kth8/OpenTriviaQA huggingface dataset:
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Question: Ms. Sara Lee Creech had difficulty in finding a manufacturer for her doll, so she asked author-anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston for her help. Ms. Hurston contacted some very influential friends to solicit letters of support. Which person on the list was not contacted?
Choices: The President of Atlanta University; The President of Morehouse College; Martin Luther King III; The Director of the Department of United Nations
Answer: Martin Luther King III
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Question: What store contacted Mrs. Sara Lee Creech in 1950 and invited her to a meeting?
Choices: Montgomery Ward; Sears  Roebucks; FAO Schwarz; Macys
Answer: Sears  Roebucks
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Question: The Sears manager contacted Ideal Toy Company in relation to Sara Lee Creechs idea of creating a black doll. Although the president of Ideal, Mr Clark was ready to start the production, the board wasnt sure but agreed to a meeting with Ms. Creech. What happened before their meeting?
Choices: Newsweek and Life ran lead stories about the doll and all the support people had for it.; First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt invited major black and white leaders to consult about the appropriate skin color of the doll.; Neither of these; Both of these
Answer: Both of these
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Question: Ideal Toy Company started manufacturing the Sara Lee doll to get it on store shelves in time for what season?
Choices: Easter 1952; Fourth of July 1952; Thanksgiving 1952; Christmas 1952
Answer: Christmas 1952
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Question: The 17-18 doll, Sara Lee, was dressed in a yellow lacy dress with a bonnet on her head. She had molded and painted hair and looked just like a beautiful African-American infant.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Ms Sara Lee Creech received a crate of Sara Lee dolls before they went to the stores. What did she do with them?
Choices: She gave them to her family.; She took them to Lake Shore Elementary School, the school she had lobbied for with the Inter-racial Council.; She gave them to the people who supported her while she was getting these dolls made and marketed.; She donated them to the day care center the Inter-racial Council had started.
Answer: She took them to Lake Shore Elementary School, the school she had lobbied for with the Inter-racial Council.
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Question: When the doll, Sara Lee, was put in the stores, what school board system ordered several hundred and made her the official doll of the state school board?
Choices: New York; Tennessee; Florida; Georgia
Answer: New York
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Question: What did Ms. Sara Lee Creech do when the Sara Lee doll failed?
Choices: All of these; She had to go back to Belle Glades and go on with her life there.; She went back to her florist shop and continued the many friendships she had made with the supporters of the baby doll, Sara Lee.; She became deeply involved with the Inter-racial Council and began new projects and worked with the projects already in operation.
Answer: All of these
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Question: The first dolls that could walk, talk, and open and close their eyes were made in this decade.
Choices: 1900-1909; 1910-1919; 1930-1939; 1870-1879
Answer: 1900-1909
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Question: These dolls first appeared in 1909 and were most popular in the 1940s. They were given out at county fairs as prizes and very collectible today.
Choices: Kewpie Doll; Shirley Temple Doll; Madame Alexander; Betty Boop
Answer: Kewpie Doll
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Question: Betty the Beautiful Bride, Sweet Rosemary, and Debbie Darlin were in a collection of dolls in the 1940s and were priced so they were more affordable than other dolls. What was this collection called?
Choices: Cheap Dolls; Grocery Store Dolls; Dimestore Dolls; General Store Dolls
Answer: Grocery Store Dolls
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Question: The first battery operated doll was made of tin in the 1950s and could do something that real babies can do. What could the doll do?
Choices: walk; cry; talk; crawl
Answer: crawl
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Question: This 11 to 20 tall rubber doll came out in the early 1950s. What was its name and what could it do after it drank its bottle and you squeezed its tummy?
Choices: Baby Alive - soiled her diaper; Tiny Tears - cried little wet tears; Baby Drink A Lot - burped; Betsy Wetsy - wet her pants
Answer: Tiny Tears - cried little wet tears
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Question: This 12 doll, introduced by Ideal Toy Co. in 1956, was the first of the 50s glamour dolls. She was double marketed by Ideal and a trusted cosmetic company.
Choices: Little Lady Avon; Elizabeth Betsy Arden; Miss Revlon; Miss Mabelline
Answer: Miss Revlon
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Question: The secret of the cacao tree was discovered about 4000 years ago in the tropical forests of America.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: Who were the first people known to have made chocolate?
Choices: Ancient cultures of Africa; Ancient cultures of Mexico and Central America; Ancient cultures of the Middle East; Ancient cultures of India
Answer: Ancient cultures of Mexico and Central America
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Question: What nationality were the people who first introduced chocolate to Europe?
Choices: German; French; Spanish; English
Answer: Spanish
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Question: The main ingredients of chocolate are cocoa solids and cocoa butter.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: White chocolate is made from cocoa butter without cocoa solids.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Which statement is true about the process of creating chocolate?
Choices: Cocoa beans are left in heaps for several days to ferment.; Cocoa beans are cut from the tree with a machete.; All of these; Cocoa beans are spread in the open for 5-7 days to dry.
Answer: All of these
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Question: The tryptophan contained in chocolate contributes to the production of endorphins.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Which of these can be found in chocolate?
