kth8/OpenTriviaQA · Datasets at Hugging Face

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hobbies	What type of fat is used for the preparation of the popular Chiffon cake?	[ "No fat is used", "Vegetable oil", "Butter", "Palm oil" ]	Butter
hobbies	In what country did the recipe for the Tiramisu cake originate?	[ "France", "Italy", "United States", "Spain" ]	Italy
hobbies	What fruits are added between the layers as well as on top of the Black Forest cake?	[ "Bananas", "Figs", "Cherries", "Peaches" ]	Cherries
hobbies	What vegetable is used for the preparation of the Passion Cake, which probably originated in the United Kingdom?	[ "Potato", "Tomato", "Carrot", "Cucumber" ]	Carrot
hobbies	What is the other name for the sponge cake called Battenberg cake?	[ "Bathroom cake", "Chair cake", "Door cake", "Window cake" ]	Window cake
hobbies	Which of these is added to the ingredients of the Devils food cake to raise the pH level of the batter and deepen its color?	[ "Coffee powder", "Baking powder", "None of these", "Baking soda" ]	Baking soda
hobbies	In what country is the popular Spice cake believed to have originated?	[ "Brazil", "the United States", "France", "Philippines" ]	the United States
hobbies	What is the famous Hungarian cake, called Dobos torte, topped with?	[ "Cotton candy", "Caramel slices", "Chocolate shavings", "Sugar glass" ]	Caramel slices
hobbies	What type of cake is also known as the King of Cakes?	[ "Genoise Cake", "Baumkuchen", "Queen Elisabeth cake", "Croquembouche" ]	Baumkuchen
humanities	Which vegetables are considered taboo food in Buddhist tradition?	[ "All legumes", "Garlic and onion", "Eggplants and tomatoes", "Cabbage and lettuce" ]	Garlic and onion
humanities	Is this the correct usage of the word inferring?	[ " saying that I look good today, are you inferring that I did not look good yesterday?", "No", "Yes" ]	No
humanities	Is this the correct usage of the word continually?	[ "ofessor Smith gave a speech yesterday. He spoke continually for 3 hours.", "No", "Yes" ]	No
humanities	Which of these sentences is correct?	[ "From hence to eternity, I will search.", "Whence did he come?", "From whence did he come?", "If you build it, thence he will come." ]	Whence did he come?
humanities	Which of these is correct?	[ "The capitol building is located in the capitol.", "The capital building is located in the capital.", "The capitol building is located in the capital.", "The capital building is located in the capitol." ]	The capitol building is located in the capital.
humanities	In the following sentence, which word is incorrect?	[ "e schools unprincipled principal understands the principle of the argument.", "principal", "unprincipled", "principle", "None of the words is incorrect; the sentence is correct as is." ]	None of the words is incorrect; the sentence is correct as is.
humanities	Which of the following is NOT a synonym of the word reticent?	[ "These are all synonyms of the word reticent.", "Restrained", "Silent", "Reluctant" ]	These are all synonyms of the word reticent.
humanities	Which of the following is incorrect?	[ "The class comprised 30 people.", "Thirty people comprised the class.", "These are all correct usages of the word comprised.", "The class was comprised of 30 people." ]	These are all correct usages of the word comprised.
humanities	Which of these is incorrect?	[ "He woke up at six.", "All of these sentences are correct.", "He awoke at six.", "He awakened at six." ]	All of these sentences are correct.
humanities	Which of these sentences means I love you in Spanish?	[ "Te amo.", "Kocham cie.", "Mi amas vin.", "Ti amo." ]	Te amo.
humanities	Rakastan sinua is one of the ways to say I love you in which European language?	[ "Bulgarian", "French", "Finnish", "German" ]	Finnish
humanities	Which expression would you use to say I love you in Danish?	[ "Jeg elsker dig.", "Volim te.", "I love thee.", "Je taime." ]	Jeg elsker dig.
humanities	In what European language does Je taime mean I love you?	[ "Swedish", "Italian", "German", "French" ]	French
humanities	Which of the following sentences means I love you in German?	[ "Ich liebe Dich.", "Te amo.", "Volim te.", "Je taime." ]	Ich liebe Dich.
