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Who had a 50s No 1 with Heartaches By The Number? | Heartaches by the Number
"Heartaches by the Number" is a popular country song written by Harlan Howard and published in 1959. Sheet music for the song was a best seller in both the US and Britain in January 1960.
Guy Mitchell version.
The biggest hit version was recorded by Guy Mitchell on August 24, 1959. It reached the #1 spot on the "Billboard" Hot 100 for the weeks of December 14 and December 21, 1959. The recording was released by Columbia Records as catalog number | Heartaches & Tears
Heartaches & Tears is an album by George Jones. It was released on Mercury Records in 1964 and collects several hits with obscure cuts not found on other Jones compilations. "Tender Years" had been a number-one hit in 1961. "You Gotta Be My Baby", "The Window Up Above", and "Yearning" (a duet with Jeanette Hicks) had all been top-ten hits.
Track listing.
1. "I've Got a New | 3,800 | triviaqa-train |
In which country was power seized in the 70s by the Gang of Four? | social criticism to the increasingly clear trans-Atlantic punk consensus. Gang of Four was named by a member of the Mekons while driving around with Gill and King when he came upon a newspaper article on the intra-Party coup against China's "Gang of Four".
The Gang's debut single, "Damaged Goods" backed with "(Love Like) Anthrax" and "Armalite Rifle", was recorded in June 1978 and released on 10 December 1978, on Edinburgh's Fast Product label. It was produced | Earth Lab," a syndicated science series that aired across the country until 1979. A second, short lived run of Boomtown aired on WXNE, Boston, also on Saturdays and Sundays, for a year in the late 70s, and was complemented by weekday "Good Time Gang" inserts during which Rex or other featured players of Boomtown hosted afternoon runs of other pre-produced children's programming, announcing the shows and giving away prizes. The WXNE version of the show also starring Rex, brought back sidekick Sgt. Billy | 3,801 | triviaqa-train |
At which sport did Jonah Barrington win international success? | Jonah Barrington (squash player)
Jonah Barrington (born 29 April 1941) is a retired Irish/English squash player, originally from Morwenstow, Cornwall, England.
A Cornish-born Irish squash player, Barrington won the British Open (which was considered to be the effective world championship event before the World Open began) six times between 1967 and 1973, and was known as "Mr. Squash".
Barrington attended Headfort School (County Meath, Ireland), Cheltenham College, and spent two years at Trinity | the Malaysia Cup.
History 1998 Commonwealth Games - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Malaysia is an active participant in the Commonwealth Sevens, and the 1998 Commonwealth Games, held in Kuala Lumpur was the first Commonwealth Games to feature the sport.
In front of 20,000 fans at the Petaling Jaya Stadium, Rugby sevens was an enormous success with New Zealand collecting its 100th Commonwealth Games medal with a 21-12 win over the plucky Fiji (the reigning world champions). Man of the match was the giant Jonah Lomu who had | 3,802 | triviaqa-train |
What was the nationality of composer Aaron Copland? | public was by the sales of sheet music, which amateur music lovers would perform at home on their piano or other instruments. With 20th-century music, there was a vast increase in music listening as the radio gained popularity and phonographs were used to replay and distribute music. In the 20th century, contemporary classical composers were also influenced by the African-American improvisation-based jazz music. The jazz influence can be seen in Third Stream music and in the compositions of Leonard Bernstein. The focus of art music was characterized | teacher, Aaron was extraordinary... Copland would look at your music and try to understand what "you" were after [italics Schuman]. He didn't want to turn you into another Aaron Copland... When he questioned something, it was in a manner that might make you want to question it yourself. Everything he said was helpful in making a younger composer realize the potential of a particular work. On the other hand, Aaron could be strongly critical."
Conductor.
Although Copland studied conducting in Paris in | 3,803 | triviaqa-train |
What was the occupation of Edith Cavell who was shot by the Germans in WWI? | , her nursing profession, and her apparently heroic approach to death. Her execution was represented as an act of German barbarism and moral depravity.
News reports shortly following Cavell's execution were found to be only true in part. Even the "American Journal of Nursing" repeated the fictional account of Cavell's execution in which she fainted and fell because of her refusal to wear a blindfold in front of the firing squad. Allegedly, while she lay unconscious, the German commanding officer shot her dead with a revolver. Along | success on stage in America, Julia Arthur was offered a chance to perform in the fledgling motion picture industry. She appeared in her first silent film – "Barbara Frietchie: The Story of a Patriotic American Woman" – in 1908 with Vitagraph Studios under director J. Stuart Blackton. Of the ten films in which she performed, almost all were with Blackton. In 1918 John G. Adolfi directed "The Woman the Germans Shot", starring Julia Arthur as Edith Cavell. Her last screen performance was in 1919 in " | 3,804 | triviaqa-train |
How did Satyajit Ray achieve fame? | .
In 1996, "Entertainment Weekly" magazine ranked Ray at No. 25 in its "50 Greatest Directors" list. In 2007, "Total Film" magazine included Ray in its "100 Greatest Film Directors Ever" list.
See also.
- Cinema of West Bengal
- Parallel Cinema
- Feluda
- Feluda in film
- Professor Shonku
- Tarini khuro
- Tarini Khuro in other media
- Literary works of Satyajit Ray
- Sandip Ray
- Culture of Bengal | or independent cinema tradition.
While other neo-realist directors like Satyajit Ray succeeded in creating an audience outside India during their lifetime, Ghatak was not so fortunate. While he was alive, his films were appreciated primarily within India. Satyajit Ray did what he could to promote his colleague, but Ray's generous praise did not translate into international fame for Ghatak. For example, Ghatak's "Nagarik" (1952) was perhaps the earliest example of a Bengali art film, preceding Ray's "Pather Panchali" by | 3,805 | triviaqa-train |
Which Japanese company bought CBS records in 1988? | Rights Management.
Sony Music Entertainment is the second largest of the "Big Three" record companies, behind Universal Music Group and ahead of Warner Music Group. Its music publishing division Sony/ATV is the largest music publisher in the world. It also owns 50% of SYCO Entertainment, which operates some of the world's most successful reality TV formats, including "Got Talent" and "The X Factor".
On July 17, 2019, Sony Corp. announced that Sony Music Entertainment and Sony/ATV would | *) Forfeited by KHL Zagreb, KHL Medveščak Zagreb is awarded title.
External links.
- Season on hockeyarchives.info | 3,806 | triviaqa-train |
How many of Mark Spitz's Olympic golds were for solo events? | , California, and he began to compete at his local swim club. At age nine, he was training at Arden Hills Swim Club in Sacramento with swimming coach Sherm Chavoor, who mentored six additional Olympic medal winners.
Spitz held one world age-group record and 17 national records at the age of 10. When Spitz was 14, his family moved to Santa Clara, where he joined the Santa Clara Swim Club and was trained by coach George F. Haines. From 1964 to 1968, Mark trained with Haines at | . The United States never led the medal table during the games. However, the U.S. won its most medals ever (112) in a games not held on home soil, had the highest total medal count, and won more silver and bronze medals than any other participating nation. This games also saw a gold medal record for U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps, who won 8 golds surpassing Mark Spitz's record of 7 golds in a single Olympic event in 1972. Phelps also surpassed Spitz, Larisa Latynina of the USSR, Paavo | 3,807 | triviaqa-train |
Who made the album Honky Tonk Angels with Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette? | "Beethoven's 2nd" (1993). The songwriters (Ingram, Carole Bayer Sager, and Clif Magness) were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song, and Parton and Ingram performed the song at the awards telecast. Similar to her earlier collaborative album with Harris and Ronstadt, Parton released "Honky Tonk Angels" in the fall of 1993 with Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette. It was certified as a gold album by the Recording Industry Association of America and helped revive both Wynette and Lynn's careers. Also | solo album for a major record company as a solo artist. She was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1988.
Music career 1990–2004: Return to country: "Honky Tonk Angels", "Still Country" and second autobiography.
Lynn returned to the public eye in 1993 with a hit CD, the trio album "Honky Tonk Angels", recorded with Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette. The CD peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Country charts and No. 42 on the Billboard Pop charts and | 3,808 | triviaqa-train |
How many Nobel prizes did Marie curie win? | for the Nobel Prizes that have been awarded since 1901.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the Nobel Prize in Physics, and the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel; the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute awards the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; the Swedish Academy grants the Nobel Prize in Literature; and the Norwegian Nobel Committee awards the Nobel Peace Prize.
Between 1901 and 2018, the Nobel Prizes (and the Prizes in Economic Sciences, from | she was sold and was broken up in 1954.
- SS "Mangola" was a 3,350 gross tons passenger-cargo ship, built in 1920 by the Commonwealth Naval Dockyard, Sydney, and originally named "Eudunda". She was purchased by Burns Philp and renamed "Mangola" in 1926. Operated on South East Asia and South Pacific routes, including Singapore, the Straits Settlements (now Malaysia), Burma (now Myanmar), Nauru, Papua, New Guinea and Darwin. Requisitioned for war service 1941 to | 3,809 | triviaqa-train |
The Royal Albert Hall is in which London road? | ", but the name was changed to the "Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences" by Queen Victoria upon laying the Hall's foundation stone in 1867, in memory of her husband, Prince Albert, who had died six years earlier. It forms the practical part of a memorial to the Prince Consort; the decorative part is the Albert Memorial directly to the north in Kensington Gardens, now separated from the Hall by Kensington Gore.
History.
History 1800s.
In 1851, the Great Exhibition (for which | "Hitler Has Only Got One Ball", Hitler's second testicle is mentioned to be in the Hall.
See also.
- Albertopolis
- The Great Exhibition
- Exhibition Road
- Prince Albert
- List of concert halls
External links.
- Official site with timeline
- Read a detailed historical record about the Hall
- Architecture of the Hall from the Royal Institute of British Architects
- Royal Albert Hall "Survey of London" entry
- Albert Hall (Victorian London) | 3,810 | triviaqa-train |
Which English pop artist created The Beatles ‘Sgt Pepper’ album cover? | "We write songs. We know what we mean by them. But in a week someone else says something about it, and you can't deny it. ... You put your own meaning at your own level to our songs." The album's elaborate cover also attracted considerable interest and study. A collage designed by pop artists Peter Blake and Jann Haworth, it depicted the group as the fictional band referred to in the album's title track standing in front of a crowd of famous people. The heavy moustaches | , graphic, illustration, sculpture, oils, acrylics, music and film. In 2004, Tai was asked to help paint a 30 ft x 50 ft mural with American Pop Artist Jann Haworth, who is best known as the co-creator of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover. The mural was an updated representation of the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover and is titled SLC Pepper. This mural inspired Tai to seek new techniques, at which time | 3,811 | triviaqa-train |
In the 1990 film ‘White Hunter, Black Heart’, Clint Eastwood’s character is based on which film director? | . The main character, brash director John Wilson, played by Eastwood, is based on real-life director John Huston. Jeff Fahey plays Pete Verrill, a character based on Viertel. George Dzundza's character is based on "African Queen" producer Sam Spiegel. Marisa Berenson's character Kay Gibson and Richard Vanstone's character Phil Duncan, are based on Katharine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart, respectively. This was the last film that James Bridges worked on writing down a screenplay before dying in 1993.
Plot.
