kth8/OpenTriviaQA · Datasets at Hugging Face

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general	Ketchikan, Alaska holds what distinction?	[ "the highest ratio of males to females of any American city", "the highest amount of snow fall in an American city", "the highest number of days of precipitation for any American city", "the highest zip code for an American city" ]	the highest zip code for an American city
general	Where is the only Christopher Wren building in the Western Hemisphere?	[ "in Charleston, South Carolina", "in Philadelphia", "in The College of William and Mary", "in Harvard University" ]	in The College of William and Mary
general	The Muppet Show was banned in Saudi Arabia.	[ "True", "False" ]	True
general	Bernard Webb was a pseudonym used by which famous musician and songwriter?	[ "Paul McCartney", "John Lennon", "Peter Asher", "none of these three answers is correct" ]	Paul McCartney
general	Can you name the singer who had a big music hit with Mr. Bojangles.	[ "none of these answers", "Ronald Clyde Crosby", "Tom Waites", "Willie Nelson" ]	Ronald Clyde Crosby
general	For what is Scottish Sir James Dewar famous?	[ "Writng the screenplay to The 39 Steps.", "Standardizing the method to produce Scotch whiskey.", "Exporting the first Scotch whiskey to the USA.", "Inventing the vacuum flask." ]	Inventing the vacuum flask.
general	Which of the following was not a member of the band Lynryd Skynyrd?	[ "Gary Rossington", "Jimmy Farrar", "Allen Collins", "Rickey Medlocke" ]	Jimmy Farrar
general	The town of Juarez, Mexico is located next to what U.S. city?	[ "San Diego, CA", "Laredo, TX", "El Paso, TX", "Sierra Vista, AZ" ]	El Paso, TX
general	In 1975 Archie Griffin became the first two-time Heisman Trophy Winner.	[ "True", "False" ]	True
general	Michelangelos statue of David is housed in what city?	[ "Florence", "Turin", "Rome", "Vienna" ]	Florence
general	In which TV series did American rapper Ice-T make his television debut?	[ "Law Order SVU", "The District", "Thieves", "Players" ]	Players
general	Where did Chicago Bears defensive lineman, William Fridge Perry, play college football?	[ "South Carolina AT", "Georgia", "Eastern Carolina", "Clemson" ]	Clemson
general	What is the mascot of the University of California at Irvine?	[ "Anteater", "Maverick", "Gaucho", "Banana Slug" ]	Anteater
general	This tiny sovereign state, with a territory of about 0.44 square kilometres, is the smallest country in the world.	[ "Vatican City", "Andorra", "San Marino", "Monaco" ]	Vatican City
general	This President, often called by his opponents His Accidency, was the first politician to assume the office of US President following the death of his predecessor.	[ "John Tyler", "Andrew Johnson", "Richard Nixon", "James Buchanan" ]	John Tyler
general	In 1565, this German-Swiss naturalist became the first person to document and describe the pencil.	[ "Edward Naime", "William Munroe", "Nicolas Conte", "Conrad Gesner" ]	Conrad Gesner
general	Before his death, host of the Tonight Show, Johnny Carson, used to meet Steve Martin, Chevy Chase and Carl Reiner in which club?	[ "The Friars Club", "The Hollywood Gourmet Poker Club", "The Santa Monica Marina Club", "The Bel Air Golf and Country Club" ]	The Hollywood Gourmet Poker Club
general	In 1879, the Procter Gamble company created a new brand of soap as a result of what mistake?	[ "A soap maker tried to make shampoo.", "A soap maker put the wrong chemicals in the new dish soap, making it corrosive.", "A soap maker tried to make the companys new toothpaste yellow.", "A soap maker forgot to turn off the soap mixer before going to lunch." ]	A soap maker forgot to turn off the soap mixer before going to lunch.
general	What was special about the playing cards that were given to British pilots in World War II?	[ "They secretly listed safe houses to hide in.", "They contained the code words to alert British RAF headquarters about anti-aircraft emplacements.", "They turned into maps.", "They had very sharp edges so they could be used as weapons." ]	They turned into maps.
general	Mayday, an emergency code word used internationally as a distress signal, derives from which language?	[ "French", "German", "English", "Italian" ]	French
general	Captain Ahab, who is captain of the Pequod, has a 1st mate named Ishmael.	[ "True", "False" ]	False
general	Who is Han Solos first mate on the Millennium Falcon?	[ "R2-D2", "Darth Vader", "Chewbacca", "Yoda" ]	Chewbacca
general	The fictional USS Sea Tiger was captained by Lt. Cmdr. Matt T. Sherman. Who was the first mate?	[ "Lt. (j.g.) Nicholas Holden", "Chief Molumphry", "Ens. Stovall", "Lt. Dolores Crandall" ]	Ens. Stovall
general	Who was the first mate of PT-73, that was commanded by Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale?	[ "Fuji Kobiaji", "Ensign Charles Parker", "Lt. Elroy Carpenter", "Captain Wallace B. Binghamton" ]	Ensign Charles Parker
general	Captain Edward J. Smith was captain of Titanic. Who was the first officer?	[ "Archibald Butt", "Benjamin Guggenheim", "William McMaster Murdoch", "John Jacob Astor" ]	William McMaster Murdoch
