zechen-nlp/triviaqa huggingface dataset:
Question: Who walked out of an interview with Robin Day in 1982 about defence cuts after the Falklands War?
Answer: JOHN NOTT
Question: The Executive calculator and the Black Watch were products from which inventor?
Answer: CLIVE SINCLAIR
Question: Which group performed the first ever song in the first episode of Top of the Pops in 1964?
Answer: THE ROLLING STONES
Question: Which group of medieval people traditionally wore the emblem of a cockleshell in their hats?
Answer: PILGRIMS
Question: In which Shakespeare play are the following characters, Mistress Margaret Page and Master George Page?
Answer: MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
Question: What is the chemical symbol for Zinc?
Answer: ZN
Question: What is the habitat/breeding ground of a penguin called?
Answer: ROOKERY
Question: What is the capital city of Bahrain?
Answer: MANAMA
Question: California is bordered by 3 states, Arizona and Nevada are two name the third,
Answer: OREGON
Question: What is a cloud of gas and dust called in space?
Answer: NEBULA
Question: 'If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you' is the first line of which piece of work by Rudyard Kipling?
Answer: IF
Question: In which country was the actress Julie Christie born?
Answer: INDIA
Question: Who had the nickname the Galloping Gourmet?
Answer: GRAHAM KERR
Question: On whish river does Newport (Isle of Wight) stand?
Answer: MEDINA
Question: Who, in 1974, was the first PFA Player's Players of the Year?
Answer: NORMAN HUNTER
Question: The Lollard uprising and the Battle of Agincourt took place in the reign of which English monarch?
Answer: HENRY V
Question: What is the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major?
Answer: SIRIUS
Question: Symond's Yat is a high rock outcrop on the bend of which British river?
Answer: THE WYE
Question: James Arthur was the winner of which TV reality programme in December 2012?
Answer: X-FACTOR
Question: No.5, 1948 was the world's second most expensive painting (after 'The Card Players') when it was sold in 2006. Who was the American artist?
Answer: JACKSON POLLOCK
Question: What is the provincial capital of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia?
Answer: HALIFAX
Question: In terms of English brewery cast units, how many gallons are in a beer firkin?
Answer: 9 IMPERIAL GALLONS
Question: Which horse won the 2013 Grand National at 66 to 1?
Answer: AURORAS ENCORE
Question: Which Dickens character married Dora Spenlow?
Answer: DAVID COPPERFIELD
Question: Thomas Woodward is the real name of which male singer?
Answer: TOM JONES
Question: Which James Bond villain was played by Christopher Lee?
Answer: SCARAMANGA
Question: Which French composer composed the 1830 work Symphonie Fantastique?
Answer: Hector BERLIOZ
Question: What was the name of the American pilot captured by the Soviet Union when they shot down his U2 spy plane in 1960?
Answer: GARY POWERS
Question: On which motorway are Beaconsfield and Cherwell valley services located?
Answer: M40
Question: Who, in Autumn 2012, broke the sound barrier in free fall from a balloon, at an altitude of 23 miles?
Answer: FELIX BAUMGARTNER
Question: Which golfer sank a six foot putt to retain the Ryder Cup for Europe in 2012?
Answer: MARTIN KAYMER
Question: Which actor, who appeared in the Harry Potter series of films, also had prominent roles in the films 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' and 'Midnight Express'?
Answer: JOHN HURT
Question: In R.L. Stevenson's novel 'Treasure Island' which of the pirates was the ship's cook?
Answer: LONG JOHN SILVER
Question: Which male soul singer died when his plane crashed into a lake in Wisconsin in 1967?
Answer: OTIS REDDING
Question: Name the donkey that accompanied Robert Louis Stevenson on his journey in the book Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes'.
Answer: MODESTINE
Question: What was the only opera written by Beethoven?
Answer: FIDELIO
Question: In the 1920's and 1930's which sport was dominated by 'The Four Musketeers' ?
Answer: TENNIS
Question: In what year was the Central London Traffic Congestion Charge introduced?
