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In the series of children's Noddy books, what is the name of the policeman? | Noddy's case to Mr. Plod. the local policeman. on the occasions that Noddy finds himself in legal peril. On rare occasion, however, Big Ears finds himself in trouble, in which case Noddy comes to his aid. Big Ears and Noddy have rarely quarreled seriously: examples of such quarrels are when Big Ears harshly scolded the very sensitive Tessie Bear for failing to control her dog and when Noddy ran his car into Big Ears's clothes post and then drove away, dragging Big Ears's clean washing behind him. | In 1919, Juliette Gordon Low adopted "Brownies" as the name for the lowest age group in her organization of "Girl Guides" on account of Ewing's short story.
A brownie character named "Big Ears" appears in Enid Blyton's Noddy series of children's books, in which he is portrayed as living in a mushroom house just outside the village of Toytown. In Blyton's "Book of Brownies" (1926), a mischievous trio of brownies named Hop, Skip, and Jump attempt to sneak | 3,400 | triviaqa-train |
To what animal was Robert Burns referring in his poem with the lines Wee, sleekit, cow'rin, tim'rous beastie? | Robbie Burns Day, celebrated in Vancouver since the late 1990s.
Influence United States.
In January 1864, President Abraham Lincoln was invited to attend a Robert Burns celebration by Robert Crawford; and if unable to attend, send a toast. Lincoln composed a toast.
An example of Burns's literary influence in the US is seen in the choice by novelist John Steinbeck of the title of his 1937 novel, "Of Mice and Men", taken from a line in the second-to-last stanza of " | Would pusillanimous be the word for which you are groping, sir?') and Bertie Wooster ('Quite possibly. I know it begins with pu.') The ingredients are quite familiar: a theft, sundered heart, an aunt, 'a hearty good morning to you, aged relative,' and numerous concatenations. People cross paths and call each other things like 'wee sleekit timorous cowering beastie' and 'elderly little gawd‐help-us,' but, as always, everything rights itself in the end, | 3,401 | triviaqa-train |
What novel by Ray Bradbury was named for the temperature at which book paper catches fire and burns? | Ray Bradbury
Ray Douglas Bradbury (; August 22, 1920June 5, 2012) was an American author and screenwriter. He worked in a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, and mystery fiction.
Predominantly known for writing the iconic dystopian novel "Fahrenheit 451" (1953), and his science-fiction and horror-story collections, "The Martian Chronicles" (1950), "The Illustrated Man" (1951), and "I Sing the Body Electric" (1969), | Hamilton. The introduction in the novel is written by Bradbury.
Cultural references.
Michael Moore's 2004 documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" refers to Bradbury's novel and the September 11 attacks, emphasized by the film's tagline ""The temperature where freedom burns"". The film takes a critical look at the presidency of George W. Bush, the War on Terror, and its coverage in the news media, and became the highest grossing documentary of all time. Bradbury was upset by what he considered the appropriation of | 3,402 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote The Ugly Duckling and The Emperor's New Clothes? | The Ugly Duckling
"The Ugly Duckling" (Danish: "Den grimme ælling") is a literary fairy tale by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875). The story tells of a homely little bird born in a barnyard who suffers abuse from the others around him until, much to his delight (and to the surprise of others), he matures into a beautiful swan, the most beautiful bird of all. The story is beloved around the world as a tale about personal transformation for the better | – Artie (The Emperor's New Clothes), Monkey Messenger (The Emperor's New Clothes), Wolf (The Emperor's New Clothes), Louie (The Steadfast Tin Soldier)
- Charlie Adler – Ugly Duckling, Crocodile #1 (The Ugly Duckling)
- Darleen Carr
- Nancy Cartwright – Duckling #1 (The Ugly Duckling)
- Jennifer Darling
- Paul Eiding
- Jerry Houser
- Tress MacNeille – Duckling #4 (The Ugly Duckling)
- Pat Musick
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In what year did Agatha Christie die? | Agatha Christie
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (née Miller; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer. She is known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around her fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Christie also wrote the world's longest-running play, a murder mystery, "The Mousetrap", and, under the pen name Mary Westmacott, six romances. In 1971 she was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order | Scene 2 – The same. The same afternoon
Reception.
"The Observer" was not overly impressed in its review of 8 April 1945 when it said, "Mrs. Agatha Christie sans library or lounge-hall. Unhappily, her people, with one exception, are less surprising than their surroundings. As a thriller – how did Mrs. Boynton die? – the play is tepid and far too talkative. But it does give Miss Mary Clare a strong scene or two as the woman of the gimlet gaze, and | 3,404 | triviaqa-train |
What is the only venomous snake in Britain? | even be active at night during the summer months. It is predominantly a terrestrial species, although it has been known to climb up banks and into low bushes in order to bask or search for prey.
Adders are not usually aggressive, tending to be rather timid and biting only when cornered or alarmed. People are generally bitten only after stepping on them or attempting to pick them up. They will usually disappear into the undergrowth at a hint of any danger, but will return once all is quiet, often to the | and it was eventually restricted to Berthåga, Uppsala by designation of a neotype by Krecsák & Wahlgren (2008).
In several European countries, it is notable as being the only native venomous snake. It is one of only four snake species native to Britain. The other three, the barred grass snake, grass snake and the smooth snake, are non-venomous.
Sufficient habitat complexity is a crucial requirement for the presence of this species, in order to support its various behaviours—basking, foraging, and | 3,405 | triviaqa-train |
In which British city would you find Arthur's Seat? | it inexplicably turned away, leaving him unharmed. David, believing his life had been spared through divine intervention, founded Holyrood Abbey on the spot. The burgh arms of the Canongate display the head of the stag with the cross framed by its antlers.
The slopes of the hill facing Holyrood are where young girls in Edinburgh traditionally bathe their faces in the dew on May Day to make themselves more beautiful. The poem 'Auld Reekie', written by Robert Fergusson in 1773, contains the lines:
References in literature | large amount of valuable, centrally located land. The station's successive owners, British Rail, Railtrack and its current owner Network Rail have been criticised for underusing the valuable city-centre spaces available within, there being a legal covenant preventing any upwards extension, which would obstruct the view of Arthur's Seat from Princes Street. The elevated walkway linking the Waverley Steps (from Princes Street to Market Street) has been upgraded with the recommissioning of the suburban platforms (at the south) and provision of additional through platforms to the | 3,406 | triviaqa-train |
The popular British pub name The Royal Oak is named after which King? | Royal Oak
The Royal Oak is the English oak tree within which the future King Charles II of England hid to escape the Roundheads following the Battle of Worcester in 1651. The tree was in Boscobel Wood, which was part of the park of Boscobel House. Charles told Samuel Pepys in 1680 that while he was hiding in the tree, a Parliamentarian soldier passed directly below it. The story was popular after the Restoration, and is remembered every year in the English traditions of Royal Oak Day.
Numerous large slipware dishes | brickworks were located adjacent to the pub in the 19th and 20th centuries.
The origin of the name of the pub is unclear, but one reported theory is that it was named after the 17th-century warship HMS "Royal Oak", which was sunk at the nearby Raid on the Medway in 1664. Local people say that one of the beams in the pub comes from the ship, the remains of which may have been broken up at a nearby shipyard after the battle. Another theory is that it was named | 3,407 | triviaqa-train |
What is the oldest University in Britain? | councils). The decision to create the plateglass universities was taken prior to the Robbins Report, and the report mentions them as being in the process of being established (Chapter IV). The approach of creating institutions with degree-awarding powers was pioneered by the University of Keele, which was established in 1949 as the University College of North Staffordshire with its own degree award powers, under the oversight of Oxford, Manchester and Birmingham.
The status of college of advanced technology (CAT) was created in the 1950s, | 1969. ""The Gododdin: The Oldest Scottish poem."" Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
- Jarman, A.O.H. (ed.) 1988. "Y Gododdin. Britain's Oldest Heroic Poem". The Welsh Classics vol. 3. Gomer.
- Koch, John T. 1997. ""The Gododdin of Aneurin: text and context from Dark-Age North Britain."" Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
- O'Hehir, Brendan. 1988. "What is the "Gododdin" | 3,408 | triviaqa-train |
In which British city was Guy Fawkes born and Dick Turpin killed? | Guy Fawkes
Guy Fawkes (; 13 April 1570 – 31 January 1606), also known as Guido Fawkes while fighting for the Spanish, was a member of a group of provincial English Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. He was born and educated in York, England; his father died when Fawkes was eight years old, after which his mother married a recusant Catholic.
Fawkes converted to Catholicism and left for mainland Europe, where he fought for Catholic Spain in the Eighty Years' War against Protestant | naked on horseback through Coventry, Hereward the Wake was a heroic English figure resisting the Norman invasion, Herne the Hunter is an equestrian ghost associated with Windsor Forest and Great Park and Mother Shipton is the archetypal witch. On 5 November people make bonfires, set off fireworks and eat toffee apples in commemoration of the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot centred on Guy Fawkes. The chivalrous bandit, such as Dick Turpin, is a recurring character, while Blackbeard is the archetypal pirate. There are various national and regional folk activities, participated | 3,409 | triviaqa-train |
In which year was British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval assasinated? | Spencer Perceval
Spencer Perceval (1 November 1762 – 11 May 1812) was a British statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from October 1809 until his assassination in May 1812. Perceval is the only British prime minister to have been murdered. He was also the only Solicitor General or Attorney General to become Prime Minister.
The younger son of an Anglo-Irish earl, Perceval was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He studied Law at Lincoln's Inn, practised as a barrister on | of the 1960s he lived in the United States, but returned to Britain to teach in Scotland and London, before turning to writing after his father's death in 1974.
His book "Measuring America" led to a series of books on American history, about which he was an eloquent speaker.
Linklater's book "Why Spencer Perceval Had To Die" focuses on the assassination of British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval, looking at the conspiracy theories surrounding it, and revealing the historical context. Antony Beevor has called it | 3,410 | triviaqa-train |
What is the tallest and thickest type of grass? | as raw material for a multitude of purposes, including construction and in the composition of building materials such as cob, for insulation, in the manufacture of paper and board such as Oriented structural straw board. Grass fiber can be used for making paper, and for biofuel production.Bamboo scaffolding is able to withstand typhoon-force winds that would break steel scaffolding. Larger bamboos and "Arundo donax" have stout culms that can be used in a manner similar to timber, "Arundo" is used to make reeds for woodwind | into amber. The size of mature conifers varies from less than one metre, to over 100 metres. The world's tallest, thickest, largest, and oldest living trees are all conifers. The tallest is a Coast Redwood ("Sequoia sempervirens"), with a height of 115.55 metres (although one Victorian mountain ash, "Eucalyptus regnans", allegedly grew to a height of 140 metres, although the exact dimensions were not confirmed). The thickest, or tree with the greatest trunk diameter, is a Montezuma | 3,411 | triviaqa-train |
In what year did Sir Frederick Banting and J. J. R. MacLeod discover insulin? | Banting was unable to gain a place on the hospital staff and so he decided to move to London, Ontario to set up a medical practice. From July 1920 to May 1921, he continued his general practice, while teaching orthopedics and anthropology part-time at the University of Western Ontario in London because his medical practice had not been particularly successful. From 1921 to 1922 he lectured in pharmacology at the University of Toronto. He received his M.D. degree in 1922, and was also awarded a gold medal.
