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What is the name of the device that connects a computer to the internet? | distinct from a hub in that it only forwards the frames to the physical ports involved in the communication rather than all ports connected. It can be thought of as a multi-port bridge. It learns to associate physical ports to MAC addresses by examining the source addresses of received frames. If an unknown destination is targeted, the switch broadcasts to all ports but the source. Switches normally have numerous ports, facilitating a star topology for devices, and cascading additional switches.
Network nodes Routers.
A router is an internetworking | Remote access service
A remote access service (RAS) is any combination of hardware and software to enable the remote access tools or information that typically reside on a network of IT devices.
A remote access service connects a client to a host computer, known as a remote access server. The most common approach to this service is remote control of a computer by using another device which needs internet or any other network connection.
Here are the connection steps:
1. User dials into a PC at the office | 2,200 | triviaqa-train |
The Briish Airways subsidiary BA Connect was sold to which other airline? | % stake in UK regional airline Flybe from the sale of BA Connect in March 2007. It sold the stake in 2014. BA also owned a 10% stake in InterCapital and Regional Rail (ICRR), the company that managed the operations of Eurostar (UK) Ltd from 1998 to 2010, when the management of Eurostar was restructured.
With the creation of an Open Skies agreement between Europe and the United States in March 2008, British Airways started a new subsidiary airline called OpenSkies (previously known as “Project Lauren | belonged to British Airways were sold back to them while the others were sold to Easyjet or other airlines.
Destinations.
The airline's main operational base was at London Gatwick. Some of its aircraft were also based at London Heathrow and there was a small base at Manchester. Flights from the latter operated as 'BA Connect' services, which operated a no-frills airline style "buy on board" service. The airline mainly served destinations in the Mediterranean region and the Spanish and Portuguese islands, as well as | 2,201 | triviaqa-train |
The human body has 5 basic types of taste: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter and Umami. From what language do we borrow the word Umami from? | the traditionally recognized taste receptors, scientists now consider umami to be a distinct taste.
Foods that have a strong umami flavor include broths, gravies, soups, shellfish, fish and fish sauces, tomatoes, mushrooms, hydrolysed vegetable protein, meat extract, yeast extract, cheeses, soy sauce and human breast milk.
Etymology.
A loanword from the Japanese , "umami" can be translated as "pleasant savory taste". This neologism was coined in 1908 by Japanese chemist Kikunae Ikeda from a nominalization of " | patterns of cilia movement lead to different neural codes, which ultimately lead to hearing different loudness, pitch, and timbre of sounds. Deafness or hearing loss may occur in one or both ears.
Types of sensations Gustatory.
Taste receptors (i.e., taste buds or papillae) are activated by the presence of food or another object on the tongue. Four basic tastes include sweet, salty, sour, and bitter. There is some debate on whether umami, or meatiness, is a fifth basic flavor. Aging is associated | 2,202 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of Heston Blumenthal's 3 Michelin starred restaurant in the UK? | Heston Blumenthal
Heston Marc Blumenthal OBE (; born 27 May 1966) is a British celebrity chef. He is the proprietor of The Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire, one of five restaurants in Great Britain to have three Michelin stars; it was voted No. 1 in The World's 50 Best Restaurants in 2005.
Blumenthal owns the restaurant Dinner in London, which has two Michelin stars, and two pubs in Bray, The Crown at Bray and The Hinds Head, which has one Michelin star. He invented recipes | in the UK. The restaurant received a second Michelin Star in the 2014 Michelin guide, becoming Blumenthal's sixth star.
External links.
- Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London
- Dinner by Heston Blumenthal
- The free company report: http://intercreditreport.com/company/tapestry-management-limited-06431636 . | 2,203 | triviaqa-train |
Keith Floyd used the song Peaches as a theme tune for many of his cookery programmes. Which group performed this song? | 's influence on him, he says: "My approach to food, my style if you like, had developed as a result of my life in France with Paddy." In 1979, after five years together, Paddy and Keith's relationship broke down and they both moved back to Britain.
In his last few years Keith moved back to Avignon in the Vaucluse department.
Floyd was a big fan of rock group the Stranglers: the tracks "Waltzinblack", an edited version of "Peaches", and | version of "Peaches", minus the lyrics was used as the closing theme tune to many of TV chef Keith Floyd's "Floyd on..." television shows. It also featured as the title music in the opening sequence of 2000 British film "Sexy Beast" and during a party scene in the 1997 film "Metroland". The song is also on the sound track of the game "". It was used by Adidas in advertising in the Netherlands in 2002. It featured in the opening sequence of an episode | 2,204 | triviaqa-train |
Which actor has played the policeman Nick Rowan in the UK TV retro soap Heartbeat'? | Nick Berry
Nicholas Berry (born 16 April 1963) is a retired English actor and pop singer. He is best known for his roles as Simon Wicks in "EastEnders" from 1985 to 1990 and a one-off appearance in 2012 , and as PC Nick Rowan in "Heartbeat" from 1992 to 1998. He sang UK chart singles with "Every Loser Wins" in 1986, which went to number one, and the theme song from "Heartbeat", a cover of the Buddy Holly song "Heartbeat" | in "The Fruit Machine", writer Frank Clarke's follow-up to "Letter to Brezhnev".
Other film roles include "Hard Days Hard Nights" as Alan in a story loosely based on the Beatles trip to Hamburg before they hit the big time, "The Tall Guy" as Berkoff Actor and Derek Jarman's "Edward II" in which he played Captive Policeman. Other TV appearances include a guest spot in ITV's drama series "Heartbeat" as Ian Clayton and playing opposite Selina Cadell in " | 2,205 | triviaqa-train |
In which city was the world's biggest McDonalds fast food restaurant opened in 2012? | McDonald's Glass House Restaurant". Later, the building also operated as a Howard Johnson's restaurant.
The McDonald's is purported to be the "world's largest." However, the biggest temporary McDonald's in the world was opened during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, which had but it was demolished after the 2012 Summer Olympics.
The building and service plaza closed on June 4, 2013, for a complete renovation. It reopened on December 22, 2014 with a McDonald's, Subway, and | Automat
An automat is a fast food restaurant where simple foods and drink are served by vending machines. The world's first automat was named Quisisana, which opened in Berlin, Germany in 1895.
By country.
By country Germany.
The first automat in the world was the Quisisana automat, which opened in 1895 in Berlin, Germany.
By country Japan.
In Japan, in addition to regular vending machines which sell prepared food, many restaurants also use food ticket machines (), where one purchases a | 2,206 | triviaqa-train |
Which of Shakespeare's plays begins with the words `If music be the food of love, play on`? | magic, and comic lowlife scenes. Shakespeare's next comedy, the equally romantic "Merchant of Venice", contains a portrayal of the vengeful Jewish moneylender Shylock, which reflects Elizabethan views but may appear derogatory to modern audiences. The wit and wordplay of "Much Ado About Nothing", the charming rural setting of "As You Like It", and the lively merrymaking of "Twelfth Night" complete Shakespeare's sequence of great comedies. After the lyrical "Richard II", written almost entirely in verse, Shakespeare introduced | calypso. He relocated to Norfolk, Virginia, where he opened a record store in 1953. That store, Frankie's Got It, was located on Granby Street but has closed. Its motto was Shakespeare's "If music be the food of love, play on!", which later became a song on a Bonds B-side.
Apart from his hits with Bonds, his most famous song is "If You Wanna Be Happy", recorded by Jimmy Soul. Australian singer, Joe Dolce, recorded a | 2,207 | triviaqa-train |
The Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio was set up on October 16 1923 by Walt Disney and his brother, what was his brothers' first name? | with the stars of its animated shorts – Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Goofy and Pluto – becoming recognizable figures in popular culture and mascots for The Walt Disney Company as a whole.
Walt Disney Animation Studios continues to produce films using both traditional animation and computer-generated imagery (CGI).
History.
History 1923–1929: Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio.
Kansas City, Missouri natives Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney founded the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio in Los Angeles in 1923 and | 2018).
It was founded as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio (formerly Walt Disney Cartoon Studios) in 1923 and incorporated as Walt Disney Productions in 1929. The studio was exclusively dedicated to producing short films until it expanded into feature production in 1934. In 1983, Walt Disney Productions named its live action film studio Walt Disney Pictures. During a corporate restructuring in 1986, Walt Disney Productions was renamed The Walt Disney Company and the animation division, renamed Walt Disney Feature Animation, became a subsidiary of its film division, | 2,208 | triviaqa-train |
The company trademark incorporates the character Mickey Mouse, but was Mickey's original screen name? | Clarabelle Cow and Horace Horsecollar. A male frog was also rejected. It would later show up in Iwerks' own "Flip the Frog" series. Walt Disney got the inspiration for Mickey Mouse from a tame mouse at his desk at Laugh-O-Gram Studio in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1925, Hugh Harman drew some sketches of mice around a photograph of Walt Disney. These inspired Ub Iwerks to create a new mouse character for Disney. "Mortimer Mouse" had been Disney's original name for the character | Iwerks refined Disney's initial design of Mickey Mouse. Disney's first sound film "Steamboat Willie", a cartoon starring Mickey, was released on November 18, 1928 through Pat Powers' distribution company. It was the first Mickey Mouse sound cartoon released, but the third to be created, behind "Plane Crazy" and "The Gallopin' Gaucho". "Steamboat Willie" was an immediate smash hit, and its initial success was attributed not just to Mickey's appeal as a character, but to the fact that | 2,209 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1940 film was the first commercial film to be shown in stereophonic sound? | -channel film recording and used from the concert hall in Philadelphia to the recording labs at Bell Labs in New Jersey in order to record Walt Disney's "Fantasia" (1940) in what Disney called Fantasound.
Later that same year, Bell Labs also demonstrated binaural sound, at the Chicago World's Fair in 1933 using a dummy with microphones instead of ears, . The two signals were sent out over separate AM station bands.
History Carnegie Hall demonstration.
Utilizing selections recorded by the Philadelphia Orchestra, under the | ", which had originally been shown in 35mm 4-Track stereophonic sound and without an overture, intermission and exit music, was re-released in a 70mm format with an overture, intermission and exit music, remixed into six-track stereophonic sound, and shown in a roadshow format. The film had originally been made in Cinemascope 55 and through advances in technology was now able to be re-released in a process called Grandeur 70.
Films made in three-camera Cinerama always received roadshow releases to show off | 2,210 | triviaqa-train |
In which year (+/- 2 years) was the original Disneyland resort to open to the general public? | Disneyland History.
Disneyland History Tomorrowland 1955–1966: The "original" Tomorrowland incarnation.
The first Tomorrowland opened at Disneyland on July 17, 1955, with only several of its planned attractions open, due to budget cuts. The construction of the park was rushed, so Tomorrowland was the last land to be finished. It became something of a corporate showcase, despite Walt Disney's reluctance. Monsanto Company, American Motors, Richfield Oil, and Dutch Boy Paint were some of the many companies to open showcases in Tomorrowland in the first few | Studios Park, opened in 2002, 10 years after the original park. Disneyland Paris celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2017. Within 25 years of opening, 320 million people visited Disneyland Paris making it the most visited theme park in Europe. The Parisian resort is the second Disney park to open outside the United States following the opening of the Tokyo Disney Resort in 1983 and is the largest Disney resort to open outside of the United States. Disneyland Paris is also the only Disney resort outside of the United States to be completely owned | 2,211 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the only one of the 7(seven) Dwarfs not to have a beard? | Snow White assumes the cottage is the untidy home of seven orphaned children.
In reality, the cottage belongs to seven adult dwarfs—named Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Bashful, Sneezy, and Dopey—who work in a nearby mine. Returning home, they are alarmed to find their cottage clean and suspect that an intruder has invaded their home. The dwarfs find Snow White upstairs, asleep across three of their beds. Snow White awakes to find the dwarfs at her bedside and introduces herself, and all | . The ride had 7 Witch models, and only one scene with frightened Dwarfs. It was one of the opening day attractions at the park.
