kth8/OpenTriviaQA huggingface dataset:
Category: world
Question: In the movie The Santa Clause, why does Scott Calvin (played by Tim Allen) become Santa Clause?
Choices: Santa died by falling off the roof leaving behind instructions for Scott.; Santa broke his leg by falling off the roof and he needed Scott to be his replacement.; Scotts son wanted him to do so.; Scott took a job at a department store as Santa and liked it.
Answer: Santa died by falling off the roof leaving behind instructions for Scott.
Category: world
Question: According to The Twelve Days of Christmas, how many pipers piping did my true love give to me?
Choices: Twelve; Nine; Eleven; Seven
Answer: Eleven
Category: world
Question: In A Charlie Brown Christmas, what winter recreation is the cast of characters doing in the opening scene?
Choices: Ice skating; Making a snowman; Making snow angels; Snow sleding
Answer: Ice skating
Category: world
Question: How many times is the name of Santa Claus used in The Night Before Christmas?
Choices: One; Zero; Three; Two
Answer: Zero
Category: world
Question: What was the first U.S. state to recognize Christmas as an official holiday?
Choices: California; North Carolina; Georgia; Alabama
Answer: Alabama
Category: world
Question: Where is the United Statesâ official national Christmas tree located?
Choices: Sequoia National Park in California; Kings Canyon National Park in California; Big Bend National Park in Texas; Gettysburg National Park in Pennsylvania
Answer: Kings Canyon National Park in California
Category: world
Question: In South Africa, what season does Christmas occur in?
Choices: Summer; Spring; Fall; Winter
Answer: Summer
Category: world
Question: When did Hallmark introduce their first Christmas cards?
Choices: 1915; 1905; 1900; 1910
Answer: 1915
Category: world
Question: American Civil War nurse Clara Barton was born on Christmas day in what year?
Choices: 1841; 1821; 1831; 1811
Answer: 1821
Category: world
Question: If you received all of the gifts in the Twelve Days of Christmas, how many would you receive all together?
Choices: 364; 349; 350; 373
Answer: 364
Category: world
Question: 2005 featured one of the most moving Super Bowl commercials ever aired. The only sound heard is the background noise of an airport terminal until you hear one person starting to clap their hands. Others start to clap until the entire waiting room is filled with the sounds of clapping hands. Who was passing by the crowd in this scene of the Super Bowl commercial?
Choices: Ali; Fireman; Desert Storm Soldiers; George W. Bush
Answer: Desert Storm Soldiers
Category: world
Question: What was the name that Hugh Hefner initially intended to give to Playboy magazine?
Choices: Playboy World magazine; American Playboy; Playboy Party Magazine; Stag Party
Answer: Stag Party
Category: world
Question: The first issue of Playboy magazine, printed in 53,991copies, had what date on its cover?
Choices: November, 1954; None of these; January, 1953; December,1953
Answer: None of these
Category: world
Question: When did Playboy photographers take the photo of Marilyn Monroe, which became the first centerfold?
Choices: December, 1952; December,1954; Never; December,1953
Answer: Never
Category: world
Question: Who was the first person interviewed for the âPlayboy Interview, a monthly column famous for its confrontational style.
Choices: Alex Haley; Miles Davis; Jean -Paul Sartre; Sean Connery
Answer: Miles Davis
Category: world
Question: What designer created the famous Playboy logo, depicting a rabbit with a tuxedo bow tie?
Choices: Art Paul; LeRoy Neiman; Alberto Vargas; Rena Mero
Answer: Art Paul
Category: world
Question: This issue of Playboy magazine sold 7,161,561 copies. A cropped image of the issues centerfold, featuring Swedish model Lena Soderberg, became a standard image for testing image processing algorithms.
Choices: October, 1972 issue; November, 1972 issue; December, 2005 issue; September, 1972 issue
Answer: November, 1972 issue
Category: world
Question: This famous politician said the following words in a Playboy interview: Ive looked on a lot of women with lust. Ive committed adultery in my heart many times.
Choices: Oral Roberts; Jimmy Carter; Fidel Castro; Richard Nixon
Answer: Jimmy Carter
Category: world
Question: In December 1998, this figure skater, winner of two Olympic gold medals appeared on the cover of Playboy magazine.
Choices: Nancy Kerrigan; Michelle Kwan; Katarina Witt; Tonya Harding
Answer: Katarina Witt
Category: world
Question: This person, who in 1979 established the Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award, became CEO of Playboy in 1988.
Choices: David Hefner; Eldon Sellers; Leroy Neiman; Christine Hefner
Answer: Christine Hefner
Category: world
Question: From which country did Barbados gain its independence in 1966?
Choices: France; Holland; Spain; England
Answer: England
Category: world
Question: Although the majority of the inhabitants speak a patois, or dialect, this is the official language of Barbados.
Choices: Dutch; Spanish; French; English
Answer: English
Category: world
Question: What was Barbados named for?
Choices: The barbed sea shells that littered the beaches.; The barbarian Amerindians living there.; The shape of the island.; The many bearded fig trees on the island.
Answer: The many bearded fig trees on the island.
Category: world
Question: What it the area of Barbados?
Choices: 67 sq miles; 166 sq miles; 186 sq miles; 267 sq miles
Answer: 166 sq miles
Category: world
Question: Most of the inhabitants of Barbados originate from where?
Choices: China; South America; Africa; Europe
Answer: Africa
Category: world
Question: The volcano in the center of Barbados is called Mount Hillaby.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: This company launched a series of ads to combat its competitor. They show a young guy dressed in jeans and tee shirt on the right and an overweight dork, wearing a suit and glasses on the left. The guy in jeans was used as the image for what product?
