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The San Siro football stadium is in which European city? | San Siro
The Giuseppe Meazza Stadium (), commonly known as San Siro, is a football stadium in the San Siro district of Milan, which is the home of AC Milan and Internazionale. It has a seating capacity of 80,018, making it one of the largest stadiums in Europe, and the largest in Italy.
On 3 March 1980, the stadium was named in honor of Giuseppe Meazza, the two-time World Cup winner (1934, 1938) who played for Inter and briefly for Milan in the | at San Siro, also known as the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. The stadium, which is shared with city rivals Internazionale, is the largest in Italian football, with a total capacity of 80,018. Inter are considered their biggest rivals, and matches between the two teams are called Derby della Madonnina, which is one of the most followed derbies in football.
The club is one of the wealthiest in Italian and world football. It was a founding member of the now-defunct G-14 group of Europe's leading football clubs as | 5,100 | triviaqa-train |
Named after his eight year old daughter, Dave Thomas founded which chain of US restaurants in 1969? | Dave Thomas (businessman)
Rex David Thomas (July 2, 1932 – January 8, 2002) was an American businessman, philanthropist, and fast-food tycoon. Thomas was the founder and chief executive officer of Wendy's, a fast-food restaurant chain specializing in hamburgers. He is also known for appearing in more than 800 commercial advertisements for the chain from 1989 to 2002, more than any other company founder in television history.
Early life and education.
Thomas was born on July 2, 1932 | 's in Columbus, Ohio, November 15, 1969. (This original restaurant remained operational until March 2, 2007, when it was closed due to lagging sales.) Thomas named the restaurant after his eight-year-old daughter Melinda Lou, whose nickname was "Wendy", stemming from the child's inability to say her own name at a young age. According to "Bio TV", Dave claims that people nicknamed his daughter "Wenda. Not Wendy, but Wenda. 'I'm going to call | 5,101 | triviaqa-train |
Which US President is depicted crossing the Delaware River in the 1851 painting by Emanuel Leutze? | "Delaware Crossing" involved the improvised boat crossing undertaken by George Washington's army during the American Revolution's Battle of Trenton on the night of December 25–26, 1776, as part of a successful surprise attack on Hessian troops occupying Trenton, New Jersey.
History Canals.
The magnitude of the commerce of Philadelphia has made the improvements of the river below that port of great importance. Small improvements were attempted by Pennsylvania as early as 1771. Commerce was once important on the upper river, primarily prior to railway competition ( | the field bleeding badly after he was struck in the left shoulder by a musket ball, which severed an artery. Doctor John Riker clamped the artery, preventing him from bleeding to death.
The hours before the battle served as the inspiration for the painting "Washington Crossing the Delaware" by German American artist Emanuel Leutze. The image in the painting, in which Washington stands majestic in his boat as it crosses the Delaware River, is generally believed to be more symbolic than historically accurate. The waters of the river were | 5,102 | triviaqa-train |
What is the official language of Venezuela? | the most popular and accepted version, in 1499, an expedition led by Alonso de Ojeda visited the Venezuelan coast. The stilt houses in the area of Lake Maracaibo reminded the Italian navigator, Amerigo Vespucci, of the city of Venice, Italy, so he named the region "Veneziola", or "Little Venice". The Spanish version of "Veneziola" is "Venezuela".
Martín Fernández de Enciso, a member of the Vespucci and Ojeda crew, gave a different account. In his work "Summa de | List of Venezuelan submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Venezuela has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since 1978. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue.
Venezuela has had 27 films accepted by AMPAS for Oscar consideration, but none have yet been nominated for an Academy Award. In 2005, their official submission, "1888 | 5,103 | triviaqa-train |
Captain Morgan is a brand of which type of alcoholic drink? | 2001, Seagram sold the "Captain Morgan" brand to Diageo. Diageo made an announcement on 24 June 2008, that it intends to build and operate a new rum distillery on St. Croix, Virgin Islands beginning in 2010 and to source from it beginning at the end of their current supply contract in 2012.
In 1984, Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum was introduced to the United States. Captain Morgan was, by volume, the second largest brand of spirits in the United States, and the seventh largest worldwide in 2007 | Alcohol-infused whipped cream
Alcohol-infused whipped cream is a type of whipped cream that's mixed with an alcoholic drink.
By 2005 it had been commercialized. It has been sold under brand names such as Liquor Whipped, which is 28 proof; CREAM, which is 30 proof; Whipped Lightning which is 35.5 proof and is made in various flavors; Get Whipped, Whipsy, which is 27 proof and made with wine; and Canisters of Cream. The commercial preparations are offered in aerosol cans.
The | 5,104 | triviaqa-train |
In which year was Marie Antoinette, queen of France, executed? | First Republic.
Ex-King Louis XVI was convicted of treason and guillotined in January 1793.
France had declared war on Great Britain and the Dutch Republic in November 1792 and did the same on Spain in March 1793; in the spring of 1793, Austria and Prussia invaded France; in March, France created a "sister republic" in the "Republic of Mainz".
Also in March 1793, the civil war of the Vendée against Paris started, evoked by both the Civil Constitution of the Clergy of | Marie Antoinette, the Love of a King
Marie Antoinette, the Love of a King () is a 1922 German silent historical drama film directed by Rudolf Meinert and starring Diana Karenne, Maria Reisenhofer and Gustav May. The film depicts the life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, during the years leading up to and during the French Revolution in which she was executed.
Cast.
- Diana Karenne – Marie Antoinette
- Maria Reisenhofer – Maria Theresia
- Gustav May – Josef II.
- Ludwig Hartau | 5,105 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the Gloucestershire home of the Duke of Beaufort? | born Lord FitzRoy Somerset (1788–1855), was the youngest son of the fifth duke.
The family seat was once Raglan Castle, Monmouthshire, but was Badminton House near Chipping Sodbury in Gloucestershire. The principal burial place of the Dukes and Duchesses of Beaufort is St Michael and All Angels' Church, Badminton.
Following the creation of the dukedom, each successive duke has served as Master of the Duke of Beaufort's Hunt, a foxhound pack kenneled on the Badminton Estate.
Descent from John of Gaunt. | The Beaufort came from Bristol's submission to meet Air Ministry Specifications M.I5/35 and G.24/35 for a land-based, twin-engined torpedo-bomber and a general reconnaissance aircraft. With a production order following under Specification 10/36, the Bristol Type 152 was given the name "Beaufort" after the Duke of Beaufort, whose ancestral home was nearby in Gloucestershire. The competing torpedo bomber entry from Blackburn was also ordered as the Blackburn Botha; in an unprecedented step, both designs were ordered straight off the drawing board, an indication | 5,106 | triviaqa-train |
Which British designer made the miniskirt popular in the 1960’s? | female tennis players, figure skaters, cheerleaders, and dancers.
Several designers have been credited with the invention of the 1960s miniskirt, most significantly the London-based designer Mary Quant and the Parisian André Courrèges.
Pre-1960.
While very short skirts have existed for a long time, they were generally not called "mini" until the 1960s. Figurines produced by the Vinča culture (c. 5700–4500 BCE) have been interpreted by archaeologists as representing women in miniskirt-like garments. One of the oldest surviving garments resembling | Road in direct competition with Quant.
Fashion career Quant and the miniskirt.
The miniskirt, described as one of the defining fashions of the 1960s, is one of the garments most widely associated with Quant. While she is often cited as the inventor of the style, this claim has been challenged by others. Marit Allen, a contemporary fashion journalist and editor of the influential "Young Ideas" pages for UK "Vogue", firmly stated that another British fashion designer, John Bates, rather than Quant or André Courrèges | 5,107 | triviaqa-train |
Iva Toguri D’Aquino, a US citizen who participated in propaganda broadcasts to allied soldiers during World War II, was better known by what name? | Iva Toguri D'Aquino
Iva Ikuko Toguri D'Aquino (July 4, 1916 – September 26, 2006) was an American who participated in English-language radio broadcasts transmitted by Radio Tokyo to Allied soldiers in the South Pacific during World War II on "The Zero Hour" radio show. Toguri called herself "Orphan Ann", but she quickly became identified with the name "Tokyo Rose", coined by Allied soldiers and which predated her broadcasts. After the Japanese defeat, Toguri was detained for a year by the United States | D'Aquino
D'Aquino may refer to:
- Iva Toguri D'Aquino (1916–2006), American who participated in Radio Tokyo English-language propaganda broadcasts during World War II
- John D'Aquino (born 1958), Canadian-American actor, played Lt. Benjamin Krieg in the NBC TV series "seaQuest DSV"
- Matt D'Aquino, Australian Judoka who has represented Judo at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and four World Championships
- Raffaele D'Aquino (born 1903), Italian professional football player
See also.
- San | 5,108 | triviaqa-train |
Wicca is the religion or practice of what? | often termed "cowans".
Definition and terminology "Witchcraft" and "Wicca".
When the religion first came to public attention, it was commonly called "Witchcraft". For instance, Gerald Gardner—the man regarded as the "Father of Wicca"—referred to it as the "Craft of the Wise", "witchcraft", and "the witch-cult" during the 1950s. There is no evidence that he ever called it "Wicca", although he did refer to the collective community of Pagan Witches as | oils and herbs needed. He also claimed that his religious mail had been confiscated and that he had been prohibited from burning incense or using prayer oils and herbs. He claimed those items were necessary for the practice of his religion and that they posed no danger to guards or other inmates. The Minnesota Department of Human Rights agreed with Hodgson, saying "probable cause exists to believe that an unfair discriminatory practice was committed."
The discrimination case is awaiting trial.
United States Wicca.
According to Gerald Gardner, who | 5,109 | triviaqa-train |
Who plays Cinna in the 2012 film ‘The Hunger Games’? | The Hunger Games (film)
The Hunger Games is a 2012 American dystopian science fiction-adventure film directed by Gary Ross and based on Suzanne Collins’s 2008 novel of the same name. It is the first installment in "The Hunger Games" film series and was produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik, with a screenplay by Ross, Collins, and Billy Ray. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci, and Donald Sutherland. | segments.
The Hunger Games Musicalbr
Based on The Hunger Games series of books and movies, The Hunger Games Musical is three music videos each sung from the perspective of a different character. The songs are sung by Mallory Everton as Katniss Everdeen, Jason Gray as Gale Hawthorne and Stacey Harkey as Cinna who sings Peeta Mellark's song because Peeta has been captured at the point in time of the story. Each song is the characters view on the love triangle going on between them. There have been three Hunger Games Musical | 5,110 | triviaqa-train |
A ‘What’…..boom’ is an explosive noise caused by the shock wave of an aircraft travelling faster than the speed of sound? | Sonic boom
A sonic boom is the sound associated with the shock waves created whenever an object travelling through the air travels faster than the speed of sound. Sonic booms generate enormous amounts of sound energy, sounding similar to an explosion or a thunderclap to the human ear. The crack of a supersonic bullet passing overhead or the crack of a bullwhip are examples of a sonic boom in miniature.
Sonic booms due to large supersonic aircraft can be particularly loud and startling, tend to awaken people, and may cause minor damage | Types High explosive.
A high explosive bomb is one that employs a process called "detonation" to rapidly go from an initially high energy molecule to a very low energy molecule. Detonation is distinct from deflagration in that the chemical reaction propagates faster than the speed of sound (often many times faster) in an intense shock wave. Therefore, the pressure wave produced by a high explosive is not significantly increased by confinement as detonation occurs so quickly that the resulting plasma does not expand much before all the explosive material has reacted | 5,111 | triviaqa-train |
Which Yorkshire model village is named after its founder, Victorian industrialist Titis Salt, and a local river ? | Giles Gilbert Scott. Titus Salt built a model village at Saltaire. Henry Ripley, owner of Bowling Dyeworks, began construction of Ripley Ville in Bradford in 1866. Industrial communities were established at Price's Village by Price's Patent Candle Company and at Aintree by Hartley's who made jam in 1888. William Lever's Port Sunlight had a village green and its houses espoused an idealised rural vernacular style. Quaker industrialists, George Cadbury and Rowntrees built model villages by their factories. Cadbury built Bournville between 1898 and 1905 and a second | village and farms. White purchased the land. At the same time as the Colebrook settlers, six families from Bedford, New Hampshire arrived and settled in the region. They said that the Rock River Valley had a "New England look", which made them feel at home. The village was platted in 1838 and was planned with wide streets which built on the New England model.
