kth8/OpenTriviaQA huggingface dataset:
Category: world
Question: What city is the capital and largest city in Bulgaria, as well as the 12th largest city by population in the European Union?
Choices: Varna; Plovdiv; Skopje; Sofia
Answer: Sofia
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Question: Bulgaria is one of the worlds biggest producers of this agricultural crop.
Choices: Raspberries; All of these; Sunflower seed; Anise
Answer: Anise
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Question: Which of these was invented by the Bulgarian-American scientist John Vincent Atanasoff?
Choices: Photoelectrets; The first wireless heart monitor; The first digital watch; The first electronic digital computer
Answer: The first electronic digital computer
Category: world
Question: In the early medieval rock relief Madara Rider, found in northeastern Bulgaria, what animal is lying at a horses feet while the rider is killing it with his spear?
Choices: Lion; Deer; Bear; Dragon
Answer: Lion
Category: world
Question: What is the most popular sport in Bulgaria, with world-known representatives such as Dimitar Berbatov and Hristo Stoichkov?
Choices: Wrestling; Volleyball; Chess; Football
Answer: Football
Category: world
Question: What is the title of the Bulgarian national anthem, adopted in 1964?
Choices: Oh, Beautiful Bulgaria; This Is My Country; Heaven On Earth; Dear Motherland
Answer: Dear Motherland
Category: world
Question: The Balkan Peninsula was named after this natural object located in the center of Bulgaria.
Choices: Balkan Valley; Balkan River; Balkan Lake; Balkan Mountains
Answer: Balkan Mountains
Category: world
Question: What is the official language of Portugal?
Choices: Portuguese and Spanish; Portuguese and Basque; Portuguese; Portuguese and Maltese
Answer: Portuguese
Category: world
Question: What notable Portuguese novelist and playwright was honored with the 1998 Nobel Prize for literature?
Choices: Fernando Pessoa; Jose Saramago; Luis de Camoes; Almeida Garrett
Answer: Jose Saramago
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Question: What type of meat is used for the preparation of the traditional Portuguese stew called Caldeirada?
Choices: Deer; Fish; Rooster; Rabbit
Answer: Fish
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Question: What is the capital and largest city of Portugal?
Choices: Lisbon; Leiria; Vila Real; Porto
Answer: Lisbon
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Question: What is the name of the European peninsula on which Portugals mainland is located?
Choices: Italian Peninsula; Balkan Peninsula; Jutland Peninsula; Iberian Peninsula
Answer: Iberian Peninsula
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Question: What rare bird species is endemic to the Portuguese island of Madeira?
Choices: All of these; Zinos Petrel; Trocaz Pigeon; Madeira Firecrest
Answer: All of these
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Question: What are the two basic colors on the national flag of Portugal?
Choices: Red and yellow; Blue and white; Orange and; Green and red
Answer: Green and red
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Question: What type of governmental does Portugal have?
Choices: Constitutional monarchy; Democratic republic; Absolute monarchy; Presidential republic
Answer: Democratic republic
Category: world
Question: What is the official state religion adopted by the government of Portugal?
Choices: Roman Catholicism; None of these; Protestantism; Anglicanism
Answer: None of these
Category: world
Question: What is the title of the national anthem of Portugal?
Choices: Lang of Beauty; None of these; Portugal Forever; Holy Motherland
Answer: None of these
Category: world
Question: What parrot is one of the national animals of Brazil?
Choices: Kea; Macaw; Amazon; Cockatoo
Answer: Macaw
Category: world
Question: What large colorful bird is the national bird of India?
Choices: Parrot; Pheasant; Peacock; All of these
Answer: Peacock
Category: world
Question: What mythical animal is one of the symbols of the United Kingdom?
Choices: Phoenix; Unicorn; None of these; Dragon
Answer: Unicorn
Category: world
Question: What mammal is the national animal and symbol of Russia?
Choices: Bear; Tiger; Horse; Lion
Answer: Bear
Category: world
Question: This marsupial endemic to Australia is the countrys national animal and symbol.
Choices: Opossum; Wombat; Koala; Kangaroo
Answer: Kangaroo
Category: world
Question: What bird is the national symbol of France?
Choices: Rooster; Swallow; Swan; Eagle
Answer: Rooster
Category: world
Question: What large animal is the national symbol of Spain?
Choices: All of these; Bull; Tiger; Horse
Answer: Bull
Category: world
Question: The Green Pheasant is the national bird of this Asian country.
Choices: Vietnam; China; Japan; Thailand
Answer: Japan
Category: world
Question: What carnivorous mammal is a symbol of Italy and of its capital city, Rome?
Choices: Lion; Bear; Wolf; Fox
Answer: Wolf
Category: world
Question: What large rodent is a national animal and symbol of Canada?
Choices: Gopher; Capybara; Beaver; Chinchilla
Answer: Beaver
Category: world
Question: Edward  Bernays and this man are considered to be the fathers of modern day public relations.
Choices: Ivy Lee; George Parker; John Price Jones; George Creel
Answer: Ivy Lee
Category: world
Question: Edward Bernays, one of the fathers of public relations, is the nephew of this famous psychoanalyst.
Choices: Donald Winnicott; Melanie Klein; Carl Jung; Sigmund Freud
Answer: Sigmund Freud
Category: world
Question: Many of the first PR practitioners, such as  Edward Bernays and John W. Hill, got their start in this institution.
Choices: The United States Environmental Protection Agency; The Central Intelligence Agency; The Committee on Public Information; The Federal Trade Commission
Answer: The Committee on Public Information
Category: world
Question: This pejorative term is used to describe some PR practitioners and press agents.
