CharlesMoslonka/trivia_qa_rc_wikipedia huggingface dataset:
Question: Greave, Cuisset, Tasset, Paulron, and Visor are parts of what sort of workwear suits?
Answer: armour
Question: NASA's Voyager I probe, leaving our solar system 12 billion miles from Earth in September 2013, contains a voice message from which US president, in office at its launch?
Answer: jimmy carter
Question: Name the author of the British children's TV animated series The Herbs, and Paddington book series?
Answer: michael bond
Question: Name the generally synthesized music genre pioneered by Brian Eno in the 1970s?
Answer: ambient
Question: From Latin meaning 'stake', what is the hinged or pivoted catch preventing reverse motion of a ratchet wheel?
Answer: pawl
Question: What part of the human body contains bone-forms called Phalange, Cuneiform, Talus and Calcaneus?
Answer: foot
Question: The Malayalam language is from, and still used by over 30 million people in?
Answer: india
Question: The devastating water-borne disease Schistosomiasis, or Snail Fever, is more commonly called what?
Answer: bilharzia
Question: A burgh in Scotland (as in Edinburgh) originally meant a?
Answer: corporate entity
Question: What was abolished in the British Empire in 1833, the French Colonies in 1848, and the USA in 1865?
Answer: slavery
Question: Sassafras, a traditional aromatic ingredient of perfume and medicine, is a?
Answer: tree
Question: Imperative, perfect, pluperfect, perfect, and infinitive are types of?
Answer: verbs
Question: What is a PC's Alt key traditionally called on a MacIntosh computer?
Answer: option
Question: What profession is shared by Joseph Stiglitz, Milton Friedman, Ken Galbraith, and Janet Yellen?
Answer: economist
Question: What became known in the 1800s as 'the gay science'?
Answer: poetry
Question: The popular UK 2010s acronymic 'Towie' fashion/lifestyle derives from what?
Answer: only way is essex
Question: Which country is officially named Bharat (and many similar cultural variations), eponymously based its ancient legendary emperor?
Answer: india
Question: What does the 'Waffen' mean in the World War II German 'Waffen SS'?
Answer: armed
Question: The word Tsar derives for which earlier famous leadership name and title?
Answer: caesar
Question: What must an earthly spacecraft exit for its travel to be interstellar?
Answer: solar system
Question: Name the (founding) nationality of the 2010s women's rights group Femen, bare-breasted ambushers of Vladimir Putin and Parish Fashion Week, etc?
Answer: ukraine
Question: The two hugely popular triangular and barrel-shaped logos of the mid 1900s UK brewery industry were which colour/color?
Answer: red
Question: According to the popular metaphorical expression, "Revenge is a dish best served (what?)"?
Answer: cold
Question: Which type of creature can reputedly uniquely disguise itself as at least fifteen different species in defensive camouflage?
Answer: octopus
Question: Bushmills, Jameson, Tullamore Dew, and Writers Tears are brands of what nation's what (two-word answer required)?
Answer: irish whiskey
Question: The Coca-Cola corporation launched its Sprite drink in 1961 to compete with which similarly famous earlier product?
Answer: 7 up
Question: From ancient Greek 'all gods' what word refers to (a temple for) the collective dieties of a religion, and metaphorically to the leaders of a field?
Answer: pantheon
Question: Originating in India, paneer (or panir/chhena/chhana) is a type of?
Answer: cheese
Question: Who retained a weakness where held and dipped by his mother into the river Styx to make him immortal?
Answer: achilles
Question: Which colour/color is generally considered between violet and green in the optical spectrum?
Answer: blue
Question: Which organ of the human body comprises the dermis and epidermis?
Answer: skin
Question: In 2013 which nation became the first in Europe to recognize indeterminate gender (neither male nor female) in official registration/records?
Answer: germany
Question: Developed in 1941, the Nickel-Strunz classification scheme categorizes?
