kth8/OpenTriviaQA huggingface dataset:
Category: world
Question: The 70th single-season home run baseball hit by this man on October 4, 2001, was sold online for $52,500 by Charles Murphy, the man who caught the ball.
Choices: Barry Bonds; Mark McGwire; Luis Gonzales; Jose Conseco
Answer: Barry Bonds
Category: world
Question: Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon, born October 4, 1946, was in the cult favorite, Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: The name of this sitcom, which debuted on October 4, 1957, on CBS, has become synonymous with the quintessential wholesome American family.
Choices: Make Room for Daddy; Leave it to Beaver; My Three Sons; Father Knows Best
Answer: Leave it to Beaver
Category: world
Question: Which two teams played in the first World Series of baseball to be held west of St. Louis, starting on October 1, 1959, with Game 3 being played on October 4?
Choices: San Francisco Giants v Chicago Cubs; Oakland As v Boston Red Sox; LA Dodgers v Chicago White Sox; LA Dodgers v NY Yankees
Answer: LA Dodgers v Chicago White Sox
Category: world
Question: Which of these great European explorers was first to reach American soil?
Choices: Leif Ericson; Ferdinand Magellan; Cristopher Columbus; Amerigo Vespucci
Answer: Leif Ericson
Category: world
Question: What was the first European city to have a complex sewage disposal system?
Choices: Rome; Paris; London; Athens
Answer: Rome
Category: world
Question: Soccers home is Europe. Which two teams played the first official international game?
Choices: England vs. Scotland; Ireland vs. Wales; France vs. Italy; Germany vs. Spain
Answer: England vs. Scotland
Category: world
Question: The worlds first constitution was the American one. Which constitution was the second in the world and the first in Europe?
Choices: Greek; Polish; French; British
Answer: Polish
Category: world
Question: Who were the first Europeans allowed to trade with Japan?
Choices: the Dutch; the French; the Spanish; the English
Answer: the Dutch
Category: world
Question: This was the first family to have two members who got the Nobel Prize in the same year.
Choices: the Einsteins; the Shaws; the Braggs; the Curies
Answer: the Curies
Category: world
Question: Who made the first four-wheeled automobile powered by gasoline?
Choices: Gottlieb Daimler; Wilhelm Maybach; Karl Benz; Rudolf Diesel
Answer: Karl Benz
Category: world
Question: Who made the first transatlantic radio transmission?
Choices: Nikola Tesla; Edwin H. Armstrong; Heinrich Hertz; Guglielmo Marconi
Answer: Guglielmo Marconi
Category: world
Question: The calendar we use today is called Gregorian and was introduced in 1582. Which of these countries was among the first to implement it?
Choices: France; Lithuania; Denmark; England
Answer: Lithuania
Category: world
Question: Who was the first explorer to reach both the North and the South Poles?
Choices: Robert Peary; Roald Amundsen; Ernest Shackleton; Robert Falcon Scott
Answer: Roald Amundsen
Category: world
Question: Tetris is a popular computer game with hundreds of versions. Who designed and programmed the original game?
Choices: Steve Wozniak; Edsger Dijkstra; Henk Rogers; Alexey Pajitnov
Answer: Alexey Pajitnov
Category: world
Question: For how long is the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade usually televised?
Choices: 3 hours; 1 hour; 2 1/2 hours; 2 hours
Answer: 3 hours
Category: world
Question: The very first Macys Parade was took place in 1923.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: When did the first large balloons replace real animals at the Macys Parade?
Choices: 1925; 1930; 1934; 1927
Answer: 1927
Category: world
Question: Were the new balloons in the 2006 Macyâs parade the Flying Ace Snoopy and an updated version of Pikachu?
Choices: No; Yes
Answer: Yes
Category: world
Question: What was the first balloon in the Macys parade to be modeled after a living person?
Choices: Eddie Cantor; Einstein; Marilyn Monroe; George W. Bush
Answer: Einstein
Category: world
Question: An alternative to Macyâs Thanksgiving Parade is featured in Stamford, Ct. This parade contains balloons that have been retired from the Macys Parade.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: In 2005 three bombs exploded in the London Underground killing 52 and injuring 700. This first kamikaze attack in Western Europe took place in which month?
Choices: December; January; October; July
Answer: July
Category: world
Question: What does the word kamikaze mean in Japanese?
Choices: Suicide; Divine wind; Air; Killer
Answer: Divine wind
Category: world
Question: Who was the perpetrator of the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995?
Choices: Charles Manson; Mohammad Sidique Khan; Mark Chapman; Timothy McVeigh
Answer: Timothy McVeigh
Category: world
Question: This play was shown at the Moscow theatre when Chechen terrorists took the audience hostage on October 23, 2002.
Choices: A Dolls House; No Mans Land; Nord-Ost; Aida
Answer: Nord-Ost
Category: world
Question: 192 people died and 2,050 were wounded in the Madrid train bombings in 2004. What part of the day was it, when the tragic event took place?
Choices: Evening; Night; Morning; Afternoon
Answer: Morning
Category: world
Question: Which terrorist organization was responsible for the bombings of the U.S. embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya on August 7, 1998?
Choices: al-Qaeda; Hamas; ETA; Hezbollah
Answer: al-Qaeda
Category: world
Question: What is the origin of the name al-Qaeda, the terrorist organization responsible for the 9/11 attacks in the USA?
Choices: It means fighter in Persian.; An Arabic female name; The name of an Islamic spiritual leader; A computer database of trained fighters
Answer: A computer database of trained fighters
Category: world
Question: The Beslan school siege in which 186 children were killed by Chechen terrorists took place in what year?