Choices: Dells PC; HP Laptop; Apples Mac; IBM PC
Answer: Apples Mac
Category: world
Question: The reputation of which league was hurt by Michael Vick?
Choices: AFL; NFL; NHL; NBA
Answer: NFL
Category: world
Question: Leonardo Da Vinciâs perhaps most famous fresco, The Last Supper, is found in the refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie in what Italian city?
Choices: Rome; Florence; Milan; The Vatican
Answer: Milan
Category: world
Question: Napoleon Bonaparte I is entombed in Les Invalides, a former military hospital found in what European city/town?
Choices: Corsica; Saint Helena; Paris; Marseilles
Answer: Paris
Category: world
Question: One of the two of Michelangelos greatest works of sculpture, the PietÃ , is found in what European city?
Choices: The Vatican; Milan; Florence; Rome
Answer: The Vatican
Category: world
Question: Brusselsâ famous comedic statue, Manneken Pis, has a female counterpart. Where will you find the Jeanneke Pis?
Choices: Brugge; Brussels; Waterloo; Amsterdam
Answer: Brussels
Category: world
Question: One of the worldâs most famous opera houses, âTeatro alla Scalaâ (or La Scala), is located in what city?
Choices: Milan; The Vatican; Rome; Florence
Answer: Milan
Category: world
Question: In what European city is the Rembrandt House Museum located?
Choices: Brussels; Rotterdam; The Hague; Amsterdam
Answer: Amsterdam
Category: world
Question: A museum dedicated to French sculptor Auguste Rodin is found in Philadelphia, USA and what European city?
Choices: Florence; Brussels; Paris; Amsterdam
Answer: Paris
Category: world
Question: One of the two of Michelangelos greatest works of sculpture, David, can be found in what European city?
Choices: Milan; Rome; Florence; The Vatican
Answer: Florence
Category: world
Question: The Van Gogh Museum is found in what city?
Choices: The Hague; Amsterdam; Brussels; Rotterdam
Answer: Amsterdam
Category: world
Question: Which of these towns in the Netherlands regularly hold cheese markets in their town squares?
Choices: Alkmaar and Purmerend; All of these; Gouda and Edam; Bodegraven and Woerden
Answer: All of these
Category: world
Question: What is the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, the oldest European settlement in North America?
Choices: St. Jean; St. John; St. Johns; Gander
Answer: St. Johns
Category: world
Question: This west coast provincial capital is named after British Royalty.
Choices: Reginia; Vancouver; Victoria; Prince George
Answer: Victoria
Category: world
Question: This capital of New Scotland was almost destroyed on December 6, 1917 when 2 ships collided in its harbor.
Choices: Halifax; Fredericton; Dartmouth; Yarmouth
Answer: Halifax
Category: world
Question: Winnipeg is the capital of which Canadian province?
Choices: Alberta; Manitoba; Ontario; Saskatchewan
Answer: Manitoba
Category: world
Question: This Canadian city of Stately Elms is located on the banks of the St. John River and was established as provincial capital on April 25, 1785.
Choices: Saint John; St. Johns; Fredericton; Halifax
Answer: Fredericton
Category: world
Question: Which city is the capital of the province of Quebec?
Choices: Dorval; Montreal; Hull; Quebec City
Answer: Quebec City
Category: world
Question: What is the capital of Canadas smallest province?
Choices: Summerside; Cornwall; Stratford; Charlottetown
Answer: Charlottetown
Category: world
Question: Name Canadas largest city which is also the capital of Ontario.
Choices: Hamilton; Ottawa; Toronto; Montreal
Answer: Toronto
Category: world
Question: What city, originally known as the Pile of Bones, is the capital of the Canadian province Saskatchewan?
Choices: Winnipeg; Regina; Saskatoon; Edmonton
Answer: Regina
Category: world
Question: What is the capital of the Canadian province Alberta?
Choices: Banff; Calgary; Red Deer; Edmonton
Answer: Edmonton
Category: world
Question: What is the capital of Canada?
Choices: Hull; Ottawa; Toronto; Montreal
Answer: Ottawa
Category: world
Question: This city, which was an important supply centre during the Klondike Gold Rush, is the capital of the Canadian territory of Yukon.
Choices: Fort Yukon; Klondike; Whitehorse; Yellowknife
Answer: Whitehorse
Category: world
Question: What is the capital of Nunavut, Canadaâs newest and largest territory?
Choices: Rankin Inlet; Cambridge Bay; Iqaluit (formerly Frobisher Bay); Cape Dorset
Answer: Iqaluit (formerly Frobisher Bay)
Category: world
Question: In Medieval times castles usually contained provisions that could sustain the inner population for more than a year.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: Castles can be found in three of these countries. Which is the odd one?
Choices: Japan; Brazil; England; France
Answer: Brazil
Category: world
Question: A castle on the average took this number of years to complete.
Choices: 1-2; 30-40; 4-6; 10-15
Answer: 10-15
Category: world
Question: Besides their defensive function, castles had an offensive function as well.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Castle moats were always filled with water.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: Around the world there are three castles that are identical.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: Is American Anti-Vivisection Society a real organization?
Choices: Yes; No
Answer: Yes
Category: world
Question: Is this an actual organization: Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America?
Choices: No; Yes
Answer: Yes
Category: world
Question: Is the Beer Can Collectors of America a real organization?
Choices: Yes; No
Answer: Yes
Category: world
Question: Does this club actually exist: January 12, 1888 Tornado Club?
Choices: Yes; No
Answer: No
Category: world
Question: Is Count Dracula Society a real organization?
Choices: No; Yes
Answer: Yes
Category: world
Question: Is it true that Kindness In World Farming is an actual organization?