Medical Research | with J J R MacLeod, who had, jointly with Frederick Banting, won the Nobel Prize for the discovery of insulin. Kosterlitz qualified with the Triple Qualification in 1938, and eventually became Professor of Pharmacology at Aberdeen University in 1968. He went on to discover endorphins and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society who awarded him their prestigious gold medal.
Following the unilateral declaration of independence by the then Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) in 1965, many of the candidates came from that country.
Controversies.
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What is the hottest, driest, and lowest place in North America called? | Death Valley
Death Valley is a desert valley located in Eastern California, in the northern Mojave Desert bordering the Great Basin Desert. It is one of the hottest places in the world along with deserts in the Middle East.
Death Valley's Badwater Basin is the point of the lowest elevation in North America, at below sea level. This point is east-southeast of Mount Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous United States, with an elevation of 14,505 feet (4,421 m). On the afternoon of July | are affected by the rain shadow created by neighboring mountain ranges, acting as a barrier to westerly flowing air carrying moisture. All of these cold deserts experience about 100–300 mm of precipitation in a year indicating a semi-arid climate.
The warm deserts of North America include The Mojave Basin and Range, the Sonoran desert, and the Chihuahuan desert. These areas have a tropical desert climate, and are known as the hottest and driest place on the continent. This is due to the continental interior location on the leeward | 3,413 | triviaqa-train |
What is the second most common letter used in the English language? | English language
English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and eventually became a global "lingua franca". It is named after the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes that migrated to the area of Great Britain that later took their name, as England. Both names derive from Anglia, a peninsula in the Baltic Sea. The language is closely related to Frisian and Low Saxon, and its vocabulary has been significantly influenced by other Germanic languages, particularly Norse (a North Germanic language) | " (two years after he died), "Journal for General Philosophy of Science", Vol. 24, 1–16, (1993) | 3,414 | triviaqa-train |
How many yards are in a furlong? | Furlong
A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one eighth of a mile, equivalent to 660 feet, 220 yards, 40 rods, or 10 chains.
Using the international definition of the inch as exactly 25.4 millimetres, one furlong is 201.168 metres. However, the United States does not uniformly use this conversion ratio. Older ratios are in use for surveying purposes in some states, leading to variations in the length of the furlong of two parts per million, or about | Many Clouds Chase
The Many Clouds Chase is a Grade Two National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Aintree over a distance of about 3 miles and 1 furlong (3 miles and 210 yards, or 5,020 metres), and during its running there are nineteen fences to be jumped. It is scheduled to take place each year in early December.
The race is sponsored by Rewards4Racing and was first run as a Listed race in 2011. It was | 3,415 | triviaqa-train |
What is the only gemstone to be composed of one single element? | "third water" gems are those of a lesser transparency.
Value.
There is no universally accepted grading system for gemstones. Diamonds are graded using a system developed by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) in the early 1950s. Historically, all gemstones were graded using the naked eye. The GIA system included a major innovation: the introduction of 10x magnification as the standard for grading clarity. Other gemstones are still graded using the naked eye (assuming 20/20 vision).
A mnemonic device, the " | the separate layers can be made of different textile materials, multiple colors, and therefore, varying degrees of wear, tear, and damage.
What is a Quilt?
A quilt is a multi-layered textile, traditionally composed of three layers of fiber: a woven cloth top, a layer of batting or wadding, and a woven back, combined using the technique of quilting, the process of sewing the three layers together.
The pattern of stitching can be the key decorative element if a single piece of | 3,416 | triviaqa-train |
How many stars appear on the flag of New Zealand? | in groups, they often enumerate provinces or other components of the nation (such as ethnic groups). In the flags of Nauru and the Marshall Islands, this enumeration is done by the points of a single star rather than by a number of stars.
Some flags of countries on the southern hemisphere show a depiction of the Southern Cross consisting of four or five stars.
The star and crescent symbol is found in flags of states succeeding the Ottoman Empire, which used flags with this symbol during 1793-1923. | .
Vexillologist James Dignan proposed a flag including the Southern Cross stars that appear on the New Zealand national flag, with a depiction of the Southern Alps (the white peak) and the forests and fields of the south (the green inset). The Southern Alps are the South Island's most prominent geological feature, and agriculture and forestry the main primary industries, making this concept an appropriate representation.
Flag concepts for the South Island Dean Thomas' concept.
Dean Thomas proposed a flag that reflects early Māori Flags. | 3,417 | triviaqa-train |
Which popular sport features in the NATO phonetic alphabet? | critical combinations of letters and numbers are most likely to be pronounced and understood by those who exchange voice messages by radio or telephone, regardless of language differences or the quality of the communication channel.
The 26 code words in the NATO phonetic alphabet are assigned to the 26 letters of the English alphabet in alphabetical order as follows: , Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, , Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango | River Gorge, with stops within the New River Gorge NRA in Prince station and Thurmond station. Greyhound Lines services Beckley with a bus stop at 306 East Prince Street.
Features.
The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve has three main components of activity: the Paul R. Christen National High Adventure Base, the James C. Justice National Scout Camp, and the John D. Tickle Training and Leadership Center, each of which has unique program opportunities. There are six subcamps named based on the NATO Phonetic Alphabet, which have the | 3,418 | triviaqa-train |
Who first argued that the world was not flat? | ) retained the flat Earth model. Aristotle provided evidence for the spherical shape of the Earth on empirical grounds by around 330 BC. Knowledge of the spherical Earth gradually began to spread beyond the Hellenistic world from then on.
Despite the scientific fact of Earth's sphericity, pseudoscientific flat Earth conspiracy theories are espoused by modern flat Earth societies and, increasingly, by unaffiliated individuals using social media.
History.
History Belief in flat Earth.
History Belief in flat Earth West Asia.
In early Egyptian and Mesopotamian thought, the | natural world and argued that one could not be a Christian and believe the Earth is a globe. Well-known members included E. W. Bullinger of the Trinitarian Bible Society, Edward Haughton, senior moderator in natural science in Trinity College, Dublin and an archbishop. She repeated Rowbotham's experiments, generating some interesting counter-experiments, but interest declined after the First World War. The movement gave rise to several books that argued for a flat, stationary Earth, including "Terra Firma" by David Wardlaw Scott.
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Which metal is the best conductor of electricity? | about three quarters the price of gold. Silver is substantially less expensive than these metals, but is often traditionally considered a precious metal in light of its role in coinage and jewelry.
Lifecycle.
Lifecycle Formation.
Metals up to the vicinity of iron (in the periodic table) are largely made via stellar nucleosynthesis. In this process, lighter elements from hydrogen to silicon undergo successive fusion reactions inside stars, releasing light and heat and forming heavier elements with higher atomic numbers.
Heavier metals are not usually formed this | by three times, and the spates of copper theft from railway signaling increased significantly. Operation Tremor was implemented by the BTP and Network Rail to counteract the spates of theft.
Sources of metal.
Sources of metal Electricity substations.
Copper conductor has been taken from electricity substations.
Sources of metal Church roofs.
Church roofs have been stripped of the lead roof, forcing some into near bankruptcy. Replacing church roofs is prohibitively expensive.
Sources of metal Railway signalling cables.
Copper cable for signalling alongside railway lines has | 3,420 | triviaqa-train |
The binary system of numbers uses which two numerical digits? | ; they were found later among his papers.
Possibly the first publication of the system in Europe was by Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, in 1700.
History Leibniz and the I Ching.
Leibniz studied binary numbering in 1679; his work appears in his article "Explication de l'Arithmétique Binaire" (published in 1703)
The full title of Leibniz's article is translated into English as the ""Explanation of Binary Arithmetic, which uses only the characters 1 and 0, with some remarks on its usefulness, and on | . The binary system uses only the digits "0" and "1", while the octal system uses the digits from "0" through "7". The hexadecimal system uses all the digits from the decimal system, plus the letters "A" through "F", which represent the numbers 10 to 15 respectively.
Modern digital systems Unusual systems.
The ternary and balanced ternary systems have sometimes been used. They are both base 3 systems.
Balanced ternary is unusual in having the digit values | 3,421 | triviaqa-train |
Which scientist was born in Germany in 1879, became a Swiss citizen in 1901 and later became a US citizen in 1940? | Fahrenheit, among others. Albert Einstein introduced the special relativity and general relativity theories for light and gravity in 1905 and 1915 respectively. Along with Max Planck, he was instrumental in the introduction of quantum mechanics, in which Werner Heisenberg and Max Born later made major contributions. Wilhelm Röntgen discovered X-rays. Otto Hahn was a pioneer in the fields of radiochemistry and discovered nuclear fission, while Ferdinand Cohn and Robert Koch were founders of microbiology. Numerous mathematicians were born in Germany, including Carl Friedrich Gauss, David Hilbert, | for citizenship. His application was approved and he became a citizen. Under German law, he lost his German citizenship. In January 1940, he returned to Guatemala on a Liechtenstein passport and informed the local government of his change of nationality.
Although originally neutral, Guatemala soon sided with the Allies and formally declared war on Germany on December 11, 1941. In spite of his Liechtenstein citizenship, the Guatemalan government treated Nottebohm as a German citizen. As part of a massive program in which the US co-operated with | 3,422 | triviaqa-train |
What is the most common blood type in humans? | a gene) and collectively form a blood group system. Blood types are inherited and represent contributions from both parents. A total of 36 human blood group systems and 346 antigens are now recognized by the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT). The two most important blood group systems are ABO and Rh; they determine someone's blood type (A, B, AB and O, with +, − or null denoting RhD status) for suitability in blood transfusion.
Blood group systems.
A complete blood type | at the PC Guide | 3,423 | triviaqa-train |
What is the atomic number of the element Californium? | Californium
Californium is a radioactive chemical element with the symbol Cf and atomic number 98. The element was first synthesized in 1950 at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (then the University of California Radiation Laboratory), by bombarding curium with alpha particles (helium-4 ions). It is an actinide element, the sixth transuranium element to be synthesized, and has the second-highest atomic mass of all the elements that have been produced in amounts large enough to see with the unaided eye (after einsteinium). The element was named | , sea-nymphs of Greek mythology.
1949 Berkelium
- Berkelium is a synthetic element with the symbol Bk and atomic number 97. A radioactive metallic element in the actinide series, berkelium was first synthesized by bombarding americium with alpha particles (helium ions) and was named for the University of California at Berkeley. Berkelium was co-discovered in December 1949 by Glenn T. Seaborg, Stanley G. Thompson, and Albert Ghiorso.
1950 Californium
- Californium is a radioactive metallic chemical element with the symbol Cf and atomic | 3,424 | triviaqa-train |
Who provided the voice of the genie in the 1992 animated film Aladdin? | Aladdin (1992 Disney film)
Aladdin is a 1992 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The film is the 31st Disney animated feature film, and was the fourth produced during the Disney film era known as the Disney Renaissance. It was produced and directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, and is based on the Arabic folktale of the same name from the "One Thousand and One Nights". The voice cast features Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin | . She falls in love with Aladdin while he is disguised as a prince after he takes her on a romantic ride on a magic carpet. Aladdin's genie companion is summoned by Jafar, who uses the genie's magic to tyrannically overthrow Jasmine's father, the Sultan. Luckily, after Jafar's defeat, the Sultan permits Jasmine to wed Aladdin despite his lack of royal heritage. Princess Jasmine is voiced by Linda Larkin, animated by Mark Henn, and her singing voice is provided by Lea Salonga (in the feature | 3,425 | triviaqa-train |
What 1968 film features the characters Caractacus Potts and Truly Scrumptious? | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a 1968 British-American musical adventure fantasy film, directed by Ken Hughes and written by Roald Dahl and Hughes, loosely based on Ian Fleming's 1964 novel "Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car". The film stars Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Adrian Hall, Heather Ripley, Lionel Jeffries, James Robertson Justice, Robert Helpmann, and Gert Fröbe.