general	David E. Weiss was the first mate of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald. The Captain was Ernest M. McSorley.	[ "True", "False" ]	False
general	Who was Captain James T. Kirks first mate on the USS Enterprise NCC-1701?	[ "Montgomery Scotty Scott", "Dr. Leonard Bones McCoy", "Hikaru Sulu", "Mr. Spock" ]	Mr. Spock
general	The fictional USS Echo was commanded by Lieutenant Rip Crandall. Who was the first mate?	[ "Wilbur F. Vandewater", "Tommy J. Hanson", "Warren Berlington", "Josh Davidson" ]	Tommy J. Hanson
general	Who was the first mate of the fictional USS Stingray, commanded by Lieutenant Commander Thomas Dodge?	[ "E.T. Lovacelli", "Martin T. Pascal", "Yancy Graham", "Jefferson Jackson" ]	Martin T. Pascal
general	Who is Captain Quints first mate on the Orca?	[ "David Brown", "Matt Hooper", "Richard Zanuck", "Carl Gottlieb" ]	Matt Hooper
general	Since its separation from the Roman Catholic church in 1534, this branch of Christianity acts as a mother branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion.	[ "Lutheranism", "Sufism", "Church of England", "Calvinism" ]	Church of England
general	Which of the three classical types of columns has its capital ornately decorated to look like acanthus leaves?	[ "Ionic", "Tonic", "Corinthian", "Doric" ]	Corinthian
general	The motto of which US state is The Welfare of the People Shall Be The Supreme Law.?	[ "Washington", "Connecticut", "Texas", "Missouri" ]	Missouri
general	The French Foreign Legion was formed in 1831 to conquer which nation ?	[ "Algeria", "Morocco", "Tunisia", "Vietnam" ]	Algeria
general	The proteins in dead organisms as well as in body wastes are converted into ammonia by bacteria and fungi. Into what useful product do other bacteria convert this ammonia?	[ "Phosphoric acid", "Amino acids", "Nitrates", "Polypeptides" ]	Nitrates
general	What is the capital city of Bahrain?	[ "Niamey", "Bahrain City", "Manama", "Muscat" ]	Manama
general	Which of the following languages is spoken as primary language by the most people?	[ "German", "Italian", "Bengali", "Russian" ]	Bengali
general	Almaty, or Alma-Ata as formerly known, is the largest city and capital of which country?	[ "Krgyzstan", "Tajikistan", "Kyrgyzstan", "Kazakhstan" ]	Kazakhstan
general	Under whose rule was the island of Cyprus when it was conquered by the Ottoman Empire in 1571?	[ "France", "Greece", "The Papal States", "Venice" ]	Venice
general	What did NASAs first satellite, Explorer I, find?	[ "That Mars natural satellites were actually captured asteroids", "The remains of Sputnik I", "The Van Allen radiation belt", "Jupiters moon Callisto" ]	The Van Allen radiation belt
general	What infectionâs symptoms are tiny white-headed pimples, usually at the base of hair shafts?	[ "Impetigo", "Cellulitis", "Folliculitis", "Boils" ]	Folliculitis
general	Which Canadian city is the site of the haunted Carleton County Jail, said to be the home of the ghost of Patrick Whelen, hanged for the murder of Thomas DArcy McGee?	[ "Montreal, Quebec", "Ottawa, Ontario", "Barkerville, British Columbia", "Bad Hills, Saskatchewan" ]	Ottawa, Ontario
general	In 1986, this diamond found in a South African mine beat the record for the worlds largest faceted diamond.	[ "Golden Jubilee", "Second Star of Africa", "Great Star of Africa", "Centtenary" ]	Golden Jubilee
general	What type of rock is the white marble used to build the Taj Mahal?	[ "Ore", "Sedimentary", "Metamorphic", "Igneous" ]	Metamorphic
general	In what country is picking your nose in public more acceptable than blowing your nose?	[ "France", "Phillipines", "Japan", "Iran" ]	Japan
general	In which South American country can the Nazca Lines be found?	[ "Boliva", "Chile", "Argentina", "Peru" ]	Peru
general	The Una people are the last ones of the lost tribes remaining hidden away in the forest of New Guinea.	[ "True", "False" ]	False
general	What crime was the famous Casanova imprisoned for in 1755?	[ "Theft", "Witchcraft", "Fraud", "Adultory" ]	Witchcraft
general	Despite her long and tempestuous romance with Rhett Butler, the strong-willed Southern belle Scarlett OHara could not overcome her infatuation with this gentleman.	[ "Frank Kennedy", "Stuart Tarleton", "Ashley Wilkes", "Charles Hamilton" ]	Ashley Wilkes
general	What Greek mythological hero eloped with King Menelaus wife, Helen, thus prompting the Trojan War?	[ "Paris", "Priam", "Hector", "Achilles" ]	Paris
general	According to Arthurian legend, Queen Guineveres love affair with this knight of the Round Table led to the downfall of Camelot.	[ "Tristan", "Lancelot", "Percival", "Galahad" ]	Lancelot
general	What character uttered the following words by the end of Casablanca, one of the most enduring romantic dramas of all time: It doesnt take much to see that the problems of three little people dont amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world.?	[ "Ilsa", "Victor Laszlo", "Captain Renault", "Rick" ]	Rick
