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The asteroid belt lies roughly between which two planets in our solar system? | , Pallas, Juno, and Vesta) were very different from the traditional ones. These bodies shared the same region of space between Mars and Jupiter (the asteroid belt), and had a much smaller mass; as a result they were reclassified as "asteroids". In the absence of any formal definition, a "planet" came to be understood as any "large" body that orbited the Sun. Because there was a dramatic size gap between the asteroids and the planets, and the spate of new discoveries seemed | is found. This lies between the strong 4:1 and 2:1 Kirkwood gaps at 2.06 and 3.27 AU, and at orbital eccentricities less than roughly 0.33, along with orbital inclinations below about 20°. , this "core" region contained 93% of all discovered and numbered minor planets within the Solar System. The JPL Small-Body Database lists over 670,000 known main belt asteroids.
Characteristics Orbits Kirkwood gaps.
The semi-major axis of an asteroid is used to describe the dimensions of its orbit around the Sun, and | 7,300 | triviaqa-train |
During which month in 1666 did the Great Fire of London rage for four days? | Great Fire of London
The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through the central parts of the English city of London from Sunday, 2 September to Thursday, 6 September 1666. The fire gutted the medieval City of London inside the old Roman city wall. It threatened but did not reach the aristocratic district of Westminster, Charles II's Palace of Whitehall, or most of the suburban slums. It consumed 13,200 houses, 87 parish churches, St Paul's Cathedral, and most of the buildings of the | family eventually won an $8 million civil judgment against the county government.
Voluntary.
Voluntary Robert Hubert (1666).
In 1666, Robert Hubert confessed to starting the Great Fire of London by throwing a fire bomb through a bakery window. It was proven during his trial that he had not been in the country until two days after the start of the fire, he was never at any point near the bakery in question, the bakery did not have windows, and he was crippled and unable to throw | 7,301 | triviaqa-train |
Who was billed as ‘Undefeated’ in a boxing match in December 2007 against Floyd Mayweather Jr? | , Pacquiao has defeated more than 20 world championsChatchai Sasakul, Lehlohonolo Ledwaba, Jorge Eliécer Julio, Marco Antonio Barrera (twice), Érik Morales (twice), Óscar Larios, Jorge Solís, Juan Manuel Márquez (twice), David Díaz, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Miguel Cotto, Joshua Clottey, Antonio Margarito, Shane Mosley, Brandon Ríos, Timothy Bradley (twice), Chris Algieri, Jessie Vargas, Lucas Matthysse, Adrien Broner and Keith Thurman.
Pacquiao has also generated approximately 19.6 million in | Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr., billed as The World Awaits, was a light middleweight superfight that took place on May 5, 2007, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada between six-division world champion Oscar De La Hoya (38–4, 30 KO) and undefeated four-division champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (37–0, 24 KO). At the time, the bout was the most lucrative boxing match ever, with over $130 million in | 7,302 | triviaqa-train |
In the final Harry Potter novel, who becomes headmaster of Hogwarts School? | reopened in "Half-Blood Prince" when Draco Malfoy fixed the cabinet. This passage is not shown on the Marauder's Map as it is not part of the castle itself.
Besides passages in and out of the school, there are also numerous short-cuts that lead from one part of the castle to another. These are often concealed in such fashions as a tapestry which hides a hole in the wall.
Grounds Room of Requirement.
On the seventh floor opposite an enormous tapestry depicting Barnabas the Barmy attempting | In the "Harry Potter" series.
"The Tales of Beedle the Bard" first appeared as a fictional book in J. K. Rowling's 2007 "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", the seventh and final novel of the "Harry Potter" series. The book is bequeathed to Hermione Granger by Albus Dumbledore, former headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It is described as a popular collection of Wizarding children's fairy tales, so that while Ron Weasley is familiar with the stories, Harry Potter and | 7,303 | triviaqa-train |
What is the surname of Sam in the US television series ‘Cheers’? | all of "Cheers" took place in the front room of the bar, but the characters often went into the rear pool room or the bar's office. "Cheers" did not show any action outside the bar until the first episode of the second season, which took place in Diane's apartment.
The show's main theme in its early seasons was the romance between intellectual waitress Diane Chambers and the bar's owner Sam Malone, a former major league baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and a recovering alcoholic | Cheers (season 5)
The fifth season of "Cheers", an American television sitcom, originally aired on NBC in the United States between September 25, 1986 and May 7, 1987. This season marks the departure of Shelley Long as Diane Chambers, bringing an end to the Sam and Diane relationship (although Long would return for the series finale). The show was created by director James Burrows and writers Glen and Les Charles (as Charles Burrows Charles Productions), in association with Paramount Television.
Background | 7,304 | triviaqa-train |
How many stations are on the Glasgow subway rail system? | All 15 stations were built with island platforms. The trains were thus built with doors on one side only. Power for the electric lighting in the trains was supplied by two parallel wall-mounted rails (known as "T-irons") at window level on the non-platform side of the trains; trains were originally equipped with wheels to pick up the electricity but changed to skids at electrification. The trains remained cable-hauled until 1935, though the anachronistic way of supplying power for the lighting continued until | , there is the Glasgow Subway which is the third oldest rapid transit system in the world (opened 1896). One other system, the Tyne & Wear Metro (opened 1980), serves Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland, North Tyneside and South Tyneside, and has many similarities to a rapid transit system including underground stations, but is sometimes considered to be light rail.
Rail transport Urban rail.
Urban commuter rail networks are focused on many of the country's major cities:
- Belfast – Belfast Suburban Rail | 7,305 | triviaqa-train |
In 1921, Edith Cowan was the first woman elected to any Parliament in which country? | refuses to pass a piece of legislation passed by the Lower House.
The two Houses meet in separate chambers of Parliament House (except in a rare joint sitting) on Capital Hill in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
History.
History Temporary home in Melbourne (1901–1927).
The Commonwealth of Australia came into being on 1 January 1901 with the federation of the six Australian colonies. The inaugural election took place on 29 and 30 March and the first Australian Parliament was opened on 9 May 1901 in Melbourne by Prince | Goblins Gate
Goblins Gate, or Goblin Gates, is a narrow gorge, about across, on the Elwha River in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located in Olympic National Park where the Elwha River enters Rica Canyon, east-southeast of Olympic Hot Springs.
Toponymist Smitty Parratt described Goblins Gate: "...the Elwha River swerves at a severe right angle and tumbles into an extremely narrow cliffside opening. Resembling two large gates such as might have been found on a medieval castle, the rock portals appear to | 7,306 | triviaqa-train |
Mount Monaslu is in which South Asian country? | , Cambodian Americans, Burmese Americans, Nepali Americans, Hmong Americans, and Laotian Americans. This affects Vietnamese Americans as well, albeit to a lesser degree, as early 21st century immigration from Vietnam are not from refugee backgrounds. These individual ethnicities experience social issues within their communities, some specific to their individual communities themselves. Issues such as suicide, crime, and mental illness. Other issues experienced include deportation, and poor physical health. Within the Bhutanese American community, it has been documented that there are issues of suicide greater | neighbors Greece and Bulgaria. The Asian part of the country is comprised mostly by the peninsula of Anatolia, which consists of a high central plateau with narrow coastal plains, between the Köroğlu and Pontic mountain ranges to the north and the Taurus Mountains to the south. Eastern Turkey has a more mountainous landscape and is home to the sources of rivers such as the Euphrates, Tigris and Aras. The western portion of the Armenian highland is located in eastern Turkey; this region contains Mount Ararat, Turkey's highest point at , and | 7,307 | triviaqa-train |
Which character does Antonio Banderos provide the voice for in the 2010 film ‘Shrek Forever’? | " in 2007, and "Shrek Forever After" in 2010. "Shrek 2" was the only one to receive similar acclaim from critics, All three were commercially successful. "Shrek the Halls" (2007) and "Scared Shrekless" (2010) were released as holiday-themed short films, and a spin-off prequel film entitled "Puss in Boots" was released in 2011. A fifth feature film was originally planned during the development of "Shrek Forever After", but the idea was later abandoned | . In June 2010 the book, entitled "The Very Fairy Princess", reached number 1 on "The New York Times" Best Seller List for Children's Books. On 21 May 2010, her film "Shrek Forever After" was released; in it Andrews reprises her role as the Queen. On 9 July 2010, "Despicable Me", an animated film in which Andrews lent her voice to Marlena Gru, the thoughtless and soul-crushing mother of the main character Gru (voiced by Steve Carell), | 7,308 | triviaqa-train |
Juan Evo Morales Ayma became President of which South American country in 2006? | Evo Morales
Juan Evo Morales Ayma (; born October 26, 1959) is a Bolivian politician and cocalero activist who has served as President of Bolivia since 2006. Widely regarded as the country's first president to come from the indigenous population, his administration has focused on the implementation of leftist policies, poverty reduction, and combating the influence of the United States and multinational corporations in Bolivia. A socialist, he is the head of the Movement for Socialism (MAS) party.
Born to an Aymara family of subsistence farmers | Kersti Kaljulaid
- - President Jimmy Morales
- - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai
- Evening schedule
- - President Adama Barrow
- - President Evo Morales Ayma
- - President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz ("Scheduled")
- - President Juan Orlando Hernández Alvarado
- - Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz
- - Foreign Minister Isselkou Ould Ahmed Izid Bih
- - President Jacob Zuma ("Scheduled")
Speaking schedule 19 September Right of Reply.
Member states have the option to reply to comments on | 7,309 | triviaqa-train |
The Ngultrum is the basic currency of which Asian country? | Bhutanese ngultrum
The ngultrum ( , symbol: Nu., code: BTN) is the currency of the Kingdom of Bhutan. It is subdivided into 100 chhertum ( , spelled as "chetrums" on coins until 1979). The Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan is the minting authority of the Ngultrum banknotes and coins. The Ngultrum is currently pegged to the Indian rupee at parity.
History.
Until 1789, the coins of the Cooch Behar mint circulated in Bhutan. Following this, Bhutan began issuing its own coins | : Usually choose a key convertible currency that is the most commonly used in international economic transactions and accounts for the largest proportion of foreign exchange reserves. Compare it with the currency of the country and set the exchange rate. This exchange rate is the basic exchange rate. The key currency generally refers to a world currency, which is widely used for pricing, settlement, reserve currency, freely convertible, and internationally accepted currency.
- Cross rate: After the basic exchange rate is worked out, the exchange rate of the | 7,310 | triviaqa-train |
‘Ida May’ was the original title of which hit single by Chuck Berry? | Chuck Berry
Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" (1955), "Roll Over Beethoven" (1956), "Rock and Roll Music" (1957) and "Johnny B. Goode" (1958), Berry refined and developed rhythm and blues into the major elements that made rock and roll distinctive. Writing lyrics that focused on teen life | Back in the U.S.A.
"Back in the U.S.A." is a song written by Chuck Berry that was released in 1959 and was a top 40 hit. A cover version in 1978 by Linda Ronstadt was also a hit.
Chuck Berry version.
Chuck Berry first issued the song on Chess Records in 1959 as a single which reached number 37 in the "Billboard" Hot 100. It also reached number 16 on the R&B chart. The song was later included on Berry's 1962 album "More Chuck Berry" | 7,311 | triviaqa-train |
In November 1966, which team defeated the New York Giants 72-41 in the highest-scoring game in NFL history? | Bowl.
After 9–7 and 10–6 finishes in 1984 and 1985 respectively, the Giants compiled a 14–2 record in 1986 led by league MVP and Defensive Player of the Year Lawrence Taylor and the Big Blue Wrecking Crew defense. As of 2017, this is the Giants' best regular season record since the NFL began playing 16-game seasons in 1978. After clinching the top seed in the NFC, the Giants defeated the 49ers 49–3 in the divisional round of the NFC playoffs and the Redskins 17–0 in the NFC championship game, advancing to | Investiture.
