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The birthstone of this month is the yellow topaz, and its birth flower is the chrysanthemum.
[ "December", "January", "March", "November" ]
November
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What month has the garnet for its birthstone and the snowdrop for its birth flower?
[ "April", "January", "March", "February" ]
January
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The diamond is chosen as the birthstone of this month.
[ "August", "March", "April", "December" ]
April
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The symbols of this month are the sapphire and the forget-me-not.
[ "September", "July", "February", "December" ]
September
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What month has the pearl for its birthstone and the rose for its birth flower?
[ "May", "July", "March", "June" ]
June
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The amethyst is the symbol and birthstone of this month.
[ "September", "April", "July", "February" ]
February
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The turquoise and poinsettia are symbols of this winter month.
[ "January", "February", "All of these", "December" ]
December
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Narcissus is the birth flower of this month, and its birthstone is the aquamarine.
[ "July", "March", "May", "October" ]
March
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The calendula, or marigold and the opal are the symbols of this month.
[ "November", "October", "February", "June" ]
October
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Which wedding anniversary is celebrated internationally as the Diamond Wedding Anniversary, or Diamond Wedding Day?
[ "60th anniversary", "80th anniversary", "50th anniversary", "40th anniversary" ]
60th anniversary
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What does the term baseball diamond denote?
[ "An award", "A female baseball player", "Baseball field", "A title given to the greatest baseball players" ]
Baseball field
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What is the meaning of the term blood diamond?
[ "Diamond used for financing wars", "Red diamond", "Stolen diamond", "Diamond for which somebody has died" ]
Diamond used for financing wars
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What geographical area does the Diamond Dove populate?
[ "Australia", "Europe", "Asia", "South America" ]
Australia
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What is the title of the movie in which Marilyn Monroe famously sings the song Diamonds Are a Girls Best Friend?
[ "The Prince and the Showgirl", "Some Like It Hot", "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", "How to Marry a Millionaire" ]
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
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What does the word diamond literally mean?
[ "Magical", "Stone", "Light", "Unbreakable" ]
Unbreakable
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What actor portrayed James Bond in the 1971 movie Diamonds Are Forever?
[ "George Lazenby", "Roger Moore", "Timothy Dalton", "Sean Connery" ]
Sean Connery
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In the US, a record can be certified diamond, if it sells this number of copies.
[ "50 million", "10 million", "5 million", "20 million" ]
10 million
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What Hollywood actor starred in the 2006 movie Blood Diamond?
[ "Leonardo DiCaprio", "Tom Cruise", "All of these", "Johnny Depp" ]
Leonardo DiCaprio
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What is the name of a successful American musician, nicknamed The Jewish Elvis?
[ "Neil Diamond", "Billy Diamond", "Rodger Diamond", "Walter Diamond" ]
Neil Diamond
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Topic: Name the Videogame. Characters: Samanosuke Akechi, Princess Yuki, Nobunaga. What is the right question?
[ "What is Devil May Cry?", "What is Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven?", "What is Genji: Dawn of the Samurai?", "What is Onimusha?" ]
What is Onimusha?
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Topic: X-Men: This mutant has the ability to teleport. He has blue skin and a tail. His nickname is Nightcrawler. What is the right question?
[ "Who is Kurt Wagner?", "Who is Eric Lensherr?", "Who is Scott Summers?", "Who is Bobby Drake" ]
Who is Kurt Wagner?
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Topic: Fast Foods: This restaurant carries Chicken Tenders, Burger Shots and the Double Croissanwich. Ask the right question.
[ "What is Jack in the Box?", "What is Wendys?", "What is Burger King?", "What is Arbys?" ]
What is Burger King?
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Topic: Childrens Books. This series, written by Marc Brown, stars this bespectacled aardvark. What is the right question?
[ "Who is Arthur?", "Who is Junie B. Jones?", "Who is Captain Underpants?", "Who is Curious George?" ]
Who is Arthur?
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The Opel company was founded in 1863 and began making cars in 1899. What was the first name of its founder Opel?
[ "Heinrich", "Friedrich", "Ludwig", "Adam" ]
Adam
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What did Opel manufacture before it began making cars in 1899?
[ "boats and steam engines", "sewing machines and bicycles", "televisions and motorcycles", "radio receivers and airplanes" ]
sewing machines and bicycles
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Opel first showed cars of their own design in 1902 at this motor show in Germany.
