zechen-nlp/triviaqa huggingface dataset:
Question: In which board game do players use a ‘doubling cube’, which has the numbers 2,4,8,16,32,64 on it?
Answer: Backgammon
Question: Who played lawyer Andrew Beckett in the 1993 film ‘Philadelphia’?
Answer: Tom Hanks
Question: Which country defeated England 1-0 on 29th June in the 1950 FIFA World Cup ?
Answer: USA
Question: ‘Marianne’ is a national emblem of which European country?
Answer: France
Question: Which forest features in the Shakespeare play ‘As You Like It’?
Answer: Forest of Arden
Question: Who won the 2011 Spanish Formula One Grand Prix?
Answer: Sebastian Vettel
Question: Pink Fairy and Nine Banded are species of which animal?
Answer: Armadillo
Question: The Iroquois Cup is competed for in which sport?
Answer: Lacrosse
Question: Which 1930’s US gangster, upon being admitted to Indiana State Prison, is quoted as saying ‘I will be the meanest bastard you ever saw when I get out of here’?
Answer: John Dillinger
Question: In the Harry Potter novels, what is the name of Neville Longbottom’s toad?
Answer: Trevor
Question: Apart from Geoff Hurst, which footballer scored a goal for England in the 1966 World Cup Final against Germany?
Answer: Martin Peters
Question: Darryl Virostko is a ‘Maverick’s Champion’ in which sport?
Answer: Surfing
Question: A formicary is the nest or dwelling of which insect?
Answer: Ant
Question: On which island was Napoleon Bonaparte born in 1769?
Answer: Corsica
Question: In Morse Code, which vowel is represented by a single dot?
Answer: E
Question: Which US comic strip was created by Mort Walker in September 1950?
Answer: Beetle Bailey
Question: In which US state was the late singer Michael Jackson born?
Answer: Indiana
Question: A Bouvier is what type of animal?
Answer: Dog
Question: Tunisia gained independence from which European country in 1956?
Answer: France
Question: In religion, Copts are native Christians of which country?
Answer: Egypt
Question: Carlos Menem was made president of which South American country in July 1989?
Answer: Argentina
Question: Myxomatosis is a viral disease affecting which creatures?
Answer: Rabbits
Question: Which coastal town in North Yorkshire, England, is twinned with Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands?
Answer: Whitby
Question: Which writer had a pet cat called Caterina, that was the inspiration for his story ‘The Black Cat’?
Answer: Edgar Allen Poe
Question: Which US President signed the orders that made Mother’s Day a national holiday in America?
Answer: President Woodrow Wilson
Question: How many children did actor Charlie Chaplin have?
Answer: Eleven
Question: Jimmy and Alison Porter are characters in which John Osborne play?
Answer: Look Back In Anger
Question: The Philippines lie in which ocean?
Answer: Pacific Ocean
Question: Which Irish artist had a poet brother called William?
Answer: John Butler Yeats
Question: Abraham Slender is a character in which Shakespeare play?
Answer: The Merry Wives of Windsor
Question: Which US state is known as the ‘Gem State’?
Answer: Idaho
Question: Selene (Selenological Engineering Explorer) was the second lunar orbital spacecraft launched by which country, in September 2007?
Answer: Japan
Question: A polygraph is more commonly known by what name?
Answer: Lie detector
Question: Victor Mature and Hedy Lamarr played the title roles in which 1949 Biblical film?
Answer: Samson and Delilah
Question: Which sprinter lit the Olympic flame at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Australia?
Answer: Cathy Freeman
Question: Mary Helen Mackillop, also known as Saint Mary of the Cross, is the only person from which country to be recognised by the Roman Catholic church as a saint?
Answer: Australia
Question: Film critic John Simon described which actor as resembling ‘A half-melted bulldog’?
Answer: Walter Matthau
Question: What is the official language of Egypt?
Answer: Arabic
Question: Magyarorszag is the local name for which country?
Answer: Hungary
Question: Who was the last English monarch to die on the battlefield?
