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Who was the first woman in the Bible? | Eve
Eve (; ; ; ; ; Syriac: ܚܘܐ) is a figure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible and in the Quran. According to the origin story of the Abrahamic religions, she was the first woman. Eve is known also as Adam's wife.
According to the second chapter of Genesis, Eve was created by God (Yahweh) by taking her from the rib of Adam, to be Adam's companion. She succumbs to the serpent's temptation to eat the forbidden fruit from the | Bible woman
In missions history, a Bible woman was a local woman who supported foreign female missionaries in their Christian evangelistic and social work.
Background.
The title "Bible woman" was first used in London in connection with a female evangelist, Ellen Henrietta Ranyard, who put effort to reach sick and poor women in the poorest area of London in the mid-nineteenth century. Ranyard's heart was heavily burdened with the poor condition of women in St. Giles district that she decided to start an evangelistic work among | 4,900 | triviaqa-train |
Athlete Florence Griffith Joyner was commonly known by what nickname? | Florence Griffith Joyner
Florence Delorez Griffith Joyner (born Florence Delorez Griffith; December 21, 1959 – September 21, 1998), also known as Flo-Jo, was an American track and field athlete. She is considered the fastest woman of all time based on the fact that the world records she set in 1988 for both the 100 m and 200 m still stand. During the late 1980s she became a popular figure in international track and field because of her record-setting performances and flashy personal style. Griffith- | commonly known as the "Boston Stump", and more simply by locals "the Stump" ever since it was completed. In what is still a matter of debate, there are a number of believed origins of this nickname that at first applied to the tower and is now frequently used to describe the whole church. What is certain is the real roots have long since faded from memory.
The first is that the tower took so long to build it resembled a stump during the construction phase. Seventy years was not | 4,901 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first female governor of Alaska? | voted for a Democratic presidential candidate fewer times. Alaska was carried by Democratic nominee Lyndon B. Johnson during his landslide election in 1964, while the 1960 and 1968 elections were close. Since 1972, however, Republicans have carried the state by large margins. In 2008, Republican John McCain defeated Democrat Barack Obama in Alaska, 59.49% to 37.83%. McCain's running mate was Sarah Palin, the state's governor and the first Alaskan on a major party ticket. Obama lost Alaska again in 2012, but he captured 40 | a clean-government platform, Palin defeated incumbent Governor Frank Murkowski in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Her running mate was Sean Parnell.
In the November election Palin was outspent but victorious, defeating former Democratic governor Tony Knowles by a margin of 48.3% to 41.0%. She became Alaska's first female governor and, at the age of 42, the youngest governor in Alaskan history. She was the state's first governor to have been born after Alaska achieved U.S. statehood, and the first who was not inaugurated in the | 4,902 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the Peter Griffin's wife in Family Guy? | Family Guy
Family Guy is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children, Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog, Brian. The show is set in the fictional city of Quahog, Rhode Island, and exhibits much of its humor in the form of metafictional cutaway gags that often lampoon American culture.
The family was conceived by MacFarlane after developing two animated films, | is very similar to the "Family Guy" character Glenn Quagmire who is also a commercial airline pilot in "Family Guy". Larry mentions a furniture store called "Stewie's", a name that will later be used for the character of Peter Griffin's infant son. The short was rated TV-Y7 for cartoonish slapstick violence, comic peril, and mild adult references.
Relationship with "Family Guy".
In basic form, "The Life of Larry" is very similar in format to "Family | 4,903 | triviaqa-train |
Which actress has won more Best Actress Oscars than anyone else? | Actor and a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his performance in "Going My Way".
, 42 actors and actresses have received two or more Academy Awards in acting categories. Katharine Hepburn leads the way with four Best Actress awards. Five have won three Academy Awards: Daniel Day-Lewis (three Best Actor awards), Meryl Streep (two Best Actress awards and one Best Supporting Actress award), Jack Nicholson (two Best Actor awards and one Best Supporting Actor award), Ingrid Bergman (two Best Actress awards | "Mrs. Miniver". He is tied with Frank Capra and behind John Ford, who won four Oscars in this category. He is also the only director in Academy history to direct three Best Picture-winning films (the three for which he won Best Director), and directed more Best Picture nominees than anyone else (thirteen).
He has the distinction of having directed more actors to Oscar-nominated performances than any other director in history: thirty-six. Out of these nominees, fourteen went on to | 4,904 | triviaqa-train |
In Greek mythology, who was the mother of Oedipus? | . Oedipus represents two enduring themes of Greek myth and drama: the flawed nature of humanity and an individual's role in the course of destiny in a harsh universe.
In the best known version of the myth, Oedipus was born to King Laius and Queen Jocasta. Laius wished to thwart the prophecy, so he sent a shepherd-servant to leave Oedipus to die on a mountainside. However, the shepherd took pity on the baby and passed him to another shepherd who gave Oedipus to King Polybus and Queen Merope to | child is able to safely express his repressed desires in a non-anxiety forming and socially acceptable manner.
The Electra complex in girls.
The term "Electra" comes from Greek mythology as well. Electra was a Greek character who convinced her brother to kill their mother, but only after the mother had already murdered the father. Carl Jung, one of Freud's successors, coined the term the Electra complex for the Oedipus complex in boys, which also occurs during the third stage of psychosexual development. Jung described | 4,905 | triviaqa-train |
Who was lead singer of The Bangles? | The Bangles
The Bangles are an American pop rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1981. They scored several hit singles during the 1980s, including "Walk Like an Egyptian" ("Billboard" magazine's number-one single of 1987), "Manic Monday," "A Hazy Shade of Winter," and "Eternal Flame."
Their classic line-up consisted of Michael Steele on bass and vocals, founding members Susanna Hoffs on vocals and rhythm guitar, Debbi Peterson on drums and vocals, and | Annette Zilinskas
Annette Celia Genevieve Zilinskas (born November 6, 1962) is an American musician and singer of European ancestry, including Lithuania and Scandinavia, who was the original bass guitarist for The Bangles then later lead vocalist with Blood on the Saddle. She was also a member of Los Angeles bands Weather Bell and The Ringling Sisters (1990–1993) and an early member of Medicine.
A native of Southern California, she was born in Van Nuys and was recruited into The Bangs, which later became The Bangles, as | 4,906 | triviaqa-train |
Which US President was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth? | John Wilkes Booth
John Wilkes Booth (May 10, 1838 – April 26, 1865) was an American actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865. He was a member of the prominent 19th-century Booth theatrical family from Maryland and a well-known actor in his own right. He was also a Confederate sympathizer, vehement in his denunciation of Lincoln and strongly opposed to the abolition of slavery in the United States.
Booth and a group of co | executive council. He has also served as vice-president for the AFL-CIO's Maritime Trades, Professional Employees, and Industrial Union departments.
Memphis sanitation strike.
In 1968, as part of his leadership role with AFSCME, Lucy lent his support to Martin Luther King Jr. and the mostly black sanitation and other service workers in Memphis who were striking for better wages and benefits. In spite of King's assassination in April 1968, Lucy continued the work in Memphis, helping see the strike to a successful resolution | 4,907 | triviaqa-train |
Who was assassinated on the Ides of March? | Assassination of Julius Caesar
The assassination of Julius Caesar was a conspiracy of several Roman senators, notably led by Marcus Junius Brutus, Cassius Longinus, and Decimus Brutus, at the end of the Roman Republic. They stabbed Caesar to death in the Theatre of Pompey on the Ides of March (15 March) 44 BC.
In January 44, Caesar—who was already dictator—was named dictator for life by the Senate. This declaration made many senators of the conservative "Optimates" faction fear that Caesar wanted to | -ah
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According to William Shakespeare, who killed Duncan? | and histories and are regarded as some of the best work produced in these genres. Until about 1608, he wrote mainly tragedies, among them "Hamlet", "Othello", "King Lear", and "Macbeth", all considered to be among the finest works in the English language. In the last phase of his life, he wrote tragicomedies (also known as romances) and collaborated with other playwrights.
Many of Shakespeare's plays were published in editions of varying quality and accuracy in his lifetime. | Duncan, directed by David William
- "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde, directed by Peter Dews
- "The Man Who Came to Dinner" by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, directed by Patrick Lau
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- "The Last of Mrs Cheyney" by Frederick Lonsdale, directed by Patrick Lau
- "Terra Nova" by Ted Tally, directed by Peter Dews
- "Much Ado About Nothing" by William Shakespeare, directed by Peter Dews
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Which ex-Prime Minister of Pakistan was assassinated in December 2007? | to factions of the mujahideen against the USSR's intervention in communist Afghanistan. Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province became a base for the anti-Soviet Afghan fighters, with the province's influential Deobandi ulama playing a significant role in encouraging and organising the 'jihad'.
President Zia died in a plane crash in 1988, and Benazir Bhutto, daughter of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, was elected as the country's first female Prime Minister. The PPP was followed by conservative Pakistan Muslim League (N), and over the | open-air theater. This park hosts "The Jungle Kingdom" which is particularly popular among young residents.
- Liaquat Bagh, formerly known as the "company bagh" (East India Company's Garden), is of great historical interest. The first prime minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, was assassinated here in 1950. Pakistan's Prime Minister Banazir Bhutto was assassinated here on 27 December 2007. She was the youngest and the only women to be elected as prime minister of Pakistan.
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Which war hero and escapee from Colditz was assassinated in 1979? | notable inmates.
Among the more notable inmates were British fighter ace Douglas Bader; Pat Reid, the man who brought Colditz to public attention with his post war books; Airey Neave, the first British officer to escape from Colditz and later a British Member of Parliament; New Zealand Army Captain Charles Upham, the only combat soldier ever to receive the Victoria Cross twice; and Sir David Stirling, founder of the wartime Special Air Service.
There were also prisoners called "Prominente" (German for 'celebrities') | WWII Prisoner at Colditz.
Bruce arrived in Colditz Castle, known as officer prisoner-of-war camp Oflag IV-C, on 16 March 1942. Colditz was near Leipzig in the State of Saxony. It was intended to contain Allied officers who had escaped many times from other prisoner-of-war camps and were deemed "incorrigible". It was the only POW camp with more guards than prisoners. The Nazis regarded it as the most escape proof prison in Germany. Colditz, because of the escapee prisoners it | 4,911 | triviaqa-train |
Who shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald? | fatally shot by local nightclub owner Jack Ruby on live television in the basement of Dallas Police Headquarters.
In September 1964, the Warren Commission concluded that Oswald acted alone when he assassinated Kennedy by firing three shots from the Texas School Book Depository. This conclusion, though controversial, was supported by previous investigations from the FBI, the Secret Service, and the Dallas Police Department. Despite forensic, ballistic, and eyewitness evidence supporting the official findings, public opinion polls have shown that most Americans do not believe the official version of | , and 12:55 p.m. At about 1:10 p.m., Patrolman J. D. Tippit was shot and killed by Lee Harvey Oswald after Tippit spotted him walking along a sidewalk and stopped to speak to him. After the Tippit shooting, a description of Oswald came out, and it was noticed that the description of the man who shot the police officer was very similar to the description given after the president was shot. Oswald fled and was later captured in a nearby movie theater.
Later the same evening Brennan identified Oswald in a | 4,912 | triviaqa-train |
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria caused what cataclysmic world event? | Slav provinces so they could be combined into a Yugoslavia. The conspirators' motives were consistent with the movement that later became known as Young Bosnia. The assassination led directly to World War I when Austria-Hungary subsequently issued an ultimatum to the Kingdom of Serbia, which was partially rejected. Austria-Hungary then declared war on Serbia, triggering actions leading to war between most European states.