general	This novel centers around Florentino Arizas obsession with Fremina Daza who marries a wealthy doctor of medicine, named Juvenal Urbino.	[ "One Hundred Years of Solitude", "Like Water for Chocolate", "Love in the Time of Cholera", "Of Love and Other Demons" ]	Love in the Time of Cholera
general	What trio of actors, playing characters involved in a love triangle, is not correctly matched with the movie?	[ "The Notebook (2004) - Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, James Marsden", "The Graduate (1967) - Anne Bancroft, Dustin Hoffman, Katharine Ross", "First Knight - Clive Owen, Keira Knightley, Sean Connery", "The V.I.P.s (1963) - Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Louis Jourdan" ]	First Knight - Clive Owen, Keira Knightley, Sean Connery
general	In the Oscar-winning movie The English Patient, Geoffrey Cliftons wife, Kathrine, fell in love with Count de Almasy, the man who completely rejects nationalism and tries to erase all ties to countries. What was Almasys nationality?	[ "Hungarian", "English", "Polish", "Austrian" ]	Hungarian
general	Two young women and an artist, who finds himself attracted to both of them, form one of the love triangles in this Woody Allen movie.	[ "Vicky Cristina Barcelona", "Everyone Says I Love You", "Melinda and Melinda", "A Midsummer Nights Sex Comedy" ]	Vicky Cristina Barcelona
general	This author penned a novel centered around the mysterious Jay Gatsby who acquired an immense wealth in the hope of winning back his beloved, who married an old money millionaire, named Tom Buchanan.	[ "Ernest Hemingway", "Scott Fitzgerald", "Don DeLillo", "William Faulkner" ]	Scott Fitzgerald
general	In Adrian Lynes movie Unfaithful, Constance (Diane Lane), who is married to Edward (Richard Gere), has a fling with Paul (Olivier Martinez), a mysterious Frenchman who buys and sells used books. How does the movie end?	[ "Constance and Edward confront each other and she subsequently commits suicide.", "Constance discovers that Edward has killed Paul and tells him they will get through the crisis together.", "Paul murders Edward.", "Constance and Edward confront each other and she kills him." ]	Constance discovers that Edward has killed Paul and tells him they will get through the crisis together.
general	According to a study an office desk has nearly 400 times more bacteria than a bathroom toilet.	[ "False", "True" ]	True
general	A panther and a black leopard are the same animal.	[ "True", "False" ]	True
general	This food has the same chemical as Prozac, and can put a person in a better mood.	[ "Prunes", "Cheese", "Bananas", "Potatoes" ]	Bananas
general	How many Earth years add up to a galactic year?	[ "180 Million", "250 Million", "350 Million", "400 Million" ]	250 Million
general	Bamboo plants can grow up to 52 inches a day.	[ "False", "True" ]	False
general	What is the name of the man that had hiccups for nearly 69 years?	[ "Carl Rexfort", "John Hannah", "Charles Osborne", "Rhett Milfrond" ]	Charles Osborne
general	What was used to help people hear before the hearing aid was invented?	[ "Ear Headpiece", "Ear Trumpet", "Ear Windtrophy", "Ear Microphone" ]	Ear Trumpet
general	By the end of what week does an unborn fetus start to develop fingerprints?	[ "16th", "18th", "15th", "20th" ]	18th
general	This 1998 Independent film was also shot in Death Valley Junction, CA. What is the correct name of the film?	[ "Tumbleweeds and Aliens", "Welcome to Serendipity", "Hot Moon", "Serendipity" ]	Welcome to Serendipity
general	The 1980s film, The Hitcher, starring Rutger Hauer and Jennifer Jason-Leigh, was shot in the same location as which other film?	[ "Hot Moon", "Welcome to Serendipity", "Baghdad Cafe", "Death Valley Days" ]	Welcome to Serendipity
general	What is the actual name of the hotel where parts of the above mentioned film was shot?	[ "Indian Springs Inn", "Baghdad Inn", "Longstreet Hotel, Resort and Casino", "Amargosa Hotel and Opera House" ]	Amargosa Hotel and Opera House
general	The 1996 film, Courage Under Fire, starring Denzel Washington and Meg Ryan, was partially filmed in a United States Desert..	[ "True", "False" ]	True
general	Alabama Hills is a desert location used in many movies.	[ "True", "False" ]	True
general	The 1995 Bruce Springsteen song, The Ghost of Tom Joad gets its title from a character in a book by this author.	[ "John Steinbeck", "Agatha Christie", "Ernest Hemingway", "William Faulkner" ]	John Steinbeck
general	This is a synonym for humor based on sexual explicit situations.	[ "blue humor", "vitreous humor", "baud talk", "red humor" ]	blue humor
general	What is the southernmost capital city?	[ "Perth", "Capetown", "Sydney", "Wellington" ]	Wellington
general	In what year was the World Series first broadcast on radio?	[ "1932", "1912", "1922", "1942" ]	1922
general	Who is the first singer to have two singles that sold over 30 million copies worldwide?	[ "Bruce Springsteen", "Yanni", "Elton John", "Bing Crosby" ]	Bing Crosby
general	This standup comedian became famous as the large Massachusetts man attacked by a mugger in the next to last episode of Seinfeld.	[ "Eric Bana", "John Caponera", "Jimmy Pardo", "John Pinette" ]	John Pinette
