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Which aliens in Doctor Who originate from Earth’s twin planet, Mondas? | 's orbit around Earth was the cause of Mondas' departure from orbit.)
The Cybermen began to deploy spaceships to conquer and colonise other planets, including Telos, where they pushed the native Cryons aside and established the "tombs" of the Cybermen, vast vaults where they could take refuge in suspended animation if needed.
Eventually, the Cybermen fitted a propulsion system to Mondas itself. This allowed them to pilot the planet through space, returning it to the solar system in 1986. The Cybermen invaded Earth while Mondas | year 1986. Nearby they find the Snowcap Base, a space tracking station commanded by General Cutler. The base is supervising the mission of the "Zeus IV" spaceship, running a routine probe on the Earth's atmosphere. The spaceship is drawn off-course by an unknown force, and Snowcap monitoring staff discover a new, unknown planet approaching Earth. Recognising identical landmasses to those of Earth, the Doctor reveals that this is Mondas, the Earth's long-lost twin planet, and that its inhabitants will soon be | 3,100 | triviaqa-train |
Mel Brooks’ spoof of the Robin Hood films was called ‘Robin Hood, …’ .. what? | produced before canceling the series. During the next decade, Brooks directed "Life Stinks" (1991), "" (1993), and "" (1995). "People" magazine suggested, "anyone in a mood for a hearty laugh couldn't do better than "Robin Hood: Men in Tights", which gave fans a parody of Robin Hood, especially ""."
Like Brooks' other films, it is filled with one-liners, and even the occasional breaking of the fourth | Career.
Porretta wasted no time in getting involved with the entertainment industry. By the age of 25 he was already a veteran of Broadway and a student at the Manhattan School of Music. In 1990 Porretta broke into television with recurring roles on shows like "Wings" and "Beverly Hills, 90210". In 1993 he was given his first major movie role, as Will Scarlet O'Hara in Mel Brooks' spoof "". Porretta starred as Robin Hood in his own TV series four years later. Since 1997 | 3,101 | triviaqa-train |
The winner of ‘X Factor’ topped the Xmas charts in 2010 with ‘When We Collide’. What is his name? | , Alexandra Burke, Joe McElderry, Matt Cardle, Little Mix, James Arthur, Sam Bailey, Ben Haenow, Louisa Johnson, Matt Terry, Rak-Su and Dalton Harris. Winners receive a recording contract with record label Syco Music with a stated value of £1 million. This includes a cash payment to the winner, but the majority is allocated to marketing and recording costs.
From 2004 to 2010, and again in 2013 and 2014, the winning contestant's single was released in time for the end- | on "The X Factor", the winner's single and his debut single, "When We Collide", was released. The track was made available to purchase on 12 December 2010, shortly after the show had ended. On 19 December 2010, the track debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, as well as on the Irish Singles Chart. The track also became the second biggest-selling single of 2010 with 815,000 copies sold within two weeks. In June 2012, it had sold 1 million copies | 3,102 | triviaqa-train |
Formerly based in Ilkeston, which Newark brewery produces Christmas Cake Walk? | from 1985 by the French Saint-Gobain Group. The last casting was an emotional event in 2007. The huge Stanton site has been partially given over to business park and the rest of the site is earmarked for redevelopment which is subject to local opposition.
Ilkeston Charter fair.
Ilkeston Market Place is the site of a Charter fair. The fair celebrated its 760th anniversary in 2012, the Charter being granted by King Henry III in 1252. This makes the fair older than Nottingham's famous Goose Fair and it is | Blue Monkey Brewery
Blue Monkey Brewery is a 20 barrel microbrewery located on the border of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Founded in Ilkeston in 2008, the company doubled its capacity and moved to Giltbrook in 2010. It produces award-winning beers, including Ape Ale and Guerrilla Porter.
It currently has four outlets; The Organ Grinder Nottingham, The Organ Grinder Loughborough, The Organ Grinder Newark and The Coffee Grinder Arnold
History.
Blue Monkey Brewery was founded in the Manners Industrial Estate, Ilkeston on 8 October 2008 by | 3,103 | triviaqa-train |
In which year in the 50s was the first televised Queen’s speech? | of Canada in 1957 and 1977. Another member of the Royal Family may also perform this duty, such as when, on 1 September 1919, Prince Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII), read the Speech From the Throne in the Canadian parliament. On two occasions, the Administrator of the Government delivered the address to the Parliament of Canada: 16 May 1963 and 30 September 1974.
In the Australian states, the relevant governor reads the speech, though, the Australian monarch may also perform the | In 2013, Barlow was named Wellingtonian of the Year for business. The same year, she received an award for Most Outstanding Contributor to Over 50s Housing at the Over 50s Housing Awards in London, England. She also received two of the seven Women in Governance Awards in 2013, for Gender Diversity in Leadership and Excellence in Leadership, from the organisation Women on Boards.
In the 2014 Queen’s Birthday Honours, Barlow was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to business. | 3,104 | triviaqa-train |
What do the letters BB represent in competitive gymnastics? | Gymnastics is usually divided into Men's and Women's Gymnastics. Men compete on six events: Floor Exercise, Pommel Horse, Still Rings, Vault, Parallel Bars, and Horizontal Bar, while women compete on four: Vault, Uneven Bars, Balance Beam, and Floor Exercise. In some countries, women at one time competed on the rings, high bar, and parallel bars (for example, in the 1950s in the USSR).
In 2006, FIG introduced a new points system for Artistic gymnastics in which | VT; 3rd BB
1994 US Championships: 35th AA
1994 US Olympic Festival: 7th AA (tie); 5th BB; 6th VT
1993 US Championships: 10th AA
External links.
- USA Gymnastics Biography (PDF file)
- List of competitive results at Gymn Forum
- Mohini Bhardwaj on the Rise—1996 Feature from USA Gymnastics
- UCLA Bruins Biography page
- International Gymnast feature on Bhardwaj's coach, Galina Marinova
- Mohini Bhardwaj site page at Olympic Gymnastics
- US Gymnastics Team | 3,105 | triviaqa-train |
Who served as the ninth Governor of Alaska from 2006 to 2009? | voted for a Democratic presidential candidate fewer times. Alaska was carried by Democratic nominee Lyndon B. Johnson during his landslide election in 1964, while the 1960 and 1968 elections were close. Since 1972, however, Republicans have carried the state by large margins. In 2008, Republican John McCain defeated Democrat Barack Obama in Alaska, 59.49% to 37.83%. McCain's running mate was Sarah Palin, the state's governor and the first Alaskan on a major party ticket. Obama lost Alaska again in 2012, but he captured 40 | First Ladies and Gentlemen of Alaska
The First Lady or First Gentleman of Alaska is the title attributed to the wife or husband of the Governor of Alaska. The holder of the title resides with the Governor at the Alaska Governor's Mansion in Juneau, Alaska.
The current First Lady of Alaska is Rose Newlin, wife of Governor Mike Dunleavy, who has held the position since December 3, 2018. To date, only one person has served as the First Gentleman since statehood: Todd Palin from 2006 to 2009. | 3,106 | triviaqa-train |
Which former ‘TOWIE’ star thought that Ebola virus was the name of a pop group? | heavily centered on the love triangle of Mark Wright, Lauren Goodger, and Lucy Mecklenburgh. This was the only series to feature cast members Candy Jacobs and Michael Woods. Mark also appeared alongside fellow cast members Amy Childs, James Argent, Nanny Pat and Sam Faiers on "" on 21 February 2011 to discuss the first series and also confirmed a second series.
Series Series 2 (2011).
The second series began airing on 20 March 2011 and concluded on 4 May 2011. Due to the popularity of the first | 1976. At the same time, a third team introduced the name "Ebola virus", derived from the Ebola River, where the 1976 outbreak occurred. The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) identifies Ebola virus as species "Zaire ebolavirus", which is part of the genus "Ebolavirus", family "Filoviridae", order "Mononegavirales". The name "Ebola virus" is derived from the Ebola River—a river that was at first thought to be in close proximity to the area in Democratic | 3,107 | triviaqa-train |
What is the correct term for ‘a nose job’? | Rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty ( , nose + , to shape), commonly known as a nose job, is a plastic surgery procedure for correcting and reconstructing the nose. There are two types of plastic surgery used – reconstructive surgery that restores the form and functions of the nose and cosmetic surgery that improves the appearance of the nose. Reconstructive surgery seeks to resolve nasal injuries caused by various traumas including blunt, and penetrating trauma and trauma caused by blast injury. Reconstructive surgery also treats birth defects, breathing problems, and failed primary rhinoplasties | to identify what they think is the correct item. They have one minute in which to make their choice. They then take the small box located next to the item back outside. Inside this box is a glass cube revealing whether or not they have won.
The Codex clue describes which of the five artefacts is correct as well as which ones to avoid. Sometimes the clue can be cryptic - for example, in one programme the term "I'm buttercup" referred to a vessel (cup) in the form | 3,108 | triviaqa-train |
Which Spanish city is famous for bull running during the eight-day San Fermin festival? | Roman of senatorial rank in Pamplona in the 3rd century, who was converted to Christianity by Saint Honestus, a disciple of Saint Saturninus. According to tradition, he was baptised by Saturninus (in Navarre also known as Saint Cernin) at the spot now known as the "Small Well of Saint Cernin" Fermín was ordained a priest in Toulouse, and returned to Pamplona as its first bishop. On a later preaching voyage, Fermín was beheaded in Amiens, France; and is now considered a martyr in the Catholic Church. | KB limit with the 80286, special programming techniques were required to address significant amounts of memory until the 80386, as opposed to other 32-bit processors such as SPARC which provided straightforward access to nearly their entire 4 GB memory address range. 64-bit workstations and servers supporting an address range far beyond 4 GB have been available since the early 1990s, a technology just beginning to appear in the PC desktop and server market in the mid-2000s.
- Operating system: early workstations ran the Unix operating system (OS), a | 3,109 | triviaqa-train |
The calcaneus is the Latin name for which part of the body? | Calcaneus
In humans, the calcaneus (; from the Latin "calcaneus" or "calcaneum", meaning heel) or heel bone is a bone of the tarsus of the foot which constitutes the heel. In some other animals, it is the point of the hock.
Structure.
In humans, the calcaneus is the largest of the tarsal bones and the largest bone of the foot. The talus bone, calcaneus, and navicular bone are considered the proximal row of tarsal bones. In the calcaneus, several important | Anaphora (liturgy)
The Anaphora is the most solemn part of the Divine Liturgy, or the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, during which the offerings of bread and wine are consecrated as the body and blood of Christ. This is the usual name for this part of the Liturgy in Greek-speaking Eastern Christianity. In western Christian traditions which have a comparable rite, the Anaphora is more often called the Roman Canon in the Latin liturgy, or the Eucharistic Prayer for the three additional modern anaphoras. When the Roman Rite | 3,110 | triviaqa-train |
The outer whorl of a flower is called a calyx . What is the plural form of the word? | was adopted from the Latin , not to be confused with , a cup or goblet. "Calyx" derived from the Greek (), a bud, a calyx, a husk or wrapping, (cf Sanskrit "kalika", a bud) while derived from the Greek (), a cup or goblet, and the words have been used interchangeably in botanical Latin.
After flowering, most plants have no more use for the calyx which withers or becomes vestigial. Some plants retain a thorny calyx, either dried | pedicel, except in "C. cymosum", where it is absent.
Remarkably, each flower head contains just one, bisexual, mauve, pink or white disc floret. The florets are enveloped by two whorls of involucral bracts. The outer whorl consists of two or three short bracts at the base. The inner whorl consist of only two, much larger, hairless or coarsely hairy bracts that usually are green in colour with purple tips or entirely tinged purple. The inner bracts form a sheath around the tube of the | 3,111 | triviaqa-train |
Which tv soap is set in Glendarroch? | the new ITV network centre was reviewing all long-standing series made by ITV companies, the issues of the series being dropped becoming even more apparent as the regions south of the border were months behind in their transmissions in Scotland. On 2 June 1993, Marcus Plantin, ITV's network director, announced the termination of "Take The High Road" from September 1993, as 'ITV's statisticians believed English audiences have had enough' This resulted in public protest, as many believed that without ITV companies south of the border | Punishment (TV series)
Punishment is an Australian television soap opera made by the Reg Grundy Organisation for the Ten Network in 1981.
