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What was Elvis Presley’s first number one hit single, released in January 1956? | who would manage him for more than two decades. Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel", was released in January 1956 and became a number-one hit in the United States. With a series of successful network television appearances and chart-topping records, he became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll. His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, made him enormously | Too Much (Elvis Presley song)
"Too Much" is a #1 song recorded in a hit version by Elvis Presley and published by Elvis Presley Music in 1956. It was written by Bernard Weinman and Lee Rosenberg. It was first released in 1955 by Bernard Hardison on Republic Records. Elvis Presley recorded the song in September 1956 and first performed it on January 6, 1957 on CBS-TV's "The Ed Sullivan Show." Released as a single, Presley's "Too Much" reached number one | 6,800 | triviaqa-train |
In 1954, which British athlete broke the Four Minute Mile? | Roger Bannister
Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister (23 March 1929 – 3 March 2018) was a British middle-distance athlete and neurologist who ran the first sub-4-minute mile.
At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Bannister set a British record in the 1500 metres and finished in fourth place. This achievement strengthened his resolve to become the first athlete to finish the mile run in under four minutes. He accomplished this feat on 6 May 1954 at Iffley Road track in Oxford, with Chris Chataway and Chris Brasher providing the pacing. | Ken Wood (athlete)
Kenneth Wood (21 November 1930 - 8 September 2008) was a British middle-distance runner. He ran one of the early Four-minute mile runs and represented Great Britain at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Career.
Wood competed with the Sheffield United Harriers athletic club. Between 1954 and 1961 he won the Emsley Carr Mile a record four times. In this period he was selected to run for Great Britain in the 1956 Olympic 1500 metres finishing ninth in the final.
Wood | 6,801 | triviaqa-train |
In which US state did the first Disney theme park open in 1955? | as well as attractions relating to the Marvel characters, as well as using the Marvel name and the Marvel simulator ride.
IMG Worlds of Adventure in Dubai has a Marvel-themed section.
Disney intellectual properties outside Disney parks "Star Wars".
A "Star Wars"-themed section of Legoland California's Miniland USA opened in 2011, with a similar version opening at Legoland Florida in November 2012, just weeks after Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm and the "Star Wars" franchise.
Disney intellectual properties outside Disney parks 20th Century Fox | Model Shop. WED Enterprises was eventually renamed to Walt Disney Imagineering, which alluded to the engineering and imagination needed to design Disney theme park attractions.
Burns contributed greatly to the development of Disneyland at WED Enterprises by creating both miniature models and actual theme park attractions. One of Burns's first assignments was to craft a model of Sleeping Beauty Castle, a Disneyland landmark which opened with the theme park on July 17, 1955. She continued to work on Disneyland expansions after the park's grand opening. Burns designed models of | 6,802 | triviaqa-train |
Which US actor, who appeared in the film ‘East of Eden’, died in a car accident in 1955? | East of Eden (film)
East of Eden is a 1955 film, directed by Elia Kazan, and loosely based on the second half of the 1952 novel of the same name by John Steinbeck. It is about a wayward young man who, while seeking his own identity, vies for the affection of his deeply religious father against his favored brother, thus retelling the story of Cain and Abel.
The film stars Julie Harris, James Dean (in his first major screen role), and Raymond Massey. It | , the actor Walter McGinn, who had died in a car accident in 1977. The theatre was dedicated on March 12, 1984.
His life and career were profiled in the documentary film, "I Knew It Was You", directed by Richard Shepard, which premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.
All five of the films that he starred in would later be selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.
Filmography.
Cazale appeared in five full-length feature | 6,803 | triviaqa-train |
What type of animal was Laika, who was the first living animal to orbit the Earth in Sputnik 2, launched by Russia? | to prevent foreign powers from inspecting the capsule after a wayward atmospheric reentry trajectory on 1 December 1960.
Although never shown, Laika is prominently mentioned in the 1985 film "My Life as a Dog", in which the main character (a young Swedish boy in the late 1950s) identifies strongly with the dog. "Laika", a 2007 graphic novel by Nick Abadzis giving a fictionalized account of Laika's life, won the Eisner Award for Best Publication for Teens. Laika is also mentioned in the 2004 song " | , which exploded and sank, leaving 1 survivor.
He, and 81 men from "St Croix", were picked up by "Itchen".
"U-386" was damaged by depth-charge attack and was forced to retire; "U-603" was ordered to rendezvous, but was thwarted by air attacks.
"Leuthen" remained in contact, and on the night of 21/22 renewed the attack.
"U-377" attacked, claiming hits, but these were not confirmed; she was attacked and damaged | 6,804 | triviaqa-train |
Which film, starring Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr, was released in June 1956? | Deborah Kerr
Deborah Jane Trimmer CBE (; 30 September 192116 October 2007), known professionally as Deborah Kerr, was a Scottish-born film, theatre and television actress. During her international film career, she won a Golden Globe Award for her performance as Anna Leonowens in the musical film "The King and I" (1956) and a Sarah Siddons Award for her performance as Laura Reynolds in the play "Tea and Sympathy" (a role she originated on Broadway). She was also a three-time winner | Brynner, which ran 1,246 performances on Broadway and was also a hit in London and on tour. In 1956, a film version was released, with Deborah Kerr starring in the role of Leonowens and Brynner reprising his role as the king. Revived many times on stage (with Brynner starring in revivals until 1985), the musical has remained a favourite of the theatregoing public.
The humorous depiction of Mongkut as a polka-dancing despot, as well as the king's and Anna's apparent romantic feeling for each other | 6,805 | triviaqa-train |
Born on 20th July 1956, who was the original drummer in the punk rock band The Sex Pistols? | year off to spend time with his family. He discovered that former Beatles and Rolling Stones manager Allen Klein had bought a stake in his publishing company. A settlement was reached, but Townshend was upset and disillusioned that Klein had attempted to take ownership of his songs. Townshend went to the Speakeasy where he met the Sex Pistols' Steve Jones and Paul Cook, fans of the Who. After leaving, he passed out in a doorway, where a policeman said he would not be arrested if he could stand and walk. | Glen Matlock
Glen Matlock (born 27 August 1956) is an English musician best known for being the bass guitarist in the original line-up of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols. He is credited as a co-author on 10 of the 12 songs on "Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols", although he had left the band while the album was being recorded. He left the band in 1977 over creative differences with the other band members.
Since leaving the Sex Pistols in | 6,806 | triviaqa-train |
Named after her daughter, Ruth Handler invented which doll in 1959? | Ruth Handler
Ruth Marianna Handler (née Mosko; November 4, 1916 – April 27, 2002) was an American businesswoman and inventor. She served as the president of the toy manufacturer Mattel Inc., and is best remembered for having invented the Barbie doll, although the doll's design was created by missile engineer-turned-toy designer Jack Ryan.
Early life.
Handler was born as Ruth Marianna Mosko in Denver, Colorado, to Polish Jewish immigrants Ida Mosko (née Rubenstein) and Jacob Mosko. She | toy company. He was unenthusiastic about the idea, as were Mattel's directors.
During a trip to Europe in 1956 with her children Barbara and Kenneth, Ruth Handler came across a German toy doll called Bild Lilli. The adult-figured doll was exactly what Handler had in mind, so she purchased three of them. She gave one to her daughter and took the others back to Mattel. The Lilli doll was based on a popular character appearing in a comic strip drawn by Reinhard Beuthin for the newspaper "Bild | 6,807 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the 1934 novel ‘I, Claudius’? | I, Claudius
I, Claudius (1934) is a novel by English writer Robert Graves, written in the form of an autobiography of the Roman Emperor Claudius. Accordingly, it includes the history of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty and the Roman Empire, from Julius Caesar's assassination in 44 BC to Caligula's assassination in 41 AD.
The 'autobiography' of Claudius continues (from Claudius' accession after Caligula's death, to his own death in 54) in Claudius the God (1935). The sequel | minute, so they didn't cast me until two weeks before we started shooting."
Esther Shapiro later said that the character of Alexis was based on the Roman empress Livia, as characterized in the 1934 novel "I, Claudius". Of creating the character, Collins said in 2018, "I was basing her on all the businessmen I knew who were heartless, really. The other part of her brain, the glamorous part with the over-the-top clothes, I based on one of my best | 6,808 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Dorothy Zbornak in the US tv show ‘The Golden Girls’? | Dorothy Zbornak
Dorothy Zbornak (née Petrillo) is a character from the TV series "The Golden Girls", portrayed by Beatrice Arthur for seven years and 180 episodes. Dorothy was the strong, smart, sarcastic, sometimes intimidating, and arguably most grounded of the four women in the house. Though tough, she is normally friendly, polite and does genuinely care for the other girls. In the 1000th issue of "Entertainment Weekly", Dorothy Zbornak was selected as the Grandma for "The Perfect TV Family." | , the fearsome mother of Alec Baldwin's lead character, Jack Donaghy. Her later roles included Judge Grace Lema on "Oz" (1998); and Martha Albright (mother of Jane Curtin's character) on two episodes of "3rd Rock From the Sun" (1997, 2001), alongside her Broadway co-star George Grizzard, who played George Albright.
Stritch was reportedly considered for the role of Dorothy Zbornak on "The Golden Girls" but, as she related in her show "Elaine Stritch at | 6,809 | triviaqa-train |
Who became Chancellor of West Germany in 1969? | victims, the State Counsel Buback.
History Political developments 1969–90.
In the 1969 election, the SPD—headed by Willy Brandt—gained enough votes to form a coalition government with the FDP. Although Chancellor for only just over four years, Willy Brandt was one of the most popular politicians in the whole period. Brandt was a gifted speaker and the growth of the Social Democrats from there on was in no small part due to his personality. Brandt began a policy of rapprochement with West Germany's eastern neighbours, a | Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Kurt Georg Kiesinger (; 6 April 1904 – 9 March 1988) was a German politician who served as Chancellor of Germany (West Germany) from 1 December 1966 to 21 October 1969. Before he became Chancellor he served as Minister President of Baden-Württemberg from 1958 to 1966 and as President of the Federal Council from 1962 to 1963. He was Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union from 1967 to 1971.
Kiesinger studied law and worked as a lawyer in Berlin from 1935 to 1940. To avoid conscription | 6,810 | triviaqa-train |
What was the title of the 2006 Christmas episode of BBC tv’s ‘Doctor Who’? | 20:30 in Newfoundland and Labrador), shortly after that day's CFL double header on Thanksgiving in most of the country.
Series three began broadcasting on CBC on 18 June 2007 followed by the second Christmas special, "The Runaway Bride" at midnight, and the Sci Fi Channel began on 6 July 2007 starting with the second Christmas special at 8:00 pm E/P followed by the first episode.
Series four aired in the United States on the Sci Fi Channel (now known as Syfy), beginning in | Blink (Doctor Who)
"Blink" is the tenth episode of the third series of the British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". It was first broadcast on 9 June 2007 on BBC One. The episode was directed by Hettie MacDonald and is the only episode in the 2007 series written by Steven Moffat. The episode is based on a previous short story written by Moffat for the 2006 "Doctor Who Annual", entitled "'What I Did on My Christmas Holidays' By Sally Sparrow". | 6,811 | triviaqa-train |
Which former US President had a pet Labrador Retriever called Buddy? | often respect the long-standing tradition of senatorial courtesy. Presidents may also grant pardons and reprieves. Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon a month after taking office. Presidents often grant pardons shortly before leaving office, like when Bill Clinton pardoned Patty Hearst on his last day in office; this is often controversial.