In | White Hunter Black Heart
White Hunter Black Heart is a 1990 American adventure drama film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood and based on the 1953 book of the same name by Peter Viertel. Viertel also co-wrote the script with James Bridges and Burt Kennedy. The film is a thinly disguised account of writer Peter Viertel's experiences while working on the classic 1951 film "The African Queen", which was shot on location in Africa at a time when location shoots outside of the United States for American films were very rare | 3,812 | triviaqa-train |
Which record label is named after founders Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss? | Herb Alpert
Herb Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American jazz musician most associated with the group variously known as Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass, or TJB. Alpert is also a recording industry executive, the "A" of A&M Records, a recording label he and business partner Jerry Moss founded and eventually sold to PolyGram. Alpert also has created abstract expressionist paintings and sculpture over two decades, which are publicly displayed on occasion. Alpert and his wife, Lani Hall | and lawsuit against A&M.
In 1972, Daugherty had his own secretary at A&M and was paid a $25,000 salary (US$ in dollars) in addition to royalties from The Carpenters' records, but after he was fired from A&M, Daugherty sued Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss for wrongful termination and he claimed that his termination undermined his credibility in the music industry. He lost the 9-year lawsuit after the courts ruled in favour of both A&M and The Carpenters, but the defense cost the record label $350,000 (US$ in dollars | 3,813 | triviaqa-train |
Which German composer wrote the oratorios ‘Elijah’ and ‘St Paul’? | of a movement, if necessary by adding an extended coda to follow the recapitulation proper. Mendelssohn's solution to this problem was less sensational than Berlioz's approach, but was rooted in changing the structural balance of the formal components of the movement. Thus typically in a Mendelssohnian movement, the development-recapitulation transition might not be strongly marked, and the recapitulation section would be harmonically or melodically varied so as not to be a direct copy of the opening, exposition, section; this allowed a logical movement towards a final climax | Passions (Telemann)
Between 1716 and 1767, Georg Philipp Telemann wrote a series of Passions, musical compositions reflecting on Christ's Passion – the physical, spiritual and mental suffering of Jesus from the hours prior to his trial through to his crucifixion. The works were written for performance in German churches in the days before Easter. A prolific composer, Telemann wrote over 40 "Passions" for the churches of Hamburg alone, of which 22 have survived according to the present state of research. He also wrote several Passion oratorios | 3,814 | triviaqa-train |
Agrava, Cephlon and Virn are all fictional planets in which BBC science fiction television series? | List of Blake's 7 planets
This is a list of notable planets that have appeared in the BBC science fiction television series "Blake's 7".
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- 61 Cygni : A star system ~11 light years from Earth that lies in the "Darkling Zone," an area of space near Earth that was never fully explored. The "Liberator" encounters an ancient Earth exploration ship "K-47" that was reportedly lost near 61 Cygni over 700 years ago, and which carried | The Monsters Inside
The Monsters Inside is a BBC Books original novel written by Stephen Cole and based on the long-running British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". It was published on 19 May 2005, alongside "The Clockwise Man" and "Winner Takes All". It features the Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler.
Synopsis.
The TARDIS takes the Doctor and Rose to the Justicia System - a prison camp comprising the six planets in that solar system. The pair are separated and trapped in different | 3,815 | triviaqa-train |
The Apo Reef lies off the coast of which country? | Apo Reef
Apo Reef is a coral reef system in the Philippines situated on the western waters of Occidental Mindoro province in the Mindoro Strait. Encompassing , it is considered the world's second-largest contiguous coral reef system, and is the largest in the country. The reef and its surrounding waters are protected areas in the country administered as the Apo Reef Natural Park (ARNP). It is one of the best known and most popular dive sites in the country. It is listed in the tentative list for UNESCO World | third largest coral barrier reef system in the world, after the Great Barrier Reef and the Belize Barrier Reef. The reef lies a little bit off of the coast of the Florida Keys. A lot of the reef lies within John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, which was the first underwater park in the United States. The park contains a lot of tropical vegetation, marine life, and seabirds. The Florida Reef extends into other parks and sanctuaries as well including Dry Tortugas National Park, Biscayne National Park, and the Florida | 3,816 | triviaqa-train |
Which city hosted the 2010 Paralympic Games? | 2010 Winter Paralympics
The 2010 Winter Paralympics, officially the X Paralympic Winter Games (French: Les "Xes Jeux paralympiques d'hiver"), or the tenth Winter Paralympics, were held in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada from March 12 to 21, 2010. The Opening Ceremony took place in BC Place Stadium in Vancouver and the Closing Ceremony in Whistler. With a theme of "One Inspires Many," the Opening Ceremony featured over 5000 local performers. Fifteen-year-old snowboarder Zach Beaumont, who is an amputee, | Canada has hosted the Games twice.
In 1976, and in 2010, Canada also hosted the Olympic Games counterpart, the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 2010 Winter Olympics respectively. Canada did not host the Paralympic Games counterpart to the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta; this was the last Winter Olympics that the host city did not also host the Winter Paralympics. The 1988 Summer Paralympics was the first Paralympics to be linked to the hosting of the Summer Olympics. The 1976 Summer Olympics were hosted in Montreal, and | 3,817 | triviaqa-train |
Femicide is the killing of which members of society? | The current usage emerged with the 1970s feminist movements, which aimed to raise feminine consciousness and resistance against gender oppression. The term was also coined by radical feminists to bring to a political light the violence against women. American author, Carol Orlock, is widely credited with initiating the usage of the term in this context in her unpublished anthology on femicide. Diana Russell publicised the term at the Crimes Against Women Tribunal in 1976 while “testifying at the first International Tribunal on Crimes against Women in Belgium". Here is part of | up Action IS-1206 entitled "Femicide across Europe".
Occurrences.
Defined by Diana Russell, femicide includes intimate partner femicide, lesbicide, racial femicide, serial femicide, mass femicide, honor killing related femicide, dowry and more. Any act of sexual terrorism that results in death is considered a femicide. Covert femicide also takes form in the criminalization of abortion leading to death of the mother, intentional spread of HIV/AIDS, or death as a result of female genital mutilation.
The most widespread form of femicide | 3,818 | triviaqa-train |
The Carisbrook Rugby Stadium is in which country? | Carisbrook
Carisbrook (sometimes incorrectly referred to as Carisbrook Stadium) was a major sporting venue in Dunedin, New Zealand. The city's main domestic and international rugby union venue, it was also used for other sports such as cricket, football, rugby league and motocross. Carisbrook also hosted a Joe Cocker concert and frequently hosted pre-game concerts before rugby matches in the 1990s. In 2011 Carisbrook was closed, and was replaced as a rugby ground by Forsyth Barr Stadium at University Plaza in North Dunedin, and as a | University Plaza) in 2011. The new stadium is the new home of the Otago Rugby Union and Highlanders Super Rugby franchise, and met with some opposition within Dunedin, with objections focusing largely on the cost. The future of Carisbrook looks bleak, and many of the former facilities are in the process of being dismantled or removed.
Other than Carisbrook, the suburb's main sports ground is Bathgate Park, which lies at the border of Caversham and South Dunedin in the southeast. There are several open areas of recreation ground | 3,819 | triviaqa-train |
In September 2011, which British comedian swam the length of the River Thames for charity? | David Walliams
David Edward Walliams (born David Edward Williams; 20 August 1971) is an English actor, comedian, writer, and television personality. He is best known for his partnership with Matt Lucas on the BBC One sketch comedy shows "Little Britain" and "Come Fly With Me." Since 2012, he has been a judge on the ITV talent show "Britain's Got Talent". He is also a writer of children's books, having sold more than 25 million copies worldwide.
Walliams was | an executive search business, Piper Pritchard Associates, in London. He was a director of the British Olympic Association and is Chairman of Right To Play, an international charity which supports children in war-torn and deprived parts of the world through sport. He is Chairman of the Hawks' Club. He is also chairman of the steering committee and deputy chairman of the alumni advisory board of Cambridge University.
In 2014, he rowed the length of the Mississippi river in a traditional Thames racing skiff. The 2,320 mile journey | 3,820 | triviaqa-train |
VT is the abreviation for which US state? | -member districts, each of which has approximately the same population. Some states, such as Maryland and Vermont, divide the state into single- and multi-member districts, in which case multi-member districts must have proportionately larger populations, e.g., a district electing two representatives must have approximately twice the population of a district electing just one. The voting systems used across the nation are: first-past-the-post in single-member districts, and multiple non-transferable vote in multi-member districts. | St. Albans, while VT 105 eastbound ends at the river crossing to North Stratford, New Hampshire, and continues as an unnumbered road to US 3.
After the intersection with VT 105, VT 102 turns to the northeast, continuing to parallel the western riverbank to Lemington. It is north of town where VT 102 meets the shortest signed route in the state, VT 26. VT 26 runs for approximately to the New Hampshire state line (delimited by the Connecticut River), where | 3,821 | triviaqa-train |
Which beverage, introduced in 1898, was originally called ‘Brad’s Drink’? | the rum and coke, which may also contain lime juice. Some homemade fruit punch recipes, which may or may not contain alcohol, contain a mixture of various fruit juices and a soft drink (e.g. ginger ale). At ice cream parlors and 1950s-themed diners, ice cream floats, and specifically root beer floats, are often sold. Examples of brands include Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Sprite, Sierra Mist, Fanta, Sunkist, Mountain Dew, Dr. Pepper, and 7 UP.
Terminology. | Live+
Live+ is an energy drink marketed to New Zealanders by Monster Beverage Corporation. It was originally known as Lift+ or Lift Plus and created and produced by Coca-Cola Amatil based on the soft drink Lift.
History.
The brand, originally known as Lift Plus was which was introduced to New Zealand in 1999. The brand over the years has seen an extensive marketing campaign, especially on the hit New Zealand TV show "Pulp Sport" hosted by Bill and Ben. The slogan for Lift Plus was " | 3,822 | triviaqa-train |
Which US businessman funded the Standard Oil Company? | Standard Oil
Standard Oil Co. Inc. was an American oil producing, transporting, refining, marketing company, and monopoly. Established in 1870 by John D. Rockefeller and Henry Flagler as a corporation in Ohio, it was the largest oil refinery in the world of its time. Its history as one of the world's first and largest multinational corporations ended in 1911, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, in a landmark case, that Standard Oil was an illegal monopoly.
Standard Oil dominated the oil products market initially through horizontal | Monroe Jackson Rathbone II
Monroe Jackson Rathbone II (March 1, 1900 – August 2, 1976) was an American businessman who was the chairman, president, and CEO of Standard Oil of New Jersey.
Early life and education.
Rathbone was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia, the son of Ida Virginia (Welch) and Monroe Jackson Rathbone. Rathbone received a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from Lehigh University in 1921.
Business career.
Rathbone joined The Standard Oil Company, US, in 1921 | 3,823 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of Morocco? | for a total length of and 31 stops. It is operated by Veolia Transdev with Alstom Citadis trams.
Sports.
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium (Arabic: مركب الأمير مولاي عبد لله) is a multi-purpose stadium in Rabat, Morocco. It is named after Prince Moulay Abdellah. It was built in 1983 and is the home ground of ASFAR (football club). It is used mostly for football matches, and it can also stage athletics. The stadium holds 52,000. Since 2008 it is host of the | views. The other current books in the "What is?" series include ""What is Love?, What is Death?, What is Beautiful?, What is Funny?, What is Right?, What is Peace?, What is Money?, What is Dreaming?, What is a Friend?, What is True?, What is a Family?, What is a Feeling?" The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age | 3,824 | triviaqa-train |
Who did actor Jack May play in the BBC radio series ‘The Archers’? | "The Space Pirates", and in "Bachelor Father". For 45 years the long-running BBC Radio 4 series, "The Archers" featured the voice of May as Nelson Gabriel, son of Walter Gabriel, making him (at the time of his death) the fourth-longest serving soap opera star in the world. He played the voice of Muzzy in "Muzzy in Gondoland" and "Muzzy Comes Back".