Answer: 2003
Question: In which film did Gary Cooper win an Oscar in 1941 playing the title role?
Answer: SERGEANT YORK
Question: Which is the only letter in Scrabble worth 5 points?
Answer: K
Question: Which Major League Baseball team play home games at the Rogers Centre (formerly known as Skydome)?
Answer: TORONTO BLUE JAYS
Question: In the Dickens novel 'Dombey and Son' what is the name of the son?
Answer: PAUL
Question: Who composed the opera 'Norma'?
Answer: VINCENZO BELLINI
Question: In 2002 what two words were added to the name of Battersea Dogs Home?
Answer: AND CATS
Question: The Gibson Desert is in the central area of which Australian state?
Answer: WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Question: Who, in 1792, wrote the book 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman'?
Answer: MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT
Question: To the nearest whole number what is the normal body temperature of a human on the Celsius scale?
Answer: 37
Question: The origin of which religious order can be traced to a mountain in Palestine where it was established near the fountain of Elijah in the 12th century?
Answer: CARMELITE
Question: What score in cricket is considered unlucky by Australians?
Answer: 87
Question: Who announced the death of President Kennedy on American TV?
Answer: WALTER CRONKITE
Question: Name the actress who played the title role in the 1976 film 'Carrie'.
Answer: Sissy Spacek
Question: According to an adverting campaign in the 1980's and 1990's which beer was advertised as "The amber nectar"?
Answer: Fosters
Question: Who won the Best Actor Oscar for his role in the 1984 film 'Amadeus'?
Answer: F Murray Abraham
Question: Which word means a device to aid memory e.g. "Richard of York gave battle in vain"?
Answer: Mnemonic
Question: Kyle MacLachlan played agent Dale Cooper in which early 1990s US TV series?
Answer: Twin Peaks
Question: Which scientist first described the laws of planetary motion between 1609 - 1612?
Answer: Johannes Kepler
Question: Which musical instrument is associated with Lang Lang?
Answer: Piano
Question: Which is the only film of the fantasy genre ever to win the best picture Oscar - full name required?
Answer: Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Question: In the Christian Old Testament of the Bible, which book immediately follows the Pentateuch?
Answer: Joshua
Question: Who wrote the best selling novels Labyrinth and Sepulchre?
Answer: Kate Mosse
Question: In an Italian restaurant what are lamponi?
Answer: Raspberries
Question: Squids, cuttlefish and octopus belong to which class of marine mollusc?
Answer: CEPHALOPOD
Question: What is the Greek name for Bacchus the god of wine and revelry?
Answer: DIONYSUS
Question: Which City was Glenn Miller travelling to when his plane went missing?
Answer: PARIS
Question: In which year was the Black Panther Party founded?
Answer: 1966
Question: The triangle film corporation was formed in 1915 by Thomas Ince, D. W. Griffith and which other director?
Answer: MACK SENNETT
Question: Ceres is the Roman name for which Greek Goddess?
Answer: DEMETER
Question: Which singer/songwriter released the 1975 album Playing Possum?
Answer: CARLY SIMON
Question: Which chemical element is named after the Greek word for hidden?
Answer: KRYPTON
Question: Which pair of writers initiated the Steptoe and Son sitcom?
Answer: RAY GALTON and ALAN SIMPSON
Question: Which miracle is the only one to appear in all four Gospels?
Answer: FEEDING OF THE 5000
Question: Which county won the County Cricket Championship for seven consecutive seasons in the 1950s?
Answer: SURREY
Question: In which city can the Graham Sutherland tapestry Christ in Glory be found?
Answer: COVENTRY
Question: In the Bible which of the tribes of Israel received no land and were appointed to be priests?
Answer: LEVITES
Question: Jamie Foxx won an Oscar for playing which man in a 2004 film?
Answer: RAY CHARLES
Question: What is the name of the play performed by the rude mechanicals in A Midsummer Night's Dream?
Answer: PYRAMUS AND THISBE
Question: Give either of the forenames of Duke Ellington.
