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c0001
Avgolemono
Foods and Beverages
Southern Europe
Greece
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avgolemono
Avgolemono is a family of sauces and soups made with egg yolk and lemon juice mixed with broth, heated until they thicken. Avgolemono can be used to thicken soups and stews. Yuvarlakia is a Greek meatball soup made with rice and meat meatballs that are cooked in liquid. Avgolemono is added to the soup to thicken it. Ma...
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[ { "question": "What does the name Avgolemono literally mean in Greek?", "answer": "egg–lemon", "category": "linguistic" }, { "question": "What is Avgolemono originally associated with, despite often being considered Greek?", "answer": "Sephardic Jewish", "category": "cultural association...
c0002
Bianzhong
Music and Performing Arts
Eastern Asia
China
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bianzhong
Bianzhong is an ancient Chinese musical instrument consisting of a set of bronze bells, played melodically. China is the earliest country to manufacture and use musical chimes. They are also called chime bells. These sets of chime bells were used as polyphonic musical instruments and some of these bells have been dated...
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[ { "question": "What is the typical cross-section shape of a Bianzhong bell?", "answer": "leaf-shaped", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What structure are Bianzhong bells typically hung in?", "answer": "wooden frame", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "que...
[ { "question": "Bianzhong is an ancient musical instrument from which country?", "answer": "China", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "In ancient China, bianzhong was especially associated with what social class?", "answer": "Upper-class people", "category": "cultural association"...
c0003
Cymbal
Music and Performing Arts
Western and Central Asia
Western And Central Asia
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymbal
A cymbal is a common percussion instrument. Often used in pairs, cymbals consist of thin, normally round plates of various alloys. The majority of cymbals are of indefinite pitch, although small disc-shaped cymbals based on ancient designs sound a definite note . Cymbals are used in many ensembles ranging from the orch...
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c0004
Schnitzel
Foods and Beverages
Western Europe
Austria
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schnitzel
Schnitzel is a thin slice of meat. The meat is usually thinned by pounding with a meat tenderizer. Most commonly, the meat is breaded before frying. Breaded schnitzel is popular in many countries and is made using veal, pork, chicken, mutton, beef, or turkey. Schnitzel originated as wiener schnitzel and is very similar...
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c0005
Porridge
Foods and Beverages
Eastern Africa
null
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porridge
Porridge is a food made by heating or boiling ground, crushed or chopped starchy plants, typically grain, in milk or water. It is often cooked or served with added flavourings such as sugar, honey, fruit, or syrup to make a sweet cereal, or it can be mixed with spices, meat, or vegetables to make a savoury dish. It is ...
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[ { "question": "What starchy plant is porridge typically made from?", "answer": "grain", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What liquid is porridge typically cooked in besides water?", "answer": "milk", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What grai...
[ { "question": "How is oat porridge commonly known in North America?", "answer": "Oatmeal", "category": "linguistic" }, { "question": "What is the thinner version of porridge called?", "answer": "Gruel", "category": "comparison" }, { "question": "What is the Asian-origin savoury v...
c0006
Karambit
Tools
South-eastern Asia
West Sumatra
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karambit
The karambit or kerambit, kurambik or karambiak is a small Indonesian curved knife resembling a claw, associated with the Minangkabau people of West Sumatra. The karambit is one of the weapons commonly used in pencak silat and Filipino martial arts.
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[ { "question": "Among which people of West Sumatra was the karambit originally weaponized?", "answer": "Minangkabau people", "category": "cultural association" }, { "question": "According to folklore, what animal's claws inspired the karambit?", "answer": "Tiger", "category": "cultural as...
c0007
Otak-otak
Foods and Beverages
South-eastern Asia
Indonesia
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otak-otak
Otak-otak is a Southeast Asian fish cake made of ground fish mixed with spices and wrapped in leaf parcels. Otak-otak is traditionally served steamed or grilled, encased within the leaf parcel it is cooked in, and can be eaten solely as a snack or with steamed rice as part of a meal. The earliest preparations of otak-o...
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[ { "question": "What kind of leaf is otak-otak commonly wrapped in?", "answer": "banana leaf", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What color is the otak-otak mixture described as when made with ground fish and tapioca starch?", "answer": "whitish grey", "category": "physi...
[ { "question": "Otak-otak is believed to have originated in the cuisine of which Indonesian city?", "answer": "Palembang", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "Otak-otak is widely spread on both sides of which strait?", "answer": "Straits of Malacca", "category": "geographic" }, ...
c0008
Falafel
Foods and Beverages
Northern Africa
Egypt
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falafel
Falafel is a deep-fried ball or patty-shaped fritter of Egyptian origin, featuring in Middle Eastern cuisine, particularly Levantine cuisines, and is made from broad beans, ground chickpeas, or both. Falafel is often served in a pita, samoon, laffa, or wrapped in a flatbread known as taboon; "falafel" also frequently ...
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[ { "question": "In what two shapes is falafel commonly formed?", "answer": "ball and patty", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What legume is falafel commonly made from besides fava beans?", "answer": "chickpeas", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question"...
[ { "question": "From which country did falafel originate?", "answer": "Egypt", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "In Middle Eastern cuisine, falafel features particularly in which regional cuisines?", "answer": "Levantine cuisines", "category": "geographic" }, { "question"...
c0009
Khachapuri
Foods and Beverages
Western and Central Asia
Georgia
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khachapuri
Khachapuri is a traditional Georgian dish of cheese-filled bread. The bread is leavened and allowed to rise, molded into various shapes, and then filled in the center with a mixture of cheese, eggs, and other ingredients. It is popular in Georgia, both in restaurants and as street food. As a Georgian staple food, the p...
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[ { "question": "Khachapuri is the national dish of which country?", "answer": "Georgia", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "Khachapuri is included in the list of what kind of cultural heritage of Georgia?", "answer": "Intangible cultural heritage", "category": "cultural associatio...
c0010
Sanxian
Music and Performing Arts
Eastern Asia
China
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanxian
The sanxian is a three-stringed traditional Chinese lute. It has a long fretless fingerboard, and the body is traditionally made from snake skin stretched over a rounded rectangular resonator. It is made in several sizes for different purposes and in the early 20th century a four-stringed version, the jiaxian sanxian w...
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[ { "question": "What kind of fingerboard does the Sanxian have?", "answer": "long fretless fingerboard", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What material traditionally covers the Sanxian resonator?", "answer": "snake skin", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "...
[ { "question": "What does the name sanxian literally mean?", "answer": "three strings", "category": "linguistic" }, { "question": "What type of role is the sanxian primarily used for in music?", "answer": "accompanying instrument", "category": "function" }, { "question": "In what ...
c0011
Pozole
Foods and Beverages
Central America and Caribbean
Mexico
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pozole
Pozole is a traditional soup or stew from Mexican cuisine. It is made from hominy with meat, and can be seasoned and garnished with shredded lettuce or cabbage, chili peppers, onion, garlic, radishes, avocado, salsa or limes. Known in Mesoamerica since the pre-Columbian era, the stew is common across Mexico and neighbo...
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[ { "question": "What corn product is pozole made from?", "answer": "hominy", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What meat is pozole most commonly made with?", "answer": "pork", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What color is pozole rojo typically...
[ { "question": "Pozole is a traditional soup or stew from which cuisine?", "answer": "Mexican cuisine", "category": "cultural association" }, { "question": "The word \"pozole\" ultimately comes from which language family?", "answer": "Nahuatl languages", "category": "linguistic" }, { ...
c0012
Trullo
Architecture
Southern Europe
Italy
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trullo
A trullo is a traditional Apulian dry stone hut with a conical roof. Their style of construction is specific to the Itria Valley, in the Murge area of the Italian region of Apulia. Trulli were generally constructed as temporary field shelters and storehouses or as permanent dwellings by small proprietors or agricultura...
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[ { "question": "What building material is a Trullo typically made from?", "answer": "dry stone", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What roof shape is typical of a Trullo?", "answer": "conical roof", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What type of...
