CharlesMoslonka/trivia_qa_rc_wikipedia huggingface dataset:
Question: Name the 1984 movie, rated 8.0 out of 11 stars on IMDB, from its’ plot summary: “blank, the world’s loudest band, is chronicled by hack documentarian Marti DeBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour.”
Answer: this is spinal tap
Question: Leghorn, Buff Orpington and Plymouth Rock are all breeds of what?
Answer: chickens
Question: First introduced commercially by Wham-O in 1957, what toy, which consistently makes the list of top toys ever, consists of a plastic ring 28 inches or 40 inches in diameter?
Answer: hula hoop
Question: One of the few states where the capital is also its largest city, what is the seat of government for West Virginia?
Answer: charleston
Question: June 23, 1941 saw the German army launch Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of what state?
Answer: soviet union
Question: A member of the horseradish family, wasabi is made from which part of the wasabi plant? Roots, Leaves, or Stems?
Answer: roots
Question: According to legend, Cleopatra committed suicide by holding what to her breast?
Answer: asp
Question: Hernando de Soto was the first European documented to have crossed what U.S. river?
Answer: mississippi
Question: What can be a color (pinkish-orange), a marine animal, and a type of snake?
Answer: coral
Question: Known as The Show-Me State, what was the 24th state to join the union on August 10, 1821?
Answer: missouri
Question: What is the current name for the stadium formerly known as Qwest Field, home of the Sounders and the Seahawks?
Answer: centurylink field
Question: The face of the Great Seal of the United States, adopted on June 20, 1782, features an eagle clutching 13 arrows in one talon, and what in the other?
Answer: olive branch
Question: What revolutionary war general, whose name is now synonymous with being a traitor, offered to surrender West Point to the British in 1780?
Answer: benedict arnold
Question: The Gregorian calendar, which was adopted by papal bull in 1582, replaced which other western calendar?
Answer: julian calendar
Question: June 21, 1877 saw the hanging of ten Irish immigrants, believed members of what gang supposedly responsible for crimes and kidnappings throughout the Pennsylvania coal fields?
Answer: molly maguires
Question: The world's largest single structure made by a living organism, Australia's Great Barrier Reef is located in which sea?
Answer: coral sea
Question: June 21, 1973, saw the US Supreme Court establish the Miller Test, which determines whether something is, or isnt, what?
Answer: obscene
Question: On June 25, 1991, Slovenia and Croatia declared their independence from what country?
Answer: yugoslavia
Question: Had an eponymous show on MTV in 1999-2000; Had a short lived marriage to Drew Barrymore
Answer: tom green
Question: Longtime host of The Best Damn Sports Show Period; Comedian married to Rosanne Barr from 1990-1994
Answer: tom arnold
Question: Yaris, Avalon, and Sienna are all types of what?
Answer: toyota vehicles
Question: Appearing on the big screen in July, what cartoon characters are the creation of Belgian cartoonist Peyo (Pieer Culliford), born on June 25, 1928?
Answer: smurfs
Question: The liqueur Frangelico and the spread Nutella get their distinctive flavor from what?
Answer: hazelnut
Question: On June 25, 1953, "photo-journalist" Jacqueline Bouvier announced her engagement to whom?
Answer: john f kennedy
Question: June 25, 1876 saw George Custer meet his Waterloo at the Battle of Little Big Horn, which happened in what present state?
Answer: montana
Question: Who's missing: Mario Batali, Cat Cora, Jose Garces, Masaharu Morimoto, Michael Symon?
Answer: bobby flay
Question: What does the DSM-IV define as: A. The predominant complaint is difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep, or nonrestorative sleep. B. The sleep disturbance causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.     C. The sleep disturbance does not occur exclusively during the course of Narcolepsy, Breathing-Related Sleep Disorder, Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder, or a Parasomnia. D. The disturbance does not occur exclusively during the course of another mental disorder. E. The disturbance is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance or a general medical condition.
Answer: insomnia disorder
Question: Which food of the Gods is said to bestow immortality?
Answer: ambrosia
Question: The 1947 novel "I, the Jury", which was the first to feature detective Mike Hammer, was written by what New York author?
Answer: mickey spillane
Question: Including the sacred law of the pack, cub scouting borrows many of it's themes from what Rudyard Kipling novel?
Answer: jungle book
Question: Whom did Sitting Bull defeat at the battle of Little Bighorn on June 26, 1876, along with his brothers Thomas and Boston?
