CharlesMoslonka/trivia_qa_rc_wikipedia huggingface dataset:
Question: Which car manufacturer is named after the Latin translation of the founder’s surname, Horch?
Answer: audi
Question: Who wrote the short story ‘Rip Van Winkle’, published in 1819?
Answer: washington irving
Question: The medical condition anhidrosis is the inability to do what?
Answer: sweat
Question: Which English Rugby Union team play their home games at Welford Road?
Answer: leicester tigers
Question: Who founded the British Union of Fascists in 1932?
Answer: sir oswald mosley
Question: In the human body, erythrophobia is the abnormal fear of doing what?
Answer: blushing
Question: Which US singer had hits with ‘Crazy in Love’ and ‘Baby Boy’?
Answer: beyonce knowles
Question: Which heavyweight boxing champion retired in April 1956 without losing a professional boxing match?
Answer: rocky marciano
Question: Which composer wrote the music for the ballet ‘Mother Goose’ in 1910?
Answer: maurice ravel
Question: How many fluid ounces are in one quarter of an imperial pint?
Answer: five
Question: What is the name of the literary magazine launched by Francis Ford Coppola in 1997?
Answer: zoetrope
Question: In British history, how many Tolpuddle Martyrs were there?
Answer: six
Question: Who played the role of ballerina Victoria Page in the 1948 film ‘The Red Shoes’?
Answer: moira shearer
Question: ‘Homage to Catalonia’ was written by which British author?
Answer: george orwell
Question: Austrian-born Hermann Maier is a former world champion in which sport?
Answer: skiing
Question: Who played Will Hunting in the 1997 film ‘Good Will Hunting’?
Answer: matt damon
Question: Who played Blott in the 1985 British tv comedy series ‘Blott on the Landscape’?
Answer: david suchet
Question: The 1987 film ‘Roxanne’ was adapted by actor Steve Martin from which Edmond Rostand play?
Answer: cyrano de bergerac
Question: What is the capital of the Northern Cape Province in South Africa?
Answer: kimberley
Question: ‘The River of Woe’ is the nickname of which Underworld river in Greek mythology?
Answer: acheron
Question: The famous Cobblers Cove Hotel is on which Caribbean island?
Answer: barbados
Question: Who was the Prime Minister of Canada from 1980 to 1984?
Answer: pierre trudeau
Question: The ‘Speedmaster’, also known as the ‘Moonwatch’, is produced by which watch-making company?
Answer: omega
Question: Which actor starred opposite Claire Bloom in the 1952 film ‘Limelight’?
Answer: charlie chaplin
Question: In the UK, what is the name of the pedestrian crossing with traffic lights which only go green again when no more pedestrians are detected on the crossing?
Answer: puffin crossing
Question: First developed by John Salk, the vaccine for which childhood illness was first tested in 1952?
Answer: poliomyelitis
Question: In 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first men to reach the summit of which mountain?
Answer: everest
Question: What was Elvis Presley’s first number one hit single, released in January 1956?
Answer: heartbreak hotel
Question: In 1954, which British athlete broke the Four Minute Mile?
Answer: roger bannister
Question: In which US state did the first Disney theme park open in 1955?
Answer: california
Question: Which US actor, who appeared in the film ‘East of Eden’, died in a car accident in 1955?
Answer: james dean
Question: What type of animal was Laika, who was the first living animal to orbit the Earth in Sputnik 2, launched by Russia?
Answer: dog
Question: Which film, starring Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr, was released in June 1956?
Answer: king and i
Question: Born on 20th July 1956, who was the original drummer in the punk rock band The Sex Pistols?
Answer: paul cook
Question: Invented by Dr David Warren in the 1950’s, what is the ‘Flight Data Recorder’ better known as?
Answer: black box
Question: Named after her daughter, Ruth Handler invented which doll in 1959?
Answer: barbie
Question: Who wrote the 1934 novel ‘I, Claudius’?
Answer: robert graves
Question: Who played Dorothy Zbornak in the US tv show ‘The Golden Girls’?