His other credits in film and television included Dr. Denny in the 1960 serial " | 's Children's Hour. By 1946, Worzel was played by veteran radio actor Philip Wade, John by John Clark, Susan by Rosamund Barnes, and Earthy Mangold by Mabel Constanduros. Later, Worzel was played by Denis Folwell, who went on to play Jack Archer in the long-running BBC radio 4 soap opera "The Archers".
Adaptations "Worzel Gummidge Turns Detective".
The character first appeared on television in 1953 in a four-part series.
Adaptations "Jackanory".
In July 1967 five Worzel Gummidge | 3,825 | triviaqa-train |
Which Internet search engine was shortened to Ask.com in 2006? | Ask.com
Ask.com (originally known as Ask Jeeves) is a question answering–focused e-business founded in 1996 by Garrett Gruener and David Warthen in Berkeley, California.
The original software was implemented by Gary Chevsky from his own design. Warthen, Chevsky, Justin Grant, and others built the early AskJeeves.com website around that core engine. From the mid-2000s, The "Jeeves" name was dropped and focused on the search engine, with its own algorithm. In late 2010, facing insurmountable competition from more popular search | the Department of Computer Science at University of California, Santa Barbara in 1993.
Research and business.
Yang specializes in parallel and distributed systems, Internet search, and parallel scientific computing. He has co-authored over eighty journal and conference papers.
Together with Apostolos Gerasoulis, Yang ran research and development of the Teoma search engine from its startup stage in 2000 and after it was acquired by Ask Jeeves (now Ask.com) in 2001.
Teoma has been the backend search engine for Ask.com since December 2001, | 3,826 | triviaqa-train |
Which British athlete won a Gold Medal in the heptathlon at the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Berlin? | 100 metres sprint world record with a time of 9.58. The defending world champion, Tyson Gay finished second with a time of 9.71, a US national record. Britain's Jessica Ennis won the heptathlon title with a world-leading points score of 6731.
Highlights Day 3 (17th).
In the men's hammer throw, the Olympic champion Primož Kozmus of Slovenia, pulled off the win with a throw of 80.84m, which is a seasonal best. Szymon Ziółkowski of Poland achieved a result of 79.30m earning | Nafissatou Thiam
Nafissatou "Nafi" Thiam (born 19 August 1994) is a Belgian athlete specializing in multi-event competition. She was born in Brussels to a Belgian mother and a Senegalese father. As of April 2019, Thiam holds the Belgian record in women's heptathlon and women's Javelin. She won the gold medal in the heptathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2017 World Championships and the 2018 European Championships. She was voted IAAF World Athlete of the Year in 2017.
Right now the Belgian is without | 3,827 | triviaqa-train |
What was British Prime Minister Harold Wilson’s first name? | there is no exact date when its evolution began. A meaningful starting point, however, is 1688–89 when James II fled England and the Parliament of England confirmed William and Mary as joint constitutional monarchs, enacting legislation that limited their authority and that of their successors: the Bill of Rights (1689), the Mutiny Bill (1689), the Triennial Bill (1694), the Treason Act (1696) and the Act of Settlement (1701). Known collectively as the Revolutionary Settlement, these acts transformed the constitution, | the energy, compassion, and integrity of Coggan himself" that made for his success at York. His preaching would often take "a single Greek word and open up its meaning, leaving laity enlightened and encouraged and clergy thirsting for more study".
Archbishop of Canterbury (1974–1980).
In 1974, on the recommendation of the British prime minister, Harold Wilson (himself a Congregationalist), Coggan was appointed by Queen Elizabeth II as the 101st Archbishop of Canterbury. Coggan "agonized four days before accepting Wilson’s | 3,828 | triviaqa-train |
In the novel Peter Pan, what are the first names of Wendy’s two brothers? | in many adaptations of the story she is shown to be on the brink of adolescence. She belongs to a middle class London household of that era, and is the daughter of George Darling, a short-tempered and pompous bank/office worker, and his wife, Mary. Wendy shares a nursery room with her two brothers, Michael and John. However, in the Disney version, her father decides that "it's high time she had a room of her own" and kicks her out of the nursery for | Playing in Neverland: "Peter Pan" Video Game Revisions," literary critics Cathlena Martin and Laurie Taylor note that the fluid and playful nature of the story's original oral format is very similar to the structure of narratives in video games, leading to an ease of translation across media. They also argue that "having [Wendy’s tales] as the driving desire for Peter makes the story easily translated to video games, which often reward players for successful game-play with additional narrative segments."
- Peter Pan | 3,829 | triviaqa-train |
The Oswaldo Cruz Institute and the Butantan Institute are in which South American country? | Brazil
Brazil (; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (, ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At 8.5 million square kilometers (3.2 million square miles) and with over 208 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the fifth most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populated city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states, the Federal District, and the 5,570 municipalities. | institute’s activities, however, changed from simple production into research and experimental medicine, especially after Oswaldo Cruz assumed its leadership in 1902. From there on, the institute became the base for memorable sanitation campaigns in an age of outbreaks and epidemics of the bubonic plague, yellow fever, and smallpox.
The Institute, however, was not confined to Rio de Janeiro and, on the contrary, collaborated in the occupation of the country’s interior through scientific expeditions, aiding in the development of the country.
When Oswaldo | 3,830 | triviaqa-train |
Former Olympic athlete and Gold Medallist Michael Duane Johnson was born in which US state? | Janeiro. He was in the BBC commentary booth for the men's 400 metres final in Rio de Janeiro to see his world record broken by Wayde van Niekerk, saying about van Niekerk's performance, "Oh my God! From lane eight, a world record. He took it out so quick. I have never seen anything from 200 to 400 like that. That was a massacre from Wayde van Niekerk. He just put those guys away."
In 2007 Johnson opened Michael Johnson Performance, at McKinney, Texas | from Portsmouth include Michael East, a Commonwealth Games gold medal-winning athlete, Rob Hayles, cyclist and Olympic Games medal winner, Tony Oakey, former British light-heavyweight boxing champion, and Alan Pascoe, an Olympic medallist. Sir Alec Rose, single-handed yachtsman, Katy Sexton, former world champion swimmer who won gold in the backstroke at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, and Roger Black, an Olympic medallist, were also born in Portsmouth.
Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar, the last constitutional monarch | 3,831 | triviaqa-train |
Jodie Foster sings ‘My Name is Tallulah’ in which 1976 film? | for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other roles as a teenager include the musical "Bugsy Malone" (1976) and the thriller "The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane" (1976), and she became a popular teen idol by starring in Disney's "Freaky Friday" (1976) and "Candleshoe" (1977), as well as "Carny" (1980) and "Foxes" (1980).
After attending college at Yale, Foster struggled to transition into adult roles | Freaky Friday (1995 film)
Freaky Friday is a 1995 American made-for-television fantasy-comedy film and a remake of the 1976 film of the same name produced by Walt Disney Television which premiered on May 6, 1995 as part of "The Wonderful World of Disney". It is the second in a series of four remakes of Disney films produced for broadcast on ABC during the 1994–95 television season.
This movie is a remake of the original Freaky Friday (1976 film) starring Jodie Foster and Barbara | 3,832 | triviaqa-train |
Which rapper’s real name is Louise Harman? | Lady Sovereign
Louise Harman (born 19 December 1985) better known by the stage name Lady Sovereign, is an English rapper and songwriter. She is best known for the songs "9 to 5" and "Love Me or Hate Me".
Early life and family.
Lady Sovereign grew up in Chalkhill Estate, a run-down council estate in Wembley Park, London. In 2010, she said "When I heard Ms. Dynamite's track 'Boooo!' in 2001 it inspired me. I had | little meandering and aimless but just about avoids self-indulgence." Meaghan Garvey of "Pitchfork" said that the "Swedish rapper’s third album offers glimpses of his full potential, songs that pierce through the detachment that once obscured real emotion." and said that "In these moments, Lean’s identity shifts from something borrowed to something innate."
Track listing.
All tracks written by Yung Lean. | 3,833 | triviaqa-train |
Philip Pirrip is the lead character in which Charles Dickens novel? | Copperfield" seemed to reflect her disabilities, Dickens improved the character with positive features. His plots were carefully constructed, and he often wove elements from topical events into his narratives. Masses of the illiterate poor chipped in ha'pennies to have each new monthly episode read to them, opening up and inspiring a new class of readers.
His 1843 novella "A Christmas Carol" remains especially popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. "Oliver Twist" and "Great Expectations" are also frequently adapted and, like | (1839).
- John Scarve – in the novel "The Miser's Daughter" (1842) by William Harrison Ainsworth. The story is set in the 1770s and the character of Scarve was inspired by the real-life miser John Elwes.
- Ebenezer Scrooge – the lead character of "A Christmas Carol" (1843) by Charles Dickens. He too was based on John Elwes. The story has been adapted many times for stage and screen.
- Mr. Prokharchin – title character of the short | 3,834 | triviaqa-train |
According to Greek mythology, who was the first woman on Earth? | of the Gods") the fullest account of the earliest Greek myths, dealing with the creation of the world; the origin of the gods, Titans, and Giants; as well as elaborate genealogies, folktales, and etiological myths. Hesiod's "Works and Days", a didactic poem about farming life, also includes the myths of Prometheus, Pandora, and the Five Ages. The poet gives advice on the best way to succeed in a dangerous world, rendered yet more dangerous by its gods.
Lyrical poets | Agdistis
Agdistis () was a deity of Greek, Roman and Anatolian mythology, possessing both male and female sexual organs. She is closely associated with the Phrygian goddess Cybele. Her androgyny was seen as symbolic of a wild and uncontrollable nature. It was this trait which was threatening to the gods and ultimately led to her destruction.
Mythology.
According to Pausanias, on one occasion Zeus unwittingly begot by the Earth a superhuman being which was at once man and woman, and was called Agdistis. In other versions | 3,835 | triviaqa-train |
Which English monarch was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine? | birth of her second daughter Alix, Louis agreed to an annulment, as 15 years of marriage had not produced a son. The marriage was annulled on 21 March 1152 on the grounds of consanguinity within the fourth degree. Their daughters were declared legitimate, custody was awarded to Louis, and Eleanor's lands were restored to her.
As soon as the annulment was granted, Eleanor became engaged to the duke of Normandy, who became King Henry II of England in 1154. Henry was her third cousin and 11 years younger | in La Rochelle's citizens surrendering the city to Louis after the failure of English relief to emerge. The siege of La Rochelle was the crowning event of the Capetian conquest of Poitou from the Plantagenets. With Poitou in Capetian hands, only Gascony remained under Plantagenet rule on the continent.
Background.
The city of La Rochelle came under Plantagenet rule with the rest of Aquitaine in 1152, when Eleanor of Aquitaine married Henry Plantagenet, the duke of Anjou and Normandy. Two years later, Henry had become king of England | 3,836 | triviaqa-train |
In which South American city is Sugarloaf Mountain? | Sugarloaf Mountain
Sugarloaf Mountain ( ) is a peak situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the mouth of Guanabara Bay on a peninsula that juts out into the Atlantic Ocean. Rising above the harbor, its name is said to refer to its resemblance to the traditional shape of concentrated refined loaf sugar. It is known worldwide for its cableway and panoramic views of the city and beyond.
The mountain is one of several monolithic granite and quartz mountains that rise straight from the water's edge around Rio de Janeiro. | Sugarloaf Mountain (New Brunswick)
Sugarloaf Mountain is a mountain in the northern Appalachian Mountains in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada. The mountain is protected by Sugarloaf Provincial Park and lies within city limits, just south of the urban area.
Visitor attractions.
