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What is Philip Treacy famous for designing? | Grace Jones as a collaborator and friend.
Treacy is the second youngest of a large family and has one sister and seven brothers. He is particularly close to his sister, Marion Tubbing, the eldest of their generation, whom he credits with supplying him with editions of "Harper's and Queen" and "Vogue" while living in Galway (Tubbing was working in London at the time), and for whom, along with his partner Stefan Bartlett, Treacy dedicated his 2015 biography: "Philip Treacy: Hat Designer | Sunday Times" "Style" magazine. During this period she was romantically linked to editor Tim Willis. In 1989, Blow married her second husband, barrister and art dealer Detmar Hamilton Blow, a grandson (and namesake) of the early 20th-century society architect Detmar Blow, in Gloucester Cathedral. Philip Treacy designed the bride's wedding headdress and a now-famous fashion relationship was forged. Realizing Treacy's talent, Blow established Treacy in her London flat, where he worked on his collections. She soon began wearing | 4,700 | triviaqa-train |
Prince Albert, husband of British monarch Queen Victoria, was born in which modern-day country? | Rosenau, near Coburg, Germany, the second son of Ernest III, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and his first wife, Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. Albert's future wife, Victoria, was born earlier in the same year with the assistance of the same midwife, Charlotte von Siebold. Albert was baptised into the Lutheran Evangelical Church on 19 September 1819 in the Marble Hall at Schloss Rosenau with water taken from the local river, the Itz. His godparents were his paternal grandmother, the Dowager | began to retire from public life, undertaking few public duties outside Kensington Palace, where she died at the age of 91.
Early life.
Louise was born on 18 March 1848 at Buckingham Palace, London. She was the fourth daughter and sixth child of the reigning British monarch, Queen Victoria, and her husband, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Her birth coincided with revolutions which swept across Europe, prompting the queen to remark that Louise would turn out to be "something peculiar". The | 4,701 | triviaqa-train |
Which animal is depicted as the face of breakfast cereal Coco Pops? | Krispies) replaced and retired Tusk the Elephant. In 1991, the mascot became Coco the Monkey. In 2001, Snap, Crackle, and Pop returned and they have remained the product's mascots to date.
The cereal was introduced in the United Kingdom under the "Coco Pops" name in 1961, with Mr. Jinks as the mascot. Later in the 1960s, Sweep (a dog hand puppet from the popular children's television programme "The Sooty Show") became the mascot for Coco Pops.
In 1963 | Cocoa Krispies
Cocoa Krispies, Choco Krispis, Choco Krispies, Coco Pops, or Choco Pops is a breakfast cereal produced by Kellogg's, coming both as a boxed cereal and as a snack bar with a 'dried milk' covered bottom. It is a cocoa flavored version of Rice Krispies. Containing a substance imitating milk chocolate, the cereal can turn milk "chocolatey."
The cereal was introduced in the United States in 1958. In 2003, the cereal was renamed Cocoa Rice Krispies, as Kellogg's endeavored | 4,702 | triviaqa-train |
The countries Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya are all in which continent? | nations cooperate through the establishment of the African Union, which is headquartered in Addis Ababa.
Etymology.
"Afri" was a Latin name used to refer to the inhabitants of then-known northern Africa to the west of the Nile river, and in its widest sense referred to all lands south of the Mediterranean (Ancient Libya). This name seems to have originally referred to a native Libyan tribe, an ancestor of modern Berbers; see Terence for discussion. The name had usually been connected with the Phoenician word | all mobile network operators) while others, such as Colombia, offered as many as 30 pre-paid and 34 post-paid plans.
A study of eight countries in the Global South found that zero-rated data plans exist in every country, although there is a great range in the frequency with which they are offered and actually used in each.. The study looked at the top three to five carriers by market share in Bangladesh, Colombia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Nigeria, Peru and Philippines. Across | 4,703 | triviaqa-train |
What colour is superhero Batman’s Batphone? | this era lacked superpowers. Notable characters include The Woman in Red, introduced in Standard Comics' "Thrilling Comics" #2 (March 1940); Lady Luck, debuting in the Sunday-newspaper comic-book insert "The Spirit Section" June 2, 1940; the comedic character Red Tornado, debuting in "All-American Comics" #20 (Nov 1940); Miss Fury, debuting in the eponymous comic strip by female cartoonist Tarpé Mills on April 6, 1941; the Phantom Lady, introduced in Quality | ... I told Universal this and they asked me, ‘What does that mean?’ I said, ‘It means that this is where it all ends.’ They said, ‘Do they all die at the end?’ I said, ‘Maybe’ – because this is a realistic superhero story... if someone doesn't have a bullet proof vest like Superman, and doesn't have Batman’s millions, then eventually he is going to turn around the wrong corner and get his head kicked in or get shot | 4,704 | triviaqa-train |
The caber, kilts and bagpipes are all associated with with European country? | Caber toss
The caber toss is a traditional Scottish athletic event in which competitors toss a large tapered pole called a "caber" (/ˈkeɪbə/). It is normally practised at the Scottish Highland Games. In Scotland the caber is usually made from a Larch tree and is typically tall and weighs . The term "caber" derives from the Gaelic word "cabar", which refers to a wooden beam.
The person tossing the caber is called a "tosser" or a "thrower".
It is said | debut novel. Crime writer Ian Rankin describes the book on the cover as 'good, unclean macabre fun from Robin Mitchell'.
What's Under the Kilt?. is a guidebook dealing with ten topics stereotypically associated with the Scots: being mean, ancestral research, the weather, kilts and tartan, bagpipes, language, whisky, football (and pubs), haggis and the Loch Ness monster.
Princess Pumpalot (The Farting Princess) is a children's book published on 16 July 2012. Synopsis: On | 4,705 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the fictional road on the council estate to which the Queen and her family have to move in the 1992 novel ‘The Queen and I’ by Sue Townsend? | people, who were influenced by subliminal messages sent through their TV sets by members of the television technicians' union manipulated by Jack Barker, the Royal Family has to leave Buckingham Palace and must move to a council estate. Barker, as the new Prime Minister, transforms Britain into a republic and dismantles the monarchy.
In Hellebore Close (aptly known as "Hell Close" to its longtime residents), the new home of the Royal Family, they learn to cope with the normal day of ordinary people. The Queen | The Queen and I (novel)
The Queen and I is a 1992 novel and play written by Sue Townsend, a fictional best-selling political satire revolving round the topic of republicanism in the United Kingdom.
Plot.
The setting is the United Kingdom, after the 1992 General Election, where the House of Windsor has just been deprived of its Royal status by the People's Republican Party and its members made to live like normal citizens.
After a People's Republican Party government is elected by the British | 4,706 | triviaqa-train |
In the game of billiards, what colour are the spots on the spot balls? | an object ball (or two object balls in the case of the game four-ball).
American-style pool balls are 57 mm ( in), are used in many pool games found throughout the world, come in sets of two of object balls, seven and seven , an and a ; the balls are racked differently for different games (some of which do not use the entire ball set). Blackball (English-style eight-ball) sets are similar, but have unmarked of | ball is larger and heavier than the other balls, or denser and heavier, or has a magnetic core.
Modern cue sticks are generally long for pool while cues prior to 1980 were designed for straight pool and had an average length of . By comparison, carom billiards cues are generally shorter with larger tips, and snooker cues longer with smaller tips.
Game types.
Game types Hybrid carom or obstacle games.
Cowboy pool and bottle pool are games involving only a few balls which are placed at specific spots on | 4,707 | triviaqa-train |
The English resort of Broadstairs is in which county? | Broadstairs
Broadstairs is a coastal town on the Isle of Thanet in the Thanet district of east Kent, England, about east of London. It is part of the civil parish of Broadstairs and St Peter's, which includes St Peter's, and had a population in 2011 of about 25,000. Situated between Margate and Ramsgate, Broadstairs is one of Thanet's seaside resorts, known as the "jewel in Thanet's crown". The town's crest's Latin motto is "Stella Maris" ("Star of the | Morelli's
Morelli's Gelato is a producer and retailer of ice cream. The company was founded in 1907 by Giuseppe Morelli. Initially he sold ice cream from a bicycle with his son Mario. As the business grew, an ice cream van was used. In 1932, an ice cream parlour was opened on the seafront of the seaside resort of Broadstairs.
The company now has several branches which included a flagship concession in Harrods Food Hall and more recently, the historic Covent Garden market building and Portobello Road as well | 4,708 | triviaqa-train |
Leonard, Ria, Adam, Russell and Ben are all characters in which British television series? | Leonard, a successful businessman aged 44, whose wife has recently left him; he, like Ria, is approaching a mid-life crisis. The show also featured two recurring minor characters: Leonard's chauffeur and confidant Thomas (Michael Ripper) and the Parkinsons' cleaner, Ruby (Joyce Windsor), who often lends Ria an ear.
Theme song.
The "Butterflies" theme song, "Love Is Like a Butterfly", is a 1974 single written and originally recorded by American country music artist Dolly | Rendezvous") of John Wyndham's novel "The Day of the Triffids" (1951) the main characters William (Bill) Masen and Josella Playton are photographed by Elspeth Cary in Russell Square while practicing with triffid guns. In Ben Aaronovitch’s Peter Grant books, the first of which is "The Rivers of London" (also known as "Midnight Riot"), The Folly – headquarters of British wizardry – is located in Russell Square.
Literature and culture Television.
Russell Square is the location of the eponymous | 4,709 | triviaqa-train |
In pre-decimal currency in the UK, how many florins were in a pound? | Florin (British coin)
The British florin, or two shilling coin, was issued from 1849 until 1967, with a final issue for collectors dated 1970. Valued at one tenth of a pound (24 old pence), it was the last coin circulating immediately prior to decimalisation to be demonetised, in 1993, having for a quarter of a century circulated alongside the ten pence piece, identical in specifications and value.
The florin was introduced as part of an experiment in decimalisation that went no further at that time | 1/8
1/8 may refer to:
- January 8 (month-day date notation)
- 1 August (day-month date notation)
- the fraction (mathematics) one eighth, 0.125 in decimal, and 12.5% in percentage
- 1st Battalion, 8th Marines
- 1s. 8d. i.e. 1 shilling and 8 (old) pence in UK pre-decimal currency = 20d. or ⁄ of a Pound sterling
See also.
- 8th
- Eighth (disambiguation)
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Bald-Faced Hornet is another name for which insect? | is widely distributed throughout Europe, Russia, North America and Northeast Asia. Wasps native to North America in the genus "Dolichovespula" are commonly referred to as hornets (e.g., baldfaced hornets), but are actually yellowjackets.
Like other social wasps, hornets build communal nests by chewing wood to make a papery pulp. Each nest has one queen, who lays eggs and is attended by workers who, while genetically female, cannot lay fertile eggs. Most species make exposed nests in trees and shrubs, but some | faced hornet gets its name from the characteristic white markings on its face, as the word "bald" in English is derived from the word piebald. It was first described by Linnaeus in 1763. "D. maculata" is part of the cosmopolitan family Vespidae. It is in the genus "Dolichovespula". Its black and white coloring differentiates it from its mostly black and yellow genus mates.
Description.
Baldfaced hornets are distinguished from other yellowjackets by their white and black coloring. It has a white or "baldfaced | 4,711 | triviaqa-train |
Choiseul, Guadalcanal and Malaita are all part of which island group? | he published a few years later. He also took some photographs of the islanders and brought back a stone urn with carvings, reflecting a culture that he deemed was dying in contact with the modern world.
During World War II, the Choiseul was occupied by Japanese forces in 1942.
With the independence of the Solomon Islands in July 1978, Choiseul has been administered as part of Choiseul Province.
The administrative headquarters of Choiseul Province is situated in the town of Taro.
See also.