[ { "question": "In which Italian region are trulli traditionally found?", "answer": "Apulia", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "Which valley is the trullo construction style specific to?", "answer": "Itria Valley", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "What were trul...
c0013
Netball
Sports
Eastern Africa
null
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netball
Netball is a ball sport played on a rectangular court by two teams of seven players. The primary objective is to shoot a ball in circumference) through the defender's goal ring in diameter mounted 3.05 metres high to a goal post at each end of the court) while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their ow...
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[ { "question": "What shape is a netball court?", "answer": "rectangular", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "In netball, do the goal posts have backboards?", "answer": "no", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "In netball, what material is the ball ...
[ { "question": "In netball, which demographic was the sport created exclusively for?", "answer": "Women and girls", "category": "cultural association" }, { "question": "Netball is most popularly played in what international grouping of countries?", "answer": "Commonwealth of Nations", "ca...
c0014
Rupicapra
Animals and Plants
Southern Europe
null
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupicapra
Rupicapra is a genus of goat-antelope called the chamois. They belong to the bovine family of hoofed mammals, the Bovidae. Two extant species are recognized. The Apennine chamois is a subspecies of the Pyrenean chamois, a goat-like mammal found in the mountains of Europe. Both male and female have hook-shaped horns t...
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[ { "question": "What shape are the horns of Rupicapra?", "answer": "hook-shaped", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "In which direction do Rupicapra horns slightly curl?", "answer": "backwards", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What is the typic...
[ { "question": "Rupicapra is a genus of what type of animal commonly called chamois?", "answer": "Goat-antelope", "category": "comparison" }, { "question": "Rupicapra belongs to which family of hoofed mammals?", "answer": "Bovidae", "category": "composition" }, { "question": "How ...
c0015
Rambutan
Animals and Plants
South-eastern Asia
null
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rambutan
Rambutan is a medium-sized tropical tree in the family Sapindaceae. The name also refers to the edible fruit produced by this tree. The rambutan is native to Southeast Asia. It is closely related to several other edible tropical fruits, including the lychee, longan, pulasan, and quenepa.
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[ { "question": "What color is the skin of a rambutan typically?", "answer": "reddish", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What distinctive surface feature covers a rambutan’s skin?", "answer": "fleshy pliable spines", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "questi...
[ { "question": "To which plant family does the rambutan tree belong?", "answer": "Sapindaceae", "category": "composition" }, { "question": "To which region is rambutan native?", "answer": "Southeast Asia", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "What is the scientific name of r...
c0016
Horseradish
Animals and Plants
Eastern Europe
null
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseradish
Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana, syn. Cochlearia armoracia) is a perennial plant of the family Brassicaceae (which also includes mustard, wasabi, broccoli, cabbage, and radish). It is a root vegetable, cultivated and used worldwide as a spice and as a condiment. The species is probably native to Southeastern Europe an...
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[ { "question": "What color is the horseradish root?", "answer": "white", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What shape is the horseradish root typically described as?", "answer": "tapered", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "How many petals do hor...
[ { "question": "What plant family does horseradish belong to?", "answer": "Brassicaceae", "category": "comparison" }, { "question": "What part of horseradish is primarily cultivated for use as a spice?", "answer": "Root", "category": "function" }, { "question": "What compound give...
c0017
Sfiha
Foods and Beverages
Western and Central Asia
Bilad Al-Sham
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sfiha
Sfiha or sfeeha is a dish consisting of flatbread cooked with a minced meat topping, often lamb flavored with parsley, onion, tomato, pine nuts, and spices. It is traditionally found in the countries of the Levant, and is closely related to manakish and lahmacun. Sfiha has become popular in Brazil and Argentina, where ...
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[ { "question": "What base bread is Sfiha typically made on?", "answer": "flatbread", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What kind of topping is Sfiha commonly cooked with?", "answer": "minced meat", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "In Brazil, ab...
[ { "question": "Sfiha is a traditional dish from which country?", "answer": "Lebanon", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "Sfiha is particularly associated with which Lebanese city?", "answer": "Baalbek", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "Sfiha is traditionally fou...
c0018
Sirwal
Clothing
Western and Central Asia
Turkey
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirwal
Sirwal, also sherwal, saroual, seroual, sarouel or serouel, also known, in some contexts, as Harem pants, are a form of trousers. The word is of Persian origin; shalwār was borrowed into Greek as σαράβαρα sarábāra, "loose trousers worn by Scythians". The words used in Balkan languages came through the Ottoman Turks and...
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c0019
Whistle
Music and Performing Arts
Eastern Africa
null
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistle
A whistle is a musical instrument which produces sound from a stream of gas, most commonly air. It may be mouth-operated, or powered by air pressure, steam, or other means. Whistles vary in size from a small slide whistle or nose flute type to a large multi-piped church organ. Whistles have been around since early huma...
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[ { "question": "What gas most commonly forms the stream that produces sound in a whistle?", "answer": "air", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What material are some whistles traditionally made from besides wood?", "answer": "bone", "category": "physical_attributes" },...
[ { "question": "What type of flute is a whistle classified as?", "answer": "Fipple flute", "category": "comparison" }, { "question": "What does a whistle most commonly use as its gas stream to produce sound?", "answer": "Air", "category": "composition" }, { "question": "In prehist...
c0020
Fujara
Music and Performing Arts
Eastern Europe
Slovakia
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujara
The fujara is a large wind instrument of the tabor pipe class. It originated in central Slovakia as a sophisticated folk shepherd's overtone fipple flute of unique design in the contrabass range. Ranging from 160 to 200 cm long and tuned in A, G, or F. It has three tone holes located on the lower part of the main body....
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[ { "question": "In which region did the fujara originate?", "answer": "Central Slovakia", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "Who traditionally played the fujara for recreation?", "answer": "Shepherds", "category": "cultural association" }, { "question": "What playing techn...
c0021
Pomelo
Animals and Plants
South-eastern Asia
Southeast Asia
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomelo
The pomelo from the family Rutaceae, is the largest citrus fruit, and the principal ancestor of the grapefruit. It is a natural, non-hybrid, citrus fruit, native to Southeast Asia. Similar in taste to a sweet grapefruit, the pomelo is commonly consumed and used for festive occasions throughout Southeast Asia and East A...
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[ { "question": "What alternate name is the pomelo also known by?", "answer": "Shaddock", "category": "linguistic" }, { "question": "To what region is the pomelo native?", "answer": "Southeast Asia", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "The pomelo is an ancestor of what citru...
c0022
Thavil
Music and Performing Arts
Southern Asia
India
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thavil
A thavil or tavil is a barrel-shaped percussion instrument from Tamil Nadu. It is also widely used in other South Indian states as well as in the North and East of Sri Lanka . It is used in temple, folk and Carnatic music, often accompanying the nadaswaram. The thavil and the nadaswaram are essential components of trad...
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[ { "question": "What overall shape is a Thavil drum?", "answer": "barrel-shaped", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What wood is the Thavil shell typically made from?", "answer": "jackfruit wood", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "Which animal s...
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c0023
Pooram
Festivals and Celebrations
Southern Asia
India
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pooram
Pooram pronounced [puːɾam] is an annual festival, which is celebrated in temples dedicated to goddesses Durga or Kali, held especially in the old Valluvanad area, and to a lesser extent in other places, covering Kerala State's present-day Palakkad, Thrissur and Malappuram districts) as also Kollam district, after the s...
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Jallikattu
Sports
Southern Asia
India
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jallikattu
Jallikattu, also known as Eru Taḻuvuṭal and Manju-virattu, is a traditional event in which a zebu bull, such as the Pulikulam or Kangayam breeds, is released into a crowd of people, and many human participants attempt to grab the large hump on the bull's back with both arms and hang on to it while the bull attempts to ...
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[ { "question": "What type of bull is used in Jallikattu?", "answer": "zebu bull", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What prominent feature on the bull’s back do people grab in Jallikattu?", "answer": "large hump", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question"...
[ { "question": "In which Indian state is Jallikattu typically practised?", "answer": "Tamil Nadu", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "During which Pongal day is Jallikattu held?", "answer": "Mattu Pongal", "category": "cultural association" }, { "question": "Which court ha...
