zechen-nlp/triviaqa huggingface dataset:
Question: In what year was the first BBC Sports Personality if theYear held ?
Answer: 1954
Question: Which creature hunts in family groups called "pods" and is the longest and fastest member of the dolphin family ?
Answer: KILLER WHALE or ORCA
Question: The species name "Fagus" as in Fagus Sylvatica and Fagus Purpurea has the common English name for which tree ?
Answer: BEECH
Question: Bob Hewitt was one half of a famous tennis pairing who were Wimbledon Double Champions three times. Who was his partner ?
Answer: FREW McMILLAN
Question: Which region of France is bordered by Spain to the south and by the Bay of Biscay to the west ?
Answer: AQUITANE
Question: Shostakovish's symphony number 2 has the name of which month ?
Answer: OCTOBER
Question: Who is the Prime Minister of Italy ?
Answer: MARIO MONTI
Question: In which sport would you find a "brakeman" ?
Answer: BOBSLEIGH
Question: Which is the only Shakespeare play with an animal on the title ?
Answer: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
Question: In 1958 a film called 'The Matchmaker' was released starring Anthony Perkins and Shirley McLaine. Based on a Thornton Wilder play it was later remade, in 1969, as what musical ?
Answer: HELLO DOLLY
Question: Which French phrase meaning " a decisive action which ends a troubled enterprise", literally translates as "blow of mercy" ?
Answer: COUP DE GRACE
Question: Cricket - which West Indian was the first to play in 100 test matches ?
Answer: CLIVE LLOYD
Question: Which T.V. Quiz show host used the catchphrase :- I mean that most sincerely, friends ?
Answer: HUGHIE GREEN
Question: The pop group Ultravox were very popular in the 80's . How many number 1 hit records did they have ?
Answer: NONE
Question: Which French phrase meaning " freedom of action" literally translates as "blank sheet of paper" ?
Answer: CARTE BLANCHE
Question: Cricket - which Indian was the first to play in 100 test matches ?
Answer: SUNIL GAVASKAR
Question: Which fashion house markets the perfume "Elle" ?
Answer: YVES SAINT LAURENT
Question: In which country is Lake Disappointment ?
Answer: AUSTRALIA
Question: What was thename of Alexander the Great's horse , said to have been given to him by his father King Philip, after Alexander succeeded in taming the horse ?
Answer: BUCEPHALUS
Question: """They also serve who only stand and wait"" is the last line of a sonnet by which English poet ?"
Answer: JOHN MILTON
Question: What type of foodstuff is a MORELLO ?
Answer: CHERRY
Question: In the periodic table of elements, which chemical element would come last alphabetically ?
Answer: ZIRCONIUM
Question: Which comedian had a top ten hit record in 1958 with the record "Splish Splash" ?
Answer: CHARLIE DRAKE
Question: What is the anthem of the European Union ?
Answer: ODE TO JOY
Question: What is the national anthem of Australia ?
Answer: ADVANCE AUSTRALIA FAIR
Question: In the periodic table of elements, which chemical element is the only one to begin with the letter "V" ?
Answer: VANADIUM
Question: Which Welsh author, born in Newport, has written over 30 books, including "The Virgin Soldiers", "The Last Detective" and "Ormerod's Landing" ?
Answer: LESLIE THOMAS
Question: Thick footballers ? Which Chelsea footballer has an I.Q. Of over 150. He is an ex-public schoolboy who obtained 12 GCSE's, including an "A star" in Latin ?
Answer: FRANK LAMPARD
Question: What Chinese dish is described as "meat-filled dumplings" ?
Answer: WONTON
Question: What is the second largest castle in England and Wales ?
Answer: CAERPHILLY
Question: Alphabetically speaking, which British prime minister of the 20th century would come first ?
Answer: ASQUITH
Question: Thick footballers ? Which Liverpol footballer is currently halfway through a Maths degree course with the Open University ?
Answer: GLEN JOHNSON
Question: What Japanese dish is described as "beef and vegetables in soy sauce" ?
