kth8/OpenTriviaQA huggingface dataset:
Category: world
Question: Where would you find the only royal palace to serve as an official residence in the USA?
Choices: San Antonio, Texas; Honolulu, Hawaii; New Orleans, LA.; Fairbanks, Alaska
Answer: Honolulu, Hawaii
Category: world
Question: What do these animals have in common: badger, beaver, lynx, wolf, wolverine, coyote, fox, impala, kangaroo, rabbit, roadrunner?
Choices: They are the original animals shown when the Lincoln Park Zoo opened.; They are the original animals shown during American television show Wild Kingdoms first year on television.; They are the original animals shown when the Bronx Zoo opened.; They are all used in names of cars.
Answer: They are all used in names of cars.
Category: world
Question: 13 is the lucky number of which school?
Choices: Lehigh University; Colgate University; Rochester Institute of Technology; Georgetown University
Answer: Colgate University
Category: world
Question: Which are the colors of Purdue University?
Choices: Green and brown; Old gold and black; Blue and silver; Red and yellow
Answer: Old gold and black
Category: world
Question: Boston University is the largest private university in the U.S.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: Harvard University was the most highly selective college/university in the U.S. in 2004.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: Which university is prominent for its botanical garden, which is one of the biggest in the U.S.?
Choices: University of California, Berkeley; S.U.N.Y. Brockport; Miami University; Fordham University
Answer: University of California, Berkeley
Category: world
Question: Which college/university is the first to own a dinosaur egg?
Choices: Claremont Mc Kenna College; Brown University; Colgate University; Princeton University
Answer: Colgate University
Category: world
Question: What is true about University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University and Brown University?
Choices: They all admit about 55% of their applicants; They all have filials in both Asia and Europe; They are all in one and the same state; They are all members of the Ivy League
Answer: They are all members of the Ivy League
Category: world
Question: Which of these schools is not famous for its Medicine Department?
Choices: University of Pennsylvania; Rochester Institute of Technology; Johns Hopkins University; Tufts University
Answer: Rochester Institute of Technology
Category: world
Question: The Atlantic Ocean has a greater average depth than the Indian Ocean.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: On September 13, 1922 a temperature of 135.9Â°F (57.7Â°C) was recorded in Al Aziziyah, a city in which African country?
Choices: Libya; Egypt; Morocco; Algeria
Answer: Libya
Category: world
Question: What mountain, located in the Sentinel Range of the Ellesworth Mountains, is the highest mountain in Antarctica?
Choices: Vinson Massif; Mt. X; Mt. Cronas; Mt. South Pole
Answer: Vinson Massif
Category: world
Question: Which ocean is the worlds largest body of water, covering nearly one third of the Earths surface?
Choices: The Pacific Ocean; The Indian Ocean; The Atlantic Ocean; The Arctic Ocean
Answer: The Pacific Ocean
Category: world
Question: What port on the Atlantic Ocean is the largest city and capital of Sierra Leone?
Choices: Quito; Freetown; Ajora; Khartoum
Answer: Freetown
Category: world
Question: On May 22, 1960, an earthquake with magnitude of 9.5 was recorded in which country?
Choices: Taiwan; Japan; Chile; China
Answer: Chile
Category: world
Question: This mega-city was originally a municipality, founded in 1521 by FernÃ¡n CortÃ©s.
Choices: New York; Mexico City; Rio de Jenerio; New Delhi
Answer: Mexico City
Category: world
Question: This state, with a capital of Jaipur, is the largest state in India.
Choices: Rajasthan; Madhya Pradesh; Andhra Pradesh; Karnataka
Answer: Rajasthan
Category: world
Question: The American continent  was named after which Italian merchant and cartographer?
Choices: Amercus Gama; Amerigo Vespuci; Americo Vespa; Alister Gumi
Answer: Amerigo Vespuci
Category: world
Question: This sea, which is a basin of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia, is the worlds most northern tropical sea.
Choices: Red Sea; South China Sea; Coral Sea; Arabian Sea
Answer: Red Sea
Category: world
Question: Which one of the following countries borders Chile?
Choices: Brazil; Uraguay; Venezuela; Argentina
Answer: Argentina
Category: world
Question: Which one of these countries shares a border with  Turkmenistan?
Choices: Saudi Arabia; Iran; Iraq; Russia
Answer: Iran
Category: world
Question: Nepal is bordered by which of these countries?
Choices: Bangladesh; Laos; Myanmar; China
Answer: China
Category: world
Question: Is there a country that borders Iceland?
Choices: No; Yes
Answer: No
Category: world
Question: Is there a country that borders Haiti?
Choices: No; Yes
Answer: Yes
Category: world
Question: Which of these countries borders Belize?
Choices: Nicaragua; Panama; Honduras; Guatemala
Answer: Guatemala
Category: world
Question: New Zealand and Australia share a border.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: Which of the following countries borders Djibouti?
Choices: Madagacar; Kenya; Ethiopia; Lestotho
Answer: Ethiopia
Category: world
Question: Which one of the following countries borders Uruguay?
Choices: Colombia; Paraguay; Chile; Brazil
Answer: Brazil
Category: world
Question: The Falkland Islands are in the South Pacific Ocean.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: The Statue of Liberty, is one of the most widely known statues in history. What country is it in?
Choices: France; USA; Mexico; Canada
Answer: USA
Category: world
Question: Pharaoh Khufu was burried in the Great Pyramid of Giza.  Where can we find that pyramid?
