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Geronimo was a leader of which Native American tribe? | Geronimo
Geronimo ( "the one who yawns," June 1829 – February 17, 1909) was a prominent leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Apache tribe. From 1850 to 1886 Geronimo joined with members of three other Chiricahua Apache bands — the Tchihende, the Tsokanende and the Nednhi — to carry out numerous raids, as well as resistance to U.S. and Mexican military campaigns in the northern Mexico states of Chihuahua and Sonora, and in the southwestern American territories of New Mexico and Arizona. Geronimo's | " episode "Exodus," Tom Mason refers to Geronimo and his ambush tactic when explaining a daring plan to escape from an alien ghetto.
- 2004: In the "Criminal Minds" episode "The Tribe", the Native American children were being taught their history where Geronimo was mentioned as a great leader.
In popular culture Film.
- 1939: "Geronimo" is the first film adaptation of Geronimo's life where he is played by Chief Thundercloud.
- 1962: "Geronimo" is a film | 6,100 | triviaqa-train |
What did bluesman B.B. King name his first guitar? | them "the big three"—Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Lucille Bogan—and Victoria Spivey. Mamie Smith, more a vaudeville performer than a blues artist, was the first African American to record a blues song in 1920; her second record, "Crazy Blues", sold 75,000 copies in its first month. Ma Rainey, the "Mother of Blues", and Bessie Smith each "[sang] around center tones, perhaps in order to project her voice more easily to the back of a room | Some sources place the first appearance of the quartet on WGRM in 1940 and some in 1943, but all agree that the group featured young Riley King on guitar in his broadcast debut. After several years, Riley King moved to Memphis where he took on the nickname "Beale Street Blues Boy" which was in turn shortened to B.B. King. In the early 1950s, pianist Bobby Hines, bluesman Matt Cockrell, and L.C. "Lonnie the Cat" Cation all recorded songs in these studios. The Mississippi Blues Commission has placed a | 6,101 | triviaqa-train |
What was the original name of Leicester City F.C.? | Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Leicester in the East Midlands. The club competes in the Premier League, England's top division of football, and plays its home games at the King Power Stadium.
The club was founded in 1884 as Leicester Fosse F.C., playing on a field near Fosse Road. They moved to Filbert Street in 1891, were elected to the Football League in 1894 and adopted the name Leicester City in 1919. They moved to the nearby Walkers Stadium | large amount of land in Sandy Springs.
The original name of Spalding Drive west of Roberts Drive and east of its terminus at Roswell Road was Old Roswell Road. This portion was located in what was then Milton County. It was renamed to Spalding Drive in 1929. The original name of Spalding Drive east of Roberts Drive and west of Winters Chapel Road was Jett Ferry Road, named after the Jett Ferry of the Chattahoochee River that it provided access to. This section, which travels through what is now the Dunwoody Panhandle | 6,102 | triviaqa-train |
In “Open All hours” which actress delivered the milk? | the milkwoman (played by Barbara Flynn), his uncle is unsupportive.
Episodes.
Twenty-six episodes of "Open All Hours", all written by Roy Clarke, have been produced for the BBC. The show began airing in 1973 with the pilot episode and ended in 1985 after the fourth series. All episodes have a running time of 30 minutes.
Production.
Production Series development.
The shop is based on a little store called L E Riddiford in Thornbury, Gloucestershire. Roy Clarke visited this | all rated Grade A. Milk was sold bottled and pasteurized and delivered across the territory. Through the 1960s, farmers focused on milk and potato production. For a short period of time in the early 1960s, the military enforced a contract that required no more than 48-hours pass between pasteurization and delivery. This eliminated the truck-based shipment of milk from Seattle to Fairbanks, improving the profitability of the Matanuska and Tanana River valley dairies.
Demographics.
The Matanuska Valley Colony was returned on the 1940 U.S. Census as the Alaska | 6,103 | triviaqa-train |
Which character was Charlie Farley’s partner in” the Two Ronnies”? | Vincent.
Production Theme music.
The main theme music for the show was composed by Ronnie Hazlehurst. Although opening and closing credits appear to use different themes they are respectively the first & third sections of a longer piece.
Another track associated with the show is the stock track "The Detectives" by Alan Tew (also known as the theme to 1975 Yorkshire TV series "The Hanged Man"). This was used for the Charlie Farley & Piggy Malone story "Stop You're Killing Me".
Format | Lazzo, the show's creator, who, according to Andre, had no interest in the old show. Other influences include Chris Farley’s talk show host character from "Saturday Night Live", "The Merv Griffin Show" episode of "Seinfeld", Jiminy Glick, Tom Green, "Da Ali G Show" and Conan O'Brien.
The look of the show, according to co-director Andrew Barchilon was intended to mimic "this iconic feeling that drove back to (early) Letterman and back to Carson | 6,104 | triviaqa-train |
Which Shakespeare play has the subtitle ‘What you will’? | .
Some modern publishers choose to forgo subtitles when republishing historical works, such as Shelley's famous story, which is often now sold simply as "Frankenstein".
In library cataloging the subtitle does not include an alternate title which is defined as part of the title proper; e.g. "" would be filed as ""One Good Turn" (title proper) "A Natural History of the Screwdriver and the Screw" (subtitle)", while "Twelfth Night, or What You Will" would be filed | In 2012, Rees took his one-man Shakespeare show, "What You Will", to London's West End, playing a three-week engagement at the Apollo Theatre.
In 2013, Rees directed Crispin Whitell's play, "The Primrose Path", at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis.
In 2014, Rees directed "Dog and Pony", a musical written by Rick Elice and Michael Patrick Walker, which had its world premiere at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego.
His last | 6,105 | triviaqa-train |
Edinburgh university lecturer Joseph Bell was the inspiration for which character? | Joseph Bell
Joseph Bell FRCSE (2 December 1837 – 4 October 1911) was a Scottish surgeon and lecturer at the medical school of the University of Edinburgh in the 19th century. He is best known as an inspiration for the literary character Sherlock Holmes.
Life and career.
Bell was the son of Cecilia Barbara Craigie (1813–1882) and Benjamin Bell (1810–1883), and a great-grandson of Benjamin Bell, considered to be the first Scottish scientific surgeon. In his instruction, Joseph Bell emphasized the importance | appointed Lecturer on Hygiene at McGill University. He was appointed a Demonstrator of Anatomy in 1874 and in 1875 was named Professor of Clinical Surgery. Earlier in 1877, Roddick traveled to Edinburgh to witness Joseph Lister's medical antiseptic system. Roddick returned to Montreal later that year and introduced Joseph Lister's antiseptic system, primarily his 'carbolic spray,' revolutionizing the way medicine was practiced in Montreal's Hospitals.
In 1894 Roddick, with the aid of fellow specialist James Bell, created the Department of Surgery and became the first | 6,106 | triviaqa-train |
What was the Monkees’ second UK hit single? | hits, including "Last Train to Clarksville", "Pleasant Valley Sunday", "Daydream Believer", and "I'm a Believer". Newspapers and magazines reported that the Monkees outsold the Beatles and the Rolling Stones combined in 1967, but Nesmith admitted in his autobiography "Infinite Tuesday" that it was a lie that he told a reporter.
Conception.
Aspiring filmmaker Bob Rafelson developed the initial idea for "The Monkees" in 1962, but was unsuccessful in selling the series. He had tried selling | the UK. It was promoted by two singles, both cover versions. The first, "Running Away", a cover of the Sly and the Family Stone hit, made #84, and the second single, "She" (originally performed by The Monkees) didn't chart at all.
In 2010, the album along with "Virgins and Philistines" was re-released on CD in the UK by Cherry Red Records with additional bonus tracks.
Track listing.
- All tracks written by Terry | 6,107 | triviaqa-train |
In the legends of Robin Hood what was the profession of Mutch’s father? | animosity towards the Sheriff of Nottingham are already clear. Little John, Much the Miller's Son and Will Scarlet (as Will "Scarlok" or "Scathelocke") all appear, although not yet Maid Marian or Friar Tuck. The latter has been part of the legend since at least the later 15th century, when he is mentioned in a Robin Hood play script.
In modern popular culture, Robin Hood is typically seen as a contemporary and supporter of the late-12th-century king Richard the Lionheart, Robin being driven | Doubles Finalist in 1948) and one of Britain's first women advertising copywriters. Their son, Jonathan Kydd, followed his father into the acting profession.
He was the subject of "This Is Your Life" in 1974 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews.
Kydd took part in more than 240 films and 1,000 TV plays and series including, "The Adventures of Robin Hood", "The Pickwick Papers", "Mess Mates", "Arthur Askey", "Benny Hill", "Charlie Drake | 6,108 | triviaqa-train |
The Cape of Storms was the original name of which cape? | first European to reach the cape was the Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias on 12 March 1488, who named it the "Cape of Storms" ("Cabo das Tormentas"). It was later renamed by John II of Portugal as "Cape of Good Hope" ("Cabo da Boa Esperança") because of the great optimism engendered by the opening of a sea route to India and the East.
The Khoikhoi people lived in the cape area when the Dutch first settled there in 1652. The Khoikhoi had arrived in | operated by the company on Cape Cod ceased.
Today, much of the original 1865 right-of-way of the Cape Cod Central Railroad is part of the popular Cape Cod Rail Trail, which runs from South Dennis to Wellfleet.
Also, the Cape Cod Central Railroad name continues as a tourist railroad during the summer and fall months with service from Hyannis, although not on the lines of the original Cape Cod Central Railroad. | 6,109 | triviaqa-train |
In which film does Will Smith play a superhero with a drink problem? | that Smith starred in the superhero movie "Hancock". "Hancock" has grossed $227,946,274 in the United States and Canada and $396,440,472 in other territories for a worldwide total of $624,386,746.
On August 19, 2011, it was announced that Smith had returned to the studio with producer La Mar Edwards to work on his fifth studio album.
Smith again reprised his role as Agent J with "Men in Black 3", which opened on May 25, 2012, his first major starring role in four | of actually being a superhero" than Lang, and that the reason she does not is because of Pym's experience with losing her mother, rather than sexism, which Feige felt would not be a problem for Pym in modern times. Lilly signed a multi-film contract with Marvel.
- Corey Stoll as Darren Cross / Yellowjacket: A former protégé of Pym's who takes over his mentor's company and militarizes a similar version of the Ant-Man technology to create the Yellowjacket suit. Stoll described the suit as | 6,110 | triviaqa-train |
In 2014 and 2015 for which Formula 1 team did Felipe Massa drive? | -automatic gearboxes and traction control were a natural progression. The FIA, due to complaints that technology was determining the outcome of races more than driver skill, banned many such aids for . This resulted in cars that were previously dependent on electronic aids becoming very "twitchy" and difficult to drive (particularly the Williams FW16). Many observers felt the ban on driver aids was in name only as they "proved difficult to police effectively".
The teams signed a second Concorde Agreement during 1992 and a third in 1997 | seater racing, driving for Tech 1 Racing in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0. He had been expected to be part of the SG Formula team, but the team shut down. His manager was Nicolas Todt, son of FIA president Jean Todt and manager of Formula One driver Felipe Massa who had set a goal to get Vainio to Formula One in 2014. Vainio was also a candidate for the Ferrari Young Driver Academy, but was unsuccessful.
Career GP3 Series.
