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Which American soul singer was murdered on December 11, 1964 in Los Angeles?
2Sam Cooke
1Solomon Burke
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Sam Cooke, famous American soul singer, was tragically murdered in a Los Angeles motel on December 11, 1964, at the age of 33.
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Sam Cooke, famous American soul singer, was tragically murdered in a Los Angeles motel on December 11, 1964, at the age of 33.
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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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music
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On which Ray Charles' album does the song Georgia on My Mind appear?
2The Genius Hits the Road
1Ray Charles
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Ray Charles' song Georgia on My Mind appears on the album The Genius Hits the Road, released in 1960, a classic of American soul music.
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Ray Charles' song Georgia on My Mind appears on the album The Genius Hits the Road, released in 1960, a classic of American soul music.
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How old was Joan Baez when she recorded her first album?
219 years old
116 years old
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Joan Baez was 19 when she recorded her first album, simply entitled Joan Baez, which was released in 1960.
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Joan Baez was 19 when she recorded her first album, simply entitled Joan Baez, which was released in 1960.
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history
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Which English king passed the Habeas Corpus Act of 1679?
1Charles II
2Jacques II
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The Habeas Corpus Act of 1679 was passed during the reign of King Charles II of England.
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The Habeas Corpus Act of 1679 was passed during the reign of King Charles II of England.
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During the United States Declaration of Independence, how many British North American colonies seceded?
213
19
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The unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America, generally referred to as the "Declaration of Independence of the United States of America", is a political document by which the thirteen British North American colonies seceded from Great Britain on 4 July 1776 to form the "United States of America".
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The unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America, generally referred to as the "Declaration of Independence of the United States of America", is a political document by which the thirteen British North American colonies seceded from Great Britain on 4 July 1776 to form the "United States of America".
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literature
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In Richard Matheson's science fiction novel I am a Legend, which character survives the pandemic?
2Robert Neville
1Ben Corthman
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In Richard Matheson's science-fiction novel I Am Legend, Robert Neville is the character who survives the pandemic and fights the vampires.
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In Richard Matheson's science-fiction novel I Am Legend, Robert Neville is the character who survives the pandemic and fights the vampires.
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What is the nationality of the musician Tito Puente?
2Puerto Rican
1Cuban
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Tito Puente is a very popular and prolific Puerto Rican musician of Latin music. He is nicknamed "El Rey Del Timbal" (the king of the timpani).
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Tito Puente is a very popular and prolific Puerto Rican musician of Latin music. He is nicknamed "El Rey Del Timbal" (the king of the timpani).
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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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This is the album Animals, released in 1977 by Pink Floyd, whose cover depicts Battersea Power Station with an inflatable pig floating in the air.
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This is the album Animals, released in 1977 by Pink Floyd, whose cover depicts Battersea Power Station with an inflatable pig floating in the air.
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arts
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To which artistic movement does Edward Hopper's Nighthawks belong?
2American Realism
1American Expressionism
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Nighthawks is a 1942 painting by Edward Hopper, an American naturalist and realist painter whose subjects were loneliness and alienation of the individual in American society.
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Nighthawks is a 1942 painting by Edward Hopper, an American naturalist and realist painter whose subjects were loneliness and alienation of the individual in American society.
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