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In which film does Meg Ryan simulate orgasm in a crowded restaurant? | comedic leading man Billy Crystal and earned her a Golden Globe nomination. Her portrayal of Sally Albright includes an oft-recounted scene in which her character, lunching with Crystal in Katz's Delicatessen in Manhattan, theatrically demonstrates for him how easy it is for a woman to fake an orgasm.
Ryan next starred in "The Doors", which was moderately successful, and "Prelude to a Kiss", which flopped. The year 1993 saw the release of the hugely successful romantic comedy "Sleepless in Seattle", which | - Sanjeev Bhaskar has a cameo role as a loud and offensive restaurant patron (who refers to Meg Ryan as the actress who has an orgasm every time she's taken out for a cup of coffee) in the restaurant Anna and Will visit.
- Omid Djalili makes an uncredited cameo as the vendor who sells Will the orange juice that he accidentally spills on Anna moments later.
- Alec Baldwin makes an uncredited appearance as Anna's boyfriend, Jeff King.
Production.
Richard Curtis developed the film from | 3,000 | triviaqa-train |
What did the Romans call Mare Nostrum? | Mare Nostrum
Mare Nostrum (Latin for "Our Sea") was a Roman name for the Mediterranean Sea. In Classical Latin it was pronounced [ˈma.rɛ ˈnɔs.trũ], and in Ecclesiastical Latin it is pronounced [ˈma.ɾe ˈnos.trum].
In the years following the unification of Italy in 1861, Italian nationalists who saw Italy as the successor state to the Roman Empire attempted to revive the term.
Roman usage.
The term "mare nostrum" originally was used by Romans to refer to the Tyrrhenian Sea, following | Floor" to their game "", but Quick did not follow through. A few years later, when their user base started to dwindle, Quick contacted Tripwire again to negotiate the port to "Red Orchestra", and its distribution via Steam—similar to what Tripwire had already done with another "Red Orchestra" mod "Mare Nostrum"—and then later, the retail game. The mod version had its fifth and final official update in July 2008.
The full "Killing Floor" retail version was announced in March 2009 | 3,001 | triviaqa-train |
Which Czech composer wrote The Bartered Bride? | Baroque, Bedřich Smetana and Antonín Dvořák in Romanticism, Leoš Janáček, Bohuslav Martinů and Josef Suk in modern classical or Petr Eben and Miloslav Kabeláč in contemporary classical music.
Czech musicians also played an important role in the development of European music. Jan Václav Antonín Stamic in 18th-century contributed to the creation of Classicism in music by innovations of compositional forms and the founding of the Mannheim school. Similarly, Antonín Rejcha's experiments prefigured new compositional techniques in the 19th century. The influence of Czech musicians expanded beyond the borders | .
Ownership.
High Plains Broadcasting, LLC owns the 5 stations. The southernmost licensed station, KSWE, also serves much of the Oklahoma Panhandle, which is part of the Amarillo DMA.
Purpose.
KDGL was formed to provide local news, weather, sports, and community events to the Southwest Region of the State of Kansas as well as much of the Oklahoma Panhandle. High Plains Today(R) is produced every weekday at noon.
Location.
KDGL is located in an old AT&T microwave radio tower | 3,002 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the only city on the river Wye, which follows the England/Wales border? | Shropshire, Herefordshire, and Gloucestershire in England.
There are several places where the border runs along the centre of a lane or street, resulting in properties on one side of the street being in Wales and those on the other side being in England. Notable examples include Boundary Lane in Saltney and the main street of Llanymynech.
History.
History Origins.
Before and during the Roman occupation of Britain, all the native inhabitants of the island (other than the Pictish/Caledonian tribes of what is now northern Scotland | Tintern Abbey
Tintern Abbey ( ) was founded on 9 May 1131 by Walter de Clare, Lord of Chepstow. It is situated adjacent to the village of Tintern in Monmouthshire, on the Welsh bank of the River Wye, which at this location forms the border between Monmouthshire in Wales and Gloucestershire in England. It was the first Cistercian foundation in Wales, and only the second in Britain (after Waverley Abbey).
The abbey fell into ruin after the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century. Its | 3,003 | triviaqa-train |
St Michael’s Mount is situated three miles east of which Cornish town? | same year, when the island had 221 people. There were three schools, a Wesleyan chapel, and three public houses, mostly used by visiting sailors. The village went into decline following major improvements to nearby Penzance harbour and the extension of the railway to Penzance in 1852, and many of the houses and buildings were demolished.
During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries the structure of the castle was romanticised.
A short underground, funicular narrow gauge railway was built in Victorian times. It was used to bring luggage up | List of islands of Cornwall
There are several islands scattered around the coastline of Cornwall. The majority are small islets, except the Isles of Scilly which is an inhabited archipelago situated 20 miles south-west of Lands End.
Islands.
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- St Michael's Mount
- Looe Island
- Godrevy Island
- Eddystone Rocks
- Towan Island, Newquay
Islands Devon Islands often confused as Cornish.
- Lundy
- Drake's Island
Rocks and Outcrops | 3,004 | triviaqa-train |
High Willhays is the highest point of which county? | High Willhays
High Willhays or, according to some authors, High Willes is the highest point on Dartmoor, Devon, at above sea level, and the highest point in the United Kingdom south of the Brecon Beacons.
Toponymy.
In 1912, William Crossing, writer and documenter, said that the name "High Willes" had been thought to have derived from the word "huel" or "wheal" meaning "mine", but he did not think that very likely as old mine workings were invariably located | the Welsh border. Before Ordnance Survey measured accurately the heights of High Willhays and Yes Tor many people believed Yes Tor was the higher of the two, and it was only the local farmers and moormen that believed the contrary. However, the first topographical survey of the area carried out by Ordnance Survey suggested that High Willhays was higher, although the difference has now been measured at just . William Crossing stated that High Willhays was the highest point in England south of Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales, but since then surveys have shown | 3,005 | triviaqa-train |
What was initiated by Pope Urban II’s sermon at Clermont in 1095? | represented a threat to Christianity. In 1095, the Byzantine emperor, Alexios I Komnenos, asked for military aid from Pope Urban II in the ongoing Byzantine–Seljuq wars. Urban, at the council of Clermont, called the First Crusade to assist the Byzantine Empire to regain the old Christian territories, especially Jerusalem.
History East–West Schism to Reformation (1054–1517).
With the East–West Schism, the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church split definitively in 1054. This fracture was caused more by political events | to overthrow the Roman government.
Pre 19th century.
- 30: The Sermon on the Mount, a compilation of the sayings of Jesus, epitomizing his moral teaching.
- 632: The Farewell Sermon, delivered by the Islamic prophet, Muhammad some weeks before his death.
- 1095: Beginning of the Christian Crusades by Pope Urban II at the Council of Clermont.
- 1521: The Here I Stand speech of Martin Luther, defending himself at the Diet of Worms.
- 1588: Speech | 3,006 | triviaqa-train |
What did Usain Bolt supposedly describe as ‘a bit shit’? | suffered another hamstring injury in March 2006, forcing him to withdraw from the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, and he did not return to track events until May. After his recovery, Bolt was given new training exercises to improve flexibility, and the plans to move him up to the 400 m event were put on hold.
The 200 m remained Bolt's primary event when he returned to competition; he bested Justin Gatlin's meet record in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Bolt had aspired to run under twenty seconds to claim a | little bit inferior" to others receiving knighthoods saying "I've won a bike race, you know, and I feel a little bit inferior to everyone", saying "I was just talking to some of the other people getting stuff, and asking them what they've been honoured for, and they're historic things, ground-breaking sciences or whatever". He was among the nominees for the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year, with Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt taking the prize.
Professional career 2013: | 3,007 | triviaqa-train |
Who presents the Radio 4 panel game Just A Minute? | Just a Minute
Just a Minute is a BBC Radio 4 radio comedy and television panel game chaired by Nicholas Parsons. Its first transmission on Radio 4 was on 22 December 1967, three months after the station's launch. The Radio 4 programme won a Gold Sony Radio Academy Award in 2003.
The object of the game is for panellists to talk for sixty seconds on a given subject, "without hesitation, repetition or deviation". The comedy comes from attempts to keep within these rules and the banter among the | Brandreth has presented programmes on London's LBC radio at various times since 1973, such as "Star Quality". He frequently appears on BBC Radio 4's comedy panel game "Just a Minute". He has appeared on several episodes of Radio 4's political programme "The Westminster Hour", explaining his thoughts on how to make the most of being a government minister.
From 2003 to 2005 Brandreth hosted the Radio 4 comedy panel game "Whispers".
In 2006, Brandreth appeared in the Radio 4 | 3,008 | triviaqa-train |
The 2014 UK Christmas No.1 record was Something I Need – who was the performer? | 7, 2013. In the video, a man is repeatedly attacked by a dog in slow motion, preventing him from asking his crush out.
Credits and personnel.
- Recording
- Recorded at Black Rock Studio, Santorini, Greece
- Additional recordings at Lotzah Matzah Studios, New York City, New York; Patriot Studios, Denver, Colorado; Downtown Studios, New York City, New York, and Audiophile Studios, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Mixed at MixStar Studios, Virginia Beach, Virginia | of Sound', made No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart for four weeks. It sold over one million copies globally, and was awarded gold disc status. The follow-up, "Angel Fingers", also topped the charts for one week. Wizzard's songs often included lengthy instrumental improvisations.
The band's 1973 Christmas single "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" has become something of an annual fixture on British (and Irish) radio and television. It was reissued in 1981, and a | 3,009 | triviaqa-train |
Who plays Mr Brown in the new Paddington Bear movie? | Paddington (film)
Paddington is a 2014 live-action animated comedy film written and directed by Paul King from a story by King and Hamish McColl and produced by David Heyman. Based on the stories of the character Paddington Bear created by Michael Bond, the film stars Ben Whishaw as the voice of the title character, with Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, and Nicole Kidman in live-action roles. The film tells the story of the eponymous character Paddington, an anthropomorphic | a Hungarian immigrant. He addresses Paddington as "Mr Brown".
- Mr Reginald Curry: The Browns' mean and bad-tempered next-door neighbour, who serves as a contrast to Mr Gruber. He addresses Paddington simply as "Bear!" Penny-pinching by nature, Mr Curry always wants something for nothing and often persuades Paddington to run errands for him. He tends to invite himself to many of the Browns' special occasions just to sample the snacks. In most of the stories, he gets | 3,010 | triviaqa-train |
Which Mediterranean island is divided by the Attila Line? | United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) is a United Nations peacekeeping force that was established under United Nations Security Council Resolution 186 in 1964 to prevent a recurrence of fighting following intercommunal violence between the Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, to contribute to the maintenance and restoration of law and order and to facilitate a return to normal conditions. The current force commander is Major General Cheryl Pearce, AM (Australia), (UNFICYP) Force Commander of United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus. | Čara are located inland. The island is divided into municipalities of Korčula, Smokvica, Blato and Lumbarda. The climate is Mediterranean; an average air temperature in January is and in July ; the average annual rainfall is . The island is largely covered with Mediterranean flora including extensive pine forests.
