kth8/OpenTriviaQA · Datasets at Hugging Face

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humanities	Which of these historical figures was a patient of Sigmund Freud?	[ "Emma Eckstein", "All of these", "Gustav Mahler", "Princess Marie Bonaparte" ]	All of these
humanities	What are the two contradictory desires that drive every human being according to Sigmund Freud?	[ "Love and hatred", "Good and evil", "Hunger and thirst", "Life and death" ]	Life and death
humanities	What part of the human psyche contains the child-like drives and desires according to Sigmund Freud?	[ "Ego", "Super-ego", "All of these", "Id" ]	Id
humanities	Which of these therapies did Sigmund Freud start using to resolve psychological problems?	[ "Talk therapy", "Drawing therapy", "Music therapy", "Sleep therapy" ]	Talk therapy
humanities	How did Sigmund Freud choose to die, with the assistance of his doctor and friend Max Schur?	[ "By poisoning", "By suffocation", "By a lethal dose of morphine", "By a gunshot" ]	By a lethal dose of morphine
humanities	What name was used to refer to Leonardos famous painting before it was known as Mona Lisa?	[ "A Lady from Florence", "Madam Florentine", "Madam Lisa", "A Certain Florentine Lady" ]	A Certain Florentine Lady
humanities	What was the Mona Lisa painting called when it was in the collection at the palace at Fontainebleau?	[ "Madam Lisa Gioconda", "Wife of a wealthy Florentine", "A courtesan in a gauze veil", "The Mona Lisa" ]	A courtesan in a gauze veil
humanities	The Mona Lisa is not painted on a canvas.	[ "False", "True" ]	True
humanities	Which of these is not among the theories about who is portrayed in the Mona Lisa painting?	[ "The portrait is an idealization of all womanhood.", "The portrait is an invention of Leonardos imagination", "A young man in drag", "The mistress of Leonardos close friend" ]	The mistress of Leonardos close friend
humanities	Which of these artists is known to have become fascinated with the Mona Lisa painting?	[ "Michelangelo", "Berrettini", "Luciani", "Raphael" ]	Raphael
humanities	Who gave the Mona Lisa painting its name?	[ "Lisa Giocondo", "King Francois I", "Giorgio Vasari", "Leonardo Da Vinci" ]	Giorgio Vasari
humanities	Which King hated the Mona Lisa painting so much, that he had it removed from his palace?	[ "King Louis XIV", "Napoleon", "King Francois I", "King Louis XV" ]	King Louis XV
humanities	When Mona Lisa was stolen in 1911, Picasso was among the suspects.	[ "True", "False" ]	True
humanities	What sentence was Vincenzo Perugia given for stealing the Mona Lisa painting in 1911?	[ "1 year", "7 years", "10 years", "7 months" ]	7 months
humanities	How long did it take Leonardo Da Vinci to finish the Mona Lisa painting?	[ "1 year", "6 months", "3 years", "4 years" ]	4 years
humanities	What does the German word Bibliothek mean when translated into English?	[ "Library", "Bookworm", "Its not a real word.", "Bible" ]	Library
humanities	What does the Spanish Word lechuga mean in English?	[ "lettuce", "None of these", "monster", "milk" ]	lettuce
humanities	What does the Hebrew word ××× (za-hav) translate to in English?	[ "food", "gold", "None of these", "money" ]	gold
humanities	What does the Danish word fÃ¸dselsdag mean in English? (foudgshlsdag)	[ "February", "Your house", "Mothers Day", "Your Birthday" ]	Your Birthday
humanities	What does the Czech phrase DobrÃ½ den mean in English?	[ "Good Day/Hello", "Good Night", "How Are You?", "Valentines Day" ]	Good Day/Hello
humanities	What is the English equivalent of the Russian phrase ÐÐ¾Ð±ÑÐ¾ Ð¿Ð¾Ð¶Ð°Ð»Ð¾Ð²Ð°ÑÑ (Dobro poÅ¾alovat)?	[ "Goodbye", "Welcome", "Thank you", "Sorry" ]	Welcome
humanities	What does the Greek word ÎÎ¿Î®Î¸ÎµÎ¹Î± (VoÃthia) mean in English?	[ "Goodbye", "What?", "Help", "Fire" ]	Help
humanities	What does the Latin phrase Ave Maria mean in English?	[ "By the grace of god", "Hail Mary", "Mary Avenue", "Mary Loves you" ]	Hail Mary
humanities	What does the Farsi phrase Ø´Ø¨ Ø¨Ø®ÙØ± (shab bekheyr) mean in English?	[ "Good Luck", "Good night", "Good Morning", "Goodbye" ]	Good night
humanities	What does the Hebrew phrase ×××ª×¨×××ª (le-hei-tra-ot) mean in English?	[ "Come Hither", "Walk far", "That are just random letters.", "Goodbye" ]	Goodbye
humanities	Which ancient author wrote Ten Books of Architecture, a work that contained the principles followed by Renaissance architects?	[ "Vitruvius", "Satyros", "Aristotle", "Pythias" ]	Vitruvius
humanities	Who wrote Divina Proportione which explored the use of the golden ratio in the Renaissance architecture?	[ "Le Combusier", "Luca Pacioli", "Leonardo Da Vinci", "Palladio" ]	Luca Pacioli
humanities	Who was the first architect since antiquity to use the classical orders Doric, Ionic and Corinthian in an appropriate manner?	[ "Brunelleschi", "Donato Bramante", "Leon Battista Alberti", "Gian Lorenzo Bernini" ]	Brunelleschi
