Sciences
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When was the existence of the Higgs Boson confirmed?
22012
12002
Right answer!
The HiggsEcouter boson is an elementary particle whose existence helps to explain the breaking of the unified electroweak interaction into two interactions and thus explain why some particles have mass and others do not. Its existence was confirmed experimentally in 2012 through the use of the LHC and led to the award of the Nobel Prize in Physics to François Englert and Peter Higgs in 2013.
Wrong answer !
The HiggsEcouter boson is an elementary particle whose existence helps to explain the breaking of the unified electroweak interaction into two interactions and thus explain why some particles have mass and others do not. Its existence was confirmed experimentally in 2012 through the use of the LHC and led to the award of the Nobel Prize in Physics to François Englert and Peter Higgs in 2013.
Arts
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How many prints compose the series Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji made by Hokusai?
246
136
Right answer!
The Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji are a series of forty-six prints by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), with edition dates ranging from 1831-18331. They depict Mount Fuji from different places, according to the seasons.
Wrong answer !
The Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji are a series of forty-six prints by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), with edition dates ranging from 1831-18331. They depict Mount Fuji from different places, according to the seasons.
Geography
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What is the emblem of the city of Pisa?
1The Tower of Pisa
2The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Pisa
Right answer!
The Tower of Pisa is the bell tower of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Pisa, Tuscany. World-famous, it is one of the symbols of Italy and the emblem of the city of Pisa.
Wrong answer !
The Tower of Pisa is the bell tower of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Pisa, Tuscany. World-famous, it is one of the symbols of Italy and the emblem of the city of Pisa.
Sciences
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Which instrument can measure angles?
1A protractor
2 A square
Right answer!
A protractor (or protractor) is a tool used in geometry to measure angles and to build geometric figures.
Wrong answer !
A protractor (or protractor) is a tool used in geometry to measure angles and to build geometric figures.
Nature
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In which polar region can tabular icebergs be observed?
2Antarctic
1Arctic
Arts
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Which artistic movement will take over from Art Nouveau?
1Art Deco
2Cubism
Right answer!
Art Nouveau evolved into a more geometric style, characteristic of the artistic movement that would take over: Art Deco (1910-1940).
Wrong answer !
Art Nouveau evolved into a more geometric style, characteristic of the artistic movement that would take over: Art Deco (1910-1940).
Sports
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Who is the first French female sailor to win the Route du Rhum?
1Florence Arthaud
2Isabelle Autissier
Right answer!
Florence Arthaud, nicknamed "the little fiancée of the Atlantic", is a French sailor, the first woman to win the Route du Rhum in 1990.
Wrong answer !
Florence Arthaud, nicknamed "the little fiancée of the Atlantic", is a French sailor, the first woman to win the Route du Rhum in 1990.
Sports
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Which delegation opens the opening parade of the Olympic Games?
1The Greek delegation
2The host country
Right answer!
The parade is still open by the Greek delegation and the country hosting the Games closes the march.
Wrong answer !
The parade is still open by the Greek delegation and the country hosting the Games closes the march.
Literature
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To which cycle does the novel The Plague by Albert Camus, published in 1947, belong?
2The cycle of revolt
1The cycle of absurd
Right answer!
The Plague is a novel by Albert Camus published in 1947 and receiving the Critics' Prize the same year. It belongs to the cycle of revolt bringing together three works by Camus, The Plague, The Revolted Man and The Righteous, which in part enabled its author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957.
Wrong answer !
The Plague is a novel by Albert Camus published in 1947 and receiving the Critics' Prize the same year. It belongs to the cycle of revolt bringing together three works by Camus, The Plague, The Revolted Man and The Righteous, which in part enabled its author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957.
Arts
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What events are described in the Bayeux Tapestry ?
1Norman conquest of England
2Hundred Years' War
Right answer!
The Bayeux Tapestry describes events from the end of the reign of King Edward the Confessor of England in 1064 to the Battle of Hastings in 1066, in which the throne of England was at stake, challenged to Harold Godwinson by William, Duke of Normandy.
Wrong answer !
The Bayeux Tapestry describes events from the end of the reign of King Edward the Confessor of England in 1064 to the Battle of Hastings in 1066, in which the throne of England was at stake, challenged to Harold Godwinson by William, Duke of Normandy.
