kth8/OpenTriviaQA huggingface dataset:
Category: world
Question: In 2002, this building in Bethlehem became the site of a five-week standoff during the Israel Defense Leagues raid on the city.
Choices: Bethlehem University; Solomons Pool; Grotto Crypt; Church of the Nativity
Answer: Church of the Nativity
Category: world
Question: In 1940, the population of Bethlehem was mostly Christian.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: An estimated 2,000 Christians left Bethlehem during the period of 2000 - 2003.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Billy Dee Williamss middle name is December.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: A song by the name of December has been done by all of the following bands except this band.
Choices: Stone Temple Pilots; Weezer; Collective Soul; The Waterboys
Answer: Stone Temple Pilots
Category: world
Question: What popular actor was born on December 17, 1953 and played characters named Dennis Alan (1988), Bob Hinson (1992), Ed Masterson (1994), President Thomas J. Whitmore (1996) and Peter Kirk (2004)?
Choices: Will Smith; Bill Pullman; Paul Winfield; Kevin Costner
Answer: Bill Pullman
Category: world
Question: In what state was a person executed by lethal injection on December 14, 1982?
Choices: Texas; North Dakota; Maryland; California
Answer: Texas
Category: world
Question: On December 1, 1913 Ford Motor Company introduced standard seatbelts.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: Which state was the first of the original 13 to ratify the United States Constitution in 1787?
Choices: New York; Maine; Pennsylvania; Delaware
Answer: Delaware
Category: world
Question: Which of the following countries gained its independence from Russia in December of 1917?
Choices: Australia; Germany; Finland; Sweden
Answer: Finland
Category: world
Question: Here, at what legend says Zeus called the navel of the world, Apollo killed a winged snake whose blood gave prophetic visions to those who inhaled its fumes. By what better name do we know the seer, Pythia?
Choices: The Oracle of Delphi; Bridge of Sighs; The Rose of Sharon; Cassandra Stone
Answer: The Oracle of Delphi
Category: world
Question: This dome, the largest free-standing brick dome in the world, is a symbol of the Eternal City. Its beauty was shaped by Raphael, Bernini and Michelangelo. Here is housed Michelangelos Pieta, the only sculpture he ever signed. In what building would you be standing when you read upon this rock I will build my church. To you I give the kingdom of heaven.?
Choices: La Sagrada Familia; Basilica of St. Marks; St. Peters Basilica; Cologne Cathedral
Answer: St. Peters Basilica
Category: world
Question: What is the youngest and shortest-serving state capital in the United States?
Choices: All of these; Oklahoma City; Juneau; Providence
Answer: Oklahoma City
Category: world
Question: What is the capital city of the U.S. state in which the largest city is Newark?
Choices: Bismarck; Salem; Trenton; Raleigh
Answer: Trenton
Category: world
Question: What is the state capital of the U.S. state of Wyoming?
Choices: Jefferson City; Columbus; Madison; Cheyenne
Answer: Cheyenne
Category: world
Question: What state capital is also the county seat of Marion County, U.S.?
Choices: Jackson; Indianapolis; Atlanta; Sacramento
Answer: Indianapolis
Category: world
Question: What is the state capital of the U.S. state of Iowa?
Choices: Helena; Providence; Des Moines; Baton Rouge
Answer: Des Moines
Category: world
Question: This is the capital city of the U.S. state in which Sioux Falls is the largest city.
Choices: Pierre; Nashville; Augusta; Charleston
Answer: Pierre
Category: world
Question: This U.S. state capital is located on a land that was once a Native American village called Standing Peachtree.
Choices: Springfield; Olympia; Atlanta; Columbia
Answer: Atlanta
Category: world
Question: What is the capital city of the U.S. state in which the largest city is Bridgeport?
Choices: Hartford; Boise; Tallahassee; Denver
Answer: Hartford
Category: world
Question: What is the least populated U.S. state capital according to the 2000 census?
Choices: Montpelier; Honolulu; Juneau; Boise
Answer: Montpelier
Category: world
Question: What is the capital city of the U.S. state in which the most populous city in the United States is situated?
Choices: Tallahassee; Albany; Sacramento; Austin
Answer: Albany
Category: world
Question: The Ford Mustang first debuted in 1965.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: Where did the production of the Mustang model of Ford first begin?
Choices: Virginia; California; Michigan; Texas
Answer: Michigan
Category: world
Question: NASCAR stands for National Association For Stock Car Auto Racing.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Where is the Honda Motor Company headquarters located?
Choices: Italy; Russia; China; Japan
Answer: Japan
Category: world
Question: The Ferrari was founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1928.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: This city in Florida is considered to be the oldest European settlement in North America.
Choices: Saint Petersburg; Dade City; Saint Marks; Saint Augustine
Answer: Saint Augustine
Category: world
Question: In what Northeastern state did the first daily newspaper originate?
Choices: Pennsylvania; Vermont; Maine; Rhode Island
Answer: Pennsylvania
Category: world
Question: 1969s Woodstock Festival was held in Woodstock, New York.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: Holland is divided into North and South provinces.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Cumberland University, located in Lebanon, Tennessee, lost the most lopsided football game in history to what school?
Choices: University of North Carolina; Georgia Tech; Middle Tennessee State; Penn State
Answer: Georgia Tech
Category: world
Question: What Tennessee city is the exact geographical center of the state?
Choices: Nashville; Memphis; Murfreesboro; Knoxville
Answer: Murfreesboro
Category: world
Question: Gatorade was named after the University of Florida Gators football team.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Most European countries are divided into provinces, regions, federal subjects or municipalities. Which of the following is divided into states?