Choices: All of these; Phosphorus; Magnesium; Calcium
Answer: All of these
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Question: Which of these statements is true about chocolate?
Choices: Chocolate is a powerful aphrodisiac.; Chocolate helps toxemia during pregnancy.; Chocolate cures cough.; All of these
Answer: All of these
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Question: The natives of Central America produced chocolate beer.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: What is the name of Harry Potters brilliant female best friend?
Choices: Hermione Granger; Ginny Weasley; Luna Lovegood; None of These
Answer: Hermione Granger
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Question: What is the name of Harry Potters red-headed, best male friend?
Choices: Ron Weasley; Draco Malfoy; None of These; Blaise Zabini
Answer: Ron Weasley
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Question: What is the name of Harry Potters mean cousin?
Choices: Dean Thomas; Dudley Dursley; None of These; Vernon Dursley
Answer: Dudley Dursley
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Question: It is mentioned several times throughout the series that Harry Potter looks like his ___, but has his ___s eyes. Fill in the blanks.
Choices: Uncle, aunt; None of These; Dad, mom; Mom, dad
Answer: Dad, mom
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Question: What are the names of Harry Potters school enemies?
Choices: Draco Malfoy, Vincent Crabbe, and Gregory Goyle; None of these; Draco Malfoy, Gregory Goyle, and Cedric Diggory; Dudley Dursley, Seamus Finigan, and Vincent Crabbe
Answer: Draco Malfoy, Vincent Crabbe, and Gregory Goyle
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Question: What spell is used to conjure a patronous in the Harry Potter series?
Choices: Lumos; Stupify; Expecto Patronum; None of these
Answer: Expecto Patronum
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Question: Which of these is one of the three unforgivable curses in the Harry Potter series?
Choices: Crucio; Imperio; Avada Kedavra; All of these
Answer: All of these
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Question: Voldemorts real name is Tom Marvolo Riddle.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: What is the name of Hogwarts half-giant groundskeeper?
Choices: Argus Filch; Albus Dumbledore; Rubeus Hagrid; None of these
Answer: Rubeus Hagrid
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Question: Has Harry Potter ever kissed Cho Chang?
Choices: Yes; No
Answer: Yes
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Question: How many children do Arthur and Molly Weasley have?
Choices: 5; 7; 4; 6
Answer: 7
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Question: Which of the following is NOT a horcrux?
Choices: All of them are.; Rowena Ravenclaws diadem; Godric Gryffindors sword; Helga Hufflepuffs cup
Answer: Godric Gryffindors sword
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Question: In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, what is the name of the group formed by Harry, Ron, and Hermione?
Choices: None of These; The Order of the Phoenix; Potterheads; Dumbledores Army
Answer: Dumbledores Army
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Question: In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry, Hermione, and Ron drink Polyjuice Potion, so they can sneak into the Slytherin common room and find out if Draco is the heir of Slytherin. Harry and Ron successfully turn into Crabbe and Goyle, but Hermione turns into what kind of animal by mistake?
Choices: None of These; Cat; Rabbit; Dragon
Answer: Cat
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Question: Who is the actor who portrays Ron in all of the Harry Potter films?
Choices: Rupert Grint; Daniel Radcliffe; None of These; Tom Felton
Answer: Rupert Grint
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Question: In this battle British general Montgomery ended the German/Italian threat to Egypt and the Suez Canal by a decisive victory in 1942 that proved to be the turning point of the war in North Africa.
Choices: Tobruk; El Alamein; Battler of the Frontiers; El Quatarra
Answer: El Alamein
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Question: What was the final battle of WWII in Europe which was primarily between the Germans and the Soviet forces and during which Hitler committed suicide?
Choices: Battle of Berlin; Battle of Kiev; Battle of Konigsgrad; Battle of Dresden
Answer: Battle of Berlin
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Question: About five months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, carriers of the Japanese navy and the US navy fought in the South Pacific. It was the first time in history that opposing ships never sighted each other - only their aircraft crews saw their opponents. Though the US force took heavy losses, they were able to stop the Japanese invasion of Port Moresby in New Guinea. What was the name of the battle?
Choices: Midway; Bismarck Archipelago; Coral Sea; Java Sea
Answer: Coral Sea
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Question: Also known as D-Day, this was the invasion of German-occupied northern France in 1944 by British, Canadian, US and other allied nations troops.
Choices: Battle of France; Dieppe; Battle of the Nations; the Normandy Landings
Answer: the Normandy Landings
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Question: The Soviets successful defense of this city and destruction of a German army in heavy, bloody fighting in 1942-43 is often called the turning point of WWII.
Choices: Stalingrad; Sevastopol; Leningrad; Kharkov
Answer: Stalingrad
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Question: Possibly the largest tank battle in history was fought in 1943 near a Soviet city that gives its name to the battle. Both sides took heavy losses of tanks and men but in the end the Soviets prevailed and the Germans had to begin the long retreat that would eventually take them all the way back to Germany. What was the name of the city and the battle?
Choices: Smolensk; Kiev; Kursk; Kharkov
Answer: Kursk
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Question: In this Pacific battle in 1942, the US Navy sank four Japanese aircraft carriers while losing only one of their own. It is generally considered the turning point of the war in the Pacific. The battle is named after an island which the Japanese intended to capture but were halted by their losses in the naval battle. What is the name of the island and the battle?