At 22:40 on 23 June, the Chamber of Deputies convened in the Palais de la Nation to vote on Lumumba's government. After Kasongo opened the session, Lumumba delivered his main speech, promising to maintain national unity, abide by the will of the people, and pursue a neutralist foreign policy. The Chamber proceeded to engage in a heated debate. Though the government contained members from parties that held 120 of the 137 seats, reaching a majority was not a straightforward task. While several leaders of the | 7,312 | triviaqa-train |
Which British band released an 1993 album entitled ‘Walthamstow’? | Stratford to the south, and Tottenham Hale, Enfield Lock, Hertford and Harlow to the north. The towpath also carries National Cycle Route 1 (NCR 1), an unbroken, signposted cycle route from Dover to the Shetland Islands, which in North London carries cyclists from Canary Wharf to Enfield Lock via Victoria Park and Walthamstow Marshes. The route is a shared-use path maintained by the Canal and River Trust and Sustrans.
Culture.
Walthamstow was home to the popular 1990s boy band East 17, who named | Dog Society
Dog Society is an American rock band based in New York City. Their debut album, "Test Your Own Eyes", was released by EastWest / Atlantic Records in 1993. After nearly twenty years without a studio album, the band independently released "Emerge" in 2012. Emerge was followed by another independent 12 song project entitled "In The Shade" which was released in the fall of 2014.
History.
History "Test Your Own Eyes".
The band was formed in 1991 by Bruce Erik | 7,313 | triviaqa-train |
In 1897, Theodor Herzl became the first President of the political form of which movement? | anti-Semites and Islamic extremists.
The Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement traditionally did not identify as Zionist, but has adopted a Zionist agenda since the late 20th century, opposing any territorial compromise in Israel.
Anti-Zionism Anti-Zionism or antisemitism.
Some critics of anti-Zionism have argued that opposition to Zionism can be hard to distinguish from antisemitism, and that criticism of Israel may be used as an excuse to express viewpoints that might otherwise be considered antisemitic. Martin Luther King Jr. condemned anti-Zionism as | and Hechler became convinced that the years 1897-98 would see the return of the Jews to their ancient homeland.
In 1896 he got to know Theodor Herzl, who hoped through Hechler to get access to the German Emperor Wilhelm II, whom Herzl saw as his great hope in establishing the Jewish State. Hechler was indeed able to put Herzl in touch with the Emperor in 1898. Although the meeting gave legitimacy to Herzl's movement, it soon became clear that support would not come from Germany, but one of the | 7,314 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the only US state to begin with the letter ‘D’? | settlement in 1620 at Plymouth Colony, which was followed by the establishment of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630. The Middle Colonies, consisting of the present-day states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, were characterized by a large degree of diversity. The first attempted English settlement south of Virginia was the Province of Carolina, with Georgia Colony – the last of the Thirteen Colonies – established in 1733.
The colonies were characterized by people primarily of the Judeo-Christian faiths, with | "
History.
In 1978, 348 senior Israeli army officers wrote a letter to Prime Minister Menachem Begin calling for peace between Israel and Egypt. The letter stated, "the government policy, perpetuating its rule over a million Arabs, could harm the Jewish-democratic character of the state, and makes it difficult for us to identify with the task. Mindful of Israel's security needs and the difficulties on the path to peace, we nevertheless consider that real security can be achieved only when we achieve peace." | 7,315 | triviaqa-train |
Which Shakespeare character said ‘A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse’? | Richard III (play)
Richard III is a historical play by William Shakespeare believed to have been written around 1593. It depicts the Machiavellian rise to power and subsequent short reign of King Richard III of England. The play is grouped among the histories in the First Folio and is most often classified as such. Occasionally, however, as in the quarto edition, it is termed a tragedy. "Richard III" concludes Shakespeare's first tetralogy (also containing "Henry VI" parts 1–3).
It is the | role of Pip, having previously starred in Steven Spielberg's adaptation of "War Horse", which Irvine described as his big break, having previously appeared in minor roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Irvine found the role intimidating, but said that he "wanted to make my character Pip stronger and more driven than how he's been played in adaptations before".
- Toby Irvine, the younger brother of Jeremy Irvine, as young Pip.
- Helena Bonham Carter as Miss Havisham, wealthy spinster who has taken | 7,316 | triviaqa-train |
Ben Macdui is part of which European mountain range? | Ben Macdui
Ben Macdui () is the second highest mountain in the United Kingdom (in absolute height) after Ben Nevis, and the highest in the Cairngorms National Park. After the defeat of Domnall mac Uilliam in 1187, Donnchad II, Earl of Fife, acquired Strathavon, a territory stretching from Ballindalloch to Ben Macdui; because the mountain marked the western boundary of Donnchad's territory, historian and place-name scholar Professor G.W.S. Barrow has suggested that the mountain took its name from Donnchad's family, the Mac Duibh | bases depend upon the amount of denudation to which the plateau has been subjected in various places.
Places of interest.
- An Teallach
- Aonach Mòr (Nevis Range ski centre)
- Arrochar Alps
- Balmoral Castle
- Balquhidder
- Battlefield of Culloden
- Beinn Alligin
- Beinn Eighe
- Ben Cruachan hydro-electric power station
- Ben Lomond
- Ben Macdui (second highest mountain in Scotland and UK)
- Ben Nevis (highest mountain in Scotland and UK) | 7,317 | triviaqa-train |
Sherborne Castle is in which English county? | Sherborne Castle
Sherborne Castle is a 16th-century Tudor mansion southeast of Sherborne in Dorset, England, within the parish of Castleton. It stands in a park which formed a small part of the Digby estate.
Old castle.
Sherborne Old Castle () is the ruin of a 12th-century castle in the grounds of the mansion. The castle was built as the fortified palace of Roger de Caen, Bishop of Salisbury and Chancellor of England, and still belonged to the church in the late 16th century. | Killua Castle, Clonmellon, County Westmeath. He was mayor there from 1588 to 1589. His town mansion of Myrtle Grove is assumed to be the setting for the story that his servant doused him with a bucket of water after seeing clouds of smoke coming from Raleigh's pipe, in the belief that he had been set alight. But this story is also told of other places associated with Raleigh: the Virginia Ash Inn in Henstridge near Sherborne, Sherborne Castle, and South Wraxall Manor in Wiltshire, home of Raleigh's friend | 7,318 | triviaqa-train |
Johnny Depp plays John Wilmot, Second Earl of Rochester, in which 2004 film? | however, gave rise to prosecutions for obscenity, and were destroyed. On 16 December 2004 one of the few surviving copies of "Sodom" was sold by Sotheby's for £45,600.
"[Rochester's] letters to his wife and to his friend Henry Savile… show an admirable mastery of easy, colloquial prose."
Reception and influence.
Rochester was the model for a number of rake heroes in plays of the period, such as Don John in Thomas Shadwell's "The Libertine" (1675 | of how he had abducted her when she was 18 years old and they fell in love. Rochester's death is followed by a scene of Elizabeth Barry playing the role of his wife in "The Man of Mode", the play about him written by his friend Etheridge.
The epilogue is Rochester slipping into the darkness of an increasingly fading candlelight, asking "Do you like me now?"
Cast.
- Johnny Depp as John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester
- John Malkovich as King Charles II | 7,319 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first foreign coach of the England football squad? | the team left in the group stage and he resigned shortly afterwards.
History Sven-Göran Eriksson, Steve McClaren and Fabio Capello.
Sven-Göran Eriksson took charge between 2001 and 2006, and was the team's first non-English manager. He guided England to the quarter-finals of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2004 and the 2006 FIFA World Cup. England lost only five competitive matches during his tenure, and England rose to number four in the world ranking under his guidance. Eriksson's contract | are chosen to form a 23-man squad by a foreign coach (usually an Australian or New Zealand coach).
History.
The Other Nationalities rugby league team regularly played international, and also county, rugby league football teams in Europe from 1904 to 1975. The team, created in 1904 to play England in the first ever rugby league international match, was at first made up of Welsh and Scottish players. However, as rugby league in England grew, and more players from other countries were brought over to England to | 7,320 | triviaqa-train |
Jack Nicholson plays the role of private detective Jake Gittes in which 1974 film? | Rider" (1969); the dramas "Five Easy Pieces" (1970) and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975); the comedy-dramas "The Last Detail" (1973), "Terms of Endearment" (1983), "As Good as It Gets" (1997), "About Schmidt" (2002), and "The Bucket List" (2007); the neo-noir mystery "Chinatown" (1974); the horror film "The Shining" | 1940s, the opening narrative of "The Whistler" can be heard on the car radio as private detective J.J. Gittes (played by Jack Nicholson) cruises the streets.
See also.
- Audio theatre
- "The Mysterious Traveler"
- Old-time radio
References.
References Bibliography.
- Dunning, John. "On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old Time Radio". Oxford University Press, 1998. .
- Nachman, Gerald. "Raised on Radio". University of California | 7,321 | triviaqa-train |
In Greek mythology, who was given asses ears by Apollo for preferring, in a contest, the music of Pan to that of Apollo? | great satisfaction to himself and his faithful follower, Midas, who happened to be present. Then Apollo struck the strings of his lyre. It was so beautiful that Tmolus at once awarded the victory to Apollo, and everyone was pleased with the judgement. Only Midas dissented and questioned the justice of the award. Apollo would not suffer such a depraved pair of ears any longer, and caused them to become the ears of a donkey.
Mythology God of music Contest with Marsyas.
Marsyas was a satyr who was punished by Apollo | became a master of the lyre.
According to other versions, Apollo had invented the lyre himself, whose strings he tore in repent to the excess punishment he had given to Marsyas. Hermes' lyre, therefore, is rather a reinvention.
Mythology God of music Contest with Pan.
Once Pan had the audacity to compare his music with that of Apollo and to challenge Apollo, the god of music. The mountain-god Tmolus was chosen to umpire. Pan blew on his pipes, and with his rustic melody gave | 7,322 | triviaqa-train |
Which plant has the Latin name Ribes Rubrum? | Redcurrant
The redcurrant, or red currant ("Ribes rubrum") is a member of the genus "Ribes" in the gooseberry family. It is native across Europe. The species is widely cultivated and has escaped into the wild in many regions.
"Ribes rubrum" is a deciduous shrub normally growing to tall, occasionally , with five-lobed leaves arranged spirally on the stems. The flowers are inconspicuous yellow-green, in pendulous racemes, maturing into bright red translucent edible berries about diameter, with 3–10 | Saponaria officinalis
Saponaria officinalis is a common perennial plant from the carnation family (Caryophyllaceae). This plant has many common names, including common soapwort, bouncing-bet, crow soap, wild sweet William, and soapweed. There are about 20 species of soapworts altogether.
The scientific name "Saponaria" is derived from the Latin (stem ) meaning "soap", which, like its common name, refers to its utility in cleaning. From this same Latin word is derived the name of the toxic substance saponin | 7,323 | triviaqa-train |
Which business directory had the ‘Walking Fingers’ logo? | advertising space varies among publishers and ranges from bold names up to four color twin page ads ("double trucks").
In the United States, the predominant yellow pages are DEX One's DEX, the AT&T Real Yellow Pages, Yellowbook, and the Verizon Superpages.
Business listings used for publication are obtained by several methods. Local phone companies that publish yellow pages directories rely on their own customer lists and include business listings that are provided by incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs). Business owners that utilize phone | , distributing three directories in Tel Aviv, Haifa and Jerusalem. In 2007, the company was sold by Markstone Capital Partners to Australian firm Babcock & Brown, who purchased 100% of the company. The company's CEO is Nir Lampert. The largest competitor is Bezeq, which launched a rival internet service in July 2008. The directory lists 250,000 businesses.