Answer: SUKIYAKI
Question: What is the Europe's highest capital city, at a height of 1,929 feet ?
Answer: MADRID
Question: Which unusually named bird fits the following description ? A black tropical seabird, having pointed wings with a span of 6 feet. They attack other birds , forcing them to disgorge fish and also catch flying fish as they leap out of the ocean.
Answer: FRIGATE BIRD
Question: What country has 3 capital cities, depending on the function ?
Answer: SOUTH AFRICA
Question: Based in Swindon, which is thge largest building society in the world ?
Answer: NATIONWIDE
Question: When Corporation Tax was first introduced in 1965, what was the basic rate? Was it 20%, 30% or 40% ?
Answer: 40%
Question: Loreen, singing Euphoria, won the 2012 Europvision Song Contest for which country ?
Answer: SWEDEN
Question: Later this year, Jonathon Sacks (aka the Lord Sacks) is due to retire from which religous position that he has held in Britain since 1991 ?
Answer: CHIEF RABBI
Question: Cheers actress Rhea Perlman has been married to which Hollywood actor and comedian for over 30 years ?
Answer: DANNY DE VITO
Question: Which 73 year old world peace campaigner is to be the President of the 2013 Llangollen International Music Eisteddfod ?
Answer: TERRY WAITE
Question: Limoges, Metz and Mulhouse are cities in which European country ?
Answer: FRANCE
Question: Since the abolition of the monarchy in 1870, French Presidents have also automatically become co-princes of which independent Europian principality?
Answer: ANDORRA
Question: Ian, Gregory and Trevor are the grandsons of Vic Richardson. The four men nearly 200 caps between them in the 1920s, 30s, 70s and 80s. Give the surname of the three grandsons.
Answer: CHAPPELL
Question: In October 2012 Trenton Oldfield was sentenced to 6 months in prison for going for a swim on Saturday, 7th April at 2.25pm. In which river was hge swimming ?
Answer: THAMES
Question: Which city's social services department recently caused outcry after removing foster children from 2 UKIP members ?
Answer: ROTHERHAM
Question: Found in the title of a 1945 Benjamin Britten opera, what is the surname of the Jedward twins, who finished 6th in the 2009 X Factor ?
Answer: GRIMES
Question: Who is the only British Actress, from a large theatrical family, to have won an Oscar, Emmy, Tony, Cannes Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards?
Answer: VANESSA REDGRAVE
Question: SUPERCALEYGOBALISTICCELTICAREATTROCIOUS was a headline in the Sun in February 2000 after a shock cup win. To which , then 3rd Division, football club, now flying high in the SPL, did it apply ?
Answer: INVERNESS CALEDONIAN THISTLE
Question: What is the planned minimum price for a unit of alcohol in Scotland ?
Answer: 45p
Question: In November, the 5,855,533rd and last machine to be made in a Ruabon factory was sent to The Science Museum. What was it ?
Answer: TYPEWRITER
Question: A recent recording by Gary Barlow, which song from War of the Worlds was originally a hit for the Moody Blues in 1978 and contains the lines, "Like the sun through the trees you came to love me, like a leaf on a breeze you blew away" ?
Answer: FOREVER AUTUMN
Question: Disastrously affected by the Chalkara Fraxinea fungus, the wood from which tree is most widely used to make cricket stumps ?
Answer: ASH
Question: How long does it takelight from the Sun to reach Pluto ? Is it 6 minutes, 6 hours or 6 days ?
Answer: 6 HOURS
Question: Water is compared to stone and earth compared to iron in which Christmas carol ?
Answer: IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER
Question: Screened on ITV from 1976 to 1977 and starring Norman Beaton and Isabelle Lewis, which British sitcom became the first to contain an all-black cast?
Answer: THE FOSTERS
Question: Which football team recently knocked Everton out of this season's Capital One Cup?
Answer: LEEDS UNITED
Question: In which country can you find the Happy Valley Horse Racing Course?
Answer: HONG KONG
Question: Screened on BBC 1 from 1966 to 1971 which British sitcom saw William Mervyn as Bishop Cuthbert Hever and Derek Nimmoas Reverand Mervyn Noote?