[ "Hamburg Motor Show", "Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung, Frankfurt", "Hanover Motor Show", "Auto Mobil International, Leipzig" ]
Hamburg Motor Show
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Which of these important events in the history of Opel happened in 1924?
[ "Opel installed Germanys first car production line.", "all of these", "The company was destroyed by a fire.", "Opel opened its first factory outside Germany." ]
Opel installed Germanys first car production line.
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What company bought Opel in 1931?
[ "FIAT", "Darracq S.A.", "Chrysler", "General Motors" ]
General Motors
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Which of these is the name under which Opel designs are sold in the UK?
[ "Saturn", "Vauxhall", "Holden", "Chevrolet" ]
Vauxhall
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Soon after WWII, this Opel model was transferred to the Soviet Union and formed the basis for the Soviet car Moskvitch 400/420.
[ "Arena", "Vectra", "Kadett", "Rekord" ]
Kadett
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What was the original logo of Opel?
[ "a truck", "a zeppelin", "none of these", "a lightening bolt" ]
a zeppelin
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What was the name of the light trucks the Opel company began making in 1930?
[ "Man", "Blitz", "Magirus", "Daimler" ]
Blitz
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Where did Opel open a factory in 1982 for production of the Opel Corsa?
[ "Leuven, Belgium", "Poznan, Poland", "Zaragoza, Spain", "Azambuja, Portugal" ]
Zaragoza, Spain
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This Japanese car brand is among the largest automobile producers on the planet. It was founded in 1909 under a slightly different name.
[ "Mazda", "Isuzu", "Suzuki", "Nissan" ]
Suzuki
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This French car manufacturer also produces vans, buses, tractors, and trucks. The brand was established in 1899.
[ "None of these", "Peugeot", "Citroen", "Bugatti" ]
None of these
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This German car brand, founded in 1919, is nicknamed Beamer in English.
[ "Volkswagen", "BMW", "Opel", "Audi" ]
BMW
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This Italian manufacturer of sports cars was founded in 1929, and in 1947 it started producing street-legal vehicles.
[ "Maserati", "None of these", "Ferrari", "Lamborghini" ]
Ferrari
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This British car manufacturer produces high performance vehicles. The company was founded in 1989.
[ "Land Rover", "Rolls-Royce", "Jaguar", "McLaren" ]
McLaren
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This U.S. automobile brand produces off-road vehicles, and was established in 1992.
[ "Ram", "Jeep", "Maxwell", "Hummer" ]
Hummer
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This Japanese car make was established in 1970, but the first automobile of the brand was released in 1917.
[ "Mazda", "Nissan", "Mitsubishi", "Suzuki" ]
Mitsubishi
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This French car make was the first outside of the USA to produce automobiles for mass usage.
[ "Renault", "Citroen", "None of these", "Peugeot" ]
Citroen
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This German car brand was founded by August Horch in 1909.
[ "Opel", "BMW", "Smart", "Audi" ]
Audi
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What Italian car make was established on July 11, 1899 in Turin, Italy by Giovanni Agnelli?
[ "Lancia", "Alfa Romeo", "Fiat", "Maserati" ]
Fiat
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What were the names of the two eccentric women who lived at the estate known as Grey Gardens?
[ "Edith and Edie Beale", "Elizabeth and Victoria Vanderbilt", "Natalia and Anna Carlisle", "Beatrice and Josephine Rockerfeller" ]
Edith and Edie Beale
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What first lady was the famous cousin of the daughter living at Grey Gardens?
[ "Eleanor Roosevelt", "Mamie Eisenhower", "Jacqueline Kennedy", "Nancy Reagan" ]
Jacqueline Kennedy
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What was the name of the street on which the Grey Gardens estate was located?
[ "Mallard Way", "Lily Pond Lane", "Pebblestone Drive", "Ocean View Avenue" ]
Lily Pond Lane
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The village of East Hampton was shocked upon learning that the two eccentric occupants of the dilapidated Grey Gardens estate were harboring not only cats, but what unusual animals in their attic?
[ "Raccoons", "Chickens", "Bats", "Goats" ]
Raccoons
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What were the first names of the brothers who directed the documentary about Grey Gardens?
[ "Alfred and David", "Albert and John", "David and John", "Albert and David" ]
Albert and David
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In the documentary Grey Gardens, Edie shows a photograph of her younger days as a model and says that it hung in a very unusual place. Where?