humanities	This Renaissance architect, famous as chief architect of the Venetian Republic, wrote the treatise Four Books on Architecture.	[ "Michelozzo Michelozzi", "Leonardo Da Vinci", "Giovanni Baptista Quadrio", "Andrea Palladio" ]	Andrea Palladio
humanities	Italian Mannerism is a term related to the High Renaissance.	[ "False", "True" ]	False
humanities	In which year was the term photography first used?	[ "1839", "1876", "1729", "1903" ]	1839
humanities	In 1945 this man was given the Pulitzer Prize in News Photography for his famous photo of the raising the American flag on the Japanese island Iwo Jima.	[ "Joe Rosenthal", "Frank Noel", "Frank Filan", "Milton Brooks" ]	Joe Rosenthal
humanities	When was the first aerial photograph taken?	[ "1994", "1456", "1858", "1938" ]	1858
humanities	When was the first underwater photograph taken?	[ "1966", "1946", "1976", "1856" ]	1856
humanities	This famous photojournalist specialized in war photographs. He covered the Spanish Civil War, The Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II (He landed on Omaha Beach!) ,The Israeli War for Independence, and The French-Indochina War. What was his name?	[ "Robert Capra", "Spider Martin", "Eddie Adams", "David Eugene Smith" ]	Robert Capra
humanities	When was the first permanently colored photograph taken?	[ "1861", "2001", "1990", "1959" ]	1861
humanities	One can be amazed at the great detail and lack of distortion in the photographs of Civil War photographer Matthew Brady. What is the major reason for this?	[ "Outdoor photographs are always better than indoor photographs.", "He used a really big camera.", "He used only the purest of chemicals in his darkroom.", "He used linen rather than paper for his pictures." ]	He used a really big camera.
humanities	When was the first picture of a university class taken?	[ "1827", "1906", "1876", "1840" ]	1840
humanities	When was the first digital camera introduced?	[ "1981", "1946", "1978", "1990" ]	1981
humanities	He was a great American photographer and one of the inventors of the Zone System. He is probably best known for his images of Yosemite National Park. What is his name?	[ "Jacob Riis", "David Eugene Smith", "Minor White", "Ansel Adams" ]	Ansel Adams
humanities	Which great singer/songwriter wrote the song Photographs and Memories?	[ "Lionel Richie", "Mariah Carey", "Jim Webb", "Jim Croce" ]	Jim Croce
humanities	Which phrase refers to a costly victory that results in losses so high as to make you wonder whether it was worth it?	[ "Draconian victory", "Macedonian victory", "Gordian victory", "Pyrrhic victory" ]	Pyrrhic victory
humanities	What term refers to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?	[ "Lou Gehrigs Disease", "Tourette syndrome", "Parkinsons disease", "Brocas disease" ]	Lou Gehrigs Disease
humanities	In the same year Jesse James was shot and killed, Edward Hopper was born. What was the year?	[ "1882", "1895", "1906", "1870" ]	1882
humanities	During the four years after he finished college, Edward Hopper made how many trips to Europe?	[ "3", "1", "0", "5" ]	3
humanities	In Europe, Edward Hopper visited the Louvre Museum where he saw Degas painting The Cotton Exchange, New Orleans. He called it the most wonderful painting he had ever seen.	[ "True", "False" ]	False
humanities	What was Edward Hoppers occupation in his forties?	[ "A commercial illustrator", "An art school professor", "He ran his familys grocery store", "A sailing instructor" ]	A commercial illustrator
humanities	At what age did Edward Hopper have his first one-man show of paintings?	[ "37", "22", "45", "29" ]	37
humanities	After Edward Hopper married painter Josephine Nivison, she became the only model for all of his female figures.	[ "True", "False" ]	True
humanities	Edward Hopper once said, The only real influence Ive ever had was myself.	[ "False", "True" ]	True
humanities	Where does Edward Hoppers most famous painting, âNighthawksâ, reside?	[ "Museum of Modern Art in New York", "The Whitney Museum of American Art", "The Art Institute of Chicago", "The Des Moines Art Center" ]	The Art Institute of Chicago
humanities	What family member does the Spanish noun âabuelaâ denote?	[ "Sister", "Grandmother", "Niece", "Daughter" ]	Grandmother
humanities	What is the Spanish word for mirror?	[ "Pelo", "Espejo", "Queso", "Tenedor" ]	Espejo
humanities	What is the meaning of the Spanish expression âtengo sedâ?	[ "I need to speak", "I am lonely", "I am thirsty", "I am pregnant" ]	I am thirsty
humanities	What part of the human body does the Spanish word âdedoâ denote?	[ "Foot", "Kidney", "Elbow", "Finger" ]	Finger
