kth8/OpenTriviaQA huggingface dataset:
Category: world
Question: Name the writer of the Star Spangled Banner and the star of the movies Blazing Saddles, Smokey and the Bandit II and Loose Cannons who were both born on August 1.
Choices: Francis Scott Key and Burt Reynolds; Francis Scott Key and Dom Deluise; Katharine Lee Bates and Dom Deluise; Adolphe Basile Routhier and Burt Reynolds
Answer: Francis Scott Key and Dom Deluise
Category: world
Question: A former US president, named William Jefferson Blythe III, was born on August 19, 1946.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: August is designated as National Immunization Awareness Month.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: What is the form of address to a king or queen?
Choices: His/Her Excellency; His/Her Royal Highness; His/Her Magnificence; His/Her Majesty
Answer: His/Her Majesty
Category: world
Question: What is the form of government in the UK?
Choices: Mixed government; Constitutional monarchy; Direct democracy; Absolute monarchy
Answer: Constitutional monarchy
Category: world
Question: Who is the Supreme Governor of the Church of England?
Choices: The Archbishop of Canterbury; Lord Chancellor; The Sovereign; The Bishop of London
Answer: The Sovereign
Category: world
Question: Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland have devolved governments. What does it mean?
Choices: The state grants temporary powers that ultimately reside in the central unitary government.; The state grants only judicial powers to the new governments.; The state grants only financial powers to the new governments.; The central government of a state grants powers to government at national, regional, or local level.
Answer: The central government of a state grants powers to government at national, regional, or local level.
Category: world
Question: What is the most senior civil servant of a British Government ministry?
Choices: The Permanent Secretary; The Prime Minister; The Secretary of State; The Cabinet Secretary
Answer: The Permanent Secretary
Category: world
Question: What is the legislature in the UK?
Choices: Tricameralism; Tetracameralism; Unicameralism; Bicameralism
Answer: Bicameralism
Category: world
Question: During what event is the Speech from the Throne delivered in the UK?
Choices: The Coronation; The Royal Christmas Message; The appointment of the Archbishop of Canterbury; The State Opening of Parliament
Answer: The State Opening of Parliament
Category: world
Question: The House of Lords includes appointed members, hereditary peers and which of the following?
Choices: the Monarch; senior members of the Royal Family; the members of Cabinet; representatives of the Church of England
Answer: representatives of the Church of England
Category: world
Question: What is the system for general elections in the UK?
Choices: Proportional representation; Plurality voting system; Two-round system; Exhaustive ballot
Answer: Plurality voting system
Category: world
Question: What country has never been a member of the British Commonwealth - presently the Commonwealth of Nations?
Choices: Australia; India; Congo; Cameroon
Answer: Congo
Category: world
Question: A red Lockheed Vega 5B that this woman piloted from Newfoundland to Ireland to become the first woman to fly solo, nonstop trans-Atlantic can be seen in the Air and Space Museum. Who was this woman?
Choices: Amy Johnson; Mary Myers; Amelia Earhart; Nellie Bly
Answer: Amelia Earhart
Category: world
Question: Houston, the Eagle has landed., signaled to the world that man had reached the moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first and second man to walk on the moon. Who was the third man on the  Apollo 11 mission?
Choices: John Glenn; Deke Slayton; Alan Shepherd; Michael Collins
Answer: Michael Collins
Category: world
Question: TV Guide named this man the greatest television character of all times. He lived  with his wife Edith at 704 Hauser Street in Queens, New York. What television characters favorite chair can be seen in the National Museum of American History?
Choices: George Jefferson; Cliff Huxtable; Carlton Banks; Archie Bunker
Answer: Archie Bunker
Category: world
Question: What company had the first service uniform registered with the United States Patent  Trademark Office?
Choices: United States Postal Workers; Texico; United Postal Service; Playboy Enterprises
Answer: Playboy Enterprises
Category: world
Question: Dawn Moore donated, at her Fathers request, an item worn by her fathers most famous character, John Reid. John Reid would be a combination of Zorro, Robin Hood and the Texas Rangers. By what name is John Reid better known?
Choices: Lone Ranger; The Rifleman; Johnny Ringo; Paladin
Answer: Lone Ranger
Category: world
Question: Aaay! Happy Days are here again. When the Smithsonian added this characters leather jacket to their collection, the Smithsonian became the epitome of  Cool.
Choices: at television character would probably have said Whoa! when told he would become a museum piece?; Richie; Fonzie; Potsie; Chachi
Answer: Fonzie
Category: world
Question: Although never on display, the Smithsonian has among all its dusty artifacts John Dillingers penis.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: In terms of yearly undrgraduate  tuition the most expensive college in the USA is in this state.
Choices: Massachusetts; New York; Georgia; Connecticut
Answer: Georgia
Category: world
Question: Which college has the largest endowment?
Choices: Yale; Harvard; Texas AM; Stanford
Answer: Harvard
Category: world
Question: This college is unique in that it usually admits students before they graduate high school.
Choices: North Hampton University; Bard College; Simons Rock College of Bard; Baruch College
Answer: Simons Rock College of Bard
Category: world
Question: Dixie State College is located in this state.
Choices: Mississippi; Hawaii; Maine; Utah
Answer: Utah
Category: world
Question: All of the 80 or so  students at this college spend half their sophmore  years in Rome,Italy. Which school is this?
Choices: Sienna  College; Visari College; Bloomton College; Thomas More College
Answer: Thomas More College
Category: world
Question: At this school, each student gets a full scholarship in return for  doing about 15 hours of  work each week on campus .