Set in a fictional men's prison, the series attempted to present a male version of the internationally successful cult soap "Prisoner", which was set in a woman's prison. Attempts by the show's makers to differentiate the series from "Prisoner" saw "Punishment" imbued with greater realism; however, the formula did not attract high viewing figures. Network Ten deemed the | 3,112 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the title role in ‘Hamish Macbeth’? | Hamish Macbeth (TV series)
Hamish Macbeth is a comedy-mystery-drama series made by BBC Scotland and first aired in 1995. It is loosely based on a series of mystery novels by M. C. Beaton (Marion Chesney). The series concerns a local police officer, Constable Hamish Macbeth, in the fictitious town of Lochdubh on the west coast of Scotland. The title character was played by Robert Carlyle. It ran for three series from 1995 to 1997, with the first two series having six episodes and the | guest spots on numerous other television shows, including "Hamish Macbeth", "Still Game" and "Taggart". McColl was also cast in a small role in the 2002 American film, "Gangs of New York", directed by Martin Scorsese.
In 1994 he guest starred alongside his "Rab C Nesbitt" co star "Gregor Fisher" in episode 5 of "The Tales of Para Handy" in which, he played a religious madman who held the ships crew hostage.
Iain McColl died from complications | 3,113 | triviaqa-train |
Gaston Leroux wrote which 1911 novel, later a famous musical? | Gaston Leroux
Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux (6 May 186815 April 1927) was a French journalist and author of detective fiction.
In the English-speaking world, he is best known for writing the novel "The Phantom of the Opera" ("Le Fantôme de l'Opéra", 1910), which has been made into several film and stage productions of the same name, notably the 1925 film starring Lon Chaney, and Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical. His novel "The Mystery of the Yellow Room" is | inspired by the 1911 Gaston Leroux novel. He wrote the part of Christine for his then-wife, Sarah Brightman, who played the role in the original London and Broadway productions alongside Michael Crawford as the Phantom. The production was directed by Harold Prince, who had also earlier directed "Evita." Charles Hart wrote the lyrics for "Phantom" with some additional material provided by Richard Stilgoe, with whom Lloyd Webber co-wrote the book of the musical. It became a hit and is still running in both the | 3,114 | triviaqa-train |
From what English port does the Hispaniola set sail in ‘Treasure Island’? | port in Spanish America, where they will sign on more crew, Silver steals a bag of money and escapes. The rest sail back to Bristol and divide up the treasure. Jim says there is more left on the island, but he for one will not undertake another voyage to recover it.
Background.
Stevenson conceived the idea of "Treasure Island" (originally titled, "The Sea Cook: A Story for Boys") from a map of an imaginary, romantic island idly drawn by Stevenson and his | lead them to the famous Flint treasure. Squire Trelawney (Nigel Bruce) raises money for a voyage to the treasure island and they set sail on Captain Alexander Smollett's (Lewis Stone) ship "Hispaniola". Also on board is the one-legged Long John Silver (Wallace Beery) and his cronies. Even though Bones had warned Jim about a sailor with one leg, they become friends.
During the voyage, several fatal "accidents" happen to sailors who disapprove of Silver and his cohorts. Then, | 3,115 | triviaqa-train |
Which character in ‘Oliver Twist’ is later revealed to be Oliver’s great uncle? | Mr. Brownlow
Mr. Brownlow is a character from the novel "Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens. A bookish and kindly middle-aged bachelor, he helps Oliver to escape the clutches of Fagin. He later adopts Oliver Twist by the end of the novel.
The novel.
Mr. Brownlow is introduced when the Artful Dodger and his companion Charley Bates pick his pocket and Oliver Twist is arrested simply for "looking guilty". Later, in court, Brownlow discovers Oliver is completely innocent and, after dealing with the | the Poor Law Commission with a Poor Law Board under much closer government supervision and parliamentary scrutiny.
Charles Dickens' novel "Oliver Twist" harshly criticises the Poor Law. In 1835 sample dietary tables were issued by the Poor law Commissioners for use in union workhouses. Dickens details the meagre diet of Oliver’s workhouse and points it up in the famous scene of the boy asking for more.Dickens also comments sarcastically on the notorious measure which consisted in separating married couples on admission to the workhouse: "instead of compelling a | 3,116 | triviaqa-train |
In Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’, what M is the name of Prospero’s daughter? | The Tempest
The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, probably written in 1610–1611, and thought to be one of the last plays that Shakespeare wrote alone. After the first scene, which takes place on a ship at sea during a tempest, the rest of the story is set on a remote island, where the sorcerer Prospero, a complex and contradictory character, lives with his daughter Miranda, and his two servants — Caliban, a savage monster figure, and Ariel, an airy spirit. The play contains music | vice being swept away by glorious civilization. In Shakespeare’s play, the storm in scene one functions as the anti-masque for the masque proper in act four.
The masque in "The Tempest" is not an actual masque, it is an analogous scene intended to mimic and evoke a masque, while serving the narrative of the drama that contains it. The masque is a culmination of the primary action in "The Tempest:" Prospero’s intention to not only seek revenge on his usurpers, but to regain | 3,117 | triviaqa-train |
Mr Elton, a vicar, is a character in which Jane Austen novel? | irony, along with her realism, humour, and social commentary, have long earned her acclaim among critics, scholars, and popular audiences alike.
With the publications of "Sense and Sensibility" (1811), "Pride and Prejudice" (1813), "Mansfield Park" (1814) and "Emma" (1816), she achieved success as a published writer. She wrote two additional novels, "Northanger Abbey" and "Persuasion", both published posthumously in 1818, and began another, eventually | Henry Crawford owned barouches" in which other characters rode, and Jane Austen herself on at least one occasion in 1813 rode in a barouche. Henry Crawford was a character in "Mansfield Park" and his barouche was the topic of two important scenes of the novel; Lady Dalrymple was in "Persuasion", while Mr and Mrs Palmer were characters in "Sense and Sensibility".
Barouche driving is mentioned as a fashionable pastime in Nice, Italy, in chapter 37 of "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott. | 3,118 | triviaqa-train |
Torch was the final code name for the 1942 Allied landings ……..where? | Operation Torch
Operation Torch (8-16 November 1942) was an Anglo–American invasion of French North Africa during the Second World War. It was aimed at reducing pressure on Allied forces in Egypt, and enabling an invasion of Southern Europe. It also provided the ‘second front’ which the Soviet Union had been requesting since it was invaded by the Germans in 1941. The region was dominated by the Vichy French, officially in collaboration with Germany, but with mixed loyalties, and reports indicated that they might support | that they perform this year's ritual. Rory, too, has trouble keeping the family's past. Eventually, Rory wanders into his father's shed and finds a young woman held hostage. Frank angrily demands that Rory leave, then forces his daughters to kill and butcher the captive. They reluctantly obey, and the entire family eats her remains after a bit of urging from Frank. Marge attempts to deliver a vegetarian meal to the Parkers, noting she thinks she heard a woman crying in the shed, but she receives | 3,119 | triviaqa-train |
In which conflict did the Battle of Pork Chop Hill take place? | killed, 916 wounded, and 9 captured. 163 of the dead were never recovered. Of the Republic of Korea Army KATUSA troops attached to the 7th, approximately 15 were killed and 120 wounded. PVA casualties were estimated at 1,500 dead and 4,000 wounded.
According to"抗美援朝战争卫生工作总结 卫生勤务 (Summarization of Medical Works in the War to Aid Korea and Resist America)," 6,800 soldiers of 67th division were involved in 1953 summer battles for five days, among them 533 were killed and 1,242 were wounded. Less than three weeks after | which contained the outposts Eerie and Arsenal (), lay approximately northeast of Pork Chop Hill. Arsenal was located about northwest of Eerie.
Battle.
Battle March 1952.
In March 1952, Hill Eerie was the responsibility of the United States Army's 45th Infantry Division – Company K, 179th Infantry Regiment, commanded by Captain Max Clark.
On March 21, 1952, the twenty-six personnel of the third platoon, under the command of Lieutenant Omer Manley, set out to take over the outpost. Manley | 3,120 | triviaqa-train |
The RENFE is the railway system of which country? | Renfe Operadora
Renfe Operadora () is the state-owned company which operates freight and passenger trains on the , the and the networks of the Spanish national railway infrastructure company Adif ("Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias"—Railway Infrastructure Administration).
History.
The name "Renfe" is derived from that of the former Spanish National Railway Network, RENFE (acronym of "Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Españoles"—National Network of Spanish Railways) created on 24 January 1941 with the nationalisation of Spain's railways. As per EU Directive 91/440, | Cercanías Bilbao
Cercanías Bilbao (Basque: "Bilboko Aldiriak") is a commuter rail network in Bilbao, serving the city and its metropolitan area. It is operated by Cercanías, as part of Renfe, the national railway company. It consists of three lines, named C-1, C-2 and C-3. All three of them start at Bilbao-Abando station, which is the central station of the city.
System.
Cercanías Bilbao follows the same patterns as other Cercanías networks in the country, as Cercanías Madrid or | 3,121 | triviaqa-train |
The Gegs are an ethnic group from which European country? | Ghegs
The Ghegs (also spelled Gegs, ) are one of two major ethnic subgroups of Albanians (the other being the Tosks) differentiated by their cultural, linguistic, social and religious characteristics. The Ghegs live in Albania (north of the Shkumbin river), Kosovo, North Macedonia and Montenegro. The name Gheg is derived from the term initially used by Orthodox population of pre-Ottoman Albania for confessional denotation when referring to their Catholic neighbors who converted to Catholicism to better resist the Orthodox Serbs. The Ghegs speak Gheg | descent deriving their Croatian ethnicity from one or both parents. Chile has one of the largest communities of ethnic Croats outside the Balkans Peninsula and it is one of the most significant communities in the Croatian diaspora - second only to that which is found in the United States. They are one of the main example of successful assimilation of a non Spanish-speaking European ethnic group into Chilean society. Many successful entrepreneurs, scientists, artists and prominent politicians holding the highest offices in the country have been of Croatian descent.
The Croatian | 3,122 | triviaqa-train |
In which country are the Harz mountains? | Harz
The Harz is a "Mittelgebirge" that has the highest elevations in Northern Germany and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia. The name "Harz" derives from the Middle High German word "Hardt" or "Hart" (hill forest), Latinized as "Hercynia". The Brocken is the highest summit in the Harz with an elevation of above sea level. The Wurmberg () is the highest peak located entirely within the state of Lower Saxony. | Harz Mountains (which are hills rather than mountains here), and reaches the town of Lutherstadt Eisleben, the birthplace of Martin Luther, the church reformer, and bears his name in its official name.
A further extension, long planned, but realized only in 2007, leads E11 through mining and large-scale agricultural country to the Natural Park of the Lower Saale (Naturpark Unteres Saaletal). E11 continues to the city of Halle. This remarkable town survived the Second World War almost undamaged and retains a great number | 3,123 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of Azerbaijan? | , "Burc FM", "Avto FM", "ASAN Radio" and "Lider FM Jazz" are some of the more influential competitors with large national audiences.
Some of the most influential Baku newspapers include the daily "Azadliq", "Zaman" (The Time), "Bakinskiy Rabochiy" (Baku Worker), "Echo" and the English-language "Baku Today".
Baku is also featured in the video game "Battlefield 4".
Architecture Nightlife.
Baku boasts a vibrant | views. The other current books in the "What is?" series include ""What is Love?, What is Death?, What is Beautiful?, What is Funny?, What is Right?, What is Peace?, What is Money?, What is Dreaming?, What is a Friend?, What is True?, What is a Family?, What is a Feeling?" The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age | 3,124 | triviaqa-train |
Which international football team are known as ‘The Albiceleste’? | Argentina national football team
The Argentina national football team () represents Argentina in football. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires.