Choices: No; Yes
Answer: No
Category: world
Question: Is Mothers-in-Law Club International an organization that really exists?
Choices: No; Yes
Answer: Yes
Category: world
Question: Is this organization real: Sovereign Grand Lodge, Independent Order of Old Fellows?
Choices: Yes; No
Answer: No
Category: world
Question: Is Association of Old Cows a real organization?
Choices: Yes; No
Answer: No
Category: world
Question: Does Procrastinators Club of America really exist?
Choices: No; Yes
Answer: Yes
Category: world
Question: Does Roller Skating Ring Operators Association really exist?
Choices: No; Yes
Answer: No
Category: world
Question: Is Committee Against Insane Nuclear Policy a real organization?
Choices: No; Yes
Answer: No
Category: world
Question: Does the Association for Voluntary Sterilization actually exist?
Choices: Yes; No
Answer: Yes
Category: world
Question: Is the American Bathing Association a real organization?
Choices: No; Yes
Answer: No
Category: world
Question: Is the National Soft Drink Association an actual organization?
Choices: No; Yes
Answer: Yes
Category: world
Question: This bridge across the Rhine was an objective of the allied Operation Market Garden in 1944. A movie of the battle was later made.
Choices: Antwerp; Aachen; Annaheim; Arnhem
Answer: Arnhem
Category: world
Question: This was the capital of the German Federal Republic (BRD), prior to the 1991 unification with the German Democratic Republic (DDR).
Choices: Bern; Bremen; Bonn; Berlin
Answer: Bonn
Category: world
Question: The statue of the Little Mermaid is in this harbour.
Choices: Cannes; Cork; Cherbourg; Copenhagen
Answer: Copenhagen
Category: world
Question: This town was the scene of a famous naval evacuation in 1940.
Choices: Dover; Dieppe; Dunkirk; Deauville
Answer: Dunkirk
Category: world
Question: This Dutch town is famous for its cheese which is usually sold in spheres, and coated in wax.
Choices: Epicerie; Edam; Emmental; Eden
Answer: Edam
Category: world
Question: This German city is the headquarters of the European Central Bank, and the birthplace of Johann Wolfgang Goethe.
Choices: Frankfurt an der Oder; Frankfurt am Main; Freiburg; Fulda
Answer: Frankfurt am Main
Category: world
Question: Lech Walesa, a former president of Poland, was the leader of an unofficial strike at the Lenin Shipyard in this town.
Choices: Gstaat; Gstadt; Gdansk; Gday
Answer: Gdansk
Category: world
Question: A suburb of Edinburgh, this is the seat of the Scottish Parliament, and the British Queens official residence in Scotland.
Choices: Hollywood; Holyhead; Hollyrood; Holyrood
Answer: Holyrood
Category: world
Question: The headquarters of a German car producer whose tag line is Vorsprung durch Technik are located in this city.
Choices: Ingolstadt; Innsbruck; Interlaken; Iserlohn
Answer: Ingolstadt
Category: world
Question: Situated on the Baltic Sea, this city is linked to the North Sea via a canal of the same name.
Choices: Kiel; Kronstadt; Karlsruhe; Kaiserslautern
Answer: Kiel
Category: world
Question: Which of these countries was one of the six original members of the European Community (then known as the Common Market).
Choices: Lithuania; Luxembourg; Latvia; Liechtenstein
Answer: Luxembourg
Category: world
Question: This Italian city on the Olona river is famous for its fashion, its soccer clubs, and a Grand Prix circuit.
Choices: Modena; Marseilles; Milan; Monte Carlo
Answer: Milan
Category: world
Question: How many successful voyages did superliner Titanic make?
Choices: 2; 5; 0; 1
Answer: 0
Category: world
Question: Titanics voyage across the Atlantic bound for New York City began where?
Choices: Cherbourg, France; Southampton, England; Queenstown, Ireland; London, England
Answer: Southampton, England
Category: world
Question: The RMS Titanic carried more lifeboats than required by law at the time.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: The entire complement of RMS Titanics Engineering Department drowned.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Which river flowing entirely within the EU borders is the longest?
Choices: Danube (Donau); Rhine (Rhein); Elbe (Labe); Loire
Answer: Elbe (Labe)
Category: world
Question: Which capital city is the easternmost of EU?
Choices: Helsinki; Bucharest; Warsaw; Riga
Answer: Bucharest
Category: world
Question: Where is the biggest EU lake located?
Choices: Hungary; Finland; Poland; Sweden
Answer: Sweden
Category: world
Question: Which sea borders the most number of EU countries?
Choices: North Sea; Black Sea; Baltic Sea; Mediterranean Sea
Answer: Baltic Sea
Category: world
Question: Which mountain range is located entirely within the EU borders?
Choices: Carpathia; PyrÃ©nÃ©es; Sudetes; Alps
Answer: Sudetes
Category: world
Question: Which country has the most EU neighbours?
Choices: Austria; Germany; Poland; France
Answer: Germany
Category: world
Question: How many landlocked countries are there in the EU?
Choices: 5; 4; 2; 3
Answer: 5
Category: world
Question: How many EU countries do not have any land borders with other EU members?
Choices: 3; 5; 2; 4
Answer: 2
Category: world
Question: Which EU capital city is elevated the highest above sea level?
Choices: Madrid; Rome; Sofia; Vienna
Answer: Madrid
Category: world
Question: Where is the highest EU peak, Mont Blanc?
Choices: In France; In Italy; In Switzerland; On the French-Italian border
Answer: On the French-Italian border
Category: world
Question: Marasmius oreades are mushrooms that form dark, unnaturally lush, green rings, described by William Shakespeare as green-sour ringlets. What is the common name of this mushroom that grows in circles?
