kth8/OpenTriviaQA huggingface dataset:
Category: history
Question: The Battle for Stalingrad is widely considered to be the turning point in the war against Germany, since for the first time in the war, a German army was decisively defeated. However, another battle would be decisive for the outcome of WW2. Which battle was this?
Choices: The Ardennes offensive - 1944; D-Day in Normandy; The Battle of Kursk; Operation Market Garden
Answer: The Battle of Kursk
Category: history
Question: Where did the biggest amphibious operation during WW2 take place?
Choices: Italy; Okinawa; Normandy; Africa
Answer: Okinawa
Category: history
Question: During the German Blitzkrieg in the West (1940), Italy was initially reluctant to aid its ally and stayed on the sideline.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: history
Question: What was the importance of the Allied victory at Remagen during WW2?
Choices: The allies showed that they could co-operate in unison, despite the many nationalities.; The allies were able to force large number of German forces to surrender.; The allies managed to get bridgeheads over the Rhine river.; The allies got hold of the Industrial Ruhr area.
Answer: The allies managed to get bridgeheads over the Rhine river.
Category: history
Question: In their attempt to knock Italy out of WW2, the Allies met a fierce competitor on the Italian peninsula. Which German general gave the Allies such a hard time?
Choices: Guderian; Rommel; Kesselring; Paulus
Answer: Kesselring
Category: history
Question: At the Naval battle of Mers-El-Kebir in 1940, the British Navy made a devastating blow against the Italian Navy.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: history
Question: What did rich Egyptian women place on top of their heads and kept it there all day?
Choices: A small mirror; A cone of scented grease; A jewel made of serpents skin; A golden pendant
Answer: A cone of scented grease
Category: history
Question: In ancient Japan geichas were famous for their fashion coiffures. However, it was difficult to preserve them during sleep. Still they managed to keep their complex hairdos. How?
Choices: Using skilled stylists; Using a night cap; Using pillows filled with buckwheat chaff; Using a special mousse
Answer: Using pillows filled with buckwheat chaff
Category: history
Question: Roman women were jealous of the captive-women from the German tribes that their men captured. That is why they used to cut off the captives long blond braids and used them as this.
Choices: Home decoration; Dress ornamentation; Pillow filling; Part of their own hair
Answer: Part of their own hair
Category: history
Question: The first bodice was invented not to dress women, but to make them more attractive to men by pushing breast up and out. Where was it invented?
Choices: In Russia; In Italy; In Spain; On the island of Crete
Answer: On the island of Crete
Category: history
Question: Who was the first woman said to wear trousers?
Choices: Paula Abdul; Sarah Bernhardt; Gretta Garbo; Elizabeth Taylor
Answer: Sarah Bernhardt
Category: history
Question: When did the term milliner appear for the first time?
Choices: In 1786; In 1694; In 1529; In 1342
Answer: In 1529
Category: history
Question: Besides white, what two colors were popular for a wedding dress a few centuries ago?
Choices: Green and yellow; Blue and pink; Grey and purple; Red and orange
Answer: Blue and pink
Category: history
Question: Who introduced the pollover sweater?
Choices: Yves Saint Laurent; Christian Dior; Gian Franco Ferre; Coco Channel
Answer: Coco Channel
Category: history
Question: Who were first to wear something like mens underwear?
Choices: American Indians; Romans; Greeks; Egyptians
Answer: Egyptians
Category: history
Question: When was the first pull-on mens underwear invented ?
Choices: Around 7th century; Around 18th century; Around 15th century; Around 13th century
Answer: Around 13th century
Category: history
Question: This chocolate flavored milk drink, test-marketed by Nestle in 2002, was an utter failure.
Choices: Elmers Favorite; MIlkochoc; Chocolilk; Choglit
Answer: Choglit
Category: history
Question: In order  to get the  Generation-X car buyers, this cross-over SUV was made by GM from 2001-2005. It was a financial failure.
Choices: Pontiac Sunbird; Montana; Pontiac Aztek; FireStar
Answer: Pontiac Aztek
Category: history
Question: The Edsel was a terrible dud for Ford Motor Co. How was the name derived?
Choices: It was the name of  Henry Fords first grandchild.; It was the maiden name of Henry Fords first wife.; It was the name of one of Henry Fords sons; It was the maiden name of Henry Fords second wife.
Answer: It was the name of one of Henry Fords sons
Category: history
Question: He was an otherwise great inventor but his car was a total flop. It featured a gas gauge that made a loud  whistle when the gas supply was low. Who was this inventor of the vacuum tube, an invention that led to the development of radio?
Choices: Guillermo Marconi; Robert Sarnoff; Thomas A. Edison; Lee Deforest
Answer: Lee Deforest
Category: history
Question: It  was still the custom in the 1960s for  many people to not eat meat on Fridays. McDonalds could not stand to lose these customers on Friday so this product was developed.
Choices: The Big Soy Burger; The  Friday Soy Burger; The Hula Burger; The Meatless Chunk
Answer: The Hula Burger
Category: history
Question: This movie featured two of the biggest stars of 1986. They were a married couple form 1985-1989. George Harrison also appeared in the movie. Although the movie was beautifully filmed, it was a critical and financial flop.
Choices: Town and Country; Waterworld; Shanghai Surprise; Ishtar
Answer: Shanghai Surprise
Category: history
Question: He was an important inventor and a much criticized teacher. When he tried to invent a plane, it looked like a flying bee-hive and did not perform well. Who was this man who wanted a law to ban deaf people from marrying?
Choices: Don Ameche; Nikolai Tesla; Thomas Alva Edison; Alexander Graham Bell
Answer: Alexander Graham Bell
Category: history
Question: Funky Fries was a brand name of frozen French Fries developed by the Ore-Ida subsidy of Heinz Foods. Which of the following was not a flavor of Funky Fries?
