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What cartoon character was always in pursuit of a French-Canadian villain named Savoir-Faire? | Klondike Kat
Klondike Kat was a cartoon produced by Total Television and originally aired as part of "The Beagles" on CBS-TV in 1966, and later found in the U.S. syndicated "Underdog" and "Tennessee Tuxedo" cartoon series, in between episodes as an animated short.
Plot.
Klondike Kat (voiced by Mort Marshall) is an anthropomorphic wildcat Mountie. Klondike is always in pursuit of Savoir-Faire (voiced by Sandy Becker), a French-Canadian mouse who constantly steals food and is | Savoir-faire Linux
Started in 1999 in Québec, Savoir-faire Linux is specialized in open source software and digital electronics. Savoir-faire Linux is one of the largest open source companies in Canada. Headquartered in Montreal, the company has Canadian offices in Quebec City, Ottawa, and Toronto, as well as two French offices in Paris and Lyon.
History.
Savoir-faire was founded in 1999 by Cyrille Béraud and Jean-Christophe Derré. Today, the company has several offices in Canada (4 | 51,700 | triviaqa-train |
Born on March 6, 1475, which Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, and poet was responsible for works such as The Sistine Chapel ceiling, and the dome of St. Peters Bascilica? | whose sculptures have survived in quantities include the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean, India and China, as well as many in Central and South America and Africa.
The Western tradition of sculpture began in ancient Greece, and Greece is widely seen as producing great masterpieces in the classical period. During the Middle Ages, Gothic sculpture represented the agonies and passions of the Christian faith. The revival of classical models in the Renaissance produced famous sculptures such as Michelangelo's "David". Modernist sculpture moved away from traditional processes and the | on visual perspective in art (died 1475)
- 1397: Nōami – Japanese painter and "renga" poet in the service of the Ashikaga shogunate (died 1471)
- 1396: Jacopo Bellini – one of the founders of the Renaissance style of painting in Venice and northern Italy (died 1470)
- 1396: Du Qiong – Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher, and poet during the Ming Dynasty (died 1474)
- 1396: Michelozzo – Italian architect and sculptor (died 1472)
- 1395: | 51,701 | triviaqa-train |
Published in 1957, On The Road is a famous novel by which American beat poet, who was born on March 12, 1922? | Howl" (1956), William S. Burroughs's "Naked Lunch" (1959) and Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" (1957) are among the best known examples of Beat literature. Both "Howl" and "Naked Lunch" were the focus of obscenity trials that ultimately helped to liberalize publishing in the United States. The members of the Beat Generation developed a reputation as new bohemian hedonists, who celebrated non-conformity and spontaneous creativity.
The core group of Beat Generation authors – Herbert Huncke, | of the Beat Generation and author of the 1957 novel On the Road was born in Lowell, Massachusetts in 1922 and was later also buried there after his death in 1969.
The region has also drawn authors and poets from other parts of the U.S. Mark Twain thought Hartford was the most beautiful city in the U.S. He made it his home, and wrote his masterpieces there. He lived next door to Harriett Beecher Stowe, a local most famous for the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin". John Updike, originally from | 51,702 | triviaqa-train |
March 6, 1899, saw German pharmaceutical giant Bayer, patent aspirin. The bark of what tree was used to make it? | around 400 BC, and were part of the pharmacopoeia of Western medicine in classical antiquity and the Middle Ages. Willow bark extract became recognized for its specific effects on fever, pain and inflammation in the mid-eighteenth century. By the nineteenth century pharmacists were experimenting with and prescribing a variety of chemicals related to salicylic acid, the active component of willow extract.
In 1853, chemist Charles Frédéric Gerhardt treated sodium salicylate with acetyl chloride to produce acetylsalicylic acid for the first time; in the second half of the nineteenth century | opposed by many medical organizations; that was the domain of patent medicines. Therefore, Bayer was limited to marketing Aspirin directly to doctors.
When production of Aspirin began in 1899, Bayer sent out small packets of the drug to doctors, pharmacists and hospitals, advising them of Aspirin's uses and encouraging them to publish about the drug's effects and effectiveness. As positive results came in and enthusiasm grew, Bayer sought to secure patent and trademark wherever possible. It was ineligible for patent in Germany (despite being accepted briefly | 51,703 | triviaqa-train |
March 9, 1959 saw the introduction of the Barbie doll at the American International Toy Fair in New York. What company produces the Barbie doll? | Barbie
Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by the American toy company Mattel, Inc. and launched in March 1959. American businesswoman Ruth Handler is credited with the creation of the doll using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration.
Barbie is the figurehead of a brand of Mattel dolls and accessories, including other family members and collectible dolls. Barbie has been an important part of the toy fashion doll market for over fifty years, and has been the subject of numerous controversies and lawsuits, often involving parodies of the | , in Rockford, Illinois
March 9, 1959 (Monday).
- The Barbie doll made its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York. Ruth Handler named the doll for her daughter. In 1961, her son Ken would have his name bestowed on another doll.
- Born: Giovanni di Lorenzo, European journalist, in Stockholm
March 10, 1959 (Tuesday).
- When it appeared that the Dalai Lama was on the verge of arrest by the Communist government of China, | 51,704 | triviaqa-train |
Perhaps best remembered as Capt Benjamin Williard or President Josiah Bartlet, who is the father of total nutjob Charlie Sheen? | Josiah Bartlet
Josiah Edward "Jed" Bartlet is a fictional character from the American television serial drama "The West Wing", portrayed by Martin Sheen. The role earned Sheen a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama in 2001, as well as two SAG Awards.
Bartlet's tenure as a Democratic President of the United States is a preeminent aspect of the series. His origin as a recurring character evolved due to Sheen's acting finesse; creator Aaron Sorkin and fellow West Wing writers shaped Bartlet's | to Charlie. Martin also played a "future" version of Charlie in a Visa commercial. Martin has played other characters with his children. He starred in the film "Bobby", which was directed by Emilio, who also starred in the movie alongside his father. Renée had a supporting role in "The West Wing", as one of President Josiah Bartlet's (Sheen) secretaries. Emilio also appeared, uncredited, in an episode of "The West Wing" portraying his father's character, President Bartlet, | 51,705 | triviaqa-train |
March 6, 1836 saw the death, in one day, of Jim Bowie, David Crockett, William B. Travis, and 112 others, at what event? | the Alamo in March.
Crockett became famous during his lifetime for larger-than-life exploits popularized by stage plays and almanacs. After his death, he continued to be credited with acts of mythical proportion. These led in the 20th century to television and movie portrayals, and he became one of the best-known American folk heroes.
Family and early life.
The Crocketts were of mostly French-Huguenot ancestry, although the family had settled in Ireland before migrating to the Americas. The earliest known paternal | arrive in 1836, he is telling the story of how he wrestled a bear with one arm. During the battle, Crockett reveals to Rufus that he ran away from the bear and reminds him that it is sometimes okay to retreat from an impossible situation.
- William B. Travis (David Chisum) is a Texian Lieutenant Colonel credited for writing the "Victory or Death" open letter during the battle. He is shot and killed by Flynn before he can finish the letter, forcing Lucy to complete the letter and ensure | 51,706 | triviaqa-train |
Which term in economics is represented by the initials GDP? | Gross domestic product
Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced in a specific time period, often annually.
GDP (nominal) per capita does not, however, reflect differences in the cost of living and the inflation rates of the countries; therefore using a basis of GDP per capita at purchasing power parity (PPP) is arguably more useful when comparing differences in living standards between nations.
Definition.
The OECD defines GDP as " | portmanteau derived by combining his initials (Myung-bak, Mb) and the term economics (-nomics) to form "Mbnomics". Kang Man-Soo, the Minister of Strategy and Finance, is credited with coining the term and the design of Mbnomics.
The centerpiece of Lee's economic revitalization was his "Korea 7·4·7" plan. The plan took its name from its goals: to bring 7% economic growth during his term, raise Korea's per capita income to US$40,000, and make Korea the world | 51,707 | triviaqa-train |
The Academy Awards were last Sunday, with The King's Speech winning 4 out of 12. Since equaled by Titanic and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, which film, written by a former governor of New Mexico, was the first to win 11 awards in 1959 | and it holds the record for highest Academy Award totals along with "Titanic" and "Ben-Hur". It was the first fantasy film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. It also was the last movie for 14 years to win the Academy Award for Best Picture without being chosen as one of the top ten films of the year by the National Board of Review, until the release of "The Shape of Water" in 2017.
The film also won four Golden Globes (including Best Picture for | It is the first Jackson film that was co-written by his future wife Fran Walsh, who has gone on to act as co-writer for all his subsequent films.
Despite being a commercial failure on release (grossing only 80,000), the film went on to win critical praise and a cult following plus won over new viewers following Jackson's success with "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. During his acceptance speech at the 2004 Academy Awards, Jackson mentioned "Meet the Feebles" (along with " | 51,708 | triviaqa-train |
Voiced by Stephen Root, who is the overweight, balding, over the hill boss of Hank Hill on TV's King of the Hill? | an all Texas Super Bowl. Hank also is a supporter of the Texas Longhorns. He also follows baseball as a fan of the Texas Rangers, although in "Meet The Manger Babies", he stated that he would rather miss a baseball game than the Super Bowl to help Luanne with her puppet show. However his idyllic passion is golf which coincides with his love of lawns. He once converted his back yard into a putting green. He is however critical of some sports. He is critical of soccer, claiming to | commentaries:
- Westie Side Story - Dale Gribble and Bill Dauterive (Johnny Hardwick and Stephen Root)
- Shins of the Father - Peggy Hill and Bobby Hill (Kathy Najimy and Pamela Segall)
- Plastic White Female - Peggy Hill and Bobby Hill (Kathy Najimy and Pamela Segall)
- King of the Ant Hill - Dale Gribble and Bill Dauterive (Johnny Hardwick and Stephen Root)
- Disc introductions by Hank, Bobby and Dale
- Making-of featurette (23 minutes)
- Meet | 51,709 | triviaqa-train |
"Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you" was the first message sent by what medium on March 10, 1876? | single words, uttered as in reading, speaking and the like, were perceptible indistinctly, notwithstanding here also the inflections of the voice, the modulations of interrogation, wonder, command, etc., attained distinct expression."
In 1947, the Reis device was tested by the British company Standard Telephones and Cables (STC). The results also confirmed it could transmit and receive speech with good quality (fidelity), but relatively low intensity. At the time STC was bidding for a contract with Alexander Graham Bell's | of theft.
There was no "smoking gun" that proved that Bell had illegally acquired knowledge of Gray's invention from examiner Wilber prior to filing of Bell's patent application, but some writers believe that the paper trail left by various drafts of Bell's patent application is evidence that his lawyers may have acquired the basic ideas of Gray's liquid transmitter which Bell then used successfully to transmit "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you" on March 10, 1876.
Gray wrote to Bell saying | 51,710 | triviaqa-train |
On March 4th 1918, the first known case in the US of which pandemic was observed at Fort Riley, Kansas? | of origin for the epidemic. Some hypothesized that the flu originated in East Asia, a common area for transmission of disease from animals to humans because of dense living conditions. Claude Hannoun, the leading expert on the 1918 flu for the Pasteur Institute, asserted the former virus was likely to have come from China, mutating in the United States near Boston and spreading to Brest, France, Europe's battlefields, Europe, and the world via Allied soldiers and sailors as the main spreaders. He considered several other hypotheses of origin | in the worldwide occurrence of this flu was increased travel. Modern transportation systems made it easier for soldiers, sailors, and civilian travelers to spread the disease.
