kth8/OpenTriviaQA · Datasets at Hugging Face

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general	When was the Euro currency first launched?	[ "January 1990", "January 1985", "January 1994", "January 1999" ]	January 1999
general	Where in the USA can you walk on a telescope?	[ "New York City", "Pasadena, California", "Guam", "Puerto Rico" ]	Puerto Rico
general	What is a fluid?	[ "A gas", "A gas or a liquid", "A liquid", "Anything that can produce energy" ]	A gas or a liquid
general	What do these places have in common: Wake Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Island, Navassa, Baker Island and Jarvis Island?	[ "They are a part of Nirvaau.", "They are uninhabited US possessions.", "They are UN controlled islands in the Atlantic.", "They are sites of famous WWII battles." ]	They are uninhabited US possessions.
general	What is the state motto of North Carolina?	[ "To be rather than to seem", "Thus always to tyrants", "While I breathe, I hope", "By Valor and Arms" ]	To be rather than to seem
general	Rhode Island, the smallest US State, also has the shortest state motto. What is this one-word motto?	[ "Union", "Freedom", "Courage", "Hope" ]	Hope
general	To which of these countries are the Sami people not indigenous?	[ "Denmark", "Finland", "Russia", "Sweden" ]	Denmark
general	How many people die in the final scene of Shakespeares Hamlet?	[ "5", "0", "6", "4" ]	4
general	Joe Barry Carroll was drafted by the Golden Gate Warriors in 1980. He was the first choice in that draft. Who did they give up to get him?	[ "Dennis Rodman and John Paxson", "Robert Parrish and Kevin McHale", "Charles Barkley and Tim McCormick", "Michael Jordan" ]	Robert Parrish and Kevin McHale
general	Johnny Storm, a member of the Fantastic Four, goes by what moniker?	[ "Lava Man", "The Human Torch", "Sparky", "Flash" ]	The Human Torch
general	Pamela Lillian Isley is Poisin Ivy.	[ "False", "True" ]	True
general	Matt Murdock, Daredevils alter ego, is deaf.	[ "True", "False" ]	False
general	Steve Rogers is the alter ego of this character.	[ "Cpt America", "Cpt Marvel", "Spiderman", "Superman" ]	Cpt America
general	Nick Fury is the alter ego of Wolfsbane.	[ "False", "True" ]	False
general	Oliver Queen, who is married to Black Canary, is one of the finest archers ever. Who is his alter ego?	[ "Green Arrow", "The Archer", "Green Lantern", "Archer Man" ]	Green Arrow
general	Sound travels one mile in five seconds in the air, and one mile in how many seconds under water?	[ "ten seconds", "five seconds", "one second", "fifteen seconds" ]	one second
general	The names of Popeyes four nephews are Pipeye, Peepeye, Pupeye, and Poopeye.	[ "False", "True" ]	True
general	What is Barbies full name?	[ "Barbie Mary Doe", "Barbara Millicent Roberts", "Barbie Madonna Smith", "Barbara Monroe Jones" ]	Barbara Millicent Roberts
general	The term Ouija, referring to a talking board, is derived from what?	[ "A board created by Nazis for Hitler meaning Holy Grail", "The French oui for yes, and the German ja for yes", "An Ancient Egyptian word meaning good luck", "Ancient Hebrew meaning spirit talker" ]	The French oui for yes, and the German ja for yes
general	The Dibbuk Box, which presumably contained a spirit, was what type of box?	[ "Jewelery Box", "Christmas Gift Box", "Shoe Box", "Wine Cabinet Box" ]	Wine Cabinet Box
general	Which is the most volcanically active body in the Solar System?	[ "Jupiter", "Jupiters Moon Io", "Earth", "Jupiters Moon Europa" ]	Jupiters Moon Io
general	A Venus day, the time it takes Venus to rotate once, is approximately how long?	[ "20 Earth hours", "10 Earth hours", "106 Earth days", "243 Earth days" ]	243 Earth days
general	The word berserk referring to Norse warriors, means what in Old Norse?	[ "Warriors Wrath", "Warriors Rage", "Beer Shirt", "Bear Shirt" ]	Bear Shirt
general	On average, how much water is used in the USA each day?	[ "About 100 Billion Gallons", "About 200 Million Gallons", "About 900 Million Gallons", "About 340 Billion Gallons" ]	About 340 Billion Gallons
general	In 1871 what major Midwest city burned down in a fire that was deemed one of the largest disasters in the United States?	[ "Cleveland", "Chicago", "Detroit", "St. Louis" ]	Chicago
general	In what year did the Great Fire of London occur?	[ "1866", "1566", "1766", "1666" ]	1666
general	The Los Angeles Earthquake of 1916 caused a 3-day fire.	[ "False", "True" ]	False
general	A fire killed over 1600 people in 1845 in what Chinese city?	[ "Hong Kong", "Guangzhou (Canton)", "Beijing", "Shanghai" ]	Guangzhou (Canton)
