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geography
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What is the capital of Malawi?
2Lilongwe
1Harare
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Lilongwe is the capital of Malawi. The city is located in the southwest of the country, west of Lake Malawi near the border between Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia.
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Lilongwe is the capital of Malawi. The city is located in the southwest of the country, west of Lake Malawi near the border between Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia.
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arts
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Where is exhibited the work Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time painted by Agnolo Bronzino?
2National Gallery, London
1Uffizi Gallery, Florence
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The Allegory of the Triumph of Venus is an allegorical painting made around 1545 by the Florentine painter Agnolo Bronzino. It is currently housed in the National Gallery in London.
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The Allegory of the Triumph of Venus is an allegorical painting made around 1545 by the Florentine painter Agnolo Bronzino. It is currently housed in the National Gallery in London.
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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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In 1686, German scientist Otto von Guericke invented the air pump, a revolutionary device for studying vacuum and atmospheric pressure.
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In 1686, German scientist Otto von Guericke invented the air pump, a revolutionary device for studying vacuum and atmospheric pressure.
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history
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Who was murdered by James Earl Ray?
1Martin Luther King
2John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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James Earl Ray (born in Alton, Illinois on March 10, 1928 and died in Nashville on April 23, 1998) is an American criminal, sentenced to 99 years in prison for the murder on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee, of Pastor Martin Luther King Jr., winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
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James Earl Ray (born in Alton, Illinois on March 10, 1928 and died in Nashville on April 23, 1998) is an American criminal, sentenced to 99 years in prison for the murder on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee, of Pastor Martin Luther King Jr., winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
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arts
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In which villa in Florence was Sandro Botticelli's Primavera found?
1Villa Medicea di Castello
2Villa Medicea di Careggi
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Spring is an allegorical painting by Sandro Botticelli, executed in tempera on wooden panels between 1478 and 1482, during the First Renaissance. This work was found in the Medici villa in Castello of its patron Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de Medici.
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Spring is an allegorical painting by Sandro Botticelli, executed in tempera on wooden panels between 1478 and 1482, during the First Renaissance. This work was found in the Medici villa in Castello of its patron Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de Medici.
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history
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How many texts contain the Nuremberg Laws passed by Hitler in 1935?
13
25
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The Nuremberg Laws of 1935 include two official racial texts, but a third, on the flag, was promulgated on the same day as a symbolic gesture.
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The Nuremberg Laws of 1935 include two official racial texts, but a third, on the flag, was promulgated on the same day as a symbolic gesture.
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geography
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What is the capital of Turkmenistan?
1Ashgabat
2Dushanbe
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Ashgabat is the main city and capital of Turkmenistan in Central Asia. It is located in an oasis in the Karakum Desert, at the foot of the Kopet-Dag mountain range, near the Iranian border.
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Ashgabat is the main city and capital of Turkmenistan in Central Asia. It is located in an oasis in the Karakum Desert, at the foot of the Kopet-Dag mountain range, near the Iranian border.
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sciences
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On which French river did Claude François Jouffroy d'Abbans' steamer Palmipède sail in 1776?
1The Doubs
2The Durance
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The French steamboat the Palmipède of Claude François Jouffroy d'Abbans which sailed on the Doubs in 1776 was one of the very first versions of a steam boat.
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The French steamboat the Palmipède of Claude François Jouffroy d'Abbans which sailed on the Doubs in 1776 was one of the very first versions of a steam boat.
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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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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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