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What is the nationality of the folk singer Bert Jansch?
1Scottish
2Irish
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Bert Jansch is a Scottish folk musician. Fascinated by the blues of Big Bill Broonzy or the folk of Leadbelly, Bert Jansch develops his own evocative guitar playing, assimilating jazz as well as traditional British music.
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Bert Jansch is a Scottish folk musician. Fascinated by the blues of Big Bill Broonzy or the folk of Leadbelly, Bert Jansch develops his own evocative guitar playing, assimilating jazz as well as traditional British music.
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history
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Which soldier is General-in-Chief of Confederate armies?
2Robert E. Lee
1Ulysses S. Grant
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Robert Lee is first the commander of the Virginia Armed Forces and then Chief General of the Confederate State Army.
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Robert Lee is first the commander of the Virginia Armed Forces and then Chief General of the Confederate State Army.
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geography
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What is the capital of Equatorial Guinea?
1Malabo
2Conakry
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Malabo is the capital of Equatorial Guinea. It is located on the north coast of the island of Bioko.
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Malabo is the capital of Equatorial Guinea. It is located on the north coast of the island of Bioko.
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history
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Who is the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence?
1Thomas Jefferson
2George Washington
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The project is assigned to a committee of five representatives (John Adams, Roger Sherman, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Livingston and Thomas Jefferson). Thomas Jefferson eventually developed a draft and became the principal author of the text.
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The project is assigned to a committee of five representatives (John Adams, Roger Sherman, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Livingston and Thomas Jefferson). Thomas Jefferson eventually developed a draft and became the principal author of the text.
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entertainment
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When was the French science fiction film A Trip to the Moon directed by Georges Méliès released?
11902
21912
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A Trip to the Moon is a French science fiction film written, produced and directed by Georges Méliès, and released in 1902. The film gave birth to a popular genre: science fiction.
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A Trip to the Moon is a French science fiction film written, produced and directed by Georges Méliès, and released in 1902. The film gave birth to a popular genre: science fiction.
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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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geography
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What is the capital of Paraguay?
1Asuncion
2Montevideo
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Asuncion is the capital and most populated city of Paraguay. It is located on the left bank of the RΓo Paraguay, on a portion of the river that borders Argentina.
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Asuncion is the capital and most populated city of Paraguay. It is located on the left bank of the RΓo Paraguay, on a portion of the river that borders Argentina.
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entertainment
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Which actress plays Lieutenant Ellen Louise Ripley in Ridley Scott's movie Alien?
2Sigourney Weaver
1Veronica Cartwright
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Ellen Louise Ripley is a fictional character created by Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett in the 1979 film Alien directed by Ridley Scott. She is played by the American actress Sigourney Weaver.
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Ellen Louise Ripley is a fictional character created by Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett in the 1979 film Alien directed by Ridley Scott. She is played by the American actress Sigourney Weaver.
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music
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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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How many years do the events described in The Hobbit and those of The Fellowship of the Ring separate?
160
2111
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Book I opens on the one hundred and eleventh anniversary of Bilbo Bessac, sixty years after the events described in The Hobbit.
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Book I opens on the one hundred and eleventh anniversary of Bilbo Bessac, sixty years after the events described in The Hobbit.
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