Choices: Field mushroom; The Fairy Ring Champignon; The Devils Ring Champignon; Horse mushroom
Answer: The Fairy Ring Champignon
Category: world
Question: It is the most massive living thing on Earth and grows in a grove in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California.
Choices: General Grant; The General Sherman tree; The Church Oak; Tree of Tenere
Answer: The General Sherman tree
Category: world
Question: This plant lives on the salty banks of lagoons and estuaries. It can exist in areas far from fresh water and has a prop roots that extend down from its branches and form a dense tangle.
Choices: European Hornbeam; Silver Birch; Mangrove tree; Carapa
Answer: Mangrove tree
Category: world
Question: Ice caves are large caverns filled with ice. The Dachstein Giant Ice Cave is located in which country?
Choices: Norway; Austria; Switzerland; Germany
Answer: Austria
Category: world
Question: How long is the Great Aletsch glacier, the mightiest of all Alpine ice-rivers?
Choices: 27 km; 23 km; 15 km; 34 km
Answer: 27 km
Category: world
Question: The Moskstraumen strait, famous for its whirlpools, is located in which country?
Choices: Finland; Switzerland; Norway; Denmark
Answer: Norway
Category: world
Question: In which of the following countries can you experience the midnight sun phenomenon?
Choices: Denmark; Lithuania; Russia; Ukraine
Answer: Russia
Category: world
Question: It is the 72nd largest country of the world located in Southeast- Asia. Its capital is Manila.
Choices: Philippines; East Timor; Malaysia; Indonesia
Answer: Philippines
Category: world
Question: A transcontinental country that belongs to Asia and Africa. Its capital is Cairo
Choices: Greece; Yemen; Egypt; Sudan
Answer: Egypt
Category: world
Question: Located north of Israel. With the area of 10,452 , it is the 166th largest country of the world. Its capital is Beirut.
Choices: Greece; Syria; Lebanon; Iraq
Answer: Lebanon
Category: world
Question: It was formed when Somaliland, Puntland, and Galdumug collided to form it. It is also part of Greater Middle East. Its capital and largest city is Mogadishu.
Choices: Eritrea; Somalia; Djibouti; Sudan
Answer: Somalia
Category: world
Question: It is a country bordering Red Sea to the south-west, Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq in the East. Its capital and largest city is Amman.
Choices: Hong Kong; Kazahkstan; Israel; Jordan
Answer: Jordan
Category: world
Question: It borders Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west.
Choices: China; Kazahkstan; Maldives; Mongolia
Answer: Mongolia
Category: world
Question: There are 19 U.S. states whose abbreviation consists of the first 2 letters of their name.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: The first school in the United States, called King Williams, opened its doors in this state.
Choices: Maryland; California; Virginia; Texas
Answer: Maryland
Category: world
Question: Dr Pepper is a carbonated soft drink created in Missouri.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: Which of the following is considered to be the oldest state university?
Choices: Wake Forest; NC State; Winston-Salem; UNC Chapel Hill
Answer: UNC Chapel Hill
Category: world
Question: What state holds the worlds largest international hot air balloon festival?
Choices: New Mexico; Texas; Maryland; Nevada
Answer: New Mexico
Category: world
Question: In 1999 there were ten times as many slot machines in Nevada as there were in 1960.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: Santa Fe has the highest elevation of all capital cities in the United States.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain in the world.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: What state was labor leader Ceasar Chavez born in?
Choices: California; New Mexico; Texas; Arizona
Answer: Arizona
Category: world
Question: Pacific Grove, California has a strange law on the books about butterflies.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Pisa reached its apex in the Middle Ages when it was one of the four Marine Republics of Italy, together with three of these cities.  Which is the odd one?
Choices: Venice; Genoa; Palermo; Amalfi
Answer: Palermo
Category: world
Question: Pisas decline began in this year, when it was defeated by Genoa in the naval Battle of Meloria.
Choices: 1484; 1384; 1184; 1284
Answer: 1284
Category: world
Question: Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: The Leaning Tower of Pisa started leaning soon after construction began in August of 1173. This was the inclination in the beginning of the 21st century.
Choices: About 11 degrees; About 6 degrees; About 17 degrees; About 21 degrees
Answer: About 6 degrees
Category: world
Question: The famous Leaning Tower of Pisa is not the only leaning tower in the city.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Following his idea of strong Italy, this Italian ruler wanted to fix the Leaning Tower of Pisa, so cement was poured into its foundation.
Choices: Silvio Berlusconi; Amintore Fanfani; Romano Prodi; Benito Mussolini
Answer: Benito Mussolini
Category: world
Question: The Leaning Tower of Pisa is actually a campanile and has this number of bells.
Choices: 12; 7; 3; 1
Answer: 7
Category: world
Question: The Leaning Tower of Pisa used to lean in the opposite direction.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Two of the most famous outlaw brothers of yesteryear, Frank and Jesse, are from Kentucky.  What was their last name?
Choices: Jones; Johnson; Earp; James
Answer: James
Category: world
Question: The 16th president of the United States came from Kentucky. Who was he?
Choices: Woodrow Wilson; John Adams; Richard Nixon; Abraham Lincoln
Answer: Abraham Lincoln
Category: world
Question: Butcher Hollow, Van Lear, KY was the home place of this coal miners daughter.
Choices: Ginger Grant; Loretta Lynn; Janis Joplin; Tina Louise
Answer: Loretta Lynn
Category: world
Question: Blue Moon of Kentucky was a major hit for this country / bluegrass music star.
