CharlesMoslonka/trivia_qa_rc_wikipedia huggingface dataset:
Question: Which is the only planet in the solar system named after a Greek god?
Answer: uranus
Question: August 29, 1958 saw the birth of what "moderately famous" pop star, who married Lisa Marie Presley in 1994, Deborah Jeanne Rowe in 1996, and had a child with a yet unnamed surrogate mother in 2002?
Answer: michael jackson
Question: What category 3 hurricane devastated the east coast last week, resulting in at least 54 deaths?
Answer: irene
Question: Which state grows more oranges and grapefruits than any other state in the U.S.?
Answer: florida
Question: Known as the Beaver State, what was the 33rd state to join the Union on Feb 14, 1859?
Answer: oregon
Question: August 28, 1898 saw the introduction of what popular soft drink, originally called Brad's Drink, named after it's inventor, New Bern, NC pharmacist Caleb Bradham?
Answer: pepsi cola
Question: The PayDay candy bar is composed of peanuts and what other confection?
Answer: caramel
Question: In the Transformer Universe, who is the leader of the Decipticons?
Answer: megatron
Question: In the early 1990s, Nike ran a series of Bo Knows TV commercial featuring what athlete, the first in the modern era to play both professional football and baseball in the same year, trying his hand at various sports, including basketball (with Michael Jordan) and Tennis (with John McEnroe)?
Answer: bo jackson
Question: Anchored by the star Sirius, what animal does the constellation Canis Major represent?
Answer: dog
Question: The first of the "cardio-boxing" fitness programs to gain commercial success, what was the name of the aeroboic exercise routine created by Billy Blanks?
Answer: tae bo
Question: Born on Sept 1, 1950, what is the surname of TV's Doctor Phil, who originally made his fame by appearing on the Oprah Winfrey Show?
Answer: mcgraw
Question: Sept 4, 1950 saw the introduction of the comic strip Beetle Bailey. On what fictional military installation does the comic strip take place?
Answer: camp swampy
Question: Available in small quantities in tonic water, quinine, which comes from the bark of the cinchona [sin-koh-nuh] tree, was first used to treat what tropical disease?
Answer: malaria
Question: In what outdoor sport, sanctioned by the NHPA, scores 3 points for a ringer, 2 for a leaner, and the closet scores a point?
Answer: horseshoes
Question: Born on August 31, 12 AD, Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, emperor of Rome from 37 AD to 41AD and later to be played Malcolm McDowell, was commonly known as whom?
Answer: caligula
Question: Officially known as the Ryan NYP, with what name did Charles Lindberg bestow the aircraft that he soloed across the Atlantic?
Answer: spirit of st louis
Question: Once known as book rate, what USPS service is reserved for printed materials, cds, and video tapes?
Answer: media mail
Question: The longest floating bridge in the world, the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge is officially named after what former Washington governor?
Answer: albert d rosellini
Question: September 1, 1914 saw the last example of what species, which existed in enormous migratory flocks, sometimes containing more than two billion birds that could stretch one mile wide and 300 miles long, when Martha died at the Cincinnati Zoo?
Answer: passenger pigeon
Question: September 1, 1939 saw the start of World War II when Germany invaded what country?
Answer: poland
Question: What's missing: Denial, Anger, Depression, Acceptance
Answer: bargaining
Question: During the 1960, what Emeryville, California Hula-hoop company introduced the slip 'n slide, the super ball, and a do-it-yourself bomb shelter?
Answer: wham o
Question: On Sept 2, 1945, the Instrument of Surrender was signed by the Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu, officially ending World War II, aboard what US battleship moored in Tokyo Bay?
Answer: uss missouri
Question: In the horrible names that celebrities saddle their kids with category, after naming his daughters Sonnet, True, and Autumn, with what wet name did Forrest Whitaker tab his only son?
Answer: ocean
Question: Tuesday saw the 70th anniversary of the start of WWII when Germany invaded what country?
Answer: poland
Question: In literature, who is John Clayton III, son of Lord and Lady Greystroke?
Answer: tarzan
Question: Ottawa is the national capitol of Canada. In what province is Ottawa located?
Answer: ontario
Question: Ben and Jerry's recently announced that they were changing the name of their Chubby Hubby ice cream to what new name for the month of September?
Answer: hubby hubby
Question: On Sept 4, 1998, Google is founded by fellow students Sergey Brin and Larry Page. At what university were they classmates?
