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Children’s tv presenter Justin Fletcher is the man behind which popular persona? | Justin Fletcher
Justin Fletcher, (born 15 June 1970) is an English comedian, children's television presenter and actor on the BBC pre-school television channel CBeebies, speaking and performing in various, often self-created, roles. He specialises in slapstick comedy and work with special needs children through his show "Something Special". Fletcher also appears as the award-winning comedian, Mr Tumble.
Biography.
Born in Reading, Berkshire, he attended Theale Green School. Fletcher is the son of songwriter | written TV music, songs, commercials and music for the stage.
In 2005, he was honoured in HM the Queen's birthday honours list with an OBE for services to British music.
Family.
Fletcher has a nephew, also called Guy Fletcher, who has been a longtime keyboardist for both Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits.
His children are Justin Fletcher, a children's TV presenter; Amity Fletcher, a music promoter; Juliette Fletcher, a ITV South news presenter; and Liberty Fletcher, a community | 2,700 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the forgetful Blue Tang fish in ‘Finding Nemo’? | Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo is a 2003 American computer-animated adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Written and directed by Andrew Stanton with co-direction by Lee Unkrich, the film stars the voices of Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, and Willem Dafoe. It tells the story of the overprotective ocellaris clownfish named Marlin who, along with a regal blue tang named Dory, searches for his abducted son Nemo all the way to Sydney Harbour. Along the way, Marlin learns | Adults range from in length and most grow quickly even in aquaria. When considering a tang for an aquarium it is important to consider the size to which these fish can grow. Larger species such as the popular Pacific blue tang surgeonfish (of "Finding Nemo" fame), "Naso" or lipstick tang, lined surgeonfish, Sohal surgeonfish and Atlantic blue tang surgeonfish can grow to and require swimming room and hiding places.
Many also suggest adding aggressive tangs to the aquarium last as they are territorial and may fight | 2,701 | triviaqa-train |
In a series of films, 1997 to 2002, which character owned a cat named Mr. Bigglesworth? | Dr. Evil
Dr. Evil (Douglas "Dougie" Powers) is a fictional character played by Mike Myers in the "Austin Powers" film series. He is the antagonist of the movies, and Austin Powers' nemesis. He is a parody of James Bond villains, primarily Ernst Stavro Blofeld (as played by Donald Pleasence in "You Only Live Twice"). Dr. Evil routinely hatches schemes to terrorize and take over the world, and is usually accompanied by Number 2, an eye-patch wearing goon who fronts | Calista Flockhart
Calista Kay Flockhart (born November 11, 1964) is an American actress. She starred as the title character in the legal comedy-drama series "Ally McBeal" (1997–2002), Kitty Walker in the drama series "Brothers & Sisters" (2006–2011) and Cat Grant in the superhero drama series "Supergirl" (2015–2019). She has also been featured in a number of films, including the comedy film "The Birdcage" (1996), the romantic comedy film "A Midsummer Night's | 2,702 | triviaqa-train |
What was the pen name of the author of ‘The Adventures of Pinocchio’ (1883)? | The Adventures of Pinocchio
The Adventures of Pinocchio ( ; ), also simply known as Pinocchio, is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi, written in Pescia. It is about the mischievous adventures of an animated marionette named Pinocchio and his father, a poor woodcarver named Geppetto.
It was originally published in a serial form as "The Story of a Puppet" () in the "Giornale per i bambini", one of the earliest Italian weekly magazines for children, starting from 7 July 1881. | Carlo Chiostri
Carlo Chiostri (5 May 1863 in Florence – 9 July 1939 in Florence) was a self-taught Italian painter and graphic artist, best known for being one of the earliest illustrators for the book version of "The Adventures of Pinocchio".
Biography.
He began working as an illustrator in the 1890s, primarily for the publishing houses of Adriano Salani Editore, and Casa Editrice Nerbini. His drawings for Pinocchio were done in pen and watercolor, then engraved on wood . His designs for "Ciondolino | 2,703 | triviaqa-train |
The fall of the Berlin Wall began on November 9th in what year? | Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall (, ) was a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989. Constructed by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany), starting on 13 August 1961, the Wall cut off (by land) West Berlin from surrounding East Germany, including East Berlin, until East German officials ordered it opened in November 1989. Its demolition officially began on 13 June 1990 and finished in 1992. The barrier included guard towers placed along large concrete walls, accompanied by | Lady Aberdeen was a Patron of leading Scottish learning disabilities charity Cornerstone Community Care, and Chairman of the North East of Scotland Music School. She received the MBE in 1971 and CBE in 1989. She died in June 2009, aged 95.
A sculpture of June Gordon, Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair, was commissioned from Laurence Broderick.
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G.G.R. is which 1992 Al Pacino and Jack Lemmon drama film? | (1963), "The Great Race" (1965), "The Odd Couple" (1968, and its sequel "The Odd Couple II" (1998), both with frequent co-star Walter Matthau), "Save the Tiger" (1973, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor), "The China Syndrome" (1979), "Missing" (1982), and "Glengarry Glen Ross" (1992).
Early life.
Lemmon was born on February | adaptation.
The 1992 film adaptation directed by James Foley was released using an expanded script featuring a role specifically written for Alec Baldwin.
- Jack Lemmon as Shelley Levene
- Kevin Spacey as John Williamson
- Ed Harris as Dave Moss
- Alan Arkin as George Aaronow
- Al Pacino as Richard Roma
- Jonathan Pryce as James Lingk
- Jude Ciccolella as Baylen
- Alec Baldwin as Blake
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- Original play script | 2,705 | triviaqa-train |
Of which party, a mix of Arab nationalism and socialism, was Saddam Hussein a member? | the fringes of the newly installed Ba'thi administration and [had] to content himself with the minor position of a member of the Party's central bureau for peasants," in the words of Efraim Karsh and Inari Rautsi Unlike during the Qasim years, Saddam remained in Iraq following Arif's anti-Ba'athist purge in November 1963, and became involved in planning to assassinate Arif. In marked contrast to Qasim, Saddam knew that he faced no death penalty from Arif's government and knowingly accepted the risk of being arrested rather than fleeing | Afghanistan to repel Saddam's forces. After the Gulf War, bin Laden continued to criticize Saddam's Ba'ath administration, emphasizing that Saddam could not be trusted. Bin Laden told his biographer that "the land of the Arab world, the land is like a mother, and Saddam Hussein is fucking his mother." Saddam Hussein was a Ba'athist, and Ba'athism is a movement which combines pan-Arab nationalism with secularism and Arab Socialism. It is therefore very much at odds with political Islamism. The ideological founder of Ba'athism, | 2,706 | triviaqa-train |
In what year did the Suez Crisis, also known as the Tripartite Aggression, take place? | Suez Crisis
The Suez Crisis, or the Second Arab–Israeli war, also called the tripartite aggression () in the Arab world and Sinai War in Israel,
was an invasion of Egypt in late 1956 by Israel, followed by the United Kingdom and France. The aims were to regain Western control of the Suez Canal and to remove Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, who had just nationalized the canal. After the fighting had started, political pressure from the United States, the Soviet Union and the United Nations led | Great Britain. This agreement stated Britain would withdraw its troops based in the Suez Canal. During the Cold War, the army actively fought in the Suez Crisis, known in Egypt and the Arab World as the "Tripartite Aggression", the North Yemen Civil War from 1962 to 1967, and the 1967 Six-Day War.
Just before the Suez Crisis, politics rather than military competence was the main criterion for promotion. The Egyptian commander, Field Marshal Abdel Hakim Amer, was a purely political appointee who owed his | 2,707 | triviaqa-train |
Played by Idris Elba, what is the first name of tv’s DCI Luther? | Idris Elba
Idrissa Akuna Elba (; born 6 September 1972) is an English actor, director, writer, producer, musician, DJ, rapper, and singer. He is best known for taking versatile acting roles including Stringer Bell in the HBO series "The Wire", DCI John Luther on the BBC One series "Luther", and Nelson Mandela in the biographical film "" (2013). He has been nominated four times for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film, winning one | Notably, DCI Luther is played by Idris Elba, who played Stringer Bell in the HBO drama "The Wire", where Munch previously cameoed.
Munch has become the only fictional character, played by a single actor, to physically appear on 10 different television series. These shows were on five different networks: NBC ("Homicide: Life on the Street", "Law & Order", "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit", "Law & Order: Trial by Jury", and "30 | 2,708 | triviaqa-train |
After Auckland and Wellington, what is New Zealand’s third-largest city by population? | heavily with the majority English settlers in Wellington, Christchurch or New Plymouth. Most of the Irish (though not all) were from Protestant Ulster. The majority of settlers in the early period were assisted by receiving cheap passage to New Zealand.
History Modern history.
Trams and railway lines shaped Auckland's rapid expansion in the early first half of the 20th century. However, after the Second World War the city's transport system and urban form became increasingly dominated by the motor vehicle. Arterial roads and motorways became both defining | also the rates bill of the relevant owners (by between 5 and 20%, or even more if the house is already confirmed as leaking), it was noted that other ratepayers would have to make up the difference via higher rates.
Aftermath Effect on liable firms.
The placing into liquidation of Mainzeal Construction and Property, New Zealand’s third largest construction company, in February 2013 was blamed on both a slowdown in commercial construction work and liability for several leaky apartment buildings in Auckland and Wellington where other parties had gone | 2,709 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of Papua New Guinea? | Port Moresby
In 2000 it had a population of 254,158. , it had a population of 364,145, giving it an annual growth rate of 2.1% over a nine-year period. The place where the city was founded has been inhabited by the Motu-Koitabu people for centuries. The first Briton to see it was Captain John Moresby in 1873. It was named in honour of his father, Admiral Sir Fairfax Moresby.
Although Port Moresby is surrounded by Central Province, of which it is also the capital, | views. The other current books in the "What is?" series include ""What is Love?, What is Death?, What is Beautiful?, What is Funny?, What is Right?, What is Peace?, What is Money?, What is Dreaming?, What is a Friend?, What is True?, What is a Family?, What is a Feeling?" The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age | 2,710 | triviaqa-train |
A.S.M. was which Coen brothers film? | " (1998) and "Gambit" (2012). Ethan is also a writer of short stories, theater and poetry.
Known for many distinctive stylistic trademarks including genre hybridity, the brothers' films "No Country for Old Men", "A Serious Man" and "Inside Llewyn Davis" have been ranked in the BBC's 2016 poll of the greatest motion pictures since 2000.
Background.
Background Early life.
Joel and Ethan Coen were born and raised in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, a | Crossing." Although he had to audition twice for this role, it marked the first of five of the Coen Brothers' films in which Buscemi performed. Before his work with the Coen Brothers, he appeared in Jim Jarmusch's anthology film "Mystery Train," released in 1989, for which he received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Male.
In 1991, he played the bellboy, Chet, in the Coen Brothers film "Barton Fink". His first lead role was as Adolpho Rollo in Alexandre | 2,711 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote ‘Tristram Shandy’ (1759 onwards) and ‘A Sentimental Journey’ (1768)? | Laurence Sterne
Laurence Sterne (24 November 1713 – 18 March 1768) was an Irish novelist and an Anglican clergyman. He wrote the novels "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" and "A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy", and also published many sermons, wrote memoirs, and was involved in local politics. Sterne died in London after years of fighting tuberculosis.
Early life and education.
Sterne was born in Clonmel, County Tipperary. His father, Roger Sterne, was an ensign | in the 17th century and then significantly altered by Sterne with the income from his novels.
A stone tablet above its doorway states that Sterne wrote "Tristram Shandy" and "A Sentimental Journey" at Shandy Hall. This is not entirely accurate, for two volumes of "Tristram Shandy" had already been published in 1759 before Sterne moved to Coxwold.
