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Whose real name is revealed to be Oscar Diggs, in a 2013 prequel to a 1939 film? | Wizard of Oz (character)
Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs (also known as the "Wizard of Oz" and during his reign, as "Oz, the Great and Terrible" or the "Great and Powerful Oz") is a fictional character in the Land of Oz created by American author L. Frank Baum. The character was further popularized by a stage play and several movies, most famously the classic 1939 movie, as well as the 2013 prequel adaptation.
"Oz" books. | assistance with their problems. It is later revealed that he is a humbug circus performer named Oscar Diggs from Omaha, Nebraska; and that he had usurped Ozma's throne with the assistance of Mombi (though this was later proven false). The Wizard later returns to Oz in the fourth book to permanently live there and later learns real magic from Glinda. The wizard is also shown to own "The Nine Tiny Piglets" which he uses for a trick among other things.
His Kansan counterpart in the 1939 musical film | 7,600 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the orphan girl raised by Miss Havisham in ‘Great Expectations’? | novel is set in Kent and London in the early to mid-19th century and contains some of Dickens's most memorable scenes, including the opening in a graveyard, where the young Pip is accosted by the escaped convict, Abel Magwitch. "Great Expectations" is full of extreme imagery—poverty, prison ships and chains, and fights to the death—and has a colourful cast of characters who have entered popular culture. These include the eccentric Miss Havisham, the beautiful but cold Estella, and Joe, the unsophisticated and kind | surname BLK stands for Building Living Knowing, which she describes as her three main values.
Music career.
Ray released her first recordings while studying for her English degree. Her debut EP "Havisham" was released in 2015. Inspired by Miss Havisham's story in Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations", it told the tale of a girl who turns against men after having her heart broken. According to Ray "I felt like Miss Havisham was like a lot of women around me, who got their heart broken | 7,601 | triviaqa-train |
Which noted French writer lived in exile in the Channel Islands from 1855-1870? | Norman in the islands, Auregnais (Alderney, extinct in late twentieth century), Dgèrnésiais (Guernsey), Jèrriais (Jersey) and Sercquiais (Sark, an offshoot of Jèrriais).
Victor Hugo spent many years in exile, first in Jersey and then in Guernsey, where he finished "Les Misérables". Guernsey is the setting of Hugo's later novel, "Les Travailleurs de la Mer" ("Toilers of the Sea"). A "Guernsey-man" also makes an appearance in chapter 91 | 's at the end of 1851. After leaving France, Hugo lived in Brussels briefly in 1851, before moving to the Channel Islands, first to Jersey (1852–1855) and then to the smaller island of Guernsey in 1855, where he stayed until Napoleon III's fall from power in 1870. Although Napoleon III proclaimed a general amnesty in 1859, under which Hugo could have safely returned to France, the author stayed in exile, only returning when Napoleon III was forced from power as a result of the French defeat in the | 7,602 | triviaqa-train |
Which former US President accepted the challenge on August 21st? | President of the United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.
In contemporary times, the president is looked upon as one of the world's most powerful political figures as the leader of the only remaining global superpower. The role includes responsibility for the world's most expensive military, which has | . After some discussion, Lee and Lifeson accepted Peart's maniacal British style of drumming, reminiscent of The Who's Keith Moon.
Peart officially joined the band on July 29, 1974, (Lee's 21st birthday), two weeks before the group's first US tour. Peart procured a silver Slingerland kit which he played at his first gig with the band, opening for Uriah Heep and Manfred Mann in front of over 11,000 people at the Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on August 14, 1974. | 7,603 | triviaqa-train |
What is the first name of Bottom, in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’? | whereby a daughter needs to marry a suitor chosen by her father, or else face death. Theseus offers her another choice: lifelong chastity as a nun worshipping the goddess Artemis.
Peter Quince and his fellow players Nick Bottom, Francis Flute, Robin Starveling, Tom Snout and Snug plan to put on a play for the wedding of the Duke and the Queen, "the most lamentable comedy and most cruel death of Pyramus and Thisbe". Quince reads the names of characters and bestows them on the players. Nick Bottom | and Bottom in "A Midsummer Night’s Dream". For the 2010 Stratford Festival season, he portrayed King Arthur in "Camelot" and Falstaff in "Merry Wives of Windsor". The 2011 season featured him again in a singing role as King Arthur.
For the Stratford Festival's 60th season in 2013, Davies portrayed Duke Vincentio in "Measure for Measure" and the Earl of Leicester in "Mary Stuart". The following year, he continued at the Stratford Festival, portraying Antony in "Antony & Cleopatra | 7,604 | triviaqa-train |
In 1968, in which city was Malcolm Nash hit for six sixes in an over by Gary Sobers? | ball was caught but carried over the boundary by Roger Davis. Sobers was playing as captain of Nottinghamshire against Glamorgan at St. Helen's in Swansea; the unfortunate bowler was Malcolm Nash. This tally of 36 runs in an over broke a 57-year-old record of 34 runs, held by Ted Alletson. The ball was collected from a garden by 11-year-old Richard Lewis; he later gave the ball to Sobers. In 1984–85, Indian batsman Ravi Shastri equalled the record by scoring six sixes in an over while playing for | first innings followed by five in the second innings when Gloucestershire visited Taunton.
On 24 August 1938, at Wells, Wellard thumped five sixes off an over from Kent's England allrounder Frank Woolley. This equalled a world record that lasted until Garry Sobers hit six sixes off Malcolm Nash in 1968. Wellard was well named: before Ian Botham struck 80 sixes in 1985, our Arthur was the only man to hit 50 in a season, which he did four times, including the round number of 66 sixes in 1935. | 7,605 | triviaqa-train |
Which British general captured Quebec in 1759, but lost his life in the battle? | the name of the battle. The battle involved fewer than 10,000 troops in total, but proved to be a deciding moment in the conflict between France and Britain over the fate of New France, influencing the later creation of Canada.
The culmination of a three-month siege by the British, the battle lasted about an hour. British troops commanded by General James Wolfe successfully resisted the column advance of French troops and Canadien militia under General Louis-Joseph, Marquis de Montcalm, employing new tactics that proved extremely effective against | then turned on the city.
Background.
New France had suffered significant setbacks in the 1758 campaigns of the French and Indian War. Its fortress at Louisbourg was lost in a siege by British forces, and Fort Duquesne was abandoned to another advancing British army. The situation got worse in 1759 when Fort Carillon and Fort Niagara were taken, and the key citadel of Quebec fell after a prolonged siege and the Battle of the Plains of Abraham of September 13, 1759. The French army regrouped in Montreal under General Chevalier | 7,606 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the bridesmaid at Dame Edna Everage’s wedding? | reached his bedside, Norm had been "globally recycled" and all that remained was "a dent in the pillow". As a result, Dame Edna almost believed that Norm's cremation was a "waste of money".
In recent years, Edna has demonstrated her social conscience and sensitivity, telling audiences of her intention to adopt an African child from "the country where Madonna shops for loved ones".
Dame Edna spent many years accompanied by her bridesmaid and constant companion Madge Allsop (played by Emily Perry | twice; it is noted, for example, in the lyrics to the 1978 song “My Bridesmaid and I”, in which Edna sings, “Kenny thinks that she's bi...”. His claims were re-iterated in Dame Edna's autobiography, "My Gorgeous Life", when she recalled Kenny's Coming Out, and, after misunderstanding her response, his assumption that she and Madge were also an item. Kenny's sister, Valmai Gittis, makes a similar claim about their mothers relationship with Madge in | 7,607 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the serving President of the USA in 1976? | President of the United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.
In contemporary times, the president is looked upon as one of the world's most powerful political figures as the leader of the only remaining global superpower. The role includes responsibility for the world's most expensive military, which has | Diane Drufenbrock, who became a member of the Socialist Party USA in 1976, and ran as their candidate for Vice President of the United States in the 1980 presidential campaign. They and the rest of their class completed their year of formation and made their profession on the 13 June 1949.
Friend of the Children.
Friend of the Children Start.
After her profession, Leggol was sent back to her homeland and assigned to work in a hospital in the capital, Tegucigalpa. There she was given the duty of serving | 7,608 | triviaqa-train |
In what decade did Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, leave Eton? | fagging, were partially phased out of most houses in the 1970s. Captains of house and games still sometimes give tasks to first-year boys, such as collecting the mail from the school office.
There are many inter-house competitions, mostly in sports.
Uniform.
The School is known for its traditions, including a uniform of black tailcoat (or morning coat) and black waistcoat, a starched stiff collar and black pinstriped trousers. Most pupils wear a white "tie" which is a narrow strip | , a prince of Nepal, was also a former student, as was current Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby.
Old Etonians who have been writers include Henry Fielding, Thomas Gray, Horace Walpole, Aldous Huxley, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Robert Bridges, Eric Blair (aka George Orwell), Anthony Powell, Cyril Connolly and Ian Fleming. The mediaevalist and ghost story writer M. R. James was provost of Eton from 1918 until his death in 1936.
Other notable Old Etonians include scientists such as Nobel Prize winning physicist Lord | 7,609 | triviaqa-train |
Market Drayton and Church Stretton are towns in which English county? | Market Drayton
Market Drayton is a market town and electoral ward in north Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh and Staffordshire borders. It is on the River Tern, between Shrewsbury and Stoke-on-Trent, and was formerly known as "Drayton in Hales" (c. 1868) and earlier simply as "Drayton" (c. 1695).
Market Drayton is on the Shropshire Union Canal and on Regional Cycle Route 75. The A53 road by-passes the town. The counties of Staffordshire and Cheshire are | - Matthew Webb, first man to swim the English Channel
- Mirabel Osler, author
- Pete Postlethwaite, actor lived near Church Stretton until his death in 2011
- Sir Philip Sidney, prominent Elizabethan
- Rajesh Mirchandani, TV presenter
- Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, 'Clive of India', born near Market Drayton
- Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill, Napoleonic era general
- Roy Wood, of Wem, in the band Wizzard
- Stephen Marchant, ornithologist
- Stewart Lee | 7,610 | triviaqa-train |
Which Pope was inaugurated in 1978? | the context of a "Mass of Inauguration", the high point of the ceremony was the placing of the pallium on the new pope's shoulders, and the receiving of the obedience of the cardinals.
His successor, Pope John Paul II, followed suit, maintaining the changes made by his predecessor, though with additions. The Mass of inauguration was celebrated, not in the evening, as for John Paul I, but in the morning. Referring in his inauguration homily to coronation with the papal tiara, John Paul | Action member Venerable Armida Barelli - who had met Mesina once - met with Pope Pius XI and informed him of Mesina's activism and her murder.
Beatification.
The beatification process opened on 22 September 1978 under Pope John Paul I and Mesina was henceforth titled as a Servant of God after the Congregation for the Causes of Saints issued the official "nihil obstat" to the cause. The cause commenced in the Diocese of Nuoro on 17 April 1979 after Bishop Giovanni Melis Fois inaugurated the cognitional process and later closed it on | 7,611 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the biological study of fungi in all its forms? | The application of molecular tools, such as DNA sequencing and phylogenetic analysis, to study diversity has greatly enhanced the resolution and added robustness to estimates of genetic diversity within various taxonomic groups.
Mycology.
Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the systematic study of fungi, including their genetic and biochemical properties, their taxonomy, and their use to humans as a source of medicine, food, and psychotropic substances consumed for religious purposes, as well as their dangers, such as poisoning or infection. The field of phytopathology | Elm Wood School, a Junior and Mixed Infants School.
School name.
