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sciences
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Which French military engineer built the first motor vehicle ?
2Nicolas Joseph Cugnot
1Charles Jeantaud
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Nicolas Joseph Cugnot is a French military engineer, known to have designed and built, between 1769 and 1771, the first motor vehicle ever built. It is an artillery gun carriage, powered by a two-cylinder steam engine, preserved in perfect condition in the Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris.
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Nicolas Joseph Cugnot is a French military engineer, known to have designed and built, between 1769 and 1771, the first motor vehicle ever built. It is an artillery gun carriage, powered by a two-cylinder steam engine, preserved in perfect condition in the Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris.
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arts
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Which Japanese artist painted The Great Wave of Kanagawa?
1Katsushika Hokusai
2Utagawa Kuniyoshi
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Katsushika Hokusai is the Japanese artist who created The Great Wave of Kanagawa in 1831.
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Katsushika Hokusai is the Japanese artist who created The Great Wave of Kanagawa in 1831.
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nature
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Which is the largest of the American crocodilians?
2Black caiman
1American alligator
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The black caiman can reach a weight of 1,100 kg, making it the largest of the American crocodilians and the largest predator in the Amazon basin. The largest reported black caiman was 7.7 m long and weighed 1,310 kg.
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The black caiman can reach a weight of 1,100 kg, making it the largest of the American crocodilians and the largest predator in the Amazon basin. The largest reported black caiman was 7.7 m long and weighed 1,310 kg.
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arts
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Which Byzantine emperor is represented on the mosaics of St. Vital Basilica in Ravenna?
2Justinian
1Constantine
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Two large side wall panels, placed face to face, flank the apse mosaic; they bear the most famous mosaics, probably, of all Byzantine art. These are the processions presided over by the imperial couple, Emperor Justinian and his wife Theodora.
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Two large side wall panels, placed face to face, flank the apse mosaic; they bear the most famous mosaics, probably, of all Byzantine art. These are the processions presided over by the imperial couple, Emperor Justinian and his wife Theodora.
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geography
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What is the capital of Benin?
2Porto-Novo
1Libreville
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Porto-Novo is the capital of Benin, located in the south of the country, near the Atlantic coast. It is the city par excellence of the Goun and Yoruba ethnic groups and the Tori ethnic minority. In Goun-Gbe language, Porto-Novo is generally called Xogbonou and Adjatchey by the Yorubas.
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Porto-Novo is the capital of Benin, located in the south of the country, near the Atlantic coast. It is the city par excellence of the Goun and Yoruba ethnic groups and the Tori ethnic minority. In Goun-Gbe language, Porto-Novo is generally called Xogbonou and Adjatchey by the Yorubas.
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nature
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What is the bat's scientific name?
1Chiroptera
2Pteromyini
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The bat's scientific name is Chiroptera. These flying mammals play an essential role in ecosystems, notably as pollinators and insect population controllers.
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The bat's scientific name is Chiroptera. These flying mammals play an essential role in ecosystems, notably as pollinators and insect population controllers.
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entertainment
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What is the first film produced by Walt Disney?
1Treasure Island
2Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
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Walt Disney's first film was Treasure Island (1950), an adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's famous novel, but it was also Disney's first live-action film.
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Walt Disney's first film was Treasure Island (1950), an adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's famous novel, but it was also Disney's first live-action film.
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arts
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Which American artist painted the famous painting American Gothic in 1930?
1Grant Wood
2Thomas Eakins
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American Gothic is a painting by Grant Wood in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Wood was inspired by a cottage designed in the Gothic Revival style with a distinctive top window and decided to paint it with "the kind of people he imagined [he] would live in that house. »
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American Gothic is a painting by Grant Wood in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Wood was inspired by a cottage designed in the Gothic Revival style with a distinctive top window and decided to paint it with "the kind of people he imagined [he] would live in that house. »
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entertainment
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Who is the adoptive father of Gamora and Nebula?
2Thanos
1Odin
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Gamora and Nebula's adoptive father is Thanos. This Marvel antagonist is known for his quest for the Infinity Stones to balance the universe.
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Gamora and Nebula's adoptive father is Thanos. This Marvel antagonist is known for his quest for the Infinity Stones to balance the universe.
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music
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Which African-American soul singer died tragically in a plane crash in 1967?
2Otis Ray Redding
1Sam Cooke
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African-American soul singer Otis Redding died tragically in a plane crash on December 10, 1967, at the age of 26.
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African-American soul singer Otis Redding died tragically in a plane crash on December 10, 1967, at the age of 26.
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