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world | In the United States, this holiday is the humorous and somewhat sarcastic alternative to St. Valentines Day, also celebrated on February 14, but by those without a significant other. | [
"Sad Single Day",
"Singles Consciousness Day",
"Singles Awareness Day",
"Happy Singles Day"
] | Singles Awareness Day |
world | The day of February 14, 1929 remained in history not with its romantic atmosphere, but with one of the most publicized murders in the United States. Which famous American gangster stood behind these murders? | [
"Angelo Bruno",
"Al Capone",
"Pino Greco",
"Sam Giancana"
] | Al Capone |
world | This holiday is the Chinese equivalent of the Western, Saint Valentines Day. | [
"Lantern Festival",
"The Night of Sevens",
"Dragon Boat",
"Qing Ming Jie"
] | The Night of Sevens |
world | This little beauty had three deuces and a four speed and a 389. Ronnie and the Daytonas | [
"Ford",
"Chevrolet",
"Pontiac",
"Dodge"
] | Pontiac |
world | In what song did Prince advise Baby Ure much 2 fast; U got to slow down.? | [
"Pink Cadillac",
"Little Red Corvette",
"Mercedes Benz",
"Bitchin Camaro"
] | Little Red Corvette |
world | He passed me on Doheny then I began to swerve | [
"t I pulled her out and there we were-at Dead Mans Curve. ",
"e singer was cruisin in his Stingray late one night when he was challenged to a drag race by the owner of another car. What make of car did the singer watch slide into the curve?",
"XKE",
"Deuce Coupe",
"GTO",
"Woodie"
] | XKE |
world | Everybody says that there is nobody meaner than this little old grandma from Pasadena. | [
"es the terror of Colorado Boulevard. What slick machine is hidden in her rickey old garage?",
"Low Rider",
"Hot Rod Lincoln",
"Super Stock Dodge",
"Little Deuce Coupe"
] | Super Stock Dodge |
world | She should have gone to the library like she told her old man but shes too busy makin the Indy 500 look like a Roman chariot race, now. Too bad cause Daddy got wise (you shouldnt have lied, you shouldnt have lied) and there isnt going to be anymore Fun, Fun, Fun. What make of car did Daddy take away? | [
"T-Bird",
"Mercedes Benz",
"Pink Cadillac",
"Little Red Corvette"
] | T-Bird |
world | Which US state hosts the school known as the CIA? | [
"Maryland",
"Washington",
"Virginia",
"New York"
] | New York |
world | Which one is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States? | [
"Virginia",
"Yale",
"Trinity",
"William and Mary"
] | William and Mary |
world | When Freud came to visit the USA, he lectured at this college. | [
"Clark",
"Princeton",
"Columbia",
"Harvard"
] | Clark |
world | Which college was eleventh to join the Big Ten Conference? | [
"The Ohio State University",
"The University of Minnesota",
"Michigan State University",
"The Pennsylvania State University"
] | The Pennsylvania State University |
world | This college hosts the Institute for Advanced Study, one of the worlds leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. | [
"Yale",
"Harvard",
"Chicago",
"Princeton"
] | Princeton |
world | Which of these institutions has the lowest reported level of alcohol drinking on campus ? | [
"Arizona State",
"Yale",
"Brigham Young University",
"Oregon"
] | Brigham Young University |
world | It was at an abandoned part of the athletic fields of this U.S. college, that the first nuclear reactor was developed by Enrico Fermi. | [
"University of Chicago",
"University of Arizona",
"Purdue University",
"New Mexico"
] | University of Chicago |
world | This is the only US state to have two Ivy League colleges. | [
"New York",
"New Jersey",
"Massachusetts",
"Rhode Island"
] | New York |
world | Which US state is Washington University located in? | [
"Washington ,D.C.",
"Virginia",
"Missouri",
"Washington"
] | Missouri |
world | This is the only school to win the NCAA basketball Championship and the NIT basketball tournaments in the same year. | [
"City College of New York",
"UCLA",
"Duke",
"Kentucky"
] | City College of New York |
world | Which two states have an Albany State University? | [
"Florida and New York",
"Rhode Island and New York",
"New York and Georgia",
"New York and New Jersey"
] | New York and Georgia |
world | Lucy Hobbs was the first female dentist in America. From which school did she get her degree? | [
"Antioch Medical and Dental School",
"Boston General Medical School",
"The Ohio College of Dental Surgery",
"The College of William and Mary Medical Institute"
] | The Ohio College of Dental Surgery |
world | Elizabeth Swallow was the first woman professional chemist in America. From what school did she get her B.S. degree? | [
"Stanford",
"MIT",
"Yale",
"Harvard"