The main road runs along the spine of the island connecting all settlements from Lumbarda on the eastern to Vela Luka on the western end, with the exception of Račišće, which is served by a separate road running along the northern coast | 3,011 | triviaqa-train |
Who plays Isobel Crawley in the UK television series ‘Downton Abbey’? | Edith Crawley and Jessica Brown Findlay as Lady Sybil Crawley (Branson). Maggie Smith is Robert Crawley's mother Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham. Samantha Bond portrays Lady Rosamund Painswick, Robert's sister who resides in Belgrave Square, London. Dan Stevens portrays Matthew Crawley, the new heir, along with Penelope Wilton as his mother, Isobel Crawley, who are brought to Downton. Allen Leech begins the series as Tom Branson the chauffeur but falls in love with Lady Sybil, marries her and becomes the agent for the estate | mother of a missing woman, in the BBC television drama series "Five Days" in 2005; and in ITV's drama "Half Broken Things" (October 2007) and the BBC production of "The Passion" (Easter 2008). Beginning in 2010, she appeared as Isobel Crawley in all six seasons of the hit period drama "Downton Abbey". She was the castaway on BBC Radio 4's "Desert Island Discs" in April 2008. In December 2012 and February 2013, she was the narrator in | 3,012 | triviaqa-train |
Rubber, Boxing and Gardening are all types of what? | profiles, hoses, belts, gaskets, matting, flooring and dampeners (antivibration mounts) for the automotive industry. The use of rubber in car tires (initially solid rather than pneumatic) in particular consumed a significant amount of rubber. Gloves (medical, household and industrial) and toy balloons were large consumers of rubber, although the type of rubber used is concentrated latex. Significant tonnage of rubber was used as adhesives in many manufacturing industries and products, although the two most noticeable were the paper and the carpet industries. | When rubber became popular around 1912, they started making the waders out of this particularly waterproof and durable material.
Then rubber was more or less perfected in 1942 for World War II, so they used the same technology to make waders that are closer to what we have today.
Types.
There are two main types of waders: stocking-foot and boot-foot. Stocking-foot is separate from the boot and connects to it, while boot-foot includes the boot already.
Uses. | 3,013 | triviaqa-train |
How many coins in one ‘turn’ does each player use in a game of Shove Ha’penny? | newsreel "Tippit and Shove Halfpenny" (see ). Video of the more common modern game can be seen on YouTube by searching for "Indoor League" and seeking the finals of the shove ha'penny competition from this 1970s vintage Yorkshire TV show devoted to pub games. Some form of the game was the 'game of shufflegroat' at which King Henry VIII is legendarily alleged to have lost large sums to his more dubious drinking companions: 'The privy purse expenses of 1532 show that in January Lord William won £9 of | country's political ideology matches that of the player, then only one occupying army is required; otherwise, the game informs the player how many more occupying armies are required. If the player fails to maintain the minimum number of occupying armies in a country, the country may revolt and switch allegiances to another player. A player can end his turn at any time, and usually does so when he has no further armies with which to attack. At the beginning of each turn other than the first, the player receives a | 3,014 | triviaqa-train |
‘Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free’ is from which sonnet by Emma Lazarus? | The New Colossus
"The New Colossus" is a sonnet by American poet Emma Lazarus (1849–1887). She wrote the poem in 1883 to raise money for the construction of a pedestal for the Statue of Liberty ("Liberty Enlightening the World"). In 1903, the poem was cast onto a bronze plaque and mounted inside the pedestal's lower level.
History of the poem.
This poem was written as a donation to an auction of art and literary works conducted by the "Art Loan Fund Exhibition | O'Shea – Fred Moore
- William Prince – William Thompson
- Claude Mann – Journalist
- Edward Jewesbury
- Armenia Balducci – Virginia
- Pier Giovanni Anchisi – Member of the Defense Committee
- Valentino Orfeo
- Desmond Perry
- John Harvey
Music.
The film's soundtrack was composed and conducted by Ennio Morricone with song lyrics by the American folk singer Joan Baez. For the lyrics of "The Ballad of Sacco and Vanzetti Part 1," Baez makes use of Emma Lazarus' 1883 sonnet | 3,015 | triviaqa-train |
Which martial art means ‘The gentle way’? | cover both fields, often described as hybrid martial arts.
Strikes
- Punching: Boxing, Wing Chun, Karate
- Kicking: Taekwondo, Capoeira, Savate
- Others using strikes: Muay Thai, Kung Fu, Pencak Silat
Grappling
- Throwing: Hapkido, Judo, Sumo, Wrestling, Aikido
- Joint lock/Chokeholds/Submission holds: Judo, Jujutsu, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Sambo, Kung Fu
- Pinning Techniques: Judo, Wrestling, Aikido
- Armed
The traditional | Dojang
Dojang is a term used in Korean martial arts, such as taekwondo, Tang Soo Do, Kuk Sool Won, and hapkido, that refers to a formal training hall. It is typically considered the formal gathering place for students of a martial art to conduct training, examinations and other related encounters.
Meaning.
"Do" (道) means "the way" or "art" and "jang" (場) means "a place", which makes "dojang" the place where one | 3,016 | triviaqa-train |
What was the first name of late US actor Steve McQueen? | Steve McQueen
Terrence Stephen McQueen (March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980) was an American actor. McQueen was nicknamed "The King of Cool", and his antihero persona developed at the height of the counterculture of the 1960s made him a top box-office draw during the 1960s and 1970s. McQueen received an Academy Award nomination for his role in "The Sand Pebbles". His other popular films include "The Cincinnati Kid", "Love With the Proper Stranger", "The Thomas Crown Affair | gear ratios were altered for sprint acceleration and the brakes (the 8 inch model from the BSA Gold Star) were improved with special cooling fins. The BSA Spitfire Hornet was popular in the US, but was not marketed in the UK. (The name 'Spitfire' was later used for the top-selling BSA Spitfire road bike). For 1966 and 1967 the Spitfire Hornet's name was changed to Hornet.
Steve McQueen BSA Hornet road test.
Actor Steve McQueen tested the BSA Hornet and described it as | 3,017 | triviaqa-train |
Which fictional doctor is the central character in a series of books by Hugh Lofting? | authorship is dropped; Tommy Stubbins, Dr. Dolittle's assistant, explains that he is reporting a series of Gub-Gub's discourses to the other animals of the Dolittle household around the evening fire. Stubbins also says that the full version of Gub-Gub's encyclopedia, which was an immense and poorly-organized collection of scribblings written by the pig in a language for pigs invented by Dr. Dolittle, was too long to translate into English.
"Doctor Dolittle's Birthday Book" (1936) is a little day | Alexander McDonnell (engineer)
Alexander McDonnell was an Irish locomotive engineer and civil engineer. He was born in Dublin on 18 December 1829 and died in Holyhead on 14 December 1904. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, where he graduated with an honours BA in mathematics (1851). He brought order and standardisation to the workshops and locomotive designs of the Great Southern and Western Railway of Ireland, and was later employed to do the same for the North Eastern Railway in England, although resistance to his changes meant | 3,018 | triviaqa-train |
A sou was a coin of low value in which European country? | is said to have coin orientation, characteristic of the United States dollar coin.
Bimetallic coins are sometimes used for higher values and for commemorative purposes. In the 1990s, France used a tri-metallic coin. Common circulating bimetallic examples include the €1, €2, British £1, £2 and Canadian $2 and several peso coins in Mexico.
The "exergue" is the space on a coin beneath the main design, often used to show the coin's date, although it is sometimes left | a French coin worth 5 centimes, and now slang for a coin of little value
- Penny (Canadian coin), colloquially called a sou in Quebec
- Southern Thai language, ISO 639-3 language code
SOU.
- Special Operations Unit (disambiguation)
- Southampton Airport, England (IATA code SOU)
- Southampton Central railway station, England (National Rail code SOU)
- Southern Oregon University, United States
- Southern Railway (U.S.) (railroad reporting mark SOU) | 3,019 | triviaqa-train |
The Magic Fountain of Montjuic is in which European city? | Magic Fountain of Montjuïc
The Magic Fountain of Montjuïc (, ) is a fountain located at the head of Avinguda Maria Cristina in the Montjuïc neighborhood of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The fountain is situated below the Palau Nacional on the Montjuïc mountain and near the Plaça d'Espanya and Poble Espanyol de Barcelona. The fountain, like most of the surrounding developments, was constructed for the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition.
The fountain sprays 700 gallons of water a second through 3620 jets to create its effect. The highest water spout is | Montjuic Magic Fountain, designed by Carles Buigas, who wowed audiences for its fantastic play of light and water spouts stood. It is still an emblematic work of the Catalan capital, where they often held musical fireworks shows in the celebrations of the Merced. It is ellipsoidal in shape, formed by three concentric ponds at different levels, with 65 m in diameter at its widest part. It has thirty different water games, with their gradual colorations, based on five colors: yellow, blue, green, red and blanco | 3,020 | triviaqa-train |
All the proceeds from J M Barrie’s novel ‘Peter Pan’ are bequeathed to which London hospital? | Order of Merit in the 1922 New Year Honours. Before his death, he gave the rights to the Peter Pan works to Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, which continues to benefit from them.
Childhood and adolescence.
James Matthew Barrie was born in Kirriemuir, Angus, to a conservative Calvinist family. His father David Barrie was a modestly successful weaver. His mother Margaret Ogilvy assumed her deceased mother's household responsibilities at the age of eight. Barrie was the ninth child of ten (two of whom | into a million pieces, and they all went skipping about. That was the beginning of fairies." Fairies are seen in Neverland, in "Peter and Wendy", the novel version of J. M. Barrie's famous Peter Pan stories, published in 1911, and its character Tinker Bell has become a pop culture icon. When Peter Pan is guarding Wendy from pirates, the story says, "After a time he fell asleep, and some unsteady fairies had to climb over him on their way home from an orgy. | 3,021 | triviaqa-train |
Which type of cheese is traditionally used in a Cobb Salad? | Cobb salad
The Cobb salad is a main-dish American garden salad typically made with chopped salad greens (iceberg lettuce, watercress, endives and romaine lettuce), tomato, crisp bacon, boiled, grilled or roasted (but not fried) chicken breast, hard-boiled eggs, avocado, chives, Roquefort cheese, and red-wine vinaigrette.
Origin.
Various stories exist recounting how the salad was invented. One says that it came about in 1937 at the Hollywood Brown Derby restaurant, where it became | , chicken nuggets, döner kebab, cordon bleu, turkey lardons, etc.;
- French fries;
- cheese, be it any type of French cheese or cheddar, processed cheese (specifically American cheese) or a cheese sauce may be used instead;
- an additional relish, which is generally any of ketchup, mayonnaise, BBQ sauce, or other sauces usually available in kebab shops;
- vegetables, generally in the form of salad mix, but also in other forms such as shakshouka. | 3,022 | triviaqa-train |
‘Whispering’ Ted Lowe was a commentator for which sport? | Ted Lowe
Edwin Charles Ernest Lowe, MBE (1 November 1920 – 1 May 2011), known as Ted Lowe, was an English snooker commentator for the BBC. His unmistakably husky, hushed tones earned him the nickname "Whispering Ted".
Life and career.
Born in Lambourn, Berkshire, Lowe was general manager of London's Leicester Square Hall, the home of professional billiards and snooker. He got his break one day when the BBC's regular commentator, Raymond Glendenning, succumbed to laryngitis. He | on the producer role, and Wheatley provided financial support after mortgaging his house.
While visiting a jazz club in the US, Farnham was mistakenly introduced as Jack Phantom, and when he subsequently provided a running commentary for a local pool game he named himself "Whispering Jack Phantom" after the "Pot Black" commentator, "Whispering Ted Lowe". His work for the album, "Whispering Jack", included expanding his songlist with Fraser's advice. "A Touch of Paradise" was written by Gulliver Smith and | 3,023 | triviaqa-train |
What does an arctophile collect? | survive until the present day. Although Steiff and Michtom were both making teddy bears at around the same time, neither would have known of the other's creation due to poor transatlantic communication.
North American educator Seymour Eaton wrote the children's book series "The Roosevelt Bears", while composer John Walter Bratton wrote an instrumental "The Teddy Bears' Picnic", a "characteristic two-step", in 1907, which later had words written to it by lyricist Jimmy Kennedy in 1932.
