Arts
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Where is the allegorical painting Primavera painted by Sandro Botticelli exhibited?
2Uffizi Gallery, Florence
1Louvre Museum, Paris
Good Answer!
Primavera is an allegorical painting by Sandro Botticelli, 1478 and 1482. The painting was hidden in the Castello di Montegufoni during the German occupation and returned to the Uffizi Gallery after the Second World War.
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Primavera is an allegorical painting by Sandro Botticelli, 1478 and 1482. The painting was hidden in the Castello di Montegufoni during the German occupation and returned to the Uffizi Gallery after the Second World War.
Sciences
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Which mathematician and astronomer improved the mechanism of the pendulum clock in 1656?
2Christian Huygens
1Galilée
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Christian Huygens is a Dutch mathematician, astronomer and physicist. He built the first pendulum clock, which improved the accuracy of existing clocks from 15 minutes to 15 seconds per day (1656). Huygens is generally credited for his fundamental role in the development of modern computing.
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Christian Huygens is a Dutch mathematician, astronomer and physicist. He built the first pendulum clock, which improved the accuracy of existing clocks from 15 minutes to 15 seconds per day (1656). Huygens is generally credited for his fundamental role in the development of modern computing.
History
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Which Russian statesman founded the Communist International in 1919?
2Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
1Joseph Stalin
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Lenin founded the Communist International in 1919, causing a worldwide split in the socialist political family and the birth as a separate current of the communist movement, which helped to make him one of the most important figures in contemporary history. He also established the single party in the USSR.
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Lenin founded the Communist International in 1919, causing a worldwide split in the socialist political family and the birth as a separate current of the communist movement, which helped to make him one of the most important figures in contemporary history. He also established the single party in the USSR.
Music
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Which street in London was made famous by the Beatles?
1Abbey Road
2Penny Lane
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Abbey Road is a street in London, UK. It was made world-famous by the Beatles, who were photographed on the pedestrian crossing in front of the studios where they recorded most of their repertoire for the cover of their last album in August 1969, which is also named after this street.
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Abbey Road is a street in London, UK. It was made world-famous by the Beatles, who were photographed on the pedestrian crossing in front of the studios where they recorded most of their repertoire for the cover of their last album in August 1969, which is also named after this street.
Arts
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Which Dutch painter did Company in a courtyard behind a house?
1Pieter de Hooch
2Salomon van Ruysdael
Good Answer!
Company in a courtyard behind a house is a painting by Pieter de Hooch in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.
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Company in a courtyard behind a house is a painting by Pieter de Hooch in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.
Sciences
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Which scientist discovered Penicillin in 1928?
1Alexander Fleming
2Louis Pasteur
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Penicillin (penicillin G) was discovered on September 3, 1928, concentrated and mainly named by the British Alexander Fleming.
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Penicillin (penicillin G) was discovered on September 3, 1928, concentrated and mainly named by the British Alexander Fleming.
Arts
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Where is exhibited the work Penitent Magdalene painted by El Greco?
1Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
2Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Good Answer!
Penitent Magdalene is an oil on canvas by El Greco, executed shortly after the artist's arrival in Toledo in 1577 or 1578. It has been exhibited since 1921 at the Budapest Museum of Fine Arts.
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Penitent Magdalene is an oil on canvas by El Greco, executed shortly after the artist's arrival in Toledo in 1577 or 1578. It has been exhibited since 1921 at the Budapest Museum of Fine Arts.
Geography
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What is the capital of Belgium?
2Brussels
1Amsterdam
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Brussels is a municipality of Belgium with 183,287 inhabitants, the capital of Belgium, the French Community of Belgium, the Flemish Community and the seat of the European Union.
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Brussels is a municipality of Belgium with 183,287 inhabitants, the capital of Belgium, the French Community of Belgium, the Flemish Community and the seat of the European Union.
Literature
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When was Truman Capote's novel In Cold Blood published?
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11946
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In Cold Blood: A True Tale of Multiple Murder and its Consequences is a non-fiction novel belonging to the literary genre of true crime written by the American author Truman Capote and published in 1966.
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In Cold Blood: A True Tale of Multiple Murder and its Consequences is a non-fiction novel belonging to the literary genre of true crime written by the American author Truman Capote and published in 1966.
Entertainment
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Which director directs Kirk Douglas in Spartacus?
1Stanley Kubrick
2Richard Thorpe
Good Answer!
Spartacus is an American film by Stanley Kubrick released in 1960. Inspired by the life story of Spartacus, the film stars Kirk Douglas as Spartacus and Laurence Olivier as the Roman general and politician Marcus Licinius Crassus.
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Spartacus is an American film by Stanley Kubrick released in 1960. Inspired by the life story of Spartacus, the film stars Kirk Douglas as Spartacus and Laurence Olivier as the Roman general and politician Marcus Licinius Crassus.
