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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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entertainment
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Who was the director of the film Delusions of Grandeur released in 1971?
2Gérard Oury
1Jean Girault
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The director of the film Delusions of grandeur (1971) is Gérard Oury. This comedy film features Louis de Funès and Yves Montand in memorable roles.
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The director of the film Delusions of grandeur (1971) is Gérard Oury. This comedy film features Louis de Funès and Yves Montand in memorable roles.
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geography
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Why is the Black Sea called the Black Sea?
2Turko-Mongolian tradition
1Black algae
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The Black Sea owes its name to a Turco-Mongolian tradition associating black with the north. Located to the north of Turkey, it was named the Black Sea.
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The Black Sea owes its name to a Turco-Mongolian tradition associating black with the north. Located to the north of Turkey, it was named the Black Sea.
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history
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What Russian statesman died in 1924?
2Vladimir Lenin
1Joseph Staline
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Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, born in Simbirsk (now Ulyanovsk) on 10 April 1870 (22 April 1870 in the Gregorian calendar) and died in Vichy Gorky (now Gorky Leninskie) on 21 January 1924, was a Russian communist revolutionary, political theorist and statesman.
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Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, born in Simbirsk (now Ulyanovsk) on 10 April 1870 (22 April 1870 in the Gregorian calendar) and died in Vichy Gorky (now Gorky Leninskie) on 21 January 1924, was a Russian communist revolutionary, political theorist and statesman.
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arts
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What primitive Flemish painter produced the Arnolfini Portrait in 1434?
2Jan van Eyck
1Antoine van Dyck
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The Arnolfini Portrait is the name given to a wood painting by the early Flemish painter Jan van Eyck dating from 1434, kept at the National Gallery in London.
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The Arnolfini Portrait is the name given to a wood painting by the early Flemish painter Jan van Eyck dating from 1434, kept at the National Gallery in London.
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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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literature
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Which science fiction novel inspired Ridley Scott for his 1982 film Blade Runner?
2Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
1Brave New World
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Blade Runner is an American science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott, released in 1982. Its screenplay is loosely based on the novel Do androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by author Philip K. Dick, to whom the film is dedicated.
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Blade Runner is an American science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott, released in 1982. Its screenplay is loosely based on the novel Do androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by author Philip K. Dick, to whom the film is dedicated.
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literature
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Under what pseudonym does Romain Gary publish the novel The Life Before Us?
1Émile Ajar
2Paul Pavlowitch
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Romain Gary publishes The Life Before Us under the pseudonym Émile Ajar, which earns him a second Prix Goncourt in 1975.
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Romain Gary publishes The Life Before Us under the pseudonym Émile Ajar, which earns him a second Prix Goncourt in 1975.
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arts
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What is the original title of the work The Dead Man painted by Édouard Manet?
2The Dead Toreador
1The Dead Soldier
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The Dead Man is a painting by the painter Édouard Manet in the mid-1860s. It belongs to Manet's Hispanic period, during which the painter was greatly influenced by Spanish painting. The Dead Man (originally: The Dead Bullfighter), is kept in Washington.
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The Dead Man is a painting by the painter Édouard Manet in the mid-1860s. It belongs to Manet's Hispanic period, during which the painter was greatly influenced by Spanish painting. The Dead Man (originally: The Dead Bullfighter), is kept in Washington.
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literature
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Which novel character was created by Gaston Leroux in 1907?
2Joseph Rouletabille
1Herlock Sholmès
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Joseph Joséphin, nicknamed Rouletabille, is a detective novel character created by Gaston Leroux in his novel Le Mystère de la chambre jaune published in 1907.
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Joseph Joséphin, nicknamed Rouletabille, is a detective novel character created by Gaston Leroux in his novel Le Mystère de la chambre jaune published in 1907.
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