In the United States, the disease was first observed in Haskell County, Kansas, in January 1918, prompting local doctor Loring Miner to warn the U.S. Public Health Service's academic journal. On 4 March 1918, company cook Albert Gitchell reported sick at Fort Riley, an American military facility that at the time was training American troops during World War I, making | 51,711 | triviaqa-train |
Accounting for up to 25% of the yearly sales, what is the most popular Girl Scout cookie sold? | , and butter. In 1943 there were 48 cookies per box. By 1943 Girl Scouts also collected fat in cans to aid the war effort and sold war bonds at no profit. In the 1950s, three more cookie recipes were added: "Shortbreads"/"Scot-Teas", "Savannahs" (today called "Peanut Butter Sandwich"), and "Thin Mints". Six types of cookies were being sold nationwide by 1956. Greater cookie sales occurred due to the Baby Boomer generation entering Girl Scouts in the 1960s. " | a troop goal such as a trip or other expensive activity. This type of fundraising is intended to teach Girl Scouts valuable entrepreneurial skills such as planning, teamwork, financial literacy, organization, communication, and goal setting.
Also, award badges exist for sales, including Talk It Up, Cookie CEO, P&L, and Customer Loyalty.
Traditionally each regional Girl Scout council set the prices for cookies sold in that council. A 2006 article in "The Boston Globe" noted that price "is hardly ever a factor | 51,712 | triviaqa-train |
March 9, 1959 saw the introduction of what Mattel favorite, an 11.5 inch tall fashion doll which saw controversy when a later talking model exclaimed such phrases as “Will we ever have enough clothes?”, and “Math class is tough!”? | for the Caucasian Barbies, new ones were created. In addition, facial features, skin tones, hair texture, and names were all altered. The body shapes looked different, but the proportions were the same to ensure clothing and accessories were interchangeable. In September 2009, Mattel introduced the So In Style range, which was intended to create a more realistic depiction of African American people than previous dolls. In 2016, Mattel expanded this line to include seven skin tones, twenty-two eye colors, and twenty-four | of Mattel Designers to keep making the dolls smaller and yet maintain the use of real hair and clothes. Mattel also released a series of 4 2 inch tall kiddles dressed up in animal costumes and called Animiddles. Ride and Run Skediddle sets consisting of a Skediddle walking doll and specially designed riding toys they could also use were introduced to the Skediddle Kiddle series. 3 new Kiddle Kolognes were added.
More Lucky Locket Kiddles were released in pretty new pastel locket colors.
1969 saw a new series of 2 inch sized Storybook | 51,713 | triviaqa-train |
The Newbery and Caldecott medals are awarded in what field of literature? | Newbery Medal
The John Newbery Medal, frequently shortened to the Newbery, is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), to the author of "the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children". The Newbery and the Caldecott Medal are considered the two most prestigious awards for children's literature in the United States. Books selected are widely carried by bookstores and libraries, the authors are interviewed on television, and master's | with Greece. Makarios was branded a traitor to the cause by Grivas and, in 1971, he made a clandestine return to the island.
On his arrival, Grivas began by establishing a nationalist paramilitary group known as the National Organization of Cypriot Fighters (Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston B or EOKA-B), drawing comparisons with the EOKA struggle for "enosis" under the British colonial administration of the 1950s.
The military junta in Athens saw Makarios as an obstacle, and directed funds to Grivas to carry out a | 51,714 | triviaqa-train |
The 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo officially ended what 2 year long war? | intended to accommodate a transcontinental railroad. However, the American Civil War delayed construction of such a route, and it was not until 1881 that the Southern Pacific Railroad finally was completed as a second transcontinental railroad, fulfilling the purpose of the acquisition.
Background to the war.
Mexico had claimed the area in question since winning its independence from the Spanish Empire in 1821 following the Mexican War of Independence. The Spanish Empire had conquered part of the area from the American Indian tribes over the preceding three centuries, but there | they found on their journeys.
With the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo signed in February 1848, the war officially ended, with Mexico ceding most of its northern territories to the US, including parts of what are now the US states of New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and all of California, Nevada and Utah. At that time, the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro was divided forever between two countries, and over time many of its stories have faded or been lost to time; however, its cultural legacy remains today | 51,715 | triviaqa-train |
Who's missing: Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Davy Jones? | Coca-Cola on Don Kirshner's head; at the time, Dolenz did not know Kirshner on sight.
According to Mike Nesmith, Dolenz's voice made the Monkees' sound distinctive, and during tension-filled times, Nesmith and Peter Tork voluntarily turned over lead vocal duties to Dolenz on their own compositions.
Dolenz wrote a few of the band's self-penned songs, most prominent being "Randy Scouse Git" from the album "Headquarters". He provided the lead vocals for such hits as " | , Michael Nesmith)
- "For Pete's Sake" (with Joey Richards)
- "Zilch" (with Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith)
- "No Time" (with Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith); credited to Hank Cicalo
- "Peter Percival Patterson's Pet Pig Porky"
- "Goin' Down" (with Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, Diane Hildebrand)
- "Can You Dig It?"
- "Long Title | 51,716 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the Independent Counsel who investigated the death of White House Counsel Vince Foster, the Whitewater real estate investment scandal, and Bill Clintons less than stellar grasp of the truth, ultimately leading to Clinton's impeachment? | fraud and sentenced to four years of probation for his role in the matter. Susan McDougal served 18 months in prison for contempt of court for refusing to answer questions relating to Whitewater.
Neither Bill Clinton nor Hillary Clinton were ever prosecuted, after three separate inquiries found insufficient evidence linking them with the criminal conduct of others related to the land deal. The matter was handled by the Whitewater Independent Counsel, Kenneth Starr. The last of these inquiries came from the final Independent Counsel, Robert Ray (who replaced Starr) in | the international stage.
Impeachment.
Prior to taking office, Bill and Hillary Clinton had invested in the Whitewater Development Corporation, a real estate development company owned by Jim McDougal and Susan McDougal that quickly went bankrupt. The McDougals were later charged with fraud due to their activities connected to a savings and loan association. The July 1993 death of Deputy White House Counsel Vince Foster raised new allegations about the Clintons' connections to the savings and loan associations, marking the start of what became known as the Whitewater controversy. To | 51,717 | triviaqa-train |
The directions to what location are either “second to the right and straight on till morning’ (according to the book), or ‘second star to the right, and straight on till morning’ (says the film)? | story." Walt also explored the idea of opening the film in Neverland and Peter Pan coming to Wendy's house to kidnap her as a mother for the Lost Boys. Eventually, Disney decided that the "kidnapping" was too dark and went back to Barrie's original play where Peter comes to get his shadow and Wendy is eager to see Neverland.
Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the United States military took control of the studio and commissioned Walt Disney Productions to produce training and war | from existence by the Time Lords, live.
- The quote "second star to the right, and straight on till morning" is the course heading given by Captain Kirk in the final scene of "".
- English singer Kate Bush also references "Second star to the right, straight on till morning" in her song "In Search of Peter Pan" from her second album, "Lionheart".
- "Second to the right and then straight on till morning" is said multiple times throughout | 51,718 | triviaqa-train |
What does a funambulist walk on? | sway by rotating the pole. This will create an equal and opposite torque on the body.
Tightwire-walkers typically perform in very thin and flexible, leather-soled slippers with a full length suede or leather sole to protect the feet from abrasions and bruises while still allowing the foot to curve around the wire. Though very infrequent in performance, amateur, hobbyist, or inexperienced funambulists will often walk barefoot so that the wire can be grasped between the big and second toe. This is more often done when using a | the quadcopter attracted a massive number of participants. The drone show presented by the organisation 'Man of Drones' had a huge footfall. Innovision'17 also featured a display of Aero Show and an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV). Supporting the theme of 'Go Green' were the exhibitions of Awalk and Phoenix.
Much like the previous years, various exhibitions were conducted in the 2018 edition of Innovision too. Some of the exhibitions that took place included: Set-to-Rise, Radiance, Srijan, Iridescence, Autonomous | 51,719 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations? | Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon (; ; ; born 13 June 1944) is a South Korean politician and diplomat who served as the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 2007 to December 2016. Before becoming Secretary-General, Ban was a career diplomat in South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in the United Nations. He entered diplomatic service the year he graduated from university, accepting his first post in New Delhi, India.
Ban was the foreign minister of South Korea from January | -Secretary-General of the United Nations.
To date, there have been six Rectors at UNU.
The current Rector, since March 2013, is Dr. David M. Malone of Canada.
List of Rectors of United Nations University:
The Council of UNU is the governing board of the University and is composed of 24 members who are appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations with the concurrence of the Director-General of UNESCO.
History.
The University was established in 1973 and formally | 51,720 | triviaqa-train |
According to the 1979 Buggles hit, what did video kill? | The Buggles
The Buggles are an English new wave band formed in London, England, in 1977 by singer and bassist Trevor Horn and keyboardist Geoffrey Downes. They are best known for 1979 debut single "Video Killed the Radio Star", which topped the UK Singles Chart and reached number one in 15 other countries.
The duo released their first album, "The Age of Plastic", in January 1980 with "Video Killed the Radio Star" as its lead single. Soon after the album's release, Horn | closing credits song "The Little Things".
In 2009, Horn produced the album "Reality Killed The Video Star" for Robbie Williams. Aside from the album title paying homage to Horn's hit single with The Buggles back in 1979, it also reflects Horn and Williams' mutual disdain for the ongoing crop of reality television and music contest programmes in the UK and elsewhere. Ironically, the album was Williams' first studio album not to reach number 1 in the UK, beaten to the top spot by the debut | 51,721 | triviaqa-train |
Which US state has a 'Golden Poppy' as the state flower? | In 2013, there were a total of 7,383 legislators in the 50 state legislative bodies. They earned from $0 annually (New Mexico) to $90,526 (California). There were various per diem and mileage compensation.
Governments Constitutions Judicial.
States can also organize their judicial systems differently from the federal judiciary, as long as they protect the federal constitutional right of their citizens to procedural due process. Most have a trial level court, generally called a District Court, Superior Court or Circuit Court, a first- | . The poppy flower has become an economic support for many families in the "Sierra de Guerrero" (Guerrero mountain chain), since it is much more profitable than any other crop. Due to the high poverty rates, many peasants prefer to grow the poppy flower in order to cover their basic needs.
The state has large forests with logging potential, although most are ejido or other community property. Most of the loggable timber is pine.
Fishing is an important industry for the state with livestock raised is limited | 51,722 | triviaqa-train |
Who played by the title role in the 2002 film comedy 'Maid In Manhattan'? | Jennifer Lopez filmography
American entertainer Jennifer Lopez has appeared in many motion pictures and television programs. She is one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood and is the highest-paid actress of Latin descent, making up to US$15 million per film role. She is also the richest actress in Hollywood, with an estimated net worth of $320 million (as of 2014). Lopez made her acting debut at age 16 with a small role in the 1986 film "My Little Girl". From there, | seen in 2002 Dieter Wedel's miniseries "Die Affäre Semmeling" as mayor Klaus Hennig. In the romantic comedy "Kiss Me, Chancellor" (2004) he slipped into the role of a head of government who falls in love with a maid, played by Andrea Sawatzki. Also in 2004 he was before the camera in "", as the commander of a special unit, with his sons Jens and Daniel, who made his debut in the film as an actor. 2005 Atzorn took over the role of the chancellery | 51,723 | triviaqa-train |
"Who recognised the ""wind of change blowing through Africa""?" | Wind of Change (speech)
The "Wind of Change" speech was a historically significant address made by the UK Prime Minister Harold Macmillan to the Parliament of South Africa, on 3 February 1960 in Cape Town. He had spent a month in Africa visiting a number of what were then British colonies. The speech signalled clearly that the Conservative-led UK Government had no intention to block the independence to many of these territories. The Labour government of 1945–51 had started a process of decolonisation, but this policy had been | Far East, including 30,000 in Singapore. The British withdrew from Aden in 1967, granted independence to the Maldives in 1968 but continued to station a garrison there, granted independence to Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates in 1971, and withdrew forces stationed in the Maldives in 1976.
