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literature
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To which cycle does the novel The Plague by Albert Camus, published in 1947, belong?
2The cycle of revolt
1The cycle of absurd
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Albert Camus' novel The Plague, published in 1947, belongs to the cycle of rebellion, alongside major works such as The Rebel.
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Albert Camus' novel The Plague, published in 1947, belongs to the cycle of rebellion, alongside major works such as The Rebel.
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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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music
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Who plays Billy Shears on the Beatles' concept album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band?
2Ringo Starr
1George Harrison
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the Beatles' eighth studio album. The character Billy Shears (played by Ringo Starr) links the title track to With a Little Help from My Friends.
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the Beatles' eighth studio album. The character Billy Shears (played by Ringo Starr) links the title track to With a Little Help from My Friends.
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sports
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What discipline does the Bulgarian athlete Stefka Kostadinova practice?
1High jump
2Pole Vault
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Bulgarian athlete Stefka Kostadinova competes in the high jump, a discipline in which she still holds the women's world record set in 1987.
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Bulgarian athlete Stefka Kostadinova competes in the high jump, a discipline in which she still holds the women's world record set in 1987.
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history
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Who was Theia in Greek mythology?
1Goddess of Light
2Goddess of Darkness
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In Greek mythology, Theia is a Titanid, daughter of Ouranos and Gaia. She is the goddess of celestial light and mother of Helios, Selene and Eos.
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In Greek mythology, Theia is a Titanid, daughter of Ouranos and Gaia. She is the goddess of celestial light and mother of Helios, Selene and Eos.
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entertainment
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Which school joins Suzy Banner in the film Suspiria by Dario Argento?
1A dance academy
2An art school
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In Dario Argento's Suspiria, Suzy Bannion enters the prestigious Freiburg Dance Academy in Germany.
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In Dario Argento's Suspiria, Suzy Bannion enters the prestigious Freiburg Dance Academy in Germany.
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history
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Who is the last Merovingian king?
2Childeric III
1Clovis III
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Placed on the throne by the mayor of the Pépin le Bref palace, Childéric III was deposed by the same Pépin in November 751 and ended up cloistered in a monastery.
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Placed on the throne by the mayor of the Pépin le Bref palace, Childéric III was deposed by the same Pépin in November 751 and ended up cloistered in a monastery.
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geography
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What is the capital of Tajikistan?
1Dushanbe
2Tashkent
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The capital of Tajikistan is Dushanbe, a city located in the center of the country and bordered by the Pamir Mountains.
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The capital of Tajikistan is Dushanbe, a city located in the center of the country and bordered by the Pamir Mountains.
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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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music
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On which album of the American soul and rhythm and blues band The Temptations does the song Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) appear?
1Greatest Hits II
2Live at London's Talk of the Town
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Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) est un single du groupe The Temptations, sorti en 1970 sur l'album Greatest Hits II.
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Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) est un single du groupe The Temptations, sorti en 1970 sur l'album Greatest Hits II.
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