The school's name has reflected its location in all its changing forms. Originally known as Carnac Street School, this reflected the street upon which its entrance faces. Its next incarnation as West Norwood Central School (and Central Mixed School) is reflective of the fact that it is based in West Norwood. Elmwood (and Elm Wood) appear to be a departure from this trend. However, the area, which was once part of what | 7,612 | triviaqa-train |
What was the first name of Regency fashion icon Beau Brummell? | Beau Brummell
George Bryan "Beau" Brummell (7 July 1778 – 30 March 1840) was an iconic figure in Regency England and for many years the arbiter of men's fashion. At one time he was a close friend of the Prince Regent, the future King George IV, but after the two quarrelled, and Brummell got into debt, he had to take refuge in France. Eventually he died shabby and insane in Caen.
Brummell was remembered afterwards as the preeminent example of the dandy and a whole literature | Maughan and Regency-era fashion icon Beau Brummell.
Transport.
While there are no London Underground stations inside Mayfair, there are several on the boundaries. Marble Arch, Bond Street and Oxford Circus along Oxford Street are on the northern edge, and Piccadilly Circus and Green Park are along Piccadilly on the southern, along with Hyde Park Corner close by in Knightsbridge.
Down Street tube station opened in 1907 as "Down Street (Mayfair)". It closed in 1932 but was used during the Second World War | 7,613 | triviaqa-train |
Elvis Costello’s father wrote and sang the jingle for an ad featuring which product? | operator at the Midland Bank computer centre in Bootle.
In 1974, he moved back to London, where he formed a pub rock band called Flip City, who were active from 1974 through to early 1976.
Costello's first broadcast recording was with his father in a television commercial for R. White's Lemonade ("I'm a Secret Lemonade Drinker") which aired in 1974. His father sang the song and Costello sang backing vocals (the advertisement won a silver award at the 1974 International Advertising Festival). | products. However, many of these nonexistent products were clearly intended to be parodies of specific well-known brands of real-world products; frequently, the fictional advertisement in "Mad" parodied a specific genuine ad campaign for a recognizable brand-name product. For example, in the 1960s (when cigarettes could still be advertised on television), Kent Cigarettes ran a commercial featuring a series of line drawings illustrating the lyrics of a catchy jingle titled "The Taste of Kent". "Mad" promptly ran a fake | 7,614 | triviaqa-train |
What is the fourth planet from the sun, in our solar system? | . It sits below the surface at the base of the southern polar ice cap and is about wide. The lake was discovered using the MARSIS radar on board the "Mars Express" orbiter, and the profiles were collected between May 2012 and December 2015. The lake is centered at 193°E, 81°S, a flat area that does not exhibit any peculiar topographic characteristics. It is mostly surrounded by higher ground except on its eastern side, where there is a depression.
Moons.
Mars has two | peer-reviewed journal. It is the first known planet outside our solar system to spend its entire orbit within what astronomers call the "habitable zone". Furthermore, its discovery made 55 Cancri the first star other than the Sun known to have at least five planets.
Orbit and mass.
55 Cancri f is located about 0.781 AU away from the star and takes 262 days to complete a full orbit. A limitation of the radial velocity method used to detect 55 Cancri f is that only a minimum mass can | 7,615 | triviaqa-train |
Who composed ‘The Hungarian Rhapsodies’? | Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor, S.244/2, is the second in a set of 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies by composer Franz Liszt, and is by far the most famous of the set.
In both the original piano solo form and in the orchestrated version this composition has enjoyed widespread use in animated cartoons. Its themes have also served as the basis of several popular songs.
Background.
The Hungarian-born composer and pianist Franz Liszt was strongly influenced by the music | was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by Geektime. Its "Geek Awards" are an annual competition to recognize and celebrate the most compelling startups, entrepreneurs and investors of the year in Israel.
- In 2015, he received the Johnson Information Storage Systems Award for pioneering contributions to storage systems based on Flash memory.
- In 2016, Moran was awarded Honorary Doctorate at Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.
- In Feb 2018 Moran received, among others, the Netexplo Talent of the Year award in a ceremony | 7,616 | triviaqa-train |
Which city hosted the 1964 summer Olympics? | 1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the , was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan, from 10 to 24 October 1964. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honour was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's invasion of China, before ultimately being cancelled because of World War II.
The 1964 Summer Games were the first Olympics held in Asia, and the first time South Africa was barred from taking part due to its apartheid | FIBA Africa Championship 1964
The FIBA Africa Championship 1964 was the second FIBA Africa Championship regional basketball championship held by FIBA Africa, which also served as Africa qualifier for the 1964 Summer Olympics, giving a berth to champion. It was held in Morocco between 4 March and 8 March 1964. Six national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Africa, the sport's regional governing body. The city of Casablanca hosted the tournament. The United Arab Republic won the title after finishing in first place of the round robin group | 7,617 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the book A Farewell to Arms? | A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms is a novel by Ernest Hemingway set during the Italian campaign of World War I. First published in 1929, it is a first-person account of an American, Frederic Henry, serving as a lieutenant ("tenente") in the ambulance corps of the Italian Army. The title is taken from a poem by the 16th-century English dramatist George Peele.
The novel, set against the backdrop of World War I, describes a love affair between the expatriate Henry and | and every other track on the album. The song also features vocals from his brother, Carl Wilson.
The song was written as a tribute to Otto Hinsche, the father of Billy Hinsche and the father-in-law of Dennis Wilson's brother Carl, who was married to Annie Hinsche. Dennis wrote this tribute to Otto Hinsche, as he had died in Dennis's arms. Dennis described the song as "sort of a happy farewell".
The song was played at Wilson's funeral in January 1984 | 7,618 | triviaqa-train |
In which county is Luton? | the non-metropolitan county of the same name and the county council is responsible for providing services in only part of the county. In Cornwall, Dorset, Durham, East Riding of Yorkshire, Shropshire and Wiltshire the bulk of the area is a unitary authority which shares the name of the ceremonial county and the rest of county is part of one or more other unitary authorities.
In total, there are 39 unitary authorities that do not share the names of any of the ceremonial counties. Bedfordshire and Cheshire are counties that | harvest season.
Demographics.
Demographics Deprivation.
The most deprived districts, according to the Indices of deprivation 2007 in the region are, in descending order, Great Yarmouth (58th in England), Norwich (62nd), Luton (87th), Peterborough (90th) and Ipswich (99th). At county level, after Luton and Peterborough, which have a similar level of deprivation, in descending order there is Southend-on-Sea then Thurrock.
The least deprived districts, in descending order, are | 7,619 | triviaqa-train |
Name the Caribbean island country which is named after a day of the week? | Hispaniola
Hispaniola (, ; ; Latin and ; ; ) is an island in the Caribbean archipelago known as the Greater Antilles. It is the second largest island in the West Indies after Cuba, and the most populous island in the West Indies; it is also the eleventh most populous island in the world.
The island is divided into two separate, sovereign nations: the Spanish-speaking Dominican Republic (48,445 km, 18,705 sq mi) to the east, and French / French-based Haitian Creole- | Queen Juliana Bridge
Koningin Julianabrug is a four lane road bridge across St. Anna Bay in Willemstad, the capital of Caribbean island country Curaçao, which is part of The Kingdom of The Netherlands. The bridge is named after Juliana of the Netherlands. While under construction the eastern part of the bridge collapsed in 1967 killing fifteen workers, and got replaced. The current bridge opened on Queen’s Day, 30 April 1974.
Reaching a height of 56.4 metres (185 feet) above the water at its apex (to | 7,620 | triviaqa-train |
The Phantom Punch or The Punch That Never Was cost who his title? | Phantom Punch (film)
Phantom Punch is a 2008 film directed by Robert Townsend. The film is a biopic of Sonny Liston, with Ving Rhames in the lead role. The film also stars Stacey Dash, Nicholas Turturro, Alan van Sprang, David Proval, and Bridgette Wilson.
Plot.
In 1950 Liston is carrying out a prison sentence in Missouri State Penitentiary. After knocking out the prison boxing champ Big Lester in a brawl over cigarettes, he is coached by the prison athletic director Father Alois to hone | didn't think it was powerful enough to knock Liston out. Skeptics called the knockout blow "the phantom punch." Ali called it "the anchor punch." He said it was taught to him by comedian and film actor Stepin Fetchit, who learned it from Jack Johnson. Ali never scored another knockout with the anchor punch.
There were some, however, who believed the fight was legitimate. World light heavyweight champion José Torres said, "It was a perfect punch." Jim Murray of the "Los | 7,621 | triviaqa-train |
Born 1923, which Champion had the shortest reach? | Rocky Marciano
Rocco Francis Marchegiano (September 1, 1923 – August 31, 1969), best known as Rocky Marciano (), was an American professional boxer who competed from 1947 to 1955, and held the world heavyweight title from 1952 to 1956. He is the only Heavyweight champion to have retired undefeated as champion. His six title defenses were against Jersey Joe Walcott, Roland La Starza, Ezzard Charles (twice), Don Cockell and Archie Moore.
Known for his relentless fighting style, formidable punching power, | "Middleweight Champion of the World," which he would hold until at least 1923. 12 Days later, on September 8, 1920, Royal, Iowa, celebrated "Parcaut Day" in honor of Parcaut's achievement. The festivities involved a full day of entertainment, sports, speeches, and ended with a free dance. From that point on, Parcaut's career was literally on fire and on Tuesday, July 6, 1920, he set a record for some of the shortest falls in wrestling history. Parcaut beat | 7,622 | triviaqa-train |
Which tennis player was called Muscles? | Reach is also limited with the two-handed shot. The player long considered to have had the best backhand of all time, Don Budge, had a powerful one-handed stroke in the 1930s and 1940s that imparted topspin onto the ball. Ken Rosewall, another player noted for his one-handed backhand, used a very accurate slice backhand through the 1950s and 1960s. A small number of players, notably Monica Seles, use two hands on both the backhand and forehand sides.
Shots Other shots.
A " | father is Hung Nguyen, the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology at UTS and Co-Director for the Centre of Health Technologies. Nguyen has three younger siblings, a sister and two brothers, who are triplets.
During school, Nguyen wanted to become a professional tennis player. However, a back injury prevented him from pursuing it further.
In his third year of university, Nguyen dived into a friend's swimming pool, hit the bottom, and damaged the muscles in his neck. Although he | 7,623 | triviaqa-train |
What was the pirate Blackbeard’s real name? | Blackbeard
Edward Teach or Edward Thatch ( – 22 November 1718), better known as Blackbeard, was an English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of Britain's North American colonies. Little is known about his early life, but he may have been a sailor on privateer ships during Queen Anne's War before settling on the Bahamian island of New Providence, a base for Captain Benjamin Hornigold, whose crew Teach joined around 1716. Hornigold placed him in command of a sloop that he had captured, | .
In 2000, Pirate Signal started as an underground mix tape exchange by Ben Serruto. It became a band when Abraham entered the group. Their first album was "Norma(l) Hugh Manchild's American Revolution(s)" (2004). "What we learned from that album is what not to do."
In 2006, Serruto quit 'Pirate Signal to pursue a solo music career. At the same time, DJ A-What joined the band. The band released an EP "The Name of This Band | 7,624 | triviaqa-train |
Where did the failed US backed landing in Cuba take place in 1961? | Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs Invasion (Spanish: Invasión de Playa Girón or Invasión de Bahía de Cochinos or Batalla de Girón) was a failed military invasion of Cuba undertaken by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)-sponsored rebel group Brigade 2506 on 17 April 1961. A counter-revolutionary military group (made up of mostly Cuban exiles who had traveled to the United States after Castro's takeover, but also some US military personnel), trained and funded by the CIA, Brigade 2506 fronted the armed wing of the | , "Soviets Knew Date of Cuba Attack", reported that the CIA had information indicating that the Soviet Union knew the invasion was going to take place, and did not inform Kennedy. On 13 April 1961, Radio Moscow broadcast an English-language newscast, predicting the invasion "in a plot hatched by the CIA" using paid "criminals" within a week. The invasion took place four days later.
