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Taking place in 1513, the Battle of Flodden Field took place in which English county? | of Wight, Northumberland and Rutland are ceremonial counties consisting of a non-metropolitan county of a single district, and are known as unitary authorities.
Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Devon, East Sussex, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Somerset and Staffordshire are non-metropolitan counties with multiple districts and a county council, where one or more districts have been split off to form unitary authorities. The effect is that the corresponding ceremonial county is larger than | of the English, the year after the Battle of Flodden [1513] came up the Teviot for plunder...Recollections of Flodden sharpened the revenge of the people...about 200 stout men...met the English plunderers at Trows, two miles below Hawick, where a desperate conflict took place. The enemy, about forty in number, with a flag were come upon rather by surprise...a complete massacre ensued. The flag was taken and scarcely a soldier escaped. This colour or its emblem has been carried round the marches of | 1,400 | triviaqa-train |
Which American author wrote the 1985 book The Cider House Rules? | The Cider House Rules (film)
The Cider House Rules is a 1999 American drama film directed by Lasse Hallström with a screenplay by John Irving based on his novel of the same name. The film had its world premiere at the 56th Venice Film Festival. The film tells of the coming-of-age of Homer Wells, who lives in a World War II–era Maine orphanage run by a doctor who performs illegal abortions.
The film won two Academy Awards: Irving won the Academy Award for Best Screenplay | Christian, the Hugging Lion", a children's book about the true story of Christian the lion.
Grants and awards.
NEA, Guggenheim, Ingram Merrill and Lecomte de Nouy foundations; the Fund for New American Plays, Kennedy Center,
American Theatre Critics' Association and Ovation awards for Best Play (for The Cider House Rules).
For ["And Tango Makes Three"]:
- American Library Association Notable Children's Book - 2006
- ASPCA's Henry Bergh Award - 2005 | 1,401 | triviaqa-train |
Who created the literary character Major-General Sir Richard Hannay? | Richard Hannay
Major-General Sir Richard Hannay, KCB, OBE, DSO, is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist John Buchan and further made popular by the 1935 Alfred Hitchcock film "The 39 Steps" (and other later film adaptations), very loosely based on Buchan's 1915 novel of the same name. In his autobiography, "Memory Hold-the-Door", Buchan suggests that the character is based, in part, on Edmund Ironside, from Edinburgh, a spy during the Second Boer War | , although writer J.D. Bourn disputes Fairlie's claim to be a model for the character, noting that "he was still at school when Sapper created his ... hero". Drummond also had roots in the literary characters Sherlock Holmes, Sexton Blake, Richard Hannay and The Scarlet Pimpernel.
Drummond's wartime experience had given him a series of abilities akin to that of a hunter: stealth—"he could move over ground without a single blade of grass rustling"—and the ability to incapacitate others—"he could kill a man with his bare hands in | 1,402 | triviaqa-train |
Scurvy is caused by a deficiency of which vitamin? | Scurvy
Scurvy is a disease resulting from a lack of vitamin C (ascorbic acid). Early symptoms of deficiency include weakness, feeling tired, and sore arms and legs. Without treatment, decreased red blood cells, gum disease, changes to hair, and bleeding from the skin may occur. As scurvy worsens there can be poor wound healing, personality changes, and finally death from infection or bleeding.
It takes at least a month of little to no vitamin C in the diet before symptoms occur. In modern | and his efforts to climb through the ranks of the Mafia crime families.
The game is played from a third-person perspective and its world is navigated on-foot or by vehicle. Players control Vito Scaletta, a war veteran who becomes caught up with the Mafia when trying to pay back his father's debts. The player character's criminal activities may incite a response from law enforcement agencies, measured by a "wanted" system that governs the aggression of their response. Development began in 2003, soon after the | 1,403 | triviaqa-train |
Opera. Which Benjamin Britten opera is set in a fictional fishing village? | Benjamin Britten
Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976) was an English composer, conductor and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British classical music, with a range of works including opera, other vocal music, orchestral and chamber pieces. His best-known works include the opera "Peter Grimes" (1945), the "War Requiem" (1962) and the orchestral showpiece "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" (1945). | The Habit of Art
The Habit of Art is a 2009 play by English playwright Alan Bennett, centred on a fictional meeting between W. H. Auden and Benjamin Britten while Britten is composing the opera "Death in Venice". It premiered on 5 November 2009 at the Lyttelton Theatre at the Royal National Theatre, with the central roles filled by Alex Jennings as Britten and Richard Griffiths as Auden (the latter replacing Michael Gambon, who had to withdraw from the production due to minor ill health). The performance of April 22 | 1,404 | triviaqa-train |
In ‘Monopoly’, what is the first non-property square after ‘Go’? | Monopoly (game)
Monopoly is a board game currently published by Hasbro. In the game, players roll two six-sided dice to move around the game board, buying and trading properties, and developing them with houses and hotels. Players collect rent from their opponents, with the goal being to drive them into bankruptcy. Money can also be gained or lost through Chance and Community Chest cards, and tax squares; players can end up in jail, which they cannot move from until they have met one of | coercive monopoly and—as the only entity in human society that derives its income from legal aggression—an entity that inherently violates the central axiom of libertarianism.
Some anarcho-capitalists, such as Rothbard, accept the nonaggression axiom on an intrinsic moral or natural law basis. It is in terms of the non-aggression principle that Rothbard defined anarchism, "a system which provides no legal sanction for such aggression ['against person and property']"; and said that "what anarchism proposes to do, then | 1,405 | triviaqa-train |
Baron Bomburst is a character in which British family film? | give chase. They almost catch up with Grandpa, but they accidentally drive off a cliff.
Intermission.
A screen with the words Entr'acte appears with the "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" theme playing.
The film continues with the family falling off the cliff. As they approach the bottom, Chitty sprouts wings and propellers and begins to fly. The chase continues, and they follow the airship to Vulgaria and find a land without children; Baron and Baroness Bomburst fear and abhor them and imprison any they find. | the BBC television dramas "Doctors" and "Holby City". She went on to play the role of Lara in the Five soap opera, "Family Affairs" (2005), and played the lead female character, Yvonne, in the film "Joy Division", which was released in November 2006. The film tells the story of a German boy who is orphaned in World War II and then groomed as a KGB sleeper. Gayle starred in Jason Barrett's British feature film "The Naked Poet" as character | 1,406 | triviaqa-train |
In which pantomime does the character Baron Hardup appear? | popular form of theatre, incorporating song, dance, buffoonery, slapstick, cross-dressing, in-jokes, topical references, audience participation, and mild sexual innuendo.
Modern pantomime traditions and conventions Traditional stories.
Pantomime story lines and scripts usually make no direct reference to Christmas, and are almost always based on traditional children's stories, particularly the fairy tales of Charles Perrault, Joseph Jacobs, Hans Christian Andersen and the Grimm Brothers. Some of the most popular pantomime stories include "Cinderella", "Aladdin" | particular "Doodleman", that help her though a difficult time. Matthew Kelly played a James Bond like character "Doodleman", with Eric Sykes as the Genie, Windsor Davies as the characters Ringmaster, Black Knight and an Ugly Sister. Prudence Oliver played the main character Gabrielle and Anna Dawson played the Wicked Witch. Singer-songwriter Lynsey de Paul, played the characters Miss Moneyfairy (a Miss Moneypenny type character) and Dandini. Gareth Hunt played Mike as well as the King and Baron Hardup. Comedianne Josephine Tewson played | 1,407 | triviaqa-train |
On which 2014 Richard Linklater film did production begin in 2002, but not end until 2014? | fellow Texas native Matthew McConaughey.
In 1995, Linklater won the Silver Bear for Best Director for the film "Before Sunrise" at the 45th Berlin International Film Festival. His next feature, "subUrbia", had mixed reviews critically, and did very poorly at the box office. In 1998, he took on his first Hollywood feature, "The Newton Boys", which received mixed reviews while tanking at the box office.
Career 2001–2013: Wider recognition.
With the rotoscope films "Waking Life" and " | Autrey
- Juston Street as Jay Niles
- Forrest Vickery as Coma
- Tanner Kalina as Alex Brumley
- Austin Amelio as Nesbit
- Michael Monsour as Justin
- Jonathan Breck as Coach Gordan
- Dora Madison Burge as Val
Production.
Linklater wrote the first draft of the film in mid-2005, and tried to finance it in 2009, but could not get production off the ground until Annapurna Pictures became involved.
In August 2014, Linklater ceased involvement on the Warner Bros. film "The Incredible | 1,408 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1950 film stars Bette Davis as Margo Channing, an aging Broadway star? | All About Eve
All About Eve is a 1950 American drama film written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. It was based on the 1946 short story "The Wisdom of Eve" by Mary Orr, although screen credit was not given for it.
The film stars Bette Davis as Margo Channing, a highly regarded but aging Broadway star. Anne Baxter plays Eve Harrington, an ambitious young fan who insinuates herself into Channing's life, ultimately threatening Channing's career and her personal relationships | The Star (1952 film)
The Star is a 1952 American drama film directed by Stuart Heisler and starring Bette Davis. The plot tells the story of an aging, washed up actress who is desperate to restart her career. Even though the film was a critical and commercial failure, Bette Davis received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
Plot.
Academy Award-winning star Margaret "Maggie" Elliot (Bette Davis) is a bankrupt actress of a certain age struggling to accept her new non-wealthy | 1,409 | triviaqa-train |
Which actress was forced to leave ‘Coronation Street’ in 2007 because of poor health? | Thelma Barlow) and Ivy Tyldesley (Lynne Perrie) were built up between 1972 and 1973 (with Perrie's character being renamed to the better-known "Tilsley"), and characters such as Gail Potter (Helen Worth), Blanche Hunt (Patricia Cutts/Maggie Jones), and Vera Duckworth (Liz Dawn) first appearing in 1974. These characters would remain at the centre of the programme for many years.
Comic storylines had been popular in the series in the 1960s, but had become sparse during the | true affairs of the state.
After State President Hoffman was forced to retire because of the 'gunpowder incident', Groenendaal remained in office. However, his relationship with the new State President, Boshoff, was much less cordial than that with Hoffman. One reason was the chaotic state of affairs at the Treasury, for which Groenendaal was responsible, and which Boshoff quickly criticised.
Plagued by poor health (first fevers, later a serious disease of his leg) forced Groenendaal to go on leave for several months in | 1,410 | triviaqa-train |
What was the real name of Herman, from the pop group Herman’s Hermits? | mid-1960s.
Their first hit was a cover of Earl-Jean's "I'm into Something Good" which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart and number 13 in the US in late 1964. They never topped the British charts again, but they had two number one songs on the US Billboard Hot 100 with "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" and "I'm Henry the Eighth, I Am". These songs were aimed at a US fan base, with Peter Noone (singer | Sam Bloom
Samuel "Sam" Bloom (born 19 December 1981) is an actor and singer best known as a member of the short lived pop group allSTARS*.
Early life.
Bloom was born in Manchester on 19 December 1981. Graham Gouldman of 10cc was the first husband of Bloom's mother and remained a friend of the family. His uncle was a manager to bands including Herman’s Hermits and 10cc and his brother works in the recording business. He was privately educated at the independent Cheadle Hulme School | 1,411 | triviaqa-train |
‘The Last King of Scotland’ (2006) was set in which country? | The Last King of Scotland (film)
The Last King of Scotland is a 2006 historical drama film based on Giles Foden's novel "The Last King of Scotland" (1998), adapted by screenwriters Peter Morgan and Jeremy Brock, and directed by Kevin Macdonald. The film was a co-production between companies from the United Kingdom and Germany.
