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Which 80s sitcom starred Penelope Wilton as Ann Bryce and Peter Egan as Paul Ryman? | Peter Egan
Peter Joseph Egan (born 28 September 1946) is a British actor known for his TV roles, including Hogarth in "Big Breadwinner Hog", the future King George IV of the United Kingdom in "Prince Regent" (1979); smooth neighbour Paul Ryman in the sitcom "Ever Decreasing Circles" (1984–89); and Hugh "Shrimpie" MacClare,
Marquess of Flintshire, in "Downton Abbey" (2012–15). He is married to retired actress Myra Frances.
Early life. | quite daring".
Characters and plot.
Briers plays Martin Bryce, an obsessive, middle-aged man at the centre of his local suburban community in East Surrey. This relatively unsympathetic character was the antithesis of Tom Good. Briers said that it was his favourite sitcom role.
Martin is married to the motherly and patient Ann (Penelope Wilton) and has a settled, orderly lifestyle until he encounters their new next-door neighbour, ex-British Army officer and Cambridge Blue Paul Ryman (Peter Egan) | 6,700 | triviaqa-train |
Ace of Base, The Cardigans and Roxette are all bands from which country? | The Cardigans
The Cardigans are a Swedish rock band formed in Jönköping, Sweden, in 1992 by guitarist Peter Svensson, bassist Magnus Sveningsson, drummer Bengt Lagerberg, keyboardist Lars-Olof Johansson and lead singer Nina Persson. The group's line-up has been very stable, the only change being that their post-hiatus shows since 2012 have been with Oskar Humlebo on guitar instead of Svensson.
With their debut album "Emmerdale" (1994) they gained a solid base in their home country and enjoyed some success | final episode of season four was viewed by 4,045,000 people out of a total population of 8.8 million.
Several Swedish recording artists and bands gained international success during the period, such as Ace of Base, The Cardigans, Dr. Alban, Army of Lovers, Stakka Bo, Rednex and Robyn. In 1993, Ace of Base had the world's biggest-selling debut album with a 23 million album sales for 'Happy Nation'. In addition, Swedish Songwriter/Producer Denniz Pop and Max Martin have written worldwide hits for | 6,701 | triviaqa-train |
A smooth hill shaped by moving ice made up of glacial drift is known as a what? | are ground moraines, also called "glacial drift", which often blankets the surface underneath the glacier downslope from the equilibrium line.
The term "moraine" is of French origin. It was coined by peasants to describe alluvial embankments and rims found near the margins of glaciers in the French Alps. In modern geology, the term is used more broadly, and is applied to a series of formations, all of which are composed of till. Moraines can also create moraine dammed lakes.
Glacial geology Drumlins.
Drumlins | crumbly marble known as "Sugar Limestone".
Economic deposits in Llandovery rocks include soft shales that were previously worked to be used as slate pencils.
More recently, Ice Age glacial activity shaped the valley, and much of the pre-glacial river course is now buried beneath glacial drift.
Botany.
In places this impervious dolerite rock, with shallow soil above it, prevented the growth of scrub or trees: this enabled certain post-glacial Arctic / Alpine plants to survive here when elsewhere as a rule | 6,702 | triviaqa-train |
Under what pseudonym did Theodor Geisel write over sixty books for children? | in the country. She was followed by May Massee in 1922, and Alice Dalgliesh in 1934.
The American Library Association began awarding the Newbery Medal, the first children's book award, in 1922. The Caldecott Medal for illustration followed in 1938. The first book by Laura Ingalls Wilder about her life on the American frontier, "Little House in the Big Woods" appeared in 1932. In 1937 Dr. Seuss published his first book, entitled, "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street". | officials announced that Geisel Library would begin to undergo its second renovation. This renovation includes construction of a café named Audrey's on the main level of the library. However, Geisel Library's current name has come under increasing criticism over the last few years due to increasing awareness of Theodor Geisel's own expression of anti-Blackness, Orientalism, and other racially-charged beliefs through cartoons and other work that he produced throughout the majority of his career. Although Theodor Geisel did come to renounce his more racially offensive characterizations during an | 6,703 | triviaqa-train |
The Frasch process is used to extract what chemical element from underground deposits? | in the Industrial Revolution.
Native sulfur is synthesised by anaerobic bacteria acting on sulfate minerals such as gypsum in salt domes. Significant deposits in salt domes occur along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, and in evaporites in eastern Europe and western Asia. Native sulfur may be produced by geological processes alone. Fossil-based sulfur deposits from salt domes were until recently the basis for commercial production in the United States, Russia, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine. Currently, commercial production is still carried out in the Osiek mine in | Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation was a chemical research, production, sales and distribution company that produces specialty chemicals used for polymers, fire suppressants and retardants, pool and spa water purification systems and various other applications. In 2005, Great Lakes merged with Crompton Corporation to become Chemtura. In 2017, Chemtura was purchased by LANXESS.
History.
History 1930s-1970s.
Great Lakes Chemical Company was founded in Michigan in 1936 to extract bromine from underground salt water brine deposits. It was acquired by McClanahan Oil in | 6,704 | triviaqa-train |
Half the island of Timor belongs to East Timor. Which country owns the other half? | East Timor
East Timor () or Timor-Leste (; Tetum: "Timór Lorosa'e"), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (, ), is a country in Maritime Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island surrounded by Indonesian West Timor. Australia is the country's southern neighbour, separated by the Timor Sea. The country's size is about 15,007 km | History of East Timor
East Timor is a country in Southeast Asia, officially known as Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste. The country comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor and the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco. The first inhabitants are thought to be descendant of Australoid and Melanesian peoples. The Portuguese began to trade with Timor by the early 16th century and colonised it throughout the mid-century. Skirmishing with the Dutch in the region eventually resulted in an 1859 treaty for which Portugal ceded the western half of | 6,705 | triviaqa-train |
What nationality is tennis star Novak Djokovic? | Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic (, ; born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 1 in men's singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
Djokovic has won 16 Grand Slam singles titles, five ATP Finals titles, 33 ATP Tour Masters 1000 titles, 12 ATP Tour 500 titles, and has held the No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for over 250 weeks. In majors, he has won a record seven Australian Open titles, | Álex Calatrava
Alex Patricio Calatrava (born 14 June 1973) is a former tour tennis player from Spain, who turned professional in 1993. The right-hander won one singles title (2000, San Marino). He reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 44 in February 2001.
Tennis career.
Calatrava defeated up and coming British star Alex Bogdanovic in five sets at 2004 US Open.
In July 2005 Calatrava was beaten by 18-year old Novak Djokovic. The Serb dispatched Calatrava in straight sets | 6,706 | triviaqa-train |
Who starred as Dan Matthews in ‘Highway Patrol’? | Broderick Crawford
William Broderick Crawford (December 9, 1911 – April 26, 1986) was an American stage, film, radio, and television actor, often cast in tough-guy roles and best known for his Oscar and Golden Globe-winning portrayal of Willie Stark in "All the King's Men" (1949) and for his starring role as Dan Mathews in the television series "Highway Patrol" (1955–1959).
Until filming "All the King's Men", Crawford's career had been largely | to Europe where he starred in Vittorio Cottafavi's "La vendetta di Ercole" (1960), known in the U.S. as "Goliath and the Dragon".
Crawford's successful run as Dan Mathews in "Highway Patrol" earned him some two million dollars under his contract with ZIV, which eventually paid him in exchange for his agreement to sign for the pilot and subsequent production of a new ZIV production, "King of Diamonds". Recently back from Europe, and having temporarily stopped drinking, Crawford was signed to | 6,707 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the cow in ‘The Woodentops’? | Eileen Browne, Josephina Ray, Peter Hawkins
Designs: Barbara Jones
Episodes.
1. Introduction (9 September 1955)br2. Boats and Pigs br3. Horsebr4. Spotty’s Pawbr5. Spotty’s Sheepbr6. Spotty’s Jokebr7. Dog Washingbr8. Injured Birdbr9. Bird Set Freebr10. Twins’ Holidaybr11. Soap Boxbr12. Baby’s Bathbr13. Surprisesbr14. Showbr15. Partybr16. Buttercupbr17. Belling the Cowbr18. Hayfieldbr19. Horse Shoe (14 March 1958)br20. Steam Rollerbr21. Geesebr22. Ducksbr23. Prambr24. Dinner Bellbr25. Sacksbr26. | ", was issued late in 1987. The band were bracketed with other indie acts as part of the 'shambling' genre. However the band and similar hard edged label mates Big Flame and The MacKenzies somewhat disliked what they saw as lazy journalism.
The band toured nationally with The Age of Chance and That Petrol Emotion and performed at a packed Hacienda at an AIDS benefit along with The Woodentops and Everything But The Girl. Latterly Albert Walton replaced Penrose on drums. The band split up in 1988.
Despite the | 6,708 | triviaqa-train |
What was the original, slightly controversial title of the Monkees’ hit ‘Alternate Title’? | 11 weeks, the same weeks which would become known by the counterculture as the "Summer of Love". A selection that Dolenz wrote and composed, "Randy Scouse Git", was issued under the title "Alternate Title" (owing to the controversial nature of its original title) as a single internationally, where it rose to No. 2 on the charts in the UK and Norway, and in the top 10 in other parts of the world. Tork's "For Pete's Sake" would be used as | Geronimo's Cadillac (album)
Geronimo's Cadillac is the debut album of American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey, released on May 25, 1972 by A&M Records (4358). Recorded at Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee and London, England, the album is considered one of his finest albums. The title track was Murphey's first Top 40 hit, and was also recorded by Cher and Hoyt Axton. The Monkees recorded "What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?" in June 1967 for their | 6,709 | triviaqa-train |
Mythology. Who was said to be the husband of Helen of Troy? | account of the sack of Troy). Finally there are two pseudo-chronicles written in Latin that passed under the names of Dictys Cretensis and Dares Phrygius.
The Trojan War cycle, a collection of epic poems, starts with the events leading up to the war: Eris and the golden apple of Kallisti, the Judgement of Paris, the abduction of Helen, the sacrifice of Iphigenia at Aulis. To recover Helen, the Greeks launched a great expedition under the overall command of Menelaus's brother, Agamemnon, king of | Clytemnestra
Clytemnestra (; , "Klytaimnḗstra", ), in Greek mythology, was the wife of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, and the sister of Helen of Troy. In Aeschylus' "Oresteia", she murders Agamemnon – said by Euripides to be her second husband – and the Trojan princess Cassandra, whom Agamemnon had taken as a war prize following the sack of Troy; however, in Homer's "Odyssey", her role in Agamemnon's death is unclear and her character is significantly more subdued.
Name | 6,710 | triviaqa-train |
The Bible. Who was the royal person who questioned the wisdom of Solomon? | ca 641 BCE to 609 BCE (over 280 years after Solomon's death according to Bible scholars). Scholarly consensus in this field holds that "Solomon's wives/women were introduced in the 'Josianic' (customarily Dtr) edition of Kings as a theological construct to blame the schism [between Judah and the Northern Kingdom of Israel] on his misdeeds".
Biblical account Relationship with Queen of Sheba.
In a brief, unelaborated, and enigmatic passage, the Hebrew Bible describes how the fame of Solomon's wisdom | wisdom (חכם) is mentioned 222 times in the Hebrew Bible. It was regarded as one of the highest virtues among the Israelites along with kindness (חסד) and justice (צדק). Both the books of Proverbs and Psalms urge readers to obtain and to increase in wisdom.
