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In the Three Musketeers, how many ferrets were stolen from the Duke of Buckingham?
12
24
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Richelieu commissioned Milady de Winter to steal two of Buckingham's ferrets.
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Richelieu commissioned Milady de Winter to steal two of Buckingham's ferrets.
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In which La Fontaine's Fable do we find this morality: "We often need someone smaller than ourselves. » ?
1The Lion and the Rat
2The Man and the Flea
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In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, who is the new professor of defense against the forces of evil?
2Gilderoy Lockhart
1Quirinus Quirrell
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Gilderoy Lockhart, professor of defense against the forces of evil at Hogwarts. He has wavy blond hair and particularly shiny teeth. Narcissistic, he thinks more about his physical appearance than the quality of his classes.
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Gilderoy Lockhart, professor of defense against the forces of evil at Hogwarts. He has wavy blond hair and particularly shiny teeth. Narcissistic, he thinks more about his physical appearance than the quality of his classes.
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Who is the author of the short story The Metamorphosis published in 1915?
1Franz Kafka
2Albert Camus
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The Metamorphosis is a short story written by Franz Kafka in 1912 and published in 1915. It is one of his most famous works along with The Trial. The short story describes the metamorphosis and misadventures of Gregor Samsa, a salesman who wakes up one morning transformed into a "monstrous insect".
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The Metamorphosis is a short story written by Franz Kafka in 1912 and published in 1915. It is one of his most famous works along with The Trial. The short story describes the metamorphosis and misadventures of Gregor Samsa, a salesman who wakes up one morning transformed into a "monstrous insect".
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Who is the author of the dystopian science fiction novel Fahrenheit 451 published in 1953?
1Ray Bradbury
2Aldous Huxley
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Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian science fiction novel by Ray Bradbury published in 1953 in the United States. The title refers to the point of self-ignition, in degrees Fahrenheit, of the paper. This temperature is equivalent to 232.8°C.
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Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian science fiction novel by Ray Bradbury published in 1953 in the United States. The title refers to the point of self-ignition, in degrees Fahrenheit, of the paper. This temperature is equivalent to 232.8°C.
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Which novel by Alberto Moravia was adapted for the cinema by Jean-Luc Godard in 1963?
2Contempt
1 Breathless
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Contempt is an Italian novel by Alberto Moravia published in 1954. It was adapted for the cinema by Jean-Luc Godard in Le Mépris in 1963.
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Contempt is an Italian novel by Alberto Moravia published in 1954. It was adapted for the cinema by Jean-Luc Godard in Le Mépris in 1963.
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What is the first novel by the British writer H. G. Wells?
2The Time Machine
1The Invisible Man
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The Time Machine is a science fiction novel written in 1895 by H. G. Wells. It is considered a classic of the genre about time travel.
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The Time Machine is a science fiction novel written in 1895 by H. G. Wells. It is considered a classic of the genre about time travel.
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What La Fontaine's Fables appears on the Bayeux tapestry?
2The Raven and the Fox
1Oak and Reed
Good Answer!
On the lower edge of the Bayeux tapestry (scene 4) appear two fables: The Raven and the Fox and The Wolf and the Lamb.
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On the lower edge of the Bayeux tapestry (scene 4) appear two fables: The Raven and the Fox and The Wolf and the Lamb.
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How many years do the events described in The Hobbit and those of The Fellowship of the Ring separate?
160
2111
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Book I opens on the one hundred and eleventh anniversary of Bilbo Bessac, sixty years after the events described in The Hobbit.
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Book I opens on the one hundred and eleventh anniversary of Bilbo Bessac, sixty years after the events described in The Hobbit.
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Which novel by John Steinbeck received the Pulitzer Prize in 1940?
2The Grapes of Wrath
1Of Mice and Men
Good Answer!
The Grapes of Wrath is a novel by John Steinbeck published in 1939. The author was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1940.
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The Grapes of Wrath is a novel by John Steinbeck published in 1939. The author was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1940.
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