CharlesMoslonka/trivia_qa_rc_wikipedia huggingface dataset:
Question: George Holliday famously videotaped the LAPD violating the civil rights of whom, on March 3, 1991?
Answer: rodney king
Question: Sunday saw the Seattle Mariners play their first spring training game. In what Arizona city do they have their training camp?
Answer: peoria
Question: Working in military intelligence during WWII, eventually achieving the rank of major, Diana Prince is the alter ego of what DC Comics superhero?
Answer: wonder woman
Question: Although born Claudia Alta Taylor, by what name is President Lyndon Johnson's first lady better known as?
Answer: lady bird johnson
Question: In music, what notation is used to indicate that the note is raised a half tone?
Answer: sharp
Question: Known as The Palmetto State, what was the 8th state to join the union on May 23, 1788?
Answer: south carolina
Question: Osteoporosis is a weakness and brittleness of what?
Answer: bones
Question: The name Julie is French form of what classic Latin name meaning youthful, soft-haired, beautiful or vivacious?
Answer: julia
Question: Played by Jay Silverheels on the TV series, what is the name of The Lone Ranger's faithful companion?
Answer: tonto
Question: Feb 28, 1993 saw the BATF attempt to raid the Waco, TX compound of what religious cult, sparking a 51 day standoff?
Answer: branch dividians
Question: March 2, 1904 saw the birth of what famous American author, who once wrote under the pen name Theo LeSieg?
Answer: dr seuss
Question: At the end of every episode of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, Robin Leach wished the viewer what kind of wishes?
Answer: champagne
Question: Which of the two main political parties had it's founding on Feb 28, 1854 in Ripon, WI?
Answer: republican
Question: Who's missing: Jerry Seinfeld, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander
Answer: julia louis dreyfus
Question: Formerly under the US Department of the Treasury, the US Secret Service, currently operates under the watchful eye of what agency?
Answer: homeland security
Question: What bar favorite consists of ginger ale, orange juice, and grenadine?
Answer: shirley temple
Question: In what Arizona city do the Seattle Mariners hold their spring training camp?
Answer: peoria
Question: Current home to former UW stud John Brockman, what is the NBA team that calls Milwaukee home?
Answer: bucks
Question: March 12, 1894 saw the first bottles of what beverage, concocted by Atlanta pharmacist John Pemberton, sold for the first time?
Answer: coca cola
Question: Home to Bank of America and the east coast operations of Wells Fargo, after they bought Wachovia, what Southern city is the second largest banking center in the US behind New York?
Answer: charlotte nc
Question: What cartoon character was always in pursuit of a French-Canadian villain named Savoir-Faire?
Answer: klondike kat
Question: Born on March 6, 1475, which Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, and poet was responsible for works such as The Sistine Chapel ceiling, and the dome of St. Peters Bascilica?
Answer: michaelangelo
Question: Published in 1957, On The Road is a famous novel by which American beat poet, who was born on March 12, 1922?
Answer: jack kerouac
Question: March 6, 1899, saw German pharmaceutical giant Bayer, patent aspirin. The bark of what tree was used to make it?
Answer: willow
Question: March 9, 1959 saw the introduction of the Barbie doll at the American International Toy Fair in New York. What company produces the Barbie doll?
Answer: mattel
Question: Perhaps best remembered as Capt Benjamin Williard or President Josiah Bartlet, who is the father of total nutjob Charlie Sheen?
Answer: martin sheen
Question: March 6, 1836 saw the death, in one day, of Jim Bowie, David Crockett, William B. Travis, and 112 others, at what event?
Answer: battle of alamo
Question: The Academy Awards were last Sunday, with The King's Speech winning 4 out of 12. Since equaled by Titanic and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, which film, written by a former governor of New Mexico, was the first to win 11 awards in 1959
Answer: ben hur
Question: Voiced by Stephen Root, who is the overweight, balding, over the hill boss of Hank Hill on TV's King of the Hill?
Answer: buck strickland
Question: "Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you" was the first message sent by what medium on March 10, 1876?
Answer: telephone
Question: On March 4th 1918, the first known case in the US of which pandemic was observed at Fort Riley, Kansas?
Answer: spanish flu
Question: Accounting for up to 25% of the yearly sales, what is the most popular Girl Scout cookie sold?
