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Which Swedish abstract painter sailed from Stockholm to London in July 1928 with some of her large-scale paintings, and later had her 2010 exhibition 'Pioneer of Abstraction' tour to the Henie Onstad Kunstsenter in Oslo in 2015? In 1970 her paintings were offered as a gift to Moderna Museet in Stockholm but declined.

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The 'March King' John Philip Sousa was born in Washington, D.C., the third of ten children of João António de Sousa (born in Spain to Portuguese parents) and Maria Elisabeth Trinkhaus, and he is buried at Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. In which American city, home to the Abraham Lincoln Hotel, did he die in 1932?

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In Nigeria, Yoruba mothers give infants 'eko,' a liquid pap made from sorghum or maize, as their first food at around 6 months, and in the Solomon Islands, infants from birth to 9 months are typically fed pre-chewed taro with water or sweet potato cooked in coconut milk. Which category of food is being described?

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A Hello Kitty dim sum restaurant opened in Kowloon, Hong Kong, and a Hello Kitty Diner opened in Chatswood, Sydney, Australia; the brand's cafés have also opened in Bangkok, Adelaide, Irvine, and Las Vegas. In which East Asian capital, where Hello Kitty opened one of its earlier Asian cafés, did it later partner with Osulloc?

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A similar variation of this leafy green soup, called 'laing,' is popular in the Philippines' Bicol region, and the main version is one of the national dishes of Trinidad and Tobago and Dominica, found across the Caribbean as a regional 'foodie favorite'. Which dish is being described?

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The 1990 edition of this international LGBTQ sporting and cultural event took place in Vancouver, British Columbia from 4 to 11 August, and a later host-city bid came from a group proposing Rio de Janeiro or São Paulo, Brazil. Which event is being described?

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Biscayne Bay near Miami has numerous coral reefs that make snorkeling and scuba diving popular. In which Caribbean Dutch Antillean island, known for shore diving with multiple shipwrecks and easy access to fringing reefs, is the same sport also a major draw?

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Which English novelist drew inspiration for a social-reform story from a trip to Manchester (where he witnessed manufacturing worker conditions), and had as a close friend and contemporary Edward Bulwer-Lytton, whose surname is shared with the Canadian town of Lytton, British Columbia?

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This Japanese traditional dance is celebrated as an annual event in Accra, Ghana to strengthen cultural ties between Japan and Ghana, and in Japan the city of Sendai hosts the Michinoku version, considered the third largest festival in the country. Which dance tradition is being described?

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After a German airdrop outside Tito's Drvar headquarters in June 1944 (code-named Operation Knight's Leap), this British officer was awarded the MBE in August; later, with writer Evelyn Waugh, he established a military mission at Topusko on 16 September 1944. Which officer is being described?