kth8/OpenTriviaQA huggingface dataset:
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Question: What does the famous sculpture Pieta by Michelangelo represent?
Choices: Virgin Mary holding the body of her son Jesus Christ after his death; A girl holding the bowls as a weighing of good and evil; A lady holding a sword in a one hand and scales in the other; None of these
Answer: Virgin Mary holding the body of her son Jesus Christ after his death
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Question: The Caesar Augustus Bust was made from Carrara Marble with bronze plated armor.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: 13th-century Italians Francesca da Rimini and Paolo Malatestas romance was the inspiration of the famous statue by Auguste Rodin â the Kiss.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Since what time does the statue of Lady Justice date?
Choices: Romanticism; Antiquity; Classicism; Middle Ages
Answer: Antiquity
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Question: The statue Discus Thrower was created during the Classical Period (2th to 3th century BC).
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: The Greek God Hermes bust was discovered at Olympia.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: What was the profession of the creator of the statue Bird Girl?
Choices: Teacher; Singer; None of these; Politician
Answer: Teacher
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Question: Petra is a historical and archaeological city located in the Maan Governorate in Jordan.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Because of the color of the rocks in which it is carved in, the ancient city of Petra is known also known as which of these?
Choices: Rose-Red City; Snow-White City; Sun-Yellow City; None of these
Answer: Rose-Red City
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Question: Which explorer introduced the ruins of the city of Petra to the Western world?
Choices: Johann Ludwig Burckhardt; Pedro de Alvarado; William Adams; Neil Armstrong
Answer: Johann Ludwig Burckhardt
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Question: In which of the following movies does the ancient city of Petra not appear?
Choices: Golden eye; Passion in the Desert; Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade; Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
Answer: Golden eye
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Question: The city of Petra was founded by the nomadic tribe of the Nabataean Arabs around the 6th century BC.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: The Siq is the principal route into the city of Petra and its walls are lined with channels to carry drinking water to the city.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Which of the following is sight of interest at the historical city of Petra?
Choices: Al Khazneh; High Place of Sacrifice; Royal Tombs; All of these
Answer: All of these
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Question: The name of which popular monument in Petra means âThe Castle of Pharaohs Daughterâ?
Choices: El-Deir; Qasr al-Bint Firaun; Khazneh; None of these
Answer: Qasr al-Bint Firaun
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Question: Under what rule did the historical city of Petra decline quickly as a result of which many of the tombs was damaged by thieves and many treasures were stolen?
Choices: Byzantium rule; Ottoman rule; Roman rule; Mongolian rule
Answer: Roman rule
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Question: English Anglican divine John William Burgons poem Petra, dedicated to the ancient historical city of Petra, was awarded the Newdigate Prize in 1945:
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: What event is the film Loose Change based on?
Choices: the September 11, 2001 attacks; all of these; the Vietnam War; the shooting of JFK
Answer: the September 11, 2001 attacks
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Question: Retired Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler claimed that wealthy businessmen were plotting to overthrow this US President.
Choices: Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Herbert Hoover; John F. Kennedy; Harry S. Truman
Answer: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Question: The chemtrail conspiracy theory holds that some trails left by planes are actually chemical or biological agents deliberately sprayed at high altitudes.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: In which novel does a fictional totalitarian government use brainwashing-style techniques to erase nonconformist thought?
Choices: Nineteen Eighty-Four; Catch-22; One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest; A Clockwork Orange
Answer: Nineteen Eighty-Four
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Question: Printer steganography is a type of steganography where tiny yellow dots are added to each page.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: What conspiracy theory involves a secret coalition whose aim is world domination?
Choices: The theory of â Loose Changeâ; None of these; Judeo-Masonic conspiracy theory; The theory of âMind controlâ
Answer: Judeo-Masonic conspiracy theory
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Question: In what country was the Bilderberg conference first held?
Choices: Japan; The USA; Germany; The Netherlands
Answer: The Netherlands
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Question: What does the abbreviation ZOG stand for?
Choices: Zionist Occupied Group; Zionist Occupation Government; Zionist Oriented Government; Zionist Organized Gangsters
Answer: Zionist Occupation Government
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Question: Which of these is the name of a secret society founded in the 18th century in Bavaria?
Choices: All of these; Freemasonry; Illuminati; Ku Klux Klan
Answer: Illuminati
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Question: The first Ku Klux Klan was founded by veterans of the Confederate army.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: In January, 2010 a 7.0-magnitude earthquake devastated the capital of this country and caused the death of 230,000 people.
Choices: Chile; Cuba; Jamaica; Haiti
Answer: Haiti
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Question: What country won the most gold medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics, held in Vancouver, Canada?
Choices: The USA; Canada; Germany; Russia
Answer: Canada
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Question: In April, 2010 the President of this European country was killed in an airplane crash in western Russia.
Choices: The Czech Republic; France; Poland; Turkey
Answer: Poland
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Question: The 2010 eruption of the EyjafjallajÃ¶kull volcano, located in this country, caused extensive air travel disruption.
Choices: Italy; Iceland; Greece; Malta
Answer: Iceland
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Question: What painting by Pablo Picasso sold for US$106.5 million in 2010, setting a new world record for the most expensive work of art sold at auction?
Choices: Dora Maar au Chat; Portrait of Dr. Gachet; Massacre of the Innocents; Nude, Green Leaves and Bust
Answer: Nude, Green Leaves and Bust
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Question: What do Richard F. Heck, Mario Vargas Llosa, Liu Xiaobo and Robert G. Edwards have in common?