Choices: 2005; 1999; 2004; 2001
Answer: 2004
Category: world
Question: On September 11, 2001 the four hijacked flights were United Airlines Flight 93, American Airlines Flight 77, American Airlines Flight 11 and which other flight?
Choices: Ansett Airlines Flight 232; Indian Airlines Flight 814; United Airlines Flight 175; United Airlines Flight 232
Answer: United Airlines Flight 175
Category: world
Question: How many were the terrorists who hijacked the four airliners and carried out the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon?
Choices: 34; 25; 8; 19
Answer: 19
Category: world
Question: The following lines are from a poem written by this author who was part of the Harlem Renaissance:
Choices: at happens to a dream deferred?; es it dry up; ke a raisin in the sun?.; W. C. Handy; James Baldwin; James Weldon Johnson; Langston Hughes
Answer: Langston Hughes
Category: world
Question: Dr. Charles R. Drew, who developed a system for storing blood and is known as The Father of the Blood Bank , bled to death after being denied help at a whites only hospital.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: What is the state motto of Texas, also called The Lone Star State?
Choices: Wisdom, justice, and moderation; Liberty and prosperity; Friendship; Eureka
Answer: Friendship
Category: world
Question: Which historical figure is referred to as the Father of Texas?
Choices: John Rip Ford; Sam Houston; George H.W. Bush; Stephen F. Austin
Answer: Stephen F. Austin
Category: world
Question: After gaining its independence from Mexico, the Republic of Texas existed for what period of time?
Choices: From 1836 to 1845; From 1760 to 1772; From 1813 to 1840; From 1814 to 1845
Answer: From 1836 to 1845
Category: world
Question: How many were The Old Three Hundred, the families which settled in south Texas and formed the first Anglo-American colony there?
Choices: 269; 300; 297; 290
Answer: 297
Category: world
Question: Which one of these American entertainers was not born in Texas?
Choices: Meat Loaf; Tommy Lee; Barry White; Hilary Duff
Answer: Tommy Lee
Category: world
Question: The population of which city in Texas does not exceed 1 million?
Choices: Houston; San Antonio; Dallas; Pasadena
Answer: Pasadena
Category: world
Question: Big Tex, the 16-meter tall icon of the State Fair of Texas, wears what brand of denim jeans?
Choices: Calvin Klein jeans; Lee jeans; Masons jeans; Wrangler jeans
Answer: Lee jeans
Category: world
Question: Sam Houston, who was President of the Republic of Texas, Senator for the State of Texas and later its governor, was born in 1793 in which state?
Choices: Georgia; Tennessee; Texas; Virginia
Answer: Virginia
Category: world
Question: On July 20, 1969, Houston was the first word ever spoken from the Moon by which member of the Appolo 11 mission?
Choices: Pete Conrad; Col. Michael Collins; Neil Armstrong; Col. Edwin E. Aldrin
Answer: Neil Armstrong
Category: world
Question: Which song was selected in 1929 as the official state song of Texas?
Choices: Texas, Our Texas; The Yellow Rose of Texas; Dixie; The Eyes of Texas
Answer: Texas, Our Texas
Category: world
Question: Chief Goyathlay, generally known as Geronimo, was a prominent leader of the last major independent Native American warriors, who refused to surrender to the U.S. government. Which tribe did he belong to?
Choices: Cree; Apache; Cherokee; Lakota
Answer: Apache
Category: world
Question: Chief Red Cloud led the most successful Native American war against the U.S. military and forced the Government to sign the Treaty of Fort Laramie.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Cheyenne Chief Black Kettle and his band were attacked by the U.S. Cavalry on November 27, 1868. This bloody massacre remained in history under what name?
Choices: Battle of Blood River; The Cheyennes Last Stand; The Black Death; Battle of Washita River
Answer: Battle of Washita River
Category: world
Question: This warrior, who led the Seminole resistance in Florida during the Second Seminole War, was captured by deceit and died in 1838.
Choices: Crow Dog; Black Kettle; Chief George; Osceola
Answer: Osceola
Category: world
Question: Which one of these Native American warriors did not participate in the Battle of Little Bighorn in June 1876?
Choices: Osceola; Gall; Crazy Horse; American Horse
Answer: Osceola
Category: world
Question: This Native American chief of the Nez Perce tribe, called by the press the Red Napoleon, was a renowned peacemaker. He is famous for his words: I am tired of fighting.... From where the sun now stands I will fight no more forever.
Choices: Chief Joseph; He Dog; Two Moons; Geronimo
Answer: Chief Joseph
Category: world
Question: The 14ers are a coveted goal for many an aspiring hikesr. Colorado has over 30 of these, topping out with this Rocky Mountain monster elevated at 14,433 ft (4 399.m) Name this behemoth.
Choices: Cheyenne Mountain; Pikes Peak; Mt. Elburt; Mount of the Holy Cross
Answer: Mt. Elburt
Category: world
Question: What was the maiden name of Jacqueline Kennedy who was of French descent?
Choices: Bouvier; Bourguet; Bovin; Boivin
Answer: Bouvier
Category: world
Question: Which French actress won the 1959 Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role?
Choices: Simone Signoret; Romy Schneider; Annie Girardot; Catherine Deneuve
Answer: Simone Signoret
Category: world
Question: Which French actress won the 1997 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress?
Choices: Isabelle Huppert; Carole Bouquet; Juliette Binoche; Isabelle Adjani
Answer: Juliette Binoche
Category: world
Question: In which region was Marquis de La Fayette born?
Choices: Languedoc; Paris; Auvergne; Guyenne and Gascony
Answer: Auvergne
Category: world
Question: In which region was Marquis de Montcalm born?
Choices: Guyenne and Gascony; Auvergne; Languedoc; Paris
Answer: Languedoc
Category: world
Question: French is an official language (de facto) in the State of Louisiana.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: The slogan Tippecanoe and Tyler Too was used by which presidential candidate?