Beloit was originally named "New Albany" (after Albany, Vermont) in 1837 by its founder, Caleb Blodgett. The name | 5,112 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the Cambridge University dramatic club whose presidents have included Peter Cook, Hugh Laurie and David Mitchell ? | Hugh Laurie
James Hugh Calum Laurie, (; born 11 June 1959) is an English actor, director, singer, musician, comedian and author.
Laurie first gained recognition for his work as one half of the comedy double act Fry and Laurie with his friend and comedy partner Stephen Fry, whom he met through their mutual friend Emma Thompson whilst attending Cambridge University, where Laurie was president of the Cambridge Footlights. The duo acted together in a number of projects during the 1980s and 1990s, including the sketch comedy series | - Clive Swift
- George 'Dadie' Rylands
- Simon Russell Beale
- Emma Thompson
- Stephen Fry
- Hugh Laurie
- Tom Hiddleston
- Rachel Weisz
- James Norton
- Dan Stevens
- Rebecca Hall
Alumni have often returned to participate in current Marlowe productions: including Sir Ian McKellen, who supported the 2010 production of Ben Jonson's The Alchemist, and Sir Trevor Nunn, who directed the 2007 production of Cymbeline.
See also.
- Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club | 5,113 | triviaqa-train |
The process of Vulcanization , as applied to rubber, involves treating it with which chemical element before subjecting it to intense heat ? | vulcanization, in common with the curing of other thermosetting polymers, is generally irreversible.
Five types of curing systems are in common use:
1. Sulfur systems
2. Peroxides
3. Metallic oxides
4. Acetoxysilane
5. Urethane crosslinkers
Vulcanization with sulfur.
By far the most common vulcanizing methods depend on sulfur. Sulfur, by itself, is a slow vulcanizing agent and does not vulcanize synthetic polyolefins. Accelerated vulcanization is carried out using various compounds that modify the kinetics of crosslinking, this | in Perms.
A solution containing ammonium thioglycolate contains a lot of free ammonia, which swells hair, rendering it permeable. The thioglycolic acid in the perm solution reduces the disulfide cystine bonds in the cortex of the hair. In a sense, the thioglycolate removes crosslinks. After washing, the hair is treated with a mild solution of hydrogen peroxide, which oxidizes the cysteines back to cystine. These new chemical bonds impart the structural rigidity necessary for a successful perm. The rigidification process is akin to the vulcanization of rubber, | 5,114 | triviaqa-train |
On which planet did Davros create the Daleks ? | information from a man's mind. Dalek casings are made of a bonded polycarbide material called "dalekanium" by a member of the human resistance in "The Dalek Invasion of Earth" and by the Cult of Skaro in "Daleks in Manhattan".
The lower half of a Dalek's shell is covered with hemispherical protrusions, or "Dalek bumps", which are shown in the episode "Dalek" to be spheres embedded in the casing. Both the BBC-licensed "Dalek Book" (1964) and " | a schism among the Daleks between one faction following Davros' leadership and another rejecting their creator to instead follow the Supreme Dalek.
By the time of "Revelation of the Daleks" (1985), Davros is in hiding at the Tranquil Repose funeral facility on the planet Necros, experimenting with physically transforming humans into Daleks. He is also placing those Daleks loyal to him into white and gold casings to distinguish them from the usual black and grey Daleks, but his plans are undone when a worker at the facility contacts the | 5,115 | triviaqa-train |
For which government department did Anthony Trollope work before he became a full-time writer ? | without expense to himself and his family, he took a position as an usher (assistant master) in a school in Brussels, which position made him the tutor of thirty boys. After six weeks of this, however, he received an offer of a clerkship in the General Post Office, obtained through a family friend. He returned to London in the autumn of 1834 to take up this post. Thomas Trollope died the following year.
According to Trollope, "the first seven years of my official life were neither | Anthony Trollope; she is his fifth-generation niece, and is a cousin of the writer and broadcaster James Trollope. Of inheriting the name, she has said:
Biography Career.
From 1965 to 1967, she worked at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. While a civil servant, she researched Eastern Europe and the relations between China and the developing world. From 1967 to 1979, she was employed in a number of teaching posts before she became a writer full-time in 1980.
Trollope began writing historical romances | 5,116 | triviaqa-train |
In which year did rank outsider Foinavon unexpectedly win the Grand National? | Foinavon
Foinavon (1958–1971) was an Irish racehorse. He won the Grand National in 1967 at odds of 100/1 after the rest of the field fell, refused or were hampered or brought down in a mêlée at the 23rd fence. The fence was officially named after Foinavon in 1984.
He was at one point owned by Anne Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster, whose colours were also carried by Arkle. Both were named after Scottish mountains.
Early life and career.
Foinavon’s sire was the French-bred | a clear run up due to the melee took three attempts to clear the fence and finished third to Foinavon. Red Alligator was then favourite in the 1969 race but fell at the 19th fence. He was rumoured to be drugged in the stables before the start as he did not run anywhere near to his full potential
Commemorations.
Red Alligator’s Grand National win was commemorated by a local brewery who renamed a pub near Denys Smith’s farm outside Bishop Auckland in his honour. Smith was a regular in the popular pub | 5,117 | triviaqa-train |
What was the German codename for the proposed invasion of Great Britain in 1940 ? | shift from daylight bomber raids and continued with nighttime bombing. 15 September is commemorated as Battle of Britain Day.
Phases of the battle Night time Blitz, fighter-bomber day raids.
At the 14 September OKW conference, Hitler acknowledged that the Luftwaffe had still not gained the air superiority needed for the Operation Sealion invasion. In agreement with Raeder's written recommendation, Hitler said the campaign was to intensify regardless of invasion plans: "The decisive thing is the ceaseless continuation of air attacks." Jeschonnek proposed attacking residential areas | had been instrumental in accommodating the Belgian refugees of Jewish origin, became crucial in the reception and accommodation of German exiles in Britain during the latter half of the 1930s.
Second World War.
The invasion of Belgium by Nazi Germany started on 10 May 1940 under the codename "Fall Gelb" ("Case Yellow") as part of the wider invasion of France, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. The German invasion triggered a panic amongst Belgian civilians in the path of the advancing German army. By 11 May, the | 5,118 | triviaqa-train |
If the race goes to plan, how many obstacles do the runners in the Grand National have to jump ? | Grand National
The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse, near Liverpool, England. First run in 1839, it is a handicap steeplechase over an official distance of about 4 miles and 2½ furlongs, (or accurately ), with horses jumping 30 fences over two laps. It is the most valuable jump race in Europe, with a prize fund of £1 million in 2017. An event that is prominent in British culture, the race is popular amongst many people who do not normally | field has a lot of obstacles that they have to jump over.
- The Sack Race- A kid enters a sack race for the first time, but he doesn't know how to put the sack on properly.
- The Tongue Sticker-Outer
- The Toy Eater - A child is warned that a monster will devour his toys if he does not put them away.
- The Voice
- They Say I Have... - A boy says he has "his father's nose, his grandfather's | 5,119 | triviaqa-train |
Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major is often known nowadays by what nickname because of its use in a Swedish film of that name ? | cadenza that leads right back to the main theme. The main theme appears one final time, leading to an upward rush of scales that ends on a triumphant note.
Cultural references.
The second movement was featured in the 1967 Swedish film "Elvira Madigan". As a result, the piece has become widely known as the "Elvira Madigan" concerto.
Neil Diamond's 1972 song "Song Sung Blue" was based on a theme from the andante movement of the concerto. | Piano Concerto No. 26 (Mozart)
The Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major, K. 537, was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and completed on 24 February 1788. It is generally known as the Coronation Concerto.
The concerto is scored for solo piano, one flute, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpano (in D, A), and strings.
Origin of the nickname "Coronation".
The traditional name associated with this work is not Mozart's | 5,120 | triviaqa-train |
What is the more familiar name for vitamin B2 ? | From NHANES 2011–2012, estimates were that 8% of women and 3% of men consumed less than the RDA. When compared to the lower Estimated Average Requirements, fewer than 3% did not achieve the EAR level.
Riboflavin deficiency (also called ariboflavinosis) results in stomatitis including painful red tongue with sore throat, chapped and fissured lips (cheilosis), and inflammation of the corners of the mouth (angular stomatitis). There can be oily scaly skin rashes on the scrotum, vulva, philtrum of the lip, | Associative browsing
Associative browsing is the professional name for several methods of browsing the web. These methods are usually assisted by some sort of a discovery tool and are considered to be more intuitive.
The tools that serve the associative browsing are similarity/relevancy tools. They use different algorithms to analyze the content and the user in order to offer him or direct him to the next link in what is considered his associative chain.
One of the more familiar sites to use the associative browsing method was Pandora.com, the site | 5,121 | triviaqa-train |
Where in Germany is the Glyptothek museum ? | the Reich, but to destroy the country of Czechoslovakia entirely. The Nazis undertook a propaganda campaign to try to generate support for an invasion. Top German military leaders opposed the plan, as Germany was not yet ready for war.
The crisis led to war preparations by Britain, Czechoslovakia, and France (Czechoslovakia's ally). Attempting to avoid war, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain arranged a series of meetings, the result of which was the Munich Agreement, signed on 29 September 1938. The Czechoslovak government was forced | )
- Museum of Science and Industry ("Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie")
- National Navy Museum ("Musée national de la Marine")
- National Railway Museum ("Musée Français du Chemin de Fer")
Gambia.
- National Museum
Germany.
- Bavarian National Museum
- German Historical Museum
- German Museum of Technology ("Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin")
- German National Museum ("Germanisches Nationalmuseum")
- Glyptothek
- The Max Planck Institutes | 5,122 | triviaqa-train |
Prime Minister David Cameron is an alumnus of which Oxford college ? | dons created a quota that limited the number of female students to a quarter that of men, a ruling which was not abolished until 1957. However, during this period Oxford colleges were single sex, so the number of women was also limited by the capacity of the women's colleges to admit students. It was not until 1959 that the women's colleges were given full collegiate status.
In 1974, Brasenose, Jesus, Wadham, Hertford and St Catherine's became the first previously all-male colleges to admit women | Sebastian James
Sebastian Richard Edward Cuthbert James (born 11 March 1966) is a British businessman, who was formerly CEO of Dixons Carphone, and is the current CEO of Boots UK.
Early life and education.
The son of Christopher James, 5th Baron Northbourne, he was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford where he was a member of the Bullingdon Club with former Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron, and Boris Johnson. He is a family friend of David Cameron. The two were on holiday together | 5,123 | triviaqa-train |
Which restaurant chain employed waitresses known as 'Nippies' ? | Nippy
A nippy was a waitress who worked in the J. Lyons & Co tea shops and cafés in London. Beginning in the late 19th century, a J. Lyons waitress was called a "Gladys". From 1926, because the waitresses nipped (moved quickly) around the tea shops, the term "Nippy" came into use. Nippies wore a distinctive maid-like uniform with a matching hat.
Image and reality.
By the 1920s it was already long established in the advertising world that attractive females could | lettering on white, were a familiar landmark. Before the Second World War service was to the table by uniformed waitresses, known as 'Nippies', after the War the tea shops converted to cafeteria service.
Products and image Corner Houses.