The house is a Grade I listed building. It was extended and altered internally for Sterne and subject to restoration in 1960. The Hall is now administered by the | 2,712 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital city of Cyprus? | the last Lusignan king, the Republic of Venice assumed control of the island, while the late king's Venetian widow, Queen Catherine Cornaro, reigned as figurehead. Venice formally annexed the Kingdom of Cyprus in 1489, following the abdication of Catherine. The Venetians fortified Nicosia by building the Walls of Nicosia, and used it as an important commercial hub. Throughout Venetian rule, the Ottoman Empire frequently raided Cyprus. In 1539 the Ottomans destroyed Limassol and so fearing the worst, the Venetians also fortified Famagusta and Kyrenia.
Although | Mulegé Municipality
Mulegé is the northernmost municipality of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. It is the second-largest municipality by area in the country (behind only Ensenada to the north), with an area of 32,092.2 km² (12,777 sq mi). In the census of 2010 it had a population of 59,114 inhabitants. Isla Natividad is part of the municipality.
The municipal seat is located in Santa Rosalía.
There is an initiative to split the municipality into two, with the division along the ridge | 2,713 | triviaqa-train |
Who, on January 31st 1606, was executed along with three other prisoners - Thomas Wintour, Ambrose Rookwood and Robert Keys? | Catesby, who planned to restore England to Catholicism by killing the king, and inciting a popular revolt in the Midlands, during which James's daughter, Princess Elizabeth, would be installed as titular queen. Thomas returned to the continent and again failed to elicit Spanish support, but instead met Guy Fawkes, with whom he returned to England. Robert, a devout Catholic who inherited Huddington Court near Worcester, joined the conspiracy the following year.
The plot began to unravel following the delivery of an anonymous letter to William Parker | government spy. When the prisoners were allowed to speak, Fawkes explained his not guilty plea as ignorance of certain aspects of the indictment.
On 31 January 1606, Fawkes and three others – Thomas Wintour, Ambrose Rookwood, and Robert Keyes – were dragged ("i.e.", "drawn") from the Tower on wattled hurdles to the Old Palace Yard at Westminster, opposite the building they had attempted to destroy. His fellow plotters were then hanged and quartered. Fawkes was the last to stand on the | 2,714 | triviaqa-train |
What is the national currency of Indonesia? | exchanged for rupiah at rates which were often unfavourable to the holders.
Exchange rate and inflation.
The rupiah has been subject to high inflation for most of its existence (which as an internationally recognised currency should be dated to 1950). Various attempts have been made to maintain the value of the currency, but all were abandoned.
Exchange rate and inflation 1946–1949 revolutionary period.
In the period from October 1946 to March 1950 Indonesian currency had no international recognition. Its value was determined on the black market. | insiders view of how "market rationality" works, and how it is embedded in particular kinds of social networks.
Bill Maurer has examined how Islamic bankers who are seeking to avoid religiously proscribed interest payments have remade money and finance in Indonesia. His book, "Mutual Life, Limited", compares these Islamic attempts to remake the basis of money to local currency systems in the United States, such as "Ithaca Hours." In doing so, he questions what it is that gives money its value. This same | 2,715 | triviaqa-train |
"Which actress played the role of Morticia Addams in the TV series ""The Addams Family""?" | and mother of Wednesday, Pugsley and Pubert Addams. The character originated in the Charles Addams cartoons for "The New Yorker" magazine in the 1930s. In the cartoons, none of the family members had names. When the characters were adapted to the 1964 television series, Charles Addams' selection of her name was inspired by "mortician". Morticia's maiden name is "Frump" and she has an older sister named Ophelia (also played by Carolyn Jones). In the television series, her mother (Uncle Fester | The West Was Won" (1963), she played the role of Sheriff Jeb Rawlings' (George Peppard) wife. She appears with Peppard and Debbie Reynolds in the last speaking/singing scenes of the film.
In 1964, using a long coal-black wig, the brunette Jones began playing Morticia Addams on the television series "The Addams Family", a role which brought her success as a comedian and a Golden Globe Award nomination. She guest-starred on the 1960s TV series "Batman", | 2,716 | triviaqa-train |
"Which actress played the role of Lily Munster in the TV series ""The Munsters""?" | Lily Munster
Lily Munster is a fictional character in the CBS sitcom, "The Munsters", originally played by Yvonne De Carlo. The matriarch of the Munster household, Lily is a vampire. The role was later played by Lee Meriwether in "The Munsters Today" and by Portia de Rossi in the unsold 2012 pilot "Mockingbird Lane".
Lily was first introduced in the 2nd pilot episode and is the only family member to not appear in the original pilot episode. In the original pilot Herman was married to | on Broadway for a week, and played in it when the production went on tour.
Career "The Munsters" (1964–1966).
She was in debt by 1964 when she signed a contract with Universal Studios to perform the female lead role in "The Munsters" opposite Fred Gwynne. She was also the producers' choice to play Lily Munster when Joan Marshall, who played the character (originally called "Phoebe"), was dropped from consideration for the role. When De Carlo was asked how a glamorous actress could | 2,717 | triviaqa-train |
"Which town in West Yorkshire takes it's name from the Latin for ""Broken Bridge""?" | Economy.
This is a chart of regional gross value added for West Yorkshire at current basic prices with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.
Economy Industries.
West Yorkshire grew up around several industries. Bradford, Halifax and Huddersfield were grown through the development of woollen mills, Leeds' traditional industry was the manufacturing of cloth, while heavier engineering industries facilitated growth in South Leeds. Wakefield, Castleford, Pontefract and South and East Leeds were traditional coal mining areas. The woollen and cloth industries declined throughout the twentieth century | Sowerby Bridge
Sowerby Bridge () is a market town in the Upper Calder Valley in Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. The Calderdale Council ward population at the 2011 census was 11,703.
History.
The town was originally a fording point over the once much-wider River Calder where it joins the River Ryburn. The town takes its name from the historic bridge which spans the river in the town centre. Before the Industrial Revolution the area was divided between the parishes of Sowerby, Norland, Skircoat and Warley. | 2,718 | triviaqa-train |
Taking office on May 4th 1979, who was Margaret Thatcher's first Chancellor of the Exchequer? | economists, taxes were increased in the middle of a recession, leading to newspaper headlines the following morning of "Howe it Hurts", a reference to the Chancellor Geoffrey Howe.
First term (1979–1983) Economic affairs Unemployment.
In 1981, as unemployment soared (exceeding 2.5 million by the summer and heading towards 3 million before Christmas) and the Government's popularity plunged, the party chairman, Lord Thorneycroft, and two cabinet ministers, Lord Carrington and Humphrey Atkins, confronted the Prime Minister and suggested she should resign; according to | Parliament Candidature in the 1990 leadership election.
Hurd's Cabinet career progressed further during the turbulent final months of Margaret Thatcher's prime ministership. On 26 October 1989, Hurd moved to the Foreign Office, succeeding John Major, whose rapid rise through the Cabinet saw him become Chancellor of the Exchequer in the wake of Nigel Lawson's resignation. This was the post in which Hurd made his greatest political impact.
In mid-November 1990, he supported Margaret Thatcher's candidature as Conservative Party leader against challenger Michael Heseltine, but | 2,719 | triviaqa-train |
"Designed in the USA and first created by knife maker James Black, which large knife, 6 to 24 inches in length frist became famous in an 1827 brawl that was entitled ""The Sandbar Fight""?" | Bowie knife
A Bowie knife ( ) is a pattern of fixed-blade fighting knife created by James Black in the early 19th century for Jim Bowie, who had become famous for his use of a large knife at a duel known as the Sandbar Fight.
Since the first incarnation, the Bowie knife has come to incorporate several recognizable and characteristic design features, although in common usage the term refers to any large sheath knife with a crossguard and a clip point. The knife pattern is still popular with collectors; in | was designed by Jim Bowie's brother Rezin in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana and smithed by blacksmith Jesse Clifft out of an old file. Period court documents indicate that Rezin Bowie and Clifft were well acquainted with one another. Rezin's granddaughter claimed in an 1885 letter to Louisiana State University that she personally witnessed Clifft make the knife for her grandfather.
This knife became famous as the knife used by Bowie at the Sandbar Fight, a famous 1827 duel between Bowie and several men including a Major Norris Wright of Alexandria, Louisiana. | 2,720 | triviaqa-train |
Taking office on May 27th 1993, who was margaret Thatcher's last Chancellor of the Exchequer? | the ailment, but it was not the ailment", the disaster of Black Wednesday left the Government's economic credibility irreparably damaged. Major kept his economic team unchanged for seven months after Black Wednesday before eventually sacking Norman Lamont as Chancellor of the Exchequer, replacing him with Kenneth Clarke. This came after months of press criticism of Lamont during his 1993 budget and a heavy defeat at a by-election in Newbury. His delay in sacking Lamont was exploited by Major's critics both inside and outside of his party, who used | Parliament Candidature in the 1990 leadership election.
Hurd's Cabinet career progressed further during the turbulent final months of Margaret Thatcher's prime ministership. On 26 October 1989, Hurd moved to the Foreign Office, succeeding John Major, whose rapid rise through the Cabinet saw him become Chancellor of the Exchequer in the wake of Nigel Lawson's resignation. This was the post in which Hurd made his greatest political impact.
In mid-November 1990, he supported Margaret Thatcher's candidature as Conservative Party leader against challenger Michael Heseltine, but | 2,721 | triviaqa-train |
"Which band in November 1984 reached number one in the UK charts with the record entitled ""I feel for you""?" | I Feel for You
"I Feel for You" is a song written by Prince that originally appeared on his 1979 self-titled album. The most successful and best-known version was recorded by R&B singer Chaka Khan and appeared on her 1984 album "I Feel for You". It became the recipient of two Grammy Awards for Best R&B Song (with Prince as its songwriter) and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for Khan.
Background, and other versions.
Prince originally recorded the song containing disco music | The single reached number 15 in the UK singles charts and was followed up by a second single "Either Way" on 28 May 2007 - which reached number 8 in the UK singles charts. The single received heavy radio play and was championed by BBC Radio 1 DJs such as Edith Bowman, Jo Whiley and Chris Moyles.
Their debut album "Love It When I Feel Like This" was released on 4 June 2007. The record landed in the UK album charts at number 3. Through 2007 - 2008 the band | 2,722 | triviaqa-train |
Sb is the chemical symbol for which element? | Antimony
Antimony is a chemical element with the symbol Sb (from ) and atomic number 51. A lustrous gray metalloid, it is found in nature mainly as the sulfide mineral stibnite (SbS). Antimony compounds have been known since ancient times and were powdered for use as medicine and cosmetics, often known by the Arabic name, kohl. Metallic antimony was also known, but it was erroneously identified as lead upon its discovery. The earliest known description of the metal in the West was written in 1540 by | friend's name out of mourning.
The stony-iron Pallasite meteorites are not connected to the Pallas asteroid, being instead named after the German naturalist Peter Simon Pallas. The chemical element palladium, on the other hand, was named after the asteroid, which had been discovered just before the element.
As with other asteroids, the astronomical symbol for Pallas is a disk with its discovery number, ②. It also has an older, more iconic symbol, ⚴ () or sometimes �� ().
Orbit | 2,723 | triviaqa-train |
Which motorway in England, just over 30 miles in length, runs just south of Preston through the major junction of the M6 and M61 motorways, past Darwin, Blackburn, Accrington, Burnley and ends at Colne? | since the 1990s. British Waterways residential moorings are to be found at Finnington Lane Bridge on the western edge of the borough.
