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In America, what became the 49th state to enter the union in 1959? | Alaskan Little Diomede Island are only apart. Alaska has a longer coastline than all the other U.S. states combined.
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by total area at , over twice the size of Texas, the next largest state. Alaska is larger than all but 18 sovereign countries. Counting territorial waters, Alaska is larger than the combined area of the next three largest states: Texas, California, and Montana. It is also larger than the combined area of the 22 smallest U.S. states.
Geography Regions | Astronaut-politician
Astronaut-politicians are those individuals who have entered politics after traveling to space as an astronaut. Even with the increasing number of individuals who have flown in space, astronauts still maintain a wide degree of public recognition, and those interested in pursuing a career in politics have been able to take advantage of their renown to enter politics at higher levels of elected office.
America.
America United States.
American John Glenn, one of the Mercury Seven selected in 1959 by NASA became the first American astronaut | 4,600 | triviaqa-train |
In which city is Marco Polo airport? | Venice Marco Polo Airport
Venice Marco Polo Airport is the international airport of Venice, Italy. It is located on the mainland north of the city in Tessera, a "Frazione" of the Comune of Venice nearest to Mestre. Due to the importance of Venice as a leisure destination, it features flights to many European metropolitan areas as well as some partly seasonal long-haul routes to the United States, Canada, South Korea and the Middle East. The airport handled 11,184,608 passengers in 2018, making it the fourth busiest | The Marco Polo Club from 1 January 2007. Existing Elite members were offered similar membership by The Marco Polo Club. On 1 August 2007, the airline opened a joint regional office with Cathay Pacific in Beijing, that featured a dedicated area for the airline and its parent, and joined the Oneworld alliance as an affiliated member on 1 November, which its parent is a founding member. In addition, they opened the first airline-branded arrival lounge, "The Arrival", at Hong Kong International Airport on 1 October 2008 | 4,601 | triviaqa-train |
Behind Russia, what is the second largest country in Europe? | in the world and the second largest city in Europe; other major cities include Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg and Nizhny Novgorod. Extending across the entirety of Northern Asia and much of Eastern Europe, Russia spans eleven time zones and incorporates a wide range of environments and landforms. From northwest to southeast, Russia shares land borders with Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland (both with Kaliningrad Oblast), Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia and North Korea. It shares | , German colonial expansion in Asia and the Pacific (Kiauchau in China, Tientsin in China, the Marianas, the Caroline Islands, Samoa) led to frictions with the UK, Russia, Japan, and the US. The largest colonial enterprises were in Africa, where the Herero Wars in what is now Namibia in 1906–07 resulted in the Herero and Namaqua Genocide
History Bismarck era Foreign policy Economy.
By 1900, Germany became the largest economy in Europe and the second largest in the world behind the United States. Previously, the United | 4,602 | triviaqa-train |
Which of the four main Balearic Islands is closest to Spain? | . Other main airports are located in Majorca (23 million passengers), Málaga (13 million passengers), Las Palmas (Gran Canaria) (11 million passengers), Alicante (10 million passengers) and smaller, with the number of passengers between 4 and 10 million, for example Tenerife (two airports), Valencia, Seville, Bilbao, Ibiza, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura. Also, more than 30 airports with the number of passengers below 4 million.
Economy Science and technology.
In the | A main reason for illegal building permits, corruption and black market construction is that communities have few ways to finance themselves other than through permits. The former mayor was incarcerated since 2009 after being prosecuted for taking bribes to permit illegal housebuilding.
Economy Top 10 arrivals by nationality.
Data from Institute of Statistics of Balearic Islands
Politics and government.
Politics and government Regional government.
The Balearic Islands, of which Mallorca forms part, are one of the autonomous communities of Spain. As a whole, they are currently governed | 4,603 | triviaqa-train |
In which American state is Cape Canaveral, a launching site for space travel? | Cape Canaveral
Cape Canaveral, from the Spanish "Cabo Cañaveral", is a cape in Brevard County, Florida, United States, near the center of the state's Atlantic coast. Known as Cape Kennedy from 1963 to 1973, it lies east of Merritt Island, separated from it by the Banana River. It was discovered by the Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León in 1513.
It is part of a region known as the Space Coast, and is the site of the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Since | .
See also.
- List of Cape Canaveral and Merritt Island launch sites
External links.
- Patrick Air Force Base
- Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Virtual Tour
- Air Force Space and Missile Museum Web site
- "Cape Canaveral Lighthouse Shines Again" article and video interview about the lighthouse
- Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms, a National Park Service "Discover Our Shared Heritage" Travel Itinerary
- Key Events in Apollo
- The Launch Pads of Cape Canaveral | 4,604 | triviaqa-train |
What is the largest country in Africa? | the western regions to central Sudan. The most powerful of these states were Ghana, Gao, and the Kanem-Bornu Empire. Ghana declined in the eleventh century, but was succeeded by the Mali Empire which consolidated much of western Sudan in the thirteenth century. Kanem accepted Islam in the eleventh century.
In the forested regions of the West African coast, independent kingdoms grew with little influence from the Muslim north. The Kingdom of Nri was established around the ninth century and was one of the first. It is also | organizations. However, what soon followed was a mass immigration to the safety and white rule of South Africa, which is the African country known to have the largest white population, currently with 1,755,100 British-South Africans. When apartheid first started most British-South Africans were mostly keen on keeping and even strengthening its ties with the United Kingdom. However, they were largely outnumbered by the Afrikaners, who preferred a republic, and in a referendum voted to abolish the monarchy.
British diaspora in Africa South Africa and the Cape | 4,605 | triviaqa-train |
Which bridge is the subject of Hart Crane's The bridge? | The Bridge (long poem)
The Bridge, first published in 1930 by the Black Sun Press, is Hart Crane's first, and only, attempt at a long poem. (Its primary status as either an epic or a series of lyrical poems remains contested; recent criticism tends to read it as a hybrid, perhaps indicative of a new genre, the "modernist epic.")
"The Bridge" was inspired by New York City's "poetry landmark", the Brooklyn Bridge. Crane lived for | a heartbeat if the devil promised, when arisen, Hart would have to go straight into A.A."
Beyond poetry, Crane's suicide inspired several works of art by noted artist Jasper Johns, including "Periscope," "Land's End," and "Diver," the "Symphony for Three Orchestras" by Elliott Carter (inspired by the "Bridge") and the painting by Marsden Hartley "Eight Bells' Folly, Memorial for Hart Crane."
Depictions.
Crane is the subject of "The | 4,606 | triviaqa-train |
Who is credited with inventing the Tarzan yodel? | Tarzan yell is the yodel-like call of the character Tarzan, as portrayed by actor Johnny Weissmuller in the films based on the character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, starting with "Tarzan the Ape Man" (1932). The yell was a creation of the movies, based on what Burroughs described in his books as "the victory cry of the bull ape." Carol Burnett has been associated with the Tarzan yell ever since doing it on her TV show that started in 1967 and ran for 11 years. This | adventure novel. Indeed, Rider Haggard is credited with inventing the romance of archaeological exploration which began in "King Solomon's Mines" and crystallised in "She". One of the most notable modern forms of this genre is the "Indiana Jones" movie series, as well as the Tarzan novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs and recently Alan Moore's "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" (2000). In such fictional narratives the explorer is the hero, with the drama unfolding as they are cast into "the nostrum of | 4,607 | triviaqa-train |
In which state do most Cree Indians live in the USA? | Cree
The Cree (, , etc; ) are one of the largest groups of First Nations in North America.
In Canada, over 350,000 people are Cree or have Cree ancestry. The major proportion of Cree in Canada live north and west of Lake Superior, in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Northwest Territories. About 27,000 live in Quebec.
In the United States, Cree people historically lived from Lake Superior westward. Today, they live mostly in Montana, where they share the Rocky Boy | Canada(19.8). The name CRIE also occurs in France but is probably "Rare" in that country.
Distribution of the name.
Based on 1881 Census records, the name Cree was of Medium Frequency in ten British counties, of which nine are in Scotland, headed by Ayrshire and Perthshire. Dunbartonshire is next and Nottinghamshire (the only English county in the top ten) fourth. Census data for Ireland is not available but we know that most Irish Cree families live in County Down. Data for the USA suggests | 4,608 | triviaqa-train |
Out of 11 series of prime time seasons how many times did Happy days make the Nielsen Top Twenty? | NCIS (TV series)
NCIS is an American action police procedural television series, revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. The concept and characters were initially introduced in two episodes of the CBS series "JAG" (season eight episodes 20 and 21: "Ice Queen" and "Meltdown"). The show, a spin-off from "JAG", premiered on September 23, 2003, on CBS. To date it has aired sixteen full seasons and has gone into | in 1975, thus forcing him to come up with a way to save the show he tried to kill the year before. After having knocked "Happy Days" out of the top 20 programs on television his last year at CBS, Silverman had the series at the top of the Nielsen ratings by 1977 (see below). "Good Times" was later cancelled in 1979.
- Ron Howard later revealed that many of the exterior scenes filmed in "Happy Days" were actually shot in Munster, Indiana. | 4,609 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the novel Watership Down? | Watership Down
Watership Down is a survival and adventure novel by English author Richard Adams, published by Rex Collings Ltd of London in 1972. Set in southern England, around Hampshire, the story features a small group of rabbits. Although they live in their natural wild environment, with burrows, they are anthropomorphised, possessing their own culture, language, proverbs, poetry, and mythology. Evoking epic themes, the novel follows the rabbits as they escape the destruction of their warren and seek a place to establish a new home | science fiction today. I simply could not put this book down.”
In his review for Best E-Books, Ken Korczak wrote "Readers who dare enter the realm of Prophets of the Ghost Ants should be prepared to be carried off, as if by a giant swarm of locusts, to a world of epic fantasy that rivals Lord of the Rings and is on par with the likes of Dune or Watership Down.”
Illustrated Version.
An illustrated version of Part One of the novel by Carlton and | 4,610 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the Prime Minister of Australia from 1983 - 1991? | Bob Hawke
Robert James Lee Hawke, (9 December 1929 – 16 May 2019) was an Australian politician who served as Prime Minister of Australia and Leader of the Labor Party from 1983 to 1991. He was also Member of Parliament (MP) for Wills from 1980 to 1992.
Hawke was born in Bordertown, South Australia. He attended the University of Western Australia and went on to study at University College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. In 1956, Hawke joined the Australian Council of Trade Unions ( | Paul Keating
Paul John Keating (born 18 January 1944) is an Australian politician who served as the 24th Prime Minister of Australia and the Leader of the Labor Party from 1991 to 1996. He had previously served as Treasurer in the Hawke Government from 1983 to 1991.
Keating was born in Sydney and left school at the age of 14. He joined the Labor Party at a young age, serving a term as state president of Young Labor and working as a research assistant for a trade union. Keating was elected | 4,611 | triviaqa-train |
On which river was the Kariba Dam built? | that happened, a tsunami-like wall of water would rip through the Zambezi valley, reaching the Mozambique border within eight hours. The torrent would overwhelm Mozambique's Cahora Bassa Dam and knock out 40% of southern Africa's hydroelectric capacity. Along with the devastation of wildlife in the valley, the Zambezi River Authority estimates that the lives of 3.5 million people are at risk.”