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Chapati
Foods and Beverages
Eastern Africa
null
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapati
Chapati, also known as roti, rooti, rotee rotli, rotta, safati, shabaati, phulka, chapo, sada roti, poli, and roshi, is an unleavened flatbread originating from the Indian subcontinent and is a staple in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Sri Lanka, the Arabian Peninsula, East Africa, and the Caribbean. Ch...
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Bison
Animals and Plants
Northern America
Northern America
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bison
A bison is a large bovine in the genus Bison within the tribe Bovini. Two extant and numerous extinct species are recognised. Of the two surviving species, the American bison, B. bison, found only in North America, is the more numerous. Although colloquially referred to as a buffalo in the United States and Canada, it ...
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[ { "question": "What genus do bison belong to?", "answer": "Bison", "category": "other" }, { "question": "What does the name of the genus Bison mean in Greek?", "answer": "Wild ox", "category": "linguistic" }, { "question": "On which continent is the American bison found?", "a...
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Teacup
Tools
Eastern Africa
null
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teacup
A teacup is a cup for drinking tea. It generally has a small handle that may be grasped with the thumb and one or two fingers. It is typically made of a ceramic material and is often part of a set which is composed of a cup and a matching saucer or a trio that includes a small cake or sandwich plate. These may be part ...
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[ { "question": "What small feature on a teacup is typically grasped with the thumb and fingers?", "answer": "handle", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What material is a teacup typically made of?", "answer": "ceramic", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "que...
[ { "question": "What is the primary purpose of a teacup?", "answer": "Drinking tea", "category": "function" }, { "question": "Where did the teacup and saucer originate?", "answer": "China", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "In what century were teacup handles introduced i...
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Ginseng
Animals and Plants
Eastern Asia
null
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginseng
Ginseng is the root of plants in the genus Panax, such as Korean ginseng South China ginseng and American ginseng characterized by the presence of ginsenosides and gintonin. Ginseng is common in the cuisines and medicines of China and Korea. Ginseng has been used in traditional medicine over centuries, though modern cl...
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[ { "question": "What part of the ginseng plant is typically shown and used?", "answer": "root", "category": "physical_attributes" } ]
[ { "question": "Ginseng is the root of plants in which genus?", "answer": "Panax", "category": "composition" }, { "question": "Which two compounds characterize ginseng?", "answer": "Ginsenosides and gintonin", "category": "composition" }, { "question": "In which countries has gins...
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Silambam
Sports
Southern Asia
India
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silambam
Silambam is an Indian martial art originating in Tamil Nadu, South India in the Indian subcontinent. This style is mentioned in Tamil Sangam literature. The World Silambam Association is the official international body of Silambam.
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Neera
Foods and Beverages
Southern Asia
India
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neera
Neera, also called palm nectar, is a sap extracted from the inflorescence of various species of toddy palms and used as a drink. Neera extraction is generally performed before sunrise. It is sweet, translucent in colour. It is susceptible to natural fermentation at ambient temperature within a few hours of extraction, ...
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[ { "question": "What is the typical appearance of Neera in color?", "answer": "translucent", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What taste is Neera typically described as having?", "answer": "sweet", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "From what pa...
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Samosa
Foods and Beverages
Eastern Africa
null
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samosa
A samosa is a fried South Asian pastry with a savoury filling, mostly vegetables, spiced potatoes, onions, peas, also non-vegetarian meat, or fish. It is made into different shapes, including triangular, cone, or crescent, depending on the region. Samosas are often accompanied by chutney, and have origins in medieval t...
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[ { "question": "The name of the samosa originates from which language stage of Persian?", "answer": "Middle Persian", "category": "linguistic" }, { "question": "What Middle Persian word is the origin of the name samosa?", "answer": "Sambosag", "category": "linguistic" }, { "questi...
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Idiyappam
Foods and Beverages
South-eastern Asia
Indonesia
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiyappam
Idiyappam, also known as string hopper, indiappa, noolputtu, noolappam, or ottu shavige, is a string hopper dish originating from southern India. It consists of rice flour pressed into noodles, laid into a flat disc-like shape and steamed. The dish also spread to Southeast Asia, where it is called putu mayam in Malaysi...
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[ { "question": "Idiyappam originated in which region of India?", "answer": "Southern India", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "To which broader region did idiyappam spread beyond India?", "answer": "Southeast Asia", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "Which ancient...
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Dumpling
Foods and Beverages
Eastern Asia
China
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumpling
Dumpling is a broad class of dishes that consist of pieces of cooked dough, often wrapped around a filling. The dough can be based on bread, wheat or other flours, or potatoes, and it may be filled with meat, fish, tofu, cheese, vegetables, or a combination. Dumplings may be prepared using a variety of cooking methods ...
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[ { "question": "In which language did the term \"dumpling\" emerge by the 17th century?", "answer": "English", "category": "linguistic" }, { "question": "What Chinese scholar mentioned dumplings in a poem about 1,700 years ago?", "answer": "Shu Xi", "category": "historical" }, { "...
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Kofta
Foods and Beverages
Western and Central Asia
Turkey
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kofta
Kofta is a family of meatball or meatloaf dishes found in South Asian, Central Asian, Balkan, Middle Eastern, North African, and South Caucasian cuisines. In the simplest form, koftas consist of balls of minced meat – usually beef, chicken, pork, lamb or mutton, or a mixture – mixed with spices and sometimes other ingr...
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[ { "question": "In which broad regions' cuisines are kofta dishes commonly found?", "answer": "Africa and Eurasia", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "In what languages does the word kofta mean pounded meat?", "answer": "Hindi-Urdu and Persian", "category": "linguistic" }, { ...
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Rose
Animals and Plants
Northern America
United States
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose
A rose is either a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa, in the family Rosaceae, or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and tens of thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be erect shrubs, climbing, or trailing, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles....
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[ { "question": "What sharp structures are rose stems often armed with?", "answer": "prickles", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What is the typical shape of rose prickles?", "answer": "sickle-shaped hooks", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "How...
[ { "question": "A rose belongs to what genus?", "answer": "Rosa", "category": "comparison" }, { "question": "A rose is in what plant family?", "answer": "Rosaceae", "category": "comparison" }, { "question": "Where are most rose species native to?", "answer": "Asia", "categ...
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Congee
Foods and Beverages
Eastern Asia
null
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congee
Congee is a form of savoury rice porridge made by boiling rice in a large amount of water until the rice softens. Depending on rice-water ratio, the thickness of congee varies from a Western oatmeal porridge to a gruel. Since the history of rice cultivation in Asia stretches back to the Baiyue-inhabited lower Yangtze c...
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[ { "question": "What grain is boiled in water to make congee?", "answer": "rice", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What liquid is rice boiled in to make congee?", "answer": "water", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What pickled food is congee ...
[ { "question": "The English name congee ultimately derives from which language word?", "answer": "Tamil", "category": "linguistic" }, { "question": "What Portuguese form of the name helped pass the word congee into English?", "answer": "canje", "category": "linguistic" }, { "quest...
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Bamboo
Animals and Plants
Eastern Asia
null
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo
Bamboos are a diverse group of mostly evergreen perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family, in the case of Dendrocalamus sinicus having individual stalks reaching a length of 46 meters, up to 36 centimeters in th...
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[ { "question": "What is the name of the grass subfamily that bamboos make up?", "answer": "Bambusoideae", "category": "composition" }, { "question": "What rhizome-dependent trait makes bamboo include some of the fastest-growing plants in the world?", "answer": "Rapid growth", "category": ...
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Jetty
Architecture
Northern America
United States
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jetty
A jetty is a structure that projects from land out into water. A jetty may serve as a breakwater, as a walkway, or both; or, in pairs, as a means of constricting a channel. The term derives from the French word jetée, "thrown", signifying something thrown out.
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[ { "question": "In what direction does a jetty typically extend from land?", "answer": "out into water", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "How are jetties often arranged at a river outlet?", "answer": "in pairs", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question":...
[ { "question": "What is the primary purpose of a jetty when used as a breakwater?", "answer": "Protect from waves", "category": "function" }, { "question": "When built in pairs, what can a jetty help constrict?", "answer": "A channel", "category": "function" }, { "question": "From...
