kth8/OpenTriviaQA huggingface dataset:
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Question: Dr. Mary Edwards Walker was the first American women to be awarded what?
Choices: The Congressional Medal of Honor; The Nobel Peace Prize; The Pulitzer Prize; The Nobel Prize in Medicine
Answer: The Congressional Medal of Honor
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Question: Which is the most recent volcano formed in the Western Hemisphere ?
Choices: Mayon; Paricutin; Yerupaja; Guallatiri
Answer: Paricutin
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Question: Plato won it twice.  Aristotle, Socrates and Alexander the Great are all said to have been keen observers of it.  Dioxippus was probably the most famous winner of it.  What does this question refer to?
Choices: A martial art championship; A literary award; A poetry contest; A debate championship
Answer: A martial art championship
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Question: Former Emperor of Japan, Hirohito, was considered an expert in which of these subjects?
Choices: Poetry; Marine biology; Astronomy; Linguistics
Answer: Marine biology
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Question: Who wrote the poem, In The Naked Bed, In Platos Cave
Choices: Delmore Schwartz; Allen Ginsberg; Thilios Parmedes; Langston Hughes
Answer: Delmore Schwartz
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Question: What is an ordinal number?
Choices: A number that shows order; A number involving i; A number that shows the number of elements in a set; A number that is less than zero
Answer: A number that shows order
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Question: It is the 1954 Cotton Bowl between Rice and Alabama.  Rices All-American running back, Dicky Moegle, is leading his team to a crushing of the Bart Starr led Alabama team.  On one run, he was stopped on his own 35 yard line, where he was tackled.  The referee blew his whistle and awarded a touchdown.  Why ?
Choices: He ran the wrong way; The referee made a mistake on a penalty; He flipped the ball to another player who scored; He was tackled by Tommy Lewis
Answer: He was tackled by Tommy Lewis
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Question: Who lost the Battle of Marathon?
Choices: Xerces I; Darius I; Cyrus I; Parimedes
Answer: Darius I
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Question: Historians often attribute Napoleons defeat at Waterloo to which of these reasons?
Choices: Napoleon had hemorrhoids; All of these reasons; Wellington took a big risk and it paid off; Marshall Ney had special ties to Wellington and intentionally did not turn Wellingtons right flank
Answer: All of these reasons
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Question: In Michael Curtizs movie, Casablanca, where were the visas to Portugal hidden ?
Choices: In Ricks file cabinet; At the Airport; In Ricks white dinner jacket; In Sams piano
Answer: In Sams piano
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Question: Which of these is a major difference between New World monkeys (Platyrrhines) and Old World Monkeys (Cercopithecidae)?
Choices: New World Monkeys can hang by their tail; Old world monkeys lack sitting pads.; Old World Monkeys have canines that can chew meat; New World monkeys can not walk on two legs
Answer: New World Monkeys can hang by their tail
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Question: Francis Galton, half-cousin of Charles Darwin is credited with doing what, to tremendously help law enforcement agencies?
Choices: Using his knowledge of insects to tell times of death; Aiding in the capture of top British criminals; Being the first to use fingerprint  identification; Developing the earliest form of DNA testing
Answer: Being the first to use fingerprint  identification
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Question: Why was the battle of Huai-Hai so important in world history?
Choices: It was the  battle that gave control of China to the Mongols; It was the final battle that drove Japan out of China in WWII; It was the last major battle between Chinese Communists and Chinese Nationalists; It was the last major Chinese-aided attack of the Vietnam War
Answer: It was the last major battle between Chinese Communists and Chinese Nationalists
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Question: Towards the beginning of the new millennium, who was the oldest person elected US President?
Choices: Reagan; John Adams; G. Herbert Bush; William H. Taft
Answer: Reagan
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Question: The famous Statue of Liberty lies between New York and New Jersey.  Another, much smaller Statue of Liberty of the same shape is located where?
Choices: England; Paris; Canada; Union of South Africa
Answer: Paris
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Question: Which if these most accurately describes the difference between the words farther and further?
Choices: Farther means more far and further means more to the fore.; Farther represents a greater distance than further.; There are no differences in use; Farther is used when a known direction is involved; further is in more general.
Answer: Farther means more far and further means more to the fore.
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Question: Prior to his rise to power in Spain, what was Francos job?
Choices: He was an Associate Professor at Spains College for Infantry Officers; He was in charge of Spains military bases in Morocco; He was in charge of the last Cavalry division in the history of the Spanish Army; He was in charge of the Quartermaster Corps of the Spanish Army
Answer: He was in charge of Spains military bases in Morocco
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Question: The story of Atlantis dates all the way back to ancient Egypt. The story was first written down by the traveller Solon. But who wrote the only remaining story of the lost continent Atlantis?
Choices: Aristotle; Plato; Christopher Columbus; Socrates
Answer: Plato
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Question: Many sailors have seen the Flying Dutchman, a ship doomed to roam the seas forever. Where did the Flying Dutchman reportedly disappear?
Choices: Cape of Good Hope; The East Indies; The North Sea; The Atlantic Ocean
Answer: Cape of Good Hope
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Question: On May 28, 1875, 50 students from the Vicksburg High School heard a lady in distress screaming; Help me in the name of God, the men are hurting me. Since then, hundreds of people have reported hearing the same voice. With which event is this ghostly voice associated?
