kth8/OpenTriviaQA huggingface dataset:
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Question: Caffeines effects as a stimulant peak this long after intake.
Choices: 1 hour; 4 hours; 3 hours; 2 hours
Answer: 1 hour
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Question: Studies have found that coffee may reduce the risk of this disease.
Choices: Anorexia; Heart disease; Parkinsons Disease; Lung cancer
Answer: Parkinsons Disease
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Question: Brewed coffee contains this amount of calories per cup.
Choices: 10; 0; 20; 30
Answer: 0
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Question: Coffee is a good source of this mineral.
Choices: Potassium; Sodium; Fluoride; Kaolin
Answer: Potassium
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Question: Coffee has a negative effect on this.
Choices: Cognitive abilities; Adaptive skills; Fertility; Motor skills
Answer: Fertility
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Question: People with these illnesses are not advised to drink coffee.
Choices: illnesses of the lungs; illnesses of the liver; Mental illnesses; Skin illnesses
Answer: Mental illnesses
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Question: If you are a coffee drinker, this is the recommended maximum number of cups you should have per day.
Choices: 2; 3; 4; 1
Answer: 2
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Question: Back to the Future, Part 1 was directed by Robert Zemeckis.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Michael J. Fox played Marty McFly in all the Back to the Future movies.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Christopher Lloyd only appeared in the first two Back to the Future movies.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: Actress Wendie Jo Sperber, which played Linda McFly in the Back to the Future movies, passed away from lung cancer in 2006.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: Doc Brown invented a time travel automobile which took Marty back to 1935 in the first Back to the Future movie.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: What was Martys mothers maiden name in the Back to the Future movies?
Choices: Baskett; Burkett; Barks; Baines
Answer: Baines
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Question: What year did the first Back To The Future movie come out?
Choices: 1984; 1985; 1986; 1983
Answer: 1985
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Question: What was the name of the bully always causing problems for Marty and George McFly in the Back to the Future movies?
Choices: Bart; Barney; Biff; Buff
Answer: Biff
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Question: In the Back to the Future movies, Martys girlfriend was Jennifer Parker.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Martys brother was played by Marc McClure in the Back to the Future movies part 1 and 3.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: In Vacation, Clark W. Griswold and his family decide to take the Family Truckster station wagon on a fun-filled, family vacation to visit the WallyWorld theme park. Where did the Griswolds begin their journey?
Choices: New York; Chicago; St. Louis; Philadelphia
Answer: Chicago
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Question: In the movie Vacation, Clark had his first vacation mishap before he even got out of the driveway. What happened to Clark while he was backing out of his garage to begin the journey?
Choices: The luggage from the top rack of the car was knocked to the ground by the garage door.; Clark left Audrey at home alone by mistake.; The car wouldnt start because Clark left the lights on and the battery was dead.; He ran over the neighbors bike.
Answer: The luggage from the top rack of the car was knocked to the ground by the garage door.
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Question: In the comedy movie Vacation, as the Griswold family finally gets on the road toward their vacation destination, Rusty and Audrey are forced to listen to Clark and Ellen sing classic songs in the car such as Jimmy Crack Corn and I Dont Care and Mockingbird. The children finally resort to their headphones and listen to this 1975 punk rock song to drown out their parents singing.
Choices: Blitzkrieg Bop; Teenage Lobotomy; London Calling; I Wanna Be Sedated
Answer: Blitzkrieg Bop
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Question: In the 1983 movie Vacation, The Griswolds get lost and run into trouble in this mid-western city. When trying to ask a very helpful gentleman for directions, the hubcaps are stolen from the Family Truckster while Clark and his family are still in the car.
Choices: Topeka; St. Louis; Omaha; Kansas City
Answer: St. Louis
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Question: In the comedy movie Vacation, after visiting with cousin Eddie and his family somewhere in Arizona, the Griswolds are back on their quest for fun at WallyWorld. They decide to take a break from driving and pull over at a rest stop to eat some sandwiches Catherine and Eddie packed for their trip. What was Aunt Ednas response once it was discovered that all of the sandwiches were soaked with urine because the dog wet on the picnic basket?
Choices: she curses at Clark; she faints in disgust; she vomits up her sandwich; she continues eating her sandwich
Answer: she continues eating her sandwich
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Question: In the comedy movie Vacation, while Clark is traveling to WallyWorld, he is pulled over by a very disgruntled police officer. The police officer forces Clark out of the car and gives him a stern lecture, but it wasnt for speeding or drunk driving. Why was the police officer so upset at Clark?
Choices: he travelled with a dead body in the car.; He nearly ran an elderly couple off the road.; He failed to stop for a police officer.; He dragged a dog tied to the rear bumper.
Answer: He dragged a dog tied to the rear bumper.
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Question: In the comedy movie Vacation, the Griswold family finally reaches WallyWorld, losing a very dear family member along the way. Clark is the first one to the park, but parks in the rear of the lot to beat all of the outgoing traffic at the end of the day. Clark and Rusty sprint from the parked car to the entrance of WallyWorld with this famous music playing in the background.
Choices: theme from Chariots of Fire; theme from Love Story; theme from James Bond; theme from Shaft
Answer: theme from Chariots of Fire
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Question: Yesterday, a thief was caught ___-handed.
Choices: Black; Green; Red; White
Answer: Red
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Question: If The news came out of the blue it means this.
Choices: I have been warned about it.; I knew it beforehand.; I did not care about it at all.; It was unexpected.
Answer: It was unexpected.
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Question: A coward is ____.