In the Hebrew Bible, wisdom is represented by Solomon, who asks God for wisdom in . Much of the Book of Proverbs, which is filled with wise sayings, is attributed to Solomon. In , the fear of the Lord is | 6,711 | triviaqa-train |
Whose painting, ‘Benefits Supervisor Resting’, sold for £35.8million at auction? | Lucian Freud
Lucian Michael Freud, OM (; 8 December 1922 – 20 July 2011) was a British painter and draftsman, specializing in figurative art, and is known as one of the foremost 20th-century portraitists. He was born in Berlin, the son of Jewish architect Ernst L. Freud and the grandson of Sigmund Freud. His family moved to Britain in 1933 to escape the rise of Nazism. From 1942–43 he attended Goldsmiths College, London. He served at sea with the British Merchant Navy during the Second World | £35.8million ($56.2million) in 2015, four years after his death, replacing "Benefits Supervisor Sleeping" as the most expensive Freud painting sold at auction.br
The painting was exhibited twice at Flowers Gallery:br
- 1996: "Naked" – Flowers East at London Fields
- 1997: "British Figurative Art - Part 1: Painting" at Flowers East
External links.
- Lot Details on Christies.com | 6,712 | triviaqa-train |
The Fitzroy shipping area, named after him, was previously known as what? | ) named its new IBM supercomputer "FitzRoy" in honour of him.
On 4 February 2002, when the shipping forecast sea area Finisterre was renamed to avoid confusion with the (smaller) French and Spanish forecast area of the same name, the new name chosen by the UK's Meteorological Office was "FitzRoy", in honour of their founder.
FitzRoy has been commemorated by the Fitzroy Building at the University of Plymouth, used by the School of Earth, Ocean and Environmental Science.
There is blue plaque | previously commanded by FitzRoy). The South American conifer "Fitzroya cupressoides" is named after him, as well as the "Delphinus fitzroyi", a species of dolphin discovered by Darwin during his voyage aboard the "Beagle". Fitzroy, Falkland Islands and Port Fitzroy, New Zealand are also named after him.
The World War II Captain class frigate was named after him, as was the weather ship "Admiral Fitzroy" (formerly ). In 2010 New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA | 6,713 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of SpongeBob SquarePants’ (sic) pet snail? | ensemble cast of his aquatic friends. SpongeBob SquarePants is an energetic and optimistic sea sponge who physically resembles a rectangular kitchen sponge. He lives in a submerged pineapple with his pet snail Gary, who meows like a cat. SpongeBob has a childlike enthusiasm for life, which carries over to his job as a fry cook at a fast food restaurant called the Krusty Krab. His greatest goal in life is to receive a license to drive a boatmobile. His favorite pastimes include "jellyfishing," which involves catching jellyfish with a net | who exploits troubled teens, and the violent world of a Boston mobster. Filmed on location in Nova Scotia, the story is set in the fictitious town of Paradise, Massachusetts. "Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise" is the third in a series of nine television films based on Parker's Jesse Stone novels. The film first aired on the CBS television network April 30, 2006.
Plot.
In the small town of Paradise, Massachusetts, Chief of police Jesse Stone (Tom Selleck) and his men investigate | 6,714 | triviaqa-train |
What name did Manuel give to his pet rat in ‘Fawlty Towers’? | ever British TV sitcom" by a panel of comedy experts compiled by the "Radio Times".
The series is set in Fawlty Towers, a fictional hotel in the seaside town of Torquay on the "English Riviera". The plots centre on the tense, rude and put-upon owner Basil Fawlty (Cleese), his bossy wife Sybil (Prunella Scales), the sensible chambermaid Polly (Booth) who often is the peacemaker and voice of reason, and the hapless and English-challenged Spanish waiter Manuel ( | first Downing Street cat since Humphrey was introduced; Sybil moved from Edinburgh with Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling and family. She shared a thespian name like her predecessor, being named after Sybil Fawlty from "Fawlty Towers". Sybil returned to Edinburgh in early 2009 as she did not settle. Sybil died in July 2009.
In February 2011, a new cat was welcomed into Downing Street from London's Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. Larry arrived following weeks of speculation about potential pest control measures after a large black rat | 6,715 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the play ‘Barefoot in the Park’, which premiered on Broadway in 1963? | Barefoot in the Park
Barefoot in the Park is a romantic comedy by Neil Simon. The play premiered on Broadway in 1963, starring Robert Redford and Elizabeth Ashley. It was made into a film in 1967, which starred Redford and Jane Fonda.
Productions.
The play opened on Broadway at the Biltmore Theatre on October 23, 1963, and closed on June 25, 1967, after 1,530 performances. It was Neil Simon's longest-running hit, and the tenth-longest running non-musical play in | Blow Your Horn" (1961), which took him three years to complete and ran for 678 performances on Broadway. It was followed by two more successful plays, "Barefoot in the Park" (1963) and "The Odd Couple" (1965), for which he won a Tony Award. It made him a national celebrity and "the hottest new playwright on Broadway." During the 1960s to 1980s, he wrote both original screenplays and stage plays, with some films actually based on his plays. His | 6,716 | triviaqa-train |
Which musical features the music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons? | ... The Music Of Frankie Valli & the 4 Seasons" was released in mid-2007, marketed as the most comprehensive collection of Four Seasons music yet. The album title "Jersey Beat" is a play on "Jersey Boys," a wildly successful Broadway musical about the Four Seasons, as well as on "Mersey Beat", a term first coined as the title of a music magazine published in Liverpool, U.K., from 1961 but subsequently also used to describe Liverpool's "beat music" culture of the early 1960s. | Four Seasons or The Wonder Who?)
- June 2007: "...Jersey Beat... The Music of Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons" – Rhino R2 74852 3 CDs + 1 DVD (thirteen tracks by Frankie Valli; sixty-three tracks by either The Four Seasons or The Wonder Who?) (DVD contains two solo performances by Frankie Valli and ten group performances by The Four Seasons)
- April 2008: "The Four Seasons Present Frankie Valli Solo / Timeless" – Collector's Choice Music CCM-927 | 6,717 | triviaqa-train |
‘The Perfect Year’ and ‘Surrender’ are songs from which musical? | Sunset Boulevard (musical)
Sunset Boulevard is a musical with book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton, and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Based on Billy Wilder's Academy Award-winning 1950 film of the same title, the plot revolves around Norma Desmond, a faded star of the silent screen era, living in the past in her decaying mansion on the fabled Los Angeles street. When young screenwriter Joe Gillis accidentally crosses her path, she sees in him an opportunity to make her return to the big screen | Center Stage (Helen Reddy album)
Center Stage is the sixteenth studio album by Australian-American pop singer Helen Reddy that was released in 1998 by Varèse Sarabande. Reddy describes the album as the perfect melding of two areas of her career: "the recording studio and the theatrical stage. I tried to select songs from various songwriters in different eras. I've also included (of course) a song from each of the musical shows I've performed in."
Singles.
The album version of "Surrender | 6,718 | triviaqa-train |
Who became the deputy leader of the Labour party in September 2015? | .
Five candidates were successfully nominated to stand in the deputy leadership election: Ben Bradshaw, Stella Creasy, Angela Eagle, Caroline Flint, and Tom Watson. The voting process began on Friday 14 August 2015 and closed on Thursday 10 September 2015, with the results being announced on Saturday 12 September 2015. Voting was by Labour Party members and registered and affiliated supporters, using the alternative vote system.
Tom Watson was elected deputy leader with 50.7% of the vote on the third ballot.
Procedure.
The | Leader of the Labour Party (UK)
The Leader of the Labour Party is the most senior political figure within the Labour Party in the United Kingdom. Since 12 September 2015, the office has been held by Jeremy Corbyn; who has represented the constituency of Islington North since 1983.
Harriet Harman was the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and also Acting Leader since the resignation of Ed Miliband on 8 May 2015 following Labour's defeat at the 2015 general election. On 12 September 2015, she was replaced by Jeremy | 6,719 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the sheepdog in the Perishers cartoon strip? | are only rarely seen; for example, every year the Perishers go on holiday but always get thrown off the train home, forcing them to walk and arrive home several weeks late (a joke on how a short scene in comic book time can take several weeks when told in daily installments), yet with seemingly no repercussions.
Main characters.
Main characters Wellington.
An orphan boy who lives alone with his large dog, Boot. In the early days of the strip they lived in an approximately 10-foot (3 | a slogan for "Time", Bill Herbert, by then the cartoon editor at "The Daily Mirror", offered Dodd the chance to take over the writing of a comic strip he had created, "The Perishers". Working with the artist Dennis Collins, Dodd provided rough layouts, which Collins then drew from.
Dodd continued to work in advertising, such as on the "Clunk Click Every Trip" series of public information films intended to remind drivers of the benefits of wearing a seatbelt. It was while | 6,720 | triviaqa-train |
What was the title used by the British Prime Minister from 1828 to 1830? | in 1808 at last permitted Britain to gain a foothold on the Continent. The Duke of Wellington gradually pushed the French out of Spain, and in early 1814, as Napoleon was being driven back in the east by the Prussians, Austrians and Russians, Wellington invaded southern France. After Napoleon's surrender and exile to the island of Elba, peace appeared to have returned. Napoleon suddenly reappeared in 1815. The Allies united and the armies of Wellington and Blücher defeated Napoleon once and for all at Waterloo.
1801 to 1820 War | 1828.
Guiana.
After retiring from active naval service, Elliot followed a career in the Foreign Office. In 1830, the Colonial Office sent Elliot to Demerara in British Guiana to be Protector of Slaves and a member of the Court of Policy from 1830 to 1833. He was brought home to advise the government of administrative problems relating to the "Slavery Abolition Act 1833". In a letter to the Treasury in 1833, Prime Minister Lord Howick wrote:
Lord Goderich [Secretary of State for the Colonies] | 6,721 | triviaqa-train |
Around which city did Charles I make his H.Q. during the Civil War? | Parliament called for volunteers for its militia. Following futile negotiations, Charles raised the royal standard in Nottingham on 22 August 1642. At the start of the First English Civil War, Charles's forces controlled roughly the Midlands, Wales, the West Country and northern England. He set up his court at Oxford. Parliament controlled London, the south-east and East Anglia, as well as the English navy.
After a few skirmishes, the opposing forces met in earnest at Edgehill, on 23 October 1642. Charles's | Act 1971 abolished others.
History Civil War and Commonwealth (1640 to 1660).
The city remained loyal to King Charles I throughout the English Civil War. Charles I came to Durham twice during his reign. Firstly, he came to the cathedral for a majestic service in which he was entertained by the Chapter and Bishop at great expense at the start of his reign. His second visitation to the city came towards the end of the civil war, escaping from the city as Oliver Cromwell's forces got closer. Local | 6,722 | triviaqa-train |
Odette is the central character of which ballet? | Swan Lake
Swan Lake (), Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failure, it is now one of the most popular of all ballets.
The scenario, initially in two acts, was fashioned from Russian and German folk tales and tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer's curse. The choreographer of the original production was Julius Reisinger (Václav Reisinger). The ballet was premiered by the Bolshoi Ballet on | In the 1986 version Rudolf Nureyev choreographed for the Paris Opera Ballet, Rothbart fights with Siegfried, who is overcome and dies, leaving Rothbart to take Odette triumphantly up to the heavens.
- In a version which has an ending very close to the 1895 Mariinsky revival, danced by American Ballet Theatre in 2005, Siegfried's mistaken pledge of fidelity to Odile consigns Odette to remain a swan forever. After realizing that her last moment of humanity is at hand, Odette commits suicide by throwing herself into the lake. The Prince | 6,723 | triviaqa-train |
Which river did the English cross to fight the Battle of Agincourt 700 years ago? | time to relieve Harfleur. After Henry V marched to the north, the French moved to block them along the River Somme. They were successful for a time, forcing Henry to move south, away from Calais, to find a ford. The English finally crossed the Somme south of Péronne, at Béthencourt and Voyennes and resumed marching north. Without a river obstacle to defend, the French were hesitant to force a battle. They shadowed Henry's army while calling a "semonce des nobles", calling on local nobles to | English Northumbrians and made it harder to fight the Normans after the invasion of 1066. For the next thirty years, Cumbria, probably down to the Rere Cross boundary, was in the hands of the Scots.
