kth8/OpenTriviaQA huggingface dataset:
Category: world
Question: What dish is considered a symbol of luck in Austria and is served on Christmas Eve?
Choices: Roasted lamb; Roasted turkey; Roasted pig; Roasted rabbit
Answer: Roasted pig
Category: world
Question: In what country is January 1 known as Capodanno?
Choices: Spain; Portugal; France; Italy
Answer: Italy
Category: world
Question: This river flows through/past both Zagreb and Belgrade (Beograd).
Choices: Kupa (Kulpa); Danube (Donau, Duna); Soca (Isonzo); Sava
Answer: Sava
Category: world
Question: Which of these countries does not have a Don river flowing through it?
Choices: Italy; Russia; The United Kingdom; France
Answer: Italy
Category: world
Question: Lake Saimaa, the fourth-largest lake in Europe, is located in this country.
Choices: In Sweden; In Russia; On the Estonia-Russia border; In Finland
Answer: In Finland
Category: world
Question: The city of Koblenz is situated where the Rhine meets which river?
Choices: The Ruhr; The Neckar; The Main; The Moselle
Answer: The Moselle
Category: world
Question: What is the name of the largest lake (or loch / lough) in the British Isles (by surface area)?
Choices: Strangford Lough; Lough Neagh; Loch Lomond; Lake Windermere
Answer: Lough Neagh
Category: world
Question: The Canal des Deux Mers (i.e. the Two Seas Canal) is the name of a route that allows shipping to pass across France from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. Which river forms a significant part of the route, by linking the Atlantic with the Canal du Midi?
Choices: The Garonne; The Dordogne; The Rhone; The Loire
Answer: The Garonne
Category: world
Question: Which of these pairs of lakes lie entirely within Italy?
Choices: Maggiore and Como; Garda and Lugano; Como and Garda; Lugano and Maggiora
Answer: Como and Garda
Category: world
Question: These rivers empty into the Baltic Sea basin. Which discharges the greatest amount of water?
Choices: Neva; Oder / Odra; Daugava / Western Dvina; Vistula / Visla
Answer: Neva
Category: world
Question: In which country do you find Masuria, sometimes called the Land of a Thousand Lakes?
Choices: Latvia; Poland; Lithuania; Belarus
Answer: Poland
Category: world
Question: Who are the founding members of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense?
Choices: Eldrige Cleaver and Bobby Hutton; Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton; Heuy P. Newton and Che Guevera; Stokley Carmichael and Bobby Seale
Answer: Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton
Category: world
Question: What single act announced the Black Panther Partys presence to the people of Oakland in February of 1967?
Choices: They had two members elected to congress; They followed the police with shotguns and law books; They caused the Watts riots; They opened offices in every major city in America
Answer: They followed the police with shotguns and law books
Category: world
Question: What was the Black Panthers response when California passed the Mulford Act, a bill designed to ban the display of loaded weapons in 1967.
Choices: They changed their name and ceased to function; They held an armed march in Sacramento; They held a sit-in at the Capital building; They shot six police officers
Answer: They held an armed march in Sacramento
Category: world
Question: Which is the first of the Black Panther Partys 10 point program?
Choices: We Want Freedom. We Want Power To Determine The Destiny Of Our Black Community; We Want Decent Housing Fit For The Shelter Of Human Beings; We Want An Immediate End To Police Brutality And Murder Of Black People; We Want All Black Men To Be Exempt From Military Service
Answer: We Want Freedom. We Want Power To Determine The Destiny Of Our Black Community
Category: world
Question: Who did the Black Panther Party draft as Field Marshall of the East Coast in June of 1967?
Choices: Eldrige Cleaver; Fred Hampton; Stokely Carmichael; H. Rap Brown
Answer: Stokely Carmichael
Category: world
Question: What was Huey P. Newton charged with on October 28th, 1967?
Choices: Unpaid parking tickets; Murder; Conspiracy; Armed robbery
Answer: Murder
Category: world
Question: Who were the first Black Panther Members to run for political office?
Choices: Huey P. Newton and David Hilliard; Elaine Brown and Bobby Seale; Fred Hampton and Bobby Rush; Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale
Answer: Elaine Brown and Bobby Seale
Category: world
Question: Bobby Seale was killed in a police shootout on May 6th, 1973.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: The Black Panther Party started free breakfast programs for children, free clinics for the greater Oakland community, and brought Black history to American Schools.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Huey P. Newton was killed by his drug dealer.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: The name of Chicago comes from the Miami-Illinois expression shikaakwa. What does it mean?
Choices: Green apple; Wild onion; Sweet carrot; Lemon grass
Answer: Wild onion
Category: world
Question: Which of these nicknames was given to the city of Chicago, Illinois, USA?
Choices: Buffalo Butcher for the World; Cow Butcher for the World; Chicken Butcher for the World; Hog Butcher for the World
Answer: Hog Butcher for the World
Category: world
Question: Which of these movies was set in Chicago, Illinois, USA?
Choices: Dead Man Walking; Speed; My Best Friends Wedding; Diamonds Are Forever
Answer: My Best Friends Wedding
Category: world
Question: Which of these statements is wrong about the city of Chicago, Illinois, USA?
Choices: In the 19th century, it was the second most populous U.S. city.; Chicago is the fifth-largest city in the United States.; All of these; Chicago is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois.
Answer: All of these
Category: world
Question: Which of these entertainers was born in the city of Chicago, Illinois, USA?
Choices: Robin Williams; Courteney Cox; All of these; Oprah Winfrey
Answer: Robin Williams
Category: world
Question: What is the difference between the popular Chicago-style pizza and the traditional Italian pizza?
Choices: The Chicago-style pizza is baked in a square dish.; All of these; The Chicago-style pizza is topped only with large amounts of bacon.; The Chicago-style pizza is much thicker.
