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Which movie sees Jack Lemmon and Tont Curtis dressed as women in an all girl band? | Jack Lemmon
John Uhler Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001) was an American actor who was nominated for an Academy Award eight times, winning twice. He starred in over 60 films, such as "Mister Roberts" (1955, for which he won the year's Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), "Some Like It Hot" (1959), "The Apartment" (1960), "Days of Wine and Roses" (1962), "Irma la Douce" | of older plays, such as Shakespearean works with large numbers of male characters in roles where gender is inconsequential.
Having an actor dress as the opposite sex for comic effect is also a long-standing tradition in comic theatre and film. Most of Shakespeare's comedies include instances of overt cross-dressing, such as Francis Flute in "A Midsummer Night's Dream". The movie "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" stars Jack Gilford dressing as a young bride. Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon | 3,900 | triviaqa-train |
In which of Shakespeare's plays does the character Viola pose as a boy, Cesario? | magic, and comic lowlife scenes. Shakespeare's next comedy, the equally romantic "Merchant of Venice", contains a portrayal of the vengeful Jewish moneylender Shylock, which reflects Elizabethan views but may appear derogatory to modern audiences. The wit and wordplay of "Much Ado About Nothing", the charming rural setting of "As You Like It", and the lively merrymaking of "Twelfth Night" complete Shakespeare's sequence of great comedies. After the lyrical "Richard II", written almost entirely in verse, Shakespeare introduced | boy. After that, Viola becomes a page, using the name "Cesario".
Orsino is madly infatuated by Countess Olivia (Helena Bonham Carter), who is in mourning due to her brother's recent death. She uses the tragedy as an excuse to avoid seeing the Duke, whom she does not love. He sends "Cesario" to do his wooing and Olivia falls in love with the messenger, unaware of "Cesario"'s real gender. Realising Olivia's feelings for her alter ego, Viola is | 3,901 | triviaqa-train |
Barry Humphries plays Dame Edna Everage, but which character does he plays as the Australian Cultural Attache? | her youngest, Kenneth (or Kenny), who is a fashion designer in London and designs all of her frocks. Dame Edna refers often to him and his partner, Clifford Smale, both of whom Edna believes are searching for "Miss Right", although she admits they are looking "in some very strange places". Kenny appeared in Sir Les Patterson's documentary "Les Patterson and the Great Chinese Takeaway" as a boutique owner in Hong Kong.
Dame Edna's mother is incarcerated in a "maximum- | -born pianist and composer;
- Sir Rex Harrison – English actor;
- Sir Robert Helpmann – Australian actor and dancer, starred with Katharine Hepburn in three Shakespeare plays in 1955;
- Katharine Hepburn – American actress, starred with Sir Robert Helpmann in three Shakespeare plays in 1955;
- Barry Humphries – Australian comedian and character actor, best known for his character Dame Edna Everage;
- Harry Lauder – Scottish entertainer, performed in 1923;
- Vivien Leigh – English actress, starred in " | 3,902 | triviaqa-train |
Who plays the killer in the 1960 film Psycho where he dresses in his mother's clothes? | Psycho (1960 film)
Psycho is a 1960 American psychological horror film directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, and written by Joseph Stefano. It stars Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, John Gavin, Vera Miles, and Martin Balsam, and was based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Robert Bloch. The film centers on an encounter between a secretary, Marion Crane (Leigh), who ends up at a secluded motel after stealing money from her employer, and the motel's owner-manager, Norman Bates | Norman" much as she had when she was alive, forbidding him to have a life outside of her and flying into violent rages whenever he feels attracted to a woman. "Norma" and "Norman" carry on conversations through Norman talking to himself and to her corpse in his mother's voice, and Norman dresses in his mother's clothes whenever "Norma" takes hold completely.
"Psycho" (novel and film).
In Bloch's 1959 novel and the 1960 Hitchcock film, Marion Crane (Janet Leigh | 3,903 | triviaqa-train |
Which character in the TV series MASH dresses as a woman in an attempt to be dismissed from the army? | to leave their homes to tend the wounded and dying of the war, and the "regular Army" characters, such as Margaret Houlihan and Colonel Potter, who tend to represent patriotism and duty (though Houlihan and Potter could also represent the other perspective at times). Other characters, such as Col. Blake, Maj. Winchester, and Cpl. Klinger, help demonstrate various American civilian attitudes toward Army life, while guest characters played by such actors as Eldon Quick, Herb Voland, Mary Wickes, and Tim O'Connor | (2006), Jennifer Aniston's character (who is a cleaner by profession), dresses as a French maid for her boyfriend, first vacuuming and using a feather duster, then having sexual intercourse whilst still in costume. On the NBC TV series "30 Rock" (May 2009, season 3, episode 3), Aniston (guest-starring) once again wore a skimpy maid costume in an attempt to seduce Alec Baldwin's character. In "Desperate Housewives" (Season 1, Episode 21), Lynette | 3,904 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1970 hit for the Kinks was about a young man's experience with a transvestite in a bar? | Else" (1967), "The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society" (1968), "Arthur" (1969), "Lola Versus Powerman" (1970), "Muswell Hillbillies" (1971), along with their accompanying singles. After a fallow period in the mid-1970s, the band experienced a revival during the late 1970s and early 1980s with their albums "Sleepwalker" (1977), "Misfits" (1978), "Low Budget" (1979), "Give the People What | fine young man, but the janitor begins to worry, since society at the time still maintained the prejudiced view that mental illness is inherited. If the young man's family learns about the mother, the marriage might be called off.
At work, his relationship with his wife, which is not known to the asylum, interferes with his job, as he gets into a fight with some male inmates when his wife is hit, and is sternly scolded by the head doctor. All this sparks the janitor to experience | 3,905 | triviaqa-train |
Which male actor played a female soap star in the film Tootsie? | famously posed as women to escape gangsters in the Billy Wilder film "Some Like It Hot". Cross-dressing for comic effect was a frequently used device in most of the Carry On films. Dustin Hoffman and Robin Williams have each appeared in a hit comedy film ("Tootsie" and "Mrs. Doubtfire", respectively) in which they played most scenes dressed as a woman.
Occasionally, the issue is further complicated, for example, by a woman playing a woman acting as a man—who then pretends | Three Amigos"
- Jason Nesmith (Tim Allen), actor who played the role of Commander Peter Quincy Taggart in the fiction television series "Galaxy Quest" – "Galaxy Quest"
- Julie Nichols (Jessica Lange), soap opera star and co-star of Dorothy Michaels – "Tootsie"
- Steve Nichols (John Ritter), struggling actor who stops a robbery dressed in a superhero costume – "Hero at Large"
- Jennifer North (Sharon Tate), beautiful but untalented star of French | 3,906 | triviaqa-train |
The film Mrs Doubtfire, starring Robin Williams in the title role, was set in a Victorian property known as one of the painted ladies. In which city is this tourist attraction? | Robin Williams
Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian. Born in Chicago, Williams began performing stand-up comedy in San Francisco and Los Angeles during the mid-1970s, and is credited with leading San Francisco's comedy renaissance. After rising to fame playing the alien Mork in the sitcom "Mork & Mindy" (spun off from "Happy Days"), Williams established a career in both stand-up comedy and feature film acting. He was known | Madame Doubtfire
Madame Doubtfire, known as Alias Madame Doubtfire in the United States, is a 1987 English novel, written by Anne Fine for teenage and young adult audiences. The novel centers around a family with divorced parents. In November 1993, six years after its publication, the novel was adapted into "Mrs. Doubtfire," a film starring Robin Williams and Sally Field.
Synopsis.
Daniel and Miranda Hillard are separated and Miranda, a successful businesswoman, severely limits the amount of time Daniel, an impractical, | 3,907 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the Celtic sun-god? | . Celtic shrines were situated in remote areas such as hilltops, groves, and lakes.
Celtic religious patterns were regionally variable; however, some patterns of deity forms, and ways of worshipping these deities, appeared over a wide geographical and temporal range. The Celts worshipped both gods and goddesses. In general, Celtic gods were deities of particular skills, such as the many-skilled Lugh and Dagda, while goddesses were associated with natural features, particularly rivers (such as Boann, goddess of the River Boyne). | been some speculation as to the origins of the name of the stone, the name may relate to Apollo Grannicus a Romano-British sun God, Grainaig, Grianaig, or Grian a Celtic god of the sea or Granos, the god of thermal springs, which is the most unlikely as there is no evidence of thermal springs in the area. McJannet relates that Grianaig was a goddess who was transformed into a grey boulder. Unfortunately the origins of the name and perhaps other insight that could be gained from folklore have been lost | 3,908 | triviaqa-train |
What was renamed as BBC Radio 4 in 1967? | BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a radio station owned and operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is Gwyneth Williams, and the station is part of BBC Radio and the "BBC Radio" department. The station is broadcast from the BBC's headquarters at Broadcasting House, London. On 21 January 2019 Williams announced she was quitting the | as well as the Third Programme itself.
BBC Radio 4.
On 30 September 1967, the BBC split the Light Programme into a pop music service and an entertainment network. The Light Programme became BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2. The BBC Third Programme became BBC Radio 3, with the Music Programme losing its separate identity (the Third Programme, Study Session, and Sports Service retained their identities under the banner of BBC Network Three until 4 April 1970). The Home Service was renamed BBC Radio 4. | 3,909 | triviaqa-train |
How many symphonies did Mozart compose? | Mozart only added a 20-bar slow introduction to it.
The symphonies K. 19b, 66c, 66d, 66e, Anh.C 11.07, and Anh.C 11.08 are lost, and have not been proven to be Mozart's work: they have not been included in the list below.
The symphony numbers in the range 42 to 56 are sometimes used for symphonic works that were not numbered in the 1-41 sequence. They have been included for completeness, although they are out of chronological sequence. In addition | his six sonatas for violin and obbligato harpsichord, BWV 1014–1019.
After 1700 this type of sonata tended to merge with the sonata da camera. The sonata da chiesa had become outdated by the time of Joseph Haydn (1732–1809), although he did compose a few of his early symphonies in this style (slow-fast-minuet-fast). Later, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart would compose seventeen "church sonatas", but these served a different purpose. Mozart's works were single-movement organ and strings pieces that | 3,910 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote Principia Mathematica, published in 1687? | Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica
Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Latin for "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy"), often referred to as simply the Principia (), is a work in three books by Isaac Newton, in Latin, first published 5 July 1687. After annotating and correcting his personal copy of the first edition, Newton published two further editions, in 1713 and 1726. The "Principia" states Newton's laws of motion, forming the foundation of classical mechanics; Newton's law of universal gravitation; and a | find them, but promised to redo them and send them on later, which he eventually did, in a short treatise entitled, "On the motion of bodies in an orbit". Halley recognised the importance of the work and returned to Cambridge to arrange its publication with Newton, who instead went on to expand it into his "Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica" published at Halley's expense in 1687. Halley's first calculations with comets were thereby for the orbit of comet Kirch, based on Flamsteed's observations in 1680- | 3,911 | triviaqa-train |
In music, the B-52s were formed in which year? 1976, 1980 or 1984? | The B-52's
The B-52s (styled as The B-52's prior to 2008) is an American new wave band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976. The original line-up consisted of Fred Schneider (vocals), Kate Pierson (vocals, keyboards), Cindy Wilson (vocals, percussion), Ricky Wilson (guitar), and Keith Strickland (drums, guitar, keyboards). Ricky Wilson died from AIDS-related illness in 1985, and Strickland switched from drums to lead guitar. The band also | Sharona", a single from the Knack, was "Billboard" magazine's number one single of 1979. The success of "My Sharona" combined with the fact that new wave albums were much cheaper to produce during a time when the music industry was in its worst slump in decades, prompted record companies to sign new wave groups. New wave music scenes developed in Ohio and the college town of Athens, Georgia, with legendary bands like The B-52s and R.E.M.. 1980 saw brief forays into new wave-styled music | 3,912 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first player to be sent off in an FA Cup final at Wembley? | of the game after about 15 minutes; Manchester United goalkeeper Gary Bailey came to meet a long throw-in from Gary Stevens, but his punch was poor and only went as far as Reid on the edge of the penalty area. Reid volleyed the ball goalwards, but it was deflected onto the post by a sliding John Gidman.
