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sciences
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When was the first plant genome fully sequenced?
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The Lady's Slipper (Arabidopsis thaliana) is a plant species belonging to the Brassicaceae family. Since 1998, these qualities have made it a reference model organism for both biological and genetic research. In 2000, the Arabidopsis thaliana genome was the first plant genome to be fully sequenced.
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The Lady's Slipper (Arabidopsis thaliana) is a plant species belonging to the Brassicaceae family. Since 1998, these qualities have made it a reference model organism for both biological and genetic research. In 2000, the Arabidopsis thaliana genome was the first plant genome to be fully sequenced.
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music
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Which Everly Brothers title was simultaneously number one in the United States and the United Kingdom?
1Cathy's Clown
2Crying in the Rain
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Cathy's Clown is a song written and originally performed by the Everly Brothers. They released it as a single in 1960. It was the first single in history to be simultaneously number one in the United States and the United Kingdom.
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Cathy's Clown is a song written and originally performed by the Everly Brothers. They released it as a single in 1960. It was the first single in history to be simultaneously number one in the United States and the United Kingdom.
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arts
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Which Florentine artist created a diagram of human proportions entitled Vitruvian Man?
1Leonardo da Vinci
2Michelangelo
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Vitruvian Man is a famous drawing by the Florentine artist Leonardo da Vinci, depicting the ideal proportions of the human body according to the architect Vitruvius.
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Vitruvian Man is a famous drawing by the Florentine artist Leonardo da Vinci, depicting the ideal proportions of the human body according to the architect Vitruvius.
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arts
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In which Italian basilica is exposed the Annunciation realized by Pietro Cavallini?
1Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere
2Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
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Pietro Cavallini is an Italian painter and mosaicist of the pre-Renaissance Roman school of the Trecento. The decorative cycle of the mosaics of Santa Maria del Trastevere represents the episodes of the life of the Virgin Mary.
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Pietro Cavallini is an Italian painter and mosaicist of the pre-Renaissance Roman school of the Trecento. The decorative cycle of the mosaics of Santa Maria del Trastevere represents the episodes of the life of the Virgin Mary.
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history
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What is Plato's real name?
1Aristocles
2Diotima
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Plato's real name was Aristocles. This nickname, which means “large” in Greek, is said to have been given to him because of his imposing forehead or build.
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Plato's real name was Aristocles. This nickname, which means “large” in Greek, is said to have been given to him because of his imposing forehead or build.
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literature
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Who is the narrator of Bret Easton Ellis' novel American Psycho?
1Patrick Bateman
2Timothy Price
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The narrator of Bret Easton Ellis' novel American Psycho is Patrick Bateman, a young New York investment banker and serial killer.
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The narrator of Bret Easton Ellis' novel American Psycho is Patrick Bateman, a young New York investment banker and serial killer.
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arts
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In which Florentine palace can we see the procession of the Magi of Benozzo Gozzoli?
1Palazzo Medici-Riccardi
2Palazzo Rucellai
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The Chapel of the Magi refers to a group of frescoes located at the piano nobile on the second floor of the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi in Florence. The cycle of frescoes representing the procession of the Magi is the masterpiece of the Florentine Benozzo Gozzoli.
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The Chapel of the Magi refers to a group of frescoes located at the piano nobile on the second floor of the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi in Florence. The cycle of frescoes representing the procession of the Magi is the masterpiece of the Florentine Benozzo Gozzoli.
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nature
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In which country is the largest alpaca population observed?
2Peru
1Mexico
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Peru is the largest producer of South American camelids, the alpaca population is about 3.7 million specimens and the domestication of these species goes back more than 7,000 years.
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Peru is the largest producer of South American camelids, the alpaca population is about 3.7 million specimens and the domestication of these species goes back more than 7,000 years.
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entertainment
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When was Alfred Hitchcock's American film North by Northwest released?
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Alfred Hitchcock's 1959 American film North By Northwest marked a major turning point in the spy thriller genre.
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Alfred Hitchcock's 1959 American film North By Northwest marked a major turning point in the spy thriller genre.
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music
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What is Bob Dylan's real name?
2Robert Allen Zimmerman
1Robert Clark Seger
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Bob Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, painter and poet. He is one of the major figures of Western popular music.
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Bob Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, painter and poet. He is one of the major figures of Western popular music.
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