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The poem ‘Funeral Blues’ by W H Auden is popularly known by what name? | Funeral Blues
"Funeral Blues" or "Stop all the clocks" is a poem by W. H. Auden. An early version was published in 1936, but the poem in its final, familiar form was first published in "The Year's Poetry" (London, 1938).
Titles and versions.
The first, and less widely known, version of the poem, written and published in 1936, has four stanzas; the 1938 final version has five. Only the first two stanzas are the same in | Epilogue For W. H. Auden
"Epilogue For W. H. Auden" is a 76-line poem by Louis MacNeice. It was written in late 1936 and was first published in book form in "Letters from Iceland", a travel book in prose and verse by W. H. Auden and Louis MacNeice (1937). MacNeice subsequently included it as the last poem in his poetry collection "The Earth Compels" (1938). "Epilogue For W. H. Auden" reviews the Iceland trip MacNeice and Auden had taken together in the summer | 1,000 | triviaqa-train |
In the novel ‘Oliver Twist’ by Charles Dickens, what is The Artful Dodger’s real name? | whimsical names. The likes of Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, Jacob Marley, Bob Cratchit, Oliver Twist, The Artful Dodger, Fagin, Bill Sikes, Pip, Miss Havisham, Sydney Carton, Charles Darnay, David Copperfield, Mr Micawber, Abel Magwitch, Daniel Quilp, Samuel Pickwick, Wackford Squeers, and Uriah Heep are so well known as to be part and parcel of popular culture, and in some cases have passed into ordinary language: a "scrooge", for example, is a miser – or someone | Oliver's Twist
Oliver's Twist is a 2002 television series featuring chef Jamie Oliver, the name of the programme is a pun on the title of Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist. Following the popularity of his first TV series, The Naked Chef, he began producing Oliver's Twist to be aired outside the UK. The show became a success, being aired in over 70 countries and helping to establish Oliver's global popularity.
Production.
The show was produced by Oliver's own production company, Fresh One | 1,001 | triviaqa-train |
Who sang the title song for the 2002 James Bond film ‘Die Another Day’? | "Die Another Day" was co-written and co-produced by Mirwais Ahmadzai and performed by Madonna, who also had a cameo in the film as Verity, a fencing instructor. The concept of the title sequence is to represent Bond trying to survive 14 months of torture at the hands of the North Koreans. Critics' opinions of the song were sharply divided—it was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Song and the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording, but also for a Golden Raspberry Award for | Young on the 1950 war film "They Were Not Divided". In the 2002 film "Die Another Day", John Cleese, who played the character R, the assistant to Q in "The World Is Not Enough", was promoted to the head of Q-branch, thus taking on the title of Q. In all, Llewelyn appeared in 17 Bond films, more than any other actor, and worked with the first five James Bond actors. He also portrayed Q in a 1967 made-for-television | 1,002 | triviaqa-train |
The Sejm is the lower house of parliament in which European country? | than in England as a result of absolutism, and parliaments were eventually overshadowed by the larger Estates General, up until the French Revolution, when the National Assembly became the lower house of France's bicameral legislature.
Early parliaments Poland.
According to the "Chronicles" of Gallus Anonymus, the first legendary Polish ruler, Siemowit, who began the Piast Dynasty, was chosen by a "wiec". The "veche" (, ) was a popular assembly in medieval Slavic countries, and in late medieval period, a | including the Polish Parliament, the Presidential Office and the Supreme Court. In the Polish parliament the city and the area are represented by 31 MPs (out of 460). Additionally, Warsaw elects two MEPs (Members of the European Parliament).
The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish (literally 'Envoy'). It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm (Marszałek | 1,003 | triviaqa-train |
Doge’s Palace is in which European city? | Doge's Palace
The Doge's Palace (; ) is a palace built in Venetian Gothic style, and one of the main landmarks of the city of Venice in northern Italy. The palace was the residence of the Doge of Venice, the supreme authority of the former Venetian Republic, opening as a museum in 1923. Today, it is one of the 11 museums run by the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia.
History.
In 810, Doge Agnello Participazio moved the seat of government from the island of Malamocco to | manuscripts should be properly conserved in a city where many Greek refugees had fled and which he himself considered a “second Byzantium” ("alterum Byzantium").
But despite the grateful acceptance of the donation by the Venetian government and the commitment to establish a library of public utility, the collection remained crated inside the Doge’s Palace, entrusted to the care of the state historian under the direction of the "Procuratori di San Marco de supra". Access was difficult and consultation impracticable. To no avail, Marcantonio Sabellico | 1,004 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the role of Vin in the 1960 film ‘The Magnificent Seven’? | The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven is a 1960 American Western film directed by John Sturges and starring Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter, James Coburn and Horst Buchholz. The film is an Old West–style remake of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 Japanese film "Seven Samurai". Brynner, McQueen, Bronson, Vaughn, Dexter, Coburn and Buchholz portray the title characters, a group of seven gunfighters hired to protect a small village in Mexico from a group of marauding | closeups in a role that earned McQueen favorable reviews. McQueen's character, Bill Ringa, was never more comfortable than when driving at high speed —in this case in a jeep— or handling a switchblade or a tommy gun.
After "Never So Few", the film's director John Sturges cast McQueen in his next movie, promising to "give him the camera.” "The Magnificent Seven" (1960), in which he played Vin Tanner and co-starred with Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, | 1,005 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the cat of cartoon character Minnie Mouse? | been edited out in recent viewings for depicting the "braves" submitting to cowardice.
In several shorts, comics and TV shows, Minnie owns a black and white kitten named Figaro, who had originated in the Disney animated feature "Pinocchio".
Waning years.
During the second half of the thirties, Minnie did not appear as often in Mickey cartoons. This was mainly due to the growth in popularity of Mickey's new sidekicks, Goofy, Donald Duck, and Pluto, whose appearances in Mickey cartoons had | Minnie Mouse
Minnie Mouse is a funny animal cartoon character created by Ub Iwerks and Walt Disney. She and Mickey Mouse were first drawn by Ub Iwerks in 1928. The "Mickey Mouse" comic strip story "The Gleam" (published January 19–May 2, 1942) by Merrill De Maris and Floyd Gottfredson first gave her full name as Minerva Mouse, although this is seldom used.
The comic strip story "Mr. Slicker and the Egg Robbers" (published September 22–December 26, 1930) introduced her father Marcus Mouse | 1,006 | triviaqa-train |
Bulent Ecevit was Prime Minister of which country from 1999 to 2002? | Bülent Ecevit
Mustafa Bülent Ecevit (; 28 May 1925 – 5 November 2006) was a Turkish politician, poet, writer, scholar, and journalist, who served as the Prime Minister of Turkey four times between 1974 and 2002. He served as prime minister of Turkey in 1974, 1977, 1978–79, and 1999–2002. He was the leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) between 1972 and 1980, and in 1989 he became the leader of the Democratic Left Party (DSP).
Personal life. | if an empire spoke to us, nothing small or unworthy, but large, serene, consistent,the voice of an old intelligence which in another age and climate had pondered and thus disposed of the same questions which exercise us."
- Wilhelm von Humboldt
Wilhelm von Humboldt pronounced the Gita as: "The most beautiful, perhaps the only true philosophical song existing in any known tongue ... perhaps the deepest and loftiest thing the world has to show."
- Bulent Ecevit
Turkish Ex prime minister Bulent Ecevit | 1,007 | triviaqa-train |
In which Australian state is the seaport of Bunbury? | Subscription Television service Foxtel is available via satellite.
Media Newspapers.
"Bunbury Herald", "South Western Times" and "Bunbury Mail" are local newspapers available in Bunbury and surrounding region.
Newspapers from Perth including "The West Australian" and "The Sunday Times" are also available, as well as national newspapers such as "The Australian" and "The Australian Financial Review".
Culture.
Culture Arts and entertainment.
A number of cultural organisations are located in Bunbury, including: | Bunbury, South Australia
Bunbury is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state’s south-east about south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about south-east of the municipal seat in Tailem Bend.
Its boundaries were created on 24 August 2000. Its name is derived from the Bunbury Homestead which is located within the locality’s boundaries.
The majority land use within Bunbury is ’primary production’ which is concerned with “agricultural production.” Some land extending from its | 1,008 | triviaqa-train |
The ‘Upper Pool’, part of the Pool of London, lies between which two bridges? | ".
The modern bridge is owned and maintained by Bridge House Estates, an independent charity of medieval origin overseen by the City of London Corporation. It carries the A3 road, which is maintained by the Greater London Authority. The crossing also delineates an area along the southern bank of the River Thames, between London Bridge and Tower Bridge, that has been designated as a business improvement district.
History.
History Location.
The abutments of modern London Bridge rest several metres above natural embankments of gravel, sand and | Pool of London
The Pool of London is a stretch of the River Thames from London Bridge to below Limehouse.
Part of the Tideway of the Thames, the Pool was navigable by tall-masted vessels bringing coastal and later overseas goods—the wharves there were the original part of the Port of London. The Pool of London is divided into two parts, the Upper Pool and Lower Pool. The Upper Pool consists of the section between London Bridge and the Cherry Garden Pier in Bermondsey. The Lower Pool runs from | 1,009 | triviaqa-train |
Which drink originated from the Arabic word ‘qahwa’? | .
Types of drink Alcoholic drinks Spirits.
Spirits are distilled beverages that contain no added sugar and have at least 20% alcohol by volume (ABV). Popular spirits include borovička, brandy, gin, rum, slivovitz, tequila, vodka, and whisky. Brandy is a spirit created by distilling wine, whilst vodka may be distilled from any starch- or sugar-rich plant matter; most vodka today is produced from grains such as sorghum, corn, rye or wheat.
Types of drink Hot drinks.
Types of | julep originated in the southern United States, probably during the eighteenth century.
U.S. Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky introduced the drink to Washington, D.C., at the Round Robin Bar in the famous Willard Hotel during his residence in the city. The term "julep" is generally defined as a sweet drink, particularly one used as a vehicle for medicine. The word itself is derived from the Spanish "julepe", from Spanish Arabic, and this from the Persian word گلاب ("Golâb"), meaning rosewater. | 1,010 | triviaqa-train |
In the fashion industry, what does ‘Pret-a-porter’ mean? | weeks are held in these cities, where designers exhibit their new clothing collections to audiences. A succession of major designers such as Coco Chanel and Yves Saint-Laurent have kept Paris as the center most watched by the rest of the world, although "haute couture" is now subsidized by the sale of ready-to-wear collections and perfume using the same branding.
Modern Westerners have a wide number of choices available in the selection of their clothes. What a person chooses to wear can reflect his or her personality | are captured as bycatch but then retained because of their value as food or bait. In this fashion, cetaceans can become a target of fisheries.
One example of bycatch is dolphins caught in tuna nets. As dolphins are mammals and do not have gills they may drown while stuck in nets underwater. This bycatch issue has been one of the reasons of the growing ecolabelling industry, where fish producers mark their packagings with disclaimers such as "dolphin friendly" to reassure buyers. However, "dolphin friendly" does not mean | 1,011 | triviaqa-train |
The Tatra Mountains is the highest range in which mountain range? | , "toltry".
Overview.
The Tatras are a mountain range of a corrugated nature, originating from the Alpine orogeny, and therefore characterized by a relatively young-looking lay of the land, quite similar to the landscape of the Alps, although significantly smaller. It is the highest mountain range within Carpathians.
It consists of the internal mountain chains of:
- Eastern Tatras ("Východné Tatry", "Tatry Wschodnie"), which in turn consist of:
- the Belianske Tatras ( | High Tatras
The High Tatras or High Tatra Mountains (Slovak: Vysoké Tatry, ), are a mountain range along the border of northern Slovakia in the Prešov Region, and southern Poland in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. They are a range of the Tatra Mountains chain.