David Ormsby-Gore, British Ambassador to the US, stated that British intelligence analysis, as made available | 7,625 | triviaqa-train |
Which English king was married to Henrietta Maria? | Charles II of England
Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was king of England, Scotland, and Ireland. He was king of Scotland from 1649 until his deposition in 1651, and king of England, Scotland and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death.
Charles II was the eldest surviving child of Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland and Henrietta Maria of France. After Charles I's execution at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English | of Gloucester, in 1652, their small court was increased.
After the Fronde was over, the French court made it a priority to find a bride for the young king of France. Queen Henrietta Maria hinted at the idea of a union between Henrietta and Louis, but Queen Anne rejected the idea, preferring instead her niece by blood, Maria Theresa of Spain. Louis and Maria Theresa married in June 1660, after which Queen Anne turned her attentions to her unmarried son Philippe. While residing at the Château de Colombes | 7,626 | triviaqa-train |
Chess Champion Bobby Fischer ended his days exiled on which island? | won the World Chess Championship in 1972, defeating Boris Spassky of the USSR, in a match held in Reykjavík, Iceland. Publicized as a Cold War confrontation between the USA and USSR, it attracted more worldwide interest than any chess championship before or since. In 1975, Fischer refused to defend his title when an agreement could not be reached with FIDE, chess's international governing body, over one of the conditions for the match. Under FIDE rules, this resulted in Soviet GM Anatoly Karpov, who had won the qualifying | first place some days before the last round ended on
May 17, 1948. Thus he became the new world champion and brought the "interregnum" to an end. Competitions for the World Chess Championship would be held exclusively under FIDE's auspices for the next 45 years.
The Interregnum was a unique period in modern chess history. Although there were gaps in the chain of succession of the title when a new champion did not play against the old one (e.g. Anatoly Karpov after Bobby Fischer), the Interregnum currently | 7,627 | triviaqa-train |
Which novelist was exiled to Jersey and then Guernsey? | Norman in the islands, Auregnais (Alderney, extinct in late twentieth century), Dgèrnésiais (Guernsey), Jèrriais (Jersey) and Sercquiais (Sark, an offshoot of Jèrriais).
Victor Hugo spent many years in exile, first in Jersey and then in Guernsey, where he finished "Les Misérables". Guernsey is the setting of Hugo's later novel, "Les Travailleurs de la Mer" ("Toilers of the Sea"). A "Guernsey-man" also makes an appearance in chapter 91 | and 1337 by exiled David Bruce, then in 1338 Jersey was captured then Guernsey was occupied in 1339 by the French Capetians, holding the Island for two years and Castle Cornet for seven. In 1372 Guernsey was again attacked, this time by Owain Lawgoch, as was Jersey in the 1380s. These invasions were all repulsed but resulted in improvements to defenses against seaborne attack as well as strengthening the islands militias in Guernsey, Jersey and Alderney.
Occasionally Channel Island ships were required to transport men and material cross channel when English | 7,628 | triviaqa-train |
Which county is most associated with Jack Cade? | of Wight, Northumberland and Rutland are ceremonial counties consisting of a non-metropolitan county of a single district, and are known as unitary authorities.
Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Devon, East Sussex, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Somerset and Staffordshire are non-metropolitan counties with multiple districts and a county council, where one or more districts have been split off to form unitary authorities. The effect is that the corresponding ceremonial county is larger than | Jack Cade (scout)
One of the most successful scouts in the ranks of the Federal army in Western Virginia, in the summer of 1861, was Jack (John) Cade of Marion County, Ohio, a private in Company K of the Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Soon after the regiment arrived in that section, he began to develop qualities which attracted the attention first of Col. George Leonard Andrews, his regimental Commander, and finally of General George B. McClellan himself. The latter then issued orders that "Jack | 7,629 | triviaqa-train |
Name the country which ruled Burundi after 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 | , Progrès" ("Unity, Work and Progress"), which can be seen on the coat of arms of Burundi. They also represent the loyalty that the citizens of the nations have pledged to their God, king and country.
History of the flag.
When the monarchy ruled over Burundi the flag featured a "karyenda" (a drum said to have divine power). It was believed that the drum's messages could be understood only by the "mwami" (rulers) who made it the | 7,630 | triviaqa-train |
Where on Prince Edward Island, Canada, is Anne of Green Gables located? | in the fictional town of Avonlea on Prince Edward Island. The novel recounts how Anne makes her way through life with the Cuthberts, in school, and within the town.
Since its publication, "Anne of Green Gables" has sold more than 50 million copies and has been translated into at least 36 languages. Montgomery wrote numerous sequels, and since her death, another sequel has been published, as well as an authorized prequel. The original book is taught to students around the world.
The book has been | Dalvay-by-the-Sea
Dalvay-by-the-Sea is a National Historic Site of Canada located on the north shore of Prince Edward Island at the eastern end of Prince Edward Island National Park. The most significant feature of Dalvay is the Queen Anne Revival style hotel, originally constructed as a home for an American industrialist.
The hotel is a popular attraction for visitors to Prince Edward Island and has been featured in the Anne of Green Gables movies. The venue also served as the fictional White Sands | 7,631 | triviaqa-train |
What is the state capital of Mississippi? | Mississippi State Capitol
The Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson, Mississippi, is the state capitol building of the U.S. state of Mississippi, intended to house all three forms of government Legislative, Judicial, and Executive. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969, and designated a Mississippi Landmark in 1986 and a National Historic Landmark in 2016.
The "New" Capitol.
The Mississippi State Capitol is located in Jackson and has been the home of Mississippi's state legislature since 1903. It is | Capital punishment in Mississippi
Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Mississippi.
Legal process.
When the prosecution seeks the death penalty, the sentence is decided by the jury and must be unanimous. If the jury recommends death, it is required to record what it considers the "aggravating circumstances" about the crime that led it to that decision.
In case of a hung jury during the penalty phase of the trial, the judge issues a life sentence. There is no retrial over sentencing | 7,632 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the Greek Goddess of the Rainbow? | Iris (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Iris (; ) is the personification and goddess of the rainbow and messenger of the gods.
Biography.
According to Hesiod's "Theogony", Iris is the daughter of Thaumas and the Oceanid Electra, and the sister of the Harpies: Aello and Ocypete. During the Titanomachy, Iris was the messenger of the Olympian Gods, while her twin sister Arke betrayed the Olympians and became the messenger of the Titans.
She is the goddess of the rainbow. She also | fourth most watched on BBC One for the week ending 18 April and the eleventh most watched across all UK TV Channels for the same week. It was second for Saturday 17 April, behind "Britain's Got Talent", which achieved 11.87 million viewers. It received an Appreciation Index of 84, a little down on the previous two episodes.
Broadcast and reception Critical reception.
"Victory of the Daleks" received mixed reviews. It received a positive review from Daniel Martin of "The Guardian". Martin called it | 7,633 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first Mayor of Casterbridge in the Thomas Hardy novel? | The Mayor of Casterbridge
The Mayor of Casterbridge: The Life and Death of a Man of Character is an 1886 novel by the English author Thomas Hardy. One of Hardy's Wessex novels, it is set in a fictional rural England with Casterbridge standing in for Dorchester in Dorset where the author spent his youth. It was first published as a weekly serialisation from January 1886.
The novel is considered to be one of Hardy's masterpieces, although it has been criticised for incorporating too many incidents: a consequence of the | Gertrude Bugler
Gertrude Bugler (1897 – 1992) was a British stage actress of the Edwardian Era best known for acting in plays adapted by Thomas Hardy.
Biography.
Born in Hardy's home town of Dorchester, Dorset, Bugler was the daughter of Augusta, a local milkmaid who had attracted the attention of the then young Thomas Hardy, not yet a writer. Hardy had been too shy to approach Augusta but had used her as the model for the heroine in his classic novel "Tess Of The D'Urbervilles" | 7,634 | triviaqa-train |
Bi is the chemical symbol for which element? | Bismuth
Bismuth is a chemical element with the symbol Bi and atomic number 83. It is a pentavalent post-transition metal and one of the pnictogens with chemical properties resembling its lighter homologs arsenic and antimony. Elemental bismuth may occur naturally, although its sulfide and oxide form important commercial ores. The free element is 86% as dense as lead. It is a brittle metal with a silvery white color when freshly produced, but surface oxidation can give it a pink tinge. Bismuth is the most naturally diamagnetic element, | friend's name out of mourning.
The stony-iron Pallasite meteorites are not connected to the Pallas asteroid, being instead named after the German naturalist Peter Simon Pallas. The chemical element palladium, on the other hand, was named after the asteroid, which had been discovered just before the element.
As with other asteroids, the astronomical symbol for Pallas is a disk with its discovery number, ②. It also has an older, more iconic symbol, ⚴ () or sometimes �� ().
Orbit | 7,635 | triviaqa-train |
Who played John Christie in 1960’s film 10, Rillington Place? | 10 Rillington Place
10 Rillington Place is a 1971 British crime drama film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Richard Attenborough, John Hurt and Judy Geeson. It was adapted by Clive Exton from the book "Ten Rillington Place" by Ludovic Kennedy (who also acted as technical advisor to the production).
The film dramatises the case of British serial killer John Christie, who committed many of his crimes in the titular London terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving his neighbour Timothy Evans. Hurt received a BAFTA Award | difficult, so he persuaded some of his friends to pose naked and sold the portraits. In 1960, he won a scholarship to RADA, where he trained for two years.
Career.
Hurt's first film was "The Wild and the Willing" (1962), but his first major role was as Richard Rich in "A Man for All Seasons" (1966). He played Timothy Evans, who was hanged for murders committed by his landlord John Christie, in "10 Rillington Place" (1971 | 7,636 | triviaqa-train |
In the film The Dirty Dozen, which actor played Samson Posey? | Clint Walker
Norman Eugene "Clint" Walker (May 30, 1927 – May 21, 2018) was an American actor and singer. He was perhaps best known for his starring role as cowboy Cheyenne Bodie in the ABC/Warner Bros. western series "Cheyenne" from 1955-63.
Early life.
Clint Walker was born Norman Eugene Walker in Hartford, Illinois, on May 30, 1927; the son of Gladys Huldah ("née" Schwanda) and Paul Arnold Walker. His mother was Czech | in the war drama "None but the Brave" (1965), the only film Sinatra directed. After doing some guest appearances in "The Lucy Show" he fought a grizzly bear in Paramount's Western, "The Night of the Grizzly" (1966). He starred in a family adventure movie shot in India, "Maya" (1966).
Walker had his biggest hit to date when he played the meek convict Samson Posey in the war drama "The Dirty Dozen" (1967). | 7,637 | triviaqa-train |
In the sitcom Terry and June, what was the title characters surname? | Terry and June
Terry and June is a BBC television sitcom, which was broadcast on BBC1 from 1979 to 1987. The show was largely a reworking of "Happy Ever After", and starred Terry Scott and June Whitfield as a middle-aged, middle-class suburban couple, Terry and June Medford, who live in Purley.
Most of the 65 episodes were written by John Kane, with seven other writers also contributing some episodes.
Production.
