kth8/OpenTriviaQA huggingface dataset:
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Question: Which condition is described as an excessive fear of animals?
Choices: Ailurophobia; None of these; Zoophobia; Thalassophobia
Answer: Zoophobia
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Question: Which terms means an irrational fear of the sea or the ocean?
Choices: Somniphobia; Selachophobia; None of these; Thalassophobia
Answer: Thalassophobia
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Question: Which term refers to the morbid fear of thunderstorms?
Choices: Triskadekaphobia; Xylophobia; Chionophobia; Brontophobia
Answer: Brontophobia
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Question: What condition is characterised by an irrational fear of taking tests?
Choices: Placophobia; Chronophobia; Theologicophobia; Testophobia
Answer: Testophobia
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Question: Purple is the official color of what Hawaiian Island?
Choices: Hawaii; Lanai; Kauai; Maui
Answer: Kauai
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Question: What did the Byzantine empresses do in the Purple Chamber?
Choices: Give Birth; Have their wedding night; Rest in to be seen by others during their final days of life; Get Married
Answer: Give Birth
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Question: Which is not a shade of purple?
Choices: Heliotrope; Mountbatten pink; Vermilion; Thistle
Answer: Vermilion
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Question: Which is a successful Australian comedy film?
Choices: Sea of Purple; Purple Kangas; Purple Amethyst; Alvin Purple
Answer: Alvin Purple
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Question: Of the following, which is a British rock band?
Choices: Purple Night; 24 Carat Purple; Purpendicular; Deep Purple
Answer: Deep Purple
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Question: Leonard Kessler wrote a childrens book called Mr. Pines Purple House.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Steven Spielbergs movie, The Color Purple,  was nominated for 11 Academy Awards, how many did it actually win?
Choices: 5; 3; 0; 8
Answer: 0
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Question: Who were the feuding enemies of the McCoys?
Choices: Earps; Harrisons; Daltons; Hat fields
Answer: Hat fields
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Question: Who was Dale Evans married to?
Choices: Roy Rogers; Buffalo Bill Cody; Wild Bill Hickcock; Gene Autry
Answer: Roy Rogers
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Question: When something is especially cleaned one is said to have applied polish and ..........  to it.
Choices: Ajax; Spit; Elbow grease; Cleanser
Answer: Spit
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Question: The two reporters who exposed the Watergate scandal were Bernstein and this person.
Choices: Dan Rather; Bob Woodward; Walter Lippman; Harry Smith
Answer: Bob Woodward
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Question: Which of the following is the title of one of Aesops most famous fables?
Choices: The Fox and the Grapes; The Cat and the Rat; The Elephant and the Flea; The Crow and the Scarecrow
Answer: The Fox and the Grapes
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Question: The English poet William Blake wrote two beautiful poems concerning what two animals?
Choices: The fox and the chickens; The tiger and the lamb; The elephant and the mouse; The lion and the lamb
Answer: The tiger and the lamb
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Question: What are the main ingredients of the traditional English dish Bubble and Squeak?
Choices: Potato and cabbage; Fish and ships; Sausage and cabbage; Bacon and eggs
Answer: Potato and cabbage
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Question: What goes along with love according to a Frank Sinatra hit song?
Choices: Broken hearts; Marriage; Pain; Sex
Answer: Marriage
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Question: What were the first names of the comedy team of Abbot and Costello?
Choices: Abbot and Bob; Dean and Jerry; Bob and Ray; Bud and Lou
Answer: Bud and Lou
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Question: According to Dr. Seuss, what goes with ham?
Choices: Green eggs; Orange bacon; Pink Sausage; Blue Cheese
Answer: Green eggs
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Question: Monticello, meaning small mountain in Italian, is the name of an estate near Charlottesville, Virginia, which belonged to which US President?
Choices: George; James Madison; Thomas Jefferson; John Adams
Answer: Thomas Jefferson
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Question: Norwegian inventor, Johan Vaaler was granted a patent in Germany, in 1899, for the invention of what?
Choices: The paperclip; The dry cell battery; The stapler; Carbon paper
Answer: The paperclip
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Question: The Japanese words Mizaru, Kikazaru and Iwazaru, which embody the proverbial principle to see no evil, to hear no evil, and to speak no evil refer to what?
Choices: The Japanese names for the Biblical characters Shadrack, Meshaxk, and Abendebego.; None of these; The three wise monkeys.; The names of the three diamonds in the Mitsubishi logo.
Answer: The three wise monkeys.
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Question: This Italian singer, who  won the San Remo Music Festival twice, became popular in the United States in the 1950s with his song Volare.
Choices: Domenico Modugno; Rossano Brazzi; Luigi Tenco; Peppino Gagliardi
Answer: Domenico Modugno
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Question: How many people signed the US Declaration of Independence on July 4,1776?
Choices: 2; 55; 0; 1
Answer: 2
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Question: On July 26, 1948, US President Harry S. Truman issued Executive Order 9981, which established what?
Choices: The right of women to vote; The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC); Equality of treatment and opportunity in the Armed Services for people of all races; None of these
Answer: Equality of treatment and opportunity in the Armed Services for people of all races
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Question: Professor Sir Alec John Jeffreys, who was awarded the Albert Einstein World Award of Science in 1996, is famous for developing what?
Choices: Face-recognition software; Techniques for DNA fingerprinting and DNA profiling; The scientific study of fingerprints; The polygraph
Answer: Techniques for DNA fingerprinting and DNA profiling
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Question: In 1891, this successful Ohio City businessman made Americas first gasoline-powered automobile.
Choices: Durant; Duryea; Lambert; Ford
Answer: Lambert
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Question: In this Indo-European language, which has 11 vowels and 35 consonants, postpositions are used instead of prepositions.