Lyons' Corner Houses, which first appeared in 1909 and remained until 1977, were noted for their art deco style. Situated on or near the corners of Coventry Street, Strand and Tottenham Court Road, they and the Maison Lyonses at Marble Arch and in Shaftesbury Avenue were large | 5,124 | triviaqa-train |
Which metal , with the atomic number 30, is used to coat iron or steel in the galvanizing process ? | Zinc
Zinc is a chemical element with the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. Zinc is a slightly brittle metal at room temperature and has a blue-silvery appearance when oxidation is removed. It is the first element in group 12 of the periodic table. In some respects zinc is chemically similar to magnesium: both elements exhibit only one normal oxidation state (+2), and the Zn and Mg ions are of similar size. Zinc is the 24th most abundant element in Earth's crust and has five stable isotopes. | number 28) for iron (atomic number 26) results in natural occurring alloys and a large number of commercial alloys, and provides a complex electron environment for catalyzing chemical reactions.
In steel metallurgy, nickel is alloyed with iron to produce maraging steel and some low-alloy steels. Other technological uses include Invar and Mu-metal.
Overview.
The following table is an overview of different iron–nickel alloys. Naturally occurring alloys are a type of mineral and called native elements or native metals. Some of | 5,125 | triviaqa-train |
What sort of new town, the first in the UK being Letchworth, was proposed in a book of 1898 by Ebenezer Howard ? | Letchworth
Letchworth Garden City, commonly known as Letchworth, is a town in Hertfordshire, England, with a population of 33,600. It is a former civil parish.
The town's name is taken from one of the three villages it surrounded (the other two being Willian and Norton) – all of which featured in the Domesday Book. The land used was purchased by Quakers who had intended to farm the area and build a Quaker community. The town was laid out by Raymond Unwin as a demonstration of the principles | Lane, stretching from St Mary's and the adjoining medieval manor house (now Letchworth Hall Hotel) up to the crossroads of Letchworth Lane, Hitchin Road, Baldock Road and Spring Road, where there was a post office. Letchworth was a relatively small parish, having a population in 1801 of 67, rising to 96 by 1901.
Development The early days.
In 1898, the social reformer Ebenezer Howard wrote a book entitled "To-morrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform" (later republished as "Garden | 5,126 | triviaqa-train |
Which London satirical venue was co-founded by Peter Cook and Nicholas Luard ? | departed from his script and attacked him verbally.
Career.
Career 1960s.
In 1961, Cook opened The Establishment, a club at 18 Greek Street in Soho in central London, presenting fellow comedians in a nightclub setting, including American Lenny Bruce. Cook said it was a satirical venue modelled on "those wonderful Berlin cabarets ... which did so much to stop the rise of Hitler and prevent the outbreak of the Second World War"; as a members-only venue it was outside the censorship restrictions. The Establishment | , author Nicholas Schaffner said that those who had been confused by the lyrics were most likely unfamiliar with hallucinogenic drugs and Timothy Leary's message, but that the transcendental quality became clear during the build-up to the 1967 Summer of Love. The song was parodied, as "L.S. Bumblebee", as part of a satirical sketch on the Swinging London phenomenon in the "Not Only ... But Also" 1966 Christmas TV special, which included a cameo appearance by Lennon. Sung by comedians Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, both | 5,127 | triviaqa-train |
"Which British king was described by Henry James as ""Edward the Caresser"" ?" | George V
George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.
Born during the reign of his grandmother Queen Victoria, George was third in the line of succession behind his father, Prince Albert Edward, and his own elder brother, Prince Albert Victor. From 1877 to 1891, George served in the Royal Navy, until the unexpected death of | Blanche Lyon Pursuivant
Blanche Lyon Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary (sometimes Blanch Lyon) was an English office of arms created during the reign of King Edward IV.
The title was then taken from the white lion of the Mortimer Earls of March, one of King Edward's favourite royal badges. The title lapsed under Henry VII, but it was revived in 1537. Its status was then anomalous, for although John James was described as 'Our pursuivant' and was granted a salary by the Crown, he was expressly | 5,128 | triviaqa-train |
By what name is the explosion that occurred in Siberia on 30th June 1908, possibly caused by a comet or asteroid, generally known ? | extensive natural resources: during the 20th century, large-scale exploitation of these took place, and industrial towns cropped up throughout the region.
At 7:15 a.m. on 30 June 1908 the Tunguska Event felled millions of trees near the Podkamennaya Tunguska (Stony Tunguska) River in central Siberia. Most scientists believe this resulted from the air burst of a meteor or a comet. Even though no crater has ever been found, the landscape in the (sparsely inhabited) area still bears the scars of this event.
In | extinction was caused by the impact of a massive comet or asteroid wide, 66 million years ago, which devastated the global environment, mainly through a lingering impact winter which halted photosynthesis in plants and plankton. The impact hypothesis, also known as the Alvarez hypothesis, was bolstered by the discovery of the Chicxulub crater in the Gulf of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula in the early 1990s, which provided conclusive evidence that the K–Pg boundary clay represented debris from an asteroid impact. The fact that the extinctions occurred simultaneously provides strong evidence | 5,129 | triviaqa-train |
What's the name of the unseen announcer on TV's University Challenge ? | are being read out, the teams are shown on screen one above the other by means of a split-screen effect. When a player buzzes in, the shot zooms in to that player, accompanied by a voiceover identifying the player by team and surname, for example "Nottingham, Munro". The voiceovers are performed live in the studio by Roger Tilling and become more energetic towards the end of the programme. The 1985 series experimented with an actual two-tier set, which was discontinued the following year. | Polly Elwes
Polly Elwes, born Mary Freya Elwes (29 February 1928 – 15 July 1987), was a BBC Television in-vision announcer from 1957 to 1960. She attended the Central School of Speech and Drama, now a part of the University of London.
Television career.
Elwes was a reporter on the BBC news programme "Tonight" from 1959 to 1962. She was also a panellist on BBC TV's "What's My Line?" from 1959 to 1960 and "Face the Music" | 5,130 | triviaqa-train |
Of which artistic movement was Aubrey Beardsley a leading member ? | " and "The Bon Mots" he used a Japanese-influenced mark which became progressively more graceful, sometimes accompanied by "A.B." in block capitals.
He co-founded "The Yellow Book" with American writer Henry Harland, and for the first four editions he served as Art Editor and produced the cover designs and many illustrations for the magazine. He was also closely aligned with Aestheticism, the British counterpart of Decadence and Symbolism. Most of his images are done in ink and feature large dark areas contrasted with | essays to "The Yellow Book", including an important piece which was later expanded into "The Symbolist Movement in Literature," which would have a major influence on William Butler Yeats and T. S. Eliot. From late 1895 through 1896 he edited, along with Aubrey Beardsley and Leonard Smithers, "The Savoy", a literary magazine which published both art and literature. Noteworthy contributors included Yeats, George Bernard Shaw, and Joseph Conrad. Symons was also a member of the Rhymer's Club founded by Yeats in 1890. | 5,131 | triviaqa-train |
The Minoan civilization was based on which island ? | Minoan civilization
The Minoan civilization was a Bronze Age Aegean civilization on the island of Crete and other Aegean Islands, flourishing from c. 2700 to c. 1450 BC until a late period of decline, finally ending around 1100 BC. It represents the first advanced civilization in Europe, leaving behind massive building complexes, tools, stunning artwork, writing systems, and a massive network of trade. The civilization was rediscovered at the beginning of the 20th century through the work of British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans. The name "Minoan" derives | Alalakh in Syria, also has a record of Minoan civilization, which is otherwise quite rare in the Levant. Manfred Bietak, an Austrian archaeologist and the excavator of Tell Dab'a, has speculated that there was close contact with the rulers of Avaris, and that the large building featuring the frescoes allowed the Minoans to have a ritual life in Egypt. French archaeologist Yves Duhoux proposed the existence of a Minoan 'colony' on an island in the Nile delta.
Bibliography.
- Pierce, R.W., Entry on "Rameses | 5,132 | triviaqa-train |
What nationality is the armaments firm Bofors ? | Bofors
Bofors AB is a Swedish and British arms manufacturer. The name has been associated with the iron industry and artillery manufacturing for more than 350 years.
History.
Located in Karlskoga, Sweden, the company originates from the hammering trip hammer mill "Boofors", which was founded as a royal state-owned company in 1646. The modern corporate structure was created in 1873 with the foundation of Aktiebolaget (AB) Bofors-Gullspång.
A leading Swedish steel producer by the early 1870s, when steel began | .
Technical details Armaments.
As a minesweeper, the ship was armed with one forward Mk.26 3"/50 caliber dual purpose gun, two single Bofors 40 mm guns, 1 Hedgehog depth charge projector, four depth charge projectiles (K-guns) and two depth charge tracks. Upon transfer to the Philippine Navy, her mine sweeping equipments were removed, and refitted her armaments. An additional Mk.26 3"/50 caliber dual purpose gun was fitted aft, and her two single Bofors 40 mm guns were replaced by two twin Mk.1 Bofors | 5,133 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the only U.S. President to serve two non-consecutive terms ? | Grover Cleveland
Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837 – June 24, 1908) was an American politician and lawyer who was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, the only president in American history to serve two non-consecutive terms in office (1885–1889 and 1893–1897). He won the popular vote for three presidential elections—in 1884, 1888, and 1892—and was one of two Democrats (with Woodrow Wilson) to be elected president during the era of Republican political domination dating from 1861 to 1933. | former U.S. Marine and stockbroker who becomes a civilian history professor at the United States Naval Academy. Ryan later joins the Central Intelligence Agency as an analyst and occasional field officer, eventually leaving it as Deputy Director. He later served as National Security Advisor and Vice President before suddenly becoming President of the United States following a terrorist attack on the United States Capitol. Ryan went on to serve two non-consecutive terms and mostly dealt with international crises in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa.
Jack Ryan has | 5,134 | triviaqa-train |
Name the venue for the first Winter Olympic Games, held in 1924 ? | 1924 Winter Olympics
The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games (), were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. Originally held in association with the 1924 Summer Olympics, the sports competitions were held at the foot of Mont Blanc in Chamonix, and Haute-Savoie, France between January 25 and February 5, 1924. The Games were organized by the French Olympic Committee, and were originally reckoned as the "International Winter Sports Week." With | . With figure skating being held outdoors, there were weather concerns with thawing for the first two Winter Games. A suggestion by International Olympic Committee President Count Henri de Baillet-Latour to 1932 Olympic Organizing Committee President Godfrey Dewey in September 1930 led Dewey to create the first indoor arena for the Winter Olympics. For the 1936 Games, the venue was covered partially. Following World War II, the 1948 venue became the first venue to be used twice at the Winter Olympics since it had been used twenty years earlier. Figure skating | 5,135 | triviaqa-train |
The city of Nineveh was a capital of which ancient Empire ? | statue was sent to Pharaoh Amenhotep III of Egypt in the 14th century BC, by orders of the king of Mitanni. The Assyrian city of Nineveh became one of Mitanni's vassals for half a century until the early 14th century BC, when the Assyrian king Ashur-uballit I reclaimed it in 1365 BC while overthrowing the Mitanni Empire and creating the Middle Assyrian Empire (1365–1050 BC).
There is a large body of evidence to show that Assyrian monarchs built extensively in Nineveh during the late 3rd and 2nd millenniums BC | 10 m high section to cross a 300 m wide valley, to carry water to their capital city, Nineveh.
Ancient bridges for water Roman Empire.
Bridges were a distinctive feature of Roman aqueducts which were built in all parts of the Roman Empire, from Germany to Africa, and especially in the city of Rome, where they supplied water to public baths and for drinking. Roman aqueducts set a standard of engineering that was not surpassed for more than a thousand years.
Modern aqueducts.
Modern aqueducts Navigable aqueducts. | 5,136 | triviaqa-train |
In which year was the Butler Education Act passed ? | Education Act 1944
The Education Act 1944 (7 and 8 Geo 6 c. 31) made numerous major changes in the provision and governance of secondary schools in England and Wales. It is also known as the "Butler Act" after the President of the Board of Education, R. A. Butler. Historians consider it a "triumph for progressive reform," and it became a core element of the post-war consensus supported by all major parties. The Act was repealed in steps with the last parts repealed in 1996. | ministries branching worldwide. In 1925, The State of Tennessee passed the Butler Act, which prohibited the teaching of the theory of evolution in all schools in the state. Later that year, a similar law was passed in Mississippi, and likewise, Arkansas in 1927. In 1968, these "anti-monkey" laws were struck down by the Supreme Court of the United States as unconstitutional, "because they established a religious doctrine violating both the First and Fourth Amendments to the Constitution.
