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According to the Bible, how many children did Adam and Eve have together? | to Greece.
The Greek "ta biblia" (lit. "little papyrus books") was "an expression Hellenistic Jews used to describe their sacred books (the Septuagint). Christian use of the term can be traced to c. 223 CE. The biblical scholar F.F. Bruce notes that Chrysostom appears to be the first writer (in his "Homilies on Matthew", delivered between 386 and 388) to use the Greek phrase "ta biblia" ("the books") to describe both the Old and New | many dispensations, and use the Bible and modern revelation to identify and clarify some of them. They also make note of dispensations occurring among the Lost Tribes of Israel as well as Book of Mormon peoples, namely the Nephites and the Jaredites.
- Adamic dispensation
According to Latter-day Saint scriptures an angel appeared to Adam and Eve soon after they were driven out of the Garden of Eden, who taught them the gospel and gave him priesthood authority which he passed down to his children (see Moses 5:6–9, Moses | 8,100 | triviaqa-train |
Southdown is a breed of which animal? | Years - a six-year period of cold, wet weather with little sun.
In the Second World War, the South Downs were commandeered for military training, only fringe farms being left to produce milk for the towns. Sheep farming declined further after the war, although it is now being encouraged again through the designation of the downland as an environmentally sensitive area, and the restoration of arable land to sheepwalk. The Southdown has been placed on a watch list by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust.
In the United | "improved" breeds such as the Leicester and Southdown appeared. Norfolk Horn ewes were mated to Southdown rams to produce high quality meat-producing lambs, and this cross became established as a separate breed, the Suffolk.
The Norfolk Horn breed fell to only one flock in 1919, but was built up and survived due to the efforts of one man, J. D. Sayer, who built up the flock which was then divided between himself and the Cambridge animal research university, then to only 10 registered ewes and two rams | 8,101 | triviaqa-train |
Transylvania is in which European country? | Transylvania
Transylvania is a historical region which is located in central Romania. Bound on the east and south by its natural borders, the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended westward to the Apuseni Mountains. The term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also parts of the historical regions of Crișana and Maramureș, and occasionally the Romanian part of Banat.
The region of Transylvania is known for the scenery of its Carpathian landscape and its rich history. It also contains major cities such as Cluj-Napoca, Brașov, | was generally divided into four great divisions or circles, and Transylvania up to 1876 was regarded as the fifth. In 1876 a general system of counties was introduced. According to this division Hungary proper is divided into seven circles, of which Transylvania forms one. The whole country is divided into the following counties:
(a) The circle on the left bank of the Danube contains eleven counties: (1) Árva, (2) Bars, (3) Esztergom, (4) Hont, (5) Liptó | 8,102 | triviaqa-train |
Soave wine is produced in which country? | Soave (wine)
Soave (() (in Italian /so'ave/) is a dry white Italian wine from the Veneto region in northeast Italy, principally around the city of Verona. Within the Soave region are both a "Denominazione di Origine Controllata" (DOC) zone and a "Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita" (DOCG) designation known as "Soave Superiore" with both zones being further sub-divided into a general and "classico" designation for the wines produced in the heartland of the Soave region around | Only white wine is produced in the Soave region, and a minimum of 70% must be the Garganega grape. For Soave DOC wine, up to 30% of the blend can come from Trebbiano di Soave, also known as Verdicchio and Nestrano. This grape is distinct from the lower quality Trebbiano Toscano variety of Tuscany (also known as the Ugni blanc grape used in Cognac production). The DOC rules place new emphasis on the quality varieties and exclude Trebbiano Toscano, which had been allowed to constitute up to 15% | 8,103 | triviaqa-train |
Michael Gordon Peterson, often referred to by the British press as ‘The most violent prisoner in Britain’, changed his name to that of which US actor in 1987? | Charles Bronson (prisoner)
Charles Arthur "Charlie" Salvador (formerly Charles Ali Ahmed; born Michael Gordon Peterson on 6 December 1952), better known as Charles Bronson, is an English criminal who has been referred to in the British press as the "most violent prisoner in Britain" and "Britain's most notorious prisoner". He has spent periods detained in the Rampton, Broadmoor and Ashworth high-security psychiatric hospitals.
First arrested as a petty criminal, he was convicted and sentenced in 1974 to seven | wal-Jihad (Organization of Monotheism and Jihad) in 1999, aiming to overthrow the 'apostate' Kingdom of Jordan. Although they are believed to have assassinated US diplomat Laurence Foley in 2002, they became notorious for their violent campaign in Iraq, which began in August 2003.
In October 2004, Zarqawi pledged alliance to Osama bin Laden and changed the name of his group to Tanzim Qaidat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn (Organization of Jihad's Base in Mesopotamia), often referred to as Al Qaeda | 8,104 | triviaqa-train |
How many ‘beds’ are there usually on a Shove Ha’penny board? | newsreel "Tippit and Shove Halfpenny" (see ). Video of the more common modern game can be seen on YouTube by searching for "Indoor League" and seeking the finals of the shove ha'penny competition from this 1970s vintage Yorkshire TV show devoted to pub games. Some form of the game was the 'game of shufflegroat' at which King Henry VIII is legendarily alleged to have lost large sums to his more dubious drinking companions: 'The privy purse expenses of 1532 show that in January Lord William won £9 of | strong antipathy to games of shove ha'penny and will only allow trusted locals to play, sometimes keeping the board in a back room and denying its existence to strangers. This is particularly common in the case of the 'Dorset long board', making it difficult even for a shove ha'penny enthusiast to ascertain how many pubs still have this archaic board.
The Dorset long board is a somewhat different game, employing a much larger board, marked with circles instead of horizontal beds. This board can be viewed in a British Pathe | 8,105 | triviaqa-train |
‘Hen Wlad FY Nhadau’ is the national anthem of which European country? | in any sport. The Welsh national rugby team were playing host to the first touring New Zealand team, who to that point were unbeaten. After Wales won the Triple Crown in the 1905 Home Nations Championship the match was dubbed the 'Game of the Century' by the press. The New Zealand team started every match with the Haka, and Welsh Rugby Union administrator Tom Williams, suggested that Wales player Teddy Morgan lead the crowd in the singing of the anthem as a response. After Morgan began singing, the crowd joined | it developed into a national anthem.
"Hen wlad fy nhadau" was also one of the first Welsh-language songs recorded when Madge Breese sang it on 11 March 1899, for the Gramophone Company, as part of the first recording in the Welsh language.
In 1905, "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" became the first national anthem to be sung at the start of a sporting event. Although crowds singing anthems during matches was commonplace, there was no precedent for the anthem to be sung before a game commenced | 8,106 | triviaqa-train |
Actor Jay Silverheels is famous for playing which fictional television American Indian? | Jay Silverheels
Jay Silverheels (born Harold Jay Smith, May 26, 1912 – March 5, 1980) was a Mohawk actor and He was well known for his role as Tonto, the faithful Native American companion of the Lone Ranger in the long-running American western television series "The Lone Ranger".
Early life.
Silverheels was born Harold Jay Smith in Canada, on the Six Nations of the Grand River, near Hagersville, Ontario. He was a grandson of Mohawk Chief A. G. Smith and Mary | Harold Smith
Harold Smith may refer to:
Entertainment.
- Harold Jacob Smith (1912–1970), American screenwriter
- Harold J. Smith (1912–1980), TV actor better known as Jay Silverheels
- Harold Smith (musician), British jazz drummer on the album "Big Blues"
- Harold Smith ("Twin Peaks"), fictional television character
Politics.
- Harold Smith (New Zealand politician) (1866–1936), New Zealand MP
- Harold Smith (British politician) (1876–1924 | 8,107 | triviaqa-train |
Which English composer conducted the London Symphony Orchestra at the 1931 opening of the Abbey Road Studios in London? | leading to Kilburn Abbey, the building was later converted to flats where the best-known resident was Maundy Gregory.
In 1929, the Gramophone Company acquired the premises and converted it into studios. The property benefited from a large garden behind the townhouse, which permitted a much larger building to be constructed to the rear; thus, the Georgian façade belies the true dimension of the building. Pathé filmed the opening of the studios in November 1931 when Edward Elgar conducted the London Symphony Orchestra in recording sessions of his music. | . Conductor Gerard Schwarz commissioned Boyer to compose "Festivities" in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Eastern Music Festival in 2011. Boyer was appointed as the 2012-13 Composer-in-Residence for the Pasadena Symphony, which commissioned his Symphony No. 1; he conducted the premiere of that work on April 27, 2013. In June 2013, Boyer conducted the London Philharmonic Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios for his third recording, including his Symphony No. 1 and four other works. Naxos released this recording in 2014 | 8,108 | triviaqa-train |
Who became US President Barack Obama’s Vice President in 2008? | Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign
The 2008 presidential campaign of Barack Obama, then junior United States Senator from Illinois, was announced on February 10, 2007 in Springfield, Illinois. After winning a majority of delegates in the Democratic primaries of 2008, on August 23, leading up to the convention, the campaign announced that Senator Joe Biden of Delaware would be the vice presidential nominee. At the 2008 Democratic National Convention on August 27, Barack Obama was formally selected as the Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States in | University.
Biography.
Zuberi is vice president of strategic development for Manhattan Street Capital and runs its FundAthena (2015–present). He also serves as vice president of Avenue Ventures and previously was vice president of strategy and market/corporate development at AEGON Group.
He was a top fundraiser for President Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign and in 2015 was listed as a “Hillblazer,” as those who raised at least $100,000 for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign were known. In 2017, Zuberi contributed | 8,109 | triviaqa-train |
The song ‘Send in the Clowns’ is from which musical? | Send In the Clowns
"Send In the Clowns" is a song written by Stephen Sondheim for the 1973 musical "A Little Night Music", an adaptation of Ingmar Bergman's film "Smiles of a Summer Night". It is a ballad from Act Two, in which the character Desirée reflects on the ironies and disappointments of her life. Among other things, she looks back on an affair years earlier with the lawyer Fredrik, who was deeply in love with her but whose marriage proposals she had rejected. Meeting | The scene where Krusty sings "Send in the Clowns" was very tricky for the animators because it involves two shots of the same scene from different angles. Parts of the scene were animated by Brad Bird.
Cultural references.
Frank Sinatra's 1973 rendition of the song "Send in the Clowns" from "Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back" is parodied in the episode, and Krusty sings the altered lyrics: "Send in those soulful and doleful, schmaltz-by-the-bowlful clowns" in a musical | 8,110 | triviaqa-train |
Lake Havasu City is in which US state? | Lake Havasu City, Arizona
Lake Havasu City is a city in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. According to 2010 census, the population of the city was 52,527 people. It is served by Lake Havasu City Airport. Lake Havasu City is geographically isolated from the other cities in Mohave County and is the southernmost community of the Las Vegas–Henderson, NV–AZ combined statistical area.
History.
The community first started as an Army Air Corps rest camp, called "Site Six". during World | Parker Dam
Parker Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam that crosses the Colorado River downstream of Hoover Dam. Built between 1934 and 1938 by the Bureau of Reclamation, it is high, of which are below the riverbed, making it the deepest dam in the world. The dam's primary functions are to create a reservoir, and to generate hydroelectric power. The reservoir behind the dam is called Lake Havasu and can store or over 210 billion US gallons. The dam straddles the state border at the narrows the river | 8,111 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Bodie and Doyle’s boss, George Cowley, in the UK television series ‘The Professionals’? | The Professionals (TV series)
The Professionals is a British crime-action television drama series produced by Avengers Mark1 Productions for London Weekend Television (LWT) that aired on the ITV network from 1977 to 1983. In all, 57 episodes were produced, filmed between 1977 and 1981. It starred Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins and Gordon Jackson as agents of the fictional "CI5" (Criminal Intelligence 5, alluding to the real-life MI5).