Description.
The mountain range borders Belianske Tatras to the east, Podtatranská kotlina to the south and Western Tatras to the west. The major part and all the highest peaks of the mountains are situated in Slovakia. The highest peak is Gerlachovský štít | 1,012 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the 1984 novel ‘The Witches of Eastwick’? | The Witches of Eastwick
The Witches of Eastwick is a 1984 novel by American writer John Updike. A sequel, "The Widows of Eastwick", was published in 2008.
Plot.
The story, set in the fictional Rhode Island town of Eastwick in the late 1960s, follows the witches Alexandra Spofford, Jane Smart, and Sukie Rougemont, who acquired their powers after leaving or being left by their husbands (although Alexandra is a widow). Their coven is upset by the arrival of Darryl Van Horne, | " (1982)
- "Bech at Bay" (1998)
- "The Complete Henry Bech" (2001)
Buchanan books
- "Buchanan Dying" (a play) (1974)
- "Memories of the Ford Administration" (a novel) (1992)
Eastwick books
- "The Witches of Eastwick" (1984)
- "The Widows of Eastwick" (2008)
"The Scarlet Letter" Trilogy
- "A Month of Sundays" (1975) | 1,013 | triviaqa-train |
Which celebrity won the first series of the UK television show ‘Strictly Come Dancing’? | for a number of weeks in 2014). Sir Bruce Forsyth presented the live shows alongside Daly from 2004 to 2013, announcing his departure in 2014. He was to continue to present special editions of the show. For some of the second series, Natasha Kaplinsky stood in temporarily for Daly while she took maternity leave; Claudia Winkleman hosted the results show and editions that Forsyth had missed between 2010 and 2013. The judging panel initially consisted of Bruno Tonioli, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman and Craig Revel Horwood. Alesha Dixon took | fourth season of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars", the American version of the UK show "Strictly Come Dancing", with celebrity partner Shandi Finnessey, a former Miss Universe contestant.
The couple was the second to be voted off the competition on March 19, 2007.
Fortuna was a cast member of the "Dancing with the Stars" winter 2007-2008 tour.
Television "Strictly Come Dancing".
Fortuna joined "Strictly Come Dancing" for the 6th series, the UK show upon which " | 1,014 | triviaqa-train |
The Joad family are characters in which 1939 novel by John Steinbeck? | of short stories. He is widely known for the comic novels "Tortilla Flat" (1935) and "Cannery Row" (1945), the multi-generation epic "East of Eden" (1952), and the novellas "Of Mice and Men" (1937) and "The Red Pony" (1937). The Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Grapes of Wrath" (1939) is considered Steinbeck's masterpiece and part of the American literary canon. In the first 75 years after it was published | and to demolish the old township. Now followed the struggle of finding a suitable site. The site on the southern slope of Daspoortrand was decided on in 1912 and in January planning for the ‘New Location’ started. It would include a number of brick houses that could be rented from the municipality. By September of the same year the first relocations were taking place and demolishing of old structures commenced. It was a slow process and Old Marabastad was only completely destroyed by 1920.
The lack of space remained a problem | 1,015 | triviaqa-train |
In the cartoon comic strip ‘Peanuts’, what is Snoopy’s sister called? | , Snoopy's desert-dwelling brother from Needles, California, who was apparently named for Schulz's own childhood dog. Snoopy also had six other siblings, and four of them made appearances in the strip (his brothers Andy, Olaf, and Marbles, and his sister Belle).
Other notable characters include Snoopy's friend Woodstock, a bird whose chirping is represented in print as hash marks but is nevertheless clearly understood by Snoopy; three of Woodstock's friends who usually appeared when on a scouting trip with Snoopy as | Rerun van Pelt
Rerun van Pelt is Linus and Lucy's younger brother in Charles M. Schulz's comic strip "Peanuts". He is named when Lucy van Pelt, his sister, calls the situation (his birth) a 'rerun' of what happened with her brother, Linus van Pelt. Linus decides to name him that.
Development.
Rerun started as a minor character in the "Peanuts" universe, only becoming a main character in the last decade of the comic strip. Rerun was first mentioned | 1,016 | triviaqa-train |
The Ten Commandments appear in which book of the Bible? | Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments (, "Aseret ha'Dibrot"), also known as the Decalogue, are a set of biblical principles relating to ethics and worship, which play a fundamental role in the Abrahamic religions. The Ten Commandments appear twice in the Hebrew Bible, in the books of Exodus and Deuteronomy. The commandments include instructions to worship only God, to honour one's parents, and to keep the sabbath day holy, as well as prohibitions against idolatry, blasphemy, murder, adultery, theft, dishonesty, | Alternatives to the Ten Commandments
Several alternatives to the Ten Commandments have been promulgated by different persons and groups, which intended to improve on the lists of laws known as the Ten Commandments that appear in the Bible. Lists of these kinds exist in many different cultures and times. They are sometimes given names – for example, the Hindu Yamas.
Examples.
Examples George Carlin.
George Carlin was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, actor, and author.
In 2001, in a bit in | 1,017 | triviaqa-train |
The Gorce National park is in which European country? | Gorce National Park
Gorce National Park () is a national park in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It covers central and northeastern parts of the Gorce Mountains, which are part of the Western Beskids (at the western end of the Carpathian range).
The first steps to protect this land go back to 1927, when a forest reserve was set up on land owned by Count Ludwik Wodzicki of Poręba Wielka. The National Park was created in 1981, then covering 23.9 square kilometres. Today, the area of | and lakes, published by "Pieniny.com" in collaboration with European Union Agricultural Development Fund "LEADER", 2007-2013. Retrieved
- High zoom map of Gorce National Park, with the location of every single peak and names of all forests and streams, published by the Gorce National Park ("Gorczański Park Narodowy"), 2012. Retrieved
- Selection of smaller maps of walking, biking, skiing, and horse-riding trails in the Park, with an introduction to levels of difficulty by Krystyna Popko - | 1,018 | triviaqa-train |
Fanny Blankers-Koen was the first woman to win how many gold medals in a single Olympic Games in 1948? | Fanny Blankers-Koen
Francina "Fanny" Elsje Blankers-Koen (26 April 1918 – 25 January 2004) was a Dutch track and field athlete, best known for winning four gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. She competed there as a 30-year-old mother of two, earning her the nickname "the flying housewife", and was the most successful athlete at the event.
Having started competing in athletics in 1935, she took part in the 1936 Summer Olympics a year later. Although international | - Culture in Prizren
- Prizren
External links.
- Bunar Fest website
- 40 Bunar Fest Facebook Page
- Article from InYourPocket Guide | 1,019 | triviaqa-train |
Violinist Yehudi Menuhin was born in which City? | Yehudi Menuhin
Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, (22 April 191612 March 1999) was an American-born violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in Britain. He is widely considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century. He played the Soil Stradivarius considered one of the finest violins made by Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari.
Early life and career.
Yehudi Menuhin was born in New York City to a family of Lithuanian Jews. Through his father Moshe, a former rabbinical student and anti- | Gerard Menuhin
Gerard Menuhin (born 1948 in Scotland) is a writer and Holocaust denier. His book "Tell the Truth and Shame the Devil", published in 2015, states that the Holocaust is "the biggest lie in history".
He is the son of the violinist Yehudi Menuhin and dancer Diana Gould, and brother of pianist Jeremy Menuhin.
Background.
Born in July 1948 in Scotland, United Kingdom, he is the son of violinist Yehudi Menuhin, who was Jewish and dancer Diana Gould, | 1,020 | triviaqa-train |
The islands of Jura, Sanday, Shapinsay and Balta belong to which European country? | List of islands of Scotland
This is a list of islands of Scotland, the mainland of which is part of the island of Great Britain. Also included are various other related tables and lists. The definition of an offshore island used in this list is "land that is surrounded by seawater on a daily basis, but not necessarily at all stages of the tide, excluding human devices such as bridges and causeways".
Scotland has over 790 offshore islands, most of which are to be found in four main groups | and the Flannan Isles are well known despite their small size. Some 94 Scottish islands are permanently inhabited, of which 89 are offshore islands. Between 2001 and 2011 Scottish island populations as a whole grew by 4% to 103,702.
The geology and geomorphology of the islands is varied. Some, such as Skye and Mull are mountainous, while others like Tiree and Sanday are relatively low lying. Many have bedrock made from ancient Archaean Lewisian Gneiss which was formed 3 billion years ago; Shapinsay and other Orkney islands are formed | 1,021 | triviaqa-train |
Which US President had children named Tricia and Julie? | Additionally, Gerald Ford, who served out the last two years and five months of Nixon's second term, sought a full term but was defeated by Jimmy Carter in the 1976 election.
Tenure Impeachment.
of the Constitution allows for the removal of high federal officials, including the president, from office for "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors." authorizes the House of Representatives to serve as a "grand jury" with the power to impeach said officials by a majority vote. authorizes the | , "ta kala diokomen" which means "let us strive for that which is honorable, beautiful and highest." Kappa Delta's tagline is "Building Confidence. Inspiring Action."
Membership.
Membership National leadership.
- President- Tricia Ruma Spence
- Vice President- Susan Stockton
- VP Membership- Karen Thomas Fesmire
- VP Collegians- Barb Hamilton Stacy
- VP Alumnae- Tove Bichel Thomas
- VP Finance- Jodi Scheurenbrand
- NPC Delegate- Julie Landgren Johnson
- Executive Director - Pamela Nix
Membership Chapters. | 1,022 | triviaqa-train |
Stargazy Pie originated in which English county? | the non-metropolitan county of the same name and the county council is responsible for providing services in only part of the county. In Cornwall, Dorset, Durham, East Riding of Yorkshire, Shropshire and Wiltshire the bulk of the area is a unitary authority which shares the name of the ceremonial county and the rest of county is part of one or more other unitary authorities.
In total, there are 39 unitary authorities that do not share the names of any of the ceremonial counties. Bedfordshire and Cheshire are counties that | is traditionally eaten during the festival of Tom Bawcock's Eve to celebrate his heroic catch during a very stormy winter. According to the modern festival, which is combined with the Mousehole village illuminations, the entire catch was baked into a huge stargazy pie, encompassing seven types of fish and saving the village from starvation. The story of Bawcock was popularised by Antonia Barber's children's book "The Mousehole Cat", which featured the stargazy pie. In 2007 contestant Mark Hix won the BBC's "Great British Menu" with | 1,023 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the submarine in which film director James Cameron made a solo descent to the deepest place in the Pacific ocean in March 2012? | March 26, 2012, Cameron reached the bottom of the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the ocean, in the "Deepsea Challenger" submersible. He is the first person to do this in a solo descent, and is only the third person to do so ever. In 2010, "Time" magazine listed Cameron among the 100 most influential people in the world.
In total, Cameron's directorial efforts have grossed approximately US$2 billion in North America and US$6 billion worldwide. Not adjusted for | -track direction. This depth () and position (about to the northeast) measurements differ significantly from the deepest point determined by the Gardner et al. (2014) study.
The high water pressure at this depth makes designing and operating exploratory craft difficult. The first descent by any vehicle was by the manned bathyscaphe "Trieste" in 1960. This was followed by the unmanned ROVs "Kaikō" in 1995 and "Nereus" in 2009. In March 2012 a manned solo descent was made by film director James | 1,024 | triviaqa-train |
Black Sigatoka is a leaf spot disease of which fruit plant? | . Although fungicides improved over the years, the pathogen developed resistance. Therefore, higher frequency of applications is required, increasing the impact on the environment and health of the banana workers. In regions where disease pressure is low and fungicide resistance has not been observed, it is possible to better time the application of systemic fungicides by using a biological forecasting system.