Choices: They were all awarded a Nobel Prize in 2010.; They all died in 2010.; None of these; They were all imprisoned in 2010.
Answer: They were all awarded a Nobel Prize in 2010.
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Question: In July, 2010, the international non-profit organisation, known as WikiLeaks, released over 90,000 internal reports about the United States-led involvement in this war.
Choices: Chechen War; Iraq War; War in Afghanistan; Israel-Palestinian War
Answer: War in Afghanistan
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Question: What pandemic was officially declared over in August 2010?
Choices: the H1N1 influenza pandemic; the Whooping Cough pandemic; the atypical pneumonia pandemic; the bird flu pandemic
Answer: the H1N1 influenza pandemic
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Question: This sports official, who served as the seventh President of the International Olympic Committee, died in April 2010.
Choices: Michael Morris; Jacques Rogge; Pierre de Coubertin; Juan Antonio Samaranch
Answer: Juan Antonio Samaranch
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Question: What country won the 2010 FIFA World Cup, held in South Africa?
Choices: The Netherlands; Argentina; Brazil; Spain
Answer: Spain
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Question: Which state capital did Gary Cooper grow up in?
Choices: Santa Fe, New Mexico; Helena, Montana; Carson City, Nevada; Denver, Colorado
Answer: Helena, Montana
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Question: Gary Cooper starred in 16 silent films from 1926-1929.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: What was Cary Grants birth name?
Choices: Bernard Schwartz; Archibald Alexander Leach; Marion Robert Morrison; Robert Allen Zimmerman
Answer: Archibald Alexander Leach
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Question: Cary Grant starred in this comedy movie featuring a pink submarine.
Choices: Walk, Dont Run; I Was a Male War Bride; Operation Petticoat; The Eagle and the Hawk
Answer: Operation Petticoat
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Question: Cary Grant voiced his political views publicly.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: In what movie did Cary Grant co-star with Jimmy Stewart and Katharine Hepburn?
Choices: Bringing up Baby; High Society; The Philadelphia Story; Penny Serenade
Answer: The Philadelphia Story
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Question: Peter Graves played the part of Jim Phelps, the head of the IM force, from the beginning to the end of the Mission: Impossible series (1966 to 1973).
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: What do the  initials I.M.F. stand for according to the Mission: Impossible series?
Choices: Improbable Mission Fact; Important Mobile Fight; Impossible Mission Force; Impossible Mission Fanatic
Answer: Impossible Mission Force
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Question: Two of the actors from the Mission: Impossible series were in real life married to each other.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: In the TV series Mission: Impossible, if a team member was caught or killed, who was going to disavow any knowledge of their actions?
Choices: The President; The House; The Governor; The Secretary
Answer: The Secretary
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Question: What group from the 70s recorded the song Night Fever?
Choices: Bee Gees; Chic; The Gap Band; KC  the Sunshine Band
Answer: Bee Gees
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Question: All Through the Night was a big hit song for this female singer in 1984.
Choices: Madonna; Whitney Houston; Tina Turner; Cyndi Lauper
Answer: Cyndi Lauper
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Question: When Lionel Richie wasnt Dancing on the Ceiling, he was singing this song with the word night in the title.
Choices: Night Shift; All Night Long (All Night); Even the Nights Are Better; Night Moves
Answer: All Night Long (All Night)
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Question: The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia was a big hit song for this one hit wonder in 1973.
Choices: Melanie; Vicki Lawrence; Maria Muldaur; Phoebe Snow
Answer: Vicki Lawrence
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Question: The song I Love a Rainy Night was a big hit song for this very successful singer in 1981.
Choices: Ronnie Milsap; Eddie Rabbitt; Willie Nelson; Kenny Rogers
Answer: Eddie Rabbitt
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Question: Is it true that none of the battleships sunk or damaged at Pearl Harbor returned to duty?
Choices: No; Yes
Answer: No
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Question: Who was the Japanese admiral in command of the Pearl Harbor Task Force?
Choices: Admiral Togo; Admiral Yamamoto; Admiral Nagumo; Admiral Matsushita
Answer: Admiral Nagumo
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Question: The Japanese used 4 carriers in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: None of the US battleships at Pearl Harbor got underway during the attack.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: Who was the army general in command of the Hawaiian Islands at the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
Choices: General Marshall; General Paton; General Long; General Short
Answer: General Short
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Question: What nickname was placed on the Japanese torpedo used at Pearl Harbor?
Choices: Speedy Weapon; Divine Wind; Hirohito; Long Lance
Answer: Long Lance
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Question: In the movie Grown Ups when the guys were younger, they won a basketball championship in junior high school. What was their coachs name?
Choices: Crazy Eddie; Buzzer; Mr. Drier; Zeke
Answer: Buzzer
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Question: In the movie Grown Ups, Eric Laminsoff had two children with his wife Sally. They had a four year old son who did what that got his father crazy?
Choices: He still suck on a pacifier.; He wasnt potty trained and made in his diaper.; He played with matches.; He still got breast fed at the age of four.
Answer: He still got breast fed at the age of four.
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Question: All of the guys from the movie Grown Ups returned home to go to their ex coachs funeral. Where did the funeral take place?
