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Which artist created the cycle of frescoes in the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua?

2Giotto

1Cimabue

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The Scrovegni Chapel is a single nave chapel entirely covered with paintings whose colours are in a remarkable state of preservation. Giotto completed a complex programme covering the New Testament and two apocryphal sources.

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The Scrovegni Chapel is a single nave chapel entirely covered with paintings whose colours are in a remarkable state of preservation. Giotto completed a complex programme covering the New Testament and two apocryphal sources.

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sciences

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What is the nationality of the inventor of the first propeller steamer John Stevens?

1American

2British

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The first submarine was built by the inventor David Bushnell as early as 1776 to undermine British ships during the American War of Independence. The American John Stevens (1749-1838) built and tested in 1803-1804 the first truly functional propeller steamer.

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The first submarine was built by the inventor David Bushnell as early as 1776 to undermine British ships during the American War of Independence. The American John Stevens (1749-1838) built and tested in 1803-1804 the first truly functional propeller steamer.

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To which war does Francisco de Goya's The Third of May 1808 refer?

2Peninsular War

1Spanish Civil War

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The Third of May 1808 is a famous painting by the Spanish painter Francisco de Goya. Painted in 1814 and kept in the Prado Museum in Madrid. This painting depicts the executions of insurgents by French soldiers during the Peninsular War.

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The Third of May 1808 is a famous painting by the Spanish painter Francisco de Goya. Painted in 1814 and kept in the Prado Museum in Madrid. This painting depicts the executions of insurgents by French soldiers during the Peninsular War.

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entertainment

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In Some Like It Hot which role is played by Marilyn Monroe?

2Sugar Cane

1Lorelei Lee

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Marilyn Monroe plays the role of a singer and musician in a women's orchestra: Sugar Cane, her real name - Polish - Kowalczyk.

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Marilyn Monroe plays the role of a singer and musician in a women's orchestra: Sugar Cane, her real name - Polish - Kowalczyk.

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sciences

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Which experimental plane broke the sound barrier on October 14, 1947?

1Bell X-1

2Messerschmitt Me 163

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Bell X-1 was the first aircraft to break the sound barrier in horizontal flight (October 14, 1947). Developed specifically for this purpose as part of the USAAF and NACA (NASA's predecessor) X-Planes research program, it is built by Bell Aircraft Corporation.

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Bell X-1 was the first aircraft to break the sound barrier in horizontal flight (October 14, 1947). Developed specifically for this purpose as part of the USAAF and NACA (NASA's predecessor) X-Planes research program, it is built by Bell Aircraft Corporation.

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When was George Orwell's famous novel 1984 published?

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21984

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1984 is George Orwell's most famous novel, published in 1949. It describes a Great Britain thirty years after a nuclear war between East and West supposedly in the 1950s, where a totalitarian type of regime was established, strongly inspired by both Stalinism and certain elements of Nazism.

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1984 is George Orwell's most famous novel, published in 1949. It describes a Great Britain thirty years after a nuclear war between East and West supposedly in the 1950s, where a totalitarian type of regime was established, strongly inspired by both Stalinism and certain elements of Nazism.

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Which Spanish painter painted Las Meninas in 1656?

1Diego Vélasquez

2Francisco de Zurbarán

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Las Meninas, also known as The Family of Philip IV, is the most famous portrait by Diego Velázquez, painted in 1656.

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Las Meninas, also known as The Family of Philip IV, is the most famous portrait by Diego Velázquez, painted in 1656.

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What is the capital of Nigeria?

1Abuja

2Niamey

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Abuja has been the federal capital of Nigeria since 1991. The city is located in the center of the country, not far from the confluence of the Niger River and its tributary the Benue, in a savannah region with a moderate climate, near Zuma Rock.

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Abuja has been the federal capital of Nigeria since 1991. The city is located in the center of the country, not far from the confluence of the Niger River and its tributary the Benue, in a savannah region with a moderate climate, near Zuma Rock.

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music

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On which Beatles album does the song A Day in the Life appear?

2Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

1Revolver

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A Day in the Life is a song by The Beatles, which closes their 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

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A Day in the Life is a song by The Beatles, which closes their 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

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Quel est le nom du petit de la brebis ?

What is the name of the sheep's lamb?

1Lamb

2Sheep

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The lamb is the young of the ewe and the ram. The term lamb refers to the young male sheep, less than one year old.

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The lamb is the young of the ewe and the ram. The term lamb refers to the young male sheep, less than one year old.

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