Sugarloaf Mountain lies within the Sugarloaf Provincial Park. Sugarloaf Mountain is encircled by a perimeter road which is closed to motor vehicles and is available for walking, jogging and running during the spring, summer and fall seasons. During the winter season, this perimeter road | 3,837 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the 1950 novel ‘A Town Like Alice’? | A Town Like Alice
A Town Like Alice (United States title: "The Legacy") is a romance novel by Nevil Shute, published in 1950 when Shute had newly settled in Australia. Jean Paget, a young Englishwoman, becomes romantically interested in a fellow prisoner of World War II in Malaya, and after liberation emigrates to Australia to be with him, where she attempts, by investing her substantial financial inheritance, to generate economic prosperity in a small outback community—to turn it into "a town like Alice | - "Plator himalayaensis" — India
- "Plator indicus" — India
- "Plator insolens" (type) — China
- "Plator kashmirensis" — India
- "Plator nipponicus" — China, Korea, Japan
- "Plator pandeae" — India, China
- "Plator pennatus" — China
- "Plator serratus" — China
- "Plator sinicus" — China
- "Plator solanensis" — India
- "Plator yunlong" — China
P "Platorish" | 3,838 | triviaqa-train |
What is the highest level Dan in judo? | , when they would adopt the white belt. This they wore through . The remaining three grades (, and were all indicated with brown belts (for seniors) or with purple belts (for juniors).
1st "kyū" is the last kyū rank before promotion to first degree black belt ("shodan"). There are (in practice) 10 "dan" ranks, which are ranked in ascending numerical order.
Highest ranking jūdōka.
Highest ranking jūdōka Kōdōkan-graded jūdan holders.
The ninth | 'space equals spirit and life, that matter is inert form, [and] that sponges and water symbolize the saturation of matter with spirit, he later rejected these teachings for a more rigorous study of the philosophy behind Judo, which involved long periods of meditation with his friends Arman and Claude Pascal.
His second private exhibition of monochromes took place whilst Klein was in Tokyo, late 1953, around the same time as he earned a diploma from the Kōdōkan Institute, as a fourth degree Dan, achieving the highest level | 3,839 | triviaqa-train |
Originally built as a research lab off the coast of Puerto Rico, the world’s first underwater hotel, the Jules Undersea Lodge, is now situated in which US state? | Jules' Undersea Lodge
Jules' Undersea Lodge is an American hotel located in Key Largo, Florida and is the only underwater hotel in the United States. It is 30 feet (9 m) deep on the ocean floor and guests have to scuba dive to get to their rooms. The hotel is located at the bottom of the Emerald Lagoon and was opened in 1986. The hotel’s name comes from the novelist Jules Verne, author of "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea". Scuba certification is required for entrance as | the front door is located under water.
Amenities.
Jules’ Undersea Lodge was formerly the La Chalupa Research Laboratory, an undersea marine lab operated off Puerto Rico in the 1970s. The lodge features a 2 bedroom 1 bath retreat that can be rented for a night. The hotel also offers a scuba diving school.
See also.
- Poseidon Undersea Resorts
- Utter Inn
- Underwater habitat | 3,840 | triviaqa-train |
Which actor played Sergeant Francis Troy in the 1967 film ‘Far From the Madding Crowd’? | Far from the Madding Crowd (1967 film)
Far from the Madding Crowd is a 1967 British epic drama film adapted from Thomas Hardy's book of the same name. The film, starring Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Terence Stamp and Peter Finch, and directed by John Schlesinger, was Schlesinger's fourth film (and his third collaboration with Christie). It marked a stylistic shift away from his earlier works exploring contemporary urban mores. The cinematography was by Nicolas Roeg and the soundtrack was by Richard Rodney Bennett. He | 's Wuthering Heights" (1992); Fred Vincy in "Middlemarch" (1994); Sergeant Troy in "Far from the Madding Crowd", for which he received a nomination for best actor; Lord Arthur Goring in "An Ideal Husband" (2000); and Prince Albert in "Victoria & Albert" (2001). He portrayed Joshua in the 2000 biblical film, "In the Beginning".
In 2003, he acted in the BBC's dramatised documentary "". That same year, Firth | 3,841 | triviaqa-train |
Acute Coryza is a medical term for which common complaint? | of the common cold include rhinorrhea, sneezing, sore throat (pharyngitis), cough, congestion, and slight headache.
Types Nonallergic rhinitis.
Nonallergic rhinitis refers to rhinitis that is not due to an allergy. The category was formerly referred to as vasomotor rhinitis, as the first cause discovered was vasodilation due to an overactive parasympathetic nerve response. As additional causes were identified, additional types of nonallergic rhinitis were recognized. Vasomotor rhinitis is now included among these under the more general classification of nonallergic rhinitis. The diagnosis is made | Swallowing disorders can occur in all age groups, resulting from congenital abnormalities, structural damage, and/or medical conditions. Swallowing problems are a common complaint among older individuals, and the incidence of dysphagia is higher in the elderly, in patients who have had strokes, and in patients who are admitted to acute care hospitals or chronic care facilities.
Dysphagia is a symptom of many different causes, which can usually be elicited through a careful history by the treating physician. A formal oropharyngeal dysphagia evaluation is performed by a medical speech | 3,842 | triviaqa-train |
How many players are on the field in a team during a game of Canadian Box Lacrosse? | Field lacrosse
Field lacrosse is a full contact outdoor men's sport played with ten players on each team. The sport originated among Native Americans, and the modern rules of field lacrosse were initially codified by Canadian William George Beers in 1867. Field lacrosse is one of three major versions of lacrosse played internationally. The other versions, women's lacrosse (established in the 1890s) and box lacrosse (originated in the 1930s), are played under significantly different rules.
The object of the game is to use a lacrosse | the annual Senior Lacrosse Championship tournament.
In 1985, the Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association (CUFLA) was established, with twelve universities in the Ontario and Quebec provinces competing in the intercollegiate league. The league plays its season during the autumn. Unlike the NCAA, the CUFLA allows players that are professional box lacrosse players in the National Lacrosse League to participate, stating that "although stick skills are identical, the game play and rules are different".
Professional field lacrosse made its first appearance in 1988 with the formation | 3,843 | triviaqa-train |
Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero was elected Prime Minister of which country in March 2004? | of Zapatero's opposition to the war in Iraq.
On 12 October 2003, during the Fiesta Nacional de España military parade held in Madrid, then opposition leader and presidential candidate Zapatero remained seated as a U.S. Marine Corps honour guard carrying the American flag walked past Zapatero and other VIPs. Everybody else stood as with the rest of the foreign guest armies representations. He declared afterwards that his action was a protest against the war and certainly not intended as an insult to the American people.
Later on, during an official | years (for example, Javier Cercas' novel "Soldiers of Salamis").
In 2006, two-thirds of Spaniards favored a "fresh investigation into the war."
Legal basis.
The pact was given a legal basis in the Spanish 1977 Amnesty Law.
The pact was challenged by the socialist government elected in 2004, which under prime minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero passed the Historical Memory Law. Among other measures, the Historical Memory Law rejected the legitimacy of laws passed and trials conducted by the | 3,844 | triviaqa-train |
Who recorded the 1965 song ‘Eve of Destruction’, a protest song against the Vietnam War? | Eve of Destruction (song)
"Eve of Destruction" is a protest song written by P. F. Sloan in mid-1964. Several artists have recorded it, but the best-known recording was by Barry McGuire. This recording was made between July 12 and July 15, 1965, and released by Dunhill Records. The accompanying musicians were top-tier Los Angeles session players: P. F. Sloan on guitar, Hal Blaine (of Phil Spector's Wrecking Crew) on drums, and Larry Knechtel on bass guitar. The vocal | and blues hit single by The Impressions.
- "Here's to the State of Mississippi", (1965) a protest song by Phil Ochs that criticizes the state of Mississippi for its mistreatment of African Americans.
- "Eve of Destruction" (1965) references the Selma to Montgomery marches.
- "Abraham, Martin and John" (1968), a tribute to Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr, John F. Kennedy, and Robert Kennedy written by Dick Holler and first recorded by Dion. | 3,845 | triviaqa-train |
In which English city did the Belgrade Theatre open in 1958? | formation of the Elite League to achieve this feat. The club remains the most successful club in the Elite League era. The club also run a successful academy system, developing the young players of Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
The NIHL Coventry Blaze, an offshoot of the senior team and official affiliate of the Blaze, currently compete in the National Ice Hockey League.
The Coventry Phoenix is the city's only women's team; currently competing in Division One (North) of the British Women's Leagues. There | a storefront at 31 Cornelia Street in Greenwich Village to open a coffeehouse where his friends could socialize. He and his early customers created their own patois of Italian and English. He did not intend Caffe Cino to become a theatre, and instead visualized a café where he could host folk music concerts, poetry readings, and art exhibits. Actor and theatre director Bill Mitchell says he suggested that Cino start producing plays at the Cino. Dated photographs show that plays were staged at the coffeehouse from at least December 1958. After 1960 | 3,846 | triviaqa-train |
A polyglot is someone who uses or knows several what? | . Language teachers know how to predict the differences between pronunciations or constructions in different languages, but they might be less clear about the differences between rhetoric, that is, in the way they use language to accomplish various purposes, particularly in writing.
People who learn multiple languages may also experience positive transfer – the process by which it becomes easier to learn additional languages if the grammar or vocabulary of the new language is similar to those of languages already spoken. On the other hand, students may also experience negative transfer – | owns Milton House, and why there is an apparently secret room. Who uses it and why?
The children trace the owner of the house to the blandly named "John Henry Smith", who lives in a distant town. Fatty telephones Mr Smith and alerts him to the fact that someone knows about the secret room. Expecting the mysterious Mr Smith to come to Peterswood and check out what is happening at Milton House, Fatty disguises himself with his wig and teeth and goes to the house at midnight. He manages | 3,847 | triviaqa-train |
‘Bankable Productions’, an independent film and television production company, was founded by which former model? | Bankable Productions
Bankable Productions (previously known as "Ty Ty Baby Productions") is an independent film and television production company founded by former model Tyra Banks who also serves as CEO of the company. According to Bankable Productions, the company strives to entertain broad audiences that span all ages from children to adults.
Projects.
Projects Television.
- "America's Next Top Model" (UPN & The CW) (2003–2012; production rights transferred to the separate "The Tyra Banks Company")
- " | for television in the United Kingdom. Examples of Multistory Media productions are "", "60 Minute Makeover" and "".
Local operations Noho Film & Television.
Noho Film & Television is a subsidiary of ITV Studios that was originally founded in 2012 as an independent joint by Managing Directors Robert Wulff-Cochrane and Camilla Campbell who both formerly headed the drama department at Channel 4.
Local operations Big Talk Productions.
Big Talk Productions is a film and television production company founded on 11 February 1994 by Nira Park and | 3,848 | triviaqa-train |
‘Podshaving’ is the art of hand-making which piece of sports equipment? | coating begins to wear off.
Cricket bat industry of India.
Traditional Indian cricket bats are made in the regions of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. In Kashmir they are made out of willow found in northern India. Some bats made in Kashmir are of international standards and are/were used by national players in India Sunil Gavaskar, Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh.
Cricket bat industry of India Kashmiri willow bats.
The willow used in making these bats was brought in | Products iAUDIO F1.
Introduced in July 2005, the iAUDIO F1 can be described as an iAUDIO U2 with an interesting design, a colour OLED display, and higher power output (32 mW vs. 20 mW for the U2).
