zechen-nlp/triviaqa huggingface dataset:
Question: Who wrote the 1951 novel ‘The Catcher in the Rye’?
Answer: J D Salinger
Question: Chemist and physicist Marie Curie was born in which modern-day European country?
Answer: Poland
Question: What is the name of the stainless steel sculpture, by William Pye, in London’s Greenland Dock?
Answer: Curlicue
Question: What is the title of the Arthur Conan Doyle novel in which Sherlock Holmes made his first appearance?
Answer: A Study in Scarlet
Question: What was the name of England’s first offshore Pirate Radio station?
Answer: Radio Caroline
Question: What colour is the dragon on the national flag of Wales?
Answer: Red
Question: Which Apollo spacecraft landed on the Moon in February 1971?
Answer: Apollo 14
Question: Which month of the Gregorian calendar was originally the first month of the Roman calendar?
Answer: March
Question: Valentine’s Day falls during which month of the year?
Answer: February
Question: During which month of 1533 was Queen Elizabeth I of England born?
Answer: September
Question: St David’s Day (the Patron Saint of Wales) is celebrated during which month of the year?
Answer: March
Question: During which month is the Men’s Tennis Championship final held at Wimbledon?
Answer: July
Question: French actress Dany Robin made her only ‘Carry On’ appearance in which 1966 film?
Answer: Don’t Lose Your Head
Question: Which former US President was given the nickname ‘Dubya’?
Answer: George W Bush
Question: Which South American country is bordered on the north by Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana?
Answer: Brazil
Question: Which Shakespearian character said ‘But soft, what light through yonder window breaks’?
Answer: Romeo
Question: Sago is extracted from which plant?
Answer: Palm
Question: In the human body, the hormone cortisol (or hydrocortisone) is produced by which gland?
Answer: Adrenal gland
Question: The bark of which tree was the original source of making aspirin?
Answer: Willow
Question: Which US Olympic figure skater attacked her rival Nancy Kerrigan during a 1994 practice session?
Answer: Tonya Harding
Question: Andrew Motion, Cecil Day-Lewis and John Betjemin all held which post?
Answer: Poet Laureate
Question: The European country of Switzerland is made up of how many cantons?
Answer: 26
Question: Pierogi, dumplings of unleavened bread, originated in which European country?
Answer: Poland
Question: The line ‘Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink’ comes from which poem?
Answer: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Question: Magere Brug, or Skinny Bridge is located in which European city?
Answer: Amsterdam
Question: Which musical instrument does fictional detective Sherlock Holmes play?
Answer: Violin
Question: In astronomy, how many stars make up The Plough?
Answer: Seven
Question: Statues of Hans Christian Anderson, William Shakespeare, Christopher Columbus and Alice in Wonderland are located in which famous park?
Answer: Central Park
Question: A Shar Pei is what type of animal?
Answer: Dog
Question: What was the name given to a series of five yachts owned by former British Prime Minister Edward Heath?
Answer: Morning Cloud
Question: What is the name of cartoon character Bugs Bunny’s girlfriend?
Answer: Lola Bunny
Question: Pulmonary relates to which part of the human body?
Answer: Lungs
Question: In the UK television game show ‘Deal or No Deal’ what is the lowest amount of money shown in the red box in pounds sterling?
Answer: 1,000
Question: What was the surname of the brother and sister who won the 1980 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles final?
Answer: Austin
Question: The Bayeux Tapestry depicts events leading up to which battle?
Answer: Battle of Hastings
Question: Francoise de Maintenon was the second wife of which French king?
Answer: Louis XIV
Question: Bell, Chum, Kohte and Tipi are all types of what?
Answer: Tent
Question: Cannis Vulpes is the scientific name for which animal?
Answer: Fox
Question: Sir Leicester Dedlock is a character in which Charles Dickens novel?
Answer: Bleak House
Question: How many books make up the ‘Chronicles of Narnia’ by C S Lewis?
Answer: Seven
Question: Which sport features line-outs, scrums and conversions?