- Raid on | maintain safe hygiene practices, including hand washing and boiling water before drinking it. As a result of the torrential rain, flash flooding was reported on several of the islands, which resulted in widespread damage in Malaita, Western, Choiseul and Isabel provinces. In particular thousands of food gardens were extensively damaged or destroyed, including 40 thousand in Malaita Province alone. One person was killed after being hit by a falling tree while 16 others were missing at sea. The Gold Ridge Mine on the island of Guadalcanal was declared a | 4,712 | triviaqa-train |
Which British politician was the first person to be made an Honorary Citizen of the United States of America? | , he usually travelled using the alias Colonel Warden.
Since the appearance in 1966 of Lord Moran's memoir of his years as Churchill's doctor, with its claim that "Black Dog" was the name Churchill gave to "the prolonged fits of depression from which he suffered", many authors have suggested that throughout his life Churchill was a victim of, or at risk from, clinical depression. Formulated in this way, Churchill's mental health history contains unmistakable echoes of the seminal interpretation of Lord Moran's Black Dog | in Lüneburg – 1921) a United States Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the American Indian Wars. Emigrated to America in 1860
- Louis Boehmer (1843 in Lüneburg - 1896) ethnic German-American agronomist and government advisor in Meiji period Japan and later an entrepreneur in Yokohama.
- Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg (1847–1934) was a German military officer, statesman, and politician. He was made honorary citizen of Lüneburg in 1918 for his service in the First World War
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In Greek mythology, who went to Colchis to bring the golden Fleece back to Baeotia? | often took their subjects from myth, but their treatment became gradually less narrative and more allusive. Greek lyric poets, including Pindar, Bacchylides and Simonides, and bucolic poets such as Theocritus and Bion, relate individual mythological incidents. Additionally, myth was central to classical Athenian drama. The tragic playwrights Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides took most of their plots from myths of the age of heroes and the Trojan War. Many of the great tragic stories (e.g. Agamemnon and his children, Oedipus, Jason, Medea, etc. | Abaris (Dolionian)
In Greek mythology, Abaris (Ancient Greek: Ἄβαρις) was one of the Dolionians, a tribe that inhabited the southern shore of the Propontis.
Mythology.
The Doliones were ruled by King Cyzicus who welcomed the Argonauts on their voyage to take the Golden Fleece in Colchis. After the departure of the crew of Argo, a storm drove them back to the Cyzicene coast at night. With neither the Argonauts nor King Cyzicus recognizing one another, each mistook the other as an enemy, and | 4,714 | triviaqa-train |
Who became leader of the British Liberal Party in July 1976? | then divided proportionately to the votes of the members of the association). The candidates were required to be members of the House of Commons, nominated by a quarter of the MPs. The electoral college system was only used once, when David Steel was elected leader.
See also.
- List of United Kingdom Whig and allied party leaders (1801–1859)
- List of United Kingdom Liberal Democrat leaders
- Liberal Democrat Leader in the House of Lords
- Liberalism in the United Kingdom
- Politics of the | Following the sudden death of Pizzey on 31 July 1968, the Governor Sir Alan Mansfield swore in Chalk as Premier on 1 August, pending the Country Party electing a new leader. They chose Joh Bjelke-Petersen, who succeeded Chalk after a week in office.
Chalk continued as Treasurer and Leader of the Liberal Party until his resignation from parliament in 1976.
Seats held.
- 1947–1950 East Toowoomba for the Queensland People's Party and the Liberal Party
- 1950–1976 Lockyer for the Liberal Party (resigned) | 4,715 | triviaqa-train |
The Kroon is a monetary unit of which European country? | encompass 19 countries. The euro currency became the second largest reserve currency in the world. In 2004, the EU saw its biggest enlargement to date when Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia joined the Union.
History Lisbon Treaty (2007present).
In 2007, Bulgaria and Romania became EU members. The same year, Slovenia adopted the euro, followed in 2008 by Cyprus and Malta, by Slovakia in 2009, by Estonia in 2011, | Asian Monetary Unit
The Asian Monetary Unit (AMU) is a basket of currencies proposed by the Japanese government's Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI). It is similar to the European Currency Unit (ECU), predecessor to the euro.
The Asian Monetary Unit, which has been created as the joint project of 21st century COE project of Hitotsubashi University and RIETI, is a common currency basket composed of 13 East Asian currencies, such as ASEAN 10 plus Japan, China and South Korea. | 4,716 | triviaqa-train |
Which year saw the first indoor Wimbledon Men’s Final? | , Kim Clijsters and Tim Henman. The first Championship match to take place under the roof was the completion of the fourth round women's singles match between Dinara Safina and Amélie Mauresmo. The first match to be played in its entirety under the new roof took place between Andy Murray and Stanislas Wawrinka on 29 June 2009. Murray was also involved in the match completed latest in the day at Wimbledon, which ended at 11:02pm in a victory over Marcos Baghdatis at Centre Court in the third round of the 2012 Championships. The 2012 | eight partnerships. Reid also played in the men’s wheelchair doubles at Wimbledon in 2008.
Reid ended 2010 having beaten three world top ranked players on his way to winning three NEC Tour singles titles during the season, as well as winning four doubles titles during the year. He beat Austrian world No 9 Martin Legner to win his last tournament of the season in December, the Prague Cup Czech Indoor.
In January 2016 Reid won his first ever grand slam singles wheelchair title at the Australian Open. In July 2016 | 4,717 | triviaqa-train |
Which cartoon character is usually portrayed wearing yellow checked trousers and scarf? | Rupert Bear
Rupert Bear is a children's comic strip character created by the English artist Mary Tourtel and first appearing in the "Daily Express" newspaper on 8 November 1920. Rupert's initial purpose was to win sales from the rival "Daily Mail" and "Daily Mirror". In 1935, the mantle of Rupert artist and storyteller was taken over by Alfred Bestall, who was previously an illustrator for "Punch" and other glossy magazines. Bestall proved to be successful in the field of children's literature and | has led to the creation of several television series based on the character. The character also has a large fan following, with such groups as "The Followers of Rupert".
Characters and story.
Rupert is a bear who lives with his parents in a house in Nutwood, a fictional idyllic English village. He is drawn wearing a red jumper/sweater and bright yellow checked trousers, with matching yellow scarf. Originally depicted as a brown bear, his colour soon changed to white to save on printing costs, | 4,718 | triviaqa-train |
How many bottles of Champagne are in a Rehoboam? | fermentation, six years before Dom Pérignon set foot in the Abbey of Hautvillers. Merret presented a paper at the Royal Society, in which he detailed what is now called "", in 1662. Merret's discoveries coincided also with English glass-makers' technical developments that allowed bottles to be produced that could withstand the required internal pressures during secondary fermentation. French glass-makers at this time could not produce bottles of the required quality or strength. As early as 1663 the poet Samuel Butler referred to "brisk champagne" | , an adaptation of its long standing slogan "The Champagne of Bottle Beers". Accordingly, this beer is noted for its high level of carbonation, making it a very bubble-filled beverage, like champagne. It was originally available in miniature champagne bottles and was one of the premier high-end beers in the country for many years. Today they are popular in pony bottles, introduced in 1972. Except for a brief period in the 1990s, High Life bottles have always been quite distinctive, as they have a | 4,719 | triviaqa-train |
Which painter had a ‘Blue Period’? | Picasso's Blue Period
The Blue Period () is a term used to define the works produced by Spanish painter Pablo Picasso between 1901 and 1904 when he painted essentially monochromatic paintings in shades of blue and blue-green, only occasionally warmed by other colors. These somber works, inspired by Spain and painted in Barcelona and Paris, are now some of his most popular works, although he had difficulty selling them at the time.
This period's starting point is uncertain; it may have begun in Spain in the | in the "Times". Her last public performances for which documentation survives took place in 1925.
On 14 July 1926, Wyman married a wealthy obstetrician and medical school professor named Henry McMahon Painter (12 July 1863 – 11 March 1934), whose patients include members of prominent New York families. According to Minton, Wyman and Painter had been lovers for many years; earlier in 1926 Painter had obtained a divorce from his wife. Painter retired from medicine in 1928; Wyman moved with him to France, where they | 4,720 | triviaqa-train |
Which prehistoric period preceded the Bronze Age? | of the Indies and Oceania, where farmers or hunter-gatherers used stone for tools until European colonisation began.
The archaeologists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries CE, who adapted the three-age system to their ideas, hoped to combine cultural anthropology and archaeology in such a way that a specific contemporaneous tribe can be used to illustrate the way of life and beliefs of the people exercising a specific Stone-Age technology. As a description of people living today, the term "stone age" is controversial. | Bronze Age Britain
Bronze Age Britain is an era of British history that spanned from c. 2500 until c. 800 BC. Lasting for approximately 1,700 years, it was preceded by the era of Neolithic Britain and was in turn followed by the period of Iron Age Britain. Being categorised as the Bronze Age, it was marked by the use of copper and then bronze by the prehistoric Britons, who used such metals to fashion tools. Great Britain in the Bronze Age also saw the widespread adoption of agriculture.
During the British | 4,721 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of the principality of Lichtenstein? | Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein ( ; ), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (), is a doubly landlocked German-speaking microstate in Alpine Central Europe. The principality is a constitutional monarchy headed by the Prince of Liechtenstein.
Liechtenstein is bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and Austria to the east and north. It is Europe's fourth-smallest country, with an area of just over and a population of 37,877. Divided into 11 municipalities, its capital is Vaduz, and its largest municipality is Schaan. It is | . It was in 1190, when the rulers of Arbanon (local Albanian noble called Progon and his sons Dhimitër and Gjin) created their principality with its capital at Krujë. After the fall of Progon Dynasty in 1216, the principality came under Grigor Kamona and Gulam of Albania. Finally the Principality was dissolved in 1255. Around 1230 the two main centers of Albanian settlements, one around Devoll river in what is now central Albania, and the other around the region which was known with the name Arbanon.
In 1271 Charles | 4,722 | triviaqa-train |
How many blue stripes are on the national flag of Thailand? | may be altered after the occurrence of important historical events. The burning or destruction of a national flag is a greatly symbolic act.
History.
Historically, flags originate as military standards, used as field signs. The practice of flying flags indicating the country of origin outside of the context of warfare became common with the maritime flag, introduced during the age of sail, in the early 17th century. The origins of the Union Jack flag date back to 1603, when James VI of Scotland inherited the English and Irish | issued because "it has not [yet] been agreed how the national standards should be designed", defined the flag as three "vertical" stripes, possibly influenced by the French model. The shades were "dark blue, light yellow and carmine red"; as for order, "near the wood comes blue, then yellow and then red fluttering".
Petre Vasiliu-Năsturel observes that from a heraldic point of view, on the French as well as the revolutionary Wallachian flag, the middle stripe represents a | 4,723 | triviaqa-train |
With whom are pirates having an adventure in the title of a 2012 animated film? | The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (released in North America, Australia and New Zealand as The Pirates! Band of Misfits) is a 2012 British-American 3D stop-motion animated swashbuckler comedy film produced by Aardman Animations and Sony Pictures Animation as their second and final collaborative project. Directed by Peter Lord, the film is loosely based on "The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists", the first book from Gideon Defoe's "The Pirates! | an Adventure with Whaling" (published in the United States as "The Pirates! In an Adventure with Ahab")
- "The Pirates! in an Adventure with Communists"
- "The Pirates! in an Adventure with Napoleon"
- "The Pirates! Band of Misfits", a 2012 animated film based on the books by Gideon Defoe
- "The Pirates of Penzance"; or, "The Slave of Duty", a comic opera in two acts]]
- "The Pirates | 4,724 | triviaqa-train |
Politics. Who was Leader of the Opposition in the U.K. from 1994 to 1997? | parliaments of the world that no-one will stand up to the use of chemical weapons and take any action about that, that would be a very alarming moment in the affairs of the world". Ultimately a negotiated agreement was reached to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons.
Foreign Secretary Proposal of elected EU presidency.