Choices: Mexico; Lebanon; Spain; Egypt
Answer: Egypt
Category: world
Question: This palace was built for love.  It is what what every women wants her husband to do for her. The Taj Mahal is located in what country?
Choices: Japan; India; Mexica; Spain
Answer: India
Category: world
Question: The Borobudur Temple is in what country?
Choices: Iran; Iraq; Indonesia; China
Answer: Indonesia
Category: world
Question: Angkor Wat is in Cambodia.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: If I wanted to visit The Shwedagon Pagoda, would I go to France?
Choices: Yes; No
Answer: No
Category: world
Question: The White House is the home of the US head of government.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Just one of these states has a minimum driving age of exactly sixteen.
Choices: South Dakota; Montana; Connecticut; Texas
Answer: Texas
Category: world
Question: Parking is not allowed in one of these cases.
Choices: In front of a driveway.; Parking is not allowed in any of these cases.; Within 20 feet (6 m) of a crosswalk at an intersection.; Along a curb that has been cut down, lowered or constructed for access to the sidewalk.
Answer: Parking is not allowed in any of these cases.
Category: world
Question: When a school bus is stopped and its red lights are flashing (or stop signs are extended), it means this.
Choices: You may pass if no children are on the road.; You may pass if you are facing the front of the bus.; You may pass if it is on the other side of a divided highway.; You may not pass.
Answer: You may not pass.
Category: world
Question: On a New York State highway where there is no posted speed limit, the fastest speed at which you may legally drive is this.
Choices: 50 mph; 60 mph; 65 mph; 55 mph
Answer: 55 mph
Category: world
Question: On long trips you can prevent drowsiness by performing this.
Choices: Stopping at regular intervals for a rest.; Moving your eyes from side to side as you drive.; Turning on your car radio.; Slowing down so you can react better.
Answer: Stopping at regular intervals for a rest.
Category: world
Question: This is the only effective way to reduce your blood alcohol content (BAC).
Choices: Taking a cold shower.; Drinking coffee.; Allow your body time to get rid of alcohol.; Exercising.
Answer: Allow your body time to get rid of alcohol.
Category: world
Question: If your car starts to skid on a slippery road, you should do this.
Choices: Lock your brakes until you come to a full stop.; Steer toward the side of the road to get off the wet pavement.; Brake quickly and keep the wheel straight.; Steer in the direction you want the front wheels to go.
Answer: Steer in the direction you want the front wheels to go.
Category: world
Question: A bicyclist differs from a motorist in that he is not required to do this.
Choices: Signal all turns.; Insure the bicycle.; Obey the same traffic laws.; Report accidents resulting in serious injury.
Answer: Insure the bicycle.
Category: world
Question: What is the capital of New Jersey?
Choices: Trenton; Newark; Hoboken; Jersey City
Answer: Trenton
Category: world
Question: This Nobel peace prize winner went from Governor of New Jersey to the President of the USA.
Choices: Woodrow Wilson; William McKinley; Calvin Coolidge; Teddy Roosevelt
Answer: Woodrow Wilson
Category: world
Question: This U.S. president, who served non-consecutive terms,  was born in New Jersey.
Choices: Warren G. Harding; Grover Cleveland; Chester A. Arthur; James Garfield
Answer: Grover Cleveland
Category: world
Question: Which of these people was not born in New Jersey?
Choices: Michael Douglas; Buzz Aldrin; Chuck  Yeager; Queen Latifah
Answer: Chuck  Yeager
Category: world
Question: Which of these was not born in New Jersey?
Choices: Eva Marie Saint; Connie Francis; Whitney Houston; Ally Sheedy
Answer: Ally Sheedy
Category: world
Question: This famous singer from Hoboken became Chairman of the Board .
Choices: Dean Martin; Johnny Ray; Jimmy Rosselli; Frank Sinatra
Answer: Frank Sinatra
Category: world
Question: Which one of these singers was not born in New Jersey?
Choices: Bruce Springsteen; Alice Cooper; Jon Bon Jovi; Dionne Warwick
Answer: Alice Cooper
Category: world
Question: Which one of the following was not invented in New Jersey?
Choices: The Solid Body Electric Guitar; Condensed soup; The Sewing Machine; Cranberry Sauce
Answer: The Sewing Machine
Category: world
Question: Which of these firsts did not originate in New Jersey?
Choices: First National Historical Park; First saltwater taffy; First boardwalk in USA; First US iron mine
Answer: First US iron mine
Category: world
Question: New Jersey was settled first by this nation in the early 1630s.
Choices: Spain; England; Portugal; Netherlands
Answer: Netherlands
Category: world
Question: What is the capital of Texas?
Choices: Houston; Austin; Waco; Dallas
Answer: Austin
Category: world
Question: California is the largest state in North America.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: The Great Lakes are located in South America.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: How many continents are there?
Choices: 5; 8; 7; 6
Answer: 7
Category: world
Question: On what continent is Mexico?
Choices: Asia; Russia; North America; South America
Answer: North America
Category: world
Question: Name the mountain chain that runs through British Columbia all the way down to New Mexico.
Choices: Blue Ridge; Appalachian; Rocky Mountains; Himalayas
Answer: Rocky Mountains
Category: world
Question: Which state has the smallest area in North America?
Choices: Connecticut; Maryland; Rhode Island; Hawaii
Answer: Rhode Island
Category: world
Question: Africa is located east of North America.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Which of the following is not a real ocean?