Answer: Rugby
Question: The Great Pyramid is in which country?
Answer: Egypt
Question: Which American football team did David Beckham sign up to in 2007?
Answer: Los Angeles Galaxy
Question: Max de Winter is a fictional character in which novel by Daphne du Maurier?
Answer: Rebecca
Question: Which is the northernmost Scandinavian country?
Answer: Norway
Question: In the children’s book ‘King of the Wind’ by Marguerite henry, what is the name of the little golden Arabian stallion?
Answer: Sham
Question: Which planet in our solar system lies between Earth and Mercury?
Answer: Venus
Question: Osteology is the study of which part of the human body?
Answer: Bones
Question: Wicca is the religion or practice of what?
Answer: Witchcraft
Question: Which English football club play their home games at The King Poer Stadium?
Answer: Leicester City FC
Question: The 2003 documentary drama ‘Touching the Void’ recounts the story of two mountaineers on which mountain range?
Answer: The Andes
Question: Who became British Foreign Secretary in May 2010?
Answer: William Hague
Question: Which US golfer’s first names are Eldrick Tont?
Answer: Tiger Woods
Question: How many triple-word squares are there on a standard Scrabble board?
Answer: Eight
Question: Which cartoon character is the official mascot of the Walt Disney company?
Answer: Mickey Mouse
Question: What is the raised ridge down the centre of a Backgammon board called?
Answer: The Bar
Question: What is the name of the main character featured in the books ‘Chances’, ‘Lady Boss’ and ‘Dangerous Kiss’ by Jackie Collins?
Answer: Lucky Santangelo
Question: In Greek mythology, what is the region beneath the Underworld, where the wicked were sent as punishment for their sins?
Answer: Tartarus
Question: Which bridge crossing The River Thames did Queen Elizabeth II open on 17th March 1973?
Answer: London Bridge
Question: Which poet wrote the collection ‘Birthday Letters’?
Answer: Ted Hughes
Question: What was the surname of US outlaw brothers Bob, Jim, Cole and John?
Answer: Younger
Question: Who was the only Canadian-born British Prime Minister?
Answer: Andrew Bonar Law
Question: Who invented the hovercraft in the 1950’s?
Answer: Christopher Cockerell
Question: The ‘Palmer Method’, developed by Austin Palmer, is a system used in what?
Answer: Handwriting
Question: SHAPE (Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe) is located in which European country?
Answer: Belgium
Question: What is the name of the holiday camp in the UK television series ‘Hi De Hi’?
Answer: Maplins
Question: American author John Steinbeck was born in which US state?
Answer: California
Question: In a standard game of chess, how many bishops does each player start with?
Answer: Two
Question: What is the capital of France?
Answer: Paris
Question: Which US singer is known by the nickname J Lo?
Answer: Jennifer Lopez
Question: David Vine, David Coleman and Sue Barker have all hosted which BBC television quiz show?
Answer: A Question of Sport
Question: What value, in points, is the purple ball in a game of ‘Snooker Plus’?
Answer: Ten
Question: Edward Woodstock, 14th Century Prince of Wales, is popularly known by what name?
Answer: The Black Prince
Question: England rugby player Mike Tindell married which member of the British royal family in 2011?
Answer: Zara Phillips
Question: Which monarch won the Battle of the Boyne in 1690?
Answer: William III of Orange
Question: How much money, in pounds sterling and US dollars, does each player receive from the bank at the beginning of a game of Monopoly?
Answer: 1,500
Question: Mount Sodom lies along which body of water?
Answer: The Dead Sea
Question: ‘Verdant’ relates to which colour?
Answer: Green
Question: Who played the title role in the 1968 film ‘Witchfinder General’?
Answer: Vincent Price
Question: Who became British Prime Minister in June 1970?
Answer: Edward Heath
Question: A sevruga is what type of creature?
Answer: Fish
Question: In Greek mythology, who slayed the half-man, half beast Minotaur, which was kept in a labyrinth on the island of Crete?