Choices: Cantonese; Armenian; Arabic; Hindi
Answer: Hindi
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Question: This medical term refers to a decrease in the number of circulating leukocytes (white blood cells) in the blood.
Choices: Lymphoma; Leukopenia; Leukemia; Leukocytosis
Answer: Leukopenia
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Question: One of these French Kings was not a founder of a royal dynasty.  Which one?
Choices: Hugh Capet; Philip VI the Fortunate; Louis XIII the Well-Beloved; Charles the Bald
Answer: Louis XIII the Well-Beloved
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Question: Elliott Coues, William Brewster and Joel Asaph Allen founded this union in September 1883.
Choices: American Botanists Union; American Naturalists Union; American Ornithologists Union; American Zoologists Union
Answer: American Ornithologists Union
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Question: Fyodor Tyutchev, Nikolai Alekseevich Nekrasov and Evgeny Baratynsky were Russian poets and are usually related to this period of Russian literature.
Choices: Silver Age; Post-Soviet era; 19th century; Soviet era
Answer: 19th century
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Question: Which of the following persons was not a Prime Minister of Israel?
Choices: Chaim Weizmann; Benjamin Netanyahu; Moshe Sharett; Ehud Barak
Answer: Chaim Weizmann
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Question: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Rani Mukherji, and Salman Khan starred together in one of the following famous Bollywood movies.
Choices: Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam; Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge; Dil To Pagal Hai; Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Answer: Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
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Question: Michael Keaton, George Cloony, Christian Bale, and Val Kilmer have all played the role of a super hero. Which is the hero?
Choices: Batman; James Bond; Superman; Spider-Man
Answer: Batman
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Question: Woodrow Wilson (the USA), Georges Clemenceau (France) and David Lloyd George (Great Britain) signed a treaty of global importance. Which was the treaty?
Choices: Treaty of Brest-Litovsk; Treaty of Berlin; Treaty of Versailles; Treaty of San Stefano
Answer: Treaty of Versailles
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Question: David Seaman, Ian Wright, John Jensen, Dennis Bergkamp, David Platt, Patrick Vieira, Marc Overmars, Fredrik Ljungberg, and Thierry Henry are top players who have all played for one of the following soccer clubs.
Choices: Real Madrid CF; Arsenal FC; FC Bayern München; AC Milan
Answer: Arsenal FC
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Question: Which of the following artists does not produce trance music?
Choices: Van Morrison; Delirium; Paul van Dyk; Tito
Answer: Van Morrison
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Question: Jane Fonda, Victoria Beckham and Whitney-Houston are celebrities who openly admit to have had this disorder.
Choices: Dysthymic Disorder; Sleep Disorder; Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD); Eating Disorder
Answer: Eating Disorder
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Question: In the 1957 movie Twelve Angry Men what was the occupation of the character, played by Henry Fonda?
Choices: watchmaker; architect; gym teacher; salesman
Answer: architect
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Question: Which three left-handed US Presidents served in succession?
Choices: Herbert Hoover, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Harry Truman; George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush; James Garfield, Herbert Hoover, Gerald Ford; Bill Clinton, George H. W. Bush, Ronald Reagan
Answer: Bill Clinton, George H. W. Bush, Ronald Reagan
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Question: What was the host as well as the winner of the first Soccer World Cup which was was held in 1930?
Choices: Brazil; Italy; Uruguay; Germany
Answer: Uruguay
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Question: In what year were the first Grammy Awards given?
Choices: 1958; 1960; 1959; 1961
Answer: 1959
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Question: Jane Leeves, who is famous for her roles on Frasier and Seinfeld, first worked for which comedian?
Choices: Tom Hendra; Jerry Lewis; Flip Wilson; Benny Hill
Answer: Benny Hill
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Question: What is the official residence of the French Prime Minister?
Choices: Hotel Jacques Santer; Hotel Poos; Hotel Christia Grobet; Hotel Matignon
Answer: Hotel Matignon
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Question: In 1877 American astronomer Asaph Hall discovered the two moons of Mars. Who was the first writer to mention these moons?
Choices: Issac Asimov; Mark Twain; Jonathan Swift; Benjamin Franklin
Answer: Jonathan Swift
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Question: Who was the first US President to die while in office?
Choices: John Tyler; Martin Van Buren; William Henry Harrison; Andrew Jackson
Answer: William Henry Harrison
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Question: This president, who is often called the Great Emancipator, was the first US President to impose an income tax.
Choices: Wilson; Hayes; Lincoln; Jackson
Answer: Lincoln
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Question: This term, related to the origin of the Universe, was proposed by George Lemaitre, a Belgian Roman Catholic priest and astronomer.
Choices: The Milky Way; The Boom; Y-Chromosome; The Big Bang
Answer: The Big Bang
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Question: Pi Day, the day which honors the mathematical constant Ï (Pi), is celebrated on which date?
Choices: August 25; March 14; February 25; January 14
Answer: March 14
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Question: This word is a collective noun, which means a group of ferrets.
Choices: bevy; fesnyng; charm; leash
Answer: fesnyng
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Question: This Hungarian-born American nuclear physicist, called the father of the hydrogen bomb, was a member of the Manhattan Project .
Choices: Edward Teller; Robert Oppenheim; Stanislaw Ulam; Albert Einstein
Answer: Edward Teller
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Question: This famous head American football coach at Florida A  M College, used to say: I like my boys to be agile, mobile, and hostile.
Choices: Joe Paterno; Knute Rockne; Jake Gaither; Peal Bear Bryant
Answer: Jake Gaither
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Question: Which famous person, who received the Kennedy Center Honors in 2000, was born in St. Louis, Missouri?
