) Richard Martin (born 1930) is a retired British television director and former actor. After starting his career as an actor, he worked regularly as a director throughout the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, which included directing several early serials of "Doctor Who" starring William Hartnell, and series such as "Compact", "Crown Court" and "All Creatures Great and Small". He is married to actress Suzanne Neve.

neg: Pearl (miniseries) Pearl is a 1978 American television miniseries about events leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, based on Gerald Green's novel of the same title. It starred a large cast, notably Dennis Weaver, Tiana Alexandra, Robert Wagner, Angie Dickinson, Brian Dennehy, Lesley Ann Warren, Gregg Henry, Max Gail, Richard Anderson, Marion Ross, Audra Lindley, Char Fontane, Katherine Helmond and Adam Arkin.

neg: Executive Suite (TV series) Executive Suite is an American drama television series based on the 1954 film of the same name. It aired from September 20, 1976 until February 11, 1977.

neg: Point 783 "Point 783" is the 13th episode of "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons", a British 1960s Supermarionation television series co-created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson. Written by Peter Curran and David Williams and directed by Robert Lynn, it was first broadcast on 22 December 1967 on ATV Midlands.

neg: Out of Order (miniseries) Out of Order is an American dramedy television miniseries created and written by Donna Powers and Wayne Powers ("Deep Blue Sea", "The Italian Job"), who also directed the first and final episodes. The show lasted one season (six episodes) which aired on Showtime from June 1, 2003 to June 30, 2003.

neg: Peter Markle Peter Markle (born September 24, 1952) is an American film director, television director and screenwriter. He has directed episodes of "Everwood", "", "The X-Files", as well as many other programs. He was director of the 2006 television film, "Flight 93" and he also directed the 1982 romantic comedy film "The Personals" and the 1994 comedy western film "Wagons East!"

neg: Special Assignment (Captain Scarlet) "Special Assignment" is the tenth episode of the Supermarionation television series "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons". It was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on 1   1967 (1967--) on ATV Midlands, was written by Tony Barwick and directed by Robert Lynn. In this episode, Captain Scarlet appears to betray Spectrum after the Mysterons threaten to destroy North America.

neg: The Other Lover The Other Lover is a 1985 television film directed by Robert Ellis Miller and executive produced by Larry A. Thompson.

neg: Glenroe Glenroe was a television drama series broadcast on RTÉ One in Ireland between September 1983, when the first episode was aired, and May 2001, when the last episode went out on Sunday evening television in Ireland. A spin-off from "Bracken" — a short-lived RTÉ drama itself spun off from "The Riordans" — "Glenroe" was broadcast, generally from September to May, each Sunday night at 8:30 pm. It was created, and written for much of its run, by Wesley Burrowes, and later by various other directors and producers including Paul Cusack, Alan Robinson and Tommy McCardle. Glenroe was the first show to be subtitled by RTÉ, with a broadcast in 1991 starting the station's subtitling policy.

neg: The Loner The Loner is an American western series that ran for one season on CBS from 1965 to 1966, under the alternate sponsorship of Philip Morris and Procter & Gamble. The series was created by Rod Serling a year after the cancellation of "The Twilight Zone". It was one of the last TV series on CBS to air in black-and-white.

neg: R.C.M.P. (TV series) R.C.M.P. was a Canadian television drama series about the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The series ran a single season (1959–60), consisting of 39 weekly half-hour episodes. It starred French-Canadian actor Gilles Pelletier as Corporal Jacques Gagnier and English-Canadian actor Don Francks as Constable Bill Mitchell.

neg: The Name of the Rose (film) The Name of the Rose is a 1986 Italian-French-German drama mystery film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, based on the book of the same name by Umberto Eco. Sean Connery stars as the Franciscan friar William of Baskerville and Christian Slater is his apprentice Adso of Melk, who are called upon to solve a deadly mystery in a medieval abbey.

neg: Breaking Away (TV series) Breaking Away is a 1980 American comedy-drama television series that was based on the 1979 film of the same name. It was created by Steve Tesich, who wrote the original film, and the film's director Peter Yates served as Executive Producer.

neg: The Rough Riders (TV series) The Rough Riders is an American Western television series set in the West after the American Civil War. It aired on ABC for the 1958-1959 television season. It was produced by Ziv Television, the production company responsible for such hit shows as "Bat Masterson", "Tombstone Territory", "Sea Hunt", and "Highway Patrol".

neg: Mrs. Columbo (TV series) Mrs. Columbo, later known as Kate Columbo, followed by Kate the Detective and then ultimately Kate Loves a Mystery is an American crime drama television series initially based on the wife of Lieutenant Columbo, the title character from the television series "Columbo". It was created and produced by Richard Alan Simmons and Universal Television for NBC, and stars Kate Mulgrew as a news reporter helping to solve crimes while raising her daughter.

neg: Bed of Roses (TV series) Bed of Roses is an Australian comedy drama television series which first screened on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) from 10 May 2008. It stars Kerry Armstrong ("SeaChange" and "Lantana)" and was created by Jutta Goetze and Elizabeth Coleman; produced by Mark Ruse ("Kath & Kim", "The Games") and Stephen Luby ("Crackerjack").


query: Which band from Stavanger was Liv Kristine a member of?

pos: Liv Kristine Liv Kristine Espenæs (born 14 February 1976), better known as Liv Kristine, is a Norwegian singer-songwriter who has performed and composed songs mostly for various subgenres of heavy metal music. She started her career in the music industry as a vocalist for the gothic metal band Theatre of Tragedy, and is the former lead vocalist for the symphonic metal band Leaves' Eyes. She is known for her work in close association with her then-husband and leader of the German band Atrocity, Alexander Krull.