Choices: Chocolate; Strawberry; Cinna-Stiks; Blue
Answer: Strawberry
Category: history
Question: Water World and The Postman were two of the biggest flops in movie history. Who was the star of both of these films?
Choices: Sean Penn; Ben Affleck; George Clooney; Kevin Costner
Answer: Kevin Costner
Category: history
Question: Panasonic developed the VHS type of tape and Sony developed this type.
Choices: BetaMax; Aquaos; TriType; True-Tape
Answer: BetaMax
Category: history
Question: Geographically, Mayan cities were mainly situated in which of these locations?
Choices: The central parts of South America; The West coast of North America; Central America; Southeast Asia
Answer: Central America
Category: history
Question: In Mesoamerican chronology, this period of time is dubbed Classic Era, and marks the peak of the cities of the Maya southern lowlands.
Choices: 800 BC -100 BC; 500 BC - 200 AD; 300 AD - 900 AD; 50 AD - 600 AD
Answer: 300 AD - 900 AD
Category: history
Question: Classic Maya kings carried this title, meaning supreme and sacred ruler.
Choices: Ahu hai; Ahau hai; Kâul ahau; Kul ahu
Answer: Kâul ahau
Category: history
Question: Ixtab, wife of Chamer was the Maya goddess of this, regarded as an honor by the Mayan people.
Choices: Torture; Birth; Death; Suicide
Answer: Suicide
Category: history
Question: Maya ritual ceremonies were particularly noted for which one of these reasons?
Choices: Impressive dance performances; Cruel sacrifices; Long duration; Colorful body painting
Answer: Cruel sacrifices
Category: history
Question: Which of these is the most recognizable feature of Maya architecture?
Choices: Round windows of ceremonial premises; Giant stepped pyramids; Hemisphere monuments; Round temples
Answer: Giant stepped pyramids
Category: history
Question: The Mayan language is still alive and spoken by about 300,000 people.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: history
Question: Mayas used a special kind of shorthand for easier counting, which consisted of these three main symbols.
Choices: Ellipse, dot and bar; Triangle, circle and square; Empty circle, filled circle and dot; Ellipse, circle and triangle
Answer: Ellipse, dot and bar
Category: history
Question: Due to the lack of natural resources, the Mayans were not familiar with this material, which helped in the advancement of many other civilizations.
Choices: Wood; Clay; Iron; Copper
Answer: Iron
Category: history
Question: In the 4th century, the Mayas were among the first civilizations to use what in their counting system?
Choices: Fractions; Substraction; The number zero; Decimal point
Answer: The number zero
Category: history
Question: Which of the following was NOT a result of the failed attempt to rescue American hostages during the Iran hostage crisis of 1980?
Choices: The formation of U.S. Armyâs 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment; The relocation of the US Embassy in Iran; The creation of  US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM); The plan for a second rescue mission, Operation Credible Sport
Answer: The relocation of the US Embassy in Iran
Category: history
Question: What Turkish assassin shot and wounded Pope John Paul II in 1981?
Choices: Eren Gungor; Ibrahim Kas; Mehmet Topuz; Mehmet Ali Agca
Answer: Mehmet Ali Agca
Category: history
Question: Who was shot and killed at Manila airport, the Phillippines in 1983?
Choices: Malcolm X; Benazir Bhutto; Jimmy Carter; Benigno Aquino, Jr.
Answer: Benigno Aquino, Jr.
Category: history
Question: Iran invaded Iraq on 22 September, 1980.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: history
Question: What countrys civilian airliner was shot down by a Russian fighter jet in 1983?
Choices: South Korea; USA; Japan; China
Answer: South Korea
Category: history
Question: 1981 marked the launch of this first spaceworthy NASA shuttle.
Choices: Atlantis; Challenger; Columbia; Enterprise
Answer: Columbia
Category: history
Question: This city was elected to host the 1984 summer Olympics without a vote -- it was the only city to submit a bid.
Choices: Moscow; Tehran; Montreal; Los Angeles
Answer: Los Angeles
Category: history
Question: 1987 brought this black day for the US stock market.
Choices: Tuesday; Monday; Friday; Thursday
Answer: Monday
Category: history
Question: In 1989 this actress, in partnership with the Ameritech Pension fund, purchased the town of Braselton, GA for $20 million.
Choices: Kim Baysinger; Goldie Hawn; Kathleen Turner; Sigourney Weaver
Answer: Kim Baysinger
Category: history
Question: 1982 saw the murders associated with this over-the-counter drug.
Choices: Aspirin; Excedrin; Zantac; Tylenol
Answer: Tylenol
Category: history
Question: Some academics consider World War I and II as two major parts of a single conflict. How many years apart were the two wars?
Choices: 25; 20; 23; 21
Answer: 21
Category: history
Question: The Battle of Normandy, also known as Operation Overlord, was the largest sea borne invasion of World War II.  Operation Overlord started with D-Day on 6 June 1944. What does the âDâ in D-Day stand for?
Choices: Deliverance; Day; Death; Doom
Answer: Day
Category: history
Question: âSitzkriegâ is a term referring to the first period of WW II that lasted until May 1940. This period is also known as what?
Choices: Outer War; Phony War; Weird War; Coined War
Answer: Phony War
Category: history
Question: United Nations, known initially as United Nations Organization, was founded as a result of the Yalta Conference, which took place on what date?
Choices: 7 to 9 April 1945; 26 to 30 June 1945; 2 to 13 May 1945; 4 to 11 February 1945
Answer: 4 to 11 February 1945
Category: history
Question: During World War II, apart from concentration and labor camps, there were extermination camps, also known as Death Camps. What was the number of the major death camps, built for the purposes of the Holocaust?