] | MIT |
world | What English city was actually the Titanics home port? | [
"Liverpool",
"Belfast",
"Plymouth",
"Southampton"
] | Liverpool |
world | There was a visual difference between the Titanic and its sister ship, the Olympic. | [
"True",
"False"
] | True |
world | The Titanic had one steam turbine engine and two conventional steam engines. | [
"False",
"True"
] | True |
world | Which funnel on the RMS Titanic was a dummy? | [
"the fourth",
"the second",
"the third",
"the first"
] | the fourth |
world | What were the Titanics wireless call letters? | [
"YMG",
"MYG",
"GMY",
"MGY"
] | MGY |
world | Which first class passenger on the Titanic was a famous dress designer known as Lucile? | [
"Madeline Force Astor",
"Ida Strauss",
"Edith Evans",
"Lady Cosmo Duff Gordon"
] | Lady Cosmo Duff Gordon |
world | Which of the Titanics officers is rumored to have killed himself? | [
"Wilde",
"Murdoch",
"Lowe",
"Lightoller"
] | Murdoch |
world | What was the funnel color of the White Star shipping company? | [
"black and buff",
"black and yellow",
"black and white",
"black and orange"
] | black and buff |
world | What was the relationship between Thomas Andrews, Titanics chief designer and Lord Pirrie, chairman of Harland and Wolff, the shipyard that built Titanic? | [
"son/father",
"cousins",
"nephew/uncle",
"father-in-law/son-in-law"
] | nephew/uncle |
world | What are the three colors of the Jamaican flag? | [
"Yellow,Green,and White",
"Green, Blue, and White",
"Black, Yellow, and Green",
"none of these"
] | Black, Yellow, and Green |
world | There are 52 stars on the United States flag. | [
"False",
"True"
] | False |
world | What three colors are on the flag of France? | [
"Red, White and Blue",
"Red, White, and Green",
"None of these",
"Red, Yellow and Green"
] | Red, White and Blue |
world | There are two stars on the Panama flag. | [
"True",
"False"
] | True |
world | The flags of what two countries look almost the same? | [
"Italy and Mexico",
"Mexico and Dominica",
"Italy and Portugal",
"none of these"
] | Italy and Mexico |
world | Pakistans flag has a star and what other symbol? | [
"circle",
"sun",
"crescent moon",
"Triangle"
] | crescent moon |
world | The letter R was found in the middle of the old Rwanda flag. | [
"False",
"True"
] | True |
world | What is pictured in the middle of the Lebanon flag? | [
"Bird",
"Star",
"None of these",
"Tree"
] | Tree |
world | What year was the GTO first offered as an option package for a Pontiac vehicle? | [
"1969",
"1965",
"1964",
"1962"
] | 1964 |
world | During the mid-late 60s Royal Pontiac (a car dealer in Royal Oaks, Michigan) offered a special tune-up package for the GTO 389 engine. What was the name of that performance package? | [
"Bobcat",
"Trans Am",
"Super Sport",
"Boss"
] | Bobcat |
world | In what year did General Motors decide to drop the GTO as an option package and add it to their vehicle lineup as a separate model series? | [
"1965",
"1968",
"1966",
"1972"
] | 1966 |
world | In what year did General Motors decide to drop GTO as a separate model and reinstate the GTO as an option package for the LeMans and LeMans sport coupes? | [
"1981",
"1972",
"1971",
"1975"
] | 1972 |
world | What nationality were the immigrants that brought versions of the Halloween tradition to North America during the 1840s? | [
"German",
"Dutch",
"Hungarian",
"Irish"
] | Irish |
world | Name the Gaelic festival of the dead from which Halloween originated. | [
"Beltane",
"Samhain",
"Imbolc",
"Hogmanay"
] | Samhain |
world | Helloween, one of the pioneering power metal bands, was formed in this country. | [
"Germany",
"the USA",
"The Netherlands",
"the UK"
] | Germany |
world | It is common lore that the Jack olantern originated from the tale of a drunkard known as Stingy Jack or Jack the Smith. Who did Jack manage to trap? | [
"the Devil",
"his malevolent landlord",
"the ghost of a murderer",
"the Grim Reaper"
] | the Devil |
world | What fictional character, created by Charles M. Schulz, believes in the Great Pumpkin and says, There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin.? | [
"Charlie Brown",
"Linus van Pelt",
"Barney Google",
"Snoopy"
] | Linus van Pelt |
world | The night before Halloween, known as Devils Night, is an integral part of this 1994 action-thriller film, set in Detroit. | [
"Fight Club",
"Psycho",
"The Crow",
"Mr. and Mrs. Smith"
] | The Crow |
world | Which of these characters that have become part of the imagery surrounding Halloween is not correctly matched with the author who depicted him? | [
"Frankensteins monster - Mary Shelley",
"Dracula - Bram Stoker",
"The Headless Horseman - Washington Irving",
"All of them are correctly matched."