Two doctrines concerning executive power have developed that enable the president to exercise executive power with a degree of autonomy. The first is executive privilege, which allows the president to withhold from disclosure any communications made directly to the | realize that no one wants anything to do with him at all, eventually prompting Tim to take him up on his offer out of pity. Brent's future appears happier at the end of the Christmas special, when his lively and attractive blind date appears to genuinely enjoy his company. In the final scene, Brent also succeeds in achieving what he failed to do for the whole series up to that point: he makes the staff laugh. The Christmas special also reveals that Brent owns a pet Labrador retriever called Nelson, which | 6,812 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Jenna Wade in the US tv series ‘Dallas’? | and widow of a former Texas governor, who becomes Ray's first wife and mother to his daughter Margaret.
Season 8 saw the addition of musical actor Howard Keel as wealthy, and sometimes hot-tempered rancher Clayton Farlow, Miss Ellie's husband following Jock's death, to the star cast after having appeared on the show since season 4, and Priscilla Presley as Bobby's teenage sweetheart Jenna Wade, who gives birth to Bobby's only biological child, Lucas, and eventually becomes Ray's second wife. Jenna had | "
- Jenna Marshall, character from "Pretty Little Liars"
- Jenna Middleton in television series "Degrassi: The Next Generation"
- Jenna Morgan in the TV series "Arthur"
- Jenna Rink in the movie "13 going on 30" played by Jennifer Garner
- Jenna Sommers in television series "The Vampire Diaries"
- Jenna Stannis in the British science fiction television series "Blake's 7"
- Jenna Wade, formerly Marchetta Krebbs, in soap opera "Dallas" from 1978 | 6,813 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the small town in Australia which is famous for outlaw Ned Kelly’s Last Stand? | in armour fashioned from stolen plough mouldboards, engaged in a final gun battle with the police at Glenrowan. Kelly, the only survivor, was severely wounded by police fire and captured. Despite thousands of supporters attending rallies and signing a petition for his reprieve, Kelly was tried, convicted and sentenced to death by hanging, which was carried out at the Old Melbourne Gaol. His last words were famously reported to have been, "Such is life".
Historian Geoffrey Serle called Kelly and his gang "the last expression | Manilla, New South Wales
Manilla is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, located on Fossickers Way 45 kilometres northwest of the regional city of Tamworth and 27 kilometres northeast of the historic village Somerton. At the 2006 census, Manilla had a population of 2,550 people. Manilla is famous for its setting as a fishing and paragliding area and soon to be the destination for ABCs Triple J "one night stand" music festival. The name Manilla comes from the Gamilaraay language, and is said to mean 'winding | 6,814 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the father of English monarch Queen Mary I? | French claims and lost all their land on the continent, except for Calais. After the turmoils of the Wars of the Roses, the Tudor dynasty ruled during the English Renaissance and again extended English monarchical power beyond England proper, achieving the full union of England and the Principality of Wales in 1542. Henry VIII oversaw the English Reformation, and his daughter Elizabeth I (reigned 1558–1603) the Elizabethan Religious Settlement, meanwhile establishing England as a great power and laying the foundations of the British Empire by claiming possessions in the New World | associated the olive branch with peace. A Charles I gold coin of 1644 shows the monarch with sword and olive branch. Throughout the 18th century, English coins show Britannia with a spear and olive branch.
The Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, contains an allegorical painting by James Thornhill, "Peace and Liberty Triumphing Over Tyranny" (1708–1716), depicting King William III and Queen Mary (who had enacted the English Bill of Rights) enthroned in heaven with the Virtues behind them. Peace, with her doves and | 6,815 | triviaqa-train |
‘The Kiss’ is an 1889 work by which French sculptor? | be considered his work. As a result of this limit, "The Burghers of Calais", for example, is found in fourteen cities.
In the market for sculpture, plagued by fakes, the value of a piece increases significantly when its provenance can be established. A Rodin work with a verified history sold for US$4.8 million in 1999, and Rodin's bronze "Eve, grand modele – version sans rocher" sold for $18.9 million at a 2008 Christie's auction in New York. Art critics | Adolphe Masselot
Adolphe Eduard Masselot (1877–1953) was a French sculptor who is best known for his work on war memorials for which there was a huge demand after 1918. Initially he worked with Maurice Ringot. Later he would bring his sons into the business, teaching and mentoring them in the process, and ultimately forming Sociéte Alphonse Masselot. After World War II, Masselot founded a foundry with his sons.
Early life.
Masselot, son of Joseph Masselot (d. 1889), was born about 26 December 1877 | 6,816 | triviaqa-train |
In which European country is Lake Bolsena? | Lake Bolsena
Lake Bolsena () of central Italy, is a lake of volcanic and tectonic origin. Roman historic records indicate activity of the Vulsini volcano occurred as recently as 104 BC; it has been dormant since then. The two islands in the southern part of the lake were formed by underwater eruptions following the collapse that created the depression.
The lake is supplied entirely from the aquifer, rainfall and runoff, with one outlet at the southern end. A sewage treatment plant filters most of the raw sewage from the | inspector and archeologist of "Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici dell'Etruria Meridionale", with roles and responsibilities for the eastern side of Lake Bolsena and the archaeological area of "Poggio Moscini" in Bolsena. His idea is that Fanum Voltumnae was a large area centred on the ancient Etruscan, and later Roman town of Velzna, situated on the shore of "Lacus Volsiniensis" (modern Lake Bolsena). This conclusion is based on both archaeological and epigraphical discoveries, also supported by stratigraphic reconstructions and archival records.
Hypotheses San Lorenzo Nuovo. | 6,817 | triviaqa-train |
In medicine, glomerulonephritis affects which part of the body? | from Ibn al-Nafis, Michael Servetus rediscovered the pulmonary circulation, but this discovery did not reach the public because it was written down for the first time in the "Manuscript of Paris" in 1546, and later published in the theological work for which he paid with his life in 1553. Later this was described by Renaldus Columbus and Andrea Cesalpino. Herman Boerhaave is sometimes referred to as a "father of physiology" due to his exemplary teaching in Leiden and textbook 'Institutiones medicae' (1708). Pierre Fauchard | .
The histological hallmark of SLE is membranous glomerulonephritis with "wire loop" abnormalities. This finding is due to immune complex deposition along the glomerular basement membrane, leading to a typical granular appearance in immunofluorescence testing.
Signs and symptoms Neuropsychiatric.
Neuropsychiatric syndromes can result when SLE affects the central or peripheral nervous system. The American College of Rheumatology defines 19 neuropsychiatric syndromes in systemic lupus erythematosus. The diagnosis of neuropsychiatric syndromes concurrent with SLE (now termed as NPSLE), is one of the most difficult challenges in medicine, | 6,818 | triviaqa-train |
Which country hosted the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup? | West Indies Cricket Board that swung the matter, as the Asian bid had the support of the four bidding countries along with South Africa and Zimbabwe. It was reported in Pakistani newspaper Dawn that the Asian countries promised to hold fund-raising events for West Indian cricket during the 2007 World Cup, which may have influenced the vote. However, chairman of the Monitoring Committee of the Asian bid, I. S. Bindra, said it was their promise of extra profits in the region of US$400 million that swung the vote, that | United Arab Emirates national under-19 cricket team
The United Arab Emirates Under-19 cricket team represent the country of United Arab Emirates in Under-19 international cricket. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1989 and an associate member the following year.
The UAE under 19 played their first ever ICC u19 World Cup when they UAE hosted the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, which was also the first time the UAE hosted an important cricket tournament.
In April 2019, the team won the Asia Division | 6,819 | triviaqa-train |
Pattaya, Phucket and Koh Samui are tourist destinations in which country? | constructed since 1981 (there's already much to see). It was conceived from the concept that human civilization owes its existence to religious and philosophical truth.
Mini Siam is a miniature model village which celebrates the heritages of Thailand with replicas of the most famous monuments and historical sites including the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Democracy Monument, the Bridge over the River Kwai, and Prasat Hin Phimai. Models of the Tower Bridge of London, Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty, and Trevi Fountain are also displayed in | ferry service between Hua Hin and Pattaya and between Hua Hin and Ko Samui, Ko Tao, and Ko Pha-ngan. In November 2018, Hua Hin deputy chief Chareewat Phramanee confirmed the ferry service, suspended due to low tourist numbers during low season, would be up and running again for high season between Hua Hin and Pattaya, a 2.5-hour journey for 1,250 Thai Bhat on a catamaran with a maximum capacity of 340.
Hua Hin Airport is in Hua Hin District. AirAsia serves the airport with a direct flight to | 6,820 | triviaqa-train |
Which element does Zn represent in the Periodic Table? | Zinc
Zinc is a chemical element with the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. Zinc is a slightly brittle metal at room temperature and has a blue-silvery appearance when oxidation is removed. It is the first element in group 12 of the periodic table. In some respects zinc is chemically similar to magnesium: both elements exhibit only one normal oxidation state (+2), and the Zn and Mg ions are of similar size. Zinc is the 24th most abundant element in Earth's crust and has five stable isotopes. | innermost orbital (1s) is not filled, the electric field of the nucleus will pull an electron out of the vacuum, resulting in the spontaneous emission of a positron. This does not happen if the innermost orbital is filled, so that element 173 is not necessarily the end of the periodic table.
Open questions and controversies Optimal form.
The many different forms of periodic table have prompted the question of whether there is an optimal or definitive form of periodic table. The answer to this question is thought to depend on | 6,821 | triviaqa-train |
In entertainment, which Marx Brothers real name was Leonard? | the greatest and most influential comedians of the 20th century. The brothers were included in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars list of the 25 greatest male stars of Classical Hollywood cinema, the only performers to be inducted collectively.
The group is almost universally known today by their stage names: Chico, Harpo, Groucho, Gummo, and Zeppo. There was a sixth brother, the first born, named Manfred (Mannie), who died aged seven months; Zeppo was given the middle name Manfred in his memory. | Hall concert, around 1972. The first zeppelin flew in July 1900, and Herbert was born seven months later in February 1901. However, the first transatlantic zeppelin flight was not until 1924, long after Herbert's birth.
Maxine Marx reported in "The Unknown Marx Brothers" that the brothers listed their "real" names (Julius, Leonard, Adolph, Milton, and Herbert) on playbills and in programs, and only used the nicknames behind the scenes, until Alexander Woollcott overheard them calling one another by the | 6,822 | triviaqa-train |
Poul Schluter became Prime Minister of which country in September 1982? | Poul Schlüter
Poul Holmskov Schlüter (, born 3 April 1929) is a Danish politician, who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 1982 to 1993. He was the first member of the Conservative People's Party to become Prime Minister, as well as the first conservative to hold the office since 1901.
Early life and career.
Born in Tønder, south Jutland, he graduated from the University of Copenhagen in 1957 with a degree in law, and joined the bar in 1960. Schlüter was a member of | the conservative prime minister Poul Schlüter from 1982 till 1987 and from 1987 till 1988. In the first term the Christian People's Party provided the minister of Environmental Affairs in the person of Christian Christensen, he was also minister for Nordic Affairs. In the second term Christensen stayed and Fleming Kofod-Svendsen also entered the government, as Minister of Housing. In 1993 Fleming Kofod-Svendsen and Jann Sjursen became ministers in the 1993-1994 government of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen. Kofod-Svendsen was Minister of Housing and of Nordic Affairs | 6,823 | triviaqa-train |
What is fictional Inspector Maigret’s first name? | Jules Maigret
Jules Maigret (), or simply Maigret, is a fictional French police detective, actually a commissaire or commissioner of the Paris Brigade Criminelle (Direction Régionale de Police Judiciaire de Paris), created by writer Georges Simenon. The character's full name is Jules Amedée François Maigret.