Choices: Spinsters; Propaganda Doctors; Liars on Wheels; Spin Doctors
Answer: Spin Doctors
Category: world
Question: In the famous Torches of Freedom Contingent campaign launched by Edward Bernays, what were the female models holding in their hands?
Choices: lit torches; lit cigarettes; lit candles; The American constitution
Answer: lit cigarettes
Category: world
Question: Throughout his career, Ivy Lee, one of the early PR practitioners, worked for many important historical figures. Which of these is not among them?
Choices: John W. Davis; Charles Lindbergh; Henry Ford; Walter Chrysler
Answer: Henry Ford
Category: world
Question: In 1993, this large beverage production company, successfully mounted a massive PR campaign to restore customers confidence, after a syringe was found in a can of their products.
Choices: Pepsi; Mr. Pepper; Kraft Foods; Coca Cola
Answer: Pepsi
Category: world
Question: In the election of 1828, this president crushed his opponent, with the help of the political strategist and publicist Amos Kendall.
Choices: William H. Harrison; John Quincy Adams; Martin Van Buren; Andrew Jackson
Answer: Andrew Jackson
Category: world
Question: This public relations campaign was aimed at earning the trust of the Iraqi people during the war with America.
Choices: Lies and Deceit; Win Win; Hearts and Minds; Body and Soul
Answer: Hearts and Minds
Category: world
Question: This early publicist is also famous for his circus empire.
Choices: P.T. Barnum; George Creel; Arthur W. Page; James Anthony Bailey
Answer: P.T. Barnum
Category: world
Question: Which city is known as the city of Romeo and Juliet?
Choices: Roma; None of these; Verona; Florence
Answer: Verona
Category: world
Question: Florence is located in the Italian region of Tuscany.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: The worlds first botanical garden was established in 1545 in this Italian city.
Choices: None of these; Milano; Agrigento; Padua
Answer: Padua
Category: world
Question: What statement is true about Castel del Monte, which is situated in the Apulia region of Italy?
Choices: All of these; This was the castle of Frederick II.; The fortress of the castle is an octagonal prism.; The castle depicted on the reverse side of the Italian cent
Answer: All of these
Category: world
Question: The Sacra di San Michele, also known as Saint Michaelâs Abbey, is located on Mount Pirchiriano.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Mount Vesuvius eruption in AD 79 led to the burying and destruction of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Which of these temples is located in Agrigento, Italy?
Choices: Temple of Hercules; Temple of Juno; Temple of the Olympian Zeus; All of these
Answer: All of these
Category: world
Question: Paestum was a Greek colony, originally known as Poseidonia.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Galileo Galilei is said to have dropped two cannon balls from the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: In the 2000 film Gladiator, the Colosseum was re-created via computer-generated imagery.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: What time period is known as the Golden Age of US print media?
Choices: 1850-1890; 1890-1920; 1800-1850; 1770-1800
Answer: 1890-1920
Category: world
Question: What is the meaning of yellow journalism?
Choices: reluctance by news media professionals to cover politically scandalous events for fear of negative backlash; None of these; scandal-mongering, sensationalism, jingoism or other unethical or unprofessional practices by news media professionals; overly optimistic coverage of major news stories in order to abate public fear or panic
Answer: scandal-mongering, sensationalism, jingoism or other unethical or unprofessional practices by news media professionals
Category: world
Question: Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst are often blamed for drawing the US into the Spanish-American War.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Who began his career in newspapers by taking over management of a San Francisco newspaper from his father?
Choices: William Purcell; Lord Northcliffe; Joseph Pulitzer; William Randolph Hearst
Answer: William Randolph Hearst
Category: world
Question: Whose life story was a source of inspiration for the lead character in Orson Welles classic film, Citizen Kane?
Choices: Lord Northcliffes; Joseph Pulitzers; William Randolph Hearsts; William Purcells
Answer: William Randolph Hearsts
Category: world
Question: In the 1992 Disney film musical Newsies Robert Duvall played a fictionalized version of which Golden Age newspaper publisher?
Choices: Lord Northcliffe; William Purcell; Joseph Pulitzer; William Randolph Hearst
Answer: Joseph Pulitzer
Category: world
Question: Who helped to establish the Missouri School of Journalism and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, two of the most prestigious journalism schools in the US?
Choices: William Randolph Hearst; Joseph Pulitzer; William Purcell; Lord Northcliffe
Answer: Joseph Pulitzer
Category: world
Question: The name of this city means âShelter under the treeâ.
Choices: Belize; Buzious; Rio de Janeiro; Katmandu
Answer: Katmandu
Category: world
Question: Which resort town located near Rio de Janeiro is called The Saint Tropez of Brazil?
Choices: Buzios; Fortaleza; Campo Grande; Sau Paulo
Answer: Buzios
Category: world
Question: This city is located on the Baja California peninsula in Mexico.
Choices: Cabo San Lucas; Los Angeles; San Jose; San Diego
Answer: Cabo San Lucas
Category: world
Question: Yogyakarta used to be the capital of Indonesia.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: This Polynesian island, also called Navel of the World, was dicovered by Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen.
Choices: Commander Island; None of these; Kuril Island; Easter Island
Answer: Easter Island
Category: world
Question: Shuri Castle is a symbol of the Japanese city of Okinawa.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Hue is an ancient imperial city, located in Vietnam.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: American actor Errol Flinn contributed to the development of tourism in Port Antonio, Jamaica.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: The Valley of the Kings is located in Egypt.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Malindi is a town in the Bay of Kenya located 120 km northeast of Mombasa Island.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: The life story of this man began in the central Iowa town of Winterset. He was born Marion Robert Morrison, the son of Clyde and Mary Brown Morrison. He went on to become a well-known actor who appeared in many western and war movies.
