zechen-nlp/triviaqa huggingface dataset:
Question: Leapin' lizards! Which comic strip, created by Harold Gray in 1924, is ending its 85 year run next month, which means dog Sandy is going to have to find another little red haired girl to hang around with?
Answer: Little Orphan Annie
Question: Hailing from the Isle of Man, what differentiates Manx cats from all others?
Answer: Tail
Question: May 26, 1940 saw Britain embark on Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of British forces from what famed northern French port city in the face of superior German forces?
Answer: Dunkirk
Question: Since replaced by Emerald Downs, Longacres is a defunct venue where locals could enjoy what sport, known as The Sport of Kings?
Answer: Horse racing
Question: May 24, 1941 saw the birth, in Duluth MN, of one Robert Allen Zimmerman, who has spent the last 50 years entertaining us under what name?
Answer: Bob Dylan
Question: Which actor, born in Winterset, Iowa on May 26th, 1907, holds the record as the actor with the most leading parts, with142?
Answer: John Wayne
Question: In a tradition that stretched back to 1933, what is the traditional beverage quaffed by the winning driver of the Indianapolis 500?
Answer: Milk
Question: What famed comedic actor starred alongside Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour and went on the Road To Singapore, Zanzibar, Morocco, Utopia, Rio, Bali, and ended up in Hong Kong?
Answer: Bob Hope
Question: The June 1974 edition of Emergency Medicine included an article entitled "Pop Goes the Cafe Coronary", which described what common procedure?
Answer: Heimlich Maneuver
Question: According to circus owner P. T. Barnum, whose first show began touring 176 years ago today, there's a what born every minute?
Answer: A sucker
Question: June 4, 1723 saw the birth, in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, of what social philosopher and pioneer of economics, who wrote such weighty tomes as The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations?
Answer: Adam Smith
Question: Joe Chill is a petty mugger who, one nights, murders Thomas and Martha Wayne during an attempted robbery, leaving behind an orphan who grows up to be whom?
Answer: Batman
Question: June 8, 1867 saw the birth of what American architect and interior designer, and leader of the Prairie school movement, whose most famous design is Fallingwater in Pittsburg?
Answer: Frank Lloyd Wright
Question: What rock band had a notorious clause in their standard concert contract that specified that all brown M&Ms needed to be removed the bowl provided to the rockers?
Answer: Van Halen
Question: Those tabbed for King County jury duty either report to the King County Courthouse on 3rd Ave or the Maleng Regional Justice center in what Seattle suburb?
Answer: Kent
Question: At what Belgian municipality did Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte finally get his ass handed to him on June 18, 1815?
Answer: Waterloo
Question: In the NATO phonetic alphabet, what word represents the letter M (the 13th letter, that falls between Lima and November)?
Answer: Mike
Question: What arrived in New York Harbor on the French freighter Isere on June 17, 1885, having been packed in 214 crates, except for the right arm, which had been in country for 9 years?
Answer: The Statue of Liberty
Question: Given the large number of deposits located within, the name of what South American country is based on the Latin for silver?
Answer: Argentina
Question: The 11th amendment to the US constitution addresses the ability of citizens and foreigners to sue whom?
Answer: States
Question: By congressional resolution, Sam Wilson, of Troy, New York, a meat supplier for the Army during the War of 1812, is recognized as the progenitor of what famous American symbol?
Answer: Uncle Sam
Question: What was the name of the Greenpeace ship, the former fishing trawler Sir William Hardy, that was sunk in Auckland harbor by French Secret Service agents to prevent it interfering with planned nuclear tests?
Answer: Rainbow Warrior
Question: The Pacific Aero Products Co company, which had its founding on July 15, 1915 on the banks of the Duwamish, is better known today as what?
Answer: Boeing
Question: In the stupid celebrity kids name category, what superhero inspired name did Nicholas Cage bestow upon his son?
Answer: Kal-El
Question: Doing something that must surely have earned him an asswhuppin, for what did Jack of Jack and the Beanstalk fame, trade the cow he was supposed to sell at the market?