This player was and still is a favorite subject of ridicule among iAUDIO fans. The player's design was supposed to represent that of a Formula 1 sports car, which some criticize for making the F1 look more like a toy than a serious piece of portable audio equipment. | 3,849 | triviaqa-train |
In 1786, Jacques Balmat and Michel-Gabriel Paccard became the first climbers to reach the summit of which European mountain? | Michel-Gabriel Paccard
Michel Gabriel Paccard (1757–1827) was a Savoyard doctor and alpinist, citizen of the Kingdom of Sardinia.
Born in Chamonix, he studied medicine in Turin. Due to his passion for botany and minerals, he met Horace-Bénédict de Saussure, who initiated the race to be the first to ascend Mont Blanc.
Gaston Rébuffat wrote "Like Saussure a devotee of the natural sciences, he has a dream: to carry a barometer to the summit and take a reading there. An excellent | like the young Aretha".
"Love You I Do" was nominated for the 2007 Academy Award for Best Original Song and won the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.
As Effie White, Hudson has garnered 29 awards from film critics as Best Supporting Actress and Breakthrough Performer of 2006. She won the Golden Globe Award as Best Actress in a Supporting Role. In addition, she has been named Best Supporting Actress by the Broadcast Film Critics Association and also | 3,850 | triviaqa-train |
Which female gymnast won Gold Medals in the Balance Beam and Floor Exercise events in the 1972 Summer Olympics? | In the 1960s, the most difficult acrobatic skill performed by the average Olympic gymnast was a back handspring.
Balance beam difficulty began to increase dramatically in the 1970s. Olga Korbut and Nadia Comăneci pioneered advanced tumbling combinations and aerial skills on beam; other athletes and coaches began to follow suit. The change was also facilitated by the transition from wooden beams to safer, less slippery models with suede-covered surfaces. By the mid-1980s, top gymnasts routinely performed flight series and multiple aerial elements on beam.
Today, balance | Ecaterina Szabo
Ecaterina Szabo (, ; born 22 January 1967) is a former Romanian artistic gymnast who won 20 Olympic, world and continental medals.
Szabo won gold medals in the 1984 Olympics in three individual events (vault, balance beam (tie), and floor exercise), won the all-around silver medal, and contributed to the team gold. With her four gold medals and a silver medal, Szabo was the most successful athlete at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Afterwards, she led her team to | 3,851 | triviaqa-train |
On a QWERTY keyboard which letter lies between A and D? | QWERTY
QWERTY () is a keyboard design for Latin-script alphabets. The name comes from the order of the first six keys on the top left letter row of the keyboard ( ). The QWERTY design is based on a layout created for the Sholes and Glidden typewriter and sold to E. Remington and Sons in 1873. It became popular with the success of the Remington No. 2 of 1878, and remains in widespread use.
History.
The QWERTY layout was devised and created in the early 1870s by | an Army officer and joined the Pakistan Military Academy in 1970.
Army career.
Army career Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
He was commissioned in the 4th Battalion of the Punjab Regiment (known as Beasi) on 14 November 1971 in the 47th PMA Long Course as his course was shortened due to East Pakistan crisis of 1971. Within a few weeks of commissioning, he was seriously wounded fighting in the front lines at Chumb-Jaurian sector. He was awarded Imtiazi Sanad (mentioned in despatches) and the ' | 3,852 | triviaqa-train |
Fictional character Cruella De Vil is associated with which breed of dog? | One Hundred and One Dalmatians
One Hundred and One Dalmatians, often abbreviated as 101 Dalmatians, is a 1961 American animated adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions and based on the 1956 novel "The Hundred and One Dalmatians" by Dodie Smith. Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, and Wolfgang Reitherman, it was Disney's 17th animated feature film. The film tells the story of a litter of Dalmatian puppies who are kidnapped by the villainous Cruella de Vil, who wants to use their fur to make into coats. | Snowball (voiced by) is a Pomeranian dog that is friend of Dolly and Roxy. She speaks with Slavic accent (in short "Disco Pups" she used word "nie" that in Polish and Slovakian means "no").
Recurring characters Humans.
Recurring characters Humans Hunter De Vil.
Hunter De Vil (voiced by Joshua LeClair) is a photographer kid, and Cruella de Vil's descendant. While Hunter initially appears as a background character, he gains a promienent role in "The Nose Job", | 3,853 | triviaqa-train |
Eboracum was the Latin name for which English city? | Dynastically, all English monarchs after 1066 ultimately claim descent from the Normans; the distinction of the Plantagenets is merely conventional, beginning with Henry II (reigned 1154–1189) as from that time, the Angevin kings became "more English in nature"; the houses of Lancaster and York are both Plantagenet cadet branches, the Tudor dynasty claimed descent from Edward III via John Beaufort and James VI and I of the House of Stuart claimed descent from Henry VII via Margaret Tudor.
The completion of the conquest of Wales by Edward I | writings.
Named dogs also feature in two pieces of Tolkien's fiction that are not part of his legendarium: Garm, a significant character in "Farmer Giles of Ham", and Rover, the titular protagonist of "Roverandom".
Notable dogs and wolves Carcharoth.
The "mightiest of all wolves", bred by Morgoth and set to guard the gates of Angband. He bit off Beren's hand together with the Silmaril and was maddened by its touch. Carcharoth was slain by Huan, but not before he | 3,854 | triviaqa-train |
In the Batman series of films, what is Alfred the butler’s surname? | from the limited series "Batman: Strange Apparitions", written by Steve Englehart. Comic book artist Marshall Rogers, who worked with Englehart on "Strange Apparitions", was hired for concept art. "The Batman" was then announced in late 1983 for a mid-1985 release date on a budget of $20 million. Originally, Mankiewicz had wanted an unknown actor for Batman, William Holden for James Gordon, David Niven as Alfred Pennyworth, and Peter O'Toole as the Penguin, whom Mankiewicz wanted to portray as a mobster with | is of a Peter "Napier" in 1148 in the Winton Domesday; Ralph (le) "Naper", "le Napier" in 1167–71; and Reginald "le Nappere" in 1225.
The surname can also be a shortened form of the Polish surname "Napierala".
People.
- Alan Napier (1903–1988), actor who played Alfred the Butler in the television series "Batman"
- Sir Albert Edward Alexander Napier, (1881–1973), British civil servant, Permanent Secretary to the Lord | 3,855 | triviaqa-train |
Boss, Flex, Vane and Nock are terms used in which sport? | Archery
Archery is the art, sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows. The word comes from the Latin "arcus". Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In modern times, it is mainly a competitive sport and recreational activity. A person who participates in archery is typically called an archer or a "bowman", and a person who is fond of or an expert at archery is sometimes called a toxophilite.
History.
The bow and arrow seems | in all other uses, spears are stiff enough to be used for stabbing. In its function, an atlatl dart is more like a combination between a bow and an arrow.
Prehistory Operation.
Its similarity to a bow may not be immediately obvious, but in fact both serve to accumulate energy by elasticity in a fundamentally similar way. As throwing begins, a dart of this type is designed to flex in compression between the accelerating force at its nock and the inertia of its weighted point, storing energy. Late in | 3,856 | triviaqa-train |
What is the last book of the Old Testament of The Bible? | already present, but unrecognised due to Israel's sins; some thought that the Messiah would be announced by a fore-runner, probably Elijah (as promised by the prophet Malachi, whose book now ends the Old Testament and precedes Mark's account of John the Baptist). None predicted a Messiah who suffers and dies for the sins of all the people. The story of Jesus' death therefore involved a profound shift in meaning from the tradition of the Old Testament.
The name "Old Testament" reflects Christianity's | Published by the Gospel Advocate Company "circa" 1934.
4. "The Certified Gospel", First Edition – 1937. This is a book of sermons delivered at Port Arthur, Texas in 1937. The sermons are: The Certified Gospel, Who Wrote the Bible?, Christ and the Church, How and When the Church Began, The Last Will and Testament, What It Means to Preach Christ, The Gospel in Old Testament Example, The Lord's Day, Restoring the Ancient Order, Why Send for Peter | 3,857 | triviaqa-train |
Which race horse won the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 1989? | Gold Cup by a trainer came in 1983, when Michael Dickinson was responsible for all of the first five horses to finish – Bregawn, Captain John, Wayward Lad, Silver Buck and Ashley House. The 1986 winner, Dawn Run, is the only horse to have ever won both this race and the leading hurdle event, the Champion Hurdle. One of the most popular horses to win the Gold Cup was Desert Orchid, a grey who won the event in 1989. The following year's running was won by Norton's | 2009 Cheltenham Gold Cup
The 2009 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a horse race which took place at Cheltenham on Friday March 13, 2009. It was the 81st running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and it was won by the pre-race favourite Kauto Star. The winner was ridden by Ruby Walsh and trained by Paul Nicholls.
Kauto Star became the first horse to regain the Gold Cup in the event's history. He had previously won it in 2007, and he was runner-up in 2008. The winning | 3,858 | triviaqa-train |
Bocconi University is in which European city? | Bocconi University
Bocconi University ( ) is a private university in Milan, Italy. Bocconi provides undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate education in the fields of economics, management, finance, law, political science and public administration. SDA Bocconi, the university's business school, offers MBA and Executive MBA programs.
History.
Bocconi University was founded in 1902 by Ferdinando Bocconi and was named after his son, who died in the Battle of Adwa during the First Italo-Ethiopian War. The university was originally affiliated | . It is managed by a board of directors currently chaired by Kjetil Storesletten (University of Oslo). The current editors-in-chief are Jerome Adda (Bocconi University), Aureo de Paula (University College London), Nicola Gennaioli (Bocconi University), Gita Gopinath (Harvard University), Christian Hellwig (University of Toulouse), Botond Koszegi (Central European University), Uta Schoenberg (University College London), and Michèle Tertilt (University of Mannheim). According to the "Journal Citation Reports", | 3,859 | triviaqa-train |
The Korac Cup was played for in which sport? | , ATP World Tour Finals and ATP Masters 1000 (tennis), National Football League, National Basketball Association, UEFA Europa League (football), English Premiership Rugby, EHF Champions League and LNH Division 1 (handball) and UCI road cycling. However, beIN Sports eventually took over those events and is one of the reasons caused for the channel's closure. | .
Behnke played for TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen from 1980 through 1992. In those eleven years the team won five German championships (1985, 1986, 1990, 1991 and 1992) and four National Cup championships (1986, 1987, 1990 and 1991). From 1992 through 1994 Behnke played for TuS Bramsche. From 1994 through 1996 he played for ALBA Berlin, which won the Korac Cup in 1995, becoming the first German team to win a European club championship. From 1996 through 2000 Behnke played for Telekom Baskets Bonn | 3,860 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of Roy Rogers' horse? | Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye, November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998) was an American singer and actor. He was one of the most popular Western stars of his era. Known as the "King of the Cowboys", he appeared in over 100 films and numerous radio and television episodes of "The Roy Rogers Show". In many of his films and television episodes, he appeared with his wife, Dale Evans; his golden palomino, Trigger; and his German shepherd dog | cowboy star Roy Rogers. Another famous palomino was Mister Ed (real name Bamboo Harvester) who starred on his own TV show in the 1960s. A palomino was chosen again as a featured horse on a tv show, in the show (1995 - 2001.) Xena’s horse Argo was portrayed by a palomino mare. Argo was mainly performed by Tilly.
Description.
Palomino horses have a yellow or gold coat, with a white or light cream mane and tail. The shades of the body coat color range | 3,861 | triviaqa-train |
What ws the name of Tonto's horse? | . Eventually the name "Scout" was adopted.
Reception.
The portrayal of Tonto has been seen by some Native Americans and others as degrading, notably by Native American author and poet Sherman Alexie. Tonto spoke in a pidgin, saying things like, "That right, Kemo Sabe", or "Him say man ride over ridge on horse".
