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What are the very narrow blood vessels which form a network between arteries and veins? | they become successively smaller in diameter, down to the arterioles. The arterioles supply capillaries, which in turn empty into venules. The very first branches off of the aorta are the coronary arteries, which supply blood to the heart muscle itself. These are followed by the branches off the aortic arch, namely the brachiocephalic artery, the left common carotid, and the left subclavian arteries.
Function Capillaries.
The capillaries are the smallest of the blood vessels and are part of the microcirculation. The microvessels have a width of a | vessels that remove the deoxygenated blood from the heart muscle are known as cardiac veins. These include the great cardiac vein, the middle cardiac vein, the small cardiac vein and the anterior cardiac veins.
As the left and right coronary arteries run on the surface of the heart, they can be called epicardial coronary arteries. These arteries, when healthy, are capable of autoregulation to maintain coronary blood flow at levels appropriate to the needs of the heart muscle. These relatively narrow vessels are commonly affected by atherosclerosis and can become | 7,000 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the structural tissue found in the ear, the nose, and in between the vertebral discs? | olfactory nerve (CN1). Below and behind the cribriform plate, sloping down at an angle, is the face of the sphenoid bone.
The two maxilla bones join at the base of the nose at the lower nasal midline between the nostrils, and at the top of the philtrum to form the anterior nasal spine. This thin projection of bone holds the cartilaginous center of the nose. It is also an important cephalometric landmark.
Structure Cartilages.
The nasal cartilages are the septal, lateral, major alar, and | the fourth week of embryogenesis, the sclerotomes shift their position to surround the spinal cord and the notochord. This column of tissue has a segmented appearance, with alternating areas of dense and less dense areas.
As the sclerotome develops, it condenses further eventually developing into the vertebral body. Development of the appropriate shapes of the vertebral bodies is regulated by "HOX genes".
The less dense tissue that separates the sclerotome segments develop into the intervertebral discs.
The notochord disappears in the sclerotome (vertebral body) segments | 7,001 | triviaqa-train |
How many ventricles are there in the human heart? | Ventricle (heart)
A ventricle is one of two large chambers toward the bottom of the heart that collect and expel blood received from an atrium towards the peripheral beds within the body and lungs. The atrium (an adjacent/upper heart chamber that is smaller than a ventricle) primes the pump.
In a four-chambered heart, such as that in humans, there are two ventricles that operate in a double circulatory system: the right ventricle pumps blood into the pulmonary circulation to the lungs, and the left | , and fibrillation of the cardiac ventricles in ventricular fibrillation renders the heart unable to pump blood at all.
There are several possible mechanisms by which short action potentials might promote fibrillation. The link between these mechanisms is how the duration of the action potential influences how frequently a heart muscle cell can be excited. A shorter action potential generally allow a heart muscle cell to be excited more frequently – the refractory period is shorter.
The first mechanism, referred to as the dispersion of repolarisation, occurs because the action potential | 7,002 | triviaqa-train |
What is the oxygen-carrying protein found in the red blood cells of the body? | ); they live in very oxygen-rich cold water and transport oxygen freely dissolved in their blood. While they no longer use hemoglobin, remnants of hemoglobin genes can be found in their genome.
Vertebrate red blood cells consist mainly of hemoglobin, a complex metalloprotein containing heme groups whose iron atoms temporarily bind to oxygen molecules (O) in the lungs or gills and release them throughout the body. Oxygen can easily diffuse through the red blood cell's cell membrane. Hemoglobin in the red blood cells also carries some of | or haemocoel. It is transported around the body by combined heart (posterior) and aorta (anterior) pulsations, which are located dorsally just under the surface of the body. It differs from vertebrate blood in that it doesn't contain any red blood cells and therefore is without high oxygen carrying capacity, and is more similar to lymph found in vertebrates.
Body fluids enter through one-way valved ostia, which are openings situated along the length of the combined aorta and heart organ. Pumping of the haemolymph occurs by | 7,003 | triviaqa-train |
What are the chemicals produced by the endocrine glands to control body functions? | referred to as an axis, for example, the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. In addition to the specialized endocrine organs mentioned above, many other organs that are part of other body systems, including bone, kidney, liver, heart and gonads, have secondary endocrine functions. For example, the kidney secretes endocrine hormones such as erythropoietin and renin. Hormones can consist of either amino acid complexes, steroids, eicosanoids, leukotrienes, or prostaglandins.
The endocrine system can be contrasted to both exocrine glands, which secrete | noradrenaline, which function to produce a rapid response throughout the body in stress situations.
A number of endocrine diseases involve dysfunctions of the adrenal gland. Overproduction of cortisol leads to Cushing's syndrome, whereas insufficient production is associated with Addison's disease. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia is a genetic disease produced by dysregulation of endocrine control mechanisms. A variety of tumors can arise from adrenal tissue and are commonly found in medical imaging when searching for other diseases.
Structure.
The adrenal glands are located on both sides of the body | 7,004 | triviaqa-train |
Where in the human body do you find the alveoli? | Pulmonary alveolus
A pulmonary alveolus (plural: alveoli, from Latin "alveolus", "little cavity") is a hollow cup-shaped cavity found in the lung parenchyma, and is the basic unit of ventilation. Lung alveoli are the ends of the respiratory tree, branching from either alveolar sacs or alveolar ducts, which like alveoli are both sites of gas exchange with the blood as well. Alveoli are particular to mammalian lungs. Different structures are involved in gas exchange in other vertebrates. The alveolar membrane is the | Mandibular canal
In human anatomy, the mandibular canal is a canal within the mandible that contains the inferior alveolar nerve, inferior alveolar artery, and inferior alveolar vein. It runs obliquely downward and forward in the ramus, and then horizontally forward in the body, where it is placed under the alveoli and communicates with them by small openings.
On arriving at the incisor teeth, it turns back to communicate with the mental foramen, giving off a small canal known as the mandibular incisive canal, which run to the cavities | 7,005 | triviaqa-train |
Which of the retina's cells can distinguish between different wavelengths of light? | and blue, respectively, though the sensitivity peaks are not actually at these colours). The colour seen is the combined effect of stimuli to, and responses from, these three types of cone cells. Cones are mostly concentrated in and near the fovea. Only a few are present at the sides of the retina. Objects are seen most sharply in focus when their images fall on the fovea, as when one looks at an object directly. Cone cells and rods are connected through intermediate cells in the retina to nerve fibres | three types of cones that differ in the wavelengths of light they absorb; they are usually called short or blue, middle or green, and long or red. Cones are used primarily to distinguish color and other features of the visual world at normal levels of light.
In the retina, the photoreceptors synapse directly onto bipolar cells, which in turn synapse onto ganglion cells of the outermost layer, which will then conduct action potentials to the brain. A significant amount of visual processing arises from the patterns of communication between neurons | 7,006 | triviaqa-train |
Which hormone causes male sexual development? | the darker coloration of the areola.
Testosterone will cause an enlargement of the clitoris and possibly has important effects on the growth and maturation of the vestibular bulbs, corpus cavernosum of the clitoris and urethral sponge.
Changes of the vulva initiated by estradiol as well as its direct effects also appear to influence the functioning of the lower urinary tract.
Variations.
In a general sense, the conclusion of puberty is reproductive maturity. Criteria for defining the conclusion may differ for different purposes: attainment of the ability to reproduce | inhibitory hormone (GnIH), which is considered to inhibit the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis and sexual functions causes refractoriness of the post-ejaculatory refractory period. This hypothesis also supports the increase of oxytocin and prolactin after orgasm in accordance with the previous studies.
One alternative theory explains the male refractory period in terms of a peripheral autonomic feedback mechanism, rather than through central chemicals like oxytocin, serotonin, and prolactin. Autonomic feedback is already known to regulate other physiologic systems, such as breathing, blood pressure, and | 7,007 | triviaqa-train |
What is an overgrowth of fibrous tissue, usually produced at the site of a scar? | as scars by some.
High melanin levels and either African or Asian ancestry may make adverse scarring more noticeable.
Types Hypertrophic.
Hypertrophic scars occur when the body overproduces collagen, which causes the scar to be raised above the surrounding skin. Hypertrophic scars take the form of a red raised lump on the skin. They usually occur within 4 to 8 weeks following wound infection or wound closure with excess tension and/or other traumatic skin injuries.
Types Keloid.
Keloid scars are a more serious form of excessive scarring, because | sent for histopathologic examination and the diagnosis is confirmed retrospectively. Rarely, incisional biopsy may be indicated to rule out neoplasia, e.g. in the presence of suspicious ulceration. The appearance may also be confused with pyogenic granuloma.
The excessive tissue is composed of cellular, inflamed fibrous connective tissue. The appearance of an epulis fissuratum microscopically is an overgrowth of cells from the fibrous connective tissue. The epithelial cells are usually hyperkeratotic and irregular, hyperplastic rete ridges are often seen.
Diagnosis Classification.
Epulis (literally, 'on the | 7,008 | triviaqa-train |
In 1994 Wendy Toms became the first female official in which sport? | Wendy Toms
Wendy Toms (born 16 October 1962) is an English former football referee from Broadstone, Dorset who has officiated in the Football League and then the Premier League, both as an assistant referee. She was the first female ever to fulfil such roles at those levels. She also served for FIFA on the women's international list. Her other occupation is as a parcel post manager.
Career.
Toms took up refereeing in the late 1980s, and progressed to become a reserve (now "fourth" | Wendy Romero
Wendy Romero (born ) is a Venezuelan female volleyball player. She was part of the Venezuela women's national volleyball team.
She competed with the national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
She played with Cojedes in 2008.
Clubs.
- Cojedes (2008)
See also.
- Venezuela at the 2008 Summer Olympics
External links.
- http://www.scoresway.com/zgorzelec?sport=volleyball&page=player&id=5123
- http://www.parkathletics.com/roster/18/15/1229.php
- http://www.todor66.com/volleyball/Olympics/Women_2008.html
- 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling, LA84 Foundation | 7,009 | triviaqa-train |
Which actress played the role of Cora Smith in the 1946 film ‘The Postman Always Rings Twice’? | The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film)
The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1946 American film noir based on the 1934 novel of the same name by James M. Cain. This adaptation of the novel features Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway, Hume Cronyn, Leon Ames, and Audrey Totter. It was directed by Tay Garnett. The musical score was written by George Bassman and Erich Zeisl (the latter uncredited).
This version was the third filming of "The Postman Always Rings Twice", | .
After the war, Turner was cast in a lead role opposite John Garfield in "The Postman Always Rings Twice" (1946), a film noir based on James M. Cain's debut novel of the same name. In the film, she portrays Cora, an ambitious woman married to a stodgy, older owner of a roadside diner, who falls in love with a drifter and their desire to be together motivates them to murder her husband. The classic film noir marked a turning point in Turner's career as | 7,010 | triviaqa-train |
Joseph Cyril Bamford was the founder of which British company in 1945? | Joseph Bamford
Joseph Cyril Bamford CBE (21 June 1916 – 1 March 2001) was a British businessman, who was the founder of the JCB company, manufacturing heavy plant.
Biography.
Joseph Bamford was born into a recusant Catholic family in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, which owned Bamfords Ltd, an agricultural engineering business.
His great grandfather Henry Bamford was born in Yoxall, and had built up his own ironmongers business, which by 1881 employed 50 men, 10 boys and 3 women. Bamfords International Farm Machinery became | Group Captain John Edward Kilduff, for services with the British Joint Services Training Team, Zambia.
- Group Captain Robert Thomas Saunders.
- Group Captain Raymond Archibald Watts, .
- Civil Division
- Robert Appleby, Deputy Chairman, Black & Decker Manufacturing Company, Maryland, United States of America. For services to Export.