Terry Scott and June Whitfield began their television partnership in | Terry and Julian
Terry and Julian is a British sitcom that aired on Channel 4 in 1992. Starring Julian Clary, it was written by Clary, Paul Merton and John Henderson. The title is a spoof the title of the long-running BBC sitcom "Terry and June", whose star June Whitfield made a guest appearance in one episode of "Terry and Julian".
Cast.
- Julian Clary – Julian
- Lee Simpson – Terry
- Kate Lonergan – Rene
Plot.
Terry, | 7,638 | triviaqa-train |
Ignoring Cardiff (not difficult), which capital city is closest to London? | London with the rest of Britain including Birmingham, Brighton, Reading, Bristol, Cardiff, Chester, Holyhead (for Dublin), Derby, Nottingham, Exeter, Sheffield, York, Southampton, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Cambridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Some international railway services to Continental Europe were operated during the 20th century as boat trains, such as the "Admiraal de Ruijter" to Amsterdam and the "Night Ferry" to Paris and Brussels. The opening of the Channel Tunnel in 1994 | cm, however, despite this Shropshire in 2012 has been declared a drought zone with the worst water shortage since 1976.
Geography Transport.
As well as being located close to the county town of Shropshire, Albrighton is just under 50 miles away from Birmingham, the closest major city, and is located just over 150 miles north-west to the capital city of London. The closest train station to Albrighton is Shrewsbury railway station, which has direct links to many places, including Manchester, Wrexham, Crewe and London | 7,639 | triviaqa-train |
Which car maker produces the Altea? | - “XII Edición de los Premios del Motor” 2005 award by the Spanish magazine "Telva"
- 'Coche de Flotas del Año' 2005 award by the Spanish magazine "Flotas"
- 'Ampe' award in 2005 in the Internet category
Powertrain.
The following powertrain specifications are available:
A flexible-fuel vehicle model was also on offer under the label "MultiFuel", featuring the 1.6 MPI E85 102 bhp engine.
Seat Altea XL/Freetrack.
The SEAT Altea | Zastava 750
The Zastava 750 (Застава 750) was a supermini made by the Serbian car maker Zavod Crvena Zastava in Kragujevac. It was a version of the Fiat 600 made under licence from 1962 and was longer in length than the Fiat version. The Zastava 750 has a engine, which produces . The more powerful 750 SE has at 5400 rpm and torque is at 3600 rpm. It is the smallest car ever made by Zastava. Later on during production, in 1980, the Zastava 850 was introduced. | 7,640 | triviaqa-train |
Which actress played nightclub singer Dorothy in the 1986 film ‘Blue Velvet’? | Blue Velvet (film)
Blue Velvet is a 1986 American neo-noir mystery film written and directed by David Lynch. Blending psychological horror with film noir, the film stars Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, and Laura Dern, and is named after Tony Bennett's 1951 song of the same name. The film concerns a young college student who, returning home to visit his ill father, discovers a severed human ear in a field that leads to his uncovering a vast criminal conspiracy and entering a romantic relationship | "A Matter of Time". Her first role was the 1979 film "Il Prato", and then in 1980 she appeared in Renzo Arbore's film "Il pap'occhio" with Martin Scorsese.
Following her mother's death in 1982, Rossellini was cast in her first American film, "White Nights" (1985). This was followed by her notable role as the tortured nightclub singer Dorothy Vallens in the David Lynch film "Blue Velvet," in which she also contributed her own singing. Other significant film | 7,641 | triviaqa-train |
Russia was defeated by which country in the Battle of Tannenberg in 1914? | the Italian language was even lower. The French state promoted the replacement of various regional dialects and languages by a centralised French language. The introduction of conscription and the Third Republic's 1880s laws on public instruction facilitated the creation of a national identity, under this theory.
Some nation states, such as Germany and Italy, came into existence at least partly as a result of political campaigns by nationalists, during the 19th century. In both cases, the territory was previously divided among other states, some of them very small | The Germans mobilised there with great efficiency and completely defeated the two Russian armies which had invaded. The Battle of Tannenberg, where an entire Russian army was annihilated, cast an ominous shadow over Russia's future. Russia had great success against both the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman armies from the very beginning of the war, but they never succeeded against the might of the German Army. In September 1914, in order to relieve pressure on France, the Russians were forced to halt a successful offensive against Austria-Hungary in Galicia | 7,642 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of Sudan? | Khartoum
Khartoum or Khartum ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Sudan. The city is also the capital of the state of Khartoum. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile, flowing north from Lake Victoria, and the Blue Nile, flowing west from Ethiopia. The location where the two Niles meet is known as "al-Mogran" or "al-Muqran" (; English: "The Confluence"). The main Nile continues to flow north towards Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea. | views. The other current books in the "What is?" series include ""What is Love?, What is Death?, What is Beautiful?, What is Funny?, What is Right?, What is Peace?, What is Money?, What is Dreaming?, What is a Friend?, What is True?, What is a Family?, What is a Feeling?" The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age | 7,643 | triviaqa-train |
The Aqua Tower, the first tallest building in the world designed by a team led by a woman, Jeanne Gang, is in which US city? | Jeanne Gang
Jeanne Gang (born March 19, 1964) is an American architect and the founder and leader of Studio Gang (established in 1997), an architecture and urban design practice with offices in Chicago, New York, and San Francisco. Internationally renowned for the Aqua Tower, Gang has recently completed projects such as Solstice on the Park, Writers Theatre, the University of Chicago Campus North Residential and Dining Commons, City Hyde Park, the Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership at Kalamazoo College, and two boathouses on | Gang, and it was the firm's first skyscraper project. The project was the largest ever awarded to an American firm headed by a woman. Loewenberg & Associates are the architects of record, led by James Loewenberg.
Design.
The Aqua Tower is located at 225 North Columbus Drive, and is surrounded by high-rises. To capture views of nearby landmarks for Aqua's residents, Gang stretched its balconies outward by as much as . The result is a building composed of irregularly shaped concrete floor slabs which lend | 7,644 | triviaqa-train |
What is Lake Kinnernet in Israel known as in the Bible? | Bronze and Iron Age city of Kinneret, excavated at Tell el-'Oreimeh. However, there is no evidence that the city of Kinneret itself was not named after the body of water rather than vice versa, or for the origin of the town's name.
Names Lake of Gennesaret.
All Old and New Testament writers use the term "sea" (Hebrew יָם "yam", Greek θάλασσα), with the exception of Luke who calls it "the Lake of Gennesaret" (), from the Greek λίμνη Γεννησαρέτ ( | Gerar
Gerar ( "Gərār", "lodging-place") was a Philistine town and district in what is today south central Israel, mentioned in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible.
According to Easton's Bible Dictionary the Biblical "valley of Gerar" () was probably the modern Wadi el-Jerdr. Currently it is believed to be the valley of Nahal Gerar. The region was later known as Haluza.
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, and Dr. William Smith's Bible Dictionary, all | 7,645 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Martha Jones in the UK tv series Doctor Who? | story begins anew with each companion and she undergoes more change than the Doctor. The primary companions of the Ninth and Tenth Doctors were Rose Tyler (Billie Piper), Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman), and Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) with Mickey Smith (Noel Clarke) and Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) recurring as secondary companion figures. The Eleventh Doctor became the first to travel with a married couple, Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) and Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill), whilst out-of-sync meetings | Who" since she left the programme in 1965.
- Adjoa Andoh played Sister Jatt, one of the Sisters of Plenitude in the 2006 "Doctor Who" episode "New Earth". She later played Francine Jones, mother of the Tenth Doctor's companion Martha Jones, in the 2007 and 2008 series.
- Michael Keating is best known for his role as Vila Restal in the BBC science-fiction series "Blake's 7". He also appeared in the Fourth Doctor serial "The Sun Makers". | 7,646 | triviaqa-train |
Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in Canada during which month of the year? | Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in Canada, the United States, some of the Caribbean islands, and Liberia. It began as a day of giving thanks and sacrifice for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. Similarly named festival holidays occur in Germany and Japan. Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States, and around the same part of the year in other places. Although Thanksgiving has historical roots | December and ending with a feast and religious lectures on 2 January. The Church has a home for mentally challenged named Parivalaya; the annual festivals are conducted along with the institution. Harvest festival is celebrated in the church as a thanksgiving day every year during the month of November. In association with humanitarian institutions, rice, cereal, vegetables and oil are donated to the socially backward people of the society. The festival is considered one of the primary stipulations from the Old Testament, which emphasises gratitude to society.
External links | 7,647 | triviaqa-train |
Charles Merivale of Cambridge University and Charles Wordsworth of Oxford University started which annual tradition in 1829? | Charles Merivale
The Very Reverend Charles Merivale (8 March 1808 – 27 December 1893) was an English historian and churchman, for many years dean of Ely Cathedral. He was one of the main instigators of the inaugural Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race which took place at Henley in 1829.
Life.
Life Early life.
Merivale was the second son of John Herman Merivale (1770–1844) and Louisa Heath Drury, daughter of Joseph Drury, headmaster of Harrow. He was educated at Harrow School under George Butler from 1818 | 1965 for the men and 1966 for the women.
Over 250,000 people watch the race from the banks of the river each year. In 2009, a record 270,000 people watched the race live. A further 15 million or more watch it on television.
History of the men's race.
History of the men's race Origin.
The tradition was started in 1829 by Charles Merivale, a student at St John's College, Cambridge, and his Old Harrovian school friend Charles Wordsworth who was studying at Christ | 7,648 | triviaqa-train |
The ‘Vichy Regime’ described the government of which European country during World War II? | Vichy France
Vichy France () is the common name of the French State ("État français") headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II. Evacuated from Paris to Vichy in the unoccupied "Free Zone" ("zone libre") in the southern part of metropolitan France which included French Algeria, it remained responsible for the civil administration of France as well as the French colonial empire.
From 1940 to 1942, while the Vichy regime was the nominal government of all of France except for Alsace- | Golden Age. The following Almohad Caliphate instituted harsh religious rule, and forced all non-Muslims to convert on pain of death. Later dynasties reinstated policies of religious tolerance, allowing Jews and Christians to return to the country, although these later dynasties were also sometimes marked by the persecution of religious minorities, either by the government or by violent mobs. During World War II, Morocco fell under the Nazi-backed Vichy Regime, which attempted to deport the Jewish population to concentration camps. This attempt was blocked by Mohammed V | 7,649 | triviaqa-train |
Pato, a game played on horseback, is the national sport of which South American country? | Pato
, also called (, literally "duck game"), is a game played on horseback that combines elements from polo and basketball. It is the national sport of Argentina since 1953.
' is Spanish for "duck", as early games used a live duck inside a basket instead of a ball. Accounts of early versions of "pato" have been written since 1610. The playing field would often stretch the distance between neighboring ' (ranches). The first team to reach its own " ( | of the jargon of those serving in Afghanistan. The obvious explanation and answer to the question is that every day is a buzkashi day because every day someone tries to "get your goat."
See also.
- Pato, a similar horseback Argentine sport
- Horseball, another game played on horseback
- Yak racing
- Rugby union in Afghanistan
- polo a similar horseback game played with a ball
Further reading.
- G. Whitney Azoy (2003), "Buzkashi: Game and Power in | 7,650 | triviaqa-train |
French artist, Fernande Olivier, was known primarily for being the model of which painter/artist, who painted over 60 portraits of her? | Fernande Olivier
Fernande Olivier (born Amélie Lang; 6 June 1881 – 26 January 1966) was a French artist and model known primarily for having been the model of painter Pablo Picasso, and for her written accounts of her relationship with him. Picasso painted over 60 portraits of Olivier.
