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Which Japanese-American sculptor and designer was born in Los Angeles, and later became one of the most famous citizens of Kita-Kamakura in Japan alongside film director Yasujiro Ozu? He was the son of a Japanese poet named Yone Noguchi and an American writer named Leonie Gilmour.

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In May the K-pop group U-KISS became the first Asian group ever to perform in Colombia, playing the big 'Los 40 Principales' pop concert in Latin America alongside Shakira. The following month they went on a Latin America tour that also stopped in Mexico. Which South American country, home to Lima, was the third stop on that tour?

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Which Argentine composer, a towering figure of tango nuevo, recorded his famous album 'Libertango' in Milan in May 1974, and had his 1982 piece 'Le grand tango' for cello and piano premiered in New Orleans by Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich in 1990? He also gave a 1984 concert at Milan's Teatro Nazionale.

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In Bangladesh, women use henna (known locally as mehndi) on their hands during weddings, engagements, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. Which Southeast Asian country, home to Kuala Lumpur, uses henna to adorn the bride and groom's hands at a 'berinai' ceremony before the wedding?

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This Mexican reality TV singing competition has been franchised in Singapore (as 'Sunsilk Academy Fantasia') and Malaysia (as 'Akademi Fantasia'), with other versions appearing in Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Paraguay, Thailand and Greece. Which show is being described?

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A Uruguayan writer from Tacuarembó, born in the capital city of that departamento, shares his name with an Argentine engineer born in Mar del Plata in 1945 who became the main Argentine scientist on the Large Hadron Collider project. Which name do these two men share?

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In January 2021, the mayor of Salla, a small town in northern Finland, launched a tongue-in-cheek bid for the 2032 Summer Olympics to raise awareness of climate change and the threat it poses to Salla's cold-dependent ecosystem. Which South Korean port city, the country's second-largest, also considered bidding?

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Which Hall of Fame pitcher from Gaffney, South Carolina, won a Cy Young Award in both the American and National Leagues, taking the 1978 NL award with the San Diego Padres after leading the league with 21 wins? Catcher Gene Tenace said the baseball was sometimes so greasy from him that it slipped from his hand.

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Both Croatia and Iceland televised the 2025 edition of this championship game. In Croatia it was carried by Arena Sport across the Balkans region, while in Iceland it aired on Stod 2 Sport. Which American sports event is being described?

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The indigenous tribes of Vieques, Puerto Rico merged with groups from Cuba and from this neighboring Caribbean island to form the Taino culture. A local hero of Baracoa, Cuba is Hatuey, who fled this same island and raised a Taino army to resist the Spanish in Cuba. Which island is being described?