kth8/OpenTriviaQA huggingface dataset:
Category: world
Question: What continent is the Gobi Desert in?
Choices: Australia; Africa; North America; Asia
Answer: Asia
Category: world
Question: In December 1981, General Leopoldo Galtieri seized power in this South American country.
Choices: Argentina; Uruguay; Bolivia; Chile
Answer: Argentina
Category: world
Question: The Ohio, Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers merge in Piitsburgh, PA, at the location of this outpost, established during the Fench and Indian War (1755-1763).
Choices: Fort Necessity; Fort Ticonderoga; Fort Oswego; Fort Duquesne
Answer: Fort Duquesne
Category: world
Question: The continent of Antarctica is surrounded by the South Pacific, South Atlantic and South Indian Oceans which collectively can also be referred to as the Southern Ocean.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Vidkun Quisling was leader of this country during World War II.
Choices: Norway; Denmark; Finland; Estonia
Answer: Norway
Category: world
Question: The capital of Thailand is Bangkok.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: What is the capital and largest city of Peru?
Choices: Suva; San Salvador; San Jose; Lima
Answer: Lima
Category: world
Question: Does Bolivia have 2 capitals: Sucre and Buenos Aires?
Choices: No; Yes
Answer: No
Category: world
Question: Icelands capital is Ice City.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: What is the capital of the Netherlands?
Choices: Bucharest; Berlin; Hungary; Amsterdam
Answer: Amsterdam
Category: world
Question: The capital of the United Kingdom is London.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Japans capital is Osaka.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: Which two countries have flags with same patterns and colors, but in reversed order?
Choices: Ireland and Italy; Slovakia and Slovenia; Monaco and Poland; Serbia and the Netherlands
Answer: Monaco and Poland
Category: world
Question: Many European countries have a flag with three horizontal stripes, colored white, blue and red (in different orders or shades). Which country is not one of them?
Choices: Russia; The Netherlands; France; Slovenia
Answer: France
Category: world
Question: Which of these flags is the oldest still in use?
Choices: British Union Jack; Denmarks Dannebrog; Frances Tricolor; American Stripes and Stars
Answer: Denmarks Dannebrog
Category: world
Question: All Nordic countries have a Scandinavian cross on their flags. Which statement is true about these flags?
Choices: The Swedish flag is the only one without any white.; The Finnish flag has the cross upside down.; Norway and Iceland have exactly the same flags.; Yellow is the dominant color of Scandinavian flags.
Answer: The Swedish flag is the only one without any white.
Category: world
Question: Which country has the most colors on its flag that does not have any seal or brocade?
Choices: South Africa; Brasil; Libya; Spain
Answer: South Africa
Category: world
Question: Which of these nations has a flag not rectangular in shape?
Choices: Switzerland; Nepal; Papua New Guinea; Andorra
Answer: Nepal
Category: world
Question: Which countrys flag has the Latin motto Ordem e Progresso (Order and Progress) on it?
Choices: Brazil; Thailand; Kenya; Australia
Answer: Brazil
Category: world
Question: How many stripes are there on the American flag?
Choices: 49; 50; 13; 12
Answer: 13
Category: world
Question: The Italian flag is green-white-red. What is the traditional color of Italian athletes in international competitions?
Choices: Blue; White; Green; Red
Answer: Blue
Category: world
Question: The Dutch are sometimes called Oranje, which means the orange colored. What is orange on the Dutch flag?
Choices: The central stripe; It is all orange; Nothing; The thin stripe with the Dutch motto
Answer: Nothing
Category: world
Question: Which country has a plain green flag?
Choices: None, the green flag is the official symbol of Green Peace; Libya; Saudi Arabia; Tunisia
Answer: Libya
Category: world
Question: What is the shape of the Star of David, visible in the center of the Israeli flag?
Choices: It looks like a comet, with a head and tail; Pentagram; Hexagram; Septagram
Answer: Hexagram
Category: world
Question: Former Vice President Albert Gore Jr. was born March 31, 1948 in Washington, D.C. but he was raised in Carthage, TN.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767 in Waxhaw, South Carolina. He moved to Tennessee as a young man. Andrew Jackson died on June 8th, 1845 in Nashville, TN at his home the Hermitage.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Writer Alex Haley was born on August 11, 1921 in Ithaca, N.Y. but move to Tennessee the year he was born.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Former US President Andrew Johnson ran away from his home in Raleigh, North Carolina with his brother to Greeneville, TN at age 18.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: Actress Annie Potts was born in Nashville, TN on October 28, 1953.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: Hee Haw star Archie Campbell was born in Bulls Gap, TN.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Buford Pusser was born in Finger, TN. He was a legendary Sheriff of McNairy County, TN from 1964 to 1970.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Chad Pennington was a first round National Football League draft pick in 1998.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: Actress Cybill Shepard was born February 18, 1950 in Memphis, TN.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Singer Dinah Shore, born Frances Rose Shore, was from Winchester, TN. She passed away from Ovarian cancer on February 24, 1994.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Cinco de Mayo is Mexicos Independence Day.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: On which Sunday in May is Mothers Day celebrated in the USA and Canada?
Choices: 3rd; 2nd; 4th; 1st
Answer: 2nd
Category: world
Question: Memorial Day is observed on the 3rd Monday of May.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: What is unique about the month of May?
Choices: No other month begins on the same day of the week as May.; Spring begins in this month.; It is the only  month with no holidays.; It has 29 days.
Answer: No other month begins on the same day of the week as May.
Category: world
Question: Towel Day is celebrated in May in tribute to Kurt Vonnegut.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: February is African American Heritage Month. What group is May associated with?
