kth8/OpenTriviaQA huggingface dataset:
Category: world
Question: The dining hall on Douglass campus is named after which of the following donors to Rutgers University?
Choices: James Neilson; Mason Welch Gross; Carmen Twillie Ambar; Ruth Adams
Answer: James Neilson
Category: world
Question: Rutgers University is known for its fat sandwiches.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Rutgers Stadium is located in New Brunswick.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: Which of the following campuses at Rutgers New Brunswick is not an actual college?
Choices: Douglass; Busch; Livingston; Cook
Answer: Busch
Category: world
Question: The Rutgers New Brunswick campus is so large that it has its own bus system.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: What common name is used to refer to the island of Hawaii?
Choices: The Green Island; The Divine Island; The Big Island; The Blessed Island
Answer: The Big Island
Category: world
Question: What town is the largest settlement on the island of Hawaii and the the second largest settlement in the state of Hawaii?
Choices: Honolulu; Kahului; Lihue; Hilo
Answer: Hilo
Category: world
Question: What was he island of Hawaii named after?
Choices: A herb; An animal; Its discoverer; A ship
Answer: Its discoverer
Category: world
Question: Which of these volcanoes is not located on the island of Hawaii?
Choices: Kilauea; Kohala; Hualalai; Menengai
Answer: Menengai
Category: world
Question: What plant was widely grown in the plantations on the island of Hawaii by 1996, supporting its economy?
Choices: Tobacco; Coffee; Banana; Sugarcane
Answer: Sugarcane
Category: world
Question: What kind of sand is common for the beaches of the Hawaii island?
Choices: Quicksand; Glassy sand; Black sand; Pink sand
Answer: Black sand
Category: world
Question: What is the meaning of the phrase Nani Mau, the name of the beautiful and enormous botanical gardens on the island of Hawaii?
Choices: Garden of the gods; Full of life; Forever beautiful; Heavenly water
Answer: Forever beautiful
Category: world
Question: What is the name of the popular coffee that is cultivated on the island of Hawaii?
Choices: Hijaua coffee; Hai coffee; Kona coffee; Masau coffee
Answer: Kona coffee
Category: world
Question: What type of food is the Filipino meal Halo-halo, also very popular on the island of Hawaii?
Choices: Chicken with vegetables; Appetizer; Dessert; Soup
Answer: Dessert
Category: world
Question: The juice of what fruit is used in the preparation of the very popular cocktail Blue Hawaii?
Choices: Watermelon; Coconut; Lychee; Pineapple
Answer: Pineapple
Category: world
Question: This landlocked province of the Philippines borders Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Apayao, Kalinga and Moutain Province. Its capital is Bangued.
Choices: Tabuk; Abra; Vigan; Ifugao
Answer: Abra
Category: world
Question: Palawan is the largest province of the Philippines.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: The Banaue Rice Terraces are located in what landlocked province of the Philippines?
Choices: Ilocos; Pangasinan; Camiguin; Ifugao
Answer: Ifugao
Category: world
Question: This landlocked province, located in the Central Luzon region, is often referred to as the âRice Granary of the Philippinesâ.
Choices: Nueva Vizcaya; Nueva Ecija; Aurora; Negros
Answer: Nueva Ecija
Category: world
Question: In 1942, this province of the Philippines, which used to be a territory of the vast Cagayan Valley, was occupied by Japanese troops.
Choices: Camiguin; Misamis; Nueva Vizcaya; Aurora
Answer: Nueva Vizcaya
Category: world
Question: This disputed territory is a Malaysian state, located on the island of Borneo.
Choices: Spartly Islands; Sarawak; Benham Rise; Sabah
Answer: Sabah
Category: world
Question: This disputed area is a group of islands and reefs, located between the Macclesfield Bank and Luzon, Philippines in the South China Sea.
Choices: Scarborough Shoal; Spartly Islands; Sabah; Sarawak
Answer: Scarborough Shoal
Category: world
Question: This extinct volcanic ridge is in the western Philippine Sea.
Choices: Province of Benham; Philippine Submerged Territory; Benham Rise; Benham Island
Answer: Benham Rise
Category: world
Question: This province of the Philippines borders Nueva Ecija, Quirino, Isabela, Quezon, Bulacan and Nueva Ecija.
Choices: Camiguin; Batanes; Aurora; Camarines Norte
Answer: Aurora
Category: world
Question: What kind of reptile is a national symbol of Cuba?
Choices: Turtle; Lizard; Snake; Crocodile
Answer: Crocodile
Category: world
Question: What is the national animal of Egypt?
Choices: Cobra; Crocodile; Lion; Eagle
Answer: Eagle
Category: world
Question: What domestic animal is the national symbol of the Isle of Man?
Choices: Cat; Cow; Dog; Sheep
Answer: Cat
Category: world
Question: What dog breed is one of the symbols of Mexico, and is named after a Mexican state?
Choices: All of these; Chihuahua; Cao da Serra de Aires; Bruno Jura Hound
Answer: Chihuahua
Category: world
Question: What large feline is the national animal of Romania?
Choices: Lion; Leopard; Lynx; Puma
Answer: Lynx
Category: world
Question: What large mammal is one of the national symbols of the Peoples Republic of China?
Choices: All of these; Yak; Giant Panda; Bengal Tiger
Answer: Giant Panda
Category: world
Question: What lemur species endemic to Madagascar is the national symbol of the country?
Choices: Gray Slender Loris; Ring-tailed Lemur; Aye-aye; Brown Greater Galago
Answer: Ring-tailed Lemur
Category: world
Question: The common elk, also called an European moose, is a national symbol of this European country.