In June 2011, Hague dismissed Tony Blair's vision for an elected-head of the European Union by insisting that member states have more pressing priorities than further "constitutional tinkering". Hague made clear his | the lead figure among the opposition, who saw him as "their father figure and spiritual mentor." To the Shia, he was their "spiritual leader". He was a "chief architect" and a signatory of the 1992 and 1994 petitions. He was also the informal leader of the U.K.-based Bahrain Freedom Movement. Al-Jamri, himself a Shia Islamist, had good relations with secular and liberal opposition forces and united them into "an effective opposition movement". Due to his civil rights activity, the pro | 4,725 | triviaqa-train |
Which actress and former model is the mother of Melanie Griffith? | Melanie Griffith
Melanie Richards Griffith (born August 9, 1957) is an American film, stage, and television actress, and film producer. She began her career in the 1970s, appearing in several independent thriller films before achieving mainstream success in the mid-1980s.
Born in New York City to actress Tippi Hedren and advertising executive Peter Griffith, she was raised mainly in Los Angeles, where she graduated from the Hollywood Professional School at age sixteen. In 1975, a then seventeen-year-old Griffith appeared opposite Gene | Dakota Johnson
Dakota Mayi Johnson (born October 4, 1989) is an American actress and model. The daughter of actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith, she made her film debut at age 10 with a minor appearance in "Crazy in Alabama" (1999), a dark comedy film starring her mother. Johnson was discouraged from further pursuing acting until she completed high school, after which she began auditioning for roles in Los Angeles.
She was cast in a minor part in "The Social Network" (2010 | 4,726 | triviaqa-train |
In which English county will you find Wisbech? | of Wight, Northumberland and Rutland are ceremonial counties consisting of a non-metropolitan county of a single district, and are known as unitary authorities.
Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Devon, East Sussex, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Somerset and Staffordshire are non-metropolitan counties with multiple districts and a county council, where one or more districts have been split off to form unitary authorities. The effect is that the corresponding ceremonial county is larger than | of Norfolk, was a priest of the English College of Seville, and had been imprisoned at Wisbech, where he had escaped with five others, some months previously. They were arrested at the Saracen's Head, Lincoln, upon the discovery of the holy oils and two Breviaries in their mails. When brought to trial, though their being priests was neither proved nor confessed, nor was any evidence produced, the judge, Sir John Glanville, directed the jury to find them guilty, which was done. The judge died | 4,727 | triviaqa-train |
In the UK these books are called ‘Where’s Wally?’ What is his name in the USA? | the boxes along with collector's cards, toys and send-away prizes.
This was shown in "The Simpsons" episode "Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder" where Homer shouts "WALDO, WHERE ARE YOU?!" after looking at the scene on the cereal box as Waldo walks by the kitchen window.
Media Google Maps.
On 1 April 2018 Google Maps added a minigame in which one can look for Wally and his friends around the world – in the Andes (Chile), Surfers Paradise beach ( | early as age four and beginning at a pre-kindergarten grade level, depending on how easily the hidden objectives can be located. There are several notable authors and illustrators at the frontline assisting their audiences’ development of interactive reading skills in hidden object picture books:
Hidden object and picture books Martin Handford Where’s Wally?
British illustrator Martin Handford is credited with the conception of the Where's Wally? series. Despite the series christened title, his hidden picture books are more recognizable under the North American franchise’s version of | 4,728 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the dwarf who is a chief character in ‘Lord of the Rings’? | that the Ring must be destroyed, but that can only be done by sending it to the Fire of Mount Doom in Mordor, where it was forged. Frodo takes this task upon himself. Elrond, with the advice of Gandalf, chooses companions for him. The Company of the Ring are nine in number: Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin, Aragorn, Gandalf, Gimli the Dwarf, Legolas the Elf, and the Man Boromir, son of Denethor, the Ruling Steward of the land of Gondor.
After | Witch-king of Angmar
The Witch-king of Angmar, also known as the Lord of the Nazgûl and the Black Captain, is a character in Tolkien's legendarium. In J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings", he is the chief of the Nazgûl or "Ringwraiths", the chief servants of the Dark Lord, Sauron. His name is not revealed in any of Tolkien's writings, nor are the names of any of the other Nazgûl except "Khamûl".
Literature. | 4,729 | triviaqa-train |
Which mountain range is often described as “the backbone of England”? | Pennines
The Pennines (), also known as the Pennine Chain or Pennine Hills, are a range of mountains and hills in England separating North West England from Yorkshire and North East England.
Often described as the "backbone of England", the Pennine Hills form a more-or-less continuous range in most of Northern England. The range stretches northwards from the Peak District in the northern Midlands, through the South Pennines, Yorkshire Dales and North Pennines up to the Tyne Gap, which separates the range from | mountain ridge that runs from Baekdu Mountain in the north, to Jiri Mountain in the south. Baekdusan Mountain (2,744m), which stands at the northern reaches of the baekdu daegan, is widely perceived as the father of all Korean mountains, 1400 kilometers in length, it is often referred to as the backbone of the Korean peninsula
Some people dream of walking along the entire trail along the crest of the range, which runs across the militarized border. The section in South Korea was designated as a national nature- | 4,730 | triviaqa-train |
Born 1899, died 1947 (cardiac arrest). Indicted for tax evasion in 1931. Who was he? | Al Capone
Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone (, ; born January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit. His seven-year reign as crime boss ended when he went to prison at age 33.
Capone was born in New York City in 1899 to Italian immigrant parents. He joined the Five Points Gang as a | Eugene was never indicted for murder. Eugene's arrest record showed entries for auto theft, bootlegging and income tax evasion. A local law official described Eugene as "the schoolteacher type. He wore glasses. Very polite. Very civil." His final prison sentence was in 1983. The charges were for operating a loan shark business out of Gaetano's. Eugene along with Clarence, and a nephew, Paul Clyde "Fat Paulie" Villano, pleaded guilty to the charges which also included illegal gun possession. Eugene Smaldone died | 4,731 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the creator of the St. Trinian’s schoolgirls? | St Trinian's School
St Trinian's was a British gag cartoon comic strip series, created and drawn by Ronald Searle from 1946 until 1952. The cartoons all centre on a boarding school for girls, where the teachers are sadists and the girls are juvenile delinquents. The series was Searle's most famous work and inspired a popular series of comedy films.
Concept.
Searle published his first St Trinian's School cartoon in 1941 in the magazine "Lilliput". Shortly afterward he entered the military as World War II | his fiancée Police Sergeant Ruby Gates (Joyce Grenfell). Mangan reaches St Trinian’s well before Kemp-Bird returns the car radio to the police frequency and realizes that the stranger they saw was Mangan. Mangan reaches the school grounds, meets his daughter and tells her he has done a "small" job. They reach Harry's rooms, when police cars are seen heading there, and the sixth form girls decide to hide Mangan in the school. The police arrive just as the army is withdrawing because Dame Maud will | 4,732 | triviaqa-train |
Which band was Up The Junction in 1979? | Up the Junction (song)
"Up the Junction" was the third single released from Squeeze's second album, "Cool for Cats", sung by Glenn Tilbrook. It is one of the band's most popular and well-remembered songs (especially in the UK), and reached number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, the same position as its predecessor, "Cool for Cats" .
History.
"Up the Junction" is also the name of a collection of short stories by Nell Dunn | this collaboration. The record was released in Canada on July 28, 2009.
The band released their third LP, "Grievances", in 2012.
In celebration of their 15th anniversary, The Junction announced that they were "entering the studio to record [their] follow up to ‘Grievances’ with Jose Contreras", and that it would be their "first release via Culvert Music".
Band Name.
The band name was originally 'The Funky Junction', which was derived from Jamiroquai’s | 4,733 | triviaqa-train |
A Shavian is a big fan and aficionado of which famous playwright? | the total is sixty-two.
Works Plays Early works.
Shaw's first three full-length plays dealt with social issues. He later grouped them as "Plays Unpleasant". "Widower's Houses" (1892) concerns the landlords of slum properties, and introduces the first of Shaw's New Women—a recurring feature of later plays. "The Philanderer" (1893) develops the theme of the New Woman, draws on Ibsen, and has elements of Shaw's personal relationships, the character of Julia being | cottage in Muskoka as well as homes in Boston and Geneva, Switzerland.
O'Leary is a big fan of the football team the New England Patriots, and claims to see every game of theirs, even when he is traveling around the world and the game occurs in the middle of the night. He is a wine aficionado, and belongs to the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin, an international association of Burgundy wine enthusiasts. He is also a lifelong photographer, and has exhibited and sold prints of his photographs, donating the | 4,734 | triviaqa-train |
Which modern musical instrument used to be called the 'sackbut'? | Musicall Winde Instruments" (1599).
Repertoire 1600–1700 Sacred music.
Repertoire 1600–1700 Sacred music Venice.
Trombonists were in the regular ensemble at St. Mark's Venice from its formation in 1568 until they left the payroll in 1732. The first two ensemble directors—"maestro di concerti"—Girolamo Dalla Casa (1568–1601) and Giovanni Bassano (1601–1617)—were cornett players and the nucleus of the group was two cornetts and two trombones, although for the larger ceremonies many extra players were hired. During a mass attended by the Doge, evidence suggests they would have played a canzona | Electronic sackbut
The electronic sackbut is an instrument designed by Hugh Le Caine in the 1940s.
The electronic sackbut had a feature which resembles what has become the modulation wheels on modern synthesizers: The player used the left hand to modify the sound while the right hand was used to play the keyboard. This compares with today's synthesizers which have one or several modulation wheels to the left of the keyboard (often controlling modulation and pitch).
The controller modified volume, pitch, and timbre. Thus it was one | 4,735 | triviaqa-train |
Which style or school of art did Picasso pioneer? | due to his links to Géry Pieret, an artist with a history of thefts from the gallery. Apollinaire in turn implicated his close friend Picasso, who had also purchased stolen artworks from the artist in the past. Afraid of a conviction that could result in his deportation to Spain, Picasso denied having ever met Apollinaire. Both were later cleared of any involvement in the painting's disappearance.
Career Synthetic cubism: 1912–1919.
Synthetic cubism (1912–1919) was a further development of the genre of cubism, in which cut paper | Boulevard, from which he designed furnishings, interiors and enamel art pieces. Early in her career, she and her husband taught art at the State Institute of Disabled People, training young people to gain marketable skills in art.
In the 1950s, as her husband moved more into fine art, Bednay's style changed from Art Nouveau to more modern means of expression, embracing an abstract style, influenced by the works of Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse, Amedeo Modigliani, and Picasso, though she did not incorporate Western trends | 4,736 | triviaqa-train |
Which political party did Picasso join in 1944? | to evacuate the museum's collection to Geneva. The war provided the impetus for Picasso's first overtly political work. He expressed anger and condemnation of Francisco Franco and fascists in "The Dream and Lie of Franco" (1937), which was produced "specifically for propagandistic and fundraising purposes". This surreal fusion of words and images was intended to be sold as a series of postcards to raise funds for the Spanish Republican cause.
In 1944, Picasso joined the French Communist Party, attended the World Congress of Intellectuals | find much favour (despite being popular with many urban youth), although its formation helped to speed up the collapse of the coalition government. The group did gain some following in 1934 when a number of members left Zveno to join other groups, including the NSM. The party was dissolved after the coup d'état of 1934 just like every other political party.