"La Selección" (national team), also known as the "Albicelestes", has appeared in five World Cup finals, including the first final in 1930, which they lost 4–2 to Uruguay. Argentina won in their next final appearance in 1978, beating the Netherlands at extra time, 3–1. Argentina won again in 1986, through a 3–2 victory | ever win against the "Albiceleste" in the tournament.
Amorebieta was included in Venezuela's squad for the 2015 Copa América, where he was sent off in the team's 0–1 loss to Peru in the group stage for a stamp on Paolo Guerrero. He retired from international football that November.
International career Basque Country.
Amorebieta also appeared in four matches for the Basque Country national team (a non-FIFA affiliate), debuting against Venezuela in San Cristóbal, Táchira on 20 June 2007. The friendly match, | 3,125 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the dragon that guards the treasure in The Hobbit? | rare after the 1960s, due to demand for more serious children's literature.
One of the most iconic modern dragons is Smaug from J. R. R. Tolkien's classic novel "The Hobbit". Dragons also appear in the bestselling "Harry Potter" series of children's novels by J. K. Rowling. Other prominent works depicting dragons include Anne McCaffrey's "Dragonriders of Pern", Ursula K. Le Guin's "Earthsea Cycle", George R. R. Martin's series "A Song of Ice and Fire", and Christopher | for treasure) to trigger a chain of events in "The Hobbit".
Characterization.
The "Beowulf" dragon is the earliest example in literature of the typical European dragon and first incidence of a fire-breathing dragon. The "Beowulf" dragon is described with Old English terms such as "draca" (dragon), and "wyrm" (reptile, or serpent), and as a creature with a venomous bite. Also, the "Beowulf" poet created a dragon with specific traits: a | 3,126 | triviaqa-train |
Dr Claw is the arch-enemy of which children’s cartoon title character? | on five stations. A month later, the series premiered in France, whose version also featured a theme song with French lyrics and the French title "Inspecteur Gadget" appearing in front of the episode.
The first season was aired on weekdays from September 12, 1983 to December 9, 1983 and comprised of 65 episodes.
History Season 2.
The first season episodes were repeated during the 1984–1985 season, with 21 new episodes airing on Saturdays for the second season of "Inspector Gadget" from September 1985 to February | Woodlands Road.
Statue of the cartoon character Lobey Dosser as a tribute to his creator Bud Neill, erected by the citizens of Glasgow. The statue depicts Lobey Dosser, the Sheriff of Calton Creek, taking in his handcuffed arch-enemy Rank Bajin, on his horse El Fideldo (Elfie) which only has two legs. Claimed to be the only two-legged equestrian statue in the world.
Partick Interchange.
Bud Neill's G.I. Bride character from the Lobey Dosser series is depicted with her baby Ned, | 3,127 | triviaqa-train |
Benvolio is the cousin and friend of which Shakespearian hero? | Benvolio
Benvolio is a fictional character in Shakespeare's drama "Romeo and Juliet". He is Lord Montague's nephew and Romeo's cousin. Benvolio serves as an unsuccessful peacemaker in the play, attempting to prevent violence between the Capulet and Montague families.
Sources.
In 1554, Matteo Bandello published the second volume of his "Novelle" which included his version of "Giuletta e Romeo". Bandello emphasises Romeo's initial depression and the feud between the families, and introduces the Nurse and Benvolio. Bandello's | - The White Stripes, "Icky Thump"
- Best International Alternative/Indie Band: Arcade Fire
- Arctic Monkeys
- Muse
- Oasis
- Radiohead
- Best International Alternative/Indie Live Act: Arcade Fire
- Arctic Monkeys
- The Cribs
- Kaiser Chiefs
- Muse
- Best International Alternative/Indie Solo Artist: Kate Nash
- Amy Winehouse
- Feist
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- M.I.A.
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Which African country is regarded as the spiritual home of Rastafarianism? | God—referred to as Jah—who partially resides within each individual. Haile Selassie, the Emperor of Ethiopia between 1930 and 1974, is given central importance. Many Rastas regard him as an incarnation of Jah on Earth and as the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, another figure whom practitioners revere. Other Rastas regard Haile Selassie not as Jah incarnate but as a human prophet who fully recognized the inner divinity in every individual. Rastafari is Afrocentric and focuses its attention on the African diaspora, which it believes is oppressed within Western | practices, sometimes with influence from other traditions such as Native American religions, Islam, Spiritism, or Western esotericism. While these religions are not themselves especially millenarian, they would have a heavy influence on later religious movements in the African diaspora, such as Rastafarianism, the Nation of Islam, the Nuwaubian Nation, and the Black Hebrew Israelites which "do" have strong millenarian doctrines. These later movements also greatly emphasise black nationalist identity, present themselves as movements for political as well as spiritual liberation, have a history of encouraging | 3,129 | triviaqa-train |
Who has taken over from Sandi Toksvig as presenter of The News Quiz? | The News Quiz
The News Quiz is a British topical panel game broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
History.
"The News Quiz" was first broadcast in 1977 with Barry Norman as chairman. Subsequently, it was chaired by Simon Hoggart, Barry Took (until 1995), and then again by Simon Hoggart until March 2006. Hoggart was replaced by Sandi Toksvig in September 2006, who in turn was replaced by Miles Jupp in September 2015. The series was created by John Lloyd based on an idea from Nicholas | Tolstoy's "War and Peace" written by Timberlake Wertenbaker.
- 28 April – Sandi Toksvig announces she is to step down as presenter of Radio 4's "The News Quiz" after nine years.
- 21 May – Figures released by RAJAR indicate that BBC Radio 4 Extra has overtaken BBC 6 Music as the most listened digital only radio station, with 2.17 million tuning in weekly to BBC Radio 4 Extra compared to 2.06 million for BBC 6 Music.
- Autumn – Ahead of the departure of James Naughtie | 3,130 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the Chief Petty Officer in The Navy Lark? | . It was produced by Alastair Scott Johnston. Jon Pertwee is frequently quoted as having suggested the idea of a forces comedy based on the Royal Navy, but writer Laurie Wyman and Alastair Scott Johnston both contemplated an Air Force and an Army themed sit-com before going to the BBC with "The Navy Lark". Laurie Wyman included ideas based on excuses for late return from leave and other misdemeanours from HMS "Troubridge" bulletins. He worked with George Evans (Pertwee's personal scriptwriter) from quite early on, but | the "Carry On" series, and he became widely known for spending 18 years (1959–1977) playing Chief Petty Officer Pertwee (and three other roles) in the popular sitcom "The Navy Lark" on BBC Radio. He played the Third Doctor in the science fiction television series "Doctor Who" (between 1970 and 1974) and the title character in the television series "Worzel Gummidge" (between 1979 and 1981—reprising the role from 1987 to 1989). Towards the end of his life he maintained a close association | 3,131 | triviaqa-train |
Which modern currency is derived from the old European coin the ‘thaler’? | dollar and dollar coins are still produced, but mostly for vending machines and collectors.) In the past, the US also coined the following denominations for circulation in gold: One dollar, $2.50, three dollars, five dollars, ten dollars, and twenty dollars. In addition, cents were originally slightly larger than the modern quarter and weighed nearly half an ounce, while five-cent coins (known then as "half dimes") were smaller than a dime and made of a silver alloy. Dollar coins were | German pfennig in trade with the Hanse. Between themselves they continue to use marten snouts as petty cash. In 1420 Pskov started to mint their own silver coin and from 1424 started to use rubles instead marten snouts.
The main currency used in the trade between Hanseatic cities in the 16th century was the thaler – a heavy (29 grams) high-quality silver coin which was minted in German cities, most of them in Bohemian Joachimsthal after which thalers in Pskov and Novgorod were called “efimki”.
In Pskov | 3,132 | triviaqa-train |
Before adopting the Euro which country’s currency was the markka? | enacted on 1 March 2000, and was amended on 1 March 2012. Citizens can run and vote in parliamentary, municipal, presidential and European Union elections.
Politics President.
The head of state of Finland is President of the Republic of Finland (in Finnish: "Suomen tasavallan presidentti"; in Swedish: "Republiken Finlands president"). Finland has had for most of its independence a semi-presidential system, but in the last few decades the powers of the President have been diminished. In constitution amendments, | 28 May 2019.
History.
The euro was founded on 1 January 1999, when it became the currency of over 300 million people in Europe. For the first three years of its existence it was an invisible currency, only used in accountancy. Euro cash was not introduced until 1 January 2002, when it replaced the national banknotes and coins of the countries in eurozone 12, such as the Finnish markka.
Slovenia joined the Eurozone in 2007, Cyprus and Malta in 2008, Slovakia in 2009, Estonia in | 3,133 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the nearest town to Ben Nevis? | Ben Nevis
Ben Nevis (, ; ) is the highest mountain in the British Isles. Standing at above sea level, it is at the western end of the Grampian Mountains in the Lochaber area of the Scottish Highlands, close to the town of Fort William.
The mountain is a popular destination, attracting an estimated 100,000 ascents a year, around three-quarters of which use the Pony Track from Glen Nevis.
The cliffs of the north face are among the highest in Scotland, providing classic scrambles and rock | Stirling a week later.
Since 1971, Claggan Park has been the start and finish of the annual Ben Nevis Race.
Structure and facilities.
The ground has one wooden stand that is able to seat 400 spectators whilst the whole ground can accommodate up to 1,800 with standees.
Despite Claggan Park being able to host this number of people, the record attendance only stands at 1,500 which came in 1986 during a Scottish Cup match against Stirling Albion.
Transport.
The nearest railway station is to Claggan Park | 3,134 | triviaqa-train |
Apart from the Bolshoi which is Russia’s other famous touring ballet company? | . Traditionally "classical" companies, such as the Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and the Paris Opera Ballet, also regularly perform contemporary works.
The term "ballet" has evolved to include all forms associated with it. Someone training as a ballet dancer will now be expected to perform neoclassical, modern and contemporary work. A ballet dancer is expected to be able to be stately and regal for classical work, free and lyrical in neoclassical work, and unassuming, harsh or pedestrian for modern and contemporary work. In addition | as the Ballet Russe School. Wilkinson's first teachers included well-known dancers from Russia’s Bolshoi Theatre, Maria and Vecheslav Swoboda.
Sergei Denham, director of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, bought the Swoboda School in 1951, giving Wilkinson an opportunity to audition for the troupe. Although she was light-skinned, acceptance into a ballet company was unlikely because of her race. Fellow ballet students also advised her not to seek a position. But, in 1954, Wilkinson auditioned for the Ballet Russe de Monte | 3,135 | triviaqa-train |
Which English painter was the first President of the Royal Academy? | for the Academy in 1768. The painter Joshua Reynolds was made its first president, and Francis Milner Newton was elected the first secretary, a post he held for two decades until his resignation in 1788.
The instrument of foundation, signed by George III on 10 December 1768, named 34 founder members and allowed for a total membership of 40. The founder members were Reynolds, John Baker, George Barret, Francesco Bartolozzi, Giovanni Battista Cipriani, Augustino Carlini, Charles Catton, Mason Chamberlin, William Chambers, Francis Cotes | William Ashford
William Ashford (1746 - 1824) was an English painter who worked exclusively in Ireland, where he lived from the age of 18, having initially gone there to take up a post with the Ordnance Office. His earliest paintings were flower pieces and still lifes, but from 1772 he exhibited landscapes. He became President of the Irish Society of Artists in 1813, and was first elected President of the Royal Hibernian Academy. His works include a set of views in and around Mount Merrion, painted for the 4th | 3,136 | triviaqa-train |
Which opera did Verdi supposedly compose for the opening of the Suez Canal? | able to reduce his operatic workload and sought to establish himself as a landowner in his native region. He surprised the musical world by returning, after his success with the opera "Aida" (1871), with three late masterpieces: his Requiem (1874), and the operas "Otello" (1887) and "Falstaff" (1893).
His operas remain extremely popular, especially the three peaks of his 'middle period': "Rigoletto, Il trovatore" and "La traviata", and the | , Giacomo Meyerbeer, who did not want to cast Stoltz in his new opera "Le prophète", declined to work with Pillet after 1845. Pillet was attacked by the press and suffered financial losses at the theater.