Choices: Elvis Presley; Travis Tritt; Johnny Cash; Bill Monroe
Answer: Bill Monroe
Category: world
Question: The creator of the Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise was also from the bluegrass state. He was known as Colonel Sanders, but what was his first name?
Choices: James; Harland; Gary; Joe
Answer: Harland
Category: world
Question: Boxing legend Cassius Clay was born in Louisville, KY.  What did he later change his name to?
Choices: Tommy Morrison; George Forman; Muhammad Ali; Johnny Rocket
Answer: Muhammad Ali
Category: world
Question: Glasgow,  KY is the birth place of this Good Morning America television news journalist.
Choices: Jenny Jones; Joanie Billups; Diane Sawyer; Jerri Stoneman
Answer: Diane Sawyer
Category: world
Question: This baseball Hall Of Fame shortstop starred for the Dodgers in the 1950s.
Choices: Pee Wee Reese; Amos Otis; Dave Concepcion; Tony Kubek
Answer: Pee Wee Reese
Category: world
Question: This college basketball coach won 875 games while coaching the University of Kentucky Wildcats basketball team for 41 years.
Choices: Tubby Smith; Eddie Sutton; Pat Riley; Adolph Rupp
Answer: Adolph Rupp
Category: world
Question: This host of many game shows, such as Love Connection and Lingo, was born in Ashland, KY.
Choices: Monty Hall; Wink Martindale; Pat Sajak; Chuck Woolery
Answer: Chuck Woolery
Category: world
Question: Only American soldiers or American citizens are allowed to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: When is Memorial Day?
Choices: Last Monday of May; Last day of May; The fourth Monday of every May; The date changes every year
Answer: Last Monday of May
Category: world
Question: What African nation lost its coastal access on the Red Sea (and became landlocked) when Eritrea gained independence in 1993?
Choices: Sudan; Djibouti; Somalia; Ethiopia
Answer: Ethiopia
Category: world
Question: South Africa entirely surrounds this small landlocked country.
Choices: Lesotho; Swaziland; Botswana; Zimbabwe
Answer: Lesotho
Category: world
Question: There are two countries in the world which are double-landlocked meaning they are surrounded by other landlocked countries. One is Uzbekistan. Name the other one which is a small principality in the European Alps.
Choices: Andorra; Liechtenstein; Luxembourg; Monaco
Answer: Liechtenstein
Category: world
Question: In the movie The Sound of Music one of the main characters was a captain in the Navy of what landlocked country?
Choices: Hungary; Liechtenstein; Austria; Switzerland
Answer: Austria
Category: world
Question: This African landlocked nation was once known as Upper Volta (or Haute Volta). What is it called now?
Choices: Burkina Faso; Niger; Central African Republic; Mali
Answer: Burkina Faso
Category: world
Question: For a variety of reasons, mostly relating to ethnic conflict, the three landlocked nations in East Africa have been home to terrible atrocities and genocide. Which of the following is NOT one of these East African landlocked nations?
Choices: Uganda; Sudan; Burundi; Rwanda
Answer: Sudan
Category: world
Question: Thirteen countries, or almost a third of all landlocked countries in the world, have gained their independence in 1990, mostly due to the breakup of the Soviet Union and the breakup of Yugoslavia. Which of the following is NOT one of these thirteen countries?
Choices: Macedonia; Montenegro; Moldova; Armenia
Answer: Montenegro
Category: world
Question: Almost all landlocked countries are in Europe, Africa and Central Asia. What is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia?
Choices: Singapore; Laos; Vietnam; Cambodia
Answer: Laos
Category: world
Question: For which of these traits is Ebenezer Scrooge best known?
Choices: Humbleness; Compassion; Empathy; Greed
Answer: Greed
Category: world
Question: Ebenezer Scrooge was based on a real person.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Which of these is most important to Ebenezer Scrooge?
Choices: His principals; Money; Family; Friends
Answer: Money
Category: world
Question: What is the name of Ebenezer Scrooges underpaid clerk?
Choices: Tiny Tim; Jacob Marley; Bob Cratchit; Bob Marlow
Answer: Bob Cratchit
Category: world
Question: The committee required four criteria for submission to design this monument: The monument must harmonize with the surroundings, the monument will not make any political statement, it will honor service and must include the 57,661 names of those killed or missing in action. On what memorial will you find these lines, The names of those who gave their lives and of those who remain missing are inscribed in the order they were taken from us.?
Choices: The World War I Memorial; The World War II Museum; Vietnam Veterans Memorial; The Korean War Memorial
Answer: Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Category: world
Question: The East Gate is inscribed with the time 9:01 A.M. and the West Gate with 9:03 A. M. In what city would you find 168 chairs in the Field of Empty Chairs?
Choices: Selma, AL; Oklahoma City, OK; Stoneycreek, PA; Lockerbie, UK
Answer: Oklahoma City, OK
Category: world
Question: Richmond, Virginia was once the capitol of the Confederacy and in this city  you will find what is now known as Monument Avenue. Monument Avenue was known as Confederate Avenue when the first statute, of General Robert E. Lee, was erected in 1890. As a sign of changing times, whose statute was unveiled in 1996?
Choices: Arthur Ashe; Martin Luther King; Ulysses S. Grant; Fredrick Douglas
Answer: Arthur Ashe
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Question: This memorial is located on 7.5 acres of land and is made up of four rooms or courtyards. In room two, you will find these words inscribed I see one-third of a nation ill-housed, ill-clad and ill-nourished. The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have little. Whose carved figure would you see next to his little dog, Fala?