Choices: Denmark; Iceland; Norway; Finland
Answer: Norway
Category: world
Question: What bird, endemic to Africa, is depicted on the coats of arms of Sudan and the Republic of South Africa?
Choices: Secretary Bird; Great Frigatebird; African Penguin; Ostrich
Answer: Secretary Bird
Category: world
Question: Which of these animals is a national symbol of the Bahamas?
Choices: Marlin; All of these; Orca; Flamingo
Answer: All of these
Category: world
Question: What is the name of the capital city of the U.S. state of Oregon?
Choices: Portland; Boise; Salem; Carson City
Answer: Salem
Category: world
Question: Which of these is a nickname of the U.S. state of Oregon?
Choices: Beaver State; Sooner State; All of these; Buckeye State
Answer: Beaver State
Category: world
Question: What is the official state beverage of the U.S. state of Oregon?
Choices: Milk; Coffee; Tomato juice; Water
Answer: Milk
Category: world
Question: This Oscar-winning movie was set and filmed in the U.S. state of Oregon.
Choices: Driving Miss Daisy; The Silence of the Lambs; One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest; Rain Man
Answer: One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
Category: world
Question: What is the official state fruit of the U.S. state of Oregon?
Choices: Pear; Raspberry; Prune; Apple
Answer: Pear
Category: world
Question: What river makes up a large part of the northern border of the U.S. state of Oregon?
Choices: Molalla River; Columbia River; Sandy River; Snake River
Answer: Columbia River
Category: world
Question: In what sport does the Portland Trail Blazers team from Oregon, USA, compete?
Choices: Baseball; Soccer; Ice hockey; Basketball
Answer: Basketball
Category: world
Question: What is the name of the capital and largest city of the US state of Mississippi?
Choices: Jackson; Montgomery; Baton Rouge; Nashville
Answer: Jackson
Category: world
Question: Which of these celebrities was born in the US state of Mississippi?
Choices: Oprah Winfrey; Dustin Hoffman; Denzel Washington; Jane Fonda
Answer: Oprah Winfrey
Category: world
Question: The character portrayed by this actress wins the title Miss Mississippi in the 1952 movie Were Not Married.
Choices: Katharine Hepburn; Ginger Rogers; Marilyn Monroe; Audrey Hepburn
Answer: Marilyn Monroe
Category: world
Question: What incident, involving US President Theodore Roosevelt, happened in Sharkey County, Mississippi in 1902, ?
Choices: He ate a whole raw chicken to win a a bet, and got sick.; He was shot.; He spared the life of a bear.; He marred his wife there.
Answer: He spared the life of a bear.
Category: world
Question: What is the official beverage of the US state of Mississippi?
Choices: Cocoa; Coffee; Lemonade; Milk
Answer: Milk
Category: world
Question: Which of these is one of the nicknames of the state of Mississippi?
Choices: The Sooner State; The Land of Opportunity; The Natural State; The Hospitality State
Answer: The Hospitality State
Category: world
Question: What does the name of the US state of Mississippi mean?
Choices: Frothy River; Fast River; Great River; Black River
Answer: Great River
Category: world
Question: In 1966, the US state of Mississippi was the last of all the states to do the following.
Choices: Repeal alcohol prohibition; All of these; Legalize marriage of citizens under 21; Come out with a law on private property
Answer: Repeal alcohol prohibition
Category: world
Question: What is the official flower and one of the symbols of the US state of Mississippi?
Choices: Rose; Lily; Orange blossom; Magnolia
Answer: Magnolia
Category: world
Question: In what sport is the Mississippi Braves team competing?
Choices: Baseball; Soccer; Hockey; Rugby
Answer: Baseball
Category: world
Question: What is the official state snack food of the U.S. state of Illinois?
Choices: Popcorn; Biscuits; Potato chips; Muffins
Answer: Popcorn
Category: world
Question: What is the official musical instrument of the U.S. state of Louisiana?
Choices: Trombone; Pipe organ; Fiddle; Diatonic accordion
Answer: Diatonic accordion
Category: world
Question: What is the official state gemstone of the U.S. state of Arkansas?
Choices: Jade; Diamond; Ruby; Turquoise
Answer: Diamond
Category: world
Question: Which U.S. state has adopted the praying mantis for its state insect?
Choices: Kansas; Connecticut; New Hampshire; Kentucky
Answer: Connecticut
Category: world
Question: What is the official state beverage of the U.S. state of Ohio?
Choices: Orange juice; Tomato juice; Black coffee; Red wine
Answer: Tomato juice
Category: world
Question: What is the official state dance of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania?
Choices: Clogging; Charleston; Square Dance; Polka
Answer: Polka
Category: world
Question: Rodeo is the official state sport of this U.S. state.
Choices: All of these; Wyoming; South Dakota; Texas
Answer: All of these
Category: world
Question: What is the state reptile of the U.S. state of Hawaii?
Choices: Garter snake; Horned lizard; Eastern Box Turtle; Gold dust day gecko
Answer: Gold dust day gecko
Category: world
Question: The Etch a Sketch is the official state game of this U.S. state.
Choices: New York; Iowa; Georgia; Kansas
Answer: Kansas
Category: world
Question: Which U.S. state has adopted the Saguaro Cactus blossom for its official flower?
Choices: Idaho; New Mexico; Arizona; Wyoming
Answer: Arizona
Category: world
Question: What is the meaning of the name of the U.S. state of Nevada in Spanish?