pos: Theatre of Tragedy Theatre of Tragedy was a Norwegian band from Stavanger, active between 1993 and 2010. They are best known for their earlier albums, which influenced the gothic metal genre.

neg: Reptile (band) Reptile (Icelandic "Risaeðlan") is a band from Iceland on the record label Bad Taste. Reptile is known for its over the top theatrics in their music, which combines pop with other instruments such as marimba, saxophone, banjo and violin. Their debut album "Fame and Fossils" was released in 1990. Reptile disbanded in 1992. Their label released a compilation CD called "Efta!" in 1996 under their Icelandic name, which includes newer songs recorded for a second album, earlier singles and b-sides and songs from "Fame and Fossils".

neg: Pink Champagne Pink Champagne (first named Kasern 9) was a Swedish feminist punk band in the 1980s. It consisted of four women, Stina Berge (drums), Ann Carlberger (vocals), Karin Jansson (guitar) and Gunilla Welin (bass). Kajsa Grytt was briefly a member. They released two full-length albums, "Vackra pojke!" ("Beautiful Boy!", 1981) and "Kärlek eller ingenting" ("Love or Nothing", 1983), before breaking up in 1984.

neg: Sirenia (band) Sirenia is a Norwegian gothic metal band from Stavanger, Norway.

neg: Molly (band) Molly was a Swedish band that played a mix of Irish folk music with ska and oi!. Later they also had influences from Swedish folk music and klezmer. Because of the mix of music styles the band required a lot of different instruments and many different persons playing them so the members were many and varied. On "Raj Raj" the participants were Alf Vierth (song), Björn Eriksson (drums), Elä Malmberg (bass, background song), Harald Berthelsen (mandolin, tin whistle, background song), Martin Linder (saxophone, background song), Rickard Elofsson (trumpet, background song), Stefan Ståhl (guitar, background song), Svante Sörmark (guitar, background song) and Viktor Brobacke (trombone, harmonica, song on "Rätt Sätt" and background song). On "Mollyfied" the setting was Alf (song), Harald (song, mandolin), Elä (base), Steffe (guitar), Björn (drums), Totte (banjo), Karin (accordion), Majje (whistle), Viktor (trombone), Rikard (trumpet), Martin (saxophone).

neg: Lumsk Lumsk is a folk metal band from Trondheim, Norway. The band combines traditional Norwegian folk music and folklore with rock, progressive rock and metal. The group has both male and female vocals with violin, guitar and drums.

neg: Kristin Asbjørnsen Kristin Asbjørnsen (born 12 May 1971) is a Norwegian jazz singer and composer whose focus is on improvised music. She is known for musical projects like Dadafon including with Carl Haakon Waadeland, Krøyt, Kvitretten, and Nymark Collective among others.

neg: Liv Strædet Liv Strædet (born 21 October 1964 in Fredrikstad) is a former Norwegian football player who played for Norway women's national football team.

neg: Briskeby Briskeby is an electropop band from Larvik, Norway. Bjørn Bergene, Claus Heiberg Larsen and Bård Helgeland are from Larvik, while Lise Karlsnes is from Tønsberg.

neg: Liv Buck Liv Marie Buck (24 December 1928 – 29 March 2012) was a Norwegian trade unionist.

neg: Postgirobygget (band) Postgirobygget is a Norwegian rock band from Trondheim. Singer and songwriter Arne Hurlén, bass player and backing vocals Nicolai Hauan (new member in 2009), guitarist and backing vocals Nils Petter Time, keyboardist and harmonica player Øyvind Kolset, and drums, percussion and backing vocals Per Sarin Madsen. They recorded their first album in 1996 with the title "Melis".

neg: Liv Andersen Liv Andersen (9 August 1919 in Oslo – 21 March 1997) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.

neg: Liv Mjönes Liv Anna Mjönes (born 18 September 1979) is a Swedish actress. In 1995 at the age of 16 she started studying dancing and acting. She graduated after four years of education at Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts in 2006. She is best known for her role as Frida in the Swedish film Kyss Mig.

neg: Tone Åse Tone Åse (born 24 February 1965 in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian singer, known from Norwegian choirs and jazz scenes. She is married to, and musically cooperating with jazz keyboardist Ståle Storløkken.

neg: The White Birch (band) The White Birch is a Norwegian slowcore project of Ola Fløttum. Previously a trio composed of Ola Fløttum, Hans Christian Almendingen, and Ulf Rogde, the band released three studio albums and then broke up after the band played their last show in 2006. However, Ola Fløttum released their fourth album "The Weight Of Spring" in 2015, nearly ten years after their last release.

neg: Langsomt Mot Nord Langsomt Mot Nord ("en: Slowly Approaching the North" or alternatively "Slowly Northward") is a Norwegian synth-duo, founded by rock-drummer Ola Snortheim. The music of Langsomt Mot Nord (LMN) is derived from Norwegian traditional music. Many of the recordings are based upon older recordings of traditional tunes, performed on original instruments by Ola Snortheim's father, the folk-musician Olav Snortheim. The music is accentuated and arranged in new ways by extensive use of electronic instruments like synthesizers and samplers. However, the band also takes the traditional music in new directions by the use of acoustic instruments, such as strings, piano and woodwind.

neg: Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson (] ; born 22 September 1976) is a founding member of the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós. He was the band's drummer from their creation in August 1994 until he quit in 1999 after the band finished "Ágætis byrjun". Orri Páll Dýrason took his place as drummer. The group became internationally popular with their subsequent albums, "( )" (2002) and "Takk..." (2005). He went on to study graphic design.

