Q: Is the question "When did swimming become commonplace ?" asking about an entity, an abbreviation, a description, a human, a location, or a numeric entity?
A: numeric

Q: Is the question "Who built the first successful stern wheel steamboat ?" asking about an entity, an abbreviation, a description, a human, a location, or a numeric entity?
A: human

Q: Is the question "What is the name of the president of Garmat U.S.A ?" asking about an entity, an abbreviation, a description, a human, a location, or a numeric entity?
A: human

Q: Is the question "In Waugh 's `` A Handful of Dust , '' what does the mad old man force the hero to do every afternoon ?" asking about an entity, an abbreviation, a description, a human, a location, or a numeric entity?
A:
description