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Hakama
Clothing
Eastern Asia
Japan
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakama
Hakama are a type of traditional Japanese clothing. Originally stemming from kù the trousers worn by members of the Chinese imperial court in the Sui and Tang dynasties, this style was adopted by the Japanese in the form of hakama in the 6th century. Hakama are tied at the waist and fall approximately to the ankles. Th...
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[ { "question": "Where on the body is a hakama tied?", "answer": "the waist", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "About how far down the body does a hakama typically fall?", "answer": "to the ankles", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "How many stra...
[ { "question": "Hakama ultimately stem from what type of trousers called Ku worn in which imperial court?", "answer": "Chinese imperial court", "category": "historical" }, { "question": "In what century was the clothing style adopted by the Japanese as hakama?", "answer": "6th century", "...
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Capoeira
Festivals and Celebrations
Southern America
Brazil
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capoeira
Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art and game that includes elements of dance, acrobatics, music and spirituality. It is known for its acrobatic and complex maneuvers, often involving hands on the ground and inverted kicks. It emphasizes flowing movements rather than fixed stances; the ginga, a rocking step, is us...
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[ { "question": "What kind of step is the ginga in Capoeira?", "answer": "rocking step", "category": "actions" }, { "question": "In Capoeira, what body part is often placed on the ground during manoeuvres?", "answer": "hands", "category": "actions" }, { "question": "What kind of ki...
[ { "question": "Capoeira is described as what type of martial art and game?", "answer": "Afro-Brazilian", "category": "cultural association" }, { "question": "What is the name of the rocking step that is the focal point of capoeira technique?", "answer": "Ginga", "category": "function" ...
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Githeri
Foods and Beverages
Eastern Africa
null
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Githeri
Githeri (Gĩtheri), also called muthere or mutheri, is a traditional Kenyan meal consisting of maize and legumes (primarily beans) mixed and boiled together. The maize and beans are mixed in a sufuria, a type of pot, with water added, and the mixture is boiled until fully cooked. It is the staple food of the Gikuyu, Me...
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[ { "question": "In which country did Githeri originate as a traditional meal?", "answer": "Kenya", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "What two primary ingredients make up Githeri?", "answer": "Maize and beans", "category": "composition" }, { "question": "Which Kenyan ethni...
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Tteok
Foods and Beverages
Eastern Asia
Korea
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tteok
Tteok is a general term for Korean rice cakes. They are made with steamed flour of various grains, especially glutinous and non-glutinous rice. Steamed flour can also be pounded, shaped, or pan-fried to make tteok. In some cases, tteok is pounded from cooked grains. Tteok is eaten not only as a dessert or seasonal deli...
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[ { "question": "What grain is tteok especially made from?", "answer": "rice", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What color is plain rice tteok typically?", "answer": "white", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What herb is commonly used to color ...
[ { "question": "Tteok is a general term for what type of food in Korea?", "answer": "Rice cakes", "category": "composition" }, { "question": "Besides desserts, tteok can also be eaten as what?", "answer": "A meal", "category": "function" }, { "question": "What is tteok offered to ...
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Khichdi
Foods and Beverages
Southern Asia
India
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khichdi_(dish)
Khichdi or khichri is a dish in South Asian cuisine made of rice and lentils with numerous variations. Variations include bajra and mung dal khichri. In Indian culture, in several regions, especially in the northern areas, it is considered one of the first solid foods that babies eat.
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Chuiwan
Sports
Eastern Asia
China
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuiwan
Chuiwan was a game in ancient China. Its rules resemble modern golf. The book Dongxuan lu written by Wei Tai fl. 1050–1100) of the Song dynasty, describes how a southern Tang official teaches his daughter how to dig goals in the ground and drive a ball into them. The game became popular by the Song dynasty; and a work ...
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[ { "question": "What material are Chuiwan balls made of?", "answer": "wood", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What marks the holes in Chuiwan?", "answer": "colored flags", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "In Chuiwan, what is the maximum number...
[ { "question": "In what country did the game Chuiwan originate?", "answer": "China", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "Which modern sport do the rules of Chuiwan resemble?", "answer": "Golf", "category": "comparison" }, { "question": "During which Chinese dynasty did Chui...
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Calisson
Foods and Beverages
Western Europe
France
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calisson
Calissons are a traditional French candy consisting of a smooth, pale yellow, homogeneous paste of candied fruit and ground almonds topped with a thin layer of royal icing. They have a texture similar to that of marzipan, but with a fruitier, distinctly melon-like flavour. They are often almond-shaped and are typically...
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[ { "question": "What shape is a Calisson often made in?", "answer": "almond-shaped", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What topping layer is typically on a Calisson?", "answer": "royal icing", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What color is the ...
[ { "question": "Calissons are traditionally associated with which French town?", "answer": "Aix-en-Provence", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "In which region is most of the world's supply of calissons still made?", "answer": "Provence", "category": "geographic" }, { "qu...
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Pilaf
Foods and Beverages
Western and Central Asia
Uzbekistan
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilaf
Pilaf, pilav or pilau is a rice dish, usually sautéed, or in some regions, a wheat dish, whose recipe usually involves cooking in stock or broth, adding spices, and other ingredients such as vegetables or meat, and employing some technique for achieving cooked grains that do not adhere to each other. At the time of the...
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[ { "question": "During which caliphate did methods of cooking pilaf spread widely from South Asia to Spain?", "answer": "Abbasid Caliphate", "category": "historical" }, { "question": "Which Spanish dish evolved from dishes like pilaf?", "answer": "Paella", "category": "comparison" }, ...
c0047
Cheongsam
Clothing
Eastern Asia
China
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheongsam
Cheongsam or zansae, also known as the qipao and sometimes referred to as the mandarin gown, is a Chinese dress worn by women which takes inspiration from the qizhuang, the ethnic clothing of the Manchu people. The cheongsam is most often seen as a longer, figure-fitting, one piece garment with a standing collar, an as...
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[ { "question": "Cheongsam is also known by what other name?", "answer": "Qipao", "category": "linguistic" }, { "question": "The cheongsam takes inspiration from the ethnic clothing of which people?", "answer": "Manchu people", "category": "cultural association" }, { "question": "I...
c0048
Nadaswaram
Music and Performing Arts
Southern Asia
India
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadaswaram
The nadaswaram is a double reed wind instrument from South India. It is used as a traditional classical instrument in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Kerala and in the northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka. This instrument is "among the world's loudest non-brass acoustic instruments". It is a win...
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[ { "question": "What material is the body of a Nadaswaram typically made from?", "answer": "hardwood", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What distinctive shape does the bell of a Nadaswaram have?", "answer": "large flaring bell", "category": "physical_attributes" }, ...
[ { "question": "From which region is the nadaswaram originally associated?", "answer": "South India", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "In South Indian culture, at what type of ceremony is the nadaswaram a key instrument?", "answer": "Hindu weddings", "category": "cultural associ...
c0049
Empanada
Foods and Beverages
Central America and Caribbean
null
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empanada
An empanada is a type of baked or fried turnover consisting of pastry and filling, common in Spain, other Southern European countries, Latin American countries, and the Philippines. The name comes from the Spanish empanar, and translates as 'breaded', that is, wrapped or coated in bread. They are made by folding dough ...
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[ { "question": "What two main parts does an empanada consist of?", "answer": "pastry and filling", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "How is the dough typically shaped around the filling in an empanada?", "answer": "folded over", "category": "physical_attributes" }, {...
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c0050
Puffball
Animals and Plants
Northern America
United States
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puffball
Puffballs are a type of fungus featuring a ball-shaped fruit body that bursts on contact or impact, releasing a cloud of dust-like spores into the surrounding area. Puffballs belong to the division Basidiomycota and encompass several genera, including Calvatia, Calbovista and Lycoperdon. The puffballs were previously t...
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[ { "question": "To which fungal division do puffballs belong?", "answer": "Basidiomycota", "category": "composition" }, { "question": "What former taxonomic group were puffballs previously treated as?", "answer": "Gasteromycetes", "category": "historical" }, { "question": "What is...
c0051
Djembe
Music and Performing Arts
Western Africa
null
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djembe
A djembe or jembe is a rope-tuned skin-covered goblet drum played with bare hands, originally from West Africa. According to the Bambara people in Mali, the name of the djembe comes from the saying "Anke djé, anke bé" which translates to "everyone gather together in peace" and defines the drum's purpose. In the Bambara...