general	In terms of population of the city proper, which is the first capital city with over 10,000,000 people?	[ "Karachi", "Sao Paulo", "New York City", "Moscow" ]	Moscow
general	What did the Treaty of Maastricht result in?	[ "The Hundreds Year War ended.", "World War II formally ended in Europe.", "The United Nations was established.", "The European Union was set up." ]	The European Union was set up.
general	This great inventor loved the number three and would only stay in hotel rooms with a number divisible by three.	[ "T .A. Edison", "E. Howe", "N. Tesla", "M. E. Knight" ]	N. Tesla
general	In terms of ratings, this was the top TV show in the USA for the summer of 2008.	[ "Fringe", "Dancing With the Stars", "Americas Got Talent", "Monk" ]	Americas Got Talent
general	In 1856 the US Army formed the U.S. Army Camel Corps.	[ "False", "True" ]	True
general	In September 2008 a new, very large prime number was found. Approximately how many digits does it have?	[ "Between 6,00 and 8,000", "Over 10,000", "Between 5000 and 6000", "Between 8,00 and 10,000" ]	Over 10,000
general	What was invented by Levi Spear Parmly?	[ "The jet engine", "Dental floss", "Blue Ray discs", "The QWERTYU keyboard" ]	Dental floss
general	The Olivieri brothers, Pat and Harry, are given credit for inventing this in 1933.	[ "The Philly cheesesteak", "Dental floss", "The jet engine", "The McDonald quarter-pounder" ]	The Philly cheesesteak
general	This town in Illinois became the site of the first Dairy Queen in 1940. It is the hometown of singer Lionel Richie, basketball star George Mikan, and actors Mercedes McCambridge and Anthony Rapp. It is also home to a famous federal prison.	[ "Joliet", "Ganamorra", "Chicago", "Springfield" ]	Joliet
general	Eight years before George Washington was elected President of the USA, this politician was appointed President of the United States by the Continental Congress.	[ "Thomas McKean", "Harry Lightfoot Lee", "Samuel Adams", "John Hancock" ]	Thomas McKean
general	This European country is divided into three districts, 12 cantons, and 116 communes.	[ "Belgium", "Andorra", "Luxembourg", "Switzerland" ]	Luxembourg
general	Which of these came first?	[ "Busch Gardens", "Freedomland", "Disneyland", "Knotts Berry Farm" ]	Knotts Berry Farm
general	This day in April is celebrated as Earth Day in many countries.	[ "31", "22", "12", "2" ]	22
general	What character attacked nurse Ratched, the main antagonist of the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, and nearly choked her to death?	[ "Billy Bibbitt", "Randle McMurphy", "Chief Bromden", "Charles Cheswick" ]	Randle McMurphy
general	In this novel, set during WWII, Sue Ann Duckett is one of the ward nurses in the hospital where Yossarian gets treated, and later starts a relationship with him.	[ "Slaughterhouse-Five", "Catch-22", "One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest", "Cats Cradle" ]	Catch-22
general	What actress portrayed Hana, the French-Canadian nurse who looked after a critically burned man in the Oscar-winning movie The English Patient?	[ "Kristin Scott Thomas", "Catherine Deneuve", "Juliette Binoche", "Audrey Tautou" ]	Juliette Binoche
general	What song by The Beatles, recorded during the Sgt. Pepper sessions, contains the lyrics:	[ "hind the shelter in the middle of a roundabout ", "e pretty nurse is selling poppies from a tray?", "Help!", "Strawberry Fields Forever", "A Hard Days Night", "Penny Lane" ]	Penny Lane
general	In this drama film, Penelope Cruz character, Mia, trains to be a nurse and is anxious to join the anti-fascist forces during the Spanish Civil War.	[ "All About My Mother", "Vicky Cristina Barcelona", "Head in the Clouds", "Vanilla Sky" ]	Head in the Clouds
general	In the 2001 movie Pearl Harbor, Kate Beckinsales character, Nurse Lt. Evelyn Johnson, is pregnant with a child whose father, Danny (Josh Hartnett) did not survive what event of WWII?	[ "the attack on Pearl Harbor", "D-Day", "Operation Barbarossa", "the Doolittle Raid" ]	the Doolittle Raid
general	Who did Allie Hamilton meet while working as a nurse in the 2004 romance film The Notebook?	[ "her old flame Noah Calhoun", "her future fiance Lon Hammond", "none of these", "her future fiance and eventual husband Lon Hammond" ]	her future fiance Lon Hammond
general	What is the name of the nurse in the 2000 comedy film Meet the Parents and its 2004 sequel Meet the Fockers?	[ "Rozalin Focker", "Pam Byrnes", "Gaylord Focker", "Dina Byrnes" ]	Gaylord Focker
general	This novel by Ernest Hemingway, set during World War I, is told through the point of view of Lieutenant Frederic Henry who falls in love with nurse Catherine Barkley.	[ "The Sun Also Rises", "The Snows of Kilimanjaro", "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "A Farewell to Arms" ]	A Farewell to Arms
general	What was the name of the nurse, portrayed by Julianna Margulies, who attempted suicide in the first season of ER?	[ "Malik McGrath", "Wendy Goldman", "Lily Jarvik", "Carol Hathaway" ]	Carol Hathaway