Choices: Illinois; Philadelphia; Boston; New England
Answer: New England
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Question: The five guys from the movie Grown Ups play a game that they used to play with each other when they were kids. What game do they play?
Choices: Arrow Roulette; Lawn Darts; Truth or Dare; Horseshoes
Answer: Arrow Roulette
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Question: In the movie Grown Ups, Lenny runs into an old nemesis at a restaurant. What is his name?
Choices: Ricky Bailey; Wiley; Geezer; Dickie Bailey
Answer: Dickie Bailey
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Question: Which statement is true about Anne Hennis Trotter, popular as âMadâ Anne?
Choices: She was a story teller.; All of these; She was a frontier scout.; She was a hunter.
Answer: All of these
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Question: Who was the first woman to receive a pension from the U.S government as a disabled soldier?
Choices: Ann Rowe Hupp; Lucy Adams Hart; Rosanna Waters Farrow; Margaret Cochran Corbin
Answer: Margaret Cochran Corbin
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Question: Nancy Hart Douglas was a Confederate scout, guide and spy during the American Civil War.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: What statement is true about Rosanna Waters Farrow?
Choices: None of these; She was killed by Indians.; She ransomed three of her sons from execution during the American Revolutionary War.; She fought alongside her husband during the American Revolutionary War.
Answer: She ransomed three of her sons from execution during the American Revolutionary War.
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Question: Which of these women was a lighthouse keeper who tended the Matinicus Rock Light, in Maine during a severe winter storm?
Choices: Jane McCrea; Abigail (Abbie) Burgess Grant; Mammy Kate Heard; Rose Maria ONeal Greenhow
Answer: Abigail (Abbie) Burgess Grant
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Question: Which statement is true about Harriet Prudence Patterson Hall?
Choices: She was a Confederate spy during the Civil War.; She delivered an important message to the American Army during the American Revolutionary War.; She was a soldier during the American Revolutionary War.; None of these
Answer: She delivered an important message to the American Army during the American Revolutionary War.
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Question: Mildred Fish Harnack was the only American woman executed for treason by Hitler.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Lucy Adams Hart went to Washington to persuade President Lincoln into bringing her husband home during Civil War.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Mammy Kate was a slave owned by Stephen Heard, a future governor of Georgia.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Hannah Snell hid her true sex while serving in a regiment of the Royal Marines.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Who are the moles working for the FBI in Season 7 of 24?
Choices: Larry and Sean; Sean and Erika; Janis and Sean; Erika and Janis
Answer: Sean and Erika
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Question: During which war is Joseph Hellers satirical novel Catch-22 set?
Choices: Korean War; Vietnam War; WWI; WWII
Answer: WWII
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Question: In the novel Catch-22, the airmen of the fictional 256th squadron are based on this Mediterranean island.
Choices: Sicily; Ibiza; Corfu; Pianosa
Answer: Pianosa
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Question: What Catch-22 character is a U.S. Army B-25 bombardier, whose main concern is the idea that everyone is trying to kill him?
Choices: Yossarian; Dunbar; Doctor Daneeka; Milo Minderbinder
Answer: Yossarian
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Question: Who directed the 1970 movie Catch-22 which was adapted from Joseph Hellers novel of the same name?
Choices: MIlos Forman; Mike Nichols; Oliver Stone; Martin Scorsese
Answer: Mike Nichols
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Question: Which of the following is not a character described in the novel Catch-22?
Choices: Nurse Ratched; Orr; Nurse Duckett; Chief White Halfoat
Answer: Nurse Ratched
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Question: A recurring joke in the novel Catch-22 is that this character bears a striking resemblance to Henry Fonda.
Choices: Captain Black; Havermeyer; Major Major Major Major; John Yossarian
Answer: Major Major Major Major
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Question: What other novel by Joseph Heller further explores the motif of bureaucratic absurdity and features some of the major Catch-22 characters?
Choices: Portrait of an Artist, as an Old Man; Closing Time; Something Happened; Picture This
Answer: Closing Time
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Question: The exploits of fictional character John Yossarian are based on Joseph Hellers own experiences.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: This Catch-22 character buys and sells goods through black market channels and has no allegiance to any country, person or principle unless it pays him.
Choices: Lieutenant Nately; Captain Aardvark; Milo Minderbinder; Colonel Cathcart
Answer: Milo Minderbinder
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Question: Which of these is not a quote from the novel Catch-22?
Choices: He had decided to live forever or die in the attempt, and his only mission each time he went up was to come down alive.; Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two makes four. If that is granted, all else follows.; It doesnt make sense. It isnt even good grammar. What the hell does it mean to disappear somebody?; Open your eyes, Clevinger. It doesnt make a damned bit of difference who wins the war to someone whos dead.
Answer: Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two makes four. If that is granted, all else follows.
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Question: Which of these statements refers to Mary Perkins Bradbury, an English-born woman convicted and sentenced to death for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692?
Choices: Her family immigrated to America in 1631.; All of these; She was later exonerated.; She married Thomas Bradbury of Salisbury in 1936.
Answer: All of these
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Question: The Scottish medium Helen Duncan was one of the last persons to be imprisoned under the English Witchcraft Act of 1735.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: In what was Elizabeth Blanchard, wife of farmer Joshua Garlick from East Hampton, Long Island, accused?
Choices: Both of these; Bewitching a woman; Causing the death of her child; None of these
Answer: Both of these
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Question: What happened with Rebecca Elson Mudge Greensmith and her husband from Hartford, Connecticut, who were suspected of witchcraft in the 1600s?