Answer: thin mints
Question: March 9, 1959 saw the introduction of what Mattel favorite, an 11.5 inch tall fashion doll which saw controversy when a later talking model exclaimed such phrases as “Will we ever have enough clothes?”, and “Math class is tough!”?
Answer: barbie
Question: The Newbery and Caldecott medals are awarded in what field of literature?
Answer: childrens
Question: The 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo officially ended what 2 year long war?
Answer: mexican american war
Question: Who's missing: Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Davy Jones?
Answer: peter tork
Question: What was the name of the Independent Counsel who investigated the death of White House Counsel Vince Foster, the Whitewater real estate investment scandal, and Bill Clintons less than stellar grasp of the truth, ultimately leading to Clinton's impeachment?
Answer: kenneth starr
Question: The directions to what location are either “second to the right and straight on till morning’ (according to the book), or ‘second star to the right, and straight on till morning’ (says the film)?
Answer: neverland
Question: What disease does the DSM-IV define as: (1) has a grandiose sense of self-importance (2) is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love (3) believes that he or she is "special" and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people (4) requires excessive admiration (5) has a sense of entitlement, (6) is interpersonally exploitative (7) lacks empathy: is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others (8) is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her (9) shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes
Answer: narcissistic personality disorder
Question: According to the 1979 Buggles hit, what did video kill?
Answer: radio star
Question: American author William Sydney Porter, known for his wit, wordplay, and clever twist endings, wrote under what famous pseudonym while in prison for embezzlement?
Answer: o henry
Question: Based in Seattle, the TV show Fraiser was a spinoff of what long running series?
Answer: cheers
Question: March 10, 1940 saw the birthday of what totally badassed action star, christened as Carlos Ray, who created a martial arts style known as Chun Kuk Do?
Answer: chuck norris
Question: If dog is canine and pig is porcine, what kind of animal is Cetacean?
Answer: whales
Question: March 11, 1958 was the birthday of statutory rapist Joey Buttafuoco, who achieved his fame when what underage mistress, known as the Long Island Lolita, shot his wife?
Answer: amy fisher
Question: What insignia are Generals in the US armed forces allowed to wear on their uniforms?
Answer: stars
Question: His nickname having come from his dog, what is Indiana Jones's real first name?
Answer: henry
Question: For what purpose would someone wear a ghillie suit?
Answer: camouflage
Question: According to Greek mythology, Urania was the muse of what?
Answer: astronomy
Question: What tuna brand uses a cartoon mascot known as Charlie the Tuna to advertise their product?
Answer: starkist
Question: Which US President, the 14th, is remembered both for his heavy drinking and the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 with both created those territories and repealed that abomination known as the Missouri Compromise?
Answer: franklin pierce
Question: Saturday marked the start of the Iditarod dogsled race. In what Alaska city does the race start?
Answer: willow
Question: According to the nursery rhyme, what did Little Jack Horner pull from his pie?
Answer: plum
Question: What state, known as The Mother of Presidents, was the 10th state to join the Union, on June 25, 1788?
Answer: virginia
Question: Played on the big screen by Fay Wray, Jessica Lange, and Naomi Watts, Ann Darrow was the object of what creature's affection?
Answer: king kong
Question: The second oldest European-established city in the Americas, what is the capital and most populous city in Puerto Rico?
Answer: san juan
Question: What founding father, who in a satirical letter to a Parisian newspaper suggested taxing shutters, rationing candles, and waking the public by ringing church bells and firing cannons at sunrise, is generally credited as the father of Daylight Savings time?
Answer: benjamin franklin
Question: Under what pseudonym did Charles Lutwidge Dodgson write Alice's Adventures in Wonderland?
Answer: lewis carroll
Question: The worst civilian nuclear accident in US history, what Penn. power plant suffered a partial core meltdown in 1979?
Answer: three mile island
Question: With an estimated worth of $2.1 billion (as of last year) what was the name of the richest man on Gilligan's Island?
Answer: thurston howell iii
Question: Next month sees the announcement of the 2011 Pulitzer Prizes. What Ivy League school administers the prize?
Answer: columbia
Question: Komodo National Park, dedicated to protecting the largest lizard in the world, is in what country, the only known home of said reptile?
Answer: indonesia
Question: What fictional town was home to Fred and Wilma Flintstone?
Answer: bedrock
Question: Born on March 16, 1959, what rap star, a member of Public Enemy, and reality tv star (The Surreal Life, Strange Love, and others) is probably best known for wearing large clock dangling from his neck?