] | All of them are correctly matched. |
world | An old Irish Halloween tradition was to serve a dish called âcolcannonâ with prizes hidden in it. What are the main ingredients of this traditional Irish dish? | [
"mashed potatoes and cabbage",
"rice and meat",
"dried fruit and nuts",
"eggs and milk"
] | mashed potatoes and cabbage |
world | Which of these Halloween events is not correctly matched with the place where it is held? | [
"Terror Behind the Walls - Madison, Wisconsin",
"Halloween on Franklin Street - Chapel Hill, North Carolina",
"Howl-O-Scream - Tampa, Florida",
"Halloween in the Castro â San Francisco, California"
] | Terror Behind the Walls - Madison, Wisconsin |
world | What English author wrote the novel Halloween Party in which a girl is drowned in an apple-bobbing tub? | [
"Agatha Christie",
"Dashiell Hammett",
"P.G. Wodehouse",
"Terry Pratchett"
] | Agatha Christie |
world | Who was the US President when the Berlin Wall fell? | [
"George Bush Jr.",
"Ronald Reagan",
"George Bush Sr.",
"Bill Clinton"
] | George Bush Sr. |
world | Who was the leader of the legendary SolidarnoÅÄ (Solidarity) labor union that led the efforts to end communist rule in Poland? | [
"Viktor Orbán",
"Lech WaÅÄsa",
"Tadeusz Mazowiecki",
"Vaclav Havel"
] | Lech WaÅÄsa |
world | Who was the last leader of the Soviet Union? | [
"Konstantin Chernenko",
"Mikhail Gorbachev",
"Nikita Khrushchev",
"Boris Yeltsin"
] | Mikhail Gorbachev |
world | Which Chancellor united Germany in 1990? | [
"Helmut Kohl",
"Erich Honecker",
"Egon Krenz",
"Angela Merkel"
] | Helmut Kohl |
world | Which Pope was the spiritual leader of the anti-communist opposition in one of the former Eastern block countries in 1980s? | [
"None - Roman Catholic Church backed the communist governments",
"Benedict XVI - because he was German and wanted to see his country unified",
"John Paul II - because he was Polish and wanted to see his country free",
"John Paul I - because he came from a family with long-standing anti-communist views"
] | John Paul II - because he was Polish and wanted to see his country free |
world | Which of these events was first in the avalanche that swept away communist governments in Europe? | [
"the execution of Nicolae CeauÅescu in Romania",
"the split of Czechoslovakia",
"the peaceful establishment of non-communist government in Poland",
"the fall of the Berlin Wall"
] | the peaceful establishment of non-communist government in Poland |
world | Which former Soviet Republic was first to declare independence from the USSR? | [
"Lithuania",
"Belarus",
"Russia",
"Ukraine"
] | Lithuania |
world | Which term refers to the fall of communism in Czechoslovakia? | [
"Silk Revolution",
"Cotton Revolution",
"Woolen Revolution",
"Velvet Revolution"
] | Velvet Revolution |
world | All revolutions of the 1989 Autumn of Nations in Europe were rather peaceful. Which country was the only one to overthrow their communist regime violently? | [
"Romania",
"Hungary",
"East Germany",
"Russia"
] | Romania |
world | Which countrys all three neighbors were dissolved between 1990 and 1993? | [
"Poland",
"Czechoslovakia",
"Yugoslavia",
"Hungary"
] | Poland |
world | After 1989, with the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia, many new countries appeared on the map of Europe. Which is not one of them? | [
"Croatia",
"Slovakia",
"Hungary",
"Estonia"
] | Hungary |
world | The final act of the fall of communism in Europe was the accession of many former Eastern block countries to NATO and the European Union. When did the EU admit 8 of those countries? | [
"1 May 2004",
"1 January 2002",
"1 November 1993",
"1 January 2007"
] | 1 May 2004 |
world | The first documented Thanksgiving ceremony in what was to become the United States of America took place in 1565 when a group of European settlers landed at St. Augustine, Florida. What nationality were these settlers? | [
"Spanish",
"Irish",
"Dutch",
"English"