- William Kenneth Armitage, Sculptor.
- Joseph Cyril Bamford, Chairman and Managing Director, J. C. Bamford (Excavators) Ltd. For services to Export.
- The Reverend | 7,011 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the role of Georgiana Cavendish in the 2008 film ‘The Duchess’? | Charlotte
Production.
"The Duchess" was produced by British Qwerty Films and American Magnolia Mae Films, with financial support from BBC Films, French Pathé and Italian . The film was shot at Twickenham Film Studios and on location at Chatsworth, Bath, Holkham Hall, Clandon Park, Kedleston Hall, Somerset House, King's College London and the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich.
Regarding lead actress Keira Knightley, director Saul Dibb said "The Duchess" was "a chance to take a character from late childhood | "
- "Clio's Protest" (written 1771, published 1819)
He also wrote a selection of poems and political speeches during his time in parliament.
Adaptations and cultural references.
- Sheridan is played by Barry Stanton in the film "Madness of King George" (1994). In "The Duchess" (2008), a film based on the life of Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, Sheridan is played by Aidan McArdle and "The School for Scandal" is performed in the movie | 7,012 | triviaqa-train |
In poetry, how many lines are in a clerihew? | French poem, William Langland's "Piers Ploughman" in the 14th century, and Jean de la Fontaine's "Fables" (influenced by Aesop's) in the 17th century. Rather than being fully allegorical, however, a poem may contain symbols or allusions that deepen the meaning or effect of its words without constructing a full allegory.
Another element of poetic diction can be the use of vivid imagery for effect. The juxtaposition of unexpected or impossible images is, for example, a particularly strong element in surrealist poetry | Octavio Paz and Giannina Braschi
Genres Light poetry.
Light poetry, or light verse, is poetry that attempts to be humorous. Poems considered "light" are usually brief, and can be on a frivolous or serious subject, and often feature word play, including puns, adventurous rhyme and heavy alliteration. Although a few free verse poets have excelled at light verse outside the formal verse tradition, light verse in English usually obeys at least some formal conventions. Common forms include the limerick, the clerihew, and the double | 7,013 | triviaqa-train |
Which country hosted the 2000 Summer Olympic Games? | the Australian pastoral heritage of the Australian stockmen and the importance of the stock horse in Australia's heritage. It was produced and filmed by Sydney Olympic Broadcasting Organisation and the home nation broadcaster, Channel 7. This was introduced by a lone rider, Steve Jefferys, and his rearing Australian Stock Horse "Ammo". At the cracking of Jefferys' stockwhip, a further 120 riders entered the Stadium, their stock horses performing intricate steps, including forming the five Olympic Rings, to a special Olympics version of the theme which Bruce | Canada (the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary)—becoming the only country to have hosted multiple Olympic Games without winning a gold medal at home—the Canadian Olympic Committee pledged to make Canada the top medal winning nation at 2010 when the country hosted the Olympic Games for the third time. The COC's program was inspired by the USOC, which had previously regarded the Winter Olympics as the "Forgotten Games", but then changed strategies and improved sponsorship of winter sports, and this led the USA to | 7,014 | triviaqa-train |
Which English poet wrote ‘Arms and the Boy’? | a prehistoric muse he described as The White Goddess. Other notable poets who wrote about the war include Isaac Rosenberg, Edward Thomas, Wilfred Owen, May Cannan and, from the home front, Thomas Hardy and Rudyard Kipling. Kipling is the author of the famous inspirational poem "If—", which is an evocation of Victorian stoicism, as a traditional British virtue. Although many of these poets wrote socially-aware criticism of the war, most remained technically conservative and traditionalist.
The 20th century The first three decades Modernism. | . He played Smike in a 2001 television film version of "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby". Also in 2001, he starred in and wrote the screenplay for the short film "Cracks in the Ceiling", which he appeared in with his father, Gordon Ingleby. In the 2002 theatrical release "Borstal Boy", based very loosely on the life of Irish poet-activist Brendan Behan, Ingleby played a bully in an English boarding school for juvenile offenders.
Ingleby has also made one-off appearances | 7,015 | triviaqa-train |
A podiatrist works on which part of the human body? | Civil War.
The first society of chiropodists, now known as podiatrists, was established in New York in 1895—and still operates there today as NYSPMA. The first school opened in 1911. One year later the British established a society at the London Foot Hospital and a school was added in 1919. In Australia professional associations appeared from 1924 onwards. The first American journal appeared in 1907, followed in 1912 by a UK journal. In 1939, the Australians introduced a training centre as well as a professional journal.
Podiatry | ), which was first exhibited in 1984 in the Dvir Gallery in Tel Aviv. In the bottom part of the painting are schematic images of people and an image of a brain on a background of the blade of a shaving razor. In the top part of the painting are schematic images of human eyes, isolated from any human body, and placed on a decorative background.
Na'aman's preoccupation with seeing and with establishing identity, which showed up even in her early works, became a central theme in a series of | 7,016 | triviaqa-train |
How many properties are on a standard Monopoly board? | 's Sirocco Group would manage the hotel when it opens in 2019.
Board.
The "Monopoly" game-board consists of forty spaces containing twenty-eight properties—twenty-two streets (grouped into eight color groups), four railroads, and two utilities—three Chance spaces, three Community Chest spaces, a Luxury Tax space, an Income Tax space, and the four corner squares: GO, (In) Jail/Just Visiting, Free Parking, and Go to Jail.
Board US versions. | new apartments.
The four former London and North Eastern Railway terminals (King's Cross, Marylebone, Fenchurch Street and Liverpool Street) are the stations on a standard British "Monopoly" board.
See also.
- List of London railway stations
References.
Notes
Citations
Sources
External links.
- How London's Terminal Stations Got Their Names – Londonist
- How many railway terminals does London have? – City Metric | 7,017 | triviaqa-train |
Who became British Prime Minister in May 1937? | Neville Chamberlain
Arthur Neville Chamberlain (; 18 March 18699 November 1940) was a British Conservative Party statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 1937 to May 1940. Chamberlain is best known for his foreign policy of appeasement, and in particular for his signing of the Munich Agreement in 1938, conceding the German-speaking Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia to Germany. When Adolf Hitler invaded Poland, the UK declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939, and Chamberlain led Britain through the first eight months of the Second | Mimi" (1934-2014), before they divorced. She married diplomat Edward Latham in 1937, a marriage which ended in divorce in 1939.
Bundles for Britain.
Shortly after Winston Churchill became Prime Minister in May 1940, Natalie Latham sent a telegram to his wife Clementine asking what the British needed to help fight the war; Clementine replied that they needed warm socks for British sailors. Latham set to work, organizing her society friends and carefully following British Navy regulations. "Hopelessly fond of organizing" as | 7,018 | triviaqa-train |
Caroline of Ansbach was the wife of which British monarch? | and 1719. The new monarch was less active in government than many of his British predecessors, but retained control over his German kingdoms, with which Britain was now in personal union. Power shifted towards George's ministers, especially to Sir Robert Walpole, who is often considered the first British prime minister, although the title was not then in use. The next monarch, George II, witnessed the final end of the Jacobite threat in 1746, when the Catholic Stuarts were completely defeated. During the long reign of his grandson | .
Music composed by Anand-Milind. Lyrics written by Sameer. All songs are blockbusters. Music released on TIPS Audio Company. | 7,019 | triviaqa-train |
‘The Hunting of the …’what’? is a poem by Lewis Carroll? | Lewis Carroll
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (; 27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English writer of world-famous children's fiction, notably "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and its sequel "Through the Looking-Glass". He was noted for his facility at word play, logic, and fantasy. The poems "Jabberwocky" and "The Hunting of the Snark" are classified in the genre of literary nonsense. He was also a mathematician, photographer | and basins, orchards, kitchen gardens and vineyards, a solar-powered "orchard" cooled by mist, and a view of the mountains of the Var. It is classified by the French Ministry of Culture as one of the Remarkable Gardens of France.
History.
The Fief of Baudouvin (the Provençal spelling of Boudouin) is mentioned for the first time in 1437, when René of Anjou, the last Count of Provence, authorized the donation of the castle of La Valette, and the domaine of Baudouvin, | 7,020 | triviaqa-train |
Lake Malaren is in which European country? | Mälaren
Mälaren ( , , ), historically referred to as Lake Malar ( , ) in English, is the third-largest freshwater lake in Sweden (after Vänern and Vättern). Its area is 1,140 km² and its greatest depth is 64 m. Mälaren spans 120 kilometers from east to west. The lake drains, from south-west to north-east, into the Baltic Sea through its natural outlets Norrström and Söderström (as it flows around Stadsholmen island) and through the artificial Södertälje Canal and Hammarbyleden waterway. | BMW Masters
The BMW Masters was a golf tournament played annually at Lake Malaren Golf Club, in Luodian, Shanghai, China. The tournament began in 2011 and became a European Tour event in 2012. It was dropped from the European Tour in 2016.
In 2011, the tournament was called the Lake Malaren Shanghai Masters. The event had a small field consisting of 30 top players from the European Tour and the Asian Tour. The winner received US$2 million, the largest first prize in golf, coming from | 7,021 | triviaqa-train |
Who sang the theme song to the 1963 James Bond film ‘From Russia With Love’? | .
The original screenwriter for the film was Len Deighton, but he was replaced because of his slow progress. Two of the writers from "Dr. No", Richard Maibaum and Johanna Harwood, were brought in, with Maibaum being given the sole writing credit and Harwood being credited for "adaptation". "From Russia with Love" is the first Bond film in the series with John Barry as the primary soundtrack composer, although Lionel Bart wrote the title song "From Russia with Love", sung by Matt Monro | by Monty Norman. Barry was hired and the result was one of the most famous signature tunes in film history, the "James Bond Theme". (Credit goes to Monty Norman, see here.) When the producers of the Bond series engaged Lionel Bart to score the next James Bond film "From Russia with Love" (1963), they discovered that Bart could neither read nor write music. Though Bart wrote a title song for the film, the producers remembered Barry's arrangement of the James Bond Theme and | 7,022 | triviaqa-train |
Which South American country is bordered on the north by Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana? | South America
South America is a continent in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It may also be considered a subcontinent of the Americas, which is how it is viewed in the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking regions of the Americas. The reference to South America instead of other regions (like Latin America or the Southern Cone) has increased in the last decades due to changing geopolitical dynamics (in particular, the rise of Brazil).
It is | Copeoglossum nigropunctatum
Copeoglossum nigropunctatum, also known as the black-spotted skink, common coppery mabuya, or South American spotted skink, is a species of skink found in South America. It has shiny bronze or copper skin, with a dark longitudinal stripe along each flank that is often bordered by cream-colored lines.
It has been recorded as present in much of the northern South America and the Amazon River Basin, including Venezuela, Trinidad, the Guyanas (Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname), Colombia, Ecuador | 7,023 | triviaqa-train |
In the television cartoon series, which town is the home of ‘The Flintstones’? | suburban America. The plots deliberately resemble the sitcoms of the era, with the caveman Flintstone and Rubble families getting into minor conflicts characteristic of modern life. The show is set in the Stone Age town of Bedrock (pop. 2500). In this fantasy version of the past, dinosaurs and other long-extinct animals co-exist with cavemen, saber-toothed cats, and woolly mammoths.
Animation historian Christopher P. Lehman considers that the series draws its humor in part from creative uses of anachronisms. The main one | to the top of the TV cartoon field. The company later produced a space-age version of "The Flintstones", known as "The Jetsons". Although both shows reappeared in the 1970s and 1980s, "The Flintstones" was far more popular.