Early teddy bears were | appeared to have asked questions about animals such as the following:
1. What is the name of the animal?
2. What animals does it resemble?
3. Where does it live?
4. Why does it receive this name?
5. What does it look like?
6. What habits does it have?
7. What does it feed on?
8. How does it hunt?
9. What sounds does it make?
Plants and animals are described | 3,024 | triviaqa-train |
Which US President had a new one-lane bowling alley installed at The Whitehouse in the 1960’s? | White House
The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. and has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800. The term "White House" is often used as a metonym for the president and his advisers.
The residence was designed by Irish-born architect James Hoban in the neoclassical style. Hoban modelled the building on Leinster House in Dublin, a building which today houses the Oireachtas | 's first match was New York at Dallas on October 12, 1961. The Dallas Broncos owner was oilman J. Curtis Sanford, who had come up with the idea of football's Cotton Bowl in 1937. He poured millions into his team, building the Bronco Bowl, a 72-lane alley that made it one of the largest bowling centers in the country at the time. The Broncos' home matches were located in a special section that featured six lanes and 18 rows of seats in a semicircle; there was even a 7-piece jazz | 3,025 | triviaqa-train |
US singer and musician William James Adams is better known by what name? | Will.i.am
William Adams (born March 15, 1975), known professionally as will.i.am (pronounced ‘Will-I-am’), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, DJ, record producer, actor, voice actor, and philanthropist, best known as a founding and lead member of the hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas.
As a solo artist, will.i.am has released four solo albums, beginning with "Lost Change", released in 2001 through Atlantic Records. His second solo outing, " | Sammy Adams
Samuel Adams Wisner (born August 14, 1987), better known by his stage name Sammy Adams, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter.
Early years.
Sammy Adams was born as Samuel Adams Wisner on August 14, 1987 in Cambridge, Massachusetts to Kata Hull and Chuck Wisner. He and his family moved to Wayland, Massachusetts when he was in high school. Adams then attended Beaver Country Day School before transferring to Wayland High School during his junior and senior years. Later, he | 3,026 | triviaqa-train |
What value, in points, is the purple ball in a game of ‘Snooker Plus’? | the 2000s led to a decrease in the number of professional tournaments, although some new sponsors were sourced; and the popularity of the game in Asia with emerging talents such as Liang Wenbo and more established players such as Ding Junhui and Marco Fu, boosted the sport in the Far East. By 2007, the BBC dedicated 400 hours to snooker coverage compared to just 14 minutes forty years earlier.
In 2010, promoter Barry Hearn gained a controlling interest in "World Snooker Ltd.", the professional sport's commercial arm, | ball by cannoning off another ball (3 points if the red ball was hit first; 2 points if the other cue ball was hit first, or if the red and other cue ball were "", i.e., hit simultaneously).
Major games Games played on a snooker table Snooker.
Snooker is a pocket billiards game originated by British officers stationed in India during the 19th century, based on earlier pool games such as black pool and life pool. The name of the game became generalized to also describe one of its | 3,027 | triviaqa-train |
Which sport is the subject of the 1996 film ‘Happy Gilmour’? | driving range. There, he meets Chubbs Peterson, a club pro and former golf star who lost his right hand after an alligator attack. Chubbs convinces Gilmore to enter a local tournament to earn a spot on the Pro Golf Tour. Gilmore, desperate to get his grandmother’s house back, accepts after Chubbs informs him of the significant prize money involved. Gilmore wins the tournament and a spot on the tour. He quickly becomes a fan favorite due to his long drives and unorthodox antics, such as asking fans to cheer | . Wright sang lead on "Arnold Layne", which was released as a live single. He declined an offer to join Waters and Mason on "The Dark Side of the Moon Live" tour to spend more time working on a solo project.
In 2006, Wright joined Gilmour and Mason for the official screening of the "P•U•L•S•E DVD". Inevitably, Live 8 surfaced as a subject in an interview. When asked about performing again, Wright replied he would be happy on stage anywhere. He explained that his | 3,028 | triviaqa-train |
What is the official language of The Bahamas? | of the world have declared one or more official languages. The government of Italy officialised Italian only in 1999, and some nations (such as the United States) have never declared official languages at the national level. Other nations have declared non-indigenous official languages. "The Philippines and parts of Africa live with a peculiar cultural paradox. Although the official languages [in Africa] may be French or English, these are not the languages most widely spoken by [the country's] residents."
Worldwide, 178 | Arawakan languages
Arawakan ("Arahuacan, Maipuran Arawakan, "mainstream" Arawakan, Arawakan proper"), also known as Maipurean (also "Maipuran, Maipureano, Maipúre"), is a language family that developed among ancient indigenous peoples in South America. Branches migrated to Central America and the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean and the Atlantic, including what is now the Bahamas. Only present-day Ecuador, Uruguay, and Chile did not have peoples who spoke Arawakan languages. Maipurean may be related to other language families | 3,029 | triviaqa-train |
The Lakeside Shopping Centre is in which English county? | Lakeside Shopping Centre
Lakeside Shopping Centre, branded as Intu Lakeside, is a large out-of-town shopping centre located in West Thurrock, in the borough of Thurrock, Essex just beyond the eastern boundary of Greater London. It was constructed on the site of a former chalk quarry. The first tenants moved into the complex in 1988 and it was completed in 1990, being opened on 25 October of that year by Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, Marcus Bradford and Angus Ogilvy.
The shopping centre, | Lakeside Village
Lakeside Village may refer to:
- Lakeside Village (Doncaster), an outlet shopping centre in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
- Lakeside Village, Kansas, an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States
- Lakeside Village (Lakeland), an open-air shopping mall in Lakeland, Florida, United States
- Lakeside Village, Virginia, an unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Virginia, United States
See also.
- Lakeside (disambiguation) | 3,030 | triviaqa-train |
Which US actor is the voice of Gru in the 2010 animated film ‘Despicable Me’? | Despicable Me
Despicable Me is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated comedy film produced by Illumination Entertainment as its debut film and project and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film was animated by the French animation studio Mac Guff, which was later acquired by Illumination. Directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud in their directorial debuts with a story by Sergio Pablos, the title references the main character as he refers to himself and is accompanied by a song by Pharrell Williams.
The film stars Steve Carell as the voice of Gru | animated film "", the teacher and Jimmy Neutron shrink to ant-size.
- In the 2010 animated film "Despicable Me", Gru steals a shrink ray.
- In the musical "Babes in Toyland", a shrink gun is used to shrink items and people to tiny toy size.
- In the 2014 animated film "Penguins of Madagascar", a character is trapped in a snow globe.
- The twist in the BAFTA-winning 2013 short "Room 8" concerns a brutal | 3,031 | triviaqa-train |
Which racing driver won the 1994 Formula One Championship? | 1994 Formula One World Championship
The 1994 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 48th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1994 Formula One World Championship for Drivers and the 1994 Formula One World Championship for Constructors, which were contested concurrently over a sixteen-race series that commenced on 27 March and ended on 13 November. Michael Schumacher won his first Drivers' Championship, while Williams-Renault won their third consecutive Constructors' Championship, the seventh in all for Williams.
1994 was one of the most | Hakan Dinç
Hakan Dinç (born 1963) is a Turkish racing driver. He made his first amateur race in 1986, and won the Hittite Rally in 1987.
He trained with the Jim Russell Racing Driver School in 1993, and earned an instructor's license. One year after, he established the Safari Racing School. In 1994, Dinç competed in the fledgling Turkish Formula Three Championship.
Hakan Dinç won the Group N class of the Turkish Rally Championship in 2004, a year in which he also made his | 3,032 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the bridge, a world famous tourist site designed by Richard Lee, which connects Niagara Falls, New York and Niagara Falls, Ontario? | Rainbow Bridge (Niagara Falls)
The Niagara Falls International Rainbow Bridge, commonly known as the Rainbow Bridge, is an arch bridge across the Niagara River gorge, and is a world-famous tourist site. It connects the cities of Niagara Falls, New York, United States (to the east), and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada (west).
Construction.
The Rainbow Bridge was built near the site of the earlier Honeymoon Bridge, which collapsed on January 27, 1938, due to an ice | along the banks of the Niagara River. The trolley line ceased in 1935, victim to the Depression and the change in tourist transportation preferences (bus and automobile).
The route.
The Canadian route ran from Niagara Falls, Ontario to Queenston, Ontario with a bridge crossing at Queenston. This side was on the top of the Gorge.
The American side ran in the gorge from Youngstown, New York to Niagara Falls, New York, where it gradually ascended to cross the Upper Steel Arch Bridge. On | 3,033 | triviaqa-train |
Which sport is nicknamed ‘Chess on Ice’? | .
Gameplay Free guard zone.
The "free guard zone" is the area of the curling sheet between the hog line and tee line, excluding the house. Until five stones have been played (three from the side without hammer, and two from the side with hammer), stones in the free guard zone may not be removed by an opponent's stone, although they can be moved within the playing area. If a stone in the free guard zone is knocked out of play, it is placed back in | power lines.
Transport Airport.
west of Grimsby is Humberside Airport, which mainly caters for charter holidays, and is popular for general aviation, with five flying clubs based there.
Sport.
Sport Football.
The local football team is Grimsby Town F.C., nicknamed The Mariners, who as of the 2016–17 season play in Football League Two. Their ground is Blundell Park in Cleethorpes and it is often joked by locals that it is the only British club to play away every game. It is the oldest professional | 3,034 | triviaqa-train |
The famous Reeperbahn is in which European city? | Karen Duve's 1999 novel, "Regenroman". (The English translation is entitled "Rain").
Tom Waits' 2002 release "Alice" contains a track called "Reeperbahn".
Dutch DJ and producer Nicky Romero had the music video for his song "Toulouse" shot in Hamburg, Germany. Near the end, the actors enter the Reeperbahn's subway system.
Australian pop-punk band the Hard-Ons have a song called "Don't Fear The Reeperbahn" on their 2007 album " | the Reeperbahn, often referred to as the "Kiez".
Bars and music clubs have a tradition in the "Kiez St. Pauli". The Beatles lived in St. Pauli and played at the Star-Club before becoming famous. They were honoured by the naming of Beatles-Platz square. Actor/singer Hans Albers is strongly associated with St. Pauli, providing the neighbourhood's unofficial anthem, with "Auf der Reeperbahn Nachts um Halb Eins" ("On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight") from the movie | 3,035 | triviaqa-train |
Pica Pica is the Latin name for which bird? | DNA found that magpies in east and northeast China are genetically very similar to each other but differ from those in northwest China and Spain.
Taxonomy and systematics Etymology.
Magpies were originally known as simply "pies". This comes from a proto-Indoeuropean root meaning "pointed", in reference to either the beak or the tail. The prefix "mag" dates from the 16th century and comes from the short form of the given name Margaret, which was once used to mean women in general (as Joe or | the case of Sarum, the name of Clement Maydeston is prominent connected. This was the "Directorium Sacerdotum" or the complete "Pye", titled "Pica Sarum" in Latin, abbreviated editions of which were afterwards published in a form which allowed it to be bound up with the respective portions of the "Breviary". The idea of this great "Pye" was to give all the 35 possible combinations, 5 to each dominical letter, of which the immovable and movable feasts of the ecclesiastical year admitted, assigning | 3,036 | triviaqa-train |
Buzkashi is the national sport of which country? | and 15th centuries in a centuries-long series of migrations that ended only in the 1930s. From Scythian times until recent decades, buzkashi has remained a legacy of that bygone era.
During the rule of the Taliban regime, buzkashi was banned in Afghanistan, as the Taliban considered the game immoral. After the Taliban regime was ousted, the game resumed being played.