Choices: Rabaul; Midway; Wake; Guam
Answer: Midway
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Question: In late 1944, Hitler scraped up a strong force including armor and caught the American forces by surprise near the Belgium - German border. In the biggest battle fought in northwest Europe in 1944-45, the Germans pushed back the US defense line considerably until reinforcements and British help halted the German advance and eventually pushed them back into Germany. What name is this battle known by?
Choices: the Battle of the Frontier; the Battle of the Bulge; the Battle of the Borders; the Battle of Desperation
Answer: the Battle of the Bulge
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Question: On and near what island in the Soloman Island group was the Japanese advance in the South Pacific stopped in 1943, after about six months of brutal fighting between the land and naval force of the US and Japan?
Choices: Bismarck Island; Guadalcanal; Tarawa; Tulagi
Answer: Guadalcanal
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Question: In 1944, the Japanese Navy made a last all-out effort to defeat the US Navy in a battle in the waters of the Philippines. The Japanese made a three pronged attack on the US Navy and US Marines landing on an island in the Philippines. However, in this naval battle the US Navy sank many Japanese ships and gained almost total dominance of the Pacific Ocean. From that time on the Japanese navy could do little except launch suicide planes to try to stop the advance of Allied forces toward Japan. What was the name of this great battle?
Choices: Okinawa; Savo Island; Iwo Jima; Leyte Gulf
Answer: Leyte Gulf
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Question: In the late summer and autumn of 1940 (after the German conquest of France) the German air force tried to gain air superiority over the English Channel and southern England so that Germany could invade Britain. The British Royal Air Force (RAF) fought with great determination against the Germans and made the fight so costly that the Germans had to give up the idea of invading Britain. What was this mostly air battle called?
Choices: the Battle of the Air Forces; the Miracle of Dunkirk; the Battle of Britain; the Channel Campaign
Answer: the Battle of Britain
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Question: The final major battle of World War Two was on this Pacific island where the US took heavy casualties both in the ground forces and the navy before capturing the island. The fanatical defense of the island by the Japanese, including kamikaze attacks, was probably a factor influencing the US to drop the atomic bombs in hopes of ending the war without another blood bath. What was the name of the island?
Choices: Taiwan; Okinawa; Honshu; Saipan
Answer: Okinawa
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Question: What was the monster in the fictional Chamber of Secrets?
Choices: Aragog; Boggart; Basilisk; Animigus
Answer: Basilisk
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Question: What did Harry Potter pull out of the old sorting hat?
Choices: Godric Gryffindors Axe; Salazar Slytherins Cauldron; Godric Gryffindors Sword; Salazar Slytherins Wand
Answer: Godric Gryffindors Sword
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Question: What is Percy Weasleys girlfriends name in the Harry Potter books?
Choices: Lavender Brown; Clarissa Silvermist; Rowena Contacts; Penelope Clearwater
Answer: Penelope Clearwater
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Question: What language does Harry Potter speak to communicate with snakes?
Choices: Parseltounge; Spanish; Portugese; Dragonarc
Answer: Parseltounge
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Question: What potion did Harry Potter, Ron and Hermione make to take the form of someone else?
Choices: Polyjuice potion; Polywag Potion; Wolfbane essence; Tadpolious Potion
Answer: Polyjuice potion
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Question: Who cursed the bludger that broke Harry Potters arm?
Choices: Rubeus Hagrid; Severus Snape; Draco Malfoy; Doby the House Elf
Answer: Doby the House Elf
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Question: What part of Fawkes healed Harry Potters wound after the fight with the basilisk?
Choices: Saliva; Blood; Sweat; Tears
Answer: Tears
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Question: How did Mrs. Norris end up petrified by the basilisk in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets?
Choices: She saw the basilisk in a mirror.; She saw a reflection of the basilisk.; She saw a photo of the basilisk.; She looked at the basilisk straight in the eye.
Answer: She saw a reflection of the basilisk.
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Question: What is the occupation of Hermiones parents?
Choices: None of these; Dentists; Agents; Medical Assistants
Answer: Dentists
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Question: Is Severus Snape a member of Gryffindor?
Choices: No; Yes
Answer: No
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Question: In The Black Mountain, Nero Wolfe and his assistant Archie Goodwin are traveling in Europe and are almost arrested and taken to Titograd. By what name do we know Titograd?
Choices: Belgrade, Serbia; Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina; Bucharest, Romania; Podgorica, Montenegro
Answer: Podgorica, Montenegro
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Question: In Where Theres a Will, Nero Wolfe solves the case with the aid of a centaurea cyanis. What kind of flower is a centaurea cyanis?
Choices: pink; rose; cornflower; orchid
Answer: cornflower
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Question: In The League of Frightened Men, Archie Goodwin uses the term viva voce incorrectly. What does viva voce mean?
Choices: by word of mouth; secret; out loud; cheerful
Answer: by word of mouth
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Question: In Death of a Doxy, Nero Wolfe recognizes that the name Milton Thales is a play on Thales of Miletus. Who was Thales of Miletus?
