Ques: Information:  - Peter Anthony Salisbury (born 24 September 1971) is an English rock drummer, best known as the drummer for The Verve, whom he co-founded in 1989.  - Richard Paul Ashcroft (born 11 September 1971) is an English singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer and occasional rhythm guitarist of the alternative rock band The Verve from their formation in 1990 until their original split in 1999. He became a successful solo artist in his own right, releasing three UK top three solo albums. The Verve reformed in 2007 but again broke up by summer 2009. Ashcroft then founded a new band, RPA & The United Nations of Sound, and released a new album on 19 July 2010. On 22 February 2016 Ashcroft announced his fourth solo album, "These People", set for release 20 May 2016. Chris Martin of Coldplay has described Ashcroft as "the best singer in the world".  - Erland & The Carnival are a British progressive folk rock band, formed in London, by multi-instrumentalist Simon Tong (formerly of The Verve, Blur and The Good, the Bad & the Queen) and drummer/engineer David Nock (The Orb, The Cult, The Fireman, David Gilmour, Paul McCartney). and Orcadian folk guitarist and singer Gawain Erland Cooper. In 2010 they released their critically acclaimed eponymous debut album, and a year later released "Nightingale" to further widespread acclaim. Their third album "Closing Time" was released in autumn 2014 and featured collaborations with Paul Weller. The album was recorded in 7 days at Damon Albarn's Studio 13 and was mixed by Tim Bran.  - Gorillaz are a British virtual band created in 1998 by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. The band consists of four animated members: 2D (lead vocals, keyboard), Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar, vocals), Noodle (guitar, keyboard, and backing vocals) and Russel Hobbs (drums and percussion). These members are completely fictional and are not personas of any "real life" musicians involved in the project. Their fictional universe is explored through the band's website and music videos, as well as a number of other media, such as short cartoons. In reality, Albarn is the only permanent musical contributor, and the music is often a collaboration between various musicians. Writers and critics have described their music as alternative rock, Britpop, trip hop, hip hop, electronica, indie, dub, reggae and pop.  - The Shining were an English rock band formed in 2000 . The band was composed of Duncan Baxter ( vocals ) , Dan MacBean ( guitar ) , Mark Heaney ( drums ) , Simon Jones ( bass ) , and Simon Tong ( guitar , keyboards ) , the latter two both being members of The Verve . The band originally featured former Stone Roses guitarist John Squire , however he chose to leave the group early in the band 's lifetime . The Shining released three singles throughout 2002 , all of which were minor successes . Their one and only LP , titled True Skies and produced by Youth , followed in September of the same year , issued by Zuma Recordings . The band split in 2003 .  - Simon Tong (born 9 July 1972) is an English guitarist and keyboardist who was a member of The Verve between 1996 and 1999 and is currently a member of Erland and the Carnival and Transmission. He has also played on tour with Blur, Gorillaz and the unnamed supergroup responsible for The Good, the Bad & the Queen. He ranks in BBC's "The Axe Factor" as the 40th greatest guitarist of the latest 30 years.  - The Verve were an English rock band formed in Wigan in 1990 by lead vocalist Richard Ashcroft, guitarist Nick McCabe, bass guitarist Simon Jones and drummer Peter Salisbury. Guitarist and keyboard player Simon Tong became a member at a later date.    After reading the paragraphs above, choose the best answer for the entity that related to 'the shining ' with the relationship of 'genre'.  Choices: - album  - alternative rock  - britpop  - dub  - music  - percussion  - pop  - rhythm  - rock  - trip hop  - various
Ans: alternative rock

Ques: Information:  - The golden age of arcade video games was the era of greatest popularity and technological innovation for arcade video games. The exact time period is a matter of debate, but key moments include the release of "Space Invaders" in 1978 and the introduction of vector display technology in 1979. The golden age lasted until the late 1980s, when home video game consoles like the NES were introduced.  - Cinematronics Incorporated was a pioneering arcade game developer that had its heyday in the era of vector display games. While other companies released games based on raster displays, early in their history, Cinematronics and Atari released vector-display games, which offered a distinctive look and a greater graphic capability (at the time), at the cost of being only black and white (initially).  - An arcade game or coin-op is a coin-operated entertainment machine typically installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games or merchandisers. While exact dates are debated, the golden age of arcade video games is usually defined as a period beginning sometime in the late 1970s and ending sometime in the mid-1980s. Excluding a brief resurgence in the early 1990s, the arcade industry subsequently declined in the Western hemisphere as competing home-based video game consoles such as Playstation and Xbox increased in their graphics and game-play capability and decreased in cost.  - Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972, currently by Atari Interactive, a subsidiary of the French publisher Atari, SA (ASA). The original Atari, Inc. founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney was a pioneer in arcade games, home video game consoles, and home computers. The company's products, such as "Pong" and the Atari 2600, helped define the electronic entertainment industry from the 1970s to the mid-1980s.  - Vectorbeam was an arcade game manufacturer active in the late 1970s who specialized in vector graphics - based arcade games . It was formed after splitting off from its primary competitor , Cinematronics , and disappeared after re-merging with them soon after . Founded by Larry Rosenthal ( game designer ) and based on his patent for a custom arcade vector display , Vectorbeam was in direct competition with other arcade game manufacturers . The company ceased operations soon after poor sales of its Barrier arcade game , and sold its assets to Cinematronics .    After reading the paragraphs above, choose the best answer for the entity that related to 'vectorbeam' with the relationship of 'inception'.  Choices: - 1972  - 1978  - 2600
Ans:
1978