The slogan of the company "תן לאצבעות ללכת במקומך" ("Ten LeEtzba'ot Lelekhet BeMkomkha"), parallel to the English "let your fingers do the walking | 7,324 | triviaqa-train |
Which British rock band’s original line-up was Syd Barrett, Nick Mason, Roger Waters and Richard Wright? | Nick Mason
Nicholas Berkeley Mason, (born 27 January 1944) is an English drummer, best known as a founder member of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd.
Mason is the only Pink Floyd member to have been featured on all of their studio albums, and the only constant member of the band since its formation in 1965. It is estimated that as of 2010, the group have sold over 250 million records worldwide. Mason cowrote Pink Floyd compositions such as "Echoes", "Time", "Careful | and re-record the track when Belloc's estate unexpectedly denied permission to use these lyrics.
Later release.
On the "Masters of Rock" compilation album, the song was misspelled "Mathilda Mother".
Personnel.
- Syd Barrett – electric guitars, double-tracked lead vocals (choruses, bridge and final verse)
- Richard Wright – Farfisa organ, Hammond organ, double-tracked lead vocals (first two verses and choruses)
- Roger Waters – bass guitar
- Nick Mason | 7,325 | triviaqa-train |
Which 2010 film stars Mila Kunis as Lily and Natalie Portman as Nina Sayers? | Closer".
The "Star Wars" prequel trilogy concluded with "" (2005), following which Portman portrayed a wide variety of roles. She played Evey Hammond in "V for Vendetta" (2006), Anne Boleyn in "The Other Boleyn Girl" (2008), and a troubled ballerina in the psychological horror film "Black Swan" (2010), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Portman went on to star in the romantic comedy "No Strings Attached" (2011 | a very awful cute cycle as a woman in film, especially being such a small person." Portman suggested to Aronofsky that her good friend Mila Kunis would be perfect for the role. Kunis contrasted Lily with Nina, "My character is very loose ... She's not as technically good as Natalie's character, but she has more passion, naturally. That's what [Nina] lacks." The female characters are directed in the "Swan Lake" production by Thomas Leroy, played by Cassel. He compared | 7,326 | triviaqa-train |
Adam Levine is the lead singer of which US pop rock band? | different types of songs." Five singles were released from it. In support of the album, the band undertook the Maroon V Tour, which kicked off with a show in Dallas in February 2015.
In 2007, Levine had stated that he believed Maroon 5 was reaching its peak and might make one more album before disbanding. He was quoted explaining: "Eventually I want to focus on being a completely different person because I don't know if I want to do this into my 40s and 50s and beyond" | official website, the album is described as "a killer hybrid of rock, pop, funk and R&B."
In an interview with "Rolling Stone", the band revealed they spent two months writing and recording their third album with producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange in his recording studio in Lake Geneva, Switzerland. Lead singer Adam Levine, spoke about the experience of working with Lange: "He worked me harder than anyone ever has," [...] "I would come in with a finished song, | 7,327 | triviaqa-train |
Which baby pram company, founded in 1877, provided the baby carriage to King George VI for Princess Elizabeth? | brands in the UK is Silver Cross, first manufactured in Hunslet, Leeds, in 1877, and later Guiseley from 1936 until 2002 when the factory closed. Silver Cross was then bought by the toy company David Halsall and Sons who relocated the head office to Skipton and expanded into a range of new, modern baby products including pushchairs and "travel systems". They continue to sell the traditional Silver Cross coach prams which are manufactured at a factory in Bingley in Yorkshire.
Since the 1980s, the stroller industry has developed | Windsor. She took part in all official occasions of the royal family, including coronations and funerals and processed as a princess of the blood royal at events such as the coronation of George VI and the carriage procession for princesses of the blood royal at the coronation of Elizabeth II.
Scouting.
In 1919 the Wolf Cub pack from the 4th Streatham Scout Group, met Princess Marie Louise on her visit to Streatham, South London. The group provided her with a guard of honour for her visit to Streatham. She was | 7,328 | triviaqa-train |
What was the maiden name of Jemima, ex-wife of cricketer Imran Khan? | 43, Khan married 21-year-old Jemima Goldsmith, in a two-minute ceremony conducted in Urdu in Paris. A month later, on 21 June, they were married again in a civil ceremony at the Richmond registry office in England. Jemima converted to Islam. The couple have two sons, Sulaiman Isa and Kasim.
Rumours circulated that the couple's marriage was in crisis. Goldsmith denied the rumours by publishing an advertisement in Pakistani newspapers. On 22 June 2004, it was announced that the couple had divorced, | , the number had increased to 79,447.
Education.
Schools catering to British children:
- British Overseas School
Tourism.
According to the Pakistan Ministry of Tourism, some 115,000 British citizens and dual UK-Pakistan citizens visited Pakistan between January and May 2009.
Notable people.
- Geoffrey Langlands—retired British Major, a retired teacher and educator
- George Fulton - Karachi-based English journalist
- Jemima Khan - British Pakistani journalist, ex-wife of Imran Khan
- David Alesworth | 7,329 | triviaqa-train |
Claret wine is produced in the region surrounding which French city? | be the most common wines at wine auctions.
Market reports released in February 2009 showed that the market had increased in buying power by 128% while the prices had been lowered for the very best Bordeaux wines.
Commercial aspects Syndicat des AOC de Bordeaux et Bordeaux Supérieur.
Syndicate des Vins de Bordeaux et Bordeaux Supérieur is an organization representing the economic interests of 6,700 wine producers in Bordeaux, France. The wine lake and other economic problems have increased the salience of the winemakers' association, whose members are facing increasing costs | Wine regions.
Israeli wine is produced in five regions: Galilee (which includes the sub-regions of the Golan Heights, Upper Galilee and Lower Galilee); the Judean Hills, surrounding the city of Jerusalem; the Samson region, located between the Judean Hills and the Coastal Plain; the Negev desert region; and the Shomron region, which includes the Sharon plain located near the Mediterranean coast and just south of Haifa. , Israel has 50,000 dunams of vineyards. More than 80% of the vineyards planted in Israel | 7,330 | triviaqa-train |
What type of food is focaccia? | Focaccia
Focaccia (; ) is a flat oven-baked Italian bread product similar in style and texture to pizza dough. Focaccia can be used as a side to many meals or as sandwich bread. "Focaccia al rosmarino" (focaccia with rosemary) is a common focaccia style in Italian cuisine that may be served as an antipasto, appetizer, table bread, or snack.
Focaccia is similar to the Greek flatbread lagana.
Etymology and regional variants.
In Ancient Rome, "panis focacius" was a flat | of the pick-up version of Dokker is linked to an operation conducted between Rome and Cervia, where the headquarters of Dacia Italia and Focaccia Group are located. While in France the brand has decided to remove the model from the list, in the Belpaese has worked on the realization of what is the only half-ton pick-up available in the Old Continent.
Which will be offered at a competitive price with a European approval in phase two by Focaccia. For the version with a 1.6-liter 1.6-liter petrol engine, | 7,331 | triviaqa-train |
What is the dish of stuffed vine leaves called? | in Armenia, and "yerba" in Syria. Some Israelis may use leaves picked from the local mulberry trees.
Stuffed vine leaves without meat are sometimes called "yalancı dolma", which means "liar's dolma" in Turkish. "Vişneli yalancı dolması" is a variation of stuffed vine leaves where the rice is seasoned with cinnamon, allspice and mint. The dolmas are slowly cooked together with morello cherries ("vişne"), and plums may be used also. A modern Israeli recipe has a meat- | , corn, avocado or plantain. The dish is popular in the Pacific coastal regions of Latin America. Though the origin of ceviche is hotly debated, in Peru it is considered a national dish.
Though archeological records suggest that something resembling ceviche may have been consumed in Peru nearly two thousand years ago, some historians believe the predecessor to the dish was brought to Peru by Moorish women from Granada, who accompanied the Spanish conquistadors and colonizers, and this dish eventually evolved into what is now considered ceviche. Peruvian chef Gastón | 7,332 | triviaqa-train |
Which weekday TV programme is hosted by Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakely? | Adrian Chiles
Adrian Chiles (born 21 March 1967) is a British television and radio presenter, currently working for BBC Radio 5 Live.
Previously, Chiles co-presented both "The One Show" (2007–2010) and "Daybreak" (2010–2011) with Christine Lampard. He was also the chief presenter for football coverage on ITV Sport from 2010 until 2015.
His journalistic training and love of football resulted in his presenting business programmes such as "Working Lunch" and "The Money Programme" as well as | axed two months later in September. The show was later replaced by "Daybreak" hosted Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley and then later by Lorraine Kelly, Kate Garraway and Aled Jones.
After just four years on air, "Daybreak" was axed in spring 2014 to make way for a brand new ITV Breakfast programme "Good Morning Britain". It was announced on 3 March 2014, that Shephard would be a presenter on the newly launched programme. Ben's first show was on 28 April 2014 and he currently hosts | 7,333 | triviaqa-train |
Which group sung the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest winning Love Shine A Light? | Love Shine a Light
"Love Shine a Light" was the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1997, performed by Katrina and the Waves as the 1997 Eurovision entrant by the UK and the lead single from the album "Walk on Water". It is the group's biggest success since "Walking on Sunshine" 12 years earlier.
Composition/"Great British Song Contest".
The song was composed by the group's guitarist and regular songwriter Kimberley Rew following a request from the brother of the group's drummer Alex Cooper | " at the Eurovision 1997 final held on 3 May 1997.
One of eight songs aired in the "Great British Song Contest" semi-final broadcast on BBC Radio 2 on 7 February 1997, "Love Shine a Light" was one of four songs advanced by televote to the "Great British Song Contest" final. The "Great British Song Contest" final was a live performance show broadcast by BBC TV on 9 March 1997, at the conclusion of which "Love Shine a Light" was announced as the | 7,334 | triviaqa-train |
Located in Yorkshire, what are Drax and Eggborough? | (as well as High and Low Eggborough) is mentioned in the Domesday Book and was formerly in the Wapentake of Osgoldcross. The name derives from "Ecga's Burh"; a fortification which belonged to a person named "Ecga".
There is a pub in the village; the Horse and Jockey. There is also a sports and leisure complex based in the grounds of the nearby Eggborough Power Station. The sports and leisure complex offers a nine-hole golf course, two miniature football pitches, two full size | Eggborough
Eggborough is a village and civil parish of 750 homes, in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England, close to the county borders with South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and the East Riding. The village is situated at the intersection of the A19 and the A645, approximately east of Pontefract and south-west of Selby. It is also located close to the M62. Primary age children attend Whitley and Eggborough Primary School which lies in Learning Lane on the other side of the M62.
History.
Eggborough | 7,335 | triviaqa-train |
What was the profession of Blackbeard, who operated in the Caribbean Sea in the 18th Century? | English playwright Charles Johnson, the British publisher Charles Rivington, or the writer Daniel Defoe. In his 1951 work "The Great Days of Piracy", author George Woodbury wrote that Johnson is "obviously a pseudonym", continuing "one cannot help suspecting that he may have been a pirate himself."
Despite his infamy, Teach was not the most successful of pirates. Henry Every retired a rich man, and Bartholomew Roberts took an estimated five times the amount Teach stole. Treasure hunters have long busied themselves searching | Blackbeard, active in the Caribbean Sea, and his fame and successes in the series resembles that of Bartholomew Roberts, who successfully conquered over 450 ships.