Choices: John Tyler; Martin Van Buren; William Henry Harrison; John C. Calhoun
Answer: William Henry Harrison
Category: world
Question: The phrase Vote Yourself a Farm was used in which US presidential election?
Choices: 1868; 1884; 1860; 1888
Answer: 1860
Category: world
Question: In 1968, the Republican slogan Nixons the One was used by some Democrats on posters bearing the photograph of a pregnant African-American woman.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Dont Swap Horses in the Middle of the Stream was a slogan used in which presidents re-election campaign?
Choices: Woodrow Wilsons; Harry Trumans; Franklin D. Roosevelts; Abraham Lincolns
Answer: Abraham Lincolns
Category: world
Question: Finish this slogan used against the GOP presidential candidate in 1884: Blaine, Blaine, James G. Blaine ... .
Choices: ... what have we done to deserve such pain?; ... who first slew Abel and then murdered Cain; ... the continental liar from the state of Maine; ... who will sell all our possessions to the King of Spain
Answer: ... the continental liar from the state of Maine
Category: world
Question: Had Enough? was the slogan used against which president?
Choices: Harry Truman; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Lyndon Johnson; Ronald Reagan
Answer: Harry Truman
Category: world
Question: The slogan A Chicken in Every Pot and a Car in Every Garage was used in the presidential election of Calvin Coolidge in 1924.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: Democrats countered Barry Goldwaters 1964 slogan of In Your Heart You Know Hes Right with which of these rejoinders?
Choices: In Your Ear, He Speaks Only Fear; In Your Guts, You Know Hes Nuts; In Your Spleen, You Know Hes Mean; In Your Colon, You Know Hes Rollin
Answer: In Your Guts, You Know Hes Nuts
Category: world
Question: A Choice, Not an Echo was the slogan of Republicans opposed to what?
Choices: The New Deal Reforms; The Carter Administration; The Reagan Administration; The Clinton Administration
Answer: The New Deal Reforms
Category: world
Question: The RMS Titanic set sail from Southampton, England on what date?
Choices: April 14, 1911; April 12, 1910; April 14, 1912; April 10, 1912
Answer: April 10, 1912
Category: world
Question: How long was the Titanic?
Choices: 885 feet; 880 feet; 887 feet; 882 feet
Answer: 882 feet
Category: world
Question: How many passengers were on the Titanic when she sank?
Choices: 1316; 1230; 1200; 1300
Answer: 1316
Category: world
Question: The Titanic was built by the Harcourt and Wolff shipbuilding firm.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: Did the Titanic have any sister ships?
Choices: Yes; No
Answer: Yes
Category: world
Question: How long did it take for the Titanic to sink?
Choices: 2 hours, 45 minutes; 3 hours, 40 minutes; 2 hours, 40 minutes; 3 hours
Answer: 2 hours, 40 minutes
Category: world
Question: Which of these was one of the leaders of the expedition that discovered the wreck of the Titanic?
Choices: James Cameron; Robert Ballard; James Ballard; Robert Cameron
Answer: Robert Ballard
Category: world
Question: There was a person aboard the Titanic named J. Dawson.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: What state is Mount Rushmore in?
Choices: North Dakota; Michigan; Montana; South Dakota
Answer: South Dakota
Category: world
Question: The four presidents whose heads are carved in Mount Rushmore are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: Fourteen people died and several others were injured while Mount Rushmore was being sculpted.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: What year was Mount Rushmore officially dedicated?
Choices: 1956; 1991; 1938; 1985
Answer: 1991
Category: world
Question: Was the original plan followed when carving Mount Rushmore?
Choices: Yes; No
Answer: No
Category: world
Question: There is a vault located behind the carved faces in Mount Rushmore.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: About how many people visited Mount Rushmore in 2004?
Choices: 750,000; 2,000,000; 1,000,000; 5,000,000
Answer: 2,000,000
Category: world
Question: Which former US president  won the Nobel Peace Prize on 11 October 2002?
Choices: William Clinton; George W. Bush; James Carter; George Bush
Answer: James Carter
Category: world
Question: On 11 October 1942, the United States defeated this country in the Battle of Esperance.
Choices: Germany; Japan; Italy; France
Answer: Japan
Category: world
Question: The death toll from a yellow fever epidemic, transferred by brown rats, hit 100 on 11 October 1793 in Philadelphia.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: This author who wrote the novel Get Shorty, was born on 11 October 1925, in New Orleans.
Choices: Quentin Tarantino; John Grisham; Elmore Leonard; Sam Sheppard
Answer: Elmore Leonard
Category: world
Question: Which former president and first lady got married on October 11th?
Choices: William  Hillary Clinton; George  Barbara Bush; James  Rosalynn Carter; Ronald  Nancy Reagan
Answer: William  Hillary Clinton
Category: world
Question: On 11 October 1968, the first staffed Apollo mission, Apollo 7, was launched. Which of the following was NOT an astronaut on that mission?
Choices: Neil Armstrong; R. Walter Cunningham; Wally Schirra; Don Fulton Eisele
Answer: Neil Armstrong
Category: world
Question: On October 11th, 1984, Kathryn Sullivan, became the first American woman to walk in space.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Who was the first guest host of Saturday Night Live on the shows premiere on October 11th, 1975?
Choices: Bill Murray; Chevy Chase; George Carlin; Steve Martin
Answer: George Carlin
Category: world
Question: In what direction does the Tower of Pisa lean?
Choices: Northwest; South; North; Southeast
Answer: Southeast
Category: world
Question: The Tower of Pisa has over 300 steps inside.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: Approximately how high is the Tower of Pisa?
