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What atmospheric phenomenon has been reported by amateurs and then by NASA in 2015?
2Steve
1Novaya Zemlya
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Steve, Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement by retroacronymy, is a luminous phenomenon reported from 2015 onwards. It takes the form of a thin bright purple ribbon associated with green, adopting an east-west alignment. Its appearance is thus reminiscent of a polar aurora, although it is observed below the auroral zone.
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Steve, Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement by retroacronymy, is a luminous phenomenon reported from 2015 onwards. It takes the form of a thin bright purple ribbon associated with green, adopting an east-west alignment. Its appearance is thus reminiscent of a polar aurora, although it is observed below the auroral zone.
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sports
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At which Olympic Games is Allyson Felix voted IAAF Female Athlete of the Year?
1London 2012 Olympic Games
2Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games
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Allyson Felix was voted IAAF Female Athlete of the Year in 2012, following her outstanding performance at the London Olympics that same year.
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Allyson Felix was voted IAAF Female Athlete of the Year in 2012, following her outstanding performance at the London Olympics that same year.
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history
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When was the episode of the Soissons Vase held?
2487
1387
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The episode of the Soissons vase takes place in 486, after Clovis' victory over Syagrius, marking a key event in Merovingian history.
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The episode of the Soissons vase takes place in 486, after Clovis' victory over Syagrius, marking a key event in Merovingian history.
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music
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How many musicians appear on Miles Davis' album Birth of the Cool?
29
15
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Birth of the Cool is a jazz album by Miles Davis released in 1957. It is a nonet (nine musicians), whose each section must imitate, in the spirit of its creators, one of the registers of the human voice.
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Birth of the Cool is a jazz album by Miles Davis released in 1957. It is a nonet (nine musicians), whose each section must imitate, in the spirit of its creators, one of the registers of the human voice.
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arts
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Where is the work The Matchmaker painted by Gerard van Honthorst exhibited?
1Centraal Museum, Utrecht
2Mauritshuis, The Hague
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The Matchmaker is a painting by the Utrecht painter Gerrit van Honthorst, acquired in 1951 by the Centraal Museum in Utrecht.
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The Matchmaker is a painting by the Utrecht painter Gerrit van Honthorst, acquired in 1951 by the Centraal Museum in Utrecht.
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music
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Who was behind the formation of the American rock band Buffalo Springfield?
1Stephen Stills
2Neil Young
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The American rock band Buffalo Springfield was formed in 1966 by Stephen Stills and Neil Young, who were joined by Richie Furay, Bruce Palmer, and Dewey Martin.
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The American rock band Buffalo Springfield was formed in 1966 by Stephen Stills and Neil Young, who were joined by Richie Furay, Bruce Palmer, and Dewey Martin.
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arts
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What is the city of origin of the Spanish painter Joan de Joanes?
2Valence
1Madrid
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Joan de Joanes is a Spanish painter considered the most important painter of his time in Valencia (1507-1579), he is nicknamed the second Raphael. He devoted himself mainly to religious painting.
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Joan de Joanes is a Spanish painter considered the most important painter of his time in Valencia (1507-1579), he is nicknamed the second Raphael. He devoted himself mainly to religious painting.
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entertainment
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In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, who is the new professor of defense against the forces of evil?
2Gilderoy Lockhart
1Quirinus Quirrell
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In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Gilderoy Lockhart becomes the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts.
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In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Gilderoy Lockhart becomes the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts.
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literature
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Which collection of Washington Irving contains The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?
2The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent
1The Crayon Miscellany
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a short story by Washington Irving, taken from his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, published in 1820.
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a short story by Washington Irving, taken from his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, published in 1820.
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music
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Which jazz movement has Thelonious Monk particularly influenced?
1Bebop
2Ragtime
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Thelonious Monk had a profound influence on bebop, the jazz movement born in the 1940s that revolutionized harmony, rhythm and improvisation.
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Thelonious Monk had a profound influence on bebop, the jazz movement born in the 1940s that revolutionized harmony, rhythm and improvisation.
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