Distribution.
Today games similar to buzkashi are played by several Central Asian ethnic groups such as the Kyrgyz, Turkmens, Kazakhs, Uzbeks, Uyghurs | very popular.
Sport.
Sport Buzkashi and polo.
Some Pashtuns in Central Asia participate in buzkashi, which is a sport introduced in the region during the Mongol period from the 13th century onward. The word "buz" means "goat" and "kashi" means "dragging" or "pulling" in the Persian language. The basic objective is to carry the headless carcass of a calf or goat around a flag and back to the starting point while on horseback with other riders trying to do the same thing | 3,037 | triviaqa-train |
Harold Matson and Elliot Handler founded which toys and games company in 1945? | complicated with flashing lights and sounds in an effort to appeal to children raised around television and the internet. According to Mattel's president, Neil Friedman, "Innovation is key in the toy industry and to succeed one must create a 'wow' moment for kids by designing toys that have fun, innovative features and include new technologies and engaging content."
In an effort to reduce costs, many mass-producers of toys locate their factories in areas where wages are lower. China manufactures about 70 percent of the world | San-X
San-X characters can be found on stationery sets and pencils, as small figurines, keychains, and stuffed toys. They are sold as blind boxes, gashapon and in UFO catchers and other prize machines in Japan's arcades. There are also anime series, video games and children's books featuring the characters.
History.
San-X was founded in April 1932 as a privately owned business under the name "Chida Handler". In October 1942, Chida Handler became a limited company. | 3,038 | triviaqa-train |
The AEX is the stock exchange in which European city? | .
However, shareholders were rewarded well for their investment. The company paid an average dividend of over 16% per year from 1602 to 1650. Financial innovation in Amsterdam took many forms. In 1609, investors led by Isaac Le Maire formed history's first bear market syndicate, but their coordinated trading had only a modest impact in driving down share prices, which tended to remain robust throughout the 17th century. By the 1620s, the company was expanding its securities issuance with the first use of corporate bonds.
Joseph | - (3) Stanford 72, (14) Southeast Missouri State 45
- Cleveland Region
- At Nashville:
- (1) North Carolina 75, (16) UC Riverside 51
- (8) Vanderbilt 76, (9) Louisville 69
- Albuquerque Region
- At Tucson, Arizona:
- (5) Utah 76, (12) Middle Tennessee 71
- (4) Arizona State 80, (13) Stephen F. Austin 61
- (3) Baylor 74, ( | 3,039 | triviaqa-train |
Which band released a 2000 album entitled ‘Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water’? | Limp Bizkit
Limp Bizkit is an American rap rock band from Jacksonville, Florida. Their lineup consists of Fred Durst (lead vocals), Sam Rivers (bass, backing vocals), John Otto (drums, percussion), DJ Lethal (turntables), and Wes Borland (guitars, backing vocals). Their music is marked by Durst's angry vocal delivery and Borland's sonic experimentation. Borland's elaborate visual appearance, which includes face and body paint, masks and uniforms, also plays a large role in the | the year's Family Values Tour. Durst directed a music video for "N 2 Gether Now" which featured Method Man and Pauly Shore, and was inspired by Inspector Clouseau's fights with his butler, Cato Fong, in the "Pink Panther" film series.
History "Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water" (2000–2001).
In 2000, Durst announced that the band's third studio album would be titled "Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water". The press thought he was joking about this | 3,040 | triviaqa-train |
What colour is the bird on the Twitter website logo? | TV ratings, which are expected to be commercially available for the fall 2013 season as the Nielsen Twitter TV Rating. "Advertising Age" said Twitter had become the new "TV Guide". Then in February 2013, Twitter acquired Bluefin Labs for an estimated US$50 million to $100 million. Founded in 2008 at the MIT Media Lab, Bluefin is a data miner whose analysis tells which brands (e.g., TV shows and companies) are chatted about the most in social media. MIT "Technology Review" said that | Simon Oxley
Simon Oxley is a British freelance graphic designer who is most famous for designing the original bird logo for Twitter, the Octocat logo for GitHub, and the Cody mascot for Software.com. Oxley was a prolific contributor to the iStockphoto site, which he had joined because of a free promotional offer for purchasers of the Adobe Creative Suite. Both companies purchased Oxley's designs from the website (Twitter paid $10–15 for its logo, of which Oxley received $2–6) but the licence did not allow them to use the | 3,041 | triviaqa-train |
What type of fashion items are ‘Mary Janes’? | sweetheart" of the title character Buster Brown and was drawn from real life, as she was also Outcault's daughter of the same name. In Outcault's own words—and his daughter's—she was the only character drawn from life in the Buster Brown strip, although "Mrs. Brown" did resemble Outcault's wife.
In 1904, Outcault traveled to the St. Louis World's Fair and sold licenses to up to 200 companies to use the Buster Brown characters to advertise their products. Among them was the Brown Shoe | classic of children's fashion and, for many people, a symbol of girlhood.
Moreover, Mary Janes are a preferred accessory of many traditional or folk costumes, such as those of the flamenco female dancer and of the typical woman in Mao's China and the Kims' North Korea.
Etymology.
Mary Jane was a character created by Richard Felton Outcault, "Father of the Sunday Comic Strip", for his comic strip "Buster Brown", which was first published in 1902. She was the " | 3,042 | triviaqa-train |
Which word comes after Swindon, Ipswich and Huddersfield in the names of three English football clubs? | Swindon
Swindon () is a large town in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, South West England, between Bristol, to the west, and Reading, the same distance to the east; the town is west of London. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 182,441. The Town Development Act 1952 led to a major increase in its population.
Swindon railway station is on the line from London Paddington to Bristol. Swindon Borough Council is a unitary authority, independent of Wiltshire Council since 1997. Residents | this season, the first of 15 straight losses to the Midshipmen. Georgetowns next victory over Navy would not take place until 1928.
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Which is the only county in Britain to have two separate coastlines? | from before 1000 AD (this would mean "Shire of the Devonians"), which translates to modern English as "Devonshire". The term Devonshire may have originated around the 8th century, when it changed from "Dumnonia" (Latin) to "Defenascir".
History Human occupation.
Kents Cavern in Torquay had produced human remains from 30–40,000 years ago. Dartmoor is thought to have been occupied by Mesolithic hunter-gatherer peoples from about 6000 BC. The Romans held the area under military occupation for around 350 years | U.S. territories have a coastline on the Pacific Ocean, and two U.S. territories have a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean Sea). The U.S. Minor Outlying Islands have coastlines, but their coastlines are not counted.
Two separate measurements are used: method 1 only includes states with ocean coastline and excludes tidal inlets; method 2 includes Great Lake coastline and the extra length from tidal inlets. For example, method 2 counts the Great Bay as part of New Hampshire's coastline, but method 1 does not. The resulting | 3,044 | triviaqa-train |
In humans, what is the medical term for night blindness, the inability to see in dim light or at night? | Nyctalopia
Nyctalopia ( ), also called night-blindness, is a condition making it difficult or impossible to see in relatively low light. It is a symptom of several eye diseases. Night blindness may exist from birth, or be caused by injury or malnutrition (for example, vitamin A deficiency). It can be described as insufficient adaptation to darkness.
The most common cause of nyctalopia is retinitis pigmentosa, a disorder in which the rod cells in the retina gradually lose their ability to respond to the light. | cones. Rods are sensitive to dim light, which makes them useful for seeing at night. Cones are more sensitive to color and bright light, which makes them more useful in daylight. Signals from rods and cones are transduced into useful neural information via the optic nerve. Blindness is the complete or nearly complete inability to see.
Types of sensations Auditory.
The frequency, intensity, and complexity of sounds waves in the external world are detected by auditory receptors (cilia or hair cell receptors) in the ear. Different | 3,045 | triviaqa-train |
Rosaria, Mendoza and Salta are all cities in which South American country? | Salta
Salta () is a city located in the Lerma Valley, at 1,152 metres (3780 feet) above sea level in the northwest part of Argentina. It is also the name for the capital city of Salta Province. Along with its metropolitan area, it has a population of 619,000 inhabitants, which makes it the second most populated city in the northwest of the country.
Overview.
It is situated in the Lerma Valley, above sea level, at the foothills of the Andes mountains.
The weather | The most common combination in major cities is yellow and black in different proportions (Buenos Aires, Rosario, Mendoza, Mar del Plata, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, San Salvador de Jujuy, among others), but throughout the country, white is predominant, sometimes combined with other colors (cities like La Plata, Berazategui, San Juan, Bariloche).
Taxis in Salta are red (or dark red) with a black stripe. In Quilmes, they are silver-colored (occasionally gray or even dark gray) | 3,046 | triviaqa-train |
Who became US President in March 1801? | OF VIRGINIA FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND FATHER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.
In his advanced years, Jefferson became increasingly concerned that people understand the principles in and the people responsible for writing the Declaration of Independence, and he continually defended himself as its author. He considered the document one of his greatest life achievements, in addition to authoring the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom and his founding of the University of Virginia. Plainly absent from his epitaph were his political roles, including President of the United States.
Jefferson | on the press were very unpopular, leading to the party's eventual demise. Jefferson, who vehemently opposed the acts, was elected president in 1800 and pardoned most of those convicted under them. In his March 4, 1801 inaugural address, he reiterated his longstanding commitment to freedom of speech and of the press: "If there be any among us who would wish to dissolve this Union or to change its republican form, let them stand undisturbed as monuments of the safety with which error of opinion may be tolerated where reason | 3,047 | triviaqa-train |
In humans, Vrolik disease affects which part of the body? | help prevent fractures. Treatment may include care of broken bones, pain medication, physical therapy, braces or wheelchairs, and surgery. A type of surgery that puts metal rods through long bones may be done to strengthen them.
Bone infections are treated as and when they occur with the appropriate antibiotics and antiseptics.
Treatment Bisphosphonates.
In 1998, a clinical trial demonstrated the effectiveness of intravenous pamidronate, a bisphosphonate which had previously been used in adults to treat osteoporosis. In severe OI, pamidronate reduced bone pain, prevented | far back as the Neolithic period. Tuberculosis is presumed to have been transmitted from domesticated cattle to humans through ingestion of contaminated meats and the drinking of contaminated milk. It is also possible to contract tuberculosis through contact with infected persons. When an infected person coughs, they eject infected mucus from their body which can possibly infect those close by. There are several types of tuberculosis: the kind that affects cold-blooded animals, the kind that affects birds, and the bovine type that causes disease in humans. Because bovine tuberculosis | 3,048 | triviaqa-train |
The ‘Fashoda Incident’ of 1898 was the climax of imperial territorial disputes between the Britain and France in which country? | Fashoda Incident
The Fashoda Incident was the climax of imperial territorial disputes between Britain and France in Eastern Africa, occurring in 1898. A French expedition to Fashoda on the White Nile river sought to gain control of the Upper Nile river basin and thereby exclude Britain from the Sudan. The French party and a British-Egyptian force (outnumbering the French by 10 to 1) met on friendly terms, but back in Europe, it became a war scare. The British held firm as both empires stood on the verge of war | 's rapprochement with Britain was controversial in France as Anglophobia was prominent around the start of the 20th century, sentiments that had been much reinforced by the Fashoda Incident of 1898, in which Britain and France had almost gone to war, and by the Boer War, in which French public opinion was very much on the side of Britain’s enemies. Ultimately, the fear of German power was the link that bound Britain and France together.
Preoccupied with internal problems, France paid little attention to foreign policy in the period between | 3,049 | triviaqa-train |
In which year did Barbados join The Commonwealth? | that trade was outlawed in 1807, with final emancipation of slaves in Barbados occurring over a period of years from 1833.