Choices: 100 feet; 180 feet; 150 feet; 220 feet
Answer: 180 feet
Category: world
Question: About how many years did the Tower of Pisa take to build?
Choices: 100; 75; 200; 175
Answer: 175
Category: world
Question: The Tower of Pisa was closed for over a decade due to reconstruction.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: How many bells are housed in the the Tower of Pisa?
Choices: 3; 10; 5; 7
Answer: 7
Category: world
Question: The estimated weight of the Tower of Pisa is over 16,000 metric tons.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: In what year did the Tower of Pisa start to lean?
Choices: 1178; 1234; 1302; 1097
Answer: 1178
Category: world
Question: What are the primary colors of the Philippine national flag?
Choices: Red, blue, white; Yellow, orange, white; Blue, white, green; Black, red ,yellow
Answer: Red, blue, white
Category: world
Question: The national fruit of the Philippines is mango.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: This West African countrys capital is Conakry; it borders the Atlantic Ocean, and the official language is French.
Choices: Morocco; Nigeria; Guinea; Senegal
Answer: Guinea
Category: world
Question: This democratic parliamentary republics capital is Tallinn, and its national flag consists of three horizontal stripes of blue, black and white color.
Choices: Lithuania; Finland; Estonia; Latvia
Answer: Estonia
Category: world
Question: This country is located in Central America, its capital is San Jose, its official language is Spanish.
Choices: Costa Rica; Panama; Nicaragua; El Salvador
Answer: Costa Rica
Category: world
Question: This country, located in the South Pacific Ocean, comprises of about 322 larger islands, its capital is Suva, and one of the official languages is Hindi.
Choices: Fiji; Kiribati; Micronesia; Vanuatu
Answer: Fiji
Category: world
Question: This constitutional monarchy is located in Western Asia, its capital is Amman, and its official language is Arabic.
Choices: Iran; Jordan; Georgia; Kazakhstan
Answer: Jordan
Category: world
Question: This is the largest country both in Africa and in the Arab World in terms territory, and the tenth largest country in the world. Its capital is Khartoum.
Choices: Libya; Ethiopia; Egypt; Sudan
Answer: Sudan
Category: world
Question: What country located in Southeastern Europe has the city Podgorica as a capital, and was part of a larger state until 2006?
Choices: Montenegro; Serbia; Slovenia; Macedonia
Answer: Montenegro
Category: world
Question: This republic is located in northwestern South America, it is named after a European explorer and its capital city is Bogota.
Choices: Peru; Colombia; Ecuador; Venezuela
Answer: Colombia
Category: world
Question: This is an island country consisting of almost one thousand islands, it is located east of Papua New Guinea and its capital is Honiara.
Choices: Solomon Islands; Marshall Islands; Cook Islands; Micronesia
Answer: Solomon Islands
Category: world
Question: This island country is located east of the Caribbean Sea, it was a colony of the United Kingdom until 1966. Its flag features a trident.
Choices: Barbados; Dominica; The Bahamas; Cuba
Answer: Barbados
Category: world
Question: There are living creatures beneath and inside the ice of glaciers in Alaska.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: What is the highest peak in the United States?
Choices: None of these; Mt. Hood; Pikes Peak; Mt. McKinley
Answer: Mt. McKinley
Category: world
Question: What was the original name of Mt. McKinley?
Choices: Oosik; Athabasca; Chugugh; Denali
Answer: Denali
Category: world
Question: Who was the first person to stand on  the summit of Mt. McKinley?
Choices: None of these; Dr. Frederick Cook in 1906; Judge Wickershanm in 1903; Walter Harper in 1913
Answer: Walter Harper in 1913
Category: world
Question: Salmon from the Kenai River must weigh at least 25 pounds more than salmon caught elsewhere in Alaska to qualify as a trophy.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: There are two active volcanoes in Lake Clark National Park at the North End of the Alaskan Peninsula.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: In what year did Alaska become a state?
Choices: 1949; 1954; 1957; 1959
Answer: 1959
Category: world
Question: Which gold rush came first?
Choices: Fairbanks; Sitka; Klondike; Nome
Answer: Klondike
Category: world
Question: How did the City of Juneau in Alaska get its name?
Choices: It was named after Joe Juneau.; The area was discovered in June.; None of these; It was named after a lady.
Answer: It was named after Joe Juneau.
Category: world
Question: In what year did the capital of Alaska move from Sitka to Juneau?
Choices: 1906; 1902; 1910; 1908
Answer: 1906
Category: world
Question: Psychologists say that more of our fantasies are about money than sex.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: In this year, the First Bank of the United States was chartered.
Choices: 1791; 1801; 1771; 1781
Answer: 1791
Category: world
Question: The $100,000 is an odd bill, in that it was not generally issued, and printed only as a gold certificate of series of 1934. It featured the portrait of this great American.
Choices: Grover Cleveland; William McKinley; James Madison; Woodrow Wilson
Answer: Woodrow Wilson
Category: world
Question: The ridges on the sides of coins are called reedings or millings. The dime has this number of such ridges.
Choices: 100; 118; 121; 96
Answer: 118
Category: world
Question: According to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the average life of a one dollar bill is this.
Choices: 22 months; 48 months; 12 months; 36 months
Answer: 22 months
Category: world
Question: The Federal Reserve System issues notes through its 12 districts. Each of the numbers from one to twelve corresponds to a certain district. In addition to numbers, the districts have corresponding letters as well. Only one of the following pairs (district - its number - its letter) is correct.
Choices: Dallas - 10 - J; New York - 3 - C; Boston - 1- A; Richmond - 2 - B
Answer: Boston - 1- A
Category: world
Question: If you had $1 million in $1 bills then the million would weigh this much.