In June 2015 The Institute of Risk Management South Africa completed a Risk Research Report entitled "Impact of the failure of the Kariba Dam" | Kariba (District)
Kariba is a district and constituency on the shores of Lake Kariba in the Mashonaland West Province of northern Zimbabwe, along the border with Zambia. The constituency comprises 12 rural wards or municipalities in Kariba Rural, also known as Nyaminyami Rural District, and 9 urban wards in Kariba Town, the district capital. The district's total population was just under 60,000 in 2011. Kariba town was built to house the workers who built Kariba Dam, which was completed in 1960 to supply Zimbabwe and Zambia with hydroelectric | 4,612 | triviaqa-train |
Detroit born Diana Earle became famous under which name? | . Fortune, which also released country, gospel and rockabilly LPs and 45s, laid the groundwork for Motown, which became Detroit's most legendary record label.
Berry Gordy, Jr. founded Motown Records which rose to prominence during the 1960s and early 1970s with acts such as Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Diana Ross & The Supremes, the Jackson 5, Martha and the Vandellas, The Spinners, Gladys Knight & the Pips, The Marvelettes, The Elgins, The Monitors | on a T-shirt. The (initially hypothetical) first lineup consisted of Beahm (then known as Bobby Pyn, and later as Darby Crash) on vocals, Ruthenberg (under the name Pat Smear) on guitar, an early member named "Dinky" (Diana Grant) on bass, and Michelle Baer playing drums. This lineup never played in front of a live audience.
In April 1976, the band added Lorna Doom (born Teresa Ryan) on bass, with transitional member Dottie Danger (later famous | 4,613 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote God Bless America? | God Bless America
"God Bless America" is an American patriotic song written by Irving Berlin during World War I in 1918 and revised by him in the run up to World War II in 1938. The later version has notably been recorded by Kate Smith, becoming her signature song.
"God Bless America" takes the form of a prayer (intro lyrics "as we raise our voices, in a solemn prayer") for God's blessing and peace for the nation ("...stand beside her and guide | Penn. On 4 March 1681, the King signed the charter and the following day Penn jubilantly wrote, "It is a clear and just thing, and my God who has given it to me through many difficulties, will, I believe, bless and make it the seed of a nation." Penn then traveled to America and while there, he negotiated Pennsylvania's first land-purchase survey with the Lenape Indian tribe. Penn purchased the first tract of land under a white oak tree at Graystones on 15 July 1682 | 4,614 | triviaqa-train |
What was Sean Penn's first movie? | Sean Penn
Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama "Mystic River" (2003) and the biopic "Milk" (2008).
Penn began his acting career in television, with a brief appearance in episode 112 of "Little House on the Prairie," December 4, 1974, and directed by his father Leo Penn. Following his film debut in the drama "Taps" ( | the other hand, the "Los Angeles Times" reviewed it positively as a "most inviting and accessible film that turns upon a mental condition that most people would prefer not to think about." The "San Francisco Chronicle" commended Sean Penn for his performance: "Penn's accuracy, his lack of condescension or sentiment, and his willingness to inhabit his character without any implicit commentary take what might have been the equivalent of an inflated TV movie and elevate it to the level of art." "The New Yorker | 4,615 | triviaqa-train |
Who had and 80s NO 1 with The Tide is High? | The Tide Is High
"The Tide Is High" is a 1966 song written by John Holt, originally produced by Duke Reid and performed by the Jamaican group The Paragons, with Holt as lead singer. The song gained international attention in 1980, when a version by the American band Blondie became a US/UK number one hit. The British girl group Atomic Kitten also had a number one hit with their version of the song in 2002, while Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall had a minor hit with his interpretation in 2008 | 1991 is also the year CCM, or contemporary Christian music, reaches a new peak. Amy Grant, who had already crossed back and forth between CCM and Contemporary Pop in the mid-80s, achieves her first solo No. 1 hit on the pop charts with the hit single "Baby Baby," becoming the first single by a CCM artist to reach No. 1 (despite the fact the song was a pop song and was void of any Christian references). Another single, "That's What Love Is For, | 4,616 | triviaqa-train |
In which Bond film did Britt Ekland appear? | Bond girl in "The Man with the Golden Gun" (1974).
Her high-profile social life and her 1964 marriage to actor Peter Sellers attracted considerable press attention, leading to her being one of the most photographed celebrities in the world during the 1970s.
Early life.
Ekland was born Britt-Marie Eklund in Stockholm, Sweden to Maj Britt, a secretary, and Sven Axel Eklund, who ran an upscale clothing store in Stockholm and was captain of the Swedish national curling team. Ekland's | Lee noted that Fleming was a forgetful man and by the time he mentioned this to Broccoli and Saltzman they had cast Joseph Wiseman in the part. Due to filming on location in Bangkok, his role in the film affected Lee's work the following year, as director Ken Russell was unable to sign Lee to play The Specialist in the 1975 film "Tommy", a part eventually given to Jack Nicholson.
Two Swedish models were cast as the Bond girls, Britt Ekland and Maud Adams. Ekland had been interested in | 4,617 | triviaqa-train |
What is Mick Jagger's middle name? | Mick Jagger
Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, and film producer who gained worldwide fame as the lead singer and one of the founder members of the Rolling Stones. Jagger's career has spanned over five decades, and he has been described as "one of the most popular and influential frontmen in the history of rock & roll". His distinctive voice and energetic live performances, along with Keith Richards' guitar style, have been the trademark of the Rolling | Aegrotocatellus
Aegrotocatellus is a genus of trilobite in the order Phacopida, which existed in what is now Nunavut, Canada. It was named by Adrain and Edgecombe in 1995, and the type species is "Aegrotocatellus jaggeri", a species named after British musician Mick Jagger.
See also.
- "Anomphalus jaggerius" – snail named after Mick Jagger
- "Jaggermeryx naida" or Jagger's water nymph, extinct species of semiaquatic anthracothere named after Jagger
- "Perirehaedulus richardsi" a species of prehistoric trilobite named | 4,618 | triviaqa-train |
Boxer Jack Dempsey hailed from which state? | gate.
Dempsey is ranked tenth on "The Ring" magazine's list of all-time heavyweights and seventh among its Top 100 Greatest Punchers, while in 1950 the Associated Press voted him as the greatest fighter of the past 50 years. He is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, and was in the previous Boxing Hall of Fame.
Early life and career.
Born William Harrison Dempsey in Manassa, Colorado, he grew up in a poor family in Colorado, West Virginia, and Utah | Daredevil Jack
Daredevil Jack is a 1920 American silent action film serial directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey. An incomplete copy of the film is housed in the UCLA Film and Television Archive. The supporting cast features Lon Chaney, Edgar Kennedy, and Bull Montana. This was the first of 23 films, many of them short subjects, in which the iconic boxer Dempsey appeared, usually as the top-billed leading man.
Cast.
- Jack Dempsey as Jack Derry
- Josie | 4,619 | triviaqa-train |
Which British liner was sunk by a German submarine in 1915? | at sea were reexamined following the incident. Two years later, in 1914, sank in the Saint Lawrence River after colliding with another ship. 1,012 people died.
Among the other famous sinkings are that of RMS "Lusitania" in 1915, which resulted in the loss of 1,198 lives and provoked an international outcry, and that of , which caught fire and sank in the Gulf of Aden in 1932, killing 54 people. In 1956, the sinking of , with the loss of 46 lives, after a collision with | Incident, the commercial British steamship "Falaba" was sunk by a German submarine with the loss of 111 lives, including one American. In early 1915, a German bomb struck an American ship, the "Cushing", and a German submarine torpedoed an American tanker, the "Gulflight". Wilson took the view, based on some reasonable evidence, that both incidents were accidental, and that a settlement of claims could be postponed to the end of the war. A German submarine torpedoed and sank the British ocean liner | 4,620 | triviaqa-train |
Which role as 'the other woman' won Glenn Close her first Oscar nomination? | followed by supporting roles in the films "The Big Chill" (1983) and "The Natural" (1984); all three earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Close went on to establish herself as a leading lady in Hollywood with roles in "Fatal Attraction" (1987) and "Dangerous Liaisons" (1988), both of which earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Close won two more Tony Awards for "Death and the Maiden" in 1992 and | also appeared in the 50-minute drama short "Parklands" (1996), which received an Australian Film Institute (AFI) nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
Blanchett made her feature film debut with a supporting role as an Australian nurse captured by the Japanese Army during World War II, in Bruce Beresford's film "Paradise Road" (1997), which co-starred Glenn Close and Frances McDormand. Her first leading role was as Lucinda Leplastrier in Gillian Armstrong's romantic drama "Oscar and Lucinda" (1997), | 4,621 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the novel The Godfather? | The Godfather
The Godfather is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Albert S. Ruddy, based on Mario Puzo's best-selling novel of the same name. It stars Marlon Brando and Al Pacino as the leaders of a fictional New York crime family. The story, spanning 1945 to 1955, chronicles the family under the patriarch Vito Corleone (Brando), focusing on the transformation of Michael Corleone (Pacino) from reluctant family outsider to ruthless mafia boss.
Paramount Pictures obtained the rights | I said, "Yeah, yeah, but I've got to finish the Gatsby script." And I sent the script in, just in time. It had taken me two or three weeks to complete.
On his commentary track for the DVD release of "The Godfather", Coppola refers to writing the "Gatsby" script, adding "Not that the director paid any attention to it. The script that I wrote did not get made."
William Goldman, who loved the novel, said in | 4,622 | triviaqa-train |
Jack Sharkey was a world champion in which sport? | one Billy Muldoon, whom he knocked out in the first round. By the time of his honorable discharge just short of a month later, he had won a second fight and was already earning write-ups in the Boston papers.
Boxing career.
He took his ring name from his two idols, heavyweight contender Tom Sharkey and heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey. He won an important fight in 1926 over black heavyweight contender Harry Wills, but his first big year was 1927, when he defeated former light heavyweight champ Mike | members of the Ku Klux Klan. By the time of the Louis-Schmeling match, Schmeling was thought of as the final stepping stone to Louis' eventual title bid.
Max Schmeling, on the other hand, was born in Germany, and he had become the first world heavyweight champion to win the title by a disqualification in 1930, against Jack Sharkey, another American. One year later, Schmeling retained his title by a Round 15 knockout against William Stribling. Later Schmeling lost the title in a rematch with Sharkey | 4,623 | triviaqa-train |
What was Marilyn Monroe's last film? | "Some Like It Hot" (1959), a critical and commercial success. Her last completed film was the drama "The Misfits" (1961).
Monroe's troubled private life received much attention. She struggled with substance abuse, depression, and anxiety. Her second and third marriages, to retired baseball star Joe DiMaggio and playwright Arthur Miller, were highly publicized and both ended in divorce. On August 4, 1962, she died at age 36 from an overdose of barbiturates at her home in Los Angeles | the video's script, Carey channeled Marilyn Monroe, one of her icons growing up. During a pool scene, Carey re-enacts a part from Monroe's film "Something's Got to Give" (1962). In an interview with MTV News, Carey spoke of the re-enactment:
That shot was totally and completely inspired by 'Something's Got to Give,' Marilyn Monroe's last movie that never got finished. It's an homage to her, because I've never seen anyone re- | 4,624 | triviaqa-train |
US-born Adulyadej Bhumibol became king of which Asian country? | Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej (; ; ; see full title below; 5 December 1927 – 13 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great in 1987 (officially conferred by King Vajiralongkorn in 2019), was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri dynasty as Rama IX. Reigning since 9 June 1946, he was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-reigning head of state, the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history and the longest-reigning monarch having reigned only as | - the 60th Anniversary of the Royal Institute
- the 60th Anniversary of Thammasat Universary
- the 120th Anniversary of the Privy Council and the Council of State
Commemorative issues Bi-metallic coin.