Choices: 7; 10; 8; 5
Answer: 7
Category: history
Question: After the end of World War II, the European Recovery Plan (Recovery Plan for the reconstruction of Europe) was created. It was established by US Secretary of State George Marshall and is better known as The Marshall Plan.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: history
Question: China and The United States officially declared war on Japan, how many days after the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Choices: One; Seven; Ten; Two
Answer: One
Category: history
Question: On 11 December 1941, Germany declared war on the United States, hoping that Japan would consecutively support the attack on the Soviet Union.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: history
Question: What were the nicknames of the two atomic bombs dropped over Japan on 6 August 1945 and 9 August 1945?
Choices: Bomb 1 and Bomb 2; Mother-in-law and Father-in-law; Sandman and Assassin; Little Boy and Fat Man
Answer: Little Boy and Fat Man
Category: history
Question: During World War II, resistance was formed in every occupied country. What was the name of the resistance movement that the British were preparing, in case the country was occupied?
Choices: Auxiliary Units; Complementary Units; Subsidiary Movement; Auxiliary Detachments
Answer: Auxiliary Units
Category: history
Question: Which Central European country fought alongside the Allies on all European and African fronts during WW II and was left on the eastern side of the curtain at the Yalta Conference?
Choices: Poland; Hungary; Romania; Greece
Answer: Poland
Category: history
Question: Which country was divided into East and West during the Cold War?
Choices: Czechoslovakia; Germany; Austria; Poland
Answer: Germany
Category: history
Question: Which nation revolted against Soviet-imposed policies in 1956?
Choices: Ukraine; Poland; Hungary; Czechoslovakia
Answer: Hungary
Category: history
Question: Which country was invaded by the Soviet Army in 1968?
Choices: Afghanistan; Poland; Hungary; Czechoslovakia
Answer: Czechoslovakia
Category: history
Question: Which nations catholic bishops issued the famous letter to their German counterparts, in which they forgave and asked for forgiveness?
Choices: Hungary; Poland; Romania; Czechoslovakia
Answer: Poland
Category: history
Question: What was the name of the organization of Central and Eastern European communist states, established as a counterweight against NATO?
Choices: Warsaw Pact; Paris Treaties; Council of Mutual Economic Assistance; National Peoples Army
Answer: Warsaw Pact
Category: history
Question: In which country did the SolidarnoÅÄ (Solidarity) movement start?
Choices: East Germany; Czechoslovakia; Hungary; Poland
Answer: Poland
Category: history
Question: Which freedom movement leader was also a writer and dramatist?
Choices: Vaclav Havel; Mikhail Gorbatchev; Lech WaÅÄsa; Erich Honnecker
Answer: Vaclav Havel
Category: history
Question: Which Pope was credited with igniting the freedom movement in Poland and eventually in the whole Eastern European region?
Choices: John Paul I; Benedict XVI; John Paul II; John XXIII
Answer: John Paul II
Category: history
Question: When did the Berlin Wall fall, ending symbolically the Cold War?
Choices: 1991; 1992; 1990; 1989
Answer: 1989
Category: history
Question: Which of these dictators was the last to die?
Choices: Francisco Franco; Joseph Stalin; Benito Mussolini; Adolph Hitler
Answer: Francisco Franco
Category: history
Question: On December 7, 1942 the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: history
Question: What prominent figure in Nazi Germany was Adolf Hitlers deputy in the Nazi Party?
Choices: Heinrich Himmler; Rudolph Hess; None of these; Joseph Goebbels
Answer: Rudolph Hess
Category: history
Question: What is the only tank battle fought during the so called Winter War (1939-1940)?
Choices: Battle of Honkaniemi; Battle of Narvik; Battle of Dunkirk; Battle of Kollaa
Answer: Battle of Honkaniemi
Category: history
Question: What effective submachine gun was also known as the Schmeisser?
Choices: MG42; MP40; MP44; MG32
Answer: MP40
Category: history
Question: Che Guevara was a Marxist revolutionary, who took part in the Cuban Revolution under the command of Fidel Castro. Where did Che Guevara die?
Choices: Russia; Argentina; Cuba; Bolivia
Answer: Bolivia
Category: history
Question: The French Revolution began in 1789 with the storming of this building and ended in 1799 after succeeding to overthrow the absolute monarchy in France.
Choices: The Tuileries Palace; The Conciergerie; The Bastille prison; The Sorbonne
Answer: The Bastille prison
Category: history
Question: One of the events that led to the American Revolution was the Boston Tea Party. On 16 December 1773 a group of Boston residents (the group was called Sons of Liberty) destroyed the cargo of three British ships. Which one of these men didnt take part in the event?
Choices: William Molineux; Samuel Adams; Samuel Graves; Leonard Pitt
Answer: Samuel Graves
Category: history
Question: The second stage of the Russian Revolution of 1917 was the October Revolution, the first communist revolution of the 20th century. This revolutionary led the assault on the Winter Palace.
Choices: Vladimir Antonov-Ovseenko; Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov - Lenin; Iosif Vissarionovich Dzughashvili; Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky
Answer: Vladimir Antonov-Ovseenko
Category: history
Question: The Great Cultural Revolution was a revolutionary uprising of students and workers in China, led by Mao Zedong. It officially ended in 1969, but there are statements that this period continued up until the arrest of the Gang Of Four. One of the founding members of the gang was Maos ____
Choices: brother; wife; son; mother
Answer: wife
Category: history
Question: Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht took part in the German Revolution of 1919.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: history
Question: The Romanian Revolution of 1989 was a series of violent riots and protests. It aimed at overthrowing of the Communist regime of Nicolae Ceausescu. What was the name of Ceausescus wife, later executed together with her husband?
Choices: Elena; Zoia; Ana; Lea
Answer: Elena
Category: history
Question: This rebellion broke in 1857 in _____, fighting against the British colonial control over the country. It is sometimes referred to as the Sepoy Mutiny or the Sepoy Rebellion.