Answer: george armstrong custer
Question: Which old Russian word meaning 'fast' is the other name for the Russian Wolfhound?
Answer: borzoi
Question: Appearing in Parade magazine since 1980, what is the name of the single panel comic strip, inked by Bunny Hoest and John Reiner, that features pleasant, likable Saint Bernard, who by his very size, gets in the way of the family he lives with?
Answer: howard huge
Question: Named for a famous Chicago bartender, what is the common name for a drink that has been spiked with a drug, usually chloral hydrate, given to someone in order to incapacitate them?
Answer: mickey finn
Question: Born Eric Arthur Blair in India, on June 25, 1903, what British author penned such books as Burmese Days, Down and Out in Paris and Washington, and Homage to Catalonia?
Answer: george orwell
Question: If verso is the left side page of a book, what name is given to the right?
Answer: recto
Question: What type of animal is the video game character Sonic, introduced by Sega on June 23, 1991?
Answer: hedgehog
Question: Grover Cleveland was the only US president to serve non-consecutive terms. Which president, the 23rd, served in between his two terms?
Answer: benjamin harrison
Question: First founded 182 years ago today, which organization requires a belief in the Great (or Grand) Architect of the Universe?
Answer: freemasons
Question: Nero Wolfe, that famous detective created by Rex Stout, rarely leaves his house. What is the name of his able bodied assistant, who does all of Nero's legwork?
Answer: archie goodwin
Question: The 11th amendment to the US constitution addresses the ability of citizens and foreigners to sue whom?
Answer: states
Question: What skateboarder has launched a 10 years series of video games that have dominated the genre?
Answer: tony hawk
Question: Which Knight of the Round Table found the Holy Grail?
Answer: sir galahad
Question: How is the score of a forfeited baseball game reported?
Answer: 9 0
Question: If you wanted to let more light into a camera lens, would you choose a lower or a higher aperture number (f-stop)?
Answer: lower
Question: The largest portion of Yellowstone National Park is located in which state?
Answer: wyoming
Question: The first 10 amendments to the US Constitution are collectively known as what?
Answer: bill of rights
Question: With what unfortunate name did Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin dub their first born daughter?
Answer: apple
Question: What is the name of the medieval art that has a goal of turning base metals into gold?
Answer: alchemy
Question: The density, or richness, of which substance is measured by a lactometer?
Answer: milk
Question: Who is the spokesperson for Kellogs Frosted Flakes?
Answer: tony tiger
Question: The United States launched Operation Desert Shield in 1990 to prevent Iraq from invading what country?
Answer: saudi arabia
Question: Who gnawed a chunk from Evander Holyfield's ear on June 28, 1997?
Answer: mike tyson
Question: Blanket, cross, and buttonhole are all types of what?
Answer: stitches
Question: In response to a Soviet blockade, June 26th, 1948, saw the Western Allies begin an airlift to what city?
Answer: berlin
Question: Who was is the only two term US President to be counted twice in the numbering of the presidents?
Answer: grover cleveland
Question: Which space probe, launched in 1977, is set to reach the edge of the known solar system and be the first man made object to experience interstellar space?
Answer: voyager 1
Question: What 19th century author wrote the pentalogy of Leatherstocking Tales novels featuring the protagonist Natty Bumppo?
Answer: james fenimore cooper
Question: What can be an invertebrate animal, a screw-like gear, or a piece of malicious software?
Answer: worm
Question: June 25, 1876 saw which Lakota Sioux holy man defeat Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and the 7th Cavalry at the Battle of Little Big Horn?
Answer: sitting bull
Question: What famous fictional detective, created by Erle Stanley Gardner, had a famous secretary named Della Street?
Answer: perry mason
Question: What moderately famous celebrity, who died on June 25, 2009, called the 2,800 acre Neverland ranch his home until 2006?
Answer: michael jackson
Question: With an atomic number of 80, what element takes its symbol from the Latin hydrargyrum, and was previously used in thermometers?
Answer: mercury
Question: What future politician starred alongside a chimp named Bonzo in the 1951 movie Bedtime for Bonzo?
Answer: ronald reagan
Question: What currency was used in the Netherlands until 2002 and in Suriname until 2004?
Answer: guilder
Question: Mountainous Sherpas and bad-assed Ghurkas are native to which country?
Answer: nepal
Question: "Colonel Mustard in the Library with the Pipe" might be an example of winning what Parker Brothers game?