neg: Hard Luck Street Hard Luck Street is a Norwegian punk, folk, rock 'n' roll band.

neg: Alanïa Alanïa is a former Norwegian electronic music group from Tromsø, composed of Torbjørn Brundtland and Svein Berge of Röyksopp, Rune Lindbæk and Gaute Barlindhaug.

neg: Tre Små Kinesere Tre Små Kinesere are a pop group based in Trondheim, Norway which, since their beginning in the 1990s, defined their own acoustic style. They recorded nine albums between then and 2004 to come back in 2010. The band was composed of Ulf Risnes (vocals and guitar), Øystein Hegge (vocals and keyboard), and Baard Slagsvold (vocals and bass).

neg: Staff Band of the Norwegian Armed Forces The Staff Band of the Norwegian Armed Forces (Norwegian: "Forsvarets stabsmusikkorps, FSMK" ) is the foremost of the military bands of the Norwegian Armed Forces and Norway's largest professional wind band, employing 39 full-time musicians. The band is based in Oslo and participates in parades and ceremonies for Norwegian royalty, the government and the armed forces, and tours throughout Norway and abroad. In addition, the band has an extensive concert schedule in the Oslo area.


query: Name the Russian ice dancer who currently represents Spain and is partnered with Sara Hurtado from Spain and whose former partner was Ksenia Monko?

pos: Sara Hurtado Sara Hurtado (born 3 November 1992) is a Spanish ice dancer who skates with Kirill Khaliavin. With former partner Adrià Díaz, she won four senior international medals. Hurtado and Diaz were the first dance team to represent Spain in ISU competition and the first to qualify for the Olympics. Hurtado is a six-time Spanish national champion, five times with Díaz and once with Khaliavin.

pos: Kirill Khaliavin Kirill Leonidovich Khaliavin (Russian: Кирилл Леонидович Халявин ; born 21 November 1990) is a Russian ice dancer who currently represents Spain. With former partner Ksenia Monko, he is the 2011 World Junior champion, a two-time (2009–10, 2010–11) Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and the 2015 Russian national silver medalist. With current partner Sara Hurtado, he is the 2016 Spanish Champion.

neg: Stanislav Morozov Stanislav Oleksandrovych Morozov (Ukrainian: Станіслав Олександрович Морозов ; Russian: Станислав Александрович Морозов , born 1 February 1979) is a former pair skater who competed for Ukraine and now works as a coach in Russia. With partner Tatiana Volosozhar, he was a four-time (2005, 2007, 2008, 2010) Ukrainian national champion. They placed 12th at the 2006 Winter Olympics and 8th at the 2010 Winter Olympics, and as high as 4th place at Worlds and Europeans.

neg: Natalia Mikhailova Natalia Yurievna Mikhailova (Russian: Наталья Юрьевна Михайлова ; born 18 July 1986) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. With Arkadi Sergeev, she is the 2006 World Junior silver medalist.

neg: Yon García Yon Garcia (born 2 July 1979) is a Spanish former competitive figure skater. He is a five-time Spanish national champion.

neg: Ivan Volobuiev Ivan Nikolayevich Volobuiev (Russian: Иван Николаевич Волобуев ; born 5 January 1991) is a Russian ice dancer who competed with partner Valeria Starygina.

neg: Maria Petrova (figure skater) Maria Igorevna Petrova (Russian: Мария Игоревна Петрова ; born 29 November 1977) is a Russian pair skater. With partner Alexei Tikhonov, she is the 2000 World champion and a two-time (1999, 2000) European champion.

neg: Anastasia Shpilevaya Anastasia Andreyevna Shpilevaya (Russian: Анастасия Андреевна Шпилевая , born 26 June 1999) is a Russian competitive ice dancer. With partner Grigory Smirnov, she is the 2016 Youth Olympic champion and 2017 Russian junior national champion.

neg: Anna Silaeva Anna Sergeyevna Silaeva (Russian: Анна Сергеевна Силаева ; born 25 May 1992) is a Russian former competitive pair skater. She competed with Artur Minchuk from 2008 to 2011. The pair was named in Russia's team to the 2010 World Junior Championships in The Hague, Netherlands; they finished 11th after placing 9th in the short program and 14th in the free skate. The following season, they qualified for the 2010–11 Junior Grand Prix Final in Beijing, where they finished 8th.

neg: Daryn Zhunussov Daryn Zhunussov (born August 31, 1991) is a Kazakhstani ice dancer. He competed with Canadian Cortney Mansour in the 2011–12 season and with Russian Ksenia Korobkova in 2013–14.

neg: Svetlana Alekseeva Svetlana Lvovna Alekseeva (Russian: Светлана Львовна Алексеева ; born 16 March 1955) is a Russian former ice dancer and currently a coach.

neg: Ivana Střondalová Ivana Střondalová (born 22 October 1970) is a former ice dancer who competed for Czechoslovakia. With partner Milan Brzý, she placed in the top ten at the 1990 European Championships and won the bronze medal at the 1991 Winter Universiade. She studied at the Silesian University, obtaining a Master's degree in January 2001.

neg: Alexei Soloviev Alexei Soloviev (Russian: Алексей Соловьёв ) is a Soviet former ice dancer. He is a two-time (1980, 1981) World Junior champion with partner Elena Batanova. On the senior level, they won the 1982 NHK Trophy and 1984 Soviet national title. They were coached by Lyudmila Pakhomova and later Tatiana Tarasova.