Choices: Atlantic; Red; Pacific; Indian
Answer: Red
Category: world
Question: Which ocean does New York City border?
Choices: Indian; Baltic; Northern; Atlantic
Answer: Atlantic
Category: world
Question: Arkansas is west of Oklahoma.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: On what continent is the highest mountain in the world located?
Choices: Antarctica; Asia; North America; Europe
Answer: Asia
Category: world
Question: The Great Lakes are a group of five large lakes on or near the United States-Canadian border.  This is the largest of the Great Lakes.
Choices: Lake Michigan; Lake Ontario; Lake Erie; Lake Superior
Answer: Lake Superior
Category: world
Question: The name of the deepest lake in the world, Lake Baikal, derives from Tatar Bai-Kul, meaning this.
Choices: Dark Lake; Great Sea; Great Water; Rich Lake
Answer: Rich Lake
Category: world
Question: The Bay of Pigs is located on the coast of this country.
Choices: Jamaica; Greece; Netherlands; Cuba
Answer: Cuba
Category: world
Question: The Adriatic Sea separates these two peninsulas.
Choices: The Scandinavian Peninsula from the Balkan Peninsula; The Iberian Peninsula from the Apennine Peninsula; The Balkan Peninsula from the Iberian Peninsula; The Apennine Peninsula from the Balkan Peninsula
Answer: The Apennine Peninsula from the Balkan Peninsula
Category: world
Question: The Suez canal connects the Red Sea with this sea.
Choices: The Arabian Sea; The White Sea; The Sargasso Sea; The Mediterranean Sea
Answer: The Mediterranean Sea
Category: world
Question: The Bermuda Triangle is located in this ocean.
Choices: The Atlantic Ocean; The Arctic Ocean; The Indian Ocean; The Pacific Ocean
Answer: The Atlantic Ocean
Category: world
Question: Which one of these rivers is not located in Asia?
Choices: Mekong; Segura; Huang He; Yangtze
Answer: Segura
Category: world
Question: The city of Paris is built on an arc of this river.
Choices: Danube; Seine; Rhone; Thames
Answer: Seine
Category: world
Question: This Tibetan lake is located at the highest altitude.
Choices: Lhagba Pool; Titicaca; Lake Huron; Lake Balaton
Answer: Lhagba Pool
Category: world
Question: Prior to 1989, this county was bordered by three countries that do not exist anymore.
Choices: Panama; Peru; Poland; Portugal
Answer: Poland
Category: world
Question: Which country used to rule vast areas from South America through Africa to East Asia?
Choices: Poland; Portugal; Peru; Panama
Answer: Portugal
Category: world
Question: Which country is divided by a canal connecting the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans?
Choices: Peru; Poland; Panama; Portugal
Answer: Panama
Category: world
Question: The name of which country means Rich Harbour?
Choices: Panama; Puerto Rico; Portugal; Peru
Answer: Puerto Rico
Category: world
Question: Which of these countries is inhabited by the largest number of Muslims?
Choices: Persia; Pakistan; Panama; Poland
Answer: Pakistan
Category: world
Question: Which countrys capital is Lima?
Choices: Peru; Pakistan; Poland; Portugal
Answer: Peru
Category: world
Question: Which is the only mostly Christian country in Asia?
Choices: Palau; Philippines; Pakistan; Portugal
Answer: Philippines
Category: world
Question: Which of the following is not an independent nation?
Choices: Palestine; Peru; Panama; Philippines
Answer: Palestine
Category: world
Question: Which of these countries doesnt exits anymore, but was very powerful in the XVIII and XIX centuries, dominating much of Central Europe?
Choices: Persia; Poland; Prussia; Portugal
Answer: Prussia
Category: world
Question: Which country, situated in todays Iraq and Iran, was a major enemy of the Roman Empire?
Choices: Parthia; Persia; Poland; Prussia
Answer: Parthia
Category: world
Question: In the USA Conservatives are more likely to want gun control than Liberals.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: Conservatives in the USA are more likely to favor prayer in school than Liberals.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Liberals in the USA are more concerned about Internet porn distribution than Conservatives.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: Conservatives in the USA are pro-choice when it comes to the abortion issue.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: Liberals are likely to spend more money on the military than Conservatives.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: In the USA, Liberals favor welfare initiatives, such as aid to families with dependent children.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Liberals in the USA are more likely to spend money on education than Conservatives.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Conservatives in the USA believe that local problems, which are common to all states, should be solved at the national level.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: Conservatives in the USA are more likely to pass a law cutting taxes to the wealthy than Liberals.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: In the USA, Conservatives favor school vouchers.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: What is the name of an English shelter, usually free for use by anyone, found in remote mountain areas?
Choices: County; Barracks; Bothy; Camper
Answer: Bothy
Category: world
Question: This is a traditional Japanese inn dating back to the 17th century, nowadays often situated along highways.
Choices: Washi; Ryokan; Tatami; Yokata
Answer: Ryokan
Category: world
Question: What kind of lodging, traditionally constructed in the northern hemisphere, is sometimes called a snow house?
Choices: Igloo; Gasthaus; Trailer; Bothy
Answer: Igloo
Category: world
Question: Name the portable dwelling structure used by nomads during their constant travels in Central Asia.
Choices: Yurt; Minshuku; Tipi; Tent
Answer: Yurt
Category: world
Question: What style of hotel accommodation, developed in Japan by Kurokawa Kisho, features modular plastic quarters?