Choices: Yellow; Red; Blue; Green
Answer: Yellow
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Question: Green people are generally concerned about this.
Choices: Environment; Globalization; Technological development; Health issues
Answer: Environment
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Question: A ____ letter day is a memorably happy or noteworthy day.
Choices: Purple; Red; White; Blue
Answer: Red
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Question: When I go to the movies once in a blue moon, this is true.
Choices: I very seldom go to the movies.; I go to the movies every day.; I never go to the movies.; I go whenever there is full moon.
Answer: I very seldom go to the movies.
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Question: She got really infuriated and started screaming ____ murder.
Choices: Black; Red; Blue; Brown
Answer: Blue
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Question: One of these is not usually considered to be red tape.
Choices: Newspapers; Forms; Paperwork; Bureaucracy
Answer: Newspapers
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Question: A ____-eyed boy is somebodys favourite.
Choices: Green; Yellow; Blue; Brown
Answer: Blue
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Question: If I am called white hope then I am expected to do this.
Choices: Get pregnant; Live in a trailer; Get admitted to college; Achieve great success
Answer: Achieve great success
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Question: Qui-Gon Jinn was former Padwan of who?
Choices: Master Yoda; Ki-Adi-Mundi; Count Dooku; Mace Windu
Answer: Count Dooku
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Question: What is the name of the only actor who appears in Episodes 1, 2, 3 and 6
Choices: Hayden Christensen; Temuera Morrison; Samuel L. Jackson; Ian McDiarmid
Answer: Ian McDiarmid
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Question: The name panther is used to describe all of these animals but one.
Choices: Puma; Tiger; Jaguar; Leopard
Answer: Tiger
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Question: Who wrote The Spotted Sphinx, a novel about a cheetah named Pippa?
Choices: Joy Adamson; Margaret Mitchell; Charles Dickens; Emily Bronte
Answer: Joy Adamson
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Question: Which of the following hi-tech trends did not take place in the 80s?
Choices: Breakthrough of compact disc technology; Introduction of the IBM PC; Popularization of personal computers; The rise of Nintendo
Answer: Breakthrough of compact disc technology
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Question: During the 80s, British politics were dominated by a system of political views called Thatcherism.  Which of the following statements is wrong about Thatcherism?
Choices: It may be compared with Reaganomics.; Keith Joseph and Milton Friedman are thinkers, commonly associated with it.; It is characterized by a free market economy.; Britains economy fell into stagnation as a result of it.
Answer: Britains economy fell into stagnation as a result of it.
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Question: In 1982, Spielbergs E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was released and shattered records for box office gross sales.  What is the movie about?
Choices: A young boy who befriends an alien being.; A young boy and his desire to turn into an alien.; An alien being which tries to escape a US military base.; An alien invasion.
Answer: A young boy who befriends an alien being.
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Question: In the 80s, Andrew Lloyd Webber dominated the musical theatre.  Which of the following is not a show of his?
Choices: Chicago; Cats; Sunset Boulevard; Evita
Answer: Chicago
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Question: Tom Cruise starred in several movies during the 80s. Which of the following movies was not released during that period?
Choices: Rain Man; Top Gun; The Firm; The Color of Money
Answer: The Firm
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Question: During the 80s this man performed and wrestled for the then-WWF. Later, he became the most popular wrestler in the business. His real name is Terrence Gene Bollea. What is his professional name?
Choices: Hulk Hogan; Alexis Arguello; Ric Flair; The Undertaker
Answer: Hulk Hogan
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Question: One of the largest music television stations was founded on August 1, 1981. What is its name?
Choices: VH1; CMT; Viva; MTV
Answer: MTV
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Question: In this film Vin Diesel portrays a special forces agent who is assigned to protect a family of four kids and their mother from a terrorist organization.
Choices: Pacific Heights; The Pacifier; Are We There Yet?; The Fast and the Furious
Answer: The Pacifier
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Question: Actor Wesley Snipes made his film debut in which 1986 movie?
Choices: New Jack City; Jungle Fever; Wildcats; Mo Better Blues
Answer: Wildcats
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Question: The movie Raging Bull was filmed mainly in black and white.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: This actress played a hooker in a controversial Martin Scorsese film starring Robert De Niro as a rogue cab driver. Name the movie and the actress.
Choices: Taxi Driver - Jodie Foster; Taxi Cab - Barbara Hershey; Taxi - Goldie Hawn; Taxi Dermy - Julie Andrews
Answer: Taxi Driver - Jodie Foster
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Question: This historical horror movie starred Johnny Depp as an eccentric constable trying to investigate a series of ghoulish murders.
Choices: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Legend; Edward Scissorhands; Sleepy Hollow
Answer: Sleepy Hollow
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Question: The horror film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was based on the life of deranged killer Thomas J. Hewitt.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: This movie, directed by Jonathan Demme, won Oscars in all five major categories - Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay.
Choices: The Unforgiven; The Grapes of Wrath; The Silence of the Lambs; On Golden Pond
Answer: The Silence of the Lambs
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Question: Which movie directed by Stephen Spielberg was filmed on the Hawaiian islands of Maui, Oahu and Kauai?
Choices: Jurassic Park; E.T. - The ExtraTerrestrial; Back to the Future (I); Gremlins
Answer: Jurassic Park
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Question: What was Walt Disneys first animated feature film?
Choices: Alice in Wonderland; Bambi; Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs; Cinderella
Answer: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
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Question: These wars lasted from 1804 to 1815 and removed France from the position of a dominant European power.  At the same time they triggered a new political movement - nationalism.