Answer: bea arthur
Question: What was the title of the 2006 Christmas episode of BBC tv’s ‘Doctor Who’?
Answer: runaway bride
Question: Which former US President had a pet Labrador Retriever called Buddy?
Answer: bill clinton
Question: Who played Jenna Wade in the US tv series ‘Dallas’?
Answer: priscilla presley
Question: What is the name of the small town in Australia which is famous for outlaw Ned Kelly’s Last Stand?
Answer: glenrowan
Question: ‘The Kiss’ is an 1889 work by which French sculptor?
Answer: auguste rodin
Question: In medicine, glomerulonephritis affects which part of the body?
Answer: kidneys
Question: Pattaya, Phucket and Koh Samui are tourist destinations in which country?
Answer: thailand
Question: Poul Schluter became Prime Minister of which country in September 1982?
Answer: denmark
Question: ‘A thing of beauty is a joy forever’ is the first line of ‘Endymion’ by which poet?
Answer: john keats
Question: Who was the longest-serving presenter of UK children’s tv show ‘Blue Peter’?
Answer: john noakes
Question: In the novel ‘The Lord of the Rings’ by Tolkein, what is the name of the horse given to Gandalf by King Theoden?
Answer: shadowfax
Question: Which British monarch is portrayed in the 1940 film ‘The Sea hawk’, starring Errol Flynn?
Answer: queen elizabeth i
Question: ‘Where Everybody Knows Your Name’ is the theme tune to which US tv series?
Answer: cheers
Question: Which actress played the Red Queen in the 2010 film ‘Alice in Wonderland’?
Answer: helena bonham carter
Question: In which English county is the town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch?
Answer: leicestershire
Question: Who played hitman Martin Q Blank in the 1997 film ‘Grosse Pointe Blank’?
Answer: john cusack
Question: In surfing, ‘Men in Grey Suits’ is another name for what?
Answer: sharks
Question: John Ridd is the hero of which novel by R D Blackmore?
Answer: lorna doone
Question: In January 1986 who did George Younger succeed as British Secretary of State for Defence?
Answer: michael heseltine
Question: An Aswang, or Asuwang, is a mythical vampire-like creature in the folklore of which Asian country?
Answer: philippines
Question: An Izba is a type of log house traditional to which country?
Answer: russia
Question: Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde are the enemies of which game character?
Answer: pac man
Question: The Creamfields Dance Music Festival takes place annually in which English county?
Answer: cheshire
Question: The London Bridge, built in 1831, was transported stone by stone to which US state?
Answer: arizona
Question: Which sea creature has been adopted as the symbol of the Parramatta Rugby League Club in Sydney, Australia?
Answer: eel
Question: What is the first name of Mildred’s sister in the UK television sitcom ‘George and Mildred’?
Answer: ethel
Question: Which breed of dog won Best In Show at Crufts 2011?
Answer: flatcoated retriever
Question: The Buckingham Fountain, built in 1927, is in which US city?
Answer: chicago
Question: Euronext is an electronic stock exchange based in which European city?
Answer: amsterdam
Question: The company ‘Longines’ are famous for manufacturing which luxury items?
Answer: watches
Question: Who became Prime Minister of New Zealand in August 1989?
Answer: geoffrey palmer
Question: Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock play sisters from a long line of witches in which 1998 film?
Answer: practical magic
Question: Actress Audrey Hepburn won her only Oscar for which film?
Answer: roman holiday
Question: What was the name of the tavern in London where the Masonic Grand Lodge of England was founded in the 18th Century?
Answer: goose and gridiron
Question: Actress Betty Joan Perske is better known by what name?
Answer: lauren bacall
Question: Which cigarette brand was launched in 1924 with the slogan ‘Mild As May’?
Answer: marlboro
Question: In humans, the condition erythema affects which part of the body?
Answer: skin
Question: The Aviva Premiership is a professional English league competition in which sport?