Ride overview.
Ride overview Magic Kingdom.
The queue was similar to Tokyo Disneyland's current queue for the ride. It featured the Seven Dwarfs' mine, with their cottage visible in the distance.
Guests got in the vehicles, which capacity was four passengers. They began by entering the castle in a scene very much like the 1994 ride; however, there | 2,212 | triviaqa-train |
Which actor originally voiced the 1995 Toy Story character 'Woody'? | Sheriff Woody
Sheriff Woody Pride is a fictional character and the main protagonist in the "Toy Story" franchise created by Pixar. He is a pullstring cowboy rag doll and the leader of the toys in the movies. His facial features are based on Tone Thyne, a former Disney animator. He is voiced by Tom Hanks in the feature-length films and short films, and by Tom's brother Jim Hanks in video games and merchandise.
Appearances.
Appearances "Toy Story".
In "Toy Story", | try to escape Sid's house. Scud later spots Woody and Buzz trying to reach the moving van and pursues them, but is eluded when he runs after them into the middle of a traffic intersection and is trapped by the cars as they crash while trying to avoid him.
"Introduced in Toy Story" (1995) Aliens / Little Green Men.
Voiced by:
- Jeff Pidgeon (primary voice actor)
- Patrick Warburton ("Buzz Lightyear of Star Command")
The Aliens, also known as Little | 2,213 | triviaqa-train |
Walt Disney holds the record for most Oscar nominations at 59. How many of these were converted into Oscar awards? (+/- two) | 2013).
Honors.
Disney received 59 Academy Award nominations, including 22 awards: both totals are records. He was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards, but did not win, but he was presented with two Special Achievement Awardsfor "Bambi" (1942) and "The Living Desert" (1953)and the Cecil B. DeMille Award. He also received four Emmy Award nominations, winning once, for Best Producer for the "Disneyland" television series. Several of his films are included in the United States National Film | Film Awards. With 51 Oscar nominations, Williams currently holds the record for the most Oscar nominations for a living person, and is the second most nominated person in Academy Awards history behind Walt Disney's 59. Forty-six of Williams's Oscar nominations are for Best Original Score and five are for Best Original Song. He won four Oscars for Best Original Score and one for Best Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score "(Fiddler on the Roof)".
In 1980 Williams received an Honorary Doctorate of Music from | 2,214 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the Griffin's family dog in Seth MacFarlane's cartoon series 'Family Guy'? | Family Guy
Family Guy is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children, Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog, Brian. The show is set in the fictional city of Quahog, Rhode Island, and exhibits much of its humor in the form of metafictional cutaway gags that often lampoon American culture.
The family was conceived by MacFarlane after developing two animated films, | -offs, the "What a Cartoon!" short "Larry and Steve" by Seth MacFarlane featured prototypes of characters that would later go on to become MacFarlane's massively successful "Family Guy".
The "What a Cartoon!" project and its assorted spin-offs brought Cartoon Network more commercial and critical success, and the network became an animation industry leader as the 1990s drew to a close. In 2001, coinciding with the death of William Hanna, Hanna-Barbera Productions merged with Warner Bros. Animation and | 2,215 | triviaqa-train |
In Arthurian legend for what was 'The Fisher King' responsible? | Fisher King
In Arthurian legend, the Fisher King, also known as the Wounded King or Maimed King, is the last in a long line charged with keeping the Holy Grail. Versions of the original story vary widely, but he is always wounded in the legs or groin and incapable of standing. All he is able to do is fish in a small boat on the river near his castle, Corbenic, and wait for some noble who might be able to heal him by asking a certain question. In later versions | Agravaine, not Gaheris, as in Malory, is the Orkney brother responsible for the murder of his mother in what may be the most widely read 20th-century adaptation of the Arthurian legend: T. H. White's "The Once and Future King" series of books, first released in 1938. White portrays Agravaine as a drunken, bloodthirsty coward, the "bully" of his family (even guilty of killing a unicorn as a child), but also intelligent and not altogether unsympathetic.
- The pre-Raphaelite | 2,216 | triviaqa-train |
Which theory of behavioural science states that 'Positive reinforcement and indirect suggestion to achieve non-forced compliance can be more effective than direct legislation'? | ratio schedule yields reinforcement after the emission of an unpredictable number of responses. This schedule typically generates rapid, persistent responding. Slot machines pay off on a variable ratio schedule, and they produce just this sort of persistent lever-pulling behavior in gamblers. Because the machines are programmed to pay out less money than they take in, the persistent slot-machine user invariably loses in the long run. Slots machines, and thus variable ratio reinforcement, have often been blamed as a factor underlying gambling addiction.
Applications Nudge theory. | ) for doing so. This study found that the FITD technique was more effective than any of the incentive strategies in producing behavioural persistence. This is supported by the self-perception theory, which states that the FITD technique is effective only because internal thoughts are what drive peoples' behaviour. That is, external pressure (such as indebtedness) for compliance is not as effective in increasing compliance.
In another study, participants were given a request that included a "but you are free" state which reminded the participant that | 2,217 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the only English winner of the World Snooker championships in the 1990's? | trailed 9–12 in his quarter-final against Terry Griffiths but won the last 4 frames to win 13–12. Joe Johnson and Steve Davis met again in the 1987 final although, on this occasion, Davis was the winner by a score of 18–14.
Steve Davis and Terry Griffiths met in the 1988 final. The score was 8–8 after the first day but Davis pulled ahead on the final day and won 18–11. Steve Davis made his 7th successive final in 1989 meeting John Parrott. Davis led 13–3 after the first day and | Mick Price (snooker player)
Michael "Mick" Price (born 2 June 1966 in Nuneaton) is a retired English professional snooker player. He turned professional in 1988. He was Ronnie O'Sullivan's opponent when O'Sullivan scored the fastest 147 break in the game's history, at the 1997 World Championship. O'Sullivan won the match by 10–6.
At the 1990 Benson & Hedges Satellite Championships, Price became only the third player to compile three consecutive century breaks in professional competition, when making contributions of 139, 137, | 2,218 | triviaqa-train |
Which iconic symbol of American independence is found in Philadelphia? | :
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At the time, "Pensylvania" was an accepted alternative spelling for "Pennsylvania." That spelling was used by Alexander Hamilton, a graduate of King's College (now Columbia University), in 1787 on the signature page of the United States Constitution.
Robert Charles dutifully | later stuffed). In 1853, President Franklin Pierce visited Philadelphia and the bell, and spoke of the bell as symbolizing the American Revolution and American liberty. At the time, Independence Hall was also used as a courthouse, and African-American newspapers pointed out the incongruity of housing a symbol of liberty in the same building in which federal judges were holding hearings under the Fugitive Slave Act.
In February 1861, the President-elect, Abraham Lincoln, came to the Assembly Room and delivered an address en route to | 2,219 | triviaqa-train |
The Malvern Hills are located in which three English counties? | Society, is a few miles to the south of Malvern on the road to Upton upon Severn. It has been the permanent venue for the Royal Three Counties Show, held each year in June, since 1958. Representing the counties of Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire, it is one of the most important agricultural shows in the UK, and can be traced back to 1797. It attracts an average of 93,000 visitors over its three-day event, and the event almost doubles the town's local population. The showground also | Malvern Hills
The Malvern Hills are a range of hills in the English counties of Worcestershire, Herefordshire and a small area of northern Gloucestershire, dominating the surrounding countryside and the towns and villages of the district of Malvern. The highest summit of the hills affords a panorama of the Severn Valley with the hills of Herefordshire and the Welsh mountains, parts of thirteen counties, the Bristol Channel, and the cathedrals of Worcester, Gloucester and Hereford.
They are known for their spring water – initially made famous by the region's | 2,220 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of G.K. Chesterton's detective priest? | fictional priest-detective Father Brown, and for his reasoned apologetics. Even some of those who disagree with him have recognised the wide appeal of such works as "Orthodoxy" and "The Everlasting Man". Chesterton routinely referred to himself as an "orthodox" Christian, and came to identify this position more and more with Catholicism, eventually converting to Catholicism from High Church Anglicanism. George Bernard Shaw, his "friendly enemy", said of him, "He was a man of colossal genius." Biographers have identified | pretentious little boy, shows up his narrowness and pettiness. Moreover, Chesterton is a great artist while Conan Doyle was a mediocre writer, even though he was knighted for literary merit; thus in Chesterton there is a stylistic gap between the content, the detective story plot, and the form, and therefore a subtle irony with regard to the subject being dealt with, which renders these stories so delicious.
After Chesterton.
Like Sherlock Holmes, Lord Peter Wimsey, and Nero Wolfe, tales featuring Chesterton's priest detective | 2,221 | triviaqa-train |
Which gunfight resulted in the deaths is Tom and Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton? | Billy Clanton
William Harrison Clanton (1862 – October 26, 1881) was an outlaw Cowboy in Cochise County, Arizona Territory. He, along with his father Newman Clanton and brother Ike Clanton, worked a ranch near the boomtown of Tombstone, Arizona Territory and stole livestock from Mexico and later U.S. ranchers.
He was a member of group of loosely organized outlaws who had ongoing conflicts with lawmen Wyatt, Virgil, and Morgan Earp. The Clantons repeatedly threatened the Earps because they interfered with the Cowboys' illegal activities. | to be good with a gun. Claiborne, who was also unarmed, fled the gunfight. Tom and Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton were killed.
Files murder charges against Earps.
After the gunfight in Tombstone, during which the McLaury brothers and Billy Clanton were killed, Ike Clanton filed murder charges against the Earps and Doc Holliday. They were arrested and released on bail. During a month-long preliminary hearing before Judge Wells Spicer, Clanton told a story of abuse that he had suffered at the hands of the | 2,222 | triviaqa-train |
The Ishihara test is used to test for which condition? | per plate for an answer, and not allow coaching, touching or tracing of the numbers by the subject. The test is best given in random sequence, if possible, to reduce the effectiveness of prior memorization of the answers by subjects. Some pseudo-isochromatic plate books have the pages in binders, so the plates may be rearranged periodically to give a random order to the test.
Since its creation, the Ishihara Color Blindness Test has become commonly used worldwide because of its easy use and high accuracy. In recent | the Elan Valley. Nearby Rusty Hill was once Builth Wells. The town of Vermillion used to be Hereford. The town of High Saffron is on the coast beyond the dams, which suggests Aberystwyth.
The colour values as described in the book supposedly come from the Munsell color system as described by Albert Henry Munsell, but are derived from the HSV color model. The "Ishihara", a test used to determine one's colour vision, is a reference to Shinobu Ishihara, the inventor of the Ishihara colour perception test | 2,223 | triviaqa-train |
Trinity was the code name for the first testing of what? | Nuclear weapons testing
Nuclear weapons tests are experiments carried out to determine the effectiveness, yield, and explosive capability of nuclear weapons. Testing nuclear weapons offers practical information about how the weapons function, as well as how detonations are affected by different conditions; and how personnel, structures, and equipment are affected when subjected to nuclear explosions. However, nuclear testing has often been used as an indicator of scientific and military strength, and many tests have been overtly political in their intention; most nuclear weapons states publicly declared their nuclear | . Curry published it in an attempt to gain traction in the development of what would come to be known as podcasting and as a means of testing the software outside of a lab setting. The name "Daily Source Code" was chosen in the hope that it would attract an audience with an interest in technology.
"Daily Source Code" started at a grassroots level of production and was initially directed at podcast developers. As its audience became interested in the format, these developers were inspired to create and produce their own | 2,224 | triviaqa-train |
In chemistry, what test is used to determine the acidity or alkalinity of a solution? | (geranium, poppy, or rose petals); berries (blueberries, blackcurrant); and stems (rhubarb). Extracting anthocyanins from household plants, especially red cabbage, to form a crude pH indicator is a popular introductory chemistry demonstration.
Litmus, used by alchemists in the Middle Ages and still readily available, is a naturally occurring pH indicator made from a mixture of lichen species, particularly "Roccella tinctoria". The word "litmus" is literally from 'colored moss' in Old Norse (see Litr) | with increasing pH (alkalinity).