Choices: A Roman senator; A Greek philosopher; A Roman philosopher; A Greek playwright
Answer: A Greek philosopher
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Question: Nero Wolfe isnt the only character in Rex Stouts books who knows a thing or two. In Some Buried Caesar, when Archie first meets his soon-to-be girlfriend Lily Rowan, she gives him the nickname Escamillo. Where did she get that name?
Choices: Nowhere; she made it up.; From an opera; From a book; From a play
Answer: From an opera
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Question: In The Silent Speaker, Archie Goodwin mentions that the Mound Builders left more traces in his home state of Ohio than anywhere else. Which of these do we know for certain about the Mound Builders?
Choices: They were all destroyed by glacial activity.; They were all killed by neighboring tribes.; None of these; They discovered both writing and mathematics.
Answer: None of these
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Question: In Poison a la Carte, Archie Goodwin compares the color of a womans hair to cornsilk before it begins to turn. What color is cornsilk before it begins to turn?
Choices: Black; Light brown; Yellowish green; Pinkish white
Answer: Yellowish green
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Question: Generations of Catholics have worshipped this young saint, nicknamed the Little Flower.
Choices: Saint Therese of Lisieux; St. Bartholomea Capitanio; Saint Clare of Assisi; Saint Teresa of Avila
Answer: Saint Therese of Lisieux
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Question: It is believed that on April 1, 1375 she received the stigmata of Christ.
Choices: Saint Elizabeth (Ann Seton); Saint Catherine of Siena; St. Josephine Bakhita Parish; Saint Clare of Montefalco
Answer: Saint Catherine of Siena
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Question: St. Joan of Arc is one of the patron saints of Belgium.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: Saint Rita of Cascia, an Italian Augustinian saint, is patroness of which of the following?
Choices: Interline travel; All of these; Mothers; Lost causes
Answer: All of these
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Question: Saint Clare of Assisi founded the Order of Poor Ladies.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Saint Clare of Montefalco, who was canonized by Pope Leo XIII, is known by what other name?
Choices: Saint Clare of the God; None of these; Saint Clare of the Cross; Saint Clare of the Angels
Answer: Saint Clare of the Cross
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Question: Bernadette Soubirous is considered a Christian mystic.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Whose mother is Saint Elizabeth according to the Bible?
Choices: John the Baptists; None of these; Saint Peters; Saint Pauls
Answer: John the Baptists
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Question: Saint Teresa of Avila is an Italian mystic.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: Bartholomea Capitanio and Saint Vincentia Gerosa founded the Institute of the Sisters of Charity of Lovere.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Who directed the 2011 movie Midnight in Paris which focuses on a group of Americans visiting the French capital?
Choices: Robert Redford; Steve McQueen; Guy Ritchie; Woody Allen
Answer: Woody Allen
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Question: This movie starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn features imagery of the origins of the universe and the inception of life on Earth.
Choices: The Tree of Life; The Way Back; The Source of Life; A Better Life
Answer: The Tree of Life
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Question: The year 2011 is notable for setting a record for the most film sequels in a single year. Which of the following is not a film sequel?
Choices: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn; Win Win; Transformers: Dark of the Moon; Fast Five
Answer: Win Win
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Question: What Oscar-winning actress plays the female lead in Ivan Reitmans romantic comedy film No Strings Attached?
Choices: Sandra Bullock; Natalie Portman; Anne Hathaway; Kate Winslet
Answer: Natalie Portman
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Question: This romantic comedy film, directed by Garry Marshall, follows the lives of several couples and singles from New York City and shows how their lives intertwine.
Choices: Friends with Benefits; New Years Eve; Crazy, Stupid, Love; The Ides of March
Answer: New Years Eve
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Question: What Academy Award-winning actor plays the king of Asgard and father of Thor in Kenneth Branaghs superhero movie Thor?
Choices: Anthony Hopkins; Jack Nicholson; Clint Eastwood; Samuel L. Jackson
Answer: Anthony Hopkins
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Question: Who directed The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, a drama/thriller movie centered around the search for a woman who has been missing for forty years?
Choices: Steven Spielberg; David Fincher; Guy Ritchie; Martin Scorsese
Answer: David Fincher
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Question: In the 2011 movie Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, these two actors star as Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson who join forces to outwit their fiercest adversary, Professor Moriarty.
Choices: Ryan Gosling - Edward Norton; Robert Downey, Jr. -  Jude Law; Tom Hardy - Nick Nolte; Christopher Plummer - Daniel Craig
Answer: Robert Downey, Jr. -  Jude Law
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Question: Name the famous director of the 2011 movies War Horse and The Adventures of Tintin.
Choices: Martin Scorsese; Steven Spielberg; Oliver Stone; Garry Marshall
Answer: Steven Spielberg
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Question: What 2011 movie is not correctly matched with the actors starring in it?
Choices: Friends with Benefits - Mila Kunis, Justin Timberlake, Patricia Clarkson; The Ides of March - Paul Giamatti, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman; Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy; Contagion - Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore
Answer: Contagion - Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore
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Question: The constitution of the US presently used is the second constitution of the United States that was approved by the states. What was the first one called?