Choices: Valley; River mouth; Snowfall; Thick forest
Answer: Snowfall
Category: world
Question: What is the state animal of the U.S. state of Nevada?
Choices: Bear; Wolf; Sheep; Gopher
Answer: Sheep
Category: world
Question: What nickname has been given to the U.S. state of Nevada?
Choices: Silver State; Bear State; Golden State; Beaver State
Answer: Silver State
Category: world
Question: What is the name of the capital city of the U.S. state of Nevada?
Choices: Elko; Carson City; Las Vegas; Reno
Answer: Carson City
Category: world
Question: Which of the following statements is true about the U.S. state of Nevada?
Choices: All of these; It is the second most populous state.; It is the most arid of all states in the country.; It is the third-largest of all U.S. states.
Answer: It is the most arid of all states in the country.
Category: world
Question: Which of the following is quite easy to obtain in the U.S. state of Nevada by law?
Choices: Divorce; Adoption; Drugs; Exotic pets
Answer: Divorce
Category: world
Question: What is the title of the state song of the U.S. state of Nevada?
Choices: Sands of Nevada; Nevada; Home Means Nevada; Battle Born
Answer: Home Means Nevada
Category: world
Question: Which of the following was banned in Nevada through the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act of?
Choices: Using aerosol air fresheners; All of these; Breaking wind indoors; Smoking in certain public places
Answer: Smoking in certain public places
Category: world
Question: What are the colors of the national flag of Germany?
Choices: Green, red and white; Black, red and gold; White, red and black; Black, gold and blue
Answer: Black, red and gold
Category: world
Question: What is the name of the capital and largest city in Germany?
Choices: Dusseldorf; Munich; Berlin; Hamburg
Answer: Berlin
Category: world
Question: Germany is known as the country having probably the highest number of these establishments in the world.
Choices: Hospitals; Universities; Kindergartens; Zoos
Answer: Zoos
Category: world
Question: What is the largest religious group within Germany according to the 2006 census?
Choices: Muslims; Roman Catholics; Eastern Orthodox Christians; Protestants
Answer: Protestants
Category: world
Question: What type of government does Germany have?
Choices: Parliamentary monarchy; Constitutional monarchy; Federal parliamentary republic; Presidential republic
Answer: Federal parliamentary republic
Category: world
Question: What is the title of the national anthem of Germany, adopted in 1922?
Choices: The Song of Germany; March of the Republic; Beautiful Fatherland; National Anthem
Answer: The Song of Germany
Category: world
Question: According to a popular theory on the origin of Germanys name it has this meaning.
Choices: Spear; Neighbor; Battle cry; All of these
Answer: All of these
Category: world
Question: What is the official language adopted by the German government?
Choices: German and English; German and Danish; German and Austrian; German
Answer: German
Category: world
Question: Which of these legendary composers was German?
Choices: Ludwig van Beethoven; Johann Sebastian Bach; All of these; Richard Wagner
Answer: All of these
Category: world
Question: In what country did the recipe for the popular German chocolate cake originate?
Choices: Austria; Germany; France; USA
Answer: USA
Category: world
Question: In this country Christmas is celebrated during the summer holiday season.
Choices: Austria; Holland; Australia; Mexico
Answer: Australia
Category: world
Question: The popular Christmas carol Silent Night was composed in Austria.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Who was the first European monarch to have turkey for Christmas according to popular history?
Choices: Elizabeth I; Marie Antoinette; Henry VIII; Louis XIV
Answer: Henry VIII
Category: world
Question: A feast known as the consoda takes place on the morning of Christmas Day in Russia.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: On Christmas Eve, children from this country leave their shoes by the fireplace to be filled with gifts from Pere Noel.
Choices: Spain; Switzerland; France; Italy
Answer: France
Category: world
Question: In Italy children receive gifts from an old woman named La Befana.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: In which of these countries is Christmas celebrated on 7 January?
Choices: The Czech Republic; Portugal; Russia; Poland
Answer: Russia
Category: world
Question: In this country the Christmas period is generally referred to as Navidad.
Choices: France; Greece; Spain; Belgium
Answer: Spain
Category: world
Question: In the US, on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, Santa Claus comes to announce the beginning of the Christmas shopping season.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: In Sweden, Christmas celebrations begin on December 13th with the Saint Lucia ceremony.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Greenland became an autonomous administrative division of this European country in 1979.
Choices: Finland; Denmark; Iceland; Norway
Answer: Denmark
Category: world
Question: What is the name of the capital and largest city of Greenland?
Choices: Helsinki; Oslo; Nuuk; Reykjavik
Answer: Nuuk
Category: world
Question: What animal is depicted on the national coat of arms of Greenland?
Choices: Moose; Eagle; Polar bear; Snow fox
Answer: Polar bear
Category: world
Question: Which of these statements about the island of Greenland is true?
Choices: Geographically, it is part of Europe.; None of these; It is the second least densely populated country in the world.; It is the second-largest island on the planet.
Answer: None of these
Category: world
Question: Name the indigenous people of the island of Greenland.
Choices: Aleuts; Inuit; Yupik; Sadlermiut
Answer: Inuit
Category: world
Question: What is the official language in Greenland?
Choices: Greenlandic; English and Greenlandic; Finnish and Greenlandic; Danish and Greenlandic
Answer: Greenlandic
Category: world
Question: What is the national sport of Greenland?
Choices: Ice hockey; Ice skating; Football; Skiing
Answer: Football
Category: world
Question: What are the colors on the national flag of Greenland?
