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Which inventor is shown in the picture?

James Watt
George Stephenson
Louis Lumiere
Thomas Alva Edison
The picture shows Thomas Alva Edison. His achievements include over 1,000 patents, including electric bulb.
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James Watt
George Stephenson
Louis Lumiere
Thomas Alva Edison
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flagAustralia
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0%
0%
93%
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flagthe United States
6%
4%
6%
81%
43
flagRepublic of Ireland
12%
0%
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81%
16
flagEstonia
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10%
5%
80%
20
flagGreece
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73%
15
flagAustria
18%
9%
5%
67%
55
flagItaly
18%
4%
13%
61%
191
flagGermany
23%
9%
5%
61%
170
flagUkraine
24%
8%
8%
60%
25
flagthe United Kingdom
19%
8%
14%
57%
56
flagPoland
24%
9%
13%
52%
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flagSwitzerland
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4%
14%
52%
21
flagCanada
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0%
0%
50%
10
flagSpain
28%
3%
21%
46%
28
flagBrazil
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18%
13%
45%
22
flagRussia
13%
5%
39%
42%
38
flagFrance
24%
6%
27%
41%
29
flagKazakhstan
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16%
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flagthe Netherlands
46%
7%
23%
23%
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What was the reason to build Canberra for Australian capital, rather than selecting one of the existing large cities?

safe location far from the sea
wish of the Indigenous Australians
low land price
dispute between Sydney and Melbourne

Which country other than USA named its capital after the president of the United States?

Solomon Islands
Liberia
Somalia
Panama

During the whole history, where were most of slaves from Africa taken to?

North America without Carribean
South America
Caribbean
Arabia

On which river is the Itaipu water dam?

Parana
Amazon
kongo
Maputi