[ "At the perfume counter in Tiffanys", "In the ladies room at Sax Fifth Avenue", "In the elevator at Macys", "In the front window of Lord and Taylor" ]
In the elevator at Macys
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What was the name of the friend and neighbor featured in the documentary Grey Gardens who was an accomplished artist and known as the palmist of East Hampton?
[ "Eloise Gardner", "Lois Wright", "Louise Fletcher", "Madam Louise" ]
Lois Wright
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Which cat was not referenced in the documentary Grey Gardens by either of the women?
[ "Whiskers", "Pinky", "Champion", "Snowflake" ]
Snowflake
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The film Grey Gardens premiered at what New York theater?
[ "The Bijou", "The Imperial", "The Paris", "The Berlin" ]
The Paris
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At what New York nightclub did American socialite Little Edie have a cabaret act for about two weeks?
[ "Irma Le Deuce", "Reno Sweeny", "The Gay Parie", "Les Follies" ]
Reno Sweeny
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What is the color of pure gold, which it maintains without oxidizing in air and water?
[ "Bright yellow", "Pale yellow", "Pale orange-yellow", "Ivory" ]
Bright yellow
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Which of these statements is true about the properties of gold?
[ "It is unaffected by air and moisture", "All of these", "It is chemically inert", "It dissolves in nitric acid" ]
It is unaffected by air and moisture
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In what form is gold added to some expensive dishes, especially sweets and drinks?
[ "Gold leaf", "Gold flakes", "All of these", "Gold dust" ]
All of these
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In the treatment of what serious disease is the isotope gold-198 used?
[ "Cancer", "Rabies", "Alzheimers disease", "AIDS" ]
Cancer
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For what medical condition is non-metallic gold beneficial, according to some studies?
[ "Tuberculosis", "Rheumatoid arthritis", "Inflammation", "All of these" ]
All of these
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Which of these facts refers to gold in its metallic form?
[ "It is the most malleable of all metals", "It is not a good conductor of electricity", "All of these", "I is a good insulator of heat" ]
It is the most malleable of all metals
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In which of these everyday activities and industrial areas is gold sometimes used?
[ "All of these", "Embroidery", "Glass industry", "Photography" ]
All of these
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What country is the largest consumer of gold in the world?
[ "South Africa", "India", "United Arab Emirates", "China" ]
India
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What internal organs are some gold salts, such as potassium gold cyanide, toxic for?
[ "All of these", "Brain and skin", "Lungs", "Kidneys and liver" ]
Kidneys and liver
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Which of these countries is a major producer of gold?
[ "South Africa", "China", "United States", "All of these" ]
All of these
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This US states name means People of the south wind. The buffalo and the honeybee are just two of its symbols. It is located equidistant from the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean. Susanna Salter (the first woman mayor in the US) was elected mayor of a city in this state.
[ "Wyoming", "Nebraska", "Utah", "Kansas" ]
Kansas
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The fastest growing nail is on this finger.
[ "Thumb", "Index finger", "All nails grow at the same speed", "Middle finger" ]
Middle finger
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Sound travels more swiftly through air than through steel.
[ "True", "False" ]
False
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George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams were all avid players of this game.
[ "Hide and seek", "Scrabble", "Monopoly", "Marbles" ]
Marbles
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In this country one out of ten people owns a bicycle.
[ "Belgium", "Denmark", "Sweden", "France" ]
Denmark
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In order to preserve their elaborate coiffures, these women slept with their heads on bags filled with buckwheat chaff.
[ "Oracles in Africa", "Queens in Britain", "First Ladies in the US", "Geishas in Japan" ]
Geishas in Japan
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In parts of Japan, if a black cat crosses your path, it means you will be very lucky.
[ "True", "False" ]
True
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Ailurophobia is fear of these animals.
[ "Horses", "Cats", "Dogs", "Fish" ]
Cats
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Finish the proverb:
[ "ets are born, ________.", "...not made.", "...but thats not for sure.", "..., long live the poets!", "...but can also be made." ]
...not made.
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The first product to have a bar code was this.
[ "Gum", "Oil", "Flour", "Wine" ]
Gum
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All US Presidents have worn glasses.
[ "False", "True" ]
True
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Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a book, called Gadsby, which consisted of 50,000 words, none of which contained this letter.
[ "O", "I", "E", "A" ]
E
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Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon with his right foot on first.
[ "True", "False" ]
False
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On average, a 4-year-old child asks approximately this number of questions a day.