Choices: Indian retaliation for the desagration of an Ancient burial ground; The fall of Vicksburgh during the Civil War; The vanishing of  a riverboat; A student prank
Answer: The vanishing of  a riverboat
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Question: The Lutz family - famous as the occupants of the infamous Amityville house - told their story to the writer Jay Anson, who turned it into a best-selling book. Later, a movie was made based on the supposed events that took place in this house. James Brolin played the role of the surveyour George Lutz. He became convinced that the film was jinxed. Did he experience his first haunting experience on the film set?
Choices: Yes; No
Answer: No
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Question: After the battle of Waterloo, General Ney of the French army received a death sentence and was reportedly executed by firing squad on December 7th, 1815. However a gentleman called Peter Ney, who died in the year 1846, claimed to be the General.  It was never proven that he actually was the General. However, many things point towards the truth of his claim. Which of thes is not one of them?
Choices: On the boat to the US he was spotted and recognized by a former soldier under his command; When he arrived in the US - safe from prosecution - he identified himself as the General, but he was not believed; A famous New York handwriting specialist identified his writing as that of the general; He had surprising knowledge of the family background and the military
Answer: When he arrived in the US - safe from prosecution - he identified himself as the General, but he was not believed
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Question: This place is haunted by a man,who was brutally murdered. During his lifetime he reportedly participated in seances to contact his dead son, William. The Dutch Queen Wilhelmina encountered this person in the middle of the night, when she was staying at what place?
Choices: The Tower of London; The White House; Edinburgh Castle; Ewloe Castle
Answer: The White House
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Question: This entity has been haunting the same area for over 260 years. In this period it has been witnessed 2,000 times. One of the famous eye witnesses - former Spanish King Joseph Bonaparte - saw this flying creature while out hunting. One popular theory is that the creature is the very essence of evil, embodied. What is the name of this creature?
Choices: Jersey Devil; Owlman; Mothman; Chupacabra
Answer: Jersey Devil
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Question: Tower Green - part of the Tower of London complex - is frequented by the ghost of Lady Salisbury. According to witnesses the last moments of her life are re-enacted in this part of the infamous Tower where she met her doom. How did lady Salisbury die?
Choices: She climbed up  jumped from the Tower; She was murdered by rebels; She was axed to death; She was executed by beheading
Answer: She was axed to death
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Question: Every year in Yatesville, Georgia there is a celebration of chitlins, called the Chitlin Hoedown.  What exactly are chitlins?
Choices: Bull testicles; Sheep eyes; Cow brains; Pigs intestines
Answer: Pigs intestines
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Question: Elvis Presley, often referred to as the King of Rock and Roll, was born in which southern state?
Choices: Mississippi; Alabama; Tennessee; North Carolina
Answer: Mississippi
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Question: This country music singer known for his songs about family and religion, had his most success with song writing.  Writing songs such as Forever and Ever Amen by Randy Travis, When You Say Nothing At All by Keith Whitley and Love Can Build a Bridge by the Judds.  Who is this singer/songwriter?
Choices: Paul Overstreet; Mark Chestnutt; Alan Jackson; George Strait
Answer: Paul Overstreet
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Question: In 1897, American scientist John Jacob Abel was able to isolate which of the following?
Choices: cocaine; adrenaline; ACTH; human growth hormone
Answer: adrenaline
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Question: Approximately how much whole milk does it take to make one gallon of ice cream?
Choices: 10 pounds; 21.2 pounds; 4.5 pounds; 12 pounds
Answer: 12 pounds
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Question: Which blood constituent is involved in the formation of blood clots but has a shelf-life of only 5 days?
Choices: platelets; red blood cells; plasma; white blood cells
Answer: platelets
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Question: Who was originally selected to play Leo Bloom in the 1968 comedy film The Producers written by Mel Brooks?
Choices: Zero Mostel; Dustin Hoffman; Jimmy Broderick; Luther Adler
Answer: Dustin Hoffman
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Question: Rudolph Walter Wanderone Jr. was a famous player in what sport?
Choices: thoroughbred racing; professional wrestling; pool; football
Answer: pool
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Question: In what year did the Catholic Church split with the Orthodox Church?
Choices: 1645; 1054; 33; 1491
Answer: 1054
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Question: The line There is no Y in Egypt comes from which movie?
Choices: Five Graves to Cairo; The Desert Fox; Casablanca; The Battle of El Alamein
Answer: Five Graves to Cairo
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Question: This American actor appeared in the first X-Rated movie to be nominated for an Academy Award. His  brother wrote the songs Wild Thing and Angel of the Morning. Two of his children are actors. Who is he?
Choices: Robert Duval; John Ford Coley; Dustin Hoffman; Jon Voight
Answer: Jon Voight
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Question: This TV series, which aired in 1982-1983, starred Sarah Jessica Parker, Jami Gertz, Tracy Nelson, and Amy Linker.
Choices: Mr. Novak; Square Pegs; Room 222; Welcome Back, Kotter
Answer: Square Pegs
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Question: Alexander Reid, a famous Scottish art dealer, lived with the Van Gogh brothers for over a year and was given two original Van Goghs as a farewell gift. He quickly sold both of them for five pounds. Why?
Choices: His father thought they were terrible; They were drawings not paintings; He thought they were terrible; They were actually painted by Theo not by Vincent
Answer: His father thought they were terrible
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Question: The Five Positions, which are the basis of ballet, as well as the starting and ending points for ballet movements, were finally established by Pierre Rameau in what year?
Choices: 1800; 1589; 1725; 1900
Answer: 1725
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Question: This tragedy, written by  Shakespeare, is often referred to as The Scottish Play by actors, as it was believed that using its actual name in theatre would bring bad luck.