For the 2011 racing season, Vainio moved into the GP3 | 6,111 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the Savoy Operas? | Savoy opera
Savoy opera was a style of comic opera that developed in Victorian England in the late 19th century, with W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan as the original and most successful practitioners. The name is derived from the Savoy Theatre, which impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte built to house the Gilbert and Sullivan pieces, and later, those by other composer–librettist teams. The great bulk of the non-G&S Savoy Operas either failed to achieve a foothold in the standard repertory, or have faded over the years, leaving | Arthur Sullivan, A. W. Pinero and J. Comyns Carr, at the Savoy Theatre, on May 28, 1898. She was one of two opera singers imported into the regular Savoy cast, which included Henry Lytton (who became her lifelong friend), at increased salaries to tackle the music, which was considered more vocally challenging than other Savoy operas. Cunningham Bridgeman deemed her "unquestionably the finest prima donna ever seen on the Savoy stage". "The Times" wrote, "Musically, the chief honours of the performance | 6,112 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the title role in “the Black Pirate”? | The Black Pirate
The Black Pirate is a 1926 silent action-adventure film shot entirely in two-color Technicolor about an adventurer and a "company" of pirates. It stars Douglas Fairbanks, Donald Crisp, Sam De Grasse, and Billie Dove.
Plot.
The film begins with the looting of a ship already captured and badly mauled, by the pirates. After relieving the ship and crew of valuables, the pirates fire the ship, blowing up the gunpowder on board, sinking her. While the pirates | , "Ferry to Hong Kong", Chiao played the part of the Americanized Johnny Sing-Up, a black leather jacket, blue jean wearing Elvis styled gangster from America. Sing-Up was the partner of a pirate called Yen (played by Milton Reid) who board a ferry that has been battered in a storm and drifting near the China Coast.
Career 1970s to 1999.
In a type of send-up of his award-winning role in "Summer Snow", Chiao played the part of the | 6,113 | triviaqa-train |
The Stamp Act of the 18th. Century imposed taxes on which area under British rule? | in the process established large overseas empires. Envious of the great wealth these empires generated, England, France, and the Netherlands began to establish colonies and trade networks of their own in the Americas and Asia. A series of wars in the 17th and 18th centuries with the Netherlands and France left England and then, following union between England and Scotland in 1707, Great Britain, the dominant colonial power in North America. It then became the dominant power in the Indian subcontinent after the East India Company's conquest of Mughal Bengal | a legal career in Williamsburg, Virginia after studying under his uncle. He became a member of the House of Burgesses in 1754 and helped oversee defense expenditures during the French and Indian War. He opposed the Stamp Act of 1765 and other British taxes imposed on the Thirteen Colonies. He became increasingly alienated from British rule, and represented Virginia in the Second Continental Congress, where he signed the Declaration of Independence. He was also a delegate to Virginia's 1776 constitutional convention and helped design the Seal of Virginia. Wythe was a | 6,114 | triviaqa-train |
Which acts affected the ownership of almost 11,000 square miles of common land? | Governing law in England and Wales Fencing.
The act of transferring resources from the commons to purely private ownership is known as "enclosure", or (especially in formal use, and in place names) "Inclosure". The Inclosure Acts were a series of private Acts of Parliament, mainly from about 1750 to 1850, which enclosed large areas of common, especially the arable and haymeadow land and the better pasture land.
The maintenance of fences around a common is the responsibility of the occupiers of the adjacent enclosed land | Brimpton
Brimpton is a mostly rural village and civil parish in West Berkshire, England. The village occupies a few square miles of land between the Kennet and Avon Canal, a long tributary the Enborne which is used as part of the Hampshire boundary and the winding slopes of an escarpment in the far south-east, beyond the Enborne which is almost contiguous with the larger settlement of Baughurst a wood-buffered part of Tadley post town. This high common field contains five round barrows from the period of the Heptarchy in Anglo | 6,115 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first U.S. President to wear a full beard in office? | President of the United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.
In contemporary times, the president is looked upon as one of the world's most powerful political figures as the leader of the only remaining global superpower. The role includes responsibility for the world's most expensive military, which has | One stratum of American society where facial hair was long rare is in government and politics. The last President of the United States to wear any type of facial hair was William Howard Taft, who was in office from 1909-1913. The last Vice President of the United States to wear any facial hair was Charles Curtis, who was in office from 1929-1933. Both of whom wore moustaches, but the last President of the United States to wear a beard was Benjamin Harrison; who was in office from 1889 | 6,116 | triviaqa-train |
Which highly poisonous substance was once known as prussic acid? | oxygen, an important contribution to acid theory, which had hitherto postulated that acids must contain oxygen (hence the name of oxygen itself, which is derived from Greek elements that mean "acid-former" and are likewise calqued into German as "Sauerstoff"). In 1811, Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac prepared pure, liquified hydrogen cyanide. In 1815, Gay-Lussac deduced Prussic acid's chemical formula. The radical "cyanide" in hydrogen cyanide was given its name from cyan, not only an English word for | well as in inducing muscular atrophy despite being the most poisonous substance known. BTX functions peripherally to inhibit acetylcholine (ACh) release at the neuromuscular junction through degradation of the SNARE proteins required for ACh vesicle-membrane fusion. As the toxin is highly biologically active, an estimated dose of 1μg/kg body weight is sufficient to induce an insufficient tidal volume and resultant death by asphyxiation. Due to its high toxicity, BTX antitoxins have been an active area of research. It has been shown that capsaicin (active compound responsible for | 6,117 | triviaqa-train |
In which year was Hong Kong handed back to the Chinese government? | Handover of Hong Kong
The transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong, commonly known as the handover of Hong Kong (or simply the Handover, also the Return in mainland China and Hong Kong), occurred at midnight on 1 July 1997, when the United Kingdom ended administration for the colony of Hong Kong and passed control of the territory to China. Hong Kong became a special administrative region and continues to maintain governing and economic systems separate from those of mainland China.
This event ended 156 years of British colonial rule in | Development Council from 2000 to 2007.
In 1996, Woo ran in the First Hong Kong Chief Executive Election just before the British colony was handed over back to Chinese rule, alongside Yang Ti-liang and Tung Chee-hwa. Tung won.
Achievements and honours.
The Hong Kong SAR Government appointed Woo Justice of the Peace in 1993, awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star in 1998 and the Grand Bauhinia Medal in 2012.
See also.
- Antony Leung
- Politics of Hong Kong
- Executive | 6,118 | triviaqa-train |
At which institute was Dolly the Sheep cloned? | particular danger for sheep kept indoors, and Dolly had to sleep inside for security reasons.
Some in the press speculated that a contributing factor to Dolly's death was that she could have been born with a genetic age of six years, the same age as the sheep from which she was cloned. One basis for this idea was the finding that Dolly's telomeres were short, which is typically a result of the aging process. The Roslin Institute stated that intensive health screening did not reveal any abnormalities in Dolly that could | 1984. However, the cloning was done from early embryonic cells, while the sheep Dolly in 1996 was cloned from an adult cell.
- Megan and Morag were sheep cloned from differentiated embryonic cells in 1995.
- Dolly (1996–2003), first cloned mammal from adult somatic cells. She had six lambs.
- Royana (2006–2010) cloned at the Royan Research Institute in Isfahan, Iran.
- Oyalı and Zarife were cloned in 2007 at Istanbul University in Istanbul, Turkey.
Arctic wolf. | 6,119 | triviaqa-train |
Which was the first film directed by Tim Burton to star Johnny Depp? | Tim Burton
Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American filmmaker, artist, writer, and animator. He is known for his dark, gothic, and eccentric horror and fantasy films such as "Beetlejuice" (1988), "Edward Scissorhands" (1990), "The Nightmare Before Christmas" (1993), "Ed Wood" (1994), "Sleepy Hollow" (1999), "Corpse Bride" (2005), "" (2007), "Dark Shadows | top 100 when adjusted for inflation. It is also the second-highest-grossing 2010 film, behind "Toy Story 3", the second-highest-grossing film starring Johnny Depp and the highest-grossing film directed by Tim Burton. The film opened on March 5, 2010, on approximately 7,400 screens at 3,728 theaters with $40,804,962 during its first day, $3.9 million of which came from midnight showings, ranking number one and setting a new March opening-day record. "Alice" earned $116.1 | 6,120 | triviaqa-train |
Which was the first film directed by Alfred Hitchcock to star James Stewart? | uranium bomb. Selznick complained that the notion was "science fiction", only to be confronted by the news of the detonation of two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan in August 1945.
Biography Post-war Hollywood years: 1945–1953 Transatlantic Pictures.
Hitchcock formed an independent production company, Transatlantic Pictures, with his friend Sidney Bernstein. He made two films with Transatlantic, one of which was his first colour film. With "Rope" (1948), Hitchcock experimented with marshalling suspense in a confined environment, as | The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934 film)
The Man Who Knew Too Much is a 1934 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, featuring Peter Lorre, and released by Gaumont British. It was one of the most successful and critically acclaimed films of Hitchcock's British period.
The film is Hitchcock's first film using this title and was followed later with his own 1956 film using the same name featuring a significantly different plot and script. The second film featured James Stewart and Doris Day and was made for | 6,121 | triviaqa-train |
“Lovers of the stinking Rose” have a fondness for which food? | most commonly used part of the plant. With the exception of the single clove types, garlic bulbs are normally divided into numerous fleshy sections called cloves. Garlic cloves are used for consumption (raw or cooked) or for medicinal purposes. They have a characteristic pungent, spicy flavor that mellows and sweetens considerably with cooking.
Other parts of the garlic plant are also edible. The leaves and flowers (bulbils) on the head (spathe) are sometimes eaten. They are milder in flavor than the bulbs, and are | the pastor’s radio transmissions to Britain. They arrest and mercilessly torture him, demanding the name of the other spy. Shortly afterward, Wilhelm's wife Empress Hermine (Janet McTeer), who envies her husband's fondness for Mieke, discovers the lovers' affair and notifies Wilhelm. Hermine expects her husband to dismiss Mieke and to have Brandt court-martialed. Wilhelm, however, angrily responds that even though he no longer rules Germany, he will rule his own house. In private, he reveals to the lovers that | 6,122 | triviaqa-train |
The ancient ritual of bull-leaping took place on which Mediterranean island? | Bull-leaping
Bull-leaping (, ) is a form of non-violent bull fighting based on an ancient ritual involving an acrobat leaping over the back of a charging bull (or cow). The sport survives in modern France, usually with cows rather than bulls, as ; and in Spain, with bulls, as . Ritual leaping over bulls is a motif of Middle Bronze Age figurative art, notably of Minoan Crete, but also found in Hittite Anatolia, the Levant, Bactria and the Indus Valley. | which implies a connection with ancient Egypt. This deity played a role as a protector of children, and also in various fertility rituals.
Bull-leaping ritual.
A major festive celebration was exemplified in the famous athletic Minoan bull dance, represented at large in the frescoes of Knossos and inscribed in miniature seal stones.
There is significant debate among scholars as to whether the athletes actually vaulted over the bull. Sir Arthur Evans argued that the Bull-Leaping Fresco depicts acrobats literally seizing the bull by the horns and | 6,123 | triviaqa-train |
The Lake District is located in which English county? | entirely within the county of Cumbria. All the land in England higher than above sea level lies within the National Park, including Scafell Pike, the highest mountain in England. It also contains the deepest and largest natural lakes in England, Wast Water and Windermere respectively.
Lake District National Park.
The Lake District National Park includes all of the central Lake District, though the town of Kendal, some coastal areas, and the Lakeland Peninsulas are outside the park boundary.