humanities	What is the meaning of the Spanish phrase âLe invito a almorzarâ?	[ "I was invited to a wedding", "Life leads to death", "Iâm inviting you to lunch", "We are moving to a house" ]	Iâm inviting you to lunch
humanities	What color does the Spanish word âverdeâ denote?	[ "Brown", "Blue", "Grey", "Green" ]	Green
humanities	What is the meaning of the Spanish word âordenadorâ?	[ "Waiter", "Perambulator", "Computer", "Doctor" ]	Computer
humanities	What does the Spanish expression âMe he perdido el bolsoâ mean?	[ "I lost my bag", "My ex-husband wants me back", "All this stuff is mine", "I need to see the doctor" ]	I lost my bag
humanities	Which day of the week does the Spanish word âmartesâ denote?	[ "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Monday", "Friday" ]	Tuesday
humanities	What number does the Spanish word âcienâ denote?	[ "Zero", "Forty", "Sixty", "A hundred" ]	A hundred
humanities	Which Greek god guides the dead to the river Styx to pay their toll to Charon so that they can get into the underworld?	[ "Isis", "Hades", "Gaia", "Hermes" ]	Hermes
humanities	Is it true that according to Greek myths Arachne had great respect for Athena?	[ "No", "Yes" ]	No
humanities	How was Prometheus punished for stealing fire and bringing it to humans?	[ "He was killed.", "He was hung up on a mountain where every day a crow came and ate his liver.", "He had to hold the sky up.", "None of these" ]	None of these
humanities	Who is the mother of Dionysus?	[ "Hera", "Maia", "none of these", "Semele" ]	Semele
humanities	The Afrikaans language is one of the official languages in this African country.	[ "Botswana", "South Africa", "Lesotho", "Namibia" ]	South Africa
humanities	In what Asian country is the Nuosu language, also called Northern Yi, Liangshan Yi, Nosu, and Sichuan Yi, spoken?	[ "Vietnam", "North Korea and South Korea", "All of these", "China" ]	China
humanities	What is the official language of Denmark?	[ "Finnish", "Danish", "Dutch", "All of these" ]	Danish
humanities	On what continent is the Ga language spoken?	[ "South America", "Africa", "Australia", "Asia" ]	Africa
humanities	What is the official language in Scotland?	[ "Scots", "Gaelic", "Scottish", "None of these" ]	None of these
humanities	What type of language is the Tigre language, which is the native language of the Tigre people?	[ "Semitic", "Indo-European", "Slavic", "West Germanic" ]	Semitic
humanities	In which of these countries is Spanish not an official language?	[ "Brazil", "Colombia", "Honduras", "Peru" ]	Brazil
humanities	What is the official language of Andorra, a small country in southwestern Europe bordered by Spain and France?	[ "Portuguese", "French", "Spanish", "Catalan" ]	Catalan
humanities	The Greek language has an official status on this Mediterranean island.	[ "Malta", "Sardinia", "Corsica", "Cyprus" ]	Cyprus
humanities	The Igbo language is one of the official languages in this African country.	[ "Niger", "Chad", "Nigeria", "Ethiopia" ]	Nigeria
humanities	In the Western part of the U.S. this word is used to express great enthusiasm.	[ "yoohaw", "whoahoa", "woohaw", "wahoo" ]	wahoo
humanities	Which statement is untrue about Bill Bojangles Robinson who is regarded as the most famous tap dancer of all time?	[ "He was once made Honorary Mayor of Harlem in NYC.", "He was famous for his stair dance.", "He set a record of 8.2 seconds for the 75 yard backwards dash.", "When honored by the King of England as the best dancer in the world, he said Thank you , King-Oh." ]	When honored by the King of England as the best dancer in the world, he said Thank you , King-Oh.
humanities	Which statement is not true about Bill Robinson?	[ "He was making $3,500 a week by 1910.", "He switched names with his younger brother.", "His younger brother became his agent.", "He appeared in Stormy Weather with Lena Horne." ]	His younger brother became his agent.
humanities	This award winning tap dancer, inspired by Bojangles Robinson, had a unique technique. He danced as if he were on ice.	[ "Honi Coles", "Jimmy Slyde", "Bill Bailey", "Sandman Sims" ]	Jimmy Slyde
humanities	Bill Robinsons style of dance emphasizes clean toe taps. Which tap great developed a style that put emphasis on percussive heel stomps?	[ "Chuck Green", "John W. Bubbles", "George Primrose", "Cholly Atkins" ]	John W. Bubbles
humanities	Clayton Bates was an excellent tap dancer who lived from 1907-1998. What was special about his tap dancing?	[ "He combined ballet and tap.", "He had one leg.", "He danced on sand and salt.", "He tapped shoeless." ]	He had one leg.
humanities	This tap dancing great was born in Fitzgerald, Georgia in 1919. He became a star and toured throughout the South as a youngster. He later formed the successful group Chuck and Chuckles. Who was he?	[ "Jimmy Doyle", "Charlie Dixon", "Chuck Martyn", "Chuck Green" ]	Chuck Green