- FAO's Agricola Medal to the King Bhumibol Adulyadej
- the 50th Anniversary Celebrations of the King Bhumibol Adulyadej's Accession
- IRRI's International Rice Award Medal to the King Bhumibol Adulyadej
- the Centenary of the King Chulalongkorn's Europe visit
- Commemoration of the King Nangklao (Nangklao)
- the 13th Asian | 4,625 | triviaqa-train |
In 1971 Leonard Bernstein wrote a Mass in whose memory? | break with protocol that was commented on at the time. In 1961 Bernstein had conducted at President John F. Kennedy's pre-inaugural gala, and he was an occasional guest in the White House. Years later he conducted at the funeral mass in 1968 for President Kennedy's brother Robert Kennedy, featuring the Adagietto from Mahler's 5th Symphony. Jackie Kennedy famously wrote to Bernstein after the event: "When your Mahler started to fill (but that is the wrong word — because it was more this sensitive trembling) the Cathedral | first performance was September 5, 1971, with 2,200 members of the general public in attendance to see a premiere of Leonard Bernstein's "Mass" in the Opera House, while the Center's official opening took place September 8, 1971, with a formal gala and premiere performance of the Bernstein "Mass". The Concert Hall was inaugurated September 9, 1971, with a performance by the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Antal Doráti. Alberto Ginastera's opera, "Beatrix Cenci" premiered at the Kennedy Center Opera House September | 4,626 | triviaqa-train |
Who had a big 50s No 1 with A Big Hunk O' Love? | influence on subsequent rock music. A decade earlier, Sister Rosetta Tharpe fused gospel and blues, inventing rock ‘n roll electric guitar by developing sophisticated phrasing and licks that served as the basis for the iconic rock guitar style of the 1950s and beyond.
Artists such as Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Bill Haley and His Comets, Bo Diddley, Fats Domino, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Big Joe Turner, and Gene Vincent released the initial rhythm and blues-influenced early rock and roll hits. Rock and | Me," "That's When Your Heartaches Begin," "I Need Your Love Tonight," "A Big Hunk O' Love," "Ain't That Loving You Baby," "(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I," "I Got Stung," and "Ain't That Loving You Baby (Fast Version)"
- Chet Atkins - acoustic rhythm guitar
- Hank Garland - lead guitar on "I Need Your Love Tonight," "A Big Hunk | 4,627 | triviaqa-train |
Whose first hit was Maybellene in 1955? | Maybellene
"Maybellene" was one of the first rock and roll songs. It was written and recorded in 1955 by Chuck Berry, adapted in part from the Western swing fiddle tune "Ida Red". Berry's song told the story of a hot rod race and a broken romance, the lyrics describing a man driving a V8 Ford and chasing his unfaithful girlfriend in her Cadillac Coupe DeVille. It was released in July 1955 as a single by Chess Records, of Chicago, Illinois. Berry's first single and his | the small record label, Spire Records in Fresno. The track was "Lonesome Cabin Blues". Shortly after that, he had a national hit on Specialty Records with "One Room Country Shack", now considered a blues standard. After that success, he was able to start working as a musician full-time, and he toured with the jump blues band of Big Jay McNeely.
A half dozen tracks recorded for the Flair Records label in 1955, included "Come Back Maybellene," a sequel to Chuck | 4,628 | triviaqa-train |
What goes after Love Will Never Do on Janet Jackson's 1990 hit? | Love Will Never Do (Without You)
"Love Will Never Do (Without You)" is a song recorded by American singer Janet Jackson, recorded for her fourth studio album "Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814" (1989). It was written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. The song was released as the seventh single from the album on October 2, 1990, by A&M Records. It topped the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart for one week and the "Radio & Records" airplay | she lip-synced to the song. Yet there was something genuinely appealing about the image it conveyed, something that made viewers want to see the thing again". It received a nomination for Best Female Video at the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards, but lost to Janet Jackson's "Love Will Never Do".
It's available on the 1992 VHS "The Heart in Motion Video Collection" and 2004 DVD "Greatest Videos 1986-2004". A live performance is available on the 2006 DVD "Time Again | 4,629 | triviaqa-train |
Which Gloria co-founded Ms magazine? | Ms. (magazine)
Ms. is an American liberal feminist magazine co-founded by second-wave feminists and sociopolitical activists Gloria Steinem and Dorothy Pitman Hughes. Its founding editors were Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Mary Thom, Patricia Carbine, Joanne Edgar, Nina Finkelstein, and Mary Peacock. "Ms." first appeared in 1971 as an insert in "New York" magazine. The first stand-alone issue appeared in January 1972, with funding from "New York" editor Clay Felker. From July 1972 until 1987, it | War Music
War Music may refer to:
- "War Music" (composition), a 2015 musical composition by James Ledger
- War Music (poem), a project of British poet Christopher Logue
- "War Music" (Slim the Mobster album)
- "War Music" (Vampire Rodents album)
See also.
- War song | 4,630 | triviaqa-train |
A Fistfull of Dollars was filmed on location in which country? | A Fistful of Dollars
A Fistful of Dollars ( titled on-screen as Fistful of Dollars) is a 1964 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood in his first leading role, alongside Gian Maria Volonté, Marianne Koch, Wolfgang Lukschy, Sieghardt Rupp, José Calvo, Antonio Prieto, and Joseph Egger. The film, an international co-production between Italy, West Germany, and Spain, was filmed on a low budget (reported to be $200,000), and Eastwood was paid $15,000 | , the first thing he saw was Golan filming the uncut "Paradise Day" sequence that took a million dollars alone to make: "He was shooting this part that never ended up on the screen because it was terrible. It was terrible. There was like 15 dinosaurs on the set. I couldn't believe my eyes." The scene was filmed at an exterior location at CCC Film's Filmatelier Haselhorst, a studio which was also used as the location for Boogalow's penthouse. Joss Ackland, who portrayed Mr. Topps | 4,631 | triviaqa-train |
Which country lies immediately to the south of Estonia? | Estonia
Estonia ( ), officially the Republic of Estonia (), is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland with Finland on the other side, to the west by the Baltic Sea with Sweden on the other side, to the south by Latvia (343 km), and to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia (338.6 km). The territory of Estonia consists of a mainland and 2,222 islands in the Baltic Sea, covering a total area of | Suurlaid
Suurlaid () is a small island in the Baltic Sea belonging to the country of Estonia. Its coordinates are
Suurlaid lies just off south coast of the Estonian island of Muhu. Together Muhu and neighbouring islands Viirelaid, Võilaid it forms Muhu Parish (Estonian: "Muhu vald"), the rural municipality within Saare County, Estonia. The nearest populated settlement is the village of Pädaste, which lies on the southern coast of Muhu.
The island has a total area of 1.9 km and is very | 4,632 | triviaqa-train |
In which year was the University of Alaska Anchorage founded? | the ability to complete certain PhD programs through cooperating universities through its Graduate Division. As of May 2012, the university is accredited to confer doctoral degrees. UAA is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. In 2019, UAA's School of Education lost its accreditation from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation.
History.
In 1954, the Anchorage Community College (ACC) was founded and began offering evening classes to 414 students at Elmendorf Air Force Base. In 1962, the ACC, and other | :
In 1983, Duke University School of Law took over the publication of the "Alaska Law Review" from UCLA. The following year, residents of Kenai founded the unaccredited Alaska Common Law School. The school offered a two-year program enabling students to represent themselves before Alaskan courts, with graduates receiving pre-law certificates. In June 1989, the University of Alaska Anchorage established a paralegal certificate program. In 1994 the University of Alaska Anchorage and Alaska Academy of Trial Lawyers sponsored a weekly Community Law School course at | 4,633 | triviaqa-train |
What star sign is shared by peter Gabriel and Stevie Wonder? | Astrological sign
In Western astrology, astrological signs are the twelve 30° sectors of the ecliptic, starting at the vernal equinox (one of the intersections of the ecliptic with the celestial equator), also known as the First Point of Aries. The order of the astrological signs is Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces. Each sector is named for a constellation it passes through.
The concept of the zodiac originated in Babylonian astrology, | ", remixed by Gaudi.
Activism and goodwill.
The musician and activist who is known to straddle the boundaries between Africa, the Caribbean and the U.S. to create sounds that unite generations and cultures works to foster global peace. Dawuni has shared the stage with Stevie Wonder, Peter Gabriel, Bono, Jason Mraz, Janelle Monáe and John Legend, among many others. Named one of Africa’s Top 10 global stars by CNN.
Dawuni’s stature as a cultural diplomat and | 4,634 | triviaqa-train |
What was John Huston's last movie? | depressed alcoholic. The film was also a success on the independent circuit.
Screenwriter and director "The Dead" (1987).
John Huston's final film is an adaptation of the classic short story by James Joyce. This may have been one of Huston's most personal films, due to his citizenship in Ireland and his passion for classic literature. Huston directed most of the film from a wheelchair, as he needed an oxygen tank to breathe during the last few months of his life. The film was nominated for two | Gift Horse" (US as "Glory at Sea") (1952) – the second half of the movie is based on what is known as "The Greatest Raid of All" which was to blow up the dock at St Nazaire by slamming it with an explosive loaded ship in World War II; starring Trevor Howard and Richard Attenborough
- "Moulin Rouge" (1952) – John Huston's colorful film about the artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
- "The Story of Will Rogers" (1952) | 4,635 | triviaqa-train |
Who won Super Bowl III? | York Jets.
The New York Jets, led by head coach Weeb Ewbank (who was the head coach of the Colts when they won the famous 1958 NFL Championship game and later the '59 title also), finished the season with an 11–3 regular season record (one of the losses was to the Oakland Raiders in the infamous "Heidi Game") and had to rally to defeat those same Raiders, 27–23, in a thrilling AFL Championship Game.
Jets quarterback Joe Namath threw for 3,147 yards during the regular | tackle for the Colts against the Jets in Super Bowl III. He missed out on a Super Bowl ring as the Jets won 16–7, but won one two years later in Super Bowl V.
The Jets drafted Sam Walton at right tackle in 1968, who struggled as a rookie before being replaced in the playoffs by Dave Herman who moved across from right guard. Ball's choice of signing with the Colts over the Jets influenced the drafting of Walton as Ball would have been used to replace Sherman Plunkett. | 4,636 | triviaqa-train |
What is Marie Osmond's real first name? | Marie Osmond
Olive Marie Osmond (born October 13, 1959) is an American singer, actress, author, philanthropist, talk show host and a member of the show business family the Osmonds. Although she was never part of her family's singing group, she gained success as a solo country music artist in the 1970s and 1980s. Her best known song is a remake of the country pop ballad "Paper Roses". From 1976 to 1979, she and her singer brother Donny Osmond hosted the television variety show " | In My Little Corner of the World
In My Little Corner of the World is the name of the second studio album by American country music singer, Marie Osmond. It was released on MGM Records in 1974.
Marie Osmond's second album was named after the lead and only single from the album, "In My Little Corner of the World." Like Osmond's previous singles, the crossover country-pop hit, "Paper Roses," "In My Little Corner of the World" was a cover version | 4,637 | triviaqa-train |
Calabar international airport is in which country? | Calabar
Calabar (also referred to as Callabar, Calabari, Calbari, Kalabari and Kalabar) is the capital of Cross River State, Nigeria. It was originally named Akwa Akpa, in Efik language. The city is adjacent to the Calabar and Great Kwa rivers and creeks of the Cross River (from its inland delta).