Choices: Napoleonic Wars; Balkan Wars; Islamic Wars; Moghul Wars
Answer: Napoleonic Wars
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Question: The reason for this war was the successful and unhampered traffic of opium from India to China.  The war started in 1839.
Choices: The Balkan War; The Vietnam War; The Mexican War; The Opium War
Answer: The Opium War
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Question: This event was initiated in Great Britain with the appearance of the first factories. Steam-powered ships, boats and railways were also introduced then. However, it is most famous for applying steam power and powered automated machinery in production.
Choices: The French Revolution; The Russian Revolution; The First Industrial Revolution; The Second Industrial Revolution
Answer: The First Industrial Revolution
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Question: In 1859 Charles Darwin published his major work, which postulated that natural selection was the agent for the transmutation of organisms during evolution.
Choices: Das Kapital; Essay on Liberty; The Descent of Man; On the Origin of Species
Answer: On the Origin of Species
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Question: This war was fought from  1861 until 1865 between the United States and the newly-formed Confederate States of America. 3 million soldiers fought in its battles and 600,000 of them died. One of the main causes for it was slavery.
Choices: The French Indian War; The Vietnam War; The American Civil War; The Indian War
Answer: The American Civil War
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Question: In 1869 Mendeleev made this classification, which became one of the most useful and important generalizations of chemistry and science.
Choices: The theory about the origin of species; The periodic table of the chemical elements; The discovery of dynamite; Pasteurization
Answer: The periodic table of the chemical elements
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Question: This is the man, who invented dynamite in 1866 and instituted a prize, named after him. It is awarded to people who have made achievements in the areas of Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature and Peace.
Choices: Alfred Nobel; Albert Einstein; Michail Mendeleev; Charles Darwin
Answer: Alfred Nobel
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Question: This artists work Impression: Sunrise, painted in 1874, started a whole new movement in art - Impressionism. Yet, another source of the name of this movement was the press. Journalists called him and his colleagues impressionists because their works were too sketchy, unfinished,  and just made an impression.
Choices: Renoir; Pissaro; Claude Monet; Vincent Van Gogh
Answer: Claude Monet
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Question: The eruption of this volcano in 1883 on Pulau island in Indonesia is one of the greatest so far. It threw ash up to 50 miles in the sky above in a tremendous explosion. The latter could be heard in Australia, which is 2,200 miles away.
Choices: Zao; Etna; Vesuvius; Krakatoa
Answer: Krakatoa
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Question: This drug was first produced in 1853 by German chemists. The name of this medicine comes from a plant, called spirea, that releases salicylic acid.
Choices: Vitamin C; Analgin; Aspirin; Quinine
Answer: Aspirin
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Question: At the age of 10, this actress portrayed the character of Samantha Micelli on the popular 1980s sitcom, Whos the Boss?
Choices: Alyssa Milano; Candace Cameron; Judith Light; Nicole Eggert
Answer: Alyssa Milano
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Question: What actor co-starred as Scott Baios wild and crazy friend, Buddy Lembeck, on the sitcom Charles In Charge?
Choices: Donny Most; Leif Garrett; Willie Aames; Ron Howard
Answer: Willie Aames
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Question: In the sitcom Mork  Mindy, that ran on ABC from 1978 to 1982, which actress played Mindy McConnell?
Choices: Pam Dawber; Sarah Jessica Parker; Marion Ross; Erin Moran
Answer: Pam Dawber
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Question: Canadian actor Alan Thicke portrayed the character of Coach Graham Lubbock, in the ABC television series Growing Pains.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: This actress won two Emmys for her acting on the sitcom Hazel, where she played the sassy and domineering maid, who worked for the Baxter Family.
Choices: Donna Reid; Shirley Booth; Nell Carter; Diahann Carroll
Answer: Shirley Booth
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Question: In the ABC TV series Grace Under Fire, this actress portrayed Graces best friend, Nadine.
Choices: Julie White; Brett Butler; Amy Williams; Michelle Lewis
Answer: Julie White
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Question: Which actress played the gossip-prone neighbor Willona Woods on the 1970s show, Good Times ?
Choices: Estelle Getty; Janet DuBois; Esther Rolle; Isabelle Sanford
Answer: Janet DuBois
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Question: Who played the wealthy and spoiled Blair Warner in the series The facts of Life, a show about the life at an all-girl boarding school in NY ?
Choices: Kim Fields; Nancy McKeon; Lisa Whelchel; Mindy Cohn
Answer: Lisa Whelchel
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Question: On the 1960s television show Bewitched, Agnes Moorhead played which character?
Choices: Aunt Clara; Gladys; Samantha; Endora
Answer: Endora
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Question: This actress is famous for playing Rhoda Morgenstern on the 1970s sitcom Rhoda.
Choices: Linda Lavin; Mary Tyler Moore; Sandy Duncan; Valerie Harper
Answer: Valerie Harper
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Question: It is the son of Poseidon in the Olympian theogony, or of Oceanus and a Naiad. and the herdsman of Poseidons seals. He can foretell the future, but will change his shape to avoid having to. He will only answer to someone who is capable of capturing him.
Choices: Proteus; Kraken; Capricorn; Cetus
Answer: Proteus
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Question: What was the real name of Baby, one of the main characters in the movie Dirty Dancing?
Choices: Frances; Margaret; Judy; Alice
Answer: Frances
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Question: This actor was initially offered the role of Johnny in Dirty Dancing, that was eventually played by actor Patrick Swayze.
Choices: Dennis Quade; John Travolta; Johnny Depp; Val Kilmer
Answer: Val Kilmer
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Question: What is the name of the summer resort that the Housman family attend in the film Dirty Dancing?