Decolonisation and decline (1945–1997) Wind of change.
Macmillan gave a speech in Cape Town, South Africa in February 1960 where he spoke of "the wind of change blowing through this continent". Macmillan wished to avoid the same | 51,724 | triviaqa-train |
According to Arthurian Legend, who as well as Arthur, loved Guinevere? | romances, one of the most prominent story arcs is Queen Guinevere's tragic love affair with her husband's chief knight and friend, Lancelot, indirectly causing the death of Arthur and many others and the downfall of the kingdom. This story first appeared in Chrétien de Troyes's "Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart" and became a major motif in the Lancelot-Grail of the 13th century, carrying through the Post-Vulgate Cycle and Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur".
Name.
The original Welsh | dealings with King Arthur. According to the summary, Kea was called from Brittany to negotiate a peace between Arthur and his nephew Mordred before the Battle of Camlann. Kea then criticizes Arthur's wife Guinevere for her adultery with Mordred, leading her to regret her behavior. This passage probably explains the Arthurian section in "Beunans Ke", which describes Arthur's conflict with the Roman emperor Lucius Hiberius and Mordred's subsequent treachery.
An alternate legend describes Kea as an Irish monk, who, standing on the shore watching Christian | 51,725 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the Britishphysicist noted for his investigation of 'Black Holes'? | hole solutions were pathological artifacts from the symmetry conditions imposed, and that the singularities would not appear in generic situations. This view was held in particular by Vladimir Belinsky, Isaak Khalatnikov, and Evgeny Lifshitz, who tried to prove that no singularities appear in generic solutions. However, in the late 1960s Roger Penrose and Stephen Hawking used global techniques to prove that singularities appear generically.
Work by James Bardeen, Jacob Bekenstein, Carter, and Hawking in the early 1970s led to the formulation of black hole thermodynamics. These laws | Steve, quickly finds holes in the theory and refuses to drop the matter. Joining him in his investigation is Sheriff's Deputy Tracy Ellis, who has seen enough cases swept under the rug by authority to know that something is amiss.
Meanwhile, Harold Bly, owner of the mining company that keeps the struggling town afloat and looked on as the head authority of the town, kicks his wife, Maggie, onto the streets. As a black, oozing rash grows on the skin above her heart, she takes refuge | 51,726 | triviaqa-train |
Who won an 'Oscar' for Best Director at the 2001 'Oscars'? | 11th Academy Awards, the rules were revised so that an individual could only be nominated for one film at each ceremony. That rule has since been amended, although the only director who has received multiple nominations in the same year was Steven Soderbergh for "Erin Brockovich" and "Traffic" in 2000, winning the award for the latter. The Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture have been very closely linked throughout their history. Of the 91 films that have been awarded Best Picture, 65 have also been awarded Best | Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award, as well as an Oscar nomination for Best Picture of 1995.
In 1998, he earned two major honors: he was given his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and made a cameo appearance on the animated series "The Simpsons".
In 2001, Grazer won an Academy Award for Best Picture for "A Beautiful Mind", which also took home Oscars for Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Connelly), Best Director (Ron Howard), and Best Adapted | 51,727 | triviaqa-train |
Which city was served by Kai Tak airport? | Kai Tak Airport
Kai Tak International Airport was the international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 until 1998. It was officially known as Hong Kong International Airport from 1954 to 6 July 1998, when it was closed and replaced by a new one at Chek Lap Kok, to the west. It is often known as Hong Kong International Airport, Kai Tak, or simply Kai Tak, to distinguish it from its successor which is often referred to as Chek Lap Kok International Airport.
With numerous skyscrapers and mountains located to the | Kai Tak (constituency)
Kai Tak is a former constituency in the Kowloon City District.
The constituency returned one district councillor to the Kowloon City District Council, with an election every four years. The seat was last held by Yeung Chun-yu of the Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood before it was abolished in 2015.
Kai Tak constituency was loosely based on the old Kai Tak Airport part of Ma Tau Kok with estimated population of 20,636 in 2011. | 51,728 | triviaqa-train |
What was the capital of Scotland from the 12th century to 1437? | the Scots had annexed the remainder of the western seaboard after the stalemate of the Battle of Largs and the Treaty of Perth in 1266. The Isle of Man fell under English control in the 14th century, despite several attempts to restore Scottish authority. The English occupied most of Scotland under Edward I and annexed a large slice of the Lowlands under Edward III, but Scotland established its independence under figures including William Wallace in the late 13th century and Robert I and his successors in the 14th century in the Wars of Independence (1296–1357 | Malcolm III established Dunfermline as a new seat for royal power in the mid-11th century and initiated changes that eventually made the township the de facto capital of Scotland for much of the period until the assassination of James I in 1437. Following her marriage to King Malcolm III, Queen Margaret encouraged her husband to convert the small culdee chapel into a church for Benedictine monks. The existing culdee church was no longer able to meet the demand for its growing congregation because of a large increase in the population of Dunfermline from the arrival of | 51,729 | triviaqa-train |
Which US state is nicknmaed the 'Centennial State'? | Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state of the Western United States encompassing most of the southern Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains. It is the 8th most extensive and 21st most populous U.S. state. The estimated population of Colorado was 5,695,564 on July 1, 2018, an increase of 13.25% since the 2010 United States Census.
The state was named for the Colorado River, which early Spanish explorers named the "Río Colorado" | ] prejudiced initiative, which is devoid of any legal ground." In response to a question about the stance of the US government on the issue, on April 11, 2014 State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki avoided using the word "genocide" and stated that:
The Los Angeles City Hall building is lit in purple light for a week in observance of the Armenian Genocide centennial.
The campaign "Let History Decide" has been organized by the Turkish American Steering Committee in the USA. The committee also launched the Twitter | 51,730 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the wold's largest rodent? | Capybara
The capybara ("Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris") is a mammal native to South America. It is the largest living rodent in the world. Also called chigüire, chigüiro (in Colombia and Venezuela) and carpincho, it is a member of the genus "Hydrochoerus", of which the only other extant member is the lesser capybara ("Hydrochoerus isthmius"). Its close relatives include guinea pigs and rock cavies, and it is more distantly related to the agouti, the chinchilla, and the coypu. The capybara | Giant kangaroo rat
The giant kangaroo rat ("Dipodomys ingens") is an endangered species of heteromyid rodent endemic to California.
Description.
The giant kangaroo rat, is the largest of over 20 species of kangaroo rats, which are small members of the rodent family, measuring about in length, including its long, tufted tail. It is tan or brown in color. Like other kangaroo rats it has a large head and large eyes, and long, strong hind legs with which helps it hop at high | 51,731 | triviaqa-train |
Pompey the Great and Marcus Licinius Crassus were two members of the 'First Triumvirate' in 60 BC. Who was the third? | over the slave revolt led by Spartacus, sharing the consulship with his rival Pompey the Great.
A political and financial patron of Julius Caesar, Crassus joined Caesar and Pompey in the unofficial political alliance known as the First Triumvirate. Together the three men dominated the Roman political system. The alliance did not last long, due to the ambitions, egos, and jealousies of the three men. While Caesar and Crassus were lifelong allies, Crassus and Pompey disliked each other and Pompey grew increasingly envious of Caesar's spectacular successes in | as Quintus Pompeius Rufus. Lucius Cornelius Cinna and Gaius Marius teamed up to use their armies to sack and loot Rome and declare themselves co-consuls after starving it out. It would be Marius’ seventh and final term. In 83BCE, following his capture of Athens from Mithridates, Sulla returned to Rome, joined his army of 35,000 veterans with three legions raised by the young Pompey the Great to defeat a lone consul's 100,000 newly recruited.
The First Triumvirate in 60 BC consisted of Pompey, Marcus Licinius Crassus, | 51,732 | triviaqa-train |
What is the southern hemisphere's equivalent of the Aurora Borealis? | auroral ovals are posted on the Internet.
In northern latitudes, the effect is known as the aurora borealis or the northern lights. The former term was coined by Galileo in 1619, from the Roman goddess of the dawn and the Greek name for the north wind. The southern counterpart, the aurora australis or the southern lights, has features almost identical to the aurora borealis and changes simultaneously with changes in the northern auroral zone. The Aurora Australis is visible from high southern latitudes in Antarctica, Chile, Argentina, New | Southern Cross Novel Challenge
The Southern Cross Novel Challenge, or SoCNoC, was a yearly event held every June from 2007 - 2013. The southern hemisphere's version of National Novel Writing Month, June (comprising thirty days total, including one long weekend) was selected as the month for this challenge because it is considered the equivalent of the northern hemisphere's November in terms of weather and temperatures. This challenge is hosted by Kiwi Writers, a New Zealand-based writing group which housed members primarily based in New Zealand and | 51,733 | triviaqa-train |
The name of which James Thurber character has passed into language as a daydreaming fantasist? | Walter Mitty
Walter Mitty is a fictional character in James Thurber's first short story "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", first published in "The New Yorker" on March 18, 1939, and in book form in "My World and Welcome to It" in 1942. Thurber loosely based the character, a daydreamer, on his friend Walter Mithoff. It was made into a film in 1947 starring Danny Kaye, with a remake directed by, and starring Ben Stiller released in 2013.
Character and plot | Robert Henriques, writing in "Vort Land" was however far more positive. "It is as much the daydreaming of a fantasist as a sleeping dream that the composer wanted to depict. The entire piece presents a clash between the reality of life (the fugato movement) and life as a preparatory stage for an afterlife (the chorale). In the middle of the piece Carl Nielsen has tried definitively to paint the confusion that seizes us when one idea after another rushes through our heads. He has done so very originally | 51,734 | triviaqa-train |
In which war was the Battle of Poitiers, fought? | Battle of Poitiers
The Battle of Poitiers was a major English victory in the Edwardian phase of the Hundred Years' War. It was fought on 19 September 1356 in Nouaillé, near the city of Poitiers in Aquitaine, western France. Edward, the Black Prince, led an army of English, Welsh, Breton and Gascon troops, many of them veterans of the Battle of Crécy. They were attacked by a larger French force led by King John II of France, which included allied Scottish forces. The French were heavily | fought their first battle. This was at Crécy, and it was the first in a long run of military successes enjoyed by the English that was only to be stopped by the Black Death in 1348. The war recommenced in 1355, and when the following year the Prince of Wales won another decisive victory at the Battle of Poitiers, in which King John II of France was captured.
A French offensive to recapture castles in Normandy in August 1369 had restarted the war, and it went poorly for England almost from the | 51,735 | triviaqa-train |
The Parthenon in Athens stands on which hill? | the south, and the Eridanos to the north, the latter of which flowed through the town. The walled city measured about in diameter, although at its peak the city had suburbs extending well beyond these walls. The Acropolis was just south of the centre of this walled area. The city was burnt by Xerxes in 480 BC, but was soon rebuilt under the administration of Themistocles, and was adorned with public buildings by Cimon and especially by Pericles, in whose time (461–429 BC) it reached its greatest splendour. | Parthenon (Nashville)
The Parthenon in Centennial Park, in Nashville, Tennessee, is a full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens. It was designed by Confederate veteran William Crawford Smith and built in 1897 as part of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition.
Today the Parthenon, which functions as an art museum, stands as the centerpiece of Centennial Park, a large public park just west of downtown Nashville. Alan LeQuire's 1990 re-creation of the Athena Parthenos statue in the naos (the east room of | 51,736 | triviaqa-train |
What name appears on the postage stamps of Switzerland? | alpha-2 and vehicle registration code CH, and the ccTLD, .ch.
Notably, translations of the term Helvetia still serve as the name for Switzerland in languages such as Irish, in which the country is known as "An Eilbhéis" (bh making the sound of 'v' in Irish) , Greek, in which it is known as "Ελβετία (Elvetia)" and Romanian, in which it is known as Elveția. In Italian "Elvezia" is seen as archaic, but the demonym noun/adjective " | , after the disintegration of the Napoleonic Helvetic Republic, and she appears on official federal coins and stamps from the foundation of Switzerland as a federal state in 1848.