humanities	Volim te means I love you in three of these European languages. Which is the odd one?	[ "Croatian", "Bosnian", "Italian", "Serbian" ]	Italian
humanities	What is the Swahili expression for I love you?	[ "Te quiero", "Nakupenda", "Ti amo", "Je taime" ]	Nakupenda
humanities	In which Turkic language does Seni seviyorum mean I love you?	[ "Navajo", "Hebrew", "Icelandic", "Turkish" ]	Turkish
humanities	Name this artificially-constructed international language, in which Mi amas vin means I love you.	[ "Thai", "Navajo", "Spanish", "Esperanto" ]	Esperanto
humanities	Which of these sentences means I love you in Dutch?	[ "Ti amo.", "Ik hou van jou.", "Ne mohotatse.", "Ich liebe Dich." ]	Ik hou van jou.
humanities	The implement, used to extinguish the flame of a candle, is called this.	[ "Candleberry", "Candleholder", "Candlestick", "Candlesnuffer" ]	Candlesnuffer
humanities	When something contains or yields an acid, it is this.	[ "Acidiferous", "Acidophilous", "Acidimetric", "Acidifiable" ]	Acidiferous
humanities	The monitoring, recording, and measuring of a living organisms basic physiological functions is known as this.	[ "Biomedicine", "Bipartisanism", "Biosystematy", "Biotelemetry" ]	Biotelemetry
humanities	Enterokinase is this.	[ "Disease", "Medical condition", "Enzyme", "Hormone" ]	Enzyme
humanities	Copious perspiration is known as this.	[ "Diaphoresis", "Deuterogamy", "Detumescence", "Diabolisation" ]	Diaphoresis
humanities	Gerontology is the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to these people.	[ "Adults", "Elderly", "Blind people", "Children" ]	Elderly
humanities	One of these terms means preserving the mutual relations of parts, especially as to size and form; maintaining relative proportion.	[ "Homologisation", "Homomorphic", "Homomorphism", "Homolographic" ]	Homolographic
humanities	Hyperplasia is the abnormal increase in the number of these.	[ "Species", "Habitat", "Teeth", "Cells" ]	Cells
humanities	The authority to teach religious doctrine is referred to as this.	[ "Mastigophoran", "Magistrature", "Magistrateship", "Magisterium" ]	Magisterium
humanities	The word vampire is a very controversial one, when it comes to its etymology. There are many theories about its origin and meaning. According to one of these theories, vampire comes from the Magyar words vam, meaning blood, and pir. What does pir mean in Magyar?	[ "Blood", "Animal", "Human", "Monster" ]	Monster
humanities	One of the most famous vampires is Dracula (some believe that he was the first vampire). In Romanian Dracul means either Dragon or Devil and therefore Dracula is translated as Son of the Dragon or Son of the Devil. Due to his favorite sadistic punishment, Vlad Dracula was nicknamed Tepes. He preferred to kill those who opposed him in this manner.	[ "Hanging", "Disembowelment", "Impalement", "Beheading" ]	Impalement
humanities	Vlad Tepes was one of the major allies of the Ottoman Empire, therefore Romania was never put under Ottoman rule.	[ "True", "False" ]	False
humanities	Of course everybody knows about the Blood Vampires. They feed on the blood of their victims and prefer sucking it from the neck, the wrist or the groin. But there is another, less known, kind of vampires. What do they feed on?	[ "Vegetables", "Flesh", "Brains", "Aura" ]	Aura
humanities	Vampires are common to the folklore of many countries. The Civatateo is an Aztec vampire, created when a noblewoman died at childbirth. In aboriginal mythology, vampires had suckers on their fingers. What are the Yakshis (sort of Indian vampires) like?	[ "Beautiful women", "Ugly Men", "Wounded Wolves", "Innocent Children" ]	Beautiful women
humanities	It is believed that you can stop a vampire, by throwing rice or marbles on the floor.	[ "False", "True" ]	True
humanities	One of the most popular ways of killing a vampire (apart from the trivial sharp wooden stick in the heart), is to expose the creature to sunlight. However, there is a disease, that has similar symptoms. People who suffer from it are very sensitive to sunlight and avoid going out during the day. What is this horrible disease?	[ "Anemia", "Scrapie", "Influenza", "Porphyria" ]	Porphyria