Pillet invited Giuseppe Verdi to compose an opera for the company in November 1845 and February 1846, but Verdi declined. Within a week of Verdi's arrival in Paris on 27 July 1847, Duponchel and Nestor Roqueplan joined Pillet as co-directors (31 July 1847), and Verdi received his first | 3,137 | triviaqa-train |
Upon which war did he report as a foreign correspondent for the Morning Post? | Post" in 1876. His son Oliver (1873–1905) was business manager and editor, but died young, and upon the father's death in 1908 control went to his daughter Lilias Borthwick (1871–1965), wife of Seymour Henry Bathurst, 7th Earl Bathurst (1864–1943). In 1881, the paper appointed the first woman war correspondent when it sent Lady Florence Dixie to South Africa to cover the First Boer War.
The paper was noted for its attentions to the activities of the powerful and wealthy, its interest in | barrister, qualifying at the Inner Temple.
In 1907, he joined the "Morning Post", first working as the private secretary to the editor, Fabian Ware, and then becoming foreign editor in 1909. While with the "Post", he reported extensively from overseas, including with the Ottoman army in the First Balkan War. He then moved to India in 1914, where he became joint editor of the "Statesman", as well as a foreign correspondent for the "Post". At the "Statesman | 3,138 | triviaqa-train |
Which hormone is called epinephrine in the USA? | include Asthmanefrin, Micronefrin, Nephron, VapoNefrin, and Primatene Mist.
Society and culture Delivery forms.
Epinephrine is available in an autoinjector delivery system.
There is an epinephrine metered-dose inhaler sold over-the-counter in the United States for the relief of bronchial asthma. It was introduced in 1963 by Armstrong Pharmaceuticals.
A common concentration for epinephrine is 2.25% w/v epinephrine in solution, which contains 2.25 mg/mL, while a 1% solution is typically used for aerosolization. | Thyroid-stimulating hormone
Thyroid-stimulating hormone (also known as thyrotropin, thyrotropic hormone, or abbreviated TSH) is a pituitary hormone that stimulates the thyroid gland to produce thyroxine (T), and then triiodothyronine (T) which stimulates the metabolism of almost every tissue in the body. It is a glycoprotein hormone produced by thyrotrope cells in the anterior pituitary gland, which regulates the endocrine function of the thyroid. In 1916, Bennett M. Allen and Philip E. Smith found that the pituitary contained a thyrotropic substance. | 3,139 | triviaqa-train |
What was Elvis Presley’s first film – the only one in which he did not get top billing? | popular—and controversial.
In November 1956, Presley made his film debut in "Love Me Tender". Drafted into military service in 1958, Presley relaunched his recording career two years later with some of his most commercially successful work. He held few concerts however, and guided by Parker, proceeded to devote much of the 1960s to making Hollywood films and soundtrack albums, most of them critically derided. In 1968, following a seven-year break from live performances, he returned to the stage in the acclaimed television | and Peters wanted Elvis Presley for the role: they met with Elvis and discussed the film, and he was interested in taking the part, thinking it would revive his film career. Elvis' manager, Colonel Tom Parker, insisted Elvis have top billing and asked for a substantial sum of money for the role, even though he had not had an acting role since 1969, and people were unsure what kind of box office draw he would be. This effectively ended Elvis's involvement with the project. Parker also did not | 3,140 | triviaqa-train |
In olden-day police parlance what were ‘darbies’? | In addition to the Universal handcuff key, a few modified designs exist, including a key that has been molded to fit behind an officer's badge (colloquially known as "The New York Tuning Fork" - U.S. Patent 607,305).
To prevent the restrained person from eventually opening the handcuffs with a handcuff key, a handcuff cover may be used to conceal the keyholes of the handcuffs.
Hand positioning.
In the past, police officers typically handcuffed an arrested person with his or her hands in front, but | Ground (unit)
A ground is a unit of area used in India approximately equal to 203 square metres (2,185 ft²). After metrication in the mid-20th century, the unit is being phased out. However, it is still popular in Real Estate parlance.
One ground is commonly taken as 2400 square feet and approximately one half ground is used as a small and standard lot to construct a small individual house in small towns in India. In olden times houses used to adjoin and have common walls. | 3,141 | triviaqa-train |
Which form of strangulation was for years the official method of execution in Spain? | Garrote
A garrote or garrote vil (a Spanish word; alternative spellings include garotte and similar variants) is a weapon, most often a handheld ligature of chain, rope, scarf, wire or fishing line used to strangle a person.
Assassination weapon.
A garrote can be made out of many different materials, including ropes, cable ties, fishing lines, nylon, guitar strings, telephone cord or piano wire.
A stick may be used to tighten the garrote; the Spanish word actually refers to the | (Long drop), which was rejected by the Reich Ministry of Justice (hanging, was by the Reichs-Law of 29 March 1933 introduced as an additional form of execution). With hanging executions during the Third Reich era, Reichhart had to work with the Austro-Hungarian short drop pole method of strangulation hanging ("": strangulation gallows).
In August 1945, Reichhart was denounced by the Munich city administration. He lived comfortably in a villa and had several cars. Formally, he was still a | 3,142 | triviaqa-train |
To which Mediterranean island were UN peacekeepers sent in 1964? | in clockwise order are Spain, France, Monaco, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco; Malta and Cyprus are island countries in the sea. In addition, the Gaza Strip and the British Overseas Territories of Gibraltar and Akrotiri and Dhekelia have coastlines on the sea.
Names and etymology.
The Ancient Greeks called the Mediterranean simply ("hē thálassa"; "the Sea | the Akritas Plan was put into motion and Turkish Cypriot participation in the central government ceased on December 23, 1963, when all Cypriot Turks from the lowest civil servants to ministers, including the Turkish Vice-President Dr. Fazıl Küçük were out of the government.
Makarios ordered a cease-fire and again addressed the issue to the United Nations. With the government no longer functional, following the forced withdrawal of Turkish Cypriot politicians, UN peacekeepers were deployed on the island in 1964, effectively recognising the Greek Cypriots as the government | 3,143 | triviaqa-train |
In which European capital is Bromma Airport? | Stockholm Bromma Airport
Stockholm Bromma Airport is a Swedish domestic and minor international airport in Stockholm. It is located west-northwest of downtown Stockholm and is the closest to the city compared to the other commercial passenger airports in the area around Stockholm (Arlanda, Skavsta and Västerås). Bromma is Sweden's third-busiest airport by passenger traffic and take-offs and landings as of 2015.
History.
History Development.
During the 1930s the need for a proper airport for Stockholm, the capital city of Sweden, | source code to the following intermediate code. It is followed by a peephole optimization pass that uses this intermediate format to analyze and optimize instructions.
After optimization, final LAP code is:
Compiler C code translation.
Finally, C code generator uses LAP code to translate instructions in C.
static POINTER
OLDEFCOMPILED1(olfib_00, p1) {
_l003:
_l004:
Style guide.
Style guide Line length.
OpenLisp accepts lines having unlimited length. The recommended style is that each line of text in code | 3,144 | triviaqa-train |
Which American author created Tarzan Of The Apes? | Tarzan in comics
Tarzan, a fictional character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, first appeared in the 1912 novel "Tarzan of the Apes", and then in 23 sequels. The character proved immensely popular and quickly made the jump to other media, including comics.
Comic strips.
"Tarzan of the Apes" was adapted into newspaper strip form, first published January 7, 1929, with illustrations by Hal Foster. A full page Sunday strip began on March 15, 1931, with artwork by Rex Maxon. | as approximately man-sized, and appear to be a species intermediate between chimpanzees and gorillas. He also described them as “man-like apes which the natives of the Gobi speak of in whispers; but which no white man ever had seen [before Tarzan]” ("Jungle Tales of Tarzan": "The Battle for Teeka") implying a connection to the Almas or Yeti. There have been a number of attempts to identify the fictional "Mangani" with an actual primate species. Science fiction author Philip | 3,145 | triviaqa-train |
Which T Rex hit was called 'Bang A Gong' when it was released in the USA? | commercial success as part of the emerging glam rock scene.
From 1970 until 1973, T. Rex encountered a popularity in the UK comparable to that of the Beatles, with a run of eleven singles in the UK top ten. They scored four UK number one hits, "Hot Love", "Get It On", "Telegram Sam" and "Metal Guru". The band's 1971 album "Electric Warrior" received critical acclaim as a pioneering glam rock album. It reached number 1 in the UK. | she influenced a generation of post-disco dance, performing some of the most memorable dances of the era. She has appeared in over 25 American and international commercials ranging from Dr. Pepper to Bacardi; three major motion pictures; iconic rock videos, including The Power Station's cover of the T. Rex classic "Get It In (Bang a Gong)" and Pat Benatar's "Love Is a Battlefield"; and even had a recurring role as TJ on "Guiding Light" on CBS (USA). Her latest | 3,146 | triviaqa-train |
Prince William adopted which title in 2011? | Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, (William Arthur Philip Louis; born 21 June 1982) is a member of the British royal family. He is the elder son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales. Since birth, he has been second in the line to succeed his grandmother Elizabeth II, who is queen of the United Kingdom and 15 other Commonwealth realms.
William was educated at four schools in the United Kingdom and studied for a degree at | . Tancred died in 1112 and bequeathed Antioch to his sister's son, Roger of Salerno.
Roger's legal status during his rule in Antioch is uncertain. According to William of Tyre, Tancred made Roger his successor "with the understanding that, at the demand of Bohemond or his heirs, he should not refuse to return it," suggesting that Roger was simply regent for the child Bohemond. Roger adopted the title of prince, which implies that he regarded himself the ruler of Antioch in his own right. The | 3,147 | triviaqa-train |
Athlete Florence Griffith was given which nickname after her marriage in 1987? | Florence Griffith Joyner
Florence Delorez Griffith Joyner (born Florence Delorez Griffith; December 21, 1959 – September 21, 1998), also known as Flo-Jo, was an American track and field athlete. She is considered the fastest woman of all time based on the fact that the world records she set in 1988 for both the 100 m and 200 m still stand. During the late 1980s she became a popular figure in international track and field because of her record-setting performances and flashy personal style. Griffith- | her the nickname of "Sunny", due to her cheerful disposition, a practice later picked up by her husband. Her British relatives gave her the nickname of "Alicky" in order to distinguish her from her aunt-by-marriage, the Princess of Wales (and later Queen of the United Kingdom), who, while having the given name Alexandra, was known within the family as Alix. Alix's haemophiliac older brother Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine ("Frittie") died in May 1873 after | 3,148 | triviaqa-train |
Mary of Modena was the second wife of which of our monarchs? | and was sought as a bride for James, Duke of York by Lord Peterborough. Lord Peterborough was groom of the stole to the Duke of York. A widower, James was the younger brother and heir of Charles II of England. Duchess Laura was not initially forthcoming with a reply to Peterborough's proposal, hoping, according to the French ambassador, for a "grander" match with the eleven-year-old Charles II of Spain. Whatever the reason for Laura's initial reluctance, she finally accepted the proposal on | of the settlement from the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713, which ended the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714), Mary of Modena stayed, despite having no family there, her daughter Louisa Maria Teresa having died of smallpox. Fondly remembered by her French contemporaries, Mary died of breast cancer in 1718.
Early life (1658–1673).
Mary Beatrice d'Este, the second but eldest surviving child of Alfonso IV, Duke of Modena, and his wife, Laura Martinozzi, was born on 5 October 1658 NS in | 3,149 | triviaqa-train |
Pope Gregory XI was the last Pope to live in which French city? | than by slight divergences of creed. Popes had galled the Byzantine emperors by siding with the king of the Franks, crowning a rival Roman emperor, appropriating the Exarchate of Ravenna, and driving into Greek Italy.
In the Middle Ages, popes struggled with monarchs over power.