Choices: Hamlet; The Merry Wives of Windsor; Macbeth; Othello
Answer: Macbeth
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Question: An early version of this instrument was invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori of Florence, who was employed by the Medici family.
Choices: The piano; The crane; The steam drill; The plow
Answer: The piano
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Question: The Potemkin Villages were fake settlements, erected at the direction of Russian minister Grigori Potemkin, to impress which monarch?
Choices: Louis XIV; Peter the Great; Louis XVI; Catherine the Great
Answer: Catherine the Great
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Question: In 1952, this Republican Senator was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, for his service as an aerial photographer and tail gunner during World War II.
Choices: Joseph McCarthy; Lyndon Johnson; Robert Taft; James Watson
Answer: Joseph McCarthy
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Question: This ritual is part of the traditions and culture of the Minoan civilization, discovered by archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans.
Choices: Fire-dancing; Cockfighting; Bull-leaping; None of these
Answer: Bull-leaping
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Question: The term Jomon refers to a historical period in the development of which country?
Choices: Greece; Brazil; Egypt; Japan
Answer: Japan
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Question: Which of these statements about Albert Einstein is not true?
Choices: He was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics; He formulated the theory of relativity; He took Swiss citizenship in 1901; He wrote the Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
Answer: He wrote the Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
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Question: The word algorism, which comes from the name of Persian mathematician al-Khwarizmi, refers to which of these?
Choices: A binary numeral system where two successive values differ in only one digit; None of these; The rules of performing arithmetic using the decimal system for representing numbers; A numeral system that uses the digits 0 to 7
Answer: The rules of performing arithmetic using the decimal system for representing numbers
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Question: The Hebrew word kosher , often translated as clean, refers to what kind of food?
Choices: That contains no red meat; That has been blessed before processing; That is fit for consumption according to the Books of Leviticus; That contains no pork products
Answer: That is fit for consumption according to the Books of Leviticus
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Question: Sunset Boulevard is perhaps one of the greatest movies made about the movies.  It stars a very young handsome William Holden and the one and only Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond, a reclusive enigmatic silent film star.  It also starred a famous director of the silent era, who played her butler/ex-husband.  Can you pick him from the list?
Choices: Fritz Lang; Erich von Stroheim; Desmond Taylor; D. W. Griffith
Answer: Erich von Stroheim
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Question: In 1963, Frederico Fellini made a classic film about a harried movie director who had lost his inspiration.  Can you name it?
Choices: le Dolce Vita; La Strada; Blow Up; 8 1/2
Answer: 8 1/2
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Question: The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) had an all star cast by an all star director, Vincente Minelli.  It was nominated for six Oscars, but only one of the actors won.  Can pick the name of the actor and the category they won for?
Choices: Gloria Grahame, Best Actress in a Supporting Role; Gilbert Roland, Best Actor in a Supporting Role; Vincente Minelli, Best Director; Kirk Douglas, Best Actor in a Leading Role
Answer: Gloria Grahame, Best Actress in a Supporting Role
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Question: For the 1954 rendition of A Star is Born, both James Mason and Judy Garland were nominated for Oscars in the tops spots â Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Actress in a Leading Role.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Hailed as a trash masterpiece and directed by Vincente Minelli, Two Weeks In Another Town is the story about how hard it is to make quality films in Hollywood.  Who played the main character, Jack Andrus?
Choices: Edward G. Robinson; Barry Sullivan; Dick Powell; Kirk Douglas
Answer: Kirk Douglas
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Question: This film written and directed by Preston Sturgess deals with a director of escapist films, who goes looking for escape.
Choices: My Travels with Charley; The Day of the Locusts; A Place in the Sun; Sullivans Travels
Answer: Sullivans Travels
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Question: Which ancient language is often referred to as the the mother of all languages?
Choices: Sanskrit; Tamil; Latin; Hebrew
Answer: Sanskrit
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Question: Which of these commercial organisations was founded in 1947?
Choices: Microsoft; Indian Railways; Intel; China Petroleum
Answer: Indian Railways
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Question: In which European city is the headquarters of Interpol located?
Choices: Geneva; London; Lyon; Paris
Answer: Lyon
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Question: In which layer of the atmosphere do artificial satellites operate?
Choices: Medium Earth Orbit; Elliptic Orbit; Low Earth Orbit; High Earth Orbit
Answer: Low Earth Orbit
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Question: Which of the following languages is not an official language of the United Nations?
Choices: Chinese; Spanish; German; Russian
Answer: German
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Question: What does the term Fourth Estate refer to?
Choices: Judiciary; Backward country; Parliament; Press
Answer: Press
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Question: How long does it take for moonlight to reach the Earth?
Choices: About 8 minutes; About 3 minutes; Less than 3 seconds; About 30 seconds
Answer: Less than 3 seconds
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Question: Who was Lydia Litvyak?
Choices: The top female fighter ace of World War II; The first female to get an engineering degree in the USA; The first Polish woman chief of state; The inventor of the silicon chip
Answer: The top female fighter ace of World War II
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Question: Who was Leonardo da Vincis art teacher?
Choices: Fra Luca Paccioli; Titian; Andrea del Verrocchio; Giotto di Bondone
Answer: Andrea del Verrocchio
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Question: Who is widely regarded as the father of British Secret Service?
Choices: Sir Richard Burton; Christopher Marlowe; Daniel Defoe; Edward Ames, Duke of Harrington
Answer: Daniel Defoe
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Question: He was first sail the length of the Amazon River and it was on this voyage that the Amazon got its name.
