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Who starred in the films: The Gold Rush, City Lights & Modern Times? | City Lights
City Lights is a 1931 American pre-Code silent romantic comedy film written, produced, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin. The story follows the misadventures of Chaplin's Tramp as he falls in love with a blind girl (Virginia Cherrill) and develops a turbulent friendship with an alcoholic millionaire (Harry Myers).
Although sound films were on the rise when Chaplin started developing the script in 1928, he decided to continue working with silent productions. Filming started in December 1928 and ended in September 1930 | of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture). His last nomination was in 1947 for his screenplay of "Monsieur Verdoux".
As of 2011, six of the films Chaplin starred in have been added to the American National Film Registry: "The Immigrant" (1917), "The Kid" (1921), "The Gold Rush" (1925), "City Lights" (1931), "Modern Times" (1936), and "The Great Dictator" (1940). Also selected was " | 5,500 | triviaqa-train |
Whose debut album released in 1998 was entitled The Voice of an Angel? | Voice of an Angel
Voice of an Angel is the debut studio album by then-12-year-old soprano Charlotte Church, released in 1998. The Sony Music recording was extremely popular, selling millions of copies, and made Church the youngest artist in history with a number 1 album on the British classical crossover charts. The album is a collection of arias, sacred songs and traditional pieces.
Track listing.
Note: Sian Edwards conducted the Orchestra and Chorus of Welsh National Opera, with Meinir Huelyn on harp. | "Aquemini".
In 2002, Killings signed for Verity Records, and she released her debut solo album, a gospel LP entitled "Surrender", in 2003. Killings was the singing voice of Paula Patton's character Angel Davenport on the film "Idlewild". Killings' recognizable voice is spotlighted in "Moving Cool", the song Angel first performs in the movie.
Television.
Killings is a member of Big Jim's Penthouse Playas, the house band on "The Mo'Nique Show". Killings also | 5,501 | triviaqa-train |
Which actor, possibly best known for his portrayal of Clark Griswald, hosted the American Acadamy Awards Ceremony in both 1987 and 1988? | Along with John Belushi, who starred in "Animal House", Chevy Chase had previously performed in the National Lampoon Radio Hour and in the stage show "National Lampoon Lemmings", both of which were spin-offs from "National Lampoon" magazine.
In each of the main films of the series, the Griswold children are portrayed by different actors. This is usually attributed to the fact that after Anthony Michael Hall declined to reprise his role in "European Vacation" in order to star in "Weird Science | 9th Genie Awards
The 9th annual Genie Awards were held March 22, 1988, and honoured Canadian films released in 1987. The ceremony was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and was co-hosted by Megan Follows and Gordon Pinsent.
The awards were dominated by "Night Zoo (Un zoo la nuit)", which won a still unmatched thirteen awards. The film garnered 14 nominations overall; the film's only nomination that failed to translate into a win was Gilles Maheu's nod for Best Actor, as | 5,502 | triviaqa-train |
Which actress played Monica Geller in the TV series Friends? | Friends
Friends is an American television sitcom, created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer, the show revolves around six friends in their 20s and 30s who live in Manhattan, New York City. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television. The | activist
- Monica Seles (born 1973), American-Serbian tennis player
- Mónica Vergara (born 1983), Mexican footballer
- Monica Vitti (born 1931), Italian actress
- Monica Yunus (born 1979), Bangladeshi-Russian-American opera singer
- Monica Zetterlund (1937–2005), Swedish singer and actress
Fictional characters.
- Monica Geller in the TV show "Friends"
- Monica in "Monica's Gang"
- Monica Madden in George Gissing's 1893 novel " | 5,503 | triviaqa-train |
Which fashion designer was chiefly responsible for the popularization of the Little Black Dress? | Little black dress
A little black dress (LBD) is a black evening or cocktail dress, cut simply and often quite short. Fashion historians ascribe the origins of the little black dress to the 1920s designs of Coco Chanel and Jean Patou intended to be long-lasting, versatile, affordable, accessible to the widest market possible and in a neutral colour. Its ubiquity is such that it is often simply referred to as the "LBD".
The "little black dress" is considered essential to a complete wardrobe | . The camellia came to be identified with The House of Chanel; the designer first used it in 1933 as a decorative element on a white-trimmed black suit.
Legacy as designer Little black dress.
After the jersey suit, the concept of the little black dress is often cited as a Chanel contribution to the fashion lexicon, a style still worn to this day. In 1912–1913, the actress Suzanne Orlandi was one of the first women to wear a Chanel little black dress, in velvet with a white collar. | 5,504 | triviaqa-train |
Which supermodel was married to Richard Gere between 1991 and 1995? | Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, and Tatjana Patitz, photographed by Peter Lindbergh which created such an impression on the fashion world that they came to embody the term "supermodel". Individually and as an elite group, it seemed as if the idea of "the supermodel" had been coined just for them. Each model had gradually attained fame since the mid-1980s and was now among the industry's top stars. Selected by Lindbergh for the January cover of Vogue, the now famous cover inspired singer George Michael to | , which was an homage to the late Gianni Versace.
In January 2019, Crawford, along with her husband Rande Gerber, Mike Meldman Jeff Shell and Jay Sures announced they would purchase the Hollywood deli, Nate 'n Al, to keep its doors open after three generations of family ownership.
Personal life.
Crawford was married to actor Richard Gere from 1991 until their divorce in 1995. She married businessman and former model Rande Gerber on May 29, 1998. They have two children, son Presley Walker Gerber | 5,505 | triviaqa-train |
Which alcohol forms the primary ingredient of a White Lady cocktail | List of sours.
- Daiquiri : rum, lime juice and sugar.
- Kamikaze vodka, triple sec, and lime juice, mixed in equal parts. It is also served as a shot.
- Margarita : tequila, Cointreau and lime juice.
- Sidecar : cognac, triple sec and lemon juice.
List of sours Gin sour.
The gin sour is a traditional mixed cocktail that predates prohibition in the United States. It is a simple combination of gin, lemon juice, and sugar. | drink. It forms the base of several cocktails and liqueurs such as chūhai and umeshu.
Definition and classification Singly distilled shōchū.
Alcohol distilled using other than multiple-distillation machinery, with alcohol by volume of no more than 45%, from one of the following:
1. ferment whose primary ingredient is grain or potato and their "kōji"
2. ferment whose primary ingredient is grain kōji
3. ferment whose primary ingredient is sake lees, possibly with rice and/or its kōji (see kasutori shōchū) | 5,506 | triviaqa-train |
Which football club played at White City stadium in the 62-63 season as an experiment, deciding against a permanent move. | . Besides the AAA championships, major athletics events, including international matches, were held at the stadium. In 1954 in a match against Russia Christopher Chataway broke the world 5000m record running against Vladimir Kuts. The one mile world record was broken there by Derek Ibbotson in 1957. In 1934 the second British Empire Games and the fourth Women's World Games were held at the venue.
Also in 1931, Queens Park Rangers F.C. began the first of two spells playing at the stadium, until 1933 (the second spell | switched to artificial turf in 1973 and was used until 1996. Prior to the 1997 season, the natural grass surface was restored and the playing surface was lowered approximately to improve sight lines from the lowest rows of the stadium. As of 2017, Ryan Field is the only stadium in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) without permanent lights.
The Chicago Bears played their first home game of the 1970 season at Dyche Stadium on September 28 as an experiment; the NFL had required that the Bears move out of Wrigley Field | 5,507 | triviaqa-train |
Who had a hit in 2003 with White Flag | White Flag (song)
"White Flag" is a song by English singer-songwriter Dido, released as the lead single from her second studio album "Life for Rent" on 1 September 2003. The song is considered one of her signature songs, and helped "Life for Rent" sell over ten million copies worldwide. The song was nominated for the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 46th Grammy Awards, but lost to Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful". It won the Best British Single at the 2004 | Sean Garrett who worked on nine songs for the album. Hit-Boy who had previously worked with Frank Ocean on Norwood's "Human" album returned to production on "Two Eleven" with the ballad "White Flag", which discusses "emotional defeat". However it was excluded from the final track listing. Norwood's collaboration with Drake was a song written by James Fauntleroy and produced by Noah "40" Shebib; however it failed to come to fruition. A press release from RCA Records announced that Breyon Prescott | 5,508 | triviaqa-train |
Which popular knighted actor was born David White in 1940 | David Jason
Sir David John White, (born 2 February 1940), known professionally by his stage name David Jason, is an English actor. He has appeared as Derek "Del Boy" Trotter in "Only Fools and Horses"; Detective Inspector Jack Frost in "A Touch of Frost"; Granville in "Open All Hours" and "Still Open All Hours"; and Pop Larkin in "The Darling Buds of May", as well as voicing Mr. Toad in "The Wind in the Willows" | "Broadway Rhythm" and "You Are My Lucky Star"), "Born to Dance" (1936), "Too Many Girls" (1940) (in which she acted alongside her childhood schoolmate from Lakeland Dan White (actor)), and "Yankee Doodle Dandy" (1942) with James Cagney, in which (portraying Nora Bayes) she performed the popular song "Over There". She also appeared on screen in "Dixie Jamboree" and "Radio Stars on Parade".
In a | 5,509 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first monarch to live in Buckingham Palace? | Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace () is the London residence and administrative headquarters of the monarch of the United Kingdom. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is often at the centre of state occasions and royal hospitality. It has been a focal point for the British people at times of national rejoicing and mourning.
Originally known as Buckingham House, the building at the core of today's palace was a large townhouse built for the Duke of Buckingham in 1703 on a site that had been in private ownership for at | to the first floor, where the river front is occupied by a row of 16 committee rooms. Directly below them, the libraries of the two Houses overlook the Thames from the principal floor.
Interior Norman Porch.
The grandest entrance to the Palace of Westminster is the Sovereign's Entrance beneath the Victoria Tower. It was designed for the use of the monarch, who travels from Buckingham Palace by carriage every year for the State Opening of Parliament. The Imperial State Crown, which is worn by the sovereign for the ceremony | 5,510 | triviaqa-train |
Who manned the first plane flight? | have flown beautifully." Following repairs, the Wrights finally took to the air on December 17, 1903, making two flights each from level ground into a freezing headwind gusting to . The first flight, by Orville at 10:35 am, of in 12 seconds, at a speed of only over the ground, was recorded in a . The next two flights covered approximately , by Wilbur and Orville respectively. Their altitude was about above the ground. The following is Orville Wright's account of the final flight of the day: | .
On May 24, 1912, the first parachute jump in Canada was made in Minoru Park by Charles Saunders.
American Alys McKey Bryant became the first woman in Canada to make a solo flight, taking off from Minoru Park on July 31, 1913.
In early August 1919, the first-ever flight in Canada to cross the Rocky Mountains took off from Minoru Park. It was manned by Vancouver's Ernest Charles Hoy, who flew the plane from Richmond to Calgary. The trip took 16 hours and | 5,511 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first foreign player to score a hat trick in the Premiership? | List of Premier League hat-tricks
Since the inception of the English football league competition, the Premier League, in 1992, more than 100 players have scored three goals (a hat-trick) or more in a single match. The first player to achieve the feat was Frenchman Eric Cantona, who scored three times for Leeds United in a 5–0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur. Twenty players have scored more than three goals in a match; of these, five players, Andy Cole, Alan Shearer, Jermain Defoe, | and joined Leeds United for £5million soon afterwards.
He made a total of 79 Appearances at Sunderland, and scored 16 Goals.
Club career Leeds United.