In charge of these Serbian military conspirators was Chief of Serbian Military Intelligence Dragutin Dimitrijević, his right-hand man Major Vojislav Tankosić, | readiness in Russia and France, falsely assumed that British foreign policy was more pacific than what it really was, overrated the sense of moral outrage caused by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on European opinion, and above all, overestimated the military power and political common sense of Austria-Hungary. Ritter felt that in retrospect it was not necessary from the German point of view to maintain Austria-Hungary as a great power but claimed that at the time most Germans regarded the Dual Monarchy as a "brother empire" and viewed | 4,913 | triviaqa-train |
Andrey Lugovoy is wanted by British police on suspicion of the murder of whom? | Andrey Lugovoy
Andrey Konstantinovich Lugovoy (; born 19 September 1966), also spelled Lugovoi, is a Russian politician and businessman and deputy of the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, for the LDPR. He worked as a KGB bodyguard and as head of "Ninth Wave", a security firm. He is wanted by British police on suspicion of the murder of Alexander Litvinenko, a former KGB and later FSB officer. Russia has rejected the request for his extradition.
KGB and security services career. | Moscow Tony Brenton voiced regret over the election of Lugovoy to the Duma, saying:
It is a pity that a man wanted for murder gains political recognition. It does Russia no good at all to have Lugovoy there in the parliament. It continues the suspicion. If he steps a foot out of Russia he will be arrested. We want him.
In December 2008, Lugovoy voiced support for harsher laws against dissent in Russia. He told the Spanish newspaper "El País"
"If someone has caused the | 4,914 | triviaqa-train |
Which famous person did Mark Chapman kill in December 1980? | Mark David Chapman
Mark David Chapman (born May 10, 1955) is an American criminal who murdered English musician John Lennon, formerly of the Beatles, on December 8, 1980 outside Lennon's residence at the Dakota apartment building in Manhattan. Chapman fired five shots at Lennon with a Charter Arms .38 caliber revolver, hitting him four times in the back. For the next few minutes, Chapman remained at the scene reading J. D. Salinger's novel "The Catcher in the Rye" until he was arrested by police. | 1982 she released the single "Mickey", which achieved international success. This song is a cover of "Kitty", a 1979 release by the UK band Racey, which was written by British songwriters Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman and produced by Chapman. The original song did not include the famous "Oh Mickey, you're so fine" chant, which Basil added.
"Mickey" was actually recorded in 1980 and the video was conceived, directed, and choreographed by Basil herself for the UK-based label | 4,915 | triviaqa-train |
Which famous TV cowboy was played by Clayton Moore? | Clayton Moore
Clayton Moore (born Jack Carlton Moore, September 14, 1914 – December 28, 1999) was an American actor best known for playing the fictional western character the Lone Ranger from 1949–1951 and 1954–1957 on the television series of the same name and two related movies from the same producers.
Early life.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1914, Moore was the youngest of three sons of Theresa Violet ("née" Fisher) and Charles Sprague Moore. Moore's father, according to the federal | Place", "Long Way Down" and "Stalking Horse". Two of his last books, "Full Circle" and "Find Her a Grave", featured a new hero-sleuth, Alan Bernhardt, an eccentric theater director. Wilcox also published under the pseudonym "Carter Wick".
Wilcox's most famous series-detective was the television character Sam McCloud, a New Mexico deputy solving New York crime. The "urban cowboy" was played by Dennis Weaver in the 1970–1977 TV series "McCloud" | 4,916 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the Ringo Kid in the film Stagecoach? | Stagecoach (1939 film)
Stagecoach is a 1939 American Western film directed by John Ford and starring Claire Trevor and John Wayne in his breakthrough role. The screenplay, written by Dudley Nichols, is an adaptation of "The Stage to Lordsburg", a 1937 short story by Ernest Haycox. The film follows a group of strangers riding on a stagecoach through dangerous Apache territory.
"Stagecoach" was the first of many Westerns that Ford shot using Monument Valley, in the American Southwest on the Arizona–Utah border, | the "Puyo Puyo" video game series
- Ringo Brown, from the Australian soap opera "Neighbours"
- Ringo Noyamano, from the manga and anime series "Air Gear"
- Ringo Seto, a character in "Angelic Layer"
- Jimmy Ringo, from the 1950 film "The Gunfighter"
- The Ringo Kid, from the film "Stagecoach" and its remakes
- Ringo Roadagain, a character from "Steel Ball Run"
- Ringo, a character in "A Pistol for | 4,917 | triviaqa-train |
Which real life law enforcer did Henry Fonda play in the film My Darling Clementine? | destroyer . He was later commissioned as a Lieutenant Junior Grade in Air Combat Intelligence in the Central Pacific and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Navy Presidential Unit Citation.
Career Postwar career.
After the war, Fonda took a break from movies and attended Hollywood parties and enjoyed civilian life. Stewart and Fonda would listen to records and invite Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael, Dinah Shore, and Nat King Cole over for music, with the latter giving the family piano lessons. Fonda played Wyatt Earp in "My Darling Clementine | Brennan returned to villainy as Old Man Clanton in "My Darling Clementine" (1946), opposite Henry Fonda for director John Ford.
Brennan followed this with parts in "Nobody Lives Forever" (1946) at Warners, and a girl-and-dog story at Republic, "Driftwood"(1947).
He did another Americana film at Fox, "Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!" (1948), then was in one of the best films in his career, "Red River" (1948) | 4,918 | triviaqa-train |
In which American State did the Gunfight at the OK Corral take place? | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral was a 30-second shootout between lawmen and members of a loosely organized group of outlaws called the Cowboys that took place at about 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 26, 1881, in Tombstone, Arizona Territory. It is generally regarded as the most famous shootout in the history of the American Wild West. The gunfight was the result of a long-simmering feud, with Cowboys Billy Claiborne, Ike and Billy Clanton, and Tom and Frank McLaury on one side | and the 1957 film "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral", after which the shootout became known by that name. Since then, the conflict has been portrayed with varying degrees of accuracy in numerous Western films and books, and has become an archetype for much of the popular imagery associated with the Old West.
Despite its name, the gunfight did not take place within or next to the O.K. Corral, which fronted Allen Street and had a rear entrance lined with horse stalls on Fremont Street. The shootout actually took place | 4,919 | triviaqa-train |
Who played English Bob in the film Unforgiven? | Unforgiven
Unforgiven is a 1992 American revisionist Western film produced and directed by Clint Eastwood and written by David Webb Peoples. The film portrays William Munny, an aging outlaw and killer who takes on one more job years after he had turned to farming. The film stars Eastwood in the lead role, with Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman and Richard Harris. Eastwood stated that the film would be his last Western for fear of repeating himself or imitating someone else's work.
The film won four Academy Awards: Best Picture and | being too long and having too many superfluous characters (such as Harris' English Bob, who enters and leaves without meeting the protagonists). Despite his initial reservations, Ebert eventually included the film in his "The Great Movies" list.
Reception Legacy.
The music for the "Unforgiven" film trailer, which appeared in theatres and on some of the DVDs, was composed by Randy J. Shams and Tim Stithem in 1992. The main theme song, "Claudia's Theme," was composed by Clint Eastwood. | 4,920 | triviaqa-train |
Which tribe did Crazy Horse lead? | death, the elder Crazy Horse told Lieutenant H.R. Lemly that the year of birth was 1840.
Crazy Horse was born to parents from two bands of the Lakota division of the Sioux, his father being an Oglala and his mother a Miniconjou. His father, born in 1810, was also named Tȟašúŋke Witkó (Crazy Horse). Crazy Horse was named Čháŋ Óhaŋ (Among the Trees) at birth, meaning he was one with nature. His mother, Tȟašína Ȟlaȟlá Wiŋ (Rattling Blanket Woman, born 1814), | , on a campaign against the Gros Ventres. In the fight which came, the Chief’s horse was shot. The enemy rushed in to scalp him while struggling for release from the fallen animal, when Crazy Horse drove his pony alongside and rescued Hump, both escaping on the boy’s horse."
"When still under twenty, in a winter hunt alone, he brought in ten buffalo tongues for a council feast then being held by old men of the tribe. These were all taken with bow and arrows. | 4,921 | triviaqa-train |
Alec Guinness played Sid Stratton in The Man in the White Suit' in a film made as part of which famous studio's comedy classics. | The Man in the White Suit
The Man In The White Suit is a 1951 satirical comedy film made by Ealing Studios. It starred Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood and Cecil Parker and was directed by Alexander Mackendrick. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing (Screenplay) for Roger MacDougall, John Dighton and Alexander Mackendrick (who was a cousin of Roger MacDougall).
It followed a common Ealing Studios theme of the "common man" against the Establishment. In this instance the hero falls foul of | "The Man in the White Suit", starring Alec Guinness, as the station where Sidney Stratton tries to buy a ticket near the end of the film.
History.
The railway line from Stratford to was opened by the Northern & Eastern Railway on 15 September 1840. The station itself (which at one time was to be named Green Street) was financed by a local landowner and developer, and built by builder W Bangs & Co. The station opened on 1 October 1884, and services were operated by the | 4,922 | triviaqa-train |
What is the first bridge that the boats pass under in the Oxford - Cambridge boat race? | high winds, both crews sank. Oxford rowed into a significant early lead, but began taking on water, and made for the bank shortly after passing Hammersmith Bridge to empty the boat out: although they attempted to restart, the race was abandoned at this point because Cambridge had also sunk, while passing the Harrods Depository.
Cambridge also sank in 1859 and in 1978, while Oxford did so in 1925, and again in 1951; the 1951 race was re-rowed on the following Monday. In 1984 the Cambridge | non-existent and the first reference to a School boat was to the four oared wherry Argo in 1838. At the regatta, the club went on to win its first Challenge Cup in 1865. The first club rower to win a blue for Oxford or Cambridge rowing in The Boat Race was W. King, who rowed for Oxford in 1854.
Facilities.
The club operates from its own boathouse situated just downstream of Prebends Bridge; this was built in 1892.
The club has a range of boats ranging in | 4,923 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of Jamaica? | Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island. In the Americas, Kingston is the largest predominantly English-speaking city south of the United States.
The local government bodies of the parishes of Kingston and St. Andrew were amalgamated by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation Act of | Capital punishment in Jamaica
Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Jamaica. Currently, the only crime punishable by death is aggravated murder. The method of execution is hanging. The last person executed in Jamaica was Nathan Foster, who was convicted of murder and hanged in 1988. The Jamaican Parliament had placed a moratorium on the death penalty until 2009, when it was lifted. Since 2009, capital punishment is legal and executions in Jamaica could resume; however, there have been no executions since.
It was estimated in | 4,924 | triviaqa-train |
New York is made up of five boroughs - Manhattan, Staten Island, Brooklyn, The Bronx and which other? | Boroughs of New York City
New York City encompasses five county-level administrative divisions called "boroughs": The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. All five boroughs are part of New York City, and each borough is coterminous with a respective county. The boroughs of Queens and The Bronx are concurrent with the counties of the same name, while the boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Staten Island correspond to New York, Kings, and Richmond counties, respectively.
All five boroughs came | Rachel Jupp
Rachel Jupp (born 1977) is a British television news and current affairs producer. She became the Editor of the BBC's "Panorama" current affairs series in September 2016.
Early life.