Choices: John Wayne; Bruce Dern; Clint Eastwood; Gregory Peck
Answer: John Wayne
Category: world
Question: Advice columnists Ann Landers and Abigail Van Buren were twin sisters.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Glenn Miller, born March 1, 1904 in Clarinda, Iowa was a trombonist and leader of one of the most popular dance bands of the swing era. What was his real first name?
Choices: Milton; Alton; Albert; Wilson
Answer: Alton
Category: world
Question: What late night television host was born in Corning, Iowa?
Choices: Jimmy Kimmel; Connon OBrien; Carson Daley; Johnny Carson
Answer: Johnny Carson
Category: world
Question: Which famous Bill was born in Iowa?
Choices: Billy The Kid; Wild Bill Hickock; Billy Bob Thornton; Buffalo Bill Cody
Answer: Buffalo Bill Cody
Category: world
Question: The capital of Iowa, Des Moines, was named after an Indian chief.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: Father Flannigan started Boys Town, a home for wayward and orphaned boys in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: Pope John Paul II held a momentous gathering in 1979 near Des Moines, Iowa.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Which method can be used to transport oil over long distances?
Choices: Pipelines; Very large crude carriers (VLCC); All of these methods can be used.; Railroad
Answer: All of these methods can be used.
Category: world
Question: What is the cost structure for pipelines?
Choices: Stable costs during 40 year life; Increasing costs during 40 year life; Low capital costs, higher operational and maintenance costs; High capital costs, lower operational and maintenance costs
Answer: High capital costs, lower operational and maintenance costs
Category: world
Question: What factor has prevented the construction of a gas pipeline from Nigeria to Europe?
Choices: It cannot be transported that far.; The difficulty of terrain and water crossings; Funding for this endeavor is not yet achievable.; Vulnerability to terrorism and political interference
Answer: Vulnerability to terrorism and political interference
Category: world
Question: What was the estimated rate of release of carbon dioxide, worldwide in the 1990s?
Choices: 6 billion tonnes per year; 60 billion tonnes per year; 6 million tonnes per year; 60 million tonnes per year
Answer: 6 billion tonnes per year
Category: world
Question: What year defines the break-through in offshore drilling out of sight of land?
Choices: 1947; 1952; 1968; 1930
Answer: 1947
Category: world
Question: What was PLUTO?
Choices: A project in which trials were performed only one week after the first meeting; All three answers are correct.; A project designed to lay pipeline across the English Channel; Pipe-Line Under the Ocean
Answer: All three answers are correct.
Category: world
Question: Most marine pipelines are laid by the pontoon method of floating the pipe at the sea surface before lowering it to the ocean floor.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: What is the maximum depth that divers can reach to work on marine pipelines?
Choices: 1000 meters; 40 meters; 100 meters; 300 meters
Answer: 300 meters
Category: world
Question: What year did Spain grant independence to Honduras?
Choices: 1821; 1901; 1854; 1862
Answer: 1821
Category: world
Question: Which of the following was a key factor in the Spanish conquest of Honduras?
Choices: Diamond Mining; Coal Mining; Silver Mining; Gold Mining
Answer: Silver Mining
Category: world
Question: Following what attack did Honduras join the allied nations?
Choices: Hiroshima; Gettysburg; Pearl Harbor; Operation Dessert Storm
Answer: Pearl Harbor
Category: world
Question: In 1969 Honduras and El Salvador fought in what became known as what war?
Choices: Soccer War; Central American; Independent War; Rugby War
Answer: Soccer War
Category: world
Question: What is the national bird of Honduras?
Choices: Toucan; Robin; Rufous-bellied Thrush; Scarlet Macaw
Answer: Scarlet Macaw
Category: world
Question: What is the national mammal of Honduras?
Choices: White Tailed Deer; Broad Eared Bat; Three Toed Sloth; Nutria
Answer: White Tailed Deer
Category: world
Question: Honduras is one of the 10 richest countries in the Western Hemisphere.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: Which one of these countries does not border Honduras?
Choices: Costa Rica; El Salvador; Nicaragua; Guatemala
Answer: Costa Rica
Category: world
Question: What is the most common and popular sport in Honduras?
Choices: Cricket; Rugby; Soccer; Baseball
Answer: Soccer
Category: world
Question: What is the currency of Honduras?
Choices: Lempira; US dollar; Rupee; Euro
Answer: Lempira
Category: world
Question: What is the capital of Monaco?
Choices: Monaco; Monaco-Ville; Monte Carlo; Saint Michel
Answer: Monaco
Category: world
Question: What is the approximate total area of Monaco?
Choices: just under 10 square kilometers; just under 20 square kilometers; just under 2 square kilometers; just under 50 square kilometers
Answer: just under 2 square kilometers
Category: world
Question: How many countries does Monaco border?
Choices: One; None â itâs an island; Two; Three
Answer: One
Category: world
Question: What is the official language in the Principality of Monaco?
Choices: Monegasque; Italian; French; English
Answer: French
Category: world
Question: The name âMonacoâ was given to the city in the 6th century by the Greeks who called it â âmonoikosâ. What does it mean?
Choices: single house; single state; single rock; single city
Answer: single house
Category: world
Question: The national flag of Monaco consists of one red band over one white band which are equal in width. Except for its length this flag is identical to the national flag of this country.