He was signed for Leeds by David O'Leary for £5 million from Sunderland as a replacement for Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink who had recently left to join Atlético Madrid. In his first season at Elland Road, Bridges scored 19 Premiership goals including a hat-trick in his second game against Southampton – the first Leeds player to score a hat-trick in a | 5,512 | triviaqa-train |
1981 film set in Russia, produced, directed and starring Warren Beatty. Also starring Dianne Keaton | Reds
Reds may refer to:
- Reds Bassman (1913–2010), American football player
- Red (political adjective), supporters of communism or socialism
- USSR (or to a lesser extent, China) during the Cold War by many US newspapers
- "Reds" (film), a 1981 motion picture set during the Russian Revolution, based on the lives of American journalists John Reed and Louise Bryant
- Slang for Marlboro full flavor cigarettes
- Secobarbital, a barbiturate derivative drug
- | Rowlands, and Harry Dean Stanton. It received two Golden Globe Nominations.
He followed this with "Town and Country" in 2001, starring Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn, and Garry Shandling. That same year he directed "Serendipity", with John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale, which grossed $50 million.
His next film in 2004 was a remake of the 1996 film, "Shall We Dance?" The American version starred Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, Susan Sarandon, and Stanley Tucci | 5,513 | triviaqa-train |
1978 song , sung by Warren Zevon. | Warren Zevon
Warren William Zevon (; January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer-songwriter and musician.
Zevon's most famous compositions include "Werewolves of London", "Lawyers, Guns and Money", and "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner", all of which are featured on his third album, "Excitable Boy" (1978), whose title track is also well-known. He also wrote major hits that were recorded by other artists, including "Poor | Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner
"Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" is a song composed by Warren Zevon and David Lindell and performed by Zevon. It was first released on Zevon's 1978 album "Excitable Boy". It was the last song that he ever performed in front of an audience, on "The Late Show with David Letterman", before his death in 2003.
About the song.
Zevon met co-writer Lindell in Spain, where the latter was running a bar after a stint working as | 5,514 | triviaqa-train |
What is the venue for the 2012 Olympic Badminton ? | central London. North Greenwich Arena 2 was scrapped in a cost-cutting exercise, Wembley Arena being used for badminton and rhythmic gymnastics events instead.
Test events were held throughout 2011 and 2012, either through an existing championship such as 2012 Wimbledon Championships or as a specially created event held under the banner of "London Prepares".
Team GB House was the British Olympic Association's operational HQ up to and during the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games. Designed by architects Gebler Tooth on the top floor of an office building | (BAMMA 6), 15 September 2012 (BAMMA 10). And 15 September 2017 (BAMMA 31)
The venue hosted Olympic badminton and Olympic rhythmic gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
On Saturday 16 February 2013, it played host to , the first ever UFC event to be held at the venue.
On 21 and 22 June 2014, the European League Of Legends Championship Series, which is a competitive eSports league in the computer game League of Legends, played its Week 5 matches in this arena. | 5,515 | triviaqa-train |
In which Olympic track cycling event is a derny used? | Derny
A Derny is a motorized bicycle for motor-paced cycling events such as during six-day and Keirin racing and motor-paced road races. Some riders train behind a derny on the road. The Derny is so-called as it was originally produced by the French Derny firm, but the name "Derny" is now applied to all small cycle-pacing vehicles, regardless of manufacturer.
The original Derny.
The first Derny 'Entraineur' or 'Bordeaux–Paris' moped, with its | motor-paced" or "derny" track cycling discipline have been held since 1896. A separate European Madison championship event was also run for men.
Separate elite European Omnium Championships have been held since 1959, which were later incorporated into the senior European Track Championships on their introduction in 2010.
History Founding of the Elite Championships.
In 2010 the UEC instigated a significant overhaul of how cyclists qualify for the Olympic Games. As a result, the European Championships was also introduced for elite level European cyclists. The first | 5,516 | triviaqa-train |
Mark Spitz famously won seven gold medals in the 1972 Munich Olympics. How many gold medals did he win the the 1968 Mexico City games? | 1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics (Spanish: "Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968"), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 12 to the 27th.
These were the first Olympic Games to be staged in Latin America and the first to be staged in a Spanish-speaking country. They were the first Games to use an all-weather (smooth) track for track and field events instead of | played a key role on the final day of the team three-day event, despite being thrown off his horse the day before, allowing Australia to win the gold medal in the competition. He went on to compete in four more Olympics from 1964 to 1976, winning bronze medals in team eventing at the 1968 Mexico City and 1976 Munich Games. He later served as coach of the Australian eventing team.
Biography.
Roycroft was born as one of seven children on 17 March 1915 in Melbourne and grew up in | 5,517 | triviaqa-train |
Which was the first country to host the Olympic games for a second time? | L'Olympiade de la République", a national Olympic festival held annually from 1796 to 1798 in Revolutionary France also attempted to emulate the ancient Olympic Games. The competition included several disciplines from the ancient Greek Olympics. The 1796 Games also marked the introduction of the metric system into sport.
In 1834 and 1836 olympic games was held in Ramlösa (Sweden) and an additional in Stockholm (Sweden) 1843, all organised by Gustaf Johan Schartau and others. At most 25 000 spectators saw the games. (More information can be | the situation, he still celebrated the third-place, showing good sportsmanship.
The National Olympic Committee for Brazil is the Brazilian Olympic Committee. The entity was created in 1914 and recognized in 1935. Rio de Janeiro in Brazil was the host city to the 2016 Summer Olympics. This marked the first time that any country in South America has hosted the games. This also marks the first time that a lusophone country hosted any edition of the Olympic Games. Rio was only the second city in Latin America to host the | 5,518 | triviaqa-train |
Which country were appearing at their first finals during Euro 2012 ? | joint bid in the competition's history, following the UEFA Euro 2000 hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands. The following tournament, held in Poland and Ukraine, became the third jointly hosted tournament.
Summary.
Qualification for Euro 2008 started in August 2006, just over a month after the end of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The qualifying tournament was contested by national teams from each of UEFA's member associations, with the exceptions of Austria and Switzerland, who had automatically qualified for the finals tournament as hosts and Montenegro | A few months later at the 2006 World Championships Karlsson again with Boustedt and Samuelsson were assistant coaches to Gustafsson when Sweden won their eight World Championship gold medal, becoming the first country to win both the Olympics and World Championships in the same year. During the 2006–07 Euro Hockey Tour Karlsson participated at the Česká Pojišťovna Cup, the Channel One Cup, and the Euro Hockey Tour finals which Tre Kronor won against Russia. Karlsson together with Boustedt and Samuelsson were assistant coaches to Gustafsson At the 2007 World Championship, where Tre Kronor lost | 5,519 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the only player to make the UEFA team of the tournament whose team was knocked out in the group stages? | off.
Statistics.
Statistics Awards.
- UEFA Team of the Tournament
The UEFA Technical Team was charged with naming a squad composed of the 23 best players over the course of the tournament. The group of eleven analysts watched every game at the tournament before making their decision after the final. Ten players from the winning Spanish team were selected in the team of the tournament, while Zlatan Ibrahimović was the only player to be included whose team was knocked out in the group stage.
- Golden Boot
Fernando | WEST ()."
Statistics.
Statistics Awards.
- UEFA Team of the Tournament
The UEFA Technical Team was charged with naming a squad composed of the 23 best players over the course of the tournament. The group of eight analysts watched every game at the tournament before making their decision after the final. Five players from the winning Greek team were named to the team of the tournament. Michael Ballack and Gianluca Zambrotta were the only players to be included whose teams were knocked out in the group stage. | 5,520 | triviaqa-train |
What was the nationality of Pedro Proenca who refereed the final? | Pedro Proença
Pedro Proença Oliveira Alves Garcia (; born 3 November 1970) is a retired Portuguese football referee.
Proença has refereed a number of notable matches including the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Taça de Portugal finals, Taça da Liga finals, as well as the final of both the UEFA Champions League and UEFA European Championship becoming the first referee to overview both finals of the main European competitions for clubs and national teams in the same year.
In 2006–07, he was named as the Portuguese Referee of the Year. | Novas
- São Pedro (Trancoso), a civil parish in the municipality of Trancoso
- São Pedro (Vila Real), a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Real
- São Pedro de Balsemão, a civil parish in the municipality of Lamego
- São Pedro de Este, a civil parish in the district of Braga
- São Pedro de Esteval, a civil parish in the municipality of Proenca-a-Nova
- São Pedro de Sarracenos, a civil parish in the municipality of Bragança | 5,521 | triviaqa-train |
What was the nickname of Captain Pierce in the TV series MASH | show's discourse, under the cover of comedy, often questioned, mocked, and grappled with America's role in the Cold War.
Episodes were both plot- and character-driven, with several narrated by one of the show's characters as the contents of a letter home. The show's tone could move from silly to sobering from one episode to the next, with dramatic tension often occurring between the civilian draftees of 4077th – Hawkeye, Trapper John, and B.J. Hunnicutt, for example – who are forced | the TV series, favoring the Robert Altman film, in which Pierce was played by Donald Sutherland.
According to John Baxter in "A Pound of Paper: Confessions of a Book Addict", Hornberger "was so furious at having sold the film rights for only a few hundred dollars that he never again signed a copy of the book."
Sequels.
Hornberger wrote the sequels to "MASH", "M*A*S*H Goes to Maine" (1972) and "M*A*S*H Mania" (1977), neither of | 5,522 | triviaqa-train |
Where did Captain James Cook die | had become "insolent" even with threats to fire upon them. Cook attempted to kidnap and ransom the King of Hawaiʻi, Kalaniʻōpuʻu.
The following day, 14 February 1779, Cook marched through the village to retrieve the king. Cook took the king (aliʻi nui) by his own hand and led him willingly away. One of Kalaniʻōpuʻu's favourite wives, Kanekapolei, and two chiefs approached the group as they were heading to boats. They pleaded with the king not to go. An old kahuna (priest) | St Dunstan's, Stepney, where it had previously been a hamlet. The church was named after St Paul's Cathedral, and became the first parish created from St Dunstan's, Stepney since Whitechapel in 1338. John Wesley was a preacher at St Paul's. Captain James Cook worshipped there, as did Jacob Phillip, the father of Captain Arthur Phillip, the first Governor of New South Wales. Cook's eldest son was baptised at St Paul's Church in 1763. Also baptised there were William Henry Perkin, the | 5,523 | triviaqa-train |
Name the Captain of the Titanic when she sunk in 1912 | and Wolff shipyard in Belfast. Thomas Andrews, chief naval architect of the shipyard at the time, died in the disaster.
"Titanic" was under the command of Capt. Edward Smith, who also went down with the ship. The ocean liner carried some of the wealthiest people in the world, as well as hundreds of emigrants from Great Britain and Ireland, Scandinavia and elsewhere throughout Europe who were seeking a new life in the United States. The first-class accommodation was designed to be the pinnacle of comfort | nurse Violet Jessop was notable as having also survived the sinking of RMS "Titanic" in 1912, and had also been on board RMS "Olympic", when it collided with HMS "Hawke" in 1911. "Britannic" was the largest ship lost during World War I, but her sinking did not receive the same attention as the sinking of "Titanic", or the sinking of the Cunard liner , when she was sunk by a torpedo in the Irish Sea.
Legacy.
Legacy Wrecks and expeditions. | 5,524 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Captain Blood in the 1935 movie. | Captain Blood (1935 film)
Captain Blood is a 1935 American black-and-white swashbuckling pirate film from First National Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by Harry Joe Brown and Gordon Hollingshead (with Hal B. Wallis as executive producer), directed by Michael Curtiz, that stars Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, and Ross Alexander.
The film is based on the 1922 novel "Captain Blood" by Rafael Sabatini, with a screenplay by Casey Robinson, and concerns an enslaved doctor and his | born journalist and author, lived in Westonzoyland from 1973 to 1979.
