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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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arts
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When did Douanier Rousseau paint The Dream?
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The Dream is a painting by Douanier Rousseau painted in 1910. It is currently kept at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The painter depicts a young nude girl, Yadwiga, Rousseau's former Polish friend, lying on a red sofa, surrounded by giant lotus flowers.
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The Dream is a painting by Douanier Rousseau painted in 1910. It is currently kept at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The painter depicts a young nude girl, Yadwiga, Rousseau's former Polish friend, lying on a red sofa, surrounded by giant lotus flowers.
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arts
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Who designed the access kiosks to the Paris metro stations in France?
2Hector Guimard
1Georges Fouquet
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Hector Guimard, French architect and designer, created the famous Art Nouveau aediculae in Paris metro stations.
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Hector Guimard, French architect and designer, created the famous Art Nouveau aediculae in Paris metro stations.
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arts
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How many versions of Edvard Munch's Scream exist?
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The Scream is an expressionist work by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, of which there are five versions (two paintings, one pastel, one pencil and one lithograph) produced between 1893 and 1917. Symbolizing modern man caught up in an existential crisis of anguish, it is considered to be the artist's most important work.
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The Scream is an expressionist work by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, of which there are five versions (two paintings, one pastel, one pencil and one lithograph) produced between 1893 and 1917. Symbolizing modern man caught up in an existential crisis of anguish, it is considered to be the artist's most important work.
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arts
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Who sculpted the Venus de Milo?
1Alexandros of Antioch
2Phidias
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The Venus de Milo, a famous Greek sculpture, is attributed to the sculptor Alexandros of Antioch and dates from around 130-100 BC.
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The Venus de Milo, a famous Greek sculpture, is attributed to the sculptor Alexandros of Antioch and dates from around 130-100 BC.
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nature
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For what production are oilseed plants specifically grown?
1Oil
2Textile fibers
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Oilseeds are plants cultivated specifically for their high-fat seeds or fruits, from which oil is extracted for food, energy or industrial use by a process called crushing, in which the seeds are crushed and pressed, leaving a co-product called oilseed cake, which is generally recycled in animal feed.
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Oilseeds are plants cultivated specifically for their high-fat seeds or fruits, from which oil is extracted for food, energy or industrial use by a process called crushing, in which the seeds are crushed and pressed, leaving a co-product called oilseed cake, which is generally recycled in animal feed.
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nature
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Is the caracal related to the lynx ?
2No
1Yes
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The caracal, historically classified within the genera Lynx and Felis, is now recognized as a distinct genus, closely related to the serval and the African golden cat.
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The caracal, historically classified within the genera Lynx and Felis, is now recognized as a distinct genus, closely related to the serval and the African golden cat.
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music
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On which album of the band The Mamas and the Papas does the single 'California Dreamin' appear?
2If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears
1The Mamas and the Papas
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The Mamas and the Papas' single California Dreamin' appears on their 1966 debut album, If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears.
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The Mamas and the Papas' single California Dreamin' appears on their 1966 debut album, If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears.
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entertainment
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When was Victor Fleming's American film Gone with the Wind released?
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Victor Fleming's American film, Gone with the Wind, was released in 1939. This classic film is based on the novel by Margaret Mitchell.
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Victor Fleming's American film, Gone with the Wind, was released in 1939. This classic film is based on the novel by Margaret Mitchell.
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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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