Choices: Italy; Russia; Germany; France
Answer: Germany
Category: world
Question: The first 3D movie presentation was done in this citys famous Astor Theater.
Choices: Miami; Dallas; Chicago; New York
Answer: New York
Category: world
Question: Waschmule, one of the largest swimming pools, in Europe is 324 feet long.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: In what year did Illinois enter the Union?
Choices: 1818; 1836; 1820; 1822
Answer: 1818
Category: world
Question: What is the official state bird of Illinois?
Choices: Hummingbird; Robin; Sparrow; Cardinal
Answer: Cardinal
Category: world
Question: What is the official nickname of Illinois?
Choices: Prairie State; Sunflower State; Wildflower State; Crop State
Answer: Prairie State
Category: world
Question: Illinois is the leading producer in the U.S. of which of these crops?
Choices: Oats; Soybeans; Milo; Wheat
Answer: Soybeans
Category: world
Question: The name Illinois is Algonquin for tribes of intelligent men.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: How many counties does Illinois have?
Choices: 110; 120; 102; 101
Answer: 102
Category: world
Question: This animal, which is often hunted in the fall season, is the official state animal of Illinois.
Choices: White-tailed deer; Ostrich; Groundhog; Coyote
Answer: White-tailed deer
Category: world
Question: Who was the first U.S. President born in Illinois?
Choices: Abraham Lincoln; Ronald Reagan; None of these; Thomas Jefferson
Answer: Ronald Reagan
Category: world
Question: Which United States President to was born in Pennsylvania?
Choices: Zachery Taylor; James Buchanan; Benjamin Franklin; John Adams
Answer: James Buchanan
Category: world
Question: Complete the state motto of Pennsylvania: Virtue, Liberty and _________ .
Choices: Happiness; Independence; Prosperity; Wealth
Answer: Independence
Category: world
Question: Which of the following is one of the nicknames of Pennsylvania?
Choices: Dutch State; Keystone State; Brotherhood State; Commonwealth State
Answer: Keystone State
Category: world
Question: The Sugar Maple is the state tree of Pennsylvania.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: What is the state flower for Pennsylvania?
Choices: Tulip; Dandelion; Mountain Laurel; Dogwood
Answer: Mountain Laurel
Category: world
Question: The first night football game was played in this city.
Choices: Pittsburgh; Tioga; State College; Mansfield
Answer: Mansfield
Category: world
Question: Which town was not used as a meeting place for the Continental Congress during the Revolutionary War?
Choices: Harrisburg; Philadelphia; Lancaster; York
Answer: Harrisburg
Category: world
Question: Which town saw the first privately owned Nuclear Power Plant in the United States?
Choices: Shippingport; Saxton; Wellsboro; Three Mile Island
Answer: Shippingport
Category: world
Question: The Pennsylvania Canal connected Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Which town did it NOT go through?
Choices: Hollidaysburg; Altoona; Williamsburg; Huntingdon
Answer: Altoona
Category: world
Question: Where was the War Governors Conference held during the Civil War?
Choices: Harrisburg; Philadelphia; York; Altoona
Answer: Altoona
Category: world
Question: What city laid claim to these firsts: Mr Yuk Sticker, First Big Mac, First pull-top cans, First Bingo game?
Choices: Allentown; Philadelphia; Lancaster; Pittsburgh
Answer: Pittsburgh
Category: world
Question: Titusville, Pa is famous for what event?
Choices: Rubber in tire making was first used there.; The first oil well was drilled there.; The first gas well was drilled there.; It hosted the first horse race in the state.
Answer: The first oil well was drilled there.
Category: world
Question: The Rockville Bridge, which is regarded as the longest stone arch bridge in the world, is found in this city.
Choices: Williamsport; Philadelphia; Harrisburg; Pittsburgh
Answer: Harrisburg
Category: world
Question: Which PA county is known as the Christmas Tree Capitol of the World?
Choices: Mifflin; Tioga; Indiana; Potter
Answer: Indiana
Category: world
Question: If you need a kiss, you go to this city in Pennsylvania.
Choices: Philadelphia; Erie; Hershey; Butler
Answer: Hershey
Category: world
Question: What is Punxsutawney, PA known for?
Choices: A little groundhog named Phil.; Home of Jimmy Stewart; The first home of the Pirates; The strangest spelling of any town in PA
Answer: A little groundhog named Phil.
Category: world
Question: The Little League World Series is held in this city.
Choices: Lock Haven; Harrisburg; Pittsburgh; Williamsport
Answer: Williamsport
Category: world
Question: Which of the following was first created by Benjamin Franklin?
Choices: First Zoo; First Gambling House; First Airplane; First Canal
Answer: First Zoo
Category: world
Question: Drivers Education classes were first offered in this Pennsylvania town.
Choices: Tower City; Altoona; State College; Harrisburg
Answer: State College
Category: world
Question: General Washington slept here during the winter of 1777 - 1778.
Choices: Philadelphia; Bedford; Valley Forge; Washington DC
Answer: Valley Forge
Category: world
Question: Michigan is comprised of two entirely separate land masses.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Because of its shape Michigan was given this nickname.
Choices: The Hand State; The Palm State; The Mitten State; The Glove State
Answer: The Mitten State
Category: world
Question: Michigan is home to two NHL hockey teams.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: What connects the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan?
Choices: The Ambassador Bridge; The Great Lakes Tunnel; The Peninsula Strait Bridge; The Mackinac Bridge
Answer: The Mackinac Bridge
Category: world
Question: What is the capital of Michigan?