Answer: minerals
Question: The flower buds of the Flinders rose (Capparis spinosa), pickled for culinary seasoning/garnish, are more commonly called what?
Answer: capers
Question: What common three-letter word prefixes the following to make six different words?
Answer: for
Question: The (International Standards Organization) ISO 4217, within which TRY refers to Turkey, provides designations for international?
Answer: currencies
Question: The drinks Sprite and 7 Up traditionally comprise which two-fruit combination?
Answer: lemon lime
Question: Italian physicist Alessandro Volta (1745-1827) is considered to be the inventor of the electric?
Answer: battery
Question: What was the Twix chocolate bar called in mainland Europe pre-1991 (Scandinavia pre-2000)?
Answer: raider
Question: What sort of alcoholic drink is made from the blue agave plant?
Answer: tequila
Question: Established in 1802 the 'Legion of Honour' (UK-English translation) is the highest civil or military award given in which nation?
Answer: france
Question: Amygdaloid refers to the shape of what nut?
Answer: almond
Question: German-British businessman Hans Snook founded which phone company in 1994?
Answer: orange
Question: What is the connection between the £ sterling sign and astrology?
Answer: libra
Question: The 'Turing test' assesses whether a computer possesses what characteristic?
Answer: human
Question: What major group of organisms possess bodily features called operculum, caudal peduncle, and photophores?
Answer: fish
Question: Super, Magic, Brønsted and Lewis are prefixes for chemical substance?
Answer: acid
Question: Which capital city is located at 64°08'N 21°56'W?
Answer: reykjavík
Question: The highest paved road in the world, the 1,300km Karakoram Highway, connects which two nations?
Answer: china pakistan
Question: The term 'ignition' derives from which archaic 'element'?
Answer: fire
Question: In Greek mythology when Pandora opened her box (actually jar), all the evil spirits escaped, and only Elpis, goddess of (what?) remained?
Answer: hope
Question: The children's story/TV character Noddy was created in 1949 by which English author?
Answer: enid blyton
Question: Which best-selling 2008/9 book, whose concepts were adopted by political leaders, was written by Thaler and Sunstein?
Answer: nudge
Question: What mammalian hormone is associated with birthing, milk ejection, and the refractory period?
Answer: oxytocin
Question: The ancient Greek term/goddess 'Sophrosyne' represents?
Answer: moderation
Question: The Latin term 'requiescat in pace' equates to what common English phrase?
Answer: rest in peace
Question: The song White Christmas was first performed in which 1942 film?
Answer: holiday inn
Question: London's Trafalgar Square Christmas tree is traditionally given by which country?
Answer: norway
Question: Which Christmas carol includes the lyrics '...To save us all from Satan's power, when we were gone astray..'?
Answer: god rest ye merry gentlemen
Question: The character Jack Skellington appears in which 1993 Tim Burton film?
Answer: nightmare before christmas
Question: In the inspirational 1946 film, It's a Wonderful Life, what's the name of George Bailey's guardian angel?
Answer: clarence
Question: Who wrote How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
Answer: dr seuss
Question: Who is officially credited as the author of Auld Lang Syne?
Answer: robert burns
Question: India mines/produces 60% of the world's (what mineral?), used in hi-tech industries for its properties of insulation, transparency, and machining tolerance?
Answer: mica
Question: Dempo, Churchill Brothers, and Salgaocar are famous successful Indian what?
Answer: football clubs
Question: The Indian endangered species Platanista gangetica gangetica is a?
Answer: river dolphin
Question: Based in Mumbai, abbreviated to RBI, what is India's central banking institution and guardian of the currency?
Answer: reserve bank of india
Question: The oldest Sanskrit literature and Hindu scriptures are called what, meaning 'knowledge' in Sanskrit?
Answer: vedas
Question: Dainik Jagran is (at 2014) India's, and perhaps the world's, most popular?
Answer: newspaper
Question: Name the Indian corporation joint-venture partner in India's Virgin Mobile and Starbucks businesses?