Choices: Asian Pacific Americans; Mexican Americans; Japanese Americans; German Americans
Answer: Asian Pacific Americans
Category: world
Question: Dr. Benjamin Spock and Bing Crosby were born on the exact same day of May.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in May.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: May in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent to what month in the Southern Hemisphere?
Choices: January; December; September; November
Answer: November
Category: world
Question: The actual building of the Titanic took place at what shipyard?
Choices: Cunard; Red Star; White Star; Harlan  Wolff
Answer: Harlan  Wolff
Category: world
Question: E. J. Smith, the captain of the RMS Titanic, served on which other ship of the White Star Line?
Choices: Gigantic; Britannic; Oceanic; Olympic
Answer: Olympic
Category: world
Question: Passenger Michel Navratil, who boarded the Titanic at Southampton, sailed under the assumed name Louis Hoffman. Why?
Choices: He was trying to escape England after robbing a bank.; He was hiding from his French wife and kidnapping their children.; He was a spy sent on a mission to the US.; He was a famous actor from France.
Answer: He was hiding from his French wife and kidnapping their children.
Category: world
Question: Who was the managing director of the White Star Line at the time the Titanic sailed?
Choices: William Murdoch; Edward J. Smith; Thomas Andrews; J. Bruce Ismay
Answer: J. Bruce Ismay
Category: world
Question: How many women were among the crew on the Titanic?
Choices: 73; 0; 43; 23
Answer: 23
Category: world
Question: What was the name of the ship that nearly collided with the Titanic in Southampton?
Choices: Caronia; New York; California; Oceanic
Answer: New York
Category: world
Question: What was the name of the daily newspaper on board the Titanic?
Choices: Atlantic Daily Bulletin; White Star Bulletin; News of  the Day; Titanic Daily Bulletin
Answer: Atlantic Daily Bulletin
Category: world
Question: How many honeymoon couples travelled on the Titanic?
Choices: 1; 9; 24; 13
Answer: 13
Category: world
Question: A dog show was planned on board the Titanic for April 15th.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: Where was the Carpathia headed when the distress call from Titanic was transmitted?
Choices: Mediterranean Cruise; Southampton, England; Cherbourg, France; Halifax, Nova Scotia
Answer: Mediterranean Cruise
Category: world
Question: When did the Carpathia arrive in New York with the rescued survivors of the RMS Titanic?
Choices: April 16; April 18; April 15; April 17
Answer: April 18
Category: world
Question: Jock Hume, violinist with the orchestra on board the Titanic, perished when the ship sank. What did the agency that employed the musician send to his family after the disaster?
Choices: A bill; His paycheck; A condolence card; A violin
Answer: A bill
Category: world
Question: These countries are all republics except one. Which one is a kingdom?
Choices: France; Spain; Poland; Germany
Answer: Spain
Category: world
Question: Three of these countries are kingdoms, which one is actually a sultanate?
Choices: Jordan; Bahrain; Oman; Saudi Arabia
Answer: Oman
Category: world
Question: Three of these countries are kingdoms. One is a republic. Which one is it?
Choices: Belguim; The Netherlands; Norway; Italy
Answer: Italy
Category: world
Question: Three of these countries are Islamic republics. Which one is a kingdom?
Choices: Afghanistan; Pakistan; Iran; Bhutan
Answer: Bhutan
Category: world
Question: On 15 September, 1973 King Carl XVI Gustaf became the ruler of which of these modern kingdoms?
Choices: Nepal; Swaziland; Lesotho; Sweden
Answer: Sweden
Category: world
Question: What is the proper name of Queen Elizabeth IIs realm?
Choices: The Kingdom of Great Britain; The Kingdom of Great Britain, Ireland and Scotland; The Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; The Kingdom of England
Answer: The Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Category: world
Question: On what day in March was Julius Caesar assassinated?
Choices: 15; 17; 13; 12
Answer: 15
Category: world
Question: In the Roman calendar, every month had a particular day called ides.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: According to the Roman calendar, in which of these months did the day of ides fall on the same day as in March ?
Choices: November; June; May; September
Answer: May
Category: world
Question: In the Roman calendar, what did the day called ides mark each month?
Choices: The changing of Gods; A celebration of the dead; The months end; The full moon
Answer: The full moon
Category: world
Question: In what year was Julius Caesar killed?
Choices: 50 BCE; 44 BCE; 38 BCE; 40 BCE
Answer: 44 BCE
Category: world
Question: Where did the assassination of Julius Caesar take place?
Choices: The Pompey Theatre; The town center; The Temple of Venus; The Senate
Answer: The Pompey Theatre
Category: world
Question: Julius Caesar was struck down by his assassins while on his way to what location?
Choices: Temple of Venus; The Pompey Theatre; The Senate; The Temple of Zeus
Answer: Temple of Venus
Category: world
Question: From the Halls of Montezuma
Choices:  the Shores of Tripoli,;  fight our countrys battles ;  the air on land and sea. ; The Marines hymn; The Marines Creed; The Marine Corps Official Song; The Marine Corps Official Prayer
Answer: The Marines hymn
Category: world
Question: The United States Marine Corps is a Department of the United States Army.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: During the battle of Belleau Wood, the U.S. Marines fierceness and toughness earned them the respect of the Germans, who rated them of storm-trooper quality. What nickname did the U.S. Marines reportedly earn in this battle?
Choices: Devil Dogs; Dirty Dogs; Bully Dogs; Grunt Dogs
Answer: Devil Dogs
Category: world
Question: Benjamin Franklin, famous statesman and inventor, was born on January 17 of what year?