Choices: They were found guilty and hung.; They were neither accused of witchcraft, nor hanged; They both were hung.; They were both accused of witchcraft.
Answer: They were found guilty and hung.
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Question: Which of the following is true about Elizabeth Howe, one of the defendants in the Salem witch trials?
Choices: Her resting place is a crevice on Gallows hill, Salem.; She was accused of afflicting several girls.; All of these; She was executed by hanging.
Answer: All of these
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Question: Elizabeth Knapp of Groton, Massachusetts was a sixteen-year-old servant in the house of Rev. Samuel Willard and she presumably became âpossessedâ by the devil in 1671.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Rebecca Nurse was one of three sisters accused and imprisoned for witchcraft during the infamous Salem witch trials in the 1600s.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Alice was one of the seven Pendle Witches executed on August 20, 1612 in England.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Martha Schuler from Lindheim, Germany was arrested, imprisoned, tortured and eventually burned for witchcraft In 1364.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: English-born woman Mary Bliss Pasons was repeatedly tried as a witch and forced to suffer many indignities by her jealous neighbours in Northampton, Massachusetts in the middle of the 1600s.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: The Australian Shepherd is a breed of dog developed in Australia.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: Is it true that the Pembroke Welsh Corgi is the preferred breed of Queen Elizabeth II?
Choices: No; Yes
Answer: Yes
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Question: The Cockerpoo is a Cocker Spaniel Poodle Mix.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: The Australian Shepherd is used for herding.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Is it true that Bichons were court dogs during the Middle Ages?
Choices: Yes; No
Answer: No
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Question: The song Fallin was a huge hit song for this singer in 2001.
Choices: Jennifer Lopez; Janet Jackson; May J. Blige; Alicia Keys
Answer: Alicia Keys
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Question: The song Get Ur Freak On was a colossal hit song for this singer in 2001.
Choices: Nelly Furtado; Missy Elliott; Madonna; Mary J. Blige
Answer: Missy Elliott
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Question: The  2001 song Standing Still was a hit for this female singer.
Choices: Sophie B. Hawkins; Jewel; Lee Ann Womack; LeAnn Rimes
Answer: Jewel
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Question: The song Hero was a mammoth hit song for this singer in 2001.
Choices: Enrique Iglesias; Ricky Martin; Shaggy featuring Rayvon; Usher
Answer: Enrique Iglesias
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Question: Beautiful Day was a hit for this band in 2001.
Choices: Nine Inch Nails; U2; Aerosmith; 3 Doors Down
Answer: U2
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Question: What pop rock band recorded the song Manic Monday on their studio 1986 album Different Light?
Choices: The Bangles; The Mamas  the Papas; Apollonia 6; The Bee Gees
Answer: The Bangles
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Question: What song, written by Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones, contains the lyrics, Who could hang a name on you?/When you change with every new day/Still Im gonna miss you.?
Choices: Love You Till Tuesday; Ruby Tuesday; On a Tuesday in Amsterdam Long Ago; Tuesdays Gone
Answer: Ruby Tuesday
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Question: What song, featured in the 2009 movie Hes Just Not That into You opens with the lines,
Choices: dont care if Mondays blue; esdays grey and Wednesday too; ursday i dont care about you?; Friday Im in Love; Another Friday Night; Its Finally Friday; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Answer: Friday Im in Love
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Question: Sunday Bloody Sunday is an overtly political song describing a 1972 incident in which 26 civil rights protesters were shot in Northern Ireland. What band recorded the song?
Choices: U2; The Cranberries; The Doors; The Police
Answer: U2
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Question: What famous duo released their debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. in 1964?
Choices: Pet Shop Boys; Simon  Garfunkel; The Everly Brothers; Eurythmics
Answer: Simon  Garfunkel
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Question: What song by The Carpenters went to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was later covered by Olivia Newton-John as a tribute to Karen Carpenter?
Choices: Rainy Days and Mondays; Sunny Days and Mondays; Friday on My Mind; Monday Monday
Answer: Rainy Days and Mondays
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Question: Complete the title of a 1973 rock song performed by Elton John and covered by W.A.S.P., Queen and The Who.:
Choices: turday Nights Alright for _________; Fighting; Being Moody; Riot; Rocking
Answer: Fighting
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Question: The song Saturday Night Divas was performed by this English girl group that popularized the term Girl Power.
Choices: The Spice Girls; En Vogue; Destinys Child; TLC
Answer: The Spice Girls
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Question: What Sunday song is not correctly matched with the band that performed it?
Choices: Easy Like Sunday Morning - Pink Floyd; Sunday Afternoon In The Park - Van Halen; Sunday Girl - Blondie; Emotional Rescue Sunday Bloody Sunday - Smashing Pumkins
Answer: Easy Like Sunday Morning - Pink Floyd
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Question: What English musician, known for the intellectual depth of his work, recorded the songs Thursdays Child, Love You Till Tuesday, Friday On My Mind, Drive-In Saturday?
Choices: Elton John; John Lennon; Phil Collins; David Bowie
Answer: David Bowie
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Question: What is the name of the wizard who created the Round Table according to some Arthurian legends?
Choices: Merlin; Gandalf; Mordor; Percival
Answer: Merlin
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Question: Which knight of the Round Table is raised by the Lady of the Lake after the death of his father?
