question
stringlengths 18
1.2k
| answer
stringlengths 1
603
| incorrect_answer
stringclasses 1
value |
|---|---|---|
Who was President when the first Peanuts cartoon was published?
|
Harry Truman
| |
Which American-born Sinclair won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1930?
|
Sinclair Lewis
| |
Where in England was Dame Judi Dench born?
|
York
| |
William Christensen of Madison, New Jersey, has claimed to have the world's biggest collection of what?
|
Beer Cans
| |
In which decade did Billboard magazine first publish and American hit chart?
|
30s
| |
Where was horse racing's Breeders' Cup held in 1988?
|
Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky
| |
From which country did Angola achieve independence in 1975?
|
Portugal
| |
Which city does David Soul come from?
|
Chicago
| |
Who won Super Bowl XX?
|
Chicago Bears
| |
Which was the first European country to abolish capital punishment?
|
Norway
| |
What first appeared in Ohio in 1914 to affect transport?
|
First Traffic Lights
| |
In what field did the brother of the author of The Turn of the Screw find fame?
|
Psychology (William James was the brother of Henry)
| |
In which country did he widespread use of ISDN begin in 1988?
|
Japan
| |
What is Bruce Willis' real first name?
|
Walter
| |
Which William wrote the novel Lord Of The Flies?
|
Golding
| |
Which innovation for the car was developed by Prince Henry of Prussia in 1911?
|
Windshield wipers
| |
How is musician William Lee Conley better known?
|
Big Bill Broonzy
| |
To ten thousand square miles what it the area of New Mexico?
|
121,364 square miles
| |
How is Joan Molinsky better known?
|
Joan Rivers
| |
In which branch of the arts is Patricia Neary famous?
|
Ballet
| |
Which country is Europe's largest silk producer?
|
Italy
| |
The VS-300 was a type of what?
|
Helicopter
| |
At which university did Joseph Goebbels become a doctor of philosophy?
|
Heidelberg
| |
Which prince is Queen Elizabeth II's youngest son?
|
Edward
| |
When did the founder of Jehovah's Witnesses say the world would end?
|
1914
| |
Who found the remains of the Titanic?
|
Robert Ballard
| |
What was the profession of Sir David Frost's father?
|
Clergyman
| |
Who was the only Spice Girl not to have a middle name?
|
Posh Spice
| |
What are the international registration letters of a vehicle from Algeria?
|
DZ
| |
How did Jock die in Dallas?
|
Helicopter accident
| |
"Who said, ""Anybody wishing to banish theft from the world must cut off the thief's hands?"
|
Ayatollah Khomeini
| |
To the nearest 10,000 square miles, what is the area of Arkansas?
|
53,187
| |
What star sign is Michael Caine?
|
Pisces
| |
Who wrote the novel Evening Class?
|
Maeve Binchy
| |
Which country does the airline Air Pacific come from?
|
Fiji
| |
In which branch of the arts does Allegra Kent work?
|
Ballet
| |
What are the international registration letters of a vehicle from Belize?
|
BH
| |
Who had a 70s No 1 hit with Billy, Don't Be A Hero?
|
Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods
| |
Banting and Best pioneered the use of what?
|
Insulin
| |
Who directed the movie La Dolce Vita?
|
Federico Fellini
| |
Which country does the airline LACSA come from?
|
Costa Rica
| |
Who directed 2001: A Space Odyssey?
|
Stanley Kubrick
| |
Which is the largest of the Japanese Volcano Islands?
|
Iwo Jima
| |
Ezzard Charles was a world champion in which sport?
|
Boxing
| |
Who was the first woman to make a solo flight across the Atlantic?
|
Amelia Earhart
| |
Which port lies between Puget Sound and Lake Washington?
|
Seattle
| |
In which city were Rotary Clubs set up in 1905?
|
Chicago
| |
Who became US Vice President when Spiro Agnew resigned?
|
Gerald Ford
| |
In which decade of the 20th century was Billy Crystal born?
|
1940s
| |
Which George invented the Kodak roll-film camera?
|
Eastman
| |
Which series had the characters Felix Unger and Oscar Madison?