On November 30th, 1966, Barbados became an independent state and Commonwealth realm with Elizabeth II as its queen. It has a population of 287,010 people, predominantly of African descent. Despite being classified as an Atlantic island, Barbados is considered to be a part of the Caribbean, where it is ranked as a leading tourist destination. Of the tourists, 40% come from the UK, with the | Barbados at the Commonwealth Games
Barbados have sent teams to fifteen Commonwealth Games. The first Games at which they competed were in 1954, and the only event since they have not attended was the 1986 Games. They have won twelve medals, with a twenty-eight-year medal drought between 1970 and 1998.
See also.
- Sport in Barbados
- Barbados at the Olympics
- Barbados at the Pan American Games
- Barbados at the Paralympics
References.
- Official results by country | 3,050 | triviaqa-train |
The Pasig and Marikina Rivers are in which Asian country? | Pasig
Pasig, officially the City of Pasig, (), or simply known as Pasig City, is a 1st class highly urbanized city in Metro Manila, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 755,300 people.
Located along the eastern border of Metro Manila, Pasig is bordered on the west by Quezon City and Mandaluyong; to the north by Marikina; to the south by Makati, the municipality of Pateros, and Taguig; and to the east by the municipalities of Cainta and Taytay | , Riverside, and Midtown Village), Taytay (Greenland and eastern part of Cainta), and Antipolo (Valley Golf and Country Club, Valley View, and Palmera Heights)
Geography.
Cainta is bounded on the north by Marikina City and Antipolo City but not bounded San Mateo, on the west by Pasig City, and on the east and south by Taytay. It lies in the Marikina Valley, is 10% rolling hills and 90% residential-industrial. It has the province's highest number of rivers | 3,051 | triviaqa-train |
In religion, what are the Zoroastrian books of Sacred Texts called? | first proponent of ecology." The Avesta and other texts call for the protection of water, earth, fire and air making it, in effect, an ecological religion: "It is not surprising that Mazdaism ... is called the first ecological religion. The reverence for Yazatas (divine spirits) emphasizes the preservation of nature (Avesta: Yasnas 1.19, 3.4, 16.9; Yashts 6.3–4, 10.13)." However, this particular assertion is undermined by the fact that early Zoroastrians had a duty to exterminate "evil" species | Robert Charles Zaehner
Robert Charles Zaehner (1913–1974) was a British academic whose field of study was Eastern religions. He could read in the original language many sacred texts, e.g., Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic. Earlier, starting in World War II, he had served as an intelligence officer in Iran. At Oxford University his first writings had been on the Zoroastrian religion and its texts. Appointed Spalding Professor, his books addressed such subjects as mystical experience (articulating a comparative typology), Hinduism, comparative religion, Christianity | 3,052 | triviaqa-train |
The Duke of Monmouth, who was executed in 1685 after leading a rebellion against King James II, was the illegitimate son of which monarch? | confirming the primacy of Parliament over the Crown.
James inherited the thrones of England, Ireland and Scotland from his elder brother Charles II with widespread support in all three countries, largely based on the principle of divine right or birth. Tolerance for his personal Catholicism did not apply to it in general and when the English and Scottish Parliaments refused to pass his measures, James attempted to impose them by decree; it was a political principle, rather than a religious one, that ultimately led to his removal.
In June | secret intermediary with the Catholic court of France.
One of Charles's confirmed illegitimate sons, the Duke of Monmouth, has also been proposed as the man in the mask. A Protestant, he led a rebellion against his uncle, the Catholic King James II. The rebellion failed and Monmouth was executed in 1685. But in 1768, a writer named Saint-Foix claimed that another man was executed in his place and that Monmouth became the masked prisoner, it being in Louis XIV's interests to assist a fellow Catholic | 3,053 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the host of the first two series of the UK television panel game show ‘Odd One In’? | Odd One In
Odd One In is a British comedy panel game show, broadcast on the ITV Network. It is hosted by Bradley Walsh. The regular Home Team are Peter Andre and Jason Manford, the Away Team are two guest celebrities who change each week.
Format.
Two teams take on a guessing game with a series of unusual, unlikely and often unbelievable line-ups. The celebrity teams have to work out who in each line up has the odd skill, talent or secret.
The teams | Who's Whose
Who's Whose is a panel quiz television game show that ran on the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) television network. It premiered as a TV series on June 25, 1951, and is noted for being one of the first television series to be dropped after one episode.
Host and panelists.
"Who's Whose" was hosted by long-time radio comedian and radio game show host Phil Baker. His on-air assistant was a man in a turban, dubbed "Gunga. | 3,054 | triviaqa-train |
‘Ocimum citriodorum’ is the Latin name for which herb? | Lemon basil
Lemon basil, hoary basil, Thai lemon basil, or Lao basil, ("Ocimum" × "africanum") is a hybrid between basil ("Ocimum basilicum") and American basil ("Ocimum americanum"). The herb is grown primarily in northeastern Africa and southern Asia for its fragrant lemon scent, and is used in cooking.
Lemon basil stems can grow to tall. It has white flowers in late summer to early fall. The leaves are similar to basil leaves, but tend | Ocimum basilicum var. minimum
Greek basil (, ; "Ocimum basilicum" var. "minimum") is a flowering herb and cultivar of basil.
Etymology.
The name "basil" comes from Latin, "basilius", and Greek βασιλικόν φυτόν ("basilikón phutón"), "royal/kingly plant".
Culinary use.
The Chinese also use fresh or dried basils in soups and other foods. In Taiwan, people add fresh basil leaves to thick soups. They also eat fried | 3,055 | triviaqa-train |
Slivovitz is a type of brandy made from which fruit? | to pay less duty. The production of "Vinprom-Troyan" is mainly for export. For the past 18 years, Troyan has a special holiday, "The Festival of Plum". This holiday is celebrated at the end of September in Troyan and in the village of Oreshak where the Troyan Monastery is located. The plum has always been an essential produce in this region. Since the beginning of the 20th century plums have been made into marmalades, pesto, dried prunes, and pulps which were exported in Western Europe | . Less than 2% ethanol remains after baking.
Alcoholic beverages.
All ethanol contained in alcoholic beverages (including ethanol produced by carbonic maceration) is produced by means of fermentation induced by yeast.
- Wine is produced by fermentation of the natural sugars present in grapes; cider and perry are produced by similar fermentation of natural sugar in apples and pears, respectively; and other fruit wines are produced from the fermentation of the sugars in any other kinds of fruit. Brandy and eaux de vie (e.g. slivovitz) | 3,056 | triviaqa-train |
How many countries border Turkey? | to the south. Istanbul is the largest city, but more central Ankara is the capital. Approximately 70 to 80 per cent of the country's citizens identify as Turkish. Kurds are the largest minority; the size of the Kurdish population is a subject of dispute with estimates placing the figure at anywhere from 12 to 25 per cent of the population.
At various points in its history, the region has been inhabited by diverse civilizations including the Assyrians, Greeks, Thracians, Phrygians, Urartians, and Armenians. Hellenization started | Afghanistan–Turkey relations
Afghanistan–Turkey relations refers to bilateral relations between Afghanistan and Turkey.
Ahmet Davutoğlu has described this relationship as "exemplary" even if the two countries do not border, but are close. A recent survey in Kabul of 1,259 people shows that Afghanistan rely mostly on Turkey, and consider Turkey to be Afghanistan's one and only true, best friend (as of July 2012). It is also stated how "Afghan people love Turkish soldiers in Afghanistan like their sons". Afghanistan are also | 3,057 | triviaqa-train |
A sophomore is a student in which year of university? | ""bec-jaune"" – "yellow beak", "fledgling"). Second years are called "semi-bejants", third years are known as "tertians", and fourth years, or others in their final year of study, are called "magistrands".
In England and Wales, primary school begins with an optional "nursery" year (either in a primary school or a privately-run nursery,) followed by reception and then move on to "year one, year | University alums who are employed in the field of professional journalism and who, in their student days, were actively involved in campus journalism. The awards are issued annually and are sponsored by Newsday. In 2006, the Independent's Executive Editor, George Agathos, won the Martin Buskin Cub Award for Outstanding Campus Journalism; an award which is given to that year's outstanding student journalist who is a freshman or sophomore at the University. Also that year, Independent writer Radeyah Hack won the Martin Buskin Award for Outstanding Campus Journalism ( | 3,058 | triviaqa-train |
How many stars are on the logo of car manufacturer Subaru? | Subaru
Subaru cars are known for their use of a boxer engine layout in most vehicles above 1500 cc. The Symmetrical All Wheel Drive drive-train layout was introduced in 1972. The flat/boxer engine and all-wheel-drive became standard equipment for mid-size and smaller cars in most international markets by 1996, and is now standard in most North American market Subaru vehicles. The lone exception is the BRZ, introduced in 2012 via a partnership with Toyota, which uses the boxer engine but instead uses | is classed as a manufacturer in its own right, reprised this role for "GT4".
Some of the cars in the game are multiple variations on a single base model; there are 20 different Subaru Imprezas and Legacies, 25 Mitsubishi Lancer/Lancer Evolutions, and 48 Nissan Skylines, including the Nissan GT-R Concept. One vehicle, another Skyline, is the pace car from the "Guide Lap" licence tests and is also a prize car. There is also the GT Edition, which was the pace | 3,059 | triviaqa-train |
In cooking, 160 degrees Celsius is equivalent to which gas mark? | named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–1744), who developed a similar temperature scale. Before being renamed to honor Anders Celsius in 1948, the unit was called "centigrade", from the Latin "centum", which means 100, and "gradus", which means steps.
From 1743, the Celsius scale is based on 0 °C for the freezing point of water and 100 °C for the boiling point of water at 1 atm pressure. Prior to 1743, the scale was | .
Pressure cookers are cooking pots with a pressure-proof lid. Cooking at pressure allows the temperature to rise above the normal boiling point of water (100 degrees Celsius at sea level), which speeds up the cooking and makes it more thorough.
Pressure cookers usually have two safety valves to prevent explosions. On older designs, one is a nozzle upon which a weight sits. The other is a sealed rubber grommet which is ejected in a controlled explosion if the first valve gets blocked. On newer generation pressure | 3,060 | triviaqa-train |
Canis Lupus Familiaris is the scientific name for which animal? | model of dog–human relationships has been promoted by some dog trainers, such as on the television program "Dog Whisperer". However it has been disputed that "trying to achieve status" is characteristic of dog–human interactions. Pet dogs play an active role in family life; for example, a study of conversations in dog–human families showed how family members use the dog as a resource, talking to the dog, or talking through the dog, to mediate their interactions with each other.
Increasingly, | are considered a single species, with the valid scientific name for the horse species being "Equus ferus." The wild tarpan subspecies is "E. f. ferus", Przewalski's horse is "E. f. przewalskii", and the domesticated horse is "E. f. caballus". The rules for the scientific naming of animal species are determined in the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, which stipulates that the oldest available valid scientific name is used to name the species. Previously, when taxonomists considered domesticated and wild horse two subspecies of | 3,061 | triviaqa-train |
In the US, how many Ivy League universities are there? | Ivy League
The Ivy League is an American collegiate athletic conference comprising sports teams from eight private universities in the Northeastern United States. The term "Ivy League" is typically used to refer to those eight schools as a group of elite colleges beyond the sports context. The eight members are Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, and Yale University. "Ivy League" has connotations of academic excellence, selectivity in admissions, and social elitism. | kind of person they are, and their level of intellectual promise. Essays are generally important only in borderline cases.
How colleges evaluate applicants Other factors.
One report was that at Ivy League universities, 40% of students were so-called "special cases" including student-athletes, minorities, low-income, legacies, and development cases, and that admissions standards were typically lowered for these groups.