By the late 1960s, Hanna-Barbera Productions was the most successful television animation studio in the business. The Hanna-Barbera studio produced over 3,000 animated half-hour television shows. Among the more than 100 cartoon series and specials they produced were | 7,024 | triviaqa-train |
‘Here Comes the Fuzz’ was the 2003 debut album of which English dj and musician? | Here Comes the Fuzz
Here Comes the Fuzz is the debut studio album by British producer Mark Ronson. The album was released on 8 September 2003, led by the lead single, "Ooh Wee". Unlike Ronson's later releases, his debut album focuses more on the genre of hip-hop, with guest appearances from a number of famous rappers and hip-hop alumni, including Ghostface Killah, M.O.P., Nate Dogg, Saigon and Sean Paul. The album also features appearances from singers Rivers Cuomo and Daniel Merriweather | United Kingdom DJ and guitarist, on the latter's debut album, "Here Comes the Fuzz", ("She's Got Me" and "NYC Rules") in September 2003. Merriweather signed with Ronson's label, Allido Records, and worked on his debut solo single, "City Rules", as a revised version of "NYC Rules". It was produced by Ronson and featured raps from New York MC Saigon and was issued in early 2004. Other musicians on the single are ?uestlove, The | 7,025 | triviaqa-train |
The Ambassador Bridge, which connects the US with Canada, spans which river? | Ambassador Bridge
The Ambassador Bridge is a tolled suspension bridge across the Detroit River that connects Detroit, Michigan, United States, with Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It is the busiest international border crossing in North America in terms of trade volume, carrying more than 25% of all merchandise trade between the United States and Canada. A 2004 Border Transportation Partnership study showed that 150,000 jobs in the region and US$13 billion in annual production depend on the Detroit–Windsor international border crossing.
The bridge is owned | Saint Croix–Vanceboro Bridge
The Saint Croix–Vanceboro Bridge is an international bridge, which connects the communities of Saint Croix, New Brunswick in Canada and Vanceboro, Maine in the United States, across the St. Croix River. The bridge consists of three reinforced concrete slab spans for a total length of , which carries a two lane roadway across the river.
The bridge was constructed in 1927 as a concrete T-beam structure, and opened in 1928. The original bridge was replaced with the current deck in 1997 | 7,026 | triviaqa-train |
Foucault’s Pendulum, which demonstrated the rotation of the Earth, was staged in which European city in 1851? | . They call this satirical intellectual game "The Plan". The three become increasingly obsessed with The Plan and sometimes forget that it is just a game. Worse still, other conspiracy theorists learn about The Plan and take it seriously. Belbo finds himself the target of a real secret society which believes that he possesses the key to the lost treasure of the Knights Templar.
The book opens with narrator Casaubon hiding in fear after closing time in the Parisian technical museum Musée des Arts et Métiers. He believes that members of | Sainte Geneviève as a child in prayer 1876 a.jpg
In 1851, physicist Léon Foucault demonstrated the rotation of the Earth by constructing a Foucault pendulum beneath the central dome. The original sphere from the pendulum was temporarily displayed at the Panthéon in the 1990s (starting in 1995) during renovations at the Musée des Arts et Métiers. The original pendulum was later returned to the Musée des Arts et Métiers, and a copy is now displayed at the Panthéon. It has been listed since 1920 as a "monument historique" by the | 7,027 | triviaqa-train |
Who plays groundsman Carl Spackler in the 1980 film ‘Caddyshack’? | Caddyshack
Caddyshack is a 1980 American sports comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, written by Brian Doyle-Murray, Ramis, and Douglas Kenney, and starring Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Michael O'Keefe and Bill Murray. Doyle-Murray also has a supporting role.
"Caddyshack" was Ramis' directorial debut and boosted the career of Dangerfield, who was previously known mostly for his stand-up comedy. Grossing nearly $40 million at the domestic box office (the 17th-highest of the year | which he wrote alongside Doyle-Murray and Paul Shaffer.
Production "Caddyshack".
Murray reprised his role of Carl Spackler from the film "Caddyshack" in the show's premiere episode.
See also.
- List of original programs distributed by Facebook Watch | 7,028 | triviaqa-train |
The Sheffield Shield is competed for by teams of cricketers in which country? | Sheffield Shield
The Sheffield Shield is the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. The tournament is contested between teams from six states of Australia. Prior to the Shield being established, a number of intercolonial matches were played. The Shield, donated by Lord Sheffield, was first contested during the 1892–93 season, between New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria. Queensland was admitted for the 1926–27 season, Western Australia for the 1947–48 season and Tasmania for the 1977–78 season.
The competition is contested in a double- | name of the country, Trinidad and Tobago, and when the Shell Shield began in 1965–66 the team competed under the name of Trinidad and Tobago. They won their first title on their fourth outing, in 1969–70, and also won the next year's competition, but since then Trinidad and Tobago have only taken three titles in 35 seasons. During this time cricketers from Trinidad competed in the Beaumont Cup which had first class status.
In one-day cricket, Trinidad and Tobago won four titles in eight seasons from 1989–90 | 7,029 | triviaqa-train |
In the Disney film ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’, what did the dwarfs mine for? | , an audio commentary by John Canemaker and, via archived audio clips, Walt Disney. A VHS release followed on November 27, 2001. Both versions were returned to the Disney Vault on January 31, 2002. As of 2001, the film grossed a combined from box office and home video revenue.
"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" was released on Blu-ray on October 6, 2009, the first of Disney's Diamond Editions, and a new DVD edition was released on November 24, 2009. | feature film.
History.
The Fantasyland section of the Magic Kingdom underwent a large expansion and renovation from March 2010 through May 2014.
As part of the expansion, the Magic Kingdom's original Snow White attraction, Snow White's Scary Adventures, was permanently closed on May 31, 2012 and replaced with Princess Fairytale Hall, a new Disney Princess meet and greet. A new area themed to "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", featuring Snow White's cottage and the new the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train roller | 7,030 | triviaqa-train |
A Russian woman was arrested in Paris in August 2009 for throwing a cup of tea at which work of art? | , Adolphe Willette, Pierre Bonnard, Georges de Feure, Henri-Gabriel Ibels, Paul Gavarni and Alphonse Mucha.
Culture Museums.
The Louvre was the most visited art museum in the world in 2017, with 8.1 million visitors. Its treasures include the "Mona Lisa" ("La Joconde"), the Venus de Milo statue, "Liberty Leading the People", as well as many other notable works. The second-most visited museum in the city, with 3.3 million visitors, was the Centre Georges | A Woman Who Understood
A Woman Who Understood is a 1920 American silent drama film, directed by William Parke, distributed by Robertson-Cole, and starring Bessie Barriscale.
Plot.
As described in a film magazine, Madge Graham (Barriscale), a sculptress who pays for her art work by conducting a tea room in Greenwich Village, New York City, saves violinist Robert Knight (Stanley) during an attempted suicide by throwing a tea cup through his window. She learns that he is despondent over a rejection | 7,031 | triviaqa-train |
‘Trust pink, Forget stains’ is the advertising slogan for which brand of laundry product? | Vanish (stain remover)
Vanish is a brand of stain removing products owned by Reckitt Benckiser, sold in Australia, India, Indonesia, Russia, South Africa, Latin America, the United Kingdom and much of Europe. In North America, these products are sold under the Resolve brand name.
The product line is not related to the North American Vanish toilet cleaner brand owned by S. C. Johnson. Most Vanish products are designed for removing stains from clothing, with some for removing stains from carpets and upholstery. | Zote (soap)
Zote is a Mexican brand of laundry soap. The pink colored laundry soap is very popular for hand washing clothes and pretreating oily stains. The original pink soap is big, solid and weighs 14.1 oz.
The Soap.
The soap is intended for laundry for its stain removing and whitening properties. Some Mexican women use it as a bathing soap. The ingredients are sodium tallowate (animal fat), sodium cocoate, Citronella oil (fragrance), glycerin and optical brightener.
See also | 7,032 | triviaqa-train |
In January 2012, who became the new presenter of the UK television show ‘Countdown’? | Countdown (game show)
Countdown is a British television show involving word and number tasks. It is broadcast on Channel 4 and is currently presented by Nick Hewer, assisted by Rachel Riley, with regular lexicographer Susie Dent. It was the first programme to be aired on Channel 4, and 80 series have been broadcast since its debut on 2 November 1982. With over 7,000 episodes, "Countdown" is one of the longest-running game shows in the world, along with the original French version, "Des chiffres | women in Britain, ultimately earning her an estimated £1 million per year.
Television career "Countdown" After Richard Whiteley.
In June 2005, the producers of "Countdown" asked Vorderman if she wanted to fill the role of main presenter vacated by the recently deceased Richard Whiteley. Vorderman declined, and a search for a new presenter began while the show went into a four-month hiatus. In October 2005, Des Lynam replaced Whiteley and co-hosted with Vorderman. In January 2007 Des O'Connor replaced Lynam; Vorderman continued | 7,033 | triviaqa-train |
Lincoln’s Inn, Inner Temple, Middle Temple and Gray’s Temple are known collectively as what? | Lincoln's Inn
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of the four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. (The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn.) Lincoln's Inn is recognised to be one of the world's most prestigious professional bodies of judges and lawyers.
Lincoln's Inn is situated in Holborn, in the London Borough of Camden, just on the border with the City of London | the hamlet of Holborn, as it was easy to get to the law courts at Westminster Hall and was just outside the City.
Two groups occupied the Hospitaller land, and became known as the "inner inn" (occupying the consecrated buildings near the centre of the Temple) and the "middle inn" (occupying the unconsecrated buildings between the "inner inn" and the Outer Temple). These became the Inner Temple and the Middle Temple, and were distinct societies by 1388, when they are mentioned in a | 7,034 | triviaqa-train |
A Sharif, a descendant of Muhammed through his daughter Fatima, is entitled to wear which colour turban or veil? | Prophet) was expanded to include the site of Muhammad's tomb. The Green Dome above the tomb was built by the Mamluk sultan Al Mansur Qalawun in the 13th century, although the green color was added in the 16th century, under the reign of Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. Among tombs adjacent to that of Muhammad are those of his companions (Sahabah), the first two Muslim caliphs Abu Bakr and Umar, and an empty one that Muslims believe awaits Jesus.
When bin Saud took Medina in 1805, Muhammad | Hazrat Ishaan
Khwaja Sayyid Mir Khawand Mahmud ibn Sharif Naqshbandi, known as "Hazrat Ishaan Shah" ( 1563— 4 November 1642) is a Sufi Saint from Bokhara.
Ancestry.
Hazrat Ishaan was a Sayyid, a direct descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fatima al Zahra and his son in law and cousin Ali ibn Abu Talib. Two paternal Sayyid lineages of him are currently known. From one line he is a direct descendant of the seventh Imam Musa al Kadhim, through his son Ibrahim al | 7,035 | triviaqa-train |
Cuddles the Monkey was a puppet of which British television presenter/ventriloquist? | Cuddles the Monkey
Cuddles the Monkey was one half of Keith Harris's puppet act, the sidekick and nemesis of Orville the Duck. The monkey was orange, with a blue face. He wore a white shirt collar and blue tie, and his catchphrase was "I hate that duck." In the TV show actress Ruth Verrall played the part of Cuddles when movement was needed.
External links.
- Harris' accolades with Orville and Cuddles, and new show | Vinod Naranat
Vinod Naranat is an Indian ventriloquist, puppeteer and puppet-maker. Naranat, who hails from Ernakulam, began his career as a magician. After a meeting with ventriloquist Prahaladacharya in 1987 he choose to pursue a career as ventriloquist.