general	The Peshtigo Fire (in Wisconsin and Michigan) occurred on the same day as the Great Chicago Fire.	[ "True", "False" ]	True
general	What Oklahoma city saw a race riot that triggered a fire in 1921?	[ "Enid", "Ada", "Oklahoma City", "Tulsa" ]	Tulsa
general	The Don Paz passenger ferry was on its way to what island in 1987 when it collided with an oil tanker?	[ "Thailand", "Jamaica", "Singapore", "Philippines" ]	Philippines
general	There was a fire in South Dakota that destroyed over 90,000 acres.	[ "False", "True" ]	True
general	What U.S. National Park saw a large and very destructive fire in 1988?	[ "Death Valley", "Sequoia", "Yellowstone", "Yosemite" ]	Yellowstone
general	General Slocum was the name of a person involved in the 1904 fire in New York that resulted in over 1000 deaths.	[ "True", "False" ]	False
general	From which book is this quote: When Gregor Samsa awoke he was transformed into an incredibly large, disgusting vermin.?	[ "Kerouacs On the Road", "Kafkas The Metamorphosis", "Dostoevsky s Crime and Punishment", "Goethes Faustus" ]	Kafkas The Metamorphosis
general	Where would you find The Book of Kells?	[ "Glasgow, Scotland", "Edinburgh, Scotland", "Next to the Book of Durrow", "Next to the Blarney Stone" ]	Next to the Book of Durrow
general	Which plane is the first jet fighter?	[ "Messerschmidt M29", "Heinkel He 280", "F-117A", "MiG 12" ]	Heinkel He 280
general	Which famous novel begins with the sentence: Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.?	[ "Great Expectations", "David Copperfield", "The Last of the Mohicans", "The Old Man and the Sea" ]	David Copperfield
general	Who was the first person to use the term atomic bomb?	[ "H.G. Wells", "Robert Oppenheimer", "Lise Meitner", "Enrico Fermi" ]	H.G. Wells
general	Canada is made up of 10 Provinces. How many of them do not border the USA?	[ "1", "2", "3", "4" ]	3
general	Which statement is correct?	[ "Graceland, Elvis Presleys home, is the most visited home in the USA.", "In Latin Io sperrio discum means While I breathe, I learn.", "The Italian government added the expression orbium phonographicorum theca as the definition for the new Latin word discotheque.", "Disko Island is located off the west coast of Greenland." ]	Disko Island is located off the west coast of Greenland.
general	What does a vexillogist study and/or collect ?	[ "Stamps", "Flags", "Bones", "Letters" ]	Flags
general	The Predator is a type of US Air Force plane. How many people can ride in it ?	[ "3", "1", "0", "2" ]	0
general	Who was the first female professor at Princeton University?	[ "Rosalind Yalow", "Susan Sontag", "Mary Robertson", "Hannah Arendt" ]	Hannah Arendt
general	We all know that when arrested you must be Mirandized. Of what crime or crimes was Mr. Miranda accused?	[ "Murder", "Murder and rape", "Grand theft", "Rape and kidnapping" ]	Rape and kidnapping
general	Which of these words means biting, sarcastic, acid-mouthed?	[ "Mordant", "Chthonic", "Quotidian", "Puerile" ]	Mordant
general	Which of these weapons is a US Marine infantry weapon, scheduled for widespread use in starting 2008?	[ "Stryker", "M-17A2 rifle", "SMAW-NE", "Javelin" ]	SMAW-NE
general	What do historians call the period of 1730-1759 in American history?	[ "The Primitive Era", "The Puritan Era", "The Great Awakening", "The Era of Good Feelings" ]	The Great Awakening
general	Which statement is untrue about the Human Papiloma Virus(HPV)?	[ "The HPV is an STD.", "The HPV can cause cancer of the penis.", "There is no complete cure for disease caused by the HPV.", "About 75% of the strains of the HPV cause cervical cancer." ]	About 75% of the strains of the HPV cause cervical cancer.
general	In 1964 Francis Cardinal Spellman banned all Catholic children in the New York Archdiocese from doing this.	[ "Watching too much TV", "Watching Elvis Presley", "Listening to transistor radios in school", "Doing the Twist" ]	Doing the Twist
general	Narcissistic is a word that applies to someone who has a pervasive pattern of cruel, demeaning, and aggressive behavior, beginning in early adulthood.	[ "True", "False" ]	False
general	If a red house is made out of red bricks, a black house is made out of black bricks, and a white house is made out of white bricks, what is a greenhouse made out of?	[ "green bricks", "leaves", "none of the above", "glass" ]	glass
general	On March 19 2008 President Bushs approval rates were 31% and 69%. What were his chances of winning the 2008 presidential race?	[ "31%", "50%", "0%", "69%" ]	0%
general	A man walks up to you and says Everything I say is a lie. Is he telling the truth or lying?	[ "He is lying.", "none of these", "He is telling the truth.", "not enough information" ]	He is lying.
