CharlesMoslonka/trivia_qa_rc_wikipedia huggingface dataset:
Question: What is the alternative name for the Tenor Tuba?
Answer: euphonium
Question: For which national football team has the Fulham (& previously Middlesborough) goalie Mark Schwartzer won more than 90 caps?
Answer: australia
Question: Ian Gillan and David Coverdale have both provided lead vocals for 'Rock' group?
Answer: deep purple
Question: The character 'James Bond' was created by Ian Fleming, but who wrote the book 'Devil May Care' featuring 'James Bond'?
Answer: sebastian faulks
Question: Who had hits with the songs, 'Lonely Boy' in 1976 and 'Never Let Her Slip Away' in 1978?
Answer: andrew gold
Question: Which product was advertised to the tune of Bach's 'Air On A G-String'?
Answer: hamlet cigars
Question: Which long-armed orange character was the subject of the first 'Mr. Men' book by Roger Hargreaves, first published in 1971?
Answer: mr tickle
Question: Goodluck Jonathan is the current President (2011) of which African country?
Answer: nigeria
Question: The Albery Theatre in London was renamed in 2006 after which knighted playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, who was responsible for writing 'London Pride' amongst others?
Answer: noel coward
Question: Who voiced the character 'Buzz Lightyear' in 'Toy Story'?
Answer: tim allen
Question: Which god, in Egyptian mythology, had the head of a Jackal?
Answer: anubis
Question: Hamid Karzai is the current (2011) President of which Asian country?
Answer: afghanistan
Question: Assassinated by his nephew in 1975, of which country was Faisal the king?
Answer: saudi arabia
Question: What domestic appliance was invented in 1901 by Alva J. Fisher?
Answer: electric washing machine
Question: Which singer was married to actor Emilio Estevez from 1992 - 1994?
Answer: paula abdul
Question: Welsh leader Owen Glendower rebelled against which English king?
Answer: henry iv
Question: What now common devise was proposed by Townes in 1958 and built by Maiman in 1960? Townes got the Nobel Prize and Maiman filed the patent?
Answer: laser
Question: Assassinated along with several members of his family in 2001 by the heir to his throne, of which country was Birendra the king?
Answer: nepal
Question: Whose figure is depicted on the American award 'The Purple Heart'?
Answer: george washington
Question: What was the middle name of the character 'Bob Collier' from the t.v. series 'The Likely Lads'?
Answer: scarborough
Question: Which component of Microsoft Office generates files with a .doc or .docx file suffix?
Answer: word
Question: The Egyptian goddess Bast (or Bastet) had the head of which animal?
Answer: cat
Question: Which perennial herb appeared on the twelve sided threepenny bit coin?
Answer: thrift
Question: Which educational grant system to Oxford University, established by bequest in 1902, finally achieved sexual equality in 1976?
Answer: rhodes scholarship
Question: In which country is Punto Arenas, the most southerly city in the world?
Answer: chile
Question: In 2012 which MP controversially took part in the TV show “I’m a Celebrity – Get Me Out of Here”?
Answer: nadine dorries
Question: Which famous author lived at “Barnhill” on the island of Jura?
Answer: george orwell
Question: What nationality was Trygvie Lie, first United Nations Secretary General?
Answer: norwegian
Question: Which name is hsared by a US state capital and a British shipping forecast area?
Answer: dover
Question: In a statutory set of financial statements of a plc, for what does the I in the acronym EBIT stand?
Answer: earnings before interest and tax
Question: Which architect designed the Queen’s House Greenwich and the Banqueting House in Whitehall?
Answer: inigo jones
Question: Which company created the perfume Nu in 2001 and Paris in 1983?
Answer: yves saint laurent
Question: Which company created the perfume Dolce Vita in 1995 and Poison in 1985?
Answer: christian dior
Question: In 2012 which MP resigned over the “Plebgate” affair?
Answer: andrew mitchell
Question: In 2012 which Russian girl group caused outrage by a performance in the cathedral of Christ the Saviour?