76 novels and 28 short stories about Maigret were published between 1931 and 1972, starting with Pietr-le-Letton ("Peter the Lett") and concluding with Maigret et Monsieur Charles ("Maigret and Monsieur Charles" | Inspector Lestrade
Inspector G. Lestrade, or Mr. Lestrade ( ), is a fictional character appearing in several of the Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle used the name of a friend from his days at the University of Edinburgh, a Saint Lucian medical student, Joseph Alexandre Lestrade. In ”The Adventure of the Cardboard Box”, Lestrade's first initial is revealed to be G. He is described as “a little sallow rat-faced, dark-eyed fellow” in "A Study in Scarlet | 6,824 | triviaqa-train |
‘A thing of beauty is a joy forever’ is the first line of ‘Endymion’ by which poet? | narration, but rather that poetry is an attempt to render the beautiful or sublime without the burden of engaging the logical or narrative thought-process. English Romantic poet John Keats termed this escape from logic "Negative capability". This "romantic" approach views form as a key element of successful poetry because form is abstract and distinct from the underlying notional logic. This approach remained influential into the 20th century.
During this period, there was also substantially more interaction among the various poetic traditions, in part due to the | a thing of beauty is a joy forever" becomes "a charming thing is a joy always". In other respects Wright does not avoid topics which would otherwise require the letter 'e', for example a detailed description of a horse-drawn fire engine is made without using the words "horse", "fire" or "engine".
Plot and structure.
Fifty-year-old John Gadsby is alarmed by the decline of his hometown, Branton Hills, and rallies the city's youth to | 6,825 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the longest-serving presenter of UK children’s tv show ‘Blue Peter’? | " history have become embedded in British popular culture, especially moments when things have gone wrong, such as the much-repeated clip of Lulu the elephant (from a 1969 edition) who urinated and defecated on the studio floor, appeared to tread on the foot of presenter John Noakes and then proceeded to attempt an exit, dragging her keeper along behind her. Although it is often assumed to have been broadcast live, the edition featuring Lulu was one of the rare occasions when the programme was pre-recorded, as the | /Food Network).
Host Information Anthea Turner.
Anthea Turner is a TV presenter from Britain. Over the years, she has appeared on several UK TV shows, including Top of the Pops, ITV’s breakfast show GMTV, and the children’s show Blue Peter, and now watches over the Dinner Party Wars contestants to spot all the ‘do’s and don’ts’ of hosting and provides advice on how to throw the ultimate dinner party.
Episodic Information.
Episodic Information Season 1.
Episode 1: The | 6,826 | triviaqa-train |
In the novel ‘The Lord of the Rings’ by Tolkein, what is the name of the horse given to Gandalf by King Theoden? | use. Gandalf refused, and Saruman imprisoned him at the top of the tower of Orthanc. Eventually Gandalf was rescued by Gwaihir the Eagle.
Gwaihir set Gandalf down in Rohan, where Gandalf appealed to King Théoden for a horse. Théoden, under the malign influence of Gríma Wormtongue, Saruman's spy and servant, told Gandalf to take any horse he pleased, but to leave quickly. It was then that Gandalf met the great horse Shadowfax, one of the "mearas", who would be his mount and companion | Treebeard
Treebeard (Sindarin: "Fangorn") is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings novel. He is an Ent and is said by Gandalf to be "the oldest living thing that still walks beneath the Sun upon this Middle-Earth." He lives in the ancient Forest of Fangorn, to which he has given his name, which is situated at the southern end of the Misty Mountains. He is described as being about fourteen feet (4.5 m) in height, and | 6,827 | triviaqa-train |
Philip Morris launched which cigarette brand in 1924? | required it. In 1938, the company offered preferred stock to ordinary buyers.
In 1924, Philip Morris began advertising Marlboros specifically to women. The cigarettes had "new cork-tip filters housed in a flip-top box with a red roof design."
From 1951 to 1955, Philip Morris sponsored the CBS sitcom "I Love Lucy", with Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz pitching the product often, and Philip Morris controlling the content of the program. In 1955, Philip Morris became an alternate sponsor with | F6 (cigarette)
f6 () is a German cigarette brand owned by Philip Morris International and produced by the "f6 Cigarettenfabrik Dresden GmbH".
History.
F6 was launched in East Germany in 1959 by the "VEB Dresdner Zigarettenfabriken" and were produced there until 1990. After German reunification, and based on experience from the East German Cabinet brand that was purchased by Reemtsma, and their marketing towards West German consumer needs which led to a fall of market share from 30% to 12% in East Germany | 6,828 | triviaqa-train |
Which British monarch is portrayed in the 1940 film ‘The Sea hawk’, starring Errol Flynn? | ambassador to allay the suspicions of Queen Elizabeth I (Flora Robson) about the great armada he is building to invade England. In England, some of the Queen's ministers plead with her to build a fleet, which she hesitates to do in order to spare the purses of her subjects.
The ambassador's ship is captured en route to England by the "Albatross" and her captain, Geoffrey Thorpe (Errol Flynn). Don Álvarez and his niece, Doña María (Brenda Marshall), are taken aboard and | Sea Hawk" (1940 film), film inspired by the novel, starring Errol Flynn
- "Sea Hawks" (TV series), an Indian series broadcast by DD National
- USS "Seahawk" CVN-65, a fictional aircraft carrier on JAG and NCIS, usually portrayed by the actual aircraft carrier USS "Enterprise".
Naval uses.
- RNAS Culdrose (HMS "Seahawk"), name of the Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose at Helston in Cornwall
- USS "Sea Hawk" (SP-2365 | 6,829 | triviaqa-train |
What is the title of William Shakespeare’s longest play? | and histories and are regarded as some of the best work produced in these genres. Until about 1608, he wrote mainly tragedies, among them "Hamlet", "Othello", "King Lear", and "Macbeth", all considered to be among the finest works in the English language. In the last phase of his life, he wrote tragicomedies (also known as romances) and collaborated with other playwrights.
Many of Shakespeare's plays were published in editions of varying quality and accuracy in his lifetime. | mostly from Yemen and Syria. Most writings on Moors applied darkness of skin as a trait for any and every Muslim invader of Europe.
In popular culture.
- The title character in William Shakespeare's play "Othello", and the derived title character in Verdi's opera "Otello", is a Moor. The character has been played by various thespians in different forms of entertainment. A less well-known Moorish character, Aaron, appears in Shakespeare’s earlier tragedy "Titus Andronicus".
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‘Where Everybody Knows Your Name’ is the theme tune to which US tv series? | Where Everybody Knows Your Name
"Where Everybody Knows Your Name" is the theme song from the 1980s television sitcom "Cheers". The song was written by Gary Portnoy and Judy Hart Angelo and performed by Gary Portnoy, Julian Williams. Shortly after the premiere of "Cheers", Portnoy went back into the studio to record a longer version of the song that made the US and British pop charts. However, it failed to reach the Top 40 in either of those two.
The full-length version was | Angeles, California.
Accolades.
The song received an Emmy Award nomination in 1983 for Outstanding Achievement in Music and Lyrics. In a 2011 Readers Poll in "Rolling Stone" magazine, "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" was voted the best television theme of all time. In 2013, the editors of "TV Guide" magazine named "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" the greatest TV Theme of all time. | 6,831 | triviaqa-train |
Which actress played the Red Queen in the 2010 film ‘Alice in Wonderland’? | Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)
Alice in Wonderland is a 2010 American dark fantasy adventure film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay written by Linda Woolverton. The film stars Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Crispin Glover, Matt Lucas, and Mia Wasikowska, and features the voices of Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry, Michael Sheen, and Timothy Spall. Loosely inspired by Lewis Carroll's fantasy novels, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass", and Walt Disney | in Walt Disney's 1951 animated film "Alice in Wonderland".
- Wonderland is featured in Tim Burton's 2010 film "Alice in Wonderland". Here, it is actually named Underland; Alice misheard the name as a child, believing it to be "Wonderland". Alice returns to Wonderland when the White Queen is challenging her tyrannical sister, the Red Queen, for the crown of Underland.
- Wonderland is featured in "Once Upon a Time" and its spin-off "Once Upon a Time | 6,832 | triviaqa-train |
What were the first names of 19th Century circus/fairground owner P T Barnum? | P. T. Barnum
Phineas Taylor Barnum (; July 5, 1810 – April 7, 1891) was an American showman, politician, and businessman remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus (1871–2017). He was also an author, publisher, and philanthropist, though he said of himself: "I am a showman by profession ... and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me". According to his critics, his personal aim was "to put money in his own coffers. | The Greater Bridgeport area is the 48th-largest urban area in the United States.
The showman P. T. Barnum was a resident of the city and served as the town's mayor in the late 19th century. Barnum built four houses in Bridgeport and housed his circus in town during winter. The first Subway restaurant opened in Bridgeport's North End in 1965. The Frisbie Pie Company was in Bridgeport, and Bridgeport is credited as the birthplace of the Frisbee.
After World War II, industrial restructuring and suburbanization caused the | 6,833 | triviaqa-train |
In cooking, what is calamares? | Squid as food
Squid is eaten in many cuisines; in English, the culinary name calamari is often used for squid dishes. There are many ways to prepare and cook squid. Fried squid is common in the Mediterranean. In Lebanon, Syria and Armenia, it is served with tarator sauce. In New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, it is sold in fish and chip shops. In North America, fried squid is a staple in seafood restaurants. In Britain, it can be found in Mediterranean 'calamari' | Cuisine of the Community of Madrid
The cuisine of the Community of Madrid is an amalgamation of the cuisines of various regions of Spain developed, in part, by mass migration to the capital city starting during the reign of King Felipe II. As the city grew, it incorporated the culinary traditions of the municipalities it absorbed into the area now known as the Community of Madrid.
The smell of local cooking is frequently compared to that of food fried in vegetable oil: "churros", "calamares a la romana" | 6,834 | triviaqa-train |
Port Said stands on which canal? | Ferdinand de Lesseps
Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps, GCSI (; 19 November 1805 – 7 December 1894) was a French diplomat and later developer of the Suez Canal, which in 1869 joined the Mediterranean and Red Seas, substantially reducing sailing distances and times between Europe and East Asia.
He attempted to repeat this success with an effort to build a Panama Canal at sea level during the 1880s, but the project was devastated by epidemics of malaria and yellow fever in the area, as well as beset by financial problems | the Horsehead property still stands today.
Business empire.
Wharton traveled widely and became involved in many industrial enterprises such as mines, factories and railroads. He started several enterprises on the South New Jersey property, including a menhaden fish factory that produced oil and fertilizer, a modern forestry planting operation, and cranberry and sugar beet farms. Wharton also purchased land containing ore and an iron furnace in northern New Jersey at Port Oram, New Jersey (now Wharton, New Jersey) which was located close to the Morris Canal | 6,835 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the title character in the 2005 animated film ‘Corpse Bride’? | Corpse Bride
Corpse Bride (also known as Tim Burton's Corpse Bride) is a 2005 British-American stop-motion animated musical dark comedy film directed by Mike Johnson and Tim Burton with a screenplay by John August, Caroline Thompson and Pamela Pettler based on characters created by Burton and Carlos Grangel. The plot is set in a fictional Victorian era village in Europe. Johnny Depp leads the cast as the voice of Victor, while Helena Bonham Carter voices Emily, the titular bride. "Corpse Bride" is the third | Remains of the Day (song)
"Remains of the Day" is one of the four main songs sung in the 2005 stop-motion animated film "Tim Burton's Corpse Bride". It was composed by Danny Elfman, along with all other music for the film.