The film was produced by Albert R. Broccoli, the regular co-producer | same time, they are reunited with Grandpa. The Potts family and Truly bid farewell to the Toymaker and the rest of the village, then fly back home to England.
When Caractacus finishes the story they set off for home, stopping to drop Truly off at Scrumptious Manor, where Caractacus dismisses any possibility of them having a future together, with what she regards as inverted snobbery. The Potts family arrive back at their cottage where Lord Scrumptious surprises Caractacus with an offer to buy the Toot Sweets as a canine confection, | 3,426 | triviaqa-train |
What was the first film that Alfred Hitchcock made in Hollywood and the only one that won a Best Picture Oscar? | Steps" (1935) and "The Lady Vanishes" (1938), are ranked among the greatest British films of the 20th century.
By 1939 Hitchcock was a filmmaker of international importance, and film producer David O. Selznick persuaded him to move to Hollywood. A string of successful films followed, including "Rebecca" (1940), "Foreign Correspondent" (1940), "Shadow of a Doubt" (1943), and "The Paradine Case" (1947); "Rebecca" was nominated for | Earth", which won the Oscar for Best Picture. In 1955 Pereira won the Oscar for best art direction for a black and white film for "The Rose Tattoo". In addition, he was the art director on almost all of the important Alfred Hitchcock films of the 1950s.
Pereira was educated at the University of Illinois and is brother of architect (and occasional film art director) William L. Pereira.
He died in Los Angeles, California. | 3,427 | triviaqa-train |
Which actor provides the voice for Rocky in the film Chicken Run? | , Mel Gibson, Tony Haygarth, Miranda Richardson, and Benjamin Whitrow.
"Chicken Run" grossed over $224 million, becoming the highest-grossing stop motion animated film in history. A sequel is currently in development.
Plot.
A group of chickens are caged in a chicken farm run by the Tweedys. The chickens try to escape the coop, but are always caught. Frustrated at the minuscule profits that the farm generates, Mrs. Tweedy conceives an idea of converting the farm into automated production and having | - Rocky Marshall, English actor
- Rocky Votolato, musician
Characters.
Characters In film.
- Rocky Balboa, in the "Rocky" series
- Rocky Sullivan, in "Angels with Dirty Faces"
- Rocky and Mugsy, in various "Looney Tunes" and "Merrie Melodies" media
- Rocky the Breakdown Crane, in "Thomas & Friends"
- Rocky Robinson, a character in "The Amazing World of Gumball"
- Rocky the Rooster, in "Chicken Run" | 3,428 | triviaqa-train |
In which year was the film studio Paramount opened? | , followed by the Nordisk Film company (1906), and Universal Studios (1912). It is the last major film studio still headquartered in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles.
Paramount Pictures dates its existence from the 1912 founding date of the Famous Players Film Company. Hungarian-born founder Adolph Zukor, who had been an early investor in nickelodeons, saw that movies appealed mainly to working-class immigrants. With partners Daniel Frohman and Charles Frohman he planned to offer feature-length films that would appeal to the | 1988, by Paramount Pictures in the United States, it was a commercial box-office success, both domestically and worldwide. The film debuted at number one with $21,404,420 from 2,064 screens, for a five-day total of $28,409,497. The film made $128,152,301 in the United States and ended up with a worldwide total of $288,752,301. It was the highest earning film that year for the studio and the third-highest-grossing film at the United States box office.
It opened a month later in | 3,429 | triviaqa-train |
Who created havoc in 1938, when his radio broadcast of The War Of The Worlds was believed to be true? | The War of the Worlds (1938 radio drama)
"The War of the Worlds" is an episode of the American radio drama anthology series "The Mercury Theatre on the Air" directed and narrated by actor and future filmmaker Orson Welles as an adaptation of H. G. Wells's novel "The War of the Worlds" (1898). It was performed and broadcast live as a Halloween episode at 8 p.m. on Sunday, October 30, 1938, over the Columbia Broadcasting System radio network. The episode became famous for | The Night America Trembled
"The Night America Trembled" is a top-rated television dramatization of the public reaction to the 1938 radio broadcast of "The War of the Worlds" that aired September 9, 1957, as an episode of the CBS series "Studio One". Hosted by Edward R. Murrow, the live documentary play was written by Nelson S. Bond and uses excerpts of the radio script copywrighted by Howard E. Koch.
Background.
The film centers on the panic created when "The Mercury Theater on | 3,430 | triviaqa-train |
Which major British newspaper closed down for almost a year in 1978? | ". The paper in newspaper may go away, insist industry stalwarts, but the news will remain. "Paper is dying," said Nick Bilton, a technologist for "The Times", "but it's just a device. Replacing it with pixels is a better experience." On September 8, 2010, Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., Chairman and Publisher of "The New York Times", told an International Newsroom Summit in London that "We will stop printing the New York Times sometime in the future, | down the city's gay bars, which had numbered almost two dozen in Manhattan at the beginning of the year. This crackdown was largely the result of a sustained campaign by the right-wing "NY Mirror" newspaper columnist Lee Mortimer. Existing gay bars were quickly closed and new ones lasted only a short time. The election of John Lindsay in 1965 signaled a major shift in city politics, and a new attitude toward sexual mores began changing the social atmosphere of New York. On April 21, 1966, Dick Leitsch | 3,431 | triviaqa-train |
The area now rebranded as “Cardiff Bay” was formerly known by what name? | richest man in the world at the time.
As Cardiff exports grew, so did its population; dockworkers and sailors from across the world settled in neighbourhoods close to the docks, known as Tiger Bay, and communities from up to 45 different nationalities, including Norwegian, Somali, Yemeni, Spanish, Italian, Caribbean and Irish helped create the unique multicultural character of the area.
After the Second World War most of the industry closed down and became derelict. But, in 1999, new life was injected into the | Tsuki no Misaki
, meaning "Headland of the Moon", was a name formerly in use for part of a plateau in Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo in Japan. One explanation of the name is that it was considered a particularly good place to view the moon over what is now Tokyo Bay.
In the Edo period, it was well known as one of seven capes () around the Edo area, the other six being , , , , and .
The name had become obsolete by the | 3,432 | triviaqa-train |
In Australia, what sort of creature is a goanna? | Goanna
Goanna refers to some species of the genus "Varanus" found in Australia and Southeast Asia.
Around 80 species of "Varanus" are known, 25 of which are found in Australia. This varied group of carnivorous reptiles ranges greatly in size and fills several ecological niches.
The goanna features prominently in Aboriginal mythology and Australian folklore.
Being predatory lizards, goannas are often quite large, or at least bulky, with sharp teeth and claws. The largest is the perentie ("V. giganteus") | headland has a rough outline showing the shape of a goanna, within which the spirit creature is believed to exist even today.
Goanna Headland has been the mythological place of origin of the Bundjalung Nation, for thousands of years. The Bundjalung Nation people represented by 15 Australian Aboriginal tribes, within which are many groups, clans and bands) call the spiritual creature "The Dirawong" (goanna). It is the spiritual centre of their culture. Within its landscape are many sacred, secret, and ceremonial sites. To | 3,433 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the only female competitor not to be given a sex test at the 1976 Olympics? | Elizabeth II, as Queen of Canada. The Queen was accompanied by Michael Morris, Lord Killanin, President of the International Olympic Committee, and was greeted to an orchestral rendition of 'O Canada', an arrangement that for many years later would be used in schools across the country as well as in the daily sign off of TV broadcasts in the country.
The queen entered the Royal Box with her consort, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and her son, Prince Andrew (Her daughter, Princess Anne, | Saudi Arabia at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
Saudi Arabia participated in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.
The country does not allow women to participate in the Olympics, and had never sent a female athlete to the Olympic Games. Nonetheless, it did send one female competitor to these inaugural Youth Games: Dalma Rushdi Malhas, who competed in equestrian and won Saudi Arabia's only medal, a bronze. The International Olympic Committee had made it a requirement for every national delegation to include at least one female athlete. | 3,434 | triviaqa-train |
Who co-produced the album Thriller with Michael Jackson? | score was arranged by Quincy Jones, who later produced three of Jackson's solo albums. During his time in New York, Jackson frequented the Studio 54 nightclub, where he heard early hip hop; this influenced his beatboxing on future tracks such as "Working Day and Night". In 1979, Jackson broke his nose during a dance routine. A rhinoplasty led to breathing difficulties that later affected his career. He was referred to Steven Hoefflin, who performed Jackson's subsequent operations.
Jackson's fifth solo album, " | the Mask", which YMO had first produced in 1978 for a Seiko quartz wristwatch commercial, and then for "Solid State Survivor" with lyrics penned by Chris Mosdell. The song was later revised by Michael Jackson, who added new lyrics and had intended to include it in his album "Thriller". Despite the approval of songwriter Sakamoto and lyricist Chris Mosdell, it was eventually removed from the album due to legal issues with YMO's management. Jackson's version was never released until his first posthumous album, "Michael | 3,435 | triviaqa-train |
In 1918, who wrote the song God Bless America? | God Bless America
"God Bless America" is an American patriotic song written by Irving Berlin during World War I in 1918 and revised by him in the run up to World War II in 1938. The later version has notably been recorded by Kate Smith, becoming her signature song.
"God Bless America" takes the form of a prayer (intro lyrics "as we raise our voices, in a solemn prayer") for God's blessing and peace for the nation ("...stand beside her and guide | Bless America" as a show of national pride.
Berlin himself gave the first performance of "Heaven Watch the Philippines" in Tolosa, Leyte in 1946, in front of an audience that included Sergio Osmeña and Carlos P. Romulo.
Berlin was touring U.S. military bases with a stage production of "This Is the Army", in 1945. During a stop in the Philippines, he heard children in Leyte singing the song "God Bless America" (which he had written in 1918 and had revised in 1938) | 3,436 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first woman to complete the English Grand National horse race? | Act 1975 made it possible for female jockeys to enter the race. The first female jockey to enter the race was Charlotte Brew on the 200/1 outsider Barony Fort in the 1977 race. The first female jockey to complete the race was Geraldine Rees on Cheers in 1982. The 21st century has not seen a significant increase in female riders but it has seen them gain rides on mounts considered to have a genuine chance of winning. In 2005, Carrie Ford finished fifth on the 8/1 second-favourite Forest Gunner. In 2012, | Charlotte Brew
Charlotte Brew is a British equestrian. She made history in 1977, when she was the first woman to ride in the Grand National, on her horse Barony Fort. Women were allowed to ride in the race for the first time because of the passing of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975.