Choices: Francisco de Orellana; Pascal; Francisco Pizarro; de Gassett
Answer: Francisco de Orellana
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Question: He invented the idea of an ATM in the late 1930s and persuaded what is now Citicorp to give it a trial.
Choices: Luther George Simjian; James Goodfellow; Allen Bred; John Shepherd-Barron
Answer: Luther George Simjian
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Question: On January 15, 1919, 21 Bostonians drowned but no water was involved.  How can this be explained?
Choices: They had influenza so their lungs filled with fluids, drowning them; They drowned as actors in a play about the Titanic; They drowned in molasses; They were drowned in beer
Answer: They drowned in molasses
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Question: Where is a day longer than a year?
Choices: On Mercury; At the North and South Poles; On Mars; On Pluto
Answer: On Mercury
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Question: It can reach an age far greater than that of any other living thing known - up to nearly 5,000 years.
Choices: The Sequoia; Redwood; Western Mushroom; Bristlecone Pine
Answer: Bristlecone Pine
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Question: Carlton Magee invented this often-hated device.
Choices: The police siren; The parking meter; The income tax short form; The traffic light
Answer: The parking meter
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Question: Which continent is the island of Madagascar part of?
Choices: South America; Asia; Australia; Africa
Answer: Africa
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Question: In April 2009, Gjorge Ivanov was elected the 4th President of  what country?
Choices: Republic of Macedonia; Republic of Lithuania; Republic of the Marshall Islands; Republic of Palau
Answer: Republic of Macedonia
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Question: In what US city is the Lincoln Memorial located?
Choices: Wilmington, DE; New York, NY; Washington, DC; Louisville, Kentucky
Answer: Washington, DC
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Question: Which brand of paper is the The Quilted Quicker Picker-upper?
Choices: Bounty; Sparkle; Scotts; Browny
Answer: Bounty
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Question: On which continent is the geographic region of Central America located?
Choices: Central America; North America; South America; All of these
Answer: North America
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Question: What day marks the start of Easter fasting in Eastern Christianity?
Choices: Clean Monday; Good Friday; Palm Sunday; Lazarus Saturday
Answer: Clean Monday
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Question: What is a gadwall?
Choices: A submarine; A duck; A cannon; A firewall
Answer: A duck
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Question: What artist wrote and performed the song Tears in Heaven?
Choices: Eric Clapton; Billie Holiday; Duke Ellington; Billy Joel
Answer: Eric Clapton
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Question: This play was written by Shakespeare on the request of Queen Elizabeth I.
Choices: Much Ado About Nothing; The Tempest; Henry VIII; The Merry Wives of Windsor
Answer: The Merry Wives of Windsor
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Question: This was the first  TV show to demand and get $1 million per minute for ads.
Choices: Seinfeld; Everyone Loves Raymond; Frasier; Saturday Night Live
Answer: Seinfeld
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Question: German, Italian, French this language, are all official languages of Switzerland.
Choices: Catalan; Romansh; Flemish; Suomi
Answer: Romansh
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Question: It can be shown that this President is related, either by blood or by marriage, to eleven other Presidents.
Choices: Franklin D. Roosevelt; Benjamin Harrison; James Madison; Teddy Roosevelt
Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Question: This battle represented the farthest Westward advance into Central Europe of the Ottoman Empire.
Choices: The Conquest of Vlad, 1529; The Battle of Greece, 1529; The Battle of Belgrade, 1529; The Siege of Vienna, 1529
Answer: The Siege of Vienna, 1529
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Question: During this year, the USA had three different Presidents.
Choices: 1841; 1864; 1844; 1973
Answer: 1841
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Question: Which of these words means attracting by false, flashy, or tacky charms.
Choices: meretricious; faletricious; abstemious; lucretius
Answer: meretricious
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Question: He was the founder of the Red Army, as well as a founding member of the Politburo.
Choices: Trotsky; Kerensky; Potemkin; Lenin
Answer: Trotsky
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Question: Which one of the following is often referred to as The Godfather of Hip Hop?
Choices: Grandmaster Funk; Kool DJ Herc; Robinata Troop; U-Roy
Answer: Kool DJ Herc
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Question: Why was Nicolas Appert vital in the success of Napoleon?
Choices: He became Field Marshall Ney, head of the Cavalry; He was Napoleons top spy; He was responsible for Napoleons favorite horse; He was one of Napoleons cooks
Answer: He was one of Napoleons cooks
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Question: According to the Bible, the very first Rebecca was married to whom?
Choices: Jacob; Issac; Abraham; Abel
Answer: Issac
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Question: Rebecca Romijn played Rogue in the X-Men trilogy.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: Who played the role of Rebecca Howe on the TV show Cheers?
Choices: Kirstie Alley; Rhea Perlman; Shelley Long; Bebe Neuwirth
Answer: Kirstie Alley
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Question: The character Rebecca Donaldson on the TV show Full House was meant to be a love interest for Danny Tanner but because of her popularity she became Jesse Katsopolis love interest.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: In which movie does Rebecca De Mornay play a nanny who tries to steal another womans family?
Choices: Backdraft; The Hand That Rocks the Cradle; Never Talk to Strangers; Risky Business
Answer: The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
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Question: When actress Rebecca Schaeffer was murdered by a stalker on July 18, 1989 she had been starring in what TV sitcom?
Choices: Murphy Brown; My Sister Sam; Major Dad; My Two Dads
Answer: My Sister Sam
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Question: Many years before trivia, during the Devonian period, when trees and forests began to appear for the first time,  there were two types of fish: fish with ray fins and fish with lobe fins.  Which type were able to make their way onto the land and breath air?
