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What is the official language of Austria?
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German
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What is the capital city of Paraguay?
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Asuncion
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In what mountain range in Mount Everest located?
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Himalayas
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In what country is the highest waterfall in the world located?
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Venezuela
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What is the largest borough of London?
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Bromley
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What city was once known as the 'Paris of the Middle East'?
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Beirut
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Which is the largest of the Canary Islands?
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Tenerife
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What is the state capital of Texas?
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Austin
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Which country was formerly known as Ceylon?
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Sri Lanka
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Which European country was the first to colonize modern Indonesia?
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Netherlands
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Which European capital city lies on the Vistula river?
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Warsaw
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Which London underground line is represented by the colour pink?
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Hammersmith & City
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In which US state is Milwaukee located?
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Wisconsin
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What is the capital city of Bangladesh?
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Dhaka
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What does a meteorologist study?
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Weather
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Which Russian city is the eastern terminus of the Trans-Siberian railway?
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Vladivostok
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Which layer of the Earth lies between the outer core and the crust?
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Mantle
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What is the currency of Malaysia?
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Ringgit
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Which river flows through Glasgow?
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Clyde
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Which is the only country to have a non-quadrilateral flag?
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Nepal
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Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WW2?
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Joseph Stalin
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In what year was the Great Fire of London?
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1666
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Which English king was the target of the Gunpowder Plot?
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James I
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Who was the Egyptian god of the sun?
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Ra
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Which city was ruled by the Medici family?
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Florence
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Who was the first president of the United States?
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George Washington
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Who was the first Holy Roman Emperor?
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Charlemagne
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In what country was Christopher Columbus born?
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Italy
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Who fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian War?
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Sparta
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Who was the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated?
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Spencer Perceval
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Which Anglo-Saxon kingdom was Offa the king of?
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Mercia
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What city was formerly known as Edo?
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Tokyo
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Who was the dictator of Spain between 1939 and 1975?
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Francisco Franco
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Which peasant girl led the French army to victory in the siege of Orleans?
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Joan of Arc
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In what city was John F. Kennedy assassinated?
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Dallas
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In what city did the prophet Muhammad die?
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Medina
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Who was Henry VIII's third wife?
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Jane Seymour
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Which country was ruled by Idi Amin?
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Uganda
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In which year was the Battle of Hastings?
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1066
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What was the state religion of the Achaemenid Empire?
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Zoroastrianism
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Who won the 1986 FIFA World Cup?
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Argentina
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Who was the first non-European winner of the Ballon D'Or?
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George Weah
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Which football team plays at Camp Nou?
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Barcelona
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Who was the Leicester City manager when they won the Premier League in 2015/16
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Claudio Ranieri
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Who was the first British football team to win the European Cup?
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Celtic
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Which baseball team plays at Fenway Park?
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Boston Red Sox
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Which quarterback has the most Super Bowl wins?
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Tom Brady
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Which point guard played for the Los Angeles Lakers between 1979 and 1996?
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Magic Johnson
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Which NHL team has the most Stanley Cup wins?
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Montreal Canadiens
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Which NFL coach has the most Super Bowl wins?
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Bill Belichick
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Who won the 1985 World Snooker Championship 'black-ball final'?
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Dennis Taylor
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Which Formula One team does Max Verstappen drive for?
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Red Bull
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Which Indian cricketer has the record for the most test match runs?
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Sachin Tendulkar
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How many times did Rafael Nadal win the Wimbledon title?
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2
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Who does Cambridge compete against in The Boat Race?
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Oxford
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Which country has the most Rugby World Cup wins?
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South Africa
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Which sport did Michael Phelps compete in?
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Swimming
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How many horses are on a polo team?
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4
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Which horse was the most successful in the Grand National?
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Red Rum
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In which US city were the 1904 Olympic Games held?
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St Louis
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In which English county does Glastonbury music festival take place?
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Somerset
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Who sung the music for the opening credits of the 2021 Bond film 'No Time to Die'?
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Billie Eilish
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Who was the lead singer of Queen?
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Freddie Mercury
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What is Eminem's real name?
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Marshall Mathers
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What is the best-selling album of all time?
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Thriller
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In what year was Gangnam Style released?
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2012
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What was Elvis' last single before he died?