Name of Switzerland.
The Swiss Confederation continues to use the name in its Latin form when it is inappropriate or inconvenient to use any or all of its four official languages. Thus, the name appears on postage stamps, coins and other uses; the full name, "Confœderatio Helvetica", is abbreviated for uses such as the ISO 3166-1 | 51,737 | triviaqa-train |
Which actress took the lead role in the films 'Kitty Foyle' (1940), 'Roxie Hart' (1942), and 'Magnificent Doll' (1946)? | Magnificent Doll
Magnificent Doll is a 1946 American drama film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Ginger Rogers and David Niven.
Summary.
A young woman is wooed by Aaron Burr and James Madison.
Cast.
- Ginger Rogers as Dolly Payne Madison
- David Niven as Aaron Burr
- Burgess Meredith as James Madison
- Peggy Wood as Mrs. Payne
- Stephen McNally as John Todd (as Horace McNally)
- Robert Barrat as Mr. Payne
- Grandon Rhodes as Thomas Jefferson
- Frances | 1941, Rogers won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in 1940's "Kitty Foyle". She enjoyed considerable success during the early 1940s, and was RKO's hottest property during this period. In "Roxie Hart" (1942), based on the same play which later served as the template for the musical "Chicago", Rogers played a wisecracking flapper in a love triangle on trial for the murder of her lover; set in the era of prohibition, most of the film takes place in a | 51,738 | triviaqa-train |
Which city was the capital of India, until being replaced by Delhi in 1912? | In 1911, it was announced that the capital of British-held territories in India was to be transferred from Calcutta to Delhi. The name "New Delhi" was given in 1927, and the new capital was inaugurated on 13 February 1931. New Delhi, also known as "Lutyens' Delhi", was officially declared as the capital of the Union of India after the country gained independence on 15 August 1947.
During the partition of India, thousands of Hindu and Sikh refugees, mainly from West Punjab fled to | members with the Lt. Governor of Delhi as its head. The Council however had no legislative powers, only an advisory role in the governance of Delhi. This set up functioned until 1990.
This Council was finally replaced by the Delhi Legislative Assembly through the Constitution (Sixty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1991, followed by the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991 the Sixty-ninth Amendment to the Constitution of India, which declared the Union Territory of Delhi to be formally known as National Capital Territory | 51,739 | triviaqa-train |
Which eponymous heroine of an American novel is a byword for incurable optimism? | live in the fictional town of Beldingsville, Vermont, with her wealthy but stern and cold spinster Aunt Polly, who does not want to take in Pollyanna but feels it is her duty to her late sister. Pollyanna's philosophy of life centers on what she calls "The Glad Game," an optimistic and positive attitude she learned from her father. The game consists of finding something to be glad about in every situation, no matter how bleak it may be. It originated in an incident one Christmas when Pollyanna, who | Merci Suárez Changes Gears
Merci Suárez Changes Gears is a children's book written by Meg Medina and published in 2018. Mercedes "Merci" Suárez, the eponymous heroine, is a sixth grade scholarship student at an elite private school in South Florida. The novel details her struggles at school and home. The novel was awarded the 2019 Newbery Medal.
Plot summary.
Merci Suárez is a Cuban-American student starting the sixth grade (her second year) at Seaward Pines Academy, which she and her older brother | 51,740 | triviaqa-train |
Which actor took the lead roles in the films, 'Blade Runner', 'The Hitcher', and 'Flesh And Blood'? | Flesh and Blood (1985 film)
Flesh and Blood (stylized as Flesh+Blood) is a 1985 romantic erotic historical adventure drama film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Rutger Hauer, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Burlinson and Jack Thompson. The script was written by Verhoeven and Gerard Soeteman. The story is set in the year 1501 in Italy, during the early modern period, and follows two warring groups of mercenaries and their longstanding quarrel.
The script is partly based on unused material for the Dutch TV series "Floris" | " (1977) and "Spetters" (1980), he moved into American films such as "Nighthawks" (1981) and "Blade Runner" (1982), starring in the latter as self-aware android Roy Batty. His performance in "Blade Runner" brought him roles in films such as "The Osterman Weekend" (1983), "Ladyhawke" (1985), "The Hitcher" (1986), "Escape from Sobibor" (1987), "The Legend of the Holy Drinker | 51,741 | triviaqa-train |
Which US state is nicknamed 'Old Dominion'? | Convention resolved to join the Confederacy, and Virginia's First Wheeling Convention resolved to remain in the Union; that led to the creation of West Virginia. Although the Commonwealth was under one-party rule for nearly a century following Reconstruction, both major national parties are competitive in modern Virginia.
The Virginia General Assembly is the oldest continuous law-making body in the New World. The state government was ranked most effective by the Pew Center on the States in both 2005 and 2008. It is unique in how it treats | ; at the south end of the intersection, the two highways cross over Yorktown Boulevard. At 26th Street, which connects the highway with Yorktown Boulevard and the university, the state highway becomes two lanes again. SR 309 briefly runs concurrently with US 29 as four-lane divided Old Dominion Drive. At the highways' western junction, at which there is no direct access from northbound US 29 to westbound SR 309, the U.S. Highway heads toward Falls Church as Lee Highway. The two highways diverge, with US 29 following | 51,742 | triviaqa-train |
In which Midlands city is the University of Central England? | the City of Birmingham, the City of Coventry and the City of Wolverhampton, as well as the boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull and Walsall.
The metropolitan county exists in law and as a geographic frame of reference, and as a ceremonial county it has a Lord Lieutenant and a High Sheriff. Between 1974 and 1986, the West Midlands County Council was the administrative body covering the county; this was abolished on 31 March 1986, and the constituent metropolitan boroughs effectively became unitary authorities. A new administrative body for | Wednesfield High Specialist Engineering Academy
Wednesfield High Specialist Engineering Academy (formerly Wednesfield High School) is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in the Wednesfield area of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands of England.
Previously a community school administered by Wolverhampton City Council, Wednesfield High School converted to academy status in January 2015 and was renamed Wednesfield High Specialist Engineering Academy. The school is now sponsored by the University of Wolverhampton's Education Central Multi Academy Trust. However the school continues to coordinate with Wolverhampton City Council for admissions. | 51,743 | triviaqa-train |
Who replaced George Stephenson on the British £5.00 note in 2002? | note, in a green colour and featuring the prison reformer Elizabeth Fry, was issued.
The initial printing of several million Stephenson notes was destroyed when it was noticed that the wrong year for his death had been printed. The original issue of the Fry banknote was withdrawn after it was found the ink on the serial number could be rubbed off the surface of the note; these notes are now very rare and sought by collectors. The Stephenson £5 note was withdrawn as legal tender from 21 November 2003, at which | celebrated in 1881 at Crystal Palace by 15,000 people, and it was George who was featured on the reverse of the Series E five pound note issued by the Bank of England between 1990 and 2003. The Stephenson Railway Museum in North Shields is named after George and Robert Stephenson.
See also.
- List of British heritage and private railways
External links.
- The Robert Stephenson Trust
- Menai Heritage A community project and museum telling the story of Stephenson's Britannia Tubular Bridge | 51,744 | triviaqa-train |
What is the nickname of Brentford football team? | occasions. Their main rivals are fellow West London clubs Fulham and Queens Park Rangers.
Nickname.
Brentford's nickname is "The Bees". The nickname was unintentionally created by students of Borough Polytechnic, who attended a match and shouted the college's chant "buck up Bs", in support of their friend and then-Brentford player Joe Gettins.
Team colours and badge.
Brentford's predominant home colours are a red and white striped shirt, black shorts and red or black socks. These have been | Gareth Graham
Gareth Lee Graham (born 6 December 1978) is a Northern Irish retired football midfielder and right back. He began his career in the Football League at Crystal Palace, before transferring to Brentford in 1999. Upon his release from Brentford, Graham embarked on a nomadic career in non-league football. He represented Northern Ireland U21 at international level. He is known by the nickname "Ginge".
Club career.
Club career Crystal Palace.
Graham began his career in his native Northern Ireland with Dungoyne | 51,745 | triviaqa-train |
Which film studio produced the 'Tom and Jerry' cartoons? | Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry is an American animated series of comedy short films created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. It centers on a rivalry between the title characters Tom, a cat, and Jerry, a mouse. Many shorts also feature several recurring characters.
In its original run, Hanna and Barbera produced 114 "Tom and Jerry" shorts for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 1940 to 1958. During this time, they won seven Academy Awards for Animated Short Film, tying for first place | The Tom and Jerry Cartoon Kit
The Tom and Jerry Cartoon Kit is a "Tom and Jerry" animated short film, produced and released on August 10, 1962. It was the ninth of the thirteen cartoons in a series of thirteen to be directed by Gene Deitch and produced by William L. Snyder in Czechoslovakia.
"The Tom and Jerry Cartoon Kit" is a sarcastic attack on the series as a whole and its formulaic approach, which the short mocks as excessively violent and designed solely for profit. Deitch had | 51,746 | triviaqa-train |
Common Salt is a compound formed from two elements; one is Sodium, which is the other? | compounds. Sodium is the sixth most abundant element in the Earth's crust and exists in numerous minerals such as feldspars, sodalite, and rock salt (NaCl). Many salts of sodium are highly water-soluble: sodium ions have been leached by the action of water from the Earth's minerals over eons, and thus sodium and chlorine are the most common dissolved elements by weight in the oceans.
Sodium was first isolated by Humphry Davy in 1807 by the electrolysis of sodium hydroxide. Among many other useful sodium compounds | Plumbide
A plumbide can refer to one of two things: an intermetallic compound that contains lead, or a Zintl phase compound with lead as the anion.
Zintl phase.
Plumbides can be formed when lead forms a Zintl phase compound with a more metallic element. One salt that can be formed this way is when cryptand reacts with sodium and lead in ethylenediamine (en) to produce [Pb], which is red in solution.
Lead can also create anions with tin, in a series of anions with | 51,747 | triviaqa-train |
In which British city is the Clifton Suspension Bridge? | massive embankments and viaducts. The alternative was to build across the narrowest point of the Avon Gorge, well above the height required for shipping.
In 1753 Bristolian merchant William Vick had left a bequest in his will of £1,000 (equivalent to £ in ), invested with instructions that when the interest had accumulated to £10,000 (), it should be used for the purpose of building a stone bridge between Clifton Down (which was in Gloucestershire, outside the City of Bristol, until the 1830s) and Leigh Woods | Clifton Suspension Bridge, and both look over the Avon Gorge. The Downs are protected by an 1861 Act of Parliament, and are managed by the Downs Committee, a joint committee of the city council (which owns Durdham Down) and the Society of Merchant Venturers (which owns Clifton Down).
Blaise Castle estate, situated north west of the city centre, includes a recreation ground and large playing fields, as well as woodland, a mansion, and a small gorge, totalling . The mansion house is now a | 51,748 | triviaqa-train |
Jacqui Abbot replaced Briana Corrigan in which pop group? | Briana Corrigan
Briana Corrigan (born 30 May 1965) is a Northern Irish singer. She was the first female singer for The Beautiful South, from 1988 to 1992, before leaving.
Early life.
She was born in Northern Ireland. When she was 11 years old, her family moved from Belfast to Portstewart, County Londonderry. She moved to Newcastle upon Tyne in England at the age of 18 to study for a BA in creative and performing arts and, while there, she began singing with The Anthill | this is most evident at the end of the song where Heaton sings "'Chamberlain had his paper, Jesus had his cross, They held on, We held on to what?' "
The songs also led the South's first female singer, Briana Corrigan, to leave the band, after Heaton sent her copies of the songs, including "Mini-correct" and "Worthless Lie", she swiftly made the decision to leave. Equally swiftly, Heaton employed the then-unknown Jacqui Abbott in her place | 51,749 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the play 'Edward II'? | in 1307. He married Isabella, the daughter of the powerful King Philip IV of France, in 1308, as part of a long-running effort to resolve tensions between the English and French crowns.
