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White is an achromatic color , a color without hue . An incoming light to the human eye that stimulates all its three types of color sensitive cone cells in nearly equal amounts results in white . White is one of the most common colors in nature , the color of sunlight , snow , milk , chalk , limestone and other common... | qz_76--White.txt | {
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} | What colour is the number 10 on the door of 10 Downing Street? White, Yellow or Brown? |
Edward `` Kid '' Ory ( December 25 , 1886 – January 23 , 1973 ) was a jazz trombonist and bandleader . He was born in Woodland Plantation near La Place , Louisiana .
Biography
Ory started playing music with home-made instruments in his childhood , and by his teens was leading a well-regarded band in Southeast L... | sfq_22693--Kid_Ory.txt | {
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} | What was the first name of the jazz trombonist Kid Ory? |
Prospero ( ) is a fictional character and the protagonist of William Shakespeare 's play The Tempest .
The Tempest
Prospero is the rightful Duke of Milan , whose usurping brother , Antonio , had put him ( with his then three-year old daughter , Miranda ) to sea on `` a rotten carcass of a butt [ boat ] '' to di... | qb_7765--Prospero.txt | {
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} | In the Shakespeare play ‘The Tempest’, Prospero is the overthrown Duke of ‘where’? |
Count Duckula is a British animated comedy-drama dark fantasy television series created by British studio Cosgrove Hall as a spin-off from Danger Mouse , a series in which the Count Duckula character was a recurring villain . Count Duckula premiered for four series from 6 September 1988 to 16 February 1993 , and was pr... | sfq_24487--Count_Duckula.txt | {
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} | Who voiced Count Duckula in an animated 1980's and 1990's television series of the same name? |
Coincident full censuses have taken place in the different jurisdictions of the United Kingdom every ten years since 1801 , with the exceptions of 1941 ( during the Second World War ) and both Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State in 1921 . Simultaneous censuses were taken in the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man... | sfq_4400--Census_in_the_United_Kingdom.txt | {
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} | In what year was the most recent census in the UK ? |
The Sixth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor , the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who . He is portrayed by Colin Baker . Although his televisual time on the series was comparatively brief and turbulent , Baker has continued as the Sixth Doctor in Big Finish 's range of original Doct... | sfq_7681--Sixth_Doctor.txt | {
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} | Which actor was the fifth Doctor Who from 1982-1984, and in that role often wore Edwardian cricket costume? |
Shakoor Rana ( April 3 , 1936 – April 9 , 2001 ) was a Pakistani cricketer and umpire
Playing career
Shakoor Rana had an undistinguished playing career . He played in 11 first-class matches between 1957 and 1973 , accumulating 226 runs and 12 wickets . He was overshadowed by his brothers Shafqat Rana and Azmat ... | qw_9516--Shakoor_Rana.txt | {
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} | Which English cricket captain had a well-publicised row with Pakistani umpire Shakoor Rana in Faisalabad in 1987? |
The Beatles appeared in five motion pictures , most of which were very well received . The exception was the ( mostly unscripted ) television film Magical Mystery Tour which was panned by critics and the public alike . Each of their films had the same name as their associated soundtrack album and a song on that album .... | bt_4229--The_Beatles_in_film.txt | {
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} | What was the Beatles first film |
Dada or Dadaism was an art movement of the European avant-garde in the early 20th century . Dada in Zürich , Switzerland , began in 1916 at Cabaret Voltaire , spreading to Berlin shortly thereafter , but the height of New York Dada was the year before , in 1915 . The term anti-art , a precursor to Dada , was coined by ... | sfq_24591--Dada.txt | {
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} | In 1919, which Dadaist created L.H.O.O.Q., a parody of the Mona Lisa, in which a moustache and goatee beard were added to a reproduction of the painting? |
Ronald Gerald Wayne ( born May 17 , 1934 ) is a retired American electronics industry worker . He co-founded Apple Computer ( now Apple Inc. ) with Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs , providing administrative oversight for the new venture . He soon , however , sold his share of the new company for $ 800 US dollars , and lat... | qb_8316--Ronald_Wayne.txt | {
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} | Steve Jobs, Ronald Wayne and Steve Wozniak founded which company in 1976? |
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of medieval Europe characterized by semi-circular arches . There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque style , with proposals ranging from the 6th to the late 10th century , this later date being the most commonly held . It developed in the 12th centu... | qw_2048--Romanesque_architecture.txt | {
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} | What is the name for a large circular stained glass window found in Romanesque and Gothic cathedrals that is divided by elaborate tracery into a central compartment with others radiating from it? |
Harold Edward Holt , ( ; 5 August 1908 - 17 December 1967 ) , was an Australian politician and the 17th Prime Minister of Australia . He was born in Stanmore , New South Wales and won a scholarship to study law at the University of Melbourne . Holt went into business as a solicitor , during which time he joined the Uni... | qb_9081--Harold_Holt.txt | {
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} | Harold Holt became Prime Minister of which country in January 1966? |
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