general	A woman has 7 children. Half of them are boys. Can this be true?	[ "No", "Yes" ]	Yes
general	A farmer and his son are working together. The farmer is carrying one sack of grain and the son is carrying two sacks. Who was carrying the heavier load- the son or the father?	[ "the son", "They werent carrying anything.", "the same amount", "the father" ]	the father
general	Four can be half of five.	[ "True", "False" ]	True
general	A man shoots his wife. Then he holds her underwater for 5-10 minutes. Then he hangs her. 30 minutes later they go out to dinner at a 5-star restaurant. How is this possible?	[ "He is a photographer", "none of these", "He brings her back to life.", "He remarries." ]	He is a photographer
general	WETYIAFHKLXVNM	[ "UOPSDGJCB", " which of these rows would the letter Z go?", "bottom", "top", "neither", "none" ]	top
general	Who portrayed Adam Schiff, the Manhattan District Attorney in Law and Order?	[ "Fred Dalton Thompson", "Steven Hill", "Dann Florek", "Steve Zirnkilton" ]	Steven Hill
general	He was the young, honest lawyer who won the case in the movie and novel The Rainmaker.	[ "Rudy Baylor", "Ted Buckland", "Billy Flynn", "Sydney Carton" ]	Rudy Baylor
general	What was the name of the sleazy lawyer in the musical and movie Chicago?	[ "Rudy Baylor", "Billy Flynn", "Pete Drucker", "Ted Buckland" ]	Billy Flynn
general	Atticus Finch was a great, moral man and a fine lawyer who defended Tom Robinson. In which novel and movie was he a central character?	[ "To Kill a Mockingbird", "The Trial", "Witness for the Prosecution", "Anatomy of a Murder" ]	To Kill a Mockingbird
general	In the 1992 movie, My Cousin Vinnie, Ralph Macchio asks his cousin Vinnie to be his lawyer. What was Vinnies last name?	[ "Gambini", "Giradelli", "Gianfredo", "Barcolli" ]	Gambini
general	The actor who starred as the lawyer in Matlock started out as a real lawyer.	[ "True", "False" ]	False
general	Rumpole from the fabulous British TV series Rumpole of the Bailey likes his job defending people in court and does not want to be a judge. What is Rumpoles first name?	[ "Horace", "Leo", "Maurice", "Lionel" ]	Horace
general	What is the name of the hospital lawyer on Scrubs?	[ "Ted Buckland", "Phoenix Wright", "Billy Flynn", "Lionel Huntz" ]	Ted Buckland
general	Who was the top prosecutor, before Jack McCoy got the first chair in the top cases on Law and Order?	[ "Benjamin Stone", "Paul Moriarty", "Paul Robinette", "Bill Flynn" ]	Benjamin Stone
general	What was the name of the first Assistant District Attorney on Law and Order?	[ "Benjamin Stone", "Paul Robinette", "Bill Flynn", "Michael Moriarty" ]	Paul Robinette
general	Perry Mason won his cases. Week after week this D.A. lost to Perry on the TV show.	[ "Billy Flynn", "Richard Brooks", "Ted Buckland", "Hamilton Burger" ]	Hamilton Burger
general	This lawyers unspoken last thought is, It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known.	[ "Sydney Carton", "Bradley J. Stevens", "Allen Sneed", "Joel McCreadle" ]	Sydney Carton
general	He was the luckless lawyer for Cosmo Kramer in Seinfeld.	[ "Jimmy Lee Cofield", "Joey Chadwick", "Jackie Chiles", "Johnny Childress" ]	Jackie Chiles
general	In Will and Grace, Will was a fine lawyer. What was his last name?	[ "Walker", "McFarland", "Truman", "Adler" ]	Truman
general	This lawyer-turned senator, who has the power of flight without machinery, is a character on Heroes.	[ "Nathan Petrelli", "Andy Pasdar", "Clark Bennett", "Gabriel Gray" ]	Nathan Petrelli
general	From which law school did fictional character Elle Woods graduate?	[ "Stanford", "Alabama", "Cambridge", "Harvard" ]	Harvard
general	Goren solves every case, but this is the name of the A.D.A. who convicts the perps on Law and Order: Criminal Intent.	[ "Lionel Hutz", "Mike Cuthrie", "Billy Flynn", "Ron Carver" ]	Ron Carver
general	On this TV show the lawyers shingle reads Attorney-at-Law, Ernest Frye - Where Winning Is Everything.	[ "Arrest and Trial", "Amen", "The Antagonists", "Any Day Now" ]	Amen
general	The vanishing hitchhiker is an urban legend about people who suddenly disappear after they have been offered a lift. What kind of person was the vanishing hitchhiker from 1975 who reportedly scared a number of people by vanishing from their vehicles close to the Austrian-German border?	[ "A nun", "A teenager", "A beautiful young lady", "A farmer" ]	A nun
general	Where does the ghost of Bloody Mary appear when summoned according to a popular urban legend?	[ "In the mirror", "On the roof", "In the closet", "Behind a closed door" ]	In the mirror