Answer: rugby union
Question: ‘On Stranger Tides’ and ‘Dead Man’s Chest’ are subtitles of which series of films?
Answer: pirates of caribbean
Question: What is the extreme sport called in which a person hurls themselves down a hill inside a large hollow ball?
Answer: zorbing
Question: In September 2011, who became the oldest living artist to have a number one album, with Duets II, in the US charts?
Answer: tony bennett
Question: Tom, Barbara, Jerry and Margo are all characters in which 1970’s UK television sitcom?
Answer: good life
Question: Russian dessert ‘Pashka’ is traditionally eaten during which religious holiday?
Answer: easter
Question: What is the name of the jockey who won the 2011 English Grand National on Ballabriggs?
Answer: jason maguire
Question: In the UK television series ‘Sharpe’, starring Sean Bean, what is Sharpe’s first name?
Answer: richard
Question: In the nursery rhyme, who met a Pieman going to the fair?
Answer: simple simon
Question: In Britain, ‘The Habeas Corpus Act’ of 1679 was passed during the reign of which monarch?
Answer: king charles ii
Question: In which 1984 film did Johnny Depp make his debut film appearance?
Answer: nightmare on elm street
Question: Which English actor played Pinhead in eight of the ‘Hellraiser’ series of films?
Answer: doug bradley
Question: Which star of the US television series ‘Friends’ made their film debut in the 1993 film ‘Leprechaun’?
Answer: jennifer aniston
Question: What is the name of the hotel in the 1980 film ‘The Shining’, starring Jack Nicholson?
Answer: overlook hotel
Question: Who played the title roles in the 1941 film ‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’?
Answer: spencer tracy
Question: The 1953 film ‘House of Wax’, starring Vincent Price, is set in which city?
Answer: new york
Question: Which UK-based film company, founded in 1934, was best known for producing horror films between the mid 1950’s until the 1970’s?
Answer: hammer film productions
Question: The 1957 film ‘The Curse of Frankenstein’ was based on a novel by which author?
Answer: mary shelley
Question: In the 1971 film ‘Willard’, the title character has a strange affinity for which creatures?
Answer: rats
Question: Jason Vorhees is a fictional character, who uses a machete on his victims, in which series of films?
Answer: friday 13th
Question: In the 1990 film ‘Misery’, what occupation does Paul Sheldon, played by James Caan, have?
Answer: novelist
Question: The 1992 film ‘Candyman’ is based on which short story by Clive Barker?
Answer: forbidden
Question: The plot of which 1999 film revolves around a giant, 30-foot long man-eating crocodile of Black Lake, Maine?
Answer: lake placid
Question: Daniel Radcliffe stars as solicitor Arthur Kipps in which 2012 film?
Answer: woman in black
Question: Who released a 1980 album entitled ‘Tennis’?
Answer: chris rea
Question: In British politics, who had the nickname ‘The Beast of Bolsover’?
Answer: dennis skinner
Question: Bubble Eye, Shubunkin and Oranda are all types of which creature?
Answer: goldfish
Question: What is the profession of Bill Murray’s character in the 1993 film ‘Groundhog Day’?
Answer: weatherman
Question: The ‘Hats’ and the ‘Caps’ were political factions during the 18th Century ‘Age of Liberty’ in which European country?
Answer: sweden
Question: Ornithophobia is the irrational fear of which creatures?
Answer: birds
Question: What was the first scheduled television programme to be shown in the UK on BBC2?
Answer: play school
Question: Which English agriculturalist developed a horse-drawn seed drill in 1701?
Answer: jethro tull
Question: British comedian Michael Joseph Pennington is better known by what name?
Answer: johnny vegas
Question: Which King of Sparta was the husband of Helen of Troy?
Answer: menelaus
Question: Which famous monument stands in the centre of the ‘Place Charles de Gaulle’ in Paris?
Answer: arc de triomphe
Question: Which US musician launched ‘Mansinthe’, his own brand of Absinthe in 2007?
Answer: marilyn manson
Question: Which ship picked up over 700 Titanic survivors in April 1912?