"Kitty", Naranat's monkey puppet, is talking to spectators with jokes and naughty comments to interact with people. Kitty has become popular, after its creator Naranat took up social issues. To create awareness among the public, the government and non-government organizations are | 7,036 | triviaqa-train |
The tomb of William the Conqueror is in which French city? | the Danes. In 1086 William ordered the compilation of the "Domesday Book", a survey listing all the landholdings in England along with their pre-Conquest and current holders. William died in September 1087 while leading a campaign in northern France, and was buried in Caen. His reign in England was marked by the construction of castles, the settling of a new Norman nobility on the land, and change in the composition of the English clergy. He did not try to integrate his various domains into one empire but instead | Richard Lovett (Seigneur)
Richard Lovett was an Anglo-Norman baron under William the Conqueror. The surname derived from the Anglo-Norman French "Lo(u)vet", a nickname which meant 'wolf cub.' Richard Lovett's sons, William and Robert Lovett were rewarded with land grants in England that were listed in the Domesday Book and stayed with the family into the twentieth-century.
Richard de Louvet's tomb is at the cathedral in Rouen, France. His name, and that of his sons' ( | 7,037 | triviaqa-train |
Which 18th Century English historian wrote ‘The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire? | the first historians who understood the importance of general and universally applicable ideas in the shaping of historical events.
The apex of Enlightenment history was reached with Edward Gibbon's, monumental six-volume work, "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire", published on 17 February 1776. Because of its relative objectivity and heavy use of primary sources, at the time its methodology became a model for later historians. This has led to Gibbon being called the first "modern historian". The book sold | Charles Bertram
Charles Julius Bertram (1723–1765) was an English expatriate in Denmark who "discovered"—and presumably wrote—"The Description of Britain" (), an 18th-century literary forgery purporting to be a mediaeval work on history that remained undetected for over a century. In that time, it was highly influential for the reconstruction of the history of Roman Britain and contemporary Scotland, to the extent of appearing in Gibbon's "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" and being used to direct William Roy's initial Ordnance Survey maps. | 7,038 | triviaqa-train |
What was the first name of American author F Scott Fitzgerald? | F. Scott Fitzgerald
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940) was an American fiction writer, whose works helped to illustrate the flamboyance and excess of the Jazz Age. While he achieved popular success, fame, and fortune in his lifetime, he did not receive much critical acclaim until after his death. Perhaps the most notable member of the "Lost Generation" of the 1920s, Fitzgerald is now widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. He finished four | Zelda Fitzgerald
Zelda Fitzgerald (; July 24, 1900 – March 10, 1948) was an American novelist, socialite, painter and wife of author F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Born in Montgomery, Alabama, she was noted for her beauty and high spirits, and was dubbed by her husband as "the first American Flapper". She and Scott became emblems of the Jazz Age, for which they are still celebrated. The immediate success of Scott's first novel "This Side of Paradise" (1920) brought them | 7,039 | triviaqa-train |
Which nation’s football team were the runners up in the 2006 FIFA World Cup? | FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the "" (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because of the Second World War. The current champion is France, which won its second title at the 2018 tournament in Russia.
The | with which he won the African Youth Championship, before assuming control of the senior team in 2004 for Angola's World Cup qualify campaign, in which he sprang one of the continent's biggest ever upsets when Angola managed to pip Nigeria to the top of a tough qualifying group, ensuring qualification to the pinnacle of world football in 2006.
2006 FIFA World Cup.
Perceived by many as one of the weaker nations in the World Cup, Angola were paired with former colonial masters and Euro 2004 runners-up Portugal, | 7,040 | triviaqa-train |
In humans, atelectasis affects which part of the body? | In the early 1950s, in UK aviation medicine, the condition "acceleration atelectasis" was given the name "Hunter Lung" due to its prevalence in pilots of the transonic fighter jet the Hawker Hunter, which used a 100% oxygen schedule.
Diagnosis.
Clinically significant atelectasis is generally visible on chest X-ray; findings can include lung opacification and/or loss of lung volume. Post-surgical atelectasis will be bibasal in pattern. Chest CT or Bronchoscopy may be necessary if the cause of atelectasis is not clinically | far back as the Neolithic period. Tuberculosis is presumed to have been transmitted from domesticated cattle to humans through ingestion of contaminated meats and the drinking of contaminated milk. It is also possible to contract tuberculosis through contact with infected persons. When an infected person coughs, they eject infected mucus from their body which can possibly infect those close by. There are several types of tuberculosis: the kind that affects cold-blooded animals, the kind that affects birds, and the bovine type that causes disease in humans. Because bovine tuberculosis | 7,041 | triviaqa-train |
What is the official language of Chile? | ;" or from the Quechua "chiri", "cold", or "tchili", meaning either "snow" or "the deepest point of the Earth". Another origin attributed to "chilli" is the onomatopoeic "cheele-cheele"—the Mapuche imitation of the warble of a bird locally known as trile.
The Spanish conquistadors heard about this name from the Incas, and the few survivors of Diego de Almagro's first Spanish expedition south from Peru in 1535–36 called themselves the "men of Chilli". Ultimately | Mapudungun is not an official language of Chile or Argentina and has received virtually no government support throughout its history. It is not used as a language of instruction in either country’s educational system despite the Chilean government's commitment to provide full access to education in Mapuche areas in southern Chile. There is an ongoing political debate over which alphabet to use as the standard alphabet of written Mapudungun. There are approximately 144,000 native speakers in Chile and another 8,400 in west central Argentina.
Only 2.4% of urban speakers and 16 | 7,042 | triviaqa-train |
Framboise is French for which fruit? | shorter (could also be a goblet). Most framboise beers are quite sweet, though the Cantillon Brewery produces a tart version called "Rosé de Gambrinus" that is based on the traditional kriek style. The Liefmans brewery uses oud bruin beer instead of lambic to make its framboise beer, resulting in a very different taste. There are other beers outside of Belgium, however, that can be considered "framboise". For example, the Wisconsin Brewery known as the New Glarus Brewing Company produces a beer called "Raspberry Tart | either whole fruit or syrup. Other, rarer fruit lambic flavorings include apple (pomme), banana (banane), pineapple (ananas), apricot (abricot), plum (prune), cloudberry (plaquebière), lemon (citron), and blueberry (myrtille). Fruit lambics are usually bottled with secondary fermentation. Although fruit lambics are among the most famous Belgian fruit beers, the use of names such as kriek, framboise or frambozen, cassis, etc. does not necessarily imply that the beer is made | 7,043 | triviaqa-train |
Which song by Irish band U2 is a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr? | " and "Pride (In the Name of Love)" helped establish U2's reputation as a politically and socially conscious group. By the mid-1980s, they had become renowned globally for their live act, highlighted by their performance at Live Aid in 1985. The group's fifth album, "The Joshua Tree" (1987), made them international superstars and was their greatest critical and commercial success. Topping music charts around the world, it produced their only number-one singles in the US to date: "With | with "Peacemaker Die", a tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr., which features a recording of his famous "I Have A Dream" speech.
Mine, in total contrast, deals with introspective subjects. In accordance, the band departs from its guitar sound and experiments with different arrangements on this side, with Nuno Bettencourt playing keyboards in addition to (and in some tracks, instead of) the guitar. The side opening song, "Seven Sundays", is a slow waltz with prominent keyboards and no | 7,044 | triviaqa-train |
Cochin, Red Shaver and Sulmtaler are breeds of which bird? | Red Shaver
The Red Shaver is a sex linked breed of chicken developed in Canada. Pullets are reddish-brown in colour with white underfeathers, while males are white with a few red markings on the feathers. It is a hardy, dual-purpose breed laying brown eggs and dressing out between three and five pounds. They have a reputation of being a quiet breed. Red Shaver chickens are used most frequently in small flocks for small farms.
Eggs.
Red shaver hens can lay from 305 to 315 eggs | Canada or the United States. All are heavy breeds, and most lay brown eggs; most are cold-hardy:
- Buckeye
- Chantecler
- Delaware
- Dominique
- Holland
- Java
- Jersey Giant
- Lamona
- New Hampshire
- Plymouth Rock
- Rhode Island Red
- Rhode Island White
- Wyandotte
Large breeds Asiatic.
These three breeds originate in China; they are large, feather legged, and lay brown eggs:
- Brahma
- Cochin | 7,045 | triviaqa-train |
On a QWERTY keyboard, which letter lies between C and B? | " - let me "get out of a dialog" (or pop-up window): LET ME ESCAPE.
Another common application today of the Esc key is to trigger the Stop button in many web browsers.
Layout Key types System commands Escape key ESC origins.
ESC was part of the standard keyboard on the DEC VT50, introduced July 1974; it was not part of the 1970-introduced VT05. The TECO and Emacs text editors use the Esc key extensively.
Historically it also served as a type of shift key, | 4:13
Personnel.
The Minus 5
- Scott McCaughey - vocals, piano, acoustic guitar, keyboards, pedal steel, trumpet, bass harmonica, strings, ocarina, percussion, kalimba
- Jeff Tweedy - guitar, backing vocals, synth, orchestron, marimba, piano
- Glenn Kotche - drums, percussion
- Peter Buck - 12-string guitar, e-bow guitar, mandolin, six-string bass, slide guitar, electronic tanpura, electric guitar
- John Stiratt - bass, backing vocals | 7,046 | triviaqa-train |
Death Valley 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- | Valley Scenic Byway "(also a National Scenic Byway)", scenic drive through Death Valley National Park, the lowest place in North America, surrounded by mountains
- Designated 1968-05-10 in Inyo County: Death Valley National Park (original boundaries)
- Designated 2002-01-07 in Inyo County: Death Valley National Park (new boundaries)
- State Route 197
- US 199 near Hiouchi to US 101 near Smith River
- State Route 198
- US 101 near San Lucas | 7,047 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of Sicily? | devoid of any forest. In Northern Sicily, there are three important forests; near Mount Etna, in the Nebrodi Mountains and in the Bosco della Ficuzza's Natural Reserve near Palermo. The Nebrodi Mountains Regional Park, established on 4 August 1993 and covering , is the largest protected natural area of Sicily; and contains the largest forest in Sicily, the Caronia. The Hundred Horse Chestnut (Castagno dei Cento Cavalli), in Sant'Alfio, on the eastern slopes of Mount Etna, is the largest and oldest known chestnut tree in | .
The first recorded contacts between Greeks and Algerians were struggles in the 5th century BC between the Phoenicians, who had settled in what is now Tunisia and Algeria with their capital at Carthage, and the Greek colony of Syracuse in Sicily. The capital of Numidia, Cirta (later renamed Constantine) was founded in 203 BC with the help of Greek colonists. The Greek historian Polybius discusses the wars that led to Carthage and Numidia becoming the Roman provinces of Africa and Mauretania.
After almost 600 years as part of the | 7,048 | triviaqa-train |
How many holes are on a classic cribbage board? | The objective of the game is to be the first player to score a target number of points, typically 61 or 121. Points are scored for showing certain jacks, playing the last card, for card combinations adding up to 15 or 31, and for pairs, triples, quadruples, runs and flushes.
Cribbage holds a special place among American submariners, serving as an "official" pastime. The wardroom of the oldest active submarine in the United States Pacific Fleet carries the personal cribbage board of World War II submarine | before game play begins. If a player fails to claim their full score on any turn, the opponent may call out "Muggins" and peg any points overlooked by the player.
Rules Match.
A match (much like tennis) consists of more than one game, often an odd number. The match points are scored on the cribbage board using the holes reserved for match points. On a spiral board, these are often at the bottom of the board in a line with 5 or 7 holes. On a | 7,049 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the galaxy that contains the Earth? | solar eclipses.
