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sports
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Who was the first French woman swimmer to be crowned Olympic champion?
2Laure Manaudou
1Camille Muffat
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The first French swimmer to be crowned Olympic champion was Laure Manaudou. She won gold in the 400-meter freestyle in Athens in 2004.
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The first French swimmer to be crowned Olympic champion was Laure Manaudou. She won gold in the 400-meter freestyle in Athens in 2004.
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arts
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Which school did Louis Majorelle found in 1901?
1The Nancy School
2The Paris School
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Initiated into Art Nouveau by Émile Gallé in 1894, Majorelle became one of the founding members of the École de Nancy in February 1901.
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Initiated into Art Nouveau by Émile Gallé in 1894, Majorelle became one of the founding members of the École de Nancy in February 1901.
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arts
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For the promotion of which Madonna album does Jean-Michel Basquiat appear with his face tied up?
2Rebel Heart
1Like a Prayer
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For the promotion of Madonna's album Rebel Heart (2015), Jean-Michel Basquiat appears with his face tied with a black rope. Other historical figures have undergone the same hijacking; we can quote Martin Luther King, Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Bob Marley. These images have caused controversy.
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For the promotion of Madonna's album Rebel Heart (2015), Jean-Michel Basquiat appears with his face tied with a black rope. Other historical figures have undergone the same hijacking; we can quote Martin Luther King, Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Bob Marley. These images have caused controversy.
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arts
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Where is exhibited the work Danse I painted by the French artist Henri Matisse in 1909?
1MoMA, New York
2Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
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Dance I is a painting made by Henri Matisse in 1909 in Paris and currently on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
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Dance I is a painting made by Henri Matisse in 1909 in Paris and currently on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
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geography
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What is the capital of Switzerland?
1Bern
2Lausanne
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The capital of Switzerland is Bern. Known for its medieval historic center, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bern is also the seat of the Swiss government.
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The capital of Switzerland is Bern. Known for its medieval historic center, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bern is also the seat of the Swiss government.
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music
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Who are the songwriters of Elvis Presley's Jailhouse Rock?
1Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
2Tommy Durden and Mae Boren Axton
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Jailhouse Rock is a rockabilly song written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller for Elvis Presley, the version of which was published by RCA in September 1957. The song was created for the 1957 film Jailhouse Rock, directed by Richard Thorpe.
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Jailhouse Rock is a rockabilly song written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller for Elvis Presley, the version of which was published by RCA in September 1957. The song was created for the 1957 film Jailhouse Rock, directed by Richard Thorpe.
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literature
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What is the latest work of the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig?
1The Royal Game
2Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman
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The Royal Game is a short story by Stefan Zweig, published posthumously in 1943. It is Stefan Zweig's last work, which he wrote in Brazil during the last months of his life, until his suicide on February 22, 1942.
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The Royal Game is a short story by Stefan Zweig, published posthumously in 1943. It is Stefan Zweig's last work, which he wrote in Brazil during the last months of his life, until his suicide on February 22, 1942.
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geography
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What is the capital of India?
2New Delhi
1Kolkata
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India's capital is New Delhi, a city in the north of the country that is also the political and administrative center of the Indian Union.
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India's capital is New Delhi, a city in the north of the country that is also the political and administrative center of the Indian Union.
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arts
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To which Testament does the work Joseph's Tunic by Diego Velázquez refer?
1Old Testament
2New Testament
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The work refers to the Old Testament, when Jacob's children appear before their father to explain that his favorite son Joseph died because of a wolf attack.
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The work refers to the Old Testament, when Jacob's children appear before their father to explain that his favorite son Joseph died because of a wolf attack.
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geography
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What is the capital of Ivory Coast?
2Yamoussoukro
1Abidjan
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Yamoussoukro has been the official capital of Ivory Coast since 1983, when it was transferred, although most of the country's political and administrative institutions are based in Abidjan, the country's economic capital and former official capital.
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Yamoussoukro has been the official capital of Ivory Coast since 1983, when it was transferred, although most of the country's political and administrative institutions are based in Abidjan, the country's economic capital and former official capital.
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