Answer: Magic Beans
Question: July 18, 1925 saw the publication of the first volume of the book whose title translates as My Struggle or My Battle, written by what 20th century total asshat?
Answer: Adolf Hitler
Question: On July 17, 1938 Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan filed a flight plan that indicated he was flying from New York to Low Angeles. True to his name, where did he end up?
Answer: Ireland
Question: As depicted in the 2009 film Public Enemies, which “Public Enemy No 1” was gunned down outside Chicago’s Biograph Theatre on July 22, 1934?
Answer: John Dillinger
Question: Named after its founder, Leon Leonwood, what Freeport, ME based retailer of clothing and outdoor gear is well known for their Hudson's Bay Point Blanket?
Answer: L.L. Bean
Question: In the stupid celebrity names category, what Las Vegas based entertainer named his daughter Moxie CrimeFighter and his son Zolten?
Answer: Penn Jillette
Question: What national park, the first in the world, is home to the Roosevelt Arch, whose cornerstone was laid by the totally badassed president himself in 1903?
Answer: Yellowstone
Question: What is the name of the company from which Wile E. Coyote gets all of his supplies in his vain attempts to capture the Road Runner?
Answer: Acme
Question: On Aug 2, 1943, what PT boat was run down by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri, resulting in a 5 day evasion scenario for future president John F. Kennedy and his remaining crew?
Answer: PT-109
Question: On August 5, 1981, Ronald Reagan fired 11,359 striking members of what profession over their refusal to return to work?
Answer: Air traffic controllers
Question: What was it that Prometheus stole from Zeus and gave to mankind, angering the king of the gods to such a degree that he chained Prometheus to a rock, wherein an eagle would eat his liver each day, only to have it grow back at night?
Answer: Fire
Question: There is a move afoot by the governor of the great state of New Mexico to issue a pardon to old west legend William H. Bonney. By what name is he more commonly known?
Answer: Billy the Kid
Question: According to English folklore, and William Shakespeare in A Midsummer Night's Dream, what is the elf called Robin Goodfellow better known as?
Answer: Puck
Question: August 11, 1988 is generally accepted as the creation date of what terrorist organization, whose name translates as "the base"?
Answer: Al Qaeda
Question: August 12, 1925 saw the birth of twins Ross and Norris McWhirter, who created what book, which people will go to extreme lengths to get into?
Answer: Guinness Book of World Records
Question: What legendary porn star was arrest, tried and acquitted as an accomplice in the so-called Wonderland Murders, immortalized in the 2003 Val Kilmer vehicle Wonderland?
Answer: John Holmes
Question: Suzette Charles of New Jersey became Miss America 1984 because of the resignation of the actual winner. Whom did she replace?
Answer: Vanessa Williams
Question: According to the Aesop fable, what food could the fox not reach, which he then declared to be unpalatable?
Answer: Grapes
Question: What Latin phrase, which translates as "in good faith", is taken to mean sincere, honest intention or belief, or authentic and true?
Answer: Bona fide
Question: What type of fence, often painted white, is characterized as short with a tapered or pointed top on evenly spaced vertical boards?
Answer: Picket
Question: According to the nursery rhyme, who “agreed to have a battle” because someone “spoiled his nice new rattle”?
Answer: Tweedledum and Tweedledee
Question: Standing for Time and Relative Dimensions in Space, who travels the universe in a spaceship disguised as a police box known as The Tardis?
Answer: Doctor Who
Question: Those poor “Three Blind Mice” of nursery rhyme fame had their tails cut off by the farmer’s wife using what sharp instrument?
Answer: A carving knife
Question: Having overcome her own addiction to alcohol and prescription medicine, what former first lady opened a treatment center for chemical dependency in Rancho Mirage, CA?
Answer: Betty Ford
Question: Sept 4, 1950 saw the introduction of the comic strip Beetle Bailey. On what fictional military installation does the comic strip take place?
Answer: Camp Swampy
Question: Once known as book rate, what USPS service is reserved for printed materials, cds, and video tapes?
Answer: Media Mail
Question: Characterized by a numbness at the back of the neck and arms, Chinese restaurant syndrome is commonly attributed to what food additive?
