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To which Chinese painter is attributed The Building of the Immortals' Paradise in the Mountain?
1Dong Yuan
2Fan Kuan
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The building of the Immortals' Paradise in the mountain is attributed to Dong Yuan, a Chinese painter active under the Southern Tang Dynasty (937-975). He is considered the father of the Southern School of Chinese painting.
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The building of the Immortals' Paradise in the mountain is attributed to Dong Yuan, a Chinese painter active under the Southern Tang Dynasty (937-975). He is considered the father of the Southern School of Chinese painting.
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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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literature
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Which hotel inspired Stephen King for his novel The Shining?
2Stanley Hotel
1Overlook Hotel
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It was during his stay at the Stanley Hotel in 1974 that the writer Stephen King imagined the main lines of the story of the novel Shining (1977) and he was inspired by the premises to create the Overlook Hotel from this novel.
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It was during his stay at the Stanley Hotel in 1974 that the writer Stephen King imagined the main lines of the story of the novel Shining (1977) and he was inspired by the premises to create the Overlook Hotel from this novel.
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geography
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What is the capital of Zimbabwe?
1Harare
2Lusaka
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Harare is a city in southern Africa, the capital and the center of commercial activities in Zimbabwe.
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Harare is a city in southern Africa, the capital and the center of commercial activities in Zimbabwe.
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entertainment
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When was the film Lawrence of Arabia directed by David Lean released?
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The film Lawrence of Arabia, directed by David Lean, was released in 1962 and has become a classic of epic cinema, recounting the life of T. E. Lawrence.
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The film Lawrence of Arabia, directed by David Lean, was released in 1962 and has become a classic of epic cinema, recounting the life of T. E. Lawrence.
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sciences
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Which James Watt employee was involved in the discovery of lighting gas?
2William Murdoch
1John Roebuck
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It was William Murdoch, an employee and collaborator of James Watt, who contributed to the discovery of lighting gas at the end of the 18th century.
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It was William Murdoch, an employee and collaborator of James Watt, who contributed to the discovery of lighting gas at the end of the 18th century.
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nature
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How do bellflowers reproduce?
2Hermaphroditism
1Gonochorism
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Bellflowers are perennial or biennial herbaceous plants of the family Campanulaceae. Their flowers, blue, purple or white, are hermaphroditic.
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Bellflowers are perennial or biennial herbaceous plants of the family Campanulaceae. Their flowers, blue, purple or white, are hermaphroditic.
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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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sciences
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When did Joseph Murray perform the world's first successful kidney transplant?
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21974
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The first successful kidney transplant was performed in 1954 by American surgeon Joseph Murray, who later received the Nobel Prize in Medicine.
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The first successful kidney transplant was performed in 1954 by American surgeon Joseph Murray, who later received the Nobel Prize in Medicine.
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nature
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What is agouti breeding called?
1Aulacodiculture
2Cuniculture
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Aulacodiculture refers to the breeding of domestic aulacods, also called agoutis, rabbit-like rodents native to Central and South America.
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Aulacodiculture refers to the breeding of domestic aulacods, also called agoutis, rabbit-like rodents native to Central and South America.
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