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Which song by American folk singer Pete Seeger was covered by the Byrds in 1965?
2Turn! Turn! Turn!
1Eight Miles High
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Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) is a song written in the late 1950s by American folk singer Pete Seeger. His most famous version is the folk rock cover of the band The Byrds in late 1965.
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Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) is a song written in the late 1950s by American folk singer Pete Seeger. His most famous version is the folk rock cover of the band The Byrds in late 1965.
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geography
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Which country is landlocked in South Africa?
1Lesotho
2Malawi
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Lesotho is a landlocked country entirely surrounded by the territory of South Africa, known for its mountains and high altitude.
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Lesotho is a landlocked country entirely surrounded by the territory of South Africa, known for its mountains and high altitude.
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arts
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How many versions of Edvard Munch's Scream exist?
25
13
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The Scream is an expressionist work by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, of which there are five versions (two paintings, one pastel, one pencil and one lithograph) produced between 1893 and 1917. Symbolizing modern man caught up in an existential crisis of anguish, it is considered to be the artist's most important work.
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The Scream is an expressionist work by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, of which there are five versions (two paintings, one pastel, one pencil and one lithograph) produced between 1893 and 1917. Symbolizing modern man caught up in an existential crisis of anguish, it is considered to be the artist's most important work.
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music
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On which Johnny Cash's album does the song I Walk The Line appear?
2With His Hot And Blue Guitar
1Orange Blossom Special
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I Walk the Line is a song written by Johnny Cash and recorded in 1956 on his album With His Hot And Blue Guitar.
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I Walk the Line is a song written by Johnny Cash and recorded in 1956 on his album With His Hot And Blue Guitar.
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music
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What is the country of origin of ethno-jazz singer and political activist Miriam Makeba?
2South Africa
1Cape Verde
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Miriam Makeba, nicknamed Mama Africa, was born in South Africa. She is known for her political commitment against apartheid and her ethno-jazz music.
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Miriam Makeba, nicknamed Mama Africa, was born in South Africa. She is known for her political commitment against apartheid and her ethno-jazz music.
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history
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Who is the goddess Nyx?
2Goddess of the night
1Goddess of Dawn
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In Greek mythology, Nyx is the primordial goddess of the night, mother of Hypnos (sleep) and Thanatos (death), feared even by Zeus.
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In Greek mythology, Nyx is the primordial goddess of the night, mother of Hypnos (sleep) and Thanatos (death), feared even by Zeus.
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literature
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Which novel character was created by Gaston Leroux in 1907?
2Joseph Rouletabille
1Herlock Sholmès
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The novel character created in 1907 by Gaston Leroux is Joseph Rouletabille, the young reporter-detective who appears in The Mystery of the Yellow Room.
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The novel character created in 1907 by Gaston Leroux is Joseph Rouletabille, the young reporter-detective who appears in The Mystery of the Yellow Room.
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geography
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In which country is the Salar de Uyuni located?
1Bolivia
2Chile
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The Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt desert, is located in the south-western Bolivian department of PotosΓ, at an altitude of 3,656 metres.
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The Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt desert, is located in the south-western Bolivian department of PotosΓ, at an altitude of 3,656 metres.
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literature
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Which novel by John Steinbeck was published in 1937?
2Of Mice and Men
1The Grapes of Wrath
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John Steinbeck's 1937 novel Of Mice and Men tells the touching story of two itinerant workers during the Great Depression.
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John Steinbeck's 1937 novel Of Mice and Men tells the touching story of two itinerant workers during the Great Depression.
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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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