kth8/OpenTriviaQA huggingface dataset:
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Question: The weekly news magazine Newsweek was launched in 1933. It has a worldwide circulation of over 4 million, and is printed in Japanese, Korean, Arabic, English, Polish, Russian, and Spanish. Where is the magazine published?
Choices: London; New York City; Chicago; Washington, D.C.,
Answer: New York City
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Question: Before becoming US President in 1981, he was head of a labor union.
Choices: Hoover; Truman; Johnson; Reagan
Answer: Reagan
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Question: What is the full name of the 33rd US President?
Choices: Harry S. Truman; Harry Shine Truman; Harry Simpson Truman; Harry Simon Truman
Answer: Harry S. Truman
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Question: Gangster Al Capone, popular as Scarface, was known by what other nickname?
Choices: Snorky; Loverboy; The senator; The fox
Answer: Snorky
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Question: This amendment of the United States Constitution, which is part of the Bill of Rights, guards against unreasonable searches and seizures.
Choices: Fourth Amendment; Fifth Amendment; Sixth Amendment; Third Amendment
Answer: Fourth Amendment
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Question: This Hungarian-Austrian physician demonstrated that puerperal fever (also known as childbed fever) was contagious and that its incidence could be considerably reduced by enforcing appropriate hand washing behavior.
Choices: Dr. J. Lister; Dr. L. Pastuer; Dr. J. Kirchner; Dr. I. Semmelweis
Answer: Dr. I. Semmelweis
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Question: It is generally accepted that the name of these islands of volcanic origin derives from a Latin term, meaning Island of the Dogs.
Choices: The Canary Islands; The Galapagos Islands; Corn Islands; The Solentiname Islands
Answer: The Canary Islands
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Question: One of the two species, comprising the chimpanzee genus, is the Common Chimpanzee. What is the name of the other species?
Choices: Kalapuor chimpanzee; Lowland chimpanzee; Bonobo chimpanzee; Highland chimpanzee
Answer: Bonobo chimpanzee
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Question: This Hebrew word refers to a non-human, speechless, animated being from Jewish folklore.
Choices: Lemech; Golem; Robot; Emes
Answer: Golem
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Question: This American actress and stand-up comedian, host of a syndicated talk show, wrote an autobiography, entitled My Point...And I Do Have One.
Choices: Ellen DeGeneres; Phyillis Diller; Wanda Sykes; Joan Rovers
Answer: Ellen DeGeneres
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Question: In trigonometry this law, which generalizes the Pythagorean theorem, is a statement about a general triangle, which relates the lengths of its sides to the cosine of a known angle.
Choices: The Archimedean Principle; The Law of Adjacent Hypotenuses; The Rule of Three; The Law of Cosines
Answer: The Law of Cosines
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Question: Jonathan Larson based his rock musical on the opera La Boheme. What rock musical about young artists and musicians and their struggle, hopes and fears made it to # 2 on Entertainment Weeklys New Classics List?
Choices: Hair; The Heidi Chronicles; Jersey Boys; Rent
Answer: Rent
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Question: This 1996 game introduced networked play and 3-D graphics. What game introduced or perfected this landmark first person shooter according to Entertainment Weekly?
Choices: Doom; GoldenEye007; Grand Theft Auto; StarCraft
Answer: Doom
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Question: The cow as white as milk
Choices: e cape as red as blood; e hair as yellow as corn; d the slipper as pure as gold. ;  demands the witch. As Entertainment Weekly states Everyone lives happily ever after-till Act 2. In what musical will you find the songs Cinderella at the Grave and Giants in the Sky?; Wicked; Into the Woods; The Heidi Chronicles; Prelude to a Kiss
Answer: Into the Woods
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Question: Gollum was a marvel of computer graphics in The Lord of the Rings. What actor gave Gollum his movements?
Choices: Andy Serkis; Eddie Deezen; Fat Joe; Savion Glover
Answer: Andy Serkis
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Question: The best thing about being a woman
Choices: is lyric is from the album ranked # 24 On Entertainment Weeklys list of albums. What artist released a 1997 album that became the best selling album ever by a female artist?; Mariah Carey; Beyonce; Madonna; Shania Twain
Answer: Shania Twain
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Question: What Victorian poet is the author of Porphyrias Lover, a poem written in the form of a shocking dramatic monologue?
Choices: Robert Hass; Robert Burns; Robert Browning; Robert Frost
Answer: Robert Browning
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Question: Which of these songs, inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, was not recorded by the singer-songwriter, born Robert Allen Zimmerman?
Choices: Aint No Mountain High Enough; Mr. Tambourine Man; Like a Rolling Stone; Blowin in the Wind
Answer: Aint No Mountain High Enough
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Question: Which movie, directed by Academy Award-winning director, Robert Zemeckis, includes the often quoted line Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what youre gonna get.?
Choices: The Polar Express; Forrest Gump; What Lies Beneath; Back to the Future
Answer: Forrest Gump
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Question: Which of these actors made his debut at the age of 5 in a movie written and directed by his father?
Choices: Robert Duvall; Robert Redford; Robert Downey, Jr.; Robert De Niro
Answer: Robert Downey, Jr.
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Question: What poet noted for his realistic depictions of rural life received four Pulitzer Prizes?
Choices: Robert Kelly; Robert Frost; Robert Browning; Robert L. Hass
Answer: Robert Frost
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Question: Which novel by Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson is set during the War of the Roses?
Choices: The Master of Ballantrae; The Black Arrow; Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde; Treasure Island
Answer: The Black Arrow
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Question: What actor won an Academy Award in 1980 for portraying a character who loved the smell of napalm in the morning?
