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Chuck Brodsky wrote a song about basebell that also spoke of the spy who served during which war? | Chuck Brodsky
Chuck Brodsky (born May 20, 1960 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American musician and singer-songwriter currently living in Asheville, North Carolina. He is particularly known for his often humorous and political lyrics, as well as his songs about baseball, such as "The Ballad of Eddie Klep", "Moe B... | was published by Samuel French, Inc. in 2010.
- Writer Caleb Lewis wrote a play about Mary and the events that led to her execution entitled "Clinchfield". The play premiered at Flinders University on 22 July 2009.
- Singer songwriter Chuck Brodsky wrote a song entitled "Mary the Elephant".
- Writer Sharyn McCrumb refe... | 2,000 | hotpotqa-train |
When was the English actress born who acted in The Royle Family as Baebara? | The Royle Family
The Royle Family is a British television sitcom produced by Granada Television for the BBC, which ran for three series from 1998–2000, and specials from 2006–2012. It centres on the lives of a television-fixated Manchester family, the Royles, comprising family patriarch Jim Royle (Ricky Tomlinson), his... | Caroline Aherne
Caroline Mary Aherne (24 December 1963 – 2 July 2016) was an English comedian and BAFTA-winning writer and actress, best known for performing as the acerbic chat show host "Mrs Merton", in various roles in "The Fast Show", and as Denise in "The Royle Family", a series which she co-wrote.
Aherne narrated... | 2,001 | hotpotqa-train |
Which English Rock band was announced as a headliner at T in the Park 2012? | The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses are an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1983. One of the pioneering groups of the Madchester movement in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the band's classic lineup consisted of vocalist Ian Brown, guitarist John Squire, bassist Mani and drummer Reni.
The band released their debut... | T in the Park 2013
T in the Park 2013 was a three-day music festival which took place between 11–14 July 2013 in Balado, Kinross. It was the 20th Anniversary #T20 of the Scottish music festival Rihanna and Mumford and Sons were announced as the first and second headliner acts on 4 December 2012. Others acts confirmed o... | 2,002 | hotpotqa-train |
Were both Wang Xiaoshuai and Justin Reardon producers? | Wang Xiaoshuai
Wang Xiaoshuai (; born May 22, 1966) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter and occasional actor. He is commonly grouped under the loose association of filmmakers known as the "Sixth Generation" of the Cinema of China.
Many of Wang's works are known for their sensitive portrayal of teens and youths, mo... | featured a range of works by directors comprising Gregg Araki, Sergei Bodrov, Fruit Chan, Peter Greenaway, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Kore-eda Hirokazu, Kurosawa Kiyoshi, Richard Linklater, Mira Nair, the Pang Brothers, Park Chanwook, Paul Schrader, Todd Solondz, Béla Tarr, Tsui Hark, Wang Xiaoshuai, Zhang Yang, Zhang Yuan and m... | 2,003 | hotpotqa-train |
Who did Luis Gianneo teach, who became considered a chief exponent of Argentine folk music? | Luis Gianneo
Luis Gianneo (1897–1968) was an Argentine composer, pianist and conductor. As music educator, he was the teacher of composers Ariel Ramirez, Juan Carlos Zorzi, Virtú Maragno, Pedro Ignacio Calderón and Rodolfo Arizaga, among others. Founder of the National Radio Youth Orchestra and co-founder of Symphonic ... | in the Shanghai Folk Ensemble (then Shanghai Traditional Orchestra) since 1952. He began to teach at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music in 1957, and became Associate Professor in 1978.
Lu was considered as a leading exponent of southern Chinese dizi (qudi) music, after 1949. Along with Ma Shenglong, Zhou Hao and Zhou H... | 2,004 | hotpotqa-train |
Which game was invented first, X-COM or Summit? | X-COM
X-COM (sometimes stylized as "X-Com" or "XCOM") is a science fiction video game franchise featuring an elite international organization tasked with countering alien invasions of Earth. The series began with the strategy video game "" created by Julian Gollop's Mythos Games and MicroProse in 1994. The original lin... | X-COM: Alliance
X-COM: Alliance is a cancelled video game in the "X-COM" series. The game was developed by three different teams of MicroProse developers (first as a subsidiary of Spectrum Holobyte, then Hasbro Interactive, and finally Infogrames Entertainment) between 1995 and 2002. The game had the player assume the ... | 2,005 | hotpotqa-train |
Who wrote the 2015 comedy-drama film directed by the director of the winner of Academy Award for Best Picture in 1998? | John Madden (director)
John Philip Madden (born 8 April 1949) is an English director of theatre, film, television, and radio. He is known for directing "Shakespeare in Love" (1998), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. He has also gained recognition for directing "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" (2011) and its... | List of awards and nominations received by Peter Farrelly
This is a list of awards and nominations received by American film director, screenwriter, producer, and novelist Peter Farrelly. In 2018 he co-wrote and directed the comedy-drama "Green Book", which won the Audience Award at the Toronto Film Festival in 2018. H... | 2,006 | hotpotqa-train |
The actor that played Eddie Moon on the BBC soap opera "EastEnders" has had how many top 40 albums? | David Essex
David Essex (born David Albert Cook; 23 July 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, and actor. Since the 1970s, he has attained 19 Top 40 singles in the UK (including two number ones) and 16 Top 40 albums. Internationally, Essex had the most success with his single "Rock On". He has also had an extensive c... | Michael Moon (EastEnders)
Michael Moon is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera "EastEnders", played by Steve John Shepherd. The character is a second cousin once removed of Alfie Moon (Shane Richie), and first appears on 1 October 2010 after Alfie's return. He is also the father to Tommy Moon, whose mother is ... | 2,007 | hotpotqa-train |
Where is the laboratory that houses The Tandem Van de Graaff located? | Tandem Van de Graaff
The Tandem Van de Graaff is an electrostatic accelerator facility at Brookhaven National Laboratory. It was built in 1970, and was, at the time, the world's largest electrostatic accelerator facility. It can provide researchers with beams of more than 40 different types of ions that have been compl... | 14 million volts could be achieved at the terminal of a tandem that used a tank of high-pressure sulfur hexafluoride (SF) gas to prevent sparking by trapping electrons. This allowed the generation of heavy ion beams of several tens of megaelectronvolts, sufficient to study light ion direct nuclear reactions. The greate... | 2,008 | hotpotqa-train |
What site, popular among spring breakers, were also places were Jeopardy! Collect Championship contestant searches was held? | Spring break
Spring break is a vacation period in early spring at universities and schools which started during the 1930s in the United States and is now observed in many other countries as well. Spring break is frequently associated with extensive gatherings and riotous partying in warm climate locations such as Dayto... | Championship: 5 quarterfinal games produce 5 semifinalists (winners) and 4 wildcard semifinalists (high scorers among nonwinners); 3 semifinals produce 3 finalists who compete in a 2-game final.
Contestant selection.
Contestant selection 1990s.
Would-be contestants mailed postcards with their names and addresses to "Je... | 2,009 | hotpotqa-train |
George Joseph Maloof Jr is the minority owner of a hotel and casino with how many rooms and suites? | Palms Casino Resort
Palms Casino Resort is a hotel and casino located near the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It has 703 rooms and suites and contains casino, recording studio, Michelin-starred restaurant and 2,500-seat concert theater.
The Fantasy Tower is also home to several nightlife venues including Moon Nig... | 1995. N9NE Steakhouse and Ghostbar opened in Chicago in 2000.
The son of restaurateur Arnie Morton, Morton grew up in the restaurant business, while DeGraff pursued a career as a real estate attorney.
In 2001, George J. Maloof, Jr. of the Maloof family and owner of the Palms Hotel and Casino asked DeGraff and Morton t... | 2,010 | hotpotqa-train |
An example of a snare rush that is in the last 18 seconds of the song "Ghetto Body Buddy" by who? | Venetian Snares
Aaron Funk (born January 11, 1975), known as Venetian Snares, is a Canadian electronic musician based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He is widely known for innovating and popularising the breakcore genre, and is one of the most recognisable artists to be signed into Planet Mu, an experimental electronic music l... | down her powerful and emotional vocals. As Frida herself later recalled: "All my sadness was captured in that song."
ABBA also recorded a Spanish version of "When All Is Said and Done" (entitled "No Hay a Quien Culpar"), which was released as a single in Mexico and several South American countries. The Spanish title wr... | 2,011 | hotpotqa-train |
Which city is more populous, Liaoyang or Changchun? | Changchun
Changchun () is the capital and largest city of Jilin Province. Lying in the center of the Songliao Plain, Changchun is administered as a , comprising 7 districts, 1 county and 2 county-level cities. According to the 2010 census of China, Changchun had a total population of 7,674,439 under its jurisdiction. T... | ) and fine pastureland and clean places to walk." Later in the 10th-century, the Persian geographer Ibn Rustah wrote of Sanaʽa "It is the city of Yemen — there cannot be found ... a city greater, more populous or more prosperous, of nobler origin or with more delicious food than it."