Choices: 1726; 1704; 1724; 1706
Answer: 1706
Category: world
Question: This actress, who played on The Golden Girls, was born On January 17, 1922.
Choices: Betty White; Bea Arthur; Estelle Getty; Rue McClanahan
Answer: Betty White
Category: world
Question: Which famous boxer, born on January 17, won a gold medal in the 1960 Olympics?
Choices: Henry Cooper; Joe Fraizer; Muhammad Ali; Mike Tyson
Answer: Muhammad Ali
Category: world
Question: Two significant earthquakes occurred on January 17. The first was a 6.7 magnitude earthquake in Northbridge, California. The second was a 7.3 magnitude earthquake near Kobe, Japan. In what two consecutive years did they occur?
Choices: 1994 and 1995; 1999 and 2000; 1862 and 1863; 1976 and 1977
Answer: 1994 and 1995
Category: world
Question: On January 17, 2006, this person became the second oldest inmate to be executed in the United States since 1976.
Choices: Al Capone; Stanley Williams; Clarence Ray Allen; John B. Nixon, Sr.
Answer: Clarence Ray Allen
Category: world
Question: Award-winning American author Robert Cormier died on January 17.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: St. Patricks Day is traditionally a feast day celebrating the Patron Saint of what country?
Choices: Italy; Britain; Ireland; America
Answer: Ireland
Category: world
Question: The first American St. Patricks Day Parade was held in Boston, Massachusetts.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: The first St. Patricks Day parade organized in the Irish Free State was held in 1931 in what city?
Choices: Dublin; Belfast; Galway; Cork
Answer: Dublin
Category: world
Question: Green has always been the color associated with St. Patricks Day.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: In what city does the largest St. Patricks Day Parade take place?
Choices: Chicago; Dublin; Boston; New York
Answer: New York
Category: world
Question: More than 300,000 marchers participated in the 2006 St. Patricks Day Parade in New York City.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: In the past St. Patricks Day was celebrated only as a strictly religious holiday. When did it become a public holiday?
Choices: 1915; 1912; 1903; 1927
Answer: 1903
Category: world
Question: In this city, St. Patricks Day is celebrated in bars such as the Silver Dollar Saloon, the MM Cigar Store, The Irish Times Pub and the traditional parade is led by the Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Choices: Deluth, Iowa; Butte, Montana; Hanibal, Missouri; Philadelphia, PA
Answer: Butte, Montana
Category: world
Question: The players of which of these baseball teams do NOT wear green uniforms on St. Patricks Day?
Choices: New York Yankees; Boston Red Sox; Pittsburgh Pirates; St. Louis Cardinals
Answer: Pittsburgh Pirates
Category: world
Question: This treaty was signed on February 7, 1992 by the members of the European Community, resulting in the creation of the European Union.
Choices: Maastricht Treaty; Treaty of Rome; Treaty of Paris; Treaty of Amsterdam
Answer: Maastricht Treaty
Category: world
Question: The European Economic Community, informally called the Common Market, was established by the Treaty of Rome in what year?
Choices: 1947; 1961; 1957; 1960
Answer: 1957
Category: world
Question: All euro coins have a common side showing the denomination and a national side showing an image specifically chosen by the country that issued it.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: This country opted to stay out of the European Community during a referendum in 1972. On the next referendum, held in 1994, its people rejected the proposal to join the European Union.
Choices: Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Switzerland
Answer: Norway
Category: world
Question: The head office of the European Central Bank, established on June 1, 1998, is located in which city?
Choices: Paris; London; Brussels; Frankfurt
Answer: Frankfurt
Category: world
Question: Which statement about the European Commission, the executive body of the European Union, is true?
Choices: It is one of the three main institutions governing the European Union; The Commission is divided into departments known as Directorates-General (DG); It proposes and implements legislation; All of these
Answer: All of these
Category: world
Question: What institution of the European Union is directly elected by EU citizens once every five years?
Choices: None of these; The European Parliament; The European Commission; The European Council
Answer: The European Parliament
Category: world
Question: The Council of Europe and the Council of the European Union are one and the same body.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: world
Question: The European Court of Justice, the Supreme Court of the European Union, is based in which country?
Choices: Germany; France; Luxembourg; Belgium
Answer: Luxembourg
Category: world
Question: Las Vegas is situated in a high desert valley roughly 2,500 feet above sea level. What provides its main source of water?
Choices: Lake Havasu; Lake Mojave; Wells; Colorado River
Answer: Colorado River
Category: world
Question: What Las Vegas building, completed in 1996, offers two observation decks, a revolving restaurant, and  thrill rides?
Choices: MGM Grand; Bellagio; Stratosphere; Vegas World
Answer: Stratosphere
Category: world
Question: Out in the Mojave desert, Las Vegas is far from any other metropolitan areas. Which is the closest?
Choices: Phoenix; Salt Lake City; San Diego; Los Angeles
Answer: Los Angeles
Category: world
Question: Which casino-hotel in Las Vegas opened on April 28, 2005 and at the time of its completion was the largest privately-funded construction project in the U.S.?
Choices: Excalibur; Mandalay Bay; Wynn Las Vegas; Bellagio
Answer: Wynn Las Vegas
Category: world
Question: If you travel southeast from Las Vegas, youre heading toward two tourist attractions. One is 35 miles away, the other is a couple hundred miles further. Name them.
Choices: Zion, Bryce Canyon; Mt. Charleston, Death Valley; Valley of Fire, Zion; Hoover Dam, Grand Canyon
Answer: Hoover Dam, Grand Canyon
Category: world
Question: Which of the following is the major interstate highway running through Las Vegas?