The song is the second one in the movie, and vital to the plot. The character Bonejangles (voiced by Danny Elfman) introduces the song with the following lyrics: "What a story it is; a tragic tale of romance | 6,836 | triviaqa-train |
The world’s longest fence is in which country? | Dingo Fence
The Dingo Fence or Dog Fence is a pest-exclusion fence that was built in Australia during the 1880s and finished in 1885, to keep dingoes out of the relatively fertile south-east part of the continent (where they had largely been exterminated) and protect the sheep flocks of southern Queensland. It is one of the longest structures in the world. It stretches from Jimbour on the Darling Downs near Dalby through thousands of kilometres of arid land ending west of Eyre peninsula on cliffs of the Nullarbor Plain above | Linsum Bridge
The Linsum Bridge is a bridge in Kampung Linsum at Rantau, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia which crossing Simin River. The 50 metre bridge is currently the world’s longest single span ultra-high performance ductile concrete (UHPdC) bridge as the first of its kind in the country. | 6,837 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of Jordan? | Jordan
Jordan ( ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ( '), is an Arab country in Western Asia, on the East Bank of the Jordan River. Jordan is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south and the east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and Israel and Palestine (West Bank) to the west. The Dead Sea is located along its western borders and the country has a small coastline to the Red Sea in its extreme south-west, but is otherwise | 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 | 6,838 | triviaqa-train |
‘The Starry – ‘what’ is a painting by Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh? | , but he was able to use it as a studio. He wanted a gallery to display his work, and started a series of paintings that eventually included "Van Gogh's Chair" (1888), "Bedroom in Arles" (1888), "The Night Café" (1888), "Café Terrace at Night" (September 1888), "Starry Night Over the Rhone" (1888), and "Still Life: Vase with Twelve Sunflowers" (1888), all intended for the decoration for | Vincent van Gogh (Russell painting)
Vincent van Gogh is an 1886 oil on canvas portrait painting by Australian artist John Russell. It depicts Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh, who became lifelong friends with Russell after meeting him at Fernand Cormon's atelier in Paris, which they both attended. Painted in a realist and academic manner, the portrait shows hints of the impressionist techniques that Russell and Van Gogh began experimenting with in the latter half of the 1880s.
It is the earliest of three portraits painted of Van Gogh by | 6,839 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of the Italian region Piedmont? | km, compared to a national figure of about 200. It rises however to 335 inhabitants per km when just the Metropolitan City of Turin is considered, whereas Verbano-Cusio-Ossola is the less densely populated province (72 inhabitants per km).
The population of Piedmont followed a downward trend throughout the 1980s. This drop is the result of the natural negative balance (of some 3 to 4% per year), while the migratory balance since 1986 has again become positive because of an excess of new immigration over | and other local red Piemontese varieties.
History.
Ampelographers believe that the first written mention of Avanà was under the synonym "Avanato" in the 1606 work of Italian agronomist Giovanni Battista Croce on the grapes of the Piedmont region. In the early 21st century, DNA analysis revealed that the Hibou noir grape was historically grown in what is today the Savoie region of France and Valais region of Switzerland was, in fact, the same Avanà grape that is still grown in the Susa Valley of Piedmont. From 1418 to 1713 | 6,840 | triviaqa-train |
Which 2006 film, starring Channing Tatum, was inspired by Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’? | was cast by Al David for "Vogue" magazine and soon after appeared in campaigns for Abercrombie & Fitch, Nautica, Dolce & Gabbana, American Eagle Outfitters, and Emporio Armani. He was picked as one of "Tear Sheet" magazine's "50 Most Beautiful Faces" of October 2001. Tatum signed with Ford Models in New York City.
Career 2006–2012.
In 2006, Tatum starred in "She's The Man" opposite Amanda Bynes, which was named the greatest modern Shakespearean remake by "Business Insider" | winner "The Player", 2006 Oscar-nominated "North Country", and 2007 Cannes Main Competition Selection "We Own the Night". Wechsler was the founder and co-chairman of the management and production company Industry Entertainment.
In 2005, Wechsler established Nick Wechsler Productions, an independent film production company.
He produced Steven Soderbergh's "Magic Mike" (2012), starring Channing Tatum and Matthew McConaughey, "The Host", starring Saoirse Ronan, and two films penned by Pulitzer Prize winner Cormac | 6,841 | triviaqa-train |
Garryowen, Shoeing and Mulligrubber are terms used in which sport? | an often comical, and controversial move particularly in the case of defensive players 'chickening out' under pressure.
Being able to secure bombs is a sought after quality in fullbacks and wingers.
Rugby union.
In rugby union, the term 'bomb' is rarely used, with 'up and under', 'box-kick', or "Garryowen" (after the Garryowen Football Club that popularised the tactic) preferred. It allows the attacking team to disrupt the defensive line, take the defence's | médical" and is most commonly associated with France's top league; that country has long allowed such signings.
Mismatch
Situation where a back is one-on-one with a forward. This favours the attacking side, as often forwards are too slow to stop backs, and backs are too small to stop forwards.
Mulligrubber
The mulligrubber kick is a style of kicking. A mulligrubber is directed towards the ground and forced to bounce. Often used in situations where either the ball needs to be placed in | 6,842 | triviaqa-train |
In the UK, the ‘Great Writ’ is better known by what name? | procedure for issuing a writ of "habeas corpus" was first codified by the Habeas Corpus Act 1679, following judicial rulings which had restricted the effectiveness of the writ. A previous law (the Habeas Corpus Act 1640) had been passed forty years earlier to overturn a ruling that the command of the King was a sufficient answer to a petition of "habeas corpus". The cornerstone purpose of the "writ of habeas corpus" was to limit the King's Chancery's ability to undermine the surety of law by allowing courts | Freddy Fresh
Frederick Schmid, better known by his stage name Freddy Fresh, is an American DJ, musician, and electronic music producer. Fresh has recorded for over 100 independent record labels, including major labels Sony UK, Virgin, BMG UK, and Harthouse Germany. He is also founder of the record labels Howlin’ Records, Electric Music Foundation, and Analog.
Fresh had two international hit records in the UK, "Badder Badder Schwing" (featuring Fatboy Slim) and "What It Is". Fresh | 6,843 | triviaqa-train |
In October 2011, which planet in our solar system was mistaken for a distress flare by a member of the public in Tynemouth, England? | have semi-major axes greater than Jupiter's (5.5 AU) and less than Neptune's (30 AU). The largest known centaur, 10199 Chariklo, has a diameter of about 250 km. The first centaur discovered, 2060 Chiron, has also been classified as comet (95P) because it develops a coma just as comets do when they approach the Sun.
Comets.
Comets are small Solar System bodies, typically only a few kilometres across, composed largely of volatile ices. They have | in late hours of September 27 resulted in a brief S1 (minor) radiation storm, alerted by NOAA in early hours of next day. The Earth-directed CME associated with this event affected our planet on September 30. Geomagnetic storm levels reached the G3 on October 1. The filament eruption was connected to a C3.7 flare occurred in the vicinity of sunspot 1577.
Solar activity decreased remarkably this month. 4 minor solar flares, below M2 levels, were registered in September 2012.
Events 2012 October.
On October 8 | 6,844 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the 1939 story ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’? | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (1939) is a short story by James Thurber. The most famous of Thurber's stories, it first appeared in "The New Yorker" on March 18, 1939, and was first collected in his book "My World and Welcome to It" (Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1942). It has since been reprinted in "James Thurber: Writings and Drawings" (The Library of America, 1996, ), is available | When the cricket historian Tom Reese compiled his history of early New Zealand cricket, "New Zealand Cricket, 1841–1914", in 1927, he selected a 14-man team of the best New Zealand cricketers of the period from 1860 to 1914. His idea was that the team would be a touring team to England or elsewhere.
- David Ashby
- William Barton
- James Baker
- Charles Boxshall
- Frank Cooke
- Herbert De Maus
- Alexander Downes
- Arthur Fisher
- Charlie Frith | 6,845 | triviaqa-train |
Which band released a 1979 album entitled ‘The Great Rock and Roll Swindle’? | The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle is a 1980 British mockumentary film directed by Julien Temple and produced by Don Boyd and Jeremy Thomas. It centres on the British punk rock band Sex Pistols and, most prominently, their manager Malcolm McLaren.
Synopsis.
Guitarist Steve Jones plays a shady private detective who - through a series of set piece acts - uncovers the truth about the band. Drummer Paul Cook and bass guitarist Sid Vicious play smaller roles, and the band | The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (song)
"The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle" is the title song of "The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle" movie soundtrack album.
The single was released on 12 September 1979 and featured vocals by Edward Tudor-Pole on both sides.
Recording.
According to producer Dave Goodman, both songs were recorded at The Who's Ramport Studios with himself playing bass on both tracks. According to Edward Tudor-Pole, the song originally | 6,846 | triviaqa-train |
The Cochiti Dam is in which US state? | In 2013, there were a total of 7,383 legislators in the 50 state legislative bodies. They earned from $0 annually (New Mexico) to $90,526 (California). There were various per diem and mileage compensation.
Governments Constitutions Judicial.
States can also organize their judicial systems differently from the federal judiciary, as long as they protect the federal constitutional right of their citizens to procedural due process. Most have a trial level court, generally called a District Court, Superior Court or Circuit Court, a first- | Construction began in 1965. Impoundment of water in Cochiti Lake began in 1973. Archaeological surveys were made prior to filling of the lake. The filling of the lake inundated the Cochiti Diversion Dam which had previously been used for irrigation purposes, and which had been rehabilitated by the United States Bureau of Reclamation in 1958 as part of the Middle Rio Grande Project. The new dam replaced this functionality.
Construction of the dam was opposed by the Cochiti Keres Pueblo Indians, who lost significant tracts of agricultural land as a result of | 6,847 | triviaqa-train |
Which golfer won the 2011 US Open? | from outside North America, ranks second to the PGA Tour in worldwide prestige. Some top professionals from outside North America play enough tournaments to maintain membership on both the PGA Tour and European Tour. Since 2010, both tours' money titles have been claimed by the same individual three times, with Luke Donald doing so in 2011 and Rory McIlroy in 2012 and 2014. In 2013, Henrik Stenson won the FedEx Cup points race on the PGA Tour and the European Tour money title, but did not top the PGA Tour money | Gordon Manson
Gordon David Manson (born 19 May 1960) is a Scottish-born Austrian professional golfer.
Manson has had a successful career on the European Senior Tour which he joined in 2011. Manson led the final stage of the 2010 Qualifying school after three of the four rounds but had a last round of 75 to finish tied for seventh place, receiving a conditional card for the 2011 season. He has won twice; the 2015 Swiss Seniors Open and the 2016 Acorn Jersey Open. He has also been runner | 6,848 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the lead singer in the US rock and roll group The Teenagers, who died in February 1968, aged 25? | , and by the end of the decade credited group names often changed to reflect the leading roles of the main vocalists, with examples such as Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers and Dion & the Belmonts.
Academic David Horn has written:The influence of US rhythm and blues recordings may well be a crucial one in the assimilation of the format of lead singer plus backing group into the guitar-based British 'beat' groups of the 1960s, and in US groups such as The Beach Boys. From these various points - | Doris Coley
Doris Coley (August 2, 1941 – February 4, 2000) was an American musician, who was best known as a member (and occasional lead singer) of The Shirelles. She initially left the group in 1968, but returned in 1975.
Personal life.
Coley was born in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Through marriages, she became "Doris Coley Kenner" and later, "Doris Kenner Jackson".