In 1975, poet and science fiction writer Paul O. Williams coined the term "tontoism" to refer to the practice of writing haiku with missing articles ( | words that Jewell remembered from those days. Tonto's name may have been inspired by the name of Tonto Basin, Arizona. In the Fran Striker books, Tonto is described as a "half-breed".
In the 2013 theatrical feature film of "The Lone Ranger", Tonto is depicted as a Comanche tribesman.
Tonto's horse.
Tonto first rode a horse named "White Feller" (White Fella/Fellah). When the 1938 Republic movie serial "The Lone Ranger" was being filmed | 3,862 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of Hopalong Cassidy's horse? | when dishonest characters took advantage of honest citizens. "Hoppy" and his white horse, Topper, usually traveled through the West with two companions—one young and trouble-prone with a weakness for damsels in distress; the other older, comically awkward and outspoken.
The juvenile lead was successively played by James Ellison, Russell Hayden, George Reeves, Rand Brooks, and Jimmy Rogers. George Hayes (later to become known as "Gabby" Hayes) originally played Cassidy's grizzled sidekick, Windy Halliday. After Hayes | II, L'Amour continued to write stories for magazines; his first after being discharged in 1946 was "Law of the Desert Born" in "Dime Western Magazine" (April 1946). L'Amour's contact with Leo Margulies led to L'Amour agreeing to write many stories for the Western pulp magazines published by Standard Magazines, a substantial portion of which appeared under the name "Jim Mayo". The suggestion of L'Amour writing Hopalong Cassidy novels also was made by Margulies who planned on launching "Hopalong Cassidy's Western Magazine" at a | 3,863 | triviaqa-train |
What was yhe name of Ken Maynard's horse? | was playing in Los Angeles, California, actor Buck Jones encouraged Maynard to try working in the movies. Maynard soon had a contract with Fox Studios.
He first appeared in silent motion pictures in 1923 as a stuntman or supporting actor. In 1924 he began working in western features, where his horsemanship and rugged good looks made him a cowboy star. Maynard's silent features showcased his daredevil riding, photographed fairly close so audiences could see that Maynard was doing his own stunts with his white stallion "Tarzan." The | .
- Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Iverson Movie Ranch, Santa Susana Pass, Chatsworth, California, USA
Production Stuntwork.
- Yakima Canutt
- Cliff Lyons (Ken Maynard's stunt double)
According to the book "The Great Movie Serials: Their Sound and Fury", Ken Maynard was doubled by Cliff Lyons in some scenes but performed many of his own stunts, especially riding, in others. However, the later book "In the Nick of Time | 3,864 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of Tom Mix's horse? | which had leased the Edendale studio. They married in 1918 and had a daughter, Thomasina (Tommie) Mix, in February 1922.
Film career Mixville.
Mix made more than 160 cowboy films throughout the 1920s. These featured action-oriented scripts contrasted with the documentary style of his work with Selig. Heroes and villains were sharply defined and a clean-cut cowboy always saved the day. Millions of American children grew up watching his films on Saturday afternoons. His intelligent and handsome horse Tony also became a celebrity. | Among other things at Mixville there were a ranch house, sans a ceiling, a corral that would hold 100 horses, and a great barnlike structure to hold props, such as saddles, uniforms, guns, and various items of furniture that conformed to the Old West tradition.
Tom Mix's original horse, Old Blue, was buried on the lot, which today is occupied by a couple of banks and shops in an undistinguished commercial strip at the NE corner of Glendale Blvd and Silver Lake Blvd.
Motion | 3,865 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of Dale Evans' horse? | cowgirl roles, with her riding her trusty buckskin horse, Buttermilk. Alice Van-Springsteen served as a double for both Evans and Gail Davis, the actress who starred in the syndicated series "Annie Oakley", often performing such tasks as tipping over wagons and jumping railroad tracks. In addition to her successful TV shows, more than 30 films and some 200 songs, Evans wrote the well-known song "Happy Trails". In later episodes of the program, she was outspoken in her Christianity, telling people that | of Leland", "The Big Kahuna" and "House of Cards", as well as stage productions of "The Iceman Cometh" and "Cobb".
The name "Trigger Street" is a reference to an actual street in Spacey's boyhood home of Chatsworth, where Roy Rogers and Dale Evans (and Roy's horse Trigger) had their ranch. Spacey and his childhood friends dreamed of opening a neighborhood theater where they could stage their own "Trigger Street" productions.
In January 2016 it was | 3,866 | triviaqa-train |
Which TV show is centred around Al Bundy, his wife Peggy, and their children Kelly and Bud? | played by Bubba Smith in the episode "All-Nite Security Dude").
Another episode "Damn Bundys" featured Al selling his soul to the devil (played by Robert Englund) in order to lead the Chicago Bears to the Super Bowl as the oldest rookie in NFL history; Al scores the touchdown and ends up in hell with his family and neighbors for 300 years. (In real life, O'Neill, a college football standout, tried out for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1969, the first season of Hall | the show, and ultimately went with the first sound heard on the first episode; that of Al flushing a toilet.
Main characters Peggy Bundy.
Margaret "Peggy" Wanker Bundy (Katey Sagal) (Born April 12, 1954) is Al's lazy, self-indulgent wife. She refuses to work, cook or clean the house, and prefers buying new clothes to washing the old ones. She absolutely refuses to consider taking a job. She cites her laziness as family tradition, getting upset with Kelly when | 3,867 | triviaqa-train |
On which 1990s TV show would you find Captain Nathan Bridger? | Nathan Bridger
Captain Nathan Hale Bridger is a character on the television series "seaQuest DSV" and was played by Roy Scheider. Within the canon of the series, Bridger was not only the commanding officer of both UEO submarines named "seaQuest DSV", but was also the designer of the boats.
Early career.
Bridger's backstory claims that he had served in the U.S. Navy for over thirty years; during which time he served with William Noyce and Manilow Crocker. The character also trained at the Naval Academy | and our friend and I'd like to go on record as saying that I think this action is a mistake.Captain Hudson: Lieutenant, Nathan Bridger became a hostile target the moment he disabled this ship. Now, get back to your station!
- Lucas: Even Bridger's changed.Lieutenant O'Neill: No. He's the same. We've changed.
- Captain Bridger: Under the circumstances, I'm glad to see you.Lucas: I'm glad to see you, too. | 3,868 | triviaqa-train |
Which famous American actor played Rowdy Yates in the TV series Rawhide? | Rawhide (TV series)
Rawhide is an American Western TV series starring Eric Fleming and Clint Eastwood. The show aired for eight seasons on the CBS network on Friday nights, from January 9, 1959, to September 3, 1965, before moving to Tuesday nights from September 14, 1965, until January 4, 1966, with a total of 217 black-and-white episodes. The series was produced and sometimes directed by Charles Marquis Warren, who also produced early episodes of "Gunsmoke".
Spanning seven | is surrounded by the inhospitable "Cursed Earth". Much of the remaining world's geography is somewhat vague, although other mega-cities are visited in the strip.
Mega-City One's population lives in gigantic towers known as City Blocks, each holding some fifty thousand people. Each is named after some historical person or TV character, usually for comic effect. For example, Joe Dredd used to live in the Rowdy Yates Block – Rowdy Yates was a character in the American TV cowboy drama "Rawhide," | 3,869 | triviaqa-train |
Who has starred in both Star Trek and Heroes? | series featured William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk, Leonard Nimoy as Spock, DeForest Kelley as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy, James Doohan as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, Nichelle Nichols as Uhura, George Takei as Hikaru Sulu, and Walter Koenig as Pavel Chekov. During the series' first run, it earned several nominations for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, and won twice.
NBC canceled the show after three seasons; the last original episode aired on June 3, 1969. A petition near the | , but his scenes were cut for time, and were instead included on the season 1 DVD set. He also appeared in a small role in "", which Abrams directed.
Grunberg had a major role in the NBC TV show "Heroes". He played police officer Matt Parkman, who has the power of telepathy. Grunberg guest-starred on "House". He was offered a part in "Star Trek", which Abrams directed, but was unable to take it because of a conflict with another | 3,870 | triviaqa-train |
What was the nationality of former Olympic downhill skier Franz Klammer? | Kitzbühel.
Background.
Born into a farming family in Mooswald, community Fresach, Carinthia, and like many alpine farm boys, Klammer skied to school each winter day. His home village did not have any ski lifts, so as a child he climbed up the pasture behind his house to ski downhill. Klammer started racing at the relatively late age of 14, competing in the winter whilst working on the family farm during the summer after he dropped out of school. He had a tough struggle to make the Austrian | Franz Heinzer
Franz Heinzer (born April 11, 1962 in Rickenbach, Schwyz, Switzerland) is a former alpine ski racer, who specialized in downhill. He was World Cup champion in downhill three consecutive seasons (1991, 1992, 1993), second only to Franz Klammer (4 consecutive). He won a total of 15 World Cup downhill races, fourth behind Klammer (25), Peter Müller (19) and Stephan Eberharter (18). Together with Franz Klammer, Toni Sailer, Jean Claude Killy, | 3,871 | triviaqa-train |
On 6 May 1954 Roger Bannister was the first person to run a mile in under four minutes. Who took the record from him 46 days later? | retrospect, was a good decision. "My feeling as I look back is one of great relief that I did not run a four-minute mile under such artificial circumstances," he said.
But other runners were making attempts at the four-minute barrier and coming close as well. American Wes Santee ran 4:02.4 on 5 June, the fourth-fastest mile ever. And at the end of the year, Australian John Landy ran 4:02.0.
Then early in 1954, Landy made some more attempts at the | Roger Bannister
Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister (23 March 1929 – 3 March 2018) was a British middle-distance athlete and neurologist who ran the first sub-4-minute mile.
At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Bannister set a British record in the 1500 metres and finished in fourth place. This achievement strengthened his resolve to become the first athlete to finish the mile run in under four minutes. He accomplished this feat on 6 May 1954 at Iffley Road track in Oxford, with Chris Chataway and Chris Brasher providing the pacing. | 3,872 | triviaqa-train |
How many gold medals did Mark Spitz win in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City? | 1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics (Spanish: "Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968"), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 12 to the 27th.
These were the first Olympic Games to be staged in Latin America and the first to be staged in a Spanish-speaking country. They were the first Games to use an all-weather (smooth) track for track and field events instead of | usually be diagnosed and treated with simple peroxide/vinegar technique normally used for repairing phone PCBs and the diode inside normally still works.
These components are susceptible to damage by overheating, and thus special care is needed when soldering them.
Surplus Russian units are also reliable and often can be purchased for a few pence despite original cost being in the £30–50 range.
The units typically sold are GaAs based and have a I/I ratio of 5:1 at around 1–20 mA I, and so should be protected | 3,873 | triviaqa-train |
As on 2009, which American Football team has won the most Superbowls? | the "Super Bowl" moniker in official marketing; the names "Super Bowl I" and "Super Bowl II" were retroactively applied to the first two games. The NFC/NFL leads in Super Bowl wins with 27, while the AFC/AFL has won 26. 20 franchises, including teams that have relocated to another city, have won the Super Bowl.
The New England Patriots () and Pittsburgh Steelers () have won the most Super Bowls with six championships, while the Dallas Cowboys () and | status as one of America's Best High Schools in U.S. News & World Report's latest ranking of public high schools. The magazine editors analyzed 18,743 high schools in the United States and ranked Millis High School in the top 3%
In 2008 the Millis Girls Volleyball, Soccer, and Basketball team all won a Div. 3 state championship.