The film tells the fictional story of Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy), a young Scottish doctor who travels to Uganda and becomes the personal physician of President Idi Amin | English Civil Wars, but only after the example of the successful use of violent opposition to the king set by the Bishops' Wars, which were fought between the same king in his capacity as king of Scotland on the one side and the Parliament of Scotland and the Church of Scotland on the other. However, the immediate origins of the Whigs and whiggism were in the Exclusion Bill crisis of 1678 to 1681, in which a "country party" battled a "court party" in an unsuccessful attempt to exclude James, | 1,412 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of Paraguay? | Asunción
Asunción (, , ) is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.
The city is located on the left bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the River Pilcomayo, on the South American continent. The Paraguay River and the Bay of Asunción in the northwest separate the city from the Occidental Region of Paraguay and Argentina in the south part of the city. The rest of the city is surrounded by the Central Department.
The city is an autonomous capital district, not | views. The other current books in the "What is?" series include ""What is Love?, What is Death?, What is Beautiful?, What is Funny?, What is Right?, What is Peace?, What is Money?, What is Dreaming?, What is a Friend?, What is True?, What is a Family?, What is a Feeling?" The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age | 1,413 | triviaqa-train |
What was the birth name of the woman who married Laurence Olivier in 1961? | from 1940 to 1960, and Joan Plowright from 1961 until his death.
Life and career.
Life and career Family background and early life (1907–1924).
Olivier was born in Dorking, Surrey, the youngest of the three children of the Reverend Gerard Kerr Olivier (1869–1939) and his wife Agnes Louise, "née" Crookenden (1871–1920). Their elder children were Sybille (1901–1989) and Gerard Dacres "Dickie" (1904–1958). His great-great-grandfather was of French Huguenot descent, and | 1953. She divorced him, and in 1961, married Laurence Olivier after the end of his 20-year marriage with the actress Vivien Leigh. The couple had three children: Richard Kerr Olivier (born December 1961), Tamsin Agnes Margaret Olivier (born January 1963), and Julie-Kate Olivier (born July 1966). Both daughters are actresses. The couple remained married until Lord Olivier's death in 1989. Her brother, David Plowright (1930–2006), was an executive at Granada Television.
Legacy.
The | 1,414 | triviaqa-train |
Born in Bolton in 1982, Jenny Ryan is the latest person to join which ITV programme? | Jenny Ryan
Jenny Alexis Ryan (born 2 April 1982) is a British quizzer and one of the five chasers on the ITV game show "The Chase", alongside Mark Labbett, Shaun Wallace, Anne Hegerty and Paul Sinha.
Career.
Ryan has made appearances on quiz shows "Fifteen to One" and "The Weakest Link", and was a member of the team, The Gamblers, on "Only Connect" who won the third series of the show. She has also appeared on "University | applied to the BBC over its decision not to give Scotland a separate version of the "Six O'Clock News".
- ITV announce that Michael Nicholson and Jonathan Maitland will join Trevor McDonald to present a new current affairs programme for the network.
- Channel 4 defends a segment on the day's edition of "The Big Breakfast" in which guest presenter Jenny McCarthy assumed a number of suggestive poses as she played a "Guess the Balls" game with footballer Vinnie Jones. The item appears at 8.30am when the content | 1,415 | triviaqa-train |
Which drug derives its name from the Greek god of dreams? | even after death. Morphine can cross the blood–brain barrier, but, because of poor lipid solubility, protein binding, rapid conjugation with glucuronic acid and ionization, it does not cross easily. Heroin, which is derived from morphine, crosses the blood–brain barrier more easily, making it more potent.
Pharmacology Pharmacokinetics Extended-release.
There are extended-release formulations of orally administered morphine whose effect last longer, which can be given once per day. Brand names for this formulation of morphine include Avinza, Kadian | Morpheus
Morpheus ('Fashioner', derived from the meaning 'form, shape') is a god associated with sleep and dreams. In Ovid's "Metamorphoses" he is the son of Sleep, who appears in dreams in human form. From the medieval period, the name began to stand more generally for the god of dreams, or of sleep.
Ovid.
In Ovid's "Metamorphoses", Morpheus is one of the thousand sons of Somnus (Sleep). His name derives from the Greek | 1,416 | triviaqa-train |
Who preceded General Cornwallis as Governor-General of India? | India Company in 1757, with authority to levy taxes, and its presidency dominated the others. Its civil head, the Governor-General of Fort William, ranked ahead of those of Madras and Bombay. Cornwallis quickly established himself as a transformational leader.
British colonial administration was dominated in the 1760s and 1770s by Warren Hastings, the first man to hold the title of Governor-General. The military arm of the East India Company was directed during the Seven Years' War and the Second Anglo-Mysore War by General | General Charles Cornwallis, the Earl Cornwallis; Cornwallis in India served as Commander-in-Chief of British India and Governor of the Presidency of Fort William, also known as the Bengal Presidency.
Upon his return to England, Hastings was impeached in the House of Commons for crimes and misdemeanors during his time in India, especially for the alleged judicial killing of Maharaja Nandakumar. At first deemed unlikely to succeed, the prosecution was managed by MPs including Edmund Burke, who was encouraged by Sir Philip Francis, whom Hastings had | 1,417 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the ecclesiastical figure who founded Winchester College in 1382? | translates as St Mary's College, near Winchester, or The College of the Blessed Mary of Winchester, near Winchester. It is sometimes referred to by pupils, former pupils and others as "Win: Coll:", and is more widely known as just "Winchester".
History.
Winchester College was founded in 1382 by William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester and Chancellor to both Edward III and Richard II, and the first 70 poor scholars entered the school in 1394. In the early 15th century the | oldest 'free' (which in this context means not linked to any ecclesiastical foundation) school in the country, Oswestry School, which was founded in 1407. (The oldest, Winchester College, was founded in 1382.) Oswestry School's 15th century site, adjacent to St Oswald's Parish Church, is now a heritage centre, housing the Tourist Information Centre, Shropshire Poacher Coffee Shop, and exhibitions.
There are several primary schools such as Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School and Woodside Primary School | 1,418 | triviaqa-train |
For religious people, the shamrock is said to be a metaphor for what? | cent in the United States. The largest Jewish religious movements are Orthodox Judaism (Haredi Judaism and Modern Orthodox Judaism), Conservative Judaism and Reform Judaism.
Specific religions Abrahamic Christianity.
Christianity is based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth (1st century) as presented in the New Testament. The Christian faith is essentially faith in Jesus as the Christ, the Son of God, and as Savior and Lord. Almost all Christians believe in the Trinity, which teaches the unity of Father, Son (Jesus Christ) | and LaChiusa said Charlotte's struggle to quit smoking is "a metaphor for the crises that force people to reconsider who they are and what is important. Mr. LaChiusa said the musical was his oblique response to Sept. 11: 'After that happened, nobody was thinking about how to get rich and famous. You wanted to be around the people you love.' "... LaChiusa went on to add that " 'But after you've been here [New York] a while, you realize that you don't always have | 1,419 | triviaqa-train |
Born in 1882, which famous Irishman left Sinn Fein in 1926, and founded Fianna Fail? | Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil (, meaning 'Soldiers of Destiny' or 'Warriors of Fál'), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (), is a conservative political party in Ireland.
The party was founded as an Irish republican party on 23 March 1926 by Éamon de Valera and his supporters after they split from Sinn Féin on the issue of abstentionism, in the aftermath of the Irish Civil War. Since 1927 Fianna Fáil has been one of Ireland's two major parties, along with Fine Gael | 's Hotel in Dublin. After the War she toured the United States. She was not elected in the 1922 Irish general election but was returned in the 1923 general election for the Dublin South constituency. In common with other Republican candidates, she did not take her seat. However, her staunch republican views led her to being sent to jail again. In prison, she and 92 other female prisoners went on hunger strike. Within a month, she was released.
She left Sinn Fein and joined the new Fianna Fáil | 1,420 | triviaqa-train |
Where will you find the communities of Peel, Port St. Mary, Castletown and Ballabeg? | St Mary Golf Links, the Island's sole 9-hole golf course, and also , a primary school opened in 1993-1994. The Isle of Man Yacht Club is also based at Port St Mary harbour.
Chapel Bay, a sandy beach in the upper part of the village, is used for recreation and bathing in the summer months.
Churches and other notable buildings.
Port St Mary Town Hall is an imposing stone building situated on the village's Victorian promenade at the upper end of the village and houses | west the villages of Ballabeg and Colby; and to the west Port St Mary and Port Erin.
The older parts of the town are largely built of local grey limestone. At Scarlett, a short distance to the south of the town, there are the remains of an ancient volcano and various other features such as fossils and thick sheets of limestone.
Transport.
Transport Roads.
The A3 road connects Castletown with Ramsey via St John's, while the A5 road (also known as New Castletown Road as opposed | 1,421 | triviaqa-train |
Which ‘jukebox’ musical ran at London’s Prince of Wales Theatre from 2004 until 2012? | The Who's "Tommy" and of Pink Floyd's "The Wall" adapted the entire song cycle of a single album which already revolved around a fictional character.
Although jukebox musicals had achieved success for years (for instance "Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story", the musical about the life of Buddy Holly which ran in the West End for 13 years from 1989 to 2003), a surge in popularity was led by the success of "Mamma Mia!", built around the music of ABBA. | , which opened at London’s Victoria Palace Theatre on 12th October 1989. Referred to as the first of the so called ‘"Jukebox Musicals"’. Buddy ran in London’s West End for over 14 years, playing 5822 performances. Janes took over the producing of the show himself in 2004 and Buddy has been on tour in the UK for 17 of the last 24 years and has played Broadway, 5 U.S. National Tours, Canada, Sweden, South Africa, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Germany, Holland | 1,422 | triviaqa-train |
The uninhabited Bouvet Island in the South Atlantic is a dependency of what country? | Bouvet Island
Bouvet Island () is an uninhabited subantarctic high island and dependency of Norway located in the South Atlantic Ocean at , thus locating it north of and outside the Antarctic Treaty System. It lies at the southern end of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and is the most remote island in the world, approximately north of the Princess Astrid Coast of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica, east of the South Sandwich Islands and south-southwest of the coast of South Africa.
The island has an area of , of which | island Tristan da Cunha (population about 300) and its dependency Gough Island (with a small staffed research post), which are from each other, are considered part of the same archipelago, or if Gough Island is not counted because it has no permanent residents, then Tristan da Cunha is the world's most remote inhabited island/archipelago: the main island, also called Tristan da Cunha, is from the island Saint Helena, from South Africa, and from South America. It is away from uninhabited Bouvet Island. | 1,423 | triviaqa-train |
Liberty Island in New York harbour was formerly known as what? | Liberty Island
Liberty Island is a federally owned island in Upper New York Bay in the United States. Its most notable feature is the Statue of Liberty ("Liberty Enlightening the World"), a large statue by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi that was dedicated in 1886. The island is an exclave of the New York City borough of Manhattan, surrounded by the waters of Jersey City, New Jersey. Long known as Bedloe's Island, it was renamed by an act of the United States Congress in 1956.
Liberty Island | Willi One Blood
Willi One Blood (born William Harbour) is a reggae singer and actor, formerly New York-based and now in Miami. He is best known for the song "Whiney Whiney (What Really Drives Me Crazy)", from the soundtrack album of 1994 film "Dumb and Dumber", which peaked at number 62 on the "Billboard" Hot 100.