Choices: none of these; Singapore; Indonesia; Poland
Answer: Indonesia
Category: world
Question: What is the name of the official royal residence in Monaco?
Choices: all of these; Royal Palace of Monaco; House of Grimaldi; Princes Palace of Monaco
Answer: Princes Palace of Monaco
Category: world
Question: Who was Prince of Monaco for almost 56 years between May 1949 and April 2005?
Choices: Albert I; Louis II; Louis I; Rainier III
Answer: Rainier III
Category: world
Question: Before becoming Princess Grace of Monaco in 1956, the mother of Albert II, Prince of Monaco, was known by this name.
Choices: Grace Adler; Grace Jones; Grace Grimaldi; Grace Kelly
Answer: Grace Kelly
Category: world
Question: This annual prestigious sport competition, held in Monaco, was organized for the first time in 1929 by Anthony NoghÃ¨s.
Choices: Monte Carlo Masters; Monte Carlo Rally; Monaco Grand Prix; Monte Carlo Open
Answer: Monaco Grand Prix
Category: world
Question: What popular musician was born and raised in Iceland?
Choices: Billy Idol; All of these; ABBA members; Bjork
Answer: Bjork
Category: world
Question: What is the capital and largest city of Iceland?
Choices: Reykjavik; None of these; Stockholm; Oslo
Answer: Reykjavik
Category: world
Question: What is the official language adopted by the government of Iceland?
Choices: Faroese; Icelandic and Faroese; English and Icelandic; English and Faroese
Answer: Icelandic and Faroese
Category: world
Question: The title of the national anthem of Iceland is Lofsongur. What does this mean in English?
Choices: Prayer; Song; Poem; Hymn
Answer: Hymn
Category: world
Question: What design is depicted on the national flag of Iceland?
Choices: Mountain; Star; Cross; Bear
Answer: Cross
Category: world
Question: Which of these animals is featured on the national coat of arms of Iceland as a protector of the island?
Choices: Wolf; Bull; Snow leopard; Bear
Answer: Bull
Category: world
Question: What religious denomination does the National Church of Iceland belong to?
Choices: Orthodox; Anglican; Roman Catholic; Lutheran
Answer: Lutheran
Category: world
Question: What type of animal meat is used for the preparation of the traditional Icelandic meal Hangikjot?
Choices: Rabbit; Lamb; Goose; Pork
Answer: Lamb
Category: world
Question: What was the only native land mammal in Iceland when humans arrived?
Choices: Arctic Fox; Icelandic Sheepdog; Icelandic Sheep; Icelandic horse
Answer: Arctic Fox
Category: world
Question: Which of these actions is illegal according to the child protection laws in Iceland?
Choices: Spanking; Verbal abuse; All of these; Emotional abuse
Answer: All of these
Category: world
Question: What is the state mammal of the U.S. state of Vermont?
Choices: Horse; Fox; Deer; Bear
Answer: Horse
Category: world
Question: What is the capital city of the U.S. state of Vermont?
Choices: South Burlington; Montpelier; Rutland; Burlington
Answer: Montpelier
Category: world
Question: Which of these nicknames refers to the U.S. state of Vermont?
Choices: Americas Dairyland; The Old Dominion; Equality State; Green Mountain State
Answer: Green Mountain State
Category: world
Question: The U.S. state of Vermont has been the leading producer in the country of which of the following?
Choices: Toothpicks; Peanut butter; Maple syrup; Cheese
Answer: Maple syrup
Category: world
Question: Which of these statements is true about the U.S. state of Vermont?
Choices: It was the last U.S. state to be admitted to the Union.; It is the least populous U.S. state.; It is the smallest U.S. state.; None of these
Answer: None of these
Category: world
Question: Which of these describes best the spring season in the U.S. state of Vermont?
Choices: Tornado season; Mud season; Windy season; Drought season
Answer: Mud season
Category: world
Question: Which festival is held annually on Columbus Day Weekend in the U.S. state of Vermont?
Choices: Maple Festival; Peach Festival; Apple Festival; Pumpkin Festival
Answer: Apple Festival
Category: world
Question: Name the official state flower of the U.S. state of Vermont.
Choices: Peony; Clover; Dandelion; Forget-me-not
Answer: Clover
Category: world
Question: What type of meal is the Idli, which is very popular in South India?
Choices: An appetizer; A cake; Baked chicken; A soup
Answer: A cake
Category: world
Question: Chicken tikka is a traditional Indian meal. What does tikka mean?
Choices: Pieces; Popes nose; Wings; Legs
Answer: Pieces
Category: world
Question: What is the name of the traditional South Indian crepe made from rice and black lentils and eaten for breakfast or dinner?
Choices: Dahi; Moreshi; Dosa; Keifferi
Answer: Dosa
Category: world
Question: What is the literal translation of the word pranahara, used commonly by some people to refer to the traditional Indian sweets called Sandesh?
Choices: Life saver; Soul warmer; Heart stealer; Desire booster
Answer: Heart stealer
Category: world
Question: What vegetable is used in the preparation of the traditional Indian dish called Charchari?
Choices: All of these; Potato; Cauliflower; Eggplant
Answer: All of these
Category: world
Question: Which of the following is the most popular drink in all parts of India?
Choices: Lemonade; Coffee; Tea; Wine
Answer: Tea
Category: world
Question: What is the English name commonly used to refer to the popular Indian dish Murgh Makhani?
Choices: The fat duck; The tired monk; Butter chicken; Sleepy fish
Answer: Butter chicken
Category: world
Question: What fruit is used for the preparation of fenny, a popular Indian alcoholic beverage?
