kth8/OpenTriviaQA huggingface dataset:
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Question: The traditional Thai tea, called cha-yen in Thailand, is made from this type of tea.
Choices: All of these; White tea; Black tea; Green tea
Answer: Black tea
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Question: What is the popular Thai hot sauce Sriracha named after?
Choices: A goddess; A herb; A dance; A town
Answer: A town
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Question: What type of meat is used for the preparation of the popular Thai soup called Tom yum?
Choices: Prawns; Fish; Chicken; All of these
Answer: All of these
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Question: What type of drink is the traditional Thai drink Kokkoh?
Choices: Rice milk; Rice wine; Fermented coconut milk; Lemonade
Answer: Rice milk
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Question: What method of cooking is used in the preparation of the traditional Thai dish called Nuea pad prik?
Choices: Boiling; Stir frying; Stewing; Baking
Answer: Stir frying
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Question: What unripened fruit is used for the preparation of the spicy Thai salad Som tam?
Choices: Papaya; Banana; Mango; Lychee
Answer: Papaya
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Question: What type of alcoholic beverage is the traditional Thai drink Sang Som?
Choices: Beer; Rum; Wine; Brandy
Answer: Rum
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Question: What is the literal meaning of the name of the dish Pad see ew, very popular in Thailand and Laos?
Choices: Fried with soy sauce; Noddles and meat; Triple meal; Hungry tiger
Answer: Fried with soy sauce
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Question: The Thai dish Khanom bueang is known under this name in the English-speaking world.
Choices: Spring rolls; Crispy pancakes; Yellow curry; Curry puff
Answer: Crispy pancakes
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Question: The leaves of which of these plants are most often used for the preparation of the popular Arab dish dolma, also known as sarma?
Choices: Palm tree; Grape vine; Fig tree; Lettuce
Answer: Grape vine
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Question: Hummus is a popular meal in the Arab world and especially in the Middle East. What does the name of the dish mean?
Choices: Soil; Butter; Chickpeas; Food
Answer: Chickpeas
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Question: What type of food is the popular Arab dish called baklava?
Choices: Baked lamb; Dessert; Soup; Stew
Answer: Dessert
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Question: What vegetable is used for the preparation of the traditional Arab dish called Baba ghanoush?
Choices: Potato; Carrot; Eggplant; Tomato
Answer: Eggplant
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Question: The Arabian dish Manakish is very similar to this very popular Italian food.
Choices: Lasagna; Pizza; Spaghetti; Ravioli
Answer: Pizza
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Question: What is the meaning if the word kibbeh which refers to a popular dish in the Arab world and in Brazil?
Choices: Eye; Ball; Cube; Ring
Answer: Ball
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Question: Which of these is not among the traditional ingredients used for the preparation of the Arab dish Matbucha?
Choices: Tomato; Bell paper; Lamb meat; Garlic
Answer: Lamb meat
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Question: What type of meat is used for the preparation of the popular Arab meal called Shish taouk?
Choices: Chicken; Beef; Lamb; Duck
Answer: Chicken
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Question: What plant is used in the preparation of the traditional Arab dish called Toum?
Choices: Turnip; Garlic; Mustard; Onion
Answer: Garlic
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Question: The traditional Arab cookies, called Kleicha, are considered the national cookies of this Arab country.
Choices: Libya; Iraq; Iran; Lebanon
Answer: Iraq
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Question: What animal part is used for the preparation of the traditional South African dish called Mala Mogodu?
Choices: Tripe; Liver; Tongue; Kidney
Answer: Tripe
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Question: What kind of food is Amasi, a meal very popular in South Africa?
Choices: Fermented milk; Fruit salad; Cake; Cheese omelet
Answer: Fermented milk
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Question: What type of meat is used for the making of the traditional South African dish Tomato bredie?
Choices: Chicken; Lamb; None of these; Pork
Answer: Lamb
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Question: What kind of animal is the Gonimbrasia belina, popular food among the native inhabitants of South Africa?
Choices: Cricket; Snake; Moth; Frog
Answer: Moth
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Question: What type of alcoholic beverage is the popular South African drink Umqombothi?
Choices: Brandy; Wine; Beer; Rum
Answer: Beer
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Question: What kind of dish is the popular South African meal called Melktert?
Choices: Soup; Dessert; Stew; Salad
Answer: Dessert
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Question: How is meat processed to produce the traditional South African dish called Biltong?
Choices: By deep-frying; By curing; By roasting; By boiling
Answer: By curing
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Question: What type of jam is used for the preparation of the traditional South African dessert Malva Pudding?
Choices: Strawberry jam; Apricot jam; Blueberry jam; Raspberry jam
Answer: Apricot jam
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Question: What kind of food is the traditional South African meal Sosatie?
Choices: Seafood soup; Cheese; Meatballs; Skewered meat
Answer: Skewered meat
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Question: What does the name of the traditional South African meal Boerewors mean in Afrikaans?
Choices: Farmers sausage; Bulls horns; Fish scales; Sows intestines
Answer: Farmers sausage
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Question: What does the very unusual dish Balut, popular in Vietnam, consist of?
Choices: Rat meat; Pigs brain; Fish heads; Fertilized egg
Answer: Fertilized egg
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Question: Chanh muÐ¾i is a type of Vietnamese pickles. What is it made of?
Choices: Lime; Bananas; Papaya; Grapefruit
Answer: Lime
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Question: What type of rice is used for the preparation of the traditional Vietnamese dish Com tam?
Choices: Brown rice; Long rice; Broken rice; Coarsely ground rice
Answer: Broken rice
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Question: What is the main ingredient of the traditional Vietnamese dish Tiet canh?