Answer: MSG
Question: What Portuguese explorer is credited as being the first to circumnavigate the world, when his expedition returned to Spain on Sept. 6, 1522 (although he died a year and a half earlier)?
Answer: Ferdinand Magellan
Question: What television staple, developed by Beavis and Butt-head creator Mike Judge, is having its final episodes air this Sunday, following a 13 year run?
Answer: King of the Hill
Question: What entertainment mega-corp recently announced they were acquiring Marvel Entertainment, home of Spiderman and the Incredible Hulk, among others, to the tune of $4 billion?
Answer: The Walt Disney Company
Question: Sept 14, 1901 saw the death of the 25th President of the United States, William McKinley. Which total badass was sworn in as his successor?
Answer: Theodore Roosevelt
Question: Which rap star, who died on Sept 13, 1996 in a hail of gunfire on a Las Vegas street, was named for a Peruvian warrior king who fought against the Spanish?
Answer: Tupac Shakur
Question: On Sept. 24, 1906, total bad-ass President Theodore Roosevelt named what Wyoming landmark the nations first National Monument?
Answer: Devils Tower
Question: On Sept 22, 1827, who supposedly met an angel called Moroni who directed him to a long-buried book, inscribed on golden plates, which inspired him to write The Book of Mormon?
Answer: Joseph Smith, Jr
Question: On Sept 22, 1827, Joseph Smith, Jr supposedly met an angel called Moroni who directed Smith to a long-buried book, inscribed on golden plates, which inspired him to write what?
Answer: The Book of Mormon
Question: September 27, 1964 saw the publishing of the Warren Commission's report that looked into the assassination of whom?
Answer: John F. Kennedy
Question: September 29, 1966 saw the introduction of what Chevrolet muscle car, still in production today, whose name supposedly means "a small, vicious animal that eats Mustangs."?
Answer: Camaro
Question: In what Olympic weightlifting event does the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position and then, through a series of quick motions, pushes the bar above his head?
Answer: Clean and Jerk
Question: September 1943 saw the formal surrender of what Tripartite Pact nation, ending their participation in WWII?
Answer: Italy
Question: Sometimes referred to as a Western, what name is commonly given to the omelet filled with diced ham, onions, and green bell peppers?
Answer: Denver Omelet
Question: Today marks the 90th anniversary of the birth of Art Clokey, a pioneer in the field of stop motion clay animation, who is best remembered for what green shapeshifter?
Answer: Gumby
Question: On Oct 14, 1912, what former president, and all around bad-assed, was shot during a campaign speech, and proceeded to deliver a 90 minute speech?
Answer: Teddy Roosevelt
Question: Originally starring Jack Lord, and recently remade, what TV show popularized the phrase “Book ’em, Danno”?
Answer: Hawaii Five O
Question: Rescued earlier today, in what country were 33 gold/copper miners trapped below surface, since August 5th, setting a world record for the long time trapped in a mine?
Answer: Chile
Question: Immortalized in the movie Eight Men Out, the 1919 World Series was tainted by 8 members of what team throwing games to the World Series winning Cincinnati Reds?
Answer: Chicago White Sox
Question: With a truck body on a car chassis, what Chevrolet product, produced from 1959-60, and 64-87, was a competitor to the Ford Ranchero?
Answer: El Camino
Question: What Rudyard Kipling story, later made into a movie staring Sean Connery and Michael Caine, tells the story of two British adventurers in India who set off to become the rules of Kafiristan?
Answer: The Man Who Would Be King
Question: What WWII fighter ace went on to become the first human to travel faster than the speed of sound when he piloted the Bell X-1, nicknamed Glamorous Glennis, past Mach 1?
Answer: Chuck Yeager
Question: An ingredient in tonic water, what was the first drug that was used to successfully treat malaria? A. Nitrogen mustard B. Aspirin C. Licorice root D. Quinine
Answer: Quinine
Question: Held just outside Bridgeville, DE, Friday marks the start of the world championship in the art of throwing what for distance, using classes such as Air, Centrifugal, Catapult, Trebuchet, and Human Powered?