Calabar is often described as the tourism capital of Nigeria. Administratively, the city is divided into Calabar Municipal and Calabar South Local Government Areas. It has an area of and a population of | .
Quick Facts - Calabar International Convention Centre.
- Location: 11 km north of Calabar at the Calabar River . Part of the 367 ha Summit Hills development (CICC, 18-hole golf course, business hotel, specialist hospital, residential villas)
- Distance from Calabar International Airport: 18 km (30 minutes)
- Architects: Henning Larsen Architects, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Total floor space: 35 000sqm
- Total number of conference rooms: 21 Conference Rooms which consists of 5 conference halls | 4,638 | triviaqa-train |
Which country did Thor Heyerdahl's Kon-Tiki set sail from on its journey to Eastern Polynesia? | Happy Isles of Oceania", criticizes Heyerdahl for trying to link the culture of Polynesian islands with the Peruvian culture. However, recent scientific investigation that compares the DNA of some of the Polynesian islands with natives from Peru suggests that there is some merit to Heyerdahl's ideas and that while Polynesia was colonized from Asia, some contact with South America also existed.
Decorations and honorary degrees.
Asteroid 2473 Heyerdahl is named after him, as are HNoMS "Thor Heyerdahl", a Norwegian Nansen class frigate, along with " | date range for Hawaii, which is far to the north and distant from other islands. Far to the southwest, New Zealand was reached about 1250 AD. The Chatham Islands, about 500 miles east of New Zealand were reached about 1500. The fact that some Polynesians possessed the South American Sweet potato implies that they may have reached the Americas or, conversely, that people from the Americas may have reached Polynesia. Thor Heyerdahl's "Kon-Tiki" expedition successfully demonstrated that the trip from the Americas to Polynesia using only | 4,639 | triviaqa-train |
Donna Gaines is better known by which name? | success.
While working as a model part-time and back up singer in Munich, Summer met German-based producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte during a recording session for Three Dog Night at Musicland Studios. The trio forged a working partnership, and Donna was signed to their Oasis label in 1974. A demo tape of Summer's work with Moroder and Bellotte led to a deal with the European-distributed label Groovy Records. Due to an error on the record cover, Donna Sommer became Donna Summer; the name | Donna Christanello
Mary Alfonsi (May 23, 1942 – August 25, 2011), better known by her ring name Donna Christanello (also billed as Donna Christianello, Donna Christenello, Donna Christiantello, and Donna Christantello, the name which she went by on her official website), was a professional wrestler trained by The Fabulous Moolah. She was active from the late 1960s through the 1980s. She frequently wrestled women such as Ann Casey, Vicki Williams, Evelyn Stevens and Leilani Kai throughout the 1970s.
Professional wrestling career | 4,640 | triviaqa-train |
By the end of the 20th century how many times had Meryl Streep been nominated for an Oscar? | of "Mother Courage and Her Children" at the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park. The Public Theater production was a new translation by playwright Tony Kushner ("Angels in America"), with songs in the Weill/Brecht style written by composer Jeanine Tesori ("Caroline, or Change"); veteran director George C. Wolfe was at the helm. Streep starred alongside Kevin Kline and Austin Pendleton in this three-and-a-half-hour play. Around the same time, Streep, along with Lily Tomlin | by the directors and more than 30 hours of raw footage from their war films. Director Laurent Bouzereau, who has extensive experience documenting films and directors, introduced the idea of interviewing five current directors for the project.
Meryl Streep recorded the narration for the documentary on January 17, 2017, the same day she received her 20th Oscar nomination (for "Florence Foster Jenkins").
Awards.
On July 13, 2017, Meryl Streep nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator (which she later won) | 4,641 | triviaqa-train |
Both Richard and Karen Carpenter came fro which state? | Karen Carpenter
Karen Anne Carpenter (March 2, 1950 – February 4, 1983) was an American singer and drummer who was part of the duo the Carpenters alongside her brother Richard. She was praised for her contralto vocals, and her drumming abilities were viewed positively by other musicians and critics. Her struggles with eating disorders would later raise awareness of anorexia and body dysmorphia.
Carpenter was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and moved to Downey, California, in 1963 with her family. She began to study the | 's beach volleyball in three other consecutive Olympics (Athens, Beijing, and London). High Jumper Dwight Stones set the World Record while a student at Cal State Long Beach, in addition to winning the bronze medal at both the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich and 1976 in Montreal. Track and Field athlete Bill Green (BA 1984) set the United States Record three times in the hammer throw, and placed 5th at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Former students Karen Carpenter and Richard Carpenter (Class of 1972 | 4,642 | triviaqa-train |
What was Mr. Magoo's first name? | Mr. Magoo
Mr. Magoo, sometimes given his first name Quincy, is a fictional cartoon character created at the UPA animation studio in 1949. Voiced by Jim Backus, Mr. Magoo is a wealthy, short-statured retiree who gets into a series of comical situations as a result of his extreme near-sightedness, compounded by his stubborn refusal to admit the problem. However, through uncanny streaks of luck, the situation always seems to work itself out for him, leaving him no worse than before.
Affected people ( | - List of "A Christmas Carol" adaptations
- List of ghost films
- List of animated feature films
External links.
- "Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol" on Internet Movie Database.
- "Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol" on JuleStyne.com.
- "Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol" on Big Cartoon Database
- "Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol: The Making of the First Animated Christmas Special", by Darrell Van Citters
- "Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol" on Popdose | 4,643 | triviaqa-train |
Which rock star featured in Marvel's 50th issue of Marvel Premiere in 1979? | Other introductions include the Legion of Monsters, the Liberty Legion, Woodgod, the 3-D Man, and the second Ant-Man (Scott Lang). The series also featured the first comic book appearance of rock musician Alice Cooper.
Though "Adam Warlock", "Doctor Strange", and "Iron Fist" were all given their own series following their tryout in "Marvel Premiere", many of the later features were never meant even as potential candidates for a series. In some cases, such as the Wonder | Marvel's descent into bankruptcy.
Background.
Marvel had previously published some music-based comics; the premiere issue of "Marvel Comics Super Special", dated simply 1977, featured the rock band Kiss in a 40-page fictional adventure written by Steve Gerber, penciled by John Romita Jr., Alan Weiss, John Buscema, Rich Buckler, and Sal Buscema, which saw the quartet battling Marvel supervillains Mephisto and Doctor Doom. Issue 50 of "Marvel Premiere" (stand date of October 1979) featured a story, " | 4,644 | triviaqa-train |
Who was runner-up when Jody Scheckter won motor racing's Formula One Championship? | the lead in the American Grand Prix between himself and his great friend James Hunt.
Scheckter left for Walter Wolf's new team in 1977 and Scheckter gave the team a win in its maiden race. He won twice more with the team and was often on the podium, but finished second on points behind a more dominant Niki Lauda. A seventh-place finish with the team in 1978 followed and he left the team after the season to join Ferrari to partner Gilles Villeneuve in the team's ground effect 312T4 car. | .
Famous boxing personalities include Baby Jake Jacob Matlala, Vuyani Bungu, Welcome Ncita, Dingaan Thobela, Gerrie Coetzee and Brian Mitchell. Durban surfer Jordy Smith won the 2010 Billabong J-Bay Open making him the highest ranked surfer in the world. South Africa produced Formula One motor racing's 1979 world champion Jody Scheckter. Famous current cricket players include Kagiso Rabada, AB de Villiers, Hashim Amla, Dale Steyn, Vernon Philander, and Faf du Plessis; most also participate in the Indian Premier League.
South Africa | 4,645 | triviaqa-train |
In what year of the 1990s was baseball's World Series canceled? | black Cuban-born Minnie Miñoso, became the first Hispanic All-Stars. Integration proceeded slowly: by 1953, only six of the 16 major league teams had a black player on the roster.
History In the United States Attendance records and the age of steroids.
In 1975, the union's power—and players' salaries—began to increase greatly when the reserve clause was effectively struck down, leading to the free agency system. Significant work stoppages occurred in 1981 and 1994, the latter forcing the cancellation of the | " co-starring John Stamos as Klugman's character's son. The series was broadcast on NBC for two seasons before being canceled. During the show's run, Klugman also appeared on Broadway in "I'm Not Rappaport." The show closed in 1988. The following year, he co-starred in the television miniseries "Around the World in 80 Days".
Career 1990s to 2010s.
In 1989, Klugman's throat cancer (with which he was first diagnosed in 1974) returned. His illness sidelined | 4,646 | triviaqa-train |
Who first flew in Friendship 7? | John Glenn
John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was a United States Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the first American to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1962. Following his retirement from NASA, he served from 1974 to 1999 as a Democratic United States Senator from Ohio.
Before joining NASA, Glenn was a distinguished fighter pilot in World War II, China and Korea. He shot down three MiG-15s, | and was awarded six Distinguished Flying Crosses and eighteen Air Medals. In 1957, he made the first supersonic transcontinental flight across the United States. His on-board camera took the first continuous, panoramic photograph of the United States.
He was one of the Mercury Seven, military test pilots selected in 1959 by NASA as the nation's first astronauts. On February 20, 1962, Glenn flew the "Friendship 7" mission, becoming the first American to orbit the Earth, and the fifth person and third American in | 4,647 | triviaqa-train |
Who had a 50s No 1 with Stagger Lee? | Stagger Lee
"Stagger Lee", also known as "Stagolee" and other variants, is a popular American folk song about the murder of Billy Lyons by "Stag" Lee Shelton in St. Louis, Missouri at Christmas, 1895. The song was first published in 1911, and was first recorded in 1923 by Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians. A version by Lloyd Price reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in 1959.
Background.
The historical Stagger Lee was Lee Shelton, a black pimp living | Hamborn, Duisburg, Oberhausen, Bochum and Recklinghausen. The miners returned to work on March 16.
- The British submarine A-3 was raised from Portsmouth harbour, along with the remains of the 14 men who had gone down with it when it sank on February 2.
- Born: Xavier Montsalvatge, Spanish Catalan composer, in Girona (d. 2002)
- Died: Stagger Lee Shelton, 57, American criminal who became the subject of the popular song "Stagger Lee"
March 12, 1912 (Tuesday | 4,648 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the novel Gentlemen Prefer Blondes? | Anita Loos
Biography.
Biography Early life.
Anita Loos was born Corinne Anita Loos in Sisson, California (today Mount Shasta), to Richard Beers Loos and Minerva "Minnie" Ellen Smith. Loos had two siblings: Gladys and Harry Clifford, a physician/co-founder of the Ross-Loos Medical Group. On pronouncing her name, Loos said, "The family has always used the correct French pronunciation which is "lohse". However, I myself pronounce my name as if it were spelled " | author of the novel and play "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", wrote a sequel entitled "But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes". A film of this was made, "Gentlemen Marry Brunettes", starring Jane Russell and Jeanne Crain.
Culture Art and fiction.
The Lady of Shalott from Lord Tennyson's poem is depicted as a brunette in most paintings. The woman portrayed in Leonardo da Vinci's most famous painting, "Mona Lisa", is brunette. In the French folk song "Au Clair de la Lune", | 4,649 | triviaqa-train |
Which country does the airline Gulf Air come from? | Gulf Air
Gulf Air ( "Ṭayarān al-Khalīj") is the flag carrier of Bahrain. Headquartered in Muharraq, adjacent to Bahrain International Airport, the airline operates scheduled services to 50 destinations in 28 countries across Africa, Asia and Europe. Its main base is Bahrain International Airport. It was formerly a multinational airline owned by Bahrain, UAE, Oman, and Qatar.
