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What office was held by the cat Stubbs ?
was president
was prime minister
was mayor
Stubbs held no office
Stubbs (April 12, 1997 – July 21, 2017) was a cat who was the honorary mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska from July 18, 1997 until his death. Stubbs was described as a tourist attraction that was flooded with cards and letters and attracted 30 to 40 tourists every day.
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What is the name of the tallest modern flying bird?
giant bustard
bald vulture
Indian crane
saddle crowner
The weight of modern flying birds does not exceed 20 kg (the European and African Great Bustards are the heaviest). The Indian crane is the tallest modern flying bird.
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What is the most expensive dog in the world ?
Pomeranian
boo dog
American pit bull terrier
Tibetan mastiff red
The most expensive dog in the world is the Tibetan red mastiff. It was purchased in 2014 by a Chinese billionaire for two million dollars.
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What kind of bird is this?
magnificent frigatebird
roseate spoonbill
hoatzin
secretarybird
The magnificent frigatebird spends most of its life in the air. The magnificent frigatebird hunts mainly flying fish. It lives in the open waters, islands and coasts of the Western Atlantic Ocean (from Florida and the Caribbean to southern Brazil) and the Eastern Pacific. It owes its name to a puffing throat sac, which when filled with air resembles a frigate sail stretched in the wind. It is found in the flag of Kiribati.
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Which of these countries has three capital cities?
Bolivia
Benin
South Africa
Tanzania
South Africa is the only country to have three capital cities, a unique arrangement designed to share power across all regions. The capital cities of South Africa are Pretoria (executive), Bloemfontein (judicial), and Cape Town (legislative).
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Mesa Verde National Park was the home of which Native Americans?
Navaho
Mohave
Omaha
Anasazi
Located in Montezuma County, Colorado, the park protects some of the best-preserved Ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites in the United States. It's one of the three UNESCO World Heritage Sites located in the U.S. that are credited to the Anasazi, alongsidde with Chaco Culture National Historical Park and Taos Pueblo.
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Which island is the Nation of Brunei located on?
Sumatra
Timor
Borneo
Socotra
Borneo is the world's third-largest island located in the Southeast Asia. It is the only island in the world to be politically administered by three countries at a time: Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia.
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Which Greek letter is used to designate the wavelenght?
Lambda
Delta
Sigma
Kappa
The wavelength is commonly designated by the Greek letter lambda (λ).
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Which major South American city remained completely isolated by road for most of its history until the construction of a bridge in the mid-20th century?
Cali
Manaus
Curitiba
Maracaibo
Until the construction of the General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge in the 1950's and 60's, Maracaibo's only connection to the rest of the country was by boat across Lake Maracaibo
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What was the "Rosariazo"?
A Catholic faction in the Spanish Civil War
A period of economic prosperity in the Chilean wine industry
A series of protests and strikes in the city of Rosario, Argentina
An Uruguayan fashion fad
The Rosariazo was a series of demonstrations in the city of Rosario, Argentina against the leadership of General Juan Carlos Onganía, which resulted in the later disappearances of hundreds of rebellious citizens.
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Which city was paid as a dowry in the Catherine of Braganza's marriage?
Braga
Mumbai
Chennai
Constanța
The marriage of Charles II of England and Catherine of Braganza was the founding stone of the Anglo-Portuguese alliance, of which the 7 islands of Mumbai were the dowry.
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Which city is considered to be China's "Western Capital"?
Xi'an
Beijing
Nanjing
Luoyang
The literal definition of Xi'an (Chinese: 西安) is "western city". Along with Beijing, Nanjing, and Luoyang, it is considered one of China's four great capitals.
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Which indian city is based on salsette island
Chennai
Mumbai
Port Blair
Kochi
Salsette Island is an island in Maharashtra state on India's west coast. The metropolis of Mumbai (formerly Bombay), the city of Thane and Mira-Bhayandar lie on this island, making it a very populous island and one of the most densely populated islands in the world.
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Which is the smallest island country in the world?
Bahrain
Kiribati
Nauru
Tuvalu
Nauru is the world's smallest island nation. Measuring just eight square miles, Nauru is larger than just two other countries: the Vatican City and Monaco.
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What is the possible planet 9?
A gas gaint
A primordial black hole
Dwarf star
None of the above
Acctually due to recent research, it appeared that abnormalities in gravitational fields astronomers have predicted that there might be a primordial black hole prevailing in the dust errees near the oort cloud. :SCIENCE FREAK
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What is the dassie or rock hyrax related to?
mouse
guinea pig
elephant
rabbit
The structure of their teeth and feet are the same. The incisor teeth continually to grow like tusks in both the dassie and the elephant. They both have 4 front and 3 rear feet, tipped with rounded nails.
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What is that instrument?
Cajon
Cabasa
Bandoneon
Fleksaton
Cajon- wooden instrument from Africa, made by african slaves in America, Peru. It made a way to Europe where flamenco musicans started to use it.
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What is this woodwind instrument called?
clarinet
oboe
English horn
bassoon
Appearing in its modern form in the 19th century, the bassoon figures prominently in orchestral, concert band, and chamber music literature. It is known for its distinctive tone colour, wide range, variety of character, and agility.
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What is George Washington's, the first President of the United States, estate called?
Little White House
Monticello
Independence Hall
Mount Vernon
The estate is situated on the banks of the Potomac River in Fairfax County, Virginia. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960 and is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Who in 1801 discovered the ultraviolet radiation?
Benjamin Franklin
William Herschel
Johann Wilhelm Ritter
John Tyndall
UV radiation was discovered in 1801 when the German physicist Johann Wilhelm Ritter observed that invisible rays just beyond the violet end of the visible spectrum darkened silver chloride-soaked paper more quickly than violet light itself.
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