Answer: tata
Question: The state-owned corporation re-branded simply 'Indian' (2005-11) was a major operator in which sector?
Answer: airline
Question: Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are the two what of India?
Answer: houses of parliament
Question: The Indian city of Amritsar (also called Rāmdāspur and Ambarsar) is a main border crossing point to which other nation?
Answer: pakistan
Question: The first prime minister of India, regarded as architect of the modern Indian state, was Jawaharlal (Who?)
Answer: nehru
Question: Sandeep Singh is a famously successful player and ex-national team captain in which sport, in which India traditionally excels?
Answer: hockey
Question: Waheguru is the common term for God in which Indian religion?
Answer: sikhism
Question: Prasar Bharati (at 2014) is India's major?
Answer: public service broadcaster
Question: What commercial organization governed India from 1612-1858 before it became a British colony?
Answer: british east india company
Question: The partition of India, creating an independent India and Pakistan, was called the (Who?) Plan, after the last Viceroy of India, later assassinated by the IRA in 1979?
Answer: mountbatten
Question: The Harmandir Sahib, the Sikh spiritual/cultural centre, is known popularly in western media as what?
Answer: golden temple
Question: Which desert's edge is found at Nigeria's northernmost borderland?
Answer: sahara
Question: Enugu, Kano Pillars, Heartland, and Lobi Stars are famous Nigerian?
Answer: football clubs
Question: The Punch, Thisday, and Nigerian Tribune are long-standing popular Nigerian what?
Answer: newspapers
Question: Galaxy is Nigeria's first commercial/private (and remains in the 2000s a leading)?
Answer: tv station
Question: Bonny light, Forcados, Qua Ibo, and Brass River are types of what major Nigerian export commodity?
Answer: crude oil
Question: The vast geographical feature called 'Chad' which forms a border between Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger, is a?
Answer: lake
Question: Name the independent state which warred unsuccessfully for independence within and against Nigeria (1967-1970), resulting in vast-scale casualties and famine?
Answer: biafra
Question: At 12,000 years old, the Nok of Nigeria is West Africa's oldest known?
Answer: civilization
Question: Nigeria is a major (until 1934 the world's largest) producer of what commodity from the Elaeis guineensis plant, used in foods, cooking and soap products?
Answer: palm oil
Question: Nigeria's 14th and current (at 2014) presidential head of state is (What optimistic expression?) Jonathan?
Answer: goodluck
Question: The dominant 14-18th century Oyo Empire of Nigeria was noted for the organizational abilities of the Yoruba people and what feature of its powerful army?
Answer: cavalry
Question: The Third Mainland (What?) in Lagos is (at the 2010s) Africa's longest?
Answer: bridge
Question: In terms of public footfall, Benito Juárez in Mexico City is Latin America's 2nd busiest?
Answer: airport
Question: Alejandro Amaya, Carlos Arruza, Jaime Bravo and Carmelo Torres are famous Mexican?
Answer: bullfighters
Question: The Mexican War of Independence 1810-1821 ended colonial rule by which nation, since 1521?
Answer: spain
Question: Name the Mexican founder of the vast corporation Grupo Carso, and the world's richest man 2010-13?
Answer: carlos slim
Question: What has uniquely happened twice at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City (1970 and 1986)?
Answer: world cup final
Question: The highly regarded Mexican organization UNAM, and its popular website unam.mx, is a?
Answer: university
Question: The traditional popular Mexican event/skill Jaripeo involves what creature?
Answer: bull
Question: Meaning 'conquerors' what name was given to the 16th century soldiers and pioneers who invaded Mexico?
Answer: conquistadors
Question: Comprising 100 centavos, and derived from 'gold/silver weights' what is the currency of Mexico?
Answer: peso
Question: What disease, introduced by invading forces, killed millions of indigenous Mexican people in the early 1500s?
Answer: smallpox
Question: Which small dog breed originated in Mexico and is named after a central northern state?