Choices: Claytons; Caffreys; Bennigans; Kellermans
Answer: Kellermans
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Question: What is the last name of Johnny, the character portrayed by actor Patrick Swayze in the movie Dirty Dancing?
Choices: Warsaw; Wheat; Castle; Bandit
Answer: Castle
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Question: What does Johnny say to Babys father right before the final dance scene of the movie Dirty Dancing?
Choices: Nobody puts Baby in a corner; Nobody loves Baby like I do; Nobody treats Baby like this; Nobody treats Baby second best
Answer: Nobody puts Baby in a corner
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Question: The 2004 sequel to the film Dirty Dancing is called Dirty Dancing: Cabana Nights.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: Actress Jennifer Grey, most famous for her role of Baby in Dirty Dancing, also plays the part of Jeanie in which 1986 film?
Choices: Pretty in Pink; Ferris Buellers Day Off; The Breakfast Club; Sixteen Candles
Answer: Ferris Buellers Day Off
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Question: In 1989, this rock singer married actress Cynthia Rhodes, who appeared in the movie Dirty Dancing as Johnnys dance partner, Penny.
Choices: Huey Lewis; Richard Marx; Sammy Hagar; Rick Astley
Answer: Richard Marx
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Question: Jazz used to be spelled Jas.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: George W. Bush and   George  Herbert W. Bush were the first father and son to be U.S. presidents.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: The Mig-37 is the top jet fighter flown by the Russian Air Force.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: Michelangelo died in the same year that Galileo was born. What famous person was born in Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, in the year Galileo died?
Choices: Rembrandt; Isaac Newton; Luther; Renoir
Answer: Isaac Newton
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Question: What is the official name for a resident of the state of Utah?
Choices: Utahian; Utahtonian; Utahn; Ute
Answer: Utahn
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Question: What is the last letter of the Greek alphabet?
Choices: Chi; Zeta; Omega; Psi
Answer: Omega
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Question: How many dry quarts are in a peck?
Choices: None; 4; 2; 8
Answer: 8
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Question: Which animals sees more daylight than any other creature on the planet, thanks to its 19,000 km (12,000 mile) journey to winter in the Antarctic?
Choices: The Blue Whale; The Emperor Penguin; The Arctic Tern; The Polar Bear
Answer: The Arctic Tern
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Question: In 1799 Napoleon ordered 10  days of national mourning because of the death if this person.
Choices: George Washington; Col. Ney; Napoleons mother; Lafayette
Answer: George Washington
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Question: What is plumbism?
Choices: Lead poisoning; Swelling of the stomach; Black lung disease; Obesity
Answer: Lead poisoning
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Question: After Hitlers defeat, Berlin was divided between Great Britain, France, the United States and the Soviet Union.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: The Berlin Wall was one of the most prominent symbols of the Cold War.  Its construction commenced on this date.
Choices: 12 June 1959; 13 July 1949; 13 August 1961; 31 June 1967
Answer: 13 August 1961
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Question: At first the wall was made of barbed wire and wire entanglements, but as time passed, it was strengthened to become a frightening concrete monster.  It was so enormous, it ran through 32 railway lines, 8 S-Bahn and 3 autobahns. How many streets did it cut through?
Choices: 9; 19; 1925; 192
Answer: 192
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Question: Even though the Soviets called it antifascist wall of protection, everybody knew it was not;  it was meant to keep Eastern Berliners in East Berlin. People from West Berlin could pass the border without any documents.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: He was born and raised in a family of social-democrats and later helped found the Communist Party. In 1960 he became head of the National Defence Council, which gave him enough power to initiate the construction of the Wall, with Soviet permission of course.
Choices: Walter Ulbricht; Erich Fromm; Alex Ulbricht; Erich Honecker
Answer: Walter Ulbricht
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Question: The Berlin Wall was one of the most modern and best guarded borders in the world. The list of obstacles that formed the Wall is quite terrifying. These safety measures made it almost impossible to pass the border without being seen (and killed). There were two concrete walls- one facing the Eastern side and one facing the Western. What was the color of the later one?
Choices: Black; Red; Grayish-white; White
Answer: Grayish-white
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Question: Rudolf Urban died on 19 August 1961, becoming the first one of the estimated 239 victims of the Wall. The last person was shot by the guards just two weeks before firing orders were withdrawn. What was his name?
Choices: Daniel Schorr; Winfried Freudenberg; Chris Gueffroy; Peter Fechter
Answer: Chris Gueffroy
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Question: Just two days after construction of the Berlin Wall began, the first East Berliner escaped, jumping over the barbed fence. Some of the daring attempts to flee the Republic were really amazing; before the frontier barrier was fitted with vertical bars, nine people escaped from East Berlin in a small sports car, driving under the barrier. Do you know what kind of car it was?
Choices: Mini Cooper; Fiat 500; Wolkswagen Beatle; Isetta
Answer: Isetta
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Question: Aproximately 5000 East Germans escaped throughout the 28 long years.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: After 10 315 days in existence, the symbol of the Cold War came down. On 9 November 1989 East Germans could once again visit their relatives and beloved ones in West Berlin. But when was the Brandenburg Gate opened?
Choices: 22 December 1989; 1 January 1991; 3 December 1989; 23 June 1991
Answer: 22 December 1989
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Question: How many bags of wool did the black sheep have in the nursery rhyme Baa Baa Black Sheep?
Choices: 3; 1; 0; 5
Answer: 3
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Question: What animal jumped over the moon in the nursery rhyme Hey Diddle Diddle?
