zechen-nlp/triviaqa huggingface dataset:
Question: What usual first step in the identification of a bacterial species is like a litmus test in that the results are identified by colors (blue/purple for positive and pink/red for negative)?
Answer: Gram staining
Question: Similar to an eclipse, they are among the rarest predictable celestial phenomena. The last one for the 21st century occurred on 5/6 June 2012. They are historically of great scientific importance as they were used to gain the first realistic estimates of the size of the Solar System. Observation for the first time in 1639 provided an accurate estimate of the distance between the Sun and the Earth. Answer?
Answer: Transits of Venus
Question: In physics, what is the more common term for the Einstein-Rosen bridge that has fascinating implications for time travel?
Answer: Wormhole
Question: Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo that was established in 1925 as Africa's first national park was created mainly to protect what animal?
Answer: Gorilla
Question: If Jane Goodall is to chimpanzees, Birutė Galdikas, who worked for a long time in Borneo is to what animal?
Answer: Orangutan
Question: The common basilisk is a lizard found in Central and South American rain-forests and is known for its ability to run on water. What is its appropriate nickname?
Answer: Jesus Christ lizard
Question: The mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot is best known for his work on the geometry of what unusual shapes?
Answer: Fractals
Question: The Danjon Scale is a five-point scale for measuring the appearance and luminosity of a particular heavenly body during what type of event?
Answer: Lunar eclipse
Question: Mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer that develops from the protective lining of the body's internal organs (the mesothelium) is usually caused by exposure to what substance?
Answer: Asbestos
Question: """I am become Death, the shatterer of Worlds."" This quote from the Hindu treatise Bhagavad Gita was famously used at what 1945 event?"
Answer: Trinity nuclear test
Question: There is no such thing as knowing this a little. The 'rabbit test' developed in 1927 by Bernhard Zondek and Selmar Aschheim was used to check for what?
Answer: Pregnancy
Question: Used in medical talk (think PET or CAT), what is the name given to a two-dimensional image of a slice through a three-dimensional object?
Answer: Tomogram
Question: In chemistry, what is the common name for the alkane hydrocarbons with the general formula C(n)H(2n+2), the simplest form of which is the methane (CH4) gas?
Answer: Paraffin
Question: In 1931, the American physical chemist Harold Urey demonstrated the existence of what type of 'weighty' liquid that proved important in the development of the atomic bomb?
Answer: Heavy water
Question: What mathematical puzzle that consists of three pegs and a number of disks of different sizes in which the objective is to move the entire stack of disks from one peg to another is used in computer science to teach recursion to students of programming?
Answer: Towers of Hanoi
Question: When it launched the satellite Alouette 1 in 1962, which country became the first non-superpower to enter the space race?
Answer: Canada
Question: What non-lethal weapon was named by its inventor Jack Cover after the teen science fiction character Tom Swift?
Answer: Taser
Question: What is the term coined by Brown and Kulik in 1977 to explain a memory that is laid down in great detail during a significant event, often of national or international importance?
Answer: Flashbulb memory
Question: What substance is the basis of the gold refining technique known as 'inquartation and parting' since it can dissolve silver and other base metals but not gold?
Answer: Nitric acid
Question: Who is the British astrophysicist who announced Einstein's Theory of General Relativity to the English-speaking world in 1919?
Answer: Arthur Eddington
Question: What biological term from the Greek for 'virgin creation' denotes the growth and development of an embryo or seed without fertilization by a male?
Answer: Parthenogenesis
Question: What is the most abundant protein in mammals making up about 25% of their total protein content?
Answer: Collagen
Question: Endemic to nine islands of an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, what is the largest living tortoise?
Answer: Galapagos tortoise
Question: What 'Z' mineral found in Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia with an age of 4.404 billion years might be the oldest mineral on earth?
Answer: Zircon
Question: The Klein bottle which has no distinction between inside and outside surfaces can be made by gluing two of what similar objects?
Answer: Möbius strips
Question: The Indian astronomer Brahmagupta who lived in the 7th century is credited with introducing what fundamental mathematical concept?