Choices: Lansing; Flint; Detroit; Grand Rapids
Answer: Lansing
Category: world
Question: The name of Michigan is a French adaptation of the Ojibwe word meaning what?
Choices: Holy souls; Land of apples; Like a hand; Large water
Answer: Large water
Category: world
Question: Children in Michigan are taught to remember this word in order to easily recall all of Michigans great lakes.
Choices: M.E.L.V.I.N.; S.M.E.L.L.; H.O.M.I.E.; H.O.M.E.S.
Answer: H.O.M.E.S.
Category: world
Question: How long is the Mackinac Bridge?
Choices: 5 Miles; 2 Miles; 1/2 Mile; 1 Mile
Answer: 5 Miles
Category: world
Question: What animal is the dominant object on the Michigan state flag?
Choices: Bear; Deer; Rabbit; Fish
Answer: Deer
Category: world
Question: Michigan is considered to be primarily a Democratic Party state rather than a Republican Party state.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: In which language Frohliche Weihnachten is wished on Christmas?
Choices: French; Italian; German; Polish
Answer: German
Category: world
Question: How would you wish Merry Christmas to your French friend?
Choices: Glaedelig Jul; Joyeux Noel; Buon Natale; Frohliche Weihnachten
Answer: Joyeux Noel
Category: world
Question: How would you wish Merry Christmas in Scottish Gaelic?
Choices: Glaed Geol; Nollaig Chridheil; Gledileg jol; Merry Christmas
Answer: Nollaig Chridheil
Category: world
Question: Judging by the non-Latin letters, in which language is the following Christmas greeting Ð¡ Ð Ð¾Ð¶Ð´ÐµÑÑÐ²Ð¾Ð¼ Ð¥ÑÐ¸ÑÑÐ¾Ð²ÑÐ¼ (D Rojdestvom Hristovym)?
Choices: Russian; Greek; Arabic; Japanese
Answer: Russian
Category: world
Question: In which language the Christmas greeting is Glaed Geol?
Choices: Latin; Greenlandic; Esperanto; Old English
Answer: Old English
Category: world
Question: In which language, spoken by native inhabitants of the US, does the following mean Merry Christmas and Happy New Year: Mele Kalikimaka me ka HauÊ»oli Makahiki Hou?
Choices: Spanish; Swahili; Hawaiian; Creek
Answer: Hawaiian
Category: world
Question: What American hero does Henry Wadsworth Longfellow write about in this poem:
Choices: rough all our history, to the last,;  the hour of darkness, and peril, and need,; e people will waken and listen to hear; e hurrying hoof-beats of that stead; d the midnight message of?; Patrick Henry; Paul Revere; George Washington; Ethan Allen
Answer: Paul Revere
Category: world
Question: What city does Carl Sandburg call Hog Butcher for the World and City of the Big Shoulders?
Choices: Chicago; Dallas; San Francisco; Miami
Answer: Chicago
Category: world
Question: Bartletts Book of Anecdotes describes this poet and short story writer as a doyenne of light verse and wit. This line is from her most often quoted poem: Men seldom make passes At girls who wear glasses. Name the author of this poem.
Choices: Dorothy Parker; Edna St. Vincent Millay; Sara Teasdale; Emily Dickinson
Answer: Dorothy Parker
Category: world
Question: In Ernest Thayers poem there is no joy in Mudville because mighty Casey tore the cover off the ball to score a home run.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, is the opening line of Allen Ginsbergs poem Howl. Name the poetry movement with which Allan Ginsberg is associated?
Choices: The Black Mountain Poets; The Beats; Harlem Renaissance; Symbolist
Answer: The Beats
Category: world
Question: This poet, who is famous for his use of lowercase letters and word space, wrote the following:
Choices: T. S Elliot; Carl Sandburg; A. E houseman; e e cummings
Answer: e e cummings
Category: world
Question: What is the name of this poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay:
Choices:  candle burns at both ends;;  will not last the night;; t ah, my foes, and oh, my friends-;  gives a lovely light!?; Friends and Foes; First Fig; Candlelight; Before Morning
Answer: First Fig
Category: world
Question: When was the song Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer first performed?
Choices: 1969; 1959; 1979; 1985
Answer: 1979
Category: world
Question: What was the profession of the man who first performed Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer, before he made it big as a singer of comedy songs?
Choices: Engineer; Playwright; Veterinarian; Construction Worker
Answer: Veterinarian
Category: world
Question: What is the name of the cousin mentioned in the song Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer?
Choices: Elmo; Mel; Jake; John
Answer: Mel
Category: world
Question: Elmo Shropshire is the narrator in a movie named Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: There was a movie based on the song Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Which of these traditional Christmas foods is not mentioned in the song Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer?
Choices: Fig pudding; Goose; Fruit Cake; Egg nog
Answer: Fruit Cake
Category: world
Question: The term caliber in the field of firearms refers to which of the following?
Choices: Diameter of the barrel/bullet in inches; Length of the bullet in inches; Weight of the slug of a bullet; Velocity of the projectile
Answer: Diameter of the barrel/bullet in inches
Category: world
Question: Police radar guns are commonly calibrated by which of the following?
Choices: A compass; A tuning fork; An electrocardiograph; A flux capacitor
Answer: A tuning fork
Category: world
Question: Which term refers to the maneuver that police officers use to spin another car out?