Events surrounding the battle occupy the first few chapters of Rafael Sabatini's novel "Captain Blood". The battle is also included/mentioned in the beginning of the 1935 movie "Captain Blood".
The Sealed Knot re-enactment society have re-enacted important parts of the rebellion's campaign, on the 300th anniversary in 1985, and again in 2005. For the first re-enactment, the folk trio Strawhead produced an album of various | 5,525 | triviaqa-train |
Who made the album Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy | Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is the ninth studio album by Elton John. The album is an autobiographical account of the early musical careers of Elton John (Captain Fantastic) and Bernie Taupin (the Brown Dirt Cowboy). It was released in May 1975 by MCA in America and DJM in the UK. It debuted at number 1 on the US "Billboard" 200, the first album to do so, reportedly selling 1.4 million copies in its first 4 days of release | Murray were dismissed from John's band following the release of "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy," which, upon release, entered the charts at #1. Olsson's second solo album, "Nigel Olsson", appeared later that year on John's own record label, The Rocket Record Company, and featured a cover of the Bee Gees'-penned "Only One Woman", which had been recorded with John and his band in August 1974 during the sessions for "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy," | 5,526 | triviaqa-train |
What was the first name of Captain Mainwaring in Dad's Army. | Captain Mainwaring
Captain George Mainwaring () is a fictional character portrayed by Arthur Lowe in the BBC television sitcom "Dad's Army". He is the bank manager and Home Guard platoon commander, in the fictional seaside town of Walmington-on-Sea during the Second World War.
He has become widely accepted and regarded as a classic British comic character owing to the popularity of both "Dad's Army" and Lowe's portrayal of him. Many of his quotes, such as, "You stupid boy! | Good grief. What a remarkable likeness!"). Arthur Lowe made a second appearance as Captain Mainwaring on "Blue Peter" with the "Dad's Army" van which would appear in the forthcoming London-Brighton run and showed presenter John Noakes the vehicle's hidden anti-Nazi defences.
Awards.
During its original television run, "Dad's Army" was nominated for a number of British Academy Television Awards, although only won "Best Light Entertainment Production Team" in 1971. It was nominated as | 5,527 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of Captain Pugwash's ship | 2017, a live-action film adaptation was announced, directed by John Hay and starring Nick Frost as Captain Pugwash and Jason Flemyng in an unknown role. Production was set to begin in 2018, with the plot following Captain Pugwash travelling to Botany Bay, where he eventually finds himself at the helm of The Black Pig on a mission to rescue Tom the Cabin Boy's father, who is marooned on a volcanic island.
See also.
- List of animated television series
External links.
- Pugwash website | .
He was portrayed with a Home Counties accent in the first television adaptation, and with an Irish accent in the 1997 series.
Characters Cut-Throat Jake.
Captain Pugwash's fearsome arch-enemy, captain of the "Flying Dustman" (a pun on the Flying Dutchman combined with a reference to the occupation of dustman). When he is not scheming to bring about Pugwash's downfall, he is a rather more competent pirate than his enemy, and always seems to have plenty of treasure. He speaks | 5,528 | triviaqa-train |
Which German statesman was known as the Iron Chancellor? | industrial and financial realities in Europe.
As Hull (2004) notes, Bismarckian foreign policy "was too sedate for the reckless Kaiser". Wilhelm became internationally notorious for his aggressive stance on foreign policy and his strategic blunders (such as the Tangier Crisis), which pushed the German Empire into growing political isolation and eventually helped to cause World War I.
History Wilhelmine era Domestic affairs.
Under Wilhelm II, Germany no longer had long-ruling strong chancellors like Bismarck. The new chancellors had difficulty in performing their roles, | Christian Graf von Haugwitz
Christian August Heinrich Kurt Graf von Haugwitz (11 June 1752 – 1832) was a German statesman, best known for serving as Foreign Minister of Prussia during the Napoleonic Wars.
Life.
Haugwitz was born at Peucke near Oels, a member of the Silesian (Protestant) branch of the ancient family of Haugwitz, of which the Catholic branch was established in Moravia. He studied law, spent some time in Italy, returned to settle on his estates in Silesia, and in 1791 was elected | 5,529 | triviaqa-train |
Which U.S. artist was famous for his unique drip painting? | this way, Pollock moved away from figurative representation, and challenged the Western tradition of using easel and brush. He used the force of his whole body to paint, which was expressed on the large canvases. In 1956, "Time" magazine dubbed Pollock "Jack the Dripper", due to his painting style.
Pollock observed American Indian sandpainting demonstrations in the 1940s. Referring to his style of painting on the floor, Pollock stated, "I feel nearer, more a part of the painting, since this way | extension of his practice, he created new works cut from the dried paint puddles left behind. Lewis referred to recycling and "remixing" images like a DJ.
Lewis's unique drip painting technique allowed different colors of paint to combine without mixing while retaining a wet look. These cascades of paint leaked from canvases and spilled onto the floor of the exhibition space. Christopher Bollen, Editor-in-Chief of "Interview" Magazine, called this method of Lewis' "making art bleed." "The artist allows | 5,530 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the field marshal who commanded the 8th army during the Battle of El Alamein? | as commander of the Eighth Army. Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery was appointed and led the Eighth Army offensive.
The Allied victory was the beginning of the end of the Western Desert Campaign, eliminating the Axis threat to Egypt, the Suez Canal and the Middle Eastern and Persian oil fields. The battle revived the morale of the Allies, being the first big success against the Axis since Operation Crusader in late 1941. The battle coincided with the Allied invasion of French North Africa in Operation Torch on 8 November, the Battle | Richard McCreery
General Sir Richard Loudon McCreery (1 February 1898 – 18 October 1967), was a career soldier of the British Army, who was decorated for leading one of the last cavalry actions in the First World War. During the Second World War, he was chief of staff to Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander at the time of the Second Battle of El Alamein, and later commanded the British Eighth Army, fighting in the Italian Campaign from October 1944 until the end of the war, leading it to victory in | 5,531 | triviaqa-train |
Which celebrity chef who has appeared in Hell`s Kitchen and Kitchen Wars was born in Leeds? | " in North America and in the paperback version), and "Wild Food from Land and Sea".
TV and film career.
TV and film career "Hell's Kitchen".
In September 2007, White was the Head Chef in ITV's "Hell's Kitchen" television series.
At one point during the series, controversy ensued when White said, "I don't think it was a picnic tonight." The remark prompted criticism from the Commission for Racial Equality. However, the show was defended | Nadia G
Nadia Giosia (born May 12, 1980), known professionally as Nadia G, is a Canadian celebrity chef, comedian, and punk rock singer who transitioned her web cooking series into a TV cooking show. She was the host of "Nadia G's Bitchin' Kitchen", which has appeared on Cooking Channel, Food Network Canada and Food Network UK. The show ran for three seasons on television, but started as a YouTube web-series. Starting July 14, 2014, she starred in a | 5,532 | triviaqa-train |
Which English actress, married to Tim Burton starred in A Room With a View and Fight Club? | Helena Bonham Carter
Helena Bonham Carter (born 26 May 1966) is an English actress. She is known for her roles in both low-budget independent art films and large-scale blockbusters. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Kate Croy in "The Wings of the Dove" (1997). For her role as Queen Elizabeth in "The King's Speech" (2010), she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and won the BAFTA Award for | Edith Borella
Edith Borella (November 25, 1890 - March 6, 1974) was an American silent film actress of Swiss descent. She starred in films such as the 1913 film "Through the Neighbor's Window" with Charlotte Burton which was her debut. Her career only lasted two years between 1913 and 1915 but in that period of time she starred in 46 films. She married popular English-American actor Edward Coxen in 1914.
Selected filmography.
- "Through the Neighbor's Window" (1913) | 5,533 | triviaqa-train |
Which cat spends most of his time chasing Tweety Pie? | mouths gagged shut.
In 1951, Mel Blanc (with Billy May's orchestra) had a hit single with "I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat", a song performed in character by Tweety and featuring Sylvester. In the lyrics Sylvester sings "I'd like to eat that Sweetie Pie when he leaves his cage", implying that Tweety's name is actually Sweetie Pie, altered in its pronunciation by Tweety's speech impediment. Sylvester, who has his own speech issues involving the sounds /s/ and /p/, slobbers | mere plagiarism. Today most historians assume that both cartoons were in production at the same time, and most of their similarities were coincidental.
- March 22: Friz Freleng's "Bugs Bunny" cartoon "A Hare Grows in Manhattan" premiers.
Events April.
- April 26: Hanna-Barbera's "Tom & Jerry" cartoon "The Cat Concerto" premiers to the public.
Events May.
- May 3: In Friz Freleng's "Tweetie Pie" Bob Clampett's character Tweety Bird and Freleng | 5,534 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the cat on the show regularly watched by Bart and Lisa Simpson? | , Aeon J. Skoble states that although Lisa is an intellectual, she is still portrayed as a character who enjoys normal childhood and girl activities, plays with Malibu Stacy dolls, loves ponies, obsesses over teenage heartthrobs such as Corey, and watches "The Itchy and Scratchy Show" along with Bart. He writes, "One might argue that this is typical childhood behavior, but since in so many cases Lisa is presented not simply as a prodigy but as preternaturally wise, the fondness for "Itchy and Scratchy" and Corey | act witnessed by Bart Simpson, who did not get sick since he fed his oysters to Martin's cat, along with Lisa who feigns sickness so she could leave without excuse.
The next day, Bart plans to reveal what he witnessed, but Seymour and Edna fear that they would be fired if anyone found out and they swear him to secrecy. They hire him as their gofer so they can secretly exchange messages. Bart agrees for a while because the reward for his cooperation is that Milhouse will inherit Bart's poor | 5,535 | triviaqa-train |
Which cat featured in the Dandy comic? | Korky the Cat
Korky the Cat is a fictional character in a comic strip in the UK comic The Dandy. It first appeared in issue 1, dated 4 December 1937, except for one issue, No. 294 (9 June 1945) when Keyhole Kate was on the cover. In 1984, after 47 virtually continuous years, Korky was replaced on the front cover by Desperate Dan.
History.
The strip's simple premise follows the adventures of a black male cat called Korky, a cat who behaves like | " and "The Dandy", the comic does not exclusively feature humour strips. It also features serialise adventure stories such as "The Lost Boy" and "Pirates of Pangaea", as well as humour strips such as "Star Cat", "Evil Emperor Penguin", "Looshkin" and "Bunny vs Monkey". The comic has also featured text stories (such as extracts from books like "Charlie Small" and "Julius Zebra") and puzzles (which are also present in both the modern " | 5,536 | triviaqa-train |
In which 2006 film does Mark Wahlberg try out for a University American Football team? | Invincible (2006 film)
Invincible is a 2006 American sports drama film directed by Ericson Core. It is based on the true story of Vince Papale (Mark Wahlberg), who played for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1976 to 1978 with the help of his coach, Dick Vermeil (Greg Kinnear). The film was released in the United States on August 25, 2006.
Plot.
1970s Philadelphia is in chaos as southern portions of the city protest the shutdown of several job sites while their NFL team, the | The Happening (2008 film)
The Happening is a 2008 American apocalyptic psychological thriller film written, co-produced, and directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo and Betty Buckley. The film follows a high school teacher, his wife, his best friend, and his friend's daughter as they try to escape from an inexplicable natural disaster.
The film was advertised as being Shyamalan's first R-rated film; it had its premiere in New York City on June 10 | 5,537 | triviaqa-train |
Which UK manufacturer produced models such as Trident, Spitfire, Bonneville, Daytona and Dolomite? | Triumph Trident
The Triumph Trident is a three-cylinder motorcycle of either 750 cc or 900 cc capacity. These bikes were produced from 1990 onwards at Hinckley, Leicestershire, England, by Triumph Motorcycles Ltd, the successor business to the defunct Triumph Engineering at Meriden Works, Warwickshire, England.