In addition to the legislation, the horse’s previous race performance made it possible for Brew to enter the Grand National. Because Brew’s horse, Barony Fort, was the fourth and final to complete the Foxhunters, | 3,437 | triviaqa-train |
On which island is the New York borough Brooklyn? | Brooklyn
Brooklyn () is the most populous borough of New York City, with an estimated 2,648,771 residents in 2017. Named after the Dutch village of Breukelen, it borders the borough of Queens at the western end of Long Island. Brooklyn has several bridge and tunnel connections to the borough of Manhattan across the East River, and the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge connects it with Staten Island. Since 1896, Brooklyn has been coterminous with Kings County, the most populous county in the U.S. state of New York and the second- | , 1976) is an improvisational comedian from the New York City borough of Staten Island. He attended Monsignor Farrell High School, where he was involved in numerous activities including drama and sports. He attended Brooklyn College and later went on to join the New York City Fire Department. He is the third host of the podcast "Tell 'Em Steve-Dave!" which was formerly on SModcast.com.
- James "Murr" Murray (born May 1, 1976) is an improvisational comedian from the New York City borough | 3,438 | triviaqa-train |
Which country owns the Queen Elizabeth islands? | Queen Elizabeth Islands
The Queen Elizabeth Islands (; formerly Parry Islands or Parry Archipelago) are the northernmost cluster of islands in Canada's Arctic Archipelago, split between Nunavut and the Northwest Territories in Northern Canada. The Queen Elizabeth Islands contain approximately 14% of the global glacier and ice cap area. (excluding the inland and shelf ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica).
Geography.
The islands, together in area, were renamed as a group after Elizabeth II on her coronation as Queen of Canada in 1953. The | two years the car-carrying capacity was removed and additional cabins constructed to allow a dramatic increase in the crew-to-guest ratio. By 1997, a crew of 37 was serving just 49 passengers in considerable luxury.
From 21 July to 29 July 2006, HM Queen Elizabeth II chartered "Hebridean Princess" for a holiday around the Scottish Islands to mark her 80th birthday. The Queen reportedly paid £125,000 for the use of the ship.
In June 2009, All Leisure Group, which also owns the | 3,439 | triviaqa-train |
Marilyn Monroe played the character Sugar Kane in which film? | "Some Like It Hot" (1959), a critical and commercial success. Her last completed film was the drama "The Misfits" (1961).
Monroe's troubled private life received much attention. She struggled with substance abuse, depression, and anxiety. Her second and third marriages, to retired baseball star Joe DiMaggio and playwright Arthur Miller, were highly publicized and both ended in divorce. On August 4, 1962, she died at age 36 from an overdose of barbiturates at her home in Los Angeles | "Sugar Kane", a role made famous by Marilyn Monroe.
"A Chorus Line" and Broadway fame.
In 1974, Blair was invited by Michael Bennett to participate in the workshops from which "A Chorus Line" was developed. The character of "Valerie Clark" was in large part, based on her own life, although the surgical enhancement came from another dancer. "Val was based on Mitzi Hamilton, who actually underwent surgery to enhance her figure, and Pam Blair, whose mixture of angelic appearance | 3,440 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Hotlips in the film version of Mash? | Sutherland, Tom Skerritt, and Elliott Gould, with Sally Kellerman, Robert Duvall, René Auberjonois, Gary Burghoff, Roger Bowen, Michael Murphy, and in his film debut, professional football player Fred Williamson. Although the Korean War is the film's storyline setting, the subtext is about the Vietnam War, that was taking place all throughout the film's production and release.
The film won Grand Prix du Festival International du Film, later named Palme d'Or, at 1970 Cannes Film Festival. The film went on to | ranking female officer in the unit, and fiercely protective of the women under her command. The character was inspired by two real-life Korean War MASH head nurses: "Hotlips" Hammerly, an attractive blonde of similar disposition, and Janie Hall.
Her nickname "Hot Lips" has different origins in the original novel, film, and TV show. In the novel, the phrase is first used by Trapper John McIntyre, when he is flirting with Margaret after learning about her affair with Frank Burns. Calling her | 3,441 | triviaqa-train |
Alvin Stardust first found fame under what name? | Alvin Stardust
Bernard William Jewry (27 September 1942 – 23 October 2014), known professionally as Shane Fenton and later as Alvin Stardust, was an English rock singer and stage actor. Performing first as Shane Fenton in the 1960s, Jewry had a moderately successful career in the pre-Beatles era, hitting the UK top 40 with four singles in 1961–62. However, he became better known for singles released in the 1970s and 1980s as Alvin Stardust, a character he began in the glam rock era, with hits including | toothache.
Snake's head fritillary.
One of the village's claims to fame is that it is the most northerly point in the UK where the snake's head fritillary can be found growing in the wild. Locally the flower is known by the name "folfallarum". In years gone by it used to be tradition that on the first Sunday on May, the villagers would all go out and pick the flowers. This tradition is what caused the flower to become the village's unofficial emblem, used on things | 3,442 | triviaqa-train |
Which king was the first English Prince of Wales? | which encompassed all of Wales. It was not until 1409 that his revolt in quest of Welsh independence was suppressed by Henry IV.
History As title of heir apparent.
The tradition of conferring the title "Prince of Wales" on the heir apparent of the monarch is usually considered to have begun in 1301, when King Edward I of England invested his son Edward of Caernarfon with the title at a Parliament held in Lincoln. According to legend, the king had promised the Welsh that he would name "a prince born | realm of England".
The statute, which was enacted on 3 March 1284 after careful consideration by Edward I, takes its name from Rhuddlan Castle in North Wales where it was first promulgated on 19 March 1284.
Background.
The Prince of Gwynedd had been recognised by the English Crown as Prince of Wales in 1267, holding his lands with the king of England as his feudal overlord. It was thus that the English interpreted the title of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Lord of Aberffraw, which was briefly held after | 3,443 | triviaqa-train |
In 20,000 leagues Under the Sea, what was the name Captain Nemo’s submarine? | submarine away from Vulcania, Nemo announces he will be "taking the "Nautilus" down for the last time". The crew declares they will accompany their captain in death.
Aronnax, Conseil, and Ned are confined to their cabins. The Nautilus's crew also retreat to their cabins at Nemo's instructions. Ned escapes and manages to surface the "Nautilus", hitting a reef in the process and causing the sub to flood. Nemo staggers to his salon viewport, watching his beloved sea as he dies. | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Tokyo DisneySea)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is an attraction at Tokyo DisneySea, based on Jules Verne's novel "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" and Disney's 1954 film "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea".
Story.
Guests board a small submarine developed by Captain Nemo and participate in a tour to explore the world under the sea. This submarine was remotely controlled from the control base where Captain Nemo was, and it should have been secured by that. However, | 3,444 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the 1949 play Death of a Salesman? | Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman is a 1949 play written by American playwright Arthur Miller. It won the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play. The play premiered on Broadway in February 1949, running for 742 performances, and has been revived on Broadway four times, winning three Tony Awards for Best Revival. It is widely considered to be one of the greatest plays of the 20th century.
Characters.
- William "Willy" Loman: The salesman. He is 63 years | Reception.
Reception In the United States.
"Death of a Salesman" first opened on February 10, 1949, to great success. Drama critic John Gassner wrote that "the ecstatic reception accorded "Death of Salesman" has been reverberating for some time wherever there is an ear for theatre, and it is undoubtedly the best American play since "A Streetcar Named Desire"."
Reception In the United Kingdom.
The play reached London on July 28, 1949. London responses were mixed, but mostly favorable. | 3,445 | triviaqa-train |
Under whose reign did England lose its last possession on mainland France? | were internal religious conflicts during the reigns of Henry's daughters, Mary I and Elizabeth I. The former took the country back to Catholicism while the latter broke from it again, forcefully asserting the supremacy of Anglicanism.
Competing with Spain, the first English colony in the Americas was founded in 1585 by explorer Walter Raleigh in Virginia and named Roanoke. The Roanoke colony failed and is known as the lost colony after it was found abandoned on the return of the late-arriving supply ship. With the East India Company, England | a kingdom in the Canary Islands in 1404. He received the title King of the Canary Islands from Pope Innocent VII but recognized Henry III of Castile as his overlord, who had provided him aid during the conquest.
History 13th to 17th centuries.
In 1204, during the reign of John of England, mainland Normandy was taken from England by France under King Philip II. Insular Normandy (the Channel Islands) remained however under English control. In 1259, Henry III of England recognized the legality of French possession of mainland | 3,446 | triviaqa-train |
Which French Monarch was known as the Citizen King? | Louis Philippe I
Louis Philippe I (6 October 1773 – 26 August 1850) was King of the French from 1830 to 1848. His father Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans had taken the name "Philippe Égalité" because he initially supported the French Revolution. However, following the deposition and execution of his cousin King Louis XVI, Louis Philippe fled the country. His father denounced his actions and voted for his death, but was imprisoned and executed that same year. Louis Philippe spent the next 21 years in exile | her line of business. Already during the 1680s, she had created a power base through which she could exact favors from the monarch. The French embassy pointed her out as one of the power holders in the Swedish court necessary to cultivate. She is known to have received gifts from France and may have acted as a French agent, which would make her a spy: it was noted that during the fire of the royal palace in 1697, she saved a portrait of Louis XIV of France which she had been given as | 3,447 | triviaqa-train |
In which book do the Ten Commandments first appear? | Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments (, "Aseret ha'Dibrot"), also known as the Decalogue, are a set of biblical principles relating to ethics and worship, which play a fundamental role in the Abrahamic religions. The Ten Commandments appear twice in the Hebrew Bible, in the books of Exodus and Deuteronomy. The commandments include instructions to worship only God, to honour one's parents, and to keep the sabbath day holy, as well as prohibitions against idolatry, blasphemy, murder, adultery, theft, dishonesty, | and is therefore not in effect. They do reflect the eternal character of God, and serve as a paragon of morality.
Religious interpretations Christianity The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
According to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) doctrine, Jesus completed rather than rejected the Mosaic law. The Ten Commandments are considered eternal gospel principles necessary for exaltation. They appear in the Book of Mosiah 12:34–36, 13:15–16, 13:21–24 and Doctrine and Covenants. According to the Book of Mosiah, | 3,448 | triviaqa-train |
Who did Lord Peter Wimsey marry in the novel Busman’s Honeymoon? | Lord Peter Wimsey
Lord Peter Death Bredon Wimsey is the fictional protagonist in a series of detective novels and short stories by Dorothy L. Sayers (and their continuation by Jill Paton Walsh). A dilettante who solves mysteries for his own amusement, Wimsey is an archetype for the British gentleman detective. Lord Peter is often assisted by his valet and former batman, Mervyn Bunter; his good friend and later brother-in-law, police detective Charles Parker; and in a few books by Harriet Vane, who becomes his wife | List of plays by Dorothy L. Sayers
Dorothy L. Sayers, known as a novelist, also wrote the following plays:
- Busman's Honeymoon
Dorothy L. Sayers began writing plays for public performance in 1935 with "Busman’s Honeymoon", a dramatic incarnation of the characters from her Lord Peter Wimsey books. She collaborated on this script with her friend from her college days at Oxford, M. St. Clare Byrne who was a lecturer at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. "Busman’s Honeymoon" opened in December 1936 | 3,449 | triviaqa-train |
To which club did Mycroft Holmes belong? | The Greek Interpreter" as being "a much larger and stouter man". In "The Bruce-Partington Plans", the following description is given:
Mycroft spends most of his time at the Diogenes Club, which he co-founded.
He is the only character to refer to Sherlock exclusively by his first name.
In other media.