Answer: pussy riot
Question: Which music hall comedian was known as The Prime Minister of Mirth?
Answer: george robey
Question: What was the main wood used by Thomas Chippendale in the 18th century?
Answer: mahogany
Question: Who described herself as “The last of the red hot mommas”?
Answer: sophie tucker
Question: Mark Almond was the lead singer of 80’s pop duo Soft Cell, but who was the other member of the band?
Answer: david ball
Question: In which country is the HQ of clothing retailer H&M?
Answer: sweden
Question: In which Cumbrian town was William Wordsworth born?
Answer: cockermouth
Question: Which artist painted The Red Vineyard, the only painting he sold during his lifetime, in 1888 and The Potato Eaters in 1885?
Answer: vincent van gogh
Question: In which sport did South African Chad Le Clos win gold at the 2012 Olympic Games?
Answer: swimming
Question: What creature is the trademark of Terence Cuneo, appearing in many of his pictures?
Answer: mouse
Question: Ithica in New York State is the site of which university?
Answer: cornell
Question: Which breed of terrier derives its name from a mining town in Northumberland and is often described as looking like “a lamb on a leash”?
Answer: bedlington
Question: By what name do we know the breed of dog , commonly referred to in the southern USA as the bird dog?
Answer: pointer
Question: Which post was held by Miss Merlyn Lowther from 1999 to 2003?
Answer: chief cashier of bank of england
Question: Which American band leader first formed a band in 1934, had the signature tune “Let’s Dance” and died in 1986?
Answer: benny goodman
Question: Who did Andy Murray beat to win the 2012 US Open?
Answer: novak djokovic
Question: Jodie Foster won an Oscar for her performance in The Silence of the Lambs in 1992. For her performance in which other film was she awarded an Oscar in 1989?
Answer: accused
Question: What nationality was U Thant, the third UN Secretary General?
Answer: burmese
Question: Neil Tennant is the lead singer of The Pet Shop Boys, but who is the other member of the band?
Answer: chris lowe
Question: In film making what name is given to the assistant chief lighting technician?
Answer: best boy
Question: Who is New Zealand’s most capped Rugby Union player with 124 test appearences?
Answer: richie mccaw
Question: In which castle on the Isle of Wight was Charles I imprisoned for 14 months prior to his execution?
Answer: carisbrooke
Question: Which pre-decimal coin, never minted after decimalisation, was legal tender until 1980?
Answer: sixpence
Question: The five species of which mammal are the Black, White, Indian, Javan and Sumatran?
Answer: rhinoceros
Question: In which country do the Hinter Rhine and Vorder Rhine unite to form the River Rhine?
Answer: switzerland
Question: Which new type of vessel was delivered to the Royal Navy by the Electric Boat company in 1904?
Answer: submarine
Question: Which is the cheapest property on a Monopoly board?
Answer: old kent road
Question: What is the common name of the bird Sternus vulgaris?
Answer: starling
Question: In which Charles Dickens Novel does Esther Summerson appear?
Answer: bleak house
Question: In which film does Sean Connery sing "A Pretty Irish Girl"?
Answer: darby o gill little people
Question: What is the common name for the plant Iberis?
Answer: candytuft
Question: Who was Al Gore's running mate in their bid for the 2000 US Presidency?
Answer: joseph lieberman
Question: What is the common name for the bird Passer domesticus?
Answer: house sparrow
Question: Edward Seckerson replaced Ned Sherrin as presenter in 2007, and was replaced in 2008 by Paul Gambaccini on which Radio 4 programme?
Answer: counterpoint
Question: What structure, designed by John Paxton for Prince Albert, was destroyed by fire on the 30th November 1936?
Answer: crystal palace
Question: Which station is the London terminus for the Chiltern Railways?
Answer: marylebone
Question: Whose voice was used for the character Lord Farquaar in the film Shrek?
Answer: john lithgow
Question: Which famous building, on the South Coast of England did John Nash design for King George IV?