How colleges evaluate applicants Other factors Ability to pay.
While there is general agreement that chances for admission are higher | 3,062 | triviaqa-train |
Which English football club is nicknamed ‘The Tykes’? | United was for a fee of £29,999 – one of the highest fees in England at the time. Taylor broke into the Barnsley team just after the sale of wing-half Danny Blanchflower to Aston Villa. Blanchflower would go on to sign for Tottenham Hotspur and be voted FWA Player of the Year twice as well as captaining the North London club to the first league and cup double of the 20th century.
History Beginnings and FA Cup glory.
Barnsley FC was established in 1887 by a clergyman, Tiverton Preedy, and | List of Rochdale A.F.C. seasons
Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Rochdale in Greater Manchester. The club plays in the Football League One, the third tier in the English football league system. The club's colours are black and blue and they play their home games at Spotland Stadium, which has a capacity of 10,249. Formed in 1907 and nicknamed "the Dale", they were accepted into the Football League in 1921. Since then, the club has remained in the | 3,063 | triviaqa-train |
For which 1976 film was actor Peter Finch awarded a posthumous Academy Award for Best Actor in Leading Role? | Peter Finch
Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch (28 September 191614 January 1977) was an English-Australian actor. He is best remembered for his role as crazed television anchorman Howard Beale in the film "Network", which earned him a posthumous Academy Award for Best Actor, his fifth Best Actor award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and a Best Actor award from the Golden Globes.
Finch was the first of two persons to win a posthumous Academy Award in an acting category, both of whom | stars, described "The Dark Knight" as a "haunted film that leaps beyond its origins and becomes an engrossing tragedy." He praised the performances, direction, and writing, saying the film "redefine[s] the possibilities of the comic-book movie." Ebert stated that the "key performance" is by Heath Ledger; he pondered whether he would become the first posthumous Academy Award-winning actor since Peter Finch in 1976. The Oscar was awarded to the late Ledger. Ebert ranked this as one of his | 3,064 | triviaqa-train |
Which playing card is known as ‘Spadille’? | Ace of spades
The ace of spades (also known as the spadille and Death Card ) is traditionally the highest and most valued card in the deck of playing cards in English-speaking countries. The actual value of the card varies from game to game.
Design.
The ornate design of the ace of spades, common in packs today, stems from the 17th century, when James I and later Queen Anne imposed laws requiring the ace of spades to bear an insignia of the printing house. Stamp duty, | or for monetary value. Different types of card decks can be found in different areas of the world—while the standard 52-card deck is known and used internationally, other types of cards such as Japanese hanafuda and Italian playing cards are well-known in their locales. Cards may also be produced for trading card sets or collectable card games, which can comprise hundreds if not thousands of unique cards.
Playing cards were first invented in China during the Tang dynasty.
History.
History China.
Playing cards may have | 3,065 | triviaqa-train |
The line ‘It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done’ is from which novel by Charles Dickens? | many of his novels, evoke images of early Victorian London. His 1859 novel "A Tale of Two Cities" (set in London and Paris) is his best-known work of historical fiction. Dickens has been praised by many of his fellow writers—from Leo Tolstoy to George Orwell, G. K. Chesterton, and Tom Wolfe—for his realism, comedy, prose style, unique characterisations, and social criticism. However, Oscar Wilde, Henry James, and Virginia Woolf complained of a lack of psychological depth, | my readers for ever than I was then, until there shall be written against my life, the two words with which I have this day closed this book: — THE END.
Afterwards Dickens was nervous when travelling by train, using alternative means when available. He died five years to the day after the accident; his son said that 'he had never fully recovered'.
Charles Dickens In fiction.
The accident is used as part of the plot in R.F. Delderfield's Swann saga novel, "God is | 3,066 | triviaqa-train |
Living from 1672 to 1769, which card games authority is known as “the father of Whist”? | , "attentive", which is the root of the modern "wistful".
According to Daines Barrington, whist was first played on scientific principles by a party of gentlemen who frequented the Crown Coffee House in Bedford Row, London, around 1728. Edmond Hoyle, suspected to be a member of this group, began to tutor wealthy young gentlemen in the game and published "A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist" in 1742. It became the standard text and rules for the game for the next hundred years | Sticheln
Sticheln is an easy-to-learn, trick-taking, card game for 4 players that originated from Austria. It is an old game, being recorded as early as 1769 and its rules being first described in
1830.
Description.
Sticheln has been described as "a very simple card game, which does not need exceptional mental agility to learn quickly - perhaps the reason why it counts so many friends." It is similar to Whist, but played individually rather than in teams, using | 3,067 | triviaqa-train |
Under what pen name does novelist David Cornwell write? | . I just want to devote myself entirely to writing and not to this particular art form of conversation."
The December 2010 Channel 4 broadcast "John Le Carre: A Life Unmasked" was described as his "most candid" television interview.
In the February 2013 edition of "Sunday Morning", at the end of his conversation for CBC's "Writers & Company" with Eleanor Wachtel, le Carré told her, "You do it better than anyone I know" and that this would be his last | M. Karagatsis
M. Karagatsis (; 23 June 1908 – 14 September 1960) was the pen name of the important modern Greek novelist, journalist, critic and playwright Dimitris Rodopoulos (Δημήτριος Ροδόπουλος). The pen name M. Karagatsis is the name the novelist is known with. The letter "M." comes from Mitya, which is the Russian diminutive of Dimitris (his real name). The word "Karagatsis" comes from the tree "karagatsi" under the shadow of which he used to write as a young writer. | 3,068 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the medical examiner central to the crime novels of Patricia Cornwell? | Patricia Cornwell
Patricia Cornwell (born Patricia Carroll Daniels; June 9, 1956) is a contemporary American crime writer. She is known for writing a best-selling series of novels featuring the heroine Dr. Kay Scarpetta, a medical examiner. Her books have sold more than 100 million copies.
Early life.
A descendant of abolitionist and writer Harriet Beecher Stowe, Cornwell was born on June 9, 1956 in Miami, Florida, second of three children, to Marilyn (née Zenner) and Sam Daniels. Her | Gibbs retired to a former rectory in Wiltshire, where his pastimes were shooting, hunting with the Beaufort, and painting. He was the Constable of the Tower of London from 1985 to 1990 and served as Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire from 1989 to 1996.
His interests included shooting and hunting: he used to follow the Beaufort Hunt until a medical operation on his knee halted further participation. He was also a keen amateur artist. He died on 31 October 2004.
Family.
In 1955, Gibbs married Davina | 3,069 | triviaqa-train |
Which long nonsense poem is subtitled: An Agony in 8 Fits? | The Hunting of the Snark
The Hunting of the Snark (An Agony in 8 Fits) is a poem written by English writer Lewis Carroll. It is typically categorised as a nonsense poem. Written from 1874 to 1876, the poem borrows the setting, some creatures, and eight portmanteau words from Carroll's earlier poem "Jabberwocky" in his children's novel "Through the Looking-Glass" (1871).
As for the word "Snark", Carroll did not give it any meaning. The word " | 1867, it was soon disputed with the assertion that everyone understood the rye to be a field of rye, wet with dew, which also fits better with other stanzas that substitute "wheat" and "grain" for "rye". An alternative suggestion is that "the rye" was a long narrow cobblestone paved lane, prone to puddles of water.
While the original poem is already full of sexual imagery, an alternative version makes this more explicit. It has a different chorus, referring to a phallic " | 3,070 | triviaqa-train |
Which eponymous operatic heroine leaps to her death from Rome’s Castel Sant’Angelo? | Peter Anton von Verschaffelt, in 1753. Verschaffelt's is still in place and Montelupo's can be seen in an open court in the interior of the Castle.
The Papal state also used Sant'Angelo as a prison; Giordano Bruno, for example, was imprisoned there for six years. Another prisoner was the sculptor and goldsmith Benvenuto Cellini. Executions were performed in the small inner courtyard. As a prison, it was also the setting for the third act of Giacomo Puccini's 1900 opera "Tosca"; the eponymous heroine | treasury he had stolen from his first attempt at the papacy as well as the gold of his Greek followers, he was able to strike relationships with several powerful people. With the help of Crescentius’ sons, John and Crescentius II, Boniface had Pope John XIV imprisoned in Castel Sant’Angelo. Four months later, on August 20 984, John XIV died in Sant’Angelo either due to starvation, poison, or by the order of Boniface.
The death of Pope John XIV meant that Boniface was the only remaining pope, and | 3,071 | triviaqa-train |
In which modern-day country is Bizet’s “The Pearl Fishers” set? | recent Prix de Rome winner. Carvalho had a high opinion of Bizet's abilities, and offered him the libretto of "Les pêcheurs de perles", an exotic story by Carré and Eugène Cormon set on the island of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Sensing the opportunity for a genuine theatrical success, Bizet accepted the commission. Because Walewski restricted his grant to composers who had not had any previous work performed commercially, Bizet hurriedly withdrew "La guzla" from the Opéra-Comique; it has never been performed, and | it.
The next day, Kino goes to sell his pearl. Unknown to him, and all the pearl fishers, the pearl dealers in La Paz are all employees of a single buying organisation. The dealers are employed to make it appear as though the prices offered are competitive when in fact they are kept very low and the natives are cheated. The dealers are aware through the gossip of the town that a big pearl has been found and have agreed to pretend it is a freak and worthless. They offer Kino | 3,072 | triviaqa-train |
Of what breed was Schnorbitz, with whom Bernie Winters appeared in his later career? | Bernie Winters
Bernie Winters, born Bernie Weinstein (6 September 1930 – 4 May 1991), was an English comedian and the comic foil of the double act Mike and Bernie Winters with his older brother, Mike. Winters later performed solo, often with the aid of his St Bernard dog, Schnorbitz. Following his death, Winters bequeathed Schnorbitz to showman Richard De Vere.
Biography.
Bernie Winters was born Bernard Weinstein, at the City of London Maternity Hospital, 102 City Road, Holborn, on 6 September | 1930. His father was a bookmaker. Bernie served in the merchant navy and performed as a musician at dances and weddings before forming the double act Mike & Bernie Winters with his brother Mike, whom he called "Choochie-Face" on stage. In October 1957 the duo appeared on "Six-Five Special" and were described in the "Daily Mirror" as top comics for Britain's teenage TV audience. They had been recommended to the show's presenter Josephine Douglas by Tommy Steele with whom they had been on | 3,073 | triviaqa-train |
Which Welsh town’s Esplanade Hotel was for 75 years The Barbarians’ headquarters? | and along with Dinorwic Quarry, it dominated the Welsh slate trade. Although slate quarrying has been described as 'the most Welsh of Welsh industries', it is coal mining which has become the single industry synonymous with Wales and its people. Initially, coal seams were exploited to provide energy for local metal industries but, with the opening of canal systems and later the railways, Welsh coal mining saw a boom in its demand. As the South Wales coalfield was exploited, Cardiff, Swansea, Penarth and Barry grew as world | headquarters of Deutsche Bahn AG, the German state railway system.
Surviving parts of the former Hotel Esplanade have been incorporated into the north side of the Sony development, including the Kaisersaal which, in a complex and costly operation in March 1996, was moved in one piece (all 1,300 tonnes of it), some 75 metres from its former location, to the spot that it occupies today (it even had to make two right-angled turns during the journey, while maintaining its own orientation). Nearby is a | 3,074 | triviaqa-train |
Which musician played Nikola Tesla in the 2006 film The Prestige? | The Prestige (film)
The Prestige is a 2006 psychological thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan from a screenplay adapted by his brother Jonathan from Christopher Priest's 1995 novel of the same name. Its story follows Robert Angier and Alfred Borden, rival stage magicians in London at the end of the 19th century. Obsessed with creating the best stage illusion, they engage in competitive one-upmanship, with tragic results.