Edward had a close and controversial relationship with Piers Gaveston, who had joined his household in 1300. The precise nature of his and Gaveston's relationship is uncertain; they may have been friends, lovers or sworn brothers. Edward's relationship with Gaveston inspired Christopher Marlowe's 1592 play "Edward II", along with | murderer of Richard II in Shakespeare's play of the same name, although Shakespeare changed his character's first name to Piers. The playwright took his information from previous chroniclers—for instance Raphael Holinshed and Edward Hall—who in turn may have taken their information from the first chronicle to name the killer thus. This was Jean Creton, who between 1401 and 1402 wrote an account of the deposition and murder ("the only true account") as he understood it to have occurred, at the commission of the Earl of | 51,750 | triviaqa-train |
Ian Gillan replaced Ronnie James in which pop group? | music business, he resumed his music career with solo bands the Ian Gillan Band and Gillan, before a year-long stint as the vocalist for Black Sabbath in 1983. The following year, Deep Purple reformed and two more successful albums followed before he left in 1989. He returned to the group in 1993, and has remained its lead singer ever since.
In addition to his main work—performing with Deep Purple and other bands during the 1970s and 1980s—he sang the role of Jesus in the original recording | Elf, fronted by Ronnie James Dio, in early 1975, but the group disbanded shortly afterwards. Accompanied by Elf keyboardist Mickey Lee Soule, Nauseef joined ex-Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan in his new jazz fusion group, simply named the Ian Gillan Band. After three albums, Gillan broke the group up in 1978. Nauseef stood in for Thin Lizzy drummer Brian Downey for two international tours, then joined Gary Moore's short-lived band G-Force.
During the 1980s, Nauseef moved away from rock music | 51,751 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the play 'The Duchess Of Malfi'? | The Duchess of Malfi
The Duchess of Malfi (originally published as The Tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy) is a Jacobean revenge tragedy written by English dramatist John Webster in 1612–1613. It was first performed privately at the Blackfriars Theatre, then later to a larger audience at The Globe, in 1613–1614.
Published in 1623, the play is loosely based on events that occurred between 1508 and 1513 surrounding Giovanna d'Aragona, Duchess of Amalfi (d. 1511), whose father, Enrico d'Aragona, Marquis of Gerace, was an | Career.
Career Theatre.
In 2018 Iyiola returned to the RSC to work with Director Maria Åberg, starring as The Duchess of Malfi in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2018 summer season. Iyiola is the first black woman to play The Duchess in a major production. Her performance was met with praise from the British press, the Guardian’s Michael Billington wrote, “Any production, however, pivots on the performance of the Duchess, and Iyiola – following a long line of distinguished RSC forbears including Peggy Ashcroft, Judi Dench | 51,752 | triviaqa-train |
Which best selling American author includes 'The Piranhas' and 'Descent From Xanadu' amongst his works? | Harold Robbins
Harold Robbins (May 21, 1916 – October 14, 1997) was an American author of popular novels. One of the best-selling writers of all time, he penned over 25 best-sellers, selling over 750 million copies in 32 languages.
Early life.
Robbins was born Harold Rubin in New York City, the son of Frances "Fannie" Smith and Charles Rubin. His parents were well-educated Jewish emigrants from the Russian Empire, his father from Odessa and his mother from | Dreams Die First", 1977
- "Memories of Another Day", 1979
- "Goodbye, Janette", 1981
- "The Storyteller", 1982
- "Spellbinder", 1982
- "Descent from Xanadu", 1984
- "The Piranhas", 1986
- "The Raiders", 1995 (sequel to "The Carpetbaggers")
- "The Stallion", 1996 (sequel to "The Betsy")
- "Tycoon", 1997
- "The | 51,753 | triviaqa-train |
"Can you identify the play by William Shakespeare in which the following quote appears, ""If music be the food of love, play on""?" | magic, and comic lowlife scenes. Shakespeare's next comedy, the equally romantic "Merchant of Venice", contains a portrayal of the vengeful Jewish moneylender Shylock, which reflects Elizabethan views but may appear derogatory to modern audiences. The wit and wordplay of "Much Ado About Nothing", the charming rural setting of "As You Like It", and the lively merrymaking of "Twelfth Night" complete Shakespeare's sequence of great comedies. After the lyrical "Richard II", written almost entirely in verse, Shakespeare introduced | Hut," a play on the character Jabba the Hutt.
- The episode frequently references "Pride and Prejudice".
- The business teacher references Warren Buffett.
- Logan sarcastically refers to Nurse Ratched from "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and the film of the same name.
- Logan's inspirational quote of the day is from William Makepeace Thackeray.
- Logan uses a catchphrase from "I Love Lucy".
Music.
The following music can be heard in the episode | 51,754 | triviaqa-train |
What was the first name of the song-writing brother of George Gershwin? | Bess" (1935) which spawned the hit "Summertime".
Gershwin studied piano under Charles Hambitzer and composition with Rubin Goldmark, Henry Cowell, and Joseph Brody. He began his career as a song plugger but soon started composing Broadway theater works with his brother Ira Gershwin and Buddy DeSylva. He moved to Paris intending to study with Nadia Boulanger, but she refused him; he subsequently composed "An American in Paris". He then returned to New York City and wrote "Porgy and Bess" with Ira and | George Lomer
George Lomer (14 May 1904 – 3 May 1966) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). | 51,755 | triviaqa-train |
In the 1974 comedy TV series 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum', who played the part of 'Rangi Ram'? | Kinsey)
'Nosher' Evans does a paper tearing act. He is always eating something (and once stayed on punishment in the canteen four hours after he was relieved as he was enjoying himself) resulting in him spraying the contents of his mouth all around him when he speaks.
Characters Natives.
- Bearer Rangi Ram (Michael Bates)
Rangi Ram is the concert party's native bearer and very proud to be of service to the army. The Sergeant Major shouts at him more than at anyone else, | It Ain't Half Hot Mum", running from 3 January 1974 to 3 September 1981. It was set in the jungles of Burma and India during the Second World War and MacDonald played the character Gunner "Nobby" Clark, a member of a Royal Artillery Concert Party.
He also had a minor part as Jacko's brother in the comedy series "Brush Strokes" which ran from 1986 to 1991, in which he was married to the less than faithful Gloria.
When he landed the part of pub landlord | 51,756 | triviaqa-train |
In which 'James Bond' film did Michelle Yeoh play the part of 'Bond girl - Wai Lin'? | the BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Award for UK Developer of the Year in 1998 and sold over eight million copies worldwide, grossing $250 million.
In 1999 Electronic Arts acquired the licence and released "Tomorrow Never Dies" on 16 December 1999. In October 2000, they released for the Nintendo 64 followed by "007 Racing" for the PlayStation on 21 November 2000. In 2003, the company released "", which included the likenesses and voices of Pierce Brosnan, Willem Dafoe, Heidi Klum, Judi Dench and John Cleese | his romantic advances - one of the very few Bond Girls to pull that off!"
External links.
- Michelle Yeoh (Wai Lin) James Bond Girls MI6
- James Bond multimedia | Michelle Yeoh (Wai Lin) | 51,757 | triviaqa-train |
"Can you identify the play by William Shakespeare in which the following quote appears, ""Cowards die many times before their deaths""?" | prose comedy into the histories of the late 1590s, "Henry IV, parts 1" and "2", and "Henry V". His characters become more complex and tender as he switches deftly between comic and serious scenes, prose and poetry, and achieves the narrative variety of his mature work. This period begins and ends with two tragedies: "Romeo and Juliet", the famous romantic tragedy of sexually charged adolescence, love, and death; and "Julius Caesar"—based on Sir Thomas North's 1579 translation of | Merely Players
Merely Players was a one-man stage show written and performed by Barry Morse. It examined the lives of a series of actors and others from Elizabethan times up to present day. The title is derived from lines by William Shakespeare in his play "As You Like It":
"All the world's a stage,"BR
"and all the men and women merely players:"BR
"They have their exits and their entrances;"BR
"and one man in his time plays many parts."BR
The two | 51,758 | triviaqa-train |
Which American President used the slogan 'It's Morning Again In America' for his 1984 Presidential campaign? | 1984 United States presidential election
The 1984 United States presidential election was the 50th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 6, 1984. Incumbent Republican President Ronald Reagan defeated former Vice President Walter Mondale, the Democratic candidate.
Reagan faced only token opposition in his bid for re-nomination by the Republicans, and he and Vice President George H. W. Bush were easily re-nominated. Mondale defeated Senator Gary Hart and several other candidates in the 1984 Democratic primaries. Mondale chose Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro of New | career 2016 presidential campaign.
Political career 2016 presidential campaign Republican primaries.
On June 16, 2015, Trump announced his candidacy for President of the United States at Trump Tower in Manhattan. In the speech, Trump discussed illegal immigration, offshoring of American jobs, the U.S. national debt, and Islamic terrorism, which all remained large priorities during the campaign. He also announced his campaign slogan: "Make America Great Again". "Transcript of full speech" Trump said his wealth would make him immune to pressure from campaign donors. | 51,759 | triviaqa-train |
In which year was the voting age in Britain reduced from 21 to 18? | or higher. In 1946 Czechoslovakia became the first state to reduce the voting age to 20 years, and by 1968 a total of 17 countries had lowered their voting age. Many countries, particularly in Western Europe, reduced their voting ages to 18 years during the 1970s, starting with the United Kingdom (1969), with the United States (26th Amendment) (1971), Canada, West Germany (1972), Australia (1974), France (1974), and others following soon afterwards. By the end | contest the four vacancies.
Changes in franchise Reduction in voting age.
This was the first election after the passage of the Electoral Law Amendment Act, No. 30 of 1958, which reduced the voting age for white voters from 21 to 18.
Delimitation of electoral divisions.
The South Africa Act 1909 had provided for a delimitation commission to define the boundaries for each electoral division, for general roll voters in the four provinces. The representation by province, under the eleventh delimitation report of 1958, is set out | 51,760 | triviaqa-train |
Which was the only team in the 2010 World Cup Finals in South Africa not to lose a match? | in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. Host nation South Africa and both 2006 World Cup finalists Italy and France were all eliminated in the first round of the tournament. It was the first time that the hosts had been eliminated in the first round. New Zealand, with their three draws, were the only undefeated team in the tournament, but they were also eliminated in the first round.
Host selection.
Africa was chosen as the host for the 2010 World Cup as part of a short-lived rotation policy, | a one-sided final, South Africa beat Pakistan and claimed its maiden U-19 World Cup title. Corbin Bosch, son of former South African cricketer late Tertius Bosch, was the Man of the Match in the finals and Aiden Markram was the Man of the Series. South Africa did not lose even a single match in the entire tournament.
History 2016 (Winner: West Indies).
The 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup was held in Bangladesh. It was the eleventh edition of the Under-19 World Cup, and the second | 51,761 | triviaqa-train |
In which opera do the characters 'Annina', 'Alfredo Germont' and 'Duophol' appear? | Synopsis.
Synopsis Act 1.
"The salon in Violetta's house"
Violetta Valéry, a famed courtesan, throws a lavish party at her Paris salon to celebrate her recovery from an illness. Gastone, a viscount, has brought with him a friend, Alfredo Germont, a young bourgeois from a provincial family who has long adored Violetta from afar. While walking to the salon, Gastone tells Violetta that Alfredo loves her, and that while she was ill, he came to her house every day. Alfredo | appear 401 times at the Metropolitan Opera. Her most frequent assignments at the Met were as Annina in "Der Rosenkavalier" and Emilia in "Otello". She also performed as Mrs. Sedley in "Peter Grimes" in 1948, Mother Goose in "The Rake's Progress", in 1953, and Madame Larina in the 1957 Peter Brook staging of "Eugene Onegin". Her final appearance at the Met was as the Innkeeper in "Boris Godunov" in 1961.