The Hill sphere, or the sphere of gravitational influence, of the Earth is about in radius. This is the maximum distance at which the Earth's gravitational influence is stronger than the more distant Sun and planets. Objects must orbit the Earth within this radius, or they can become unbound by the gravitational perturbation of the Sun.
Earth, along with the Solar System, is situated in the Milky Way and orbits about 28,000 light-years from its center. It is about 20 light | Slartibartfast, a Magrathean designer, was involved in the project and signed his name among the fjords of Norway (an area that won him an award).
Earth is also home to Arthur Dent and Trillian. Earth is located in Galactic Sector ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha.
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" originally described Earth as ""harmless"" (the entry is short because of the limited amount of space the Guide possessed, what with the sheer size and content of the galaxy itself). | 7,050 | triviaqa-train |
In which English city is Preston Park railway station? | and special letters patent for a time preserved the city of Rochester.
In 1977, as part of the celebrations of the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II, the Home Office identified nine candidates for city status: Blackburn, Brighton, Croydon, Derby, Dudley, Newport, Sandwell, Sunderland and Wolverhampton. Ultimately, Derby received the award as the largest non-metropolitan district not already designated a city. In April 1980 a parish council was created for Lichfield, and the charter trustees established six years earlier were dissolved. City | Preston park and ride
Preston park and ride is a park-and-ride scheme in the city of Preston in Lancashire, England, operated by Rotala subsidiary Preston Bus (formerly Stagecoach in Preston).
Services.
The park and ride system consists of two car parks at Portway and one at Walton-le-Dale, connected by bus routes to the city centre; the Portway route also serves Preston railway station. The services do not run on Sundays, and a reduced service operates on bank holidays. | 7,051 | triviaqa-train |
Which US President is depicted on a $5 bill? | ceremony at President Lincoln's Cottage.
Current design Security Features.
New and enhanced security features make it easier to check the new $5 bill and more difficult for potential counterfeiters to reproduce. The redesigned $5 bill has:
- Watermarks: There are now two watermarks. A large numeral "5" watermark is located in a blank space to the right of the portrait, replacing the watermark portrait of President Lincoln found on previous bills. A second watermark — a new column of three smaller "5"s — has | and "Money Has No Smell" (2006). "Medicin Plant" (2008) depicts a medicinal plant with deceptive blossoms of US dollar bills.
In "Mona Money" (1998) Wandrey wryly clarifies his ability to unite divergent positions by marrying George Washington's portrait painted by Gilbert Stuart with "La Gioconda’s" body. The likeness of the general and president is depicted on the one-dollar bill ""so it must be the most frequently reproduced work of art in history."" | 7,052 | triviaqa-train |
How many gills are in an Imperial pint? | various Canadian provinces continued to use the Queen Anne Winchester wine gallon as a basis for their pint until 1873, well after Britain adopted the imperial system in 1824. This made the Canadian pint compatible with the American pint, but after 1824 it was incompatible with the British pint. The traditional French "pinte" used in Lower Canada (Quebec) was twice the size of the traditional English "pint" used in Upper Canada (Ontario), about 1 litre versus 0.5 litres. After four of the British provinces united in | traditional pint. Under the "Canada Weights and Measures Act", if asked for a "pint of beer", businesses should serve customers 0.568 litres of beer with an accuracy of 0.5%, and if asked for a "pinte de bière" they should serve them 1.136 litres. The Imperial system of measurement is no longer taught in Canadian schools, which leads to confusion when customers ask how big a drinking establishment's pints are. Servers and even managers may not know. To avoid legal issues, many drinking establishments | 7,053 | triviaqa-train |
The Estadio de Maracana football stadium is in which country? | to host the FIFA World Cup, in which Brazil was beaten 2–1 by Uruguay in the deciding game, in front of 199,854 spectators on 16 July 1950. The venue has seen attendances of 150,000 or more at 26 occasions, the last being on 29 May 1983, as 155,253 spectators watched Flamengo beat Santos 3-0. The stadium has seen crowds of more than 100,000 284 times.
But as terraced sections have been replaced with seats over time, and after the renovation for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, its original | in the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of the game, but only 16 in the Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions. Officially licensed stadiums include the San Siro, St. Jakob-Park, Old Trafford, Allianz Arena, Juventus Stadium, Estadio Mineirao, Arena Corinthians, Estadio Beira-Rio, Estádio do Morumbi, Estádio Urbano Caldeira, and Saitama Stadium 2002. The remaining are unlicensed. The Estadio do Maracana (only for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One) and Stade de France were released later as free | 7,054 | triviaqa-train |
Chinese Restaurant Syndrome, a collection of symptoms caused in some people after eating Chinese food, is said to be caused by which food additive? | Glutamate flavoring
Glutamate flavoring is a generic name for the flavor-enhancing compounds based on glutamic acid and its salts (glutamates). These compounds provide an umami (savory) taste to food.
Glutamic acid and glutamates are natural constituents of many fermented or aged foods, including: soy sauce, fermented bean paste, and cheese. They can also be found in hydrolyzed proteins such as yeast extract. The sodium salt of glutamic acid, monosodium glutamate (MSG) is manufactured in a large scale and widely used in | Oral mite anaphylaxis
Oral mite anaphylaxis (OMA), also known as pancake syndrome, is a disease in which a person gets symptoms after eating food contaminated with particular mites. The disease name comes from reports of people becoming ill after eating pancakes made from contaminated flour.
Mites suspected as causing the condition are "Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus", "Blomia tropicalis", and "Suidasia pontifica" (Suidasia medanensis). The latter two are the most likely to have caused the harmful effects, and they live in tropical and | 7,055 | triviaqa-train |
What is the national flower of Australia? | List of Australian floral emblems
This is a list of Australian floral emblems. It encompasses the national flower and the official flowers of the constituent states.
After the Federation of Australia that took place in 1901, the upsurge in nationalism led to the search for an official national floral emblem. Archibald Campbell had founded the Wattle Club in Victoria in 1899 to promote interest in and profile of the wattle as a unique Australian flower. The New South Wales waratah was considered alongside the wattle "Acacia pycnantha", although lost out | the All Blacks fly-half Beaudan Barrett to prevent Stuart Hogg from scoring a winning try. A week later Scotland registered a record win over the Wallabies, inflicting eight tries on the visitors in what was the Australian hooker Stephen Moore's final international game. Scotland won 53-24, their biggest ever margin of victory over Australia.
Thistle and the anthem.
The thistle is the national flower, and also the symbol of the Scotland national rugby union team. According to legend the "guardian thistle" has played | 7,056 | triviaqa-train |
What is the first name of comic-book hero Captain Marvel’s twin sister? | , Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury), can transform himself into a costumed adult with the powers of superhuman strength, speed, flight and other abilities. The character battles an extensive rogues' gallery, primarily archenemies Dr. Sivana, Black Adam, and Mister Mind.
Based on book selling points, the character was the most popular superhero of the 1940s, outselling even Superman. Fawcett expanded the franchise to include other "Marvels", primarily Marvel Family associates Mary Marvel and Captain Marvel Jr., who | Squadron of Justice
The Squadron of Justice was a name used by two superhero teams of characters who originated from Fawcett Comics. Each team only made one appearance in a single story.
First version.
In "Whiz Comics" #21, the name had been applied to the somewhat obscure Marvel Family members known as the Lieutenant Marvels. Three young men from different areas of the country (Texas, the Ozarks and Brooklyn) all named Billy Batson were reading Captain Marvel’s comic book adventures and happened to wonder if | 7,057 | triviaqa-train |
Which actor replaced Charlie Sheen in the US television series ‘Two and a Half Men’? | CBS and Warner Bros. Television reached a multiyear broadcasting agreement for the series, renewing it through at least the 2011–12 season. In February 2011, however, CBS and Warner Bros. decided to end production for the rest of the eighth season after Sheen entered drug rehabilitation and made "disparaging comments" about the series' creator and executive producer Chuck Lorre. Sheen's contract was terminated the following month and he was confirmed not to be returning to the series. Ashton Kutcher was hired to replace him the following season as Walden Schmidt, | 's firing and replacement.
For the first eight seasons of "Two and a Half Men", the series' main character was Charlie Harper, portrayed by actor Charlie Sheen. In February 2011, after continued verbal attacks against series creator Chuck Lorre by Sheen, CBS announced that "Two and a Half Men" would suspend production for the rest of its eighth season. On March 7, CBS and Warner Bros. Television jointly announced that Sheen had been fired from "Two and a Half Men", citing "moral | 7,058 | triviaqa-train |
In which building is London’s Whispering Gallery? | is carried by waves, known as whispering-gallery waves, that travel around the circumference clinging to the walls, an effect that was discovered in the whispering gallery of St Paul's Cathedral in London. The extent to which the sound travels at St Paul's can also be judged by clapping in the gallery, which produces four echoes. Other historical examples are the Gol Gumbaz mausoleum in Bijapur and the Echo Wall of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. A hemispherical enclosure will also guide whispering gallery waves. The waves carry | show was with the gallery, as well as Mike Nelson (artist) and Sarah Jones (artist).
In 1997 Hales added Hew Locke and Sebastiaan Bremer to their roster, and held exhibitions of Tomoko Takahashi and Spencer Tunick’s work.
In 2004 Hales moved to its current gallery space in the Tea Building in Shoreditch, London’s East End.
In February 2016 Hales opened an office and viewing room in New York’s Lower East Side district, which in September 2017 became the ‘Hales Project Room’ | 7,059 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the only planet in out solar system not named after a god? | Solar System
The Solar System is the gravitationally bound planetary system of the Sun and the objects that orbit it, either directly or indirectly. Of the objects that orbit the Sun directly, the largest are the eight planets, with the remainder being smaller objects, such as the five dwarf planets and small Solar System bodies. Of the objects that orbit the Sun indirectly—the moons—two are larger than the smallest planet, Mercury.
The Solar System formed 4.6 billion years ago from the gravitational collapse of a | . It is named after the Roman god of the sea and has the astronomical symbol ♆, a stylised version of the god Neptune's trident.
Neptune is not visible to the unaided eye and is the only planet in the Solar System found by mathematical prediction rather than by empirical observation. Unexpected changes in the orbit of Uranus led Alexis Bouvard to deduce that its orbit was subject to gravitational perturbation by an unknown planet. Neptune was subsequently observed with a telescope on 23 September 1846 by Johann Galle within a degree of the | 7,060 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the largest ocean on Earth? | zone undergoes dramatic changes in salinity with depth, it contains a halocline. If a zone undergoes a strong, vertical chemistry gradient with depth, it contains a chemocline.
The halocline often coincides with the thermocline, and the combination produces a pronounced pycnocline.
Earth's global ocean Exploration.
The deepest point in the ocean is the Mariana Trench, located in the Pacific Ocean near the Northern Mariana Islands. Its maximum depth has been estimated to be (plus or minus 11 meters; see the Mariana Trench article for discussion | to the sun, rock and regolith predominate. Minerals and hydrates may also be present in smaller quantities on many planetary surfaces.
Surface materials Rare surface occurrences.
Surface liquid, while abundant on Earth (the largest body of surface liquid being the World Ocean) is rare elsewhere, a notable exception being Titan which has the largest known hydrocarbon lake system while surface water, abundant on Earth and essential to all known forms of life is thought only to exist as Seasonal flows on warm Martian slopes and in the habitable zones of | 7,061 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the longest river in the world? | to whether the Nile or the Amazon is the world's longest river. The Nile has traditionally been considered longer, but in recent years two unpublished studies have suggested that the Amazon is longer by measuring the river plus the adjacent Pará estuary and the longest connecting tidal canal. A peer-reviewed article published in the "International Journal of Digital Earth" comes to the conclusion that the Nile is longer.