Malcolm III, King of Scots, held the Cumberland territory, (probably down to the River Derwent, River Eamont and Rere Cross on Stainmore line), until 1092, one year before his death in battle. The fact that he did this without challenge was partly the result, as far as the pre | 6,724 | triviaqa-train |
Which month of 2015 saw the 900th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta? | after the suggestion of papal arbitration failed, John instructed Langton to organise peace talks.
History 13th century Great Charter of 1215.
John met the rebel leaders at Runnymede, a water-meadow on the south bank of the River Thames, on 10 June 1215. Runnymede was a traditional place for assemblies, but it was also located on neutral ground between the royal fortress of Windsor Castle and the rebel base at Staines, and offered both sides the security of a rendezvous where they were unlikely to find themselves at a military disadvantage | with Farnaby in particular reprising his role as Death. Several prominent UK comedy veterans, including Ben Miller, Kathryn Drysdale, Kevin Eldon, Tom Rosenthal and Rowan Atkinson, guest-starred as the spotlighted figures.
In February 2015, the new series debuted with an episode drawing on the events leading up to the signing of the Magna Carta, timed to coincide with the BBC's larger commemoration of the document's 800-year anniversary before being followed by a run of fourteen episodes. 2016 saw the broadcast of three specials to mark | 6,725 | triviaqa-train |
By population which is the largest island in the Americas? | km east of Hispaniola across the Mona Passage. The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands lie to the north. Its westernmost point is known as Cap Carcasse. Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico are collectively known as the Greater Antilles.
The island has five major ranges of mountains: The Central Range, known in the Dominican Republic as the Cordillera Central, spans the central part of the island, extending from the south coast of the Dominican Republic into northwestern Haiti, where it is known as the Massif | which chikungunya was not previously transmitted. Local transmission has also occurred in the United States and Australia, countries in which the virus was previously unknown. In 2005, an outbreak on the island of Réunion was the largest then documented, with an estimated 266,000 cases on an island with a population of approximately 770,000. In a 2006 outbreak, India reported 1.25 million suspected cases. Chikungunya was recently introduced to the Americas, and from 2013–14 in the Americas, 1,118,763 suspected cases and 24,682 confirmed cases were reported by the PAHO. | 6,726 | triviaqa-train |
Who were the puppets from Zog who were on the Big Breakfast? | two million per edition, and it was the highest rated UK breakfast television programme. Along with Evans and Roslin, Bob Geldof presented a short-lived political interview slot. His wife Paula Yates interviewed people whilst lying on a bed, and the puppet characters Zig and Zag created morning mayhem in the bathroom with Evans in a slot called 'The Crunch'.
As part of his contract with "The Big Breakfast", Evans was committed to developing a new show for Channel 4. "Don't Forget Your Toothbrush | action and disaster films, such as "Alien", "Top Gun", and "S.W.A.T." The duo watched "Pearl Harbor" to get the nuances of the puppets just right when they were staring at each other, and also used Ben Affleck as a model. To help shape the film's archetypal heroes (from the true believer to the reluctant hero to the guy who sells out his friends for greater glory), they read the books of Joseph Campbell. "On one level, it's a big | 6,727 | triviaqa-train |
Frank Beard is the only clean shaven member of which group? | Frank Beard (musician)
Frank Lee Beard (born June 11, 1949) is the drummer in the American rock band ZZ Top. Beard was formerly with the bands The Cellar Dwellers, who originally were a three-piece band, The Hustlers, The Warlocks, and American Blues before starting to play and record with Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill as ZZ Top.
Biography.
Beard was born in Frankston, Texas, and attended Irving High School in Irving, Texas. Before joining ZZ Top, Beard was | on very quickly, and soon almost all Roman men were clean-shaven; being clean-shaven became a sign of being Roman and not Greek. Only in the later times of the Republic did the Roman youth begin shaving their beards only partially, trimming it into an ornamental form; prepubescent boys oiled their chins in hopes of forcing premature growth of a beard.
Still, beards remained rare among the Romans throughout the Late Republic and the early Principate. In a general way, in Rome at this time, a | 6,728 | triviaqa-train |
What pulse is used in an Indian dish Dhansak? | include pearl millet ("bājra"), rice, whole-wheat flour ("aṭṭa"), and a variety of lentils, such as "masoor" (most often red lentils), "tuer" (pigeon peas), "urad" (black gram), and "moong" (mung beans). Lentils may be used whole, dehusked—for example, "dhuli moong" or "dhuli urad"—or split. Split lentils, or "dal", are used extensively. Some pulses, | what could be effectively guided using a semi-active radar homing like the ones used on Thunderbird and Bloodhound. Instead, Green Sparkler used command guidance for much of the mission, switching to an active radar seeker in the last of the approach. Two seekers were considered, one using a continuous wave radar with separate transmit and receive dishes in the nose, and another using a pulse doppler radar using a single dish.
Some consideration was given to the US's BOMARC for the Stage 2 role. This was ultimately rejected | 6,729 | triviaqa-train |
Egyptian, banded and King are all types of which snake? | body, with one located ahead of the other.
Snakes have no lymph nodes.
Biology Venom.
Cobras, vipers, and closely related species use venom to immobilize, injure or kill their prey. The venom is modified saliva, delivered through fangs. The fangs of 'advanced' venomous snakes like viperids and elapids are hollow to inject venom more effectively, while the fangs of rear-fanged snakes such as the boomslang merely have a groove on the posterior edge to channel venom into the wound. Snake venoms are | -fed arroyos.
Reptiles and snakes are numerous mostly in outlying areas of the west mesa and foothills, where their optimal habitat is still intact. The exception are some smaller lizards, which are seen in more urbanized and suburban areas, as well. Non-venomous species include garter snake, king snake, and the beneficial but large bullsnake. Venomous species include numerous western diamondback rattlesnake, plus prairie rattler, banded rock rattlesnake, and sidewinder. The large leopard lizard can be found in rocky ground especially in the foothills | 6,730 | triviaqa-train |
Which type of bats generally do not use echolocation to find food? | Fereuungulata, which includes carnivorans, pangolins, odd-toed ungulates, even-toed ungulates, and cetaceans. One study places Chiroptera as a sister taxon to odd-toed ungulates (Perissodactyla).
The phylogenetic relationships of the different groups of bats have been the subject of much debate. The traditional subdivision into Megachiroptera and Microchiroptera reflected the view that these groups of bats had evolved independently of each other for a long time, from a common ancestor already capable of flight. This hypothesis recognised differences between microbats and megabats and | food using echolocation near streams and small bodies of water. their diet consist of various types of moths, some beetles, butterflies. One threat to the Argentine brown bat is insecticides that are encountered through ingestion of sprayed insects and plants which the insects eat.
Reproduction.
The Argentine brown bat is known to be able to reproduce year round, most tropical species of bats do not hibernate or use torpor in off seasons so the bats are able to exhibit reproductive habits through the year. It is more common for the | 6,731 | triviaqa-train |
In 1941 Josef Jakobs was the last spy to be executed where? | Josef Jakobs
Josef Jakobs (30 June 1898 – 15 August 1941) was a German spy and the last person to be executed at the Tower of London. He was captured shortly after parachuting into the United Kingdom during the Second World War. Convicted of espionage under the Treachery Act 1940, Jakobs was shot by a military firing squad. He was not hanged because he was captured as an enemy combatant.
Early life.
Jakobs, who was a German citizen, was born in Luxembourg in 1898. During the | once again used to hold prisoners of war. One such person was Rudolf Hess, Adolf Hitler's deputy, albeit just for four days in 1941. He was the last state prisoner to be held at the castle. The last person to be executed at the Tower was German spy Josef Jakobs who was shot on 15 August 1941. The executions for espionage during the wars took place in a prefabricated miniature rifle range which stood in the outer ward and was demolished in 1969. The Second World War also saw the last use | 6,732 | triviaqa-train |
In 1830 William Watts and George Davis were the last pirates to be hanged where? | Execution Dock
Execution Dock was a place in the River Thames near the shoreline at Wapping, London, that was used for more than 400 years to execute pirates, smugglers and mutineers who had been sentenced to death by Admiralty courts. The "dock" consisted of a scaffold for hanging. Its last executions were in 1830.
History.
The British Admiralty's legal jurisdiction was for all crimes committed at sea. The dock symbolised that jurisdiction by being located just beyond the low-tide mark in the river. | from Newgate Prison and executed at the dock in 1701. During his execution, the rope broke and Kidd was hanged on the second attempt. His remains were gibbeted by the river Thames at Tilbury for three years.
George Davis and William Watts, convicted for piracy for the "Cyprus" mutiny, were the final hangings at the dock on 16 December 1830.
Location.
Some sources state there is a large "E" on the Thames side of the building at Swan Wharf, indicating the site of Execution | 6,733 | triviaqa-train |
In 1783 John Austin was the last highwayman to be hung where? | precaution against them. This made it the first artificially lit highway in Britain.
Executions.
The penalty for robbery with violence was hanging, and most notorious English highwaymen ended on the gallows. The chief place of execution for London and Middlesex was Tyburn Tree. Famous highwaymen whose lives ended there include Claude Du Vall, James MacLaine, and Sixteen-string Jack. Highwaymen who went to the gallows laughing and joking, or at least showing no fear, are said to have been admired by many of the people who | Middlesex. According to Walford, " It is worthy of record that the last criminal executed here was one Ryland, who was hung for forgery in 1783; after which the gallows were taken down about London in order to concentrate the executions at Newgate and Horsemonger Lane".
The poet William Blake prophesied 12 years earlier that Ryland would be hung. This prophecy was made when Blake was sent to be apprenticed to Ryland, however, he refused, saying "I do not like the man's face: it looks as | 6,734 | triviaqa-train |
Members of which family won five Nobel prizes? | Prizes typically being awarded decades after the research was done (reflecting a time when gender bias in the relevant fields was greater), a greater delay in awarding Nobel Prizes for women's achievements making longevity a more important factor for women (Nobel Prizes are not awarded posthumously), and a tendency to omit women from jointly awarded Nobel Prizes. Despite these factors, Marie Curie is to date the only person awarded Nobel Prizes in two different sciences (Physics in 1903, Chemistry in 1911); she is one of only three | of which only the descendants of Immanuel Nobel, the younger, are eligible as members, the Nobel Foundation, a private society administering the prizes of Alfred Nobel, and the Nobel Charitable Trust. Notably, the Director of the Nobel Foundation, Michael Sohlman, and the elected head of the Nobel family disapproves of the institution of the Nobel Charitable Trust (NCT)
The Nobel family is also represented in the Nobel Prizes Award Ceremony, held in Stockholm every year. In 2007, the Nobel family archives kept in the Archives | 6,735 | triviaqa-train |
In 1802 which President of the Royal Society produced a crude electric light? | read many books, including Isaac Watts's "The Improvement of the Mind", and he enthusiastically implemented the principles and suggestions contained therein. He also developed an interest in science, especially in electricity. Faraday was particularly inspired by the book "Conversations on Chemistry" by Jane Marcet.
Personal life Adult life.
In 1812, at the age of 20 and at the end of his apprenticeship, Faraday attended lectures by the eminent English chemist Humphry Davy of the Royal Institution and the Royal Society, and John Tatum, | on railway electrification, produced a dynamometer and the first electric tricycle. Ayrton is also known for his work on the electric searchlight.
Ayrton died in London in 1908 and is buried in Brompton Cemetery.
Honours and awards.
He was elected president in 1892 of the Institute of Electrical Engineers.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1881 and awarded their Royal Medal in 1901.
See also.
