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What is the time zone conventionally used at the North Pole?
1UTC+0
2UTC+12
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The convention requires the use of the UTC+0 time zone, unlike the South Pole where the UTC+12 (New Zealand time zone) is used.
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The convention requires the use of the UTC+0 time zone, unlike the South Pole where the UTC+12 (New Zealand time zone) is used.
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history
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How long is Ulysses' journey?
220 years
110 years
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Ulysses' voyage lasts 20 years: 10 years for the Trojan War and 10 years of wandering before his return to Ithaca, as recounted in Homer's Odyssey.
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Ulysses' voyage lasts 20 years: 10 years for the Trojan War and 10 years of wandering before his return to Ithaca, as recounted in Homer's Odyssey.
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sciences
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What device is the result of Benjamin Franklin's kite experiment?
2The lightning conductor
1The electric bulb
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Franklin's kite experiment is a scientific research conducted by Benjamin Franklin in 1752, and aimed at proving the electrical nature of lightning. His operating protocol - flying a kite during a thunderstorm to make it strike by lightning - made him famous and made him the inventor of the lightning rod.
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Franklin's kite experiment is a scientific research conducted by Benjamin Franklin in 1752, and aimed at proving the electrical nature of lightning. His operating protocol - flying a kite during a thunderstorm to make it strike by lightning - made him famous and made him the inventor of the lightning rod.
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arts
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Which Florentine artist created a diagram of human proportions entitled Vitruvian Man?
1Leonardo da Vinci
2Michelangelo
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Vitruvian Man is a famous drawing by the Florentine artist Leonardo da Vinci, depicting the ideal proportions of the human body according to the architect Vitruvius.
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Vitruvian Man is a famous drawing by the Florentine artist Leonardo da Vinci, depicting the ideal proportions of the human body according to the architect Vitruvius.
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history
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What is the country of origin of the navigator Vasco da Gama?
2Portugal
1Italy
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The navigator Vasco de Gama was a native of Portugal. He is famous for being the first European to reach India by sea, bypassing Africa, in 1498.
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The navigator Vasco de Gama was a native of Portugal. He is famous for being the first European to reach India by sea, bypassing Africa, in 1498.
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history
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Which countries are part of the Triple Alliance?
2Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy
1France, United Kingdom and Russia
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The Triple Alliance comprised Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy, united by a defensive military treaty signed in 1882 and active until 1915.
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The Triple Alliance comprised Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy, united by a defensive military treaty signed in 1882 and active until 1915.
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arts
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With Georges Braque, which artistic movement is Pablo Picasso the founder?
1Cubism
2Surrealism
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Along with Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso is the co-founder of Cubism, an artistic movement that breaks down forms into geometric fragments.
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Along with Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso is the co-founder of Cubism, an artistic movement that breaks down forms into geometric fragments.
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music
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On which album of the British punk rock band Sex Pistols does the song Anarchy in the U.K. appear?
1Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
2The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
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Anarchy in the U.K. is a song by the Sex Pistols, a British punk rock band. Single of the group in 1976, we find it the following year on the album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols.
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Anarchy in the U.K. is a song by the Sex Pistols, a British punk rock band. Single of the group in 1976, we find it the following year on the album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols.
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nature
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What is a spiny dogfish?
1Shark
2Tuna
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The spiny dogfish, also called dogfish, is a small shark belonging to the shark family.
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The spiny dogfish, also called dogfish, is a small shark belonging to the shark family.
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arts
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Which surrealist artist painted the famous painting The Son of Man in 1964?
1René Magritte
2Salvador Dalí
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The Son of Man is a painting by René Magritte that dates back to 1964. It shows a man standing in front of a wall and a seascape, with a green apple in front of his face, only his left eye appears. The man in a black jacket and bowler hat is one of the typical characters in Magritte's paintings.
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The Son of Man is a painting by René Magritte that dates back to 1964. It shows a man standing in front of a wall and a seascape, with a green apple in front of his face, only his left eye appears. The man in a black jacket and bowler hat is one of the typical characters in Magritte's paintings.
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