Chemistry Reactivity (pH).
Soil reactivity is expressed in terms of pH and is a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of the soil. More precisely, it is a measure of hydrogen ion concentration in an aqueous solution and ranges in values from 0 to 14 (acidic to basic) but practically speaking for soils, pH ranges from 3.5 to 9.5, as pH values beyond those extremes are toxic to life forms.
At 25 °C an aqueous solution that has a | 2,225 | triviaqa-train |
Soul Limbo is used as the theme tune for which radio programme? | Soul Limbo
Soul Limbo is the seventh studio album by the American R&B band Booker T. & the M.G.'s, released in 1968 on Stax Records. The album was the first Stax LP issued after the label severed its ties with former distributor Atlantic Records in 1968.
The title track is perhaps best known in the UK as the theme tune for BBC Television's cricket coverage and later for "Test Match Special". It features a marimba solo by Terry Manning. The song was later covered by the English punk band | BBC Radio 5 Live. Radio 4 broadcasts live coverage of the funeral six days later.
- September – In the aftermath of Princess Diana's death, the "PM" programme drops its theme tune which had been in use since 1993. This had been the third time that the programme had used theme music and has not subsequently had a theme tune.
- 1998
- 6 April – Extensive schedule changes take place. Many long standing programmes are axed as part of the shake-up, including "Breakaway | 2,226 | triviaqa-train |
In the 1976 Olympics, who was the only competitor not to have a sex test? | Elizabeth II, as Queen of Canada. The Queen was accompanied by Michael Morris, Lord Killanin, President of the International Olympic Committee, and was greeted to an orchestral rendition of 'O Canada', an arrangement that for many years later would be used in schools across the country as well as in the daily sign off of TV broadcasts in the country.
The queen entered the Royal Box with her consort, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and her son, Prince Andrew (Her daughter, Princess Anne, | sent a delegation to compete in the Summer Olympics in the 1928 Amsterdam Games. They have competed in most Summer Olympics since, missing the Olympics only in five occasions between 1928 and 2016. These were in 1932, 1952, 1956, 1964, and 1976. In spite of this, they did not send a delegation to the Winter Olympics until the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Élise Pellegrin was the only competitor sent to the Sochi games, and she was also the only competitor in the designation sent to Peyongchang | 2,227 | triviaqa-train |
Which singer nicknamed The Boss' had a cameo in the 2000 film HighFidelity' | talking directly to the audience. The screenwriters did this to convey Rob's inner confessional thoughts, and were influenced by a similar technique in the Michael Caine film, "Alfie". Cusack rejected this approach because he thought that "there'd just be too much of me." Once director Stephen Frears signed on to direct, he suggested using the technique and everyone agreed.
Cusack and the writers floated the idea that Rob could have a conversation with Bruce Springsteen in his head, inspired by a reference in Hornby's | Tikaram) with Cristiano Prunas, released in Italy in 1997 as single and on the Prunas self-titled album.
Other works Film.
- Tikaram has played cameo roles on two films, first on the 1994 lesbian film "Erotique", on a segment directed by Monika Treut. She plays a secretary interrupting a sex scene of her boss. She plays a restaurant singer on the 2012 French film "Goodbye Morocco". On her scene, she sings the jazz standard "Blue Gardenia".
- Producer of | 2,228 | triviaqa-train |
Who plays Captain Jack Sparrow's father Edward Teague in the Pirates of the Caribbean films? | Jack Sparrow
Captain Jack Sparrow is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" film series. The character was created by screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio and is portrayed by Johnny Depp. The characterization of Sparrow is based on a combination of The Rolling Stones' guitarist Keith Richards and Looney Tunes cartoon character Pepé Le Pew. He first appears in the 2003 film "". He later appears in the sequels "" (2006), "" (2007), "" ( | Code is kept at Shipwreck Cove. This rulebook serves as the source of law for all pirates. Jack Sparrow's father, Captain Teague, is the Keeper of the Code.
Singapore.
The fictionalised Singapore is filled with bridge-covered waterways and crude wooden buildings, and differs markedly from the actual historical Singapore. The sets for the bathhouse, harbor, and stilt houses were constructed at Universal Studios in Los Angeles.
It appears in "At World's End". Hector Barbossa and Elizabeth Swann visit Sao | 2,229 | triviaqa-train |
Which Country and western singer played the character Whistler' in the Blade Films | Blade (film)
Blade is a 1998 American superhero film directed by Stephen Norrington and written by David S. Goyer based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. It is the first part of the "Blade" film series. The film stars Wesley Snipes in the title role with Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson and N'Bushe Wright in supporting roles. In the film, Blade is a Dhampir, a human with vampire strengths but not their weaknesses, who protects humans from vampires.
Released on August 21, 1998 | , and distributed by New Line Cinema.
The character was created in 1973 for Marvel Comics by writer Marv Wolfman and artist Gene Colan and was a supporting character in the 1970s comic "Tomb of Dracula". In the comic, Blade's mother was bitten by a vampire while she was in labor with Blade.
Films.
Films "Blade" (1998).
Blade grows up to become a Vampire Hunter, swearing vengeance on the creatures that killed his mother. He teams up with a man called Whistler, | 2,230 | triviaqa-train |
Who appears as God in the 1999 film Dogma'? | Dogma (film)
Dogma is a 1999 American fantasy comedy film, written and directed by Kevin Smith, who also stars with Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Alan Rickman, Bud Cort, Salma Hayek, Chris Rock, Jason Lee, George Carlin, Janeane Garofalo, Alanis Morissette, and Jason Mewes. It is the fourth film in Smith's View Askewniverse series. Brian O'Halloran and Jeff Anderson, stars of the first Askewniverse film "Clerks", appear in the film, as do Smith regulars Scott | $250,000. The compromise allowed Mosier and Kevin to cast their friends instead of established stars. Mosier appears in the beginning of the film as the comics convention patron who gets into an argument with Banky Edwards (Jason Lee) after demeaning his career as a tracer.
On the 1999 film "Dogma", Mosier worked with Greenlee again; the editing of the film lasted nearly a year. He also played the Smooching Seaman who Ben Affleck and Matt Damon meet on the bus.
On the 2001 film "Jay | 2,231 | triviaqa-train |
Which member of the group All Saints appeared in Bend it like Beckham'? Shaznay Lewis or Nicole Appleton?7 | Shaznay Lewis
Tricia Marie "Shaznay" Lewis (born 14 October 1975 in Islington, London) is an English singer, songwriter, and member of girl group All Saints. Lewis has co-written most of the group's songs, including number one singles: "Bootie Call", "Pure Shores" and international smash hit single "Never Ever".
Lewis launched a short solo career in 2004 with her debut solo album, "Open", and singles "Never Felt Like This Before" and " | Natalie Appleton
Natalie Jane Appleton Howlett (born 14 May 1973 in Mississauga, Ontario) is an English-Canadian singer-songwriter and actress, who is a member of the group All Saints.
Appleton joined All Saints in 1996, becoming the fourth and final member of the group, but five years later they split up amid group in-fighting. She went on to form a duo with her younger sister Nicole under the name Appleton. Since then, she has reunited to release three more albums with All Saints | 2,232 | triviaqa-train |
Which Brit-pop singer made his acting debut in the 1997 film Face'? | . Stylistically, Britpop bands use catchy hooks and lyrics that were relevant to young British people of their own generation. Britpop bands conversely denounced grunge as irrelevant and having nothing to say about their lives. In contrast to the dourness of grunge, Britpop was defined by "youthful exuberance and desire for recognition". Damon Albarn of Blur summed up the attitude in 1993 when after being asked if Blur were an "anti-grunge band" he said, "Well, that's good. If punk was about getting rid of | List of awards and nominations received by Harry Styles
English singer, songwriter, and actor Harry Styles has received several awards and nominations. For his work on his debut studio album "Harry Styles" (2017) he received a Brit Award and an ARIA Award. He made his film debut in Christopher Nolan's war film, "Dunkirk" (2017), for which he received two acting ensemble nominations at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards and the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards alongside the rest of the cast | 2,233 | triviaqa-train |
Dwayne Johnson is better known by which nickname | Dwayne Johnson
Dwayne Douglas Johnson (born May 2, 1972), also known by his ring name The Rock, is an American actor, producer, and semi-retired professional wrestler. Johnson was a professional wrestler in the WWE for eight years prior to pursuing an acting career. His films have since earned over $3.4 billion in North America, making him one of the highest-grossing actors of all-time.
Johnson was a college football player for the University of Miami, with whom he won a | professional wrestling family. Both his mother and father, known as Sweet Saraya and Ricky Knight respectively, are professional wrestlers, as are his siblings, half-brother Roy and his sister Saraya-Jade, who is better known as Paige. The family runs the World Association of Wrestling (WAW) promotion. In July 2012, Channel 4 produced a documentary about the Knights entitled "The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family". The documentary was adapted into a feature film by Stephen Merchant and executive producer Dwayne Johnson, titled | 2,234 | triviaqa-train |
Name the voice actor most famous for Winnie the Pooh, Kaa in Jungle Book, & Mr Stork in Dumbo. | him. He does this through the use of hypnotic eyes as opposed to the original version, in which he uses a serpentine dance to control his prey. Both of his attempts to eat Mowgli end in comical failure because he is interrupted right before he can swallow him. Kaa is depicted as cowardly, attempting to curry favor with Shere Khan whenever he is around.
Voice actor Sterling Holloway decided to give Kaa a lisp, a condition that composers the Sherman Brothers brought into the character's song in "The Jungle Book | Holloway died on November 22, 1992 in a Los Angeles hospital. His body was cremated and his ashes scattered in the Pacific Ocean.
Voice actor Hal Smith took over the role of Winnie the Pooh for the 1981 short "Winnie the Pooh Discovers the Seasons". He would maintain the role until Jim Cummings replaced him in 1988 for "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" and also took over most of Holloway's other voice roles, including Kaa in "Jungle Cubs" and "The Jungle Book 2" | 2,235 | triviaqa-train |
Which caves are a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), near Wells in Somerset | extensive archaeological sites such as those at Cheddar Gorge. Bones from Gough's Cave have been dated to 12,000 BC, and a complete skeleton, known as Cheddar Man, dates from 7150 BC. Examples of cave art have been found in Aveline's Hole. Some caves continued to be occupied until modern times, including Wookey Hole.
The Somerset Levels—specifically dry points at Glastonbury and Brent Knoll— also have a long history of settlement, and are known to have been settled by Mesolithic hunters. Travel in the area | St. Dunstan's Well Catchment
St. Dunstan's Well Catchment () is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, covering near Stoke St Michael in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England. The site was notified in 1967. It is of both geological and biological significance.
Formerly known as Stoke St Michael Slocker, it contains nine SSSI units consisting of rock and calcareous grassland.
Geological.
St Dunstan's Well Catchment is an important and well-known cave system which includes a series of spectacularly-decorated caves which | 2,236 | triviaqa-train |
Which car manufacturer has produced the Taunus, Laser & Thunderbird models | from Sperry Corporation and formed Ford-New Holland which bought out Versatile tractors in 1988. This company was bought by Fiat in 1993 and the name changed from Ford New Holland to New Holland. New Holland is now part of CNH Global.
Products and services Financial services.
Ford offers automotive finance through Ford Motor Credit Company.
Products and services Automotive components.
Ford's "FoMoCo" parts division sells aftermarket parts under the Motorcraft brand name. It has spun off its parts division under the name Visteon.
