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The film Circle was inspired by a 1957 movie directed by who ? | Circle (2015 film)
Circle is a 2015 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Aaron Hann and Mario Miscione. The ensemble cast includes Carter Jenkins, Lawrence Kao, Allegra Masters, Michael Nardelli, Julie Benz, Mercy Malick, Lisa Pelikan, and Cesar Garcia. It was inspired by the 1957 drama "12 Angr... | Ek Baar Kaho
Ek Baar Kaho (; translation: Say Once) is a 1980 Hindi-language film produced by Tarachand Barjatya and directed by Lekh Tandon. The film stars Navin Nischol and Shabana Azmi in lead roles, with a supporting cast of Kiran Vairale, Madan Puri, Rajendra Nath, Jagdeep, Anil Kapoor, Dilip Dhawan and Suresh Obe... | 2,300 | hotpotqa-train |
Howard University Hospital and MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital, are both located in which city? | MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital
MedStar National Rehabilitation Network (MedStar NRH) is located in Washington, D.C., and specializes in treating persons with physical disabilities, including spinal cord injury, brain injury, stroke, arthritis, amputation, multiple sclerosis, post-polio syndrome, orthopedic, a... | Rehabilitation Research, a part of the United States Department of Education.
John D. Rockwood is President, MedStar National Rehabilitation Network.
MedStar Health hospitals MedStar St. Mary's Hospital.
MedStar St. Mary's Hospital is a not-for-profit, 103-bed full service hospital located in Leonardtown, St. Mary's Co... | 2,301 | hotpotqa-train |
Christopher Davies was born in what southern suburb of Adelaide, Australia? | Christopher Davies (Australian cricketer)
Christopher James "Chris" Davies (born 15 November 1978, in Bedford Park) is a retired first-class cricketer who played for the South Australia cricket team. Since retiring at the early age of 24 due to incessant shoulder injuries, he has held numerous sports administration pos... | Louis Laybourne Smith
Louis Laybourne Smith CMG (1 April 1880 – 13 September 1965) was an architect and educator in South Australia. Born in the Adelaide inner-southern suburb of Unley, he became interested in engineering and architecture while in the goldfields of Western Australia and later studied mechanical enginee... | 2,302 | hotpotqa-train |
What year was the man who established the Home District Council born? | Home District Council
The Home District Council was the municipal governing body for York, Upper Canada (now Toronto, Ontario) from 1792 to 1849. It was established by Lieutenant Governor of Ontario John Graves Simcoe.
The leader of the council was known as the Chairman of the General Quarter Session of Peace. By 1849 ... | .
The Corporate Town of Kapunda was established in 1865 to form a local governing body for the township and the District Council of Kapunda was established the following year to govern the surrounds.
Kapunda had a strong Catholic community and Saint Mary MacKillop visited and established a convent there. St John's Refo... | 2,303 | hotpotqa-train |
Which character did Moira Kelly voice in this 1994 animated film? | the first season of "The West Wing", and the voice of Simba's love interest Nala in "The Lion King" and its sequels "" and "The Lion King 1 1/2". She also played Hetty Kelly and Oona O'Neill in "Chaplin".
Early life.
Kelly was born in Queens, New York, a daughter of Irish immigrants. Her father, Peter, was trained as a... | Barbie: Mariposa
Barbie: Mariposa or Barbie: Mariposa and her Butterfly Fairy Friends is a 2008 direct-to-video computer-animated fairy fantasy film released on February 26, 2008. The film is the 12th entry in the Barbie (film series) and the 4th installment of the "" series, but is not a canon sequel to the previous f... | 2,304 | hotpotqa-train |
Trevor nunn has directed what non musical show besides Birdsong | Birdsong (play)
Birdsong was a 2010 adaptation of the novel of the same title by Sebastian Faulks. The text was written by Rachel Wagstaff and the premiere production was directed by Trevor Nunn. That production began previews at the Comedy Theatre in London on September 18, 2010, and opened on September 28, 2010. The ... | soap Emmerdale. He completed filming "Botched" alongside Stephen Dorff in 2006, and more recently played the entrepreneur Hermann Hauser in the BBC comedy drama show Micro Men. In December 2010 he played Joachim von Ribbentrop in the BBC Wales/Masterpiece reprisal of Upstairs, Downstairs.
In theatre he has appeared in ... | 2,305 | hotpotqa-train |
Who first proposed the physics theory, known to have been later independently proposed in a more complete paper by the current tenured professor at the University of Amsterdam, and director and Leon Levy professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton? | Matrix string theory
In physics, matrix string theory is a set of equations that describe superstring theory in a non-perturbative framework. Type IIA string theory can be shown to be equivalent to a maximally supersymmetric two-dimensional gauge theory, the gauge group of which is U("N") for a large value of "N". This... | 2016), Professor of Economics, Leiden University; Former Honorary Secretary General of Bilderberg Meetings
- Robbert Dijkgraaf (2013), mathematical physicist, director and Leon Levy professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, professor at the University of Amsterdam.
Academic Russia.