general

Ketchikan, Alaska holds what distinction?

[ "the highest ratio of males to females of any American city", "the highest amount of snow fall in an American city", "the highest number of days of precipitation for any American city", "the highest zip code for an American city" ]

the highest zip code for an American city

general

Where is the only Christopher Wren building in the Western Hemisphere?

[ "in Charleston, South Carolina", "in Philadelphia", "in The College of William and Mary", "in Harvard University" ]

in The College of William and Mary

general

The Muppet Show was banned in Saudi Arabia.

[ "True", "False" ]

True

general

Bernard Webb was a pseudonym used by which famous musician and songwriter?

[ "Paul McCartney", "John Lennon", "Peter Asher", "none of these three answers is correct" ]

Paul McCartney

general

Can you name the singer who had a big music hit with Mr. Bojangles.

[ "none of these answers", "Ronald Clyde Crosby", "Tom Waites", "Willie Nelson" ]

Ronald Clyde Crosby

general

For what is Scottish Sir James Dewar famous?

[ "Writng the screenplay to The 39 Steps.", "Standardizing the method to produce Scotch whiskey.", "Exporting the first Scotch whiskey to the USA.", "Inventing the vacuum flask." ]

Inventing the vacuum flask.

general

Which of the following was not a member of the band Lynryd Skynyrd?

[ "Gary Rossington", "Jimmy Farrar", "Allen Collins", "Rickey Medlocke" ]

Jimmy Farrar

general

The town of Juarez, Mexico is located next to what U.S. city?

[ "San Diego, CA", "Laredo, TX", "El Paso, TX", "Sierra Vista, AZ" ]

El Paso, TX

general

In 1975 Archie Griffin became the first two-time Heisman Trophy Winner.

[ "True", "False" ]

True

general

Michelangelos statue of David is housed in what city?

[ "Florence", "Turin", "Rome", "Vienna" ]

Florence

general

In which TV series did American rapper Ice-T make his television debut?

[ "Law Order SVU", "The District", "Thieves", "Players" ]

Players

general

Where did Chicago Bears defensive lineman, William Fridge Perry, play college football?

[ "South Carolina AT", "Georgia", "Eastern Carolina", "Clemson" ]

Clemson

general

What is the mascot of the University of California at Irvine?

[ "Anteater", "Maverick", "Gaucho", "Banana Slug" ]

Anteater

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This tiny sovereign state, with a territory of about 0.44 square kilometres, is the smallest country in the world.

[ "Vatican City", "Andorra", "San Marino", "Monaco" ]

Vatican City

general

This President, often called by his opponents His Accidency, was the first politician to assume the office of US President following the death of his predecessor.

[ "John Tyler", "Andrew Johnson", "Richard Nixon", "James Buchanan" ]

John Tyler

general

In 1565, this German-Swiss naturalist became the first person to document and describe the pencil.

[ "Edward Naime", "William Munroe", "Nicolas Conte", "Conrad Gesner" ]

Conrad Gesner

general

Before his death, host of the Tonight Show, Johnny Carson, used to meet Steve Martin, Chevy Chase and Carl Reiner in which club?

[ "The Friars Club", "The Hollywood Gourmet Poker Club", "The Santa Monica Marina Club", "The Bel Air Golf and Country Club" ]

The Hollywood Gourmet Poker Club

general

In 1879, the Procter Gamble company created a new brand of soap as a result of what mistake?

[ "A soap maker tried to make shampoo.", "A soap maker put the wrong chemicals in the new dish soap, making it corrosive.", "A soap maker tried to make the companys new toothpaste yellow.", "A soap maker forgot to turn off the soap mixer before going to lunch." ]

A soap maker forgot to turn off the soap mixer before going to lunch.

general

What was special about the playing cards that were given to British pilots in World War II?

[ "They secretly listed safe houses to hide in.", "They contained the code words to alert British RAF headquarters about anti-aircraft emplacements.", "They turned into maps.", "They had very sharp edges so they could be used as weapons." ]

They turned into maps.

general

Mayday, an emergency code word used internationally as a distress signal, derives from which language?

[ "French", "German", "English", "Italian" ]

French

general

Captain Ahab, who is captain of the Pequod, has a 1st mate named Ishmael.

[ "True", "False" ]

False

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Who is Han Solos first mate on the Millennium Falcon?

[ "R2-D2", "Darth Vader", "Chewbacca", "Yoda" ]

Chewbacca

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The fictional USS Sea Tiger was captained by Lt. Cmdr. Matt T. Sherman. Who was the first mate?

[ "Lt. (j.g.) Nicholas Holden", "Chief Molumphry", "Ens. Stovall", "Lt. Dolores Crandall" ]

Ens. Stovall

general

Who was the first mate of PT-73, that was commanded by Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale?

[ "Fuji Kobiaji", "Ensign Charles Parker", "Lt. Elroy Carpenter", "Captain Wallace B. Binghamton" ]

Ensign Charles Parker

general

Captain Edward J. Smith was captain of Titanic. Who was the first officer?