Answer: stanford
Question: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
Answer: spongebob squarepants
Question: According to the fairy tale Cinderella, what vegetable gets turned into the carriage?
Answer: pumpkin
Question: In September 1893, which country became the first in the world to give women the right to vote?
Answer: new zealand
Question: The 21st amendment to the US constitution, a happy occasion if ever there was one, officially repeals what previous constitutional amendment?
Answer: 18th
Question: Of Beavis and Butt-head, which one wore the AC/DC t-shirt?
Answer: butt head
Question: What relationship was shared by actors Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger in their 1988 film, directed by Ivan Reitman?
Answer: twins
Question: Prized by collectors, the “Inverted Jenny” is a famous what?
Answer: postage stamp
Question: What is the name of Snoopy's bird friend in the Peanuts comic strip?
Answer: woodstock
Question: Characterized by a numbness at the back of the neck and arms, Chinese restaurant syndrome is commonly attributed to what food additive?
Answer: msg
Question: Genoa, Jib, and Spinnaker are all types of what?
Answer: sails
Question: Although he's still holed up at an embassy in London, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was recently granted asylum in what country?
Answer: ecuador
Question: Located in Venezuela, what is the highest, uninterrupted waterfall in the world?
Answer: angel falls
Question: Dewey Decimal Classification, Universal Decimal Classification and Library of Congress Classification are three methods of coding and organizing what?
Answer: library materials
Question: The 2012 Democratic National Convention kicked off this week in what US city?
Answer: charlotte nc
Question: What Portuguese explorer is credited as being the first to circumnavigate the world, when his expedition returned to Spain on Sept. 6, 1522 (although he died a year and a half earlier)?
Answer: ferdinand magellan
Question: Known as an experiment in community, art, radical self-expression, and radical self-reliance, the Burning Man festival was held this year in the Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area in what US state?
Answer: nevada
Question: Name the 1995 movie from the plot summary: "Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi."
Answer: seven
Question: Love him or not, Paul Ryan has been officially nominated as the Republican Vice Presidential candidate. What state is he a Representative for?
Answer: wisconsin
Question: What “magician”, born Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos, is the “genius” behind the Mindfreak tv show and the Believe Las Vegas show?
Answer: criss angel
Question: Before being surpassed by Michael Phelps, which American swimmer held the records for most gold medals won during a single Olympics when he won 7 (all world records) in 1972?
Answer: mark spitz
Question: According to Greek mythology, what was the only virtue that remained in Pandora's Box after she opened it?
Answer: hope
Question: Sept 4, 1950 saw the introduction of what daily comic strip featuring a goldbricking US Army private, stationed at Campy Swampy, who is always at odds with Sgt Snorkel?
Answer: beetle bailey
Question: The piece of cartilage which divides the nose into two separate chambers is called what?
Answer: septum
Question: On September 8, 1974, Gerald Ford issued Proclamation 4311 granting a pardon, for crimes that may have been committed, to whom?
Answer: richard m nixon
Question: Letter, Legal, ledger, and Tabloid are all types of what?
Answer: paper sizes
Question: What comedy duo made their feature film debut in 1978's Up in Smoke?
Answer: cheech chong
Question: What two dogs are cross bred to produce the Schnoodle?
Answer: schnauzer and poodle
Question: Known as The Sunflower State, what was the 34th state to join the Union on January 29, 1861?
Answer: kansas
Question: Sept 5, 1774 saw the first sitting of what important body, which met in Philadelphia's Carpenter's Hall?
Answer: first continental congress
Question: What SNL self-help parody, portrayed by Al Franken, is known for phrases such as “I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggone it, people like me.” and “I learned what love is from my parents. Which is that you find that one-special person who was placed on the planet just for you, and then you put them through forty years of living hell.”?
Answer: stuart smalley
Question: Anchored by the star Antares, the constellation Scorpius represents what animal?
Answer: scorpion
Question: For a point each, name the countries that share a physical border with the Kingdom of Lesotho
Answer: south africa
Question: Introduced by the Raytheon Corporation in 1947, what ubiquitous modern day convenience was originally sold under the name Radarange, based on its use of the magnetron, a major component of radar systems?
Answer: microwave oven
Question: In boxing, there are 4 primary punches. For a point each, name them.