The M65 motorway passes to the south of Blackburn. It runs from Colne, about north-east of Blackburn, to a point close to the village of Lostock Hall near Preston, about to the west. Junction six of the motorway is located at the eastern edge of Blackburn, near the Intack area; junctions five and four are located to the south, near the village of Guide and | many facilities. Maynooth University is the only university in the Republic of Ireland not situated in a city.
There are two secondary schools (Maynooth Post Primary & Maynooth Community College, run from the same premises by Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board), and four primary schools: a Presentation Sisters girls-only school, a Dublin Archdiocese boys-only school (St. Mary's BNS), an Educate Together school, and a Dublin Archdiocese Irish-language school.
An An Foras Pátrúnachta multi-denominational Irish | 2,724 | triviaqa-train |
"Which actor who had starred in a previous show called ""Department S"" went on to have his own series in 1971 called ""Jason King""?" | Jason King (TV series)
Jason King (1971–1972) is a British television series starring Peter Wyngarde as the titular character. It was produced by ITC Entertainment and had a single season of 26 episodes which were each one hour long, including commercial breaks. It was shown internationally as well as in the UK, and has been released on DVD in the UK, US, Australia and Germany.
Series premise.
The series featured the further adventures of the title character who had first appeared in "Department S | Actor in a Comedy Series, and the series received four Emmy Awards as Outstanding Comedy Series.
From 1971 to 1974, Van Dyke starred in an unrelated sitcom called "The New Dick Van Dyke Show" in which he portrayed a local television talk show host. Although the series was developed by Carl Reiner and starred Hope Lange as his wife, and he received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance, the show was less successful than its predecessor, and Van Dyke pulled the plug on the show after just three seasons | 2,725 | triviaqa-train |
Which male tennis player appeared in the final of the US Open singles for eight consecutive years between 1982 and 1989? | List of US Open singles finalists during the open era
The US Open is a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in New York City at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in the area of Flushing Meadows. In 1968, this tournament became open to professionals and has been known since then as the US Open.
The men who have reached the final at least four times during the open era are Jimmy Connors, Björn Borg, John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer, Rafael | Grand Prix year-end tour title.
In each year from 1985 through 1987, Lendl's match-winning percentage was over 90%. This record was equalled by Roger Federer in 2004–2006, but Lendl remains the only male tennis player with over 90% match wins in five different years (1982 was the first, 1989 the last). From the 1985 US Open to the 1988 Australian Open, Lendl reached ten consecutive Grand Slam singles semifinals — a record that was broken by Federer at the 2007 Australian Open. | 2,726 | triviaqa-train |
Who sang the theme song to the 1966 film 'Alfie', starring Michael Caine? | The title song, "Alfie", written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, was sung by Cher over the film's closing credits in the US release reaching #32 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It became a hit for British singer Cilla Black (Millicent Martin sang "Alfie" on its British release) and for Madeline Eastman and Dionne Warwick.
Reception.
"Alfie" currently holds a 96% approval rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 26 reviews with an average rating of 7.9/10. | Alfie (1966 film)
Alfie is a 1966 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Michael Caine. It is an adaptation by Bill Naughton of his own novel and play of the same name. The film was released by Paramount Pictures.
"Alfie" tells the story of a young womanising man who leads a self-centred life, purely for his own enjoyment, until events force him to question his uncaring behaviour, his loneliness and his priorities. He cheats on numerous women, and | 2,727 | triviaqa-train |
The Oval Portrait in 1842, The Masque of the Red Death in 1842 and The Murders in the Rue Morgue in 1841, were all works by which famous American author and poet? | Magazine" was discarded in a wastebasket. An apprentice at the office, J. M. Johnston, retrieved it and left it with his father for safekeeping. It was left in a music book, where it survived three house fires before being bought by George William Childs. In 1891, Childs presented the manuscript, re-bound with a letter explaining its history, to Drexel University. Childs had also donated $650 for the completion of Edgar Allan Poe's new grave monument in Baltimore, Maryland in 1875.
"The | Fall of the House of Usher" (1839), "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket" (1839), "The Masque of the Red Death" (1842), "The Oval Portrait" (1842), "The Pit and the Pendulum" (1842), "The Black Cat" (1843) and "The Tell-Tale Heart" (1843)
- Antony Pogorelsky's "The Lafertovo Poppy-Cake Seller" (1825) and "Monastyrka" (1830-31 | 2,728 | triviaqa-train |
Which motorway in England, just over 11 miles in length connects the seaside resort of Blackpool to the M6 near Preston? | The rise of package holidays took many of Blackpool's traditional visitors abroad, where the weather was more reliably warm and dry, and improved road communications, epitomised by the construction of the M55 motorway in 1975, made Blackpool more feasible as a day trip rather than an overnight stay. The economy, however, remains relatively undiversified, and firmly rooted in the tourism sector.
The Blackpool Co-operative Society Emporium, a flagship store built in 1938, which incorporated the Jubilee Theatre, stood on Coronation Street, until 1988 | M1 motorway
The M1 motorway connects London to Leeds, where it joins the A1(M) near Aberford, to connect to Newcastle. It was the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the UK; the first motorway in the country was the Preston By-pass, which later became part of the M6.
The motorway is long and was constructed in four phases. Most of the motorway was opened between 1959 and 1968 but the southern end was extended in 1977 and the northern end was extended in 1999. | 2,729 | triviaqa-train |
Who sang the theme song to the 1966 film 'Georgy Girl'? | Georgy Girl (song)
"Georgy Girl" is a song by the Australian folk music group the Seekers. It was used as the title song for the 1966 film of the same name. Tom Springfield, who had written "I'll Never Find Another You", composed the music and Jim Dale supplied the lyrics. The song is heard at both the beginning and end of the film, with markedly different lyrics (and with different lyrics again from those in the commercially released version). It was nominated for | was nominated for both an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for the song "Georgy Girl", the theme for the 1966 film of the same name.
Early life.
Dale was born James Smith to William Henry and Miriam Jean (née Wells) Smith in Rothwell, Northamptonshire. He was educated at Kettering Grammar School. He trained as a dancer for six years, before his debut as a stage comic in 1951. He did two years of national service in the Royal Air Force.
Career. | 2,730 | triviaqa-train |
Which music festival that has been annually contested since 1994 and named after its main sponsor was originally held at Strathclyde Park in Scotland but since 1997 has used a disused airfield in Balado near Kincross in Perth and Kincross? | such as coarse angling, woodland walks, watersports, and a camping and caravanning site. One of Scotland's theme parks, M&D's, is located in the park. Until 1996, the music festival T in the Park was held here.
The west side of the park is bounded by the River Clyde, which was diverted when the loch was built in 1975. The original course can be seen between the east loch shore and the island. Across the Clyde is the M74 motorway, which creates a significant level | Pepsi Music Festival
The Pepsi Music Festival is a major Argentine music festival, held annually since 2003. Since 2005 it has been named after its main sponsor, Pepsi; before it was named after its previous sponsor Quilmes, and it was known as "Quilmes Rock". It was held in several places in Buenos Aires, including the Ferro Stadium and River Plate Stadium. Since 2005 it has been held at Obras Stadium. It's the largest and longest music festival in the country, with more than 200,000 people attending | 2,731 | triviaqa-train |
Which male tennis player appeared in the final of the US Open for five consecutive years between 1974 and 1978? | 1930s Australians Vivian McGrath and John Bromwich, but they were lonely exceptions. The two-handed grip gained popularity in the 1970s as Björn Borg, Chris Evert, Jimmy Connors, and later Mats Wilander and Marat Safin used it to great effect, and it is now used by a large number of the world's best players, including Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams.
Two hands give the player more control, while one hand can generate a slice shot, applying backspin on the ball to produce a low trajectory bounce. | In 1978, Borg defeated Connors in the Wimbledon final, but Connors defeated Borg at the US Open plus won the U.S. Pro Indoor. While he retained the ATP No. 1 ranking at the end of the year, the ATP and most tennis authorities rated Borg as the player of the year.
Connors reached the ATP world No. 1 ranking on July 29, 1974 and held it for 160 consecutive weeks, a record until it was surpassed by Roger Federer on February 26, 2007. He was the ATP year | 2,732 | triviaqa-train |
Containing the name of a US state capital, which female sang the very first record on 'Top of the Pops' back in 1964? | Dickenson Road in Rusholme, Manchester.
DJ Jimmy Savile presented the first show live from the Manchester studio (with a brief link to Alan Freeman in London to preview the following week's programme), which featured (in order) Dusty Springfield with "I Only Want to Be with You", the Rolling Stones with "I Wanna Be Your Man", the Dave Clark Five with "Glad All Over", the Hollies with "Stay", the Swinging Blue Jeans with "Hippy Hippy Shake" and the | of male/female session singers and released "Back to the 60s" under the group title, Tight Fit. The song included a voice over by the DJ Emperor Rosko and became a hit in the summer reaching No.4 in the UK Singles Chart. Instead of the session singers who sang on the record, a group of actor/singers, including Lowri-Ann Richards and Robert Pereno, was hired to front the group when Tight Fit first appeared on BBC TV's music show "Top of the Pops". A | 2,733 | triviaqa-train |
Living from 1537 to 1608, Mary Arden (her maiden name) was the mother of which famous British playwright? | Mary Shakespeare
Mary Shakespeare, née Arden, (c. 1537–1608) was the mother of William Shakespeare. She was the daughter of Wilmcote gentleman farmer Robert Arden, a cadet of the Arden family prominent in Warwickshire since before the Norman Conquest. She was the youngest of eight daughters, and when her father died in 1556 she inherited land at Snitterfield and Wilmcote from her father as a dowry. The house was left to her stepmother Agnes Hill.
Richard Shakespeare, the father of John Shakespeare, was a tenant farmer on | when Susannah Powell née Thistlethwayte (1696-1762) gave to her child (1731-1792) the maiden name of her mother, Susannah Baden (1663-1692). The name Baden, particularly when associated with the surname Powell, became famous in 1900-1901, the year Arthur William Baden Powell was born, because of the Siege of Mafeking, the most famous British action in the Second Boer War, which turned the British Commander of the besieged, Robert Baden-Powell, into a national hero. Throughout | 2,734 | triviaqa-train |
In which range of mountains are the two highest peaks Aconcagua and Ojos Del Salado? | Andes
The Andes or Andean Mountains () are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The Andes also have the 2nd most elevated highest peak of any mountain range, only behind the Himalayas. The range is long, wide (widest between 18° south and 20° south latitude), and has an average height of about . The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia | based on the most recent measurements places Ojos del Salado as the 2nd highest peak and highest volcano in South America, significantly higher than Monte Pissis.
Definitions Asia.
The Mount Damavand is a very large isolated stratovolcano with over of topographic prominence.
There are more than 70 volcanic vents known as the Kunlun Volcanic Group in Tibet at higher elevations than Damavand's summit, the highest of which has a reported elevation of (). Peaks in this volcanic group are not considered volcanic mountains but instead a type of pyroclastic cone | 2,735 | triviaqa-train |
Which British author, born in Torquay on September 15th 1890 married her first husband Archibald who she divorced in 1928? She married her second husband Max Mallowan in 1930, a partnership that was to last for 46 years. | seaside resort, initially frequented by members of the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars while the Royal Navy anchored in the bay. Later, as the town's fame spread, it was popular with Victorian society. Renowned for its mild climate (for the U.K.), the town earned the nickname the English Riviera.
The writer Agatha Christie was born in the town and lived there during her early years and there is an "Agatha Christie Mile", a tour with plaques dedicated to her life and work.
Toponymy | six novels, a collection of short stories, and a number of short stories in magazines.
Life and career Second marriage and later life.