Answer: ALL GAS AND GAITERS
Question: Published in 2008 and written by Daily Mirror columnist Brian Reade, the autobiographical book 43 Years with The Same Bird centres on the author's lifelong following of which English football club?
Answer: LIVERPOOL
Question: Usually served hot in a mug or bowl, which traditional Christmas cocktail that shares it's name with a famous animated TV show consists of eggnog with brandy an rum and occassionally uses egg-whites beaten stiff?
Answer: TOM AND JERRY
Question: In the context of clothing what type of clothing is a Leghorn?
Answer: HAT
Question: Which English novelist is probably best remembered for his 1957 novel Room At the Top?
Answer: JOHN BRAINE
Question: Which English actor played the title role in the 19768 family film Blackbeard's Ghost?
Answer: PETER USTINOV
Question: Which family film of 1957 starring Dorothy McGuire and Fes Parker centres on the story of a youg boy and his love for his dog on thier family ranch home during the 1860's which ends tragically after the dog contracts rabies following a fight with a wolf?
Answer: OLD YELLER
Question: Also known as a Lower Gastrointestinal Series, what is the better known two-word name of the medical procedure used to examine and diagnose problems with the human colon. X-Ray pictures are taken whilst a white liquid fills the colon and rectum?
Answer: BARIUM ENEMA
Question: Which author was responsible for the series of short comic books Brigadier Gerard?
Answer: ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
Question: In which town will you find the Black Sheep brewery?
Answer: MASHAM
Question: Which freshwater fish, native to Britain has the nickname 'little Jack Sharp'?
Answer: STICKLEBACK
Question: By what name is Oil of Vitriol known today?
Answer: SULPHURIC ACID
Question: A Shadoof is a device used to raise what?
Answer: WATER
Question: What in Italy is the ferroviaria?
Answer: RAILWAY
Question: Which former 'Have I Got News For You' presenter made an occassional appearance as Patrick in 'One Foot In The Grave'?
Answer: ANGUS DEAYTON
Question: Nominated by Bill Clinton, who, in 1993, became the first female Attorney General of the USA?
Answer: JANET RENO
Question: Which stagework, the most performed of all Arthur Miller's plays, was inspired by the so-called McCarthy witchhunts in 1950's America?
Answer: THE CRUCIBLE
Question: What type of foliage is used for the fences on the Grand National course at Aintree?
Answer: SPRUCE
Question: In which town or city are the hadquarters of CAMRA - the Campaign For Real Ale?
Answer: SAINT ALBANS
Question: Which English Queen married her brother-in-law?
Answer: CATHERINE OF ARAGON
Question: Whic is the most northerly racecourse in the UK?
Answer: PERTH
Question: How many dry gallons are there in a bushel ?
Answer: EIGHT
Question: In music, which major scale contains just one flat ?
Answer: F MAJOR
Question: Which creature, according to Pliny, had a glance that meant certain death ?
Answer: BASILISK
Question: What relation is Prince Philip to Queen Victoria ?
Answer: GREAT GREAT GRANDSON
Question: What legal verdict is available in Scotland but not in England and Wales ?
Answer: NOT PROVEN
Question: The adjective ' caprine ' refers to which type of animal ?
Answer: GOAT
Question: In the language of gossip magazines, what is a PDA ?
Answer: PUBLIC DISPLAY OF AFFECTION
Question: Which is the least densely populated county of England ?
Answer: NORTHUMBERLAND
Question: Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better is a song from which show ?
Answer: ANNIE GET YOUR GUN
Question: Cleopatra was said to have bathed in the milk of which animal in order to preserve her complexion ?
Answer: ASSES' MILK
Question: What is the sum of the interior angles of a pentagon ?
Answer: 540
Question: On TV, what is the name of Peppa Pig's younger brother ?
Answer: GEORGE
Question: Buckingham Palace was formerly known by what name before its redesign by the architect John Nash in the 1820's ?
Answer: BUCKINGHAM HOUSE
Question: Blind Hughie, Fortress and Concentration are all forms of which popular game?