Answer: The Chicago-style pizza is much thicker.
Category: world
Question: In what month is the famous Chicago International Film Festival held annually?
Choices: March; August; October; January
Answer: October
Category: world
Question: What actor starred in Rob Marshalls 2002 musical movie Chicago?
Choices: Richard Gere; Michael Douglas; All of these; George Clooney
Answer: Richard Gere
Category: world
Question: What type of government does Saudi Arabia have?
Choices: Presidential republic; Constitutional monarchy; Democratic republic; Absolute monarchy
Answer: Absolute monarchy
Category: world
Question: What is depicted on the national flag of Saudi Arabia?
Choices: A pigeon; A crescent moon and a star; A mosque; A sword
Answer: A sword
Category: world
Question: Which of these countries does not share a border with Saudi Arabia?
Choices: Oman; Yemen; Iran; Iraq
Answer: Iran
Category: world
Question: What is the traditional color of the agal, the accessory worn by Arabs in order to keep the traditional headdress called Keffiyeh in place?
Choices: White; Black; Brown; Green
Answer: Black
Category: world
Question: What plant is depicted on the coat of arms of Saudi Arabia?
Choices: Lotus; Rose; Palm tree; All of these
Answer: Palm tree
Category: world
Question: The national anthem of Saudi Arabia is called Aash Al Maleek. What does this mean in English?
Choices: Land of glory; He is the greatest; Higher He rises; Long live the King
Answer: Long live the King
Category: world
Question: What is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia?
Choices: Jeddah; Medina; Riyadh; Mecca
Answer: Riyadh
Category: world
Question: What object is carried during the traditional Saudi Arabian dance called Ardha?
Choices: Tambourine; All of these; A tray with food; Swords
Answer: Swords
Category: world
Question: The consumption of which of the following is forbidden by Islamic dietary laws in Saudi Arabia?
Choices: Alcohol; All of these; Blood; Pork
Answer: All of these
Category: world
Question: What is the name of the queen who tells the king the stories in the Arabian collection of fairy tales One Thousand and One Nights?
Choices: Shakire; Jasmine; Scheherazade; Shahryar
Answer: Scheherazade
Category: world
Question: The name of the U.S. state of Nebraska is believed to have originated from a phrase meaning which of the following?
Choices: Green forest; Wind of fire; Flat water; Sea of grasses
Answer: Flat water
Category: world
Question: What is the name of the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska?
Choices: Pierre; Jefferson City; Omaha; Lincoln
Answer: Lincoln
Category: world
Question: Which of these is a nickname given to the U.S. state of Nebraska?
Choices: Buffalo State; Beef State; Treasure State; Garden State
Answer: Beef State
Category: world
Question: What is the state mammal of the U.S. state of Nebraska?
Choices: Deer; Beaver; Raccoon; Bear
Answer: Deer
Category: world
Question: What is the state beverage of the U.S. state of Nebraska?
Choices: Beer; Cranberry juice; Milk; Coffee
Answer: Milk
Category: world
Question: Which of these great Hollywood actors was born in the U.S. state of Nebraska?
Choices: Fred Astaire; Henry Fonda; Marlon Brando; All of these
Answer: All of these
Category: world
Question: What is the capital and largest city in the Kingdom of Cambodia?
Choices: Phnom Penh; Prey Veng; Samraong; Koh Kong
Answer: Phnom Penh
Category: world
Question: What is the official language spoken by the population of the Kingdom of Cambodia?
Choices: All of these; Khmer; Chinese; Thai
Answer: Khmer
Category: world
Question: How many distinct seasons are there in Cambodia?
Choices: There are no seasons; Four; Three; Two
Answer: Two
Category: world
Question: What serious ecological problem threatens the wildlife of Cambodia?
Choices: Poaching; All of these; Mining; Deforestation
Answer: All of these
Category: world
Question: What is the predominant religion among the population of Cambodia?
Choices: Hinduism; Islam; Taoism; Buddhism
Answer: Buddhism
Category: world
Question: What is the title of the national anthem of the Kingdom of Cambodia?
Choices: Kingdom of the Sun; The Sun is Rising; Royal Kingdom; O Cambodia
Answer: Royal Kingdom
Category: world
Question: What part of the body is considered to contain the soul according to Cambodian beliefs and tradition?
Choices: Eyes; Hands; Head; Heart
Answer: Head
Category: world
Question: Which of these colors is not present on the national flag of the Kingdom of Cambodia?
Choices: Yellow; White; Red; Blue
Answer: Yellow
Category: world
Question: What type of meat is used for the preparation of the traditional Cambodian dish Amok trey?
Choices: Chicken; Pork; Duck; Fish
Answer: Fish
Category: world
Question: What type of the traditional Cambodian outfit is the krama?
Choices: Hat; Robe; Scarf; Shoes
Answer: Scarf
Category: world
Question: What is the literal translation of the Japanese word geisha?
Choices: Educated woman; Talented woman; Performing artist; Gifted person
Answer: Performing artist
Category: world
Question: What part of her clothing does a maiko, or an apprentice gaisha, change when she becomes a geisha in a ceremony called erikae?
Choices: Collar; Sash; Kimono; Shoes
Answer: Collar
Category: world
Question: What is the name of the elegant, high-culture world that geisha are a part of in Japan?
Choices: The cherry blossom world; The golden circle world; The flower and willow world; The peach and nightingale world
Answer: The flower and willow world
Category: world
Question: What is the real name of Sayuki, the first Caucasian geisha in history, who was born in  Melbourne, Australia?
Choices: Fiona Graham; Debbie Baker; Angela Chirstovski; Rachel Featherman
Answer: Fiona Graham
Category: world
Question: What color do maiko, or apprentice geisha, sometimes paint their teeth in their last stage of training?
Choices: Green; Black; Red; Blue
Answer: Black
Category: world
Question: Unpainted area with what shape do geisha traditionally leave on their nape when applying their makeup?