Choices: Spoon; Dog; Cat; Cow
Answer: Cow
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Question: In the nursery rhyme This Little Piggy the middle piggy had baked ham.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: In the nursery rhyme One, Two, Buckle My Shoe what do you do on Five, Six?
Choices: A big fat hen; Give it a twist; Pick up sticks; Shut the door
Answer: Pick up sticks
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Question: Who were the three men in the nursery rhyme Rub a Dud Dub?
Choices: Farmer, Blacksmith and Tinker; Doctor, Lawyer and Indian Chief; Rich man, Poor man and Baker; Butcher, Candlestick Maker and Baker
Answer: Butcher, Candlestick Maker and Baker
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Question: What does Jack jump over in the nursery rhyme Jack Be Nimble?
Choices: Wall; Candlestick; Fire; Pie
Answer: Candlestick
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Question: In the original nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty, Humpty couldnt be put together again.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: In the nursery rhyme Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary, what type of shells help Marys garden grow?
Choices: conch; oyster; cockle; clam
Answer: cockle
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Question: Whats the last line of the nursery rhyme Little Bo Peep:
Choices: ttle Bo Peep has lost her sheep ; d cant tell where to find them. ; ave them alone, And theyll come home, ; Sooner then you think; Wishing they never left; Wagging their tails behind them; Waiting for their mommy
Answer: Wagging their tails behind them
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Question: What did Jack break in the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill?
Choices: Neck; Arm; Pail; Crown
Answer: Crown
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Question: Fill in the missing words in the nursery rhyme Hush, Little Baby:
Choices: sh, little baby, dont say a word ; mas gonna buy you a mockinbird ;  that mockinbird dont sing ; mas gonna buy you ....................; A diamond ring; A cart and bull; A billy goat; A looking glass
Answer: A diamond ring
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Question: What holiday pie was Little Jack Horner eating in the nursery rhyme Little Jack Horner?
Choices: New Years pie; Easter pie; Christmas pie; Pass Over pie
Answer: Christmas pie
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Question: What is the boy doing under the haystack in the nursery rhyme Little Boy Blue?
Choices: Hiding; Sleeping; Tying his shoe; Praying
Answer: Sleeping
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Question: Who cuts off the mices tails in the nursery rhyme Three Blind Mice?
Choices: The butcher; The farmer; The butchers wife; The farmers wife
Answer: The farmers wife
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Question: With its 2,505,810 sq. km (967,499 sq. miles) this is the largest country in Africa and the tenth largest in the world. Its ancient name was Nubia. Its contemporary name comes from an Arabic expression which means land of the blacks.
Choices: Egypt; Congo; Sudan; South Africa
Answer: Sudan
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Question: The 9th biggest country in the world, with a territory of 2,717,300 sq. km (1,049,155 sq. miles). This country appeared in the movies Air Force One (starring Harrison Ford), The World is Not Enough (James Bond), and Rollerball (with Jean Reno).  Its capital is Astana.
Choices: Georgia; Ukraine; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan
Answer: Kazakhstan
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Question: This is the second largest country in South America and the 8th largest in the world, with a territory of 2,766,890 sq. km (1,068,302 sq. miles). More than one third of its population lives in or around Buenos Aires.
Choices: Peru; Chile; Brazil; Argentina
Answer: Argentina
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Question: With its 3,287,590 sq. km. (1,269,346 sq. miles) this country ranks 7th largest in the world.  Numbers were invented here, even though Europeans learned them from the Arabs.
Choices: Bahrain; India; Iran; China
Answer: India
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Question: With a territory of 7,686,850 sq. km.  (2,967,909 sq. miles), it the the smallest continent, the largest island, and the 6th biggest country in the world.
Choices: Greenland; Great Britain; Australia; Austria
Answer: Australia
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Question: Stretching over 8,511,965 sq. km. (3,286,488 sq. miles),  this South American country ranks 5th largest.  It has the worlds widest expressways, the Monumental Axis.
Choices: Colombia; Peru; Argentina; Brazil
Answer: Brazil
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Question: 9,596,960 sq. km. (3,705,407 sq. miles) position this Asian country as 4th largest in the world.  Porcelain, gunpowder, paper and money were all invented here.
Choices: Thailand; Russia; India; China
Answer: China
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Question: This country ranks 3rd largest weighing in at 9,629,091sq. km. (3,717,813 sq. miles). One of the symbols of this North American country is a gift from France.
Choices: USA; Mexico; Canada; Hawaii
Answer: USA
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Question: This immigrant friendly North American country is the second largest in the world with a total area of 9,976,140 sq. km (3,851,809 sq. miles). There are two official languages there: English and French.
Choices: Mexico; USA; Argentina; Canada
Answer: Canada
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Question: The largest country in the world, almost doubling the area of USA.  It lies on 17,075,200 sq. km. (6,592,772 sq. miles) of terrain, even though it sold Alaska to the USA in 1867 for $7.2 million.
Choices: Russia; Canada; China; India
Answer: Russia
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Question: This pediatrician is the author of bestseller, Baby and Child Care, published in 1946.
Choices: Dr. Love; Dr. Seuss; Dr. Spock; Dr. Livingston
Answer: Dr. Spock
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Question: In 1881, this dentist and gunfighter of the Old West frontier took part in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, along with Wyatt Earp, Virgil Earp, and Morgan Earp.
Choices: Doc Johnson; Doc Holliday; Doc Jackson; Doc Lemaur
Answer: Doc Holliday
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Question: This flat-picking guitarist from North Carolina, nicknamed Doc, was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor in 2000.