Jupp was raised in Twickenham. She attended Orleans Park School, Richmond upon Thames College (both in Twickenham), Kings College, Cambridge (where she read social and political sciences) and Columbia University (where she studied for an MA in public administration). She worked as an intern for ITN while | 4,925 | triviaqa-train |
Of which regal title is Princess Anne the seventh holder? | Anne, Princess Royal
Anne, Princess Royal, (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise; born 15 August 1950) is the second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. At the time of her birth, she was third in the line of succession to the British throne, behind her mother – then Princess Elizabeth – and elder brother, Charles. She rose to second after her mother's accession, but is 14th in line .
Anne is known for her charitable work, and | a noted Royalist commander in the Civil War. However, he predeceased his father by two years.
Henrietta Maria Wentworth, daughter of the fifth Baron, succeeded as the sixth holder upon her grandfather's death. She died without issue.
History Lovelace and Johnson families.
The 6th Baroness died aged 25 and was succeeded by her aunt Anne, the seventh holder. She was the wife of John Lovelace, 2nd Baron Lovelace. On her death in 1697, the title passed to her granddaughter Martha Johnson, the eighth | 4,926 | triviaqa-train |
How many is there in a bakers dozen? | 's dozen, also known as a big or long dozen, is 13. Varying by country, some products are packaged or sold by the dozen, often foodstuff (a dozen eggs). Dozen may also be used to express a large number of items as in "several dozen" (ex. dozens of people came to the party).
Etymology.
The English word "dozen" comes from the old form "douzaine", a French word meaning "a group of twelve" (""Assemblage | " worthwhile. Nowadays, many young Americans on gap years or on exchange programs spend time learning Hindi at the popular Landour Language School, which was founded in the late 19th century to teach newly arrived missionaries. Another durable reminder of the American connection is the ubiquitous Landour Community Cookbook (1st "formal" edition: 1938; informal stencil copies since c. 1900) though the Landour Community Center—once the locus of Anglo-American community life—is itself moribund. A half-dozen bakers in Landour still offer various breads | 4,927 | triviaqa-train |
Who scored the first ever Golden Goal in the 1998 World Cup? | tournament final to be decided by such a goal was the 1995 Football League Trophy, where Birmingham City beat Carlisle United 1–0, with a goal from Paul Tait, followed by the 1996 European Championship final, won by Germany over the Czech Republic. The golden goal in this final was scored by Oliver Bierhoff. In MLS Cup 1996, Eddie Pope scored 3:25 into extra time as DC United beat the LA Galaxy 3–2. The first golden goal in World Cup history took place in 1998, as Laurent Blanc scored to enable France | . In 1996, he played at 1996 Asian Cup. At 1998 World Cup qualification, in the final qualifier match for 1998 World Cup against Iran, he scored the golden goal that brought Japan to their first ever World Cup finals. At 1998 World Cup, he played 29 minutes as a substitute against Croatia. He also played at 1999 Copa America. This competition was his last game for Japan. He played 25 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 1999.
Awards and honours.
Awards and honours Club. | 4,928 | triviaqa-train |
What is the Capital City of Latvia? | killed on 30 November and 8 December 1941 in the Rumbula massacre. By the end of the war, the remaining Baltic Germans were expelled to Germany.
The Soviet Red Army re-entered Riga on 13 October 1944. In the following years the massive influx of labourers, administrators, military personnel, and their dependents from Russia and other Soviet republics started. Microdistricts of the large multi-storied housing blocks were built to house immigrant workers.
By the end of the war, Rīga's historical centre was heavily damaged | includes some historical Lithuanian territories of southwestern Latvia and northwestern Belarus. Capital Panevėžys, it is also largest city of region.
- Samogitia, ("Žemaitija", literally "Lowlands"). Region in western Lithuania. Capital is Telšiai, largest city is Šiauliai.
- Dzūkija ("Dzūkija" or "Dainava" (the latter name literally means "Land of songs")). Region in the southeast of Lithuania, also includes vast historically Lithuanian territories of Belarus, and some territories of Poland. Capital | 4,929 | triviaqa-train |
Who was British Primeminister between 1880 - 1885? | " ("Grand Old Man", or, according to his political rival Benjamin Disraeli, "God's Only Mistake"). Historians often call him one of Britain's greatest leaders.
Early life.
Born in 1809 in Liverpool, at 62 Rodney Street, William Ewart Gladstone was the fourth son of the merchant John Gladstone, and his second wife, Anne MacKenzie Robertson. In 1835, the family name was changed from Gladstones to Gladstone by royal licence. His father was made a baronet, of Fasque | Thomas Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook
Thomas George Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook, (22 January 1826 – 15 November 1904) was a British Liberal statesman. Gladstone appointed him Viceroy of India 1872–1876. His major accomplishments came as an energetic reformer who was dedicated to upgrading the quality of government in the British Raj. He began large scale famine relief, reduced taxes, and overcame bureaucratic obstacles in an effort to reduce both starvation and widespread social unrest. He served as First Lord of the Admiralty between 1880 and 1885 | 4,930 | triviaqa-train |
Gordon Sumner is better known as whom? | Sting (musician)
Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner (born 2 October 1951), known as Sting, is an English musician and actor. He was the principal songwriter, lead singer, and bassist for the new wave rock band the Police from 1977 to 1984, and launched a solo career in 1985. He has included elements of rock, jazz, reggae, classical, new-age and worldbeat in his music.
As a solo musician and a member of the Police, Sting has received 17 Grammy Awards: | Thomas Hubbard Sumner
Thomas Hubbard Sumner (20 March 1807 – 9 March 1876) was a sea captain during the 19th century. He is best known for developing the celestial navigation method known as the Sumner line or circle of equal altitude.
Biography.
Thomas Hubbard Sumner was born in Boston, Massachusetts on March 20, 1807, the son of Thomas Waldron Sumner, an architect, and Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Hubbard, of Weston Massachusetts. Sumner was one of eleven children, four of whom died young. | 4,931 | triviaqa-train |
Who won the 2002 FA Cup? | 2002 FA Cup Final
The 2002 FA Cup Final was a football match between Arsenal and Chelsea on 4 May 2002 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. It was the final match of the 2001–02 FA Cup, the 120th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition, the FA Cup. Arsenal were appearing in their fifteenth final to Chelsea's seventh.
As both teams were in the highest tier of English football, the Premier League, they entered the competition in the third round. Matches up to the semi- | Syamsul Saad
Syamsul Saad (born 3 March 1975) is a former Malaysian footballer who was a defender with Perak FA and Terengganu FA. He had a successful career with Perak.
In his first season with Perak, he won the Malaysia Cup. He clinched two Malaysian League title with Perak in 2002 and 2003. On 2004 he won the Malaysia FA Cup. His career was cut short after receiving a serious injury.
After retiring, he has worked as head coach at Kiddo Kickers Academy, before re- | 4,932 | triviaqa-train |
What is the english translation of Carpe Diem? | expression of the concept is the advice given by Siduri to Gilgamesh, telling him to forgo his mourning and embrace life although some scholars see it as simply urging Gilgamesh to abandon his mourning, "reversing the liminal rituals of mourning and returning to the normal and normative behaviors of Mesopotamian society."
Meaning.
In Horace, the phrase is part of the longer , which can be translated as "Seize the day, put very little trust in tomorrow (the future)". The ode says that the future is | - "Ars Poetica" was first translated into English by Ben Jonson and later by Lord Byron.
- "Horace's Odes and the Mystery of Do-Re-Mi" Stuart Lyons (rhymed) Aris & Phillips
See also.
- Carpe diem
- Horatia (gens)
- List of ancient Romans
- Otium
- Prosody (Latin)
- Translation
External links.
- Q. Horati Flacci "opera", recensuerunt O. Keller et A. Holder, 2 voll., | 4,933 | triviaqa-train |
New York is made up of five districts, Manhattan, Richmond, Brooklyn, Bronx and which other? | or more than 170,000 people per square mile (65,600/km). Manhattan has the third-largest population of New York City's five boroughs, after Brooklyn and Queens, and is the smallest borough in terms of land area. Manhattan Island is often informally divided into three areas, each aligned with its long axis: Lower, Midtown, and Upper Manhattan.
Many districts and landmarks in Manhattan are well known, as New York City received a record 62.8 million tourists in 2017, and Manhattan hosts three of the | as Passover sacrifices on Friday afternoon, as they do every year. Jerusalem police detained ten suspects in the Old City for interrogation, and seized four sacrificial goat kids. Among those arrested were Kach activist Noam Federman, who attempts to make the sacrifice every year, and Rafael Morris, an activist in the Temple Mount Faithful movement.
See also.
- Korban | 4,934 | triviaqa-train |
Which river forms much of the border between England and Scotland? | king, Edgar the Peaceful, at his council in Chester. After Kenneth had reportedly done homage, Edgar rewarded Kenneth by granting him Lothian. Despite this transaction, the control of Lothian was not finally settled and the region was taken by the Scots at the Battle of Carham in 1018 and the River Tweed became the "de facto" Anglo-Scottish border. The Solway–Tweed line was legally established in 1237 by the Treaty of York between England and Scotland. It remains the border today, with the exception of the | River Cole, Wiltshire
The River Cole is a tributary of the River Thames in England which flows through Wiltshire and Oxfordshire, where it forms part of the border between the two counties.
The river rises near Swindon at the springs which fed the old Wilts and Berks Canal at Marshgate. The precise location is unknown as much of the upper course has been culverted and built over. The first signs of its existence can be seen just above the Greenbridge retail park where it flows easterly through it. From there it is | 4,935 | triviaqa-train |
In which European country is the city of Strasbourg? | /Torre De Marfil" with Soraya for her 1997 album of the same title. the same year King wrote and recorded backing vocals on "The Reason" for Celine Dion on her album "Let's Talk About Love". The song sold worldwide, including one million in France. It went to number 1 in France, 11 in the UK, and 13 in Ireland. The pair performed a duet on the first VH1 Divas Live benefit concert. King also performed her "You've Got A Friend" with Celine | Ireland, Wales and Scotland respectively, while London is also the capital of England. The government, parliament, royal residence and supreme court are actually located in the City of Westminster, Greater London rather than the City of London.
Although not considered a country, the European Union has three administrative centres: Brussels (executive and part legislative), Luxembourg (judiciary), and Strasbourg (Parliament).
Although not a sovereign country on its own, the Portuguese autonomous region of the Azores has three designated regional capital | 4,936 | triviaqa-train |
What is the largest of the Greek islands? | List of islands of Greece
Greece has a large number of islands, with estimates ranging from somewhere around 1,200 to 6,000, depending on the minimum size to take into account. The number of inhabited islands is variously cited as between 166 and 227.
The largest Greek island by area is Crete, located at the southern edge of the Aegean Sea. The second largest island is Euboea, which is separated from the mainland by the 60m-wide Euripus Strait, and is administered as part of the Central Greece region. | Omega Island
Omega Island is an island long, which lies immediately south of Eta Island in the Melchior Islands, Palmer Archipelago. This island, the largest feature in the southeast part of the Melchior Islands, is part of what was called Île Melchior by the French Antarctic Expedition under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, 1903–05, but the name Melchior now applies for the whole island group. Omega Island was roughly surveyed by DI personnel in 1927. The name Omega, derived from the last letter of the Greek alphabet, appears to | 4,937 | triviaqa-train |
In which country is Transylvania? | English, the name of the country was formerly spelt "Rumania" or "Roumania". "Romania" became the predominant spelling around 1975. "Romania" is also the official English-language spelling used by the Romanian government. A handful of other languages (including Italian, Hungarian, Portuguese, and Norwegian) have also switched to "o" like English, but most languages continue to prefer forms with "u", e.g. French , German and Swedish , Spanish (the archaic form is still in use in | was generally divided into four great divisions or circles, and Transylvania up to 1876 was regarded as the fifth. In 1876 a general system of counties was introduced. According to this division Hungary proper is divided into seven circles, of which Transylvania forms one. The whole country is divided into the following counties:
(a) The circle on the left bank of the Danube contains eleven counties: (1) Árva, (2) Bars, (3) Esztergom, (4) Hont, (5) Liptó | 4,938 | triviaqa-train |
Which country do the Faroe Islands belong to? | and Reformed reached the Faroes in 1538. When the union between Denmark and Norway dissolved as a result of the Treaty of Kiel in 1814, Denmark retained possession of the Faroe Islands; Norway itself was joined in a union with Sweden.