Youth.
Olivier was born of an out-of-wedlock relationship between her mother and a married man. She was raised by an aunt and uncle, who attempted to arrange a marriage for her. Instead, Olivier ran | Jacob Eichholtz
Jacob Eichholtz (1776–1842) was an early American painter, known primarily for his portraits in the Romantic Victorian tradition. Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in a family of prosperous Pennsylvania Germans, he spent most of his professional life in Philadelphia. A coppersmith by trade, he turned to painting and achieved both recognition and success despite being mainly self-taught as an artist. He is known to have painted over 800 portraits over the course of 35 years. Hundreds of his works are housed in art museums, historical | 7,651 | triviaqa-train |
The Chicago Bears defeated which team 73-0 in the 1940 NFL Championship game? | 1940 NFL Championship Game
The 1940 National Football League Championship Game, sometimes referred to as 73–0, was the eighth title game of the National Football League (NFL), played at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. on December 8, with a sellout capacity attendance of 36,034.
The Chicago Bears (8–3) of the Western Division met the Washington Redskins (9–2), champions of the Eastern Division. Neither team had played in the title game since 1937, when the Redskins won a close game at Chicago's Wrigley | that representing the adsorption of a gas onto a metal surface and fitted the Hill–Langmuir equation. Clark, together with Gaddum, was the first to introduce the log concentration–effect curve and described the now-familiar 'parallel shift' of the log concentration–effect curve produced by a competitive antagonist. Attempts to separate the binding phenomenon and activation phenomenon were made by Ariëns in 1954 and by Stephenson in 1956 to account for the intrinsic activity (efficacy) of a drug (that is, its ability to induce an | 7,652 | triviaqa-train |
Which of the Great Lakes is the only one located entirely in the United States of America? | great depths, and distant horizons) the five Great Lakes have also long been referred to as "inland seas". Lake Superior is the second-largest lake in the world by area, and the largest freshwater lake by area. Lake Michigan is the largest lake that is entirely within one country.
The Great Lakes began to form at the end of the last glacial period around 14,000 years ago, as retreating ice sheets exposed the basins they had carved into the land which then filled with meltwater. The lakes have | area (population of 5.3 million within ).
Geography Topography.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Detroit is the principal city in Metro Detroit and Southeast Michigan situated in the Midwestern United States and the Great Lakes region.
The Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge is the only international wildlife preserve in North America, uniquely located in the heart of a major metropolitan area. The Refuge includes islands, coastal wetlands, marshes, shoals, | 7,653 | triviaqa-train |
Which district in London is famous for its Royal Hospital for old soldiers? | 1956, which ended the "pea soup fogs" for which London had been notorious.
Primarily starting in the mid-1960s, London became a centre for the worldwide youth culture, exemplified by the Swinging London subculture associated with the King's Road, Chelsea and Carnaby Street. The role of trendsetter was revived during the punk era. In 1965 London's political boundaries were expanded to take into account the growth of the urban area and a new Greater London Council was created. During The Troubles in Northern Ireland, London was subjected | Highams Park Lake (Waltham Forest, London)
Highams Park Lake is a water feature in The Highams Park, in the district of Highams Park in Waltham Forest, north-east London.
History.
Highams Park Lake was formed in the early 19th century by the famous landscape gardener Humphry Repton, who diverted the River Ching which flooded the site to create the lake. The lake was part of the grounds of the Large Manor Of Highams, built in 1768 and converted into a hospital for wounded soldiers during the | 7,654 | triviaqa-train |
The Vistula Lagoon is a freshwater lagoon on which sea? | The long, 80 metres wide and 5 metres deep canal shall be completed by 2020 at an estimated cost of PLN 880 million. However, major ecological considerations stand in the way. For example, mammal migration along the lagoon could be disrupted. Also, the inflow of brackish waters from the Baltic sea could result in serious unbalancing of the lagoon's freshwater ecosystem.
History.
From 1772 until 1918, the lagoon was part of the Kingdom of Prussia, which had become part of the German Empire in 1871. | arguments. This was the rationale for Latvian claims over the Curonian Spit, Memel, and other territories of East Prussia which would be later dropped.
Natural history and ecology.
The Lagoon, formed about 7,000 years BCE, is a freshwater lagoon. Water depths average 3.8 meters. It is highly biodiverse, although troubled by water pollution. The presence of algal blooms was confirmed in the 2000s.
See also.
- Nemunas Delta
- Vistula Lagoon
External links.
- Kurische Nehrung (German) | 7,655 | triviaqa-train |
If a person is micturating, what are they doing? | like cells and multiple layers of stratified cuboidal cells underneath when evacuated. When the bladder is fully distended the superficial cells become squamous (flat) and the stratification of the cuboidal cells is reduced in order to provide lateral stretching.
Anatomy and physiology Physiology.
The physiology of micturition and the physiologic basis of its disorders are subjects about which there is much confusion, especially at the supraspinal level. Micturition is fundamentally a spinobulbospinal reflex facilitated and inhibited by higher brain centers such as the pontine micturition center and, like defecation, subject | refuse to be assessed. To ensure that this right is upheld, an assessor, prior to beginning an assessment must tell the person being assessed what they are doing, what is its purpose, what impact their finding will have and that the person being assessed has the right to refuse. If a person refuses to an assessment it cannot be conducted.
There are limits to a person's right to refuse an assessment. A Court may order an assessment of a person's capacity against their will if it determines that | 7,656 | triviaqa-train |
The Uffizi Gallery is a museum in which European city? | Uffizi
The Uffizi Gallery (, ) is a prominent art museum located adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria in the Historic Centre of Florence in the region of Tuscany, Italy. One of the most important Italian museums and the most visited, it is also one of the largest and best known in the world and holds a collection of priceless works, particularly from the period of the Italian Renaissance.
After the ruling house of Medici died out, their art collections were gifted to the city of Florence under the famous " | containing the most important statues of Michelangelo (the Bacchus or the Genius of Victory), the "Apollo-David" was placed in the Boboli Gardens, where it decorated a long niche of its amphitheater. In 1824 the statue was transported to the Uffizi, and later placed into the collection at the Bargello. Now it is in the National Gallery of Art Museum, part of the Renaissance wing complete with European paintings and sculptures.
Description related to style and subject.
The work depicts a naked man and, | 7,657 | triviaqa-train |
Which BBC radio programme introduces a castaway every week? | drama and comedy. In addition, new programmes to complement Radio 4 programmes were introduced such as "Ambridge Extra", and "Desert Island Discs revisited". The final station is the BBC Asian Network, providing music, talk and news to this section of the community. This station evolved out of Local radio stations serving certain areas, and as such this station is available on Medium Wave frequency in some areas of the Midlands.
As well as the national stations, the BBC also provides 40 BBC Local Radio stations | He also has a show broadcast at 2am on Monday mornings, which is focused on music by local bands from "BBC Introducing". In 1994 he wrote and presented "Surviving Suicide", about his suicide attempt.
Currently, Robinson rarely performs live, apart from two annual free concerts, known as the Castaway Parties, for members of his mailing list. These take place in South London and Belgium every January. In the Belgian Castaway shows, he introduces many songs in Dutch. The Castaway Parties invariably feature | 7,658 | triviaqa-train |
Lewis Hamilton was disqualified from which 2009 Formula One Grand Prix? | giving the team a 1–2 on its début. Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel had been running in second until he collided with BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica. The accident meant the race finished behind the safety car, with Toyota's Jarno Trulli eventually classified third despite McLaren's false protest he had illegally overtaken Lewis Hamilton. Reigning champion Hamilton was disqualified from the Australian race for lying to the stewards and at the following Malaysian Grand Prix there were reports he was on the verge of quitting. The race was equally dramatic, being stopped | 2009 European Grand Prix
The 2009 European Grand Prix (formally the LIII Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe) was a Formula One motor race held on 23 August 2009 at the Valencia Street Circuit in Valencia, Spain. It was the 11th race of the 2009 Formula One season. The race was contested over 57 laps, an overall race distance of 308.9 km (191.9 mi). The winner was Rubens Barrichello for Brawn GP after starting from third on the grid. The 2008 world champion Lewis Hamilton finished second for | 7,659 | triviaqa-train |
Fashion brand Miu Miu is a subsidiary of which famous Italian fashion house? | (directed by Alessandro Michele), Hogan, Iceberg (directed by James Long), Kiton, La Perla (directed by Julia Haart), Loro Piana, Marni (founded by Consuelo Castiglioni and now directed by Francesco Risso), Antonio Marras, Missoni, Moncler, Moschino (directed by Jeremy Scott), MSGM (directed by Massimo Giorgetti), N°21 (created by Alessandro Dell'Acqua), Prada, Richmond, Ermanno Scervino, Tod's (designed by Andrea Incontri regarding men's lines), Trussardi, | re-created some of model Kate Moss's most famous poses, and Johannesson was quickly dubbed "The Next Kate Moss", including by "Vogue". The nickname "Baby Kate" has stuck with her ever since. By January 2005, she had already appeared in British "Vogue", "Pop", Italian "Vanity Fair", and Italian "Vogue".
Johannesson has walked in numerous fashion shows including Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Nina Ricci, Miu Miu, Burberry, amongst others. | 7,660 | triviaqa-train |
The gemstone ruby is the birthstone of people born in which month of the year? | -like rutile inclusions may indicate that the stone has been treated. Ruby is the traditional birthstone for July and is usually pinker than garnet, although some rhodolite garnets have a similar pinkish hue to most rubies. The world's most valuable ruby is the Sunrise Ruby.
Physical properties.
Rubies have a hardness of 9.0 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness. Among the natural gems only moissanite and diamond are harder, with diamond having a Mohs hardness of 10.0 and moissanite falling somewhere in between corundum (ruby) and | Birthstone
A birthstone is a gemstone that represents a person's month of birth. Birthstones are often worn as jewelry or as a pendant.
History of birthstones.
History of birthstones Western custom.
The first century Jewish historian Josephus believed there was a connection between the twelve stones in Aaron's breastplate (signifying the tribes of Israel, as described in the Book of Exodus), the twelve months of the year, and the twelve signs of the zodiac. Translations and interpretations of the passage in Exodus regarding the breastplate | 7,661 | triviaqa-train |
The novels ‘The Shipmaster, ‘The Iron Ships’ and ‘The Trade Winds’ by Cyril Abraham, are based on which 1970’s British tv series? | Cyril Abraham
Cyril Stanley Abraham (22 September 1915 – 30 July 1979), was an English screenwriter best known for creating the popular BBC series "The Onedin Line" (1971–1980), writing the scripts for 22 episodes in addition to five novels based on the series.
Early years.
Born in Liverpool in England, the son of John Abrahams, an oil mill labourer, and Agnes (née Davies), a widow, who married in 1918, as a boy Abraham attended the Liverpool Collegiate School and | "A Clear Conscience" and "Undercurrent".
Novels.
There are six novels based on the series.