Answer: DOMINOES
Question: Which bone do jockeys break most often ?
Answer: COLLAR-BONE or CLAVICLE
Question: Hampton Court Palace was originally built for which individual ?
Answer: CARDINAL WOLSELEY
Question: What was the original name of The Sun newspaper ?
Answer: DAILY HERALD
Question: For which 1988 a cappella song is Bobby McFerrin best known ?
Answer: DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY
Question: Pulpo is the Spanish word for what type of seafood ?
Answer: OCTOPUS
Question: Which is the only London borough on both sides of the Thames ?
Answer: RICHMOND UPON THAMES
Question: Which composition by Thomas Tallis shot to the top of the classical charts after getting a mention in the book 50 Shades of Grey ?
Answer: SPEM IN ALIUM
Question: In Alexandre Dumas's novel The Man In the Iron Mask , the man is the twin brother of which king ?
Answer: LOUIS XIV
Question: Which of his sons succeeded King Alfred the Great ?
Answer: EDWARD THE ELDER
Question: In which sport is the Stanley Cup awarded ?
Answer: ICE HOCKEY
Question: Who is the Patron Saint of Grocers and Policemen ?
Answer: ST MICHAEL
Question: Which Cricket county's 'Twenty/20' team are known as the 'Gladiators' ?
Answer: GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Question: Which country uses the international car registration ZA ?
Answer: SOUTH AFRICA
Question: What is the main currency unit of Vietnamn ?
Answer: THE DONG
Question: In which building in central London was London Zoo housed before moving to Regent's Park ?
Answer: TOWER OF LONDON
Question: The currency of which European country is the Kuna ?
Answer: CROATIA
Question: Which city did the Romans make their seat of government when they first occupied Britain ?
Answer: COLCHESTER
Question: What product was advertised with the slogan " Splash It All Over " ?
Answer: BRUT
Question: What does T.Q.C. mean in manufacturing industry ?
Answer: TOTAL QUALITY CONTROL
Question: Who is the Vice President of the USA ?
Answer: JOE BIDEN
Question: To which family of instruments does the hi-hat belong ?
Answer: PERCUSSION
Question: In which English couny are the towns of Reading and Maidenhead ?
Answer: BERKSHIRE
Question: Give any year in the life of the Italian painter Michaelangelo.
Answer: 1475 - 1564
Question: First written in 1950, who was the author of the children's book series 'Jennings', a schoolboy who resides at Linbury Court Prep School ?
Answer: (Anthony) BUCKERIDGE
Question: First appearing in 1915 in a story entitled Extricating Young Gussie and finally in a 1974 novel entitled Aunts Aren't Gentlemen what is the more famous name of this character, he had the christian name Reginald and his occupation is described as being either a valet or varlet ?
Answer: JEEVES
Question: Which ten letter word of French origin is described as being the image of an object or person consisting of an outline anda featureless interior, with the object usually being black ?
Answer: SILHOUETTE
Question: Which type of hat shares its name with the title of Procol Harum's follow-up single to their 1967 number one hit 'A Whiter Shade of Pale' ?
Answer: HOMBURG
Question: Which common household item, invented in 1912 by American physician Sidney Russell was one of the main focuses of attention in a 1987 animated film entitled 'The Brave Little Toaster' where it took the name of 'Blanky' ?
Answer: ELECTRIC BLANKET
Question: The word evaporation is used to describe the process of changing liquid into a gas. Which word is used to describe the process of changing a solid into a gas?
Answer: SUBLIMATION
Question: Living from 1905 to 1992, what was the name of Britain's chief executioner? He was responsible for the executions of at least 400 people including Derek Bentley, John Haige and Ruth Ellis.
Answer: Albert PIERREPOINT
Question: Which British executioner, employed by Charles I, was responsible for the executions of Lord Russell and James Scott? He shares his name with the fictional hangman in the children's entertainment show Punch and Judy.
Answer: Jack KETCH
Question: Which novel, published in 1880,was co-titled 'A Tale of the Christ' ?