Answer: Theseus
Question: Which footballer was best man at David and Victoria Beckham’s wedding?
Answer: Gary Neville
Question: What is the name of the mythical, multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld?
Answer: Cerberus
Question: Which Austrian Formula One racing driver was killed while qualifying for the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix?
Answer: Roland Ratzenberger
Question: Roman Emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus is better known by what name?
Answer: Caligula
Question: Rarotonga is the most populous island of which group of islands?
Answer: Cook Islands
Question: British author Vyvyan Holland was the son of which writer and poet?
Answer: Oscar Wilde
Question: Lightning McQueen, Doc Hudson and Fillmore are all characters in which 2006 animated Disney film?
Answer: Cars
Question: A ‘Yarborough’ is a hand in which card game?
Answer: Bridge
Question: The Hajj is a pilgrimage to which city?
Answer: Mecca
Question: Entertainer Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou is better known by what name?
Answer: George Michael
Question: Which future British monarch ‘married’ Maria Fitzherbert in 1785?
Answer: King George IV
Question: In 1973, Patrick White became the first Australian to win a Nobel Prize in what?
Answer: Literature
Question: Which former actor was elected Governor of California in 1966?
Answer: Ronald Reagan
Question: Which team did Tottenham Hotspur beat to win the 1973 League Cup?
Answer: Norwich City
Question: Aldo Moro was Prime Minister of which European country?
Answer: Italy
Question: What is the point at the base of a horse’s neck to which the horse’s height is measured?
Answer: Withers
Question: Rhinology is the study of which part of the human body?
Answer: Nose
Question: In which year did British author Charles Dickens die?
Answer: 1870
Question: Which was the last ‘Star Wars’ film, released in 2008?
Answer: The Clone Wars
Question: Which novel by Margaret Mitchell was first published in 1936?
Answer: Gone With the Wind
Question: Which planet is nearest to the Sun?
Answer: Mercury
Question: The former African nation of Nyasaland is now known by what name?
Answer: Malawi
Question: Who was the second husband of actress Angelina Jolie?
Answer: Billy Bob Thornton
Question: In the Bible, Conquest, War, Famine and Death symbolise the Four ‘what’?
Answer: Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Question: Actor Jay Silverheels is famous for playing which fictional television American Indian?
Answer: Tonto
Question: Who became US President Barack Obama’s Vice President in 2008?
Answer: Joe Biden
Question: Who plays Debbie Aldridge in the BBC 4 radio series ‘The Archers’?
Answer: Tamsin Greig
Question: In the British television series ‘Callan’ played by Edward Woodward, what is Callan’s first name?
Answer: David
Question: Who was the longest, continuously-serving British prime Minister of the 20th Century?
Answer: Margaret Thatcher
Question: What is the real name of fictional character Shaggy from the animated television series ‘Scooby Doo’?
Answer: Norville Rogers
Question: Venta Belgarum was the Roman name for which Hampshire town in England?
Answer: Winchester
Question: Who wrote the 1964 book ‘The Corridors of Power’?
Answer: C P Snow
Question: In humans, ‘medial tibial stress syndrome’ is the medical term for which sporting injury?
Answer: Shin splints
Question: The ‘Ring of Fire’ is in which ocean?
Answer: Pacific Ocean
Question: In humans, the medical condition kyphosis affects which part of the body?
Answer: Spine
Question: What is a female adult squirrel called?
Answer: Doe
Question: The ‘Duckworth-Lewis method’ is used in which sport?
Answer: Cricket
Question: In September 1937, the first edition of which J R R Tolkien novel was published?
Answer: The Hobbit
Question: Alberto Fujimori became the President of which South American country in 1990?
Answer: Peru
Question: In 1720, the ‘bursting’ of what in England caused widespread financial loss?
Answer: The South Sea Bubble
Question: The Joseon Dynasty built the ‘Five Grand Palaces’ in which capital city?