Even when detailed maps are available, the length measurement is not always clear. A river may have multiple channels, | -crossing bridge completed in China and one of the longest cross-sea bridges in the world
- Hangzhou Bay Bridge (China), which is among the ten longest trans-oceanic bridges
- Runyang Yangtze River Bridge (China), the third longest suspension bridge span in the world and the largest in China,
- Jintang Bridge (China), the third longest cross-sea bridge built in China
- Booué of Ogooué Bridge (Gabon)
- Foundiougne Bridge (Senegal)
- Cunene River | 7,062 | triviaqa-train |
In which US state are the Sonoma and Nappa Valley wine growing areas? | European wines are most often classified by grape (e.g. Pinot noir and Merlot). Market recognition of particular regions has recently been leading to their increased prominence on non-European wine labels. Examples of recognized non-European locales include Napa Valley, Santa Clara Valley, Sonoma Valley, Anderson Valley, and Mendocino County in California; Willamette Valley and Rogue Valley in Oregon; Columbia Valley in Washington; Barossa Valley in South Australia; Hunter Valley in New South Wales; Luján de Cuyo in Argentina; Central Valley in Chile; | growing season in neighboring Sonoma.
Wine regions.
As of 2017, twelve American Viticultural Areas (AVA) have been designated within Mendocino County: Anderson Valley AVA, Cole Ranch AVA, Covelo AVA, Dos Rios AVA, Eagle Peak Mendocino County AVA, McDowell Valley AVA, Mendocino AVA, Mendocino Ridge AVA, Pine Mountain - Cloverdale Peak AVA, Potter Valley AVA, Redwood Valley AVA and Yorkville Highlands AVA. The majority of Mendocino County plantings are in the eastern side of the county, clustered around the cities of | 7,063 | triviaqa-train |
In Germany it is Landwein what is the French equivalent? | Unlike the supposed equivalents of "Vin de Table" / "Vino da Tavola" and "Indicazione Geografica Tipica" / "Vin de Pays", exciting things are rarely made, production levels are not high, and these wines are typically exported to the United States. In 2005, Tafelwein and Landwein only accounted for 3.6% of total production.
Quality wine is divided into two types:
- "Qualitätswein", or quality wine from a specific region.
- "Prädikatswein", or superior quality wine | 2008 there were 43 registered "vino de la tierra" wines in Spain.
Similar wine classifications in Europe.
Levels corresponding to "Vino de la Tierra" in other countries are:
- "Indicazione geografica tipica" for equivalent quality wines from Italy.
- "Landwein" for equivalent quality wines from Germany, Austria and South Tyrol.
- "Landwijn" for equivalent quality wines from Netherlands.
- "Regional wine" for equivalent quality wines from the United Kingdom.
- "Vin de | 7,064 | triviaqa-train |
In heraldry what is the name for the colour black? | the modern French word refers to the mouth of an animal.
Sable is named for a type of marten, known for its dark, luxuriant fur.
Azure comes through the Arabic "lāzaward", from the Persian "lāžavard"
both referring to the blue mineral lapis lazuli, used to produce blue pigments.
Vert is from Latin "viridis", "green". The alternative name in French, "sinople", is derived from the ancient city of Sinope in Asia Minor, which was famous | Carnation (heraldry)
In heraldry, carnation is a tincture, the name for skin colour, more exactly the colour of pale or white human skin (i.e., pale pinkish peach).
It is rare in coats of arms in Anglophone countries but quite frequent on the European continent, in France in particular, derived from widespread use in German heraldry. In its rare appearances in the Anglophone heraldries, it is not only used for European flesh tones as in "a crown rayonny or supported by two cubit arms, | 7,065 | triviaqa-train |
James Brindley is chiefly remembered for building what? | at Clifton in Lancashire. Three years later he built a machine for a silk mill at Congleton.
Early canal engineering.
Brindley's reputation brought him to the attention of the 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, who was looking for a way to improve the transport of coal from his coal mines at Worsley to Manchester.
In 1759 the Duke commissioned the construction of a canal to do just that. The resulting Bridgewater Canal, opened in 1761, is often regarded as the first British canal of the modern era (though | Brindley Water Mill
The Brindley Water Mill is a water mill in the town of Leek, Staffordshire, England.
The current structure was built on the site of previous corn-grinding mills in 1752 by James Brindley. Owned now by the Brindley Mill Preservation Trust, it has been restored and is now maintained and operated as a working museum. The site also includes a small museum dedicated to Brindley's life and achievements.
The mill is a Scheduled Monument and a Grade II Listed Building.
External links. | 7,066 | triviaqa-train |
Published in 1928, Who wrote the novel Point Counter Point? | Point Counter Point
Point Counter Point is a novel by Aldous Huxley, first published in 1928. It is Huxley's longest novel, and was notably more complex and serious than his earlier fiction.
In 1998, the Modern Library ranked "Point Counter Point" 44th on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.
Title and construction.
The novel's title is a reference to the flow of arguments in a debate, and a series of these exchanges tell the story. | important source for the novel.
Career.
Huxley completed his first (unpublished) novel at the age of 17 and began writing seriously in his early twenties, establishing himself as a successful writer and social satirist. His first published novels were social satires, "Crome Yellow" (1921), "Antic Hay" (1923), "Those Barren Leaves" (1925), and "Point Counter Point" (1928). "Brave New World" was his fifth novel and first dystopian work. In | 7,067 | triviaqa-train |
What did scientist Wayne Szalinski do in a 1989 Disney movie? | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids is a 1989 American comic science fiction film. The directorial debut of Joe Johnston and produced by Walt Disney Pictures, it tells the story of an inventor who accidentally shrinks his and his next door neighbor's kids to a quarter of an inch with his electromagnetic shrinking machine and accidentally throws them out with the trash, where they must venture into their backyard to return home while fending off insects and other obstacles.
Rick Moranis stars as Wayne Szalinski, the | invented by Professor Wayne Szalinski is featured in both the movie and TV Disney series "".
- In a 1995 episode of "Captain Planet and the Planeteers" called "No Small Problem", Dr. Blight invents a shrinking ray which Sly Sludge uses to shrink rubbish.
- In an episode of "Home Improvement", Tim and Al shrink themselves using shrink rays to work deep inside of the engine.
- In "Doctor Who", the Master uses a Tissue Compression Eliminator to shrink and kill people | 7,068 | triviaqa-train |
In Robin Hood the title character was portrayed as which animal? | Robin Hood" had even entered production, Disney had considered doing a project on Reynard the Fox. However, due to concerns that Reynard was unsuitable as a hero, animator Ken Anderson adapted some elements from Reynard into "Robin Hood", thus making the title character a fox.
Ballads and tales Films, animations, new concepts and other adaptations "Robin and Marian".
The 1976 British-American film "Robin and Marian", starring Sean Connery as Robin Hood and Audrey Hepburn as Maid Marian, portrays the figures in | CW, in which the title character is portrayed by Stephen Amell, and launching several spin-off series, becoming the starting point for a DC Comics shared television universe called the Arrowverse.
Publication history.
Publication history Beginnings, 1941–1968.
Green Arrow and Speedy first appeared in "More Fun Comics" #73 (cover-dated November 1941), which was illustrated by artist George Papp. When Mort Weisinger was creating the character, aside from the obvious allusions to Robin Hood, he took inspiration from a movie | 7,069 | triviaqa-train |
Which vegetable is found in abundance in an Indian dopiaza? | harvested over an extended period. The harvesting process should seek to minimise damage and bruising to the crop. Onions and garlic can be dried for a few days in the field and root crops such as potatoes benefit from a short maturation period in warm, moist surroundings, during which time wounds heal and the skin thickens up and hardens. Before marketing or storage, grading needs to be done to remove damaged goods and select produce according to its quality, size, ripeness, and color.
Production Storage.
All vegetables benefit | new edition—the sixty-fourth—included seven recipes for curry powder, three for Mulligatawny soup and seventeen curries, including: King of Oudh's, Lord Clive's, Madras, Dopiaza, Malay, plain and vegetable. For this edition of "Domestic Cookery", underneath Rundell's statement that she would receive no emolument from the book, Murray added a note: "The authoress, Mrs Rundell, sister of the eminent jeweller on Ludgate Hill, was afterwards induced to accept the sum of two thousand guineas from | 7,070 | triviaqa-train |
In a band or orchestra what kind of instrument is a high hat? | , Mongolia, and other countries followed. In fact, Chinese tradition attributes many musical instruments from this period to those regions and countries. Cymbals gained popularity, along with more advanced trumpets, clarinets, oboes, flutes, drums, and lutes. Some of the first bowed zithers appeared in China in the 9th or 10th century, influenced by Mongolian culture.
India experienced similar development to China in the Middle Ages; however, stringed instruments developed differently as they accommodated different styles of music. While stringed instruments of China were | these pieces blending the upbeat sound of a blues band with a symphony orchestra. And if you love the sound of a well-played blues harmonica, just wait until you hear what Corky Siegel can achieve on that versatile instrument. It will make you love the blues all over again."
On Allmusic, Cub Koda was considerably more reserved, saying "This is "not" an album — or a piece of music — to be neutral about. Collaborations between the high brow and the low down have always been | 7,071 | triviaqa-train |
Which breed of cattle is called Holstein in the USA? | Holstein Friesian cattle
Holstein Friesians (often shortened to Holsteins in North America, while the term Friesians is often used in the UK and Ireland) are a breed of dairy cattle originating from the Dutch provinces of North Holland and Friesland, and Schleswig-Holstein in Northern Germany and Jutland. They are known as the world's highest-production dairy animals.
The Dutch and German breeders bred and oversaw the development of the breed with the goal of obtaining animals that could best use grass, the area's most abundant resource | it has also inadvertently served as a scientific method of breeding cattle. This view is held among a majority of jallikattu supporters. The protest is aimed at revival of the native humped bull, called the zebu. The Tamil Nadu breed of zebu is unique to India and has several advantages compared to European varieties of cattle such as the Holstein cow. The native breeds are rich in the A2 variety of beta casein protein which aides easy digestion whereas milk from European "Bos taurus" contain the A1 variant of the beta casein protein | 7,072 | triviaqa-train |
The Third Foot and Mouth Regiment featured in which Carry On film? | Carry On Up the Khyber
Carry On Up the Khyber is a British comedy and the sixteenth in the series of "Carry On" films to be made, released in November 1968. It stars "Carry On" regulars Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Bernard Bresslaw and Peter Butterworth. It is the final of two Carry On film appearances by Wanda Ventham and Roy Castle makes his only "Carry On" appearance in the romantic male lead part usually played by Jim Dale. Angela Douglas makes | The Big Job (film)
The Big Job is a British comedy film which was released in 1965. It starred Sid James, Dick Emery, Joan Sims, Sylvia Syms, Jim Dale and Lance Percival.
"The Big Job" shared its cast and production team with the "Carry On" films, but the film was not officially part of the "Carry On" series. The film was photographed in black and white, while the "Carry On" films from the mid 1960s were in colour. | 7,073 | triviaqa-train |
The badge of which cricket county features three pears? | Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Worcestershire. Its Vitality Blast T20 team - who are the defending champions after claiming their first title in 2018 - has been rebranded the Worcestershire Rapids, but the county is known by most fans as "the Pears". The club is based at New Road, Worcester. Founded in 1865, Worcestershire held minor status at first and was a prominent | between five gold martlets.
The Sussex County Cricket Club uses the traditional county arms as its badge.