The area was designated a national park on | Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board
Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board (known as English-language Public District School Board No. 14 prior to 1999) is a public, secular, English language school board headquartered in Peterborough, Ontario. It is the amalgamation of the former Peterborough County Board of Education and the Northumberland-Clarington Board of Education and serves the communities located in the Kawarthas to the north, and south to Lake Ontario. Hastings County is its eastern border and its western border extends to the City of Kawartha | 6,124 | triviaqa-train |
On which TV show did Claude Littner replace Nick Hewer? | Nick Hewer
Nicholas Radbourn Hewer (born 17 February 1944) is an English television presenter and former public relations consultant. From 2005 to 2014, he appeared as Lord Sugar's adviser on the British television series "The Apprentice". Since January 2012, he has presented the Channel 4 programme "Countdown" with Rachel Riley and Susie Dent, having taken over from Jeff Stelling. He is the fifth presenter of "Countdown" and the longest-serving one since the death of the original host, Richard Whiteley, in | faced by those participating in the series, and how he would be given feedback on these. Amongst the discussions undertaken with him, it was decided that two of close business associates, Nick Hewer and Margaret Mountford, would star alongside him in the role of his aides, and that one of the tasks would focus on interviewing candidates who reached the penultimate stage of the process, with both Hewer and Mountford overseeing this, alongside other business associates of Sugar - Paul Kemsley, Claude Littner, and Bordan Tkachuk.
Applicants for | 6,125 | triviaqa-train |
Which Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale features 20 mattresses? | he heard as a child. Initially his original fairy tales were not met with recognition, due partly to the difficulty of translating them. In 1835, Andersen published the first two installments of his "Fairy Tales" (; lit. "fantastic tales"). More stories, completing the first volume, were published in 1837. The collection comprises nine tales, including "The Tinderbox", "The Princess and the Pea", "Thumbelina", "The Little Mermaid" and "The Emperor's New Clothes" | The Swineherd
"The Swineherd" () is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a prince who disguises himself as a swineherd to win an arrogant princess. The tale was first published December 20, 1841 by C. A. Reitzel in Copenhagen, Denmark in "Fairy Tales Told for Children. New Collection." The tale appears to be original with Andersen though similar tales are known. "The Swineherd" has been adapted to various media.
Plot.
A poor prince wants to marry the Emperor's | 6,126 | triviaqa-train |
The SYRIZA party won the general election in which European country? | Syriza
The Coalition of the Radical Left (), mostly known by the syllabic abbreviation Syriza (, sometimes stylised SYRIZA.; ; a pun on the Greek adverb , meaning "from the roots" or "radically"), is a political party in Greece originally founded in 2004 as a coalition of left-wing and radical left parties.
It is the second largest party in the Hellenic Parliament, with party chairman Alexis Tsipras serving as Prime Minister of Greece from 26 January 2015 to 20 August 2015 and from | campaigning. On immigration and LGBT rights, Syriza is inclusionary. Syriza itself does not accept the label "populist".
By country European countries Netherlands.
The Socialist Party has run a left-wing populist platform after dropping its communist course in 1991. Although some have pointed out that the party has become less populist over the years, it still includes anti-elitism in its recent election manifestos. It opposes what it sees as the European superstate.
By country European countries Spain.
The left-wing populist party Podemos achieved | 6,127 | triviaqa-train |
Which state of the USA has land borders with Georgia and Alabama? | Alabama
Alabama () is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states. With a total of of inland waterways, Alabama has among the most of any state.
Alabama is nicknamed the "Yellowhammer State", after the state bird. Alabama is also | rapidly expanding population of the United States early in the 19th century created tensions with Native American tribes located within the borders of the various states. While state governments did not want independent Indian enclaves within state boundaries, Indian tribes did not want to relocate or to give up their distinct identities.
With the Compact of 1802, the state of Georgia relinquished to the national government its western land claims (which became the states of Alabama and Mississippi). In exchange, the national government promised to eventually conduct treaties to relocate those | 6,128 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the mother of the English kings Richard I and John? | Richard I of England
Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199) was King of England from 1189 until his death. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Aquitaine and Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, Count of Poitiers, Anjou, Maine, and Nantes, and was overlord of Brittany at various times during the same period. He was the third of five sons of King Henry II of England and Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine. He was known as or Richard the Lionheart because of his reputation as a | Great Britain and the United Kingdom English kings Henry II.
Henry II had several bastards, most notably Geoffrey, Archbishop of York and William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury (who inherited his earldom from his wife's father, William of Salisbury). William's mother was Ida de Tosny, while Geoffrey's may have been called Ykenai.
England, Scotland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom English kings Richard I.
Richard the Lionheart had at least one illegitimate child: Philip of Cognac, who died young (possibly in battle) | 6,129 | triviaqa-train |
In which English county is Buckfast Abbey, famed for its tonic wine? | Buckfast Tonic Wine
Buckfast Tonic Wine is a caffeinated fortified wine originally made by monks at Buckfast Abbey in Devon, England, now made under a licence granted by the monastery, and distributed by J. Chandler & Company in the United Kingdom and Richmond Marketing Ltd in Ireland. It is based on a traditional recipe from France. The wine's distributor reported record sales of £43.2 million as of March 2017.
Despite being marketed as a tonic, Buckfast has become notorious in Scotland for its association with the loutish ned culture | the public area is an enclosed garden for the monks. A bridge leads over the river to the abbey farm.
Self sufficiency.
The Abbey is self-supporting, with a farm where vegetables are grown and bees, pigs and cattle are kept, a shop which sells wine, honey beeswax, fudge and other items made by religious communities throughout the world, and a gift shop, book shop, and restaurant.
Self sufficiency Buckfast Tonic Wine.
The monastery's most successful product is Buckfast Tonic Wine, | 6,130 | triviaqa-train |
Which Disney character’s sidekick was Timothy Q Mouse? | Dumbo
Dumbo is a 1941 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The fourth Disney animated feature film, it is based upon the storyline written by Helen Aberson and Harold Pearl, and illustrated by Helen Durney for the prototype of a novelty toy ("Roll-a-Book"). The main character is Jumbo Jr., a semi-anthropomorphic elephant who is cruelly nicknamed "Dumbo", as in "dumb". He is ridiculed for his big ears, but in | the years progressed, mainly due to Thompson's performance, even Ferguson would admit that Geoff Peterson came to fully embody the very sidekick cliché that they intended to mock.
Geoff has a running "feud" with recurring guest Kristen Bell, who claims that she had wanted to be Craig's sidekick and was upset when Geoff was selected.
Show elements Sidekicks Secretariat.
Secretariat is a pantomime horse which first appeared on October 11, 2010, as a joke reference to the Disney film "Secretariat". By December 2010, | 6,131 | triviaqa-train |
Whose sayings are collected in the hypothetical Q document or Q source? | Q source
The Q source (also called Q document, Q Gospel, or Q from , meaning "source") is a hypothetical written collection of primarily Jesus' sayings ("logia"). Q is part of the common material found in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke but not in the Gospel of Mark. According to this hypothesis, this material was drawn from the early Church's oral tradition.
Along with Marcan priority, Q was hypothesized by 1900, and is one of the foundations of most | an alternative solution to the Synoptic Problem but provides a deeper understanding of the two-document theory.
As a hypothetical document, the "Q" source is still only a hypothesis. Prior to the discovery of the Gospel of Thomas in 1945 it was thought that a Gospel without a narrative that only contained sayings was out of the question. The find of the Gospel of Thomas in Nag Hammadi changed the possibility of a gospel of sayings. The possibility of the "Q" source being an ancient document has become closer | 6,132 | triviaqa-train |
What was the Roman name for York? | governing body responsible for providing all local services and facilities throughout the city. The City of York local government district includes rural areas beyond the old city boundaries.
The city was founded by the Romans as Eboracum in 71 AD. It became the capital of the Roman province of Britannia Inferior, and later of the kingdoms of Deira, Northumbria and Jórvík. In the Middle Ages, York grew as a major wool trading centre and became the capital of the northern ecclesiastical province of the Church of England, a role it | body text, and on the international market.
In 1960, its name was changed by Haas' German parent company Stempel to "Helvetica" in order to make it more marketable internationally; it comes from the Latin name for the pre-Roman tribes of what became Switzerland. Intending to match the success of Univers, Arthur Ritzel of Stempel redesigned Neue Haas Grotesk into a larger family. The design was popular: Paul Shaw suggests that Helvetica "began to muscle out" Akzidenz-Grotesk in New York City from around | 6,133 | triviaqa-train |
In Yorkshire dialect, which animal is known as an attercop? | of a true spider (Araneae). This hypothesis was based on the supposed presence of unique spider features such as silk-producing spinnerets and the opening of a venom gland on the fang of the chelicera.
Further study – based on new fossils from a comparable Devonian locality called South Mountain – and comparison with other material from the Permian of Russia, i.e., of "Permarachne", indicates that "Attercopus" does not actually have spinnerets. The feature which looked like a tubular spinneret is actually a folded sheet of | Yorkshire dialect
The Yorkshire dialect (also known as Broad Yorkshire, Tyke, Yorkie or Yorkshire English) is an English dialect of Northern England spoken in the English county of Yorkshire. The dialect has roots in older languages such as Old English and Old Norse. The Yorkshire Dialect Society exists to promote use of the dialect in both humour and in serious linguistics; there is also an East Riding Dialect Society.
Yorkshire is generally not as stigmatised as other regional dialects, and has been represented in classic works of literature such | 6,134 | triviaqa-train |
Holly Hagan, Scott Timlin, Vicky Pattison and Daniel Thomas-Tuck have all appeared in which UK television reality show? | ".
Media career "Geordie Shore" First stint: 2011–2016.
Hagan made her first appearance on MTV hit reality TV show "Geordie Shore" on the first episode of Series one making her one of the original cast members, in her time on the show she embarked on relationships with other cast members such as James Tindale and Kyle Christie. After making 111 appearances Hagan left the show in the Series 13 finale which aired on 20, December 2016.
Second stint: 2018-2019
Holly returned to Geordie Shore mid- | - 2013: "Tributes" (Curling Legs)
- Within "Knut Værnes Trio"
- Including Kim Ofstad (drums) and Frode Berg (bass)
- 1995: "Jacques Tati" (Curling Legs)
- Including Danny Gottlieb (drums) and Frode Berg (bass)
- 1997: "«8:97»" (Curling Legs)
- 1999: "Super Duper" (Curling Legs)
Discography Collaborative works.
- Within "Vanessa"
- 1975: "City lips | 6,135 | triviaqa-train |
How many balls are used in a game of Association Croquet? | well as club-level games, there are regular world championships and international matches between croquet-playing countries. The sport has particularly strong followings in the UK, US, New Zealand and Australia; every four years, these countries play the MacRobertson Shield tournament. Many other countries also play. The current world rankings show England in top place for association croquet, followed by Australia and New Zealand sharing second place, with the United States in fourth position; the same four countries appear in the top six of the golf croquet | hand by the strict sequence of play, and complicated on the other hand by the continuation of deadness. A further difference is the more restrictive boundary-line rules of American croquet.
In the American game, roqueting a ball out of bounds or running a hoop out of bounds causes the turn to end, and balls that go out of bounds are replaced only from the boundary rather than as in association croquet. "Attacking" balls on the boundary line to bring them into play is thus far more challenging. | 6,136 | triviaqa-train |
Film producer, director and writer Gerry Anderson was born in which city in April 1929? | 's FAB Facts". Archer was killed in a car crash on London's orbital M25 motorway on his way to the publishers to collect one of the first print run to present to Anderson, and the book later had to be withdrawn from sale and thousands of copies destroyed as a result of a copyright dispute with ITC America.
The renewed interest enabled Anderson to return to television production, but several projects including "GFI" (an animated update of "Thunderbirds") did not make it into production. Finally, | Gerry Anderson
Gerry Anderson (born Gerald Alexander Abrahams; 14 April 1929 – 26 December 2012) was an English television and film producer, director, writer and occasional voice artist. He remains famous for his futuristic television programmes, especially his 1960s productions filmed with "Supermarionation" (marionette puppets containing electric moving parts).