Answer: brighton pavilion
Question: Who was the Democratic candidate defeated by George Bush Snr in 1988?
Answer: michael dukakis
Question: What is the common name for the plant Vinca?
Answer: periwinkle
Question: In May 1987, which actor had top ten hits with "Respect Yourself" & "Under the Boardwalk"?
Answer: bruce willis
Question: In which Charles Dickens novel does the character Bentley Drummie appear?
Answer: great expectations
Question: Whose voice was used for the character Mufasa in the film "The Lion King"?
Answer: james earl jones
Question: Which astronaut holds the record for the greatest time between spaceflights - a timescale of over 35 years?
Answer: john glenn
Question: During World War 2, the German Operation Hercules was a plan to invade which island?
Answer: malta
Question: In which event did Chris Brasher win his gold medal in the 1956 Olympics?
Answer: steeplechase
Question: Which London Rail station is the terminus of the Midland Main Line?
Answer: st pancras
Question: Bow Street, Marlborough Street and which other Street make up the orange properties in Monopoly?
Answer: vine street
Question: Who along with John Cleese wrote 'Fawlty Towers'?
Answer: connie booth
Question: In food, from which country do 'Tapas' originate?
Answer: spain
Question: The 'Ounce' is the alternative name for which large feline predator?
Answer: snow leopard
Question: In UK politics, who first challenged Margaret Thatcher for leadership of the Conservative Party in 1990?
Answer: michael heseltine
Question: In food, what is the more common name for the 'Chinese Gooseberry'?
Answer: kiwi fruit
Question: Who resigned in July 2000 as leader of the Scottish National Party?
Answer: alex salmond
Question: At the funeral of King Edward VII, which statesman in full dress uniform of a Field Marshall rode on horseback alongside chief mourner King George V?
Answer: kaiser wilhelm ii
Question: Which artists' works include the 1899 painting, 'Three Tahitians'?
Answer: paul gaugin
Question: Which actor went from a bridge in 'The Cruel Sea' to a 'Bridge On The River Kwai'?
Answer: jack hawkins
Question: Which regiment did Lieutenant Colonel Tim Collins command during the recent Iraqi conflict?
Answer: royal irish regiment
Question: At which venue in the USA did Malcolm Campbell break the land speed record in 1935?
Answer: daytona beach
Question: On the 30th October 1961, who's body was removed during the night from the great mausoleum in Red Square and reburied neat the Kremlin wall?
Answer: joseph stalin
Question: Which actor pursued 'Dr. Richard Kimble' in the TV series 'The Fugitive'?
Answer: barry morse
Question: Who was the coach of Scotland during 'France 98'?
Answer: craig brown
Question: Which singing duo appeared in 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.', in 1967?
Answer: sonny and cher
Question: Cricket. Who were the original sponsors of the one-day Sunday League?
Answer: john player
Question: Which aeronautics company built the advanced trainer the 'Gnat', for the RAF in 1968?
Answer: hawker siddley
Question: Cricket. The winners of the last Benson & Hedges Cup Final in 1998 were also the winners of the first in 1972. Which county was this?
Answer: leicestershire
Question: The theme tune to which TV series starring Don Johnson gave Jan Hammer his first UK chart success?
Answer: miami vice
Question: Which musical instrument is known as a "woodpile"?
Answer: xylophone
Question: Who married Graca Machel in 1998?
Answer: nelson mandela
Question: Which Belgian city was the site of the first battle between Britain and Germany in World War I?
Answer: mons
Question: 'Petruchio' appears in which play by Shakespeare?
Answer: taming of shrew
Question: Which country is South East Asia has a red rectangular flag surmounted by a gold star?
Answer: vietnam
Question: Russian President, Vladimir Putin is an accomplished exponent of which 'martial art'?
Answer: judo
Question: Former American president, William Jefferson Clinton is an accomplished exponent with which musical instrument?
Answer: saxophone
Question: Which Christian sect was founded in the USA in 1848 by John Thomas?