humanities	This woman was believed to be a vampire. She was obsessed with her beauty and youth, and slaughtered as many as six hundred innocent women in an attempt to maintain her vitality. Although her guilt has never been proven, she is still one of the most famous serial killers in Hungarian and Slovak history.	[ "Janos Benicka", "Ilona Ujvary", "Katarina Szentes", "Elizabeth Bathory" ]	Elizabeth Bathory
humanities	Silver doesnt harm vampires.	[ "False", "True" ]	False
humanities	Peter Kurten was called a vampire, because he consumed the blood of some of his victims. He was accused of nine murders and seven attempted murders and was sentenced to death. He was guillotined on 2 June 1932. What was his nationality?	[ "Briton", "Romanian", "Russian", "German" ]	German
humanities	The great circle on the celestial sphere, midway between the celestial poles is called this.	[ "Equilibration", "Equinity", "Equilibria", "Equinoctial" ]	Equinoctial
humanities	If I am famous for my steadiness of mind under stress, then I am famous for this.	[ "Equid", "Equalization", "Equanimity", "Equalitarianism" ]	Equanimity
humanities	If a statement is ambiguous, it is said to be this.	[ "Equestrian", "Equipoised", "Equivocal", "Equilateral" ]	Equivocal
humanities	One of the four pairs of words below contains two synonyms.	[ "Equal - Equivalent", "Equipollent - Equipped", "Equipotential - Equilateral", "Equipage - Equipoise" ]	Equal - Equivalent
humanities	Do the words equivoke and equivoque mean the same?	[ "No", "Yes" ]	Yes
humanities	Gilgamesh is a character from the Sumerian mythology.	[ "True", "False" ]	True
humanities	Athena was the Greek equivalent of the goddess Minerva.	[ "True", "False" ]	True
humanities	Nike was a goddess, who personified triumph and victory (Greek mythology). Ironically, she was paralyzed and could not move her legs.	[ "False", "True" ]	False
humanities	Helicon is the name of an ancient lake, where the Muses were born.	[ "True", "False" ]	False
humanities	Calliope was the muse for music.	[ "True", "False" ]	False
humanities	Marduk was a Mesopotamian deity.	[ "False", "True" ]	True
humanities	Svarog is the highest god of the pantheon (Slavic mythology) and the god of thunder and lightning.	[ "True", "False" ]	False
humanities	The creature from Slavic mythology known as Zmey actually resembles a dragon.	[ "False", "True" ]	True
humanities	Loki is the god of mischief of Norse mythology.	[ "True", "False" ]	True
humanities	One of these words has mid-17th century Latin origins and is a synonym of the word, wavy.	[ "Unhair", "Unialgal", "Unduly", "Undulate" ]	Undulate
humanities	Which of these definitions does not describe a present day meaning of the word sesquipedalian?	[ "Characterized by the use of long words", "Having a lot of feet", "Having many syllables", "Large in length" ]	Having a lot of feet
humanities	The archaic word wittol, already out of use and found mostly in old books, stands for a person who is very wise.	[ "True", "False" ]	False
humanities	Which of these words is used to describe something with a yellow color or tending toward a yellow color?	[ "Xeric", "Xenolith", "Xanadu", "Xanthic" ]	Xanthic
humanities	The word âpromiscuousâ? is used in physical description to refer to someone with exclusive charm and sex appeal.	[ "False", "True" ]	False
humanities	We all know purple and its numerous variations, but can you name the odd one in this synonymic order dedicated to the shade of purple?	[ "Lavender", "Indigo", "Amethyst", "Wine" ]	Indigo
humanities	Having in mind the words meaning, does it fit in the following analogy: Juvenile is to young as geriatric is to aged.	[ "No", "Yes" ]	Yes
humanities	The amarok, which is typical for the mythology of the Eskimos, is what kind of an animal?	[ "whale", "walrus", "bear", "wolf" ]	wolf
humanities	The banshee, a female spirit in Irish mythology, is known for doing what?	[ "Laughing", "Stealing", "Playing tricks", "Wailing" ]	Wailing
humanities	The hippocampus, a mythical monster with the head of a horse and body of a fish, pulled the chariot of which god?	[ "Zeus", "Poseidon", "Mars", "Neptune" ]	Poseidon
humanities	Anubis was the jackal-headed judge of the dead from what mythology?	[ "Egyptian", "Aztec", "Mesopotamian", "Norse" ]	Egyptian
humanities	The Kraken from seafaring lore was a monster often described as what?	[ "Humpback whale", "Giant jellyfish", "Great White shark", "Giant squid" ]	Giant squid
