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What musical effect was created by producer Phil Spector?
2Wall of sound
1Stereophonic recording
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Phil Spector created the musical effect of the wall of sound, in which several instruments are superimposed to create a rich, dense sound texture.
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Phil Spector created the musical effect of the wall of sound, in which several instruments are superimposed to create a rich, dense sound texture.
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entertainment
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When did Disney produce Alice in Wonderland?
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21961
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Disney produced Alice in Wonderland in 1951, an animated adaptation of Lewis Carroll's famous book.
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Disney produced Alice in Wonderland in 1951, an animated adaptation of Lewis Carroll's famous book.
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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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nature
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Is cirse an annual or biennial plant?
2Biennial
1Annual
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The common cirse (Cirsium vulgare), or Cirse with lanceolate leaves, is a biennial plant belonging to the genus Cirsium and the family Asteraceae (or Compositae).
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The common cirse (Cirsium vulgare), or Cirse with lanceolate leaves, is a biennial plant belonging to the genus Cirsium and the family Asteraceae (or Compositae).
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history
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Who is Hermes in mythology?
2Messenger of the gods
1God of war
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In Greek mythology, Hermes is the messenger of the gods, the god of trade, travel, thieves and eloquence. He also guides souls to the Underworld.
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In Greek mythology, Hermes is the messenger of the gods, the god of trade, travel, thieves and eloquence. He also guides souls to the Underworld.
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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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nature
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In which Californian National Park can you see the Sailing stones?
1Death Valley National Park
2Yosemite National Park
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Sailing stones are a geological phenomenon where rocks move and inscribe long traces in the bottom of a smooth valley without human or animal intervention. Such slippery rock tracks have been observed at Racetrack Playa in Death Valley National Park, California.
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Sailing stones are a geological phenomenon where rocks move and inscribe long traces in the bottom of a smooth valley without human or animal intervention. Such slippery rock tracks have been observed at Racetrack Playa in Death Valley National Park, California.
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history
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During the United States Declaration of Independence, how many British North American colonies seceded?
213
19
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The unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America, generally referred to as the "Declaration of Independence of the United States of America", is a political document by which the thirteen British North American colonies seceded from Great Britain on 4 July 1776 to form the "United States of America".
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The unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America, generally referred to as the "Declaration of Independence of the United States of America", is a political document by which the thirteen British North American colonies seceded from Great Britain on 4 July 1776 to form the "United States of America".
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history
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What is the first of the Loire castles?
1Nevers
2Saumur
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The Ducal Palace of Nevers is a castle of xve and xve centuries. It is considered as the first of the Loire castles.
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The Ducal Palace of Nevers is a castle of xve and xve centuries. It is considered as the first of the Loire castles.
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arts
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Where is exhibited the work Merahi metua no Tehamana painted by the French artist Paul Gauguin in 1893?
1Art Institute, Chicago
2MoMA, New York
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Merahi metua no Tehamana is an 1893 painting by French artist Paul Gauguin, currently in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. The painting is a portrait of Paul Gauguin's wife, Teha'amana, during his first visit to Tahiti in 1891-1893.
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Merahi metua no Tehamana is an 1893 painting by French artist Paul Gauguin, currently in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. The painting is a portrait of Paul Gauguin's wife, Teha'amana, during his first visit to Tahiti in 1891-1893.
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