"The Professionals" was created by Brian Clemens, who had | CI5: The New Professionals
CI5: The New Professionals is a British television action crime drama series, created and principally written by Brian Clemens, that first broadcast on Sky One on 19 September 1999. Billed as an updated version of the 1970s terrestrial television series "The Professionals", the series is set in a fictional government agency known as "CI5" (Criminal Intelligence Department 5). The original group of three men - Doyle, Bodie and their boss Cowley - are replaced by a team consisting of Harry Malone | 8,112 | triviaqa-train |
The Olmec and Mayan are two of the earliest recorded civilisations of which modern-day country? | Olmecs
The Olmecs () were the earliest known major civilization in Mesoamerica following a progressive development in Soconusco. They lived in the tropical lowlands of south-central Mexico, in the present-day states of Veracruz and Tabasco. It has been speculated that the Olmecs derive in part from neighboring Mokaya or Mixe–Zoque.
The Olmecs flourished during Mesoamerica's formative period, dating roughly from as early as 1500 BCE to about 400 BCE. Pre-Olmec cultures had flourished in the area since about 2500 BCE | a form of writing preceding the oldest Zapotec writing dated to about 500 BC.
Olmec symbols found in 2002 and 2006 date to 650 BC and 900 BC respectively, preceding the oldest Zapotec writing. The Olmec symbols found in 2006, dating to 900 BC, are known as the Cascajal Block. The earliest Mayan inscriptions found which are identifiably Maya date to the 3rd century BC in San Bartolo, Guatemala. The Mayan invention of writing makes Mesoamerica one of only three regions in the world that developed writing completely independently. | 8,113 | triviaqa-train |
Who plays Debbie Aldridge in the BBC 4 radio series ‘The Archers’? | any one week out of a cast of about 60, the episodes include approximately 2030 speaking-characters. Most of the cast do acting work on other projects and can disappear for long periods if they are working on commitments such as films or television series. Tamsin Greig plays Debbie Aldridge and has appeared on many television series such as "Green Wing", "Love Soup", "Black Books" and "Episodes", so Debbie manages a farm in Hungary and her visits to Ambridge are infrequent. Felicity Jones played | Charles Collingwood (actor)
Charles Henry Collingwood (born 30 May 1943) is a British actor.
Biography.
Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, and educated at Sherborne School in Dorset, England, he trained at RADA. He is best known for playing the role of Brian Aldridge in the long-running BBC Radio 4 soap opera "The Archers" since March 1975. He is married to Judy Bennett who plays Shula Hebden Lloyd in the series.
Collingwood credits the television producer and | 8,114 | triviaqa-train |
What was the first name of English singer/musician Elton John’s wife? | John caused controversy when he broke the United Nations' cultural boycott on apartheid-era South Africa by performing at Sun City. He married his close friend and sound engineer, Renate Blauel, on Valentine's Day 1984; the marriage lasted three years.
In 1985 John was one of the many performers at Live Aid, held at Wembley Stadium. He played "Bennie and the Jets" and "Rocket Man"; then "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" with Kiki Dee for the first time since the Hammersmith | German comedian and host of Elton.tv
- Elton Bennett (1910–1974), American artist
- Elton Brand (born 1979), American basketball player
- Elton Britt (1913–1972), stage name of James Elton Baker, American country music singer-songwriter
- Elton Dean (1945–2006), English saxophonist
- Elton Figueiredo (born 1986), Brazilian footballer
- Elton Gallegly (born 1944), American politician
- Elton John (born 1947), English musician
- Elton John (footballer) ( | 8,115 | triviaqa-train |
The French resort of Biarritz lies on which body of water? | Biarritz
Biarritz (, , , ; Basque also ; ) is a city on the Bay of Biscay, on the Atlantic coast in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the French Basque Country in southwestern France. It is located from the border with Spain. It is a luxurious seaside tourist destination known for the Hôtel du Palais (originally built for the Empress Eugénie circa 1855), its casinos in front of the sea and its surfing culture.
Geography.
Biarritz is located in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the | Luz is a fishing port on the Basque coast and now a famous resort, known for its architecture, sandy bay, the quality of the light and the cuisine. The town is located south of Biarritz, on the right bank of the river Nivelle (French for Urdazuri) opposite to Ciboure. The port lies on the estuary just before the river joins the ocean. The summit of Larrun is about south-east of the town. The summit can be reached by the Petit train de la Rhune, which starts from | 8,116 | triviaqa-train |
Mid-off, Cover Point and Square Leg are all terms used in which sport? | -per-view television broadcast.
It is common for popular sports to attract large broadcast audiences, leading to rival broadcasters bidding large amounts of money for the rights to show certain fixtures. The football World Cup attracts a global television audience of hundreds of millions; the 2006 final alone attracted an estimated worldwide audience of well over 700 million and the 2011 Cricket World Cup Final attracted an estimated audience of 135 million in India alone.
In the United States, the championship game of the NFL, the Super | side field positions in this diagram include the slips, gully, point, cover, mid-off, third man, and long off. Because of the typical line of attack of bowlers, the off side is usually more well-defended than the leg side, which in the diagram includes the fielding positions fine leg, square leg, mid-wicket, mid-on, and long on.
Some common batting strokes that are played through the off side include straight drive to long off, the cover drive, | 8,117 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the last Kaiser of Germany? | Wilhelm II, German Emperor
Wilhelm II or William II (; 27 January 18594 June 1941) was the last German Emperor ("Kaiser") and King of Prussia. He reigned from 15 June 1888 until his abdication on 9 November 1918 shortly before Germany's defeat in World War I.
The eldest grandchild of Queen Victoria, Wilhelm's first cousins included King George V of the United Kingdom and many princesses who, along with Wilhelm's sister Sophia, became European consorts. For most of his life before becoming emperor, | of Frederick the Great, who ruled Prussia from 1740 to 1786, and his father Frederick William I of Prussia (who ruled 1713-1740) were reburied after having been removed from Potsdam in 1943. The ceremony was presided over by Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia, grandson of the last Kaiser of Germany and the eldest son of former Crown Prince Wilhelm. Louis Ferdinand, pretender to the throne from 1951 to 1994, lived to see the reinternment of the kings in Potsdam in 1991, following the reunification of Germany. | 8,118 | triviaqa-train |
Drax Power Station is in which English county? | Drax Power Station
Drax power station is a large biomass and coal-fired power station in North Yorkshire, England, capable of co-firing petcoke. It has a 2.6 GW capacity for biomass and 1.29 GW capacity for coal. Its name comes from the nearby village of Drax. It is situated on the River Ouse between Selby and Goole. Its generating capacity of 3,906 megawatts (MW) is the highest of any power station in the United Kingdom, providing about 6% of the United Kingdom's electricity supply | near Sydney, which is the site of Australia's oldest coal mine.
Drax 2006.
The camp was on a squatted site in the Vale of York, situated close to several large power stations including Drax, a coal-fired power station which is the largest single emitter of carbon dioxide in the UK.
Drax 2006 Day of action.
On 31 August 2006, up to 600 people attended a protest called "Reclaim Power" converging on Drax and attempting to shut it down. There was a 'kids | 8,119 | triviaqa-train |
US President Ronald Reagan belonged to which political party from 1962? | was in power. President Harry S. Truman's policy of containment is also regarded as a force behind the fall of the USSR, and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan undermined the Soviet system itself.
Legacy Domestic and political legacy.
Reagan reshaped the Republican party, led the modern conservative movement, and altered the political dynamic of the United States. More men voted Republican under Reagan, and Reagan tapped into religious voters. The so-called "Reagan Democrats" were a result of his presidency. When Reagan left office in | by President Reagan."
- A donation from GE/NBC Universal to the Reagan Foundation of 208 restored episodes of General Electric Theater in which Ronald Reagan hosted or appeared from 1954 until 1962. The episodes, many of which were thought to be lost and some of which were damaged, were recently uncovered and restored to broadcast quality for purposes of the renovated Reagan Museum.
- An ad campaign and interactive Internet presence on GE's web site to promote the centennial and celebrate Reagan's political career and time with | 8,120 | triviaqa-train |
Which British television chef has ‘Kitchen Nightmares’? | Kitchen Nightmares
Kitchen Nightmares is an American reality television series formerly broadcast on the Fox network, in which chef Gordon Ramsay is invited by the owners to spend a week with a failing restaurant in an attempt to revive the business. It is based on the British show "Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares".
The show premiered Wednesday September 19, 2007. On June 23, 2014, Ramsay announced he was ending the series. In June 2018, "Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back", a new | Kuchenne rewolucje
Kuchenne rewolucje (pol. "Kitchen revolutions") is a Polish reality television series broadcast on the TVN, in which Chef Magda Gessler is invited by the owners to spend 4 days with a failing restaurant in an attempt to revive the business. It is the Polish version of British "Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares."
Episodes.
Episodes Season 1: Spring 2010 - Saturday 6 p.m..
Renamed "Tawerna Kapetanias" (eng. Tavern Kapetanias) during production
Episodes Season 2: Autumn 2010 - | 8,121 | triviaqa-train |
Luna is the Roman goddess of which celestial body? | Selene
In Greek mythology, Selene (; "Moon") is the goddess of the moon. She is the daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia, and sister of the sun-god Helios, and Eos, goddess of the dawn. She drives her moon chariot across the heavens. Several lovers are attributed to her in various myths, including Zeus, Pan, and the mortal Endymion. In classical times, Selene was often identified with Artemis, much as her brother, Helios, was identified with Apollo. Selene | observe the trend of significant events at the time, and evaluate over time what the newly discovered celestial body tends to relate to in the charts of living people.) In mythology Ceres was the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Demeter. She was the goddess of agriculture and when her daughter Persephone was kidnapped by Pluto in an attempt to force her to marry him, Demeter became so distraught looking for her daughter that she neglected the Earth which became cold and most plants died. This was the first autumn and winter season, | 8,122 | triviaqa-train |
Sheila Mercier played which character in the UK television show ‘Emmerdale (Farm)’? | Jack since 1980). Jack's funeral featured the first on-screen appearance in 13 years of Annie Sugden (Sheila Mercier). Early that year, executive producer Keith Richardson was replaced by former series producer Steve November (later replaced by John Whiston). Gavin Blyth became the series producer, followed by Stuart Blackburn after his death.
History 2012–present: 40th anniversary and beyond.
"Emmerdale" celebrated its 40th anniversary with its first-ever live episode on 17 October 2012. "Emmerdale Live" featured the death | episode of "Emmerdale Farm" (1972) being billed as "the living story of the Sugden family - the excitement of country life around."
Actress Sheila Mercier — whose career had been mainly theatrical — was chosen to play the role and went on to be the serial's longest running original actor. Mercier has commented "I had done a lot of television from the stage of the Whitehall, but very little else before joining Emmerdale Farm…I remember, at first, playing to the Gods! Tristan de | 8,123 | triviaqa-train |
Lake Torrens is in which country? | Lake Torrens
Lake Torrens is a large ephemeral, normally endorheic salt lake in central South Australia. After extreme rainfall events, the lake flows out through the Pirie-Torrens corridor to the Spencer Gulf.
Description.
Lake Torrens lies between the Arcoona Plateau to the west and the Flinders Ranges to the east, about north of Port Augusta and about north of the Adelaide city centre. The lake is approximately above sea level, with a maximum depth of 1 m. It is located within the boundaries of Lake Torrens National | AFL identified Woodville-West Torrens as the most effective developer of AFL talent in the country. From 1998–2010, the Eagles had 19 selected at the AFL Draft including Matthew Pavlich, Nathan Bock, Brian Lake, Matthew Stokes, Bernie Vince and Jay Schulz.
Club details.
Club details Club Song.
