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Where was the peace treaty signed that brought World War I to an end? | [
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Which company was responsible for the oil spill in Alaska in 1989? | [
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Vehicles from which country use the international registration letter C? | [
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What date is Father's Day? | [
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In which decade of the 20th century was the FBI set up? | [
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Which American wrote The Game of Chess in 1959? | [
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Which company first manufactured the electric toothbrush? | [
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Who lived under the pseudonym of Harriet Brown in New York form the 40s to the 90s? | [
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Which actor bought the island of Tetiaroa? | [
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Between 1952 and 1954 did the number of TV stations in the USA double, triple or quadruple? | [
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What was Wham!'s first No 1? | [
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Which musical featured the song You'll Never Walk Alone? | [
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In which year was Bloody Sunday in Londonderry? | [
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The first untethered space walk took place from which space craft? | [
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What was the main color of a Storm trooper in Star Wars? | [
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Luxor international airport is in which country? | [
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In the 90s how many points have been awarded for finishing first in a Grand Prix? | [
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Which lawyer made Raymond Burr famous? | [
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Which broadcasting company did Edward J Noble found? | [
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In which decade did the Jackson 5 sign to Motown? | [
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In which state is Harrah's Auto Collection situated? | [
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Which musical featured the song I Feel Pretty? | [
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"Who said, ""Being No 1 tennis player in the world doesn't necessarily mean you're intelligent?""" | [
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Which star of Hannah And Her Sisters has a child called Free? | [
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Will Rogers airport was built in which US state? | [
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"Who wrote, ""Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet""?" | [
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What phrase did French impressionist artist Paul Cezanne teach his pet parrot to say over and over again? | [
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What was the maiden name of Blondie Bumstead, the comic-strip wife of hapless Dagwood Bumstead? | [
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In what play does the title character have a son named Swiss Cheese? | [
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How many grandchildren did artist Grandma Moses have? | [
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In the early James Bond books, Agent 007 packed a Walther PPK. What weapon replaced it in his later appearances? | [
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"Henry David Thoreau, in his 14-volume Journal, published posthumously in 1906"
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What was the name of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's pet golden cocker spaniel ? | [
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"Flush (song)",
"Flush"
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"The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, published in 1902 and set in Africa"
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"Ben Jonson, for killing an actor in a duel in 1598. Jonson escaped the gallows by pleading benefit of clergy and forfeiting all his goods and chattels"
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What famous character in literature was inspired by an Augustinian monk named Alonso Quizado. | [
"Alonso Quijano",
"Don Chisciotte",
"Don Kihot",
"Don Quichotte de Cervantes",
"Benengeli",
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The title of what poetic drama by Robert Browning was used to name a Kentucky town? | [
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"text": "The Kentucky Cycle The Kentucky Cycle is a series of nine one-act plays by Robert Schenkkan that explores American mythology, particularly the mythology of the West, through the intertwined histories of three fictional families strug... |
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"Dmitri, Ivan, Alexei and Smerdyakov"
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What exotic city was featured in National Geographic magazine's first photo story in 1905? | [
"Lhasa",
"Lhasa, Tibet",
"拉萨",
"Administrative divisions of Lhasa",
"Lahasa",
"Lhosa",
"拉萨市",
"拉薩",
"Capital of Tibet",
"Lasa, Xizang",
"Lhasa, Xizang",
"拉薩市",
"Chengguan District, Lhasa",
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"Dharkay Restaurant",
"Lāsà"
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"text": "photo essays in National Geographic Magazine between 1923 and 1934, and he became one illustration editor Franklin Fisher's go-to Autochromists. The \"National Geographic\" articles included: \"Western Views in the Land of the Best... |
What was mystery writer Dashiell Hammett's first name? | [
"Samuel, or Sam"
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How many exclamation points did author Tom Wolfe use in his blockbuster bestseller The Bonfire of the Vanities? | [
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"text": "and \"The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby\". In 1979, he published the influential book \"The Right Stuff\" about the Mercury Seven astronauts, which was made into a 1983 film of the same name directed by Philip Kaufman... |
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