Choices: Lime; Coconut; Orange; Banana
Answer: Coconut
Category: world
Question: What traditional Indian beverage is made from female Cannabis?
Choices: Nimbu pani; Kaapi; Bhang; Lassi
Answer: Bhang
Category: world
Question: What type of syrup is used for the preparation of the sweet Indian drink called Falooda?
Choices: Strawberry syrup; Rose syrup; Kiwi syrup; Carnation syrup
Answer: Rose syrup
Category: world
Question: What is the meaning of the name of England, which is derived from an Old English word?
Choices: Land of glory; Land of heroes; Land of the Angles; Island
Answer: Land of the Angles
Category: world
Question: What is the name of Robin Hoods gang that is a popular part of English folklore?
Choices: Merry Men; The Hoodies; The Robins; Green Knights
Answer: Merry Men
Category: world
Question: What are the colors on the English flag?
Choices: Red and blue; White and red; Blue, black and red; Red, white and blue
Answer: White and red
Category: world
Question: What is the name of the river which flows through central London, the capital of England and the United Kingdom?
Choices: Severn; Thames; Avon; Trent
Answer: Thames
Category: world
Question: What is the largest and most populous city in England, and in the United Kingdom?
Choices: Liverpool; Brighton; London; Manchester
Answer: London
Category: world
Question: Which of these prominent scientist was not English?
Choices: Michael Faraday; Charles Darwin; Niels Bohr; Isaac Newton
Answer: Niels Bohr
Category: world
Question: What flower has become a national symbol of England?
Choices: Daffodil; Tulip; Rose; Geranium
Answer: Rose
Category: world
Question: What is the name of the official national anthem of England?
Choices: I Vow to Thee, My Country; God Save the Queen; Land of Hope and Glory; None of these
Answer: None of these
Category: world
Question: What is the official religion in England?
Choices: Catholicism; Orthodoxy; Anglicanism; Protestantism
Answer: Anglicanism
Category: world
Question: What are the basic ingredients of the traditional full English breakfast?
Choices: Mushrooms and sausages; Eggs and bacon; Eggs and mushrooms; Beans and bacon
Answer: Eggs and bacon
Category: world
Question: The State of the Vatican City is a landlocked city-state situated within the city of Rome.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: What year was the Vatican City established?
Choices: 1957; 1900; 1870; 1929
Answer: 1929
Category: world
Question: Who is head of state and head of government of Vatican City?
Choices: The Pope; The Mayor of Rome; The President of Italy; The President of Vatican
Answer: The Pope
Category: world
Question: In what palace is the famous Sistine Chapel located?
Choices: Quirinal Palace; Apostolic Palace; Lateran Palace; Flavian Palace
Answer: Apostolic Palace
Category: world
Question: In what country was Pope Benedict XVI born?
Choices: Italy; Germany; Spain; England
Answer: Germany
Category: world
Question: Who signed the Lateran Treaty on behalf of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy?
Choices: Pietro Gaspari; Benito Mussolini; Pietro Nenni; Giovanni Amendola
Answer: Benito Mussolini
Category: world
Question: What is the form of government in the Vatican City?
Choices: Constitutional republic; Parliamentary republic; Anarchy; Monarchy
Answer: Monarchy
Category: world
Question: St. Peters Basilica is the official ecclesiastical seat of the Pope.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: Where is the Vatican City located?
Choices: on Vatican Hill in the west-central part of Rome; on Vatican Hill outside of Rome; None of these; on Vatican Hill in the east-central part of Rome
Answer: on Vatican Hill in the west-central part of Rome
Category: world
Question: The only official language of the Vatican city is Italian.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: Constantinople was never the capital of this empire.
Choices: Mongol Empire; Ottoman Empire; Roman Empire; Latin Empire
Answer: Mongol Empire
Category: world
Question: In what year was Constantinople renamed Istanbul?
Choices: 1930; 1944; 1900; 1911
Answer: 1930
Category: world
Question: Constantinople was established by Roman emperor Constantine I around 330 AD on the site of the ancient Greek city Byzantium.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: How much time did it take to build Constantinople?
Choices: Twelve years; Over ten years; Over 20 years; Over six years
Answer: Over six years
Category: world
Question: What place of historical importance in Constantinople is known nowadays as Sultan Ahmet Square?
Choices: The Palace of Pontius Pilate; The Hippodrome; The Constantinian Wall; The Forum of Constantine
Answer: The Hippodrome
Category: world
Question: Which architectural landmark is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture in Constantinople?
Choices: Maidens (Leanders) Tower; St. Peters Basilica; Serpentine Column; Hagia Sophia
Answer: Hagia Sophia
Category: world
Question: What year was Constantinople invaded by the Turkish army of Mohamed II?
Choices: 1463; 1353; 1393; 1453
Answer: 1453
Category: world
Question: The Anastasian Wall was part of an outer defense system of Constantinople.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Name the archbishop of Constantinople who became spiritual leader of the Orthodox church in 1991.
Choices: Bartholomew; Maximos V; Benjamin; Dimitrios
Answer: Bartholomew
Category: world
Question: Constantinople is located between the Golden Horn and this sea.
Choices: the Black Sea; the Sea of Marmara; the Mediterranean; the Adriatic Sea
Answer: the Sea of Marmara
Category: world
Question: This tradition of course camarguaise is anchored in several French departments. Which one is not among them?