Choices: Niger; Botswana; India; Australia
Answer: India
Category: history
Question: On 23 July 1961 the Sandinista National Liberation Front was organized in Nicaragua. This marked the beginning of the fight against the dictatorship of this family and led to the Nicaraguan Revolution.
Choices: Somoza; Amador; Ortega; Saavedra
Answer: Somoza
Category: history
Question: In the beginning of the 19th century, Simon Bolivar fought for the independence of countries like Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and Bolivia. On 24 July 1983 this man founded the Movimiento Bolivariano Revolucionario 200 in Venezuela and 15 years later, became president.
Choices: Pedro Carmona; Hugo Chavez; Francisco de Miranda; Carlos Andres Perez
Answer: Hugo Chavez
Category: history
Question: Who was the first Russian tsar of the Romanov dynasty?
Choices: Nicholas; Alexander; Michael; Serge
Answer: Michael
Category: history
Question: What city was the Russian capital before Tsar Peter the Great founded St. Petersburg?
Choices: Odessa; Moscow; Kiev; Novgorad
Answer: Moscow
Category: history
Question: Which ruler was crowned the first Tsar of All the Russias?
Choices: Boris Gudunov; Peter the Great; Ivan the Great; Ivan the Terrible
Answer: Ivan the Terrible
Category: history
Question: By the time Nicholas II was crowned tsar in 1896, the Russian Empire was the largest country in the world.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: history
Question: Who was Empress of Russia from 1741 to 1762?
Choices: Alexandra; Sophia; Elizabeth; Anne
Answer: Elizabeth
Category: history
Question: Which Russian Empress brought Rasputin into the center of the Imperial court?
Choices: Alexandra; Maria; Catherine; Elizabeth
Answer: Alexandra
Category: history
Question: What was Tsarskoye Selo?
Choices: The Tsarist legislature; The residence of the imperial family south of St. Petersburg; The site of a famous Russian battle; The true last name of the members of the Romanov dynasty
Answer: The residence of the imperial family south of St. Petersburg
Category: history
Question: What American product from the 50s was advertised with roadside signs reading slogans such as:
Choices: e place to pass;  curves; u know;  only at; beauty show?; Old Spice; Colgate Shave Gel; Aqua Velva; Burma Shave
Answer: Burma Shave
Category: history
Question: The average income in the United States in 1952 was $3,515.00. What was the average price of a house at that time?
Choices: $2,000.00; $16,800.00; $50,000.00; $10,000.00
Answer: $16,800.00
Category: history
Question: In what year was the first microwave oven manufactured by Tappan and offered in the USA for $1300.00?
Choices: 1957; 1955; 1954; 1956
Answer: 1955
Category: history
Question: In 1956 Bette Nesmith Graham invented Mistake Out which later became known by what name?
Choices: Liquid Paper; Post-it Notes; Erasermate Pens; White Out
Answer: Liquid Paper
Category: history
Question: The song American Pie by Don McLean concerns a plane crash which took place on February 3, 1959.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: history
Question: A musical version of Carrie, the Stephen King story, was a huge flop on Broadway.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: history
Question: Which of these was NOT a Broadway flop?
Choices: Teaneck Tanzi: The Venus Fly Trap (1983); Frankenstein (1981); The Medusa (1981); Moose Murders( 1983)
Answer: The Medusa (1981)
Category: history
Question: In 1991 Pfizer came out with the medicine Sildenafil, designed to stop angina pectoris. It was a flop as it had little effect on angina. What was good about this medicine?
Choices: It lead to the development of Oxycontin.; It was an inexpensive medicine that could lower LDL cholesterol.; It was an inexpensive medicine that could lower HDL cholesterol.; It lead to the development of Viagra.
Answer: It lead to the development of Viagra.
Category: history
Question: In 1993 Chevy Chase got his own talk show. How many episodes of The Chevy Chase Show were aired?
Choices: one; four; three; two
Answer: one
Category: history
Question: This great 1949 movie was remade into a 2006 movie flop starring Sean Penn,  James Gandolfini, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, and Anthony Hopkins.
Choices: The Interpreter; Crossing Over; 21 Grams; All the Kings Men
Answer: All the Kings Men
Category: history
Question: Which of these was NOT an invention idea on Seinfeld?
Choices: A shaker that had both ketchup and mustard; A Pakistani restaurant in Manhattan; A rubber oil container to help fight oil spills; An alarm clock that told you the sports scores when it went off.
Answer: An alarm clock that told you the sports scores when it went off.
Category: history
Question: How long was the Hundred Years War?
Choices: 116 years; 80 years; 101 years; 100 years
Answer: 116 years
Category: history
Question: You probably know the term Blitzkrieg (lightning war), which refers to a quick invasion. But what does Sitzkrieg mean?
Choices: Sitting War; Cold War; Slowly War; Long War
Answer: Sitting War
Category: history
Question: Which ancient countries battled each other during the Punic Wars?
Choices: Athens and Sparta; Macedonia and Egypt; Greece and Persia; Rome and Carthage
Answer: Rome and Carthage
Category: history
Question: Which war was fought by El Salvador and Honduras in 1969?
Choices: Basketball War; Football War; Rugby War; Baseball War
Answer: Football War
Category: history
Question: There have been many wars in the Balkans. Which one was known as the First Balkan War?
Choices: The war between the Balkan League (Serbia, Montenegro, Greece and Bulgaria) and the Ottoman Empire in 1912-13; The war in Bosnia and Herzegovina after the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1992; The Greek War of Independence in 1821; World War I
Answer: The war between the Balkan League (Serbia, Montenegro, Greece and Bulgaria) and the Ottoman Empire in 1912-13
Category: history
Question: Which wars were fought in XV century England?