Lipton also sang in Europe. She sang the | 51,762 | triviaqa-train |
Marsala is a fortified wine from which island? | least ten years
Marsala wine was traditionally served as an aperitif between the first and second courses of a meal. Contemporary diners will serve its drier versions chilled with Parmesan (stravecchio), Gorgonzola, Roquefort, and other spicy cheeses, with fruits or pastries, and the sweeter at room temperature as a dessert wine. Marsala is sometimes discussed with another Sicilian wine, "Passito di Pantelleria" (Pantelleria Island's raisin wine).
In cooking.
Marsala wine is frequently used in cooking, and is especially prevalent | Fortified wine
Fortified wine is a wine to which a distilled spirit, usually brandy, is added. Many different styles of fortified wine have been developed, including Port, Sherry, Madeira, Marsala, Commandaria wine, and the aromatised wine Vermouth.
Production.
One reason for fortifying wine was to preserve it, since ethanol is a natural antiseptic. Even though other preservation methods now exist, fortification continues to be used because the process can add distinct flavors to the finished product.
Although grape brandy is most | 51,763 | triviaqa-train |
Which car company produces the 'Stilo' model? | production was very limited before World War II. Only a handful of companies were producing vehicles in limited numbers, and these were small, three-wheeled for commercial uses, like Daihatsu, or were the result of partnering with European companies, like Isuzu building the Wolseley A-9 in 1922. Mitsubishi was also partnered with Fiat and built the Mitsubishi Model A based on a Fiat vehicle. Toyota, Nissan, Suzuki, Mazda, and Honda began as companies producing non-automotive products before the war, switching to car production during | AUTOart
AUTOart is a Hong Kong-based diecast model car line sold by AA Collection Ltd. The company was formerly owned by Gateway Global Ltd., which was based in Costa Mesa, California.
History.
AUTOart was established in 1998 (AUTOart website). Other lines of diecast vehicles formerly associated with AUTOart were Gateway, Gate and UT Models. The latter was originally a German company with diecast cars made in China and associated with Paul's Model Art which produces Minichamps. AUTOart makes diecast model cars, slot racing | 51,764 | triviaqa-train |
In the 1974 comedy TV series 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum' who played the part of 'Gunner Beaumont'? | , but it was exactly how people spoke. He referred to the behaviour of his own Sergeant Major in the concert party in India who told them: No man who puts on make-up and ponces about on a stage is normal - what are you?' 'We're a bunch of poofs!' we'd reply". Of the depiction of the Melvyn Hayes character 'Gloria' Beaumont, Croft told interviewer Simon Morgan-Russell that the character "never expressed any interest in other males" and, in | It Ain't Half Hot Mum", running from 3 January 1974 to 3 September 1981. It was set in the jungles of Burma and India during the Second World War and MacDonald played the character Gunner "Nobby" Clark, a member of a Royal Artillery Concert Party.
He also had a minor part as Jacko's brother in the comedy series "Brush Strokes" which ran from 1986 to 1991, in which he was married to the less than faithful Gloria.
When he landed the part of pub landlord | 51,765 | triviaqa-train |
In which 'James Bond' film did the character 'Honey Ryder' appear? | Honey Ryder
Honeychile Rider is a fictional character in Ian Fleming's James Bond novel "Dr. No". In the 1962 Bond film of the same name, her name was shortened and changed to Honey Ryder. In the film, she is played by Swiss actress Ursula Andress and due to her heavy accent was dubbed by Nikki van der Zyl.
In the film series, Ryder is widely regarded as the first Bond girl, although she is not the first woman in the film to be with Bond (that distinction | - A dark grey cell indicates the character did not appear.
Background and production.
Background and production Influences.
"Spy Kids" was influenced by James Bond films. Director Robert Rodriguez says the first film was "Willy Wonka-meets-James Bond" and the second was the ""Mysterious Island" and James Bond mix". Technology in the films is portrayed as looking friendly, and a bit cartoonish.
The spy organization featured in the films is called the OSS. The initials seem to | 51,766 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the lyricist partner of Richard Rogers prior to Oscar Hammerstein? | when he teamed up with Richard Rodgers to write a musical adaptation of the play "Green Grow the Lilacs". Rodgers' first partner, Lorenz Hart, originally planned to collaborate with Rodgers on this piece, but his alcoholism had become out of control, and he was unable to write. Hart was also not certain that the idea had much merit, and the two therefore separated. The adaptation became the first Rodgers and Hammerstein collaboration, entitled "Oklahoma!", which opened on Broadway in 1943. It furthered the | Oscar Hammerstein
Oscar Hammerstein may refer to:
- Oscar Hammerstein I (1846–1919), cigar manufacturer, opera impresario and theatre builder
- Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960), Broadway lyricist, songwriting partner of Jerome Kern and Richard Rodgers | 51,767 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first female head of MI5? | Stella Rimington
Dame Stella Rimington, DCB (born 13 May 1935) is a British author and former Director General of MI5, a position she held from 1992 to 1996. She was the first female DG of MI5, and the first DG whose name was publicised on appointment. In 1993, Rimington became the first DG of MI5 to pose openly for cameras at the launch of a brochure outlining the organisation's activities.
Early life.
Rimington was born Stella Whitehouse in south London, England; her family moved | . Sissmore became head girl at Princess Helen's College, Ealing and was recruited to MI5 in 1916 as an eighteen-year-old clerk. She has been described as "one of MI5's most remarkable wartime recruits". In her spare time she trained to be a barrister and, after obtaining first-class exam results, was called to the bar in 1924. The day before World War II broke out Sissmore, still MI5's only female officer, married Wing Commander John Oliver "Joe" Archer, CBE | 51,768 | triviaqa-train |
'Mr. Lockwood' rents 'Thrushcross Grange' and asks the housekeeper 'Nelly Dean' to tell him about the landlord and his family. This is the basis of which novel? | and Hindley humiliates Heathcliff by locking him in the attic. Catherine tries to comfort Heathcliff, but he vows revenge on Hindley.
The following year, Frances Earnshaw gives birth to a son, named Hareton, but she dies a few months later. Hindley descends into drunkenness. Two more years pass, and Catherine and Edgar Linton become friends, while she becomes more distant from Heathcliff. Edgar visits Catherine while Hindley is away, and they declare themselves lovers soon afterwards.
Catherine confesses to Nelly that Edgar has proposed marriage | , again; they dream of the whole family living together, forever.
She visits Helstone with Mr. Bell, and finds herself quite disillusioned with the place she had idealised for so long. Margaret asks Mr Bell to tell Thornton about Frederick, but Mr Bell dies before he can do so. He leaves Margaret a legacy which includes Marlborough Mills and the Thornton house.
Meanwhile, Mr Thornton's cotton business has failed. He is in London to settle his business affairs with his new landlord, Margaret. When Margaret | 51,769 | triviaqa-train |
Which city completes, and is the site of the main campus of '........ Solent University'? | Solent University
Solent University (formerly Southampton Solent University) is a public university based in Southampton, United Kingdom. It has approximately 11,000 students. Its main campus is located on East Park Terrace near the city centre and the maritime hub of Southampton.
Solent University students are represented by Solent Students' Union, which is based on the East Park Terrace campus.
History.
The university's origins can be traced back to a private School of Art founded in 1856, which eventually became the Southampton College of Art | and joined the University of Thessaly at the City of Lamia Campus (that was formerly the main campus of the University of Central Greece (UTH) which existed from 2003 to 2013) and became a part of its campus. Then, due to the integration, the campus is existed into two parts, the North Site or Central Site and South Site.
The university campus in its state—the southern regional campus of the University of Thessaly (UTH)—commonly considered to as "Univesrity of Thessaly at the City of Lamia" | 51,770 | triviaqa-train |
What is the nickname of Hull City F.C.? | of the FA Cup.
Hull City play home games at the KCOM Stadium, having moved there in 2002 after 56 seasons at Boothferry Park. Hull traditionally play in black and amber, often with a striped shirt design, hence their nickname, The Tigers.
History.
History Early history.
Hull City Association Football Club was founded in June 1904; previous attempts to found a football club had proved difficult because of the dominance in the city of rugby league teams such as Hull F.C. and Hull Kingston Rovers. The | the Hull Athletic Club's ground at the Boulevard, Airlie Street, which gave rise to their nickname the "Airlie Birds" (Early Birds). Traditionally people from the west side of Hull support Hull F.C. while Hull Kingston Rovers are supported by the east half, the border being the River Hull.
Old Faithful is a traditional Hull F.C. terrace song. The team shares the KCOM Stadium with association football side Hull City. Their mascot is the "Airlie Bird".
History.
History Early years.
The | 51,771 | triviaqa-train |
Lexus is the luxury vehicle division of what car maker? | V6-powered IS 350 and IS 250, hybrid IS 300h and performance-tuned F Sport variants. The IS designation stands for Intelligent Sport.
First generation (XE10; 1998–2005).
Produced as a direct competitor to the luxury sports sedans of the leading European luxury marques, the XE10 series Toyota Altezza and Lexus IS was designed with a greater performance emphasis than typically seen on prior Japanese luxury vehicles. The engineering work was led by Nobuaki Katayama from 1994 to 1998 under the 038T program code, who was responsible for | of pitchers
Television.
- 300 (television), a Catalan public television channel
Vehicles.
- Airbus A300, a commercial jet airliner
- Chrysler 300, a luxury and full-sized vehicle made and sold by Chrysler
- Dragoon 300
- "Jagdgeschwader" 300
- Kawasaki Ninja 300, a sport bike
- Latécoère 300
- Lexus ES 300, a mid-size luxury sedan sold by Lexus
- Lexus IS 300, a compact executive car sold by Lexus
- Lexus | 51,772 | triviaqa-train |
What island does Puff the Magic Dragon call home? | have repeatedly rejected this interpretation and have strongly and consistently denied that they intended any references to drug use. Both Leonard Lipton and lead singer Peter Yarrow have stated "Puff the Magic Dragon is not about drugs." Yarrow has frequently explained that the song is about the hardships of growing older and has no relationship to drug-taking. He has also said of the song that it "never had any meaning other than the obvious one" and is about the "loss of innocence in children", and dismissed the suggestion | Island Home Park, Knoxville
Island Home Park is a neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, located in the southeastern part of the city along the Tennessee River. Developed as a streetcar suburb in the early 1900s, the neighborhood retains most of its original houses and streetscapes, and is home to the city's largest concentration of Bungalow-style houses. In 1994, several dozen houses in Island Home Park were added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Island Home Park Historic District.
What is now | 51,773 | triviaqa-train |
The Fed Cup is premier women's international tennis match, pitting teams from various countries against each other. What is the equivalent men's contest? | by the then ITF President Philippe Chatrier, ITF General Secretary David Gray and ITF Vice President Pablo Llorens, and support from IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch. The success of the event was overwhelming and the IOC decided to reintroduce tennis as a full medal sport at Seoul in 1988.
The Davis Cup, an annual competition between men's national teams, dates to 1900. The analogous competition for women's national teams, the Fed Cup, was founded as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding | Algerian Women's Cup
The Algerian Women's Cup () is a women's association football competition in Algeria. pitting regional teams against each other. It was established in 1998. It is the women's equivalent of the Algerian Cup for men. The winner of the 2018 edition is FC Constantine for the first time.
See also.
- Algerian Women's Championship
- Algerian Women's League Cup
- Algerian Women's Super Cup
External links.