Blood's acting credits include the films "" (1994) and "Joe's Apartment" (1996). His character in | 1,424 | triviaqa-train |
What method of demise is known medically as exsanguination? | Exsanguination
Exsanguination is the loss of blood to a degree sufficient to cause death. One does not have to lose all of one's blood to cause death. Depending upon the age, health, and fitness level of the individual, people can die from losing half to two-thirds of their blood; a loss of roughly one-third of the blood volume is considered very serious. Even a single deep cut can warrant suturing and hospitalization, especially if trauma, a vein or artery, or another comorbidity is involved | in addition to "Lamentation"—three in the first season, and a further three in the third season.
The character Ephraim Fabricant was named for real-life murderer Valery Fabrikant, a mechanical engineering professor who shot dead four of his colleagues in what became known as the Concordia University massacre. In addition, the character's back-story and demise were both intended to echo the case of Jack the Ripper—both were believed to be medically trained, while the use of Fabricant's kidney to send a message is based on | 1,425 | triviaqa-train |
Which forest features in Shakespeare’s As You Like It? | As You Like It
As You Like It is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 and first published in the First Folio in 1623. The play's first performance is uncertain, though a performance at Wilton House in 1603 has been suggested as a possibility.
"As You Like It" follows its heroine Rosalind as she flees persecution in her uncle's court, accompanied by her cousin Celia to find safety and, eventually, love, in the Forest of Arden. In the forest | which provoke witty banter and which require no subtleties of plotting and character development. The main action of the first act is no more than a wrestling match, and the action throughout is often interrupted by a song. At the end, Hymen himself arrives to bless the wedding festivities.
William Shakespeare’s play "As You Like It" clearly falls into the Pastoral Romance genre; but Shakespeare does not merely use the genre, he develops it. Shakespeare also used the Pastoral genre in "As You Like It" to | 1,426 | triviaqa-train |
Which form of Buddhism is prevalent in Japan? | the Guhyasamāja Tantra features new forms of antinomian ritual practice such as the use taboo substances like alcohol, sexual yoga, and charnel ground practices which evoke wrathful deities.
Schools and traditions Mahayana traditions Zen.
Zen Buddhism (禅), pronounced "Chán" in Chinese, "seon" in Korean or "zen" in Japanese (derived from the Sanskrit term "dhyāna", meaning "meditation") is a form of Mahayana Buddhism found in China, Korea and Japan. It lays special emphasis on meditation, and direct | only as devotional symbols of Buddhism. A temple, on the other hand, is used as a house of worship.
Ratna pinnacle took form of a curved obtuse pyramidal shape or sometimes cylindrical, completed with several base structure or pedestals took form as some ornamental seams (Javanese:"pelipit"). It can be found as the pinnacle of both Hindu and Buddhist temples. Nevertheless, it is most prevalent in Hindu temples. The example of temple with ratna pinnacle is Sambisari and Ijo temple. In Prambanan, the stylized vajra replaced | 1,427 | triviaqa-train |
What word is used by Christians for the suffering and death of Jesus? | the centre. The tradition of moving around the Stations to commemorate the Passion of Christ began with Francis of Assisi and extended throughout the Roman Catholic Church in the medieval period. It is most commonly done during Lent, especially on Good Friday, but it can be done on other days as well, especially Wednesdays and Fridays.
Devotions The Passion Offices.
The Passion Offices were the special prayers said by various Roman Catholic communities, particularly the Passionist fathers to commemorate the Passion of Christ.
Devotions The Little Office of the Passion | the saving significance of the death of Christ." In the New Testament, the redemption word group is used to refer both to deliverance from sin and freedom from captivity. In Christian theology, redemption is a metaphor for what is achieved through the Atonement; therefore, there is a metaphorical sense in which the death of Jesus pays the price of a ransom, releasing Christians from bondage to sin and death.
Most evangelical theologians and Protestant denominations reject Origen's argument that God paid the ransom price of redemption to Satan. | 1,428 | triviaqa-train |
To where was Archbishop Makarios exiled by the British in the mid 50s? | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are claimed by Argentina, and the British Indian Ocean Territory is claimed by Mauritius and Seychelles. The British Antarctic Territory is subject to overlapping claims by Argentina and Chile, while many countries do not recognise any territorial claims in Antarctica.
Most former British colonies and protectorates are among the 52 member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, a non-political, voluntary association of equal members, comprising a population of around 2.2 billion people. Sixteen Commonwealth realms voluntarily continue to share the British | secretly transferred from the mountains by the car of a passionate EOKA fighter, Kostis Efstathiou, also known as "Pachykostis", and found refuge in a hideout at Limassol from where he directed not only the military activities but also the political campaign, since Archbishop Makarios in March 1956 was exiled by the authorities.
During the struggle, the British colonial administration had offered a reward of 10,000 British pounds plus passage to anywhere in the world for information leading to the arrest of Colonel Grivas.
Return to Greece.
With | 1,429 | triviaqa-train |
Who did Jacques Santer replace as President of the European Commission in 1995? | , ostensibly over proposals for the Common Agricultural Policy. Although the institutional crisis was solved the following year, it cost Etienne Hirsch his presidency of Euratom and later Walter Hallstein the EEC presidency, despite his otherwise being viewed as the most 'dynamic' leader until Jacques Delors.
History Early development.
The three bodies, collectively named the European Executives, co-existed until 1 July 1967 when, under the Merger Treaty, they were combined into a single administration under President Jean Rey. Owing to the merger, the Rey | the European Union and subsequently found his views and policies at odds with those she had expected from him.
In 1995 he became European Commissioner for Trade and European Commissioner for External Affairs, also serving as a Vice-President of the European Commission. Brittan resigned with the rest of the Santer Commission in 1999 amid accusations of fraud against Jacques Santer and Édith Cresson. During his time as a Vice-President of the European Commission, one subsequently prominent member of his official office was Nick Clegg, who became leader of the | 1,430 | triviaqa-train |
For which county side does record-breaking batsman Ben Stokes play? | as a 15-year-old in 2006. his parents have moved back to New Zealand and again reside in Christchurch, along with Ben's brothers. Stokes has Maori ancestry, which some in his family think contributes to his unquenchable spirit.
Domestic career.
Stokes made his one-day debut for Durham in 2009 at The Oval and managed to take the wicket of the highly experienced batsman Mark Ramprakash with only his third delivery in professional cricket. He played in two youth tests against Bangladesh U19 during 2009, in which | Test dismissals.
On 19 September 2017, Bairstow scored an unbeaten 100 against the West Indies at Old Trafford to record his first century in ODI cricket.
On 29 September 2017, Bairstow scored an unbeaten 141 against the West Indies at Rose Bowl, Southampton which is the highest score by an England batsman against the West Indies in ODIs, beating the previous best of 130 made by Marcus Trescothick in 2004.
On 15 December 2017, with Bairstow promoted to no.6 in place of the suspended Ben Stokes, he scored | 1,431 | triviaqa-train |
Which rugby union side play home games at Kingsholm? | Kingsholm Stadium
Kingsholm Stadium is a rugby union stadium located in the Kingsholm area of Gloucester, England, and is the home stadium of Gloucester Rugby. The stadium has a capacity of 16,115. It is sometimes nicknamed 'Castle Grim' after the estate where the stadium is built. The new main grandstand, opened in 2007, is an all seated 7,500 capacity stand along the south touchline. It is currently sponsored by Malvern Tyres.
Kingsholm was used as a home stadium for England before they settled at Twickenham and also | were also played at Kingsholm and Stradey Park, both bastions of club rugby union. Bradford Bulls then followed Wigan's lead by participating in and winning the Middlesex Sevens in 2002. Similarly, rugby union has also on occasion decamped into the northern heartlands of rugby league; in 1998, England played two qualifying games for the 1999 Rugby World Cup at the Alfred McAlpine Stadium in Huddersfield, which also hosted a game during the final tournament. England have also played twice at Old Trafford, the traditional home of the Super League Grand | 1,432 | triviaqa-train |
Who is killed by Kylo Ren in a recently released movie? | Kylo Ren
Kylo Ren is a fictional character in the "Star Wars" franchise. Introduced in the 2015 film "", he is portrayed by Adam Driver. "Kylo Ren" is the chosen name of Ben Solo, the son of original "Star Wars" trilogy characters Han Solo and Leia Organa. Though trained by his uncle Luke Skywalker as a Jedi, he has been seduced to the dark side of the Force by Supreme Leader Snoke and aspires to be as powerful as his grandfather, Darth Vader. | who escaped from the First Order. Chewbacca helps in the fight between the Resistance and First Order. When Han is killed by his son Kylo Ren during the battle, an enraged Chewbacca shoots Ren in the side, leaving him severely weakened, kills many Stormtroopers and then sets off explosives that allow Poe and other X-wing pilots to destroy Starkiller Base, the First Order's superweapon. Chewbacca shortly thereafter rescues Rey and Finn from the wilderness of Starkiller Base following their duel with Ren. As Starkiller Base blows up, Chewbacca | 1,433 | triviaqa-train |
Who plays the title role in the film The Lady In The Van? | The Lady in the Van
The Lady in the Van is a 2015 British comedy-drama film directed by Nicholas Hytner, and starring Maggie Smith and Alex Jennings, based on the memoir of the same name created by Alan Bennett. It was written by Bennett, and it tells the (mostly) true story of his interactions with Mary Shepherd, an elderly woman who lived in a dilapidated van on his driveway in London for 15 years. He had previously published the story as a 1989 essay, 1990 book, 1999 | survivor falls in love with her character. She played a nurse who falls in love with the title character in "Adam Resurrected" (2008).
In April 2008, Zurer was cast as the female lead, Vittoria Vetra, in "The Da Vinci Code" sequel, "Angels & Demons",
Zurer plays the lead role in the 2011 film "Hide Away" (a.k.a. "A Year in Mooring").
Zurer played Superman's mother, Lara Lor-Van, in the reboot | 1,434 | triviaqa-train |
What unofficial title was given to George Hudson MP in 1844? | George Hudson
George Hudson (probably 10 March 1800 – 14 December 1871) was an English railway financier and politician who, because he controlled a significant part of the railway network in the 1840s, became known as "The Railway King" – a title conferred on him by Sydney Smith in 1844.
Hudson played a significant role in linking London to Edinburgh by rail, carrying out the first major merging of railway companies (the Midland Railway), developing his hometown of York into a major railway junction, and represented | Prince des poètes
Prince des poètes (French: "Prince of poets") is an honorific and unofficial title given in France to many poets after the death of their predecessor.
List.
- Pierre de Ronsard, born in 1524.
- 1885-1894 : Charles Marie René Leconte de Lisle, born in 1818.
- 1894-1896 : Paul Verlaine, born in 1844.
- 1896-1898 : Stéphane Mallarmé, born in 1842.
- 1898-1912 : Léon Dierx, | 1,435 | triviaqa-train |
Which ancient story-teller was sentenced to death and thrown off a cliff? | Aesop
Aesop ( ; , ""; c. 620 – 564 BCE) was a Greek fabulist and storyteller credited with a number of fables now collectively known as "Aesop's Fables". Although his existence remains unclear and no writings by him survive, numerous tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. Many of the tales are characterized by animals and inanimate objects that speak, solve problems, and generally have human characteristics.
Scattered details of | made use of this execution method on their prisoners, though the practice was far more widespread on the part of the Nationalists.
During Argentina's Dirty War of the late 1970s, those secretly abducted were often thrown from aircraft, in what were known as death flights.
Iran may have used this form of execution for the crime of sodomy. According to Amnesty International in 2008, two men were convicted of raping two university students and sentenced to death. They were to be thrown off a cliff or from a great | 1,436 | triviaqa-train |
Torre Pendente is the local name for what world-famous visitor attraction? | . In June 2010, "Guinness World Records" certified the Capital Gate building in Abu Dhabi, UAE as the "World's Furthest Leaning Man-made Tower"; it has an 18-degree slope, almost five times more than the Pisa Tower, but was deliberately engineered to slant. The Leaning Tower of Wanaka in New Zealand, also deliberately built, leans at 53 degrees to the ground.
