Factoid Question

A Factoid Question is a question that requires a factoid as a question answer.

• AKA: Whether Question.
• Context:
  • It can (often) be expressed with a Factoid Question Sentence.
  • It can be an input to a Factoid QA Task.
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• Example(s):
  • “How many calories are there in a Big Mac?”.
  • “Who was the sixth person to walk on the moon?”
• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Why Question.
• See: Information Need.

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