neg: Mikhail Kolyada Mikhail Sergeyevich Kolyada (Russian: Михаил Сергеевич Коляда , born 18 February 1995) is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2017 European bronze medalist and 2017 Russian national champion. He has won six senior international medals, including two on the ISU Challenger Series.

neg: Grigory Smirnov Grigory Sergeyevich Smirnov (Russian: Григорий Сергеевич Смирнов , born 1 April 1997) is a Russian competitive ice dancer. With partner Anastasia Shpilevaya, he is the 2016 Youth Olympic champion and 2017 Russian junior national champion.

neg: Tatiana Navka Tatyana Aleksandrovna Navka (Russian: Татьяна Александровна Навка , born 13 April 1975) is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Roman Kostomarov, she is the 2006 Olympic champion, a two-time World champion (2004–05), a three-time Grand Prix Final champion (2003–05), and a three-time European champion (2004–06). Earlier in her career, she competed for the Soviet Union and Belarus.

neg: Igor Sinyutin Igor Sinyutin (Russian: Игорь Синютин ; born 3 January 1974) is a Russian former competitive figure skater. He is the 1995 Grand Prix International St. Gervais silver medalist and 1996 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist. Sinyutin presently coaches in Spain.

neg: Marina Anissina Marina Vyacheslavovna Anissina (Russian: Марина Вячеславовна Анисина , born 30 August 1975) is a French-Russian ice dancer. Competing with Gwendal Peizerat for France, she is the 2002 Olympic champion, the 1998 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2000 World champion, and a six-time French national champion.

neg: Svetlana Serkeli Svetlana Serkeli (Russian: Светлана Серкели ) is a former ice dancer who represented the Soviet Union. With partner Andrei Zharkov, she is the 1986 World Junior silver medalist.

neg: Ekaterina Rubleva Ekaterina Borisovna Rubleva (Russian: Екатерина Борисовна Рублёва ; born 10 October 1985) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. With partner Ivan Shefer, she is the 2009 Cup of Russia bronze medalist, the 2004 Bofrost Cup bronze medalist, and a four-time Russian national medalist (2008, 2009 silver; 2007, 2010 bronze).

neg: Alexandr Kirsanov Alexandr (Sasha) Kirsanov (Russian: Александр Кирсанов ; born August 17, 1978) is a retired ice dancer who competed for the United States, Azerbaijan, and Russia. With Christie Moxley for the U.S., he is the 2003 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist. He also competed with Barbara Hanley for Azerbaijan and with Olga Pogosian for Russia. Following his retirement from competition in 2004, he is a coach and choreographer in Delaware.

neg: Elena Bechke Elena Yurievna Bechke (Russian: Елена Юрьевна Бечке ; born January 7, 1966) is a Russian former pair skater. She competed for the Soviet Union, the Commonwealth of Independent States, and the Unified Team. With partner Denis Petrov, she is the 1992 Olympic silver medalist, the 1989 World bronze medalist, and the 1991 and 1992 European silver medalist.


query: Which sprinter won the 80 hurdles at the 1667 Mediterranean games in Tunisia?

pos: Carla Panerai Carla Panerai (born 4 July 1947) is a retired Italian sprinter who won the 80 hurdles at the 1967 Mediterranean Games. She competed in this event at the 1968 Olympics but failed to reach the final.

pos: 1967 Mediterranean Games The fifth edition of the Mediterranean Games were held in Tunis, Tunisia from 8 September to 17 September 1967. Twelve nations competed in fourteen different kind of sports.

neg: Rashid Al-Jirbi Rashid Al-Jirbi (born 1961) is an Emirati sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

neg: Tunisia at the 1967 Mediterranean Games Tunisia (TUN) hold the 1967 Mediterranean Games in capital Tunis.

neg: Omo Osaghae Omoghan "Omo" Osaghae (born May 18, 1988) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the sprint hurdles. He is coached by Texas Tech hurdles coach, Dion Miller. He has personal records of 7.45 seconds for the 60-meter hurdles and 13.23 seconds for the 110-meter hurdles.

neg: 2005 Arab Athletics Championships The 2005 Arab Athletics Championships was the fourteenth edition of the international athletics competition between Arab countries which took place in Radès/Tunis, Tunisia from 12–15 September.

neg: Azzedine Azzouzi Azzedine Azzouzi (born 20 September 1947) is an Algerian former middle-distance runner. He represented his nation in the 800 metres and 1500 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games.

neg: Çetin Şahiner Çetin Şahiner (13 October 1934 – 3 August 2017) was a Turkish hurdler. He competed in the 110 metres hurdles at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics.

neg: Tunisia at the African Games Tunisia (TUN) has competed at every celebration of the All-Africa Games. since its inauguration in 1965, and at the last edition in 2015 Tunisian athletes have won a total of 666 medals.

neg: Mame Tacko Diouf Mame Tacko Diouf (born 17 October 1976) is a Senegalese hurdler.

neg: Mostafa Smaili Mostafa Smaili (born 9 January 1997) is a Moroccan middle-distance runner. He competed in the 800 metres at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships.

neg: Abdellatif Baka Abdellatif Baka (born 7 May 1994) is a visually impaired Algerian middle-distance runner. Competing in the T13 classification, Baka represented his country at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London where he won the gold medal in the 800 metres race, and the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, winning the 1500 metres. He won the 1500m in Rio with a record 3'48.29, a faster time than that of the 2016 Summer Olympics 1500m winner, Matthew Centrowitz Jr. The latter's time in the Rio Olympics men's 1500 meters final race was beaten not only by all three medalists in the Rio Paralympics men's 1500 meters race but also by Fouad Baka, who is the brother of Abdellatif Baka and came 4th in that final race. He is also a multiple World Championships winner, taking four medals over two tournaments.