humanities	What was unique about Howard Simms tap dancing style?	[ "He danced on a 3 square foot plank.", "He danced backwards.", "He did acrobatics while dancing.", "He danced barefooted." ]	He danced on a 3 square foot plank.
humanities	They were a great tap dancing duo. Their names were Harold and Fayard. They received no formal training but were considered the greatest dancing duo in history. What was the name of their act?	[ "The Syncopates", "The Berry Brothers", "The Nicholas Brothers", "Hines and Hines" ]	The Nicholas Brothers
humanities	He first became famous dancing with Cholly Atkins but later had a single career. He was in Dirty Dancing and won a Tony Award for My One and Only. Who was he?	[ "Honi Coles", "Johnny Browne", "Fayard Berry", "Eddie Lee Parker" ]	Honi Coles
humanities	He was born in 1943 in NYC and began studying dance at five. He teamed with his brother and dad to form a very popular TV and Las Vegas act. He was the first African-American to direct at Radio City Music Hall. Who is he?	[ "Watson Hines", "Thaddeus Hines", "Maurice Hines", "Gregory Hines" ]	Maurice Hines
humanities	Sammy Davis, Jr. was a great tap dancer, actor, singer, comic actor, and a member of the Rat Pack. What was the name of the act that led to his fame?	[ "The Hoofers", "The Stylistics", "The Will Mastin Trio", "The Tappers" ]	The Will Mastin Trio
humanities	What step is defined as a solo tap dance with sharp foot accents, springs, leg flings, and heel clicks.?	[ "slap step", "Buffalo", "ball change", "Buck and wing" ]	Buck and wing
humanities	What does the word hoxter mean?	[ "the inside pocket on a suit or coat", "someone who teaches magic", "one who advocates equal rights for men", "any drug which relieves depression" ]	the inside pocket on a suit or coat
humanities	What does a tegestologist do?	[ "predicts the movement of stellar objects", "collects beer mugs and beer coasters", "studies porcelain and items made of porcelain", "trades with old coins and notes" ]	collects beer mugs and beer coasters
humanities	Which of these is the meaning of the word quodlibertarian?	[ "a pedantic person who engages in elaborate arguments about minor things", "someone who either has been married four times or who is married to four people", "a person who will testify to anything for the right price", "one who can talk about numerous subjects" ]	a pedantic person who engages in elaborate arguments about minor things
humanities	What is the definition of the word buccula?	[ "an extremely ugly young woman", "a person with huge eyebrows", "a double chin", "a piece of firewood" ]	a double chin
humanities	What is the meaning of the world kalling?	[ "a headache which covers the entire head", "the use of foul or abusive language to relieve stress or ease pain", "living under rocks", "fortunetelling based on what variety of cabbage a blindfolded person picks" ]	fortunetelling based on what variety of cabbage a blindfolded person picks
humanities	What does the word tarantism mean?	[ "the act of eating raw flesh", "an urge to overcome melancholy by dancing", "tyrannical rulership of a woman by her husband", "showing off by using words" ]	an urge to overcome melancholy by dancing
humanities	What is the meaning of estivation?	[ "the act of building a nest", "going somewhere for the summer", "the art of creating new words to represent entire sentences, or shorthand notation", "eating snakes" ]	going somewhere for the summer
humanities	Tomecide is a word referring to which of the following?	[ "the philosophy that society is built upon individuals helping each other", "murdering or destroying a book", "a neurosis caused by serving in the military", "a place with few or no men" ]	murdering or destroying a book
humanities	Which of these is the definition for the word funkify?	[ "to cause a frog or a toad to fly through the air", "to run away in fear", "to quickly eat ones meal, not taking time to savor it", "to spend all your time trying to make money" ]	to run away in fear
humanities	What does the word hadeharia refer to?	[ "a government of saints", "anything considered holy or sacred", "the practice of constantly using the word hell in speaking", "the crime of beating a person in their own home" ]	the practice of constantly using the word hell in speaking
humanities	What was the name of the riverboat in the Kern/Hammerstein musical, Showboat?	[ "Lady Lily", "Mississippi Rambler", "Mississippi Belle", "Cotton Blossom" ]	Cotton Blossom
humanities	The song Ole Man River from Showboat was written for a notorious basso. Although not in the original production, this basso came on board for the revival in 1932. Who was he?	[ "Robert Goulet", "William Warfield", "John Raitt", "Paul Robeson" ]	Paul Robeson