Choices: Somona State College; The Culinary Institute of America; Oklahoma Panhandle College; Berea College
Answer: Berea College
Category: world
Question: This is a two year school that has a student  body numbering under 30. It is over 40 miles from the nearest town. The school generates its own electricity from solar panels. Which college is this?
Choices: Northern Arizona College, Arizona; Maiea State College, Hawaii; Oklahoma Panhandle State, Oklahoma; Deep Springs College, California
Answer: Deep Springs College, California
Category: world
Question: This is a small engineering school that gives full scholarships to all of its students. Exams at this school  are taken outside of class and students are allowed to use any source (other than other people) to answer test questions.
Choices: Bradley University; Lancaster Polytechnical Institute; Olin College; Worchester Technical College
Answer: Olin College
Category: world
Question: In this school, undergraduates are allowed to design and teach their own courses. It was the first college to regularly admit women and to regularly admit African-American students.
Choices: Oberlin College; Berea College; Findlay College; Hillsdale College
Answer: Oberlin College
Category: world
Question: About 85% of this schools students study abroad. It also has the largest percentage of students who serve in the Peace Corps.
Choices: Reed College; Bates College; Kalamazoo  College; Middlebury College
Answer: Kalamazoo  College
Category: world
Question: Samhain is generally regarded as The Celtic New Year.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: In Ireland and Scotland the FÃ©ile na Marbh traditionally took place at Samhain.  What does FÃ©ile na Marbh mean?
Choices: Festival of fire; Festival of the dead; Harvest festival; Festival of the dark
Answer: Festival of the dead
Category: world
Question: In modern Ireland and Scotland some areas still have the tradition of setting a place for the dead at Samhain.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: In parts of Western Brittany, in France, cakes called kornigou are baked at Samhain.  What natural shape are the cakes baked in?
Choices: Antlers; Crucifixes; Coffins; Broomsticks
Answer: Antlers
Category: world
Question: The Irish word Samhain is derived from which Old Irish word?
Choices: Samuin; Samfuin; All of these; Samain
Answer: All of these
Category: world
Question: Samhain was a time of bonfire rituals, what was the traditional number of bonfires built for a Samhain ceremony?
Choices: 2; 3; 4; 1
Answer: 2
Category: world
Question: Samhain was a time when the future was divined for the forthcoming year.  Which of the following was not commonly used to divine the future at these times?
Choices: Crows; Ouija board; Nuts; Apples
Answer: Ouija board
Category: world
Question: Samhain is one of the eight annual Sabbats (holidays) of  Wiccans and is a celebration of darkness and death.  Wiccans have a festival at the beginning of the Summer season to celebrate life and fertility, what is its name?
Choices: Imbolc; Mabon; Beltaine; Ostara
Answer: Beltaine
Category: world
Question: Sam Hain was the name of a character in the cartoon The Real Ghostbusters
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: The word bonfire comes from the tradition of cooking meat on open fires during the Samhain ceremony.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: In New Orleans one of the biggest festivals of the year is the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. To locals it is known as Jazz Fest which celebrates the rich musical history of the city. In what year was Jazz Fest founded?
Choices: 1970; 1968; 1983; 1972
Answer: 1970
Category: world
Question: New Orleans musical history is rich, and many argue that the city is the birth place of Jazz. Many famous musicians of all genres including, jazz, blues, and rocknroll are proud to call New Orleans home. Which of the following musicians is not from New Orleans?
Choices: Fats Domino; Dr. John; Louis Armstrong; Miles Davis
Answer: Miles Davis
Category: world
Question: A European country and an African one have one and the same motto - Virtus Unita Fortior. Name the countries.
Choices: Australia and Andorra; Andorra and Angola; Albania and Aljeria; Albania and Armenia
Answer: Andorra and Angola
Category: world
Question: Identify the language behind each of the given country mottoes: 1) Un isla feliz, 2) Odlar Yurdu, 3) Brunei darussalam.
Choices: 1) Malay, 2) Papiamento, 3) Azeri; 1) Papiamento, 2) Malay, 3) Azeri; 1) Azeri, 2) Papiamento, 3) Malay; 1) Papiamento, 2) Azeri, 3) Malay
Answer: 1) Papiamento, 2) Azeri, 3) Malay
Category: world
Question: Which of the following countries mottoes is in Latin?
Choices: Ordem e progresso; UniÃ³n y Libertad; Sub umbra floreo; UnitÃ©, Travail, ProgrÃ¨s
Answer: Sub umbra floreo
Category: world
Question: The official motto of this country is the French phrase LibertÃ©, Ã©galitÃ©, fraternitÃ©.
Choices: France; Canada; Belgium; Switzerland
Answer: France
Category: world
Question: Name the Asian country whose official motto is the Islamic creed: There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.
Choices: Pakistan; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Sudan
Answer: Saudi Arabia
Category: world
Question: The Latin phrase Plus Ultra, often used by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V as a personal motto, is nowadays the official motto of which European state?
Choices: Portugal; Belarus; Georgia; Spain
Answer: Spain
Category: world
Question: Which of the following phrases is the state motto of Switzerland as well as the motto of a famous book by Alexandre Dumas?
Choices: Finis coronat opus; Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno; Libertad y orden; Justitia, pietas, fides
Answer: Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno
Category: world
Question: Which of the following is Kenyas motto, that means Lets work together in Swahili?
Choices: Harambee; Khotso, Pula, Nala; Virtute et Constantia; Te mauri, te raoi ao te tabomoa
Answer: Harambee
Category: world
Question: Which phrase meaning God and my right is the official Royal motto of the UK?