general	What is the favorite victim of The Hook according to the popular urban legend?	[ "A drunkard", "A young couple", "An old woman", "A naughty child" ]	A young couple
general	What is the Choking Doberman from the popular urban legend choking on?	[ "A human ear", "Human fingers", "A hairball", "A dolls head" ]	Human fingers
general	How is the white woman appearing at the Belchen Tunnel in Switzerland described according to the urban legend?	[ "Headless woman wearing a white dress", "Pregnant woman in white clothes", "African woman in white dress", "Old woman in white clothes" ]	Old woman in white clothes
general	In what type of outfit was Resurrection Mary buried according to the popular urban legend from the region of Chicago, Illinois?	[ "Blood-red satin dress", "Black lace gown", "Bridal gown", "White dancing dress" ]	White dancing dress
general	Who tries to warn the driver of the car about the killer in the back seat according to the popular urban legend?	[ "The signs on the road", "A wolf appearing on the road", "A driver of the car behind", "A voice on the radio" ]	A driver of the car behind
general	What was written on the girls bathroom mirror according to the popular urban legend about the The Licked Hand?	[ "One down, two to go", "Humans can lick too", "Dont look under the bed", "Come here doggie" ]	Humans can lick too
general	With what American city is the urban legend about the Sewer alligator mostly associated with?	[ "San Francisco", "New York City", "Los Angeles", "Chicago" ]	New York City
general	Who is the mysterious murderer from the urban legend known as The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs?	[ "The father of the children", "The babysitters boyfriend", "A madman", "The neighbor" ]	A madman
general	Where does about 90 % of volcanic activity on Earth occur?	[ "Near the equator", "Alaska", "Under the oceans", "Japan" ]	Under the oceans
general	Where would you find the highest tides on Earth?	[ "Bay of Fundy", "Hawaii", "Cape of Good Hope", "Cape Horn" ]	Bay of Fundy
general	Who wrote The Murders in the Rue Morgue, the book considered the first detective story?	[ "Charles Lennox", "Edgar Allan Poe", "Jules Verne", "Sir Arthur Conan Doyle" ]	Edgar Allan Poe
general	In 1987 he became the first football coach to have Gatorade splashed on his head.	[ "Barry Switzer", "Bill Cowher", "Bud Grant", "Bill Parcells" ]	Bill Parcells
general	In the original version of Layla by Derek and the Dominoes, the guitar riffs were played by these two men.	[ "Eric Clapton and George Harrison", "Eric Clapton and Carl Radle", "Eric Clapton and Bobby Whitlock", "Eric Clapton and Duane Allman" ]	Eric Clapton and Duane Allman
general	Where was the first museum in the USA located?	[ "Charleston, S.C.", "Philadelphia, PA.", "Boston, MA.", "Augusta, Maine" ]	Charleston, S.C.
general	What part of the Earths water is fresh water?	[ "between 13% and 20%", "between 5% and 11%", "between 20% and 22.4%", "less than 5%" ]	less than 5%
general	In 1962 John Steinbeck published Travels with Charley: In Search of America. Who was Charley?	[ "Steinbecks pet poodle", "Steinbecks son from his marriage to Edith Wharton", "Steinbecks wife, Charlotta Pierce", "Steinbecks best friend, Charles Kuralt" ]	Steinbecks pet poodle
general	Although the first paperback books were published in Germany, it was in England that the paperback book first became very popular. This is considered the first paperback novel.	[ "Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe", "A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens", "Pelham by Edward Bulwer-Lytton", "The Adventures of Tom Thumb by Brigham Wise-Dunne" ]	Pelham by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
general	What discovery did Dr. Caspar Wistar make near his house in Gloucester County, New Jersey in 1787?	[ "The first dinosaur bones ever found in the USA.", "A note containing a plot by France to conquer the newly formed USA.", "The correct formula for methane gas.", "The use of ether to anesthetize dental patients." ]	The first dinosaur bones ever found in the USA.
general	Which of the following was not a result of the War of the Roses?	[ "The end of the feudal powers of British nobles", "Henry VII took power in England.", "The defeat of the Spanish Armada", "A strong central government in England" ]	The defeat of the Spanish Armada
general	Where was the worlds first modern electrically air-conditioned building located?	[ "San Antonio, Texas", "Rome, Italy", "New York, New York", "Barcelona, Spain" ]	San Antonio, Texas
general	If x is positive, then x^2 x.	[ "False", "True" ]	False