Choices: Wars of the Tulips; Wars of the Roses; Wars of the Sunflowers; Wars of the Lilies
Answer: Wars of the Roses
Category: history
Question: Against which country were the two Gulf Wars fought?
Choices: Israel; Iran; Vietnam; Iraq
Answer: Iraq
Category: history
Question: The Boer Wars were fought by the British Empire against which colonists?
Choices: French in Louisiana; Spanish in the Caribbean; Portuguese in India; Dutch in South Africa
Answer: Dutch in South Africa
Category: history
Question: Which wars are known as Reconquista?
Choices: The conquering of todays Latin America by Spain and Portugal; The war between US and Mexico in the beginning of the XIX century; The colonization of the Indian Peninsula by Portuguese, Dutch and later British colonists; The expansion of Christian kingdoms at the expense of Muslim states on the Iberian Peninsula
Answer: The expansion of Christian kingdoms at the expense of Muslim states on the Iberian Peninsula
Category: history
Question: Against which of the following were the medieval Crusades fought?
Choices: Against Jewish communities across Europe only; Against Moors on the Iberian Peninsula only; Against Turks in the Holy Land only; Against anybody the Pope would declare an enemy
Answer: Against anybody the Pope would declare an enemy
Category: history
Question: Were was the First Turkish-Portuguese War fought in 1509?
Choices: In the Indian Ocean; In Portugal; In Turkey; On Cyprus and other islands of the Mediterranean
Answer: In the Indian Ocean
Category: history
Question: After the 80 Years War (XVI-XVII century) a new colonial power was born in Europe. Which one?
Choices: Spain; Portugal; Germany; The Netherlands
Answer: The Netherlands
Category: history
Question: This singer, who sang the theme song for Rawhide, died on 6th February 2007 at the age of 93.
Choices: Frankie Vallee; Lorne Greene; Frankie Laine; Frankie Avalon
Answer: Frankie Laine
Category: history
Question: Name the author of Slaughterhouse-Five who died April 11th 2007 at the age of 84.
Choices: Mickey Rourke; Kurt Vonnegut; Art Buchwald; Kurt Waldheim
Answer: Kurt Vonnegut
Category: history
Question: She was Miss Moneypenny in 14 of the James Bond films.
Choices: Lon Andrews; Catherine Snab; Sydney Andrews; Lois Maxwell
Answer: Lois Maxwell
Category: history
Question: She was Esmeralda on Bewitched.
Choices: Alice Ghostley; Angela Riverton; Cathy Bates; Angela Channing
Answer: Alice Ghostley
Category: history
Question: He was 69 at the time of his death in April 2007. He sang Monster Mash. You remember, it was a graveyard smash.
Choices: Bobby Pickens; Bobby Picks; Boris Pickett; Boris Pickens
Answer: Boris Pickett
Category: history
Question: Who was the patron of Athens during its Golden Age?
Choices: Plato; Pericles; Alexander the Great; Socrates
Answer: Pericles
Category: history
Question: The Golden age of Athens occurred between which two wars?
Choices: Punic and Peloponnesian; Peloponnesian and Spartan; Spartan and Punic; Persian and Peloponnesian
Answer: Persian and Peloponnesian
Category: history
Question: Socrates started the first true school of philosophy.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: history
Question: What was the name of the famous market place in Athens?
Choices: Acropolis; Agora; Academia; Lyceum
Answer: Agora
Category: history
Question: During which war did the Battle of Marathon take place?
Choices: Peloponnesian; Parthian; Punic; Persian
Answer: Persian
Category: history
Question: What kind of government did Athens have during the Golden Age?
Choices: Direct Democracy; Aristocracy; Absolute Monarchy; Oligarchy
Answer: Direct Democracy
Category: history
Question: Hippocrates was known as the father of history.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: history
Question: Which of the following was NOT an order of Greek column?
Choices: Corinthian; Ostrakon; Ionic; Doric
Answer: Ostrakon
Category: history
Question: Which playwright of Ancient Greece is generally regarded as the father of drama?
Choices: Socrates; Sophocles; Aeschylus; Aristophanes
Answer: Aeschylus
Category: history
Question: This was a 1961 United States-planned and funded landing, which aimed at overthrowing the government of Fidel Castro, marked the climax of anti-Cuban US actions during  the Cold War. What was the name of this invasion?
Choices: The Bay of Cows invasion; The Bay of Cattle invasion; The Bay of  Dogs invasion; The Bay of Pigs invasion
Answer: The Bay of Pigs invasion
Category: history
Question: Who was the Soviet General Secretary during the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962?
Choices: Joseph Stalin; Nikita Khrushchev; Nikolai Bulganin; Leonid Brezhnev
Answer: Nikita Khrushchev
Category: history
Question: During the period of the Cold War, there was a conflict between the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and Republic of Vietnam, known as The Vietnam War (1957â1975).
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: history
Question: The Soviet war in Afghanistan which started in 1979, continued for how many years?
Choices: 2 years; 7 years; 9 years; 5 years
Answer: 9 years
Category: history
Question: Which of these countries was not part of the Warsaw Pact of 1955 ?
Choices: Romania; Czechoslovakia; Poland; Yugoslavia
Answer: Yugoslavia
Category: history
Question: What was the name of the political liberalization in Czechoslovakia, which started on January 5 and lasted until August 20, 1968?
Choices: Prague Autumn; Prague Summer; Prague Winter; Prague Spring
Answer: Prague Spring
Category: history
Question: The Autumn of Nations is the series of events in Central and Eastern Europe in the autumn of 1989, when the communist regime in satellite states of the Soviet Union, collapsed within a  few months, marking the end of the Cold War.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: history
Question: Which one of these countries was not one of the Allies during WW II?