Bananas are a principal crop for people with limited access to other resources, and the decrease in production of the fruit can encroach on their current diet, being that | three closely related fungi—yellow sigatoka ("Pseudocercospora musae"), eumusae leaf spot ("Ps. eumusae"), and black sigatoka ("Ps. fijiensis").
Plants with leaves damaged by the disease may have up to 50% lower yield of fruit, and control can take up to 50 sprays a year.
Life history.
"M. fijiensis" reproduces both sexually and asexually, and both conidia and ascospores are important in its dispersal. The conidia are mainly waterborne for short distances | 1,025 | triviaqa-train |
Which game was nicknamed ‘Wiff Waff’? | Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball back and forth across a table using small rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net. Except for the initial serve, the rules are generally as follows: players must allow a ball played toward them to bounce one time on their side of the table, and must return it so that it bounces on the opposite side at least once. A point is | Camellia Bowl (1961–80)
The Camellia Bowl was a college football postseason game in Sacramento, California, which is nicknamed the "Camellia City". It was held sixteen times at Hughes Stadium, from 1961 through 1975, and once more in 1980.
History.
From 1961 through 1963, the game decided the NAIA Football National Championship.
From 1964 through 1972, the game was among the four regional finals in the College Division (which became Division II and Division III in 1973). There were no | 1,026 | triviaqa-train |
Paul Weller was the lead singer in which 1970’s/1980’s band? | Paul Weller
John William "Paul" Weller Jr (born 25 May 1958) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Weller achieved fame with the punk rock/new wave/mod revival band The Jam. He had further success with the blue-eyed soul music of The Style Council (1983–1989), before establishing himself as a solo artist in 1991.
Despite widespread critical recognition as a singer, lyricist, and guitarist, Weller has remained a national, rather than international, star and much of his | to its break up in the early 1980s, during which time it became a critically acclaimed and commercially successful pop band with an original sound as part of the mod revival movement in England's music and fashion scenes of the period. Although the band was creatively dominated by its lead singer/guitarist Paul Weller, its rhythm section of Buckler and Bruce Foxton (bass guitar) were integral to its sound.
The band broke up at the behest of Weller in 1982, and Buckler and Weller - apart from a brief greeting | 1,027 | triviaqa-train |
Which Australian cricket ground is known as ‘The Gabba’? | , but once one goes to the cricket ground the advantages are overwhelmingly lost in the mass of rules and regulations... – John Kay, 1950–51 Ashes series
The Gabba is used from October to March for cricket and is home to the Queensland Cricket Association, the Queensland Cricketers Club and the Queensland Bulls cricket team. The venue usually hosts the first Test match of the season each November in addition to a number of international one-day matches usually held in January. The pitch is usually fast and bouncy.
The Gabba | Bellerive Oval
Bellerive Oval (currently known as Blundstone Arena for sponsorship reasons) is a cricket and Australian rules football ground located in Bellerive, a suburb on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania. It is the only venue in Tasmania which hosts international cricket matches, and has a spectator capacity of 19,500.
The venue is best known as the home ground for the state cricket teams, the Tasmanian Tigers and Hobart Hurricanes, as well as a venue for international Test matches since 1989 and one-day matches since 1988 | 1,028 | triviaqa-train |
Which US singer married Debbie Reynolds, Elizabeth Taylor and Connie Stevens? | Stevens was married twice during her twenties: her first husband was actor James Stacy from 1963 until their 1966 divorce, and her second husband was singer Eddie Fisher from 1967 until their 1969 divorce. She is the mother of actresses Joely Fisher and Tricia Leigh Fisher.
Stevens has a star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars in Palm Springs, California, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6249 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California, and a star on the Italian Walk of Fame in Toronto, Ontario. | by whom he fathered actress and writer Carrie Fisher and a son, producer Todd Fisher; he later married actress Elizabeth Taylor, and later still singer Connie Stevens, which marriage produced actress Joely Fisher. Carrie Fisher would have a daughter with talent agent Bryan Lourd, Billie Lourd, who is also an actress.
- Fleeshman
- Actor David Fleeshman and actress Sue Jenkins are the parents of actors Richard, Emily and Rosie Fleeshman.
- Fleischer
- Cartoonists Dave and Max Fleischer were brothers; Max's son was | 1,029 | triviaqa-train |
Which author created James Bond? | James Bond
The James Bond series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have written authorised Bond novels or novelizations: Kingsley Amis, Christopher Wood, John Gardner, Raymond Benson, Sebastian Faulks, Jeffery Deaver, William Boyd and Anthony Horowitz. The latest novel is "Forever and a Day" by Anthony Horowitz, published in May 2018. Additionally Charlie Higson | Bond was created by 20th Century author and mentor to Fleming, Phyllis Bottome in her 1946 novel, "The Lifeline". Distinct similarities between the protagonist in "The Lifeline", Mark Chalmers and Bond have been highlighted by spy writer, Nigel West.
Fleming's concept of Bond Origins of the name.
Fleming took the name for his character from that of the American ornithologist James Bond, a Caribbean bird expert and author of the definitive field guide "Birds of the West Indies"; Fleming, a keen birdwatcher | 1,030 | triviaqa-train |
Which branch of the British military did fictional character James Bond serve in? | and boarded American ships to impress men into the Royal Navy. The US declared war, the War of 1812, and invaded Canadian territory. In response Britain invaded the US, but the pre-war boundaries were reaffirmed by the 1814 Treaty of Ghent, ensuring Canada's future would be separate from that of the United States.
Rise of the "Second" British Empire (1783–1815).
Rise of the "Second" British Empire (1783–1815) Exploration of the Pacific.
Since 1718, transportation to the American colonies | Q (James Bond)
Q is a fictional character in the James Bond films and film novelisations. Q (standing for Quartermaster), like M, is a job title rather than a name. He is the head of Q Branch (or later Q Division), the fictional research and development division of the British Secret Service. The use of letters as pseudonyms for senior officers in the British Secret Intelligence Service was started by its first director Captain Sir Mansfield George Smith-Cumming (1859-1923) who signed | 1,031 | triviaqa-train |
In which James Bond film does Felix Leiter lose a leg in a shark attack? | John Gardner picked up the series with "Licence Renewed". Gardner went on to write sixteen Bond books in total; two of the books he wrote – "Licence to Kill" and "GoldenEye" – were novelizations of Eon Productions films of the same name. Gardner moved the Bond series into the 1980s, although he retained the ages of the characters as they were when Fleming had left them. In 1996 Gardner retired from writing James Bond books due to ill health.
In 1996 the American author Raymond Benson became | Felix Leiter
Felix Leiter is a fictional character created by Ian Fleming in the "James Bond" series. The character is an operative for the CIA and Bond's friend. After losing a leg and his hand to a shark attack, Leiter joined the Pinkerton Detective Agency. The name "Felix" comes from the middle name of Fleming's friend Ivar Bryce, while the name "Leiter" was the surname of Fleming's friend Marion Oates Leiter Charles, then the wife of Thomas Leiter.
Leiter also appeared in | 1,032 | triviaqa-train |
Gobinda is the henchman in which James Bond film? | at the Berlin Wall crossing point Checkpoint Charlie, although the second unit had already been at work for a few weeks, filming scenes for a mid-air fight sequence. The Monsoon Palace served as the exterior of villain Kamal Khan's palace, while scenes set at the palace of titular character Octopussy were filmed at the Lake Palace and Jag Mandir. Bond's hotel was the Shiv Niwas Palace. In England RAF Northolt, RAF Upper Heyford and RAF Oakley were the main locations. Scenes set at the Karl-Marx- | Oddjob
Oddjob (often written as "Odd Job") is a fictional character in the espionage novels and films featuring James Bond. He is a henchman to the villain Auric Goldfinger in the 1959 James Bond novel "Goldfinger" and its 1964 film adaptation. In the film, he was played by the Japanese-American actor and professional wrestler Harold Sakata. Oddjob, who also appears in the "James Bond" animated series and in several video games, is one of the most popular characters in the Bond series. | 1,033 | triviaqa-train |
Who sang the title songs for the James Bond films ‘Goldfinger’ and ‘Diamonds are Forever’? | Lazenby left the series, producers Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli tested other actors, but studio United Artists wanted Sean Connery back, paying a then-record $1.25 million salary for him to return. The producers were inspired by "Goldfinger"; as with that film, Guy Hamilton was hired to direct, and Shirley Bassey performs vocals on the title theme song. Locations included Las Vegas, California, Amsterdam and Lufthansa's hangar in Germany. "Diamonds Are Forever" was a commercial success, but received mixed reviews | , and that would put him at a disadvantage in developing his art.
This enabled Adam to make his name with his innovative, semi-futuristic sets for further James Bond films, such as "Goldfinger" (1964), "Thunderball" (1965), "You Only Live Twice" (1967), and "Diamonds Are Forever" (1971). The supertanker set for "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977) was constructed in the largest sound stage in the world, at the time | 1,034 | triviaqa-train |
What is the title of Ian Fleming’s first James Bond novel? | started writing.
While working for Britain's Naval Intelligence Division during the Second World War, Fleming was involved in planning Operation Goldeneye and in the planning and oversight of two intelligence units, 30 Assault Unit and T-Force. His wartime service and his career as a journalist provided much of the background, detail and depth of the James Bond novels.
Fleming wrote his first Bond novel, "Casino Royale", in 1952. It was a success, with three print runs being commissioned to cope with the demand | And Sketches of Modern Greece" that was published in 1894 and "The Bayonet That Came Home: A Vanity Of Modern Greece" that was published in 1896. In 1904 he was asked to contribute to a writer’s view of Paris and wrote about the catacombs of the City.
Wynn-William’s science fiction novel, "The Electric Theft", was first published in 1906. Although critically judged as having ‘little literary merit’, the novel is suggestive of Ian Fleming’s later James Bond novels: the | 1,035 | triviaqa-train |
Agents 002, 003 and 004 appear in which James Bond film? | Studios. With a combined gross of over $7 billion to date, the films produced by Eon constitute the fifth-highest-grossing film series. Six actors have portrayed 007 in the Eon series, the latest being Daniel Craig.
Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman co-produced most of the Eon films until 1975, when Broccoli became the sole producer. The single exception during this period was "Thunderball", on which Broccoli and Saltzman became executive producers while Kevin McClory produced. From 1984 Broccoli was joined by | a roll of camera film for the briefcase full of U.S. currency. With their business done, C.I.A. 001 offers K.G.B. 002 a cigar to which he happily obliges. C.I.A. 001 smirks as K.G.B. 002 takes his last puff and the cigar explodes, blowing off K.G.B. 002's face. C.I.A. 001 slips the film into his vest pocket, grabs the briefcase and leaves the office. In the lobby of the embassy, two K.G.B. Agents (003 and 004) are shooting a film with a camera, while a nearby C.I.A. Agent ( | 1,036 | triviaqa-train |
James Bond married Teresa de Vincenzo in which Bond film? | (1965) "Thunderball" (1965).
After "From Russia with Love", Eon had considered undertaking an adaptation of either "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" or "Casino Royale". They entered into negotiations with Charles K. Feldman, who held the rights to the latter, but a deal proved too difficult to achieve. Instead, Eon turned to the "Thunderball" novel. Although Eon had wanted to adapt the book in 1962, it had not been possible until the legal obstacles had been cleared. As | Secret Service", wherein James Bond rescues Contessa Teresa de Vicenzo from a suicide attempt and foils off two attackers in the surf; the beach still looks as it did in 1969. More recently, the beach served as location for the shooting of the film "This Side of Resurrection", directed by Joaquim Sapinho.