Choices: Woodrow Wilson; Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Grover Cleveland; Teddy Roosevelt
Answer: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Question: On March 9, 1841the Supreme Court upheld a lower court decision which ruled that Joseph Cinque and other members of the Mende people had been illegally enslaved and were ordered to be returned to Africa. What replica sails the seas and visits ports as an educational tool and ambassador of goodwill?
Choices: Old Ironsides; U.S.S.  Constitution; Amistad; Bonhomme Richard
Answer: Amistad
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Question: What luxury car brand was resurrected in 2002 by Mercedes-Benz?
Choices: Rolls-Royce; Maybach; Maserati; Lamborghini
Answer: Maybach
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Question: This company which produces automobiles, motorbikes and wheelchairs was founded in 1909. Models of cars include Jimny and Grand Vitara.
Choices: Citroen; Daewoo; Suzuki; Kia
Answer: Suzuki
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Question: What German auto manufacturer was originally set up in 1910 and has a slogan in its home country which translates as Advancement Through Technology?
Choices: Mercedes Benz; Volkswagen; Audi; BMW
Answer: Audi
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Question: Founded in 1899 by three brothers, this French vehicle company has produced models called Voiturette 1CV and Dauphine, but generally numbers its models. The company was first to patent the sedan car and the turbocharger.
Choices: Peugeot; Bugatti; Citroen; Renault
Answer: Renault
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Question: This Italian motor company, originally called Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili, was founded in 1910 and was acquired by Fiat in 1986.
Choices: Maserati; Lancia; Ferrari; Alfa Romeo
Answer: Alfa Romeo
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Question: Name Nissans luxury car brand in the American, Canadian, Mexican, Middle Eastern, South Korean and Taiwanese markets. Models include G37, M, EX35 and QX56.
Choices: Acura; Lexus; Infiniti; Nissan
Answer: Infiniti
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Question: Which model of car, first released by Lotus in 1996, has a hand-finished fibreglass shell bonded to an extruded aluminium frame, is capable of speeds up to 150 mph (240 km/h) and at the time of its release weighed just over half of what a Porsche Boxter did?
Choices: Europa; Exige; Elise; Elan
Answer: Elise
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Question: What is the official currency of the European Union?
Choices: Dollar; Franc; Pound; Euro
Answer: Euro
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Question: Which country uses the yen as its national currency?
Choices: North Korea; China; Japan; South Korea
Answer: Japan
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Question: Rubles are used in which Eastern European country?
Choices: Austria; Serbia; Russia; Czech Republic
Answer: Russia
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Question: Before switching to the euro, which of these countries used francs?
Choices: Germany; Finland; France; Austria
Answer: France
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Question: Which of the following countries uses the pound as its currency?
Choices: United Kingdom; France; Spain; Germany
Answer: United Kingdom
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Question: Which of these countries does not use the peso as its national currency?
Choices: Argentina; Cuba; Mexico; Venezuela
Answer: Venezuela
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Question: Which ancient empire used the denarius?
Choices: Hellenic Empire; Egyptian Empire; Roman Empire; Persian Empire
Answer: Roman Empire
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Question: Which of these countries used the lira before it switched to the euro?
Choices: Germany; Romania; Turkey; Italy
Answer: Italy
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Question: Which of these countries use dollars?
Choices: Great Britain and Canada; The USA and Great Britain; Canada and Australia; Great Britain and Australia
Answer: Canada and Australia
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Question: Before it started using the euro, which country used marks?
Choices: Germany; Spain; France; Portugal
Answer: Germany
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Question: Which 102-storey Art Deco style building was officially opened in May, 1931?
Choices: Sears Tower; Empire State Building; CN Tower; World Trade Center
Answer: Empire State Building
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Question: As unbelievable as it may seem, seventeen of the worlds twenty largest hotels are located in the same city, on the same street. Which is this city?
Choices: New York; Las Vegas; Dubai; Paris
Answer: Las Vegas
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Question: Jumeirah Beach Hotel, one of Dubais most luxurious hotels, has a unique architectural structure, resembling what?
Choices: A shark; A starfish; A wave; A seashell
Answer: A wave
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Question: If you long for a Caribbean adventure, this Las Vegas hotel resort carrying the name of a Robert Louis Stevensons famous book, is the right place for you.
Choices: The Beach at FalesÃ¡; The Wrecker; Treasure Island; The Isle of Voices
Answer: Treasure Island
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Question: This British hotel, located on Strand street in London and famous for its superb cooking, carries the name of the palace which once occupied the site.
Choices: Langham Palace; Savoy Palace; Beau-Rivage Palace; The Brown Palace Hotel
Answer: Savoy Palace
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Question: This hotel located in the capital of the small African country of Rwanda is not only famous for its luxury, but also for the nearly 1,000 people it saved during the Rwandan Genocide in 1994.
Choices: HÃ´tel des Mille Collines; Villa Muniria; Llao Llao; Normandie Hotel
Answer: HÃ´tel des Mille Collines
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Question: A small part of Russia lies just north of Poland on the Baltic Sea, separated from the rest of Russia by three nations. What is the current name of this exclave of Russia?
Choices: Konigsberg; Kaliningrad; Lithuania; St. Petersburg
Answer: Kaliningrad
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Question: This nation, which became independent in 2002, shares an island with Indonesia. Part of its territory, the district of Oecussi-Ambeno, is separated from the rest of the country by a part of the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara.
Choices: Malaysia; East Timor; Brunei; Papua New Guinea
Answer: East Timor
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Question: This town was a South African enclave, surrounded on three sides by the nation of Namibia (and by the Atlantic Ocean on the other side) until it was ceded to Namibia in 1994.
Choices: Capetown; Walvis Bay; Windhoek; Angola
Answer: Walvis Bay
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Question: Until the reunification of Germany in 1990, this city was a West German enclave, completely surrounded by East Germany.