Choices: Capsule hotel; Kisho; Umeda; Cave hotel
Answer: Capsule hotel
Category: world
Question: What conical tent is constructed by Native Americans, using buffalo hide?
Choices: Tert; Yurt; Wigwam; Tipi
Answer: Tipi
Category: world
Question: The origin of this hotel dates back to the early twentieth century, when the first hotels along highways became popular.
Choices: Hiretel; Cabin; Kotel; Motel
Answer: Motel
Category: world
Question: Which dome-like Native American tent is made by the semi-nomadic tribes of the American West and Southwest?
Choices: Candar; Tipi; Wart; Wickiup
Answer: Wickiup
Category: world
Question: Which term refers to a small, usually sometimes ruined building in the middle of the woods?
Choices: Shack; Shotgun house; Terraced house; Victorian house
Answer: Shack
Category: world
Question: What type of house was built using raw logs, particularly in the early years of United States and Canada?
Choices: Mansion; Log cabin; Raw house; Detached house
Answer: Log cabin
Category: world
Question: McDonalds is named after its founders. Burger King is self-explanatory. Do you know what KFC stands for?
Choices: Kenneth Fitzgerald Carrington (the founder); Kentucky Fried Chicken; Keller, Ferguson, Colins (the founders); Kansas, Fort Cheenook (the place where it was established)
Answer: Kentucky Fried Chicken
Category: world
Question: While surfing the Internet you may be using Cisco networking equipment without even knowing it. But do you know the origin of the name Cisco?
Choices: The founders where from Colorado, Indiana, South Carolina and Oregon; It was named for San FranCISCO; The founders were named Alain CISse and Erwin COfalka; It stands for Communication and Information Systems COrporation
Answer: It was named for San FranCISCO
Category: world
Question: Nokia is widely known for their mobile phones. What does Nokia mean?
Choices: The first mobile phones were made by Kia, so NoKia was meant to hurt the market pioneer.; It doesnt have any meaning, just sounds good.; It means mobile in Swedish.; Its a name of a town in Finland where the company used to have HQ.
Answer: Its a name of a town in Finland where the company used to have HQ.
Category: world
Question: What is the origin of the name 3M, the company that makes almost everything?
Choices: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing; McGonagle, McKnight, McNemey were the founders; Me and My Mom (the company was established bu a mother and son duo); Machines, Materials and Mobiles
Answer: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing
Category: world
Question: Google is not just a search engine. It is a multinational company. What is the origin of the name?
Choices: To google means to do research, to obtain information.; Goo glen is a suburb of Palo Alto, where the company is located.; Gogol is village in Russia, where one of the founders was born.; Its a misspelling of googol - a number written as 1 followed by one-hundred zeros.
Answer: Its a misspelling of googol - a number written as 1 followed by one-hundred zeros.
Category: world
Question: Iona is a small island from which Christianity was spread to Scotland and northern England. The island gave name to a company. What does Iona make?
Choices: Electronical translation devices; Its a Christian printing house; Trekking shoes; Integration software
Answer: Integration software
Category: world
Question: Lufthansa is a German air carrier. What is the meaning of the name?
Choices: It means German Airlines.; Luft = air; Hanse = guild (or union.); It used to be named Luftwaffe, but after the WW II it was changed to erase war associations.; The founders were Gustav LUFTig and HANS von Junkers.
Answer: Luft = air; Hanse = guild (or union.)
Category: world
Question: IBM is a computer hardware and software giant. What does its name stand for?
Choices: International Business Machines; Information Brokering Media; Idaho Brewage Mogul; Informatio Bene Mentis (Latin, loosly: (new) concepts are good for the intellect)
Answer: International Business Machines
Category: world
Question: Which Far East company name can be translated as three stars?
Choices: Sony; Samsung; Daewoo; Mitsubishi
Answer: Samsung
Category: world
Question: AXA is a French insurance group. What does the name mean?
Choices: Nothing! It was chosen deliberately as AXA is not a word in any known language and is easy to pronounce.; Axa was a Belgian comic book hero who had many accidents, but always came out safe.; Antoine Xavier Ancienne was the founder.; It comes from Latin word laxo, meaning to liberate or to relieve.
Answer: Nothing! It was chosen deliberately as AXA is not a word in any known language and is easy to pronounce.
Category: world
Question: What is the origin of the name FIAT?
Choices: Abbreviation of Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino; Fiat in Latin means let it be.; Enzo FIATtori was the founder.; Trattieni il fiato means to hold your breath in Italian - a reference to the beauty of the first model.
Answer: Abbreviation of Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino
Category: world
Question: You probably have heard of software and hardware. Can you tell what Compuware makes?
Choices: High-end computers; High-tech components for aircraft; Software that ease the life of IT managers and practitioners; Hand-held devices
Answer: Software that ease the life of IT managers and practitioners
Category: world
Question: The British Airways London Eye, which opened in 1999, is what type of structure?
Choices: An observation wheel; A clock tower; An observatory; A chair lift
Answer: An observation wheel
Category: world
Question: Buckingham Palace, the official home of the Queen of England, was built in what year?
Choices: 1762; 1913; 1837; 1703
Answer: 1703
Category: world
Question: Designed by architect Norman Foster, this building has housed some of Londons most important authorities since 2002.
Choices: City Hall; Clarence House; Somerset House; Royal Albert Hall
Answer: City Hall
Category: world
Question: The design of this London monument, situated near Speakers Corner in Hyde Park, is based on the design of the triumphal arch of Constantine, located in Rome.