Choices: White and red; Red and blue; Green and white; White and blue
Answer: Red and blue
Category: world
Question: The title of the national anthem of Greenland is Nunarput utoqqarsuanngoravit. What does this mean in English?
Choices: You Our Ancient Land; Island of Our Dreams; Wild and Awesome; The Sky Meets The Sea
Answer: You Our Ancient Land
Category: world
Question: What is the religion of the majority of the population of Greenland?
Choices: Roman Catholicism; Shamanism; Evangelical Lutheranism; Anglicanism
Answer: Evangelical Lutheranism
Category: world
Question: The most popular nickname of Paris, France, is La Ville-Lumiere. What does this mean?
Choices: City of perfumes; City of passion; City of light; City of love
Answer: City of light
Category: world
Question: The Latin motto of the city of Paris, France is Fluctuat nec mergitur. What does it mean?
Choices: It is tossed by the waves, but does not sink.; It knows what it wants without hesitation.; It does not fluctuate, it stands strong.; None of these
Answer: It is tossed by the waves, but does not sink.
Category: world
Question: Which of these famous ladies was born in Paris, France?
Choices: All of these; Jade Jagger; Angelina Jolie; Audrey Hepburn
Answer: Jade Jagger
Category: world
Question: Which of these movies was not feature scenes from Paris, France?
Choices: Independence Day; Moulin Rouge!; My Best Friends Wedding; Armageddon
Answer: My Best Friends Wedding
Category: world
Question: Which of these actors starred in the 1972 movie Last Tango in Paris?
Choices: Sylvester Stallone; Robert De Niro; Al Pacino; Marlon Brando
Answer: Marlon Brando
Category: world
Question: Which of these refers to the US state of Alabama?
Choices: All of these; Cotton State; Volunteer State; Peach State
Answer: Cotton State
Category: world
Question: What is the name of the capital city of the US state of Alabama?
Choices: Montgomery; Birmingham; Jackson; Nashville
Answer: Montgomery
Category: world
Question: What was the US state of Alabama named after?
Choices: A river; A herb; A tribe; An explorer
Answer: A tribe
Category: world
Question: What tree fruit is chosen as one of the official symbols of the US state of Alabama?
Choices: Peach; Pomegranate; Apple; Cherry
Answer: Peach
Category: world
Question: What design is depicted on the official flag of the US state of Alabama?
Choices: Star; Cross; Bird; Flower
Answer: Cross
Category: world
Question: What is the official motto of the US state of Alabama?
Choices: Agriculture and Commerce; We Dare To Defend Our Rights; In God We Trust; United we stand, divided we fall
Answer: We Dare To Defend Our Rights
Category: world
Question: Which of these actresses was born in the US state of Alabama?
Choices: Reese Witherspoon; Courteney Cox; Lisa Kudrow; Jennifer Aniston
Answer: Courteney Cox
Category: world
Question: The National Peanut Festival is held annually in Alabama, United States during which season?
Choices: Winter; Summer; Fall; Spring
Answer: Fall
Category: world
Question: What is the official mammal of the US state of Alabama?
Choices: Deer; Bear; Cougar; Wolf
Answer: Bear
Category: world
Question: The Montgomery Biscuits team from Alabama, United States, compete in this sport.
Choices: Baseball; Ice hockey; Soccer; Basketball
Answer: Baseball
Category: world
Question: Which of these U.S. states shares a border with the state of Indiana?
Choices: Iowa; None of these; Wisconsin; Pennsylvania
Answer: None of these
Category: world
Question: What is the name of the capital and largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana?
Choices: Columbus; Indianapolis; Lansing; Des Moines
Answer: Indianapolis
Category: world
Question: What nickname has been given to the U.S. state of Indiana?
Choices: All of these; Hoosier State; Sooner State; Hawkeye State
Answer: Hoosier State
Category: world
Question: What animal is depicted on the official state Seal of the State of Indiana?
Choices: Buffalo; Bear; Eagle; Deer
Answer: Buffalo
Category: world
Question: What is the state beverage of the U.S. state of Indiana?
Choices: Milk; Cranberry juice; Water; Mint tea
Answer: Water
Category: world
Question: Which of these famous TV hosts was born in the U.S. state of Indiana?
Choices: Jimmy Kimmel; Oprah Winfrey; Jay Leno; David Letterman
Answer: David Letterman
Category: world
Question: What is the state flower of the U.S. state of Indiana?
Choices: Rose; Peony; Passionflower; Hyacinth
Answer: Peony
Category: world
Question: What design is depicted on the official state flag of the U.S. state of Indiana?
Choices: Torch; Flower; Animal; Sun
Answer: Torch
Category: world
Question: What sport does the team Indiana Pacers compete in?
Choices: Ice hockey; Basketball; Baseball; American football
Answer: Basketball
Category: world
Question: On what day does the U.S. state of Indiana celebrate its admission to the Union, a holiday called Indiana Day?
Choices: February 25; July 13; December 11; September 19
Answer: December 11
Category: world
Question: St Petersburg stands where this river enters this body of water:
Choices: The Neva river enters the Gulf of Bothnia.; The Ladoga river enters the Gulf of Bothnia.; The Neva river enters the Gulf of Finland.; The Volga river enters the Baltic Sea.
Answer: The Neva river enters the Gulf of Finland.
Category: world
Question: The former Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia now contains one of the worlds greatest museums of art and culture. What is it called?
Choices: The Pushkin Museum; The Tretyakov Museum; The Hermitage; The Russian Museum
Answer: The Hermitage
Category: world
Question: St Petersburgs most famous avenue, Nevsky Prospekt stretches from where to where?