Mycroft Holmes has been portrayed many times in film, television, and radio adaptations of the Holmes stories.
In other media Radio.
- Mycroft appeared In | The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Rose Tattoo
The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Rose Tattoo is a 1996 graphic adventure game developed by Mythos Software and published by Electronic Arts.
Plot.
Holmes' brother Mycroft is caught in an explosion when his club, the Diogenes, is blown up. The player, first as Doctor Watson and then as Sherlock Holmes, investigates the explosion and discovers that it was not a gas leak but a bomb which was the cause. | 3,450 | triviaqa-train |
Which drink did J.S. Bach like so much that he wrote a cantata for it? | ), and others were almost miniature "buffo" operas (e.g. "Coffee Cantata").
Compositions A cappella music.
Bach's a cappella music includes motets and chorale harmonisations.
Compositions A cappella music Motets.
Bach's motets (BWV 225–231) are pieces on sacred themes for choir and continuo, with instruments playing colla parte. Several of them were composed for funerals. The six motets definitely composed by Bach are , , , , , and . The motet (BWV 231) is part of the composite motet | J.S. Bach's 21st cantata, "Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, BWV 21" ("I had much grief"), with Jonathan Sternberg conducting Hugues Cuénod and other soloists, chorus and orchestra. "What speaks for the Solomons' steadfastness in their taste and their task", wrote a "Billboard" journalist in November 1966, "is that this record is still alive in the catalogue (SC-501). As Seymour says, it was a good performance, not easy to top. Of the whole Vanguard/Bach | 3,451 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote The Symphony of a Thousand? | Symphony No. 8 (Mahler)
The Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major by Gustav Mahler is one of the largest-scale choral works in the classical concert repertoire. Because it requires huge instrumental and vocal forces it is frequently called the "Symphony of a Thousand", although the work is normally presented with far fewer than a thousand performers and the composer did not sanction that name. The work was composed in a single inspired burst, at Maiernigg in southern Austria in the summer of 1906. The | growing popularity of classical music and the arrival of so many talented musicians, Paris encountered a shortage of concert halls. The best hall in the city was that of the Paris Conservatory on rue Bergére, which had excellent acoustics and could seat a thousand persons. Berlioz premiered his "Symphonie Fantastique" there on December 30, 1830; on December 29, 1832, Berlioz presented the Symphony again, along with two new pieces, "Lelio" and "Harold en Italie", which he wrote specially for Paganini to play. | 3,452 | triviaqa-train |
In which Australian state is the city of Newcastle? | a traditional area of heavy industry was not immune from the effects of economic downturns that plagued New South Wales and wider Australia since the 1970s. These downturns were particularly hard hitting for heavy industry which was particularly prevalent in Newcastle. The early 1990s recession caused significant job losses across Australia and the Newcastle region experienced a peak unemployment rate of 17% in February 1993, compared to 12.1% in New South Wales and 11.9% across Australia. As Australia recovered from the early 1990s recession, the economy of Newcastle did too and the | Beaver Lake (Texas)
Beaver Lake was a small lake or beaver pond formerly found on the Devils River in what is now Val Verde County, Texas. It was located about 19 miles north of second crossing of Devil's River and 44 miles from Howard Springs.
History.
Beaver Lake was first encountered upstream of the head of Devil's River by the 1849 U. S. Army military expedition that established the San Antonio-El Paso Road. It was described by Robert A. Eccleston, one of a party of | 3,453 | triviaqa-train |
In which county is Saffron Walden? | Saffron Walden
Saffron Walden is a market town in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England, north of Bishop's Stortford, south of Cambridge and north of London. It retains a rural appearance and some buildings of the medieval period. The 2001 parish population of 14,313 had risen to 15,504 by the 2011 census.
History.
Archaeological evidence suggests continuous settlement on or near the site of Saffron Walden from at least the Neolithic period. It is believed that a small Romano-British settlement and fort – possibly in the | , 0.4 per cent Buddhist, 0.2 per cent Jewish, and 0.1 per cent Hindu. The census recorded 17.6 per cent as having no religion, 0.4 per cent with an alternative religion, and 7.8 per cent not stating their religion.
Governance Education.
Saffron Walden County High School is a large co-educational academy with over 2000 pupils. Located to the west of the town centre, it was rated outstanding in its most recent Ofsted report in 2012. The school replaced Saffron Walden Grammar School, which was established in | 3,454 | triviaqa-train |
For which king was the Palace at Versailles built? | 's Fifth Republic expenditures alone, directed to restoration and maintenance at Versailles, may have surpassed those of the Sun King.
In popular culture.
- Films
- "" (2012) is an animated film in which sophisticated chimpanzees Mason and Phil dress up as "King of Versailles" in reference to the Palace of Versailles
- "Marie Antoinette" (2006) is a film written and directed by Sofia Coppola and starring Kirsten Dunst. It is based on the life of Queen Marie Antoinette in the years | late phase of the Baroque, in which the decoration became even more abundant and showed most colors in even brighter tones. For example, Sanssouci Palace, built from 1745 to 1747, which was the former summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, in Potsdam, near Berlin. It is often counted among the German rivals of Versailles.
Among the best known examples include the Bavarian Baroque church in the Benedictine Ottobeuren, the Weltenburg monastery, Ettal Abbey and St. John Nepomuk Church, called Asam Church in Munich | 3,455 | triviaqa-train |
Which fictional character tilted at windmills? | delusions of grandeur.
"La Mancha" is a region of Spain, but "mancha" (Spanish word) means spot, mark, stain. Translators such as John Ormsby have declared La Mancha to be one of the most desertlike, unremarkable regions of Spain, the least romantic and fanciful place that one would imagine as the home of a courageous knight.
Publication.
In July 1604, Cervantes sold the rights of "El ingenioso hidalgo don Quixote de la Mancha" (known as "Don Quixote, | Professor of the Year award from CASE
Fictional characters.
- Joseph, anti-hero of Bruce Jay Friedman's novel "A Mother's Kisses", attends "Kansas Land Grant Agricultural College."
- Mary Ashley, main character in Sidney Sheldon's novel "Windmills of the Gods", starts the book as a professor at Kansas State University.
- Brantley Foster, protagonist in the movie "The Secret of My Success", portrayed by Michael J. Fox, is a recent graduate of Kansas State | 3,456 | triviaqa-train |
What is the highest point on the Isle of Man? | 3 nm. The territorial sea is managed by the Isle of Man Government Department of Infrastructure.
The Raad ny Foillan long distance footpath runs around the Manx coast.
Climate.
The Isle of Man enjoys a temperate climate, with cool summers and mild winters. Average rainfall is high compared to the majority of the British Isles, due to its location to the western side of Great Britain and sufficient distance from Ireland for moisture to be accumulated by the prevailing south-westerly winds. Average rainfall is highest at Snaefell | Slieau Freoaghane
Slieau Freoaghane (from the Manx for "mountain of the bilberry"; pronounced ) is a hill on the Isle of Man, and the second highest of the Island's five Marilyns. It is located in the Sheading of Michael and can be climbed from Kirk Michael or Barregarrow to the west, from Brandy Cottage to the south, or from Druidale in the east. The summit is marked with a trig point.
See also.
- Hills and mountains of the Isle of Man
- Geography | 3,457 | triviaqa-train |
Born 384 BCE, which philosopher was a tutor to Alexander the Great? | had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world, stretching from Greece to northwestern India. He was undefeated in battle and is widely considered one of history's most successful military commanders.
During his youth, Alexander was tutored by Aristotle until age 16. After Philip's assassination in 336 BC, he succeeded his father to the throne and inherited a strong kingdom and an experienced army. Alexander was awarded the generalship of Greece and used this authority to launch his father's pan-Hellenic project to lead the | dramas- nine of them pallilara- attributed to Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BCE–65 CE), the Corduba-born Stoic philosopher and tutor of Nero.
History of theatre Indian theatre.
The earliest-surviving fragments of Sanskrit drama date from the 1st century CE. The wealth of archeological evidence from earlier periods offers no indication of the existence of a tradition of theatre. The ancient "Vedas" (hymns from between 1500 and 1000 BCE that are among the earliest examples of literature in the world) contain no hint of it ( | 3,458 | triviaqa-train |
Whose preserved head can be seen in a large glass case at University College London? | University College London
University College London, which has operated under the official name of UCL since 2005, is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom. It is a member institution of the federal University of London, and is the largest university in the United Kingdom by total enrolment, and the largest by postgraduate enrolment.
Established in 1826 as London University by founders inspired by the radical ideas of Jeremy Bentham, UCL was the first university institution to be established in London, and the first in England to | four decades. Some of the items that can be seen in the display case belonged to Mr. Cameron; these include antique cameras, glass negatives, and photographs taken/developed at the Ben Cameron Studio.
The Flatiron Museum and Interpretive Centre: Themes of displays Historic Downtown – buildings, businesses, train station.
Lacombe is infamous for its beautifully preserved Edwardian architecture that lines its main street. Many of these historic brick buildings were erected between 1904 and 1928, just after the turn of the century. The interpretive centre has | 3,459 | triviaqa-train |
In which Australian state did a gold rush begin in July 1851? | Australian gold rushes
During the Australian gold rushes, significant numbers of workers (both from other areas within Australia and from overseas) relocated to areas in which gold had been discovered. A number of gold finds occurred in Australia prior to 1851, but only the gold found from 1851 onwards created gold rushes. This is mainly because, prior to 1851, the colonial government of New South Wales (Victoria did not become a separate colony until 1 July 1851) had suppressed news of gold finds which it believed would reduce the | Job Harris
Job Harris (22 July 1840 – 12 January 1882), was a store keeper, post master, hotelier, gold miner and South Australian prominently associated with the discovery of gold at the Barossa Goldfields, the largest gold rush in the colony of South Australia.
Early life.
Job Harris was born in Neath, Glamorgan, Wales on 22 July 1840, the eldest son of George (1810–1851) and Mary Harris (1814–1890). He had an older sister Ann (1838–1927) and four younger | 3,460 | triviaqa-train |
Erect-Crested, Little Blue (or Fairy), Humboldt and Chinstrap are species of what? | fertile egg, and the pair subsequently hatched and raised the chick. Penguins by nature hatch eggs and are social creatures. The children's book "And Tango Makes Three" was written based on this event.
External links.
- 70south.com: Info on Chinstrap penguins
- Chinstrap penguin images
- Penguin World: Chinstrap penguins
- Animals and Earth - photos for conservation, science, education and you - chinstrap penguin photos | Fairy-bluebirds.
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Irenidae
The fairy-bluebirds are bulbul-like birds of open forest or thorn scrub. The males are dark-blue and the females a duller green. There are 2 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Malaysia.
- Asian fairy-bluebird, "Irena puella"
Crested shrikejay.
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Platylophidae
- Crested shrikejay, "Platylophus galericulatus"
Shrikes.
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Laniidae
Shrikes are passerine birds known for | 3,461 | triviaqa-train |
In which town was a public supply of electricity first made available in the UK? | 50 years for the technology to reach a commercially viable stage. In 1878, in the United States, Thomas Edison developed and sold a commercially viable replacement for gas lighting and heating using locally generated and distributed direct current electricity.