Answer: Pumpkins
Question: The tomb of what Egyptian king, which later inspired a Top 20 hit by Steve Martin, was discovered by Howard Carter on Nov 4, 1922, in spite of the supposed curse?
Answer: King Tut
Question: Name the year: Falkland War begins with the Argentinean invasion; EPCOT opens at Disneyworld, The first Double Stuff Oreo is sold; Honda opens the first Japanese auto plant in the US; Michael Jackson releases Thriller;
Answer: 1982
Question: What famed boxer, nicknamed Smokin' Joe, was the beat Muhammed Ali in the famous Fight of the Century, but lost a battle against liver cancer earlier this week?
Answer: Joe Frazier
Question: What famed playwright, who seemed to have earned his most famous nickname due to his thick, southern drawl, won 2 Pulitzer prizes for A Streetcar Named Desire and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof?
Answer: Tenessee Williams
Question: Tun Tavern, Philadelphia is considered the official birthplace of which US armed forces branch, when they held their first recruitment drive there in 1775 following a Continental Congress mandate?
Answer: United States Marine Corp
Question: November 9, 1967 saw the debut of what iconic magazine, founded by Jann Wenner, which famously provided a roach clip with every paid subscription?
Answer: Rolling Stone
Question: Who led the group of pioneers that left Cherry Grove, Il on April 10, 1851 and made land at Alki point on Nov 13, founding the city of Seattle?
Answer: Arthur Denny
Question: What cocktail, first written about in 1876, consists of gin, lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water, and is served in a namesake glass?
Answer: Tom Collins
Question: November 18, 1869 saw the opening of what lockless waterway, which connects Port Said to Port Tawfik?
Answer: The Suez Canal
Question: What video rental store, with over 5000 locations worldwide, recently announced their bankruptcy, after getting slaughtered in the marketplace by Redbox and Netflix?
Answer: Blockbuster
Question: What sadly short lived sci fi show featured crewmembers Wash, Kaylee, and Jayne, among others, aboard the spaceship Serenity?
Answer: Firefly
Question: What St. Louis, MO based cereal company produces Fruity Pebbles, Grape Nuts, Honey Bunches of Oats, and Raisin Bran, among many, many others?
Answer: Post
Question: Nov 20, 1945 saw the start of the trials in what German city in which 24 high ranking Nazis were indicted for participation in a common plan or conspiracy for the accomplishment of a crime against peace, planning, initiating and waging wars of aggression and other crimes against peace , war crimes, and crimes against humanity?
Answer: Nuremberg
Question: What fictional boxer, nicknamed The Italian Stallion, ended with a career record of 57-23-1?
Answer: Rocky Balboa
Question: Nov 30, 1835 saw the birth of what famed American humorist and novelist, known for works such as The Prince and the Pauper and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, along with some other famous works?
Answer: Mark Twain
Question: What brand of rum is advertised with the slogan To Life, Love, and Loot, and features a buccaneer?
Answer: Captain Morgan
Question: November 30 is a time to celebrate the birthday of what TV personality, known as The World’s Oldest Teenager, who hosted American Bandstand and still does the New Year’s Rockin’ Eve broadcast every December 31st?
Answer: Dick Clark
Question: The continental divide, the point at which watersheds tend to drain to the Pacific, instead of the Atlantic, lies principally along which mountain range?
Answer: The Rocky Mountains
Question: Which famous Vice Admiral, who died on December 7, 1817, is famous for navigating a life boat 3,618 nautical miles to the island of Timor, having been put overboard by mutineer Fletcher Christian?
Answer: William Bligh
Question: Named for the gynecologist that invented them, what exercises for the pelvic muscles were originally developed to combat incontinence?
Answer: Kegel
Question: A staunch conservationist, which US President is credited with creating the National Forest Service, 5 national parks, 18 national monuments, 51 Bird Reserves, four Game Preserves, and 150 National Forests?
Answer: Teddy Roosevelt
Question: Dec 18, 2008 marked the death of Mark Felt. What prominent role in the watergate scandals did he play?
Answer: Deep Throat