Choices: O-shaped; W-shaped; B-shaped; Heart-shaped
Answer: W-shaped
Category: world
Question: After what period of work does a maiko, or an apprentice geisha, change her heavy makeup with a more natural one?
Choices: Three years; Ten years; One year; Five years
Answer: Three years
Category: world
Question: What is the mane of the flat-soled sandals that geisha wear outdoors?
Choices: Obi; Tabi; Musubi; Zori
Answer: Zori
Category: world
Question: Why were geisha trained to sleep with their necks on small supports called takamakura instead of on pillows?
Choices: Not to get wrinkles on their skin; To learn to keep balance even in their sleep; To keep their hairstyle perfect; To keep their necks beautiful
Answer: To keep their hairstyle perfect
Category: world
Question: It was traditional in the past for established geisha to have a danna. What does a danna mean?
Choices: A patron; A special and very expensive Japanese fan; A beautiful bird in a cage; A large chest to store her kimonos ans makeup
Answer: A patron
Category: world
Question: What was the US state of Kansas named after?
Choices: A lake; A tree; A mountain; A river
Answer: A river
Category: world
Question: The Latin motto of the US state of Kansas is Ad astra per aspera. What does this mean in English?
Choices: To the stars through difficulties; We reach for the stars.; To the stars as we dream; The stars await us.
Answer: To the stars through difficulties
Category: world
Question: Which of these is the nickname of the US state of Kansas?
Choices: The Cotton State; The Sunshine State; None of these; The Daisy State
Answer: None of these
Category: world
Question: What is the name of the capital city of the US state of Kansas?
Choices: Topeka; Lincoln; Wichita; Denver
Answer: Topeka
Category: world
Question: What is the state mammal of the US state of Kansas?
Choices: Mink; Bison; Cougar; Weasel
Answer: Bison
Category: world
Question: Which of these fictional characters is from the US state of Kansas?
Choices: Dorothy Gale; Tom Sawyer; All of these; Huckleberry Finn
Answer: Dorothy Gale
Category: world
Question: Which of these is a baseball team from Kansas?
Choices: Kansas City Wizards; Kansas City T-Bones; Wichita Thunder; Kansas Koyotes
Answer: Kansas City T-Bones
Category: world
Question: What is the color of the official state flag of Kansas, USA?
Choices: Yellow; White; Green; Blue
Answer: Blue
Category: world
Question: What is the official state flower and symbol of the US state of Kansas?
Choices: Forget-me-not; Daisy; Sunflower; Daffodil
Answer: Sunflower
Category: world
Question: What natural disaster is common for the US state of Kansas?
Choices: All of these; Earthquake; Flood; Tornado
Answer: Tornado
Category: world
Question: Mozambique was colonized in 1505 by which European country?
Choices: England; Netherlands; Portugal; France
Answer: Portugal
Category: world
Question: This explorer sailed around the Cape of Good Hope into the Indian Ocean and explored Mozambique in 1498. He was the first European to establish a trade route around the southern tip of Africa all the way to India.
Choices: Marco Polo; Bartolomeu Dias; Henry the Navigator; Vasco da Gama
Answer: Vasco da Gama
Category: world
Question: According to 2007 estimates 99.66% of the population of Mozambique is of what ethnic group?
Choices: Bantu; Pakistani; Portuguese; Euro-Africans
Answer: Bantu
Category: world
Question: What is the most widely spoken language in Mozambique?
Choices: Ndau; Portuguese; Swahili; Makhuwa
Answer: Portuguese
Category: world
Question: What are the 2 most popular religions in Mozambique?
Choices: Muslim and Catholic; None of these; Protestant and Muslim; Catholic and Protestant
Answer: Muslim and Catholic
Category: world
Question: What is the capital city of Mozambique?
Choices: Beira; Maputo; Matola; Nampula
Answer: Maputo
Category: world
Question: If you wanted to go snorkeling or scuba diving off the coast of Mozambique, you might want to explore which of the following popular diving spots?
Choices: The Great Barrier Reef; The Bazaruto Archipelago; Cades Reef; Kahekili Beach
Answer: The Bazaruto Archipelago
Category: world
Question: According to the World Health Organization, life expectancy in the United States is 67 years for males, 71 years for females. What is the life expectancy in Mozambique according to 2007 estimates?
Choices: 55 male, 55 female; 35 male, 38 female; 41 male, 40 female; 67 male, 71 female
Answer: 41 male, 40 female
Category: world
Question: According to the World Health Organization, the top 3 causes of death in the USA are heart disease, stroke, and lung cancer. What are the top 3 causes of death in Mozambique?
Choices: Heart disease, Stroke, Poisoning; HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Diarrhea; Stroke, Emphysema, Heart disease; Heart disease, Congenital anomalies, Pneumonia
Answer: HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Diarrhea
Category: world
Question: According to the World Health Organization, in 2007 0.6% of American adults had HIV. What percentage of the population of Mozambique had HIV?
Choices: 8; 12; 5; 2
Answer: 12
Category: world
Question: What is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Georgia?
Choices: Columbia; Charlotte; Atlanta; Raleigh
Answer: Atlanta
Category: world
Question: What nickname has been given to the U.S. state of Georgia?
Choices: The Peach State; The Cotton State; The Sunflower State; All of these
Answer: The Peach State
Category: world
Question: What is the state flower of the U.S. state of Georgia?
Choices: Cherokee Rose; Sunflower; Rafflesia; Black Orchid
Answer: Cherokee Rose
Category: world
Question: What is the official motto of the U.S. state of Georgia?
Choices: Out of Many, One; In God We Trust; Wisdom, Justice, Moderation; Forward
Answer: Wisdom, Justice, Moderation
Category: world
Question: What are the colors of the official state flag of the U.S. state of Georgia?