neg: Salah Fettouh Salah Fettouh (born 5 May 1948) is a Moroccan sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

neg: Benyounés Lahlou Benyounés Lahlou (born 3 November 1964) is a Moroccan runner who specialized in the 400 and 800 metres.

neg: Mohamed Fouzai Mohamed Fouzai is a Paralympic athlete from Tunisia competing mainly in category T46 long distance events.

neg: Dora Jemaa-Amirouche Dora Jemaa-Amirouche (born July 15, 1985 at Oullins) is a French athlete, who specializes in the 400 hurdles.

neg: 1987 Arab Athletics Championships The 1987 Arab Athletics Championships was the fifth edition of the international athletics competition between Arab countries. It took place in Algiers, Algeria from 6–9 August. A total of 40 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 16 for women. The men's 20 kilometres walk was restored to the programme, having been removed after 1981. A men's 50 kilometres walk was also held for the first time.

neg: Hayat Lambarki Hayat Lambarki (Arabic: حياة لمباركي  ; born 18 May 1988 in Safi) is a Moroccan track and field athlete specializing in the 400 metres hurdles.

neg: Ismail Mačev Ismail Mačev (Macedonian: Исмаил Мачев; born 3 January 1960) is a retired Macedonian sprinter who competed for Yugoslavia in the 400 metres. He took part in the 1988 Summer Olympics as well as two World Championships. In addition, he won a silver medal at the 1987 Mediterranean Games.

neg: Hamoud Al-Dalhami Hamoud Abdallah Said Al-Dalhami (Arabic: حمود عبد الله سيد الدلهمي  ; born November 7, 1971 in Muscat) is a retired Omani sprinter, who specialized in both 100 and 200 metres. He represented Oman in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004), and also attained personal bests of 10.44 (100 metres) and 20.94 (200 metres) from the 1999 Pan Arab Championships in Beirut, Lebanon.

neg: Salaheddine Bakar Al-Safi Salaheddine Bakar Al-Safi (born 1 April 1980) is a Qatari sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

neg: Veronica Campbell-Brown Veronica Campbell-Brown C.D (born 15 May 1982) is a Jamaican track and field sprinter, who specializes in the 100 and 200 meters. A eight-time Olympic medalist, she is the second woman in history to win two consecutive Olympic 200 m events, after Bärbel Wöckel of Germany at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics. Campbell-Brown is one of only nine athletes to win world championships at the youth, junior, and senior level of an athletic event.


query: Who has more scope of profession, Andrei Platonov or Hayim Nahman Bialik?

pos: Andrei Platonov Andrei Platonov (Russian: Андре́й Плато́нов , ] ; August 28 [O.S. August 16] 1899 – January 5, 1951) was the pen name of Andrei Platonovich Klimentov (Russian: Андре́й Плато́нович Климе́нтов ), a Soviet Russian writer, playwright, and poet, whose works anticipate existentialism. Although Platonov was a Communist, most of his works were banned in his own lifetime for their skeptical attitude toward collectivization and other Stalinist policies, as well as for its experimental, avant-garde form. His famous works include the novels "The Foundation Pit" (Котлован) and "" (Чевенгур)

pos: Hayim Nahman Bialik Hayim Nahman Bialik (Hebrew: חיים נחמן ביאליק ; January 9, 1873 – July 4, 1934), also Chaim or Haim, was a Jewish poet who wrote primarily in Hebrew but also in Yiddish. Bialik was one of the pioneers of modern Hebrew poetry. He was part of the vanguard of Jewish thinkers who gave voice to the breath of new life in Jewish life. Bialik ultimately came to be recognized as Israel's national poet.

neg: Platon Kostiuk Platon Hryhorovych Kostiuk (Ukrainian: Платон Григорович Костюк ) (20 August 1924 – 10 May 2010) was a Ukrainian physiologist, neurobiologist, electrophysiologist, and biophysicist. He was a member (academician) of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) of Ukraine and the Russian Academy of Sciences. He was also a director of the Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology and the International Center of Molecular Physiology NAS of Ukraine; chair of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Kiev branch, vice-president of the NAS of Ukraine, and chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian SSR.

neg: Platonov Arts Festival Platonov Arts Festival is an international arts festival, named after the Russian writer Andrey Platonov.

neg: Chaim Mordechai Aizik Hodakov Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Aizik Hodakov (12 January 1902 – 23 April 1993) was the chief of staff of the secretariat of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson for more than 40 years. From 1950, until his death, Hodakov served as chairman of Agudas Chasidei Chabad, the umbrella organization of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement.

neg: Nikolai Biryukov Nikolai Ivanovich Biryukov (6 December 1901, Knyazhaya Baygora, Tambov Governorate – 22 June 1980, Russian: Николай Иванович Бирюков) was a Soviet Army soldier and officer. He fought in the Russian Civil War and in World War II, where he attained the rank of lieutenant general, and was decorated Hero of the Soviet Union.

neg: Isaak Moiseevich Milin Isaak Moiseevich Milin, (Исаак Моисеевич Милин); * February 16, 1919, Oster, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic – † November 17, 1992 Saint-Petersburg (former Leningrad), Russian Federation) was a prominent Soviet/Russian mathematician, doctor of science in physics and mathematics, senior researcher, specialist in Geometric Theory of Functions of a Complex Variable and Applied Mathematics, engineer-lieutenant-colonel at the Soviet Air Force.