general

When was the Euro currency first launched?

[ "January 1990", "January 1985", "January 1994", "January 1999" ]

January 1999

general

Where in the USA can you walk on a telescope?

[ "New York City", "Pasadena, California", "Guam", "Puerto Rico" ]

Puerto Rico

general

What is a fluid?

[ "A gas", "A gas or a liquid", "A liquid", "Anything that can produce energy" ]

A gas or a liquid

general

What do these places have in common: Wake Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Island, Navassa, Baker Island and Jarvis Island?

[ "They are a part of Nirvaau.", "They are uninhabited US possessions.", "They are UN controlled islands in the Atlantic.", "They are sites of famous WWII battles." ]

They are uninhabited US possessions.

general

What is the state motto of North Carolina?

[ "To be rather than to seem", "Thus always to tyrants", "While I breathe, I hope", "By Valor and Arms" ]

To be rather than to seem

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Rhode Island, the smallest US State, also has the shortest state motto. What is this one-word motto?

[ "Union", "Freedom", "Courage", "Hope" ]

Hope

general

To which of these countries are the Sami people not indigenous?

[ "Denmark", "Finland", "Russia", "Sweden" ]

Denmark

general

How many people die in the final scene of Shakespeares Hamlet?

[ "5", "0", "6", "4" ]

4

general

Joe Barry Carroll was drafted by the Golden Gate Warriors in 1980. He was the first choice in that draft. Who did they give up to get him?

[ "Dennis Rodman and John Paxson", "Robert Parrish and Kevin McHale", "Charles Barkley and Tim McCormick", "Michael Jordan" ]

Robert Parrish and Kevin McHale

general

Johnny Storm, a member of the Fantastic Four, goes by what moniker?

[ "Lava Man", "The Human Torch", "Sparky", "Flash" ]

The Human Torch

general

Pamela Lillian Isley is Poisin Ivy.

[ "False", "True" ]

True

general

Matt Murdock, Daredevils alter ego, is deaf.

[ "True", "False" ]

False

general

Steve Rogers is the alter ego of this character.

[ "Cpt America", "Cpt Marvel", "Spiderman", "Superman" ]

Cpt America

general

Nick Fury is the alter ego of Wolfsbane.

[ "False", "True" ]

False

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Oliver Queen, who is married to Black Canary, is one of the finest archers ever. Who is his alter ego?

[ "Green Arrow", "The Archer", "Green Lantern", "Archer Man" ]

Green Arrow

general

Sound travels one mile in five seconds in the air, and one mile in how many seconds under water?

[ "ten seconds", "five seconds", "one second", "fifteen seconds" ]

one second

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The names of Popeyes four nephews are Pipeye, Peepeye, Pupeye, and Poopeye.

[ "False", "True" ]

True

general

What is Barbies full name?

[ "Barbie Mary Doe", "Barbara Millicent Roberts", "Barbie Madonna Smith", "Barbara Monroe Jones" ]

Barbara Millicent Roberts

general

The term Ouija, referring to a talking board, is derived from what?

[ "A board created by Nazis for Hitler meaning Holy Grail", "The French oui for yes, and the German ja for yes", "An Ancient Egyptian word meaning good luck", "Ancient Hebrew meaning spirit talker" ]

The French oui for yes, and the German ja for yes

general

The Dibbuk Box, which presumably contained a spirit, was what type of box?

[ "Jewelery Box", "Christmas Gift Box", "Shoe Box", "Wine Cabinet Box" ]

Wine Cabinet Box

general

Which is the most volcanically active body in the Solar System?

[ "Jupiter", "Jupiters Moon Io", "Earth", "Jupiters Moon Europa" ]

Jupiters Moon Io

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A Venus day, the time it takes Venus to rotate once, is approximately how long?

[ "20 Earth hours", "10 Earth hours", "106 Earth days", "243 Earth days" ]

243 Earth days

general

The word berserk referring to Norse warriors, means what in Old Norse?

[ "Warriors Wrath", "Warriors Rage", "Beer Shirt", "Bear Shirt" ]

Bear Shirt

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On average, how much water is used in the USA each day?

[ "About 100 Billion Gallons", "About 200 Million Gallons", "About 900 Million Gallons", "About 340 Billion Gallons" ]

About 340 Billion Gallons

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In 1871 what major Midwest city burned down in a fire that was deemed one of the largest disasters in the United States?

[ "Cleveland", "Chicago", "Detroit", "St. Louis" ]

Chicago

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In what year did the Great Fire of London occur?

[ "1866", "1566", "1766", "1666" ]

1666

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The Los Angeles Earthquake of 1916 caused a 3-day fire.