Choices: Blue and yellow; Red, white, blue; White, green, red; Red and green
Answer: Red, white, blue
Category: world
Question: To what climatic phenomenon is the U.S. state of Georgia vulnerable?
Choices: All of these; Hurricanes; Ice storms; Tornadoes
Answer: All of these
Category: world
Question: Which of these is one of the major agricultural outputs of the U.S. state of Georgia?
Choices: Poultry breeding; None of these; Tomato farming; Peanut farming
Answer: Poultry breeding
Category: world
Question: Which of these American Presidents was born in Plains, Georgia, USA?
Choices: Jimmy Carter; Ronald Reagan; Richard Nixon; Gerald Ford
Answer: Jimmy Carter
Category: world
Question: Which of these movies is set in the U.S. state of Georgia?
Choices: Driving Miss Daisy; Deliverance; All of these; Forrest Gump
Answer: All of these
Category: world
Question: In what sport do the Atlanta Hawks team from Georgia, USA compete?
Choices: Basketball; Hockey; Baseball; Soccer
Answer: Basketball
Category: world
Question: What is the capital and largest city of CAR (Central African Republic)?
Choices: Bangui; Bujumbura; Bamako; Banjul
Answer: Bangui
Category: world
Question: What is the capital of Uganda?
Choices: Kinshasa; Kigali; Kampala; Khartoum
Answer: Kampala
Category: world
Question: NDjamena is the capital of this African country.
Choices: Cape Verde; Niger; Chad; Senegal
Answer: Chad
Category: world
Question: Maseru is the capital of which African country?
Choices: Sao Tome and Principe; Lesotho; Liberia; Swaziland
Answer: Lesotho
Category: world
Question: What is the capital of Swaziland?
Choices: Juba; Mbabane; Banjul; Dodoma
Answer: Mbabane
Category: world
Question: What is the capital of the island African country Cape Verde?
Choices: Beira; Porto Nuovo; Praia; Oslo
Answer: Praia
Category: world
Question: Name the capital of DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo)?
Choices: Kinshasa; Dakar; Kigali; Brazaville
Answer: Kinshasa
Category: world
Question: What is the capital of Mauritania?
Choices: Nouakshit; Novashot; Nouakchott; Neoshig
Answer: Nouakchott
Category: world
Question: Lusaka is the capital of which African country?
Choices: Namibia; Malawi; Zambia; Equatorial Guinea
Answer: Zambia
Category: world
Question: What is the capital of CÃ´te dIvoire (Ivory Coast)?
Choices: Yamoussoukro; San Pedro; Abidjan; BouakÃ©
Answer: Yamoussoukro
Category: world
Question: The Sun of May is one of the national symbols of Argentina and what other South American country?
Choices: Mexico; Cockade of Argentina; Uruguay; Brazil
Answer: Uruguay
Category: world
Question: What are the colors of the national flag of Argentina?
Choices: White and gray; White and green; White and blue; White and yellow
Answer: White and blue
Category: world
Question: The Sun of May, one of the national emblems of Argentina, is a representation of an Inca god.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: The Argentine Cockade is of the same colors as the national flag of Argentina.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: What animal is a national symbol of Argentina?
Choices: Emu; Lion; Hornero; Cougar
Answer: Hornero
Category: world
Question: The Falklands War was fought in 1982 between Argentina and this country.
Choices: France; the USA; Bolivia; the UK
Answer: the UK
Category: world
Question: Peronism is a term referring to an Argentine political movement.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: During the War of the Triple Alliance the allied countries of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay fought against what country?
Choices: Paraguay; Great Britain; Brazil; Mexico
Answer: Paraguay
Category: world
Question: Argentina declared independence from Spain in 1816.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: At the age of 15 Eva Peron went to Buenos Aires to pursue a career as which of the following?
Choices: Fashion designer; Doctor; Painter; Actress
Answer: Actress
Category: world
Question: What is the official language in Sudan as enacted by the laws of the country?
Choices: Arabic; Arabic and French; Arabic and English; Sudanese
Answer: Arabic and English
Category: world
Question: What is the capital city of Sudan?
Choices: Addis Ababa; Khartoum; Nairobi; Omdurman
Answer: Khartoum
Category: world
Question: What type of governmental control does Sudan have?
Choices: None of these; Absolute monarchy; Constitutional monarchy; Islamic republic
Answer: None of these
Category: world
Question: Which of these statements is true about Sudan?
Choices: It is the seventh-largest country on the planet.; It is the largest country in the Arab World.; It is the second-largest country in Africa.; All of these
Answer: It is the largest country in the Arab World.
Category: world
Question: What does the name of Sudan mean in Arabic?
Choices: Victory; Black; Blood; Pain
Answer: Black
Category: world
Question: The national anthem of Sudan is entitled Nahnu Jund Allah Jund Al-watan. What does this mean in Arabic?
Choices: This is the land and the people of God.; God has chosen us for his army.; We are the army of God and of our land.; God is our only hope.
Answer: We are the army of God and of our land.
Category: world
Question: What kind of object is the jalabiya, which is an inseparable part of Sudanese culture?
Choices: Bracelet; Garment; Musical instrument; Drink
Answer: Garment
Category: world
Question: What are colors of the outfits of the national football (soccer) team of Sudan, when playing home and away respectively?
Choices: Yellow and red; Green and blue; Green and Orange; Red and white
Answer: Red and white
Category: world
Question: The Holy Mountain, which is located in Greece, is also known by this name.
Choices: Mount Pirin; Mount Kassandra; Mount Pilio; Mount Athos
Answer: Mount Athos
Category: world
Question: How many Eastern Orthodox monasteries are there in the Holy Mountain in Greece?