neg: Vasily Barabanov Vasiliy Arsentevich Barabanov (Russian: "Василий Арсентьевич Барабанов") (April 21, 1900 in village Altufyevo, Moscow guberniya, now part of Moscow – 1964 in Moscow) was a Soviet OGPU, NKVD and MVD officer. He served as a commander of several large prisoner camps set up to build railways and canals in northern parts of Russia. Unlike many of his peers, he avoided harsh treatment of the inmates.

neg: Igor Birman Igor Yakovlevich Birman (July 25, 1928 – April 6, 2011) was a Russian-American economist. Received his Ph.D. in 1960. Authored a number of books translated into four languages and some 200 articles in professional periodicals and also in the popular press (Izvestia, Literaturnaya gazeta, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post).

neg: Georgi Naydenov Georgi Ivanov Naydenov (Bulgarian: Георги Иванов Найденов ) (born July 19, 1927 – October 3, 1998) was a Bulgarian businessman and banker who was born in the small town of Strelcha, and became famous during the 1960s as the creator of the unique and successful economic experiment Texim.

neg: Valentin Afraimovich Valentin Afraimovich (Russian: Валентин Сендерович Афраймович , born 2 April 1945 in Kirov, Kirov Oblast, USSR) is a Soviet, Russian and Mexican mathematician. He has made contributions to dynamical systems theory, qualitative theory of ordinary differential equations, bifurcation theory, concept of attractor, strange attractors, space-time chaos, mathematical models of nonequilibrium media and biological systems, traveling waves in lattices, complexity of orbits and dimension-like characteristics in dynamical systems.

neg: Efraim Sevela Efraim Sevela (Russian: Эфраим Севела , Hebrew: אפרים סבלה  , pen-name of Efim Evelevich Drabkin – Russian: Ефим Евелевич Драбкин ; March 8, 1928, Babruysk, Mahilyow Voblast, Belarus – August 18, 2010) was a Soviet writer, screenwriter, director, producer, who after his emigration from the Soviet Union lived in Israel, USA and Russia.

neg: Yossi Beilin Dr. Yosef "Yossi" Beilin (Hebrew: יוסף "יוסי" ביילין , born June 12, 1948) is an Israeli politician and scholar who has served in multiple ministerial and leadership positions in the Israeli government. Much of his political career was in the Labour Party. He also served as chairman of the Meretz-Yachad political party. After retiring from political life, Beilin founded 'Beilink', a business consultancy company. He also writes opinion pieces in Israeli papers Haaretz and Israel Hayom.

neg: Chaim Berlin Chaim Berlin (1832, Valozhyn – 1912, Jerusalem) (חיים ברלין) was an Orthodox rabbi and chief rabbi of Moscow from 1865 to 1889. He was the eldest son of the Netziv, Rabbi Naftali Zvi Yehuda Berlin.

neg: Iosif Gavrilovich Yesman Iosif Gavrilovich Yesman (1868–1955) was a Russian scientist in the field of hydraulics. He was a full member, one of the founders (1945) and director of Institute of Power Engineering (1945–1955) of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences.

neg: Michael Hayvoronsky Michael Orest Hayvoronsky (Mykhailo Orest Haivoronsky) (Ukrainian: Михайло Орест Гайворонський ) (September 15, 1892 – September 11, 1949) was a Ukrainian composer, musician, conductor, teacher, violinist, and critic.

neg: Leonid Artamonov Leonid Konstantinovich Artamonov (Russian: Леони́д Константи́нович Артамо́нов ; 25 February 1859 – 1 January 1932) was a Russian military engineer, adviser and general, geographer and traveler, explorer of Africa, writer, veteran of the First World War and the Russo-Japanese War.

neg: Sergey Biryuzov Sergey Semyonovich Biryuzov (Russian: Серге́й Семёнович Бирюзо́в ) (August 21, 1904 – October 19, 1964) was a Marshal of the Soviet Union and Chief of the General Staff.

neg: Chaim Ozer Grodzinski Chaim Ozer Grodzinski (Hebrew: חיים עוזר גרודזנסקי  ; August 24, 1863 – August 9, 1940) was a pre-eminent "Av beis din" (rabbinical chief justice), "posek" (halakhic authority), and Talmudic scholar in Vilnius, Lithuania in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. During his 55 years of community service, he was recognized as the leading "posek" and spiritual guide of his generation, fielding halakhic queries from all parts of the world and being consulted on every Jewish communal issue. He played an instrumental role in preserving Lithuanian yeshivas during the Communist era, and saved the yeshivas of Poland and Russia during the Nazi invasion of Poland in 1939, when he arranged for these yeshivas to relocate to Lithuanian cities.

neg: Andrey Yefimovich Martynov Andrey Yefimovich Martynov (Андрей Ефимович Мартынов; 1768–1826) was a Russian painter and engraver.

neg: Hayim David HaLevi Rabbi Hayim David HaLevi (24 January 1924 – 10 March 1998), also written Haim David ha-Levi, etc. (),

neg: Chaim Nahum Chaim (Haim) Nahum Effendi (Hebrew: חיים נחום ; Arabic: حاييم ناحوم  ) (1872–1960) was a Jewish scholar, jurist, and linguist of the early 20th century. He was born in 1872 in Manisa, Turkey. He was sent by his parents to a yeshiva in Tiberias, after which he studied at a French lycée for his secondary education and obtained a degree in Islamic law in Istanbul. Thereafter, he attended a rabbinical academy in Paris, from which he received his semicha. At the same time, he studied linguistics, history, and philosophy at the Sorbonne's school of oriental languages.


query: What English actor received an Honorary César in 2007 and the Empire Hero Award in 2010?