Following the turmoil caused by the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815) in 1816, the Faroe Islands became a county in the Danish Kingdom.
As part of Mercantilism, Denmark maintained a monopoly over trade with the Faroe Islands and forbade their inhabitants trading with others (e.g. the geographically | . The only lamb meat which can be found in the supermarkets comes from Iceland or New Zealand. Most of the sheep belong to families, and they have only enough for themselves, and do not sell it to others. Some farmers with larger stocks of sheep can be found around the islands, and they sell the meat for private people in the Faroes, to restaurants or supermarkets, but mostly the meat for the supermarkets is dried mutton, not fresh meat.
There are no pigs in the Faroe Islands, but | 4,939 | triviaqa-train |
What is the flavour of `Ouzo`? | asked to sample the local "tsipouro". Upon tasting the drink, the physician immediately exclaimed: "This is "uso Massalia", my friends"—referring to its high quality. The term subsequently spread by word of mouth, until "tsipouro" gradually became known as ouzo.
However, the major Greek dictionaries derive it from the Turkish word "üzüm" 'grape'.
Preparation.
Ouzo production begins with distillation in copper stills of 96% alcohol by volume (ABV) rectified spirit. Anise is added | An aged kefalotyri, a year old or more, is drier with a stronger flavour, and may be eaten as a meze with ouzo, or grated on food.
See also.
- List of cheeses | 4,940 | triviaqa-train |
Which evergreen tree's berries are used to flavour gin? | Juniper berry
A juniper berry is the female seed cone produced by the various species of junipers. It is not a true berry but a cone with unusually fleshy and merged scales, which give it a berry-like appearance. The cones from a handful of species, especially "Juniperus communis", are used as a spice, particularly in European cuisine, and also give gin its distinctive flavour. Juniper berries may be the only spice derived from conifers.
Species.
All juniper species grow berries, but some | . When made sufficiently slowly, the alcohol extracts an almond-like essence from the sloes' stones, giving sloe gin a particular aromatic flavour. However, some recipes use a shorter steeping time and include a small amount of almond essence. Another common variation is the addition of a few cloves and a small stick of cinnamon.
In North Yorkshire, Masons Gin distill the sloe berries in the gin as opposed to the traditional infusing the berries in the gin after distillation.
Competitions.
A sloe gin competition is | 4,941 | triviaqa-train |
From what fruit is the French cordial syrup of Grenadine made? | ingredient in some non-alcoholic drinks, such as the Roy Rogers, pink lemonade and Shirley Temple cocktails, or simply by mixing the syrup with cold water in a glass or jug, sometimes with ice.
Pomegranate syrup found in most Middle Eastern groceries is made with pomegranate concentrate and sugar, and serves as an authentic grenadine.
See also.
- List of syrups | that was in the keepers' area.
See also.
- Cordial (medicine)
- Grenadine
- Drink mix
- Elderflower cordial
- Fruit syrup
- List of syrups
- Nectar (drink)
- Shrub (drink)
- Temperance bar
- Lemonade | 4,942 | triviaqa-train |
Tom Cruise plays a naval lawyer in which 1992 film? | several commercially successful films, including the drama "A Few Good Men" (1992), the thriller "The Firm" (1993), the horror film "Interview with the Vampire" (1994), and the romance "Jerry Maguire" (1996), for which he won another Golden Globe and received his second Oscar nomination. His performance as a motivational speaker in the 1999 drama "Magnolia" earned him a third Golden Globe and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. As an action | Top Gun
Top Gun is a 1986 American action drama film directed by Tony Scott, and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, in association with Paramount Pictures. The screenplay was written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr., and was inspired by an article titled "Top Guns" published in "California" magazine three years earlier. The film stars Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, and Tom Skerritt. Cruise plays Lieutenant Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, a young naval aviator aboard the aircraft | 4,943 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Popeye in the movie of the same name? | Popeye (film)
Popeye is a 1980 American musical comedy film directed by Robert Altman and based on E. C. Segar's character of the same name from the "Thimble Theatre" comic strip. Produced by Paramount Pictures and Walt Disney Productions, the film stars Robin Williams as Popeye the Sailor Man and Shelley Duvall as Olive Oyl. Paramount handled North American distribution, while Buena Vista International handled international distribution.
"Popeye" premiered on December 6, 1980 in Los Angeles, California, to mostly tepid reviews. The | his pitching, Lassiter himself said, "Oh, sure, I played some baseball. In fact, it was at some little old ball game that I once ate twelve hot dogs and drank thirteen Cokes and Orange Crushes, and everybody fell to calling me Wimpy" (after the J. Wellington Wimpy character of the Popeye comic strip by the same name who loved to eat hamburgers). So instead of baseball, Lassiter focused on pool, developing his game at City Billiards in Elizabeth City. The owner of the pool room | 4,944 | triviaqa-train |
Dustin Hoffman played a character suffering from Autism in which Film? | stopping up were coming out of these people." He used that experience to help him develop the character of Raymond Babbitt, a high-functioning autistic savant, yet a person who critic David Denby described as "a strangely shuttered genius." Hoffman created certain character traits for Raymond. Denby noted: "Hoffman, looking suddenly older and smaller, has developed a small shuffling walk for Raymond, with shoulder bent. His eyes don't make contact with anyone else's, and he flattens his voice to a dry nasal | in 2013, she played the title character in Dustin Guy Defa's short film "Lydia Hoffman Lydia Hoffman". Gross played the lead female character in Charles Poekel's film "Christmas, Again", which had its premiere at the 2014 Locarno International Film Festival. She also performed in Nathan Silver's 2014 film "Uncertain Terms," and reunited with him in his 2015 film, "Stinking Heaven". Also in 2014, Gross played the lead role in David Raboy's short film "Beach Week". | 4,945 | triviaqa-train |
Which British composer based an opera on Henry James novella ‘The Turn of the Screw’? | .
Adaptations.
"The Turn of the Screw" has been the subject of a range of adaptations and reworkings in a variety of media, and these reworkings and adaptations have, themselves, been analysed in the academic literature on Henry James and neo-Victorian culture. It was adapted to an opera by Benjamin Britten, which premiered in 1954, and the opera has been filmed on multiple occasions. The novella was adapted as a ballet score (1980) by Luigi Zaninelli, and separately as a ballet (1999 | then went on to write another musical, three plays and the libretto for a ballet opera: "Bay Harbour". His first play, "The Innocents", based on the Henry James novella "The Turn of the Screw", opened on Broadway in 1950. With Truman Capote he wrote the screenplay for the 1961 film, winning an Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay from the Mystery Writers of America. Archibald also co-wrote, with George Tabori, the script for the Alfred Hitchcock film "I Confess | 4,946 | triviaqa-train |
Who plays Mrs Kay Miniver in the 1942 film ‘Mrs Miniver’? | Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver is a 1942 American romantic war drama film directed by William Wyler, and starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon. Inspired by the 1940 novel "Mrs. Miniver" by Jan Struther, the film shows how the life of an unassuming British housewife in rural England is touched by World War II.
Produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film features a strong supporting cast that includes Teresa Wright, Dame May Whitty, Reginald Owen, Henry Travers, Richard Ney, and Henry Wilcoxon. | life – rather like yourself". The resulting character that she created, Mrs. Kay Miniver, proved a huge success from the character's inception in 1937, and the columns were subsequently published in book form in 1939. On the outbreak of war, this book became the basis for a patriotic and sentimental American film, Mrs Miniver, released in 1942, which won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
"The Times" columns were short reflections on everyday life, based in part on Struther's own family and | 4,947 | triviaqa-train |
In which English county did the 1963 Great Train Robbery take place? | Great Train Robbery (1963)
The Great Train Robbery was the robbery of £2.6 million from a Royal Mail train heading from Glasgow to London on the West Coast Main Line in the early hours of 8 August 1963, at Bridego Railway Bridge, Ledburn, near Mentmore in Buckinghamshire, England.
After tampering with the lineside signals in order to bring the train to a halt, a gang of fifteen, led by Bruce Reynolds, attacked the train. Other gang members included Gordon Goody, Buster Edwards, Charlie Wilson | involved in the robbery of an armoured payroll truck at Heathrow Airport, in which £62,000 ($84,080.45 USD) was stolen.
Criminal career Great train robbery (1963).
In "The Guardian" (1995), Duncan Campbell wrote that on the day the Great Train Robbery (1963) took place, "Hogan was in Cannes with a family of French–Iranian millionaires. It would not take Sherlock Holmes to deduce he had been told another major robbery was about to happen - and an alibi might be | 4,948 | triviaqa-train |
How many prisoners were locked in the Bastille in Paris when it was stormed by the people in 1789? | Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an area of and an official estimated population of 2,140,526 residents as of 1 January 2019. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of Europe's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, science, as well as the arts. The City of Paris is the centre and seat of government of the Île-de-France, or Paris Region, which has an estimated official 2019 population of 12,213,364, or about 18 | Hypocrite (film)
Hypocrite (Spanish: Hipócrita..!) is a 1949 Mexican thriller film directed by Miguel Morayta and starring Antonio Badú, Leticia Palma, Carmen Molina and Luis Beristáin. The film included the song "Hipócrita".
The film's sets were designed by Francisco Marco Chillet.
Cast.
- Antonio Badú as Pepe el sabroso
- Leticia Palma as Leticia
- Carmen Molina as Aurora
- Luis Beristáin as Gerardo
- Pascual García Peña as Ricardito
- Elda Peralta as Vendedora | 4,949 | triviaqa-train |
In medicine, septicaemia is more commonly known by what name? | Sepsis
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that arises when the body's response to infection causes injury to its own tissues and organs. Common signs and symptoms include fever, increased heart rate, increased breathing rate, and confusion. There may also be symptoms related to a specific infection, such as a cough with pneumonia, or painful urination with a kidney infection. In the very young, old, and people with a weakened immune system, there may be no symptoms of a specific infection and the body temperature may | Traditional Hausa medicine
The Hausa people are an African tribe originating from what is modern-day Nigeria. Their medicine is heavily characterized by Islamic influence from the East as well as traditional, African-style herbology, and religious practices which are still prevalent today. Many traditional healing methods such as religious and spiritual healing are often used alongside more modern scientific medicine among Hausa villages and cities.
Pre-Islamic influence.
The bokaye and the yan bori are the most commonly known practitioners in Hausa society before the arrival of | 4,950 | triviaqa-train |
Samwise Gamgee, Peregrin Took and Meriadoc Brandybuck are all types of which fictional characters? | The Lord of the Rings" as well as "Lego The Hobbit" despite not appearing in "The Hobbit" films. Sam appears as a non-playable character in "Lego Dimensions" and is voiced by Sean Astin once again.
Reception.
