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music
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On which album of the American rock band Buffalo Springfield does the song For What It's Worth appear?
1Buffalo Springfield
2Last Time Around
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For What It's Worth is a Buffalo Springfield song released as a single in January 1967. Its success led to a re-release of the band's first album, Buffalo Springfield.
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For What It's Worth is a Buffalo Springfield song released as a single in January 1967. Its success led to a re-release of the band's first album, Buffalo Springfield.
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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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nature
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What is the flowering period of cistus?
1April-June
2September-October
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Cistus generally flower in spring, between April and June, in the Mediterranean regions where they are mainly found.
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Cistus generally flower in spring, between April and June, in the Mediterranean regions where they are mainly found.
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arts
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For which international exhibition was Auguste Rodin's Kiss Sculpture created?
1The Paris Universal Exhibition of 1889
2The Paris Universal Exhibition of 1900
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Auguste Rodin's sculpture The Kiss was originally created for the 1889 Paris World's Fair, where it was exhibited in the artist's pavilion.
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Auguste Rodin's sculpture The Kiss was originally created for the 1889 Paris World's Fair, where it was exhibited in the artist's pavilion.
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literature
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Which novel by Anthony Burgess was adapted to the cinema by Stanley Kubrick in 1971?
1Clockwork Orange
2Eyes Wide Shut
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Anthony Burgess's novel, adapted for the screen by Stanley Kubrick in 1971, is Clockwork Orange, a landmark work of dystopian literature.
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Anthony Burgess's novel, adapted for the screen by Stanley Kubrick in 1971, is Clockwork Orange, a landmark work of dystopian literature.
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geography
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What is the capital of Sri Lanka?
2Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
1Colombo
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Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is the administrative capital of Sri Lanka. It is located in the south-eastern suburbs of Colombo, the economic capital. Both cities are part of the Western Province.
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Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is the administrative capital of Sri Lanka. It is located in the south-eastern suburbs of Colombo, the economic capital. Both cities are part of the Western Province.
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sciences
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Which physicist made the first radiograph in 1895?
2Wilhelm Röntgen
1Pierre Curie
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The first radiograph in history was taken on December 22, 1895 on the hand of Anna Bertha Röntgen, the wife of Dr. Röntgen, the discoverer of X-rays.
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The first radiograph in history was taken on December 22, 1895 on the hand of Anna Bertha Röntgen, the wife of Dr. Röntgen, the discoverer of X-rays.
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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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nature
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In which country does the Catatumbo Lightning meteorological phenomenon take place?
2Venezuela
1Brazil
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Catatumbo lightning is a localized meteorological phenomenon in Venezuela. It consists of a thunderstorm characterized by its frequent and powerful lightning strikes that occurs from 140 to 160 nights a year for about ten hours each time and with a frequency of 280 flashes per hour. This storm develops at a specific location above the mouth of the Catatumbo River as it flows into Lake Maracaibo.
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Catatumbo lightning is a localized meteorological phenomenon in Venezuela. It consists of a thunderstorm characterized by its frequent and powerful lightning strikes that occurs from 140 to 160 nights a year for about ten hours each time and with a frequency of 280 flashes per hour. This storm develops at a specific location above the mouth of the Catatumbo River as it flows into Lake Maracaibo.
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geography
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What is the capital of Ivory Coast?
2Yamoussoukro
1Abidjan
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Yamoussoukro has been the political and administrative capital of Ivory Coast since 1983, although most government institutions remain in Abidjan.
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Yamoussoukro has been the political and administrative capital of Ivory Coast since 1983, although most government institutions remain in Abidjan.
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