Answer: clue
Question: What city serves as the Prime Meridian, 0 degrees for longitude calculations?
Answer: greenwich england
Question: The world's largest public corporation by revenue, what company had its first location opened in Rogers, Arkansas on July 2, 1962?
Answer: walmart
Question: Lead by total bad-ass Teddy Roosevelt, the Rough Rider charge up Kettle and San Juan hills happened on July 1, 1898 in what country?
Answer: cuba
Question: Native mostly to Mexico, what is the name of the blue cactus used to make Tequila?
Answer: agave
Question: Thursday marks the demise of the PAC-10 athletic conference and the birth of the PAC-12 when what two universities join the conference?
Answer: utah and colorado
Question: What fast food restaurant chain, rocked when 4 children died following an e. coli outbreak in 1990, frequently used antenna balls in their TV commercials?
Answer: jack in box
Question: Hall-of-fame boxer Mike Tyson was disqualified from his June 27, 1997 fight against what World Heavyweight Champion, when Tyson bit off a portion of his ear?
Answer: evander holyfield
Question: What liquor, the primary ingredient in the original Martini and the Singapore Sling, gets its flavor from the juniper berry?
Answer: gin
Question: July 2, 1961 saw Nobel Prize winner Ernest Hemingway commit suicide at his farm in Ketchum in what state?
Answer: idaho
Question: Ambrosia, Pippin, Gravenstein, and McIntosh are all types of what?
Answer: apples
Question: 28th June, 1914, saw the assassination of Austrian Archduke, Franz Ferdinand, the triggering event of World War 1. In which European city were the Archduke and his wife, did the assassination take place?
Answer: sarajevo
Question: What conference, which is now held in Europe, Asia, as well as the US, hosts a series of talks of 18 minute maximum length, devoted to "ideas worth spreading"?
Answer: ted talks
Question: Because we can never get enough vampires or werewolves, the 3rd installment of the Twilight saga is hit the big screen today. What is the name of the book on which it is based?
Answer: eclipse
Question: The last contact coming from navigator Fred Noonan on July 2, 1937, who famously disappeared somewhere over the Central Pacific but was not declared dead until Jan 5, 1939?
Answer: amelia earhart
Question: What daily comic strip, introduced by Brian Basset in 2001, tells a story about a young boy, who's actual name is Russell, and his dog?
Answer: red and rover
Question: What legendary guitarist, rock star (having released 31 albums over his career), radio and TV host is known as The Motor City Madman
Answer: ted nugent
Question: Who's missing: Lois Lane, Perry White, Jimmy Olsenm, Steve Lombard?
Answer: clark kent
Question: Ann Rules book The Stranger Beside Me, is about what serial killer, assumed to have murdered 35 people, before hitting the electric chair in Starke, Florida on January 24, 1989?
Answer: ted bundy
Question: What popular mouthwash, introduced in 1879, was first marketed as a floor cleaner and a cure for gonorrhea?
Answer: listerine
Question: A martini is generally perfected by a four to one ration of gin to vermouth, topped with an olive. What is common name for the same drink that employs a pickled onion instead of the olive?
Answer: gibson
Question: Born on June 27, 1880, who was the deaf and blind author, who wrote such works as The Story of my Life, The World I Live In, and the Socialist tract Out of the Dark?
Answer: helen keller
Question: What Seattle suburb, the second largest in the county as of tomorrow, is home to REI and Oberto and a frequent stop for those tabbed for King County jury duty?
Answer: kent
Question: June 27, 1963 saw the introduction of what no ubiquitous piece of technology, outside a Barclays Bank in Enfield, North London?
Answer: atm
Question: Born on July 28, 1866 in London, what author is behind books such as The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, and The Tale of Peter Rabbit?
Answer: beatrix potter
Question: Often called one of the best known sentences in the English language, complete the second sentence of the Declaration of Independence: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with" what?
Answer: certain unalienable rights that among these are life liberty and pursuit of happiness
Question: On July 5, 1996, scientists from the Roslin Institute near Edinburgh, Scotland, created Dolly, the first cloned mammal. What type of animal was she?
Answer: sheep
Question: In photography, what term is used to express the diameter of the entrance pupil in terms of the focal length of the lens?
Answer: f stop
Question: An acute angle is one that is less than 90 degrees, while an obtuse angle is between 90 and 180 degrees. What is the name of an angle that is exactly 90 degrees?