Answer: flavor flav
Question: In the world of the theatre, does ‘stage left’ describe the audience’s left? Or the actor’s left?
Answer: actor s left
Question: First commercially available as a toothbrush (1938), Nylon is a thermoplastic material trademarked by what company?
Answer: dupont
Question: March 26, 2000 saw the implosion, by Controlled Demolitions, Inc, of what structure, the largest building, by volume, ever demolished by implosion?
Answer: kingdome
Question: Now known as the Dong Fang Ocean, what ship ran aground in Prince William Sound, dumping hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into the gulf of Alaska, the 54th largest spill in history?
Answer: exxon valdez
Question: What brand of cereal has used a leprechaun as its mascot since General Foods introduced it in 1964?
Answer: lucky charms
Question: Cirrus, cumulus, and stratus are all types of what?
Answer: clouds
Question: When baking, by what primary means does the heat reach the food? Convection, conduction, or radiation?
Answer: convection
Question: On March 22, 1972, Congress sent the Equal Rights Amendment to the states for ratification, of which 35 said yes before the 1982 deadline. Was Washington a yea? or a nay?
Answer: yea
Question: Known as the Thane of Fife, what character does Macduff kill in the final act of a famous play by William Shakespeare?
Answer: macbeth
Question: On March 23, 1909, what totally bad-assed former president left New York for a year long safari in Africa where he, along with his son, Kermit, shot over 500 big game animals during their 13 month long adventure?
Answer: teddy roosevelt
Question: What organ is believed to have been part of the digestive system in our primitive ancestors, but seems to have no function in modern humans?
Answer: appendix
Question: March 23, 1775 saw what revolutionary hero deliver his famous “give me liberty, or give me death!” speech at St. John’s church in Richmond, Virginia?
Answer: patrick henry
Question: What Norwegian playwright, known as “the father of modern theater”, is responsible for works such as A Doll’s House, An Enemy of the People, and Peer Gynt?
Answer: henrik ibsen
Question: On March 21, 1980, President Jimmy Carter announced the boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics to protest the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan. Which country was hosting those Olympics?
Answer: u s s r
Question: What was the name of the evil wizard whose main goal in life was destroy the Smurfs?
Answer: gargamel
Question: Found in 1938 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, what charity was originally formed to fight polio?
Answer: march of dimes
Question: According to the Shakespeare play, a seer warned Julius Ceasar to beware what?
Answer: ides of march
Question: What television show features the last human in the universe, Lister, a creature descended from the common feline, known as Cat, a computer called Holly, and a holographic projection of a human known as Rimmer?
Answer: red dwarf
Question: March 16, 1802 saw the founding of the United States Military Academy. By what name is it better known?
Answer: west point
Question: What drink, commonly served with a stalk of celery, is composed of tomato juice and vodka?
Answer: bloody mary
Question: March 26, 1971 saw the formation of what country, when East Pakistan declared their independence from Pakistan?
Answer: bangladesh
Question: When Snoopy takes to the skies in his doghouse/Sopwith Camel, who does he do battle against?
Answer: red baron
Question: Which of the original colonies was the first to declare its independence from Great Britain in 1776, and was the first to secede from the Union 84 years later?
Answer: south carolina
Question: What does DSM-IV define as:     A. Refusal to maintain body weight at or above a minimally normal weight for age and height   B. Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, even though underweight.     C. Disturbance in the way in which one’s body weight or shape is experienced, undue influence of body weight or shape on self-evaluation, or denial of the seriousness of the current low body weight. D. In postmenarcheal females, the absence of at least three consecutive menstrual cycles.
Answer: anorexia nervosa
Question: What American composer, and head of the Marine Band from 1880 to 1892, was known as The March King?
Answer: john phillip sousa
Question: March 24, 1989 saw one of the worst man-made ecological disasters when what oil tanker ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound Alaska?
Answer: exxon valdez
Question: Where in the human body would you find the incus, malleus, and stapes?
Answer: ear
Question: Played by Tom Hanks in the movie, what is the name of the hero in Dan Browns books Angels & Demons, The DaVinci Code, and The Lost Symbol?
Answer: robert langdon
Question: Which Gilligan's Island castaway originally hailed from Winfield, Kansas and was the youngest of the castaways?