- Henry Dyer
- John Milne
- Anglo-Japanese relations
- Ayrton shunt | 6,736 | triviaqa-train |
Which four words appeared under Dan Dare on the Eagle front page? | Dan Dare
Dan Dare is a British science fiction comic hero, created by illustrator Frank Hampson who also wrote the first stories. Dare appeared in the "Eagle" comic story "Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future" from 1950 to 1967 (and subsequently in reprints), and dramatised seven times a week on Radio Luxembourg (1951–1956).
The stories were set in the late 1990s, but the dialogue and manner of the characters is reminiscent of British war films of the 1950s. Dan Dare has been described | and white, and was drawn by Keith Watson. Over the remaining years the strip varied in format and quality, eventually returning to the front page in colour, until it ended in 1967 with Dan retiring to become Space Fleet controller. Strips from the 1950s were reprinted until 1969, when "Eagle" merged with "Lion". For a while the reprints continued in black and white in "Lion".
Publication history "2000 AD".
In 1977, Dan Dare appeared again in the first issue of "2000 | 6,737 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the evil robotic race in Transformers? | "The Island", scored music for the trailers before work began on the film itself. Recording took place in April 2007, at the Sony Scoring Stage in Culver City, California. The score, including the teaser music, uses six major themes across ninety minutes of music. The Autobots have three themes, one named "Optimus" to represent the wisdom and compassion of the Autobot leader, and another played during their arrival on Earth. The Decepticons have a chanted theme which relies on electronics, unlike most of the | Season Five. When interviewed at the unofficial Transformers convention TFCon, Derrick J. Wyatt stated that the Brain was a "Total Dalek", claiming that he even talked like one, and the resemblance was intentional. Like Mallah, his sexuality was not mentioned due to the targeted young audience. Considered the leader of the Brotherhood of Evil, he (like his comic counterpart) is a brain preserved in a robotic jar. The Brain seems to do very little during the series, and acts behind the scenes coordinating the villain attacks | 6,738 | triviaqa-train |
Who tried to destroy He Man from his base in Castle Greyskull? | He-Man
He-Man is the principal superhero of a series of comic books and several animated television series, characterized by his superhuman strength. In most variations, he is the alter ego of Prince Adam. He-Man and his friends attempt to defend the realm of Eternia and the secrets of Castle Grayskull from the evil forces of Skeletor.
Origin.
In 1976, Mattel's CEO Ray Wagner declined a deal to produce a toyline of action figures based on the characters from the George Lucas film " | Eternia, Orko was made Royal Buffoon by the King of Eternia in gratitude for having saved his son. Orko became one of Adam's closest friends; in fact, Orko knows that Adam is secretly He-Man, it is revealed in season one episode one of the masters of the universe that Orko followed Prince Adam to Castle Greyskull thus knowing He-Man and Prince Adam's true identity. Orko frequently annoys Man-At-Arms, due to his magic constantly backfiring or Orko coming into his lab unexpected and uninvited | 6,739 | triviaqa-train |
Which organisation were the sworn enemies of G.I.Joe/Action Man? | Thomas Arashikage, after receiving his initial training in order to become a member of the clan, participates in the Vietnam War. During the war he meets an American nicknamed Snake Eyes, whom he brings back to Japan after the war for training in the ways of the ninja. Cobra Commander learns of this and, angry with Snake Eyes because of a car accident in which Snake Eyes family and Cobra Commander's brother were killed, sends Firefly to kill Snake Eyes.
Firefly decides that he is no match for Snake Eyes | Face/Off
Face/Off is a 1997 American action film directed by John Woo, written by Mike Werb and Michael Colleary, and starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage. Travolta plays an FBI agent and Cage plays a terrorist, sworn enemies who assume each other's physical appearance.
The first Hollywood film in which Woo was given major creative control, "Face/Off" earned critical acclaim for its acting performances (especially Cage and Travolta), stylized action sequences, John Powell's musical score, emotional depth | 6,740 | triviaqa-train |
Which actress has starred opposite Tom Hanks in three films? | D-Day to bring back a soldier. It earned the praise and respect of the film community, critics, and the general public. It was labeled one of the finest war films ever made and earned Spielberg his second Academy Award for direction, and Hanks another Best Actor nomination. Later that year, Hanks re-teamed with his "Sleepless in Seattle" co-star Meg Ryan for "You've Got Mail", a remake of 1940's "The Shop Around the Corner". In 1999, Hanks | Costner, "8 Million Ways to Die" (1986), and the comedy "Dragnet" (1987), opposite Tom Hanks and Dan Aykroyd. She also starred in the films "Death Train" (1993) and "Nightwatch" (1995) opposite Christopher Lee and Pierce Brosnan, as well as the horror films "The Paperboy" (1994) and "Spectre" (1996).
Since 1999, she has starred in 14 films for Lifetime Network. She has also starred in the Fox TV | 6,741 | triviaqa-train |
Which river flows through Rochester and Maidstone? | Maidstone
Maidstone is a large, historically important town in Kent, England, of which it is the county town. It lies 32 miles (51 km) east-south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town, linking it with Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river carried much of the trade of the town as the centre of the agricultural county of Kent, known as the Garden of England. There is evidence of settlement in the area dating back before | Ketchikan, Alaska, and the Bear River, which flows south to the head of Portland Canal at the community of Stewart, British Columbia.
From its source the Bell-Irving River flows generally south through mostly mountainous terrain. It is joined by Craven Creek, then Rochester Creek. The Yukon Telegraph Trail follows Rochester Creek and part of the Bell-Irving River. The Yukon Telegraph line, also called the Dominion Telegraph, grew out of part of the earlier, failed Russian–American Telegraph, and connected Ashcroft, | 6,742 | triviaqa-train |
For which club did Roy of the Rovers play? | Roy of the Rovers
Roy of the Rovers is a British comic strip about the life and times of a fictional footballer and later manager named Roy Race, who played for Melchester Rovers. The strip first appeared in the "Tiger" in 1954, before giving its name to a weekly (and later monthly) comic magazine, published by IPC and Fleetway from 1976 until 1995, in which it was the main feature.
The weekly strip ran until 1993, following Roy's playing career until its conclusion after he lost | the academy of Roma, (which was ironic, due to the fact De Vita supported Roma's rivals, Lazio) until he was scouted by Blackburn Rovers, which he said came "out of nowhere".
De Vita began his career with Blackburn Rovers but did not make an appearance for the first team. He joined Scottish club Livingston in July 2008. At one point, De Vita considered quitting Livingston, as a result of the club entering administration, but continued to play for the club, after Gary Bollan | 6,743 | triviaqa-train |
In terms of population which is the largest city in North America? | populations are not restricted to those nations. There are also large cities in the Caribbean. The largest cities in North America, by far, are Mexico City and New York. These cities are the only cities on the continent to exceed eight million, and two of three in the Americas. Next in size are Los Angeles, Toronto, Chicago, Havana, Santo Domingo, and Montreal. Cities in the sunbelt regions of the United States, such as those in Southern California and Houston, Phoenix, Miami, Atlanta, | own European cachet. The oldest Francophone city in North America, Quebec City was named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985 and has celebrated its 400th anniversary in 2008. Montreal is the only Francophone metropolis in North America and also the second largest Francophone city after Paris in terms of population. This major centre of 4 million inhabitants is a tapestry of cultures from the world over with its many neighbourhoods, including Chinatown, the Latin Quarter, the Gay Village, Little Italy, Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, the Quartier | 6,744 | triviaqa-train |
Which composer wrote the Hebrides Overture? | The Hebrides (overture)
Felix Mendelssohn's concert overture The Hebrides (; ) was composed in 1830, revised in 1832, and published the next year as his Op. 26. Some consider it an early tone poem.
It was inspired by one of Mendelssohn's trips to the British Isles, specifically an 1829 excursion to the Scottish island of Staffa, with its basalt sea cave known as Fingal's Cave. It is not known whether Mendelssohn set foot on the island, the cave being best visible from the water | , but the composer reported that he immediately jotted down the opening theme for his composition. He at first called the work "To the Lonely Island" or "Zur einsamen Insel", but then settled on the present title. However, in 1834, the year after the first publication, Breitkopf & Härtel issued an edition with the name "Fingalshöhle" (Fingal's Cave) and this title stuck, causing some confusion.
Being a concert overture, "The Hebrides" does not precede a play or opera, | 6,745 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the Roman god of trickery and thieves? | Mercury (mythology)
Mercury (; Latin: "Mercurius" ) is a major god in Roman religion and mythology, being one of the 12 Dii Consentes within the ancient Roman pantheon. He is the god of financial gain, commerce, eloquence, messages, communication (including divination), travelers, boundaries, luck, trickery and thieves; he also serves as the guide of souls to the underworld.
He was considered the son of Maia, who was a daughter of the Titan Atlas, and Jupiter in Roman | Hermes
Hermes (; ) is the god of trade, heraldry, merchants, commerce, roads, thieves, trickery, sports, travelers, and athletes in Ancient Greek religion and mythology; the son of Zeus and the Pleiad Maia, he was the second youngest of the Olympian gods (Dionysus being the youngest).
Hermes was the emissary and messenger of the gods. Hermes was also "the divine trickster" and "the god of boundaries and the transgression of boundaries, ... the patron of herdsmen, thieves, | 6,746 | triviaqa-train |
Which bird is known in the USA as a pigeon hawk? | Merlin (bird)
The merlin ("Falco columbarius") is a small species of falcon from the Northern Hemisphere, with numerous subspecies throughout North America and Eurasia. A bird of prey once known colloquially as a pigeon hawk in North America, the merlin breeds in the northern Holarctic; some migrate to subtropical and northern tropical regions in winter. Males typically have wingspans of , with females being slightly larger. They are swift fliers and skilled hunters who specialize in preying on small birds in the size range of sparrows to | PPMV1
PPMV1 or pigeon paramyxovirus type 1 is a virus closely related to Newcastle disease which affects domestic pigeons and other bird species. It probably originated in the Middle East but has spread to Europe, the USA and Australia, where it has the potential to infect and kill native bird species.
Pigeon paramyxovirus in Australia.
Pigeon paramyxovirus was first detected in Victoria in 2011, in NSW in 2012 and in Tasmania in 2013. It is now considered endemic in Australia.
Pigeon paramyxovirus in Australia Impacts.
Potential ecological | 6,747 | triviaqa-train |
“Murder she said” is based on which story by Agatha Christie? | Murder, She Said
Murder, She Said is a 1961 comedy/murder mystery film directed by George Pollock, based on the novel "4.50 from Paddington" by Agatha Christie. The production starred Margaret Rutherford as Miss Marple along with Arthur Kennedy, Muriel Pavlow, James Robertson Justice, and Stringer Davis (Rutherford's real-life husband).
MGM made three sequels, "Murder at the Gallop", "Murder Most Foul" and "Murder Ahoy!", all with Rutherford starring as Christie's famed | Verdict (play)
Verdict is a 1958 play by British mystery writer Agatha Christie. It is unusual for Agatha Christie plays in more than one way: for example, it is an original play, not based on a story or novel; and though there is a murder in the story, it is a melodrama more than a typical 'whodunnit' mystery as the murder takes place on stage.
It was first produced by Peter Saunders and directed by Charles Hickman, with decor by Joan Jefferson Farjeon. The play | 6,748 | triviaqa-train |
Who had their twelfth UK No. 1 single with their cover of Mandy? | November 2001, Chart Information Network (CIN) changed its name to "The Official UK Charts Company".
History Internet era.