Choices: Doc Watson; Doc Jackson; Dr. Dre; Doc Travis
Answer: Doc Watson
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Question: This pseudonym belonged to a British singer, songwriter, poet and guitarist, who wrote and performed the song Imagine.
Choices: Doc Hollywood; Dr. Harlan OBoogie; Dr. Winston OBoogie; Harry Doc Nilsson
Answer: Dr. Winston OBoogie
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Question: This American author of childrens books, known by the pen name Dr. Suess, was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1984.
Choices: Theodore Geisel; Tamford L. Wall; Terence Walford; Teddy Geismel
Answer: Theodore Geisel
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Question: This mysterious time-travelling adventurer, known as The Doctor, is the central character in a long-running BBC television science-fiction series.
Choices: Dr. Why; Dr. Zhivago; Dr. Who; Dr. Morraco
Answer: Dr. Who
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Question: This cultural and moral commentator, famous as the host of a radio therapy call-in show, wrote the book, Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives.
Choices: Dr. Ruth; Dr. Laura; Dr. Jaqueline; Dr. Lori
Answer: Dr. Laura
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Question: From 1977 to 1995, trumpeter Doc Severinsen was the bandleader on The Tonight Show, hosted by  Johnny Carson.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: What PhD did Dr. Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, receive at Harvard?
Choices: PhD in Psychology; PhD in Foreign Affairs; None of these; PhD in International Relations
Answer: PhD in International Relations
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Question: How many years are in a decade?
Choices: 100; 10; 1000; 500
Answer: 10
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Question: How many years are in a century?
Choices: 500; 100; 10; 1000
Answer: 100
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Question: How many weeks are in a fortnight?
Choices: 3; 5; 2; 4
Answer: 2
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Question: How many cards are in a traditional pack?
Choices: 52; 10; 50; 100
Answer: 52
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Question: How many players are present in a double match?
Choices: 6; 4; 2; 8
Answer: 4
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Question: How many tens are in a score?
Choices: 5; 2; 20; 10
Answer: 2
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Question: How many lines are on a standard tennis court?
Choices: 10; 15; 5; 9
Answer: 9
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Question: How many cents are in a dollar?
Choices: 200; 50; 100; 10
Answer: 100
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Question: How many players are on a soccer team?
Choices: 9; 11; 12; 10
Answer: 11
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Question: How many notes constitute an octave?
Choices: 9; 6; 8; 7
Answer: 8
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Question: How many lines are contained in a sonnet?
Choices: 11; 12; 14; 13
Answer: 14
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Question: How many seconds are there in a score of years?
Choices: 63 115 200; 631 152 000; 63 072 000; 630 720 000
Answer: 631 152 000
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Question: Who was the first baseball player to have his uniform number retired?
Choices: Joe Dimaggio; Lou Gehrig; Babe Ruth; Miller Huggins
Answer: Lou Gehrig
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Question: What was Joe Dimaggios nickname while playing with the Yankees?
Choices: The San Francisco Kid; The Coffee Man; The Yankee Clipper; The Yankee Smoothie
Answer: The Yankee Clipper
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Question: How many times did the Yankees win consecutive World Series crowns, before the start of the new millennium?
Choices: 4; 7; 2; 6
Answer: 6
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Question: When this Yankee retired, he had the record for  most  World Series most home runs during his career? He still holds that record as of 2005.
Choices: Roger Maris; Reggie Jackson; Mickey Mantle; Babe Ruth
Answer: Mickey Mantle
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Question: How many times did Babe Ruth win the American League MVP award?
Choices: 4; 1; 3; 2
Answer: 1
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Question: Which great Yankee was not elected to the Hall of Fame during his first year of eligibility?
Choices: Babe Ruth; Lou Gehrig; Joe Dimaggio; Mickey Mantle
Answer: Joe Dimaggio
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Question: Between July 28, 1957, and May 10, 1959, this player set major league records by catching in 148 consecutive games and accepting 950 chances without making an error.
Choices: Joe Dimaggio; Whitey Ford; Yogi Berra; Reggie Jackson
Answer: Yogi Berra
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Question: Which Yankee earned the nickname Mr. October?
Choices: Yogi Berra; Mickey Mantle; Reggie Jackson; Don Larsen
Answer: Reggie Jackson
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Question: How long did the Hundred Years War last?
Choices: 116 years; 100 years; 10 years; 99 years
Answer: 116 years
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Question: How long did the Thirty Years War last?
Choices: 30 months; 29 years; 100 years; 30 years
Answer: 30 years
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Question: Where are the Panama hats made?
Choices: Argentina; Cuba; Panama; Ecuador
Answer: Ecuador
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Question: Kiwi fruit or Chinese Gooseberries came from which country?
Choices: Newfoundland; Kiwi; China; New Zealand
Answer: China
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Question: What color is the male purple finch?
Choices: Purple; Crimson; Green; Yellow
Answer: Crimson
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Question: The strings for harps and cellos were once made from catgut. Where do we get catgut from?
Choices: Cat intestines; Very strong silk; Sheep intestines; None of these
Answer: Sheep intestines
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Question: What was the first name of King George VI?
Choices: Herman; Albert; King; George
Answer: Albert
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Question: In what month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?
Choices: January; April; November; October
Answer: November
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Question: What is the camels hair brush made of?
Choices: Human hair; Camels hair; Catgut; Squirrel hair
Answer: Squirrel hair
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Question: What animal are the Canary Islands named after?
Choices: Dog; Cat; Pigeon; Canary
Answer: Dog
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Question: This romantic comedy, starring Will Smith, was released in 2005.