Most scientists have rejected creation science | 5,137 | triviaqa-train |
Which UK city has the motto Virtute et Industria ? | a campus in the city. Bristol has two further education institutions (City of Bristol College and South Gloucestershire and Stroud College) and two theological colleges: Trinity College, and Bristol Baptist College. The city has 129 infant, junior and primary schools,
17 secondary schools, and three learning centres. After a section of north London, Bristol has England's second-highest number of independent school places. Independent schools in the city include Clifton College, Clifton High School, Badminton School, Bristol Grammar School, Queen Elizabeth | , Tom Bugs, Max Milton, François Marry, Antoni Maiovvi and Duncan Fleming. As of 2009 Bartell has been performing Bronnt shows solo.
Bartell has also been involved in the group War Against Sleep for many years, playing instruments in the live band and on recordings.
Discography.
Discography Albums.
- "Virtute et Industria" LPCD (Static Caravan Records)
- "Häxan" CD (Static Caravan Records)
- "Hard for Justice" LPCD (Get Physical Music)
- "Turksib | 5,138 | triviaqa-train |
In which year was the Open University founded ? | of academic and research staff and over 2,500 administrative, operational and support staff.
The OU was established in 1969 and used the original television studios and editing facilities at Alexandra Palace, in north London, which had been recently vacated by the BBC. The first students enrolled in January 1971. The university administration is based at Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, in Buckinghamshire, but has administration centres in other parts of the United Kingdom. It also has a presence in other European countries. The university awards undergraduate and postgraduate degrees | Japan, which is a part of the Greater Tokyo Area. Construction of a new international campus in Ikebukuro, downtown Tokyo, has begun. It is scheduled to open in 2022-2023.
History.
The university was founded in 1965 by as . In 1986 the school was renamed . In 1989, Tokyo International University of America (TIUA), along with an American Studies Program were established in partnership with Willamette University in Oregon, USA. The one-year program at TIUA and Willamette University enables students to | 5,139 | triviaqa-train |
Which member of the Pre - Raphaelite group of artists painted the canvas known as The Scapegoat ? | The Scapegoat (painting)
The Scapegoat (1854–1856) is a painting by William Holman Hunt which depicts the "scapegoat" described in the Book of Leviticus. On the Day of Atonement, a goat would have its horns wrapped with a red cloth – representing the sins of the community – and be driven off.
Hunt started painting on the shore of the Dead Sea, and continued it in his studio in London. The work exists in two versions, a small version in brighter colours with a dark-haired | 's "Christ in the House of his Parents". She also worked with the second wave Pre-Raphaelite artist, Edward Burne-Jones. As an artist in her own right, she painted works that often reflected gender and social class differences.
Rebecca was also active in contemporary social reform movements and in 1859 she joined a group of thirty-eight women artists petitioning the Royal Academy of Art to open its schools to women, which led to the first woman, Laura Herford being admitted to the Academy in 1860 | 5,140 | triviaqa-train |
What is the highest peak in Northern Ireland ? | Leinster, Slieve Donard, in Ulster, and Mweelrea in Connacht.
- List of Irish counties by highest point, list of Irish Provincial Tops
List of Irish County and Provincial Tops County Tops.
In addition, there are 27 Irish County Tops, as 10 counties share the same county top, namely: Galtymore for Limerick/Tipperary, Mount Leinster for Carlow/Wexford, Sawel for Londonderry/Tyrone, Cuilcagh for Cavan/Fermanagh, Arderin for Laois/Offaly.
- List of Irish counties by highest point | Sawel Mountain
Sawel Mountain () is the highest peak in the Sperrin Mountains, and the 8th highest in Northern Ireland. It is also the highest mountain in Northern Ireland outside of the Mourne Mountain range located in County Down.
Geography.
To the north of Sawel is County Londonderry, and to the south, County Tyrone. The summit is high and is composed of crystalline limestone. Around the peak, there is "montane heathland", with plant life including heather, bilberries and cowberries, although this is | 5,141 | triviaqa-train |
From which language does the word 'sauna' come ? | promotes sweating. The Finns use a bundle of birch twigs with fresh leaves (Finnish: vihta or vasta), to gently slap the skin and create further stimulation of the pores and cells.
The sauna is an important part of daily life, and families bathe together in the home sauna. There are at least 2 million saunas according to official registers. The Finnish Sauna Society believes the number can actually be as high as 3.2 million saunas (population 5.5 million).. Many Finns take at least one a week, | Sanata Dharma University
Universitas Sanata Dharma () is a Jesuit university in Yogyakarta in Indonesia. It is also known as USD or Sadhar. The two words, "Sanatana Dharma", come from the ancient Sanskrit language. "Sanatana" is a Sanskrit word that denotes that which is Anadi (beginningless), Anantha (endless) and does not cease to be, that which is eternal and everlasting. With its rich connotations, Dharma is not translatable to any other language. Dharma is from dhri, meaning to hold | 5,142 | triviaqa-train |
What is a more familiar name for deuterium oxide ? | of nuclear masses between the isotopes of hydrogen, which is much greater than for any other element. This isotopic effect alters the physical properties of heavy water to a greater extent than for other elements, and consequently high concentrations of deuterium are toxic as they slow down essential biochemical reactions.
Deuterium oxide is used to enhance boron neutron capture therapy, but this effect does not rely on the biological or chemical effects of deuterium, but instead on deuterium's ability to moderate (slow) neutrons without capturing them.
Effect on | Associative browsing
Associative browsing is the professional name for several methods of browsing the web. These methods are usually assisted by some sort of a discovery tool and are considered to be more intuitive.
The tools that serve the associative browsing are similarity/relevancy tools. They use different algorithms to analyze the content and the user in order to offer him or direct him to the next link in what is considered his associative chain.
One of the more familiar sites to use the associative browsing method was Pandora.com, the site | 5,143 | triviaqa-train |
"Who said after her divorce from Tom Cruise: ""At last I can wear high heels again"" ?" | of Tomorrow" (2014).
Cruise has been married to actresses Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman, and Katie Holmes. He has three children, two of whom were adopted during his marriage to Kidman and the other of whom is a biological daughter he had with Holmes. Cruise is an outspoken advocate for the Church of Scientology and its associated social programs, and credits it with helping him overcome dyslexia. In the 2000s, he sparked controversy with his Church-affiliated criticisms of psychiatry and anti-depressant drugs, his | The Klone and I
The Klone and I: A High Tech Love Story is a 1998 novel by American author Danielle Steel. It is Steele's 42nd novel. It peaked at No. 2 on "The New York Times" Best Seller list.
Background.
According to Steel, the idea originated from correspondence between her and Tom Perkins, who she would later marry. Steele said that the idea became a joke between them and that she wrote it as a Christmas present for him.
After their divorce | 5,144 | triviaqa-train |
Which country was the birthplace of Henry V111’s fourth wife Anne Of Cleeves ? | form a political alliance with her brother William, who was a leader of the Protestants of western Germany, to strengthen his position against potential attacks from Catholic France and the Holy Roman Empire.
Anne arrived in England on 27 December 1539 and married Henry on 6 January 1540. However after six months, the marriage was declared unconsummated and, as a result, she was not crowned queen consort. Following the annulment, she was given a generous settlement by the King, and thereafter referred to as "the King's Beloved | divorce from his fourth wife, Anne of Cleeves.
Verses to his honour were in 1566 placed by Laurence Humphrey, President of Magdalen College, Oxford, in the window of the founder's chamber in that college.
References.
- Peter Ackroyd (1999), "The Life of Thomas More"
- R. W. Chambers (1963), "Thomas More"
- Alistair Fox (1982), "Thomas More: History and Providence"
- Johan Huizinga (2002), "Erasmus and | 5,145 | triviaqa-train |
Ann Darrow was the name of the leading female character in which famous film of The 1930’s ? | King Kong
King Kong is a giant movie monster, resembling an enormous ape, that has appeared in various media since 1933. Kong has been dubbed the Eighth Wonder of the World, a phrase commonly used within the films. The character first appeared in the novelization of the 1933 film "King Kong" from RKO Pictures, with the film released some four months later. The film received universal acclaim upon its initial release and re-releases. A sequel quickly followed that same year with "The Son of Kong" | Marion Terry
Marion Bessie Terry (13 October 1853 – 21 August 1930) was an English actress. In a career spanning half a century, she played leading roles in more than 125 plays. Always in the shadow of her older and more famous sister Ellen, Terry nevertheless achieved considerable success in the plays of W. S. Gilbert, Oscar Wilde, Henry James and others.
Biography.
Terry was born in England, into a theatrical family. Her birth name was Mary Ann Bessy Terry, and she was nicknamed | 5,146 | triviaqa-train |
Which Northern English city has districts called Manningham, Heaton and Little Horton ? | Heaton, West Yorkshire
Heaton is a ward within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, West Yorkshire, England. The population at the 2001 census was 16,913, which had increased to 17,121 at the 2011 Census. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the ward includes the villages of Frizinghall, Heaton and Daisy Hill, extending to Chellow Heights Reservoir on the western edge and the Bradford-Shipley railway line on the eastern edge. Frizinghall railway station is on the edge of the ward.
The University of | the missionary approach of Mohammad and his household. He draw a missionary approach for himself that transcends him to those goals. Those goals which are closely linked to Allah. He put the acceptance of Allah as priority in his mind. He did not pay attention to the ephemeral world, and false glory, nor flatter artificially (Al-Hussain, 2015) | 5,147 | triviaqa-train |
Which moon of the planet Uranus shares it’s name with the daughter of Prospero in Shakespeare’s The Tempest ? | The Tempest
The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, probably written in 1610–1611, and thought to be one of the last plays that Shakespeare wrote alone. After the first scene, which takes place on a ship at sea during a tempest, the rest of the story is set on a remote island, where the sorcerer Prospero, a complex and contradictory character, lives with his daughter Miranda, and his two servants — Caliban, a savage monster figure, and Ariel, an airy spirit. The play contains music | plot appears loosely based on William Shakespeare’s play "The Tempest" (1610), with the planet Altair IV standing in for Shakespeare’s remote island and Dr. Morbius for Prospero. In this context Robby is analogous to Ariel, a spirit enslaved by Prospero.
Robby exhibits artificial intelligence, but has a distinct personality that at times exhibits a dry wit. He is instructed by Morbius to be helpful to the Earthmen and does so by synthesizing and transporting to their landing site 10 tons of "isotope 217 | 5,148 | triviaqa-train |
Which Southern English city has districts called Shirley, Bassett Green and Thornhill ? | is seldom equalled. The shops are very elegant, and the streets are kept exceedingly clean."
The port was used for military embarkation, including the Crimean war and the Boer War.
History 20th century.
From 1904 to 2004, the Thornycroft shipbuilding yard was a major employer in Southampton, building and repairing ships used in the two World Wars. In 1912, the sailed from Southampton. Four in five of the crew on board the vessel were Sotonians, with about a third of those who perished in the | is now the City of Toronto.
Growth has continued apace. Developments have sprung up across various areas of Thornhill in each of the municipal districts which encompass Thornhill, following the development patterns of the Greater Toronto Area.
Demographics.
Demographics Ethnicity.
Thornhill has a very ethnically diverse population. It is home to a significant number of Jewish, Chinese, Korean, Iranian, and Italian people.
According to 2001 Federal Census data, the electoral district of Thornhill (which is not entirely congruent with the neighbourhood) | 5,149 | triviaqa-train |
Which English author wrote the 1885 novel King Solomon’s Mines ? | King Solomon's Mines
King Solomon's Mines (1885) is a popular novel by the English Victorian adventure writer and fabulist Sir H. Rider Haggard. It tells of a search of an unexplored region of Africa by a group of adventurers led by Allan Quatermain for the missing brother of one of the party. It is the first English adventure novel set in Africa, and is considered to be the genesis of the lost world literary genre.
