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Which hotel inspired Stephen King for his novel The Shining?
2Stanley Hotel
1Overlook Hotel
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It was during his stay at the Stanley Hotel in 1974 that the writer Stephen King imagined the main lines of the story of the novel Shining (1977) and he was inspired by the premises to create the Overlook Hotel from this novel.
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It was during his stay at the Stanley Hotel in 1974 that the writer Stephen King imagined the main lines of the story of the novel Shining (1977) and he was inspired by the premises to create the Overlook Hotel from this novel.
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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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arts
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What does the right panel in Hieronymus Bosch's triptych The Garden of Earthly Delights represent?
2Hell
1Paradise
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The Garden of Earthly Delights is an oil painting on wood by the Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch. The work is structured in triptychs: Left panel, Paradise, Eve's creation, her presentation to Adam and their union; Central panel, Humanity before the Flood; Right panel, Hell.
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The Garden of Earthly Delights is an oil painting on wood by the Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch. The work is structured in triptychs: Left panel, Paradise, Eve's creation, her presentation to Adam and their union; Central panel, Humanity before the Flood; Right panel, Hell.
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geography
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What is the capital of the Marshall Islands?
1Delap-Uliga-Darrit
2Suva
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Delap-Uliga-Djarrit, named after the atoll on which the city is located, is the capital of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. It is made up of three motus (islets of an atoll), connected to each other by drivable dikes (hence its triple name).
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Delap-Uliga-Djarrit, named after the atoll on which the city is located, is the capital of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. It is made up of three motus (islets of an atoll), connected to each other by drivable dikes (hence its triple name).
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literature
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Which famous play by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was published in 1808?
2Faust
1Divine Comedy
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's famous play Faust, written in 1808, is a two-part work exploring the pact between Faust and Mephistopheles.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's famous play Faust, written in 1808, is a two-part work exploring the pact between Faust and Mephistopheles.
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geography
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What is the capital of East Timor?
1Dili
2Makassar
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Dili is the capital of East Timor on the island of Timor. Dili is an important port and commercial center and is also the capital of the municipality of Dili.
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Dili is the capital of East Timor on the island of Timor. Dili is an important port and commercial center and is also the capital of the municipality of Dili.
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music
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On which album of the American jazz singer and pianist Nat King Cole does the song When I Fall in Love appear?
1Love Is The Thing
2Unforgettable
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When I Fall in Love is a song by Victor Young and Edward Heyman, performed since 1952 by many artists, including Nat King Cole in 1957 on his album Love Is The Thing.
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When I Fall in Love is a song by Victor Young and Edward Heyman, performed since 1952 by many artists, including Nat King Cole in 1957 on his album Love Is The Thing.
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arts
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To which Chinese painter is attributed The Building of the Immortals' Paradise in the Mountain?
1Dong Yuan
2Fan Kuan
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The building of the Immortals' Paradise in the mountain is attributed to Dong Yuan, a Chinese painter active under the Southern Tang Dynasty (937-975). He is considered the father of the Southern School of Chinese painting.
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The building of the Immortals' Paradise in the mountain is attributed to Dong Yuan, a Chinese painter active under the Southern Tang Dynasty (937-975). He is considered the father of the Southern School of Chinese painting.
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arts
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Which Egyptologist made the first translation of the Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead in 1842?
2Karl Richard Lepsius
1Howard Carter
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In 1842, the German Egyptologist Karl Richard Lepsius called Todtenbuch (Book of the Dead) a papyrus kept in the Egyptian Museum of Turin and of which he made a first translation.
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In 1842, the German Egyptologist Karl Richard Lepsius called Todtenbuch (Book of the Dead) a papyrus kept in the Egyptian Museum of Turin and of which he made a first translation.
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geography
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What is the capital of Tanzania?
2Dodoma
1Dar es Salam
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Dodoma is the capital of Tanzania and also the capital of the Dodoma region.
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Dodoma is the capital of Tanzania and also the capital of the Dodoma region.
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