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In the mid-17th century, nuns from other monasteries in the Ukrainian and Belarusian lands were transferred to Novodevichy Convent, the first of whom was named Yelena Dyevochkina. In 1721, some of the aged nuns, who renounced the Old Believers movement, were given shelter. In 1724, the convent also housed a military hospital for the soldiers and officers of the Imperial Russian Army and an orphanage for female foundlings. By 1763, the convent housed 84 nuns, 35 lay sisters, and 78 sick patients and servants. Each year, the state provided the Novodevichy Convent with 1,500 rubles, 1,300 quarters of bread, and 680 rubles and 480 quarters of bread for more than 250 abandoned children. In 1812, Napoleon's army made an attempt to blow up the convent, but the nuns managed to save the cloister from destruction. In Tolstoy's War and Peace, Pierre was to be executed under the convent walls. In another novel of his, Anna Karenina, Konstantin Lyovin  meets his future wife Kitty ice-skating near the monastery walls. Indeed, the Maiden's Field  was the most popular skating-rink in 19th-century Moscow. Tolstoy himself enjoyed skating here when he lived nearby, in the district of Khamovniki. In 1871, the Filatyev brothers donated money for a shelter-school for the orphans of "ignoble origins". Also, the convent housed two almshouses for nuns and lay sisters. In early 1900s, the Cathedral was surveyed and restored by architect and preservationist Ivan Mashkov. By 1917, there were 51 nuns and 53 lay sisters residing in the Novodevichy Convent.

Which two Tolstoy novels have a connection to the Novodevichy Convent?

Answer:
War and Peace


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In 1762, the population of the Dutch colony of Berbice included 3,833 enslaved Blacks, 244 enslaved Amerindians or indigenous people, and 346 whites. On 23 February 1763, slaves on Plantation Magdalenenberg on the Canje River in Berbice rebelled, protesting harsh and inhumane treatment. They torched the plantation house, then went to other plantations to mobilize other enslaved Africans to join the rebellion. Cuffy, an enslaved man at Lilienburg, another plantation on Canje, is said to have organized them into a military unit. As plantation after plantation fell to the slaves, the Dutch settlers fled northward and the rebels began to take over control of the region. For almost a year, the rebels held on to southern Berbice, while the whites were able to hold on to the north. Eventually only about half of the white population that had lived in the colony remained. The rebels came to number about 3,000 and threatened European control over the Guianas. Other key figures among the rebels include Atta, Accara, and Accabre. The insurgents were eventually defeated in the spring of 1764 with the assistance of troops from neighbouring French and British colonies and from Europe.

How many more whites than Amerindians were there?

Answer:
102


Question:
Following their victory against the Panthers, the Bengals played another home game, this week, against the visiting Falcons.  In the first quarter, the Falcons drew first blood, as kicker Morten Andersen nailed a 42-yard field goal. The Bengals responded with a 1-yard TD run by running back Rudi Johnson. Atlanta cut the lead to one point, when Andersen kicked a 40-yard field goal.  In the second quarter, Cincinnati added to their lead with quarterback Carson Palmer's 12-yard TD pass to wide receiver Chad Johnson.  The Falcons responded with quarterback Michael Vick's 16-yard touchdown pass to tight end Alge Crumpler. Bengal kicker Shayne Graham converted a 51-yard field goal with&#160;:20 left before halftime. In the third quarter, Vick completed a 26-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Michael Jenkins. Graham would kick a 26-yard field goal for Cincinnati's only score of the quarter. Vick scored another touchdown, on an 8-yard pass to  fullback Justin Griffith. The extra point ended with a bobbled snap, and a failed two-point conversion.  In the fourth quarter, Andersen converted a 39-yard field goal. Palmer responded with a 55-yard touchdown to WR Chris Henry.  Cincinnati's comeback hopes ended with&#160;:13 left, when Carson Palmer was sacked, and fumbled, which was recovered by Atlanta. The Bengals record fell to 4-3. It was this week that the former "Chad Johnson" revealed his name change to "Chad Ocho Cinco" on his warmups, which was rumored to lead to his being fined $5,000.

Which players caught touchdown passes longer than 20 yards?

Answer:
Chris Henry


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He married Marie Armstrong (1892-1956), a gentile, in 1915, when he was twenty-one years of age, and they had a daughter, Edwina, who became actress Edwina Armstrong (1916-1991). He later met Rose Caylor, a writer, and together they left Chicago (and his family) in 1924, moving to New York. He was divorced from Armstrong in 1925. He married Caylor that same year, and they remained married until Hechts death in 1964. On July 30th, 1943 Ben and Rose had a daughter, Jenny Hecht, who became an actress at the age of 8, and first appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show playing the role of Helen Hayes in "The Helen Hayes Story," 1951. Jennys next appearance was in the movie "Actors and Sin," 1952. Jenny also appeared in the movie "Apres la Passion selon Sade," 1968. Jenny appeared on Broadway at the age of 9 in "MID-SUMMER," 1953-1954, "SIMONE," 1959, and in "THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS," 1960. Jenny performed with The Living Theater, 1963-1970. Jenny also had several television appearances, including "Three Empty Rooms," 1953, "Climax," 1958, "Wagon Train," 1958, and "The FBI," 1971. Jennys last appearance was in the movie "The Jesus Trip," 1971. It is not known if it was accidental or intentional, but shortly after filming of "The Jesus Trip" was completed Jenny died of a drug overdose on March 25, 1971 at the age of 27. A play about Jennys brief life, The Screenwriters Daughter, was staged in London in October 2015.

Did Jenny appear on The Ed Sullivan Show or on broadway first?

Answer:
The Ed Sullivan Show