Answer: BEN HUR
Question: In which US state can you find the popular Waikiki Beach ?
Answer: HAWAII
Question: """The Blinding of Samson"" in 1636"", ""Cottages Before a Stormy Sky"" in 1641 and ""The Jewish Bride"" in 1665 are all works by which famous artist ?"
Answer: REMBRANDT
Question: Which 1969 novel by Alistair MacLean centres on a veteran Interpol natcotics expert named Paul Sherman and a violent struggle on the streets of Amsterdam ?
Answer: PUPPET ON A CHAIN
Question: Which six letter astronomical word is derived from the Greek for 'milk'?
Answer: GALAXY
Question: Name the year - flash floods badly damage the Cornish village of Boscastle, a 'Fathers for Justice' campaigne, dressed as Batman, breaches security at Buckingham Palace and footballer Emlyn Hughes and DJ John Peel sadly die.
Answer: 2004
Question: Which town in Suffolk is the most easterly point in England ?
Answer: LOWESTOFT
Question: Appointed in April 2012, what is the name of the current manager of Barcelona Football Club ?
Answer: Tito VILANOVA
Question: Which famous children's tale, believed to have originated in 1595, was, according to folklore, based on two children who are left with their uncle at Griston Hall in Norfolk ? However, the uncle resents them and pays two men to kill them.
Answer: BABES IN THE WOOD
Question: Which English author wrote many books in his writing career including The Ministry of Fear in 1943, The Third Man in 1949 and The Honorary Consul in 1973 ?
Answer: GRAHAM GREENE
Question: The 1954 film The Naked Jungle starring Charlton Heston and Eleanor Parker centres on the story of a Peruvian cocoa plantation that is threatened by destruction by which typoe of creatures ?
Answer: ANTS
Question: Which stage musical, with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and launched in 2004, is based on an 1860 novel by Wilike Collins and contains the songs "You See i Am No Ghost" and "The Holly And The Ivy" ?
Answer: THE WOMAN IN WHITE
Question: With which sport would you associate the Eastbourne Eagles ?
Answer: SPEEDWAY
Question: The largest lake in the Lake District is Windemere, but which is the next largest lake ?
Answer: ULLSWATER
Question: What is the real name of the Chaser known as The Darl Destroyer on the ITV game show 'The Chase' ?
Answer: SHAUN WALLACE
Question: How did a woman named Ethel Jane Cain become very famous in Great Britain on July 24th 1936 ? She remained so until 1963.
Answer: VOICE OF THE SPEAKING CLOCK
Question: Give any year in the life of poet William Blake.
Answer: 1757 - 1827
Question: In which English city can you find an old street called The Shambles containing many overhanging timber-framed buildings, some dating back to the 14th century ? Amoing the buildings of The Shambles is a shrine to Saint Margaret Clitherow who was married and livd in a shop there.
Answer: YORK
Question: What is the nickname of the fence on the Grand National course that is numbered 7 for the first jump and 23 for the second ? It takes its name from a major incident that happened there in the 1960s.
Answer: FOINAVON
Question: Which Scottish loch is the third largest in Scotland after Loch Lomond and Loch Ness ?
Answer: LOCH AWE
Question: Which snooler player recently won the Welsh Open held in Newport ?
Answer: STEPHEN MAGUIRE
Question: What is the name of the 449 feet tall sea stak that lies clkose toRadwick Bay in the Orkney Islands ? It is described as being a red sandstone stack perched on a rock and was first climbed by Chris Bonnington and two others over three days in 1966.
Answer: OLD MAN OF HOY
Question: What two word term is used to describe the music craze of the late 60s and early 70s that included a counterculture of young people and Hippies in the United States and featured acts such as Blue Mink, The Byrds, The Lovin' Spoonful and The mammas and the Papas ?
Answer: FLOWER POWER
Question: What is the name of the coastal headland at the southern end of Torbay in Devon lying to the South East of Brixham ? It includes a lighthouse that was built in 1906, the site of an Iron Age fort and refreshment cafe.
Answer: BERRY HEAD
Question: In which city are the headquarters of Greenpeace International ?