Answer: mary ann summers
Question: In a series of 1980s TV commercials, diners at fancy restaurants couldn’t tell the difference when their gourmet coffee was “secretly replaced” with what brand of instant coffee?
Answer: folgers
Question: Although the majority of the teams are in the US, the hall of fame for what sport is located at 30 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada?
Answer: hockey
Question: The word “motel” is a portmanteau of what two words?
Answer: motor and hotel
Question: The Fed Cup is premier women's international tennis match, pitting teams from various countries against each other. What is the equivalent men's contest?
Answer: davis cup
Question: What is the primary profession of Otto Mann on TV's The Simpsons?
Answer: school bus driver
Question: Nicknamed Slowhand, what famed English guitarist was born on March 30, 1945?
Answer: eric clapton
Question: Abraham Lincoln was president of the Union during the civil war. Who was the president of the Confederate States?
Answer: jefferson davis
Question: The Starry Night, The Potato Eaters, and Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear are all paintings by what famed artist?
Answer: vincent van gogh
Question: The secret police force created by Papa Doc Duvalier, the Tonton Macoute terrorized the citizens of what country?
Answer: haiti
Question: The first oral medicine to treat erectile dysfunction, Viagra was approved for sale by the FDA on March 27, 1988. Which company produces it?
Answer: pfizer
Question: A former advertising executive, who is the "creative genius" behind the Garfield comic strip?
Answer: jim davis
Question: March 31, 1917 saw the US take possession of the US Virgin Islands, after spending $25 million to buy them from what country?
Answer: denmark
Question: What name was given to the practice which tried to turn lead, copper, and other base metals into gold?
Answer: alchemy
Question: The largest automobile magazine by circulation, what monthly rag publishes a yearly 10Best?
Answer: car and driver
Question: Thanks to the color scheme used on cans and jars of Sanka, the handles on restaurant pots of decaffeinated coffee are traditionally what color?
Answer: orange
Question: On March 30, 1981, noted asshat John Hinckley, Jr., took a shot at which US official?
Answer: ronald reagan
Question: April 1, 1976 saw Ronald Wayne, Steve Wozniak, and whom, start a company to sell a computer mother board (including CPU, RAM, and video chip) for a mere $666.66?
Answer: steve jobs
Question: What popular Nintendo game is set in the Mushroom Kingdom?
Answer: super mario brothers
Question: Commonly called Seward's Folly, in honor of then Secretary of State William H. Seward, Alaska was purchased from what country in 1867?
Answer: russia
Question: In what wrestling move does the wrestler grabs his opponent, turn him upside-down, and drop into a sitting or kneeling position, driving the opponent head-first into the mat?
Answer: pile driver
Question: March 28, 1987 saw the death, at age 82, of one Maria von Trapp, who was the inspiration behind what Rogers and Hammerstein musical?
Answer: sound of music
Question: The speedometer on your car indicates the speed of your vehicle. What gauge indicates the rate of rotation of the engine's crankshaft?
Answer: tachometer
Question: Saturday saw the untimely death of former Representative from New York, Ambassador to the UN Commission on Human Rights and first ever female Vice Presidential candidate, Geraldine Ferraro. Who was her presidential running mate?
Answer: walter mondale
Question: March 31, 1917 saw the US purchase what is now known as the US Virgin Islands from what European country?
Answer: denmark
Question: Dubbed "the most controversial woman in the history of rock" by Rolling Stone, what all around waste of breath fronted the alt band Hole, is barred from having contact with her own daughter, and is probably most famous for making Kurt Cobain want to eat his own shotgun?
Answer: courtney love
Question: Mark Twain's classic book, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn takes place along which US river?
Answer: mississippi
Question: What company encouraged you to "have it your way" in their advertising slogan?
Answer: burger king
Question: March 30, 1981 saw Ronald Reagan get shot in the chest by what asshat nutjob?
Answer: john hinkley jr
Question: Tamed by Bellerophon, what was the name of the winged horse of Greek mythology?
Answer: pegasus
Question: April 3, 1996 saw the so called unabomber arrested in a remote Montana cabin. What is the actual name of the asshat in question?
Answer: ted kaczynski
Question: According to the nursery rhyme, what did Old Mother Hubbard go to the cupboard to fetch?
Answer: bone
Question: As of March 28, 1930, the city formerly known as Byzantium and then Constantinople became what known as what?