With just under 15 minutes left in the second half, Kevin Moran of Manchester United became the first player to be sent off in an FA Cup Final, for committing a professional foul | .
On 26 February, he was named in the starting XI for the EFL Cup Final win against Southampton at Wembley Stadium, and contributed an assist for Zlatan Ibrahimović's second goal of the match which gave United a 3–2 lead and eventually proved to be the winning goal and secured Herrera's second major trophy with United, having also won the 2016 FA Cup Final under then United manager Louis van Gaal. Having been sent off against Chelsea on 13 March at Stamford Bridge in their FA Cup quarter-final match, he | 3,913 | triviaqa-train |
Which team hold the record for the highest aggregate win in the Champions League, beating Sporting Lisbon 12-1? | to win it thirteen times, including the first five. Only two other clubs have reached ten or more finals: Milan and Bayern Munich. A total of 12 clubs have won the tournament multiple times: the three forementioned clubs, along with Liverpool, Ajax, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Manchester United, Benfica, Nottingham Forest, Juventus, and Porto. A total of 18 clubs have reached the final without ever managing to win the tournament.
Clubs from ten countries have provided tournament winners. Spanish clubs have been the | .
- Fastest goal in Champions League history: After 10 seconds by Roy Makaay on 7 March 2007 against Real Madrid.
- Managed to score at least two goals in each match of the group stage: 2010–11 UEFA Champions League group stage by beating Basel 3–0 in the last games.
- Highest aggregate win in the UEFA Champions League knockout stage: 12–1 on 24 February 2009 (5–0) and 11 March 2009 (7–1) against Sporting CP.
- The largest margin of victory in the knockout stage in | 3,914 | triviaqa-train |
Who was voted in as Mayor of London in May 2012? | 2012 London mayoral election
The London mayoral election of 2012 was an election held on Thursday 3 May 2012, to elect the Mayor of London. It was won by the incumbent mayor Boris Johnson of the Conservative Party. The election was held on the same day as the London Assembly election.
Incumbent Conservative Boris Johnson was seeking re-election for a second term as Mayor. Ken Livingstone, who was Mayor between 2000 and 2008, was seeking a third, non-consecutive term as the Labour candidate.
Results | House of Freedoms, who obtained about 53% of votes compared with Orlando's 45%. Following the results, Orlando denounced massive electoral frauds and asked for the annulment of the vote.
In March 2012 he announced his candidacy for Mayor of Palermo as an independent in the May elections, after having unsuccessfully supported Rita Borsellino's mayoral bid in a controversial primary election won by his former protégé . In the first round, held on 5 May 2012, he was the most voted candidate with 48% of votes despite being | 3,915 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote, produced and directed the 2009 film ‘Avatar’? | Avatar (2009 film)
Avatar (marketed as James Cameron's Avatar) is a 2009 American epic science fiction film directed, written, produced, and co-edited by James Cameron and stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, and Sigourney Weaver. The film is set in the mid-22nd century when humans are colonizing Pandora, a lush habitable moon of a gas giant in the Alpha Centauri star system, in order to mine the mineral unobtanium, a room-temperature superconductor. The expansion of | Jack Perez
Jack Perez is an American film and television director, screenwriter, and film professor. Perez is known primarily for two efforts. He directed the acclaimed comedy-thriller "Some Guy Who Kills People" executive produced by John Landis. He also directed "Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus", whose trailer went viral, and was named by Yahoo! as one of the top 10 trailers of 2009, with more trailer views than "Avatar".
He currently lives in California.
External links. | 3,916 | triviaqa-train |
What was the maiden name the mother of US astronaut Buzz Aldrin? | , a total of 552 people from 36 countries have reached or more in altitude, of which 549 reached low Earth orbit or beyond.
Of these, 24 people have traveled beyond low Earth orbit, either to lunar orbit, the lunar surface, or, in one case, a loop around the Moon. Three of the 24—Jim Lovell, John Young and Eugene Cernan—did so twice.
, under the U.S. definition, 558 people qualify as having reached space, above altitude. Of eight X-15 pilots who | had been "covered up."
At age 76, astronaut Buzz Aldrin said in a television documentary, "There was something out there, close enough to be observed, and what could it be?... Now, obviously the three of us weren't going to blurt out, 'Hey, Houston, we've got something moving alongside of us and we don't know what it is', you know?... We knew that those transmissions would be heard by all sorts of people and somebody might have demanded | 3,917 | triviaqa-train |
Great Leighs Race Course, which opened in 2007, is in which English county? | Chelmsford City Racecourse
Chelmsford City racecourse, originally known as Great Leighs Racecourse, is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located in Great Leighs near Chelmsford, Essex, England. When it opened in April 2008, it was the first entirely new racecourse in the UK since Taunton opened in 1927. It went into administration in January 2009, and racing did not resume until January 2015.
Chelmsford City (known as Great Leighs at the time) was developed and owned by entrepreneur John Holmes and his son, Jonathan. It aimed | (which is the members enclosure) and the newer AP McCoy stand, which provide catering facilities and are used for meetings and conferences on days when racing is not taking place. The course was the last racecourse to be opened in Britain for 81 years, until Great Leighs hosted its first race in 2008, followed the subsequent year by Ffos Las.
Course details.
Taunton is a right-handed oval track, with two long straights and two tight bends. The course is 1mile and 2furlongs (2.01km) | 3,918 | triviaqa-train |
In 1973, which horse set new records at the US Kentucky Derby and a new world record at the Belmont Stakes? | of ; fillies carry . The race, nicknamed The Test of the Champion, and The Run for the Carnations, is the third and final leg of the Triple Crown and is held five weeks after the Kentucky Derby and three weeks after the Preakness Stakes. The 1973 Belmont Stakes and Triple Crown winner Secretariat holds the mile and a half stakes record (which is also a track and world record on dirt) of 2:24.
The attendance at the Belmont Stakes is among the American thoroughbred racing top-attended events. The | Palestinian (horse)
Palestinian (foaled 1946 at Old Hickory Farm near Lexington, Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse whose wins included the important Brooklyn Handicap and the Jersey Stakes in which he set a new track record. In the 1949 U.S. Triple Crown series, he finished second in the Preakness Stakes and third in both the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes.
Bred by longtime racing partners Isidor Bieber and trainer Hirsch Jacobs, Palestinian was raced in Bieber's name throughout his career.
In addition to racing success, | 3,919 | triviaqa-train |
Famous racehorse Seabiscuit was the grandson of which racehorse? | Early days.
Seabiscuit was foaled in Lexington, Kentucky, on May 23, 1933, from the mare Swing On and sire Hard Tack, a son of Man o' War. Seabiscuit was named for his father, as hardtack or "sea biscuit" is the name for a type of cracker eaten by sailors.
The bay colt grew up on Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky, where he was trained. He was undersized, knobby-kneed, and given to sleeping and eating for long periods. | Sea Sovereign
Sea Sovereign was an American Thoroughbred stallion racehorse foaled in 1942, sired by 1930s winner Seabiscuit, for owner Charles Howard. Although Sea Sovereign achieved moderate success as a racehorse, he is most famous for being part of the line sired by Seabiscuit. The fine lines of Sea Sovereign's posture, along with his light-bay coloring, resulted in the horse appearing in the 1949 Shirley Temple film to portray his sire, "The Story of Seabiscuit".
Background.
Sea Sovereign was foaled in 1942 | 3,920 | triviaqa-train |
In the Northern Hemisphere on which date do all racehorses celebrate their birthday? | (e.g. January 15), while the latter is the exact date a person was born (e.g., January 15, 2001).
Legal conventions.
In most legal systems, one becomes designated as an adult on a particular birthday (usually between 12 and 21), and reaching age-specific milestones confers particular rights and responsibilities. At certain ages, one may become eligible to leave full-time education, become subject to military conscription or to enlist in the military, to consent to sexual intercourse, to | of Jesus is celebrated at Christmas. Racehorses are reckoned to become one year old in the year following their birth on the first of January in the Northern Hemisphere and the first of August in the Southern Hemisphere.
Traditions.
In many parts of the world an individual's birthday is celebrated by a party where a specially made cake, usually decorated with lettering and the person's age, is presented. The cake is traditionally studded with the same number of lit candles as the age of the individual, or a number | 3,921 | triviaqa-train |
The English Grand National Steeplechase is held annually at which race course? | Grand National
The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse, near Liverpool, England. First run in 1839, it is a handicap steeplechase over an official distance of about 4 miles and 2½ furlongs, (or accurately ), with horses jumping 30 fences over two laps. It is the most valuable jump race in Europe, with a prize fund of £1 million in 2017. An event that is prominent in British culture, the race is popular amongst many people who do not normally | Grand Steeple-Chase des Flandres
The (; "great steeplechase of Flanders") is a horserace held annually at the Hippodrome Waregem in Waregem, Belgium. It is the centrepiece of the ("Waregem Races") meeting, held on the Tuesday of the , a kermesse which begins on the weekend of the last Sunday in August. Local businesses often close for the kermesse. The race is sometimes described as the Belgian Grand National, by analogy with the (English) Grand National. It has a distance of 4600 | 3,922 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the two-wheeled cart pulled by horses in harness races? | Sulky
This article describes the horse cart. For the locality in Australia, see Sulky, Victoria.
A sulky is a lightweight cart having two wheels and a seat for the driver only but usually without a body, generally pulled by horses or dogs, and is used for harness races. The term is also used for a light stroller, an arch mounted on wheels or crawler tracks, used in logging, or other types of vehicle having wheels and usually a seat for the driver, such as a plough, | two-wheeled carriage, with or without a top
- Training cart or training trap: a simple sprung or unsprung two-person modern cart for training a harness horse on smooth roads. Often made of steel with motorcycle wheels, and sometimes with adjustable shafts for different-sized horses.
- Trap: an open sprung cart. Often used in a general sense to cover any small passenger-carrying cart.
- Troika: a sleigh drawn by three horses harnessed abreast. Occasionally, a similar wheeled vehicle. | 3,923 | triviaqa-train |
Which Australian horse race is marketed as ‘The race that stops a nation’? | races in the world, such as the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Melbourne Cup, Japan Cup, Epsom Derby, Kentucky Derby and Dubai World Cup, are run over distances in the middle of this range and are seen as tests of both speed and stamina to some extent.
In the most prestigious races, horses are generally allocated the same weight to carry for fairness, with allowances given to younger horses and female horses running against males. These races are called conditions races and offer the biggest purses. There is | were very popular among African American theatergoers. Their influence continues to be felt in cinema and television marketed to African Americans.
The term "race film" is sometimes used to describe films of the period aimed at other minority audiences. For instance, the 1926 film "Silk Bouquet" (also known as "The Dragon Horse") starred the Asian-American actress Anna May Wong and was marketed to Chinese-American audiences.
Financing and production.
African Americans produced films for black audiences as early as 1905 | 3,924 | triviaqa-train |
In 1983, who became the first woman to train an English Grand National winner? | to race, believing that they were protesters (a group of whom had invaded the course earlier), while Peter Scudamore only stopped because he saw his trainer, Martin Pipe, waving frantically at him.