Overview.
A range of new 750 cc and 900 cc triple-cylinder bikes (and 1000 cc and 1200 cc four-cylinder bikes) were launched at the September 1990 Cologne Motorcycle Show | ParkZone
ParkZone is a brand of intermediate-level, radio controlled electric model aircraft produced and distributed by American hobby manufacturer Horizon Hobby of Champaign, Illinois, United States. The name is taken from the term park flyer, denoting a relatively small, and unobtrusive model that can be flown in a park.
Models that represent the Parkzone lineup include various scale aircraft, such as the P-51D Mustang, F4F Wildcat, F4U Corsair, and Spitfire, as well as several non-scale sport aircraft. Many of these use | 5,538 | triviaqa-train |
Which one word connects Elton John, Steptoe & Son and a Disney animated film? | Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer. He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums. John has sold more than 300million records, making him one of the world's best-selling music artists. He has more than fifty Top 40 hits, as well as seven consecutive number-one albums in the United States, 58 "Billboard" Top 40 singles, | The show is based on Giuseppe Verdi's Italian-language opera of the same name, the libretto of which was written by Antonio Ghislanzoni. The musical originated from a children's storybook version of Verdi's opera written by the soprano Leontyne Price. The book featured illustrations by Leo and Diane Dillon. In 1994 the book rights were acquired by the Walt Disney Company for a proposed animated feature film. However, Elton John chose not to pursue another animated project after "The Lion King" so Disney executives suggested a Broadway adaptation | 5,539 | triviaqa-train |
Which river flows through the Grand Canyon | Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon (Hopi: "Ongtupqa"; , Navajo: "Bidááʼ Haʼaztʼiʼ Tsékooh", Spanish: "Gran Cañón") is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States. The Grand Canyon is long, up to wide and attains a depth of over a mile ().
The canyon and adjacent rim are contained within Grand Canyon National Park, the Kaibab National Forest, Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, the Hualapai Indian Reservation, the Havasupai Indian | southern slopes of Thorofare Mountain. The Yellowstone River flows northward through Yellowstone National Park, feeding and draining Yellowstone Lake, then dropping over the Upper and Lower Yellowstone Falls at the head of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone within the confines of the park. After passing through the Black Canyon of the Yellowstone downstream of the Grand Canyon, the river flows northward into Montana between the northern Absaroka Range and the Gallatin Range in Paradise Valley. The river emerges from the mountains near the town of Livingston, where it turns eastward and northeastward | 5,540 | triviaqa-train |
Valentia Island is off the coast of which European country? | Valentia Island
Valentia Island (, meaning "The Oak Wood") is one of Ireland's most westerly points. It lies off the Iveragh Peninsula in the southwest of County Kerry. It is linked to the mainland by the Maurice O'Neill Memorial Bridge at Portmagee. A car ferry also departs from Reenard Point to Knightstown, the island's main settlement, from April to October. A second, smaller village named Chapeltown is located at roughly the midpoint of the island, from the bridge. The permanent population of the island | Fenit: The sloop "Nuestra Senora del Socorro" (75 tons) anchored at Fenit, in Tralee Bay on the coast of Kerry, where she was surrendered to crown officers. The 24 men on board were taken into custody and marched to Tralee Castle. On the orders of Lady Margaret Denny, they were all hanged from a gibbet.
Valentia Island: "Trinidad" (800 tons, 302 men) was wrecked on the coast of Desmond — probably at Valentia Island, off the coast of south Kerry — | 5,541 | triviaqa-train |
How many points of the compass are there? | retained the term "one point" to describe of a circle in such phrases as "two points to starboard". By the middle of the 18th century, the 32-point system was extended with half- and quarter-points to allow 128 directions to be differentiated.
Compass points.
The names of the compass point directions follow these rules:
Compass points 8-wind compass rose.
- The four cardinal directions are north (N), east (E), south (S), west (W), at | HUD. Sometimes the compass itself might not be a real compass, rather one that points toward the next location or goal. Another notable example is in the open-world driving game "Crazy Taxi".
There are also trends common among genres and platforms. Many online games show player names and a chat text box for talking to the other players. RTS games tend to have complex user interfaces, with context-sensitive panels and a full-overview mini-map with fog of war.
How the HUD | 5,542 | triviaqa-train |
What name is given to the outward force on a rotating body? | in springs, modeled by Hooke's law, are the result of electromagnetic forces and the Pauli exclusion principle acting together to return an object to its equilibrium position. Centrifugal forces are acceleration forces that arise simply from the acceleration of rotating frames of reference.
The fundamental theories for forces developed from the unification of different ideas. For example, Sir. Isaac Newton unified, with his universal theory of gravitation, the force responsible for objects falling near the surface of the Earth with the force responsible for the falling of celestial bodies | height "x", measured from the centers of the two bodies, is given by:
where formula_2 is the sum of the standard gravitational parameters of the two bodies. This equation should be used whenever there is a significant difference in the gravitational acceleration during the fall.
Acceleration relative to the rotating Earth.
Centripetal force causes the acceleration measured on the rotating surface of the Earth to differ from the acceleration that is measured for a free-falling body: the apparent acceleration in the rotating frame of reference is | 5,543 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the only son of Prince Rainier of Monaco? | by 20 percent; in 2005, it had an area of only . Monaco is known to be the most expensive and the wealthiest place on Earth, Vatican City excluded, due to its tax laws. In 2014, it was noted that about 30% of the population was made up of millionaires.
Monaco is a principality governed under a form of constitutional monarchy, with Prince Albert II as head of state. Although Prince Albert II is a constitutional monarch, he wields immense political power. The House of Grimaldi has | nation's annual revenue today; when Rainier ascended the throne in 1949, it accounted for more than 95 percent.
Early life.
Rainier was born at Prince's Palace in Monaco, the only son of Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois, and her husband, Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois. Rainier was the first native-born prince since Honoré IV in 1758. Rainier's mother was the only child of Louis II, Prince of Monaco, and Marie Juliette Louvet; she was legitimized through formal adoption and | 5,544 | triviaqa-train |
According to Einstein what is the Fourth Dimension? | fully appreciated Einstein's critical contribution to the understanding of the Lorentz transformations, thinking of Einstein's work as being an extension of Lorentz's work.
On 5 November 1907 (a little more than a year before his death), Minkowski introduced his geometric interpretation of spacetime in a lecture to the Göttingen Mathematical society with the title, "The Relativity Principle" ("Das Relativitätsprinzip"). On 21 September 1908, Minkowski presented his famous talk, "Space and Time" ("Raum und Zeit"), | "The Education of T. C. MITS: What Modern Mathematics Means to You", Foreword by Barry Mazur, Paul Dry Books, Philadelphia, PA.
- 2008 "The Einstein theory of Relativity: A Trip To the Fourth Dimension", Paul Dry Books, Philadelphia, PA.
External links.
- Photos of Lillian Lieber and her husband, Hugh Lieber
- Image of a letter referencing the Armed Services Edition of "The Education of T. C. MITS".
- A web version of Chapter 1 | 5,545 | triviaqa-train |
Which Spaniard painted the Naked Maja? | La Maja desnuda
The Nude Maja ( ) is a name given to a c. 1797–1800 oil on canvas painting by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya. It portrays a nude woman reclining on a bed of pillows, and was probably commissioned by Manuel de Godoy, to hang in his private collection in a separate cabinet reserved for nude paintings. Goya created a pendant of the same woman identically posed, but clothed, known today as "La maja vestida" ("The Clothed Maja"); also in the Prado, it | , "The Virgin Queen" (1955) with Bette Davis, "The Naked Maja" (1958) with Ava Gardner and "The Story of Ruth" (1960) with Elana Eden, then went back to family comedies and musicals, including "Flower Drum Song" for Universal in 1961. His last picture was "The Singing Nun" in 1965. Koster retired to Leisure Village, Camarillo, California, to indulge in his lifelong interest in painting. He painted a series of portraits of the movie stars with | 5,546 | triviaqa-train |
At the mouth of which English river is Spurn Head? | Spurn
Spurn is a narrow sand tidal island located off the tip of the coast of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England that reaches into the North Sea and forms the north bank of the mouth of the Humber Estuary. Before a severe storm in February 2017, which damaged part of the sandbank, Spurn was a spit with a semi-permanent connection to the mainland. A storm in 2013 made the road down to the end of Spurn impassable to vehicles at high tide.
The island is over long, almost | has full-time paid staff (the others all being on the River Thames in London). By the 1870s a room in the high lighthouse was being used as a chapel for the small residential community on Spurn Head, serving 'the keepers, coast-guardsmen and fishermen who live at the Point'.
During the First World War two coastal artillery batteries were added at either end of Spurn Head, with and quick firing guns in between. The emplacements can be clearly seen, and the northern ones are particularly | 5,547 | triviaqa-train |
The Tripitaka are scriptures central to which faith? | faithful to its teachings and often give very illuminating illustrations. In Sri Lanka and Thailand, "official" Buddhism has in large part adopted the interpretations of Western scholars.
Although the Canon has existed in written form for two millennia, its earlier oral nature has not been forgotten in actual Buddhist practice within the tradition: memorization and recitation remain common. Among frequently recited texts are the Paritta. Even lay people usually know at least a few short texts by heart and recite them regularly; this is considered a form of meditation | Traditionally, the Tripitaka scriptures consisted of individual palm leaves, each measuring around 50 cm in length and around 4 to 6 cm in width. They were perforated and threaded in order to combine them in stacks of 20 to 40 pages. These stacks are kept pressed between two pieces of teakwood which is then wrapped in cloth and stored in a special bookcase. These bookcases are sometimes exquisitely crafted with mother-of-pearl inlay or with gold leaf applied on black lacquer. Beautiful examples of bookcases can be seen in the Bangkok | 5,548 | triviaqa-train |
Which BBC sitcom features various members of the Pearson family in Tyne and Wear? | urban districts and boroughs.
A minority report proposed amalgamation of Newcastle, Gateshead, Wallsend, Jarrow, Felling, Gosforth, Hebburn and Newburn into a single "county borough of Newcastle-on-Tyneside". The 1937 proposals never came into operation: local authorities could not agree on a scheme and the legislation of the time did not allow central government to compel one.
Tyneside (excluding Sunderland) was a Special Review Area under the Local Government Act 1958. The Local Government Commission for England came back with a | 6 July as part of World Pride while members took part in various events linked to the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Members of the Chorus also feature in episode 5 of a new BBC Three sitcom. The show, titled "Dead Boss" is written by Sharon Horgan and features Jennifer Saunders, Caroline Quentin and Susan Calman. Episode 5 also features Tony Blackburn and Carl Barât. The show aired in June and July.
Recent history 2011.
The Chorus performed the summer show, "Sound: An Aural Adventure" | 5,549 | triviaqa-train |
Which record label turned down the Beatles after an audition in 1962? | last recording session in Hamburg. Tragedy greeted them on their return to Germany in April, when a distraught Kirchherr met them at the airport with news of Sutcliffe's death the previous day from what was later determined as a brain hemorrhage.