History.
History 1949–1973: Gulf Aviation as operating company.
In the late 1940s, Freddie Bosworth, a British pilot and entrepreneur, | Doha and Muscat respectively. As the new airlines grew, their home nations relied less on Gulf Air to provide air service. Qatar withdrew its share in Gulf Air in 2002. In 2003, the UAE formed another national airline, Etihad Airways, which is based in Abu Dhabi. The country exited Gulf Air in 2006, and Oman followed in 2007.
Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways have since established large hubs at their respective home airports. The hubs, which benefit from their proximity to large population centres, | 4,650 | triviaqa-train |
What is Alistair Cooke's real first name? | "Letter from America" until shortly before his death. He was the father of author and folk singer John Byrne Cooke.
Early life.
He was born Alfred Cooke in Salford, Lancashire, England, the son of Mary Elizabeth (Byrne) and Samuel Cooke. His father was a Methodist lay preacher and metalsmith by trade; his mother's family were of Irish Protestant origin.
He was educated at Blackpool Grammar School, Blackpool and won a scholarship to Jesus College, Cambridge, where he gained an honours | Historical Society.
References.
- Axelrod, Alan: "What Every American Should Know About American History" (1992) Holbrook, MA. Adams Media Corp. .
- Bodett, Tom: "America's Historic Trails" (1992) San Francisco James Connoly (Small World Productions).
- Calloway, Brenda: "America's First Western Frontier: East Tennessee" (1989) Kingsport, Tenn. The Overmountain Press .
- Cooke, Alistair: "Alistair Cooke's America" (1973) New | 4,651 | triviaqa-train |
How is seriously rich Percy Miller better known? | . On April 27, 2010, Miller, along with his son Romeo, was awarded the Certificate of Special Recognition from Congress member Maxine Waters.
In November 2016 Robert Pack and Percy Miller (Master P) formed Team H.O.P.E. NOLA, an acronym for "Helping Our Players Excel." The players are 20 at-risk males ages 12–15 chosen from schools in New Orleans that selected the participants for coaching on practical life matters.
Personal life Family.
In 1989, he married Sonya with whom he has seven children | removing asbestos is that they only need an in-place plan to manage to reduce the risks of exposure. The law states that asbestos does not typically need to be removed. It only needs to be removed from the building when it is seriously damaged or when it is at risk of being disturbed by renovation or demolition.
In open letters from The United Federation of Teachers to parents and educators, the UFT stated how Nomsa Brath, single-handedly forced The Board of Education to accept findings of how scientists have known | 4,652 | triviaqa-train |
How old was Laurel and Hardy producer Hal Roach when he died in 1992? | week"."
On 21 January 1992, Roach was a guest on "The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson", just days after his 100th birthday, where he recounted experiences with such stars as Stan Laurel and Jean Harlow; he even did a brief, energetic demonstration of a hula dance. In February 1992, Roach travelled to Berlin to receive the honorary award of the "Berlinale Kamera" for Lifetime Achievement at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival.
On March 30, 1992, Roach appeared at the 64th | Hal Roach
Harold Eugene Roach Sr. (January 14, 1892 – November 2, 1992) was an American film and television producer, director, and actor who was active from the 1910s to the 1990s. He is best known today for producing the Laurel and Hardy and "Our Gang" film comedy series.
Early life and career.
Hal Roach was born in Elmira, New York, the grandson of Irish immigrants. A presentation by the great American humorist Mark Twain impressed Roach as a young grade school | 4,653 | triviaqa-train |
Who was West German Chancellor from 1969 to 1974? Willy Brandt. | Willy Brandt to avoid detection by Nazi agents. In 1934, he took part in the founding of the International Bureau of Revolutionary Youth Organizations, and was elected to its secretariat.
Brandt was in Germany from September to December 1936, disguised as a Norwegian student named Gunnar Gaasland. The real Gunnar Gaasland was married to Gertrud Meyer from Lübeck in a marriage of convenience to protect her from deportation. Meyer had joined Brandt in Norway in July 1933. In 1937, during the Civil War, Brandt worked in Spain as a | Helmut Schmidt
Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt (; 23 December 1918 – 10 November 2015) was a German politician and member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), who served as Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) from 1974 to 1982.
Before becoming Chancellor, he had served as Minister of Defence (1969–1972) and as Minister of Finance (1972–1974). In the latter role he gained credit for his financial policies. He had also served briefly as Minister of Economics and as acting | 4,654 | triviaqa-train |
What sort of Menace was the 1999 Star Wars movie? | released, consisting of "Episode I – The Phantom Menace" (1999), "Episode II – Attack of the Clones" (2002) and "Episode III – Revenge of the Sith" (2005). Finally, a sequel trilogy began with "Episode VII – The Force Awakens" (2015), continued with "Episode VIII – The Last Jedi" (2017), and will conclude with "Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker" (2019). The first eight films were nominated for Academy | Young Jedi Collectible Card Game
Young Jedi Collectible Card Game was a collectible card game published by Decipher, Inc. and released in May 1999. It was based on the "Star Wars" universe. It revolves around the events and characters of the movie "". A total of seven expansions were released before the game was discontinued in September 2001.
"Young Jedi" was awarded "CCG of the Year" by magazine "Gamers Inquest" in its annual fan poll.
Card sets.
- "Menace | 4,655 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of Drew Barrymore's character in E.T.? | -star, to which she merely laughed and was hired for the job. After her film debut with a small role in "Altered States" (1980), she played Gertie in "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" (1982), directed by Steven Spielberg. He felt that she had the right imagination for her role after she impressed him with a story that she led a punk rock band. "E.T." is the highest-grossing film of the 1980s and made her one of the most famous child actors | was submitted for use in the Drew Barrymore film, "Never Been Kissed" but was rejected. The band altered the title to "Josie" to coincide with the name of Barrymore's character in the film.
Things seemed to be going well for the band when it was announced that the Ignition Records label would be going out of business. Suddenly, the band no longer had a recording contract and, as a result, no label support. As this was happening, the band was in the midst of what | 4,656 | triviaqa-train |
Which ER star played opposite Jenny Seagrove in Don' Go Breaking My Heart? | , Neal Baer, R. Scott Gemmill, Dee Johnson, Joe Sachs, Lisa Zwerling, and Janine Sherman Barrois. Several of these writers and producers had extensive background in emergency medicine. Joe Sachs was a regular emergency attending physician, while Lisa Zwerling and Neal Baer had pediatrics backgrounds. The series' crew was recognized with awards for writing, directing, producing, film editing, sound editing, casting, and music.
Production Cast and characters.
The original starring cast consisted of Anthony Edwards as Dr. Mark Greene, George | Tall Guy" and "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (1998). He starred in the Channel 4 drama "The Final Frame" (1990), in which he played a pop star named East. He also played a pop star (called Jason Wood) in the "Press Gang" episode "Friends Like These" in 1990. Suggs also appeared in the 2008 romantic drama "The Edge of Love" starring Keira Knightley and Sienna Miller, playing the part of "the crooner" (also credited | 4,657 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Rick Deckard in Blade Runner? | Rick Deckard
Rick Deckard is a fictional character, the protagonist of Philip K. Dick's 1968 novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?". Harrison Ford portrayed the character in the 1982 film adaptation, "Blade Runner", and reprised his role in the 2017 sequel, "Blade Runner 2049". James Purefoy voiced the character in the 2014 BBC Radio 4 adaptation.
Overview.
Rick Deckard is a bounty hunter who becomes a specialist plainclothes police officer with the San Francisco Police Department in the early 21st | of 2019, in which genetically bioengineered replicants, which are visually indistinguishable from adult humans, are manufactured by the Tyrell Corporation to work on off-world colonies. Those that escape and return to Earth are hunted down and "retired" by special police operatives known as "blade runners". The story focuses on burnt-out expert blade runner Rick Deckard, who reluctantly agrees to take on one last assignment to hunt down a group of recently escaped replicants led by Roy Batty. During his investigations, Deckard meets Rachael, | 4,658 | triviaqa-train |
What was the fourth Alien film called? | became the thematic and narrative core of the sequels "Aliens" (1986), "Alien 3" (1992) and "Alien Resurrection" (1997). A crossover with the "Predator" franchise produced the "Alien vs. Predator" films, which includes "Alien vs. Predator" (2004) and "" (2007). A prequel series includes "Prometheus" (2012) and "" (2017).
Plot.
The commercial space tug "Nostromo" is on a return trip to | Alien Nation: The Enemy Within
Alien Nation: The Enemy Within (original airdate: November 12, 1996) was the fourth television film produced to continue the story after the cancellation of "Alien Nation". It was written by Dianne Frolov and Andrew Schneider, and directed by Kenneth Johnson.
Plot.
Detective Matthew Sikes and his Tenctonese partner George Francisco investigate a group of Tenctonese called the Eenos. The subplot involves Tenctonese binnaum Albert Einstein and his new bride May attempting to have a child (with George's | 4,659 | triviaqa-train |
What number Star Trek movie was called The Wrath of Khan? | nearby Mutara Nebula; static discharges inside the nebula render shields useless and compromise targeting systems, making the "Enterprise" and the "Reliant" evenly matched. Spock notes that Khan's tactics are two-dimensional, indicating inexperience in space combat, which Kirk then exploits to critically disable the "Reliant".
Mortally wounded, Khan activates Genesis, which will reorganize all matter in the nebula, including the "Enterprise". Though Kirk's crew detects the activation of Genesis and attempts to move out of range, they | Horatio Hornblower in outer space." Upon release, the reception of "The Wrath of Khan" was highly positive; "Entertainment Weekly"s Mark Bernadin called "The Wrath of Khan" "the film that, by most accounts, saved "Star Trek" as we know it".
Both the first and second films have television versions with additional footage and alternate takes that affect the storyline. (Subsequent "Star Trek" films tended to have shorter television versions). Especially notable in "The Wrath of Khan" | 4,660 | triviaqa-train |
Which King did Leonardo Di Caprio play in The Man in the Iron Mask? | Joe Mantegna, Charlize Theron, Hank Azaria, Famke Janssen, Donald Trump, etc.
That year, he also starred in the dual roles of the villainous King Louis XIV and his secret, sympathetic twin brother Philippe in Randall Wallace's "The Man in the Iron Mask", based on the same-titled 1939 film. Despite receiving a rather mixed to negative response, the film became a box office success, grossing US$180 million internationally. Though DiCaprio's performance was generally well-received, with "Entertainment | DiCaprio as Guy (as Leonardo Di Caprio)
- Michael Goldner as Man in Car
- Charley Hayward as Tiny
- Time Winters as Old Man
- Billy Kane as James
- Tony Ervolina as Man on Screen
- Mary Gordon Murray as M.D.
Production.