humanities

Which of these historical figures was a patient of Sigmund Freud?

[ "Emma Eckstein", "All of these", "Gustav Mahler", "Princess Marie Bonaparte" ]

All of these

humanities

What are the two contradictory desires that drive every human being according to Sigmund Freud?

[ "Love and hatred", "Good and evil", "Hunger and thirst", "Life and death" ]

Life and death

humanities

What part of the human psyche contains the child-like drives and desires according to Sigmund Freud?

[ "Ego", "Super-ego", "All of these", "Id" ]

Id

humanities

Which of these therapies did Sigmund Freud start using to resolve psychological problems?

[ "Talk therapy", "Drawing therapy", "Music therapy", "Sleep therapy" ]

Talk therapy

humanities

How did Sigmund Freud choose to die, with the assistance of his doctor and friend Max Schur?

[ "By poisoning", "By suffocation", "By a lethal dose of morphine", "By a gunshot" ]

By a lethal dose of morphine

humanities

What name was used to refer to Leonardos famous painting before it was known as Mona Lisa?

[ "A Lady from Florence", "Madam Florentine", "Madam Lisa", "A Certain Florentine Lady" ]

A Certain Florentine Lady

humanities

What was the Mona Lisa painting called when it was in the collection at the palace at Fontainebleau?

[ "Madam Lisa Gioconda", "Wife of a wealthy Florentine", "A courtesan in a gauze veil", "The Mona Lisa" ]

A courtesan in a gauze veil

humanities

The Mona Lisa is not painted on a canvas.

[ "False", "True" ]

True

humanities

Which of these is not among the theories about who is portrayed in the Mona Lisa painting?

[ "The portrait is an idealization of all womanhood.", "The portrait is an invention of Leonardos imagination", "A young man in drag", "The mistress of Leonardos close friend" ]

The mistress of Leonardos close friend

humanities

Which of these artists is known to have become fascinated with the Mona Lisa painting?

[ "Michelangelo", "Berrettini", "Luciani", "Raphael" ]

Raphael

humanities

Who gave the Mona Lisa painting its name?

[ "Lisa Giocondo", "King Francois I", "Giorgio Vasari", "Leonardo Da Vinci" ]

Giorgio Vasari

humanities

Which King hated the Mona Lisa painting so much, that he had it removed from his palace?

[ "King Louis XIV", "Napoleon", "King Francois I", "King Louis XV" ]

King Louis XV

humanities

When Mona Lisa was stolen in 1911, Picasso was among the suspects.

[ "True", "False" ]

True

humanities

What sentence was Vincenzo Perugia given for stealing the Mona Lisa painting in 1911?

[ "1 year", "7 years", "10 years", "7 months" ]

7 months

humanities

How long did it take Leonardo Da Vinci to finish the Mona Lisa painting?

[ "1 year", "6 months", "3 years", "4 years" ]

4 years

humanities

What does the German word Bibliothek mean when translated into English?

[ "Library", "Bookworm", "Its not a real word.", "Bible" ]

Library

humanities

What does the Spanish Word lechuga mean in English?

[ "lettuce", "None of these", "monster", "milk" ]

lettuce

humanities

What does the Hebrew word ××× (za-hav) translate to in English?

[ "food", "gold", "None of these", "money" ]

gold

humanities

What does the Danish word fÃ¸dselsdag mean in English? (foudgshlsdag)

[ "February", "Your house", "Mothers Day", "Your Birthday" ]

Your Birthday

humanities

What does the Czech phrase DobrÃ½ den mean in English?

[ "Good Day/Hello", "Good Night", "How Are You?", "Valentines Day" ]

Good Day/Hello

humanities

What is the English equivalent of the Russian phrase ÐÐ¾Ð±ÑÐ¾ Ð¿Ð¾Ð¶Ð°Ð»Ð¾Ð²Ð°ÑÑ (Dobro poÅ¾alovat)?

[ "Goodbye", "Welcome", "Thank you", "Sorry" ]

Welcome

humanities

What does the Greek word ÎÎ¿Î®Î¸ÎµÎ¹Î± (VoÃthia) mean in English?

[ "Goodbye", "What?", "Help", "Fire" ]

Help

humanities

What does the Latin phrase Ave Maria mean in English?

[ "By the grace of god", "Hail Mary", "Mary Avenue", "Mary Loves you" ]

Hail Mary

humanities

What does the Farsi phrase Ø´Ø¨ Ø¨Ø®ÙØ± (shab bekheyr) mean in English?

[ "Good Luck", "Good night", "Good Morning", "Goodbye" ]

Good night

humanities

What does the Hebrew phrase ×××ª×¨×××ª (le-hei-tra-ot) mean in English?