Choices: Constitution of the Former Colonies of Britain in North America; The Articles of Confederation; The Declaration of Independence; Constitution of the Independent States of North America
Answer: The Articles of Confederation
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Question: When and where was the second Constitution of the United States written?
Choices: in 1776 in Philadelphia; in 1787 in Philadelphia; in 1801 in Baltimore; in 1781 in New York
Answer: in 1787 in Philadelphia
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Question: The US Constitution provides for three branches of the US government. Which of the following is NOT one of those branches?
Choices: Executive Branch; Legislative Branch; Judicial Branch; State Branch
Answer: State Branch
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Question: How does a bill (proposed law) become a law in the US?
Choices: It must be passed by the Senate.; All of these; It must be passed by the House of Representatives.; It must be signed by the President (unless 2/3 of the House and Senate vote in favor of the law).
Answer: All of these
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Question: What is the number of members of the Senate for each US state?
Choices: based on the states population; three; one; two
Answer: two
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Question: Which statement is true about the justices (judges) of the US Supreme Court?
Choices: They are appointed by the US President with the Senates approval.; All (including the Chief Justice) have one vote in deciding a case.; all of these; They serve for life unless they resign.
Answer: all of these
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Question: Which of the following is NOT true concerning the term (length) of office according to the US Constitution?
Choices: four years for the President; two years for a member of the House of Representatives; two years for a member of the cabinet; six years for a member of the Senate
Answer: two years for a member of the cabinet
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Question: Which statement concerning the US President is NOT true?
Choices: The US President is commander-in-chief of all US armed forces.; The US President can remove a member of the House of Representatives from office.; The US President is required to give a state of the union report to Congress (usually once a year).; The US President can give pardons for federal crimes.
Answer: The US President can remove a member of the House of Representatives from office.
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Question: To protect the rights of US citizens ten amendments (changes) were added to the constitution that guarantee the freedom of speech, freedom of the press, etc. What is the common name for these ten amendments?
Choices: the bill of rights; the peoples amendments; the law of the land; none of these
Answer: the bill of rights
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Question: Which of the following can declare unconstitutional and therefore void a law by a state or the federal government that violates the US Constitution?
Choices: the entire Congress (House of Representatives and Senate); the Senate; the Supreme Court; the President
Answer: the Supreme Court
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Question: The US Constitution specifically gives Congress the power to pass laws that do all of the following EXCEPT this one.
Choices: collect taxes; declare war; borrow money; appoint members of the cabinet
Answer: appoint members of the cabinet
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Question: The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was abolished by a later amendment (the 21st amendment ). What did the 18th amendment do?
Choices: required jury trials in all federal courts; banned the ownership of hand guns in the US; banned the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; prohibited the immigration of Chinese and Japanese
Answer: banned the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
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Question: What is the name of Katniss Everdeens 12 year-old sister in the novel The Hunger Games?
Choices: Primrose; Violet; Carnation; Tulip
Answer: Primrose
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Question: What profession does Peeta Mellarks father have in the book The Hunger Games?
Choices: butcher; artist; tanner; baker
Answer: baker
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Question: Katniss, the protagonist of the novel The Hunger Games, was named after which of the following?
Choices: flower; berry; tree; bird
Answer: flower
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Question: In the novel The Hunger Games, when faced with the cornucopia, Katniss planned to grab what weapon?
Choices: rope; bow and arrows; knives; javelin
Answer: bow and arrows
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Question: Fictional character Katniss Everdeen used tracker jackers to help her escape. Tracker jackers are a type of genetically modified wasps.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: In The Hunger Games, when Katniss finds Rue trapped in a net, she barely has time to scream before a boy from District 3 kills her.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: In the novel The Hunger Games, Katniss finds out that both tributes from the same district can win and when she sees Peeta again, he is injured badly in which body part?
Choices: his forehead; his back; his arm; his leg
Answer: his leg
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Question: In The Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta are faced by the muttations of other dead tributes. Who is the only other survivor who suffers painfully from the attack of the wolf-like creatures and is eventually killed by Katniss out of pity and compassion?
Choices: Cato; Haymitch; Brutus; Marvel
Answer: Cato
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Question: This Gothic heroine lifted the famous black veil and spent time at a castle in Italy.
Choices: Emily St. Aubert; Isabella; Donna Clara; Clara la Luc
Answer: Emily St. Aubert
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Question: Complete this quote from a novel by Jane Austen: No one who had ever met _____ ______ in her infancy would have supposed her born to be a heroine.
Choices: Catherine Morland; Elizabeth Bennet; Mary Musgrove; Elinor Dashwood
Answer: Catherine Morland
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Question: This Gothic heroine left the love of her life when she discovered he was already married but they reunited in the end.
Choices: Jane Eyre; Marian Halcombe; Catherine Earnshaw; Lucy Snowe
Answer: Jane Eyre
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Question: Sethe, an untraditional Gothic heroine in Toni Morrisons Beloved, ends up with her first love at the end of the novel.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: Dominican author Jean Rhys first encountered this heroine when she read Jane Eyre. She was so furious at Charotte Brontes portrayal of the character (which could be considered racist) that she decided to write a prequel to Jane Eyre in which this character is the Gothic heroine.