[ "Archibald Butt", "Benjamin Guggenheim", "William McMaster Murdoch", "John Jacob Astor" ]

William McMaster Murdoch

general

David E. Weiss was the first mate of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald. The Captain was Ernest M. McSorley.

[ "True", "False" ]

False

general

Who was Captain James T. Kirks first mate on the USS Enterprise NCC-1701?

[ "Montgomery Scotty Scott", "Dr. Leonard Bones McCoy", "Hikaru Sulu", "Mr. Spock" ]

Mr. Spock

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The fictional USS Echo was commanded by Lieutenant Rip Crandall. Who was the first mate?

[ "Wilbur F. Vandewater", "Tommy J. Hanson", "Warren Berlington", "Josh Davidson" ]

Tommy J. Hanson

general

Who was the first mate of the fictional USS Stingray, commanded by Lieutenant Commander Thomas Dodge?

[ "E.T. Lovacelli", "Martin T. Pascal", "Yancy Graham", "Jefferson Jackson" ]

Martin T. Pascal

general

Who is Captain Quints first mate on the Orca?

[ "David Brown", "Matt Hooper", "Richard Zanuck", "Carl Gottlieb" ]

Matt Hooper

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Since its separation from the Roman Catholic church in 1534, this branch of Christianity acts as a mother branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion.

[ "Lutheranism", "Sufism", "Church of England", "Calvinism" ]

Church of England

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Which of the three classical types of columns has its capital ornately decorated to look like acanthus leaves?

[ "Ionic", "Tonic", "Corinthian", "Doric" ]

Corinthian

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The motto of which US state is The Welfare of the People Shall Be The Supreme Law.?

[ "Washington", "Connecticut", "Texas", "Missouri" ]

Missouri

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The French Foreign Legion was formed in 1831 to conquer which nation ?

[ "Algeria", "Morocco", "Tunisia", "Vietnam" ]

Algeria

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The proteins in dead organisms as well as in body wastes are converted into ammonia by bacteria and fungi. Into what useful product do other bacteria convert this ammonia?

[ "Phosphoric acid", "Amino acids", "Nitrates", "Polypeptides" ]

Nitrates

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What is the capital city of Bahrain?

[ "Niamey", "Bahrain City", "Manama", "Muscat" ]

Manama

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Which of the following languages is spoken as primary language by the most people?

[ "German", "Italian", "Bengali", "Russian" ]

Bengali

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Almaty, or Alma-Ata as formerly known, is the largest city and capital of which country?

[ "Krgyzstan", "Tajikistan", "Kyrgyzstan", "Kazakhstan" ]

Kazakhstan

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Under whose rule was the island of Cyprus when it was conquered by the Ottoman Empire in 1571?

[ "France", "Greece", "The Papal States", "Venice" ]

Venice

general

What did NASAs first satellite, Explorer I, find?

[ "That Mars natural satellites were actually captured asteroids", "The remains of Sputnik I", "The Van Allen radiation belt", "Jupiters moon Callisto" ]

The Van Allen radiation belt

general

What infectionâs symptoms are tiny white-headed pimples, usually at the base of hair shafts?

[ "Impetigo", "Cellulitis", "Folliculitis", "Boils" ]

Folliculitis

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Which Canadian city is the site of the haunted Carleton County Jail, said to be the home of the ghost of Patrick Whelen, hanged for the murder of Thomas DArcy McGee?

[ "Montreal, Quebec", "Ottawa, Ontario", "Barkerville, British Columbia", "Bad Hills, Saskatchewan" ]

Ottawa, Ontario

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In 1986, this diamond found in a South African mine beat the record for the worlds largest faceted diamond.

[ "Golden Jubilee", "Second Star of Africa", "Great Star of Africa", "Centtenary" ]

Golden Jubilee

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What type of rock is the white marble used to build the Taj Mahal?

[ "Ore", "Sedimentary", "Metamorphic", "Igneous" ]

Metamorphic

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In what country is picking your nose in public more acceptable than blowing your nose?

[ "France", "Phillipines", "Japan", "Iran" ]

Japan

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In which South American country can the Nazca Lines be found?

[ "Boliva", "Chile", "Argentina", "Peru" ]

Peru

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The Una people are the last ones of the lost tribes remaining hidden away in the forest of New Guinea.

[ "True", "False" ]

False

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What crime was the famous Casanova imprisoned for in 1755?

[ "Theft", "Witchcraft", "Fraud", "Adultory" ]

Witchcraft

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Despite her long and tempestuous romance with Rhett Butler, the strong-willed Southern belle Scarlett OHara could not overcome her infatuation with this gentleman.

[ "Frank Kennedy", "Stuart Tarleton", "Ashley Wilkes", "Charles Hamilton" ]

Ashley Wilkes

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What Greek mythological hero eloped with King Menelaus wife, Helen, thus prompting the Trojan War?

[ "Paris", "Priam", "Hector", "Achilles" ]

Paris

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According to Arthurian legend, Queen Guineveres love affair with this knight of the Round Table led to the downfall of Camelot.

[ "Tristan", "Lancelot", "Percival", "Galahad" ]

Lancelot

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What character uttered the following words by the end of Casablanca, one of the most enduring romantic dramas of all time: It doesnt take much to see that the problems of three little people dont amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world.?