"Entertainment Weekly" called Sam Gamgee one of the "greatest sidekicks." UGO Networks also named Sam as one of their top heroes in entertainment.
External links.
- Samwise Gamgee on IMDb
- Samwise Gamgee at The Thain's Book
- | Sauron's Ring. Seventeen years later, after Gandalf confirms his guess, he tells Frodo the history of the Ring and counsels him to take it away from the Shire. Frodo sets out, accompanied by his gardener, servant and friend, Samwise "Sam" Gamgee, and two cousins, Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck and Peregrin "Pippin" Took. They are nearly caught by the Black Riders, but shake off their pursuers by cutting through the Old Forest. There they are aided by Tom Bombadil, a strange and | 4,951 | triviaqa-train |
How many Euro coin denominations are there? | the country of issue (although not necessarily of minting), euro notes lack this. Instead, this information is shown by the first character of each note's serial number.
According to European Central Bank estimates, in May 2019, there were about 22.563 billion banknotes in circulation around the Eurozone, with a total value of about €1.231 trillion. On 8 November 2012, the European Central Bank announced that the first series of notes would be replaced by the Europa series (also called "ES2"), starting | Coins of the Republic of Ireland
There have been three sets of coins in Ireland since independence. In all three, the coin showed a Celtic harp on the obverse. The pre-decimal coins of the Irish pound had realistic animals on the reverse; the decimal coins retained some of these but featured ornamental birds on the lower denominations; and the euro coins used the common design of the euro currencies. The pre-decimal and original decimal coins were of the same dimensions as the same-denomination British coins, as | 4,952 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the park in San Francisco where, in 1966, the Beatles performed their final official live concert? | , the band performed none of its songs. As Chris Ingham writes, they were very much "studio creations ... and there was no way a four-piece rock 'n' roll group could do them justice, particularly through the desensitising wall of the fans' screams. 'Live Beatles' and 'Studio Beatles' had become entirely different beasts." The band's concert at San Francisco's Candlestick Park on 29 August was their last commercial concert. It marked the end of a four-year period dominated | The Beatles: Eight Days a Week
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years is a 2016 documentary film directed by Ron Howard about The Beatles' career during their touring years from 1962 to 1966, from their performances at the Cavern Club in Liverpool to their final concert in San Francisco in 1966.
The film was released theatrically on 15 September 2016 in the United Kingdom and the United States, and started streaming on Hulu on 17 September 2016. It received a several awards and nominations, including for | 4,953 | triviaqa-train |
For the 2003 film ‘The Italian Job’ actor Jason Statham received driving tuition from which Formula One World Champion? | Andretti and Alessandro Zanardi won no races in F1. Other drivers have taken different paths to F1; Damon Hill raced motorbikes, and Michael Schumacher raced in sports cars, albeit after climbing through the junior single-seater ranks. Former F1 driver Paul di Resta raced in DTM until he was signed with Force India in 2011. To race, however, the driver must hold an FIA Super Licence–ensuring that the driver has the requisite skills, and will not therefore be a danger to others. Some drivers have not had | The Italian Job (2003 film)
The Italian Job is a 2003 American heist action thriller film directed by F. Gary Gray and starring Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton, Jason Statham, Seth Green, Mos Def and Donald Sutherland. An American remake of the 1969 British film, the plot follows a motley crew of thieves who plan to steal gold from a former associate who double-crossed them. Despite the shared title, the plot and characters of this film differ from those of its source material; Gray | 4,954 | triviaqa-train |
In 1692, on the orders of William III, nearly 80 members of which Scottish clan were massacred at Glen Coe? | territory of the clan) this led to territorial disputes and warfare. The "fine" resented their clansmen paying rent to other landlords. Some clans used disputes to expand their territories. Most notably, the Clan Campbell and the Clan Mackenzie were prepared to play off territorial disputes within and among clans to expand their own land and influence. Feuding on the western seaboard was conducted with such intensity that the Clan MacLeod and the Clan MacDonald on the Isle of Skye were reputedly reduced to eating dogs and cats in the 1590s. | memorial to ancestors in Scotland who were massacred at Glen Coe in 1692.
Currently.
This structure is one of the oldest continuously used churches in the state. The church was the 13th historical site in Washington County, Oregon, to be honored. On November 5, 1974, the church was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Old Scotch Church. The Tualatin Plains Presbyterian Church still holds services in the Old Scotch Church building every Sunday.
External links.
- Official site
- Washington | 4,955 | triviaqa-train |
In November 2011, a copy of the first issue of Action Comics, featuring the debut of which action hero, sold for 2.6 million dollars? | Action Comics 1
"Action Comics" #1 (cover dated June 1938) is the first issue of the original run of the comic book/magazine series "Action Comics". It features the first appearance of several comic book heroes—most notably the Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster creation, Superman—and sold for 10 cents (). It is widely considered to be both the beginning of the superhero genre and the most valuable comic book in the world. "Action Comics" would go on to run for | "Comics" #1 have been sold at auction for record-breaking prices. A copy graded at 8.0 ("very fine") on the 10-point scale typically used by collectors was sold at auction for $1,000,000 in 2010. Even a copy graded at a much lower 5.5 ("fine minus") sold for $956,000 in 2016.
Shortly after the record-breaking million-dollar sale of "Action Comics" #1 in 2010, a copy of "Detective Comics" #27 featuring the first | 4,956 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of Napoleon I’s second wife? | Napoleon II
Napoléon François Charles Joseph Bonaparte (20 March 181122 July 1832), Prince Imperial, King of Rome, known in the Austrian court as Franz from 1814 onward, Duke of Reichstadt from 1818, was the son of Napoleon, Emperor of the French, and his second wife, Archduchess Marie Louise of Austria.
By Title III, article 9 of the French Constitution of the time, he was Prince Imperial, but he was also known from birth as the King of Rome, which Napoleon I declared | pained Vigny to accompany Louis XVIII of France on his withdrawal to the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, rather than have the glory of confronting Napoleon I’s invading army.
If the “grandeur” of warfare has disappeared, what then of its “servitude” or “submission”? Vigny seeks to reconcile the individual’s autonomy of conscience with the soldier’s submissiveness to military discipline. In “le naufrage universel des croyances”, which he sees as characteristic of the modern era (and especially of the July Monarchy) | 4,957 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first British monarch to voluntarily abdicate? | reasons and for convenience. The monarch became separately monarch of the United Kingdom, monarch of Canada, monarch of Australia, and so forth. The independent states within the Commonwealth would share the same monarch in a relationship likened to a personal union.
George V's death in 1936 was followed by the accession of Edward VIII, who caused a public scandal by announcing his desire to marry the divorced American Wallis Simpson, even though the Church of England opposed the remarriage of divorcées. Accordingly, Edward announced his intention to abdicate | extraction rights to the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, later called British Petroleum (BP). Though Iran was officially neutral at the start of World War II, its monarch was friendly towards the Axis. Following the 1941 Allied Invasion of Iran, Reza Shah was forced to abdicate in favour of his son Mohammad Reza Shah, who upheld the oil agreement with APOC, which by then had been renamed the "Anglo-Iranian Oil Company". When the first democratically elected parliament and prime minister in Iran took power in 1950 | 4,958 | triviaqa-train |
Pozole is a soup or stew which originated in which country? | Pozole
Pozole ( , pozole), which means "hominy", is a traditional soup or stew from Mexican Cuisine. It is made from hominy, with meat (typically pork), and can be seasoned and garnished with shredded lettuce or cabbage, chile peppers, onion, garlic, radishes, avocado, salsa or limes. Pozole is typically served on New Year's Eve to celebrate the new year.
It is a typical dish in various states such as Nayarit, Sinaloa, Michoacán, Guerrero, Zacatecas, | Buridda" – a seafood soup or stew from Liguria in Northern Italy
- "Garmugia" – originated in Lucca, Tuscany, central Italy
- "Ginestrata" – originated in Tuscany, Northern Italy, and can be described as a thin, lightly spiced egg-based soup
- Macaroni soup – a traditional dish in Italy that is sometimes served with beans, which is known as "pasta e fagioli"
- "Maccu" – a Sicilian soup and also a foodstuff that is prepared with dried and crushed | 4,959 | triviaqa-train |
In January 1994, US President Bill Clinton and which Russian President signed a series of treaties known as the ‘Kremlin Accords’? | ) had remained at the disposal of Boris Yeltsin after his retirement.
Also, the President has several vacation residences outside of Moscow.
- "Rus"' (), Zavidovo, Tver Oblast
- "Congress Palace" or "Constantine Palace" complex (), Strelna, Saint Petersburg, reconstructed for 300th Saint Petersburg anniversary
- "Bocharov Ruchey" (, lit. Bocharov creek), Sochi
- "Shuyskaya Chupa" () at a distance of 25 km from Petrozavodsk, Karelia | History.
History NAFTA negotiation and ratification.
The governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States negotiated a regional free trade agreement, which came to be known as NAFTA, during the 1980s. The leaders of the three nations signed the agreement in their respective capitals on December 17, 1992.
After approval by the US House and US Senate, President Bill Clinton signed NAFTA into law on December 8, 1993, and the agreement went into effect on January 1, 1994.
NAFTA included an Appendix | 4,960 | triviaqa-train |
The 2003 documentary drama ‘Touching the Void’ recounts the story of two mountaineers on which mountain range? | and party. But it was not until 1913 that Denali (), the tallest peak in North America, was successfully climbed by Hudson Stuck. Mount Logan (), the tallest peak in Canada was first summitted by a half dozen climbers in 1925 in an expedition that took more than two months.
In 1879-1880 the exploration of the highest Andes in South America began when English mountaineer Edward Whymper climbed Chimborazo () and explored the mountains of Ecuador. The Cordillera between Chile and Argentina was visited by Paul Güssfeldt | ", the story of George Mallory and the expedition to locate his body which was discovered by Conrad Anker.
Brice's expertise has also been used for filming logistics for the series "Planet Earth", and the film "Touching the Void".
Brice is a central figure in the 2015 documentary "Sherpa" which recounts events surrounding the 2014 Mount Everest ice avalanche.
Personal life.
Brice is a founding member and board member of Friends of Humanity, a Geneva-based non-profit organization. | 4,961 | triviaqa-train |
What was the title of The Beatles first single for EMI, released in 1962? | playing bass. The core trio of Lennon, McCartney and Harrison, who had been together since 1958, went through a succession of drummers, including Pete Best, before asking Starr to join them in 1962. Manager Brian Epstein moulded them into a professional act, and producer George Martin guided and developed their recordings, greatly expanding their domestic success after their first hit, "Love Me Do", in late 1962. As their popularity grew into the intense fan frenzy dubbed "Beatlemania", the band acquired the nickname " | EMI in Britain and many other territories across the world from 1962 onwards, had yet to be issued by Capitol. "The Beatles' Second Album" was the first album of the group's work to be assembled by the company exclusively for the US market, "Meet the Beatles!" having been a reconfigured and shorter version of the band's second EMI LP, "With the Beatles". Despite its title, however, "Second Album" was in fact the third Beatles LP in the United States, since | 4,962 | triviaqa-train |
Who became British Foreign Secretary in May 2010? | anthem at a rugby match; thus, Hague sought a Welsh Office civil servant, Ffion Jenkins, to teach him the words; they later married. He continued serving in Cabinet until the Conservatives were replaced by Labour at the 1997 general election.
Leadership of the Conservative Party.
Following the 1997 general election defeat, Hague was elected Leader of the Conservative Party in succession to John Major, defeating more experienced figures such as Kenneth Clarke and Michael Howard.