Choices: France; Poland; United Kingdom; Italy
Answer: Italy
Category: history
Question: WW II broke out in 1939 with the German invasion of Poland. What month did this invasion take place?
Choices: March; September; December; February
Answer: September
Category: history
Question: The North African Campaign, also known as The Desert War, began in 1940. It included campaigns fought in several African countries. Which of the following was not one of the locations of the North African Campaign?
Choices: Algeria; South Africa; Egypt; Libya
Answer: South Africa
Category: history
Question: Operation Barbarossa, which began on June 22, 1941, was the code name of the German invasion of which country?
Choices: Denmark; the Netherlands; Luxembourg; the Soviet Union
Answer: the Soviet Union
Category: history
Question: What does the German word Blitzkrieg mean?
Choices: holy war; lightning war; patriotic war; speed war
Answer: lightning war
Category: history
Question: When did the United States enter World War II?
Choices: 1942; 1940; 1943; 1941
Answer: 1941
Category: history
Question: In 1945, Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt made arrangements for post-war Europe. Where did the conference take place?
Choices: Versailles; Hawaii; Yalta; Warsaw
Answer: Yalta
Category: history
Question: On 6 August 1945 the B-29 Enolo Gay, piloted by Colonel Paul Tibet, dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, effectively destroying it. What was that bomb called?
Choices: August Storm; Flying Tiger; Little Boy; Torch
Answer: Little Boy
Category: history
Question: What term is generally used to describe the genocide of approximately six million European Jews during World War II?
Choices: Einsatzgruppen; the Holocaust; the Enigma; Death-camp
Answer: the Holocaust
Category: history
Question: According to statistics, approximately how many people lost their lives in World War II?
Choices: 52 million; 42 million; 72 million; 62 million
Answer: 62 million
Category: history
Question: One of the months of the year is named after this man.
Choices: Neither; Both; Alexander the Great; Julius Caesar
Answer: Julius Caesar
Category: history
Question: This man became the leader of his country at the age of 20.
Choices: Julius Caesar; Neither; Alexander the Great; Both
Answer: Alexander the Great
Category: history
Question: This man is famous for the quote, I came, I saw, I conquered.
Choices: Neither; Julius Caesar; Alexander the Great; Both
Answer: Julius Caesar
Category: history
Question: This man conquered modern day Afghanistan and modern day France.
Choices: Julius Caesar; Both; Alexander the Great; Neither
Answer: Neither
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Question: This man won battles in Greece, Africa, and the Middle East.
Choices: Alexander the Great; Neither; Both; Julius Caesar
Answer: Both
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Question: This man invaded modern day Great Britain.
Choices: Julius Caesar; Alexander the Great; Neither; Both
Answer: Julius Caesar
Category: history
Question: This mans name is linked to a common medical procedure.
Choices: Neither; Julius Caesar; Both; Alexander the Great
Answer: Julius Caesar
Category: history
Question: This mans biological son became famous after his death.
Choices: Both; Julius Caesar; Neither; Alexander the Great
Answer: Neither
Category: history
Question: This man visited the other mans tomb.
Choices: Alexander the Great; Neither; Both; Julius Caesar
Answer: Julius Caesar
Category: history
Question: This man was portrayed by British actor Rex Harrison in the1963 movie Cleopatra.
Choices: Alexander the Great; Both; Julius Caesar; Neither
Answer: Julius Caesar
Category: history
Question: What warrior king and his 300 Spartans held back the Persian army for two days in one of historys most heroic last stands?
Choices: Odysseus; Achilles; Leonidas; Xerxes
Answer: Leonidas
Category: history
Question: What Chinese warrior and strategist wrote The Art of War?
Choices: Sun Bin; Sun Tzu; Mao Zedong; Genghis Khan
Answer: Sun Tzu
Category: history
Question: It was in a dream before the Battle of Milvian Bridge that a vision of God appeared to this Roman warrior. The vision was followed by the words In this sign shall thou conquer.  What leader, after having a Christian monograph painted on the shields of his army, defeated Maxentius and reunited the Eastern and Western Roman Empire?
Choices: Constantine the Great; Marcus Aurelius; Alexander the Great; Emperor Licinius
Answer: Constantine the Great
Category: history
Question: What Soviet General and Hero of the Soviet Union led the Red Army during the Battle of Stalingrad and the Battle of Kursk?
Choices: Vasliy Blyukher; Field Marshall Von Manstein; Walther Model; Marshal Georgy Zhukov
Answer: Marshal Georgy Zhukov
Category: history
Question: One of historys most daring and able naval commanders, this admiral signaled his fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar by a flag that read England expects that every man will do his duty . What naval commander gave the supreme sacrifice at the Battle of Trafalgar while defeating the navies of the French and Spanish?
Choices: Horatio Nelson; Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington; John Paul Jones; James Wolfe
Answer: Horatio Nelson
Category: history
Question: He was the bravest and strongest Greek warrior in the Trojan War. He died when Apollo helped guide Pariss arrow to this warrior only vulnerable spot?
Choices: Patroclus; Agamemnon; Hector; Achilles
Answer: Achilles
Category: history
Question: Stormd at with shot and shell,
Choices: ldly they rode and well, ; to the jaws of Death,; to the mouth of Hell; de the six hundred.; e verse is taken from Alfred, Lord Tennysons The Charge of the Light Brigade. The poem; Lord Harlech; Major Richard Ormsby Gore; Captain Jenyns; Lord Cardigan
Answer: Lord Cardigan
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Question: Perhaps the greatest  warrior-king in Roman history, what warrior summed up his victory in these three words, Veni, Vidi, Vici. ?
Choices: Julius Caesar; Mark Anthony; Marcus Aurelius; Octavian
Answer: Julius Caesar
Category: history
Question: The US, Britain and Germany were the main belligerents at Normandy during WWII, but three other nations had troops there who fought in their own organized national units. Which of the following was NOT one of those three nations?