A lot of what is going on in the stories is based on real history:
- In the first album, we get to know about the Viceroyalty of New Spain consisting of the territories of the Spanish Empire in the New World (North America, Central America, and the Caribbean). In the 18th century, the Spanish were often at war with the | 7,336 | triviaqa-train |
Which country is bordered by France, Belgium and Germany? | Germany
Germany (, ), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (, ), is a country in Central and Western Europe, lying between the Baltic and North Seas to the north and the Alps, Lake Constance and the High Rhine to the south. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, France to the southwest, and Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands to the west.
Germany includes 16 constituent states, covers an area of | United Kingdom Continental Shelf
The UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) is the region of waters surrounding the United Kingdom, in which the country has mineral rights. The UK continental shelf includes parts of the North Sea, the North Atlantic, the Irish Sea and the English Channel; the area includes large resources of oil and gas. The UK continental shelf is bordered by Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, and the Republic of Ireland. A median line, setting out the domains of each of | 7,337 | triviaqa-train |
How many times has Italy won the soccer 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 | Joakim Ingelsson
Joakim Ingelsson (born 1963) is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He won the overall world cup in 1992. He has placed second in Jukola twice and has finished in third place as many times.
World cup.
Ingelsson finished first overall in the 1992 Orienteering World Cup. The cup consisted of eight races in eight different countries, in North America (Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Boston, Massachusetts, USA) and Europe (Russia, Hungary, Austria, Italy, Finland and Sweden). | 7,338 | triviaqa-train |
In 1958, King Faisal ll was murdered at 23 years old. He was the last King of which country? | -Arab nationalism.
Faisal initially relied for political advice upon his uncle Prince 'Abd al-Ilah and General Nuri al-Sa'id, a veteran politician and nationalist who had already served several terms as Prime Minister. As oil revenues increased during the 1950s, the king and his advisers chose to invest their wealth in development projects, which some claimed increasingly alienated the rapidly growing middle class and the peasantry. The Iraqi Communist Party increased its influence. Though the regime seemed secure, intense dissatisfaction with Iraq's condition brewed just | with old age, the question of who would succeed Abdullah as second deputy became more pressing. Prince Musa'id, whose son had murdered King Faisal, long knew he was out and Prince Bandar demanded and got, a huge bribe to stand down. Prince Sultan, despite opposition, was appointed when the old King died.
Muqrin was the first one to hold deputy crown prince position in 2014.
Since 21 June 2017, the post of deputy crown prince has been vacant.
Royal Standard.
The Royal Standard | 7,339 | triviaqa-train |
In May 2009, Millvina Dean died aged 97. She was the last survivor of which historic event? | "Ghosts of the Abyss" (2003), and criticised a 2007 episode of the BBC science fiction series "Doctor Who" about a disaster on a spaceship replica of the RMS Titanic colliding with a meteor as being "disrespectful to make entertainment of such a tragedy".
In October 2007, Dean became the last "Titanic" survivor following the death of Barbara West Dainton, who died at age 96 in England.
Health issues.
In April 2008, Dean had accepted an invitation to speak in Southampton | Third Class. In total, 50% of the children survived, 20% of the men and 75% of the women.
The last living survivor, Millvina Dean from England, who at only nine weeks old was the youngest passenger on board, died aged 97 on 31 May 2009. Two special survivors were the stewardess Violet Jessop and the stoker Arthur John Priest, who survived the sinkings of both "Titanic" and "HMHS Britannic" and were aboard "RMS Olympic" when she was rammed in 1911 | 7,340 | triviaqa-train |
Who starred as Hawkeye in the 1992 film Last Of The Mohicans? | The Last of the Mohicans (1992 film)
The Last of the Mohicans is a 1992 American epic historical drama film set in 1757 during the French and Indian War. It was written and directed by Michael Mann and was based on James Fenimore Cooper's 1826 novel "The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757" and George B. Seitz's 1936 film adaptation, owing more to the film than the novel. The film stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, and Jodhi May, with Russell Means, | this film.
- "The Last of the Mohicans" (1992), in which Hawkeye's surname was changed from Bumppo to Poe
- "The Pathfinder" (1996), where he is known chiefly as Pathfinder, but his birth name of Nathaniel is also mentioned
Two Canadian TV series were based on the character of Leatherstocking:
- In "Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans" (1957), Natty Bumppo's name was changed to Nat Cutler, but he was usually referred to as | 7,341 | triviaqa-train |
December 1991 saw the last commercial flight of which international airline? | production 707-120, powered by Pratt & Whitney JT3C turbojet engines, which first flew on December 20, 1957. Pan American World Airways began regular 707 service on October 26, 1958. Later derivatives included the shortened long-range 707-138, "hot and high" 707-220 and the stretched 707-320, all of which entered service in 1959. A smaller short-range variant, the 720, was introduced in 1960. The 707-420, a version of the stretched 707 with Rolls | Albatros Airlines
Albatros Airlines is a Venezuelan regional airline headquartered in Maracay and based at Mariscal Sucre Airport (Venezuela).
History.
The airline began operations in December 2010. The airline operates three commercial flights, all of them from Venezuela. The routes are from Punto Fijo to Aruba, from Caracas to Los Roques, and also the only direct flight between the Venezuelan capital and San José, in Costa Rica. Albatros also performs international charter operations. In the last year these have included flights to Aruba, Curacao | 7,342 | triviaqa-train |
Who writes Last Of The Summer Wine? | Last of the Summer Wine
Last of the Summer Wine is a British sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke and originally broadcast by the BBC from 1973 to 2010. It premiered as an episode of "Comedy Playhouse" on 4 January 1973, and the first series of episodes followed on 12 November 1973. From 1983 to 2010, Alan J. W. Bell produced and directed all episodes of the show. The BBC confirmed on 2 June 2010 that "Last of the Summer Wine" would no longer be produced and the 31st | follows Upperthong Lane from its start in Holmfirth, and continues along Wickins Lane and Wolfstones Road.
Trivia.
- Bill Owen, who played Compo in the BBC comedy "Last of the Summer Wine", is buried at the parish church, St. John's. In 2017 his friend and fellow "Last of the Summer Wine" actor Peter Sallis was also buried here.
- Cashing in on Holmfirth's "Last of the Summer Wine" fame, "Compo's Cafe" is a popular fish & chip | 7,343 | triviaqa-train |
The last British Governor of Hong Kong, Chris Patten, stepped down in 1997, but which country stood down in the neighbouring island of Macau 2 years later? | Macau
Macau or Macao (; , ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, is a special administrative region of China on the western side of the Pearl River estuary in southern China. With a population of 667,400 and an area of , it is the most densely populated region in the world.
Macau was formerly a colony of the Portuguese Empire, after Ming China leased the territory as a trading post/treaty port in 1557. Portugal governed the area under titular Chinese sovereignty | as one of the largest political parties in Hong Kong. He worked closely with the last Hong Kong Governor Chris Patten in an attempt to push forward constitutional reform in relation to democratic elections, attracting strong criticism from the Beijing government. In June 1997, he was forced to step down from his office when the colonial legislature was dissolved, alongside a number of other legislators; they later won back their seats in the Legislative Council in 1998.
He stepped down as the chairman of the Democratic Party in 2002, and in | 7,344 | triviaqa-train |
Who starred as the Last Action Hero? | Last Action Hero
Last Action Hero is a 1993 American fantasy action-comedy film directed and produced by John McTiernan. It is a satire of the action genre and associated clichés, containing several parodies of action films in the form of films within the film. The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as Jack Slater, a Los Angeles police detective within the "Jack Slater" action film franchise, while Austin O'Brien co-stars as Danny Madigan, a boy magically transported into the "Slater" universe, and Charles Dance as Benedict | He comes to the attention of Phillip Pritchard who is a business man. He risks losing the things that are dear to him, as Pritchard is forcing him to choose between them and fame and fortune.
In 1989, he starred in "Space Mutiny", a South African science-fiction action film. A year later he appeared alongside Susan Sarandon and Harvey Keitel in "The January Man". In 1991, he wrote and starred in "The Last Hero".
In 1994 he landed a role as | 7,345 | triviaqa-train |
What was his name of the last surviving British veteran of World War I, who died in July 2009 at the age of 111? | Patch (British Army) who died on 25 July 2009, aged 111. The last Central Powers veteran, Franz Künstler of Austria-Hungary, died on 27 May 2008 at the age of 107.
The total number of participating personnel is estimated by the "Encyclopædia Britannica" at 65,038,810. There were approximately 9,750,103 military deaths during the conflict.
Veterans, for this purpose, are defined as people who were members of the armed forces of one of the combatant nations up to and including the date of the Armistice | Jerzy Pajączkowski-Dydyński
Jerzy Kazimierz Pajączkowski-Dydyński (19 July 1894 – 6 December 2005) was a British-based Polish veteran of World War I and UK's oldest man at the time of his death at the age of 111 years, 140 days, and one of the last surviving veterans of the First World War living in the UK. He died at a nursing home in Cumbria. In 1915, he was conscripted into the Austro-Hungarian army. He later fought for Poland. Pajączkowski-Dydyński, | 7,346 | triviaqa-train |
In what year was the winter Olympics held for the first time so as not to coincide with the summer Olympics? | in Albertville, France; after that, beginning with the 1994 Games, the Winter Olympics were held every four years, two years after each Summer Olympics.
Modern Games Changes and adaptations Paralympics.
In 1948, Sir Ludwig Guttmann, determined to promote the rehabilitation of soldiers after World War II, organised a multi-sport event between several hospitals to coincide with the 1948 London Olympics. Guttmann's event, known then as the Stoke Mandeville Games, became an annual sports festival. Over the next twelve years, Guttmann and others | FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 took place 22 February – 4 March 2007 in Sapporo, Japan. It was the second time this city has hosted these championships, having previously done so in the 1972 Winter Olympics. Sapporo was selected as venue by vote at the 43rd FIS World Congress in Portorož, Slovenia, on 6 June 2002. It also marked the third time the championships were hosted outside Europe in a year that did not coincide with the Winter Olympics; it was the first | 7,347 | triviaqa-train |
Which country will host the 2014 winter Olympics? | 4 July 2007 during the 119th International Olympic Committee (IOC) session held in Guatemala City, Guatemala, defeating bids from Salzburg, Austria; and Pyeongchang, South Korea. This is the first time that the Russian Federation has hosted the Winter Olympics. The Soviet Union was the host of the 1980 Summer Olympics held in and around Moscow.
Cost and financing.
As of October 2013, the estimated combined cost of the 2014 Winter Olympics had topped US$51 billion. This amount included the cost for Olympic games themselves | Nordic combined at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Qualification
A total of 55 quota spots are available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum of 5 athletes can be entered by a National Olympic Committee. Competitors are eligible to compete if they have scored points at a World or Continental cup event during the qualification period of July 2012 to January 19, 2014. The top 50 on the Olympic quota allocation list respecting the maximum of 5 per country will qualify to compete, including the host. The host will be allowed | 7,348 | triviaqa-train |
Augusta is the state capital of which US state? | Augusta, Maine
Augusta is the state capital of the U.S. state of Maine and the county seat of Kennebec County.
The city's population was 19,136 at the 2010 census, making it the third-least populous state capital in the United States after Montpelier, Vermont and Pierre, South Dakota, and the ninth-most populous city in Maine. Located on the Kennebec River at the head of tide, Augusta is home to the University of Maine at Augusta. Augusta is also the principal city in the "Augusta | in the building of his home in North Augusta, SC. Jackson, being in control of the marble quarries, organized and negotiated the sale of the marble used for several major buildings throughout the US (such as the New York Stock Exchange Building and the Minnesota State Capital Building). Jackson later went on to build the Augusta-Aiken Railway.