Choices: Thurgood Marshall; Chuck Berry; Harry S. Truman; Bo Didley
Answer: Chuck Berry
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Question: What was the name of the US Army Air Force B-29 bomber, that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945?
Choices: Enola Gay; Bocks Car; General Belgrano; Memphis Belle
Answer: Bocks Car
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Question: During the Spanish-American War, what US general commanded a division that led the main attack on San Juan Hill?
Choices: Jacob Kent; Harry Truman; Stephen Decatur; Teddy Roosevelt
Answer: Jacob Kent
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Question: How many teams in the National Football League (NFL) are named for animals?
Choices: 16; 14; 12; 9
Answer: 14
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Question: When was the 27the amendment to the U.S. Constitution ratified?
Choices: 1971; 1920; 1992; 1865
Answer: 1992
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Question: Name the original drummer for the Beatles.
Choices: Pete Best; Brian Epstein; Richard Starkey; Stu Sutcliffe
Answer: Pete Best
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Question: Richard Steven Valenzuela, Jiles Perry Richardson, and Charles Hardin Holley are all better known by different professional names. What else do they have in common?
Choices: They were all, at different times, married to the same woman.; They died together in a plane crash.; They have all won Academy Awards.; They are all best-selling novelists.
Answer: They died together in a plane crash.
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Question: Which state was the first to ratify the Constitution of the United States in 1787?
Choices: Massachusetts; Rhode Island; Delaware; Pennsylvania
Answer: Delaware
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Question: In 1997 the Atlanta Braves baseball team started playing its home games at Turner Field. What was Turner Field used for before it was a baseball stadium?
Choices: Track and Field; Lacrosse; Soccer; Football
Answer: Track and Field
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Question: Which country gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States as a centennial gift?
Choices: Spain; France; Canada; England
Answer: France
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Question: Leonardo da Vinci is well known as the artist who painted the Mona Lisa, but he was also an inventor.  Which modern-day machine is based on one of his concepts?
Choices: helicopter; radio; chain saw; blender
Answer: helicopter
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Question: In the 1970s television sitcom All in the Family, what was the nickname by which Archie called Gloria?
Choices: Meathead; Dingbat; Pinko; Little Girl
Answer: Little Girl
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Question: Who was the 39th President of the United States?
Choices: Ronald Reagan; Bill Clinton; Jimmy Carter; Richard Nixon
Answer: Jimmy Carter
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Question: What is the name of Toyotas first widely available gas-electric hybrid car?
Choices: Celica; Camry; Insight; Prius
Answer: Prius
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Question: What rock musicians real name is Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner?
Choices: Bonos; Stings; Kid Rocks; Dave Matthews
Answer: Stings
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Question: In the United States Navy, what is the next rank above Ensign?
Choices: 2nd Lieutenant; Chief Petty Officer; Lieutenant (junior grade); Captain
Answer: Lieutenant (junior grade)
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Question: What is the official name of Rhode Island, the 13th US state?
Choices: The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations; The Commonwealth of Rhode Island and Narragansett Bay; The Commonwealth of Rhode Island; The State of Rhode Island and Narragansett Bay
Answer: The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Question: In the 1994-2004 television sitcom Friends, which two characters were siblings?
Choices: Rachel and Monica; Ross and Chandler; Monica and Ross; Ross and Rachel
Answer: Monica and Ross
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Question: Which late-night television host is famous for his amusing Top Ten lists?
Choices: Conan OBrien; Craig Ferguson; Jay Leno; David Letterman
Answer: David Letterman
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Question: In computer jargon, what is FTP?
Choices: a programming language; a popular Internet service provider; a way to transfer files; a type of e-mail
Answer: a way to transfer files
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Question: Which of the following astronauts was not among the first human beings to orbit the moon?
Choices: James Lovell; John Young; Frank Borman; William Anders
Answer: John Young
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Question: Which is the only state whose legal system is not based upon English Common Law?
Choices: Hawaii; Alaska; Texas; Louisiana
Answer: Louisiana
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Question: Who was the first U.S. President born in the USA?
Choices: Madison; Van Buren; John Adams; Washington
Answer: Van Buren
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Question: Which man originated the sentence Go west young man?
Choices: Horace Greley; Stephen Austin; John Soule; Buffalo Bill Cody
Answer: John Soule
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Question: At what time does Big Ben, in London, have both clock hands together?
Choices: At 12 noon and 12 midnight; Only at midnight; Only at noon; Never
Answer: Never
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Question: Which group of ancient people used a system of strings and knots rather than words, to record their history?
Choices: The Mayans; The Edomites; The Incas; The Celts
Answer: The Incas
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Question: Which Broadway play is based on Christopher Isherwoods book, I am a camera?
Choices: Chicago; Cabaret; South Pacific; The Producers
Answer: Cabaret
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Question: They can be hinge, movable, immovable, semi-movable, or ball-and-socket. What are they?
Choices: Joints; Bolts; Hardware for carpentry; Joists
Answer: Joints
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Question: On November 3, 1896, a British company did this for the first time.
Choices: Build an underground, electrically heated home; Issue an auto insurance policy; Develop vulcanized rubber; Set up the millionth telephone in Britain
Answer: Issue an auto insurance policy
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Question: What is a formicary?
Choices: The place where scorpions live; A list of prescribable medicines; A nest of ants; A device to mix chemicals
Answer: A nest of ants
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Question: Philip Bailey, Ronnie Laws, and Maurice White were members of what musical group?
Choices: Earth, Wind, and Fire; The Temptations; The Doobees; INXS
Answer: Earth, Wind, and Fire
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Question: Who was Henry Pu Yi?
Choices: The last of Maos supporters to be killed.; First Asian to win a Nobel Prize.; The first man to win a Pulitzer Prize and a Nobel Prize.; The last Emperor of China.