Motorsport | ) and the introduction of the Thunderbird Sports Roadster. The Sports Roadster was a limited production version of the convertible which added 48 spoke Kelsey-Hayes designed wire wheels, special badges to the front fenders and a passenger side grab bar to the front dashboard. The most striking addition to the Sports Roadster was a fiberglass tonneau cover which covered the back seat of the car and created a two seater appearance. 1,427 Sports Roadsters were produced in 1962, including 120 models with the special M Code option noted below. Early models suffered | 2,237 | triviaqa-train |
Name the third light blue property on a Monopoly board, that joins The Angel Islington & Euston Road. | The Angel, Islington
The Angel, Islington is a historic landmark and a series of buildings that have stood on the corner of Islington High Street and Pentonville Road in Islington, London, England. The land originally belonged to the Clerkenwell Priory and has had various properties built on it since the 16th century. The site was bisected by the New Road, which opened in 1756, and properties on the site have been rebuilt several times up to the 20th century. The corner site gave its name to Angel tube station, | after the pub. It is located on Upper Street to the north of the original Angel.
Cultural references.
"The Angel Islington" is a property in the British version of "Monopoly". In the game it is the third-cheapest property on the board, reflecting the downmarket state of Islington through most of the 20th century until its gentrification in the 1980s. Victor Watson, of British manufacturers John Waddington Ltd, and his wife, Marge, decided to include the property on the board whilst taking tea | 2,238 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Scrooge in the Muppets' Christmas Carol ? | The Muppet Christmas Carol
The Muppet Christmas Carol is a 1992 American musical fantasy comedy-drama film produced by Jim Henson Productions and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. Adapted from Charles Dickens's 1843 novella "A Christmas Carol", it is the fourth theatrical film to feature the Muppets, and the first to be produced following the death of Muppets creator Jim Henson in 1990. The film was directed by Brian Henson in his directorial debut from a screenplay by Jerry Juhl, and stars Michael Caine as Ebenezer Scrooge, alongside Muppet | Carol" (musical), a 1994 Alan Menken musical
See also.
- Adaptations of "A Christmas Carol"
- "The Muppet Christmas Carol", a 1992 film adaptation of A Christmas Carol featuring The Muppets
- Scrooge (disambiguation) | 2,239 | triviaqa-train |
Screened on ITV from 1976 to 1977 and starring Norman Beaton and Isabelle Lewis, which British sitcom became the first to contain an all-black cast? | played a small role in the Frankie Howerd comedy film "Up the Chastity Belt" the following year. In 1975, he helped to establish the Black Theatre of Brixton. In 1975 Beaton played Nanki-Poo in "The Black Mikado", a modern version of Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Mikado".
In 1976, Beaton broke into television in the series "The Fosters", which also featured a young Lenny Henry, and the following year played the lead role in a low-budget independent film about | Desmond's
Desmond's was a British television situation comedy broadcast by Channel 4 from 1989 to 1994. With 71 episodes, "Desmond's" became Channel 4's longest running sitcom in terms of episodes. The first series was shot in 1988, with the first episode broadcast in January 1989. The show was set in Peckham, London, and featured a predominantly black British Guyanese cast.
Conceived and co-written by Trix Worrell, and produced by Charlie Hanson and Humphrey Barclay, this series starred Norman Beaton as | 2,240 | triviaqa-train |
Which football team recently knocked Everton out of this season's Capital One Cup? | when Harry Catterick was made manager in 1961. In 1962–63, his second season in charge, Everton won the League Championship. In 1966 the club won the FA Cup with a 3–2 win over Sheffield Wednesday. Everton again reached the final in 1968, but this time were unable to overcome West Bromwich Albion at Wembley. Two seasons later in 1969–70, Everton won the League Championship, finishing nine points clear of nearest rivals Leeds United. During this period, Everton were the first English club to achieve five consecutive years in European | 2014–15 Football League Cup
The 2014–15 Football League Cup (known as the Capital One Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 55th season of the Football League Cup. It is a knock-out competition for the top 92 football clubs played in English football league system.
The holders were Manchester City who beat Sunderland 3–1 in the previous season's final at Wembley on 2 March 2014. City were eventually knocked out in the fourth round by Newcastle United.
The first round kicked off on 11 August 2014 and consisted of | 2,241 | triviaqa-train |
In which country can you find the Happy Valley Horse Racing Course? | As Hong Kong and Macau are Special Administrative Region, they're allowed to exemption from ban of gambling on mainland China. (See below)
Horse racing was banned in the Republic of China from 1945, and the People's Republic of China maintained the ban after 1949, although allowances were made for ethnic minority peoples for whom horse sports are a cultural tradition. Speed horse racing (速度赛马) was an event in the National Games of China, mainly introduced to cater for minority peoples, such as the Mongols. | rooms.
The town also has a half-Olympic-length six-lane outdoor swimming pool located beside the school, and publicly accessible squash courts located within the grounds of the P-12 school's Tambo Campus. Around two kilometres north of town is the privately owned Tambo Valley Racecourse, where an annual Country Racing Victoria sanctioned picnic horse racing carnival is held on Easter Sunday each year, including the "Swifts Creek Cup".
The town's public golf course, the Tambo Valley Golf Club, is located about thirteen | 2,242 | triviaqa-train |
Screened on BBC 1 from 1966 to 1971 which British sitcom saw William Mervyn as Bishop Cuthbert Hever and Derek Nimmoas Reverand Mervyn Noote? | William Mervyn
William Mervyn Pickwoad (3 January 1912 – 6 August 1976) was an English actor best known for his portrayal of the bishop in the clerical comedy "All Gas and Gaiters", the old gentleman in "The Railway Children" and Inspector Charles Rose in "The Odd Man" and its sequels.
Life and career.
Mervyn was born in Nairobi, British East Africa, but educated in Britain at Forest School, Snaresbrook, before embarking on a stage career, spending five years in provincial theatre | Derek Nimmo – Mervyn Noote, the Bishop's Chaplain
- John Barron – Lionel Pugh-Critchley, Dean of St Ogg's (pilot, series 1 and 4)
- Ernest Clark – Lionel Pugh-Critchley, Dean of St Ogg's (1968 special, series 2 and 3)
- Joan Sanderson – Grace Pugh-Critchley, the Dean's wife (1970-71)
- Ruth Kettlewell – Grace Pugh-Critchley, the Dean's wife (1967-69)
Plot.
" | 2,243 | triviaqa-train |
Published in 2008 and written by Daily Mirror columnist Brian Reade, the autobiographical book 43 Years with The Same Bird centres on the author's lifelong following of which English football club? | Brian Reade
Brian Reade (born 20 November 1957 in Liverpool) is an award-winning journalist and author who has two weekly opinion columns, one on football, for the "Daily Mirror". He was born in Wavertree and grew up in Huyton.
He began his journalism career working on the "Reading Evening Post" in 1980 and became a columnist on the "Liverpool Echo" in 1990 before moving to the "Mirror" in 1994.
In 2001 he was named Columnist of the Year at the | (UK politics)
- Penman & Greenwood (investigators)
- Fiona Phillips (Saturday columnist)
- Brian Reade (Thursday columnist; also does a sports column on Saturdays)
- Keith Waterhouse (largely humorous (1993–2009))
- Chris Hughes (security and defence)
- Geoffrey Goodman (1969–1986)
Awards.
"The Daily Mirror" won "Newspaper of the Year" in 2002 at the British Press Awards. It won "Scoop of the Year" in 2003 ("3 | 2,244 | triviaqa-train |
Which English King was married to Elizabeth Woodville from 1464 to 1483? | Edward IV of England
Edward IV (28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 to 3 October 1470, and again from 11 April 1471 until his death. He was the first Yorkist king. The first half of his rule was marred by the violence associated with the Wars of the Roses, but he overcame the Lancastrian challenge to the throne at Tewkesbury in 1471 to reign in peace until his sudden death. Before becoming king, he was Duke of York, Earl of | Lionel Woodville
Lionel Woodville (1447 – 23 June 1484) was a Bishop of Salisbury in England.
Life.
Woodville was a fourth son of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg; his siblings included Elizabeth Woodville, Queen Consort from 1464 to 1483.
In the late 1470s, Woodville became the first person in recorded history to receive an honorary degree (DCL), from the University of Oxford. He was Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 1479–1483.
After a number of | 2,245 | triviaqa-train |
Usually served hot in a mug or bowl, which traditional Christmas cocktail that shares it's name with a famous animated TV show consists of eggnog with brandy an rum and occassionally uses egg-whites beaten stiff? | and fold slowly into mixture. Let set in cool place for several days. Taste frequently."
"Tom and Jerry is a form of hot eggnog [cocktail] that was once popular." The Tom and Jerry was invented by British journalist Pierce Egan in the 1820s, using brandy and rum added to eggnog and served hot, usually in a mug or a bowl. It is a traditional Christmastime cocktail in the United States.
Isaac Weld, Junior, in his book "Travels Through the States of North | Eggnog
Eggnog , egg nog or egg-nog, historically also known (when alcoholic beverages are added) as milk punch or egg milk punch, is a rich, chilled, sweetened, dairy-based beverage. It is traditionally made with milk, cream, sugar, whipped egg whites, and egg yolks (which gives it a frothy texture, and its name). In some contexts, distilled spirits such as brandy, rum, whisky or bourbon are added to the drink.
Throughout Canada and the United | 2,246 | triviaqa-train |
Which historical 17th century event was recorded by diarists samuel Pepys and John Evelyn who reecorded the events and their own reactions day by day? | Navy.
The detailed private diary that Pepys kept from 1660 until 1669 was first published in the 19th century and is one of the most important primary sources for the English Restoration period. It provides a combination of personal revelation and eyewitness accounts of great events, such as the Great Plague of London, the Second Dutch War, and the Great Fire of London.
Early life.
Pepys was born in Salisbury Court, Fleet Street, London on 23 February 1633, the son of John Pepys (1601–1680) | right up to the river to fill their reservoirs, and several of the engines toppled into the Thames. The heat from the flames by then was too great for the remaining engines to get within a useful distance; they could not even get into Pudding Lane.
Development of the fire.
The personal experiences of many Londoners during the fire are glimpsed in letters and memoirs. The two best-known diarists of the Restoration are Samuel Pepys (1633–1703) and John Evelyn (1620–1706), and both recorded the events | 2,247 | triviaqa-train |
In which country can you find Moonee Valley Horse Racing Course? | The industry was severely limited during the Communist era, when gambling, the major source of funding, was made illegal.
Horse racing by continent Oceania.
Horse racing by continent Oceania Australia.
Horse racing in Australia was founded during the early years of settlement and the industry has grown to be among the top three leading Thoroughbred racing nations of the world. The world-famous Melbourne Cup, the "race that stops a nation", has recently attracted many international entries. In country racing, records indicate that Goulburn commenced racing | Alister Clark Stakes
The Alister Clark Stakes is a Moonee Valley Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race, for three-year-olds, at Set Weights, over a distance of 2040 metres, held annually usually at Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne on a Friday night in March. Total prize money for the race is A$200,000.
History.
The race is named after Alister Clark, the foundation chairman of the Moonee Valley Racing Club and master of Oaklands Hunt Club from 1901 to 1908.
He was also | 2,248 | triviaqa-train |
In which country can you find the cities of Salta, Corrientes and Rosario? | Salta
Salta () is a city located in the Lerma Valley, at 1,152 metres (3780 feet) above sea level in the northwest part of Argentina. It is also the name for the capital city of Salta Province. Along with its metropolitan area, it has a population of 619,000 inhabitants, which makes it the second most populated city in the northwest of the country.
Overview.
It is situated in the Lerma Valley, above sea level, at the foothills of the Andes mountains.
The weather | well as among powerful Unitarian Party governors in Salta, Corrientes, Tucumán and San Juan. The 1858 assassination of San Juan's Federalist governor, Nazario Benavídez, by Unitarians inflamed tensions between the Confederation and the State of Buenos Aires, as did a free trade agreement between the chief Confederate port (the Port of Rosario) and the Port of Montevideo, which undermined Buenos Aires trade. The election of the intransigent Valentín Alsina further exacerbated disputes, which culminated in the Battle of Cepeda (1859).