On March 24, 1890, Jackson bought a deed for $100,000 that gave him rights to 5,600 acres of what is now North Augusta, SC from Mrs. Mattie Butler | 7,349 | triviaqa-train |
In the oringinal Star Trek what was Captain James Kirk's middle name? | James T. Kirk
James Tiberius "Jim" Kirk is a fictional character in the "Star Trek" franchise. Kirk first appears in "" and has been portrayed in numerous films, books, comics, webisodes, and video games. As the captain of the starship USS "Enterprise", Kirk leads his crew as they explore new worlds, new civilizations, and "boldly go where no man has gone before". Often, the characters of Spock and Leonard McCoy act as his logical and emotional sounding boards, | canceled. His other was an analysis of the series, entitled "The World of Star Trek", in which he criticized some of the elements of the show, particularly Kirk's habit of placing himself in dangerous situations and leading landing parties himself.
Gerrold contributed two stories for the Emmy Award-winning "Star Trek: The Animated Series" which ran from 1973 to 1974: "More Tribbles, More Troubles" and "". "Bem" featured the first use of James T. Kirk's middle name, | 7,350 | triviaqa-train |
Who was Captain of the Titanic on her maiden voyage? | and Wolff shipyard in Belfast. Thomas Andrews, chief naval architect of the shipyard at the time, died in the disaster.
"Titanic" was under the command of Capt. Edward Smith, who also went down with the ship. The ocean liner carried some of the wealthiest people in the world, as well as hundreds of emigrants from Great Britain and Ireland, Scandinavia and elsewhere throughout Europe who were seeking a new life in the United States. The first-class accommodation was designed to be the pinnacle of comfort | reporting "bergs, growlers and field ice". Captain Smith acknowledged receipt of the message. At 13:42, relayed a report from the Greek ship "Athenia" that she had been "passing icebergs and large quantities of field ice". This too was acknowledged by Smith, who showed the report to J. Bruce Ismay, the chairman of the White Star Line, aboard "Titanic" for her maiden voyage. Smith ordered a new course to be set, to take the ship farther south.
At 13:45, the | 7,351 | triviaqa-train |
Name the two female characters in Scooby Doo? | , Daphne and Velma—arriving at a location in the Mystery Machine, a van painted with psychedelic colors and flower power imagery. Encountering a ghost, monster, or other ostensibly supernatural creature terrorizing the local populace, they decide to investigate. The kids split up to look for clues and suspects while being chased at turns by the monster. Eventually, the kids come to realize the ghost and other paranormal activity is actually an elaborate hoax, and—often with the help of a Rube Goldberg-like trap designed by Fred | Scooby's catchphrase of "Scooby-Dooby-Doo!", Yabba's was "Yippity-Yabbity-Doo!" (and not "Yabba-Dabba-Doo!", presumably due to Fred Flintstone's use of that particular catchphrase). Yabba is voiced by Don Messick.
Secondary characters introduced in "The Scooby-Doo Show"/"Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo" Scooby-Dee.
Scooby-Dee is a female Great Dane, with white fur, first appearing in "The Scooby-Doo Show" | 7,352 | triviaqa-train |
In the film `Who Framed Roger Rabbit`, what is the first name of Roger`s wife? | lapsed into alcoholism, lost his sense of humor, and vowed never to work for them again.
R.K. Maroon, head of Maroon Cartoons, is concerned about the recent poor performances of one of his biggest stars, Roger Rabbit. He hires Eddie to investigate rumors about Roger's voluptuous wife, Jessica, being romantically involved with businessman Marvin Acme, owner of both Acme Corporation and Toontown. After watching Jessica perform at an underground nightclub, Eddie secretly photographs her and Marvin playing patty-cake in her dressing room, which | List of Who Framed Roger Rabbit media
This is a list of media related to the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit, including books, animated shorts, comic books and a video game.
Books.
- "Who Censored Roger Rabbit?" by Gary K. Wolf is the book on which the film is nominally based.
- "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" by Martin Noble is the novelization of the film of the same name.
Books "Who P-P-P-Plugged Roger Rabbit?". | 7,353 | triviaqa-train |
Who sung the theme tune for the film `Goldeneye`? | The music video for "GoldenEye" was directed by English film director Jake Scott and made its debut at the end of October 1995.
Alternate rejected theme song.
Like many Bond themes before it, Tina Turner's version was not the only recorded song for the film. Swedish pop band, Ace of Base also recorded a song that was optioned to the studio. Ace of Base's "The GoldenEye" was later reworked into "The Juvenile" which appeared on their "Da Capo" album in 2002. | : Charlotte "Brillig", Tom "Wabe", Mrs "Gimble", Bobby "Mome-Rath", Jeremy "Tove", and The "Snarks" (the rock band played by Tomorrow). Additionally the futuristic art exhibition is held at the "Jabberwock" Gallery.
The film was nominated for a Golden Globe (Best English-Language Foreign Film) in 1968.
The theme-tune was sung by Tushingham and Redgrave, who also performed several of the numbers in the film. In | 7,354 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the current Chancellor of Germany? | The 8th and current chancellor is Angela Merkel, who is serving her fourth term in office. She is the first woman to be elected chancellor.
Historical overview.
The title of Chancellor has a long history, stemming back to the Holy Roman Empire, when the office of German archchancellor was usually held by Archbishops of Mainz. The title was, at times, used in several states of German-speaking Europe. The modern office of chancellor was established with the North German Confederation, of which Otto von Bismarck became | , the President may also appoint the Vice Chancellor as Acting Chancellor until a successor is elected. This has happened once: On 7 May 1974 Chancellor Willy Brandt resigned as a consequence of the Guillaume Affair, an espionage scandal. In his letter of resignation to President Gustav Heinemann he wrote:
President Heinemann followed the request. Walter Scheel was appointed as Acting Chancellor and served for nine days until the election of Helmut Schmidt on 16 May 1974.
The 18th and current Vice Chancellor of Germany is Olaf Scholz, who also | 7,355 | triviaqa-train |
Bill Clinton was in trouble for "not having sexual relations with that woman" - who was that woman? | , California, and grew up in an affluent family in Southern California in the Westside Brentwood area of Los Angeles and in Beverly Hills. Her father is Bernard Lewinsky, an oncologist, who is the son of German Jews who escaped from Nazi Germany and moved to El Salvador and then to the United States when he was 14. Her mother, born Marcia Kay Vilensky, is an author who uses the name Marcia Lewis. In 1996, she wrote her only book, the gossip biography, "The Private Lives of the | sentenced to 5 days in prison. This led to the revelation that the married congressman had a longtime affair with another woman which had produced a child. He did not run for re-election. (2008)
Federal government scandals Bill Clinton administration (1993–2001).
Federal government scandals Bill Clinton administration (1993–2001) Executive Branch.
- President Bill Clinton (D) was accused by the House of Representatives and impeached for perjury and obstruction of justice for lying under oath about consensual sexual relations with a member of his staff, Monica | 7,356 | triviaqa-train |
Which actress starred in Speed? | Speed (1994 film)
Speed is a 1994 American action thriller film directed by Jan de Bont in his feature film directorial debut. The film stars Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock, Joe Morton, and Jeff Daniels. The film tells the story of an LAPD police officer who tries to rescue civilians on a city bus rigged with a bomb programmed to explode if the bus slows down below 50 mph. It became a sleeper hit, critically and commercially successful, grossing $350.4 million on a $30 | which Basil also starred in. The song was not released until 2000 on the demo compilation "Recombo DNA".
Career Acting career.
As an actress, Basil started off in the films "Easy Rider" and "Five Easy Pieces". Some of her other films are "The Last Movie" (directed by Dennis Hopper), "Greaser's Palace" (directed by Robert Downey, Sr.), "Mother, Jugs & Speed", "Village of the Giants", "Rockula" ( | 7,357 | triviaqa-train |
Which football club became the first in the 20th century to achieve the League and FA Cup Double, winning both competitions in the 1960–61 season? | Paul Bobroff gained control of the club. In order to bring in funds, Scholar floated Tottenham Hotspur plc, which wholly owns the football club, on the London Stock Exchange in 1983, the first European sports club to be listed in a stock market, and became the first sports company to go public. Fans and institutions alike can now freely buy and trade shares in the company; previously a court ruling in 1935 involving the club ("Berry and Stewart v Tottenham Hotspur FC Ltd") had established a precedent in | achieve the League and FA Cup Double, winning both competitions in the 1960–61 season. After successfully defending the FA Cup in 1962, in 1963 they became the first British club to win a UEFA club competition – the European Cup Winners' Cup. They were also the inaugural winners of the UEFA Cup in 1972, becoming the first British club to win two different major European trophies. They have collected at least one major trophy in each of the six decades from the 1950s to 2000s – an achievement only matched by | 7,358 | triviaqa-train |
On TV, who played the long suffering wife of Alf Garnett in ‘Till Death Us Do Part’? | usual target of his anger and frustration. In the shows, Garnett was regularly ridiculed for his illogical views and hypocrisy by his family, but he stubbornly refused to admit he was wrong.
Alf was mean and selfish towards his emotionally detached wife, Else played by Dandy Nichols, referring to her as a "silly old moo". Else usually turned a deaf-ear to most of Alf's rantings, but if he got too personal she would come up with a sharp retort to put him firmly in his place | Alf Garnett
Alfred Edward "Alf" Garnett is a fictional character from the British sitcom "Till Death Us Do Part" and its follow-on and spin-off series "Till Death..." and "In Sickness and in Health". Alf also starred in the chat show "The Thoughts of Chairman Alf". The character was created by Johnny Speight and played by Warren Mitchell.
In a 2001 poll conducted by Channel 4 Alf Garnett was ranked 49th on their list of the 100 Greatest TV Characters. | 7,359 | triviaqa-train |
Which popular puppet show of the 80s and 90s specialised in political satire? | productions. From 1984 to 1996, puppetry was used as a vehicle for political satire in the British television series "Spitting Image". Puppetry has also been influencing mainstream theatre, and several recent productions combine puppetry with live action, including "Warhorse", at the Royal National Theatre and "Madam Butterfly" at the English National Opera.
History Europe Netherlands, Denmark, Romania, and Russia.
Many regional variants of Pulcinella were developed as the character spread across Europe. In the Netherlands it is "Jan Klaassen" ( | children's shows. Their "camp" popularity stems largely from their shows' low-budget production values, the often surrealistic feel of many of the programs and the uniquely "70s" style of music and design.
Later years.
The Kroffts have occasionally departed from their successful formula while making new programs further on, notably "Pryor's Place" (1984) and the political puppet satire show "D.C. Follies" (1987).
The team has recently attempted to update some of their most popular classic | 7,360 | triviaqa-train |
Which hand puppet would you associate with Shari Lewis? | Shari Lewis
Phyllis Naomi Hurwitz (January 17, 1933 – August 2, 1998), better known as Shari Lewis, was an American ventriloquist, puppeteer, children's entertainer and television show host. She was best known as the original puppeteer of the sock puppet Lamb Chop, first appearing on Captain Kangaroo in March 1956 and then "Hi Mom", a local morning television show that aired on WRCA-TV (now WNBC-TV) in New York City.
Early life.
Lewis was born Phyllis | They would eventually leave (on her urging), even while beginning a sixth verse (which eventually fades away). Then the puppet character Charlie Horse would return and try to get to sing the song again. But Shari, however, stops him successfully. She puts her hand over his mouth (keeping him from singing it again, before he tries to get to sing it) and orders him to "go away". Charlie Horse does leave along with the rest of the group as Shari asks. But he | 7,361 | triviaqa-train |
Who was Dr Bunsen Honeydew's Muppet assistant, who seemed to get the worst of their experiments? | of a running gag. Bunsen's eyes have only been seen once, during a sequence in "The Great Muppet Caper".