Background.
The book was first published in September 1885 amid considerable fanfare, | In Search of King Solomon's Mines
In Search of King Solomon's Mines is a travel book by Anglo-Afghan author, Tahir Shah.
Overview.
Shah's search began with a map in Jerusalem. The map showed a trail leading to the fabled mines of King Solomon, who built the first temple of Israel out of gold, mined from the land of Ophir. Solomon’s Mines have enthralled and tormented all those who have searched for them and superstition whispers of terrible curses that will befall anyone that finds | 5,150 | triviaqa-train |
Marion Crane was the name of the leading female character of which famous film of The 1960’s ? | Marion Crane
Marion Crane (known in the original novel as Mary Crane), also under the alias Marie Samuels, is a fictional character created by American author Robert Bloch in his 1959 thriller novel "Psycho"; portrayed by Janet Leigh in the 1960 version of "Psycho" directed by Alfred Hitchcock. She is also portrayed by Anne Heche in the 1998 version of "Psycho", and by Rihanna in the television series "Bates Motel" (2017). For her performance in "Psycho", Leigh was | Korean Residence Association which KNA members firmly rejected. This caused a factional split and the founding of The Comrade Society in Hawaii by Syngman Rhee and his supporters. Despite internal conflicts, the spike in activity within the KNA continued on until the mid-1920s when it lost its steam in the liberation movement and would not regain it until the Sino-Japanese War in 1937. However, the KNA continued to launch independence funds which for the following decades collected money from Korean immigrants to financially support the provisional government and anti-Japanese activities. | 5,151 | triviaqa-train |
William F Lamb from the construction firm Shreve, Lamb and Harmon was the designer Of which famous construction that first opened in 1931 ? | William F. Lamb
William Frederick Lamb (November 21, 1883 – September 8, 1952), was an American architect, chiefly known as one of the principal designers of the Empire State Building.
Biography.
Lamb joined the New York architecture firm Carrère & Hastings in 1911, shortly after returning from Paris, where he earned a diploma at the École des Beaux-Arts. Lamb became a partner in 1920; the firm would be known as Shreve & Lamb from 1924 to 1929 and thereafter as Shreve, Lamb | administrator, while Lamb was the designer. The two met while working at Carrère & Hastings, and Shreve & Lamb was initially a Carrère & Hastings firm. In 1924 the pair decided to leave Carrère & Hastings and became an autonomous architectural company.
In 1929 Arthur Loomis Harmon, from Chicago, U.S., joined Shreve & Lamb, and the firm became Shreve, Lamb & Harmon. Prior to joining the firm, Harmon's works included battle monuments at Tours, Cantigny and Somme-Py in France, a YMCA in | 5,152 | triviaqa-train |
Which year saw the kidnap of the racehorse Shergar, the introduction of the TV gameshow Blockbusters and the deaths of David Niven and Violet Carson ? | Shergar
Shergar (3 March 1978 – ) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. After a very successful season in 1981 he was retired to the Ballymany Stud in County Kildare, Ireland. In 1983 he was stolen from the stud, and a ransom of £2 million was demanded; it was not paid, and negotiations were soon broken off by the thieves. In 1999 a supergrass, formerly in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), stated they stole the horse. The IRA | unexplained mysteries. The programme ran between 1993 and 1997. He presented a new version of the ITV gameshow "Blockbusters" for the BBC in 1997; 60 programmes were made. In 1993, Aspel became an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) "for services to broadcasting", and has been voted "TV Times" and Variety Club Television Personality of the Year. He was also voted into the Royal Television Society Hall of Fame for outstanding services to television.
He presented BBC's "Antiques | 5,153 | triviaqa-train |
Which year saw Frankie Detori famously win all six races on the card at Ascot, the introduction Of the TV gameshow Never Mind The Buzzcocks and the deaths of Jon Pertwee and Peter Swales ? | Jon Pertwee
John Devon Roland "Jon" Pertwee (7 July 1919 – 20 May 1996) was an English actor, comedian, entertainer and cabaret performer. Born into a theatrical family, he served in the Royal Navy and the Naval Intelligence Division during the Second World War. In his early career he worked as a stage comedian, which included performing at the Glasgow Empire Theatre and sharing a bill with Max Wall and Jimmy James.
As an actor Pertwee appeared in many comedy roles, including four films in | d'Inde.
Mark of Esteem then won the Group Two Celebration Mile at Goodwood by three and a half lengths and the Group One Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot, where he scored by over a length from Classic-winning Henry Cecil filly Bosra Sham. This was the third win of the day for jockey Frankie Dettori at a major meeting when he famously went on to win all seven races. Official handicappers hailed it as the best performance of his generation over a mile for a decade. Mark of Esteem's final start | 5,154 | triviaqa-train |
Written about in the Bible, what eleven letter word is used to describe the area of land That covers the region of South West Asia and lies nearly the full length of the Iran/Iraq border It declined in importance after Mongol invaders destroyed it’s extensive irrigation system In A D 1258 ? | triggered by the actions of the Median ruler Astyages, and was quickly spread to other provinces, as they allied with the Persians. Later conquests under Cyrus and his successors expanded the empire to include Lydia, Babylon, Egypt, parts of the Balkans and Eastern Europe proper, as well as the lands to the west of the Indus and Oxus rivers.
539 BC was the year in which Persian forces defeated the Babylonian army at Opis, and marked the end of around four centuries of Mesopotamian domination of the region by conquering | disastrous to the Iranians. Although the Mongol invaders were eventually converted to Islam and accepted the culture of Iran, the Mongol destruction of the Islamic heartland marked a major change of direction for the region. Much of the six centuries of Islamic scholarship, culture, and infrastructure was destroyed as the invaders burned libraries, and replaced mosques with Buddhist temples.
The Mongols killed many Iranian civilians. Destruction of qanat irrigation systems destroyed the pattern of relatively continuous settlement, producing numerous isolated oasis cities in a land where they had previously been | 5,155 | triviaqa-train |
First shown in 1976, which ITV series featured Gareth Hunt as the character Mike Gambit ? | Gareth Hunt
Alan Leonard Hunt (7 February 1942 – 14 March 2007) was a British actor, known as Gareth Hunt, best remembered for playing the footman Frederick Norton in "Upstairs, Downstairs" and Mike Gambit in "The New Avengers".
Early life.
Alan Leonard Hunt was born in Battersea, London in 1942; his "Telegraph" obituary stated his claim to be a nephew of actress Martita Hunt, though this is in fact unfounded. His father was killed in the Second World War when | -France-Canada production, the series picks up the adventures of John Steed (again played by Patrick Macnee) as he and his team of "Avengers" fight evil plots and world domination. Whereas in the original series Steed had almost always been partnered with a woman, in the new series he had two partners: Mike Gambit (Gareth Hunt), a top agent, crack marksman and trained martial artist, and Purdey (Joanna Lumley), a former trainee with The Royal Ballet (to which she ascribed the | 5,156 | triviaqa-train |
Which snooker player who reached the semi final of the 2013 World Snooker Championship Was born in Chester in 1982 ? | at the World Open Robertson was drawn in the last 64 against Graeme Dott in a repeat of their world final, Robertson won 3–1 and went on to beat David Morris, Andrew Higginson, Ricky Walden and Mark Williams before producing an assured display to beat Ronnie O'Sullivan 5–1 in the final, to confirm his position as the eighth world number 1 in snooker. Robertson was invited to the Premier League Snooker, where he reached the semi-final. He lost 1–5 against O'Sullivan. Robertson reached the quarter-final of the UK | Liu Haitao (pool player)
Liu Haitao (born August 12, 1982 ) is a Chinese pool player. Haitao reached the semi-final of the 2012 WPA World Eight-ball Championship, and the 2013 World Games. Haitao won the doubles event at the 2017 Asian Indoor Games; alongside snooker player Lyu Haotian.
Achievements.
- Chinese Pool World Championship (winner 2019)
- World Cup of Pool -(winner 2018)
External links.
- Liu Haitao on AZ Billiards | 5,157 | triviaqa-train |
Which TV series, launched in 1978 saw Bob Hoskins as Arthur Parker, a sheet music Salesman attempting to make his dreams fit the promises of the lyrics he carries ? | Bob Hoskins
Robert William Hoskins (26 October 1942 – 29 April 2014) was an English actor. His work included lead roles in "Pennies from Heaven" (1978), "The Long Good Friday" (1980), "Mona Lisa" (1986), "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (1988), "Mermaids" (1990), and "Super Mario Bros." (1993), and supporting performances in "Brazil" (1985), "Hook" (1991), "Nixon | "
In the mid-1930s, Arthur and Joan Parker (Bob Hoskins and Gemma Craven) are an incompatible married couple living in the London suburbs. Arthur, a travelling sheet music salesman, is a passionate man who is frustrated by his wife's domestic nature. On a car journey to the Gloucester area he picks up 'the accordion man', a vagrant (Kenneth Colley) who invariably busks on the instrument in the vicinity of the other characters, but the signs of the man's mental illness soon lead Arthur to | 5,158 | triviaqa-train |
Holding the position from 1979 to 1983, who was the first Chancellor Of The Exchequer Under Margaret Thatcher ? | Geoffrey Howe
Richard Edward Geoffrey Howe, Baron Howe of Aberavon, (20 December 1926 – 9 October 2015), known from 1970 to 1992 as Sir Geoffrey Howe, was a British Conservative politician.
Howe was Margaret Thatcher's longest-serving Cabinet minister, successively holding the posts of Chancellor of the Exchequer, Foreign Secretary, and finally Leader of the House of Commons, Deputy Prime Minister and Lord President of the Council. His resignation on 1 November 1990 is widely considered by the British press to have | List of 1989 British incumbents
This is a list of 1989 British incumbents.
Government.
- Monarch
- Head of State – Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-)
- Prime Minister
- Head of Government – Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979–1990)
- First Lord of the Treasury
- Margaret Thatcher, First Lord of the Treasury (1979–1990)
- Chancellor of the Exchequer
1. Nigel Lawson, Chancellor of the Exchequer (1983–1989) | 5,159 | triviaqa-train |
Holding the position from 1993 to 1997, who was the last Chancellor Of The Exchequer Under Margaret Thatcher ? | in getting the ban lifted, only a timetable of lifting it. The conflict has been named the Beef war. By April 2013, vCJD – the human form of the disease had killed 280 people (176 of them in Britain).
For the rest of Major's premiership the main argument was over whether Britain would join the planned European Single Currency. Some leading Conservatives, including Chancellor Ken Clarke, favoured joining and insisted that Britain retain a completely free choice, whilst increasing numbers of others expressed their reluctance to join | at Downing Street is Wilberforce, who served under four different Prime Ministers: Edward Heath, Harold Wilson, Jim Callaghan, and Margaret Thatcher.
The post has been held by Larry since 2011, the first to be given the title officially. The departure of the previous incumbent, Sybil, was in January 2009. Sybil, who began her tenure on 11 September 2007, was the first mouser for ten years following the retirement of her predecessor Humphrey in 1997. Sybil was owned by the then Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair | 5,160 | triviaqa-train |
Ganymede is the largest moon in the solar system, around which planet does it orbit? | , hurricanes, tectonics, and even hydrology.
Planets are generally divided into two main types: large low-density giant planets, and smaller rocky terrestrials. There are eight planets in the Solar System. In order of increasing distance from the Sun, they are the four terrestrials, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, then the four giant planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Six of the planets are orbited by one or more natural satellites.
Several thousands of planets around other stars | with a smaller amount of rocky debris and dust. At least 62 moons are known to orbit Saturn, of which 53 are officially named. This does not include the hundreds of moonlets in the rings. Titan, Saturn's largest moon, and the second-largest in the Solar System, is larger than the planet Mercury, although less massive, and is the only moon in the Solar System to have a substantial atmosphere.