Answer: Richard III
Question: American 1940’s murder victim Elizabeth Short was known by what posthumous nickname?
Answer: The Black Dahlia
Question: Which British scientist discovered acetylene in 1836?
Answer: Edmund Davy
Question: Which country hosted and won the 1995 Rugby World Cup?
Answer: South Africa
Question: The character of Adam the servant was said to have been played by Shakespeare in which of his plays?
Answer: As You Like It
Question: The Bernstein and Sondheim song ‘Somewhere’ was written for which musical?
Answer: West Side Story
Question: What type of creature is a minke?
Answer: Whale
Question: In Greek mythology, Hypnos was the god of what?
Answer: Sleep
Question: What are author J.R.R. Tolkien’s first names?
Answer: John Ronald Reuel
Question: In Greek mythology, who murdered Glauce, the bride of Jason, on their wedding day?
Answer: Medea
Question: Irish businessman Sean Quinn became the owner of which British golf course in 2005?
Answer: The Belfry
Question: Which singer released a 1989 album entitled ‘Foreign Affair’?
Answer: Tina Turner
Question: Formula One racing driver Jody Scheckter was born in the city of East London in which country?
Answer: South Africa
Question: In 1936, Joseph Bowers was the first inmate to attempt an escape from which prison?
Answer: Alcatraz
Question: Which band released a 1997 album entitled ‘White on Blonde’?
Answer: Texas
Question: How many red stripes are there on the national flag of Puerto Rico?
Answer: Three
Question: Who became President of France in May 1995?
Answer: Jacques Chirac
Question: The Seto Inland Sea separates the three main islands of which country?
Answer: Japan
Question: Actor Roy Harold Scherer was better known by what name?
Answer: Rock Hudson
Question: Helladic relates to the Bronze Age cultures of which European country?
Answer: Greece
Question: Bert and Ernie are the names of the policeman and the taxi driver in which Frank Capra film?
Answer: It’s a Wonderful Life
Question: What is the name of the dragon which guards the treasure in the novel ‘The Hobbit’?
Answer: Smaug
Question: Which English Lord led the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava in 1854?
Answer: Lord Cardigan
Question: Which Sanskrit word means ‘awakened one’?
Answer: Buddha
Question: In chemistry, Heavy Hydrogen is another term for what?
Answer: Deuterium
Question: A squab is the young of which breed of bird?
Answer: Pigeon
Question: Thalassophobia is the irrational fear of which natural expanse?
Answer: Sea
Question: Podophobia is the irrational fear of which part of the body?
Answer: Feet
Question: A peregrine is what type of bird?
Answer: Falcon
Question: James Baskett, who sang the song ‘Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah’, played which character in the 1946 Disney film ‘Song of the South’?
Answer: Uncle Remus
Question: The Spratly Islands lie in which body of water?
Answer: The South China Sea
Question: Which English chemist and physicist invented the dynamo?
Answer: Michael Faraday
Question: How many lines usually make up a limerick?
Answer: Five
Question: What is the name of the official Scottish residence of the British monarch?
Answer: The Palace of Holyroodhouse
Question: Which US author wrote the novel ‘Get Shorty’?
Answer: Elmore Leonard
Question: The city of Qom is in which country?
Answer: Iran
Question: The Puyehue volcano erupted in which South American country in June 2011?
Answer: Chile
Question: What was the name of the hurricane which hit the East Coast of America in August 2011?
Answer: Irene
Question: What is the name of the Space Shuttle launched into orbit for the last time from the Kennedy Space Station in July 2011?
Answer: Atlantis
Question: Which US boxer died on 7th November 2011?
Answer: Joe Frazier
Question: Which horse won the 2011 Grand National at Aintree?
Answer: Ballabriggs
Question: According to French tradition, what is Santa Claus brother called?
Answer: Bells Nichols
Question: In which European city are the headquarters of the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency)?
Answer: Vienna
Question: In UK politics, who defeated Ted Heath in the Tory leadership campaign of 1975?
Answer: Margaret Thatcher
Question: What is the name of Alan Alda’s character in the US tv series M*A*S*H?
