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On which Édith Piaf's album does the song La Vie en rose appear?
1Chansons Parisiennes
2Edith Piaf Sings
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Édith Piaf's song La Vie en rose appears on the album Chansons Parisiennes, released in 1947. It is one of the French singer's most famous songs.
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Édith Piaf's song La Vie en rose appears on the album Chansons Parisiennes, released in 1947. It is one of the French singer's most famous songs.
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On which album of the British singer Donovan does the song Season of the Witch appear?
2Sunshine Superman
1Mellow Yellow
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Season of the Witch, a song written by Donovan in 1967 and covered by many performers, it appears on the album Sunshine Superman.
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Season of the Witch, a song written by Donovan in 1967 and covered by many performers, it appears on the album Sunshine Superman.
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literature
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Who is the author of the epistolary novel Dracula published in 1897?
1Bram Stoker
2Mary Shelley
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The author of the epistolary novel Dracula, published in 1897, is Bram Stoker. This classic of Gothic literature popularized the vampire myth.
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The author of the epistolary novel Dracula, published in 1897, is Bram Stoker. This classic of Gothic literature popularized the vampire myth.
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music
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What is the nationality of singer Dusty Springfield?
2British
1American
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The singer Dusty Springfield was British. Born in England in 1939, she became a soul and pop icon in the 1960s.
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The singer Dusty Springfield was British. Born in England in 1939, she became a soul and pop icon in the 1960s.
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history
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How old was Louis XIV when he became king?
15 years old
213 years old
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Louis XIV became King of France at the age of 5, in 1643, on the death of his father, Louis XIII. His mother, Anne of Austria, assumed the regency.
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Louis XIV became King of France at the age of 5, in 1643, on the death of his father, Louis XIII. His mother, Anne of Austria, assumed the regency.
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geography
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Where does the Tiber flow into?
2Tyrrhenian Sea
1Adriatic Sea
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The Tiber, Italy's third longest river, flows 405 km from its source on Mount Fumaiolo to its mouth in the Tyrrhenian Sea near Ostia.
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The Tiber, Italy's third longest river, flows 405 km from its source on Mount Fumaiolo to its mouth in the Tyrrhenian Sea near Ostia.
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nature
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What is the name of the buck of the deer?
1Brocade
2Fawn
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The male roe deer is known as the brocade. It is distinguished by its antlers, which fall and grow back each year, and by its role in spring reproduction.
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The male roe deer is known as the brocade. It is distinguished by its antlers, which fall and grow back each year, and by its role in spring reproduction.
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nature
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Which of these two conifers does not belong to the genus pinus?
1Oregon pine
2Stone pine
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Oregon pine is actually neither a pine nor a fir, but a member of the genus Pseudotsuga.
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Oregon pine is actually neither a pine nor a fir, but a member of the genus Pseudotsuga.
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music
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What kind of country music was popularized by Buck Owens and the Buckaroos" in the 1950s?
1Bakersfield sound
2Nashville sound
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Buck Owens was one of the pioneers of the Bakersfield sound: an allusion to Bakersfield, California the city where he lived and from which he was inspired for what he preferred to call "American music".
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Buck Owens was one of the pioneers of the Bakersfield sound: an allusion to Bakersfield, California the city where he lived and from which he was inspired for what he preferred to call "American music".
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On which album of the band The Supremes does the song Stop in the Name of Love appear?
2More Hits by The Supremes
1Meet The Supremes
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Stop! In the Name of Love is a song written by Holland-Dozier-Holland for the band The Supremes in 1965 and first featured on the album More Hits by The Supremes.
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Stop! In the Name of Love is a song written by Holland-Dozier-Holland for the band The Supremes in 1965 and first featured on the album More Hits by The Supremes.
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