[ "Ilsa", "Victor Laszlo", "Captain Renault", "Rick" ]

Rick

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This novel centers around Florentino Arizas obsession with Fremina Daza who marries a wealthy doctor of medicine, named Juvenal Urbino.

[ "One Hundred Years of Solitude", "Like Water for Chocolate", "Love in the Time of Cholera", "Of Love and Other Demons" ]

Love in the Time of Cholera

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What trio of actors, playing characters involved in a love triangle, is not correctly matched with the movie?

[ "The Notebook (2004) - Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, James Marsden", "The Graduate (1967) - Anne Bancroft, Dustin Hoffman, Katharine Ross", "First Knight - Clive Owen, Keira Knightley, Sean Connery", "The V.I.P.s (1963) - Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Louis Jourdan" ]

First Knight - Clive Owen, Keira Knightley, Sean Connery

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In the Oscar-winning movie The English Patient, Geoffrey Cliftons wife, Kathrine, fell in love with Count de Almasy, the man who completely rejects nationalism and tries to erase all ties to countries. What was Almasys nationality?

[ "Hungarian", "English", "Polish", "Austrian" ]

Hungarian

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Two young women and an artist, who finds himself attracted to both of them, form one of the love triangles in this Woody Allen movie.

[ "Vicky Cristina Barcelona", "Everyone Says I Love You", "Melinda and Melinda", "A Midsummer Nights Sex Comedy" ]

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

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This author penned a novel centered around the mysterious Jay Gatsby who acquired an immense wealth in the hope of winning back his beloved, who married an old money millionaire, named Tom Buchanan.

[ "Ernest Hemingway", "Scott Fitzgerald", "Don DeLillo", "William Faulkner" ]

Scott Fitzgerald

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In Adrian Lynes movie Unfaithful, Constance (Diane Lane), who is married to Edward (Richard Gere), has a fling with Paul (Olivier Martinez), a mysterious Frenchman who buys and sells used books. How does the movie end?

[ "Constance and Edward confront each other and she subsequently commits suicide.", "Constance discovers that Edward has killed Paul and tells him they will get through the crisis together.", "Paul murders Edward.", "Constance and Edward confront each other and she kills him." ]

Constance discovers that Edward has killed Paul and tells him they will get through the crisis together.

general

According to a study an office desk has nearly 400 times more bacteria than a bathroom toilet.

[ "False", "True" ]

True

general

A panther and a black leopard are the same animal.

[ "True", "False" ]

True

general

This food has the same chemical as Prozac, and can put a person in a better mood.

[ "Prunes", "Cheese", "Bananas", "Potatoes" ]

Bananas

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How many Earth years add up to a galactic year?

[ "180 Million", "250 Million", "350 Million", "400 Million" ]

250 Million

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Bamboo plants can grow up to 52 inches a day.

[ "False", "True" ]

False

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What is the name of the man that had hiccups for nearly 69 years?

[ "Carl Rexfort", "John Hannah", "Charles Osborne", "Rhett Milfrond" ]

Charles Osborne

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What was used to help people hear before the hearing aid was invented?

[ "Ear Headpiece", "Ear Trumpet", "Ear Windtrophy", "Ear Microphone" ]

Ear Trumpet

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By the end of what week does an unborn fetus start to develop fingerprints?

[ "16th", "18th", "15th", "20th" ]

18th

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This 1998 Independent film was also shot in Death Valley Junction, CA. What is the correct name of the film?

[ "Tumbleweeds and Aliens", "Welcome to Serendipity", "Hot Moon", "Serendipity" ]

Welcome to Serendipity

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The 1980s film, The Hitcher, starring Rutger Hauer and Jennifer Jason-Leigh, was shot in the same location as which other film?

[ "Hot Moon", "Welcome to Serendipity", "Baghdad Cafe", "Death Valley Days" ]

Welcome to Serendipity

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What is the actual name of the hotel where parts of the above mentioned film was shot?

[ "Indian Springs Inn", "Baghdad Inn", "Longstreet Hotel, Resort and Casino", "Amargosa Hotel and Opera House" ]

Amargosa Hotel and Opera House

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The 1996 film, Courage Under Fire, starring Denzel Washington and Meg Ryan, was partially filmed in a United States Desert..

[ "True", "False" ]

True

general

Alabama Hills is a desert location used in many movies.

[ "True", "False" ]

True

general

The 1995 Bruce Springsteen song, The Ghost of Tom Joad gets its title from a character in a book by this author.

[ "John Steinbeck", "Agatha Christie", "Ernest Hemingway", "William Faulkner" ]

John Steinbeck

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This is a synonym for humor based on sexual explicit situations.

[ "blue humor", "vitreous humor", "baud talk", "red humor" ]

blue humor

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What is the southernmost capital city?

[ "Perth", "Capetown", "Sydney", "Wellington" ]

Wellington

general

In what year was the World Series first broadcast on radio?

[ "1932", "1912", "1922", "1942" ]

1922

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Who is the first singer to have two singles that sold over 30 million copies worldwide?

[ "Bruce Springsteen", "Yanni", "Elton John", "Bing Crosby" ]

Bing Crosby

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This standup comedian became famous as the large Massachusetts man attacked by a mugger in the next to last episode of Seinfeld.