Choices: S.W.A.T. Maneuver; K.I.L.L. Maneuver; D.I.T.T. Maneuver; P.I.T. Maneuver
Answer: P.I.T. Maneuver
Category: world
Question: Which firearm is NOT typically associated with U.S. law enforcement?
Choices: 12ga Shotgun; Colt AR-15 Rifle; A.K. 47; Glock Pistol
Answer: A.K. 47
Category: world
Question: What is Sir Robert Peel known as?
Choices: First police office to be killed in the line of duty; Designer of the first police car; First U.S. chief of police; Father of Modern Day Policing
Answer: Father of Modern Day Policing
Category: world
Question: Who is Deputy Sheriff Isaac Smith?
Choices: The man that shot Ronald Regan; The first U.S. police officer to be killed in the line of duty; The first police officer to become president of the U.S.; The first chief of police in NYC
Answer: The first U.S. police officer to be killed in the line of duty
Category: world
Question: Which of the following is not a commonly used Field Sobriety Task?
Choices: Nystagmus; Recite The Alphabet Backwards; Lean Your Head Back and Touch Your Nose; Walk and Turn 9 Steps
Answer: Recite The Alphabet Backwards
Category: world
Question: City police in the U.S. gain their power and authority to arrest from which government body/person?
Choices: State Senate; Mayor; Governor; State Congress
Answer: Governor
Category: world
Question: The F.O.P. is an organization for police officers.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Is it true that Interpol is a law enforcement body that is dependent on information and cooperation of police agencies throughout the world.
Choices: No; Yes
Answer: Yes
Category: world
Question: What does the name Texas mean?
Choices: Beautiful; Friend; Large; Hot
Answer: Friend
Category: world
Question: How many different flags have flown over Texas?
Choices: 3; 10; 6; 4
Answer: 6
Category: world
Question: What was the original name of the capital of Texas?
Choices: Bastrop; Austin; Barton; Waterloo
Answer: Waterloo
Category: world
Question: Which port in Texas is the largest in the USA in terms of international commerce?
Choices: Port of Houston; Port Arthur; Port of Galveston; Port Aransas
Answer: Port of Houston
Category: world
Question: Who is the famous general and Mexican president that was defeated by the Texans in the 1800s in the fight for their independence?
Choices: General Cesar Chavez; General Antonio Martinez; General Cabeza de Vaca; General Santa Anna
Answer: General Santa Anna
Category: world
Question: What river forms the Texas/Mexico border?
Choices: Rio Grande River; Guadalupe River; San Jacinto River; Trinity River
Answer: Rio Grande River
Category: world
Question: In what Texas city did the large national disaster, The Great Storm of 1900, occur?
Choices: Houston; Laredo; Galveston; Corpus Christi
Answer: Galveston
Category: world
Question: Which of these was the first oil well in Texas?
Choices: Spindletop; Midland; Texas City; Plano
Answer: Spindletop
Category: world
Question: How many presidential libraries are located in Texas?
Choices: 3; 1; 2; 0
Answer: 2
Category: world
Question: Texas has more counties than any other US state. How many are there?
Choices: 254; 371; 289; 198
Answer: 254
Category: world
Question: The worlds first rodeo was held in what Texas city on July 4, 1883?
Choices: Webster; Houston; Pecos; Arlington
Answer: Pecos
Category: world
Question: In which of these countries is Santa Claus accompanied by an assistant who carries a black sack and a book in which each childs behavior is recorded?
Choices: Germany; Holland; France; Spain
Answer: Holland
Category: world
Question: The Urn of Fate is part of the traditional Christmas celebrations in what country?
Choices: Italy; China; France; Germany
Answer: Italy
Category: world
Question: The Julbukk, a small figure made of straw, is a common Christmas decoration in Sweden. What does the Julbukk resemble?
Choices: A snowman; A goat; A teapot; A rabbit
Answer: A goat
Category: world
Question: In which country does the Infant Jesus help Santa to give presents to children?
Choices: Costa Rica; Canada; Venezuela; The Czech Republic
Answer: The Czech Republic
Category: world
Question: In Greek folk tradition the malicious creatures called the Kallikantzaroi like to play bad pranks on people at Christmas time. Which of these is believed to be a way to drive them off?
Choices: Lighting 99 candles; Burning an old shoe; Hanging a rabbits tail on the wall; Putting a lamb next to the Christmas tree
Answer: Burning an old shoe
Category: world
Question: How many reindeer pull the sleigh of Father Frost according to beliefs in Ukraine?
Choices: Seven; Nine; Twelve; Three
Answer: Three
Category: world
Question: In which country was the traditional Christmas mistletoe hung up for the first time?
Choices: USA; UK; Germany; Sweden
Answer: UK
Category: world
Question: Western culture cherishes the idea of a white Christmas (a Christmas with snow). Unfortunately for England, the white Christmases in the country in the entire twentieth century were not more than this number.
Choices: 11; 3; 7; 20
Answer: 7
Category: world
Question: In Australia, Santas sleigh is not pulled by reindeer but by eight white kangaroos.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: According to the tradition, on Christmas Eve, Christians in this country go to church wearing a completely new outfit.
Choices: Bulgaria; Ethiopia; Macedonia; Egypt
Answer: Egypt
Category: world
Question: In which country was the first Christmas stamp released?
Choices: Sweden; UK; Canada; USA
Answer: Canada
Category: world
Question: In which country does Santa visit children twice, once on December 4th and once on December 6th?
Choices: Finland; Belgium; Peru; Austria
Answer: Belgium
Category: world
Question: In which country are presents brought to children by a camel instead of by Santa Claus?