Answer: Hawkeye Pierce
Question: Who became the youngest World Heavyweight Boxing Champion in 1956?
Answer: Floyd Patterson
Question: What is the title of the 1984 film in which Bob Hoskins plays the owner of a club where Richard Gere plays the cornet?
Answer: The Cotton Club
Question: In June 1940, who was officially recognised by Britain as the ‘Leader of all free Frenchmen, wherever they may be’?
Answer: General Charles de Gaulle
Question: What is the eighth sign of the Zodiac?
Answer: Scorpio
Question: Who wrote the children’s poem ‘How the Leopard Got His Spots’?
Answer: Rudyard Kipling
Question: In which year did British monarch Queen Elizabeth II first pay Income Tax?
Answer: 1993
Question: The Greek national anthem has a total of how many verses (or stanzas)?
Answer: 158
Question: Which band’s 2007 album is entitled ‘Send Away the Tigers’?
Answer: Manic Street Preachers
Question: What do the numbers on a standard dice add up to?
Answer: 21
Question: Kopi Luwak coffee beans, the most expensive in the world, come from the dung of which animal, after it has partially digested the berries which contain the beans?
Answer: Civet
Question: Ricki Lake played the character Tracy Turnblad in which 1988 film?
Answer: Hairspray
Question: What was former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s maiden name?
Answer: Roberts
Question: Erythema affects which part of the human body?
Answer: Skin
Question: What type of creature is a bitterling?
Answer: Fish
Question: How many square blocks is each game piece composed of in the game of ‘Tetris’?
Answer: Four
Question: Who plays Mario Mario in the 1993 film ‘Super Mario Bros’?
Answer: Bob Hoskins
Question: How many planets are in our solar system have rings?
Answer: Four
Question: Incheon International Airport serves which Asian city?
Answer: Seoul
Question: Who was Britain’s first divorced Prime Minister?
Answer: Anthony Eden
Question: Who composed ‘Water Music’ in 1717?
Answer: George Frederic Handel
Question: In astronomy, ‘The Big Dipper’ is another name for which constellation?
Answer: The Plough
Question: Late opera singer Luciano Pavarotti was born in which Italian city?
Answer: Modena
Question: Balestra, Derobement and Florentine are terms used in which sport?
Answer: Fencing
Question: Which BBC sports commentator famously said ‘For those of you watching in black and white, Spurs are in the all-yellow strip’?
Answer: John Motson
Question: Euphrasia is used as a herbal or homeopathic remedy for infections in which part of the body?
Answer: Eye
Question: Entomophobia is the irrational fear of which type of creatures?
Answer: Insects
Question: What are the patterns called which are applied to the hands of Indian women using Henna?
Answer: Mehndi
Question: What type of gas was used by the Germans against the French for the first time, at the Second Battle of Ypres in 1915?
Answer: Chlorine
Question: Cavendish, Orinoco and Lady Finger are all varieties of which fruit?
Answer: Banana
Question: What is the favourite food of fictional characters Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
Answer: Pizza
Question: Which dessert is also known as ‘Tuscan Trifle’?
Answer: Tiramisu
Question: The Burgos Cathedral is in which European country?
Answer: Spain
Question: Renaissance astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus was born in which modern-day European country?
Answer: Poland
Question: Nefertiti was the wife of which Egyptian Pharaoh?
Answer: Akhenaten
Question: Which 1980 film, starring Kris Kristofferson, and generally considered the biggest flop in cinema history contributed to the bankruptcy of United Artists?
Answer: Heaven’s Gate
Question: What is the last note on a standard keyboard?
Answer: C
Question: In which 1932 film does Greta Garbo say the line ‘I want to be alone’?
Answer: Grand Hotel
Question: In a rugby union team, what number does the fly half wear on their shirt?
Answer: 10
Question: What is the first name of Mr Darcy in the 2001 film ‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’?
Answer: Mark
Question: A moa was what type of creature?
Answer: Bird
Question: The Yom Kippur War, or October War, took place during which year?