Choices: Grace Poole; Jane Eyre; Blanche Ingram; Antoinette Mason
Answer: Antoinette Mason
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Question: This Gothic heroine was so popular that Wilkie Collins received letters from male fans asking him for the name of the woman the character was based on, so they could propose to her.
Choices: Rachel Verinder; Laura Fairlie; Rosanna Spearman; Marian Halcombe
Answer: Marian Halcombe
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Question: This character from the novel House of Stairs is one of the few homosexual Gothic heroines in the history of Gothic literature.
Choices: Elizabeth Vetch; Cosette; Isabella Thorpe; Anne Catherick
Answer: Elizabeth Vetch
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Question: In First Love: A Gothic Tale, the Gothic heroine is a corrupted child who commits a murder.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: Which of these is considered the first Gothic heroine ever?
Choices: Emily St. Aubert; Annette; none of these; Catherine Morland
Answer: none of these
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Question: On January 24, 2011 an international airport in this European capital became the focus of a suicide bomber attack.
Choices: London; Moscow; Oslo; Paris
Answer: Moscow
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Question: In February 2011, the president of this country resigned after widespread protests calling for his departure and transferred authority to the Armed Forces.
Choices: Sudan; Libya; Egypt; Thailand
Answer: Egypt
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Question: On March 11, 2011, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit this country, killing 15,822 and leaving another 3,926 missing.
Choices: Indonesia; Brazil; India; Japan
Answer: Japan
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Question: An estimated two billion people watched the royal wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, which took place on 29 April, 2011 at this venue in London.
Choices: St. Jamess Palace; Westminster Abbey; St. Pauls Cathedral; Hampton Court Palace
Answer: Westminster Abbey
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Question: In May, 2011, American President Barack Obama announced that Osama bin Laden had been killed during an American military operation in this country.
Choices: Lybia; Cambodia; Pakistan; Iran
Answer: Pakistan
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Question: What is the name of the first solar-powered spacecraft on a mission to Jupiter that was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in August 2011?
Choices: Horizon; Zeus; Juno; Hera
Answer: Juno
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Question: In July 2011, this media magnate faced allegations that his companies had been regularly hacking the phones of celebrities, royalty and public citizens.
Choices: Robert Maxwell; Rupert Murdoch; Ted Turner; Roy Thomson
Answer: Rupert Murdoch
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Question: An uprising which started in February 2011 led to a civil war in this Arab country.
Choices: Libya; Afghanistan; Pakistan; Lebanon
Answer: Libya
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Question: The Adbusturs activist group, which initiated the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) series of demonstrations, is based in this country.
Choices: Australia; the USA; Mexico; Canada
Answer: Canada
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Question: What European countrys government buildings were bombed in July 2011 by a terrorist, named Anders Breivik?
Choices: France; Switzerland; Norway; Germany
Answer: Norway
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Question: His most famous works are the novels War and Peace, Anna Karenina and Resurrection.
Choices: Ivan Turgenev; Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski; Maxim Gorky; Lev Tolstoy
Answer: Lev Tolstoy
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Question: Which of these novels was not penned by Charles Dickens?
Choices: Tess of the dUrbervilles; David Copperfield; Oliver Twist; Christmas Carol
Answer: Tess of the dUrbervilles
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Question: What popular author made this statement about religion: Man is a Religious Animal. He is the only Religious Animal. He is the only animal that has the True Religionâseveral of them. He is the only animal that loves his neighbor as himself and cuts his throat if his theology isnât straight.?
Choices: John Steinbeck; Jane Austen; Walter Scott; Mark Twain
Answer: Mark Twain
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Question: Which of these authors lived her entire life as part of a close-knit family and was educated mainly by her father and older brothers?
Choices: None of these; Jane Austen; Astrid Lindgren; Agatha Christie
Answer: Jane Austen
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Question: Crime and punishment and Brothers Karamazov are novels written by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: For most of his career he worked for a playing company known as Men of Lord Chamberlain.
Choices: Thomas Mallory; Giovanni Bokacho; Shakespeare; Dante Alighieri
Answer: Shakespeare
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Question: Sir Arthur Clarke is a British writer an inventor known for his science fiction novel Space Odyssey.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Which statement is true about Sir Walter Scott, the author of Ivanhoe and Rob Roy
Choices: None of these; He was a Scottish writer; He studied medicine and became a doctor.; He was an English writer.
Answer: He was a Scottish writer
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Question: Which of the following works was not written by John Steinbeck?
Choices: Black Pony; The Abbot; The Grapes of Wrath; East of Eden
Answer: The Abbot
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Question: Edgar Allan Poe is widely considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: In what year did the war between the US and Mexico begin?
Choices: 1898; 1846; 1872; 1858
Answer: 1846
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Question: Who was the President of the US during the Mexican-American War?
Choices: Thomas Jefferson; Andrew Jackson; James Polk; Jame Garfield
Answer: James Polk
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Question: Known as Old Rough and Ready, he was elected president of the US partly because he gained fame by victories over the Mexicans in northern Mexico during the MexicanâAmerican War.