Choices: Yurtta Sulh, Cihanda Sulh; Tuvalu mo te Atua; Dieu et mon droit; Dios y FederaciÃ³n
Answer: Dieu et mon droit
Category: world
Question: Three of the following states dont have an official state motto. Guess the odd one.
Choices: Poland; Venezuela; Italy; Hungary
Answer: Poland
Category: world
Question: The Mardi Gras season, known as the Carnival, begins on what day according to popular traditions?
Choices: The day before Ash Wednesday; Two weeks before Ash Wednesday; The twelfth day of Christmas; Easter Sunday
Answer: The twelfth day of Christmas
Category: world
Question: Which French explorers are credited with bringing the Mardi Gras festivities to America?
Choices: Iberville and Bienville LeMoyne; Henry and Joseph Duveyrier; Etienne and Francois LeMoyne; Gustav and Francois Bouvet
Answer: Iberville and Bienville LeMoyne
Category: world
Question: In 1875, Mardi Gras was declared an official holiday in Louisiana.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: This parade, which takes place on Mardi Gras Day is held by an organization called The School of Design and its official tune is If Ever I Cease to Love.
Choices: Zulu Parade; Bacchus parade; Comous parade; Rex Parade
Answer: Rex Parade
Category: world
Question: In 1988, what Mardi Gras Krewe was banned from throwing its prized golden coconuts from the floats?
Choices: Rex; Zulu; Caesar; Endymeion
Answer: Zulu
Category: world
Question: Mardi Gras in New Orleans was cancelled during World War II.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: These burning kerosene torches, carried by twirling and dancing white-robed figures, traditionally light the night parades in New Orleans
Choices: dancing flames; night lighters; flambeaux; golden flames
Answer: flambeaux
Category: world
Question: In New Orleans, the Carnival Season is culminated with the Meeting of Courts, which is a meeting of the royal courts of which two Krewes?
Choices: Rex and Orpheus; Zulu and Comus; Rex and Zulu; Rex and Comus
Answer: Rex and Comus
Category: world
Question: A king cake is a type of cake associated with the Carnival Season, traditionally holding a trinket inside.  Which of the following is not a traditional trinket, found inside a king cake?
Choices: ceramic or plastic baby doll; a plastic king wearing a crown; red bean; a doubloon
Answer: a doubloon
Category: world
Question: The official Mardi Gras colors - purple, gold and green, were chosen in 1872.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: In what year was West Virginia admitted to the Union?
Choices: 1862; 1901; 1900; 1863
Answer: 1863
Category: world
Question: Why did West Virginia secede from Virginia and became a separate state?
Choices: Because of Virginias decision to secede from the Union.; Because there were a lot of Native American people in western Virginia and Virginia didnt want them.; Because the people of western Virginia felt like they werent getting enough attention from the government of Virginia.; Because western Virginia didnt believe in slave ownership.
Answer: Because of Virginias decision to secede from the Union.
Category: world
Question: What is the highest peak in West Virginia?
Choices: Gauley Mountain; Seneca Mountain; Spruce Knob; Coopers Rock
Answer: Spruce Knob
Category: world
Question: The New River is famous for what sport?
Choices: White-water rafting; Trout fishing; Fly fishing; Canoeing
Answer: White-water rafting
Category: world
Question: What mountain range is West Virginia located in?
Choices: Cumberland; Allegheny; Appalachian; Great Smokey
Answer: Appalachian
Category: world
Question: John Brown was a radical abolitionist who attempted to start a slave uprising by raiding an Armory in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Who was the first Portuguese explorer to reach Philippine soil on March 16,1521?
Choices: Rajah Humabon; Nicolasa de Alvarez; Pedro Valderama; Ferdinand Magellan
Answer: Ferdinand Magellan
Category: world
Question: Where did the first mass in the Philippines take place?
Choices: Palo, Leyte; Dumageute, Cebu; Tagbilaran, Bohol; Limasawa, Leyte
Answer: Limasawa, Leyte
Category: world
Question: Who is the first Filipino priest?
Choices: Jorge Barlin; Pedro Valderama; Martin Lakandula; Viviano Gorordo
Answer: Martin Lakandula
Category: world
Question: Who is considered the first Filipino citizen?
Choices: Juan dela Cruz; Francisco Suarez; Luis Rodriguez Varela; Nicolas dela Cruz
Answer: Luis Rodriguez Varela
Category: world
Question: The first railroad built in the Philippines connects Manila to Dagupan.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: What is first TV station in the Philippines?
Choices: GMA 7; ABS; QTV; ABC 5
Answer: ABS
Category: world
Question: What were Gods gifts to the Israelites?
Choices: There were no gifts.; none of these; grapes, figs, pomegranates, dates, wheat, barley; lemons, bananas, pineapples, oranges, olives
Answer: grapes, figs, pomegranates, dates, wheat, barley
Category: world
Question: How many months were in the regular Israeli lunar calendar year?
Choices: 18; 15; 9; 12
Answer: 12
Category: world
Question: How many tribes of Israel were there?
Choices: 13; 15; 7; 12
Answer: 12
Category: world
Question: Who was Abrahams nephew according to the Bible?
Choices: Joseph; Jacob; Benjamin; Lot
Answer: Lot
Category: world
Question: The name of this American president is also the name of a fictional frigate from a novel by Jules Verne.
Choices: Jimmy Carter; Abraham Lincoln; John Kennedy; Warren Harding
Answer: Abraham Lincoln
Category: world
Question: What is the name of the mystic haunted ship in the 2002 horror movie Ghost Ship?
Choices: Black Swan; Glencairn; Antonia Graza; Arabella
Answer: Antonia Graza
Category: world
Question: What is the name of the mythical ship on which Jason and the Argonauts sailed in quest for the Golden Fleece?