Choices: Robert Duvall; Robert Redford; Robert De Niro; Robert Young
Answer: Robert Duvall
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Question: Robert De Niro won his first Academy Award for the portrayal of this former boxing champion.
Choices: Jake LaMotta; James Braddock; Marcel Cerdan; Nino Benvenuti
Answer: Jake LaMotta
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Question: Name the author of the spy thrillers The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum, which were adapted into movies starring Matt Damon.
Choices: Robert J. Sawyer; Robert Kerr; Robert Coover; Robert Ludlum
Answer: Robert Ludlum
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Question: According to the popular TV show, at what restaurant does Alice work?
Choices: Dennys; Burger King; McDonalds; Mels Diner
Answer: Mels Diner
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Question: What was the name of George and Louise Jeffersons son on All in the Family?
Choices: Jamar; Keon; Lionel; Tyrone
Answer: Lionel
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Question: Who was the first member of The Monkees to quit, shortly after the bands Far East tour in December 1968?
Choices: Micky Dolenz; Davy Jones; Peter Tork; Michael Nesmith
Answer: Peter Tork
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Question: Name the Dynasty star featured in the December, 1983 issue of Playboy magazine.
Choices: Heather Locklear; Joan Collins; Emma Samms; Catherine Oxenberg
Answer: Joan Collins
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Question: In the 1983 movie The Big Chill, which famous magazine did Michael work for?
Choices: People; Time; Newsweek; Entertainment Weekly
Answer: People
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Question: What was the name of Newsweeks unsuccessful sports publication?
Choices: Sports Newsweek; Inside Sports; The Week in Sports; Sports Weekly
Answer: Inside Sports
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Question: On what game show did contestants receive unwanted joke prizes, called zonks?
Choices: Family Feud; Lets Make a Deal; Check-Out; The Price is Right
Answer: Lets Make a Deal
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Question: What American star portrayed the character of Viktor Komarovsky in the 1965 drama-romance-war film Doctor Zhivago?
Choices: Jack Nicholson; Robert Redford; Rod Steiger; Omar Sharif
Answer: Rod Steiger
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Question: What is rock singer Ozzy Osbournes real name?
Choices: Oscilius Osbroune; Octavius Osbourne; John Osbourne; James Osbourne
Answer: John Osbourne
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Question: True of False: Jules Vernes real name was Jean-Luc Vernes.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: The movie âTo Sir, with Loveâ stars Sidney Poitier as a teacher confronted with a class of arrogant and provocative students. In what city is the movie set?
Choices: Liverpool; San Francisco; London; New York City
Answer: London
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Question: What fictional teacher, portrayed by Robin Williams, told his students that, if they felt daring, they could call him O Captain! My Captain!?
Choices: Mark Thackeray; John Keating; George Feeny; Jaime Escalante
Answer: John Keating
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Question: This movie tells the story of a former U.S. Marine who becomes a teacher nicknamed white bread by her minority students.
Choices: Finding Forrester; Dangerous Liaisons; Freedom Writers; Dangerous Minds
Answer: Dangerous Minds
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Question: In what novel does Charles Dickens depict Mr. Thomas Gradgrind, the teacher who teaches his students nothing but facts?
Choices: Hard Times; Dombey and Son; Bleak House; Great Expectations
Answer: Hard Times
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Question: Now tell your father not to teach you any more. Its best to begin reading with a fresh mind are words Miss Caroline addresses to Jean Louise, the narrator of this novel.
Choices: To Kill a Mockingbird; North and South; The Millstone; Jerusalem the Golden
Answer: To Kill a Mockingbird
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Question: What 2007 movie, based on a true story, ends with a note that Erin Gruwell successfully brought many of her students to graduation and college?
Choices: The Ron Clark Story; The Diary of Anne Frank; Freedom Writers; Dangerous Minds
Answer: Freedom Writers
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Question: Name the Gus Van Sant movie in which Robert Crawford, a haughty literature professor, accuses Jamal Wallace of plagiarism.
Choices: Good Will Hunting; Finding Forrester; Beautiful Mind; Dead Poets Society
Answer: Finding Forrester
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Question: The movie Stand and Deliver is centered around Jaime A. Escalante, who gave up a steady well-paid job to become a dedicated teacher in a school where rebellion runs. What subject did Mr. Escalante teach?
Choices: chemistry; physics; biology; mathematics
Answer: mathematics
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Question: Which of these actors has played both a disruptive student and an inspiring teacher?
Choices: Richard Harris; Sidney Poitier; Sean Connery; Hugh Grant
Answer: Sidney Poitier
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Question: Which of these films does not tell the story of a real life teacher?
Choices: Stand and Deliver; Dangerous Minds; The Principal; The Ron Clark Story
Answer: The Principal
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Question: Where is the loch, allegedly inhabited by the notorious Loch Ness Monster?
Choices: Wales; Southern Ireland; Northern Scotland; England
Answer: Northern Scotland
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Question: Loch Ness is the largest body of water in which huge geologic fault?
Choices: Great Glen; Scotia; Augustus; Highlands
Answer: Great Glen
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Question: What is the Scottish Gaelic name of the Loch Ness Monster?
Choices: Monstru; Nillie; Neska; Niseag
Answer: Niseag
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Question: This town, closely linked to the legend of the Loch Ness monster, lies at the mouth of the river Ness.
Choices: Glenny; Urquhart; Aberdeen; Inverness
Answer: Inverness
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Question: The exploration of the Loch Ness Monster is related to which field of study?
Choices: Phycology; Ornithology; Mycology; Cryptozoology
Answer: Cryptozoology
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Question: This Saint is supposed to have seen the Loch Ness Monster and even to have tamed it.