Anderson's first television production was the 1957 Roberta Leigh children's series "The Adventures of Twizzle". "Supercar" (1961–62) and "Fireball XL5" (1962) followed later, | 6,137 | triviaqa-train |
‘Four ‘what’ Falls’ was the third puppet television show produced by Gerry Anderson for Granada Television? | -action film and TV drama.
Television, film and military career Supermarionation.
During the production of "The Adventures of Twizzle", Anderson started an affair with secretary Sylvia Thamm and ultimately left his wife and children. Following his divorce from his first wife, Anderson married Thamm in November 1960.
AP Films' third series was the children's western fantasy-adventure series "Four Feather Falls" (1959–60). Provis left the partnership, but the company retained the name AP Films for several more years. | Terrahawks
Gerry Anderson & Christopher Burr's Terrahawks, usually referred to simply as Terrahawks, is a 1980s British science fiction television series produced by Anderson Burr Pictures and created by the production team of Gerry Anderson and Christopher Burr. The show was Anderson's first in over a decade to use puppets for its characters, and also his last. Anderson's previous puppet-laden TV series included "Thunderbirds" and "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons".
Set in the year 2020, the series follows the adventures of the | 6,138 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the Doctor of Space Medicine, voiced by Sylvia Anderson, in the children’s television series ‘Fireball XL5’? | Patrol" in the US), produced by Gerry Anderson's former business partner and co-founder of AP Films, Arthur Provis.
The complete series is available on DVD in the UK, Australia, Canada and the US.
Setting.
Set between the years 2062 and 2063, the series featured the missions of spaceship "Fireball XL5", commanded by Colonel Steve Zodiac of the World Space Patrol. The crew included glamorous Doctor Venus, a doctor of space medicine; middle-aged navigator and engineer Professor | Fireball XL5
Fireball XL5 is a British science fiction themed children's television show following the missions of spaceship "Fireball XL5", commanded by Colonel Steve Zodiac of the World Space Patrol. The show aired for a single 1962—63 series, produced by husband and wife team Gerry and Sylvia Anderson through their company APF, in association with ATV for ITC Entertainment, and first transmitted on ATV on Sunday 28 October 1962. While developing his new show, Anderson thought a brand of motor oil – Castrol XL – had an interesting sound | 6,139 | triviaqa-train |
How many sons does Jeff Tracy have in the children’s television series ‘Thunderbirds’? | Jeff Tracy
Jeff Tracy is a fictional character from Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's Supermarionation television show "Thunderbirds" and the subsequent films "Thunderbirds Are GO" and "Thunderbird 6". The voice for the character in these shows was supplied by Peter Dyneley. The character also appeared in the live-action movie "Thunderbirds", played by actor Bill Paxton.
Biography.
The series was first broadcast in 1965 and was set a hundred years in the then future, in 2065, when Jeff was (or | Peter Dyneley
Peter Dyneley (13 April 192119 August 1977) was an Anglo-Canadian actor. Although he appeared in many smaller roles in both film and television, he is best remembered for supplying the voice of Jeff Tracy for the 1960s "Supermarionation" TV series "Thunderbirds" and its two film sequels, "Thunderbirds Are Go" (1966) and "Thunderbird 6" (1968), all produced by Gerry Anderson. Uncredited, Dyneley also provided the voice of the countdown that introduces the "Thunderbirds" title | 6,140 | triviaqa-train |
What is the surname of Joe in the children’s television series ‘Joe 90’? | Joe 90
Joe 90 is a 1960s British science-fiction television series that follows the adventures of a nine-year-old boy, Joe McClaine, who starts a double life as a schoolchild-turned-superspy after his scientist father invents a device capable of duplicating expert knowledge and experience and transferring it to a human brain. Equipped with the skills of the foremost academic and military minds, Joe is recruited by the World Intelligence Network (WIN) and, as its "Most Special Agent", pursues the objective | List of Joe 90 episodes
This is the list of episodes of the Gerry Anderson television series "Joe 90", filmed by Century 21 Productions for ITC Entertainment and first broadcast from 1968 to 1969 on Associated Television. Episodes are listed in the recommended broadcast order as published by ITC. Air dates are the original broadcast dates on ATV unless otherwise stated.
Compilation film.
In 1981, a compilation film was released comprising re-edited versions of four of the original episodes.
External links.
- List | 6,141 | triviaqa-train |
Produced in the UK between 1961 and 1962, what was the first UK Gerry Anderson series to be shown overseas? | Supercar (TV series)
Supercar was a British children's TV show produced by Gerry Anderson and Arthur Provis' AP Films for ATV and ITC Entertainment. Thirty-nine episodes were produced between 1961 and 1962, and it was Anderson's first half-hour series. In the UK it was seen on ITV and in the US in syndication (the first Anderson series to be shown overseas) debuting in January 1962. The series uses Supermarionation, based on the complex and difficult Czech style of marionette puppetry. The creation | possibilities of viewing sequence. According to "The Complete Gerry Anderson", the episode "Exposed" was intended to be aired second, but it was produced fifth and appears as the fifth episode in the American DVD release. It was only when the entire series was repeated by BBC Two in 1996–1997 that the series was shown in chronological production order in the UK for the first time.
Broadcast Episode timeline.
On the website shadolibrary.org, Deborah Rorabaugh creates a timeline of events chronologically using a few known dates and facts. | 6,142 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the children’s television show, created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, which followed the adventures of Father Stanley Unwin? | appeared in Gerry Anderson's "Supermarionation" TV series "The Secret Service", both in person and as the voice of the puppet character Father Stanley Unwin, whose appearance was based on him. Episodes typically comprised one or more scenes in which the character of Unwin would attempt to baffle opponents with his gobbledegook. When Lew Grade, Anderson's financial backer and head of distributor ITC, was introduced to the Unwinese dialogue, he cancelled the production on the basis that he believed viewers would not understand what Unwin was saying, | September 1968, Gerry Anderson decided to produce another espionage television series. This would incorporate the plot device of a rural English village as the base of operations for the star secret agent, the local parish priest. Anderson selected Stanley Unwin to voice the lead character, which would be named after him, after encountering the comedian at Pinewood Studios as he completed dubbing work for the 1968 film "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang".
In the 1940s and 50s, Unwin had developed "Unwinese", a nonsense language that distorted words | 6,143 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the sheriff in the children’s television series ‘Four Feather Falls’, co-created by Gerry Anderson? | Four Feather Falls
Four Feather Falls was the third puppet TV show produced by Gerry Anderson for Granada Television. It was based on an idea by Barry Gray, who also wrote the show's music. The series was the first to use an early version of Anderson's Supermarionation puppetry. Thirty-nine 13-minute episodes were produced, broadcast by Granada from February until November 1960. The setting is the late 19th-century fictional Kansas town of Four Feather Falls, where the hero of the series, Tex Tucker, is a | Johnny, who is revealed to be an undercover detective. Johnny informs Ross that the authorities know Miles' location and that he and the rest of the gang will soon be apprehended. Ross returns to his life as an ordinary beat constable.
Production.
In 1960, following the success of "Four Feather Falls", Gerry Anderson approached Nat Cohen and Stuart Levy, co-founders of film production company Anglo-Amalgamated, for work after Granada Television rejected his proposal for a new Supermarionation TV series that would eventually | 6,144 | triviaqa-train |
In 1991, Gerry Anderson directed the video for which Dire Straits album, which featured Thunderbirds puppets? | Dire Straits single "Calling Elvis" with a collection of "Thunderbirds"-style puppets.
During the 1960s, APF produced themed TV advertisements for Lyons Maid and Kellogg's. Aspects of "Thunderbirds" have since been used in advertising for Swinton Insurance, Nestlé Kit Kat, Specsavers and the UK Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.
The first annual "International "Thunderbirds" Day" was celebrated on 30 September 2017, the 52nd anniversary of the series' UK TV debut. To mark the event, Vue Cinemas hosted special " | music video allusions to "Thunderbirds" include Wax's "Right Between the Eyes" (1986).
In 1983, Gerry Anderson directed his first music video in the form of "SOS", a song performed by Moya Griffiths (the singing voice of Kate Kestrel in "Terrahawks") which features lyrical references to the "Thunderbirds" characters and vehicles. In 1991, at the request of producer-director Steve Barron, and in collaboration with Andrew Dawson, Gavin Robertson and "Thunderbirds" puppet operator Christine Glanville | 6,145 | triviaqa-train |
In the children’s television series ‘Four Feather Falls’, which British radio and television presenter provided the voice of Tex Tucker? | sheriff. The four feathers of the title refers to four magical feathers given to Tex by the Indian chief Kalamakooya as a reward for saving his grandson: two of the feathers allowed Tex's guns to swivel and fire without being touched whenever he was in danger, whilst the other two conferred the power of speech on Tex's horse and dog.
Tex's speaking voice was provided by Nicholas Parsons, and his singing voice by Michael Holliday. The series has never been repeated on British television, but it was released on | Four Feather Falls
Four Feather Falls was the third puppet TV show produced by Gerry Anderson for Granada Television. It was based on an idea by Barry Gray, who also wrote the show's music. The series was the first to use an early version of Anderson's Supermarionation puppetry. Thirty-nine 13-minute episodes were produced, broadcast by Granada from February until November 1960. The setting is the late 19th-century fictional Kansas town of Four Feather Falls, where the hero of the series, Tex Tucker, is a | 6,146 | triviaqa-train |
Doctor Beaker, Zarin, Mitch the Monkey and Professor Popkiss are all characters from which children’s television series created by Gerry Anderson? | Supercar (TV series)
Supercar was a British children's TV show produced by Gerry Anderson and Arthur Provis' AP Films for ATV and ITC Entertainment. Thirty-nine episodes were produced between 1961 and 1962, and it was Anderson's first half-hour series. In the UK it was seen on ITV and in the US in syndication (the first Anderson series to be shown overseas) debuting in January 1962. The series uses Supermarionation, based on the complex and difficult Czech style of marionette puppetry. The creation | slipping through".
David Graham voiced three characters for the series: Doctor Beaker, Zarin, and Mitch the Monkey. He also voiced the recurring character of Bill Gibson. He had previously worked on the series "Four Feather Falls" where he had shown his ability to provide a variety of different voices. Graham had based his voice for Dr. Beaker on veteran actor Felix Aylmer, while he also spent a day at London Zoo watching monkeys at the Monkey House, trying get a good interpretation as to how Mitch should | 6,147 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the Tracy family’s manservant in the children’s television series ‘Thunderbirds’? | 4": a utility submersible. Piloted by Gordon and usually launched from "Thunderbird 2".
- "Thunderbird 5": a space station that relays distress calls from around the world. Manned alternately by "space monitors" John and Alan.
The family live on Tracy Island, IR's base in the South Pacific Ocean, in a luxurious villa that they share with Jeff's mother, engineer Brains, Brains' assistant Tin-Tin and Tin-Tin's father, Malaysian retainer Kyrano. In this | Grandma Tracy
Grandma Tracy is a fictional character in the television series "Thunderbirds". She was voiced by Christine Finn.
Little is known about Grandma Tracy's past, and her real name is never mentioned on screen with all the characters, even sometimes her son Jeff, calling her "Grandma". As a young girl, her grandmother took her round London and she travelled on the London Underground, a fact that would prove useful later for International Rescue ("Vault Of Death"). She was married | 6,148 | triviaqa-train |
Which boyband represented the UK in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest? | History 2000s: Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, Westlife, Jonas Brothers and F4.