Answer: chihuahua
Question: What two-word name given to Mexico's mountain ranges means 'Mother Mountains'?
Answer: sierra madre
Question: Pumas, Tigres, Jaguares, Xolos, and Chivas are popular Mexican what?
Answer: football clubs
Question: The official national sport of Mexico, the charreada (or charrería), involves?
Answer: horse riding
Question: In Mexico how many cheek kisses are customary in greetings between women friends, or a woman and man?
Answer: one
Question: Indonesia's name derives from Greek 'indos' for India, and 'nesos' meaning?
Answer: island
Question: What 'dragon' is the world's largest lizard, named after its unique Indonesian island habitat?
Answer: komodo
Question: Indonesia's bad-smelling Rafflesia Arnoldii is the world's largest (what?), and a national emblem?
Answer: flower
Question: What is Indonesia's 'Sang Saka Merah-Putih' (The Sacred Red-and-White)?
Answer: flag
Question: Which nation occupied most of modern Indonesia during the 2nd World War, 1942-45, effectively ending colonial rule? Germany; China; Japan; or USA?
Answer: japan
Question: Home to most of Indonesia's Hindu minority, what tourist haven is Indonesia's smallest province?
Answer: bali
Question: The popular Indonesian sport Pencak Silat is a form of?
Answer: martial arts
Question: Bandung, Tangerang, Palembang, Semarang and Serang are popular Indonesian?
Answer: cities
Question: Representing about 100 million people and 40% of the population, which is the largest ethnic group of Indonesia?
Answer: javanese
Question: Kelut and Merapi are among famous Indonesian (what?) in the 'Circum-Pacific Belt' or 'Ring of Fire'?
Answer: volcanoes
Question: According to biblical tradition what came to rest on the Mountains of Ararat, now in eastern Turkey?
Answer: noah s ark
Question: The letters C and S in the Turkish alphabet feature which diacritical mark?
Answer: cedilla
Question: Equating broadly to Asia Minor/Turkey what is the old term for this region, from ancient Greek meaning 'sunrise' and 'east'?
Answer: anatolia
Question: Turkey's international vehicle registration code (typically shown on vehicle registration plates) is?
Answer: tr
Question: Kemalism, modern Turkey's foundational six-principled socio-political philosophy, is also called the Six?
Answer: arrows
Question: Established in 1923, Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi, is Turkey's oldest?
Answer: political party
Question: Invented by Haci Bekir Effendi at his Istanbul shop in 1777 what is the globally consumed 'lokum' more famously called?
Answer: turkish delight
Question: Name Turkey's major 'Istanbul (Who?) Airport' after the founder and first president of the Republic of Turkey?
Answer: atatürk
Question: A Turkish 'hammam', whose name derives from Arabic hamma, heat, is known in 'western' cultures alternatively as a Turkish what?
Answer: bath
Question: The famous medieval stone landmark in Turkey's largest city is the 'Galata (What?)'?
Answer: tower
Question: Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe, Beşiktaş and Trabzonspor are famous Turkish?
Answer: football clubs
Question: Comprising 100 Kuruş, what is Turkey's currency, first minted in the early 1400s as Ottoman money?
Answer: lira
Question: The turkey bird, named mistakenly after the country Turkey, originated in?
Answer: mexico
Question: A sudden life-changing revelation, derived from St Paul's (Saul's) biblical mid-journey vision of God, is called the Road to (Where?)?
Answer: damascus
Question: To celebrate extravagantly (usually loudly and drunkenly) in town/city bars, clubs, etc., is called to 'Paint the town (What?)'?
Answer: red
Question: Derived from Samuel Coleridge's 1798 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' what is someone said to carry around his/her neck as a heavy guilt or liability?
Answer: albatross
Question: VK (VKontakte), QZone, Orkut, and XING are (at 2014) international competitors of?
Answer: facebook
Question: Which city in Brazil has (early-2000s) the longest beach garden in the world, the busiest container port in Latin America, and Pele's football club?