In the '90s, Guincho was one of the locations for the windsurfing world cup. Today, several sporting events are held at Guincho regularly, including the Portuguese National Surfing and BodyBoarding Championships. | 1,037 | triviaqa-train |
Who directed the 2012 James Bond film ‘Skyfall’? | . The film's budget is estimated to be between $150 million and $200 million, compared to the $200 million spent on "Quantum of Solace".
"Skyfall" was directed by Sam Mendes, who first signed on to the project shortly after "Quantum of Solace" was released, and remained on board as a consultant during the period of uncertainty surrounding MGM's financial situation. Speculation in the media suggested that Mendes had commissioned rewrites of the script to "[remove] action scenes | Skyfall: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Skyfall: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 23rd James Bond film of the same name. Released by Sony Classical on 29 October 2012 in the United Kingdom and on 6 November 2012 in the United States, the music was composed by Thomas Newman. This is Newman's first Bond soundtrack, making him the ninth composer to score a Bond film. The score won the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music. In 2013, it became one of two Bond scores to be | 1,038 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the henchman to villain Karl Stromberg in the 1977 James Bond film ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’? | filming started on Christmas Day 2001 with Laird Hamilton, Dave Kalama and Darrick Doerner performing the surfing scene at the surf break known as Jaws in Peahi, Maui; the shore shots were later taken near Cádiz, Spain and Newquay, Cornwall. Principal photography of "Die Another Day" began on 11 January 2002 at Pinewood studios. The film was shot primarily in the United Kingdom, Iceland, and Cádiz. Filming in the UK took place at the Eden Project, the Reform Club and Pinewood Studios' 007 Stage, with | Later, in the James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977), he played the villain Karl Stromberg, a sociopathic industrialist seeking to transform the world into an ocean paradise. His last film appearance was as Maître Legraine, beside Alain Delon and Claude Jade in the spy-thriller "Teheran 43" (1981). In English-language television, he played Chancellor Otto von Bismarck in several episodes of the BBC series "Fall of Eagles" (1974) and appeared as General Vladimir in the | 1,039 | triviaqa-train |
Who played James Bond in the 1973 film ‘Live and Let Die’? | Forever".
Roger Moore was appointed to the role of 007 for "Live and Let Die" (1973). He played Bond a further six times over twelve years, before being replaced by Timothy Dalton for two films. After a six-year hiatus, during which a legal wrangle threatened Eon's productions of the Bond films, Irish actor Pierce Brosnan was cast as Bond in "GoldenEye" (1995); he remained in the role for a total of four films, before leaving in 2002. In | acting career in the 1968 Sidney Poitier film "For Love of Ivy", followed by a small role in the 1970 film "The Landlord". In 1973 she portrayed the Bond girl Rosie Carver in the James Bond film "Live and Let Die". In that film, she became the first African American woman to become romantically involved with 007; Trina Parks, who played a nemesis to Bond rather than a love interest in "Diamonds Are Forever" (the previous Bond film) is considered to be the first | 1,040 | triviaqa-train |
Who played ‘M’ , the head of MI6, in the 1995 James Bond film ‘Goldeneye’? | the BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Award for UK Developer of the Year in 1998 and sold over eight million copies worldwide, grossing $250 million.
In 1999 Electronic Arts acquired the licence and released "Tomorrow Never Dies" on 16 December 1999. In October 2000, they released for the Nintendo 64 followed by "007 Racing" for the PlayStation on 21 November 2000. In 2003, the company released "", which included the likenesses and voices of Pierce Brosnan, Willem Dafoe, Heidi Klum, Judi Dench and John Cleese | GoldenEye
GoldenEye is a 1995 spy film. It is the seventeenth in the "James Bond" series produced by Eon Productions, and the first to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 officer James Bond. It was directed by Martin Campbell and is the first in the series not to utilise any story elements from the works of novelist Ian Fleming. The story was conceived and written by Michael France, with later collaboration by other writers. In the film, Bond fights to prevent an ex-MI6 agent, gone rogue | 1,041 | triviaqa-train |
Who is unique in being named Billboard's ‘Woman of the Year’ twice, in 2011 & 2014? | : Michael Jackson
- 2003: Special Hot 100 Award for Most Weeks at No. 1: Beyoncé
Most wins.
The record for most "Billboard" Music Awards won is held by Drake with 27. The record for most "Billboard" Music Awards won by female artist belongs to Taylor Swift, who has won 23 awards.
Broadcast.
Since its inception (created by Rick Garson, Paul Flattery & Jim Yukich), the BMAs had been telecast on the Fox network; however due to contractual | named Lopez the "Sexiest Woman of the Year" in 1998, and she led "FHM"s "100 Sexiest Women" list twice. In 2011, she was named "The Most Beautiful Woman" by "People". The following year, VH1 ranked her the fourth on their list of "100 Sexiest Artists", while "Vibe" magazine named her the most "lustable" celebrity of the past twenty years. In 2014, Lopez stated, "There's this funny notion in America that you can't be | 1,042 | triviaqa-train |
James Braddock won the title from which boxer whose son was in The Beverly Hillbillies? | The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies is an American sitcom television series originally broadcast on CBS from 1962 to 1971. The show had an ensemble cast featuring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer Jr. as the Clampetts, a poor backwoods family from the Ozarks region who move to posh Beverly Hills, California, after striking oil on their land. The show was produced by Filmways and was created by writer Paul Henning. It was followed by two other Henning-inspired "country cousin" series on CBS | Corn Griffin
John Charles "Corn" Griffin, (July 24, 1911 – January 9, 1973) was an American heavyweight boxer whose career lasted from 1930 to 1936 and included the memorable June 14, 1934 TKO loss to James J. Braddock, recreated for the 2005 film "Cinderella Man".
A native of Florida, Griffin was born in Blountstown, a small community which is the county seat of Calhoun County. After winning his first fight, a 1930 bout with Charles "Ranger" Pond, he turned | 1,043 | triviaqa-train |
Which regal title does Daenerys Targaryen acquire by marrying a Dothraki horse lord? | told "Entertainment Weekly" that several songs on her 2017 album "Reputation" were inspired by characters and plots of "Game of Thrones".
"Khaleesi" became more popular as a name for baby girls in the United States. In the novels and the TV series, "khaleesi" is not a name, but the title of the wife of a khal (warlord) in the Dothraki language, held by Daenerys Targaryen.
"Game of Thrones" has also become a subject of scientific inquiry. In | revival), which idealised the Goths in particular as a heroic horse-people. J. R. R. Tolkien's Rohirrim may be seen as an idealised Germanic people influenced by these romantic notions. Tolkien's Wainriders of eastern Rhûn recall ancient steppe peoples like the Scythians. Similarly, George R. R. Martin's nomadic Dothraki people are heavily influenced by the lifestyles and cultures of historical horse people.
Nomadism persists in the steppelands, though it has generally been disapproved of by modern regimes, who have often discouraged it with varying degrees of | 1,044 | triviaqa-train |
Who plays the President in the 2013 Roland Emmerich thriller 'White House Down'? | White House Down
White House Down is a 2013 American political action thriller film directed and co-produced by Roland Emmerich, and produced by Bradley J. Fischer, Harald Kloser, James Vanderblit, Larry Franco and by Laeta Kalogridis with screenplay written by Vanderblit. In the film, a divorced US Capitol Police officer named John Cale attempts rescuing both his daughter Emily and the President of the United States James Sawyer when a massively destructive terrorist assault occurs in the White House. The film stars Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal | - "Olympus Has Fallen" - 2013 action thriller film in which North Korean terrorists attack Washington, D.C. and take over the White House in which they assassinate the South Korean Prime Minister during a visit and also attempt to assassinate the President of the United States
- "White House Down" - 2013 action thriller movie by Roland Emmerich in which a paramilitary group take over the White House and attempt to assassinate the President of the United States
- "" — 2014 superhero film in which S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Fury endures | 1,045 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Freddie Krueger in no fewer than seven horror movies? | normal human vulnerabilities, like feelings and emotions.
The character was created by Wes Craven and was consistently portrayed by Robert Englund in the original film series as well as in the television spin-off. In the 2010 franchise reboot, Freddy Krueger was portrayed by Jackie Earle Haley. In 2011, Freddy appeared as a playable character in the video game "Mortal Kombat" and in 2017 as a playable character in Dead by Daylight. Over the course of the series, Freddy has battled numerous survivors including Nancy Thompson and Alice | from MetalSucks analyzing legal documents related to the original reunion planning that revealed some interesting details, including the statement, "The parties agree to perform no fewer than ten Misfits reunion shows to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the band.”
Style.
Each incarnation of the Misfits has made use of horror film and science fiction film-inspired themes and imagery, with makeup, clothing, artwork, and lyrics drawn from B movies and television serials, many from the 1950s through 1970s. Musically the band are often recognized | 1,046 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the character Roy Batty in the 1982 movie 'Blade Runner'? | List of Blade Runner characters
"Blade Runner" is a 1982 American neo-noir science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott, which stars Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos. Written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples, the film is an adaptation of the 1968 novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick.
Its 2017 sequel, "Blade Runner 2049", stars Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, with Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright | Robert Batty (artist) (1789–1848), English army officer and artist
- Robert Batty (physician) (1763–1849), his father, English physician
- Ron Batty (1925–1971), English footballer
- Rosie Batty (born 1962), 2015 Australian of the Year
- Ross Batty (born 1986), English rugby union player
- Seán Batty (born 1982), Scottish weather presenter
Fictional people:
- Roy Batty, from "Blade Runner"
- Nora Batty, a character | 1,047 | triviaqa-train |
In the classic movie 'The Wizard Of Oz', who appeared as the Wicked Witch of the West? | novel, where she was portrayed by Margaret Hamilton. Hamilton's characterization introduced green skin and this has been continued in later literary and dramatic representations, including Gregory Maguire's revisionist "Oz" novel "" (1995) and its musical stage adaptation "Wicked" (2003), the 2013 film "Oz the Great and Powerful", and the television series "Once Upon a Time" and "Emerald City".
In Baum's books.
The Wicked Witch of the West is the malevolent ruler of the | Wicked Witch of the West
The Wicked Witch of the West is a fictional character created by American author L. Frank Baum as the antagonist in his classic children's novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900). In Baum's subsequent "Oz" novels, it is the Nome King who is the principal villain; the Wicked Witch of the West is rarely even referred to again after her death in the first book.
The witch's most popular depiction was in the classic 1939 film based on Baum's | 1,048 | triviaqa-train |
"Which of the Greek muses had a name that can be translated as ""delight in dancing""?" | even then there was some variation in both their names and their attributes: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Euterpe (flutes and lyric poetry), Thalia (comedy and pastoral poetry), Melpomene (tragedy), Terpsichore (dance), Erato (love poetry), Polyhymnia (sacred poetry), and Urania (astronomy).