Choices: Blood; Beet; Tomatoes; Red pepper
Answer: Blood
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Question: In which part of the world are living animals traditionally and commonly eaten?
Choices: Far East; Australia and Tasmania; South America; Africa
Answer: Far East
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Question: How does Islam treat the consumption of bat meat?
Choices: None of these; All bat species are allowed to be consumed.; Carnivorous bat species are forbidden.; Bats are forbidden food.
Answer: Bats are forbidden food.
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Question: The slaughter of what animal is forbidden in almost all states in India by law?
Choices: Cow; Monkey; Sheep; Elephant
Answer: Cow
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Question: Although there are Chinese, English, Polish, Spanish, Italian, and Turkish variations of this game, played on a board of black and red square spaces, its origins can be traced back to 1600 BC ancient Egypt.
Choices: Checkers; Othello; Go; Chess
Answer: Checkers
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Question: This childrens pursuit board game, sold by toy and game manufacturer, Parker Brothers, is based on the ancient Indian game, Pachisi.
Choices: Snakes and ladders; Sorry!; Candy Land; Mouse Trap
Answer: Sorry!
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Question: One of the oldest games in recorded history, this strategy board game, where the moves are defined by the roll of two dice, is believed to have originated in ancient Mesopotamia. Excavations and literary references indicate that it was also popular in ancient Greece, Rome, Persia, and the Far East.
Choices: Go; Backgammon; Checkers; Chess
Answer: Backgammon
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Question: This game was independently developed by two great mathematicians of the 20th century, John Nash and Piet Hein. The life and work of the former was the inspiration for the Academy Award winning film A Beautiful Mind.  Name the game.
Choices: Nim; Four fours; Hex; L game
Answer: Hex
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Question: This game, which requires complexity of strategy and a great deal of concentration, was initially created by ancient Chinese warlords and generals more than 2000 years ago to map out possible attacking positions.
Choices: Hex; Go; Othello; Chess
Answer: Go
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Question: Since 1977, there has been an annual world championship of this game, which requires a strategy of much planning and looking further ahead in your opponentâs possible moves.  Goro Hasegawa popularized the game in Japan in 1975.
Choices: Othello; Go; Sorry!; Backgammon
Answer: Othello
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Question: The term for the conclusive position in one of the worlds most popular board games - chess, comes from the Persian phrase Shah Mat, which means what?
Choices: The king is captured.; The king is conquered.; The king is dead.; Surrender the king.
Answer: The king is dead.
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Question: In Scrabble, a popular family board game created by architect Alfred Mosher Butts in 1938, words are formed on a 15x15 game board, with each letter giving the player different number of points (the rarer the letter, the more points it gives). How many points does the letter w award according to standard scrabble rules?
Choices: 7; 3; 4; 9
Answer: 4
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Question: This board game, first published by the Milton Bradley Company in 1931, derived from a guessing paper and pencil game, and has also a one-person puzzle version.
Choices: Liu po; Titan; Battleship; Stratego
Answer: Battleship
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Question: In Monopoly, one of the best-selling commercial board games in the world named after the well-know economic term, the course of the game is determined mainly by which two of these factors?
Choices: Logic and chance; Skill and concentration; Chance and decision-making; Decision-making and strategy
Answer: Chance and decision-making
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Question: What happens if you play all of your letters during the game of Scrabble?  
Choices: Your opponent(s) lose(s) a turn; You win; You are penalized 25 points; You get an extra 50 points
Answer: You get an extra 50 points
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Question: To make this dish you would:  leave your cheese outside covered with loose cheesecloth, allow flies to lay their eggs inside the cheese, the maggots will hatch and then spread it on toast.  Enjoy!
Choices: Blutwurst; Maggot-cheese; Ricci di mare; Retsina
Answer: Maggot-cheese
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Question: This Philippine blood stew is made by using the heart and blood of a pig.
Choices: Ngapi-jaw; Blazing curry; Diniguan; Durian
Answer: Diniguan
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Question: This speciality comes straight from the outbacks of Australia.  It is the white larvae of the ghost moth that are often found in trunks and roots of trees.
Choices: Geoduck clams; Witchetty grubs; Sashimi; Baalut
Answer: Witchetty grubs
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Question: This is a special Eskimo dish. They gut this animal and stuff it with dead seagulls. Its left underground to mature for a while and then they would have a dinner feasts.
Choices: Retsina; Gull-stuffed dog; Borscht; Gull-stuffed walrus
Answer: Gull-stuffed walrus
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Question: In India, they consider this body fluid a sedative, especially if it comes from an animal like the ox.   Some people who study yoga will use the human form of it.
Choices: Urine; Sweat; Saliva; Blood
Answer: Urine
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Question: This was a common dish in England at the beginning of the century.  It contains raisins, sugar, chestnuts, rice, and 3 quarts of pork blood.
Choices: Blood Pudding; Liver and lights; Yule brod; Blood Thirsty
Answer: Blood Pudding
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Question: This dish of fresh squid is eaten alive and raw, even at the moment of swallowing it.
Choices: Hachi no ko; Inago; Mollejas; Ika sashimi
Answer: Ika sashimi
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Question: This dish is prepared in Norway.  Its name means cod soaked in plutonium.  It is dried whitefish soaked in lye, a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide.
Choices: Limburger; Criadillas; Yule brod; Lutefisk
Answer: Lutefisk
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Question: This is the dictionarys meaning of this meal: stuffed derma; roasted fowl intestines with a seasoned filling of matzo meal and suet.