Answer: EDWARD KENNEDY
Question: What is the married surname of Catherine in Wuthering Heights?
Answer: LINTON
Question: In February 2013 Jennifer Lawrence won an Oscar for her role in which film?
Answer: SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Question: Who provides the voice for Sideshow Bob in The Simpson?
Answer: KELSEY GRAMMAR
Question: The Battle of Poltava in 1709 was a victory by Peter the Great over which state?
Answer: SWEDEN
Question: At which theatre was the National Theatre based before the new building opened on London's South Bank in 1976?
Answer: OLD VIC
Question: In which English town or city would you find the Hexagon theatre?
Answer: READING
Question: Who wrote the Booker prize-winning novel Moon Tiger?
Answer: PENELOPE LIVELY
Question: In which castle was Mary Queen of Scots beheaded in 1587?
Answer: Fotheringay Castle
Question: 'Mrs Dalloway' and "To the Lighthouse' are among the works of which writer?
Answer: Virginia Woolf
Question: Which store did Barbara Hulanicki open in Kensington in 1964?
Answer: Biba
Question: Calabrese is a variety of which vegetable?
Answer: Broccoli
Question: What is the chemical symbol for the element Mercury?
Answer: Hg
Question: Who, in March 1912, famously said I am just going outside and may be some time"?
Answer: Captain Lawrence Oates
Question: Who won a gold medal at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in the women's skeleton bob?
Answer: Lizzie Yarnold
Question: According to the traditional nursery rhyme when did the Knave of Hearts steal the tarts?
Answer: On a Summer's Day
Question: What is the name of the Newfoundland dog in the play/novel 'Peter Pan'?
Answer: Nana
Question: In which county is Adnams Brewery situated?
Answer: Suffolk
Question: 'The Lass that loved a Sailor' is the subtitle of which 1878 light opera?
Answer: HMS Pinafore
Question: Which 1898 Henry James novel features children named Miles and Flora?
Answer: THE TURN OF THE SCREW
Question: In which European capital city would you find the Chrisriansborg and Amalienborg Palaces?
Answer: COPENHAGEN
Question: Run to the Hills and Bring your Daughter to the Slaughter have been hit singles for which band?
Answer: IRON MAIDEN
Question: Need You Tonight and Suicide Blonde have been hit singles for which band?
Answer: INXS
Question: The 1940 movie The Philadelphia Story starring Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn and James Stewart was remade in 1956 as which musical?
Answer: HIGH SOCIETY
Question: Which English cyclist finished second behind Bradley Wiggins in the 2012 Tour de France?
Answer: CHRIS FROOME
Question: The quokka is what type of animal?
Answer: MARSUPIAL
Question: Who wrote the novel 'The Moonstone'?
Answer: WILKIE COLLINS
Question: The ruling regime in Syria is dominated by which religious group?
Answer: THE ALAWITES
Question: The 2022 Football World Cup is to be held where?
Answer: QATAR
Question: What is the name of the Islamic militant group active in Nigeria?
Answer: BOKO HARAM
Question: In Greek Mythology the Hydra had how many heads?
Answer: 9
Question: Who will captain the 2014 European Ryder Cup team?
Answer: Paul McGinley
Question: Which building is the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London?
Answer: Mansion House
Question: For most of its length which river forms a natural boundary between Norfolk and Suffolk?
Answer: Waveney
Question: In which year did all four of the home nations qualify for the football world cup?
Answer: 1958
Question: Who wrote the 2003 novel 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time' later made into a play, winning the best new play award in 2013?
Answer: Mark Haddon
Question: What is the name of the medical condition which causes the sufferer to fall asleep anywhere, at any time?
Answer: Narcolepsy
Question: Which aircraft company produced models called the Cherokee and the Seminole?
Answer: Piper
Question: Which is the last absolute monarchy in Africa?
Answer: Swaziland
Question: What date is the birthday of Prince George of Cambridge?
Answer: July 22nd
Question: Which building is the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury?
Answer: Lambeth Palace
Question: Give either of the middle names of Prince George of Cambridge?