Choices: Jase; Argo; Erebus; Artemis
Answer: Argo
Category: world
Question: Name the black scary ship featured in the first movie of Pirates of the Caribbean?
Choices: Nautilus; Neptune; Echo; The Black Pearl
Answer: The Black Pearl
Category: world
Question: What is the name of the fishing boat of the local shark hunter Quint in the legendary movie Jaws?
Choices: The Hydra; Estella; Aphrodite; The Orca
Answer: The Orca
Category: world
Question: What is the name of Captain Larsons seal-hunting schooner from the novel The Sea Wolf by Jack London?
Choices: Nellie; Marie Celeste; Ghost; Penguin
Answer: Ghost
Category: world
Question: This is the ocean yacht of the Glenervans from Jules Vernes novel The Children of Captain Grant, on which the characters sailed in search of the castaways.
Choices: Duncan; Ayrton; Scotia; Britannia
Answer: Duncan
Category: world
Question: What is the name of Captain Disko Troops ship from Rudyard Kiplings novel Captains Courageous.
Choices: Dancing Bomba; Were Here; Harvey Cheyne; Bahama
Answer: Were Here
Category: world
Question: Which of these ships was depicted in Joseph Conrads famous novella Heart of Darkness, published in 1902.
Choices: Catherine; Dara; Alan; Nellie
Answer: Nellie
Category: world
Question: Which ship was described by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson in the novel The Treasure Island?
Choices: Hispaniola; Swede; Britania; Scotia
Answer: Hispaniola
Category: world
Question: The origin and meaning of the name of Jerusalem is debatable. Which of these is not a possible translation of Jerusalem?
Choices: City of Mount Moriah; City of Great Valleys; Heritage of Peace; City of Salem
Answer: City of Great Valleys
Category: world
Question: When was Jerusalem declared the eternal and indivisible capital of Israel?
Choices: 1980; 1948; 1967; 2002
Answer: 1980
Category: world
Question: Most countries have situated their Israeli embassies in Tel Aviv. The embassies of which four countries are located in Jerusalem?
Choices: The USA, the Netherlands, Canada, and Paraguay; The USA, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Costa Rica; Ireland, Sweden, El Salvador, and Costa Rica; Costa Rica, El Salvador, Bolivia, and Paraguay
Answer: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Bolivia, and Paraguay
Category: world
Question: What is the Arabic name of Jerusalem, used by many Islam-influenced cultures?
Choices: Al-Zawara; Al-Quds; Al-Kinnossos; al-Khwarazimi
Answer: Al-Quds
Category: world
Question: The topographic profile of Jerusalem is characterized by a number of valleys, surrounding all sides of the city.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: What major body of water provided the citizens of Jerusalem with fresh water in later Biblical times?
Choices: River of Gideon; Stream of Zebulkon; Pool of Siloam; Stream of Bethany
Answer: Pool of Siloam
Category: world
Question: Who was the first ancient ruler, who officially declared Jerusalem capital of the Kingdom of Israel?
Choices: King Solomon; Joshua; King David; King Herod
Answer: King David
Category: world
Question: This boulevard is West Jerusalems inner city expressway, which goes North to South from Atarot to Malcha.
Choices: None of these; Jaffa Boulevard; Talpiyot-Atarot Boulevard; Begin Boulevard
Answer: Begin Boulevard
Category: world
Question: Most of Jerusalems workforce is employed in what field?
Choices: Light industry; Heavy industry; Production; Services
Answer: Services
Category: world
Question: Which of the following is not the name of a main street in Jerusalem?
Choices: King George Street; Dizengoff Street; Jaffa Road; Begin Boulevard
Answer: Dizengoff Street
Category: world
Question: Which of these animals is the ancient symbol of Jerusalem and the Jewish People?
Choices: The wolf; The lion; The cow; The lamb
Answer: The lion
Category: world
Question: What code word is assigned to the letter N in the Military Alphabet?
Choices: Natural; November; Knuckles; Nifty
Answer: November
Category: world
Question: If you are a member of Delta Battery, your battalion most likely consists of how many batteries?
Choices: 6; 8; 3; 4
Answer: 4
Category: world
Question: What code word is assigned to the letter W in the Military Alphabet?
Choices: William; Wow; Willie; Whiskey
Answer: Whiskey
Category: world
Question: What code word is assigned to the letter R in the Military Alphabet?
Choices: Rotten; Rich; Rudolph; Romeo
Answer: Romeo
Category: world
Question: What does Lima Zulu stand for?
Choices: Retreat; Peru; Landing Zone; Lemonade stand run by Zulu warriors
Answer: Landing Zone
Category: world
Question: If you met a girl nicknamed Charlie, you might pick up a bottle of W and head to the 8th letter of the phonetic alphabet. What word is assigned to this letter?
Choices: Hootinanny; Hourly; Hotel; House
Answer: Hotel
Category: world
Question: The names of these two lovers are used in the Military Alphabet?
Choices: Romeo and Mary; Romeo and Juliet; Charlie and Emma; Juliet and Mary
Answer: Romeo and Juliet
Category: world
Question: Bill and Taffy Danoff, with the band Fat City, sang backup on Take Me Home, Country Roads and later went on to score their own hit Afternoon Delight with what band?
Choices: Jake and the Fat Man; Arrested Development; The Chad Mitchell Group; Starland Vocal Band
Answer: Starland Vocal Band
Category: world
Question: Tulips originated from Turkey.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Did turkeys come from Turkey?
Choices: Yes; No
Answer: No
Category: world
Question: Camel fighting is Turkeys national sport.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: What is the Turkish word for hello?