Choices: The Triumphant Arch; Tower 42; Black Gate; Marble Arch
Answer: Marble Arch
Category: world
Question: This London building, sometimes referred to as Covent Garden, functions as a performing arts venue.
Choices: Lloyds building; National Gallery; Kensington Palace; The Royal Opera House
Answer: The Royal Opera House
Category: world
Question: This amazing single-roofed structure, located on the Greenwich peninsula in south-east London, was engineered by Buro Happold.
Choices: Lloyds building; The Millennium Dome; Cleopatras Needle; Nelsons Column
Answer: The Millennium Dome
Category: world
Question: This cathedral, situated on Ludgate Hill, dates back to the 17th century and is the seat of the Bishop of London.
Choices: Nelsons Cathedral; St Pancras Cathedral; Wrens Cathedral; St Pauls Cathedral
Answer: St Pauls Cathedral
Category: world
Question: This temple, discovered in Walbrook in 1957, was built in the middle of the third century in worship of a popular mystic religion.
Choices: The Temple of Walbrook; The Temple of Life; The Temple of Mithras; The Temple of the Moon
Answer: The Temple of Mithras
Category: world
Question: This 183-meter skyscraper in London was originally built  for the National Westminster Bank.
Choices: The Tower of London; Nelsons Column; Tower Bridge; Tower 42
Answer: Tower 42
Category: world
Question: Which tower, located in the Palace of Westminster in London, is usually referred to as Big Ben?
Choices: Stephens Clock; The Tower of London; Tower Bridge; The Clock Tower
Answer: The Clock Tower
Category: world
Question: Apart from actions related to the Civil War, which two American states declared  war on each other?
Choices: Ohio and Michigan; Kansas and Nebraska; Virginia and West Virginia; Pennsylvania and Virginia
Answer: Ohio and Michigan
Category: world
Question: In 1915 the boll weevil devastated the cotton crop in this state.
Choices: Arkansas; Alabama; Texas; Mississippi
Answer: Alabama
Category: world
Question: Where is the National Civil Rights Museum?
Choices: In a church; Next  to the Lincoln Memorial; In a motel; On a share croppers farm
Answer: In a motel
Category: world
Question: In which state would one see the House on the Rock?
Choices: New Hampshire; Idaho; Pennsylvania; Wisconsin
Answer: Wisconsin
Category: world
Question: In which city were Malcolm X., Warren Buffett, Marlon Brando, and Gerald Ford born?
Choices: Roxbury, Massachusetts; Omaha, Nebraska; Stockton, California; Des Moines, Iowa
Answer: Omaha, Nebraska
Category: world
Question: In which state was the first sales tax enacted?
Choices: Connecticut; Texas; West Virginia; New York
Answer: West Virginia
Category: world
Question: Which was the 14th state admitted to the Union?
Choices: Ohio; Washington, D.C.; Vermont; Florida
Answer: Vermont
Category: world
Question: What distinction does Bailey Brown hold?
Choices: He was the first Union soldier killed by the Confederates in the Civil War.; He was the first American killed in the War of 1812.; He was the first American killed in the Spanish-American War.; He was  he first American killed in World War I.
Answer: He was the first Union soldier killed by the Confederates in the Civil War.
Category: world
Question: What do these movies have in common: Me, Myself  and Irene, Miss Congeniality, World Trade Center  and Salaam Namaste?
Choices: SKG Productions; Ben and Jerrys Ice Cream; None of these; Miramar Productions
Answer: Ben and Jerrys Ice Cream
Category: world
Question: Which is the only American state to have no national parks, no national historical sites, no national  historic battle sites, no national historic sea shores?
Choices: Maryland; Delaware; Alaska; Montana
Answer: Delaware
Category: world
Question: Which US President occupied every major non-judicial elected office in the American political system?
Choices: Lyndon Baines Johnson; Andrew Jackson; Andrew Johnson; Howard Taft
Answer: Andrew Johnson
Category: world
Question: When was Puerto Rico admitted to the Union?
Choices: It is not a US state; 1998; 2003; 1959
Answer: It is not a US state
Category: world
Question: Which of these seas with color names doesnt exist?
Choices: Black Sea; Blue Sea; Red Sea; White Sea
Answer: Blue Sea
Category: world
Question: You probably know that the Yellow River is a mighty river in China. What is its original name?
Choices: Mekong; Yangtze; Huang He; Chang Jiang
Answer: Huang He
Category: world
Question: Where is the White Sea located?
Choices: North-eastern Europe; West Africa; East Asia; South-eastern Europe
Answer: North-eastern Europe
Category: world
Question: Which of these countries has a color in its name?
Choices: Samoa; Siera Leone; Cape Verde; Puerto Rico
Answer: Cape Verde
Category: world
Question: Schwarzwald is a mountain range in southern Germany. What does the name mean?
Choices: White River; Green Slopes; Red Rock; Black Forrest
Answer: Black Forrest
Category: world
Question: Montenegro means Black Mountainâ. What is it?
Choices: A country in the Balkans; A former Soviet republic; An island on the Mediterranean Sea; A peak in the Alps
Answer: A country in the Balkans
Category: world
Question: Where is Greenland located?
Choices: South of Australia; Between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans; West of Great Britain, its a nickname of Ireland; In the Amazon forrest
Answer: Between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans
Category: world
Question: Most people have heard about the Yellow river in China. But where is the Green River?
Choices: It is located in Greenland.; It is Irelands second longest river.; It does not exist.; Its a tributary of the Colorado river.