Choices: From the Admiralty building to the Aleksander Nevsky Monastery; From St Isaacs Cathedral to the Kazan Cathedral; From the Moscow Station to the Finland Station; From the Winter Palace to the Moscow Station on Uprising Square
Answer: From the Admiralty building to the Aleksander Nevsky Monastery
Category: world
Question: What is notable about the Anichkov bridge on Nevsky Prospekt in St Petersburg?
Choices: It carries four magnificent bronze statues of horses.; It is the oldest bridge in St Petersburg.; It can be drawn up at night to allow ship traffic to pass along the canal it spans.; It carries a plaque commemorating the fact that Rasputins body was recovered from the canal at this spot in 1916.
Answer: It carries four magnificent bronze statues of horses.
Category: world
Question: Where in St Petersburg can you find the famous statue of Peter the Great on horseback, sometimes called The Bronze Horseman?
Choices: Beside the Field of Mars; In Decembrists Square, near the Admiralty; On Vasilievsky Island; In front of the Finland Railway Station
Answer: In Decembrists Square, near the Admiralty
Category: world
Question: What historical ship is now permanently moored in St Petersburg
Choices: The battleship Potemkin; The battlecruiser Peter the Great; The cruiser Aurora; The barque Kruzenshtern
Answer: The cruiser Aurora
Category: world
Question: The colonnade of which religious building is a feature of Nevsky Prospect?
Choices: The Kazan Cathedral; The Church of Our Saviour on Spilled Blood; St Isaacs Cathedral; Chesme Church
Answer: The Kazan Cathedral
Category: world
Question: Which of these writers has a dedicated museum in St Petersburg, Russia?
Choices: Anna Akhmatova; Vladimir Nabokov; All of these; Fyodor Dostoevsky
Answer: All of these
Category: world
Question: Where in St Petersburg can you see the tombs of nearly all the Russian tsars since Peter the Great?
Choices: St Isaacs Cathedral; The Smolenskoe Cemetery on Vasilievsky Island; The Peter and Paul Fortress; The Cemetery of the Aleksander Nevsky Monastery
Answer: The Peter and Paul Fortress
Category: world
Question: The depth of soil influences vegetation, as does the range of nutrients in the soil.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: A narrow floor and steep sides are characteristic of what stage of valley evolution?
Choices: ancient stage; mature stage; youthful stage; old stage
Answer: youthful stage
Category: world
Question: Does desertification mean turning land into desert?
Choices: Yes; No
Answer: Yes
Category: world
Question: Which of these statements is false?
Choices: Bilateral aid is when the money must be used to buy goods from the donor country.; Bilateral aid is when money is given by the Irish government to the United Nations.; Emergency aid is when food, blankets and medicine are donated at the time of a disaster.; Voluntary aid is when the money must be used to buy goods from the donor country.
Answer: Bilateral aid is when the money must be used to buy goods from the donor country.
Category: world
Question: Which of these is characteristic of an oblique aerial photograph?
Choices: north-east; centre foreground; south-west; four squares directly north
Answer: centre foreground
Category: world
Question: Which of these statements about cirrus clouds is true?
Choices: They indicate fair weather.; They bring rain if they darken in colour.; They frequently bring rainbows; They are fluffy or woolly in appearance.
Answer: They indicate fair weather.
Category: world
Question: The steel industry used to be strongly linked to coalfield locations.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Which statement is true about the world famous carnival in Rio de Janeiro?
Choices: The costumes people wear are intended to hide differences among classes.; It is held after Easter.; During the carnival salsa schools compete with rival salsa schools.; It is held before Lent.
Answer: It is held before Lent.
Category: world
Question: The term Mardi Gras refers to the Carnival celebrations, beginning on or after Epiphany. What does Mardi Gras mean in French?
Choices: Sinful Tuesday; Ash Wednesday; Twelfth Night; Fat Tuesday
Answer: Fat Tuesday
Category: world
Question: Venetian masks, one of the main features of the famous Carnival of Venice, feature prominently in which of these movies?
Choices: Midnight in Paris; Eyes Wide Shut; Vicky Cristina Barcelona; The Dreamers
Answer: Eyes Wide Shut
Category: world
Question: The first Saint Patricks Festival was held on 17 March 1996 in this country.
Choices: The Netherlands; The USA; The Republic of Ireland; England
Answer: The Republic of Ireland
Category: world
Question: What European city hosts the White Nights Festival, which culminates in the Scarlet Sails celebration?
Choices: Paris, France; St. Petersburg, Russia; Prague, the Czech Republic; Manchester, England
Answer: St. Petersburg, Russia
Category: world
Question: The festival of San FermÃ­n, which includes the famous running of the bulls event, is held in this Spanish city.
Choices: Barcelona; Madrid; Malaga; Pamplona
Answer: Pamplona
Category: world
Question: The beer served at the famous German festival Octoberfest must be brewed within the limits of this city.
Choices: Dortmund; Berlin; Munich; Hamburg
Answer: Munich
Category: world
Question: What US state hosts the Sundance Film Festival, which is a showcase for the work of American and international independent filmmakers?
Choices: Utah; Ohio; Oregon; California
Answer: Utah
Category: world
Question: Which festival is NOT correctly matched with the country where it is held?
Choices: Battle of the Oranges - Italy; Burning Man Festival - The USA; DÃ­a de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) - Mexico; La Tomatina - Brazil
Answer: La Tomatina - Brazil
Category: world
Question: In what country is the annual Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival held?
Choices: Japan; China; Canada; Norway
Answer: China
Category: world
Question: Which landmark in Greece is also known as Cecropia?