She was inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame with the | 6,849 | triviaqa-train |
Elizabeth Bloomer was the wife of which US President? | President of the United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.
In contemporary times, the president is looked upon as one of the world's most powerful political figures as the leader of the only remaining global superpower. The role includes responsibility for the world's most expensive military, which has | Thomas Bloomer Balch
Thomas Bloomer Balch was a Presbyterian pastor during the American Civil War. Thomas was born to Stephen Bloomer Balch and Elizabeth [Beall] Balch on February 28, 1793 at Georgetown, District of Columbia, US. Thomas was a graduate of the College of New Jersey in 1813 and Princeton Theological Seminary in 1817, where he was a member of the American Whig Society. Hampden-Sydney College conferred an honorary DD on him in 1860. Daniel Webster is supposed to have described him as the most learned man | 6,850 | triviaqa-train |
Poet and novelist Nazim Hikmet, one of the all-time greatest literary figures of the 20th Century, was what nationality? | Nâzım Hikmet
Nâzım Hikmet Ran (15 January 1902 – 3 June 1963), commonly known as Nâzım Hikmet () was a Turkish poet, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, director and memoirist. He was acclaimed for the "lyrical flow of his statements". Described as a "romantic communist" and "romantic revolutionary", he was repeatedly arrested for his political beliefs and spent much of his adult life in prison or in exile. His poetry has been translated into more than fifty languages.
Family. | novelist, poet and short story writer; known for his novel "Lolita"
- Eugene O'Neill (1888–1953), American playwright; won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1936
- Larry Niven (born 1938): American science fiction author; "Ringworld" (1970)
- Fernando Pessoa (1888–1935): Portuguese poet, writer, literary critic and translator, described as one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest poets in the Portuguese language
- Marcel Proust ( | 6,851 | triviaqa-train |
Which island lies at the toe of Italy? | called "Italian Empire" was a paper tiger by 1942: it was faltering as its economy failed to adapt to the conditions of war and Italian cities were being bombed by the Allies. Also despite Rommel's advances in 1941 and early 1942, the campaign in Northern Africa began to collapse in late 1942. Complete collapse came in 1943 when German and Italian forces fled Northern Africa to Sicilia.
By 1943, Italy was failing on every front, by January of the year, half of the Italian forces serving on the | Volta Glacier
The Volta Glacier is located in Mount Aspiring National Park in the Southern Alps of the South Island of New Zealand.
It is split into upper and lower glaciers which are connected by an icefall. The Upper Volta Glacier is between in altitude and is surrounded by the 3 peaks of Glacier Dome, Pickelhaube and Fastness Peak, while the Lower Volta Glacier sits directly under the North side of Mount Aspiring / Tititea and lies between . The Lower Volta Glacier feeds an unnamed lake at the Glacier Toe, which in | 6,852 | triviaqa-train |
What is the cube root of 125? | 2nd century BCE and commented on by Liu Hui in the 3rd century CE. The Greek mathematician Hero of Alexandria devised a method for calculating cube roots in the 1st century CE. His formula is again mentioned by Eutokios in a commentary on Archimedes. In 499 CE Aryabhata, a mathematician-astronomer from the classical age of Indian mathematics and Indian astronomy, gave a method for finding the cube root of numbers having many digits in the "Aryabhatiya" (section 2.5).
See also.
- Methods of computing square | also depends on the order of the root; finding perfect roots, where the order of the root is coprime with 10 are somewhat easier since the digits are scrambled in consistent ways, as we shall see in the next section.
Methods and techniques Finding roots Extracting roots of perfect powers Extracting cube roots.
An easy task for the beginner is extracting cube roots from the cubes of 2 digit numbers. For example, given 74088, determine what two digit number, when multiplied by itself once and then multiplied by the number again, | 6,853 | triviaqa-train |
In which English city is highwayman Dick Turpin buried? | ranked highest within the Greater London area for the percentage of people with no religion and people who are employed.
Economy.
The City vies with New York City's Downtown Manhattan as the financial capital of the world; many banking and insurance institutions have their headquarters there. The London Stock Exchange (shares and bonds), Lloyd's of London (insurance) and the Bank of England are all based in the City. Over 500 banks have offices in the City, and the City is an established leader in trading | , the most famous highwayman in English drama is Captain Macheath, hero of John Gay's 18th-century ballad opera "The Beggar's Opera". The legend of Dick Turpin owes an enormous amount to "Rookwood" (1834), in which a heavily fictionalised Turpin is one of the main characters. Alfred Noyes's narrative poem "The Highwayman" has been immensely popular ever since its publication in 1906.
From the early 18th century, collections of short stories of highwaymen and other notorious criminals became very popular. | 6,854 | triviaqa-train |
‘What a Night for a Knight’ was the first episode of which US animated television series, first broadcast in September 1969? | Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! is an American animated mystery comedy television series produced by Hanna-Barbera. Produced for CBS, the series premiered as part of the network's Saturday morning schedule on September 13, 1969, and aired for two seasons until October 31, 1970. In 1978, a selection of episodes from the later series "Scooby's All-Stars" and "The Scooby-Doo Show" were aired on ABC under the "Scooby-Doo | Rumble" manga for two 26-episode television sketch show series, and five additional episodes. The first season was broadcast in Japan from October 10, 2004 to March 29, 2005, followed by two original video animation (OVA) episodes entitled , which were released on December 22, 2005. The second season, , ran from April 2 to September 24, 2006.
Although a third series——was drawn up in the form of 24 episode synopses, the series was never animated. Instead a two-episode mini- | 6,855 | triviaqa-train |
Which English actress was born Dora Broadbent? | Dora Bryan
Dora May Broadbent, (7 February 1923 – 23 July 2014), known as Dora Bryan, was an English actress of stage, film and television.
Early life.
Bryan was born in Southport, Lancashire. Her father was a salesman and she attended Hathershaw County Primary School in Oldham, Lancashire.Her career began in pantomime before the Second World War, during which she joined ENSA in Italy to entertain British troops.
Career.
Bryan made her stage debut as a child in a | Lauren Socha
Lauren Marie Socha (born 9 June 1990) is an English actress. She rose to prominence during her role as Kelly Bailey in the E4 comedy-drama television series "Misfits", for which she won a BAFTA TV Award in the Best Supporting Actress category. She is also known for her role in the Channel 4 television film "The Unloved".
Early life.
Socha was born in Derby, Derbyshire to Robert and Kathleen (née Lyons) Socha. Her mother is English and her | 6,856 | triviaqa-train |
In the Harry Potter series of books, what is the name of the Weasley’s Shop? | of Ron and Ginny's father, to be the culprit who slipped the book into Ginny's belongings.
The third novel, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", follows Harry in his third year of magical education. It is the only book in the series which does not feature Lord Voldemort in any form. Instead, Harry must deal with the knowledge that he has been targeted by Sirius Black, his father's best friend, and, according to the Wizarding World, an escaped mass murderer who assisted | Hermione into the Forbidden Forest to look for an injured unicorn. In the following book, "the Chamber of Secrets", Harry and Ron take Fang into the forest where he is scared stiff of both the gigantic acromantula and Mr Weasley’s flying car. In "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", an escaping Death Eater sets fire to Hagrid’s hut while Fang is inside; Hagrid enters the flaming hut, slings Fang over his shoulder, and carries him to safety. In "Harry Potter and the | 6,857 | triviaqa-train |
Deva was the Roman name for which Cheshire city? | Deva Victrix
Deva Victrix, or simply Deva, was a legionary fortress and town in the Roman province of Britannia on the site of the modern city of Chester. The fortress was built by the Legio II "Adiutrix" in the AD 70s as the Roman army advanced north against the Brigantes, and rebuilt completely over the next few decades by the Legio XX "Valeria Victrix". In the early 3rd century the fortress was again rebuilt. The legion probably remained at the fortress until the late 4th or early 5th century | with the Graeco-Roman "Devana":
- "Devana", name of the Denburn (a stream or burn running through the city) and which featured in Ptolemy's "System Of Geography" of 146 AD;
- "Deva" for the river Dee (and also the Roman name for other rivers of the same name in Scotland and Wales, as well as the name of the Deva River, Spain);
- "Devona" for the river Don (and also the name for a | 6,858 | triviaqa-train |
In the 1977 film ‘The Eagle Has Landed’, which political figure is the target of a kidnap plot? | The Eagle Has Landed (film)
The Eagle Has Landed is a 1976 British film directed by John Sturges and starring Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland and Robert Duvall.
Based on the novel "The Eagle Has Landed" by Jack Higgins, the film is about a fictional German plot to kidnap Winston Churchill at the turning point of the Second World War. "The Eagle Has Landed" was Sturges' final film, and was successful upon its release.
Plot.
Admiral Canaris, head of German military intelligence | The Eagle Has Landed (novel)
The Eagle Has Landed is a book by British writer Jack Higgins, set during World War II and first published in 1975.
It was quickly adapted as a British film of the same name, directed by John Sturges and released in 1976. It starred Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland, Jenny Agutter, and Robert Duvall.
Plot.
The book makes use of the false document technique, and opens with Higgins describing his discovery of the concealed grave of thirteen German paratroopers in | 6,859 | triviaqa-train |
The ingredients for the 1947 wedding cake for the future Queen Elizabeth II were a present from the Girl Guides of which country? | , serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. In 1947, she married Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, a former prince of Greece and Denmark, with whom she has four children: Charles, Prince of Wales; Anne, Princess Royal; Prince Andrew, Duke of York; and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.
When her father died in February 1952, Elizabeth became head of the Commonwealth and queen regnant of seven independent Commonwealth countries: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan | Romania: The King and The Country" (2005), which quotes Queen-Mother Helen's daily diary, the Romanian royal family took out paintings belonging to the Romanian Royal Crown, on their November 1947 trip to London to the wedding of the future Queen Elizabeth II; two of these paintings, signed by El Greco, were sold in 1976.
According to declassified Foreign Office documents that were the subject of news reports in 2005, when he left Romania, the exiled King Michael's only assets amounted to 500,000 | 6,860 | triviaqa-train |
The Axel Springer company, the largest publishing house in Europe, has its headquarters in which city? | models, marketing models, and classified ad models.
Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, the company is active in more than 40 countries with subsidiaries, joint ventures, and licensing.
It was started in 1946/1947 by journalist Axel Springer. Its current CEO is Mathias Döpfner. The Axel Springer company is the largest publishing house in Europe and controls the largest share of the German market for daily newspapers; 23.6%, largely because its flagship tabloid "Bild" is the highest-circulation newspaper in Europe with a daily readership | by aufeminin.com in order to manage advertisements on the publisher's websites. It became an independent company within the same group in 2005, then expanded locally and internationally from 20 clients in 2006 to 145 in 2008.
Axel Springer, the largest digital publishing house in Europe, bought AuFeminin in 2007. Following that take-over, Smart expanded into Europe, Latin America and the United States. In 2015 Axel Springer sold the company to private equity fund Cathay Capital for 37 million €.
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How many points are scored for a try in Rugby league? | of two forty-minute halves, played by two teams on a rectangular grass field of 120 metres in length and 58–68 metres in width depending on the individual ground. In the middle of the field is the 50-metre "halfway" line. Each side of the field, on either side of the 50-metre line, is identical. 10 metres from the 50-metre line is the 40-metre line, followed by the 30, 20, 10-metre and goal or 'try' lines. This makes up 100 metres of field that is used | as a drop kick scores one point, and a goal from a place kick after a foul scores two points. In both codes, a goal scored by place kick after a try (a "conversion") scores two points. The kick is taken from a position that is back in line from where the try was scored giving an incentive for teams to try and score near to the centre such that the kick is more attainable. Rugby league goal posts are generally "H" shaped, 5.5 metres in width, | 6,862 | triviaqa-train |
Which English-born Australian darts player has the nickname ‘The Silver Surfer’? | Sean Reed
Sean Reed (born 28 June 1965 in Sydney) is a retired English born Australian professional darts player.