Answer: right
Question: Today marks the birthday of Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, born Lhamo Dondrub, the 14th Spiritual leader of Tibet who fled to India in 1959, better known as whom?
Answer: dali lama
Question: What unit of area, named for the Old English word for "Open Field", was originally defined as the area that could be plowed by one man behind one ox in one day?
Answer: acre
Question: Dame Jane Goodall spent 45 years in Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania studying what animals?
Answer: chimpanzees
Question: Beluga, Ossetra, Sterlet, and Sevruga are all types of what?
Answer: caviar
Question: Nicknamed The Great Lakes State, what was the 26th state to join the union on January 26, 1837?
Answer: michigan
Question: Lasting 9 seasons, from July 1989 to May 1998, what NBC show described itself as “a show about nothing”?
Answer: seinfeld
Question: In flagrante delicto is a legal term meaning someone has been what?
Answer: caught in act
Question: By congressional resolution, Sam Wilson, of Troy, New York, a meat supplier for the Army during the War of 1812, is recognized as the progenitor of what famous American symbol?
Answer: uncle sam
Question: Which US Mint, which stamps its' coins with the letter S, was created on July 3, 1854 by an act of Congress?
Answer: san francisco
Question: July 5, 1937 saw what Austin, Mn company introduce everyone's favorite chopped pork shoulder based meat product, Spam?
Answer: hormel
Question: Although it has been around since 1901, which baseball league is known as the Junior Circuit?
Answer: american league
Question: According to the proverb, the road to hell is what?
Answer: paved with good intentions
Question: What car company was forced to recall over 2.3 million vehicles earlier this year over reports of stuck accelerator pedals in 9 different models?
Answer: toyota
Question: The highest ranking hand in straight poker, what name is commonly given to a run of 5 cards, all of the same suit, that rank from Ace to 10?
Answer: royal flush
Question: What single panel comic strip, running daily from 1980 to 1995, featured the surreal humor of WSU alum Gary Larson?
Answer: far side
Question: "You got peanut butter in my chocolate! You got chocolate in my peanut butter! Two great tastes that taste great together." was the advertising slogan for what product?
Answer: reeses peanut butter cups
Question: As President of Congress, whose signature dominates the Declaration of Independence?
Answer: john hancock
Question: Forcing you to pay $75 to the bank, what is pictured on the Luxury Tax space on a standard Monopoly board?
Answer: diamond ring
Question: Who’s missing: David St. Hubbins, Derek Smalls, “Caucasian” Jeffery Vanston, Gregg Bissonette, and plus 18 other people, who all disappeared under mysterious circumstances, including a bizarre gardening accident, choking on vomit of unkown origin, and
Answer: nigel tufnel
Question: The Hershey's confection known as Mr. Goodbar is a mixture of chocolate and what other ingredient?
Answer: peanuts
Question: What is the common name for the upper incisors of the elephant?
Answer: tusk
Question: If you ordered a dish containing saag in an Indian restaurant, what must it contain?
Answer: spinach
Question: Deriving its name from an old Icelandic word meaning erupt, what name is given to a natural hot spring that intermittently ejects steam and water into the air?
Answer: geyser
Question: When a jeweler refers to a diamond’s “cut,” he is describing what aspect of the gem?
Answer: shape
Question: A falling object which ceases to accelerate due to the forces of drag and gravity being equal reaches what rate of descent (speed)?
Answer: terminal velocity
Question: When applied to (sparkling) wine, what does brut mean?
Answer: dry
Question: What was the name of the character who owned Mayberry's only barber shop on The Andy Griffith Show?
Answer: floyd
Question: What can be a Greek god, a fashion house, and a fictional bureaucrat?
Answer: hermes
Question: What was the name of the Greenpeace ship, the former fishing trawler Sir William Hardy, that was sunk in Auckland harbor by French Secret Service agents to prevent it interfering with planned nuclear tests?
Answer: rainbow warrior
Question: July 12, 1862 saw the creation of what decoration, the highest military medal able to be awarded?
Answer: medal of honor
Question: Negev, Atacama, and Namib are all types off what?
Answer: deserts
Question: Known as The Sunshine State, what was the 27th state to join the union on March 3, 1845?
Answer: florida
Question: What does the giant ape use as weapons against Jumpman in the original, 1981 Donkey Kong game?
Answer: barrels
Question: What can be a medical condition caused by inadequate oxygen consumption, a suspension component, and a WNBA team?