Films where he appeared in major roles include "The Muppet Movie" (1979), "The Muppet Christmas Carol" (1992), "Muppet Treasure Island" (1996), "Muppets from Space" (1999), "It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie" (2002), and "The Muppets' Wizard of Oz" (2005) with Beaker. | Muppet*Vision 3D
Muppet*Vision 3D is a 3D film attraction located at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Directed by Jim Henson, the attraction consists of a pre-show which then leads into Kermit the Frog guiding park guests on a tour through Muppet Studios, while the Muppets prepare their sketch acts to demonstrate their new breakthrough in 3D film technology. The show, however, completely unravels when Dr. Bunsen Honeydew's experimental 3D sprite, Waldo, causes mayhem during the next portion of the show.
The attraction—which opened as Jim | 7,362 | triviaqa-train |
Wayland Flowers was an American puppeteer, who had an outragious satirical old woman puppet, aimed at an adult audience, who would be dressed in evening attire and diamonds. Name her. | Wayland Flowers
Wayland Parrott Flowers Jr. (November 26, 1939 – October 11, 1988) was an American actor, comedian and puppeteer. Flowers was best known for the comedy act he created with his puppet Madame. His performances as "Wayland Flowers and Madame" were a major national success on stage and on screen in the 1970s and 1980s.
Career.
Born and raised in Dawson, Georgia, Flowers created Madame in the mid-1960s. Flowers' first big break was an appearance on "The Andy Williams | behind the screen.Baltal normally involved character based plays and folk stories. The puppeteer and the puppet characters often interact with the musicians, an actor (often a woman dressed in yellow jacket) or a narrator (who is often dressed in grey trousers and uses a fan). Often the story and dialogue is interspersed with songs, character dances, dialogue, songs and satirical jokes. The performance generally revolves around witticisms and clever dialogue, as well as songs, and the puppet interacts with the narrator and other performers. | 7,363 | triviaqa-train |
According to the nursery rhyme Jack And Jill, Jack bound his head with which two items? | a nonsense verse, particularly as the couple go up a hill to find water, which is often incorrectly thought to be only found at the bottom of hills. Vinegar and brown paper were a home cure used as a method to draw out bruises on the body.
Jack is the most common name used in English-language nursery rhymes and represented an archetypal Everyman hero by the 18th century, while Jill or Gill had come to mean a young girl or a sweetheart by the end of the Middle Ages.
However | two people, or rather, 'stick figure people'. She realizes after a short conversation, that they are Jack and Jill from the nursery rhyme. Although, they are a quite rude rendition of the two. She states that she recognized them from the rhyme which prompts Jack to 'test' her. He says "If you know then surely you can do this!" Jack then asks, or commands, Alice to recite the poem forwards, backwards, and in French. Although Alice had no intention of | 7,364 | triviaqa-train |
Which bands albums include The Works, The Miracle and Made In Heaven? | Made in Heaven
Made in Heaven is the fifteenth and final studio album by the British rock band Queen, released on 6 November 1995 by Parlophone Records in the United Kingdom and by Hollywood Records in the United States. It was the band's first release after the death of lead singer Freddie Mercury in 1991. Following Mercury's death, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor, and bass guitarist John Deacon worked with vocal and piano parts that Mercury recorded before his death, adding new instrumentation to the recordings. Both stages | bands. Elliott is currently a member of the band Test House.
Discography.
Discography Solo works as Ateleia.
Discography Solo works as Ateleia Albums/EPs.
- Nightly - Radium/Table of the Elements CD/EP, 2007
- Formal Sleep - Xeric/Table of the Elements CD, 2007With contributions by David Grubbs (Gastr del Sol), David Daniell, Jon Philpot (Presocratics, Bear in Heaven) and Sadek Bazaraa (Bear in Heaven).
- Swimming Against The Moments - Antiopic CD, | 7,365 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the base that the puppets of International Rescue use? | 4": a utility submersible. Piloted by Gordon and usually launched from "Thunderbird 2".
- "Thunderbird 5": a space station that relays distress calls from around the world. Manned alternately by "space monitors" John and Alan.
The family live on Tracy Island, IR's base in the South Pacific Ocean, in a luxurious villa that they share with Jeff's mother, engineer Brains, Brains' assistant Tin-Tin and Tin-Tin's father, Malaysian retainer Kyrano. In this | the Antipolis is now visible at low tide.
Koeël Bay has an African open-air curio market that sells hand crafted items from all over Africa.
Bakoven gets its name because of a large rock just off-shore with what appears as an oven door in its side. There are several sheltered coves located in Bakoven. There is a sea rescue base stationed here and a popular swimming beach is off Beta Close. In the early 1940s a row of beach front houses were erected to house honored members of the | 7,366 | triviaqa-train |
What make of gun did Clint Eastwood use in the Dirty Harry films? | "first true archetype" of the action film genre. His lines (quoted above) are regarded by firearms historians, such as Garry James and Richard Venola, as the force that catapulted the ownership of .44 Magnum revolvers to new heights in the United States; specifically the Smith & Wesson Model 29 carried by Harry Callahan. "Dirty Harry" achieved huge success after its release in December 1971, earning $22 million in the United States and Canada alone. It was Siegel's highest-grossing film and the start | ", Mahoney is one of the actress' best-known roles.
To prepare for "Lady Blue", Rose watched Clint Eastwood films (including the "Dirty Harry" franchise) and practiced steadying her gun hand. She had worked with Eastwood in the 1984 film "Tightrope" and a portion of the anthology series "Amazing Stories," and received advice on how to mimic using a gun from Eastwood. In addition to Eastwood's assistance, Rose practiced gun-handling at a Chicago shooting range. Although | 7,367 | triviaqa-train |
By what name is Stanley Burrell better known in the music world? | eponymous Hammer pants.
A multi-award winner, M.C. Hammer is considered a "forefather/pioneer" and innovator of pop-rap (incorporating elements of freestyle music), and is the first hip hop artist to achieve diamond status for an album. BET ranked Hammer as the No. 7 "Best Dancer Of All Time". "Vibe"s "The Best Rapper Ever Tournament" declared him the 17th favorite of all-time during the first round.
Burrell became a preacher during the late 1990s with a | What So Not
What So Not is an electronic music project by Australian record producer Emoh Instead (stage name by Christopher John Emerson), and formerly a duo with record producer Flume. What So Not has toured the world, playing in various festivals, including Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Pukkelpop, Ultra Music Festival and Lollapalooza. What So Not is best known for his hits such as "Gemini" (featuring George Maple), "Jaguar", "High You Are" and "Tell Me" ( | 7,368 | triviaqa-train |
Who presented the National Lottery quiz show Jet Set? | Jet Set (game show)
Jet Set is a BBC National Lottery game show which was broadcast on BBC One from 20 January 2001 to 8 August 2007. It was hosted by Eamonn Holmes.
Format.
Six studio contestants compete against one another for a chance to face off against the previous week's champion, with a week's luxury vacation for two at stake.
Format Round One: In the Red.
Each contestant in turn is given a category and must decide whether to play it or pass to | 1993 with Anne Davies. He had a falling-out with his subsequent co-host Anthea Turner; however, they were reunited on a BBC NI show entitled "The Friday Show" in 2009, where they seemed to get on better.
Holmes presented the BBC National Lottery game show "Jet Set" between 2001 and 2007.
In April 2005, he left "GMTV", stating the show had run out of real news and became celebrity obsessed shortly before his departure.
After leaving "GMTV" | 7,369 | triviaqa-train |
Which two brothers had hits with Cathy's Clown and Wake Up Little Susie? | Wake Up Little Susie
"Wake Up Little Susie" is a popular song written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant and published in 1957.
The song is best known in a recording by The Everly Brothers, issued by Cadence Records as catalog number 1337. The Everly Brothers record reached No. 1 on the "Billboard" Pop chart and the "Cash Box" Best Selling Records chart, despite having been banned from Boston radio stations for lyrics that, at the time, were considered suggestive, according to a 1986 interview | the brothers were still in high school, they gained the attention of prominent Nashville musicians like Chet Atkins, who began to groom them for national attention.
They began writing and recording their own music in 1956, and their first hit song came in 1957, with "Bye Bye Love", written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant. The song hit number 1 in the spring of 1957, and additional hits would follow through 1958, many of them written by the Bryants, including "Wake Up Little Susie", " | 7,370 | triviaqa-train |
What are the first names of the two Wild West outlaws who were in the James-Younger gang? | when they held up the Clay County Savings Association in Liberty, Missouri. The outlaws stole some $60,000 in cash and bonds and killed a bystander on the street outside the bank. State authorities suspected Archie Clement of leading the raid, and promptly issued a reward for his capture. In later years, the list of suspects grew to include Jesse and Frank James, Cole Younger, John Jarrett, Oliver Shepard, Bud and Donny Pence, Frank Greg, Bill and James Wilkerson, Joab Perry, Ben Cooper, Red Mankus | however, the Trustees granted five of the men their degrees and all seven were reinstated in good standing.
Outlaws and competition.
Pinkerton agents were hired to track western outlaws Jesse James, the Reno Gang, and the Wild Bunch (including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid). On March 17, 1874, two Pinkerton Detectives and a deputy sheriff, Edwin P. Daniels, encountered the Younger brothers (associates of the James–Younger Gang); Daniels, John Younger, and one Pinkerton agent was killed. In | 7,371 | triviaqa-train |
Who are the brothers credited with building the world's first successful airplane? | have flown beautifully." Following repairs, the Wrights finally took to the air on December 17, 1903, making two flights each from level ground into a freezing headwind gusting to . The first flight, by Orville at 10:35 am, of in 12 seconds, at a speed of only over the ground, was recorded in a . The next two flights covered approximately , by Wilbur and Orville respectively. Their altitude was about above the ground. The following is Orville Wright's account of the final flight of the day: | Deflocked
Deflocked is a comic strip written and illustrated by Jeff Corriveau, which follows the adventures of four major characters, described as "deliriously funny yet seriously dysfunctional." The strip, which Corriveau originally based loosely on Hippocrates' Four Humours attempts to detail relationships similar to Norman Lear’s "All in the Family" through the exploits of Mamet, a wayward sheep, the dog siblings Cobb and Rupert, and Tucker, an 8-year-old boy raised by the dogs. The strip was syndicated in May 2008. | 7,372 | triviaqa-train |
What is surname of the singing brothers - Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay, Donny and Jimmy? | Donny Osmond
Donald Clark Osmond (born December 9, 1957) is an American singer, dancer, actor and former teen idol. Osmond has also been a talk and game show host, record producer and author. In the mid-1960s, he and four of his elder brothers gained fame as the Osmonds. Osmond went solo in the early 1970s, earning several top ten hits including "Go Away Little Girl", "Puppy Love", and later, "Soldier of Love".
For more than 40 years | been quoted as saying that the title song refers to air pollution from cars, and its instrumentation featured an even harder rock sound bordering on early heavy metal. They wrote all the songs and played all the instruments with Alan on rhythm guitar, Wayne on lead guitar, Merrill on lead vocals and bass, Jay on drums and Donny on keyboards. All the brothers sang backing vocals, with Jay and Donny sometimes singing lead parts. But Donny singing co-lead on these songs was abandoned for the reason given below (except | 7,373 | triviaqa-train |
Which two Lincolnshire brothers are attributed with the Methodist movement? | the way they used "rule" and "method" to go about their religious affairs. John, who was leader of the club, took the attempted mockery and turned it into a title of honour.
