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literature
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In which village is Gabriel García Márquez's novel One Hundred Years of Solitude set?
2Macondo
1Aracataca
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Gabriel García Márquez's novel One Hundred Years of Solitude is set in the fictional village of Macondo, founded by the Buendía family in Colombia.
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Gabriel García Márquez's novel One Hundred Years of Solitude is set in the fictional village of Macondo, founded by the Buendía family in Colombia.
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sciences
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Which experimental plane broke the sound barrier on October 14, 1947?
1Bell X-1
2Messerschmitt Me 163
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Bell X-1 was the first aircraft to break the sound barrier in horizontal flight (October 14, 1947). Developed specifically for this purpose as part of the USAAF and NACA (NASA's predecessor) X-Planes research program, it is built by Bell Aircraft Corporation.
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Bell X-1 was the first aircraft to break the sound barrier in horizontal flight (October 14, 1947). Developed specifically for this purpose as part of the USAAF and NACA (NASA's predecessor) X-Planes research program, it is built by Bell Aircraft Corporation.
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sciences
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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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music
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What is the first album of the American rock/folk/psychedelic band Country Joe and the Fish?
1Electric Music for the Mind and Body
2I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die
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Electric Music for the Mind and Body is Country Joe and the Fish's first album and one of the first psychedelic albums to come out of San Francisco in 1967.
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Electric Music for the Mind and Body is Country Joe and the Fish's first album and one of the first psychedelic albums to come out of San Francisco in 1967.
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music
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Which title of the English rock band T. Rex was added to the re-release of the album Tanx in 1994?
120th Century Boy
2Jeepster
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20th Century Boy is a song by the band T. Rex written and composed by Marc Bolan. It was released as a single in 1973, but did not appear on the Tanx album released the same year. It was included in the album when it was re-released in 1994.
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20th Century Boy is a song by the band T. Rex written and composed by Marc Bolan. It was released as a single in 1973, but did not appear on the Tanx album released the same year. It was included in the album when it was re-released in 1994.
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history
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When was the Indochinese Union founded?
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11858
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French Indochina is a territory of the former French colonial empire, of which it was the richest and most populated possession. Officially called the Indochinese Union and then the Indochinese Federation, it was founded in 1887 and, until its disappearance in 1954, brought together various entities owned or dominated by France in the Far East.
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French Indochina is a territory of the former French colonial empire, of which it was the richest and most populated possession. Officially called the Indochinese Union and then the Indochinese Federation, it was founded in 1887 and, until its disappearance in 1954, brought together various entities owned or dominated by France in the Far East.
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geography
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What is the capital of Togo?
2Lomé
1Accra
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Lomé is the capital and main city of Togo. It is located in the extreme southwest of the country, along the coast of the Gulf of Guinea.
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Lomé is the capital and main city of Togo. It is located in the extreme southwest of the country, along the coast of the Gulf of Guinea.
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sciences
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Which scientist invented the air pump in 1686?
2Otto von Guericke
1Robert Boyle
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Otto von Guericke is a German scientist, inventor and politician. His main scientific contribution concerns the physics of the vacuum. He is the inventor of the air pump, the ancestor of the vacuum pump, consisting of a piston, a cylinder and a non-return valve, designed to extract air.
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Otto von Guericke is a German scientist, inventor and politician. His main scientific contribution concerns the physics of the vacuum. He is the inventor of the air pump, the ancestor of the vacuum pump, consisting of a piston, a cylinder and a non-return valve, designed to extract air.
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arts
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Who made the Discobolus?
1Myron
2Polykleitos
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The Discobolus is a sculpture created by the Greek sculptor Myron around 450 BC, depicting an athlete throwing a discus.
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The Discobolus is a sculpture created by the Greek sculptor Myron around 450 BC, depicting an athlete throwing a discus.
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arts
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What Egyptian tomb did the Basin Garden adorn?
2Tomb of Nebamun
1Tomb of Ahmose
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The best known paintings of the Tomb of Nebamon include Nebamon's bird hunting in the marshes, dancers at a banquet and a pond in a garden.
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The best known paintings of the Tomb of Nebamon include Nebamon's bird hunting in the marshes, dancers at a banquet and a pond in a garden.
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