Choices: Iyi geceler; Iyi aksamlar; Gunaydin; Merhaba
Answer: Merhaba
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Question: According to Turkish tradition, a stranger stopping by your house must be treated well.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Lokum is known as Turkish delight.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: The remains of only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World can be found in Turkey.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: What is the oldest toy in the Istanbul Toy Museum?
Choices: miniature violin; doll; teddy bear; car
Answer: miniature violin
Category: world
Question: St. Nicholas was born in modern-day Turkey.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: In what state is the town of Monkeys Eyebrow located?
Choices: New Hampshire; Wyoming; Iowa; Kentucky
Answer: Kentucky
Category: world
Question: If you end up spending the night in the town of Santa Clause, what state are you in?
Choices: Indiana; Colorado; Tennessee; Missouri
Answer: Indiana
Category: world
Question: In what state is the town of Diagonal located?
Choices: Arkansas; Iowa; Maryland; Florida
Answer: Iowa
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Question: The town of French Lick is located in the state of Ohio.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: In this state there are two towns, named Green Level.
Choices: Nebraska; Nevada; Kansas; North Carolina
Answer: North Carolina
Category: world
Question: Which of these is the name of a small California town?
Choices: Dandelion; Geranium; Hyacinth; Weed
Answer: Weed
Category: world
Question: In which state will you find the town of Cementville?
Choices: California; Colorado; Indiana; Tennessee
Answer: Indiana
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Question: In the airline industry, a child travelling without an adult, is referred to as this.
Choices: UNCHD; CHD/UN; 1CHD; UM or UNAM
Answer: UM or UNAM
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Question: A spinner in the airline industry refers to this.
Choices: The baggage conveyor belt; A last-minute passenger, unable to locate their seat once aboard the aircraft; A wet runway, which requires additional braking room; A late arriving aircraft, which is reassigned  a gate position
Answer: A last-minute passenger, unable to locate their seat once aboard the aircraft
Category: world
Question: In the airline industry, the term PAX, most commonly refers to which of the following?
Choices: A popular cable channel available on certain flights; The baggage compartment on an aircraft; A passenger; An express cargo package
Answer: A passenger
Category: world
Question: Your flight has been delayed due to bad weather.  The  airline representative at the gate gives prompt updates concerning the time your flight may depart.  Behind the scenes, the technical term for the estimated time of departure is this one.
Choices: EDCT; ETCD; ECTD; ETD
Answer: EDCT
Category: world
Question: Department of Transportation (DOT) on-time departure statistics are measured based on the time the aircraft actually leaves the ground.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: The reading lamp in the Passenger Control Unit (PCU) above your seat has burned out. After the flight crew consults with local maintenance,  they fill out a form, indicating that it is safe to let this aircraft fly under the aforementioned condition.  What is the aircraft industrys technical term for this?
Choices: MEL PLACARD; TECHOPS FLT RELEASE; THRU TRANSIT MAINTENANCE CLASSIFICATION FORM; PCU MODIFICATION FORM
Answer: MEL PLACARD
Category: world
Question: In modern aircraft, the flight crew will consist of 3 persons on the flight deck.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: The Term FLIFO, in the airline industry refers to this.
Choices: Flight Information; Flight Factors (contingents such as weather and other potential delay factors); Flight Forecasting; Flight Formation
Answer: Flight Information
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Question: The term flow control, in the airline industry, refers to which of the following?
Choices: Testing of all hydro systems on-board the aircraft prior to departure; The order in which aircraft are signed off gates for departures.; The time it takes the fueler to put on a full complement of fuel for the particular flight segment.; Taxiing away from the gate, and holding in a possibly remote area of the airport, due to flow restrictions at the arrival airport.
Answer: Taxiing away from the gate, and holding in a possibly remote area of the airport, due to flow restrictions at the arrival airport.
Category: world
Question: What is an airline hub?
Choices: An interfaced, virtual aircraft tracking system, linked to the FAAs arrival /departure scopes, which  monitors a given airport.; The central processing control data unit of a particular airlines computers.; The cargo cities located around the perimeters of most major airports.; A centrally located airport, which contains an airlines facilities, as well as systems operations for the entire system. The majority of airlines flights utilize the hub.
Answer: A centrally located airport, which contains an airlines facilities, as well as systems operations for the entire system. The majority of airlines flights utilize the hub.
Category: world
Question: In the airline industry, what are in trails restrictions?
Choices: Ground tracks which must be followed using VFR (Visual Flight Rules) on approach into a major airport.; Amount of spacing, or separation utilized for arriving, departing, and particularly, en-route aircraft.; A system of aircraft separation which is measured horizontally and vertically by air traffic control.; Radar tracks (AKA Glides or Trails), which pilots will often utilize to establish their glide-slope on approach to a given runway.
Answer: Amount of spacing, or separation utilized for arriving, departing, and particularly, en-route aircraft.
Category: world
Question: Can firearms be carried on passengers aboard an aircraft?
Choices: No; Yes
Answer: No
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Question: Dry ice may be carried aboard an aircraft in the baggage compartment in small amounts. However, the Captain of the flight must receive a DI-595 (Dry Ice) notification prior to departure.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: PIREPS refers to what in the airline industry?
Choices: Pier reports.; Representatives of an airline catering / confectionery group. Hence, Pie reports, or how many pies, pastries, etc. will be catered on any given flight.; Pilot reports.; A trade  lobbying group, representing airline pilots.
Answer: Pilot reports.
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Question: In the US airline industry, TSA stands for this.
Choices: Thousands Standing Around; Transportation Segmentation Authority; Trans-global Symmetry Authority; Transportation Security Administration
Answer: Transportation Security Administration
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Question: MARTA stands for this.