Choices: Turkey; Pakistan; Syria; Egypt
Answer: Syria
Category: world
Question: In which of the following countries is Christmas not considered a day for the family?
Choices: Syria; Vietnam; Japan; Pakistan
Answer: Japan
Category: world
Question: In terms of area, which US state is about the size of Israel?
Choices: Iowa; New York; New Jersey; Montana
Answer: New Jersey
Category: world
Question: Which ancient city was declared Israelâs official capital with a law from January 1950?
Choices: Eilat; Jerusalem; Haifa; Tel Aviv
Answer: Jerusalem
Category: world
Question: Lake Tiberias, Israels largest freshwater lake, is also known by what other name?
Choices: Red Sea; Sea of Galilee; Haifa; Eliat
Answer: Sea of Galilee
Category: world
Question: What are the only two colors on the Israeli flag?
Choices: Blue and white; Red and white; Red and golden; Green and golden
Answer: Blue and white
Category: world
Question: Which desert is situated in the southern part of Israel and covers a large part of Israels official Southern District?
Choices: The Aquaba; The Sahara; The Negev; The Mizrachi
Answer: The Negev
Category: world
Question: What are the official languages in the linguistically and culturally diverse community of Israel?
Choices: English, Hebrew, Arabic; English, Hebrew, Yiddish; Hebrew and Arabic; Hebrew and English
Answer: Hebrew and Arabic
Category: world
Question: This river, flowing through the Great Rift Valley into the Dead Sea, forms much of the border between Jordan and Israel.
Choices: The Pool of Siloam; The Galilee area; Dead Sea; The Jordan river
Answer: The Jordan river
Category: world
Question: There are two main factors for Israels well-developed technology fields, the first being the lands limited natural resources. What is the second factor?
Choices: Intense exchange of scientists with other countries; None of these; Strong emphasis on education; High average IQ of the population
Answer: Strong emphasis on education
Category: world
Question: The Dead Sea, the lowest exposed point on Earths surface, has an average depth of how many feet/meters below sea level?
Choices: 1250 ft (380 m); 1350 ft (410 m); 1550 ft (470 m); 1000 ft (305 m)
Answer: 1350 ft (410 m)
Category: world
Question: The Kibbutz community, which comprises about 5% of the Israeli population, has become best known around the world as an example of what social phenomenon?
Choices: a cooperative community; an Utopian community; an extremist community; an ethnic tolerant community
Answer: a cooperative community
Category: world
Question: What do you call a trade union that consists of employees of one company?
Choices: An oblique trade union; A horizontal trade union; A vertical trade union; A circular trade union
Answer: A vertical trade union
Category: world
Question: Which of the following describes a trade union consisting of people in the same type of  craft in different companies?
Choices: A vertical union; An oblique union; A horizontal union; A circular union
Answer: A horizontal union
Category: world
Question: What is a closed shop?
Choices: A company in which you may be employed if you are not a union member; A company in which employees have an amount of time when they must join the union; A company in which you need not join a union but you must pay union dues only for services  provided by the union; A company in which you must be a union member before you are employed
Answer: A company in which you must be a union member before you are employed
Category: world
Question: What is a union shop?
Choices: A company in which you have a certain amount of time to join the union after you are hired; A company in which you must join the union before you are hired; A company in which you do not have to join a union but you must pay union dues for services provided by the union; A company which does not require employees to join a union
Answer: A company in which you have a certain amount of time to join the union after you are hired
Category: world
Question: What is the definition of an open shop?
Choices: A company in which you have a set an amount of time to join a union after you are hired; A company in which you have a choice whether or not to join a union; A company  which only hires non-union employees; A company in which you have a choice of more than one union to join
Answer: A company in which you have a choice whether or not to join a union
Category: world
Question: What is an agency shop?
Choices: A company in which you do not have to join the union but you must pay union dues for the services the union provides; A company in which you must be a union member before you are hired; A company in which the union is owned by the employer; A company in which you have a set amount of time after which you must join the union
Answer: A company in which you do not have to join the union but you must pay union dues for the services the union provides
Category: world
Question: What was the name of the first major trade union in the USA which was formed by Uriah Stephens?
Choices: The Knights of Labor; The American Federation of Labor (AFL); The United Cigar Workers; The Congress of Industrial Organizations(CIO)
Answer: The Knights of Labor
Category: world
Question: This union leader was President of the United Mine Workers from 1920 to 1960 and played a major role in the founding of the Congress of Industrial Organizations.
Choices: Samuel Gompers; Albert Shanker; John L. Lewis; James R. Hoffa
Answer: John L. Lewis
Category: world
Question: This movie centered on A. Phillip Randolphs efforts to organize the porters at the Pullman Rail Company.
Choices: War on the Rails; Harlan County War; 10,00 Men Named George; Men Over Steel
Answer: 10,00 Men Named George
Category: world
Question: In 1965 this man called for a national boycott of grapes because grape pickers were being abused by their employers.
Choices: George Meaney; Cesar Chavesz; James R. Hoffa; Walter Reuther
Answer: Cesar Chavesz
Category: world
Question: In 1936 the United Rubber Workers became the first unionists to use this tactic.
Choices: A product boycott; A sit-down strike; A company boycott; A federal law suit
Answer: A sit-down strike
Category: world
Question: What is a yellow-dog contract?
Choices: An agreement between a union and an employer in which the  employer agrees to help the union form; An agreement between an employee and an employer that the employee will not join a union.; An agreement between a union and a worker in which the union agrees to help the worker find work; An agreement between an employer and a state government in which the state agrees not to enforce union rules on the companys owners
Answer: An agreement between an employee and an employer that the employee will not join a union.