Career.
Reed qualified for the 2012 PDC World Darts Championship as the winner of the Australian Grand Prix series. In the first round, he played against Justin Pipe. Despite winning the first set, Reed lost the match 1–3.
World Championship results.
World Championship results PDC.
- 2012: 1st Round: (lost to Justin Pipe 1-3)
Personal life. | (surname) (孔), a Chinese and Korean surname
- nickname of Gary Elkerton (born 1964), Australian surfer
- nickname of Robbie Green (born 1974), English darts player
- a stage name of Shawn Crahan (born 1969), American musician
- Erika Shishido (born 1970), female professional wrestler who went by the ring name of "Aja Kong"
- Kia Stevens (born 1977), female professional wrestler who went by the ring names of "Amazing Kong" | 6,863 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Vince Everett in the 1957 film ‘Jailhouse Rock’? | Jailhouse Rock (song)
"Jailhouse Rock" is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller that first became a hit for Elvis Presley. RCA Victor released the song on a 45 rpm single on September 24, 1957, the song had a film release of Presley's motion picture under the same name, "Jailhouse Rock".
"Rolling Stone" magazine included it at number 67 on its list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and was named one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | November 8, 1957. It peaked at number 3 on the "Variety" box office chart, and reached number 14 in the year's box office totals, grossing $4 million. "Jailhouse Rock" earned mixed reviews, with most of the negative reception directed towards Presley's persona. In 2004, the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. On its January 28, 2019 edition, the Ultimate Classic Rock website named it the best rock movie of 1957.
Plot.
Construction worker Vince | 6,864 | triviaqa-train |
Alurpoda Melanoleuca is the scientific name for which animal? | since 2016, the conservation efforts are thought to be working. Furthermore, in response to this reclassification, the State Forestry Administration of China announced that they would not accordingly lower the conservation level for panda, and would instead reinforce the conservation efforts.
The giant panda is among the world's most adored and protected rare animals, and is one of the few in the world whose natural inhabitant status was able to gain a UNESCO World Heritage Site designation. The Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries, located in the southwest province of Sichuan | , the older genus name should normally take precedence, but an exception has been made by the International Botanical Congress and "Melanoleuca" has been declared a "nomen conservandum", that is, a name which is to be considered valid irrespective of the rules of precedence.
The American mycologist William Murrill devised the name "Melanoleuca melaleuca" in a 1911 article in the journal "Mycologia". If that is a valid name, again following modern rules, it should take precedence over "Melanoleuca vulgaris" as it refers | 6,865 | triviaqa-train |
The first purpose-built bobsleigh (or bobsled) track was opened in which European resort town in the early 20th Century? | Bobsleigh
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of two or four teammates make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. The timed runs are combined to calculate the final score.
The various types of sleds came several years before the first tracks were built in St. Moritz, Switzerland, where the original bobsleds were adapted upsized luge/skeleton sleds designed by the adventurously wealthy to carry passengers. All three types were adapted from boys' delivery sleds and toboggans | Hazell, Watson and Viney, opened an inkworks in a disused silk mill in the hamlet. In 1878, this was moved to purpose built premises on the Tring Road (current site of Tesco), which closed in 1952.
History 20th century.
By the early 1920s Aylesbury had grown such that it was necessary to start building houses on the site of Southcourt (the other side of California from Aylesbury), and so California and the associated farmlands that surrounded it became part of Aylesbury town. Eventually the farmlands themselves | 6,866 | triviaqa-train |
Tony Curtis played Albert DeSalvo in which 1968 film? | Albert DeSalvo
Albert Henry DeSalvo (September 3, 1931 – November 25, 1973) was a criminal in Boston, Massachusetts who confessed to being the "Boston Strangler", the murderer of 13 women in the Boston area from 1962 to 1964. DeSalvo was imprisoned, however, for a series of rapes. His murder confession has been disputed, and debate continues as to which crimes he actually committed.
In July 2013, DNA was matched between seminal fluid found at the rape and murder of Mary Sullivan and DNA | Lee
- "The Outsider" (1931 film), a film starring Joan Barry
- "The Outsider" (1939 film), a film starring George Sanders
- "The Outsider" (1948 film) or "The Guinea Pig", a British film starring Richard Attenborough
- "The Outsider" (1961 film), a film directed by Delbert Mann and starring Tony Curtis
- "The Outsider", a TV film and series pilot starring Darren McGavin; became a series in the 1968 | 6,867 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the London art gallery where John Lennon first met Yoko Ono at her art show in November 1966? | "Notations". McCartney declined to give her any of his own manuscripts but suggested that Lennon might oblige. Lennon later gave Ono the original handwritten lyrics to "The Word".
Ono and Lennon first met on November 9, 1966 at the Indica Gallery in London, where she was preparing her conceptual art exhibit, and they were introduced by gallery owner John Dunbar. Lennon was initially unimpressed with the exhibits he saw, including a pricey bag of nails, but one piece, "Ceiling Painting/Yes Painting" | opened in 1931, designed by A.S. Graven of Chicago, whose projects included the Drake Hotel in Chicago and the Paramount Theater in New York City. The theater was extensively renovated and expanded in 1984–86 and 2005.
- River Music Experience, a performance, education and music-history venue in the Redstone Building, the former Petersen Harned Von Maur department store
- Rock Island Arsenal, manufacturer of military equipment and ordnance since the 1880s, now the largest government-owned weapons manufacturing arsenal in the United States. The arsenal | 6,868 | triviaqa-train |
What is the title of the 2009 film, directed by Richard Curtis, about a pirate radio station? | The Boat That Rocked
The Boat That Rocked (titled Pirate Radio in North America, Good Morning England in France, Radio Rock Revolution in Germany and I Love Radio Rock in Italy) is a 2009 British comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis with pirate radio in the United Kingdom during the 1960s as its setting. The film has an ensemble cast consisting of Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost and Kenneth Branagh. Set in 1966, it tells the story of the fictional pirate radio station | that it tells the fictional story about a group of DJs in 1966 who are at odds with a traditionalist British government that prefers to broadcast jazz. According to director Richard Curtis, the film, though inspired by real British pirate radio of the 1960s, is a work of historical fiction and does not depict a specific radio station of the period. In particular, Britain's anti-pirate law actually came into force in August 1967 not January, and none of the pirate radio ships actually sank.
Release.
Release North | 6,869 | triviaqa-train |
Michael Parkinson, James Coburn, Clement Freud and Christopher Lee all appear on which 1973 album cover? | of Samuel Loomis to Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, before Donald Pleasence took the role. Years later, Lee met Carpenter, and told him that the biggest regret of his career was not taking the role of Dr. Loomis.
Lee appeared on the cover of the Wings album "Band on the Run" (1973), along with others including chat show host Michael Parkinson, singer Kenny Lynch, film actor James Coburn, world boxing champion John Conteh, and broadcaster Clement Freud.
Career 1977: Move to Hollywood. | Arrowsmith. It depicts Paul, Linda and Denny plus six other well-known people dressed as convicts caught in the spotlight of a prison searchlight. They are Michael Parkinson, Kenny Lynch, James Coburn, Clement Freud, Christopher Lee, and John Conteh. Arrowsmith detailed that the eventual cover was one of the four he found acceptable in the 24 attempts he took. The spotlight's low potency meant everyone had to stand still for two seconds for proper exposure, which was made difficult by the photographed reportedly being in a " | 6,870 | triviaqa-train |
How many furlongs in a mile? | Furlong
A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one eighth of a mile, equivalent to 660 feet, 220 yards, 40 rods, or 10 chains.
Using the international definition of the inch as exactly 25.4 millimetres, one furlong is 201.168 metres. However, the United States does not uniformly use this conversion ratio. Older ratios are in use for surveying purposes in some states, leading to variations in the length of the furlong of two parts per million, or about | to see how he comes out of this, but whatever happens, looking further ahead I wouldn't mind having a crack at the Breeders' Cup Mile".
Racing career 2015: three-year-old season British Champions Sprint Stakes.
On 17 October, Muhaarar started 5/2 favourite in a twenty-runner field for the British Champions Sprint Stakes over six furlongs at Ascot in which he was attempting to win a fourth consecutive Group One race. His main rival in the betting market was Twilight Son an undefeated colt who had | 6,871 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the US President nominee for the Democratic Party in the 2004 Presidential election? | unions that would "give same-sex couples equal legal rights and privileges as married couples". Earlier, when running for the Illinois Senate in 1996 he said that he "unequivocally support(ed) gay marriage" and "favor(ed) legalizing same-sex marriages, and would fight efforts to prohibit such marriages". Senator John Kerry, Democratic presidential candidate in 2004, did not support same-sex marriage. Former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter and former Vice Presidents Joe Biden, Al Gore and Walter Mondale also support gay | 1892 United States presidential election in Montana
The 1892 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 8, 1892, as part of the 1892 United States presidential election. Voters chose 3 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Montana voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent President Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic nominee, former President Grover Cleveland, who was running for a second, non-consecutive term and over the People's Party (Populists) nominee James B. | 6,872 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the 1970 book ‘Future Shock’? | Future Shock
Future Shock is a 1970 book by the futurists Alvin and Heidi Toffler, in which the authors define the term ""future shock"" as a certain psychological state of individuals and entire societies. Their shortest definition for the term is a personal perception of "too much change in too short a period of time". The book, which became an international bestseller, grew out of an article "The Future as a Way of Life" in "Horizon" magazine, Summer 1965 issue. The book | problems are symptoms of future shock. In their discussion of the components of such shock, they popularized the term ""information overload"."
This analysis of the phenomenon of information overload is continued in later publications, especially "The Third Wave" and "".
In the introduction to an essay entitled "Future Shock" in his book, "Conscientious Objections", Neil Postman wrote: "Sometime about the middle of 1963, my colleague Charles Weingartner and I delivered in tandem an address to the National | 6,873 | triviaqa-train |
Which Pink Floyd album was released in March 1973? | London's underground music scene during the late 1960s, and under Barrett's leadership released two charting singles and a successful debut album, "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" (1967). Guitarist and vocalist David Gilmour joined in December 1967; Barrett left in April 1968 due to deteriorating mental health. Waters became the primary lyricist and conceptual leader, devising the concepts behind their albums "The Dark Side of the Moon" (1973), "Wish You Were Here" (1975), "Animals" ( | A Nice Pair
A Nice Pair is a compilation album by Pink Floyd, re-issuing their first two albums—"The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" and "A Saucerful of Secrets"—in a new gatefold sleeve. The album was released in December 1973 by Harvest and Capitol in the United States and the following month in the United Kingdom by Harvest and EMI. It reached number 36 in the US "Billboard" album charts, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in March 1994. | 6,874 | triviaqa-train |
Which four letter word beginning with I is the person who leads prayers in a Mosque? | spread outside the Arabian Peninsula with early caliphates. The Imam Husayn Shrine in Karbala is reportedly one of the oldest mosques in Iraq, although its present formtypical of Persian architectureonly goes back to the 11th century. The shrine, while still operating as a mosque, remains one of the holiest sites for Shi'ite Muslims, as it honors the death of the third Shia imam, and Muhammad's grandson, Hussein ibn Ali. The Mosque of Amr ibn al-As was reportedly the first mosque in Egypt, serving as a religious and | religious law in Sunni Muslim community.
