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Metropolitan-Vickers built what, electric versions of which are ideal for commuter rail service with frequent stops?
Locomotives
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Where did the painter who said that Cubists invented dazzle spend most of his adult life?
This painter spent most of his adult life in France.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets performance standards for what piece of machinery or a mechanical system that is dedicated to treat, process, and/or store raw, untreated sewage that can accumulate onboard water vessels?
Marine sanitation device
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What primitive ray-finned fishes that includes the sturgeons and paddlefishes have occasionally been found in the waters of the country whose habitats include mountain heath, montane forests, tundra, taiga, beech forests, rivers, lakes, bogs, brackish and marine coasts and cultivated land??
Acipenseriformes
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What French phrase that implies that the monarch of a nation has a God-given right to rule is used as the motto of the Monarch of the United Kingdom outside Scotland?
Dieu et mon droit
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Who was Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi and when was he consul?
Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi was tribune of the plebs in 90 BC, or less likely 89, and may be identical with the praetor of 74. He was consul in 133 BC.
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Which of the following types of organizations would pertain to a 501 (h) election: charitable, scientific, and/or industrial?
Charitable and scientific
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The third Lord Chancellor of England was succeeded by whom?
Maurice, the third Lord Chancellor of England, was succeeded by Gerard in 1085.
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How many scale degrees at minimum does the scale derived from the harmonic series as the interval between the fifth and sixth harmonics?
Three
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The person who eliminated the first two chapters of Luke concerning the nativity thought the Jewish scriptures should be interpreted how?
Literally
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When water is pumped into a non-pressurized tank and agitated, what process is this, which can happen in a lake from infusion of air and surface agitation?
Aeration.
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The things that have some kind of roof or canopy fitted, covering the man stand (where the driver operates the controls) and the crankshaft area are sometimes called a certain type of locomotive to distinguish them from what?
Railway locomotives
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What U.S. Highway is the best way to travel from Laurel, Delaware to New York if someone wants to visit the historic home of President Franklin D. Roosevelt on the way?
U.S. Route 9.
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The provincial capital of Santo Domingo province in the Dominican Republic has what housing complex built for the athletes of the 2003 Pan American Games?
Santo Domingo Este includes the Villa Panamericana.
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On wikipedia, what is the main article for the part of philosophy that studies the sciences?
Philosophy of science
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What is the highest peak on the continent that the Serritermitidae are endemic to?
Aconcagua is the highest peak in South America, the continent that the Serritermitidae are endemic to.
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Was the compound mixed with ethyl alcohol in the V-2 rockets developed by Nazi germany used in any earlier rockets?
Liquid oxygen—abbreviated LOx, LOX was used as the oxidizer in the first liquid-fueled rocket invented in 1926.
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Of Gaius Julius Caesar and Trajan, which would have existed further after the death of Jesus?
Trajan would have existed further after.
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What is Chloroplatinic acid and how is it produced?
Chloroplatinic acid (also known as hexachloroplatinic acid) is an inorganic compound with the formula [H 3 O] 2 [PtCl 6 ] (H 2 O) x (0 ≤ x ≤ 6). It may be produced via a variety of methods. The most common of these methods involves dissolution of platinum in aqua regia. Other methods include exposing an aqueous suspension of platinum particles to chlorine gas, or via electrolysis.
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Which element is shared by both phenylacetone and phenylacetoneis besides Hydrogen and Oxygen?
Carbon.
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What is an ofuda and what is a smaller portable version of it called?
In Japanese religion, an ofuda is a talisman made out of various materials such as paper, wood, cloth or metal and a smaller portable version is known as as Omamori.
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What is the main ingredient of the material between a eukaryotic organism's cells?
The main ingredients of the extracellular matrix are glycoproteins secreted by the cells.
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All what, which is according to common standard the subdivision of the national armed forces of a sovereign nation or state, of the United States armed forces – the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force have fielded special operations units?
Branches
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The animal that South Koreans use for a food called nakji is from a scientific class that is translated as what phrase?
The octopus minor is from Cephalopoda, which means "head foot".
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People having what against themselves, often used when people dislike another group of people that are different from them, can cause their own depression?
Prejudice
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A European and North American "milk-cap" mushroom, of which the milk turns violet when the flesh is damaged, is part of what genus?
Lactarius
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Did Euripides exist before or after Lucius Aurelius Orestes?
He existed before.
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What is an event (particle physics) and why does it not have the same meaning as it does.
In particle physics, an event refers to the results just after a fundamental interaction took place between subatomic particles, occurring in a very short time span, at a well-localized region of space. Because of the uncertainty principle, an event in particle physics does not have quite the same meaning as it does in the theory of relativity.
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What honorary name is used to describe the Pennsylvania interstate highway that marks the ending point of Interstate 380 in Scranton?
Interstate 81 is known as the American Legion Memorial Highway
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The snake represented wisdom to people in what place that adopted its coat of arms when it was under Spanish rule?