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Way Down
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Who composed the score for The Lord of the Rings trilogy?
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Howard Shore
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Which artist sung Ghostbusters for the 1984 film?
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Ray Parker Jr.
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Who composed the music for The Good, the Bad and the Ugly?
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Ennio Morricone
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How many keys are there on a piano?
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88
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Which family of instruments includes the trumpet, trombone and tuba?
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Brass
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Which Indian instrument did Ravi Shankar play?
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Sitar
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What is usually the largest instrument in an orchestra?
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Pipe organ
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How many strings are on an acoustic guitar?
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6
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Who composed the Seven Planets suite?
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Gustav Holst
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Who composed 'On the Beautiful Blue Danube'?
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Johann Strauss
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In which city was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart born?
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Salzburg
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Which country was Frederic Chopin from?
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Poland
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Who composed Moonlight Sonata?
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Ludwig van Beethoven
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What is the American word for aubergine?
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Eggplant
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What city does pizza originate from?
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Naples
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What type of drink does an oenophile love?
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Wine
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Which British chef presents Saturday Kitchen Live?
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James Martin
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Which animal's meat is called chevon?
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Goat
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What artificial sweetener is used in Diet Coke?
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Aspartame
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Which chocolate bar was formerly known as a Marathon?
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Snickers
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What is the national dish of Hungary?
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Goulash
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What was the best-selling beer in the UK in 2022?
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Stella Artois
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What is the best-selling drink in Scotland?
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Irn-Bru
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Which British director is known as the 'Master of Suspense'?
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Alfred Hitchcock
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In what year was the original King Kong released?
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1933
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Who won their only Best Actor Oscar for Scent of a Woman?
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Al Pacino
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According to the American Film Institute, what is the greatest film of all time?
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Citizen Kane
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Which Bond film has the record lowest number of direct Bond kills?
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The Man with the Golden Gun
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In what year was Shrek released?
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2001
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What is the highest-grossing film of all time?
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Avatar
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Who is the only actor to have appeared in more than one of the 3 record Oscar-winning films?
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Bernard Hill
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What was Stanley Kubrick's longest film?
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Barry Lyndon
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Who voiced Woody in the Toy Story films?
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Tom Hanks
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Who directed The Godfather trilogy?
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Francis Ford Coppola
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Who starred in City Lights, Modern Times and The Great Dictator?
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Charlie Chaplin
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Who played Danny Ocean in the original Ocean's Eleven film?
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Frank Sinatra
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What was the first winner of the Best Picture Oscar?
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Wings
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Who played Jack in Titanic?
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Leonardo DiCaprio
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Who played Superman in the 1978 film?
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Christopher Reeve
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What is the name of the character played by Brad Pitt in Fight Club?
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Tyler Durden
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Who played Bruce Banner in The Incredible Hulk (2008)?
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Edward Norton
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Which director has the most Oscar nominations?
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William Wyler
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According to the American Film Institute, what is the greatest musical of all time?
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Singin' in the Rain
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What is the largest planet in the solar system?
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Jupiter
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What is the most abundant element in the universe?
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Hydrogen
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What is the tallest mountain in the solar system?
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Olympus Mons
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What is the largest moon of Pluto?
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Charon
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Which Polish mathematician proposed the heliocentric model of the solar system?
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Nicolaus Copernicus
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Who created the periodic table?
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Dmitri Mendeleev
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Which Frenchman is considered the father of chemistry?
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Antoine Lavoisier
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Alchemy was the process of converting base metals into what element?
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Gold
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Which element is present in organic compounds?
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Carbon
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Which element has the symbol Hg?
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Mercury
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What is the largest bone in the human body?
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Femur
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Which organ removes damaged red blood cells?
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Spleen
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How many pairs of chromosomes do most humans have?
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23
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Who is considered the father of medicine?
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Hippocrates
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What is botany the study of?
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Plants
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What is the largest flightless bird?
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Ostrich
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How many hearts does an octopus have?
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3
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What does an entomologist study?
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Insects
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What animal has the most powerful bite?
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Saltwater crocodile
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What is the largest mammal?
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Blue whale
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What is a group of owls called?
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Parliament
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What is a group of pheasants called?
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Bouquet
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What are elephant tusks made from?
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Ivory
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The Gombe War was between two tribes of which animal?