In 1062 Sanaʽa was taken over by th... | 2,012 | hotpotqa-train |
What is the name of the drama film directed by Mark Pellington starring Patton Oswalt? | Patton Oswalt
Patton Peter Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, and writer, known for playing Spencer Olchin in the sitcom "The King of Queens" (1998–2007), voicing Remy in the Pixar film "Ratatouille" (2007), starring opposite Charlize Theron in "Young Adult" (2011), and... | Big Fan
Big Fan is a 2009 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Robert D. Siegel, and starring Patton Oswalt, Kevin Corrigan, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Michael Rapaport, and Scott Ferrall. The story revolves around the bleak yet amiable life of the self-described "world’s biggest New York Giants fan", Paul Aufier... | 2,013 | hotpotqa-train |
In the 2009 the Major League Soccer All-Star Game, this American player, who played for Colorado Rapids, saved three kicks in the shootout. | 2009 MLS All-Star Game
The 2009 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the 14th annual MLS All-Star Game. The MLS All-Stars faced Everton of the Premier League on July 29, 2009. The match ended in a 1–1 draw at full-time and went to an immediate penalty shootout, which Everton won 4–3. Everton's American goalkeeper Tim ... | Kortne Ford
Kortne Ford (born January 26, 1996) is an American soccer player who plays for Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer.
Career.
Career College.
Ford played three years of college soccer at the University of Denver between 2014 and 2016. In his three seasons at the University of Denver, Ford was a two-time Al... | 2,014 | hotpotqa-train |
When was the singer of Simple Song Number 3 born? | Simple Song Number 3
"Simple Song #3" or "Simple Song Number 3" is an original song sung by South Korean singer Sumi Jo. The song was released as the lead single from the soundtrack album of 2015 film "Youth" written and composed by American composer David Lang.
"Simple Song #3" was nominated for the 2016 Academy Awar... | We Were Young (album)
We Were Young is the debut solo album by Jonathan Jones, the singer and song writer for the bands Waking Ashland and We Shot the Moon. The CD was first released to various websites and iTunes on February 3, 2009. Jones stated that physical copies of the CD will be available "this fall when [he] do... | 2,015 | hotpotqa-train |
When was the division for which Len Reynolds was selected as the Labor candidate created? | Division of Barton
The Division of Barton is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales.
History.
The division was created in 1922 and is named for Sir Edmund Barton, the first Prime Minister of Australia. For most of its history, Barton has been a marginal seat. Although it was held by the Austra... | Council, and in 1965 became Secretary of the Sydney Water Board.
In 1973, a new state seat, Woronora, was created in the Sutherland area, with a notional Labor majority. Keane was selected as the Labor candidate and won the seat with a 2% margin. He held the seat until 1988, when it was renamed Sutherland and Keane was... | 2,016 | hotpotqa-train |
When was the Mexican American suspected drug lord which Héctor Beltrán Leyva declared war on born | Edgar Valdez Villarreal
Edgar Valdez Villarreal (born August 11, 1973), also known as La Barbie ("The Barbie"), is a Mexican-American drug lord and a lieutenant of the Beltrán Leyva Cartel, a criminal group based in Sinaloa.
Valdez worked for several years as a cartel lieutenant before rising to a leadership position i... | Héctor Beltrán Leyva
Héctor Beltrán Leyva (15 February 1965 – 18 November 2018) was a Mexican suspected drug lord and leader of the Beltrán Leyva Cartel, a drug-trafficking organization. He was the brother of Arturo Beltrán Leyva (deceased), former leader of the cartel. Héctor was the second-in-command and rose to the ... | 2,017 | hotpotqa-train |
When was Goodnight Vienna, the fourth studio album by Ringo Starr released in the US? | No No Song
"No No Song" is a 1974 song by English musician Ringo Starr. Written by Hoyt Axton and David Jackson, it appeared on Starr's 1974 album, "Goodnight Vienna". It was released as a single in the US on 27 January 1975, backed with "Snookeroo," and reached #1 in Canada and #3 in the US. The lyrics describe a seri... | Vienna was given her name solely to create an excuse for the characters to say "Goodnight, Vienna!" at the end of "Bigg Freeze" - in a further in-joke, "Goodnight Vienna" was the fourth solo album of "Thomas" storyteller Ringo Starr.
Minor characters Tramp steamers.
Minor characters Tramp steamers Johnny Cuba.
Johnny C... | 2,018 | hotpotqa-train |
What French composer and pianist had the first British performance of their Organ Concerto in Chichester Cathedral in 1943? | perfect pitch and as Hawkins put it, she played Widor's music "with the master's interpretation". She gave the first British performance of Poulenc's Organ Concerto in Chichester Cathedral in 1943.
She was married to Morris Maddocks, then curate of St Peter's Church, Ealing and later Assistant Bishop of Bath and Wells,... | Marcus Wibberley
Marcus Wibberley (born 1981) is a British organist, conductor and choir trainer. He is Director of Music at St George's Church, Beckenham.
Biography.
Wibberley was a Chorister at Westminster Abbey and subsequently attended Dulwich College as a Music Scholar. He was appointed Organ Scholar at Chichester... | 2,019 | hotpotqa-train |
Which of the bottled water sold in Mantra is a Norwegian-based brand of bottled water from the village of Vatnestrøm in Iveland municipality, Aust-Agder county? | Mantra (restaurant)
Mantra was a French–Indian Fusion cuisine restaurant located in Temple Place of the Ladder District of Boston, Massachusetts designed by Monica Ponce de Leon and Nader Tehrani. It was cited as a factor in the transformation of the Ladder District into a more appealing part of the city of Boston. The... | Vatnestrøm
Vatnestrøm is a village in Iveland municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the Norwegian County Road 405, on the western shore of the lake Ogge. The municipal centre of Birketveit lies about to the northwest and the village of Oggevatn in the neighboring municipality of Birken... | 2,020 | hotpotqa-train |
What significantly underreported activity does the band Hirsute Pursuit focus on thematically? | Gay sexual practices
Gay sexual practices are sexual activities involving men who have sex with men (MSM), regardless of their sexual orientation or sexual identity. The authors of the 1948 Kinsey Reports state that 37% of their male subjects had had at least one homosexual experience. Evidence shows that sex between m... | a cover of No Doubt's 'Don't Speak'
New Years Day embarked on the 2018 "Witching Hour Tour" in support of In This Moment alongside special guest, P.O.D..
On November 09, 2018, the band released a new single "Skeletons" from their upcoming album "Unbreakable", set to be released in early 2019. In early February 2019, Co... | 2,021 | hotpotqa-train |
Where were the Leading chief of the Seminoles removed to in the 1830s? | Leading chief of the Seminoles
There were four leading chiefs of the Seminole, a Native American tribe that formed in what was then Spanish Florida in present-day United States. They were leaders between the time the tribe organized in the mid-18th century until Micanopy and many Seminole were removed to Indian Territo... | here in the early 1830s and built two towns, Greenleaf and Thlopthlocco. During the Civil War, Thlopthlocco served as headquarters for Confederate Col. Douglas H. Cooper. Greenleaf was where Chief Opothleyahola camped while he tried to retain unity among the Creeks, before leading over 5000 Creeks to Kansas to avoid th... | 2,022 | hotpotqa-train |
For what ride is Pepper's ghost, an illusion technique, used when the Blue Fairy disappears, leaving a pile of fiber-optic fairy dust on the floor? | Pepper's ghost
Pepper's ghost is an illusion technique used in the theatre, amusement parks, museums, television, and concerts. It is named after the English scientist John Henry Pepper (1821–1900) who popularized the effect in a demonstration in 1862. Examples of the illusion are the Girl-to-Gorilla trick found in old... | which appears on a handheld mirror in the scene where the boys turn into donkeys on Pleasure Island. The Pepper's Ghost illusion (used extensively in the Haunted Mansion) is used when the Blue Fairy disappears, leaving a pile of fiber-optic fairy dust on the floor.
History.
In 1976, Disney Imagineers decided to remove ... | 2,023 | hotpotqa-train |
Which 'My Name Is Earl' star is also know for his role in a advertising campaign for OfficeMax? | My Name Is Earl
My Name Is Earl is an American sitcom series created by Greg Garcia that aired on the NBC television network from September 20, 2005, to May 14, 2009, in the United States. It was produced by 20th Century Fox Television and starred Jason Lee as Earl Hickey, the title character. The series also starred E... | .