Epstein began negotiations with record labels for a recording contract. In order to secure a UK record contract, Epstein negotiated an early end to the band's contract with Polydor, in exchange for more recordings backing Tony Sheridan. After a New Year's Day audition, Decca Records rejected the | the efforts of the Beatles' manager Brian Epstein, a recording contract was executed between Epstein and EMI's Parlophone record label. EMI would record a minimum of six single "sides" and the agreement would start on 6 June 1962, expiring a year later, but renewable. After the contract was signed, Parlophone record producer George Martin gave the Beatles an audition at EMI Studios in London, to assess their musical quality and respective vocal talents. The audition, held on 6 June, also acted as their first | 5,550 | triviaqa-train |
Which general had a surname meaning ‘of France’? | established and later dissolved in the course of the Algerian War. The Fifth Republic, led by Charles de Gaulle, was formed in 1958 and remains today. Algeria and nearly all the other colonies became independent in the 1960s, with most retaining close economic and military connections with France.
France has long been a global centre of art, science, and philosophy. It hosts the world's fourth-largest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites and is the leading tourist destination, receiving around 83 million foreign visitors annually. | Percevault
Percevault is a French surname meaning to pierce the valley or to breach the valley. Variants of Percevault include Persevault, Perceval, and Percival.
People with the surname.
- Christian Percevault, Mayor of Épeigné-les-Bois, France
- Guy Percevault, Mayor of Saint-Maurice-en-Trièves, France
- Jean-Dominique Percevault, general president director of Services Petrolier Schlumberger for the Centre for European Policy Studies
- Julieta Venegas Percevault (born 1970), American-born Mexican | 5,551 | triviaqa-train |
Which general burned Atlanta in the American Civil War? | Battle of Atlanta
The Battle of Atlanta was a battle of the Atlanta Campaign fought during the American Civil War on July 21, 1864, just southeast of Atlanta, Georgia. Continuing their summer campaign to seize the important rail and supply center of Atlanta, Union forces commanded by William Tecumseh Sherman overwhelmed and defeated Confederate forces defending the city under John Bell Hood. Union Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson was killed during the battle. Despite the implication of finality in its name, the battle occurred midway through the campaign, and | Sweetwater Creek State Park
Sweetwater Creek State Park is a 2,549 acre (10.32 km) Georgia state park in east Douglas County, from downtown Atlanta. The park is named after Sweetwater Creek which runs through it. Cherokee people were forcibly removed from the area and it eventually became home to the New Manchester Manufacturing Company and mill town of New Manchester. During the American Civil War the textile mill and general store were burned down by the Union Army and the women and children taken away and eventually sent to Louisville, Kentucky | 5,552 | triviaqa-train |
In which city is the HQ of the World Health Organisation? | World Health Organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health. It was established on 7 April 1948, and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The WHO is a member of the United Nations Development Group. Its predecessor, the Health Organization, was an agency of the League of Nations.
The constitution of the World Health Organization had been signed by 61 countries (all 51 member countries and 10 others) on 22 July 1946, with | , under which all the Volunteers were subsumed into the Territorial Force (TF). The Forth Division was retitled as the City of Edinburgh (Fortress) Royal Engineers.
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- HQ at 28 York Place, Edinburgh
- No 1 Works Company
- No 2 Electric Lights Company
World War I.
On the outbreak of war in August 1914, the City of Edinburgh Fortress Engineers mobilised and | 5,553 | triviaqa-train |
Who failed three IQ tests on an LBC radio phone-in? | Notable presenters Call-in shows.
LBC has held call-in shows for politicians Nick Clegg, Nigel Farage, and Boris Johnson. In 2016, it was announced that Alex Salmond would be taking part in a weekly call-in show. This show ran from 13 January to 30 March that year. Salmond was then given a three-hour Sunday afternoon show, starting in 17 September 2017, after he lost his seat in the 2017 general election.
External links.
- The unofficial Independent Local Radio Nostalgia | two separate services, the news and comment station LBC Crown FM, and the phone-in London Talkback Radio on AM. The transition was not initially well received, and substantially increased costs, pushing the company into the red. In 1993 the company was sold to Shirley Porter's Chelverton Investments, after Crown got into financial difficulty.
History London News Radio.
The company almost disappeared later in 1993, when the Radio Authority failed to renew the company's two licences, LBC Newstalk and London Talkback Radio, awarding the | 5,554 | triviaqa-train |
Low blood sugar is known by which medical term? | able to take food by mouth, an injection of glucagon may help. The treatment of hypoglycemia unrelated to diabetes includes treating the underlying problem as well and a healthy diet. The term "hypoglycemia" is sometimes incorrectly used to refer to idiopathic postprandial syndrome, a controversial condition with similar symptoms that occur following eating but with normal blood sugar levels.
Signs and symptoms.
Hypoglycemic symptoms and manifestations can be divided into those produced by the counterregulatory hormones (epinephrine/adrenaline and glucagon) triggered by the falling glucose, and | way the medical profession is paid for services under Medicare and Medicaid. The current system, which is also the prime system used by medical insurers is known as fee-for-service because the medical practitioner is paid only for the performance of medical procedures which, it is argued means that doctors have a financial incentive to do more tests (which generates more income) which may not be in the patients' best long-term interest. The current system encourages medical interventions such as surgeries and prescribed medicines (all of which | 5,555 | triviaqa-train |
The four Inns of Court are Gray’s Inn, Inner Temple, Middle Temple and which other? | is a flourishing and active Inn of Court, with over 8,000 members.
Role.
The Inner Temple is one of the four Inns of Court, along with Gray's Inn, Lincoln's Inn, and the Middle Temple. The Inns are responsible for training, regulating, and selecting barristers within England and Wales, and are the only bodies allowed to call a barrister to the Bar and allow him or her to practice.
The Temple is an independent, unincorporated organisation, and works as a trust. It | shopping, restaurants, commercial stands, such as a showbag pavilion and exhibits, a horticultural display, and stage and arena shows. It also even hosts a breed based conformation dog show and cat show, which are nationally-accredited. In 2017, 922,000 people attended the show.
Revenue generated by the Sydney Royal Easter Show allows the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW (RAS) to invest in agricultural programs, competitions, education, youth and rural NSW. In all, the RAS invests almost $7 million annually in | 5,556 | triviaqa-train |
Which Scottish author died in Samoa? | , "The Samoans were also known to engage in ‘headhunting', a ritual of war in which a warrior took the head of his slain opponent to give to his leader, thus proving his bravery." However, Robert Louis Stevenson, who lived in Samoa from 1889 until his death in 1894, wrote in "", "… the Samoans are gentle people."
The Germans, in particular, began to show great commercial interest in the Samoan Islands, especially on the island of Upolu, where German | Death.
Tuvale's last job was supervising the burial of the dead during the 1918 flu epidemic which killed an estimated 22% (8,500) of Samoa's population. He died in December 1919, immediately following the epidemic. He is buried in Faleasiu.
Descendants.
Tuvale is the grandfather of Samoan author, educator and professor Peggy Fairbairn-Dunlop.
External references.
- An Account of Samoa History up to 1918 At NZ Electronic Text Centre, CC-BY-SA 3.0 NZ Licence. Retrieved | 5,557 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the female presenter of the UK TV programme ‘Most Haunted’? | Most Haunted
Most Haunted is a British paranormal reality television series. It was first shown on Living TV between May 2002 and July 2010. A new online edition aired on 31 October 2013 with Really taking over broadcast from August 2014. Presented by Yvette Fielding, the programme investigates purported paranormal activity in a range of locations, mainly within the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The series is produced by Antix Productions.
After 4 years of being off-air, Fielding and Karl Beattie, the producer of the | stock music which was also used on the now defunct "Unexplained Channel" programme, "Rest In Peace". Living TV also released a CD featuring Alan Clark's music remixed and original material written and produced by composer and producer Steve Deakin-Davies (The Official Most Haunted soundtrack Vol 1 The Ambition Company/Solo MH104)
On-screen team.
Between series 1 and series 15, "Most Haunted" featured a main presenter, a historian, a psychic medium and a parapsychologist.
Essentially the latter | 5,558 | triviaqa-train |
The island of Zanzibar is part of which African country? | the two names, as the United Republic of Tanzania, within which Zanzibar remains a semi-autonomous region.
Demography.
The 2002 census is the most recent census for which results have been reported. The total population of Zanzibar was 984,625 – with an annual growth rate of 3.1 percent. The population of Zanzibar City, which was the largest city, was 205,870.
Around two thirds of the people, 622,459, lived on Unguja (Zanzibar Island), with most settled in the densely populated west. Besides | Changuu from its Arab owners on behalf of the Zanzibar government in 1893 with the intention of building a prison upon it. The prison was to have housed violent and recidivist criminals from the part of the African mainland which was then under the jurisdiction of Zanzibar. Despite the prison buildings being completed in 1894, causing the island to become known commonly as "Prison Island", the facility never housed prisoners.
The British authorities were concerned by the risk of disease epidemics affecting Stone Town, then East Africa's main port. | 5,559 | triviaqa-train |
What reached England from Europe in 1348? | and the universities of Oxford and Cambridge were founded with royal patronage. The Principality of Wales became a Plantagenet fief during the 13th century and the Lordship of Ireland was given to the English monarchy by the Pope.
During the 14th century, the Plantagenets and the House of Valois both claimed to be legitimate claimants to the House of Capet and with it France; the two powers clashed in the Hundred Years' War. The Black Death epidemic hit England; starting in 1348, it eventually killed up to half of England's | and Venice in January 1348, but it was the outbreak in Pisa a few weeks later that was the entry point to northern Italy. Towards the end of January, one of the galleys expelled from Italy arrived in Marseille.
From Italy, the disease spread northwest across Europe, striking France, Spain, Portugal and England by June 1348, then turned and spread east and north through Germany, Scotland and Scandinavia from 1348 to 1350. It was introduced in Norway in 1349 when a ship landed at Askøy, then spread | 5,560 | triviaqa-train |
Here lies one whose name was writ in water? | friends, and Woodhouse started to collect Keatsiana, documenting as much as he could about Keats' poetry. This archive survives as one of the main sources of information on Keats' work. Andrew Motion represents him as Boswell to Keats' Johnson, ceaselessly promoting the writer's work, fighting his corner, and spurring his poetry to greater heights. In later years, Woodhouse was one of the few people to accompany Keats to Gravesend to embark on his final trip to Rome.
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And cursed be he that moves my bones.
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Cast a cold eyeOn life, on | 5,561 | triviaqa-train |
Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons make up what duo? | a bit mad, but now he's back at college, and the other one drives our van".
Rowlands and Simons then started to DJ at a club called "Naked Under Leather" in the back of a pub in 1992, under the alias of "The 237 Turbo Nutters" (named after the number of their house on Dickenson Road in Manchester and a reference to their Blackburn raving days). The pair would play hip hop, techno, and house. Rowlands and Simons called themselves The Dust Brothers | first band Calliope. She later signed to Shut Up and Dance, the record label operated by the Stoke Newington-based electronic duo of the same name, consisting of Philip 'PJ' Johnson and Carl 'Smiley' Hyman. Nicolette reflected that she was initially unsure what the duo "were about," but enjoyed their productions without being able to "pinpoint exactly what it was," telling one journalist: "I was looking for some hard-edged production to balance my sound and in the end the two things | 5,562 | triviaqa-train |
Which writer’s name means ‘jackdaw’ in Czech? | Book of Laughter and Forgetting" (1979), Milan Kundera notes that Franz Kafka's father Hermann had a sign in front of his shop with a jackdaw painted next to his name, since "kavka" means "jackdaw" in Czech.
External links.
- Jackdaw videos, photos and sounds on the Internet Bird Collection
- (PDF; 2.1 MB) Ageing and sexing by Javier Blasco-Zumeta & Gerd-Michael Heinze
- Feathers of Eurasian jackdaw (Corvus monedula) | scholars assert that the name "Halych" has Slavic origins – from "halytsa", meaning "a naked (unwooded) hill", or from "halka" which means "jackdaw".