Answer: 1973
Question: Braeburn is a variety of which type of fruit?
Answer: Apple
Question: A Skipjack is which type of fish?
Answer: Tuna
Question: What is the title of the only film for which actor John Wayne won an Oscar?
Answer: True Grit
Question: Who designed the Luftwaffe’s Bf-109 fighter plane?
Answer: Willy Messerschmitt
Question: Giacomo Agostini was seven times world champion between 1966 and 1972 in which sport?
Answer: Motorcycling
Question: What is the first name of Goldfinger in the 1964 James Bond film ‘Goldfinger’?
Answer: Auric
Question: Vladimir and Estragon are characters from which Samuel Beckett play?
Answer: Waiting for Godot
Question: The UK’s first mobile phone call, in 1985, was across which network?
Answer: Vodaphone
Question: Who played King Louis XIV of France and his twin brother Philippe in the 1977 film ‘The Man in the Iron Mask’?
Answer: Richard Chamberlain
Question: The ‘Autobots’ and the ‘Decepticons’ are the main factions of which toy line?
Answer: Transformers
Question: What is the name of the 1995 film about a supernatural board game, starring Robin Williams and Kirsten Dunst?
Answer: Jumanji
Question: Which film won the Oscar for Best Picture at the 2011 Academy Awards?
Answer: The King’s Speech
Question: The volcanic rock Kimberlite is best known for sometimes containing which gemstone?
Answer: Diamond
Question: Which British singer released a 1972 album entitled ‘Blondes Have More Fun’?
Answer: Rod Stewart
Question: Who played the title role in the 1975 film ‘Barry Lyndon’?
Answer: Ryan O’Neal
Question: Which German-born physicist was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics?
Answer: Albert Einstein
Question: What was the name of the clothes shop opened by Mary Quant on London’s King’s Road in 1955?
Answer: Bazaar
Question: What was the former name of the Vietnamese city of Ho Chi Min?
Answer: Saigon
Question: In Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’, what is the name of Othello’s wife?
Answer: Desdemona
Question: ‘Brick Lane’ by Monica Ali is set in which London borough?
Answer: Tower Hamlets
Question: Catherine Barkley, Helen Ferguson and Rinaldi are all characters in which World War I novel by Ernest Hemingway?
Answer: A Farewell to Arms
Question: Which modern-day country was previously known as Mesopotamia?
Answer: Iraq
Question: Which chess piece is in the shape of a horse’s head?
Answer: Knight
Question: Actor Russelll Crowe was born in which country?
Answer: New Zealand
Question: In the Bible, which modern-day country is referred to as ‘The land of milk and honey’?
Answer: Israel
Question: Which spirit is traditionally used to make a Sazarac cocktail?
Answer: Rye Whiskey
Question: In French cookery, what is the main ingredient of an ‘Amandine’ sauce?
Answer: Almonds
Question: Edgar, Berlioz and Billy Boss are all characters in which animated Disney film?
Answer: The Aristocats
Question: The infamous Insein Prison is in which Asian country?
Answer: Burma (Myanmar)
Question: Who founded the British Union of Fascists in 1932?
Answer: Sir Oswald Mosley
Question: The ‘Speedmaster’, also known as the ‘Moonwatch’, is produced by which watch-making company?
Answer: Omega
Question: Who became Prime Minister of Cuba in 1959?
Answer: Fidel Castro
Question: In 1954, which British athlete broke the Four Minute Mile?
Answer: Roger Bannister
Question: Invented by Dr David Warren in the 1950’s, what is the ‘Flight Data Recorder’ better known as?
Answer: The ‘Black Box’
Question: Who became Chancellor of West Germany in 1969?
Answer: Willy Brandt
Question: Who was the longest-serving presenter of UK children’s tv show ‘Blue Peter’?
Answer: John Noakes
Question: The International Society of Krishna Consciousness, also known as The Hare Krishna Movement, has its headquarters in which Indian city?
Answer: Mayapur
Question: Which British TV chef co-founded a band called ‘Scarlet Division’ in 1989?
