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What is the name of the American research station located at the South Pole?
1Amundsen-Scott
2Robert Falcon Scott
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The Amundsen-Scott Antarctic Base is an American research station located about 250 metres from the South Pole.
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The Amundsen-Scott Antarctic Base is an American research station located about 250 metres from the South Pole.
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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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nature
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Are cycas conifers?
2No
1Yes
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No, cycas are not conifers, but primitive gymnosperms. They look like palms, but belong to a different botanical class.
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No, cycas are not conifers, but primitive gymnosperms. They look like palms, but belong to a different botanical class.
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history
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Who was the perpetrator of the Sarajevo assassination in 1914?
1Gavrilo Princip
2FΓ©lix 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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geography
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What is the capital of Chile?
2Santiago
1Quito
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Chile's capital is Santiago. It is the country's political, cultural and economic center, located in the central valley at the foot of the Andes mountain range.
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Chile's capital is Santiago. It is the country's political, cultural and economic center, located in the central valley at the foot of the Andes mountain range.
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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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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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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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What is Mark Rothko's nationality?
1American
2Latvian
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Mark Rothko was an American painter of Latvian origin. Born in Daugavpils, he emigrated to the United States in 1913 and became a major figure in Abstract Expressionism.
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Mark Rothko was an American painter of Latvian origin. Born in Daugavpils, he emigrated to the United States in 1913 and became a major figure in Abstract Expressionism.
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sciences
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What is the average diameter of the moon?
23 474 km
12 474 km
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The Moon's average diameter is around 3,474 km. Smaller than the Earth, it remains the fifth largest satellite in the solar system.
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The Moon's average diameter is around 3,474 km. Smaller than the Earth, it remains the fifth largest satellite in the solar system.
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history
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When was the law concerning the separation of church and state passed?
21905
11901
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The law concerning the separation of Church and State is a law adopted on 9 December 1905 on the initiative of the Republican-Socialist deputy Aristide Briand, who was in favour of secularism without excess.
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The law concerning the separation of Church and State is a law adopted on 9 December 1905 on the initiative of the Republican-Socialist deputy Aristide Briand, who was in favour of secularism without excess.
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