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Prora
Architecture
Western Europe
Germany
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prora
The Colossus of Prora, commonly known as simply "Prora", is a building complex in the municipality of Binz on the island of Rügen, Germany. It was built by Nazi Germany between 1936 and 1939 as part of the Strength Through Joy project. It consisted of eight identical buildings and was 4.5 km in length parallel to the b...
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Mango
Animals and Plants
Southern Asia
null
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mango
A mango is an edible stone fruit produced by the tropical tree Mangifera indica. It originated from the region between northwestern Myanmar, Bangladesh, and northeastern India. M. indica has been cultivated in South and Southeast Asia since ancient times resulting in two types of modern mango cultivars: the 'Indian typ...
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[ { "question": "What is the scientific name of the mango tree that produces the common mango fruit?", "answer": "Mangifera indica", "category": "other" }, { "question": "From what region did the mango (Mangifera indica) originate?", "answer": "Myanmar-India-Bangladesh region", "category":...
c0054
Ngoma
Music and Performing Arts
Eastern Africa
null
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngoma_music
Ngoma is a Bantu term with many connotations that encompasses music, dance, and instruments. In Tanzania ngoma also refers to events, both significant life-changing events such as the first menstruation or the birth or passing of a loved one, as well as momentary events such as celebrations, rituals, or competitions. N...
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[ { "question": "What instrument is most prominently used in Ngoma performances?", "answer": "drums", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "In mganda Ngoma, what style of clothing is worn as costumes?", "answer": "western military uniforms", "category": "physical_attributes" ...
[ { "question": "In what language is the term Ngoma used as a broad term for music, dance, and instruments?", "answer": "Swahili", "category": "linguistic" }, { "question": "In what country is Ngoma deemed an official musical form by BASATA?", "answer": "Tanzania", "category": "geographic"...
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Guqin
Music and Performing Arts
Eastern Asia
China
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guqin
The guqin is a plucked seven-string Chinese musical instrument. It has been played since ancient times, and has traditionally been favoured by scholars and literati as an instrument of great subtlety and refinement, as highlighted by the quote "a gentleman does not part with his qin or se without good reason," as well ...
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[ { "question": "Which country is the guqin traditionally associated with?", "answer": "China", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "Which social group traditionally favored playing the guqin?", "answer": "Scholars and literati", "category": "cultural association" }, { "quest...
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Pho
Foods and Beverages
South-eastern Asia
Vietnam
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pho
Phở or Pho is a Vietnamese soup dish consisting of broth, rice noodles, herbs, and meat ), sometimes chicken . Phở is a popular food in Vietnam where it is served in households, street-stalls, and restaurants country-wide. Residents of the city of Nam Định were the first to create Vietnamese traditional phở. It is cons...
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[ { "question": "Pho is considered the national dish of which country?", "answer": "Vietnam", "category": "cultural association" }, { "question": "In which region of Vietnam did pho originate?", "answer": "Northern Vietnam", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "Which city’s r...
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Kavurma
Foods and Beverages
Western and Central Asia
Turkey
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kavurma
Kavurma is a broad type of fried or sautéed meat dish found in Turkish cuisine. The name also refers to canned or preserved versions of a similar dish, prepared by dry frying the meat to render down the fat. Similar dishes are known in Central Asia as kuurdak. It's present in cultures and cuisines of Turkey, neighbouri...
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[ { "question": "Kavurma is a meat dish found in which country's cuisine?", "answer": "Turkey", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "In Central Asia, what similar dish is kavurma known as?", "answer": "Kuurdak", "category": "comparison" }, { "question": "The name 'kavurma' co...
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Kompang
Music and Performing Arts
South-eastern Asia
Indonesia
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kompang
Kompang is a traditional Balinese and Javanese musical instrument part of gamelan in the percussion family originated from the Indonesian region of Ponorogo in East Java. Kompang has existed in Indonesia since at least the 8th century and has spread to various regions of Indonesia as well as the Southeast Asia in gener...
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[ { "question": "What part of a Kompang is not covered with skin?", "answer": "back", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What is the typical size category that dominates modern Kompang forms?", "answer": "medium", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": ...
[ { "question": "From which Indonesian region did the Kompang originate?", "answer": "Ponorogo", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "Which Indonesian province is Ponorogo in, where the Kompang originated?", "answer": "East Java", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "Si...
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Angklung
Music and Performing Arts
South-eastern Asia
Indonesia
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angklung
The angklung is a musical instrument from the Sundanese in Indonesia that is made of a varying number of bamboo tubes attached to a bamboo frame. The tubes are carved to produce a resonant pitch when struck and are tuned to octaves, similar to Western handbells. The base of the frame is held in one hand, while the othe...
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[ { "question": "In which country did the Angklung originate?", "answer": "Indonesia", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "Which ethnic group traditionally plays the Angklung?", "answer": "Sundanese", "category": "cultural association" }, { "question": "Which UNESCO list inc...
c0060
Chard
Animals and Plants
Southern Europe
null
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chard
Chard or Swiss chard is a green leafy vegetable. In the cultivars of the Flavescens Group, the leaf stalks are large and often prepared separately from the leaf blade; the Cicla Group is the leafy spinach beet. The leaf blade can be green or reddish; the leaf stalks are usually white, yellow or red. Chard, like other g...
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[ { "question": "In Swiss chard, how are the leaf stalks typically described in size?", "answer": "large", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What color can the leaf blade of chard be besides green?", "answer": "reddish", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "que...
[ { "question": "What is the scientific name of chard as a subspecies?", "answer": "Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris", "category": "other" }, { "question": "Which botanist first described chard in 1753?", "answer": "Carl Linnaeus", "category": "historical" }, { "question": "What beet ...
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Cobla
Music and Performing Arts
Southern Europe
Spain
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobla
The cobla is a traditional music ensemble of Catalonia, and in Northern Catalonia in France. It is generally used to accompany the sardana, a traditional Catalan folk dance, danced in a circle.
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[ { "question": "How many players are normally in a modern Cobla?", "answer": "11", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What small drum is attached to the left arm in a Cobla?", "answer": "tamborí", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "How many trumpe...
[ { "question": "In which region is the cobla a traditional music ensemble?", "answer": "Catalonia", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "In which country is Northern Catalonia, where cobla is traditional, located?", "answer": "France", "category": "geographic" }, { "question...
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Chamomile
Animals and Plants
Western and Central Asia
Turkey
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamomile
Chamomile or camomile is the common name for several daisy-like plants of the family Asteraceae. Two of the species, Matricaria chamomilla and Chamaemelum nobile, are commonly used to make herbal infusions for beverages. There has been limited research as to whether consuming chamomile in foods or beverages is effectiv...
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[ { "question": "What flower-like appearance is chamomile typically described as having?", "answer": "daisy-like", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "In gardens, chamomile is commonly used as what kind of low-growing plant cover?", "answer": "ground cover", "category": "co...
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Gyros
Foods and Beverages
Southern Europe
Greece
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyros
Gyros, sometimes anglicized as a gyro in some regions, is meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie, then sliced and served wrapped or stuffed in pita bread, along with other ingredients such as tomato, onion, fried potatoes, and tzatziki. In Greece, it is normally made with pork or sometimes with chicken, whilst beef and l...
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[ { "question": "What bread is Gyros typically wrapped or stuffed in?", "answer": "pita bread", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What sauce is a typical topping in Gyros?", "answer": "tzatziki", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What vegetable i...
[ { "question": "What does the name \"gyros\" literally mean in Greek?", "answer": "Turn", "category": "linguistic" }, { "question": "Gyros is a calque of what Turkish dish?", "answer": "Döner", "category": "comparison" }, { "question": "In what city was the vertical spit method th...
c0064
Zappeion
Architecture
Southern Europe
Greece
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zappeion
The Zappeion is a large, palatial building next to the National Gardens of Athens in the heart of Athens, Greece. It is generally used for meetings and ceremonies, both official and private and is one of the city's most renowned modern landmarks.