Answer: santos
Question: An enligtening paradoxical anecdote with no solution, used in Zen Buddhism, illustrating shortcomings of logical reasoning is a?
Answer: koan
Question: The region of Baltistan (also called Baltiyul) in the Karakoram mountains, south of K2, the world's second highest mountain, is in?
Answer: pakistan
Question: What AA Milne children's book character is used as a metaphor in referring to someone who is pessimistic and gloomy?
Answer: eeyore
Question: What sort of snake is named after a huge serpent killed by Apollo?
Answer: python
Question: Which modern popular low-shedding canine portmanteau crossbreed was popularized in the late 1980s for its low-allergen qualities by Australia's Royal Guide Dog Association?
Answer: labradoodle
Question: Huqiu, Tianchi, Pouchong, Longjing and Songluo are Chinese?
Answer: teas
Question: The Koa tree (Acacia Koa) is native and popular in which island group?
Answer: hawaii
Question: 24 Sussex Drive, and Harrington Lake in Gatineau Park are the official prime ministerial residences of which nation?
Answer: canada
Question: Which modern-day item of clothing was worn at and named after the 1853-56 Crimean War battle/town, part of Sevastopol since 1957?
Answer: balaclava
Question: Clarence Darrow (1857-1938), fictionalized by Tracey, Spacey, and Fonda among others, was a famous American libertarian and?
Answer: lawyer
Question: Badain Jaran, Gobi, Lop, and Taklamakan are major Chinese what?
Answer: deserts
Question: Memphis, in Tennessee, USA, was named in 1819 after the ancient capital city of which modern day nation?
Answer: egypt
Question: A sequin originally (in Arabic, sikka, and later Italian zecca) referred to the production of?
Answer: coins
Question: The word dessert, a sweet pudding, derives from French (desservir) meaning to?
Answer: clear table
Question: The 'Sandman' character in north European folklore, popularized/originated by Hans Christian Andersen, is said to help children?
Answer: sleep
Question: Gharara and kameez are a common combination of (What?) in the Indian sub-continent?
Answer: clothing
Question: A Fathometer is an old genericized trademark for an instrument which measures?
Answer: water depth
Question: According to a 2014 Time Magazine report what 'fingered' chocolate confectionery bar became the first to be sold in every market of the world?
Answer: kitkat
Question: Which real music-related town has according to legend hosted King Arthur and Guinevere in death, Lancelot in penance, the Holy Grail in hiding?
Answer: glastonbury
Question: The old English words 'erst' and 'erstwhile' mean?
Answer: past
Question: The term pannier (e.g., motorbike side-box) derives from what sort of basket?
Answer: bread
Question: Hawaiian, Strombolian, Peléan, Phreatomagmatic and Submarine are types of?
Answer: volcanic eruptions
Question: Which US office equipment corporation renamed itself (1961) after its branded photocopying technology, from Greek meaning 'dry'?
Answer: xerox
Question: Nociceptive, Neuropathic, Phantom, Psychogenic, and Incident are types of what?
Answer: pain
Question: In psychology the (positive) 'Pygmalion effect' and opposite (negative) 'Golem effect' influence people by?
Answer: expectation
Question: The Sola plant (Aeschynomene aspera) from India/S Asia is used to make what famous headwear?
Answer: pith helmet
Question: The informal German military term 'sitzkrieg' refers to what feature of war?
Answer: pause
Question: What is the technical genus category of lemons, oranges, limes?
Answer: citrus
Question: 'Simnel' refers to a traditional Easter (what?), originating in medieval England?
Answer: cake
Question: A codicil is a supplementary text which alters what sort of legal document?
Answer: will
Question: Popular in Indian subcontinental cuisine, gram flour is made from?
Answer: chickpeas
Question: The official logos for organic product certification in the EU, Japan, Australia and Canada all feature a?
Answer: leaf
Question: German physician Franz Mesmer's (1734-1815) 'animal magnetism' theory is considered foundational in the development of?