Choices: I-15; I-40; I-10; I-215
Answer: I-15
Category: world
Question: Only part of The Las Vegas Strip is located within Las Vegas.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: world
Question: The area code for Las Vegas is 702. This was the code for all of Nevada until 1996. What is now the area code for the rest of the state?
Choices: 707; 777; 775; 703
Answer: 775
Category: world
Question: Which of these is the mountain that boasts a skiing area, a lodge complete with cabins, hiking trails, and alpine terrain all within 50 miles of the center of the Las Vegas valley?
Choices: Mt. Baldy; Sunrise Mountain; Telescope Peak; Mt. Charleston
Answer: Mt. Charleston
Category: world
Question: Nike started the Just Do Itâ? campaign in this year.
Choices: 1988; 1992; 1986; 1990
Answer: 1988
Category: world
Question: Adidas acquired the Salomon Group with the brands Salomon, TaylorMade, Mavic and Bonfire in December 1997. What is the name of the new company?
Choices: SalomonAdidas Sports; Adidas-Salomon AG.; Galaxy; AdiSalo
Answer: Adidas-Salomon AG.
Category: world
Question: What is Y-3?
Choices: An Adidas accessories collection; The mechanism of a Nike watch; A new cushioning technology from Nike; A collaboration between Adidas and designer Yohji Yamamoto
Answer: A collaboration between Adidas and designer Yohji Yamamoto
Category: world
Question: Adidas was a company of two brothers. In 1948 one of them - Rudolf,  left it and created his own brand. Which is it?
Choices: Kenvelo; Puma; Umbro; Reebok
Answer: Puma
Category: world
Question: Which of these Nike events took place before the 90s?
Choices: Six NIKE athletes help win the Olympic gold medal in basketball.; NIKE launches P.L.A.Y. - Participate in the Lives of Americas Youth - a call to action for everyone to help kids get and stay active.; NIKE establishes Athletics West, a safe house for world-class athletes to train for Olympic competition.; NIKEs Reuse-A-Shoe breaks ground by recycling old athletic shoes into material for resurfacing sports courts.
Answer: NIKE establishes Athletics West, a safe house for world-class athletes to train for Olympic competition.
Category: world
Question: Oklahoma means âHome of the Red Manâ in which Native American language?
Choices: Cherokee; Osage; Apache; Choctaw
Answer: Choctaw
Category: world
Question: What city was the first state capital of Oklahoma?
Choices: Tulsa; Oklahoma City; Lawton; Guthrie
Answer: Guthrie
Category: world
Question: In what year did Oklahoma enter the union as the 46th state?
Choices: 1907; 1892; 1889; 1917
Answer: 1907
Category: world
Question: The term Trail of Tears refers to which of these?
Choices: The wagon trail that settlers followed across Indian and Oklahoma Territories during the 19th century.; The route of the old cattle drives that crossed the Oklahoma panhandle between Texas and Dodge City, Kansas.; The stretch of I-35 between Norman and the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas when the University of Oklahoma football team plays the University of Texas.; The forced relocation of the Choctaws in 1831 and the Cherokees in 1838 from the southeastern United States.
Answer: The forced relocation of the Choctaws in 1831 and the Cherokees in 1838 from the southeastern United States.
Category: world
Question: What is the original meaning of the term Sooner, which came into use in 1889 according to the Oklahoma Historical Society?
Choices: Its the name of the first commercial oil well drilled in Oklahoma Territory in 1897.; A person who tried to settle in the Unassigned Lands before they were opened for settlement.; A person who settled legally in the Unassigned Lands.; None of these.
Answer: A person who tried to settle in the Unassigned Lands before they were opened for settlement.
Category: world
Question: When did the Native Americans finally receive U.S. citizenship through The Indian Citizenship Act?
Choices: 1991; 1924; 1955; 1876
Answer: 1924
Category: world
Question: Which of the following was not taught to Native American children at Indian boarding schools during the 19th century and early 20th century?
Choices: Native American languages; English, writing; English, reading; Christianity
Answer: Native American languages
Category: world
Question: According to a law, Native Americans were not allowed to enter Boston until which year?
Choices: 1995; 1945; 2005; 1885
Answer: 2005
Category: world
Question: The forced relocation of the Cherokee and the Choctaw to the western states, resulting in the death of 4,000 Native Americans, is known by what name?
Choices: The Ghost Trail; The Battle of Little Bighorn; Wounded Knee; The Trail of Tears
Answer: The Trail of Tears
Category: world
Question: Members of what Native American nation live on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation?
Choices: Seminole; Apache; Lakota; Nez Perce
Answer: Lakota
Category: world
Question: Which of these names doesnt refer to the U.S. federal legislation that restored Native American self-government on a tribal basis in 1934?
Choices: The Curtis Act; The Indian Reorganization Act; The Indian New Deal; The Wheeler-Howard Act
Answer: The Curtis Act
Category: world
Question: Which one of these is not a group belonging to the Apache nation?
Choices: Chiricahua; Assiniboine; Mescalero; Jicarilla
Answer: Assiniboine
Category: world
Question: What measures, related to Native American tribes, did the National Collegiate Athletic Association take in 2005?
Choices: They founded a scholarship for Native American athletes.; They banned the abusive Native American imagery and nicknames in athletics.; They allowed Native American teams to take part in tournaments.; They created the Native American Soccer League.
Answer: They banned the abusive Native American imagery and nicknames in athletics.