Buenos Aires forces, | 2,249 | triviaqa-train |
What 9 letter word is used to describe someone watches or clocks? | Service watches produced during the War were specially designed for the rigours of trench warfare, with luminous dials and unbreakable glass. The War Office began issuing wristwatches to combatants from 1917. By the end of the war, almost all enlisted men wore a wristwatch and after they were demobilized, the fashion soon caught on: the British "Horological Journal" wrote in 1917 that "the wristlet watch was little used by the sterner sex before the war, but now is seen on the wrist of nearly every man in uniform and of | Ratchet (device)
A ratchet is a mechanical device that allows continuous linear or rotary motion in only one direction while preventing motion in the opposite direction. Ratchets are widely used in machinery and tools. The word "ratchet" is also used informally to refer to a ratcheting socket wrench.
Theory of operation.
A rachet consists of a round gear or a linear rack with teeth, and a pivoting, spring-loaded finger called a "pawl" (or "click", in clocks and watches) | 2,250 | triviaqa-train |
Which African country's flag is mainly red in colour and has a green interlocking star in the centre? | Flag of Morocco
The flag of Morocco (; ) is made of a red field with a black-bordered green pentagram.
Red has considerable historic significance in Morocco, proclaiming the descent from royal Alaouite dynasty. This ruling house was associated with the Islamic prophet Muhammad via Fatimah, the wife of Ali, the fourth Muslim Caliph. Red is also the color that was used by the sharifs of Mecca and the imams of Yemen. From the 17th century on, when Morocco was ruled by the Alaouite dynasty, the flags | Flag of Cameroon
The national flag of Cameroon was adopted in its present form on 20 May 1975 after Cameroon became a unitary state. It is a vertical tricolour of green, red and yellow, with a five-pointed star in its center. There is a wide variation in the size of the central star, although it is always contained within the inside stripe.
Description.
The colour scheme uses the traditional Pan-African colours (Cameroon was the second state to adopt them). The centre stripe is | 2,251 | triviaqa-train |
Which English town is the home of te comic-strip character, Andy Capp? | "Flo" Capp (named after Florence Nightingale)
- Chalkie White
- Ruby "Rube" White
- Percy Ritson, the rent collector
- Jackie the barman
- The Vicar
- Flo's Mum (never seen)
- Minor characters include various constables, barmaids, barmen, referees, footballers, pub locals, door-to-door salesmen, and Guitar Bob.
Andy is a working-class figure who never actually works, living in Hartlepool, a harbour town in northeast England | Andy Capp
Andy Capp is an English comic strip created by cartoonist Reg Smythe, seen in "The Daily Mirror" and "The Sunday Mirror" newspapers since 5 August 1957. Originally a single-panel cartoon, it was later expanded to four panels.
The strip is syndicated internationally by Creators Syndicate. The character is also licensed as the mascot for a line of snack foods (Andy Capp's fries).
Characters and story.
- Andy (short for "Andrew") Capp
- Florrie | 2,252 | triviaqa-train |
Which English city is the setting for the comic Viz character Sid the Sexist? | the misfortunes that befall him he continues to display a blind faith in his crude attitude towards women and, when rejected, often tries to pass the blame for his failures on to the woman in question or somebody else. His exploits have also unintentionally led to several homosexual encounters.
Sid seems under-educated and knows little of the world outside Newcastle. It is even claimed at one point that he is unable to read. It is not clear what his job is, if indeed he has one at all, although | him.
- Sid the Sexist, character in the comic book "Viz"
- Sid the Squid, character in Animaniacs episode Hurray for Slappy
See also.
- El Cid (c. 1040–1099), Castilian nobleman
- Syd Barrett (1946–2006), English progressive rock musician, founding member of Pink Floyd
- Syd (disambiguation) | 2,253 | triviaqa-train |
Which English novelist is probably best remembered for his 1957 novel Room At the Top? | Room at the Top (novel)
Room at the Top is a novel by John Braine, first published in the United Kingdom by Eyre & Spottiswoode in 1957, about the rise of an ambitious young man of humble origin, and the socio-economic struggles undergone in realising his social ambitions in post-war Britain. A film adaptation was made in 1959, followed in 2012 by a TV film. John Minton's cover art from the first edition was restored and used on the new edition by Valancourt Books in 2013 | a laboratory and a factory before becoming, after the war, a librarian in Bingley, a small town five miles up the Aire Valley .
Although he wrote 12 works of fiction, Braine is chiefly remembered today for his first novel, "Room at the Top" (1957). The novel was conceived when he was being treated for tuberculosis in a hospital near the Yorkshire Dales town of Grassington. He stated that his favourite author was Guy de Maupassant and that "Room at the Top" was based on " | 2,254 | triviaqa-train |
Which English actor played the title role in the 19768 family film Blackbeard's Ghost? | Blackbeard's Ghost
Blackbeard's Ghost is a 1968 American fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions, starring Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette and directed by Robert Stevenson. It is based upon the 1965 novel of the same name by Ben Stahl and was shot at the Walt Disney Studios.
Plot.
Steve Walker (Dean Jones) arrives in a Maryland seacoast town, called Goldolphin, to take the position of track coach at Godolphin College. The night of his arrival coincides with a charity bazaar at | Charlie Brill
Charlie Sanford Brill (born January 13, 1938, Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor, voice artist, and comedian.
Acting.
Brill's first motion picture was "The Beast of Budapest". He appeared in "Blackbeard's Ghost" and "The Amazing Dobermans". He played Klingon spy Arne Darvin in the "" episode "The Trouble with Tribbles" (1967) and reprised the role in the "" episode "Trials and Tribble-ations" (1996) | 2,255 | triviaqa-train |
Which Scottish novelist is probably best remembered for his 1908 novel The Wind in the Willows? | The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows is a children's novel by British novelist Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. Alternately slow-moving and fast-paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animals (Mole, Rat (a European water vole), Toad, and Badger) in a pastoral version of Edwardian England. The novel is notable for its mixture of mysticism, adventure, morality, and camaraderie, and celebrated for its evocation of the nature of the Thames Valley.
In 1908, | Walter de la Mare
Walter John de la Mare (; 25 April 1873 – 22 June 1956) was a British poet, short story writer and novelist. He is probably best remembered for his works for children, for his poem "The Listeners", and for a highly acclaimed selection of subtle psychological horror stories, amongst them "Seaton's Aunt" and "All Hallows".
In 1921, his novel "Memoirs of a Midget" won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction, and his post- | 2,256 | triviaqa-train |
Which family film of 1957 starring Dorothy McGuire and Fes Parker centres on the story of a youg boy and his love for his dog on thier family ranch home during the 1860's which ends tragically after the dog contracts rabies following a fight with a wolf? | a series of "mother" roles, starting with "Old Yeller" (1957) at Disney.
McGuire returned to Broadway in "Winesburg, Ohio" (1958) which had a short run, then she played a wife and mother in "The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker" (1959) at Fox.
She was the matriarchs in some melodramas: "This Earth Is Mine" (1959) with Jean Simmons at Universal; "A Summer Place" (1959) for Delmer Daves with Sandra Dee and Troy | "Tom", was born in 1860 to Thomas S. Horn, Sr. and Mary Ann Maricha (née Miller) on their family farm in rural northeastern Scotland County, Missouri. The family owned 600 acres bisected by the South Wyaconda River between the towns of Granger and Etna. Tom was the fifth of twelve children. During his childhood, the young Tom suffered physical abuse from his father, and his only companion as a child was a dog named Shedrick. The dog was tragically killed when the young Tom got into | 2,257 | triviaqa-train |
Which famous stage musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Weber contains the numbers Rolling Stock and Call Me Rusty? | and Hashamoto and C.B.. C.B. sabotages Hashamoto by applying his brakes at key moments in the race. Greaseball and Dinah win comfortably, claiming a place in the finals. After the race, Dinah objects to Greaseball's cheating. In response he abandons her and C.B. comforts Dinah ("There's Me"). Meanwhile, a lonely Rusty has retreated to the freight yard where an old steam train called Poppa—a former champion—is singing a blues song to the freight cars ("Poppa's Blues"). | The Music of the Night
"The Music of the Night" (also labeled as just "Music of the Night") is a major song, as a male solo, from the 1986 musical "The Phantom of the Opera". The music was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber with lyrics by Charles Hart. It has appeared on multiple soundtracks of the musical, such as the original cast version in which English actor Michael Crawford sings the song.
History and performances.
Initially made famous by Michael Crawford, | 2,258 | triviaqa-train |
The 43 mile long Llangollen Canal links the town of Llangollen to which Civil Parish situated in Cheshire? | Llangollen Canal
The Llangollen Canal () is a navigable canal crossing the border between England and Wales. The waterway links Llangollen in Denbighshire, north Wales, with Hurleston in south Cheshire, via the town of Ellesmere, Shropshire. The name, which was coined in the 1980s, is a modern designation for parts of the historic Ellesmere Canal and the Llangollen navigable feeder, both of which became part of the Shropshire Union Canals in 1846.
The Ellesmere Canal was proposed by industrialists at Ruabon and Brymbo, and two disconnected | Grindley Brook
Grindley Brook is a small village in Shropshire, England, on the A41 trunk road around 1.5 miles north west of the market town of Whitchurch. It is the most northerly settlement in Shropshire and borders directly onto Cheshire, and is within the civil parish of Whitchurch Urban.
It is also the name of a small brook which flows past the village and marks the Cheshire-Shropshire border at this point.
Geography.
The Llangollen branch of the Shropshire Union Canal passes through the village, and it | 2,259 | triviaqa-train |
Probably best remembered for his role as Charles Dreyfuss, the boss of Inspector Clouseau in the films A Shot in the Dark and The Return of the Pink Panther, which Czech born actor sadly passed away on September 27th 2012 aged 95 ? | The Return of the Pink Panther
The Return of the Pink Panther is a 1975 comedy film and the fourth film in The Pink Panther series. The film stars Peter Sellers, returning to the role of Inspector Clouseau, for the first time since "A Shot in the Dark" (1964), after having declined to reprise the role in "Inspector Clouseau" (1968). The film was a commercial hit and revived the previously dormant series.
Herbert Lom reprises his role as Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus from " | Clouseau's superior, Charles Dreyfus, was introduced in "A Shot in the Dark", wherein he held the rank of Commissioner. He is constantly driven to distraction by Clouseau's bungling and is eventually driven insane. In "The Return of the Pink Panther", Dreyfus holds the rank of Chief Inspector—but again becomes insane by the end of the film—which shows Dreyfus straitjacketed in a padded cell, writing "Kill Clouseau" on the wall (with his toes). As in "A Shot in | 2,260 | triviaqa-train |
Wooley Edge and Markfield are service stations situated on which British motorway? | Markfield
Markfield is a commuter village in both the National Forest and Charnwood Forest and in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England. The settlement dates back to at least the time of the Norman conquest and is mentioned in the Domesday Book under the name Merchenefeld. A variant of this is still used as the name for the village primary school, Mercenfeld. It is to the south-east of Junction 22 of the M1, and to the south of the A50. The highest point in Markfield is shown on | goes towards covering its costs and funding further development.
Transport.
Transport Road.
Dunboyne is situated primarily on the Station Road (L2228) Regional Road, at the intersection of the Maynooth Road (L2227) The town also lies parallel with the M3 motorway, which connects to L2228 using the R157 at a roundabout west of the town.
Transport Rail.
There are two rail stations in Dunboyne. Dunboyne railway station, which was built to service the town and is situated to the east of the town and M3 | 2,261 | triviaqa-train |
Also known as a Lower Gastrointestinal Series, what is the better known two-word name of the medical procedure used to examine and diagnose problems with the human colon. X-Ray pictures are taken whilst a white liquid fills the colon and rectum? | Lower gastrointestinal series
A lower gastrointestinal series is a medical procedure used to examine and diagnose problems with the human colon (large intestine). Radiographs (X-ray pictures) are taken while barium sulfate, a radiocontrast agent, fills the colon via an enema through the rectum.
The term barium enema usually refers to a lower gastrointestinal series, although enteroclysis (an upper gastrointestinal series) is often called a small bowel barium enema.
Procedure.