Answer: hypnosis
Question: What original Mrs Beeton sandwich filling did the Royal Society of Chemistry propose in 2014 as the most economically enjoyable?
Answer: toast
Question: Derived from ecclesiastical Latin, the term genuflexion/genuflection refers to bending which part of the body?
Answer: knee
Question: 'The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street' is a nickname for?
Answer: bank of england
Question: What form of breadcrumbed fried food, often containing mashed potato, is named from French 'to crunch'?
Answer: croquette
Question: Name the controversial arm-gesture associated with French-Cameroonian comedian Dieudonne M'bala M'bala?
Answer: quenelle
Question: Tarja Halonen, Martti Ahtisaari, and Mauno Koivisto have been presidents of Suomi - known in western language as?
Answer: finland
Question: Chinese technology entrepreneur Jack Ma founded which vast internet corporation, which (in the 2010s) handles c.80% of China's online shopping?
Answer: alibaba
Question: Colombian Gabriel Garcia Marquez (1927-2014) and Chilean Pablo Neruda (1904-73) are famous South American?
Answer: writers
Question: What Terry Nation concept was produced by scientist Davros from the indigenous Kaleds of the planet Skaro?
Answer: daleks
Question: What's the western name of the least densely populated country in the world, (national language 'Kalaallit Nunaat'), with capital city Nuuk?
Answer: greenland
Question: Stadium, French's, Händlmaier, and Maille make what, commonly from the Sinapis alba and Brassica juncea plants?
Answer: mustard
Question: The creamy cherimoya/chirimoya fruit with a soft cactus-like skin is also known as the '(what?) apple'?
Answer: custard
Question: The ancient Greek portmanteau word 'necropolis' refers to?
Answer: cemetery
Question: Anaximander (c.600-550BC), Tabula Rogeriana (1154), Waldseemüller (1507) and Mercator (1569) are notable?
Answer: world maps
Question: Agulhas, Kuroshio, Benguela, Canary and Humboldt are?
Answer: ocean currents
Question: Technically the avocado ('fruit' of the avocado tree) is a?
Answer: berry
Question: From the Greek root word for a pointed pillar, what is the technical term for the division sign ( ÷ ) ?
Answer: obelus
Question: The medical vasodilatory compound and recreational drug C5H11ONO is more commonly known as?
Answer: amyl nitrite
Question: What common mineral's name (technically silica or SiO2) derives from old Polish-German 'kwardy', meaning 'hard'?
Answer: quartz
Question: AgustaWestland, Bell, Oboronprom and Sikorsky are notable makers of?
Answer: helicopters
Question: What invention of the Greenland Inuit is also derogatory slang for an outdoor hobbyist who observes or collects things?
Answer: anorak
Question: The human body's axilla or oxter is more commonly called the Elbow; Armpit; Upper jaw; or Eyelid?
Answer: armpit
Question: The Nazi exclamation 'Sieg heil' means?
Answer: hail victory
Question: What tree and its resin, whose name derives from Greek meaning 'chew', inspired the development of of chewing gum and various industrial sealants?
Answer: mastic
Question: Pravachol, Lipitor, Mevacor, Altocor, and Zocor are brands of what $multi-billion cholesterol controlling drug, ultimately named after Greek meaning 'causing to stand'?
Answer: statin
Question: Siena/sienna, ochre and umber are shades of?
Answer: brown
Question: What human liquid is 99.5% water, and 0.5% electrolytes, mucus, glycoproteins, enzymes, and antibacterial compounds such as IgA and lysozyme? Blood; Sweat; Tears; or Saliva?
Answer: saliva
Question: 'The Four Humours' ancient concept of personality asserted what 'mood' is produced by phlegm in the body?
Answer: calmness
Question: The 2010s global TV phenomenon 'Game of Thrones' is based on George Martin's novel series called 'A Song of (What?)'?
Answer: ice and fire