From 1309 to 1377, the pope resided not in Rome but in Avignon. The Avignon Papacy was notorious for greed and corruption. During this period, the pope was effectively an ally of the Kingdom of France, alienating France's enemies, | VI (1291–1352), 198th pope, born Pierre Roger in Rosiers-d'Égletons
- Pope Innocent VI (1295–1362), 199th pope, born Etienne Aubert in Beyssac
- Pope Gregory XI (1329–1378), 201st pope and last French pope, born Pierre Roger de Beaufort in Rosiers-d'Egletons
- Étienne Baluze (1630–1718), scholar and personal librarian of Colbert
- Guillaume Dubois (1656–1723), cardinal and statesman, Prime Minister of France during the Régence
- Jean-Baptiste Treilhard (1742–1810), | 3,150 | triviaqa-train |
Adrian IV, the first English Pope, was educated in which city named after the first English martyr? | History Medieval.
The medieval town grew on the hill to the east of Wæclingacaester where the Benedictine Abbey of St Albans was founded by Ulsinus in 793. There is some evidence that the original site was higher up the hill than the present building, which was begun in 1077. St Albans Abbey was the principal abbey medieval in England. The scribe Matthew vickers lived there and the first draft of Magna Carta was drawn up there. It became a parish church after the dissolution of the Benedictine abbey in 1539 and was made | had been named after it. Emperor Hadrian's family was named after the city or region of Adria/Hadria, now Atri, in Picenum, which most likely started as an Etruscan or Greek colony of the older harbor city of the same name.
Several saints and six popes have borne this name, including the only English pope, Adrian IV, and the only Dutch pope, Adrian VI. As an English name, it has been in use since the Middle Ages, although it did not become common until modern | 3,151 | triviaqa-train |
What was Reginald Perrin's middle name? | September – 20 October 1976).
The first series was based on Nobbs's novel "The Death of Reginald Perrin", retitled "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin" to tie in with the television series. It still retains the replacement title.
Reginald Iolanthe Perrin is suffering a mid-life crisis, and tries to escape his dreary life. He lives at 12 Coleridge Close, part of the "Poets Estate" in a south London suburb called Climthorpe, a development different from those around it only | Fairly Secret Army
Fairly Secret Army is a British sitcom which ran to thirteen episodes over two series between 1984 and 1986. Though not a direct spin-off from "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin", the lead character, Major Harry Truscott, was very similar to Geoffrey Palmer's character of Jimmy in that series, and the scripts were written by Reginald Perrin's creator and writer David Nobbs.
Harry Kitchener Wellington Truscott (ex "Queen's Own West Mercian Lowlanders") is an inept and slightly | 3,152 | triviaqa-train |
What sort of sea creature is a Medusa? | Jellyfish
Jellyfish and sea jellies are the informal common names given to the medusa-phase of certain gelatinous members of the subphylum Medusozoa, a major part of the phylum Cnidaria. Jellyfish are mainly free-swimming marine animals with umbrella-shaped bells and trailing tentacles, although a few are not mobile, being anchored to the seabed by stalks. The bell can pulsate to provide propulsion and highly efficient locomotion. The tentacles are armed with stinging cells and may be used to capture prey and defend against predators. Jellyfish have a | Qualicum Falls Provincial Park
In the summer of 2009, the B.C. Cryptozoology Club was not able to identify the source of earlier sightings of what may have been a large trout or something larger leading to speculation about some sort of sea serpent. UPDATE: In February 2016 researcher John Kirk and his team detected something big in the water, however, their underwater camera became detached. Kirk speculates the mysterious lake creature could be a giant sturgeon, a huge eel or a massive salamander.
External links.
- Cameron Lake | 3,153 | triviaqa-train |
The name of which Titan was given to a large flightless bird of South America? | Rhea (bird)
The rheas () are large ratites (flightless birds without a keel on their sternum bone) in the order Rheiformes, native to South America, distantly related to the ostrich and emu. Most taxonomic authorities recognize two extant species: the greater or American rhea ("Rhea americana") and the lesser or Darwin's rhea ("Rhea pennata"). The IUCN lists the puna rhea ("Rhea tarapacensis") as a separate species. The IUCN currently rates the greater and puna rheas | Titanis
Titanis walleri is a large extinct flightless carnivorous bird of the family Phorusrhacidae, endemic to North America from the Hempillian to the late Blancan stage of the Pliocene living 4.9—1.8 Ma, and died out during the Gelasian Age of the earliest Pleistocene, existing approximately . It was tall and weighed approximately .
Taxonomy.
The generic name, "Titanis", refers to the titans, Ancient Greek gods that preceded the Twelve Olympians, in allusion to the bird's size. The specific name, "T. walleri", | 3,154 | triviaqa-train |
Which part of the body is named after the goddess of the rainbow? | She is predominantly pictured with Zeus or Athena and sometimes Ares.
- Selene: Goddess of the Moon.
Historical polytheism Indo-European traditions Celtic.
Goddesses and Otherworldly Women in Celtic polytheism include:
- Celtic antiquity: Brigantia
- Gallo-Roman goddesses: Epona, Dea Matrona
- Irish mythology: Áine, Boann, Brigid, The Cailleach, Danu, Ériu, Fand and The Morrígan (Nemain, Macha, and Badb) among others.
The Celts honored goddesses of nature and natural forces, as | the Hindu belief that after the death of his wife Sati, the grieving Lord Shiva travelled through skies with her dead body. Lord Vishnu, to relieve him from this agony, threw his Chakra at the corpse, resulting in the fall of various parts of the body at various places in India, which were sanctified by the touch of the Goddess' body parts and hence were thereby deemed holy places for pilgrimage. The last part fell at this location thereby named as "Alopi" (where disappearance was concluded)and the holiest of | 3,155 | triviaqa-train |
Which Spanish queen sponsored the expeditions of Christopher Columbus? | was brought under greater crown control and increased its revenues from the Indies. The crown's authority in The Indies was enlarged by the papal grant of powers of patronage, giving it power in the religious sphere. An important element in the formation of Spain's empire was the dynastic union between Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, known as the Catholic Monarchs, which initiated political, religious and social cohesion but not political unification. Iberian kingdoms retained their political identities, with particular administration and juridical configurations.
Although | . The Catholic Monarchs gave official approval for the plans of Genoese mariner Christopher Columbus for a voyage to reach India by sailing West. The funding came from the queen of Castile, so the profits from Spanish expedition flowed to Castile. In the extension of Spanish sovereignty to its overseas territories, authority for expeditions of discovery, conquest, and settlement resided in the monarchy.
Conquests West Indies.
Columbus made four voyages to the West Indies as the monarchs granted Columbus the governorship of the new territories, and financed more of his | 3,156 | triviaqa-train |
What was Esther and Abi Ofarim's only number one single in Britain? | .
Duo: Esther and Abi Ofarim.
From then on, her duo with Abi Ofarim took off. In 1966, they had their first hit in Germany with "Noch einen Tanz", an English version of which, "One More Dance", was a hit in the UK two years later, peaking at no. 13. Their greatest success in Germany was in 1967 with "Morning of My Life", which was written by the Bee Gees. In 1968 "Cinderella Rockefella" hit the top | produced by Peter Zadek in Berlin. There she sang songs including "Frühling" and "Unter deinen weissen Sternen". Ofarim's songs were featured in the 2004 Israeli film, "Walk on Water".
Discography.
- Solo
- 1963: "Melodie einer Nacht"
- 1963: "Morgen ist alles vorüber"
- as Esther and Abraham
- 1963: "One More Dance"
- Esther and Abi Ofarim
- 1964: "Schönes Mädchen"
- 1965: "Drunten | 3,157 | triviaqa-train |
The Gregorian Calendar replaced which earlier calendar in western Europe? | a historiographical term, the original name uses the adjective "Roman" as it was what the Eastern Roman Empire continued calling itself.
The calendar was based on the Julian calendar, except that the year started on 1 September and the year number used an Anno Mundi epoch derived from the Septuagint version of the Bible. It placed the date of creation at 5509 years before the Incarnation, and was characterized by a certain tendency which had already been a tradition among Jews and early Christians to number the years from the calculated foundation | events which happened before the introduction of the Gregorian calendar. For example, the Battle of Agincourt is well known to have been fought on 25 October 1415, which is Saint Crispin's Day. But for the period between the first introduction of the Gregorian calendar on 15 October 1582 and its introduction in Britain on 14 September 1752, there can be considerable confusion between events in continental western Europe and in British domains. Events in continental western Europe are usually reported in English language histories using the Gregorian calendar. For example, the | 3,158 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Catherine of Aragon in 'The Six Wives of Henry VIII' AND Queen Victoria in 'Edward VII'? | Aragon has been portrayed in film, television, plays, novels, songs, poems, and other creative forms many times, and as a result she has stayed very much in popular memory. The first episode of "The Six Wives of Henry VIII", is told from her point of view (and in which she is portrayed by Annette Crosbie). Charlotte Hope plays her in the STARZ mini-series "The Spanish Princess", which is based on the book "The Constant Princess" by Philippa Gregory | the following kings and queen:
- King Henry III
- King Edward I
- King Edward II
- King Henry IV
- King Edward IV
- King Henry VII
- King Henry VIII
- Queen Catherine of Aragon
Visiting in 1513, Desiderius Erasmus wrote the following:
It was also a place of pilgrimage for Queen Catherine of Aragon who was a regular pilgrim. Likewise, Anne Boleyn also publicly announced an intention of making a pilgrimage but it never occurred. Its wealth and prestige did | 3,159 | triviaqa-train |
Kate Philips played which wife of Henry VIII in 'Wolf Hall'? | commonly believed that it was Cromwell's anti-Boleyn influence that led opponents to look for a way of having her executed.
Anne's downfall came shortly after she had recovered from her final miscarriage. Whether it was primarily the result of allegations of conspiracy, adultery, or witchcraft remains a matter of debate among historians. Early signs of a fall from grace included the King's new mistress, the 28-year-old Jane Seymour, being moved into new quarters, and Anne's brother, George Boleyn, being refused the | Henry VIII.
- Virginia Weeks portrayed her in the play "Six Dead Queens and an Inflatable Henry".
- In 2008 she was played by Victoria Peiró in the film "The Twisted Tale of Bloody Mary".
- She is played by Siobhan Hewlett in the 2009 documentary "".
- Kate Duchêne in a 2010 adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry VIII" at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.
- Joanne Whalley in "Wolf Hall".
- Natalia Rodríguez Arroyo in the Spanish | 3,160 | triviaqa-train |
Which commercial television company had its studios at Teddington? | Teddington Studios
Teddington Studios was a large British television studio in Teddington, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, providing studio facilities for programmes airing on the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Sky1 and others. The complex also provided studio space for channel continuity. The site was run by the Pinewood Studios Group.
Pinewood Group's lease on Teddington Studios expired in 2014. The studios are being demolished to be turned into housing, with programmes made there having moved to other facilities. The studio buildings will | Alpha Television
Alpha Television was a British limited company which operated television studios in Aston, Birmingham from 1956 to 1970.
History.
The company was formed in 1956 as a co-venture between two newly created Independent Television (ITV) companies, ATV and ABC Television. The former operated the contract to broadcast programming to the Midlands during the week, the latter at weekends.
The respective companies had established production centres near London and Manchester (Elstree in Hertfordshire, Teddington in Middlesex and at Didsbury), but | 3,161 | triviaqa-train |
What does the Morrison's supermarket chain call its delicatessen counters? | 498 superstores in the United Kingdom, including those it retained following its purchase of Safeway plc. Until 2004, Morrisons superstores were largely concentrated in the English Midlands and the North of England, but had expanded southwards, beginning with a store at Erith, Greater London, which opened in 1998.
Current operations Store formats.
The traditional format of Morrisons superstores is called "Market Street". The meat is near or next to the butcher's counter, the delicatessen being traditionally named "Provisions" with cheese fridge nearby and | "give each product section a sense of individual difference and this is evident in the design of what is called the anchor departments; fresh produce, dairy, delicatessen, meat and the bakery". Each section has different floor coverings, style, lighting and sometimes even individual services counters to allow shoppers to feel as if there are a number of markets within this one supermarket.