Mexico
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Is the source of the Indus river in any of the countries that the Hindu Kush mountain range covers?
no
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Spielberg and Scorsese have both won what award?
Academy award
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The geological stage that follows the Langhian was named by which person?
The Serravallian, the geological stage that follows the Langhian, was named by Lorenzo Pareto.
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What concept is used to determine the ratio of the buildings floor area and is a poor predictor of physical form?
FAR or Floor Area Ratio
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The adult females of Lacedo pulchella have what color bars on the chest and flanks?
Female adult banded kingfishers have black bars on the chest and flanks.
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What year was the novel published that popularized this name for women, where before it was generally a given name for men, and which is a name of Old French origin and may have originally been a locational surname from places in the regions of Loiret and Gâtinais?
Courtney" gained acceptance as a first name for women following the 1956 publication of Chocolates for Breakfast, by Pamela Moore.
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Are you more likely to see a Pika or a Puca in real life?
You would see a Pika.
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Which star is visible in the location where all visible stars are circumpolar?
Polaris
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When examining the scientific study of plants, what branch deals with recovery and identification of plant remains?
Paleobotany
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Little Catawissa Creek and Tomhicken Creek are tributaries of a creek that starts in what county?
Luzerne County
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Sgùrr na Ciste Duibhe and Sgùrr Fhuaran are both what?
Munros
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What is the sister group of the order that includes the Amazon sailfin catfish?
The Gymnotiformes are the sister group of the Siluriformes, the order that includes the Amazon sailfin catfish.
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Dual specificity mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 5 and Mitogen-activated protein kinase 6 are both types of what?
Enzymes
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What is one of the largest brands of spirits in the world that was established in 1879 by Lars Olsson Smith?
Absolut
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In COVID-19 sufferers, what result of the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines may cause a cytokine storm?
Chronic systemic inflammation.
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Robinia and Pheretima are both examples of what taxonomic classification?
Genus
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What is the abbreviation for the academic disciplines used as an academic counterpart to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the United States, Canada, Australia, and other countries whose graduates comprise them majority of the workforce in many developed countries (e.g. 64% in Australia)?
HASS.
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The land also known as Hōrai is said to be one of five islands, the other four of which are called what?
The other 4 islands are Fāngzhàng, Yíngzhōu, Dàiyú, and Yuánjiāo.
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What castle in the Dordogne département of France served as the location of the 1978 TV mini-series Gaston Phébus?
The Château de Beynac was the location for Gaston Phébus.
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What is the capital of the country that borders Sweden, Norway and Russia?
Helsinki is the capital of Finland, the country that borders Sweden, Norway and Russia.
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In the savory cooking liquid that forms the basis of many dishes, how is the liquid thickened when it is simmered from animal bones?
The animal bones in stock contain collagen, which is converted into gelatin that thickens the liquid.
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The human retina contains how many photoreceptive cells?
About 126 million
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Nearest neighbor interpolation which uses the value of the data point or measurement which is closest to the current point and can be demonstrated with 2D colored cells and black points is considered as what kind of process?
Interpolation.
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Comamonas acidovorans, Comamonas testosteroni, and D. acidovorans are all examples of what?
Gram-negative bacterium
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What kinds of wood would most likely be put inside of a kōgō?
Agarwood and sandalwood are the main ingredients in Japanese incense, and a kōgō is a container for incense.
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The Nashville Terminal Subdivision in Tennessee and The Atlanta Terminal Subdivision in Georgia are both owned by what entity?
CSX Transportation.
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The state of Mississippi controls at least 11 exclaves on the west bank of the Mississippi River in what state that Dr. Timothy Burr migrated to from Mt. Vernon, Ohio?
Louisiana
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In DC comics, a fictional German Shepherd superhero dog was commonly the canine crime-fighting partner of what characters?
Ace the Bat-Hound was commonly the canine crime-fighting partner of Batman and Robin.
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In Saudi Arabia, religious police actively prevent the practice or proselytizing of non-Islamic what, which the Constitution of the Republic of China provides for freedom of?
Religion
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Does the Inner Belt have more or less lanes than the number of segments of Massachusetts Route 3?
It has more lanes.
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What term that is generally used to refer to the Long Island coastline in Nassau and Suffolk counties is also home to the world-renowned seaside resort of The Hamptons?
South Shore
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Which culture seasons their dishes with sesame oil and enjoy traditional games like Tuho?
The Korean culture.
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The cosmodrome and launch pads are both used for what?
Sending objects into space
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The Principality of Andorra, a sovereign landlocked micro-state on the Iberian Peninsula, was believed to have been created by whom?
Andorra was believed to have been created by Charlemagne.
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What were both Charles George Gass and George "Buzz" Beurling?
Aces.
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What class of drugs treat high fever and suppress the histamine-induced wheal response?
Antihistamines.
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What is Sodium citrate used for and what is it sometimes referred to as?
Sodium citrate is employed as a flavoring agent in certain varieties of club soda. It is common as an ingredient in bratwurst, and is also used in commercial ready-to-drink beverages and drink mixes, contributing a tart flavor. It is sometimes referred to simply as " sodium citrate ".