The group maintained links with Nazi Germany, as evidenced by the appointment of Tsankov to the leadership of a government in exile in 1944, although it did not gain | 4,737 | triviaqa-train |
In which novel does William Dobbin finally win the hand of Amelia Sedley? | Vanity Fair (novel)
Vanity Fair is an English novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, which follows the lives of Becky Sharp and Emmy Sedley amid their friends and families during and after the Napoleonic Wars. It was first published as a 19-volume monthly serial from 1847 to 1848, carrying the subtitle Pen and Pencil Sketches of English Society, reflecting both its satirisation of early 19th-century British society and the many illustrations drawn by Thackeray to accompany the text. It was published as a single volume in 1848 with the subtitle A | Sedley, the richest young man she has met, Becky entices him, but she fails. Osborne's friend Captain William Dobbin loves Amelia, but, putting her happiness first, does not attempt to compete with Osborne. Sharp goes into service with the crude and profligate baronet Sir Pitt Crawley, as governess to his daughters; she soon gains his favour. Crawley's wife dies and he proposes to Becky. By then, though, she has married his son, Rawdon, which she soon regrets.
News arrives that | 4,738 | triviaqa-train |
The word ‘haptic’ relates to which of the five senses? | die and regenerate on a regular basis. The inability to smell is called anosmia. Some neurons in the nose are specialized to detect pheromones.
Five "traditional" senses Touch.
Touch or somatosensation (adjectival form: somatic), also called tactition (adjectival form: tactile) or mechanoreception, is a perception resulting from activation of neural receptors, generally in the skin including hair follicles, but also in the tongue, throat, and mucosa. A variety of pressure receptors respond to variations in pressure (firm, brushing | form of physical computing. Other implementations of physical computing include voice recognition, which senses and interprets sound waves via microphones or other soundwave sensing devices, and computer vision, which applies algorithms to a rich stream of video data typically sensed by some form of camera. Haptic interfaces are also an example of physical computing, though in this case the computer is "generating" the physical stimulus as opposed to "sensing" it. Both motion capture and gesture recognition are fields that rely on computer vision to work their magic. | 4,739 | triviaqa-train |
What name is given to the negative electrode of an electrolytic cell? | ions) are forced by the electrical potential to react chemically and give off electrons (oxidation) which then flow up and into the driving circuit. Mnemonics: LEO Red Cat (Loss of Electrons is Oxidation, Reduction occurs at the Cathode), or AnOx Red Cat (Anode Oxidation, Reduction Cathode), or OIL RIG (Oxidation is Loss, Reduction is Gain of electrons), or Roman Catholic and Orthodox (Reduction – Cathode, anode – Oxidation), or LEO the lion says GER (Losing electrons is Oxidation | x-ray opaque penetrant in industrial radiography to improve the contrast between the damage and intact composite.
- United States patent 4,109,065 describes a rechargeable aqueous zinc-halogen cell which includes an aqueous electrolytic solution containing a zinc salt selected from the class consisting of zinc bromide, zinc iodide, and mixtures thereof, in both positive and negative electrode compartments.
- In conjunction with osmium tetroxide, ZnI is used as a stain in electron microscopy.
- Zinc iodide is an excellent catalyst for the selective conversion of methanol to | 4,740 | triviaqa-train |
Of whom did Princess Diana say ‘Yes I adored him’. ‘Yes I was in love with him’? | and damaging. Charles resumed his relationship with his former girlfriend Camilla Parker Bowles, and Diana later began an affair with Major James Hewitt, the family's former riding instructor. The media speculated that Hewitt, not Charles, was Harry's father based on the alleged physical similarity between Hewitt and Harry, but Harry was born before the affair began. In 1989, Diana was at a birthday party for Camilla's sister, Annabel Elliot, when she confronted Camilla about her and Charles's extramarital affair. These affairs were later exposed | Bank of England. Pennant-Rea subsequently resigned. Synon went to the press when he called time on the dalliance, with contradictory statements. According to the "Sunday Tribune", she said: 'Yes, I adored him. Yes, I was in love with him.' She told "The Guardian": 'I hate the bugger.' 'If you're going to dump, don't dump a financial journalist when you're Deputy Governor of the Bank of England. That's dumb.' She | 4,741 | triviaqa-train |
Which baronet had an eight-year affair with Princess Margaret in the 1970s? | In 1975, the Princess was listed among women with whom actor Warren Beatty had had romantic relationships. John Bindon, a Cockney actor who had spent time in prison, sold his story to the "Daily Mirror", boasting of a close relationship with Margaret.
By the early 1970s, the Snowdons had drifted apart. In September 1973, Colin Tennant (later Baron Glenconner) introduced Margaret to Roddy Llewellyn. Llewellyn was 17 years her junior. In 1974, she invited him as a guest to the holiday home she | never received a British honour. Niven divided his time in the 1960s and 1970s between Château-d'Œx and Cap Ferrat on the Côte d'Azur in the south of France.
A 2009 biography of Niven contained assertions, based on information from his widow and a good friend of Niven's, that he had had an affair with Princess Margaret, 20 years his junior.
Illness and death.
In 1980, Niven began experiencing fatigue, muscle weakness, and a warble in his voice. His 1981 interviews on the talk | 4,742 | triviaqa-train |
What name is given to areas of land in Holland that have been reclaimed from the sea? | , Panama
- The Potter's Cay in Nassau, The Bahamas was connected to the island of New Providence
- The shore of Nassau, The Bahamas especially along East Bay street.
- The entire riverfront of Buenos Aires, Argentina including the port and the airport
One of the earliest large scale projects was the Beemster Polder in the Netherlands, realized in 1612 adding of land. In Hong Kong the Praya Reclamation Scheme added of land in 1890 during the second phase of construction. It was one of the most | eyri) jutted from the narrow coast, but a lot of land has since been reclaimed from the sea so that today the coastline is more even except for the largest spit, Oddeyri, which was formed by the river Glerá which runs through the town. It is thought that the name of the town is possibly derived from the name of a field which may have been situated near some of the sheltered locations by the river.
The body of sea between Oddeyri and the end of the fjord is known as Pollurinn ( | 4,743 | triviaqa-train |
Which Northumberland heroine was the daughter of the keeper of the Longstone lighthouse? | Longstone Lighthouse
Longstone Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse located on Longstone Rock in the outer group of the Farne Islands off the Northumberland Coast, England. Completed in 1826, it was originally called the Outer Farne Lighthouse, and complemented the earlier Inner Farne Lighthouse. The lighthouse is best known for the 1838 wreck of the "Forfarshire" and the role of Grace Darling, the lighthouse keeper's daughter, in rescuing survivors.
History.
History Origins.
The Farne Islands had a long history of needing a light | on building the new Inner Farne and Brownsman lighthouses). Construction was relatively swift, and the new Longstone Lighthouse was first lit on 15 February 1826. The total cost was £4,771. Longstone was equipped with a rotating array of twelve Argand lamps, each with a 21-inch parabolic reflector, encompassed by a dioptric lens.
At the same time, in 1826, William Darling moved with his family from the old lighthouse on Brownsman Island to serve as lighthouse keeper at Longstone. On 7th September 1838 his daughter Grace spotted the | 4,744 | triviaqa-train |
Which branch of medicine is concerned with providing artificial limbs for the human body? | Prosthesis
In medicine, a prosthesis (plural: prostheses; from Ancient Greek "prosthesis", "addition, application, attachment") or prosthetic implant is an artificial device that replaces a missing body part, which may be lost through trauma, disease, or a condition present at birth (congenital disorder). Prostheses are intended to restore the normal functions of the missing body part. Amputee rehabilitation is primarily coordinated by a physiatrist as part of a inter-disciplinary team consisting of physiatrists, prosthetists, nurses, physical | States in particular employment areas are:
These figures include the salaries of post-doctoral fellows, which are paid significantly less than employees in more permanent positions.
See also.
- MD-PhD
- Biomedical research: basic research or applied research conducted to aid the body of knowledge in the field of medicine
- Medicine: a branch of the health sciences concerned with maintaining or restoring human health
- Research: a process of inquiry aimed at discovering, interpreting, and revising facts
- Scientist: | 4,745 | triviaqa-train |
Which 60s chart-topping band were originally called The Alan Price Combo? | Elbow, Dream Theater, Genesis, Jethro Tull, The Zombies, The Animals, Bon Jovi, Yes, Fleetwood Mac, Marilyn Manson and Deep Purple, all of which consist of a vocalist, guitarist, bassist, keyboardist, and a drummer) or with a turntablist such as Deftones, Hed PE, Incubus or Limp Bizkit.
Alternatives include a keyboardist, guitarist, drummer, bassist, and saxophonist, such as The Sonics, The Dave Clark 5, and Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs. Another alternative | ), who was in turn later replaced by George Sheck, with Cook taking over on lead guitar. Claire Lane left the group in the late 1960s to pursue a solo career, and the remaining Ramrods became the Russ Cook Combo before disbanding in the early 1970s.
A later (early- to mid-60s) "garage-rock" band from the Boston area, originally called The Rockin' Ramrods, later shortened their name to just The Ramrods, and had a series of 45s out on various local labels --- but this | 4,746 | triviaqa-train |
Who has the Jack Regan role in the new movie version of The Sweeney? | Ray Winstone, Carter by Ben Drew and Haskins by Damien Lewis.
Books.
A total of nine books were written and released in 1977 published by Futura Publications Ltd.
- The Sweeney
- Regan and the Manhattan File
- Regan and the Deal of the Century
- Regan and the Lebanese Shipment
- Regan and the Human Pipeline
- Regan and the Bent Stripper
- Regan and the Snout Who Cried Wolf
- Regan and the Venetian Virgin
- Regan and the High Rollers
The first | , which tells the story of an Afrikaner commando leader who emigrates to New Zealand after the Second Boer War, was premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. He appeared in "44 Inch Chest" alongside John Hurt and Ian McShane. He had a role as CIA agent Darius Jedburgh in the "Edge of Darkness" remake, replacing Robert De Niro. In 2012 he played the role of Detective Inspector Jack Regan in a remake of "The Sweeney". Winstone stars in the slasher-thriller film "Red Snow | 4,747 | triviaqa-train |
Natalie Bennett was announced as the new leader of what? | Natalie Bennett
Natalie Louise Bennett (born 10 February 1966) is a British politician and journalist who was born and raised in Australia. She led the Green Party of England and Wales from September 2012 to September 2016.
She began her career as a journalist with regional newspapers in New South Wales before leaving in 1995 for Thailand, where she worked for Australian Volunteers International and the "Bangkok Post" newspaper over the next four years. Since settling in Britain in 1999 she has contributed to the "Guardian", " | In May 2012, Lucas announced that she would not seek re-election to the post of party leader. In September, Natalie Bennett was elected party leader and Will Duckworth deputy leader in the leadership election took place.
History Natalie Bennett (2012–2016).
The 2013 local government elections saw overall gains of 5 seats. The Party returned representation for the first time on the councils of Cornwall, Devon, and Essex.
At the local government elections the following year, the Greens gained 18 seats overall. In London | 4,748 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the words to Jerusalem? | And did those feet in ancient time
‘And did those feet in ancient time’ is a poem by William Blake from the preface to his epic "", one of a collection of writings known as the Prophetic Books. The date of 1804 on the title page is probably when the plates were begun, but the poem was printed c. 1808. Today it is best known as the hymn "Jerusalem", with music written by Sir Hubert Parry in 1916. It is not to be confused with another poem, | , English chemist
- Jane Cunningham Croly, 72, American journalist who wrote a popular newspaper column under the pseudonym "Jennie June"
- Conrad Schick, 79, German architect and archaeologist who built multiple landmarks in Jerusalem
December 24, 1901 (Tuesday).
- For the first time, the U.S. Postmaster General allowed a postcard to be labeled as such, rather than as a "private mailing card", words that had been required by a prior regulation that prohibited postcards from being placed in the mail | 4,749 | triviaqa-train |
Which king was the target of the Popish Plot and the Rye House Plot? | Rye House Plot
The Rye House Plot of 1683 was a plan to assassinate King Charles II of England and his brother (and heir to the throne) James, Duke of York. The royal party went from Westminster to Newmarket to see horse races and were expected to make the return journey on 1 April 1683, but because there was a major fire in Newmarket on 22 March (which destroyed half the town), the races were cancelled, and the King and the Duke returned to London early. As a result | Tonge plot
1680 - Popish Plot
Persons implicated in the alleged Popish Plot:
- William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford
1683 - Rye House Plot
Those convicted in relation to the Rye House Plot include:
- William Russell, Lord Russell
- Elizabeth Gaunt
Alphabetical list.