In January 2004, MyCokeMusic launched as the "first significant download retailer". Legal downloading was initially small, with MyCokeMusic selling over 100,000 downloads during its first three months. In June the iTunes Store was launched in the UK, and more than 450,000 songs were downloaded during the first week. In early September the UK Official Download Chart was launched, and a new live recording of Westlife | filmed in the United Great Lodge of England, Freemasons Hall, 60 Great Queen St, London WC2B 5AZ. Their version won them their third Record of the Year award, in under five years. Their version of "Mandy" is also considered as the single with the longest leap to the top (from No. 200 to No. 1) in UK music history. It is the band's seventeenth most streamed song, sixteenth best selling single in paid-for sales category and in best selling single combined sales | 6,749 | triviaqa-train |
Which girl did Hot Chocolate take to No.3 in the UK charts in 1973? | as "Love Is Life", "Emma", "You Could Have Been a Lady" (a US and Canadian hit for April Wine), and "I Believe in Love". All those releases were on the Rak record label, owned by Most. Brown and bassist Tony Wilson wrote most of their original material, and also provided hits for Herman's Hermits, "Bet Yer Life I Do", Julie Felix, "Heaven is Here", and Mary Hopkin, "Think About Your Children" | countered by increased sales in Europe where the album reached several national charts, including a top 10 hit in the UK. The album was certified platinum in Australia, New Zealand (x4), Canada and the UK.
Charts Singles.
The first single, "Chocolate Cake", was a humorous comment on American excess, which perhaps unsurprisingly failed to make the US ""Billboard" Hot 100" Singles Chart. It did, however, peak at #2 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart. Although the | 6,750 | triviaqa-train |
What nationality is the US Open 2013 winner Martin Kaymer? | Martin Kaymer
Martin Kaymer ( ; born 28 December 1984) is a German professional golfer. A winner of two major championships, he was also the No. 1 ranked golfer in the Official World Golf Ranking for eight weeks in 2011.
Kaymer achieved his first major victory at the 2010 PGA Championship, which he won over Bubba Watson in a 3-hole playoff. That same year, he was also awarded the European Tour's Harry Vardon Trophy for winning the Race to Dubai. He also won the 2011 WGC-HSBC | ), Martin Kaymer (8,13,14), Y. E. Yang
- 8. Winners of The Players Championship during the last three years
Matt Kuchar (12,13,14)
- 9. Winner of the 2014 European Tour BMW PGA Championship
- 10. Winner of the 2013 U.S. Senior Open Championship
Kenny Perry
- 11. The 10 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place at the 2013 U.S. Open Championship
Nicolas Colsaerts, Jason Day (12,13,14), Luke Donald (12,13,14), Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño ( | 6,751 | triviaqa-train |
What is the current name for what used to be the Indian city of Madras? | History of Chennai
Chennai, formerly known as Madras, is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is India's fourth largest city. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. With an estimated population of 8.9 million (2014), the 400-year-old city is the 31st largest metropolitan area in the world.
Chennai boasts of a long history from the English East India Company, through the British rule to its evolution in the late 20th century as a services and manufacturing hub for | city in Connecticut by area at 5.3 square miles.
Derby was settled in 1642 as an Indian trading post under the name Paugasset. It was named after Derby, England, in 1675. It included what is now Ansonia, Seymour, Oxford, and parts of Beacon Falls. Derby is home to the first electric trolley system in New England, only the second in the United States. It is also home to the first electric locomotive in U.S. history to be built and successfully used commercially for hauling freight. The locomotive | 6,752 | triviaqa-train |
Which city was previously called Leopoldville? | Kinshasa
Kinshasa (; ; formerly Léopoldville ( or Dutch )) is the capital and the largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is situated alongside the Congo River.
Once a site of fishing and trading villages, Kinshasa is now a megacity with an estimated population of more than 11 million. It faces Brazzaville, the capital of the neighbouring Republic of the Congo, which can be seen in the distance across the wide Congo River, making them the world's second-closest pair of capital cities | de Kimwenza is now one of the best regarded schools of the city.
The Soeurs Clarisses had a convent at Kimwenza. During the troubles of 1996, it was ransacked by Rwandan soldiers.
University.
In October 1951 the Kisantu University was moved to Kimwenza.
The new location had the advantage of being closer to Leopoldville.
However, a site further north about in size on the crest called Mont Amba had the advantage of being even closer to the city, and in April 1952 the governor general Eugène | 6,753 | triviaqa-train |
Which country was once called Upper Peru? | newly appointed viceroy, José de la Serna, and proposed to create a constitutional monarchy, a proposal that was turned down. De la Serna abandoned the city and on 12 July 1821 San Martin occupied Lima and declared Peruvian independence on 28 July 1821. He created the first Peruvian flag. Alto Peru (Bolivia) remained as a Spanish stronghold until the army of Simón Bolívar liberated it three years later. José de San Martin was declared Protector of Peru. Peruvian national identity was forged during this period, as Bolivarian projects for | Andrés Avelino Cáceres and once again became president of Peru in 1895. After a brief period in which the military once again controlled the country, civilian rule was permanently established with Pierola's election in 1895. His second term was successfully completed in 1899 and was marked by his reconstruction of a devastated Peru by initiating fiscal, military, religious, and civil reforms. Until the 1920s, this period was called the "Aristocratic Republic", since most of the presidents that ruled the country were from the social elite.
During | 6,754 | triviaqa-train |
An annual festival in Bayreuth in Germany celebrates which composer? | Liszt died in Bayreuth while visiting his daughter Cosima Liszt, Wagner's widow. Both Liszt and Wagner are buried in Bayreuth; however Wagner did not die there. Rather he died in Venice in 1883, but his family had his body brought to Bayreuth for burial.
History 20th century.
History 20th century To the end of the Weimar Republic (1900–1933).
The new century also brought several innovations of modern technology: in 1892, the first electric street lights; in 1908 a municipal electricity station, and, in the | recognized by the governor proclaiming 2011 as "The Year of the Composer".
Burlington, Vermont's largest city, hosts the annual Vermont International Film Festival in October, that presents 10 days of independent film from the US and around the world. The Brattleboro-based Vermont Theatre Company presents an annual summer Shakespeare festival. Brattleboro also hosts the summertime Strolling of the Heifers parade which celebrates Vermont's dairy culture. The annual Green Mountain Film Festival is held in Montpelier.
In the Northeast Kingdom, the Bread and Puppet | 6,755 | triviaqa-train |
Which unsuccessful model of car was named after Henry Ford’s son? | Edsel Ford
Edsel Bryant Ford (November 6, 1893 – May 26, 1943) was the son of Clara Jane Bryant Ford and the only child of Henry Ford. He was the president of Ford Motor Company from 1919 to his death in 1943. His eldest son was Henry Ford II.
He worked closely with his father, as sole heir to the business, but was keen to develop cars more exciting than the Model T ("Tin Lizzie"), in line with his personal tastes. Even as | roundhouse, built in 1839 at Derby, England. The turntable allowed steam locomotives, which could not safety be run in reverse owing to their design, to be rotated to a forward position.
The car turntable has existed nearly as long as the mass-produced automotive. Oldsmobile was the first mass production automobile built on assembly lines in 1902. Henry Ford greatly expanded his production line manufacture with affordable automobiles beginning in 1913, most notably with his Ford Model T. Henry Ford’s Dearborn, Michigan Fair Lane Estate garage ( | 6,756 | triviaqa-train |
What is the state capital of Louisiana? | voter suppression of black Republicans, they returned the state government to Baton Rouge, where it has since remained. In his 1893 guidebook, Karl Baedeker described Baton Rouge as "the Capital of Louisiana, a quaint old place with 10,378 inhabitants, on a bluff above the Mississippi".
In the 1950s and 1960s, the petrochemical industry had a boom in Baton Rouge, stimulating the city's expansion beyond its original center. The changing market in the oil business has produced fluctuations in the industry, affecting employment in the city | the term state-owned enterprise is murky. All three words in the term are challenged and subject to interpretation. First, it is debatable what the term "state" implies (e.g., it is unclear whether municipally owned corporations and enterprises held by regional public bodies are considered state-owned). Next, it is contestable under what circumstances a SOE qualifies as "owned" by a state (SOEs can be fully owned or partially owned; it is difficult to determine categorically what level of state ownership would qualify an | 6,757 | triviaqa-train |
On whose radio show did Kenneth Williams play Rambling Sid Rumpo? | Kenneth Williams
Kenneth Charles Williams (22 February 1926 – 15 April 1988) was an English actor, best known for his comedy roles and in later life as a raconteur and diarist. He was one of the main ensemble in 26 of the 31 "Carry On" films, and appeared in many British television programmes and radio comedies, including series with Tony Hancock and Kenneth Horne.
Williams grew up in Central London in a working-class family. He served in the Royal Engineers during World War II, | for the old grey mare is grunging in the meadow' – from a comedy monologue by the character 'Rambling Syd Rumpo' whose material is characterized by the use of nonsense words with a general air of sexual innuendo; the meaning is intentionally vague." Rambling Syd's surname is also cited: "rumpo", "n. Brit. slang. = rumpy-pumpy n. Perhaps influenced by the name of 'Rambling Syd Rumpo', a character (played by Kenneth Williams) in the British radio series "Round the | 6,758 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Rose Tyler on Doctor Who? | single mother of the episode's eponymous character, Rose Tyler (Billie Piper). After the Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) arrives at Jackie's flat in search of Rose, Jackie attempts to seduce him. She is later attacked by shop window dummies but is saved when Rose and the Doctor destroy the alien consciousness able to control plastic. When Rose returns to London, twelve months have passed; in the intervening year Jackie had organised a missing person campaign to search for her daughter and accused Rose's boyfriend Mickey Smith ( | fan speculation as to who the next Doctor might be. It was announced on 4 August 2013, during a special broadcast – "Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor" – that the twelfth incarnation of the Doctor would be played by Peter Capaldi.
Production Filming.
Filming for the episode began on 8 September 2013. On 10 September, Smith and Jenna Coleman were seen filming on location in Cardiff. The location was Lydstep Flats, which have been previously used in Series 1 as the Powell Estate where Rose Tyler lived | 6,759 | triviaqa-train |
Which gangster Meyer Lansky founded Murder Incorporated? | Notorious individuals.
Notorious individuals Al Capone.
Al Capone was one of the most influential gangsters during the period. Born in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in 1899 to immigrant parents, Capone was recruited by members of the Five Points Gang in the early 1920s. Capone’s childhood friend, Lucky Luciano, was also originally a member of the Five Points Gang. Capone would rise to control a major portion of illicit activity such as gambling, prostitution, and bootlegging in Chicago during the early twentieth century.
Notorious individuals Frank Costello. | was founded by New York Jewish American mobsters Meyer Lansky and Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel in the early 1920s. After the Castellammarese War and the assassination of U.S. Mafia boss Salvatore Maranzano, Sicilian mafioso Charles "Lucky" Luciano created the Commission. Soon after, Siegel and Lansky disbanded the Bugs and Meyer gang and formed Murder, Incorporated.
Methods.
Most of the killers were Italian and Jewish gangsters from the gangs of the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Brownsville, East New York, and Ocean Hill. In addition to carrying out | 6,760 | triviaqa-train |
Which birds are classed as strigiformes? | nocturnal bird.
The nocturnal birds of prey – the owls – are classified separately as members of two extant families of the order Strigiformes:
- Strigidae: "typical owls"
- Tytonidae: barn and bay owls
Systematics Phylogeny.
Below is a simplified phylogeny of Telluraves which is the clade where the birds of prey belong to along with passerines and several near-passerine lineages. The orders in bold text are birds of prey orders; this is to show the polyphly of the group as well as their relationships | List of birds of Arkansas
This list of birds of Arkansas includes species documented in the U.S. state of Arkansas and accepted by the Arkansas Audubon Society(AAS). As of August 2016, there are 417 species included in the official list. Of them, 48 are classed as very rare, four are classed as occasional, 48 are classed as accidental, five have been introduced to North America, three are known to be extinct, and five have been extirpated.