This test may be done in a hospital or clinic. The | Virtual colonoscopy
Virtual colonoscopy (VC, also called CT colonography or CT pneumocolon) is a medical imaging procedure which uses x-rays and computers to produce two- and three-dimensional images of the colon (large intestine) from the lowest part, the rectum, all the way to the lower end of the small intestine and display them on a screen. The procedure is used to diagnose colon and bowel disease, including polyps, diverticulosis and cancer. VC is performed via computed tomography (CT), sometimes called a | 2,262 | triviaqa-train |
By what name is the TV character Colt Seavers more famously known? | Lee Majors
Lee Majors (born Harvey Lee Yeary; April 23, 1939) is an American film, television and voice actor. Majors is best known for portraying the characters of Heath Barkley in the American television Western series "The Big Valley" (1965–1969), Colonel Steve Austin in the American television science fiction action series "The Six Million Dollar Man" (1973–1978), and Colt Seavers in American television action series" The Fall Guy" (1981–1986).
Early life.
Majors was born in | Colt (given name)
Colt is a masculine given name which may refer to:
People.
- Colt Anderson (born 1985), American football player
- Colt Brennan (born 1983), American National Football League quarterback
- Colt David (born 1985), American football player
- Colt Knost (born 1985), American golfer
- Colt McCoy (born 1986), American football quarterback with the Washington Redskins
Fictional characters.
- Colt Seavers, title character of the 1981 TV | 2,263 | triviaqa-train |
Which author was responsible for the series of short comic books Brigadier Gerard? | Gold Cup.
Background.
Bred by John Hislop in England and foaled on 5 March 1968, Brigadier Gerard was a son of the stallion Queen's Hussar, winner of the Sussex Stakes and the Lockinge Stakes, and the non-winning racemare, La Paiva, a daughter of Prince Chevalier. On his female side he traced back to the brilliant fillies' Triple Crown winner, Pretty Polly, who was his fifth dam. This beautifully balanced bay colt was named after Arthur Conan Doyle's swashbuckling hero. Brigadier Gerard | George McDonald Fraser cited Brigadier Gerard as a major inspiration for his own fictional comedic adventurer Harry Flashman, and wrote the introduction to a 2001 collection of Gerard stories. Although rare, the Brigadier Gerard stories are still in print. Twin Engine Publishing HB, Barnes & Noble Books, Echo Library and New York Review Books are some contemporary publishers. In May 2008, Penguin Classics published the complete short stories as "The Exploits and Adventures of Brigadier Gerard" as part of their Read Red series.
Stories "The Adventures of Gerard" | 2,264 | triviaqa-train |
"In which US state can you find the area named ""The Valley of the 10,000 Smokes""?" | government and the rights of individuals.
The Constitution grants to Congress the authority to admit new states into the Union. Since the establishment of the United States in 1776, the number of states has expanded from the original 13 to 50. Alaska and Hawaii are the most recent states admitted, both in 1959. The Constitution is silent on the question of whether states have the power to secede (withdraw) from the Union. Shortly after the Civil War, the U.S. Supreme Court, in "Texas v. White", | and very remote section of Katmai National Park. It is possibly the tallest mountain in the national park, though some sources list Mount Griggs as the highest. Mount Griggs, on the other hand, is much more accessible, being next to the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, which can be reached via the road from the national park's visitor center.
There is no record of an eruption, but Mount Denison was probably active some time in the last 10,000 years (the Holocene epoch).
See also. | 2,265 | triviaqa-train |
Which African country lies directly south of Gibraltar? | , the Marinids of Morocco (in 1274 and 1333) and the kings of Castile (in 1309).
History Modern era.
In 1462 Gibraltar was captured by Juan Alonso de Guzmán, 1st Duke of Medina Sidonia.
After the conquest, Henry IV of Castile assumed the additional title of King of Gibraltar, establishing it as part of the "comarca" of the Campo Llano de Gibraltar. Six years later, Gibraltar was restored to the Duke of Medina Sidonia, who sold it in 1474 to a group of | records for 20 years.
The ship's name was taken from the ancient Roman province of Mauretania on the northwest African coast, not the modern Mauritania to the south. Similar nomenclature was also employed by "Mauretania"s running mate , which was named after the Roman province directly north of Mauretania, across the Strait of Gibraltar in Portugal. "Mauretania" remained in service until 1934 when Cunard White Star retired her; scrapping commenced in 1935.
Overview.
In 1897 the German liner became the largest and fastest ship in | 2,266 | triviaqa-train |
Alice Perrers was the mistress of which English king? | Dynastically, all English monarchs after 1066 ultimately claim descent from the Normans; the distinction of the Plantagenets is merely conventional, beginning with Henry II (reigned 1154–1189) as from that time, the Angevin kings became "more English in nature"; the houses of Lancaster and York are both Plantagenet cadet branches, the Tudor dynasty claimed descent from Edward III via John Beaufort and James VI and I of the House of Stuart claimed descent from Henry VII via Margaret Tudor.
The completion of the conquest of Wales by Edward I | Lyons, and the king's mistress Alice Perrers, who increasingly controlled access to and decisions emerging from the king as his health failed. Influential in the royal campaign in 1376 against William Wykeham, bishop of Winchester, he was named as an executor and trustee of the king's will.
After the king's death, he sat again for Surrey in the Parliament of October 1377. Alice Perrers asked him to help refute the allegations against her but when she went on trial in December the court heard his view that it | 2,267 | triviaqa-train |
Reggae superstar Bob Marley died in which year? | Bob Marley
Robert Nesta Marley, OM (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican singer and songwriter. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, his musical career was marked by blending elements of reggae, ska, and rocksteady, as well as forging a smooth and distinctive vocal and songwriting style. Marley's contributions to music increased the visibility of Jamaican music worldwide, and made him a global figure in popular culture for over a decade.
Born in Nine Mile, British Jamaica, Marley began | started the ECM label, which quickly made a name for "chamber jazz". Towards the end of the decade, Jamaican reggae music, already popular in the Caribbean and Africa since the early 1970s, became very popular in the U.S. and in Europe, mostly because of reggae superstar and legend Bob Marley. The mid-1970s saw the reemergence of acoustic jazz with the return of artists like Dexter Gordon to the US music scene, who, along with a number of other artists, such as trumpet innovators like Don Ellis and Woody | 2,268 | triviaqa-train |
Which breakfast food is named after the Roman goddess of corn and agriculture? | Cereal
A cereal is any grass cultivated (grown) for the edible components of its grain (botanically, a type of fruit called a caryopsis), composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran. The term may also refer to the resulting grain itself (specifically "cereal grain"). Cereal grain crops are grown in greater quantities and provide more food energy worldwide than any other type of crop and are therefore staple crops. Edible grains from other plant families, such as buckwheat (Polygonaceae), quinoa ( | , and Laetita Fvndat, or fundat, now personified by a rudder next a globe, symbolically means trade is now part of the globe, the sea routes which now transport more food, corn. A rudder is also shown behind a altar, as such a divine victory and gain of food through the sea is establishing a joy that is public, a public joy is a religious thanksgiving. These are denarus of Julius Maesa showing us the goddess Laetitia.
Also named Laetitia Fundata, after 3rd century CE under Augustus, | 2,269 | triviaqa-train |
What name is given to the painting medium that uses eggs? | Tempera
Tempera (), also known as egg tempera, is a permanent, fast-drying painting medium consisting of colored pigments mixed with a water-soluble binder medium, usually glutinous material such as egg yolk. Tempera also refers to the paintings done in this medium. Tempera paintings are very long lasting, and examples from the first century CE still exist. Egg tempera was a primary method of painting until after 1500 when it was superseded by the invention of oil painting. A paint consisting of pigment and binder commonly | criticism of McLuhan stems from his most memorable slogan and the undue emphasis put on medium. “If the medium is the message, obviously the important thing is not what somebody says in a given medium, but what medium he uses, regardless of what he says. . . The medium is the message. Hence, down with content analysis” (413).
Burke continues the discussion on the relative importance of medium to message by acknowledging the relationship as significant and stating that certain content can be better delivered by or | 2,270 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the novel 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo'? | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (original title in ; in English: Men Who Hate Women) is a psychological thriller novel by Swedish author and journalist Stieg Larsson (1954–2004), which was published posthumously in 2005 to become an international bestseller. It is the first book of the "Millennium" series.
Background.
Larsson spoke of an incident which he said occurred when he was 15: he stood by as three men gang raped an acquaintance of his named Lisbeth. Days | 2006 for best crime novel of the year. It also won the 2008 Boeke Prize, and in 2009 the Galaxy British Book Awards for Books Direct Crime Thriller of the Year, and the prestigious Anthony Award for Best First Novel.
Larsson was awarded the ITV3 Crime Thriller Award for International Author of the Year in 2008.
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" received mixed reviews from American critics. It debuted at number four on "The New York Times" Best Seller list. Alex Berenson wrote in "The | 2,271 | triviaqa-train |
Rabbinic and Sephardic are denominations of which religion? | Jewish origin population of 350,000. Furthermore, a significant number returned to Spain in the years following the expulsion, on condition of converting to Catholicism, the Crown guaranteeing they could recover their property at the same price at which it was sold.
Discrimination against this large community of conversos nevertheless remained, and those who secretly practiced the Jewish faith specifically suffered severe episodes of persecution by the Inquisition. The last episode of persecution occurred in the mid-18th century. External migrations out of the Iberian peninsula coincided with these episodes of increased persecution | filled with pine nuts, meat and onion, are also traditional.
Sambusak is a semicircular pocket of dough filled with mashed chickpeas, fried onions and spices associated with Sephardic Jewish cuisine. According to Gil Marks, an Israeli food historian, sambusak has been a traditional part of the Sephardic Sabbath meal since the thirteenth century.
Shabbat and holiday dishes Passover.
Sephardi and Ashkenazi cooking differs substantially on Passover due to rabbinic rulings that allow the consumption of kitniyot, a category which is forbidden to Ashkenazi Jews. Sephardi Jews prepare | 2,272 | triviaqa-train |
What's the third book in the Fifty Shades trilogy by E.L.James/ | Fifty Shades (novel series)
Fifty Shades is a series of erotic novels by E. L. James, initially a trilogy consisting of "Fifty Shades of Grey" (2011), "Fifty Shades Darker" and "Fifty Shades Freed" (2012). The series traces the deepening relationship between college graduate, Anastasia Steele, and young business man, Christian Grey. Grey introduces Ana to the world of BDSM.
The author has spoken of her shock at the success of the book: "The explosion of interest | of BDSM acts.
Other examples of bondage erotica include Pauline Réage's "Story of O", Frank E. Campbell's books and the artwork of Robert Bishop.
The "Fifty Shades" trilogy by E.L. James was first published in ebook in 2011 and subsequently went on to become a bestseller. The print edition of the first book, "Fifty Shades of Grey" was published in 2012 and became the fastest selling bestseller, breaking multiple sales records. The trilogy revolves entirely around a fictional BDSM relationship; though it | 2,273 | triviaqa-train |
In which town will you find the Black Sheep brewery? | Black Sheep Brewery
The Black Sheep Brewery is a brewery in Masham in the Borough of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England.
History.
The Black Sheep Brewery was established by Paul Theakston in 1991. Following a successful launch as a Business Expansion Scheme, it became a public limited company (plc) in 1992. Theakston had been managing director of Theakston Brewery, also in Masham, since 1968. He began at the age of 23, taking over from his father, Frank.
Matthew Brown bought Theakston Brewery | monsters called Grocks, which Dillon must intercept and prevent from eating the sheep-like Scrogs.