The world's first public electricity supply was provided in late 1881, when the streets of the Surrey town of Godalming in the UK were lit with electric light. This system was powered from a water wheel on the River Wey, which drove a Siemens alternator that supplied a number of arc lamps | Electricity retailing
Electricity retailing is the final sale of electricity from generation to the end-use consumer. This is the fourth major step in the electricity delivery process, which also includes generation, transmission and distribution.
Beginnings.
Electricity retailing began at the end of the 19th century when the bodies which generated electricity for their own use made supply available to third parties. In the beginning, electricity was primarily used for street lighting and trams. The public could buy once large scale
electric companies had been started. | 3,462 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first to put steam engines in ships and build the first practical submarine? | independent underwater operation and movement, and the first to use screws for propulsion.
History 19th century.
In 1800, France built a human-powered submarine designed by American Robert Fulton, the . The French eventually gave up on the experiment in 1804, as did the British when they later considered Fulton's submarine design.
In 1864, late in the American Civil War, the Confederate navy's became the first military submarine to sink an enemy vessel, the Union sloop-of-war . In the aftermath of | 1800, Fulton had been commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte, leader of France, to attempt to design a submarine; he produced the "Nautilus", the first practical submarine in history. Fulton is also credited with inventing some of the world's earliest naval torpedoes for use by the British Royal Navy.
Fulton became interested in steam engines and the idea of steamboats in 1777 when he was around age 12 and visited state delegate William Henry of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, who was interested in this topic. Henry had learned about inventor | 3,463 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the Wizard of Wishaw? | John Higgins
John Higgins, (born 18 May 1975) is a Scottish professional snooker player. Since turning professional in 1992, he has won 30 ranking titles, including four World Championships and three UK Championships, as well as two Masters titles, making him one of the most successful players in the history of the sport.
In terms of world titles in the modern era, Higgins is fifth behind Stephen Hendry (7), Steve Davis (6), Ray Reardon (6) and Ronnie O'Sullivan (5 | parish founded 1868, building 1905)
- St Catherine, Harthill
- St Ignatius of Loyola, Wishaw (1859, 1865)
- Parish of St Patrick and St Thomas
- St Patrick, Wishaw (1891, 1898)
- St Thomas, Wishaw (1957, 1962)
There are 11 priests and 1 deacon who serve as school chaplains to the high schools in the diocese.
There is also a chaplain to the main hospitals in the diocese, Monklands (Rev James Travers), Wishaw | 3,464 | triviaqa-train |
What was Charles Dickens final completed novel? | returning from Paris with Ellen Ternan, Dickens was involved in the Staplehurst rail crash. The train's first seven carriages plunged off a cast iron bridge that was under repair. The only first-class carriage to remain on the track was the one in which Dickens was travelling. Before rescuers arrived, Dickens tended and comforted the wounded and the dying with a flask of brandy and a hat refreshed with water, and saved some lives. Before leaving, he remembered the unfinished manuscript for "Our Mutual Friend", and he | . John Everett Millais pointed out the image to Charles Dickens, and Dickens commissioned Fildes to illustrate his next - and ultimately his last and unfinished – novel, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood". Fildes illustrated the six instalments, completed before the death of Dickens in June 1870 and published from April to September 1870, but the remaining six parts were not completed.
Several years later, Fildes complete his large oil painting on a similar subject, , which was exhibited at the Royal Academy summer exhibition in 1874. Fildes | 3,465 | triviaqa-train |
What was Thomas Hardy s last completed novel? | not published until 1898. Initially, therefore, he gained fame as the author of such novels as "Far from the Madding Crowd" (1874), "The Mayor of Casterbridge" (1886), "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" (1891), and "Jude the Obscure" (1895). During his lifetime, Hardy's poetry was acclaimed by younger poets (particularly the Georgians) who viewed him as a mentor. After his death his poems were lauded by Ezra Pound, W. H. Auden and Philip | 's character more fully.
Forster further compares Meredith with Thomas Hardy, complimenting Hardy on his pastoral sensibilities and Meredith on his powerful plots, "[knowing] what [his] novel[s] could stand."
External links.
- Free MP3 audiobook of The Egoist from LibriVox | 3,466 | triviaqa-train |
Written by William Boyd what was the last James Bond novel to be published? | —titled "Devil May Care"—was published in the UK by Penguin Books and by Doubleday in the US. American writer Jeffery Deaver was then commissioned by Ian Fleming Publications to produce "Carte Blanche", which was published on 26 May 2011. The book updated Bond into a post-9/11 agent, independent of MI5 or MI6. On 26 September 2013, "Solo" by William Boyd, set in 1969, was published. In October 2014, it was announced that Anthony Horowitz was to write a "Bond" continuation novel. | James Bond
The James Bond series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have written authorised Bond novels or novelizations: Kingsley Amis, Christopher Wood, John Gardner, Raymond Benson, Sebastian Faulks, Jeffery Deaver, William Boyd and Anthony Horowitz. The latest novel is "Forever and a Day" by Anthony Horowitz, published in May 2018. Additionally Charlie Higson | 3,467 | triviaqa-train |
The Doors song The End is heard at the end of which war film? | Coppola's "Apocalypse Now" (1979). With the shift in American politics to the right in the 1980s, military success could again be shown in films such as Oliver Stone's "Platoon" (1986), Stanley Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket" (1987) and John Irvin's "Hamburger Hill" (1987).
The Vietnamese director 's "" ("Cánh đồng hoang", 1979) gives an "unnerving and compelling .. subjective-camera-eye-view" of life under | Also included was an old K-pop song that was reflective of the era in which the film is set, "I Heard a Rumor" (), which was originally sung by 1980s rock band Hahm Joong-ah and the Yankees (). The cover version sung by rock band played during the end credits sequence of the film, and was released on January 13, 2012 as a single.
Soundtrack Track listing.
1. War on Crime Part 1 (범죄와의 전쟁 Part 1) – 2:33
2 | 3,468 | triviaqa-train |
Who starred as Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the US TV series? | Sarah Michelle Gellar), the latest in a line of young women known as "Vampire Slayers", or simply "Slayers". In the story, Slayers or the 'Chosen Ones' are "called" (chosen by fate) to battle against vampires, demons, and other forces of darkness. Buffy wants to live a normal life, but as the series progresses, she learns to embrace her destiny. Like previous Slayers, Buffy is aided by a Watcher, who guides, teaches, and trains her. | Kennedy (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Kennedy is a fictional character in the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Portrayed by Iyari Limon in the TV series, the character was introduced in the final season of the series and goes on to appear in the comic book series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight" which continues the story of the television series.
Kennedy is introduced as a "potential Slayer", one of many girls who might become endowed with supernatural abilities, destined to battle evil creatures such | 3,469 | triviaqa-train |
Who directed the 1975 film Lisztomania? | Lisztomania (film)
Lisztomania is a 1975 film by Ken Russell about the nineteenth century composer Franz Liszt. The screenplay is derived, in part, from a "kiss-and-tell" book, "Nélida" by Marie d'Agoult (1848), about her affair with Liszt.
Depicting the flamboyant Liszt as the first classical pop star, "Lisztomania" features contemporary rock star Roger Daltrey (of The Who) as Franz Liszt. The film was released the same year as "Tommy", which also | (1976).
A second film with Russell, "Lisztomania" (1975), was a box office disaster and led to the end of the Puttnam-Lieberson partnership.
Puttnam had a box office success with "Bugsy Malone" (1976), a musical he executive produced, written and directed by Alan Parker and produced by Alan Marshall. It was the last film Puttnam would make under the Goodtimes Banner. He set up a new company, Enigma Films.
Film career Enigma Films.
Puttnam produced | 3,470 | triviaqa-train |
The characters Captain Cuttle and Mrs MacStinger appear in which Dickins novel? | Dombey and Son
Dombey and Son is a novel by English author Charles Dickens.
It follows the fortunes of a shipping firm, whose owner is frustrated at not having a son to follow him in the job, and initially rejects his daughter’s love, eventually becoming reconciled with her before his death. The story features many Dickensian themes, such as arranged marriages, child cruelty, betrayal, deceit, and relations between people from different classes. The novel was first published in monthly parts between 1846 and 1848, with | is always a strong sense in Dickens of the narrative drive of discovery catching up with those who deal in darkness.
Gissing looks at some of the minor characters in the novel and is particularly struck by that of Edward (Ned) Cuttle.Captain Cuttle has a larger humanity than his roaring friend [Captain Bunsby], he is the creation of humour. That the Captain suffered dire things at the hands of Mrs. MacStinger is as credible as it is amusing, but he stood in no danger of Bunsby's fate; | 3,471 | triviaqa-train |
The doomed Royal Navy ship HMS Thunder Child appeared in which Sci Fi classic? | with all hands off the coast of Chile by a German fleet of five somewhat more modern cruisers commanded by Vizeadmiral Maximilian von Spee.
The 1999 video game, "Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds", features a level revolving around the "Thunder Child". The player is placed in control of the ironclad itself and must sail it down a river while using its cannons to destroy Martian units and settlements; the level ends in a climactic confrontation with the Tempest, a powerful Martian war machine.
The | been based on this ship, in part because he described "Thunder Child" as an ironclad torpedo ram, and "Polyphemus" was the only ship of this type which the Royal Navy possessed.
Design.
The Admiralty set up the "Torpedo Committee" in 1872 to examine ways in which the newly invented Whitehead torpedo could be launched at sea. The Royal Navy's first purpose-built torpedo launching ship was HMS "Vesuvius", which, with a maximum speed of less than 10 knots, was intended | 3,472 | triviaqa-train |
By population what is the second city of Belgium? | Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a sovereign state in Western Europe. It is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the southwest, and the North Sea to the northwest. It covers an area of and has a population of more than 11.4 million. The capital and largest city is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi and Liège.
Belgium a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. Its institutional organization | it.
At the first census of the French Republic in 1801, the Seine department had 631,585 inhabitants (87% of them living in the city of Paris, 13% in the suburbs) and was the second most populous department of the vast Napoleonic Empire (behind the department), more populous than even the dense departments of what is now Belgium and the Netherlands. With the growth of Paris and its suburbs over the next 150 years, the population of the Seine department increased tremendously.
Dissolution.
By | 3,473 | triviaqa-train |
By population what is the second city of Canada? | Canada
Canada ( ) is a country in the northern part of North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern border with the United States, stretching some , is the world's longest bi-national land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver.
As a whole, Canada is | Edmonton
Edmonton (; Cree: ; Blackfoot: ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city anchors the north end of what Statistics Canada defines as the "Calgary–Edmonton Corridor".
The city had a population of 932,546 in 2016, making it Alberta's second-largest city and Canada's fifth-largest municipality. Also in 2016, Edmonton had | 3,474 | triviaqa-train |
Which whale has the largest brain of any creature on Earth? | of eight extant families: Balaenopteridae (the rorquals), Balaenidae (right whales), Cetotheriidae (the pygmy right whale), Eschrichtiidae (the grey whale), Monodontidae (belugas and narwhals), Physeteridae (the sperm whale), Kogiidae (the dwarf and pygmy sperm whale), and Ziphiidae (the beaked whales).
Whales are creatures of the open ocean; they feed, mate, give birth, suckle and raise their young at sea. So extreme is their adaptation to life underwater that they are | is closed, which is a distinct characteristic of cephalopods. Like other squid, they contain dark ink used to deter predators.