Physical characteristics.
Saturn is a gas giant because it is predominantly composed of hydrogen and | 5,161 | triviaqa-train |
Who played bass guitar in the Beatles? | in the US. Instead of touring, Daltrey, Townshend and Moon did a series of promotional television interviews, and Entwistle worked on the soundtrack for "The Kids Are Alright".
On 6 September, Moon attended a party held by Paul McCartney to celebrate Buddy Holly's birthday. Returning to his flat, Moon took 32 tablets of clomethiazole which had been prescribed to combat his alcohol withdrawal. He passed out the following morning and was discovered dead later that day.
History 1978–1983.
The day after Moon's death | on "Say Say Say", including percussion, synthesiser, guitar, and bass guitar. The harmonica was played by Chris Smith and the rhythm guitar was played by David Williams. The song was engineered by former Beatles sound engineer, Geoff Emerick. The production of "Say Say Say" was completed in February 1983, after it had been refined and overdubbed at Cherokee Studios in California.
George Martin, who had worked with The Beatles, produced the song. He said of his experience with Jackson, "He | 5,162 | triviaqa-train |
What is the singer Prince's real first name? | Prince (musician)
Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer, actor, and filmmaker. With a career spanning four decades, Prince was known for his eclectic work and flamboyant stage appearances. He was also a multi-instrumentalist and regarded as a guitar virtuoso. His innovative music integrated a wide variety of styles, including funk, rock, R&B, new wave, soul, psychedelia, and pop.
Born | Lost in the New Real
Lost in the New Real (also referred to as Arjen Anthony Lucassen's Lost in the New Real) is the second solo studio album by Dutch songwriter, producer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist Arjen Anthony Lucassen, released on April 23, 2012. It is Lucassen's first solo album since 1993's "Pools of Sorrow, Waves of Joy", released 18 years earlier under the name Anthony, before he reached fame with his progressive metal/rock opera project Ayreon. Lucassen wrote | 5,163 | triviaqa-train |
How many quavers are there in a minim? 2, 4 or 8? | in instrumental notation. In vocal music, a middle-line notehead extends upward instead of downward. A related symbol is the eighth rest (or quaver rest), which denotes a silence for the same duration .
In Unicode, the symbols U+266A (♪) and U+266B (♫) are an eighth note and beamed pair of eighth notes respectively. The two symbols are inherited from the early 1980s code page 437, where they occupied codes 13 and 14 respectively. Additions to the Unicode standard also incorporated additional eighth note | Fr. "triolet", It. "terzina" or "tripletta", Sp. "tresillo"). Whereas normally two quarter notes (crotchets) are the same duration as a half note (minim), three triplet quarter notes have that same duration, so the duration of a triplet quarter note is the duration of a standard quarter note.
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Similarly, three triplet eighth notes (quavers) are equal in duration to one quarter note. If several note values appear under the triplet bracket, | 5,164 | triviaqa-train |
Which female vocalist sang on Eminem's hit song Stan? | music video for "My Name Is", they are reportedly on good terms; Manson is mentioned in "The Way I Am", appeared in its music video and has performed a live remix of the song with Eminem. In the third single, "Stan" (which samples Dido's "Thank You"), Eminem tries to deal with his new fame, assuming the persona of a deranged fan who kills himself and his pregnant girlfriend (mirroring "'97 Bonnie & Clyde" from "The Slim Shady | Bad Guy (Eminem song)
"Bad Guy" is a song by American rapper Eminem, taken from his eighth album "The Marshall Mathers LP 2" (2013). The song connects the second "Marshall Mathers LP" to the first, which was released in the year 2000. "Bad Guy" is also a sequel to Eminem's hit single "Stan", which appears on the aforementioned album.
The song, produced by S1, M-Phazes, StreetRunner and Vinny Venditto, was written | 5,165 | triviaqa-train |
By what name was singer Charles Weedon Westover better known, who committed suicide in 1990 by shooting himself? | in the U.S. before the Beatles' version.
Biography Berlee Records and Amy Records.
By August 1963, Shannon's relationship with his managers and Bigtop had soured, so he formed his own label, Berlee Records, named after his parents, and distributed by Diamond Records. Two singles were issued: the apparently Four Seasons–inspired "Sue's Gotta Be Mine" was a moderate hit, reaching number 71 in the U.S, and number 21 in the UK (where Shannon's records continued on the London Records | struggle with disease.
- 1984 Michel Foucault was the first high-profile French personality to die of AIDS after contracting HIV.
- 1986 Simone de Beauvoir died of pneumonia.
- 1990 Louis Althusser died of a heart attack.
- 1994 David Stove committed suicide by hanging himself after a painful struggle with disease.
- 1994 Sarah Kofman committed suicide on Nietzsche’s birthday.
- 1994 Guy Debord committed suicide by shooting himself after a painful struggle with polyneuritis.
- 1995 Gilles Deleuze committed suicide by | 5,166 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the novel The War Of The Worlds? | The War of the Worlds (1938 radio drama)
"The War of the Worlds" is an episode of the American radio drama anthology series "The Mercury Theatre on the Air" directed and narrated by actor and future filmmaker Orson Welles as an adaptation of H. G. Wells's novel "The War of the Worlds" (1898). It was performed and broadcast live as a Halloween episode at 8 p.m. on Sunday, October 30, 1938, over the Columbia Broadcasting System radio network. The episode became famous for | " could pass as merely a well-written and exceptionally erudite pulp novel."
John Gosling, on his website devoted to "The War of the Worlds", wrote that the novel "is a very well written and important piece of Martian science fiction."
Hrossa, séroni, pfifltriggi.
On Malacandra there are three native species of "hnau", reasoning species such as humans ("sentient races" in popular science fiction terms).
The hrossa (singular hross) resemble bipedal otters or | 5,167 | triviaqa-train |
Directed by Joss Whedon, which 2005 science fiction movie was based on a short-lived TV show that was cancelled after only eleven of its episodes were broadcast? | Serenity
Serenity may refer to:
Music.
- Serenity (band), an Austrian metal band founded in 2001
- "Serenity" (Kotipelto album), 2007
- "Serenity" (Blood for Blood album), 2004
- "Serenity" (Bobo Stenson album), 2000
- "Serenity" (Culture Beat album), 1993
- "Serenity" (Prosumer and Murat Tepeli album), 2008
- "Serenity" (Stan Getz album), 1989
- | The Message (Firefly)
"The Message" is the twelfth episode of the science fiction television series "Firefly" created by Joss Whedon. It is the second of three episodes (Trash, The Message and Heart of Gold) that were not broadcast in the original 2002 Fox run.
A former Independence soldier, who had served with Mal and Zoe, returns in a dramatic manner, with a vicious Alliance officer chasing after him for some unusual smuggled goods.
Synopsis.
The show opens on a space | 5,168 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the third incarnation of the Doctor in the TV series Doctor Who? | Third Doctor
The Third Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television series "Doctor Who". He was portrayed by actor Jon Pertwee.
Within the series' narrative, the Doctor is a centuries-old Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey who travels in time and space in his TARDIS, frequently with companions. At the end of life, the Doctor can regenerate his body; as a result, his physical appearance and personality change.
Pertwee portrays the third such incarnation | Third Doctor comic stories
The Third Doctor comic stories is a range of offscreen adventures featuring the third incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the hit sc-fi series, Doctor Who.
History.
During the early 1970s, the adventures of the Third Doctor in comic mainly ran in two similar formats, TV Comic and Countdown, and as with every incarnation of the Doctor, the Third Doctor featured in Doctor Who Annuals.
Due to the Third Doctor's exile on Earth for most of his tenure, | 5,169 | triviaqa-train |
What is the surname of the identical twin brothers who compiled the Guiness Book of Records together between 1955 and 1975? | Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records, known from its inception from 1955 until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records and in previous United States editions as The Guinness Book of World Records, is a reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. The brainchild of Sir Hugh Beaver, the book was co-founded by twin brothers Norris and Ross McWhirter in Fleet Street, London, in August 1954.
The book itself holds a world record, as the best | Stewart and Cyril Marcus
Stewart and Cyril Marcus (June 2, 1930 – July 17, 1975) were identical twin gynecologists who practiced together in New York City. They died together in July 1975 at the age of 45.
Biography.
The brothers were born on June 2, 1930. They were gynecologists on the staff of New York Hospital and Cornell University Medical College. The Marcus brothers' lives and the circumstances of their deaths are the subject of an article in Ron Rosenbaum's collection of essays, " | 5,170 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of Austin Powers' twin brother? | Mini-Me
Mini-Me is a character played by Verne Troyer in the second and third Austin Powers films: "" and "Austin Powers in Goldmember".
History.
Before Dr. Evil was sent back in time to 1969, his minions made him a clone. The clone was identical in every way, but he was one-eighth his size. Upon being introduced to his clone, Dr. Evil immediately declared, "Breathtaking. I shall call him... Mini-Me".
Mini- | be with her always. Her original hair and eye color were inherited from her mother. Atwater-Rhodes later revealed that Risika and her twin brother's mother was originally a witch of the Light Line.
Alexander: Twin brother to Rachel/Risika. The last of the Light Line and trained Triste witch, Alexander originally loathed his powers until a Triste witch by the name of Pandora heard him praying and explained to him what he truly is. Alexander has the ability to hear people's thoughts and able to control things | 5,171 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the 1872 novel in which Tweedledum and Tweedledee first appear? | Tweedledum and Tweedledee
Tweedledum and Tweedledee are fictional characters in an English nursery rhyme and in Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There". Their names may have originally come from an epigram written by poet John Byrom. The nursery rhyme has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19800. The names have since become synonymous in western popular culture slang for any two people who look and act in identical ways, generally in a derogatory context.
Lyrics.
Common versions of the nursery | only one of them. Tweedledum and Tweedledee first encountered Batman and Robin when they began a crime spree in Gotham City. Batman and Robin have fought against the Tweeds and have overcome them on subsequent occasions.
The pair makes an appearance in "" as inmates in Arkham Asylum. In this incarnation, they appear attached to each other by a pair of electroshock helmets, with Tweedledum representing the right half of the brain, and Tweedledee the left.
Although Tweedledum and Tweedledee are most often depicted as being the leaders of | 5,172 | triviaqa-train |
In Greek mythology, who was the twin sister of Apollo? | , have the arrival of Eileithyia on Delos as the event that allows Leto to give birth to her children. Contradictory is Hesiod’s presentation of the myth in Theogony, where he states that Leto bore her children before Zeus’ marriage to Hera with no commentary on any drama related to their birth.
During the Classical period in Athens, she was identified with Hekate. Artemis also assimilated Caryatis (Carya).
Worship Epithets.
As Aeginaea, she was worshipped in Sparta; the name means either huntress of chamois, | Apollo
Apollo (Attic, Ionic, and Homeric Greek: , "Apollōn" ( ); ) is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion and Greek and Roman mythology. The national divinity of the Greeks, Apollo has been recognized as a god of archery, music and dance, truth and prophecy, healing and diseases, the sun and light, poetry, and more. Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto, and has a twin sister, the chaste | 5,173 | triviaqa-train |
What are the names of Marge's twin sisters in The Simpsons? | six different men. Her current name has evolved into Selma Bouvier-Terwilliger-Hutz-McClure-Stu-Simpson-D'Amico. Her first marriage, to Robert "Sideshow Bob" Terwilliger, ended when his plan to kill her was foiled by Bart. After an off-screen marriage to Lionel Hutz, she began dating Troy McClure. They married, but she soon discovered it was just a sham to boost his flagging career. She told him she was unwilling to bring a baby into a loveless marriage and broke it | rebuilding a new city which Quimby names Springfield. This is against Marge's wishes, admitting she has always disliked the corruption there and the man who befriended the Simpsons leaves. Principal Skinner is left in the old Springfield until Bart takes him away.
Production.
