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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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entertainment
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When was Alfred Hitchcock's American film North by Northwest released?
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Alfred Hitchcock's 1959 American film North By Northwest marked a major turning point in the spy thriller genre.
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Alfred Hitchcock's 1959 American film North By Northwest marked a major turning point in the spy thriller genre.
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geography
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Where in the United Arab Emirates is the Sheikh Zayed Mosque located?
1Abu Dhabi
2Dubai
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The Sheikh Zayed Mosque, with a total area of 22,412 square meters and a capacity to accommodate up to 40,000 visitors, is the largest mosque in the United Arab Emirates and the ninth largest in the world. It is located in Abu Dhabi, east of the capital of the same name, 10 km from St. Joseph's Cathedral.
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The Sheikh Zayed Mosque, with a total area of 22,412 square meters and a capacity to accommodate up to 40,000 visitors, is the largest mosque in the United Arab Emirates and the ninth largest in the world. It is located in Abu Dhabi, east of the capital of the same name, 10 km from St. Joseph's Cathedral.
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music
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Which label was founded by Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin in 1960?
2Reprise Records
1Rat Pack
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Reprise Records is an American record company owned by Warner Music Group founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.
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Reprise Records is an American record company owned by Warner Music Group founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.
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history
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What was the German political regime from 1871 to 1918?
2German Empire
1German Confederation
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The German Reich is the political regime of Germany from 1871 to 1918. As Germany's historic nation-state, the German Reich is an authoritarian parliamentary monarchy with a federal territorial organization. This regime followed the dissolution of the German Confederation (1815-1866).
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The German Reich is the political regime of Germany from 1871 to 1918. As Germany's historic nation-state, the German Reich is an authoritarian parliamentary monarchy with a federal territorial organization. This regime followed the dissolution of the German Confederation (1815-1866).
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geography
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What is the capital of Haiti?
2Port-au-Prince
1Cayenne
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Port-au-Prince is the capital of Haiti, located on the bay of the same name. Founded in 1749, it is the country's political, economic and cultural center.
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Port-au-Prince is the capital of Haiti, located on the bay of the same name. Founded in 1749, it is the country's political, economic and cultural center.
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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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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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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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arts
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Where is exhibited the work A Dance to the Music of Time painted by Nicolas Poussin?
2Wallace Collection, London
1National Gallery, London
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A Dance to the Music of Time is a painting created by Nicolas Poussin between 1633 and 1634. This painting is exhibited at the Wallace Collection in London.
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A Dance to the Music of Time is a painting created by Nicolas Poussin between 1633 and 1634. This painting is exhibited at the Wallace Collection in London.
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