Answer: Alexander Louis
Question: In which year did Charles Lindbergh make the first solo flight across the Atlantic?
Answer: 1927
Question: In which Dickens' novel does Mr Crummie's Acting Company appear?
Answer: Nicholas Nickleby
Question: The Gunpowder Plot was an attempt to kill which king of England?
Answer: James I
Question: Which Englishman discovered oxygen in 1774?
Answer: Joseph Priestley
Question: What is the forename of Captain Mainwaring's wife in the TV series Dad's Army?
Answer: Elizabeth
Question: Who is the most famous cartoon creation of Chester Gould?
Answer: Dick Tracy
Question: Who is the Roman goddess of chance?
Answer: Fortuna
Question: Who patented the electric razor in 1931?
Answer: Jacob Schick
Question: Which major river has its source at the confluence of the rivers Brigach and Breg in the Black Forest?
Answer: River Danube
Question: The World Men's Team Championship, the Thomas Cup, is a competition in which sport?
Answer: Badminton
Question: Which English football team won soccer's First Division title in 1946/47 season, the first after World War Two?
Answer: Liverpool
Question: In the children's TV series, 1968-1970, whose best friends were Zaza the cat, and Mrs. Kiki the frog?
Answer: Hector's
Question: Which car manufacturer produced the 'Victor' and 'Velox' models?
Answer: Vauxhall
Question: What is second man on the moon, Buzz Aldrin's real Christian name?
Answer: EDWIN
Question: To whom is Sophie Dahl married?
Answer: JAMIE CULLUM
Question: In which country is the tourist attraction Lake Bled?
Answer: SLOVENIA
Question: At this year's Oscars, Jennifer Lawrence won Best Actress for her role in which film?
Answer: SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Question: Whose opera Un ballo in maschera premiered in 1859?
Answer: GIUSEPPE VERDI
Question: What is the shape of something described as reniform?
Answer: KIDNEY SHAPED
Question: What was the English title of the TV crime drama, shown on BBC4 in 2012, set partly in Denmark and partly in Sweden?
Answer: THE BRIDGE
Question: Whose opera La gazza ladra premiered in 1817?
Answer: GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Question: Which writer born in Dublin in 1854 died in Paris in 1900?
Answer: OSCAR WILDE
Question: Who in legend was the mighty hunter? It is also the name of an aircraft developed from the Comet.
Answer: NIMROD
Question: The 'May' blossom flowers on which tree?
Answer: Hawthorn
Question: In the children's TV animation, what is the name of Peppa Pig's brother?
Answer: George
Question: Justin Welby was Bishop of which diocese prior to his move to Canterbury?
Answer: Durham
Question: The story of Joseph featuring the coat of many colours, appears in which book of the Bible?
Answer: Genesis
Question: Dr Emmett Brown was a character in which series of films?
Answer: Back to the Future
Question: The Four Noble truths are a key feature of which religion?
Answer: Buddhism
Question: Who played Ellie May in the Beverley Hillbillies?
Answer: Donna Douglas
Question: What is the common name of the garden weed taraxacum officinale?
Answer: Dandelion
Question: Which bridge connects Copenhagen and Malmo?
Answer: Oresund Bridge
Question: Diplopia is the medical term for what problem?
Answer: Double Vision
Question: What is generally considered the largest member of the bear family?
Answer: Polar Bear
Question: In 1988 Ukrainian Sergey Bubka won Olympic Gold in what event?
Answer: Pole Vaulting
Question: Ruth Handler introduced what toy for young girls in 1959?
Answer: Barbie Doll
Question: Which product was first advertised on TVs Channel 5 in 1997?
Answer: Chanel No 5
Question: The contrology fitness programme was invented and promoted by which German-born gymnast of Greek ancestry (1883-1967)?
Answer: (Joseph) Pilates
Question: Where in the human body are the temporal bones?
Answer: The Head '
Question: The River Thames has its source in which county?
Answer: Gloucestershire
Question: What is Tesco's main advertising slogan?