Choices: St Columba; St George; St John; St Peter
Answer: St Columba
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Question: What is the profession of Mr R.K. Wilson, who was claimed to have taken probably the most famous picture of what was supposed to be the Loch Ness Monster?
Choices: Teacher; Surgeon; Dentist; Lawyer
Answer: Surgeon
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Question: This was the leader of the group that searched Loch Ness in the early 1970s and claimed to have made underwater photographs of the monster.
Choices: MR Trules; Sir Peter Scott; Professor Jankins; Dr. Robert Rines
Answer: Dr. Robert Rines
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Question: What kind of creature was the extinct Plesiosaur, which is usually said to be similar to the monster of Loch Ness?
Choices: Dinosaur; Mesozoic reptile; Humanoid; Fish
Answer: Mesozoic reptile
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Question: Which part  of the Loch Ness monster is most noteworthy according to people who claim to have seen it?
Choices: Hair; Eyes; Neck; Teeth
Answer: Neck
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Question: Who was the first professional athlete in baseball history to hit a home run and score a touchdown in the same week?
Choices: Bo Jackson; Mel Hubbard; Deion Sanders; Jim Thorpe
Answer: Jim Thorpe
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Question: Which company did Clarence Saunders found in 1916?
Choices: Kentucky Fried Chicken; The Piggly Wiggly; Dominos Pizza; Burger King
Answer: The Piggly Wiggly
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Question: In which category did Krishna Bhanji win an Academy Award in 1982?
Choices: Best Director of a Foreign Film; Video Engineering; Sound Direction; Best Actor
Answer: Best Actor
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Question: In this movie Robert De Niro plays a timid and artistic NYC police detective. Bill Murray plays the criminal boss and Uma Thurman is a call girl De Niros character falls for.
Choices: A Police Story; Paths to Glory; Mad Dog and Glory; Turner and Hooch
Answer: Mad Dog and Glory
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Question: In Major League Baseball, who was the first pitcher to win 200 games in his career?
Choices: A.G.Spaulding; Walter Johnson; Cy Young; Babe Ruth
Answer: A.G.Spaulding
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Question: 1919 saw the first general, city-wide strike in the USA. It involved about 35,000 workers. In which city did this strike occur?
Choices: New York, N.Y.; Chicago, Illinois; Seattle, Washington; Memphis, Tennessee
Answer: Seattle, Washington
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Question: We all have learned that you can tell the age of a tree by the number of rings. Who was the first to discover this fact?
Choices: Aristotle; Luther Burbank; Charles Darwin; Leonardo Da Vinci
Answer: Leonardo Da Vinci
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Question: Erle Stanley Gardner created the great fictional lawyer Perry Mason. On which TV show did the lawyer Perry Mason practice law?
Choices: The Flintstones; The Jetsons; The Stanley Show; The Brady Bunch
Answer: The Flintstones
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Question: In Hindu thought, how was Krishna killed?
Choices: By poisoning by Shiva; By the abominations of mankind; By an arrow into his heel; By a knife into his heart
Answer: By an arrow into his heel
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Question: Which U.S. writer of detective fiction worked for the famous Pinkerton National Detective Agency?
Choices: Mickey Spillane; Mary Higgins Clark; Dashiell Hammett; Louis LAmour
Answer: Dashiell Hammett
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Question: Which is the Sanskrit word for âunion?â
Choices: shiva; sri; krishna; yoga
Answer: yoga
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Question: The poor man! He was diagnosed a bilateeral perobital hematoma. What does he have?
Choices: Halitosis; Two hernias; Two black eye; A tumor in the center of the brain
Answer: Two black eye
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Question: What did boxer Jack Johnson, Charlie Chaplin and actor, Errol Flynn all have in common?
Choices: They were all charged with the same crime; They all died in Paris; They died of the same causes; They had the same birthday
Answer: They were all charged with the same crime
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Question: Where did Copenhagen meet Marengo?
Choices: France; Belgium; Sherwood Forrest; Denmark
Answer: Belgium
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Question: Which country had the largest prison population for 2006?
Choices: The United States; Turkey; Peoples Republic of China; Nigeria
Answer: Peoples Republic of China
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Question: Who was given a Honorary Academy Award  in 1967?
Choices: Edith Head; John Gilbert; Enos Edward Yakima Canutt; Mary Astor
Answer: Enos Edward Yakima Canutt
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Question: What was the name of Thailand before it was called Thailand?
Choices: Singapore; Siam; Macau; Persia
Answer: Siam
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Question: From which radio station was the first national US broadcast made?
Choices: KPHI in Philadelphia; WWRL in Chicago; WINS  in New York; KDKA  in Pittsburgh
Answer: KDKA  in Pittsburgh
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Question: Who was the only congressman to vote against going to war against Japan on December 8, 1941?
Choices: Forrest; Stewart; Rankin; Wilkie
Answer: Rankin
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Question: Rudolph Abel, considered the greatest Russian spy, was caught in the USA and arrested. What event led to his capture?
Choices: Another spy confessed and gave his name; He was caught  speeding; He two-timed his mistress; Somebody picked up a nickel
Answer: Somebody picked up a nickel
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Question: For whom was US pilot, Francis Gary Powers traded?
Choices: Paul Konerko; David Ortiz; Rudolph Abel; Jackie Robinson
Answer: Rudolph Abel
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Question: Who was the first non-Muslim to make the journey from mecca to Medina?
Choices: Richard Burton; Robert Stanley; Ronald Kateman; Richard the Lion Hearted
Answer: Richard Burton
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Question: What was the last name of the six brothers Carlo, Bindo, Alfieri, Mario, Ettore and Ernesto, who were all involved with automobiles?