Category: world
Question: This incident took place on June 26, 1975 on the Pine Ridge reservation and was later depicted in Michael Apteds 1992 movie Incident at Oglala.
Choices: Leonard Peltier and two FBI agents died of an unknown disease on the Pine Ridge reservation.; The bodies of two FBI agents were found in Leonard Peltiers backyard.; Two FBI agents were shot in a shootout and Leonard Peltier was convicted.; Two FBI agents were found guilty for the murder of Leonard Peltier.
Answer: Two FBI agents were shot in a shootout and Leonard Peltier was convicted.
Category: world
Question: Who invented the writing system of the Cherokee language?
Choices: Black Kettle; Sitting Bull; Sequoyah; Wes Studi
Answer: Sequoyah
Category: world
Question: Although the whole Committee of Five participated in the drafting of the US Declaration of Independence, this man was the principal author of the Declaration.
Choices: Robert R. Livingston; Roger Sherman; Thomas Jefferson; John Adams
Answer: Thomas Jefferson
Category: world
Question: The final version of the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. In which state did this happen?
Choices: Connecticut; Pennsylvania; Massachusetts; Virginia
Answer: Pennsylvania
Category: world
Question: Fifteen days after the signing of the Declaration, the Congress ordered a copy to be engrossed for the delegates of the colonies to sign. Who was the first person to sign this copy?
Choices: Thomas Jefferson; Benjamin Franklin; John Hancock; John Adams
Answer: John Hancock
Category: world
Question: The Declaration of Independence was signed by a total of 56 delegates, representing how many colonies?
Choices: 7; 13; 49; 12
Answer: 13
Category: world
Question: Almost half of the 56 delegates who signed the US Declaration of Independence were representatives of what profession?
Choices: Teachers and scholars; Farmers and plantation owners; Merchants and traders; Lawyers and jurists
Answer: Lawyers and jurists
Category: world
Question: The Liberty Bell, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is an item of great historic significance for all Americans. On July 8, 1776 the bell was tolled for several hours, for what reason?
Choices: To summon the locals to hear the reading of the Declaration of Independence; To celebrate the independence; To summon the locals for the first celebration of Independence Day; To celebrate the signing of the Lee Resolution
Answer: To summon the locals to hear the reading of the Declaration of Independence
Category: world
Question: The Syng inkstand used to sign the United States Declaration of Independence, was also used in the signing of what other important US document?
Choices: The Declaration of Arms; The United States Constitution; The First Thanksgiving Proclamation; The Virginia Declaration of Rights
Answer: The United States Constitution
Category: world
Question: The US Declaration of Independence and a fictional treasure map on its back are the subject of what popular 2004 film?
Choices: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World; National Treasure; Chasing Liberty; Walking Tall
Answer: National Treasure
Category: world
Question: Each year the celebrations of Independence Day in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City include this unusual contest.
Choices: Ice Cream Eating Contest; Hot Dog Eating Contest; Hamburger Eating Contest; Pancake Eating Contest
Answer: Hot Dog Eating Contest
Category: world
Question: Which of these American cities got the nickname Americas Most Patriotic Town as a result of having the oldest Independence Day celebrations?
Choices: Bristol, Rhode Island; Atlanta, Georgia; Gainesville, Georgia; Baltimore, Maryland
Answer: Bristol, Rhode Island
Category: world
Question: Games of what popular US sport are usually part of the July 4th celebrations?
Choices: Car Racing; Baseball; Basketball; Basketball
Answer: Baseball
Category: world
Question: Pepsi 400 is the name of what major annual sports event held on July 4th, or the Saturday of the July 4th weekend?
Choices: Motorbike racing; Baseball games; A series of extreme sports events; Car racing
Answer: Car racing
Category: world
Question: Which popular flower, native to Japan, is a symbol of the Easter holiday?
Choices: Rose; Daisy; Lily; Orchid
Answer: Lily
Category: world
Question: Easter is one of the most important religious holidays of the Christian liturgical year.  What does Easter celebrate?
Choices: The revelation of God to humankind; The rebirth of Spring; The birth of Jesus; The resurrection of Jesus
Answer: The resurrection of Jesus
Category: world
Question: In the 1948 musical film, Easter Parade, Fred Astaire co-stars with which famous actress?
Choices: Judy Garland; Ginger Rogers; Mary Pickford; Adele Astaire
Answer: Judy Garland
Category: world
Question: Which term refers to an Easter egg, decorated by the written-wax batik method?
Choices: Pagora; Pylenta; Pelinka; Pysanka
Answer: Pysanka
Category: world
Question: In the past, mostly what color did Orthodox Christians paint their Easter eggs on Holy Thursday?
Choices: Brown; Black; Grey; Red
Answer: Red
Category: world
Question: Which is the first day of the forty-day period of Lent in the Western Christian calendar?
Choices: Ash Wednesday; Good Friday; Easter Sunday; Holy Thursday
Answer: Ash Wednesday
Category: world
Question: Which Christian festival commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles, fifty days after Easter?
Choices: Pentecost; Easter Vigil; None of these; Eastertide
Answer: Pentecost
Category: world
Question: Which of these famous Scots was not born in Edinburgh, Scotlands capital since 1437?
Choices: Walter Scott; Robert Louis Stevenson; David Hume; Adam Smith
Answer: Adam Smith
Category: world
Question: When did the independent Kingdom of Scotland become a part of the Kingdom of Great Britain?
Choices: With the Act of Union of August, 1800; With the Act of Union of 1707; With the Act of Union of 1814; With the Act of Union of 1840
Answer: With the Act of Union of 1707
Category: world
Question: Which is the patron saint of Scotland, celebrated on November 30?