In 1928, Christie left England for Istanbul and subsequently for Baghdad on the Orient Express. Late in this trip, in 1930, she met a young archaeologist 13 years her junior, Max Mallowan, whom she married in September 1930. Their marriage was happy and lasted until Christie's death in 1976. In a 1977 interview, Mallowan recounted his first meeting with Christie, when | 2,736 | triviaqa-train |
On a standard Monopoly board, which property makes up the orange set along with Vine Street and Marlborough Street? | in 1895. There was also a court house in the 18th and early 19th century. The street's association with law has led to it being grouped with Bow Street and Marlborough Street on the standard British Monopoly board.
Geography.
The street is approximately long and is a dead end, running east and parallel to Piccadilly near Piccadilly Circus. It consists mainly of the rear facades of buildings facing onto other streets. It connects to Swallow Street at its western end and an alleyway, Piccadilly Place halfway along. At | Hotel.
The European Headquarters of Sony Computer Entertainment (PlayStation) is at No. 10 Great Marlborough Street. London Studios and Guerrilla Games also have London offices at this address. Creative consultants Collective UK, now a subdivision of Time Inc., have offices on Great Marlborough Street.
Cultural references.
Great Marlborough Street is shown on the British Monopoly board as "Marlborough Street". This is as a result of the square being named after Marlborough Street Magistrates Court; the other two orange property squares on the | 2,737 | triviaqa-train |
Which British Prime Minister was born on January 17th 1863 and is the only British Prime Minister to be born in Manchester? | century as a convention of the constitution, the position of Leader of the Opposition was given statutory recognition in 1937 by the Ministers of the Crown Act.
"First among equals" Great Reform Act and the premiership.
British prime ministers have never been elected directly by the public. A prime minister need not be a party leader; David Lloyd George was not a party leader during his service as prime Minister during World War I, and neither was Ramsay MacDonald from 1931 to 1935. Prime Ministers have taken office because they were members | John Neilson Gladstone
Captain John Neilson Gladstone, (18 January 1807 – 7 February 1863) was a British Conservative Party politician and an officer in the Royal Navy. A brother of British Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone, he served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for most of the years 1841 to 1863.
Early life.
He was the fourth child of Sir John Gladstone, a Scottish-born businessman who settled in Liverpool and made a large fortune initially from trading in corn with the United States and | 2,738 | triviaqa-train |
Which jockey rode L'Escargot to victory in the 1975 Grand National? | 1975 Grand National
The 1975 Grand National was the 129th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 5 April 1975. The race was won by 13/2 second-favourite L'Escargot, ridden by Tommy Carberry, in a time of nine minutes and 31.1 seconds and by a distance of 15 lengths over 7/2 favourite Red Rum, who was thus denied a third consecutive win. | In 1970 Carberry rode L'Escargot to victory in the Cheltenham Gold Cup by one and a half lengths from French Tan. In 1971 Carberry rode L'Escargot to victory in the Cheltenham Gold Cup for the second year in a row, this time beating Leap by 10 lengths.
In 1973 he rode Inkslinger to victory in the Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.
In 1975 he rode the winner in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Aintree Grand National and Irish Grand National. He rode Ten Up to victory in the Cheltenham Gold Cup | 2,739 | triviaqa-train |
Which Thames attraction shares its name with a brand of Scotch Whisky that was introduced in 1923? | Regal, Cutty Sark, Dewar's, J&B, Johnnie Walker, Teacher's Highland Cream, The Famous Grouse, and Whyte and Mackay.
Independent bottlers.
Most malt distilleries sell a significant amount of whisky by the cask for blending, and sometimes to private buyers as well. Whisky from such casks is sometimes bottled as a single malt by "independent bottling" firms such as Duncan Taylor, Master of Malt, Gordon & MacPhail, Cadenhead's, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Murray McDavid, Berry Bros. & | the term with "blended Scotch whisky", which contains some proportion of grain whisky.
The brand name featured on the label is usually the same as the distillery name (for example, the Talisker distillery labels its whiskies with the Talisker name). Indeed, the SWR prohibit bottlers from using a distillery name when the whisky was not made there. A bottler name may also be listed, sometimes independent of the distillery. In addition to requiring that Scotch whisky be distilled in Scotland, the SWR require that it also | 2,740 | triviaqa-train |
Which British Prime Minister was born on December 29th 1809 and is the only British Prime Minister to be born in Liverpool? | people have chosen the first Minister for the Sovereign. Mr. Pitt's case in '84 is the nearest analogy; but then the people only confirmed the Sovereign's choice; here every Conservative candidate professed himself in plain words to be Sir Robert Peel's man, and on that ground was elected."
Benjamin Disraeli and William Ewart Gladstone developed this new role further by projecting "images" of themselves to the public. Known by their nicknames "Dizzy" and the "Grand Old Man", their colourful, sometimes | William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield
William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield (21 August 1796 – 5 March 1824)—styled Viscount Woodstock until 1809—was a British Member of Parliament (MP) and peer. Born into the noble Bentinck family, his grandfather William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, served as both Prime Minister of Great Britain and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Expected to succeed his father as the fifth Duke of Portland, Titchfield died at only 27 years old. | 2,741 | triviaqa-train |
On a standard Monopoly board which property makes up the light blue set along with Euston Raod and Pentonville Road? | weekend. Norman was impressed by the game and persuaded his father to call Parker Brothers on Monday morning – transatlantic calls then being almost unheard of. This call resulted in Waddingtons obtaining a license to produce and market the game outside the United States. Watson felt that for the game to be a success in the United Kingdom, the American locations would have to be replaced, so Victor and his secretary, Marjory Phillips, went to London to scout out locations. The Angel, Islington is not a street in London but | at the cafe. This account of events appears on a plaque displayed in the bank within the building; the inscription says it is the "only site on the board named after a building". It is part of the light blue group with Pentonville Road and Euston Road. In the game, a house at the Angel costs £50; by the turn of the 21st century a house on Islington High Street fetched around £600,000.
In 1827, James Pollard painted "The Royal Mail Coaches for the North Leaving | 2,742 | triviaqa-train |
Which jockey rode Red Alligator to victory in the 1968 Grand National? | which was carrying 23 pounds more, in a new record time of nine minutes, 1.9 seconds. Crisp led the field virtually all the way in that year's National in which he was 30 lengths clear, and at the last fence was 15 lengths clear of Red Rum, his nearest pursuer. Red Rum and jockey Brian Fletcher, however, made up the ground on the final stretch and, two strides from the finishing post, pipped the tiring Crisp to win by three-quarters of a length in what is often | /restaurant and told stories from his training days. The stables which housed Red Alligator were within a few hundred yards of the pub but have since been demolished. However, his photos are still featured in the pub named after him.
See also.
- Repeat winners of horse races
- 1968 Grand National
External links.
- Red Alligators grand national site
- Red Alligator pub
- Red Alligators pedigree
- Video of Red Alligator winning the 1968 grand national
Reference
- https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport | 2,743 | triviaqa-train |
In which Midlands town can you find a large shopping centre called Westfield Merry Hill? | Merry Hill Shopping Centre
The Merry Hill Centre (officially Intu Merry Hill) is a shopping mall in Brierley Hill near Dudley, England. It was developed between 1985 and 1990, with several subsequent expansion and renovation projects.
The centre has over 250 shops, a separate retail park, cinema, food hall and ten-thousand parking spaces. Adjacent to the main shopping centre is a marina called The Waterfront accommodating a number of bars, restaurants and the studios of Black Country Radio. The Dudley No.1 Canal passes though | Merry Hill
Merry Hill may refer to:
- Merry Hill, Wolverhampton, a suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands
- Merry Hill Shopping Centre, near Brierley Hill, West Midlands
- Merry Hill (New York), an elevation in Herkimer County, New York.
- Merry Hill, North Carolina, a town of Bertie County
- Merry Hill, Hertfordshire, England, a 76 hectare woodland managed by the Woodland Trust | 2,744 | triviaqa-train |
Which modern day country was known as Northern Rhodesia until 1964? | Zambia
Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in south-central Africa (although some sources consider it part of East Africa). Its neighbors are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique to the southeast, Zimbabwe and Botswana to the south, Namibia to the southwest, and Angola to the west. The capital city is Lusaka, located in the south-central part of Zambia. The population is | commonly thought to symbolise socialism, and the revolutionary struggle for freedom and peace. The design is based on the flag of Zimbabwe's ruling party, the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front.
History.
The country now known as Zimbabwe was formally known as Southern Rhodesia from 1895 to 1980 — although simply Rhodesia was used locally between 1964 until June 1979 after Northern Rhodesia obtained its independence — and then Zimbabwe Rhodesia between June and December 1979. Southern Rhodesia achieved responsible government in 1923, and thereby became a British self | 2,745 | triviaqa-train |
Played by Brian Hall, what was the name of the chef in TV's 'Faulty Towers'? | Brian Hall (actor)
Brian Charles Hall (20 November 1937 – 17 September 1997) was an English actor. He is best remembered for his role as hotel chef Terry Hugh in the British sitcom "Fawlty Towers".
Career.
Hall played many hard-boiled tough guy Cockney roles: his role as the amiable chef Terry in "Fawlty Towers" was a casting against type. He played leading roles in police drama "" (1971–72), crime drama "McVicar" (1980), and | inspiration for the Swedish Chef, a well known Muppet character on "The Muppet Show", although Brian Henson denies this.
Early life and education.
Friedman Paul Erhardt was born in Stuttgart, Germany on November 5, 1943. He was the son of a German newspaper publisher. Erhardt earned the nickname "Tell" when he played the character William Tell in a school play. Later, when asked by his TV producer, Art Moore, what he would like to take as his TV persona, he replied | 2,746 | triviaqa-train |
In which English county are the towns of Kidderminster and Evesham? | Evesham
Evesham () is a market town and parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, southern England with a population of 24,428, according to the 2011 census. It is located roughly equidistant between Worcester, Cheltenham and Stratford-upon-Avon. It lies within the Vale of Evesham, an area comprising the flood plain of the River Avon, which has been renowned for market gardening. The town centre, situated within a meander of the river, is regularly subject to flooding. The 2007 floods were the most severe | Sean Flynn (footballer)
Sean Flynn (born 13 March 1968) is an English former footballer who played as a Midfielder.
Flynn is the current manager of Mullion.
Flynn notably played in the Premier League for Coventry City and Derby County, and in the Football League for Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion and Tranmere Rovers. He finished his professional career with Kidderminster Harriers, before moving into non-league appearing part-time for Evesham United, Redditch United, Bodmin Town and Falmouth Town Penzance. He was | 2,747 | triviaqa-train |
In which English county are the towns of Bridgewater and Glastonbury? | of Wight, Northumberland and Rutland are ceremonial counties consisting of a non-metropolitan county of a single district, and are known as unitary authorities.
Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Devon, East Sussex, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Somerset and Staffordshire are non-metropolitan counties with multiple districts and a county council, where one or more districts have been split off to form unitary authorities. The effect is that the corresponding ceremonial county is larger than | it is now the southern end of Old Hebron Road. By 1714, there were nearly 50 English colonial families in town.
On 13 Oct 1803 the town of Marlborough, Hartford County was created from parts of the towns of Colchester, Glastonbury, Hartford County, and Hebron, Tolland County.
In July 2005, Colchester was named by CNN's Money Magazine, the 57th best place in the U.S. to live in and is celebrated every year with a festival on the last Saturday of September called 57 Fest. | 2,748 | triviaqa-train |
Herbert Pocket and Bentley Drummle are characters that appear in which book by Charles Dickens? | Great Expectations
Great Expectations is the thirteenth novel by Charles Dickens and his penultimate completed novel: a bildungsroman that depicts the personal growth and personal development of an orphan nicknamed Pip. It is Dickens's second novel, after "David Copperfield", to be fully narrated in the first person. The novel was first published as a serial in Dickens's weekly periodical "All the Year Round", from 1 December 1860 to August 1861. In October 1861, Chapman and Hall published the novel in three volumes.