The film stars Hugh Jackman as Robert Angier, Christian Bale as Alfred Borden, and David Bowie as Nikola | was in the film "The Prestige" as Mr. Alley, assistant to Nikola Tesla, and as the voice of Spike, one of the henchrats in the Aardman Animations film "Flushed Away". In 2006 Serkis appeared in Jim Threapleton's improvised feature film "Extraordinary Rendition", which premiered in 2007. In 2010, he played 1970s new wave singer Ian Dury in "Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll". Serkis appeared in "Sugarhouse", a low-budget independently made film, playing local crime lord | 3,075 | triviaqa-train |
Paradoxically, which city is the original home of the Harlem Globetrotters? | in the Atlanta suburb of Peachtree Corners.
History.
The Globetrotters originated on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, in the 1920s, where all the original players were raised. The Globetrotters began as the Savoy Big Five, one of the premier attractions of the Savoy Ballroom opened in January 1928, a basketball team of African-American players that played exhibitions before dances due to declining dance attendance. In 1928, several players left the team in a dispute. That autumn, those players, led by Tommy Brookins | The Super Globetrotters
The Super Globetrotters is a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. It premiered on NBC on September 22, 1979 and ran for 13 episodes. It was a spin-off series from Hanna-Barbera's "Harlem Globetrotters". Unlike the original "Globetrotters" series, "The Super Globetrotters" was solely produced by Hanna-Barbera, whereas the original series was co-produced with CBS Productions. Thus, "Super Globetrotters" later became incorporated into the library of Warner | 3,076 | triviaqa-train |
Which country’s national flag is the only one which is not rectangular (or square)? | , commissioned ships of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) fly the NOAA flag as a distinguishing mark.
Shapes and designs.
Flags are usually rectangular in shape (often in the ratio 2:3, 1:2, or 3:5), but may be of any shape or size that is practical for flying, including square, triangular, or swallow tailed. A more unusual flag shape is that of the flag of Nepal, which is in the shape of two stacked triangles. Other unusually shaped flags include the civil | the Confederate Battle Flag. The legislation that created the state flag did not specify if the flag was going to be square or rectangular. The authors of a 1917 article in "National Geographic" expressed their opinion that because the Alabama flag was based on the Battle Flag, it should be square. In 1987, the office of Alabama Attorney General Don Siegelman issued an opinion in which the Battle Flag derivation is repeated, but concluded that the proper shape is rectangular, as it had been depicted numerous times in official publications and | 3,077 | triviaqa-train |
At which school was squash first played? | The governing body of Squash, the World Squash Federation (WSF) is recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), but the sport is not part of the Olympic Games, despite a number of applications. Supporters continue to lobby for its incorporation in a future Olympic program.
History.
Squash has its origins in the older game of rackets which was played in London's prisons in the 18th century. Later, around 1830, boys at the Harrow School noticed that a punctured ball, which "squashed" | . Grayson represented Auckland in tennis at the New Zealand Junior Tennis Nationals in 1996 and made the semi-finals of the U-12 Doubles Event.
Training at the Titirangi Club, Grayson's first home-club, Grayson's attention shifted to the game of squash, which his father played. Grayson picked up the squash racket and converted his attention to squash at eleven years old, after winning his first U-13 New Zealand Nationals title in 1997.
Grayson attended Kaurilands Primary School, Glen Eden Intermediate School and Avondale College. | 3,078 | triviaqa-train |
Which river flows the length of the Grand Canyon? | Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon (Hopi: "Ongtupqa"; , Navajo: "Bidááʼ Haʼaztʼiʼ Tsékooh", Spanish: "Gran Cañón") is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States. The Grand Canyon is long, up to wide and attains a depth of over a mile ().
The canyon and adjacent rim are contained within Grand Canyon National Park, the Kaibab National Forest, Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, the Hualapai Indian Reservation, the Havasupai Indian | Statistical Agency, the Blue Nile has a total length of , of which are inside Ethiopia. The Blue Nile flows generally south from Lake Tana and then west across Ethiopia and northwest into Sudan. Within of its source at Lake Tana, the river enters a canyon about long. This gorge is a tremendous obstacle for travel and communication from the north half of Ethiopia to the southern half. The canyon was first referred to as the "Grand Canyon" by the British team that accomplished the first descent of the river from Lake | 3,079 | triviaqa-train |
Which fruit is often carved onto gateposts as a symbol of hospitality? | Pineapple
The pineapple ("Ananas comosus") is a tropical plant with an edible fruit, also called pineapples, and the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae.
Pineapples may be cultivated from the offset produced at the top of the fruit, possibly flowering in five to ten months and fruiting in the following six months. Pineapples do not ripen significantly after harvest. In 2016, Costa Rica, Brazil, and the Philippines accounted for nearly one-third of the world's production of pineapples.
Etymology | is mansaf, the national dish of Jordan. The dish is a symbol for Jordanian hospitality and is influenced by the Bedouin culture. Mansaf is eaten on different occasions such as funerals, weddings and on religious holidays. It consists of a plate of rice with meat that was boiled in thick yogurt, sprayed with pine nuts and sometimes herbs. As an old tradition, the dish is eaten using one's hands, but the tradition is not always used. Simple fresh fruit is often served towards the end of a Jordanian meal | 3,080 | triviaqa-train |
Which classic novel begins, “Call me Ishmael”? | Ishmael (Moby-Dick)
Ishmael is a fictional character in Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick" (1851). Ishmael, the only surviving crewmember of the "Pequod", is the narrator of the book. His importance relies on his role as narrator; as a character, he is only a minor participant in the action and the main protagonist is Captain Ahab. The Biblical name has come to symbolize orphans, exiles, and social outcasts.
Because he was the first person narrator, most of | The Warriors (Yurick novel)
The Warriors is a novel written by Sol Yurick and Illustrated by Frank Modell in 1965. It became the inspiration for the cult classic movie "The Warriors". Compared to the movie, the novel takes a closer look at the concepts of sexuality, reputation, family, and survival.
Plot summary.
The novel begins with a quote from "Anabasis" (upon which the novel is based). Throughout the novel, the character Junior reads a comic book version of the | 3,081 | triviaqa-train |
In The Archers, which river flows through Ambridge? | for the population at large, attracting nine million listeners by 1953.
Synopsis.
"The Archers" is set in the fictional village of Ambridge in the fictional county of Borsetshire, in England. Borsetshire is situated between what are, in reality, the contiguous counties of Worcestershire and Warwickshire, south of Birmingham in The Midlands. Possibly based on the village of Cutnall Green, various other villages claim to be the inspiration for Ambridge; "The Bull", Ambridge's pub, is modelled on The Old Bull in | and on 23 occasions in Luhansk region). The spokesman of the Presidential Administration on issues related to ATO reported at noon that two Ukrainian servicemen were killed in the Donbass region on 26 January. The fatalities were caused by shelling of Novotoshkivske and Shyrokyne. Pro-Russian sources in Donetsk city reported 5,956 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire over the last week, 1,976 of them involving mortars, tanks and artillery. Officials from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic recorded 20 Ukrainian attacks on their troops on the same period, The | 3,082 | triviaqa-train |
Which species of wild goose, Anser anser, is the ancestor of all European domestic geese? | Domestic goose
Domestic geese ("Anser anser domesticus" or "Anser cygnoides domesticus") are domesticated grey geese (either greylag geese or swan geese) that are kept by humans as poultry for their meat, eggs, and down feathers since ancient times.
Origins and characteristics.
In Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia, the original domesticated geese are derived from the greylag goose ("Anser anser"). In eastern Asia, the original domesticated geese are derived from the swan goose ("Anser | species based on anatomical differences other than coloration, especially if the geese occur, as they often do in poetry, in the distance, flying, and perhaps even more heard than seen: but, the genus and species identification is not generally of importance in Chinese poetry, although whether the goose is wild or domestic is of importance. Geese are social animals, and tend to appear in flocks of many individuals; and, as they tend to pair up to mate, which as part of the process often includes a flying | 3,083 | triviaqa-train |
Off the coast of which country do the volcanic Westmann Islands lie? | without transfer of heat or matter) and the partial melting of the mantle, causing volcanism and creating new oceanic crust. Most divergent plate boundaries are at the bottom of the oceans; therefore, most volcanic activity on the Earth is submarine, forming new seafloor. Black smokers (also known as deep sea vents) are evidence of this kind of volcanic activity. Where the mid-oceanic ridge is above sea-level, volcanic islands are formed; for example, Iceland.
Plate tectonics Convergent plate boundaries.
Subduction zones | Rodrigues
Rodrigues ( ; Mauritian Creole: ) is a autonomous outer island of the Republic of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, about east of Mauritius. It is part of the Mascarene Islands which include Mauritius and Réunion. It is of volcanic origin and is surrounded by coral reef, and just off its coast lie some tiny uninhabited islands. The island used to be the tenth District of Mauritius; it gained autonomous status on 10 December 2002, and it is governed by the Rodrigues Regional Assembly. The capital of the island | 3,084 | triviaqa-train |
Which nonsense poem is subtitled, An Agony in 8 Fits? | The Hunting of the Snark
The Hunting of the Snark (An Agony in 8 Fits) is a poem written by English writer Lewis Carroll. It is typically categorised as a nonsense poem. Written from 1874 to 1876, the poem borrows the setting, some creatures, and eight portmanteau words from Carroll's earlier poem "Jabberwocky" in his children's novel "Through the Looking-Glass" (1871).
As for the word "Snark", Carroll did not give it any meaning. The word " | but also by the way that the two books look. "The California Poem" is, like its namesake states, large; it is 7 x 8 ½ inches in dimension, 200 pages in length. "The Book of Jon", on the other hand, is quite small; it fits nicely into the back pocket of a pair of jeans. These differences are telling, for "The California Poem" is a great big epic, "The Book of Jon" an intimate family history.
Eleni Sikelianos | 3,085 | triviaqa-train |
Of whose “pilgrimage” did Lord Byron write a long narrative poem? | 's Pilgrimage"; many of his shorter lyrics in "Hebrew Melodies" also became popular.
He travelled extensively across Europe, especially in Italy, where he lived for seven years in the cities of Venice, Ravenna and Pisa. During his stay in Italy he frequently visited his friend and fellow poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Later in life Byron joined the Greek War of Independence fighting the Ottoman Empire and died of disease leading a campaign during that war, for which Greeks revere him as a national hero. He died in | Beppo (poem)
Beppo: A Venetian Story is a lengthy poem by Lord Byron, written in Venice in 1817. "Beppo" marks Byron's first attempt at writing using the Italian "ottava rima" metre, which emphasized satiric digression. It is the precursor to Byron's most famous and generally considered best poem, "Don Juan".
Narrative.
The poem tells the story of a Venetian lady, Laura, whose husband, Giuseppe (or "Beppo" for short), has been lost | 3,086 | triviaqa-train |
Which breakfast cereal’s manufacturing process did Henry Perky patent in 1895? | took the original Robbins car (that had been outfitted as a private car for Atkinson's personal use) for a transcontinental tour. Though it attracted a good deal of attention, it attracted no orders.
The cylindrical car was shown at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois, but again attracted no orders. Although almost $40,000 had been spent on it, when the exposition closed, the railcar was abandoned on the fairgrounds and later sold by the firm that dismantled the Exposition.
Shredded Wheat Company | wheat. They presented the machine at the 1893 Columbian Exposition, probably while Perky was trying to drum up buyers for his cylindrical steel rail passenger car.