Answer: AMSTERDAM
Question: The shape of the chocolate bar Toblerone is supposedly modelled on which famous mountain ?
Answer: MATTERHORN
Question: How did a 23 year old woman named Yu Wenxia of China create headline news on August 18th last year ?
Answer: SHE WON MISS WORLD
Question: In which city are the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund ?
Answer: WASHINGTON DC
Question: Which chocolate bar, first manufactured in 1970, was made famous by Eric Idle in the Monty Pythin sketch 'Nudge Nudge' ?
Answer: BREAKAWAY
Question: On which island country can you find Bradley Adams International airport ?
Answer: BARBADOS
Question: Who designed Marble Arch in London ?
Answer: JOHN NASH
Question: Popular mainly since the 1960s, what ten letter word is the name of the lightweight waist-length jacket made of cotton, polyester, wool or suede, usually with traditional Fraser tartan or check patterned lining? It is said to have earned its nickname due to the fact that it was often worn by one of the lead characters of the TV show Peyton Place.
Answer: HARRINGTON
Question: Which popular radio show, a follow up to the earlier Children's Favourites was hosted by Ed Stewart from 1968 to 1979 and had the introductory tune 'Morningtown Ride', a song made famous by The Seekers?
Answer: JUNIOR CHOICE
Question: With an area of 1,641 square kilometers, which is England's newest National Park? It became established on April 1st 2011?
Answer: SOUTH DOWNS
Question: Which football club won the old first division title for the first time in their history back in 1972 ?
Answer: DERBY COUNTY
Question: What was the two word name of the toy, a male, well muscled, blonde, swimming trunk wearing, gel-filled, rubber action figure that was first introduced by Kenner in 1976 ?
Answer: STRETCH ARMSTRONG
Question: What four letter word is used to describe the head of a jellyfish?
Answer: BELL
Question: What was the Christian name of the Hungarian inventor of the Rubik Cube?
Answer: ERNO
Question: Which eight letter word is used to describe the thick, hard shield, made of chitin or bone, that covers part of the body of crabs, lobsters, tortoises etc.?
Answer: CARAPACE
Question: Appearing in Jacques Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld, what is the much more famous name of the piece of music 'The Infernal Gallop'?
Answer: THE CAN CAN
Question: Screened on January 19th 2011, which actress played the title role in the one-off BBC programme Hattie which centred on the life of Carry-On actress Hattie Jacques?
Answer: RUTH JONES
Question: Which play, written in 1923 by English playwright Arnold Ripley depicts a group of travellers stranded in a waiting room at a remote railway station?
Answer: THE GHOST TRAIN
Question: Rarely achieved, which six letter word in golf is used to describe a score of four under par on a hole, for example a hole in one on a par five or a two on a par six?
Answer: CONDOR
Question: The remake of which popular TV series of the 1960s saw James Caviezel in the main role and was filmed in Swakopmund in Namibia?
Answer: THE PRISONER
Question: The American TV series Three's A Crowd that ran from 1984 to 1985 was loosely based on which BBC series that featured Richard O'Sullivan?
Answer: ROBIN'S NEST
Question: Found mainly in the US state of Texas, what type of creature is a Tooth Cave?
Answer: SPIDER
Question: The food dish 'Chicken Montmorency' includes which fruit?
Answer: CHERRIES
Question: What was the name of the Christmas hamper firm that in October 2006 collapsed and left hundreds of families out of pocket?
Answer: FAREPACK
Question: What nationality is tennis player Karen Hantze Susman who won the 1962 Ladies Singles title at Wimbledon, beating Vera Sukova in the final?
Answer: AMERICAN
Question: There are eight states of the USA whose names begin withthe letter 'M'. Which one comes last alphabetically?
Answer: MONTANA
Question: In Chinese cooking what would you be eating of you ordered Wantons?
Answer: DUMPLINGS
Question: Which popular building is situated at the address, Chester Road West, Queensferry, Flintshire CH5 1SA? It is the largest of its type in North Wales.
Answer: DEESIDE LEISURE CENTRE