Choices: West Berlin; Leipzig; Dresden; Bonn
Answer: West Berlin
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Question: The towns of Ceuta and Melilla in northern Morocco are autonomous cities of what nation?
Choices: France; Spain; Great Britain; Algeria
Answer: Spain
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Question: Nakhichevan is an landlocked exclave, bordered by Armenia, Iran and Turkey. What nation is it a part of?
Choices: Georgia; Russia; Azerbaijan; Armenia
Answer: Azerbaijan
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Question: The exclave of Cabinda in Africa is separated from the rest of the country it is part of by the Atlantic coastal portion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. What nation does Cabinda belong to?
Choices: Angola; Gabon; Equatorial Guinea; Republic of the Congo
Answer: Angola
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Question: The Musandam peninsula on the southern side of the entrance to the Persian Gulf is an exclave of what country, separated from the rest of the country by the United Arab Emirates?
Choices: Qatar; Yemen; Saudi Arabia; Oman
Answer: Oman
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Question: The peninsula of Point Roberts, an exclave USA, can only be reached by land from other parts of its state by passing through the Canadian province of British Columbia. What U.S. state does Point Roberts belong to?
Choices: Idaho; Montana; Washington; Alaska
Answer: Washington
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Question: According to which calendar, decreed in 1582, does the new year begin on January 1?
Choices: Ecclesiastical; Julian; Gregorian; Roman
Answer: Gregorian
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Question: In this country, the new year begins between January 21 and February 21, at new moon.
Choices: China; Norway; Russia; Ethiopia
Answer: China
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Question: This Roman god, usually depicted with two faces looking away from each other, gives the name of one of the months of the year and is a symbol of change and transition.
Choices: Janus; Jupiter; Mars; Juno
Answer: Janus
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Question: The Scottish New Year celebration, whereupon people traditionally sing âAuld Lang Syneâ, is called what?
Choices: Losar; Gudi Padva; Norouz; Hogmanay
Answer: Hogmanay
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Question: Name the mythical figure, depicted as an old bearded man, dressed in a robe and usually carrying a scythe and an hourglass.
Choices: Father Time; Father Year; Father Day; Father January
Answer: Father Time
Category: world
Question: Each year, on January 1, a New Year concert takes place, presenting mostly music of the Strauss family, broadcast in over 40 countries. In which city does this concert take place?
Choices: London; Munich; Vienna; Salzburg
Answer: Vienna
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Question: This popular annual parade, which originated in 1890, takes place on New Yearâs Day in Pasadena, California.
Choices: Pride Parade; Tournament of Roses; Light Magic; Torchlight Parade
Answer: Tournament of Roses
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Question: This English Poet Laureate, regarded as the chief representative of the Victorian age poetry, wrote the poem, âThe Death of the Old Yearâ.
Choices: William Butler Yeats; Robert Browning; T. S. Elliot; Alfred Tennyson
Answer: Alfred Tennyson
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Question: In this country, New Year, called âoshogatsuâ, is generally regarded as the most important public holiday. Homes and entrance gates are decorated with ornaments made of pine, bamboo and plum trees.
Choices: Japan; Vietnam; Tibet; Thailand
Answer: Japan
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Question: This American novelist, author of âLife on Mississippiâ, made the following humorous remark: âNew Yearâs Day - now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual.â
Choices: Ernest Hemingway; Henry James; John Steinbeck; Mark Twain
Answer: Mark Twain
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Question: This ancient legislation, which stood at the foundation of the Roman law, marked the beginning of the Roman legal history.
Choices: Lex Duodecim Tabularum; Lex Acilia Calpurnia; Corpus Iuris Civilis; Lex Fufia Caninia
Answer: Lex Duodecim Tabularum
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Question: This collection of laws, originating from Mesopotamia, is known as one of the earliest sets of laws.
Choices: Code of Hammurabi; Ur-Nammu; Codex of Lipit-Ishtar of Isun; Codex of Eshnunna
Answer: Code of Hammurabi
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Question: This legal Latin term, which in English means obvious, denotes evidence that is sufficient to prove a particular fact.
Choices: pro hacvice; res ipsa loquitur; primogeniture; prima facie
Answer: prima facie
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Question: The United Nations Convention on the Right of the Child, which sets out the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of children, was adopted by The United Nations General Assembly on what date?
Choices: November 20, 1989; May 12, 2000; November 20, 1959; October 10, 1990
Answer: November 20, 1989
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Question: Which treaty, signed on 7 February, 1992, led to the creation of the European Union?
Choices: Elysee Treaty; Maastricht Treaty; Treaty of Nice; Treaty of Berlin
Answer: Maastricht Treaty
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Question: The death penalty was abolished in Northern Ireland under the Northern Ireland (Emergency Powers) Act in what year?
Choices: 1983; 1973; 1972; 1970
Answer: 1973
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Question: In the judicial system of England and Wales this court has two divisions - Civil Division and Criminal Division.
Choices: Court of Appeal; Crown Court; High Court; Magistrates Court
Answer: Court of Appeal
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Question: Clara Shortidge Foltz was the first woman to be admitted to practice law in the State of California. This happened in what year?
Choices: 1878; 1872; 1884; 1886
Answer: 1878
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Question: On May 17, 1954 this person announced the decision of the Supreme Court regarding Brown v. Board of Education, a landmark case in the United States legal history.
Choices: Chief Justice Earl Warren; Chief Justice Taney; Chief Justice John Marshall; Chief Justice Joseph Story
Answer: Chief Justice Earl Warren
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Question: This person presided over the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany from 1987 to 1994, before being elected President of Germany.
