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What was the rank of the French officer of Alsatian origin and of Jewish faith Alfred Dreyfus?
1Captain
2Marshal
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Alfred Dreyfus was a captain in the French army. Wrongly accused of espionage in 1894, he was at the heart of the Dreyfus Affair, a major legal scandal.
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Alfred Dreyfus was a captain in the French army. Wrongly accused of espionage in 1894, he was at the heart of the Dreyfus Affair, a major legal scandal.
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music
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On which Christina Aguilera's album does the song Ain't No Other Man appear?
1Back to Basics
2Bionic
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Ain't No Other Man is the first single from Christina Aguilera's album Back to Basics. The song won a Grammy Award in 2007 and two NRJ Music Awards in 2007.
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Ain't No Other Man is the first single from Christina Aguilera's album Back to Basics. The song won a Grammy Award in 2007 and two NRJ Music Awards in 2007.
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music
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Which label was founded by Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin in 1960?
2Reprise Records
1Rat Pack
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Reprise Records is an American record company owned by Warner Music Group founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.
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Reprise Records is an American record company owned by Warner Music Group founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.
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geography
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What is the capital of Sri Lanka?
2Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
1Colombo
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Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is the administrative capital of Sri Lanka. It is located in the south-eastern suburbs of Colombo, the economic capital. Both cities are part of the Western Province.
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Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is the administrative capital of Sri Lanka. It is located in the south-eastern suburbs of Colombo, the economic capital. Both cities are part of the Western Province.
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history
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Who was the perpetrator of the Sarajevo assassination in 1914?
1Gavrilo Princip
2Félix Ioussoupov
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The Sarajevo attack was the assassination on Sunday 28 June 1914 of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and his wife, Sophie Chotek, Duchess of Hohenberg, by the Bosnian Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip. This event is considered to be the trigger for the First World War.
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The Sarajevo attack was the assassination on Sunday 28 June 1914 of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and his wife, Sophie Chotek, Duchess of Hohenberg, by the Bosnian Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip. This event is considered to be the trigger for the First World War.
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history
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When was the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) founded?
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The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was founded on December 30, 1922. It was created after the Russian revolution of 1917 and the civil war.
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The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was founded on December 30, 1922. It was created after the Russian revolution of 1917 and the civil war.
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entertainment
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Who was the director of the film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, released in 1920?
2Robert Wiene
1Fritz Lang
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is a German expressionist and silent film by Robert Wiene released in theatres in 1920.
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is a German expressionist and silent film by Robert Wiene released in theatres in 1920.
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music
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On which Screamin' Jay Hawkins album does the song I Put A Spell On You appear?
1At Home With Screamin' Jay Hawkins
2The Night And Day Of
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Screamin' Jay Hawkins' song I Put a Spell on You appears on the eponymous album At Home with Screamin' Jay Hawkins, released in 1958.
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Screamin' Jay Hawkins' song I Put a Spell on You appears on the eponymous album At Home with Screamin' Jay Hawkins, released in 1958.
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nature
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What is the name of the lark's song?
2Grisolle
1Cajole
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The song of the lark is called "grisolle" in French. It is a very characteristic and melodious song, often associated with the first signs of spring.
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The song of the lark is called "grisolle" in French. It is a very characteristic and melodious song, often associated with the first signs of spring.
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music
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Which song by American folk singer Pete Seeger was covered by the Byrds in 1965?
2Turn! Turn! Turn!
1Eight Miles High
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Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) is a song written in the late 1950s by American folk singer Pete Seeger. His most famous version is the folk rock cover of the band The Byrds in late 1965.
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Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) is a song written in the late 1950s by American folk singer Pete Seeger. His most famous version is the folk rock cover of the band The Byrds in late 1965.
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