Answer: The number zero
Question: What breed of sheep that is also the most numerous in the world is prized for its wool?
Answer: Merino
Question: The name of which artificial satellite constellation system was taken from the name of the element with atomic number 77?
Answer: Iridium
Question: In the human brain, what is the area that is involved in language processing, speech production and comprehension?
Answer: Broca's area
Question: True versatility! Which actress achieved her biggest success in Samson and Delilah and co-invented the first form of spread spectrum, a key to modern wireless communication?
Answer: Hedy Lamarr
Question: What did Edwin Land invent because of his daughters' wish for instant and 'snappy' results?
Answer: Polaroid photography
Question: What type of diet is ophiophagy, notably practiced by the king cobra?
Answer: Snake eating
Question: Endemic to New Zealand and currently listed as critically endangered, the kakapo is world's only flightless species of which common bird?
Answer: Parrot
Question: The strategy board game Reversi played on a 8*8 board is marketed under the name of which Shakespearean character?
Answer: Othello
Question: The aquatics discipline at most Olympics and related events usually features diving, swimming, synchronized swimming and what other sport?
Answer: Water polo
Question: What Asian country is the most populous country in the world never to have won an Olympic medal?
Answer: Bangladesh
Question: The name of which American sports team has its origin in how the fans avoided getting knocked down by trolleys on their way to the games?
Answer: Brooklyn Dodgers
Question: Which quotable sportsman got his nickname from a friend who said that he resembled a Hindu holy man whenever he sat around waiting to bat, or while looking sad after a losing game?
Answer: 'Yogi' Berra
Question: Which sports locale is known for its Amen Corner, The Big Oak Tree and the Eisenhower tree?
Answer: Augusta National Golf Club
Question: Senet is a grid game for two players and is thought to be the oldest board game in the world. In which country did it originate?
Answer: Egypt
Question: After the Olympics, what are the world's second-largest multi-sport event, the Delhi edition of which was in the news in 2010?
Answer: Commonwealth Games
Question: Which General led the Allied forces which recaptured the South West Pacific between 1942-45?
Answer: DOUGLAS MACARTHUR
Question: According to the proverb, which animal always returns to its own vomit?
Answer: A DOG
Question: By what name is the 16th century painter Domenikos Theotokopoulos better known?
Answer: 'EL GRECO'
Question: Which German composer wrote "A German Requiem"?
Answer: BRAHMS
Question: What nationality was golfer Bobby Locke?
Answer: SOUTH AFRICAN
Question: In which Shakespeare play does the character 'Autolycus' appear?
Answer: 'THE WINTER'S TALE'
Question: Which Knight of the Realm and former disc jockey from Leeds was once a wrestler?
Answer: SIR JIMMY SAVILLE
Question: Who was married to both Humphrey Bogart and Jason Robards?
Answer: LAUREN BACALL
Question: Judy Carne was the first, and Loni Anderson the second wife of which American film star?
Answer: BURT REYNOLDS
Question: On which peninsula did 'Allied' forces land on 25th April 1915?
Answer: GALLIPOLI
Question: Which Rogers and Hammerstein musical of 1945 features the songs,'June Is Bustin' Out All Over' and 'If I Loved You'?
Answer: 'CAROUSEL'
Question: Which country won the 'America's Cup' (yachting) in 2003?
Answer: SWITZERLAND
Question: Greece has land borderswith Albania, Bulgaria, Turkey and which former Yugoslav Republic?
Answer: MACEDONIA
Question: Of which African country was Kwame Nkrumah the first President?
Answer: GHANA
Question: In which 1972 John Boorman film is a leading character, played by Ned Beatty, raped by a 'Hillbilly'?
Answer: 'DELIVERANCE'
Question: Who was on the English throne 1272 - 1307?
Answer: EDWARD I
Question: Slovenia has land borderswith Austria, Hungary, Italy and which former Yugoslav republic?
Answer: CROATIA
Question: Which Middle Eastern capital city is served by 'Queen Alia Airport'?