Choices: LozÃ¨re; Gard; HÃ©rault; Bouches-du-RhÃ´ne
Answer: LozÃ¨re
Category: world
Question: The objective in course camarguaise is to snatch several attributes fixed on the bulls horns. Which one is not among them?
Choices: Le gland; La jarretiÃ¨re; La cocarde; La ficelle
Answer: La jarretiÃ¨re
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Question: Which word refers to the men practicing course camarguaise?
Choices: Raseteurs; Aficionados; AttrapaÃ¯res; Tourneurs
Answer: Raseteurs
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Question: Which term refers to the people who help the young participants in course camarguaise to place correctly the bull in front of them?
Choices: AttrapaÃ¯res; Aficionados; Raseteurs; Tourneurs
Answer: Tourneurs
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Question: Music plays an important role in the French style of bullfighting, course camarguaise. What music is played every time something impressive happens in the arena?
Choices: Georges Bizet - Carmen; Richard Wagner - Die WalkÃ¼re (The Valkyrie).; Maurice Ravel - Lheure espagnole.; Claude Debussy - En blanc et noir
Answer: Georges Bizet - Carmen
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Question: What is the definition of the term abrivado, which is related to the style of bullfighting known as course camarguaise?
Choices: Bulls are running from the arena to the fields through the village.; None of these; Bulls are running from the fields to the arena through the village.; Bulls are enclosed in some streets in order to be played with.
Answer: Bulls are running from the fields to the arena through the village.
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Question: What is the definition of the term bandido?
Choices: Bulls are running from the fields to the arena through the village.; Bulls are enclosed in some streets in order to be played with.; Bulls are running from the arena to the fields through the village.; None of them.
Answer: Bulls are running from the arena to the fields through the village.
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Question: This person contributed to the revival of the course camarguaise, as well as to the to improvement in breeding of the Camarguese bull and to the codifying of the rules of the game.
Choices: Marquis Folco de Baroncelli-Javon; Joseph Roumanille; FrÃ©dÃ©ric Mistral; Fanfonne Guillierme
Answer: Marquis Folco de Baroncelli-Javon
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Question: There is a French federation of course camarguaise.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Which of the following is the link between the course camarguaise and the USA?
Choices: Course camarguaise is planned to be part of the X games.; Some Southern French Huguenots settled in Florida and brought back these bull traditions. Thus they contributed in the birth of rodeo.; Buffalo Bill and the Marquis Folco de Baroncelli-Javon were close friends.; Some investors want to bring it back to Texas in order to make more profit.
Answer: Buffalo Bill and the Marquis Folco de Baroncelli-Javon were close friends.
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Question: What is the meaning of the St. Lawrence Iroquoian word kanata from which the name of Canada originated?
Choices: Broad land; Forrest; River; Settlement
Answer: Settlement
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Question: What is the largest city in Canada?
Choices: Victoria; Toronto; Ottawa; Quebec City
Answer: Toronto
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Question: A leaf of what tree is featured on the national flag of Canada?
Choices: Ash tree; Maple tree; Ginkgo tree; Eucalyptus tree
Answer: Maple tree
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Question: What is the title of the national anthem of Canada?
Choices: Blessed Canada; O Canada; Beautiful Canada; Motherland Canada
Answer: O Canada
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Question: What was the largest ethnic group among the population of Canada according to the 2006 census?
Choices: French; Irish; Scottish; English
Answer: English
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Question: What is the official language of the citizens of Canada?
Choices: French and Spanish; English and French; French; English
Answer: English and French
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Question: What is the meaning of the national motto of Canada, A Mari Usque Ad Mare?
Choices: Liberty and prosperity; From sea to sea; Past, present and future; We are all one
Answer: From sea to sea
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Question: What animal was adopted as an official symbol of Canada on April 30, 2002?
Choices: Canadian Lynx; Canadian Goose; Canadian Horse; Canadian Grizzly Bear
Answer: Canadian Horse
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Question: What is the official winter sport of Canada?
Choices: Curling; Ice skating; Skiing; Ice hockey
Answer: Ice hockey
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Question: What is the capital city of Canada?
Choices: Vancouver; Montreal; Ottawa; Toronto
Answer: Ottawa
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Question: Previously, the month of July was called Quintillis in Latin. What does the word quintilis mean?
Choices: seventh; sixth; fifth; fifteenth
Answer: fifth
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Question: What Roman Emperor and founder of the Roman Empire gave the month of July its present name in honor of his mentor Julius Caesar?
Choices: Augustus; Claudius; Caligula; Tiberius
Answer: Augustus
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Question: The events of this Spanish festival, held annually from July 6 to July 14, were central to the plot of The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway.
Choices: Semana Santa; La Tomatina; The festival of San FermÃ­n; Las Fallas
Answer: The festival of San FermÃ­n
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Question: What is the name given to the hottest, most sultry days of summer, typically experienced in the month of July?
Choices: Star Days; Dog Days; Bull Days; Blazing Days
Answer: Dog Days
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Question: What countrys National Day is celebrated on 14th of July, commemorating an event which occurred on the morning of 14 July 1789?
Choices: Great Britain; Mexico; France; Canada
Answer: France
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Question: What description refers to the brightest and most valuable red of Julys gemstone, the ruby?
Choices: snake-blood red; fiery red; pigeon-blood red; wine red
Answer: pigeon-blood red
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Question: What English rock band recorded the 1971 song July Morning?
Choices: Uriah Heep; Deep Purple; Pink Floyd; Rainbow
Answer: Uriah Heep
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Question: What English poet, noted for his narrative poem Childe Harolds Pilgrimage, once wrote âThe English winter - ending in July, To recommence in Augustâ?