Answer: christadelphians
Question: In literature, who wrote 'Salem's Lot' and 'Carrie'?
Answer: stephen king
Question: From New Zealand, what are 'Kea's' and 'Kaka's'?
Answer: parrots
Question: In which sport would you stand on the 'Hack Stay' behind the 'Hogline', aiming for the 'Tee' at the centre of the 'House'?
Answer: curling
Question: The Empress Eugenie (1826-1920) was the wife of which European leader?
Answer: emperor napoleon iii
Question: Politics. Who in his speech to the House of Commons on the 4th April 1940 said, "Hitler has missed the bus"?
Answer: neville chamberlain
Question: What was the address of Tony Hancock in 'Hancock's Half Hour'?
Answer: 23 railway cuttings east cheam
Question: Who in 1497, discovered Newfoundland and claimed North America for Engalnd?
Answer: john cabot
Question: Who was appointed commander-in-chief of the Parliamentary forces in the English Civil War in 1645?
Answer: sir thomas fairfax
Question: Politics. Who was the Russian President after Yuri Andropov and before Mikhail Gorbachev?
Answer: konstantin chernenko
Question: What is the women's equivalent of the Ryder Cup?
Answer: solheim cup
Question: Conakry is the capital of which West African Republic?
Answer: republic of guinea
Question: Who in 1975 were the first ever winners of the Cricket World Cup?
Answer: west indies
Question: In which magazine was Dickens' "Oliver Twist" first serialised?
Answer: bentley s miscellany
Question: Over which course is the 'Whitbread Gold Cup' run?
Answer: sandown park
Question: Which country has Slovakia to the north, The Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia & Montenegro and Croatia to the south, and Austria to the west?
Answer: hungary
Question: What was singer Gary Numan's first number one in the U.K.?
Answer: are friends electric
Question: Which prefix vehicle registration letter was the first to be introduced in a month other than August?
Answer: t
Question: In the TV series 'Batman', who played the part of 'The Joker'?
Answer: caesar romero
Question: Which organisation were the arch-enemies of 'Napoleon Solo', 'Ilya Kuriakin' and the 'U.N.C.L.E.' agency?
Answer: t h r u s h
Question: What title did Edward I confer on his eldest son in 1301?
Answer: prince of wales
Question: From which flower does the insecticide 'Pyrethrum' come?
Answer: chrysanthemum
Question: Which Hungarian born US pioneer founded the company which became Paramount Pictures?
Answer: adolph zukor
Question: Who captained Essex County Cricket team during the 1994 season?
Answer: graham gooch
Question: 'Proud Mary', 'Bad Moon Rising', 'Green River' were all in the UK charts in 1969, who released them?
Answer: creedance clearwater revival
Question: Which 'DBT' by 'The Simpsons' was No.1 in the UK in March 1991?
Answer: do bartman
Question: Name the British racing driver who came third in his first ever Formula One race in Australia, this year (2007)?
Answer: lewis hamilton
Question: 'Handbags and Gladrags' is the theme tune of which comedy TV show?
Answer: office
Question: Ignoring the definite and indefinite articles, alphabetically which is the last of Shakespeare's plays?
Answer: winter s tale
Question: Similarly, alphabetically, which would be the first of Shakespeare's plays?
Answer: alls well that ends well
Question: Who was fatally stabbed by Dimitri Tsafendas?
Answer: hendrik verwoerd
Question: Which planet in the solar system has several moons named after characters in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer- Night's Dream'?
Answer: uranus
Question: Which Lancashire actress played the part of 'Daphne Moon' in 'Frasier'?
Answer: jane leeves
Question: Which horse won this year's (2007) Cheltenham Gold Cup?
Answer: kauto star
Question: Which bird may be described as "a small finch with a brownish-green back, with shades of yellow and a black cap"?
Answer: siskin
Question: 'Sushi' is freshfish or other seafood served with rice, but what is usually added to the rice?
Answer: vinegar
Question: Which book ends with the words "After all, tomorrow is another day"?