Choices: Massachusetts and Roxboro Rapid Transit Authority; Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority; Middlesboro and Annapolis Rapid Transit Authority; Memphis Area Rapid Transit Authority
Answer: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
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Question: If youre on the Blue Line, heading to Clinton/ Congress Station, what city are you in?
Choices: New Orleans; Detroit; Chicago; Philadelphia
Answer: Chicago
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Question: If youre on the Blue Line, heading to Clinton/ Congress Station, which Tourist Attraction/ Area of Interest is nearby?
Choices: The Inner Harbor; Renaissance Plaza; Greektown; Southstreet Seaport
Answer: Greektown
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Question: The Blue Line has its Terminus at this major Airport, one of the busiest in the world.
Choices: Chicago - OHare International; Reagan - Washington National; Detroit / Wayne County Metropolitan; Atlanta - Maynard Jackson/ Hartsfield International
Answer: Chicago - OHare International
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Question: PATH stands for this.
Choices: Portland Area Transit Hub; Port Authority Trans Hudson; Pennsylvania and Trenton Hovercraft; Pittsburgh Area Transit Hub
Answer: Port Authority Trans Hudson
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Question: SEPTA stands for this.
Choices: Sussex/ East Pittsburgh Transit Authority; Southeast Portland Transit Authority; Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority; Southeastern Philadelphia Transit Authority
Answer: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority
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Question: The bus line which primarily serves the San Francisco Peninsula is known as this.
Choices: Stanford Area Transit or SAT for short!; SamTrans; AllTrans; Peninsula Transit
Answer: SamTrans
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Question: BART stands for this.
Choices: Bay Area Rapid Transit; Boston Area Rapid Transit; Brooklyn Area Rapid Transit; Birmingham Area Rapid Transit
Answer: Bay Area Rapid Transit
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Question: MUNI serves San Francisco.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: The 88 Corbett is a Bus line serving which city?
Choices: Detroit; San Francisco; Chicago; New Orleans
Answer: San Francisco
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Question: The F-15 was produced to compete with Soviet Migs.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: This aircraft took the place of the Grumman Wildcat in World War II.
Choices: Typhoon; Hellcat; Super Fortress; Hurricane
Answer: Hellcat
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Question: This aircraft was originally built as a tank buster.
Choices: A-10; B-52; C-130; F-22
Answer: A-10
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Question: What company manufactures the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter?
Choices: Lockheed; Grumman; Boeing; McDonnell Douglas
Answer: Lockheed
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Question: Which of these fighters was manufactured by North American Aviation in World War 2?
Choices: P-47 Thunderbolt; P-61 Black Widow; P-51 Mustang; F4U Corsair
Answer: P-51 Mustang
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Question: This aircraft was one of the first jet fighters used by the United States military.
Choices: O-1E Bird Dog; EA-6B Prowler; A-10 Thunderbolt; F-86 Sabre
Answer: F-86 Sabre
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Question: Both the invasion of the Roman Empire by Hannibal (217 BCE) and Ghenghis Khans invasion of China in the 13th century were made possible by this weather phenomenon.
Choices: Typhoons stopping naval forces from defending the invaded countries; Hurricanes deterred defending troops from meeting the enemy before they could get a foothold; The freezing of marshlands and rivers allowing mounted troops to invade; Unusually high temperatures causing grave illnesses on the defending troops
Answer: The freezing of marshlands and rivers allowing mounted troops to invade
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Question: In the early 18th century Charles XII of Sweden was undefeated until this happened. In 1812 Napoleons attempt to conquer Europe failed because of the same. Hitlers Operation Barbarossa was stopped by the same obstacle.
Choices: The frigid Russian winter; The lack of adequate water supplies in Northern Europe; The overabundance of muddy terrain in Northern Europe; The lack of grain in Eastern Europe
Answer: The frigid Russian winter
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Question: December 26, 1776 saw the Battle of Trenton in what was then the American colonies. Which statement explains why Washington was victorious?
Choices: The English and Hessian troops did not think the Americans could move during freezing cold weather.; The English and Hessian troops thought that the Americans would not attack during Christmas.; The Hessian and British troops were so ill from the cold that they could not defend themselves.; A terrible hurricane kept the British and Hessian troops from recon patrols.
Answer: The English and Hessian troops did not think the Americans could move during freezing cold weather.
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Question: In World War I, the Germans used large amounts of poison gas against their enemies. In 1915 a large poison gas attack by Germany against the Russians failed. Why?
Choices: The German howitzers could not move in marshland.; The poison gas was dispersed by the very moist Russian summer.; The smog in Russia meant that the artillery shells were fired without knowing where to aim.; Because of the Russian winter the shells froze.
Answer: Because of the Russian winter the shells froze.
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Question: How did weather affect D-Day (the first day of the Invasion of Normandy in World War 2)?
Choices: The invasion was set for June 5 but the only break in the rainy weather came on June 6.; An unexpected cyclone hit central France stopping reinforcements from repelling the invasion.; The terrible weather stopped the German air force from flying that week.; Terrible rain storms hit the Normandy beaches slowing German tanks from helping the troops.
Answer: The invasion was set for June 5 but the only break in the rainy weather came on June 6.
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Question: The Chinese army was able to invade South Korea in 1951 because what river froze?
Choices: The Ryongchon; The Yalu; The Ra Kyung; The Han
Answer: The Yalu
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Question: In 1954 the French were defeated at this very famous battle partly because their area of defense received 50% more rain than any other area of Vietnam, which badly effected their equipment.