Answer: Jamie Oliver
Question: The Buckingham Fountain, built in 1927, is in which US city?
Answer: Chicago
Question: In humans, the condition erythema affects which part of the body?
Answer: Skin
Question: In September 2011, who became the oldest living artist to have a number one album, with Duets II, in the US charts?
Answer: Tony Bennett
Question: Tom, Barbara, Jerry and Margo are all characters in which 1970’s UK television sitcom?
Answer: The Good Life
Question: What is the name of the jockey who won the 2011 English Grand National on Ballabriggs?
Answer: Jason Maguire
Question: What is the name of the hotel in the 1980 film ‘The Shining’, starring Jack Nicholson?
Answer: The Overlook Hotel
Question: A pontil is a metal rod used in the process of what?
Answer: Glassblowing
Question: The song ‘Ugly Duckling’ by Danny Kaye features in which car manufacturers television advert?
Answer: Audi
Question: Flora, Merryweather and King Hubert are all characters in which Disney film?
Answer: Sleeping Beauty
Question: The Sudirman Cup is a challenge trophy contested by mixed teams in which sport?
Answer: Badminton
Question: If someone suffers from ‘Stendhal Syndrome’ they suffer giddiness and confusion when exposed to what?
Answer: Art
Question: The volcano Hekla is on which island?
Answer: Iceland
Question: The city of Linz is in which European country?
Answer: Austria
Question: The Battle of Caporetto was fought during which war?
Answer: World War I
Question: In King Arthur’s ‘Camelot’, what is Excalibur?
Answer: A sword
Question: In the Harry Potter series of books during which month of the year is Harry Potter’s birthday?
Answer: July
Question: In the Harry Potter series of books which animal is Hagrid allergic to?
Answer: Cats
Question: In the human body, what is a hallux valgus more commonly known as?
Answer: Bunion
Question: ‘Teardrop’ by Massive Attack is the theme tune to which US television medical drama starring Hugh Laurie?
Answer: House
Question: Which record label is named after founders Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss?
Answer: A&M Records
Question: Which city hosted the 2010 Paralympic Games?
Answer: Vancouver
Question: The Carisbrook Rugby Stadium is in which country?
Answer: New Zealand
Question: Which British boxer was nicknamed ‘The Dark Destroyer’?
Answer: Nigel Benn
Question: What is a young swan called?
Answer: Cygnet
Question: In 1786, Jacques Balmat and Michel-Gabriel Paccard became the first climbers to reach the summit of which European mountain?
Answer: Mont Blanc
Question: On a QWERTY keyboard which letter lies between A and D?
Answer: S
Question: What is the name of the punctuation mark that is represented by a comma under a dot?
Answer: Semicolon
Question: Shiitake is what type of foodstuff?
Answer: Mushroom
Question: Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty and Ronny Cox play four friends in which 1972 film?
Answer: Deliverance
Question: An Olympiad is a period of how many successive years?
Answer: Four
Question: The decathlon is contested over how many days?
Answer: Two
Question: The Olympic Marathon is held in commemoration of which ancient Greek soldier who ran from Marathon to Athens?
Answer: Pheidippides
Question: Who succeeded Lyndon B Johnson as President of the United States?
Answer: Richard Nixon
Question: Which US author committed suicide with a shotgun in 1961?
Answer: Ernest Hemingway
Question: What is the staff called carried by rulers on ceremonial occasions as a symbol of imperial authority?
Answer: Sceptre
Question: Which dessert is also known as ‘Omelette Surprise’?
Answer: Baked Alaska
Question: Keith Lemon and Avid Merion are alter-egos of which British comedian?
Answer: Leigh Francis
Question: Which Scottish photographer took the famous 1969 photo of The Beatles on a zebra crossing on Abbey Road?
Answer: Iain MacMillan
Question: Carrageenan is a substance extracted from red and purple what?
Answer: Seaweed
Question: What is the method of hair removal called in which strands of cotton are used to pluck unwanted hair?
Answer: Threading
Question: Fray Bentos is a port in which South American country?