Choices: 1,541 pounds (698 kg); 2,041 pounds (925 kg); 2,541 pounds (1,152 kg); 1,041 pounds (472 kg)
Answer: 2,041 pounds (925 kg)
Category: world
Question: This is the percentage of bills in circulation, that are $1 notes.
Choices: 72%; 24%; 96%; 48%
Answer: 48%
Category: world
Question: This is the time on the Independence Hall clock on the back of the $100 bill.
Choices: 4:10; 2:15; 5:05; 3:20
Answer: 4:10
Category: world
Question: On the back of the $50 bill you can see this building.
Choices: U.S. Capitol; The White House; Treasury Building; Lincoln Memorial
Answer: U.S. Capitol
Category: world
Question: Central Park is the largest city park in the United States.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: The Reservoir in Central Park was renamed in 1994 in honor of this former first lady who could often be seen strolling or jogging around the reservoir.
Choices: Betty Ford; Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis; Barbara Bush; Elizabeth Truman
Answer: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Category: world
Question: Its a beautiful Saturday morning and you want to explore Central Park with your family. Which form of transportation should your family NOT plan on using?
Choices: Cars; Gondola; Bicycle; Carriage
Answer: Cars
Category: world
Question: Which country is home to the huge and spectacular statue of Jesus Christ the Redeemer, constructed in 1931?
Choices: Brazil; Argentina; Bolivia; Panama
Answer: Brazil
Category: world
Question: Which country was terribly devastated by Hurricane Mitch in 1998?
Choices: Puerto Rico; Peru; Mexico; Honduras
Answer: Honduras
Category: world
Question: Managua is the capital of this country whose currency is called cordoba.
Choices: Belize; Columbia; Costa Rica; Nicaragua
Answer: Nicaragua
Category: world
Question: The homeland of the Mayans stretched from Mexicos Yucatan peninsula southward into Belize and what other country?
Choices: Ecuador; El Salvador; Cuba; Guatemala
Answer: Guatemala
Category: world
Question: The lost city of the Incas, Machu Picchu stands high above the gorges of the Urubamba, which is located in this country.
Choices: Chile; Surinam; Venezuela; Peru
Answer: Peru
Category: world
Question: What South American country borders Guyana to the east, Brazil to the south, and Columbia to the west?
Choices: Dominican Republic; Argentina; Uruguay; Venezuela
Answer: Venezuela
Category: world
Question: Which of the following countries shares its independence day with the United States?
Choices: Cuba; Puerto Rico; Paraguay; El Salvador
Answer: Puerto Rico
Category: world
Question: Which South American country has two capitals, named La Paz and Sucre?
Choices: Bolivia; Peru; Venezuela; Nicaragua
Answer: Bolivia
Category: world
Question: Which country elected Felipe Calderon President on September 6, 2006?
Choices: Columbia; Cuba; Mexico; Brazil
Answer: Mexico
Category: world
Question: Which of the following countries is located in Central America?
Choices: Peru; Bolivia; Costa Rica; Surinam
Answer: Costa Rica
Category: world
Question: This port of Athens is the largest port in Europe in terms of passengers.
Choices: Paphos; Pyrrhus; Porthos; Piraeus
Answer: Piraeus
Category: world
Question: Cobh, a town in Cork Harbour, Ireland , was known by this name until the founding of the Irish Free State in 1922.
Choices: Queenstown; Queens Island; Queensferry; Queensport
Answer: Queenstown
Category: world
Question: What is the capital of Iceland?
Choices: Rotterdam; Ragnarsson; Reykjavik; Riga
Answer: Reykjavik
Category: world
Question: This Italian town is famous for the Palio, which is a horse race around the Piazza del Campo held between 17 Contrade, or city neighbourhoods.
Choices: Siena; Senna; Santana; Sierra
Answer: Siena
Category: world
Question: This river, over 1000 km in length, flows through Spain  and Portugal.
Choices: Taormina; Tardis; Talavera; Tagus
Answer: Tagus
Category: world
Question: What is the capital city of Malta, a small island nation in the Mediterranean?
Choices: Vittoria; Valencia; Valetta; Victoria
Answer: Valetta
Category: world
Question: What is the capital of Poland?
Choices: Wroclaw; Walsall; Wien; Warsaw
Answer: Warsaw
Category: world
Question: This ancient Greek city is in present day Turkey, in a district called Kinik. Its name became synonymous with the Lycia region. It is also the name of a river running through it.
Choices: Xylopoli; Xabier; Xanthos; Xrayfilmos
Answer: Xanthos
Category: world
Question: This northern English city is noted for a Viking Centre, a street of mediaeval shops known as The Shambles,  and a famous Minster.
Choices: Yate; Yeovil; York; Yarm
Answer: York
Category: world
Question: The Brussels American School (US Department of Defense School) and Brussels Airport are located in
Choices: Zaventem; Zagreb; Zaragoza; Zuider
Answer: Zaventem
Category: world
Question: On November 18 in 1820, US navigator Nathaniel Palmer became the first American to land on  Antarctica. Why did he go there?
Choices: There was no more meat on his ship and he was going after whale meat.; It was a total mistake - he was trying to get to Patagonia in Argentina.; His rudder was broken and his ship, the Hero, just sailed due South.; He wanted to hunt for seals.
Answer: He wanted to hunt for seals.
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Question: According to legend, on November 18 in 1307 William Tell shot an arrow through an apple on top of his sons head. Tell is a national hero of which country?
Choices: Denmark; Austria; Switzerland; Germany
Answer: Switzerland
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Question: On November 18 in 1913, Lincoln Beachy became the first American to perform which one of the following?
Choices: Heart  transplant operations; Double inside one and one-hale dive; Loop -the-loop in a plane.; Triple axle on ice skates
Answer: Loop -the-loop in a plane.