Answer: AMMAN , Jordan
Question: Which song provided a hit in 1958 for both English comedian Charlie Drake and US singer Bobby Darin?
Answer: 'SPLISH SPLASH'
Question: Which US soft drink was invented by Caleb Brabham, and was originally sold under the name of 'Brad's Drink'?
Answer: PEPSI-COLA
Question: Which car manufacturer made models called 'Chamois' and 'Gazelle'?
Answer: SINGER
Question: Which song provided a hit in 1956 for both English comedian Dave King and US singer/actor Dean Martin?
Answer: 'MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS'
Question: Which Norman Mailer novel is based on a protest march?
Answer: 'THE ARMIES OF THE NIGHT'
Question: Which confederation of North European cities dominated the Baltic and North Sea trade in the late Middle Ages?
Answer: THE HANSEATIC LEAGUE
Question: In which town or city was Frederick Delius born?
Answer: BRADFORD
Question: In the Bible, who was the first-born of Isaac?
Answer: ESAU
Question: Which country music legend, who died in 2002, gave up his seat to the 'Big Bopper' on the ill fated plane?
Answer: WAYLON JENNINGS
Question: Which English novelist, born in Manchester in 1917, had the real name John A.B. Wilson?
Answer: ANTHONY BURGESS
Question: What is the Italian name for the painting technique that refers to the subtle blending of colours or tones so that there is no perceptible transition between them?
Answer: SFUMATO
Question: In which German city are the headquarters of the car maker BMW?
Answer: MUNICH
Question: The Halogens are Fluorine, Bromine, Iodine, Astatine and which other element?
Answer: CHLORINE
Question: In Greek mythology, what was the name of the wife of Orpheus whom he attempted to rescue from the Underworld?
Answer: EURYDICE
Question: In Greek mythology, who was the beautiful Trojan prince who was carried off by Zeus to become cup-bearer to the gods?
Answer: GANYMEDE
Question: To which organ of the body does the adjective 'Hepatic' refer?
Answer: LIVER
Question: From the 14th century to the 18th century, which country was known as 'Lang Xang', translated as 'The Land Of The Million Elephants'?
Answer: LAOS
Question: Who directed the 2010 fantasy film 'Alice In Wonderland', starring Mia Wasikowska and Johnny Depp amongst others?
Answer: TIM BURTON
Question: In which Dickens novel do we find the sanctimonious architect and surveyor named 'Seth Pecksniff'?
Answer: 'MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT'
Question: Which of Puccini's operas was left unfinished at his death and later completed by Franco Alfano?
Answer: 'TURANDOT'
Question: In which country are the headquarters of the clothing company 'H & M'?
Answer: SWEDEN
Question: Which 'Dr. Who' actor came between Patrick Troughton and Tom Baker?
Answer: JON PERTWEE
Question: Which Frenchman composed the 'Symphonie Fantastique'?
Answer: HECTOR BERLIOZ
Question: Which king excluded his wife, Caroline of Brunswick, from his Coronation?
Answer: GEORGE IV
Question: In the Bible, who bore Abraham a son called Ishmael?
Answer: HAGAR
Question: Who was the UK Postmaster General from 1964 to 1966 and the Minister of State for Technology from 1966 to 1970?
Answer: TONY BENN
Question: Which African political leader's middle name is Rolihlahla?
Answer: NELSON MANDELA
Question: Mark E. Smith is a member of which band?
Answer: 'THE FALL'
Question: Katherine Hepburn won an 'Oscar' for her portrayal of Henry II's wife, Eleanor, in which 1968 film?
Answer: 'THE LION IN WINTER'
Question: Which is the most easterly of these Libyan cities: Benghazi, Misrata, Sirte, Tobruk, Tripoli?
Answer: TOBRUK
Question: A character from which Roald Dahl work appeared on a 1st. class issued in January?
Answer: 'CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY'
Question: Who was the 'Muse of Tragedy'?
Answer: MELPOMENE
Question: Which England batsman was a chorister at St. Paul's Cathedral Choir School in London?