The Woodville-West Torrens Football Club Song is called "We're the might flying Eagles" and is to the tune of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic"
"(Verse)"
"We | 8,124 | triviaqa-train |
Sir Robert Peel was British Prime Minister for the first time during the reign of which monarch? | bend on other issues and were swept out of office in 1830 in favour of the Whigs. The following few years were extremely turbulent, but eventually enough reforms were passed that King William IV felt confident enough to invite the Tories to form a ministry again in succession to those of Lord Grey and Lord Melbourne in 1834. Peel was selected as prime minister but was in Italy at the time, so Wellington acted as a caretaker for three weeks until Peel's return.
First term as prime minister (1834–1835). | his own reign, the power of the monarchy declined, and by the time of his successor, William IV, the monarch was no longer able to effectively interfere with parliamentary power. In 1834, William dismissed the Whig Prime Minister, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, and appointed a Tory, Sir Robert Peel. In the ensuing elections, however, Peel lost. The king had no choice but to recall Lord Melbourne. During William IV's reign, the Reform Act 1832, which reformed parliamentary representation, was passed | 8,125 | triviaqa-train |
How many Summer Olympic Games were held during the 1990’s? | The IOC has never decided which events were "Olympic" and which were not. In fact, Pierre de Coubertin had ceded that entire determination to the organizers. Weightlifting and wrestling had been dropped since the 1896 Summer Olympics, while 13 new sports were added. Swimming and water polo were considered to be two disciplines within a single sport of "aquatics" in the Olympic context. Among the sports below, only croquet was not an international competition, being contested by French players only. The number of events in each discipline | Mathematicians prefer to avoid proofs by exhaustion with large numbers of cases, which are viewed as inelegant. An illustration of how such proofs might be inelegant is to prove that every year in which the modern Summer Olympic Games is held is divisible by 4.
Proof: the first modern Summer Olympics were held in 1896, and then every 4 years thereafter (neglecting years in which the games were not held due to World War I and World War II). Since 1896 = 474 × 4 is divisible by 4, the | 8,126 | triviaqa-train |
Which city’s airport is the largest in Latin America? | the liberalist rebels, led by Benito Juárez, took control of Mexico City, consolidating liberal rule. However, the constant state of warfare left Mexico with a tremendous amount of debt owed to Spain, England, and France, all of whom funded the Mexican war effort (Neeno). As newly appointed president, Benito Juárez suspended payment of debts for next two years, to focus on a rebuilding and stabilization initiative in Mexico under the new government. On December 8, 1861, Spain, England and France landed in Veracruz | .
- Mosque of Omar Ibn Al-Khattab built in September 1997, is the third largest mosque in Latin America. Although, Colombia is predominantly a Roman Catholic country, the region around Maicao has a large Lebanese migrant population who funded and built the mosque.
Transportation.
The municipality of Maicao had one close airstrip, La Majayura Airport, which has been closed, but may reopen. The city is now served by Jorge Isaacs Airport, which is located in the southwest. It is also still a major | 8,127 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Lara Croft in the 2001 film ‘Tomb Raider’? | Croft. Paramount also received input from developer Core Design on casting. Rumoured actresses included Pamela Anderson, Demi Moore and Jeri Ryan. Academy Award-winning actress Angelina Jolie was eventually cast to play Lara Croft. She had not been a fan of the character, but considered the role as a "big responsibility", citing anxiety about fans' high expectations. Producer Lawrence Gordon felt she was a perfect fit for the role. Jolie braided her hair and used minimal padding to increase her bust a cup size to 36D for | Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider, also known as Lara Croft: Tomb Raider between 2001 and 2007, is a media franchise that originated with an action-adventure video game series created by British gaming company Core Design. Formerly owned by Eidos Interactive, then by Square Enix after their acquisition of Eidos in 2009, the franchise focuses on a fictional British archaeologist Lara Croft, who travels around the world searching for lost artefacts and infiltrating dangerous tombs and ruins. The gameplay generally focuses around action-adventure exploration of environments, solving puzzles | 8,128 | triviaqa-train |
Who became British Prime Minister in October 1809? | Spencer Perceval
Spencer Perceval (1 November 1762 – 11 May 1812) was a British statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from October 1809 until his assassination in May 1812. Perceval is the only British prime minister to have been murdered. He was also the only Solicitor General or Attorney General to become Prime Minister.
The younger son of an Anglo-Irish earl, Perceval was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He studied Law at Lincoln's Inn, practised as a barrister on | William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, (14 April 1738 – 30 October 1809) was a British Whig and Tory politician during the late Georgian era. He served as Chancellor of the University of Oxford (1792–1809) and twice as British prime minister, of Great Britain (1783) and then of the United Kingdom (1807–09). The twenty-six years between his two terms as Prime Minister is the longest gap between terms of office of | 8,129 | triviaqa-train |
In which 1950 film do prisoners of war escape from Stalag Luft III? | It is best known for two escape plots by Allied POWs, one in 1943 that became the basis of a fictionalised film, "The Wooden Horse" (1950), based on a book by escapee Eric Williams. The second breakout—the so-called Great Escape—of March 1944, which was conceived by Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Roger Bushell, and was authorised by the senior British officer at Stalag Luft III, Herbert Massey. A heavily fictionalised version of the escape was depicted in the film, "The | The Great Escape (film)
The Great Escape is a 1963 American epic war film starring Steve McQueen, James Garner and Richard Attenborough, and featuring James Donald, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn, and Hannes Messemer. It was filmed in Panavision.
The film is based on Paul Brickhill's 1950 nonfiction book of the same name, a firsthand account of the mass escape by British Commonwealth prisoners of war from German POW camp Stalag Luft III in Sagan (now Żagań, Poland), in the province | 8,130 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the novel ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles? | The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of the four crime novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in "The Strand Magazine" from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set largely on Dartmoor in Devon in England's West Country and tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural origin. Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson investigate the case. This was the first appearance of Holmes since | in the end, their collaboration led only to Doyle's celebrated novel, "The Hound of the Baskervilles". Robinson also contributed an idea to the plot of a Sherlock Holmes short-story entitled "The Adventure of the Norwood Builder", which was first published in Collier's Weekly on 31 October 1903.
Doyle is sometimes seen as downplaying the importance of Robinson's contribution to "The Hound of the Baskervilles". The literary scholar and critic, Professor William Wallace Robson wrote that it is 'impossible to determine | 8,131 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the fourth planet from the Sun? | , hurricanes, tectonics, and even hydrology.
Planets are generally divided into two main types: large low-density giant planets, and smaller rocky terrestrials. There are eight planets in the Solar System. In order of increasing distance from the Sun, they are the four terrestrials, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, then the four giant planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Six of the planets are orbited by one or more natural satellites.
Several thousands of planets around other stars | Career Collegiate.
As a multi-awarded high school volleyball player, he was recruited by Ateneo De Manila University to play for its men's varsity volleyball team. Espejo won the 2014 GUIDON-Moro Lorenzo Sportsman of The Year award.
Career Collegiate UAAP.
In the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Volleyball Championship, Espejo led Ateneo's team to win three consecutive championships in thefrom UAAP Season 77 to UAAP Season 79.
In UAAP Season 76 where Ateneo finished as runner ups, Espejo was hailed as | 8,132 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the body of water that separates the Isle of Wight and mainland England? | Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight (; also referred to informally as The Island or abbreviated to IoW) is a county and the largest and second-most populous island in England. It is in the English Channel, between 2 and 5 miles off the coast of Hampshire, separated by the Solent. The island has resorts that have been holiday destinations since Victorian times, and is known for its mild climate, coastal scenery, and verdant landscape of fields, downland and chines. The island is designated a UNESCO Biosphere | Isle of Wight Bay
Isle of Wight Bay is a lagoon that separates part of mainland Worcester County, Maryland from the midtown part of Ocean City, also in Worcester County. To the north, it connects to the Assawoman Bay just south of the Assawoman Bay Bridge, and to the south it connects to the Sinepuxent Bay at the north end of West Ocean City where the bay narrows between the Thoroughfare channel and Mallard Island. The major tributary of Isle of Wight Bay is the St. Martin's River; other tributaries include | 8,133 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Great Train Robber Buster Edwards in the 1988 film ‘Buster’? | Cemetery.
Buster Edwards
After he was released, he became a flower seller outside Waterloo station. His story was dramatised in the 1988 film "Buster", with Phil Collins in the title role. Edwards died in a garage in November 1994, allegedly committing suicide by hanging himself. His family continued to run the flower stall after his death.
Roy James
James went back to motor racing following his release on 15 August 1975. However, he crashed several cars, his chances of becoming a driver quickly | ", "Bugs", "Silent Witness", "Pie in the Sky", "Casualty", "The Bill", "Hotel Babylon", and "Are You Being Served?".
He appeared in the 1988 film "Buster", based on the life of the Great Train Robber Buster Edwards.
As well as acting, between 1981 and 1993 Attwell also had a considerable career as a political cartoonist for several British national newspapers including "The Sun", "Sunday People" and | 8,134 | triviaqa-train |
In the US television show ‘The Sopranos’, what is Salvatore Bonpensiero’s nickname? | , and winds up regretting it. Rosalie is the widow of previous DiMeo boss Jackie Aprile Sr., and a very close friend of Carmela. Angie is Salvatore Bonpensiero's wife; she later goes into "business" for herself, and quite successfully. Artie & Charmaine are childhood friends of the Sopranos, and owners of the popular restaurant, Vesuvio. Charmaine wishes to have no association with Tony and his crew due to fears that Tony's criminal ways will ultimately ruin everything she and Artie have achieved. Artie, however | has a spy aboard the ship.
Production.
While casting the "freighter folk" – the nickname that "Lost"'s executive producers/writers/show runners Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse use to refer to Daniel, Charlotte, Miles and Frank – fake names, occupations and scenes were temporarily assigned, to limit the leak of spoilers. After seeing Ken Leung guest star on HBO's "The Sopranos" in April 2007, Lindelof and Cuse wrote the role of Miles specifically for him, although it | 8,135 | triviaqa-train |
In the US television show ‘The Sopranos’, who shot and killed Richie Aprile? | and soon began to cause trouble. Feeling disrespected by Beansie Gaeta, Richie ran him over with his car, leaving him unable to walk. There was continual tension between Richie and Tony Soprano, who was younger and had been subordinate to Richie before his prison term, but who was now boss of the family. He also rekindled an old relationship with Tony's sister Janice Soprano.
Biography.
Richie Aprile, the older brother of acting DiMeo crime family boss Jackie Aprile Sr., was a capo in the DiMeo | Richie Aprile
Richard "Richie" Aprile Sr. is a fictional character on the HBO TV series "The Sopranos". Richie, who was portrayed by the actor David Proval, was a capo in the DiMeo crime family and the older brother of former family acting boss Jackie Aprile Sr.
Richie is one of the most ruthless characters on the show; he is impulsively violent, callous, irascible, and greedy. He made his first appearance in season two, recently released from a ten-year prison sentence, | 8,136 | triviaqa-train |
In the US television show ‘The Sopranos’, who plays Adriana La Cerva? | Adriana La Cerva
Adriana La Cerva is a fictional character on the HBO TV series "The Sopranos", portrayed by Drea de Matteo. She is the long-time girlfriend and, later, fiancée of Tony Soprano's protégé, Christopher Moltisanti. For her performance, De Matteo won the 2004 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
Character history.
Adriana is the niece of Jackie and Richie Aprile. Growing up she sees and hears plenty, and isn't at all repulsed by the Mafia | Horse, fictional nightclub managed by Adriana La Cerva in "The Sopranos"
- "Crazyhorse" (magazine), an American magazine that publishes fiction, poetry, and essays
- USS "Crazy Horse" (NCC-50446), a fictional Excelsior class starship in the "Star Trek" universe
Clubs.