Choices: Johannes Rau; Christiane Herzog; Richard von Weizsacker; Roman Herzog
Answer: Roman Herzog
Category: world
Question: Who had the dubious honor of being Alcatrazs very first inmate?
Choices: Joseph Harrison; Leon Gregory; Frank Bolt; Charles Copp
Answer: Frank Bolt
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Question: When did the US Air Force officially become activated?
Choices: September 17, 1947; September 17, 1948; September 18, 1948; September 18, 1947
Answer: September 18, 1947
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Question: Before becoming a separate entity, the US Air Force existed under this name.
Choices: US Air Reserve Corps; US Army Air Force; US Army Air Corps; US Army Air Reserve
Answer: US Army Air Force
Category: world
Question: On what date did the Korean War begin and when did it end?
Choices: June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953; June 25, 1949 - July 27, 1952; June 25, 1949 - July 27, 1951; June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1952
Answer: June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953
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Question: The USAF Air Demonstration Squadron are also known as this.
Choices: Blue Angles; Thunderchiefs; Golden Knights; Thunderbirds
Answer: Thunderbirds
Category: world
Question: What was the nickname given to the group of Black pilots in WW II that excelled in aerial combat?
Choices: Montgomery Warcats; Talladega Warhawks; Tuskegee Airmen; Birmingham Warriors
Answer: Tuskegee Airmen
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Question: We can trace the origins of the first Christmas card back to 1843.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: The common Christmas plant Poinsettias is poisonous to humans.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: The Dutch were those who brought the Christmas tree tradition to the United States.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: A traditional early English Christmas dinner was a pigs head with mustard.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Connecticut was the first U.S. state to recognize Christmas as an official holiday.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: In Ukraine spiders and spider webs are a traditional part of Christmas decorations.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: The traditional hook-like red-white candy canes started out as straight white sticks.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: As the song states, Christmas was once a 12-day celebration.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: The first use of electric Christmas lights was in the 1920s.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: In Victorian England the Christmas turkeys wore boots as they were walked into London.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: This monument was built in ancient Egypt, had many rooms and a fantastic maze hidden in a pyramid. Its walls were covered with gigantic figures. It is not certain when exactly it was destroyed, but during Roman times it was repeatedly plundered due to its fine stone.
Choices: The pyramid of Amenhotep; The pyramid of Tutankhamen; The Sphinx; The Egyptian labyrinth
Answer: The Egyptian labyrinth
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Question: This massive step pyramid (about 210 by 150 feet in size) is the most well-preserved monument from the age of the Sumerians. In the 4th century BC the river Euphrates changed its course and the city, in which this pyramid was built, was abandoned.
Choices: The Ziggurat at Ur; The Temple of Solomon; Abu Simbel; Statue of Zeus
Answer: The Ziggurat at Ur
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Question: This ancient-Greek structure had a single path running to and from the center, in 7 concentric rings. It was burned to the ground in the 15th century.
Choices: The Labyrinth at Knossos; The Egyptian Labyrinth; The Temple of Artemis; Roman mosaic labyrinth
Answer: The Labyrinth at Knossos
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Question: This is one of the few surviving relics of the Phrygian culture, which occupied the territory known today as Anatolia. The relic was used for religious ceremonies. It is generally considered that the reasons for its semi-destruction were major climatic cataclysms.
Choices: The Giants of Easter Island; The Great Wall of China; The Midas Monument; The Colosseum
Answer: The Midas Monument
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Question: It was the most famous artistic work of ancient Greece. The statue was made of gold and ivory and presided over the Olympic games. The games were forbidden, accused of being pagan in the 5th century by Emperor Theodosius I. Later, the statue disappeared and its fate has been unknown since.
Choices: The Ziggurat of Marduk; The Parthenon; The Statue of Zeus at Olympia; The Colossus of Helios at Rhodes
Answer: The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
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Question: This great marble temple was built in Ephesus. It is famous for being one of the biggest temples the ancient Greeks ever built.  It was burned by a madman, who wanted to immortalize his name.
Choices: The Mayan Pyramids; The Parthenon; The Temple of Artemis; The Forum
Answer: The Temple of Artemis
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Question: This was the monumental marble tomb of the Anatolian king Mausolus. 140 feet high, it rivalled even the Egyptian pyramids.
Choices: The Mausoleum; The Colosseum; The Temple of Artemis; The Ziggurat of Marduk
Answer: The Mausoleum
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Question: These temples were built on the islands of Malta and Gozo earlier than the Egyptian pyramids and Stonehenge. They date from the Bronze Age - 3,600 BC.
Choices: The Mayan Pyramids; Ggantija and the Megalithic Temples; The Ziggurat of Marduk; The Temple of Solomon
Answer: Ggantija and the Megalithic Temples
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Question: This building inspired the Biblical myth of the Tower of Babel. It was a gigantic seven-stage multicolored pyramidal tower, over 300 feet high. However, only the ground plan and traces of the three stairs leading up to it have been preserved.
Choices: The fortifications at Khattusas; Troy; The Ziggurat of Marduk; The Parthenon
Answer: The Ziggurat of Marduk
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Question: These buildings were designed to be both tombs and temples.  Mayan royalties carried out self-torture and mutilation rites on the roofs, as they believed that blood nourished gods.
Choices: Ggantija and the Megalithic Temples on Malta; The Hanging Gardens; The Giants of Easter Island; The Mayan Pyramids
Answer: The Mayan Pyramids
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Question: This First Lady of the United States started the first White House library.
Choices: Abigail Washington; Abigail Fillmore; Abigail Lincoln; Abigail Adams
Answer: Abigail Fillmore