Choices: Meteora; The Delphic oracle; The Temple of Apollo Epicurius; The Acropolis of Athens
Answer: The Acropolis of Athens
Category: world
Question: The Temple of Apollo Epicurius is located in Bassae.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: What modern Greek town is also an archaeological site located on the south-western spur of Mount Parnassus in the valley of Phocis?
Choices: None of these; Solun; Athina; Delphi
Answer: Delphi
Category: world
Question: This famous Greek complex of monasteries is located in the Pindus Mountains.
Choices: Delphi; Thessali; Meteora; Mount Athos
Answer: Meteora
Category: world
Question: The Lion Gate is the best known feature of what archaeological site in Greece?
Choices: The Acropolis; Mycenae; None of these; Meteora
Answer: Mycenae
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Question: One of the Seven Wonders of the World was located on this Greek island.
Choices: Lemnos; Thasos; Rhodes; Lesbos
Answer: Rhodes
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Question: What mountain was regarded as the home of the gods in Greek mythology?
Choices: Mount Agrafa; Mount Pelion; Mount Olympus; Mount Helicon
Answer: Mount Helicon
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Question: What Greek island is the home of the monastery of âNea Moniâ, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
Choices: Rhodes; Chios; Limnos; Santorini
Answer: Chios
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Question: The Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse are located on the Greek island of Patmos.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: What fortified town was located on Mt. Taygetos, near ancient Sparta?
Choices: None of these; Sparti; Magoula; Mystras
Answer: Mystras
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Question: Portofino is located on the Italian Riviera.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: It is known as the âPearl of the Adriaticâ and is located at the southern tip of Croatia on the coast of Southern Dalmatia.
Choices: Bled; Dubrovnik; Zakopane; Taormina
Answer: Dubrovnik
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Question: This area in Slovenia within the Julian Alps, is a popular tourist destination.
Choices: Dubrovnik; Bled; Karlovi Vari; Balaton
Answer: Bled
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Question: Alpbach is a resort in Western Austria.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: South Beach is a neighborhood in the city of Miami Beach, Florida, United States.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: This Australian beachside town has several beaches that are very popular for surfing.
Choices: Booty Bay; None of these; Byron Bay; Bengal Bay
Answer: Byron Bay
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Question: Which of the following animals spend the winter in the warm waters of the Mexican area Los Cabos?
Choices: sharks; whales; dolphins; turtles
Answer: whales
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Question: What does the name of the Brazilian resort Jericoacoara mean?
Choices: Hole of the Lizards; Hole of the Turtles; Hole of the Sneaks; Hole of the Crocodiles
Answer: Hole of the Turtles
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Question: Queenstown, a resort town in Otago, New Zealand was the base for filming E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: This resort was the setting of the movie And God Created Woman, starring Brigitte Bardot.
Choices: Buzios; Cinque Terre; Amalfi; Saint Tropez
Answer: Saint Tropez
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Question: When did banknotes over $100 stop being printed in the US?
Choices: 1958; 1946; 1969; 1934
Answer: 1946
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Question: What is odd about the face on the $10 bill?
Choices: Its the only US bill which does not feature a President.; Its the only US bill where the portrait faces to the right.; The image is tinted with red lines.; Its the only US bill where the portrait faces to the left.
Answer: Its the only US bill where the portrait faces to the left.
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Question: What happened to US currency in 1928?
Choices: Latin writing was replaced by English words.; Oval frames were placed around each image.; Silver certificates were added to each bill.; All bills were re-sized to be the same size.
Answer: All bills were re-sized to be the same size.
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Question: When was the redeemable in gold clause removed from Federal Reserve Notes?
Choices: 1928; 1934; 1914; 1942
Answer: 1934
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Question: All US bills feature a president on the front.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: Which one is not a nickname for the $10 US bill?
Choices: X-note; Yellow; Sawbuck; Double sawbuck
Answer: Double sawbuck
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Question: Which of these US bills remains in circulation the least amount of time?
Choices: $5; $20; $1; $10
Answer: $5
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Question: Which bill represents the majority of US money printed nowadays?
Choices: $20; $10; $5; $1
Answer: $1
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Question: Mutilated currency is defined as money that is very badly damaged due to fire, water, chemicals, explosives, animals or extended damage from burying. Can you get reimbursed for damaged money in the US?
Choices: Yes; No
Answer: Yes
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Question: Does the US one-dollar bill have the oldest design of all modern U.S. currency?
Choices: Yes; No
Answer: No
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Question: In 2007, Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez did something that made his country unique. What was it?
Choices: He declared a new time zone.; He created a new currency, the Orinoco.; He disbanded the Venezuelan Parliament.; He created an art museum for children only.
Answer: He declared a new time zone.
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Question: In 2008, Chile established a partnership on trade, environment and agriculture with what US state?
Choices: Ohio; Illinois; New York; California
Answer: California
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Question: Rio de Janeiro won its bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. What other cities were on the short list?
Choices: Chicago, Baku, and London; Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo; Baku, Prague and London; Prague, Tokyo, and Toronto
Answer: Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo
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Question: At the beginning of the 21st Century, Ecuador changed its official currency to what?
Choices: Escudo; Sucre; US dollar; Peseta
Answer: US dollar
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Question: What was scheduled to occur in Guyana in 2010 for the first time in over a decade?
Choices: An international music festival; Municipal elections; A national brewery opening; A solar eclipse
Answer: Municipal elections
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Question: In April, 2009, Bolivia and Paraguay ended something that began in the 1930s. What was it?