A
B
- Anthony Babington (1586) (Babington Plot)
- Anne Boleyn, Queen (1536)
- George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford (1536)
- Sir William Brereton (1536) | 4,750 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the last Roman Catholic king of England? | James II of England
James II and VII (14 October 1633 – 16 September 1701) was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685 until he was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. The last Roman Catholic monarch of England, Scotland and Ireland, his reign is now remembered primarily for struggles over religious tolerance. However, it also involved the principles of absolutism and divine right of kings and his deposition ended a century of political and civil strife by | Margaret may also be considered the last scions of the House of York or York branch of the House of Plantagenet, which ruled England specifically from 1461 to 1485 (with a brief pause in 1470-1471).
House of Stuart.
The last member of the House of Stuart was "Henry Benedict Stuart" (1725–1807), a Roman Catholic cardinal. He was the last legitimate male-line descendant of Robert II, who became King of Scots in 1371. The House of Stuart had ruled Scotland since then | 4,751 | triviaqa-train |
In which county is there an area called The Fylde? | Borough of Fylde
The Borough of Fylde is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. It covers part of the Fylde plain, after which it is named. The council's headquarters are in St Annes. Some council departments, including Planning and an office of the Registrar, were previously located in Wesham, but in 2007 these offices were transferred to the ownership of the NHS North Lancashire Primary Care Trust and have since been replaced by a new housing development. The population of the Non-metropolitan district | during the Bronze Age, and scattered hamlets have existed there ever since, including a village called Kilgrimol or Kilgrimhow, which is believed to have been founded in around 900 AD by Vikings expelled from Dublin. The area including the Fylde was known in Anglo-Saxon and medieval times as Amounderness. Lytham is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Lidun. In 1199 Richard Fitzroger gave his Lytham estates (then known as Lethun) to the Benedictine monks of Durham. The monks established a priory (although it was really too small to | 4,752 | triviaqa-train |
What is the Administrative HQ of East Sussex? | 's position on the coast has also meant that there were many invaders, including the Romans and later the Normans. Earlier industries have included fishing, iron-making, and the wool trade, all of which have declined, or been lost completely.
Governance.
Sussex is traditionally sub-divided into six rapes. From the 12th century the three eastern rapes together and the three western rapes together had separate quarter sessions, with the county town of the three eastern rapes being Lewes. This situation was formalised by Parliament | Girlguiding London and South East England
Girlguiding London and South East England is one of the nine Regions and Countries of Girlguiding. Region HQ is in Wandsworth Common, London. The Chief Commissioner is currently Sally Christmas.
Counties.
Girlguiding London and South East England is subdivided into 19 Girlguiding Counties. These do not correspond to the counties defined by the British government.
Counties Sussex Central.
Girlguiding Sussex Central was formed in 1979, when the county of West Sussex was re-organised due to the expansion of Girlguiding | 4,753 | triviaqa-train |
Which comedian co-stars with fellow comic Lee Mack in TV’s Not Going Out? | Not Going Out
Not Going Out is a British television sitcom that has aired on BBC One since 2006, currently starring Lee Mack, Sally Bretton, Finley Southby, Max Pattison and Francesca Newman. The recurring cast currently includes Geoffrey Whitehead, Deborah Grant, Bobby Ball, Hugh Dennis and Abigail Cruttenden.
The series has previously starred Megan Dodds, Miranda Hart, Tim Vine, Katy Wix, Timothy West and Simon Dutton.
Mack and Andrew Collins were the initial writers for the show, with Paul Kerensa, Simon | Lee Mack
Lee Gordon McKillop (born 4 August 1968), known by his stage name Lee Mack, is an English comedian and actor. He is known for writing and starring in the sitcom "Not Going Out", for being a team captain on the BBC One comedy panel show "Would I Lie to You?", hosting the Sky One panel show "Duck Quacks Don't Echo" and for presenting the panel show "They Think It's All Over".
He has been guest host on | 4,754 | triviaqa-train |
Which creature has a variety known as the 'Bottlenosed'? | sensitivity of the sound receptor.) The interclick interval also decreases as the animal nears the target. Evidently, the dolphin waits for each click's echo before clicking again. Echolocation details, such as signal strength, spectral qualities, and discrimination, are well understood by researchers. Bottlenose dolphins are also able to extract shape information, suggesting they are able to form an "echoic image" or sound picture of their targets.
Dolphins have sharp eyesight. The eyes are located at the sides of the head and have a | by the authors of "The History of Parliament" as "a portly and bottlenosed bon vivant", Curtis was said to be very proud of his wine cellar and his kitchens which featured a gallery so that guests could see their dinner being prepared.
Curtis has been described as a "friend" of the British East India Company and in 1802 they named one of their ships "Culland's Grove".
After Curtis's death, the entire contents of the house and the associated farm were sold in 1832 in | 4,755 | triviaqa-train |
Which seasonal song was written by Robbie Burns? | was chosen as the greatest Scot by the Scottish public in a vote run by Scottish television channel STV.
As well as making original compositions, Burns also collected folk songs from across Scotland, often revising or adapting them. His poem (and song) "Auld Lang Syne" is often sung at Hogmanay (the last day of the year), and "Scots Wha Hae" served for a long time as an unofficial national anthem of the country. Other poems and songs of Burns that remain well known across the | Sweeney's Men (album)
Sweeney's Men is an album by Sweeney's Men, recorded in early 1968 after 'Galway Joe' Dolan had left the band and been replaced by Terry Woods.
Johnny Moynihan contributed "Rattlin' Roarin' Willy"—a song written by Robbie Burns and set to the slip jig rhythm (9/8)—and also Pecker Dunne's "Sullivan John", which had previously been sung by Dolan before he left the band. Moynihan also sang "Dicey Riley" and "The Handsome Cabin Boy", | 4,756 | triviaqa-train |
In World War Two Operation Avalanche was the Allied Invasion of which country? | at the Somme and Passchendaele in World War I. Two tentative plans code-named Operation Roundup and Operation Sledgehammer were put forward for 1942–43, but neither was deemed by the British to be practical or likely to succeed. Instead, the Allies expanded their activity in the Mediterranean, launching the invasion of French North Africa in November 1942, the invasion of Sicily in July 1943, and invading Italy in September. These campaigns provided the troops with valuable experience in amphibious warfare.
Attendees at the Trident Conference in Washington in May 1943 | the North Carolina Board” and that self-serving by such boards is, likewise, not new. Justice Alito then recalls that when the Sherman Act was enacted, Congress’s Commerce Clause power was much smaller and that at the time the States frequently set price controls. As such, Justice Alito believes denying the Dentists Board antitrust immunity “diminishes our traditional respect for federalism and state sovereignty”.
For Justice Alito, the Dentists Board is clearly a state agency. As support, he includes the North Carolina statutes referring | 4,757 | triviaqa-train |
In which sitcom did Dorien Green appear? | Birds of a Feather
Birds of a Feather (commonly abbreviated to BOAF) is a British sitcom originally broadcast on BBC One from 16 October 1989 to 24 December 1998, then revived on ITV from 2 January 2014. Starring Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph, it was created by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, who also wrote some of the episodes along with many other writers.
The first episode sees sisters Tracey Stubbs (Linda Robson) and Sharon Theodopolopodous (Pauline Quirke) brought together when their husbands are | Dorien Wilson
Dorien Wilson (born July 5, 1963) is an American actor who is best known for his role as Professor Stanley Oglevee on the UPN sitcom "The Parkers", the spin-off series of Moesha, which first ran from 1999 to 2004, and for his recurring role as Terrence Winningham on the sitcom "Sister, Sister" from 1994 to 1996. He is currently playing as Jay Weaver on the Bounce TV sitcom "In the Cut".
Early life.
He was born on | 4,758 | triviaqa-train |
Who was Edina’s PA in Absolutely Fabulous? | also stars June Whitfield as Edina's dotty, sarcastic and often thieving mother, and Jane Horrocks as Edina's utterly brainless personal assistant Bubble.
In 2000, the show was ranked number 17 on the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes by the British Film Institute.
"Absolutely Fabulous" returned for three special episodes which were originally aired on 25 December 2011, 1 January 2012 and 23 July 2012 to mark the show's 20th anniversary. The episode broadcast on 23 July 2012 featured the 2012 Summer Olympics which were being held | Absolutely Fabulous (series 1)
The first series of "Absolutely Fabulous", a BBC sitcom, was created and written by Jennifer Saunders who starred in the title role of Edina Monsoon, a heavy-drinking, smoking, and drug-abusing PR agent who has dedicated most of her life to looking "fabulous" and desperately attempts to stay young. Edina is known as 'Eddy' to her best friend, Patsy Stone (Joanna Lumley), a magazine editor who constantly takes advantage of Eddy by living the | 4,759 | triviaqa-train |
What opened in 1958 in Marylebone Rd next to Madame Tussauds? | are owned by Prestbury, they are operated by Merlin based on a renewable 35-year lease.
History Recent status.
Madame Tussaud's wax museum became a major tourist attraction in London. Until 2010 it incorporated the London Planetarium in its west wing. A large animated dark ride, "The Spirit of London", opened in 1993. Today's wax figures at Tussauds include historical and royal figures, film stars, sports stars, and famous murderers. It has been known since 2007 as "Madame Tussauds" museums (no | crossroads of Baker Street and Marylebone Road was historically known as "Marylebone Circus", which is still its unofficial name.
History.
Baker Street was laid out in the 18th century by the builder William Baker, after whom it is named.
History 19th century.
In 1835, the first wax museum of Madame Tussauds was opened on Baker Street. The museum moved, just around the corner, to Marylebone Road in 1884.
Also in 1835 the sculptor James Fillans came to live and work from 82 Baker | 4,760 | triviaqa-train |
Tower Bridge was for many years the last of London’s bridges before the sea – what is now? | each tower. Before its restoration in the 2010s, the bridge's colour scheme dated from 1977, when it was painted red, white and blue for Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee. Its colours were subsequently restored to blue and white.
The bridge deck is freely accessible to both vehicles and pedestrians, whereas the bridge's twin towers, high-level walkways and Victorian engine rooms form part of the Tower Bridge Exhibition, for which an admission charge is made. The nearest London Underground tube stations are Tower Hill on | bridges.
The two old Skodje Bridges are also arch bridges, the longest masonry arch road bridge in Norway. The longer one is approximately with a span of 59 m and a maximum clearance to the sea of . The building of the old bridges started in 1911 and were opened in 1922. They cost .
The old bridges still stand, but are not in a good shape. For the last few years before the new bridge was opened, the old bridges had restrictions on the weight and width of the cars | 4,761 | triviaqa-train |
What is computer assisted in the acronym CAD? | Computer-aided design
Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of computers (or ) to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design. CAD software is used to increase the productivity of the designer, improve the quality of design, improve communications through documentation, and to create a database for manufacturing. CAD output is often in the form of electronic files for print, machining, or other manufacturing operations. The term CADD (for "Computer Aided Design and Drafting") | Fred Optical Engineering Software
Fred Optical Engineering Software (FRED) is a commercial 3D CAD computer program for optical engineering used to simulate the propagation of light through optical systems. Fred can handle both incoherent and coherent light using Gaussian beam propagation. The program offers a high level of visualization using a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) parametric interface. According to the publisher, Photon Engineering, the name "Fred" is not an acronym, and does not mean anything.