Seven horses completed the course, meaning the result was void. The first past the post was Esha Ness (in the second-fastest time ever), ridden by John White and trained by Jenny Pitman.
History The Monday National (1997).
The 1997 Grand National was postponed after two coded bomb threats | year.
In 1977 Jenny and Richard divorced. Jenny left Wiltshire and moved to Lambourn, Berkshire. She is now married to businessman David Stait.
In 1983 she became the first woman to train a Grand National winner, when Corbiere was the victor. She was to win one other Grand National with Royal Athlete in 1995 although her horse Esha Ness was first past the post in the void National of 1993.
In 1998 she was awarded the OBE for services to horseracing and subsequently retired from training racehorses in 1999 | 3,925 | triviaqa-train |
Which English horse race is sometimes referred to as the ‘Blue Ribband’ of the turf? | after Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby, The Derby was first run in 1780. The race serves as the middle leg of the British Triple Crown, preceded by the 2000 Guineas and followed by the St Leger. The name "Derby" has since become synonymous with great races all over the world, and as such has been borrowed many times in races abroad.
The Grand National is the most prominent race in British culture, watched by many people who do not normally watch or bet on horse | Fellow was aiming to be the first French-trained horse to win the race for 85 years and also the second horse ever to win the Grand National and Cheltenham Gold Cup in the same season, and was sent off at 9/1 after his victory in the Blue Ribband three weeks earlier. The French raider was providing Polish rider Adam Kondrat with his only ride in the race and was lying fourth going into the second circuit and moved up into second on the way down to Becher's Brook for the second time. Mistakes at | 3,926 | triviaqa-train |
What were the first names of American novelist J D Salinger? | J. D. Salinger
Jerome David Salinger (; January 1, 1919 January 27, 2010) was an American writer known for his novel "The Catcher in the Rye". He was raised in Manhattan and began writing short stories while in secondary school. His father urged him to learn about the meat-importing business; he went to work in Europe but was so disgusted by the slaughterhouses that he decided to embark on a different career path. He left Austria one month before it was annexed by Nazi Germany on March 12 | Glass, title character of the book "Franny and Zooey by J. D. Salinger
- as in American actress Zooey Deschanel
- also a pet version of the names "Zachary" and "Zechariah"
Frequently used crosswordese Names of contemporary people (20th and 21st centuries).
- Agee - as James Agee, American novelist
- Arlo – as in Arlo Guthrie, American folk singer
- Elia – as in Elia Kazan, Greek-born American film and theater director
- Enya – Irish New Age singer | 3,927 | triviaqa-train |
How many red stripes are there on the national flag of Thailand? | thrones (as James I), thereby uniting the crowns of England, Scotland and Ireland in a personal union (which remained separate states). On 12 April 1606, a new flag to represent this regal union between England and Scotland was specified in a royal decree, according to which the flag of England (a red cross on a white background, known as St George's Cross), and the flag of Scotland (a white saltire on a blue background, known as the Saltire or St Andrew's Cross) | and 1998.
The flag of Thailand is similar to the Costa Rican flag, except there is no emblem, and the blue and red stripes are reversed. It is also similar to the historic flag of allied-occupied Germany, Transgender Pride Flag and North Korea, but the latter has thinner white stripes.
Early History.
During most of its colonial period, Costa Rica was the southernmost province of the Captaincy General of Guatemala, which was nominally part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain (i.e., Mexico) | 3,928 | triviaqa-train |
In Januaury 1970, Diana Ross and the Supremes performed their farewell concert together at which Las Vegas hotel? | Ross made their final appearance altogether on "Ed Sullivan" on February 15, 1970.
History The Supremes in the 1970s.
Diana Ross & the Supremes gave their final performance on January 14, 1970 at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas. At the final performance, the replacement for Diana Ross, Jean Terrell, was introduced. According to Mary Wilson, after this performance, Berry Gordy wanted to replace Terrell with Syreeta Wright. Wilson refused, leading to Gordy stating that he was washing his hands of the group thereafter | This disc is a compilation of live performances of the Supremes' most popular songs, issued with the first 25,000 box sets manufactured. All tracks are previously unreleased except "Someday We'll Be Together", which was recorded on January 14, 1970 at the Diana Ross & the Supremes farewell concert, and released as the last track on the "Farewell" album.
Contents Bonus disc: "An Evening with The Supremes" Track listing.
1. Introduction by Scott Regan / "Where Did Our Love Go" (live | 3,929 | triviaqa-train |
Which was the first major battle of the English Civil War, that took place in October 1642? | Edgehill.
First English Civil War (1642–1646).
In early January 1642, a few days after failing to capture five members of the House of Commons, Charles feared for the safety of his family and retinue and left the London area for the north country. Further frequent negotiations by letter between the King and the Long Parliament, through to early summer, proved fruitless. As the summer progressed, cities and towns declared their sympathies for one faction or the other: for example, the garrison of Portsmouth commanded by | Gilbert Gerard (Governor of Worcester)
Colonel Sir Gilbert Gerard (died January 1646) was a Royalist officer during the English Civil War.
Early life.
Gilbert and Ratcliffe were twin sons of Ratcliffe Gerard, and Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Sir Charles Somerset.
1642: The first campaign and Edgehill.
Gerard was the colonel of a Royalist regiment of foot (his twin brother, Ratcliffel,was his lieutenant-colonel) that was already in the field before the first major pitched battle took place | 3,930 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the youngest book in the New Testament of The Bible? | New Testament is the Book of Revelation, also known as the Apocalypse of John. In the New Testament canon, it is considered prophetical or apocalyptic literature. Its authorship has been attributed either to John the Apostle (in which case it is often thought that John the Apostle is John the Evangelist, i.e. author of the Gospel of John) or to another John designated "John of Patmos" after the island where the text says the revelation was received (1:9). Some ascribe the writership date as circa 81–96 AD, | The Boomer Bible
The Boomer Bible is a book written by R. F. Laird. In structure, the book is based on the Christian Bible, but it is neither a simple parody of the Bible, nor is it sacrilegious specifically toward the Bible or Christianity. Laird described the book as expressing the things we really believe rather than the things we say we believe.
Structure.
The core of the "Boomer Bible" consists of The Past Testament and The Present Testament, which correspond roughly to the Old and New | 3,931 | triviaqa-train |
What is the title of English author Jane Austen’s first published novel? | irony, along with her realism, humour, and social commentary, have long earned her acclaim among critics, scholars, and popular audiences alike.
With the publications of "Sense and Sensibility" (1811), "Pride and Prejudice" (1813), "Mansfield Park" (1814) and "Emma" (1816), she achieved success as a published writer. She wrote two additional novels, "Northanger Abbey" and "Persuasion", both published posthumously in 1818, and began another, eventually | Evelina
Evelina, or the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World is a novel written by English author Fanny Burney and first published in 1778. Although published anonymously, its authorship was revealed by the poet George Huddesford in what Burney called a "vile poem".
In this 3-volume epistolary novel, title character Evelina is the unacknowledged but legitimate daughter of a dissipated English aristocrat, thus raised in rural seclusion until her 17th year. Through a series of humorous events that take place in London and the resort | 3,932 | triviaqa-train |
Who played British television detective Jim Taggart? | Jim Taggart
"See also: James Taggart (disambiguation)"
Detective Chief Inspector James Taggart was the main character in "Taggart" from 1983 to 1995. He was played by Mark McManus until his death in June 1994, with the last episode featuring Taggart being broadcast in January 1995.
Character.
A tough, no-nonsense policeman of the old school, Taggart has little time for subtlety, sensitivity or many of the more modern aspects of police work that his junior colleagues place faith in. His | James Taggart
James Taggart may refer to:
- General James Taggart (Wing Commander), fictional character in the video game "Wing Commander"
- James Taggart (Atlas Shrugged), fictional character in the novel "Atlas Shrugged"
- James Gordon Taggart (1892–1974), Canadian civil servant and politician
- Jim Taggart, lead character in British detective drama series "Taggart"
- Jim Taggart ("Eureka"), character in US science fiction series "Eureka" | 3,933 | triviaqa-train |
Which London football club is the subject of the novel ‘Fever Pitch’ by Nick Hornby? | and with Arsenal Football Club, in particular. It consists of several chapters in chronological order, from the time the author first became a football fan as a child until his early thirties. Each chapter is about a football match that he remembers watching, most but not all at Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, and how it related to the events that were going on with his life. As well as recounting Arsenal's highs and lows, Hornby talks about other football clubs that played in London.
"Fever Pitch" sold | Fever Pitch
Fever Pitch: A Fan's Life is a 1992 autobiographical essay by British author Nick Hornby. The book is the basis for two films: "Fever Pitch" (1997, UK) and "Fever Pitch" (2005, U.S.). The first edition was subtitled "A Fan's Life", but later paperback editions were not.
Book.
"Fever Pitch", first published in 1992, is Hornby's first novel. It tells the story of the author's relationship with football | 3,934 | triviaqa-train |
In mythology, who pulled the thorn from the Lion’s paw? | that he tended.
A Latin poem by Vincent Bourne dating from 1716–17 is based on the account of Aulus Gellius. Titled "Mutua Benevolentia primaria lex naturae est", it was translated by William Cowper as “Reciprocal kindness: the primary law of nature”.
George Bernard Shaw's play "Androcles and the Lion" (1912) makes Androcles a tailor; he is also given Christian beliefs for the purposes of the play, which on the whole takes a skeptical view of religion. The first film adaptation of | The Wounded Lion
The Wounded Lion is a Spanish fairy tale collected by D. Francisco de S. Maspons y Labros, in "Cuentos Populars Catalans". Andrew Lang included it in "The Pink Fairy Book".
Synopsis.
A poor girl got a job herding cows. One day, she heard a moan, and found a lion with a thorn in its paw. She pulled it out, and the lion thanked her by licking her hand, but she could not find the cows again. Her master beat | 3,935 | triviaqa-train |
Which British X-Factor judge released a 2012 single entitled ‘Young’? | Tulisa
Tula Paulinea Contostavlos (born 13 July 1988), known professionally as Tulisa, is an English singer-songwriter, actress, dancer and television personality. Tulisa rose to fame as a part of the hip hop group N-Dubz with her cousin Dappy and friend Fazer, which became successful in the 2000s and early 2010s. As part of the group she has gained two platinum-certified albums, two gold-certified albums, five MOBO awards, four headlining tours, a Brit Award nomination, thirteen top 40 | ); and another duet with Eurovision 2008 winner Dima Bilan entitled ""Come Into My World"".
On 11 August 2012 she released her debut album entitled ""Play With Me"". She has reportedly worked with Danish songwriter Boe Larsen for the album.
In early 2014 she was a judge in the Turkish television show "X Factor" and produced the winner of the show.
See also.
- British Azerbaijanis
- Azerbaijani ballet
- Azerbaijani pop music
- Azerbaijani jazz | 3,936 | triviaqa-train |
Which was the first country to win the Six Nations Rugby Union Championship? | Rugby union
Rugby union, widely known simply as rugby, is a contact team sport which originated in England in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is between two teams of 15 players using an oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field with H-shaped goalposts at each end.
Rugby union is a popular sport around the world, played by male and female | on 6 November 2004. He captained Scotland to a historic win against Australia in November 2009.
On 25 January 2011, it was announced that Kellock would captain Scotland in the 2011 Six Nations Championship.
Kellock scored his first international try against France in Scotland's opening match of the 2011 RBS Six Nations. Kellock also captained his country at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
His last game for Scotland was in the 42–17 win over Japan in the 2013 end-of-year rugby union internationals. | 3,937 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first person to report seeing craters on the moon using a telescope? | calculate the motions of the Moon and other objects in the Solar System.