Steeples became nationally known when he was cast as the "Rubberband Man" in a series of commercials for OfficeMax. He has also appeared in feature films.
Steeples played the role of Darnell Turner on the NBC comedy series "My Name Is Earl", which premiered on September 20, 2005 and ran for four seasons. Steeples on ... | 2,024 | hotpotqa-train |
Are both Irving Cummings and Dennis Gansel from America? | Irving Cummings
Irving Camisky (October 9, 1888 – April 18, 1959) was an American movie actor, director, producer and writer.
Life and career.
Cummings was born in New York City. He is the father of the screenwriter and producer Irving Cummings, Jr.
Cummings started his acting career in his late teens on Broadway stage... | female lead role in 2008's film "The Wave" and in the vampire film "We Are the Night". Both were directed by Dennis Gansel. She is a fan of genre films, like horror. | 2,025 | hotpotqa-train |
What year was footballer Paul Aldridge's father born? | Paul Aldridge
Paul Aldridge (born 2 December 1981) is an English footballer who played in The Football League for Tranmere Rovers and Macclesfield Town. His father John was his manager whilst he was at Tranmere. | Paul Vaessen
Paul Leon Vaessen (16 October 1961 – 8 August 2001) was an English footballer.
Football career.
Vaessen was born in Gillingham to a footballing family – his father Leon had played for Millwall and Gillingham. A centre-forward, he joined Arsenal in 1977 as an apprentice, and made his debut aged 16 against L... | 2,026 | hotpotqa-train |
Are Catasetum and Lomandra both genus of plants ? | Lomandra
Lomandra (also known as mat rushes, ) is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. There are 51 species, all of which are native to Australia; two of them also extend into New Guinea and New Caledonia.
It has formerly been assigned to the family Dasypogonaceae, Xanthorrhoe... | Romnalda
Romnalda is a genus of monocotyledonous plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. (They have also been placed in the Xanthorrhoeaceae.) four formally named species are known and accepted by botanical science.
The name "Romnalda" is an anagram of "Lomandra", a related though more common genus ... | 2,027 | hotpotqa-train |
Which son of Bernardo Mattarella was an elected judge on the Constitutional Court? | Sergio Mattarella
Sergio Mattarella (; born 23 July 1941) is an Italian politician, lawyer and academic serving as the 12th and current President of Italy since 2015. He was previously Minister for Parliamentary Relations from 1987 to 1989, Minister of Public Education from 1989 to 1990, Deputy Prime Minister of Italy ... | ).
On 5 October 2011 he was elected by the Italian Parliament with 572 votes to be a judge of the Constitutional Court. He was sworn in on 11 October 2011. He served until he was sworn in as President of the Republic of Italy.
President of Italy.
On 31 January 2015 Mattarella was elected President of the Italian Republ... | 2,028 | hotpotqa-train |
Envoy Air is a wholly owned subsidiary of an airline group that flies to how many countries worldwide? | American Airlines Group
American Airlines Group Inc. is an American publicly traded airline holding company headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It was formed December 9, 2013, in the merger of AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines, and US Airways Group, the parent company of US Airways. The airline g... | agreement. While these letters vary between air carriers, in general they bestow either reduced hiring minimums for graduates of ATP or airline tuition reimbursement.
In 2018, ATP and Envoy Air, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines Group, established a partnership through the Envoy Cadet Program. Under the pr... | 2,029 | hotpotqa-train |
Dravid Brook co-wrote a song with this American singer, songwriter and record producer with who? | Charlie Puth
Charles Otto Puth Jr. (; born December 2, 1991) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. His initial exposure came through the viral success of his song videos uploaded to YouTube.
"See You Again" was released as Puth's debut single in 2015, which he co-wrote, co-produced, and performed with ... | Skylar Grey
Holly Brook Hafermann (born February 23, 1986), known professionally as Skylar Grey, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and model from Mazomanie, Wisconsin. In 2004, at the age of 17, Grey signed a publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing Group and a recording contract with Machine Sh... | 2,030 | hotpotqa-train |
Philip Skinner created the role of what former Ku Klux Klan organizer in Appomattox? | Philip Skinner
Philip Skinner is an American bass-baritone who has sung leading roles in both North American and European opera houses. A veteran performer at San Francisco Opera, he made his debut there in 1985 and has gone on to sing over 35 roles with the company. In 2007, Skinner created the role of Edgar Ray Kille... | Maynard. He rejected subsequent calls to run for the state legislature.
Brownlow's hardline stance toward former Confederates created widespread unrest among Rebel vigilante groups across the state, most notably the Ku Klux Klan. Brownlow initially sought the assistance of the federal army, but its commanders were relu... | 2,031 | hotpotqa-train |
In what year was the star of Ghost Whisperer born? | Jennifer Love Hewitt
Jennifer Love Hewitt (born February 21, 1979) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, producer, and director. Hewitt began her career as a child actress and singer, appearing in national television commercials before joining the cast of the Disney Channel series "Kids Incorporated" (1989–1991) ... | its predecessor, achieved a strong box office gross.
Hewitt starred in the television series "Ghost Whisperer" (2005–2010), which ran on CBS for five seasons before being canceled by the network in May 2010. She reunited with her "I Know What You Did Last Summer" co-star, Freddie Prinze Jr., in "Delgo"; but when releas... | 2,032 | hotpotqa-train |
Jean Vander Pyl provided the voice of Rosie on the Hanna-Barbera animated sitcom that originally premiered on which date? | The Jetsons
The Jetsons is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera. It originally aired in prime time from September 23, 1962, to March 17, 1963, then later in syndication. New episodes were produced in 1985 to 1987 as part of "The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera" block. It was Hanna-Barbera's Space Age ... | Jean Vander Pyl
Jean Thurston Vander Pyl (October 11, 1919 – April 10, 1999) was an American actress and voice actress. Although her career spanned many decades, she is perhaps best remembered as the voice of Wilma Flintstone for the Hanna-Barbera cartoon "The Flintstones". In addition to Wilma Flintstone, she also pro... | 2,033 | hotpotqa-train |
World UFO Day is celebrated on the day an American aviator claimed to see nine unusual objects flying near where? | Kenneth Arnold
Kenneth Albert Arnold (March 29, 1915 – January 16, 1984) was an American aviator and businessman. He is best known for making what is generally considered the first widely reported modern unidentified flying object sighting in the United States, after claiming to have seen nine unusual objects flying in... | He ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho in 1962.
UFO sighting.
On June 24, 1947, while flying near Mt. Rainier in Washington State, Arnold claimed to have seen nine unusual objects flying in the skies. Arnold also claimed to have seen UFOs on several subsequent occasions.
Arnold originally described the ... | 2,034 | hotpotqa-train |
In what state did Olivia Newton-John perform Summer Nights? | Summer Nights (concert residency)
Summer Nights is the debut concert residency by Australian recording artist, Olivia Newton-John. The residency takes place in the Donny & Marie Showroom, at the Flamingo Las Vegas. It began April 2014 and is slated to complete September 2015.
Background and development.
Rumors of a Veg... | A Summer Night with Olivia Newton-John
A Summer Night with Olivia Newton-John was the eighteenth concert tour by Australian singer Olivia Newton-John, in support of her sixth soundtrack "A Few Best Men". The tour name drifts from her 1978 hit, "Summer Nights", from the musical film "Grease". It is Newton-John largest t... | 2,035 | hotpotqa-train |
What was the nationality of the person who said Leonard Jimmie Savage was "one of the few people I have met whom I would unhesitatingly call a genius"? | Leonard Jimmie Savage
Leonard Jimmie Savage (born Leonard Ogashevitz; 20 November 1917 – 1 November 1971) was an American mathematician and statistician. Economist Milton Friedman said Savage was "one of the few people I have met whom I would unhesitatingly call a genius."
He graduated from the University of Michigan a... | life study – tennis... I am twenty-seven and not wealthy – should I embark on any other career and leave the one for which I have what people call genius? Or should I smile at the prospect of actual poverty and continue to earn a fortune – for whom?" As for the amateur tennis system, Lenglen said, "Under these absurd a... | 2,036 | hotpotqa-train |
In what year was the last novel of the author who wrote Revolutionary Road published? | Cold Spring Harbor (novel)
Cold Spring Harbor (1986) is a novel by American writer Richard Yates. It was his last published novel before his death, and is one of his most highly regarded.
External links.