Answer: Uruguay
Question: Which month in the Gregorian calendar was originally the seventh month of the Roman calendar?
Answer: September
Question: Which US animated television series 90 second pilot episode clip was called the ‘Flagstones’?
Answer: The Flintstones
Question: The English city of Norwich lies on which river?
Answer: River Wensum
Question: How many points is a conversion worth in a game of rugby union?
Answer: Two
Question: Which English town was called Camulodunum in Latin?
Answer: Colchester
Question: ‘Happy Rabbit’ was the original name for which cartoon character?
Answer: Bugs Bunny
Question: What is the title of the 1944 film in which Lauren Bacall made her movie debut?
Answer: To Have and Have Not
Question: In which century did the Montgolfier brothers succeed in launching the first manned ascent in a hot-air balloon?
Answer: 18th Century
Question: Who was the mother of English monarch James I?
Answer: Mary Queen of Scots
Question: What type of creature is an argali?
Answer: Sheep
Question: The Ishihara Test is used for testing for what in humans?
Answer: Colour Blindness
Question: What type of weather condition is a Meltemi?
Answer: Wind
Question: The goddess Aphrodite was said to have been born on which Mediterranean island?
Answer: Cyprus
Question: Which planet lies between Saturn and Neptune?
Answer: Uranus
Question: What is the name of the private investigator, played by Humphrey Bogart, in the 1941 film ‘The Maltese Falcon’?
Answer: Sam Spade
Question: A left-handed boxer is called a ‘what’…paw?
Answer: Southpaw
Question: On which side of the road do motorists drive in Cyprus?
Answer: Left
Question: Someone born on the 1st August has which Zodiac sign?
Answer: Leo
Question: The hormone prolactin stimulates the production of what after childbirth?
Answer: Milk
Question: Disc jockey John Ravenscroft was better known by what name?
Answer: John Peel
Question: In the human body, a set of well-developed abdominal muscles is known as a ‘What’…pack’?
Answer: Six
Question: Which religious figure wears the Ring of the Fisherman?
Answer: The Pope
Question: In 1964, what was The Supremes first number one hit single in the US?
Answer: Where Did Our Love Go
Question: Who assassinated US Senator Robert F Kennedy in June 1968?
Answer: Sirhan Sirhan
Question: Which aircraft made its first trans-US flight from Seattle to New York in 1969?
Answer: Concorde
Question: Which fashion designer created the miniskirt in 1964?
Answer: Mary Quant
Question: Which golfer won the Masters Tournament and the British Open in 1966?
Answer: Jack Nicklaus
Question: In 1964, Terence Conran opened his first of which chain of shops in Fulham Road, London?
Answer: Habitat
Question: Which English pirate radio station was founded by Ronan O’Rahilly in 1964?
Answer: Radio Caroline
Question: What was the name of the chimp that was sent into space in Project Mercury mission MR-2 in January 1961?
Answer: Ham
Question: The testicles of a calf cooked and served as food are known as ‘Prairie….’what’?
Answer: Oysters
Question: In the British monarchy, who succeeded King George III to the throne?
Answer: King George IV
Question: In 1992, who became the first female Director-General of the British Security Service MI5?
Answer: Stella Rimington
Question: Usually affecting children, the medical condition pertussis is better known by what name?
Answer: Whooping cough
Question: In Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’ who is the leader of the Company of Dwarves?
Answer: Thorin Oakenshield
Question: Which English author wrote The Kate Hannigan series, The Mallen novels and The Tilly Trotter trilogy?
Answer: Catherine Cookson
Question: Malmsey is a type of which alcoholic drink?
Answer: Wine
Question: Which James Bond film was named after Ian Fleming’s home in Jamaica?
Answer: Goldeneye
Question: Which British comedian hosts a television programme called ‘TV Burp’?
Answer: Harry Hill
Question: How many Oscars did the film ‘Avatar’ win at the 2010 Academy Awards?
Answer: Three
Question: Henrietta Maria was the French wife of which British monarch?
Answer: King Charles I