The | , supported by timber columns. Its details use "Tudorbethan" style, built to appear as an octagonal market cross building. It was built in 1926 incorporating 17th or 18th century beams to hide the above-ground features of a contemporary electricity substation.
Cultural references.
In the book "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens, Soho Square is where Lucie and her father, Doctor Manette, reside. It is believed that their house is modelled on the House of St Barnabas which Dickens used to visit | 2,749 | triviaqa-train |
First performed at the La Scala opera house in Milan in 1817, which peice of music by Rossini translates as La Gazza Ladra? | La gazza ladra
La gazza ladra (, The Thieving Magpie) is a "melodramma" or opera semiseria in two acts by Gioachino Rossini, with a libretto by Giovanni Gherardini based on "La pie voleuse" by Théodore Baudouin d'Aubigny and Louis-Charles Caigniez.
The composer Gioachino Rossini wrote quickly, and "La gazza ladra" was no exception. According to legend, before the first performance of the opera, the producer assured the composition of the overture by locking Rossini in a room, from the window of | La pietra del paragone
La pietra del paragone (The Touchstone) is an opera, or melodramma giocoso, in two acts by Gioachino Rossini, to an original Italian libretto by Luigi Romanelli.
Performance history.
"La pietra del paragone" was first performed at La Scala, Milan, on 26 September 1812. It was the composer's first commission from a major opera house and was an instant success, being performed 53 times during its first season.
Napoleon's Viceroy in Milan, Eugène de Beauharnais, | 2,750 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the creator of the character Bob the Builder? | Bob the Builder
Bob the Builder is a British children's animated television show created by Keith Chapman. In the original series, Bob appears in a stop motion animated programme as a building contractor, specialising in masonry, along with his colleague Wendy, various neighbours and friends, and their gang of anthropomorphised work-vehicles and equipment. The show is broadcast in many countries, but originates from the United Kingdom where Bob is voiced by English actor Neil Morrissey. The show was later created using CGI animation starting with the spin | cel animation in the ABC TV special "" in 1972.
Jackie Cockle.
In the UK, Jackie Cockle is an important figure in the pre-school stop frame animation scene. She was the creative producer of the worldwide success Bob the Builder, and is the creator and producer of Timmy Time. Since 2002, Cockle has won 3 BAFTA awards.
Art Clokey.
Art Clokey is best known for the clay character Gumby and for the show "Davey and Goliath".
Corky Quakenbush. | 2,751 | triviaqa-train |
James Steerforth and Wilkins Macawber are characters from which book by Charles Dickens? | Copperfield" seemed to reflect her disabilities, Dickens improved the character with positive features. His plots were carefully constructed, and he often wove elements from topical events into his narratives. Masses of the illiterate poor chipped in ha'pennies to have each new monthly episode read to them, opening up and inspiring a new class of readers.
His 1843 novella "A Christmas Carol" remains especially popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. "Oliver Twist" and "Great Expectations" are also frequently adapted and, like | Uriah Heep, Jack Maldon, James Steerforth; Murdstone's firmness prevails up to the death of two wives; with David and Dora complete incompetence reigns; and at the Micawber household, love and chaos go hand in hand; while Aunt Betsey is subjected to blackmail by her mysterious husband. Dickens, according to Gareth Cordery, clearly attacks the official status of marriage, which perpetuated an inequality between the sexes, an injustice that does not end with the separation of couples.
The mid-Victorian era saw change in gender | 2,752 | triviaqa-train |
Who, in 1934, was responsible for the creation of the children's book 'Mary Poppins'? | Mary Poppins (film)
Mary Poppins is a 1964 American musical fantasy film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Walt Disney, with songs written and composed by the Sherman Brothers. The screenplay is by Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi, based on P. L. Travers's book series "Mary Poppins". The film, which combines live-action and animation, stars Julie Andrews in her feature film debut as Mary Poppins, who visits a dysfunctional family in London and employs her unique brand of lifestyle to improve the family's | March 2013.
Books.
Books "Mary Poppins", published 1934.
The first book introduces the Banks family from Number Seventeen Cherry Tree Lane, London, consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Banks, their children Jane and Michael, and baby twins John and Barbara. When the children's nanny, Katie Nanna, storms out in a huff, Mary Poppins arrives at their home, complete with her travelling carpet bag, blown in by a very strong East wind. She accepts the job (agreeing to stay "till | 2,753 | triviaqa-train |
Which golfer won the British Open Championship in 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982 and 1983? | Tom Watson (golfer)
Thomas Sturges Watson (born September 4, 1949) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour Champions, formerly on the PGA Tour.
In the 1970s and 1980s, Watson was one of the leading players in the world, winning eight major championships and heading the PGA Tour money list five times. He was the number one player in the world according to McCormack's World Golf Rankings from 1978 until 1982; in both 1983 and 1984, he was ranked second behind Seve Ballesteros. | Martin Foster (golfer)
Martin Francis Foster (born 12 May 1952) is an English professional golfer who played on the European Tour from 1974 to 1982 and later on the European Senior Tour. He never won on the European Tour but was runner-up five times, the Double Diamond Strokeplay in 1975, the Irish Open and Uniroyal International Championship in 1976, the Kerrygold International Classic in 1977 and the Coral Welsh Classic in 1980. He finished 7th in the 1976 European Tour Order of Merit.
In the 1977 | 2,754 | triviaqa-train |
Which piece of classical music by Richard Strauss is famous for being the soundtrack to the 1969 film '2001 A Space Odyssey'? | , human evolution, technology, artificial intelligence, and the possibility of extraterrestrial life. The film is noted for its scientifically accurate depiction of spaceflight, pioneering special effects, and ambiguous imagery. Sound and dialogue are used sparingly and often in place of traditional cinematic and narrative techniques. The soundtrack incorporates a number of pieces of classical music, among them "Also sprach Zarathustra" by Richard Strauss, "The Blue Danube" by Johann Strauss II, and works by Aram Khachaturian and György Ligeti.
"2001: A Space | on to employ other Ligeti compositions in his films "The Shining" and "Eyes Wide Shut".
According to program notes published by the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Ligeti was not pleased that his music occurred in a film soundtrack shared by composers Johann and Richard Strauss. Nevertheless, the piece has been performed in concert several times with other works featured in the film "2001: A Space Odyssey", such as a 2010 performance by the Nashville Symphony which performed it along with the full-length version of Richard | 2,755 | triviaqa-train |
Lansing is the capital of which US state? | sponsor.
The Summit at the Capital Centre is a hockey arena and convention center located in the suburb of Dimondale that hosts youth and high school hockey.
The Lansing Capitals began play in the International Basketball League in 2006 but eventually disband for a few seasons. The team recently resumed playing in the newly formed Independent Basketball Association in 2011.
Michigan State University, located in East Lansing, is the largest university in the State of Michigan. MSU sponsors both men's and women's sports, usually competing as a | and aircraft Transit.
- The closest freeway is US-127, which is approximately west of Jewett Field. The airport is accessible by road by taking US-127 exit 64 (Kipp Road) east to Eden Road. State highway M-36 is approximately north of the airport.
- The Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA) provides bus service from Lansing to Mason. Route 46 runs weekdays from downtown Lansing to the southside of Mason, near the airport. The "Mason Connector" runs weekdays and Saturday from south Lansing to Mason. | 2,756 | triviaqa-train |
What ten letter word is given to the fish of the Goby family which frequently leave the water to jump on land using their adapted front fins to do so? | ), cosmoid (fossil lungfish and coelacanths), ganoid (various fossil fish but also living gars and bichirs), cycloid, and ctenoid (these last two are found on most bony fish). There are even fish that live mostly on land or lay their eggs on land near water. Mudskippers feed and interact with one another on mudflats and go underwater to hide in their burrows. A single, undescribed species of "Phreatobius", has been called a true "land fish" as this worm-like catfish | highly vascularized mouth and pharnyx, and in some cases (e.g., "Monopterus rongsaw") through their skin. The moray "Echidna catenata" sometimes leaves the water to forage.
- Snakehead fish (Channidae): This family of fish are obligate air breathers, breathing air using their suprabranchial organ, which is a primitive labyrinth organ. The northern snakehead of Southeast Asia can "walk" on land by wriggling and using its pectoral fins, which allows it to move between the slow-moving, and often stagnant | 2,757 | triviaqa-train |
What two word name is commonly given to the heavy, slow moving lizard that grows up to two feet in length and along with the Mexican Beaded Lizard is the only venomous lizard that lives in North America? | Mexican beaded lizard
The Mexican beaded lizard ("Heloderma horridum") is a species of lizard in the family Helodermatidae, one of the two species of venomous beaded lizards found principally in Mexico and southern Guatemala. It and its congener (member of the same genus) the Gila monster ("Heloderma suspectum") are the only lizards known to have evolved an overt venom delivery system. The Mexican beaded lizard is larger than the Gila monster, with duller coloration, black with yellowish bands. As it is a specialized | subdue its prey. The toxin is strong enough to kill small animals, up to sizes somewhat larger than the shrew itself, and results in painful bites to humans who attempt to handle the shrew. The venomous saliva is secreted from submaxillary glands, through a duct which opens at the base of the lower incisors, where the saliva flows along the groove formed by the two incisors, and into the prey. The toxin is very similar in structure to the one produced by the Mexican beaded lizard ("Heloderma horridum") | 2,758 | triviaqa-train |
What is the second most highly populated town on the island of Anglesey, Holyhead being the first? | non-partisan groups on the council, containing a mix of party and independent candidates. The position remains substantially unchanged since the election, although the Labour Party has formed a governing coalition with the independents.
The principal offices of the Isle of Anglesey County Council () are in Llangefni (), the county town.
Geography.
Anglesey is a relatively low-lying island, with low hills spaced evenly over the north of the island. The highest six are Holyhead Mountain, ; Mynydd Bodafon, ; Mynydd | Holyhead railway station
Holyhead railway station () serves the Welsh town of Holyhead () on Holy Island, Anglesey. The station is the western terminus of the North Wales Coast Line west of and is managed by Transport for Wales. It connects with the Holyhead Ferry Terminal.
History.
The first station in Holyhead was opened by the Chester and Holyhead Railway on 1 August 1848, but this was replaced by the second on 15 May 1851.
The present station was opened by the London and North Western Railway | 2,759 | triviaqa-train |
Walden Robert Cassotto was the real name of which famous singer who died in December 1973 aged 37? | more than a million copies. His partnership with Kirshner, who was not involved in the writing of that song, ended at that time. He made another recording in 1958 for Brunswick Records with a band called "The Ding Dongs". With the success of "Splish Splash" the single was re-released by Atco Records as "Early in the Morning" with the band renamed as "The Rinky Dinks". It charted, and made it to number 24 in the United States.
In 1959, Darin | Alexis Wafflard
Alexis Wafflard, real name Alexis Jacques Marie Wafflard, or Vafflard, (29 June 1787 – 1 December 1824) was a French playwright, known in his lifetime for his comedies related to bourgeoises mores.
His comedy "Les Caméléons", written in collaboration with the chansonnier Pierre-Jean de Béranger, is a satire of bureaucracy. His most popular work, written in collaboration with Fulgence de Bury, is "Le Voyage à Dieppe". Wafflard died aged 37 from a pulmonary disease.
Theatre | 2,760 | triviaqa-train |
Which bridge in central London was originally known as the Strand Bridge when opened in 1817 ? | Waterloo Bridge
Waterloo Bridge () is a road and foot traffic bridge crossing the River Thames in London, between Blackfriars Bridge and Hungerford Bridge. Its name commemorates the victory of the British, Dutch and Prussians at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Thanks to its location at a strategic bend in the river, the views from the bridge (of Westminster, the South Bank and the London Eye to the west, and of the City of London and Canary Wharf to the east) are widely held to be the finest | from any spot in London at ground level.