Choices: Thirty; Twenty; Eight; Ten
Answer: Twenty
Category: world
Question: Women are prohibited to enter the monasteries in the Holy Mountain in Greece.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: According to an ancient story Virgin Mary and St. John were sailing to Cyprus to visit this Biblical figure, when their ship was blown off course to the then pagan Holy Mountain.
Choices: Lazarus; Judas Iscariot; Bartholomew; Saint Peter
Answer: Lazarus
Category: world
Question: What is the largest monastery on the Holy Mountain in Greece?
Choices: Great Lavra; Zografou; Hilandar; Iviron
Answer: Great Lavra
Category: world
Question: In Greek Mythology Athos was the name of which of the following?
Choices: a goddess; a giant; a Greek god; a mermaid
Answer: a giant
Category: world
Question: In the 7th century, after the Islamic conquest of this territory many orthodox monks went to the Holy Mountain in Greece in an attempt to find another calm place.
Choices: Mongolia; Persia; Egypt; Tibet
Answer: Egypt
Category: world
Question: The self-governed region of the Holy Mountain is considered part of the Greek state according to a decree
Choices: 1910; 1913; 1925; 1999
Answer: 1913
Category: world
Question: In the 1930s, the first Greek beauty pageant contestant to win the Miss Europe titled sneaked into the Holy Mountain dressed up as a man.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: In what century was the Holy Mountain in Greece conquered by the Ottoman Empire?
Choices: 14th century; 15th century; 12th century; 11th century
Answer: 15th century
Category: world
Question: Where does the name of Ecuador come from?
Choices: A mountain; The equator; A river; A discoverer
Answer: The equator
Category: world
Question: What is the official language in Ecuador?
Choices: Portuguese and Quechua; Spanish and Ecuadorian; Spanish and Quechua; Spanish
Answer: Spanish and Quechua
Category: world
Question: What type of governmental control does Ecuador have?
Choices: Peoples republic; Presidential republic; Constitutional monarchy; Absolute monarchy
Answer: Presidential republic
Category: world
Question: What is the title of the national anthem of he Socialist Republic of Vietnam?
Choices: Red Power; Army March; Rise, O, Rise!; Glory
Answer: Army March
Category: world
Question: What is the capital city of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam?
Choices: Bien Hoa; Ho Chi Minh City; Hanoi; Vinh
Answer: Hanoi
Category: world
Question: What type of animal is the Saola, an extremely rare species living only in Vietnam and Laos?
Choices: Amphibian; Feline; Bovine; Insect
Answer: Bovine
Category: world
Question: The cultivation of what plant has been a basic sustenance for Vietnams population for millennia?
Choices: Coffee; Rice; Tea; Tobacco
Answer: Rice
Category: world
Question: What is the official language for the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam?
Choices: Vietnamese; Vietnamese and Chinese; Vietnamese and French; Chinese
Answer: Vietnamese
Category: world
Question: What is the largest religious group in Vietnam according to official data?
Choices: Christians; Taoists; Buddhists; Confucians
Answer: Buddhists
Category: world
Question: What are the colors on the national flag of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam?
Choices: Green and red; Red and white; Yellow and red; Black, white and red
Answer: Yellow and red
Category: world
Question: What type of game is the traditional Vietnamese game called O an quan?
Choices: Card game; Board game; Ping-pong; Game with a rope
Answer: Board game
Category: world
Question: What type of meal is the traditional Vietnamese dish called Pho?
Choices: Soup; Grilled pork; Dessert; Fried chicken
Answer: Soup
Category: world
Question: What part of traditional Vietnamese culture is the ao dai?
Choices: A creature from Vietnamese legends; A garment; A traditional alcoholic drink; An annual festival
Answer: A garment
Category: world
Question: The Bay of Pigs Invasion of 1961 was an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the Cuban government of Fidel Castro.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Which of these popular Cuban cocktails is made of Cola, lime, and white rum?
Choices: Daiquiri; Mojito; None of these; Cuba Libre
Answer: Cuba Libre
Category: world
Question: Name the famous restaurant in Havana where ChÃ© and Fidel Castro toasted the success of the Revolution.
Choices: None of these; La Bodeguita del Medio; El Patio; Castillo de Farnes
Answer: Castillo de Farnes
Category: world
Question: The fortress Castillo de la Real Fuerza on the western side of the harbour in Havana was built as a defence against pirate attacks.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: What restaurant-bar of Havana is the birth place of the Mojito cocktail, prepared since its opening in 1942?
Choices: La Mina; El Palenque; La Bodeguita del Medio; El Patio
Answer: La Bodeguita del Medio
Category: world
Question: In 2008, Fidel Castro was succeeded as President of Cuba by his son Raul.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: Bacardi is a company founded in Santiago de Cuba.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: The Palacio de los Capitanes Generales is the official residence of the Cuban President.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: Which of these famous Cubans was born in Santa Clara, the capital city of the Cuban province of Villa Clara?
Choices: JosÃ© Bernal, artist; All of them; RubÃ©n GonzÃ¡lez, pianist; Moraima Secada, singer
Answer: All of them
Category: world
Question: What is the second-largest Cuban island?
Choices: Isla de la Juventud; Pinar del RÃ­o; Saint Lucia; Hispaniola
Answer: Isla de la Juventud
Category: world
Question: What are the colors of the national flag of Jamaica?
Choices: Gold, black and green; Green and white; Green and black; Green, white and yellow
Answer: Gold, black and green
Category: world
Question: Name the national anthem of Jamaica, written by Hugh Sherlock, composed by Robert Lightbourne and arranged by Mapletoft Poulle.
Choices: Our Mother Jamaica; God Save Jamaica; Jamaica, Land Of Glory; Jamaica, Land We Love
Answer: Jamaica, Land We Love
Category: world
Question: What city is the capital and the largest city of Jamaica?
Choices: Kingston; Port Antonio; Portmore; Mandeville
Answer: Kingston
Category: world
Question: What is the official language spoken in Jamaica, which was formerly a Spanish possession known as Santiago?