- Crazy Horse (cabaret), French night club (and other entertainments named after it)
- Crazy Horse, the club managed by Adriana La Cerva, in the TV show "The Sopranos" | 8,137 | triviaqa-train |
In the US television show ‘The Sopranos’, what is Uncle Junior Soprano’s first name? | 's criminal activities and reputation.
The starring cast includes members of Tony's extended family, including: his disapproving, manipulative mother, Olivia "'Livia" Soprano (Nancy Marchand); his aimless, histrionic older sister, Janice (Aida Turturro); his paternal uncle Corrado "Junior" Soprano (Dominic Chianese), nominal boss of the crime family following the death of then-acting boss Jackie Aprile Sr.; cousin Tony Blundetto (Steve Buscemi); and Christopher Moltisanti (Michael Imperioli), often referred | attended Marymount Manhattan College in New York City.
Career.
Bailey is a former Junior Olympic gymnast.
In 1999, Bailey at age 17 made her on-screen debut on "The Sopranos" episode "Boca" as character Deena Hauser. While attending Marymount Manhattan, Bailey got her first television presenting job on the Nickelodeon children's show "U-Pick Live" in 2002 and would continue on the show until 2005 and she and her co-host Brent Popolizio formed a fictional band in the show called | 8,138 | triviaqa-train |
In the US television show ‘The Sopranos’, what is the title of the Christopher Moltisanti’s film which premiered in 2007 at a private screening? | office and won't stop making jokes about Vito and his death, Silvio and Carlo kill Fat Dom out of anger at the disrespect he has shown. Once more, it appears that the families are on the verge of all-out war.
During the first half of the season Chris and Carmine head to Los Angeles to try to sign Ben Kingsley for a film they are trying to make called "Cleaver", which is basically a mix of "The Godfather" and "Saw". But Kingsley passes on | Carmela (Edie Falco) and his protégé/distant cousin Christopher Moltisanti (Michael Imperioli).
The pilot was ordered in 1997, and the show premiered on HBO on January 10, 1999. It ran for six seasons totalling 86 episodes until June 10, 2007. Broadcast syndication followed in the U.S. and internationally. "The Sopranos" was produced by HBO, Chase Films, and Brad Grey Television. It was primarily filmed at Silvercup Studios in New York City and on location in New Jersey. The executive producers throughout | 8,139 | triviaqa-train |
In the US television show ‘The Sopranos’, what is the name of the nursing home in which Tony Soprano’s mother Livia lived? | By the end of the first session Tony has admitted that he feels depressed, but storms out when Dr. Melfi presses him further about the relationship between his symptoms and the ducks.
When the family visits Green Grove, a retirement community where Tony is trying to place his mother, Livia's derisive outburst prompts a second panic attack. Melfi prescribes Prozac as an anti-depressant, telling him that no one needs to suffer from depression with the wonders of modern pharmacology. Tony fails to attend their next scheduled session. | [[Marcia Haufrecht]]
- Appears in: "[[46 Long]]", "[[Proshai, Livushka]]"
She is described by [[Tony Soprano]] as the "best friend" of his mother Livia Soprano from when she was married to [[List of characters from The Sopranos - Friends and Family#Giovanni Francis "Johnny Boy" Soprano|Johnny Soprano]] and was a regular attendee with Livia to [[Anthony Soprano Jr.]]'s birthday parties. She lived in | 8,140 | triviaqa-train |
In the US television show ‘The Sopranos’, what is the first name of Tony and Carmela’s daughter? | requirements of his familywife Carmela, daughter Meadow, son A. J., and mother Liviawith those of the Mafia family he controls.
Because he is prone to bouts of clinical depression, after a fainting spell (triggered by a panic attack), Tony's physician refers him for treatment from psychiatrist Dr. Jennifer Melfi (Lorraine Bracco), in the show's first episode. She treats Tony to the best of her ability despite the fact that they routinely clash over various issues. Melfi is usually thoughtful, rational and humane— | a singing fish in his office.
- The device is seen on the television show "The Sopranos" (in the 2001 episodes, "Second Opinion" and "...To Save Us All from Satan's Power"), where Tony Soprano beats one of his underlings with it, for leaving it on his desk and once receiving it from his daughter as a present.
- The device appeared on "The Daily Show" as "Michele Bachmann's Big Mouth Billie Vagina" in 2011 introduced by "The | 8,141 | triviaqa-train |
In the US television show ‘The Sopranos’, what did Janice Soprano change her name to after joining an ashram in Los Angeles? | by Canada, which she was permanently banned from entering. While working at Kenny Rogers Roasters she once waited on NFL player Barry Sanders.
After graduating Sacred Heart High School (New Jersey), Janice joined an ashram in Venice, Los Angeles, legally changing her name to "Parvati Wasatch" in 1978. "Parvati" also traveled across Europe and Sri Lanka, married a French-Canadian Quebecer named Eugene, with whom she had a son named Harpo ("Hal") born in Seattle, Washington named after | divorced. Vreeland's mother moved them to a Siddha Yoga ashram in Upstate New York. They left New York and moved in with her grandparents in Belvedere, Marin County in the San Francisco Bay Area. After graduating from high school she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a music career.
Career.
Vreeland worked as a waitress and bartender in Los Angeles while pursuing a career in music. When she was twenty-one she filmed a reality television show pilot episode produced by Ryan Seacrest. The show didn't make | 8,142 | triviaqa-train |
In the US television show ‘The Sopranos’, which university did Meadow Soprano attend? | only"
Episode recap.
At the Bada Bing, Tony receives homemade date nut bread from one of the strippers, Tracee, in gratitude for helping her out with her sick son. Tony graciously refuses the gift, partly because Tracee is having an affair with Ralphie. Meanwhile, at Columbia University, Meadow is becoming intimate with Noah when they are interrupted by her roommate, Caitlin, who is in the midst of an anxiety attack. After Caitlin calms down, Meadow goes to Noah's room and loses her virginity | lullaby applies to everyone else awake in the household, given the recent bout of tuberculosis in the youngest daughter, Cecily, which has thrown the family into crisis.
- In Season 1, Episode 3 "Denial, Anger, Acceptance" of HBO's popular television show "The Sopranos", Meadow Soprano and her choir sing the English version of the song, intercut with the mock execution of Christopher Moltisanti, and the real execution of Brendan Filone.
- In Series Two, Episode 26 of "Monty Python's | 8,143 | triviaqa-train |
In the US television show ‘The Sopranos’, what is the name of the club in Long Beach, New Jersey, in which Christopher set Adriana up as manager? | comes in early one morning and catches Vito performing fellatio on a security guard. Vito tries to buddy up to Finn so that he does not say anything to anybody else. He even asks Finn to a Yankees game, which Finn does not attend. Finn soon quits the job out of fear.
After covering up a murder that occurred at The Crazy Horse, Adriana is arrested and pressured by the FBI to wear a wire to avoid being charged as an accomplice. She refuses to wear a wire and informs the FBI | "True Life," in 2003 and 2004. In 2017, the revival of the "Beach House" music block was filmed in Loveladies and Long Beach Township on Long Beach Island.
- The HBO series "The Sopranos" featured multiple episodes set at the Jersey Shore, including season four's acclaimed "Whitecaps", filmed in Sea Bright, and Asbury Park, which appeared in both season two's "Funhouse" and season three's "...To Save Us All from Satan's Power". Other locations | 8,144 | triviaqa-train |
In the US television show ‘The Sopranos’, what is the nickname of Paulie Gualtieri? | was originally asked to play the role of Carmela Soprano. She took the role of Dr. Jennifer Melfi instead because she wanted to try something different and felt that the part of the highly educated Dr. Melfi would be more of a challenge for her. Tony Sirico has a criminal background, and he signed on to play Paulie Walnuts so long as his character was not to be a "rat".
Chase invited musician Steven Van Zandt to audition, who is a guitarist in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, after seeing | - "The Songs of Sinatra" (1962)
- Flip Phillips - "Phillips Head" (1975)
- Frank Sinatra - "Sinatra's Sinatra" (1963)
- Ben Webster - "The Warm Moods" (1961)
In popular culture.
- In the "Sopranos" episode, "Watching Too Much Television," Paulie Gualtieri returns from jail to a big welcome back party at the Bada Bing! club. Following a group toast, Silvio Dante cues up some music and " | 8,145 | triviaqa-train |
In the US television show ‘The Sopranos’, who had to return to Italy after a flirtation with Tony Soprano’s wife Carmela? | Furio Giunta (Federico Castelluccio). Patsy is a soft-spoken soldier with a head for figures; Furio, an Italian national who joins the family later in the series, serves as Tony's violent enforcer and bodyguard.
Other significant characters in the DiMeo family include: Bobby "Bacala" Baccalieri (Steven R. Schirripa); Richie Aprile (David Proval); Ralph Cifaretto (Joe Pantoliano); Eugene Pontecorvo (Robert Funaro); and Vito Spatafore (Joseph R. Gannascoli). Bobby is a subordinate of Uncle | Carrere as the voice of Katrina, Mark Hamill as the voice of van Ripper and Clancy Brown as the voice of the Hessian Trooper who becomes the Horseman. This version has an ending that reveals that Brom (voiced by Luke Perry) had made a "Devil's bargain" with the Horseman that he was forced to fulfill thirty years later
- In the HBO TV Series The Sopranos (Season 5 Episode 10) aired March 7 to June 6, 2004, Tony Soprano’s cousin Tony Blundetto played by Steve Buscemi, | 8,146 | triviaqa-train |
Who created the US television show ‘The Sopranos’? | The Sopranos
The Sopranos is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster, portraying the difficulties that he faces as he tries to balance his family life with his role as the leader of a criminal organization. These are explored during his therapy sessions with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi (Lorraine Bracco). The series features Tony's family members, mafia colleagues, and rivals in prominent roles—most notably his wife | and "The Sopranos". Variously acclaimed as one of the greatest television series of all time, "The Wire" was created by David Simon. Simon also served as executive producer, head writer, and show runner. Matthew Weiner produced the fifth and sixth seasons of "The Sopranos" and later created "Mad Men".
More remarkable contributors are David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, creators of "Game of Thrones" TV series; Ron Leavitt co-creator of "Married... with Children"; Damon | 8,147 | triviaqa-train |
In which Hollywood hotel was singer Janis Joplin found dead of an accidental heroin dose? | in the Blues", to which Joplin had been scheduled to add her vocals on the day she was found dead, was included as an instrumental.
Joplin checked into the Landmark Motor Hotel in Hollywood on August 24, 1970, near Sunset Sound Recorders, where she began rehearsing and recording her album. During the sessions, Joplin continued a relationship with Seth Morgan, a 21-year-old UC Berkeley student, cocaine dealer, and future novelist who had visited her new home in Larkspur in July and August. She and | the Document", "Hard Rain", and "Renaldo and Clara"".
Alk also worked on "Janis", "Festival", "Luxman Baul's Movie" and other films.
Death.
Alk was a heroin user; in January 1982, Alk was found dead at Rundown Studios, Dylan's studio in Santa Monica, California. Although the coroner ruled his death an accidental heroin overdose, various sources report his death to be a suicide. Alk's first wife, Jones, and | 8,148 | triviaqa-train |
The ‘Chorleywood Process’ is used in the making of which foodstuff? | the same degree in mechanically developed doughs, allowing CBP to use lower-protein wheat. This feature had an important impact in the United Kingdom where, at the time, few domestic wheat varieties were of sufficient quality to make high-quality bread; the CBP permitted a much greater proportion of lower-protein domestic wheat to be used in the grist.
Details.
Bread had for millennia been made from wheat flour by manually kneading a dough with a raising agent, typically yeast, leaving it to ferment, then | two types are both associated with cake making however in different stages of the cake making process. The displaying cake stand for the finished product of cake or other pastries whilst the decorator cake stand is the tool to aid working in the process of making cake.
