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When was the Dutch East India Company founded?
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21799
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The Dutch East India Company is a trading company established by the United Provinces in 1602. For almost two centuries it was one of the pillars of the power of Dutch capitalism and imperialism. Dissolved in 1799, the company is known to have been one of the most powerful capitalist enterprises that ever existed, contributing greatly to the history of stock exchanges.
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The Dutch East India Company is a trading company established by the United Provinces in 1602. For almost two centuries it was one of the pillars of the power of Dutch capitalism and imperialism. Dissolved in 1799, the company is known to have been one of the most powerful capitalist enterprises that ever existed, contributing greatly to the history of stock exchanges.
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music
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Which John Coltrane concept album recorded in 1964 is one of his greatest masterpieces?
1A Love Supreme
2Coltrane Plays the Blues
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A Love Supreme is a concept album by John Coltrane recorded in 1964. It is considered to be a major jazz album, one of his greatest masterpieces, one of the best known and most accessible.
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A Love Supreme is a concept album by John Coltrane recorded in 1964. It is considered to be a major jazz album, one of his greatest masterpieces, one of the best known and most accessible.
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literature
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Who is the main character in J. D. Salinger's American novel Catcher in the Rye?
1Holden Caulfield
2Teddy McArdle
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The main character in J. D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye is Holden Caulfield, a teenager searching for meaning and truth in a world he rejects.
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The main character in J. D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye is Holden Caulfield, a teenager searching for meaning and truth in a world he rejects.
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arts
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Which Egyptologist made the first translation of the Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead in 1842?
2Karl Richard Lepsius
1Howard Carter
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In 1842, the German Egyptologist Karl Richard Lepsius called Todtenbuch (Book of the Dead) a papyrus kept in the Egyptian Museum of Turin and of which he made a first translation.
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In 1842, the German Egyptologist Karl Richard Lepsius called Todtenbuch (Book of the Dead) a papyrus kept in the Egyptian Museum of Turin and of which he made a first translation.
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geography
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What is the capital of Papua New Guinea?
2Port Moresby
1Palikir
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Port Moresby is the capital of Papua New Guinea and its central province. It is located on the shores of the Gulf of Papua. The site was discovered in 1873 by English Captain John Moresby and the city was founded ten years later. It was an important allied base during the Second World War.
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Port Moresby is the capital of Papua New Guinea and its central province. It is located on the shores of the Gulf of Papua. The site was discovered in 1873 by English Captain John Moresby and the city was founded ten years later. It was an important allied base during the Second World War.
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geography
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Where in Iran is the Masjid-i Shah Mosque located?
1Isfahan
2Tehran
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The Shah's Mosque is a religious building in Isfahan, built for the Safavid ruler Shah Abbas I between 1612 and 1630 by Muhibb al-Din al-Kula and Ustad ali Akbar Isfahani.
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The Shah's Mosque is a religious building in Isfahan, built for the Safavid ruler Shah Abbas I between 1612 and 1630 by Muhibb al-Din al-Kula and Ustad ali Akbar Isfahani.
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geography
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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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geography
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On which island in Hawaii are the Haiku Stairs?
2Oahu
1Maui
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Haiku Stairs, also known as the Stairway to Heaven, is a steep hiking trail on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. A total of 3,922 steps extend along the Oahu Ko'olau Mountain Range.
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Haiku Stairs, also known as the Stairway to Heaven, is a steep hiking trail on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. A total of 3,922 steps extend along the Oahu Ko'olau Mountain Range.
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sports
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Who is Andre Agassi's opponent in the 1999 French Open final?
1Andreï Medvedev
2Pete Sampras
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Andre Agassi faced Ukraine's Andrei Medvedev in the final of the 1999 French Open, winning his first and only title in Paris.
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Andre Agassi faced Ukraine's Andrei Medvedev in the final of the 1999 French Open, winning his first and only title in Paris.
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nature
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What is the loudest volcanic eruption?
1Krakatoa
2Merapi
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The eruption of Krakatoa in Indonesia on 27 August 1883, where the explosion was heard as far as Rodrigues Island, 500 kilometres east of Mauritius.
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The eruption of Krakatoa in Indonesia on 27 August 1883, where the explosion was heard as far as Rodrigues Island, 500 kilometres east of Mauritius.
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