Only birds that are considered to have established, self- | 6,761 | triviaqa-train |
Who were the two brothers of Zeus? | . The defeated Titans were then cast into a shadowy underworld region known as Tartarus. Atlas, one of the titans who fought against Zeus, was punished by having to hold up the sky.
After the battle with the Titans, Zeus shared the world with his elder brothers, Poseidon and Hades, by drawing lots: Zeus got the sky and air, Poseidon the waters, and Hades the world of the dead (the underworld). The ancient Earth, Gaia, could not be claimed; she was left to | the "Battle of the Labyrinth" by being crushed by boulders.
- Kerkopes – Passalos and Akmon are two brothers who are the children of Oceanus and Theia. They worked as thieves until they were caught by Hercules and later turned into monkeys by Zeus. In "The House of Hades", the Kerkopes have set up shop in Balogna, Italy. When the Argo II docks there, the Kerkopes attacked the ship and robbed it, taking things like an Archimedes Sphere and Piper McLean's dagger Katoptris. Leo Valdez | 6,762 | triviaqa-train |
Which hero saved Andromeda from the sea monster Celus? | Andromeda (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Andromeda (; Greek: Ἀνδρομέδα, "Androméda" or Ἀνδρομέδη, "Andromédē") is the daughter of the Aethiopian king Cepheus and his wife Cassiopeia. When Cassiopeia's hubris leads her to boast that Andromeda is more beautiful than the Nereids, Poseidon sends the sea monster Cetus to ravage Andromeda as divine punishment. Andromeda is chained to a rock as a sacrifice to sate the monster, but is saved from death by Perseus.
Her name is the Latinized form of the Greek | released a statement on Twitter stating: "RIP to Thomas Meehan, one of the best around."
Works.
Works Plays.
- "Annie" (1976), musical
- "The Producers" (2001, with Mel Brooks), musical
- Dramatization of the film "The Producers" (1967)
- "Hairspray" (2002, with Mark O'Donnell), musical
- Dramatization of the film "Hairspray" (1988)
- "", or "Chaplin: The | 6,763 | triviaqa-train |
Who played both the Kray twins in the film Legend? | Legend (2015 film)
Legend is a 2015 biographical crime thriller film written and directed by American director Brian Helgeland. It is adapted from John Pearson's book "The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins", which deals with their rise and fall, the relationship that bound them together, and follows their gruesome career to imprisonment for life in 1969.
This is Helgeland's fifth feature film. Tom Hardy, Emily Browning, David Thewlis and Christopher Eccleston star with Chazz Palminteri, Paul | " (2015). His performance was praised by critics and overall the film received critical acclaim and became a box office success, grossing over $378 million against a $150 million budget, becoming the highest-grossing film in the "Mad Max" franchise.
He played a dual role as London gangsters Reggie and Ronnie Kray in the crime thriller "Legend" (2015). On 7 December 2015, Hardy won Best Actor at the British Independent Film Awards for his portrayal of the Kray twins, and on | 6,764 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the stupidest member of the Bash Street Kids? | Street Kids" now has three spin-offs: "Simply Smiffy", "Winston" and "The Bash Street Burp". In the July 2013 75th-birthday edition of "The Beano", a lane near Dundee's West Marketgait was named Bash Street; whereas an anniversary strip showed Bash Street School being destroyed; the characters relocated to Beano High.
Characters.
The strip stars Class 2B, which contains ten students.
Characters Danny.
Danny, whose full name is Daniel Deathshed Morgan, is | Plug (comics)
Plug was a British comics magazine that ran for 75 issues from 24 September 1977 until 24 February 1979, when it merged with "The Beezer". It was edited by Ian Gray.
A spin-off from "The Bash Street Kids" comic strip in "The Beano", the comic was based on the character "Plug" who was a distinctively ugly member of the Bash Street Kids. His dog ("Pug") from Pup Parade, and a new character called " | 6,765 | triviaqa-train |
Which Formula 1 Grand Prix takes place on the Marina Bay circuit? | . The layout of the rest of the circuit varies widely, although in most cases the circuit runs in a clockwise direction. Those few circuits that run anticlockwise (and therefore have predominantly left-handed corners) can cause drivers neck problems due to the enormous lateral forces generated by F1 cars pulling their heads in the opposite direction to normal.
Most of the circuits currently in use are specially constructed for competition. The current street circuits are Monaco, Melbourne, Singapore, Sochi and Baku although races in other urban locations come | Kartik Kuwanr every year.
The 'Chhath Pooja' is organised by all communities of the village
Demographics.
The village hosts communities including Maithil Brahmin, Barai, Suri, Taili and Harijans.
Education.
The village has Primary school
Transport.
The area has one Texi stand near Kamla Bandh
Economy.
Mostly people are farmers
References.
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=26.123307&lon=86.331253&z=14&m=b&show=/10247383/Rajaur | 6,766 | triviaqa-train |
Which World 1 American general was nicknamed “Black Jack”? | John J. Pershing
General of the Armies John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing (September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948) was a senior United States Army officer. His most famous post was when he served as the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) on the Western Front in World War I, 1917–18.
Pershing rejected British and French demands that American forces be integrated with their armies, and insisted that the AEF would operate as a single unit under his command, although some American divisions fought | Johnson–Jeffries riots
The Johnson–Jeffries riots refer to the dozens of race riots the occurred throughout the United States after African-American boxer Jack Johnson defeated white boxer James J. Jeffries in a boxing match termed the "Fight of the Century. Johnson became the first black World Heavyweight champion in 1908 which made him unpopular with the predominately white audience of boxing. Jeffries, a former heavyweight champion came out of retirement to fight Johnson and was nicknamed the "Great White Hope". After Johnson defeated Jeffries on July 4 | 6,767 | triviaqa-train |
Which Formula 1 circuit takes place on the Yas Marina circuit? | of competition, the last of these occurred in 1983. On 26 November 2017, Formula One unveiled its new logo, following the 2017 season finale in Abu Dhabi during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit. The new logo replaced F1's iconic 'flying one', which had been the sport's trademark since 1993.
History Return of racing.
After a hiatus in European motor racing brought about by the outbreak of World War II in 1939, the first World Championship for Drivers was won by Italian Giuseppe | to be intoxicated in public or drive a motor vehicle with any trace of alcohol in the blood.
Sports.
Formula One is particularly popular in the United Arab Emirates, and is annually held at the Yas Marina Circuit. The race takes place in the evening, and was the first ever Grand Prix to start in daylight and finish at night. Other popular sports include camel racing, falconry, endurance riding, and tennis. The emirate of Dubai is also home to two major golf courses: The Dubai Golf Club | 6,768 | triviaqa-train |
What was the Roman name for the city of Paris? | Lutetia
The Roman city of Lutetia (also "Lutetia Parisiorum" in Latin, in French "Lutèce") was the predecessor of present-day Paris.
Impressive monumental remains of the ancient city can still be seen "in situ".
Etymology.
The city was referred to as "Λουκοτοκία" (Lukotokía) by Strabo, "Λευκοτεκία" (Leukotekía) by Ptolemy and "Lutetia" by Julius Caesar. The origin of this name is uncertain, though Rabelais (after Strabo) wrote that it | N3, as well as the Paris-Strasbourg railway line and the Ourcq canal.
Name.
The name Pantin was recorded for the first time in 1067 as "Pentini", perhaps from the Roman patronym Pentinus, a variant of Pantaenus or Repentinus, but this etymology is not certain.
History.
On 1 January 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighbouring communes. On that occasion, a small part of the commune of Pantin was annexed to Paris.
On 24 July 1867, | 6,769 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the play “Racing Demon”? | Racing Demon (play)
Racing Demon is a 1990 play by English playwright David Hare. Part of a trio of plays about British institutions, it focuses on the Church of England, and tackles issues such as gay ordination, and the role of evangelism in inner-city communities. The play debuted at the National Theatre.
Awards and nominations.
- Awards
- 1990 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play
- Nominations
- 1996 Tony Award for Best Play | "
- 1985 Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear for "Wetherby"
- 1990 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play for "Racing Demon"
- 1990 London Theatre Critics' Award for Best Play for "Racing Demon"
- 1995 "Evening Standard" Award for Best Play for "Pravda"
- 1997 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Foreign Play for "Skylight"
- 1999 New York Drama Critics' Circle Special Citation for "Amy's View", "The Blue Room" | 6,770 | triviaqa-train |
Which Asian nation was the first to make it illegal to smoke in public or to sell tobacco? | Bhutan is the only country in the world where tobacco sales are illegal. Due to its propensity for causing detumescence and erectile dysfunction, some studies have described tobacco as an anaphrodisiacal substance.
Impact Demographic.
Research on tobacco use is limited mainly to smoking, which has been studied more extensively than any other form of consumption. An estimated 1.1 billion people, and up to one-third of the adult population, use tobacco in some form. Smoking is more prevalent among men (however, the gender gap declines with | or supply any tobacco product to anyone who is under eighteen years of age. It is also illegal to permit minors to smoke in any public place. Although it is not a crime for minors to purchase, attempt to purchase or consume tobacco products it is unlawful for any retailer or other responsible person to sell, supply or tolerate the consumption of tobacco by a person underage. If a minor is found smoking in public, the police have a duty to seize the tobacco products.
Prior to September 1, 2007 the | 6,771 | triviaqa-train |
In 2015, who replaced Dara Ó Briain as the presenter of The Apprentice: You’re Fired? | by Rhod Gilbert since the beginning of its eleventh series; it was previously hosted by Adrian Chiles, Dara Ó Briain and Jack Dee.
Related programmes "The Apprenticast".
The beginning of the third series saw the launch of a weekly podcast called "The Apprenticast", and a radio programme on BBC Five Live, both hosted by former "Blue Peter" presenter Richard Bacon and running for thirty minutes. Both programmes featured former candidates being questioned by members of the public, comedians, and those who work in business. | companion show to BBC Two, after it had decided to move "The Apprentice" to BBC One in order for it to be viewed by a mainstream audience. Chiles remained as the host following the move until the end of its fourth series, when he decided to leave the BBC upon signing a deal to work on programmes for ITV. Following his departure from "You're Fired!", the broadcaster unveiled comedian Dara Ó Briain as his replacement, who hosted the show from the fifth series, until leaving after the | 6,772 | triviaqa-train |
The theme music to which 1960s TV series was based on the folk song Johnny Todd? | Theme from Z-Cars
"Theme from "Z-Cars"" was the theme tune to the long-running BBC television drama "Z-Cars".
Based on the traditional folk song "Johnny Todd", which was in a collection of traditional tunes by Frank Kidson dated 1891 called "Traditional Tunes: A Collection of Ballad Airs". Kidson's notes for this song say: "Johnny Todd is a child's rhyme and game, heard and seen played by Liverpool children. The air is | last of three versions of the theme song was sung by The Imperials, a Grammy-winning Christian music group.
History In popular culture "Christy".
"Christy", a 1990s CBS television series, was based on village life in 1910s East Tennessee. The show, which was later developed into a television
, featured traditional mountain music. "ChristyFest", held each summer, is dedicated to the novel, musical, TV series, and movies, and includes live folk music.
History In popular culture "Dolly Parton's | 6,773 | triviaqa-train |
Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ was the 1973 debut album of which artist? | "Born in the USA" tour arriving in Britain; it remained in the top 100 for ten weeks.
On November 22, 2009, "Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J." was played in its entirety for the first time by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York, to celebrate the last show of the "Working on a Dream" tour.
Critical reception.
In a contemporary review for "Rolling Stone", Lester Bangs hailed Springsteen as a | Asbury Park (disambiguation)
Asbury Park may mean:
- Asbury Park, New Jersey, a city in New Jersey, United States
- Asbury Park station, a NJ Transit station in Asbury Park
- SS "Asbury Park", a coastal steamship built in 1903 by William Cramp and Sons of Philadelphia for the Jersey Central Railroad
- "Asbury Park", an improvisation by King Crimson from the live album "USA"
See also.