Answer: The last Emperor of China.
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Question: Who was the first commander of a nuclear submarine?
Choices: Mark Clarke; Eugene P. Wilkerson; Lewis Groton; Melvin Carver
Answer: Eugene P. Wilkerson
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Question: What was the first food to be microwaved?
Choices: Popcorn; A candy bar; Coffee; Frozen corn
Answer: A candy bar
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Question: The following words originated from what language: canoe, hurricane, and hammock?
Choices: Tagalog; Taino; Techetulan; Tanzanian
Answer: Taino
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Question: What was the name of the first successful artificial satellite?
Choices: Explorer; None of these; Discoverer; Sputnik 1
Answer: Sputnik 1
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Question: How many items are there in a a Bakers Dozen?
Choices: 15; 12; None of these; 13
Answer: 13
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Question: What is the Jewish New Year called?
Choices: Rosh Ha-Shanah; Yom Kippur; Shabbat; Hanukkah
Answer: Rosh Ha-Shanah
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Question: What is the largest city in California?
Choices: Sacramento; Long Beach; Los Angeles; San Diego
Answer: Los Angeles
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Question: Which of these items was not invented by Thomas Edison?
Choices: TV; Dictating machine; 3-wire electrical system; The electric pen
Answer: TV
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Question: Which one of these persons was not a woman?
Choices: George Sand; George Eliot; Anders Zorn; Isak Dinesen
Answer: Anders Zorn
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Question: In which country would you find the worlds largest underground lake?
Choices: Ukraine; Poland; USA (Kentucky); USA (Tennessee)
Answer: USA (Tennessee)
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Question: Where would one find The Bridge of Eggs?
Choices: Lima , Peru; Peking, China; Sydney, Australia; The Moon
Answer: Lima , Peru
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Question: Who was the first US President with no middle name?
Choices: Thomas Jefferson; John Adams; George Washington; Jimmy Carter
Answer: George Washington
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Question: How many bones make up the backbone of a human baby?
Choices: 36; 33; 24; 26
Answer: 33
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Question: New York City is divided into 5 boroughs. One of these is not part of NYC?
Choices: Richmond; The Bronx; Staten Island; Yonkers
Answer: Yonkers
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Question: What was the real name of renowned folk artist, Grandma Moses?
Choices: Anna Louise Mason; Mary Elizabeth McCoy; Anna Mary Robertson; Carmen Vital
Answer: Anna Mary Robertson
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Question: Exactly one of these statements is true. Which one is true ?
Choices: Acids have a pH greater than 6.; The garter snake lays eggs.; Chickens do not have to be impregnated to lay eggs.; Pure water has a pH of exactly 1
Answer: Chickens do not have to be impregnated to lay eggs.
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Question: At what event was the opera Aida premiered?
Choices: The opening of the Suez Canal; The opening of La Scala in Milan; The opening of  the Panama Canal; The  opening of the National Opera House in Rome
Answer: The opening of the Suez Canal
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Question: In the instant messaging system (or IM), what do the letters SYS mean?
Choices: see you soon; seeing your sister; system is down; still your spouse
Answer: see you soon
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Question: Which one of Dr. Seusss famous characters said Save the Trees !!! Let em Grow ! ?
Choices: Horton; Sam-I-Am; the Cat in the Hat; the Lorax
Answer: the Lorax
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Question: Napoleon Dynamite had a favorite animal that he liked to draw.  What was it?
Choices: a liger (tiger and lion mix); a dinosaur; a dragon; a unicorn
Answer: a liger (tiger and lion mix)
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Question: How do you say apple in Spanish?
Choices: apio; arroz; uva; manzana
Answer: manzana
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Question: Name the popular song from 1993 that was featured in the beginning of the movie Benny and Joon .  The video for this song also played at the end of the movie.
Choices: Crazy by Patsy Cline; Dancing with Myself  by Billy Idol; We Are Family by Sister Sledge; Im Gonna Be (500 miles) by the Proclaimers
Answer: Im Gonna Be (500 miles) by the Proclaimers
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Question: In the Waynes World movie, from where is Wayne and Garths live cable-access show broadcast?
Choices: Waynes bedroom; Wayne and Garths school; Garths living room; Waynes basement
Answer: Waynes basement
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Question: Of what country is the kiwi bird a national symbol?  It is also native to that country.
Choices: Australia; New Zealand; United Kingdom; Sumatra
Answer: New Zealand
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Question: If you were a baker, what would you be called in Spanish?
Choices: panadero; marinero; carpintero; cerrajero
Answer: panadero
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Question: In the movie What About Bob?, what does Bob have around his neck when he is riding the bus to Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire ?
Choices: some anti-bacterial soap; his goldfish Gil in a jar; his lucky rabbits foot; some garlic cloves in a bottle
Answer: his goldfish Gil in a jar
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Question: Name the two pets that Chandler Bing and Joey Tribbiani had when they roomed together on the Friends TV show.
Choices: a chicken and a duck; a cat and a dog; a pair of gerbils; a fish and a spider
Answer: a chicken and a duck
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Question: In 2005, there was a Burger King commercial for the Tendercrisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch sandwich that featured the lead singer of a famous band.  Which band was Darius Rucker in?
Choices: Hootie and the Blowfish; King Crimson; Pearl Jam; Mike and the Mechanics
Answer: Hootie and the Blowfish
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Question: What were the names of the twin sons of Jesse and Becky from the Full House TV show?
Choices: Anthony and Darren; Tony and T. J.; Alex and Nicky; Dave and Otis
Answer: Alex and Nicky
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Question: How do you say snow in French?