- http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/y/richard_yates/index.html
- https://web.archive.org... | Nemesis (Christie novel)
Nemesis is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie (1890–1976) and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in November 1971 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year. The UK edition retailed at £1.50 and the US edition at $6.95. It was the last Miss Marpl... | 2,037 | hotpotqa-train |
In which city is the J. I. Clements Stadium which is home of the Georgia Southern University Eagles baseball team? | Statesboro, Georgia
Statesboro is the largest city and county seat of Bulloch County, Georgia, United States, located in the southeastern part of the state.
Statesboro is home to the flagship campus of Georgia Southern University and is part of the Savannah–Hinesville–Statesboro Combined Statistical Area. As of 2016, t... | 2017 Georgia Southern Eagles baseball team
The 2017 Georgia Southern Eagles baseball team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles in the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Eagles played their home games at J. I. Clements Stadium.
Schedule and results.
Georgia Southern announced its 2017 football schedule on Octo... | 2,038 | hotpotqa-train |
What do films The Seafarers and Out of Place have in common? | The Seafarers
The Seafarers is Stanley Kubrick's fourth film and third short documentary, made for the Seafarers International Union, directed in June 1953.
There are shots of ships, machinery, a canteen, and a union meeting. The film was shot in color, and was supervised by the staff of "The Seafarers Log", the union ... | ? I throw it in the waste paper basket, that's what I do with it. I make films to appeal to the lowest common denominator. That's why I'm still in business while the other arty-farty boys are not. I just want to make pictures to make money. That is a rat race and you can't afford to be a rat in a rat race... If I'm not... | 2,039 | hotpotqa-train |
Robert Muise was a Trial Counsel at the law center based in what city? | Robert Muise
Robert J. Muise (born 1965) is an American attorney who specializes in constitutional law litigation. Along with attorney David Yerushalmi, he is co-founder and Senior Counsel of the American Freedom Law Center (AFLC), a national nonprofit law firm whose stated mission is "to fight for "faith and freedom" ... | David Yerushalmi
David Yerushalmi (born 1956) is an American lawyer and political activist who is the driving counsel behind the anti-sharia movement in the United States. Along with Robert Muise, he is co-founder and senior counsel of the American Freedom Law Center. He is also general counsel to the Center for Securi... | 2,040 | hotpotqa-train |
Julia Alexandrovna Kourotchkina was crowned as which national Beauty pageant in Russia? | Julia Kourotchkina
Julia Alexandrovna Kourotchkina "("; born 10 August 1974 in Shcherbinka, Russia) is a Russian actress, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Russia 1992 and later crowned Miss World 1992 in Sun City, South Africa. | Miss World 1993
Miss World 1993, the 43rd edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 27 November 1993 at the Sun City Entertainment Centre in Sun City, South Africa. The pageant attracted 81 contestants from all over the world. This is the second consecutive staging of the pageant in Sun City. The winner was Lisa H... | 2,041 | hotpotqa-train |
When was the American guitarist, songwriter and author born who's second studio album Una Noche Más? | Una Noche Más
Una Noche Más is the second studio album by Chris Pérez Band. It was released on April 16, 2002. | the opening act for Mexican band Mana. In March 2000, Chris began preparing for his second studio album; On April 16, the band released its second and final album, "Una Noche Más", before breaking up. Chris joined his brother-in-law A.B.'s band, the Kumbia All-Starz, in 2005 and left it in 2009 to form his own band. On... | 2,042 | hotpotqa-train |
What was the subject of an incident at a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia? | WACA Ground
The WACA (formally the WACA Ground) is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. The stadium's name derives from the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association.
The WACA was Western Australia's "home of cricket" since the early 1890s, with Test cricket played at the... | Western Australian Athletics Stadium
The Western Australian Athletics Stadium is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. It is the main facility for the sport of athletics in Perth. It was constructed to replace the ageing Perry Lakes Stadium nearby, which had been in use since the 1962 British Empire and Commonw... | 2,043 | hotpotqa-train |
what nationality was the actress that stared in Madeleine, that was also Leans then wife? | Ann Todd
Dorothy Ann Todd (24 January 1907 – 6 May 1993) was an English actress and producer.
Early years.
Todd was born in Hartford, Cheshire, England. Although latterly claiming to be born in 1909, 1911 Census records show her born in 1907 and christened in March 1907. Her Scottish-born father Thomas was a salesman, ... | , she just stared at her silently, then turned and walked away. She wrote, "After that I didn't care whether ever again I was anyone's favourite actress".
The incident, as well as the circumstances under which the information was imparted to the actress, is repeated almost verbatim in Christie's story; Tierney's life e... | 2,044 | hotpotqa-train |
Do both MODE and Women's Health focus on the issues faced by women? | MODE (magazine)
MODE (stylized MO"D"E) was a fashion magazine aimed towards plus-size women which launched in the spring of 1997. The magazine was praised for targeting the plus-size consumer with a "Vogue"-like fashion philosophy. "MODE" also helped to increase the growth of the plus-size industry and the caliber of p... | with breaking down prejudices that impeded the selection of women and discouraged women from offering their candidacy. In both 1997 and 2005, 50% of women MPs elected were selected from all-women shortlists.
The increase in women in politics brought increased parliamentary priority to issues such as women's health, dom... | 2,045 | hotpotqa-train |
Spry was a brand of vegetable shortening produced by a British manufacturing company founded in what year? | Lever Brothers
Lever Brothers was a British manufacturing company founded in 1885 by brothers William Hesketh Lever (1851–1925) and James Darcy Lever (1854–1916). They invested in and successfully promoted a new soap-making process invented by chemist William Hough Watson. In 1930, Lever Brothers merged with Margarine ... | Crisco
Crisco is a brand of shortening produced by The J.M. Smucker Company popular in the United States. Introduced in June 1911 by Procter & Gamble, it was the first shortening to be made entirely of vegetable oil (cottonseed). Additional products marketed by Smucker under the Crisco brand include a cooking spray, va... | 2,046 | hotpotqa-train |
When was the American animated/live-action comedy film series began which was the second film produced by Paramount Animation? | SpongeBob SquarePants (film series)
SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated/live-action comedy film series based on the Nickelodeon television program of the same name, created by Stephen Hillenburg. It began in 2004 with the release of "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie". The series is distributed and owned by Par... | Over the Hedge (film)
Over the Hedge is a 2006 American computer-animated comedy film based on the United Media comic strip of the same name. Produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures, which acquired the live-action DreamWorks studio the same year, the film was directed by Tim Johnson and K... | 2,047 | hotpotqa-train |
What event took place at Entebbe Airport in Uganda on 4 July 1976 in which Brigitte Kuhlmann was killed? | Brigitte Kuhlmann
Brigitte Kuhlmann (1947–1976) was a founding member of the West German left-wing terrorist group "Revolutionäre Zellen" (RZ, or Revolutionary Cells in English. She was killed by the Israel Defense Forces in Entebbe, Uganda, during Operation Entebbe.
Early life.
Kuhlmann was born in 1947 and studied pe... | June 1976, Peres, as Minister of Defense, along with Rabin, had to deal with a coordinated act of terrorism when 248 Paris-bound travelers on an Air France plane were taken hostage by pro-Palestinian hijackers and flown to Uganda, Africa, 2,000 miles away.
Peres and Rabin were responsible for approving what became know... | 2,048 | hotpotqa-train |
Douglas M. North is the head of a school located in what city? | The Albany Academies
The Albany Academies are independent college-preparatory schools in Albany, New York, educating students from Preschool through Grade 12. In July 2007, the administrative teams of The Albany Academy and Albany Academy for Girls merged into The Albany Academies. Both schools retain much of their pre... | north to Lillooet.
- Douglas, name of a Canada-US border crossing in Surrey, British Columbia.
- Douglas Peak, a 1486-m mountain of the Vancouver Island Ranges, located southeast of Port Alberni.
- Mount Douglas, a prominent, 260-m hill in the Greater Victoria municipality of Saanich. It is also the namesake for a high... | 2,049 | hotpotqa-train |
What is the real name of the character that Mark Rylance portrayed in "Bridge of Spies"? | Rudolf Abel
Rudolf Ivanovich Abel (), real name William August Fisher (Вильям Август Фишер), (July 11, 1903 – November 15, 1971) was a Soviet intelligence officer. He adopted his alias when arrested on charges of conspiracy by FBI agents in 1957.