Answer: gone with wind
Question: Which musical comedy features the characters 'Bloom' and 'Bialystock'?
Answer: producers
Question: In World War II, on which of the Pacific islands was the bloodiest battle fought, resulting in the deaths of 12,000 American troops and 121,000 Japanese?
Answer: okinawa
Question: Which 'James Bond' film featured Louis Armstrong singing'You've Got All The Time In The World', in its opening titles?
Answer: on her majesty s secret service
Question: With which singer did Lee Hazlewood sing 'Did You Ever'?
Answer: nancy sinatra
Question: Who wrote the plays 'Habeus Corpus' and 'Forty Years On'?
Answer: alan bennet
Question: Aged 52 in 1930, he was England's oldest Test cricketer. Who was he?
Answer: wilfred rhodes
Question: In the 2005 General Election, which candidate had the largest majority?
Answer: gerry adams
Question: What is 'Crocodile Dundee's' first name?
Answer: mick
Question: If 'Statics' is the branch of Physics concerned with objects at rest, which branch is concerned with moving objects?
Answer: dynamics
Question: Who disappeared whilst swimming near Melbourne on December 17th.1967?
Answer: harold holt
Question: Which Archbishop of Canterbury was convicted of heresy and burned at the stake?
Answer: thomas cranmer
Question: Which city was the setting for the TV series 'Hollyoaks'?
Answer: chester
Question: What was the staple food 'Soylent Green', in the film of the same name, made from?
Answer: human beings
Question: Who was the master of 'Lancelot Gobbo'?
Answer: shylock
Question: What is the name of the trophy awaraded to the winners of the Rugby Union World Cup?
Answer: william webb ellis trophy
Question: Which aircraft company made the World War II 'Halifax' bomber?
Answer: handley page
Question: What was the former name of 'The Maze' prison?
Answer: long kesh
Question: Which Italian dance group had a Number One hit in the UK in 1999 with 'Blue'?
Answer: eiffel 65
Question: In the film 'Finding Nemo', what sort of fish was 'Nemo'?
Answer: clownfish
Question: What fruit has varieties called 'Duncan' and 'Marsh'?
Answer: grapefruit
Question: What occupation is shared by Beverley Copella and Trevor Sorbie?
Answer: hairdressing
Question: This woman was chief designer with the 'Chloe' fashion house from 1997 to 2001 before taking up an appointment with 'Gucci'. She married Alasdair Willis in 2003. Who is she?
Answer: stella mccartney
Question: The Festival of Britain was held in which park in 1951?
Answer: battersea park
Question: Who has played more matches than any other player in the Premier League?
Answer: gary speed
Question: Who painted 'A Bar At The Folies Bergere'?
Answer: edouard manet
Question: Whose tomb bears the inscription "Reader, if you seek his monument, look around you"?
Answer: sir christopher wren
Question: In reaction to which British Prime Minister's speech on African affairs was the 'Monday Club' formed?
Answer: harold macmillan
Question: Who was the wife of 'King Priam of Troy' and the mother of 'Hector', 'Paris', 'Troilus' and 'Cassandra'?
Answer: hecuba
Question: In 1995 the group 'Secret Garden' won the Eurovision Song Contest with 'Nocturne'. Which country did they represent?
Answer: norway
Question: Which English sculptor, engraver, writer, and typographer, who died in 1940, invented a classic typeface which was named after him?
Answer: eric gill
Question: 'Epidemic parotitis' is better known as what?
Answer: mumps
Question: In which Dickens novel do 'Lord George Gordon', 'Simon Tappertit'and 'Dolly Varden' appear?
Answer: barnaby rudge
Question: What is another name for the star we know as 'Sirius'?
Answer: dog star
Question: 'Frantic Elevators' was the previous name of which pop group?
Answer: simply red
Question: The cocktail containing Brandy, Cointreau and Lemon juice, is known as what?
Answer: sidecar
Question: After six years of military occupation following World War II, which country regained self-government in 1951?
Answer: japan
Question: Resembling a long-tailed rabbit, which South American rodent is bred in captivity for its soft grey fur?