The Millis football team has won the past two SuperBowls (2016, 2017) and are in discussion of being the greatest highschool football team in MA, led by captain Ryan | 3,874 | triviaqa-train |
In which royal residence did both George V and George VI die? | smoking-related health problems in the later years of his reign. On his death, he was succeeded by his elder daughter, Elizabeth II.
Early life.
George was born at York Cottage, on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, during the reign of his great-grandmother Queen Victoria. His father was Prince George, Duke of York (later King George V), the second and eldest-surviving son of the Prince and Princess of Wales (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra). His mother | in 1947, his widow would have been known as the dowager empress of India. However, George VI did not die until 1952, some years after India's formal independence and the renunciation of the title Emperor of India by the British monarch (which took place formally in 1948).
- Queen-Empress Alexandra (d. 20 Nov. 1925), widow of King-Emperor Edward VII (r. 1901–1910)
- Queen-Empress Mary (d. 24 Mar. 1953), widow of King-Emperor George V ( | 3,875 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the commander-in-chief of the Greeks in the Trojan Wars and was murdered by his wife Clytemnestra? | Agamemnon
In Greek mythology, Agamemnon (; , "Ἀgamémnōn") was a king of Mycenae, the son of King Atreus and Queen Aerope of Mycenae, the brother of Menelaus, the husband of Clytemnestra and the father of Iphigenia, Electra or Laodike (Λαοδίκη), Orestes and Chrysothemis. Legends make him the king of Mycenae or Argos, thought to be different names for the same area. When Helen, the wife of Menelaus, was taken to Troy by Paris, Agamemnon commanded the united Greek armed forces in the | " by We the Kings on the 2013 album "Somewhere Somehow"
- "Sad Song" by Scotty Sire, his 2017 hit single | 3,876 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the mother of actress Vanessa Redgrave? | "Atonement" (2007), "Coriolanus" (2011) and "The Butler" (2013). Redgrave was proclaimed by Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams as "the greatest living actress of our times", and has won the Oscar, Emmy, Tony, BAFTA, Olivier, Cannes, Golden Globe, and the Screen Actors Guild awards.
A member of the Redgrave family of actors, she is the daughter of Sir Michael Redgrave and Lady Redgrave (the actress Rachel Kempson), the sister of Lynn | Vanessa Bauche
Vanessa Bauche ( born Alma Vanessa Bauche Chavira; February 18, 1973 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico) is a Mexican television, theatre and film actress.
Early life.
Bauche was born Alma Vanessa Bauche Chavira, named after actress Vanessa Redgrave. Her father was a Gypsy who married her mother, a woman who aspired to be a dancer and singer. At the time of the marriage, her mother was sixteen years old and her father was a junior in high school. The couple | 3,877 | triviaqa-train |
In which country did David Beckham marry Victoria Adams? | relationship instantly attracted a great deal of media attention. The couple were dubbed "Posh and Becks" by the media. He proposed to her on 24 January 1998 in a restaurant in Cheshunt, England.
On 4 July 1999, they married at Luttrellstown Castle in Ireland. Beckham's teammate Gary Neville was the best man, and the couple's infant son, Brooklyn, was the ring bearer. The media were kept away from the ceremony, as the Beckhams had an exclusive deal with "OK! Magazine", | (then known as Victoria "Posh Spice" Adams), was to marry David Beckham. Simon has a lightning bolt-shaped scar on his forehead, similar to Harry Potter, however he always conceals it with makeup. Simon was a big fan of Steps when he was younger. Simon and Kylie ran away from home to London, but his parents realised and called the police after seeing him on "Live & Kicking". Simon, who hoped to be on the stage, wanted to be educated at Madame Darcy | 3,878 | triviaqa-train |
Which of the disciples of Jesus was the brother of Andrew? | Palaeologus fled Patras for exile in Italy, bringing with him what was purported to be the skull of Saint Andrew. He gave the head to Pope Pius II, who had it enshrined in one of the four central piers of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican and then in Pienza, Italy.
In September 1964, Pope Paul VI, as a gesture of goodwill toward the Greek Orthodox Church, ordered that all of the relics of Saint Andrew that were in Vatican City be sent back to Patras. Cardinal Augustin Bea | The First Disciples" (John 1:35–42). In John, the readers are told that it was two disciples of John the Baptist (Andrew and an unnamed disciple) who heard John the Baptist announce Jesus as the "Lamb of God" and then followed Jesus. Andrew then went to his brother Simon, saying, "We have found the Messiah", and then brought Simon to Jesus.
Three of the four gospels – Matthew, Mark and John – recount the story of Jesus walking on water. Matthew additionally | 3,879 | triviaqa-train |
What is Dr Doom's first name? | Doctor Doom
Doctor Victor Von Doom is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the character made his debut in "The Fantastic Four" #5 (July 1962). The monarch of the fictional nation Latveria, Doom is usually depicted as the archenemy of Mister Fantastic and the Fantastic Four, though he has come into conflict with other superheroes as well, including Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man | The story begins with J.J Jameson's assistant Robbie suggesting that Latveria is up to something, marked by Latveria's prolonged absence from United Nations meetings. The strip is then interspersed with Doctor Doom's iron rule over Latverians and Peter and Mary Jane Parker posing as tourists entering Latveria (to provide cover for Peter Parker's attempt to find out what Dr. Doom is plotting). Doom's withdrawal is soon revealed a launching a satellite that will fire lasers on oil wells anywhere on Earth, effectively holding the world responsive to Doom's | 3,880 | triviaqa-train |
Ben Grimm is better known by what name? | Fictional character biography Background Religion.
In keeping with an early taboo in the comic superhero world against revealing a character's religion, the fact that Grimm was Jewish was not explicitly revealed until four decades after his creation, in the story "Remembrance of Things Past" in "Fantastic Four" (Vol 3) #56 (August 2002). Marvel Comics. In this story, Grimm returns to his old neighborhood to find Mr. Sheckerberg, a pawn shop owner he had known as a child. Flashbacks during this story reveal Grimm | elements, was shared by contemporaries like George Burchett. Corday's name is known and highly regarded among American tattooers like Bert Grimm Sailor Jerry and Don Ed Hardy. Ben Corday's abundant flash, much of which he sold to tattooer Percy Waters, is widely circulated and continues to influence tattoo design.
Height.
While it is certain that Ben Corday was an imposingly large man, his actual height is of some dispute. An article published during Corday's stint in New York as a doorman declares his height to be | 3,881 | triviaqa-train |
Who plays Colonel Nick Fury in the film Iron Man? | Fury appears in several Marvel series set in alternate universes, as well as multiple animated films, television shows, and video games based on the comics. The character was first portrayed in live action by David Hasselhoff in the 1998 television movie "" Samuel L. Jackson portrays the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, first appearing in "Iron Man" (2008). He also appears in "Iron Man 2" (2010), a cameo in "Thor" (2011), another cameo in "" (2011 | of the game. Tanguay stated that the story follows into the aftermath of the Civil War.
Synopsis Plot.
The game begins one year prior to the main Civil War story arc. Colonel Nick Fury is leading a team comprising Iron Man, Captain America, Spider-Man, and Wolverine in addition to several other superheroes on an unsanctioned attack on Castle Doom in Latveria after discovering that the elected prime minister Lucia von Bardas was supplying weapons to the Tinkerer, who in turn supplies them to super villains. In a flashback | 3,882 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the newspaper that Peter Parker works for? | Daily Bugle
The Daily Bugle (at one time The DB) is a fictional New York City tabloid newspaper appearing as a plot element in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The "Daily Bugle" is a regular fixture in the Marvel Universe, most prominently in Spider-Man comic titles and their derivative media. The newspaper first appeared in "Fantastic Four" #2 (January 1962), and its offices in "The Amazing Spider-Man" #1 (March 1963). The "Daily Bugle | the site can utilize its local knowledge to focus its training on what is necessary for it to grow in its work. Thus, the EMMS works to help both the brick-and-mortar construction of sites and the expertise of their workers.
Scottish origins.
The origin of the EMMS can be traced to an American missionary, Dr. Peter Parker, who gave a lecture in Edinburgh that was attended by the EMMS founders. In his lecture, Parker discussed his role as the first missionary doctor to China commissioned by | 3,883 | triviaqa-train |
Who is Kal-El better known as? | a story for a Superman tale. Brad Fraser used the character as a reference point for his play "Poor Super Man", with "The Independent" noting the central character, a gay man who has lost many friends to AIDS as someone who "identifies all the more keenly with Superman's alien-amid-deceptive-lookalikes status." Superman's image was also used in an AIDS awareness campaign by French organization AIDES. Superman was depicted as emaciated and breathing from an oxygen tank, demonstrating that no-one | " are bone and muscle therapists who emphasize physical ailments. "Parteras" are midwives. "Oracionistas" work primarily through the power of prayer. Other types include "sobadors," who are masseurs, and "brujas", who are witches.
Among these broader terms there are several subspecialties. For instance, "yerberos" who work primarily with tobacco to heal patients are known as "tabaqueros". Healers who work primarily with ayahuasca are known as "ayahuasqueros". Healers who work with peyote are known as | 3,884 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Nick Fury in the made for TV movie of the same name? | Fury appears in several Marvel series set in alternate universes, as well as multiple animated films, television shows, and video games based on the comics. The character was first portrayed in live action by David Hasselhoff in the 1998 television movie "" Samuel L. Jackson portrays the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, first appearing in "Iron Man" (2008). He also appears in "Iron Man 2" (2010), a cameo in "Thor" (2011), another cameo in "" (2011 | met in 1995 during the filming of TV drama "Band of Gold". The couple divorced in 2005.
Career.
Gemmell has played a variety of roles mainly in theatres plus TV dramas. She played the leading female role "Fever Pitch", based on Nick Hornby's novel of the same name, starring opposite Colin Firth and had another leading role in the comedy/drama "2 January" (2006).
In 2004 she starred in "Tracy Beaker's Movie of Me" as the mother | 3,885 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the doctor of which the Incredible Hulk is the alter-ego? | , a morally ambiguous Las Vegas enforcer and tough guy. Banner remained repressed in the Hulk's mind for months, but slowly began to reappear.
The 1990s saw the Green Hulk return. In issue #377 (Jan. 1991), the Hulk was revamped in a storyline that saw the personalities of Banner, Grey Hulk, and Savage Hulk confront Banner's past abuse at the hands of his father Brian and a new "Guilt Hulk" persona. Overcoming the trauma, the intelligent Banner, cunning Grey Hulk, and | "X-Factor" #52 (March 1990), and "The Order" #4 (July 2002).
The Locust received an entry in the "All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z" #6 (2006).
Fictional character biography.
The Locust's alter ego is Doctor August Hopper, once a top name in entomology, whose "crackpot theories" cost him his job. He relocated to Ryan Chemicals, where he developed a Magno-Ray which causes | 3,886 | triviaqa-train |
What were the full names of Bonnie and Clyde? | from Ruston. Both of them came to Arcadia to identify the bodies because the Barrow gang had kidnapped them in Ruston in 1933. Parker reportedly had laughed when she discovered that Darby was an undertaker. She remarked that maybe someday he would be working on her; Darby did assist Bailey in the embalming.
Deaths Funeral and burial.