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[ { "question": "What material clads the main atrium of the Zappeion?", "answer": "marble", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What architectural feature surrounds the main atrium of the Zappeion?", "answer": "peristyle", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "que...
[ { "question": "In which city and country is the Zappeion located?", "answer": "Athens, Greece", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "For what major international event revival was the Zappeion the first building erected specifically?", "answer": "Modern Olympic Games", "category": ...
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Jingisukan
Foods and Beverages
Eastern Asia
Japan
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingisukan
Jingisukan is a Japanese grilled mutton dish prepared on a convex metal skillet or other grill. It is often cooked alongside beansprouts, onions, mushrooms, and bell peppers, and served with a sauce based in either soy sauce or sake. The dish is particularly popular on the northern island of Hokkaidō and in China.
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[ { "question": "What kind of skillet is Jingisukan typically cooked on?", "answer": "convex metal skillet", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What type of sauce is Jingisukan commonly served with?", "answer": "soy sauce-based", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { ...
[ { "question": "Jingisukan is particularly popular on which Japanese island?", "answer": "Hokkaidō", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "The name Jingisukan is a Japanese transliteration of whom?", "answer": "Genghis Khan", "category": "linguistic" }, { "question": "Jingisu...
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Bianqing
Music and Performing Arts
Eastern Asia
China
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bianqing
The bianqing is a traditional Chinese percussion instrument consisting of a set of L-shaped flat stone chimes known as qing, played melodically. The chimes were hung in a wooden frame and struck with a mallet. Along with the bronze bells called bianzhong, they were an important instrument in China's ritual and court mu...
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[ { "question": "What is the typical shape of the stone chimes in a Bianqing?", "answer": "L-shaped", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "In what kind of frame are Bianqing chimes typically hung?", "answer": "wooden frame", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "qu...
[ { "question": "In which country did the bianqing originate as a traditional instrument?", "answer": "China", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "What type of music was the bianqing important in since ancient times in China?", "answer": "Ritual and court music", "category": "functi...
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Bassoon
Music and Performing Arts
Western Europe
null
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassoon
The bassoon is a musical instrument in the woodwind family, which plays in the tenor and bass ranges. It is composed of six pieces, and is usually made of wood. It is known for its distinctive tone color, wide range, versatility, and virtuosity. It is a non-transposing instrument and typically its music is written in t...
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[ { "question": "In what instrumental family is the bassoon classified?", "answer": "Woodwind", "category": "comparison" }, { "question": "Which clefs are bassoon parts typically written in?", "answer": "Bass and tenor", "category": "function" }, { "question": "What are the two mod...
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Buzkashi
Festivals and Celebrations
Western and Central Asia
null
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzkashi
Buzkashi is the national sport of Afghanistan. It is a traditional sport in which horse-mounted players attempt to place a goat carcass in a goal. Similar games are known as kokpar, kupkari, and ulak tartysh in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.
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[ { "question": "In Buzkashi, what animal remains do players carry during play?", "answer": "goat carcass", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "In Buzkashi, what do the players ride?", "answer": "horses", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "In Buzkas...
[ { "question": "Buzkashi is the most favored sport of which country?", "answer": "Afghanistan", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "What does the name \"buzkashi\" literally mean?", "answer": "Goat pulling", "category": "linguistic" }, { "question": "Between which centuries...
c0069
Arrosticini
Foods and Beverages
Southern Europe
Italy
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrosticini
Arrosticini are a class of traditional dishes of skewered grilled meat characteristic of Molisana and Abruzzese cuisine . Arrosticini are typically made from mutton or lamb cut in chunks and pierced by a skewer. It is cooked on a brazier with a typically elongated shape, called furnacella, which resembles a gutter. Th...
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c0070
Murukku
Foods and Beverages
Southern Asia
India
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murukku
Muṟukku is a savoury, crunchy snack originating from the Indian subcontinent. The name muṟukku "twisting" refers to its shape. In India, murukku is especially common in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Kerala. It is called murkulu or janthukulu in Andhra Pradesh. It is also common in cou...
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[ { "question": "What shape is Murukku typically formed into?", "answer": "spiral", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What two flours are Murukku made from?", "answer": "rice flour, urad dal flour", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What is the t...
[ { "question": "Murukku originated from which region?", "answer": "Indian subcontinent", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "What is murukku called in Telangana?", "answer": "Murkulu", "category": "linguistic" }, { "question": "What additional flour typically distinguishes ...
c0071
Soto
Foods and Beverages
South-eastern Asia
Indonesia
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soto_(food)
Soto is a traditional Indonesian soup mainly composed of broth, meat, and vegetables. Many traditional soups are called soto, whereas foreign and Western influenced soups are called sop. Soto is sometimes considered Indonesia's national dish, as it is served from Sumatra to Papua, in a wide range of variations. Soto is...
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[ { "question": "Soto is a traditional soup from which country?", "answer": "Indonesia", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "Soto is sometimes considered what of Indonesia?", "answer": "National dish", "category": "cultural association" }, { "question": "Foreign- and Western...
c0072
Koozh
Foods and Beverages
Southern Asia
India
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koozh
Koozh is the Tamil name for a porridge made from millet. It is a traditional food in villages of Tamil Nadu. In Tamil Nadu and other places, koozh is consumed as either breakfast or lunch. Koozh is made from Kezhvaragu or Cumbu flour and broken rice in a clay pot. Koozh is a vegetarian recipe, though there are non-vege...
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[ { "question": "What grain is Koozh typically made from?", "answer": "millet", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What is added to semi-solid Koozh to liquefy it for drinking?", "answer": "water", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "In what kind of...
[ { "question": "Koozh is the Tamil name for what type of dish?", "answer": "Porridge", "category": "linguistic" }, { "question": "In which Indian state is koozh a traditional village food?", "answer": "Tamil Nadu", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "Koozh is a staple food ...
c0073
Ibex
Animals and Plants
Western and Central Asia
null
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibex
An ibex is any of several species of wild goat, distinguished by the male's large recurved horns, which are transversely ridged in front. Ibex are found in Eurasia, North Africa and East Africa.
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c0074
Feliformia
Animals and Plants
Northern America
Northern America
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feliformia
Feliformia is a suborder within the order Carnivora consisting of "cat-like" carnivorans, including cats, hyenas, mongooses, viverrids, and related taxa. Feliformia stands in contrast to the other suborder of Carnivora, Caniformia . The separation of the Carnivora into the broad groups of feliforms and caniforms is wid...
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c0075
Kylix
Tools
Southern Europe
Greece
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylix
In the pottery of ancient Greece, a kylix is the most common type of cup in the period, usually associated with the drinking of wine. The cup often consists of a rounded base and a thin stem under a basin. The cup is accompanied by two handles on opposite sides. The inner basin is often adorned in the bottom so that as...
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[ { "question": "In the pottery of which ancient civilization is the kylix the most common type of cup?", "answer": "Ancient Greece", "category": "historical" }, { "question": "In ancient Greece, a kylix is usually associated with drinking what beverage?", "answer": "Wine", "category": "fu...
c0076
Shakuhachi
Music and Performing Arts
Eastern Asia
Japan
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakuhachi
A shakuhachi is a Japanese longitudinal, end-blown flute that is made of bamboo. The bamboo end-blown flute now known as the shakuhachi was developed in Japan in the 16th century and is called the fuke shakuhachi . A bamboo flute known as the kodai shakuhachi or gagaku shakuhachi was derived from the Chinese xiao in th...
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[ { "question": "What material is a Shakuhachi traditionally made of?", "answer": "bamboo", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What is the standard length of a Shakuhachi?", "answer": "54.54 cm", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "How is a Shakuhac...
[ { "question": "In which country was the shakuhachi developed in the 16th century?", "answer": "Japan", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "Which Zen Buddhist sect used the shakuhachi for suizen?", "answer": "Fuke Zen", "category": "cultural association" }, { "question": "T...
c0077
Tulou
Architecture
Eastern Asia
China
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulou
A tulou, or "earthen building", is a traditional communal Hakka people residence found in Fujian, in South China, usually of a circular configuration surrounding a central shrine, and part of Hakka architecture. These vernacular structures were occupied by clan groups. Although most tulou were of earthen construction, ...