Choices: Criadillas; Limburger; Lutefisk; Kishke
Answer: Kishke
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Question: To eat this meal you would: wait for a fertilized egg until the 16th day of incubation, open it and swallow the fetus without removing anything from it except some feathers from your teeth.
Choices: Dookers; Balut; Nankotsu; Mollejas
Answer: Balut
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Question: In this board game moves are determined by dice rolls. Each player attempts to move around the board, from point to point, to get home.
Choices: Backgammon; Chess; Go; Cribbage
Answer: Backgammon
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Question: In this card game, which is a predecessor to bridge, there is a trump suit, that can vary from hand to hand.
Choices: Whist; Honeymoon Bridge; Rummy; Spades
Answer: Whist
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Question: What is the name of the popular solitaire game, in which you alternate suits building down, and build up in the same suit on the aces?
Choices: Klondike; Fish; Casino; Spider
Answer: Klondike
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Question: In this game, played with 2 decks, you can make melds. Red and black threes have special significance and some cards are wild.
Choices: Rummy; Russian Bank; Gin Rummy; Canasta
Answer: Canasta
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Question: This is a betting game in which two cards are initially dealt. The player may ask for an additional card, hoping to reach the ideal score of nine.
Choices: Faro; Black Jack; Chemin de Fer; Casino
Answer: Chemin de Fer
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Question: In which of the following card games is the Queen of Spades to be avoided?
Choices: Bridge; Whist; Spades; Hearts
Answer: Hearts
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Question: In this board game, neither player can see the value of the other players men.
Choices: Stratego; Bridge; Mille Bournes; Risk
Answer: Stratego
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Question: In this game, you make melds of 3 or more cards. You can go out with 10 points or less. If your opponent undercuts you, you lose the difference in your points.
Choices: Pinochle; Pitch; Gin Rummy; 42
Answer: Gin Rummy
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Question: This two-player board game is a race, but sometimes you can win by getting farther behind.
Choices: Shogi; Go; Gomoku; Backgammon
Answer: Backgammon
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Question: This card game is played by four players one of which is a dummy.
Choices: Bridge; Rummy; Hearts; Spades
Answer: Bridge
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Question: Mix 1 ts powdered sugar and 2 ts water with some crushed ice into a glass. Then add 2 1/2 oz bourbon whiskey and some mint sprigs on top. 
Choices: u should leave it until the glass is frosted.; Pina Colada; Margarita; Mint Julep; Froot Loop
Answer: Mint Julep
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Question: This powerful tonic herb is recommended for supporting the long term energy of the body. It enhances the resistance against toxic stress reactions that cause exhaustion and improves physical and mental vitality. The plant is often used as a home remedy in Russia and China.
Choices: Lemon grass; Rosemary; Aloe; Siberian eleuthero
Answer: Siberian eleuthero
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Question: It is generally accepted that this drink, introduced in England by the Greek professor Servopoulos, acts as a stimulant. It  invigorates the body, enhances the mental activity and fights drowsiness and fatigue.
Choices: Wine; Tea; Hot chocolate; Coffee
Answer: Coffee
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Question: This food, made by bees from the nectar of flowers, gives great energy to the body. This energy is used mainly for blood formation.
Choices: Sugar cane; Beeswax; Honey; Royal jelly
Answer: Honey
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Question: The leaves of this plant have been chewed by people in the Andes for centuries. It has been used particularly in high mountainous regions, where oxygen is scarce, because the plant gives a boost of energy and acts as a stimulant.
Choices: Coca; Tobacco; Lettuce; Marijuana
Answer: Coca
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Question: This plant, which is native to Venezuela and northern Brazil, is named after a tribe. It is used for producing drinks with energizing and stimulating effect.
Choices: Mango; Guarana; Papaya; Guava
Answer: Guarana
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Question: The main components of this slow-growing perennial plant, often used as a general tonic, affect the physical and mental activity of the body, providing revitalising properties.  The English word of the plant derives from a Chinese term meaning man root.
Choices: Guarana; Ginkgo biloba; Ginseng; Aloe
Answer: Ginseng
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Question: Studies have shown that this plant, known as Camellia sinensis, contains a chemical that boosts bodily defense systems. It also contains small quantities of caffeine and tannins that mildly energise the body and mind.
Choices: Wine; Coffee; Tea; Fruit juice
Answer: Tea
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Question: This nut, used in a number of cola drinks both for its aroma and refreshing qualities, contains caffeine, which explains its energizing effect.
Choices: Hazelnut; Peanut; Chestnut; Kola nut
Answer: Kola nut
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Question: This deciduous tree, popular as Maidenhair Tree, was first used in China as a stimulant. It is generally accepted that it increases blood flow to the brain, stimulating memory, mental alertness and reducing mental fatigue.
Choices: Ginseng; Oak; Pine; Ginkgo
Answer: Ginkgo
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Question: These are people who do not eat anything that is derived from animals.
Choices: Vegans; Lacto Vegetarians; Demi-Vegetarians; Fruitarians
Answer: Vegans
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Question: This religion encourages vegetarianism.
Choices: Islam; Shintoism; Buddhism; Christianity
Answer: Buddhism
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Question: It is a widespread myth that vegetarians cannot provide this to their body, because it could only be supplied from meat. However, it is found in soy, beans, nuts, milk, cheese, eggs, etc.
Choices: Calories; Vitamins; Minerals; Protein
Answer: Protein
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Question: Vegetarian diet is rich in these agents, found mostly in fruits and vegetables. They are known to fight free radicals,  thus slowing down the process of aging.