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The Dauphiné Alps are part of what, which are the portions of the Alps mountain range that stand within France?
French Alps
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Histone acetyltransferases and Choline acetyltransferase are both part of what enzyme type involved in transferring an acetyl group?
Acetyltransferase
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What type of cell is a non-ciliated epithelial cell within the uterine tube (oviduct or Fallopian tube). That is cells are also known as an intercalated or intercalary cell that represent one of 3 epithelial cell types found within the normal fallopian tube epithelium and are the most infrequent (<10% of total cells)?
Peg cell
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What type of physics, whose evolutionary theory holds that most evolutionary changes occur at the molecular level, physics is concerned with atomic processes in molecules?
Molecular
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The coral snake that is endemic to the southeastern United States belongs to a genus with how many species?
The eastern coral snake, the coral snake species that is endemic to the United States, belongs to the genus Micrurus, which has 80 species.
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What consists of three different disciplines in the sports that have its headquarters is in Munich?
Pistol, Rifle and Shotgun.
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A route that branches off a U.S. Highway in order to divert traffic from the main highway is one of a type of route which has how many main types?
4
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Malay has been used as a lingua franca in an archipeligo where what is the official language?
Indonesian
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The African snook was first introduced to the Lake Victoria region in which year?
The African snook, or Nile perch, was first introduced to the Lake Victoria region in 1954.
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Aside from the humanoid Cylon model that viewers witness first in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica, which other Cylon model is the most common in the series?
Cylon model Eight
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Aerial Lift Bridge and Martin Olav Sabo Bridge are both in what state?
Minnesota
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The "Urban Network" is the name given to commercial rail lines in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area by whom, also known as West Japan Railway Company?
JR-West
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What is feces and what is it used for?
Feces ( or faeces) is the solid or semi-solid remains of food that was not digested in the small intestine, and has been broken down by bacteria in the large intestine. Feces can be used as fertilizer or soil conditioner in agriculture. It can also be burned as fuel or dried and used for construction. Some medicinal uses have been found. In the case of human feces, fecal transplants or fecal bacteriotherapy are in use.
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What sound does Gallinago solitaria make when it takes off?
They make a hoarse kensh call
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The body of water that lies along the Prime meridian in Ghana and the 137,700 acres big body of water with many shallow reefs are both kinds of what?
Lakes.
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HD 149143 is the name of what thing for which Friedrich W. Argelander developed a naming convention?
Star
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Sanda Island is a small island in what Scottish authority council area who administrative center is in Lochgilphead at Kilmory Castle?
It's in Argyll and Bute council area.
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The problem of what, which according to Ockham, are just words or concepts that only exist in the mind and have no real place in the external world, relates to various inquiries closely related to metaphysics, logic, and epistemology?
Universals
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Swifts are small what, of which R. regulus is an example?
Birds
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Where is the widest river in the world located?
The Río de la Plata is located in South America and runs along Buenos Aires in Argentina.
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What created the pyroclastic fragments that form the type of cones that appear in the Boring Lava Field?
These fragments are created by explosive eruptions or lava fountains from a single, typically cylindrical, vent.
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Threskiornis melanocephalus and Eudocimus albus are both species of what?
Birds
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What is a cyclic model and when was the possibility first considered?
A cyclic model (or oscillating model) is any of several cosmological models in which the universe follows infinite, or indefinite, self-sustaining cycles.In the 1920s, theoretical physicists, most notably Albert Einstein, considered the possibility of a cyclic model for the universe as an (everlasting) alternative to the model of an expanding universe.
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The many-worlds interpretation is by far the most fantastic what, defined as a conceptual scheme that proposes to relate the mathematical formalism to the physical phenomena of interest?
An interpretation of quantum mechanics
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baluensis and nasuta are both part of what group?
Megophrys
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What island near the larger wildlife refuge of Howland Island contains as cemetery and rubble from earlier settlements?
Baker Island
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In the lands of Clan Ogilvy, who was the mormaer from 1214 to 1240?
Máel Coluim.
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A person who cleans bodies in the place used for the storage of human corpses awaiting identification or removal for autopsy or respectful burial is known as a what?
A diener, morgue attendant, mortician or autopsy technician
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What is the name of the short scenic hike meant for those who are blind at the mountain at the north end of the Laramie mountains?
The Braille Trail is a short scenic hike at Casper Mountain.
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The foot mucus of a gastropod has some of the qualities of glue and some of the qualities of a lubricant, allowing what, which Heliciculture involves the raising of edible versions of, to crawl up vertical surfaces without falling off?
Land Snails
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Did Emperor Jing grant Changsha to Liu Fa before or after the death of Emperor Ling?
It was before.
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What were both Carthage in the American Civil War and Colline Gate in the Third Servile War?
Battles.
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The peninsula that lies wholly within the department of Manche lies southwest to what historic country and cultural region in the west of modern France?
Brittany.
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