During the Middle Ages, before the invention of the telescope, the Moon was increasingly recognised as a sphere, though many believed that it was "perfectly smooth".
In 1609, Galileo Galilei drew one of the first telescopic drawings of the Moon in his book and noted that it was not smooth but had mountains and craters. Thomas Harriot had made, but not published such drawings a few months earlier. Telescopic mapping of the Moon followed | frequently perceived to be the eastern eye of the Man in the Moon. The Man in the Moon is on the near side of the moon, which constantly faces Earth because of its tidally locked orbit. This makes Sir Frederick's crater fairly central, since Mare Serenitatis is so easily viewed.
Despite its location, Banting is a very small crater and can be difficult to see. A telescope must be used, and viewing during certain lunar phases is crucial to seeing such small craters, as well. It is recommended | 3,938 | triviaqa-train |
In which year did British monarch Queen Victoria celebrate her Diamond Jubilee? | the Cabinet, so Gladstone agreed not to appoint him. In 1894, Gladstone retired and, without consulting the outgoing prime minister, Victoria appointed Lord Rosebery as prime minister. His government was weak, and the following year Lord Salisbury replaced him. Salisbury remained prime minister for the remainder of Victoria's reign.
Later years Diamond Jubilee.
On 23 September 1896, Victoria surpassed her grandfather George III as the longest-reigning monarch in British history. The Queen requested that any special celebrations be delayed until 1897, to coincide | efforts to achieve peace in Northern Ireland. She became the first British monarch to celebrate a diamond wedding anniversary in November 2007. On 20 March 2008, at the Church of Ireland St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh, the Queen attended the first Maundy service held outside England and Wales.
Reign Diamond Jubilee and longevity.
The Queen addressed the United Nations for a second time in 2010, again in her capacity as Queen of all Commonwealth realms and Head of the Commonwealth. The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, | 3,939 | triviaqa-train |
American millionaire Leonard Jerome was the grandfather of which British Prime Minister? | Leonard Jerome
Leonard Walter Jerome (November 3, 1817 – March 3, 1891) was a financier in Brooklyn, New York, and the maternal grandfather of Winston Churchill.
Early life.
Leonard Jerome was born in Pompey in Onondaga County, New York, on November 3, 1817. He was one of nine boys and one daughter born to Aurora (née Murray) Jerome (1785–1867) and Isaac Jerome (1786–1866). Isaac was a descendant of Timothy Jerome, a French Huguenot immigrant who arrived in | .
- Jerome Kurtz, 83, American public servant, Commissioner of Internal Revenue (1977–1983), complications of surgery.
- Sue Landske, 77, American politician, member of the Indiana Senate (1984–2014), cancer.
- Boris Nemtsov, 55, Russian politician, Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (1991–1997), First Deputy Prime Minister (1997–1998), Deputy Prime Minister (1998), shot.
- Leonard Nimoy, 83, American actor and director ("Star Trek", "" | 3,940 | triviaqa-train |
Which line on the London Underground rail system has the longest distance between two stations? | & City, and Metropolitan lines are services that run on the sub-surface network that has railway tunnels just below the surface and built mostly using the "cut-and-cover" method. The tunnels and trains are of a similar size to those on British main lines. The Hammersmith & City and Circle lines share all their stations and most of the track with other lines. The Bakerloo, Central, Jubilee, Northern, Piccadilly, Victoria and Waterloo & City lines are deep-level tubes, with smaller trains | -Platz. It was closed in 1970 for incorporation into an extension of line 7, which opened a few years later.
The Berlin subway network has around 146.2 kilometers of track and 173 underground stations. On the longest route with 32 kilometers runs the line U7. It is the longest rail track in Germany running completely in the tunnel. The shortest distance of 1.4 kilometers is used by the U55 line, which has been provisionally set up since its opening in August 2009. Similar to the London network, there are | 3,941 | triviaqa-train |
How many spaces does a standard ‘Connect Four’ game have? | the information about moves that have taken place, and all moves that can take place, for a given game state. Connect Four also belongs to the classification of an adversarial, zero-sum game, since a player's advantage is an opponent's disadvantage.
One measure of complexity of the Connect Four game is the number of possible games board positions.
For classic Connect Four played on 6 high, 7 wide grid, there are 4,531,985,219,092 positions
for all game boards populated with 0 to 42 pieces. | grade separated" or "free-flowing".
Roads Types.
Roads Types Fully separated.
These junctions connect two freeways:
- Stack interchange (two-level, three-level, or four-level stack, depending on how many levels cross at the central point)
- Cloverleaf interchange
Roads Types Partially separated.
These junctions connect two roads, but only one is fully grade-separated, i.e. traffic on one road does not have to stop at yield lines or signals on one road, but may have | 3,942 | triviaqa-train |
Brownsea Island is off the coast of which English county? | the non-metropolitan county of the same name and the county council is responsible for providing services in only part of the county. In Cornwall, Dorset, Durham, East Riding of Yorkshire, Shropshire and Wiltshire the bulk of the area is a unitary authority which shares the name of the ceremonial county and the rest of county is part of one or more other unitary authorities.
In total, there are 39 unitary authorities that do not share the names of any of the ceremonial counties. Bedfordshire and Cheshire are counties that | channels, between which many small peninsulas extend out into the body of the harbour. The harbour also houses several small islands, the largest of which is Brownsea Island.
Coastline Chesil Beach.
Chesil Beach is a barrier beach on the southwest coast of the county. It is long and stretches between West Bay and the Isle of Portland, although the name Chesil Beach is often only applied to the stretch south-east of Abbotsbury, where it is separated from the land behind it by the large body of brackish water called | 3,943 | triviaqa-train |
What is the title of the Millais painting used to advertise Pears Soap? | by Barratt. Its campaign using John Everett Millais' painting "Bubbles" continued over many decades. As with many other brands at the time, at the beginning of the 20th century, Pears also used its product as a sign of the prevailing European concept of the "civilizing mission" of empire and trade, in which the soap stood for progress.
In the late 19th century, to publicise its products, Pears distributed coins countermarked with "Pears Soap". They were 10-centime French coins, imported by Pears. | led mission, Japan provides one of the secondary spacecrafts)
Future missions Launch schedule Other missions.
For the 2021 ESA EarthCARE mission, JAXA will provide the radar system on the satellite. JAXA will provide the Auroral Electron Sensor (AES) for the Taiwanese FORMOSAT-5.
- XEUS joint X-Ray telescope with ESA, launch after 2015.
Future missions Proposals.
- Human Lunar Systems, conceptual system study on the future human lunar outpost
- JASMINE, a series of astrometric telescopes similar to the "Gaia" mission | 3,944 | triviaqa-train |
Dorothea Jordan was the mistress of which future British monarch? | general election gave Wilson a small majority. The monarch could in theory unilaterally dismiss the prime minister, but in practice the prime minister's term nowadays comes to an end only by electoral defeat, death, or resignation. The last monarch to remove the prime minister was William IV, who dismissed Lord Melbourne in 1834. The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 removed the monarch's authority to dissolve Parliament; however the Act specifically retained the monarch's power of "prorogation", which is a regular feature of the parliamentary calendar | only served to reinforce the charges of homosexual behaviour.
The trial ended with the jury unable to reach a verdict. Wilde's counsel, Sir Edward Clarke, was finally able to get a magistrate to allow Wilde and his friends to post bail. The Reverend Stewart Headlam put up most of the £5,000 surety required by the court, having disagreed with Wilde's treatment by the press and the courts. Wilde was freed from Holloway and, shunning attention, went into hiding at the house of Ernest and Ada Leverson, | 3,945 | triviaqa-train |
What was the the first name of 17th Century artist van Dyck? | Anthony van Dyck
Sir Anthony van Dyck (, many variant spellings; 22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641) was a Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England after success in the Southern Netherlands and Italy.
The seventh child of Frans van Dyck, a wealthy Antwerp silk merchant, Anthony was precocious as a youth and painted from an early age. In his late teens he was already enjoying success as an independent painter, becoming a master in the Antwerp guild in 1618. By this time | . The composition also includes portraits of Rubens and van Dyck, the two eminent Antwerp artists of the previous generation.
Gallery paintings can represent actual collections or imaginary collections. "A cabinet of pictures" depicts an imaginary gallery and can be seen as a summing up of the best of what artists in mid 17th-century Antwerp could produce.
A number of issues relating to the composition are still not resolved entirely. First of all the date of the painting. As an early essay incorrectly dated the painting to 1683 | 3,946 | triviaqa-train |
A splat is a single thin, flat piece of wood, often ornamental, which forms part of which piece of furniture? | , which is a piece of furniture designed to allow a single person to sit down, which has a back and legs, as well as a platform for sitting. Chairs often feature cushions made from various fabrics.
Types of wood used.
All different types of woods have unique signature marks that can help in easy identification of the type. Both hardwoods and softwoods are used in furniture manufacturing, and each has their own specific uses.
Most commonly, quality furniture is made out of hardwood which is made from | Secretary desk
A secretary desk or escritoire is made of a base of wide drawers topped by a desk with a hinged desktop surface, which is in turn topped by a bookcase usually closed with a pair of doors, often made of glass. The whole is usually a single, tall and heavy piece of furniture.
History.
Like the slant top desk, the main work surface is a hinged piece of wood which is flat when open and oblique when raised to enclose secondary work surfaces such as small shelves, | 3,947 | triviaqa-train |
‘Spud’ is slang for which vegetable? | , is featured in the hearty "locro de papas", a thick soup of potato, squash, and cheese.
Uses Europe.
In the UK, potatoes form part of the traditional staple, fish and chips. Roast potatoes are commonly served as part of a Sunday roast dinner and mashed potatoes form a major component of several other traditional dishes, such as shepherd's pie, bubble and squeak, and bangers and mash. New potatoes may be cooked with mint and are often served with butter.
The Tattie | by a common calyx and look like a brushy head (kurcakara). The ovary is inferior (puspasirsakabijadhara).
Hydrogenated vegetable oil.
"Vanaspati" or "Banaspati" is also a South Asian slang for Vanaspati/Banaspati ghee or Vegetable shortening, a fully or partially hydrogenated vegetable cooking oil, often used as a cheaper substitute for ghee and butter. In India, vanaspati ghee is usually made from palm oil. Hydrogenation is performed using a catalyst known as "supported nickel catalyst", in reactors at low | 3,948 | triviaqa-train |
What is the fruit of a rose bush called? | purple to black hips. Each hip comprises an outer fleshy layer, the hypanthium, which contains 5–160 "seeds" (technically dry single-seeded fruits called achenes) embedded in a matrix of fine, but stiff, hairs. Rose hips of some species, especially the dog rose ("Rosa canina") and rugosa rose ("Rosa rugosa"), are very rich in vitamin C, among the richest sources of any plant. The hips are eaten by fruit-eating birds such as thrushes and waxwings, | Caper
Capparis spinosa, the caper bush, also called Flinders rose, is a perennial plant that bears rounded, fleshy leaves and large white to pinkish-white flowers.
The plant is best known for the edible flower buds (capers), often used as a seasoning, and the fruit (caper berries), both of which are usually consumed pickled. Other species of "Capparis" are also picked along with "C. spinosa" for their buds or fruits. Other parts of "Capparis" plants are used | 3,949 | triviaqa-train |
Tom Church’s statue ‘Freedom’, in Stirling, Scotland, was inspired by which 1995 film? | Braveheart
Braveheart is a 1995 epic war film directed, co-produced, and starring Mel Gibson, who portrays William Wallace, a late-13th-century Scottish warrior. The film is fictionally based on the life of Wallace leading the Scots in the First War of Scottish Independence against King Edward I of England. The film also stars Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan and Catherine McCormack. The story is inspired by Blind Harry's epic poem "The Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir William Wallace" and was adapted | Lo, in yon brilliant window-niche
How statue-like I see thee stand,
The agate lamp within thy hand,
Ah! Psyche, from the regions which
Are Holy Land!/poem
In popular culture.