[ "126", "371", "74", "437" ]
437
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Benito Mussolini, Napoleon Bonaparte, Alexander the Great, and Julius Caesar were all afraid of these animals.
[ "Dogs", "Horses", "Cats", "Mice" ]
Cats
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The third largest landowner in New York City.
[ "Donald Trump", "City Council", "New York University", "NYPD" ]
New York University
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By US law, employees do not have to wash hands after sneezing.
[ "True", "False" ]
True
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This talk show host and entertainer began his career as a member of Freddy Martins orchestra, but became popular with nightclub audiences as a solo act. His song, Ive Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts became a number one hit.
[ "Fred Cordova", "Merv Griffin", "David Geffen", "Jerry Lewis" ]
Merv Griffin
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This group was formed in Detroit, Michigan and its original members were Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, Paul Williams, Elbridge Al Bryant, and Eddie Kendricks.
[ "The Drifters", "The Coasters", "The Juve Five", "The Temptations" ]
The Temptations
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The term hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia means abnormal fear of what?
[ "River animals", "Long words", "Large animals", "Pachyderms" ]
Long words
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New York Alki was a settlement which became part of which US city?
[ "Atlanta", "Orono", "Seattle", "Savannah" ]
Seattle
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This US city, whose original name was Terminus, is the county seat of Fulton County.
[ "Atlanta", "Omaha", "Savannah", "Orono" ]
Atlanta
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What is the meaning of the word albedo, which comes from Latin?
[ "A bright region on the suns chromosphere", "A value for the reflectivity of an object", "A disease afflicting canines in which the fur around the tail falls out", "An adjustment to a projectiles flight using retro-rockets" ]
A value for the reflectivity of an object
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The town of Pilsen, famous for the production of beer, is situated in western Bohemia, in the Czech Republic. It became a town in 1295 when it received its civic charter from which ruler?
[ "Jan Hus", "Napoleon", "King Wenceslaus II", "Rudolf II" ]
King Wenceslaus II
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In L.A. Dragnet, which is a 2003 remake of the TV series Dragnet, detective Joe Friday was portrayed by which actor?
[ "Ed Burrows", "Ed ONeil", "Ed Burns", "Ed Norton" ]
Ed ONeil
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This actor and director, who took the name Broncho Billy, is best-known as the first star of the Western film genre.
[ "Tim Holt", "Max H. Aronson", "Tom Mix", "Charlie Chaplin" ]
Max H. Aronson
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This actor, who graduated from Yale University in 1991, received a Golden Globe for his role in 1996 movie Primal Fear.
[ "Ron Livingston", "Edward Norton", "Matt Damon", "Ed Burns" ]
Edward Norton
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One of the most important buildings in the US - the White House, was gutted in this year.
[ "1787", "1814", "1843", "1912" ]
1814
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The white pages are a telephone directory listing of the telephone numbers of these entities.
[ "Government officials", "Businessmen", "Policemen", "Ordinary subscribers" ]
Ordinary subscribers
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There is hardly any one who has not heard the fairy-tale of Snow White. Who was it written by?
[ "Gianni Rodari", "Charles Perrault", "Hans Christian Andersen", "Brothers Grimm" ]
Brothers Grimm
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The album Whitesnake 1987 by Whitesnake included three of these songs. Which is the odd one?
[ "Here I Go Again", "Fool For Your Loving", "Still Of The Night", "Is This Love" ]
Fool For Your Loving
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The author of the White Fang is Jack London.
[ "True", "False" ]
True
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This actor starred in the Hollywood production White Noise (2005).
[ "Tom Hanks", "Michael Keaton", "Nicolas Cage", "John Travolta" ]
Michael Keaton
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If you wish to surrender, you will do one of these white things.
[ "You will drive a white car.", "You will visit the White House.", "You will wear white underwear.", "You will raise a white flag." ]
You will raise a white flag.
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Doctor Dolittle is the central character of a series of childrens books by this author.
[ "J. K. Rowling", "Lewis Carroll", "L. Frank Baum", "Hugh Lofting" ]
Hugh Lofting
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Dr. Ross Geller from the TV show Friends teaches paleontology at this university in New York City.
[ "Rockefeller University", "Columbia University", "New York University", "Fordham University" ]
New York University
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Dr. Watson is the sidekick of Sherlock Holmes. Do you know his first name?
[ "Oscar", "John", "George", "William" ]
John