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[ { "question": "In which Chinese province are Fujian tulou primarily found?", "answer": "Fujian", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "Which ethnic group are Fujian tulou unique to?", "answer": "Hakka", "category": "cultural association" }, { "question": "Between which centu...
c0078
Cistern
Architecture
Western and Central Asia
Western And Central Asia
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cistern
A cistern 'basket') is a space excavated in bedrock or soil designed for catching and storing water. To prevent leakage, the interior of the cistern is often lined with hydraulic plaster. Cisterns are distinguished from wells by their waterproof linings. Modern cisterns range in capacity from a few litres to thousands ...
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[ { "question": "What is a cistern primarily used to hold?", "answer": "Water", "category": "function" }, { "question": "What material is often used to line a cistern’s interior to prevent leakage?", "answer": "Hydraulic plaster", "category": "composition" }, { "question": "From wh...
c0079
Marimba
Music and Performing Arts
Central America and Caribbean
Guatemala
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marimba
The marimba is a musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of wooden bars that are struck by mallets. Below each bar is a resonator pipe that amplifies particular harmonics of its sound. Compared to the xylophone, the marimba has a lower range. Typically, the bars of a marimba are arranged chromatically...
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c0080
Champon
Foods and Beverages
Eastern Asia
Japan
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champon
Champon, also known as Chanpon, is a noodle dish that is a regional cuisine of Nagasaki, Japan. There are different versions in Japan, Korea and China. The dish was inspired by Chinese cuisine. Champon is made by frying pork, seafood and vegetables with lard; a soup made with chicken and pig bones is then added. Ramen...
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[ { "question": "What type of noodles are typically used in Champon?", "answer": "ramen noodles", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What cooking fat is commonly used to fry ingredients for Champon?", "answer": "lard", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "questi...
[ { "question": "Champon is a regional cuisine of which Japanese city?", "answer": "Nagasaki", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "Champon was inspired by what cuisine?", "answer": "Chinese cuisine", "category": "cultural association" }, { "question": "Who created Champon in...
c0081
Ayran
Foods and Beverages
Western and Central Asia
Turkey
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayran
Ayran, dhallë, dew, avamast, mastaw, shaneena, or xynogala is a cold savory yogurt-based beverage popular across Central Asia, West Asia, Southeastern Europe, South Asia, North Asia and Eastern Europe. The principal ingredients are yogurt, water and salt. Herbs such as mint may be optionally added. Some varieties are c...
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[ { "question": "What three principal ingredients are in ayran?", "answer": "yogurt, water, salt", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What optional herb is sometimes added to ayran?", "answer": "mint", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What textur...
[ { "question": "What country considers ayran its national drink?", "answer": "Turkey", "category": "cultural association" }, { "question": "In which region was ayran first developed by Turkic tribes?", "answer": "Central Asia", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "Which 11th...
c0082
Turban
Clothing
Southern Asia
null
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turban
A turban is a type of headwear based on cloth winding. Featuring many variations, it is worn as customary headwear by people of various cultures. Communities with prominent turban-wearing traditions can be found in the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, the Balkans, the Caucasus, Central Asia, North ...
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[ { "question": "The word \"turban\" ultimately comes from what language's term dolband?", "answer": "Persian", "category": "linguistic" }, { "question": "What is the earliest known region where a depiction of a turban is found?", "answer": "Mesopotamia", "category": "historical" }, { ...
c0083
Siheyuan
Architecture
Eastern Asia
China
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siheyuan
A siheyuan is a historical type of residence that was commonly found throughout China, most famously in Beijing and rural Shanxi. Throughout Chinese history, the siheyuan composition was the basic pattern used for residences, palaces, temples, monasteries, family businesses, and government offices. In ancient times, a ...
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[ { "question": "In a Siheyuan, what central open space is enclosed by buildings?", "answer": "courtyard", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "In a Siheyuan, buildings enclose the courtyard on how many sides?", "answer": "four sides", "category": "physical_attributes" } ]
[ { "question": "In what country is the siheyuan a traditional architectural style?", "answer": "China", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "In which historical period did the siheyuan date back to as early as?", "answer": "Western Zhou", "category": "historical" }, { "quest...
c0084
Cendol
Foods and Beverages
South-eastern Asia
Indonesia
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cendol
Cendol is an iced sweet dessert that contains droplets of pandan-flavoured green rice flour jelly, coconut milk and palm sugar syrup. It is commonly found in Southeast Asia and is popular in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, and Myanmar. Next to the gree...
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[ { "question": "What color are the rice flour jelly strands in cendol?", "answer": "green", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What plant flavor is typically used in the green jelly in cendol?", "answer": "pandan", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question"...
[ { "question": "What island is the origin of cendol traced back to?", "answer": "Java", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "What is cendol known as in Java, Indonesia?", "answer": "Dawet", "category": "linguistic" }, { "question": "In which century do the earliest written r...
c0085
Rendang
Foods and Beverages
South-eastern Asia
Indonesia
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendang
Rendang is a Minangkabau dish. It is a rich meat-based dish that is slow-cooked, braised in coconut milk, and seasoned with herb and spice mixture over a period of several hours. As the liquids evaporate, the meat turns dark brown and tender, caramelizing and infusing it with rich flavours. It originated from the Minan...
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[ { "question": "What liquid is rendang meat stewed in?", "answer": "coconut milk", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "In rendang, what coats the meat as it finishes cooking?", "answer": "rich glaze", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "In rendang, ...
[ { "question": "Rendang is rooted in which two culinary cultures?", "answer": "Malay and Minangkabau", "category": "cultural association" }, { "question": "Rendang developed at the cultural crossroads of which strait?", "answer": "Malacca Strait", "category": "geographic" }, { "qu...
c0086
Tambourine
Music and Performing Arts
Western Europe
null
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tambourine
The tambourine is a musical instrument in the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zills". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though some variants may not have a head. Tambourines are often used with regular per...
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c0087
Daikon
Animals and Plants
Eastern Asia
null
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daikon
Daikon or mooli, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus, is a mild-flavored winter radish usually characterized by fast-growing leaves and a long, white, napiform root. Originally native to continental East Asia,[4] daikon is harvested and consumed throughout the region, as well as in South Asia, and is available internat...
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[ { "question": "Daikon is originally native to what region?", "answer": "continental East Asia", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "What is the botanical classification of daikon?", "answer": "Raphanus sativus", "category": "other" }, { "question": "In culinary contexts, w...
c0088
Minaret
Architecture
Western and Central Asia
null
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minaret
A minaret is a type of tower typically built into or adjacent to mosques. Minarets are generally used to project the Muslim call to prayer from a muezzin, but they also served as landmarks and symbols of Islam's presence. They can have a variety of forms, from thick, squat towers to soaring, pencil-thin spires.
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[ { "question": "What kind of building is a minaret typically built into or adjacent to?", "answer": "mosque", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What shape is a minaret's shaft typically?", "answer": "cylindrical", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question"...
[ { "question": "What is the primary formal function of a minaret?", "answer": "Call to prayer", "category": "function" }, { "question": "Who traditionally delivers the adhan from a minaret?", "answer": "Muezzin", "category": "function" }, { "question": "What does the Arabic word m...
c0089
Porcupine
Animals and Plants
Northern America
United States
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porcupine
Porcupines are large rodents with coats of sharp spines, or quills, that protect them against predation. The term covers two families of animals: the Old World porcupines of the family Hystricidae, and the New World porcupines of the family Erethizontidae. Both families belong to the infraorder Hystricognathi within th...
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[ { "question": "What sharp body covering is a porcupine known for?", "answer": "quills", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What material are a porcupine's quills made of?", "answer": "keratin", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What is the typic...
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c0090
Vaddanam
Clothing
Southern Asia
India
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaddanam
Vaddanam is a gold ornamental belt worn by South Indian women on special occasions. These occasions can include festival days, major family occasions, and weddings. like marriages as a status symbol in South India. A Vaddanam is one of the heaviest ornaments worn by a bride. A South Indian marriage is rarely seen with...
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[ { "question": "What metal is a Vaddanam typically made of?", "answer": "gold", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "A Vaddanam is considered one of the heaviest ornaments worn by whom?", "answer": "a bride", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "How i...