Choices: Spanish; English, Spanish and French; English; English and Spanish
Answer: English
Category: world
Question: The indigenous Taino inhabitants of Jamaica named the island Xaymaca. What does this word mean?
Choices: Green and sunny island; Land of glorious people; Land of wood and water; Abundant land
Answer: Land of wood and water
Category: world
Question: What is the largest and highest mountain range on the island of Jamaica?
Choices: Great High Mountains; Divine Mountains; Green Mountains; Blue Mountains
Answer: Blue Mountains
Category: world
Question: Of what descent is the predominant population of Jamaica according to the 2001 census?
Choices: African; Multiracial; Latin American; Indian
Answer: African
Category: world
Question: What music genre originated in Jamaica?
Choices: Ska; Dancehall; Rocksteady; All of these
Answer: All of these
Category: world
Question: What bird is the national bird of Jamaica as well as one of the symbols of the country?
Choices: Brown Pelican; Doctor Bird; Black-chinned Hummingbird; Red-billed Tropicbird
Answer: Doctor Bird
Category: world
Question: This Jamaican athlete is a multiple Olympic medallist and the second woman in history to win two consecutive 200 m events at the Olympics.
Choices: Brigitte Foster-Hylton; Veronica Campbell-Brown; Shelly-Ann Fraser; Delloreen Ennis-London
Answer: Veronica Campbell-Brown
Category: world
Question: What is the literal meaning of the phrase sado or chado, which refers to the traditional Japanese tea ceremony?
Choices: The way of tea; Water and leaves; The liquid cure; Heaven in a cup
Answer: The way of tea
Category: world
Question: What item from the Japanese tea ceremony equipment is the chakin?
Choices: A tea whisk; A tea scoop; A cloth; A tea bowl
Answer: A cloth
Category: world
Question: What is traditionally offered to the guest along with kaiseki, the full course meal served before the Japanese tea ceremony?
Choices: All of these; Sake; Dental floss; Tobacco
Answer: Sake
Category: world
Question: What do the host and the guest receiving the tea bowl traditionally do at the Japanese tea ceremony?
Choices: Smile at each other; Say thank you; Exchange small gifts; Bow
Answer: Bow
Category: world
Question: In which style of the Japanese tea ceremony are the host and guests seated at tables?
Choices: Chabako temae; Ryurei; Hakobi-demae; Bon temae
Answer: Ryurei
Category: world
Question: What kind of images of calligraphy will be appropriate as a decoration for a Japanese tea ceremony that is held at night?
Choices: Bamboo; Cherry blossoms; Rabbits; Tigers
Answer: Rabbits
Category: world
Question: The word chabana, which is related to the traditional Japanese ceremony, refers to which of the following?
Choices: Flower arrangement; Special kimono; Paper for serving; A scroll with calligraphy
Answer: Flower arrangement
Category: world
Question: Which of these traditional Japanese meals is served at the Japanese tea ceremony?
Choices: Sashimi; Miso soup; All of these; Nimono
Answer: All of these
Category: world
Question: What is the name of the traditional Japanese way of sitting used on formal occasions such as the Japanese tea ceremony?
Choices: Suimono; Tokonoma; Hassun; Seiza
Answer: Seiza
Category: world
Question: What is sometimes served along with the thick tea called koicha at the Japanese tea ceremony?
Choices: Sweets; Fish; Wasabi; Tobacco
Answer: Tobacco
Category: world
Question: What vegetable nickname has been given to the U.S. state of New Jersey?
Choices: The Pepper State; The Tomato State; The Cabbage State; The Carrot State
Answer: The Tomato State
Category: world
Question: Which of these statements is true about the U.S state of New Jersey?
Choices: It is the third most densely populated state according to a 2009 estimate.; None of these; It is the most populous U.S. state according to a 2009 estimate.; It is the least populated U.S. state according to a 2009 estimate.
Answer: None of these
Category: world
Question: What is the state animal of the U.S. state of New Jersey?
Choices: Squirrel; Horse; Otter; Bear
Answer: Horse
Category: world
Question: What important law was passed in New Jersey on December 17, 2007, by Governor Corzine?
Choices: Legalization of marijuana; Elimination of capital punishment; Ban on smoking in public places; Legalization of prostitution
Answer: Elimination of capital punishment
Category: world
Question: Which of these famous singers was born in the U.S. state of New Jersey?
Choices: Mariah Carey; Aretha Franklin; Whitney Houston; All of these
Answer: Whitney Houston
Category: world
Question: What is the state flower of the U.S. state of New Jersey?
Choices: Daisy; Heather; Magnolia; Violet
Answer: Violet
Category: world
Question: Which of these Academy Award-winning actors was born in the U.S state of New Jersey?
Choices: Dustin Hoffman; Denzel Washington; Michael Douglas; All of these
Answer: Michael Douglas
Category: world
Question: New Jersey remained the only U.S. state to lack which of the following?
Choices: Ice hockey teams; Diners; State motto; State song
Answer: State song
Category: world
Question: What city houses the oldest university in Germany?
Choices: Frankfurt; Heidelberg; Munich; Berlin
Answer: Heidelberg
Category: world
Question: MÃ¼hlburg is a borough of Berlin, the capital of Germany.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: In the center of the German city Karlsruhe there is a palace from which the streets radiate outwards.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Where are the Augustusburg and Falkenlust palaces located?
Choices: BrÃ¼hl; Wiesbaden; Munich; Vienna
Answer: BrÃ¼hl
Category: world
Question: In what style was the Royal Palace in Wurzburg, Germany built?
Choices: none of these; Rococo; Gothic; Baroque
Answer: Baroque
Category: world
Question: Schloss Johannisburg is a castle in Aschaffenburg, Germany.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Reichenau Island, which was declared a World Heritage Site because of its monastery, is in southern Germany.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: The Nymphenburg Palace is a baroque palace situated in the center of Berlin.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: What is Burg Eltz?