Marketers use well-researched techniques to try to control purchasing behavior. The layout of a supermarket is considered by some to consist of a few | 3,162 | triviaqa-train |
Which French port has namesakes in both Derby and Nottingham? | , 1.6% Middle Eastern and 1.1% South/Central American. The city's population also has the largest proportion of any UK city identifying as mixed race, at 6.7% with 4% being mixed white and black Caribbean. Nottingham is a very multi-cultural city with people from 93 different countries and 101 spoken languages with cuisines, religious institutions/places of worship, businesses and supermarkets all over Nottingham especially situated in Hyson Green, Forest Fields, Carrington, Radford, Lenton, Meadows, Dunkirk, Rylands, St | and has a Mini Colts soccer skills group (www.sncfc.co.uk).
It also hosts the South Normanton School of Boxing which caters for all ages from 10 up.
It also has a cricket team south normanton cricket club which was formed in 1990.
The village has also had a few footballers who went onto play professionally, such as; Lee Holmes (formerly of Derby County), Jordan Smith (Nottingham Forest) and Chris Martin (formerly of Nottingham Forest and Port Vale).
There are three professional footballers | 3,163 | triviaqa-train |
The taste of which Chinese beer reminds you that its city of origin was a German concession? | formaldehyde, to prevent sedimentation in bottles and cans while in storage. This practice has now been made illegal.
Economy.
Snow Beer, produced by CR Snow is the best selling beer in China, holding 21.7% market share, having recently overtaken Tsingtao Beer, produced by Tsingtao Brewery, which is the brand most widely exported to other countries. Tsingtao Beer is brewed in the city of Qingdao (formerly spelled "Tsingtao" in EFEO Chinese transcription) which was a German base in the time of unequal treaties and | during the Great War. The concession zone was swiftly occupied on the Chinese declaration of war on the Central Powers. On 14 August 1917 the lease was terminated, (along with that of the larger German concession in the same city).
Austria abandoned all claims to Tianjin on 10 September 1919. Hungary also made a similar recognition in 1920. However, despite its relatively short life-span of 15 years, the Austrians left their mark on that area of the city, as can be seen in the Austrian architecture | 3,164 | triviaqa-train |
In Urbana Illinois on the 12th January 1992 Mr Langley taught a HAL 9000 computer which song? | programmed into him early in his memory, including announcing the date he became operational as 12 January 1992 (in the novel, 1997). When HAL's logic is completely gone, he begins singing the song "Daisy Bell" (in actuality, the first song sung by a computer, which Clarke had earlier observed at a text-to-speech demonstration). HAL's final act of any significance is to prematurely play a prerecorded message from Mission Control which reveals the true reasons for the mission to Jupiter. | IBM's attention that the film's plot included a homicidal computer but they approved association with the film if it was clear any "equipment failure" was not related to their products.
HAL Communications Corporation is a real corporation, with facilities located in Urbana, Illinois, which is where HAL identifies himself as being activated: "I am a HAL 9000 computer. I became operational at the H-A-L plant in Urbana Illinois on the 12th of January 1992."
The former president of HAL Communications, | 3,165 | triviaqa-train |
Which brand of cream cheese should spread brotherly love? | , particularly from Lincolnshire and the southwest of England.
Origin and history United States.
Recipes for cream cheese can be found in U.S. cookbooks and newspapers beginning in the mid-18th century. By the 1820s, dairy farms in the vicinity of Philadelphia and New York City had gained a reputation for producing the best examples of this cheese. Cream cheese was produced on family farms throughout the country, so quantities made and distributed were typically small.
Around 1873 William A. Lawrence, a dairyman in Chester, New York, was the | an allergic reaction in 1% of people (ED01) with confirmed cow's milk allergy is 0.1 mg of cow's milk protein.
Beyond the obvious (anything with milk, cheese, cream, curd, butter, ghee or yogurt in the name), in countries where allergen labeling is mandatory, the ingredient list is supposed to list all ingredients. Anyone with or caring for a person with a dairy protein allergy should always carefully read food package labels, as sometimes even a familiar brand undergoes an ingredient change. | 3,166 | triviaqa-train |
Played by Patrick Newell, who was John Steed and Tara King's boss in The Avengers? | regular stunt double, with bowler hat and umbrella).
Bryce's original episode introducing Tara, "Invitation to a Killing", was revised as a regular 60-minute episode named "Have Guns Will Haggle". These episodes, together with "Invasion of the Earthmen" and the last eight Peel colour episodes, were shipped to the U.S. in February 1968.
For this series the government official who gave Steed his orders was depicted on screen. Mother, introduced in "The Forget-Me-Knot", is | The Avengers (TV series)
The Avengers is a British espionage television series created in 1961. It initially focused on Dr. David Keel (Ian Hendry), aided by John Steed (Patrick Macnee). Hendry left after the first series; Steed then became the main character, partnered with a succession of assistants. His most famous assistants were intelligent, stylish and assertive women: Cathy Gale (Honor Blackman), Emma Peel (Diana Rigg) and Tara King (Linda Thorson). The series ran from 1961 until | 3,167 | triviaqa-train |
Buddy Holly died in which month of 1959? | Buddy Holly
Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American musician and singer-songwriter who was a central and pioneering figure of mid-1950s rock and roll. He was born in Lubbock, Texas, to a musical family during the Great Depression, and learned to play guitar and sing alongside his siblings. His style was influenced by gospel music, country music, and rhythm and blues acts, which he performed in Lubbock with his friends from high | Award-winning theater, film, and television actress and singer.
- Carl Bunch was the drummer for Buddy Holly during the "Winter Dance Party" tour in 1959 in which Holly died (the Day the Music Died), and later for Hank Williams, Jr. and Roy Orbison.
- Putt Choate was a National Football League (NFL) player for the Green Bay Packers.
- Mike Christie was an NHL player for the California Seals and Cleveland Barons.
- Ainslee Cox, conductor
- Tony | 3,168 | triviaqa-train |
On this day, February 19th.in 1897, Mrs. Hoodless of Ontario, Canada founded which well - known organisation ? | the Government-sponsored Preservation Centres where volunteers canned or made jam of excess produce; all this produce was sent to depots to be added to the rations.
Women's Institutes in England, Wales, Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man are affiliated with the National Federation of Women's Institutes. In Scotland and Northern Ireland there are similar organisations tied to the WI through the Associated Country Women of the World: the Scottish Women's Rural Institutes and the Women's Institutes of Northern Ireland.
England, Wales, | Phoenix (classics journal)
Phoenix, originally The Phoenix, is one of two journals of the Classical Association of Canada (the other is "Mouseion"), and the oldest classics journal published in Canada.
History.
"The Phoenix" was founded in 1946 and consederd well known in 1958 as the first journal of classics in Canada by, the country's first organisation for the study of classics, the Ontario Classical Association. When the nationwide Classical Association of Canada was founded in 1947, the Ontario Classical | 3,169 | triviaqa-train |
In which country is Lake Disappointment ? | Lake Disappointment
Lake Disappointment, or Kumpupintil/Kumpupirntily in the Western Desert Language, is an endorheic salt lake located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
Description.
The lake typically is dry, except during very wet periods such as the 1900 floods and in many recent tropical wet seasons since 1967. It lies on the Tropic of Capricorn, due east of the mining town of and the . It is at the northern side of the Little Sandy Desert and south of the Karlamilyi National Park. The Canning Stock | continue representing his country in international tournaments throughout his career. After the Olympic disappointment, at the 1998 WC, Renberg and the Swedes won the gold medal, the first for their country since 1992. Renberg final two WC's were in 2001 and 2003, with the 2001 team taking Renberg home a bronze medal. Renberg's second and final try at the Olympics in 2002 held in Salt Lake City, United States. Again, despite countryman Mats Sundin leading the Olympics in scoring, Renberg and the Swedes went home empty- | 3,170 | triviaqa-train |
London landmarks - Which building was built principally for the Great Exhibition held in London in 1851 ? | season: Arsenal, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Tottenham Hotspur, and West Ham United. Other professional teams in London are Fulham, Queens Park Rangers, Brentford, Millwall, Charlton Athletic, AFC Wimbledon and Barnet.
From 1924, the original Wembley Stadium was the home of the English national football team.
It hosted the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final, with England defeating West Germany, and served as the venue for the FA Cup Final as well as rugby league's Challenge Cup final. The new Wembley Stadium serves | to a long brick building which was Holland's workshop.
Studio in later years.
William's sons also became experts in stained glass, and a nephew, Frank Holt (1843–1928), joined the firm after which it was known as Holland & Holt and continued on as Holt of Warwick into the early years of the twentieth century.
Representation at Great Exhibition.
William Holland's stained glass was exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851 which was held in Hyde Park, London, from 1 May to 15 | 3,171 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of Sherlock Holmes's housekeeper ? | Sherlock's deduction of Mrs. Hudson proves extremely insulting, John tells him off and insists he apologize. One thing John will not do with Sherlock, however, is play the game Cluedo; Sherlock's frustration that the inflexible rules of the game do not allow for scenarios that resemble realistic cases has apparently ruined the game for John. After he becomes engaged to Mary Morstan in Series Three, John develops a code with Mary that they use when one of them realizes that they need to privately discuss an issue Sherlock is having. | Hudson; Sherlock Holmes's housekeeper.
- Rachael Evelyn as Miss Lucy Hudson; Old Watson's nurse.
- Neil Williams as Phineas Stiles
- Dylan Jones as Grolton
- Chris Coxon as John Poole
- Katie Thomas as Sally Fassbinder/"Miss Pinchcock"
- Iago Patrick McGuire as Lees
Release.
"Sherlock Holmes" was released on DVD on January 26, 2010, a month after the similarly-titled Guy Ritchie film. The DVD features the full-length film and extras like a making- | 3,172 | triviaqa-train |
Above which number on a computer keyboard is the Pound sign ? | 10 system, the rightmost digit of a natural number has a place value of 1, and every other digit has a place value ten times that of the place value of the digit to its right.
In set theory, which is capable of acting as an axiomatic foundation for modern mathematics, natural numbers can be represented by classes of equivalent sets. For instance, the number 3 can be represented as the class of all sets that have exactly three elements. Alternatively, in Peano Arithmetic, the number | British and American keyboards
There are two major English language computer keyboard layouts, the United States layout and the United Kingdom layout defined in BS 4822 (48-key version). Both are QWERTY layouts. Users in the United States do not frequently need to make use of the £ (pound) and € (euro) currency symbols, which are common needs in the United Kingdom and Ireland, although the $ (dollar sign) symbol is also provided as standard on UK and Irish keyboards. In commonwealth countries such as | 3,173 | triviaqa-train |
Margaret Thatcher, prime minister from 1979 to 1990, served as M.P. For which constituency ? | as Thatcherism.
She studied chemistry at Somerville College, Oxford, and worked briefly as a research chemist, before becoming a barrister. Thatcher was elected Member of Parliament for Finchley in 1959. Edward Heath appointed her Secretary of State for Education and Science in his Conservative government. In 1975, Thatcher defeated Heath in the Conservative Party leadership election to become Leader of the Opposition, the first woman to lead a major political party in the United Kingdom. She became Prime Minister after winning the 1979 general election.
Thatcher introduced | Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, (; 13 October 19258 April 2013) was a British stateswoman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century and the first woman to hold that office. A Soviet journalist dubbed her "The 'Iron Lady", a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style. As Prime Minister, she implemented policies known | 3,174 | triviaqa-train |
Above which number on a computer keyboard is the Percentage sign ? | found to contain five times more potentially harmful germs than a toilet seat.
This can be a concern when using shared keyboards; the keyboards can serve as vectors for pathogens that cause the cold, flu, and other communicable diseases easily spread by indirect contact.
See also.
- Digital pen
- IBM PC keyboard
- Keyboard protector
- Overlay keyboard
- Table of keyboard shortcuts
- Dvorak Simplified Keyboard
External links.
- "Art of Assembly Language: Chapter Twenty": The PC | & Co: 19,624,490 (4.0%)
The above gives the shareholder name, followed by the number of shares owned and their subsequent percentage holding.