Choices: St Andrew; St Peter; St Patrick; St John
Answer: St Andrew
Category: world
Question: Which of the following statements about Scottish law is true?
Choices: Scottish law is not taught as a university subject.; In criminal cases, there is a third possible verdict - not proven.; Scottish law is not based on Roman law.; When Scotland joined Great Britain, the Scottish legal system was abolished.
Answer: In criminal cases, there is a third possible verdict - not proven.
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Question: Which of these statements about the Scottish loch Loch Ness, the alleged home of the monster Nessie, is true?
Choices: It is a salt-water loch.; It is the largest Scottish loch by surface.; There are four islands on the loch.; It is located near the city of Inverness.
Answer: It is located near the city of Inverness.
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Question: Which of these Scottish bands was named after a character from Wim Wenders movie Paris, Texas?
Choices: Travis; Franz Ferdinand; Fish; Belle  Sebastian
Answer: Travis
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Question: The national flag of Scotland features what two colours?
Choices: Red and white; Red and yellow; Blue and white; Blue and red
Answer: Blue and white
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Question: The worlds first international football match was played in 1872 between the national teams of Scotland and which country?
Choices: Spain; France; Ireland; England
Answer: England
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Question: The Church of Scotland belongs to which branch of Protestantism?
Choices: Lutheran; Methodist; Anglican; Presbyterian
Answer: Presbyterian
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Question: Which of these is not a brand of Scotch whisky?
Choices: Johnnie Walker; Tullamore Dew; Dewars; Chivas Regal
Answer: Tullamore Dew
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Question: No Pants Day is when people celebrate the freedom associated with not wearing pants. When is it celebrated?
Choices: The first Friday of May; The last Saturday of April; The first Friday of June; The second Monday of May
Answer: The first Friday of May
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Question: This is what some people celebrate on April 20th.
Choices: Computer; Pizza; Apple; Marijuana
Answer: Marijuana
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Question: Bloomsday is a secular holiday, celebrated annually on June 16, which commemorates this person.
Choices: Jeremy Bentham; Sir Thomas Browne; James Joyce; William Blake
Answer: James Joyce
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Question: Who celebrates Mole Day on October 23?
Choices: Biologists; Mathematicians; Chemists; Physicians
Answer: Chemists
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Question: What holiday is on the first Friday the 13th of the year?
Choices: Blame Someone Else Day; Brick Day; National Underwear Day; Pi Day
Answer: Blame Someone Else Day
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Question: July 22 and April 26 are unofficial celebration days of the mathematical constant Pi. Which is the third day held in honor of Pi?
Choices: March 15; March 16; March 14; March 17
Answer: March 14
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Question: Every year, on the day after Thanksgiving, leftovers provide the perfect reason for a small and quick feast,  referred to as this day.
Choices: Dinkie; Winkie; Sinkie; Binkie
Answer: Sinkie
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Question: International Talk Like a Pirate day, invented by two Americans, is celebrated on this date.
Choices: January 2; September 19; October 23; December 1
Answer: September 19
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Question: Who celebrates Ask a Stupid Question day?
Choices: School students and teachers; Workers and bosses; Parents and children; Salesmen and shoppers
Answer: School students and teachers
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Question: Sweetest Day, observed on the 3rd Saturday of October, originated in this city.
Choices: Cleveland, Ohio; Century, Florida; Winchester, Virginia; Chicago, Illinois
Answer: Cleveland, Ohio
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Question: September is the ninth month of the year.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Labor Day in the United States falls on what Monday of the month?
Choices: Second; First; Fourth; Third
Answer: First
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Question: Mexicos Independence Day is when?
Choices: September 13; September 16; September 6; September 23
Answer: September 16
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Question: The 1st Sunday after Labor Day in the United States and Canada is what special day?
Choices: Grandparents Day; Secretaries Day; Mother-In-Law Day; Milkman Day
Answer: Grandparents Day
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Question: In Japan Fathers Day falls on the first Sunday of September.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: What war began and ended in the month of September and lasted 6 years?
Choices: WWII; WWI; Vietnam War; Korean War
Answer: WWII
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Question: There is a 1987 movie named September.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: September is one of only 3 months with only 30 days in it.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: The worlds first public passenger rail service line began In September of 1825 in England.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: The 2nd Friday of September is designated as POW/MIA Recognition Day in the United States.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: Which Cabinet Officer first assumed his duties in the month of September?
Choices: Justice; Transportation; Labor; Agriculture
Answer: Justice
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Question: What is the currency unit in the Philippines?
Choices: Dollar; Dinar; Mark; Peso
Answer: Peso
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Question: What was the currency unit in Germany until 2001?
Choices: Dollar; Yen; Peso; Mark
Answer: Mark
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Question: What is the currency unit in Iraq?
Choices: Lira; Yuan; Dinar; Mark
Answer: Dinar
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Question: What is the currency unit in Thailand?
Choices: Dinar; Baht; Lira; Riyal
Answer: Baht
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Question: What is the currency unit in India?
Choices: Dinar; Rupee; Lira; Peso
Answer: Rupee
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Question: What was the monetary unit in Greece before it was replaced by the euro in the year 2001?
Choices: Drachma; Rial; Peso; Colon
Answer: Drachma
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Question: What is the currency unit in Russia?
Choices: Mark; Colon; Ruble; Rupiah
Answer: Ruble
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Question: What is the currency unit in Indonesia?
Choices: Rupiah; Peso; Ruble; Dollar
Answer: Rupiah
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Question: What is the currency unit in Japan?