Technical information.
- Elevation of Piazza del Duomo: about 2 metres (6 feet, DMS)
- Height | for many years to an audio-visual presentation visitor attraction, The World of Shakespeare. After the closure of The World of Shakespeare, the Waterside Theatre lay empty before re-opening in December 2004.
The theatre then hosted Shakespearience, a visitor attraction aimed to both celebrate and introduce newcomers to Shakespeare's world and works. Both closed in September 2008.
Theatre.
The theatre building is styled like an Elizabethan-style playhouse, authentically-timbered similar to The Globe Theatre in London.
Famous faces to | 1,437 | triviaqa-train |
What was the last Beatles album to be recorded before the band split up? | ), "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (1967), "The Beatles" (also known as the "White Album", 1968) and "Abbey Road" (1969). In 1968, they founded Apple Corps, a multi-armed multimedia corporation that continues to oversee projects related to the band's legacy. After the group's break-up in 1970, all four members enjoyed success as solo artists. Lennon was shot and killed in December 1980, and Harrison died of lung | I Me Mine
"I Me Mine" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1970 album "Let It Be". Written by George Harrison, it was the last new track recorded by the band before their split in April 1970. The song originated from the "Get Back"/"Let It Be" sessions in January 1969, and its lyrics serve as a comment from Harrison on the fractious situation within the group at that time. The song's musical mood alternates between waltz-time verses, during | 1,438 | triviaqa-train |
In the human body what is the common name for the third molar teeth? | Wisdom tooth
A wisdom tooth or third molar is one of the three molars per quadrant of the human dentition. It is the most posterior of the three. The age at which wisdom teeth come through (erupt) is variable, but generally occurs between late teens and early twenties. Most adults have four wisdom teeth, one in each of the four quadrants, but it is possible to have none, fewer, or more, in which case the extras are called supernumerary teeth. Wisdom teeth may get stuck (impacted | different categories: artifacts, geometric figures, the human body, mammals, reptiles, a shape resembling the letter "W," and various small pits. Some of the carvings include multiple parts; for example, design 13 is composed of seven small pits, also known as "nut-cracker holes". The most common subject is the human body; designs 2 and 10 depict a complete human form, while designs 1 and 15 are images of human heads. Other images include what is believed to be the mythological | 1,439 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the French equivalent of our Britannia? | in the New Zealand Coat of Arms.
Perhaps the best analogy is that Britannia is to the United Kingdom and the British Empire what Marianne is to France or perhaps what Columbia is to the United States. Britannia became a very potent and more common figure in times of war, and represented British liberties and democracy.
British revival Modern associations.
During the 1990s the term "Cool Britannia" (drawn from a humorous version by the Bonzo Dog Band of the song "Rule Britannia", with words by James Thomson | be "the national centre of excellence for leadership." All British Army officers, including late-entry officers who were previously Warrant Officers, as well as many other men and women from overseas, are trained at Sandhurst. The Academy is the British Army equivalent of the Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth, Royal Air Force College Cranwell, and the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines.
United States.
In the United States Armed Forces, Officer Candidate School (OCS) or the equivalent is a training program for college graduates | 1,440 | triviaqa-train |
What is the correct name for an ant’s nest? | define what are called temporal castes. An explanation for the sequence is suggested by the high casualties involved in foraging, making it an acceptable risk only for ants who are older and are likely to die soon of natural causes.
Ant colonies can be long-lived. The queens can live for up to 30 years, and workers live from 1 to 3 years. Males, however, are more transitory, being quite short-lived and surviving for only a few weeks. Ant queens are estimated to live | are able to pick up the host’s hydrocarbons and imitate the ant’s hydrocarbon pattern, thus appearing in scent at least to be the same species as the host ant. As hydrocarbon patterns are specific to an individual colony, the Rove Beetles are generally restricted to one nest. The production of a new hydrocarbon pattern takes time, during which the beetle is vulnerable to detection and attack. Some species, such as "Zyras comes", produce volatile pheromones as well as cuticular hydrocarbons, which may provide it more protection than | 1,441 | triviaqa-train |
What is the more common name of methanoic acid? | Formic acid
Formic acid, systematically named methanoic acid, is the simplest carboxylic acid. The chemical formula is CH2O2. The chemical composition is HCOOH. It is an important intermediate in chemical synthesis and occurs naturally, most notably in some ants. The word "formic" comes from the Latin word for ant, "formica", referring to its early isolation by the distillation of ant bodies. Esters, salts, and the anion derived from formic acid are called formates. Industrially, formic acid is produced from methanol. | Motto - Durum Patientia Frango ("By patience I break what is hard").
Associated names.
Clan Muir does not have any septs, though common variations of the name "Muir" or "Moore" are associated with the clan.
- Muir/More/Moore/Mure - more common in Ayrshire and areas in the Southwest lowlands
- Moar/Moare/Moer - more common in Orkney and Shetland
- Moir/Moire - more common in Aberdeenshire and areas in the Southeast lowlands | 1,442 | triviaqa-train |
Cape St Vincent is the most southwestern point of which country? | Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780)
The Battle of Cape St. Vincent was a naval battle that took place off the southern coast of Portugal on 16 January 1780 during the Anglo-Spanish War. A British fleet under Admiral Sir George Rodney defeated a Spanish squadron under Don Juan de Lángara. The battle is sometimes referred to as the Moonlight Battle because it was unusual for naval battles in the Age of Sail to take place at night. It was also the first major naval victory for the British over their European enemies | Escola de Sagres
The School of Sagres, also called Court of Sagres (in Portuguese "Escola de Sagres") according to some historians was a group of scientific Portuguese personalities and techniques related to ocean navigation of the fifteenth century, formed around the infant Enrique, nicknamed " the Navigator " in Sagres near Cape St. Vincent, the southwestern end of the Iberian Peninsula, in the Algarve.
While it is proven that the nearby port of Lagos was the starting point for numerous expeditions of exploration and colonization along the African | 1,443 | triviaqa-train |
Which mountain range stretches from the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea? | Black Sea
The Black Sea is a body of water and marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean between the Balkans, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Western Asia. It is supplied by a number of major rivers, such as the Danube, Dnieper, Southern Bug, Dniester, Don, and the Rioni. Areas of many countries drain into the Black Sea, including Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia | and Azerbaijan).
The Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests ecoregion in northern Iran contains a jungle in the form of a rain forest which stretches from the east in the Khorasan province to the west in the Ardebil province, covering the other provinces of Gilan, Mazandaran, and Golestan. The Elburz or Alborz mountain range is the highest mountain range in the Middle East which captures the moisture of the Caspian Sea to its north and forms subtropical and temperate rain forests in the northern part of Iran. The Iranians call this forest and region | 1,444 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the main island of the Greek group the Dodecanese? | to establish the term when they named the islands under their control "Rhodes and the Dodecanese" ("Rodi e Dodecaneso"), adding Leipsoi to the list of the major islands to make up for considering Rhodes separately.
By 1920, the name had become firmly established for the entire island group, a fact acknowledged by the Italian government when it appointed the islands' first civilian governor, Count , as "Viceroy of the Dodecanese". As the name was associated with Greek irredentism, from 1924 Mussolini's Fascist | Pserimos
Pserimos () is a small Greek island in the Dodecanese chain, lying between Kalymnos and Kos in front of the coast of Turkey. It is part of the municipality of Kálymnos, and reported a population of 80 inhabitants at the 2011 census.
The main industry is tourism, with Greek and other European holidaymakers attracted by its remote location. There are several beaches and a number of taverns, some of which offer accommodation.
Pserimos is served by a daily ferry from Pothia, on the island of Kalymnos | 1,445 | triviaqa-train |
In which city were all but six French kings crowned? | He was crowned at Compiègne in February 888 by Walter, Archbishop of Sens.
Frankish Empire Carolingian dynasty (898–922).
Charles, the posthumous son of Louis II, was crowned by a faction opposed to the Robertian Odo at Reims Cathedral, though he only became the effectual monarch with the death of Odo in 898.
Frankish Empire Bosonid dynasty (923–936).
The Bosonids were a noble family descended from Boso the Elder, their member, Rudolph (Raoul), was elected "King of the Franks" in | queen Maria Anna.
The Abbess of the St. George's Abbey had the privilege to crown the wife of the King of Bohemia. In 1791, the right to crown the Queen of Bohemia was transferred to the Abbess of
the Damenstift (a post always filled by an Archduchess of Austria).
The coronation wasn't necessary for rule in Bohemia, but all kings except six were crowned. Kings of Bohemia which weren't crowned during their reign were:
- Wenceslaus III (ruled 1305–1306, short reign, | 1,446 | triviaqa-train |
Chaim Weizmann was the first president of which country? | Chaim Weizmann
Chaim Azriel Weizmann ( "", "Khaim Veytsman"; 27 November 1874 – 9 November 1952) was a Zionist leader and Israeli statesman who served as president of the Zionist Organization and later as the first president of Israel. He was elected on 16 February 1949, and served until his death in 1952. It was Weizmann who convinced the United States government to recognize the newly formed state of Israel.
Weizmann was also a biochemist who developed the acetone–butanol–ethanol fermentation process, which | that he had met Chaim Weizmann, then president of the World Zionist Organization, who had directed him to the Katzir brothers. However, according to his biographer, if Kovner met Weizmann at all it was in February or March 1946, as Weizmann was out of the country before that.
After several delays, Kovner traveled to Alexandria, Egypt, in December 1945 carrying false papers that identified him as a Jewish Brigade soldier returning from leave, and a duffel with gold hidden in toothpaste tubes and cans full of poison. | 1,447 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote The Interpretation of Dreams in 1899? | Dream interpretation was taken up as part of psychoanalysis at the end of the 19th century; the perceived, "manifest" content of a dream is analyzed to reveal its "latent" meaning to the psyche of the dreamer. One of the seminal works on the subject is "The Interpretation of Dreams" by Sigmund Freud.
Early history The Present.
A paper in 2009 by Carey Morewedge and Michael Norton in the "Journal of Personality and Social Psychology" found that most people believe that "their dreams reveal meaningful hidden | Interpretation of Dreams (Antiphon)
The Interpretation of Dreams or Dream-book, written by a certain Antiphon of Athens, is an influential ancient treatise on dreams, of which only a few fragments survive.
It is not certain whether the Antiphon who wrote the treatise was the same figure as the Antiphon who wrote the Sophistic works of Antiphon, who is sometimes identified with Antiphon the Orator. The recent scholarly edition of Pendrick, however, sees it as probable that this treatise was written by the same author as the | 1,448 | triviaqa-train |
In wine production what is the syrah grape almost invariably called in Australia? | Syrah
Syrah (), also known as Shiraz, is a dark-skinned grape variety grown throughout the world and used primarily to produce red wine. In 1999, Syrah was found to be the offspring of two obscure grapes from southeastern France, Dureza and Mondeuse Blanche. Syrah should not be confused with Petite Sirah, a cross of Syrah with Peloursin dating from 1880.
The style and flavor profile of wines made from Syrah is influenced by the climate where the grapes are grown with moderate climates (such as the | of Mourvèdre. Grenache produces a sweet juice that can have almost a jam-like consistency when very ripe. Syrah is typically blended to provide color and spice, while Mourvèdre can add elegance and structure to the wine.