Research.
In early 2014, MS Amlin teamed up with the University of Oxford to study the dangers of relying on catastrophe predictions – in the latest sign of the industry's concern over the accuracy of computer models.
Sponsorship.
In 2009, the company signed a sponsorship deal with Rugby Union's European Rugby Cup to partner two rugby tournaments in Europe. | 3,175 | triviaqa-train |
In which country is Fiordland National park, established in 1952 and one of the largest in the world ? | fly fishing
In popular culture.
Parts of the 2017 film were filmed in the park.
Helicopter hunting.
Red deer were introduced to New Zealand in the 1850s and they subsequently colonised the Fiordland Park area. By the 1920s, the large herds of wild deer in the NZ back country competing with sheep and cattle for feed resulted in pressure on the NZ government from the farming community, and deer cullers were employed by the Internal Affairs department to indiscriminately shoot deer in an effort to reduce the population. Costs | (horo: to swallow; koau: shag or "Phalacrocorax varius") is believed to refer to the swelling in the neck of a shag when it is swallowing a fish.
Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park.
Mount Tasman is located in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park in the Canterbury region, which was established in 1953 and along with Westland Tai Poutini National Park, Mount Aspiring National Park and Fiordland National Park forms one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
See also.
- List of mountains | 3,176 | triviaqa-train |
"Horse racing - which jockey, in the top 10 ""flat racing"" jockeys of 2012 in Britain, with 72 winners, is unique in that he swiched from being a ""jump jockey"". In national hunt racing , he had won most of the top races, including the Grand National in 2004 on ""Amberleigh House ?" | time speech. The race was run 48 hours later on the Monday, with the meeting organisers offering 20,000 tickets with free admission.
History Recent history (2004–present).
Red Rum's trainer Ginger McCain returned to the Grand National in 2004, 31 years after Red Rum's epic run-in defeat of Crisp to secure his first of three wins. McCain's Amberleigh House came home first, ridden by Graham Lee, overtaking Clan Royal on the final straight. Hedgehunter, who would go on to win in 2005, | association with the Turf Club, the Irish Jockey's Trust, which supports jockeys and former jockeys in difficulty.
The Irish Stablestaff Association (ISSA) lobbies for improved working conditions and pay for stable staff.
See also.
- Horse Racing Ireland
- Horse racing in Great Britain
- List of Irish flat horse races
- List of Irish National Hunt races
- Irish flat racing Champion Jockey
- Irish jump racing Champion Jockey
External links.
- GoRacing.ie
- Horse Racing Ireland
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London landmarks - What was built to stage the British Empire Exhibition held in London in 1925 ? | other buildings across the city. Immediately after the war, the 1948 Summer Olympics were held at the original Wembley Stadium, at a time when London was still recovering from the war.
From the 1940s onwards, London became home to a large number of immigrants, primarily from Commonwealth countries such as Jamaica, India, Bangladesh and Pakistan, making London one of the most diverse cities worldwide. In 1951, the Festival of Britain was held on the South Bank. The Great Smog of 1952 led to the Clean Air Act | Empire Exhibition
Empire Exhibition may be:
- British Empire Exhibition, held in London in 1924 and 1925
- Empire Exhibition, Scotland 1938, held in Glasgow
- South Africa's Empire Exhibition, Johannesburg, 1936-7 | 3,178 | triviaqa-train |
In the Sherlock Holmes stories, what is Doctor Watson's first name ? | Dr. Watson
John H. Watson, known as Dr Watson, is a fictional character in the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Watson is Sherlock Holmes' friend, assistant and sometime flatmate, and the first person narrator of all but four of these stories. He is described as the typical Victorian-era gentleman, unlike the more eccentric Holmes. He is astute, although he can never match his friend's deductive skills.
Whilst retaining his role as Holmes's friend and confidant, Watson has been adapted | Dr. Watson in holodeck simulations with his shipmate and friend, Data.
- In the first season of "The Muppet Show" there is a skit starring Rowlf the Dog as Sherlock Holmes and Baskerville the Hound as Dr Watson that is titled "The Case of the Disappearing Clues."
- American author Michael Mallory began a series of stories in the mid-1990s featuring Watson's mysterious second wife, whom he called Amelia Watson. In "Sherlock Holmes's War of the Worlds", Watson's second wife is Violet Hunter | 3,179 | triviaqa-train |
Which 17th century English ruler re-admitted Jews to the country ? | remained separate and independent states: a state of affairs which lasted for more than a century.
History Early modern history Civil War and Interregnum.
The Stuart kings overestimated the power of the English monarchy, and were cast down by Parliament in 1645 and 1688. In the first instance, Charles I's introduction of new forms of taxation in defiance of Parliament led to the English Civil War (1641–45), in which the king was defeated, and to the abolition of the monarchy under Oliver Cromwell during the Interregnum of 1649–1660. | fine of 25 fl. However, by then several Jewish communities had already been established in Upper Swabia. The local ruler of the nearby village of Baltringen allowed Jews to settle there in 1572. In the villages of Schwendi and Orsenhausen, the last of which still has a "Judengasse" ("Jews' Lane"), Jewish communities seem to have existed well before the 18th century. In Laupheim, the presence of Jewish traders on market days in the 17th century is documented. Yet, permanent Jewish presence in Laupheim | 3,180 | triviaqa-train |
"Which group won the BRIT award for ""Best British single record"" in the years 1993, 1994 and 1996 ?" | , called the Classic BRIT Awards, is held in the month of May. Robbie Williams holds the record for the most BRIT Awards, 13 as a solo artist and another five as part of Take That.
The awards were first held in 1977 and originated as an annual event in 1982 under the auspices of the British record industry's trade association, the BPI. In 1989, they were renamed The BRIT Awards. Mastercard has been the long-term sponsor of the event. The highest profile music awards ceremony in the | number one on the UK Singles Chart with "I Wanna Be the Only One", which won them the 1997 Mobo Award for Best Single. They also received seven Brit Award nominations. In total they achieved 15 UK Top 20 hits between 1993 and 1999, with their other Top 10 hits including "Stay" (1993), "Oh Baby I..." (1994), "Power of a Woman" (1995), "Someday" (1996), "Secrets" (1996) and "Do | 3,181 | triviaqa-train |
"Which singer won the BRIT award for ""Best British single record"" in the years 1999, 2000 and 2001 ?" | , called the Classic BRIT Awards, is held in the month of May. Robbie Williams holds the record for the most BRIT Awards, 13 as a solo artist and another five as part of Take That.
The awards were first held in 1977 and originated as an annual event in 1982 under the auspices of the British record industry's trade association, the BPI. In 1989, they were renamed The BRIT Awards. Mastercard has been the long-term sponsor of the event. The highest profile music awards ceremony in the | different countries where the show was watched by over 90 million viewers. The show, a children's sitcom, often mirrored real-life events which had occurred in S Club, like the relationship of Spearritt and Cattermole, and Cattermole's departure from the group. S Club 7 won two BRIT Awards—in 2000 for British breakthrough act and in 2002, for best British single. In 2001 the group earned the Record of the Year award. Cattermole departed in 2002, citing "creative differences", and the | 3,182 | triviaqa-train |
What undersea rail tunnel, 33.5 miles long is the longest operational underground railway tunnel in the world ? It was completed in 1988 and connects the islands of Honshu and Hokkaido in Japan. | Bridge, Hakata–Ōshima Bridge, and the Kurushima-Kaikyō Bridge; Shimotsui-Seto Bridge, Hitsuishijima Bridge, Iwakurojima Bridge, Yoshima Bridge, Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge, and the Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge), the Seikan Tunnel connects Honshu with Hokkaido, and the Kanmonkyo Bridge and Kanmon Tunnel connects Honshu with Kyushu.
Population.
Its population was 104 million people, according to a 2017 estimate. This represents 81.3 percent of the entire population of Japan.
Administrative regions and prefectures.
The island | Kanmon Tunnel
The Kanmon Railway Tunnel, Kanmon Roadway Tunnel, and Shin-Kanmon Tunnel are undersea tunnels crossing the Kanmon Straits between Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, and Kitakyushu, Fukuoka in western Japan. When opened in 1942, the railway tunnel provided the first direct link between Honshu and Kyushu, two of Japan's four main islands.
Kanmon Railway Tunnel.
The was the first undersea tunnel in Japan. It goes underneath the Kanmon Straits, connecting the islands of Honshu and Kyushu. It is an important link in the | 3,183 | triviaqa-train |
A Royal Society report of 1713 found in favour of Isaac Newton, in a long running dispute with which mathematician over the invention of Calculus ? | . Both branches make use of the fundamental notions of convergence of infinite sequences and infinite series to a well-defined limit.
Infinitesimal calculus was developed independently in the late 17th century by Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Today, calculus has widespread uses in science, engineering, and economics.
In mathematics education, "calculus" denotes courses of elementary mathematical analysis, which are mainly devoted to the study of functions and limits. The word "calculus" (plural "calculi") is a Latin word, | two-dimensional coordinate system — was named after him. He is credited as the father of analytical geometry, the bridge between algebra and geometry, important to the discovery of calculus and analysis.
Scientific revolution Isaac Newton.
The late 17th and early 18th centuries saw the achievements of the greatest figure of the Scientific revolution: Cambridge University physicist and mathematician Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), considered by many to be the greatest and most influential scientist who ever lived. Newton, a fellow of the Royal Society of | 3,184 | triviaqa-train |
In which Eastern Mediterranean country is the city of Tyre ? | Tyre, Lebanon
Tyre ( "Ṣūr"; Phoenician: "Ṣūr"; Syriac-Aramaic: ܣܘܪ, "Tzór"; Greek: Τύρος "Týros"; ; "Tir"; ), sometimes romanized as Sour, is a district capital in the South Governorate of Lebanon. There were approximately 117,000 inhabitants in 2003. However, the government of Lebanon has released only rough estimates of population numbers since 1932, so an accurate statistical accounting is not possible. Tyre juts out from the coast of the Mediterranean and | BC experienced its most prosperous period as a commercial power between the eastern and western Mediterranean, and also founded the city of Carthage. That was the "thalassocracy" of Tyre. The first nucleus of Phoenician Cagliari seems to have been near the pond of Santa Gilla, but gradually the city center moved more and more to the east until it reached approximately the point where today's Piazza del Carmine is located. During the Punic era, from the end of the 6th century B.C., the city took on the appearance of an | 3,185 | triviaqa-train |
"""They also serve who only stand and wait"" is the last line of a sonnet by which English poet ?" | used an ABBA ABBA pattern for the octave, followed by either CDE CDE or CDC CDC rhymes in the sestet. The Crybin variant of the Italian sonnet has the rhyme scheme ABBA CDDC EFG EFG.
In English, both the English or Shakespearean sonnet, and the Italian Petrarchan sonnet are traditionally written in iambic pentameter.
The first known sonnets in English, written by Sir Thomas Wyatt and Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, used the Italian, Petrarchan form, as did sonnets by later English poets, including John Milton | Sonnet 154
As the last in the famed collection of sonnets written by English poet and playwright William Shakespeare from 1592 to 1598, Sonnet 154 is most often thought of in a pair with the previous sonnet, number 153. As A. L. Rowse states in "Shakespeare's Sonnets: The Problems Solved", Sonnets 153 and 154 "are not unsuitably placed as a kind of coda to the Dark Lady Sonnets, to which they relate." Rowse calls attention to the fact that Sonnets 153 and 154 "serve quite well | 3,186 | triviaqa-train |
"Which comedian had a top ten hit record in 1958 with the record ""Splish Splash"" ?" | to Molly Epstein, Darin's former English teacher at the Bronx High School of Science. "She taught him to use the language in staccato notes: short fast, words...She was very fond of Bobby. Bobby told me she sharpened his respect for language".
Other versions.
British comedian Charlie Drake scored a top ten hit with a comedy version of the song in 1958, produced by future Beatles producer George Martin on the Parlophone label. The song was remade in 1979 by Barbra Streisand for her album | Bobby Darin (album)
Bobby Darin is the debut album by American singer Bobby Darin released in 1958. It includes Darin's U.S. No. 1 hit "Splish Splash".