pos: Empire Hero Award The Empire Hero Award is an honorary Empire Award presented by the British film magazine "Empire". The Empire Hero Award was first introduced at the 15th Empire Awards ceremony in 2010 with Jude Law receiving the award. Actor Tom Hiddleston is the most recent winner in this category. Empire now presents three honorary awards: Empire Hero Award, Empire Inspiration Award and Empire Legend Award.

pos: Jude Law David Jude Heyworth Law (born 29 December 1972) is an English actor. He has received nominations for two Academy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and two British Academy Awards, winning one. In 2007, he received an Honorary César and was named a knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government.

neg: Michael Obiora Michael Obiora (born 8 October 1986, north London, England) is a British actor and writer.

neg: David Warner (actor) David Hattersley Warner (born 29 July 1941) is an English actor who is known for playing both romantic leads and sinister or villainous characters across a range of media, including stage, film, animation, television and video games. He has a worldwide following for his many appearances in the "Star Trek" TV and feature-film franchise.

neg: Crispin Bonham-Carter Crispin Daniel Bonham-Carter (born 23 September 1969 in Colchester, Essex) is an English former actor and theatre director.

neg: Ian Champion Ian Champion (born 1968 in Portsmouth) is an English film, theatre, television and voice actor who has appeared in television movies and soap operas such as "Coronation Street", "Emmerdale" and "Brookside".

neg: Ben Kingsley Sir Ben Kingsley (born Krishna Pandit Bhanji; 31 December 1943) is an English actor with a career spanning over 40 years. He has won an Oscar, Grammy, BAFTA, two Golden Globes, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. He is known for his starring role as Mohandas Gandhi in the 1982 film "Gandhi", for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. He is also known for his performances in the films "Schindler's List" (1993), "Twelfth Night" (1996), "Sexy Beast" (2000), "House of Sand and Fog" (2003), "Lucky Number Slevin" (2006), "Shutter Island" (2010), "" (2010), "Hugo" (2011), "Iron Man 3" (2013), "The Boxtrolls" (2014), and "The Jungle Book" (2016)

neg: Olivier Rabourdin Olivier Rabourdin (born 3 March 1959) is a French film actor. He has appeared in more than seventy films since 1985. In 2010 he was nominated for a French César Award in the category of Best Supporting Actor (Meilleur acteur dans un second rôle) for the role of Christophe in the film "Of Gods and Men".

neg: Oliver Maltman Oliver Maltman is an English actor notable for his appearances in the TV series "Star Stories", "The Kevin Bishop Show", "No Heroics" and "Clone". He has also appeared in Mike Leigh's films "Happy-Go-Lucky" in 2008, "Another Year" in 2010, the 2016 BBC2 comedy pilot We the Jury as Lucas, and in the upcoming "The Mercy".

neg: Stephen Frost Stephen Frederick Eustace Frost (born 28 December 1955) is an English actor and comedian.

neg: Henry Oscar Henry Oscar (born 14 July 1891, London, England, UK – died 28 December 1969, London) was an English stage and film actor.

neg: O. B. Clarence Oliver Burchett Clarence (25 March 1870, Hampstead, London – 2 October 1955, Hove, Sussex) was an English actor.

neg: Jason Maza Jason Maza, born 24 April 1987 in East London, is an English actor and producer.

neg: Alexander Mercury Alexander Mercury ("né" Alexander Terentyev; born 5 September 1983) is a Russian-British actor and director.

neg: Colin Firth Colin Andrew Firth, (born 10 September 1960) is a an English actor. He has received an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, two BAFTA Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards, as well as the Volpi Cup. Firth's most notable and acclaimed role to date has been his 2010 portrayal of King George VI in "The King's Speech", a performance that earned him an Oscar and multiple worldwide best actor awards.

neg: Jason Sutton Jason Paul Sutton, OBE, is a Royal Air Force Regiment officer who was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his actions whilst serving in Iraq in 2007.

neg: Peter Sullivan (actor) Peter Sullivan (born 26 July 1964 in Hoddesdon) is an English film and television actor

neg: Bart Ruspoli Bartolomeo Sebastian "Bart" Ruspoli (born 8 November 1976 in London) is an Italian and English actor.

neg: Oliver Tobias Oliver Tobias Freitag (born 6 August 1947), known professionally as Oliver Tobias, is a Swiss-born UK-based film, stage, and television actor and director.

neg: Charles Mesure Charles Mesure (born 12 August 1970) is an English Australian actor.

neg: Malcolm McDowell Malcolm McDowell (born Malcolm John Taylor; 13 June 1943) is an English actor, known for his boisterous and sometimes villainous roles. He trained as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

neg: Marion Cotillard Marion Cotillard (] ; born 30 September 1975) is a French actress, singer-songwriter, musician, environmentalist and spokesperson for Greenpeace who achieved international fame with the film "La Vie en Rose" (2007). She is the recipient of an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, two César Awards, a European Award, and a Lumières Award. Cotillard has appeared in more than 50 feature films and is also known for being the face of Lady Dior handbags since 2008. She became a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in France in 2010 and promoted to Officer in 2016. Was named "The Most Bankable French Actress of the 21st Century" in 2014, and described as "the great silent film actress of our time" by The Daily Telegraph's Robbie Collin, for her ability to show emotions only with her eyes and facial expressions, although she has never appeared in a silent film. She received France's highest honor and was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour in 2016.


query: How many seasons was Tinker Owens' brother a running back in?