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Question: The Philippines was under Spanish colonial rule for how many years?
Choices: 333; 584; 222; 198
Answer: 333
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Question: Of the 500 known coral species in the world, 488 are found in the Philippines.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: What is the oldest university in the Philippines?
Choices: San Juan De Letran; University of San Carlos Cebu; Ateneo De Manila; University of Sto. Tomas
Answer: University of San Carlos Cebu
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Question: Is English an official language in the Philippines?
Choices: Yes; No
Answer: Yes
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Question: In what year did Gloria Diaz become Miss Universe?
Choices: 1969; 1978; 1972; 1965
Answer: 1969
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Question: What was the capital of Hawaii before Honolulu?
Choices: Lahaina; Waipahu; Kailua; Kihei
Answer: Lahaina
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Question: What was the largest ancestry group in Hawaii according to 2000 estimates?
Choices: Asian; Irish; Hispanic; Polynesian
Answer: Asian
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Question: Which of the following movies was not filmed in Hawaii?
Choices: Raiders of the Lost Ark; Blue Crush; Wedding Crashers; Jurassic Park
Answer: Wedding Crashers
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Question: Which of the following celebrities was not born in Hawaii?
Choices: Bette Midler; Nicole Kidman; Barack Obama; Dwayne The Rock Johnson
Answer: Dwayne The Rock Johnson
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Question: The periscope is a tube with prisms allowing a view to the surface. Which one of these classes of submarines doesnt have a periscope?
Choices: Typhoon class; Seawolf class; Virginia class; Gotland class
Answer: Virginia class
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Question: The first recorded military submarine was designed to attach explosive charges to ships in harbor and was called Turtle. It was invented by David Bushnell in 1775 and was operated by this number of crewmen.
Choices: Five; Just one; At least five; Three
Answer: Just one
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Question: Some modern submarines have equipment capable of generating oxygen for their crew, by extracting it from water.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: The design of modern submarines is called teardrop hull and is based on the hydrodynamic body of the whale. This was the first submarine to use a teardrop hull.
Choices: USS Alligator (1862); USS Bonita (SSK-3); USS Sea Devil (SSN-664); USS Albacore (AGSS-569)
Answer: USS Albacore (AGSS-569)
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Question: NarcÃ­s Monturiol is credited for inventing the first mechanically powered submarine - Ictineu II. It used steam for propulsion and was originally designed to do this.
Choices: Explore the sea bottom; Reconnoitre; Sink enemy ships; Ease the harvest of corals
Answer: Ease the harvest of corals
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Question: SS submarines use diesel-electric propulsion. What kind of propulsion do SSN submarines utilize?
Choices: Nuclear; Electric; Steam; Diesel
Answer: Nuclear
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Question: The Trident II SSBNs are among the most dangerous and destructive submarines -- each one carries a destructive power more than nine times greater than all Allied ordnance dropped during World War II.  What class of submarine is the Trident II?
Choices: Barbel; George Washington; Typhoon; Ohio
Answer: Ohio
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Question: This science fiction book was published in 1870 by Jules Verne, and described a submarine more advanced than any other at that time.
Choices: Mechanical Beast; Underwater Ship; 20,000 Leagues under the Sea; Nemo
Answer: 20,000 Leagues under the Sea
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Question: The Kaiten was one of the deadliest midget submarines used by the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: Stefan Drzewiecki was the creator of the first submarine built in series - in 1881, 50 units were built for the Russian government. What country was Drzewiecki from?
Choices: Russia; The United States; Georgia; Poland
Answer: Poland
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Question: Netherlands is often called ____________.
Choices: Little Holland; None of the Above; Holland; Christmas Land
Answer: Holland
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Question: Peoples Republic of Kampuchea is a former name of what country?
Choices: Vietnam; Taiwan; Cambodia; China
Answer: Cambodia
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Question: Which of these is a former name of Djibouti?
Choices: Italian Ethopia; French Somaliland; French Eritrea; Italian Eritrea
Answer: French Somaliland
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Question: What is the nickname of Australia?
Choices: The Lowest Country; The Richest Country; The High Country; The Lucky Country
Answer: The Lucky Country
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Question: Which of these is a nickname of New Zealand?
Choices: The Space Country; The Lucky Country; The High Country; The Poorest Country
Answer: The High Country
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Question: Mesopotamia is the former name of  what country?
Choices: Iraq; Iran; Italy; Israel
Answer: Iraq
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Question: Basutoland is a former name of what country?
Choices: Togo; Lesotho; Swaziland; Liberia
Answer: Lesotho
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Question: What Indonesias former name?
Choices: Dutch East Indies; Danish East Indies; Spanish East Indies; French East Indies
Answer: Dutch East Indies
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Question: Spanish East Indies is the former name of what country?
Choices: Canada; China; USA; Philippines
Answer: Philippines
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Question: What is a former name of Malawi?
Choices: West Tanganyika; Nyasaland; Basutoland; Rhodesia
Answer: Nyasaland
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Question: What is the name of the capital of the U.S. state of Kansas?
Choices: Kansas City; Topeka; Louisville; Wichita
Answer: Topeka
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Question: What is the only U.S. state capital that isnt the county seat of the county in which it is located?
Choices: Lansing; Saint Paul; Columbia; Santa Fe
Answer: Lansing
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Question: What is the only U.S. state capital to border another country?