Fred allows for non-sequential | 4,762 | triviaqa-train |
Which son of King David was caught by his hair in a tree while fleeing on a mule? | , David is anointed as King. David conquers Jerusalem, taking the Ark of the Covenant into the city, and establishing the kingdom founded by Saul. As king, David commits adultery with Bathsheba, leading him to arrange the death of her husband Uriah the Hittite. Because of this sin, God denies David the opportunity to build the temple, and his son Absalom tries to overthrow him. David flees Jerusalem during Absalom's rebellion, but after Absalom's death he returns to the city to rule Israel. Before his peaceful | his second son to her second sister. Once again she hid under the bed and stole it while he slept, but he woke and chased her, and she escaped over the bridge of one hair. Her second sister was married to the king's second son.
Then the king said if she stole the ring the giant wore on his finger, he would marry his youngest son to her. She went off, hid under the bed, and grabbed the ring, but the giant caught her. He asked what | 4,763 | triviaqa-train |
Lake Vanern is the largest lake in which country? | Vänern
Vänern ( , , ) is the largest lake in Sweden, the largest lake in the European Union and the third-largest lake entirely in Europe after Ladoga and Onega in Russia. It is located in the provinces of Västergötland, Dalsland, and Värmland in the southwest of the country.
History.
Geologically, the lake was formed after the Quaternary glaciation about 10,000 years ago; when the ice melted, the entire width of Sweden was covered in water, creating a strait between Kattegat and the Gulf of | sometimes referred to by its residents as the "lake township of Oakland County", being heavily dotted with small and medium-sized lakes. Cass Lake, the largest lake in the county, is in part of West Bloomfield, and Pine Lake, which has a private country club on its shore, is only a few miles away from Cass and lies completely within West Bloomfield. In addition, directly west of Pine Lake is Orchard Lake, which also has a private country club on its shore. Orchard Lake is surrounded | 4,764 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of Sardinia? | History Ancient history.
Around the 9th century BC the Phoenicians began visiting Sardinia with increasing frequency, presumably initially needing safe overnight and all-weather anchorages along their trade routes from the coast of modern-day Lebanon as far afield as the African and European Atlantic coasts and beyond. The most common ports of call were Caralis, Nora, Bithia, Sulci, and Tharros. Claudian, a 4th-century Latin poet, in his poem "De bello Gildonico", stated that Caralis was founded by people from Tyre, probably | on Sardinia beginning the Spanish conquest of Sardinia.
- September – The first known Druid revival ceremony is held by John Toland at Primrose Hill, in London, at the Autumnal Equinox, to found the Mother Grove, what will later become the Ancient Order of Druids.
- September 29 – Guatemala earthquake: A 7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes Antigua Guatemala, destroying much of the city, and making authorities consider moving the capital of Guatemala to a different location.
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- Crews on two ships, commanded by | 4,765 | triviaqa-train |
King Michael abdicated in 1947 from which throne? | Michael I of Romania
Michael I ( ; 25 October 1921 – 5 December 2017) was the last King of Romania, reigning from 20 July 1927 to 8 June 1930 and again from 6 September 1940 until his forced abdication on 30 December 1947.
Shortly after Michael's birth, his father Prince Carol had become involved in a controversial relationship with Magda Lupescu. In 1925, Carol was eventually pressured to renounce his rights to the throne and moved to Paris in exile with Lupescu. In 1927, Michael ascended the | of Montenegro. However, Danilo unexpectedly abdicated a few days later and his nephew the young Michael (who succeeded him as "pretender") "reigned" as "King Mihaijlo I" under the guidance of a regent. On 14 September 1929 the Regency of General Anto Gvozdenovic ended and Mihaijlo renounced his dynasty's claim to the throne of Montenegro and declared allegiance to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. In gratitude, the King of Yugoslavia, Alexander I rewarded "Prince Mihaijlo" with a pension from the Civil List.
The | 4,766 | triviaqa-train |
Whose forthcoming musical is entitled Viva Forever? | Spice Girls
The Spice Girls are an English pop girl group formed in 1994. The group comprised Melanie Brown ("Scary Spice"), Melanie Chisholm ("Sporty Spice"), Emma Bunton ("Baby Spice"), Geri Halliwell ("Ginger Spice"), and Victoria Beckham ("Posh Spice"). They were signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single "Wannabe" in 1996, which hit number one in 37 countries and established their global success. Their debut album "Spice | ". The show generated over £2,000,000 in pre-opening ticket sales.
"Viva Forever!" was panned by critics, receiving some of the worst reviews of 2012. It was announced on 2 May 2013 that the show was to close on 29 June 2013 after only seven months with a loss of "at least £5 million".
Plot.
The musical is based on a band member named Viva who lives on a houseboat. The story starts when her band gets through to the audition stages | 4,767 | triviaqa-train |
Who plays the chief villain in the new James Bond film Skyfall? | Skyfall
Skyfall is a 2012 spy film, the twenty-third in the "James Bond" series produced by Eon Productions. The film is the third to star Daniel Craig as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond and features Javier Bardem as Raoul Silva, the villain. It was directed by Sam Mendes and written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, and John Logan, and features the theme song "Skyfall", written and performed by Adele. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and Columbia | Mòr, adjacent to the River Coupall, and near the A82. It is owned by the National Trust, and managed by the Scottish Mountaineering Club, who make it available to hire as accommodation; up to 30 people can be accommodated.
In popular culture.
Buachaille Etive Mòr appears in the background during a song sequence in the 1998 Bollywood film "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai". Together with Beinn a'Chrulaiste it can also be seen in the film "Skyfall", where James Bond transports M away from the villain | 4,768 | triviaqa-train |
Which city state led the beaten Greek forces at the Battle of Thermopylae? | , i.e., "classical", as shown in the Parthenon, for instance. Politically, the Classical Period was dominated by Athens and the Delian League during the 5th century, but displaced by Spartan hegemony during the early 4th century BC, before power shifted to Thebes and the Boeotian League and finally to the League of Corinth led by Macedon. This period saw the Greco-Persian Wars and the Rise of Macedon.
Following the Classical period was the Hellenistic period (323–146 BC), during which Greek culture and power | Last Stand of the 300
Last Stand of the 300 is a TV documentary/reenactment which premièred on The History Channel in 2007. It was directed by David Padrusch known for directing projects such as "Journey to 10,000 BC" (2008) and "" (2006) for the History Channel.
Synopsis.
In 480 B.C, during the Greco-Persian Wars the Persian Empire led by Xerxes I of Persia fought the Greek city-states forces at the pass of Thermopylae in central Greece. This battle was | 4,769 | triviaqa-train |
In which city is the Topkapi Palace? | Topkapı Palace
The Topkapı Palace ( or in , "Ṭopḳapu Sarāyı"), or the Seraglio, is a large museum in Istanbul, Turkey. In the 15th century, it served as the main residence and administrative headquarters of the Ottoman sultans.
Construction began in 1459, ordered by Mehmed the Conqueror, six years after the conquest of Constantinople. Topkapı was originally called the "New Palace" ("Yeni Saray" or "Saray-ı Cedîd-i Âmire") to distinguish it from the Old Palace | Lara, Antalya
Lara is a district of Antalya city, Turkey. Lara is a balneoclimatic and balneoclimateric location bordering the Mediterranean Sea. It is home to many luxury themed hotels, mainly at the popular Lara Beach area which includes the Lara, Kundu, Aksu and Muratpaşa municipalities of Antalya province. Most of the hotels are replicas of famous places around the world, luxury design hotels and theme hotels (for example Topkapi Palace, Venice Palace, Kremlin Palace, Titanic Beach Lara, Concorde De Luxe Resort) with All inclusive | 4,770 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the oldest Oxford college? | Dominicans, Franciscans, Carmelites and Augustinians, settled in Oxford in the mid-13th century, gained influence and maintained houses or halls for students. At about the same time, private benefactors established colleges as self-contained scholarly communities. Among the earliest such founders were William of Durham, who in 1249 endowed University College, and John Balliol, father of a future King of Scots; Balliol College bears his name. Another founder, Walter de Merton, a Lord Chancellor of England and afterwards Bishop of Rochester, devised a series of | , Exeter College is not the oldest "(it is the fourth-oldest)", nor is it the largest or richest college of the University of Oxford.
Jordan College is an exaggerated version of the real Exeter College, rambling above and below ground in a motley arrangement of buildings, cellars and tunnels constructed over several centuries:
The name 'Jordan' was inspired partly by the area of Oxford known as Jericho, through which the Oxford Canal passes; an area called 'Jericho' also features in " | 4,771 | triviaqa-train |
In which country are the Ribbon Falls? | Ribbon Fall
Ribbon Fall, located in Yosemite National Park in California, flows off a cliff on the west side of El Capitan and is the longest single-drop waterfall in North America. The fall is fed by melting winter snow; while therefore dry for much of the year, the fall is a spectacular 1,612 feet (491 m) in the spring. In exceptional years, an ice cone develops at its base during the winter months similar to that which usually forms beneath Upper Yosemite Fall. This deposit can reach | . Spray Valley borders the Banff National Park to the west.
Spray Valley Provincial Park falls under the jurisdiction of Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation, and on-site management is delegated to "Kananaskis Country Campgrounds"
Activities.
Spray Valley Provincial Park is easily accessible by road (the Bighorn Highway), and provides a setting for low impact activities such as hiking and cross-country skiing. Camping is permitted in summer (from May 17 to October 9) at the Lillian Lake, Ribbon Falls, Ribbon | 4,772 | triviaqa-train |
Which fictional detective married author Harriet Vane? | Harriet Vane
Harriet Deborah Vane, later Lady Peter Wimsey, is a fictional character in the works of British writer Dorothy L. Sayers (1893–1957).
Vane, a mystery writer, initially meets Lord Peter Wimsey while she is on trial for poisoning her lover ("Strong Poison"). The detective falls in love with her and proposes marriage but she refuses to begin a relationship with him, traumatised as she is by her dead lover's treatment of her and her recent ordeal. In "Have His Carcase" | , (detective)
- Paul
- Paul Pennyfeather (the fictional Scone College) ""
- Mary Russell
- Charles Ryder ""
- George Smiley (Lincoln)
- Gwen Stacy (Somerville College)
- Prince Nasir al-Subaai and Prince Meshal al-Subaai ""
- Connie Tate
- Nigel Thornberry ""
- Henry Tilney ""
- Professor Timberlake (J. R. R. Tolkien) (the fictional Surrey College) ""
- Harriet Vane (the fictional | 4,773 | triviaqa-train |
Which British singer released a 1972 album entitled ‘Blondes Have More Fun’? | Blondes Have More Fun
Blondes Have More Fun is Rod Stewart's ninth album, released in November 1978. As was the popular musical trend at the time, it is Stewart's foray into disco music, which although commercially successful, was critically divisive. The lead single "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" became one of Stewart's biggest hits, peaking at No.1 in both the UK and US. The album has sold more than 14 million copies worldwide.
Overview.
After carving a highly successful career throughout | Carol Grimes
Carol Ann Grimes (born 7 April 1944) is a British singer and songwriter.
In 1969, she joined the band Delivery and recorded one album before departing for a solo career (before embarking on a solo career proper, however, she was also a member of short-lived musical unit Uncle Dog, recording an album with them entitled "Old Hat" which was released in 1972). Her debut solo album, "Warm Blood" (1974), was recorded with members of Area Code | 4,774 | triviaqa-train |
In horse racing, during which month is the Cheltenham Cup run? | Cheltenham Racecourse
Cheltenham Racecourse at Prestbury Park, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, hosts National Hunt horse racing. Its most prestigious meeting is the Cheltenham Festival, held in March, which features several Grade I races including the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Champion Hurdle, Queen Mother Champion Chase, Ryanair Chase and the Stayers' Hurdle.
The racecourse has a scenic location in a natural amphitheatre, just below the escarpment of the Cotswold Hills at Cleeve Hill, with a capacity of 67,500 spectators. Cheltenham Racecourse railway station no longer | was best run fresh, so unlike previous seasons he would not run again before Cheltenham where he was once again being aimed at the Cheltenham Gold Cup, as was stable companion and current holder Denman.