The grape's thin skin and pale coloring makes its well suited for the production of full bodied, fruit "rosé" wines. Grenache is the principal grape behind the rosés of Tavel and Lirac and its plays an important role in the Provence region as well. In the Roussillon region, Grenache noir | 1,449 | triviaqa-train |
The tune Duelling Banjos featured in which 1972 film? | ," in which it is played by visiting musical family the Darlings (played by The Dillards, a bluegrass group) along with Griffith himself.
The song was made famous by the 1972 film "Deliverance," which also led to a successful lawsuit by the song's composer, as it was used in the film without Smith's permission. The film version was arranged and recorded by Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell, but only credited to Weissberg on a single subsequently issued in December 1972. It went to #2 | Road" by Big Audio Dynamite, 1988 (another verse parodies "Duelling Banjos").
- "The White House Burned" recounts the War of 1812 by Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie, 1991.
- "Ballad of Hank Williams" by Hank Williams Jr., 1981
- "The New Battle of New Orleans," recounting Hurricane Katrina, by Ray Stevens, 2005.
- "The Ballad of Fetteh Shmeel" by Country Yossi and the Shteeble-Hoppers, reworks the tune with a Jewish | 1,450 | triviaqa-train |
Which god rode an eight-legged horse called Sleipnir? | which some scholars view as Odin. Above the rider on the Tjängvide image stone is a horizontal figure holding a spear, which may be a valkyrie, and a female figure greets the rider with a cup. The scene has been interpreted as a rider arriving at the world of the dead. The mid-7th century Eggja stone bearing the Odinic name "haras" (Old Norse 'army god') may be interpreted as depicting Sleipnir.
Theories.
John Lindow theorizes that Sleipnir's "connection to the world of the | howsoever he be covered in his white shield, and guide his tall steed, he shall in no way go safe out of Leire; it is lawful to lay low in war the war-waging god."
Archaeological record.
Two of the 8th century picture stones from the island of Gotland, Sweden depict eight-legged horses, which are thought by most scholars to depict Sleipnir: the Tjängvide image stone and the Ardre VIII image stone. Both stones feature a rider sitting atop an eight-legged horse, | 1,451 | triviaqa-train |
Who appeared for 30 years with the jazz outfit John Chilton’s Feetwarmers? | leading American jazz musicians who toured Britain, including Buck Clayton, Ben Webster, Bill Coleman and Charlie Shavers. He also recorded "The Song of a Road", one of the radio ballads by folk singers Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger in the 1950s for the BBC.
He later worked with Wally Fawkes, also known as the cartoonist 'Trog', and in January 1974 formed John Chilton's Feetwarmers, who began accompanying British jazz singer and writer George Melly. Together they made records and toured the world for nearly | Klaus Doldinger
Klaus Doldinger (born 12 May 1936) is a German saxophonist known for his work in jazz and as a film music composer. He was the recipient of 1997's Bavarian Film Awards.
Life and work.
Doldinger was born in Berlin, and entered a Düsseldorf conservatory in 1947, originally studying piano and then clarinet, graduating in 1957. In his student years, Doldinger gained professional performing experience, starting in 1953 in the German Dixieland band "The Feetwarmers", and recording with them in 1955 | 1,452 | triviaqa-train |
In which group of British Islands would you find the port of Sullom Voe? | Sullom Voe
Sullom Voe is an inlet between North Mainland and Northmavine on Shetland in Scotland. It is a location of the Sullom Voe oil terminal and Shetland Gas Plant. The word Voe is from the Old Norse "" and denotes a small bay or narrow creek.
The Voe, the longest in Shetland, and partially sheltered by the island of Yell was used as a military airfield during World War II both by the Royal Air Force and the Royal Norwegian Air Force as a location for flying boats. With the | Sverdrup and Glen reported that the islands were uninhabited and that a landing would be unopposed. The round-trip from Sullom Voe took 26 hours, at an unusually early time of year for flights so far north.
Prelude British reconnaissance flights 11 April.
On 11 April, a flight "to the limit of endurance" was ordered to find the edge of the ice between Jan Mayen and Bear Island, to survey a possible convoy route north of the island. At Longyearbyen, in Advent Bay, pylons of the conveyor system | 1,453 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital city of the USA state Florida? | state and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. The Miami metropolitan area is Florida's most populous urban area. Tallahassee is the state's capital.
Florida's $1.0 trillion economy is the fourth largest in the United States. If it were a country, Florida would be the 16th largest economy in the world, and the 58th most populous . In 2017, Florida's per capita personal income was $47,684, ranking 26th in the nation. The unemployment rate in September 2018 was 3.5% | and purchase securities or other assets. What exactly the fund manager can invest in depends on the fund's charter, prospectus and the applicable government regulations. Some funds invest in stocks, others in bonds, and some in very specific things (for instance, tax-exempt bonds issued by the state of Florida in the USA).
Distinguishing features.
A closed-end fund differs from an open-end mutual fund in that:
- It is closed to new capital after it begins operating.
- | 1,454 | triviaqa-train |
Vaduz is the capital of which doubly land locked central European principality? | be alleviated or aggravated depending on degree of development, language barriers, and other considerations. Some landlocked countries are quite affluent, such as Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, and Austria, all of which, excluding Luxembourg, which is a founding member of NATO, frequently employ neutrality to their political advantage. The majority, however, are classified as Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs). Nine of the twelve countries with the lowest Human Development Indices (HDI) are landlocked.
Significance.
Historically, being landlocked has been | Trails in Santa Clara County - San Jose Wiki | 1,455 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital city of Morocco? | for a total length of and 31 stops. It is operated by Veolia Transdev with Alstom Citadis trams.
Sports.
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium (Arabic: مركب الأمير مولاي عبد لله) is a multi-purpose stadium in Rabat, Morocco. It is named after Prince Moulay Abdellah. It was built in 1983 and is the home ground of ASFAR (football club). It is used mostly for football matches, and it can also stage athletics. The stadium holds 52,000. Since 2008 it is host of the | Crucially, Idris II is responsible for moving the capital of his state from Walili (former Volubilis) to what is now Fez, founding in 809 a new city on the west bank of the river across from another settlement on the east bank founded by his father in 789. He and his successors turned Fez into an important capital and urban center of Morocco, and the city accrued prestige with the creation of institutions like the Qarawiyyin mosque and university in 859. The reputation of Moulay Idris II was maintained and revived over time | 1,456 | triviaqa-train |
The International border of China and one other country runs across the precise summit of Mount Everest. What is the capital city of the other country? | native name for the mountain was Gaurishankar, a mountain between Kathmandu and Everest.
Waugh argued that because there were many local names, it would be difficult to favour one name over all others, so he decided that Peak XV should be named after British surveyor Sir George Everest, his predecessor as Surveyor General of India. Everest himself opposed the name suggested by Waugh and told the Royal Geographical Society in 1857 that "Everest" could not be written in Hindi nor pronounced by "the native of India". Waugh's | Mount Everest
Mount Everest (Nepali: Sagarmatha ; Tibetan: Chomolungma ; Chinese Zhumulangma ) is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The international border between Nepal (Province No. 1) and China (Tibet Autonomous Region) runs across its summit point.
The current official elevation of , recognized by China and Nepal, was established by a 1955 Indian survey and subsequently confirmed by a Chinese survey in 1975. In 2005, China remeasured the rock height | 1,457 | triviaqa-train |
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, shares his better known title with which Southern Hemisphere capital city? | Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and Tory statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain, serving twice as Prime Minister. His victory against Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 puts him in the first rank of Britain's military heroes.
Wellesley was born in Dublin into the Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland. He was commissioned as an ensign in the | Crystal or Ash, Fire or Wind, as Long as It's Love
In una notte di chiaro di luna (internationally released as Crystal or Ash, Fire or Wind, as Long as It's Love, also known as "On a Moonlit Night" and "As Long as It's Love") is a 1989 Italian drama film directed by Lina Wertmüller. It entered the competition at the 46th Venice International Film Festival.
Cast.
- Rutger Hauer as John Knott
- Nastassja Kinski as Joëlle | 1,458 | triviaqa-train |
What is the current capital city of Turkey? | to the south. Istanbul is the largest city, but more central Ankara is the capital. Approximately 70 to 80 per cent of the country's citizens identify as Turkish. Kurds are the largest minority; the size of the Kurdish population is a subject of dispute with estimates placing the figure at anywhere from 12 to 25 per cent of the population.
At various points in its history, the region has been inhabited by diverse civilizations including the Assyrians, Greeks, Thracians, Phrygians, Urartians, and Armenians. Hellenization started | Misthi, Cappadocia
Misthi or Misti, was a Greek city in the region of Cappadocia, in what is now Turkey. It was situated 82 kilometres southwest of the regional capital of Caesarea (Greek: Καισαρεία), nowadays Kayseri, Turkey, and belonged administratively to the nearby city of Nigde, 26 kilometres north-northwest and at an altitude of 1380 metres above sea level.
Introduction.
«’Απ’ Μιστί ’μι, νά πάμ’ σ’ Μιστί»
Introduction Origins.
There exist multiple | 1,459 | triviaqa-train |
Amsterdam is the capital city of the Netherlands, but where is the Dutch Seat of Government based? | official language in the province of Friesland is West Frisian.
The six largest cities in the Netherlands are Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, Eindhoven and Tilburg. Amsterdam is the country's capital, while The Hague holds the seat of the States General, Cabinet and Supreme Court. The Port of Rotterdam is the largest port in Europe, and the largest in any country outside Asia. The country is a founding member of the EU, Eurozone, G10, NATO, OECD and WTO, as well as a | quality of life, as well as happiness.
Etymology.
The Netherlands' turbulent history and shifts of power resulted in exceptionally many and widely varying names in different languages. There is diversity even within languages. This holds also for English, where Dutch is the adjective form and the misnomer Holland a synonym for the country "Netherlands". Dutch comes from Theodiscus and in the past centuries, the hub of Dutch culture is found in its most populous region, Holland, home to the capital city of Amsterdam; government | 1,460 | triviaqa-train |
In Canada, the Molson family owns which NHL Team? | four games to three in the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals.
History.
History Early years.
The National Hockey League was established in 1917 as the successor to the National Hockey Association (NHA). Founded in 1909, the NHA began play one year later with seven teams in Ontario and Quebec, and was one of the first major leagues in professional ice hockey. But by the NHA's eighth season, a series of disputes with Toronto Blueshirts owner Eddie Livingstone led team owners of the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, | players have won the award twice. In 2018, Dorsett won the award in the same season he announced his retirement from the NHL due to health reasons and risks.
Team awards Molson Cup.
The Canucks are one of several teams in Canada that award the Molson Cup to the player who is named one of a game's top three players, or "three stars", most often over the course of the regular season. Roberto Luongo has won the Molson Cup five times, the most in team history. | 1,461 | triviaqa-train |
Who is first in line to the British Throne? | from 1689 until the law was amended in 2015. Protestant descendants of those excluded for being Roman Catholics are eligible.
Queen Elizabeth II is the sovereign, and her heir apparent is her eldest son, Charles, Prince of Wales. Next in line after him is Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, the Prince of Wales's elder son. Third in line is Prince George, the eldest child of the Duke of Cambridge, followed by his sister, Princess Charlotte, and younger brother, Prince Louis. Sixth in line | XVI Gustaf is about 290th in line to the British throne as he is a descendant of Victoria of the United Kingdom through her third son. Queen Elizabeth II on the other hand, although a descendant of Charles IX of Sweden is not in line to the Swedish throne, as the Swedish Act of Succession is limited to the descendants of Carl XVI Gustaf.