The gameplay is separated into three phases. First Dillon can collect resources and treasures on the outskirts of town, using whatever he can find to fortify walls of the town, build and repair towers, and generate new Scrogs. Dillon's sidekick Russ will inform you at the end of the day where the second phase begins. In this phase, Dillon must roll into them the Grocks attacking the town, which opens up a | 2,274 | triviaqa-train |
What role was played by Doreen Mantle in TV's One Foot In The Grave? | were also experimental in that they took place entirely in one setting. Such episodes include: Victor, Margaret and Mrs Warboys stuck in a traffic jam; Victor and Margaret in bed suffering insomnia; Victor left alone in the house waiting to see if he has to take part in jury service; Victor and Margaret having a long wait in their solicitor's waiting room; and Victor and Margaret trying to cope during a power cut on the hottest night of the year.
Despite Margaret's frequent exasperation with her husband's antics | Doreen Mantle as Miss Crawford
- Michael Graham as Timothy Arbutt
- Michael Barrington as the Bishop of Essex
Gary Glitter auditioned for the lead role that eventually went to Paul Jones. Glitter's career later took off in collaboration with Mike Leander, responsible for the film's music.
Influences.
The film was greatly influenced by the award-winning 1962 Wolf Koenig/Roman Kroitor National Film Board of Canada documentary "Lonely Boy", which in "cinema verité" style follows the growing hysteria surrounding the teen | 2,275 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the strait which divides the city of Istanbul? | period, is in the Beşiktaş district on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait, to the north of Beyoğlu. The Sublime Porte ("Bâb-ı Âli"), which became a metonym for the Ottoman government, was originally used to describe the Imperial Gate ("Bâb-ı Hümâyûn") at the outermost courtyard of the Topkapı Palace; but after the 18th century, the "Sublime Porte" (or simply "Porte") began to refer to the gate of the "Sadrazamlık" (Prime Ministry | the Bureau des Longitudes. In 1799, the Consul Napoleon made him a senator. He died in Paris on 31 August 1811.
Legacy and honours.
- Bougainville's name is given to the largest eastern island of Papua New Guinea; and to the strait which divides it from the island of Choiseul. It is also applied to the strait between Mallicollo and Espiritu Santo islands of the New Hebrides group. In the Falklands, Port Louis, and "Isla Bougainville" (Lively Island's Spanish name) commemorate him | 2,276 | triviaqa-train |
In which film did the Frankenstein monster sing 'Puttin on the Ritz'? | Young Frankenstein
Young Frankenstein is a 1974 American comedy horror film directed by Mel Brooks and starring Gene Wilder as the title character, a descendant of the infamous Dr. Victor Frankenstein, and Peter Boyle as the monster. The supporting cast includes Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman, Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars, Richard Haydn, and Gene Hackman. The screenplay was written by Wilder and Brooks.
The film is a parody of the classic horror film genre, in particular the various film adaptations of Mary Shelley's novel | the film. Elizabeth arrives in Transylvania earlier than in the film, where she arrives after "Puttin' on The Ritz," a song performed in the film by only Frederick and the Monster; in the musical, it is sung by all the characters, except Elizabeth and the villagers. The scene from the film with the little girl is not in the musical. In the film, the Monster is lured not by a French horn but a violin, and awakens in the laboratory directly after the brain transfer; in | 2,277 | triviaqa-train |
By what name is Oil of Vitriol known today? | acid reacts with metals via a single displacement reaction as with other typical acids, producing hydrogen gas and salts (the metal sulfate). It attacks reactive metals (metals at positions above copper in the reactivity series) such as iron, aluminium, zinc, manganese, magnesium, and nickel.
However, concentrated sulfuric acid is a strong oxidizing agent and does not react with metals in the same way as other typical acids. Sulfur dioxide, water and ions are evolved instead of the hydrogen and salts.
It can | ", Pongju Village, Pongsan County, North Hwanghae in what is today North Korea, and for the family name meaning "pond", Chungju, Chungcheongbuk-do in what is today South Korea. The 2000 South Korean census found 147,572 people with this family name.
In a study by the National Institute of the Korean Language based on 2007 application data for South Korean passports, it was found that 79.5% of people with this surname spelled it in Latin letters as Ji in their passports. Another 9.0% spelled | 2,278 | triviaqa-train |
Which metaphysical poet famously wrote 'No man is an island'? | in its true sense, in that he was probably referring to a witticism of John Dryden, who said of John Donne:
He affects the metaphysics, not only in his satires, but in his amorous verses, where nature only should reign; and perplexes the minds of the fair sex with nice speculations of philosophy, when he should engage their hearts, and entertain them with the softnesses of love. In this...Mr. Cowley has copied him to a fault.
Probably the only writer before Dryden to speak | 1984), pp. 186–198. His reactions to the technological and "picturesque" incursions of man on his beloved, wild landscape most famously include the following sonnet:
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On the opening of the railway in 1847 George Heald wrote an impassioned riposte to Wordsworth accusing the poet of wanting to obstruct the opportunities and freedom that the railway would bring for ordinary people. His poem is dated 15 April 1847. He argues for the democratising influence of the railway and the cultural and social benefits it will bring | 2,279 | triviaqa-train |
In 1983, Lady Donaldson was the first woman to be elected as what? | Mary Donaldson, Baroness Donaldson of Lymington
Dorothy Mary Donaldson, The Lady Donaldson of Lymington, (née Warwick, 29 August 1921 – 4 October 2003), previously known as Dame Mary Donaldson, was the first female Lord Mayor of London (1983–84).
Born at Wickham, Hampshire, the daughter of an ironmonger and a school teacher, Donaldson trained as a nurse during the war and qualified in 1946.
From 1967–69, she chaired the Women's National Cancer Control Campaign, and then the Vice President of | Violet Grantham
Violet Hardisty Grantham (15 February 1893 – 20 May 1983) was a British politician, the first woman to served as Lord Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Born Violet Taylor, she was educated privately, and married John Grantham, who served as Lord Mayor of Newcastle in 1936/37. In addition to being his Lady Mayoress, Violet served on the boards of a number of local organisations, and in 1937 she was elected to Newcastle City Council in her own right, representing the Conservative Party. | 2,280 | triviaqa-train |
Who composed Night on a Bare Mountain? | 23 June 1867, in Luga District on Minkino Farm. Modest Musorgskiy.
«Задумана в 1866 году. Начал писать на оркестр 12-го июня 1867 года, окончил работу в Канун Иванова дня 23 июня 1867 года в Лугском уезде на Мызе Минкино. Модест Мусоргский»
Mussorgsky described the piece in a letter to Vladimir Nikolsky:
So far as my memory doesn't deceive me, the witches used to gather on this mountain, ... gossip, play tricks and await their chief—Satan. On his arrival they, i.e. | reached the hikers around 10p.m. An attempt to drop supplies to the hikers, and to airlift out the youngest children, was aborted because the narrow terrain and night made the maneuver too hazardous. The hikers—who generally had been on a hot summer day hike—huddled together and tried to sleep on the bare ground while the sky glowed red. Several additional staff from the Forest Service arrived overnight with welcome space blankets and some provisions. The next morning, Pacific Northwest Search and Rescue, along with Mountain Wave Search and | 2,281 | triviaqa-train |
In which Scottish castle was Mary Stuart crowned Queen of Scots in 1543? | some of the ritual aspects of Pictish and Scottish kingship. These can be seen in the elaborate ritual coronation at the Stone of Scone at Scone Abbey.
While the Scottish monarchy in the Middle Ages was a largely itinerant institution, Scone remained one of its most important locations, with royal castles at Stirling and Perth becoming significant in the later Middle Ages before Edinburgh developed as a capital city in the second half of the 15th century.
The Crown remained the most important element of government, despite the many royal minorities. | 1494, Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox, by whom she had issue. The Stewarts of Lennox, of whom Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, was the most notable, who derived his claim to the Scottish throne from Elizabeth's son John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox.
- Robert Hamilton, Seigneur d'Aubigny (21 March 1476 - 1543). He was born at Brodick Castle, Isle of Arran, Scotland. He died in 1543 in Torrence, Lanarkshire | 2,282 | triviaqa-train |
At which place in Devon will you find the Britannia Royal Naval College? | Britannia Royal Naval College
Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC), commonly known as Dartmouth, is the naval academy of the United Kingdom and the initial officer training establishment of the British Royal Navy. It is located on a hill overlooking the port of Dartmouth, Devon, England. Royal Naval officer training has taken place in Dartmouth since 1863. The buildings of the current campus were completed in 1905. Earlier students lived in two wooden hulks moored in the River Dart. Since 1998, BRNC has been the sole centre for | Royal Naval College, Osborne, on the Isle of Wight, before attending the Britannia Royal Naval College in Devon.
Naval service and the First World War.
Evill was a cousin of the pioneer aviator Arthur Longmore who encouraged him to take up flying. After taking private flying lessons at Hendon, Evill gained his Aero Club Aviator's Certificate (No. 512) on 13 June 1913, only three months after gaining his naval commission as a sub-lieutenant. Evill then applied to join the Naval Wing of the | 2,283 | triviaqa-train |
An incident in the life of naval cadet George Archer-Shee was the main inspiration for which play by Terence Rattigan? | Terence Rattigan
Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan, CBE (10 June 191130 November 1977) was a British dramatist. He was one of England's most popular mid twentieth century dramatists. His plays are typically set in an upper-middle-class background. He wrote "The Winslow Boy" (1946), "The Browning Version" (1948), "The Deep Blue Sea" (1952) and "Separate Tables" (1954), among many others.
A troubled homosexual, who saw himself as an | boy's life would have been wrecked by the stain on his character.
The play was inspired by an actual event, which set a legal precedent; the case of George Archer-Shee, a cadet at Osborne in 1908, who was accused of stealing a postal order from a fellow cadet. His elder brother Major Martin Archer-Shee, was convinced of his innocence, and persuaded his father (also called Martin) to engage lawyers. The most respected barrister of the day, Sir Edward Carson was also persuaded | 2,284 | triviaqa-train |
Which former 'Have I Got News For You' presenter made an occassional appearance as Patrick in 'One Foot In The Grave'? | an inpatient tone, being "MRS WARBOYS!!", sometimes repeatedly.
Patrick Trench (Angus Deayton) – Patrick and his wife Pippa live next door to Victor and often catches Victor engrossed in seemingly preposterous situations, all of which in context are perfectly innocuous. The couple's relationship with their neighbours begins badly after Victor mistakes Patrick and Pippa for distant relations when they arrive outside with three suitcasesnot realising that they are his next-door neighbours, having been on a lengthy holiday from the day Victor and Margaret moved | at 30 and produced dozens of chart records. In 1989, Webley became bandleader on "Jameson Tonight" with Derek Jameson and Shane Ritchie. He composed or arranged the theme music for the television programmes "Have I Got News For You", "The Office", "Room 101", and "Graham Norton" as well as play-out music for "One Foot in the Grave" (for which he claimed he was paid more than the more famous "Have I Got News For You" theme) | 2,285 | triviaqa-train |
Which singer, along with Buddy Holly and 'The Big Bopper' was killed in a plane crash in 1959? | The Big Bopper
Jiles Perry "J. P." Richardson Jr. (October 24, 1930 – February 3, 1959), known as The Big Bopper, was an American musician, songwriter, and disc jockey. His best known compositions include "Chantilly Lace" and "White Lightning", the latter of which became George Jones' first number-one hit in 1959. He was killed in a plane crash in Iowa in 1959, along with fellow musicians Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens and the pilot Roger Peterson. The | Avalon, Buddy Holly, and the Big Bopper. They never got to meet Holly or the Big Bopper, as both were killed in a plane crash that February.
History Other labels.
The group disbanded temporarily in 1961 when Milton Love joined the army for two years. Although they were popular in New York and several of their singles had been regional hits, they had not had a national chart hit. This was likely due to poor distribution by Old Town. Their signature song, "Walking Along", was | 2,286 | triviaqa-train |
Nominated by Bill Clinton, who, in 1993, became the first female Attorney General of the USA? | Janet Reno
Janet Wood Reno (July 21, 1938 – November 7, 2016) was an American lawyer who served as the Attorney General of the United States from 1993 until 2001. President Bill Clinton nominated Reno on February 11, 1993, and the Senate confirmed her the following month. She was the first woman to serve as Attorney General and the second-longest serving Attorney General in U.S. history, after William Wirt.