Choices: Vunh Huy; Hue; Khe Sanh; Dien Bien Phu
Answer: Dien Bien Phu
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Question: In 1980, U.S. President Jimmy Carter tried to free American hostages via a helicopter attack. Where were these hostages held?
Choices: Iran; Panama; Granada; Somalia
Answer: Iran
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Question: All military equipment is effected by weather. During the Vietnam War, the Americans expected their equipment to last an average of 8 years. On average, how long did the equipment last in reality?
Choices: 2 years; 5 years; 6 months; 1 year
Answer: 2 years
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Question: Once there was a settlement called New Amsterdam (named after Amsterdam) that was sold to the British. Under what name is New Amsterdam now known?
Choices: Los Angeles; New York City; Johannesburg; Paramaribo
Answer: New York City
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Question: For which flower is the Netherlands particularly famous?
Choices: Tulips; Roses; Sunflowers; Hyacinth
Answer: Tulips
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Question: Since it gained its independence from the Spanish Empire, the Netherlands has always been a monarchy.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: The Netherlands has the biggest sea port of Europe.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: In which of the following countries is Dutch not an official language?
Choices: Aruba; Indonesia; Belgium; Suriname
Answer: Indonesia
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Question: Until 1890, the Dutch King was Head of State of this country.
Choices: Indonesia; Aruba; Luxembourg; Belgium
Answer: Luxembourg
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Question: The Netherlands was the largest exporter of agricultural products in the world for 2006.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: Which religion has the most followers in the Netherlands?
Choices: Protestantism; Islam; Catholicism; Judaism
Answer: Catholicism
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Question: South Carolina was the ___ state to join the Union after the end of the Revolutionary War.
Choices: 5th; 13th; 8th; 1st
Answer: 8th
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Question: What was the name of the city that served as South Carolinas capital until 1790?
Choices: Greenville; Charleston; Camden; Beaufort
Answer: Charleston
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Question: What is the name of the capital and largest city of South Carolina?
Choices: Spartanburg; Charleston; Greenville; Columbia
Answer: Columbia
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Question: What is the State Tree of South Carolina?
Choices: cabbage palmetto; flowering dogwood; magnolia; longleaf pine
Answer: cabbage palmetto
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Question: South Carolina and North Carolina were one colony under the British until 1712.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: The 1991 Ryder Cup matches, known as the War by the Shore, won by the US (or, more correctly lost by the Europeans) were played where in South Carolina?
Choices: The Dunes Golf and Beach Club, Dunes Course, in Myrtle Beach; Kiawah Islands Ocean Course; Harbour Town Golf Links at Hilton Head; Aikens Palmetto Club
Answer: Kiawah Islands Ocean Course
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Question: The Chitlin Strut Festival is held every year in Salley, South Carolina and the attendees take part in a feast of chitlins and barbecue. What are chitlins?
Choices: The large intestine of a pig; A colorful mixture of chicken organs, such as hearts and livers, deep fried in batter, sliced and mixed with a peach mango salsa; A mixture of black-eyed peas and rice; Deep fried beef tripe
Answer: The large intestine of a pig
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Question: On 12 April 1861, the first shots of the civil war were fired on the U.S. Army garrison in Beaufort South Carolina, thus beginning the Civil War. (Known to many in South Carolina as the war of Northern Aggression.)
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: South Carolina was the last of the southern states to secede from the Union in 1861.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: What does the term Gullah refer to?
Choices: A dialect spoken in the barrier islands of South Carolina and Georgia; A type of green leafy vegetable, similar to collard greens, eaten frequently in the South; A type of basket woven in the South Carolina lowcountry; A kind of thick soup, made from shrimp and rice and flavored with a hot pepper sauce
Answer: A dialect spoken in the barrier islands of South Carolina and Georgia
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Question: In what midwestern U.S. state is it legal to protest naked in front of city hall?
Choices: Indiana; Illinois; Wisconsin; Ohio
Answer: Illinois
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Question: In what U.S. state is it illegal to dye baby chicks or ducklings blue and offer them for sale?
Choices: Tennessee; Arkansas; Kentucky; Mississippi
Answer: Kentucky
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Question: In what northwest U.S. state is it illegal for a motorist with criminal intentions to enter a city without first stopping to call the chief of police for the city?
Choices: Washington; Oregon; Idaho; Montana
Answer: Washington
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Question: The city of Gainsville has a law requiring chicken to be eaten only with the hands. What U.S. state is Gainsville located in?
Choices: Georgia; Alabama; South Carolina; Florida
Answer: Georgia
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Question: Due to a police officer being sprayed by silly string, the sale of silly string was banned in the city of Southington. In what U.S. state is Southington located?
Choices: Conneticut; New York; New Hampshire; Rhode Island
Answer: Conneticut
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Question: Which southwestern U.S. state actually has a law on the books making it illegal to sell or manufacture imitation cocaine?
Choices: New Mexico; Nevada; Arizona; Colorado
Answer: Arizona
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Question: In what U.S. state is it illegal to catch fish using the bare hands?
Choices: Wyoming; Indiana; Minnesota; Tennessee
Answer: Indiana
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Question: In the city of Walnut it is illegal for any man or boy to dress as a woman. There is also a permit required for children to wear Halloween masks. In what U.S. state is Walnut located?
Choices: Vermont; California; Alaska; Colorado
Answer: California
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Question: What Smoky Mountain U.S. state has made it illegal to bring a skunk into the state?
Choices: Tennessee; Virginia; West Virginia; North Carolina
Answer: Tennessee
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Question: In which language PrÃ³spero aÃ±o nuevo is used to wish Happy New Year?