With the continued success of Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC, American and British groups like 98 Degrees, Westlife, O-Town, A1, Blue, and Busted gained quick popularity both domestically and internationally. International boy bands would also occasionally spring up, such as the Moldovan band O-Zone (better known today as an Internet meme), and Overground. American Christian boy band Plus One also enjoyed brief remarkable success during this time. | Robin Stjernberg
Robin James Olof Stjernberg (; born 22 February 1991, Hässleholm, Sweden) is a Swedish pop singer. He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 on home soil on 18 May 2013 with the song "You". Stjernberg started his career in the boyband What's Up!, and became a contestant in Idol 2011, placing as first runner up in the final. He participated in Eurovision Song Contest 2017 as the songwriter for the song I Can't Go On performed by Robin Bengtsson, ending up | 6,149 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the 1902 play ‘The Admirable Crichton’? | The Admirable Crichton
The Admirable Crichton is a comic stage play written in 1902 by J. M. Barrie.
Origins.
Barrie took the title from the sobriquet of a fellow Scot, the polymath James Crichton, a 16th-century genius and athlete. The epigram-loving Ernest is probably a caricature of the title character in Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest". The plot may derive from "Robinson's Eiland", an 1896 German play by Ludwig Fulda. In this, "a satire upon | was quickly adapted by R.W. Paul for his film "Scrooge, or, Marley's Ghost", the earliest known film adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1843 novel "A Christmas Carol". The script for the play was published by Samuel French Ltd. Buckstone appeared in "The Silver King" at the Princess's Theatre, London, in 1882, "The Admirable Crichton" with H. B. Irving in 1902 at the Duke of York's Theatre, and "The Adventures of Lady Ursula", Anthony Hope's 1898 play. | 6,150 | triviaqa-train |
English sportswoman Laura Davies is associated with which sport? | League Championship. Rugby League is most popular among towns in the northern English counties of Lancashire, Yorkshire and Cumbria. The vast majority of English clubs in Super League are based in the north of England. Some of the most successful clubs include Wigan Warriors, Hull F.C. St. Helens, Leeds Rhinos and Huddersfield Giants; the former three have all won the World Club Challenge previously.
Golf has been prominent in England; due in part to its cultural and geographical ties to Scotland, the home of Golf. There are both | was an extension on the channels support of women's sport and their commitment towards its year-round coverage of women's sport.
Previous winners.
Previous winners of "The Sunday Times" Sportswoman of the Year Award are:
- 1988 Olive Jones
- 1989 Kim Thomas
- 1990 Denise Smith
- 1991 Sally Gunnell
- 1992 Tanni Grey-Thompson
- 1993 Sally Gunnell
- 1994 Denise Lewis
- 1995 Lynn Simpson
- 1996 Laura Davies
- 1997 Alison Nicholas
- 1998 | 6,151 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the 19th Century novel ‘Little Women’? | improvident, impractical father, suffered real poverty and occasional hunger. In addition to her own childhood and that of her sisters, scholars who have examined the diaries of Louisa Alcott's mother, Abigail Alcott, have surmised that "Little Women" was also heavily inspired by Abigail Alcott's own early life.
Publication history.
The first volume of "Little Women" was published in 1868 by Roberts Brothers.
The first printing of 2,000 copies sold out quickly, and the company had trouble keeping up with demand for | Wylie Hubbard mentions both Tempest Storm and Little Egypt in the title track of his album "Snake Farm" when discussing the singer's girlfriend Ramona who works at a reptile house.
- Hank Williams Jr. mentions Little Egypt in his song "Naked Women and Beer".
Legacy Legacy in literature.
"Loving Little Egypt" is the title of a Thomas McMahon novel, set in the late 19th century.
See also.
- "The Streets of Cairo, or the Poor Little Country Maid"
External | 6,152 | triviaqa-train |
Which planet has the biggest moon in our solar system? | , hurricanes, tectonics, and even hydrology.
Planets are generally divided into two main types: large low-density giant planets, and smaller rocky terrestrials. There are eight planets in the Solar System. In order of increasing distance from the Sun, they are the four terrestrials, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, then the four giant planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Six of the planets are orbited by one or more natural satellites.
Several thousands of planets around other stars | gaps. Some asteroids were later discovered to orbit in these gaps, but their orbits are unstable and they will eventually break out of the resonance due to close encounters with a major planet.
Another common form of resonance in the Solar System is spin–orbit resonance, where the period of spin (the time it takes the planet or moon to rotate once about its axis) has a simple numerical relationship with its orbital period. An example is our own Moon, which is in a 1:1 spin–orbit resonance that | 6,153 | triviaqa-train |
Equus quagga is the scientific name for which animal? | have diverged first, possibly as soon as "Equus" reached the Old World. Zebras appear to be monophyletic and differentiated in Africa, where they are endemic.
Molecular dating indicates the caballoid lineage diverged from the noncaballoids 4 Mya. Genetic results suggest that all North American fossils of caballine equines, as well as South American fossils traditionally placed in the subgenus "E." ("Amerhippus"), belong to "E. ferus". Remains attributed to a variety of species and lumped together as New World stilt-legged | are considered a single species, with the valid scientific name for the horse species being "Equus ferus." The wild tarpan subspecies is "E. f. ferus", Przewalski's horse is "E. f. przewalskii", and the domesticated horse is "E. f. caballus". The rules for the scientific naming of animal species are determined in the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, which stipulates that the oldest available valid scientific name is used to name the species. Previously, when taxonomists considered domesticated and wild horse two subspecies of | 6,154 | triviaqa-train |
FC Jazz is a football club in which European country? | FC Jazz
FC Jazz is a football club from Pori, Finland. It plays in the Finnish third tier Kakkonen.
History.
History PPT 1934–1991.
FC Jazz was established in 1934 as Porin Pallo-Toverit (PPT for short) by 18 young men who had previously played football in the local sports club Pyrintö. The founders had strong labour movement background and PPT immediately joined the Finnish Workers' Sports Federation (TUL). PPT had also a section for bandy.
PPT played its first years in TUL | FC Drita
Football Club Drita (), commonly known as Drita, is a professional football club based in Gjilan, Kosovo. The club play in the Football Superleague of Kosovo, which is the top tier of football in the country and is the most successful Kosovan team in European competitions since Kosovo was accepted in UEFA.
The club's home ground is the Gjilan City Stadium since it was built in 1967. From 1990 until the end of the Kosovo war, the club was not allowed to play at the stadium | 6,155 | triviaqa-train |
What is the main ingredient of the dish falafel? | ), or tan.
Nutrition.
When made with chickpeas, falafel is high in protein, complex carbohydrates, and fiber. Key nutrients are calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, copper, manganese, vitamin C, thiamine, pantothenic acid, vitamin B, and folate. Phytochemicals include beta-carotene. Falafel is high in soluble fiber, which has been shown to be effective in lowering blood cholesterol.
Chickpeas are low in fat and contain no cholesterol, but a considerable amount of | " includes a recipe for "Lufgania Shakshuka". This is shakshouka made with a kosher version of Spam (called "loof") that was added to IDF army rations in the 1950s.
According to food writer Claudia Roden, Tunisian cooks added artichoke hearts, potatoes and broad beans to the dish. Because eggs are the main ingredient, it is often on breakfast menus, but in Palestine, it is also a popular evening meal, and like hummus and falafel, is a national favorite.
In Naples Italy | 6,156 | triviaqa-train |
What is the first name of Captain Mainwaring in the UK television series ‘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! | party next door to the events portrayed in the play, and is never seen.
Examples UK television and radio.
- "Dad's Army": Mrs Elizabeth Mainwaring, the wife of Captain Mainwaring, is never seen with the exception of the episode "A Soldier's Farewell" when her great weight in the bunk above Captain Mainwaring's causes her mattress to sag into camera shot.
- "Minder": Arthur Daley's wife, referred to only as "'Er Indoors", is never seen or | 6,157 | triviaqa-train |
Sharon Stone plays Ginger McKenna Rothstein in which 1995 film? | as Catherine Tramell in another Verhoeven film, the erotic thriller "Basic Instinct" (1992), for which she earned her first Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. She received further critical acclaim with her performance in Martin Scorsese's crime drama "Casino" (1995), garnering the Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
Stone received two more Golden Globe Award nominations for her roles in "The Mighty" (1998) and "The Muse" ( | Given name.
- Makenna Cowgill (born 1998), American child actress
- Mckenna Grace (born 2006), American child actress
- Mckenna Petty (born 1996), American bassist
Fictional characters.
- Elise McKenna, portrayed by Jane Seymore in "Somewhere in Time"
- Jonathon McKenna, from the New Zealand soap opera "Shortland Street"
- Rachel McKenna, from the New Zealand soap opera "Shortland Street"
- Ginger McKenna, portrayed by Sharon Stone in the 1995 | 6,158 | triviaqa-train |
Which European band released the album ‘The Joshua Tree’ in 1987? | U2
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin, formed in 1976. The group consists of Bono (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), the Edge (lead guitar, keyboards, and backing vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar), and Larry Mullen Jr. (drums and percussion). Initially rooted in post-punk, U2's musical style has evolved throughout their career, yet has maintained an anthemic quality built on Bono's expressive vocals and the Edge's effects-based guitar textures. Their lyrics, | July 1987 at the Hippodrome de Vincennes in Paris, was broadcast live on television. It was later released on the video and live album "Live from Paris" in 2007.
The song returned to the band's live set for the Joshua Tree Tour 2017, on which the band performed the album in its entirety for its 30th anniversary. For the tour, prior to performances of "Exit", a clip from the 1950s Western TV series "Trackdown" was shown; in the clip, a con man named | 6,159 | triviaqa-train |
US President Bill Clinton belonged to which political party? | Bill Clinton
William Jefferson Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III; August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Prior to the presidency, he was the governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981, and again from 1983 to 1992, and the attorney general of Arkansas from 1977 to 1979. A member of the Democratic Party, Clinton was ideologically a New Democrat, and many of his policies reflected a centrist "Third Way" political philosophy. | This included the provision of an elected local judicial system, as well as an expansion of the educational system into as many regions as possible. The EPLF renamed itself the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) in February 1994 as part of its transition to a political party. He was hailed as a new type of African President. Then-US President Bill Clinton referred to him as a "renaissance African leader".
In this sense, Isaias strongly advocates the necessity for the development of indigenous political and | 6,160 | triviaqa-train |
During which year where same-sex marriages legalised in New York City? | 1 June 2003. Originally, Belgium allowed the marriages of foreign same-sex couples only if their country of origin also allowed these unions, however legislation enacted in October 2004 permits any couple to marry if at least one of the spouses has lived in the country for a minimum of three months. A 2006 statute legalized adoption by same-sex spouses.
Same-sex marriage around the world Legal recognition Brazil.
Brazil's Supreme Court ruled in May 2011 that same-sex couples are legally entitled to legal recognition of cohabitation | . In 2010, the number of same-sex couple households stood at roughly 48,932. New York was the fifth state to license same-sex marriages, after New Hampshire. Michael Bloomberg, the Mayor of New York City, stated that "same-sex marriages in New York City have generated an estimated $259 million in economic impact and $16 million in City revenues" in the first year after the enactment of the Marriage Equality Act". Same-sex marriages in New York were legalized on June 24, | 6,161 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the 1881 novel ‘The Prince and the Pauper’? | The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper is a novel by American author Mark Twain. It was first published in 1881 in Canada, before its 1882 publication in the United States. The novel represents Twain's first attempt at historical fiction. Set in 1547, it tells the story of two young boys who are identical in appearance: Tom Canty, a pauper who lives with his abusive father in Offal Court off Pudding Lane in London, and Prince Edward, son of King Henry VIII.