Muezzin.
Muezzin (the word is pronounced this way in Turkish, Urdu, etc.; in Arabic, it is "muathi" [mu-a-thin] ) is any person at the mosque who makes the adhan, or athan (call to prayer) for the Friday prayer service and the five daily prayers, or salat. Some mosques have specific places for the adhan to be made from, such as a minaret or a designated area in the mosque. | 6,875 | triviaqa-train |
Which four letter word beginning with M describes the Wise Men from the East who brought gifts to the infant Jesus? | Biblical Magi
The biblical Magi ( or ; singular: ), also referred to as the (Three) Wise Men or (Three) Kings, were – in the Gospel of Matthew and Christian tradition – distinguished foreigners who visited Jesus after his birth, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. They are regular figures in traditional accounts of the nativity celebrations of Christmas and are an important part of Christian tradition.
Matthew is the only one of the four canonical gospels to mention the Magi. Matthew reports that they | A bundle of Myrrh from the Garden of Gethsemane, or the lamentation over the Bitter Passion of the Son of God". Myrrh was one of the gifts the Three Wise Men brought to newborn Jesus as the announcement of the passion and the redemptive death of Christ. This publishing is considered to be the beginning of the devotion. For years this Baroque multi-word phrase was used as title of the devotion. Then, with passing time, a title derived from the first words of the initial song (Gorzkie Żale przybywajcie | 6,876 | triviaqa-train |
Which four letter word beginning with X is an Arctic fork-tailed gull? | "
"'Genus "Xema"
- Sabine's gull, "Xema sabini"
"'Genus "Creagrus"
- Swallow-tailed gull, "Creagrus furcatus"
Evolution.
The Laridae are known from not-yet-published fossil evidence since the Early Oligocene, some 30–33 million years ago. Three gull-like species were described by Alphonse Milne-Edwards from the early Miocene of Saint-Gérand-le-Puy, France. A fossil gull from the Middle to Late Miocene of | king and common eider, long-tailed duck (oldsquaw), brant goose, Arctic tern, purple sandpiper, and snow bunting. Visiting birds include Ross's gull, black-legged kittiwake, Murre sp., snowy owl, parasitic jaeger, long-tailed jaeger, pomarine jaeger, and common raven. Thayer's gull and glaucous gull are to be found here also, but the island is most notable for ivory gulls, found on Seymour Island from May to September. A total of 233 nesting pairs of ivory | 6,877 | triviaqa-train |
Which four letter word beginning with Y is the basic monetary unit of China, equal to 100 Fen? | modern culture of China.
Prehistory.
Prehistory Paleolithic (3.3 Ma ~ 12 ka).
What is now China was inhabited by "Homo erectus" more than a million years ago. Recent study shows that the stone tools found at Xiaochangliang site are magnetostratigraphically dated to 1.36 million years ago. The archaeological site of Xihoudu in Shanxi Province has evidence of use of fire by "Homo erectus", which is dated 1.27 million years ago, and "Homo erectus" fossils in China include the Yuanmou Man, the Lantian | Cent (currency)
In many national currencies, the cent, commonly represented by the cent sign (a minuscule letter "c" crossed by a diagonal stroke or a vertical line: ¢; or a simple "c") is a monetary unit that equals of the basic monetary unit. Etymologically, the word "cent" derives from the Latin word "centum" meaning hundred.
"Cent" also refers to a coin worth one cent. In the United States, the 1¢ coin is generally known by | 6,878 | triviaqa-train |
What is the title of Sean Connery’s fourth James Bond film? | Studios. With a combined gross of over $7 billion to date, the films produced by Eon constitute the fifth-highest-grossing film series. Six actors have portrayed 007 in the Eon series, the latest being Daniel Craig.
Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman co-produced most of the Eon films until 1975, when Broccoli became the sole producer. The single exception during this period was "Thunderball", on which Broccoli and Saltzman became executive producers while Kevin McClory produced. From 1984 Broccoli was joined by | murder victim Linnet Ridgeway Doyle, and in 1979, she appeared in what is perhaps her most famous role, that of NASA astronaut, scientist and Bond girl Dr. Holly Goodhead opposite Roger Moore's James Bond in "Moonraker". It was Moore´s fourth performance as Bond, the final 1970's Bond film and the third (and final) Bond film which Lewis Gilbert directed, as he had previously directed "You Only Live Twice" (1967, Sean Connery) and "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977, | 6,879 | triviaqa-train |
Which British satirical and current affairs magazine was first published on 1961? | as wide an array of formats as the news media itself: print (e.g. "The Onion", "Canada News Network", "Private Eye"), "Not Your Homepage," radio (e.g. "On the Hour"), television (e.g. "The Day Today", "The Daily Show", "Brass Eye") and the web (e.g. Mindry.in, The Fruit Dish, Scunt News, Faking News, El Koshary Today, The Giant Napkin, Unconfirmed Sources and The "Onion"s website | Nepal Magazine
The Nepal Magazine is a weekly national magazine published by Kantipur Media Group in Kathmandu, which also publishes "Kantipur" and "The Kathmandu Post". The magazine focuses on national socio-political matters of Nepal, with satirical pieces on current affairs and trends of the country, along with lighter stories of lifestyle and arts. "Nepal" has the country's largest circulation for a weekly news-magazine, according to the official data released by Press Council Nepal in 2016. Prashant Aryal is the Editor- | 6,880 | triviaqa-train |
‘2 Become 1’, ‘Say You’ll Be There’ and ‘Viva Forever’ were all number one hit singles by which British group? | Spice Girls
The Spice Girls are an English pop girl group formed in 1994. The group comprised Melanie Brown ("Scary Spice"), Melanie Chisholm ("Sporty Spice"), Emma Bunton ("Baby Spice"), Geri Halliwell ("Ginger Spice"), and Victoria Beckham ("Posh Spice"). They were signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single "Wannabe" in 1996, which hit number one in 37 countries and established their global success. Their debut album "Spice | 37 countries, becoming the best-selling single by an all-female group of all time. It was followed by nine further number-one singles from their albums "Spice", "Spiceworld", and "Forever". Each member of the group received a nickname from the media. Halliwell was named "Ginger Spice". Other successful releases followed, including "Say You'll Be There" and "2 Become 1" from "Spice", and "Spice Up Your Life", "Too Much | 6,881 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the 1953 novel ‘The Go-Between’? | wrote, "must, in some degree, be an extension of his own life." And, while it is “unsafe to assume that a novelist's work is autobiographical in any direct sense,” this does not prevent it from reflecting his experience.
Among other writers commenting on the book's contemporary context, Paul Binding has pointed out that its famous opening phrase, “The past is a foreign country”, had first been used by Hartley's friend Lord David Cecil in his inaugural lecture as Goldsmith's | the mystery of existence. In columns Hartley wrote for "The Daily Telegraph", he often expressed a distaste for contemporary culture because of its general vulgarity and rudeness. Beginning in 1952, Hartley travelled in England, Germany, Italy, and Portugal to lecture about his critical ideas.
Career Awards and legacy.
In 1947 Hartley was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel "Eustace and Hilda", and his 1953 novel "The Go-Between" was joint winner of the Heinemann Award. He was | 6,882 | triviaqa-train |
Dahomey was an African kingdom in which present-day republic? | portion of war captives from the kingdom's many battles be decapitated, decreased the number of enslaved people exported from the area. The number went from 102,000 people per decade in the 1780s to 24,000 per decade by the 1860s. The decline was partly due to the Slave Trade Act 1807 banning the trans-Atlantic slave trade by Britain and the United States following in 1808, followed by other countries. This decline continued until 1885, when the last slave ship departed from the coast of the modern Benin Republic bound for Brazil in | .
- Ashanti Empire (1701–1894), a pre-colonial Akan West African state of what is now the Ashanti Region in Ghana. The empire stretched from central Ghana to present day Togo and Côte d'Ivoire, bordered by the Dagomba kingdom to the north and Dahomey to the east. Today, the Ashanti monarchy continues as one of the constitutionally protected, sub-national traditional states within the Republic of Ghana.
- Various states by Akan people (11th century–19th century)
- Kong Empire (1710–1898) centered in | 6,883 | triviaqa-train |
Who plays William Hurt’s wife Sarah in the 1988 film ‘The Accidental Tourist’? | The Accidental Tourist (film)
The Accidental Tourist is a 1988 American drama film starring William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, and Geena Davis. It was directed by Lawrence Kasdan and scored by John Williams. The film's screenplay was adapted by Kasdan and Frank Galati from the novel of the same name by Anne Tyler.
It was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Supporting Actress for Davis, which she won. John Williams was nominated by the Hollywood | Bill Pullman
William James Pullman (born December 17, 1953) is an American film, stage, and television actor. After graduating with a Master of Fine Arts degree in theater, Pullman worked as an adjunct professor at Montana State University before deciding to pursue acting. He made his film debut in the 1986 film "Ruthless People", and has since gone on to star in other films, such as "Spaceballs" (1987), "The Accidental Tourist" (1988), "Sleepless In Seattle" | 6,884 | triviaqa-train |
Braeburn is a variety of which type of fruit? | after Braeburn Orchard near Motueka, where it was first commercially grown.
Braeburn apples have a combination of sweet and tart flavor. They are available October through April in the northern hemisphere and are medium to large in size. They are a popular fruit for growers because of their ability to store well when chilled.
Braeburn apples are useful in cooking in that they hold their shape and do not release a great deal of liquid making them ideal for tarts. According to the US Apple Association website it is one of the | carbon dioxide concentrations.
The browning disorder seems worse in overmature fruit, fruit from lightly cropped trees, and large fruit, but it can show up on different trees in different years, and in some regions, but not others.
Maintaining the superior qualities of Braeburn while eliminating Braeburn browning disorder led to the development of the Jazz cultivar. Since Braeburn is such a desirable variety, commercial orchards and trees in regions and locations that have proven not susceptible to the browning disorder are being maintained. Since most home orchardists do | 6,885 | triviaqa-train |
Bezique is a card game for how many players? | in size and shape. Each card has two sides, the "face" and the "back". Normally the backs of the cards are indistinguishable. The faces of the cards may all be unique, or there can be duplicates. The composition of a deck is known to each player. In some cases several decks are shuffled together to form a single "pack" or "shoe".
Games using playing cards exploit the fact that cards are individually identifiable from one side only, so that each player knows | Bésigue", was known in France in the 17th century, coming probably from the Italian card game Bazzica.
French historians trace the origins of Bezique to a game called "Bezi" or "Bezit" which descended through a form of Single Bezique also known as Cinq Cents or Binage to early modern Bezique.
The word "bezique" once meant "correspondence" or "association". In English-speaking nations, Binocles, meaning eyeglasses with this pronunciation, became the name for Bezique with minor rule variations, | 6,886 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the Greek God of wine? | such as the Anthesteria, Lenaia, and the Greater and Lesser Dionysias, the dates of which are calculated by the lunar calendar.
Worship Epithets.
Dionysus was variably known with the following epithets:
Acratophorus, ("giver of unmixed wine"), at Phigaleia in Arcadia.
Acroreites at Sicyon.
Adoneus, a rare archaism in Roman literature, a Latinised form of Adonis, used as epithet for Bacchus.
Aegobolus ("Goat-shooter") at Potniae, in Boeotia.
Aesymnetes ( | being Turk elected by the Greek and the Turkish Communities of Cyprus respectively as hereinafter in this Constitution provided.