At the age of 36, Hague was tasked with rebuilding | .
Home Secretary.
On 12 May 2010, when May was appointed Home Secretary and Minister for Women and Equality by Prime Minister David Cameron as part of his first Cabinet, she became the fourth woman to hold one of the British Great Offices of State, after Margaret Thatcher (Prime Minister), Margaret Beckett (Foreign Secretary) and Jacqui Smith (Home Secretary). As Home Secretary, May was also a member of the National Security Council. She was the longest-serving Home Secretary for over 60 years | 4,963 | triviaqa-train |
Which US golfer’s first names are Eldrick Tont? | be in Dubai as part of a 25.3-million-square-foot development, The Tiger Woods Dubai. The Al Ruwaya Golf Course was initially expected to finish construction in 2009. As of February 2010, only seven holes had been completed; in April 2011, "The New York Times" reported that the project had been shelved permanently. In 2013, the partnership between Tiger Woods Design and Dubai Holding was dissolved.
Tiger Woods Design has taken on two other courses, neither of which has materialized. In August 2007, | , prior to the stroke. From that point, the golfer is on his own, and it is her/his skill that determines the resulting stroke.
Other than the coach, there is only one relaxation to the standard rules: blind or partially sighted golfers are allowed to ground their club in a hazard.
Blind golf competitions are set in classes determined by the golfer’s level of sight (see above) using the same categories as in other branches of sports played by the visually impaired.
- Blind | 4,964 | triviaqa-train |
How many triple-word squares are there on a standard Scrabble board? | popular in Mesopotamia and the Caucasus.
Backgammon originated in ancient Mesopotamia over 5,000 years ago. Chess, Pachisi and Chaupar originated in India. Go and Liubo originated in China. Patolli originated in Mesoamerica played by the ancient Aztec and The Royal Game of Ur was found in the Royal Tombs of Ur, dating to Mesopotamia 4,600 years ago. The earliest known games list is the Buddha games list.
History United States.
In 17th and 18th century colonial America, the agrarian life of the country left little time for | complete the game as fast as possible.
Variants with standard board and/or tiles Trickster.
A new variant on Scrabble introduced by Mattel on April 6, 2010.
Variants with non-standard equipment.
Variants with non-standard equipment Super Scrabble.
This game has the same rules and tiles as Scrabble, but the board is larger (21x21 vs. 15x15 in the original). With the larger board there are more premium squares, going up to quadruple letter and quadruple word scores. There are also twice as many | 4,965 | triviaqa-train |
In which 1966 Alfred Hitchcock film did Julie Andrews star with Paul Newman? | Between 1964 and 1986, she starred in "The Americanization of Emily" (1964), "Hawaii" (1966), "Torn Curtain" (1966), "Thoroughly Modern Millie" (1967), "Star!" (1968), "The Tamarind Seed" (1974), "10" (1979), "Victor/Victoria" (1982), "That's Life!" (1986) and "Duet for One" (1986).
In 2000, Andrews was | - 1964 Gloria Swanson, Adolph Zukor, Jack Lemmon, Charles Brackett, and Billy Wilder
- 1965 Rosalind Russell, Norman Taurog and Robert Wise
- 1966 Lucille Ball, Gregory Peck and Hal Wallis
- 1967 Irene Dunne and Jack Oakie
- 1968 Mae West, Mervyn LeRoy and James Stewart
- 1969 Conrad Hall and Kathryn Ross
- 1970 Julie Andrews and Norman Jewison
- 1972 Edith Head, Alfred Hitchcock, Walter Matthau and Sidney J. Solow, president of Consolidated Film Industries
- 1973 Paul Newman | 4,966 | triviaqa-train |
What does each angle of a regular octagon measure in degrees? | on the sides of the midpoint octagon, then the midpoints of the segments connecting the centers of opposite squares themselves form the vertices of a square.
Regular octagon.
A regular octagon is a closed figure with sides of the same length and internal angles of the same size. It has eight lines of reflective symmetry and rotational symmetry of order 8. A regular octagon is represented by the Schläfli symbol {8}.
The internal angle at each vertex of a regular octagon is 135° (formula_1 radians). | made up of triangles, each of which has an angle sum of π radians or 180 degrees. The measure of any interior angle of a convex regular "n"-gon is formula_1 radians or formula_2 degrees. The interior angles of regular star polygons were first studied by Poinsot, in the same paper in which he describes the four regular star polyhedra: for a regular formula_3-gon (a "p"-gon with central density "q"), each interior angle is formula_4 radians or formula_5 degrees.
- Exterior angle – The exterior angle is | 4,967 | triviaqa-train |
Which British Prime minister’s first name was Leonard? | which is generally regarded as an English honour.
Historically it has also been common to grant prime ministers a peerage upon retirement from the Commons, elevating the individual to the Lords. Formerly, the peerage bestowed was usually an earldom. The last such creation was for Harold Macmillan, who resigned in 1963. Unusually, he became Earl of Stockton only in 1984, over twenty years after leaving office.
Macmillan's successors, Alec Douglas-Home, Harold Wilson, James Callaghan and Margaret Thatcher all accepted life peerages ( | Lothair (clipper)
Lothair was named after the British Prime Minister’s Benjamin Disraeli’s 14th novel Lothair published on the 2nd May 1870. The novel was well received and even Charles Dickens welcomed Disraeli back to the ‘brotherhood of literature’. The first edition sold out immediately. A degree of Lothair mania hit the country with a perfume, a race horse, a street and of course a ship all being named after the novel. A perfume with the name Lothair is still produced today by Penhaligon. Who were perfumer | 4,968 | triviaqa-train |
Omonia, Enosis and Anorthosis are football clubs in which European country? | AC Omonia
Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia (, ΑΣΟΛ; "Athlitikos Sillogos Omonia Lefkosias", "ASOL")) is a Cypriot professional football club based in Nicosia. The club was established on 4 June 1948. The football team of AC Omonia joined the Cyprus Football Association in 1953. On 29 May 2018 the football team of AC Omonia became a profesional for-profit football company.
Omonia is one of the most popular and historically successful football clubs in Cyprus, having won 20 national championships, 14 cups and | - Piotr Haren – Apollon Limassol (2000)
- Anders Nielsen – AC Omonia (2000–2001)
- Emil Peter Jørgensen – AC Omonia (2016–2017)
- Morten Rasmussen – Enosis Neon Paralimni FC (2018-)
Egypt.
- Amir Azmy – Anorthosis Famagusta FC (2008), AEK Larnaca FC (2009), Enosis Neon Paralimni FC (2015–2016)
- Karim Hafez – AC Omonia (2015–2016)
- Magdy Tolba – Anorthosis Famagusta FC (1994–1995)
El Salvador.
- Eliseo Quintanilla | 4,969 | triviaqa-train |
What does a pluviometer measure? | Rain gauge
A rain gauge (also known as an udometer, pluviometer, or an ombrometer) is an instrument used by meteorologists and hydrologists to gather and measure the amount of liquid precipitation over an area in a predefined period of time.
History.
The first known rainfall records were kept by the Ancient Greeks, about 500 B.C.
People living in India began to record rainfall in 400 B.C. The readings were correlated against expected growth. In the Arthashastra, used for example in Magadha, precise standards were set as | various aspects of collaborative information seeking, including system and user performance?
4. How to measure the costs and benefits of collaboration?
5. What are the information seeking situations in which collaboration is beneficial? When does it not pay off?
6. How can we measure the performance of a collaborative group?
7. How can we measure the contribution of an individual in a collaborative group?
8. What sorts of retrieval algorithms can be used to combine input from multiple searchers?
9. | 4,970 | triviaqa-train |
Meadowhall Retail Park is in which English city? | . There are 50 settlements which have been designated city status in England, while the wider United Kingdom has 66.
While many cities in England are quite large, such as Birmingham, Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Newcastle, Bradford, Nottingham, population size is not a prerequisite for city status. Traditionally the status was given to towns with diocesan cathedrals, so there are smaller cities like Wells, Ely, Ripon, Truro and Chichester.
Economy.
England's economy is one of the largest in | land next to Meadowhall where the extension was to be built. The Next home store came after IKEA had originally had plans to build a store close to Meadowhall however Next won the bid to build on the land instead. A new IKEA store however began being built on land next to Meadowhall retail park in August 2016. The store opened on 28 September 2017.
In October 2016, it was announced plans had been put forward for a £300 million leisure extension to be built with a new cinema to replace the | 4,971 | triviaqa-train |
Arbor, Bullet Sinker, Reaper and Wobbler are all terms used in which sport? | Fishing sinker
A fishing sinker or knoch is a weight used in conjunction with a fishing lure or hook to increase its rate of sink, anchoring ability, and/or casting distance. Fishing sinkers may be as small as 1 gram for applications in shallow water, and even smaller for fly fishing applications, or as large as several pounds or considerably more for deep sea fishing. They are formed into nearly innumerable shapes for diverse fishing applications. Environmental concerns surround the usage of lead and other materials in fishing sinkers.
Types. | which is a reinvestment risk), a prepayment penalty clause is often included in the loan contract. "Soft" prepayment terms can allow prepayment without penalty if the home is sold. "Hard" prepayment terms do not allow any exceptions without penalty.
Bond issuers can mitigate some prepayment risk by issuing what are called "super sinker" bonds. Super sinkers are usually home-financing bonds that repay bondholders their principal quickly if homeowners prepay their mortgages. In other words, mortgage prepayments are used to retire a specified maturity | 4,972 | triviaqa-train |
Which former English cricketer is known by the nickname ‘Bumble’? | David Lloyd (cricketer)
David Lloyd (born 18 March 1947) is an English cricket commentator and former cricketer who played county cricket for Lancashire and Test and One Day International cricket for England. He also played semi-professional football for Accrington Stanley. He is known through the cricketing world as "Bumble" because of the ostensible similarity between his facial profile and those of the Bumblies, characters from Michael Bentine's children's television programmes.
A left-handed batsman and left-arm spin bowler, he played | Colin Dredge
Colin Herbert Dredge (born 4 August 1954 in Frome, Somerset) is an English former first-class cricketer for Somerset. He was known as the "Demon of Frome", a nickname coined by journalist, Alan Gibson.
Colin Dredge made his debut for Somerset on 16 June 1976 against Worcester and was awarded his Somerset Cap in 1978. He made useful contributions as a regular for the County side until 1986. He played 194 first-class matches and 209 one-day matches, including 4 | 4,973 | triviaqa-train |
Felinology is the study of which animal? | Cat food
Cat food is food for consumption by cats. Cats have specific requirements for their dietary nutrients. Certain nutrients, including many vitamins and amino acids, are degraded by the temperatures, pressures and chemical treatments used during manufacture, and hence must be added after manufacture to avoid nutritional deficiency. The amino acid taurine, for example, which is found in meat, is degraded during processing, so synthetic taurine is normally added afterwards. Long-term taurine deficiency may result in retinal degeneration, loss of vision, and | Zoo
A zoo (also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility in which all animals are housed within enclosures, displayed to the public, and in which they may also breed.
The term "zoological garden" refers to zoology, the study of animals, a term deriving from the Greek 'zoion, "animal," and logia, "study.". The abbreviation "zoo" was first used of the London Zoological Gardens, which was opened for scientific study in 1828 and to the | 4,974 | triviaqa-train |
‘Unobtanium’ is the fictional precious mineral mined in which 2009 film? | Avatar (2009 film)
Avatar (marketed as James Cameron's Avatar) is a 2009 American epic science fiction film directed, written, produced, and co-edited by James Cameron and stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, and Sigourney Weaver. The film is set in the mid-22nd century when humans are colonizing Pandora, a lush habitable moon of a gas giant in the Alpha Centauri star system, in order to mine the mineral unobtanium, a room-temperature superconductor. The expansion of | like Na'vi. The clan with which the humans have contact in the film "[lives] in a giant tree that sits on a vast store of a mineral called unobtanium, which humans want as an energy supply."
