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music
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Which Pink Floyd album features the Battersea Power Station on its cover?
1Animals
2Wish You Were Here
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Animals is the tenth studio album of the British progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released in January 1977. The album cover, designed by Roger Waters and photographed by the graphic design collective Hipgnosis, shows a pig floating between two chimneys of the Battersea Power Station.
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Animals is the tenth studio album of the British progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released in January 1977. The album cover, designed by Roger Waters and photographed by the graphic design collective Hipgnosis, shows a pig floating between two chimneys of the Battersea Power Station.
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arts
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What is Dorothea Lange's mission?
2Documenting the Great Depression
1Documenting World War I
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Dorothea Lange, the famous American photographer, was commissioned to document the effects of the Great Depression and the living conditions of the underprivileged.
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Dorothea Lange, the famous American photographer, was commissioned to document the effects of the Great Depression and the living conditions of the underprivileged.
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history
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What was the name of Léon Blum's political party in 1936?
2SFIO
1PCF
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In 1936, Léon Blum was a member of the SFIO (French Section of the Workers' International) and led the Popular Front government.
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In 1936, Léon Blum was a member of the SFIO (French Section of the Workers' International) and led the Popular Front government.
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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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arts
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Where did Eugène Viollet-le-Duc go into exile?
2Switzerland
1Germany
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Eugène Viollet-le-Duc went into exile in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1871, after the Paris Commune, where he continued his work as an architect.
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Eugène Viollet-le-Duc went into exile in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1871, after the Paris Commune, where he continued his work as an architect.
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geography
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What is the capital of Namibia?
2Windhoek
1Gaborone
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Windhoek is the capital of Namibia, located in the center of the country at an altitude of 1,650 meters. It is the political, economic and cultural heart of the country.
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Windhoek is the capital of Namibia, located in the center of the country at an altitude of 1,650 meters. It is the political, economic and cultural heart of the country.
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geography
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What is the capital of Russia?
1Moscow
2Saint Petersburg
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Russia's capital is Moscow. This historic city is the country's political, economic and cultural center, famous for its iconic monuments such as the Kremlin and Red Square.
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Russia's capital is Moscow. This historic city is the country's political, economic and cultural center, famous for its iconic monuments such as the Kremlin and Red Square.
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literature
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Who is the main character in J. D. Salinger's American novel Catcher in the Rye?
1Holden Caulfield
2Teddy McArdle
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Catcher in the Rye is a novel by the American J. D. Salinger published on July 16, 1951. Written in the first person, it relates three days in the life of Holden Caulfield. The teenager is expelled from Pencey Prep High School on the eve of Christmas holidays and wanders alone in New York City.
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Catcher in the Rye is a novel by the American J. D. Salinger published on July 16, 1951. Written in the first person, it relates three days in the life of Holden Caulfield. The teenager is expelled from Pencey Prep High School on the eve of Christmas holidays and wanders alone in New York City.
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arts
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What is the name of the work created by Robert Smithson on the shores of the Great Salt Lake in April 1970?
2Spiral Jetty
1Broken Circle
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Spiral Jetty is a work of Land art created by the American sculptor Robert Smithson on the shores of the Great Salt Lake in April 1970.
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Spiral Jetty is a work of Land art created by the American sculptor Robert Smithson on the shores of the Great Salt Lake in April 1970.
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arts
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Which of Picasso's works illustrates the Spanish War?
2Guernica
1The Ladies of Avignon
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Picasso's work illustrating the Spanish Civil War is Guernica. This monumental painting denounces the horrors of the bombing of the Basque town of Guernica in 1937.
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Picasso's work illustrating the Spanish Civil War is Guernica. This monumental painting denounces the horrors of the bombing of the Basque town of Guernica in 1937.
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