Choices: Essential oils; Antioxidants; Vitamins; Cholesterol
Answer: Antioxidants
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Question: This is the reason why vegetarian diet is good for humans.
Choices: Anatomically, humans resemble herbivores; Meat is slightly toxic; Humans were herbivores at the beginning of their existence; Fruits and vegetables remain in the intestines longer
Answer: Anatomically, humans resemble herbivores
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Question: This part of the worlds population is on a vegetarian diet.
Choices: 1/4; 1/20; 1/2; 1/10
Answer: 1/4
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Question: This is how much the risk of breast cancer increases, if a woman eats meat daily, as opposed to once a week only.
Choices: 2.8 times; 2 times; 3.8 times; 3 times
Answer: 3.8 times
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Question: High consumption of meat protein deprives the body of calcium.  Lack of calcium causes this disease.
Choices: Nausea; Osteoporosis; Obesity; Cholera
Answer: Osteoporosis
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Question: The breast milk of a meat-eating mother can be this much more contaminated with pesticides, compared to the milk of a vegetarian mother.
Choices: 25 times; 35 times; 5 times; 2 times
Answer: 35 times
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Question: This is the vitamin that vegetarians should take, as it is not found in plants.
Choices: A; C; B 12; E
Answer: B 12
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Question: The term roasting is often used interchangeably with this word.
Choices: Basting; Baking; Braising; Broiling
Answer: Baking
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Question: Which term does not belong with the others?
Choices: Pot Roasting; Poaching; Braising; Stewing
Answer: Poaching
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Question: Why are foods basted?
Choices: To give them a crunchy crust; To add flavor; To prevent them from drying out; To give them a brown surface
Answer: To prevent them from drying out
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Question: Which of these cooking methods does not involve hot oil or fat?
Choices: Boiling; Stir Frying; Pan Frying; Sauteing
Answer: Boiling
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Question: The terms sweating and steaming refer to one and the same method of cooking.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: Which of these foods is generally poached in white wine?
Choices: Fruit; Eggs; Fish; Poultry
Answer: Fish
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Question: When you broil, where is the direct heat source?
Choices: Below the food; There is no direct heat source; it uses indirect heat; Above the food; Surrounds the food
Answer: Above the food
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Question: Stir frying is a term used to describe two fast Chinese cooking techniques: chÇo and bÃ o.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: There is no difference between blanching and parboiling.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: How many pleats are on a traditional Chefs hat (the Grand Toque)?
Choices: 100; 70; 50; 20
Answer: 100
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Question: The only ingredients in a basic mayonnaise are oil and a whole egg.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: This dessert was made in honor of a famous singer.
Choices: Cherries Jubalee; Peach Melba; Sacher Torte; Pineapple upside down cake
Answer: Peach Melba
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Question: Who is regarded as the first internationally recognized celebrity chef?
Choices: Wolfgang Puck; Marie-Antoine CarÃªme; Jeff Smith; Paul Bocuse
Answer: Marie-Antoine CarÃªme
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Question: Julie Child, known to many as The French Chef, was not French.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Chef Jeff Smith of the Frugal Gourmet fame was removed from his TV show amid accusations of which of the following?
Choices: sexual harrasment; plagiarism; unsanitary kitchen practices; low ratings
Answer: sexual harrasment
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Question: Chef Wolfgang Puck is of German descent.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: What is the measure for hotness of a chili pepper?
Choices: Piquanat scale; Heat Factor Index; Scottsdale scale; Scoville scale
Answer: Scoville scale
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Question: Which ingredient for bread hurts the leavening (rising) ability?
Choices: water; salt; flour; sugar
Answer: salt
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Question: What type of meat is used in Chateaubriand?
Choices: lamb; beef; pork; deer
Answer: beef
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Question: Origami is a hobby and an art of Chinese origin that uses solely what material for its creations?
Choices: Stone; Wood; Flowers; Paper
Answer: Paper
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Question: The city of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England is known as the home of what popular craft and hobby?
Choices: Stamp collecting; Pottery; Hiking; Kite flying
Answer: Pottery
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Question: In which of these hobbies is the hacky sack used?
Choices: Circle kicking; Network security hacking; Hiking; Tourism
Answer: Circle kicking
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Question: In the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda, kite flying is not just a hobby, but also an important part of which holiday?
Choices: Christmas; Easter; Labour Day; Halloween
Answer: Easter
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Question: Letterboxing is usually what type of hobby?
Choices: Outdoor; Indoor; Water; Writing
Answer: Outdoor
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Question: The American Philatelic Society is the U.S. organization of the fans of one of the worlds most popular hobbies. Which is it?
Choices: Stamp collecting; Coin collecting; Knitting; Matchbox collecting
Answer: Stamp collecting
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Question: Herpetoculture is a hobby related to keeping a collection of what kind of animals?
Choices: Birds; Cats; Reptiles; Fish
Answer: Reptiles
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Question: The popular number placement puzzle Sudoku was invented in 1979 in which country?
Choices: USA; Japan; China; Sweden
Answer: USA
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Question: What is the hobby of collecting matchboxes and different match-related items called?
Choices: Philanthropy; Philhellenism; Phillumeny; Philately
Answer: Phillumeny
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Question: This sign is positioned between the horse and the dragon.   In ancient China it was associated with wisdom and aesthetic beauty.
Choices: Rabbit; Rat; Snake; Rooster
Answer: Snake
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Question: 2006 is the year of this sign, described as a noble and honest creature.