Displaying cake stand
The function of the displaying cake stand is for the display and show cast of cake. Cake stands turn the baked things into decorative statement, the invention of cake stand is to serve the purpose of display foodstuff and to aid the process of | 8,149 | triviaqa-train |
Fotheringhay Castle is in which English county? | Fotheringhay Castle
Fotheringhay Castle (also Fotheringay Castle) was in the village of Fotheringhay to the north of the market town of Oundle, Northamptonshire, England (). It was probably founded around 1100 by Simon de Senlis, Earl of Northampton. In 1113, possession passed to Prince David of Scotland when he married Simon's widow. The castle then descended with the Scottish princes until the early 13th century, when it was confiscated by King John of England.
By 1220, Fotheringhay Castle was controlled by Ranulf de | part of the dowry of Joan, Henry III's sister who was to marry the Scottish king. On 3 December 1219 Marshal finally gave Fotheringhay Castle to the English king.
According to the Barnwell chronicler, Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent, was given custody of Fotheringhay Castle in 1221 when he married the King of Scotland's sister. The castle had yet been transferred to the control of the King of Scotland and was still effectively an English castle held under Henry III. William II de Forz, | 8,150 | triviaqa-train |
During which month of the year is Oak Apple Day (Royal Oak Day) celebrated? | Oak Apple Day
Restoration Day, more commonly known as Oak Apple Day or Royal Oak Day, was an English public holiday, observed annually on 29 May, to commemorate the restoration of the English monarchy in May 1660. In some parts of the country the day is still celebrated. It has also been known as Shick Shack Day, or Oak and Nettle Day.
In 1660, Parliament passed into law "An Act for a Perpetual Anniversary Thanksgiving on the Nine and Twentieth Day of May", declaring 29 May | country are still called The Royal Oak after the famous escape.
- The escape from England is commemorated around Oak Apple Day each year with a yacht race from Brighton to Fecamp called The Royal Escape Race and organised by the Sussex Yacht Club.
- Another commemoration takes place each year at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea on a day designated as Founder's Day which takes place close to Oak Apple Day. On Founder's Day, in-pensioners of the Royal Hospital are reviewed by a member of the British Royal Family | 8,151 | triviaqa-train |
Joey, Chandler and Ross are all characters from which US television series? | the "Billboard" 200 at number 46, and sold 500,000 copies in November 1995. In 1999, a second soundtrack album entitled "Friends Again" was released. Other merchandise includes a "Friends" version of the DVD game "Scene It?", and a quiz video game for PlayStation 2 and PC entitled "Friends: The One with All the Trivia". On September 28, 2009, a box set was released in the UK celebrating the series's 15th anniversary. The box set contained | of genius that made both characters more appealing while providing a needed diversion from the show's central task: Retaining a romantic equilibrium between Ross and Rachel." Monica and Chandler's relationship is the antithesis of Ross and Rachel's because it remained "healthy and strong until the series ended", while the other couple was relentlessly on-and-off. "Encyclopedia of Television" author Horace Newcomb believes that Monica's feelings for Chandler are responsible for curing the latter's fear of commitment. Similarly, "Slate" writer | 8,152 | triviaqa-train |
Who plays George Carter in the 2012 film ‘The Sweeney’? | Ray Winstone, Carter by Ben Drew and Haskins by Damien Lewis.
Books.
A total of nine books were written and released in 1977 published by Futura Publications Ltd.
- The Sweeney
- Regan and the Manhattan File
- Regan and the Deal of the Century
- Regan and the Lebanese Shipment
- Regan and the Human Pipeline
- Regan and the Bent Stripper
- Regan and the Snout Who Cried Wolf
- Regan and the Venetian Virgin
- Regan and the High Rollers
The first | Drew appeared in Noel Clarke's film "4.3.2.1.". Drew's most recent role has been co-starring in "The Sweeney" film, based on the '70s UK TV show of the same name, alongside Ray Winstone, playing the role of George Carter. The film was released on 12 September 2012 and went straight in at number 1 in the box office charts.
Film career Directing.
Drew expressed an interest in working in film early in his music career. In an interview about "Who Needs | 8,153 | triviaqa-train |
Smiriti is a religious text containing traditional teaching in which religion? | be true, that have the side purpose of explaining the origin of life, the universe, and other things. Traditionally, faith, in addition to reason, has been considered a source of religious beliefs.
There are an estimated 10,000 distinct religions worldwide, but about 84% of the world's population is affiliated with one of the five largest religion groups, namely Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism or forms of folk religion. The religiously unaffiliated demographic includes those who do not identify with any particular religion, atheists | Book of Shadows
A Book of Shadows is a book containing religious text and instructions for magical rituals found within the Neopagan religion of Wicca, and in many pagan practices. One famous Book of Shadows was created by the pioneering Wiccan Gerald Gardner sometime in the late 1940s or early 1950s, and which he utilised first in his Bricket Wood coven and then in other covens which he founded in following decades. The Book of Shadows is also used by other Wiccan traditions, such as Alexandrianism and Mohsianism, and with the rise of | 8,154 | triviaqa-train |
Who became British Prime Minister in July 1902? | Arthur Balfour
Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, (, ; 25 July 184819 March 1930) was a British statesman and Conservative Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905. As Foreign Secretary under David Lloyd George, he issued the Balfour Declaration in November 1917 on behalf of the cabinet.
Entering Parliament in 1874, Balfour achieved prominence as Chief Secretary for Ireland, in which position he suppressed agrarian unrest whilst taking measures against absentee landlords. He opposed Irish Home Rule, | Francisco Silvela
Francisco Silvela y Le Vielleuze (15 December 1843, in Madrid – 29 May 1905, in Madrid) was a Spanish politician who became Prime Minister of Spain on 3 May 1899, succeeding Práxedes Mateo Sagasta. He served in this capacity until 22 October 1900.
Silvela also served a second term from 6 December 1902 to 20 July 1903, in which he succeeded another one of Práxedes Mateo Sagasta's many separate terms as prime minister.
Francisco Silvela belonged to the Conservative Party led by Antonio Cánovas del | 8,155 | triviaqa-train |
Who plays Fanny Brice in the 1968 film ‘Funny Girl’? | to her daughter Frances, and starred Barbra Streisand. The production was nominated for eight Tony Awards but, facing tough competition from "Hello, Dolly!", it failed to win in any categories.
The original cast recording of "Funny Girl" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2004.
Synopsis.
The musical is set in and around New York City just prior to and following World War I. "Ziegfeld Follies" star Fanny Brice, awaiting the return of her husband, Nicky Arnstein, | Funny Girl (film)
Funny Girl, the film, is a 1968 American biographical romantic musical comedy-drama film directed by William Wyler. The screenplay by Isobel Lennart was adapted from her book for the eponymous stage musical. It is loosely based on the life and career of Broadway and film star and comedian Fanny Brice and her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nicky Arnstein.
Produced by Brice's son-in-law, Ray Stark, with music and lyrics by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill, the film | 8,156 | triviaqa-train |
Hippoglossus Hippoglossus is the Latin name for which flat fish? | Atlantic halibut
The Atlantic halibut ("Hippoglossus hippoglossus") is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. They are demersal fish living on or near sand, gravel or clay bottoms at depths of between . The halibut is among the largest teleost (bony) fish in the world, and is an endangered species due to a slow rate of growth and previous overfishing. Halibut are strong swimmers and are able to migrate long distances. Halibut size is not age-specific, but rather tends to follow a cycle related to halibut | Hippoglossinae
The Hippoglossinae are a subfamily of fish in the Pleuronectidae family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words "hippos", "horse", and "glossa", "tongue".
Genera.
- "Clidoderma"
- "Hippoglossus"
- "Reinhardtius"
- "Verasper" | 8,157 | triviaqa-train |
An excerpt from the composition ‘Gran Vals’ by classical guitarist Francisco Tarrega is commonly known as The ‘what’ Tune? | Nokia tune
The Nokia tune (also called Grande Valse) is a phrase from a composition for solo guitar, Gran Vals, by the Spanish classical guitarist and composer Francisco Tárrega, written in 1902. It has been the icon of Finnish corporation Nokia since the 1990s, becoming the first identifiable musical ringtone on a mobile phone.
History.
The Nokia tune was first heard briefly for 3 seconds in a Nokia 1011 commercial in 1992, as part of the "Gran Vals" used in the ad.
In | (Roost 410), "Moonlight in Vermont" was later made the title track of a 1956 12-inch Lp.
His most famous musical composition is the tune "Walk Don't Run", written for a 1954 recording session as counter-melody to the chord changes of "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise". Guitarist Chet Atkins covered the tune, recording a neo-classical rendition of the song on the electric guitar for his Hi Fi in Focus album which preceded the Ventures' hit by three years. | 8,158 | triviaqa-train |
The county of Pembrokeshire is in which British country? | Kingdom of Great Britain
The Kingdom of Great Britain, officially called Great Britain, was a sovereign state in western Europe from 1 May 1707 to 1 January 1801. The state came into being following the Treaty of Union in 1706, ratified by the Acts of Union 1707, which united the kingdoms of England (which included Wales) and Scotland to form a single kingdom encompassing the whole island of Great Britain and its outlying islands, with the exception of the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. The unitary state was | receive a single delivery. A weekly order cycle allows the majority of a purchaser's order to be specially produced. They were a True Taste Online Retailer of the Year for 2009/10.
The majority of vegetables grown in Pembrokeshire are produced by the Potato Marketing Group (which uses a Puffin logo) and the Pembrokeshire Vegetable Growers' Association.
History.
Country house cuisine has been recorded in a number of historical recipe books from the county. Anne Phelps of Withybush House, Haverfordwest (now demolished), compiled a | 8,159 | triviaqa-train |
Which English monarch founded Eton College? | Eton College
Eton College () is a 13–18 independent boarding school and sixth form for boys in the parish of Eton, near Windsor in Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore (The King's College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor), as a sister institution to King's College, Cambridge, making it the 18th-oldest Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference school. Eton's history and influence have made Eton one of | Saw".
Lyrics.
Eton College is a famous English public school located in Berkshire, which is regarded as the epitome of Britain's privileged elite. Their cadet corps is the Eton College Combined Cadet Force, which was founded in 1860 as the Eton College Rifle Corps.
The lyrics of the song recount the difficulties faced by the unemployed and lower-paid working class in protesting against a system stacked against them.
The song recounts a street battle Paul Weller had read about in the newspapers concerning elements of | 8,160 | triviaqa-train |
Which artist co-wrote and appeared in the 1927 Luis Bunuel film ‘Un Chien Andalou’? | there. Matt Lucas portrayed Buñuel in Richard Curson Smith's 2002 TV movie "Surrealissimo: The Scandalous Success of Salvador Dalí", a comedy depicting Dalí's "trial" by the Surrealists in 1934 for his pro-Hitler sympathies. A 2005 short called "The Death of Salvador Dali", directed by Delaney Bishop, contains sequences in which Buñuel appears, played by Alejandro Cardenas. Paul Morrison's "Little Ashes" hypothesizes a love affair between Dalí and Lorca, with Buñuel (played by Matthew McNulty) looking on | never written.
Influence Dali and Buñuel.
The surrealist background of Dali and Bunuel is a question of influence because of the surreal nature of "Meshes of the Afternoon". Bunuel's "Un Chien Andalou" (1928) is one of the premier examples of film representing the structure of the subconscious.
Deren detested this comparison because of the surrealist movement's interest in the entertainment value of its subject more than its meaning. The form of "Meshes of the Afternoon" does not compare to "Un Chien Andalou | 8,161 | triviaqa-train |
Late US singer LaDonna Adrian Gaines was better known by what name? | success.