According to Pausanias in the later second century AD, there were originally three Muses, worshipped on Mount Helicon in Boeotia: Aoide ("song" or " | commerce and economic conditions. The traffic moves peacefully, guild members work at their trades, a wedding procession takes place, and maidens can be seen dancing gracefully. Dancers were common for springtime rituals; they also act as a metaphor for peaceful commonwealth in this painting. The young women could also represent the Nine Muses of the arts and sciences from Greek mythology. This fresco shows that if government is virtuous and rules justly, then the city thrives and prospers. There is text along the lower edge of the wall that reads | 1,049 | triviaqa-train |
Which Baltic nation adopted the Euro currency, becoming the 17th Eurozone country? | Baltic states
The Baltic states, also known as the Baltic countries, Baltic republics, Baltic nations or simply the Baltics (, , ), is a geopolitical term, typically used to group the three sovereign states in Northern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The term is not used in the context of cultural areas, national identity, or language, because while the majority of people in Latvia and Lithuania are Baltic people, the majority in Estonia are Finnic. The | the European community ever since. The country was a leading proponent of the EU single currency, the euro, long before it had been put into circulation. Together with the other founding euro members, it adopted the new physical currency on January 1, 2002. On that date Spain terminated its historic peseta currency and replaced it with the euro, which has become its national currency shared the rest of the Eurozone. This culminated a fast process of economic modernization even though the strength of the euro since its adoption has raised concerns | 1,050 | triviaqa-train |
Which country applied to the UK courts for the extradition of Julian Assange? | criminal investigation into WikiLeaks.
In November 2010, Sweden issued an international arrest warrant for Assange, after questioning him months earlier about allegations of sexual assault. Assange denied the allegations, and said that they were just a pretext for him to be extradited from Sweden to the United States because of his role in publishing secret American documents. Assange surrendered to UK police on 7 December 2010 but was released on bail within 10 days. Having been unsuccessful in his challenge to the extradition proceedings, he breached his £340,000 bail in | Paul Manafort and President Moreno in Quito in 2017. Moreno talked with Manafort about removing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and his extradition to the United States.
Presidency of Ecuador Foreign affairs.
In 2018, President Moreno made a statement about Julian Assange who had been given political asylum in Ecuador's London embassy since 2012. Moreno named conditions under which Assange could stay on in the embassy, including bringing down the level of security at the embassy and no Internet access (the Internet access was restored half | 1,051 | triviaqa-train |
In population terms, which is the world's largest Muslim country? | disciples tell him, "We believe in God; and you be our witness that we are Muslims ("wa-shahad be anna muslimūn")." In Muslim belief, before the Qur'an, God had given the Tawrat (Torah) to Moses, the Zabur (Psalms) to David and the Injil (Gospel) to Jesus, who are all considered important Muslim prophets.
Demographics.
The most populous Muslim-majority country is Indonesia, home to 12.7% of the world's Muslims, followed by | decades, Chicago's O'Hare International Airport has been ranked as one of the world's busiest airports. Illinois has long had a reputation as a bellwether both in social and cultural terms and, through the 1980s, in politics.
The capital of Illinois is Springfield, which is located in the central part of the state. Although today's Illinois' largest population center is in its northeast, the state's European population grew first in the west as the French settled the vast Mississippi of the Illinois Country of New France. | 1,052 | triviaqa-train |
Who completes this Old Testament group of friends; Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and…? | Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego are figures from chapter 3 of the Book of Daniel, three Hebrew men thrown into a fiery furnace by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, when they refuse to bow down to the king's image; the three are preserved from harm and the king sees four men walking in the flames, "the fourth ... like a son of God".
The first six chapters of Daniel are stories dating from the late Persian/early Hellenistic period, and Daniel | in hospital and becomes friends with Ross and his cousin Paddy (Dominic Brunt), when they visit her in hospital. Paddy invites her to Eli Dingle's (Joseph Gilgun) 28th birthday party, and while she is there, Gennie meets Shadrach and realises that she has found her father and she later reluctantly talks to Shadrach. He tells how he started looking for her after his godson Daniel Thomas died of sudden infant death syndrome. Shadrach had planned to leave his wife for Gennie's mother, Shirley Pascoe, but she | 1,053 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the little boy in the 1963 children's book 'Where The Wild Things Are'? | Sendak won the annual Caldecott Medal from the children's librarians in 1964, recognizing "Wild Things" as the previous year's "most distinguished American picture book for children". It was voted the number one picture book in a 2012 survey of "School Library Journal" readers, not for the first time.
Plot.
This story of only 338 words focuses on a young boy named Max who, after dressing in his wolf costume, wreaks such havoc through his household that he is sent to bed without | by Maurice Sendak's 1963 children's book "Where the Wild Things Are", the concert tour included sets designed by artist Rob Dobi, containing images from the book. Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz explained, ""Where the Wild Things Are" is a great narrative. It encapsulates pretty much every FOB song ever written: You know, tantrums and monster islands and all." "There's also a play on words of the young wild thing idea that everybody has with Hollywood and starlets right now." | 1,054 | triviaqa-train |
From which popular musical do we get the songs ‘The Impossible Dream’ and ‘Dulcinea’? | The Impossible Dream (The Quest)
"The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" is a popular song composed by Mitch Leigh, with lyrics written by Joe Darion. The song is the most popular song from the 1965 Broadway musical "Man of La Mancha" and is also featured in the 1972 film of the same name starring Peter O'Toole.
The complete song is first sung by Don Quixote as he stands vigil over his armor, in response to Aldonza (Dulcinea)'s question about what he means by " | but Don Quixote lives on. When Sancho addresses her as Aldonza, she replies, "My name is Dulcinea."
The Inquisition enters to take Cervantes to his trial, and the prisoners, finding him not guilty, return his manuscript. It is his (as yet) unfinished novel, "Don Quixote". As Cervantes and his servant mount the staircase to go to their impending trial, the prisoners, led by the girl who played Dulcinea, sing "The Impossible Dream" in chorus.
Musical numbers | 1,055 | triviaqa-train |
What is the given name of the daughter born to Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise? | earning a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy. Also in 2005, Holmes had agreed to play in "Shame on You", a biopic about the country singer Spade Cooley written and directed by Dennis Quaid, as the wife whom Cooley (played by Quaid) stomps to death. But the picture, set to shoot in New Orleans, Louisiana, was delayed by Hurricane Katrina, and Holmes dropped out due to her pregnancy. After her daughter, Suri Cruise, was born in | jazz-rock band CPR with his biological son James Raymond.
- Cruise-Mapother
- Actor Tom Cruise (born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV), is the cousin of actor William Mapother, and actress Amy Mapother, William's sister.
- Tom has been married to actresses Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman (see Kidman) and Katie Holmes.
- Cruttwell
- The son of theatre director Hugh Cruttwell and actress Geraldine McEwan is screenwriter/producer Greg Cruttwell.
- Culkin
- Bonnie Bedelia Culkin is | 1,056 | triviaqa-train |
Which former Playboy model was the subject of an opera by Mark-Anthony Turnage? | chamber works, and three full-length operas. "Greek", composed with the encouragement of Hans Werner Henze and first performed in 1988 at the Munich Biennale, is based on Steven Berkoff's adaptation of "Oedipus Rex". "The Silver Tassie", first performed in 2000, is based on the play by Seán O'Casey. "Anna Nicole", with a libretto by Richard Thomas and first performed in 2011, relates the rise and fall of Playboy model and media celebrity Anna-Nicole Smith. Other works | The Silver Tassie (opera)
The Silver Tassie is an opera in four acts by the English composer Mark-Anthony Turnage. The English libretto was written by Amanda Holden based on the 1927/28 play of the same name by Seán O'Casey. The opera was composed between 1997 and 1999.
Background.
The "Silver Tassie" was commissioned by English National Opera (ENO) while Turnage was their Composer in Association and benefited from being worked on at the ENO Studio. It was part funded by Dallas Opera. | 1,057 | triviaqa-train |
During a Papal visit, which nation observed Good Friday for the first time in 50 years? | . Good Friday is also a restricted trading day in New Zealand, which means that unexempted shops are not permitted to open on this day.
Associated customs Canada.
In Canada, Good Friday is a federal statutory holiday. In the province of Quebec "employers can choose to give the day off either on Good Friday or Easter Monday."
Associated customs Cuba.
In an online article posted on Catholic News Agency by Alejandro Bermúdez on 31 March 2012, Cuban President Raúl Castro, with the Communist Party and his advisers | homily, which should focus on the scripture readings selected, God's compassion, and the resurrection of Jesus.
Pell lobbied for the successful Sydney bid to host the 2008 World Youth Day, which brought Benedict XVI on his first papal visit to Australia. The event drew approximately half a million young people from 200 countries and one million people came to see the Pope. On 19 July 2008, Benedict issued his first public apology to victims of child sexual abuse by Catholic priests.
In their 2010 Good Friday sermons, | 1,058 | triviaqa-train |
Which author of ‘Jonathon Livingston Seagull’ was injured, ironically, in a flying accident? | Richard Bach
Richard David Bach (born June 23, 1936) is an American writer. Bach is widely known as the author of some of the 1970s' biggest sellers, including "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" (1970) and "Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah" (1977). Bach has written numerous works of fiction, and also non-fiction flight-related titles.
Most of Bach's books have been semi-autobiographical, using actual or fictionalized events from his life to illustrate his philosophy | selected poetry of Sohrab Sepehri; with music by Reza Najfar, Novin Talking Book Publishers
Tehran, 2014
- Books on Tape "Jonathon Livingston Seagull" with music by Mehdi Zareh
Novin Talking Book Publishers, Tehran, 2014
Photography.
Oskouei is also a documentary photographer. He travels throughout Iran giving seminars on this art. He is undoubtedly one of the hardest working artists in this field.
Group exhibitions.
- 1st Participating Photographic Society Exhibition. Tehran, 1993
- Photography Exhibition UNESCO environmental committee | 1,059 | triviaqa-train |
Which Christian Socialist politician became chancellor of Austria in 1932? | Engelbert Dollfuss
Engelbert Dollfuss (, ; 4 October 1892 – 25 July 1934) was an Austrian politician who served as Chancellor of Austria between 1932 and 1934. Having served as Minister for Forests and Agriculture, he ascended to Federal Chancellor in 1932 in the midst of a crisis for the conservative government. In early 1933, he shut down parliament, banned the Austrian Nazi party and assumed dictatorial powers. Suppressing the Socialist movement in February 1934, he cemented the rule of "Austrofascism" through the authoritarian "First of May | Prussian House of Lords (as its president from 1872). In March 1876 he became German ambassador in Austria-Hungary, again on Bismarck's proposal.
In 1878, he was appointed German Vice-Chancellor under Chancellor Bismarck. Stolberg was instrumental in the development of the Dual Alliance with Austria which was concluded in Autumn 1879. He also supported Bismarck's Anti-Socialist Laws, however, over time had more and more differences with the Chancellor and finally resigned from office in 1881. Stolberg remained an active politician, | 1,060 | triviaqa-train |
Which moon of Jupiter is roughly three-quarters of the size of Mars? | four large Galilean moons discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610. Ganymede, the largest of these, has a diameter greater than that of the planet Mercury.
Jupiter has been explored on several occasions by robotic spacecraft, most notably during the early "Pioneer" and "Voyager" flyby missions and later by the "Galileo" orbiter. In late February 2007, Jupiter was visited by the "New Horizons" probe, which used Jupiter's gravity to increase its speed and bend its trajectory en route to Pluto. The latest | "fixed stars", which to all sensible appearance preserve their relative positions and distances unchanged, five only—Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn—wear the appearance of stars—""cinque stellas errantes""—while the Sun and Moon, from the size of their disks, their importance to man, and the place assigned to them in mythological systems, were classed apart.
In his "Timaeus", written in roughly 360 BC, Plato mentions, "the Sun and Moon and five other stars, which are called the planets | 1,061 | triviaqa-train |
In which city did women's basketball teams first contest full Olympic medals? | top. In 1950 the first FIBA World Championship for men, now known as the FIBA Basketball World Cup, was held in Argentina. Three years later, the first FIBA World Championship for women, now known as the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, was held in Chile. Women's basketball was added to the Olympics in 1976, which were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with teams such as the Soviet Union, Brazil and Australia rivaling the American squads.