Choices: Lamborghini; Lancia; Maserati; Ferrari
Answer: Maserati
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Question: What business did the Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, operate before beginning their aeronautical work?
Choices: film company; car company; book store; cycle company
Answer: cycle company
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Question: Which of the Bronte sisters wrote only one novel, which was published under the pseudonym Ellis Bell?
Choices: Charlotte and Emily; Charlotte; Anne; Emily
Answer: Emily
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Question: Name the actors who portrayed the Brothers Grimm, Wilhelm and Jacob, in the 2005 movie of the same name.
Choices: Jude Law and Heath Ledger; Jude Law and Jake Gyllenhaal; Matt Damon and Jake Gyllenhaal; Matt Damon and Heath Ledger
Answer: Matt Damon and Heath Ledger
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Question: Which of Johann Strauss Is sons became known as The Waltz King and was instrumental in popularizing the waltz in Vienna during the 19th century?
Choices: Josef Strauss; Eduard Strauss; Johan Strauss II; Ferdinand Strauss
Answer: Johan Strauss II
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Question: This filmmaker, famous for directing Runaway Train and Tango  Cash, is the brother of Academy Award-winning director Nikita Mikhalkov.
Choices: Roman Polanski; Andrey Konchalovsky; Andrei Tarkovsky; Sergei Mikhalkov
Answer: Andrey Konchalovsky
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Question: After fashion designer Gianni Versace was murdered outside his Miami home, his sister Donatella stepped in as creative director of the fashion label. What is the name of Versaces older brother who became CEO of Gianni Versace S.p.A.?
Choices: Francesco; Antonio; Tano; Santo
Answer: Santo
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Question: Which one of Marie Curies two daughters, Irene and Eve, followed in her mothers footsteps and won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
Choices: neither of them; Eve; IrÃ¨ne; both
Answer: IrÃ¨ne
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Question: What Academy Award-winning movie, directed by the Coen Brothers, features a pregnant small-town police chief?
Choices: No Country for Old Men; Fargo; The Big Lebowski; The Man Who Wasnt There
Answer: Fargo
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Question: Which one of the Kennedy brothers became known as The Lion of the Senate?
Choices: Edward M. Kennedy; Robert F. Kennedy; Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.; John F. Kennedy
Answer: Edward M. Kennedy
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Question: What popular gun was invented by General John  T. Thompson?
Choices: the JT assault rifle; johnny gun; sten gun; tommy gun
Answer: tommy gun
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Question: Which is an example of a spoonerism?
Choices: Round and round the ragged rock the ragged rascal ran.; Able was I ere I saw Elba.; He is at  the pineapple of his career.; It is kisstomery to cuss the bride.
Answer: It is kisstomery to cuss the bride.
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Question: Which of these is a malapropism?
Choices: He is at the pineapple of his career.; Round and round the ragged rock the ragged rascal ran.; Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink.; Able was I ere I saw Elba.
Answer: He is at the pineapple of his career.
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Question: Which of the following is an eponym meaning a traitor to his country?
Choices: A quisling; A McCarthy; A cyrano; A ruy lopez
Answer: A quisling
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Question: This simple but powerful bomb made out of a gas filled bottle was named after a Soviet politician and diplomat.
Choices: A Khrushchev cocktail; A Lenin bomb; A Molotov cocktail; A Kerensky  surprise
Answer: A Molotov cocktail
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Question: An eponym that describes a mens style is derived from the name of this Union general.
Choices: General Sheridan; General Burnside; General Tuxedo; General Trouser
Answer: General Burnside
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Question: Henry Wheeler Shaw is responsible for this eponym.
Choices: josh; trouser; scrimshaw; tuxedo
Answer: josh
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Question: We get the word boycott  from the name of Charles C. Boycott, a terrible  landlord of the 19th Century. Where did he own land?
Choices: England; Ireland; Scotland; Massachusetts
Answer: Ireland
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Question: We get this word from the name of an infamous hangman.
Choices: crane; derrick; tontine; guillotine
Answer: derrick
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Question: This very popular math term comes from the name of the man who wrote the first great algebra textbook.
Choices: algebra; algorithm; program; graph
Answer: algorithm
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Question: We get this word from the name of a French Ambassador to Portugal.
Choices: nicotine; leotard; zinnia; tariff
Answer: nicotine
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Question: We get this very popular word from one of Athenas aliases in Greek mythology.
Choices: computer; media; lesbian; mentor
Answer: mentor
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Question: Who was the first official Postmaster General of the United States?
Choices: Ulmer Pierce Smith; John Jay; Samuel Osgood; Ben Franklin
Answer: Samuel Osgood
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Question: What group included Nils Lofgren, Ray Bittan, Gary Tallent, and Soozie Tyrell?
Choices: The Eagles; The Dave Mathews Band; Aerosmith; The E Street Band
Answer: The E Street Band
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Question: What was Beyonces first hit?
Choices: Take Me as I Am; Ring  the Alarm; Dangerously in Love; Let Go
Answer: Dangerously in Love
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Question: What was the first nation to field a battle tank?
Choices: The USA; Germany; Austria-Hungary; Britain
Answer: Britain
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Question: In the Bible, he was the first person mentioned to be put into jail.
Choices: Barabas; Jeremiah; Joseph; Daniel
Answer: Joseph
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Question: It is believed that this was the smallest dinosaur.
Choices: Brachiosaurus; Amphicoelias; Compsognathus; Argentinasaurus
Answer: Compsognathus
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Question: What was the first web browser that had both graphics and text?
Choices: Bob the Dog; Mosaic; Tillie; Gopher
Answer: Mosaic
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Question: Which of these was invented by William E. Spicer, a Professor of Engineering at Stanford University?