Choices: Spanish; Czech; Dutch; German
Answer: Spanish
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Question: Where in the Americas could you wish Happy New Year by saying Bonne annÃ©e?
Choices: Mexico; Quebec, Canada; Brazil; Alaska, USA
Answer: Quebec, Canada
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Question: Which greeting means Happy New Year in Hebrew?
Choices: Mazel Tov; Shanah Tovah; Shalom Alechem; Bar Mitzvah
Answer: Shanah Tovah
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Question: In which part of Africa could you most likely hear Gelukkige nuwe jaar when a New Year celebrations start?
Choices: East Africa; North Africa; South Africa; West Africa
Answer: South Africa
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Question: Which of these greetings in different languages is more proper for Christmas than for New Year?
Choices: Felice anno nuovo; WesoÅych  ÅwiÄt; Ein gutes Neues Jahr; FarsÃ¦lt nÃ½tt Ã¡r
Answer: WesoÅych  ÅwiÄt
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Question: In which language the New Year greetings are sound like KalÃ­ hroniÃ¡?
Choices: Chinese (Mandarin, simplified); Greek; Russian; Amharic
Answer: Greek
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Question: The New Year greeting, Bliadhna mhath Ã¹r, could be used in which part of the UK?
Choices: North Ireland; Wales; Scotland; Among Polish immigrants
Answer: Scotland
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Question: How would you say Happy New Year during a party in Rio de Janeiro?
Choices: SzczÄÅliwego Nowego Roku; Annum faustum; Feliz Ano Novo; SreÄno novo leto
Answer: Feliz Ano Novo
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Question: âAaeEmonaeâ is used in which Native American language to wish a Happy New Year?
Choices: Creek; Cheyenne; Hawaiian; Texan
Answer: Cheyenne
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Question: FeliÄan novan jaron is the New Year greeting in Esperanto. Where is this language natively spoken?
Choices: In the Vatican; In Tibet; Nowhere, its an artificial language; In Micronesia
Answer: Nowhere, its an artificial language
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Question: How many million turkeys were raised in the U.S. for the 2005 Thanksgiving holiday?
Choices: 256 million; 150 million; 325 million; 110 million
Answer: 256 million
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Question: How many million lbs. of cranberries were produced for Thanksgiving 2005?
Choices: 649 million; 755 million; 525 million; 723 million
Answer: 649 million
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Question: How many lbs. of sweet potatoes were produced in the U.S. for Thanksgiving 2005?
Choices: 990 million; 875 million; 1.6 billion; 950 million
Answer: 1.6 billion
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Question: How many pounds of pumpkins were produced for Thanksgiving 2005?
Choices: 1 billion; 998 million; 1.5 billion; 950 million
Answer: 998 million
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Question: How many bushels of wheat were produced for Thanksgiving 2005?
Choices: 2.1 billion; 995 million; 1.6 billion; 875 million
Answer: 2.1 billion
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Question: What was the value of turkeys imported from Canada for Thanksgiving 2005?
Choices: $5.2 million; $8.5 million; $10.2 million; $6.7 million
Answer: $5.2 million
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Question: What was the dollar value of cranberries imported from Canada for Thanksgiving 2005?
Choices: $5.5 million; $2.2 million; $4.3 million; $6 million
Answer: $2.2 million
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Question: What was the dollar value of sweet potatoes imported from the Dominican Republic for Thanksgiving 2005?
Choices: $1.3 million; $1.6 million; $1 million; $2.3 million
Answer: $2.3 million
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Question: What is the amount of turkey consumed by the typical American in 2003?
Choices: 13.7 lbs; 15.2 lbs.; 20.6 lbs; 12.5 lbs
Answer: 13.7 lbs
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Question: What was the value of turkeys shipped by U.S. turkey producers in 2002?
Choices: $5.2 billion; $1 billion; $3.6 billion; $4.8 billion
Answer: $3.6 billion
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Question: Where is Euston Station?
Choices: The Hague; Paris; London; New Zealand
Answer: London
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Question: What countrys capital is Tirana?
Choices: Romania; Albania; Bulgaria; Georgia
Answer: Albania
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Question: On what continent are Queen Maud Land, Wilkes Land and Marie Byrd Land located?
Choices: Antarctica; Europe; Australia; South America
Answer: Antarctica
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Question: What defines the border between North Korea and South Korea?
Choices: the Korean Demilitarized Zone; the 38th parallel; the Amnok (Yalu) River; the Duman (Tuman) River
Answer: the Korean Demilitarized Zone
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Question: In what US city was Harry S. Truman born?
Choices: Lamar, Missouri; Kansas City, Missouri; Independence, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri
Answer: Lamar, Missouri
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Question: Which of these South American countries has two official capitals?
Choices: Bolivia; Argentina; Suriname; Guyana
Answer: Bolivia
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Question: What country was once called Abyssinia?
Choices: Taiwan; Ethiopia; Namibia; Myanmar
Answer: Ethiopia
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Question: The Canadian sitcom Corner Gas is set in Dog River in this province.
Choices: Quebec; British Columbia; Saskatchewan; Alberta
Answer: Saskatchewan
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Question: What is the capital of Micronesia?
Choices: Saipan; Tahiti; Delap-Uliga-Djarrit; Palikir
Answer: Palikir
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Question: Which of these South American capital cities is the farthest north?
Choices: Buenos Aires, Argentina; Santiago, Chile; Asuncion, Paraguay; Montevideo, Uruguay
Answer: Asuncion, Paraguay
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Question: What is the largest country in Africa and in the Arab world in terms of area?
Choices: Niger; Algeria; Sudan; Somalia
Answer: Sudan