Choices: neige; vent; soleil; pluie
Answer: neige
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Question: The word for tomato in Spanish is _________ .
Choices: el labio; la manzana; el tomate; el escritorio
Answer: el tomate
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Question: Comedian Ron White has a famous nickname that he mentions during the Blue Collar Comedy Tour and also on his albums,  What is that delicious nickname?
Choices: Tuna Salad; Mac Salad; Tater Salad; Egg Salad
Answer: Tater Salad
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Question: In the Looney Tunes cartoons, there was a little bird who was always trying to catch Foghorn Leghorn,  Whats the name of this brave little brown bird?
Choices: Yoyo; Henery Hawk; Booker T.; Sid the Sparrow
Answer: Henery Hawk
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Question: Approximately how much time does it take for light from the Sun to reach the Earths surface?
Choices: About 37 minutes; About 1 minute; About 8 minutes; About 29 seconds
Answer: About 8 minutes
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Question: What people worshipped the sun god and god of war Huitzilopochtli?
Choices: The Aztecs; The Chinese; The Celts; The Cheyenne
Answer: The Aztecs
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Question: What two gases comprise the greater part of the Sun?
Choices: Oxygen and hydrogen; Hydrogen and helium; Nitrogen and hydrogen; Nitrogen and oxygen
Answer: Hydrogen and helium
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Question: If you say that you would like the eggs sunny side up, what does that mean?
Choices: The yolk is liquid, the eggs are cooked on both sides; The eggs are mixed with cream; The yolk is liquid, the eggs are cooked only on one side; The yolk is hard, the eggs are cooked on both sides
Answer: The yolk is liquid, the eggs are cooked only on one side
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Question: At what approximate speed does the Earth orbit around the Sun?
Choices: 18 000 km/h (11 184.7 mph); 10 000 km/h (6 213.7 mph); 108 000 km/h (67 108.1 mph); 1000 km/h (621.4 mph)
Answer: 108 000 km/h (67 108.1 mph)
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Question: In English medieval castles and houses, what room was usually called solar room?
Choices: A room for solitary activities; A room designed for sunbathing; A room where food was stored; A room where the family gathered for dinner
Answer: A room for solitary activities
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Question: During the next change in the course of its stellar evolution, what is the Sun expected to evolve into?
Choices: Black hole; Red giant; Supernova; White dwarf
Answer: Red giant
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Question: Which of these gods from different mythologies was not a sun god?
Choices: Thor; Helios; Sol; Ra
Answer: Thor
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Question: What phenomenon, observed near the North Pole, is caused by the interaction between solar winds and the Earths magnetic field?
Choices: Earthquakes; Northern lights; Solar eclipse; Tides
Answer: Northern lights
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Question: Which of these calendars does not follow the Earths revolution around the Sun and is not a solar calendar?
Choices: Coptic calendar; Islamic calendar; Julian calendar; Gregorian calendar
Answer: Islamic calendar
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Question: Which word in this sentence is incorrectly used:  The new trivia mix was answered by Joe and me.
Choices: me; answered; trivia; mix
Answer: mix
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Question: This actor was a founding member of Lee Strasbergs Actors Studio. He became famous as District Attorney Adam Schiff, a part he played for ten seasons on a successful NBC drama series.
Choices: Dennis Farina; Tom Bosley; Roy Thinnes; Steven Hill
Answer: Steven Hill
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Question: Of the 13 zodiac constellations, which one is the only constellation not counted as an astrological sign?
Choices: Platismouis; Ophiucus; There are only 12 zodiac constellations; Permille
Answer: Ophiucus
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Question: Which one of these is the motto of  the state of Missouri?
Choices: Semper ubi sub ubi; Magnus inter opes inops; Salus populi suprema lex esta; Pares cum paribus facillime congregantur
Answer: Salus populi suprema lex esta
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Question: This British philologist and student of ancient India is famous for his theory of the existence of a relationship among Indo-European languages.
Choices: Sir Mark Waverley Park; Sir Malcom Edwards; Jonathan Parker-Knolls; Sir William Jones
Answer: Sir William Jones
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Question: According to the religion of Sikhism, it is every Sikhs duty to defeat what five vices?
Choices: Religious zealots, political zealots, money lending, sexual allurement and gluttony; Alcohol, pork, money, gold, and diamonds; Ego, anger, greed, attachment, and lust; Drunkenness, lewdness, murder, rape and theft
Answer: Ego, anger, greed, attachment, and lust
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Question: This Irish hero,spurred on by the French Revolution, is widely regarded as the father of Irish republicans.
Choices: Patrick McCormack; Brian Clohessy; Kevin  ODoul; Wolfe Tone
Answer: Wolfe Tone
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Question: Name the Roman counterpart of the Greek god Zeus.
Choices: Neptune; Jupiter; Saturn; none of these
Answer: Jupiter
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Question: Who wrote and performed the 2005 song Bad Day?
Choices: Daniel Powter; Taylor Hicks; Green Day; Alvin
Answer: Daniel Powter
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Question: Who was the Greek god of wine?
Choices: Hermes; Hephaestus; Dionysus; Zeus
Answer: Dionysus
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Question: The comic books The Adventures of Asterix focus on the exploits of a village of ancient Gauls as they resist Greek occupation.
Choices: No; Yes
Answer: No
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Question: Where is the Baseball Hall of Fame located?
Choices: New York, NY; Cooperstown, N.Y; Hoboken, NJ; Canton, OH
Answer: Cooperstown, N.Y
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Question: Which Hall of Fame is located in Cleveland, Ohio?
Choices: Hockey; Rock and Roll; Basketball; Ohio
Answer: Rock and Roll
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Question: Which Hall of Fame is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ?