Choices: Ox; Pig; Horse; Dog
Answer: Dog
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Question: Personalities of this sign are either leaders or rebels.  Unless in a position of authority, males of this sign are outspoken critics of those above them.
Choices: Dragon; Snake; Dog; Tiger
Answer: Tiger
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Question: This is a sign of power, wealth and success.
Choices: Horse; Tiger; Rooster; Dragon
Answer: Dragon
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Question: It is a Yin Sign associated with the Wood Element, that some people like as a pet.  The sign before it can be fierce and the sign which follows it can fly.
Choices: Monkey; Goat; Rabbit; Dog
Answer: Rabbit
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Question: This Yin Sign associated with the Fire Element.  People born under that sign are genuinely nice people.
Choices: Monkey; Tiger; Goat; Rat
Answer: Goat
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Question: The sign comes second.  Its personality is descibed as steady and supportive..
Choices: Ox; Horse; Snake; Goat
Answer: Ox
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Question: It is the ninth Sign of the Chinese Zodiac.  It is best described as this.
Choices: Powerful; Active and Agile; Soft and Fentle; Steady  Persistent
Answer: Active and Agile
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Question: The first Sign of the Chinese Zodiac.  It is a Yang Sign commonly associated with the Water Element.
Choices: Rat; Dog; Horse; Pig
Answer: Rat
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Question: It is the 12th Sign of the Chinese Zodiac.  It is a Yin Sign associated with the Water Element.
Choices: Snake; Rabbit; Rat; Pig
Answer: Pig
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Question: The campaign for real ale, CAMRA, was founded in Ireland to revitalize British beer.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: This nation brews and drinks the most varied and numerous collection of beers in the world varying from the popular pale lager to the esoteric appeal of lambic.
Choices: The Czech Republic; Belgium; Germany; The Netherlands
Answer: Belgium
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Question: By law German beer can only be made from these four ingredients:
Choices: Water, hops, malted barley, yeast; Water, hops, malted wheat, carbon dioxide; Water, hops, malt, citric acid; Water, hops, malt, sugar
Answer: Water, hops, malted barley, yeast
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Question: This country has the most full sized breweries:
Choices: The USA; Belgium; Germany; The UK
Answer: Germany
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Question: This country leads the world in per capita beer consumption:
Choices: Ireland; The Czech Republic; The UK; Germany
Answer: The Czech Republic
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Question: The worlds largest brewer is based in:
Choices: Germany; The Netherlands; The USA; Belgium
Answer: Belgium
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Question: Order a Budweiser in Britain and you will get a beer from:
Choices: none of these; the Czech Republic; the Czech Republic or the USA; the USA
Answer: the Czech Republic or the USA
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Question: Michael Jackson---
Choices: developed the moonwalk immediately after consuming 2 six packs of Michelob.; All of these.; is President of Denmarks Tuborg brewery.; wrote the book - The World of Beer.
Answer: wrote the book - The World of Beer.
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Question: This country consumes the most beer.
Choices: The USA; China; Russia; Germany
Answer: China
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Question: Which of the the following is not a step in the brewing of beer?
Choices: steeping; sparging; mashing; boiling
Answer: steeping
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Question: Which of the following colors is  not used in the card game Magic: The Gathering?
Choices: Blue; Orange; Green; Red
Answer: Orange
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Question: Which of the following is the most expensive card in the game Magic: The Gathering?
Choices: Wildfire; Mox Diamond; Black Lotus; Wrath of God
Answer: Black Lotus
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Question: Who created the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering?
Choices: Bennie Smith; Richard Garfield; Gary Gygax; Mike Flores
Answer: Richard Garfield
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Question: A player begins a game of Magic: The Gathering with 40 life points.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: Which of the following spells in the card game Magic: The Gatheringcan destroy both creatures and enchantments?
Choices: Blaze; Wrath of God; Putrefy; Mortify
Answer: Mortify
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Question: Which of the following cards in the game Magic: the Gathering is from the Onslaught Block?
Choices: Orims Chant; Visara, the Dreadful; Hypnotic Specter; Savra, Queen of the Golgari
Answer: Visara, the Dreadful
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Question: In the card game Magic: The Gathering, if your opponent casts Rend Flesh at your Hand of Honor, which spell could you use to save your creature?
Choices: Ebony Owl Netsuke.; Ghostway; Stifle; Oblivion Stone
Answer: Ghostway
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Question: Which of the following cards has a converted mana cost of 2 in the game Magic: The Gathering?
Choices: Ink-eyes, Servant of the Oni; Shock; Disenchant; Char
Answer: Disenchant
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Question: Which of the following is not a Magic: The Gathering game format?
Choices: Two Headed Giant; Free For All; Emporer; One Eyed Cyclops
Answer: One Eyed Cyclops
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Question: What kind of alcohol is used for the preparation of the Bacardi cocktail?
Choices: Rum; Vodka; Gin; Bourbon whiskey
Answer: Rum
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Question: A wedge of what fruit is traditionally used as a garnish of the Cuba Libre cocktail?
Choices: Lime; Pineapple; Lemon; Apple
Answer: Lime
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Question: At what time of the year is the Tom and Jerry cocktail served traditionally in the United States?
Choices: Easter; New Years Eve; Thanksgiving; Christmas
Answer: Christmas
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Question: In what country did the Kamikaze cocktail reportedly originate?
Choices: Jamaica; India; Japan; South Africa
Answer: Japan
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Question: This cocktail was reportedly the first drink the American astronauts had when they returned to Earth in 1969.
Choices: Daiquiri; Bloody Mary; Pina Colada; Moonwalk
Answer: Moonwalk
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Question: What popular cocktail is made simply by mixing vodka and orange juice?