Reno was born and raised in Miami, Florida. After leaving to attend Cornell University and | violation of the 1867 Tenure of Office Act. Johnson then nominated Thomas Ewing. The Senate refused to consider Ewing's nomination, while they moved to impeach Johnson.
Withdrawn nominations Bill Clinton.
Withdrawn nominations Bill Clinton Zoë Baird.
In 1993, President Bill Clinton nominated Zoë Baird to become his Attorney General. Before she could have a confirmation hearing, it became known that she had hired undocumented workers for her household, which became known as the "Nannygate" affair. Baird paid a civil penalty levied by the Immigration and Naturalization | 2,287 | triviaqa-train |
Who is said to have designed the maze in which the mythical Minotaur was confined? | Labyrinth
In Greek mythology, the Labyrinth ( "labúrinthos") was an elaborate, confusing structure designed and built by the legendary artificer Daedalus for King Minos of Crete at Knossos. Its function was to hold the Minotaur, the monster eventually killed by the hero Theseus. Daedalus had so cunningly made the Labyrinth that he could barely escape it after he built it.
Although early Cretan coins occasionally exhibit branching (multicursal) patterns, the single-path (unicursal) seven-course "Classical" design without branching or | Theseus and the Minotaur
Theseus and the Minotaur is a type of logic maze designed by Robert Abbott. In this maze, the player acts as Theseus, the king of Athens who is attempting to escape the Labyrinth. The main difference between this and the standard type of labrinth, beyond the fact that it is set on a grid, is the fact that the maze is not empty, but also contains a Minotaur who hunts the player down, taking two steps for every one the player takes.
While the Minotaur | 2,288 | triviaqa-train |
Which iconic U.S. detective agency used the motto 'We Never Sleep'? | Pinkerton (detective agency)
Pinkerton, founded as the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, is a private security guard and detective agency established in the United States by Scotsman Allan Pinkerton in 1850 and currently a subsidiary of Securitas AB. Pinkerton became famous when he claimed to have foiled a plot to assassinate president-elect Abraham Lincoln, who later hired Pinkerton agents for his personal security during the Civil War. Pinkerton's agents performed services ranging from security guarding to private military contracting work. Notably, the Pinkerton Detective Agency hired women and | States began buying British arms in quantity and Tranter's high-quality weapons were much esteemed. The New Orleans importers Messrs Hyde & Goodrich and A. B. Griswold & Co (who later manufactured his own pistols) distributed Tranters. Tranter also produced percussion rifles that used a revolver cylinder instead of a magazine. These rifles were produced in various configurations including both single and double trigger mechanisms.
Two Tranters were carried by the famous detective Allan Pinkerton, whose detective agency protected U.S. officials prior to the creation of the U.S. Secret Service | 2,289 | triviaqa-train |
Which stagework, the most performed of all Arthur Miller's plays, was inspired by the so-called McCarthy witchhunts in 1950's America? | term witch-hunt, both referring to mass hysteria and moral panic.
In popular culture.
The 1951 novel "The Troubled Air" by Irwin Shaw tells the story of the director of a (fictional) radio show, broadcast live at the time, who is given a deadline to investigate his cast for alleged links to communism. The novel recounts the devastating effects on all concerned.
The 1952 Arthur Miller play "The Crucible" used the Salem witch trials as a metaphor for McCarthyism, suggesting that the | , was first performed there in 1948, directed by the actor Jack Hawkins. Due to its success, it transferred to the West End for a nine-month run, starring John Gielgud and featuring Richard Burton and Claire Bloom among the cast. It was presented on Broadway in 1950, again with Burton. The play marked a revival in popularity for poetic drama, most notably espoused by T. S. Eliot. It is the most performed of all his plays and inspired British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to declaim, "You turn | 2,290 | triviaqa-train |
What type of foliage is used for the fences on the Grand National course at Aintree? | re-entering the course at the opposite end. The runners then ran the length of the racecourse before embarking on a second circuit before finishing in front of the stands. The majority of the race therefore took place not on the actual Aintree Racecourse but instead in the adjoining countryside. That countryside was incorporated into the modern course but commentators still often refer to it as "the country".
The course Fences.
There are 16 fences on the National Course topped with spruce from the Lake District. The cores of 12 | 2012 Grand National
The 2012 Grand National (known as the John Smith's Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 165th annual renewal of the Grand National horse race at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England. The showpiece steeplechase, which concluded a three-day meeting which is one of only four held at Aintree throughout the year, took place on 14 April 2012. The maximum permitted field of 40 runners ran the last-ever of Aintree's National Course featuring 30 fences, competing for record prize money of £975,000 | 2,291 | triviaqa-train |
In which town or city are the hadquarters of CAMRA - the Campaign For Real Ale? | Campaign for Real Ale
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is an independent voluntary consumer organisation headquartered in St Albans, England, which promotes real ale, real cider and the traditional British pub. With over 191,000 members, it is now the largest single-issue consumer group in the UK, and is a founding member of the European Beer Consumers Union (EBCU).
History.
The organisation was founded in 1971 in Kruger's bar in Dunquin, Kerry, Ireland by Michael Hardman, Graham Lees, | of natural beer was about to be wiped out. In 1971 the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) was founded in Britain to save what they came to term "real ale". The campaign was extremely successful and real ale is now almost universally available and sought after in British pubs. Many smaller breweries were founded or revived to meet this demand, competing successfully with large conglomerates which had promoted the move towards keg products.
Real ale.
Real ale is the name coined by the Campaign for Real Ale | 2,292 | triviaqa-train |
The Royal Albert Hall in London is name after the consort of which monarch? | Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London. One of the United Kingdom's most treasured and distinctive buildings, it is a registered charity held in trust for the nation, as it receives no public or government funding. It can seat 5,267.
Since the hall's opening by Queen Victoria in 1871, the world's leading artists from many performance genres have appeared on its stage. It is the venue for some of the most notable events in British | Beit Hall
Beit Hall, otherwise known as the Beit Quadrangle, is one of Imperial College London's oldest and most historic buildings. Beit Hall is named after Alfred Beit, it is located on Prince Consort Road, next to the Royal Albert Hall and the Natural History Museum in London. It is a Grade II listed building.
Beit Hall was built in 1910 on architect Aston Webb's designs to accommodate Imperial College students. Two floors were added in the late 1950s and the building was entirely refurbished in 2001. | 2,293 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the longest-serving captain in the history of Manchester United FC? | the top two in 1979–80 and lost to Arsenal in the 1979 FA Cup Final. Sexton was dismissed in 1981, even though the team won the last seven games under his direction. He was replaced by Ron Atkinson, who immediately broke the British record transfer fee to sign Bryan Robson from West Bromwich Albion. Under Atkinson, Manchester United won the FA Cup twice in three years – in 1983 and 1985. In 1985–86, after 13 wins and two draws in its first 15 matches, the club was favourite to win the | Christos Poyiatzis
Christos Poyiatzis (born April 12, 1978) is a Cypriot football midfielder who plays for Ethnikos Achna. He is the current captain of Achna FC and has played at the club his entire career, becoming one of the longest-serving one-club men in football.
Poyiatzis is the longest-serving one-club man in football to still be actively playing football. | 2,294 | triviaqa-train |
In which US state was actress Nicole Kidman born? | government and the rights of individuals.
The Constitution grants to Congress the authority to admit new states into the Union. Since the establishment of the United States in 1776, the number of states has expanded from the original 13 to 50. Alaska and Hawaii are the most recent states admitted, both in 1959. The Constitution is silent on the question of whether states have the power to secede (withdraw) from the Union. Shortly after the Civil War, the U.S. Supreme Court, in "Texas v. White", | Julia Matthews
Julia Matthews (14 December 1842 in London, England – 19 May 1876 in St. Louis, Missouri, US) was an English-born actress and singer who was popular on the stage, particularly in Melbourne. She received a marriage proposal from Robert O'Hara Burke shortly before the Burke and Wills expedition.
She was played by Greta Scacchi in "Burke & Wills" (1985) and by Nicole Kidman in "Wills & Burke" (1985).
External links.
- Portrait at National | 2,295 | triviaqa-train |
In 1976 Dave Wagstaffe was playing for which team when he became the first football player in England to receive a red card? | Dave Wagstaffe
David Wagstaffe (5 April 1943 – 6 August 2013) was an English professional footballer who played as a left winger.
Career.
Born in Openshaw, Manchester, Wagstaffe played in England and the United States for Manchester City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Los Angeles Wolves, Blackburn Rovers and Blackpool.
Having signed for Wolves on Boxing Day in 1964, Wagstaffe went on to play 404 league and cup games for the club, placing him in the top 15 all-time appearance makers for Wolves. Although | Bolton Wanderers on 6 May 1985 which captured the Division Three title.
International career.
Cherry won his first English cap on 24 March 1976 against Wales.
He became only the third England player to receive his marching orders in an international, when he was sent off against Argentina in 1977. He is the first of just two England players to receive a red card in an international friendly, the second being Raheem Sterling. Cherry lost two teeth after being punched in the mouth by Daniel Bertoni, who Cherry had | 2,296 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the first series of the UK television show ‘Blackadder’? | Adder", was written by Richard Curtis and Rowan Atkinson, while subsequent episodes were written by Curtis and Ben Elton. The shows were produced by John Lloyd. In 2000, the fourth series, "Blackadder Goes Forth", ranked at 16 in the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes, a list created by the British Film Institute. In a 2001 poll by Channel 4 Edmund Blackadder was ranked third on their list of the 100 Greatest TV Characters. In the 2004 TV poll to find Britain's Best Sitcom, "Blackadder | character given moments of laugh out loud brilliance and poignant reflection", concluding that "...there is no such thing as a perfect television show or episode, but “Goodbyeee” comes dang close". The academic and theatre director Mary Luckhurst contrasted the regular British comedic treatment of the Second World War with the absence of comedies set in the First World War, until the "Blackadder" series, which she considered "an important British dramatic treatment" of the War. Of the final episode Luckhurst wrote:
"Goodbyeee | 2,297 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Richard III in the first series of the UK television show ‘Blackadder’? | Fraser in the episode "Corporal Punishment" of "Blackadder Goes Forth".
More established actors, some at the veteran stage of their careers, were also recruited for roles. These included Peter Cook, John Grillo, Simon Jones, Tom Baker, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Paddick, Frank Finlay, Kenneth Connor, Bill Wallis, Ronald Lacey, Roger Blake, Denis Lill, Warren Clarke and Geoffrey Palmer, who played Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig in "Goodbyeee", the final episode of "Blackadder Goes Forth" | a parallel universe, was in later episodes shown to be an alternate history.
- 1978 "An Englishman's Castle". A 3-part BBC mini-series focusing on television writer Peter Ingram, who lives in a present-day Britain in which Nazi Germany won World War II.
- 1983. "Blackadder". Secret history: upon the death of Richard III in 1485 at Battle of Bosworth Field, Richard IV is crowned king of England, but this has (according to the prologue) been censored out | 2,298 | triviaqa-train |
Which character is played by Miranda Richardson in the UK television series ‘Blackadder II’? | Richardson has said that she prefers new work rather than the classics because of the history which goes with them.
Career Film and television.
In 1985, Richardson made her film debut as Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in the United Kingdom, in the biographical drama "Dance with a Stranger". Around the same time, Richardson played a comedic Queen Elizabeth I, aka Queenie, in the British television comedy "Blackadder II".
Following "Dance with a Stranger", Richardson turned down numerous | decided not to continue playing the character of Lord Percy for fear of being typecast, although he appeared in a guest role in episode three. In addition to McInnerny, Stephen Fry and Miranda Richardson, who had played major parts in "Blackadder II", appeared in guest roles. Fry and McInnerny would return as regular performers for the fourth series of "Blackadder".
Music and titles.
The opening theme is this time a minuet played on a harpsichord, oboe and cello over close-ups of Blackadder searching | 2,299 | triviaqa-train |
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