Question Block
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The Question Block is an iconic floating item box in the Mario series that releases coins, power-ups, or other surprises when hit by the player.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Question Block canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3537537 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Question Block Context triple: [Mushroom Kingdom, hasItem, Question Block]
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A.
Block 1
Block 1 is the initial operational configuration of NASA’s Space Launch System heavy-lift rocket, designed to carry the Orion spacecraft and payloads beyond low Earth orbit for early Artemis missions.
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B.
Qus
Qus is a town in Upper Egypt situated along the Nile River within the modern Qena Governorate.
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C.
Q’s
Q’s is the nickname commonly used for the former American Basketball Association team the San Diego Conquistadors.
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D.
The Q
The Q is the former nickname of Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, a major indoor arena in downtown Cleveland that hosts NBA games, concerts, and other large events.
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E.
The Q
The Q is a popular nickname for the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues that make up the Canadian Hockey League.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Question Block Target entity description: The Question Block is an iconic floating item box in the Mario series that releases coins, power-ups, or other surprises when hit by the player.
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A.
Block 1
Block 1 is the initial operational configuration of NASA’s Space Launch System heavy-lift rocket, designed to carry the Orion spacecraft and payloads beyond low Earth orbit for early Artemis missions.
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B.
Qus
Qus is a town in Upper Egypt situated along the Nile River within the modern Qena Governorate.
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C.
Q’s
Q’s is the nickname commonly used for the former American Basketball Association team the San Diego Conquistadors.
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D.
The Q
The Q is the former nickname of Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, a major indoor arena in downtown Cleveland that hosts NBA games, concerts, and other large events.
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E.
The Q
The Q is a popular nickname for the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues that make up the Canadian Hockey League.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional object
ⓘ
game mechanic ⓘ |
| activatedBy |
Koopa shell
ⓘ
linked to:
Koopa Shell
other thrown objects ⓘ player head-butt from below ⓘ player jump ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Mario series
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linked to:
Super Mario series
|
| appearsInFranchise |
Mario Kart series
ⓘ
linked to:
Mario Kart
Super Smash Bros. series ⓘ
linked to:
Super Smash Bros.
|
| appearsInGame |
New Super Mario Bros.
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New Super Mario Bros. U ⓘ New Super Mario Bros. Wii ⓘ Super Mario 3D World ⓘ Super Mario 64 ⓘ Super Mario Bros. ⓘ Super Mario Bros. 3 ⓘ Super Mario Galaxy ⓘ Super Mario Galaxy 2 ⓘ Super Mario Odyssey ⓘ Super Mario Sunshine ⓘ Super Mario World ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter |
Luigi
ⓘ
Mario ⓘ Princess Peach ⓘ Toad ⓘ Yoshi ⓘ |
| creator | Nintendo ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| gameFunction |
encourages exploration
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reward distribution ⓘ teaches jumping mechanics ⓘ |
| hasColor | yellow ⓘ |
| hasState |
empty
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hit ⓘ unhit ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | question mark ⓘ |
| iconicStatus | one of the most recognizable symbols of the Mario series ⓘ |
| inspirationFor |
collectibles
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merchandise ⓘ themed candy boxes ⓘ themed lamps ⓘ toys ⓘ |
| isLocation |
embedded in the ground
ⓘ
embedded in walls ⓘ floating in the air ⓘ |
| releasesItem |
1-Up Mushroom
ⓘ
Fire Flower ⓘ Super Mushroom ⓘ Super Star ⓘ Yoshi egg ⓘ coin ⓘ extra time ⓘ mini-games in some titles ⓘ multiple coins ⓘ various power-ups ⓘ vine ⓘ |
| usedBlockColor | brown ⓘ |
| visualChangeAfterHit | turns into a used block ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Question Block Description of subject: The Question Block is an iconic floating item box in the Mario series that releases coins, power-ups, or other surprises when hit by the player.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.