[ "False", "True" ]

False

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A fire killed over 1600 people in 1845 in what Chinese city?

[ "Hong Kong", "Guangzhou (Canton)", "Beijing", "Shanghai" ]

Guangzhou (Canton)

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The Peshtigo Fire (in Wisconsin and Michigan) occurred on the same day as the Great Chicago Fire.

[ "True", "False" ]

True

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What Oklahoma city saw a race riot that triggered a fire in 1921?

[ "Enid", "Ada", "Oklahoma City", "Tulsa" ]

Tulsa

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The Don Paz passenger ferry was on its way to what island in 1987 when it collided with an oil tanker?

[ "Thailand", "Jamaica", "Singapore", "Philippines" ]

Philippines

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There was a fire in South Dakota that destroyed over 90,000 acres.

[ "False", "True" ]

True

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What U.S. National Park saw a large and very destructive fire in 1988?

[ "Death Valley", "Sequoia", "Yellowstone", "Yosemite" ]

Yellowstone

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General Slocum was the name of a person involved in the 1904 fire in New York that resulted in over 1000 deaths.

[ "True", "False" ]

False

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From which book is this quote: When Gregor Samsa awoke he was transformed into an incredibly large, disgusting vermin.?

[ "Kerouacs On the Road", "Kafkas The Metamorphosis", "Dostoevsky s Crime and Punishment", "Goethes Faustus" ]

Kafkas The Metamorphosis

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Where would you find The Book of Kells?

[ "Glasgow, Scotland", "Edinburgh, Scotland", "Next to the Book of Durrow", "Next to the Blarney Stone" ]

Next to the Book of Durrow

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Which plane is the first jet fighter?

[ "Messerschmidt M29", "Heinkel He 280", "F-117A", "MiG 12" ]

Heinkel He 280

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Which famous novel begins with the sentence: Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.?

[ "Great Expectations", "David Copperfield", "The Last of the Mohicans", "The Old Man and the Sea" ]

David Copperfield

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Who was the first person to use the term atomic bomb?

[ "H.G. Wells", "Robert Oppenheimer", "Lise Meitner", "Enrico Fermi" ]

H.G. Wells

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Canada is made up of 10 Provinces. How many of them do not border the USA?

[ "1", "2", "3", "4" ]

3

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Which statement is correct?

[ "Graceland, Elvis Presleys home, is the most visited home in the USA.", "In Latin Io sperrio discum means While I breathe, I learn.", "The Italian government added the expression orbium phonographicorum theca as the definition for the new Latin word discotheque.", "Disko Island is located off the west coast of Greenland." ]

Disko Island is located off the west coast of Greenland.

general

What does a vexillogist study and/or collect ?

[ "Stamps", "Flags", "Bones", "Letters" ]

Flags

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The Predator is a type of US Air Force plane. How many people can ride in it ?

[ "3", "1", "0", "2" ]

0

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Who was the first female professor at Princeton University?

[ "Rosalind Yalow", "Susan Sontag", "Mary Robertson", "Hannah Arendt" ]

Hannah Arendt

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We all know that when arrested you must be Mirandized. Of what crime or crimes was Mr. Miranda accused?

[ "Murder", "Murder and rape", "Grand theft", "Rape and kidnapping" ]

Rape and kidnapping

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Which of these words means biting, sarcastic, acid-mouthed?

[ "Mordant", "Chthonic", "Quotidian", "Puerile" ]

Mordant

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Which of these weapons is a US Marine infantry weapon, scheduled for widespread use in starting 2008?

[ "Stryker", "M-17A2 rifle", "SMAW-NE", "Javelin" ]

SMAW-NE

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What do historians call the period of 1730-1759 in American history?

[ "The Primitive Era", "The Puritan Era", "The Great Awakening", "The Era of Good Feelings" ]

The Great Awakening

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Which statement is untrue about the Human Papiloma Virus(HPV)?

[ "The HPV is an STD.", "The HPV can cause cancer of the penis.", "There is no complete cure for disease caused by the HPV.", "About 75% of the strains of the HPV cause cervical cancer." ]

About 75% of the strains of the HPV cause cervical cancer.

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In 1964 Francis Cardinal Spellman banned all Catholic children in the New York Archdiocese from doing this.

[ "Watching too much TV", "Watching Elvis Presley", "Listening to transistor radios in school", "Doing the Twist" ]

Doing the Twist

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Narcissistic is a word that applies to someone who has a pervasive pattern of cruel, demeaning, and aggressive behavior, beginning in early adulthood.

[ "True", "False" ]

False

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If a red house is made out of red bricks, a black house is made out of black bricks, and a white house is made out of white bricks, what is a greenhouse made out of?

[ "green bricks", "leaves", "none of the above", "glass" ]

glass

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On March 19 2008 President Bushs approval rates were 31% and 69%. What were his chances of winning the 2008 presidential race?