The Pandoran biosphere teems with a biodiversity of bioluminescent species ranging from six-legged animals to other types of exotic fauna and flora. The Pandoran ecology forms a vast neural network spanning the entire lunar surface into which the Na'vi and other creatures can connect. The strength of this collective consciousness is powerfully | 4,975 | triviaqa-train |
Ionic, Doric, Tuscan and Corinthian are all types of which structure? | the later 18th century Greek Revival, it conveyed an air of archaic freshness and primitive, perhaps even republican, vitality.
Description Columns and entablature.
The Ionic column is always more slender than the Doric; therefore, it always has a base: Ionic columns are eight and nine column-diameters tall, and even more in the Antebellum colonnades of late American Greek revival plantation houses.
Ionic columns are most often fluted. After a little early experimentation, the number of hollow flutes in the shaft settled at 24. | "Parallèle de l’architecture antique avec la moderne", which marked the first complete translation of Vitruvius into French and upheld the superiority of the Ancients over the Moderns, a polemic that was to erupt in the following decades into a virtual culture war. In his preface, Fréart de Chambray argues that the Classical orders (the Doric, the Ionic, and Corinthian) which he assigns to Greek precedents, are perfect models for all architecture; he condemns the "Roman orders" (the Tuscan and the Composite) as corrupt. | 4,976 | triviaqa-train |
In World War II, what were the Maquis part of? | 1944, the German army began a terror campaign throughout France. This included reprisals against civilians living in areas where the French resistance was active, such as the Oradour-sur-Glane, Maillé and Tulle massacres by SS troops. The Maquisards were later to take their revenge in the "épuration sauvage" that took place after the war's end.
Most of the Maquis cells—like the Maquis du Limousin or the Maquis du Vercors—took names after the area they were operating in. The size of these cells | Maquis Vallier
The Maquis Vallier was one of the maquis groups of resistance fighters during World War II. The maquis operated in the north of the Var département, particularly in the Verdon valley.
The maquis Vallier was initially part of the "Mouvements Unis de la Résistance" (MUR) organization, before becoming the primary structure of the "Armée secrète" (AS) in its zone. In 1944, it was under the authority of the "comité départemental de libération".
The maquis Vallier was led by | 4,977 | triviaqa-train |
Which cartoon character is the official mascot of the Walt Disney company? | Mouse, created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, is one of the world's most recognizable characters, and serves as the company's official mascot.
Corporate history.
Corporate history 1923–1928: Silent film era.
In early 1923, Kansas City, Missouri, animator Walt Disney created a short film entitled "Alice's Wonderland", which featured child actress Virginia Davis interacting with animated characters. After the bankruptcy in 1923 of his previous firm, Laugh-O-Gram Studio, Disney moved to Hollywood to | produced by the Walt Disney Company. It features the debut of Witch Hazel, who would become a recurring character in Disney comics.
- October 31: Jack Kinney's "Goofy" cartoon "Two Weeks Vacation", produced by the Walt Disney Company, premiers.
Events November.
- November 15: Bob McKimson's Bugs Bunny short "Rabbit's Kin" premiers, which marks the debut of Pete Puma.
Events Specific date unknown.
- Lev Atamanov's film "The Scarlet Flower" is first released | 4,978 | triviaqa-train |
Deborah Kerr plays governess Anna Leonowens in which 1956 film? | and in her writings she tended to focus on what she saw as the subjugated status of Siamese women, including those sequestered within the "Nang Harm", or royal harem. She emphasised that although Mongkut had been a forward-looking ruler, he had desired to preserve customs such as prostration and sexual slavery which seemed unenlightened and degrading. The sequel, "Romance of the Harem" (1873), incorporates tales based on palace gossip, including the king's alleged torture and execution of one of his concubines, Tuptim | Brynner, which ran 1,246 performances on Broadway and was also a hit in London and on tour. In 1956, a film version was released, with Deborah Kerr starring in the role of Leonowens and Brynner reprising his role as the king. Revived many times on stage (with Brynner starring in revivals until 1985), the musical has remained a favourite of the theatregoing public.
The humorous depiction of Mongkut as a polka-dancing despot, as well as the king's and Anna's apparent romantic feeling for each other | 4,979 | triviaqa-train |
Tattenham Corner is a feature of which British race course? | Epsom Downs Racecourse
Epsom Downs is a Grade 1 racecourse on the hills associated with Epsom in Surrey, England which is used for thoroughbred horse racing. The "Downs" referred to in the name are part of the North Downs.
The course, which has a crowd capacity of 130,000 when taking into account people watching from the Epsom Downs, an area freely available to the public, is best known for hosting the Derby Stakes which has come to be widely referred to as The Derby (note, 'Epsom' | with Louvois second and Great Sport third.
Emily Davison.
Davison positioned herself at Tattenham Corner, the bend before the home straight. At this point in the race, with some of the horses having passed her, she ducked under the guard rail and ran onto the course.
She reached up to the reins of Anmer—King George V's horse, ridden by Herbert Jones—and was hit by the animal, which would have been travelling at around per hour, four seconds after stepping onto the course | 4,980 | triviaqa-train |
In the International Morse Code, which letter of the alphabet is represented by one dash? | Grapheme
In linguistics, a grapheme is the smallest unit of a writing system of any given language. An individual grapheme may or may not carry meaning by itself, and may or may not correspond to a single phoneme of the spoken language. Graphemes include alphabetic letters, typographic ligatures, Chinese characters, numerical digits, punctuation marks, and other individual symbols. A grapheme can also be construed as a graphical sign that independently represents a portion of linguistic material.
The word "grapheme", coined in analogy with " | by the clothing of prison gangs, left wing counterculture groups like the Brown berets, the antiwar movement, and the 1960s greaser subculture. White T-shirts, winklepickers, double denim "Texan tuxedos," ringer Tees, plaid shirts, Aviators, black wool tuques, brown berets, green military surplus field jackets, sheepskin coats, Castro hats, untucked white shirts, and khaki Dickies pants were commonly worn by these cholos and chicanos, together with slicked-back pompadour hairstyles and large sideburns.
Teenage fashion Punks. | 4,981 | triviaqa-train |
What is the raised ridge down the centre of a Backgammon board called? | moves are played as in standard backgammon, followed by four moves according to the difference of the dice value from 7, and then the player has another turn (with the caveat that the turn ends if any portion of it cannot be completed).
Gul Bara and Tapa are also variants of the game popular in southeastern Europe and Turkey. The play will iterate among Backgammon, Gul Bara, and Tapa until one of the players reaches a score of 7 or 5.
Coan ki is an ancient Chinese board | of this Russian region.
P. sagitta is found in the Verkhovka formation on the Solza River, White Sea area of the Arkhangelsk Region, Russia.
Description.
It has a raised ridge down the central axis of symmetry. This ridge can be high in unflattened fossils. At the 'head' end of the ridge there are two quarter-circle-shaped raised arcs attached. In front of this are two nested semicircular lines. Teeth seem to come from the raised parts pointing into the centre spaces. These | 4,982 | triviaqa-train |
Major Metcalf, Detective-Sergeant Trotter and Mollie Ralston all feature in which play by Agatha Christie? | Agatha Christie
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (née Miller; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer. She is known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around her fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Christie also wrote the world's longest-running play, a murder mystery, "The Mousetrap", and, under the pen name Mary Westmacott, six romances. In 1971 she was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order | purchased by a client from the Christie estate.
The original West End cast included Richard Attenborough as Detective Sergeant Trotter and his wife Sheila Sim as Mollie Ralston. They took a 10% profit-participation in the production, which was paid for out of their combined weekly salary ("It proved to be the wisest business decision I've ever made ... but foolishly I sold some of my share to open a short-lived Mayfair restaurant called 'The Little Elephant' and later still, disposed of the remainder in | 4,983 | triviaqa-train |
How many chains are in a furlong? | Furlong
A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one eighth of a mile, equivalent to 660 feet, 220 yards, 40 rods, or 10 chains.
Using the international definition of the inch as exactly 25.4 millimetres, one furlong is 201.168 metres. However, the United States does not uniformly use this conversion ratio. Older ratios are in use for surveying purposes in some states, leading to variations in the length of the furlong of two parts per million, or about | it is repeated until the destination rod is reached, when the surveyor notes how many full lengths (chains) have been laid, and he can then directly read how many links (one-hundredth parts of the chain) are in the distance being measured. The chain usually ends in a handle which may or may not be part of the measurement. An inner loop (visible in the NMAH photograph) is the correct place to put the pin for some chains. Many chains were made with the handles as part of | 4,984 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the New York City club which launched ‘The Twist’ in the early 1960’s and and where Go-Go dancing originated? | Go-go dancing
Go-go dancers are dancers who are employed to entertain crowds at nightclubs or other venues where music is played. Go-go dancing originated in the early 1960s, by some accounts when women at the Peppermint Lounge in New York City began to get up on tables and dance the twist. Some claim that go-go dancing originated at, and was named after, the very popular Los Angeles rock club Whisky a Go Go which opened in January 1964, but the opposite may be true – | in 1964, and topless go-go dancing quickly became a part of the adult entertainment industry.
It was also the time when dances became popular, where partners were dancing apart from each other. Not long after the success of the discotheques in France, they were opened in French style in New York City, with the same name as their French example: “Whiskey A Go-Go”. American discos introduced soon a form of entertainment of young girls dancing in the new, loose style, without a partner | 4,985 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of Captain Jack Aubrey’s ship in the 2003 film ‘Master and Commander: the Far Side of the World’? | 97 wounded, while the British casualties were 5 dead, 10 wounded.
Film adaptation.
The novel provided part of the title and some of the plot-structure for the 2003 Peter Weir film, "". The fictional USS "Norfolk" morphed into the fictional American-built French privateer "Acheron", and episodes also migrated from other books in the series, including "Master and Commander" and "HMS Surprise". The design and size of the fictional "Acheron" reflect those of the USS | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is a 2003 American epic period war-drama film co-written, produced and directed by Peter Weir, set in the Napoleonic Wars. The film's plot and characters are adapted from three novels in author Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey–Maturin series, which includes 20 completed novels of Jack Aubrey's naval career. The film stars Russell Crowe as Jack Aubrey, captain in the Royal Navy, and Paul Bettany as | 4,986 | triviaqa-train |
Who was President at the start of the American Civil War? | and offered to pay for the federal properties and enter into a peace treaty with the United States. Lincoln rejected any negotiations with Confederate agents because he claimed the Confederacy was not a legitimate government, and that making any treaty with it would be tantamount to recognition of it as a sovereign government. Secretary of State William Seward, who at the time saw himself as the real governor or "prime minister" behind the throne of the inexperienced Lincoln, engaged in unauthorized and indirect negotiations that failed. President Lincoln was determined to hold | Walter Quincy Scott
Walter Quincy Scott (December 19, 1845 – May 9, 1917) was an American educator who was the second President of The Ohio State University and the fifth principal of Phillips Exeter Academy.