History.
History First bridge.
The first bridge on the site was designed in 1809–10 by John Rennie for the Strand Bridge Company and opened in 1817 as a toll bridge. The granite bridge had nine arches, each of span, separated by double Doric stone columns, and was long, including approaches– between abutments–and wide between the parapets. Before its opening it was known as the Strand Bridge.
During the 1840s the bridge gained a reputation as a | 2,761 | triviaqa-train |
In which century were the Royal Marines founded ? | History of the Royal Marines
The history of the Royal Marines began on 28 October 1664 with the formation of the Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot soon becoming known as the Admiral's Regiment. During the War of the Spanish Succession the most historic achievement of the Marines was the capture of the mole during the assault on Gibraltar (sailors of the Royal Navy captured the Rock itself) in 1704. On 5 April 1755, His Majesty's Marine Forces, fifty Companies in three Divisions, headquartered at Portsmouth | century, when the task of forming a Royal Naval School of Music to provide Bands for the Royal Navy was assigned to the Marines, with the school being founded in 1903. From then on the Band Service became an integral part of the Corps. Its original home was Eastney Barracks, Portsmouth; where it remained until 1930 when it was transferred to the Royal Marine Depot, Deal.
Second World War.
By the end of the Second World War, 225 musicians and buglers had been killed in action, which | 2,762 | triviaqa-train |
The Eiffel Tower has a restaurant named after which author ? | At the same time, two new emergency staircases were installed, replacing the original spiral staircases. In 1983, the south pillar was fitted with an electrically driven Otis lift to serve the Jules Verne restaurant. The Fives-Lille lifts in the east and west legs, fitted in 1899, were extensively refurbished in 1986. The cars were replaced, and a computer system was installed to completely automate the lifts. The motive power was moved from the water hydraulic system to a new electrically driven oil-filled hydraulic system, and | Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower ( ; ) is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower.
Constructed from 1887 to 1889 as the entrance to the 1889 World's Fair, it was initially criticised by some of France's leading artists and intellectuals for its design, but it has become a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognisable structures in the world. The Eiffel Tower | 2,763 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the music of the oratorios The Apostles and The Kingdom ? | 's "The Crucifixion" (1887) became the stereotypical battlehorse of massed amateur choral societies. Edward Elgar tried to revive the genre around the turn of century with the composition of "The Light of Life (Lux Christi)", "The Dream of Gerontius", "The Apostles" and "The Kingdom".
History Twentieth-century.
Oratorio returned haltingly to public attention with Igor Stravinsky's "Oedipus Rex" in Paris (1927), William Walton's "Belshazzar's Feast" in Leeds (1931 | lover of the arts, who also provided the texts for Messiah and other oratorios of Handel. Jennens wrote "Saul", an original English text based on Biblical characters, especially designed to provide opportunities for the sort of music Handel composed.
Opera seria, the form of Italian opera that Handel composed for London, focused overwhelmingly on solo arias and recitatives for the star singers and contained very little else; they did not feature separate choruses. With the English oratorios Handel had the opportunity to mix operatic arias in English for | 2,764 | triviaqa-train |
Rudyard Kipling was the cousin of which British Prime Minister ? | address the nation. Stanley Baldwin, a master of the radio broadcast in the 1920s and 1930s, reached a national audience in his talks filled with homely advice and simple expressions of national pride. Churchill also used the radio to great effect, inspiring, reassuring and informing the people with his speeches during the Second World War. Two recent prime ministers, Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair (who both spent a decade or more as prime Minister), achieved celebrity status like rock stars, but have been criticised for their more ' | of the university; and is elected by the matriculated student body to ensure that their needs are adequately considered by the university's leadership. Through St Andrews' history a number of notable people have been elected to the post, including the actor John Cleese, industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, author and poet Rudyard Kipling and the British Prime Minister Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery.
Governance and administration Colleges.
The university encompasses three colleges: United College, St Mary's College and St Leonard's College. The purpose | 2,765 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the last English king to die in battle ? | Knight of the Garter. Following the death of King Edward IV, he was made Lord Protector of England. Richard held this office from 30 April to 26 June 1483, when he made himself king of the realm. As King of England, Richard was styled "Dei Gratia Rex Angliae et Franciae et Dominus Hiberniae" ("by the Grace of God, King of England and France and Lord of Ireland").
Informally, he may have been known as "Dickon", according to a sixteenth-century | . Wight remained pagan until 686 when it was invaded by the Christian sympathiser Cædwalla of Wessex. Their pagan King Arwald was killed in battle, and his heirs were baptised and executed. Most of the pagan population was purportedly exterminated and replaced with Christian West Saxons. Those who remained were forced to accept baptism and also the West Saxon dialect, and the Isle of Wight was incorporated into the Kingdom of Wessex. King Arwald was the last English King to die a pagan.
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- Gregorian mission
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Which sister ship of the Titanic never entered commercial service and was sunk by a mine while serving as a hospital ship in 1916 ? | in history; her memory is kept alive by numerous works of popular culture, including books, folk songs, films, exhibits, and memorials. "Titanic" is the second largest ocean liner wreck in the world, only beaten by her sister , the largest ever sunk, although she holds the record as the largest sunk while actually in service as a liner due to "Britannic" being used as a hospital ship at the time of her sinking. The final survivor of the sinking, Millvina Dean, aged two months | In 1916 the was torpedoed three times and sunk off the southern coast of Ireland by , noted as the same submarine responsible for the tragic sinking of the "Lusitania" the year before. Five lives were lost and the ship stayed afloat for almost three days before foundering.
- On 21 November 1916, the second sister ship of "Titanic", , was lost after striking a mine laid by in the Kea Channel of the Aegean Sea off the coast of Greece. It sank in 57 minutes with the loss of | 2,767 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the mother of the actor Toby Stephens ? | series "Black Sails". Stephens is a lead in the science fiction series "Lost in Space" released on Netflix 13 April 2018.
Early life.
Stephens, the younger son of actors Dame Maggie Smith and Sir Robert Stephens, was born at the Middlesex Hospital in Fitzrovia, London. He was educated at Aldro School and Seaford College, where he was remarkably unhappy. He trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).
Career.
Stephens began his film career with the | Toby Stephens
Toby Stephens (born 21 April 1969) is an English stage, television, and film actor who has appeared in films in both the UK and US as well as in India. He is known for the roles of Bond villain Gustav Graves in the 2002 James Bond film "Die Another Day" (for which he was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor), Edward Fairfax Rochester in a BBC television adaptation of "Jane Eyre" and in his role as Captain Flint in the Starz television | 2,768 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the music of the oratorios The Creation and The Seasons ? | The Creation (Haydn)
The Creation () is an oratorio written between 1797 and 1798 by Joseph Haydn (Hob. XXI:2), and considered by many to be one of his masterpieces. The oratorio depicts and celebrates the creation of the world as described in the Book of Genesis.
The libretto was written by Gottfried van Swieten. The work is structured in three parts and scored for soprano, tenor and bass soloists, chorus and a symphonic orchestra. In parts I and II, depicting the creation, the | oratorio repertoire into opera. "As for the "Messiah", the "Creation" and "Elijah", I must have sung the leading soprano parts in these oratorios hundreds of times, until I felt I would shriek if I were asked to do them again... But it seemed quite hopeless and against all tradition that a singer who had been identified with the concert platform should desire to appear on the operatic stage." The critic Neville Cardus wrote of her, "Lisa Perli is the best of our Mimis. | 2,769 | triviaqa-train |
Which Scottish scientist is generally credited with the invention of the telephone? | single words, uttered as in reading, speaking and the like, were perceptible indistinctly, notwithstanding here also the inflections of the voice, the modulations of interrogation, wonder, command, etc., attained distinct expression."
In 1947, the Reis device was tested by the British company Standard Telephones and Cables (STC). The results also confirmed it could transmit and receive speech with good quality (fidelity), but relatively low intensity. At the time STC was bidding for a contract with Alexander Graham Bell's | Alan MacMasters
Alan MacMasters (20 March 1865 – 25 December 1927) was a Scottish scientist. He is credited with creating the first electric bread toaster, which then went on to be developed by Crompton, Stephen J. Cook & Company as the Eclipse. Although not ultimately a commercial success, MacMasters's invention would pave the way for Charles Strite to invent the automatic pop-up toaster in 1919, which is the device we know as the toaster today. MacMasters died of heart failure on 25 December 1927 at the age | 2,770 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the world's longest range of mountains? | List of longest mountain chains on Earth
The world's longest above-water mountain range is the Andes, about long. The range stretches from north to south through seven countries in South America, along the west coast of the continent: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. Aconcagua is the highest peak, at about .
This list does not include submarine mountain ranges. If submarine mountains are included, the longest is the global mid-ocean ridge system which extends for about | .
The Sandias are the highest range in the immediate vicinity, and are well-separated from the higher Sangre de Cristo Mountains. This gives Sandia Crest a relatively high topographic prominence of . Lying to the east and northeast of the Sandias are two smaller ranges, the Ortiz Mountains and the San Pedro Mountains.
The Sandia Mountains are home to the world's second longest tramway, Sandia Peak Tramway, which is long. Over this distance the tram cars ascend over . The average speed of the tram car is , | 2,771 | triviaqa-train |
Which peace treaty ended the Russo-Japanes war? | Treaty of Portsmouth
The Treaty of Portsmouth formally ended the 1904–05 Russo-Japanese War. It was signed on September 5, 1905 after negotiations lasting from August 6 to August 30, at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, United States. U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt was instrumental in the negotiations and won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts.
Background.
The war of 1904–05 was fought between the Empire of Russia, an international power with one of the largest armies in the world, and the Empire of | ended in 2130 with the humiliating Treaty of New Delhi, which made large concessions to the Hegemony. This treaty freed prisoners captured by the Russo-Anglo-American Alliance, but left 65,000 civilians (Japanese, Filipino and Russian) and two divisions of British Paratroopers (sentenced for political crimes) in Chinese incarceration, leaving them escape as the only way to freedom. The loss of the war (or rather, a negotiated peace on extremely unfavorable terms, somewhat like the Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I) left | 2,772 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the only Australian state capital not named after a person? | more than 100,000 people, having surpassed Melbourne and Perth since 2005. The median weekly rent paid by Canberra residents is higher than rents in all other states and territories. As of January 2014 the median unit rent in Canberra was $410 per week and median housing rent was $460, making the city the third most expensive in the country. Factors contributing to this higher weekly rental market include; higher average weekly incomes, restricted land supply, and inflationary clauses in the ACT Residential Tenancies Act.
The city's main | Representatives.
The first person to represent a second state was Billy Hughes. He had represented New South Wales since 1901, and was elected to a Victorian seat on 5 May 1917. On 16 December 1922 he was again elected to a NSW seat, the only person to return to his original state. Hughes is also the only person in this list whose parliamentary service was continuous.
The only person who represented both a state and a territory was Lewis Nott (Queensland 1925-28; Australian Capital Territory 1949- | 2,773 | triviaqa-train |
What was Lester Piggott's last Derby winner? | Sir Ivor (1968), Nijinsky (1970), Roberto (1972), Empery (1976), The Minstrel (1977) and Teenoso (1983). He was stable jockey to Noel Murless and later to Vincent O'Brien and had a glittering career of unparalleled success. Known as the "housewives' favourite", Piggott had legions of followers and did much to expand the popularity of horse racing beyond its narrow, class-based origins.