Choices: Colombia; Screwdriver; Wilson; Madras
Answer: Screwdriver
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Question: What is often put on the glass rim when serving a Margarita cocktail?
Choices: Avocado slice; Sugar; An olive; Salt
Answer: Salt
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Question: What popular herb is added to the Mojito cocktail for a refreshing flavor?
Choices: Mint; Camomile; Basil; Rosemary
Answer: Mint
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Question: The juice of what fruit is used for the preparation of the Cosmopolitan cocktail?
Choices: Strawberry; Peach; Raspberry; Cranberry
Answer: Cranberry
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Question: What kind of alcohol is used as a base to make the popular Manhattan cocktail?
Choices: Gin; Whiskey; Rum; Vodka
Answer: Whiskey
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Question: This plant can be used as a herbal medicine to treat gastric and intestinal problems, migraine, asthma, anemia, depression, anxiety and nervous ailments, among others.
Choices: Tobacco; Asafetida; Saint Johns Wort; Cowhage
Answer: Saint Johns Wort
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Question: This well known plant derives its scientific name from Atropos, one of the Fates in Greek mythology, who held the shears to cut the thread of human life. The plant grows shiny black berries that are sweet to the taste but very toxic.
Choices: Deadly Nightshade; Catarrh Root; Damiana; Vervaine
Answer: Deadly Nightshade
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Question: This perennial herb from the mint family, that grows in wet soil, comes in two forms, a creeping variety and a more upright one.
Choices: Water Lily; Sassafras; Cannabis; Pennyroyal
Answer: Pennyroyal
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Question: Name this small tree also known as the Apalachin, whose leaves are used to prepare a strong infusion that contains large amounts of caffeine.
Choices: Calamus; Wild Fennel; Yaupon; Sweet Sedge
Answer: Yaupon
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Question: This perennial herb was once used to make absinthe.
Choices: Wormwood; Muscal Buttons; Mandrake; Woodruff
Answer: Wormwood
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Question: This very unusual plant, seen quite frequently during the Yuletide season, is a parasite growing on the branches of trees and deriving its nourishment from them.
Choices: All of the these; Birdlime; Mistletoe; Golden Bough
Answer: All of the these
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Question: This plant has a long and colorful history and its legal status varies from country to country.
Choices: Catnip; Cannabis; Phalaris Grass; Juniper
Answer: Cannabis
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Question: Name this plant grown worldwide in parks, gardens, and greenhouses as an ornamental fixture with large colorful flowers also known as Wedding Bells and Heavenly Blue.
Choices: Morning Glory; Hemlock; Motherwort; Marigold
Answer: Morning Glory
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Question: This plant grows wild in the dry, desert ground of Texas and Mexico and is one of the very few spineless varieties among some two thousand different types of cacti growing in the world.
Choices: Peyote; Sorcerers Cherry; Sunbirch; Stickletop
Answer: Peyote
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Question: Cultivated on a huge scale for the brewery industry, this plant grows separate as male and female.
Choices: Yeast; Hops; Amber; Rockberry
Answer: Hops
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Question: In which country was coffee first roasted and brewed?
Choices: Brasil; Zimbabwe; Ethiopia; Indonesia
Answer: Ethiopia
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Question: What is the fruit of the coffee plant called?
Choices: Bean; Bead; Clove; Cherry
Answer: Cherry
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Question: After harvesting, coffee beans must be dried.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Green coffee beans stay acceptably fresh for how long?
Choices: Several months; Several days; Several weeks; Several years
Answer: Several years
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Question: Once ground, how long does it take before coffee begins to stale?
Choices: Weeks; Hours; Minutes; Months
Answer: Minutes
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Question: Green coffee beans can be roasted on the stovetop in a frying pan.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Green coffee beans can be roasted at home in less than 30 minutes.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: After roasting, one pound (0.5 kg) of green coffee beans yields how much dried coffee?
Choices: Slightly more than one pound / 0.5 kg; Almost two pounds / 1 kg; Slightly less than one pound / 0.5 kg; One pound / 0.5 kg
Answer: Slightly less than one pound / 0.5 kg
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Question: Island coffees are some of the smoothest and most expensive in the world. Where do they come from?
Choices: Hawaii; Jamaica; All of these; St. Helena
Answer: All of these
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Question: The worldâs most expensive coffee, Kopi Luwak, goes through a unique harvesting process. In Indonesian, âkopiâ means coffee and âluwakâ means what?
Choices: Mountain; Lunar; Civet; Sea Water
Answer: Civet
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Question: Where is the clothing brand Lacoste originally from?
Choices: Canada; England; U.S.A.; France
Answer: France
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Question: Who is the founder of the clothing brand Lacoste?
Choices: Pierre Lacoste; Johnathon P. Lacoste; RenÃ© Lacoste; Marc L. M. Smith
Answer: RenÃ© Lacoste
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Question: Do Lacoste have shoes as part of their collections?
Choices: No; Yes
Answer: Yes
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Question: Aspiration is one of the Lacoste perfumes for women.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: Does the clothing brand Lacoste offer ophthalmic glasses as well as sunglasses?
Choices: No; Yes
Answer: Yes
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Question: Lacoste offers clothing for kids, men and women.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: There are no stores of the clothing brand Lacoste in Canada.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: The name of the clothing brand Lacoste literally means the cost in French.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: There are Lacoste boutiques in Europe.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: What is the general term used for the food that is forbidden by the Jewish dietary laws?
Choices: Dores; Treif; Zefek; Kosher
Answer: Treif
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Question: The consumption of which of these mammals is forbidden by Jewish laws?