Answer: jab cross hook and uppercut
Question: Sept 7, 1963 saw the opening of what professional Hall of Fame, when 17 individuals, including “Slinging” Sammy Baugh, Harold “Red” Grange, George Halas, Don Hutson, Earl “Curly” Lambeau, and Bronco Nagurski were inaugurated?
Answer: pro football
Question: With an atomic number of 86, what element, the heaviest of the noble gasses, uses the symbol Rn?
Answer: radon
Question: This year was the first in its 45 year history that Jerry Lewis did not host the annual labor day telethon, which raises money for which charity (2.45 billion to date)?
Answer: muscular dystrophy association
Question: What's missing: Magnum Force, The Enforcer, Sudden Impact, and The Dead Pool?
Answer: dirty harry
Question: In golf, what is the opposite of a slice (a shot that curves toward the side of the swing)?
Answer: hook
Question: The Pro Football Hall of Fame opened its doors on Sept 7, 1963, in what Midwestern city?
Answer: canton oh
Question: “There’s a sucker born every minute” is a phrase erroneously attributed to what famous showman?
Answer: pt barnum
Question: On September 7, 1927, what American inventor demonstrated the world's first working television system with electronic scanning of both the pickup and display devices?
Answer: philo t farnsworth
Question: Sept 10, 1963 saw the birth of what former Mariner, and Geico pitch man, known as The Big Unit?
Answer: randy johnson
Question: 44 years ago today, nerds everywhere found a new calling in life when what TV series debuted with the episode named “”The Man Trap””?
Answer: star trek
Question: What fictional detective is featured in the novel/movie "The Hound of the Baskervilles"?
Answer: sherlock holmes
Question: Whose labors include such tasks as slaying the Nemean lion, cleaning the Augean stables in a single day, and obtaining the Girdle of the Amazon Queen?
Answer: hercules
Question: With 18 major championships, what golfer is nicknamed “The Golden Bear”?
Answer: jack nicklaus
Question: Making but a single flight, what was the real name given to Howard Hughes' birch plywood plane, the Spruce Goose?
Answer: hercules
Question: Sailor Jack and Bingo are the mascots for what prize awarding snack food, now produced by Frito Lay?
Answer: cracker jack
Question: The world is a poorer place with the passing last week of what TV legend, who hosted the Star Hustler/Star Gazer series, which had been in production since September 1976?
Answer: jack horkheimer
Question: There are some things money can't buy. For everything else, there's what?
Answer: mastercard
Question: In drinks, what ingredient is the difference between a White Russian and a Black Russian?
Answer: milk
Question: The best selling comedy recording artist of all time, which comedian is best known for his "You might be a redneck" one liners?
Answer: jeff foxworthy
Question: Have raised over $1.46 billion to date, Jerry Lewis' annual Labor Day telethon raises money for what group?
Answer: muscular dystrophy association
Question: What popular science fiction character, later to be the subject of a 1980s television series starring Gil Gerrard, was first introduced in the August, 1928 issue of Amazing Stories, which tells the tale of how he was put into a coma until the 25th century, when he awakens to rid the world of evil warlords and "Mongol" hordes?
Answer: buck rogers
Question: What television staple, developed by Beavis and Butt-head creator Mike Judge, is having its final episodes air this Sunday, following a 13 year run?
Answer: king of hill
Question: What entertainment mega-corp recently announced they were acquiring Marvel Entertainment, home of Spiderman and the Incredible Hulk, among others, to the tune of $4 billion?
Answer: walt disney company
Question: In poker, what is the name of a behavioral tick that gives away a players hand?
Answer: tell
Question: At what Cuban battlefield did Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders attain fame, fortune, and glory during the Spanish American War?
Answer: battle of san juan hill
Question: In what two-player Milton Bradley board game, introduced in 1961, do players try to capture the other player's flag on a 10Ă10 board?
Answer: stratego
Question: If a female deer is known as a doe, what is the male known as?
Answer: buck
Question: In the crappy celebrity kids names category, what Irish rocker, fomer head of the Boomtown Rats, named his kids Fifi Trixibelle, Peaches Honeyblossom, and Little Pixie?
Answer: bob geldof
Question: What Brandeis University professor attained instant fame by accusing Judge Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment during his 1991 confirmation hearings?
Answer: anita hill
Question: To boldly go where no television series had gone before, what classic tv series had it's debut on NBC on Sept 8, 1966?
Answer: star trek
Question: In the Barry Manilow song “Copacabana”, who was the show girl?