Choices: Night vision goggles; Stealth technology; CrazyGlue; Portable dialysis machines
Answer: Night vision goggles
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Question: The team of this country won the first FIFA Womens World Cup.
Choices: The USA; Italy; Brazil; Germany
Answer: The USA
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Question: Richard Gere is a direct descendant of the Pilgrims who came to the Western Hemisphere on the Mayflower.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Which of these is said to have occurred at Cenacle?
Choices: The Last Supper; The assassination of  Arch Duke Francis Ferdinand; The building of the Parthenon; The assassination of Julius Caesar
Answer: The Last Supper
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Question: For over 1000 years most people believed that the sun circled the Earth. The  scientific basis for this  came from the book The Almagest written by this thinker.
Choices: Aristarchus; Hipparchus; Aristotle; Ptolemy
Answer: Ptolemy
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Question: This Motown musical quartet, founded in Detroit, Michigan, scored their first #1 hit, I Cant Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) in 1965.
Choices: The Temptetts; The Four Tops; The Temptations; The Drifters
Answer: The Four Tops
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Question: What  does the Latin word facula refer to?
Choices: A region of unexplained loss of gravity beneath the earths outer crust; Bright spots or patches on the suns photosphere; A measurement of the suns reflectivity; A dark region on the suns chromosphere
Answer: Bright spots or patches on the suns photosphere
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Question: What is the name of the chieftain, who in 1816, after the death of his father, seized power over the insignificant Zulu clan and transformed it into a nation?
Choices: Dingiswayo; Senzangakhona; Shaka; Impis
Answer: Shaka
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Question: Admitted to the United States on January 3, 1959, the 49th state is both the westernmost and the northernmost US state.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: This musical comedy, directed by Nancy Walker, is a pseudo autobiography of 1970s disco group, Village People.
Choices: Cant Stop the Music; The Peoples Singers; Freddie and His Friends; Join the Action
Answer: Cant Stop the Music
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Question: This short-lived American sitcom aired on CBS in 1995, starring Andrew Dice Clay and Cathy Moriarty.
Choices: Burt and Alice; Ford Fairlane; Healeys Class; Bless This House
Answer: Bless This House
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Question: The Victoria Falls are situated on the Zambezi River, on the border between which two countries?
Choices: Tanzania and Zaire; Zambia and Zimbabwe; Kenya and Tanzania; Zambia and Zaire
Answer: Zambia and Zimbabwe
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Question: This award is the oldest and most prominent film award, given annually for Hindi films in India.
Choices: The Mombay Gold Award; The Diamond Star Award; The Golden Lotus Award; The Filmfare Award
Answer: The Filmfare Award
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Question: This town, situated in Hawaii County, is the southernmost town in the United States.
Choices: Naalehu; Kamuela; Mililani; Pauoa
Answer: Naalehu
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Question: This modern amphitheatre, officially opened in 1922, on the site of a natural amphitheatre formerly known as the Daisy Dell, is used primarily for music performances.
Choices: Hollywood Bowl; Red Rocks; None of these; Isirium
Answer: Hollywood Bowl
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Question: Why are portholes typically round?
Choices: Because a circle gives you the most area for the least perimeter.; To spread out pressure on the the ships covering; For easier and smoother entering from the outside; They are circular by ancient tradition.
Answer: To spread out pressure on the the ships covering
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Question: Matt Groening, the creator of The Simpsons, grew up on a street named what?
Choices: Main Street; Springfield Boulevard; Simpson Street; Evergreen Terrace
Answer: Evergreen Terrace
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Question: During World War II, the Polish Second Corps fought bravely against the Axis forces. Which statement about the Second Corps is not true?
Choices: They fought at Monte Cassino.; They escaped Europe by going into Iran.; They landed on Normandy Beach an hour after the first wave hit Omaha Beach.; There was a brown bear in the corps.
Answer: There was a brown bear in the corps.
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Question: The car in which John Kennedy was riding when he was killed had a bubble top that was not used.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: By what name did Marco Polo call the capital of China, present-day Beijing?
Choices: Canton; Cambaluc; Peijing; Nahnjing
Answer: Cambaluc
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Question: Why was Battery D, Harry Trumanâs unit in World War I, so devoted to their Captain Harry?
Choices: None of the men died because of a battle.; All of these.; Truman always kept his mens safety as primary goal.; Truman never asked them to do anything he wont do.
Answer: All of these.
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Question: Who was the first pitcher in major league baseball history to strike out over 3000 batters but to have less than 1000 bases on balls?
Choices: Ferguson Jenkins; Don Newcombe; Sandy Koufax; Nolan Ryan
Answer: Ferguson Jenkins
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Question: Who was the first host of the popular late-night show Saturday Night (later called Saturday Night Live)?
Choices: Steve Martin; George Carlin; Richard Pryor; John Goodman
Answer: George Carlin
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Question: Let me in!  Im so cold, pleads the ghost of Catherine Earnshaw. In what 1847 novel will you find the story of the doomed lovers Catherine Earnshaw and the wild gypsy Heathcliff?
Choices: Lorna Doone; Wuthering Heights; Jane Eyre; Agnes Gray
Answer: Wuthering Heights
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Question: You know these lovers were fated to meet because Of all the gin joints, in all of the towns, in all of the world, she walks into mine. Rick remembers all the little details - The Germans wore gray, you wore blue. These star crossed lovers even had their song. What song did Sam play when Ilisa asked, Play it, Sam.?
Choices: My Heart Will go On; Time in a Bottle; As Time Goes By; Time after Time
Answer: As Time Goes By
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Question: What famous Frenchmans dying words were France. Armee. Josephine!?
