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Which Quaker co-owner of the Pequod is paired with Captain Peleg?
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Bildad
Who preaches at the New Bedford Whaleman's Chapel in Moby-Dick?
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Father Mapple
What valuable substance does Stubb suspect inside the Rosebud's whale carcasses?
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ambergris
What substance does Tashtego retrieve from a sperm whale's head?
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spermaceti
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Who preaches at the New Bedford Whaleman's Chapel in Moby-Dick?
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Father Mapple
What is Flask's nickname among the Pequod crew?
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King-Post
What substance does Tashtego retrieve from a sperm whale's head?
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spermaceti
Which cape does the Pequod round to enter the Indian Ocean?
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Cape of Good Hope
Who played Captain Ahab in the 1956 film "Moby Dick"?
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Gregory Peck
On what holiday does the Pequod depart in "Moby-Dick"?
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Christmas Day
Which London publisher first issued "Moby-Dick" in the United Kingdom?
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Richard Bentley