Plot. | "Pudd'nhead Wilson", which he wrote rapidly, as he was desperately trying to stave off bankruptcy. From November 12 to December 14, 1893, Twain wrote 60,000 words for the novel. Critics have pointed to this rushed completion as the cause of the novel's rough organization and constant disruption of the plot. This novel also contains the tale of two boys born on the same day who switch positions in life, like "The Prince and the Pauper". It was first published serially in "Century Magazine" and | 6,162 | triviaqa-train |
Chinstrap, Macaroni, Humboldt and Gentoo are all species of which creature? | fertile egg, and the pair subsequently hatched and raised the chick. Penguins by nature hatch eggs and are social creatures. The children's book "And Tango Makes Three" was written based on this event.
External links.
- 70south.com: Info on Chinstrap penguins
- Chinstrap penguin images
- Penguin World: Chinstrap penguins
- Animals and Earth - photos for conservation, science, education and you - chinstrap penguin photos | election held on September 30, 2006. Francis indicated that he would seek the position again in the nonpartisan blanket primary on October 20, 2007, but he failed to file his qualification papers. "I will work to ensure the right to vote. I will fight to stop voter fraud, vote buying, and vote stealing," Francis vowed in his campaign for secretary of state.
As the Republican state chairman, Francis challenged the political order, including an effort to unseat most of Governor Edwin Washington Edwards' floor | 6,163 | triviaqa-train |
Which number Amendment to the United States Constitution outlaws slavery? | Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment may refer to the:
- Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime
- Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, which stripped the president of many of his reserve powers
- Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, which specified that the prohibition on abortion would not limit freedom of travel
- Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa, which re-enacted provisions of the Twelfth Amendment
- Thirteenth | would join the United States as a slave or free state. By 1860, the total number of slaves reached almost four million, and the American Civil War, beginning in 1861, led to the end of slavery in the United States. In 1863, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed slaves held in the Confederate States; the 13th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution prohibited most forms of slavery throughout the country.
In the case of freed slaves of the United States, many became sharecroppers and indentured servants | 6,164 | triviaqa-train |
Audrey Forbes-Hamilton was played by Penelope Keith in which British television series? | Penelope Keith
Dame Penelope Anne Constance Keith, (née Hatfield; born 2 April 1940) is an English actress, active in all genres, including radio, stage, television and film and primarily known for her roles in the British sitcoms "The Good Life" and "To the Manor Born". She succeeded Lord Olivier as president of the Actors' Benevolent Fund after his death in 1989, and was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours for services | stage in the West End in the evening.
Television fame.
Penelope Keith achieved popular fame in 1975 when the BBC sitcom "The Good Life" began. In the first episode, she was only heard and not seen in her role as Margo Leadbetter, but as the episodes and series went on, the scope of her role increased. In 1977, Keith won a BAFTA award for "Best Comedy Performer" for her role of Margo Leadbetter.
From 1979–81, she played the lead role of Audrey fforbes | 6,165 | triviaqa-train |
Gingerbread men were first attributed to which English monarch, who allegedly served them to foreign dignitaries? | Gingerbread man
A gingerbread man is a biscuit or cookie made of gingerbread, usually in the shape of a stylized human, although other shapes, especially seasonal themes (Christmas, Halloween, Easter, etc.) and characters, are common.
History.
Gingerbread dates from the 15th century, and figural biscuit-making was practiced in the 16th century. The first documented instance of figure-shaped gingerbread biscuits was at the court of Elizabeth I of England. She had the gingerbread figures made and presented in the | Street, San Juan. Imelda invited an old German priest, Father Albert Ganzewinkel, who had been her favorite teacher at St. Paul in Tacloban, to hold the mass. Ferdinand and Imelda then went to the Luneta Park for the inauguration ceremonies and were seated at the very center of the Luneta grandstand. They were surrounded by foreign dignitaries and government officials. Allegedly, a mass of anonymous men and women attended the ceremony to glimpse the beauty of the new First Lady. After the ceremony, she was described as someone with | 6,166 | triviaqa-train |
Which actor said, in the film ‘World’s Greatest Dad’, ‘I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It’s not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel all alone’? | World's Greatest Dad
World's Greatest Dad is a 2009 American satirical black comedy-drama film written and directed by Bobcat Goldthwait and starring Robin Williams, Daryl Sabara, and Alexie Gilmore. The film was released on July 24, 2009 on video on demand providers before its limited theatrical release on August 21, 2009.
Plot.
Lance Clayton (Robin Williams) is a single father and high school English teacher whose biggest fear is that he will one day end up all alone. He dreams of becoming a | gets involved with a dangerous street gang." He stated the worst thing is that Jay may end up fighting for his life. Jay's stabbing was aired on 22 January 2008 during a fight. Lord explained Jay is his life and he’ll feel he’s failed him. He vowed to be a good dad and he’ll blame himself totally. It may also make him think he’s got his priorities wrong and that he should have been looking out for Jay instead of spending so much time with Dawn... He also | 6,167 | triviaqa-train |
Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia is the fear of which number? | Number of the Beast
The number of the beast (, "Arithmos tou Thēriou") is a term in the Book of Revelation, of the New Testament, that is associated with the Beast of Revelation in chapter 13, line 18. In most manuscripts of the New Testament and in English translations of the Bible, the number of the beast is "six hundred and sixty-six" or (the number not being representable by the repetition of 6 or three times – Greek for 6 is , but is not | 1994)
- "Dictius Te Necare" (1996)
- "Sardonischer Untergang im Zeichen irreligiöser Darbietung" (1998)
- "Schatten aus der Alexander Welt" (2001)
- "Mein Weg" (2004)
- "A Sacrificial Offering to the Kingdom of Heaven in a Cracked Dog's Ear" (2009)
- "Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia" (2014)
- "Bethlehem" (2016)
- "Lebe Dich Leer" (2019)
Discography EPs.
- " | 6,168 | triviaqa-train |
What is the only city in the English county of Somerset? | , Tolland, Torre, Treborough, Triscombe, Trudoxhill, Trull, Tunley, Twerton
U.
Ubley, Uphill, Up Mudford, Upton, Upton Noble
V.
Vellow, Vobster, Vole
W.
Walcot, Walton, Walton in Gordano, Wambrook, Wanstrow, Washford, Watchet, Waterlip, Waterrow, Wayford, Weacombe, Weare, Wearne, Webbington, Wedmore, Wellington, Wellow, Wells, Wembdon, West Bagborough, West Bradley, West Buckland, West Camel, West Charlton, West Chinnock, West | Somerset, Texas
Somerset is a city located in Bexar County, Texas, United States. It is located less than 20 miles south of Downtown San Antonio and is part of the metropolitan area. The population was 1,631 at the 2010 census.
History.
English speaking European settlers had already arrived in the area by the early 1800s. Somerset was named for an organized settlement that had been begun in 1848, in what is now Atascosa County, by a group of Baptist families from Somerset, Kentucky. The present | 6,169 | triviaqa-train |
Aston, Digbeth and Ladywood are all areas of which British city? | Digbeth
Digbeth is an area of Central Birmingham, England. Following the destruction of the Inner Ring Road, Digbeth is now considered a district within Birmingham City Centre. As part of the Big City Plan, Digbeth is undergoing a large redevelopment scheme that will regenerate the old industrial buildings into apartments, retail premises, offices and arts facilities. There is still however much industrial activity in the south of the area. As part of the plans Digbeth Coach Station has also been redeveloped and renamed Birmingham Coach Station.
History. | Districts.
Following the removal of the Inner Ring Road, which acted as a 'concrete collar' preventing expansion, the city centre is newly defined as being the area within the Middle Ring Road. The Big City Plan divided the now much bigger city centre into seven districts, each with its own distinct character.
- City Centre Core
- Eastside
- Digbeth
- Southside and Highgate
- Westside and Ladywood
- Jewellery Quarter
- Gun Quarter
City Centre Core.
City Centre Core Bull | 6,170 | triviaqa-train |
Who directed the 1993 film ‘Much Ado About Nothing’? | Much Ado About Nothing (1993 film)
Much Ado About Nothing is a 1993 British/American romantic comedy film based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name. It was adapted for the screen and directed by Kenneth Branagh, who also stars in the film. The film also stars Branagh's then-wife Emma Thompson, Robert Sean Leonard, Denzel Washington, Michael Keaton, Keanu Reeves, and Kate Beckinsale in her film debut.
The film was released on May 7, 1993, reaching 200 U.S. screens | Much Ado About Nothing (disambiguation)
Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare.
Much Ado About Nothing may also refer to:
- "Much Ado About Nothing" (1973 film)
- BBC Television Shakespeare - Season Seven - "Much Ado About Nothing" (1984) directed by Stuart Burge
- "Much Ado About Nothing" (1993 film)
- "Much Ado About Nothing" (2012 film)
- "Much Ado About Nothing" (2016 film) | 6,171 | triviaqa-train |
Who was elected President of France in June 1969? | for the Republic, UDR) was represented by former Prime Minister Georges Pompidou. He was very popular in the conservative electorate due to economic growth when he led the cabinet (from 1962 to 1968) and his role in the settlement of the May 68 crisis and winning the June 1968 legislative campaign. In his presidential campaign, he obtained the support of the Independent Republicans and their leader Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, who had voted "no" in the referendum.
The left-wing French Communist Party (PCF) proposed to | campaign and the result for Duclos, who scored the best ever result for a Communist in a presidential election. The Socialists supported reluctantly the centrist Chairman of the Senate. The Communists refused to choose and used a slogan which was equivalent to the phrase "It's six of one and half a dozen of the other" ("c'est bonnet blanc et blanc bonnet").
The second round was held on 15 June 1969. About 69% of eligible voters participated. Pompidou was elected President of France with a comfortable | 6,172 | triviaqa-train |
In the US television series ‘Cheers’, in which year was the bar established? | bout of drinking in the fourth-season episode "The Triangle", while Woody develops a gambling problem in the seventh season's "Call Me Irresponsible".
Cheers owners.
Cheers had several owners before Sam, as the bar was opened in 1889. The "Est. 1895" on the bar's sign is a made-up date chosen by Carla for numerological purposes, revealed in season 8, episode 6, "The Stork Brings a Crane", which also revealed the bar's address as 112 | Diane Chambers
Diane Chambers is a fictional character in the American television situation comedy show "Cheers", portrayed by Shelley Long and created by Glen and Les Charles. After her fiancé Sumner Sloan abandons her in the Cheers bar in the pilot episode, Diane works as a bar waitress. She has an on-off relationship with the womanizing bartender Sam Malone (Ted Danson) and a one-year relationship with Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer), who later becomes a main character of the series and "Frasier". | 6,173 | triviaqa-train |
The words of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony (The Choral) were taken from which poem by Friedrich Schiller? | stands as one of the most performed symphonies in the world.
The symphony was the first example of a major composer using voices in a symphony (thus making it a choral symphony). The words are sung during the final (4th) movement of the symphony by four vocal soloists and a chorus. They were taken from the "Ode to Joy", a poem written by Friedrich Schiller in 1785 and revised in 1803, with text additions made by Beethoven.