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Chimpanzee
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What bird symbolizes peace in Christianity?
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Dove
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What does a dendrologist study?
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Trees
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What is the tallest species of trees in the world?
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Coast redwood
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Who is considered the father of taxonomy?
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Carl Linnaeus
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What is the fastest-flying bird?
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Peregrine falcon
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What is the national animal of Scotland?
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Unicorn
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What is the national flower of Japan?
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Cherry blossom
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Which country is the only one where lions and tigers live in the wild?
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India
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What type of fish is Nemo in Finding Nemo?
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Clownfish
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Who wrote On the Origin of Species?
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Charles Darwin
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What is the national bird of New Zealand?
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Kiwi
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Who was the first actor to play The Doctor in Doctor Who?
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William Hartnell
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What is the longest running UK soap opera?
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Coronation Street
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What was the first show aired on Channel 4?
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Countdown
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According to a 2004 BBC poll, what is the greatest UK sitcom of all time?
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Only Fools and Horses
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Who played Mr Bean?
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Rowan Atkinson
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In what year was the first season of Game of Thrones released?
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2011
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Who played David Brent in The Office?
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Ricky Gervais
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Who played Michael Scott in The Office(US)?
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Steve Carell
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Who has hosted Match of the Day for 24 years?
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Gary Lineker
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In what year did Blue Peter first air?
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1958
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What is the best-selling videogame of all time?
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Minecraft
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In what year was the first Grand Theft Auto game released?
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1997
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How many Super Mario games have been released?
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49
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According to designer Ken Sugimori, what was the first Pokemon?
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Rhydon
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What was the first virtual reality video game?
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Sword of Damocles
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Who wrote The Three Musketeers?
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Alexandre Dumas
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What was William Shakespeare's longest play?
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Hamlet
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Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
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Charles Dickens
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In what century was Oscar Wilde born?
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19th
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What profession does Atticus Finch hold in To Kill a Mockingbird?
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Lawyer
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Who wrote The Divine Comedy?
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Dante
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According to The Guardian, what is the greatest novel of all time?
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Don Quixote
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In what country was James Joyce born?
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Ireland
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Who wrote Treasure Island?
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Robert Louis Stevenson
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What was the first book printed on Gutenberg's printing press?
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the Bible
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Who wrote The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas?
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John Boyne
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Who is the protagonist of John Milton's epic poem, Paradise Lost?
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Satan
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What was the name of the boy in Winnie the Pooh?
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Christopher Robin
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Which playwright wrote Pygmalion?
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George Bernard Shaw
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Who wrote The Da Vinci Code?
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Dan Brown
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What was Pi's full name in Life of Pi?
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Piscine Molitor Patel
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How many Mr Men books are there?
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27
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Who wrote The Iliad?
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Homer
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Which Czech writer wrote The Metamorphosis?
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Franz Kafka
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What was Gollum's real name in The Lord of the Rings?
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Smeagol
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Who painted Guernica?
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Pablo Picasso
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Which French artist died in French Polynesia?
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Paul Gauguin
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What is the name of Michelangelo's painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
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The Creation of Adam
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Which artist collaborated with Luis Bunuel on the short film Un chien andalou?
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Salvador Dali
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Which Brit is regarded as the father of studio pottery?
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Bernard Leach
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Which fruit is thrown in a Spanish festival in Bunol on the last Wednesday of every August?
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Tomatoes
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What is the holy book of Sikhism?
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Guru Granth Sahib
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Who drank from the Holy Grail?
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Jesus Christ
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Who was the Greek god of war?
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Ares
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Which Hindu god had the head of an elephant?
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Ganesha
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Who is considered the father of history?
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Herodotus
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Which Roman philosopher wrote Meditations?
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Marcus Aurelius
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Who is considered the father of psychoanalysis
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Sigmund Freud
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In which city was Immanuel Kant born and died?
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Konigsberg
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Who is considered the father of economics?
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Adam Smith
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In what field is Henri Fayol considered a father of the classical school?
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Management
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Who is known as the founder of sociology?
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Auguste Comte
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Which Prussian military theorist wrote On War?
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Carl von Clausewitz
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What is epistemology the study of?
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Knowledge
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Who wrote Also sprach George Orwell?
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Rohan Banerjea and Oliver Bullough
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