[ "Come Hither", "Walk far", "That are just random letters.", "Goodbye" ]

Goodbye

humanities

Which ancient author wrote Ten Books of Architecture, a work that contained the principles followed by Renaissance architects?

[ "Vitruvius", "Satyros", "Aristotle", "Pythias" ]

Vitruvius

humanities

Who wrote Divina Proportione which explored the use of the golden ratio in the Renaissance architecture?

[ "Le Combusier", "Luca Pacioli", "Leonardo Da Vinci", "Palladio" ]

Luca Pacioli

humanities

Who was the first architect since antiquity to use the classical orders Doric, Ionic and Corinthian in an appropriate manner?

[ "Brunelleschi", "Donato Bramante", "Leon Battista Alberti", "Gian Lorenzo Bernini" ]

Brunelleschi

humanities

This Renaissance architect, famous as chief architect of the Venetian Republic, wrote the treatise Four Books on Architecture.

[ "Michelozzo Michelozzi", "Leonardo Da Vinci", "Giovanni Baptista Quadrio", "Andrea Palladio" ]

Andrea Palladio

humanities

Italian Mannerism is a term related to the High Renaissance.

[ "False", "True" ]

False

humanities

In which year was the term photography first used?

[ "1839", "1876", "1729", "1903" ]

1839

humanities

In 1945 this man was given the Pulitzer Prize in News Photography for his famous photo of the raising the American flag on the Japanese island Iwo Jima.

[ "Joe Rosenthal", "Frank Noel", "Frank Filan", "Milton Brooks" ]

Joe Rosenthal

humanities

When was the first aerial photograph taken?

[ "1994", "1456", "1858", "1938" ]

1858

humanities

When was the first underwater photograph taken?

[ "1966", "1946", "1976", "1856" ]

1856

humanities

This famous photojournalist specialized in war photographs. He covered the Spanish Civil War, The Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II (He landed on Omaha Beach!) ,The Israeli War for Independence, and The French-Indochina War. What was his name?

[ "Robert Capra", "Spider Martin", "Eddie Adams", "David Eugene Smith" ]

Robert Capra

humanities

When was the first permanently colored photograph taken?

[ "1861", "2001", "1990", "1959" ]

1861

humanities

One can be amazed at the great detail and lack of distortion in the photographs of Civil War photographer Matthew Brady. What is the major reason for this?

[ "Outdoor photographs are always better than indoor photographs.", "He used a really big camera.", "He used only the purest of chemicals in his darkroom.", "He used linen rather than paper for his pictures." ]

He used a really big camera.

humanities

When was the first picture of a university class taken?

[ "1827", "1906", "1876", "1840" ]

1840

humanities

When was the first digital camera introduced?

[ "1981", "1946", "1978", "1990" ]

1981

humanities

He was a great American photographer and one of the inventors of the Zone System. He is probably best known for his images of Yosemite National Park. What is his name?

[ "Jacob Riis", "David Eugene Smith", "Minor White", "Ansel Adams" ]

Ansel Adams

humanities

Which great singer/songwriter wrote the song Photographs and Memories?

[ "Lionel Richie", "Mariah Carey", "Jim Webb", "Jim Croce" ]

Jim Croce

humanities

Which phrase refers to a costly victory that results in losses so high as to make you wonder whether it was worth it?

[ "Draconian victory", "Macedonian victory", "Gordian victory", "Pyrrhic victory" ]

Pyrrhic victory

humanities

What term refers to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?

[ "Lou Gehrigs Disease", "Tourette syndrome", "Parkinsons disease", "Brocas disease" ]

Lou Gehrigs Disease

humanities

In the same year Jesse James was shot and killed, Edward Hopper was born. What was the year?

[ "1882", "1895", "1906", "1870" ]

1882

humanities

During the four years after he finished college, Edward Hopper made how many trips to Europe?

[ "3", "1", "0", "5" ]

3

humanities

In Europe, Edward Hopper visited the Louvre Museum where he saw Degas painting The Cotton Exchange, New Orleans. He called it the most wonderful painting he had ever seen.

[ "True", "False" ]

False

humanities

What was Edward Hoppers occupation in his forties?

[ "A commercial illustrator", "An art school professor", "He ran his familys grocery store", "A sailing instructor" ]

A commercial illustrator

humanities

At what age did Edward Hopper have his first one-man show of paintings?

[ "37", "22", "45", "29" ]

37

humanities

After Edward Hopper married painter Josephine Nivison, she became the only model for all of his female figures.

[ "True", "False" ]

True

humanities

Edward Hopper once said, The only real influence Ive ever had was myself.

[ "False", "True" ]

True

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Where does Edward Hoppers most famous painting, âNighthawksâ, reside?

[ "Museum of Modern Art in New York", "The Whitney Museum of American Art", "The Art Institute of Chicago", "The Des Moines Art Center" ]

The Art Institute of Chicago

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What family member does the Spanish noun âabuelaâ denote?