Choices: Sooner Hall of Fame; Cowboy Hall of Fame; College Football hall of Fame; Oil Industry Hall of Fame
Answer: Cowboy Hall of Fame
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Question: Which Hall of Fame is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma ?
Choices: American Track and Field Hall of Fame; American Softball hall of Fame; National Wrestling Hall of Fame; National Museum of College Football
Answer: National Wrestling Hall of Fame
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Question: Where is the Songwriters Hall of  Fame located?
Choices: Detroit , Michigan; New York City, NY; Las Vegas, Nevada; Chicago, Illinois
Answer: New York City, NY
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Question: Which city hosts the International Clown Hall of Fame?
Choices: West Hollywood, CA; Saratoga, NY; Sarasota, Florida; West Allis, Wisconsin
Answer: West Allis, Wisconsin
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Question: Where in the USA would you find the Circus Hall of Fame?
Choices: Saratoga, NY; Augusta, GA; Sarasota, Florida; Mobile, Alabama
Answer: Sarasota, Florida
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Question: Where is the Hockey Hall of Fame located?
Choices: Colorado Springs, Colorado; Toronto, Canada; Goshen, New York; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Answer: Toronto, Canada
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Question: Where is the International Tennis Hall of Fame located?
Choices: London, England; New York, NY; Newport, Rhode Island; Paris, France
Answer: Newport, Rhode Island
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Question: Where is the Bowling Hall of Fame located?
Choices: Saint Louis, MO; Tucson, AZ; Canastota, NY; Stroudsberg, PA
Answer: Saint Louis, MO
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Question: This pop singer, songwriter and pianist, who attended the highly regarded Julliard School of Music, recorded two different versions of the song Breaking Up Is Hard to Do.
Choices: Steven Tyler; Neil Sedaka; Neil Diamond; Andy Williams
Answer: Neil Sedaka
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Question: In 1908, this caricaturist, regarded as the father of French animation, made the film Fantasmagorie, which is considered the first fully-animated film ever made.
Choices: AndrÃ© Gill; None of these; Emile Cohl; Patrice de Mac-Mahon
Answer: Emile Cohl
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Question: This satellite, launched from Cape Canaveral on January 31, 1958, by the Jupiter-C vehicle, was the first United States Earth satellite.
Choices: Explorer I; Titan I; Gemini I; Apollo I
Answer: Explorer I
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Question: British aircraft manufacturer, Saunders Roe, developed the first practical man-carrying hovercraft, the SR-N1. Its first public demonstration, including a cross-channel run, was made in what year?
Choices: 1716; 1959; 1934; 1978
Answer: 1959
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Question: In what year did Capt. John Alcock and Lt. A.W. Brown make the first nonstop transatlantic flight?
Choices: 1929; 1939; 1909; 1919
Answer: 1919
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Question: This soul singer recorded the song Dock of the Bay  in 1967,  three days prior to his death in a plane crash.
Choices: Bob Dylan; Otis Redding; Paul Banks; Neil Sedaka
Answer: Otis Redding
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Question: Which Major League Baseball pitcher was nicknamed, The Spaceman?
Choices: Dennis Rodman; Bill Romanowski; Mark Fidrytch; Bill Lee
Answer: Bill Lee
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Question: This psychiatrist, founder of Analytical Psychology, made the following observation:  The more critical reasoning dominates, the more impoverished life becomes.
Choices: Juri Allik; Sigmund Freud; Alfred Adler; Carl Jung
Answer: Carl Jung
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Question: He invented the vulcanized rubber double-tube tire in 1845 and the glass fountain pen in 1849. He also came up with the technique of firing explosive charges using electricity.
Choices: Robert William Thomson; Edouard Michelin; B. F. Goodrich; Edouard Goodyear
Answer: Robert William Thomson
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Question: Name the longest continuous stretch of railroad.
Choices: Trans-Siberian Railroad; The Orient Express; The Canadian Pacific Railroad; The Alaska-Canadian Railroad
Answer: Trans-Siberian Railroad
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Question: Famous for his work, The Exploration of Cosmic Space by Means of Reaction Devices, he is considered the father of human space flight and the first man to conceive the space elevator -- a hypothetical structure designed to transport material from a planets surface into space.
Choices: Pierre Louis De la Mer; Jules Verne; R.H. Goddard; Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Answer: Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
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Question: He was ridiculed for preparing in 1863 the first periodic table of the elements arranged in order of relative atomic masses, and pointing out in 1865 the law of octaves, where every eighth element has similar properties.
Choices: John Dalton; Pyotr Mendel; Dmitri Mendeleev; John Newlands
Answer: John Newlands
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Question: It was a war fought because a  Prussian prince was put on the Spanish throne.
Choices: The  War of  Prussian Succession; The War of  Spanish Succession; The Iberian Campaign; The Franco-Prussian War
Answer: The Franco-Prussian War
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Question: He was arrested and imprisoned in 1849 for engaging in revolutionary activity against the ruler, but became one of his countrys greatest writers.
Choices: Dostoevsky; Hugo; Engels; Cervantes
Answer: Dostoevsky
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Question: Find the next number in this sequence: 8, 5, 4, 9, 1, 7, ...
Choices: 0; 3; 6; 2
Answer: 6
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Question: The first Europeans to see this beautiful Caribbean island were on the boat of  Alonzo Pinzon, who separated from Columbus to explore on his own, in 1492. It is the smallest of the Greater Antilles.  What island is it ?
Choices: Barbuda; Puerto Rico; Grand Cayman; Dominica
Answer: Puerto Rico
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Question: It was one of the longest running off-Broadway plays. Its orchestra consisted of a harp and a piano. It was written by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt.  It originally starred Rita Gardner, Thomas Bruce and Kenneth Nelson.