Choices: Rupee; Yen; Lira; Riyal
Answer: Yen
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Question: What is the currency unit in Saudi Arabia?
Choices: Bhat; Riyal; Mark; Rupee
Answer: Riyal
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Question: What is the currency unit in Costa Rica?
Choices: Colon; Lira; Drachma; Rial
Answer: Colon
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Question: What was the currency unit in Italy prior to 2001?
Choices: Mark; Dollar; Riyal; Lira
Answer: Lira
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Question: This famous skyscraper in Hong Kong, designed by the architect  I. M. Pei,  and is 315 meters high?
Choices: Sky Bank; Bank of China Tower; Bosmal City Center; Bank of One Center
Answer: Bank of China Tower
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Question: Located in the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sarajevo, this high building was the first skyscraper on the Balkans.
Choices: Bosmal City Center; Pirelli Tower; BT Tower; Eureka Tower
Answer: Bosmal City Center
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Question: Which famous 102-storey skyscraper was designed by Shreve, Lamb and Harmon and built in 1931?
Choices: Trump Tower Chicago; Empire State Building; Smith Tower; Price Tower
Answer: Empire State Building
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Question: What is the name of the 101-floor skyscraper, which is 509 meters high from the ground to the structural top?
Choices: One Atlantic Center; Burj al-Arab; Taipei 101; Sydney Tower
Answer: Taipei 101
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Question: Which twin towers, located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, were worlds highest buildings from 1998 to 2004?
Choices: Republic Plaza; Rialto Towers; Jin Mao Building; Petronas Towers
Answer: Petronas Towers
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Question: Which 54-floor office building is situated in the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates?
Choices: Emirates Tower One; Flatiron Building; Burj al-Arab; Hopewell Center
Answer: Emirates Tower One
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Question: Which American skyscraper was the first building in the world to surpass the 1000 feet (305 m) threshold?
Choices: Georgia Pacific Tower; Chrysler Building; Empire State Building; City Gate
Answer: Chrysler Building
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Question: Name the first circular skyscraper, which is 216 meters tall, has 64 storeys and was built in Hong Kong.
Choices: Hopewell Center; Central Plaza; International Finance Center; John Hancock Center
Answer: Hopewell Center
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Question: This amazingly tall and slender 175-meter cylindrical building in London was used for different post and telecommunications services.
Choices: One Canada Square; BT Tower; Euston Tower; Centre Point
Answer: BT Tower
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Question: What is the name of this extremely tall luxury hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, that stands in the sea on an artificial island?
Choices: Burj al-Arab; Sun Trust Plaza; Dream Tower; Al Muntaha
Answer: Burj al-Arab
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Question: How long is the Great Wall of China?
Choices: Over 3,000 miles; Over 4,000 miles; Over 6,000 miles; Over 2,500 miles
Answer: Over 4,000 miles
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Question: The Great Wall of China is the largest structure in the world in terms of mass and surface area.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: What was the main reason for constructing the Great Wall of China?
Choices: Communication between towns; Trade; To keep citizens from immigrating to other countries; Protection from Barbarians
Answer: Protection from Barbarians
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Question: The Great Wall of China can be seen from the Moon.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: How old is the Great Wall of China?
Choices: Over 4,000 years; Over 1,000 years; Over 3,000 years; Over 2,000 years
Answer: Over 2,000 years
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Question: The entire Great Wall of China is made of bricks.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: Which Chinese Dynasty is responsible for the construction of most of the Great Wall of China?
Choices: Xiang; Wang; Qin; Ming
Answer: Ming
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Question: The Great Wall of China was built primarily with local materials.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: In 2002, a group called the Great Wall Academy conducted a study on all the sections of the Wall Great Wall of China. What percentage of the wall did they find was still in good condition?
Choices: 15%; 72%; 31%; 56%
Answer: 31%
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Question: How many sections of the Great Wall of China have been preserved?
Choices: 15; 9; 3; 23
Answer: 9
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Question: What is the the name of the capital city of Chile?
Choices: St. Georges; Sucre; Santiago; San Juan
Answer: Santiago
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Question: Port Moresby is the capital city of this country.
Choices: Papua New Guinea; Cape Verde; Burkina Faso; Dominica
Answer: Papua New Guinea
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Question: What is the name of the capital city of Scotland?
Choices: Dublin; Brussels; Manchester; Edinburgh
Answer: Edinburgh
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Question: Khartoum is the capital city of this country.
Choices: Zimbabwe; Sudan; Rwanda; Togo
Answer: Sudan
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Question: What is the name of the official capital city of Malaysia?
Choices: Kuala Lumpur; Malabo; Maseru; Kinshasa
Answer: Kuala Lumpur
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Question: What is the capital of Burkina Faso?
Choices: NDjamena; Moroni; Praia; Ouagadougou
Answer: Ouagadougou
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Question: Niamey is the capital city of what country?
Choices: El Salvador; Niger; Suriname; Haiti
Answer: Niger
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Question: Freetown is the capital city of what country?
Choices: Solomon Islands; Djibouti; Sierra Leone; Uganda
Answer: Sierra Leone
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Question: What is the name of the capital city of the Republic of Indonesia?
Choices: Manama; Jakarta; Kigali; Honiara
Answer: Jakarta
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Question: What city is the capital of Denmark?
Choices: Copenhagen; Dublin; Amsterdam; Stockholm
Answer: Copenhagen
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Question: There are many twin cities in the USA. Which of the following are twin cities in Minnesota?