Choices: Lancelot; Arthur; Morgan; Percival
Answer: Lancelot
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Question: According to Arthurian legend, the Round Table stands in a mighty castle located in this mythical city.
Choices: Camelot; Avalon; Cornwall; Tintagel
Answer: Camelot
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Question: This knight of the Round Table is the illegitimate son of Lancelot and Elaine and one of the three achievers of the Holy Grail.
Choices: None of these; Percival; Tor; Galahad
Answer: Galahad
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Question: Which knight of the Round Table consumes a love potion and falls helplessly in love with an Irish Princess?
Choices: Lancelot; Tristan; Gawain; Lucan
Answer: Tristan
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Question: According to a Middle English romance, this knight of the Round Table accepts a challenge from a mysterious warrior who is completely green.
Choices: Gawain; Percival; Tor; Lancelot
Answer: Gawain
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Question: Which one-handed knight of the Round Table returns Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake according to Arthurian legend?
Choices: Lancelot; Arthur; Lucan; Bedivere
Answer: Bedivere
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Question: To what ethnic group did legendary King Arthur belong?
Choices: the Britons; the Vikings; the Saxons; the Franks
Answer: the Britons
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Question: Who did Merlin reserve the Perilous Seat for according to Arthurian legend?
Choices: the knight who would kill Mordred; King Arthur; the knight who would become a traitor; the knight who would be successful in the quest of the Holy Grail
Answer: the knight who would be successful in the quest of the Holy Grail
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Question: What is the name of the traitor who, according to Arturian legend, fought Arthur at the Battle of Camlann?
Choices: Maleagant; Mordred; Merlin; Lancelot
Answer: Mordred
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Question: Jane Austens works can be classified as which of the following?
Choices: Romantic fiction; Gothic fiction; Victorian fiction; Detective fiction
Answer: Romantic fiction
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Question: Who was Jane Austens closest friend and confidante?
Choices: Her husband; Her two brothers James and Henry; Her sister Cassandra Elizabeth; Her parents
Answer: Her sister Cassandra Elizabeth
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Question: Jane Austen had seven siblings.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Which of the following novels was not written by Jane Austen?
Choices: Wuthering Heights; Northanger Abbey; Mansfield Park; Pride and Prejudice
Answer: Wuthering Heights
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Question: Jane Austen lived her entire life in a close-knit family.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: How old was Jane Austen when she died?
Choices: 42; 62; 29; 52
Answer: 42
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Question: Which Jane Austen novel focuses on Catherine Morland, a girl who likes reading Gothic novels?
Choices: Emma; Pride and Prejudice; Northanger Abbey; Lady Suzan
Answer: Northanger Abbey
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Question: This juvenile story by Jane Austen is written in epistolary form and is a parody of romantic novels she read as a child.
Choices: None of these; Sense and Sensibility; Love and Friendship; Emma
Answer: Love and Friendship
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Question: Fanny Price is the main character of which novel written by Jane Austen?
Choices: Mansfield Park; Sense and Sensibility; Pride and Prejudice; Emma
Answer: Mansfield Park
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Question: Where is the Jane Austenâs House Museum located?
Choices: Southampton; None of these; Chawton; Bath
Answer: Chawton
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Question: Which of these is a characteristic trait of waltz?
Choices: rise and fall; all of these; 3/4 beat; foot parallelism
Answer: all of these
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Question: Where did Jive originate?
Choices: United States; None of these; Spain; Morocco
Answer: United States
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Question: Mambo is a Latin dance which originated in Cuba.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Which of these dances was specially choreographed for a 1964 movie?
Choices: None of these.; Sirtaki; Jive; Foxtrot
Answer: Sirtaki
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Question: What popular dance was named after a city?
Choices: Gigue; Charleston; All of these; Jive
Answer: Charleston
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Question: Paso Doble is based on music played at bullfights.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Which of these is a lively Baroque dance?
Choices: Gigue; Haka; Capoeira; Polka
Answer: Gigue
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Question: Which of the following combines elements of martial arts, music, and dance?
Choices: Capoeira; Sarabande; Bachata; Merengue
Answer: Capoeira
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Question: Raqs sharqi is a style of belly dance.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Toprock, downrock and freezes are elements of this dance.
Choices: Samba; Breakdance; Lambada; Quickstep
Answer: Breakdance
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Question: Rococo is is also referred to as Late Baroque.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Which of the following was built in the Rococo style?
Choices: Basilica at Ottobeuren (Bavaria); All of these; Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo; Queluz National Palace in Portugal
Answer: All of these
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Question: When did the Rococo style develop?
Choices: in the 17th century; in the 18th century; None of these; in the 19th century
Answer: in the 18th century
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Question: Rococo is characterised by intricate patterns and asymmetric compositions.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Which of these expressed their criticism of the superficiality of Rococo art?
Choices: Thomas Chippendale and William Hogarth; Voltaire and Jacques-FranÃ§ois Blondel; Borromini and Guarini; All of these
Answer: Voltaire and Jacques-FranÃ§ois Blondel
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Question: The works of this painter are examples of Rococo art.
Choices: All of these; Giovanni Battista Tiepolo; Ãlisabeth VigÃ©e-Lebrun; Antoine Watteau
Answer: All of these
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Question: Who is generally considered the first great Rococo painter?