[ "Sister", "Grandmother", "Niece", "Daughter" ]

Grandmother

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What is the Spanish word for mirror?

[ "Pelo", "Espejo", "Queso", "Tenedor" ]

Espejo

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What is the meaning of the Spanish expression âtengo sedâ?

[ "I need to speak", "I am lonely", "I am thirsty", "I am pregnant" ]

I am thirsty

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What part of the human body does the Spanish word âdedoâ denote?

[ "Foot", "Kidney", "Elbow", "Finger" ]

Finger

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What is the meaning of the Spanish phrase âLe invito a almorzarâ?

[ "I was invited to a wedding", "Life leads to death", "Iâm inviting you to lunch", "We are moving to a house" ]

Iâm inviting you to lunch

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What color does the Spanish word âverdeâ denote?

[ "Brown", "Blue", "Grey", "Green" ]

Green

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What is the meaning of the Spanish word âordenadorâ?

[ "Waiter", "Perambulator", "Computer", "Doctor" ]

Computer

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What does the Spanish expression âMe he perdido el bolsoâ mean?

[ "I lost my bag", "My ex-husband wants me back", "All this stuff is mine", "I need to see the doctor" ]

I lost my bag

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Which day of the week does the Spanish word âmartesâ denote?

[ "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Monday", "Friday" ]

Tuesday

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What number does the Spanish word âcienâ denote?

[ "Zero", "Forty", "Sixty", "A hundred" ]

A hundred

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Which Greek god guides the dead to the river Styx to pay their toll to Charon so that they can get into the underworld?

[ "Isis", "Hades", "Gaia", "Hermes" ]

Hermes

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Is it true that according to Greek myths Arachne had great respect for Athena?

[ "No", "Yes" ]

No

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How was Prometheus punished for stealing fire and bringing it to humans?

[ "He was killed.", "He was hung up on a mountain where every day a crow came and ate his liver.", "He had to hold the sky up.", "None of these" ]

None of these

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Who is the mother of Dionysus?

[ "Hera", "Maia", "none of these", "Semele" ]

Semele

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The Afrikaans language is one of the official languages in this African country.

[ "Botswana", "South Africa", "Lesotho", "Namibia" ]

South Africa

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In what Asian country is the Nuosu language, also called Northern Yi, Liangshan Yi, Nosu, and Sichuan Yi, spoken?

[ "Vietnam", "North Korea and South Korea", "All of these", "China" ]

China

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What is the official language of Denmark?

[ "Finnish", "Danish", "Dutch", "All of these" ]

Danish

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On what continent is the Ga language spoken?

[ "South America", "Africa", "Australia", "Asia" ]

Africa

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What is the official language in Scotland?

[ "Scots", "Gaelic", "Scottish", "None of these" ]

None of these

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What type of language is the Tigre language, which is the native language of the Tigre people?

[ "Semitic", "Indo-European", "Slavic", "West Germanic" ]

Semitic

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In which of these countries is Spanish not an official language?

[ "Brazil", "Colombia", "Honduras", "Peru" ]

Brazil

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What is the official language of Andorra, a small country in southwestern Europe bordered by Spain and France?

[ "Portuguese", "French", "Spanish", "Catalan" ]

Catalan

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The Greek language has an official status on this Mediterranean island.

[ "Malta", "Sardinia", "Corsica", "Cyprus" ]

Cyprus

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The Igbo language is one of the official languages in this African country.

[ "Niger", "Chad", "Nigeria", "Ethiopia" ]

Nigeria

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In the Western part of the U.S. this word is used to express great enthusiasm.

[ "yoohaw", "whoahoa", "woohaw", "wahoo" ]

wahoo

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Which statement is untrue about Bill Bojangles Robinson who is regarded as the most famous tap dancer of all time?

[ "He was once made Honorary Mayor of Harlem in NYC.", "He was famous for his stair dance.", "He set a record of 8.2 seconds for the 75 yard backwards dash.", "When honored by the King of England as the best dancer in the world, he said Thank you , King-Oh." ]

When honored by the King of England as the best dancer in the world, he said Thank you , King-Oh.

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Which statement is not true about Bill Robinson?

[ "He was making $3,500 a week by 1910.", "He switched names with his younger brother.", "His younger brother became his agent.", "He appeared in Stormy Weather with Lena Horne." ]

His younger brother became his agent.

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This award winning tap dancer, inspired by Bojangles Robinson, had a unique technique. He danced as if he were on ice.

[ "Honi Coles", "Jimmy Slyde", "Bill Bailey", "Sandman Sims" ]

Jimmy Slyde

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Bill Robinsons style of dance emphasizes clean toe taps. Which tap great developed a style that put emphasis on percussive heel stomps?