Choices: a monastery in Germany; a city in Germany; a river flowing through Germany; a medieval castle in Germany
Answer: a medieval castle in Germany
Category: world
Question: Chiemsee is a lake in Bavaria, Germany.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Sri Lanka was known by this name in the past.
Choices: Serendib; Ceylon; Taprobane; All of these
Answer: All of these
Category: world
Question: What is the capital city of Sri Lanka?
Choices: Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte; Trincomalee; Colombo; Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
Answer: Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
Category: world
Question: What is the official language adopted by the government of Sri Lanka?
Choices: Malay; None of these; Thai; English
Answer: None of these
Category: world
Question: What is the predominant religion among the population of Sri Lanka?
Choices: Buddhism; Shintoism; Hinduism; Islam
Answer: Buddhism
Category: world
Question: What is the English title of the national anthem of Sri Lanka?
Choices: Beyond the Horizon; Our Beloved Fatherland; Blessed Sri Lanka; Mother Sri Lanka
Answer: Mother Sri Lanka
Category: world
Question: Which of these is one of the staple foods in the cuisine of Sri Lanka?
Choices: All of these; Potatoes; Rice; Corn
Answer: Rice
Category: world
Question: What if the form of governmental control established in Sri Lanka?
Choices: Peoples republic; Constitutional monarchy; Presidential republic; None of these
Answer: Presidential republic
Category: world
Question: What animal is depicted on the national flag of Sri Lanka?
Choices: Lion; Tiger; Eagle; Bird of paradise
Answer: Lion
Category: world
Question: Sri Lanka is known as one of the largest producers of which of the following?
Choices: Tea; Diamonds; Chewing gum; Coffee
Answer: Tea
Category: world
Question: Which of these statements is true about the Sri Lankan Elephant?
Choices: It is the largest elephant species on the planet.; It is the smallest elephant species on the planet.; It is the smallest subspecies of the Asian Elephant.; It is the largest subspecies of the Asian Elephant.
Answer: It is the largest subspecies of the Asian Elephant.
Category: world
Question: What Brazilian architect designed public buildings in the city of Brasilia as well as the the United Nations Headquarters in New York City?
Choices: Aldo Rossi; Oscar Niemeyer; Antonio Gaudi; Kevin Roshe
Answer: Oscar Niemeyer
Category: world
Question: What large Art Deco statue has become an icon of Rio de Janeiro and Brazil?
Choices: The Statue of David; The Thinker statue; The Discus Thrower; Christ the Redeemer
Answer: Christ the Redeemer
Category: world
Question: Which of these parks is located in Manaus, Brazil?
Choices: All of these; Adolpho Ducke Botanical Garden; Ponta Negra Cultural, Sport and Leisure Park; Municipal Park of MindÃº
Answer: All of these
Category: world
Question: This densely populated city is the capital of Ceara, one of the 27 states of Brazil.
Choices: Fortaleza; Campo Grande; Curitiba; Vitoria
Answer: Fortaleza
Category: world
Question: Belo Horizonte is the capital of which state of Brazil?
Choices: Espirito Santo; Minas Gerais; Sao Paulo; Rio De Janeiro
Answer: Minas Gerais
Category: world
Question: Olinda is a historic city in which Brazilian state?
Choices: GoiÃ¡s; Pernambuco; EspÃ­rito Santo; Minas Gerais
Answer: Pernambuco
Category: world
Question: The Pantanal is a tropical wetland with a number of different ecosystems.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: The Brazilian town of Paraty was founded by Portuguese colonizers. What does the name of the town mean in the Tupi language?
Choices: river of fish; gold river; river of stones; red river
Answer: river of fish
Category: world
Question: What type of tourism is well developed in the Brazilian state Rio Grande do Sul?
Choices: Ecotourism; Tourism in wine regions; All of these; Palaeontological tourism
Answer: All of these
Category: world
Question: What city was the first colonial capital of Brazil?
Choices: Olinda; Rio De Janeiro; Espirito Santo; Salvador da Bahia
Answer: Salvador da Bahia
Category: world
Question: In what fairy tale does Kays grandmother describe snow flakes as white bees swarming?
Choices: The Snow Queen; Rapunzel; The Little Match Girl; Thumbelina
Answer: The Snow Queen
Category: world
Question: What fictional character, described as valiant, found herself in a snowy wood at night- time with snow under her feet and snowflakes falling through the air?
Choices: Pippi in Pippi the Longstocking; Elizabeth in Pride and Prejudice; Alice in Alice in Wonderland; Lucy in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Answer: Lucy in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Category: world
Question: What best-selling novel was written by American writer David Guterson in the early morning hours over a ten-year period?
Choices: The Wrong Kind of Snow; The Snow Tourist; Snow Falling on Cedars; Snow
Answer: Snow Falling on Cedars
Category: world
Question: What poet, honored with four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry, wrote the 1922 poem Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening?
Choices: Robert Lowell; Robert Frost; E. E. Cummings; Ralph Waldo Emerson
Answer: Robert Frost
Category: world
Question: Who wrote the novel The Long Winter, which is set in South Dakota during the severe winter of 1880â1881?
Choices: Edith Wharton; Harper Lee; Louisa May Alcott; Laura Ingalls Wilder
Answer: Laura Ingalls Wilder
Category: world
Question: The novel Miss Smillas Sense of Snow tells the story of Smilla Jaspersen who has developed an almost intuitive understanding of all types of snow. What nationality is author Peter HÃ¸eg who penned the novel?
Choices: Austrian; German; Danish; Canadian
Answer: Danish
Category: world
Question: What Victorian novelist idealised white Christmas by persistently depicting snow-carpeted streets and people scraping the snow from the pavements in front of their dwellings, and from the tops of their houses?