Answer: ALASTAIR COOK
Question: Following which singer's death last year did the album 'Back To Black' top the UK charts for three weeks?
Answer: AMY WHITEHOUSE
Question: What is the name of the horse ridden by Zara Phillips, which she affectionately calls 'Noddy'?
Answer: TOYTOWN
Question: In which ocean is Réunion, an overseas department of France?
Answer: INDIAN OCEAN
Question: Which is the only city in the Irish province of Connacht?
Answer: GALWAY
Question: Who led a raid at Harper’s Ferry in 1859?
Answer: JOHN BROWN
Question: What is the surname of the character ‘Hawkeye’ in the film and TV series ‘M*A*S*H’?
Answer: PIERCE
Question: What do American's call a Hot Dog?
Answer: A Weenie
Question: Which element was named Dephlogisticated Air by its discoverer, the French chemist Lavoisier who gave it this common name?
Answer: Oxygen
Question: Name the Jewish high priest at the time of the Crucifixion?
Answer: Caiaphas
Question: What aid to opticians did Adolf Eugene Frick invent in 1887?
Answer: Contact Lens
Question: Where in the body would you find the Harversian canals?
Answer: Bones
Question: Which Cabinet post has been held by Stephen Byers, Peter Mandelson and Margaret Becket in recent years?
Answer: SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Question: Which thick French soup, made from leeks, potatoes, chicken stock and cream, is usually served cold?
Answer: VICHYSSOISE
Question: In which country was Mike Gatting once involved in a slanging match with Umpire, Shakoor Rana?
Answer: PAKISTAN
Question: A favourite in Asian cookery, what fragrant herb's Latin name is Cymbopogon citratus?
Answer: LEMON GRASS
Question: Which Mozart opera is seen as a contest between "Good", the priest Sarastro, and "Evil", the Queen of the Night?
Answer: 'THE MAGIC FLUTE'
Question: Which British aeronautical engineer, knighted in 1968, designed the first swing-wing aircraft?
Answer: SIR NEVILLE BARNES WALLIS
Question: In which country is the vast plateau, known as the Nullarbor Plain?
Answer: AUSTRALIA
Question: In 1712, who became the first engineer to introduce steam to an engine with a piston?
Answer: THOMAS NEWCOMEN
Question: Her portrayal of which character won Julia Roberts a "Best Actress" 'Oscar' in 2001?
Answer: ERIN BROCKOVICH
Question: What type of garment is a 'Billycock'?
Answer: A HAT
Question: Which French painter, who lived from 1848 to 1903 evolved a style known as 'Synthetism'?
Answer: GAUGIN
Question: Upon which river does the city of Londonderry stand?
Answer: RIVER FOYLE
Question: There have been three different years in which England has had three kings, 1066 and 1936 are two of them, what is the third?
Answer: 1483
Question: Which asteroid comes closer to earth than any other body apart from the Moon?
Answer: 'EROS'
Question: Reaching to about 11 kilometres above the earth, what is the name of the lowest part of the Earth's atmosphere?
Answer: TROPOSPHERE
Question: In Rudyard Kipling's 'Jungle Book', what is the name of the snake?
Answer: KAA
Question: The characters 'Nelly Deane' and 'Mr. Lockwood', narrate which book?
Answer: 'WUTHERING HEIGHTS'
Question: In which war was the Battle of Brandywine?
Answer: AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
Question: Released in 2000, 'All The Small Things' was the first UK top 10 hit for which American pop-punk band?
Answer: BLINK 182
Question: In 'The Pickwick Papers', what is the name of 'Mr. Pickwick's' landlady who sues him for breach of promise to marry her?
Answer: 'MRS. BARDELL'
Question: Who was the highest ranking Nazi officer to be tried at the Nuremburg Trials?
Answer: HERMANN GORING
Question: Although not the capital, Guayaquil is the largest city of which country?
Answer: EQUADOR
Question: The NATO membership bid of which European country was rejected earlier this month (April 2008) due to opposition from Greece?