Choices: Canada; Poland; Japan; France
Answer: Japan
Category: history
Question: Mulberry was the code name for two artificial harbors built in sections and towed across the English Channel to provide a place for supplies to be landed at Normandy for the invading troops. They were very useful at first but their usefulness was greatly reduced after about two weeks when the following occurred.
Choices: The Allies captured the port at Brest and no longer needed the Mulberries.; A violent storm heavily damaged the Mulberries.; The wear and tear of constant use made the Mulberries deteriorate greatly.; The German air force successfully staged a massive bombing raid on the Mulberries.
Answer: A violent storm heavily damaged the Mulberries.
Category: history
Question: To aid the Normandy invasion Stalin, the Soviet leader, agreed to do the following.
Choices: Have his air force carry out numerous air attacks on targets in Germany during the Normandy invasion; Send Soviet troops to Britain to act as a reserve if needed; Launch an attack on the eastern front to keep the Germans from moving troops from the East to the western front; Release all prisoners from East European nations who wished to join the Allies at Normandy
Answer: Launch an attack on the eastern front to keep the Germans from moving troops from the East to the western front
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Question: During WWII, American troops assaulted two beaches at Normandy. Three other beaches with code names Gold, Sword and Juno were assaulted by troops who mostly came from these two nations.
Choices: France and Poland; Britain and France; Britain and Canada; Britain and Australia
Answer: Britain and Canada
Category: history
Question: Which American Indian tribe was predominantly located in North Georgia?
Choices: Iroquois; Creek; Cherokee; Seminal
Answer: Cherokee
Category: history
Question: Which U.S. state saw the bloodiest fighting of the Civil War?
Choices: Georgia; Tennessee; Virginia; Maryland
Answer: Virginia
Category: history
Question: From 1847 to 1923, there were eight U. S. Presidents hailing from this state.
Choices: Virginia; Ohio; New York; Maryland
Answer: Ohio
Category: history
Question: Benjamin Franklin was almost killed by electrocution.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: history
Question: Which German-American physicist is credited for advising U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt to start the development of an atomic bomb?
Choices: Albert Einstein; Benjamin Franklin; Osborne Reynolds; William Gilbert
Answer: Albert Einstein
Category: history
Question: The American Flag was raised on Mount Surabachi on Iwo Jima in 1944.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: history
Question: What U.S. President gave a speech beginning with the phrase Four score and seven years ago?
Choices: Ronald Reagan; Theodore Roosevelt; George Washington; Abraham Lincoln
Answer: Abraham Lincoln
Category: history
Question: Which of these is one of the reasons why the United States entered World War I?
Choices: Mexico attacked the United States.; France lost the war.; Germany tried to persuade Mexico to enter the war.; Germany asked the United States.
Answer: Germany tried to persuade Mexico to enter the war.
Category: history
Question: Under whose administration did the United States send large numbers of troops to Vietnam?
Choices: John Kennedy; Richard Nixon; Gerald Ford; Lyndon Johnson
Answer: Lyndon Johnson
Category: history
Question: In 221 BC Zheng of the Qin Dynasty defeated the last independent Chinese state, the State of Qi, and thus unified China. The same year he named himself Shi Huangdi, which means this.
Choices: The Conqueror; Mightiest One; First Emperor; The Unifier
Answer: First Emperor
Category: history
Question: The name of the first capital of the Empire, near which the tomb of the first Chinese emperor- Qin Shi Huang had been built.
Choices: Xianyang; Changan; Sui; Shaanxi
Answer: Xianyang
Category: history
Question: The Qin Dynasty was the first dynasty to embrace Confucianism.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: history
Question: This Silk Road  dynasty succeeded the Qin Dynasty.
Choices: Zhou Dynasty; Ming Dynasty; Sui Dynasty; Han Dynasty
Answer: Han Dynasty
Category: history
Question: On 18 June 618, Gaozu took the throne, established the Tang Dynasty and opened a new age of prosperity. During the Tang Dynasty, this religion became predominant in China.
Choices: Christianity; Hinduism; Islam; Buddhism
Answer: Buddhism
Category: history
Question: The Song Dynasty (960-1279) ruled over all of the territories of China.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: history
Question: The Yuan Dynasty was the first foreign dynasty to rule over all of China. It was officially established by this Mongolian ruler in 1271 and ruled over China until 1368.
Choices: Kublai Khan; Batu Khan; Genghis Khan; Ogedei Khan
Answer: Kublai Khan
Category: history
Question: The Ming Dynasty established the Forbidden City in Beijing. Do you know what ming means in Chinese?
Choices: bright; cruel; conqueror; builder
Answer: bright
Category: history
Question: The Forbidden City, lying at the center of Beijing, was the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Yellow was the symbol of the royal family so the roofs, the decorations and even the bricks on the ground in the Forbidden city are yellow. But there is one exception- the roof of the royal library. What color is it?
Choices: blue; black; white; red
Answer: black
Category: history
Question: The Qing Dynasty was the last  imperial dynasty of China. As a result of the 1911 revolution, a new Republic of China was established  and this is what happened to the last Chinese emperor, Hsuan Tung.
Choices: He was exiled; He abdicated; He was assassinated; He fled to England
Answer: He abdicated
Category: history
Question: Ulysses S. Grants wife, Julia Dent Grant, had a cousin who was a CSA General. What was his name?
Choices: Braxton Bragg; James Longstreet; Nathan Bedford Forrest; P.G.T. Beauregard
Answer: James Longstreet
Category: history
Question: Who gave the sermon at President Lincolns funeral?