Answer: Seoul
Question: Musical duo Ron and Russell Mael were better known by what name?
Answer: Sparks
Question: In the children’s television show, what is the name of the yellow Teletubby?
Answer: Laa-Laa
Question: The 1980’s UK television series ‘Bergerac’ was set on which island?
Answer: Jersey
Question: Elizabeth Woodville was the wife of which English monarch?
Answer: King Edward IV
Question: The Bledisloe Cup is contested in Rugby Union between which two nations?
Answer: Australia and New Zealand
Question: The ‘Senior Service’ is the nickname for which of the British Armed Forces?
Answer: Royal Navy
Question: Who sang the title song for the 2002 James Bond film ‘Die Another Day’?
Answer: Madonna
Question: Bulent Ecevit was Prime Minister of which country from 1999 to 2002?
Answer: Turkey
Question: The Tatra Mountains is the highest range in which mountain range?
Answer: Carpathian Mountains
Question: The Ten Commandments appear in which book of the Bible?
Answer: Exodus
Question: Fanny Blankers-Koen was the first woman to win how many gold medals in a single Olympic Games in 1948?
Answer: Four
Question: Paul Weller was the lead singer in which 1970’s/1980’s band?
Answer: The Jam
Question: Which two words are inscribed on the Victoria Cross?
Answer: For Valour
Question: Who directed the 2009 film ‘Avatar’?
Answer: James Cameron
Question: In the 1940 Disney film ‘Pinocchio’ what is the name of Geppetto’s goldfish?
Answer: Cleo
Question: What is the title of late actor Steve McQueen’s last film?
Answer: The Hunter
Question: Who created the fictional character Harry Lime?
Answer: Graham Greene
Question: Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto are all moons of which planet in our solar system?
Answer: Jupiter
Question: In the game of darts, what score is known as ‘Breakfast’ or ‘Bed and Breakfast’?
Answer: 26
Question: What is the capital of the Italian region Piedmont?
Answer: Turin
Question: Which band released a 1979 album entitled ‘The Great Rock and Roll Swindle’?
Answer: Sex Pistols
Question: In the Harry Potter series of books, what is the name of the Weasley’s Shop?
Answer: Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes
Question: The ingredients for the 1947 wedding cake for the future Queen Elizabeth II were a present from the Girl Guides of which country?
Answer: Australia
Question: Shiraz is a variety of which fruit?
Answer: Grape
Question: Alurpoda Melanoleuca is the scientific name for which animal?
Answer: Panda
Question: Which four letter word beginning with N is a star showing a sudden large increase in brightness, then gradually returning to its original state over a period of weeks to years?
Answer: Nova
Question: ‘2 Become 1’, ‘Say You’ll Be There’ and ‘Viva Forever’ were all number one hit singles by which British group?
Answer: Spice Girls
Question: Which Bronte sister used the pseudonym Currer Bell?
Answer: Charlotte Bronte
Question: Who was the first US President to serve three full terms in office?
Answer: Franklin D Roosevelt
Question: Who wrote the book ‘On the Origin of Species’ in 1859?
Answer: Charles Darwin
Question: Who played Dolly Levi in the 1969 film ‘Hello Dolly’?
Answer: Barbra Streisand
Question: What was the surname of US songwriting brothers George and Ira?
Answer: Gershwin
Question: In which European city was Giacomo Casanova born?
Answer: Venice
Question: The Darya-i-Nur pink diamond is part of the crown jewels of which country?
Answer: Iran
Question: Which couturier designed Queen Elizabeth II’s wedding dress?
Answer: Norman Hartnell
Question: What is the name of the 17th Century monk who it is believed was the inventor of champagne?
Answer: Dom Perignon
Question: The Brockton Blockbuster was the nickname of which American boxer?
Answer: Rocky Marciano
Question: Hu Jintao became President of which country in 2003?
Answer: China
Question: Varig Airlines was the first airline founded in which South American country?
Answer: Brazil
Question: In Greek mythology, Actaeon was changed into a stag by who when he saw her bathing, and was then killed by his own dogs?