humanities	A brownie is a legendary elf popular in the folklore of which two countries?	[ "Germany Austria", "England Scotland", "Ireland Wales", "Denmark Holland" ]	England Scotland
humanities	A cuero is a mythical giant octopus of which continent?	[ "South America", "Africa", "North America", "Europe" ]	South America
humanities	A dwarf is a little humanoid creature with a large head and a long beard, typical for what mythology?	[ "Cornish", "Scottish", "Celtic", "Scandinavian" ]	Scandinavian
humanities	A ghul is an evil spirit encountered by travelers in what area of the world?	[ "Arabian Dessert", "Scottish Highlands", "Northern Africa", "Australian Outback" ]	Arabian Dessert
humanities	The wodewose is a club-wielding ogre with green hair who suffers from what malady?	[ "He was mute", "He was blind", "He was lame", "He was deaf" ]	He was mute
humanities	The gods Atum and Ra merged. The dominant of the two was Ra.	[ "True", "False" ]	True
humanities	Priests often wore a mask of this god during mummification ceremonies.	[ "Bastet", "Hapy", "Aten", "Anubis" ]	Anubis
humanities	God Bes was depicted as this.	[ "Dwarf with lion and human features", "Giant with dog and human features", "Dwarf with dog and human features", "Giant with lion and human features" ]	Dwarf with lion and human features
humanities	Osiris had an equivalent in Greek mythology. Who was this counterpart of his?	[ "Herakles", "Zeus", "Hades", "Hermes" ]	Hades
humanities	Tefnut had the body of a lioness.	[ "False", "True" ]	False
humanities	The name of god Amen means this.	[ "The Wise One", "The Stupid One", "The Mighty One", "The Hidden One" ]	The Hidden One
humanities	At first, there was only this god. He was the dark waters of chaos.	[ "Nun", "Atum", "Iris", "Bes" ]	Nun
humanities	The word tycoon means a wealthy businessperson. What language does it come from?	[ "Greek", "Latin", "Russian", "Chinese" ]	Chinese
humanities	Apart from being the name of a well-known rock group, placebo also means an innocuous medicine, prescribed only for psychological effect over the patient or for experimentations. But what is its true meaning in Latin?	[ "Pleasure", "Hypnotism", "I shall please", "Harmless" ]	I shall please
humanities	The original meaning of the word grotesque was very different from the one we know. What was it?	[ "Foolish", "Big", "Illiterate", "Fantastic" ]	Fantastic
humanities	The Amazon estuary is truly magnificent. The word estuary comes from this language.	[ "Latin", "Chinese", "Spanish", "Portuguese" ]	Latin
humanities	The word devil is derived from the Greek word diabolos. What does diabolos mean?	[ "Silly", "Accuser", "Offender", "Insane" ]	Accuser
humanities	After a divorce, the court might order one of the sides to pay an alimony. What are the origins of the word alimony?	[ "Turkish", "Greek", "Latin", "Japanese" ]	Latin
humanities	The Greek word kome means hair of the head. Which one of these words derives from it?	[ "Court", "Coma", "Comet", "Comb" ]	Comet
humanities	The name of the flower dandelion comes from this language.	[ "Portuguese", "Anglo-Saxon", "French", "Swedish" ]	French
humanities	A good sense of humor is highly valued everywhere. The original meaning of the word humor in Latin (more accurately umor) is this.	[ "State of mind", "Body fluid", "Good word usage", "Good joke" ]	Body fluid
humanities	The word nice is very popular nowadays, but its original meaning in Latin is not as nice.	[ "Disobedient", "Clumsy", "Ignorant", "Hideous" ]	Ignorant
humanities	The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. It consists of 45 letters and stands for this.	[ "Part of an organ", "Surgical operation", "Disease", "Medical device" ]	Disease
humanities	One of the following words is a synonym of the word cognoscente.	[ "Supervisor", "Distributor", "Philosopher", "Connoisseur" ]	Connoisseur
humanities	The word razzmatazz means this.	[ "Ambiguous language", "Gizmo", "Knick-knack", "Amulet" ]	Ambiguous language
humanities	A nap in the early afternoon is called by this word taken from Spanish.	[ "Enchilada", "Taco", "Arroyo", "Siesta" ]	Siesta
humanities	Crwth is a fascinating word. It has no vowels. This is what it means.	[ "Tool", "Musical instrument", "Rulers title", "Pot" ]	Musical instrument

