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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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sciences
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What is a Pascaline?
1A mechanical calculator
2A mechanical clock
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The Pascaline is a mechanical calculator invented in 1642 by Blaise Pascal to help his father, a tax collector, perform addition and subtraction calculations.
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The Pascaline is a mechanical calculator invented in 1642 by Blaise Pascal to help his father, a tax collector, perform addition and subtraction calculations.
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nature
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What gas forms frozen bubbles in the waters of Canadian Lake Abraham?
2Methane
1Carbon Dioxide
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Lake Abraham is a Canadian man-made lake that was created in 1972. When decaying plants on the lakebed release methane, the trapped gas causes frozen bubbles to form under the ice on the surface of the lake.
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Lake Abraham is a Canadian man-made lake that was created in 1972. When decaying plants on the lakebed release methane, the trapped gas causes frozen bubbles to form under the ice on the surface of the lake.
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geography
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What is the capital of Myanmar?
2Naypyidaw
1Hanoi
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Naypyidaw has been the capital of Myanmar since November 2005. The name Naypyidaw replaces the name Pyinmana, which was the name of the city before it was designated as the country's capital.
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Naypyidaw has been the capital of Myanmar since November 2005. The name Naypyidaw replaces the name Pyinmana, which was the name of the city before it was designated as the country's capital.
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entertainment
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Who created the movie Ratatouille?
1Brad Bird
2Pete Docter
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Ratatouille, created by Brad Bird, produced by Pixar and Walt Disney Pictures and released in 2007, tells the story of a rat who dreams of becoming a chef.
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Ratatouille, created by Brad Bird, produced by Pixar and Walt Disney Pictures and released in 2007, tells the story of a rat who dreams of becoming a chef.
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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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entertainment
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When did Disneyland open?
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21965
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Disneyland opened on July 17, 1955 in Anaheim, California, becoming the first theme park of its kind in the world.
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Disneyland opened on July 17, 1955 in Anaheim, California, becoming the first theme park of its kind in the world.
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literature
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Who is the narrator of Bret Easton Ellis' novel American Psycho?
1Patrick Bateman
2Timothy Price
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The narrator of Bret Easton Ellis' novel American Psycho is Patrick Bateman, a young New York investment banker and serial killer.
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The narrator of Bret Easton Ellis' novel American Psycho is Patrick Bateman, a young New York investment banker and serial killer.
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arts
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Where did Eugène Viollet-le-Duc go into exile?
2Switzerland
1Germany
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Eugène Viollet-le-Duc went into exile in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1871, after the Paris Commune, where he continued his work as an architect.
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Eugène Viollet-le-Duc went into exile in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1871, after the Paris Commune, where he continued his work as an architect.
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nature
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Are sperm whales mysticetes or odontocetes?
2Odontocetes
1Mysticetes
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Sperm whales are odontocetes. Unlike mysticetes, they have teeth and are the largest members of this cetacean suborder.
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Sperm whales are odontocetes. Unlike mysticetes, they have teeth and are the largest members of this cetacean suborder.
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