The first five are all by the series creator, Cyril Abraham:
- "The Shipmaster" (1972)
- "The Iron Ships" (1974)
- "The High Seas" (1975)
- "The Trade Winds" (1977)
- "The White Ships" (1979)
The books are not straightforward novelisations of the television episodes, since the | 7,662 | triviaqa-train |
The Anatolian Peninsula comprises most of which modern day country? | ") means "land of the Turks". Middle English usage of "Turkye" is evidenced in an early work by Chaucer called "The Book of the Duchess" (c. 1369). The phrase "land of Torke" is used in the 15th-century Digby Mysteries. Later usages can be found in the Dunbar poems, the 16th century "Manipulus Vocabulorum" ("Turkie, Tartaria") and Francis Bacon's "Sylva Sylvarum" (Turky). The modern spelling "Turkey" dates back to | the fall of the Sultanate of Rum led to the partitioning of Asia Minor into small, loosely associated Anatolian beyliks, or principalities. One of these beyliks was the Principality of Aydın, which at the time reigned over a large, southern portion of modern-day Izmir Province and the entire Karaburun Peninsula, as well as the lands of the future province of its namesake. The region which Özdere is located in today was discovered and settled in 1329 by the Aydinid and future Emir (Prince) of Aydın Umur Bey, and | 7,663 | triviaqa-train |
Which US soap opera, which started on radio and moved to tv in 1952, ran for 72 years before ending in 2009? | Phillips (creator of former NBC stablemate "Another World" as well as its former CBS rivals, "As the World Turns" and "Guiding Light") served as a story editor for the program and many of the show's earliest storylines were written by William J. Bell (who would depart the series in 1975 to focus full-time on "The Young and the Restless", which he created for CBS in 1973).
The series primarily focuses on its core families, the Hortons and the Bradys. | David was a medical student. http://collguides.lib.uiowa.edu/?MSC0265
Early career.
Felton started out directing community theatre before becoming a producer-director of radio programs, such as "Curtain Time" for NBC in Chicago. In 1949, he directed the three-week run of "These Are My Children" for NBC, which is considered the first daily daytime soap opera. In 1950 he moved to New York to direct live television shows. In 1952 he won an Emmy award for "Robert Montgomery Presents".
The 1960s. | 7,664 | triviaqa-train |
Which country hosted the second modern Olympic Games in 1900? | L'Olympiade de la République", a national Olympic festival held annually from 1796 to 1798 in Revolutionary France also attempted to emulate the ancient Olympic Games. The competition included several disciplines from the ancient Greek Olympics. The 1796 Games also marked the introduction of the metric system into sport.
In 1834 and 1836 olympic games was held in Ramlösa (Sweden) and an additional in Stockholm (Sweden) 1843, all organised by Gustaf Johan Schartau and others. At most 25 000 spectators saw the games. (More information can be | the third modern Olympic Games and the first to be hosted outside of Athens, Greece. The International Olympic Committee considers them the second Olympic Games, discounting the intercalated 1906 Summer Olympics. The 1900 Olympic Games are held at the same time as the 1900 World's Fair. The events took place between 14 May 1900 and 28 October 1900, with 28 nations participating in 95 events. The French team easily topped the unofficial medal count, finishing with three times as many medals as the second-place United States.
1924 | 7,665 | triviaqa-train |
In Greek mythology, who was the father of Achilles? | Achilles
In Greek mythology, Achilles or Achilleus ( ; , "Achilleus" ) was a hero of the Trojan War, the greatest of all the Greek warriors, and is the central character of Homer's "Iliad". He was the son of the Nereid Thetis and Peleus, king of Phthia.
Achilles' most notable feat during the Trojan War was the slaying of the Trojan prince Hector outside the gates of Troy. Although the death of Achilles is not presented in the "Iliad", other sources concur | Telephus
In Greek mythology, Telephus (; , "Tēlephos", "far-shining") was the son of Heracles and Auge, who was the daughter of king Aleus of Tegea. He was adopted by Teuthras, the king of Mysia, in Asia Minor, whom he succeeded as king. Telephus was wounded by Achilles when the Achaeans came to his kingdom on their way to sack Troy and bring Helen back to Sparta, and later healed by Achilles. He was the father of Eurypylus, who fought alongside the | 7,666 | triviaqa-train |
Bobby Cox was manager of which US professional baseball team before his retirement in 2010? | Bobby Cox
Robert Joe Cox (born May 21, 1941) is an American former professional baseball third baseman and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). He first led the Atlanta Braves from 1978 to 1981, and then managed the Toronto Blue Jays from 1982 to 1985. He later rejoined the Braves in 1986 as a general manager. He moved back to the manager's role during the 1990 season and stayed there until his retirement following the 2010 season. The Atlanta Braves have since retired the number 6 in commemoration | Fame Awards Presentation, the day before induction ceremonies. Garagiola, a former player and broadcaster who received the Hall's Ford C. Frick Award in 1991, was specifically cited for his role as a founder of two organizations—the Baseball Assistance Team, a charity which aids needy members of the professional baseball community, and the National Spit Tobacco Education Program, which advocates against the use of smokeless tobacco.
- December 9 – Managers Joe Torre, Tony La Russa and Bobby Cox are elected to the Hall of Fame, and | 7,667 | triviaqa-train |
Ian Stewart was known as the sixth member of which British rock group? | 's Hermits and the Hollies from Manchester. They drew on a wide range of American influences including 1950s rock and roll, soul, rhythm and blues, and surf music, initially reinterpreting standard American tunes and playing for dancers. Bands like the Animals from Newcastle and Them from Belfast, and particularly those from London like the Rolling Stones and the Yardbirds, were much more directly influenced by rhythm and blues and later blues music. Soon these groups were composing their own material, combining US forms of music and infusing it with a | McGeachey) - rock musician
- William Rogue (a.k.a. Stewart William Allan) - rock musician
- Bobby Wellins - tenor saxophonist
- Simon Bell (singer) - singer and song writer
Notoriety
- Ian Brady (a.k.a. Ian Duncan Stewart) - serial killer
Politics
- James Craigen - Member of Parliament
- James Dickens OBE - Member of Parliament
- James Dunlop MacDougall - political activist
- Maurice Miller - Member of Parliament
- Robert Nichol (British politician) - Member of | 7,668 | triviaqa-train |
Felipe de Jesus Calderon Hinojosa became President of which country in December 2006? | Felipe Calderón
Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa, (; born 18 August 1962) is a Mexican politician who served as the 56th President of Mexico from 1 December 2006 to 30 November 2012. He was a member of the National Action Party ("Partido Acción Nacional", PAN) for thirty years before quitting the party in November 2018.
Prior to the presidency, Calderón received two master's degrees and went on to work within the PAN while it was still an important opposition party. Calderón served as National President of | Social Development.
On December 9 of 2009 , he was appointed by President Felipe Calderon Hinojosa Social Development Secretary following the appointment of his predecessor Ernesto Cordero Arroyo in the holder by Ministry of Finance and Public Credit.
To fulfill its goals, has involved the civil society so as to meet the objectives faster with the participation of concerned citizens and beneficiaries of such programs and actions.
Shows a special interest in programs that seek to engage society to eradicate food poverty in the country.
In the care of natural disasters | 7,669 | triviaqa-train |
One minute of longitude at the equator is equal to how many nautical miles? | Nautical mile
A nautical mile is a unit of measurement used in both air and marine navigation, and for the definition of territorial waters. Historically, it was defined as one minute ( of a degree) of latitude along any line of longitude. Today the international nautical mile is defined as exactly 1852 metres. This converts to about 1.15 imperial/US miles. The derived unit of speed is the knot, one nautical mile per hour.
Unit symbol.
There is no single internationally agreed symbol.
- | find the position of a ship or aircraft by celestial navigation, the navigator measures with a sextant the apparent height of a celestial body above the horizon, and notes the time from a marine chronometer. That height is compared with the height predicted for a trial position; the arcminutes of height difference is how many nautical miles the position line is from the trial position.
See also.
- American Practical Navigator
External links.
- Nautical Almanac, Board of Longitude Collection (Cambridge University Library)
- Her | 7,670 | triviaqa-train |
Cuevo de las Manos (Cave of the Hands), famous for the paintings of hands made around 9,000 years ago, is in which Spanish-speaking country? | Cueva de las Manos
Cueva de las Manos (Spanish for Cave of Hands) is a cave or a series of caves located in the province of Santa Cruz, Argentina, south of the town of Perito Moreno. It is famous for (and gets its name from) the paintings of hands. The art in the cave dates from 13,000 to 9,000 years ago. Several waves of people occupied the cave, and early artwork has been carbon-dated to ca. 9300 BP (about 7300 BC). The age | Lago Jeinimeni National Reserve
Lago Jeinimeni National Reserve is a nature reserve of Chile located in the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region, south of Chile Chico. The reserve is named after Jeinimeni Lake, a milky turquoise lake. A highlight of the reserve is the "Cueva de las Manos" (Cave of the Hands), an archaeological site of a similar nature than those of its more famous counterpart, Cueva de las Manos.
A new, 25,000 km² national park called Patagonia National Park will combine | 7,671 | triviaqa-train |
What were the first names of writer C.S.Lewis? | C. S. Lewis
Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was a British writer and lay theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Oxford University (Magdalen College, 1925–1954) and Cambridge University (Magdalene College, 1954–1963). He is best known for his works of fiction, especially "The Screwtape Letters", "The Chronicles of Narnia", and "The Space Trilogy", and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics, such as "Mere Christianity", " | -speaking world and also commonly used as a first name, derives from Old English, combining the words "befer" ("beaver") and "leah" ("clearing").
The show "Happy Tree Friends" features Toothy and Handy who are beavers.
The animated Nickelodeon show "The Angry Beavers" features Daggett and Norbert.
The anthropomorphic Mr. and Mrs. Beaver have an important role in the plot of "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", first part of C.S.Lewis' | 7,672 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s steamship, launched in 1858? | wear. The inboard end has a stuffing box that prevents water from entering the hull along the tube. Some early stern tubes were made of brass and operated as a water lubricated bearing along the entire length. In other instances a long bush of soft metal was fitted in the after end of the stern tube. The "Great Eastern" had this arrangement fail on her first transatlantic voyage, with very large amounts of uneven wear. The problem was solved with a lignum vitae water-lubricated bearing, patented in 1858. | - 26 July–10 August – Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s iron steamship makes the Transatlantic crossing from Liverpool to New York, the first screw propelled vessel to make the passage.
- 31 July – Jews are permitted to hold certain municipal offices.
- 9 August – Aberdeen Act instructing the Royal Navy to counter the Brazilian slave trade, signed.
- 9 September – potato blight breaks out in Ireland: beginning of the Great Famine.
- 18 September – Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata formally | 7,673 | triviaqa-train |
How many imperial gallons of oil are in a barrel? | (CH) to octane (CH) are refined into gasoline, the ones from nonane (CH) to hexadecane (CH) into diesel fuel, kerosene and jet fuel. Alkanes with more than 16 carbon atoms can be refined into fuel oil and lubricating oil. At the heavier end of the range, paraffin wax is an alkane with approximately 25 carbon atoms, while asphalt has 35 and up, although these are usually cracked by modern refineries into more valuable products. The shortest molecules, those with four or fewer carbon | In addition to those catalogued above, there are literally hundreds of other units of measure in both the imperial and the US customary system of measurement – many are specific to a particular industry of application. Such units could, in theory, be replaced by general units of the same dimension, for example the barrel (42 US gallons, 34.97 imperial gallons or 159.0 litres) used in the oil industry has the dimension of volume and could be replaced by the gallon, cubic metre or litre.
The definitions of potential | 7,674 | triviaqa-train |
Rocinante is the name of which fictional character’s horse? | Rocinante
Rocinante () is Don Quixote's horse in the novel "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes. In many ways, Rocinante is not only Don Quixote's horse, but also his double: like Don Quixote, he is awkward, past his prime, and engaged in a task beyond his capacities.