Famously tall for a Flat jockey (5 ft 8 in/1.73 m | but none at Group One level. Apart from Superstar Leo, his best offspring were probably the Greenlands Stakes winner Final Exam and the good handicapper Tolpuddle. Council Rock never won a race but apart from Superstar Leo, she produced ten winners from eighteen foals. She died of a suspected heart attack at the age of twenty-five.
The yearling filly was sent to the Tattersalls sales in October 1999 where she was bought in for 3,400 gns by Maureen Haggas (Lester Piggott's daughter and the wife of the trainer William | 2,774 | triviaqa-train |
What name is given to the fur of the Coypu? | Coypu
The coypu (, ; "Myocastor coypus"), also known as the nutria, is a large, herbivorous, semiaquatic rodent.
Classified for a long time as the only member of the family Myocastoridae, "Myocastor" is actually nested within Echimyidae, the family of the spiny rats.
The coypu lives in burrows alongside stretches of water, and feeds on river plant stems. Originally native to subtropical and temperate South America, it has since been introduced to North America, Europe, Asia, and | Fort Bourbon
Fort Bourbon was one of the forts built by La Vérendrye during his expansion of trade and exploration west from Lake Superior. Besides providing support for the important fur trade in what is now Manitoba, La Vérendrye wanted to conduct exploration of potential routes for what he believed was an interior western sea.
The name "Fort Bourbon" was also given to York Factory, Manitoba while it was occupied by the French.
"First Fort Bourbon" was at the mouth of the Saskatchewan River on Lake Winnipeg. | 2,775 | triviaqa-train |
Which sporting event takes place in Pasadena, California on New Year's Day? | 4, 1850). It is one of the primary cultural centers of the San Gabriel Valley.
The city is known for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade. In addition, Pasadena is also home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including Caltech, Pasadena City College, Fuller Theological Seminary, ArtCenter College of Design, the Pasadena Playhouse, the Ambassador Auditorium, the Norton Simon Museum, and the USC Pacific Asia Museum, with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory located in nearby La Cañada Flintridge. | work is known worldwide.
In 2004, she was featured in a Channel 4 TV series called One Last Job, in which she trained several ex-cons to open their own flower shop.
For the 2012 New Year, she will travel to Pasadena, California to help judge the floral floats at the Rose Parade. Since the 2012 New Year's Day falls on Sunday, the parade will take place on 2 January 2012.
Work: Founder, Paula Pryke Flowers, London, 1998. Lecturer and demonstrator | 2,776 | triviaqa-train |
Which city was the interim capital of Pakistan while Islamabad was being constructed? | . They came into existence after independence in 1947, and the military establishment has frequently influenced in the national politics ever since. Chain of command of the military is kept under the control of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee; all of the branches joint works, co-ordination, military logistics, and joint missions are under the Joint Staff HQ. The Joint Staff HQ is composed of the Air HQ, Navy HQ, and Army GHQ in the vicinity of the Rawalpindi Military District.
The Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff | a federal capital; a new city was planned and constructed, finally completing in 1965. In 1965, the state capital was finally re-located in Islamabad.
Political history Dissolution in 1970.
On contrary perception, the provinces did not benefit from economic progress, but the One Unit program strengthened the central government. In West Pakistan, the four provinces also struggled hard for the abolition of One Unit which caused injustices to them as it was imposed on them.
The provisional powerful committees pressured the central government through the | 2,777 | triviaqa-train |
Which native American tribe were also known as the Dakota? | the westernmost Sioux, known for their hunting and warrior culture.
Today, the Sioux maintain many separate tribal governments scattered across several reservations, communities, and reserves in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, and Montana in the United States; and Manitoba, southern Saskatchewan, and Alberta in Canada.
Names.
The Sioux people refer to the Great Sioux Nation as the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ (pronounced , meaning "Seven Council Fires"). Each fire is a symbol of an oyate (people or nation | Ishtakhaba
Ishtakhaba (Dakota: Ištáȟba), also known as Chief Sleepy Eyes, was a Native American chief of the Sisseton Dakota tribe. He became chief sometime between 1822 and 1825, receiving a commission from the Bureau of Indian Affairs as chief in 1824, and remained chief until his death in 1860. His band, known as the Swan Lake or Little Rock Band, hunted "in southwestern Minnesota and southeastern Dakota ... between Swan Lake and Coteau des Prairies," until forced to move to reservation land near the Minnesota | 2,778 | triviaqa-train |
What is the German name for the Danube? | , and in the unidentified "Miliare" river mentioned by Jordanes in his Getica. Gábor Vékony says that this hypothesis is not plausible, because the Greeks borrowed the "Istros" form from the native Thracians. He proposes that the Romanian name is loanword from a Turkic language.
The modern languages spoken in the Danube basin all use names related to :
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Geography.
Classified as an international waterway, it originates in the town of Donaueschingen, in the Black Forest of Germany | had been left sparsely populated by the wars with Turkey. These ethnic German communities came to be known collectively as the Danube Swabians, subdivided into such groups as the Banat Swabians, Satu Mare Swabians and others (although the name "Danube Swabians" was applied also to German settlers of non-Swabian background).
Swabians settled also in eastern Croatia (Slavonia and Syrmia), and southern and western Hungary, including part of what is now Serbia and Romania (the Danube Swabians, Satu Mare Swabians, Banat Swabians and | 2,779 | triviaqa-train |
"Which Dickens novel is subtitled ""The Parish Boy's Progress""?" | to sign the indentures. Later, Mr. Sowerberry, an undertaker employed by the parish, takes Oliver into his service. He treats Oliver better and, because of the boy's sorrowful countenance, uses him as a mourner at children's funerals. Mr. Sowerberry is in an unhappy marriage, and his wife looks down on Oliver and misses few opportunities to underfeed and mistreat him. He also suffers torment at the hands of Noah Claypole, an oafish and bullying fellow apprentice and "charity boy" who is jealous of Oliver's | Breakdowns (comics)
Breakdowns is a collected volume of underground comic strips by American cartoonist Art Spiegelman. The book is made up of strips dating to before Spiegelman started planning his graphic novel "Maus", but includes the strip "Maus" which presaged the graphic novel, and "Prisoner on the Hell Planet" which is reproduced in "Maus". The original edition of 1977 is subtitled "From Maus to Now"; the expanded 2008 edition is subtitled "Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@& | 2,780 | triviaqa-train |
The lack of which vitamin caused scurvy in the early days of the navy? | times, scurvy occurs most commonly in people with mental disorders, unusual eating habits, alcoholism, and older people who live alone. Other risk factors include intestinal malabsorption and dialysis. While many animals produce their own vitamin C, humans and a few others do not. Vitamin C is required to make the building blocks for collagen. Diagnosis typically is based on physical signs, X-rays, and improvement after treatment.
Treatment is with vitamin C supplements taken by mouth. Improvement often begins in a few days with complete | work in the sapping campaign, General Stoessel continued to spend most of his time writing complaining letters to the Tsar about lack of cooperation from his fellow officers in the navy. The garrison in Port Arthur was starting to experience serious outbreaks of scurvy and dysentery due to the lack of fresh food.
Nogi now shifted his attention to the Temple Redoubt and the Waterworks Redoubt (also known as the Erhlung Redoubt) to the east, and to 203 Meter Hill and Namakoyama to the west. Strangely, at this time neither Nogi | 2,781 | triviaqa-train |
Who succeeded to the English throne in 1422 at the age of nine months? | Henry VI of England
Henry VI (6 December 1421 – 21 May 1471) was King of England from 1422 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471, and disputed King of France from 1422 to 1453. The only child of Henry V, he succeeded to the English throne at the age of nine months upon his father's death, and succeeded to the French throne on the death of his maternal grandfather Charles VI shortly afterwards.
Henry inherited the long-running Hundred Years' War (1337–1453), in | , having founded Eton College, King's College, Cambridge, and (together with Henry Chichele) All Souls College, Oxford. Shakespeare wrote a trilogy of plays about his life, depicting him as weak-willed and easily influenced by his wife, Margaret.
Child king.
Henry was the only child and heir of King Henry V. He was born on 6 December 1421 at Windsor Castle. He succeeded to the throne as King of England at the age of nine months on 1 September 1422, the day after | 2,782 | triviaqa-train |
Which TV series featured Frank Drebin and Al, a seven foot tall cop whose face never appeared because he was too tall to fit on the screen? | Frank Drebin
Franklin "Frank" Drebin is a fictional character in the "Police Squad!" series and "The Naked Gun" movies played by Leslie Nielsen. In 2008, Drebin was selected by "Empire" magazine as one of "The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time". In 2000, "TV Guide" named him to its list of the 25 greatest TV detectives, ranking him #23. He was also named by UGO.com as one of "The 100 Best Heroes of All Time". | "Patty Harmon"). She guest-starred on several 1960s TV series, including "Gidget", "Batman", and "The Monkees". She appeared in a cameo role as blonde Ardice in the Jack Lemmon comedy "Under the Yum Yum Tree" in 1963. She had a role as Tony Dow's girlfriend in the 1965–66 television soap opera "Never Too Young".
Harmon's best-remembered acting roles are as the 30-foot-tall (9 m) Merrie in "Village of the | 2,783 | triviaqa-train |
What was the main American tank of World War II? | the Ordnance QF 17-pounder anti-tank gun; one of the most effective Allied anti-tank guns of the war, although the Comet itself saw very little combat.
Beginning about mid-1942, many British tank units were equipped with vehicles supplied under lend-lease from the United States, such as the Stuart light tank, the Lee (or the British specification 'Grant' variant thereof) and the Lee's/Grant's replacement the Sherman (all these tanks received their names from the British, named after American Civil War | to American soldiers. Ryan, always working to keep the peace, explains to him, "One way or another, we all fight for what we believe in. Doesn't that give us some common ground?"
Characters.
- Jack Ryan: Special assistant to the CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence and the main CIA representative on the U.S. arms negotiation team.
- Mikhail Semyonovich Filitov: Personal aide to the Soviet Defense Minister and former tank officer for the Soviet Army during World War II, who is three | 2,784 | triviaqa-train |
Which stand-up comedian has played football at semi-professional level and once worked full-time as a pharmaceuticals sales director? | the world. For example, in 1586, men from a ship commanded by an English explorer named John Davis, went ashore to play a form of football with Inuit (Eskimo) people in Greenland. There are later accounts of an Inuit game played on ice, called "Aqsaqtuk". Each match began with two teams facing each other in parallel lines, before attempting to kick the ball through each other team's line and then at a goal. In 1610, William Strachey, a colonist at Jamestown, Virginia recorded | at the Edinburgh festival. The same year (1995) he co-starred in a full length show with Scottish Comedian Brian Higgins in a show called 'Haggis & Curry'. Since that initial success he gave up his job as a structural engineer and began work as a full-time stand-up comedian. In the Asian comedy field he has worked with and for the 'One Nation. ..lnnit!' Team based at Watermans in Brentford and has also played all the major comedy clubs and is a regular | 2,785 | triviaqa-train |
Which family holds the hereditary right to the office of Earl Marshal of England? | with the law of arms, which was concerned with many subjects relating to military matters, such as ransom, booty and soldiers' wages, and including the misuse of armorial bearings.
In 1672, the office of Marshal of England and the title of Earl Marshal of England were made hereditary in the Howard family. In a declaration made on 16 June 1673 by Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey, the Lord Privy Seal, in reference to a dispute over the exercise of authority over the Officers of Arms the powers | Earl of Norfolk
Earl of Norfolk is a title which has been created several times in the Peerage of England. Created in 1070, the first major dynasty to hold the title was the 12th and 13th century Bigod family, and it then was later held by the Mowbrays, who were also made Dukes of Norfolk. Due to the Bigods' descent in the female line from William Marshal, they inherited the hereditary office of Earl Marshal, still held by the Dukes of Norfolk today. The present title was created in 1644 | 2,786 | triviaqa-train |
Which was the major battle of the Franco-Prissian war? | French parliament voted to declare war on Prussia and hostilities began three days later when French forces invaded German territory. The German coalition mobilised its troops much more quickly than the French and rapidly invaded northeastern France. The German forces were superior in numbers, had better training and leadership and made more effective use of modern technology, particularly railroads and artillery.