- Algeria (Women), List of Cup | 51,774 | triviaqa-train |
Nicknamed Slowhand, what famed English guitarist was born on March 30, 1945? | the best blues guitarist on the club circuit. Although Clapton gained world fame for his playing on the influential album, "Blues Breakers – John Mayall – With Eric Clapton", this album was not released until he had left the band for the last time in July 1966.
Having swapped his Fender Telecaster and Vox AC30 amplifier for a 1960 Gibson Les Paul Standard guitar and Marshall amplifier, Clapton's sound and playing inspired the famous slogan "Clapton is God", spray-painted by an unknown admirer on a wall | They toured England with American bluesman Sonny Boy Williamson II; a joint LP album, recorded in December 1963, was issued in 1965.
Yardbirds' rhythm guitarist, Chris Dreja, recalled that whenever Clapton broke a guitar string during a concert, he would stay on stage and replace it. The English audiences would wait out the delay by doing what is called a "slow handclap". Clapton's nickname of "Slowhand" came from Giorgio Gomelsky, a pun on the slow handclapping that ensued when Clapton stopped playing while | 51,775 | triviaqa-train |
Abraham Lincoln was president of the Union during the civil war. Who was the president of the Confederate States? | in the Union to establish or disestablish slavery as a purely local matter. The Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854 legislated this doctrine. In the Kansas Territory, years of pro and anti-slavery violence and political conflict erupted; the congressional House of Representatives voted to admit Kansas as a free state in early 1860, but its admission in the Senate was delayed until January 1861, after the 1860 elections when Southern states began to leave.
The fourth theory was advocated by Mississippi Senator Jefferson Davis, one of state sovereignty ( | Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was an American soldier, politician, and international statesman who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. During the American Civil War, General Grant, with President Abraham Lincoln, led the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy. During the Reconstruction Era, President Grant led the Republicans in their efforts to remove the vestiges of Confederate nationalism, racism, and slavery.
From | 51,776 | triviaqa-train |
The Starry Night, The Potato Eaters, and Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear are all paintings by what famed artist? | art. He was not commercially successful, and his suicide at 37 came after years of mental illness and poverty.
Born into an upper-middle-class family, Van Gogh drew as a child and was serious, quiet and thoughtful. As a young man he worked as an art dealer, often travelling, but became depressed after he was transferred to London. He turned to religion and spent time as a Protestant missionary in southern Belgium. He drifted in ill health and solitude before taking up painting in 1881, | -Portrait with Bandaged Ear" and "Peach Blossoms in the Crau", Gauguin's "Nevermore" and "Te Rerioa", and important works by Seurat, Henri "le Douanier" Rousseau, Toulouse-Lautrec and Modigliani.
Further bequests were added after the Second World War, most notably the collection of Old Master paintings assembled by Lord Lee, a founder of the Institute. This included Cranach's "Adam and Eve" and a sketch in oils by Peter Paul Rubens for what is arguably his masterpiece, | 51,777 | triviaqa-train |
The secret police force created by Papa Doc Duvalier, the Tonton Macoute terrorized the citizens of what country? | François Duvalier
François Duvalier (; 14 April 190721 April 1971), also known as Papa Doc "(Daddy Doc)", was the President of Haiti from 1957 to 1971. He was elected president in 1957 on a populist and black nationalist platform. After thwarting a military coup d'état in 1958, his regime rapidly became totalitarian and despotic. An undercover government death squad, the Tonton Macoute, killed opponents indiscriminately, and was thought to be so pervasive that Haitians became highly fearful of expressing dissent, even in private. | Dimitris Sylvestros was uploaded first on Rootopia's channel and later on Adamou's channel.
Credits and personnel.
- Personnel
- Lead vocals – Ivi Adamou
- Producers – Michalis Kouinelis
- Songwriting – Michalis Kouinelis | 51,778 | triviaqa-train |
The first oral medicine to treat erectile dysfunction, Viagra was approved for sale by the FDA on March 27, 1988. Which company produces it? | to the penis, vision problems, and hearing loss. Sildenafil should not be taken by people on nitrates such as nitroglycerin (glycerin trinitrate), as this may result in a serious drop in blood pressure.
Sildenafil acts by blocking phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE), an enzyme that promotes breakdown of cGMP, which regulates blood flow in the penis. It requires sexual arousal, however, to work. It also results in dilation of the blood vessels in the lungs.
Pfizer originally discovered the medication in 1989 while looking | Orgasm Inc.
Orgasm Inc. (2009) is the first feature documentary by award-winning director Liz Canner. It premiered at the Hot Docs Documentary Film Festival.
In the documentary, filmmaker Liz Canner takes a job editing erotic movies for a drug trial for a pharmaceutical company called Vivus. Her employer is developing what they hope will be the first Viagra drug for women that wins FDA approval to treat a new disease: female sexual dysfunction (FSD). Many women suffer from this, as males suffers erectile dysfunctions. | 51,779 | triviaqa-train |
A former advertising executive, who is the "creative genius" behind the Garfield comic strip? | particularly the 1990s) has been considered to be in decline due to numerous factors such as changing tastes in humor and entertainment, the waning relevance of newspapers in general and the loss of most foreign markets outside English-speaking countries. One particularly humorous example of such promotional efforts is the Great Comic Strip Switcheroonie, held in 1997 on April Fool's Day, an event in which dozens of prominent artists took over each other's strips. "Garfield"’s Jim Davis, for example, switched with "Blondie"’s Stan | for $38 per week, drawing comic strips. After graduating he became an office boy at 20th Century Fox and eventually worked his way into advertising; Raucher was known for his hobby of writing plays, which several ad executives believed to be the mark of a creative genius. Raucher proved successful as an ad man, and was part of the advertising team that developed the ad campaign for the opening of Disneyland.
While working as an ad executive, Raucher simultaneously pursued a writing career, and several of his plays were | 51,780 | triviaqa-train |
March 31, 1917 saw the US take possession of the US Virgin Islands, after spending $25 million to buy them from what country? | Saint Croix, Saint John, and Saint Thomas, and many other surrounding minor islands. The total land area of the territory is . The territory's capital is Charlotte Amalie on the island of St. Thomas.
Previously known as the Danish West Indies of the Kingdom of Denmark–Norway, they were sold to the United States by Denmark in the Treaty of the Danish West Indies of 1917. They are classified by the United Nations as a Non-Self-Governing Territory, and are currently an organised, unincorporated United | the House had a Republican plurality but the Democrats remained in control with the support of the Progressives and Socialist Representative Meyer London.
Major events.
- March 4, 1917: Jeannette Rankin of Montana became the first woman member of the United States House of Representatives.
- March 8, 1917: The United States Senate adopted the cloture rule to limit filibusters.
- March 31, 1917: The United States took possession of the Danish West Indies, which become the US Virgin Islands, after paying $25 | 51,781 | triviaqa-train |
The largest automobile magazine by circulation, what monthly rag publishes a yearly 10Best? | Automobile (magazine)
Automobile is an American automobile magazine published by the Motor Trend Group. A group of former employees of "Car and Driver" led by David E. Davis founded "Automobile" in 1986 with support from Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation—using the credo "No Boring Cars." "Automobile" distinguishes itself as more of a lifestyle magazine than the other automotive publications, an editorial theme that Davis greatly expanded upon from his tenure as the editor of "Car and Driver", though it is a | .
Affiliates AARP publications and broadcasts English-language.
"AARP The Magazine", with a circulation of approximately 37 million and the "AARP Bulletin" with 30 million as of 2016, are the two largest-circulation publications in the United States.
- The organization publishes "AARP The Magazine" (known until 2002 as "Modern Maturity"), a lifestyle magazine for people 50+. Established in 1958, the magazine is distributed bi-monthly to AARP members.
- "AARP Bulletin", subtitled | 51,782 | triviaqa-train |
On March 30, 1981, noted asshat John Hinckley, Jr., took a shot at which US official? | Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan (; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Prior to his presidency, he was a Hollywood actor and union leader before serving as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 to 1975.
Reagan was raised in a poor family in small towns of northern Illinois. He graduated from Eureka College in 1932 and worked as a sports announcer on several regional radio stations. After moving to California in 1937 | counterpart of Cannonbolt. The main difference between Wrecking Bolt and Cannonbolt is that Wrecking Bolt's pads are instead spiked, and thus, has a far more destructive crash.
Voiced by:
- Jim Ward - Ben 10
- Dee Bradley Baker - Ben 10: Omniverse, Ben 10: Omniverse: Galactic Monsters
- Ashley Johnson - Ben 10: Omniverse (As Gwen in "And Then There Were None" and "And Then There Was Ben")
- David Hornsby - Ben 10 (Reboot) | 51,783 | triviaqa-train |
April 1, 1976 saw Ronald Wayne, Steve Wozniak, and whom, start a company to sell a computer mother board (including CPU, RAM, and video chip) for a mere $666.66? | Cash, and Apple Card.
Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple II, grew quickly. Within a few years, Jobs and Wozniak had hired a staff of computer designers and had a production line. Apple went public in 1980 to instant financial | changes to run on the new chip.
By March 1, 1976, Wozniak completed the machine and took it to a Homebrew Computer Club meeting to show it off. When Jobs saw Wozniak's computer, which would later become known as the Apple I, he was immediately interested in its commercial potential. Initially, Wozniak intended to share schematics of the machine for free, but Jobs insisted that they should instead build and sell printed circuit boards of the computer. Jobs eventually convinced Wozniak to start a new company and go | 51,784 | triviaqa-train |
What popular Nintendo game is set in the Mushroom Kingdom? | Super Mario Bros.".
"New Super Mario Bros." was released on the Nintendo DS. In it, Mario and Luigi set out to save Peach from Bowser Jr. The gameplay is 2D, but most of the characters and objects are 3D on two-dimensional backgrounds, resulting in a 2.5D effect. The game uses an overworld map similar to those of "Super Mario Bros. Deluxe". Some levels have multiple exits. The classic power-ups (Super Mushroom, Fire Flower and Super Star) return alongside the | Paper Mario
Paper Mario is a role-playing video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 home video game console. It was first released in Japan in 2000 and in the rest of the world in 2001. "Paper Mario" was re-released for Nintendo's Wii Virtual Console in July 2007 as well as Wii U Virtual Console in 2015.
"Paper Mario" is set in the Mushroom Kingdom as the protagonist Mario tries to rescue Princess Peach from Bowser, who has imprisoned | 51,785 | triviaqa-train |
Commonly called Seward's Folly, in honor of then Secretary of State William H. Seward, Alaska was purchased from what country in 1867? | Alaska Purchase
The Alaska Purchase (, Sale of Alaska) was the United States' acquisition of Alaska from the Russian Empire. Alaska was formally transferred to the United States on October 18, 1867, through a treaty ratified by the United States Senate and signed by President Andrew Johnson.
Russia had established a presence in North America during the first half of the seventeenth century, but few Russians ever settled in Alaska. In the aftermath of the Crimean War, Russian Emperor Alexander II of Russia began exploring the possibility of | was selected at this first meeting in honor of U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward who died just twenty days earlier on October 10, 1872. Seward was popular among Civil War veterans, many of whom settled in this township. William Seward is generally known today for his purchase of Alaska - "Seward's Folly" - in 1867.
Demographics.
As of the census of 2000, there were 259 people, 89 households, and 73 families residing in the township. The population density was 7.3 people per square | 51,786 | triviaqa-train |
March 28, 1987 saw the death, at age 82, of one Maria von Trapp, who was the inspiration behind what Rogers and Hammerstein musical? | Maria von Trapp
Baroness Maria Augusta von Trapp DHS ("née" Kutschera; 26 January 1905 – 28 March 1987) was the stepmother and matriarch of the Trapp Family Singers. She wrote "The Story of the Trapp Family Singers", which was published in 1949 and was the inspiration for the 1956 West German film "The Trapp Family", which in turn inspired the Broadway musical "The Sound of Music" (1959) and its 1965 film version.