In 1735, at the invitation of the founder of the Georgia Colony, General James Oglethorpe, both John and Charles Wesley set out for America to be ministers to the colonists and missionaries to the Native Americans. Unsuccessful in their work, the brothers returned to England conscious of their lack of genuine Christian faith. | Charles Wesley
Charles Wesley (18 December 1707 – 29 March 1788) was an English leader of the Methodist movement, most widely known for writing about 6,500 hymns.
Wesley was born in Epworth, Lincolnshire, the son of Anglican cleric and poet Samuel Wesley and his wife Susanna. He was a younger brother of Methodist founder John Wesley and Anglican cleric Samuel Wesley the Younger, and he became the father of musician Samuel Wesley and grandfather of musician Samuel Sebastian Wesley.
Wesley was educated at Oxford where his brothers had | 7,374 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the author of the Sherlock Holmes books? | Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes ( or ) is a fictional private detective created by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a "consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, forensic science, and logical reasoning that borders on the fantastic, which he employs when investigating cases for a wide variety of clients, including Scotland Yard.
First appearing in print in 1887's "A Study in Scarlet", the character's popularity became widespread with the first series of short | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (book series)
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes is the first in a series of published anthologies by Hugh Greene, elder brother of author Graham Greene and the former director-general of the BBC.
Some of the stories were subsequently adapted for a television series of the same name, broadcast in 1971-73.
Bibliography.
- Greene, Hugh; editor. "The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes". Pantheon Books, 1970;
- Greene, Hugh; editor. " | 7,375 | triviaqa-train |
What is Sherlock Holmes' exact address? | stories in "The Strand Magazine", beginning with "A Scandal in Bohemia" in 1891; additional tales appeared from then until 1927, eventually totalling four novels and 56 short stories. All but one are set in the Victorian or Edwardian eras, between about 1880 and 1914. Most are narrated by the character of Holmes's friend and biographer Dr. Watson, who usually accompanies Holmes during his investigations and often shares quarters with him at the address of 221B Baker Street, London, where many of the stories begin. | role is more substantial. While Conan Doyle's stories leave unclear what Mycroft Holmes' exact position is in the British government, Sherlock Holmes says that "Occasionally he "is" the British government [...] the most indispensable man in the country." He apparently serves as a sort of human computer, as stated in "The Bruce-Partington Plans":
Mycroft appears or is mentioned in four stories by Doyle: "The Greek Interpreter", "The Final Problem", "The Empty House" and | 7,376 | triviaqa-train |
In which magazine were the Sherlock Holmes mysteries first published? | stories in "The Strand Magazine", beginning with "A Scandal in Bohemia" in 1891; additional tales appeared from then until 1927, eventually totalling four novels and 56 short stories. All but one are set in the Victorian or Edwardian eras, between about 1880 and 1914. Most are narrated by the character of Holmes's friend and biographer Dr. Watson, who usually accompanies Holmes during his investigations and often shares quarters with him at the address of 221B Baker Street, London, where many of the stories begin. | The Devil and Sherlock Holmes
The Devil and Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Murder, Madness, and Obsession (2010) is a collection of 12 essays by American journalist David Grann.
Essays.
The essays were previously published between 2000 and 2009 in "The New Yorker", "The New York Times Magazine", "The New Republic" and "The Atlantic" and have been "updated and revised". The stories are about real-life mysteries, a "mosaic of ambition, deception, passion | 7,377 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of Sherlock Holmes' most notorious arch enemy? | novels, Conan Doyle killed off Holmes in a final battle with the criminal mastermind Professor James Moriarty in "The Final Problem" (published 1893, but set in 1891). Legend has it that Londoners were so distraught upon hearing the news of Holmes' death that they wore black armbands in mourning. However, there is no known contemporary source for this; the earliest known reference to such events comes from 1949.
After resisting public pressure for eight years, Conan Doyle wrote "The Hound of the Baskervilles" ( | 's arch-enemy and lover is none other than Joséphine Balsamo, the alleged granddaughter of Cagliostro himself.
Arsène Lupin and Sherlock Holmes.
Leblanc introduced Sherlock Holmes to Lupin in the short story "Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late" in "Je sais tout" No. 17, 15 June 1906. In it, an aged Holmes meets a young Lupin for the first time. After legal objections from Doyle, the name was changed to "Herlock Sholmes" when the story was collected in book form in Volume 1 | 7,378 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of Sherlock Holmes' brother? | ancestors" were "country squires". In "The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter", he claims that his grandmother was sister to the French artist Vernet, without clarifying whether this was Claude Joseph, Carle, or Horace Vernet. Holmes's brother Mycroft, seven years his senior, is a government official. Mycroft has a unique civil service position as a kind of human database for all aspects of government policy. He lacks Sherlock's interest in physical investigation, however, preferring to spend his time at the Diogenes Club | in his stories.
- The narrator repeatedly mentions what a crack-shot he was before being wounded. In "The Adventure of the Empty House", Moran is described as an expert marksman.
- Conan Doyle's drafts show he originally intended to call Sherlock Holmes "Sherrinford" (which some Sherlockians consider was actually the name of Sherlock's oldest brother). Holmes' grandmother was a relative of the French artist Vernet. "Sherry Vernet" is therefore an obvious stage name for Sherlock Holmes.
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The Danube flows into which Sea? | Danube
The Danube ( ; ) is Europe's second longest river, after the Volga. It is located in Central and Eastern Europe.
The Danube was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire, and today flows through 10 countries, more than any other river in the world. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , passing through or bordering Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova and Ukraine before draining into the Black Sea. Its drainage basin extends | Chiemsee
Chiemsee () is a freshwater lake in Bavaria, Germany, near Rosenheim. It is often called "the Bavarian Sea". The rivers Großache and Prien flow into the lake from the south, and the river Alz flows out towards the north. The Alz flows into the Inn which then merges with the Danube. The Chiemsee is divided into the bigger, north section, in the northeast, called "Weitsee", and the "Inselsee", in the southwest.
The Chiemgau, the region surrounding | 7,380 | triviaqa-train |
The Amazon flows through how many countries? | deeply involved in the emergence of South America's highland agrarian systems. The trade with Andean civilisations in the terrains of the headwaters in the Andes, formed an essential contribution to the social and religious development of the higher altitude civilisations of among others the Muisca and Incas. Early human settlements were typically based on low-lying hills or mounds.
Shell mounds were the earliest evidence of habitation; they represent piles of human refuse and are mainly dated between 7500 and 4000 years BP. They are associated with ceramic age cultures; | Japurá River
The Japurá River or Caquetá River is a river about long in the Amazon basin. It rises in Colombia and flows eastward through Brazil to join the Amazon River.
Course.
The river rises as the Caquetá River in the Andes in southwest Colombia.
The Caquetá River rises near the sources of the Magdalena River, and augments its volume from many branches as it courses through Colombia.
It flows southeast into Brazil, where it is called the Japurá. The Japurá enters the Amazon River through a | 7,381 | triviaqa-train |
The Indus predominately flows through which country? | Pashto, نهر السند ("Nahar al-Sind") in Arabic, སེང་གེ་གཙང་པོ། ("singi khamban" lit. "Lion River" or "Lion Spring") in Tibetan, ("Yìndù") in Chinese, and "Nilab" in Turki.
Description.
The Indus River provides key water resources for Pakistan's economy – especially the "breadbasket" of Punjab province, which accounts for most of the nation's agricultural production, and Sindh. The word Punjab means "land of five rivers" | Empires of the Indus
Empires of the Indus: The Story of a River is a non-fiction book by Alice Albinia that covers the writer's journey from Karachi to Tibet, which is the natural course of the Indus River. The book gives an insight into the communities as well as the history and political framework of the countries through which the Indus flows. "Empires of the Indus" was awarded the Jerwood Award by the Royal Society of Literature in 2005.
The content of the book is divided in 12 | 7,382 | triviaqa-train |
Which major river empties into the Gulf of Guinea? | Gulf of Guinea
The Gulf of Guinea is the northeasternmost part of the tropical Atlantic Ocean between Cape Lopez in Gabon, north and west to Cape Palmas in Liberia. The intersection of the Equator and Prime Meridian (zero degrees latitude and longitude) is in the gulf.
Among the many rivers that drain into the Gulf of Guinea are the Niger and the Volta. The coastline on the gulf includes the Bight of Benin and the Bight of Bonny.
Name.
The origin of the name Guinea is thought to | Gabon Estuary
The Gabon River or Gabon Estuary is a short wide estuary in the west of Gabon. The capital Libreville has a large port on the north bank of the estuary which collects water from the Komo River and River Ebe. The estuary empties into the Gulf of Guinea. The estuary is locally known as the "Estuaire du Gabon". | 7,383 | triviaqa-train |
According to Coleridge, where did Kubla Khan decree his pleasure dome? | Kubla Khan
Kubla Khan; or, A Vision in a Dream: A Fragment is a poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, completed in 1797 and published in 1816. According to Coleridge's preface to "Kubla Khan", the poem was composed one night after he experienced an opium-influenced dream after reading a work describing Xanadu, the summer palace of the Mongol ruler and Emperor of China Kublai Khan. Upon waking, he set about writing lines of poetry that came to him from the dream until he was interrupted | Pleasuredome
Pleasuredome or Pleasure Dome may refer to:
- A stately palace built by Khan in "Kubla Khan", a poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- the "Pleasure Dome" car on the "Super Chief" passenger train, named for the poem
- "Welcome to the Pleasuredome (song)", a 1984 song by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
- "Welcome to the Pleasuredome", a 1984 album by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
- Pleasuredome, a nightclub owned by Audrey Joseph
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What is Stephen Fry’s nickname for the researchers/writers on the tv programme ‘Q.I.’? | QI" researchers known as "The "QI" Elves". For example, in one episode Davies was docked 10 points for suggesting "oxygen" to the question "What is the main ingredient of air?"
Negative scores are common, and occasionally even the victor's score may be negative. Score totals are announced at the conclusion of the show. Fry has said, "I think we all agree that nobody in this universe understands QI's scoring system." John Lloyd, "QI"s creator, | programme
- "QI" (Dutch TV series), a Dutch remake of the British BBC television programme
- "Intresseklubben", a Swedish remake of the British BBC television programme
Arts and media Other media.
- "Q.I" (song), a song by Mylène Farmer from "Avant que l'ombre..."
- "QI: The Quest for Intelligence", a book by Kevin Warwick
People.
- Qi of Xia, the second king (reigned 2146–2117 BC) of the Xia Dynasty | 7,385 | triviaqa-train |
What was the four-word title of Katrina and the Waves’ winning entry in 1997? | Katrina and the Waves
Katrina and the Waves (sometimes written as Katrina and The Waves) were a British-American rock band best known for the 1985 hit "Walking on Sunshine". They also won the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Love Shine a Light".
History.
History Pre-history (1975–80).
The band's earliest incarnation was as The Waves, a group that played in and around Cambridge, England, from 1975 to 1977 and featured guitarist Kimberley Rew and drummer Alex | its first victory since 1982, and the first win as a unified country. It also became the first winning song from a Big-Four country since Katrina and the Waves' victory for the United Kingdom in 1997. The song won over Turkey's entry "We Could Be the Same" with a margin of 76 points, the third-biggest in Eurovision history, after Sweden's participant Loreen managed a margin of 113 points in the 2012 contest and Alexander Rybak's margin of 169 points in the 2009 contest. " | 7,386 | triviaqa-train |
Flight-lieutenant Jerry Rawlings ruled which African country from 1981-2001? | Jerry Rawlings
Jerry John Rawlings (born 22 June 1947) is a former Ghanaian military leader and politician who ruled the country from 1981 to 2001 and also for a brief period in 1979. He led a military junta until 1992 and then served two terms as the democratically elected President of Ghana.