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What type of fat is used for the preparation of the popular Chiffon cake?

[ "No fat is used", "Vegetable oil", "Butter", "Palm oil" ]

Butter

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In what country did the recipe for the Tiramisu cake originate?

[ "France", "Italy", "United States", "Spain" ]

Italy

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What fruits are added between the layers as well as on top of the Black Forest cake?

[ "Bananas", "Figs", "Cherries", "Peaches" ]

Cherries

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What vegetable is used for the preparation of the Passion Cake, which probably originated in the United Kingdom?

[ "Potato", "Tomato", "Carrot", "Cucumber" ]

Carrot

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What is the other name for the sponge cake called Battenberg cake?

[ "Bathroom cake", "Chair cake", "Door cake", "Window cake" ]

Window cake

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Which of these is added to the ingredients of the Devils food cake to raise the pH level of the batter and deepen its color?

[ "Coffee powder", "Baking powder", "None of these", "Baking soda" ]

Baking soda

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In what country is the popular Spice cake believed to have originated?

[ "Brazil", "the United States", "France", "Philippines" ]

the United States

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What is the famous Hungarian cake, called Dobos torte, topped with?

[ "Cotton candy", "Caramel slices", "Chocolate shavings", "Sugar glass" ]

Caramel slices

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What type of cake is also known as the King of Cakes?

[ "Genoise Cake", "Baumkuchen", "Queen Elisabeth cake", "Croquembouche" ]

Baumkuchen

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Which vegetables are considered taboo food in Buddhist tradition?

[ "All legumes", "Garlic and onion", "Eggplants and tomatoes", "Cabbage and lettuce" ]

Garlic and onion

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Is this the correct usage of the word inferring?

[ " saying that I look good today, are you inferring that I did not look good yesterday?", "No", "Yes" ]

No

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Is this the correct usage of the word continually?

[ "ofessor Smith gave a speech yesterday. He spoke continually for 3 hours.", "No", "Yes" ]

No

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Which of these sentences is correct?

[ "From hence to eternity, I will search.", "Whence did he come?", "From whence did he come?", "If you build it, thence he will come." ]

Whence did he come?

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Which of these is correct?

[ "The capitol building is located in the capitol.", "The capital building is located in the capital.", "The capitol building is located in the capital.", "The capital building is located in the capitol." ]

The capitol building is located in the capital.

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In the following sentence, which word is incorrect?

[ "e schools unprincipled principal understands the principle of the argument.", "principal", "unprincipled", "principle", "None of the words is incorrect; the sentence is correct as is." ]

None of the words is incorrect; the sentence is correct as is.

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Which of the following is NOT a synonym of the word reticent?

[ "These are all synonyms of the word reticent.", "Restrained", "Silent", "Reluctant" ]

These are all synonyms of the word reticent.

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Which of the following is incorrect?

[ "The class comprised 30 people.", "Thirty people comprised the class.", "These are all correct usages of the word comprised.", "The class was comprised of 30 people." ]

These are all correct usages of the word comprised.

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Which of these is incorrect?

[ "He woke up at six.", "All of these sentences are correct.", "He awoke at six.", "He awakened at six." ]

All of these sentences are correct.

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Which of these sentences means I love you in Spanish?

[ "Te amo.", "Kocham cie.", "Mi amas vin.", "Ti amo." ]

Te amo.

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Rakastan sinua is one of the ways to say I love you in which European language?

[ "Bulgarian", "French", "Finnish", "German" ]

Finnish

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Which expression would you use to say I love you in Danish?

[ "Jeg elsker dig.", "Volim te.", "I love thee.", "Je taime." ]

Jeg elsker dig.

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In what European language does Je taime mean I love you?

[ "Swedish", "Italian", "German", "French" ]

French

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Which of the following sentences means I love you in German?