Choices: Hare; Camel; All of these; Pig
Answer: All of these
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Question: The consumption of what type of birds is forbidden by Jewish dietary laws?
Choices: Mute birds; Birds of prey; Black birds; Flightless birds
Answer: Birds of prey
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Question: What type of fish may be consumed according to Jewish dietary laws?
Choices: All of these; Shellfish; Marine fish; Fish with fins and scales
Answer: Fish with fins and scales
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Question: What types of food should not be mixed, consumed or stored together according to Jewish dietary laws?
Choices: Dairy products and vegetables; Meat and dairy products; Meat and fish; Eggs and rice
Answer: Meat and dairy products
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Question: What part of any animal is absolutely forbidden for consumption by Jewish laws?
Choices: Blood; Head; Heart; Internal organs
Answer: Blood
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Question: The consumption of what type of insects is allowed by Jewish dietary laws?
Choices: Locust; Beetle; Cricket; All of these
Answer: Locust
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Question: What type of food should be at least partly prepared by Jews to be considered suitable for consumption according to Jewish laws?
Choices: Cheese; Bread; Wine; All of these
Answer: All of these
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Question: The consumption of what type of bread is forbidden on the holiday of Passover according to Jewish laws?
Choices: Toasted bread; Leavened bread; All of these; Flat bread
Answer: Leavened bread
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Question: In what way should an animal be slaughtered in order to be suitable for eating according to Jewish dietary laws?
Choices: All of these; In a single cutting movement; With a sharp unserrated knife; By a trained person
Answer: All of these
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Question: Rose hips, the fruit of the rose plant, are rich in what vitamin?
Choices: Vitamin A; Vitamin D; Vitamin C; Vitamin B5
Answer: Vitamin C
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Question: What is the correct term for the sharp protuberances growing out of the stem of the rose plant?
Choices: Spikes; Nibs; Prickles; Thorns
Answer: Prickles
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Question: The Rose Valley is located near the town of Kazanlak, in what major world producer of rose oil?
Choices: Greece; France; Italy; Bulgaria
Answer: Bulgaria
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Question: To what continent is the rose species commonly known as Gallic Rose native?
Choices: North America; Asia; All of these; Europe
Answer: Europe
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Question: What Belgian artist dedicated his life to painting roses and other flowers and plants?
Choices: Claude Monet; Paul Cezanne; Pierre-Auguste Renoir; Pierre-Joseph Redoute
Answer: Pierre-Joseph Redoute
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Question: Which of these countries has adopted the rose as its national flower?
Choices: England; Turkey; France; Spain
Answer: England
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Question: The red rose is a symbol of this political ideology.
Choices: Monarchism; Liberalism; Socialism; Democracy
Answer: Socialism
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Question: What city in the state of Oregon is known as The City of Roses?
Choices: Portland; Astoria; Corvallis; Salem
Answer: Portland
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Question: What is the common name for the rose species Rosa Chinensis?
Choices: Cabbage rose; China rose; Blood rose; Black rose
Answer: China rose
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Question: Popeyes opened their 1000th restaurant in New Orleans, LA.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: How many calories does 1 piece of mild chicken breast, offered in Popeyes, have?
Choices: 250 calories; 280 calories; 350 calories; 300 calories
Answer: 350 calories
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Question: In what year was the first Popeyes restaurant opened?
Choices: 1973; 1971; 1970; 1972
Answer: 1972
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Question: Who sang the Popeyes trademark jingle Love that Chicken?
Choices: Nat King Cole; B.B. King; James Brown; Dr. John
Answer: Dr. John
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Question: Who are the founders of Popeyes Chicken  Biscuits?
Choices: Al Copeland and Jerome Pentsky; Al Pentsky and Jerome Copeland; John Wright and Johnny Capowski; John Capowski and Johhny Wright
Answer: Al Copeland and Jerome Pentsky
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Question: Popeyes franchising began in 1976.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Did Popeyes merge with KFC in 1989?
Choices: Yes; No
Answer: No
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Question: How many calories does one biscuit from Popeyes have?
Choices: 220; 260; 240; 280
Answer: 240
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Question: In what year did Popeyes go global?
Choices: 1980; 1974; 1984; 1994
Answer: 1984
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Question: How many prestigious industry awards did Popeyes Chicken  Biscuits win at their 30th anniversary?
Choices: 2; 1; 0; 3
Answer: 2
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Question: The precise number of people killed at Hiroshima by the atomic bomb is not known due to destruction of records, etc.  
Choices: at is the best estimate of the number killed immediately (not counting those who died later of radiation effects or other injuries)?; 720,000; 25,000; 250,000; 80,000
Answer: 80,000
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Question: The peach tree belongs to the Prunus genus which is indigenous to this country.
Choices: Morocco; China; Argentina; France
Answer: China
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Question: The Prunus genus, to which peaches belong, does not includes which one of these trees?
Choices: Almond; Cherry; Plum; Apple
Answer: Apple
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Question: Peach trees bloom in beautiful aromatic flowers in this season.
Choices: Early fall; Early summer; Early spring; Late summer
Answer: Early spring
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Question: What is the usual color of the flowers of the peach tree?
Choices: Pink; Blue; Yellow; White
Answer: Pink
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Question: This American state produces about 65% of the peaches grown for commercial production in the U.S.A.
Choices: Texas; Colorado; Florida; California
Answer: California
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Question: Apart from China and the United States, which other country produces peaches on a large scale?