Answer: rms carpathia
Question: Which chemical element is also know as ‘Inflammable Air’?
Answer: hydrogen
Question: What is the title of the theme tune to BBC radio’s ‘Desert Island Discs’?
Answer: by sleepy lagoon
Question: In Greek mythology, who was condemned to the eternal task of rolling a large stone up to the top of a hill, from which it always rolled down again?
Answer: sisyphus
Question: Which member of The Beatles used the pseudonym L’Angelo Misterioso?
Answer: george harrison
Question: In cookery, ‘agneau’ is French for which meat?
Answer: lamb
Question: Which energy drink is advertised with the slogan ‘…..gives you wings’?
Answer: red bull
Question: A pontil is a metal rod used in the process of what?
Answer: glassblowing
Question: A Schick test is a skin test for previously acquired immunity to which disease?
Answer: diptheria
Question: Jafar, Abu and Iago are all characters in which Disney film?
Answer: aladdin
Question: The song ‘Ugly Duckling’ by Danny Kaye features in which car manufacturers television advert?
Answer: audi
Question: Who plays the politician who becomes the boyfriend of Jennifer Lopez in the 2003 film ‘Maid in Manhattan’?
Answer: ralph fiennes
Question: What was jazz musician Bix Beiderbecke’s first name?
Answer: leon
Question: Which 20th Century American artist was well known for his unique style of ‘Drip Painting’?
Answer: jackson pollock
Question: Gary Burrell and Min Kao founded which US-based navigation systems company in 1989?
Answer: garmin
Question: Morty and Ferdie are the nephews of which cartoon character?
Answer: mickey mouse
Question: In Greek mythology, the 100 eyes of watchman Argus were placed on the tail of which bird by Juno, after he fell asleep, closing all of his eyes?
Answer: peacock
Question: Pruritus is the medical name for which skin condition in humans?
Answer: itching
Question: What is the geometric figure or design which represents the universe in Hindu or Buddhist symbolism?
Answer: mandala
Question: In heraldry, a bar sinister, a broad diagonal stripe from top right to bottom left on a shield, was supposed to signify what?
Answer: bastardy
Question: Which tennis player won the 2005 Wimbledon Men’s Finals?
Answer: roger federer
Question: In which 1979 film did Pierce Brosnan make his movie debut as an IRA hitman?
Answer: long good friday
Question: What is the branch of medicine called that is concerned with the causes and effects of disease?
Answer: pathology
Question: Who wrote the 1973 novel ‘A Fairy Tale of New York’?
Answer: j p donleavy
Question: Flora, Merryweather and King Hubert are all characters in which Disney film?
Answer: sleeping beauty
Question: Footvolley, a variation of football, originated in which country?
Answer: brazil
Question: In which country was actress Audrey Hepburn born?
Answer: belguim
Question: Pearl and Moonstone are traditional modern birthstones for which month of the year?
Answer: june
Question: In religion, what is the name of the place where Sikhs come together for congregational worship?
Answer: gurdwara
Question: Josephine Cochran(e) made which first practical mechanical household appliance in 1886?
Answer: dishwasher
Question: The Sudirman Cup is a challenge trophy contested by mixed teams in which sport?
Answer: badminton
Question: Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson play the head butler and housekeeper in which 1993 film?
Answer: remains of day
Question: The 11th Century nobleman Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar was better known by what name?
Answer: el cid
Question: Which actress played Sid James’ wife in the UK television series ‘Bless This House’?
Answer: diana coupland
Question: The medical condition ‘epicondylitis’ is better known by what name?
Answer: tennis elbow
Question: What was the name of the river by which Julius Caesar stood when he reputedly said ‘The die has been cast’?
Answer: rubicon river
Question: In the UK television series ‘Hollyoaks’, which musical instrument does Rhys Ashworth play?
Answer: drums
Question: The town of Ilkley in Yorkshire lies on which river?