Fisher was born in the United Kingdom to Russian émigré parents. He moved... | with the role during the filming of "Bridge of Spies". Spielberg was quoted as saying that "Mark Rylance is a transformational actor. I am excited and thrilled that Mark will be making this journey with us to Giant Country. Everything about his career so far is about making the courageous choice and I'm honoured he has... | 2,050 | hotpotqa-train |
What countries utilize the ECTS grading scale that Norway adopted? | ECTS grading scale
The ECTS grading scale is a grading system defined in the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) framework by the European Commission. Since many grading systems co-exist in Europe and, considering that interpretation of grades varies considerably from one country to another, if not ... | that have gone above and beyond the stated curriculum. To gain it you needed to know more than what was taught in class. It required truly independent study. As no other EU countries used grades above perfect understanding of the curriculum, 13 was untranslatable to other grading systems.
In the table below, the Danis... | 2,051 | hotpotqa-train |
Were Ideamen and Lit formed in the same states: | Ideamen
Ideamen is an art rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 2006.
Biography.
Biography Beginnings (2006-2009).
Ideamen was created in late 2006 shortly after keyboardist Tim Swanson ended his short stint as keyboardist for Dog Fashion Disco and the teamed up with vocalist Dave Solar and bassist Mark Vasquez, ... | of their EP "Progress". The EP attracted the label Rotten Records (of whom Dog Fashion Disco was signed to when they dissolved), and Rotten signed Ideamen in 2008.
Biography "May You Live in Interesting Times" & support touring (2008-2011).
In August 2008, Ideamen began working on their debut album. Their debut album, ... | 2,052 | hotpotqa-train |
The Marathon is a mixtape by a rapper whose recodings inlcude one called what in which which rapper Jay-Z, bought 100 copies for $100 each? | The Marathon (mixtape)
The Marathon is a mixtape by American rapper Nipsey Hussle. It was released on December 21, 2010 for free legal download and for download on iTunes. The mixtape was released by All Money In.
Background.
He released the mixtape around the time he was trying to get out of his record deal with Epic ... | Mailbox Money (mixtape)
Mailbox Money is the ninth mixtape by American rapper Nipsey Hussle. The mixtape was released as a free digital download on December 31, 2014, on mixtape hosting websites. It was also released in a limited first edition of 100 copies for $1,000 each including other incentives via his All Money I... | 2,053 | hotpotqa-train |
Tricia Dickson and Danny Tamberelli are both veterans of Nickelodeon sketch comedy series "All That" and were both born in what year? | Danny Tamberelli
Daniel Paul Tamberelli (born February 8, 1982) is an American actor, comedian and musician. He is best known for his roles as Little Pete in "The Adventures of Pete and Pete", Arnold Perlstein in "The Magic School Bus", one of the cast members for Nickelodeon's "All That" from seasons four through six,... | Christy Knowings
Christy Lorraine Knowings (born February 25, 1980) is an American actress, comedian, musician, model, writer, and dancer who served three seasons on the Nickelodeon sketch-comedy series, "All That" (where she replaced Alisa Reyes in 1997 and was replaced by Giovonnie Samuels in 2002). She is from The B... | 2,054 | hotpotqa-train |
Are Macropidia and Gum tree both types of trees? | Macropidia
Macropidia fuliginosa, the sole species of genus Macropidia, is a perennial rhizomatous flowering plant. Commonly known as the black kangaroo paw, it is endemic to Southwest Australia, specifically from Perth to Geraldton in the north of the region.
Description and reproduction.
A small perennial herb with e... | remain. Along the coast two types of forests are evident–mangroves along the shores of Deception Bay and the tea trees and paperbark forests in the freshwater wetlands. The bulk of the catchment area includes open eucalypt forests, with vine forests / shrubs and riverline forests running sparsely along the edge of the ... | 2,055 | hotpotqa-train |
What kind of compilation does Subways and Wildflower have in common? | Wildflower (The Avalanches album)
Wildflower is the second studio album by Australian electronic music group the Avalanches. It was first released on 1 July 2016 on Apple Music and widely on 8 July 2016 by Modular Recordings in Australia, by XL Recordings in the United Kingdom, and by Astralwerks in the United States. ... | hits vein, it does feature a large number of songs which have not appeared in any previously recorded format (including all of the live and demo tracks).
The compilation also contains four completely new or re-worked songs which are "What Kind of Fool 2006", "The Empty Dancehall Revisited", "Keepsakes" (which has also... | 2,056 | hotpotqa-train |
In what village was the star lead of Gabhroo Punjab Da born? | Gabhroo Punjab Da
Gabroo Punjab Da () is a 1986 Punjabi action film directed by Jagjit Gill. This movie was made after great success of Punjabi movie "Putt Jattan De", which became a trendsetter in Punjabi action movies. Gurdas Maan and Rama Vij played lead roles in this movie. Gugu Gill came as an actor first time in ... | Lifetime Achievement Award at the PTC Punjabi film awards in 2013.
Personal life.
Gill is a resident of Mahni Khera village near Malout city in Muktsar District of Punjab (India). He has two sons, his son Guramrit Singh Gill has served as the Sarpanch (village chief) of village. Before him Gill's brother, father and gr... | 2,057 | hotpotqa-train |
Which breed was developed first, the Doberman Pinscher or the Old Time Farm Shepherd? | Old Time Farm Shepherd
The Old Time Farm Shepherd is a rare breed of working dog known for its versatility and intelligence. Old Time Farm Shepherds are the descendants of the old working Scotch Collies that were common on farms in America in the early twentieth century; as a recognized breed, they were started by J. R... | breeds, possibly the Borzoi but more probably the Greyhound. These physical changes further separated the original Scotch Collies from the collies which developed from it.
The Scotch Collie was at one time registerable by the United Kennel Club as well as the National Kennel Club (as the Old Time Farm Shepherd) but, at... | 2,058 | hotpotqa-train |
What city, and state could you see the only known remains of the Piksi? | Museum of the Rockies
Museum of the Rockies is a museum in Bozeman, Montana. Originally affiliated with Montana State University in Bozeman, and now, also, the Smithsonian Institution, the museum is known for its paleontological collections, although these are not its sole focus. The Museum of the Rockies houses the la... | Piksi
Piksi is a potential pterosaur genus containing the single species Piksi barbarulna (meaning "strange elbowed big bird", from Blackfoot "piksi", "big bird" or, specifically, "chicken" and Latin "barbarus" "strange, outlandish" + "ulna", elbow). It lived roughly 75 million years ago in what is now Montana, United ... | 2,059 | hotpotqa-train |
Who was the film editor on the last movie that Michael Jeter acted in? | Open Range (2003 film)
Open Range is a 2003 American western film directed and co-produced by Kevin Costner, starring Robert Duvall and Costner, with Annette Bening, Michael Gambon, and Michael Jeter appearing in supporting roles. The film was the final on-screen appearance of Jeter, who died before it was released, an... | A 1986 Welsh movie was titled "Coming Up Roses".
- In the 1991 film "The Fisher King", Michael Jeter sings an altered version titled "Everything's Coming Up Videos".
- The tune has often been used by Paul Shaffer in his duties as bandleader for David Letterman, possibly as an homage to Paar, who was one of Letterman's ... | 2,060 | hotpotqa-train |
what nationality was the actor that was famous for his role in detective Columbo? | Three Days of Rain (film)
Three Days of Rain is a 2002 American film directed by Michael Meredith and starring Penelope Allen, Erick Avari, and Alimi Ballard. Based on Anton Chekhov's short stories, the plot takes place in Cleveland city during a rainstorm. It was the last film to star Peter Falk, famous for playing di... | - Lieutenant Columbo, the fictional TV detective who would be more famously portrayed by actor Peter Falk, was introduced in a 90-minute episode of the anthology series "The Chevy Mystery Show", shown at 9:00 Eastern time on NBC. Bert Freed was the first to portray Lieutenant Columbo, described as "a police detective h... | 2,061 | hotpotqa-train |
When did the player who died of cardiac arrest during practice play for the Celtics? | Reggie Lewis
Reggie Lewis (November 21, 1965 – July 27, 1993) was an American professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association's Boston Celtics from 1987 to 1993.
Biography.
Biography Personal life.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Lewis attended high school at Dunbar High School, where he played bask... | - Chandler Williams, 27, Tampa Bay Storm, wide receiver, cardiac arrest (2013)
National Football League.
† Davis was under contract when he died though did not play in a game due to his illness.br
†† Johnson was injured in a pre-season game and did not play in a regular season game.
Canadian Football League.
Robertson ... | 2,062 | hotpotqa-train |
Are The Hives and Broder Daniel both from the same country? | Broder Daniel
Brother Daniel (Swedish: "Broder Daniel"), often abbreviated as BD, was an alternative rock band from Gothenburg, Sweden. They formed in the late 1980s and then consisted of classmates Henrik Berggren and Daniel Gilbert. The band claims they started playing ""to gain social respect"" and it was decided ea... | Payin' the Dues".