Choices: Louis Philippe; Richelieu; Napoleon; Louis XIV
Answer: Napoleon
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Question: Television beamed their fairytale wedding to over 270 million viewers on July 29, 1981. Sadly, on August 28, 1996 a divorce was granted to the Peoples Princess  and her once Prince Charming. Who was the Princess referring to when she stated in an interview on the BBC, There were three of us in the marriage, so, it was a bit crowded.?
Choices: Wallis Warfield Simpson; Camilla Parker Bowles; Tiggy Legge-Bourke; Alice Keppel
Answer: Camilla Parker Bowles
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Question: Look for me by moonlight
Choices: tch for me by moonlight; l come to thee by moonlight, though hell should bar the way.; at is the title of the poem that tells of the ill-fated love of Bess the landlords daughter and her lover who lay in his blood on the highway, with a bunch of lace at his throat.?; Danny Deever; Annabel Lee; Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight; The Highwayman
Answer: The Highwayman
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Question: What color is the sweat of the Hippopotamus?
Choices: Red; Clear; Pink; Blue
Answer: Red
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Question: What is the strongest muscle in the body in relation to its size?
Choices: Deltoids; Tongue; Gluteus Maximus; Masseter
Answer: Masseter
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Question: Which of these presidents had a pet alligator?
Choices: Roosevelt; John Quincy Adams; George Bush; Thomas Jefferson
Answer: John Quincy Adams
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Question: On the Canadian 2 dollar bill, what flag flies over the parliament building?
Choices: US flag; British Flag; UN flag; French Flag
Answer: US flag
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Question: The US Postal Service issued a series of stamps honoring these movies: Beau Geste, Gone With the Wind, The Wizard of Oz, and Stagecoach. What do these films have in common?
Choices: They were all released by Warner Brothers.; They all starred Clark Gable.; They all had their premiers in California.; All were all released in the same year.
Answer: All were all released in the same year.
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Question: The ages of many men are mentioned in The Bible. Who is the only woman whose age is mentioned in The Bible?
Choices: Vashti; Sarah; Ruth; Bathsheba
Answer: Sarah
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Question: Can icebergs have blue streaks?
Choices: Yes; No
Answer: Yes
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Question: What useful device was invented by Sylvan Goldman?
Choices: The TV remote control; The hair curler; The shopping cart; TiVo
Answer: The shopping cart
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Question: This word can mean: 1) the upper part of a shoe that covers the instep; 2) an improvised accompaniment in music; 3) a seductive woman.
Choices: vamp; tramp; truel; hypoxiol
Answer: vamp
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Question: What did Benjamin Green invent in 1944?
Choices: Kevlar; The garage door opener.; Coppertone; TiVo
Answer: Coppertone
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Question: On the Apollo 8 space trip, the astronauts used silly putty to fasten objects.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: When US President James Garfield was assassinated, this famous inventor tried to use his new metal detector to help the surgeons find the bullet.
Choices: Nikolai Tesla; Samuel F. B. Morse; Alexander G. Bell; Thomas Alva Edison
Answer: Alexander G. Bell
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Question: Which Amendment  to the US Constitution guarantees the right to privacy?
Choices: The Fourteenth; The Fifteenth; It is not guaranteed in the Constitution; The Second
Answer: It is not guaranteed in the Constitution
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Question: Normal saline solution contains this percentage of salt (NaCl)?
Choices: 0.9%; 9%; 4.5%; 1.3%
Answer: 0.9%
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Question: Who was the first guest star to step off the plane on Fantasy Island?
Choices: Bill Bixby; Don Knots; Roddy McDowell; Victoria Principal
Answer: Bill Bixby
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Question: It is generally accepted that this was the first novel whose manuscript was typed on a typewriter.
Choices: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; The Great Gatsby; Moby Dick
Answer: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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Question: What is the name of the first full length movie to use color?
Choices: A Visit to the Seaside; The World, the Flesh And the Devil; The Raven; The Coward
Answer: The World, the Flesh And the Devil
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Question: Who made the first chocolate bar?
Choices: J. S. Fry  Sons; Nestle; Mars; Hershey
Answer: J. S. Fry  Sons
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Question: Who is the first State of the Union Address attributed to?
Choices: Jefferson Thomas; George Washington; John Adams; James Madison
Answer: George Washington
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Question: What is Americas first continuously-published newspaper?
Choices: Boston Globe; Boston Star; Boston Herald; Boston News-Letter
Answer: Boston News-Letter
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Question: When was the first Copper Penny created?
Choices: 1792; 1794; 1795; 1793
Answer: 1792
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Question: The First Inauguration of a US President included saying the phrase, So help me God, and kissing the Bible after taking the oath. Who was the President that set the precedent?
Choices: George Washington; Andrew Jackson; Thomas Jefferson; James Madison
Answer: George Washington
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Question: Panama is located in South America.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: 8 is the square root of 64.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Naruto Uzumaki, the protagonist of the Naruto series, marries Sakura.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: Conakry is the capital of Turkey.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: More than 5 million Jews were killed during the Holocaust.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: In Greek mythology, Atlas was an Olympian god.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: Is Saint Nicolas the patron saint of sailors and merchants in Eastern Orthodox countries?
Choices: No; Yes
Answer: Yes
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Question: Was professional wrestler Triple H born in Massachusetts?
Choices: No; Yes
Answer: No
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Question: The iPhone is the only 3G phone.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: Was the year 1912 a leap year?
Choices: Yes; No
Answer: Yes
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Question: Barack Obama is a righty.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: What is the fastest bird of prey?