Other noted British members of the Swedish royal family are Christopher O’Neill who holds a British passport, who is married to the king's daughter Princess Madeleine. Their children | 1,462 | triviaqa-train |
Which Peter Benchley novel was made into a film in 1975 by Steven Spielberg? | Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg (; born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker. He is considered one of the founding pioneers of the New Hollywood era and one of the most popular directors and producers in film history. Spielberg started in Hollywood directing television and several minor theatrical releases. He became a household name as the director of "Jaws" (1975), which was critically and commercially successful and is considered the first summer blockbuster. His subsequent releases focused typically on science fiction/adventure films such as " | , they grew irritated by Richards's habit of describing the shark as a whale and soon dropped him from the project. Meanwhile, Steven Spielberg very much wanted the job. The 26-year-old had just directed his first theatrical film, "The Sugarland Express", for Zanuck and Brown. At the end of a meeting in their office, Spielberg noticed their copy of the still-unpublished Benchley novel, and after reading it was immediately captivated. He later observed that it was similar to his 1971 television film "Duel | 1,463 | triviaqa-train |
Which song title connects Huey Lewis and the news, Jennifer Rush and Frankie goes to Hollywood? | to enjoy prolonged chart success throughout that year and ultimately becoming the seventh best-selling UK single of all time. It also won the 1985 Brit Award for Best British Single. Their debut album, "Welcome to the Pleasuredome", reached number one in the UK in 1984 with advanced sales of over one million. After the follow-up success of "Two Tribes" and "The Power of Love", the group became only the second act in the history of the UK charts to reach number one with their | International Group: Huey Lewis and the News
- Classical Recording: Nigel Kennedy
- Outstanding Contribution to Music: Wham! and Elton John (Joint Winners)
1985.
Host: Noel Edmonds
Venue: Grosvenor Hotel
- British Album of the Year: Sade – "Diamond Life"
- British Single of the Year: Frankie Goes to Hollywood – "Relax"
- British Video: Duran Duran – "The Wild Boys"
- British Breakthrough Act: Frankie Goes to Hollywood
- British | 1,464 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the nuclear reactor that caused worldwide concern after the earthquake in Japan, 2011? | occupation ended with the Treaty of San Francisco in 1952 and Japan was granted membership in the United Nations in 1956. Japan later achieved rapid growth to become the second-largest economy in the world, until surpassed by China in 2010. This ended in the mid-1990s when Japan suffered a major recession. In the beginning of the 21st century, positive growth has signaled a gradual economic recovery. On March 11, 2011, Japan suffered one of the largest earthquakes in its recorded history; this triggered the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, | experts determined that an earthquake did happen there some 4,500 years ago and that the other fault (without a name) running right beneath reactor 2 could slip and cause critical damage to the reactor induced by an earthquake caused by the Urazoko fault. By definition, a fault is "active" when it is believed to have caused a quake about 120,000 to 130,000 years ago or later. Japan Atomic Power was requested to produce a detailed assessment of the two faults under the reactors.
On 14 November 2012, the Nuclear Regulation | 1,465 | triviaqa-train |
In April 2010, a drilling rig run by BP suffered an explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. Name that rig. | raids.
On April 21, 2010, the "Deepwater Horizon" platform, 52 miles off-shore of Venice, Louisiana, (property of Transocean and leased to BP) exploded, killing 11 people, and sank two days later. The resulting undersea gusher, conservatively estimated to exceed as of early June, 2010, became the worst oil spill in US history, eclipsing the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
Drawbacks Ecological effects.
In British waters, the cost of removing all platform rig structures entirely was estimated in | with the petroleum industry although other industries may also require this type of protection system. ESD valves are required by law on any equipment placed on an offshore drilling rig to prevent catastrophic events like the BP Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.
A safety shutoff valve should be fail-safe, that is close upon failure of any element of the input control system (such as temperature controllers, steam pressure controllers), air pressure, fuel pressure, current from a flame detector, or current from other safety | 1,466 | triviaqa-train |
On 13 January 2012, what ship hit a rock off Isola del Giglio? | "little goat" (Ancient Greek: "Aigýllion", "Αιγύλλιον").
In 2012, the cruise ship "Costa Concordia" foundered off the coast of the island.
Geography.
The island is separated by a stretch of sea from the nearest point of the mainland, the promontory of Monte Argentario. Mainly mountainous, it consists almost entirely of granite, culminating in the Poggio della Pagana, which rises to . Ninety percent of its surface is covered by Mediterranean vegetation, alternating with large pine forests | sign: IBHD, IMO number: 9320544, MMSI number: 247158500), with 3,206 passengers and 1,023 crew members on board, was sailing off Isola del Giglio on the night of 13 January 2012, having begun a planned seven-day cruise from Civitavecchia, Lazio, Italy, to Savona and five other ports. She struck her port side on a reef, at 21:42 or 21:45 local time. The reef is charted as an area known as Le Scole, about south of the entrance to the harbour of Giglio Porto | 1,467 | triviaqa-train |
Which bomb was dropped on Nagasaki on 9 August, 1945 | the time of the atomic attack.
On the day of the nuclear strike (August 9, 1945) the population in Nagasaki was estimated to be 263,000, which consisted of 240,000 Japanese residents, 10,000 Korean residents, 2,500 conscripted Korean workers, 9,000 Japanese soldiers, 600 conscripted Chinese workers, and 400 Allied POWs. That day, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Bockscar", commanded by Major Charles Sweeney, departed from Tinian's North Field just before dawn, this time carrying a plutonium bomb, code named "Fat Man | was the only unit in the world to ever carry out and deliver nuclear weapons in combat, which dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on 6 August 1945, and the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, on 9 August 1945.
Reassigned to the United States in November 1945, it became part of Continental Air Forces (later Strategic Air Command). The unit was deployed to Kwajalein Atoll in 1946 to carry out Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests on Bikini Atoll in July.
History Strategic Air Command | 1,468 | triviaqa-train |
Which musical group had the single New York Mining Disaster, 1941 | vocals.
Barry and Robin Gibb wrote the song while sitting on a darkened staircase at Polydor Records following a power cut. The echo of the passing lift inspired them to imagine that they were trapped in a mine. The song recounts the story of a miner trapped in a cave-in. He is sharing a photo of his wife with a colleague ("Mr. Jones") while they hopelessly wait to be rescued. According to the liner notes for their box-set "Tales from the Brothers Gibb" | like. If they don't believe us, they can ask The Beatles."
Bassist Maurice Gibb, though, had previously said that "New York Mining Disaster 1941" was in fact influenced by the Beatles:
"New York Mining Disaster 1941" was a total rip-off of The Beatles, we were so influenced by them. In fact it started a mystery [in the USA] about us, because they started playing [it] and saying, 'They're this new group from England that | 1,469 | triviaqa-train |
This former BBC royal reporter proved popular with the public, finishing as runner-up in the third series of the reality TV show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! in 2004. | Jennie Bond
Jennifer Bond (born 19 August 1950) is an English journalist and television presenter. Bond worked for fourteen years as the BBC's royal correspondent. She has most recently hosted "Cash in the Attic" and narrated the programme "Great British Menu".
Early career.
Born in Hitchin, Bond was educated at St. Francis' College, a girls' independent school in Letchworth, Hertfordshire and at the University of Warwick, from where she graduated with a degree in French and European Literature. Her | after the BBC.
Following her departure from the BBC in 2003, Bond's career took a different turn. In 2003, she made an appearance in an episode of the comedy series "Little Britain". In February 2004, she proved popular with the public when she finished as runner-up in the third series of the reality TV show "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!" This episode, broadcast on 9 February, received viewing figures of 14.99 million, making it the most watched | 1,470 | triviaqa-train |
Samantha Bond starred as Miss Moneypenny in four James Bond films between 1995 and 2002. She also plays the recurring character of Auntie Angela in which BBC semi-improvised comedy series? | Tom Barnaby, as well as the first episode in 2011's series 14, "Death in the Slow Lane". The 2011 episode is notable for Neil Dudgeon's debut as DCI John Barnaby, who takes over as the new detective in Midsomer after his cousin Tom Barnaby retired.
From 2007 to 2014, Bond had a recurring role as Auntie Angela in the BBC's semi-improvised comedy series "Outnumbered", alongside Hugh Dennis, Claire Skinner and David Ryall. She appeared in all five seasons.
From | Kill" (1989)
MI6 Branch: Universal Exports – United Kingdom Moneypenny – Secretary Samantha Bond.
Samantha Bond starred in four James Bond films as Miss Moneypenny. She retired from her role with the departure of Pierce Brosnan as James Bond.
She appeared as Miss Moneypenny in:
- "GoldenEye" (1995)
- "Tomorrow Never Dies" (1997)
- "The World Is Not Enough" (1999)
- "Die Another Day" (2002)
In a commercial for London | 1,471 | triviaqa-train |
What colour is Bond Street on a standard Monopoly board? | after strips of real estate in Europe.
Geography.
Bond Street is the only street that runs between Oxford Street and Piccadilly. Old Bond Street is at the southern end between Piccadilly and Burlington Gardens. The northern section, New Bond Street, extends as far as Oxford Street. The entire street is around long. Many of the shop frontages are less than wide.
The nearest tube stations are Green Park in Piccadilly, and Bond Street station in Oxford Street. Despite its name, Bond Street station does not | Monopoly Junior
Monopoly Junior is a simplified version of the board game Monopoly, designed for young children. It has a rectangular board that is smaller than the standard game and rather than using street names it is based on a city's amusements (a zoo, a video game arcade, a pizzeria, etc.) to make the game more child-friendly.
History.
Parker Brothers began producing "Monopoly Junior" in 1990, explicitly marketed for players aged five to eight, with a simplified board and game | 1,472 | triviaqa-train |
OK, a James Bond question: how many actors have played James Bond in the official' movies? | Portrayal of James Bond in film
Commander James Bond RN—code number 007—is a fictional character created by the British journalist and novelist Ian Fleming in 1952. The character appeared in a series of twelve novels and two short story collections written by Fleming and a number of continuation novels and spin-off works after Fleming's death in 1964. There have been twenty-six films in total, produced between 1962 and 2015.
Fleming portrayed Bond as a tall, athletic, handsome secret agent in his thirties or forties; | forward thinkers". They were isolated from the group, and given a series of questions and answers from which they had to memorise. They were then to travel on a manual train which was to be controlled by their muscles. The other four players, meanwhile, were to ride the train and answer twenty general knowledge questions. Questions ranged from those involving the relatives of terminated players, to "Harry Potter" to who the reigning AFL premiers were and how many actors played James Bond. Each correct answer would be worth | 1,473 | triviaqa-train |
What ship was the subject of the mutiny led by Fletcher Christian against Capt. William Bligh. | Bounty occurred in the South Pacific Ocean on 28 April 1789. Led by Master's Mate / Acting Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, disaffected crewmen seized control of the ship, and set Bligh and 18 loyalists adrift in the ship's open launch. The mutineers variously settled on Tahiti or on Pitcairn Island. Meanwhile, Bligh completed a voyage of more than 3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) to the west in the launch to reach safety north of Australia in the Dutch East Indies (modern Indonesia) and began | Mutiny on the Bounty
The mutiny on the Royal Navy vessel occurred in the south Pacific on 28 April 1789. Disaffected crewmen, led by Acting Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, seized control of the ship from their captain Lieutenant William Bligh and set him and 18 loyalists adrift in the ship's open launch. The mutineers variously settled on Tahiti or on Pitcairn Island. Bligh meanwhile completed a voyage of more than in the launch to reach safety, and began the process of bringing the mutineers to justice.
"Bounty" had left | 1,474 | triviaqa-train |
what was Sir Francis Drake'sship during his global circumnavigation between 1577 & 1580. | complete personal circumnavigation of the globe for the first time in history.