Choices: Neither; Both; Ray finned fish; Lobe finned fish
Answer: Lobe finned fish
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Question: Why was there a mutiny on the Russian ship, The Potemkin?
Choices: The sailors favored the Communists over the Tsar; The meat was not good; The sailors wanted to help put out a fire in town and the captain refused to let them; The sailors were paid a very low wage
Answer: The meat was not good
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Question: When was the first major use of tanks in a battle?
Choices: World War I - Nov 20, 1914; World War II - 1941; World War I - Nov 20, 1917; World War I - Nov 20, 1918
Answer: World War I - Nov 20, 1917
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Question: RenÃ© ThÃ©ophile Hyacinthe LaÃ«nnec (1781-1826) invented this important item, still in use today.
Choices: The dental drill; The safety pin; The stethoscope; The chalkboard
Answer: The stethoscope
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Question: Of all the symphonies regularly performed, which is the longest?
Choices: Stravinskys #14 in B sharp major; Hayden Symphony #78 in C major; Mahlers Symphony #3 in D minor; Beethovens #9 in G minor
Answer: Mahlers Symphony #3 in D minor
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Question: During this battle, which took place towards the end of the American Revolutionary War, Lincoln had to surrender along with 3000 troops.
Choices: Stroudsburg; Valley Forge; Baltimore; Charleston
Answer: Charleston
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Question: What does Greshams Law state?
Choices: Stock prices lower when unemployment reaches over 6%; Bad money drives good money out of circulation; Every 2% increase in supply lowers demand by 1%; The first hot dog you eat is always better than the second
Answer: Bad money drives good money out of circulation
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Question: In The Office, what alias does Michael Scott often use?
Choices: Art Van der Lay; David Wallace; Michael Scarn; Sara Tesasdale
Answer: Michael Scarn
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Question: Which list of ranks is in proper order for the US Army?
Choices: private-corporal-sergeant-major-captain-colonel; private-corporal-sergeant-lieutenant-major-colonel-general; private-corporal-lieutenant-sergeant-captain-major-general; private-corporal-sergeant-captain-colonel-major
Answer: private-corporal-sergeant-lieutenant-major-colonel-general
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Question: What is the English translation of the name of the most famous book written by Nostradamus?
Choices: The Future; Prophecies Gleaned from the Bible; Centuries; The Next Coming
Answer: Centuries
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Question: Tales of horror first began as an oral tradition - stories told around the hearth. In the story of Beowulf, this vaguely human character is the descendant of the first murderer, Cain. At one point in the story, he kills and eats HroÃ°gars warriors while they sleep.
Choices: Hogwart; Grendel; Pantagruel; Gargantua
Answer: Grendel
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Question: With witches, ghosts, and murder this play by Shakespeare has nearly all the elements of horror fiction.  First performed around 1606, it is called simply The Scottish Play by many actors who consider calling the play by its real title bad luck.
Choices: Macbeth; King Lear; The Merchant of Venice; The Tempest
Answer: Macbeth
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Question: Two landmark works of horror released in the 19th century were Frankenstein (1818) by Mary Shelley and Dracula (1897) by this Irish author.
Choices: Bram Stoker; W. H. Auden; Lord Byron; Robert Louis Stevenson
Answer: Bram Stoker
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Question: The 19th century saw the rise of the ghost story among acclaimed Victorian authors. Which of the following cannot be considered a work of supernatural fiction?
Choices: The Turn of the Screw by Henry James; The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde; A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens; The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray
Answer: The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray
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Question: Beginning in the 1970s, author Stephen King re-popularized the horror novel. Which of the following novels was NOT written by King?
Choices: Carrie; Hideaway; Salems Lot; The Dead Zone
Answer: Hideaway
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Question: The horror explosion of the 1970s resulted in the infiltration of horror themes in popular music. Which band released the albums Paranoid, Master of Reality, Heaven  Hell, We Sold Our Souls for Rock  Roll, Live Evil, and Sabotage?
Choices: Black Sabbath; KISS; Iron Maiden; Alice Cooper
Answer: Black Sabbath
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Question: By the mid-1990s, horror movies were in dire need of something new. The standard formulas were becoming tired and old. One of the most successful films of this period, Scream (1996), was basically tongue-in-cheek and poked fun at the now cliche horror film genre. Which actress did NOT appear in Scream?
Choices: Neve Campbell; Sarah Michelle Gellar; Drew Barrymore; Courteney Cox
Answer: Sarah Michelle Gellar
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Question: In the Harry Potter series, what are the Dark Lords henchmen known as?
Choices: Deathbringers; DA; Order of the Phoenix; Deatheaters
Answer: Deatheaters
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Question: In The Lord of the Rings, what are the Dark Lord Saurons chief henchmen called?
Choices: Dragons; Nazgul; Balrogs; Orcs
Answer: Nazgul
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Question: Which of the following henchmen was the only one to appear in more than one James Bond movie?
Choices: Oddjob; Jaws; Pusssy Galore; Goldfinger
Answer: Jaws
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Question: In the Mario video game series, Marios arch enemy, Bowser, uses what reptilian creatures as his chief henchmen?
Choices: Snakes; Goombas; Raptors; Koopatroopas
Answer: Koopatroopas
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Question: What are the henchmen and secret police of the White Witch in the Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe?