The giant squid has a sophisticated nervous system and complex brain, attracting great interest from scientists. It also has the largest eyes of any living creature except perhaps the colossal squid—up to at least in diameter, with a pupil (only the extinct ichthyosaurs are known to have had larger eyes). Large eyes can better detect light (including bioluminescent light), which is scarce in deep | 3,475 | triviaqa-train |
What was the Northern most slave state of the US Civil War? | start of the Civil War, there were 34 states in the United States, 15 of which were slave states. Eleven of these slave states, after conventions devoted to the topic, issued declarations of secession from the United States and created the Confederate States of America and were represented in the Confederate Congress. The slave states that stayed in the Union, Maryland, Missouri, Delaware, and Kentucky (called border states) remained seated in the U.S. Congress. By the time the Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863, Tennessee was | Louisiana when the U.S. took over). In a freedom suit that went from Missouri to the US Supreme Court, slavery of Native Americans was finally ended in 1836. The institutionalization of slavery under U.S. law in the Louisiana Territory contributed to the American Civil War a half century later. As states organized within the territory, the status of slavery in each state became a matter of contention in Congress, as southern states wanted slavery extended to the west, and northern states just as strongly opposed new states being admitted as "slave | 3,476 | triviaqa-train |
Who immediately succeeded Abraham Lincoln as President? | President of the United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.
In contemporary times, the president is looked upon as one of the world's most powerful political figures as the leader of the only remaining global superpower. The role includes responsibility for the world's most expensive military, which has | loss to the United States in 1848 with the Mexican Cession in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Texas continued to claim the eastern part, but never succeeded in establishing control except in El Paso. However, in the Compromise of 1850 Texas accepted $10 million in exchange for its claim to areas within and north of the present boundaries of New Mexico and the Texas panhandle.
President Zachary Taylor and Abraham Lincoln both proposed that New Mexico immediately become a state to sidestep political conflict over slavery in the territories. New Mexico | 3,477 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the only boxer to win a world title without ever having a manager? | George Foreman, Rocky Marciano, Julio César Chávez, Roberto Duran, Danny García, Wilfredo Gómez, Sonny Liston, John L. Sullivan, Max Baer, Prince Naseem Hamed, Ray Mancini, David Tua, Arturo Gatti, Micky Ward, Brandon Ríos, Ruslan Provodnikov, Michael Katsidis, James Kirkland, Marcos Maidana, Jake LaMotta, Manny Pacquiao, and Ireland's John Duddy. This style of boxing was also used by fictional boxers Rocky Balboa and James "Clubber" Lang.
Brawlers tend to be more predictable and easy | Gerrie Coetzee
Gerhardus Christian "Gerrie" Coetzee (born 8 April 1955) is a South African former professional boxer who competed from 1974 to 1986, and in 1993 and 1997. He was the first boxer from the African continent ever to fight for, and win, a world heavyweight championship, having held the WBA title from 1983 to 1984.
One of Coetzee's nicknames, "The Bionic Hand", came about because of persistent troubles with his right hand, which required the insertion of several corrective items during | 3,478 | triviaqa-train |
Which Soap screened the first transsexual character? | this time recurring) in the ABC series "Dirty Sexy Money".
"Hit & Miss" is a drama about Mia, played by "Chloë Sevigny", a preop transsexual woman who works as a contract killer and discovers she fathered a son.
"There's Something About Miriam" was a 2003 reality television show. It featured six men wooing 21-year-old Mexican model Miriam without revealing that she was a pre-operative trans woman until the final episode.
"Coronation Street" once had a | portrayed the first transsexual character in a German soap opera. Julia Breuer, Frank's character, choose Majorca to start over and create a life for her as a woman. However her secret was eventually discovered by Felipe who would eventually romance Julia after overcoming some obstacles. After almost one year on the year, "Mallorca" was canceled due to high production costs and ratings that rose too slowly for the network.
Career Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten.
In 2000, Frank was approached by RTL for the role of Tina | 3,479 | triviaqa-train |
When she arrived in Eastenders, who was Binnie Roberts’ girlfriend? | Binnie Roberts
Binnie Roberts is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera "EastEnders", played by Sophie Langham from 9 June 1994 until 16 May 1995. Binnie is an out and proud lesbian, which is in stark contrast to her shy and retiring girlfriend, Della Alexander (Michelle Joseph).
Storylines.
Binnie arrives in Albert Square in June 1994. She is the secret girlfriend of hairdresser Della Alexander (Michelle Joseph). Whilst Della prefers to keep her sexuality hidden, Binne is out and proud and | Square) struggles to accept this. Della and her girlfriend Binnie Roberts (Sophie Langham) are the first lesbian couple to be featured in "EastEnders". Their inclusion was an attempt to portray positive examples of homosexual characters. Della and Binnie soon grow disillusioned with Walford, and the couple leave for Ibiza in May 1995.
Dougie Briggs.
Dougie Briggs, played by Max Gold, appears for several weeks over the spring of 1994, and is actively involved in the storyline that marked the introduction of "EastEnders" | 3,480 | triviaqa-train |
WWII, in which year did the Battle of Kursk occur ? | Battle of Kursk
The Battle of Kursk was a Second World War engagement between German and Soviet forces on the Eastern Front near Kursk ( south-west of Moscow) in the Soviet Union, during July and August 1943. The battle began with the launch of the German offensive, Operation Citadel (), on 5 July, which had the objective of pinching off the Kursk salient with attacks on the base of the salient from north and south simultaneously. After the German offensive stalled on the northern side of the salient, | shortly after.
- August 23 – WWII: The Battle of Kursk ends, with a strategic defeat for the German forces.
- August 24 – WWII: – Heinrich Himmler is named Reichminister of the Interior in Germany.
- August 26 – WWII: Louis, Lord Mountbatten is named Supreme Allied Commander for Southeast Asia.
- August 28 – WWII: King Boris III of Bulgaria dies under suspicious circumstances; his 6-year-old son, Simeon II, ascends to the throne.
- August 29 – | 3,481 | triviaqa-train |
Gorbachev became Soviet Premier in which year ? | Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (born 2 March 1931) is a Russian and formerly Soviet politician. The eighth and last leader of the Soviet Union, he was General Secretary of its governing Communist Party from 1985 until 1991. He was the country's head of state from 1988 until 1991, serving as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from 1988 to 1989, Chairman of the Supreme Soviet from 1989 to 1990, and President of the Soviet Union from 1990 to 1991. Ideologically, he initially adhered to Marxism | Nikolai Ryzhkov
Nikolai Ivanovich Ryzhkov (; ; born 28 September 1929) is a former Soviet official who became a Russian politician following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. He served as the last Chairman of the Council of Ministers (the post was abolished and replaced by that of Prime Minister in 1991). Responsible for the cultural and economic administration of the Soviet Union during the late Gorbachev Era, Ryzhkov was succeeded as premier by Valentin Pavlov in 1991. The same year, he lost his seat on the Presidential Council, going | 3,482 | triviaqa-train |
WWII, in which year did the Battle of Stalingrad take place ? | Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad (23 August 1942 – 2 February 1943) was the largest confrontation of World War II, in which Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in Southern Russia.
Marked by fierce close quarters combat and direct assaults on civilians in air raids, it was the largest (nearly 2.2 million personnel) and bloodiest (1.8–2 million killed, wounded or captured) battle in the history of warfare. After their defeat at Stalingrad | year, Operation Mars, took place in November. It was launched concurrently with Operation Uranus, the counteroffensive against the German assault on Stalingrad. The operation was repulsed with very heavy Soviet losses, although it did have the effect of pinning down German units that could have been sent to the fighting around Stalingrad.
- January 1942 order of battle
- February 1942 order of battle
- May 1942 order of battle
Campaign and operational history Campaign in central Russia.
Following the disaster of Stalingrad and poor results of the | 3,483 | triviaqa-train |
Which actress provided the love interest in the film High Noon ? | repeated in later film productions, the ending scenes especially inspired a next-to-endless number of later films, including but not just limited to westerns.
Plot.
In Hadleyville, a small town in New Mexico Territory, Marshal Will Kane (Gary Cooper), newly married to Amy Fowler (Grace Kelly), prepares to retire. The happy couple will soon depart for a new life to raise a family and run a store in another town. However, word arrives that Frank Miller (Ian MacDonald) | loved by all. Nanha acted in "Alif Noon" with his fellow comedian Kamal Ahmed Rizvi better known as "Allan" in the TV show.
A supporting actress and a then popular film dancer named Nazli usually appeared with Nanha as his love interest in those movies. They were also often seen together in public and became romantically involved in real life. Nanha's success in films and celebrity status was at an all-time high. So money was never an issue with Nanha during his love affair with Nazli. | 3,484 | triviaqa-train |
First appearing in 1572, which country’s flag is the oldest tricolour in the world? | 1919.
History.
The first association of the tricolour with republicanism is the orange-white-blue design of the Prince's Flag ("Prinsenvlag", predecessor of the flags of the Netherlands), used from 1579 by William I of Orange-Nassau in the Eighty Years' War, establishing the independence of the Dutch Republic from the Spanish Empire.
Though not the first tricolour flag, one of the most famous, known as "Le Tricolore", is the blue, white and red (whence | Estonian Students' Society
Estonian Students' Society (, commonly used acronym: EÜS) is the largest and oldest all-male academical student society in Estonia, which is similar to Baltic German student corporations (should not be confused with American college fraternities). It was founded in 1870 at Tartu. It has over 900 members in Estonia and abroad.
In 1881 Society adopted blue, black and white as its colours. First flag was made in 1884 and this tricolour was later (1918) accepted as the National | 3,485 | triviaqa-train |
Having lived in exile for three years at Chiselhurst in Kent, who died in 1873? | was created Earl Camden. The house is a Grade II* listed building.
A later occupant of the house, from 1871 until his death there in 1873, was the exiled French Emperor, Napoleon III. His body and that of the Prince Imperial were originally buried in St Mary's Church, before being removed to St Michael's Abbey, Farnborough. The Emperor's widow, the Empress Eugénie, remained at Camden Place until 1885. There is a memorial to Napoléon Eugène on Chislehurst Common, and the area's | couple lived in Montreal up to their return to Manor House, Chiselhurst, Kent, England, in the 1870s. Mr. Redpath died February 1, 1894, aged 73. His wife supported his philanthropy. In 1894 she contributed $11,500 for Redpath Museum expenses and $40,500 for the maintenance of the Redpath Library. She funded the building of an additional wing to the Redpath Library at McGill University, which was completed in 1894. A portrait and bust of Mr. Redpath, and a portrait of Mrs. Redpath were placed by the | 3,486 | triviaqa-train |
Fernando Alonso drives for which F1 team? | as a test driver the next year. As a main Renault driver from 2003, he was crowned Formula One World Drivers' Champion in both 2005 and 2006. At the age of 24 years and 58 days upon clinching the title, he was the youngest Formula One World Drivers' Champion, and subsequently the youngest double Champion at the time. He joined McLaren in , before returning to Renault for two seasons in and . Alonso raced for Scuderia Ferrari for five seasons between 2010 and 2014. During that time he finished second | team.
Constructor Renault F1 Team (2002–2010) 2008 season.
