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The "Doge" meme features a dog of what breed?
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Shiba Inu
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Doge was the title of the rulers of various medieval states in what modern-day country?
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Italy
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The city of Paris is located on what river?
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Seine
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Paris the prince of Troy started the Trojan War by eloping with whom?
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Helen
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What capital city was formerly known as Edo?
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Tokyo
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In the 11th century the Edo people founded the Kingdom of Benin in what modern-day country?
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Nigeria
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What capital city was formerly known as Batavia?
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Jakarta
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Batavia, Illinois, United States, was home to the world's most powerful particle accelerator until the 2008 opening of what?
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Large Hadron Collider
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What capital city was formerly known as Angora?
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Ankara
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What textile is made from the hair of the Angora goat?
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mohair
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What animal produces Angora wool?
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Angora rabbit
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San Francisco is a city in what U.S. state?
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California
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The São Francisco River is in what country?
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Brazil
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Those are both named after Saint Francis, who was from what modern-day country?
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Italy
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Mosaic Law is traditionally held to have been written by whom?
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Moses
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The art form of mosaic is named after what group of Greek mythological figures?
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Muses
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A mint is a facility that manufactures what?
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coins
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What chemical derived from mint plants is a common ingredient in cough drops and cigarettes?
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menthol
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Goths led by Alaric I sacked what city in the year 410?
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Rome
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The last living Gothic language was spoken until the 18th century on what peninsula?
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Crimea
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Gothic architecture is known for what exterior support structure?
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flying buttress
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Who wrote The Castle of Otranto, regarded as the first novel in the genre of Gothic horror, in 1764?
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Horace Walpole
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In typography, "Gothic" can refer to what category of typefaces that is associated with medieval times, heavy metal music, or newspaper titles?
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blackletter
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In typography, "Gothic" can also refer to what category of typefaces that have a simple structure, such as Helvetica and Arial?
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sans-serif
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Members of the modern goth subculture stereotypically wear what color?
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black
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