Racing career 2008/09 season Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Kauto Star started the 2009 Cheltenham Gold Cup as the favourite and was attempting to become the first horse to ever regain the Gold Cup. The leaders in the betting were Kauto Star at 7/4, Denman at 7/1, Hennessy Gold Cup winner Neptune Collonges at 15/2 and Exotic Dancer at 8/1 | 4,775 | triviaqa-train |
Which British explorer arrived in Tahiti in 1769? | families as well as domestic animals. In 1769, for instance, James Cook mentions a great traditional ship ("va'a") in Tahiti that was long, and could be propelled by sail or paddles.
In 2010, an expedition on a simple outrigger canoe with a sail retraced the route back from Tahiti to Asia.
History Civilization before the arrival of the Europeans.
Before the arrival of the Europeans the island was divided into different chiefdoms, very precise territories dominated by a single clan. These chiefdoms were linked | 300.
European encounters began in 1521 when Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, sailing at the service of the Spanish Crown, sighted Puka-Puka in the Tuāmotu-Gambier Archipelago. In 1606 another Spanish expedition under Pedro Fernandes de Queirós sailed through Polynesia sighting an inhabited island on 10 February which they called Sagitaria (or Sagittaria), probably the island of Rekareka to the southeast of Tahiti.
Over a century later, British explorer Samuel Wallis visited Tahiti in 1767. French explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville also visited Tahiti in 1768 | 4,776 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the title role in the 1975 film ‘Barry Lyndon’? | also allowed actors at times to improvise and to "break the rules", particularly with Peter Sellers in "Lolita", which became a turning point in his career as it allowed him to work creatively during the shooting, as opposed to the preproduction stage.
During an interview, Ryan O'Neal recalled Kubrick's directing style: "God, he works you hard. He moves you, pushes you, helps you, gets cross with you, but above all he teaches you the value of a good director. Stanley | Redmond Barry (disambiguation)
Sir Redmond Barry (1813–1880) was an Irish lawyer who served as judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria.
Redmond Barry may also refer to:
- Redmond Barry (died 1750), Irish MP
- Redmond Barry (lord chancellor) (1866–1913), Lord Chancellor of Ireland
- Redmond Barry (sportsman), Wexford hurling and football player of the 2000s
- Redmond Barry, title character of the 1844 novel "The Luck of Barry Lyndon" and its 1975 film | 4,777 | triviaqa-train |
Aravind Adiga’s novel ‘The White Tiger’ won which prestigious award in 2008? | The White Tiger
The White Tiger is the debut novel by Indian author Aravind Adiga. It was first published in 2008 and won the 40th Man Booker Prize in the same year. The novel provides a darkly humorous perspective of India's class struggle in a globalized world as told through a retrospective narration from Balram Halwai, a village boy. In detailing Balram's journey first to Delhi, where he works as a chauffeur to a rich landlord, and then to Bangalore, the place to which he flees after killing his master | Aravind Malagatti
Aravind Malagatti (1 May 1956) is a prominent Indian Dalit poet and writer writing in Kannada. He is the author of more than forty books which include poetry collections, short fiction collections, a novel, essay-collections, critical works and folklore studies. He is the recipient of the prestigious Ambedkar Fellowship Award from the Government of Karnataka. His "Government Brahamana", the first Dalit autobiography in Kannada, has won the Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award. Apart from these, the Honorary Award of Karnataka Sahitya | 4,778 | triviaqa-train |
NaCl is the chemical compound of which common substance? | Sodium chloride
Sodium chloride , commonly known as salt (though sea salt also contains other chemical salts), is an ionic compound with the chemical formula NaCl, representing a 1:1 ratio of sodium and chloride ions. With molar masses of 22.99 and 35.45 g/mol respectively, 100 g of NaCl contains 39.34 g Na and 60.66 g Cl. Sodium chloride is the salt most responsible for the salinity of seawater and of the extracellular fluid of many multicellular organisms. In its edible form of table salt, it is commonly used | Properties of water
Water () is a polar inorganic compound that is at room temperature a tasteless and odorless liquid, which is nearly colorless apart from an inherent hint of blue. It is by far the most studied chemical compound and is described as the "universal solvent" and the "solvent of life". It is the most abundant substance on Earth and the only common substance to exist as a solid, liquid, and gas on Earth's surface. It is also the third most abundant molecule in the universe | 4,779 | triviaqa-train |
Which actress played the role of identical twins, Susan and Sharon, in the 1961 film ‘The Parent Trap’? | The Parent Trap (1961 film)
The Parent Trap is a 1961 Walt Disney Technicolor film. It stars Hayley Mills (in a dual role), Maureen O'Hara and Brian Keith in a story about teenage twins on a quest to reunite their divorced parents. The screenplay by the film's director David Swift was based upon the 1949 book "Lottie and Lisa" (German: ) by Erich Kästner. "The Parent Trap" was nominated for two Academy Awards, was broadcast on television, saw three television sequels, | the Year – Actress in 1961. During her early career, she appeared in six films for Walt Disney, including her dual role as twins Susan and Sharon in the Disney film "The Parent Trap" (1961). Her performance in "Whistle Down the Wind" (a 1961 adaptation of the novel written by her mother) saw Mills nominated for BAFTA Award for Best British Actress.
During the late 1960s Mills began performing in theatrical plays, and played in more mature roles. The age of contracts with | 4,780 | triviaqa-train |
The Big Muddy River in Southern Illinois joins which other river? | of rivers flowing from the Rocky and Appalachian Mountains, the predecessor of the modern-day Mississippi watershed. The Laramide Orogeny is essential to modern Missouri River hydrology, as snow and ice melt from the Rockies provide the majority of the flow in the Missouri and its tributaries.
The Missouri and many of its tributaries cross the Great Plains, flowing over or cutting into the Ogallala Group and older mid-Cenozoic sedimentary rocks. The lowest major Cenozoic unit, the White River Formation, was deposited between roughly 35 and 29 | Fox River (Illinois River tributary)
The Fox River is a tributary of the Illinois River, flowing from southeastern Wisconsin to Ottawa, Illinois in the United States. The Wisconsin section was known as the Pishtaka River in the 19th century. There are two other "Fox Rivers" in southern Illinois: the Fox River (Little Wabash tributary) and a smaller "Fox River" that joins the Wabash River near New Harmony, Indiana.
Wisconsin.
The Fox River rises in the Halbach Swamp, southeast of the | 4,781 | triviaqa-train |
Marie Antoinette was married to which French King? | Louis XVI of France
Louis XVI (; 23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793), born Louis-Auguste, was the last King of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. He was referred to as citizen Louis Capet during the four months before he was guillotined. In 1765, at the death of his father, Louis, son and heir apparent of Louis XV, Louis-Auguste became the new Dauphin of France. Upon his grandfather's death on 10 May 1774, he assumed the title | and was the heir to the vastly wealthy "House of Bourbon-Penthièvre". The couple married happily in 1744 and had two surviving children. Their eldest child, the Prince de Lamballe, married Maria Teresa Luigia di Savoia, the future friend of Marie Antoinette, in 1767. Their second child, Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon, married the Duke of Chartres, (known as Philippe Égalité during the French Revolution of 1789) and later became the mother of Louis-Philippe I, King of the French.
At | 4,782 | triviaqa-train |
The drug ‘Reyataz’ is used for treating which medical condition? | Atazanavir
Atazanavir, sold under the trade name Reyataz among others, is an antiretroviral medication used to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS. It is generally recommended for use with other antiretrovirals. It may be used for prevention after a needlestick injury or other potential exposure. It is taken by mouth once a day.
Common side effects include headache, nausea, yellowish skin, abdominal pain, trouble sleeping, and fever. Severe side effects include rashes such as erythema multiforme and high blood sugar. Atazanavir appears to be safe | and approval of drugs treating neglected tropical diseases, rare pediatric diseases, and "medical countermeasures" for terrorism. The voucher can be used for future drugs that could have wider indications for use, but the company is required to pay a fee (approximately $2.8 million) to use the voucher.
When seeking approval for a drug, manufacturers can apply to the FDA for priority review. This is granted when a drug is intended to treat a serious condition and would "provide a significant improvement in safety or effectiveness" | 4,783 | triviaqa-train |
Who was replaced by Sid Vicious as bassist in the punk rock band The Sex Pistols? | Sid Vicious
Sid Vicious (born John Simon Ritchie, 10 May 1957 – 2 February 1979) was an English bassist and vocalist. He achieved fame as a member of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols, replacing Glen Matlock, who had fallen out of favour with the rest of the group.
Due to intravenous drug use, Vicious was hospitalised with hepatitis during the recording of the Sex Pistols' only studio album, "Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols"; his bass is only partially | with a group of Mods, and taking part in one of the notorious 'battles' between Mods and Rockers.
Punk, one of London's notable contributions to pop music, is the subject of "Sid and Nancy" (1986), a biopic of Sid Vicious, bassist with the Sex Pistols. Gary Oldman stars as Vicious. Also see the punk-rockumentaries directed by Julien Temple, the first being band manager Malcolm McLaren's take on 'his' invention of punk in his "The Great Rock ' | 4,784 | triviaqa-train |
Which singer released the single ‘Lonely’ in 2005? | Lonely (Akon song)
"Lonely" (also known as "Mr. Lonely") is a song by American singer and rapper Akon; it appears on his debut album, "Trouble". The single was released in 2005 and was his first worldwide hit. It reached number one in several countries, including in the United Kingdom and Germany (where it stayed there for eight weeks), and Australia. It was also highly popular in France where it reached number two, and in the United States when it | " (明日之歌) in August 2004, which was a tribute album reimagining the work of composer Joseph Koo. The album won awards at the Chinese Music Media Awards (华语音乐传媒大奖). Wong also won the award for Best Male Cantonese Singer at the Top Chinese Music awards (音乐风云榜).
Tat Ming Pair: 20th anniversary reunion.
In 2004, the duo reunited to release a new single entitled "Blessed are the Lonely Ones (寂寞的人有福了)". In July 2005, they released the album "The Party" | 4,785 | triviaqa-train |
In Greek mythology, what is the name of the nymph who was pursued by Apollo and transformed by the gods into a laurel bush? | favorites of painters since the Renaissance, the result being that they stand out more prominently in the modern imagination.
Daphne was a nymph whose parentage varies. She scorned Apollo's advances and ran away from him. When Apollo chased her in order to persuade her, she changed herself into a laurel tree. According to other versions, she cried for help during the chase, and Gaea helped her by taking her in and placing a laurel tree in her place. According to Roman poet Ovid, the chase was brought about | Pitys (mythology)
In Greek mythology— or more particularly in Ancient Greek poetry— Pitys (Πίτυς; English translation: "pine") was an Oread nymph who was pursued by Pan. According to a passage in Nonnus' "Dionysiaca" (ii.108) she was changed into a pine tree by the gods in order to escape him. Pitys is mentioned in Longus' "Daphnis and Chloe" (ii.7 and 39) and by Lucian of Samosata ("Dialogues of the Dead", 22.4). Pitys | 4,786 | triviaqa-train |
In botany, what is the decay-resistant outer coating of a pollen grain or spore called? | Pollen
Pollen is a fine to coarse powdery substance comprising pollen grains which are male microgametophytes of seed plants, which produce male gametes (sperm cells). Pollen grains have a hard coat made of sporopollenin that protects the gametophytes during the process of their movement from the stamens to the pistil of flowering plants, or from the male cone to the female cone of coniferous plants. If pollen lands on a compatible pistil or female cone, it germinates, producing a pollen tube that transfers the sperm to the ovule containing the female | Durable water repellent
Durable water repellent, or DWR , is a coating added to fabrics at the factory to make them water-resistant ("hydrophobic"). Most factory-applied treatments are fluoropolymer based; these applications are quite thin and not always effective. Durable water repellents are commonly used in conjunction with waterproof breathable fabrics such as Gore-Tex to prevent the outer layer of fabric from becoming saturated with water. This saturation, called 'wetting out,' can reduce the garment's breathability (moisture transport through | 4,787 | triviaqa-train |
Actor Nicholas Cage plays gun-runner Yuri Orlov in which 2005 film? | drug rehabilitation and continues business alone. He lures childhood crush Ava Fontaine (Bridget Moynahan) to a false photo shoot, where they fall in love and subsequently get married.
Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Yuri flies to Ukraine and illegally buys tanks and weapons through his uncle, a former Soviet general. Yuri then expands to Africa and begins a business relationship with Andre Baptiste Sr. (Eamonn Walker), a ruthless dictator waging a never-ending civil war in Liberia. During one flight into Africa, | highlighting the arms trafficking by the international arms industry.
Plot.
In the early 1980s, Yuri Orlov (Nicolas Cage), the eldest son of a family of Ukrainian refugees, is visiting a Brighton Beach restaurant, where he witnesses a Russian mobster kill two would-be assassins holding Kalashnikov assault rifles. He is inspired to go into the arms trade, comparing the constant need for weapons to the similar human need for food. After completing his first sale, Yuri convinces his brother Vitaly (Jared Leto) to | 4,788 | triviaqa-train |
Which 18th Century scientist and politician invented a glass harmonica (or ‘armonica) in 1761? | "; "harmonica de verre", "harmonica de Franklin", "armonica de verre", or just "harmonica" in French; "Glasharmonika" in German; "harmonica" in Dutch) refers today to any instrument played by rubbing glass or crystal goblets or bowls. The alternate instrument consisting of a set of wine glasses (usually tuned with water) is generally known in English as "musical glasses" or the "glass harp".
When Benjamin Franklin invented his mechanical version of the instrument in | Further reading.
- History
- Zeitler, W. The Glass Armonica—the Music and the Madness (2013) A history of glass music from the "Kama Sutra" to modern times, including the glass harmonica (also known as the glass harmonica), the musical glasses and the glass harp. 342 pages, 45 illustrations, 27 page bibliography.
- Instruction books
- Bartl. "About the Keyed Armonica".
- Ford, Anne (1761). "Instructions for playing on the music | 4,789 | triviaqa-train |
British tv ‘Dragon’ Theo Paphitis was the chairman of which London football club for eight years until 2006? | Theo Paphitis
Theodoros Paphitis (; born 24 September 1959) is an English-Cypriot retail magnate and entrepreneur. He is best known for his appearances on the BBC business programme "Dragons' Den" and as former chairman of Millwall Football Club.
Paphitis has made the majority of his fortune in the retail sector. In 2006, he sold his equity stake in the lingerie brand La Senza for a reported £100 million. He is the owner of stationery chain Ryman, the homewares specialist Robert Dyas and lingerie retailer Boux | History.
Magmatic, the company that manufactures the Trunki range, was formed on 5 May 2006.
Inventor Rob Law MBE came to public attention in 2006 following an appearance on BBC2's "Dragons' Den" programme in which panellist, Theo Paphitis, tugged and broke the strap of a sample Trunki. Dragon Richard Farleigh then made an offer of £100,000 for 50% of the company, an offer which Law rejected.
In 2016 Trunki celebrated its 10th anniversary - Magmaic has sold more than 3,000,000 Trunki | 4,790 | triviaqa-train |
Which two mainland European countries compete in the Six Nations Rugby Tournament? | , France and Italy have contested the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy; it was created for the 200th anniversary of the birth of Giuseppe Garibaldi, the Italian hero who helped unify Italy and volunteered in the French Republican Army against Prussia.
The following trophies are contested within the main competition, mostly as long-standing fixtures between pairs of teams:
- Calcutta Cup – contested annually between England and Scotland since 1879.
- Millennium Trophy – contested annually between England and Ireland since 1988, presented to celebrate Dublin's millennium in 1988 | European Rugby Champions Cup
The European Rugby Champions Cup (known as the Heineken Champions Cup for sponsorship reasons) is an annual rugby union tournament organised by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR). It is the top-tier competition for clubs whose countries' national teams compete in the Six Nations Championship. Clubs qualify for the Heineken Champions Cup via their final positions in their respective national/regional leagues (Gallagher Premiership, TOP 14, and Guinness Pro14) or via winning the second-tier Challenge Cup; those who do | 4,791 | triviaqa-train |
Which US city is the setting for the 1987 film ‘Robocop’? | RoboCop
RoboCop is a 1987 American cyberpunk action film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner. The film stars Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Kurtwood Smith, Miguel Ferrer, and Ronny Cox. Set in a crime-ridden Detroit, Michigan, in the near future, "RoboCop" centers on police officer Alex Murphy (Weller) who is murdered by a gang of criminals and subsequently revived by the megacorporation Omni Consumer Products (OCP) as a superhuman cyborg law enforcer known as | " followed in 1990, and "RoboCop 3" in 1993. There have also been various television series, video game and comic book tie-ins. The franchise has made over US$100 million worldwide and a fourth installment, a remake serving as a reboot titled "RoboCop," was released in February 2014. It was confirmed in 2018 that "RoboCop Returns" was in the works and will serve as a direct sequel to the 1987 film, ignoring the sequels and the remake. The film will be directed by | 4,792 | triviaqa-train |
The Karoo is a semi-desert region of which country? | Beaufort West, at Matjiesfontein, the road ascends the Great Escarpment through the Verlatenkloof Pass to reach Sutherland, at 1456 m above sea level, which is reputedly the coldest town in South Africa with average minimum temperatures of -6.1 °C during winter. Parts of the eastern Mpumalangan Highveld do at times experience lower temperatures than Sutherland, but not as consistently as Sutherland does. Snowfalls are not infrequent during the southern winter months. The South African Astronomical Observatory has an emplacement of telescopes about 20 km east of the town | Myotomys
Myotomys is a genus of African Karoo rats that inhabit the Karoo, a semi-desert region in the southern portion of the African continent. Previously placed in the genus "Otomys", they are sometimes referred to as vlei rats.
Species.
Genus Myotomys
- Sloggett's vlei rat (rock Karoo rat, ice rat), "Myotomys sloggetti"
- Bush vlei rat, "Myotomys unisulcatus" | 4,793 | triviaqa-train |
In the human body, the pollex is which part of the hand? | the thumb is in a thumbs-up gesture.
It has been suggested that the variation is an autosomal recessive trait, called a "Hitchhiker's thumb", with homozygous carriers having an angle close to 90°. However this theory has been disputed, since the variation in thumb angle is known to fall on a continuum and shows little evidence of the bi-modality seen in other recessive genetic traits.
Other formations of the thumb include a triphalangeal thumb and polydactyly.
Human anatomy Grips.
One of the | as part of a campaign by OmniCorp's Director, Raymond Sellars, to overturn the Dreyfus Act, which prevents robots being used for law enforcement purposes in American streets, by putting a human in the robotic body.
Murphy is virtually completely reconstructed with a cybernetic body; his face, central nervous systems, circulatory systems and respiratory systems are the largest part of him left intact, along with his right hand, but various chips have been implanted into his brain, as well as at least one eye being replaced, along | 4,794 | triviaqa-train |
Which Austrian composer wrote the music for the German National Anthem? | instrumental genres such as opera and oratorio became more popular.
The best known composers of Classicism are Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert. Beethoven and Schubert are also considered to be composers in the later part of the Classical era, as it began to move towards Romanticism.
History Romanticism.
During the Romantic music era (c. 1810 to 1900), composers turned the rigid styles and forms of the Classical era into more passionate, dramatic expressive pieces. Composers attempted to increase emotional expression | 1237), Bishop of Salisbury and Durham, who helped found Salisbury Cathedral in its present location
People named Richard In music.
People named Richard In music Composers.
- Richard Dybeck (1811-1877), Swedish lyricist who wrote the national anthem of Sweden
- Richard Heuberger (1850-1924), Austrian composer of operas and operettas, music critic, and teacher
- Richard D. James (born 1971), British composer and electronic musician, records music as Aphex Twin, among other monikers.
- Richard | 4,795 | triviaqa-train |
Muharram is the first month in which religious calender? | Muharram
""' () is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year during which warfare is forbidden. It is held to be the second holiest month, after Ramaḍān. Since the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, Muharram moves from year to year when compared with the Gregorian calendar.
The tenth day of Muharram is known as the Day of Ashura, part of the Mourning of Muharram for Shia Muslims and a day of fasting for Sunni Muslims. | religious culture center of Lucknow. It is run by his descendants of Ayatollah Ghufran Ma'ab, as of May 2012 his descendant, Maulana Syed Kalbe Jawad is "mutawalli" of the imambara. The imambara is located at Maulana Kalbe Hussain Road in Chowk locality of Lucknow.
Kalbe Jawad addresses the majlis (gathering) there for the first 10 days of the holy month of Muharram which is attended by thousands of people. The imambara is known internationally for its Shaam-e-Ghariban majlis.
The graveyard.
Outside | 4,796 | triviaqa-train |
How many edges does a cube have? | Number of edges in a polyhedron.
Any convex polyhedron's surface has Euler characteristic
where "V" is the number of vertices, "E" is the number of edges, and "F" is the number of faces. This equation is known as Euler's polyhedron formula. Thus the number of edges is 2 less than the sum of the numbers of vertices and faces. For example, a cube has 8 vertices and 6 faces, and hence 12 edges.
Incidences with other faces. | represents the 6-cube. The rows and columns correspond to vertices, edges, faces, cells, 4-faces and 5-faces. The diagonal numbers say how many of each element occur in the whole 6-cube. The nondiagonal numbers say how many of the column's element occur in or at the row's element.
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Cartesian coordinates.
Cartesian coordinates for the vertices of a 6-cube centered at the origin and edge length 2 are
while the interior of the same consists of all points (x, x, x, x | 4,797 | triviaqa-train |
According to the Bible, Ham was the second son of who? | ascribed to the prophet Enoch, the great-grandfather of the patriarch Noah. They are not part of the biblical canon used by Jews, apart from Beta Israel. Most Christian denominations and traditions may accept the Books of Enoch as having some historical or theological interest or significance. It has been observed that part of the Book of Enoch is quoted in the Epistle of Jude (part of the New Testament) but Christian denominations generally regard the Books of Enoch as non-canonical or non-inspired. However, the Enoch | Igal.
Joseph of the house of Issachar was the father of Igal, a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to .
J Joseph Joseph, father of Judah.
The father of #Judah and son of Jonam
J Joshah.
Joshah son of Amaziah is mentioned only once in the Bible, where is listed among Benjamite leaders in 1 Chronicles 4:34. He is one of several clan leaders who, according to Chronicles, were involved in exterminating the descendants of Ham and the Meunim, | 4,798 | triviaqa-train |
Oscar Wilde wrote about which English prison? | jailed from 1895 to 1897. During his last year in prison, he wrote "De Profundis" (published posthumously in 1905), a long letter which discusses his spiritual journey through his trials, forming a dark counterpoint to his earlier philosophy of pleasure. On his release, he left immediately for France, never to return to Ireland or Britain. There he wrote his last work, "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" (1898), a long poem commemorating the harsh rhythms of prison life.
Early life. | , a nephew of a hereditary king of Arakan. In a checkered life, she wrote several books, was married a second time to Arminie Wodehouse-Pearse, and spent time in an English prison for theft and in a Mexican prison for blackmail
Oscar Wilde controversy.
In October 1921, Hutchinson's Magazine published an undiscovered play, "For Love of the King", allegedly by Oscar Wilde. The play was subsequently published in book form by Methuen Publishing in 1922. E. V. Lucas, The manuscript was offered | 4,799 | triviaqa-train |
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