"At Long Last Leave", which is the 500th episode of "The Simpsons", was written by Michael Price. "The Simpsons"' showrunner Al Jean has described it as "a tribute to people who love the show." Being a | 5,174 | triviaqa-train |
What is the surname of the Australian cricketing twins Mark and Steve? | in place by new coach Bob Simpson, the team was restructured and gradually rebuilt their cricketing stocks. Some of the rebel players returned to the national side after serving their suspensions, including Trevor Hohns, Carl Rackemann and Terry Alderman. During these lean years, it was the batsmen Border, David Boon, Dean Jones, the young Steve Waugh and the bowling feats of Alderman, Bruce Reid, Craig McDermott, Merv Hughes and to a lesser extent, Geoff Lawson who kept the Australian side afloat.
With the emergence of | was allowed to have one professional; Steve was officially designated as such but would split the earnings with Mark. The twins were billeted with a local family. However, during the year, an Australian rebel tour to South Africa was staged, breaking the boycott against the apartheid regime. Some players defected from the Australian Test team to play in South Africa. This resulted in Dave Gilbert being promoted to the national squad, forcing him to forfeit his Esso scholarship, which allowed him to play Second XI cricket in the County Championship | 5,175 | triviaqa-train |
Who is Pauline Fowler's twin in Eastenders? | cast as Pete Beale, but "then the producers switched the roles around because I [Dean] was used to working in the market". Adam Woodyatt auditioned for the role of Ian Beale aged 16 in July 1984, after missing the first audition in May 1984. In July 1985, Pauline and Arthur's new baby son, Martin Fowler, was introduced and played by Jon Peyton Price; Peyton Price remained in the role until 1996 when James Alexandrou took on the part. In May 1986, Michelle and Den Watts | . They now live in Scotland.
Creation and development.
It was announced in July 1997 that Pauline Fowler's (Wendy Richard) long lost family were to be introduced into "EastEnders". Melanie Clark Pullen secured the role and made her first appearance on 22 September 1997. There were hints that the character would move to Albert Square in the future, which is what ultimately happened. Richie Taylor of the "Daily Mirror" said "It will be a huge break for Melanie, 23, who finished college | 5,176 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the twin sister of the cartoon hero He-Man? | against Hordak on the planet Etheria. Adora, like Adam, was given the gift of the power of Grayskull and had her own sword which she used to transform into She-Ra, Princess of Power. He-Man made a number of appearances in the "She-Ra: Princess of Power" television series.
He-Man's archenemy was Skeletor, a blue-skinned sorcerer with a yellow skull for a head (concealed with a cowl). He was skilled in black magic and all forms of | The Wonderful Worlds of Wally McDoogle
The Wonderful Worlds of Wally McDoogle is a book series written by American Christian author Bill Myers.
Plot.
The series is about a seventh grade thirteen-year-old named Wally McDoogle who is a bit of a klutz. Wally is intelligent, yet uncoordinated. He likes to write hero stories about crazy superheroes such as "Floss Man" or "Bumble Boy". Wally has two teenaged twin brothers, Burt and Brock, and a younger sister, Carrie. The McDoogle | 5,177 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of Postman Pat's black and white cat? | black and white cat" Jess, as he delivers the post through the valley of Greendale. Although he initially concentrates on delivering his letters, he nearly always becomes distracted by a concern of one of the villagers, and is usually relied upon to resolve their problems. Notable villagers include the postmistress, Mrs. Goggins; Alf and Dorothy Thompson, the farmer; PC Selby, the police constable; Pat and Sara Clifton; Jeff Pringles, the teacher; Ajay Bains, driver of the Greendale Rocket and Pencaster Flyer; Nisha Bains | Between April 1983 and May 1984 three Postman Pat pre-certed titles (before the Uc rating by the BBFC got established in 1985) with twelve episode of the entire first series all except for "Letters On Ice" [episode 11] were released by Longman Video in its "children's treasury" range. Also, one 30-minute title by Longman Video called "My Own Postman Pat" (Cat. No. LGVH 2001) was released featuring two episodes – "Pat's Rainy Day" [episode 3] and | 5,178 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the lioness raised by George and Joy Adamson in the book Born Free? | Joy Adamson
Friederike Victoria "Joy" Adamson (née Gessner, 20 January 1910 – 3 January 1980) was a naturalist, artist and author. Her book, "Born Free", describes her experiences raising a lion cub named Elsa. "Born Free" was printed in several languages, and made into an Academy Award-winning movie of the same name. In 1977, she was awarded the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art.
Biography.
Adamson was born to Victor and Traute Gessner in | July 1846. He arrived in England in the November, and died at Canterbury of a heart attack on 28 February 1847.
Legacy.
Gippsland was named in Gipps' honour by his close friend the explorer Paweł Edmund Strzelecki. Gipps Street in Waverley, NSW is named in Gipps' honour, as is Gipps Street in Wellington, New Zealand.
See also.
- Governor of New South Wales
- Governor-General of New Zealand
- William Hobson
- Gippsland
- "Historical Records of | 5,179 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the lion in C.S. Lewis' The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe? | three siblings are with her on her third visit to Narnia. In Narnia, the siblings seem fit to fulfill an old prophecy and find themselves adventuring to save Narnia and their own lives. The lion Aslan gives his life to save one of the children; he later rises from the dead, vanquishes the White Witch, and crowns the children Kings and Queens of Narnia.
Lewis wrote the book for (and dedicated it to) his goddaughter, Lucy Barfield. She was the daughter of Owen Barfield, Lewis's friend | Lucy Barfield
Lucy Barfield (2 November 1935 – 3 May 2003) was the godchild of C.S. Lewis. "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" is dedicated to Lucy, who also lent her name to the book's heroine, Lucy Pevensie.
Lewis's Letter.
Lewis's letter and the dedication to "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" reads:
My Dear Lucy,
I wrote this story for you, but when I began it I had not realized that girls grow | 5,180 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the black panther in The Jungle Book? | Bagheera
Bagheera (; "Baghīrā"/"Bagīdah") is a fictional character in Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli stories in the "Jungle Book" (coll. 1894) and the "Second Jungle Book" (coll. 1895). He is a black panther (melanistic Indian leopard) who serves as friend, protector and mentor to the "man-cub" Mowgli. The word "bagheera" is Hindi/Urdu for black panther—although the root word bagh means tiger.
Character history.
Born in captivity in the | Jungle Action
Jungle Action is the name of two American comic book series published by Marvel Comics and its 1950s precursor, Atlas Comics. The Marvel version contained the first series starring the Black Panther, the first black superhero in mainstream comics, created by the writer/artist team of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in "Fantastic Four" #52 (July 1966).
Atlas Comics.
Atlas Comics Publication history.
The first series – published during a time of few superheroes, when comics featured an enormous assortment of | 5,181 | triviaqa-train |
Which American writer and cartoonist was responsible for The Cat In The Hat series? | The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, The Lost Continent, and Seuss Landing.
Islands Port of Entry.
Port of Entry is the park's main entrance and is home to many shops and services including Guest Services aptly named "The Open Arms Hotel". The park's centerpiece, Pharos Lighthouse, is also located within Port of Entry. Each night, this real, functioning lighthouse sends out a bright beam to lead visitors to and from the park's gates. Like many theme parks using the "hub and spokes | Cat-Head Comics
Cat-Head Comics was an American alternative/underground comics publisher that operated from 1980–1998. Founded by cartoonist Steve Lafler as a vehicle for his own work, Cat-Head was later joined by writer/poet/editor Stephen Beaupre. Cat-Head's longest-running title was the anthology "Buzzard", which lasted 20 issues.
In addition to Lafler and Beaupre, creators published by Cat-Head included R. L. Crabb, Lloyd Dangle, Krystine Kryttre, and J. R. Williams. | 5,182 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote Old Possum's Book Of Practical Cats? | "Cows" for the children of Frank Morley, a friend who, like Eliot, was a director of the publishing company Faber and Faber. Morley's daughter, Susanna Smithson, uncovered the poem as part of the BBC Two programme "Arena: T.S. Eliot", broadcast that night as part of the BBC Poetry Season.
References.
- Larsen, Janet Karsten (1982) "Eliot's Cats Come Out Tonight", "Christian Century". May 5, 1982, p. 534.
External | the more secular "literati".
Poetry "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats".
In 1939, Eliot published a book of light verse, "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" ("Old Possum" was Ezra Pound's nickname for him). This first edition had an illustration of the author on the cover. In 1954, the composer Alan Rawsthorne set six of the poems for speaker and orchestra in a work titled "Practical Cats". After Eliot's death, the book was adapted as | 5,183 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the title role in the 2004 movie Catwoman? | Catwoman (film)
Catwoman is a 2004 American superhero film loosely based on the DC Comics character of the same name. Directed by Pitof and written by John Rogers, John Brancato and Michael Ferris with music by Klaus Badelt, the film stars Halle Berry in the title role, Benjamin Bratt, Lambert Wilson, Frances Conroy, Alex Borstein and Sharon Stone. The film centers on Patience Phillips, a meek designer who discovers a dark conspiracy within the cosmetics company she works for that involves a dangerous product which could cause widespread | Her most recent movie is 2004's "Catwoman". Theiss's best-known TV role is in the 1980s TV series "Just the Ten of Us", as Wendy Lubbock, from 1988 to 1990. She also starred in the 1990s TV series "Good & Evil", "Home Free", and in "The Amanda Show" from 1999 to 2000.
Theiss has made guest appearances in numerous television shows, including "Growing Pains" (she played Wendy Lubbock), "Blossom", " | 5,184 | triviaqa-train |
Who had a number one hit with Puppy Love in 1972? | coming-of-age experience where the child is given a sense of individualism because they feel intimate emotions for a person not part of their own family.
Popular culture.
Canadian singer Paul Anka wrote and released the single "Puppy Love" in 1960, reaching #2 in the "Billboard" Hot 100 and #33 in the UK singles charts. The remake by Donny Osmond peaked at US #3 in 1972. Country singer Dolly Parton's first single, released in the 1950s when she was a child | Glitter and Wizzard all scored four top 10 entries in 1973. The Partridge Family singer David Cassidy had two hit singles as part of the group - "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" at number nine and "Walking in the Rain" peaking at number ten - as well as the number-one hit "Daydreamer"/"The Puppy Song", and "I am a Clown"/"Some Kind of a Summer" which reached number three. Gary Glitter's first two entries, "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" and | 5,185 | triviaqa-train |
Which former Bond girl played Paige Prescott in the 2001 horror film Valentine? | Denise Richards
Denise Richards (born February 17, 1971) is an American actress, television personality, author, philanthropist and former fashion model. She has appeared in numerous films, including "Starship Troopers" (1997), "Wild Things" (1998), "Drop Dead Gorgeous" (1999), "The World Is Not Enough" (1999) as Bond girl Christmas Jones, "Valentine" (2001), and "Undercover Brother" (2002). From 2008 to 2009, she starred | . She also played a Bride of Dracula in Francis Ford Coppola's gothic romance film "Bram Stoker's Dracula" (1992) and Malèna Scordia in the Italian-language romantic drama "Malèna" (2000), and was in the controversial Gaspar Noé arthouse horror film "Irréversible" (2002), and Mel Gibson's biblical drama "The Passion of the Christ" (2004), in which she portrayed Mary Magdalene. She later played a Bond girl in the 2015 James Bond film "Spectre". | 5,186 | triviaqa-train |
Which Valentine had number one hits in the UK called Finger Of Suspicion and Christmas Alphabet? | The Finger of Suspicion (Points at You)
"The Finger of Suspicion (Points at You)" is a popular song written by Paul Mann and Al Lewis, and published in 1954.
It was recorded by Dickie Valentine in the United Kingdom and by Jane Froman in the United States. Valentine's version reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in 1955. Valentine's version was produced by Dick Rowe and released on Decca Records - catalogue reference F 10394. The track was a UK chart topper twice over | after going solo in 1954.