The Sussex Motor Yacht Club, founded in 1907 and headquartered in Brighton, uses the traditional Sussex county arms (i.e., the six martlets) on its club burgee; it depicts the martlets in red, and places them on a white shield, surmounting a three-bladed propeller, which also in red.
The University of Sussex's coat of arms features the six martlets.
See also.
- | 7,074 | triviaqa-train |
Used in brewing what is Humulus Lupulus? | Humulus lupulus
Humulus lupulus (common hop or hops) is a species of flowering plant in the hemp family (Cannabaceae), native to Europe, western Asia and North America. It is a dioecious, perennial, herbaceous climbing plant which sends up new shoots in early spring and dies back to a cold-hardy rhizome in autumn.
Hops are described as bine plants rather than vine because, unlike vines, they have stiff downward facing hairs that provide stability and allow them to climb. These shoots allow "H. | newer methods, such as those used to brew Pilsner.
In 1929, Van Roy decided to give his beer a proper name, calling it "Speciale Palm". "Speciale" refers to the style of beer "Special Belge".
In 1930 Arthur Van Roy taught his son, Alfred, how to brew beer. This, coupled with what Alfred learned at the Brussels brewing school, led to the first copper brewing room with a mill being built. This brewing room is known as "Brewing Room 1 | 7,075 | triviaqa-train |
Which adventurer lived at 7 Savile Row? | the east side, but in the 19th century, houses were built on the west side.
History Nineteenth century.
Initially, the street was occupied by military officers and their wives, along with politicians: William Pitt the Younger wrote letters from the street when it was called Savile Street; Irish-born playwright and MP, Richard Brinsley Sheridan lived at 14 Savile Row in 1813-16, till his death. Jules Verne had Phileas Fogg, his lead character in "Around the World in Eighty Days", live | returned when the Pitt–Newcastle ministry was formed in June 1757. Promoted to full admiral on 7 February 1758, he received the sinecure of general of marines on 1 May 1758. From around 1760 he lived at No. 3 Savile Row in London. He served as Senior Naval Lord on the Admiralty Board from March 1761 to April 1763.
Forbes was elected as Member for Mullingar in 1761 and became Commissioner of the Board of Longitude in 1768. His final promotion was to Admiral of the Fleet on 24 October 1781 | 7,076 | triviaqa-train |
At Cambridge the ‘Senior Wrangler’ is the top performer at what? | Buzzard, Jayant Narlikar, George Reid and Ben J. Green) have become publicly known.
Another notable was Philippa Fawcett. She was educated at Newnham College, Cambridge which had been co-founded by her mother. In 1890, Fawcett became the first woman to obtain the top score in the Cambridge Mathematical Tripos exams. Her score was 13 per cent higher than the second highest score. When the women's list was announced, Fawcett was described as "above the senior wrangler", but she did not receive the | Technology at the 2012 Webby Awards. The same year it was announced as the Gold Seal Winner at the Mom's Choice Awards and also received the Reader's Choice Award from About.com as the Coolest Parenting Teens Gadget Winner.
External links.
- Life360 Homepage | 7,077 | triviaqa-train |
Which construction was officially titled the Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart? | of Berlin on 12 June 1987, U.S. President Ronald Reagan challenged Mikhail Gorbachev, then the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, to tear down the Wall as a symbol of increasing freedom in the Eastern Bloc:
Fall of the Berlin Wall.
The fall of the communist government in neighboring Poland's 1989 Polish legislative election in June played a role in the fall of the Berlin Wall. Also in June 1989 the Hungarian government began dismantling the electrified fence along its border with Austria (with Western TV | road/railway construction, decreasing medical care, eliminating overtime pay for white-collar workers, changing permanent employment to temporary employment, eliminating labor unions, free trade for car exports, removing protection for small farmers, privatization of Japan Post and the layoff of Japan Post workers.
- 1955 GHQ changed their policy from anti-fascist to anti-communist, and released Nobusuke Kishi (Class A war criminals, a member of Hideki Tōjō's Militarist Cabinet, father of Shintarō Abe and grandfather of Shinzō Abe) from Sugamo | 7,078 | triviaqa-train |
The Schlieffen Plan was enacted during which conflict? | -German war, with all German forces deployed against France) to the inadequate western deployment of II (only 80 percent of the army assembled in the west) to counter "Plan XVII". In 2014, Terence Holmes wrote,
History.
History Interwar.
History Interwar "Der Weltkrieg".
Work began on "Der Weltkrieg 1914 bis 1918: Militärischen Operationen zu Lande" (The World War [from] 1914 to 1918: Military Operations on Land) in 1919 in the (War History Section) of the Great | slaughter. It was in the west that the newly industrialized world powers could focus their end products on the military–industrial complex. The deadliest day of the war was during the opening day of the conflict. The Imperial German war council had initiated the Schlieffen Plan which involved multiple armies flooding through the borders of Belgium and France. On August 22, 1914, during the Battle of the Frontiers five separate French armies engaged the German invaders independently of each other. Across all those battlefields, on that single day, 27,000 French | 7,079 | triviaqa-train |
In which film did Clint Eastwood play Will Munny? | Unforgiven
Unforgiven is a 1992 American revisionist Western film produced and directed by Clint Eastwood and written by David Webb Peoples. The film portrays William Munny, an aging outlaw and killer who takes on one more job years after he had turned to farming. The film stars Eastwood in the lead role, with Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman and Richard Harris. Eastwood stated that the film would be his last Western for fear of repeating himself or imitating someone else's work.
The film won four Academy Awards: Best Picture and | played Joey on the ABC series "Black Box", did voice acting in an episode of "American Dad!" entitled "Stan Goes on the Pill", and played Vito in the silver screen adaptation "Jersey Boys", directed by Clint Eastwood. He will play Father Ed in "Chasing Yesterday", a film by writer/director Joseph Pernice, as well as be in the film "Houses", by writer/director Jenner Furst, alongside "Sopranos" co-stars Michael Imperioli and John Ventimiglia | 7,080 | triviaqa-train |
What name was given by the Sioux Indians to John J Dunbar? | and culture. Learning their language, he is accepted as an honored guest by the Sioux after he tells them of a migrating herd of buffalo and participates in the hunt. When at Fort Sedgewick, Dunbar also befriends a wolf he dubs "Two Socks" for its white forepaws. Observing Dunbar and Two Socks chasing each other, the Sioux give him the name "Dances With Wolves." During this time, Dunbar also forges a romantic relationship with Stands With A Fist and helps defend the village from an attack by the | I Remain Alive
I Remain Alive: the Sioux Literary Renaissance is a scholarly book written by Ruth J. Heflin and published by Syracuse University Press in 2000.
"I Remain Alive" focuses on five Sioux, or "Oyate" (meaning "the People"), writers from what is often called the Transitional Period for American Indian writers. The book provides a perspective for non-Indians on what life was like for the different Sioux tribes in the late 1800s before discussing how these five writers—Charles Alexander Eastman | 7,081 | triviaqa-train |
Which cocktail is ‘The Queen of Drinks’? | Bloody Mary (cocktail)
A Bloody Mary is a cocktail containing vodka, tomato juice, and combinations of other spices and flavorings including Worcestershire sauce, hot sauces, garlic, herbs, horseradish, celery, olives, salt, black pepper, lemon juice, lime juice and/or celery salt. In the United States, it is usually consumed in the morning or early afternoon, and is popular as a hangover cure.
The Bloody Mary was invented in the 1920s or 1930s; there are various theories as to the origin | worked the front bar. Craddock later wrote The Savoy Cocktail Book, which included Coleman's recipe for the Hanky Panky.
In February 1926, five London newspapers published the story of Coley's retirement from bartending. In an interview with The London Daily Express, who called her "England's most famous barmaid" and The Queen of Cocktail Mixers", Coleman estimated she had served one hundred thousand customers and poured one million drinks.
After Coleman left the bar, some cocktail historians have said she worked in the hotel | 7,082 | triviaqa-train |
Which state did JFK represent as a senator? | John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963. He served at the height of the Cold War, and the majority of his presidency dealt with managing relations with the Soviet Union. A member of the Democratic Party, Kennedy represented Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate prior to becoming president | to education, and his "War on Poverty". Johnson was renowned for his domineering personality and the "Johnson treatment," his coercion of powerful politicians in order to advance legislation. All of his accomplishments were influenced by the idea of Cold War liberalism which was according to most, implemented by JFK.
Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson, first a congressman and then senator from the state of Washington, is also widely recognized as a Cold War liberal. A Democrat, his political beliefs were characterized by support of | 7,083 | triviaqa-train |
Patricia Kennedy was divorced from which English actor? | Patricia Kennedy Lawford
Patricia Helen Kennedy Lawford (May 6, 1924 – September 17, 2006) was an American socialite and the sixth of nine children of Rose and Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. She was a sister of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Senator Ted Kennedy. Pat wanted to be a film producer, a profession not readily open to young women in her time. She married English actor Peter Lawford in 1954, but they divorced in 1966.
Early life.
Patricia Helen Kennedy | William David Powell
William David Powell (February 27, 1925 – March 13, 1968) was an American writer and associate producer.
Early life.
Powell was the only child of actor William Powell and actress Eileen Wilson, who divorced in 1930.
Personal Life & Career.
William David Powell graduated from Princeton, magna cum laude in English. On Saturday, December 22, 1956, at age 31, Powell wed former child actress Patricia Parsons, 23, exchanging their wedding vows at the home | 7,084 | triviaqa-train |
Who is commemorated by a museum at Alloway, Strathclyde? | Alloway
Alloway (Gaelic , ) is a conservation village that is now a suburb of Ayr. It is best known as the birthplace of Robert Burns and the setting for his poem "Tam o' Shanter". Tobias Bachope, the mason responsible for the construction of Hopetoun House, Craigiehall, and Kinross House, also hailed from Alloway.
The former village and surrounding area was incorporated into the former Royal Burgh of Ayr in 1935, and the extended village is now a suburb of Ayr on the River Doon. | pub's owner in the 19th century and a later attempt to buy them back was not successful. Exact replicas of the missing lines have been put back in place in 2011. The original windowpanes are kept at the Burns Birthplace Museum at Alloway who do not wish to give them up.
Diamond point On windowpanes King's Arms, Dumfries.
This inn was used by Burns when he had business in the town and was of a somewhat 'aristocratic' nature. Burns inscribed these words on the window of the King's Arms | 7,085 | triviaqa-train |
Who painted The Light of the World? | The Light of the World (painting)
The Light of the World (1851–53) is an allegorical painting by the English Pre-Raphaelite artist William Holman Hunt (1827–1910) representing the figure of Jesus preparing to knock on an overgrown and long-unopened door, illustrating Revelation 3:20: "Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me". According to Hunt | Valley of Shadow
To the light of the world they came,
And bright on the roll of the nations,
Broad on the banner of fame,
With the opulent blood of their youth-time
They painted Australia's name.
You who have lov'd, remember:
Tho' these whom you lov'd have died,
Tho' the wearying years move onward
And the ways of the world are wide;
Tho' Gallipoli's graves may hold them
And her whispering waters hide, | 7,086 | triviaqa-train |
Which English town did the Romans call Camulodonum? | Camulodunum
Camulodunum (; ), the Ancient Roman name for what is now Colchester in Essex, was an important town in Roman Britain, and the first capital of the province. It is claimed to be the oldest town in Britain. Originally the site of the Brythonic-Celtic oppidum of Camulodunon (meaning "stronghold of Camulos"), capital of the Trinovantes and later the Catuvellauni tribes, it was first mentioned by name on coinage minted by the chieftain Tasciovanus sometime between 20 and 10 BC. The Roman town began life | The city's name is derived from "Ceolmaer's ford" which was close to the site of the present High Street stone bridge. In the Domesday Book of 1086, the town was called "Celmeresfort" and by 1189 it had changed to "Chelmsford". Its position on the Londinium – Camulodonum Roman road (the modern A12) ensured the early prosperity of Chelmsford.