Etymology.
in Spanish means a work horse or low-quality horse, but can also mean an illiterate or rough man. There are similar words in French ("roussin; rosse" | Hawkeye
- The series "Hawkeye" (1994) is mostly set around the fictional Fort Bennington during the French and Indian War
WQED (TV) Pittsburgh's "Once Upon A Classic" children's television series produced a four-episode adaptation entitled "Leatherstocking Tales" (1979), which won one Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Series and was nominated for another for writing. The main character’s name is Natty Bumppo, though other nicknames appear.
In popular culture.
- Bumppo is featured | 7,675 | triviaqa-train |
Who became Archbishop of Canterbury in February 2003? | Archbishop of Canterbury
The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. The current archbishop is Justin Welby, who was enthroned at Canterbury Cathedral on 21 March 2013. Welby is the 105th in a line which goes back more than 1400 years to Augustine of Canterbury, the "Apostle to the English", sent from Rome in the year 597. Welby succeeded Rowan Williams.
From the | nine bishops in the customary ceremony in London on 2 December 2002, when he officially became Archbishop of Canterbury. He was enthroned at Canterbury Cathedral on 27 February 2003 as the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury.
The translation of Williams to Canterbury was widely canvassed. As a bishop he had demonstrated a wide range of interests in social and political matters and was widely regarded, by academics and others, as a figure who could make Christianity credible to the intelligent unbeliever. As a patron of Affirming Catholicism, his appointment was a considerable | 7,676 | triviaqa-train |
In the Bible, what was the name of Jacob’s only daughter? | Dinah
In the Book of Genesis, Dinah (; ) was the daughter of Jacob, one of the patriarchs of the Israelites, and Leah, his first wife. The episode of her violation by Shechem, son of a Canaanite or Hivite prince, and the subsequent vengeance of her brothers Simeon and Levi, commonly referred to as "the rape of Dinah", is told in Genesis 34.
In Genesis.
Dinah is first mentioned in Genesis 30:21 as the daughter of Leah and Jacob, born to Leah after | Classical Commentators in the Contemporary Classroom: Rabbi Yaakov Blau on Topical Studies in Tanakh and Commentaries,” in Angel, The Keys to the Palace: Essays Exploring the Religious Value of Reading the Bible (New York: Kodesh Press, 2017), pp. 76–88.
“Morality and Literary Study: What does the Torah Teach about Jacob’s Deception of Isaac?” in Angel, The Keys to the Palace: Essays Exploring the Religious Value of Reading the Bible (New York: Kodesh Press, 2017), | 7,677 | triviaqa-train |
In which year was the death penalty for treason formally abolished on the mainland UK? | .
Considered to be the most serious of offences, high treason was often met with extraordinary punishment, because it threatened the safety of the state. Hanging, drawing and quartering was the usual punishment until the 19th century. The last treason trial was that of William Joyce, "Lord Haw-Haw", who was executed by hanging in 1946.
Since the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 became law, the maximum sentence for treason in the UK has been life imprisonment.
Offences.
High treason today consists | completely abolished the death penalty in the United Kingdom. (Prior to this, the death penalty had already been abolished for murder, but it had remained in force for certain military offences and treason, although no executions had been carried out for several decades.) This provision was not required by the European Convention on Human Rights, since Protocol 6 of the Convention permitted the death penalty in time of war, and Protocol 13, which prohibits the death penalty for all circumstances, did not then exist. The UK government introduced | 7,678 | triviaqa-train |
In 1776, the United States Declaration of Independence decreed that how many American colonies, which were at war with Britain, were no longer part of the British Empire? | under the leadership of James Stanhope, Charles Townshend, the Earl of Sunderland, and Robert Walpole. One by one the Tories were driven out of national and local government, and new laws were passed to impose more national control. The right of habeas corpus was restricted; to reduce electoral frenzy, the Septennial Act 1715 increased the maximum life of a parliament from three years to seven.
He spent only about half as much time abroad during his reign as did William III, who also reigned for 13 years. Jeremy | Britain attempted to tighten its grip on its American colonies, many prominent Pennsylvanians called for greater independence for British America. The upper and lower counties of Pennsylvania (now known as Delaware) joined eleven other British colonies in declaring their autonomy with signing of the United States Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776.
The newly independent state chose the moniker "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" as a token of its prominence and autonomy in the Americas. The American states prevailed in the American War of Independence which concluded with the | 7,679 | triviaqa-train |
Which nation’s football team won the FIFA World Cup in 2006? | finally opting for the work of the Italian designer Silvio Gazzaniga. The new trophy is high, made of solid 18 carat (75%) gold and weighs . The base contains two layers of semi-precious malachite while the bottom side of the trophy bears the engraved year and name of each FIFA World Cup winner since 1974. The description of the trophy by Gazzaniga was: "The lines spring out from the base, rising in spirals, stretching out to receive the world. From the remarkable dynamic tensions of the compact | make his full international debut for Croatia in their 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier against San Marino on 5 September 2001 in Serravalle which Croatia won 4–0. Butina won a total of 28 international caps in almost five years of playing for the Croatian national football team. He made his last international appearance in Croatia's 1–0 defeat to Poland in a friendly match played on 3 June 2006 in Wolfsburg during the two teams' preparations for the 2006 FIFA World Cup tournament. It was his only international appearance in 2006.
International career 2002 World | 7,680 | triviaqa-train |
What is the flattened circular organ in the uterus of pregnant women which nourishes the foetus through the umbilical cord? | , alcohol, heroin, and other drugs which can also harm the fetus in other ways), and uterine blood flow.
Placental factors include size, microstructure (densities and architecture), umbilical blood flow, transporters and binding proteins, nutrient utilization and nutrient production.
Fetal factors include the fetus genome, nutrient production, and hormone output. Also, female fetuses tend to weigh less than males, at full term.
Fetal growth is often classified as follows: small for gestational age (SGA), appropriate | for pelvic organ prolapse.
Humans Umbilical cord prolapse.
Umbilical cord prolapse occurs when the umbilical cord comes out of the uterus with or before the presenting part of the fetus. It is a relatively rare condition and occurs in fewer than 1% of pregnancies. Cord prolapse is more common in women who have had rupture of their amniotic sac. Other risk factors include maternal or fetal factors that prevent the fetus from occupying a normal position in the maternal pelvis, such as abnormal fetal lie, too much amniotic fluid, or | 7,681 | triviaqa-train |
What type of plant is an opuntia? | consumption and seed dispersal by many animals, including antelopes, nonhuman primates, elephants, birds, and humans.
Taxonomy.
When Carl Linnaeus published "Species Plantarum" in 1753 – the starting point for modern botanical nomenclature – he placed all the species of cactus known to him in one genus, "Cactus". In 1754, the Scottish botanist Philip Miller divided them into several genera, including "Opuntia". He distinguished the genus largely on the form of its flowers and fruits.
Considerable variation of taxonomy | Republic (since 2007), son of Akhmad Kadyrov
The Khristenko-Golikova Family
- Viktor Khristenko (b. 1957) Minister of Industry and Trade of Russian Federation, husband of Tatyana Golikova
- Tatyana Golikova (b. 1966) Minister of Health and Social Development of Russian Federation, wife of Viktor Khristenko
The Kokov Family
- Valery Kokov (1941–2005) 1st President of Kabardino-Balkaria (1992–2005)
- Kazbek Kokov (b. 1973) Acting Head of Kabardino-Balkaria since 2018, son of Valery Kokov | 7,682 | triviaqa-train |
What was the final battle of the Napoleonic Wars? | France from the east, while the Peninsular War spilled over into southwestern France. Coalition troops captured Paris at the end of March 1814 and forced Napoleon to abdicate in early April. He was exiled to the island of Elba, and the Bourbons were restored to power. However, Napoleon escaped in February 1815, and reassumed control of France. The Allies responded with the Seventh Coalition, defeating Napoleon permanently at Waterloo in June 1815 and exiling him to St Helena, where he died six years later.
The Congress of Vienna | and modest income to the inhabitants.
"The Battle of Anguilla".
The earliest reference to sailing in Anguillian history involves what is unofficially known as "The Battle of Anguilla". In 1796, during the height of the Napoleonic Wars, 400 men were dispatched from the neighboring French colony of St. Martin aboard two frigates, Le Decius and Le Valiant. This force landed on what is now known as Rendezvous Bay. An Anguillian defense force was led by Lieutenant Governor Benjamin Gumbs, and for the next four days they | 7,683 | triviaqa-train |
What is the rank of officer in the US Army above Colonel and below Major General? | Countries Brazil.
"General de Brigada" (Brigade General) is the lowest rank of general officers in the Brazilian Army. A "General de Brigada" wears two-stars as this is the entry level for general officers in the Brazilian Army. See Military ranks of Brazil and Brigadier (officer rank in Latin America) for more information.
Countries Canada.
In the Canadian Armed Forces, the rank of major-general (MGen) ("major-général" and "Mgén" in French) is | Lieutenant colonel
Lieutenant colonel (pronounced "Lef-ten-ent Kernel" (UK & Commonwealth) or "Loo-ten-ent Kernel" (US)) is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence. Sometimes, the term 'half-colonel' is used in casual conversation in the British Army | 7,684 | triviaqa-train |
The Cuillin Hills are on which Scottish island? | Cuillin
The Cuillin ( or ') is a range of rocky mountains located on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. The main Cuillin ridge is also known as the Black Cuillin to distinguish it from the Red Cuillin (', known locally as Red Hills), which lie to the east of Glen Sligachan.
The peaks of the Black Cuillin are mainly composed of gabbro, a very rough igneous rock which provides a superb grip for mountaineers; and basalt, which can be very slippery when wet. The rocks forming | surface as major intrusions of gabbro and granite. These coarse-grained igneous rocks are relatively resistant to erosion and now form the Cuillin hills. The Black Cuillin are formed of gabbro, which erodes to form the characteristically jagged outlines, although this is in large part due to the many minor intrusions, such as dykes and cone sheets that cut the gabbro. The Red Hills are formed of granite and have a more rounded topography. All pre-Quaternary rock types on the island are affected by a major swarm of dykes, | 7,685 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the soft fatty tissue in which blood cells are produced, found in the cavities of bones? | , the body density decreases.
Factors such as sex, age, population size or other variables may make the equations invalid and unusable, and, , Durnin and Wormersley's equations remain only estimates of a person's true level of fatness. New formulae are still being created.
Anatomical features Marrow fat.
Marrow fat, also known as marrow adipose tissue (MAT), is a poorly understood adipose depot that resides in the bone and is interspersed with hematopoietic cells as well as bony elements. The adipocytes in this | including Schweitzer announced that, using even more careful methodology, they had duplicated their results by finding similar soft tissue in a duck-billed dinosaur, "Brachylophosaurus canadensis", found in the Judith River Formation of Montana. This included even more detailed tissue, down to preserved bone cells that seem even to have visible remnants of nuclei and what seem to be red blood cells. Among other materials found in the bone was collagen, as in the "Tyrannosaurus" bone. The type of collagen an animal has in its bones | 7,686 | triviaqa-train |
In which English county is Dunster Castle? | of Wight, Northumberland and Rutland are ceremonial counties consisting of a non-metropolitan county of a single district, and are known as unitary authorities.
Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Devon, East Sussex, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Somerset and Staffordshire are non-metropolitan counties with multiple districts and a county council, where one or more districts have been split off to form unitary authorities. The effect is that the corresponding ceremonial county is larger than | wide and high. The surviving shaft is high and changes from square to octagonal as it rises. There is an inscription on the northern face which says "WC, 1871, WS" recording a restoration. It is in the care of English Heritage for the state and managed by the National Trust.