Choices: Franklin Pierce; Zachary Taylor; Grover Cleveland; William McKinley
Answer: Zachary Taylor
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Question: A reason for declaring war on Mexico, given by US pro-war politicians, was that Mexican troops had attacked US troops on US soil. This American congressman, who later became US President, challenged the assertion that the spot where the attack took place was on US territory.
Choices: Abraham Lincoln; Henry Clay; John Quincy Adams; Daniel Webster
Answer: Abraham Lincoln
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Question: Which of the following doctrines (common concepts) among US citizens most strongly influenced the US to go to war with Mexico?
Choices: freedom of speech; freedom of trade; manifest destiny; equality of all men
Answer: manifest destiny
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Question: Which of the following military men fought in the Mexican-American war and later played a significant role as an officer in the US Civil War?
Choices: Ulysses Grant; Robert E. Lee; All of these; George McClellan
Answer: All of these
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Question: Although there were disputes over this territory, there were no significant battles in it during the US-Mexican War.
Choices: Texas; There were significant battles in all three of these territories.; California; New Mexico
Answer: Texas
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Question: The capture of this city in the MexicanâAmerican War was the final American victory that caused the Mexicans to surrender.
Choices: Santa Cruz; Albuquerque; Mexico City; Monterrey
Answer: Mexico City
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Question: Which of these was a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that ended the Mexican-American War?
Choices: Mexico gave up all claims to Texas.; The US paid Mexico 15 million dollars.; All of these; Mexico ceded California to the US.
Answer: All of these
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Question: The rock band Rush was singing about this famous Tom in 1981.
Choices: Sawyer; Boyer; Dooley; Sayers
Answer: Sawyer
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Question: What statement is true about dolphins?
Choices: Adult dolphins teach their young.; They have a âdictionaryâ of 14 000 audio sounds.; All of these; The brain of an adult dolphin weighs about 1700 grams.
Answer: All of these
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Question: NASA sent a chimp into space in the 1960s.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Which of thse animals have a musical ear and musical memory and are able to distinguish three melody sounds?
Choices: Squirrels; Pigs; Elephants; Pigeons
Answer: Elephants
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Question: These birds have a thick tongue which allows them to imitate human speech?
Choices: Pheasants; Crows; Cocks; Parrots
Answer: Parrots
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Question: In Irish mythology, crows are associated with Morrigan, the goddess of war and death.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: These are among the most intelligent animals in the world but they can spread very dangerous diseases.
Choices: Dogs; Rats; Black-beetle; Cats
Answer: Rats
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Question: Pigeons can find their way home over extremely long distances.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Dogs are often used to find truffles.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: These animals use their tail to communicate with other representatives of their species.
Choices: Squirrel; Fox; Skunk; Sloth
Answer: Squirrel
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Question: Which herding dog breed is widely recognized as the smartest breed of dog in the world?
Choices: Dalmatian; None of these; Bulldog; Border collie
Answer: Border collie
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Question: Some types of red meat, such as pork contain large amounts of saturated fats, which increase levels of bad cholesterol in the blood.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Red meat contains large quantities of iron.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: The iron in meat and fish is absorbed and utilized in the human body more efficiently than iron in other foods.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Which of the following elements is present in meat?
Choices: Iron; Vitamin B12; All of these; Zinc
Answer: All of these
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Question: Mioglobin, a protein which supplies the muscles with oxygen, is found in beef, pork, lamb and sea foods.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: Chicken fat is one of two types of animal fat referred to as Schmaltz.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Beef is considered a taboo food in some cultures.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Hasenpfeffer is a traditional German food typically made from which type of meat?
Choices: pork; beef; hare; none of these
Answer: hare
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Question: The omega 3 fatty acids found fish can make improvements in brain development.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Buddhism prohibits killing animals for food.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: What nickname is Silvio Berlusconi known by?
Choices: Il Cavaliere (The Knight); The Mogul; The Macho; The Goalkeeper
Answer: Il Cavaliere (The Knight)
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Question: Silvio Berlusconi founded a centre-right party in 2009.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Sivio Berlusconi officially resigned as Prime Minister of Italy in 2011.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Silvio Berlusconi was born in Milan in 1946.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: Silvio Berlusconi studied law in Milan.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Silvio Berlusconi co-wrote the anthem of what Italian soccer club?
Choices: Roma; AC Milan; None of these; Juventus
Answer: AC Milan
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Question: Silvio Brlusconi founded a tourist company named Edilnord.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: Silvio Berlusconi built a residential centre named Milano 2.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Who did Silvio Berlusconi marry in 1990?
Choices: Veronica Lario; Nicole Minetti; None of these; Ornella Mutti
Answer: Veronica Lario
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Question: In December 2007 Berlusconi issued a written statement apologizing to his wife for flirting with other women.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Domestic cats select food based on its temperature.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Falling cats do not always land on their feet.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Which of the following supposedly owned a female cat named Muezza?
Choices: None of these; Gautama Buddha; Jesus Christ; Prophet Mohammad
Answer: Prophet Mohammad
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Question: Cats were revered animals in ancient Egypt.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: The Beckoning Cat, also known as Welcoming Cat, is a common sculpture which originated in this country.