Choices: Diplomatic relations; A free trade agreement; Their football rivalry; The Chaco War
Answer: The Chaco War
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Question: Alberto Fujimori, President of Peru from 1990-2000, was convicted in the 21st century of these crimes alleged to have been committed during his presidency.
Choices: Abuse of power, bribery, and corruption; Human rights abuses, murder and kidnapping; Embezzlement; All of these
Answer: All of these
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Question: The Lost City of the Incas, Machu Picchu, was featured prominently in what 21st century movie?
Choices: The Motorcycle Diaries; Signs; 2012; The Forbidden Kingdom
Answer: The Motorcycle Diaries
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Question: The Oyapock River Bridge, built in 2010, is the first land connection between Brazil and what other country?
Choices: Guyana; France; Bolivia; Paraguay
Answer: France
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Question: This happened for the first time in 1913 in the United States and in 2001 in Argentina.
Choices: Professional baseball played; Direct election of senators; Income tax collected; Fluoride added to water supply
Answer: Direct election of senators
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Question: What is the name of the capital city of Malta?
Choices: Birkirkara; None of these; Lisbon; Valletta
Answer: Valletta
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Question: What form of government does Malta have?
Choices: Absolute monarchy; Presidential republic; Democratic republic; Constitutional monarchy
Answer: Democratic republic
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Question: What is the title of the national anthem of Malta?
Choices: None of these; Glorious Island; Dear Motherland; Queen of the Seas
Answer: None of these
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Question: The cuisine of Malta has been influenced by the cuisine of this European country.
Choices: the United Kingdom; All of these; Spain; Italy
Answer: All of these
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Question: When is the traditional Maltese Carnival held every year?
Choices: Before Ash Wednesday; After Easter; On April 1; On Christmas Eve
Answer: Before Ash Wednesday
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Question: What is the official language of Malta?
Choices: Maltese and English; Maltese and Italian; Italian; Maltese
Answer: Maltese and English
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Question: What nickname has been given to Malta, partly because of the possible Greek origin of its name?
Choices: Island of the bees; The buzzing island; Land of honey; The beehive island
Answer: Land of honey
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Question: What are the colors of the national flag of Malta?
Choices: Red and white; Green and yellow; White and blue; Green and orange
Answer: Red and white
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Question: What plant has been traditionally associated with Malta, and is featured on the national coat of arms of the country?
Choices: Lily; Rose; Olive; Cactus
Answer: Olive
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Question: In what year did Bolivia become an independent republic?
Choices: 1857; 1825; 1812; 1910
Answer: 1825
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Question: During the colonial period, Bolivia was known as what?
Choices: Asuncion; Pachacamac; Alto Peru; Incana
Answer: Alto Peru
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Question: Bolivia is unusual in that the official capital is not the seat of government. What city is the official capital?
Choices: Sucre; Potosi; Santa Cruz; Trinidad
Answer: Sucre
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Question: What city is the seat of government of Bolivia?
Choices: Cochabamba; LaPaz; Oruro; Cobija
Answer: LaPaz
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Question: Which of these is not true about the Bolivian city of Potosi?
Choices: It was founded because of the local silver mine.; It is the highest city in the world.; Its population has grown steadily since 1900.; It is renowned for its colonial architecture.
Answer: Its population has grown steadily since 1900.
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Question: What is unusual about Bolivias navy?
Choices: Bolivia has no navy.; Its the second-largest navy in the world.; Bolivia is landlocked and the navy patrols Lake Titicaca.; It is actually run by the Peruvian government.
Answer: Bolivia is landlocked and the navy patrols Lake Titicaca.
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Question: Against which country did Bolivia fight in the Chaco War?
Choices: Uruguay; Paraguay; Brazil; Peru
Answer: Paraguay
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Question: Which of these languages is not spoken in Bolivia?
Choices: Aymara; Guarani; All these languages are spoken in Bolivia.; Quechua
Answer: All these languages are spoken in Bolivia.
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Question: Which of these movies ended in Bolivia?
Choices: True Grit; Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid; Exodus; The Godfather Part II
Answer: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
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Question: Which of these countries does not border Bolivia?
Choices: Uruguay; Chile; Argentina; Brazil
Answer: Uruguay
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Question: It is more difficult to plan a pipeline route in the North Sea than it is in the Gulf of Mexico due to the North Seas highly uneven topography.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: Which of the following is not a factor to be taken into account when selecting a marine pipeline route?
Choices: Politics; Fishing activities; Iceberg plow marks; Danger from sharks
Answer: Danger from sharks
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Question: It is always easier to plan a pipeline route at landfall, where the pipeline approaches the shore, than in very deep water.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: Due to its irregular and significant movement of sediment, this seabed feature should be avoided for pipelaying.
Choices: sand wave field; soft mud bottom; medium clay flat; hard coral reef
Answer: sand wave field
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Question: The deep ocean floor is void of life and environmental issues are not a concern when designing a pipeline route there.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: When a pipeline begins and terminates in the same country, but a section crosses into a neighboring country, the neighboring federal authorities and local governments have jurisdiction over that part of the pipeline.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Which two countries had to reconcile in the 1980s before a gas pipeline route spanning the Strait of Gibraltar from Algeria to Spain was possible?
Choices: Morocco and Spain; Britain and Algeria; Spain and Britain; Algeria and Morocco
Answer: Algeria and Morocco
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Question: There are many users of the sea bed, including fishermen, the military, commercial shippers and mineral dredgers. What is the most common problem for pipeline designers when selecting a route?