Other notable buildings include the Nunnery, Dunster Watermill, Dovecote and the Priory barn, which belonged to Dunster Priory. Dunster Working Watermill (also known as Castle Mill) is a restored 18th century watermill, situated on | 7,687 | triviaqa-train |
Which prime number is between 11 and 17? | expressed as the product formula_13. Therefore, every prime number other than 2 is an odd number, and is called an "odd prime". Similarly, when written in the usual decimal system, all prime numbers larger than 5 end in 1, 3, 7, or 9. The numbers that end with other digits are all composite:
decimal numbers that end in 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8 are even, and decimal numbers that end in 0 or 5 are divisible by 5. | 187 (number)
187 (one hundred [and] eighty-seven) is the natural number following 186 and preceding 188.
In mathematics.
- 187 is an odd number
- 187 is a composite number
- 187 is a deficient number, as 29 is less than 187
- 187 is a self number
- 187 is a square-free number
- Prime factors of 187: 11 × 17
- Divisors of 187: 1, 11, 17, 187
- 187 | 7,688 | triviaqa-train |
What name is given to atoms with the same atomic number but different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei? | . The explanation for these different isotopes awaited the discovery of the neutron, an uncharged particle with a mass similar to the proton, by the physicist James Chadwick in 1932. Isotopes were then explained as elements with the same number of protons, but different numbers of neutrons within the nucleus.
History of atomic theory Fission, high-energy physics and condensed matter.
In 1938, the German chemist Otto Hahn, a student of Rutherford, directed neutrons onto uranium atoms expecting to get transuranium elements. Instead, his chemical experiments | than what looks like (but is not actually) a rounding difference.
The atomic mass of atoms, ions, or atomic nuclei is slightly less than the sum of the masses of their constituent protons, neutrons, and electrons, due to binding energy mass loss (as per ).
Relative isotopic mass: the same quantity as atomic mass, but with different units.
Relative "isotopic" mass (a property of a single atom) is not to be confused with the averaged quantity atomic weight (see | 7,689 | triviaqa-train |
Seppuku, part of the code of Samurai warriors, is better known by what name? | Seppuku
Seppuku (Japanese: 切腹, "cutting [the] belly"), sometimes referred to as harakiri (腹切り, "abdomen/belly cutting", a native Japanese kun reading), is a form of Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment. It was originally reserved for samurai, but was also practiced by other Japanese people later on to restore honor for themselves or for their families. A samurai practice, seppuku was used either voluntarily by samurai to die with honor rather than fall into the hands of their enemies | spinoff of "Samurai Warriors" called "Samurai Warriors Katana".
- He is featured as a playable character in "Sengoku Basara", where he is portrayed as a sadistic psychopath who wields dual scythes, and enjoys killing his opponents. His counterpart in "Devil Kings" is known as the "Reaper". He appears in "Sengoku Basara 3" in a new costume as well as a mask concealing his mouth, under a new name of "Tenkai".
- Mitsuhide plays a part in Konami | 7,690 | triviaqa-train |
Henrietta Maria was the wife of which British monarch? | Henrietta Maria of France
Henrietta Maria of France (; 25 November 1609 – 10 September 1669) was queen consort of England, Scotland, and Ireland as the wife of King Charles I. She was mother of his two immediate successors, Charles II and James II and VII.
Contemporaneously, by a decree of her husband, she was known in England as Queen Mary, but did not like this name and signed her letters "Henriette R".
Her Roman Catholicism made her unpopular in England, and also prohibited her | . The procession continued over a large bridge, especially designed and built for the occasion, which led into the palace where Henrietta Maria, the Queen Mother waited, along with the British court and nobility. This was followed by feasting and firework displays.
Catherine possessed several good qualities, but had been brought up in a convent, secluded from the world, and was scarcely a wife Charles would have chosen for himself. Her mother in law the Dowager Queen Henrietta Maria was pleased with her and Henrietta wrote that she is | 7,691 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of Willy Loman’s son in the play ‘Death of a Salesman’ by Arthur Miller? | 10, 1949, at the Morosco Theatre, directed by Elia Kazan, and starring Lee J. Cobb as Willy Loman, Mildred Dunnock as Linda, Arthur Kennedy as Biff, and Cameron Mitchell as Happy. The play was commercially successful and critically acclaimed, winning a Tony Award for Best Author, the New York Drama Circle Critics' Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It was the first play to win all three of these major awards. The play was performed 742 times.
In 1949, Miller exchanged letters | Death of a Salesman (2000 film)
Death of a Salesman is a 2000 television film directed by Kirk Browning, based on the 1949 play of the same name by Arthur Miller. The film stars American actor Brian Dennehy (who won a Golden Globe Award at the 58th Golden Globe Awards for his performance) as Willy Loman (the Salesman). The film earned two nominations at both the 7th Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2001 and the 52nd Primetime Emmy Awards in 2000.
Cast.
- Brian Dennehy as | 7,692 | triviaqa-train |
The radio adaptation of which H G Wells novel, narrated by Orson Welles caused panic in parts of the USA in October 1938? | The War of the Worlds (1938 radio drama)
"The War of the Worlds" is an episode of the American radio drama anthology series "The Mercury Theatre on the Air" directed and narrated by actor and future filmmaker Orson Welles as an adaptation of H. G. Wells's novel "The War of the Worlds" (1898). It was performed and broadcast live as a Halloween episode at 8 p.m. on Sunday, October 30, 1938, over the Columbia Broadcasting System radio network. The episode became famous for | The Undercliff was formerly served by railway stations at Ventnor (Ventnor railway station and Ventnor West) and St Lawrence.
The area can be visited on foot by the Ventnor-Blackgang section of the Isle of Wight Coastal Path, and there are a number of scenic walks along and below the cliffs backing the Undercliff. These include Gore Cliff east of Niton, the 'Cripple Path' and 'St Rhadegund's Path' that climb the inner cliff at Niton and St Lawrence, the Devil's Chimney, and the Bonchurch | 7,693 | triviaqa-train |
What was the first name of the politician Gladstone, the composer Walton, and the reformer Wilberforce? | William Ewart Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone (; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British statesman and Liberal Party politician. In a career lasting over 60 years, he served for 12 years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, spread over four terms beginning in 1868 and ending in 1894. He also served as Chancellor of the Exchequer four times.
Gladstone was born in Liverpool to Scottish parents. He first entered the House of Commons in 1832, beginning his political career as a High Tory, a | Margaret Ethel MacDonald
Margaret Ethel MacDonald ("née" Gladstone; 1870–1911) was a British feminist, social reformer, and wife of Labour politician Ramsay MacDonald from 1896 until her death from blood poisoning in 1911.
Biography.
Margaret Gladstone was born on 20 July 1870 in Kensington, London, to John Hall Gladstone, later Fullerian Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Institution. She was educated both at home and at Doreck College in Bayswater. Early in adulthood she was involved in voluntary social work, including visits for | 7,694 | triviaqa-train |
Of which tribe was Goliath the champion? | Goliath
Goliath ( ) is described in the biblical Book of Samuel as a Philistine giant defeated by the young David in single combat. The story signified Saul's unfitness to rule, as Saul himself should have fought for Israel.
The phrase "David and Goliath" has taken on a more popular meaning, denoting an underdog situation, a contest where a smaller, weaker opponent faces a much bigger, stronger adversary.
Biblical account.
Biblical account The Goliath narrative in 1 Samuel 17.
Saul and the Israelites | , Rey Mysterio, and King Cuerno appeared on ESPN to promote the second season of "Lucha Underground".
Hennigan was a contestant on the 37th season of "Survivor", "" where he was originally part of the Goliath tribe and later Tiva before making it to the merged tribe Kalokalo. He finished 12th and became the second member of the jury after the former members of the Goliath tribe were blindsided at tribal council; two contestants used hidden immunity idols, causing Hennigan to be eliminated despite only having three elimination | 7,695 | triviaqa-train |
What nickname was given to General Thomas Jackson because of his stern defense at the battle of Bull Run? | Stonewall Jackson
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (January 21, 1824 – May 10, 1863) served as a Confederate general (1861–1863) during the American Civil War, and became one of the best-known Confederate commanders after General Robert E. Lee. Jackson played a prominent role in nearly all military engagements in the Eastern Theater of the war until his death, and played a key role in winning many significant battles.
Born in what was then part of Virginia, Jackson received an appointment to the United States | when a projectile of the Union artillery crashed through the bedroom wall and tore off one of her feet and inflicted multiple injuries, from which she died later that day.
During the First Battle of Bull Run, Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson and his Confederate soldiers had taken up positions on Henry House Hill. During the battle General Jackson was pushed off of the hill many times by the 14th Brooklyn. The General gave the 14th its famous nickname, "Red Legged Devils" because of their striking red pantaloon trousers. | 7,696 | triviaqa-train |
Which Christian martyr was first bishop of Rome? | "rock" that Jesus speaks of in this text is Jesus himself or the faith expressed by Peter. This idea is undermined by the Biblical usage of "Cephas," which is the masculine form of "rock" in Aramaic, to describe Peter. The "Encyclopædia Britannica" comments that "the consensus of the great majority of scholars today is that the most obvious and traditional understanding should be construed, namely, that rock refers to the person of Peter".
Election, death and resignation.
Election, | Venantius of Salona
Venatius of Salona (also Wigand; died 259), was a Christian saint, martyr and Bishop of Salona in Dalmatia, active in the later half of the third century AD. He was martyred in Delminium.
He either was the first bishop or succeeded Saint Domnius as bishop. Originally buried in Dalmatia, his body was brought to Rome by Pope John IV in 640 and his relics were in the baptistery of the Lateran Basilica, which also contains a mosaic of him.
Unlike other saints | 7,697 | triviaqa-train |
In which of the arts has Richard Avedon distinguished himself? | .
Photography career.
In 1944, Avedon began working as an advertising photographer for a department store, but was quickly endorsed by Alexey Brodovitch, who was art director for the fashion magazine "Harper's Bazaar". Lillian Bassman also promoted Avedon's career at "Harper's". In 1945, his photographs began appearing in "Junior Bazaar" and, a year later, in "Harper's Bazaar".
In 1946, Avedon had set up his own studio and began providing images for magazines including " | Andrea Blanch
Andrea Blanch, is an American portrait, commercial, and fine art photographer.
Blanch was born in Brooklyn and raised in Great Neck, New York. She graduated from Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Painting.
After working under Richard Avedon, Blanch embarked on her own career with Vogue and Elle, later diversifying to celebrity portraits and editorial work. Blanch has had photographs featured on the album covers and in
Rolling Stone magazine. Her commercial clients have included Gucci, Bergdorf Goodman, | 7,698 | triviaqa-train |
Which religious grou0p migrated westward to the Great Salt Lake, Utah, in 1847? | between his people and their neighbors, Young agreed with Illinois Governor Thomas Ford in October 1845 that the Mormons would leave by the following year.
Young and the first band of Mormon pioneers reached the Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847. Over the next 22 years, more than 70,000 pioneers crossed the plains and settled in Utah. For the first few years, Brigham Young and the thousands of early settlers of Salt Lake City struggled to survive. The arid desert land was deemed by the Mormons as desirable as a | Smith, Rich followed the leadership of Brigham Young and the surviving Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He and his family migrated to what became Utah with the main body of the church in 1847, leading a pioneer company that arrived October of that year. When Young and the other apostles returned that winter to Winter Quarters, Nebraska, Rich served as a counselor to John Smith, who presided over the early pioneers in the Salt Lake Valley. In October 1848, Rich was made the president of the Salt Lake Stake. | 7,699 | triviaqa-train |
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