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geography
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What is the highest peak of the Drakensberg Mountains?
2Njesuthi
1Kilimandjaro
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The Drakensberg Mountains, which culminate in Njesuthi (3,408 metres above sea level), cross South Africa from south to northeast.
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The Drakensberg Mountains, which culminate in Njesuthi (3,408 metres above sea level), cross South Africa from south to northeast.
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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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geography
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What is the maximum depth of the Baltic Sea?
1459 meters
2859 meters
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The Baltic Sea has an average depth of around 55 meters, with a maximum depth of 459 meters in the Landsort Trough off the Swedish coast.
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The Baltic Sea has an average depth of around 55 meters, with a maximum depth of 459 meters in the Landsort Trough off the Swedish coast.
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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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music
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Who is the founding member of the American psychedelic rock band 13th Floor Elevators?
2Roky Erickson
1John Ike Walton
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Roky Erickson is an American guitarist and composer, known as a founding member of the 13th Floor Elevators and author of You're Gonna Miss Me.
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Roky Erickson is an American guitarist and composer, known as a founding member of the 13th Floor Elevators and author of You're Gonna Miss Me.
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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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sciences
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What is the first civilian nuclear power plant in the world?
2Obninsk
1Beznau
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The Obninsk nuclear power plant was built in the "Scientific City" of Obninsk in Kaluga oblast. It is the first civil nuclear power station in the world. It was operational from 1951 to 2002, although electricity production for the power grid ceased in 1959.
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The Obninsk nuclear power plant was built in the "Scientific City" of Obninsk in Kaluga oblast. It is the first civil nuclear power station in the world. It was operational from 1951 to 2002, although electricity production for the power grid ceased in 1959.
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geography
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What is the capital of Cameroon?
2YaoundΓ©
1N'DjamΓ©na
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YaoundΓ©, known as the city of seven hills, is the political and administrative capital of Cameroon, located in the Centre region.
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YaoundΓ©, known as the city of seven hills, is the political and administrative capital of Cameroon, located in the Centre region.
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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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history
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When did the separation of the Churches of East and West take place?
11054
21154
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The schism of 1054, also known as the Great Schism, marked the definitive separation between the Eastern Church (Orthodox) and the Western Church (Catholic).
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The schism of 1054, also known as the Great Schism, marked the definitive separation between the Eastern Church (Orthodox) and the Western Church (Catholic).
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