Tour dates and lineups.
Tour dates and lineups 2004 tour.
Played in Gothenburg (8/21) and Stockholm (8/25).
- The Soundtrack of Our Lives
- The Hives
- Broder Daniel
- Sahara Hotnights
- Teddybears STHLM
- Nickokick
Tour dates and lineups 2005 tour.
Played in Gothenburg (8/3), Malmö (8/5), Linköping (... | 2,063 | hotpotqa-train |
What is the name of the American serial killer of the 19th century on which the 1974 psychological horror novel by Robert Bloch is based? | American Gothic (novel)
American Gothic is a 1974 psychological horror novel by American writer Robert Bloch, a fictionalized portrayal of real life serial killer H. H. Holmes, who is renamed "G. Gordon Gregg" for the story.
Synopsis.
Inspired by the case of real-life serial killer H. H. Holmes, the story follows mania... | The Spiral Staircase (1946 film)
The Spiral Staircase is a 1946 American psychological horror film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Dorothy McGuire, George Brent, and Ethel Barrymore. Adapted from Ethel Lina White's British novel "Some Must Watch" (1933) by screenwriter Mel Dinelli, the film follows a mute young... | 2,064 | hotpotqa-train |
Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony was an expansion for the game published by which company? | Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto IV is an action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles on 29 April 2008, and for Microsoft Windows on 2 December 2008. It is the eleventh title in the "Grand Theft Auto" series, an... | price." A combined standalone disc-based package titled "," which does not require the original "Grand Theft Auto IV" game to be played, was released alongside the second expansion and contains both "The Lost and Damned" and "The Ballad of Gay Tony."
Gameplay.
"Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony" is an action-adv... | 2,065 | hotpotqa-train |
Which Metallica co-founder wrote the power ballad "Mama Said"? | Mama Said (Metallica song)
"Mama Said" is a country rock ballad by American heavy metal band Metallica from their sixth album "Load", with music and lyrics by James Hetfield (music credited to Hetfield/Ulrich). The lyrics represent a man or boy who is learning to find his own way in life away from his mother. The song ... | the samples). Rose said "Sorry" was about "anyone talking nonsense at mine and the public's expense". The song is a power ballad which features a chorus "I'm sorry for you/Not sorry for me", described as a shot at Roses former's bandmates. The song drew comparisons to Pink Floyd and Metallica, and Rose's vocals were co... | 2,066 | hotpotqa-train |
What is the nationality of the composer of Lento? | Howard Skempton
Howard While Skempton (born 31 October 1947) is an English composer, pianist, and accordionist.
Since the late 1960s, when he helped to organise the Scratch Orchestra, he has been associated with the English school of experimental music. Skempton's work is characterised by stripped-down, essentials-only... | Lento for Strings
Lento for Strings is an orchestral work by the Australian composer Malcolm Williamson.
History of the work.
The brief but eloquent "Lento for Strings" was written in 1985, while the composer was in Australia. The work was commissioned by the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic, who premièred it in the autumn... | 2,067 | hotpotqa-train |
Which American country music singer and songwriter recorded Someday Soon with Judy Collins and Moe Bandy? | Someday Soon (Ian Tyson song)
"Someday Soon" is a song composed by Canadian singer-songwriter Ian Tyson. He recorded the song with his wife, Sylvia Tyson, as the duo Ian & Sylvia in 1964. Although this version was not released as a single, the song has been recorded by Judy Collins, Moe Bandy and Suzy Bogguss, all of w... | Don Bowman (singer)
Don Bowman (August 26, 1937 – June 5, 2013) was an American country music singer, songwriter, comedian and radio host. He recorded for RCA Victor between 1964 and 1970, charting in the Top 40 with the novelty hit single "Chit Akins, Make Me a Star". Bowman also worked at several radio stations, incl... | 2,068 | hotpotqa-train |
Stiller and Meara, were a husband-and-wife comedy duo that was popular primarily in the 1960s and 1970s, true names are Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, an American actress and comedian, that died on which date? | Stiller and Meara
Stiller and Meara (Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara) were a husband-and-wife comedy duo that was popular primarily in the 1960s and 1970s. They made frequent appearances on television variety shows such as "The Ed Sullivan Show".
Stiller and Meara were among the earliest graduates of the Second City impro... | The Stiller and Meara Show
The Stiller and Meara Show was a proposed 1986 television sitcom featuring the comedy duo Stiller and Meara (Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara) as the deputy mayor of New York (Stiller) and his wife, a TV commercial actress (Meara).
Cast.
- Jerry Stiller as Jerry Bender
- Anne Meara as Anne Bender... | 2,069 | hotpotqa-train |
Who gained recognition as a trap artist for remixing Rihanna's song released on March 26, 2015? | Bitch Better Have My Money
"Bitch Better Have My Money" is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was written by Jamille Pierre, Bibi Bourelly, Rihanna, Travis Scott, Kanye West and WondaGurl and produced by Deputy, co-produced by West, together with additional production by Scott and WondaGurl. The song was d... | Lon3r Johny
João Freixo mostly known for his stage name Lon3r Johny, stylized as LON3R JOHNY (born 22 March 1996) is a Portuguese hip hop and trap artist. He gained national recognition after he joined in 2018, ProfJam's record label Think Music. His style is innovative on the portuguese hip hop scene as he mixes the p... | 2,070 | hotpotqa-train |
John Spalvins, born Janis Gunnars Spalvins, in 1936, in Latvia, was Managing Director of the Adelaide Steamship Company from 1977 until the company's collapse in 1991, it was formed by a group of South Australian businessmen in which year? | John Spalvins
John Spalvins, (born Jānis Gunnars Spalviņš, 1936) in Latvia, was Managing Director of the Adelaide Steamship Company from 1977 until the company's collapse in 1991. During this period under Spalvins' control, "AdSteam" became Australia's major corporate entity with interests and significant holdings in r... | food company Petersville Sleigh, beer and wine company Tooth & Co, as well as a tugboat business, before it was put into receivership in 1991."
Early career.
Spalvins spent the first 13 years of his life in Latvia before his mother brought him to Australia.
In 1957, aged 21, he became company secretary of Camlec where ... | 2,071 | hotpotqa-train |
What film was directed by an American film director and screenwriter that was born October 29, 1976, and stars Mila Kunis? | Bad Moms
Bad Moms is a 2016 American comedy film directed and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. The film stars an ensemble cast that includes Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Jay Hernandez, Annie Mumolo, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Christina Applegate.
Principal photography began on January 11, 2016, in New Orle... | Hell and Back (film)
Hell and Back is a 2015 American stop motion adult animated fantasy comedy film directed by Tom Gianas and Ross Shuman and written by Gianas, Hugh Sterbakov and Zeb Wells. It stars the voices of Nick Swardson, Mila Kunis, Bob Odenkirk, T.J. Miller, Rob Riggle, Susan Sarandon and Danny McBride. The ... | 2,072 | hotpotqa-train |
Were Bedhead and Hinder both rock bands? | Bedhead (band)
Bedhead was an American, Texas-based indie rock band, active from 1991 to 1998. Members consisted of Matt and Bubba Kadane (vocals and guitar), Tench Coxe (guitar), Kris Wheat (bass), and Trini Martinez (drums). The band released several EPs and three LPs on Trance Syndicate, touring intermittently. Bedh... | Matt and Bubba Kadane
Matt and Bubba Kadane is an American musical duo that consists of two brothers, Matt Kadane and Bubba Kadane. They have founded three indie rock bands, serving as producers, songwriters, vocalists, and guitarists in all of them. The first, Bedhead, released three well-received studio LPs before it... | 2,073 | hotpotqa-train |
In what year did Richard Bluff work with Tom Hanks and Hally Berry? | Richard Bluff
Richard Bluff is an English special effects supervisor. Known for his works in Disney's visual effects company Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) as a digital matte artist and visual effects supervisor in acclaimed films such as "" (2005), "The Island" (2005), "Transformers" (2007-11), "Indiana Jones and the ... | 12, 1806, Hanks married Thomas Lincoln at Beechland, the home of Richard Berry, by Reverend Jesse Head. Nancy was brought to the home to work as a seamstress by her friend Polly Ewing Berry, the wife of Richard Berry Jr. since October 10, 1794. Polly was a friend of Nancy's from Mercer County, Kentucky, and Richard Ber... | 2,074 | hotpotqa-train |
What actor born in 1930 starred in a movie produced by Don Siegel? | 's final film, the 1976 Western "The Shootist".