[ "Ich liebe Dich.", "Te amo.", "Volim te.", "Je taime." ]

Ich liebe Dich.

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Volim te means I love you in three of these European languages. Which is the odd one?

[ "Croatian", "Bosnian", "Italian", "Serbian" ]

Italian

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What is the Swahili expression for I love you?

[ "Te quiero", "Nakupenda", "Ti amo", "Je taime" ]

Nakupenda

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In which Turkic language does Seni seviyorum mean I love you?

[ "Navajo", "Hebrew", "Icelandic", "Turkish" ]

Turkish

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Name this artificially-constructed international language, in which Mi amas vin means I love you.

[ "Thai", "Navajo", "Spanish", "Esperanto" ]

Esperanto

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Which of these sentences means I love you in Dutch?

[ "Ti amo.", "Ik hou van jou.", "Ne mohotatse.", "Ich liebe Dich." ]

Ik hou van jou.

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The implement, used to extinguish the flame of a candle, is called this.

[ "Candleberry", "Candleholder", "Candlestick", "Candlesnuffer" ]

Candlesnuffer

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When something contains or yields an acid, it is this.

[ "Acidiferous", "Acidophilous", "Acidimetric", "Acidifiable" ]

Acidiferous

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The monitoring, recording, and measuring of a living organisms basic physiological functions is known as this.

[ "Biomedicine", "Bipartisanism", "Biosystematy", "Biotelemetry" ]

Biotelemetry

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Enterokinase is this.

[ "Disease", "Medical condition", "Enzyme", "Hormone" ]

Enzyme

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Copious perspiration is known as this.

[ "Diaphoresis", "Deuterogamy", "Detumescence", "Diabolisation" ]

Diaphoresis

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Gerontology is the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to these people.

[ "Adults", "Elderly", "Blind people", "Children" ]

Elderly

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One of these terms means preserving the mutual relations of parts, especially as to size and form; maintaining relative proportion.

[ "Homologisation", "Homomorphic", "Homomorphism", "Homolographic" ]

Homolographic

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Hyperplasia is the abnormal increase in the number of these.

[ "Species", "Habitat", "Teeth", "Cells" ]

Cells

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The authority to teach religious doctrine is referred to as this.

[ "Mastigophoran", "Magistrature", "Magistrateship", "Magisterium" ]

Magisterium

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The word vampire is a very controversial one, when it comes to its etymology. There are many theories about its origin and meaning. According to one of these theories, vampire comes from the Magyar words vam, meaning blood, and pir. What does pir mean in Magyar?

[ "Blood", "Animal", "Human", "Monster" ]

Monster

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One of the most famous vampires is Dracula (some believe that he was the first vampire). In Romanian Dracul means either Dragon or Devil and therefore Dracula is translated as Son of the Dragon or Son of the Devil. Due to his favorite sadistic punishment, Vlad Dracula was nicknamed Tepes. He preferred to kill those who opposed him in this manner.

[ "Hanging", "Disembowelment", "Impalement", "Beheading" ]

Impalement

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Vlad Tepes was one of the major allies of the Ottoman Empire, therefore Romania was never put under Ottoman rule.

[ "True", "False" ]

False

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Of course everybody knows about the Blood Vampires. They feed on the blood of their victims and prefer sucking it from the neck, the wrist or the groin. But there is another, less known, kind of vampires. What do they feed on?

[ "Vegetables", "Flesh", "Brains", "Aura" ]

Aura

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Vampires are common to the folklore of many countries. The Civatateo is an Aztec vampire, created when a noblewoman died at childbirth. In aboriginal mythology, vampires had suckers on their fingers. What are the Yakshis (sort of Indian vampires) like?

[ "Beautiful women", "Ugly Men", "Wounded Wolves", "Innocent Children" ]

Beautiful women

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It is believed that you can stop a vampire, by throwing rice or marbles on the floor.

[ "False", "True" ]

True

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One of the most popular ways of killing a vampire (apart from the trivial sharp wooden stick in the heart), is to expose the creature to sunlight. However, there is a disease, that has similar symptoms. People who suffer from it are very sensitive to sunlight and avoid going out during the day. What is this horrible disease?