For the Purpose of the Constitution:
- The Greek Community comprises all citizens of the Republic who are of Greek origin and whose mother tongue is Greek or who share the Greek cultural traditions or who are members of the Greek-Orthodox Church;
- The Turkish Community comprises all citizens of the Republic who are of Turkish origin and whose mother tongue is Turkish or who share the Turkish cultural traditions or who are | 6,887 | triviaqa-train |
What is the title of the only film for which actor John Wayne won an Oscar? | (1962), and a cantankerous one-eyed marshal in "True Grit" (1969), for which he received the Academy Award for Best Actor. He is also remembered for his roles in "The Quiet Man" (1952), "Rio Bravo" (1959) with Dean Martin, and "The Longest Day" (1962). In his final screen performance, he starred as an aging gunfighter battling cancer in "The Shootist" (1976). He appeared with many important Hollywood stars of | The High and the Mighty (film)
The High and the Mighty is a 1954 WarnerColor American disaster film in CinemaScope directed by William A. Wellman and written by Ernest K. Gann who also wrote the 1953 novel on which his screenplay was based. The film's cast was headlined by John Wayne, who was also the project's co-producer. Composer Dimitri Tiomkin won an Oscar for his original score while his title song for the film also was nominated for an Oscar (although the title song did not actually appear in | 6,888 | triviaqa-train |
Who designed the Luftwaffe’s Bf-109 fighter plane? | -cooled, inverted-V12 aero engine. From the end of 1941, the Bf 109 was steadily being supplemented by the Focke-Wulf Fw 190. It was commonly called the Me 109, most often by Allied aircrew and among the German aces, even though this was not the official German designation.
It was designed by Willy Messerschmitt and Robert Lusser who worked at Bayerische Flugzeugwerke during the early to mid-1930s. It was conceived as an interceptor, although later models were developed to fulfill multiple tasks, serving as bomber | the newly formed Polish No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron, based at RAF Northolt flying Hawker Hurricanes and entering service in the Battle of Britain on 31 August 1940. On his first day of combat he shot down a Messerschmitt Bf 109. On 2 September he probably shot down another one, but his plane was damaged and he made a forced landing. On 6 September he shot down another Bf 109, and on 15 September a Bf 109 and Bf 110. On 27 September he shot down a Bf 109 and a Heinkel | 6,889 | triviaqa-train |
Which metal is obtained from the ore cinnabar? | (forming arsenic bronze) by smelting naturally or artificially mixed ores of copper and arsenic. The earliest artifacts so far known come from the Iranian plateau in the 5th millennium BCE. It was only later that tin was used, becoming the major non-copper ingredient of bronze in the late 3rd millennium BCE. Pure tin itself was first isolated in 1800 BCE by Chinese and Japanese metalworkers.
Mercury was known to ancient Chinese and Indians before 2000 BCE, and found in Egyptian tombs dating from 1500 BCE.
The | He discovered that his land possessed rich cinnabar ore deposits and in 1859 filed mining claims, which he had to defend in court as others disputed his right to mine quicksilver. Godwin obtained a legal license after passing exams and successfully represented himself in court in Santa Rosa. He became involved in local politics, and was elected a Justice of the Peace in 1855. He served on the Board of Directors of the Geyser Road committee. There are accounts that in 1860 Godwin lost the Democratic Party nomination for governor of California by one | 6,890 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Richard Hillman in the British tv soap ‘Coronation Street’? | Richard Hillman
Richard Charles Hillman is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street", played by Brian Capron. Richard first appeared on 20 June 2001 following the death of his cousin Alma Baldwin (Amanda Barrie). He later went on to develop a love interest in Alma's close friend Gail Platt (Helen Worth) and they eventually married on 26 July 2002. By then, the character became the show's main antagonist upon developing a homicidal streak in his bid to save his financially- | " Chris Brush the deputy editor of the New Zealand "TV Guide", compared Joey to Coronation Street villain Richard Hillman, stating the two were both great characters and ratings wonders. In 2012, "Shortland Street" cast member Geordie Holibar (Phoenix Raynor) recollected on his past viewing of the soap opera and named the Joey storyline as his "favourite". | 6,891 | triviaqa-train |
What is the first name of Goldfinger in the 1964 James Bond film ‘Goldfinger’? | Goldfinger (film)
Goldfinger is a 1964 British spy film and the third installment in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions, starring Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. It is based on the novel of the same name by Ian Fleming. The film also stars Honor Blackman as Bond girl Pussy Galore and Gert Fröbe as the title character Auric Goldfinger, along with Shirley Eaton as the iconic Bond girl Jill Masterson. "Goldfinger" was produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman and was the first | Pussy Galore
Pussy Galore is a fictional character in the 1959 Ian Fleming James Bond novel "Goldfinger" and the 1964 film of the same name. In the film, she is played by Honor Blackman. The character returns in the 2015 Bond continuation novel "Trigger Mortis" by Anthony Horowitz, set in the 1950s two weeks after the events of "Goldfinger".
Blanche Blackwell, a Jamaican of Anglo-Jewish descent, is thought to have been the love of Fleming's later life and his model for Pussy | 6,892 | triviaqa-train |
Which heavyweight boxer won a gold medal in the 1964 Olympic Games? | known for being notoriously hard to hit. The key to a swarmer is aggression, endurance, chin, and bobbing-and-weaving.
Notable in-fighters include Henry Armstrong, Aaron Pryor, Julio César Chávez, Jack Dempsey, Shawn Porter, Miguel Cotto, Joe Frazier, Danny García, Mike Tyson, Manny Pacquiao, Rocky Marciano, Wayne McCullough, Gerry Penalosa, Harry Greb, David Tua, James Toney and Ricky Hatton. This style was also used by the "Street Fighter" character Balrog. | Michael Kenny (boxer)
Michael Vincent Noel James Kenny (born 19 June 1964, in Lower Hutt) is a former heavyweight boxer from New Zealand, who won the gold medal in the men's super heavyweight (+ 91 kg) division at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. He also represented his native country at 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, falling in the second round to Dodovic Owini from Uganda.
References.
- New Zealand Olympic Committee
- New Zealand National Library photograph archive | 6,893 | triviaqa-train |
Cosmo Smallpiece was a character played by which English comedian? | Les Dawson
Leslie Dawson Jr. (2 February 1931 – 10 June 1993) was an English comedian, actor, writer, and presenter, who is best remembered for his deadpan style, curmudgeonly persona and jokes about his mother-in-law and wife.
Early life.
Les Dawson was born in Collyhurst, Manchester, on 2 February 1931, to Leslie Dawson, Sr. and Julia Nolan, who was of Irish descent. His first job was in the parcels department of the Manchester Co-op. | and Tiny Hands.
During the 1980s, Cosmo was based in the UK and starred in a series of musical commercials for Whitbread Best Bitter Beer alongside Roy Castle and Blackadder star Tim McInnerny. Cosmo played the Russo-Turkish War era Mameluke Abdul Abulbul Amir who was constantly outwitting the foppish Russian Count portrayed by legendary comedian Stephen Fry. The latter described Cosmo as a "menacing, swarthy character" in his autobiography.
In 1992, Cosmo was cast as a sheriff in Quentin Tarantino's cult film Reservoir Dogs. | 6,894 | triviaqa-train |
Vladimir and Estragon are characters from which Samuel Beckett play? | Waiting for Godot
Waiting for Godot ( ) is a play by Samuel Beckett, in which two characters, Vladimir (Didi) and Estragon (Gogo), wait for the arrival of someone named Godot who never arrives, and while waiting they engage in a variety of discussions and encounter three other characters. "Waiting for Godot" is Beckett's translation of his own original French-language play, , and is subtitled (in English only) "a tragicomedy in two acts". The original French text was composed | of that year. She is buried in Kingsthorpe Cemetery.
Each year on Bloomsday (16 June) extracts from James Joyce's Ulysses and other readings related to his life and works are read at Lucia Anna Joyce's Graveside. In 2018 on Bloomsday, "Letters to Lucia" a play written by Richard Rose and James Vollmar in which characters from Lucia's life, including Samuel Beckett, Kathleen Neel, Nora Barnacle/Joyce and Joyce himself appear, was performed by the Triskellion Irish Theatre Company at the graveside. | 6,895 | triviaqa-train |
In humans, what is the name of the fibrous protein found in the outer layer of the skin and is a major constituent of hair and nails? | the "dermis", which serves as a location for the appendages of skin;
Structure in humans and other mammals Epidermis.
The epidermis is composed of the outermost layers of the skin. It forms a protective barrier over the body's surface, responsible for keeping water in the body and preventing pathogens from entering, and is a stratified squamous epithelium, composed of proliferating basal and differentiated suprabasal keratinocytes.
Keratinocytes are the major cells, constituting 95% of the epidermis, while Merkel cells, melanocytes and Langerhans cells are | especially neurons. Glucosylceramide is a major constituent of skin lipids, where it is essential for lamellar body formation in the stratum corneum and to maintain the water permeability barrier of the skin. Glucosylceramide is the only glycosphingolipid common to plants, fungi and animals. It is usually considered to be the principal glycosphingolipid in plants. It is a major component of the outer layer of the plasma membrane. Galactosylceramides have not been found in plants.
Monogalactosylceramide is the largest single component of the myelin sheath of nerves. Cerebroside synthesis can therefore | 6,896 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of Hungary? | Budapest
Budapest (, ) is the capital and the most populous city of Hungary, and the tenth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits. The city has an estimated population of 1,752,286 over a land area of about . Budapest is both a city and county, and forms the centre of the Budapest metropolitan area, which has an area of and a population of 3,303,786, comprising 33% of the population of Hungary.
The history of Budapest began when an early Celtic settlement transformed into the | 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 | 6,897 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the 1855 epic poem ‘The Song of Hiawatha’? | The Song of Hiawatha
The Song of Hiawatha is an 1855 epic poem in trochaic tetrameter by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow which features Native American characters. The epic relates the fictional adventures of an Ojibwe warrior named Hiawatha and the tragedy of his love for Minnehaha, a Dakota woman. Events in the story are set in the Pictured Rocks area on the south shore of Lake Superior. Longfellow's poem is based on oral traditions surrounding the figure of Manabozho, but it also contains his own innovations.
Longfellow drew some of his material | stories preserved by Schoolcraft is very true. But the idea of making me responsible for that is too ludicrous." Later scholars continued to debate the extent to which "The Song of Hiawatha" borrowed its themes, episodes, and outline from the "Kalevala."
Despite the critics, the poem was immediately popular with readers and continued so for many decades. The Grolier Club named "The Song of Hiawatha" the most influential book of 1855. Lydia Sigourney was inspired by the book to write a similar epic poem | 6,898 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first British reigning monarch to visit Australia? | passed by the Australian Parliament during World War II. The shock of the United Kingdom's defeat in Asia in 1942 and the threat of Japanese invasion caused Australia to turn to the United States as a new ally and protector. Since 1951, Australia has been a formal military ally of the US, under the ANZUS treaty.
After World War II Australia encouraged immigration from mainland Europe. Since the 1970s and following the abolition of the White Australia policy, immigration from Asia and elsewhere was also promoted. As a result, | month round-the-world tour, visiting 13 countries and covering more than 40,000 miles by land, sea and air. She became the first reigning monarch of Australia and New Zealand to visit those nations. During the tour, crowds were immense; three-quarters of the population of Australia were estimated to have seen her. Throughout her reign, the Queen has made hundreds of state visits to other countries and tours of the Commonwealth; she is the most widely travelled head of state.
In 1956, the British | 6,899 | triviaqa-train |
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