In 2001, Beethoven's original, hand- | - Psalm 137 for soprano, choir and orchestra Op. 14 (1864)
- "Nenie" (a poem by Friedrich Schiller) for choir and orchestra Opus 10 (1874)
- Songs
- Choral anthems
- Orchestral pieces
- Symphony in E minor (1866, only fragments survive)
- Symphony in F major Op. 9 (1873)
- Spring Overture Op. 15 (1864)
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major (1861)
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In Christianity, ‘Holy Wednesday’ is also known as ‘what’ Wednesday? | Holy Wednesday
In Christianity, Holy Wednesday, also called Spy Wednesday, or Good Wednesday (in Western Christianity), and Holy and Great Wednesday (in the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches), is the Wednesday of Holy Week, the week before Easter. It is followed by Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday).
Biblical narratives.
In the New Testament account of Holy Week, after Palm Sunday, the Sanhedrin gathered and plotted to kill Jesus before the feast of Pesach. On the Wednesday before his death, | use up all of the household's eggs before Lent began.
Eggs were originally forbidden during Lent as well as on other traditional fast days in Western Christianity (this tradition still continues among the Eastern Christian Churches).
Likewise, in Eastern Christianity, meat, eggs, and dairy are all prohibited during the Lenten fast.
This established the tradition of Pancake Day being celebrated on Shrove Tuesday.
This day, the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday when Lent begins, is also known as Mardi Gras, a French phrase | 6,175 | triviaqa-train |
What is the surname of the brothers Richard and Robert who wrote songs for Disney films? | for Robert B. Sherman & Richard M. Sherman for "Chim Chim Cher-ee". The theme park design and architectural group became so integral to the Disney studio's operations that the studio bought it on February 5, 1965, along with the WED Enterprises name.
Corporate history 1966–1971: Deaths of Walt and Roy Disney and opening of Walt Disney World.
On December 15, 1966, Walt Disney died of complications relating to lung cancer, and Roy Disney took over as chairman, CEO, and president of the company | Carl Fallberg
Carl Robert Fallberg (September 11, 1915 – May 9, 1996) was a writer/cartoonist for animated feature films and T.V. cartoons for Disney Studios, Hanna-Barbera, and Warner Brothers. He also wrote comic books for Dell Comics, Western Publishing, and Gold Key Comics.
Early life.
Carl Robert Fallberg was born in Cleveland, Tennessee on 11 September 1915 to Carl Fallberg (Sr.), and Gunhild Fallberg (née Sjöstedt), who both taught music at the Centenary College | 6,176 | triviaqa-train |
Which letter of the English alphabet is in the title of a series of television shows starring Spike Milligan? | Q... (TV series)
Q... is a surreal television comedy sketch show written by Spike Milligan and Neil Shand, and starring Spike Milligan with a number of supporting players, usually including Julia Breck, John Bluthal, Bob Todd, and John Wells. The show ran from 1969 to 1982 on BBC2. There were six series in all, the first five numbered from "Q5" to "Q9", and a final series titled "There's a Lot of It About". The first and third series | title is based on Milligan's introduction in "The Last Goon Show of All" as "Spike Milligna, the well-known typing error".
- "The Milligan Papers" (1987)
- "Flywheel, Shyster, and Flywheel" (1990)
Other radio shows.
Milligan contributed his recollections of his childhood in India for the acclaimed 1970s BBC audio history series "Plain Tales From The Raj". The series was published in book form in 1975 by André Deutsch, edited by Charles Allen | 6,177 | triviaqa-train |
During which century did the Battle of Agincourt take place? | mounted military servant) per French man-at-arms in his calculation of the odds.
Popular representations.
- Music
Soon after the English victory at Agincourt, a number of popular folk songs were created about the battle, the most famous being the "Agincourt Carol", produced in the first half of the 15th century. Other ballads followed, including "King Henry Fifth's Conquest of France", raising the popular prominence of particular events mentioned only in passing by the original chroniclers, such as the | the fortress at Canossa in Emilia Romagna and to the events surrounding his journey, which took place in and around January 1077.
- Magna Carta – Magna Carta, also called Magna Carta Libertatum, is an English charter, originally issued in the year 1215 and reissued later in the 13th century in modified versions.
- Battle of Agincourt – The Battle of Agincourt was a major English victory against a numerically superior French army in the Hundred Years' War.
- Parliament of England – The Parliament of England was the | 6,178 | triviaqa-train |
What is the only city in the English county of Cornwall? | , Cornwall Council. The ceremonial county of Cornwall also includes the Isles of Scilly, which are administered separately. The administrative centre of Cornwall is Truro, its only city.
Cornwall is the homeland of the Cornish people and the cultural and ethnic origin of the Cornish diaspora. It retains a distinct cultural identity that reflects its history, and is recognised as one of the Celtic nations. It was formerly a Brythonic kingdom and subsequently a royal duchy. The Cornish nationalist movement contests the present constitutional status of Cornwall and seeks greater | been Sussex's only city. By convention, Chichester is Sussex's capital city and Lewes is Sussex's county town.
Sussex encompasses approximately . It is long and is between and wide. For comparison, Sussex is slightly larger than the English county of Cornwall or 50 per cent larger than Luxembourg. Sussex has a population of about 1.6 million, about the same as the US state of Idaho and about three times the population of Cornwall.
Sussex has three main geographic sub-regions, each orientated approximately east to | 6,179 | triviaqa-train |
Which Beatles hit song originally had the working title ‘Scrambled Eggs’? | Yesterday (Beatles song)
"Yesterday" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon–McCartney), and first released on the album "Help!" in the United Kingdom in August 1965.
"Yesterday", with the B-side "Act Naturally", was released as a single in the United States in September 1965. While it topped the American chart in October the song also hit the British top 10 in a cover version by Matt | of popular songs. Included were "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face", originally featured in the Broadway musical "My Fair Lady" and The Beatles' 1963 hit "All My Loving". It also featured an instrumental cover of its title song, "South of the Border", which was most famously done as a vocal by Frank Sinatra.
"Hello, Dolly!" had the band singing a couple of lines of the mostly-instrumental rendition, in what might now be considered stereotyping, using | 6,180 | triviaqa-train |
The Bermuda Bowl is a biennial world championship tournament in which game? | 13 to 16, featured three teams who played round-robin for raw scores or "total points". The USA team won both of its matches, by 4,720 points over Europe (also referred to as Sweden-Iceland featuring two pairs from Sweden and one from Iceland) and 3,660 points over Great Britain; Europe defeated Great Britain by 1,940 points.
1950s 1951 Naples, Italy.
Held November 11 to 17, the match was between representatives of the American Contract Bridge League (North America) and the European Bridge | continued to play for Italy (Belladonna, Forquet, and Garozzo), and to win.
The second-place Aces were defending champions with one personnel change.
North America finished fourth, represented by a team of six men from the US.
1970s 1974 Venice, Italy.
Italy defended its championship at home. The World Bridge Federation inaugurated its Venice Cup for "Women Teams", which increased in size and frequency to match the biennial Bermuda Bowl tournament for "Open Teams" in 1985. No woman | 6,181 | triviaqa-train |
Actor Kenneth Branagh was born in which UK city? | "Walking with Beasts" (2001) and "Walking with Monsters" (2005). Branagh has been nominated for five Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, and has won three BAFTAs, and two Emmy Awards. He was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 2012 Birthday Honours and was knighted on 9 November 2012. He was made a Freeman of his native city of Belfast in January 2018.
Early life.
Branagh, the middle of three children, was born in Belfast, the son of working class | Kenneth Branagh
Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh (; born 10 December 1960) is a Northern Irish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. Branagh trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and in 2015 succeeded Richard Attenborough as its president. He has both directed and starred in several film adaptations of William Shakespeare's plays, including "Henry V" (1989) (for which he was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best Director), "Much Ado About Nothing" (1993), | 6,182 | triviaqa-train |
Frounce is a disease of the mouth and throat of which creatures? | in their skull. These modifications allow them to open their mouths wide enough to swallow their prey whole, even if it is wider than they are.
Birds do not have teeth, relying instead on other means of gripping and macerating their food. Their beaks have a range of sizes and shapes according to their diet and are composed of elongated mandibles. The upper mandible may have a nasofrontal hinge allowing the beak to open wider than would otherwise be possible. The exterior surface of beaks is composed of a thin, horny | risks are generally limited to disturbances of the gastrointestinal tract, which may proceed from introducing normal intestinal flora from the rectum to the mouth and upper digestive tract. If the recipient's ano-rectal area is infected with a sexually transmitted disease like gonorrhea, however, there is an added risk of transmitting the infection to that person's mouth and/or throat. Intestinal parasites and other organisms can also be carried in feces. Risk of STI or parasitic transmission exists generally only if fecal particulate from an infected person is transmitted to the mouth | 6,183 | triviaqa-train |
Which British Overseas Territory is located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean, and has an area of approximately 2.6 square miles? | British Overseas Territories
The British Overseas Territories (BOTs) or United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs) are 14 territories under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United Kingdom. They are remnants of the British Empire that have not been granted independence or have voted to remain British territories. These territories do not form part of the United Kingdom and, with the exception of Gibraltar, are not part of the European Union. Most of the permanently inhabited territories are internally self-governing, with the UK retaining responsibility for defence and foreign | More movement. His work may also be found in the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.
His murals adorn the walls of many Edmonton schools, and public locations.
He is also featured in the documentary program, "From the Spirit."
Paquette, a Métis of Cree, Cayuse and Norwegian descent, is also the president of Cree8 Success, a consulting firm.
Politics.
He ran as a New Democratic Party candidate in the riding of Edmonton Manning in the 2015 federal election, defeated by candidate | 6,184 | triviaqa-train |
Supermodel Elle McPherson was born in which country? | Spain followed in 1986, with Italy and Hong Kong editions launching in 1987. In 1988, the magazine was launched in Germany, Brazil, China, Sweden, Greece and Portugal. The next year, the Netherlands and Quebec joined the international "Elle" community. Australia and Taiwan versions were launched in 1990, Argentina in 1994, and a Russian edition, published monthly, launched in 1996.
"Elle" is owned by the Lagardère Group of France. It is published in the U.S. and the UK by Hearst | Joan Smalls
Joan Smalls Rodriguez (born July 11, 1988) is a Puerto Rican supermodel and actress. In 2013 and 2018 she ranked at #8 on "Forbes" magazine's "World's Highest-Paid Models" list. In 2011, she became the first Latina model to represent Estée Lauder cosmetics. In January 2014, Smalls appeared on the "Return of the Supermodel" cover of American "Elle". In 2012, Smalls was ranked the number #1 model in the world by Models.com; she | 6,185 | triviaqa-train |
Bat and Ball is a railway station in which English county? | Bat & Ball railway station
Bat & Ball railway station is located on Bat & Ball Road in Sevenoaks in Kent, England. It is measured from (although London-bound trains that call run to ). The station is managed by Southeastern, however, all train services that call are operated by Thameslink.
History.
The station opened in 1862 with the name "Sevenoaks". It was for a while named "Sevenoaks Bat & Ball", but was renamed in 1950 to its current name | History.
Sevenoaks railway station was opened on 2 March 1868. It was formerly known as ""Tubs Hill"", after the adjacent area. There is a second station, on the branch to Swanley Junction, which opened on 2 June 1862. The station is named after the Bat & Ball local inn which is now closed, and serves the north end of the town.
The two lines to Sevenoaks were electrified in January 1935. When the station was reconstructed in the 1970s a new ticket office | 6,186 | triviaqa-train |
In which year did Winston Churchill retire as British Prime Minister? | Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British politician, army officer, and writer. He was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, when he led Britain to victory in the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955. Churchill represented five constituencies during his career as a Member of Parliament (MP). Ideologically an economic liberal and imperialist, for most of his career he was a member of the Conservative Party, which he led | Winston Churchill (1940–2010)
Winston Spencer-Churchill (10 October 1940 – 2 March 2010), generally known as Winston Churchill, was a British Conservative politician and a grandson of former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill. During the period of his prominence as a public figure, he was normally referred to as Winston Churchill , in order to distinguish him from his grandfather. His father Randolph Churchill was also an MP.