Answer: Every Little Helps
Question: The 2012 film "Argo" was directed by which US-born actor?
Answer: Ben Affleck
Question: The flag of which Commonwealth country includes an AK-47 rifle?
Answer: Mozambique
Question: According to Greek mythology, who was the first woman?
Answer: Pandora
Question: According to the proverb, the road to hell is paved with what?
Answer: Good Intentions
Question: Who painted 'The Garden of Earthly Delights'?
Answer: Hieronymus Bosch
Question: Which spirit is produced from the fermented juice of the Blue Agave plant?
Answer: Tequila
Question: Who was the head of RAF fighter command during the Battle of Britain?
Answer: Hugh Dowding
Question: What name connects a novel by Herman Hesse and a 1970s rock band?
Answer: Steppenwolf
Question: Which Swede writes the Inspector Wallender series of novels?
Answer: Henning Mankel
Question: Which daughter of Zeus and Demeter became Queen of Hades?
Answer: Persephone
Question: The Schick Test indicates susceptibility or immunity to which disease?
Answer: Diphtheria
Question: The Devil's Darning Needle is a country name for which insect of the odonata order?
Answer: Dragonfly
Question: Which member of the royal family was the most famous owner of the house Broadlands, in Hampshire?
Answer: Lord Louis Mountbatten
Question: Tim Curry played Dr Frank-N-Furter in which 1978 musical film?
Answer: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
Question: Which English bowler has taken the most wickets (46) in an Ashes series?
Answer: JIM LAKER
Question: Which former Chief Executive of Barclays Bank did Peter Mandelson call 'The Unacceptable Face of Banking'?
Answer: BOB DIAMOND
Question: The 'Majestic Mountain' is the symbol of which film studio?
Answer: PARAMOUNT
Question: Which English cathedral has the world's oldest medieval clock?
Answer: SALISBURY
Question: Now known as Cobh, which Irish town was the Titanic's last port of call?
Answer: QUEENSTOWN
Question: The drama critic Kenneth Tynan devised which controversial 1969 musical revue?
Answer: OH CALCUTTA
Question: Which TV show has been presented by Jeremy Beadle, Lisa Riley and Jonathan Wilkes?
Answer: YOU'VE BEEN FRAMED
Question: Which former Chief Executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland was stripped of his knighthood, having been blamed for the collapse of the bank?
Answer: FRED GOODWIN
Question: Under current legislation, General Elections in the UK are held on Thursdays, but at what time do polling stations close?
Answer: 10 pm
Question: In the US animated cartoon series "Rocky and Bullwinkle" what type of animal was Rocky?
Answer: (Flying) Squirrel
Question: At the beginning of the 2013-14 season, which former international player is manager of Championship team Blackpool FC?
Answer: Paul Ince
Question: In Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales", which character tells the first tale?
Answer: The Knight
Question: The dish gumbo originated in which US state?
Answer: Louisiana
Question: The 2012 release "GRRR!" is the latest compilation from which band?
Answer: The Rolling Stones
Question: The artificial language Esperanto was devised in 1887 by Lazarus Ludwig who?
Answer: Zamenhof
Question: Actor Michael Sheard played which feared teacher in "Grange Hill"?
Answer: Mr. Bronson
Question: Which group released the soundtrack for the 1980 film "Flash Gordon"?
Answer: Queen
Question: What is the first name of the diplomat after whom Downing Street is named?
Answer: (Sir) George
Question: In medicine, what is the more common name for otalgia?
Answer: Earache
Question: What city was sacked by Alaric and the Visigoths in 410 AD?
Answer: Rome
Question: Which organisation won its 3rd Nobel Peace Prize in 1963?
Answer: (International) Red Cross
Question: Who played Nelson Mandela in the 2009 film lnvictus?
Answer: Morgan Freeman
Question: Who is currently the creative director at the House of Chanel?
Answer: Karl Lagerfeld
Question: Who, in 1930, painted the picture American Gothic?
Answer: Grant Wood
Question: The Ancient wonder of the Lighthouse on the island of Pharos was situated at the entrance to which harbour?