Answer: Its a tributary of the Colorado river.
Category: world
Question: The Black Sea is almost a lake. How is it connected to other sea waters?
Choices: By the Suez Canal; By Bosphorus strait; By Gibraltar strait; By the Panama Canal
Answer: By Bosphorus strait
Category: world
Question: Belarus is a country containing a color in its name. Which color is it?
Choices: White; Green; Black; Red
Answer: White
Category: world
Question: Where is the Purple Mountain located?
Choices: On US-Candian border; In Peru; In China; In Australia
Answer: In China
Category: world
Question: The work of two modern philosophers, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, was published on 21 February 1848. It explained the principles of Communism and laid the purposes and program of the Communist League. The significance of this political treatise was so great, that Marx and Engles were expelled from Belgium when it was published. What was its name?
Choices: Proletariats From All Countries, Unite!; The Cummunist Agenda; The Communist Manifesto; Anti-capitalism Movement
Answer: The Communist Manifesto
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Question: According to Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, the capitalistic system, based on personal ownership, had to be replaced by the communist society, where everything is communally owned. This was the course to overthrow capitalism, that they suggested.
Choices: Peaceful negotiations; Bloody terroristic acts; It would happen inevitably and there was no reason to intervene in this natural process; Proletarian revolution
Answer: Proletarian revolution
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Question: Marx and Engles were the first to openly criticise the idea of personal property.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: Marxist theories led to the foundation of The Russian Social Democratic Workers Party. Although there were several other social democratic parties in Europe at this time, this was the only one to maintain the principles of Communism. One branch of it was headed by Vladimir Lenin.
Choices: Marxists; Communists; Bolsheviks; Mensheviks
Answer: Bolsheviks
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Question: The faction of the Russian Social Democratic Workers Party, led by Lenin, succeeded in overthrowing the regime of Alexander Kerensky by revolution. When did it take place?
Choices: 1922; 1945; 1917; 1912
Answer: 1917
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Question: The second stage of The Russian Revolution led to to the creation of the Soviet Union and took place in November.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: After the end of World War II many countries were overtaken by communist influence. Most of them were in Eastern European, but not all. Mao Zedong came to power in China and established the Peoples Republic of China in this year.
Choices: 1917; 1945; 1959; 1949
Answer: 1949
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Question: Fidel Castro and Ernesto Che Guevara are among the most famous revolutionaries. Che Gevara was one of Castros guerrillas in his army, the 26th of July Movement. Although this army was small in numbers and not well trained, Fidel Castro took control over Cubas government. What was the name of the leader of Cuba before Fidel Castro took control?
Choices: Carlos Manuel de Cespedes; Fulgencio Batista; Raul Castro Ruz; Camilo Cienfuegos
Answer: Fulgencio Batista
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Question: The ideas of communism became so widely popular that by the 80s, almost a quarter of the world was under communist rule.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: After the death of Vladimir Lenin there were two possible successors. Joseph Stalin (Iosif Vissarionovich Jughashvili), who had been  general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party since 1922, was one possibility. The other one was Leon Trotsky. What happened to Trotsky after Stalin became leader of the Soviet Union?
Choices: He became general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party; He was exiled and later released; He was killed after a trial; He was exiled and later killed
Answer: He was exiled and later killed
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Question: One of the most famous quotes of Stalin is The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a statistic. But when it comes to the victims of his regime, is not just a statistic. Even though determining the exact number of Stalins victims is virtually impossible,  we know about millions of people, either shot or exiled to labor camps, in the years of his rule. This was the name of the administration which ran these camps.
Choices: Syberia; Katorga; Khmer Rouge; Gulag
Answer: Gulag
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Question: After the death of Stalin in 1953, Nikita Khrushchev came to power. The Cold War reached its peak under his rule, when Khrushchev ordered the installation of short and middle ranged ballistic missiles in Cuba. Although the conflict was settled peacefully, the world was under the threat of nuclear war for 38 long days. There was no winner in this crisis, because just as the Soviets had to remove their missiles from Cuba, the United States had to dismantle their missile installations in this country, which lies on two continents.
Choices: Turkey; Romania; Greece; Morocco
Answer: Turkey
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Question: Geogry Markov, a Bulgarian dissident, is probably one of the most famous political victims of Communism in Eastern Europe. Even though he defected from Bulgaria, his life remained in danger. The Bulgarian secret police, with the help of KGB, found located and assassinated him in London using one of the strangest weapons of the Cold War; a small platinum pellet with two holes drilled in it, filled with poison, was fired in his calf muscle by an umbrella. What kind of poison was in the pellet?
Choices: Strychnin; Anthrax; Ricin; Ratpoison
Answer: Ricin
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Question: He was the communist dictator of Romania from 1965 to 1989. On 25 December 1989 he and his wife were executed by a firing squad. They were charged with various crimes, such as unjust gathering of wealth at the expense of the people and even genocide.
Choices: Nicolae CeauÅescu; Josip Broz Tito; Todor Zhivkov; Adrian NÄstase
Answer: Nicolae CeauÅescu
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Question: When this great leader came to power in 1985, it marked the beginning of the end of the Soviet Union. He tried to reform the Soviet Union by introducing glasnost and perestroika. He abandoned the Brezhnev Doctrine and let the other Communist countries settle their internal affairs alone. Because he literally ended the Cold War, he was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize on 15 October 1990.