In 1577, Elizabeth I sent Francis Drake to start an expedition against the Spanish along the Pacific coast of the Americas. Drake set out from Plymouth, England in November 1577, aboard "Pelican", which Drake renamed "Golden Hind" mid-voyage. In September 1578, he passed through the southern tip of South America, named Drake Passage, which connects the southwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean with the southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean. | Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake ( – 28 January 1596) was an English sea captain, privateer, slave trader, naval officer and explorer of the Elizabethan era. Drake carried out the second circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition, from 1577 to 1580, and was the first to complete the voyage as captain while leading the expedition throughout the entire circumnavigation. With his incursion into the Pacific Ocean, he claimed what is now California for the English and inaugurated an era of conflict with the Spanish on the western | 1,475 | triviaqa-train |
Which ship gained notoriety when it spilt oil all over Prince William Sound in Alaska in 1989. | and the 1977 completion of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System led to an oil boom. Royalty revenues from oil have funded large state budgets from 1980 onward. That same year, not coincidentally, Alaska repealed its state income tax.
In 1989, the "Exxon Valdez" hit a reef in the Prince William Sound, spilling over of crude oil over of coastline. Today, the battle between philosophies of development and conservation is seen in the contentious debate over oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the proposed Pebble | Pacific to the evolving situation in Panama. She returned to San Diego in early June. In August 1989, "Duluth" sailed to Prince William Sound, Alaska, for oil spill decontamination operations with HMM-268 embarked. "Duluth" housed clean-up crews, provided medical and weather forecasting services and supported decontamination barge efforts.
"Duluth" was underway 21 January 1994 for WestPac operations. Arrived in Singapore 14 February and assigned to TG 76.5 for duty off the coast of Somalia. The ship remained in Singapore for | 1,476 | triviaqa-train |
Worlds first nuclear powered sub & first to complete a submerged transit across North Pole. | USS Nautilus (SSN-571)
USS "Nautilus" (SSN-571) was the world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine and the first submarine to complete a submerged transit of the North Pole on 3 August 1958. Her initial commanding officer was "Dennis" Wilkinson, a widely respected naval officer who set the stage for many of the protocols of today's Nuclear Navy, and had a storied career during military service and afterwards.
Sharing names with Captain Nemo's fictional submarine in Jules Verne's classic 1870 science fiction novel | company built fishing skiffs from the 1970s until about 1990. One of these, a 26-footer, carried Grover and his sons from Nova Scotia to Portugal in 1985, the first-ever crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by a boat powered by an outboard motor. Columbian Bronze operated in Freeport from its 1901 founding until it closed shop in 1988. Among this company's achievements was the propeller for the , an operational nuclear-powered submarine and the first vessel to complete a submerged transit across the North Pole.
Culture. | 1,477 | triviaqa-train |
Raft used by Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl named after Inca Sun God. | Thor Heyerdahl
Thor Heyerdahl (; October 6, 1914 – April 18, 2002) was a Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in zoology, botany, and geography. He became notable for his "Kon-Tiki" expedition in 1947, in which he sailed 8,000 km (5,000 mi) across the Pacific Ocean in a hand-built raft from South America to the Tuamotu Islands. The expedition was designed to demonstrate that ancient people could have made long sea voyages, creating contacts between separate cultures. | versions: one that indicates its beginnings in Polynesia, and one indicates the sport began on the northern Peruvian coasts. The latter is based on pottery of the pre-Inca Moche culture, which apparently shows a man on logs, trying to traverse the waves. These ceramic pieces can be found in major museums in Peru.
Although the latter is one of the most widespread versions, neither of the two versions have been confirmed. However, Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl confirmed there was contact between the ancient Peruvians and people from | 1,478 | triviaqa-train |
The satirical comedy Airplane! was released in what year? | Airplane!
Airplane! (alternatively titled Flying High!) is a 1980 American satirical disaster film written and directed by David and Jerry Zucker and Jim Abrahams, and produced by Jon Davison. It stars Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty and features Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Lorna Patterson. The film is a parody of the disaster film genre, particularly the 1957 Paramount film "Zero Hour!", from which it borrows the plot and the central characters, | courtesy of composer Mischa Bakaleinikoff ..."
Reception Released.
"Crash Landing" was released on a double bill with "Going Steady" (1958).
In popular culture.
- A scene where passenger Maurice Stanley (Lewis Martin) offers Mrs. Willouby (Irene Hervey) a cup of coffee is parodied in the satirical comedy film "Airplane!", with their respective roles assumed by child actors David Hollander and Michelle Stacy.
References.
References Bibliography.
- Piggott, Peter. "Brace for Impact | 1,479 | triviaqa-train |
In August 2009, the band Train released what hit, that made it to #3 on the American Billboard charts? | year hiatus from recording any new music.
In late 2009, Train released the album "Save Me, San Francisco", from which the album's three singles—the RIAA 6x Platinum-certified international hit "Hey, Soul Sister", "If It's Love" and "Marry Me"—reached high positions on the "Billboard" Hot 100 at numbers 3, 34, and 34, respectively. The album itself has been certified gold by both the RIAA and ARIA and has sold 954,000 units. Since 2008, | World Wide Open
World Wide Open is the debut album of the American country music band Love and Theft. It was released on August 25, 2009 (see 2009 in country music) via Carolwood Records, a sister label of Lyric Street Records. The album includes the single "Runaway", which is a Top 10 hit on the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs charts.
Content.
At least one member of the band had a hand in co-writing every track on the album. Co-writers | 1,480 | triviaqa-train |
What make of car was used as the platform for the time machine in the Back to the Future franchise? | Back to the Future (franchise)
The "Back to the Future" franchise is an American science fiction–adventure comedy film series written and directed by Robert Zemeckis, produced by Bob Gale and Neil Canton for Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment, and distributed by Universal Pictures. The franchise follows the adventures of a high school student, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), and an eccentric scientist, Dr. Emmett L. Brown (Christopher Lloyd), as they use a DeLorean time machine to time travel to different periods in | both fight each other and Debbie becomes upset when she finds the time machine. Stilman explains what he is going to do and Evan jumps in. They go back to the first day Debbie and Stilman met and Evan chases him with his car to ensure he comes up with the theorem for the time machine. Stilman reveals they can not go back as his phone is not hooked up. Stilman kisses Debbie and then begins to leave her. Her consciousness from the future comes back and they begin to argue but eventually make up | 1,481 | triviaqa-train |
The high speed network of bullet trains in Japan is known as what? | Shinkansen
The , colloquially known in English as the bullet train, is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan. Initially, it was built to connect distant Japanese regions with Tokyo, the capital, in order to aid economic growth and development. Beyond long-distance travel, some sections around the largest metropolitan areas are used as a commuter rail network. It is operated by five Japan Railways Group companies.
Over the Shinkansen's 50-plus year history, carrying over 10 billion passengers, there has been | from low-cost smart cards to high-speed network systems. It is part of the Transport Layer Security (TLS) cryptographic protocol designed to provide communications security over a computer network such as the Internet.
The cipher was named for the flower "Camellia japonica", which is known for being long-lived as well as because the cipher was developed in Japan.
Design.
Camellia is a Feistel cipher with either 18 rounds (when using 128-bit keys) or 24 rounds (when using 192- or 256-bit | 1,482 | triviaqa-train |
The first coin-operated parking meter in the US was installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In what year was it installed? | was intended to operate on power from the battery of the parking vehicle and required a connection from the vehicle to the meter.
Holger George Thuesen and Gerald A. Hale designed the first working parking meter, the Black Maria, in 1935. The History Channel's... "History's Lost and Found" documents their success in developing the first working parking meter. Thuesen and Hale were engineering professors at Oklahoma State University and began working on the parking meter in 1933 at the request of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma lawyer and newspaper publisher | of Los Angeles to block installation of parking meters
Sources.
- Oklahoma City site of first parking meter. (Historic film)
- " "Parking Meters Yield $50,000 A Year" " 1951 article with excellent illustration of coin-operated meters
- Articles from the Wausau Daily Herald
- Metergate from the SF Times (archived)
- Brink's 1978 parking meter theft
- Saskatoon, SK - the first Canadian City to offer cell phone parking payment option for its parking meters October 21, 2005 | 1,483 | triviaqa-train |
Of the two Wright brothers, who was born first? | Wright brothers
The Wright brothers, Orville (August 19, 1871– January 30, 1948) and Wilbur (April 16, 1867– May 30, 1912), were two American aviation pioneers generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful airplane. They made the first controlled, sustained flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft with the "Wright Flyer" on December 17, 1903, four miles south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. In 1904–05, the brothers developed | Richard Wright (cricketer)
Richard Leslie Wright was an English cricketer active from 1923 to 1926 who played for Northamptonshire. He appeared in 54 first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled right arm medium pace. One of four brothers who played cricket, Wright was born in Kettering on 28 October 1903 and died in Bournemouth on 31 July 1991. He scored 1,507 runs with a highest score of 112, one of two centuries, and took five wickets with a best performance of one for 11. | 1,484 | triviaqa-train |
Which legendary creature has the body,back legs and tail of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle? | left to the heralds to clarify that.
A hippogriff is a legendary creature, supposedly the offspring of a griffin and a mare.
Heraldic significance.
In heraldry, the griffin's amalgamation of lion and eagle gains in courage and boldness, and it is always drawn to powerful fierce monsters. It is used to denote strength and military courage and leadership. Griffins are portrayed with the rear body of a lion, an eagle's head with erect ears, a feathered breast, and the forelegs of an eagle, | , the legs of a tiger, the body of a bear and the tail of an ox.
- Calygreyhound – A mythical creature that appears on Medieval heraldry. It is described as having the head of a wildcat, the torso of a deer or antelope, the claws of an eagle as its forefeet, ox hooves, antlers or horns on its head, the hind legs of a lion or ox and its tail like a lion or poodle. May sometimes be depicted with wings.
- Fenghuang – A Chinese | 1,485 | triviaqa-train |
Who became the first British Formula 1 champion in 1958? | 1955 Le Mans disaster.
History British dominance.
An era of British dominance was ushered in by Mike Hawthorn and Vanwall's championship wins in 1958, although Stirling Moss had been at the forefront of the sport without ever securing the world title. Between Hawthorn, Jim Clark, Jackie Stewart, John Surtees and Graham Hill, British drivers won nine Drivers' Championships and British teams won fourteen Constructors' Championship titles between 1958 and 1974. The iconic British Racing Green Lotus, with a revolutionary aluminium-sheet monocoque chassis instead of | Harry Stiller
Harry Stiller (28 May 1938 – 13 May 2018) was a British racing driver and British Formula Three Champion. His racing career covered the years between 1958 and 1969 and he drove a variety of different classes of cars. After stopping driving himself he became an entrant in 1970 and he had cars in Formula Three, Formula Atlantic, F5000 and in 1975, Formula One. After racing he became creator, developer and operator of Tucktonia, a south-coast leisure park in the 1970s and 1980s. He | 1,486 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of country music`s first superstar who died at the age of 29 from drink and drug abuse? | to go right on ordering the whiskey." East Texan Al Dexter had a hit with "Honky Tonk Blues", and seven years later "Pistol Packin' Mama". These "honky tonk" songs associated barrooms, were performed by the likes of Ernest Tubb, Kitty Wells (the first major female country solo singer), Ted Daffan, Floyd Tillman, and the Maddox Brothers and Rose, Lefty Frizzell and Hank Williams, would later be called "traditional" country. Williams' influence in particular would prove to | and David Stanley.