Choices: Austin; Phoenix; Helena; Juneau
Answer: Juneau
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Question: What U.S. state capital was founded in 1868 near the Salt River?
Choices: Sacramento; Boston; Atlanta; Phoenix
Answer: Phoenix
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Question: What is the capital of the U.S. state in which the largest city is Omaha?
Choices: Jackson; Salem; Nashville; Lincoln
Answer: Lincoln
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Question: What is the largest U.S. state capital that is not the largest city in its state?
Choices: Phoenix; Boston; Atlanta; Austin
Answer: Austin
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Question: What U.S. state capital has served as a state capital for the longest period, without a break?
Choices: Annapolis; Boston; Richmond; Santa Fe
Answer: Boston
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Question: What  state capital in the United States is nicknamed âThe City Differentâ?
Choices: Dover; Boston; Santa Fe; Richmond
Answer: Santa Fe
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Question: What is the capital of the U.S. state in which Manchester is the largest city?
Choices: Concord; Saint Paul; Trenton; Frankfort
Answer: Concord
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Question: What state capital was the temporary capital of the United States in 1783â1784?
Choices: Santa Fe; Boston; Annapolis; Dover
Answer: Annapolis
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Question: Niagara Falls isnt the highest waterfall in New York State.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: According to the 2000 Census Buffalo is the second largest city in New York. What city is number 3?
Choices: Syracuse; Yonkers; Rochester; Albany
Answer: Rochester
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Question: What is the longest of the eleven Finger Lakes, located in Upstate New York?
Choices: Cayuga Lake; Keuka Lake; Seneca Lake; Orisco Lake
Answer: Cayuga Lake
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Question: What fraternity is administratively organised into Grand Lodges?
Choices: Knights Templar; Freemasonry; Ku Klux Klan; Illuminati
Answer: Freemasonry
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Question: Which of the following is considered a Masonic symbol?
Choices: Both of these; Square and Compasses; None of these; The letter G
Answer: Both of these
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Question: The seal of which of the following orders features two knights on a single horse?
Choices: None of these; Knights Templar; Teutonic Knights; Knights Hospitaller
Answer: Knights Templar
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Question: The book The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, issued in London 1982, puts forward a hypothesis that Jesus married Mary Magdalene.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: What magical order was active in Great Britain during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
Choices: Golden Dawn; Ku Klux Klan; None of these; The Order of the Dragon
Answer: Golden Dawn
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Question: Dan Browns best-selling thriller âAngels and Demonsâ regenerated the interest in what secret society?
Choices: Golden Dawn; None of these; Illuminati; Order of the Dragon
Answer: Illuminati
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Question: The novel Dracula was inspired by the Order of the Dragon.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: What organization was established after the American Civil War in order to fight for superiority of the white people over other races?
Choices: Yellow Peril; American Nazi Party; Ku Klux Klan; None of these
Answer: Ku Klux Klan
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Question: Skull and Bones is a secret society at Harvard University.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: The cross and the rose were symbols of Rosicrucianism.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Among all 50 states, what unique designation does Massachusetts share with Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Virginia?
Choices: They are the only states to have at least four native-born citizens who became Presidents of the United States.; They were the first four of the original 13 states to ratify the Constitution of the United States.; They are the only states defined in their constitutions as commonwealths.; They are the only states to have elected women to the U.S. Senate.
Answer: They are the only states defined in their constitutions as commonwealths.
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Question: At which Massachusetts facility was the birth control pill first developed?
Choices: Harvard Medical School (Boston); Bay State Medical Center (Springfield); Astra Pharmaceuticals (Westborough); Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology (Shrewsbury)
Answer: Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology (Shrewsbury)
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Question: Edward W. Brooke was Massachusetts first black U.S. Senator, and the first popularly elected black Senator in the country. To which political party did he belong?
Choices: Democrat; Republican; Socialist; Libertarian
Answer: Republican
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Question: Which beat generation writer, whose works include On the Road and Big Sur, hailed from Lowell, Massachusetts?
Choices: William S. Burroughs; Jack Kerouac; Neal Cassady; Allen Ginsberg
Answer: Jack Kerouac
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Question: Which of the following U. S. presidents was born in Massachusetts?
Choices: Franklin Pierce; J. Calvin Coolidge; George H.W. Bush; William Howard Taft
Answer: George H.W. Bush
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Question: Robert H. Goddard, a scientist born in Worcester, Massachusetts, is known as the father of what?
Choices: modern rocketry; Worcester Regional Airport; the birth control pill; University of Massachusetts Medical School
Answer: modern rocketry
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Question: Which one of the following Massachusetts cities and towns is not located in the county of the same name?
Choices: Franklin; Barnstable; Hampden; Worcester
Answer: Franklin
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Question: Which of the following famous advocates of women suffrage was NOT born in Massachusetts?
Choices: Lucretia Mott; Lucy Stone; Carrie Chapman Catt; Susan B. Anthony
Answer: Carrie Chapman Catt
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Question: What is the highest peak in Massachusetts?
Choices: Mount Greylock; Mount Fitch; Mount Williams; Saddle Back Mountain
Answer: Mount Greylock
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Question: Who was the first female Governor of Massachusetts?
Choices: Edith Nourse Rogers; Jane Swift; Margaret Heckler; Louise Day Hicks
Answer: Jane Swift
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Question: Which town is located at the southwestern corner of Massachusetts?
Choices: Salisbury; Williamstown; Mount Washington; Chatham
Answer: Mount Washington
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Question: What is the name of the highest court in Massachusetts?