Early life.
Born to a Jewish family in Chicago, he attended schools in New York and later graduated from Jesus College, Cambridge in England. For a short time he studied at Beaux Arts in Paris, but left at age 20 and later went to Los Angeles.
Career.
Siegel found work in... | Clint Eastwood in the 2000s
As an actor.
In 2000, Clint Eastwood directed and starred in "Space Cowboys" as Frank Corvin, a retired NASA engineer called upon to save a failing Russian satellite. Roger Ebert commented, "Eastwood as director is as sure-handed as his mentors, Don Siegel and Sergio Leone. We leave the thea... | 2,075 | hotpotqa-train |
The Volkswagen CrossBlue competed with the Honda crossover SUV introduced in what year? | Honda Pilot
The Honda Pilot is a Full-size CUV manufactured by Honda and introduced in 2002.
Primarily aimed at the North American market, the Pilot is the largest SUV from Honda and features three-row seating. Pilots are currently manufactured in Lincoln, Alabama, and the Pilot was produced in Alliston, Ontario until ... | Teramont is available with a turbocharged 2.5L VR6 and DSG transmission.
History.
The Volkswagen CrossBlue previewed the Atlas/Teramont as a concept diesel plug-in-hybrid mid size crossover SUV in September 2013. The Atlas was introduced at the LA Auto Show in Los Angeles on November 17, 2016. It went on sale in the U... | 2,076 | hotpotqa-train |
What is the name of this infantry regiment of the United States Army, whose captain was John McCunn? | John McCunn
John H. McCunn (November 2, 1820 – July 6, 1872) belonged to a poor Irish immigrant family who arrived in New York City in the 19th century. He worked as a dockhand before training as a lawyer, and eventually becoming a judge. When the American Civil War began in 1861 he joined the Union Army as a Captain i... | John R. M. Taylor
John Rogers Meigs Taylor was a captain of the 14th Infantry Regiment of the United States Army. He was placed in charge of what became known as the Philippine Insurgent Records. That is, the collection of documents seized from Philippine revolutionaries during the Philippine–American War.
Taylor was a... | 2,077 | hotpotqa-train |
Which was founded first, The University of Alaska Fairbanks or The University of Alabama? | University of Alabama
The University of Alabama (Alabama or UA) is a public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Established in 1820, the University of Alabama (UA) is the oldest and largest of the public universities in Alabama as well as the flagship of the University of Alabama System. The university offers p... | a petition drive calling for Alaska to secede. He subsequently launched his first campaign for governor a year later. He gained his first serious notoriety in Fairbanks during the 1940s and 1950s for a feud with Paul and Flora Greimann, operators of University Bus Lines. The company was a private urban transit company,... | 2,078 | hotpotqa-train |
which Spanish fleet of 130 ships was The San Juan de Sicilia formed the ill-fate | San Juan de Sicilia
The San Juan de Sicilia was one of the 130 ships that formed the ill-fated Spanish Armada of 1588. The ship was originally known as the Brod Martolosi, before it was seized to form part of the navy. It was one of 10 ships forming the Levant squadron, one of 8 squadrons that formed the entire armada.... | , attacking Portuguese towns and ships on the coast of West Africa. They then sailed to the Americas and sold the captured cargoes of slaves to Spanish plantations. John Hawkins is considered to have been the first English slave-trader. Hawkins made three such expeditions, the first in 1563, second in 1564 and the thir... | 2,079 | hotpotqa-train |
The Men's 2013 US Open Series was won by which Spanish player, currently World #1? | Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera (, ; born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player, currently ranked world No. 2 in men's singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
Nadal has won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, the second most in history for a male player, as well as a record 34 ... | Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat (; born 12 February 1980) is a Spanish former world No. 1 retired professional tennis player. He won the men's singles title at the 2003 French Open, and in September of that year, became the 21st player to hold the world No. 1 ranking. He was also runner-up at the 2002 Fre... | 2,080 | hotpotqa-train |
Who is the Baltic goddess of fate often confused with the goddess of fate in the Lithuanian mythology? | Dalia (mythology)
Dalia is the goddess of fate in the Lithuanian mythology. She is the giver and taker of goods and property. Dalia is often confused with and hard to distinguish from Laima, another goddess of fate. Sometimes Dalia is thought of as a different manifestation of Laima. However, Laima is more involved in ... | Time and fate deities
Time and fate deities are personifications of time, often in the sense of human lifetime and human fate, in polytheistic religions.
In monotheism, Time can still be personified, like Father Time.
Europe.
Europe Indo-European.
Europe Indo-European Baltic.
- Dalia
- Deivės Valdytojos, Lithuanian gr... | 2,081 | hotpotqa-train |
The most recent serial killer documented in the book "Cold North Killers: Canadian Serial Murder" was arrested in what year? | Russell Williams (criminal)
David Russell Williams (born March 7, 1963) is an English-born Canadian convicted murderer and former Colonel in the Canadian Forces. From July 2009 until his arrest in February 2010, Williams commanded CFB Trenton, Canada's largest military airbase and a hub for the country's foreign and do... | 2007 book "The Human Predator". "Cold North Killer's" own definition of what constitutes a Canadian serial killer includes both Canadians who committed murder abroad (such as Keith Hunter Jesperson and Gordon Stewart Northcott) and non-Canadians who committed murder in Canada (like William Dean Christenson and Earle Ne... | 2,082 | hotpotqa-train |
The LNW-80 and Amstrad PCW are both what kind of machine? | LNW-80
The LNW-80, released in 1982, is the first computer built by LNW Research. The computer is 100% compatible with the Tandy TRS-80 Model 1, but has some hardware enhancements. Most notable are the high-resolution color graphics, which could also be used for an 80×24 screen, with a special software driver (TRS-80 i... | changed and that it is acknowledged that Amstrad still holds copyright, giving emulator authors the possibility to ship the CPC firmware with their programs.
Influence on other Amstrad machines.
Amstrad followed their success with the CPC 464 by launching the Amstrad PCW word-processor range, another Z80-based machine ... | 2,083 | hotpotqa-train |
Who plays more instruments, Glenn Hughes or Dave Evans? | Dave Evans (singer)
David Evans (born 20 July 1953) is a Welsh-born Australian singer. He briefly sang for the hard rock band AC/DC in 1973–1974, appearing on their debut single before being fired and replaced with Bon Scott. Evans then went on to join the band Rabbit who were active into the early 1980s. He resumed a ... | - Goff Professional Hammond organ
- Evans & Remo drumheads
- D'Addario strings
- Jimmy plays PRS guitars
- Dave plays Modulus Graphite basses equipped GHS strings through Ampeg cabinets and amplifiers
- Domingo uses Latin Percussion instruments
- Todd uses DW drums, pedals & hardware
- John bends Washburn guitars
Exter... | 2,084 | hotpotqa-train |
How are the Ox-tongue pastry and the Youtiao cooked? | Youtiao
Youtiao, also known as Chinese cruller, Chinese fried churro, Chinese oil stick, Chinese doughnut Chinese breadstick, and fried breadstick, is a long golden-brown deep-fried strip of dough commonly eaten in China and (by a variety of other names) in other East and Southeast Asian cuisines. Conventionally, "yout... | - Ox-tongue pastry
- Shuangbaotai
See also Other similar foods.
- Boortsog from Mongolia and Central Asia
- Churro from Iberia
- Cruller
- Beignet from New Orleans (USA)
- Tenkasu from Japan
External links.
- https://www.kfc.com.sg/our-food/kfc-a-m/original-recipe-porridge-and-youtiao/ | 2,085 | hotpotqa-train |
Who directed the film for which Danny Michael was nominated for an Academy Award ? | Mississippi Burning
Mississippi Burning is a 1988 American crime thriller film directed by Alan Parker that is loosely based on the 1964 Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner murder investigation in Mississippi. The film stars Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe as two FBI agents assigned to investigate the disappearance of three ci... | Sam Waterston, Olivia Munn, Allison Pill, Dev Patel, and Jane Fonda.
In 2015, Daniels reunited with Sorkin in the biographical drama film "Steve Jobs" with Michael Fassbender, and Kate Winslet. He portrayed CEO John Sculley. Daniels starred alongside Michael Fassbender, and Kate Winslet who both received Academy Award ... | 2,086 | hotpotqa-train |
Which magazine is published by Bauer Media Group, The Australian Women's Weekly or Godey's Lady's Book? | The Australian Women's Weekly
The Australian Women's Weekly, sometimes known as simply "The Weekly", is an Australian monthly women's magazine published by Bauer Media Group in Sydney. For many years it was the number one magazine in Australia before being outsold by the Australian edition of the American publication "... | with her husband for most of her life.