In November 1954, Valentine was invited to sing at the Royal Command Performance, and in February 1955 he was top billed at the London Palladium. He also cracked jokes and impersonated entertainers, including Johnnie Ray, Frankie Laine, Mario Lanza and Billy Daniels. He recorded two number one hits, "Christmas Alphabet" and "Finger of Suspicion". His first chart-topper came only two months after his marriage to Elizabeth Flynn at Caxton Hall, which caused scenes of hysteria and was | 5,187 | triviaqa-train |
Which TV soap opera features a police officer called Calvin Valentine? | roughly 25% of the radio listening population of the UK at that time of the evening.
In the UK, soap operas are one of the most popular genres, with most being broadcast during prime time. Most UK soap operas focus on everyday, working-class communities, influenced by the conventions of the kitchen sink drama. The most popular British television programmes are "EastEnders", "Coronation Street", "Emmerdale", "Hollyoaks", "Doctors", and the Australian produced "Neighbours" and | is a likable character, witty and intelligent, who wants to do the right thing." Virgin Media compiled a list of their sexiest soap couples, Calvin and Carmel were featured and they stated: "Couples don’t come much cuter than these two – they even have matching police uniforms! The Valentines may be a little lacking in the brain cell department, but they more than make up for it by being the biggest-hearted couple in soap."
External links.
- Calvin Valentine on the E4 website | 5,188 | triviaqa-train |
Mars has two moons. Phobos is one, but what is the other one called? | impact feature. Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos, which are small and irregularly shaped. These may be captured asteroids, similar to 5261 Eureka, a Mars trojan.
There are ongoing investigations assessing the past habitability potential of Mars, as well as the possibility of extant life. Future astrobiology missions are planned, including the Mars 2020 and ExoMars rovers. Liquid water cannot exist on the surface of Mars due to low atmospheric pressure, which is less than 1% of the Earth's, except at the | resolution of available images.
Orbit.
Adrastea is the smallest and second-closest member of the inner Jovian satellite family. It orbits Jupiter at a radius of about 129,000 km (1.806 Jupiter radii) at the exterior edge of the planet's Main Ring. Adrastea is one of only three moons in the Solar System known to orbit its planet in less than the length of that planet's day—the other two being Jupiter's innermost moon Metis, and Mars' moon Phobos. The orbit has very | 5,189 | triviaqa-train |
In the 1966 movie The Good, The Bad And The Ugly, Clint Eastwood played the Good" and Lee van Cleef played "the Bad", but who played "the Ugly"? | as a ruthless fortune seeker, with Eli Wallach portraying the cunning Mexican bandit Tuco Ramirez. The storyline involved the search for a cache of Confederate gold buried in a cemetery. During the filming of a scene in which a bridge was blown up, Eastwood urged Wallach to retreat to a hilltop. "I know about these things," he said. "Stay as far away from special effects and explosives as you can." Minutes later confusion among the crew over the word "Vaya!" resulted in a premature explosion | De Sica. He was already becoming very popular in France, labelled as the "new Gary Cooper". In Paris, he met Pierre Rissient and had an affair with actress Catherine Deneuve.
"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" (1966).
Two months later Eastwood began working on "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", the final film of the Dollars trilogy, in which he again played the mysterious Man With No Name character. Lee Van Cleef was brought in again to play | 5,190 | triviaqa-train |
The Mauretania, launched in 1906, was the largest and fastest ship in the world at that time. What was the name of her sister ship that was launched in the same year, but sunk by a German U-boat in 1915? | of these threats the Cunard Line was determined to regain the prestige of dominance in ocean travel not only for the company, but also for the United Kingdom. By 1902, Cunard Line and the British government reached an agreement to build two superliners, "Lusitania" and "Mauretania", with a guaranteed service speed of no less than . The British government was to loan £2,600,000 (£ in 2015) for the construction of the ships, at an interest rate of 2.75%, to be paid back over twenty years | , launched two torpedoes at a surfaced enemy submarine. The following morning another, or the same, enemy submarine was sighted, but "Mackerel" was again out-distanced.
However, unsubstantiated reports claim that prior to this in February 1942, "Mackerel" and her sister ship, , engaged and sank the giant Free French Navy submarine, , after discovering her in Long Island Sound refueling a German U-boat, which was also sunk.
At the end of the war, "Mackerel" was ordered | 5,191 | triviaqa-train |
The Ballearics are made up of three major islands. Majorca and Minorca are two, but what is the other one? | off the coast of Mallorca: Cabrera (southeast of Palma) and Dragonera (west of Palma). The anthem of Mallorca is "La Balanguera".
Like the other Balearic Islands of Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera, the island is an extremely popular holiday destination, particularly for tourists from Germany and the United Kingdom. The international airport, Palma de Mallorca Airport, is one of the busiest in Spain; it was used by 28.0 million passengers in 2017, increasing every year since 2012.
The name derives from | Bamba, sometimes made with Ensaimadas; like a custard dessert consistent enough to be cut into pieces.
- Grapes and cheese, a simple dessert.
- The "Rubiol" is a sweet empanada similar to the sweet "Pastisset" of Valencia, typical of Majorca and Minorca.
- "Rissats", rectangular biscuits decorated with curled waves drawn on the surface with a fork. They are similar to the "Crespellines".
- "Tatis" are like the Catalan "Carquinyolis" but with chocolate. | 5,192 | triviaqa-train |
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon in 1969, but who was the third astronaut on Apollo 11, who remained in the orbitter? | was in 1966 on Gemini 12 during which he spent over five hours on extravehicular activity. Three years later, Aldrin set foot on the Moon at 03:15:16 on July 21, 1969 (UTC), nineteen minutes after Armstrong first touched the surface, while Command Module Pilot Michael Collins remained in lunar orbit. A Presbyterian elder, Aldrin became the first person to hold a religious ceremony on the Moon when he privately took communion.
Upon leaving NASA in 1971, he became Commandant of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School. | called Yuri Gagarin Street. The town of Gagarin, Armenia was renamed in his honour in 1961.
Gagarin has been honoured on the Moon by astronauts and astronomers. During the American space programme's Apollo 11 mission in 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin left a memorial satchel containing medals commemorating Gagarin and Komarov on the Moon's surface. In 1971, Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin left the small "Fallen Astronaut" sculpture at their landing site as a memorial to the American astronauts and Soviet cosmonauts who | 5,193 | triviaqa-train |
Which video game series is sometimes referred to as GTA? | projects into the market to begin recouping production costs has led to a greater occurrence of missed deadlines, rushed games and the release of unfinished products.
Development Downloadable content.
A phenomenon of additional game content at a later date, often for additional funds, began with digital video game distribution known as downloadable content (DLC). Developers can use digital distribution to issue new storylines after the main game is released, such as Rockstar Games with "Grand Theft Auto IV" ("" and ""), or Bethesda with | 42nd Street.
By medium In Video Games.
- The subway system appears in . In the game, the player can ride the subway for a small fee.
- The subway appears in GTA 4 as the Liberty City Subway.
By medium Other.
- Series of baseball games between New York City teams are referred to as Subway Series. It is said that early 20th-century teams took the subway to their opponents' parks. The Brooklyn Dodgers played at Ebbets Field, located near the Prospect Park station | 5,194 | triviaqa-train |
What is made of minerals and tiny pieces of rock that have come from the erosion and weathering of rocks? | texture (mudrocks).
Classification based on origin Clastic sedimentary rocks Conglomerates and breccias.
Conglomerates are dominantly composed of rounded gravel, while breccias are composed of dominantly angular gravel.
Classification based on origin Clastic sedimentary rocks Sandstones.
Sandstone classification schemes vary widely, but most geologists have adopted the Dott scheme, which uses the relative abundance of quartz, feldspar, and lithic framework grains and the abundance of a muddy matrix between the larger grains.
Six sandstone names are possible using the descriptors for grain composition (quartz-, feldspathic-, | earth's surface by the accumulation and cementation of fragments of earlier rocks, minerals, and organisms or as chemical precipitates and organic growths in water (sedimentation). This process causes clastic sediments (pieces of rock) or organic particles (detritus) to settle and accumulate, or for minerals to chemically precipitate (evaporite) from a solution. The particulate matter then undergoes compaction and cementation at moderate temperatures and pressures (diagenesis).
Before being deposited, sediments are formed by weathering of earlier rocks by erosion in a source | 5,195 | triviaqa-train |
Developed by Nintendo in the 1980s, what is currently the biggest selling video game of all time? | earned a Technology & Engineering Emmy Award.
History 1983–1989: Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy.
In 1983, Nintendo launched the Family Computer (colloquialized as "Famicom") home video game console in Japan, alongside ports of its most popular arcade games. In 1985, a cosmetically reworked version of the system known outside Japan as the Nintendo Entertainment System or NES, launched in North America. The practice of bundling the system along with select games helped to make "Super Mario Bros." one of the best-selling | Super Mario Kart
Super Mario Kart is a 1992 kart racing video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game console. The first game of the "Mario Kart" series, it was released in Japan and North America in 1992, and in Europe the following year. Selling 8.76 million copies worldwide, the game went on to become the fourth best selling SNES game of all time. "Super Mario Kart" was re-released on the Wii's Virtual Console in 2009, and on | 5,196 | triviaqa-train |
Arachnophobia is a fear of what? | spiders, then modelling interaction with spiders for the person affected and eventually interacting with real spiders. This technique can be effective in just one session.
Recent advances in technology have enabled the use of virtual or augmented reality spiders for use in therapy. These techniques have proven to be effective. It has been suggested that exposure to short clips from the "Spider-Man" movies may help to reduce an individual's arachnophobia.
Epidemiology.
Arachnophobia affects 3.5 to 6.1 percent of the global population.
See also | inharmonious sounds. Research continually has proven a relationship between disgust and anxiety disorders such as arachnophobia, blood-injection-injury type phobias, and contamination fear related obsessive–compulsive disorder (also known as OCD).
Disgust is one of the basic emotions of Robert Plutchik's theory of emotions and has been studied extensively by Paul Rozin. It invokes a characteristic facial expression, one of Paul Ekman's six universal facial expressions of emotion. Unlike the emotions of fear, anger, and sadness, disgust is associated with a | 5,197 | triviaqa-train |
Gary Lightbody is the lead singer in which group? | Gary Lightbody
Gareth John Lightbody (born 15 June 1976) is a singer, songwriter, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist from Northern Ireland, best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the alternative rock band Snow Patrol. He has also founded the musical supergroups the Reindeer Section and Tired Pony.
Early life and education.
Gareth John Lightbody was born in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland, to Jack and Lynne (née Wray) Lightbody, on 15 June 1976. Jack Lightbody has been an independent | a "fast paced, headache inducing visual spectacle", but it criticized it for featuring lead singer Gary Lightbody over the other band members.
The video is stop-motion shots of London skyscrapers and Gary Lightbody walking through the city streets, taken by the band's photographer Cedric, which are interspersed with scenes of the band performing the song on their instruments, filmed in the Millennium Mills. In a 'making of' video, Lightbody is heard saying that it "may be their best video yet". | 5,198 | triviaqa-train |
Actor who played the lead role in a 1952 smash western directed by Fred Zinnemann? | , Paul Scofield, Robert Shaw, Wendy Hiller, Jason Robards, Vanessa Redgrave, Jane Fonda, Gary Cooper and Maximilian Schell.
Early life.
Zinnemann was born in Rzeszów, the son of Anna (Feiwel) and Oskar Zinnemann, a doctor. His parents were Austrian Jews. He had one younger brother. While growing up in Austria, he wanted to become a musician, but went on to graduate with a law degree from the University of Vienna in 1927.
While studying law, he became drawn | The Member of the Wedding (film)
The Member of the Wedding is a 1952 drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann, starring Ethel Waters and Julie Harris. The story is set in a small town in the Southern United States. Frankie Addams is an awkward, moody 12-year-old tomboy whose only friends are her young cousin John Henry and her black housekeeper Berenice. Co-starring as a drunken soldier who tries to take advantage of the vulnerable Frankie is former child actor Dick Moore, making his last film appearance. | 5,199 | triviaqa-train |
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