While working as a model part-time and back up singer in Munich, Summer met German-based producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte during a recording session for Three Dog Night at Musicland Studios. The trio forged a working partnership, and Donna was signed to their Oasis label in 1974. A demo tape of Summer's work with Moroder and Bellotte led to a deal with the European-distributed label Groovy Records. Due to an error on the record cover, Donna Sommer became Donna Summer; the name | Lotus (guitar)
Lotus was a house brand of certain guitars made in various Asian factories from the late 1970s until the late 1990s. Lotus guitars were usually copies of better-known, up-market brand-name guitars, such as the Gibson Les Paul and the Fender Stratocaster. The quality of the instruments was very good for the price (usually around US$400–$900).
History.
Lotus is a brand name put on the headstocks of a line of good-quality electric guitars made by at least | 8,162 | triviaqa-train |
Which British monarch was known as ‘Bertie’ to his family? | smoking-related health problems in the later years of his reign. On his death, he was succeeded by his elder daughter, Elizabeth II.
Early life.
George was born at York Cottage, on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, during the reign of his great-grandmother Queen Victoria. His father was Prince George, Duke of York (later King George V), the second and eldest-surviving son of the Prince and Princess of Wales (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra). His mother | Gotha. He was christened "Albert Edward" at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, on 25 January 1842. He was named Albert after his father and Edward after his maternal grandfather Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn. He was known as "Bertie" to the royal family throughout his life.
As the eldest son of the British sovereign, he was automatically Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay at birth. As a son of Prince Albert, he also held the titles of Prince of Saxe- | 8,163 | triviaqa-train |
Which planet in our solar system has around 244 Earth days to one year? | , hurricanes, tectonics, and even hydrology.
Planets are generally divided into two main types: large low-density giant planets, and smaller rocky terrestrials. There are eight planets in the Solar System. In order of increasing distance from the Sun, they are the four terrestrials, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, then the four giant planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Six of the planets are orbited by one or more natural satellites.
Several thousands of planets around other stars | host star, with an equilibrium temperature of , far too high for liquid water to exist on its surface. It receives about 48 times more sunlight than Earth gets from the Sun.
Characteristics Orbit.
K2-148b has a tight orbit around its host star. It only takes about 4.4 Earth days for the planet to complete one full orbit around its star, with a semi-major axis of 0.0454 AU. For comparison, the innermost planet in our Solar System, Mercury, takes 88 days to orbit at a | 8,164 | triviaqa-train |
Incirlik Air Base is located in which European country? | Beirut, Lebanon to Mersin, Turkey.
History 2010 land claim lawsuits.
In 2010, three Armenian Americans filed a lawsuit against the Republic of Turkey and two banks for compensation of of land in the Adana region of Turkey, where Incirlik Air Base currently stands. An American court accepted the case and granted Turkey 21 days to respond to the lawsuit. The defendant banks in Turkey requested from the court to extend the deadline for a response until September 2011. The court accepted the extension and the case is still ongoing. | Incirlik Air Base has a U.S. Air Force complement of about five thousand airmen, with several hundred airmen from the Royal Air Force and Turkish Air Force also present, as of late 2002. The primary unit stationed at Incirlik Air Base is the 39th Air Base Wing (39 ABW) of the U.S. Air Force. Incirlik Air Base has one -long runway, located among about 57 hardened aircraft shelters. Tactical nuclear weapons are stored at the base.
Etymology.
The word "incirlik" () means "fig tree | 8,165 | triviaqa-train |
Rhode Island Red is a breed of which bird? | act as vectors for spreading diseases such as psittacosis, salmonellosis, campylobacteriosis, mycobacteriosis (avian tuberculosis), avian influenza (bird flu), giardiasis, and cryptosporidiosis over long distances. Some of these are zoonotic diseases that can also be transmitted to humans.
Relationship with humans Economic importance.
Domesticated birds raised for meat and eggs, called poultry, are the largest source of animal protein eaten by humans; in 2003, tons of poultry and tons of eggs were produced worldwide. Chickens account for much of human poultry consumption | of Rhode Island Red rooster (but any non-white and non barred rooster may be used for other black sex-link crosses) and a Barred Rock hen (which carry both extended black and barring genes).
- Red sex-links are a cross between a Rhode Island Red or New Hampshire rooster and a White Rock (This variety pair is known as a Golden Comet), Silver Laced Wyandotte, Rhode Island White, or Delaware hen.
One example of a red-linked breed is the Red | 8,166 | triviaqa-train |
What is the national flower of Scotland? | Thistle
Thistle is the common name of a group of flowering plants characterised by leaves with sharp prickles on the margins, mostly in the family Asteraceae. Prickles can also occur all over the plant – on the stem and on the flat parts of the leaves. These prickles are an adaptation that protects the plant from being eaten by herbivores. Typically, an involucre with a clasping shape similar to a cup or urn subtends each of a thistle's flowerheads.
The term thistle is sometimes taken to mean precisely those plants in | Flower of Scotland
"Flower of Scotland" (, ) is a Scottish song, frequently performed at special occasions and sporting events as the unofficial national anthem of Scotland.
The song was composed in the mid-1960s by Roy Williamson of the folk group the Corries. It was first heard publicly in a 1967 BBC television series. The words refer to the victory of the Scots, led by Robert the Bruce, over England's Edward II at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. Although there is no official national anthem of | 8,167 | triviaqa-train |
Lula da Silva was re-elected President of which South American country in 2006? | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (born 27 October 1945), popularly known simply as Lula, is a Brazilian politician and former union leader who served as the 35th President of Brazil from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2010. A popular and ambitious politician, he began serving a 12 year prison sentence in 2018 for numerous corruption charges. Lula was a founding member of the Workers' Party (PT) and ran unsuccessfully for President three times before achieving victory in the 2002 election, being re | (PT) and José Serra (PSDB), with victory Dilma; already in the government of Rondonia was among Neudo Campos and Anchieta in Anchieta victory. Under the Federal Constitution, the President and the governors are directly elected for a term of four years, with a limit of two terms, so the president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was unable to stand, since he was elected in 2002 and reelected in 2006. Already Anchieta, elected in 2006, tried a re-election and won it. | 8,168 | triviaqa-train |
In the novel ‘1984’, in which ministry is room 101? | Ministries of Nineteen Eighty-Four
The Ministries of Love, Peace, Plenty, and Truth are ministries in George Orwell's futuristic dystopian novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four", set in Oceania. Despite the name, no actual "ministers" are mentioned in the book, and all public attention is focused on the idealized figurehead Big Brother.
Ministry of Love.
The Ministry of Love (Newspeak: Miniluv) serves as Oceania's interior ministry. It enforces loyalty to Big Brother through fear, buttressed through a | as Union Carbide CEO Warren Anderson, Kal Penn, and Mischa Barton.
Arundhati Roy's 2017 novel "The Ministry of Utmost Happiness" which deals with many contemporary political issues in India, also features several characters still dealing with the aftermath of the gas leak.
Activism.
Since 1984, individual activists have played a role in the aftermath of the tragedy. The best-known is Satinath Sarangi (Sathyu), a metallurgic engineer who arrived at Bhopal the day after the leakage. He founded several activist groups | 8,169 | triviaqa-train |
In the 2007 film ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’, was is the first name of Sweeney Todd’s wife? | , and produced a soundtrack album and DVD releases.
Plot.
In 1846, Benjamin Barker, a barber, arrives in London, accompanied by sailor Anthony Hope. Fifteen years earlier, he was falsely convicted and exiled by the corrupt Judge Turpin, who lusted after Barker's wife Lucy. Barker adopts the alias "Sweeney Todd" and returns to his old Fleet Street shop, situated above Mrs. Nellie Lovett's meat pie shop, where she sells the "worst pies in London". Lovett tells him that Turpin | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (also known simply as Sweeney Todd) is a 2007 musical period slasher film directed by Tim Burton and an adaptation of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's Tony Award-winning . The film re-tells the Victorian melodramatic tale of Sweeney Todd, an English barber and serial killer who murders his customers with a straight razor and, with the help of his accomplice, Mrs. Lovett, processes their corpses into | 8,170 | triviaqa-train |
English artist Damien Hirst was born in which city? | 18-carat gold horns and hooves, preserved in formaldehyde.
In several instances since 1999, Hirst's works have been challenged and contested as plagiarised. In one instance, after his sculpture "Hymn" was found to be closely based on a child's toy, legal proceedings led to an out-of-court settlement.
Early life and training.
Hirst was born as Damien Steven Brennan in Bristol and grew up in Leeds. He never met his father; his mother married his stepfather when Hirst was two, | John LeKay
John LeKay (born 1 June 1961) is an English conceptual and installation artist and sculptor, who lives in New York City. In 1993, he began to make skulls covered in crystal: he has accused Damien Hirst of copying this and other ideas. He publishes the web site, heyokamagazine.
Life and work.
John LeKay was born in London. He was educated at Isleworth Polytechnic, London in 1977. He moved to New York in 1991. Instead of higher art education, he travelled | 8,171 | triviaqa-train |
In which James Bond film did Sean Connery wear the Bell Rocket Belt (Jet Pack)? | Studios. With a combined gross of over $7 billion to date, the films produced by Eon constitute the fifth-highest-grossing film series. Six actors have portrayed 007 in the Eon series, the latest being Daniel Craig.
Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman co-produced most of the Eon films until 1975, when Broccoli became the sole producer. The single exception during this period was "Thunderball", on which Broccoli and Saltzman became executive producers while Kevin McClory produced. From 1984 Broccoli was joined by | In the late 1950s, from his premises at No.43 Conduit Street, Anthony Sinclair created a classic, pared down shape, which became known as the Conduit Cut. Sean Connery famously adopted the look in 1962 for the first James Bond film, "Dr. No", and continued to wear Sinclair suits for all of his appearances as Bond. The business now operates from No. 6 Sackville Street. Though it is sometimes reported that Ian Fleming and his character James Bond bought suits on Savile Row, there is no evidence for | 8,172 | triviaqa-train |
The ‘Qumran Scrolls’ are better known by what name? | in a series of twelve caves around the site originally known as the "Ein Feshkha Caves" near the Dead Sea in the West Bank (then part of Jordan) between 1946 and 1956 by Bedouin shepherds and a team of archeologists. The practice of storing worn-out sacred manuscripts in earthenware vessels buried in the earth or within caves is related to the ancient Jewish custom of Genizah.
Discovery Initial discovery (1946–1947).
The initial discovery by Bedouin shepherd Muhammed edh-Dhib, his cousin Jum'a Muhammed, and Khalil | the turn of the 21st century: linguistic variation in the Hebrew Bible might be "better" explained by synchronic rather than diachronic linguistics, meaning various biblical texts could be significantly older than many 20th century scholars supposed.
What constitutes linguistic irregularity in the MT is not in dispute, nor is the affinity of many these features to aspects of Aramaic. What distinguishes the theories is a historical question of language contact. It is known that the southern kingdom of ancient Israel, Judah (from which name the Jewish people are known | 8,173 | triviaqa-train |
What type of drink is Tio Pepe? | Tío Pepe
Tío Pepe (in Spanish, ""Uncle Joe"", named after one of the founders' uncles) is a brand of Sherry. It is best known for its fino style of dry sherry made from the palomino grape. The Tio Pepe brand is owned by the González Byass Sherry house.
Tío Pepe.
Tio Pepe has based its recent success on promoting itself as a very dry white wine to be served with food, in doing so aiming to differentiate itself from poor quality sherries and | their downmarket reputation. The Tio Pepe soleras were established in 1844 and have run uninterrupted since that time.
External links.
- Tio Pepe official site | 8,174 | triviaqa-train |
Christopher Eccleston, Kerry Fox and Ewan McGregor played flatmates in which 1994 film? | for her leading role in "Country Life", starred in Danny Boyle's breakout British hit "Shallow Grave" with Ewan McGregor, and was nominated for the Canadian Academy Award (Genie Award) for her supporting role in "The Hanging Garden".