Sean Stopperich and David Stanley, the players at the center of the scandal, never recovered from their drug addictions. In 1995, Stopperich was found dead in his Pittsburgh apartment from a cocaine overdose at the age of 29. Stanley, who had entered drug rehab while still attending SMU, never emerged from his substance abuse problems and died in his sleep in 2005, age 41.
Aftermath Short-Term Effects.
SMU returned to football in 1989 under coach Forrest Gregg, a former Hall of | 1,487 | triviaqa-train |
What brand of beer does Homer Simpson drink? | List of fictional drinks
Many works of fiction have incorporated into their world the existence of beverages or drinks – liquids made for popular consumption - which may create a sense of the world in which the story takes place, and in some cases may serve to advance the plot of the story. These products may be fictional brands which serve as a stand in for brand names, and in that capacity may be a vessel for mockery of the marketing culture associated with brand name products (e.g., Duff Beer from "The Simpsons | bottle of Krusty Brand non-narcotic cough syrup. When Patty dropped cigarette ash in the drink and set it on fire, Homer discovered that fire greatly enhanced the taste of the drink.
Moe tries making Homer's drink, and gives it to a customer, who loves it. When the customer asks what the drink is called, Homer starts to respond, but Moe butts in and calls it a "Flaming Moe". Word of mouth spreads, and Moe sees his business boom because of the drink. To | 1,488 | triviaqa-train |
What popular drink was originally called `Brad`s Drink`? | in 1992, despite heavy competition during the 1990s (sometime between 2000 and 2005, Pepsi overtook Coca-Cola in sales in Romania).
Pepsi did not sell soft drinks in Israel until 1991. Many Israelis and some American Jewish organizations attributed Pepsi's previous reluctance to expand operations in Israel to fears of an Arab boycott. Pepsi, which has a large and lucrative business in the Arab world, denied that, saying that economic, rather than political, reasons kept it out of Israel.
History Marketing Pepsiman.
Pepsiman | 's new program began called, "I know what I drink" (Wiem co piję). This was clearly placed on each of Tymbark's products. This made the customer sure the Tymbark product had no added sugar, preservatives or artificial colours. The products also included the GDA index value. Today one popular flavour is apple-mint.
Products.
The first Tymbark product was the apple flavour which was the only flavour from 1936 to 1967. Tymbark now has many different product ranges, listed below: | 1,489 | triviaqa-train |
RAF College Cranwell is located in which county | facilities were used as a flying training school. Reopening after the War, the College absorbed the Royal Air Force Technical College in 1966.
The Royal Air Force College is based at RAF Cranwell near Sleaford in Lincolnshire, and is sometimes titled as the Royal Air Force College Cranwell.
History.
History Early years.
In December 1915, after the Royal Naval Air Service had broken away from the Royal Flying Corps, Commodore Godfrey Paine was sent to Cranwell to start a naval flying training school in order that the Royal | June 1915. He was educated in Laurelvale and Portadown, in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. He joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1931 as an apprentice with No. 2 School of Technical Training at RAF Cranwell. In 1935 he commenced flight training with C Squadron at the Royal Air Force College Cranwell, and on completion of his training, was commissioned as a pilot officer on 19 December 1936.
Second World War.
Menaul was posted to No. 21 Squadron RAF, which was then flying the | 1,490 | triviaqa-train |
Which town is the administrative centre for the Open University | of academic and research staff and over 2,500 administrative, operational and support staff.
The OU was established in 1969 and used the original television studios and editing facilities at Alexandra Palace, in north London, which had been recently vacated by the BBC. The first students enrolled in January 1971. The university administration is based at Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, in Buckinghamshire, but has administration centres in other parts of the United Kingdom. It also has a presence in other European countries. The university awards undergraduate and postgraduate degrees | Fellows and 132 Technical Laboratory staff. The university Administrative Services are staffed with 420 employees.
University of Ioannina is one of the leading academic institutions in Greece.
Campus.
The campus is located 6 km from the centre of Ioannina and is one of the largest university campuses in Greece. It is linked to the town by Greek National Road 5 and can be reached from the city either by public transportation or by car.
It covers an area of almost with many green open spaces which surround the four | 1,491 | triviaqa-train |
Who did John Wilkes Booth assassinate in April 1865? | John Wilkes Booth
John Wilkes Booth (May 10, 1838 – April 26, 1865) was an American actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865. He was a member of the prominent 19th-century Booth theatrical family from Maryland and a well-known actor in his own right. He was also a Confederate sympathizer, vehement in his denunciation of Lincoln and strongly opposed to the abolition of slavery in the United States.
Booth and a group of co | 1223. A Mongol army obliterates an allied Kievan-Rus'/Cuman army at a river crossing on the Kalka in the Ukraine. The Mongols draw the Russo-Cuman force out until they are overextended, then attack with their heavy cavalry and destroy the allied forces in detail. The Mongols capture several Russian princes and ritually execute them by crushing them beneath a feasting table on which the Mongol leaders dance and feast.
- The Battle of Legnica, 1241. A Mongol army under Baidar crushes an allied force of Poles, Germans, | 1,492 | triviaqa-train |
The Teddy bear is named after whom? | color, and material. They have become collector's items, with older and rarer "teddies" appearing at public auctions. Teddy bears are among the most popular gifts for children and are often given to adults to signify love, congratulations, or sympathy.
History.
The name teddy "bear" comes from former United States President Theodore Roosevelt, who was commonly known as "Teddy" (though he loathed being referred to as such). The name originated from an incident on a bear hunting trip in Mississippi | due to the noise that he makes when frightened) is a young boy who lives in the house next to Johnny. Neither of his parents care for him, especially his father, who works countless hours at a dead end job and leads a miserable life after raising Squee. Squee's closest friend is a small teddy bear named Shmee. Shmee tells Squee that all of his fears and nightmares are inside of him in a dream. Squee is also friends with Satan's son, with whom he attends school. Squee has | 1,493 | triviaqa-train |
I'm playing all the right notes but not necessarily in the right order. (Bonus point for to whom) | Morecambe and Wise
Eric Morecambe (John Eric Bartholomew, 14 May 1926 – 28 May 1984) and Ernie Wise (Ernest Wiseman, 27 November 1925 – 21 March 1999), known as Morecambe and Wise (and sometimes as Eric and Ernie), were an iconic English comic double act, working in variety, radio, film and most successfully in television. Their partnership lasted from 1941 until Morecambe's death in 1984. The show was a significant part of British popular culture, and they have been described as " | professor emeritus of the University of York, said of "Belle": "Much of the historical evidence is there – though festooned in the film with imaginary relishes and fictional tricks. Partly accurate, the whole thing reminded me of the classic Morecambe and Wise sketch with Andre Previn (Eric bashing away on the piano): all the right notes – but not necessarily in the right order." Reviewing the film for "History Extra", the official website of "BBC History Magazine", Walvin noted that while the | 1,494 | triviaqa-train |
What is the proper name for the flag flown by the Merchant Navy sometimes known as a Red Duster? | Merchant Navy (United Kingdom)
The Merchant Navy is the maritime register of the United Kingdom, and comprises the seagoing commercial interests of UK-registered ships and their crews. Merchant Navy vessels fly the Red Ensign and are regulated by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). King George V bestowed the title of "Merchant Navy" on the British merchant shipping fleets following their service in the First World War; a number of other nations have since adopted the title.
History.
The Merchant Navy has been | until sunset, but there is no specific policy on flying the Union Flag and as such it is sometimes flown alongside the Saltire and sometimes omitted. An exception is made for "national days". On these days, the Saltire shall be lowered and replaced with the Union Flag. These are the same as the flag days noted above with the exception of:
- 3 September: Merchant Navy Day
Another difference is that on Saint Andrew's Day, the Union Flag can only be flown if the building has more | 1,495 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the ship commanded by Captain Pugwash? | 2017, a live-action film adaptation was announced, directed by John Hay and starring Nick Frost as Captain Pugwash and Jason Flemyng in an unknown role. Production was set to begin in 2018, with the plot following Captain Pugwash travelling to Botany Bay, where he eventually finds himself at the helm of The Black Pig on a mission to rescue Tom the Cabin Boy's father, who is marooned on a volcanic island.
See also.
- List of animated television series
External links.
- Pugwash website | Pugwash, captain of pirate ship in a cartoon of the same name
- Ralph Rackstraw, originally a sailor on the HMS Pinafore (again, from the aforementioned Gilbert & Sullivan operetta); ultimately turns out to be the real captain of the Pinafore
- Captain Ralls, captain played by John Wayne in "Wake of the Red Witch"
- Captain Jack Sparrow, captain of the pirate ship "Black Pearl" in "Pirates of the Caribbean" films
- John Charity Spring, slave ship captain in " | 1,496 | triviaqa-train |
After the mutiny on the Bounty, where did Christan Fletcher and his mutineers settle? | Mutiny on the Bounty
The mutiny on the Royal Navy vessel occurred in the south Pacific on 28 April 1789. Disaffected crewmen, led by Acting Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, seized control of the ship from their captain Lieutenant William Bligh and set him and 18 loyalists adrift in the ship's open launch. The mutineers variously settled on Tahiti or on Pitcairn Island. Bligh meanwhile completed a voyage of more than in the launch to reach safety, and began the process of bringing the mutineers to justice.
"Bounty" had left | XVI–XXI are told in the first person by John Adams. The epilogue that follows is in the third person.
Synopsis.
After two unsuccessful attempts to settle on the island of Tubuai, the "Bounty" mutineers returned to Tahiti where they parted company. Fletcher Christian and eight of his men, together with eighteen Polynesians, sailed from Tahiti in September 1789, and for a period of eighteen years nothing was heard of them. Then, in 1808, the American sailing vessel "Topaz" discovered a thriving | 1,497 | triviaqa-train |
Lucy Honeychurch is the heroine of which EM Forster novel later made into a film? | 20th century (1998).
Plot summary.
Plot summary Part one.
The first part of the novel is set in Florence, Italy, and describes a young English woman's first visit to Florence, at a time when upper middle class English women were starting to lead more independent, adventurous lives. Miss Lucy Honeychurch is touring Italy with her overly fussy and priggish but often ineffective older cousin and chaperone, Miss Charlotte Bartlett. The novel opens with their complaints about the pension where they are staying, the Pension | Margaret Forster
Margaret Forster (25 May 1938 – 8 February 2016) was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, historian and literary critic. She is best known for her 1965 novel "Georgy Girl", which was made into a successful film of the same name and inspired a hit song by The Seekers, as well as her 2003 novel "Diary of an Ordinary Woman"; her biographies of Daphne du Maurier and Elizabeth Barrett Browning; and her memoirs "Hidden Lives" and "Precious Lives". | 1,498 | triviaqa-train |
Which famoust picture by Constable shows a wagon in the river near Flatford? | include "Wivenhoe Park" of 1816, "Dedham Vale" of 1802 and "The Hay Wain" of 1821. Although his paintings are now among the most popular and valuable in British art, he was never financially successful. He became a member of the establishment after he was elected to the Royal Academy at the age of 52. His work was embraced in France, where he sold more than in his native England and inspired the Barbizon school.
Early career.
John Constable was born in East Bergholt, | The Lock (Constable)
The Lock is an oil painting by English artist John Constable, finished in 1824. It depicts a rural scene on the River Stour in Suffolk, one of six paintings within the "Stour series".
It was auctioned for £22,441,250 at Christie's in London on 3 July 2012.
Description.
"The Lock" is painted in oil on canvas. It depicts a working rural scene from Suffolk, as a figure struggles to open a canal gate at Dedham Lock near Flatford | 1,499 | triviaqa-train |
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