[ "31%", "50%", "0%", "69%" ]

0%

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A man walks up to you and says Everything I say is a lie. Is he telling the truth or lying?

[ "He is lying.", "none of these", "He is telling the truth.", "not enough information" ]

He is lying.

general

A woman has 7 children. Half of them are boys. Can this be true?

[ "No", "Yes" ]

Yes

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A farmer and his son are working together. The farmer is carrying one sack of grain and the son is carrying two sacks. Who was carrying the heavier load- the son or the father?

[ "the son", "They werent carrying anything.", "the same amount", "the father" ]

the father

general

Four can be half of five.

[ "True", "False" ]

True

general

A man shoots his wife. Then he holds her underwater for 5-10 minutes. Then he hangs her. 30 minutes later they go out to dinner at a 5-star restaurant. How is this possible?

[ "He is a photographer", "none of these", "He brings her back to life.", "He remarries." ]

He is a photographer

general

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[ "UOPSDGJCB", " which of these rows would the letter Z go?", "bottom", "top", "neither", "none" ]

top

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Who portrayed Adam Schiff, the Manhattan District Attorney in Law and Order?

[ "Fred Dalton Thompson", "Steven Hill", "Dann Florek", "Steve Zirnkilton" ]

Steven Hill

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He was the young, honest lawyer who won the case in the movie and novel The Rainmaker.

[ "Rudy Baylor", "Ted Buckland", "Billy Flynn", "Sydney Carton" ]

Rudy Baylor

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What was the name of the sleazy lawyer in the musical and movie Chicago?

[ "Rudy Baylor", "Billy Flynn", "Pete Drucker", "Ted Buckland" ]

Billy Flynn

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Atticus Finch was a great, moral man and a fine lawyer who defended Tom Robinson. In which novel and movie was he a central character?

[ "To Kill a Mockingbird", "The Trial", "Witness for the Prosecution", "Anatomy of a Murder" ]

To Kill a Mockingbird

general

In the 1992 movie, My Cousin Vinnie, Ralph Macchio asks his cousin Vinnie to be his lawyer. What was Vinnies last name?

[ "Gambini", "Giradelli", "Gianfredo", "Barcolli" ]

Gambini

general

The actor who starred as the lawyer in Matlock started out as a real lawyer.

[ "True", "False" ]

False

general

Rumpole from the fabulous British TV series Rumpole of the Bailey likes his job defending people in court and does not want to be a judge. What is Rumpoles first name?

[ "Horace", "Leo", "Maurice", "Lionel" ]

Horace

general

What is the name of the hospital lawyer on Scrubs?

[ "Ted Buckland", "Phoenix Wright", "Billy Flynn", "Lionel Huntz" ]

Ted Buckland

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Who was the top prosecutor, before Jack McCoy got the first chair in the top cases on Law and Order?

[ "Benjamin Stone", "Paul Moriarty", "Paul Robinette", "Bill Flynn" ]

Benjamin Stone

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What was the name of the first Assistant District Attorney on Law and Order?

[ "Benjamin Stone", "Paul Robinette", "Bill Flynn", "Michael Moriarty" ]

Paul Robinette

general

Perry Mason won his cases. Week after week this D.A. lost to Perry on the TV show.

[ "Billy Flynn", "Richard Brooks", "Ted Buckland", "Hamilton Burger" ]

Hamilton Burger

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This lawyers unspoken last thought is, It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known.

[ "Sydney Carton", "Bradley J. Stevens", "Allen Sneed", "Joel McCreadle" ]

Sydney Carton

general

He was the luckless lawyer for Cosmo Kramer in Seinfeld.

[ "Jimmy Lee Cofield", "Joey Chadwick", "Jackie Chiles", "Johnny Childress" ]

Jackie Chiles

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In Will and Grace, Will was a fine lawyer. What was his last name?

[ "Walker", "McFarland", "Truman", "Adler" ]

Truman

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This lawyer-turned senator, who has the power of flight without machinery, is a character on Heroes.

[ "Nathan Petrelli", "Andy Pasdar", "Clark Bennett", "Gabriel Gray" ]

Nathan Petrelli

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From which law school did fictional character Elle Woods graduate?

[ "Stanford", "Alabama", "Cambridge", "Harvard" ]

Harvard

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Goren solves every case, but this is the name of the A.D.A. who convicts the perps on Law and Order: Criminal Intent.

[ "Lionel Hutz", "Mike Cuthrie", "Billy Flynn", "Ron Carver" ]

Ron Carver

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On this TV show the lawyers shingle reads Attorney-at-Law, Ernest Frye - Where Winning Is Everything.

[ "Arrest and Trial", "Amen", "The Antagonists", "Any Day Now" ]

Amen

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The vanishing hitchhiker is an urban legend about people who suddenly disappear after they have been offered a lift. What kind of person was the vanishing hitchhiker from 1975 who reportedly scared a number of people by vanishing from their vehicles close to the Austrian-German border?