- This poem inspired "Banolata Sen"("বনলতা সেন") by 20th century Bengali poet Jibanananda Das.
- The poem is recited by Tom Hanks in the 2003 Coen Brothers film "The Ladykillers".
- The poem is used by Dennis Barlow to seduce Aimée Thanatogenos in "The | 3,950 | triviaqa-train |
Caroline, John and Patrick were the children of which US President? | President of the United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.
In contemporary times, the president is looked upon as one of the world's most powerful political figures as the leader of the only remaining global superpower. The role includes responsibility for the world's most expensive military, which has | . Caroline had a younger brother, John Jr., who was born just before her third birthday in 1960. Her infant brother, Patrick, died two days after his premature birth in 1963. Caroline lived with her parents in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. during the first three years of her life. When Caroline was three years old, the family moved to the White House after her father was sworn in as President of the United States.
Caroline frequently attended kindergarten in classes that were organized by her mother, and she | 3,951 | triviaqa-train |
Late actor Larry Hagman played which character in the US television series ‘Dallas’? | J. R. Ewing
John Ross "J. R." Ewing Jr. is a fictional character in the American television series "Dallas" (1978–91) and its spin-offs, including the revived "Dallas" series (2012–14). The character was portrayed by Larry Hagman from the series premiere in 1978 until his death in late 2012, and Hagman was the only actor who appeared in all 357 episodes of the original series. As the show's most famous character, J.R. has been central to many of the series' biggest | 's opening identification, although the release was distributed by Umbrella Entertainment with no mention of Criterion on the disc sleeve.
Sequel.
A campy sequel, "Beware! The Blob", was made in 1972, directed by Larry Hagman. Home video releases used the tagline "The Movie That J.R. Shot", a play on "Who shot J.R.?", the famous catchphrase about the near-demise of the character Hagman played in the television series "Dallas".
Remakes.
In 1988, a | 3,952 | triviaqa-train |
‘The Rumble in the ‘what’ took place between boxers George Foreman and Muhammad Ali on 30th October 1974? | "Sports Illustrated", the Sports Personality of the Century by the BBC, and the third greatest athlete of the 20th century by ESPN "SportsCentury". He was involved in several historic boxing matches and feuds, most notably his fights with Joe Frazier, such as the Thrilla in Manila, and his fight with George Foreman known as The Rumble in the Jungle which has been called "arguably the greatest sporting event of the 20th century" and was watched by a record estimated television audience of 1 billion viewers worldwide, becoming | unit (RHU) and solar panels, could last for 30 years.
Chang'e-3 landing site named 'Guang Han Gong'.
The landing site of China's first moon lander Chang'e-3 has been named "Guang Han Gong" or "Moon Palace" by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), China's State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND). Three nearby impact craters were given the names Zi Wei, Tian Shi and Tai Wei, three constellations in traditional Chinese astrology. | 3,953 | triviaqa-train |
Which late actor narrated the British children’s television programme ‘Willo the Wisp’? | Willo the Wisp
Willo the Wisp is a British cartoon series originally produced in 1981 by the BBC and narrated by Kenneth Williams. It became popular with children and adults as it bridged the gap between the end of weekday children's programming and the early evening news.
First series (1981).
The series was written and directed by Nick Spargo and produced by Nicholas Cartoon Films in association with the BBC and Tellytales Enterprises. The character of Willo the Wisp originated in an educational animation created by Spargo for British Gas | the Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing software
- Mavis Bramston, from "The Mavis Bramston Show" (1964–1968), an Australian television satire
- Mavis Buckey, an anthropomorphic animal character from the "Funny Farm" series
- Mavis Clare, a popular author who resists the temptation of the Devil in "The Sorrows of Satan" by Marie Corelli
- Mavis Cruet, an obese young fairy incapable of flight, from the British children's animated series "Willo the Wisp" (1981/2005)
- Mavis Davis, | 3,954 | triviaqa-train |
Scottish playwright Sharman Macdonald is the mother of which famous English actress? | Keira Knightley
Keira Christina Knightley, (; born 26 March 1985) is an English actress. She is the recipient of an Empire Award and has been nominated for two BAFTA Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and two Academy Awards.
Knightley began acting as a child on television and made her feature film debut in 1995, before making her breakthrough with the 2002 film "Bend It Like Beckham". She began playing Elizabeth Swann in 2003 in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" film series, which led to global | Sharman Macdonald
Sharman Macdonald (born 8 February 1951) is a Scottish playwright, screenwriter, and actress.
Life and career.
Macdonald was born in Glasgow, the daughter of Janet Rewat (née Williams) and Joseph Henry Hosgood MacDonald. She has Scottish and Welsh ancestry. Macdonald was educated at the University of Edinburgh, from which she graduated in 1972. She credits fellow Scot Ian Charleson with supporting and encouraging her to follow her theatrical aspirations, and she later contributed a chapter to the 1990 book, " | 3,955 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the 1890 play ‘Hedda Gabler’? | Hedda Gabler
Hedda Gabler () is a play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. Ibsen was present at the world premiere, which took place on 31 January 1891 at the Residenztheater in Munich. It is recognized as a classic of realism, nineteenth century theatre, and world drama. The title character, Hedda, is considered one of the great dramatic roles in theatre.
Hedda's married name is Hedda Tesman; Gabler is her maiden name. On the subject of the title, Ibsen wrote: "My intention | play in his "Hedda Gabler" (1890). Strindberg wrote: "Hedda Gabler is a bastard of Laura in "The Father" and Tekla in "Creditors"".
Characters.
- Adolph - an artist.
- Tekla - a novelist, Adolph's wife.
- Gustav - a teacher.
Plot.
This three-character play takes place in a parlor adjoined to a room in a seaside resort hotel. It begins with Adolph, an artist, sculpting a small nude female | 3,956 | triviaqa-train |
Which late British Punk rocker had a city square named after him in Grenada, Spain? | a tension between their nihilistic outlook and the "radical leftist utopianism" of bands such as Crass, who found positive, liberating meaning in the movement. As a Clash associate describes singer Joe Strummer's outlook, "Punk rock is meant to be our freedom. We're meant to be able to do what we want to do."
The issue of authenticity is important in the punk subculture—the pejorative term "poseur" is applied to those who associate with punk and adopt its stylistic attributes but are deemed not | the Neighborhood Association of San Cristobal named a city square after her.
Personal life.
Merello never married, but she had a decade-long affair with the actor Luis Sandrini. They met in the 1930s on the set of "¡Tango!" but for several years were just friends who went to events together. In the late 1930s the affair became passionate and Merello referred to Sandrini as the love of her life. She followed him to Mexico in 1946, but was unable to go with him to Spain | 3,957 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the road which runs through the British Grand National race course at Aintree? | .
- Fence 11 & 27 – open ditch
Height: , with a ditch on the takeoff side
- Fence 12 & 28 – ditch
Height: , with a ditch on the landing side
The runners then cross the Melling Road near to the Anchor Bridge, a popular vantage point since the earliest days of the race. This also marks the point where the runners are said to be re-entering the "racecourse proper". In the early days of the race it is thought there was an | 1870 Grand National
The 1870 Grand National was the 32nd renewal of the world-famous Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 9 March 1870. This was the fifth and final time George Stevens rode the winner in the Grand National.
Media Coverage and Aftermath.
In a publicity stunt before this year's race, an athlete by the name of Tom Scott jumped a circuit of the course without the assistance of a horse. At this time the course was still not fully | 3,958 | triviaqa-train |
Who plays alcoholic John Hancock in the 2008 film ‘Hancock’? | Hancock (film)
Hancock is a 2008 American superhero comedy film directed by Peter Berg and starring Will Smith, Charlize Theron, and Jason Bateman. It tells the story of a vigilante superhero, John Hancock (Smith) from Los Angeles whose reckless actions routinely cost the city millions of dollars. Eventually one person he saves, Ray Embrey (Bateman), makes it his mission to change Hancock's public image for the better.
The story was originally written by Vincent Ngo in 1996. It languished in "development | received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $624 million worldwide, becoming the fourth highest-grossing film of 2008.
Plot.
John Hancock is an alcoholic who possesses superpowers, including flight, invulnerability, and superhuman strength. While performing superhero-like acts in Los Angeles, he is often ridiculed and hated by the public for his drunken and careless acts, and becomes enraged when referred to as an "asshole." Hancock rescues Ray Embrey, a public relations specialist, from an oncoming train, which he irrationally | 3,959 | triviaqa-train |
‘Alcea rosea’ is the Latin name for which common garden flower? | readily self-seed. However, tender plants, whether young from seed or from old stock, may be wiped out by slugs and snails. The foliage is subject to attack from rust ("Puccinia malvacearum"), which may be treated with fungicides. Commercial growers have reported that some closely related species ("Althaea rugosa" and "Althaea ficifolia") are resistant to this fungus.
Herbalism.
In herbal medicine, Hollyhock is believed to be an emollient and laxative. It is used to control inflammation | wind, is also associated with rainfall. The specific name comes from Latin for 'rosy'.
Other common names of "Z. rosea" include 'pink rain lily', 'pink fairy lily', 'pink magic lily', 'pink zephyr lily', 'rain flower', and 'rose rain lily'. It is also commonly known as "duende rojo" ('red dwarf') and "leli de San Jose" in Spanish; and "rosafarbene" and "Windblume" in | 3,960 | triviaqa-train |
‘The Valley of the ‘what’ is a 1966 novel by US author Jacqueline Susann? | Jacqueline Susann
Jacqueline Susann (August 20, 1918 – September 21, 1974) was an American writer and actress. Her first novel, "Valley of the Dolls" (1966), is one of the best-selling books in publishing history. With her two subsequent works, "The Love Machine" (1969) and "Once Is Not Enough" (1973), Susann became the first author to have three consecutive #1 novels on "The New York Times" Best Seller List.
Early years | Association, the trap will kill some mosquitoes, but their effectiveness in any particular case will depend on a number of factors such as the size and species of the mosquito population and the type and location of the breeding habitat. They are useful in specimen collection studies to determine the types of mosquitoes prevalent in an area but are typically far too inefficient to be useful in reducing mosquito populations.
Factor EOF1.
Research is being conducted that indicates that dismantling a protein associated with eggshell organization, factor EOF1 (factor 1) | 3,961 | triviaqa-train |
Jess Wright, Chloe Sims, Lauren Pope and James Argent all appear in which British Television reality show? | Jess Wright
Jessica Sophia Wright (born 14 September 1985) is a model, singer, entrepreneur and cast member of TOWIE. She is probably best known for her part in the ITVBe reality TV series, "The Only Way Is Essex", in which she has appeared throughout its run from 2010.
Early life.