Answer: MACEDONIA
Question: Which word meaning 'expert' or 'aficionado', is taken from the colour of the coats worn by 19th century New York firemen?
Answer: BUFF
Question: In which 2002 film and musical does a nightclub star called 'Velma' shoot dead her cheating husband?
Answer: 'CHICAGO'
Question: Bouganville, an island in the Solomon Sea, is administered by which country?
Answer: PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Question: In Norse mythology, 'Baldur' the son of 'Odin', was invulnerable to everything except what?
Answer: MISTLETOE
Question: Which group had number one hits in 1974 with 'Angel Fingers' and 'See My Baby Jive'?
Answer: 'WIZZARD'
Question: Who was assassinated by John Bellingham?
Answer: SPENCER PERCIVAL
Question: Gillespie Road on London's Piccadilly line was renamed to that of which soccer team?
Answer: ARSENAL
Question: Which US President was elected in 1896 and 1900?
Answer: WILLIAM McKINLEY
Question: Former presenters of which radio programme include Jack de Manio, Brian Redhead and John Timpson?
Answer: TODAY (PROGRAMME)
Question: What was the occupation of 'Peter Grimes' in the opera by Benjamin Britten?
Answer: FISHERMAN
Question: In which year of the 1960's was the 'Six Day War'?
Answer: 1967
Question: Which chocolate bar used the slogan devised by Rod Allen, "triangular honey, from triangular bees'?
Answer: TOBLERONE
Question: What name was given to the pre-decimal coin worth one- eighth of a pound?
Answer: HALF CROWN
Question: What was the first name of Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein'?
Answer: 'VICTOR'
Question: Which US cartoon series is based around 'Peter and Lois Griffin' and their children?
Answer: 'FAMILY GUY'
Question: What was the name of the weekly magazine established by the BBC in 1929, which ran until 1991?
Answer: THE LISTENER
Question: Which chemical element is named after the country of birth of Marie Curie?
Answer: POLONIUM
Question: Who was the Prime Minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979?
Answer: PIERRE TRUDEAU
Question: In mathematics, which letter is used for the constant which is approximately 2.7182818?
Answer: e
Question: For which novel did Herman Wouk win the Pulitzer Prize in 1952?
Answer: 'THE CAINE MUTINY'
Question: Which of the Mitford sisters married Sir Oswald Mosley?
Answer: DIANA
Question: Syrah is a variety of grape originating from the Rhome region of France. By what name is it grown under in Australia?
Answer: SHIRAZ
Question: Which work of literature starts with the lines: "It was a bright cold day in April and the clocks were striking thirteen"?
Answer: '1984'
Question: Which US actress and star of 'Dallas' died in August 2005?
Answer: BARBARA BEL GEDDES
Question: With which 19th century plot was Arthur Thistlewood associated?
Answer: CATO STREET CONSPIRACY
Question: In which country did Mikheil Saakashvili and his supporters enter the parliament building and demand the resignation of President Eduard Shevardnadze in 2003?
Answer: GEORGIA
Question: Which term is used for any common language used as a means of communication between peoples of different tongues?
Answer: LINGUA FRANCA.
Question: Which book of the Bible, a collection of sayings about righteousness, follows Psalms?
Answer: PROVERBS
Question: What type of animal is a guanaco?
Answer: LLAMA
Question: Which novel of 1874 opens with the words: “When Farmer Oak smiled, the corners of his mouth spread till they were within an unimportant distance from his ears.....”?
Answer: FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD
Question: In which business did millionaire J D Rockefeller make most of his money?
Answer: OIL
Question: In the Bible, which general led 300 men against the Midianites?
Answer: GIDEON
Question: Which group’s first 3 albums were: Outlandos D’amour, Regatta de Blanc and Zenyatta Mondatta?
Answer: THE POLICE
Question: By what name was Zambia known before independence?
Answer: NORTHERN RHODESIA
Question: In which winter resort were the 1928 Winter Olympics held?
