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literature
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Which famous play by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was published in 1808?
2Faust
1Divine Comedy
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's famous play Faust, written in 1808, is a two-part work exploring the pact between Faust and Mephistopheles.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's famous play Faust, written in 1808, is a two-part work exploring the pact between Faust and Mephistopheles.
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sciences
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Which research area was voted Method of the Year by Nature Methods 2010?
2Optogenetics
1Quantitative genetics
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In 2010, the scientific journal Nature Methods named optogenetics “method of the year,” a major breakthrough for the study of the brain and neurons.
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In 2010, the scientific journal Nature Methods named optogenetics “method of the year,” a major breakthrough for the study of the brain and neurons.
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sports
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What was Christine Caron's swim club?
2RCF Paris
1CN Marseille
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Christine Caron, a talented French swimmer of the 1960s, trained at Racing Club de France, one of the most prestigious clubs in Paris.
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Christine Caron, a talented French swimmer of the 1960s, trained at Racing Club de France, one of the most prestigious clubs in Paris.
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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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music
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What is the first band of the American singer James Brown?
1The Famous Flames
2The J.B.'s
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James Brown began his career as a gospel singer in Georgia before joining and becoming the figurehead of a vocal R&B group called The Famous Flames.
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James Brown began his career as a gospel singer in Georgia before joining and becoming the figurehead of a vocal R&B group called The Famous Flames.
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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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Catcher in the Rye is a novel by the American J. D. Salinger published on July 16, 1951. Written in the first person, it relates three days in the life of Holden Caulfield. The teenager is expelled from Pencey Prep High School on the eve of Christmas holidays and wanders alone in New York City.
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Catcher in the Rye is a novel by the American J. D. Salinger published on July 16, 1951. Written in the first person, it relates three days in the life of Holden Caulfield. The teenager is expelled from Pencey Prep High School on the eve of Christmas holidays and wanders alone in New York City.
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arts
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In which Italian basilica is exposed the Annunciation realized by Pietro Cavallini?
1Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere
2Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
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Pietro Cavallini is an Italian painter and mosaicist of the pre-Renaissance Roman school of the Trecento. The decorative cycle of the mosaics of Santa Maria del Trastevere represents the episodes of the life of the Virgin Mary.
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Pietro Cavallini is an Italian painter and mosaicist of the pre-Renaissance Roman school of the Trecento. The decorative cycle of the mosaics of Santa Maria del Trastevere represents the episodes of the life of the Virgin Mary.
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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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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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music
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Who composed the music for the film Shadows by John Cassavetes?
2Charlie Mingus
1Miles Davis
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Charlie Mingus is an American double bassist, composer and jazz pianist. In 1959 Mingus composed the music for the film Shadows by John Cassavetes.
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Charlie Mingus is an American double bassist, composer and jazz pianist. In 1959 Mingus composed the music for the film Shadows by John Cassavetes.
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