(The jackdaw featured as a charge in the city's coat of arms
and later also in the coat of arms of Galicia-Lodomeria.
The name, however, predates the coat of arms, which may represent canting or simply folk etymology.) Although Ruthenians drove out the Hungarians from Halych-Volhynia by | 5,563 | triviaqa-train |
Which country withdrew from the Warsaw Pact in 1968? | sole joint action was the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in August 1968. All member countries, with the exception of the Socialist Republic of Romania and the People's Republic of Albania, participated in the invasion. The German Democratic Republic provided only minimal support, however.
History End of the Cold War.
In 1989, popular civil and political public discontent toppled the Communist governments of the Warsaw Treaty countries. Independent national politics made feasible with the "perestroika" and "glasnost" policies induced institutional collapse of the Communist government | alliance include the Warsaw Pact Invasion of Czechoslovakia. On October 23, 1968, the 22 Artillery Regiment that invaded the country withdrew from Czechoslovakia. It advised North Korea in the Korean War and provided medical assistance to the troops of the DPRK. It also advised the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. During the 1950s, 60s and 70s the BNA assisted countries like Algeria, Yemen, Libya, Iraq, Nicaragua, Egypt, and Syria as well as taking part in action in Afghanistan in the 1980s.
Composition. | 5,564 | triviaqa-train |
What is the nickname of Richard Rogers’ new Leadenhall building in London? | 122 Leadenhall Street
122 Leadenhall Street, also known as the Leadenhall Building, is a skyscraper in London that is tall. It opened in July 2014 and was designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners; it is known informally as The Cheesegrater because of its distinctive wedge shape similar to that of the kitchen utensil with the same name. It is one of a number of tall buildings recently completed or under construction in the City of London financial district, including 20 Fenchurch Street, The Pinnacle, and The Scalpel.
The | . The junta did not specify what punishment they would receive if they failed to report. At the time, there were reports that both Yongyuth and Newin were in London. Troops raided Yongyuth's houses in [[Mae Chan District]] of [[Chiang Rai Province]] (at 10:35 Wednesday) and Bangkok (Wednesday night), but did not find him. Both Yongyuth and Newin reported to army headquarters on Thursday, and were detained.
Chidchai Wannasathit, Newin Chidchop, Yongyuth Tiyapairat, and Prommin Lertsuridet | 5,565 | triviaqa-train |
An armoire is a large ornate ……..what? | Wardrobe
A wardrobe or armoire is a standing closet used for storing clothes. The earliest wardrobe was a chest, and it was not until some degree of luxury was attained in regal palaces and the castles of powerful nobles that separate accommodation was provided for the apparel of the great. The name of wardrobe was then given to a room in which the wall-space was filled with closets and lockers, the drawer being a comparatively modern invention. From these cupboards and lockers the modern wardrobe, with its hanging spaces, sliding | in 1874, Dabeer penned the following couplet as a tribute to the departed poet:
Dabeer and Anis rivalry An interesting Chronological closeness.
Mir Anis was born in the year 1802 and died 72 years later in 1874. Mirza Dabeer was born in 1803, a year later than Anis, and died in 1875, also at the age of 72. This chronological closeness is amazing
Dabeer and Anis rivalry Need to preserve the record.
Dabeer is a poet unduly neglected and unnecessarily pitted against Anis. What is deplorable is the | 5,566 | triviaqa-train |
Mount Toubkal is the highest peak in which range of mountains? | Toubkal
Toubkal or Tubkal (Berber: ⵜⵓⴳⴳ ⴽⴰⵍ "Tugg kal"; "Tūbqāl") is a mountain peak in southwestern Morocco, located in the Toubkal National Park. At
, it is the highest peak in the Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa and the Arab World. Located south of the city of Marrakesh, and visible from it, Toubkal is an ultra prominent peak, the highest for over . For climbers it is "the most popular mountain objective in the Atlas mountains".
Geography. | Mount Johnson (Washington)
Mount Johnson is a summit in the Olympic Mountains and is located in Jefferson County of Washington state. It is located within Olympic National Park. At high, Mount Johnson is the fourth highest peak of the Olympic Mountains, after Mount Olympus, Mount Deception, and Mount Constance. It is the highest peak in "The Needles" range which is a subset of the Olympic range. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Deception, to the south.
History.
Mount Johnson was given its | 5,567 | triviaqa-train |
Off which country is the Gulf of Carpenteria? | Gulf of Carpentaria
The Gulf of Carpentaria () is a large, shallow sea enclosed on three sides by northern Australia and bounded on the north by the Arafura Sea (the body of water that lies between Australia and New Guinea). The northern boundary is generally defined as a line from Slade Point, Queensland (the northwestern corner of Cape York Peninsula) in the northeast, to Cape Arnhem, Northern Territory (the easternmost point of Arnhem Land) in the west.
At its mouth, the Gulf is 590 | of the Carpenteria basin. The Cloncurry river and many of its smaller tributaries are situated within the boundaries of the property and make excellent watering points for the stock.
The station takes its name from a corruption of the traditional owners' name of the locale: "Conobie".
The station was first established in 1864 when Edward Palmer, originally from Wollongong, stocked the property with cattle and sheep. The first wool was taken off Canobie in 1865 to Burketown. Palmer's partner, Mr Shrewing, died of gulf | 5,568 | triviaqa-train |
Islam. What is the name of the festival which immediately follows the end of Ramadan? | .
The formal beginning of the Muslim era was chosen, reportedly by Caliph Umar, to be the Hijra in 622 CE, which was an important turning point in Muhammad's fortunes. It is a lunar calendar with days lasting from sunset to sunset. Islamic holy days fall on fixed dates of the lunar calendar, which means that they occur in different seasons in different years in the Gregorian calendar. The most important Islamic festivals are "Eid al-Fitr" () on the 1st of "Shawwal", marking | is the ancient Iranian festival dating at least back to 1700 BCE of the early Zoroastrian era.[1] The festival of fire is a prelude to the ancient Norouz festival, which marks the arrival of spring and revival of nature. Chahrshanbeh Soori, is celebrated the last Tuesday night of the year.
- Islam
- Ramadan: During this holy time, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar year, Muslims do not eat, drink, or smoke from sunrise to sunset for an entire month. Instead, they spend their days | 5,569 | triviaqa-train |
Which ancient religion is followed by Parsees or Parsi? | , if heredity were the only factor in a determination of ethnicity, the Parsis would count as Parthians according to the "Qissa-i Sanjan".
The term "Parseeism" or "Parsiism" is attributed to Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron, who in the 1750s, when the word "Zoroastrianism" had yet to be coined, made the first detailed report of the Parsis and of Zoroastrianism, therein mistakenly assuming that the Parsis were the only remaining followers of the religion.
In addition to above, the Parsi | Parsi Gymkhana Ground
Parsi Gymkhana Ground is a multipurpose club ground in Mumbai, Marashtra. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports.
The ground was founded by Parsi cricketers, the Gymkhana fielded the Parsees cricket team during the Bombay Quadrangular and its successor Bombay Pentangular cricket tournaments. Parsi Gymkhana was founded in 1884 and was opened in 1888. In 2010, Parsi Gymkhana along with other community organisations announced a project to revive interest in cricket among the community. The gymkhana is also used | 5,570 | triviaqa-train |
What is the highest caste in Hinduism? | "daily morality", which McDaniel states is stereotyped in some books as the "only form of Hindu religion with a belief in karma, cows and caste"; and Bhakti or devotional Hinduism, where intense emotions are elaborately incorporated in the pursuit of the spiritual.
Michaels distinguishes three Hindu religions and four forms of Hindu religiosity. The three Hindu religions are "Brahmanic-Sanskritic Hinduism", "folk religions and tribal religions", and "founded religions. The four forms of Hindu religiosity are the classical "karma | in London, but they occasionally return to the Phantomhive manor for visits. Soma is constantly worrying about Ciel and becomes very pleased whenever he can be of assistance to him. Soma is frequently frightened by Sebastian, as he hides behind others whenever he is speaking to him.
- Agni was the servant of Prince Soma, whom he saw and worshiped as a god. Agni was once a nobleman named Arshad born as a Brahmin, the highest caste, among the caste hierarchy of Hinduism, by virtue of which he was | 5,571 | triviaqa-train |
A simian person would resemble which creatures? | from , and "Ardipithecus kadabba" dating to . Each of these species has been argued to be a bipedal ancestor of later hominins, but all such claims are contested. It is also possible that any one of the three is an ancestor of another branch of African apes, or is an ancestor shared between hominins and other African Hominoidea (apes). The question of the relation between these early fossil species and the hominin lineage is still to be resolved. From these early species the australopithecines arose around diverged into robust ( | known at the time as "Terra Australis") and second, Le Testu's incorporation in these maps of birds that resemble black swans and cassowaries, which are both native to Australia. However, he did not claim to have seen Jave la Grande in person and many cartographers at the time incorporated hypothetical, mythological or fantastic elements, a practice that is clearly also true of Le Testu. His maps also showed unicorns and monstrous creatures such as 200 metre long giant snakes, basilisks, satyrs, Blemmyes (headless humans) | 5,572 | triviaqa-train |
Who composed The Cat Waltz? | Minute Waltz
The Waltz in D-flat major, Op. 64, No. 1, Valse du petit chien (French for "Waltz of the little dog"), popularly known in English as the "Minute Waltz", is a piano waltz composed by Frédéric Chopin. It is dedicated to the Countess Delfina Potocka.
History.
Chopin wrote the waltz in 1847 and had it published by Breitkopf & Härtel in Leipzig the same year, as the first of the "Trois Valses", Op. | Helismaa, who composed and made the lyrics to "Reissumies ja kissa" (The Traveler and the Cat), which became Rautavaara’s first hit. Composer Toivo Kärki joined this team, which produced over the next ten years many popular songs. In addition, Rautavaara composed and wrote the lyrics for many of his records. Rautavaara received gold records for the songs "Isoisän olkihattu" (Grandpa's Strawhat), "Vain merimies voi tietää" (Only a Sailor Could Know) and "Häävalssi" (The Wedding Waltz | 5,573 | triviaqa-train |
Who composed The Harmonious Blacksmith? | The Harmonious Blacksmith
The Harmonious Blacksmith is the popular name of the final movement, "Air and variations", of George Frideric Handel's Suite No. 5 in E major, HWV 430, for harpsichord. This instrumental air was one of the first works for harpsichord published by Handel and is made up of four movements. An air is followed by five doubles (variations in the English division style): semiquavers in the right hand; semiquavers in the left hand; semiquaver triplets in the right and left hands; | . Henry Wylde and Richard Clark then found an old anvil in a smithy near Whitchurch, Edgware and fabricated a story to identify William Powell as the fictitious "blacksmith", when, in fact, he had been the parish clerk. They raised a subscription for a wooden memorial to him, and in 1868, the people of Whitchurch subscribed again for a grandiloquent gravestone, still standing. It reads: "In memory of William Powell, the Harmonious Blacksmith, who was buried 27. of February 1780, aged 78 years | 5,574 | triviaqa-train |
In French cuisine, of what are lardons small pieces? | The ingredients of the time varied greatly according to the seasons and the church calendar, and many items were preserved with salt, spices, honey, and other preservatives. Late spring, summer, and autumn afforded abundance, while winter meals were more sparse. Livestock were slaughtered at the beginning of winter. Beef was often salted, while pork was salted and smoked. Bacon and sausages would be smoked in the chimney, while the tongue and hams were brined and dried. Cucumbers were brined as well, while greens would | , and lean fish such as salmon. These lardons are to be cut in strips about 3 mm thick and 3 mm wide, and it is essential that the fat be chilled before cutting and threading. The technique is explained at length in the classic book of French cuisine "La bonne cuisine de Madame E. Saint-Ange", which details two techniques: surface larding, or "studding", in which the lardons are threaded onto the surface, and interior larding, in which the lardons are left in | 5,575 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the Roman counterpart of the Greek goddess Demeter? | the civilized existence of agricultural society.