Choices: Greece; India; All of these; Italy
Answer: All of these
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Question: What American president was known for having an orchard garden with peach trees at his Moticello estate?
Choices: Thomas Jefferson; George Washington; Abraham Lincoln; John Adams
Answer: Thomas Jefferson
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Question: Nectarines are often mistakenly thought to be a crossbreed between peaches and these fruits.
Choices: Plums; Wild apples; Apricots; Pears
Answer: Plums
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Question: Which of these statements is true about storing peaches?
Choices: All of these; Storing peaches for ripening is useless.; Refrigeration is not recommended.; Peaches should be stored at room temperature.
Answer: All of these
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Question: Which of these methods is the best for planting a peach tree?
Choices: Planting should be north-south when the trees are planted in rows.; Trees should be fully exposed to the sunlight and a free air flow.; The best time for planting peach trees is early winter.; All of these
Answer: All of these
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Question: Black Diamond, Black Pearl and Nightfall are cultivars from this fruit.
Choices: Blackberry; Mulberry; Blueberry; Gooseberry
Answer: Blackberry
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Question: What other name is commonly used for the wolfberry?
Choices: All of these; Mede berry; Goji berry; Barbary matrimony vine
Answer: All of these
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Question: Raspberries are especially high in this vitamin.
Choices: Vitamin D; Vitamin K; All of these; Vitamin C
Answer: Vitamin C
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Question: Cranberries are known for preventing infections of this system in the human body.
Choices: Urinary system; Vascular system; Gastrointestinal system; Nervous system
Answer: Urinary system
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Question: Which U.S. state is the largest producer of blueberries in the world?
Choices: Maine; Montana; New York; California
Answer: Maine
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Question: What is the usual color of the gooseberry fruit?
Choices: Purple; Orange; Green; Red
Answer: Green
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Question: Which U.S. state has the huckleberry for its state fruit?
Choices: Kentucky; Mississippi; Idaho; Iowa
Answer: Idaho
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Question: The dewberry is closely related to this other berry fruit.
Choices: Grape; Strawberry; Blackberry; Wolfberry
Answer: Blackberry
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Question: What type of plant is the mulberry?
Choices: Tree; None of these; Herb; Shrub
Answer: Tree
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Question: In what country was the garden strawberry first bred in 1740?
Choices: France; Germany; India; China
Answer: France
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Question: What type of oil is used for the preparation of the bread variety called Tiger bread?
Choices: Sesame oil; Olive oil; Almond oil; Palm
Answer: Sesame oil
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Question: In what country did the Damper bread variety originate?
Choices: Germany; Australia; India; Mexico
Answer: Australia
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Question: How is the traditional Jamaican bread called Bammy prepared?
Choices: By boiling; By frying; By roasting on a spit; By baking
Answer: By frying
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Question: What type of bread is the German bread variety called Dampfnudel?
Choices: Flatbread; Black bread; Whole-grain bread; White bread
Answer: White bread
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Question: On what major holiday is the sweet bread Tsoureki eaten in Greece?
Choices: Easter; New Years Eve; All of these; Christmas
Answer: All of these
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Question: In what Arab country did the Sangak bread variety originate?
Choices: Libya; Iraq; Morocco; Iran
Answer: Iran
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Question: What makes the Vienna bread so light and airy?
Choices: All of these; The dough is aerated.; Lots of baking soda is added.; Steam is used during baking.
Answer: Steam is used during baking.
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Question: In what country did the bread called Pane carasau originate?
Choices: Brazil; Italy; Portugal; Spain
Answer: Italy
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Question: What type of flour is used for the preparation of the Thai bread Khanom bueang?
Choices: Potato flour; Corn flour; Wheat flour; Rice flour
Answer: Rice flour
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Question: In what Asian country was the Melonpan bread variety invented?
Choices: India; Vietnam; China; Japan
Answer: Japan
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Question: What important health benefit does cooked sweet corn provide?
Choices: It contains more vitamin C.; It is rich in antioxidants.; All of these; It kills bacteria and viruses.
Answer: It is rich in antioxidants.
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Question: What essential vitamin is supplied through the consumption of carrots?
Choices: Vitamin K; Vitamin D; Vitamin E; Vitamin A
Answer: Vitamin A
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Question: The regular consumption of cauliflower is proven to prevent this disease.
Choices: Asthma; Cancer; All of these; Sclerosis
Answer: Cancer
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Question: What nutrient essential for the human body does spinach contain in large quantities?
Choices: Vitamin A; Iron; All of these; Vitamin K
Answer: All of these
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Question: Onions will not prove beneficial for treating which of the following conditions?
Choices: Boils; Common cold; Osteoporosis; Stomach ulcer
Answer: Stomach ulcer
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Question: Eggplant, also known as aubergine, is a close relative of this other plant.
Choices: Belladonna; Hemlock; Tobacco; Foxglove
Answer: Tobacco
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Question: Why should the consumption of celery seeds and oil be avoided during pregnancy?
Choices: They may trigger uterine contractions.; They may be toxic to the fetus.; They raise blood pressure.; All of these
Answer: They may trigger uterine contractions.
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Question: What important vitamin does asparagus contain?
Choices: Vitamin PP; Vitamin K; Vitamin D; Vitamin B9
Answer: Vitamin B9
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Question: In the treatment of what medical condition are radishes used in alternative medicine?
Choices: Liver diseases; Coughs; All of these; Intestinal parasites
Answer: All of these
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Question: Why would Romans and Egyptians eat some lettuce leaves after dinner?
Choices: None of these; To improve the braking down of fats; To stimulate sleep; To improve digestion
Answer: To stimulate sleep