Choices: Japan; Korea; USA; China
Answer: Japan
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Question: Cats were once associated with witchcraft.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Every cats nose pad has unique characteristics and no two cats nose pads are alike.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: What medical condition can be improved due to interactions with cats?
Choices: Osteoporosis; Diabetes; Epilepsy; High blood pressure
Answer: High blood pressure
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Question: Cats can transmit toxoplasmosis.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Who composed the famous musical Cats?
Choices: Leonard Bernstein; Andrew Lloyd Webber; Stephen Sondheim; Irving Berlin
Answer: Andrew Lloyd Webber
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Question: In early 2001 she began a three-year relationship with actor Tom Cruise, soon before he and  Nicole Kidman split up.
Choices: PenÃ©lope Cruz; Uma Thurman; Elizabeth Hurley; Lindsay Lohan
Answer: PenÃ©lope Cruz
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Question: This actress broke two ribs while filming a scene in which she falls on the wedding cake in the movie âDesperate Housewivesâ.
Choices: Nicole Kidman; Renee Zellweger; Teri Hatcher; Eva Longoria
Answer: Teri Hatcher
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Question: In which of these TV series has Paris Hilton appeared?
Choices: All of these; Orange County; Veronica Mars; Las Vegas
Answer: All of these
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Question: In which of these movies has Katherine Holmes appeared?
Choices: Go; The Ice Storm; Disturbing Behavior; All of these
Answer: All of these
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Question: Kate Hudsons breakthrough came with this movie in which she played Penny Lane.
Choices: Bride Wars; My Best Friends Girl; How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days; Almost Famous
Answer: Almost Famous
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Question: This famous actress and producer was born on June 10, 1965 in Hampshire, England.
Choices: Anna Friel; Kate Winslet; Elizabeth Hurley; Catherine Zeta â Jones
Answer: Elizabeth Hurley
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Question: Scarlett Johansson plays the leading role in the 2005 film Black Dahlia.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Angelina Jolie won an Academy Award for Best Actress in 2005.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: This American actress of Spanish origin became known for her role in the TV series Desperate Housewives.
Choices: Eva Longoria; Silvia MarsÃ³; Salma Hayak; Penelope Cruz
Answer: Eva Longoria
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Question: What year did RenÃ©e Zellweger receive an Academy Award nomination for Bridget Jonesâs Diary?
Choices: 2009; 2001; 2005; 1997
Answer: 2001
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Question: Eva Jacqueline Longoria is famous for portraying Gabrielle Solis on this ABC television series.
Choices: Beverly Hills 90210; Desperate Housewives; How I met you mother; Friends
Answer: Desperate Housewives
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Question: In 2006, Eva Longoria was nominated for this award for her performance on Desperate Housewives?
Choices: Golden Globe Award; Imagen Foundation Awards; Screen Actors Guild Awards; DVD Exclusive Awards
Answer: Golden Globe Award
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Question: What statement concerning Eva Longorias birth date and birth place is correct?
Choices: She was born on March 15, 1975 in the USA; She was born on March 15, 1975 Mexico.; She was born on March 15, 1970 in the USA.; She was born on March 15, 1970 in Mexico.
Answer: She was born on March 15, 1975 in the USA
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Question: Eva Longoria stated in an interview that she grew up as an ugly duckling.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: When she was younger Eva Longoria wanted to become a professional model, but she was rejected because of her height.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Eva Longoria was listed #1 in Maxim magazines Hottest Female Stars of 2005 and 2006.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: In 2002 Eva Longoria married French basketball player Tony Parker.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: Eva Longoria divorced her husband Tony Parker at the end of 2010.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: In which of these films has Eva Longoria appeared?
Choices: Foodfight 2009; All of these; Over Her Dead Body 2008; Without Men 2010
Answer: All of these
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Question: Eva Longoria is not related to Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Which of the following statements is true about the Medici family?
Choices: All of these; They founded the Medici Bank.; In the 16th century the family became hereditary Dukes of Florence.; Four Popes of the Catholic Church and two regent Queens of France belonged to the Medici family.
Answer: All of these
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Question: He was one of the first Europeans to travel through China and to visit Kublai Khan (grandson of Genghis Khan).
Choices: Marco Polo; Christopher Columbus; Leonardo Da Vinci; Amerigo Vespucci
Answer: Marco Polo
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Question: Dante Alighieri was an Italian poet from Florence. What was his other occupation?
Choices: Pharmacist; All of these; Doctor; Politician
Answer: All of these
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Question: Italian painter Sandro Botticelli belonged to the Florentine school.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: This scientist, called the father of modern physics, improved the telescope and discovered the four largest satellites of Jupiter.
Choices: Michelangelo; Raphael; Alberti; Galileo
Answer: Galileo
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Question: His three great works, âLa Bohemeâ, âMadam Butterflyâ and âTurandotâ, became standard for writing for  many generations of composers.
Choices: Puccini; Vivaldi; Bellini; Verdi
Answer: Puccini
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Question: He ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943 and imposed a fascist regime through state terror and propaganda.
Choices: Mussolini; Jozef Stalin; Franco; Tito
Answer: Mussolini
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Question: Pavarottis last performance on stage was at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Gianni Versace was murdered in 1997.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True