Though Demeter is often described simply as the goddess of the harvest, she presided also over the sacred law, and the cycle of life and death. She and her daughter Persephone were the central figures of the Eleusinian Mysteries, a religious tradition that predated the Olympian pantheon, and which may have its roots in the Mycenaean period c. 1400–1200 BC. Demeter was often considered to be the same figure as the Anatolian goddess Cybele, and in Rome she was identified as the Latin goddess Ceres | was called the "flamen Pomonalis". The pruning knife was her attribute. There is a grove that is sacred to her called the "Pomonal", located not far from Ostia, the ancient port of Rome.
Pomona was the goddess of fruit trees, gardens, and orchards. Unlike many other Roman goddesses and gods, she does not have a Greek counterpart, though she is commonly associated with Demeter. She watches over and protects fruit trees and cares for their cultivation. She was not actually associated with the | 5,576 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the only driver to win a F1 World Championship in a car of his own design? | the traditional space-frame design, was the dominant car, and in 1968, the team broke new boundaries, when they were the first to carry advertising on their cars.
History Technological developments.
The first major technological development, Bugatti's re-introduction of mid-engined cars (following Ferdinand Porsche's pioneering Auto Unions of the 1930s), occurred with the Type 251, which was unsuccessful. Australian Jack Brabham, world champion during , , and , soon proved the mid-engined design's superiority. By | Nigel Mansell
Nigel Ernest James Mansell, (; born 8 August 1953) is a British former racing driver who won both the Formula One World Championship (1992) and the CART Indy Car World Series (1993). Mansell was the reigning F1 champion when he moved over to CART, becoming the first person to win the CART title in his debut season, and making him the only person to hold both the World Drivers' Championship and the American open-wheel National Championship simultaneously.
His career in Formula One spanned | 5,577 | triviaqa-train |
Where might you go to visit the big gun called Mons Meg? | Mons Meg
Mons Meg is a medieval bombard in the collection of the Royal Armouries, but on loan to Historic Scotland and located at Edinburgh Castle in Scotland. It was built in 1449 on the orders of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy and sent by him as a gift to James II, King of Scots in 1454. The bombard was employed in sieges until the middle of the 16th century, after which it was only fired on ceremonial occasions. On one such occasion in 1680 the barrel burst, rendering Mons | Mons Meg has been restored to the country, where that, which in every other place or situation was a mere mass of rusty iron, becomes once more a curious monument of antiquity" Notes to "Rob Roy", Sir Walter Scott.
History Naming.
The gun is not called "Mons Meg" in any contemporary references until 1678. In 1489, she first appears in record as "Monss", and in the painter's account of 1539 she is called; "Monce in the castell," the | 5,578 | triviaqa-train |
For achievement in what field is the Fields Medal awarded? | International Congress, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The medal belonging to one of the four joint winners, Caucher Birkar, was stolen shortly after the event. The ICM presented Birkar with a replacement medal a few days later.
Conditions of the award.
The Fields Medal has for a long time been regarded as the most prestigious award in the field of mathematics and is often described as the Nobel Prize of Mathematics. Unlike the Nobel Prize, the Fields Medal is only awarded every four years. The Fields | achievements in fields of scientific and scholastic research.
- In 2013 she won the National Achievement Award from the Canadian Linguistic Association for outstanding contributions to the field of linguistics.
- In 2013 she was appointed by the Governor General of Canada as an Officer in the Order of Canada, which is one of Canada's highest civilian honors.
- In 2015 Rice received the Pierre Chauveau medal of the Royal Society of Canada, awarded for her continued contributions as a scholar, including her extensive work in language documentation, activism | 5,579 | triviaqa-train |
Who, with his colleague Picasso, was credited with originating Cubism? | Cubism
Cubism is an early-20th-century avant-garde art movement that revolutionized European painting and sculpture, and inspired related movements in music, literature and architecture. Cubism has been considered the most influential art movement of the 20th century. The term is broadly used in association with a wide variety of art produced in Paris (Montmartre, Montparnasse, and Puteaux) during the 1910s and throughout the 1920s.
The movement was pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, joined by Jean Metzinger, Albert Gleizes, Robert Delaunay, | ..., but only the relations between things. Outside of these relations there is no knowable reality", Poincaré wrote in his 1902 "Science and Hypothesis".
Maurice Princet was a French mathematician and actuary who played a role in the birth of Cubism. An associate of Pablo Picasso, Guillaume Apollinaire, Max Jacob, Jean Metzinger, Robert Delaunay, Juan Gris and later Marcel Duchamp, Princet became known as "le mathématicien du cubisme" ("the mathematician of cubism").
Princet is credited with introducing | 5,580 | triviaqa-train |
What is the one-word alternative name for the spiny anteater? | Echidna
Echidnas (), sometimes known as spiny anteaters, belong to the family Tachyglossidae in the monotreme order of egg-laying mammals. The four extant species of Echidnas and the platypus are the only living mammals that lay eggs and the only surviving members of the order Monotremata. The diet of some species consists of ants and termites, but they are not closely related to the true anteaters of the Americas, which are xenarthrans, along with sloths and armadillos. Echidnas live in Australia and New Guinea.
Echidnas evolved | River. East Hills is the suburb to the west and Revesby is located to the east.
History.
The name "Panania" was on the original list of stations proposed for the Tempe-East Hills railway line in 1929. Prior to this, Panania was part of what was generally known as the East Hills district. Panania is an Aboriginal word meaning "sun rising in the east and shining on the hills". An alternative theory is that the name may be a derivation of "Pannonia", which | 5,581 | triviaqa-train |
As what is the barely navigable sea route from Baffin Bay to the Beaufort Sea known? | " has transported of crude oil to Japan, which was the first shipment of oil from the Arctic deposits. However, the project has stalled after that.
In July 2017, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management approved a plan to allow Eni, an Italian multinational oil and gas company, to drill four oil exploration wells on Spy Island, one of four artificial islands in the Beaufort Sea.
In popular culture.
Stan Rogers references the Beaufort Sea in his popular Canadian Folk Song Northwest Passage (song) | Baffin Bay
Baffin Bay (Inuktitut: "Saknirutiak Imanga"; ; ), located between Baffin Island and the west coast of Greenland, is a marginal sea of the North Atlantic Ocean. It is connected to the Atlantic via Davis Strait and the Labrador Sea. The narrower Nares Strait connects Baffin Bay with the Arctic Ocean. The bay is not navigable most of the year because of the ice cover and high density of floating ice and icebergs in the open areas. However, a polynya of about , known as the | 5,582 | triviaqa-train |
Under what stage name did rock’n’roller Richard Penniman perform? | May 11, 2013. The day before the doctorate of humanities degree was to be bestowed upon him, the mayor of Macon announced that one of Little Richard's childhood homes, an historic site, will be moved to a rejuvenated section of that city's Pleasant Hill district. It will be restored and named the Little Richard Penniman – Pleasant Hill Resource House, a meeting place where local history and artifacts will be displayed as provided by residents. Penniman was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame on May 7, 2015. | Margaret Cheer' was in fact her stage name.
In contrast to what would have been expected by contemporary norms, she did not retire from stage after her marriage. Her career does seem to have become more irregular after her marriage, however, and Nancy Hallam replaced her as leading lady. After her marriage, she became known under the stage name 'Mrs. Long'.
She is known to have been irregularly active in the American Company until 1794, except for the periods of 1773-74 and 1781- | 5,583 | triviaqa-train |
Which fleet was famously defeated and scattered at the Battle of Gravelines? | Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada () was a Habsburg Spanish fleet of 130 ships that sailed from Corunna in late May 1588, under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia, with the purpose of escorting an army from Flanders to invade England. Medina Sidonia was an aristocrat without naval command experience but was made commander by King Philip II. The aim was to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I and her establishment of Protestantism in England, to stop English interference in the Spanish Netherlands and to stop the harm caused by English and Dutch | ships of the Spanish fleet. The ships of the Armada cut their cables thus losing their anchors and scattered throughout the Channel breaking the crescent formation the fleet needed to maintain until troops arrived from the Netherlands. The English attacked the vulnerable Spanish ships at this conflict, known as the Battle of Gravelines on July 29.
The main handicap for the Spanish was their determination to board the enemy's ships and thrash out a victory in hand-to-hand fighting. This had proved effective at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571 | 5,584 | triviaqa-train |
In which British city did gangs in the 1980s fight a turf war dubbed the “Ice Cream Wars”? | Glasgow Ice Cream Wars
The Ice Cream Wars was a turf war in the East End of Glasgow, in Scotland, in the 1980s between rival criminal organisations selling drugs and stolen goods from ice cream vans. Van operators were involved in frequent violence and intimidation tactics. A driver and his family were killed in an arson attack that resulted in a 20-year court battle. The conflicts generated widespread public outrage, and earned the Strathclyde Police the nickname of "serious chimes squad" (a pun on Serious Crime Squad) for its | some assistance to the armed wing of the ANC in the same light as Colonel Gaddaffi sought to assist in the liberation of the people of Ireland." An Early Day Motion was presented in Parliament calling on him to be expelled from the Labour Party forthwith.
This area of the city has also suffered its share of gun violence, reaching a high point in the early 2000s (decade) when rival Jamaican Yardie and drug gangs such as the British Aggi Crew fought turf wars over territory. The drugs war between the rival | 5,585 | triviaqa-train |
Which month traditionally sees the start of the Isle of Man TT races? | Isle of Man TT
The Isle of Man TT or Tourist Trophy races are an annual motorcycle sport event run on the Isle of Man in May/June of most years since its inaugural race in 1907, and is often called one of the most dangerous racing events in the world.
The Isle of Man TT is run in a time-trial format on public roads closed to the public by an Act of Tynwald (the parliament of the Isle of Man). The event consists of one week of practice sessions | Isle of Man TT Mountain Course
The Isle of Man TT Mountain Course or "TT Course" is a motor-cycle road- racing circuit located in the Isle of Man. The motor-cycle "TT Course" is used principally for the Isle of Man TT Races and also the separate event of the Isle of Man Festival of Motorcycling for the Manx Grand Prix and Classic TT Races held in September of each year. The start-line for the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course is located on Glencrutchery Road in the | 5,586 | triviaqa-train |
Limestone is essentially made up of which chemical compound? | .
Travertine is a banded, compact variety of limestone formed along streams, particularly where there are waterfalls and around hot or cold springs. Calcium carbonate is deposited where evaporation of the water leaves a solution supersaturated with the chemical constituents of calcite. Tufa, a porous or cellular variety of travertine, is found near waterfalls. Coquina is a poorly consolidated limestone composed of pieces of coral or shells.
During regional metamorphism that occurs during the mountain building process (orogeny), limestone recrystallizes into marble.
Limestone is a | which is a weak acid, forms two kinds of salts: the carbonates and the bicarbonates. In geology, carbonic acid causes limestone to dissolve, producing calcium bicarbonate, which leads to many limestone features such as stalactites and stalagmites.
It was long believed that carbonic acid could not exist as a pure compound. However, in 1991 it was reported that NASA scientists had succeeded in making solid HCO samples.
Chemical equilibrium.
When carbon dioxide dissolves in water it exists in chemical equilibrium with carbonic acid:
The | 5,587 | triviaqa-train |
In which Irish county is the extensive area of limestone pavement known as The Burren? | forms.
Notable examples.