Choices: Kichenor and Dartmouth; LaCrosse and Whitewater; Madison and Superior; Minneapolis and St. Paul
Answer: Minneapolis and St. Paul
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Question: Name the largest city in Israel and its neighboring port city, that are usually referred to as twin cities.
Choices: Jerusalem and Jericho; Tel Aviv and Jaffa; Jerusalem and Haifa; Tel Aviv and Haifa
Answer: Tel Aviv and Jaffa
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Question: This pair of twin cities includes the town in which Einstein was born in 1879.
Choices: Mainz and Weisbaden; Ulm and Neue Ulm; West Berlin and East Berlin; Ludwigshafen and Mannheim
Answer: Ulm and Neue Ulm
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Question: Buda, Pest and Ãbuda united to form Budapest. What country is Budapest the capital of?
Choices: Romania; Hungary; Slovakia; Slovenia
Answer: Hungary
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Question: Detroit, Michigan, aka Motown, is twinned with this city.
Choices: Matamoras; Superior; Windsor; Ann Arbor
Answer: Windsor
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Question: These two US cities are called The Twin Ports.
Choices: Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin; Laredo, Texas and Port Charles, Louisiana; Salford, California and Superior, Oregon; Salford, California and San Diego, California
Answer: Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin
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Question: Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri are twin cities. Which of them had a larger population in 2006?
Choices: These towns are fictional.; Kansas City, Kansas; They had equal populations; Kansas City, Missouri
Answer: Kansas City, Missouri
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Question: Brownsville, Texas is the twin city to this city.
Choices: Lake Louise, Louisiana; Matamoros, Tamaulipas; San Antonio, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas
Answer: Matamoros, Tamaulipas
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Question: Manchester, UK is a hub of great soccer. Which city is the twin city to Manchester?
Choices: Leeds; West Bromwhich; Salford; Birmingham
Answer: Salford
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Question: Although these are twin cities, they are in different time zones.
Choices: Torino, Italy and Lake Cuomo, Switzerland; Chamonix, France and Lausaunne, Switzerland; Tornio, Finland and Haparanda, Sweden; Sao Piemendau, Portugal and Slamonca, Spain
Answer: Tornio, Finland and Haparanda, Sweden
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Question: Seoul, South Korea has a twin city that has declared itself an English-speaking city. Which city is Seouls twin city?
Choices: Kwangu; Taegu; Incheon; Pusan
Answer: Incheon
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Question: Ciudad Juarez in Chihuahua, Mexico is twined with this US city.
Choices: Tucson, Arizona; San Diego, California; Santa Fe, New Mexico; El Paso, Texas
Answer: El Paso, Texas
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Question: Which word  means a slum surrounding major Brazilian cities?
Choices: maquiladora; campesino; selva; favela
Answer: favela
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Question: Which word means a Mexican factory in which parts made in other countries are assembled?
Choices: favela; selva; maquiladora; campesino
Answer: maquiladora
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Question: Which word means a simple farmer or a farmer on a subsistence farm?
Choices: selva; favela; campesino; maquiladora
Answer: campesino
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Question: Which of these countries has two capital cities?
Choices: Colombia; Costa Rica; Bolivia; Ecuador
Answer: Bolivia
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Question: Which two Latin American countries are landlocked?
Choices: Colombia and Bolivia; Ecuador and Bolivia; Bolivia and Paraguay; Uruguay and Paraguay
Answer: Bolivia and Paraguay
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Question: Which two countries in Central and South America have English as their official language?
Choices: Belize and Guyana; Belize and Suriname; Suriname and Guyana; Suriname and Panama
Answer: Belize and Guyana
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Question: Excluding the Falkland Islands, how many countries in Central and South America do not have Spanish listed as their official language?
Choices: 7; 3; 2; 4
Answer: 4
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Question: In which South American country was the Nazi murderer Adolph Eichman captured?
Choices: Uruguay; Brazil; Argentina; Paraguay
Answer: Argentina
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Question: Juan Santamaria, Franklin Chang-Diaz, Oscar Aria Sanchez, and Claudia Poll are famous people from  which Latin American country?
Choices: Argentina; Costa Rica; Peru; Chile
Answer: Costa Rica
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Question: The famous soprano Yma Sumac is from which Latin American country?
Choices: Argentina; Brazil; Peru; Costa Rica
Answer: Peru
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Question: Guarani is one of the official languages of which Latin American country?
Choices: Paraguay; Uruguay; Brazil; Argentina
Answer: Paraguay
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Question: Two Latin American countries are landlocked. Three Latin American countries are called the ABC     countries. How many of the ABC countries are landlocked?
Choices: 2; 21; 0; 1
Answer: 0
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Question: Besides fighting off the indigenous nations, which European nation did Portugal have to fight off to control Brazil?
Choices: Holland; The USA; Spain; France
Answer: Holland
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Question: On October 4, 1970 this singer was found dead of a heroin overdose in a Los Angeles motel room at the age of 27.
Choices: Janis Joplin; Grace Slick; Mama Cass Elliott; Jimi Hendrix
Answer: Janis Joplin
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Question: On October 4, 1648, Dutch Director-General Peter Stuyvesant created Americas first volunteer fire department in which city?
Choices: New York; Boston; Philadelphia; Quincy, Mass
Answer: New York
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Question: The first US Open golf  tournament was held in Newport, Rhode Island on October 4, 1914.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: On October 4, 1931, the comic strip Dick Tracy, debuted in the Detroit Daily Mirror. Who was the cartoonist who created Dick Tracy?
Choices: Al Lowenthal; Chester Gould; Harold Gray; Elzie Segar
Answer: Chester Gould