[ "Eric Bana", "John Caponera", "Jimmy Pardo", "John Pinette" ]

John Pinette

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In terms of population of the city proper, which is the first capital city with over 10,000,000 people?

[ "Karachi", "Sao Paulo", "New York City", "Moscow" ]

Moscow

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What did the Treaty of Maastricht result in?

[ "The Hundreds Year War ended.", "World War II formally ended in Europe.", "The United Nations was established.", "The European Union was set up." ]

The European Union was set up.

general

This great inventor loved the number three and would only stay in hotel rooms with a number divisible by three.

[ "T .A. Edison", "E. Howe", "N. Tesla", "M. E. Knight" ]

N. Tesla

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In terms of ratings, this was the top TV show in the USA for the summer of 2008.

[ "Fringe", "Dancing With the Stars", "Americas Got Talent", "Monk" ]

Americas Got Talent

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In 1856 the US Army formed the U.S. Army Camel Corps.

[ "False", "True" ]

True

general

In September 2008 a new, very large prime number was found. Approximately how many digits does it have?

[ "Between 6,00 and 8,000", "Over 10,000", "Between 5000 and 6000", "Between 8,00 and 10,000" ]

Over 10,000

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What was invented by Levi Spear Parmly?

[ "The jet engine", "Dental floss", "Blue Ray discs", "The QWERTYU keyboard" ]

Dental floss

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The Olivieri brothers, Pat and Harry, are given credit for inventing this in 1933.

[ "The Philly cheesesteak", "Dental floss", "The jet engine", "The McDonald quarter-pounder" ]

The Philly cheesesteak

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This town in Illinois became the site of the first Dairy Queen in 1940. It is the hometown of singer Lionel Richie, basketball star George Mikan, and actors Mercedes McCambridge and Anthony Rapp. It is also home to a famous federal prison.

[ "Joliet", "Ganamorra", "Chicago", "Springfield" ]

Joliet

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Eight years before George Washington was elected President of the USA, this politician was appointed President of the United States by the Continental Congress.

[ "Thomas McKean", "Harry Lightfoot Lee", "Samuel Adams", "John Hancock" ]

Thomas McKean

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This European country is divided into three districts, 12 cantons, and 116 communes.

[ "Belgium", "Andorra", "Luxembourg", "Switzerland" ]

Luxembourg

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Which of these came first?

[ "Busch Gardens", "Freedomland", "Disneyland", "Knotts Berry Farm" ]

Knotts Berry Farm

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This day in April is celebrated as Earth Day in many countries.

[ "31", "22", "12", "2" ]

22

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What character attacked nurse Ratched, the main antagonist of the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, and nearly choked her to death?

[ "Billy Bibbitt", "Randle McMurphy", "Chief Bromden", "Charles Cheswick" ]

Randle McMurphy

general

In this novel, set during WWII, Sue Ann Duckett is one of the ward nurses in the hospital where Yossarian gets treated, and later starts a relationship with him.

[ "Slaughterhouse-Five", "Catch-22", "One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest", "Cats Cradle" ]

Catch-22

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What actress portrayed Hana, the French-Canadian nurse who looked after a critically burned man in the Oscar-winning movie The English Patient?

[ "Kristin Scott Thomas", "Catherine Deneuve", "Juliette Binoche", "Audrey Tautou" ]

Juliette Binoche

general

What song by The Beatles, recorded during the Sgt. Pepper sessions, contains the lyrics:

[ "hind the shelter in the middle of a roundabout ", "e pretty nurse is selling poppies from a tray?", "Help!", "Strawberry Fields Forever", "A Hard Days Night", "Penny Lane" ]

Penny Lane

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In this drama film, Penelope Cruz character, Mia, trains to be a nurse and is anxious to join the anti-fascist forces during the Spanish Civil War.

[ "All About My Mother", "Vicky Cristina Barcelona", "Head in the Clouds", "Vanilla Sky" ]

Head in the Clouds

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In the 2001 movie Pearl Harbor, Kate Beckinsales character, Nurse Lt. Evelyn Johnson, is pregnant with a child whose father, Danny (Josh Hartnett) did not survive what event of WWII?

[ "the attack on Pearl Harbor", "D-Day", "Operation Barbarossa", "the Doolittle Raid" ]

the Doolittle Raid

general

Who did Allie Hamilton meet while working as a nurse in the 2004 romance film The Notebook?

[ "her old flame Noah Calhoun", "her future fiance Lon Hammond", "none of these", "her future fiance and eventual husband Lon Hammond" ]

her future fiance Lon Hammond

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What is the name of the nurse in the 2000 comedy film Meet the Parents and its 2004 sequel Meet the Fockers?

[ "Rozalin Focker", "Pam Byrnes", "Gaylord Focker", "Dina Byrnes" ]

Gaylord Focker

general

This novel by Ernest Hemingway, set during World War I, is told through the point of view of Lieutenant Frederic Henry who falls in love with nurse Catherine Barkley.

[ "The Sun Also Rises", "The Snows of Kilimanjaro", "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "A Farewell to Arms" ]

A Farewell to Arms

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What was the name of the nurse, portrayed by Julianna Margulies, who attempted suicide in the first season of ER?

[ "Malik McGrath", "Wendy Goldman", "Lily Jarvik", "Carol Hathaway" ]

Carol Hathaway