[ "Anemia", "Scrapie", "Influenza", "Porphyria" ]

Porphyria

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This woman was believed to be a vampire. She was obsessed with her beauty and youth, and slaughtered as many as six hundred innocent women in an attempt to maintain her vitality. Although her guilt has never been proven, she is still one of the most famous serial killers in Hungarian and Slovak history.

[ "Janos Benicka", "Ilona Ujvary", "Katarina Szentes", "Elizabeth Bathory" ]

Elizabeth Bathory

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Silver doesnt harm vampires.

[ "False", "True" ]

False

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Peter Kurten was called a vampire, because he consumed the blood of some of his victims. He was accused of nine murders and seven attempted murders and was sentenced to death. He was guillotined on 2 June 1932. What was his nationality?

[ "Briton", "Romanian", "Russian", "German" ]

German

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The great circle on the celestial sphere, midway between the celestial poles is called this.

[ "Equilibration", "Equinity", "Equilibria", "Equinoctial" ]

Equinoctial

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If I am famous for my steadiness of mind under stress, then I am famous for this.

[ "Equid", "Equalization", "Equanimity", "Equalitarianism" ]

Equanimity

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If a statement is ambiguous, it is said to be this.

[ "Equestrian", "Equipoised", "Equivocal", "Equilateral" ]

Equivocal

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One of the four pairs of words below contains two synonyms.

[ "Equal - Equivalent", "Equipollent - Equipped", "Equipotential - Equilateral", "Equipage - Equipoise" ]

Equal - Equivalent

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Do the words equivoke and equivoque mean the same?

[ "No", "Yes" ]

Yes

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Gilgamesh is a character from the Sumerian mythology.

[ "True", "False" ]

True

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Athena was the Greek equivalent of the goddess Minerva.

[ "True", "False" ]

True

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Nike was a goddess, who personified triumph and victory (Greek mythology). Ironically, she was paralyzed and could not move her legs.

[ "False", "True" ]

False

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Helicon is the name of an ancient lake, where the Muses were born.

[ "True", "False" ]

False

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Calliope was the muse for music.

[ "True", "False" ]

False

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Marduk was a Mesopotamian deity.

[ "False", "True" ]

True

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Svarog is the highest god of the pantheon (Slavic mythology) and the god of thunder and lightning.

[ "True", "False" ]

False

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The creature from Slavic mythology known as Zmey actually resembles a dragon.

[ "False", "True" ]

True

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Loki is the god of mischief of Norse mythology.

[ "True", "False" ]

True

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One of these words has mid-17th century Latin origins and is a synonym of the word, wavy.

[ "Unhair", "Unialgal", "Unduly", "Undulate" ]

Undulate

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Which of these definitions does not describe a present day meaning of the word sesquipedalian?

[ "Characterized by the use of long words", "Having a lot of feet", "Having many syllables", "Large in length" ]

Having a lot of feet

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The archaic word wittol, already out of use and found mostly in old books, stands for a person who is very wise.

[ "True", "False" ]

False

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Which of these words is used to describe something with a yellow color or tending toward a yellow color?

[ "Xeric", "Xenolith", "Xanadu", "Xanthic" ]

Xanthic

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The word âpromiscuousâ? is used in physical description to refer to someone with exclusive charm and sex appeal.

[ "False", "True" ]

False

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We all know purple and its numerous variations, but can you name the odd one in this synonymic order dedicated to the shade of purple?

[ "Lavender", "Indigo", "Amethyst", "Wine" ]

Indigo

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Having in mind the words meaning, does it fit in the following analogy: Juvenile is to young as *geriatric* is to aged.

[ "No", "Yes" ]

Yes

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The amarok, which is typical for the mythology of the Eskimos, is what kind of an animal?

[ "whale", "walrus", "bear", "wolf" ]

wolf

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The banshee, a female spirit in Irish mythology, is known for doing what?

[ "Laughing", "Stealing", "Playing tricks", "Wailing" ]

Wailing

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The hippocampus, a mythical monster with the head of a horse and body of a fish, pulled the chariot of which god?

[ "Zeus", "Poseidon", "Mars", "Neptune" ]

Poseidon

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Anubis was the jackal-headed judge of the dead from what mythology?

[ "Egyptian", "Aztec", "Mesopotamian", "Norse" ]

Egyptian

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The Kraken from seafaring lore was a monster often described as what?