Choices: Wolves; Dwarfs; Minotaurs; Gnomes
Answer: Wolves
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Question: During the Roman Empire, the Praetorians were the select few men who secretly carried out the desires of the emperor.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: In Bram Stokers horror novel, vampires are the henchmen of this Count.
Choices: Vlad; Dracula; Van Helsing; Frankenstein
Answer: Dracula
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Question: On August 20, 1968 five members of the Warsaw Pact invaded this country to quell the new reforms put in place by this countrys new leader. In what country did Alexander Dubcek try to bring freedom of the press and rights for workers?
Choices: Hungary; Ukraine; Poland; Czechoslovakia
Answer: Czechoslovakia
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Question: What Beatles single, that ran seven minutes, was the first to be released on the Beatles new Apple label?
Choices: Let It Be; Hey, Jude; Revolution; The Long and Winding Road
Answer: Hey, Jude
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Question: When Anti-war protesters, socialists and Yippes (Youth International Party ) descended on the 1968 Democratic National Convention, the mayor of this city responded by using 12,000
Choices: Richard Daley; Jerry Brown; Nelson Rockafeller; John Lindsay
Answer: Richard Daley
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Question: It was after winning the California Democratic Primary that Robert Kennedy was shot at the Ambassador Hotel when he walked into a service area to greet supporters. Who was convicted for the assassination of Robert Kennedy?
Choices: Jack Ruby; Lee Harvey Oswald; Sirhan Sirhan; James Earl Ray
Answer: Sirhan Sirhan
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Question: What is the name of Hermones cat in the Harry Potter series?
Choices: Kittywizardodopolis; Dumbledore; Crookshanks; Squeaks
Answer: Crookshanks
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Question: The two female cats that share Joe Greys talents at sleuthing are Dulce and this cat.
Choices: Lovelylace; Kit; Kaboodle; Amelia
Answer: Kit
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Question: Who is the father of the fictional black cat Midnight Louie?
Choices: Louie Temple Barr; Louis the LVII; Noontime Louie; Three OClock Louie
Answer: Three OClock Louie
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Question: Which cat is the co-author of Rita Mae Browns Mrs. Murphy series?
Choices: Cleopatra; Sneaky Pie Brown; Little Guy; Mrs. Calabash
Answer: Sneaky Pie Brown
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Question: What was the name of Alices cat in Alice in Wonderland?
Choices: Cheshire; Dinah; Dapple-Kit; Rumpleteaser
Answer: Dinah
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Question: Who is the hapless kitty villain who is constantly being outwitted by the little bird Tweety Pie?
Choices: Sylvester; Tom; Wil E. Cat; Garfield
Answer: Sylvester
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Question: What was the name of the cat in Edgar Allen Poes short story The Black Cat?
Choices: Midnight; Neptune; Blackie; Pluto
Answer: Pluto
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Question: Who is Mrs. Murphys best friend in the Rita Mae Brown series?
Choices: Puce; Pinky; Kahula; Tucker Tee
Answer: Tucker Tee
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Question: What was the name of the First Cat in the Clinton Whitehouse?
Choices: Alphie; Monica; Socks; Scallops
Answer: Socks
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Question: What is known as the Vienna Hour in a traditional Sicilian wedding reception?
Choices: Desert course; Giving toasts; Giving wedding gifts; Cocktail serving
Answer: Desert course
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Question: In this country, friends of the newly weds will do anything to make the first night as hard as possible.
Choices: Poland; Germany; China; Norway
Answer: Germany
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Question: The last dance at wedding receptions in Poland is Pani Mloda, also know as this dance.
Choices: Jolly; Groom; Money; Funny
Answer: Money
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Question: Sangria is a drink, traditionally served at Mexican weddings. Sangria contains all these ingredients, except one.
Choices: Fruit juice; Tequila; Brandy; Wine
Answer: Tequila
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Question: Ceilidh, pronounced /KAY lee/, is a traditional wedding dance in this country.
Choices: Scotland; Argentina; Spain; Hungary
Answer: Scotland
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Question: At wedding ceremonies in China, both the bride and the groom are dressed in this color.
Choices: Blue; Silver; Yellow; Red
Answer: Red
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Question: At wedding ceremonies in Iran, this object is placed between two candelabras on a spread, to represent  the brightly future of the couple.
Choices: Silver plate; Mirror; Lamp; Diamond ring
Answer: Mirror
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Question: In this country, wearing orange blossoms on your wedding day is a symbol of virginity.
Choices: France; Turkey; Greece; Holland
Answer: France
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Question: The term Honeymoon originates from the times when a man and a woman remained in hiding for certain cycles of the moon and did this.
Choices: Ate honeydew melons; Chased honey bees; Drank honey wine; Ate honey
Answer: Drank honey wine
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Question: Algonquin wedding feasts include many traditional American Indian foods, as well as this type of meat.
Choices: Pork; Hare; Horse; Deer
Answer: Deer
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Question: The number one girls name of 2006, Emily, means what?
Choices: Princess; Flower; Wealthy; Industrious
Answer: Industrious
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Question: Jacob, the most popular boys name of 2006, means one who fishes.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: This name, most popular in the 80s and 90s, means wealth, but also clairvoyance or foresight.
Choices: Miranda; Sarah; Jessica; Kristen
Answer: Jessica
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Question: What does the name Zachary mean?
Choices: Gods servant; Gift from God; God has remembered; Warlike
Answer: God has remembered
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Question: The name Ethan was the fourth most popular baby name of 2006, and means what?