Answer: shock
Question: July 12, 1976 saw the debut of what long running TV series, originally hosted by Richard Dawkins, before John O'Hurley and now Steve Harvey took over the job?
Answer: family feud
Question: July 16, 1917 saw the death of what leader, Emperor of Russia, Grand Prince of Finland, and titular King of Poland, and his children Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and Alexei?
Answer: tsar nicholas ii
Question: The Pacific Aero Products Co company, which had its founding on July 15, 1915 on the banks of the Duwamish, is better known today as what?
Answer: boeing
Question: The nuclear age was born on July 16, 1945 when the first atomic bomb was tested at White Sands Proving Grounds outside Socorro in what Southwestern state?
Answer: new mexico
Question: STS-135, the last planned mission for NASA's space shuttle fleet, launched which shuttle on a 13 day trip to international space station?
Answer: atlantis
Question: Does the boiling point of water increase or decrease as you gain elevation?
Answer: decrease
Question: To prevent interference in an atomic test on the island of Moruroa, the French intelligence directorate sunk the ship Rainbow Warrior, operated by which non-governmental environmental organization, in Aukland harbor?
Answer: greenpeace
Question: In the game of craps, if one rolls snake eyes, what numbers appear on the dice?
Answer: ones
Question: Making possible the understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphs, what was discovered outside an Egyptian village by a French soldier on July 15, 1799?
Answer: rosetta stone
Question: The oldest of the grand slam tennis tournaments, what is the only one still played on grass?
Answer: wimbledon
Question: Choctaw, Lummi, and Otoe are all types of what?
Answer: native american tribes
Question: For a point each, name the 4 countries surrounding Rwanda
Answer: uganda tanzania burundi and democratic republic of congo
Question: Which US President, born Leslie Lynch King on July 14, 1913, was the longest lived US President at 93 years, 165 days?
Answer: gerald ford
Question: With an atomic number of 11, what element gets its' from the Latin natrium?
Answer: sodium
Question: What famed Italian based fashion house has been struggling ever since major asshat Andrew Cunanan gunned down the founder and creative genius outside his Miami Beach mansion on July 15, 1997?
Answer: versace
Question: Which stock market trend is associated with increased investor confidence? Bull? Or Bear?
Answer: bull
Question: July 17, 1890 marked the death of what Scottish moral philosopher, considered the father of modern economics, who wrote such classics as An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations and The Theory of Moral Sentiments?
Answer: adam smith
Question: In what country did the Sandinista National Liberation Front overthrow the Somoza regime in 1979?
Answer: nicaragua
Question: In craps, if one rolls boxcars, what numbers appear on the dice?
Answer: sixes
Question: July 15, 1951 marked the birth of what famed professional wrestler, known as The Body, who also spent 4 years as the governor of Minnesota?
Answer: jesse ventura
Question: Commercial tuna fishing no longer uses nets, but mostly switched to using lines, due to public outcry over the accidental netting and subsequent killing of what marine animals?
Answer: dolphins
Question: What comic strip, introduced by Chester Gould in 1931, features the adventures of a hard hitting, fast-shooting, and intelligent police detective?
Answer: dick tracy
Question: What famed fashion designer was gunned down outside his Miami home by certified asshat Andrew Cunanan on July 15, 1997?
Answer: gianni versace
Question: In what traditional nursery rhyme do we see 4 and 20 blackbirds baked in a pie?
Answer: sing song of sixpence
Question: According to the fictional sea shanty, were do we find 15 men, yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum?
Answer: dead man s chest
Question: The Trinity test site, outside of Alamogordo, NM, saw the first test of the atomic bomb on July 16, 1945. Headed by J. Robert Oppenheimer, what was the name of the project that developed the bomb?
Answer: manhattan project
Question: "Ladies and gentlemen: the story you are about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent."
Answer: dragnet
Question: “Following in his father’s footsteps as a naval aviator, Lieutenant Commander Harmon Rabb, Jr. suffered a crash while landing his Tomcat on a storm tossed carrier at sea. Diagnosed with night-blindness, Harm transferred to the Navy’s Judge Advocate General Corps which investigates, defends and prosecutes the law of the sea. There, with fellow JAG lawyer Major Sarah McKenzie, he now fights in and out of the courtroom with the same daring and tenacity that made him a Top Gun in the air.”
Answer: jag
Question: "In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police, who investigate crime, and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories."
Answer: law and order