In 1989, FIBA allowed professional NBA players to | -based athletes also proved successful in London, as the women's handball and water polo teams won silver and bronze medals, respectively. The men's basketball team managed to repeat its silver medal from Beijing. At these Olympic games, Spain, however, did not win an Olympic medal in tennis, for the first time since it was reintroduced as a full-medal sport in 1988, and in cycling for the first time since that same year. On 21 November 2016, a fourth gold medal was assigned to Spain | 1,062 | triviaqa-train |
In which US State do teams play baseball in the Cactus League? | Spring training
In Major League Baseball (MLB), spring training is a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the regular season. Spring training allows new players to try out for roster and position spots, and gives established players practice time prior to competitive play. Spring training has always attracted fan attention, drawing crowds who travel to the warm climates of Arizona and Florida to enjoy the weather and watch their favorite teams play, and spring training usually coincides with spring break for many US college students. | the Carolina Panthers do have training facilities in the state and played their inaugural season's home games at Clemson's Memorial Stadium, however, they currently play in North Carolina. The Panthers consider themselves "The Carolinas' Team" and refrained from naming themselves after Charlotte or either of the Carolinas. The state is also home to numerous minor league professional teams. College teams represent their particular South Carolina institutions, and are the primary options for football, basketball and baseball attendance in the state. South Carolina is also a top destination | 1,063 | triviaqa-train |
December 2011 saw her appointed Professor of Drawing at the Royal Academy. Who? | justifying it being kept on display.
Félix Vallotton: Painter of Disquiet, Exhibition, Royal Academy, London: 30 June-29 September 2019
Activities Summer exhibition.
The Academy also hosts an annual Royal Academy summer exhibition of new art, which is a well-known event on the London social calendar. In the 21st century it is considered less fashionable than in earlier centuries, and has been largely ignored by the Brit Artists and their patrons. But, Tracey Emin exhibited in the 2005 show. In March 2007 Emin accepted | Arts (2008), and the Tate Britain in London (2005) about the links between creativity and autobiography, and the role of subjectivity and personal histories in constructing art. Emin's covers a variety of different media, including needlework and sculpture, drawing, video and installation, photography and painting.
In December 2011, she was appointed Professor of Drawing at the Royal Academy; with Fiona Rae, she is one of the first two female professors since the Academy was founded in 1768.
Emin lives in Spitalfields | 1,064 | triviaqa-train |
Which mathematician and inventor conceived the first automatic digital computer? | and others developed mechanical differential analyzers.
History First computing device.
Charles Babbage, an English mechanical engineer and polymath, originated the concept of a programmable computer. Considered the "father of the computer", he conceptualized and invented the first mechanical computer in the early 19th century. After working on his revolutionary difference engine, designed to aid in navigational calculations, in 1833 he realized that a much more general design, an Analytical Engine, was possible. The input of programs and data was to be provided to the machine | Sarabhai, father of the Indian space programme
- David Stoddart OBE, biogeographer
- James Joseph Sylvester, mathematician
- Brook Taylor, mathematician
- Sir Maurice Wilkes, one of the founding fathers of modern computer science, and inventor of the first stored program digital computer
- John Tuzo Wilson, geophysicist and geologist who achieved worldwide acclaim for his contributions to the theory of plate tectonics
Science, mathematics, and technology Medicine.
- Michael Haynes Bennett, FRCPATH, consultant histopathologist at Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood from | 1,065 | triviaqa-train |
Who allegedly killed his pregnant wife, Poppaea Sabina, by kicking her in the stomach? | , would be drowned by Nero while out on a fishing trip.
Second marriage to Otho.
Poppaea then married Otho, a good friend of the new Emperor Nero, who was seven years younger than she was. Nero fell in love with Poppaea, and she became Nero's mistress. According to Tacitus, Poppaea divorced Otho in 58 and focused her attentions solely on becoming empress of Rome and Nero's new wife. Otho was ordered away to be governor of Lusitania. (A decade later, he became emperor | Poppaea Sabina the Elder
Poppaea Sabina the Elder was an aristocratic woman who lived during the Principate. During her lifetime she was famed for her beauty, but as Ronald Syme writes, her "fame and follies have been all but extinguished by her homonymous daughter", Poppaea Sabina the Younger. She met her end as a victim of the empress Valeria Messalina, wife of Claudius.
Poppaea Sabina was the daughter of Gaius Poppaeus Sabinus, "homo novus" and consul of AD 9. She had been the wife of | 1,066 | triviaqa-train |
Honiara is the capital city of which nation? | Ltd. To mark the 50th anniversary of the Red Beach landings, the U.S. War Memorial was dedicated on 7 August 1992. An account of this is inscribed on red marble tablets inside the monument compound.
The Solomons Peace Memorial Park, built by the Japanese war veterans in memory of all those who were killed in World War II, is about down the coastal road. There are numerous other relics from World War II in and around Honiara, described by "Lonely Planet" as "spooky". Also seen is the | , little beach erosion occurred on the island. Moreover, 22% of homes on the island were either damaged or destroyed. One bridge was also destroyed on the island. Offshore Honiara, the capital of the nation, two ships [one was long and the other was long] each sank during the storm. Throughout the capital, several schools were destroyed. The two bridges that connected the city with the island of Guadalcanal were destroyed, thus leaving Honiara isolated. Furthermore, about 5,000 homeless were left homeless across the | 1,067 | triviaqa-train |
Who composed the music for the films 'Gandhi' and Satyajit Ray's revered 'Apu Trilogy'? | Pather Panchali"). At the beginning of his career, Ray worked with Indian classical musicians, including Ravi Shankar, Vilayat Khan, and Ali Akbar Khan. He found that their first loyalty was to musical traditions, and not to his film. He had a greater understanding of Western classical forms, which he wanted to use for his films set in an urban milieu. Starting with "Teen Kanya", Ray began to compose his own scores.
He used actors of diverse backgrounds, from famous film stars to | Karuna Banerjee
Karuna Banerjee () (25 December 1919 – 13 November 2001) was a Bengali actress best known for her role in Satyajit Ray's "The Apu Trilogy" (1955–1959) as the long suffering mother, Sarbajaya. She was nominated for Best Actress at the 1959 BAFTA Awards for her performance in "Aparajito" (1956), the second part of "The Apu Trilogy". She appeared in a number of other films after that, including Ray's "Devi" (1960) and "Kanchenjungha | 1,068 | triviaqa-train |
Which country is home to Lake Balaton, the largest lake in central Europe? | , counties and parliaments.
In 1335, under the rule of the King Charles I of Hungary, the castle of Visegrád, the seat of the Hungarian monarchs was the scene of the royal summit of the Kings of Poland, Bohemia and Hungary. They agreed to cooperate closely in the field of politics and commerce, inspiring their post-Cold War successors to launch a successful Central European initiative.
In the Middle Ages, countries in Central Europe adopted Magdeburg rights.
Historical perspective Before World War I.
Before 1870, | The highest point of the area is the Írott-kő in the Alps, at . The Little Hungarian Plain ("Kisalföld") is found in northern Transdanubia. Lake Balaton and Lake Hévíz, the largest lake in Central Europe and the largest thermal lake in the world, respectively, are in Transdanubia as well.
The "Duna-Tisza köze" and "Tiszántúl" are characterized mainly by the Great Hungarian Plain ("Alföld"), which stretches across most of the eastern and southeastern areas of the country | 1,069 | triviaqa-train |
Which bone in the human forearm is slightly thicker than its pair? | . The main superficial veins of the forearm are the cephalic, median antebrachial and the basilic vein. These veins can be used for cannularisation or venipuncture, although the cubital fossa is a preferred site for getting blood.
Structure.
Structure Bones and joints.
The bones of the forearm are the radius (located on the lateral side) and the ulna (located on the medial side)
Structure Bones and joints Radius.
Proximally, the head of the radius radius articulates with the capitulum of the humerus and the radial notch | Extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle
In human anatomy, extensor carpi radialis brevis is a muscle in the forearm that acts to extend and abduct the wrist. It is shorter and thicker than its namesake extensor carpi radialis longus which can be found above the proximal end of the extensor carpi radialis brevis.
Origin and insertion.
It arises from the lateral epicondyle of the humerus, by the common extensor tendon; from the radial collateral ligament of the elbow-joint; from a strong aponeurosis which covers its surface; and from | 1,070 | triviaqa-train |
Who coined the term 'Big Bang' for a cosmic theory with which he did not himself agree? | Fred Hoyle
Sir Fred Hoyle FRS (24 June 1915 – 20 August 2001) was an English astronomer who formulated the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis. He also held controversial stances on other scientific matters—in particular his rejection of the "Big Bang" theory, a term coined by him on BBC radio, and his promotion of panspermia as the origin of life on Earth. He also wrote science fiction novels, short stories and radio plays, and co-authored twelve books with his son, Geoffrey Hoyle. | the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, a Fellow of the Royal Society into the book. Hoyle was also responsible for the term "Big Bang", though Hoyle himself did not subscribe to the Big Bang theory in favour of his own Steady State Theory.
In a plot twist that foreshadows Hoyle's stance on panspermia, the cloud expresses surprise that intelligent life is capable of forming on planets.
The novel has a recurrent theme of the duplicity and shallowness of politicians compared with scientists. | 1,071 | triviaqa-train |
The EU's student exchange programme is named for which Dutch, Renaissance figure? | second factor included religious developments. The Middle Ages gave way to new modes of religious thinking. Devotio Moderna practices, for example, were particularly strong in the region, while the 16th-century criticisms of the Catholic Church that spread throughout Europe also reached the Low Countries. Humanists such as Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam were critical but remained loyal to the church. However, the spread of the Protestant Reformation, started by Martin Luther in 1517, eventually led to outright war. The Reformation, particularly the ideas of John Calvin, | Student Union, engage intimately in various aspects of school operations. Externally, the School has strong linkages with secondary schools over the city and educational institutions. In 2004, the Education and Manpower Bureau named the school as one of the twenty school tiding direct partnership with the best 20 in mainland China.
Student exchange.
Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary School hosts an international student exchange programme. Each year, there is at least one foreign student joining in for one academic year. In the past, there were exchange students | 1,072 | triviaqa-train |
The calendar of which Mesoamerican people led to a fixation with the year 2012? | the spread of distinct religious and symbolic traditions, as well as artistic and architectural complexes. In the subsequent Preclassic period, complex urban polities began to develop among the Maya, with the rise of centers such as El Mirador, Calakmul and Tikal, and the Zapotec at Monte Albán. During this period, the first true Mesoamerican writing systems were developed in the Epi-Olmec and the Zapotec cultures, and the Mesoamerican writing tradition reached its height in the Classic Maya hieroglyphic script.
Mesoamerica is one of only three regions of | Mixe people of Oaxaca continue using modernized forms of the Mesoamerican calendar.
Common characteristics of Mesoamerican culture Writing systems.
The Mesoamerican scripts deciphered to date are logosyllabic combining the use of logograms with a syllabary, and they are often called hieroglyphic scripts. Five or six different scripts have been documented in Mesoamerica, but archaeological dating methods, and a certain degree of self-interest, create difficulties in establishing priority and thus the forebear from which the others developed. The best documented and deciphered Mesoamerican writing system, and therefore the most | 1,073 | triviaqa-train |
In Greek myth what was the name of Orpheus's wife trapped in Hades? | spirits as he looked at fresh Calais."
Mythology Death of Eurydice.