Wright is the elder daughter of Carol and Mark Wright, Sr and the sister of Mark, Natalya and Josh Wright, and the cousin of Elliott Wright and Leah Wright, who also appeared | members had quit the series or had been axed from the show. These include Adam Oukhello, Chloe Lewis, Chris and Jon Clark, Dean Ralph, James Argent, Jordan Wright and Myles Barnett. Original cast member Lauren Pope also quit the show before the launch, despite appearing in promo images for the new series. The new cast members replacing them were Chloe and Clare Brockett, Chloe Ross, Ella Wise, Harry Lee, Jayden Beales, Joey Turner, Kelsey Stratford and Tom McDonnell. Despite announcements that Amber Turner and | 3,962 | triviaqa-train |
Bryndza cheese is made from the milk of which animal? | Sheep and goats were introduced to Africa from Southwest Asia, but African cattle may have been independently domesticated around 7000–6000 BC. Camels, domesticated in central Arabia in the fourth millennium BC, have also been used as dairy animals in North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. The earliest Egyptian records of burn treatments describe burn dressings using milk from mothers of male babies. In the rest of the world (i.e., East and Southeast Asia, the Americas and Australia) milk and dairy products were historically not a large part of the diet | will be rindless, and generally taste clean, salty and acidic when fresh, developing some piquancy when aged, and most will be white. Varieties of brined cheese include bryndza, feta, halloumi, sirene, and telemea. Brined cheese is the main type of cheese produced and eaten in the Middle East and Mediterranean areas.
Processed.
Processed cheese is made from traditional cheese and emulsifying salts, often with the addition of milk, more salt, preservatives, and food colouring. Its texture is consistent, and melts | 3,963 | triviaqa-train |
In the British army, which rank is between Lieutenant and Major? | lieutenants as "third lieutenants". These were typically newly commissioned officers for which no authorized second lieutenant position existed. Additionally, the Confederate States Army also used "third lieutenant", typically as the lowest ranking commissioned officer in an infantry company.
Notably the United States Revenue Cutter Service used a simple officer rank structure with Captain, First, Second and Third Lieutenants, each of whom had distinct insignia. The title of Third Lieutenant, essentially equal to the rank of ensign, existed until 1915 when the Service became the | or Supreme Command level, reserved for most honoured field commanders.
Eventually, the Soviet system of general ranks included commonplace Major General, Lieutenant General, however the position in between Lieutenant General and General of the Army was occupied by the Colonel General, which in the Soviet system is the equivalent of a full General rank in other nations.
This unusual rank structure makes rank comparisons difficult; Marshal of the Soviet Union is arguably not the equivalent to NATO five-star general ranks such as British Field Marshal or American General | 3,964 | triviaqa-train |
Euchre, Pinochle and Skat are all games played with what? | , and the third player scores only their meld.
Card-Fault Misdeal
If at any point during melding or play it is determined that a non-standard deck is being used, any player may declare a card-fault misdeal. This results in the nullification of the entire hand including all meld and points obtained.
Game variations Cutthroat.
Similar to three-handed pinochle, cutthroat is a simple modification. The dealer deals the entire deck out (16 cards to each player), in packets of four | Games available.
- Chess
- Checkers
- Dice
- Dominoes
- Draughts
- Go
- Gomoku
- 3-5-8
- Barbu-king
- Bridge
- Canasta
- Cribbage
- Durak
- Euchre
- Reversi
- Backgammon
- Ludo
- Mahjong
- Makruk
- Shogi
- Xiangqi
- Hex (board game)
- Paper soccer
- Gin rummy
- Hearts
- Oh Hell
- Pinochle
- Skat | 3,965 | triviaqa-train |
The ‘Wolf Moon’ is the name of the full moon which occurs during which month of the year? | the note 'F' correlating to the month of January).
Months in various calendars Julian and Gregorian calendars Calends, nones, and ides.
The ides occur on the thirteenth day in eight of the months, but in March, May, July, and October, they occur on the fifteenth. The nones always occur 8 days (one Roman week) before the ides, i.e., on the fifth or the seventh. The calends are always the first day of the month, and before Julius Caesar's reform fell | .
The year of Nabakalebara is when the full moon occurs twice during the month of Ashadha. Every three years in the Hindu calendar, a lunar month is excluded from the calculation to maintain a balance between lunar and solar years. This period is called "Adhikmasa" or "Malamasa". A year with an extra month ("अधिकमास orमलमास or पुरुषोत्तममास )"is considered auspicious for the ceremony, which typically occurs every twelve to nineteen years. The three deities undergo the process of Nabakalebara in the year in which | 3,966 | triviaqa-train |
In which 70s musical did Paul Michael Glaser star? | appeared in his first feature film in 1971, playing Perchik in the film version of "Fiddler on the Roof". After having appeared as an extra on NBC's "The Doctors", he was cast in the contract role of Dr. Peter Chernak on the daytime series "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing", and made guest appearances on shows such as "The Waltons", "Kojak", "The Streets of San Francisco" and "The Rockford Files", but found fame playing Detective David Starsky opposite | Running Man", starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, but eventually got replaced by Paul Michael Glaser one week into filming.
Davis co-wrote a screenplay for a Harry Belafonte project "Beat Street" which was a rap musical featuring breakdancing and the street music culture of early eighties New York City. Mike Medavoy and Orion Pictures tapped Davis to direct the Chuck Norris vehicle, "Code of Silence". Off that success in 1988 Davis developed for Warner Brothers a film titled "Above the Law". Davis co-wrote, | 3,967 | triviaqa-train |
"In Private ""Benjamin, what is the name of ""Benjamin's captain?" | is astonished to learn that she cannot, contrary to the assertions of her recruiting sergeant.
Army regulations and the continuing disapproval of both Captain Doreen Lewis (Eileen Brennan) and SFC L. C. Ross (Hal Williams), her drill sergeant, frustrate her, but when Judy's parents "Teddy" (Sam Wanamaker) and Harriet (Barbara Barrie) arrive at Fort Biloxi to take her home, she decides to stay and finish basic training, which she does with distinction after a wargames exercise where her squad exposes | a brother, but did not know where he had gone. Joseph asked Benjamin whether he had wife. Benjamin replied that he had a wife and ten sons. Joseph asked what their names were. Benjamin replied with their names, as listed in explaining that their names reflected Benjamin's loss of Joseph. The name Bela signified that Benjamin's brother was swallowed up ("nit-bala") from him; Becher signified that he was a firstborn ("bechor"); Ashbel signified that he was taken away captive | 3,968 | triviaqa-train |
How many different hats does Madonna wear in Evita? | to Eva's wardrobe in Argentina, and she modeled her own costume designs after Eva's original outfits and shoes. She clothed 40,000 extras in period dresses. The production used more than 5,500 costumes from 20 costume houses located in Paris, Rome, London, New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, and Budapest as well as 1,000 military uniforms. Madonna's wardrobe included 85 costume changes, 39 hats, 45 pairs of shoes, and 56 pairs of earrings. She broke the Guinness World Record for | contrast to the Han Chinese culture of "Starting to wear hats at 20-year-old" (), . Manchu hats are either formal or casual, formal hats being made in two different styles, straw for spring and summer, and fur for fall and winter. Casual hats are more commonly known as "Mandarin hats" in English.
Manchus have many distinctive traditional accessories. Women traditionally wear three earrings on each ear, a tradition that is maintained by many older Manchu women. Males also traditionally wear piercings, but | 3,969 | triviaqa-train |
A Little Night Music was based on which non-musical film? | A Little Night Music
A Little Night Music is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. Inspired by the Ingmar Bergman film "Smiles of a Summer Night", it involves the romantic lives of several couples. Its title is a literal English translation of the German name for Mozart's Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik". The musical includes the popular song "Send In the Clowns".
Since its original 1973 Broadway production, the | book about the life of Tupac Shakur. The song was also used as a title for a musical based Shakur's music, which premiered on Broadway at the Palace Theatre on May 26, 2014 and closed on July 20, 2014. The non-biographical musical, directed by Kenny Leon and starring rapper/poet Saul Williams, was also produced by Shakur's mother, Afeni Shakur. The song was also played in the 1994 film "Above The Rim", which starred Tupac.
Music video.
The video | 3,970 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the high school in Porky's? | Porky's II: The Next Day
Porky's II: The Next Day is a 1983 sex comedy film and the sequel to the 1981 film "Porky's". The film is directed and co-written by Bob Clark. Unlike the previous film, Porky himself does not appear. A sequel, "Porky's Revenge!", was released in 1985.
Plot.
The Angel Beach High School Drama Club is producing a Shakespeare Festival in which the group from the first film is participating. A religious | who founded Astral Communications (now known as Astral Media). James Komack directed the third film, "Porky's Revenge". Clark based the original "Porky's" on actual occurrences at Boca Ciega High School in Gulfport, Florida, and Fort Lauderdale High School in the early 1960s, and on a venue called Porky's Hide Away in Oakland Park, Florida.
Following the success of "Porky's" in America and Europe, a sequel titled "" was released in 1983. The sequel was poorly received | 3,971 | triviaqa-train |
Who was Louise Lasser's husband when she stared with him in What's Up Tiger Lily? | What's Up, Tiger Lily?
What's Up, Tiger Lily? is a 1966 American comedy film directed by Woody Allen in his feature-length directorial debut.
Allen took a Japanese spy film, "", and overdubbed it with completely original dialogue that had nothing to do with the plot of the original film. By putting in new scenes and rearranging the order of existing scenes, he completely changed the tone of the film from a James Bond clone into a comedy about the search for the world's | Melinda Hill
Melinda Hill (b. 1972) is an American comedian, actress, and screenwriter best known for her stand-up comedy work and appearances on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, The Bonnie Hunt Show, Comics Unleashed, Who Wants to Date a Comedian? and as a host on "Comedy TV".
Stand-Up Comedy.
With Maria Bamford and Natasha Leggero, she cofounded the critically acclaimed stand-up comedy show "What's Up, Tiger Lily?" at Upright Citizens Brigade | 3,972 | triviaqa-train |
What was Tootsie's name before he turned into Tootsie? | performed by Stephen Bishop, with music by Dave Grusin and lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman. It was a Top 40 hit in the United States and hit 1 on the adult contemporary chart.
Plot.
Michael Dorsey is a respected actor, but nobody in New York wants to hire him because he is a perfectionist and difficult to work with. After many months without a job, Michael hears of an opening on the popular daytime soap opera "Southwest General" from his friend and acting student Sandy Lester, who | Mega-Girl attacks Tootsie and Specs. Tootsie reveals he changed his last name to Megagirl (on his planet, a person's last name is what they love) and affirms that he loves her even though she is a robot. Tootsie's showing of affection causes her to overcome her programming and download emotion software, allowing them to be together.
Meanwhile, the Mosquitos ambush Taz and start sucking her blood. Up, seeing the bugs hurting Taz, Up tells them to suck his blood instead. When they do | 3,973 | triviaqa-train |
What was the first sequel to The Pink Panther called? | mornings as "The Pink Panther Show." The character would be featured in the opening of every film in the movie series except "A Shot in the Dark" and "Inspector Clouseau".
Movies.
Movies Original film series.
Movies Original film series The Pink Panther.
Although the original film was actually centred on the Phantom/Sir Charles Lytton, portrayed by David Niven; Peter Sellers's performance was so popular that the resulting series was built on the Clouseau character, rather than the Phantom character. Niven's | in 2007, he started filming the sequel to "The Pink Panther", titled "The Pink Panther 2", with Steve Martin and Aishwarya Rai.
Cleese collaborated with Los Angeles Guitar Quartet member William Kanengiser in 2008 on the text to the performance piece "The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha". Cleese, as narrator, and the LAGQ premiered the work in Santa Barbara. 2008 also saw reports of Cleese working on a musical version of "A Fish Called Wanda" with his daughter Camilla.
At the | 3,974 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the title role in the film version of Jesus Christ Superstar? | A film adaptation of "Jesus Christ Superstar" was released in 1973 and was the eighth highest-grossing film of that year. The film, directed by Norman Jewison, was shot in Israel and other Middle Eastern locations. Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson and Yvonne Elliman were each nominated for a Golden Globe Award for their portrayals of Jesus, Judas and Mary Magdalene, respectively. Bob Bingham (Caiaphas) and Barry Dennen (Pilate) also reprised their roles. A new song, called "Then We Are Decided" | he turned to stage, TV and film under his birth name. He played roles in Jesus Christ Superstar, Elvis - The Musical, and TV shows such as the revival of Oh Boy and Brushstrokes.