[ "Humpback whale", "Giant jellyfish", "Great White shark", "Giant squid" ]

Giant squid

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A brownie is a legendary elf popular in the folklore of which two countries?

[ "Germany Austria", "England Scotland", "Ireland Wales", "Denmark Holland" ]

England Scotland

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A cuero is a mythical giant octopus of which continent?

[ "South America", "Africa", "North America", "Europe" ]

South America

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A dwarf is a little humanoid creature with a large head and a long beard, typical for what mythology?

[ "Cornish", "Scottish", "Celtic", "Scandinavian" ]

Scandinavian

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A ghul is an evil spirit encountered by travelers in what area of the world?

[ "Arabian Dessert", "Scottish Highlands", "Northern Africa", "Australian Outback" ]

Arabian Dessert

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The wodewose is a club-wielding ogre with green hair who suffers from what malady?

[ "He was mute", "He was blind", "He was lame", "He was deaf" ]

He was mute

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The gods Atum and Ra merged. The dominant of the two was Ra.

[ "True", "False" ]

True

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Priests often wore a mask of this god during mummification ceremonies.

[ "Bastet", "Hapy", "Aten", "Anubis" ]

Anubis

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God Bes was depicted as this.

[ "Dwarf with lion and human features", "Giant with dog and human features", "Dwarf with dog and human features", "Giant with lion and human features" ]

Dwarf with lion and human features

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Osiris had an equivalent in Greek mythology. Who was this counterpart of his?

[ "Herakles", "Zeus", "Hades", "Hermes" ]

Hades

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Tefnut had the body of a lioness.

[ "False", "True" ]

False

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The name of god Amen means this.

[ "The Wise One", "The Stupid One", "The Mighty One", "The Hidden One" ]

The Hidden One

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At first, there was only this god. He was the dark waters of chaos.

[ "Nun", "Atum", "Iris", "Bes" ]

Nun

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The word tycoon means a wealthy businessperson. What language does it come from?

[ "Greek", "Latin", "Russian", "Chinese" ]

Chinese

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Apart from being the name of a well-known rock group, placebo also means an innocuous medicine, prescribed only for psychological effect over the patient or for experimentations. But what is its true meaning in Latin?

[ "Pleasure", "Hypnotism", "I shall please", "Harmless" ]

I shall please

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The original meaning of the word grotesque was very different from the one we know. What was it?

[ "Foolish", "Big", "Illiterate", "Fantastic" ]

Fantastic

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The Amazon estuary is truly magnificent. The word estuary comes from this language.

[ "Latin", "Chinese", "Spanish", "Portuguese" ]

Latin

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The word devil is derived from the Greek word diabolos. What does diabolos mean?

[ "Silly", "Accuser", "Offender", "Insane" ]

Accuser

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After a divorce, the court might order one of the sides to pay an alimony. What are the origins of the word alimony?

[ "Turkish", "Greek", "Latin", "Japanese" ]

Latin

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The Greek word kome means hair of the head. Which one of these words derives from it?

[ "Court", "Coma", "Comet", "Comb" ]

Comet

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The name of the flower dandelion comes from this language.

[ "Portuguese", "Anglo-Saxon", "French", "Swedish" ]

French

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A good sense of humor is highly valued everywhere. The original meaning of the word humor in Latin (more accurately umor) is this.

[ "State of mind", "Body fluid", "Good word usage", "Good joke" ]

Body fluid

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The word nice is very popular nowadays, but its original meaning in Latin is not as nice.

[ "Disobedient", "Clumsy", "Ignorant", "Hideous" ]

Ignorant

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The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. It consists of 45 letters and stands for this.

[ "Part of an organ", "Surgical operation", "Disease", "Medical device" ]

Disease

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One of the following words is a synonym of the word cognoscente.

[ "Supervisor", "Distributor", "Philosopher", "Connoisseur" ]

Connoisseur

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The word razzmatazz means this.

[ "Ambiguous language", "Gizmo", "Knick-knack", "Amulet" ]

Ambiguous language

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A nap in the early afternoon is called by this word taken from Spanish.

[ "Enchilada", "Taco", "Arroyo", "Siesta" ]

Siesta

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Crwth is a fascinating word. It has no vowels. This is what it means.

[ "Tool", "Musical instrument", "Rulers title", "Pot" ]

Musical instrument