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Question: On November 18 in 1978, Jim Jones and his followers committed mass suicide in Jonestown. Where was Jonestown?
Choices: Arkansas; Guyana; Aruba; Nepal
Answer: Guyana
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Question: This Baltic country celebrates its Independence Day on November 18th. The people there speak an Indo-European language and its largest city is not Vilna.
Choices: Estonia; Serbia; Latvia; Lithuania
Answer: Latvia
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Question: Which comic strip, written and illustrated by Bill Watterson, began on November 18 in 1985?
Choices: The Far Side; Calvin and Hobbs; Dilbert; Mutt and Jeff
Answer: Calvin and Hobbs
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Question: The first book printed on press was produced on November 18 in what year?
Choices: 1309; 1477; 1546; 1661
Answer: 1477
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Question: What is the title of Mark Twains first story, which was printed in the New York Saturday Evening Post
Choices: Tom Sawyer; Life  Along the Mississippi; The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County; A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court
Answer: The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
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Question: Which was the second Western Hemisphere country (after the USA) to gain its independence after winning an important battle on November 18 in 1803?
Choices: Canada; Haiti; Argentina; Mexico
Answer: Haiti
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Question: Who directed Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon with Mickey Mouse, which was released on November 18 in 1928?
Choices: Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks; Walt and Roy Disney; Walt Disney and Sam Goldwyn; Roy Disney and Sam Goldwyn
Answer: Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks
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Question: The Baltic Sea, bound by Scandinavia and Eastern Europe, has a connection to the Atlantic Ocean via the North Sea. There is also an artificial canal that links the Baltic Sea with the Arctic Ocean. Almost 200,000 people perished building this canal in the 1930s during Stalins GULAG years. It links the Baltic Sea with this small sea in Russia.
Choices: Kara Sea; White Sea; Black Sea; Laptev Sea
Answer: White Sea
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Question: The Baltic Sea connects to the North Sea via several natural straits of different sizes between Denmark on one side and Sweden and Norway on the other. Which of the following is NOT a strait between the two seas?
Choices: Kattegat; Skagerrak; Gotland; Great Belt
Answer: Gotland
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Question: There are many rivers that flow into the Baltic Sea. The Daugava in Russia, Belarus, and Latvia is the longest ( 1,020km ). Another river, however, has the highest water discharge while being only 74 km in length. In this aspect, it is is the third largest river in Europe after Volga and Danube. Name it.
Choices: Vistula, Poland; Neva, Russia; Odra, Poland-Germany; Neman, Lithuania
Answer: Neva, Russia
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Question: There are nine countries that surround the Baltic Sea. Some of their capitals are port-cities located on the Baltic Sea, its gulfs, bays, or straits. Which Baltic capital has access to the sea only via a river system?
Choices: Stockholm; Tallinn; Helsinki; Vilnius
Answer: Vilnius
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Question: Gotland, the largest island in the Baltic Sea, is also a province of this Baltic country.
Choices: Poland; Germany; Estonia; Sweden
Answer: Sweden
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Question: This city, founded in 1703, is the largest city on the Baltic Sea in terms of population.
Choices: Riga, Latvia; St Petersburg, Russia; Kopenhagen, Denmark; Stockholm, Sweden
Answer: St Petersburg, Russia
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Question: The Kaliningrad region belongs to the Russian Federation, although it is separated from the Russian territory and borders Lithuania and Poland. Right before and during WWII the region was a part of this European country.
Choices: Sweden; Poland; Lithuania; Germany
Answer: Germany
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Question: Some countries around the Baltic Sea have very similar culture, history and language. The Prussian language that was a part of the Baltic language group is now extinct. What are the two remaining languages of the Baltic group?
Choices: Latvian and Lithuanian; Swedish and Danish; Russian and Polish; Finnish and Estonian
Answer: Latvian and Lithuanian
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Question: Arguably, the worst ship sinking in terms of loss of life in history occurred in the Baltic Sea. The Soviet captain Alexander Marinesko, the man Hitler called his personal enemy, sent almost 9,000 people, mostly civilians, down to the bottom of the sea when he torpedoed this German ship.
Choices: Wilhelm Gustloff; Goya; Steuben; Bismark
Answer: Wilhelm Gustloff
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Question: A disaster that took the lives of 852 people occurred in September of 1994 when the ferry ship named after this country sank in the Baltic Sea.
Choices: Finland; Poland; Latvia; Estonia
Answer: Estonia
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Question: Born on October 26, 1947, this previous First Lady is also known for being Senator of New York.
Choices: Barbara Bush; Nancy Reagan; Hillary Rodham Clinton; Laura Bush
Answer: Hillary Rodham Clinton
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Question: His birthdate is October 4, 1924. He was a heroic actor and president of the National Rifle Association for five years.
Choices: Robert De Niro; Charlton Heston; Bob Hope; Clint Eastwood
Answer: Charlton Heston
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Question: This famous movie actress was born on October 28, 1967. She is famous for movies like Something To Talk About and Oceans Eleven.
Choices: Kathernie Zeta Jones; Sandra Bulluck; Julia Roberts; Halle Berry
Answer: Julia Roberts
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Question: He was the second U.S. President and was born on October 30, 1735.
Choices: James Madison; John Tyler; Thomas Jefferson; John Adams
Answer: John Adams
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Question: This businessman, born on October 11, 1844, is known for opening one of the most famous condiment companies in America.
Choices: Joseph Hunt; William Hunt; James L. Kraft; Henry John Heinz
Answer: Henry John Heinz
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Question: This actor, born on October 18,1987, starred in the famous Disney Channel movie High School Musical.
Choices: Frankie Muniz; David Henrie; Zac Efron; Corbin Bleu
Answer: Zac Efron
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Question: This actress, born on October 1, 1935,  won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for a classic musical movie in 1964.