Answer: river wharfe
Question: In 1407, Dick Whittington was simultaneously Lord Mayor of London and Mayor of which French town?
Answer: calais
Question: Which English poet wrote ‘The Prisoner of Chillon’?
Answer: lord byron
Question: Which Essex town was granted city status for the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II?
Answer: chelmsford
Question: In the William Wordsworth poem ‘I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud’, how many daffodils are mentioned?
Answer: ten thousand
Question: If someone suffers from ‘Stendhal Syndrome’ they suffer giddiness and confusion when exposed to what?
Answer: art
Question: Ehud Olmert became Prime Minister of which country in 2006?
Answer: israel
Question: Which English airport features in a television advert for ‘Specsavers’?
Answer: luton airport
Question: Villain Hugo Drax appears in which 1979 James Bond film?
Answer: moonraker
Question: An 18th Century dandy and a type of pasta share which name?
Answer: macaroni
Question: Which American philosopher built a hut near Walden pond, Concord in 1845, and lived there as a hermit for a few years?
Answer: henry david thoreau
Question: The medical condition aphagia is the inability or refusal to do what?
Answer: swallow
Question: Sweet Vermouth, Angostura Bitters and Bourbon Whiskey are the ingredients of which cocktail?
Answer: manhattan
Question: Jenny Pitman was the trainer of which 1995 Grand National winning horse?
Answer: royal athlete
Question: The 17th Century explorer Robert Cavelier (or Robert de la Salle) canoed down which American river and claimed the entire river basin for France?
Answer: mississippi river
Question: Which French port did RMS Titanic call at after leaving Southampton in April 1912?
Answer: cherbourg
Question: Which novelist won the 1993 Booker Prize for his novel ‘Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha’?
Answer: roddy doyle
Question: Singer Doug Trendle is better known by what name?
Answer: buster bloodvessel
Question: Joe Frazier said ‘He’s phoney, using his blackness to get his way’, about which other boxer?
Answer: muhammed ali
Question: What is the title of the 1978 sequel to the 1970 film ‘Love Story’, starring Ryan O’Neal’?
Answer: oliver s story
Question: Who wrote the children’s story ‘James and the Giant Peach’?
Answer: roald dahl
Question: Soft, Rigid Gas Permeable and Plano are all types of what?
Answer: contact lenses
Question: The Battle of Caporetto was fought during which war?
Answer: world war i
Question: What is the name of the official residence of the Mayor of the City of New York?
Answer: gracie mansion
Question: ‘The Postage Stamp’ is a hole on which Scottish golf course?
Answer: royal troon
Question: Zermatt and Verbier are ski resorts in which European country?
Answer: switzerland
Question: In King Arthur’s ‘Camelot’, what is Excalibur?
Answer: sword
Question: Which British actor played the role of Leon Trotsky in the 1972 film ‘The Assassination of Trotsky’?
Answer: richard burton
Question: Pumba is what type of animal in the film ‘The Lion King’?
Answer: warthog
Question: In September 1951, which three countries signed a mutual defence pact, known as the ANZUS Treaty?
Answer: australia new zealand united states
Question: The island of Gran Canaria lies in which body of water?
Answer: atlantic ocean
Question: In the Harry Potter series of books during which month of the year is Harry Potter’s birthday?
Answer: july
Question: In the Harry Potter series of books what is the name of the driver of the Knight Bus?
Answer: ernie prang
Question: In the Harry Potter series of books who killed Cedric Diggory in the Goblet of Fire film?
Answer: peter pettigrew
Question: Which late actor played Albus Dumbledore in the first two Harry potter films?
Answer: richard harris
Question: In the Harry Potter series of books what are the names of Molly Weasley’s brothers who were killed by Death Eaters in the First Wizarding War?
Answer: gideon and fabian prewett
Question: What is the name of the wizarding pub in London in the Harry Potter novels?
Answer: leaky cauldron
Question: In the Harry Potter series of books what make and model is the Weasley family’s flying car?
Answer: ford anglia
Question: In the Harry Potter series of books what is the name of Harry Potter’s pet owl?
