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What battle ends the Hundred Years' War?
2Battle of Castillon
1Battle of Azincourt
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The Battle of Castillon, which took place on July 17, 1453, put an end to the Hundred Years' War. It marked the decisive victory of the French over the English.
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The Battle of Castillon, which took place on July 17, 1453, put an end to the Hundred Years' War. It marked the decisive victory of the French over the English.
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entertainment
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Where was the Franco-American film Nanook of the North directed by Robert Flaherty filmed?
2Port Harrison
1Kivalliq
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The film shows the way of life of an Inuit family from the Port Harrison region, on the east coast of Hudson Bay in Canada: navigation methods, hunting and fishing, building an igloo...
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The film shows the way of life of an Inuit family from the Port Harrison region, on the east coast of Hudson Bay in Canada: navigation methods, hunting and fishing, building an igloo...
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sciences
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What is the name of the chemical symbol F?
1Fluorine
2Francium
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In Mendeleyev's periodic table of elements, F is the symbol for the chemical element Fluorine!
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In Mendeleyev's periodic table of elements, F is the symbol for the chemical element Fluorine!
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geography
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What is the capital of Zimbabwe?
1Harare
2Lusaka
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Harare is a city in southern Africa, the capital and the center of commercial activities in Zimbabwe.
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Harare is a city in southern Africa, the capital and the center of commercial activities in Zimbabwe.
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literature
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Who is the main character in Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Russian novel Crime and Punishment?
2Rodion Raskolnikov
1Pierre Bezukhov
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The main character in Dostoyevsky's novel Crime and Punishment is Rodion Raskolnikov, a poor student plagued by guilt after committing murder.
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The main character in Dostoyevsky's novel Crime and Punishment is Rodion Raskolnikov, a poor student plagued by guilt after committing murder.
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literature
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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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entertainment
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In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, who is the champion of Durmstrang?
2Viktor Krum
1Cedric Diggory
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In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Durmstrang's champion for the Three Wizards Tournament is Viktor Krum, the famous Quidditch catcher.
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In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Durmstrang's champion for the Three Wizards Tournament is Viktor Krum, the famous Quidditch catcher.
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sciences
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Which Martian crater was chosen as the landing site for Curiosity on the Mars Science Laboratory mission?
2Gale
1Bonneville
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Gale is an impact crater about 155 km in diameter located on the planet Mars. The crater was selected by NASA in July 2011 as the landing site for the Curiosity rover of the Mars Science Laboratory mission.
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Gale is an impact crater about 155 km in diameter located on the planet Mars. The crater was selected by NASA in July 2011 as the landing site for the Curiosity rover of the Mars Science Laboratory mission.
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history
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When was the Dutch East India Company founded?
11602
21799
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The Dutch East India Company is a trading company established by the United Provinces in 1602. For almost two centuries it was one of the pillars of the power of Dutch capitalism and imperialism. Dissolved in 1799, the company is known to have been one of the most powerful capitalist enterprises that ever existed, contributing greatly to the history of stock exchanges.
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The Dutch East India Company is a trading company established by the United Provinces in 1602. For almost two centuries it was one of the pillars of the power of Dutch capitalism and imperialism. Dissolved in 1799, the company is known to have been one of the most powerful capitalist enterprises that ever existed, contributing greatly to the history of stock exchanges.
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arts
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Which artist created the cycle of frescoes in the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua?
2Giotto
1Cimabue
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The Scrovegni Chapel is a single nave chapel entirely covered with paintings whose colours are in a remarkable state of preservation. Giotto completed a complex programme covering the New Testament and two apocryphal sources.
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The Scrovegni Chapel is a single nave chapel entirely covered with paintings whose colours are in a remarkable state of preservation. Giotto completed a complex programme covering the New Testament and two apocryphal sources.
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