- "Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J." | 6,774 | triviaqa-train |
What is the official language of the Dominican Republic? | whom approximately three million live in the metropolitan area of Santo Domingo, the capital city.
Christopher Columbus landed on the island on December 5, 1492, which the native Taíno people had inhabited since the 7th century. The colony of Santo Domingo became the site of the first permanent European settlement in the Americas, the oldest continuously inhabited city, and the first seat of the Spanish colonial rule in the New World. After more than three hundred years of Spanish rule the Dominican people declared independence in November 1821. The leader | - Dominican Republic: In Dominican Republic, published by Caribe Media. Publishing of printed and / or digital directories in the Dominican Republic.
E.
- Egypt: Egypt Yellow Pages Ltd is the official publisher of Yellow Pages branded products in Egypt. Egypt Yellow Pages Ltd, founded in 1991, is the owner of the Yellow Pages trademark in Egypt.
- Europe: For whole Europe, the European Yellow Pages apply. The European Yellow Pages is an effort of providing harmonized data to different language environments through keeping the | 6,775 | triviaqa-train |
How many fluid ounces are in one quarter of an imperial pint? | A US fluid ounce is of a US fluid pint and of a US liquid gallon or approximately 29.57 ml, making it about 4% larger than the imperial fluid ounce.
The fluid ounce is distinct from the ounce as a unit of weight or mass, although it is sometimes referred to simply as an "ounce" where context makes the meaning clear, such as ounces in a bottle.
History.
The fluid ounce was originally the volume occupied by one ounce of some substance, for example wine ( | A volume of liquid that was approximately that of an apothecaries' ounce of water was called a fluid ounce, and was divided into fluid drachms and sometimes also fluid scruples. The analogue of the grain was called a minim.
The imperial and US systems differ in the size of the basic unit (the gallon or the pint, one gallon being equal to eight pints), and in the number of fluid ounces per pint. Apothecaries' systems for volumes were internationally much less common than those for weights. Before introduction | 6,776 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the literary magazine launched by Francis Ford Coppola in 1997? | 1969, Coppola took it upon himself to subvert the studio system which he felt had stifled his visions, intending to produce mainstream pictures to finance off-beat projects and give first-time directors their chance to direct. He decided he would name his future studio "Zoetrope" after receiving a gift of zoetropes from Mogens Scot-Hansen, founder of a studio called Lanterna Film and owner of a famous collection of early motion picture-making equipment. While touring Europe, Coppola was introduced to alternative filmmaking equipment and inspired by | Francis Ford Coppola Presents
Francis Ford Coppola Presents is a lifestyle brand created by Francis Ford Coppola, under which he markets goods from companies he owns or controls. It includes films and videos, resorts, cafes, a literary magazine and a winery.
Values.
- family and tradition
- Italian-American heritage
- nostalgic historicism
- the aesthetic life.
Brand business.
- Francis Ford Coppola Winery in Geyserville, Sonoma County, California which offers nine different brands of wines:
- Francis | 6,777 | triviaqa-train |
In British history, how many Tolpuddle Martyrs were there? | History of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom as a unified state can be treated as beginning in 1707 with the political union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland, into a united kingdom called Great Britain. Of this new state the historian Simon Schama said: The Act of Union 1800 added the Kingdom of Ireland to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
The first decades were marked by Jacobite risings which ended with defeat for the Stuart cause at the Battle of Culloden in 1746. In 1763 victory in | many trade unions, a memorial service, speeches and music. Recent festivals have featured speakers such as Tony Benn (1925–2014) and musicians such as Billy Bragg and local folk singers including Graham Moore, as well as others from all around the world.
The courtroom where the martyrs were tried, which has been little altered in 200 years, in Dorchester's Shire Hall, is being preserved as part of a heritage scheme.
The story of Tolpuddle has enriched the history of trade unionism, but the significance of the | 6,778 | triviaqa-train |
The Schonbrunn Palace is in which European city? | Schönbrunn Palace
Schönbrunn Palace ( ; Central Bavarian: "Schloss Scheenbrunn") was the main summer residence of the Habsburg rulers, located in Hietzing, Vienna. The 1,441-room Rococo palace is one of the most important architectural, cultural, and historic monuments in the country. Since the mid-1950s it has been a major tourist attraction. The history of the palace and its vast gardens spans over 300 years, reflecting the changing tastes, interests, and aspirations of successive Habsburg monarchs.
History.
In 1569, Holy Roman | natural, and very feminine. Her performance received largely positive reviews in Paris, but mixed reviews in London. The British critic Max Beerbohm wrote, "the only compliment one can conscientiously pay her is that her Hamlet was, from first to last, a truly "grand dame"."
In 1900, Bernhardt presented "L'Aiglon", a new play by Rostand. She played the Duc de Reichstadt, the son of Napoleon Bonaparte, imprisoned by his unloving mother and family until his melancholy death in the Schonbrunn Palace | 6,779 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the role of ballerina Victoria Page in the 1948 film ‘The Red Shoes’? | The Red Shoes (1948 film)
The Red Shoes is a 1948 British drama film written, directed, and produced by the team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, known collectively as The Archers. The film is about a ballerina who joins an established ballet company and becomes the lead dancer in a new ballet called "The Red Shoes", itself based on the fairy tale "The Red Shoes" by Hans Christian Andersen.
The film stars Moira Shearer, Anton Walbrook, and Marius Goring, and features Robert | Inglesby's International Ballet for its 1941 provincial tour and West End season before moving on to Sadler's Wells in 1942.
Film career.
Shearer first came to the public’s attention as Posy Fossil in the advertisements for the Noel Streatfeild book "Ballet Shoes" while she was training under Flora Fairbairn, a good friend of Streatfeild's.
She achieved international success with her first film role as Victoria Page in the Powell & Pressburger ballet-themed film "The Red Shoes", (1948). Even her | 6,780 | triviaqa-train |
‘Homage to Catalonia’ was written by which British author? | Homage to Catalonia
Homage to Catalonia is George Orwell's personal account of his experiences and observations fighting for the Republican army during the Spanish Civil War. The war was one of the shaping events on his political outlook and a significant part of what led him to write, in 1946, "Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for Democratic Socialism, as I understand it."
The first edition was published in the United Kingdom in 1938 | submitted to the publisher was written entirely in his hand. In 1980, however, Lennox Berkeley revealed to Peter Dickinson that he had written the first two pieces and Britten the latter two, although they collaborated on the orchestration, the form and other details.
Homage to Catalonia.
By the time the work was written, the Spanish Civil War had broken out, and the third movement Lament (in C minor) was written as a tribute to the region of Catalonia. It includes a solo alto saxophone and is | 6,781 | triviaqa-train |
Austrian-born Hermann Maier is a former world champion in which sport? | of the top-7 on the list of nations which have won FIS World Cup races have been selected as host at least twice. The World Championships have been held only once in the Southern Hemisphere, in 1966 in Portillo, Chile in August. The list is complete through 2019 and does not include the unofficial 1941 event.
Events.
Note: The men's Super G in 1993 and the team event in 2009 were cancelled due to adverse weather conditions, and no medals were awarded.
Skiers with most individual medals | Hermann Maier
Hermann Maier (born 7 December 1972) is an Austrian former World Cup champion alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. Nicknamed the "Herminator", Maier ranks among the greatest alpine ski racers in history, with four overall World Cup titles (1998, 2000, 2001, 2004), two Olympic gold medals (both in 1998), and three World Championship titles (1999: 2, and 2005). His 54 World Cup race victories – 24 super-G, 15 downhills, 14 giant | 6,782 | triviaqa-train |
In which year did Oliver Cromwell become Lord Protector? | Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English military and political leader. He served as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland "and of the dominions thereto belonging" from 1653 until his death, acting simultaneously as head of state and head of government of the new republic.
Cromwell was born into the middle gentry to a family descended from the sister of King Henry VIII's minister Thomas Cromwell. Little is known of the first 40 years of his life, | to be enacted before that parliament was dissolved.
Approval by the Lord Protector and Parliament.
On 12 April 1654, the "Ordinance for uniting Scotland into one Commonwealth with England" issued by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell and proclaimed in Scotland by the military governor of Scotland, General George Monck. The Ordinance did not become an Act of Union until it was approved by the Second Protectorate Parliament on 26 June 1657 in an act that enabled several bills.
See also.
- Acts of Union 1707
- | 6,783 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Will Hunting in the 1997 film ‘Good Will Hunting’? | Good Will Hunting
Good Will Hunting is a 1997 American drama film, directed by Gus Van Sant, and starring Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Minnie Driver, and Stellan Skarsgård. Written by Affleck and Damon, the film follows 20-year-old South Boston janitor Will Hunting, an unrecognized genius who, as part of a deferred prosecution agreement after assaulting a police officer, becomes a client of a therapist and studies advanced mathematics with a renowned professor. Through his therapy sessions, Will re-evaluates his relationships | knowledge of the fact that Crystal and Williams had often performed together on stage.
His performance in the role of a therapist in "Good Will Hunting" (1997) deeply affected some real therapists and won Williams an Academy Award. In "Awakenings" (1990), Williams played a doctor modeled on Oliver Sacks, who wrote the book on which the film was based. Sacks later said the way the actor's mind worked was a "form of genius." In 1989 Williams played a private school teacher in | 6,784 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Blott in the 1985 British tv comedy series ‘Blott on the Landscape’? | Blott on the Landscape (TV series)
Blott on the Landscape is a 1985 BBC TV series, adapted by Malcolm Bradbury from the Tom Sharpe novel of the same name. It was broadcast on BBC2 in six episodes of 50 minutes each between 6 February and 13 March 1985.
Sir Giles Lynchwood was played by George Cole, with Geraldine James as Lady Maud, Julia McKenzie as Mrs Forthby, David Suchet as Blott, Paul Brooke as Mr Hoskins, Clare Grogan as the receptionist at the Handyman Arms hotel, Simon | . She went on to greater popularity with British viewers as Hester in the 1980s sitcom "Fresh Fields" opposite Anton Rodgers, and its 1990s sequel "French Fields", for which she was voted TV Times Favourite Female Comedy Performance for five consecutive years. The role also earned her a 1985 BAFTA nomination for Best Entertainment Performance. She appeared as Mrs Forthby in "Blott on the Landscape" and as a villager involved in a series of murders in an episode of "Midsomer Murders". Film credits include "Hotel du | 6,785 | triviaqa-train |
The 1987 film ‘Roxanne’ was adapted by actor Steve Martin from which Edmond Rostand play? | Roxanne (film)
Roxanne is a 1987 American romantic comedy film directed by Fred Schepisi and starring Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah. It is a modern retelling of Edmond Rostand's 1897 verse play "Cyrano de Bergerac", adapted by Steve Martin. Rostand is mentioned in the opening credits.
Plot.
C.D. "Charlie" Bales, the fire chief of the small ski town of Nelson, Washington is an intelligent, humorous, charismatic, athletic and skilled man. Regardless, he is rather sensitive about his abnormally | Aru kengo no shogai" ("Life of an Expert Swordsman"), starring Toshirō Mifune, adapted by director Hiroshi Inagaki
- 1987 "Wimps" (film) a teen romantic comedy
- 1987 "Roxanne" (film), directed by Fred Schepisi, starring Steve Martin
- 2010 "Cyrano Agency", a Korean romance-comedy of a group of actors and stage experts working as professional love makers by writing monologues, staging scenarios and directing their clients.