During the first sixteen years of marriage, Mary Terhune gave birth to six children, but lost three of them as infants to illness. Terhune dealt with her pain by turning to her writing. For the next 12 years, from 1862 to 1874, she published a story monthly in the magazine "Godey'... | 2,087 | hotpotqa-train |
Which player singed to Bayern Munich was born in 18 October 1983? | 2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season
The 2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season was the 114th season in the club's history and the 48th consecutive season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, since the promotion of the team from the Regionalliga Süd in 1965. Before the start of the season, Bayern signed Xherdan Sh... | Lars Lunde
Lars Lunde (born 21 March 1964) is a Danish former professional football player, who played in the striker position. Lunde got his breakthrough with Brøndby IF in 1983, and he made his debut for the Denmark national football team in October 1983. He was sold to Young Boys Bern in Switzerland, before moving t... | 2,088 | hotpotqa-train |
The footers, queue line, and station of Big Bad Wolf were re-purposed for a roller coaster jointly designed by the park's creative design team and who else? | Verbolten
Verbolten is a Zierer multi-launching steel roller coaster that officially opened on May 18, 2012 at Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia after a soft opening began on Friday, May 11, 2012. The concept was jointly designed by the park's creative design team and by Zierer of Germany. "Verbolten... | Other manufacturers have also constructed their variations on the suspended roller coaster. Before contacting Arrow-Huss for The Big Bad Wolf, Busch Gardens contacted Anton Schwarzkopf to design a suspended coaster, dubbed the "Flugbahn". However, Schwarzkopf went bankrupt, completing only a model and the footers of th... | 2,089 | hotpotqa-train |
Louis Leterrier, is a French film director whose films include the first two "Transporter" films, The Transporter, is an English-language French action thriller film directed by Corey Yuen and Louis Leterrier, released in what year? | Louis Leterrier
Louis Leterrier (born June 17, 1973) is a French film director whose films include the first two "Transporter" films, "Unleashed" (2005), "The Incredible Hulk" (2008), "Clash of the Titans" (2010), "Now You See Me" (2013) and "" (2019).
Life and career.
Leterrier was born in Paris, the son of director F... | Pierre Morel
Pierre Morel (born 12 May 1964) is a French film director and cinematographer. His work includes "District 13", "From Paris with Love", and "Taken."
Career.
After spending his formative years in cinema school, Morel debuted in 2000 as camera operator with the first Richard Berry's film "L'Art (délicat) de ... | 2,090 | hotpotqa-train |
The star that played the role of Jamie Bartlett is a younger sister to who? | Read It and Weep
Read It and Weep is a 2006 Disney Channel Original Movie which premiered on July 21, 2006. It is based on the novel "How My Private, Personal Journal Became A Bestseller" by Julia DeVillers. Sisters Kay and Danielle Panabaker star as Jamie Bartlett and her alter ego Isabella (Iz or Is), respectively. B... | Jon Lolis
Jon or Leonidas Lolis is an Albanian/Greek actor who is most noted for his role of Aleksander Malota in British Channel 4 soap "Hollyoaks". He played the estranged husband of Jacqui McQueen who fell in love with her younger sister Carmel.
Jon made his TV debut in the 6-part BBC1 drama "Rough Diamond" in which... | 2,091 | hotpotqa-train |
What was the nationality of the mixed martial artist who defeated Trent Jenkins in the first ever fight in UFC history? | Jason DeLucia
Jason DeLucia (born July 24, 1969) is a retired American mixed martial artist.
Biography.
DeLucia practiced the Five Animals style of Kung Fu, Taekwondo, Aikido and, later in his MMA career, Gracie Jiu Jitsu (mostly in his Pancrase fights). He is remembered by UFC enthusiasts for being among the first fig... | Mike Wilkinson (fighter)
Mike Wilkinson (born 15 September 1987) is an English mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Featherweight division of Absolute Championship Berkut. A professional competitor since 2009, he has also competed for the UFC, and was a competitor on "."
Mixed martial arts career.
Mix... | 2,092 | hotpotqa-train |
What NFL team did the host of "The Challenge" play for when they won the Super Bowl? | The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros
The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros is the first installment of "", a recurring special mini-series of MTV's long-running reality game show, "The Challenge". In the six-week event, ten "Challenge" greats competed against ten professional athletes. The series premiered on Tuesday, May 16, 2017,... | Favre formally announced his retirement. Although Favre stated that he had been willing to play another year, he felt that another season would only be successful if he led his team to another Super Bowl victory. He added the chances for a Super Bowl win were small, and that he was not up for the challenge. At his pres... | 2,093 | hotpotqa-train |
What was the length (to 3 decimals) of the road course at which the 1957 Pescara Grand Prix was held? | Pescara Circuit
The Pescara Circuit was a road race course near Pescara, Italy. Pescara is the longest Formula One circuit ever.
The roads were both narrow and bumpy. Like many long circuits (such as the original Nürburgring and Spa-Francorchamps circuits) Pescara was extremely dangerous.
The long track travelled throu... | at the 24 hours of Le Mans, the race was cancelled.
Sportscars returned once more in 1956. The 1957 Pescara Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race, held on 18 August 1957, at the Pescara Circuit. The race was the seventh, and penultimate round of the 1957 World Drivers' Championship. The race, which was the only Formu... | 2,094 | hotpotqa-train |
Are Kuvasz and Bouvier des Ardennes both breeds of dogs? | Kuvasz
The Kuvasz (), is an ancient breed of livestock dog of Hungarian origin. Mention of the breed can be found in old Hungarian texts. They have historically been royal guard dogs, or guarded livestock, but have been increasingly found in homes as pets over the last seventy years.
Description.
Description Appearance... | own type. From ancient rough-coated stock, these dogs were prized guardians and drovers. As the motorized age arrived, the need for driving cattle to the market was gone and so was the call that helped with the drives.
The Bouviers were almost eliminated after the bloody fighting of World War I. Many of the rarer type... | 2,095 | hotpotqa-train |
What American lawyer and businessman succeeded David Stern to be the Commissioner of the NBA? | Commissioner of the NBA
The Commissioner of the NBA is the chief executive of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The current commissioner is Adam Silver after he succeeded David Stern on February 1, 2014.
Maurice Podoloff (1946–1963).
Maurice Podoloff was the first president of the NBA. He served from the leagu... | David Stern
David Joel Stern (born September 22, 1942) is an American businessman and lawyer who served as the fourth commissioner of the National Basketball Association. He started with the Association in 1966 as an outside counsel, joined the NBA in 1978 as General Counsel, and became the league's Executive Vice Pres... | 2,096 | hotpotqa-train |
A single of Release the Stars which peaked at number 54 was written by whom? | Release the Stars
Release the Stars is the fifth studio album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, released through Geffen Records on May 15, 2007. Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant was the executive producer; the album was mixed by producers Marius de Vries and Andy Bradfield. Wainwright's most commercia... | 1000 Stars (song)
"1000 Stars" is a song recorded by Australian singer and actress Natalie Bassingthwaighte. It was written by Chris Braide, Hattie Webb and Charlie Webb. "1000 Stars" was released on 23 April 2009 as the third single from Bassingthwaighte's debut solo album of the same name. Bassingthwaighte stated tha... | 2,097 | hotpotqa-train |
Von Karman Gas Dynamics Facility is located at the flight test facility operated by what federal group? | Arnold Engineering Development Complex
Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), Arnold Engineering Development Center before July 2012, located at Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee is a ground-based flight test facility operated by the Air Force Test Center.
AEDC's mission is to conduct USAF developmental test and... | become that contractor work force. Part of the rationale was to maintain a stable work force that came to accumulate a volume of experience with the test facilities that were to be built. That idea would make the center a model for outsourcing for the Department of Defense by the 1990s. The 1950s saw the development of... | 2,098 | hotpotqa-train |
The film "Ikke Pe Ikka" stars Shanti Priya, Chandni, and an actor that has won how many Filmfare Awards? | Akshay Kumar
Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia (born 9 September 1967), known professionally as Akshay Kumar, is an Indian-born Canadian actor, producer, television personality, martial artist, stuntman and philanthropist who works in Bollywood films. In a career spanning over 29 years, Kumar has appeared in over 100 films and has ... | Jeet Matharu
Jeet Matharu is an Indian film director and assistant director who has directed many Hindi and Punjabi films. He has worked on "Addi Tapaa" (2004), "Sikka" (2015), "Amaanat" (1994), and "Ikke Pe Ikka" (1994). | 2,099 | hotpotqa-train |
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