Early life.
Maria was born on | Austria and worked as a teacher in Umhausen.
On June 25, 2019, "The New York Times Magazine" listed the Trapp family singers among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.
Death.
Maria von Trapp died of heart failure on 28 March 1987 at 82 in Morrisville, Vermont, three days following surgery. She is interred in the family cemetery at the lodge, along with her husband and five of her step-children.
Decorations and awards.
The | 51,787 | triviaqa-train |
The speedometer on your car indicates the speed of your vehicle. What gauge indicates the rate of rotation of the engine's crankshaft? | Tachometer
A tachometer (revolution-counter, tach, rev-counter, RPM gauge) is an instrument measuring the rotation speed of a shaft or disk, as in a motor or other machine. The device usually displays the revolutions per minute (RPM) on a calibrated analogue dial, but digital displays are increasingly common.
The word comes from Greek "ταχος" ("tachos" "speed") and "metron" ("measure"). Essentially the words tachometer and speedometer have identical meaning: | Timing light
A timing light is a stroboscope used to dynamically set the ignition timing of an Otto cycle or similar internal combustion engine equipped with a distributor. Modern electronically controlled passenger vehicle engines require use of a scan tool to display ignition timing.
The timing light is connected to the ignition circuit and used to illuminate the timing marks on the engine's crankshaft pulley or flywheel, with the engine running. The apparent position of the marks, frozen by the stroboscopic effect, indicates the current timing of the spark in relation | 51,788 | triviaqa-train |
Saturday saw the untimely death of former Representative from New York, Ambassador to the UN Commission on Human Rights and first ever female Vice Presidential candidate, Geraldine Ferraro. Who was her presidential running mate? | child abuse, and domestic violence. In 1978 she was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where she rose rapidly in the party hierarchy while focusing on legislation to bring equity for women in the areas of wages, pensions, and retirement plans.
In 1984, former vice president and presidential candidate Walter Mondale, seen as an underdog, selected Ferraro to be his running mate in the upcoming election. Ferraro became the only Italian American to be a major-party national nominee in addition to being the first woman. | . She served as a United States Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights from 1993 until 1996 during the presidential administration of Bill Clinton. She also continued her career as a journalist, author, and businesswoman, and served in the 2008 presidential campaign of Senator Hillary Clinton. Ferraro died on March 26, 2011, from multiple myeloma, 12 years after being diagnosed.
Early life and education.
Geraldine Ferraro was born on August 26, 1935 in Newburgh, New York, the daughter of Antonetta L. | 51,789 | triviaqa-train |
March 31, 1917 saw the US purchase what is now known as the US Virgin Islands from what European country? | Saint Croix, Saint John, and Saint Thomas, and many other surrounding minor islands. The total land area of the territory is . The territory's capital is Charlotte Amalie on the island of St. Thomas.
Previously known as the Danish West Indies of the Kingdom of Denmark–Norway, they were sold to the United States by Denmark in the Treaty of the Danish West Indies of 1917. They are classified by the United Nations as a Non-Self-Governing Territory, and are currently an organised, unincorporated United | result of the referendum the islands were formally relinquished to the United States by the Treaty of the Danish West Indies on 31 March 1917 as the United States Virgin Islands for a sum of US$25,000,000 in gold.
Background.
Two of the islands had been in Danish possession since the 17th century and Saint Croix since 1733. The glory days of the colony had been from around 1750 to 1850 based on transit trade and the production of rum and sugar using African slaves as labor. By the second half of the 19th | 51,790 | triviaqa-train |
Dubbed "the most controversial woman in the history of rock" by Rolling Stone, what all around waste of breath fronted the alt band Hole, is barred from having contact with her own daughter, and is probably most famous for making Kurt Cobain want to eat his own shotgun? | with heroin addiction and chronic health problems such as depression. He also struggled with the personal and professional pressures of fame, and his marriage to musician Courtney Love. On April 8, 1994, at the age of 27, Cobain was found dead at his home in Seattle, and police concluded he died on April 5 from a self-inflicted shotgun wound to his head.
Cobain has been described as a "Generation X icon". He was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along with | and "Karma Chameleon". As well as Boy George having his own UK number one with his cover of Bread's "Everything I Own", he is considered a major icon of this era. Liverpool band Frankie Goes to Hollywood's initially controversial dance-pop gave them three consecutive UK number ones in 1984, until they faded away in the mid-1980s. Dead or Alive, also from Liverpool, was another popular dance pop band in the mid-1980s. It was fronted by lead singer Pete Burns.
Probably the most | 51,791 | triviaqa-train |
Mark Twain's classic book, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn takes place along which US river? | "The Great American Novel".
Twain was raised in Hannibal, Missouri, which later provided the setting for "Tom Sawyer" and "Huckleberry Finn". He served an apprenticeship with a printer and then worked as a typesetter, contributing articles to the newspaper of his older brother Orion Clemens. He later became a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River before heading west to join Orion in Nevada. He referred humorously to his lack of success at mining, turning to journalism for the Virginia City "Territorial Enterprise". | Big River (musical)
Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a musical with a book by William Hauptman and music and lyrics by Roger Miller.
Based on Mark Twain's classic 1884 novel, "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", it features music in the bluegrass and country styles in keeping with the setting of the novel. The 1985 Broadway production ran for more than 1,000 performances and it remained one of the few very successful American musicals in the mid-1980s among the emerging successes coming from Great Britain. | 51,792 | triviaqa-train |
What company encouraged you to "have it your way" in their advertising slogan? | operations in their previous location. As a high-profile instance of tax inversion, news of the merger was criticized by U.S. politicians, who felt that the move would result in a loss of tax revenue to foreign interests, and could result in further government pressure against inversions.
Structure and operations.
Burger King Holdings is the parent company of Burger King, also known as Burger King Corporation and abbreviated BKC, and is a Delaware corporation formed on July 23, 2002. A subsidiary, it derives its income from | preserved, following the slogan: "Eat what you can, and can what you can't." The slogan "grow your own, can your own" also encouraged victory gardens to be planted.
Themes War effort War bonds.
During the war, the sale of War Bonds was extensively promoted. Originally termed "Defense Bonds", they were called "war bonds" after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Much of the nation's artistic talent and best advertising techniques were used to encourage people to buy the bonds so | 51,793 | triviaqa-train |
First implanted in 1982, the Jarvik-7 was the first successful artificial what? | 10 July 2017, Nicholas Cohrs and colleagues presented a new concept of a soft total artificial heart in the Journal of Artificial Organs. The heart was developed in the Functionals Materials Laboratory at ETH Zurich. (Cohrs was listed as a doctoral student in a group led by Professor Wendelin Stark at ETH Zurich.)
The soft artificial heart (SAH) was created from silicone with the help of 3D printing technology. The SAH is a silicone monoblock. It weighs 390g, has a volume of 679 cm and is | "We Need to Talk," was released in June 2016. | 51,794 | triviaqa-train |
March 30, 1981 saw Ronald Reagan get shot in the chest by what asshat nutjob? | and end "the expulsion of God from America's classrooms."
Presidency (1981–1989) First term Assassination attempt.
On March 30, 1981 (shortly into his new administration), Reagan, his press secretary James Brady, Washington police officer Thomas Delahanty, and Secret Service agent Tim McCarthy were struck by gunfire from would-be assassin John Hinckley Jr. outside the Washington Hilton hotel. Although "close to death" upon arrival at George Washington University Hospital, Reagan was stabilized in the emergency room, then underwent emergency exploratory surgery. | Anchor, ABC News Reagan assassination attempt coverage episode, 1981.
One famous moment in Reynolds' career occurred on March 30, 1981, during live news coverage of the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan. Early reports received by his newsroom had indicated that press secretary James Brady and others had been shot, but that Reagan was uninjured. He became upset when a report arrived indicating that Reagan had been struck and at one point can be heard shouting at an individual off-screen to "speak up" as more information | 51,795 | triviaqa-train |
Tamed by Bellerophon, what was the name of the winged horse of Greek mythology? | Pegasus
Pegasus (, "Pḗgasos"; ) is a mythical winged divine horse, and one of the most recognized creatures in Greek mythology. Usually depicted as pure white, Pegasus is the offspring of the Olympian god Poseidon. He was foaled by the Gorgon Medusa upon her death, when the hero Perseus decapitated her. Pegasus is the brother of Chrysaor and the uncle of Geryon.
Greco-Roman poets wrote about the ascent of Pegasus to heaven after his birth, and his subsequent obeisance to Zeus, king of | USS Bellerophon (ARL-31)
USS "Bellerophon" (ARL-31) was one of 39 "Achelous"-class landing craft repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Bellerophon (a hero of Greek mythology, the son of Eurymede by either the Corinthian King, Glaucus, or the sea god, Poseidon), she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
Originally planned as an LST, she was redesignated as landing craft repair ship "ARL-31" prior to construction. The ship | 51,796 | triviaqa-train |
April 3, 1996 saw the so called unabomber arrested in a remote Montana cabin. What is the actual name of the asshat in question? | Kaczynski. While the bombing devices varied widely through the years, all but the first few contained the initials "FC", which Kaczynski later said stood for "Freedom Club", inscribed on parts inside. He purposely left misleading clues in the devices and took extreme care in preparing them to avoid leaving fingerprints; latent fingerprints on some of the devices did not match those found on letters attributed to Kaczynski.
Bombings Initial bombings.
Kaczynski's first mail bomb was directed at Buckley Crist, a professor of materials engineering at | Linda Patrik, first suspected Theodore and urged David to read the manifesto when it was published. David recognized Ted's writing style, and the criminal defense lawyer the couple hired notified authorities. On April 3, 1996, police arrested Ted in his rural cabin in Lincoln, Montana. David had received assurance from the FBI that his identity as the informant would be kept secret, but his name was leaked to the media. In addition, he sought a guarantee from federal prosecutors that Ted would receive appropriate psychiatric evaluation and treatment | 51,797 | triviaqa-train |
As of March 28, 1930, the city formerly known as Byzantium and then Constantinople became what known as what? | on a Greek phrase such as ("Vasileos Polis"), 'the city of the emperor [king]'.
Names Modern names of the city.
The modern Turkish name for the city, "İstanbul", derives from the Greek phrase "eis tin polin" (), meaning "(in)to the city". This name was used in Turkish alongside "Kostantiniyye", the more formal adaptation of the original "Constantinople", during the period of Ottoman rule, while western languages mostly continued to | US 165 and State Route 14, which were co-signed north of Alexandria. The location was at that time outside the Pineville city limits in an area known as Kingsville. Route 309 extended in a straight line to what was then the artillery range of Camp Beauregard, distant. In the early 1940s, this became the site of Esler Army Airfield, now known as Esler Regional Airport.
The portion of the current LA 116 extending south from the airport to LA 28 (formerly State Route 123) | 51,798 | triviaqa-train |
Originally played by Ted Cassidy, what was the name of the butler in The Addams Family'? | Ted Cassidy
Theodore Crawford Cassidy (July 31, 1932 – January 16, 1979) was an American actor of radio, television and film and voice artist. Noted for his tall stature at and his deep bass voice, he tended to play unusual characters in offbeat or science-fiction series such as "" and "I Dream of Jeannie", and is best known for the role of Lurch on "The Addams Family" in the mid-1960s. He is also known for narrating "The Incredible Hulk" TV series | Jardinet. In one 1967 episode of "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.", "The Napoleon's Tomb Affair", Feld played a banker, a beatnik, a diplomat and a waiter. The episode also featured Ted Cassidy from "The Addams Family". In his later years, Feld appeared in several Walt Disney films and also played an uncharacteristically dramatic role in "Barfly". In addition to films, he acted in numerous television series in guest roles, including the recurring role of "Zumdish", the manager of | 51,799 | triviaqa-train |
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