Choices: Hair; When Tony Met Angela; Cats!; The Fantasticks
Answer: The Fantasticks
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Question: Which of these words means dealing with charity or aided by charity?
Choices: Eleemosynary; Nescient; Parvenu; Thaumaturgh
Answer: Eleemosynary
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Question: U.S. President Hardings administration was rocked by this scandal, involving oil.
Choices: Teapot Dome; Livingston-Heathcote; Skull Island; Credit Mobilier
Answer: Teapot Dome
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Question: Hammer v. Dagenhart  was an important Supreme Court case, which dealt what topic?
Choices: Segragation; The right to privacy; Abortion rights; Child labor vis-a-vis interstate commerce
Answer: Child labor vis-a-vis interstate commerce
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Question: The terms ahimsa and satyagraha  are generally associated with whom?
Choices: Mahatma Gandhi; Angelina Jolie; Buddha; Indira Gandhi
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
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Question: This friend of Vincent Van Gogh and once-successful stockbroker produced the famous work, The Yellow Christ.
Choices: Cezanne; Gauguin; Matisse; Pisarro
Answer: Gauguin
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Question: Which English coin represented one-twentieth of a pound?
Choices: Crown; Shilling; Farthing; Pence
Answer: Shilling
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Question: The states of Arizona, Utah, New Mexico and Colorado form an exception to what important mathematical theorem?
Choices: Continuum Theorem; Fermats Last  Theorem; Goldbachs Theorem; Four Color Theorem
Answer: Four Color Theorem
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Question: Which of the following types of music are not generally associated with Jamaica?
Choices: Mento; Reggae; Ska; Calypso
Answer: Calypso
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Question: The Golden State Warriors of the NBA once traded a player and a draft choice for center, Billy Joel Carroll.  Who were the two players they traded?
Choices: Dennis Johnson and  JoJo White; Robert Parrish and Kevin McHale; Rick Barry and Fred Hetzel; Cliff Hagan and Easy Ed MCCauley
Answer: Robert Parrish and Kevin McHale
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Question: Three of these people were competitors and / or critics of Newton.  Can you spot the odd one?
Choices: Gottfried Leibnitz; Christian Huygens; Issac Barrow; Robert  Hooke
Answer: Issac Barrow
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Question: This woman, who was the second wife and queen consort of Henry VIII, is said to have become a headless ghost after her death.
Choices: Mary Magdeline; Anne Boleyn; Mary Cox; Anne Cox
Answer: Anne Boleyn
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Question: The ghost of Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket appeared during the construction of the Twin Towers in the 1920s.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: King Richard III killed his two nephews, which were later reported to have been seen as ghosts. What were their names?
Choices: Michael of Knottinghamm and Richard of Shrewsbury; Edward V of England and Richard of Shrewsbury; Edward the V of England and Michael of Knottinghamm; Edward of Shrewsbury and Richard the V of England
Answer: Edward V of England and Richard of Shrewsbury
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Question: The ghost of Lady Jane Grey is known as The Nine Days Queen because of the violent ending of her life.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: Biggin Hill in London, that is said to be haunted by ghosts, was what kind of war location in the past?
Choices: World War I airbase; Revolutionary War strategy base; World War II airbase; D-Day commandment center
Answer: World War II airbase
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Question: The ghost of the 16th President of the United States Abraham Lincoln is reported to be one of the ghosts that haunt the White House.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: The Lamian Gardens of Rome are often claimed to be haunted by the ghost of the Roman Emperor Caligula, who died in what way?
Choices: Natural causes; Assassination; Suicide; Poisoning
Answer: Assassination
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Question: The former prison island of Alcatraz, situated off the coast of San Francisco, is said to be the home to a number of ghosts of prisoners who died there.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: The Museum of Natural Science in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada is said to be haunted by the ghost of the Canadian Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier, whose body laid there for some time after his death in 1919.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Extraterrestrial life may be closer than we think. Which of these natural satellites of Saturn is believed to have suitable conditions for existence of life?
Choices: Phoebe; Titan; Dione; Atlas
Answer: Titan
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Question: In ufology, how many kinds of close encounters are there in J. Allen Hyneks classification system for observation and interaction with extraterrestrial intelligence within 150 meters (500 feet)?
Choices: 5; 4; 6; 3
Answer: 6
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Question: Due to Silicons similarity with Carbon, some scientists have proposed the possibility of Silicon-based life. Which popular TV production propagated the idea?
Choices: The Day the Earth Stood Still; The X files; Star Trek; Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Answer: Star Trek
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Question: The Roswell UFO incident involves the discovery of debris of an alleged extraterrestrial space ship, which had crashed into a field near Roswell, New Mexico, USA. In which year did this happen?
Choices: 1956; 1947; 1973; 1968
Answer: 1947
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Question: Berkeley Universitys, Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligences project , SETI@Home, is an experiment open for everyone to join. What is SETI@Homes aim?
Choices: To bring an alien to each volunteers home; To place radio telescopes at volunteers homes; To use free processing time in volunteers computers to analyze radio data; To train volunteers for space missions
Answer: To use free processing time in volunteers computers to analyze radio data
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Question: The catch phrase, The Truth Is Out There originated from which of these popular television series, dealing with mysteries and extraterrestrial life?
Choices: The First Wave; The Twilight Zone; The X-Files; The Outer Limits
Answer: The X-Files
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Question: Crop circles, the cause of many contending believes, were adapted by a creative Swedish company for this rather rational purpose.
Choices: Crop fertilization; Advertisement; Conceptual modern art; Airplane navigation
Answer: Advertisement
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Question: How did the alien invasion in Herbert Wells well-known science fiction novel, The War of the Worlds eventually come to a halt?