Choices: Ditch; Hitch; Fitch; Gitch
Answer: Hitch
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Question: Ive got an itch, because he ______ my watch. I am never going to find this thief.
Choices: Switched; Snitched; Aritched; Stitched
Answer: Snitched
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Question: He was born Gordon Matthew Sumner in Wallsend, Northumberland.
Choices: Elton John; Sting; Leo Sayer; Travis Tritt
Answer: Sting
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Question: He was born Vernon Louis Gomez.
Choices: Martin Sheen; John Astin; Che Guevara; Lefty Gomez
Answer: Lefty Gomez
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Question: This phrase means, a day during which nothing seems to be going right.
Choices: Bad hair day; Blind leading the blind; Cut to the Chase; Break A Leg
Answer: Bad hair day
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Question: This idiom originated from a sorcerer who prepared his magic with his hands over the table and not below, where nothing could be seen and he could easily conceal any trickery.
Choices: Above board; Apple of my eye; End of story; Across the board
Answer: Above board
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Question: This expression originates from the Bible. There Jesus tells a story about a man who stored a lot of food for months and years to come. When he finally told himself he had enough, he died. That is why God referred to him as a fool because he stored all the stuff in vain - he could not take it with him in the afterlife.
Choices: Dont Bite the hand that feeds you; Eat, drink, and be merry; Feeding frenzy; Flesh and blood
Answer: Eat, drink, and be merry
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Question: This expression comes from the 17th century when wooden planks were attached to the side of a ship. When a sailor had to go out and fix something outside the ship he was at danger of falling in the water.
Choices: Between the devil and the deep blue sea; Fly on the wall; Got out of the wrong side of bed; Burn the midnight oil
Answer: Between the devil and the deep blue sea
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Question: The original version of this idiom was to beat the pistol. It became popular in the early 1900s when it was referred a race before the starter fired the pistol.
Choices: Off the cuff; Over the top; Go the extra mile; Jump the gun
Answer: Jump the gun
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Question: The origin of this expression comes from the 9th century. People then paid high taxes and if they did not pay, their nose was cut off.
Choices: Hell to pay; Pay on the nail; Pay through the nose; Money is the root of all evil
Answer: Pay through the nose
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Question: This idiom was initiated by popular card games in the past.  It was often used when a throw was out of play or not lying flat; in this case, the throw was considered not valid.
Choices: Not playing with a full deck; Forty winks; No dice; Dice are cast
Answer: No dice
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Question: This expression evolved around the 14th century when pins were invented.  Pin makers then offered pins for general sale, only on the 1st and 2nd of January. The upper class women would get an allowance from their husbands to buy pins.
Choices: On pins and needles; From pillar to post; Pin money; Ps and Qs
Answer: Pin money
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Question: This expression became popular first among the hedonists of the early 19th century. Opium pipe smoking was fashionable among them.
Choices: Pipe dream; Plain sailing; Pleased as punch; From pillar to post
Answer: Pipe dream
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Question: This expression appeared when sea voyages were the only way to travel a great distance. There were women who gave birth on the ship, usually at the forward deck behind the main cannon.
Choices: Top Notch; Son of a gun; Red herring; The Wave
Answer: Son of a gun
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Question: This 1985 action movie tells a story about a former prisoner sent on a mission. He falls in love with his Vietnamese partner and when sadistic people kill her, the protagonist wants revenge, while still focusing on his top secret mission.
Choices: Deer Hunter; Platoon; Good Morning, Vietnam; Rambo: First Blood Part II
Answer: Rambo: First Blood Part II
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Question: This 1986 fairy-tale-like movie is about Sarah, who unwillingly babysits her brother. As he keeps on crying, she inadvertently summons the goblins to free her from the boy. After all, they take him away and she has only 13 hours to get her brother back, otherwise he will become a goblin.
Choices: Labyrinth; Amadeus; Kin-Dza-Dza; Neverending Story
Answer: Labyrinth
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Question: This 1984 comedy started a successful franchise under which 6 hilarious sequels, an animated TV series and a live-action TV series appeared.
Choices: Raging Bull; Full Metal Jacket; Aliens; Police Academy
Answer: Police Academy
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Question: This 1985 release is the first action film starring Schwarzenegger, where the actor shows his sense of humour. The movie is about a retired commando who has just a couple of hours to save his daughter from an exiled dictator. The movie grossed $57 million worldwide.
Choices: Amadeus; Rambo; Rocky; Commando
Answer: Commando
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Question: In 1984, when this film was released, it won 8 academy awards -: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, Art Director, Costume Design, Best Make-up, Best Sound and Adapted Screenplay. It tells the story of a classical musicians life.
Choices: The Phantom of the Opera; Amadeus; Savage Messiah; Noi Tre
Answer: Amadeus
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Question: Released in 1986, this movie featured Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer, although the latter did not want to take part in the film -- he was forced to participate by contractual obligations.
Choices: Iron Eagle; Top Gun; Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade; Once Upon a Time in America
Answer: Top Gun
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Question: In 1984 this film, written by George Lucas, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Harrison Ford, was criticised for being too violent and scary. When making its sequel, Spielberg apologized for the poor quality of the film.
Choices: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom; Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade; Crocodile Dundee; Raiders of the Lost Ark
Answer: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
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Question: In 1986 when it was released, this movie became number one worldwide at the box office. The name of the animal included in its title was put in quotes for the American public, so that people did not think that the main character was this animal.  (quotes omitted in the answers)
Choices: The African Elephant; Crocodile Dundee; Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon; Batman
Answer: Crocodile Dundee
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Question: In 1982 this Steven Spielbergs sci-fi movie received 4 Oscars: Best Sound Effects Editing, Best Visual Effects, Best Score, and Best Sound. The main characters are three young children who help a space creature return home. So the greater part of the film was deliberately shot from a lower camera angle to enhance a childs point of view.