It was announced on 10 December 2007 that Fernando Alonso had signed with Renault F1 for . Alonso drove alongside promoted test driver Nelson Piquet Jr., and was believed to have secured number one status within the team. The team started 2008 in a similar manner as the year before; Fernando Alonso managed to garner fourth at the opening Australian Grand Prix as a result of a mistake from previous Renault employee Heikki Kovalainen. However, form was still short of 2006 by a large | 3,487 | triviaqa-train |
In the TV series 'Lost', who played a rock musician from Manchester called Charlie Pace? | Charlie Pace
Charlie Pace is a fictional character on ABC's "Lost", a television series chronicling the lives of plane crash survivors on a mysterious tropical island. Played by Dominic Monaghan, Charlie was a regular character in the first three seasons, and continued to make occasional appearances until the final season.
Charlie is introduced as one of the main characters in the pilot episode. Flashbacks from the series show that prior to the plane crash, Charlie was a member of a rock band named Drive Shaft. Initially, | football player
- Peter Pace (born 1945), U.S. Marine Corps general who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Teresa Pace, America engineer
- Wayne Pace (born 1946 or 1947), former chief financial officer and executive vice president of Time Warner Inc.
- Andrew K. Pace (born 1969), Librarian and author
Notable people In fiction.
- Charlie Pace, a primary character in the ABC TV series "Lost"
- James Tayper Pace, a character in The Bell | 3,488 | triviaqa-train |
Which band's first top ten single was the 10538 Overture in 1972? | The Electric Light Orchestra (album)
The Electric Light Orchestra is the eponymous debut studio album by English rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in December 1971 in the United Kingdom by Harvest Records. In the United States, the album was released in early 1972 as No Answer, after a misunderstood telephone message made by a United Artists Records executive asking about the album name; the caller, having failed to reach the ELO contact, wrote down "no answer" in his notes, and this was misconstrued | Livin' Thing", the transatlantic Top Ten hit "Telephone Line", which became the band's first gold US single, the UK Top Ten hit "Rockaria!", and the US number 24 hit "Do Ya", a remake of the 1972 single by The Move, of which Lynne was a member between 1970 and 1972.
In 1977, four of the album's songs were featured on the soundtrack of the film "Joyride". In 2006, the album was remastered and released with bonus | 3,489 | triviaqa-train |
Living from 1890 to 1963, what was the more famous name of American born Robert Franklin Stroud? | in 'dog block' (solitary confinement) or later in the hospital because he was a 'wolf' (aggressive homosexual) who had a bad temper." In February 1963 Stroud met and talked with actor Burt Lancaster, who portrayed him in "The Birdman of Alcatraz". Stroud never got to see the film or read the book it was based on but did share on one of the problems that prevented parole, that he was an "admitted homosexual." Lancaster quoted Stroud as saying, "Let's | José Gálvez FBC
José Gálvez FBC is a Peruvian football club based in Chimbote, Ancash. The club was founded in 1951 under the name Manuel Rivera after the famous Chimbote born footballer Manuel Rivera. The club was forced to change its name because the FPF did not allow clubs to be named after living people. Then on 11 November 1963 the club decided the new name would be José Gálvez FBC.
More recently the club played in the Peruvian Second Division and finished as champions in 2011. Thus they were promoted back | 3,490 | triviaqa-train |
Which English author wrote the 1934 novel Goodbye Mr Chips? | Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips is a novella about the life of a schoolteacher, Mr. Chipping, written by the English writer James Hilton and first published by Hodder & Stoughton on October 1934. It has been adapted into two cinema films and two television presentations. This book is included in the intermediate curriculum in Pakistan for more than 30 years.
History.
The story was originally issued in 1933, as a supplement to the "British Weekly", an evangelical newspaper. It came to prominence when | , Cambridge, where he wrote his first novel and was awarded an honours degree in English literature. He started work as a journalist, first for the "Manchester Guardian", then reviewing fiction for the "Daily Telegraph".
He wrote his two best remembered books, "Lost Horizon" and "Goodbye, Mr. Chips", while living in a house in Oak Hill Gardens, in Woodford Green in northeast London. The house still stands, with a blue plaque marking Hilton's residence. By 1938 he had | 3,491 | triviaqa-train |
Which actor played the lead role in the 1986 remake of the horror film The Fly? | The Fly (1986 film)
The Fly is a 1986 American science-fiction body horror film directed and co-written by David Cronenberg. Produced by Brooksfilms and distributed by 20th Century Fox, the film stars Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis and John Getz. Loosely based on George Langelaan's 1957 short story of the same name, the film tells of an eccentric scientist who, after one of his experiments goes wrong, slowly turns into a fly-hybrid creature. The score was composed by Howard Shore and the make | in the horror movie "Ghost".
Career 2011–2013: Rising popularity and breakthrough.
Lee started to gain recognition following his supporting role in the hit drama "Secret Garden" where he played a talented young composer with a surly attitude and a forbidden crush on the second male lead.
In 2011, he appeared in MBC's sitcom "" where he gained further popularity. Lee also co-starred in the film "" in 2012, a loose remake of the critically acclaimed 1986 film "Top Gun". | 3,492 | triviaqa-train |
Which English author wrote the 1925 novel 'The Great Gatsby'? | The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional towns of West Egg and East Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. The story primarily concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion and obsession with the beautiful former debutante Daisy Buchanan. Considered to be Fitzgerald's magnum opus, "The Great Gatsby" explores themes of decadence, idealism, resistance to change, social upheaval, and excess, | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (novel)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: The Intimate Diary of a Professional Lady is a 1925 comic novel written by American author Anita Loos. The story primarily follows the escapades and dalliances of a young blonde flapper in New York and Europe during the Roaring Twenties. It is one of several famous novels published that year—including Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" and Van Vechten's "Firecrackers"—which chronicle the hedonistic era known as the Jazz Age.
Loos was inspired to write the novel by an incident aboard | 3,493 | triviaqa-train |
Which actor played the role of psychiatrist Sam Loomis in the 1978 horror film Halloween? | Halloween (1978 film)
Halloween is a 1978 American independent slasher film directed and scored by John Carpenter, co-written with producer Debra Hill, and starring Donald Pleasence and Jamie Lee Curtis in her film debut. The film tells the story of serial killer Michael Myers as he stalks and kills teenage babysitters on Halloween night, fifteen years after he murdered his teenage sister, Judith Myers. After escaping a sanitarium, he returns home to the sleepy town of Haddonfield, Illinois while being pursued by his psychiatrist Samuel Loomis. | to the series' central character and primary antagonist, Michael Myers.
Dr. Loomis' name was derived from Sam Loomis, played by John Gavin in the 1960 film "Psycho".
Appearances.
Appearances Films.
Dr. Samuel Loomis first appears in the original "Halloween" (1978). He is a psychiatrist and his patient is Michael Myers. He and his colleague Marion Chambers drive to Warren County Smith's Grove Sanitarium to escort Michael to court. Loomis reveals to Marion that Thorazine will be used before Michael | 3,494 | triviaqa-train |
What nationality was artist Alphonse Mucha who lived from 1869 to 1939 ? | his homeland and devoted himself to painting a series of twenty monumental canvases known as "The Slav Epic", depicting the history of all the Slavic peoples of the world, which he painted between 1912 and 1926. In 1928, on the 10th anniversary of the independence of Czechoslovakia, he presented the series to the Czech nation. He considered it his most important work. It is now on display in the National Gallery in Prague.
Early years in Moravia, Vienna and Munich.
Alphons Maria Mucha was born on | - Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939), artist and designer
- Josef Václav Myslbek (1848–1922), sculptor
- Jan Neruda (1834–1891), poet and writer
- Božena Němcová (1820–1862), writer, author of the novel "Babička" ("The Grandmother")
- Zdeněk Nejedlý (1878–1962), musicologist, critic, and Communist politician
- Otakar Ostrčil (1879–1935), composer and conductor of the National Theater
- Jan Evangelista Purkyně (1787-1869), anatomist and physiologist, | 3,495 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the female assistant to Sweeney Todd who supplies the pies in the famous story? | story. In the play, Sweeney Todd’s mental collapse and the subsequent plan for Lovett's meat pies take place in less than half a page of dialogue, much too quickly to convey the full psychological impact, in the view of scholar Larry A. Brown. Sondheim's version more carefully reveals the developing ideas in Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett's demented minds.
Sondheim has often said that his "Sweeney Todd" was about obsession – and close friends seemed to instinctually agree. When Sondheim first played songs from an early | cut out her tongue to prevent her from telling anyone. Philomela nevertheless notified Procne, who gained her revenge by serving Tereus the flesh of their son, Itys.
- The victims of legendary murderer "Sweeney Todd" are baked into meat pies, which are then sold in the streets of London.
- A variation on this theme occurs in "The Untold Story" series of Category 3 films, which portrays a fictionalized version of the real Eight Immortals Restaurant murders.
- In the 15th Century, Jaume Roig | 3,496 | triviaqa-train |
Launched in January 1993, which Ford model car won the award for European Car of the Year in 1994? | Fiat Cinquecento (a car which helped the popularity of city cars in Europe to soar over the next few years) and Renault's new flagship, the Safrane.
Ford achieved a third success in the competition with its Mondeo, successor to the Sierra, winning the award for 1994. Fiat increased its number of victories in the contest to six, when its new Punto supermini won the award for 1995, just as its Uno and 127 ancestors had done many years earlier. Fiat made it seven victories a year later when | won the European Car of the Year award.
Model development 1990s.
The 1990 Renault Clio and 1994 Fiat Punto were significant models in the supermini category during the 1990s.. Both the Clio and Punto were recipients of the European Car of the Year Award. The Clio replaced the long-running Renault 5, although the Renault 5 remained in production until 1996. In 1993, the Nissan Micra (K11), became the first Japanese car company to be receive the European Car of the Year award. In 1999, the | 3,497 | triviaqa-train |
With a population of over one and a half million inhabitants, what is the capital city of Cameroon? | . Natural features include beaches, deserts, mountains, rainforests, and savannas. The highest point at almost is Mount Cameroon in the Southwest Region of the country, and the largest cities in population-terms are Douala on the Wouri river, its economic capital and main seaport, Yaoundé, its political capital, and Garoua. The country is well known for its native styles of music, particularly Makossa and Bikutsi, and for its successful national football team.
Early inhabitants of the territory included the Sao civilisation around Lake Chad | account for half of the population. Over 1 million people lives in the Tirana and Durrës, making it the largest urban area in Albania. The capital Tirana, is one of largest cities in the Balkan Peninsula and ranks 7th with a population about 800,000.
The second largest is the port city of Durrës, with a population of 201.110, followed by Vlorë, the largest city in southern Albania, with 141.513 inhabitants. The Institute of Statistics forecast that the population may even increase by less than a fifth from 763.560 by | 3,498 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the girlfriend of Bill Sykes who he murders in the Dickens novel 'Oliver Twist'? | old to thieve himself, who now teaches young boys to pick pockets. Oliver is completely unaware of any criminality, and believes that the boys make handkerchiefs rather than steal them. Oliver is introduced to Fagin and his boys, and is taught their ways ("You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two").
The next day, Oliver meets Nancy, an older member of Fagin's gang, and the live-in wife of Fagin's terrifying associate Bill Sikes, a brutal house-burglar whose abuse | 1836–1883), American journalist and writer
Fictional people.
- Bill Sikes, from the novel "Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens
Places.
- Sikes, Louisiana
- Sikes Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota
See also.
- Sike (disambiguation)
- Sykes (disambiguation) | 3,499 | triviaqa-train |
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