Choices: Lord Byron; Rudyard Kipling; Anthony Burgess; John Keats
Answer: Lord Byron
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Question: According to tradition, the weather on this saints feast day (15 July) will continue for forty days.
Choices: St Swithin; St George; St Patrick; St Sylvester
Answer: St Swithin
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Question: This flower, depicted by French artist Claude Monet in a series of paintings, is the birth flower of July.
Choices: hyacinth; water lily; rose; tulip
Answer: water lily
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Question: Leadvile, Colorado was biggest in what ore besides gold?
Choices: Copper; Pyrite; Silver; Zinc
Answer: Silver
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Question: In 1880 Baby Doe met Mr. Tabor and they began a courtship Colorado wouldnt soon forget.  What was so noteworthy about their courtship?
Choices: Baby Doe was a divorcee.; Mr Tabor had secretly divorced Augusta, but it wasnt legal, and he married Baby Doe anyway on Sept. 30 1882; All of these; Mr. Tabor was already married when he took up with Baby Doe.
Answer: All of these
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Question: Known simply as Baby Doe Tabor, what was her hubands first name?
Choices: Horace Tabor; Buckskin Tabor; John T Tabor; Albert Tabor
Answer: Horace Tabor
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Question: Since Baby Doe  Horace Tabors marriage wasnt completely legal, Augusta fought it any way she could. She asked for separate maintenance. claiming her husband was worth 9 Million .  How long did it take for the divorce to become fully legal?
Choices: 3 years; 4 months; 7 years; 9 months
Answer: 4 months
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Question: Horace Tabor was in the US Senate, but was he ever elected?
Choices: Yes; No
Answer: No
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Question: Horace Tabor contributed greatly to Denver, and Leadville, Colorado with Opera Houses, business buildings  etc. but he is known best as the owner of which silver mine in Leadville?
Choices: Baby Doe Mine; Matchless Mine; Matchbook Mine; Broken Women Mine
Answer: Matchless Mine
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Question: Baby Doe Tabor, who outlived her husband by many years, died where?
Choices: In a nursing home in Telleride Colorado March 26, 1940; In a shack  next to the Matchless mine frozen to death March 6, 1935; St Vincent Hospital Leadville, Colorado March 2, 1933; At the Tabor Opera House in Denver, Colorado March 14, 1935
Answer: In a shack  next to the Matchless mine frozen to death March 6, 1935
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Question: Back in the days of large families in Denver, did Baby Doe and Horace have any children?
Choices: No; Yes
Answer: Yes
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Question: Baby Doe was so famous, she was immortalized in what form?
Choices: Best Selling novel by Her Daughters; A Popular Song; None of the above; A Broadway Play
Answer: A Broadway Play
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Question: Colorado miner Horace was known as the Silver King, Baby Doe as the Silver Queen. In the 1880s they were one of the richest millionaires in the country. What was Baby Doe wearing when she was found dead.
Choices: One blanket and gunny sacks wrapped with twine on her feet.; None of the above; Reading a classic book in a fur coat.; With all her worldy possesions around her. Draped in fine old Clothes.
Answer: One blanket and gunny sacks wrapped with twine on her feet.
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Question: Which of these statements is true about the population of the Peoples Republic of China?
Choices: China is the second most populous country in the world; It is approximately 0.5 billion people; It makes up about one-fifth of the worlds population; All of these
Answer: It makes up about one-fifth of the worlds population
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Question: What is the title of the national anthem of the Peoples Republic of China?
Choices: Victory of the People; March of the Volunteers; Glory of the Nation; The Sun is Rising
Answer: March of the Volunteers
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Question: What is the largest city in the Peoples Republic of China?
Choices: Shanghai; Tianjin; Chongqing; Beijing
Answer: Shanghai
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Question: What are the colors of the national flag of the Peoples Republic of China?
Choices: Red and white; Red and golden; Golden and blue; Yellow and blue
Answer: Red and golden
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Question: What is the longest river in China as well as all of Asia?
Choices: Yangtze River; Yellow River; Xi; Amur
Answer: Yangtze River
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Question: What policy was adopted by the Chinese government to curb population growth?
Choices: Say no to pregnancy; Less births policy; All of these; One-child policy
Answer: One-child policy
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Question: What is the official religion of China, as adopted as by the government?
Choices: Buddhism; Shintoism; Taoism; Atheism
Answer: Atheism
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Question: A horn from what animal is used as a modern replacement of  rhinoceros horn in traditional Chinese medicine?
Choices: Buffalo; Goat; All of these; Ram
Answer: Buffalo
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Question: Which one of the five elements are The legendary Chinese dragons believed to control?
Choices: Water; Fire; Earth; Wind
Answer: Water
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Question: What kind of game is the traditional Chinese game of Go?
Choices: A hide-and-seek game; A board game; A snail race; A ball game
Answer: A board game
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Question: Which of the following was not a member of the Committee of Five that drafted Americas Declaration of Independence?
Choices: John Adams of Massachusetts; Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania; John Hancock of Massachusetts; Roger Sherman of Connecticut
Answer: John Hancock of Massachusetts
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Question: Which of the following US Presidents died on July 4?
Choices: Thomas Jefferson; All of these; James Monroe; John Adams
Answer: All of these
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Question: Who was president of the Second Continental Congress and presumably the first person to sign the US Declaration of Independence?
Choices: Thomas Jefferson; John Hancock; John Adams; Benjamin Franklin
Answer: John Hancock
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Question: Who was King of Great Britain when the American Revolutionary War broke out in 1775?