A series of swift Prussian and German victories in eastern France, culminating in the Siege of Metz and the Battle of Sedan, saw French Emperor Napoleon III captured and the army | Battle of Texel
The naval Battle of Texel or Battle of Kijkduin took place off the southern coast of island of Texel on 21 August 1673 (11 August O.S.) between the Dutch and the combined English and French fleets. It was the last major battle of the Third Anglo-Dutch War, which was itself part of the Franco-Dutch War (1672–1678), during which Louis XIV of France invaded the Republic and sought to establish control over the Spanish Netherlands. English involvement came about because of the Treaty of Dover | 2,787 | triviaqa-train |
How many gills are there in half a gallon? | are divided into two pints. These pints are divided into two cups (though the imperial cup is rarely used now), which in turn are divided into two gills (gills are also rarely used). Thus a gallon is equal to four quarts, eight pints, sixteen cups or thirty-two gills. The imperial gill is further divided into five fluid ounces, whereas the US gill is divided into four fluid ounces. Thus, an imperial fluid ounce is of an imperial pint or of an imperial gallon, while | these products from dairy companies have helped spread frozen custard to nearly all parts of the country. In the Midwest, frozen custard is a household name. Ted Drewes spread the popularity of frozen custard around from St. Louis to Kansas City and beyond. There are schools designed especially to teach pupils how to run their frozen dessert businesses.
Dairy mix is typically packaged in bags, jugs or half gallon cartons. Most dairies place these in milk crates or boxes, depending on where or how they ship their product. These products | 2,788 | triviaqa-train |
Who, along with Leslie Bricusse, wrote the lyrics for the James Bond film song Goldfinger? | Leslie Bricusse
Leslie Bricusse (born 29 January 1931) is an English composer, lyricist, and playwright, most prominently working in musicals and also cinema theme music.
Early life and education.
Bricusse born in Pinner, Middlesex was educated at University College School in London then Gonville and Caius College at Cambridge. While at Cambridge, he was Secretary of Footlights between 1952 and 1953 and Footlights President during the following year.
Career.
In the 1960s and 1970s, Bricusse enjoyed a fruitful partnership with Anthony Newley | You Only Live Twice (song)
"You Only Live Twice", performed by Nancy Sinatra, is the theme song to the 1967 James Bond film of the same name. The music was by veteran Bond film composer John Barry, with lyrics by Leslie Bricusse. The song is widely recognized for its striking opening bars, featuring a simple 2-bar theme in the high octaves of the violins and lush harmonies from French horns. It is considered by some to be among the best James Bond theme songs, and has become | 2,789 | triviaqa-train |
Which Bavarian town stages a wagner festival every July and August? | textures, rich harmonies and orchestration, and the elaborate use of leitmotifs—musical phrases associated with individual characters, places, ideas, or plot elements. His advances in musical language, such as extreme chromaticism and quickly shifting tonal centres, greatly influenced the development of classical music. His "Tristan und Isolde" is sometimes described as marking the start of modern music.
Wagner had his own opera house built, the Bayreuth Festspielhaus, which embodied many novel design features. The "Ring" and "Parsifal" were premiered | also shows itself in the great number of festivals staged by clubs and the wealth of cultural events on offer. There is, for example, each year on the weekend of the last Sunday in July, a traditional kermis (church consecration festival), put on by various clubs. Since 2005, this has been enriched with the addition of a parade. Every other year in late August, the "Ortsgemeinde" administration stages a village community festival around the historic town hall, with a great village market. Other cultural events | 2,790 | triviaqa-train |
King Stephen (1135-54) was the only king of which royal house? | Stephen, King of England
Stephen ( – 25 October 1154), often referred to as Stephen of Blois, was King of England from 1135 to his death, as well as Count of Boulogne from 1125 until 1147 and Duke of Normandy from 1135 until 1144. Stephen's reign was marked by the Anarchy, a civil war with his cousin and rival, the Empress Matilda. He was succeeded by Matilda's son, Henry II, the first of the Angevin kings.
Stephen was born in the County of | Roman and Saxon periods. It has been postulated that the motte and bailey was the easternmost of a line of defensive sites on the upper reaches of the Ouse which extends to Odell. The building of the castle has been ascribed to King Stephen (1135–54). Much of the site has been developed and the scheduled protection applies mainly to the ground underneath. Only earthworks survive today.
See also.
- Castles in Great Britain and Ireland
- List of castles in England
External links.
- The Gatehouse | 2,791 | triviaqa-train |
First used in America, what name is given to a pub or restaurant that combines seafood and meat, such as steak and scampi? | as Select, Choice or Prime, where "Prime" refers to beef of the highest quality, typically that which has significant marbling. In 1996 in the U.S., only 2.4% of cattle were graded as prime, and most Prime beef is sold in restaurants and hotels.
The wide range of quickly prepared and well-known beef steak dishes includes minute steak, steak sandwiches, and steak and eggs. "Surf and turf", which combines meat and fish, requires more time to prepare. Steak meat is | Steakhouse
A steakhouse, steak house, or chophouse is a restaurant that specializes in steaks and chops. Modern steakhouses may also offer other cuts of meat such as poultry, roast prime rib, and veal, as well as fish and seafood.
History.
Chophouses started in London in the 1690s and served individual portions of meat, known as chops. The traditional nature of the food served was zealously maintained through the later 19th century despite the new cooking styles from the Continent, which were becoming fashionable. The houses | 2,792 | triviaqa-train |
Against which background is Dickens' novel 'A tale of two cities' based? | A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a historical novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris and his release to live in London with his daughter Lucie, whom he had never met. The story is set against the conditions that led up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror.
Synopsis.
Synopsis Book the First | A Tale of Two Cities (1935 film)
A Tale of Two Cities is a 1935 film based upon Charles Dickens' 1859 historical novel, "A Tale of Two Cities", set in London and Paris. The film stars Ronald Colman as Sydney Carton, Donald Woods and Elizabeth Allan. The supporting players include Reginald Owen, Basil Rathbone, Claude Gillingwater, Edna May Oliver and Blanche Yurka. It was directed by Jack Conway from a screenplay by W. P. Lipscomb and S. N. Behrman. The film was nominated for | 2,793 | triviaqa-train |
In which of the rooms of Buckingham Palace are investitures held? | .
Investitures, which include the conferring of knighthoods by dubbing with a sword, and other awards take place in the palace's Ballroom, built in 1854. At long, wide and high, it is the largest room in the palace. It has replaced the throne room in importance and use. During investitures, the Queen stands on the throne dais beneath a giant, domed velvet canopy, known as a shamiana or a baldachin, that was used at the Delhi Durbar in 1911. A military band plays in the | ), most of which have since established their own honours systems and no longer recommend British honours. It may be awarded to a person of any military rank in any service and to civilians including police, emergency services and merchant seamen. Many of the awards have been personally presented by the British monarch to recipients or, in the case of posthumous awards, to next of kin. These investitures are usually held at Buckingham Palace.
Creation.
The George Cross was instituted on 24 September 1940 by King George VI. | 2,794 | triviaqa-train |
"Which ""Games"" were first held in Buenos Aires in 1951 and then every four years?" | in 2018. It is the most visited city in South America, and the second-most visited city of Latin America (behind Mexico City).
Buenos Aires is a top tourist destination, and is known for its preserved Eclectic European architecture and rich cultural life. Buenos Aires held the 1st Pan American Games in 1951 as well as hosting two venues in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. Buenos Aires hosted the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics and the 2018 G20 summit.
Buenos Aires is a multicultural city, being home to | Weightlifting at the Youth Olympic Games
Weightlifting has featured as a sport at the Youth Olympic Summer Games since its first edition in 2010 in Singapore. The Youth Olympic Games are a multi-sport event and the games are held every four years just like the Olympic Games. Eleven weightlifting events (6 for boys and 5 for girls) were contested at the 2010 and 2014 games; for the 2018 games in Buenos Aires that number raised by 12 (6 for boys and girls).
Medal table.
"As | 2,795 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the only U.S. President to have been divorced? | President of the United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.
In contemporary times, the president is looked upon as one of the world's most powerful political figures as the leader of the only remaining global superpower. The role includes responsibility for the world's most expensive military, which has | House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration objected, and the bill had to be amended to grant her only U.S. permanent resident status before it could gain their support and pass Congress. President Gerald Ford signed the bill into law on June16, 1976. By 1981 she still had not been able to regain U.S. citizenship. The royal couple divorced in 1980, and Namgyal died of cancer in 1982 in New York City.
Later life.
With child support from Namgyal and an inheritance from her grandparents, she rented an apartment in Yorkville | 2,796 | triviaqa-train |
Which six letter word links the nickname of a now obsolete British coin and the surname of a tennis player who lost to Bjorn Borg in a men’s singles final at Wimbledon ? | of the 1979 WCT Finals but was now overtaking Connors for the top ranking. Borg established himself firmly in the top spot with his fourth French Open singles title and fourth straight Wimbledon singles title, defeating Connors in a straight-set semifinal at the latter tournament. At the 1979 French Open, Borg defeated big-serving Victor Pecci in a four-set final, and in the 1979 Wimbledon final Borg came from behind to overcome an even bigger server, Roscoe Tanner. Borg was upset by Tanner at the US Open, | he qualified as a Barrister and Solicitor at the Supreme Court of New Zealand. Focusing on his tennis game, he won the Wimbledon singles title for four straight years between 1910 and 1913. He was the last player to win four successive championships until 1979; when Bjorn Borg won his fourth successive championship. In 1910 and 1912 he defeated Arthur Gore in the final, both times in four sets. In 1911 his opponent Herbert Roper Barrett retired in the final at two sets all. In 1913 at Wimbledon tennis player and author | 2,797 | triviaqa-train |
Who was President Of The USA at the time of the Wall Street Crash ? | President of the United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.
In contemporary times, the president is looked upon as one of the world's most powerful political figures as the leader of the only remaining global superpower. The role includes responsibility for the world's most expensive military, which has | reacted improperly and overrode that additional safety device by pulling back again on the control column, causing the plane to stall and crash. Bill Voss, president of Flight Safety Foundation, told "USA Today" that it sounded like the plane was in "a deep stall situation".
On May 11, 2009, information was released about Captain Renslow's training record. According to an article in "The Wall Street Journal", before joining Colgan he had failed three "check rides", including some at Gulfstream International | 2,798 | triviaqa-train |
"Which famous novel, published in 1719 does the title character describe his home as ""The Island Of Despair"" ?" | Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe (; c. 1660 – 24 April 1731), born Daniel Foe, was an English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer and spy. He is most famous for his novel "Robinson Crusoe", which is second only to the Bible in its number of translations. He has been seen as one of the earliest proponents of the English novel, and helped to popularise the form in Britain with others such as Aphra Behn and Samuel Richardson. Defoe wrote many political tracts and often was in trouble with | Quest for a Throne
Quest for a Throne (original title: Alla conquista di un impero) is an exotic adventure novel written by Italian author Emilio Salgari, published in 1907. It features his most famous character, Sandokan.
Plot introduction.
Sandokan and Yanez De Gomera travel to Assam to restore Surama to the throne of her ancestors. Aided by Tremal-Naik, Kammamuri and the Tigers of Mompracem, the Portuguese devises an ingenious plan to take the capital. However, all does not go as easily as | 2,799 | triviaqa-train |
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