Multiple choice general knowledge

According to legend, for how many nights did Scheherazade tell her stories of the "Arabian Nights"?

  1. 100

  2. 101

  3. 1000

  4. 1001
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Explanation

Scheherazade tells stories for 1001 nights to King Shahryar, which is why the collection is called One Thousand and One Nights or Arabian Nights. Each night she ends her story on a cliffhanger, making the king want to hear the rest and sparing her life. The number 1001 is central to the framing story of the collection.

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