For her role as Claire in "Intimacy" (2001), directed by Patrice Chéreau, she won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin Film Festival. In this film she performed real, rather than simulated, fellatio.
In autumn 2009 she | was distributed by PolyGram Filmed Entertainment.
Plot.
Chartered accountant David Stephens (Christopher Eccleston), physician Juliet Miller (Kerry Fox), and journalist Alex Law (Ewan McGregor) share a flat in Edinburgh. Needing a new flatmate, they interview several applicants in a calculatedly cruel manner, amusing themselves at the applicants' expense before finally offering the room to the mysterious Hugo (Keith Allen). Shortly after Hugo moves in, the trio finds him dead from an apparent overdose in his room, with a large | 8,175 | triviaqa-train |
Fred the Red is the mascot of which English football club? | Manchester United F.C. mascots
This is a chronological list of Manchester United F.C mascots from their foundation as Newton Heath F.C. in 1878. The current club mascot is "Fred the Red", an anthropomorphic "Red Devil", after the club's nickname, the Red Devils.
Michael the Bank Street Canary (1890s).
During the 1890s, readers of Newton Heath F.C. match programmes may have seen advertisements to hear "Michael the Bank Street Canary sing," for a nominal fee. However, Michael was not | so they use symbol or mascot to identify their political party.
- The standard of Sir Robin from "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" is a chicken.
- The town of Denizli in Republic of Turkey is symbolized by a chicken.
- The mascot of the English Premiership team Tottenham Hotspur is a cockerel.
- Sydney Roosters Australian rugby league team
- The North Adelaide Football Club are also nicknamed the Roosters.
- The Rhode Island Red is the state bird of Rhode Island.
- | 8,176 | triviaqa-train |
How old was Shirley temple when she won a special Juvenile Academy Award? | of three, in 1934 Temple had attained child stardom in such films as "Stand Up and Cheer!", "Little Miss Marker", "Baby Take a Bow" and "Bright Eyes". Six years old on the night she accepted her honorary statuette, Temple is the youngest recipient ever to be honored by the Academy.
The 11th Annual Academy Awards recognized both Deanna Durbin and Mickey Rooney with the Juvenile Award honoring "their significant contribution in bringing to the screen the spirit and personification of youth". | Academy Juvenile Award
The Academy Juvenile Award, also known informally as the Juvenile Oscar, was a Special Honorary Academy Award bestowed at the discretion of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to specifically recognize juvenile performers under the age of eighteen for their "outstanding contributions to screen entertainment".
The honor was first awarded by the Academy at the 7th Academy Awards to 6-year-old Shirley Temple, for her work in 1934. The Award continued to be presented intermittently over the | 8,177 | triviaqa-train |
Jan Fischer became Prime Minister of which country in 2009? | Jan Fischer (politician)
Jan Fischer (; born 2 January 1951) is a Czech politician who served as Prime Minister of the Czech Republic from May 2009 to June 2010, heading a caretaker government. Later he was Minister of Finance from July 2013 to January 2014 in another interim government of Jiří Rusnok.
A lifelong statistician, he served as president of the Czech Statistical Office beginning in April 2003.
In 2012, Fischer announced his candidacy for the 2013 presidential election. In the first round of the election, | were made under her administration, but she sought to negotiate to get as much of the Julínek reforms through as possible. She officially resigned on 26 March 2009 when the government of PM Topolánek fell, but continued to serve in the caretaker government until 8 May 2009 when the government of Prime Minister Jan Fischer took office and Dana Jurásková became the Minister of Health.
External links.
- Daniela Filipiová personal website
- Official biography Úřadu vlády České republiky (Czech Government Office) | 8,178 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first European-born and trained National Hockey League captain to win the Stanley Cup? | , was injured on January 3, 1984, and Bellows became interim captain shortly thereafter in January 1984.
NHL captains Stanley Cup Finals.
Charlie Gardiner was the first NHL captain born in Europe to lead his team to a Stanley Cup title (1934). Derian Hatcher became the first American-born captain to win the Stanley Cup in 1999. Daniel Alfredsson was the first European-born and trained captain to lead an NHL team to the Stanley Cup Final (2007), while Nicklas Lidstrom was the first captain born | Zdeno Chára
Zdeno Chára (; born 18 March 1977) is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenseman who serves as captain of the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He won the James Norris Memorial Trophy while playing for the Bruins in the 2008–09 season. Standing at 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 m) tall, Chára is the tallest person ever to play in the NHL. He is also the second European-born and raised captain to win the Stanley Cup (in 2011), and the first | 8,179 | triviaqa-train |
Which British monarch said of his son ‘After I am dead, the boy will ruin himself in 12 months’? | Commonwealth and severed all ties with the monarchy. Northern Ireland remained within the Union. In 1927, the United Kingdom changed its name to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, while the monarch's style for the next twenty years became "of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India".
History Modern status.
In the 1990s, republicanism in the United Kingdom grew, partly on account of negative publicity associated with the Royal Family | . George was disappointed in Edward's failure to settle down in life and appalled by his many affairs with married women. In contrast, he was fond of his second son, Prince Albert (later George VI), and doted on his eldest granddaughter, Princess Elizabeth; he nicknamed her "Lilibet", and she affectionately called him "Grandpa England". In 1935, George said of his son Edward: "After I am dead, the boy will ruin himself within 12 months", and of Albert and | 8,180 | triviaqa-train |
Which US state is known as the Sooner State? | and built its first entirely TBN-owned affiliate in Oklahoma City in 1980.
Transportation.
Transportation in Oklahoma is generated by an anchor system of Interstate Highways, inter-city rail lines, airports, inland ports, and mass transit networks. Situated along an integral point in the United States Interstate network, Oklahoma contains three primary Interstate highways and four auxiliary Interstate Highways. In Oklahoma City, Interstate 35 intersects with Interstate 44 and Interstate 40, forming one of the most important intersections along the United States highway system. | 60 east of Richmond called Williamsburg Road; west of Richmond the road is known as Midlothian Turnpike
- US 250 Broad Street and Broad Street Road
- US 301 north portion is Chamberlayne Ave and Chamberlyane Road; south portion is Jefferson Davis Highway (concurrent with US 1)
- US 360 east of Richmond called Mechanicsville Turnpike; west of Richmond it is known as Hull Street and Hull Street Road
Highways and bridges State highways.
The Richmond area has state highways and secondary routes, some of which are state- | 8,181 | triviaqa-train |
Which American boxer was born Rocco Francis Marchegiano? | George Foreman, Rocky Marciano, Julio César Chávez, Roberto Duran, Danny García, Wilfredo Gómez, Sonny Liston, John L. Sullivan, Max Baer, Prince Naseem Hamed, Ray Mancini, David Tua, Arturo Gatti, Micky Ward, Brandon Ríos, Ruslan Provodnikov, Michael Katsidis, James Kirkland, Marcos Maidana, Jake LaMotta, Manny Pacquiao, and Ireland's John Duddy. This style of boxing was also used by fictional boxers Rocky Balboa and James "Clubber" Lang.
Brawlers tend to be more predictable and easy | Augie Sanchez
Augustine Anthony Sanchez (born November 17, 1977 in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.) is a boxing trainer and retired American featherweight boxer. As an amateur boxer, he was the US featherweight champion, known for being the last American to defeat Floyd Mayweather. As a professional boxer, Sanchez had some success up until his KO loss to Naseem Hamed, after which Sanchez retired following several fights. He later became a boxing trainer.
Amateur career.
Augie Sanchez was a stellar amateur boxer, highlighted | 8,182 | triviaqa-train |
How many violins are in a string quartet? | ", German "Fiedel", "a fiddle;" all of uncertain origin." As to the origin of the word "fiddle", the "...usual suggestion, based on resemblance in sound and sense, is that it is from Medieval Latin "vitula"."
History.
The earliest stringed instruments were mostly plucked (for example, the Greek lyre). Two-stringed, bowed instruments, played upright and strung and bowed with horsehair, may have originated in the nomadic equestrian cultures of | of symmetry
- Walter Piston (; )
- Kim Dzmitrïyevich Tsesakow
- Wilfried Westerlinck
- Stefan Wolpe, who explained in a public lecture how he had derived ideas from Bartók’s Fourth Quartet
- Xu Yongsan .
Key recordings of the complete cycle include:
- Emerson String Quartet, Deutsche Grammophon, released 1990.
- Hagen Quartet
- Juilliard String Quartet:
- Recorded 1949, New York. Robert Mann and Robert Koff, violins; Raphael Hillyer, viola; Arthur Winograd, cello. | 8,183 | triviaqa-train |
What was the first name of Marconi, Italian inventor known for his pioneering work on long-distance radio transmission? | Guglielmo Marconi
Guglielmo Marconi, 1st Marquis of Marconi (; 25 April 187420 July 1937) was an Italian inventor, and electrical engineer, known for his pioneering work on long-distance radio transmission, development of Marconi's law, and a radio telegraph system. He is credited as the inventor of radio, and he shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand Braun "in recognition of their contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy".
Marconi was also an entrepreneur, businessman, and founder of The Wireless | read through the literature and used the ideas of others who were experimenting with radio waves but did a great deal to develop devices such as portable transmitters and receiver systems that could work over long distances, turning what was essentially a laboratory experiment into a useful communication system. By August 1895 Marconi was field testing his system but even with improvements he was only able to transmit signals up to one-half mile, a distance Oliver Lodge had predicted in 1894 as the maximum transmission distance for radio waves. Marconi raised the height of | 8,184 | triviaqa-train |
Statins are drugs which lower what in the blood? | liver can no longer produce cholesterol, levels of cholesterol in the blood will fall. Cholesterol synthesis appears to occur mostly at night, so statins with short half-lives are usually taken at night to maximize their effect. Studies have shown greater LDL and total cholesterol reductions in the short-acting simvastatin taken at night rather than the morning, but have shown no difference in the long-acting atorvastatin.
Mechanism of action Increasing LDL uptake.
In rabbits, liver cells sense the reduced levels of liver cholesterol and seek to | on the surface of cells to remove LDL-particles from the extracellular fluid. Therefore, blocking PCSK9 can lower blood LDL-particle concentrations.
PCSK9 has medical importance because it acts in lipoprotein homeostasis. Agents which block PCSK9 can lower LDL particle concentrations. The first two PCSK9 inhibitors, alirocumab and evolocumab, were approved as once every two week injections, by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2015 for lowering LDL-particle concentrations when statins and other drugs were not sufficiently effective or poorly tolerated. The cost of these | 8,185 | triviaqa-train |
In mathematics, how many degrees are in a straight angle? | number 360. One complete turn (360°) is equal to 2"" radians, so 180° is equal to radians, or equivalently, the degree is a mathematical constant: 1° = .
The turn (or revolution, full circle, full rotation, cycle) is used in technology and science. One turn is equal to 360°.
With the invention of the metric system, based on powers of ten, there was an attempt to replace degrees by decimal "degrees" called "grad | -11. However, in mathematical literature the angle is often denoted by θ instead of "φ".
Angles in polar notation are generally expressed in either degrees or radians (2 rad being equal to 360°). Degrees are traditionally used in navigation, surveying, and many applied disciplines, while radians are more common in mathematics and mathematical physics.
The angle "φ" is defined to start at 0° from a "reference direction", and to increase for rotations in either counterclockwise (ccw) | 8,186 | triviaqa-train |
Fleeceflower, Monkey Fungus and Hancock’s Curse are all names for which invasive Asian plant? | Reynoutria japonica
Reynoutria japonica, synonyms "Fallopia japonica" and "Polygonum cuspidatum", is a large species of herbaceous perennial plant of the knotweed and buckwheat family Polygonaceae. It is commonly known as Asian knotweed or Japanese knotweed. It is native to East Asia in Japan, China and Korea. In North America and Europe, the species has successfully established itself in numerous habitats and is classified as an invasive species in several countries.