Choices: Shepherd; Strong, optimistic; Intelligent, wise; Of the forest
Answer: Strong, optimistic
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Question: Hannah means grace and charm.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: This name is of German origin and means protection.
Choices: Robert; George; William; Richard
Answer: William
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Question: This was the ninth most popular 2006 male baby name. Its origin is not exactly known, but it does come from a Roman family name and it has been suggested that is was derived from the Greek word for flower.
Choices: Anthony; Michael; Thomas; Carlos
Answer: Anthony
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Question: What does the e.e. in the name, e.e. cummings stand for?
Choices: Edward Estlin; Edar Eastwood; Edward Elgar; Edgar Edward
Answer: Edward Estlin
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Question: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1972, that capital punishment was unconstitutional.  What was the name of the case?
Choices: Hammer v. Illinois; Gregg v. Georgia; Dagenhart v. Texas; Furman  v. Florida
Answer: Gregg v. Georgia
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Question: Which of these most accurately describes the school of Thomism?
Choices: The attempt to unify protestantism and Catholicism; The attempt to unify Aristotles ideas with those of the Bible; The attempt to unify Newtons mechanics and quantum mechanics; The attempt to unify quantum mechanics and general relativity
Answer: The attempt to unify Aristotles ideas with those of the Bible
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Question: Which of these is a genuine mathematical principle?
Choices: The Pigeon Hole Principle; The Inner Calculus Principle; The Second Integral Theorem; The Continuum Principle
Answer: The Pigeon Hole Principle
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Question: Which of these words means  gloomy, dark, sadly dim?
Choices: insouciant; qutianous; prolix; tenebrous
Answer: tenebrous
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Question: People suffering from graphophobia are afraid of what?
Choices: Hair; Speaking; Animals; Writing
Answer: Writing
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Question: The fear of women is called hierophobia.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: What term stands for the excessive fear of snakes?
Choices: Arachnophobia; Agoraphobia; Ophidiophobia; Novercaphobia
Answer: Ophidiophobia
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Question: Thanatophobia is a condition, characterized by an abnormal fear of what?
Choices: Death; Needles; Dogs; Insects
Answer: Death
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Question: What medical term defines the fear of eating?
Choices: Phagophobia; Mastophobia; Foodophobia; Emetophobia
Answer: Phagophobia
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Question: A person who is excessively afraid of getting married suffers from what phobia?
Choices: Wedophobia; Entomophobia; Acrophobia; Gamophobia
Answer: Gamophobia
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Question: Belonephobia is the irrational fear of needles.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: The fear of high objects, drafts, and air-swallowing is known as rhodophobia.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: Acrophobia is a term, defined as an excessive fear of what?
Choices: Heights; Travel; Water; Light
Answer: Heights
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Question: This medical term is defined as the abnormal fear of darkness, and commonly experienced by children.
Choices: Cynophobia; Nightophobia; Zoophobia; Nyctophobia
Answer: Nyctophobia
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Question: Located in the Northwest Territories, what lake empties into the Mackenzie River and is considered the largest lake that is entirely within Canada?
Choices: Lake Huron; Great Bear Lake; Lake Superior; Great Slave Lake
Answer: Great Bear Lake
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Question: Which 1951 Tony winner for Best Musical had its music and lyrics written by Frank Loesser and included such characters as Nathan Detroit, Miss Adelaide, and Sky Masterson?
Choices: The Pajama Game; Guys and Dolls; Carousel; South Pacific
Answer: Guys and Dolls
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Question: After gaining 30 pounds and donning a set of prosthetic teeth, Charlize Theron teamed up with Christina Ricci and won a 2003 Academy Award for Best Actress in the biographical, crime, thriller movie titled Monster. What real life serial killer and prostitute did Charlize portray in this film?
Choices: Lizzie Borden; Lynette Squeaky Fromme; Aileen Wournos; Valerie Solanas
Answer: Aileen Wournos
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Question: Also the name of a famous vodka, Finlandia was a symphonic poem first written in 1899 by what Finnish composer?
Choices: Frederic Chopin; Edvard Grieg; Jean Sibelius; Magnus Lindberg
Answer: Jean Sibelius
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Question: What first full admiral of the Navy, uttered the famous phrase, Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!, during the American Civil War at the Battle of Mobile Bay?
Choices: Stephen Decatur; David Farragut; Oliver Hazard Perry; John Paul Jones
Answer: David Farragut
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Question: Name the creator of The Prelude, who was the Poet Laureate in England from 1843 to 1850 and comprised a group known as the Lake Poets with Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey.
Choices: John Donne; Lord Byron; William Wordsworth; Robert Browning
Answer: William Wordsworth
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Question: Named after a 19th century British surgeon and anatomist, the Bowmans capsule is located in which organ/s of the human body?
Choices: Lungs; Kidneys; Pancreas; Brain
Answer: Kidneys
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Question: What famous Israeli liqueur comes in a genie shaped bottle and has a distinctive chocolate/orange flavor?
Choices: Sabra; Triple Sec; Cointreau; Grand Marnier
Answer: Sabra
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Question: Although almost non-existent today, what ancient religion, stemming predominantly from Persia, worshipped Ahura Mazda as an uncreated Creator and God.
Choices: Hinduism; Rastafarianism; Zoroastrianism; Taoism
Answer: Zoroastrianism
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Question: What name was given to the monster created in Mary Shelleys classic novel subtitled The Modern Prometheus?
Choices: The monster didnt have a name.; Frankenstein; Dr. Jekyll; Victor
Answer: The monster didnt have a name.