Choices: Charles Dickens; Thomas Hardy; William Thackeray; Oscar Wilde
Answer: Charles Dickens
Category: world
Question: What English poet wrote the poem In the Bleak Midwinter in which Snow had fallen, snow on snow,
Choices: ow on snow?; Elizabeth Barret Browning; Matthew Arnold; Robert Browning; Christina Rossetti
Answer: Christina Rossetti
Category: world
Question: In what fantasy novel do armored white bears live in the ice-and-snow-locked land Svalbard?
Choices: Arctic Adventure; Northern Lights (The Golden Compass); The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; Snow Blind
Answer: Northern Lights (The Golden Compass)
Category: world
Question: What American Modernist poet wrote the poem The Snow Man, which opens with the lines, 
Choices: e must have a mind of winter;  regard the frost and the boughs;  the pine-trees crusted with snow;?; Wallace Stevens; Walt Whitman; Emily Dickinson; Ezra Pound
Answer: Wallace Stevens
Category: world
Question: What rare findings have been made in the Hell Creek Formation in the U.S. state of Montana?
Choices: Mummies; Gold deposits; Diamonds; Dinosaur fossils
Answer: Dinosaur fossils
Category: world
Question: What is the state animal of the U.S. state of Montana?
Choices: American Buffalo; Grizzly Bear; Wild Horse; Cougar
Answer: Grizzly Bear
Category: world
Question: The official state motto of the U.S. state of Montana is Oro y Plata. What does this mean in Spanish?
Choices: Yesterday and tomorrow; Day and night; Sun and moon; Gold and silver
Answer: Gold and silver
Category: world
Question: What nickname has been given to the U.S. state of Montana?
Choices: The Golden State; All of these; The Richer State; The Treasure State
Answer: The Treasure State
Category: world
Question: What 1994 Academy Award-winning movie was set in the U.S. state of Montana?
Choices: Pulp Fiction; The Shawshank Redemption; Legends of the Fall; Four Weddings and a Funeral
Answer: Legends of the Fall
Category: world
Question: What is the capital city of the U.S. state of Montana?
Choices: Bismarck; Helena; Saint Paul; Billings
Answer: Helena
Category: world
Question: What was the U.S. state of Montana named after?
Choices: A tribe; A person; None of these; A river
Answer: None of these
Category: world
Question: Which of these popular American actors was born in the U.S. state of Montana?
Choices: All of these; Macaulay Culkin; Harrison Ford; Patrick Duffy
Answer: Patrick Duffy
Category: world
Question: In 1888, the capital of the U.S. state of Montana earned this title.
Choices: City with most shoes per capita; All of these; City with most millionaires per capita; City with most shovels per capita
Answer: City with most millionaires per capita
Category: world
Question: What is the state flower of the U.S. state of Montana?
Choices: Heather; None of these; Hyacinth; Honeysuckle
Answer: None of these
Category: world
Question: The island of Java is part of the territory of which country?
Choices: Indonesia; Republic of China; Malaysia; Philippines
Answer: Indonesia
Category: world
Question: What is the name of the provincial capital of the island of Bali?
Choices: Taipei; Jakarta; Mataram; Denpasar
Answer: Denpasar
Category: world
Question: What is the largest religious group on the island of Bali?
Choices: Hindus; Buddhists; Roman Catholics; Muslims
Answer: Hindus
Category: world
Question: Which European language is the most widely spoken non-native language on the island of Bali?
Choices: German; French; Spanish; English
Answer: English
Category: world
Question: Which crop is most widely cultivated on the island of Bali?
Choices: Coffee; Bananas; Rice; Tea
Answer: Rice
Category: world
Question: What type of musical instruments does the music of Bali called gamelan mostly require?
Choices: Stringed instruments; Wind instruments; Percussion instruments; None of these
Answer: Percussion instruments
Category: world
Question: The Palm Jumeirah is an artificial archipelago.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: What statement is correct regarding âThe Worldâ in Dubai?
Choices: It is an archipelago constructed in the shape of a world map.; Both of these; It is a artificial archipelago of 300 islands.; None of these
Answer: Both of these
Category: world
Question: Burj Al Arab is a luxury hotel in Dubai.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: What is the height of the Burj Dubai skyscraper which comprises 162 floors?
Choices: 228m; 528 m; 828m; 1028m
Answer: 828m
Category: world
Question: Dubai Towers is a four tower complex whose design represents the movement of which of the following?
Choices: waves; moon; None of these; candlelight
Answer: candlelight
Category: world
Question: When did the Arab Emirates gain independence from the UK?
Choices: 1971; 1991; 1921; 1901
Answer: 1971
Category: world
Question: Islam is the official religion of the United Arab Emirates.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Which of the following is located in Dubai?
Choices: Atlantis, the Palm; All of these; Dzhumitra; Palace of Sheikh
Answer: All of these
Category: world
Question: Which of the following statement is true about Dubai?
Choices: There are no natural river bodies or oases.; The climate is hot and arid; All of these; It is situated on the Persian Gulf coast.
Answer: All of these
Category: world
Question: The Hydropolis Underwater Hotel in Dubai is the worldâs first underwater hotel.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: What is the capital city of Algeria?
Choices: Algiers; Tripoli; Bamako; Niamey
Answer: Algiers
Category: world
Question: Which of these is the official language of Algeria?
Choices: Arabic; Arabic, French and English; Arabic and English; Arabic and French
Answer: Arabic
Category: world
Question: The title of the national anthem of Algeria is Kassaman or Qassaman. What does this mean in Arabic?
Choices: Blessing; The Pledge; The Anthem; People of the Desert
Answer: The Pledge
Category: world
Question: What is the form of government of Algeria?
Choices: None of these; Parliamentary monarchy; Absolute monarchy; Presidential republic
Answer: Presidential republic