Choices: All nations united and together, repelled the invasion.; The aliens were unexpectedly killed by a terrestrial disease.; The alien invaders took possession of Earth.; Aliens and humans reached an agreement to coexist on Earth.
Answer: The aliens were unexpectedly killed by a terrestrial disease.
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Question: In ufology, what does the black triangle phenomenon refer to?
Choices: Strange triangular marks on Mars surface; A type of triangular-shaped UFO; Inexplicable black marks found on rock; A triangular area of frequent UFO or other unusual phenomena sightings
Answer: A type of triangular-shaped UFO
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Question: The Dropa affair, one of the most intriguing UFO-related events in the history of ufology, is the supposed crash of an extraterrestrial spaceship about 12 thousand years ago near which of the following regions?
Choices: Tasmania; Ecuador; Tibet; Mesopotamia
Answer: Tibet
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Question: USA boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics held in what city?
Choices: Tehran; Moscow; Beijing; Prague
Answer: Moscow
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Question: In December of 1979 the World Health Organization announced the eradication of what infectious disease?
Choices: Measles; Tuberculosis (TB); Malaria; Small Pox
Answer: Small Pox
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Question: What video game sparked a huge craze and inspired a TV series which aired on ABC from 1982 to 1984?
Choices: Pac-man; Pong; Defender; Space Invaders
Answer: Pac-man
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Question: Who made an assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan?
Choices: James Brady; Lee Harvey Oswald; John Hinckley, Jr.; Jack Ruby
Answer: John Hinckley, Jr.
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Question: In 1983, riding on board the Challenger, she became the first American woman in space.
Choices: Judith Resnik; Jerrie Cobb; Sally Ride; Sharon Christa McAuliffe
Answer: Sally Ride
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Question: In 1984, they became the first rap group to have an album certified gold.
Choices: Sugarhill Gang; Run-D.M.C.; Naughty By Nature; Soul II Soul
Answer: Run-D.M.C.
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Question: What company introduced its popular entertainment system in 1985?
Choices: Magnavox; Sega; Nintendo; Atari
Answer: Nintendo
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Question: Kurt Waldheims Nazi past was revealed as he ran for president of this country, but he still won.
Choices: Germany; Austria; Canada; Sweden
Answer: Austria
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Question: Nine years after invading Afghanistan, this country began withdrawing its troops in 1988.
Choices: USSR; Iran; Great Britain; Pakistan
Answer: USSR
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Question: What country in Southeast Asia changed its name to Myanmar?
Choices: Laos; Cambodia; Ethiopia; Burma
Answer: Burma
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Question: In this part of the world tattooing has been a common practice since antiquity. Featuring elaborate geometrical figures, tattoos were a natural artistic design on the skin of their owner.
Choices: Indonesia; Polynesia; Malaysia; The Middle East
Answer: Polynesia
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Question: In this US state it is illegal to tattoo an unconscious person.
Choices: Nevada; Florida; California; Texas
Answer: Texas
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Question: These are the least painful parts of the body to put a tattoo on.
Choices: The shoulders; The ankles; Fleshy parts of the arms and legs; The belly and the calf
Answer: Fleshy parts of the arms and legs
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Question: This will fade a tattoo over time.
Choices: Washing substances; Water; The change of skin structure; Sunlight
Answer: Sunlight
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Question: Although minimal, the risk of transmitting this disease through a tattoo needle exists. This disease can also be transmitted through the ink or dirty equipment and environment.
Choices: Tuberculosis; Hepatitis B; Cholera; Mumps
Answer: Hepatitis B
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Question: A Tattoo is a wound. It oozes for a couple of days after it has been made. This is not recommended for you to do after you get a tattoo.
Choices: Swim and sunbathe; Wash it soap; Eat hot food; Cover it with clothes
Answer: Swim and sunbathe
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Question: Fed up with your tattoo? There is a way to get rid of it. This is the most popular way of tattoo removal.
Choices: Laser treatment; Dermabrasion; Surgery; Putting natural-colored ink over the tattoo
Answer: Laser treatment
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Question: This is the reason why Maori women tattoo their faces.
Choices: To conceal age wrinkles; To prevent the access of sunlight to their faces; To be more attractive to men; To indicate their social status
Answer: To conceal age wrinkles
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Question: There is usually some bleeding during the process of tattooing.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Which of the following native American groups of people speak a Southern Athabaskan language?
Choices: Arawaks; Alaskans; Arizonans; Apache
Answer: Apache
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Question: What herb, also known as starflower, has five small, blue or pink, triangular-pointed petals?
Choices: Basil; Bay; Borage; Berberis
Answer: Borage
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Question: Who was the British Prime Minister on February 14th 1940?
Choices: Chamberlain; Callaghan; Churchill; Canning
Answer: Chamberlain
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Question: What long-running radio and television police drama was created by and starred Jack Webb?
Choices: Dragnet; Desperate Housewives; Deadwood; Dynasty
Answer: Dragnet
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Question: What is a young eel called?
Choices: Elver; Eeling; Eelet; Elvis
Answer: Elver
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Question: What record label was established in 1978 and included New Order, The Durutti Column and Happy Mondays in its stable?
Choices: Fall records; Fire Records; Factory Records; Fiction records
Answer: Factory Records
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Question: Which daikaijÅ« (giant monster) most resembles a turtle?
Choices: Gigan; Ghidora; Godzilla; Gamera
Answer: Gamera
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Question: Which English king was born in Pembroke Castle, Wales in 1457?
Choices: Henry IV; Henry I; Henry VIII; Henry VII
Answer: Henry VII
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Question: What is the name for fire sacrifice?
Choices: Infiltration; Immolation; Impregnation; Innovation
Answer: Immolation