Choices: Rev. J.C. Harrison; Bishop Cavenaugh; Dr. Phineas D. Gurley; Dr. John W. Cunningham
Answer: Dr. Phineas D. Gurley
Category: history
Question: The commander of the Unions 24th Massachusetts Colored Infantry was Colonel Robert Gould Shaw.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: history
Question: How long did the Battle of Gettysburg last?
Choices: 3 days; 2 days; 7 days; 4 days
Answer: 3 days
Category: history
Question: How many civilians were killed in the Battle of Gettysburg?
Choices: 3; 1; 2; 4
Answer: 1
Category: history
Question: What state has the most soldiers buried at the Gettysburg National Cemetery?
Choices: Michigan; Pennsylvania; New York; Massachusetts
Answer: New York
Category: history
Question: Steve Bochco had many successes on TV. However, this 1990 ABC police drama, that also featured the cast breaking out in song, was a failure.
Choices: Cop Rock; City Cop; Cop Song; A Policemans Day
Answer: Cop Rock
Category: history
Question: This 2003 movie won seven Razzies. It had an all-star cast that included Al Pacino, Lainie Kazan, Christopher Walken and a very hot couple. What is the name of this flop directed and written by Martin Brest?
Choices: Gigli; Shanghai Express; Town and Country; Shanghai Surprise
Answer: Gigli
Category: history
Question: In 1985 New Coke was introduced. For many reasons it  was a great flop and the company went back to regular coke. How was New Coke different from regular coke?
Choices: It was sweeter.; It had more lime and less lemon.; It had more caffeine.; It was enriched with vitamins A,C, and D.
Answer: It was sweeter.
Category: history
Question: Gary Marshall has had many big hits on TV and in the movies. However, in 1972 he directed and produced this big flop.
Choices: Convoy; Me and the Chimp; Hey Landlord; The Psycho Private
Answer: Me and the Chimp
Category: history
Question: This Broadway show with a book and lyrics by Ira Levin opened in 1965 after 11 previews and much rewriting. It starred Lesley Ann warren, Elliot Gould, Beth Howland, and Charles Durning. What was the name of this Victorian melodrama?
Choices: Sweeny Todd; Day In Day Out; The Adventures of Pluto Nash; Drat! The Cat!
Answer: Drat! The Cat!
Category: history
Question: It was a 1995 movie about a female pirate, played by Geena Davis, who races other pirates to find hidden  gold. It starred Frank Langella, Mathew Modine, Maury Chaykin and Stan Shaw.
Choices: Skull Island; Cutthroat Island; Pirate Survivors; Pirate Wars
Answer: Cutthroat Island
Category: history
Question: It could not miss. It was directed by the great Elaine May. It featured Charles Grodin, Isabelle Adjani, Tess Harper, Carol Kane, Jack Weston, and, oh yes, Dustin Hoffman and Warren Beatty. It was a total flop. What was the name of this comedy?
Choices: Shanghai Surprise; Big Town; Playing the Hilton; Ishtar
Answer: Ishtar
Category: history
Question: This movie was begun in 1998 but released in 2001. Its big all-star cast included Warren Beatty,  Diane Keaton, Charlton Heston, Gary Shandling, Andie MacDowell, Goldie Hawn and Jenna Elfman. It was  designed to be a simple romantic comedy about making lifes big  decisions. It is now considered to be one of the biggest movie flops.
Choices: The Postman; Ishtar; Heavens gate; Town and Country
Answer: Town and Country
Category: history
Question: Love Boat was a big TV hit, so a copy of it would be a big hit, too, right? This 1979 copy of Love Boat was to be based on the adventures, lives and loves of passengers on a train. What was the name of this nine-episode flop?
Choices: The Century Express; Super Train; The Big Train; Cross Country Express
Answer: Super Train
Category: history
Question: In 1983, Apple sold its famous Lisa computer. It featured the first Graphic User Interface(GUI), a processor that allowed multitasking, the first mouse, a 5 MHz processor (very fast for the time), and a  large memory. Which of these is not one of the reasons for which it was not a success?
Choices: NASA refused to buy it.; Steve Jobs was forced off the project.; It was too big and too bulky; It cost  over $9,900.
Answer: NASA refused to buy it.
Category: history
Question: This TV game show is regarded as one of the biggest flops in the history of television. It lasted for one episode. One of its titles was The Jackie Gleason Show. It featured Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, Arthur Treacher, Bobby Darin, Pat Carrol and Mickey Rooney. What was the premise of the show?
Choices: Three guest stars tried to figure out what a series of paintings was about .; Four guest stars tried to decipher the name of a famous person from a series of  doodles.; Three guest stars tried to determine a contestants job from a series of photos.; Four guests stuck their heads into holes in a large piece of cardboard. The guest stars tried  to guess what the picture was about.
Answer: Four guests stuck their heads into holes in a large piece of cardboard. The guest stars tried  to guess what the picture was about.
Category: history
Question: What was the most contested (captured, recaptured) town in the U.S. Civil War?
Choices: Bethesda; Richmond; Winchester; Hampton Roads
Answer: Winchester
Category: history
Question: Where did General Shermans March to the Sea begin and end?
Choices: Atlanta to Savannah; Richmond to Savannah; Richmond to New Orleans; Charlotte to Savannah
Answer: Atlanta to Savannah
Category: history
Question: What was the first state to secede from the Union?
Choices: Virginia; South Carolina; Georgia; North Carolina
Answer: South Carolina
Category: history
Question: What was U.S. Grant doing at the outbreak of the Civil War?
Choices: None of these; Working in the family business; Had a command out West; Going to West Point
Answer: Working in the family business
Category: history
Question: What was the last state to secede from the Union?
Choices: Tennessee; Louisiana; Arkansas; Texas
Answer: Tennessee
Category: history
Question: How many Union soldiers were killed during the bombardment of Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor?
Choices: 1; 4; 2; None
Answer: None