pos: Tinker Owens Charles Wayne "Tinker" Owens is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for four seasons for the New Orleans Saints (1976, 1978–1980) in the National Football League. The younger brother of Heisman Trophy winner Steve Owens, Tinker was a two-time All-American (1974, 1975) during his college career at Oklahoma.

pos: Steve Owens (American football) Loren Everett "Steve" Owens (born December 9, 1947) is a former football player, a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons in the early 1970s.

neg: Nathan Poole Nathan Lewis Poole (born December 17, 1956) is a former professional American football player who played running back in the National Football League. He was drafted in the 10th round (250th overall) of the 1979 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals after playing college football for the University of Louisville. He played in the NFL for six seasons, two for the Bengals and four for the Denver Broncos.

neg: Kevin Turner (running back) Paul Kevin Turner (June 12, 1969 – March 24, 2016) was an American professional American football fullback. He played eight seasons in the National Football League for the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles.

neg: Michael Vick Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980) is a former American football quarterback who played 13 seasons in the National Football League, primarily with the Atlanta Falcons and the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Virginia Tech and was selected by the Falcons as the first overall pick in the 2001 NFL Draft. During his six years with the Falcons, Vick was regarded as having transformed the quarterback position with his rushing abilities and was named to three Pro Bowls. He holds the record for the most career rushing yards by a quarterback (6,109) and the most rushing yards by a quarterback in a season (1,039).

neg: Stumpy Thomason John Griffin "Stumpy" Thomason (February 24, 1906 – April 30, 1989) was a professional American football player who played running back for seven seasons for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football for the 1928 national champion Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, in the backfield with Warner Mizell. Thomason was All-Southern in 1927.

neg: Cullen Bryant William Cullen Bryant (May 20, 1951 – October 13, 2009) was a professional American football player who spent thirteen seasons in the National Football League (NFL) as a running back and return specialist for the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks. He played college football at Colorado.

neg: Dick Riffle Fred Richard Riffle (February 2, 1915 – April 29, 1981) was a professional American football player who played running back for five seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Albright College.

neg: Art Malone (American football) Arthur Lee Malone (March 20, 1948 – July 27, 2012) is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League for seven seasons for the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Arizona State University and was drafted in the second round of the 1970 NFL Draft.

neg: Ricky Patton Ricky Patton (born April 6, 1954) is a former professional American football player who played running back for five seasons for the Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers, and San Francisco 49ers. He started in Super Bowl XVI for the 49ers.

neg: Woodley Lewis Woodley Carl Lewis, Jr. (June 14, 1925 – December 29, 2000) was an American football end, wide receiver and defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). He played eleven seasons for the Los Angeles Rams, the Chicago Cardinals, and the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the University of Oregon.

neg: Henry Hynoski, Sr. Henry Philip Hynoski, Sr. (born May 30, 1953) is a former American football running back who played one season with the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round of the 1975 NFL Draft. He played college football at Temple University and attended Mount Carmel High School in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania.

neg: Reece Morrison Reece Earsal Morrison (born October 21, 1945) is a former American football running back who played six seasons in the National Football League with the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 1968 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas State University and attended San Marcos High School in San Marcos, Texas.

neg: Haskel Stanback Haskel LaVon Stanback (born March 19, 1952) is a former professional American football player who played running back for seven seasons for the Atlanta Falcons. He originally was selected in the fifth round of the 1974 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals after attending the University of Tennessee. After his football career ended, he became associated with Norfolk Southern Corporation as a management supervisor and is currently Superintendent of the company's Virginia Division in Roanoke, Virginia.

neg: Timmy Smith Timothy LaRay "Timmy" Smith (born January 21, 1964) is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Texas Tech University. Smith rose to stardom after setting a rushing record in Super Bowl XXII, but was never able to repeat his 15 minutes of fame and later became known for his legal problems.

neg: Rudi Johnson Burudi Ali "Rudi" Johnson (born October 1, 1979) is a former American football running back who played eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft.

neg: Billy Ray Smith Jr. Billy Ray Smith Jr. (born August 10, 1961) is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. He played college football for the University of Arkansas, and was twice recognized as a consensus All-American. Smith was selected in the first round of the 1983 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the NFL's San Diego Chargers.

neg: Roger Grove Roger Robert Grove (June 19, 1908December 19, 1986) was a professional American football running back in the National Football League. He played five seasons for the Green Bay Packers including the 1931 team that won the NFL Championship. He lettered at Michigan State in 1928, 1929 and 1930.

neg: Pete Johnson (American football) Pete Johnson (born March 2, 1954) is a former college and professional American football running back. He played eight seasons in the NFL, primarily with the Cincinnati Bengals. Before his NFL career, Johnson played for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

neg: Cale Gundy Joseph Cale Gundy (born April 10, 1972) is a former American football quarterback who played for the Oklahoma Sooners from 1990 to 1993. While at Oklahoma he was a member of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity. After coaching running backs for 16 years at Oklahoma Gundy was promoted to Assistant Head Coach and moved to Inside Receivers for the 2015 season. His brother, Mike, is the head football coach at Oklahoma State University.

neg: Joe Mickles Joseph Nathan Mickles (born December 25, 1965 in Birmingham, Alabama) is a former American football running back. He played in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins in 1989 NFL season and the San Diego Chargers in the 1990 season. He played college football at the University of Mississippi from 1985 to 1988 and scored a touchdown in the team's 20-17 win over Texas Tech in the 1986 Independence Bowl. He was drafted in the twelfth round of the 1989 NFL Draft.

neg: James Jones (running back, born 1958) James Jones, Jr. (born December 6, 1958) is a former professional American football running back and kick returner in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Mississippi State University.