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Question: Most heroin-related deaths are not caused by an overdose but by a lethal combination with other drugs in the body.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: This heavy metal has the symbol Pb. It is a poisonous neurotoxin that can cause brain and blood disorders.
Choices: Mercury; Chloride; Lead; Chromium
Answer: Lead
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Question: Born Charles Dennis Buchinsky in 1921, this The Dirty Dozen and Rider on the Rain actor was known in Italy as Il Brutto (The Ugly One).
Choices: Ernest Borgnine; Telly Savalas; Charles Bronson; Donald Pleasence
Answer: Charles Bronson
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Question: Actors Dolph Lundgren, Lena Olin, and Ann Margaret hail from this Scandinavian country that joined the European Union in 1995.
Choices: Finland; Sweden; Norway; Estonia
Answer: Sweden
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Question: What is the name for a layer of gasses that surround a large object and are held in place by the objects gravity?
Choices: Atmosphere; Molecular mass; Escape velocity; Surface gravity
Answer: Atmosphere
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Question: Author Dean Koontz was so upset with the 1996 film version of this book that he has demanded creative control over every film based on one of his books.
Choices: Watchers; Carrie; Phantoms; Hideaway
Answer: Hideaway
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Question: This singer sang Etta James song A Sunday Kind of Love on the TV show Star Search in 1990. She hosted a 2004 Saturday Night Live episode featuring a Sex and the City parody, where she played Samantha Jones and revealed she was a man.
Choices: Mariah Carey; Britney Spears; Christina Aguilera; P!nk
Answer: Christina Aguilera
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Question: These omnivorous mammals are native to North America. They carry their young for 65 days and give birth to up to five babies. They live up to 16 years, but their average life expectancy is 2 years due to hunting and traffic deaths.
Choices: raccoons; squirrels; deer; coyote
Answer: raccoons
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Question: Shortly after WWII, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was founded in this city that hosted the 1939 premiere of Gone With the Wind.
Choices: Atlanta, GA; Nashville, TN; Birmingham, AL; Raleigh, NC
Answer: Atlanta, GA
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Question: Relying on a hand crank for power, this gun is considered the first machine gun since it could fire continuously.
Choices: Maxim gun; Carronade; Gatling gun; Howitzer
Answer: Gatling gun
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Question: This NFL team, established in 1933, plays its home games in Heinz Field. In 2008, ESPN.com ranked this teams fans as the best in the NFL partly due to their sellout streak of 299 consecutive games.
Choices: Chicago Bears; Dallas Cowboys; New York Giants; Pittsburgh Steelers
Answer: Pittsburgh Steelers
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Question: Which one of the Great Lakes is situated entirely within the United States?
Choices: Lake Michigan; Lake Erie; Lake Huron; Lake Superior
Answer: Lake Michigan
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Question: In 2007 the Muslims in the world outnumbered the Christians.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: Which of these islands is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
Choices: Malta; Corfu; Cyprus; Sicily
Answer: Sicily
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Question: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed in this year.
Choices: 1949; 1945; 1941; 1950
Answer: 1949
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Question: What is the best selling album of all time in the United States as of 2007?
Choices: The Eagles Greatest Hits 1971-1975; The Wall, by Pink Floyd; Thriller, by Michael Jackson; Led Zeppelin IV, by Led Zeppelin
Answer: The Eagles Greatest Hits 1971-1975
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Question: This Greek philosopher is known for writing about the fabled land of Atlantis.
Choices: Plato; Socrates; Homer; Aristotle
Answer: Plato
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Question: What year did the United States boycott the International Olympic Games?
Choices: 1972; 1976; 1984; 1980
Answer: 1980
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Question: Who or what is Vinson Massif?
Choices: Sanitations third cousin, twice removed; The third king of Sweden; The tallest mountain in Antarctica; a muscle in the human body
Answer: The tallest mountain in Antarctica
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Question: The Movie Gone with the Wind was the first feature length film shot entirely in color.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: Which country has the highest population density in the world as of 2008?
Choices: Singapore; Monaco; China; India
Answer: Monaco
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Question: John Travoltas mother appeared in the movie Grease.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: A chimp named Laika was the first living mammal to orbit the earth.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: Wyoming was the first U. S. state to give women the right to vote.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: In the 1989 movie Bill  Teds Excellent Adventure, which historical figure do the boys NOT bring back for their history presentation?
Choices: Socrates; George Washington; Billy the Kid; Genghis Khan
Answer: George Washington
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Question: When a contestant selects the Daily Double on the game show Jeopardy! what is the least amount the player can wager?
Choices: $5; $100; $50; $250
Answer: $5
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Question: This Greek goddess, daughter of Zeus and Metis, is the virgin patron of Athens. The Parthenon was built as her temple.
Choices: Aphrodite; Hera; Athena; Venus
Answer: Athena
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Question: This is the 3rd largest city in Germany and the capital of its largest state, Bavaria.
Choices: Hamburg; Nuremberg; Munich; Berlin
Answer: Munich
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Question: This word is Sanskrit for Great Soul, and is used like the title Saint. Some believe that it was first used in 1915 when speaking of Ghandi.
Choices: Master; Mahatma; Mehta; Mohandas
Answer: Mahatma
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Question: This 61* and The Punisher actor was born Thomas Elliott III in Baltimore, MD. He studied at the Lee Strasburg Theatre Institute in Hollywood. He married actress Patricia Arquette in 2004.
Choices: Mark Wahlberg; Thomas Jane; Will Patton; Nicolas Cage
Answer: Thomas Jane