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history
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During the 1939 Winter War, which country was invaded by the USSR?
1Finland
2Norway
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The Winter War broke out during the Second World War on 30 November 1939 with the Soviet invasion of Finland.
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The Winter War broke out during the Second World War on 30 November 1939 with the Soviet invasion of Finland.
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nature
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What is the name of the American research station located at the South Pole?
1Amundsen-Scott
2Robert Falcon Scott
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The Amundsen-Scott Antarctic Base is an American research station located about 250 metres from the South Pole.
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The Amundsen-Scott Antarctic Base is an American research station located about 250 metres from the South Pole.
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geography
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In which county of England is the Stonehenge megalithic monument located?
2Wiltshire
1Cheshire
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Stonehenge is located in the county of Wiltshire, England. This famous megalithic monument attracts millions of visitors every year and remains an archaeological mystery.
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Stonehenge is located in the county of Wiltshire, England. This famous megalithic monument attracts millions of visitors every year and remains an archaeological mystery.
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music
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What is the country of origin of the garage rock band The Monks?
2Federal Republic of Germany
1German Democratic Republic
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The Monks is an American garage rock band from Gelnhausen, West Germany. Gary Burger, Dave Day, Eddie Shaw, Larry Clark and Roger Johnston were originally five American GIs based in Gelnhausen in 1963. After leaving the army, they stayed in Germany where they formed a band first called The Torquays, then The Monks.
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The Monks is an American garage rock band from Gelnhausen, West Germany. Gary Burger, Dave Day, Eddie Shaw, Larry Clark and Roger Johnston were originally five American GIs based in Gelnhausen in 1963. After leaving the army, they stayed in Germany where they formed a band first called The Torquays, then The Monks.
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music
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How old was Joan Baez when she recorded her first album?
219 years old
116 years old
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Joan Baez was 19 when she recorded her first album, simply entitled Joan Baez, which was released in 1960.
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Joan Baez was 19 when she recorded her first album, simply entitled Joan Baez, which was released in 1960.
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sciences
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Which physicist made the first radiograph in 1895?
2Wilhelm Rรถntgen
1Pierre Curie
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The first radiograph in history was taken on December 22, 1895 on the hand of Anna Bertha Rรถntgen, the wife of Dr. Rรถntgen, 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 Rรถntgen, the wife of Dr. Rรถntgen, the discoverer of X-rays.
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literature
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When was Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray published?
2Victorian Era
1Edwardian Era
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Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray was first published in 1890, in the Victorian era, in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine.
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Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray was first published in 1890, in the Victorian era, in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine.
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arts
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To which artistic movement does Edward Hopper's Nighthawks belong?
2American Realism
1American Expressionism
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Nighthawks is a 1942 painting by Edward Hopper, an American naturalist and realist painter whose subjects were loneliness and alienation of the individual in American society.
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Nighthawks is a 1942 painting by Edward Hopper, an American naturalist and realist painter whose subjects were loneliness and alienation of the individual in American society.
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history
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When did the fleet led by Fernand de Magellan weigh anchor in Seville?
21519
11419
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Fernand de Magellan's fleet set sail from Seville on 10 August 1519.
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Fernand de Magellan's fleet set sail from Seville on 10 August 1519.
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geography
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Where does the River Ganges flow?
2Bay of Bengal
1Arabian Sea
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The Ganges flows into the Bay of Bengal, forming with the Brahmaputra the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta, the largest delta in the world.
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The Ganges flows into the Bay of Bengal, forming with the Brahmaputra the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta, the largest delta in the world.
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