The town became the seat of the local assize during the early 13th century (though assizes were also held at Brentwood) and by 1218 it | 7,087 | triviaqa-train |
Which Blackadder cast member was knighted in the 2013 Birthday Honours List? | Blackadder
Blackadder is a series of four BBC1 pseudohistorical British sitcoms, plus several one-off instalments, which originally aired from 1983-1989. All television episodes starred Rowan Atkinson as the antihero Edmund Blackadder and Tony Robinson as Blackadder's dogsbody, Baldrick. Each series was set in a different historical period, with the two protagonists accompanied by different characters, though several reappear in one series or another, e.g., Melchett (Stephen Fry) and Lord Flashheart (Rik Mayall).
The first series, "The Black | judge of the High Court of England and Wales, and his nephew Tom Tugendhat has been the Conservative Member of Parliament for Tonbridge and Malling since May 2015.
Honours.
Tugendhat was knighted in the 1990 Birthday Honours. On 15 October 1993 he was created a life peer as Baron Tugendhat of Widdington in the County of Essex. In 1998 he became the Chancellor of the University of Bath, from which position he stood down in 2013, to be succeeded by Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex. He was chairman of | 7,088 | triviaqa-train |
Which city does Islam regard as the next most holy after Mecca? | final revelation of God. Like other Abrahamic religions, Islam also teaches a final judgment with the righteous rewarded paradise and unrighteous punished in hell. Religious concepts and practices include the Five Pillars of Islam, which are obligatory acts of worship, and following Islamic law ("sharia"), which touches on virtually every aspect of life and society, from banking and welfare to women and the environment. The cities of Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem are home to the three holiest sites in Islam.
Aside from the theological narrative | division of property among one's heirs.
History The First Hijrah.
When Mohammed saw the persecution to which his followers were subjected to in Mecca, he told them to find safe haven in northern Ethiopia, Abyssinia, where they would "find a king there who does not wrong anyone." It was the first hijra (migration) in Islam history.
History The fourth holiest Muslim city.
Ethiopia is home to Harar. According to UNESCO, it is regarded as the fourth holy city of Islam. It has | 7,089 | triviaqa-train |
What is the youngest section of the Scouting movement, covering ages 6 to 8? | Programs were developed to meet the needs of young children (generally ages 6 to 10) and young adults (originally 18 and older, and later up to 25). Scouts and Guides were later split into "junior" and "senior" sections in many member organizations, and some organizations dropped the young adults' section. The exact age ranges for programs vary by country and association.
The national programs for younger children include Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts, Brownies, Daisies, Rainbow Guides, Beaver Scouts, Joey | parent or teacher depending on where the guidance takes place. In den meetings, it is the Den Leader who is Akela. During pack meetings it is the Cubmaster. At home, the parents fill this role. Sir Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scouting movement, chose Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book" as a source of symbolism and allegorical framework for the youngest members of the Scouting movement. Many references are made to this story in the Cub Scout section, including the "Council Rock" for | 7,090 | triviaqa-train |
Which seaside resort extends either side of the Great Orme headland? | the Welsh Watering Places' (a phrase later also used in connection with Tenby and Aberystwyth; the word 'resort' came a little later). Historically a part of Caernarfonshire, Llandudno was formerly in the district of Aberconwy within Gwynedd.
History.
The town of Llandudno developed from Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age settlements over many hundreds of years on the slopes of the limestone headland, known to seafarers as the Great Orme and to landsmen as the Creuddyn Peninsula. The origins in recorded history are with | Punta Fuego
Fuego Point, commonly known as Punta Fuego, is a flame-shaped headland located in western Batangas province on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It extends as a 2.9 km-long promontory into the South China Sea overlooking Fortune Island and Nasugbu and Calayo bays in the municipality of Nasugbu. It is home to the exclusive Club Punta Fuego and Peninsula de Punta Fuego resort and seaside community.
Geography.
Punta Fuego is moderately high and rocky, with an islet off its north side. | 7,091 | triviaqa-train |
What was the country of birth of Pope Benedict XVI? | , Holy Saturday, 1927, at Schulstraße 11, at 8:30 in the morning in his parents' home in Marktl, Bavaria, Germany. He was baptised the same day. He is the third and youngest child of Joseph Ratzinger Sr., a police officer, and Maria Ratzinger (née Peintner); his grand-uncle was the German priest-politician Georg Ratzinger. His mother's family was originally from South Tyrol (now in Italy). Pope Benedict's elder brother, Georg Ratzinger, is a Catholic priest | whistle just when the joy which is the Creator's gift offers us a happiness which is itself a certain foretaste of the Divine?)
History Pope Benedict XVI Nature of love.
Benedict accepts that events in real life often just happen, rather than being planned nor willed. What is imposed, is not voluntary.
The encyclical does not mention the teachings of the Popes Pius XI through John Paul II on birth control and natural family planning. The late Pope, "my great predecessor" is, however, praised for | 7,092 | triviaqa-train |
Which football club does Robbie Williams make much of supporting? | 2012, and began the new season with three goals in his first five appearances, against Oxford United, Burnley and Port Vale. A stomach injury he sustained in October kept him out of the team for two months. Williams left the club in January 2013 when his contract was cancelled by mutual consent. In his two seasons with the club, Williams played in 42 league games, made four appearances in cup competitions and scored five goals.
Career Limerick.
In February 2013, Williams joined League of Ireland Premier Division club | a sophisticated man, and a much-decorated one." Williams also critiqued Henry's decision not to inform the referee, citing previous club football examples of players not taking advantage of a referee's mistake: Robbie Fowler in 1997 unsuccessfully pleading for the referee not to give a penalty in his favour, Paolo Di Canio in 2000 catching the ball rather than scoring past an incapacitated goalkeeper, and Costin Lazăr in 2009 successfully insisting he would not take the penalty awarded to him for what he saw as a fair challenge. Henri | 7,093 | triviaqa-train |
For which London football club did Rod Stewart have an unsuccessful trial? | was the folk tune "It Takes a Worried Man to Sing a Worried Song"; the first record he bought was Eddie Cochran's "C'mon Everybody". In 1960, he joined a skiffle group with schoolfriends called the Kool Kats, playing Lonnie Donegan and Chas McDevitt hits.
Stewart left school at age 15 and worked briefly as a silk screen printer. Spurred on by his father, his ambition was to become a professional footballer. In summer 1960, he went for trials at Brentford F.C., a Third Division | a gravedigger in Fairfax County, Virginia.
- British singer/songwriter Rod Stewart is commonly believed to have worked as a grave digger at Highgate Cemetery, north London. In fact, this is something of an urban myth. While he was temporarily employed by the cemetery in his youth, his work consisted of marking plots and performing various other manual tasks, which did not include gravedigging. Stewart himself acknowledges that "the popular myth arose (one I happily rode along with) that I was once a gravedigger. It | 7,094 | triviaqa-train |
In which county is Malin Head, the most northerly point in all Ireland? | Malin Head
Malin Head () is located on the Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland and is the most northerly point of the island of Ireland. The northernmost tip is the headland named Banba's Crown located at latitude 55.38ºN. Malin Head gives its name to the Malin sea area. There is a weather station on the head, which is one of 22 such stations whose reports are broadcast as part of the BBC Shipping Forecast.
Ptolemy's "Geography" (2nd century AD) described a point called | Βορειον ("Boreion", "the northern") which probably referred to Malin Head.
Banba's Crown on Malin Head is the most northerly point of the Irish mainland. Banba was one of the mythical queens of Ireland. Banba's Crown is about 16 km (10 mi) north of the village of Malin. The island of Inishtrahull is further north, located approximately 10 km (6 mi) north east of Malin Head. Further north still is the most northerly landfall of Ireland, | 7,095 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the Teletubbies’ vacuum cleaner-like housekeeper and guardian? | Teletubbies
Teletubbies is a British pre-school children's television series created by Ragdoll Productions' Anne Wood and Andrew Davenport. The programme focuses on four multi-coloured creatures known as "Teletubbies", named after the television screens implanted in their abdomens. Recognised throughout popular culture for the uniquely shaped antenna protruding from the head of each character, the Teletubbies communicate through gibberish and were designed to bear resemblance to toddlers.
Particularly notable for its high production values, the series rapidly became a commercial success in Britain and abroad | , leading to a picture of a robot vacuum cleaner running over a dog's excrement creating a geometric pattern on the floor similar to the blood pattern in Yoo Soo-kyung's case.
At the same time, Soo-kyung's housekeeper, whom Jae-chan was interrogating as a witness, also mentions of a robot vacuum cleaner which, according to Inspector Choi, was not found among the items inside the victim's residence. Putting the clues together, however, Inspector Choi infers that Soo-kyung could have | 7,096 | triviaqa-train |
Which university’s architecture originally inspired the term “red-brick university”? | and were initially established as civic science or engineering colleges. Eight of the nine original institutions are members of the Russell Group (which receives two-thirds of all research grant funding in the United Kingdom).
Origins of the term and use.
The term "red brick" or "redbrick" was first coined by Edgar Allison Peers, a professor of Spanish at the University of Liverpool, to describe the civic universities, while using the pseudonym "Bruce Truscot" in his 1943 book "Redbrick University". | founding as The Country School for Boys. In 1902 the property was reassembled and given to Johns Hopkins University.
In 1916 the mansion became the University Faculty Club. In 1936, Homewood was converted to offices for the university president and deans. Johns Hopkins University now operates Homewood Museum, which opened to the public in 1987, and its Federal-style architecture, with its red brick and white marble, serves as the inspiration for the campus' design.
Architecture.
Homewood exhibits a Palladian-inspired five- | 7,097 | triviaqa-train |
In which English city are Park Hill Flats, the largest listed building in Europe? | . There are 50 settlements which have been designated city status in England, while the wider United Kingdom has 66.
While many cities in England are quite large, such as Birmingham, Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Newcastle, Bradford, Nottingham, population size is not a prerequisite for city status. Traditionally the status was given to towns with diocesan cathedrals, so there are smaller cities like Wells, Ely, Ripon, Truro and Chichester.
Economy.
England's economy is one of the largest in | The Dower House is one of Bristol's more prominent landmarks, set on a hill above the M32 motorway on the main approach into the city, and painted bright yellow. The house was built in 1553 by Sir Richard Berkeley. It has also been used as part of Stoke Park Hospital. The house closed as a hospital in 1985, and has since been converted into flats.
Duchess Pond.
Within Stoke Park are two small lakes, the largest of which is Duchess Pond. It is used for angling | 7,098 | triviaqa-train |
What phrase is used in the UK for that which North Americans often call a “Texas Gate”? | it-yourself guards made of wood and concrete are available via the web site of the Missouri Alternatives Center at the University of Missouri in the US. Commercial precast concrete versions are also available; Smith Cattleguard Company, based in Virginia, sold more than 15,000 of them between 1960 and 1980. Manufacturers also produce commercial polyethylene forms with reinforcing rods. Placed in or on the ground and filled, a finished cattle grid with concrete reinforced with fiberglass (GFRP) rebar can support vehicle loads of up to per axle.
Variations Steel | "panties" is usually favoured. In the UK, the term "pants" is also used for both men's and women's underwear (not to be confused with the North American usage of "pants", referring to what both Americans and the British call "trousers" — although "pants" is also used in some parts of Northern England). Both men's and women's underwear is also sometimes referred to as "drawers". In any context, "drawers" suggests underwear that is dowdy, | 7,099 | triviaqa-train |
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