] | Spanish |
world | The Pilgrims, who established Plymouth Colony in 1620, were fleeing religious persecution in England, which was ruled at that time by this king. | [
"Henry VIII",
"James I",
"Charles I",
"Charles II"
] | James I |
world | What is the meaning of the Latin word âpelegrinusâ from which the word âpilgrimâ originates? | [
"foreigner",
"follower",
"rebel",
"separatist"
] | foreigner |
world | Which of these statements regarding Thanksgiving was made by an American President? | [
"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.",
"Sharing in Gods blessings is at the heart of Thanksgiving and at the core of the American spirit.",
"Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from us, and... | All of these |
world | In his satirical book âThe Devils Dictionaryâ, this American journalist and writer defined turkey as âa large bird whose flesh, when eaten on certain religious anniversaries has the peculiar property of attesting piety and gratitudeâ. | [
"Vernon Ethelbert Grant",
"Frank Jacobs",
"Mark Twain",
"Ambrose Bierce"
] | Ambrose Bierce |
world | Benjamin Franklin considered the turkey a much more respectable bird than the Bald Eagle. He expressed his disapproval with the choice of the Bald Eagle as the national emblem in a letter to whom? | [
"his son",
"the Congress",
"the editor of the Albany Gazette",
"his daughter"
] | his daughter |
world | What US President refused to issue Thanksgiving proclamations during his Presidency? | [
"George Washington",
"James Madison",
"Thomas Jefferson",
"John Adams"
] | Thomas Jefferson |
world | What Native American tribe is said to have celebrated with the colonists the 1621 harvest festival, known as the First Thanksgiving Dayâ? | [
"Wampanoag",
"Sicangu",
"Lakota",
"Miniconjou"
] | Wampanoag |
world | What Academy Award and Grammy Award-winning song expresses the Native American belief that the earth is a living entity and people are connected to everything in nature? | [
"Amazing Grace",
"Look to Your Path",
"Into the West",
"Colors of the Wind"
] | Colors of the Wind |
world | In the USA, Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is one of the busiest retail shopping days of the year. What neologism refers to the Monday immediately following Black Friday? | [
"Cyber Monday",
"Shopping Monday",
"Gloomy Monday",
"Busy Monday"
] | Cyber Monday |
world | Which of these movies tells a story that takes place within a 12-month period beginning and ending at Thanksgiving? | [
"Scent of a Woman",
"Hannah and Her Sisters",
"The Ice Storm",
"Home for the Holidays"
] | Hannah and Her Sisters |
world | This Thanksgiving poem is an example of which of the following? | [
"ankful families join in prayer",
"ppy gatherings everywhere",
"tumn feasts with treasured friends",
"w Years ending; old year ends",
"ndled fires on hearth will bring",
"iles and warmth from hearts that sing",
"ateful songs on Thanksgiving",
" each happy, pulsing heart",
"neration plays its part",
... | acrostic |
world | The origins of Thanksgiving Day can be traced back to harvest festivals that have been celebrated since ancient times. What is the meaning of the Anglo-Saxon word from which the word âharvestâ is derived? | [
"reaping",
"hearth",
"plenty",
"autumn"
] | autumn |
world | What holiday observed in the US coincides with Thanksgiving Day in Canada? | [
"All Saintsâ Day",
"Veterans Day",
"Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day",
"Columbus Day"
] | Columbus Day |
world | Starting in 1970, what annual protest is held on Thanksgiving Day in the US? | [
"The National Day of Mourning",
"Black Protest",
"National Anti-racial Protest",
"The National Anti-nuclear Protest"
] | The National Day of Mourning |
world | What poet, known as âThe Woman in Whiteâ, wrote a Thanksgiving poem opening with these lines? | [
"e Day is there of the Series",
"rmed Thanksgiving Day.",
"lebrated part at Table",