The most famous story in which Orpheus figures is that of his wife Eurydice (sometimes referred to as Euridice and also known as Argiope). While walking among her people, the Cicones, in tall grass at her wedding, Eurydice was set upon by a satyr. In her efforts to escape the satyr, Eurydice fell into a nest of vipers and suffered a fatal bite on her heel. Her body was discovered by Orpheus who, overcome with | music to charm the king and queen of Hades. Greek narratives of Orpheus's descent and performance typically name the ruler of the underworld as "Plouton", as for instance in the "Bibliotheca". The myth demonstrates the importance of Pluto "the Rich" as the possessor of a quest-object. Orpheus performing before Pluto and Persephone was a common subject of ancient and later Western literature and art, and one of the most significant mythological themes of the classical tradition.
The demonstration of Orpheus's power depends on | 1,074 | triviaqa-train |
By what name was a member of the serf underclass known in Ancient Sparta? | otherwise, which eventually proved near fatal as citizens became greatly outnumbered by non-citizens, and even more dangerously by helots.
Structure of Classical Spartan society Non citizens.
The other classes were the perioikoi, free inhabitants who were non-citizens, and the helots, state-owned serfs. Descendants of non-Spartan citizens were forbidden the "agoge".
Structure of Classical Spartan society Non citizens Helots.
The Spartans were a minority of the Lakonian population. The largest class of inhabitants were the helots (in Classical | Sparta
Sparta (Doric Greek: Σπάρτα, "Spártā"; Attic Greek: Σπάρτη, "Spártē") was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece. In antiquity the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (, ), while the name Sparta referred to its main settlement on the banks of the Eurotas River in Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese. Around 650 BC, it rose to become the dominant military land-power in ancient Greece.
Given its military pre-eminence, Sparta was recognized | 1,075 | triviaqa-train |
Barium chlorate is used as an oxidiser in fireworks to produce which colour? | by-products of fireworks combustion will vary depending on the mix of ingredients of a particular firework. (The color green, for instance, may be produced by adding the various compounds and salts of barium, some of which are toxic, and some of which are not.) Some fishers have noticed and reported to environmental authorities that firework residues can hurt fish and other water-life because some may contain toxic compounds such as antimony sulfide. This is a subject of much debate due to the fact that large-scale | Copper(II) chlorate
Copper(II) chlorate is a chemical compound of the transition metal copper and the chlorate anion with basic formula Cu(ClO). Copper chlorate is an oxidiser. It commonly crystallizes with four molecules of water.
Production.
Copper chlorate can be made by combining a hot one molar solution of copper sulfate, with barium chlorate, which results in the precipitation of barium sulfate. When the solution is filtered, cooled and evaporated under a vacuum blue crystals form.
Properties.
In 1902 A Meusser investigated solubility | 1,076 | triviaqa-train |
Which TV series initially concerned passengers from Oceanic Flight 815? | Lost (TV series)
Lost is an American drama television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004, to May 23, 2010, over six seasons, comprising a total of 121 episodes. The show contains elements of supernatural and science fiction, and follows the survivors of a commercial jet airliner flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, after the plane crashes on a mysterious island somewhere in the South Pacific Ocean. The story is told in a heavily serialized manner. Episodes typically feature a primary storyline set on | plane crash on a passenger jet, Oceanic Flight 815, which crashed on a tropical island in the South Pacific, with each episode typically featuring action on the island as well as a secondary storyline from another point in a character's life. The series also includes stories of the lives of people already living on the island — they include the "Others", who initially antagonize the survivors, as well as a group of people who arrive on the freighter "Kahana". "" consists of thirteen original two- to three | 1,077 | triviaqa-train |
By what name is Paul David Hewson better known? | "Bono Vox of O'Connell Street", and finally just "Bono". "Bono Vox" is an alteration of "Bonavox", a Latin phrase which translates to "good voice". It is said he was nicknamed "Bono Vox" by his friend Gavin Friday. He initially disliked the name; however, when he learned it translated to "good voice", he accepted it. Hewson has been known as "Bono" since the late 1970s. Although he uses Bono as his stage name, close | About how the village came to have the name Daubach nothing is known. What is known, however, is that the name was written "Daupach" in 1377, thus showing at least that the village has had a similar name for well over six hundred years. It lay on the road that led from Meisenheim and Sobernheim by way of Eckweiler (a now vanished village that was given up in 1979, lying in what is now Bad Sobernheim’s municipal exclave northwest of Daubach), Gemünden and Kirchberg to Trier. | 1,078 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the father of King Henry IV of England? | son (third to survive to adulthood) of King Edward III and enjoyed a position of considerable influence during much of the reign of his nephew King Richard II (1377-1399), whom Henry eventually deposed.
Henry's mother was Blanche of Lancaster, heiress to the great Lancashire estates of her father Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (a descendant in the male line of King Henry III). Henry, having succeeded his father as 2nd Duke of Lancaster, when he became king thus founded the Lancaster | Angus, and of Margaret Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII of England and widow of King James IV of Scotland. Arbella was therefore a great-great-granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and was in line of succession to the English throne, although she did not herself aspire to it.
Her paternal grandparents, the 4th Earl of Lennox and Margaret Douglas, had, of their eight children, two sons who survived childhood: Arbella's father Charles and his older brother Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, who | 1,079 | triviaqa-train |
In which English city is the Don Valley Stadium? | . There are 50 settlements which have been designated city status in England, while the wider United Kingdom has 66.
While many cities in England are quite large, such as Birmingham, Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Newcastle, Bradford, Nottingham, population size is not a prerequisite for city status. Traditionally the status was given to towns with diocesan cathedrals, so there are smaller cities like Wells, Ely, Ripon, Truro and Chichester.
Economy.
England's economy is one of the largest in | Cups.
- The Den, Bermondsey, southeast London home of English football club Millwall.
- Rothera Research Station, Adelaide Island, British Antarctic Territory for British Antarctic Survey.
Notable construction projects Constructed by RM Douglas.
- International Convention Centre, Birmingham, constructed in joint venture with Turner International.
- Symphony Hall, Birmingham, home of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (part of the International Convention Centre project).
- National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, UK.
- Don Valley Stadium, | 1,080 | triviaqa-train |
Which Greek god was the twin sister of Apollo? | huntress Artemis. Seen as the most beautiful god and the ideal of the "kouros" (a beardless, athletic youth), Apollo is considered to be the most Greek of all gods. Apollo is known in Greek-influenced Etruscan mythology as "Apulu".
As the patron of Delphi ("Pythian Apollo"), Apollo is an oracular god—the prophetic deity of the Delphic Oracle.
Medicine and healing are associated with Apollo, whether through the god himself or mediated through his son Asclepius. Yet | Apollo
Apollo (Attic, Ionic, and Homeric Greek: , "Apollōn" ( ); ) is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion and Greek and Roman mythology. The national divinity of the Greeks, Apollo has been recognized as a god of archery, music and dance, truth and prophecy, healing and diseases, the sun and light, poetry, and more. Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto, and has a twin sister, the chaste | 1,081 | triviaqa-train |
Dido was the legendary founder of which ancient city? | Carthage on mainland
- 785 BC: Death of Pygmalion
- 759 BC: Dido died in Carthage
Early accounts.
The person of Dido can be traced to references by Roman historians to lost writings of Timaeus of Tauromenium in Sicily (c. 356–260 BC).
Historians gave various dates, both for the foundation of Carthage and the foundation of Rome. Appian in the beginning of his "Punic Wars" claims that Carthage was founded by a certain Zorus and Carchedon, but "Zorus" looks like an | Mediterranean during the first millennium BC. The legendary Queen Dido is regarded as the founder of the city, though her historicity has been questioned. According to accounts by Timaeus of Tauromenium, she purchased from a local tribe the amount of land that could be covered by an oxhide. Cutting the skin into strips, she laid out her claim and founded an empire that would become, through the Punic Wars, the only existential threat to Rome until the coming of the Vandals several centuries later.
The ancient city was destroyed by | 1,082 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital city of Trinidad and Tobago? | city which are under construction or planned.
Government.
Port of Spain is administered by the Port of Spain City Corporation. There are 12 councillors and 4 aldermen. The mayor is elected from the membership of the council.
The council is presided over by the mayor, who is effectively the chief custodian of the city. It formulates policy and gives direction for the running of the city through a number of standing committees which each meet at least once per month.
Decisions are then ratified at the statutory meeting | Dwight Yorke Stadium
The Dwight Yorke Stadium, located in Bacolet, Scarborough, Tobago, (Trinidad and Tobago), is named after former Aston Villa, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sydney, Sunderland and Trinidad and Tobago footballer Dwight Yorke. The stadium was constructed for the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship which was hosted by Trinidad and Tobago. The Dwight Yorke Stadium has a capacity of 7,500, it is located on the Island of Tobago, only one minute from the capital Scarborough and 25 minutes from the | 1,083 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the famous father of the film director Duncan Jones? | Duncan Jones
Duncan Zowie Haywood Jones (born 30 May 1971) is a British-American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the science fiction film "Moon" (2009), for which he won the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer. He also directed "Source Code" (2011), "Warcraft" (2016) and "Mute" (2018).
He is the son of the late English singer-songwriter David Bowie | Moon (film)
Moon is a 2009 science fiction film directed by Duncan Jones and written by Nathan Parker from a story by Jones. The film follows Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell), a man who experiences a personal crisis as he nears the end of a three-year solitary stint mining helium-3 on the far side of the Moon. It was the feature debut of director Duncan Jones. Kevin Spacey voices Sam's robot companion, GERTY. "Moon" premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and was released in | 1,084 | triviaqa-train |
Which English cathedral has an octagonal tower? | were made by the architect James Wyatt in 1790, including the replacement of the original rood screen and demolition of a bell tower which stood about northwest of the main building. Salisbury is one of only three English cathedrals to lack a ring of bells, the others being Norwich Cathedral and Ely Cathedral. However, its medieval clock does strike the time with bells every 15 minutes.
History 21st century.
In February 2016, the cathedral chapter placed Sophie Ryder's sculpture "The Kiss" straddling a path on the grounds where | Northern Europe and clearly charts the development of English Gothic architecture from Early English through to the Perpendicular Period. The present building was begun in about 1230 and completed in 1472. York is the largest cathedral completed during the Gothic period of architecture, Cologne Cathedral only being completed in 1880, after being left uncompleted for 350 years. It has a cruciform plan with an octagonal chapter house attached to the north transept, a central tower and two towers at the west front. The stone used for the building is magnesian limestone, a | 1,085 | triviaqa-train |
Who will captain the European team in the 2010 Ryder Cup? | 2010 Ryder Cup
The 38th Ryder Cup was held 2010 at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales. It was the 17th time the Ryder Cup had been staged in Britain, but the first time in Wales. It was played on the newly constructed "Twenty Ten" course, specifically designed for the event. The team captains were Colin Montgomerie for Europe and Corey Pavin for the United States.
With the U.S. as the defending champion, Europe won by a score of 14½ to 13½ and regained the Cup. | . He is the eighth most successful European golfer on points scored, with the second highest scoring rate.
During the 2008 Matches, Westwood sat out for the first session in his Ryder Cup career during the matches after a controversial decision by captain Nick Faldo. The European Team ended up losing to the U.S. 16½–11½. In October 2010, Westwood was a member of the European team that won the 2010 Ryder Cup with a one-point win over the USA.
For the 2012 and 2014 tournaments, Westwood was once again | 1,086 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the character Solitaire in Live and Let Die? | Jane Seymour, who was in the TV series "The Onedin Line", was cast for the role. Yaphet Kotto was cast while doing another movie for United Artists, "Across 110th Street". Kotto reported one of the things he liked in the role was Kananga's interest in the occult, "feeling like he can control past, present and future".