Choices: Harris Hawk; Bald Eagle; Osprey; Peregrine Falcon
Answer: Peregrine Falcon
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Question: What team became the English Premier League champion in the 2006-2007 season?
Choices: Liverpool; Manchester United; Arsenal; None of these
Answer: Manchester United
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Question: How many bones does the human spine have?
Choices: 16; 12; 48; 33
Answer: 33
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Question: Nonmember Runescape players can go to Taverly and kill a couple of druids. Then they can go to Camelot bank and take out 1,000 gold pennies.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: Who does not belong to this list of high school dropouts: Julie Andrews, Marlon Brando, Johnny Depp, Demi Moore, Avril Lavigne, Christina Applegate, Jude Law, Leah Remini, John Travolta, Ed Norton.
Choices: Avril Lavigne; Leah Remini; Johnny Depp; Ed Norton
Answer: Ed Norton
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Question: Which definition is incorrect?
Choices: Halophile - one who has an affinity for direct light.; Petrophile - one who loves or has an affinity for rocks.; Lygophile - one who loves darkness.; Ombrophile - an animal or plant that has an affinity for large amounts of rainfall.
Answer: Halophile - one who has an affinity for direct light.
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Question: Which statement  about the phobias of these fictional characters is untrue?
Choices: Beatrix Kidd from Kill Bill had an unreasonable fear of being  buried alive.; Ron Weasley from the Harry Potter books had an unreasonable fear of spiders.; Fox Mulder from The X-Files had an unreasonable fear of  fire.; Winston Smith from the book 1984 had an unreasonable fear of birds.
Answer: Winston Smith from the book 1984 had an unreasonable fear of birds.
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Question: Who was on the cover of the first issue of  People magazine?
Choices: Elvis Presley; Joseph G. Cannon; Mia Farrow; Lucille Ball
Answer: Mia Farrow
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Question: Who was the first actor to play Tarzan?
Choices: Johnny Weissmuller; Mike Henry; Ron Ely; Elmo Lincoln
Answer: Elmo Lincoln
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Question: This person, who became public announcer for the New York Yankees in 1951, appeared in the movies 61, It Could Happen to You,  The Scout and Anger Management.
Choices: Joe Buck; Phil Rizzuto; Bob Sheppard; Michael Kay
Answer: Bob Sheppard
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Question: What did French engineer Louis Reard invent in 1946 ?
Choices: the first complete fossil of a triceratops; the oversized catchers mitt; the chemical test for prostate cancer (The PSA test); the Bikini
Answer: the Bikini
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Question: Which of Jim Hensons Muppets was the first one to be a regular on The Jimmy Dean Show?
Choices: Rowlf  the Dog; Kermit the Frog; Big Bird; Oscar the Grouch
Answer: Rowlf  the Dog
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Question: Which statement about the name Florence Nightingale Graham is true?
Choices: It is the real name of  Billie Holliday.; It is the married name of the famous nurse, Florence Nightingale; It is a pseudonym for the author Agatha Christie.; It is the real name of the famous beauty expert and business woman Elizabeth Arden.
Answer: It is the real name of the famous beauty expert and business woman Elizabeth Arden.
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Question: Which of these is the alter ego of Iron Man?
Choices: Matt Murdock; Hank Williams; Tony Stark; John Johnson
Answer: Tony Stark
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Question: Wolverines real name is James Howlett.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Kurt Wagner is the alter ego of which character?
Choices: Spawn; Mockingbird; Wonder Woman; Nightcrawler
Answer: Nightcrawler
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Question: Fictional character Barbara Morse graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Ph.D. in biology and helped rediscover the Super-Soldier formula that created Captain America. She eventually became this super heroine.
Choices: Batwoman; Mockingbird; Poison Ivy; Wonder Woman
Answer: Mockingbird
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Question: Who is Cat Woman?
Choices: Samantha Wayne; Pam Isley; Sarah Connor; Selina Kyle
Answer: Selina Kyle
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Question: Spiderman is the alter ego of Jonah Jameson.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: Does Xenophobia mean fear of  people you do not know?
Choices: Yes; No
Answer: Yes
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Question: What kind of phobia is defined as fear of high places?
Choices: Tapephobia; Acrophobia; Xenophobia; Botophobia
Answer: Acrophobia
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Question: What term refers to a phobia that involves fear of men?
Choices: Arrhenphobia; Botophobia; Xenophobia; Nosophobia
Answer: Arrhenphobia
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Question: Brontophobia is the fear of thunders.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Nyctophobia means fear of darkness.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Claustrophobia means fear of cellars.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: Ochlophobia is the fear of being shut in.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: Botophobia is the term used for the fear of crowds.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: The term nosophobia denotes the fear of telling lies.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: Does ochlophobia mean fear of diseases?
Choices: No; Yes
Answer: No
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Question: This former presidents name was a little bit too close to raygun to start the Star Wars Missle Defense System. Who was this former action hero?
Choices: Ronald Reagan; George W. Bush; George Bush; Bill Clinton
Answer: Ronald Reagan
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Question: William Lioncheate is the name of the George W. Bush appointed Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: In a pen, what is the object that holds the ink called?
Choices: ink composite; ink compress; ink reservoir; ink tube
Answer: ink reservoir
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Question: When was the first fountain pen invented?
Choices: 1902; 1906; 1883; 1887
Answer: 1883
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Question: Ink changes its color on different paper.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Where does the oldest known ink come from?
Choices: India and Turkey; England and China; China and India; France and Japan
Answer: China and India
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Question: You are doing a handwriting analysis test. You choose green ink. What does this say about you?
Choices: You are very friendly and spiritual.; You have a desire to stand out from the crowd.; You are adaptable and desire harmony.; You enjoy leadership and dominance.