Choices: Mikhail Gorbachev; Vyacheslav Molotov; Konstantin Chernenko; Georgy Malenkov
Answer: Mikhail Gorbachev
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Question: Name the capital and largest city of Fiji.
Choices: Minsk; Suva; Bujumbura; Brazzaville
Answer: Suva
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Question: What is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Maldives?
Choices: Maldive City; MalÃ©; Praia; Bogota
Answer: MalÃ©
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Question: What city, located on Upolu Island, is the capital of Samoa?
Choices: Pago Pago; Apia; Samoa; Asmara
Answer: Apia
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Question: This city, famous for the Parthenon on the Acropolis, is the capital of Greece.
Choices: Naples; Minos; Athens; Nicosia
Answer: Athens
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Question: What city, situated on the Baltic Sea coast, is the capital of Latvia?
Choices: Riga; Baku; Minsk; Tallinn
Answer: Riga
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Question: What is the capital of the unincorporated territory of the United States, known as American Samoa?
Choices: Libreville; Pago Pago; Suva; Samoa City
Answer: Pago Pago
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Question: Port Moresby is the capital of Papua New Guinea.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Is the capital of Hawaii named after its founder?
Choices: No; Yes
Answer: No
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Question: Is Conakry the capital of a country, formerly known as Portuguese Guinea?
Choices: No; Yes
Answer: Yes
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Question: Which city, founded in 1848, is the capital of the State of California, USA?
Choices: San JosÃ©; Los Angeles; San Diego; Sacramento
Answer: Sacramento
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Question: When was Arnold Schwarzenegger sworn into office as the 38th Governor of California?
Choices: September 2005; October 2000; November 2003; August 1992
Answer: November 2003
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Question: Which of these celebrities is a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers?
Choices: Jack Nicholson; Leonardo DiCaprio; All of these; Denzel Washington
Answer: All of these
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Question: Which one of these volcanoes is not situated in the State of California?
Choices: La Palma; Mammoth Mountain; Mount Shasta; Lassen Peak
Answer: La Palma
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Question: The first motion picture theater in the USA, called Electric Theatre, opened in Los Angeles, CA, in what year?
Choices: 1882; 1939; 1902; 1960
Answer: 1902
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Question: Which of these record-breaking trees is not situated in the State of California?
Choices: El Ãrbol del Tule, the tree with the largest diameter on Earth; General Sherman, the largest living tree on Earth; Stratosphere Giant, the tallest tree on Earth; Methuselah, the oldest tree on Earth
Answer: El Ãrbol del Tule, the tree with the largest diameter on Earth
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Question: Which of these quotes from songs about California is not from a Red Hot Chili Peppers song?
Choices: And buy me a star on the boulevard, Its Californication.; California skies / Got room to spare / This is my time..; California, rest in peace, simultaneous release...; Where theyre out there having fun in the warm California sun.
Answer: Where theyre out there having fun in the warm California sun.
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Question: California joined the Union and became one of the United States on September 9, 1850. Which was the next state to join the Union?
Choices: Minnesota; Wisconsin; Delaware; Louisiana
Answer: Minnesota
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Question: During the summer, what time is it in Los Angeles, CA, when it is 3 PM local time in Paris, France?
Choices: 5 PM; 2 PM; 9 AM; 6 AM
Answer: 6 AM
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Question: What is depicted on the back of the $10 bill?
Choices: A horse and a carriage; The U.S. Treasury Building; The United States Capitol Building; The Lincoln Memorial
Answer: The U.S. Treasury Building
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Question: Does the city of Los Angeles have a Federal Reserve Bank?
Choices: Yes; No
Answer: No
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Question: What city coincides with the letter B on the Federal Reserve Seal?
Choices: New York; Kansas City; Boston; Atlanta
Answer: New York
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Question: The Mona Lisa appears where, on the back of the $1 bill?
Choices: Just above the pyramid, on the left hand side of the bill.; On the edge of the border, just below the letter n, in the word One, at the center of the bill.; On the seal on the right hand side of the bill, just to the left of the eagles wing.; The Mona Lisa does not appear on the $1 bill.
Answer: The Mona Lisa does not appear on the $1 bill.
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Question: What is the title of the signature in the lower right hand corner of  the U.S. $10 bill?
Choices: Treasure of the United States; United States Treasury Director; Secretary of the Treasury; Secretary of Commerce
Answer: Secretary of the Treasury
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Question: Whose portrait appears on the face of the $20 bill?
Choices: George Washington; Ulysses S. Grant; Andrew Jackson; Alexander Hamilton
Answer: Andrew Jackson
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Question: The inscription,  E Pluribus Unum, appears in the left hand seal, above the pyramid, on the $1 bill.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: What should you do if you think you are in possession of a counterfeit bill?
Choices: Find a suitable printer and make more; Attempt to return it to the passer; Burn it; Contact your local police department or United States Secret Service field office
Answer: Contact your local police department or United States Secret Service field office
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Question: Which of the following cities does not have a Federal Reserve Bank?
Choices: Richmond; San Francisco; Minneapolis; Pittsburgh
Answer: Pittsburgh
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Question: This actor began voicing the Aflac duck in 1999.
Choices: Brian Dennehy; John Mahoney; Gilbert Gottfried; Chevy Chase
Answer: Gilbert Gottfried
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Question: From 1970-1990, Bounty paper towels employed Nancy Walker as this mascot.