"rt in Memory.",
"Anne Sexton",
"Emily Dickinson",
"Sylvia Plath",
"Marianne Moore"
] | Emily Dickinson |
world | In the movie âScent of a Womanâ, Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade reveals to young Charlie, that his plan for the Thanksgiving holiday is: to stay in a first-class hotel, eat an agreeable meal, drink a nice glass of wine, visit his elder brother, make love to a terrific woman and then blow his brains out. Name the tw... | [
"Al Pacino and Chris ODonnell",
"Al Pacino and Leonardo DiCaprio",
"Robert De Niro and Chris OâDonnell",
"Al Pacino and Edward Norton"
] | Al Pacino and Chris ODonnell |
world | What was the dominant type of Native American living structure in the Eastern United States and Canada? | [
"The tipi",
"The mandan",
"The hogan",
"The wigwam"
] | The wigwam |
world | This Native American group often built homes that were 100 feet in length. | [
"Delaware",
"Dakota",
"Iroquois",
"Pawnee"
] | Iroquois |
world | Non-Native Americans refer to this group as Delaware. | [
"Shawnee",
"Creek",
"Cree",
"Lenni-Lenape"
] | Lenni-Lenape |
world | Which of these groups is the most populous in the USA? | [
"Arapajo",
"Sioux",
"Navajo",
"Apache"
] | Navajo |
world | According to the 2003 US Census Bureau statistics, about how many Americans classify themselves as Native Americans? | [
"19,987",
"12,719,508",
"278,652",
"2,786,652"
] | 2,786,652 |
world | In order for a Native American group to be recognized, it must be submitted to extensive genealogical investigation. | [
"False",
"True"
] | True |
world | Which of these states has no recognized Native American tribes? | [
"New Jersey",
"New York",
"Virginia",
"Alabama"
] | Virginia |
world | What was Sitting Bulls original name? | [
"Blue Elk",
"Yawning One",
"White Elk",
"Slow"
] | Slow |
world | Which native American tribe was lead by Sitting Bull? | [
"Arapajo",
"Nagales Cheyenne",
"Hunkpapa Sioux",
"Chirickauwa Apache"
] | Hunkpapa Sioux |
world | Who was the college football and track coach of Native American Jim Thorpe, one of the great athletes in world history? | [
"Pop Warner",
"Knute Rockne",
"Dennis Carlisle",
"Bulldog Turner"
] | Pop Warner |
world | What does this Southern Paiute word wiitokuchumpunkuruganiyugwivantumu mean? | [
"The-Whites-people-who-come-to-kill-the -buffalo-with weapons",
"They -who-come-to-the-Land-of-the-Four-Corners",
"They -who-are -going-to-sit-and-cut-up-a-black-female-Buffalo-with-knives",
"They-who- come-to- the-Greasy-Grass-River"
] | They -who-are -going-to-sit-and-cut-up-a-black-female-Buffalo-with-knives |
world | How are nouns classified in Native American languages? | [
"Formal and group",
"Male and female",
"Animate and inanimate",
"Singular and plural"
] | Animate and inanimate |
world | What are petroglyphs? | [
"Rock carvings made by Iroquois people",
"Rock carvings made by Sioux and Cheyenne people",
"Rock carvings made by the Anasazi",
"Rock carvings made by Navajo people"
] | Rock carvings made by the Anasazi |
world | What is the seat of government for the Navajo Nation? | [
"Tuba City",
"Gallup",
"Window Rock",
"Serra Lake"
] | Window Rock |
world | What does Article 1of the U.S. Constitution deal with? | [
"Executive Branch",
"Judicial Branch",
"Legislative Branch",
"Ratification"
] | Legislative Branch |
world | What does Article 2 of the U.S. Constitution deal with? | [
"Amendments",
"Judicial Branch",
"Relations Among the States",
"Executive Branch"
] | Executive Branch |
world | What does Article 3 of the U.S. Constitution deal with? | [
"Amending the Constitution",
"Judicial Branch",
"Legislative Branch",
"Relations Among the States"
] | Judicial Branch |
world | Which Article deals with Ratification of the U.S. Constitution? | [
"4",
"7",
"6",
"5"
] | 7 |
world | Which section of the Legislative Branch gives U.S. Congress its powers? | [
"8",
"6",
"4",
"2"
] | 8 |
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