Scott was born in Dayton, Ohio on December 19, 1845 to Abram McLean Scott and Julia Ann Scott. At a young age, he moved to Iowa. He attended Fairfield University, his studies punctuated with the start of the American Civil War. After serving in the Civil War, Scott attended Lafayette | 4,987 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the main character featured in the books ‘Chances’, ‘Lady Boss’ and ‘Dangerous Kiss’ by Jackie Collins? | .
Gino's story begins in 1921 but backtracks to narrate details of when Gino's parent's, Paulo and Mira Santangelo emigrated to New York City from Italy in 1909 when Gino was three. From an early age, Gino takes to a life of crime, stealing a car at the age of fifteen and ending up in a juvenile home.
Main characters.
- Gino Santangelo
- Lucky Santangelo
- Dario Santangelo
- Carrie Berkley
- Steven Berkley | - "Hollywood Husbands" (1986)
- "Hollywood Kids" (1994)
- "" (2001)
- "Hollywood Divorces" (2003)
- "Santangelo" novels
- "Chances" (1981)
- "Lucky" (1985)
- "Lady Boss" (1990)
- "" (1996)
- "Dangerous Kiss" (1999)
- "Drop Dead Beautiful" (2007)
- "Goddess of Vengeance" (2011 | 4,988 | triviaqa-train |
Who plays Judge Turpin in the 2007 film ‘Sweeney Todd: Demon Barber of Fleet Street’? | Film adaptation.
A of "Sweeney Todd", jointly produced by DreamWorks and Warner Bros., was released on December 21, 2007. Tim Burton directed from a screenplay by John Logan. It stars Johnny Depp as Todd (Depp received an Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe Award for his performance), Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs. Lovett, Alan Rickman as Judge Turpin, Sacha Baron Cohen as Signor Pirelli, Jamie Campbell Bower as Anthony Hope, Laura Michelle Kelly as The Beggar Woman, Jayne Wisener as Johanna, | Kingsley received a Screen Actors Guild Best Actor nomination for his portrayal of the title role.
- "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert" (2001), a filmed concert version of Sondheim's musical, starring George Hearn as Sweeney Todd/Benjamin Barker, Patti LuPone as Mrs. Lovett, Timothy Nolen as Judge Turpin, and Neil Patrick Harris as Tobias. A new version of this production was broadcast in September 2014, this time with Bryn Terfel as Todd, Emma Thompson as Mrs. Lovett and | 4,989 | triviaqa-train |
What number does the scrum half in a rugby union team wear on their shirt? | Rugby union
Rugby union, widely known simply as rugby, is a contact team sport which originated in England in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is between two teams of 15 players using an oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field with H-shaped goalposts at each end.
Rugby union is a popular sport around the world, played by male and female | Colours of Life
Colours of Life is Fancy's 8th album, and it was released in 1996.
Fancy was still experimenting with pop-sound on the "Colours of Life" album, as he did on "Colours of Life"'s predecessor Blue Planet Zikastar, with mostly Pop-sound and some Eurodance-sound
Track listing.
1. "Deep Blue Sky" – 3:20
2. "Road to Avalon" – 3:26
3. "Love Is the Anchor" – 3:36
4 | 4,990 | triviaqa-train |
Who was elected President of The Philippines in 1965? | 1935 constitution. The 1973 constitution, though generally referring to the president as "President of the Philippines" did, in Article XVII, Section 12, once use the term, "President of the Republic." In the text of Proclamation No. 1081 that announced martial law in September 1972, President Ferdinand E. Marcos consistently referred to himself as "President of the Philippines."
State of the nation address.
The State of the Nation Address (abbreviated SONA) is an annual event in the Philippines, in | of California, Berkeley, and had been a missionary in China from 1935 to 1949. She served as the president of Central from 1956–1957 and was again re-elected in 1965–1966.
From its founding, Filipinos were gradually given larger responsibilities in its administration. In 1966 the first Filipino president, Dr. Rex D. Drilon, a CPU alumnus and a Political Scientist from the University of the Philippines Diliman, was elected. Dr. Drilon began initiatives for the Filipinization of the university, and made a trip to the United States for | 4,991 | triviaqa-train |
In Greek mythology, what is the region beneath the Underworld, where the wicked were sent as punishment for their sins? | " represent an attempt to explain the beginnings of the universe in human language. The most widely accepted version at the time, although a philosophical account of the beginning of things, is reported by Hesiod, in his "Theogony". He begins with Chaos, a yawning nothingness. Out of the void emerged Gaia (the Earth) and some other primary divine beings: Eros (Love), the Abyss (the Tartarus), and the Erebus. Without male assistance, Gaia gave birth to Uranus (the Sky) | of both the righteous and the wicked, separated into respective compartments; in others, it was considered a place of punishment, meant for the wicked dead alone, and is equated with Gehenna in the Talmud. When the Hebrew scriptures were translated into Greek in ancient Alexandria around 200 BC, the word "Hades" (the Greek underworld) was substituted for Sheol. This is reflected in the New Testament where Hades is both the underworld of the dead and the personification of it.
Judaism.
According to Herbert C. | 4,992 | triviaqa-train |
Sion Airport is in which European country? | Sion Airport
Sion Airport (Military: LSMS) is the airport of the city of Sion, Switzerland and is located 2.5 km southwest of Sion city in the Rhone Valley. The airport opened in 1935.
Airlines and destinations.
The following airlines offer seasonal and seasonal charter flights at Sion Airport:
The nearest larger international airport is Geneva Airport, approx. to the west, while the smaller Bern Airport is equidistant to the north.
Military usage.
The Swiss Air Force uses Sion as one | technology companies).
In 2011 PrivateFly raised £2 million investment through several investors to help further develop their European expansion.
In 2016 PrivateFly opened an office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
PrivateFly became the first UK Argus Certified Broker in 2016.
PrivateFly runs an annual poll to find the Top 10 Airport Approaches. Previous winners include Sion Airport, Barra Airport, Sint Maarten Airport, Queenstown Airport, Nice Airport and Malta Airport.
In September 2018 PrivateFly joined the Directional Aviation OneSky group. In April 2019, | 4,993 | triviaqa-train |
Which British fashion designer married Lars von Bennigsen in 2002? | Alice Temperley
Alice Temperley MBE (born 22 July 1975) is an English fashion designer based in London. Her fashion label, Temperley London was launched in 2000.
In 2006, "The Guardian" noted that she had been described by "American Vogue" as the designer making the biggest waves in British fashion. More recently, she has been described as the "English Ralph Lauren".
Career.
Alice Temperley grew up in Somerset, on her parents' cider farm and graduated from the Royal College | . Her dresses have also been worn by Penelope Cruz, Thandie Newton and Portia Freeman. Other fans of the brand include Eva Mendes, Halle Berry and Sarah Michelle Gellar.
Personal life.
Temperley is the granddaughter of the mathematical physicist Neville Temperley. She met her husband, Lars von Bennigsen in 1998, while working as a waitress at the Met Bar in Mayfair. They married in 2002 in a 1920s-style wedding covered by the UK edition of "Vogue".
In September 2008, five days after | 4,994 | triviaqa-train |
What is the leader of a boy cub scout pack called? | . The Boy Rangers used the Scout Law and their Chief Guide, Emerson Brooks, was a Boy Scout commissioner in Montclair, New Jersey. The BSA finally began some experimental Cub units in 1928 and in 1930 the BSA began registering the first Cub Scout packs, and the Boy Rangers were absorbed.
The British Cubbing program used elements of Rudyard Kipling's "Jungle Book" series, with the Cubmaster taking the role of Akela and the assistant Cubmaster the role of Baloo. The American program also syncretized American Indian elements, | the 2010 election cycle for Alabama's 6th congressional district, US House of Representatives, against incumbent Spencer Bachus.
Personal life.
Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, Lambert is the oldest child of Phillip Lambert and Opal Blackmon Lambert. He has one sibling, a younger brother, Dennis Lambert.
Lambert served as an adult volunteer for the Boy Scouts of America, holding multiple leadership positions. As a leader in Cub Scout Pack 72 and later Cub Scout Pack 007, he served as Cub Master, Assistant | 4,995 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1965 pop song by The Toys is based on ‘Minuet in G Major’ by J S Bach? | In popular culture.
The melody from the 1965 pop song "A Lover's Concerto", written by American songwriters Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell, was based on the Minuet in G major. The song was recorded by the girl group The Toys and reached number 2 in the US "Billboard" Hot 100 and number 5 in the UK Singles Chart. "A Lover's Concerto" sold more than two million copies and was awarded gold record certification by the R.I.A.A..
Minuet in G major is the music | Christian Petzold, BWV Anh. 114–115.
Start of Minuet in G major, BWV Anh. 114:
The two Minuets in G major and G minor, Nos. 4–5 in the second Notebook, BWV Anh. 114 and 115, were composed by Christian Petzold. Because their former attribution to Bach is spurious they appear in Anh. III of the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis.
Compositions For keyboard Four Minuets and three Polonaises, BWV Anh. 116–121.
Seven pieces with a doubtful attribution to J. S. Bach | 4,996 | triviaqa-train |
During which year did BBC2 start broadcasting in the UK? | share than most public-service networks worldwide.
Originally styled BBC2, it was the third British television station to be launched (starting on 21 April 1964), and from 1 July 1967, Europe's first television channel to broadcast regularly in colour. It was envisaged as a home for less mainstream and more ambitious programming, and while this tendency has continued to date, most special-interest programmes of a kind previously broadcast on BBC Two, for example the BBC Proms, now tend to appear on BBC Four instead | BBC2 was the only UK television station broadcasting in colour at the time. "The Year of the Sex Olympics" presented a production with gaudy sets, costumes and makeup. In a contemporary review of the play for "The Sun" newspaper, Nancy Banks-Smith commented that "If you didn't see it in colour, you didn't really see it".
"The Year of the Sex Olympics" was broadcast at 9:08pm on BBC2 on Monday 29 July 1968. Appearing on arts programme "Late Night | 4,997 | triviaqa-train |
Vectis was the Roman name for which island off the coast of Britain? | the name "Ictis" was so similar to "Vectis", the Latin name for the Isle of Wight, that the two were probably the same island. The Cornish antiquary William Borlase (1696–1772) suggested that Ictis must have been near the coast of Cornwall and could have been a general name for a peninsula there.
In 1960, Gavin de Beer concluded that the most likely location of Iktin (the form of the name he preferred) was St Michael's Mount, a tidal island near the town of Marazion | stock has been used. The initial trains were formed of so-called Standard Stock, made up into four and three-coach sets (with one spare vehicle, normally kept at Ryde depot), designated "4-VEC" and "3-TIS" in the British Rail Southern Region electric multiple unit classification system. (The classification letters were a pun on the Roman name for the island, "Vectis", also reflected in the name of the island's nationalised bus company, Southern Vectis, which was once partially railway- | 4,998 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of William Shakespeare’s twins by Ann Hathaway? | living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.
Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children: Susanna and twins Hamnet and Judith. Sometime between 1585 and 1592, he began a successful career in London as an actor, writer, and part-owner of a playing company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later known as the King's Men. At age 49 ( | Anne Hathaway (disambiguation)
Anne Hathaway (born 1982) is an American actress and singer.
Anne Hathaway may also refer to:
- Anne Hathaway (wife of Shakespeare) (1556–1623), wife of William Shakespeare
- "Anne Hathaway" (poem), a poem about Shakespeare's wife by Carol Ann Duffy
- Portrait of Anne Hathaway, a portrait drawing alleged to depict Shakespeare's wife
- Anne Hathaway, pen name of Mary Bigelow Ingham
See also.
- Anne Hathaway's | 4,999 | triviaqa-train |
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