Bonnie and Clyde wished to be buried side by side, but the Parker family would not allow it. Her mother wanted to grant her final wish to be brought home, but the mobs | Athenaeum, with 14 men present, was held at the rooms of the Royal Society on 16 February 1824. A Committee was formed, the names being proposed by Croker, who wrote that "all depends on having a Committee with a great many good names and a few working hands". A smaller sub-committee was appointed with full powers to do what was necessary to establish the club. It was resolved that there should be 400 members, of whom 300 were to be appointed by the Committee and the remainder elected | 3,887 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Irish-American cop Jim Malone in the 1987 film The Untouchables? | The Untouchables (film)
The Untouchables is a 1987 American gangster film directed by Brian De Palma, produced by Art Linson, written by David Mamet, and based on the book of the same name (1957). The film stars Kevin Costner, Charles Martin Smith, Andy García, Robert De Niro, and Sean Connery, and follows Eliot Ness (Costner) as he forms the Untouchables team to bring Al Capone (De Niro) to justice during Prohibition. The Grammy Award-winning score was composed by Ennio | Highlander" showcased his ability to play older mentors to younger leads, which became a recurring role in many of his later films. The following year, his acclaimed performance as a hard-nosed Irish-American cop in "The Untouchables" (1987) earned him his only Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
His subsequent box-office hits included "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" (1989), in which he played Henry Jones, Sr., the title character's father, "The Hunt for | 3,888 | triviaqa-train |
Brother owner Anna Sage is best known in history for giving information to the FBI on which bank robber? | its later years. After Hoover's death, the Congress passed legislation that limited the tenure of future FBI Directors to ten years.
Early homicide investigations of the new agency included the Osage Indian murders. During the "War on Crime" of the 1930s, FBI agents apprehended or killed a number of notorious criminals who carried out kidnappings, robberies, and murders throughout the nation, including John Dillinger, "Baby Face" Nelson, Kate "Ma" Barker, Alvin "Creepy" Karpis, and George "Machine Gun | , 2014 believed to have been committed by Swicegood.
The robber is responsible for at least ten separate bank robberies according to the FBI. In addition, the FBI's major case hotline cites a number of initial options to a caller, one of which is for those seeking to provide information to the FBI on the Loan Ranger Bandit. Swicegood is currently incarcerated.
External links.
- FBI page
http://www.wdrb.com/story/22219426/suspect-sought-in-bank-robbery-on-brownsboro-road | 3,889 | triviaqa-train |
Martin Riggs is a police officer in which series of films? | Martin Riggs
Martin Riggs is a fictional character from the "Lethal Weapon" film series. Riggs was originally played by Mel Gibson in all four films from 1987 to 1998, and later by Clayne Crawford in the Fox television series from 2016 to 2018.
Originally a member of the Los Angeles Police Department's Narcotics Division, upon being reassigned to the Homicide Division, Riggs is partnered up with aging sergeant Roger Murtaugh. Riggs and Murtaugh remain partners throughout the film series.
Career.
Career Military career.
Riggs | resides in Sherman Oaks. In "Family Ties", Murtaugh is promoted to Captain after Avery decides to step down in order to run for office. He was originally played by Danny Glover in the film series.
- Clayne Crawford as Martin Riggs (seasons 1–2), a Navy SEAL-turned-police officer from El Paso, Texas. He moved to Los Angeles after the death of his wife and unborn child, transferring from the El Paso County Sheriff's Office to the LAPD's Robbery-Homicide Division. | 3,890 | triviaqa-train |
Which movie, starring Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw, was remade with Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger in the leading roles? | to date, the film "Cool World", directed by Ralph Bakshi, as a cartoon bombshell who longs to become a real human woman.
In 1993, Basinger took on the roles of a woman recently released from prison in the crime film "The Real McCoy", and that of woman named Honey Hornée in the comedy "Wayne's World 2". In 1994, she reunited professionally with Baldwin for the thriller "The Getaway", in which she portrayed the wife of a former con, and with | his wife Carol (MacGraw) attempt to flee from their pursuers to Mexico. Replete with explosions, car chases and intense shootouts, the film became Peckinpah's biggest financial success to date earning more than $25 million at the box office. Though strictly a commercial product, Peckinpah's creative touches abound throughout, most notably during the intricately edited opening sequence when McQueen's character is suffering from the pressures of prison life. The film remains popular and was remade in 1994. starring Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger.
Later career | 3,891 | triviaqa-train |
Real life police officers Buddy Russo and Jimmy Popeye Doyle are depicted in the movie The French Connection by which two actors? | The site's critical consensus states, "Realistic, fast-paced and uncommonly smart, "The French Connection" is bolstered by stellar performances by Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider, not to mention William Friedkin's thrilling production."
In 2014, "Time Out" polled several film critics, directors, actors and stunt actors to list their top action films. "The French Connection" was listed at 40th place on this list.
Awards and nominations.
The American Film Institute recognizes "The French Connection" | The French Connection (film)
The French Connection is a 1971 American action thriller film directed by William Friedkin. The screenplay, written by Ernest Tidyman, is based on Robin Moore's 1969 non-fiction book "The French Connection: A True Account of Cops, Narcotics, and International Conspiracy". It tells the story of New York Police Department detectives Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle and Buddy "Cloudy" Russo, whose real-life counterparts were Narcotics Detectives Eddie Egan and Sonny Grosso, in pursuit of wealthy French | 3,892 | triviaqa-train |
Officer Alex J. Murphy became better known by what name in the title of a 1987 film? | RoboCop
RoboCop is a 1987 American cyberpunk action film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner. The film stars Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Kurtwood Smith, Miguel Ferrer, and Ronny Cox. Set in a crime-ridden Detroit, Michigan, in the near future, "RoboCop" centers on police officer Alex Murphy (Weller) who is murdered by a gang of criminals and subsequently revived by the megacorporation Omni Consumer Products (OCP) as a superhuman cyborg law enforcer known as | Alex Murphy (actor)
Alex Murphy (born 26 December 1997) is an Irish actor. He is best known for his role as Conor MacSweeney in the 2016 comedy film "The Young Offenders", for which he received an IFTA nomination for best actor in a lead film role. He went on to reprise his role in the 2018 television series of the same name, produced by the BBC.
Awards and nominations.
In March 2019 along with his co star from The Young Offenders Chris Walley, Alex | 3,893 | triviaqa-train |
Who played The Outlaw Josie Wales in the movie of the same name? | The Outlaw Josey Wales
The Outlaw Josey Wales is a 1976 American revisionist Western DeLuxe Color and Panavision film set during and after the American Civil War. It was directed by and starred Clint Eastwood (as the eponymous Josey Wales), with Chief Dan George, Sondra Locke, Sam Bottoms, and Geraldine Keams. The film tells the story of Josey Wales, a Missouri farmer whose family is murdered by Union militants during the Civil War. Driven to revenge, Wales joins a Confederate guerrilla band and fights in the Civil War | this movie is full of bad dialogue and mildly absurd story lines. But if you have ever wondered what kind of movie would arise if you melded “Kill Bill,” “A Fistful of Dollars” and “The Outlaw Josie Wales,” this movie is for you." "The Santa Fe New Mexican" also reviewed the film, writing "For a low-budget oater, "Shoot First" is surprisingly well shot, well acted, and mostly well scripted (though it's a bit talky and repetitious | 3,894 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote and performed the Oscar Nominated track Blaze Of Glory for the movie Young Guns 2? | Bon Jovi. The cattle brand on Fusco's face reads J.C. for cattle rancher John Chisum.
The film's original screenplay accurately portrays Scurlock as heading to Texas with his bride. It has been reported that Kiefer Sutherland, faced with scheduling conflicts, refused to return to the Young Guns franchise unless his character died in the movie's "Stinking Springs Shoot Out". Writer John Fusco fought against this demand, but ultimately rewrote the scene to accommodate Sutherland's schedule.
John Chisum, played by James Coburn, in | Jovi recorded a soundtrack to the movie "Young Guns II" more commonly known as "Blaze of Glory". Having been originally approached by his friend Emilio Estevez to lend "Wanted Dead Or Alive" as the theme song for his upcoming Billy the Kid sequel, Bon Jovi ended up composing an all-new theme song for the film's soundtrack and delivering his first solo album. The album featured guests such as Elton John, Little Richard and Jeff Beck. The title track, "Blaze of Glory", peaked | 3,895 | triviaqa-train |
What was John Wayne's last movie? | (1962), and a cantankerous one-eyed marshal in "True Grit" (1969), for which he received the Academy Award for Best Actor. He is also remembered for his roles in "The Quiet Man" (1952), "Rio Bravo" (1959) with Dean Martin, and "The Longest Day" (1962). In his final screen performance, he starred as an aging gunfighter battling cancer in "The Shootist" (1976). He appeared with many important Hollywood stars of | play on the Dumas classic. He was mentored by stuntmen in riding and other Western skills. Stuntman Yakima Canutt and Wayne developed and perfected stunts and onscreen fisticuffs techniques which are still in use.
Acting career "Stagecoach" and the war years.
Wayne's breakthrough role came with John Ford's "Stagecoach" (1939). Because of Wayne's B-movie status and track record in low-budget Westerns throughout the 1930s, Ford had difficulty getting financing for what was to be an A-budget film. After | 3,896 | triviaqa-train |
Together For The First Time - James Stewart - John Wayne - in the masterpiece of four-time Academy Award winner John Ford was the tag-line to what movie? | and he starred in 142 motion pictures altogether. According to one biographer, "John Wayne personified for millions the nation's frontier heritage."
Wayne's other roles in Westerns include a cattleman driving his herd on the Chisholm Trail in "Red River" (1948), a Civil War veteran whose niece is abducted by a tribe of Comanches in "The Searchers" (1956), a troubled rancher competing with a lawyer (James Stewart) for a woman's hand in "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" | Stout was nominated and won his only Academy Award in 1952, for Best Color Cinematography, with Winton C. Hoch for their work on John Ford's The Quiet Man. Stout was 66 years old at the time. "The Quiet Man," starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara, was nominated for seven Oscars, winning a total of four, including Best Director for John Ford.
Tragedy.
During World War II, Archie's son, Junior Stout, at the age of 31 enlisted with the U.S. Navy to | 3,897 | triviaqa-train |
What is the second most common pub name in the UK behind the Red Lion? | Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, shows the arms of the town of Bedford. The more usual derivation is for the Duke of Bedford whose seat is at the nearby Woburn Abbey.
Plants and horticulture.
The most common tree-based pub name is the Royal Oak, which refers to a Historical event.
- Bush, Holly Bush, Mulberry Bush etc. refer to plants, but note that Bull and Bush refers to a battle (see Historical event above).
- Chequers from the Wild Service Tree | can stand for an archetypal British pub. The lion is one of the most common charges in coats of arms, second only to the cross, and thus the Red Lion as a pub sign probably has multiple origins: in the arms or crest of a local landowner, now perhaps forgotten; as a personal badge of John of Gaunt, founder of the House of Lancaster; or in the royal arms of Scotland, conjoined to the arms of England after the Stuart succession in 1603.
- Rising Sun: symbol of | 3,898 | triviaqa-train |
Amos Brierly and Mr Wilks ran which pub on TV? | Amos Brearly
Amos Brearly is a fictional character in the ITV soap opera "Emmerdale". He was played by Ronald Magill. He ran the Woolpack, along with Henry Wilks for 19 years. Amos has been considered one of the shows most iconic and memorable characters. He currently serves as the thirteenth longest running character in the history of the show.
Storylines.
Amos was born on 1 April 1920. Amos was Beckindale's local gossip, he was at the centre of all the local news, in the | reveals that he knew in his last weeks that he would not live to see the village again. Andy breaks down in tears and flees the church. As Jack is laid to rest, Diane places his chequered cap onto the coffin. Andy sees Robert, who is watching from a distance and drives away. Robert leaves a flower on the grave before leaving again. That afternoon, Val put a framed photo of Jack up next to the pictures of Amos and Henry Wilks in the pub. Andy, Diane, Daz and | 3,899 | triviaqa-train |
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