[ "A nun", "A teenager", "A beautiful young lady", "A farmer" ]

A nun

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Where does the ghost of Bloody Mary appear when summoned according to a popular urban legend?

[ "In the mirror", "On the roof", "In the closet", "Behind a closed door" ]

In the mirror

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What is the favorite victim of The Hook according to the popular urban legend?

[ "A drunkard", "A young couple", "An old woman", "A naughty child" ]

A young couple

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What is the Choking Doberman from the popular urban legend choking on?

[ "A human ear", "Human fingers", "A hairball", "A dolls head" ]

Human fingers

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How is the white woman appearing at the Belchen Tunnel in Switzerland described according to the urban legend?

[ "Headless woman wearing a white dress", "Pregnant woman in white clothes", "African woman in white dress", "Old woman in white clothes" ]

Old woman in white clothes

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In what type of outfit was Resurrection Mary buried according to the popular urban legend from the region of Chicago, Illinois?

[ "Blood-red satin dress", "Black lace gown", "Bridal gown", "White dancing dress" ]

White dancing dress

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Who tries to warn the driver of the car about the killer in the back seat according to the popular urban legend?

[ "The signs on the road", "A wolf appearing on the road", "A driver of the car behind", "A voice on the radio" ]

A driver of the car behind

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What was written on the girls bathroom mirror according to the popular urban legend about the The Licked Hand?

[ "One down, two to go", "Humans can lick too", "Dont look under the bed", "Come here doggie" ]

Humans can lick too

general

With what American city is the urban legend about the Sewer alligator mostly associated with?

[ "San Francisco", "New York City", "Los Angeles", "Chicago" ]

New York City

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Who is the mysterious murderer from the urban legend known as The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs?

[ "The father of the children", "The babysitters boyfriend", "A madman", "The neighbor" ]

A madman

general

Where does about 90 % of volcanic activity on Earth occur?

[ "Near the equator", "Alaska", "Under the oceans", "Japan" ]

Under the oceans

general

Where would you find the highest tides on Earth?

[ "Bay of Fundy", "Hawaii", "Cape of Good Hope", "Cape Horn" ]

Bay of Fundy

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Who wrote The Murders in the Rue Morgue, the book considered the first detective story?

[ "Charles Lennox", "Edgar Allan Poe", "Jules Verne", "Sir Arthur Conan Doyle" ]

Edgar Allan Poe

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In 1987 he became the first football coach to have Gatorade splashed on his head.

[ "Barry Switzer", "Bill Cowher", "Bud Grant", "Bill Parcells" ]

Bill Parcells

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In the original version of Layla by Derek and the Dominoes, the guitar riffs were played by these two men.

[ "Eric Clapton and George Harrison", "Eric Clapton and Carl Radle", "Eric Clapton and Bobby Whitlock", "Eric Clapton and Duane Allman" ]

Eric Clapton and Duane Allman

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Where was the first museum in the USA located?

[ "Charleston, S.C.", "Philadelphia, PA.", "Boston, MA.", "Augusta, Maine" ]

Charleston, S.C.

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What part of the Earths water is fresh water?

[ "between 13% and 20%", "between 5% and 11%", "between 20% and 22.4%", "less than 5%" ]

less than 5%

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In 1962 John Steinbeck published Travels with Charley: In Search of America. Who was Charley?

[ "Steinbecks pet poodle", "Steinbecks son from his marriage to Edith Wharton", "Steinbecks wife, Charlotta Pierce", "Steinbecks best friend, Charles Kuralt" ]

Steinbecks pet poodle

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Although the first paperback books were published in Germany, it was in England that the paperback book first became very popular. This is considered the first paperback novel.

[ "Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe", "A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens", "Pelham by Edward Bulwer-Lytton", "The Adventures of Tom Thumb by Brigham Wise-Dunne" ]

Pelham by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

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What discovery did Dr. Caspar Wistar make near his house in Gloucester County, New Jersey in 1787?

[ "The first dinosaur bones ever found in the USA.", "A note containing a plot by France to conquer the newly formed USA.", "The correct formula for methane gas.", "The use of ether to anesthetize dental patients." ]

The first dinosaur bones ever found in the USA.

general

Which of the following was not a result of the War of the Roses?

[ "The end of the feudal powers of British nobles", "Henry VII took power in England.", "The defeat of the Spanish Armada", "A strong central government in England" ]

The defeat of the Spanish Armada

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Where was the worlds first modern electrically air-conditioned building located?

[ "San Antonio, Texas", "Rome, Italy", "New York, New York", "Barcelona, Spain" ]

San Antonio, Texas

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If x is positive, then x^2 x.

[ "False", "True" ]

False