Answer: chinchilla
Question: The characters 'Susan Meyer', 'Lynette Scavo', 'Gabrielle Solis', 'Bree Van De Camp', and 'Mike Delfino' appear in which television show?
Answer: desperate housewives
Question: Which island in the Atlantic that utilizes the Union Jack as part of its national flag, is closest to the USA?
Answer: bermuda
Question: 'Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain' is a mnemonic referring to what?
Answer: colours of rainbow in order
Question: Which carmanufacturer produces a model called 'Sonata'?
Answer: hyundai
Question: Who played scientist Barnes Wallis in the film 'The Dambusters'?
Answer: michael redgrave
Question: Who in 2003 was expelled from the Labour Party for his extreme criticism of the Iraq War made on Dubai television?
Answer: george galloway
Question: What is the name of the stadium where the French Open Tennis Championship is held?
Answer: roland garros stadium
Question: What is the name of the South American tree whose bark contains Quinine?
Answer: cinchona
Question: Correct this quotation by Theodore Roosevelt -"Speak softly and carry a big hammer"?
Answer: speak softly and carry big stick
Question: Which group had a number one hit for two weeks in 1961 with 'Blue Moon'?
Answer: marcels
Question: Who is the Member of Parliament for the Yorkshire constituency of Normanton?
Answer: ed balls
Question: Roger Moore received a knighthood in 2003 for services to which organisation?
Answer: unicef
Question: In which 1995 'Oscar' nominated film did Anthony Hopkins play the part of a US President. Other parts were played by Ed Harris, E.G. Marshall, and David Hyde Pierce?
Answer: nixon
Question: Which gland produces a hormone that increases heart rate and blood pressure in times of stress?
Answer: adrenal gland
Question: Which motor car manufacturer produced models called the 'Cerbera' and 'Chimeara'?
Answer: tvr
Question: Which book of the Bible recounts the death of Joshua and the life of Samson?
Answer: judges
Question: Which Hungarian composer lived from 1881-1945 - his only opera was 'Duke Bluebeard's Castle'?
Answer: bela bartok
Question: In which country was President Bashir Gemayel assassinated in 1982?
Answer: lebanon
Question: Which soccer team was disbanded in 2008 for financial reasons after only one season in the Scottish Premier League?
Answer: gretna
Question: In which television programme did Brian Conley play the part of 'Digby'?
Answer: grimleys
Question: Which pop group consists of Gaz Coombes, Bob Coombes, Danny Goffey, and Mickey Quinn?
Answer: supergrass
Question: The term 'Roman Orders' are two of the classical orders of what?
Answer: architecture
Question: Which trailing plant of the Nightshade family produces red or yellow edible fruit?
Answer: tomato
Question: In the television programme 'A Year In Provence', which actress played the part of Peter Mayle's wife?
Answer: lindsay duncan
Question: Who was shot by Andrew Cunanan in July 1997?
Answer: gianni versace
Question: Which architect designed the Pompidou Centre, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, the Millennium Dome and Heathrow's, Terminal Five?
Answer: richard rogers
Question: 'Sarah Gamp', 'Tom Pinch', and 'Mark Tapley' are characters in which Dickens novel?
Answer: martin chuzzlewit
Question: Which 'Oscar' winning film of 2002 starring Adrien Brody, was an autobiographical film about a Polish musician who survived World War II living in Warsaw?
Answer: pianist
Question: Of all the teams in the 2009 County Cricket Championship, which one would come first alphabetically?
Answer: derbyshire
Question: 'Mrs. Bedwin', 'Noah Claypoe' and 'Rose Maylie' are all characters in which Dickens novel?
Answer: oliver twist
Question: Alphabetically, which is the first team taking part in Rugby League's Superleague?
Answer: bradford bulls
Question: In Greek mythology, which Trojan prince was killed by Philoctetes?
Answer: paris
Question: What temperature, in degrees centigrade, is Absolute Zero?
Answer: 273