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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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When did the Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League merge?
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21959
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The NBA, a major basketball league, was founded on June 6, 1946 as the BAA and renamed the NBA in 1949 after merging with the NBL.
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The NBA, a major basketball league, was founded on June 6, 1946 as the BAA and renamed the NBA in 1949 after merging with the NBL.
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Which Art Nouveau architect built the Hotel Tassel in Brussels, Belgium?
1Victor Horta
2Louis Sullivan
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The Hotel Tassel is a mansion built between 1892 and 1893 by Victor Horta in Brussels, Belgium.
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The Hotel Tassel is a mansion built between 1892 and 1893 by Victor Horta in Brussels, Belgium.
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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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geography
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What is the capital of Niger?
2Niamey
1Abuja
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Niger's capital is Niamey, a city located along the River Niger in the west of the country.
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Niger's capital is Niamey, a city located along the River Niger in the west of the country.
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What is the capital of Liberia?
2Monrovia
1Libreville
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Monrovia is the capital of Liberia. It is located on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, at the mouth of the St. Paul River on Cape Mesurado.
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Monrovia is the capital of Liberia. It is located on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, at the mouth of the St. Paul River on Cape Mesurado.
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What is the capital of Botswana?
1Gaborone
2Maseru
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Gaborone is the capital of Botswana. Its inhabitants are the Gabonese. It is located in the south-east of Botswana, near the Notwani River, only 15 kilometres from the South African border.
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Gaborone is the capital of Botswana. Its inhabitants are the Gabonese. It is located in the south-east of Botswana, near the Notwani River, only 15 kilometres from the South African border.
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Where is exhibited the work "The Baptism of Christ" by Piero della Francesca?
2The National Gallery
1The Louvre Museum
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The Baptism of Christ (Battesimo di Cristo) is a work by Piero della Francesca made between 1448 and 1450, panel of a triptych, exhibited at the National Gallery in London.
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The Baptism of Christ (Battesimo di Cristo) is a work by Piero della Francesca made between 1448 and 1450, panel of a triptych, exhibited at the National Gallery in London.
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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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Which Duke of Berry ordered the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry in 1410-1411?
2Jean Ier de Berry
1Charles de France
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The Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry is a book of hours commissioned by Duke Jean I of Berry from the brothers Paul, Jean and Herman de Limbourg around 1410-1411 and currently kept at the Musée Condé in Chantilly.
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The Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry is a book of hours commissioned by Duke Jean I of Berry from the brothers Paul, Jean and Herman de Limbourg around 1410-1411 and currently kept at the Musée Condé in Chantilly.
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