Producers Melissa Goddard and Peter Morgan bought the original idea to New Line. The studio then hired Katt Shea who had made a number of movies for Roger Corman; according to head of production Sara Risher, the studio wanted "a teenage | 4,661 | triviaqa-train |
Which role did Rupert Everett play in The Madness of King George? | The Madness of King George
The Madness of King George is a 1994 British biographical historical comedy-drama film directed by Nicholas Hytner and adapted by Alan Bennett from his own play, "The Madness of George III". It tells the true story of George III of Great Britain's deteriorating mental health, and his equally declining relationship with his eldest son, the Prince of Wales, particularly focusing on the period around the Regency Crisis of 1788–89. Modern medicine has suggested that the King's symptoms were the result of acute | 1954), based on a play by Clyde Fitch
- Roy Kinnear in the musical comedy "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" (1970), based on the musical by Alan Jay Lerner and Burton Lane
- Ralph Richardson in "Lady Caroline Lamb" (1972)
- John Sessions in "Princess Caraboo" (1994)
- Rupert Everett in "The Madness of King George" (1994), based on the play "The Madness of George III"
- James Saxon in | 4,662 | triviaqa-train |
What was Stanley Kubrick's final movie? | Shining" (1980), he became one of the first directors to make use of a Steadicam for stabilized and fluid tracking shots. While many of Kubrick's films were controversial and initially received mixed reviews upon release—particularly "A Clockwork Orange" (1971), which Kubrick pulled from circulation in the UK following a mass media frenzy—most were nominated for Oscars, Golden Globes, or BAFTA Awards, and underwent critical reevaluations. His last film, "Eyes Wide Shut", was completed shortly before his death | .
Arguably her most memorable film role was as Barry's scheming mother in Stanley Kubrick's "Barry Lyndon". She also played a bigoted Irish shopkeeper in David Lean's "Ryan's Daughter". Her final movie appearance was in John Huston's "The Dead" (1987), in which she played the part of Mrs. Malins.
Marie Kean died in Donnybrook, Dublin at the age of 75. Her husband, William Mulvey, predeceased her in 1977.
External links.
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The original lyrics of the folk song ‘Waltzing Matilda’ were written by which Australian poet in 1895? | from the nearby billabong (watering hole). When the jumbuck's owner, a squatter (landowner), and three troopers (mounted policemen) pursue the swagman for theft, he declares "You'll never catch me alive!" and commits suicide by drowning himself in the billabong, after which his ghost haunts the site.
The original lyrics were written in 1895 by Australian poet Banjo Paterson, and were first published as sheet music in 1903. Extensive folklore surrounds the song and the process of its creation, to | "The House I Live In (What Is America to Me)", a patriotic American song during World War II, written by Earl Robinson and Lewis Allan, with lyrics describing what White hoped America would become after the war and government-sanctioned segregation ended (White had the first hit record with the song, which he then taught to Frank Sinatra for his MGM film short about the song, which won an Academy Award); "Waltzing Matilda", an Australian folk song taught to White by an Australian sailor | 4,664 | triviaqa-train |
What is the highest number on a UK National Lottery ticket? | the poor or in order to raise funds for all kinds of public usages. The lotteries proved very popular and were hailed as a painless form of taxation. The Dutch state-owned "Staatsloterij" is the oldest running lottery. The English word lottery is derived from the Dutch noun "lot" meaning "fate".
The first recorded Italian lottery was held on 9 January 1449 in Milan organized by the Golden Ambrosian Republic to finance the war against the Republic of Venice. However, it was in Genoa that " | AM".
- 4 February – Sky reports an increase of more than 200,000 customers in the UK and Ireland in the second half of 2014, its highest growth for nine years.
- 4 February – The National Lottery midweek draw is postponed until the following day because of a computer glitch that stopped the ticket machines working.
- 4 February – It is announced that Jeff Ford will leave his role as TV3's Director of Content in April to take up the position of General Manager at Fox International Channels UK | 4,665 | triviaqa-train |
The Henley Royal Regatta takes place over the first weekend of which month? | Sunday) ending on the first weekend in July. Races are head-to-head knock out competitions, raced over a course of . The regatta regularly attracts international crews to race. The most prestigious event at the regatta is the Grand Challenge Cup for Men's Eights, which has been awarded since the regatta was first staged.
As the regatta pre-dates any national or international rowing organisation, it has its own rules and organisation, although it is recognised by both British Rowing (the governing body of rowing | Marlow Regatta
The Marlow Regatta is an international rowing regatta, that takes place annually at Dorney Lake, Buckinghamshire near Eton next to the River Thames in southern England. It attracts crews from schools, clubs and universities from around the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States. The regatta takes place on the same weekend as Henley Women's Regatta and two weeks before Henley Royal Regatta.
History.
In 2001, after 145 years on the River Thames in Marlow, the regatta moved to the multi-lane rowing | 4,666 | triviaqa-train |
The name of which region in India means ‘Land of Five Rivers’? | Punjab
The Punjab (, , , ; ), also spelled and romanised as Panjāb, is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of eastern Pakistan and northern India. The boundaries of the region are ill-defined and focus on historical accounts.
Until the Partition of Punjab in 1947, the British Punjab Province encompassed the present-day Indian states and union territories of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, and Delhi; | Deshwali
The Deshwali or Deswali (Hindi; देशवाली) is a region and area of Jats found in the state of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in India.
History and origin.
Sonipat, Rohtak and Jhajjar in Haryana and Baghpat, Muzaffarnagar, Shamli and Meerut are called Deshwali Belt. The community get their name from the word Desh, which is the local language means Country and the Wali, which is Persian (originally from Arabic) means lord, literally the word Deshwali means a feudal lord. | 4,667 | triviaqa-train |
Provolone is what type of foodstuff? | melted and eaten as a starter, often seasoned with herbs. The cheese when served this way is often called "provoleta" in Spanish.
Provolone is also produced in the United States. It finds many uses on pizzas and sandwiches, including the Philly Cheesesteak sandwich.
See also.
- List of cheeses
- List of stretch-curd cheeses
- Pizza cheese | Ojibwe, for example, consider wild rice not only to be an important foodstuff but an "object of veneration, and an important ingredient of social and ceremonial life."
With an increase in immigration from abroad, Minnesota's culture appropriated traditions from its parent Scandinavian and German heritages, adopting traditional cuisine items such as lefse, lutefisk, rosettes, gravlax, krumkake, lingonberries, kransekake, sausages, and sauerkraut. Minnesota is also known for what is known in the state as "hot dish", a type of | 4,668 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the poltergeist which haunts Hogwarts School in the Harry Potter series of novels? | -eyed witch statue by the stairs to the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom, leading to the cellar of Honeydukes. Speaking aloud the word 'Dissendium' to the witch allows access to this passage; the hump on the statue then opens and reveals the hidden passageway.
A further link between two vanishing cabinets, one in the school and the other in Borgin and Burkes in Knockturn Alley presumably worked until "Chamber of Secrets" when Peeves (persuaded by Nearly Headless Nick) smashed the Hogwarts cabinet. The passage was | microtransaction technique.
Gameplay.
"Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery" is a role-playing video game set in the "Harry Potter" universe, established by J. K. Rowling's series of novels. The game is set between Harry's birth and his enrolment to Hogwarts. Players can create and customise their own personal avatar who is a student attending Hogwarts, a British school for magic. They can attend magic classes, learn spells, battle rivals and embark on quests. Through the game's encounter system, players | 4,669 | triviaqa-train |
Who succeeded Henry Cooper as British Heavyweight Boxing Champion? | Billy Walker (TKO 6). In 1968 Cooper added the European crown to his domestic titles with a win over Karl Mildenberger, and later made two successful defences of his title.
In his last fight, in May 1971, a 36-year-old Cooper faced 21-year-old Joe Bugner, one of the biggest heavyweights in the world at the time, for the British, European, and Commonwealth belts. Referee Harry Gibbs awarded the fight to Bugner by the now abolished quarter of a point margin. An audience mainly | Brian London
Brian Sidney Harper (born 19 June 1934), known professionally as Brian London, is an English retired heavyweight boxer. He was the British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion from 1958 to 1959, and twice challenged for the world heavyweight title, losing to Floyd Patterson in 1959 and Muhammad Ali in 1966, both times via knockout. He was one of a quartet of British boxers, with Henry Cooper, Joe Erskine, and Dick Richardson, who dominated the British boxing scene throughout the 1950s and 1960s.
An | 4,670 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the novel ‘Looking for Mr Goodbar’? | Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Looking for Mr. Goodbar is a novel by American writer Judith Rossner. Published in 1975, the book—a "stunning psychological study of a woman's passive complicity in her own death" —won critical acclaim and was a #1 "New York Times" best seller.
Plot summary.
Theresa Dunn, a young woman living in New York City, leads something of a "double life": by day she is a devoted schoolteacher, but by night she cruises singles bars. | wrote an article about Quinn, but "Esquire" declined to publish it, fearing legal ramifications. Rossner, who considered herself a "lousy journalist," decided to write the story as a novel.
On June 2, 1975, Simon & Schuster published "Looking for Mr. Goodbar", the graphic story of Theresa Dunn, a damaged young woman who teaches children by day and cruises singles bars by night. After picking up a man at Mr. Goodbar, she is brutally murdered in her own bed. The book | 4,671 | triviaqa-train |
Which British monarch was the grandfather of Queen Victoria? | Queen Victoria
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. On 1 May 1876, she adopted the additional title of Empress of India. Known as the Victorian era, her reign of 63 years and seven months was longer than that of any of her predecessors. It was a period of industrial, cultural, political, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom, and was marked by | .
The tradition of circumcision is said to have been practiced within the British Royal Family, with varying accounts regarding which monarch started it: either Queen Victoria on account of her rumored adherence to British Israelism and the notion she was a descendant of King David (or on the advice of her personal physician), or her grandfather King George. The German-born King George was also the Prince-Elector of Hanover, and rumors existed that the Prince electors were circumcised. This is highly dubious since there is no evidence | 4,672 | triviaqa-train |
Bole International Airport is in which African country? | Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
Addis Ababa Bole International Airport is in the city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is located in the Bole area, southeast of the city centre and north of Debre Zeyit. The airport was formerly known as "Haile Selassie I International Airport". It is the main hub of Ethiopian Airlines, the national airline that serves destinations in Ethiopia and throughout the African continent, as well as nonstop service to Asia, Europe, North America and South America. The airport is also the base of | policy statement was released specifying stations to be decommissioned by 2025. A total of 74 stations are to be decommissioned in Phase 1 (2016-2020), and 234 more stations are scheduled to be taken out of service in Phase 2 (2021-2025).
In the UK, 19 VOR transmitters are to be kept operational until at least 2020. Those at Cranfield and Dean Cross were decommissioned in 2014, with the remaining 25 to be assessed between 2015 and 2020. Similar efforts are underway in Australia, and | 4,673 | triviaqa-train |
In the US, which state borders the south of Kansas? | South Central States: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee.
- The West South Central States: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.
The Council of State Governments, an organization for communication and coordination between states, includes in its South regional office the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Other terms related to the South include:
- The | , even before 2014, the US had set about implementing a large-scale program, worth up to a trillion dollars, aimed at overall revitalization of its atomic energy industry, which includes plans for a new generation of weapon carriers and construction of such sites as the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement Facility in Los Alamos, New Mexico and the National Security Campus in south Kansas City.
At the end of 2014, Putin approved a revised national military doctrine, which listed NATO's military buildup near the Russian borders as the | 4,674 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the seventh planet from the sun? | named after the father of Saturn. In 1789, Bode's Royal Academy colleague Martin Klaproth named his newly discovered element uranium in support of Bode's choice. Ultimately, Bode's suggestion became the most widely used, and became universal in 1850 when HM Nautical Almanac Office, the final holdout, switched from using "Georgium Sidus" to "Uranus".
Uranus has two astronomical symbols. The first to be proposed, ♅, was suggested by Lalande in 1784. In a letter to Herschel, Lalande described it as | Career Collegiate.