Reception.
Music critic Andrew Hamilton wrote in his Allmusic review on the 1994 CD reissue "Somebody tried to remake Darin into a young Dean Martin and failed. Only the most ardent Bobby Darin fans should consider purchasing this CD."
Track listing.
Track listing Side one.
1. "Splish Splash" (Bobby Darin | 3,187 | triviaqa-train |
What is the anthem of the European Union ? | Anthem of Europe
"Anthem of Europe" is the anthem used by the Council of Europe to represent Europe as a whole and the European Union. It is based on "Ode to Joy" from the final movement of Beethoven's 9th Symphony composed in 1823, and is played on official occasions by both organisations.
History.
Friedrich Schiller wrote the poem "An die Freude" ("To Joy") in 1785 as a "celebration of the brotherhood of man". In later life, the poet | or the European Council. These belong to the European Union, which is separate from the Council of Europe, although they have shared the same European flag and anthem since the 1980s because they both work for European integration. The Council of Europe is not to be confused with the European Union itself.
The Council of Europe is an entirely separate body from the European Union. It is not controlled by it.
Cooperation between the European Union and the Council of Europe has recently been reinforced, notably on culture and education | 3,188 | triviaqa-train |
What is the national anthem of Australia ? | For we are young and free;
We've golden soil and wealth for toil,
Our home is girt by sea;
Our land abounds in Nature's gifts
Of beauty rich and rare;
In hist'ry's page, let ev'ry stage
Advance Australia fair.
In joyful strains then let us sing,
Advance Australia fair./poem
When gallant Cook from Albion sailed,
To trace wide oceans o'er,
True British courage bore him on,
Til he landed on our shore.
Then | views. The other current books in the "What is?" series include ""What is Love?, What is Death?, What is Beautiful?, What is Funny?, What is Right?, What is Peace?, What is Money?, What is Dreaming?, What is a Friend?, What is True?, What is a Family?, What is a Feeling?" The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age | 3,189 | triviaqa-train |
"Which American pop group, who did not reach the number 1 spot in the U.K., had their most successful number 1 hit in America with ""Livin' on a Prayer"" in 1986 ?" | for having "so much fun" with the band's song.
In May 2019, RocknMob, a group of over 270 musicians, covered the song in Gorky Park, Moscow, Russia. Done as a tribute to BonJovi returning to Moscow after a 30 year hiatus, the European leg of their 'This House Is Not For Sale' tour was launched in Moscow on May 31, 2019. As of June, 2019, the video has gotten over 226K views on YouTube.
Personnel.
Bon Jovi | 16 US and number 1 US AC. Country music group Alabama also recorded a version in 1986 that reached number 1 on the country charts. Bama also wrote, but did not release their own version of the song "Even the Nights Are Better", which became a major hit for Air Supply in 1982. Lead Terry Skinner has been a successful songwriter writing some pop hits, but mostly country hits for acts such as The Forester Sisters, David Frizzell and Highway 101. | 3,190 | triviaqa-train |
"T.V. Sitcoms - What was the name of ""The Vicar of Dibley"", played by Dawn French ?" | "A Very Dibley Christmas" screening between 25 December 2004 and 1 January 2005, and the two-part finale, "A Wholly Holy Happy Ending", which was broadcast during Christmas 2006 and New Year 2007.
The final 2006-2007 episode, in which Geraldine marries, was publicised as the "last-ever" episode, although there have been three Comic Relief charity specials since.
On 15 March 2013, French reprised her role as Geraldine Granger as part of her French and Saunders marathon on BBC | "The Vicar of Dibley" was released in DVD in Region 2 (UK) from 2001. In 2002, a DVD entitled "The Best of The Vicar of Dibley" was released featuring a 90-minute film of Dawn French talking to the producer, Jon Plowman, with clips from the series. A 2002 documentary narrated by Jo Brand, entitled "The Real Vicars of Dibley", was also on the DVD. In 2005, a boxset of the "complete collection" was released. This included all the then | 3,191 | triviaqa-train |
"Which Welsh author, born in Newport, has written over 30 books, including ""The Virgin Soldiers"", ""The Last Detective"" and ""Ormerod's Landing"" ?" | The Virgin Soldiers
The Virgin Soldiers is a 1966 comic novel by Leslie Thomas, inspired by his own experiences of National Service in the British Army. It was Thomas' debut novel; he had previously published an autobiography. "The Virgin Soldiers" sold millions of copies during the author´s lifetime.
Plot summary.
The core of the plot is the romantic triangle formed by the protagonist, a conscript soldier named Private Brigg; a worldly professional soldier named Sergeant Driscoll and Phillipa Raskin, the daughter of the Regimental Sergeant | Virgin Soldiers" (1975)
- "Bare Nell" (1977)
- "Ormerod's Landing" (1978)
- "That Old Gang of Mine" (1979)
- "The Magic Army" (1981)
- "The Dearest and the Best" (1984)
- "The Adventures of Goodnight and Loving" (1986)
- "Orders for New York" (1989)
- "Evening News Short Stories" (1990)
- "The Loves and | 3,192 | triviaqa-train |
"In a John Betjeman poem, what lady was... ""burnished by the Aldershot sun"" ?" | Joan Hunter Dunn
Joan Jackson, née Joan Hunter Dunn (13 October 1915 – 11 April 2008) was the muse of Sir John Betjeman in his poem "A Subaltern's Love-song".
She was the daughter of Dr George Hunter Dunn, a GP from Farnborough, Hampshire. Her grandfather, Andrew Hunter Dunn, was Bishop of Quebec from 1892 to 1914, and her uncle Edward Dunn was Bishop of British Honduras and Archbishop of the West Indies. A great-great-grandfather was William Hunter, | Kiln Copse, a woodland at the edge of Aldershot Park. Here ashes can be interred. The hall holds about 80 people in addition to an organ. The complex was renovated in 1996-1997 and includes a memorial room containing Books of Remembrance.
Sir John Betjeman.
After the Poet Laureate John Betjeman attended a service there he wrote the poem 'Aldershot Crematorium':
Notable cremations.
- Comedian Arthur English was cremated here and his ashes buried in the crematorium gardens with those of his first wife. | 3,193 | triviaqa-train |
"Geography - which ""Strait"" in the North Atlantic lies between Greenland and Iceland ?" | and seas varies.
The Atlantic Ocean is bounded on the west by North and South America. It connects to the Arctic Ocean through the Denmark Strait, Greenland Sea, Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea. To the east, the boundaries of the ocean proper are Europe: the Strait of Gibraltar (where it connects with the Mediterranean Sea—one of its marginal seas—and, in turn, the Black Sea, both of which also touch upon Asia) and Africa.
In the southeast, the Atlantic merges into | Lithodes maja
Lithodes maja, the Norway king crab, is a species of king crab which occurs in colder North Atlantic waters off Europe and North America. It is found along the entire coast of Norway, including Svalbard, ranging south into the North Sea and Kattegat, the northern half of the British Isles (with a few records off southwest England), and around the Faroe Islands, Iceland, and off south-eastern Greenland. In the West Atlantic, it ranges from the Davis Strait between Greenland and Canada south | 3,194 | triviaqa-train |
"Which American pop group, who did not reach the number 1 spot in the U.K., had a number 1 hit in America with ""Sweet Child O' Mine"" in 1988 ?" | Sweet Child o' Mine
"Sweet Child o' Mine" is a song by American rock band Guns N' Roses, appearing on their debut album, "Appetite for Destruction". Released in August 1988 as the album's third single, the song topped the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, becoming the band's only number 1 US single. "Billboard" ranked it the number 5 song of 1988. Re-released in 1989, it reached number 6 on the UK Singles Chart. Guitarist Slash said | Madonna barred the song from potentially reaching a higher chart position) and became Destiny's Child fourth Top 10 pop and R&B hit. The song peaked at number one on the Hot 100 Airplay for seven consecutive weeks becoming one of the biggest radio hits of 2000 and the group's second longest run atop the chart behind "Independent Women Part 1" which reigned for nine consecutive weeks. Though the song did not reach number one on the Hot 100, it spent 16 weeks in the top ten of the chart, longer than | 3,195 | triviaqa-train |
"T.V. Sitcoms - What was the name of the lead character, the time traveller, played by Nicholas Lyndhurst in ""Goodnight Sweetheart"" ?" | Nicholas Lyndhurst
Nicholas Simon Lyndhurst (born 20 April 1961) is an English actor. He played Rodney Trotter in "Only Fools and Horses", Gary Sparrow in "Goodnight Sweetheart", Dan Griffin in the BBC drama "New Tricks" and Adam Parkinson in Carla Lane's series "Butterflies". Lyndhurst also starred as Ashley Philips in "The Two of Us", as Fletch's son Raymond in "Going Straight", the sequel to the sitcom "Porridge", Jimmy Venables in "After You've | "Sleep Warm"), among others, and was the theme song for the 1990s BBC time-travel sitcom "Goodnight Sweetheart" starring Nicholas Lyndhurst, which was named after it.
"Goodnight, Sweetheart" was written in 1931 by the song-writing team of Ray Noble, Jimmy Campbell and Reg Connelly. The lyrics begin: "Goodnight sweetheart, 'til we meet tomorrow. Goodnight sweetheart, sleep will banish sorrow".
It was recorded in 1931 by the Wayne King Orchestra (vocals by Ernie | 3,196 | triviaqa-train |
In baseball, how many players are in a team ? | . One turn batting for each team constitutes an inning. A game is usually composed of nine innings, and the team with the greater number of runs at the end of the game wins. If scores are tied at the end of nine innings, extra innings are usually played. Baseball has no game clock, although most games end in the ninth inning.
Baseball evolved from older bat-and-ball games already being played in England by the mid-18th century. This game was brought by immigrants to North America, | . There is such a large number of players on the bubble for MLB, because there are so many players on each baseball team. The majority of players on the bubble are in the minor leagues. Coaches use spring training to figure out which twenty-five players will make the roster. Players that are on the bubble may start the season in Minor League Baseball in hopes of making the MLB team in the future.
How to be on the bubble On the roster bubble NFL roster bubble.
The NFL has a few | 3,197 | triviaqa-train |
In baseball, how many innings are in a match ? | . One turn batting for each team constitutes an inning. A game is usually composed of nine innings, and the team with the greater number of runs at the end of the game wins. If scores are tied at the end of nine innings, extra innings are usually played. Baseball has no game clock, although most games end in the ninth inning.
Baseball evolved from older bat-and-ball games already being played in England by the mid-18th century. This game was brought by immigrants to North America, | Uriah Pillion
Uriah Pillion (dates of birth and death unknown) was an English cricketer. Pillion's batting and bowling styles are unknown.
Pillion made a single first-class appearance for Kent in 1828 against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's. In this match he was 12 not out at the end of the Kent first innings, but in their second innings he was dismissed for a duck by James Burt. He also took a single wicket in this match, but how many deliveries he bowled and how many | 3,198 | triviaqa-train |
"Thick footballers ? Which Chelsea footballer has an I.Q. Of over 150. He is an ex-public schoolboy who obtained 12 GCSE's, including an ""A star"" in Latin ?" | new coach Antonio Conte, Chelsea won their sixth English title and the following season won their eighth FA Cup. In 2018 Conte was sacked after a 5th-place finish and replaced with Maurizio Sarri, under whom Chelsea reached the League Cup final, which they lost on penalties to Manchester City and won the Europa League for a second time, beating Arsenal 4–1 in the final. Sarri then left the club to become manager of Juventus and was then replaced by former Chelsea player Frank Lampard.
Stadium.
Chelsea have only | Mickey Bennett
Michael Richard Bennett (born 27 August 1969) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. During his career, he made over 150 appearances in the Football League. Since his retirement from playing, Bennett has become involved with helping footballers dealing with depression and is currently the head of player welfare at the Professional Footballers' Association.
Career.
Bennett had represented England at youth level, including being included in an England under-20 tour of Brazil, but his career was disrupted by a serious | 3,199 | triviaqa-train |
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