Choices: Elizabeth Taylor; Jane Fonda; Julie Andrews; Judy Garland
Answer: Julie Andrews
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Question: This notable U.S. president, born on October 27, 1858, has his face carved in Mount Rushmore.
Choices: William Howard Taft; Theodore Roosevelt; George Washington; Abraham Lincoln
Answer: Theodore Roosevelt
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Question: Born on October 12, 1970, this actor is widely known for portraying Mike Seaver in a popular 80s television series.
Choices: Kirk Cameron; Henry Winkler; Leonardo DiCaprio; Micheal J. Fox
Answer: Kirk Cameron
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Question: Which Italian automobile manufacturer was set up in 1910 and has been part of the FIAT Group since 1986?
Choices: Maserati; Ferrari; Alfa Romeo; Lancia
Answer: Alfa Romeo
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Question: The character Short Round drove a replica of this car in the opening scenes of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, a film released in 1984. It was a United States make of car. The company existed from 1930 to 1936.
Choices: Packard; Auburn; Pierce-Arrow; Cord
Answer: Auburn
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Question: What make was the official state limousine of many US Presidents, including Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy?
Choices: Mercedes-Benz; Lincoln; Auburn; Cadillac
Answer: Lincoln
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Question: Each generation of BMW has been signified by an e-code - the letter E and a number.  Which was the first generation of BMW cars?
Choices: E24; E30; E3; E12
Answer: E3
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Question: What Swedish automobile maker produced a vehicle for the Swedish Army in 1959?
Choices: Duesenberg; Graham; Volvo; Saab
Answer: Volvo
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Question: What company produced the famous race car Sport Kurz between 1928 and 1932?
Choices: BMW; Honda; Jaguar; Mercedes-Benz
Answer: Mercedes-Benz
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Question: What Mustang-inspired model did the Ford Motor company release in 1964? It was meant to be affordable, attractive and oriented towards the youth.
Choices: Dodge Challenger; Pontiac Firebird; Pony Car; Plymouth Barracuda
Answer: Pony Car
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Question: Frederick Henry Royce and Charles Stewart Rolls were the engineers who built the first  Rolls-Royce motor cars. What was the name of the first generation of Rolls-Royce?
Choices: Rolls-Royce pre Silver Ghost; Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow; Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit; Rolls-Royce Phantom
Answer: Rolls-Royce pre Silver Ghost
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Question: Who was awarded the Car Engineer of the Century on December 18, 1999 in Las Vegas?
Choices: Henry Ford I; Ettore Bugatti; Karl Benz; Ferdinand Porsche
Answer: Ferdinand Porsche
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Question: The first vehicles that can be considered automobiles were built by Karl Benz in 1888. What do you call the era of the first automobiles?
Choices: Brass era; Vintage era; Veteran era; Steam era
Answer: Veteran era
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Question: The month of July is named after Julius Caesar.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Deborah Harry and Dan Aykroyd are both Canadians born on the same day in July.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: Which of the following races is always held in July and lasts approximately 3 weeks?
Choices: Tour de Pakistan; Le Tour de France; Vuelta a EspaÃ±a (Spain); Giro dItalia (Italy)
Answer: Le Tour de France
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Question: The Declaration of Independence consists of 2 pages.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: Which of the following extraordinarily tall people died on July 15, 1940?
Choices: Zeng Jinlian; Robert Wadlow; Christopher Paul Greener; Eddie Carmel
Answer: Robert Wadlow
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Question: Every year July begins on the same day of the week as April.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: July is one of the 8 months that have 31 days in them.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: Which President assured the American people, I am not a crook.?
Choices: Richard Nixon; Lyndon Johnson; Herbert Hoover; George Bush, Sr.
Answer: Richard Nixon
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Question: What President spoke of a kinder, gentler nation and a thousand points of light?
Choices: Gerald Ford; George W. Bush; Jimmy Carter; George H. W. Bush
Answer: George H. W. Bush
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Question: One of the most, if not the most, quoted line from a Vice Presidential debate was delivered by a Senator from Texas. What senator spoke the lines I knew Jack Kennedy; Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, youre no Jack Kennedy.?
Choices: Robert Dole; Curtis LeMay; Walter Mondale; Lloyd Bentsen
Answer: Lloyd Bentsen
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Question: Which President said Ich bin ein Berliner.?
Choices: John F Kennedy; Gerald Ford; Jimmy Carter; Bill Clinton
Answer: John F Kennedy
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Question: The following are e-mails sent by a government official: If youll look at my lovely FEMA attire, youll really vomit., I am a fashion god., Can I quit now?, and I am trapped now, please rescue me. What FEMA Director wrote these e-mails?
Choices: Carl Rove; Joe Allbaugh; Michael Brown; Michael Chertoff
Answer: Michael Brown
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Question: Which President demanded Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall!?
Choices: Jimmy Carter; Gerald Ford; George H. W. Bush; Ronald Regan
Answer: Ronald Regan
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Question: Which President of the United States had a sign on his desk that read, The Buck Stops Here?
Choices: Dwight Eisenhower; Teddy Roosevelt; Harry Truman; George W. Bush
Answer: Harry Truman
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Question: Colorado, the 38th US state, attained statehood in what year?
Choices: 1890; 1880; 1830; 1876
Answer: 1876
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Question: The Rocky Mountains within the state of Colorado, contain how many peaks over 14,000 ft?
Choices: 1; 0; 54; 28
Answer: 54
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Question: This mountain in Lake County, Colorado, is the highest of the Rocky Mountains.
Choices: Tabeguache Mountain; Mt. Elbert; Huron Peak; Mt. Massive
Answer: Mt. Elbert
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Question: What discovery on the territory of Colorado became known as âThe Richest Square Mile on Earthâ?