Answer: hedwig
Question: What is the title of the third Harry Potter book?
Answer: prisoner of azkaban
Question: In the Harry Potter series of books what is the name of the team sport, played by seven players on each team, at Hogwarts School?
Answer: quidditch
Question: In the Harry Potter series of books what is the name of the Charms Master at Hogwarts School?
Answer: filius flitwick
Question: The 1999 film ‘Topsy Turvy’ by Mike Leigh is about which playwright and composer duo?
Answer: gilbert and sullivan
Question: In the human body, what is a hallux valgus more commonly known as?
Answer: bunion
Question: Malacology is the branch of zoology concerned with which type of creatures?
Answer: molluscs
Question: Which band had a 1959 hit with the song ‘I Only Have Eyes For You’?
Answer: flamingos
Question: Which Polynesian island was originally called Rapa Nui before it was discovered by Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeeven in 1722?
Answer: easter island
Question: In March 1935 which cartoon character made his debut in Looney Tunes ‘I Haven’t Got a Hat’?
Answer: porky pig
Question: Joan Fussey, Miss Haggard and Josh Fiddler are all characters in which ‘Carry On’ film?
Answer: carry on camping
Question: What was the name of the prison from which anti-apartheid campaigner Nelson Mandela was released in February 1990?
Answer: victor verster
Question: ‘Teardrop’ by Massive Attack is the theme tune to which US television medical drama starring Hugh Laurie?
Answer: house
Question: Which English pop artist created The Beatles ‘Sgt Pepper’ album cover?
Answer: peter blake
Question: In the 1990 film ‘White Hunter, Black Heart’, Clint Eastwood’s character is based on which film director?
Answer: john huston
Question: Virologist Max Theiler won a 1951 Nobel Prize for developing a vaccine against which disease?
Answer: yellow fever
Question: Which record label is named after founders Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss?
Answer: m records
Question: Which German composer wrote the oratorios ‘Elijah’ and ‘St Paul’?
Answer: mendelssohn
Question: Agrava, Cephlon and Virn are all fictional planets in which BBC science fiction television series?
Answer: blake s 7
Question: In September 2011, which British comedian swam the length of the River Thames for charity?
Answer: david walliams
Question: Which British newspaper was launched with the slogan ‘It is, are you’?
Answer: independent
Question: Which beverage, introduced in 1898, was originally called ‘Brad’s Drink’?
Answer: pepsi cola
Question: Who did actor Jack May play in the BBC radio series ‘The Archers’?
Answer: nelson gabriel
Question: Which Internet search engine was shortened to Ask.com in 2006?
Answer: askjeeves com
Question: Which British athlete won a Gold Medal in the heptathlon at the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Berlin?
Answer: jessica ennis
Question: In the novel Peter Pan, what are the first names of Wendy’s two brothers?
Answer: michael and john
Question: The Oswaldo Cruz Institute and the Butantan Institute are in which South American country?
Answer: brazil
Question: Former Olympic athlete and Gold Medallist Michael Duane Johnson was born in which US state?
Answer: texas
Question: Jodie Foster sings ‘My Name is Tallulah’ in which 1976 film?
Answer: bugsy malone
Question: Philip Pirrip is the lead character in which Charles Dickens novel?
Answer: great expectations
Question: In which South American city is Sugarloaf Mountain?
Answer: rio de janiero
Question: Who wrote the 1950 novel ‘A Town Like Alice’?
Answer: neville shute
Question: Which musical instrument represents the cat in Sergei Prokofiev’s ‘Peter and the Wolf’?
Answer: clarinet
Question: Originally built as a research lab off the coast of Puerto Rico, the world’s first underwater hotel, the Jules Undersea Lodge, is now situated in which US state?
Answer: florida
Question: Which actor played Sergeant Francis Troy in the 1967 film ‘Far From the Madding Crowd’?
Answer: terence stamp
Question: Acute Coryza is a medical term for which common complaint?
Answer: cold