As a multi-awarded high school volleyball player, he was recruited by Ateneo De Manila University to play for its men's varsity volleyball team. Espejo won the 2014 GUIDON-Moro Lorenzo Sportsman of The Year award.
Career Collegiate UAAP.
In the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Volleyball Championship, Espejo led Ateneo's team to win three consecutive championships in thefrom UAAP Season 77 to UAAP Season 79.
In UAAP Season 76 where Ateneo finished as runner ups, Espejo was hailed as | 4,675 | triviaqa-train |
In the Jewish calendar, what is the ninth month of the civil year called? | , Shavuot (6 Sivan), Rosh Hashanah (1 Tishrei), Yom Kippur (10 Tishrei), Sukkot (15 Tishrei), and Shemini Atzeret (22 Tishrei). This period is fixed, during which no adjustments are made.
There are additional rules in the Hebrew calendar to prevent certain holidays from falling on certain days of the week. (See Rosh Hashanah postponement rules, below.) These rules are implemented by adding an extra day to Marcheshvan (making it 30 days long) or by removing | the number of the month to within a month or so. From the 4th century, the number of the month is given exactly and from the 9th century the day of the month is given exactly as well.
In the Julian calendar, every 76 years the Jewish year is due to start 5h 47 14/18m earlier, and 3d 18h 12 4/18m later in the week.
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On what civil date does the eighth month begin in CE 20874-5?
20874=2026+(248x76). In ( | 4,676 | triviaqa-train |
In which year did the British government decriminalise homosexuality? | LGBT rights in the United Kingdom
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland have evolved dramatically over time.
Before and during the formation of the United Kingdom, Christianity and homosexuality clashed. Same-sex sexual activity was characterised as "sinful" and, under the "Buggery Act 1533", was outlawed and punishable by death. LGBT rights first came to prominence following the decriminalisation of sexual activity between men, in 1967 in England and Wales | KHRC filed a representative suit in the British High Court on behalf of survivors of the Mau Mau, an anti-colonialist movement, seeking reparations for abuses during the extended state of emergency between 1952 and 1960.
One of the objectives was to implant the tools for comprehensive transitional justice in Kenya by addressing the problems of impunity for past abuse.
In May 2011 the commission issued a report in which it called for the government to decriminalise homosexuality. The commission stated that "LGBTI individuals in Kenya continue to be some of | 4,677 | triviaqa-train |
Which ball game was invented by Dr James Naismith in Massachusetts USA in 1891? | Professional Soccer in Massachusetts. Massachusetts is also the home of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
In the late 19th century, the Olympic sports of basketball and volleyball were invented in the Western Massachusetts cities of Springfield and Holyoke, respectively. The Basketball Hall of Fame, is a major tourist destination in the City of Springfield and the Volleyball Hall of Fame is located in Holyoke. The American Hockey League (AHL), the NHL's development league, is headquartered in Springfield.
Several universities in Massachusetts are notable for their | . Gigs in Liverpool, London, Bristol, Glasgow, Manchester and Sheffield celebrated the 35th anniversary of The Luxury Gap album. The tour support was provided by X-Propaganda featuring Claudia Brucken and Suzanne Freytag from '80s band Propaganda.
In November 2018 it was announced that the band would be taking part as 'Special Guests' on 'The Difford And Tilbrook Songbook 2019' tour. The gigs will see South-London legends Squeeze - featuring lyricist Chris Difford and music writer Glenn Tilbrook - play at 25 venues across | 4,678 | triviaqa-train |
Who became Scotland’s longest-serving first minister in November 2012? | Alex Salmond
Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond (; born 31 December 1954) is a Scottish politician who served as the First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014. He was the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) for over twenty years, having served for two terms, firstly from 1990 to 2000 and subsequently from 2004 to 2014. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Banff and Buchan between 1987 and 2010, when he stood down to focus on his other roles, and then for Gordon from 2015 | Chicago while attending a golf tournament; the £3,000 for four nights was paid for by the taxpayer and supported a VisitScotland delegation that spent £468,580 on the trip as part of preparations for hosting the same tournament two years later. Salmond responded to a freedom of information request for information on his spending six months after receiving it, and referred to it as "ridiculous frippery".
On 7 November 2012, Salmond became the longest-serving First Minister of Scotland, when he surpassed the 2,001-day term of his predecessor, | 4,679 | triviaqa-train |
Anthony van Dyke was court painter of which English monarch? | chamber was destroyed in 1695. He was evidently very charming to his patrons, and, like Rubens, well able to mix in aristocratic and court circles, which added to his ability to obtain commissions. By 1630, he was described as the court painter of the Habsburg Governor of Flanders, the Archduchess Isabella. In this period he also produced many religious works, including large altarpieces, and began his printmaking (see below).
Life and work London.
King Charles I was the most passionate collector of art among | Van Dyke
Van Dyke, VanDyke or Vandyke is an Americanized or anglicized form of the Dutch-language toponymic surname "Van Dijk", "Van Dijke", "Van Dijck", or "Van Dyck". It may refer to:
- Antony van Dyke, variant English spelling of the Flemish-born painter Anthony van Dyck, (1599–1641)
- The Van Dyke family of American entertainers:
- Aldo Calderón van Dyke (1968–2013), murdered Honduran journalist and news anchor
- Alex Van | 4,680 | triviaqa-train |
Who directed and co-starred in the 1958 film ‘Touch of Evil’? | Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil is a 1958 American film noir written, directed by and co-starring Orson Welles. The screenplay was loosely based on the novel "Badge of Evil" by Whit Masterson. Along with Welles, the cast includes Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff and Marlene Dietrich.
One of the last examples of film noir in the genre's classic period, its reputation has grown since its release, and it is now widely regarded as one of Welles's best motion | Margaret Tu Chuan
Career.
She made her first film, "The Magic Touch", in 1958. The film was directed by Li Han Hsiang who discovered her at age seventeen.
She starred in movies such as "When The Peach Blossoms Bloom " (1959), "The Kingdom And The Beauty" (1959) and "Madam White Snake " (1957) with Betty Loh Ti and Lin Dai before her death in 1969. "Diary Of A Lady-Killer" (1969) was the | 4,681 | triviaqa-train |
‘Say hello to my little friend’ is a quote from which film starring Al Pacino? | Scarface (1983 film)
Scarface is a 1983 American crime drama film directed by Brian De Palma and written by Oliver Stone. It is a remake of the 1932 film and tells the story of Cuban refugee Tony Montana (Al Pacino) who arrives in 1980s Miami with nothing and rises to become a powerful drug lord. The cast also features Michelle Pfeiffer, Steven Bauer, Robert Loggia, F. Murray Abraham, and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio.
Pacino became interested in a remake of the 1932 version after seeing it, and | Say Hello to My Little Friend (Awake)
"Say Hello to My Little Friend" is the eleventh episode of the American television police procedural fantasy drama "Awake", which originally aired on NBC on May 10, 2012. Written by Leonard Chang and series creator Kyle Killen, "Say Hello to My Little Friend" earned a Nielsen rating of 0.9, being watched by 2.51 million viewers upon its initial broadcast in the United States. Directed by recurring guest actress Laura Innes, the episode generally received positive | 4,682 | triviaqa-train |
Standard, Miniature and Toy are all breeds of which dog? | . No official size defines a teacup dog, but unofficially a teacup dog is considered to be a dog that is 17 inches or less and weighs 4 lbs or less at the age of 12 months. There are no specific teacup dog breeds, but popular types for breeding teacup dogs include: Shih Tzu, Chihuahua, Yorkshire Terrier, Poodle, Pug, Maltese, Pomeranian, and Silky Terrier, among others.
Because teacup dogs are bred to be unnaturally miniature-sized, they are prone to many serious health | Miniature. Toy and teacup are not breeds of Schnauzer, but these common terms are used to market undersized or ill-bred Miniature Schnauzers. The original Schnauzer was of the same size as the modern Standard Schnauzer breed and was bred as a rat-catcher and guard dog. The Giant Schnauzer and the Miniature Schnauzer were developed from the Standard Schnauzer and are the result of outcrosses with other breeds exhibiting the desirable characteristics needed for the Schnauzer's original purpose. By the VDH and FCI Schnauzer is placed in "", with | 4,683 | triviaqa-train |
Captain James Cook began his training as a seaman in the 18th Century at which English port? | that this is where Cook first felt the lure of the sea while gazing out of the shop window.
After 18 months, not proving suited for shop work, Cook travelled to the nearby port town of Whitby to be introduced to friends of Sanderson's, John and Henry Walker. The Walkers, who were Quakers, were prominent local ship-owners in the coal trade. Their house is now the Captain Cook Memorial Museum. Cook was taken on as a merchant navy apprentice in their small fleet of vessels, plying | Portrait of Omai
Portrait of Omai (also known as Omai of the Friendly Isles or simply Omai) is an oil-on-canvas portrait by English artist Sir Joshua Reynolds, completed c.1776.
Background.
Omai was a Polynesian visitor to England in the 18th century. From the island of Raiatea, he left the Society Islands with Commander Tobias Furneaux on his ship HMS "Adventure". Furneaux's ship had left England in 1772, accompanying Captain James Cook on his second voyage of discovery in the Pacific, | 4,684 | triviaqa-train |
How many stations are on the London Underground Victoria Line? | station was closed on August 16, 2014 to complete a facelift which was originally planned to open in January 2015. The improved station will now feature ADA accessibility independently of the David Whitney Building. The project is overseen by Dumas Concepts in Building. The Grand Circus Park station officially reopened on June 13, 2015. Because of the closure, the 2014 ridership level of that station dropped to 72,774 (12 out of the 13 stations). For comparison, the 2013 ridership level at Grand Circus was 136,255.
History Expansion. | . London Underground, National Rail trains, and London buses are all available at Vauxhall station. The tube stop is on the boundary of zones 1 and 2 of the London Travelcard area on the Victoria line, and Northern line stations are within walking distance of many parts of Vauxhall, though the nearest is Oval. The railway station is served by South Western Railway to and from London Waterloo, which is one stop away. Vauxhall bus station has 14 routes serving various parts of London.
The availability of underground, trains | 4,685 | triviaqa-train |
Which analgesic occurs naturally in the bark of the cinchona tree? | most medicinal plants have been isolated only recently (beginning in the early 19th century) these substances have been used as drugs throughout the human history in potions, medicines, teas and as poisons. For example, to combat herbivory by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, Cinchona trees produce a variety of alkaloids, the most familiar of which is quinine. Quinine is extremely bitter, making the bark of the tree quite unpalatable, it is also an anti-fever agent, known as Jesuit's bark, and is especially useful | "E. purpurescens" and "E. sericeus".
"Cinchona pubescens" has grown uncontrolled on some islands such as the Galapagos where it has posed the risk of outcompeting native plant species.
Traditional medicine.
In herbalism, cinchona bark was used as an adulterant in Jesuit's bark or Peruvian bark which originally is thought to have referred to "Myroxylon peruiferum", another fever remedy. The bark of cinchona can be harvested in a number of ways. One approach was to cut the tree but this and girdling | 4,686 | triviaqa-train |
Who directed the 1982 film ‘Gandhi’? | and called it a "remarkable experience", and placed it 5th on his 10 best films of 1983.