Answer: You are adaptable and desire harmony.
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Question: If swallowed, ink is harmless.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: What are the two classes into which ink is divided?
Choices: Printing and Writing; Printing and Office; Writing and Lining; Printing and Balling
Answer: Printing and Writing
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Question: This group, formed in the late 1930s, are known for the song If I Didnt Care.
Choices: The Ink Boys; The Ink Spots; The Ink Sounds; The Ink Brothers
Answer: The Ink Spots
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Question: In this year, Led  Zeppelin  released Stairway to Heaven and  Andrew Lloyd Webbers Jesus Christ Superstar opened.
Choices: 1971; 1977; 1973; 1975
Answer: 1971
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Question: Where was Nicole Kidman born?
Choices: Perth; Wellington; Honolulu; Sydney
Answer: Honolulu
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Question: Find the correct statement about the monsoons.
Choices: They blow East from the Arabian Peninsula in  February and West from the South China Sea in August.; They blow West from Pakistan in February and East  from the Pacific in September.; They blow North from Australia in July and South from Asia in January.; They blow North from The Indian Ocean in January and South from Asia in  August.
Answer: They blow North from Australia in July and South from Asia in January.
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Question: Natale Cole is the daughter of Nat King Cole. Who was her famous grandfather?
Choices: Duke Ellington; Count Basie; Terry Coles; Roger Coles
Answer: Duke Ellington
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Question: In the year 632, he succeeded Mohamed and became the First Caliph.
Choices: Abu Bakr; Tahallah; Abu Qahafa; al-Zubahr
Answer: Abu Bakr
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Question: What is the state motto of Rhode Island?
Choices: Forward; The Union; Industry; Hope
Answer: Hope
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Question: At what angle is the Earth tilted?
Choices: 23.5 degrees; 90 radians; 45 radians; 45 degrees
Answer: 23.5 degrees
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Question: Which of these states has the biggest area?
Choices: Hawaii; Washington, D.C.; Connecticut; Delaware
Answer: Hawaii
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Question: Tom Hanks co-starred in the TV program Bosom Buddies with this fine actor/juggler.
Choices: Christopher Knight; Peter Scolari; Steve Zahn; Tom Everett Scott
Answer: Peter Scolari
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Question: What type of rock is pumice?
Choices: Igneous; Sedimentary; Metamorphic; Conglomerate
Answer: Igneous
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Question: Which of these is a real award?
Choices: The Ig Nobel Prize; The Poly Pulitzer Prize; The Niagara Falls Literature Award; The Academic Academy Award
Answer: The Ig Nobel Prize
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Question: In the year 100, there were about 255 square miles per living person on earth. What was that number in  2000?
Choices: 17.3 square  miles; 127.4 square miles; 8.2 square miles; 64.1 square  miles
Answer: 8.2 square miles
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Question: This United States Navy aircraft was used widely during the Second World War.
Choices: B17 Flying Fortress; F-5 Tiger; P47 Thunderbolt; F4U Corsair
Answer: F4U Corsair
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Question: This aircraft is used widely by the Thunderbirds and Air Force Fighter Wings.
Choices: F-16; F-14; F-15; F-18
Answer: F-16
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Question: What is the first stealth fighter used by the United States Military?
Choices: F-22 Raptor; F/A18 Super Hornet; F-5 Tiger; P-47 Thunderbolt
Answer: F-22 Raptor
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Question: What aircraft was used by the United States Navys Blue Angles demonstration team prior to adopting the F/A18 Super Hornet?
Choices: Cessna 182; A-10; A-4; F-4
Answer: A-4
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Question: This aircraft, introduced in 1956, is the main transport plane used by the United States Military.
Choices: C-130; Boeing 777; Citation X; Gulf Stream G5
Answer: C-130
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Question: This helicopter was used widely by the U. S. military during the Vietnam War.
Choices: Pavelow; Apache; Cobra; Huey
Answer: Huey
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Question: This bomber was introduced in February 1955.
Choices: B-17; B-52; F-15; B-29
Answer: B-52
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Question: Before the F/A18 this was the main U.S. Marine Corps fighter/bomber.
Choices: Cobra; Thunderbolt; Harrier; Tiger
Answer: Harrier
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Question: This stealth aircraft was used during Operation Desert Storm in 1991.
Choices: F-22 Raptor; Joint Strike Fighter; F-117 Nighthawk; FA/18 Super Hornet
Answer: F-117 Nighthawk
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Question: This aircraft entered service with the United States Navy in 1999.
Choices: F-15 Eagle; E-3 Sentry; F-16 Fighting Falcon; F/A18 Super Hornet
Answer: F/A18 Super Hornet
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Question: Which of the following actors has NOT portrayed the Frankenstein monster?
Choices: Randy Quaid; Christopher Lee; Robert DeNiro; Michael Landon
Answer: Michael Landon
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Question: This Czech writer wrote a play called  R.U.R.: Rossums Universal Robots.
Choices: Carl Kuchik; Peter Kipchak; Karel Capek; Wilhem Capok
Answer: Karel Capek
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Question: This is a technique or method of dyeing fabrics using wax (to cover parts of the fabric not intended to be dyed).
Choices: batik; susak; barak; kurak
Answer: batik
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Question: Which one of these women is a sculptor famous for works with war-related themes?
Choices: Renee Headings; Lin Mae Wang; Lisa Picard; May Howard  Jackson
Answer: Renee Headings
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Question: Which statement is not true about Madame LaForce, who was a Confederate spy during the American Civil War?
Choices: She was a man.; She was French born.; She was a flirt.; She led the take-over of the steamer St. Nicholas in 1861.
Answer: She was French born.