Rawlings initially came to power in Ghana as a flight lieutenant of the Ghana Air Force following a coup d'état in 1979 and, after initially handing power over to a civilian government, took back control of the country on 31 | 2 passes defended for the season. On August 30, 2008, he recorded 2 tackles and one passes defending against Wyoming in the season opener but his team lost 21-20.
In his freshman year, Posey had 54 tackles, 8 passes defended, 2 Interceptions and 2 forced fumbles. On September 1, 2007, he recorded 5 tackles against Gardner–Webb University as Ohio won 36-14. On September 8, 2007, he recorded 5 tackles and a pass defended against Louisiana-Lafayette as Ohio won | 7,387 | triviaqa-train |
Who was King of Scotland from 1040-1057? | , Nikolai Leskov updated "The Tragedy of Macbeth" so that it takes place among the Imperial Russian merchant class. In an ironic twist, however, Leskov reverses the gender roles – the woman is the murderer and the man is the instigator. Leskov's novel was the basis for Dmitri Shostakovich's 1936 opera of the same name.
Life to legend Other depictions.
In modern times, Dorothy Dunnett's novel "King Hereafter" aims to portray a historical Macbeth, but proposes that Macbeth and his rival and sometime ally | 189, 3, 12, and 55 stop within a close distance (5 minutes walk) from Bolsover Street. A large underground parking facility is located close by in Clipstone Mews.
Sources.
- Alan Baxter & Associates LLP, London
- Westminster City Council Archive Centre, London
- Rocque, J, 1746 ‘A Plan of the Cities of London Westminster and Southwark with contiguous buildings from an actual survey’ by John Rocque, reproduced in Margart, H, 1971 ‘A plan of the Cities of | 7,388 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the 1924 adventure novel ‘Beau Geste’? | Beau Ideal
Beau Ideal is a 1931 American pre-Code adventure film directed by Herbert Brenon and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film was based on the adventure novel "Beau Ideal" by P. C. Wren, the third novel in a series of five novels based around the same characters. Brenon had directed the first in the series, "Beau Geste", which was a very successful silent film in 1926. The screenplay was adapted from Wren's novel by Paul Schofield, who had also written the screenplay for | , intended to be a replacement for the very popular RS-3 road switcher. Featuring a V-12, 251B diesel engine, the RS-11 was ALCO's answer to EMD's very successful GP9. The turbocharged RS-11 accelerated faster, had a higher tractive effort rating and typically used less fuel than the competition. It was also quite versatile and could be found in heavy haul freight as well as passenger service. It was produced in high-nose and low-nose versions. Montreal Locomotive Works also built nearly identical units, known as the | 7,389 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of Pip’s brother-in-law in ‘Great Expectations’? | Great Expectations
Great Expectations is the thirteenth novel by Charles Dickens and his penultimate completed novel: a bildungsroman that depicts the personal growth and personal development of an orphan nicknamed Pip. It is Dickens's second novel, after "David Copperfield", to be fully narrated in the first person. The novel was first published as a serial in Dickens's weekly periodical "All the Year Round", from 1 December 1860 to August 1861. In October 1861, Chapman and Hall published the novel in three volumes.
The | - Dee Dee - A baby deer.
- Penn - A baby penguin who seems to be Pip’s baby brother.
- Priscilla – A baby porcupine
- Willy – A baby wolf
- Pearl – A baby pig.
- Ellie – A baby elephant.
- Pam – A baby pony
- Hedy – A baby hedgehog
- Felix – A baby frog
- Betty and Bobby - Baby bears.
Characters Families.
- Kiki's Parents - The Parents of Kiki.
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Who has been praised for his portrayal of the gay Barton Scully in ‘Masters of Sex’? | the Critics' Choice Television Award for Most Exciting New Series. The series received two nominations for the 2014 Writers Guild of America Awards, for Best New Series and Best Episodic Drama for "Pilot". For the 71st Golden Globe Awards, the series was nominated for Best Drama Series, and Michael Sheen was nominated Best Drama Actor. For the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards, Lizzy Caplan received a nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Beau Bridges received a nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, and | consisting of twelve episodes.
Writer/producer Michelle Ashford serves as showrunner for "Masters of Sex". She assembled a majority-female writing staff, although she says this was unintentional.
Ashford created the character of Barton Scully out of a combination of several men whom Masters knew. One of them was gay, but was not the man serving as provost during Masters' initial study.
Prop master Jeffrey Johnson noted the difficulty of obtaining accurate information about sexual devices from the time period. "They were so | 7,391 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the poem ‘The Village Blacksmith’, in 1840? | The Village Blacksmith
"The Village Blacksmith" is a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, first published in 1840. The poem describes a local blacksmith and his daily life. The blacksmith serves as a role model who balances his job with the role he plays with his family and community. Years after its publication, a tree mentioned in the poem was cut down and part of it was made into an armchair which was then presented to Longfellow by local schoolchildren.
Synopsis.
The poem is about a local blacksmith. | poem "A Psalm of Life". On October 5, 1839, he recorded in his journal: "Wrote a new Psalm of Life. It is 'The Village Blacksmith.'" It would be another year before the poem was published, however. Longfellow wrote to his father on October 25, 1840: "There will be a kind of Ballad on a Blacksmith in the next Knickerbocker, which you may consider, if you please, as a song in praise of your ancestors at Newbury."
The | 7,392 | triviaqa-train |
The Women’s Institute was founded in which country? | 5,000 members of 154 institutes grouped into 21 areas.
Canada.
In Canada the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada (FWIC) is the national organisation, and provincial organisations including Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario. there were 8,000 members in 672 branches across 10 provinces.
New Zealand.
The New Zealand Federation of Women's Institutes was founded in 1921 and was previously known as The Dominion Federation of Women's Institutes (from 1932), The Dominion Federation of Country Women's Institutes (from 1952) and | Institute of Home Economics
The Institute of Home Economics (IHE) is a girls' college of the University of Delhi.
History.
The Institute of Home Economics was founded in 1961, by Dr. (Mrs.) S. Malhan, the founder Director, to give women wider educational and professional avenues. The Institute became a leading centre for women’s education in the country.
The Institute became a constituent college of the University of Delhi in 1969. Since then, the college has expanded. Though it was started | 7,393 | triviaqa-train |
‘Hey, Big Spender’ comes from which musical? | Charity" (1968), "Pippin" (1972) and "Chicago" (1975). Other notable director-choreographers have included Gower Champion, Tommy Tune, Michael Bennett, Gillian Lynne and Susan Stroman. Prominent directors have included Hal Prince, who also got his start with Abbott, and Trevor Nunn.
During the Golden Age, automotive companies and other large corporations began to hire Broadway talent to write corporate musicals, private shows only seen by their employees or customers. The 1950s ended with Rodgers and Hammerstein | "Nine The Musical", and Donald O'Connor co-starred in "Bring Back Birdie". This leads to Chita's tribute to Gwen Verdon - "as close as [she] will ever come to the magic of Charlie Chaplin" ("Hey Big Spender"). In the final section of Act I, Chita sings and dances "Nowadays" from "Chicago", alongside an empty spotlight representing the deceased Verdon. Chita turns to that spotlight when she sings, "but nothing stays."
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In which city were the 1988 summer Olympics held? | adopted; by it, the participants agreed to include the host of the Olympic Games in 1988. The agreement of the Soviet Union was reached in 1987. After the Los Angeles games, East Germany had already decided to participate again in Seoul. The IOC also decided that it would send invitations to the 1988 Games itself and did not leave this task to the organizing committee as had been done before. Despite these developments, behind the scenes, the IOC did consider relocating the Games and explored the suitability of Munich as an | 1964 Summer Paralympics
The , originally known as the 13th International Stoke Mandeville Games and also known as Paralympic Tokyo 1964, were the second Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Tokyo, Japan, and were the last Summer Paralympics to take place in the same city as the Summer Olympics until the 1988 Summer Paralympics.
The 1964 Games, although still formally an edition of the International Stoke Mandeville Games, were the first to use the term "Paralympic" in association with the event; the term "Paralympic | 7,395 | triviaqa-train |
Which bird flies the greatest distance to migrate? (Two words.) | many as 3,000 years ago by Ancient Greek authors, including Homer and Aristotle, and in the Book of Job. More recently, Johannes Leche began recording dates of arrivals of spring migrants in Finland in 1749, and modern scientific studies have used techniques including bird ringing and satellite tracking to trace migrants. Threats to migratory birds have grown with habitat destruction especially of stopover and wintering sites, as well as structures such as power lines and wind farms.
The Arctic tern holds the long-distance migration record for birds, travelling | by interconnected lines and circles covers the flattest side of the boulder. The second, smaller rock is three and one-half feet long, two feet wide, and one and one-half feet high. It displays a smaller, flying bird connected to circles and abstract lines. A second bird, which is missing its head, flies above the other designs. All of the motifs were pecked by pounding a hard rock against the boulders or were ground into the surfaces. The smaller rock was originally located some distance from | 7,396 | triviaqa-train |
Who directed ‘Alien 3’ (1992), ‘Fight Club’ (1999) and ‘The Social Network’ (2010)? | David Fincher
David Andrew Leo Fincher (born August 28, 1962) is an American film director, film producer, television director, television producer, and music video director. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (2008) and "The Social Network" (2010). For the latter, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director and the BAFTA Award for Best Direction.
He is also known for having directed "Alien 3" in | Ceán Chaffin.
Filmography.
Filmography Film.
- "Alien 3" (1992)
- "Seven" (1995)
- "The Game" (1997)
- "Fight Club" (1999)
- "Panic Room" (2002)
- "Zodiac" (2007)
- "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (2008)
- "The Social Network" (2010)
- "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (2011)
- " | 7,397 | triviaqa-train |
Who stars as the suicidal alcoholic in the 1995 film, ‘Leaving Las Vegas’? | Leaving Las Vegas
Leaving Las Vegas is a 1995 American romantic drama film written and directed by Mike Figgis and based on the semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by John O'Brien. Nicolas Cage stars as a suicidal alcoholic in Los Angeles who, divorced and recently fired, has decided to move to Las Vegas and drink himself to death. He loads a supply of liquor and beer into his BMW and gets drunk as he drives from Los Angeles to Nevada. Once there, he develops a romantic relationship with a pretty | In October 2006, Peter Berg was attached to direct "Tonight, He Comes" with production slated to begin in May 2007 in Los Angeles, the story's setting. Berg had been midway through filming "The Kingdom" when he heard about the film and called Michael Mann, who had become one of its producers. The new director compared the original script's tone to "Leaving Las Vegas" (1995), calling it "a scathing character study of this suicidal alcoholic superhero". The director explained the | 7,398 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the TOWIE star who was reported missing at the end of August? | heavily centered on the love triangle of Mark Wright, Lauren Goodger, and Lucy Mecklenburgh. This was the only series to feature cast members Candy Jacobs and Michael Woods. Mark also appeared alongside fellow cast members Amy Childs, James Argent, Nanny Pat and Sam Faiers on "" on 21 February 2011 to discuss the first series and also confirmed a second series.
Series Series 2 (2011).
The second series began airing on 20 March 2011 and concluded on 4 May 2011. Due to the popularity of the first | support his cousin Elliott Wright in his fight with Lewis Bloor.
On 13 December 2011, Kirk Norcross confirmed he would not be returning to the show saying: "I reached my peak. I also felt I was becoming known as the fiery guy who would flare up, which isn't me. It's just weird how it got, with so many characters fighting for storylines. TOWIE is a great show, but I couldn't see what storyline I was going to end up with - I think I've quit | 7,399 | triviaqa-train |
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