In "Newsweek", Jack Kroll stated that "There are very few movies that absolutely must be seen. Sir Richard Attenborough's "Gandhi" is one of them." The movie "deals with a subject of great importance... with a mixture of high intelligence and immediate emotional impact... [and] Ben Kingsley... gives what is possibly the most astonishing biographical performance in screen history." Kroll stated | It was one of two films directed by Parker to appear at the festival, the other being "Pink Floyd – The Wall" (1982), which was shown out of competition. At the 41st Golden Globe Awards, the film received two nominations for Best Actor – Drama (Finney) and Best Actress – Drama (Keaton). At the 36th British Academy Film Awards, Finney received a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Actor, but lost to Ben Kingsley, who won for "Gandhi" (1982). | 4,687 | triviaqa-train |
National Heroes Day is celebrated in Barbados during which month of the year? | Barbadian National Heroes
Barbadian National Heroes are the designees of the Order of National Heroes Act, as passed by the Parliament of Barbados in 1998. The act formally recognised the stature of ten major figures in the history of Barbados.
The first National Heroes Day was celebrated on 28 April 1998, the centenary of the birth of Sir Grantley Adams.
Roster.
National Heroes are styled as "The Right Excellent". The ten National Heroes are:
- The Right Excellent Bussa (born in Africa and killed | of Sir Grantley Adams) would be celebrated as National Heroes' Day. The act also declared that there are ten national heroes of Barbados, all of whom would be elevated to the title of "The Right Excellent".
The Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology is named in his honour.
External links.
- Prescod's Biography at the Government of Barbados | 4,688 | triviaqa-train |
Ankara is the capital of which country? | by Egyptians under Ibrahim Pasha in 1832. Prior to World War I, the town had a British consulate and a population of around 28,000, roughly ⅓ of whom were Christian.
History Turkish republican capital.
Following the Ottoman defeat at World War I, the Ottoman capital Constantinople (modern Istanbul) and much of Anatolia were occupied by the Allies, who planned to share these lands between Armenia, France, Greece, Italy and the United Kingdom, leaving for the Turks the core piece of land in central Anatolia. In | for sound capital movements. In 1981, the "Capital Market Law" was enacted. The next year, the main regulatory body responsible for the supervision and regulation of the Turkish securities market, the Capital Markets Board based in Ankara, was established. A new decree was issued in October 1983 foreseeing the setting up of securities exchanges in the country. In October 1984, the "Regulations for the Establishment and Functions of Securities Exchanges" was published in the Official Gazette. The regulations concerning operational procedures were approved in the parliament | 4,689 | triviaqa-train |
Which fictional bear’s favourite food is marmalade sandwiches? | reads "Please look after this bear. Thank you." Bond has said that his memories of newsreels showing trainloads of child evacuees leaving London during World War II, with labels around their necks and their possessions in small suitcases, prompted him to do the same for Paddington.
Paddington arrives as a stowaway coming from "Darkest Peru", sent by his Aunt Lucy (one of only a few known relatives aside from an Uncle Pastuzo who gave Paddington his hat), who has gone to live in the Home for | .
- Jemima Mason (Josie Cable): Jason's older sister. In the fourth series, she has begun a fashion course.
- Great Aunt Loretta (Susan Jameson, James Bolam's wife): Grandpa's bossy sister who often comes to stay, and cooks disgusting food, like sausages and sardine sauce, and kipper and marmalade sandwiches, and constantly drinks spinach and sprout shake (nicknamed Green Gloop).
- Beowulf (, also known as Wolfy: Grandpa's dog
- Lilly Mason | 4,690 | triviaqa-train |
What was the first name of PGT Beauregard, the first prominent general of the Confederate State Army in the American Civil War? | P. G. T. Beauregard
Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard (May 28, 1818 – February 20, 1893) was an American military officer who was the first prominent general of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Today, he is commonly referred to as P. G. T. Beauregard, but he rarely used his first name as an adult. He signed correspondence as G. T. Beauregard.
Trained as a civil engineer at the United States Military Academy, Beauregard served with distinction as an engineer in the Mexican–American | from 1876 to 1881 and Secretary of State in 1881 and from 1889 to 1892 (born 1830)
- February 1 – Joseph P. Comegys, U.S. Senator from Delaware from 1856 to 1857 (born 1813)
- February 19 – George E. Spencer, U.S. Senator from Alabama from 1868 to 1879 (born 1836)
- February 20 – P. G. T. Beauregard, Southern military officer, politician, inventor, writer, civil servant, and the first prominent general of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War ( | 4,691 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the title role in the 1970 film ‘Cromwell’? | Cromwell (film)
Cromwell is a British 1970 historical drama film written and directed by Ken Hughes. It is based on the life of Oliver Cromwell, who rose to lead the Parliamentary forces during the later parts of the English Civil War and, as Lord Protector, ruled Great Britain and Ireland in the 1650s. It features an ensemble cast, led by Richard Harris as Cromwell and Alec Guinness as King Charles I, with Robert Morley as Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester and Timothy Dalton as Prince Rupert of the | ", "Cromwell".
Harris next performed the role of King Arthur in the film adaptation of the musical play "Camelot" (1967). He continued to appear on stage in this role for many years, including a successful Broadway run in 1981–82.
In "The Molly Maguires" (1970), he played James McParland, the detective who infiltrates the title organisation, headed by Sean Connery. It was a box office flop. However "A Man Called Horse" (1970), with Harris | 4,692 | triviaqa-train |
How many squares are on a Spear’s Games Snakes and Ladders board? | of sins. Presumably, reaching the last square (number 100) represented the attainment of "Moksha" (spiritual liberation).
When the game was brought to England, the Indian virtues and vices were replaced by English ones in hopes of better reflecting Victorian doctrines of morality. Squares of Fulfillment, Grace and Success were accessible by ladders of Thrift, Penitence and Industry and snakes of Indulgence, Disobedience and Indolence caused one to end up in Illness, Disgrace and Poverty. While the Indian version of the game had snakes | Snakes and Ladders
Snakes and Ladders is an ancient Indian board game regarded today as a worldwide classic. It is played between two or more players on a gameboard having numbered, gridded squares. A number of "ladders" and "snakes" are pictured on the board, each connecting two specific board squares. The object of the game is to navigate one's game piece, according to die rolls, from the start (bottom square) to the finish (top square), helped or hindered by ladders and snakes | 4,693 | triviaqa-train |
‘The Compact Pussycat’ is driven by which character in the children’s television series ‘Wacky Races’? | Penelope Pitstop
Penelope Pitstop is a fictional character who appeared in the Hanna-Barbera animated series "Wacky Races", and starred in the spin-off "The Perils of Penelope Pitstop", voiced by Janet Waldo.
Background.
In "Wacky Races", Penelope Pitstop drives the Compact Pussycat, a pink, stereotypically feminine car. Consistent with this theme, she has blonde hair tied into a ponytail and wears a bright pink racing uniform with white gloves, maroon tights, and white go-go boots | her perils are the minuscule Ant Hill Mob and trusty old classic car Chuggaboom (which is actually based on another team from "Wacky Races").
Background Compact Pussycat.
In the series, Penelope's car is called the "Compact Pussycat". Bearing the numeral 5 on the sides, it is a pink racecar, with front bumpers that look like a pair of red lips with lipstick on them. It has an umbrella on the top and is equipped with an assortment of beauty supplies, making it essentially a | 4,694 | triviaqa-train |
How many Deadly Sins are there? | Seven deadly sins
The seven deadly sins, also known as the capital vices, the seven traits of man, or cardinal sins, is a grouping and classification of vices within Christian teachings, although it does not appear explicitly in the Bible. Behaviours or habits are classified under this category if they directly give birth to other immoralities. According to the standard list, they are pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath and sloth, which are also contrary to the seven heavenly virtues. These sins are often | started his cricket career with Cumberland in 1988, but moved to Warwickshire in late 1990. He struggled to break into the first team with his new county, and spent most of his time with the club playing in the second team. As a wicket-keeper, his opportunities were limited by the presence of Keith Piper, and he failed to make an impact as a batsman when he was given chances in the first team. He only started to play regularly for the county in 1996, but opted to move to Somerset | 4,695 | triviaqa-train |
How many Jokers are in a standard pack of cards? | the "Best Bower", out of a blank card.
Samuel Hart is credited with printing the first illustrated "Best Bower" card in 1863 with his "Imperial Bower". Best Bower-type jokers continued to be produced well into the 20th-century. Cards labelled "Joker" began appearing around the late 1860s with some depicting clowns and jesters. It is believed that the term "Joker" comes from "Jucker" or "Juckerspiel", the original German spelling of Euchre. One British manufacturer, | water treatment industry as a whole devoted to treating water for both residential and commercial/industrial use.
Water Quality Research Foundation
The Water Quality Research Foundation (WQRF) – formerly the Water Quality Research Council (WQRC), was formed in 1949 as a division of WQA to serve on behalf of the Water Quality Association as a universally recognized and independent research organization. The primary goal of the WQRF is to conduct and fund scientific research and education for the water quality improvement industry. The WQRF currently sponsors numerous research studies | 4,696 | triviaqa-train |
Tipperary is in which European country? | County Tipperary
County Tipperary () is a county in Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster. The county is named after the town of Tipperary, and was established in the early thirteenth century, shortly after the Norman invasion of Ireland. The population of the county was 159,553 at the 2016 census. The largest towns are Clonmel, Nenagh and Thurles.
Tipperary County Council is the local government authority for the county. Between 1838 and 2014 county Tipperary was divided into two ridings/counties, North Tipperary | the county. The authority is a merger of two separate authorities North Tipperary County Council and South Tipperary County Council which operated up until June 2014. The local authority is responsible for certain local services such as sanitation, planning and development, libraries, the collection of motor taxation, local roads and social housing. The county is part of the South constituency for the purposes of European elections. For elections to Dáil Éireann, the constituency used is: Tipperary. It returns five deputies (TDs) to the Dáil.
Culture | 4,697 | triviaqa-train |
Eddie Fisher, Michael Todd and John Warner were all married to which late Hollywood actress? | John Warner
John William Warner KBE (born February 18, 1927) is an American attorney and former politician who served as the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1972 to 1974 and a five-term Republican U.S. Senator from Virginia from 1979 to 2009. He currently works for the law firm of Hogan Lovells, where he had previously worked before joining the United States Department of Defense as the Under Secretary of the Navy during the presidency of Richard Nixon in 1969.
Warner was the sixth husband of actress Elizabeth Taylor | Todd Fisher
Todd Emmanuel Fisher (born February 24, 1958) is an American actor, director, cinematographer, and producer of television films and documentaries. Fisher is the son of singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds and brother of late actress Carrie Fisher.
He has a professional background in architectural design and sound engineering, with experience designing and building sound stages, recording studios, and television facilities. Fisher is also a business executive; the former CEO, president, CFO, and treasurer of the Debbie Reynolds Hotel | 4,698 | triviaqa-train |
Madras was the former name of which Indian city? | History of Chennai
Chennai, formerly known as Madras, is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is India's fourth largest city. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. With an estimated population of 8.9 million (2014), the 400-year-old city is the 31st largest metropolitan area in the world.
Chennai boasts of a long history from the English East India Company, through the British rule to its evolution in the late 20th century as a services and manufacturing hub for | Pequot Lakes, Minnesota
Pequot Lakes ( ) is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,162 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History.
Pequot Lakes was platted in March 1900. It was named by a postal official for the first Indian-sounding name he thought of, which is the name of a former tribe of Algonquian Indians in eastern Connecticut. A post office was established at Pequot Lakes in 1896.
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