Limestone pavements can be found in many previously-glaciated limestone environments around the world. Notable examples are found in the Yorkshire Dales and Cumbria in Northern England, such as those above Malham Cove, on the side of Ingleborough, and above Grange-over-Sands. They are also found in the Stora Alvaret in Öland, Sweden; in the Burren, County Clare, Ireland and in the
, in the French Alps.
External links.
BBC Bitesize geography resource | . Aran Pier, Mulroog Pier and Tarrea Pier shelter some private pleasure crafts on these shores and offer views of Galway Bay.
Public transport to the village is poor with only two to three services per day passing through the village. However Bus Éireann and CityLink operate services frequently through Kilcolgan, five minutes away, to Galway, Limerick, Cork and Shannon Airport.
The Ballinderreen area itself has sometimes referred to by locals as the mini burren due to its turlough and limestone pavement. A lake with extensive reed beds is | 5,588 | triviaqa-train |
Which composer’s “Minute Waltz” is used as theme music for ”Just a Minute”? | , David Hatch, threatened to resign if he could not oversee a full series. Not wishing to lose Hatch, the BBC acquiesced.
The show's theme music is Frédéric Chopin's piano Waltz in D flat major, Op. 64, No. 1, nicknamed the "Minute Waltz" (which, despite its name, lasts longer than the 60 seconds taken to complete a round of "Just a Minute"; the nickname actually refers to "minute" as in "small" rather than the unit of | table serving an alternate menu as an option. The Berkeley Promenade Orchestra played waltz music for dancing afterwards. The tables were cleared and moved at 8 pm. At 9 pm, the Band played songs for an hour, beginning with "Up On Cripple Creek". Just after 10 pm, Robertson introduced Ronnie Hawkins, the first onstage guest, with a succession of guest stars appearing with the group until just after midnight.
The group took a 30-minute break, during which several Bay Area poets performed readings of their poems | 5,589 | triviaqa-train |
Which folk band’s version of The Archers’ theme introduces the Sunday Omnibus Edition? | 1924 by the Yorkshire composer Arthur Wood. The Sunday omnibus broadcast of "The Archers" starts with a more rustic, accordion-arranged rendition by The Yetties. The theme for BBC Radio 4 Extra's "The Archers" spinoff, "Ambridge Extra", is a version arranged by Bellowhead.
A library music recording of Barwick Green was used for the pilot and during the early years of the national version, because a bid by Godfrey Baseley to have a special theme composed had been turned down on the grounds of | listeners, crafted with affection and giving them a new perspective on life in Ambridge." He stated that the team wanted the series to be accessible for people who had never listened to "The Archers" before. "Ambridge Extra" featured a number of new or previously silent and minor characters from the main series and initially focussed on several of the younger characters. The programme was broadcast on Tuesday and Thursday with an omnibus on Sunday, all following "The Archers" on Radio 4. "The Archers" theme tune | 5,590 | triviaqa-train |
The “Brain of Britain” theme music is adapted from which Mozart piece? | both "Brain of Britain" and "Mastermind". He chose to be known as "Jorkins", a character in Dickens' "David Copperfield". From the 2007 series a team of setters was engaged, as is the practice in most other quiz shows.
Theme music.
For much of its life the theme music of "Brain of Britain" was the opening of the fourth movement of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, but in a 'modernised' version by Waldo de los Ríos. | " (1990) Columbia – COL 468863 2, Sony Music – 468863 2 - Music based on themes from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Discography Solo albums Hans-Jurgen Fritz Singles.
- "Ohne Moos Nix Los/Keiner Kümmert Sich Um Mich" (1982) - Synth Pop
- "Nix-Keiner Kümmert Sich Um Mich" (1982) - Synth Pop
Discography Various compilations with other bands and musicians.
- 2007: Krautrock (Music For Your Brain) Vol. 2; The Spartacus piece from Triumvirat is featured | 5,591 | triviaqa-train |
Which life-saving natural hormone was first extracted by Banting and Best in 1921? | Insulin
Insulin (from Latin "insula", island) is a peptide hormone produced by beta cells of the pancreatic islets; it is considered to be the main anabolic hormone of the body. It regulates the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and protein by promoting the absorption of carbohydrates, especially glucose from the blood into liver, fat and skeletal muscle cells. In these tissues the absorbed glucose is converted into either glycogen via glycogenesis or fats (triglycerides) via lipogenesis, or, in the case of the liver, into | survivor, Banting died from his injuries the next day. Banting was "en route" to England to conduct operational tests on the Franks flying suit developed by his colleague Wilbur Franks.
Banting and his wife are buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto.
Personal life Painting.
Banting developed an interest in painting beginning around 1921 while he was in London, Ontario. Some of his first pieces were done on the back of the cardboard in which his shirts were packed by the dry-cleaners. He became friends with | 5,592 | triviaqa-train |
Which Cumbrian town’s boundaries incorporate the 11-mile-long Walney Island? | Walney Island
Walney Island, also known as the Isle of Walney, is an island off the west coast of England, at the western end of Morecambe Bay in the Irish Sea. It is part of Barrow-in-Furness, separated from the mainland by Walney Channel, which is spanned by the Jubilee Bridge. Walney is the largest island of the Furness Islands group, both in population and size, as well as the largest English island in the Irish Sea. Its population at the 2011 UK Census was 10,651 | of a similar size being Lancaster and Morecambe. Other towns nearby include Ulverston, Millom, Grange-over-Sands, Kendal and Windermere.
Geography Islands.
The town is sheltered from the Irish Sea by Walney Island, a 14 mile (22.5 km) long island connected to the mainland by the bascule type Jubilee bridge. About 13,000 live on the isle's various settlements, mostly in Vickerstown, which was built to house workers in the rapidly expanding shipyard. Another significant island which lay in the Walney | 5,593 | triviaqa-train |
Which Scottish village appears for only one day every one hundred years? | Brigadoon
Brigadoon is a musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, and music by Frederick Loewe. Songs from the musical, such as "Almost Like Being in Love", have become standards. The story involves two American tourists who stumble upon Brigadoon, a mysterious Scottish village that appears for only one day every 100 years. Tommy, one of the tourists, falls in love with Fiona, a young woman from Brigadoon.
The original production opened at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Broadway in 1947 and ran | under a magical spell which means it only appears once every one hundred years. Fiona wants Tommy to stay but Jeff persuades him to leave.
However, when Jeff goes back to New York he can't forget Fiona. He returns to Scotland and manages to be reunited with Fiona.
Cast.
- Robert Goulet as Tommy Albright
- Peter Falk as Jeff Douglas
- Sally Ann Howes as Fiona Maclaren
- Marlyn Mason as Meg Brockie
- Thomas Carlisle as Charley Dalrymple
- Linda Howe as Jeannie | 5,594 | triviaqa-train |
What is the most northerly railway station on the Derwent Valley Line? | Derwent Valley line
The Derwent Valley line is a railway line from Derby to Matlock in Derbyshire.
The line follows the Midland Main Line as far as Ambergate Junction, which is just south of Ambergate railway station, continuing to Matlock, following the course of the River Derwent.
- Derby
- Duffield
- Former branch line diverges to Wirksworth. This route has been sold and is disconnected from the mainline, but has reopened as the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway heritage railway.
- Belper
- Ambergate
- | Weighton, Route 66 takes a more northerly turn and follows minor roads to Pocklington via Londesborough and Burnby. Beyond Pocklington it heads northwest to Stamford Bridge, where it crosses the River Derwent (and the Minster Way, which also connects Beverley and York) via the disused railway viaduct. It then heads southwest along an off-road route to Dunnington and thence to Murton, home of the Yorkshire Museum of Farming on the outskirts of York. At Osbaldwick the route briefly follows the line of the former Derwent Valley Light Railway towards | 5,595 | triviaqa-train |
Which volcano lies between Italy and Sicily? | makes it by far the largest of the three active volcanoes in Italy, being about two and a half times the height of the next largest, Mount Vesuvius. In Greek mythology, the deadly monster Typhon was trapped under the mountain by Zeus, the god of the sky. Mount Etna is widely regarded as a cultural symbol and icon of Sicily.
The Aeolian Islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea, to the northeast of mainland Sicily form a volcanic complex, and include Stromboli.
The three volcanoes of Vulcano, Vulcanello and | Argimusco
The Argimusco is a high plateau situated just North of Mount Etna in Sicily, southern Italy, between the Nebrodi and Peloritani Mountains. It lies within the boundaries of the communes of Montalbano Elicona, Tripi (which is built on the site of the ancient Abacaenum) and Roccella Valdemone. The site offers a wide panorama of the volcano Etna, the Aeolian Islands, the mountains Rocca Salvatesta and Montagna di Vernà, cape Tindari, cape Calavà and cape Milazzo.
The rocks.
It is in the wind and | 5,596 | triviaqa-train |
The Roman Via Appia ends in which modern coastal city? | of bad events") to Beneventum ("site of good events") as a result. Pyrrhus withdrew to Greece, where he died in a street fight in Argos in 272 BC. Tarentum fell to the Romans that same year, who proceeded to consolidate their rule over all of Italy.
The Romans pushed the via Appia to the port of Brundisium in 264 BC. The itinerary from Beneventum was now Venusia, Silvium, Tarentum, Uria and Brundisium. The Roman Republic was the government of Italy, | Casilinum
Casilinum was an ancient city of Campania, Italy, situated some 3 miles north-west of the ancient Capua. The position of Casilinum at the junction of the Via Appia and Via Latina, at their crossing of the river Volturnus by a still-existing three-arched bridge, gave the town considerable strategic importance during the Roman Republic.
Casilinum was located where the modern city of Capua now stands, while the ancient Capua was located on the site of the modern Santa Maria Capua Vetere.
While the | 5,597 | triviaqa-train |
Robert Maxwell founded which weekly newspaper in 1990? | Directories, Prentice Hall Information Services and the Berlitz language schools. He also owned a half-share of MTV in Europe and other European television interests, Maxwell Cable TV and Maxwell Entertainment. Maxwell purchased Macmillan, the American publishing firm, during 1988 for $2.6 billion. In the same year, he launched an ambitious new project, a transnational newspaper called "The European". In 1991, he was forced to sell Pergamon Press and Maxwell Directories to Elsevier for £440 million to cover his debts; he used some | Louisville Eccentric Observer
The Louisville Eccentric Observer (also called LEO Weekly but widely known as just LEO) is a privately owned free urban alternative weekly newspaper, distributed every Wednesday in about 700 locations throughout the Louisville, Kentucky, metropolitan area, including areas of southern Indiana. The newspaper was founded in 1990 by John Yarmuth, Robert Schulman, Denny Crum (then the coach of the University of Louisville men's basketball team), and two other investors. According to The Media Audit (March–April 2012) the " | 5,598 | triviaqa-train |
Who were Bobby 'Boris' Pickett's backing group on his hit 'Monster Mash'? | "Billboard" Hot 100 chart for two weeks before Halloween in 1962. It was styled as being by "Bobby 'Boris' Pickett & the Crypt-Kicker 5". The track re-entered the U.S. charts twice, in August 1970, and again in May 1973, when it reached the #10 spot. In Britain it took until October 1973 for the tune to become popular, peaking at #3 in the UK Singles Chart. For the second time, the record sold over one million copies. The | on to play the Whiskey A Go Go, the band members had to wait outside between sets, as the members were too young to be in the club. The name "The Shamen" was abandoned after the group discovered that the name was already in use by another band, and so after a night of brainstorming, purportedly at a local Bob's Big Boy, the group renamed their band the Gravedigger Five, a take-off on the old "Monster Mash" backing group The Cryptkicker V.
History "All Black and | 5,599 | triviaqa-train |
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