Choices: Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts; Massachusetts Supreme Court; Supreme Court of the Commonwealth; Commonwealth Court of Appeals
Answer: Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
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Question: Which one of the following distinctions does the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) hold?
Choices: deepest subway station in use in the world; oldest subway tunnel still in use in the United States; longest subway system in the world; most expensive subway fare in the United States
Answer: oldest subway tunnel still in use in the United States
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Question: The so-called afflicted children, whose actions gave rise to the infamous Salem Witch Trials lived in which modern-day Massachusetts town?
Choices: Beverly; Peabody; Danvers; Salem
Answer: Danvers
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Question: Which other state was originally a part of Massachusetts?
Choices: New Hampshire; Maine; Vermont; Rhode Island
Answer: Maine
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Question: This river, the longest in New England, runs north-south through western Massachusetts.
Choices: Blackstone River; Charles River; Connecticut River; Merrimack River
Answer: Connecticut River
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Question: What was the name of the New England Patriots from 1960 through 1970, when the team was part of the American Football League?
Choices: Massachusetts Patriots; Foxboro Patriots; Boston Patriots; New England Minutemen
Answer: Boston Patriots
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Question: The Seven Sisters were a group of seven womens colleges in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and New York.  Which of these Massachusetts womens colleges was not one of the Seven Sisters?
Choices: Smith College (Northampton, MA); Mount Holyoke College (South Hadley, MA); Regis College (Weston, MA); Radcliffe College (Cambridge, MA)
Answer: Regis College (Weston, MA)
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Question: Which of the following songs is not one of the official state songs of Massachusetts?
Choices: Massachusetts by Arlo Guthrie; Say Hello to Someone in Massachusetts by Lenny Gomulka; All Hail to Massachusetts by Arthur J. Marsh; Massachusetts by the Bee Gees
Answer: Massachusetts by the Bee Gees
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Question: It was from this Dutch castle that philosopher, playwright, and poet Hugo Grotius made his famous escape in a book-chest in 1621.
Choices: Castle Zwijnsbergen; Castle Muiderslot; Castle Loevestein; Castle Zuylen
Answer: Castle Loevestein
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Question: The castle of Almourol is situated on a small island, in the middle of the Tagus river in which country?
Choices: Spain; France; Portugal; UK
Answer: Portugal
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Question: Amman is the capital of what country?
Choices: UAE; Ethiopia; Algeria; Kingdom of Jordan
Answer: Kingdom of Jordan
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Question: How many emirates does the United Arab Emirates consist of?
Choices: ten; six; seven; five
Answer: seven
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Question: What Asian capital is located on the northwest coast of the Java river?
Choices: Bangkok; Peking; Jakarta; Tokyo
Answer: Jakarta
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Question: Which European capital is home to major EU institutions?
Choices: Brussels; Paris; Copenhagen; London
Answer: Brussels
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Question: What capital city is on the southern shore of the Rio de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent?
Choices: Buenos Aires; San Hose; Rio De Janeiro; Caracas
Answer: Buenos Aires
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Question: The final point of the Dakar Rally, the capital city of Dakar, is located in hat country?
Choices: Egypt; Algeria; Ethiopia; Senegal
Answer: Senegal
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Question: What Asian capital was known as the âVenice of the East?â
Choices: Singapore; Kabul; Bangkok; Delhi
Answer: Bangkok
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Question: The Thames river is a major geographical feature of what capital city?
Choices: Sofia; London; Brussels; Copenhagen
Answer: London
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Question: What city is considered  the holiest for Judish, Jewesh, Islamic people?
Choices: Rome; Tel Aviv; Amman; Jerusalim
Answer: Jerusalim
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Question: The United Nations was founded as a successor of this organization.
Choices: Inter-Parliamentary Union; League of Nations; Union of International Associations; Arctic Council
Answer: League of Nations
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Question: The United Nations Secretary-General is appointed for a term of how many years?
Choices: 5; 3; 4; 2
Answer: 5
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Question: Who was the first UN Secretary-General?
Choices: Boutros Boutros-Ghali; Trygve Halvdan Lie; Javier PÃ©rez de CuÃ©llar; U Thant
Answer: Trygve Halvdan Lie
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Question: What is one of the principal organs of the United Nations, headed by the United Nations Secretary General?
Choices: United Nations Secretariat; Security Council; Economic and Social Council; General Assembly
Answer: United Nations Secretariat
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Question: When was the flag of the United Nations adopted?
Choices: November 7, 1948; October 20, 1947; December 2, 1946; December 7, 1946
Answer: October 20, 1947
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Question: The world map in the United Nations flag represents all the continents of the world.
Choices: Yes; No
Answer: No
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Question: How many countries signed the United Nations Charter in 1945?
Choices: 57; 100; 51; 61
Answer: 51
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Question: The United Nations headquarters building was constructed in New York City between 1949 and 1950 beside this river.
Choices: East River; North River; West River; South River
Answer: East River
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Question: Which of these is not an official language of the United Nations?
Choices: Arabic; Russian; Dutch; Spanish
Answer: Dutch
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Question: In August 1947,  this country bordered by the Arabian Sea on the west, the Indian Ocean on the south and the Bay of Bengal on the east, gained its independence from Britain.
Choices: China; Borneo; India; Malaysia
Answer: India
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Question: The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, which is held each first full week of August, originated in North Dakota.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: In August 1965, this country, comprised of 63 islands including the main island, gained its independence from Malaysia that was ruled by Britain at the time.
Choices: Singapore; Taiwan; Hong Kong; Hawaii
Answer: Singapore