Choices: Molly the school teacher; Mildred the housewife; Sally the secretary; Rosie the waitress
Answer: Rosie the waitress
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Question: Kelsey Grammer has voiced the GEICO gecko.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: What was the name of the mascot used by Good n Plenty Candy in the 1950s?
Choices: Goody Chew; Good n Plenty Denny; Choo Choo Charlie; Penny Plenty
Answer: Choo Choo Charlie
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Question: This mascot, played by David Leisure, was used by Isuzu during 1986-1990?
Choices: Jeff Isuzu; Fred Isuzu; Izzy Isuzu; Joe Isuzu
Answer: Joe Isuzu
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Question: The 9 Lives cat food mascot is named Norris.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: What is the name of MTM Productions mascot?
Choices: Gary; Mary; Morris; Mimsie
Answer: Mimsie
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Question: When did Planters Peanuts begin using Mr. Peanut as its mascot?
Choices: 1916; 1914; 1915; 1920
Answer: 1916
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Question: What is the name of the Jolly Green Giants little friend?
Choices: Pea Wee; Little Sprout; Carrot Top; Broccoflower Man
Answer: Little Sprout
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Question: Woodsy Owl is the first mascot used by The U.S. Forest Service.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: Which state name means the object towards which the action of the sea is directed?
Choices: Hawaii; California; Alaska; Florida
Answer: Alaska
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Question: Which state name doesnt refer to a king or a queen?
Choices: Louisiana; Virginia; North Carolina; Vermont
Answer: Vermont
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Question: What is the meaning of Indiana?
Choices: Enemy in Apache plains dialect; Land of the Indians; Cloudy water in Dakota language; She speaks normally in Algonquian
Answer: Land of the Indians
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Question: Which state name is not color-related?
Choices: Vermont; Oklahoma; Colorado; California
Answer: California
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Question: What is the origin of the name Delaware?
Choices: It comes from the Spanish phrase de lavaros (roughly: of the misers); It means shore of whales in Algonquian.; This is the name of the Native American tribe that used to live there.; The state was named after Lord de la Warr who traveled the Delaware River in 1610.
Answer: The state was named after Lord de la Warr who traveled the Delaware River in 1610.
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Question: Which state name means great river?
Choices: Ohio; Mississippi; Missouri; Colorado
Answer: Mississippi
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Question: What does Nevada mean?
Choices: land; snow-covered; desert; mountain
Answer: snow-covered
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Question: Which state was named in honor of a non-English royalty?
Choices: Georgia; Maryland; Virginia; Louisiana
Answer: Louisiana
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Question: The name of which US state means beautiful?
Choices: Oregon; Utah; Tennessee; Vermont
Answer: Oregon
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Question: What does Dakota mean?
Choices: Enemy; Red face; White face; Ally
Answer: Ally
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Question: Which language is the source of most US states names?
Choices: Algonquian; Sioux; English; Spanish
Answer: Algonquian
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Question: The Dutch played an important role in colonizing the East Coast of the United States. But only one state name is derived from Dutch. Which one?
Choices: Rhode Island; Maine; Connecticut; New York
Answer: Rhode Island
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Question: Fill in the missing words:
Choices:  dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,; en they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky,;  up to the house-top the coursers they flew,; th the sleigh full of toys, and _____ ________ ___.; someones old shoe; bags of dog poo; bottles of glue; Saint Nicholas, too.
Answer: Saint Nicholas, too.
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Question: What is the missing word?
Choices: d then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof; e prancing and pawing of each little hoof.;  I drew in my hand, and was turning around,; wn the _______ St. Nicholas came with a bound!; driveway; chimney; dumbwaiter; alleyway
Answer: chimney
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Question: Find the missing words:
Choices:  was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,; d his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;; bundle of toys he had flung on his back,; d he looked like a peddler ____ _______ ___ ____.; walking with Sirius Black.; just talking some smack.; who stepped on a tack.; just opening his pack.
Answer: just opening his pack.
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Question: Complete the line from the famous Christmas poem:
Choices: s droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,; d the beard of his chin was __ _____ __ ___ ____;; e stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,; d the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;; lighted up with a glow; as white as the snow; so fake we should know; just growing much too slow
Answer: as white as the snow
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Question: What are the missing words?
Choices:  had a broad face and a little round belly,; at shook, when he laughed like _  ________ ___ _____.; that singer Gino Vannelli; a pregnant Carla Tortelli; a bowlful of jelly; a salami at the deli
Answer: a bowlful of jelly
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Question: The Irish originally used turnips to make Jack-o-Lanterns on Halloween.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Halloween is the 3rd most commercially successful holiday right after Valentines Day.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: In the Irish tradition people did not bob for apples on Halloween, but potatoes instead.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: The traditional Jack-O-Lantern got its name from a man named Jack.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: The very first organized Halloween celebration in the U.S. was in Ohio.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: Trick-or-Treating is a strictly modern custom on Halloween.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: Halloween was originally the celebration of the New Year.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: The tradition of trick-or-treating for UNICEF began in Philadelphia in 1950.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Halloween was banned during World War II.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: Traditionally, jack-o-lanterns were lit with oil to keep them lit for long periods of time.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: In How the Grinch Stole Christmas, what biological shortcoming made the Grinch so mean?
Choices: He was diagnosed as being schizophrenic.; He was diagnosed as being bipolar.; His heart was two sizes smaller than normal.; His brain was two sizes smaller than normal.
Answer: His heart was two sizes smaller than normal.
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Question: Was the Miracle on 34th Street filmed in New York?
Choices: Yes; No
Answer: Yes