Japanese knotweed has hollow stems with distinct raised nodes that give it the appearance of bamboo | Fallopia baldschuanica
Fallopia baldschuanica (syn. "Polygonum baldschuanicum") is an Asian species of flowering plant in the knotweed family known by several common names, including Russian-vine, Bukhara fleeceflower, Chinese fleecevine, mile-a-minute and silver lace vine. It is native to Asia (China, Russia, Kazakhstan, etc.), and it can be found growing wild in parts of Europe and North and Central America as an introduced species.
Some authors split the species in two, regarding the Chinese | 8,187 | triviaqa-train |
The Bay of Fundy, which has the highest tides in the world, is mainly in which country? | , are two days behind the new/full moon and first/third quarter moon. This is called the tide's "age".
The ocean bathymetry greatly influences the tide's exact time and height at a particular coastal point. There are some extreme cases; the Bay of Fundy, on the east coast of Canada, is often stated to have the world's highest tides because of its shape, bathymetry, and its distance from the continental shelf edge. Measurements made in November 1998 at Burntcoat Head in the | Fundy National Park
Fundy National Park is located on the Bay of Fundy, near the village of Alma, New Brunswick. It was officially opened on 29 July 1950. The Park showcases a rugged coastline which rises up to the Canadian Highlands, the highest tides in the world and more than 25 waterfalls. The Park covers an area of along Goose Bay, the northwestern branch of the Bay of Fundy. When one looks across the Bay, one can see the northern Nova Scotia coast.
At low tide, park | 8,188 | triviaqa-train |
The Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest museum and research centre, is in which US city? | the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz".
Museums.
Nineteen museums and galleries, as well as the National Zoological Park, comprise the Smithsonian museums. Eleven are on the National Mall, the park that runs between the Lincoln Memorial and the United States Capitol. Other museums are located elsewhere in Washington, D.C., with two more in New York City and one in Chantilly, Virginia.
The Smithsonian has close ties with 168 other museums in 39 states, Panama, and Puerto Rico. These museums are | . The fellowships are awarded annually to six outstanding early-career scientists working at the interface of conservation, business, and technology.
- Smithsonian Institution—This comprehensive collaboration between the Atkinson Center and the world’s largest museum and research complex responds to urgent needs in wildlife and natural habitat conservation.Together, experts from the center and the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute are training the next generation of conservation scientists, providing practical advice to governments and the private sector in biodiversity hot spots, and sharing evidence with a wide audience that | 8,189 | triviaqa-train |
Who directed and starred in the 2000 film ‘Pollock’, about the artist Jackson Pollock? | ", directed by and starring Ed Harris, was released. Marcia Gay Harden won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Lee Krasner. The movie was the project of Ed Harris, who portrayed Pollock. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Harris himself painted the works seen in the film. The Pollock-Krasner Foundation did not authorize or collaborate with any production.
In September 2009, the art historian Henry Adams claimed in "Smithsonian" magazine that Pollock had written his name | Steve Arnold in the Ronald Harwood play "Taking Sides". In 1998, his co starring role in "The Truman Show" earned him a second nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture win.
Harris made his directorial debut in 2000 with the drama biopic "Pollock", in which he also starred as artist Jackson Pollock. He was nominated for his first Academy Award for Best Actor (and third Oscar overall) for his performance. | 8,190 | triviaqa-train |
Comic book artist Bob Kane created which superhero in 1939? | to be deemed superheroes: some (for example Batman) derive their status from the technology they create and use. While the Dictionary.com definition of "superhero" is "a figure, especially in a comic strip or cartoon, endowed with superhuman powers and usually portrayed as fighting evil or crime", the longstanding Merriam-Webster dictionary gives the definition as "a fictional hero having extraordinary or superhuman powers; also: an exceptionally skillful or successful person". Terms such as masked crime fighters, costumed adventurers or masked vigilantes are | Archie Comics
Archie Comic Publications, Inc. is an American comic book publisher headquartered in Pelham, New York. The company's many titles feature the fictional teenagers Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Sabrina Spellman, and Josie and the Pussycats.
The company began in 1939 as MLJ Comics, which primarily published superhero comics. The initial Archie characters were created in 1941 by publisher John L. Goldwater and artist Bob Montana, in collaboration with writer Vic Bloom. They first appeared in " | 8,191 | triviaqa-train |
How many times did Stanley Baldwin become British Prime Minister? | Duke of Windsor
Duke of Windsor was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 8 March 1937, for former King Edward VIII, following his abdication on 11 December 1936. The dukedom takes its name from the town where Windsor Castle, a residence of English monarchs since the time of Henry I, following the Norman Conquest, is situated. Windsor has been the house name of the royal family since 1917.
History.
King Edward VIII abdicated on 11 December 1936, so that | 1948 Paisley by-election
The Paisley by-election, 1948 was a parliamentary by-election held on 18 February 1948 for the British House of Commons constituency of Paisley in Scotland. it was indirectly caused by the death of former Conservative Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin which had the effect of elevating his son, the sitting Labour MP Oliver Baldwin, to become Earl Baldwin of Bewdley.
The election was a straight fight between Douglas Johnston for Labour and John MacCormick, a Scottish nationalist candidate with the support of the Conservative Party | 8,192 | triviaqa-train |
Which planet has the strongest gravity in our solar system? | larger, extending from Neptune's orbit at 30 AU out to about 55 AU from the Sun. Much in the same way that Jupiter's gravity dominates the asteroid belt, shaping its structure, so Neptune's gravity dominates the Kuiper belt. Over the age of the Solar System, certain regions of the Kuiper belt became destabilised by Neptune's gravity, creating gaps in the Kuiper belt's structure. The region between 40 and 42 AU is an example.
There do exist orbits within these empty regions where | hottest planet in our solar system.
Characteristics.
Characteristics Mass, radius, and temperature.
TRAPPIST-1b is very close in both mass, radius and gravity to Earth. It has a radius of 1.121 , a mass of 1.02 , and about 81% Earth's surface gravity. However, the density of the planet indicates that it is not entirely rocky. With a density of 3.98 g/cm, about ≤5% of its mass must be water, likely in the form of a thick Venus-like atmosphere due | 8,193 | triviaqa-train |
Who plays a lounge singer who has to hide out in a convent after witnessing a gangland killing in the 1992 film ‘Sister Act’? | Sister Act
Sister Act is a 1992 American musical comedy film directed by Emile Ardolino and written by Joseph Howard, with musical arrangements by Marc Shaiman. It stars Whoopi Goldberg as a lounge singer forced to join a convent after being placed in a witness protection program. It also features Maggie Smith, Kathy Najimy, Wendy Makkena, Mary Wickes, and Harvey Keitel.
"Sister Act" was one of the most financially successful comedies of the early 1990s, grossing $231 million worldwide. The film spawned a franchise, | Lady from Nowhere
Lady from Nowhere is a 1936 American crime film directed by Gordon Wiles and starring Mary Astor, Charles Quigley and Thurston Hall.
Premise.
After witnessing a gangland killing a young woman has to go into hiding.
Cast.
- Mary Astor as Polly Dunlap
- Charles Quigley as Earl Daniels
- Thurston Hall as James Gordon Barnes
- Victor Kilian as Zeke Hopper
- Spencer Charters as Alexander Scorzo
- Norman Willis as Ed Lustig, aka Alfred Brewster
- Gene Morgan | 8,194 | triviaqa-train |
The 1972 film ‘Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex (But Were Afraid To Ask)’ was directed by and featured who? | Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (film)
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) is a 1972 comedy film directed by Woody Allen. It consists of a series of short sequences loosely inspired by Dr. David Reuben's book of the same name.
The film was an early smash for Allen, grossing over $18 million in North America alone against a $2 million budget, making it the 13th highest | Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) may refer to:
- "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)" (book), by U.S. physician David Reuben first published in 1969
- "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)" (film), directed by | 8,195 | triviaqa-train |
What is a castrated man (or castrati) called who is placed in charge of a harem? | that.
Castrati were rarely referred to as such: in the 18th century, the euphemism "musico" (pl "musici") was much more generally used, although it usually carried derogatory implications; another synonym was "evirato," literally meaning "emasculated". Eunuch is a more general term since, historically, many eunuchs were castrated after puberty and thus the castration had no impact on their voices.
History.
Castration as a means of subjugation, enslavement or other punishment has a very long history | in fencing and firearms, which, in Guido's words, make him into a "hero" to his fellow students, especially after, in self-defense, he kills a student who vowed to kill him. As he was raised to be a gentleman, and because he was castrated relatively late in life, he continues to act like a man, unlike the more effeminate poses of castrati boys. Despite the fact he is a castrato, even local noblemen come to respect him both as a sparring partner and as | 8,196 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the 18th Century novels ‘Justine, or the Misfortunes of Virtue’ and ‘Philosophy in the Bedroom’? | mother. Eugénie sews up her vagina and Dolmancé her anus to keep the polluted seed inside and she is then sent home in tears, knowing her daughter has been lost to the corrupt, libertine mentality of Dolmancé and his accomplices.
Legacy.
Spanish director Jesús Franco has made two films based on "Philosophy in the Boudoir": "" (1970), a.k.a. "De Sade '70" and "Eugenie (Historia de una perversión)" (1980). Italian director Aurelio Grimaldi also filmed it | under different genres, including pornography, Gothic, and baroque. Sade's most famous books are often classified not as Gothic but as libertine novels, and include the novels "Justine, or the Misfortunes of Virtue"; "Juliette"; "The 120 Days of Sodom"; and "Philosophy in the Bedroom". These works challenge traditional perceptions of sexuality, religion, law, age, and gender. His opinions on sexual violence, sadism, and pedophilia stunned even those contemporaries of Sade who were quite familiar with | 8,197 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1980’s British pop star said ‘I’d rather have a cup of tea than sex’? | in the early 1980s.
Robinson was a regular at 'The Blitz' nightclub (regulars being labelled as Blitz Kids), a highly stylised club in London run by Steve Strange of the pop group Visage, and a place which spawned many early 1980s pop stars such as Spandau Ballet. During this time, Robinson met Boy George (prior to his forming Culture Club), and the pair would later share a squat together.
In 1979, Robinson appeared in the documentary "Steppin' Out" directed by Lyndall | , the critic Jonathan Jones rated it one star out of five, "very little sign of development ... embarrassingly repetitive." Art critic Mark Hudson gave it 4 stars out of 5 and wrote, "I’d rather have minor art like this, that takes you somewhere you’ve never been and from an intensely personal perspective, than much of the repetitive, conventionally "challenging" work served up as major by larger galleries." Florence Hallett writing in the Economist said, "The strikingly original Canadian used paint sparingly but | 8,198 | triviaqa-train |
Basorexia is a strong desire to do what to a person? | Kiss
A kiss is the touch or pressing of one's lips against another person or an object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, romance, sexual attraction, sexual activity, sexual arousal, affection, respect, greeting, friendship, peace, and good luck, among many others. In some situations, a kiss is a ritual, formal or symbolic gesture indicating devotion, respect, or sacrament. The word came from Old | Lobh
Lobh is a Gurmukhi word which translates in English to greed; it is a strong desire for worldly possessions and a constant focus on possessing material items, especially the urge to possess what rightfully belongs to others. According to Sikhism, it makes an individual selfish and self-centred. It takes a person away from his religious and social duties. A person can become blind with greed in an effort to control the desire for unlimited worldly possessions.
Sikhs do not believe that it is wrong to enjoy the good | 8,199 | triviaqa-train |
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