Answer: istanbul
Question: The counterpart to Aphrodite, the Roman goddess Venus was the god of what?
Answer: love
Question: Originally played by Ted Cassidy, what was the name of the butler in The Addams Family'?
Answer: lurch
Question: Commonly thought to have been coined from the French word for egg, what word is used to describe a score of 0 in a tennis or badminton game?
Answer: love
Question: Thinking his assassination attempt on then President Ronald Reagan would impress her, with which actress was John Hinkley, Jr supposedly obsessed?
Answer: jodie foster
Question: The Amazon river, the second longest in the world, drains into the Atlantic Ocean through what country?
Answer: brazil
Question: Who is missing: Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon
Answer: freddie mercury
Question: What cereal mascot, the voice behind Frosted Flakes, is famous for his “They’re grrrreat!” motto?
Answer: tony tiger
Question: Opened in 1959, the Hall of Fame for what sport is found near downtown Springfield, MA?
Answer: basketball
Question: April 3, 1882 saw Robert Ford shoot what Wild West legend in the back of the head as he stood to clean a picture hanging on the wall?
Answer: jesse james
Question: Comically treated with a cold steak, if someone is sporting a "shiner," what do they typically have?
Answer: black eye
Question: What one-eyed Oklahoma, who died in an crash outside Port Barrow, AK, was the first pilot to solo circumnavigate the world, in a mere 7 days and 19 hours?
Answer: wiley post
Question: The Italian automaker Lamborghini uses what animal as its logo?
Answer: bull
Question: What was the first program shown on Fox when the network started broadcasting in prime time in April 1987?
Answer: married with children
Question: The game of Go, which originated in China more than 2000 years ago, uses stones of what color?
Answer: black and white
Question: April 6, 1930 saw the introduction of what Golden Sponge Cake with Creamy Filling, which was originally stuffed with banana?
Answer: twinkie
Question: What country invaded the Falkland Islands on Friday, April 2, 1982, and probably regretted it after Iron Maggie kicked their asses and took the Islands back?
Answer: argentina
Question: What Rhodesian-born Scottish writer, who did a reading at SPL on Friday, is the creative forced behind the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, 44 Scotland Street, Sunday Philosophy Club, and the Portuguese Irregular Verbs book series?
Answer: alexander mccall smith
Question: Although some controversy surrounds it, April 6, 1909 saw American Matthew Henson, four Inuit men named Ootah, Seeglo, Egingwah, and Ooqueah and American Navy engineer Robert Peary congregate at what landmark for the first time?
Answer: north pole
Question: Naan, corn, and focaccia are all types of what?
Answer: bread
Question: Which of Batman's arch enemies was formerly a District Attorney before turning to a life of crime?
Answer: two face
Question: The Moai, large stone carvings of mysterious origin, inhabit what south Pacific island
Answer: easter island
Question: April 10, 1912 saw was "moderately famous" ship leave the docks at Southampton, England heading to Cherbourgh, France on its maiden voyage?
Answer: rms titanic
Question: Having been published since 1927, what were the names of the two Hardy Boys
Answer: frank and joe
Question: What does the DSM IV define as:     A. Recurrent episodes of binge eating. An episode of binge eating is characterized by both of the following:
Answer: bulimia nervosa
Question: April 6, 1896 saw the start of the modern Olympics era when what European city hosted the Games of the 1 Olympiad?
Answer: athens greece
Question: What cartoon character's alter ego was the humble and loveable Shoe Shine Boy?
Answer: underdog
Question: Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. What planet is the second largest?
Answer: saturn
Question: Sailor Jack and his dog Bingo are the mascot for what?
Answer: cracker jack
Question: What world famous architect designed Seattle’s Experience Music Project to look somewhat like a “smashed guitar”?
Answer: frank gehry
Question: Considered one of the premier and most scenic concert locations in the world, in what Washington city do you find the Gorge Amphitheatre?
Answer: george
Question: In honor of his passing on April 5, 2008, which actor made a career of starring in heroic roles such as Moses, Ben-Hur, and Colonel George Taylor, before spending 5 years heading up the NRA?
Answer: charlton heston
Question: The worlds largest single structure made by living organisms, and visible from space, what is the name of the major tourist attraction off the coast of Queensland?
Answer: great barrier reef
Question: What can be a chess piece, a card game, or a bird?
Answer: rook