Choices: The Golden Empire; The Central City; The Gregory Lode; The Evergreen Valley
Answer: The Gregory Lode
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Question: This fort, established in 1858 and commanded by the legendary frontiersman Kit Carson, was the first and oldest military post in Colorado.
Choices: Fort Collins; Fort Carson; Fort Garland; Fort Bent
Answer: Fort Garland
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Question: This road, which traverses Rocky Mountain National Park from Estes Park, Colorado in the east to Grand Lake in the west, is the highest paved-through highway in the United States.
Choices: Pikes Peak Road; Estes Park Drive; Mt. Evans Road; Trail Ridge Road
Answer: Trail Ridge Road
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Question: Who discovered Florida?
Choices: Juan Ponce de LeÃ³n; Ãlvar NÃºÃ±ez Cabeza de Vaca; Diego Columbus; Christopher Columbus
Answer: Juan Ponce de LeÃ³n
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Question: What city is the Kennedy Space Center located in?
Choices: St. Petersburg; Miami; Lakeland; Cape Canaveral
Answer: Cape Canaveral
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Question: What is the oldest port in the continental United States?
Choices: Tallahassee; New Port; Pensacola; St. Augustine
Answer: St. Augustine
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Question: What city is the Walt Disney World Resort located in?
Choices: Pensacola; Orlando; Miami Beach; Miami
Answer: Orlando
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Question: Walter E. Disney was born in Florida.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: Miami University is in Florida.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: In what city in Florida is the University of Miami located?
Choices: Lakeland; Tampa; Miami; Coral Gables
Answer: Coral Gables
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Question: This amendment concerning the right to own and bear arms is considered by many the most contreversal one on the United States Bill of Rights.
Choices: First amendment; Second amendment; Tenth amendment; Fourth amendment
Answer: Second amendment
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Question: The Tenth Amendment of the United States Bill of Rights states that any powers not given to the Federal Government are given to the state or the people.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: The freedom of speech, religion, petition and assembly are outlined in this amendment of the United States Bill of Rights.
Choices: First; Second; Ninth; Fifth
Answer: First
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Question: Who is the author of the United States Bill of Rights?
Choices: George Washington; Thomas Jefferson; John Adams; James Madison
Answer: James Madison
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Question: The United States Constitution and the United States Bill of Rights were adopted at the same time.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: This politician did not originally want a Bill of Rights for the United States.
Choices: James Madison; Thomas Jefferson; John Adams; John Hanchock
Answer: Thomas Jefferson
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Question: Which was the tenth state to approve the United States Bill of Rights?
Choices: Virginia; New York; Georgia; New Jersey
Answer: Virginia
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Question: Which amendment of the United States Bill of Rights prohibits cruel and unusual punishment?
Choices: Fourth; Ninth; Third; Eight
Answer: Eight
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Question: Which amendment of the United States Bill of Rights gives the defendant the right to be judged by jury?
Choices: Seventh; Fifth; Eighth; Second
Answer: Seventh
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Question: Which amendment of the United States Bill of Rights protects the individual from unreasonable search and seizures?
Choices: First; Second; Third; Fourth
Answer: Fourth
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Question: What network has the slogan We report, You decide?
Choices: CNN; MSNBC; FOX; FNC
Answer: FNC
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Question: Chuck Norris and Christie Brinkley pitch ads for Bowflex.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: Responsibility Matters is one of this companys slogans.
Choices: Smirnoff; Progressive Insurance; Liberty Mutual; Anheuser-Busch
Answer: Anheuser-Busch
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Question: What products ad says expect wonders?
Choices: Excedrin Back and Body; Bayer Aspirin; LOreal Natural Match; Tylenol
Answer: Bayer Aspirin
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Question: At the beginning of his show he says, At no point are actors or stooges used in this show or  There were no actors or stooges used in this show?
Choices: Criss Angel; Danny Tanner; Derren Brown; John Edward
Answer: Derren Brown
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Question: Kelly Ripa has done commercials for Tide on the Run Stick which can remove fresh drink and food stains in a flash.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: How many Pennsylvania cities have served as capital of the USA?
Choices: 4; 1; 3; 2
Answer: 3
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Question: Whose statue is at the top of Philadelphias City Hall?
Choices: Rocky Balboas; Ben Franklins; Betsy Ross; William Penns
Answer: William Penns
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Question: Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry won a major naval battle in the War of 1812 using this Pennsylvania city as his base.
Choices: Erie; Chester; Easton; Philadelphia
Answer: Erie
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Question: Lt. George Washington first made a name for himself by defeating the French in the battle at Fort Necessity in 1754.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: Which of these states does not border Pennsylvania?
Choices: Connecticut; Delaware; New Jersey; New York
Answer: Connecticut
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Question: Which river flows through Pennsylvanias capital city, Harrisburg?
Choices: Monongahela; Susquehanna; Allegheny; Delaware
Answer: Susquehanna
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Question: This king, born in Bethlehem, was the second King of Israel.
Choices: David; Judah; Joseph; Samuel
Answer: David
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Question: Bethlehem is six miles south of what city?
Choices: Nazareth; Beit Jala; Jerusalem; Cairo
Answer: Jerusalem
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Question: This landmark built by Constantine the Great stands in the center of Bethlehem.
Choices: Rachels Tomb; Bethlehem University; Alis Palace; Church of the Nativity
Answer: Church of the Nativity
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Question: During the Samaritan Revolt the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem was destroyed.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Which of these groups was forced to leave when Saladin captured Bethlehem?
Choices: The Persians; The Catholic missionaries; The Latin Clerics; The Puritan Crusaders
Answer: The Latin Clerics