Choices: Close Encounters of the Third Kind; E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial; Contact; The Iron Giant
Answer: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
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Question: This movie, starring Michael Keaton, was released in U.S. theaters on June 23, 1989 and soon became the highest grossing movie of the year.
Choices: X-Man; Batman; Superman; Spider-man
Answer: Batman
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Question: What was the name of the plumber in The Golden Girls, who brought the ladies the new Standard Lowboy toilet?
Choices: Larry; Joe; Lou; Lloyd
Answer: Lou
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Question: What did Stan Zbornak from The Golden Girls lose, while he was travelling to the girls house in his Corvette?
Choices: Dorothys ring; his wallet; his hat; his toupee
Answer: his toupee
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Question: How long did Sophias marinara sauce take to make on the sitcom The Golden Girls?
Choices: 12 hours; 6 hours; A whole week; 14 hours
Answer: 14 hours
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Question: Where did Blanche Devereaux from The Golden Girls work?
Choices: at a museum; at a flower shop; in a bar; in a library
Answer: at a museum
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Question: Rose Nylund, one of the main characters in the series The Golden Girls, was from which small town?
Choices: St. Ives; St. Gustov; St. Weiderfergan; St. Olaf
Answer: St. Olaf
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Question: This CBS series, which ran from September 1992 to May 1993, was a spin-off from The Golden Girls.
Choices: Golden Palace; Rusty Anchor; Golden Place; Dorothys Place
Answer: Golden Palace
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Question: On the sitcom The Golden Girls, after suffering a debilitating stroke, Sophia was put  in which nursing home?
Choices: The Home; Shady Acres; Shady Pines; Sunny Acres
Answer: Shady Pines
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Question: On the popular sitcom The Golden Girls, Dorothy and Sophia dress up as which famous couple?
Choices: Ronald and Nancy; Burt and Loni; Sonny and Cher; Anthony and Cleopatra
Answer: Sonny and Cher
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Question: What year was Pixars computer-animated film Finding Nemo released?
Choices: 2004; 2002; 2000; 2003
Answer: 2003
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Question: Who voiced Nemos father, Marlin in the animated film Finding Nemo?
Choices: Tim Allen; Albert Brooks; Billy Crystal; Nathan Lane
Answer: Albert Brooks
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Question: In Finding Nemo, what nickname was Nemo given during his initiation ceremony in the dentists fishtank?
Choices: Bubbles; Squirt; Chum; Sharkbait
Answer: Sharkbait
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Question: In the animated movie Finding Nemo, before it stung her, Dory wanted to make a baby jellyfish her pet and she wanted to call it by what name?
Choices: Spike; Squishy; Spot; Fluffy
Answer: Squishy
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Question: What is the name of the pelican that Nemo, and later Marlin and Dory befriend in the film Finding Nemo?
Choices: Alistair; Clive; Nigel; Basil
Answer: Nigel
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Question: In the movie Finding Nemo, Crush, the sea turtle, told Marlin he was 150 years old.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Which one of these actors did NOT lend their voice to a character from Finding Nemo?
Choices: Geoffrey Rush; Nathan Lane; Willem Dafoe; John Ratzenberger
Answer: Nathan Lane
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Question: Which of these words were NOT said by Dory, while she was talking in her sleep in Finding Nemo?
Choices: P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney...; The sea monkey has my money...; Careful with that hammer...; Yes, Im a natural blue...
Answer: P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney...
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Question: Which of these was NOT a character in Finding Nemo?
Choices: Chum; Bloat; Anchor; Sebastian
Answer: Sebastian
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Question: This character from the film Phenomenon, portrayed by John Travolta, is a man who discovers he has super intelligence, after seeing a bright light on the evening of his 37th birthday.
Choices: George Malley; Ted Rhome; Nate Pope; Jimmy Pope
Answer: George Malley
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Question: In this movie, the main character Zack Mayo was portrayed by Richard Gere, after John Travolta turned down the role.
Choices: An Officer and a Gentleman; Runaway Bride; Pretty Woman; Primal Fear
Answer: An Officer and a Gentleman
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Question: One of John Travoltas earliest roles was on the television series Welcome Back, Kotter. What was the first name of his character?
Choices: Joey; Arnold; Vinnie; Anthony
Answer: Vinnie
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Question: In the film Look Whos Talking, John Travolta plays the part of James Ubriacco, a single man dating a woman with a baby. Who does the voice of baby Mikey, in the movie?
Choices: Jim Carey; Danny Devito; John Travolta; Bruce Willis
Answer: Bruce Willis
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Question: John Travolta danced with the late Princess Diana at a White House dinner on 9 November 1985.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: In the film Urban Cowboy, John Travolta plays a cowboy, who frequents which bar in Texas?
Choices: Guitars and Cadillacs; Gilleys; Rusty Spur; Mickeys
Answer: Gilleys
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Question: Which actress plays the love interest of John Travoltas character in the film Urban Cowboy?
Choices: Debra Winger; Piper Laurie; Sissy Spacek; Kirstie Alley
Answer: Debra Winger
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Question: John Travolta was born in Englewood, New Jersey on what date?
Choices: February 18th, 1950; February 18th, 1949; February 18th, 1960; February 18th, 1954
Answer: February 18th, 1954