Answer: lola
Question: High tech companies Apple Inc, Microsoft, eBay, Expedia, and Google are traded on what stock exchange, the second largest in the world?
Answer: nasdaq
Question: Translating as Fox from the Spanish, what is the more common name for the fictional character known as Don Diego del la Vega?
Answer: zorro
Question: Recently voiced by Danny DeVito, which Dr. Seuss character claims to speak for the trees?
Answer: lorax
Question: Including such improvements as the falling shuttle and a presser foot, what household item did Isaac Singer improve in 1851?
Answer: sewing machine
Question: What is the name for the raised portions on the neck of a stringed instrument, such as the guitar or banjo, which divide the neck into fixed segments?
Answer: fret
Question: "Oh where oh where has my Underdog gone," whines what anthropomorphic dog reporter, the love interest of Underdog, whenever she gets in trouble?
Answer: sweet polly purebred
Question: According to Greek mythology, which group of men accompanied Jason on his quest for the golden fleece?
Answer: argonauts
Question: With over 6 million sold, the Roomba is an autonomous what?
Answer: vacuum cleaner
Question: Complete the following quote from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet: “What’s in a name? that which we call a rose/ By any other name would”?
Answer: smell as sweet
Question: “When You Wish Upon a Star” was recorded for what classic Disney film?
Answer: pinocchio
Question: What synthetic material, developed by DuPont in 1965, is a high strength material used in bike tires and as the basis for modern bullet proof vests?
Answer: kevlar
Question: An Eskimo roll is a maneuver to right what type of craft?
Answer: kayak
Question: What musical instrument is often crafted with two parallel pipes, one known as a chanter and the other known as a drone?
Answer: bagpipe
Question: William Shatner is the spokesperson for what online discount travel sight?
Answer: priceline com
Question: In the world of pari-mutuel betting, what is it called when the bettor must pick the 3 horses that finish first, second, and third in the exact order?
Answer: trifecta
Question: What famous house, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, is perched over a river in Stewart Township, Pennsylvania?
Answer: fallingwater
Question: What was Little Miss Muffet eating when the spider came along?
Answer: curds and whey
Question: Worn by the likes of Slash, Abraham Lincoln, and The Mad Hatter, what is the name for tall, flat-crowned, broad-brimmed headwear popular from the 19th century through today?
Answer: top hat
Question: A week ago, Canadian officials announced that thieves had somehow made off with a quarter of Quebec's strategic reserve of what, valued at over $30 million?
Answer: maple syrup
Question: Hook and ladder, flea flicker, and fumblerooski are trick plays used in what sport?
Answer: football
Question: What brand of rum, named for a privateer, advertises itself with the slogan "To Life, Love, and Loot"?
Answer: captain morgan
Question: A Newfoundland dog named Nana was a nurse in what children's story?
Answer: peter pan
Question: Jacqueline Lee Bouvier got married on Sept 11, 1963 married what then US Representative in Newport, RI?
Answer: john f kennedy
Question: What can be an official stamp of quality on a precious metal, a greeting card company, and a cable TV channel?
Answer: hallmark
Question: What do you wrap in bacon to make that yummy dish known as Angels on horseback?
Answer: oysters
Question: Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, and Davy Jones were the members of which band?
Answer: monkees
Question: Now the largest back in the US (by assets), what investment bank merged with Chase Manhattan in 2000?
Answer: jp morgan
Question: What singer, born Richard Hall on Sept 11, 1965, took his stage name for supposedly having Herman Melville as his great-great-great-granduncle?
Answer: moby
Question: What US government agency monitors investor fraud, insider trading scenarios, and other investment irregularities?
Answer: u s securities and exchange commission
Question: In ‘The Wizard of Oz’ books, what is the name of the Good Witch?
Answer: glinda good witch of south
Question: The Shoguns were warlords that ruled in what country?
Answer: japan
Question: What is the name for the large canvas, or more recently plastic, tent under which a circus performs?
Answer: big top
Question: Something described as 'tactile' relates to which of the five senses?
Answer: touch
Question: According to the western calendar, what is the birthstone for those born in the month of September?
Answer: sapphire
Question: Exxon, Mobil, Chevron, and Amoco were created from what company, broken up by the Sherman Antitrust act in 1911?
Answer: standard oil
Question: The Mushroom Kingdom is the setting for what Nintendo video game series, first introduced on Sept 13, 1985
Answer: super mario brothers
Question: According to Greek mythology, what son of Daedalus donned wings of feathers and wax, and promptly flew too close to the son, causing the wax to melt and his ultimate drowning, having fallen from the sky into the sea?