|
The Odd Couple
| |
Who along with Philips developed the CD in the late 70s?
|
Sony
| |
Where is the multinational Nestle based?
|
Switzerland
| |
Do You Know Where You're Going To? was the theme from which film?
|
Mahogany
| |
19969 was the Chinese year of which creature?
|
Rat
| |
In the 90s how many points have been awarded for finishing second in a Grand Prix?
|
6
| |
Stapleton international airport is in which US state?
|
Colorado
| |
What was Kevin Kline's first movie?
|
Sophie's Choice
| |
Which actor had a Doberman Pinscher called Kirk?
|
William Shatner
| |
Which country became the first in the world to issue the dreaded parking ticket?
|
France
| |
What day of the week was the Wall Street Crash?
|
Thursday
| |
The US signed a treaty with which country to allow the construction of the Panama Canal?
|
Columbia
| |
What was Prince's last No 1 of the 80s?
|
Batdance
| |
Man In The Mirror first featured on which Michel Jackson album?
|
Bad
| |
Where was the first battle with US involvement in the Korean War?
|
Suwon
| |
On which Caribbean island did Princess Diana spend he first Christmas after her divorce was announced?
|
Barbuda
| |
In which decade was Arnold Schwarzenegger born?
|
1950s
| |
Which musical featured the song Thank Heaven for Little Girls?
|
Gigi
| |
The Queen Elizabeth liner was destroyed by fire in the 70s in which harbour?
|
Hong Kong
| |
What breed of dog did Columbo own?
|
Basset hound
| |
What combined with Metro Pictures and Goldwyn Pictures to form MGM?
|
Louis B Mayer Company
| |
What was the first movie western called?
|
Kit Carson
| |
Which Oscar-winning actress was born on exactly the same day as actress Lindsay Wagner?
|
Meryl Streep
| |
Which Amendment to the Constitution brought in prohibition in 1920?
|
18th
| |
In Richard Nixon's famous Checkers speech, who or what was Checkers?
|
His daughter's dog
| |
Which oil scandal hit the US in 1924?
|
Teapot Dome Scandal
| |
Phil Collins appeared in which Spielberg film with Robin Williams?
|
Hook
| |
1998 was the Chinese year of which creature?
|
Tiger
| |
Which country does musician Alfred Brendel come from?
|
Austria
| |
Theodore Francis international airport is in which US state?
|
Rhode Island
| |
In which soap did Demi Moore find fame?
|
General Hospital
| |
To the nearest million, what is the population of London, England?
|
7 million
| |
What did Clarice Cliff create?
|
Pottery
| |
Which James Bond film features a song by Louis Armstrong?
|
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
| |
In which decade of the 20th century was William Hurt born?
|
1950s
| |
In what year were US ground troops first dispatched to Vietnam?
|
1965
| |
In 1999 Anna Kournikova signed a lucrative contract to model what?
|
Bras
| |
Which member of the Monkees came from Washington DC?
|
Peter Tork
| |
Which ship was sunk by a German submarine in 1915 with a loss of 1400 lives including 128 Americans?
|
Lusitania
| |
In what decade were video recorders first developed?
|
50s
| |
Who had the noels Spy Hook and Spy Line published in the 80s?
|
Len Deighton
| |
the first credit cards were for use in what type of establishments?
|
Restaurants
| |
In which country was Ursula Andrews born?
|
Switzerland
| |
What was CBS TV news broadcaster Walter Cronkite's stock closing phrase?
|
And that's the way it is
| |
Which item of clothing cost Isadora Duncan her life?
|
Scarf- it was caught in a moving car wheel
| |
Who had a 70s No 1 hit with Let Your Love Flow?
|
Bellamy Brothers
| |
Which state renewed Mike Tyson's boxing license in 1998?
|
Nevada
| |
Neil Armstrong was a pilot in which war?
|
Korean
| |
Which English-born US citizen hosted Masterpiece theater?
|
Alistair Cooke
| |
Nickelodeon was founded in 1979 by which company?
|
Warner Amex
|
End of preview. Expand
in Data Studio
README.md exists but content is empty.
- Downloads last month
- 1