Choices: Protection from anchors; Disturbance of nuclear and chemical waste; Crossing existing pipelines; Avoiding mine fields
Answer: Crossing existing pipelines
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Question: Submarine landslides are prevalent in deltas such as North Americas Mississippi and Fraser deltas.  When the sediment slides across a pipe it can cause significant movement, so that this type of force can actually break it.
Choices: compressive; bending; sideways; tensile
Answer: tensile
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Question: What President of the United States was Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906, mainly for his contribution to ending the Russo-Japanese war?
Choices: Grover Cleveland; William Howard Taft; Theodore Roosevelt; William McKinley
Answer: Theodore Roosevelt
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Question: What is the name of the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1905?
Choices: Emily Greene Balch; Betty Williams; Bertha von Suttner; Jane Addams
Answer: Bertha von Suttner
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Question: Mother Teresa, the honorary winner of the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize, was of what descent?
Choices: Indian; Italian; Albanian; Macedonian
Answer: Albanian
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Question: What United States Secretary of State received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973?
Choices: William P. Rogers; Cyrus Vance; Christian Herter; Henry Kissinger
Answer: Henry Kissinger
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Question: Which Dalai Lama was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 for his struggle for the liberation of Tibet?
Choices: 14th Dalai Lama; 12th Dalai Lama; 16th Dalai Lama; 10th Dalai Lama
Answer: 14th Dalai Lama
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Question: Nelson Mandela, the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was President of this African country from 10 May 1994 to 14 June 1999.
Choices: Botswana; Somalia; South Africa; Sudan
Answer: South Africa
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Question: What President of the United States was honored with the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2002?
Choices: Jimmy Carter; Gerald Ford; Bill Clinton; Ronald Reagan
Answer: Jimmy Carter
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Question: Which Secretary-General of the United Nations was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001?
Choices: Javier Perez de Cuellar; Kofi Annan; All of these; Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Answer: Kofi Annan
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Question: What civil rights advocate received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964?
Choices: Howard Thurman; Malcolm X; Martin Luther King, Jr.; Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Question: Which of these United States citizens received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2009?
Choices: Whoopi Goldberg; Angelina Jolie; Barack Obama; Michael Jackson
Answer: Barack Obama
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Question: When did the legal separation of the American colonies from Great Britain occur?
Choices: July 2, 1776; July 4, 1776; July 5, 1776; July 4, 1777
Answer: July 2, 1776
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Question: The Second Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. What politician had written a day earlier to his wife Abigail that The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America.?
Choices: James Monroe; Richard Henry Lee; John Adams; Thomas Jefferson
Answer: John Adams
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Question: In June 1776, this statesman from Virginia proposed a resolution of independence which led to the United States Declaration of Independence.
Choices: John Jay; John Witherspoon; Benjamin Franklin; Richard Henry Lee
Answer: Richard Henry Lee
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Question: How many of the men who signed the Declaration of Independence would later become US Presidents?
Choices: 1; 4; 2; 3
Answer: 2
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Question: What do Presidents John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe have in common?
Choices: They all died on 2 July.; They were all born on 4 July.; They all died on 4 July.; They all signed the Declaration of Independence.
Answer: They all died on 4 July.
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Question: Complete the first sentence of the Declaration of Independence, which has been called one of the best-known sentences in the English language:
Choices:  hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of _____________.; Dreams; Happiness; Truth; Fulfilment
Answer: Happiness
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Question: Which of these Founding Fathers did not sign the Declaration of Independence?
Choices: George Washington; Benjamin Franklin; Thomas Jefferson; John Adams
Answer: George Washington
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Question: Who portrayed an anti-war activist and veteran, born July 4, 1946?
Choices: Tom Cruise; John Travolta; Ben Affleck; Tom Hanks
Answer: Tom Cruise
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Question: What treaty signed in signed on September 3, 1783 formally ended the American Revolutionary War?
Choices: Treaty of London; Treaty of Madrid; Treaty of Amsterdam; Treaty of Paris
Answer: Treaty of Paris
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Question: Who recorded the 1973 ballad 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) which opens with the lyrics, 
Choices: ndy, the fireworks are hailin over Little Eden tonight; rcin a light into all those stony faces left stranded on this warm July?; U2; Beach Boys; Bruce Springsteen; Soundgarden
Answer: Bruce Springsteen
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Question: Upon completion, the Washington Monument, built to commemorate the first US President, became the worlds tallest structure. What is the name of the architect who designed it?
Choices: Charles Bulfinch; James Hoban; Jorn Utzon; Robert Mills
Answer: Robert Mills
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Question: The Great Pyramid of Giza claimed to be the worlds tallest man-made structure for around four millennia. Along which river is the monument located?
Choices: Volga; Amazon; Mississippi; Nile
Answer: Nile
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Question: Red is a predominant color in Chinese New Year decorations.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: At Christmas, girls in the Czech Republic and Slovakia throw a shoe over their shoulders.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: According to a tradition in Poland, during Christmas Eve dinner the host must serve 24 dishes.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: In India, New Years Day is celebrated in different times of the year at different places.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: In this country, New Year marks everyoneâs birthday and adults congratulate children on becoming a year older by giving them Lucky Money.
Choices: Iran; Vietnam; Burma; USA
Answer: Vietnam
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Question: In North America there is a tradition to fill a crystal glass with water on New Years Eve.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: In what country is the New Year celebration known as Hogmanay?
Choices: Germany; England; Scotland; France
Answer: Scotland
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Question: In the Netherlands New Years Eve is called Oud en Nieuw (Old and New).
Choices: True; False
Answer: True