Mankiewicz created Sheriff J.W. Pepper to add a comic relief character. Portrayed by Clifton James, Pepper appeared again in "The Man with the Golden Gun | Solitaire". Except as noted, all tracks composed by George Martin.
1. "Live and Let Die (Main Title) (Paul and Linda McCartney)" – Paul McCartney & Wings
2. "Just a Closer Walk with Thee (Trad. Arr. Milton Batiste) /New Second Line (Milton Batiste)" – Harold A. "Duke" Dejan & The Olympia Brass Band
3. "Bond Meets Solitaire"
4. "Whisper Who Dares"
5. "Snakes Alive" | 1,087 | triviaqa-train |
Which number in Pennsylvania Avenue is The White House? | White House
The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. and has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800. The term "White House" is often used as a metonym for the president and his advisers.
The residence was designed by Irish-born architect James Hoban in the neoclassical style. Hoban modelled the building on Leinster House in Dublin, a building which today houses the Oireachtas | the Mall. Many of the diagonal streets and avenues in Washington are named after states. Some of these streets are particularly noteworthy, such as Pennsylvania Avenue, which connects the White House with the U.S. Capitol and Massachusetts Avenue, a section of which is informally known as Embassy Row from the number of foreign embassies located along the street.
It is important to note that there is no J Street in any quadrant. The reason for this is that, until the mid-19th century, the letters "I" and "J | 1,088 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Private Joe Walker in Dad’s Army? | Private Walker
Private Joe Walker is a fictional black market spiv (or Wholesales Supplier, as he politely puts it) and Home Guard platoon member, portrayed by actor James Beck in the BBC television sitcom "Dad's Army". Beck died suddenly in 1973. The character of Walker was one of the seven primary characters in the show. Following his character's departure (Walker was last mentioned in the episode "The Recruit", although he does not appear in this episode) the series attempted to replace him with | Kommissar X
Kommissar X or Commissioner X is a German crime fiction series of books from the Pabel Moewig publishing house. "Kommissar X" is a private detective named Joe Louis Walker who was a counterpart of the German crime fiction FBI Special Agent Jerry Cotton. In addition to the vast collection of books, between 1965 and 1971 seven Kommissar X films were made with Tony Kendall as the laid back swinging New York City private eye Joe Walker balanced against the serious muscular New York City Police Captain Tom Rowland played by Brad Harris | 1,089 | triviaqa-train |
Rain was the B-side of which Beatles single? | studio experimentation, and a greatly expanded repertoire of musical styles, ranging from innovative classical string arrangements to psychedelic rock. Abandoning the customary group photograph, its cover – designed by Klaus Voormann, a friend of the band since their Hamburg days – "was a stark, arty, black-and-white collage that caricatured the Beatles in a pen-and-ink style beholden to Aubrey Beardsley", in Gould's description. The album was preceded by the single "Paperback Writer", backed by "Rain". | a single chord, underpinned by a constant but non-standard drum pattern; added to this, tape loops prepared by the band were overdubbed "live" onto the rhythm track. Part of Lennon's vocal was fed through a Leslie speaker cabinet, which was normally used as a loudspeaker for a Hammond organ. The song's backwards guitar parts and effects marked the first use of reversed sounds in a pop recording, although the Beatles' 1966 B-side "Rain", which they recorded soon afterwards using the same | 1,090 | triviaqa-train |
“Wish You Were Here” are a tribute band for which group? | Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd album)
Wish You Were Here is the ninth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 12 September 1975 through Harvest Records and Columbia Records, their first release for the latter. Based on material Pink Floyd composed while performing in Europe, "Wish You Were Here" was recorded over numerous sessions throughout 1975, at Abbey Road Studios in London.
The album encompasses a variety of themes, including criticism towards the music business, alienation, as well as a | Gilmour, Roger Waters and Rick Wright thus had to mime to Barrett's vocals.
Legacy.
Part of the vocal melody was played on a Minimoog by Rick Wright at the very end of "Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts VI-IX)" at the end of 1975's "Wish You Were Here", as a tribute to Barrett.
"See Emily Play" has been covered by Canadian group Three to One (aka Okee Pokey Band) on the 1967 Yorkville album "CTV After Four | 1,091 | triviaqa-train |
The Ohm are a tribute band to which group? | , Iron Maiden, Kiss, Madonna, The Misfits, Queen, Alice in Chains, Grateful Dead, Van Halen, ABBA, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Cars, R.E.M., Rammstein, Neil Diamond, and Steely Dan.
More recently, tribute acts have looked to capitalize on the success of the pop genre, with a heavy focus on newer acts such as One Direction, Adele, Take That, The Wanted, Taylor Swift, Britney Spears and Beyoncé.
In 1997, the British journalist Tony | OHM (band)
OHM (sometimes stylized Ohm: or OHM:) is an American instrumental rock/jazz fusion power trio group fronted by former Megadeth guitarist Chris Poland and featuring bassist Robertino "Pag" Pagliari. The band was formed in 2001 and has released four studio albums and a live album. OHM also records occasionally as "OHMphrey," a larger ensemble but anchored by Poland and Pagliari.
The band often performs at the Baked Potato jazz club in Studio City, which is a neighborhood of Los Angeles | 1,092 | triviaqa-train |
What structures appear on the reverse sides of all Euro banknotes? | "Polska") trail the list.
The notes of the Europa series do not show the same year. The year shown is the year the note is issued.
The Europa series euro banknotes are supposedly more durable than the first series banknotes.
Reinhold Gerstetter, an independent banknote designer, was chosen by the European Central Bank to redesign the euro notes.
Design.
Design Bridges.
Due to the great number of historic bridges, arches, and gateways throughout the European continent, all the structures represented | 20 euro cent coin
The 20 euro cent coin (€0.20) has a value of one fifth of a euro and is composed of an alloy called nordic gold in the Spanish flower shape. All coins have a common reverse side and country-specific national sides. The coin has been used since 2002, with the present common side design dating from 2007.
History.
The coin dates from 2002, when euro coins and banknotes were introduced in the 12 member eurozone and its related territories. The common side | 1,093 | triviaqa-train |
Which 2008 presidential biopic was directed by Oliver Stone? | Oliver Stone
William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946) is an American filmmaker, writer and conspiracy theorist.
Stone won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay as writer of "Midnight Express" (1978). He also wrote the acclaimed gangster movie "Scarface" (1983). Stone achieved prominence as director/writer of the war drama "Platoon" (1986), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Director and the film received Best Picture. "Platoon" was the first in | - Jesus Leon Santos (Oaxaca, Mexico)
- Rosa Hilda Ramos (Puerto Rico)
- Feliciano dos Santos (Mozambique)
- Marina Rikhvanova (Russia)
- Ignace Schops from "Hoge Kempen National Park" (Belgium)
Prize winners 2009.
- Maria Gunnoe, Bob White, West Virginia, United States
- Marc Ona, Libreville, Gabon
- Rizwana Hasan, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Olga Speranskaya, Moscow, Russia
- Yuyun Ismawati, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia | 1,094 | triviaqa-train |
According to legend, who fired the arrow that hit Achilles in the heel, his only vulnerable spot? | that he was killed near the end of the Trojan War by Paris, who shot him in the heel with an arrow. Later legends (beginning with Statius' unfinished epic "Achilleid", written in the 1st century AD) state that Achilles was invulnerable in all of his body except for his heel because, when his mother Thetis dipped him in the river Styx as an infant, she held him by one of his heels. Alluding to these legends, the term "Achilles' heel" has come to mean a | holding the baby in the flames, which offended her and made her leave the treatment incomplete. According to a myth arising later, his mother had dipped the infant Achilles in the river Styx, holding onto him by his heel, and he became invulnerable where the waters touched him—that is, everywhere except the areas of his heel that were covered by her thumb and forefinger.
The use of "Achilles heel" as an expression meaning "area of weakness, vulnerable spot" dates only to 1840, with implied | 1,095 | triviaqa-train |
In Greek mythology, who was the queen of the underworld and wife of Hades? | of Thebes, Pentheus, is punished by Dionysus, because he disrespected the god and spied on his Maenads, the female worshippers of the god.
In another story, based on an old folktale-motif, and echoing a similar theme, Demeter was searching for her daughter, Persephone, having taken the form of an old woman called Doso, and received a hospitable welcome from Celeus, the King of Eleusis in Attica. As a gift to Celeus, because of his hospitality, Demeter planned to make his son Demophon | Ereshkigal
In Mesopotamian mythology, Ereshkigal ( , lit. "Queen of the Great Earth") was the goddess of Kur, the land of the dead or underworld in Sumerian mythology. In later East Semitic myths, she was said to rule Irkalla alongside her husband Nergal. Sometimes her name is given as Irkalla, similar to the way the name Hades was used in Greek mythology for both the underworld and its ruler, and sometimes it is given as Ninkigal, lit. "Lady of the Great Earth". | 1,096 | triviaqa-train |
"According to hippy guru Dr. Timothy Leary, what did you do before you ""drop out?""" | of the event, a gathering of 30,000 hippies in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. In speaking to the group, Leary coined the famous phrase "Turn on, tune in, drop out." In a 1988 interview with Neil Strauss, he said that this slogan was "given to him" by Marshall McLuhan when the two had lunch in New York City, adding, "Marshall was very much interested in ideas and marketing, and he started singing something like, 'Psychedelics hit the spot / Five hundred micrograms | You Can Be Anyone This Time Around
You Can Be Anyone This Time Around is an album by Timothy Leary released in April 1970. The disc features three "raps" by Leary backed with psychedelic music. The purpose of the album was to raise funds for Leary's political candidacy for Governor of California.
The album includes musical contributions from Jimi Hendrix, Stephen Stills, John Sebastian, and Buddy Miles recorded during an all-night jam session at the Record Plant.
The title track and "What Do You | 1,097 | triviaqa-train |
What is Nelson Mandela's middle name? | regarded as an icon of democracy and social justice, he received more than 250 honours—including the Nobel Peace Prize—and became the subject of a cult of personality. He is held in deep respect within South Africa, where he is often referred to by his Xhosa clan name, Madiba, and described as the "Father of the Nation".
Early life.
Early life Childhood: 1918–1934.
Mandela was born on 18 July 1918 in the village of Mvezo in Umtata, then part of South Africa's | , "What the what?", and "The Devil is a lie!" Running gags involve Brown calling Edna different kinds of animals, making fun of Cora's fiancé' Reggie's weight, and otherwise being open about his dislike for this future son-in-law. In one episode Brown begins to deal with his diabetes. Although he has used many variations to what the middle initial "S" is in his name, in one episode it is revealed his middle name is Sakagawea (pronounced sah- | 1,098 | triviaqa-train |
What was Christopher Reeve's first movie? | in a Hollywood film was a very small part as a junior submarine officer in the 1978 naval disaster movie "Gray Lady Down". He then acted in the play "My Life" at the Circle Repertory Company with friend William Hurt.
Career.
Career Superman.
During "My Life", Stark Hesseltine told Reeve that he had been asked to audition for the leading role as Clark Kent/Superman in the big budget film "Superman" (1978). Lynn Stalmaster, the casting director, put Reeve | become an instant international star on the basis of his first major movie role, that of Clark Kent/Superman. Film reviewers — regardless of their opinion of the film — have been almost unanimous in their praise of Reeve's dual portrayal. He is utterly convincing as he switches back and forth between personae." – "Starlog"
- Won a BAFTA Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles.
Christopher Reeve also guest starred in "Smallville", the successful American television show about | 1,099 | triviaqa-train |
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