Choices: Sandro Boticcelli; Jean-Antoine Watteau; Antonio da Correggio; Titian
Answer: Jean-Antoine Watteau
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Question: Thomas Johnson was a successful exponent of British Rococo.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: What French painter was invited to the Palace of Versailles to paint Marie Antoinette?
Choices: William Hogarth; Jean-Baptiste van Loo; Ãlisabeth-Louise VigÃ©e-Le Brun; Francis Hayman
Answer: Ãlisabeth-Louise VigÃ©e-Le Brun
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Question: Rococo paintings are characterised by sharp colors with Chiaroscuro.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: Diplomacy can be defined as the art and practice of conducting negotiations between representatives of groups or nations.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Diplomats are given safe passage and are considered not susceptible to lawsuit or prosecution under the host countrys laws.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: What term refers to a formal meeting between a head of state and another person?
Choices: Verbal note; Audience; Agreement; Diplomatic note
Answer: Audience
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Question: What term used in diplomacy indicates a proscription against a person entering the country?
Choices: Persona grata; Damnatio memoriae; In loco parentis; Persona non grata
Answer: Persona non grata
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Question: What term refers to the easing of strained relations, especially in a political situation?
Choices: Entente; Exequatur; Demarche; DÃ©tente
Answer: DÃ©tente
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Question: What does a consul do?
Choices: A consul assists and protect the citizens of the consuls own country; All of these; He is a representative from one head of state to another.; The duties of a consul are the same as the duties of an ambassador.
Answer: A consul assists and protect the citizens of the consuls own country
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Question: An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: What term refers to a letter of protest presented by one states foreign ministry to another state?
Choices: ex gracia; bout de papier; alternat; diplomatic note
Answer: diplomatic note
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Question: What term indicates a group of people from one state present in another state to represent the sending state?
Choices: All of these; Diplomatic accreditation; Diplomatic mission; International diplomatic organization
Answer: Diplomatic mission
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Question: An Apostolic Nuncio is a permanent diplomatic representative of the Vatican to a state or international organization.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Which of these was painted by Italian painter Sandro Botticelli, nicknamed Il Botticello The Little Barrel?
Choices: âThe Adoration of the Magi â; All of these; âThe Birth of Venusâ; âPrimaveraâ
Answer: All of these
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Question: Which of these was completed after Michelangelos death?
Choices: the Statue of David; PietÃ ; The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel; The dome of Saint Peterâs Basillica
Answer: The dome of Saint Peterâs Basillica
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Question: Which of Leonardo Da Vinciâs works was a key element leading to the Holy Grail in the novel The Da Vinci Code?
Choices: Virgin of the Rocks; Mona Lisa; The Last Supper; None of these
Answer: The Last Supper
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Question: Virgin Annunciate was the last work of which Italian painter from Sicily?
Choices: Antonello da Messina; Sandro Boticcelli; Giorgio Vasari; Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Answer: Antonello da Messina
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Question: What Venetian painter was called by his contemporaries The Sun Amidst Small Stars?
Choices: Giovanni Bellini; Masaccio; Titian (Tiziano Vecelli); Piero di Cosimo
Answer: Titian (Tiziano Vecelli)
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Question: Piero della Francescas painting was characterised by the use of geometric forms.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: What painter of the Parma school of the Italian Renaissance created âJupiter and Ioâ?
Choices: Allesandro Alberti; Antonello da Massina; Antonio da Correggio; Andrea Busati
Answer: Antonio da Correggio
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Question: Piero di Lorenzo, who painted âPortrait of Simonetta Vespucciâ, is also known by what other name?
Choices: Piero della Francesca; Piero di Cosimo; All of these; Pietro Perugino
Answer: Piero di Cosimo
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Question: Paolo Uccello was an Italian painter and mathematician.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: What Italian painter of the early Renaissance and died at the age of 27?
Choices: Masaccio; Marco Cardisco; Vicenzo Caccianemici; Francesco Capelli
Answer: Masaccio
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Question: What was Judy Garlands birth name?
Choices: Mary Jane Gumm; Frances Ethel Gumm; Dorothy Virginia Gumm; Judith Garland
Answer: Frances Ethel Gumm
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Question: Judy Garlands parents emigrated from Europe to the US in the early 1900s.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: What is the last film Judy Garland made for MGM?
Choices: Annie Get Your Gun; In the Good Old Summertime; Easter Parade; Summer Stock
Answer: Summer Stock
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Question: Judy Garland was always close to her mother and sisters.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: What was the first movie Judy Garland didnt sing in?
Choices: Till the Clouds Roll By; The Clock; The Harvey Girls; I Could Go On Singing
Answer: The Clock
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Question: What famous Composer wrote the song White Christmas?
Choices: Les Paul; John Scott Trotter; George M. Cohan; Irving Berlin
Answer: Irving Berlin
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Question: What faith was Bing Crosby a member of?
Choices: Roman Catholic; Anglican; Baptist; Lutheran
Answer: Roman Catholic
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Question: Bing Crosby was an advocate for the legalization of what drug?
Choices: marijuana; Cocaine; Heroin; Meth
Answer: marijuana
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Question: What university did Bing Crosby attend?
Choices: College of Spokane; U of Washington St.; Gonzaga; U of Washington
Answer: Gonzaga
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Question: Bing Crosby exerted an important influence in the development of what technology?
Choices: magnetic tape sound recording; All of these; videotape recorder; pre-recording
Answer: All of these
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Question: Bing Crosby was the original singer of how many Oscar-winning songs?