Early life.
Churchill was born at Chequers just after his grandfather became Prime Minister, a year | 6,187 | triviaqa-train |
In the Bible, which son of Jacob and Rachel could interpret dreams? | Joseph (Genesis)
Joseph (; meaning "Increase", "Yosef" "Yôsēp̄"; "Yūsuf" or "Yūsif"; "Iōsēph") is an important figure in the Bible's Book of Genesis.
In the biblical narrative, Joseph was sold into slavery by his jealous brothers, and rose to become vizier, the second most powerful man in Egypt next to Pharaoh, where his presence and office caused Israel to leave Canaan and settle in Egypt. Pharaoh gave him the name "Zaphnath-Paaneah | a birth. Despite her aunt's warning to guard her honor, Dinah meets and falls in love with Prince Shalem, son of the king. The two quickly decide to marry; the king approves, and the marriage is consummated. When he is told of this "fait accompli", Jacob is furious that he has not been consulted, as the customs of his tribe expect. Leah blames Rachel for putting romantic fantasies into Dinah's head. Dinah's brothers, Simeon and Levi, interpret the events as seduction and | 6,188 | triviaqa-train |
Penderyn whisky is made in which European country? | Penderyn (whisky)
Penderyn is a Welsh whisky distillery and brand, producing the first commercially available whisky made in Wales since the 19th century. Produced at the Penderyn Distillery (the Welsh Whisky Company), Penderyn is a single malt whisky produced in several expressions, e.g. Madeira Finish, Peated, Sherrywood and Portwood.
The distillery also produces the Dragon range comprising Legend (Madeira finish), Myth (Bourbon finish) and Celt (Peated).
Background and products.
It is distilled in the village of | sold worldwide. Penderyn Distillery is located in the Brecon Beacons National Park and is considered to be the smallest distillery in the world.
Types Other.
ManX Spirit from the Isle of Man is distilled elsewhere and re-distilled in the country of its nominal "origin". The ManX distillery takes a previously matured Scotch malt whisky and re-distills it.
In 2010 a Czech whisky was released, the 21-year-old "Hammer Head".
Puni is an Italian distillery in Glurns that makes single malt whisky | 6,189 | triviaqa-train |
In which country was singer Frank Ifield born in November 1937? | influence.
Fourth generation (1970s–1980s) Neocountry.
In 1980, a style of "neocountry disco music" was popularized by the film "Urban Cowboy", which also included more traditional songs such as "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" by the Charlie Daniels Band. It was during this time that a glut of pop-country crossover artists began appearing on the country charts: former pop stars Bill Medley (of The Righteous Brothers), "England Dan" Seals (of England Dan and John Ford Coley), | Frank Ifield
Francis Edward Ifield OAM (born 30 November 1937, Coundon) is an English-Australian country music singer and guitarist who often incorporated yodelling. After living in Australia, Ifield returned to the United Kingdom in November 1959 where he had four number-one hits on the UK Singles Chart with his cover versions of "I Remember You" (May 1962), "Lovesick Blues" (December), "The Wayward Wind" (March 1963) and "Confessin' That I Love You" (September | 6,190 | triviaqa-train |
Mount Sodom lies along which body of water? | Mount Sodom
Mount Sodom (, "Har Sedom") is a hill along the southwestern part of the Dead Sea in Israel, part of the Judaean Desert Nature Reserve.
History.
Mount Sodom began its rise hundreds of thousands of years ago and continues to grow taller at a rate of a year.
Movements of the African rift system, along with the pressure generated by the slow accumulation of earth and rock, pressed down on the layers of salt, creating Mount Sodom. It is about 80 percent | difficult conditions, the southern site was far harsher due to its isolation from civilisation in the heart of the Judean Desert combined with that region's arid climate. Ramat Rachel contacted the United Kibbutz Movement, which organised a group of 20 who in 1934 travelled to Mount Sodom along with Palestine Potash workers to establish a work camp. Materials arrived from Jerusalem, and water was purchased from King Abdullah.
The group found a good site for building residences in the nearby Zoar valley and was joined by a workers group from Ra'anana. | 6,191 | triviaqa-train |
Lorenzo, Tubal and Jessica are all characters in which Shakespeare play? | play, by James Roberts on 22 July 1598 under the title "The Merchant of Venice", otherwise called "The Jew of Venice". On 28 October 1600 Roberts transferred his right to the play to the stationer Thomas Heyes; Heyes published the first quarto before the end of the year. It was printed again in 1619, as part of William Jaggard's so-called False Folio. (Later, Thomas Heyes' son and heir Laurence Heyes asked for and was granted a confirmation of his right to the play | conversion of Jews (who may not eat pork) to Christians (who do). Lorenzo joins them and Jessica recounts their conversation, leading to further banter between Lorenzo and Gobbo, until Gobbo leaves to prepare for dinner. In response to questioning by Lorenzo, Jessica praises Portia as great and peerless.
Act 5, Scene 1—the final scene of the play, and following on from the courtroom scene in Act 4—opens with Jessica and Lorenzo strolling in the gardens of Belmont. They exchange romantic metaphors, invoking in turn characters | 6,192 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the father of King Edward VI of England? | father, HenryVIII, had severed the link between the Church and Rome, HenryVIII had never permitted the renunciation of Catholic doctrine or ceremony. It was during Edward's reign that Protestantism was established for the first time in England with reforms that included the abolition of clerical celibacy and the Mass, and the imposition of compulsory services in English.
In February 1553, at age 15, Edward fell ill. When his sickness was discovered to be terminal, he and his Council drew up a "Devise for the Succession", | Juliet".
- Prince Edward:
- Edward, the Black Prince (hist) the eldest son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault, and father to King Richard II of England. He appears in Edward III (play) and is referred to in Henry V.
- Prince Edward (hist) is the son of Henry VI, who joins his mother Queen Margaret as a leader of the Lancastrian forces in "Henry VI, Part 3". He is killed by the three Yorks ( | 6,193 | triviaqa-train |
What nationality was painter Frida Kahlo? | Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo (; born Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón; 6 July 1907 – 13 July 1954) was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. Inspired by the country's popular culture, she employed a naïve folk art style to explore questions of identity, postcolonialism, gender, class, and race in Mexican society. Her paintings often had strong autobiographical elements and mixed realism with fantasy. In addition to belonging to the post | the parents of painter Frida Kahlo and Cristina Kahlo. Frida once commented that in her childhood she would sometimes be present when her father suffered from epileptic seizures and would give him aid.
He died on 14 April 1941 in Coyoacán, Mexico City.
In popular media.
Kahlo was played by Roger Rees in the 2002 film "Frida".
See also.
- Porfiriato
- Casa Azul, the family home now known as the Frida Kahlo Museum
References.
- Coronel Rivera, Juan. | 6,194 | triviaqa-train |
How many points are scored for a penalty goal in a game of rugby league? | Rugby league
Rugby league is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field. One of the two codes of rugby, it originated in Northern England in 1895 as a split from the Rugby Football Union over the issue of payments to players. Its rules progressively changed with the aim of producing a faster, more entertaining game for spectators.
In rugby league, points are scored by carrying the ball and touching it to the ground beyond the opposing team's goal line; this is | Sauer Park at Echo Lake offers a dock for fishing and kayaking, a nature trail and a pavilion overlooking the lake which can be rented. There is no swimming but there are grills and picnic tables as well as a playground. In 2014, the township renamed the park in memory of Alfred C. Sauer, an environmentalist who worked to preserve the park and other natural environments in the township.
Government.
Government Local government.
Howell Township operates within the Faulkner Act, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, | 6,195 | triviaqa-train |
Salta International Airport is in which South American country? | Salta
Salta () is a city located in the Lerma Valley, at 1,152 metres (3780 feet) above sea level in the northwest part of Argentina. It is also the name for the capital city of Salta Province. Along with its metropolitan area, it has a population of 619,000 inhabitants, which makes it the second most populated city in the northwest of the country.
Overview.
It is situated in the Lerma Valley, above sea level, at the foothills of the Andes mountains.
The weather | International Airport in Lima is the nation's leading international airport and received 15,295,808 passengers in 2013. Domestic air travel serves as a major method for tourists to traverse the country with multiple airlines offering service between many of Peru's cities.
Transportation Highways.
Peru has land borders with five countries and has highway connections with all but Colombia. International bus routes are operated on each of these highways providing service from Peruvian cities to other South American cities. Domestically, the highway system is extensive and covers nearly the entire country excluding the | 6,196 | triviaqa-train |
Monte Rosa is the highest mountain in which European country? | , Spanish and British, may controversially take ethnic aspects, subsuming various regional ethnic groups (see nationalisms and regionalisms of Spain and native populations of the United Kingdom).
Switzerland is a similar case, but the linguistic subgroups of the Swiss are discussed in terms of both ethnicity and language affiliations.
Linguistic classifications.
Of the total population of Europe of some 740 million (as of 2010), close to 90% (or some 650 million) fall within three large branches of Indo-European languages, these | Monte Rosa (disambiguation)
Monte Rosa, or Monte Rosa Massif, is a mountain massif of the Alps. The massif's highest mountain is sometimes called Monte Rosa.
Monte Rosa may also refer to:
- Dufourspitze, the second-highest mountain of the Alps, and highest point of the Monte Rosa massif
- Monte Rosa Hut, at the foot of Monte Rosa
- Monte Rosa Hotel, in Zermatt
- Monte Rosa, São Tomé and Príncipe, a village on the island of São Tomé | 6,197 | triviaqa-train |
On a QWERTY keyboard, which letter lies between X and V? | QWERTY
QWERTY () is a keyboard design for Latin-script alphabets. The name comes from the order of the first six keys on the top left letter row of the keyboard ( ). The QWERTY design is based on a layout created for the Sholes and Glidden typewriter and sold to E. Remington and Sons in 1873. It became popular with the success of the Remington No. 2 of 1878, and remains in widespread use.
History.
The QWERTY layout was devised and created in the early 1870s by | 1898 when Booney was resident surgical officer, and Berkley was his senior as junior assistant surgeon at Chelsea Hospital for Women. Together they developed an operative treatment for Cervical cancer during the first two decades of the 20th Century. This collaboration would lead them to proving the Wertheim radical hysterectomy that was used to treat cervical cancer. By 1922, Booney reported that they had performed around 240 Wertlheim's operations.
In 1911-12, Berkeley and the Middlesex hospital became associated with the use of new compound Radium for the treatment of | 6,198 | triviaqa-train |
How many Concorde planes were built? | fly to the United States (on 20 September 1973 to Dallas, Texas). For several years the aircraft was painted in British Airways colours on one side and Air France colours on the other. It made 314 flights (656 hours), of which 189 were supersonic, and was then retired to Orly Airport in Paris on 20 May 1976, where it is on display to the public.
Development aircraft.
The production aircraft were different in many ways to the original aircraft, necessitating re-examining certain areas | American soil, the Concorde was limited to Mach 0.95, though crews often flew just above Mach 1; the planes flew at Mach 2 over open water.
Concorde service proved a loss leader for Braniff. Braniff charged only a 10 percent premium over standard first-class fare to fly the Concorde – and later removed the surcharge altogether – but the 100-seat plane often flew with no more than 15 passengers. Meanwhile, Boeing 727s scheduled 5–10 minutes slower on the same route were filled routinely.
Many postcards show a Braniff | 6,199 | triviaqa-train |
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