Answer: icarus
Question: Sept 14, 1901 saw the death of the 25th President of the United States, William McKinley. Which total badass was sworn in as his successor?
Answer: theodore roosevelt
Question: What noted magician, escapologist, stunt performer, actor, film producer and noted skeptic, died of peritonitis, secondary to a ruptured appendix, in 1926?
Answer: harry houdini
Question: The morning of September 14, 1814 saw what Baltimore lawyer pen a poem he title “The Defence of Fort McHenry”?
Answer: francis scott key
Question: If you were afflicted with hypotension, what are you suffering from?
Answer: low blood pressure
Question: Featuring the exploits of the cybernetically enhanced supersoldier known as Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, the final installment of what wildly popular video game series launched yesterday morning?
Answer: halo
Question: Novels in which genre are eligible for the Hugo award, with Robert J Sawyer's Wake having won this years award?
Answer: science fiction
Question: Sept 17, 1976 saw the unveiling of which NASA space shuttle, which while it was not destined to boldly go where no man had gone before, was a valuable test bed?
Answer: enterprise
Question: The only US Vice President in US history to have to resign because of criminal charges, the void created by what former governor of Maryland started Gerald Ford down the path to the presidency?
Answer: spiro t agnew
Question: According to Arthurian legend what did the lady of the lake give to Arthur?
Answer: excalibur
Question: The world's largest hot desert, what is the name of the barren expanse that covers most of North Africa?
Answer: sahara
Question: Originally a separate town before being annexed by Seattle in 1891, what neighborhood refers to itself as "The Center of the Universe"?
Answer: fremont
Question: What's missing: Exosphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Troposphere?
Answer: stratosphere
Question: Often thought of as a desert phenomenon, what optical illusion happens when light rays are bent to produce a displaced image of a distant object?
Answer: mirage
Question: From the French for "some more", what name is given to the additional pieces played at the end of a concert to satisfy audience demand?
Answer: encore
Question: The Sabin vaccine, developed by Albert Sabin, was created to combat what viral infectious disease?
Answer: poliomyelitis
Question: Which crooner, a favorite of Judge Harry Stone on Night Court, was known as The Velvet Fog?
Answer: mel torme
Question: Which U.S. president had a sign on his desk that stated "The buck stops here"?
Answer: harry s truman
Question: Which English children's author, who would have celebrated his 94th birthday on Monday, wrote such classics as The BFG, The Twits, James and the Giant Peach, and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, among dozens of others?
Answer: roald dahl
Question: On Sept 17, 1916, WWI's highest scoring German ace, Manfred von Richthofen, scored his first aerial kill. By what name is he better known?
Answer: red baron
Question: Asshat rapper Kanye West interrupted the VMA acceptance speech of which Best Female Video award winner?
Answer: taylor swift
Question: According to Kermit the Frog, it's not easy what?
Answer: bein green
Question: The 23rd Amendment to the US Constitution allows Washington DC to appoint what?
Answer: presidential electors
Question: What battleship was sunk in harbor of Havana, Cuba to start the Spanish-American War in 1898?
Answer: u s s maine
Question: November 23, 1963 saw the BBC debut what classic series, which is still being shown today?
Answer: doctor who
Question: With a population of a little over 110,000, what is the capital city and largest city of South Carolina?
Answer: columbia
Question: Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo. In which country is Waterloo?
Answer: belgium
Question: On Sept 14, 1901, the youngest president is sworn in following the assassination of William McKinley. Who is it?
Answer: theodore roosevelt
Question: What color consists of the longest wavelengths of lights visible by the human eye?
Answer: red
Question: Which space shuttle disintegrated over Texas on Feb 1, 2003, resulting in the loss of all 7 crew members?
Answer: columbia
Question: What flavor is the 80 proof liqueur Grand Marnier, used in such drinks at a B-52?
Answer: orange
Question: On Sept 14, 1814, during the war of 1812, the poem The Defence of Fort McHenry, later to be the lyrics of the Star Spangled Banner, was written by whom?
Answer: francis scott key
Question: Which celebrity has been named as the replacement for Paula Abduhl on American Idol?
Answer: ellen degeneris
Question: September 17, 1859, saw Joshua Norton declare himself Norton 1st, Emperor of what?
Answer: united states