Choices: 2; 4; 5; 3
Answer: 4
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Question: What sport other than baseball did Bing Crosby have an interest in?
Choices: basketball; football; thoroughbred horse racing; tennis
Answer: thoroughbred horse racing
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Question: Bing Crosby is in the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: What is the name of the woman who frequents the stationary and gives Dom tips on dieting in the movie Fatso?
Choices: Mrs. DeSero; Mrs. Schwartz; Mrs. Esposito; Mrs. Goodman
Answer: Mrs. Goodman
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Question: What kind of a store do the DiNapolis have in the neighborhood in the movie Fatso?
Choices: a butcher shop; a card store; a clothing store; a coffee shop
Answer: a card store
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Question: What was the name of the place where Dom used to buy his fruit in the movie Fatso?
Choices: DiMartinos; Angelos; Balduccis; Lagalantes
Answer: Balduccis
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Question: In the movie Fatso, Dominicks sister sends him out to go get dinner. Upon returning home, he decides to binge eat and devours the whole order. What food did he eat in the car on the way home?
Choices: two whole trays of lasagna; Kentucky Fried Chicken; three pizza pies; Chinese food
Answer: Chinese food
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Question: How many kids does Dom end up having in the movie Fatso?
Choices: two; seven; three; five
Answer: five
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Question: The actor who played this Star Trek character also starred on the television series CHiPS in the late 1970s - early 1980s.
Choices: James T. Kirk; Chief Miles OBrien; Q; Worf
Answer: Worf
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Question: Prior to creating Star Trek: The Next Generation, Gene Roddenberry held this occupation.
Choices: Salesman; Police Officer; Accountant; Actor
Answer: Police Officer
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Question: The actress who played this Star Trek character ended up marrying a co-star after becoming pregnant.
Choices: Deanna Troi; Tasha Yar; Jadzia Dax; Kira Nerys
Answer: Kira Nerys
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Question: The actor who played this Star Trek character also starred as Governor Gatlings Chief of Staff on the television series Benson.
Choices: Odo; Tuvok; Gordi LaForge; Miles OBrien
Answer: Odo
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Question: Gene Roddenberry was married to this actress who also starred in the Star Trek series.
Choices: Kate Mulgrew; Gates McFadden; Majel Barrett; Nichelle Nichols
Answer: Majel Barrett
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Question: The person who played this Star Trek character had several recurring appearances on the sitcom Night Court as a down on his luck criminal.
Choices: William Riker; Gordi La Forge; Data; Quark
Answer: Data
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Question: This actor from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was in fact one of the original finalists to play the role of Capitan Benjamin Sisko in the series.
Choices: Michael Dorn who played Worf; Alexander Siddig who played Dr. Bashir; Rene Auberjonis who played Odo; Colm Meany who played Miles OBrien
Answer: Alexander Siddig who played Dr. Bashir
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Question: The actress who played this Star Trek character became such good friends with castmates during her tenure on the Star Trek series that two of them were groomsmen at her wedding.
Choices: Ezri Dax; Tasha Yar; Ro Laren; Deanna Troi
Answer: Deanna Troi
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Question: The real life grandfather of the person who played this Star Trek character was a famous actor / musician from 1926 until his death in 1977.
Choices: Tasha Yar; Dr Beverly Crusher; Deanna Troi; Jadzia Dax
Answer: Tasha Yar
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Question: This actress had a recurring role as the character Rosalind Shays on the television series L.A. Law.
Choices: Nicole de Boer; Diana Muldaur; Gates McFadden; Marina Sirtis
Answer: Diana Muldaur
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Question: Name the author of the novel The Witches of Eastwick which follows three witches who acquire their powers after leaving or being left by their husbands.
Choices: Nathaniel Hawthorn; Mark Twain; John Updike; Washington Irving
Answer: John Updike
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Question: Tempted by the White Witchs promise of power, this character betrays his siblings in the novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
Choices: Edmund Pevensie; Lucy Pevensie; Peter Pevensie; Susan Pevensie
Answer: Edmund Pevensie
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Question: What witch is killed when Dorothys house lands on her in the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz?
Choices: Glinda; The Wicked Witch of the East; The Wicked Witch of the South; The Wicked Witch of the West
Answer: The Wicked Witch of the East
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Question: What character in the play Macbeth is informed by the three witches that he will father a line of kings but he himself will not become a king?
Choices: Duncan; Banquo; Macduff; Macbeth
Answer: Banquo
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Question: Who penned the childrens book The Witches in which an organization of witches aims to destroy children?
Choices: Rudyard Kipling; Roald Dahl; C. S. Lewis; A. A. Milne
Answer: Roald Dahl
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Question: What is the title of the secret book which Prue, Piper and Phoebe Halliwell find in the TV series Charmed?
Choices: The Enchanted Book; The Book of Shadows; The Mystic Book; The Book of Potions
Answer: The Book of Shadows
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Question: What 1996 horror movie starring Neve Campbell centers around four teenage girls who pursue witchcraft?
Choices: The Craft; Suspiria; The Witches; The Witches of Eastwick
Answer: The Craft
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Question: What actress portrays Abigail Williams in the movie The Crucible which is centred around the Salem Witch Trials of 1692?
Choices: Kate Winslet; Gwyneth Paltrow; Winona Ryder; Neve Campbell
Answer: Winona Ryder
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Question: In what classic fairy tale does a cannibalistic witch live in a house of candy and cake?