In 1993 he appeared in the title role of the Australia/New Zealand production of Ken Hill's 1976 Phantom of the Opera musical (best known as being the inspiration for Andrew Lloyd Webber's better-known version.
With Frankie Stevens, he is one of two New Zealand singing stars to have appeared in | 3,975 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the leader of the band that appeared in The Brady Bunch Movie? | The Brady Bunch Movie
The Brady Bunch Movie is a 1995 American comedy film based on the 1969–1974 television series "The Brady Bunch". The film was directed by Betty Thomas, with a screenplay by Laurice Elehwany, Rick Copp, Bonnie and Terry Turner, and stars Shelley Long, Gary Cole and Michael McKean. It also features cameos from Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork and RuPaul, and the original cast of "The Brady Bunch" (except Robert Reed, who died in 1992, and Eve Plumb | "The Bradys" adopt a Korean girl named Patty.
Child actress Debi Storm (who later appeared on "The Brady Bunch" episode "My Fair Opponent" as Molly) was hand-picked by producer Sherwood Schwartz to play Jan Brady in the original series, until he decided to cast all blondes for the roles of the three daughters.
Cox said in a 2015 interview that one of the reasons she auditioned for "The Brady Bunch Movie" was that she was a fan of the original series, and | 3,976 | triviaqa-train |
"In which film was chorus girl Peggy Sawyer told to ""come back a star?""" | 42nd Street (musical)
42nd Street is an American musical with a book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, lyrics by Al Dubin and Johnny Mercer, and music by Harry Warren. The 1980 Broadway production, produced by David Merrick, directed by an ailing Gower Champion and orchestrated by Philip J. Lang, won the Tony Award for Best Musical and became a long-running hit. The show was produced in London in 1984 (winning the Olivier Award for Best Musical) and its 2001 Broadway revival won the Tony for | around Dorothy. He decides it is worth a shot and rushes off to the train station to catch her before she departs.
Characters.
Source: Tams-Witmark Synopsis
- Peggy Sawyer (Lead) – Nervous but enthusiastic new chorus girl from Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Billy Lawlor (Lead) – Leading tenor in "Pretty Lady"
- Dorothy Brock (Lead) – Past her prime Prima Donna, renowned for inability to dance
- Julian Marsh (Lead) – Famous, but notorious, director | 3,977 | triviaqa-train |
What are the last lines of My Fair Lady? | scoffs and asks, "Eliza, where the devil are my slippers?"
Characters and original Broadway cast.
The original cast of the Broadway stage production:
- Eliza Doolittle, a young Cockney flowerseller – Julie Andrews
- Henry Higgins, a professor of phonetics – Rex Harrison
- Alfred P. Doolittle, Eliza's father, a dustman – Stanley Holloway
- Colonel Hugh Pickering, Henry Higgins's friend and fellow phoneticist – Robert Coote
- Mrs. Higgins, Henry's socialite mother – Cathleen Nesbitt | an account of three of his and Loewe's successful collaborations, "My Fair Lady", "Gigi", and "Camelot", along with personal information. In the last year of his life, he published "The Musical Theatre: A Celebration", a well-reviewed history of the theatre, with personal anecdotes and humor. The "Los Angeles Times" reviewer wrote: "There are several reasons why this book makes a fine introduction to musical theater. One is that Lerner knows exactly what was new | 3,978 | triviaqa-train |
Who directed The Cable Guy? | The Cable Guy
The Cable Guy is a 1996 American black comedy film directed by Ben Stiller, starring Jim Carrey and Matthew Broderick. It was released in the United States on June 14, 1996. The film co-stars Leslie Mann, Jack Black, George Segal, Diane Baker, Eric Roberts, Owen Wilson, Janeane Garofalo, David Cross, Andy Dick, Amy Stiller, and Bob Odenkirk.
The film was a box office success, but received mixed reception from critics.
Plot.
After a | cable television. The 1998 TV spots — "Car," "Twister" and "Parachute" — were directed by Spike Jonze while Phil Morrison helmed the 1999 TV spots: "Actress" co-starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, "Animal Guy" co-starring Jack Hanna, "Blues Guy" co-starring Bobby Womack, "Sergeant" and "Fans".
The comedic ads touted the unmoving Buddy Lee as a "Man of Action." The doll was usually presented as a heroic figure who survived | 3,979 | triviaqa-train |
Which First Lady had to give evidence over the Whitewater scandal? | released a report in September 2000, that stated "This office determined that the evidence was insufficient to prove to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt that either President or Mrs. Clinton knowingly participated in any criminal conduct." Nevertheless, Ray criticized the White House saying that delays in the production of evidence and "unmeritorious litigation" by the president's lawyers severely impeded the investigation's progress, leading to a total cost of nearly $60 million. Ray's report effectively closed the Whitewater investigation.
Aftermath.
Bill and Hillary | became the first president since Nixon to assert executive privilege and lose in court, when a federal judge ruled that Clinton aides could be called to testify in the Lewinsky scandal.
Later, Clinton exercised a form of negotiated executive privilege when he agreed to testify before the grand jury called by Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr only after negotiating the terms under which he would appear. Declaring that "absolutely no one is above the law", Starr said such a privilege "must give way" and evidence "must be turned over" | 3,980 | triviaqa-train |
"About which British politician did Francois Mitterrand say, ""She has the mouth of Marilyn Monroe and the eyes of Caligula?""" | trade area.
He supported the enlargement of the Community to include Spain and Portugal (which both joined in January 1986). In February 1986 he helped the "Single European Act" come into effect. He worked well with his friend Helmut Kohl and improved Franco-German relations significantly. Together they fathered the Maastricht Treaty, which was signed on 7 February 1992. It was ratified by referendum, approved by just over 51% of the voters.
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was against a German reunification and also | Fair".
Published in June, 1989: President Mitterrand says Britain's prime minister "has eyes like Caligula and the mouth of Marilyn Monroe." She also has the nerves of a five-star general and increasingly, the sexual charisma of a woman in her prime. She manipulates her court of bedazzled male advisors with the skill of Elizabeth I. And as she completes her unparalleled tenth year in office, the most powerful woman in the world has vanquished the opposition, gagged the media, and booted out the critics | 3,981 | triviaqa-train |
Nigel Short was the youngest champion in which game in 1984? | Nigel Short
Nigel David Short (born 1 June 1965) is an English chess grandmaster, columnist, coach, commentator and, since October 2018, Vice-President of FIDE. Short earned the Grandmaster title at the age of 19, and was ranked third in the world by FIDE from January 1988 to July 1989. In 1993 he became the first English player to play a World Chess Championship match, when he qualified to play Garry Kasparov in the World Chess Championship 1993 in London, where Kasparov won 12½ to 7½. | and a full point ahead of then-world champion Vladimir Kramnik. One of the highlight games of the tournament was Polgár's fourth round crushing victory over Anatoly Karpov. She played a novelty in the opening which she devised over the board. The game lasted 33 moves with Karpov down two pawns and his king exposed. Polgár admitted to "enjoying herself" by the end of the game. In April 2003, Polgár finished second in The Hunguest Hotels Super Tournament in Budapest behind Nigel Short. She appeared headed for a first | 3,982 | triviaqa-train |
What did Woody Allen call his son as a tribute to Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong? | get pregnant failed, Farrow adopted a baby girl, Dylan Farrow, in July 1985. Allen was not involved in the adoption, but when Dylan arrived he assumed a parental role toward her and began spending more time in Farrow's home. On December 19, 1987, Farrow gave birth to their son Satchel Farrow (later known as Ronan Farrow). In 1991 Farrow wanted to adopt another child. According to a 1993 custody hearing, Allen told her he would not object to another adoption so long as she would agree | features Grammy Award Winner Trumpeter Roy Hargrove. This is the first vocal tribute of its kind to the great Jazz giant. Allen has also written the musical “Satchmo” together with the help of actor Clarke Peters with a debut show in Melbourne, Australia. Gwyn made his debut American performance at the Louis Armstrong Museum House on Louis’ birthday and Independence Day, 4 July 2010. As a result, the Album “I Love Louis” has now been made part of the Louis Armstrong achieves. He has worked as a | 3,983 | triviaqa-train |
In 1984 how was the baby who received the heart of a baboon known? | Baby Fae
Stephanie Fae Beauclair (October 14, 1984 – November 15, 1984), better known as Baby Fae, was an American infant born in 1984 with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. She became the first infant subject of a xenotransplant procedure and first successful infant heart transplant, receiving the heart of a baboon. Though she died within a month of the procedure, she lived weeks longer than any previous recipient of a non-human heart.
Procedure.
The procedure, performed by Leonard L. Bailey at Loma | Beau Brummell (disambiguation)
Beau Brummell (1778-1840) was an arbiter of fashion in Regency England.
Beau Brummell may also refer to:
- "Beau Brummel" (1913 film), a 1913 silent short film directed by and starring James Young
- "Beau Brummel" (1924 film), a silent film about the man
- "Beau Brummell" (1954 film), a 1954 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film biography
- "", a 2006 TV film produced by | 3,984 | triviaqa-train |
Which daughter of the last Tsar of Russia was said to have escaped to America? | Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (; – July 17, 1918) was the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last sovereign of Imperial Russia, and his wife, Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna.
Anastasia was the younger sister of Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, and Maria, and was the elder sister of Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia. She was murdered with her family by a group of Bolsheviks in Yekaterinburg on July 17, 1918.
Persistent rumors of her possible escape circulated | site, to unite the buildings of different architectural styles already there.
At the personal request of his successor Alexander II, Nicholas was represented as a prancing knight, "in the military outfit in which the late tsar was most majestic". Around the base are allegorical statues modelled on Nicholas I's daughters and personifying virtues. The statue faces Saint Isaac's Cathedral, with the horse's posterior turned to the Mariinsky Palace of Nicholas's daughter, Grand Duchess Maria Nikolayevna of Russia. This was said to have caused the | 3,985 | triviaqa-train |
Which soul singer is Whitney Houston's god mother? | Drinkard) Houston. Her elder brother Michael is a singer, and her elder half-brother is former basketball player Gary Garland. Her parents were both African American. Through her mother, Houston was a first cousin of singers Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick. Her godmother was Darlene Love and her honorary aunt was Aretha Franklin, whom she met at age 8 or 9 when her mother took her to a recording studio. Houston was raised a Baptist, but was also exposed to the Pentecostal church. After the 1967 Newark | in Rochester, a suburb in the Pittsburgh area. Her mother later remarried and had one more child. After years of estrangement, Aguilera expressed interest in reconciling with her father in 2012.
As a child, Aguilera was drawn to soul and blues records her grandmother bought and would practice singing, which earned her a reputation as "the little girl with the big voice" in her neighborhood. She aspired to be a singer, and won her first talent show at age eight with a rendition of Whitney Houston's " | 3,986 | triviaqa-train |
Which Russian-born American wrote I, Robot? | I, Robot (short story)
"I, Robot" is a science fiction short story by Eando Binder (nom de plume for Earl and Otto Binder), part of a series about a robot named Adam Link. It was published in the January 1939 issue of "Amazing Stories", well before the related and better-known book "I, Robot" (1950), a collection of short stories, by Isaac Asimov. Asimov was heavily influenced by the Binder short story.
Plot. | Akiva Goldsman
Akiva J. Goldsman (born July 7, 1962) is an American film and television writer, director, and producer known for his work on blockbuster motion pictures and adaptations of popular novels.