Choices: George I; Charles I; Richard III; George III
Answer: George III
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Question: What are the opening words of the US Declaration of Independence?
Choices: We mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor ...; Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksand .....; When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary ....; We hold these truths to be self-evident .....
Answer: When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary ....
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Question: The protagonist of the 1989 movie Born on the 4th of July is a veteran of what war?
Choices: WWI; WWII; American Revolutionary War; Vietnam War
Answer: Vietnam War
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Question: The Syng inkstand was used during the signing of the US Declaration of Independence and what other historical document?
Choices: Treaty of Paris (1783); The Bill of Rights (1791); The US Constitution (1787); President George Washingtons Farewell Address (1796)
Answer: The US Constitution (1787)
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Question: Why did George Washington not sign the US Declaration of Independence?
Choices: He favored reconciliation with Great Britain.; He was commanding the Continental Army at that time.; He had retired to Mount Vermont.; He didnt approve of the wording of the Declaration.
Answer: He was commanding the Continental Army at that time.
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Question: In this movie, the engrossed copy of the US Declaration of Independence is stolen because it is believed to contain clues to a hidden treasure.
Choices: The Great Escape; Honour Among Thieves; National Treasure; Independence Day
Answer: National Treasure
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Question: Which of the following events did not occur in July 1776?
Choices: The British evacuate Boston threatened by cannons on Dorchester Heights.; The Liberty Bell rings for the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence; The Continental Congress passes the Lee Resolution.; An angry mob topples the equestrian statue of George III in New York City.
Answer: The British evacuate Boston threatened by cannons on Dorchester Heights.
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Question: What was the first American colony to renounce allegiance to the King of Great Britain in 1776?
Choices: Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; Maryland; South Carolina
Answer: Rhode Island
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Question: What is the official name of the Statue of Liberty, which commemorates the centennial of the signing of the US Declaration of Independence?
Choices: Liberty Enlightening the World; Lady Liberty Entering the New World; The New Colossus Bringing Liberty; Liberty Conquering the World
Answer: Liberty Enlightening the World
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Question: Which of these Founding Fathers was not one of the three US representatives who signed the Treaty of Paris in 1783?
Choices: John Adams; Benjamin Franklin; Thomas Jefferson; John Jay
Answer: Thomas Jefferson
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Question: What is one of the possible translations of the name Cuba which comes from the Taino language?
Choices: Where heaven meets earth; Where the sun shines happily; Where fertile land is abundant; Where the sea makes love to the coast
Answer: Where fertile land is abundant
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Question: Which of these colors is not present on the national flag of Cuba, officially adopted in 1902?
Choices: Blue; Yellow; White; Red
Answer: Yellow
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Question: What is the official language of the Republic of Cuba?
Choices: English and Spanish; Portuguese; Spanish and French; Spanish
Answer: Spanish
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Question: What is the name of the capital and largest city of the Republic of Cuba?
Choices: Santa Clara; Santa Fe; Plaza de la Revolucion; Havana
Answer: Havana
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Question: What is the name of the second-largest Cuban island?
Choices: Isle of Youth; Isle of Children; Isle of Tears; Isle of Volcanoes
Answer: Isle of Youth
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Question: What is the title of the national anthem of the Republic of Cuba?
Choices: All of these; The Bayamo Anthem; Our Brothers Are Dying; Liberty for Cuba
Answer: The Bayamo Anthem
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Question: What is the most important mineral resource in Cuba?
Choices: Zinc; Cobalt; Iron; Nickel
Answer: Nickel
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Question: What religion is adopted as official by the government of the Republic of Cuba?
Choices: Roman Catholicism; Protestantism; Buddhism; None of these
Answer: None of these
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Question: Which of these music genres originated in Cuba?
Choices: Criolla; All of these; Trova; Son
Answer: All of these
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Question: What is the meaning of the phrase Ropa vieja, which denotes a traditional dish very popular in Cuba?
Choices: Old clothes; Old woman; Pregnant sheep; New socks
Answer: Old clothes
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Question: The highest sea cliffs in the world can be seen on this island.
Choices: Santorini, Greece; Capri, Italy; Molokai, Hawaii; Catalina Islands, California
Answer: Molokai, Hawaii
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Question: Which of the following is located on the Italian island Capri?
Choices: All of these; the Monte Solaro mountain; the natural phenomena Azure Cave; the San Michele church
Answer: All of these
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Question: Who were the first European colonizers on Saint Lucia, one of the Caribbean Islands?
Choices: the British; the Spanish; the French; the Portuguese
Answer: the French
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Question: The 1920 silent film Terror Island, starring Harry Houdini and directed by James Cruze, was filmed on Catalina Island.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: The Greek island Santorini took its present form after a huge volcanic eruption in 1650 BC.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Pamalican Island is part of the Philippines.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: What is the smallest Asian nation?
Choices: None of these; Mindanao; the Maldives; the Dominican Republic
Answer: the Maldives
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Question: Lizard Island is Australias northernmost island resort.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Which of the following islands is part of French Polynesia?
Choices: All of these; Bora Bora; Moorea; Tahiti
Answer: All of these
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Question: Bali is known as the Island of the Thousand Temples.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Rutgers University was originally founded under this name.
Choices: Schiano University; Queens College; College of Queens and Kings; Henry Rutgers College
Answer: Queens College
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Question: Rutgers University was founded in 1766.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Which of the following well-known people did not attend Rutgers University?
Choices: Mario Batali; Calista Flockhart; Julia Roberts; James Gandolfini
Answer: Julia Roberts