Choices: None of these; Tom Thumb; Snow White; Hansel and Gretel
Answer: Hansel and Gretel
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Question: What actress is NOT correctly matched with the witch she portrayed?
Choices: Phoebe Halliwell - Shannen Doherty; Sabrina Spellman - Melissa Joan Hart; Samantha Stephens- Elizabeth Montgomery; The Wicked Witch of the West - Margaret Hamilton
Answer: Phoebe Halliwell - Shannen Doherty
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Question: What mythical Christian patriarch was believed to have ruled over a Christian nation lost amidst the Muslims and pagans?
Choices: None of these; Prester John; Pope Joan; King Arthur
Answer: Prester John
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Question: In Christian tradition, the Holy Grail, used by Jesus at the Last Supper, is most often described as which of the following?
Choices: Plate; All of these; Cup; Dish
Answer: All of these
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Question: Which of these was believed to be a talented woman who disguised herself as a man?
Choices: Pope Joan; The Wandering Jew; None of these; Mary Magdalene
Answer: Pope Joan
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Question: The Water of Life or Fountain of Youth has been associated with which of the following locations?
Choices: Florida; the mythical land of Bimini; All of these; the land of the Ethiopians
Answer: All of these
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Question: What were incubuses and succubuses according to mythical traditions?
Choices: None of these; Male and female demons; Male and female werewolves; Male and female angels
Answer: Male and female demons
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Question: The names Reuben, Simeon and Gad are related to which of the following?
Choices: None of these; The Lost Tribes; The Childrenâs Crusade; The band of Robin Hood
Answer: The Lost Tribes
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Question: Who was the Wandering Jew according to medieval Christian folklore?
Choices: a Jew who taunted Jesus on the way to the Crucifixion; All of these; the doorman at Pontius Pilateâs estate; a tradesman
Answer: All of these
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Question: What is Robin Hoods group of fellow outlaws referred to as?
Choices: The Merry Men; The Merry Pranksters; The Angry Men; The Merry Saviours
Answer: The Merry Men
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Question: Name the legendary leader, who led the defence of Britain against the Saxon invaders.
Choices: King Arthur; None of these; Robin Hood; Joan of Ark
Answer: King Arthur
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Question: What name is given to a variety of fictional and factual events of 1212 which are related to the conversion of Muslims in the Holy Land to Christianity?
Choices: The Crusade of Nuns; All of these; The Childrenâs Crusade; The Crusade of Templars
Answer: The Childrenâs Crusade
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Question: What movie starring Angela Bassett  tells the life story of Tina Turner?
Choices: Whats Love Got to Do with It; Both of these; Gimme Shelter; None of these
Answer: Whats Love Got to Do with It
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Question: Which movie set in World War II focuses on two snipers trying to kill each other during the Battle of Stalingrad?
Choices: Attack!; Across the Pacific; Air Force; Enemy at the Gates
Answer: Enemy at the Gates
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Question: This American epic romance and disaster film was directed by James Cameron and stars Leonardo Di Caprio.
Choices: The Beach; Titanic; The Man in the Iron Mask; Romeo + Juliet
Answer: Titanic
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Question: Which biographic film stars Jamie Foxx in the title role?
Choices: La Bamba; Brians Song; The Buddy Holly Story; Ray
Answer: Ray
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Question: Which film directed by Martin Scorsese is based on the life of middleweight boxer Jake LaMotta?
Choices: Broken Arrow; Far and Away; Raging Bull; Midnight Sting
Answer: Raging Bull
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Question: For which of these biographical drama did Will Smith receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor?
Choices: The Aviator; The Legend of Bagger Vance; The Pursuit of Happiness; Seven Pounds
Answer: The Pursuit of Happiness
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Question: Which gangster film is based on the non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi?
Choices: American Gangster; Scarface; Donnie Brasco; Goodfellas
Answer: Goodfellas
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Question: This film tells the story of a skillful cheque forger named Frank Abagnale Jr.
Choices: Face/Off; Catch Me If You Can; Speed; The Aviator
Answer: Catch Me If You Can
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Question: The war movie Black Hawk Down depicts the Battle of Mogadishu.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: What 1995 crime drama film stars Robert De Niroas Sam Ace Rothstein?
Choices: Casino; Everybodyâs Fine; Men of Honor; What Just Happened
Answer: Casino
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Question: In the Adventure series of stories the four children are Philip, Dinah, Jack and Lucy-Ann. But what was the name of the fifth important character, Jacks parrot?
Choices: Polly; Kiki; Buster; Tufty
Answer: Kiki
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Question: Which of these was not a girls boarding school described by Enid Blyton?
Choices: Malory Towers; Red Roofs; Whyteleafe; St Clares
Answer: Red Roofs
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Question: Noddy was Enid Blytons most famous creation for younger children. Which of the following is not to be found in Noddys home Toyland or Toytown?
Choices: Clockwork Mouse; Mr Plod; Little-Ears; Jumpy Dog
Answer: Jumpy Dog
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Question: Which of the following is not one of the Famous Five books by Enid Blyton?
Choices: Julian; Timmy; Peter; George
Answer: Peter
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Question: Which of the following is not one of the places where the Famous Five had an adventure?
Choices: Smugglers Top; Marston Moor; Billycock Hill; Kirrin Island
Answer: Marston Moor