Answer: Artemis
Question: What type of creature is a serval?
Answer: Cat
Question: Who became Prime Minister of India in January 1966?
Answer: Indira Gandhi
Question: Which late British author of ‘A Clockwork Orange’ had a blue plaque unveiled in October 2012 at Manchester University, where he studied?
Answer: Anthony Burgess
Question: What is a female mouse called?
Answer: Doe
Question: Which musical instrument is used in the ‘Third Man Theme’, otherwise known as ‘The Harry Lime Theme’?
Answer: Zither
Question: What colour is the snake on the logo of car manufacturer Alfa Romeo?
Answer: Green
Question: Who was the father of English monarch King Henry I?
Answer: William the Conqueror
Question: What colour jersey is worn by the best-placed rider under 26 years of age in the Tour de France?
Answer: White
Question: In Greek mythology, Aeolus was the ruler of which weather feature?
Answer: The winds
Question: Which US band released a 2007 album entitled ‘The Long Road Out of Eden’?
Answer: The Eagles
Question: Which country hosted the 2010 FIBA World Championship international basketball tournament?
Answer: Turkey
Question: Which actress sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to US President John F Kennedy on his 45th birthday?
Answer: Marilyn Monroe
Question: A muselet is the wire which holds ‘what’ in a bottle of champagne?
Answer: Cork
Question: Claudia was the first name of the wife of which US President?
Answer: Lyndon B Johnson
Question: What is a male otter called?
Answer: Dog
Question: The ‘what’ Cap is one of the most poisonous toadstools in the world?
Answer: Death
Question: Who played Smee in the 1991 film ‘Hook’?
Answer: Bob Hoskins
Question: Who became President of Argentina in October 1973 until his death in July 1974?
Answer: Juan Peron
Question: Miranda, Ariel and Umbriel are all moons of which planet in our solar system?
Answer: Uranus
Question: What are the native people of Australia called?
Answer: Aborigines
Question: Which domestic animal was worshipped by the ancient Egyptians?
Answer: The cat
Question: What value points is the brown ball in a game of snooker?
Answer: Four
Question: Who was the only child of King Richard III of England and his queen consort?
Answer: Edward (of Middleham)
Question: Northern Rhodesia is now known by what name?
Answer: Zambia
Question: Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park is in which country?
Answer: Vietnam
Question: What breed of dog is a Blenheim?
Answer: Spaniel
Question: Who became the first female Prime Minister of Israel, in 1969?
Answer: Golda Meir
Question: The Singapura is one of the smallest breeds of which animal?
Answer: Cat
Question: The First World War began during which month of 1914?
Answer: July
Question: Actor and theatre producer Bill Kenwright became chairman of which English football club in 2004?
Answer: Everton FC
Question: Which London university was founded in 1837 as the Government School of Design?
Answer: Royal College of Art
Question: A Silver Jubilee is the anniversary of how many years of a significant event?
Answer: 25
Question: What is the title of the 1975 film in which a party of schoolgirls are on a day  out on St Valentine’s Day in 1900 where three girls and their teacher go missing?
Answer: Picnic at Hanging Rock
Question: 46664 was the prison number of which famous political figure?
Answer: Nelson Mandela
Question: What colour was the medal ribbon on the Naval Victoria Cross until 1918?
Answer: Blue
Question: What is the official language of Zambia?
Answer: English
Question: British monarchs George V, Edward VIII and George VI all reigned during which year?
Answer: 1936
Question: A tetrachordo bouzouki has how many pairs of strings?
Answer: Four
Question: During which year did British sovereignty of Hong Kong end?
Answer: 1997
Question: Who was the mother of King James I of England?
Answer: Mary, Queen of Scots
Question: How many books, altogether, make up The Bible?
Answer: 66
Question: Mount Etna is on which European island?
Answer: Sicily
Question: Terry McCann and Arthur Daley are characters in which UK television series?
