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geography
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What is the capital of Armenia?
2Yerevan
1Tbilisi
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Yerevan has been the capital of Armenia since 1918. A thousand-year-old city, founded in 782 BC, it is located on the Ararat plain, close to Mount Ararat.
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Yerevan has been the capital of Armenia since 1918. A thousand-year-old city, founded in 782 BC, it is located on the Ararat plain, close to Mount Ararat.
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geography
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What is the capital of The Gambia?
2Banjul
1Accra
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Banjul is the capital of The Gambia and is located 250 km southeast of Dakar, on St. Mary's Island (Banjul Island), on the west bank of the mouth of the Gambia River. Banjul is at the center of the main Gambian agglomeration and is the economic and administrative center of the country.
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Banjul is the capital of The Gambia and is located 250 km southeast of Dakar, on St. Mary's Island (Banjul Island), on the west bank of the mouth of the Gambia River. Banjul is at the center of the main Gambian agglomeration and is the economic and administrative center of the country.
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arts
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Who made the Discobolus?
1Myron
2Polykleitos
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The Discobolus is a sculpture created by the Greek sculptor Myron around 450 BC, depicting an athlete throwing a discus.
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The Discobolus is a sculpture created by the Greek sculptor Myron around 450 BC, depicting an athlete throwing a discus.
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sciences
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On which French river did Claude François Jouffroy d'Abbans' steamer Palmipède sail in 1776?
1The Doubs
2The Durance
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The French steamboat the Palmipède of Claude François Jouffroy d'Abbans which sailed on the Doubs in 1776 was one of the very first versions of a steam boat.
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The French steamboat the Palmipède of Claude François Jouffroy d'Abbans which sailed on the Doubs in 1776 was one of the very first versions of a steam boat.
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sports
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When was the International Olympic Committee (IOC) founded?
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21914
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was founded in Paris in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin to revive the modern Olympic Games.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was founded in Paris in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin to revive the modern Olympic Games.
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geography
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What is the capital of Rwanda?
2Kigali
1Kampala
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Kigali is the capital of Rwanda, the economic and administrative center of the country. The city was officially designated in reference to the Mount Kigali at the foot of which it stood.
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Kigali is the capital of Rwanda, the economic and administrative center of the country. The city was officially designated in reference to the Mount Kigali at the foot of which it stood.
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literature
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In John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath, what is the surname of the main characters?
1Joad
2Milton
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The Grapes of Wrath is a novel by John Steinbeck published in 1939. The plot unfolds during the Great Depression and the reader follows the adventures of a poor family of sharecroppers, the Joad, who are forced to leave Oklahoma because of the drought.
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The Grapes of Wrath is a novel by John Steinbeck published in 1939. The plot unfolds during the Great Depression and the reader follows the adventures of a poor family of sharecroppers, the Joad, who are forced to leave Oklahoma because of the drought.
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music
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How many musicians appear on Miles Davis' album Birth of the Cool?
29
15
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Birth of the Cool is a jazz album by Miles Davis released in 1957. It is a nonet (nine musicians), whose each section must imitate, in the spirit of its creators, one of the registers of the human voice.
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Birth of the Cool is a jazz album by Miles Davis released in 1957. It is a nonet (nine musicians), whose each section must imitate, in the spirit of its creators, one of the registers of the human voice.
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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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literature
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Which collection of Washington Irving contains The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?
2The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent
1The Crayon Miscellany
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a short story by Washington Irving, taken from his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, published in 1820.
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a short story by Washington Irving, taken from his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, published in 1820.
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