[ { "question": "Who traditionally wears a Vaddanam?", "answer": "South Indian women", "category": "cultural association" }, { "question": "In what region is a Vaddanam worn as a status symbol?", "answer": "South India", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "On what kinds of e...
c0091
Santur
Music and Performing Arts
Western and Central Asia
Middle East
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santur
The santur, is a hammered dulcimer of Iranian origins.
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[ { "question": "What shape are the mezrabs (mallets) used with a santur?", "answer": "oval-shaped", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What material are a santur's mezrabs (mallets) typically made of?", "answer": "wood", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "que...
[ { "question": "What is the santur's country of origin?", "answer": "Iran", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "In what ancient region was the santur invented and developed?", "answer": "Persia", "category": "historical" }, { "question": "The name 'santur' may come from a b...
c0092
Rhododendron
Animals and Plants
Eastern Asia
null
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhododendron
Rhododendron is a very large genus of about 1,024 species of woody plants in the heath family . They can be either evergreen or deciduous. Most species are native to eastern Asia and the Himalayan region, but smaller numbers occur elsewhere in Asia, and in North America, Europe and Australia. It is the national flower ...
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[ { "question": "How are the leaves of Rhododendron typically arranged on the stem?", "answer": "spirally arranged", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What is a typical visual trait of Rhododendron flowers regarding color?", "answer": "brightly coloured", "category": "phy...
[ { "question": "What plant family does Rhododendron belong to?", "answer": "Ericaceae", "category": "composition" }, { "question": "From which Ancient Greek words is the name Rhododendron derived?", "answer": "rhodon and dendron", "category": "linguistic" }, { "question": "What is...
c0093
Melodica
Music and Performing Arts
Western Europe
Germany
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melodica
The melodica is a handheld free-reed instrument similar to a pump organ or harmonica. It features a musical keyboard on top, and is played by blowing air through a mouthpiece that fits into a hole in the side of the instrument. The keyboard usually covers two or three octaves. Melodicas are small, lightweight, and port...
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[ { "question": "What is on top of a Melodica for playing notes?", "answer": "musical keyboard", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What part of a Melodica do you blow into to produce sound?", "answer": "mouthpiece", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question...
[ { "question": "Which company invented the modern form of the melodica?", "answer": "Hohner", "category": "historical" }, { "question": "In which decade was the melodica first used as a serious musical instrument?", "answer": "1960s", "category": "historical" }, { "question": "Whi...
c0094
Vuvuzela
Music and Performing Arts
Eastern Africa
null
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vuvuzela
The vuvuzela is a horn, with an inexpensive injection-moulded plastic shell about 65 centimetres long, which produces a loud monotone note, typically around B♭ 3 . Some models are made in two parts to facilitate storage, and this design also allows pitch variation. Many types of vuvuzela, made by several manufacturers,...
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[ { "question": "What material is the shell of a vuvuzela typically made from?", "answer": "plastic", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "About how long is a vuvuzela?", "answer": "65 centimetres", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "How many parts a...
[ { "question": "In which country is the vuvuzela commonly used at football matches?", "answer": "South Africa", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "Which U.S. sports organization permanently banned the vuvuzela for indoor noise levels?", "answer": "NCAA", "category": "historical" ...
c0095
Kulintang
Music and Performing Arts
South-eastern Asia
null
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kulintang
Kulintang is a modern term for an ancient instrumental form of music composed on a row of small, horizontally laid gongs that function melodically, accompanied by larger, suspended gongs and drums. As part of the larger gong-chime culture of Southeast Asia, kulintang music ensembles have been playing for many centurie...
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[ { "question": "In a kulintang set, how are the gong kettles arranged on the rack?", "answer": "laid horizontally", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What is the kulintang’s main melodic component arranged in a row?", "answer": "small gongs", "category": "physical_attrib...
[ { "question": "Kulintang is part of what broader Southeast Asian musical culture?", "answer": "Gong-chime culture", "category": "cultural association" }, { "question": "Kulintang evolved into its present form by incorporating knobbed gongs from which Indonesian ethnic group?", "answer": "Sun...
c0096
Marxophone
Music and Performing Arts
Northern America
United States
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxophone
The Marxophone is a fretless zither played via a system of metal hammers. It features two octaves of double melody strings in the key of C major, and four sets of chord strings . Sounding somewhat like a mandolin, the Marxophone's timbre is also reminiscent of various types of hammered dulcimers. The player typically s...
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[ { "question": "What mechanism is a Marxophone played with to strike its strings?", "answer": "metal hammers", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What material are the Marxophone’s hammers made of?", "answer": "white lead", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "...
[ { "question": "What type of sheet music was prepared specifically for the Marxophone to help those who could not read standard notation?", "answer": "Numerically coded tablature", "category": "function" }, { "question": "Who patented the Marxophone's hammer mechanism?", "answer": "Henry Char...
c0097
Focaccia
Foods and Beverages
Southern Europe
Italy
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focaccia
Focaccia ə, Italian: [foˈkattʃa]; Ligurian: fugassa, Ligurian: [fyˈɡasːa]; Barese: fecazze, Neapolitan: [fəˈkattsə]) is a flat leavened oven-baked Italian bread. In some places, such as Rome, it is similar to a style of pizza called pizza bianca . Focaccia may be served as a side dish or as sandwich bread and it may be...
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[ { "question": "What is the typical overall shape of focaccia?", "answer": "flat", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What surface feature does focaccia genovese typically have?", "answer": "dimples", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What is the...
[ { "question": "What country is focaccia traditionally from?", "answer": "Italy", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "In Rome, focaccia is similar to what flatbread called 'white pizza'?", "answer": "Pizza bianca", "category": "comparison" }, { "question": "The word 'focacc...
c0098
Veena
Music and Performing Arts
Southern Asia
India
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veena
The veena, also spelled vina, is any of various chordophone instruments from the Indian subcontinent. Ancient musical instruments evolved into many variations, such as lutes, zithers and arched harps. The many regional designs have different names such as the Rudra veena, the Saraswati veena, the Vichitra veena and oth...
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[ { "question": "In the Rudra veena design, what two objects sit under each end of the veena?", "answer": "resonating gourds", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "How many frets does the Saraswati veena typically have?", "answer": "24", "category": "physical_attributes" }...
[ { "question": "The veena is a chordophone instrument from which region?", "answer": "Indian subcontinent", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "Which Hindu goddess’s iconography commonly includes the veena?", "answer": "Saraswati", "category": "cultural association" }, { "q...
c0099
Rojak
Foods and Beverages
South-eastern Asia
Indonesia
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rojak
Rujak or rojak is a salad dish of Javanese origin, commonly found in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The most popular variant in all three countries is a salad composed of a mixture of sliced fruit and vegetables served with a spicy palm sugar dressing. It is often described as tangy and spicy fruit salad due to its...
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[ { "question": "What two kinds of ingredients are most commonly mixed in Rojak?", "answer": "fruits and vegetables", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What type of dressing is Rojak typically served with?", "answer": "spicy palm sugar dressing", "category": "physical_att...
[ { "question": "Rojak (rujak) originated from which Indonesian ethnic group or region?", "answer": "Javanese", "category": "geographic" }, { "question": "What does the Old Javanese root of the word rujak literally mean?", "answer": "To chop into little pieces", "category": "linguistic" ...
c0100
Kendang
Music and Performing Arts
South-eastern Asia
Indonesia
CROPE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendang
A kendang or gendang is a two-headed drum used by people from the Indonesian Archipelago. The kendang is one of the primary instruments used in the gamelan ensembles of Javanese, Sundanese, and Balinese music. It is also used in various Kulintang ensembles in Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines....
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[ { "question": "In Javanese, Sundanese, and Balinese traditions, how do the two sides of a kendang typically compare in size?", "answer": "one side larger", "category": "physical_attributes" }, { "question": "What material is a kendang typically made from?", "answer": "wood", "category": ...
[ { "question": "In what type of ensemble is the kendang a primary instrument?", "answer": "Gamelan", "category": "cultural association" }, { "question": "The kendang is used by people from what region?", "answer": "Indonesian Archipelago", "category": "geographic" }, { "question":...