Answer: Minder
Question: In ancient history, which Carthagian general beat the Romans at Cannae in 216 BC?
Answer: Hannibal
Question: A Ryokan is a traditional inn in which country?
Answer: Japan
Question: Who became British Prime Minister in March 1974?
Answer: Harold Wilson
Question: In the animal kingdom, what is the world’s largest land predator?
Answer: Polar Bear
Question: ‘Triticum’ is the Latin name for which cereal crop?
Answer: Wheat
Question: Jemima Goldsmith married which famous cricketer in 1995?
Answer: Imran Khan
Question: The island of St Helena lies in which body of water?
Answer: Atlantic Ocean
Question: Galle, Le Vernier, Lassell, Arago and Adams are all rings round which planet?
Answer: Neptune
Question: Which former Gestapo boss was sentenced to life imprisonment in July 1987 for crimes against humanity during World War II
Answer: Klaus Barbie
Question: Which former US pop singer was elected Mayor of Palm Springs, California, in April 1988?
Answer: Sonny Bono
Question: Which year saw the first ‘space tourist’ Dennis Tito, who paid a reported 20 million dollars to board the International Space Station?
Answer: 2001
Question: How many suicides are recorded in the Bible?
Answer: Seven
Question: Egyptian Naguib Mahfouz was the first Arabic language writer to win which Nobel Prize?
Answer: Literature
Question: In humans, steatopygia is a high degree of fat accumulation in and around which part of the body?
Answer: Buttocks
Question: Which word can go  after Harbour, Quiz and Head to make three other words?
Answer: Master
Question: Which word can go before Box, Press and Head to make three other words?
Answer: Letter
Question: Which word can go after King, Hair and Nine to make three other words?
Answer: Pin
Question: Which word can go before Force, Day and Load to make three other words?
Answer: Work
Question: What did English naturalist Charles Darwin study at Edinburgh University?
Answer: Medicine
Question: Who was the only British Prime Minister to receive a Nobel Prize for Literature?
Answer: Winston Churchill
Question: A ‘Granthi’ is the keeper and reader of the scriptures in which religion?
Answer: Sikhism
Question: Auskerry, Burray and Cava are part of which Scottish island group?
Answer: Orkney Islands
Question: What number of points come after 15 in a game of tennis?
Answer: 30
Question: Which Afro-Caribbean religion is also known as ‘The Rule of Osha’?
Answer: Santeria
Question: Who plays the title role in the US television series ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’?
Answer: Sarah Michelle Gellar
Question: In 2012, which film director became the first solo diver to reach the bottom of the Mariana Trench in a submarine?
Answer: James Cameron
Question: What is the name of the man in the 1969 5th Dimension hit single ‘Wedding Bell Blues’?
Answer: Bill
Question: What colour is the skin of a courgette?
Answer: Green
Question: What was the first name of the sister of British monarch Queen Elizabeth II?
Answer: Margaret
Question: Panama disease affects which food crop?
Answer: Bananas
Question: Which US President officially opened the Empire State Building in New York?
Answer: Herbert Hoover
Question: Benjamin Disraeli was British Prime Minister during the reign of which monarch?
Answer: Queen Victoria
Question: The US Ramstein Air Base is in which European country?
Answer: Germany
Question: Pitkin County is in which US state?
Answer: Colorado
Question: Since 1992, what type of boat is the logo of aftershave ‘Old Spice’?
Answer: Yacht
Question: Who wrote the 1924 musical composition ‘Rhapsody in Blue’?
Answer: George Gershwin
Question: The Calcutta Cup is played for in which sport?
Answer: Rugby Union
Question: In the BBC television series Dr Who, the villain Davros was from which fictional planet?
Answer: Skaro
Question: Who played Pussy Galore in the 1964 James Bond film ‘Goldfinger’?
Answer: Honor Blackman
Question: Great Leighs Race Course, which opened in 2007, is in which English county?
Answer: Essex
Question: In medicine, stomatitis affects which part of the body?
Answer: Mouth