Answer: Alexandria
Question: Who wrote a series of novels featuring Detective Rizzoli and Medical Examiner Isles?
Answer: Tess Gerritsen
Question: Of which African country is the cedi the currency?
Answer: Ghana
Question: Sine, cosine and tangent are the three most familiar functions in which branch of mathematics?
Answer: Trigonometry
Question: What word is used to describe a marked ski run or an area where fencing takes place?
Answer: Piste
Question: In which city was the first US Presidential inauguration held, prior to Washington DC becoming the capital?
Answer: New York
Question: Who replaced 'Sid & Dick' as the main writer for Morecambe and Wise?
Answer: Eddie Braben
Question: Who composed the music for the 2011 ballet 'Ocean's Kingdom'?
Answer: Paul McCartney
Question: In which present day country is the Biblical land of Sheba?
Answer: Yemen
Question: The coral island of Niue is a self-governing state in free association with which country?
Answer: NEW ZEALAND
Question: Which 1957 treaty paved the way for the European Union?
Answer: THE TREATY OF ROME
Question: Which Indian novelist wrote 'The Man-Eater of Malgudi'?
Answer: R. K. NARAYAN
Question: Founded in 1636 which university claims to be the oldest in the USA?
Answer: HARVARD
Question: Who was King of England from 1272 to 1307?
Answer: EDWARD I
Question: Which US actor starred in the film 'The Public Enemy' and 'The Roaring Twenties'?
Answer: JAMES CAGNEY
Question: Which legendary King of Mycenae was murdered by his wife Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus?
Answer: AGAMEMNON
Question: Which sugary solution produced by flowers attracts insects, birds or bats and encourages pollination?
Answer: NECTAR
Question: Which US novelist wrote 'Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings'?
Answer: JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS
Question: According to Greek legend, who was the father of Telemachus?
Answer: ODYSSEUS
Question: Which British novelist wrote 'The Scarlet Pimpernel'?
Answer: BARONESS ORCZY
Question: Who, in 2013, became King of Belgium on the abdication of his father King Albert II?
Answer: Philippe
Question: Who, in 2013, became King of the Netherlands on the abdication of his mother Queen Beatrix?
Answer: Willem-Alexander
Question: The characters Mad Margaret and Robin Oakapple appear in which Gilbert & Sullivan opera?
Answer: Ruddigore
Question: How many carbon atoms make up a benzene molecule?
Answer: Six
Question: Which singer released the album 'Closer to the Truth' in 2013, twelve years after her previous album 'Living Proof?
Answer: Cher
Question: In the nursery rhyme 'Sing a Song of Sixpence', what was the queen eating?
Answer: Bread and honey
Question: Who invented the disc brake in 1902?
Answer: Lanchester
Question: What is the surname of the three brothers selected in the England Rugby League squad for the 2013 World Cup?
Answer: Burgess
Question: The Beatrix Potter Gallery, run by the National Trust, is in which Lake District village?
Answer: Hawkshead
Question: Which is the earliest year from which a car could be described as 'vintage'?
Answer: 1919
Question: Spitfire beer is brewed in Faversham, by which company?
Answer: Shepherd Neame
Question: In 2011, Christian Bale won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as an assistant to his half-brother in which boxing related film?
Answer: The Fighter
Question: Which film director's credits include Sense and Sensibility, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Brokeback Mountain and Life of Pi?
Answer: Ang Lee
Question: What is the name of the steam yacht, owned by the National Trust, which offers cruises on Coniston Water?
Answer: Gondola
Question: Any building built before which year is automatically 'listed' as historically or architecturally important?
Answer: 1700
Question: Which planet, whose largest moon is Triton, was discovered in 1846?
Answer: Neptune
Question: In which city would you find the Neva River, Nevsky Prospect and the ship The Aurora?
Answer: St Petersburg
Question: What gulf separates Yemen and Somalia?
Answer: Gulf of Aden
Question: Which team won the Formula 1 Constructors' Championship in 2010?
Answer: RED BULL