- 1996 "The Truth About Cats | 6,786 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of the Northern Cape Province in South Africa? | Northern Cape
The Northern Cape (; ; ) is the largest and most sparsely populated province of South Africa. It was created in 1994 when the Cape Province was split up. Its capital is Kimberley. It includes the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, part of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, an international park shared with Botswana. It also includes the Augrabies Falls and the diamond mining regions in Kimberley and Alexander Bay. The Namaqualand region in the west is famous for its Namaqualand daisies. The southern towns of De Aar and Colesberg, | Cape Province
The Province of the Cape of Good Hope (), commonly referred to as the Cape Province () and colloquially as The Cape (), was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequently the Republic of South Africa. It encompassed the old Cape Colony, and had Cape Town as its capital. Following the end of the Apartheid era, the Cape Province was split up to form the new Eastern Cape, Northern Cape and Western Cape provinces, along with part of the North West. | 6,787 | triviaqa-train |
‘The River of Woe’ is the nickname of which Underworld river in Greek mythology? | Acheron
The Acheron (; "Acheron" or Ἀχερούσιος "Acherousios"; "Acherontas") is a river located in the Epirus region of northwest Greece. It is long, and its drainage area is . Its source is near the village Zotiko, in the southwestern part of the Ioannina regional unit and it flows into the Ionian Sea in Ammoudia, near Parga.
Mythology.
In ancient Greek mythology, Acheron was known as the "river of woe", and was one of the five rivers of the Greek | by two actresses, Haruko Yamaguchi and Megumi Wakamatsu.
Servants.
Servants Sailor Lethe and Sailor Mnemosyne.
and appear only in Act 48 of the manga. Sailor Lethe is named for a naiad in Greek mythology, and for a river of the Greek underworld where dead souls go to forget their past lives before being reincarnated. Sailor Mnemosyne is named for the Titaness of memory, the mother of the muses, as well as another river in the underworld which brought remembrance and omniscience. Sailor Lethe has an attack called | 6,788 | triviaqa-train |
The famous Cobblers Cove Hotel is on which Caribbean island? | The geography and climate in the Caribbean region varies: Some islands in the region have relatively flat terrain of non-volcanic origin. These islands include Aruba (possessing only minor volcanic features), Curaçao, Barbados, Bonaire, the Cayman Islands, Saint Croix, the Bahamas, and Antigua. Others possess rugged towering mountain-ranges like the islands of Saint Martin, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Dominica, Montserrat, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Thomas, Saint John | Cove, a small cove providing an anchorage. Babe Island lies in the entrance to the cove. Both were charted by DI personnel in 1929, who named the cove "Pleasant Cove". The South Georgia Survey (SGS) of 1951–1952 reported that this feature was known to whalers and sealers as "Skomaker Hullet", because it was first entered in thick fog by a Norwegian gunner who had once been a cobbler. An English form of this name, Cobblers Cove, was approved. To the south, Long Point | 6,789 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the Prime Minister of Canada from 1980 to 1984? | King, after losing his seat in the 1925 federal election (that his party won), briefly "governed from the hallway" before winning a by-election a few weeks later. Similarly, John Turner replaced Pierre Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party in 1984 and subsequently was appointed prime minister while not holding a seat in the House of Commons; Turner won a riding in the next election but the Liberal Party was swept from power. Turner was the last serving prime minister to not hold a commons seat. | of the local Chamber of Commerce. From 1977 to 1980, he was a member of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.
Irwin was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1980 federal election as a Liberal. He served as parliamentary secretary to Jean Chrétien while the latter was Justice Minister. Irwin was defeated in the 1984 election but returned to Parliament in the 1993 election.
When the Liberals returned to power as a result of the 1993 election, Chrétien, now Prime Minister of Canada | 6,790 | triviaqa-train |
What is the title of singer Beyonce’s album, released in June 2011? | " and that "singing ... might have helped our species to refine motor skills, paving the way for the development of the exquisitely fine muscle control required for vocal ... speech" (260). On the other hand, he cites Pinker, who "argued that language is an adaptation and music is its Spandrel ... an evolutionary accident piggybacking on language" (248).
Studies have found evidence suggesting the mental, as well as physical, benefits of singing. When conducting a study with 21 members of a choir | What the Night Delivers
What The Night Delivers is the third album of British singer/songwriter Scott Matthews. The album marks Matthews' return to San Remo and "Passing Stranger" engineer Jon Cotton. The album contains various songs written during the course of the previous two albums, along with new tracks.
The album was officially released on 5 September 2011, though the album was made available to fans on 26 June.
The first single, Ballerina Lake, was released on 19 August 2011. A three- | 6,791 | triviaqa-train |
The ‘Speedmaster’, also known as the ‘Moonwatch’, is produced by which watch-making company? | certificate from one of several reputable schools; having a workshop environment that meets Rolex's standards for cleanliness; using modern equipment; and being a member of the American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute. The Omega brand has the same approach. However, the vast majority of modern Swiss brands do not sell parts to independent watchmakers, irrespective of the watchmaker's expertise, training or credentials. This industry policy is thought to enable Swiss manufacturers to maintain tighter quality control of the after-sales service for its watch brands, produce high margins | Speedmaster Quartz (the Speedsonic and LCD Speedmaster where also prototyped in ten examples each under the Alaska project but not taken up by NASA). The digital-analog Speedmaster X-33 was produced in 1998; it was qualified for space missions by NASA and flown on the Mir space station and Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-90 later that year.
See also.
- Science and technology in Switzerland
- Swiss Space Office
- COSC
- Dive watch
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- Haran Brady (2016), | 6,792 | triviaqa-train |
Which Olympic event is Ben Ainslie famous for competing in? | Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Yngling
The Women's Yngling was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics program in Qingdao International Sailing Centre. Eleven races (last one a medal race) were scheduled. Only nine races were completed including the medal race due to lack of wind. 45 sailors, on 15 boats, from 15 nations competed. Ten boats qualified for the medal race.
Course areas and course configurations.
For the Yngling course areas A (Yellow) and E (Pink | , Founded and the Jaguar Academy of Sport.
At the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games two-thirds of the British athletes were SportsAid alumni, winning 20 Olympic and 27 Paralympic gold medals between them. Famous alumni include Sir Bradley Wiggins, Dame Sarah Storey, Sir Steve Redgrave, David Weir CBE, Sir Chris Hoy, Baroness Grey-Thompson and Sir Ben Ainslie.
London 2012 generated a lot of support for SportsAid's work and to maintain this in 2013 the charity launched a new campaign called I Will. | 6,793 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of Liberia? | Monrovia
Monrovia is the capital city of the West African country of Liberia. Located on the Atlantic Coast at Cape Mesurado, Monrovia had a population of 1,010,970 as of the 2008 census. With 29% of the total population of Liberia, Monrovia is the country's most populous city.
Founded on April 25, 1822, Monrovia was the second permanent Black American settlement in Africa after Freetown, Sierra Leone. Monrovia's economy is shaped primarily by its harbour and its role as the location of Liberia's government offices. | views. The other current books in the "What is?" series include ""What is Love?, What is Death?, What is Beautiful?, What is Funny?, What is Right?, What is Peace?, What is Money?, What is Dreaming?, What is a Friend?, What is True?, What is a Family?, What is a Feeling?" The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age | 6,794 | triviaqa-train |
Which actor starred opposite Claire Bloom in the 1952 film ‘Limelight’? | opening scene (uncredited)
- Michael Chaplin as Child in opening scene (uncredited)
- Charles Chaplin Jr. as Clown (uncredited)
- Cyril Delevanti as Griffin - a Clown (uncredited)
- Oona O'Neill as Extra (Thereza's double in one episode, uncredited)
- Eric Wilton as Major Domo at Dinner (uncredited)
Production.
Although the film is set in London, it was entirely filmed in the Hollywood area, mostly at the Chaplin Studios. The street where Calvero lives was | star Claire Bloom. "Limelight" featured a cameo appearance from Buster Keaton, whom Chaplin cast as his stage partner in a pantomime scene. This marked the only time the comedians worked together.
Chaplin decided to hold the world premiere of "Limelight" in London, since it was the setting of the film. As he left Los Angeles, he expressed a premonition that he would not be returning. At New York, he boarded the with his family on 18 September 1952. The next day, attorney general James | 6,795 | triviaqa-train |
In the UK, what is the name of the pedestrian crossing with traffic lights which only go green again when no more pedestrians are detected on the crossing? | technology is also widely used at busy intersections in Canadian cities.
In the United Kingdom, the Puffin crossings and their predecessor, the Pelican crossing, will make a fast beeping sound to indicate that it is safe to cross the road. The beeping sound is disabled during the night time so as not to disturb any nearby residents.
In some states in the United States, at some busy intersections, buttons will make a beeping sound for blind people. When the light changes, a speaker built into the button will | there is no direct offence committed if a pedestrian fails to obey crossing signals and many lights commonly only use two still images - a green walking person and a red standing man, this being the general case where the crossing is at a road junction and the pedestrian signals are in combination with those controlling vehicular traffic. Flashing amber lights and images at pedestrian crossings are used where the vehicular traffic lights perform the sole function of stopping road traffic to allow pedestrians to cross a road.
The same system is used also in Switzerland | 6,796 | triviaqa-train |
First developed by John Salk, the vaccine for which childhood illness was first tested in 1952? | funded by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, the organization that would fund the development of a vaccine, to determine the number of different types of polio virus. Salk saw an opportunity to extend this project towards developing a vaccine against polio, and, together with the skilled research team he assembled, devoted himself to this work for the next seven years. The field trial set up to test the Salk vaccine was, according to O'Neill, "the most elaborate program of its kind in history, involving 20,000 physicians and public | ground tactical missions. The 169th flew the F-16A from 1983 to 1994 and, in 1994, transitioned to the single seat F-16C Block 52 (and a small number of twin seat F-16D Block 52), also known as the F-16CJ, the newest, most advanced F-16 in the U.S. Air Force.
The SCANG's state mission under Title 32 USC is to respond to the call of the Governor of South Carolina in the event of natural disasters or domestic disturbances within the state of South Carolina.
About 900 of those | 6,797 | triviaqa-train |
In 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first men to reach the summit of which mountain? | m) rock face now called "Hillary Step"; Hillary later wrote:
Tenzing later wrote that Hillary took the first step onto the summit and he followed. They reached Everest's 29,028 ft (8,848 m) summitthe highest point on earthat 11:30 am.
They spent about 15 minutes at the summit. Hillary took a photo of Tenzing posing with his ice-axe, but there is no photo of Hillary. BBC News attributed this to Tenzing's having never used a camera; Tenzing's autobiography says | aborted on the third summit attempt after an avalanche killed seven porters. The 1924 expedition saw another height record achieved but still failed to reach the summit with confirmation when George Mallory and Andrew Irvine disappeared on the final attempt. The summit was finally reached on May 29, 1953 by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay from the south side in Nepal.
Just a few months later, Hermann Buhl made the first ascent of Nanga Parbat (8,125 m), a siege-style expedition culminating in a last 1,300 meters walking | 6,798 | triviaqa-train |
Who became Prime Minister of Cuba in 1959? | ". Between 1940 and 1959, Cuba saw fifteen changes of prime minister; Félix Lancís Sánchez exercised the role twice (1944–1945 and 1950–1951) while Fulgencio Batista held the position concurrently with that of President of Cuba for one month (April 1952) following a military coup. Fidel Castro became prime minister in 1959, replacing José Miró Cardona.
The title of the office was officially changed on 2 December 1976 when a new national constitution, restructuring the government, came into force. Under that constitution, the post of President | Anselmo Alliegro y Milá
Anselmo Alliegro y Milá (March 16, 1899 – November 22, 1961) was a Cuban politician who served as the Acting President of Cuba for one day (January 1–2, 1959) after the departure of General Fulgencio Batista from the country.
He previously held the position of President of the Cuban Senate from February 1955 to 1 January 1959. He also served as Prime Minister of Cuba in 1944. He was also Mayor of the town of Baracoa, Representative in the Cuban Congress of 1925 | 6,799 | triviaqa-train |
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