His original intention was to sell the machines, not the biscuits. He returned to Denver and began distributing the biscuits from a horse-drawn wagon in an attempt to popularize the idea. There he founded the Cereal Machine Company. In 1895, Perky received United States Patent Number 548,086, dated 15 October 1895.
The biscuits proved more popular than the machines, | 3,087 | triviaqa-train |
What is the one-word name of the artificial sweetener sold as Candarel and NutraSweet? | used as a sweetener in protein shakes and pharmaceutical products, especially chewable and liquid medications, where it can make the active ingredients more palatable.
Types Aspartame.
Aspartame was discovered in 1965 by James M. Schlatter at the G.D. Searle company. He was working on an anti-ulcer drug and accidentally spilled some aspartame on his hand. When he licked his finger, he noticed that it had a sweet taste. Torunn Atteraas Garin oversaw the development of aspartame as an artificial sweetener. It is an odorless, white crystalline powder | G.D. Searle, LLC
G.D. Searle, LLC is a wholly owned trademark of Pfizer. It is currently used mainly as a distribution trademark for various pharmaceuticals that were developed by G. D. Searle & Company (often referred to as Searle). Prior to its 1985 merger with Monsanto, Searle was a company focusing on life sciences, specifically pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and animal health.
Searle is most notable for having developed the first female birth control pill, and the artificial sweetener NutraSweet.
History.
Searle was founded | 3,088 | triviaqa-train |
Abbreviated to MVP, what is the American sporting equivalent of “Man of the Match”? | Most valuable player
In sports, a most valuable player (MVP) award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best-performing player (or players) in an entire league, for a particular competition, or on a specific team. Initially used in professional sports, the term is now also commonly used in amateur sports, as well as in other completely unrelated fields such as business and music. In many sports, MVP awards are presented for a specific match—in other words, a player of the match award | flu pandemic, the "Petit Journal"'s 8,500 franc purse, the equivalent of four years' wages for a typical working man, guaranteed that the race would attract top talent. The newspaper also organised a number of other sporting events during 1919, including a football tournament for the liberated regions, an air race, a cross-country running race, a swimming competition and a boxing match. Although 140 riders registered for the race, many could not train or muster basic equipment, leaving just 87 riders to start the | 3,089 | triviaqa-train |
Addresses in and around which British town or city have post codes beginning CA? | as the City of Carlisle, where much of the local authority area is undeveloped countryside—but the Borough of Medway was not permitted to continue Rochester's title. In recent times there have been competitions for new grants of city status. Towns or councils that claim city status or add "city" to their name have been known to be rebuked by the Advertising Standards Authority.
The cities of Scotland and Ireland were treated separately. Scottish towns irregularly applied the description to themselves, but were formally organised as royal burghs; | East, East, South and West), which are included in this table to give a way to sort places into those ten geographical groups. Leeds is largely covered by LS post codes, most but not all of which have Leeds as their Post town to be used in postal addresses. Parts of the city have BD (Bradford) or WF (Wakefield) post codes, and some LS post codes are outside the city (in particular LS24 covering Tadcaster and LS29 covering Ilkley). The council provides a map of | 3,090 | triviaqa-train |
Which US composer wrote the 1976 opera, Einstein on the Beach? | Einstein on the Beach
Einstein on the Beach is an opera in four acts (framed and connected by five "knee plays" or intermezzos), composed by Philip Glass and directed by theatrical producer Robert Wilson. The opera eschews traditional narrative in favor of a formalist approach based on structured spaces laid out by Wilson in a series of storyboards. The music was written "in the spring, summer and fall of 1975". Glass recounts the collaborative process: "I put [Wilson’s notebook of sketches] on the | is where the cacher finds the travel bug and logs it as remaining in the cache it is already in and does not move it on. Travel bugs have been promoted for their use in education, and also in Scouting.
They can also be used in travel bug racing, where a group of geocachers will release bugs on the same day with the objective to either travel the longest distance or to score points by achieving specific objectives.
Similar to a travel bug, a geocoin is a coin printed with a tracking | 3,091 | triviaqa-train |
What is the more modern name for the electrical device sometimes called a condenser? | energy and stresses the dielectric and the electrolyte, if any.
Non-ideal behavior Current and voltage reversal.
Current reversal occurs when the current changes direction. Voltage reversal is the change of polarity in a circuit. Reversal is generally described as the percentage of the maximum rated voltage that reverses polarity. In DC circuits, this is usually less than 100%, often in the range of 0 to 90%, whereas AC circuits experience 100% reversal.
In DC circuits and pulsed circuits, current and voltage reversal | other side of the device, consuming electrical energy. Conventional cooling using compressed gases would not be a feasible option for cooling down an individual integrated circuit, because it needs many other devices to operate such as evaporator, compressor and condenser. Overall, a compressor-based system is more for a large-scale cooling jobs, and is not viable for small-scale system like bioamplifiers. The passive cooling, like heat sink and fan, only limits the rise of temperature above the ambient condition, while Peltier devices can actively | 3,092 | triviaqa-train |
Which drink is made from crème de cassis topped with white wine? | Kir (cocktail)
Kir is a popular French cocktail made with a measure of crème de cassis (blackcurrant liqueur) topped up with white wine.
In France it is usually drunk as an apéritif before a meal or snack. It was originally made with Bourgogne Aligoté, a white wine of Burgundy. Now, various white wines are used throughout France, according to the region and the whim of the barkeeper. Many prefer a white Chardonnay-based Burgundy, such as Chablis.
It used to be called blanc | Cassis (disambiguation)
Cassis is a place in southern France.
Cassis may also refer to:
People.
- Ignazio Cassis (born 1961), a Swiss physician and politician
- Nancy Cassis (born 1944), an American teacher and psychologist
Places.
- Cassis, a suburb of Port Louis, Mauritius
Food and drink.
- Cassis AOC, a French "Appellation d'origine contrôlée" wine region
- Crème de Cassis, or Cassis liqueur, a drink made from blackcurrants | 3,093 | triviaqa-train |
As what was Birmingham’s James Turner Street rechristened for a Channel 4 series? | made, such as the fact that most people on benefits are pensioners yet we didn't see any of them on Benefits Street." The debate was watched by an average audience of 3.2 million.
Reception Political and media response "The Big Benefits Row: Live".
Channel 5 aired "The Big Benefits Row: Live", their own unconnected debate about the welfare state, on 3 February. Presented by Matthew Wright, the show featured a panel of guests made up of Conservative MP Edwina Currie, reality television star Katie | Century", a critically acclaimed series documenting the twentieth century through the experiences of a single family. She was also the executive producer of popular factual series such as "Bad Lads Army" for ITV, which won the Royal Television Society's Best Feature Award in 2003, and "That'll Teach Them" for Channel 4, which won the Indie Award for Best Reality Series in 2005. Meanwhile she continued to executive produce investigations for "Dispatches" on Channel 4 including "MMR, What they Didn't Tell You" | 3,094 | triviaqa-train |
Which small, remote island is known to its inhabitants as Rapa Nui? | Easter Island
Easter Island (, ) is a Chilean island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle in Oceania. Easter Island is most famous for its nearly 1,000 extant monumental statues, called "moai", created by the early Rapa Nui people. In 1995, UNESCO named Easter Island a World Heritage Site, with much of the island protected within Rapa Nui National Park.
It is believed that Easter Island's Polynesian inhabitants arrived on Easter Island sometime near 1200 AD. They created | Pserimos
Pserimos () is a small Greek island in the Dodecanese chain, lying between Kalymnos and Kos in front of the coast of Turkey. It is part of the municipality of Kálymnos, and reported a population of 80 inhabitants at the 2011 census.
The main industry is tourism, with Greek and other European holidaymakers attracted by its remote location. There are several beaches and a number of taverns, some of which offer accommodation.
Pserimos is served by a daily ferry from Pothia, on the island of Kalymnos | 3,095 | triviaqa-train |
Which “Tom” gave simultaneous 1958 hits to Lonnie Donegan and the Kingston Trio? | started in 1958 with the release of their first album and its hit recording of "Tom Dooley", which sold over three million copies as a single. The Trio released nineteen albums that made "Billboard's" Top 100, fourteen of which ranked in the top 10, and five of which hit the number 1 spot. Four of the group's LPs charted among the 10 top-selling albums for five weeks in November and December 1959, a record unmatched for more than 50 years, and the group still ranks | Dooley". Using a wooden banjo made for him by Hicks, Warner later began performing the song, which became an international hit in the 1950s in recordings by both The Kingston Trio and Lonnie Donegan. The Warners collected "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" from Sue Thomas at Nags Head, North Carolina.
As non-professional collectors, they had no outside financial help, and often recorded only short extracts of songs, with Anne Warner transcribing the remainder manually using shorthand. She later said:"We had | 3,096 | triviaqa-train |
Which 17th century scientist, also Irish-born, was the 14th son of the 1st Earl of Cork? | a nation of "saints and scholars". The 6th-century Irish monk and missionary Columbanus is regarded as one of the "fathers of Europe", followed by saints Cillian and Fergal. The scientist Robert Boyle is considered the "father of chemistry", and Robert Mallet one of the "fathers of seismology". Famous Irish writers include Oscar Wilde, W. B. Yeats, Samuel Beckett, George Bernard Shaw, Bram Stoker, James Joyce, C.S. Lewis and Seamus Heaney. Notable Irish explorers include Brendan the Navigator, | Wentworth FitzGerald, 17th Earl of Kildare
Wentworth FitzGerald, 17th Earl of Kildare PC (I) (1634 – 5 March 1664), styled Lord Offaly until 1660, was an Irish politician who sat in the House of Commons of England in 1660 and from 1661 sat in the Irish House of Lords.
Background.
Kildare was the son of George FitzGerald, 16th Earl of Kildare, and Lady Jane Boyle, daughter of Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork. He succeeded his father in the earldom in 1660 | 3,097 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the role of Bamber Gascoigne in the 2005 feature film Starter for Ten? | Mark Gatiss
Mark Gatiss (; born 17 October 1966) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter and novelist. His work includes writing for and acting in the TV series "Doctor Who" and "Sherlock". Together with Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton and Jeremy Dyson, he is a member of the comedy team "The League of Gentlemen". He played Tycho Nestoris in the HBO series "Game of Thrones".
Early life and education.
Gatiss was born in Sedgefield, County Durham, England, | by Bamber Gascoigne, produced by Granada Television and broadcast across the ITV network, was very popular and ran until it was taken off the air in 1987. In 1994 the show was resurrected by the BBC with Jeremy Paxman as the new quizmaster. It remains very popular in Britain. The show, and the catch phrase used by Gascoigne (and later Paxman) before each toss-up question, "Your starter for 10," was the inspiration for the novel "Starter for 10", and the subsequent film. | 3,098 | triviaqa-train |
In area, which is the largest island of the Inner Hebrides? | Inner Hebrides
The Inner Hebrides (; Scottish Gaelic: "Na h-Eileanan a-staigh", "the inner isles") is an archipelago off the west coast of mainland Scotland, to the south east of the Outer Hebrides. Together these two island chains form the Hebrides, which experience a mild oceanic climate. The Inner Hebrides comprise 35 inhabited islands as well as 44 uninhabited islands with an area greater than . Skye, Islay and Mull are the three largest, and also have the highest populations. The main | : Shetland, Orkney, and the Hebrides, sub-divided into the Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides. There are also clusters of islands in the Firth of Clyde, Firth of Forth, and Solway Firth, and numerous small islands within the many bodies of fresh water in Scotland including Loch Lomond and Loch Maree. The largest island is Lewis and Harris which extends to 2,179 square kilometres, and there are a further 200 islands which are greater than 40 hectares in area. Of the remainder, several such as Staffa | 3,099 | triviaqa-train |
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