Goldsman's filmography as a screenwriter includes "Batman Forever" and its sequel "Batman & Robin"; "I, Robot"; "I Am Legend"; "Cinderella Man," and numerous rewrites that are both credited and uncredited. He also wrote more than a dozen episodes for the science fiction television | 3,987 | triviaqa-train |
In which state were Bonnie & Clyde killed? | police officers and several civilians. They were killed in May 1934, during an ambush by law officers near Gibsland, Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
The portrayal in the press of Bonnie and Clyde was sometimes at odds with the reality of their life on the road, especially for Parker. She was present at 100 or more felonies during the two years that she was Barrow's companion, although she was not the cigar-smoking, machine gun-wielding killer depicted in the newspapers, newsreels, and pulp detective magazines of | led raid in which Bonnie and Clyde were killed
- Roy Hazelwood (1938–2016), FBI profiler
- Ted Hinton (1904–1977), deputy sheriff involved in raid in which Bonnie and Clyde were killed
- Joaquin Jackson (1935–2016), Texas Ranger, author, actor
- John B. Jones (1834–1881), captain of Texas Rangers Frontier Battalion
- Darrell Lunsford (1943–1991), was murdered while arresting drug suspects
- Ramiro Martinez (born 1937), police officer involved in killing of sniper Charles Whitman | 3,988 | triviaqa-train |
Which Biblical name does Boris Becker's older son have? | ascribed to the prophet Enoch, the great-grandfather of the patriarch Noah. They are not part of the biblical canon used by Jews, apart from Beta Israel. Most Christian denominations and traditions may accept the Books of Enoch as having some historical or theological interest or significance. It has been observed that part of the Book of Enoch is quoted in the Epistle of Jude (part of the New Testament) but Christian denominations generally regard the Books of Enoch as non-canonical or non-inspired. However, the Enoch | alike, having many variant forms in other languages.
The "Benjamin of the family" is a phrase used in several languages to refer to the youngest son—especially when he is much younger than his brothers. Sometimes the name is chosen for a son born to mature parents unlikely to have more children, especially if he has several older siblings. Both of these usages derive from the biblical son of Jacob of that name, who occupied that position in his family. In some languages, by extension, it is | 3,989 | triviaqa-train |
President Kennedy was shot on 22nd November; what day was Lee Harvey Oswald shot? | Lee Harvey Oswald
Lee Harvey Oswald (October 18, 1939 – November 24, 1963) was an American Marxist and former U.S. Marine who assassinated United States President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Oswald was honorably released from active duty in the Marine Corps into the reserve and defected to the Soviet Union in October 1959. He lived in the Belarusian city of Minsk until June 1962, when he returned to the United States with his Russian wife, Marina, and eventually settled in Dallas. Five government investigations concluded | - Lee Harvey Oswald, assassin of John F. Kennedy, is shot dead by Jack Ruby in Dallas, an event seen on live national television.
- Vietnam War: New U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson confirms that the United States intends to continue supporting South Vietnam militarily and economically.
- November 25 – State funeral of John F. Kennedy: President Kennedy is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Schools around the nation cancel classes that day; millions watch the funeral on live international television. Lee Harvey Oswald's funeral takes | 3,990 | triviaqa-train |
Who founded General Motors in 1908? | ) and Electronic Data Systems (information technology).
1908–1929.
General Motors was capitalized by William C. Durant on September 16, 1908 as a holding company. The next day it purchased Buick Motor Company, and rapidly acquired more than twenty companies including Oldsmobile, Cadillac, Oakland, now known as Pontiac, and McLaughlin of Canada. Dr. Campbell, Durant's son-in-law, put 1,000,000 shares on the stock market in Chicago Buick (then controlled by Durant).
Durant's earlier company, the | . Students in the community attend public schools in the Red Clay Consolidated School District. Belvedere is near a Delaware Army National Guard armory and the former Wilmington Assembly plant used by General Motors. The community has five churches. The Belvedere State Service Center is located in the community, and is home to the Belvedere Senior Center, an art studio, gymnasium, and a state service center that offers social services.
Belvedere was founded in 1908 as a community that housed African Americans who worked in nearby factories. In recent years | 3,991 | triviaqa-train |
What was Clive Sinclair's personal transport vehicle called? | the Sinclair C5, a battery electric vehicle that was also a commercial failure. Since then Sinclair has concentrated on personal transport, including the A-bike, a folding bicycle for commuters that weighs and folds down small enough to be carried on public transport.
Early life, family and education.
Sinclair's father and grandfather were engineers; both had been apprentices at Vickers the shipbuilders. His grandfather George Sinclair was an innovative naval architect who got the "paravane", a mine sweeping device, to work. George | Dave Sinclair (Matching Mole and Camel keyboardist) and Clive Edwards (Pat Travers, UFO and Wild Horses drummer) and guitarist Taff William (Bonnie Tyler and Eyes of Blue). Neil ran into Jethro Tull's road manager at Chrysalis and he told him of a great new studio in Miami. Neil called the studio and made arrangements to take his new group there to record the new album. Dureco refused to pay the bill to fly Dave Sinclair's custom Hammond organ to Miami. Dave wouldn't record without his personal | 3,992 | triviaqa-train |
Who is Julian Lennon's step-mother? | watercolor painting of his friend, Lucy O'Donnell, from nursery school, surrounded by stars. Another composition of his father inspired by him was the lullaby "Good Night", the closing song of "The Beatles" (also known as The White Album). In 1967, he attended the set of the Beatles' film "Magical Mystery Tour".
When Julian was five years old in 1968, his parents divorced following his father's infidelity with Japanese multimedia artist Yoko Ono. John Lennon married Ono on 20 March | the hell he was doing," Julian said. "That’s the reason I haven’t had children yet. I didn’t want to do the same thing. No, I’m not ready. I want to know who I am first.”
In commemoration of John Lennon's 70th birthday and as a statement for peace, Lennon and his mother, Cynthia, unveiled the John Lennon Peace Monument in his home town of Liverpool, on 9 October 2010.
He now resides in Monaco.
Lennon remains | 3,993 | triviaqa-train |
Which American contralto was the first black singe to appear at the Metropolitan Opera? | music critics complained of a lack of great conducting during his regime, even though such eminent conductors as Fritz Stiedry, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Erich Leinsdorf, Fritz Reiner, and Karl Böhm appeared frequently in the 1950s and '60s.
Among the most significant achievements of Bing's tenure was the opening of the Met's artistic roster to include singers of color. Marian Anderson's historic 1955 debut was followed by the introduction of a gifted generation of African American artists led by Leontyne Price (who inaugurated the new house at Lincoln Center | Gwendolyn Killebrew
Gwendolyn Killebrew (born August 26, 1939) is an American operatic contralto who has worked in Germany and internationally, including the Metropolitan Opera and the Bayreuth Festival.
Career.
Killebrew studied first piano and horn, and worked as a music teacher and music therapist. She studied voice at the Juilliard School in New York with Hans Heinz and Christopher West. She won a competition in Belgium in 1966 and was a winner in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions the same year. She was engaged at the | 3,994 | triviaqa-train |
Which university did Tony Blair and Bill Clinton both attend in their younger days? | Leaving Fettes College at the age of eighteen, Blair next spent a year in London attempting to find fame as a rock music promoter.
In 1972, at the age of nineteen, Blair enrolled for university at St John's College, Oxford, reading Jurisprudence for three years. As a student, he played guitar and sang in a rock band called Ugly Rumours, and performed some stand-up comedy, including parodying James T. Kirk as a character named "Captain Kink". He was influenced by fellow student | did not get on especially well.
Peaks in the Special Relationship include the bonds between Harold Macmillan (who like Churchill had an American mother) and John F. Kennedy; between James Callaghan and Jimmy Carter, who were close personal friends despite their differences in personality; between Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan; and more recently between Tony Blair and both Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. Nadirs have included Dwight D. Eisenhower's opposition to U.K. operations in Suez under Anthony Eden and Harold Wilson's refusal to enter the war in Vietnam | 3,995 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of Paul and Linda McCartney's only son? | way the press had treated Linda: "She got the same kind of insults, hatred, absolute garbage thrown at her for no reason whatsoever other than she fell in love with Paul McCartney."
During their 29-year marriage, the McCartneys had four children: she brought her daughter Heather from her first marriage (whom Paul later formally adopted), and together the couple had Mary (b. 1969), Stella (b. 1971), and James McCartney (b. 1977).
They sometimes went to his farmhouse retreat | in 1989; the couple divorced in 2000. They had two children. Pang remains in touch with some of the people from her time with Lennon, and Paul McCartney invited her to Linda McCartney's memorial service. She was an invited guest at The Concert for George in 2002 and remained close to Cynthia Lennon and Lennon's first son, Julian Lennon.
Although having no contact for 20 years, on October 9, 2006 Pang accidentally met Ono in Iceland, on what would have been Lennon's 66th birthday. Ono | 3,996 | triviaqa-train |
Who won the first men's US Tennis Open, in 1968? | $100,000. Arthur Ashe and Virginia Wade won the singles titles. Ashe was still registered as an amateur and therefore not entitled to the $14,000 first-prize money, which instead went to runner-up Tom Okker, while Wade earned $6,000. Frank Parker, at the age of 52, lost to eventual champion Arthur Ashe in the second round, and still holds the record for the oldest man to compete in a Grand Slam singles tournament.
Finals.
Finals Men's singles.
Arthur Ashe defeated | first won the men's single wheelchair event at the Australian Open in 1996. That same year, he also won the men's doubles with his partner, Mick Connell. He won his first British Open in 1995.
Tennis career British Open.
Hall won seven British Opens in the men's singles wheelchair event.
Tennis career Japan Open.
He won the Japan Open eight times.
Tennis career US Open.
Hall won eight US Opens in the men's singles wheelchair event. Six of these wins were between | 3,997 | triviaqa-train |
Timothy McVeigh was convicted for which bombing? | relatives of the victims could witness his death. McVeigh's execution was the first federal execution in 38 years.
Trials and sentencing of the conspirators Terry Nichols.
Nichols stood trial twice. He was first tried by the federal government in 1997 and found guilty of conspiring to build a weapon of mass destruction and of eight counts of involuntary manslaughter of federal officers. After he was sentenced on June 4, 1998 to life without parole, the State of Oklahoma in 2000 sought a death-penalty conviction on 161 counts | Humularia
Humularia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic "Dalbergia" clade of the Dalbergieae.
Species.
"Humularia" comprises the following species:
- "Humularia affinis"
- "Humularia anceps"
- "Humularia apiculata"
- "Humularia bequaertii"
- "Humularia bifoliolata"
- "Humularia callensii"
- "Humularia chevalieri"
- "Humularia ciliato-denticulata | 3,998 | triviaqa-train |
Who was Oliver North's secretary during the Irangate scandal? | , or any affair, the President (or in this case the administration) could carry on by seeking alternative means of funding such as private entities and foreign governments. Funding from one foreign country, Brunei, was botched when North's secretary, Fawn Hall, transposed the numbers of North's Swiss bank account number. A Swiss businessman, suddenly $10 million richer, alerted the authorities of the mistake. The money was eventually returned to the Sultan of Brunei, with interest.
On 7 January 1986, John Poindexter | .
Involvement in Iran-Contra.
Hall was detached from the Navy to work at the National Security Council on February 26, 1983, to work for Oliver North. She worked for North until she was fired on November 25, 1986, at the height of the scandal. Hall's mother, Wilma Hall, was secretary to Robert McFarlane, Reagan's national security advisor, North's superior and a major player in the Iran-Contra affair.
In one mishap, Hall transposed the digits of a Swiss | 3,999 | triviaqa-train |
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