[ "Chuck Green", "John W. Bubbles", "George Primrose", "Cholly Atkins" ]

John W. Bubbles

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Clayton Bates was an excellent tap dancer who lived from 1907-1998. What was special about his tap dancing?

[ "He combined ballet and tap.", "He had one leg.", "He danced on sand and salt.", "He tapped shoeless." ]

He had one leg.

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This tap dancing great was born in Fitzgerald, Georgia in 1919. He became a star and toured throughout the South as a youngster. He later formed the successful group Chuck and Chuckles. Who was he?

[ "Jimmy Doyle", "Charlie Dixon", "Chuck Martyn", "Chuck Green" ]

Chuck Green

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What was unique about Howard Simms tap dancing style?

[ "He danced on a 3 square foot plank.", "He danced backwards.", "He did acrobatics while dancing.", "He danced barefooted." ]

He danced on a 3 square foot plank.

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They were a great tap dancing duo. Their names were Harold and Fayard. They received no formal training but were considered the greatest dancing duo in history. What was the name of their act?

[ "The Syncopates", "The Berry Brothers", "The Nicholas Brothers", "Hines and Hines" ]

The Nicholas Brothers

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He first became famous dancing with Cholly Atkins but later had a single career. He was in Dirty Dancing and won a Tony Award for My One and Only. Who was he?

[ "Honi Coles", "Johnny Browne", "Fayard Berry", "Eddie Lee Parker" ]

Honi Coles

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He was born in 1943 in NYC and began studying dance at five. He teamed with his brother and dad to form a very popular TV and Las Vegas act. He was the first African-American to direct at Radio City Music Hall. Who is he?

[ "Watson Hines", "Thaddeus Hines", "Maurice Hines", "Gregory Hines" ]

Maurice Hines

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Sammy Davis, Jr. was a great tap dancer, actor, singer, comic actor, and a member of the Rat Pack. What was the name of the act that led to his fame?

[ "The Hoofers", "The Stylistics", "The Will Mastin Trio", "The Tappers" ]

The Will Mastin Trio

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What step is defined as a solo tap dance with sharp foot accents, springs, leg flings, and heel clicks.?

[ "slap step", "Buffalo", "ball change", "Buck and wing" ]

Buck and wing

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What does the word hoxter mean?

[ "the inside pocket on a suit or coat", "someone who teaches magic", "one who advocates equal rights for men", "any drug which relieves depression" ]

the inside pocket on a suit or coat

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What does a tegestologist do?

[ "predicts the movement of stellar objects", "collects beer mugs and beer coasters", "studies porcelain and items made of porcelain", "trades with old coins and notes" ]

collects beer mugs and beer coasters

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Which of these is the meaning of the word quodlibertarian?

[ "a pedantic person who engages in elaborate arguments about minor things", "someone who either has been married four times or who is married to four people", "a person who will testify to anything for the right price", "one who can talk about numerous subjects" ]

a pedantic person who engages in elaborate arguments about minor things

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What is the definition of the word buccula?

[ "an extremely ugly young woman", "a person with huge eyebrows", "a double chin", "a piece of firewood" ]

a double chin

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What is the meaning of the world kalling?

[ "a headache which covers the entire head", "the use of foul or abusive language to relieve stress or ease pain", "living under rocks", "fortunetelling based on what variety of cabbage a blindfolded person picks" ]

fortunetelling based on what variety of cabbage a blindfolded person picks

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What does the word tarantism mean?

[ "the act of eating raw flesh", "an urge to overcome melancholy by dancing", "tyrannical rulership of a woman by her husband", "showing off by using words" ]

an urge to overcome melancholy by dancing

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What is the meaning of estivation?

[ "the act of building a nest", "going somewhere for the summer", "the art of creating new words to represent entire sentences, or shorthand notation", "eating snakes" ]

going somewhere for the summer

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Tomecide is a word referring to which of the following?

[ "the philosophy that society is built upon individuals helping each other", "murdering or destroying a book", "a neurosis caused by serving in the military", "a place with few or no men" ]

murdering or destroying a book

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Which of these is the definition for the word funkify?

[ "to cause a frog or a toad to fly through the air", "to run away in fear", "to quickly eat ones meal, not taking time to savor it", "to spend all your time trying to make money" ]

to run away in fear

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What does the word hadeharia refer to?

[ "a government of saints", "anything considered holy or sacred", "the practice of constantly using the word hell in speaking", "the crime of beating a person in their own home" ]

the practice of constantly using the word hell in speaking

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What was the name of the riverboat in the Kern/Hammerstein musical, Showboat?

[ "Lady Lily", "Mississippi Rambler", "Mississippi Belle", "Cotton Blossom" ]

Cotton Blossom

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The song Ole Man River from Showboat was written for a notorious basso. Although not in the original production, this basso came on board for the revival in 1932. Who was he?

[ "Robert Goulet", "William Warfield", "John Raitt", "Paul Robeson" ]

Paul Robeson