Answer: ST. MORITZ
Question: Of which team was Kevin Keegan the manager before taking the England job?
Answer: Fulham
Question: Which town in the North West of England was known to the Romans as Luguvalum?
Answer: Carlisle
Question: Three famous composers were born in 1685. Scarlatti and Bach were two, name the Third?
Answer: Handel
Question: In which country did the 1798 battle of Vinegar Hill take place
Answer: Ireland
Question: How is the following Roman-named English town or city known today "Portus Dubris"?
Answer: Dover
Question: Which wine can be fino' or 'Oloroso'?
Answer: Sherry
Question: Which opera by Puccini was completed posthumously by Franco Alfano?
Answer: 'TURANDOT'
Question: Who was the American President during World War I?
Answer: WOODROW WILSON
Question: David Lean directed the 1945 film 'Brief Encounter', but who composed the incidental music and also produced the film?
Answer: NOEL COWARD
Question: In which organ of the body are the hepatic arteries.
Answer: THE LIVER
Question: What is the occupation of a 'Funambulist'?
Answer: TIGHTROPE WALKER
Question: In heraldry, if a creature is said to be 'Volant', what characteristic is it said to be in?
Answer: FLYING
Question: Created by Alex Raymond, this futuristic character first appeared in 1934. Who is he?
Answer: 'FLASH GORDON'
Question: In Arthurian Legend of English source, three knights of Arthur achieved The Holy Grail, Sir Bors and Sir Galahad are two, who was the third?
Answer: SIR PERCIVAL
Question: Bywhat name was Sir Francis Drake's ship known before he circumnavigated the world?
Answer: PELICAN
Question: In which conflict did the Battle of Towton take place?
Answer: WAR OF THE ROSES
Question: Which Greek hero of the 'Trojan War' killed himself when the armour of Achilles was given to Odysseus?
Answer: AJAX
Question: Similarly, in which country does the 'Diablo' blow?
Answer: U.S.A
Question: Who wrote 'Cocaine Nights', 'The Drowned World', and 'High Rise'?
Answer: J.G. BALLARD
Question: Who wrote the opera 'Gloriana'?
Answer: BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Question: Which organ of the body produces hormones controlling the rate of chemical reactions in the body's cells?
Answer: THYROID GLAND
Question: In which American city do the 'Celtics' play professional Basketball?
Answer: BOSTON
Question: Which breed of dog takes its name from a state in Mexico?
Answer: CHIHUAHUA
Question: What type of creature is a 'Karakul'?
Answer: SHEEP
Question: Which famous political figure said "Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't"?
Answer: MARGARET THATCHER
Question: 'Officer Alex J.Murphy' became better known by what name in the title of a 1987 film?
Answer: 'ROBOCOP'
Question: Under what name did actress Vivien Hartley achieve fame?
Answer: VIVIEN LEIGH
Question: In the Bible, who was thrown out of a window and eaten by dogs?
Answer: JEZEBEL
Question: Of which British monarch was Alice Keppel the mistress?
Answer: EDWARD VII
Question: In which month was the Battle of Agincourt fought?
Answer: OCTOBER (25th.)
Question: Which company produced a motor car called the 'Scimitar'?
Answer: RELIANT
Question: Jeff Bridges was nominated for the 'Oscar' for Best Actor this year for his role as 'Rooster Cogburn' in which film?
Answer: 'TRUE GRIT'
Question: Which German-born French composer left his most famous opera 'Tales of Hoffmann' unfinished at his death in 1880?
Answer: JACQUES OFFENBACH
Question: Which god of wisdom in Egyptian mythology is usually portrayed with the head of a Falcon?
Answer: HORUS
Question: Who was the King of Epirus who defeated the Romans at the Battle of Asculum in 279 BC at the cost of his army being almost entirely destroyed?
Answer: PYRRUS
Question: Which are the only two colours to appear on the flags of Bahrain and Indonesia?
Answer: RED & WHITE
Question: Who was President of France between Valery Giscard d'Estaing and Jacques Chirac?
Answer: FRANCOIS MITTERAND