- Sergei Guriev (20... | 2,306 | hotpotqa-train |
Peter Facinelli is known for his role as Mike Dexter in a 1998 American teen comedy film that was written and directed by Deborah Kaplan and who? | Peter Facinelli
Peter Facinelli (born November 26, 1973) is an American actor and producer. He starred as Donovan "Van" Ray on the Fox series "Fastlane" from 2002 to 2003. He played Dr. Carlisle Cullen in the film adaptations of the "Twilight" novel series, and is also known for his role as Mike Dexter in the 1998 film... | Secret Admirer
Secret Admirer is a 1985 American teen romantic comedy film written and directed by David Greenwalt in his feature film directorial debut, and starring C. Thomas Howell, Lori Loughlin, Kelly Preston and Fred Ward. The original music score was composed by Jan Hammer. The film was produced at the height of... | 2,307 | hotpotqa-train |
What Indo-American public speaker and advocate was Miss America in 2014? | Indian Americans
Indian Americans or Indo-Americans are Americans whose ancestry belongs to any of the many ethnic groups of the Republic of India. The U.S. Census Bureau uses the term Asian Indian to avoid confusion with the indigenous peoples of the Americas commonly referred to as American Indians (or Native America... | Network Hospital Champions at the White House.
Speaker and advocate.
Since completing her year as Miss America in September 2014, Davuluri has worked as a public speaker and advocate for diversity, gender equality, and the promotion of STEM education. In this capacity, she has spoken in both political and diplomatic ve... | 2,308 | hotpotqa-train |
What sort of art did Herbert Abrams complete using the Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1968 to 1972 as a subjecy? | Herbert Abrams
Herbert E. Abrams (March 20, 1921 – August 29, 2003) was an American artist. He was one of the leading portrait artists of his era known for his style of traditional realism. His works included the official White House portraits of former presidents Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush. During his prolific ... | Creighton Abrams
Creighton Williams Abrams Jr. (September 15, 1914 – September 4, 1974) was a United States Army general who commanded military operations in the Vietnam War from 1968 to 1972, which saw United States troop strength in South Vietnam reduced from a peak of 543,000 to 49,000. He was then Chief of Staff of... | 2,309 | hotpotqa-train |
Which operetta does Lamplighters Music Theature feature that was composed by Leonard Bernstein? | Lamplighters Music Theatre
Lamplighters Music Theatre is a semi-professional musical theatre company based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1952 by Orva Hoskinson and Ann Pool MacNab, the Lamplighters specialize in light opera, particularly the works of Gilbert and Sullivan, as well as such works as "The Merry ... | so excited about this idea that he convinced Hellman to do it as a "comic operetta"; she then wrote the original libretto for the operetta. Many lyricists worked on the show: first James Agee (whose work was ultimately not used), then Dorothy Parker, John Latouche and Richard Wilbur. In addition, the lyrics to "I Am Ea... | 2,310 | hotpotqa-train |
Marina Lebedeva participates in a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. What is the sport called? | Marina Lebedeva
Marina Lebedeva (born in Aqkol on ) is a Kazakh biathlete.
Lebedeva competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics for Kazakhstan. Her best performance was 14th as part of the Kazakh relay team. Her best individual finish was 58th, in the sprint She also placed 71st in the individual, and did not finish the pursu... | SPSA.
- Orienteering shooting combines shooting with orienteering, and competitions are organised in Denmark by DMSA and in Sweden.
- Military patrol was a team winter sport in which athletes competed in cross-country skiing, ski mountaineering and rifle shooting. It was usually contested between countries or military ... | 2,311 | hotpotqa-train |
KAKU-LP (88.5 FM, "The Voice of Maui County") is a low-power FM radio station broadcasting a variety format, licensed to Kahului, Hawaii, United States, the station is currently owned by Maui County Community Television, Kahului is a census-designated place (CDP) in which county, on the island of Maui? | KAKU-LP
KAKU-LP (88.5 FM, "The Voice of Maui County") is a low-power FM radio station broadcasting a variety format. Licensed to Kahului, Hawaii, United States, the station is currently owned by Maui County Community Television.
History.
The Federal Communications Commission issued a construction permit for the station... | KLHI-FM
KLHI-FM (92.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to Kahului, Hawaii, United States, and serving the Maui area. The station is currently owned by Pacific Radio Group.
History.
The station went on the air as KORL-FM on 2006-09-12. On 2007-06-29, the station changed its call sign to the current KLHI. On April 30, 200... | 2,312 | hotpotqa-train |
Are Istanbul Technical University and Yeni Valide Mosque located in the same city? | Istanbul Technical University
Istanbul Technical University (Turkish "İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi", commonly referred to as ITU or Technical University) is an international technical university located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the world's third-oldest technical university dedicated to engineering sciences as well as... | Valide Mosque
Valide Mosque or Valide Sultan Mosque () can refer to:
- Atik Valide Mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey
- New Valide Sultan Mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey
- Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey
- Yeni Valide Mosque, in the Üsküdar district of Istanbul, Turkey
- Valide Mosque, in Mytilene, Greece
- ... | 2,313 | hotpotqa-train |
Which American cinematographer is best know for his work in a 1998 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Nora Ephron? | John Lindley (cinematographer)
John Warwick Lindley (born November 17, 1951) is an American cinematographer known for his work on such films as "Field of Dreams", "Bewitched", "Pleasantville" and "You've Got Mail".
Life and career.
Born in New York City, Lindley began his career on several TV movies such as "The Gentle... | Heartburn (film)
Heartburn is a 1986 American romantic comedy-drama film directed and produced by Mike Nichols, starring Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson. The screenplay, written by Nora Ephron, is based on her novel of the same name, a semi-biographical account of her marriage to Carl Bernstein.
The song "Coming Around... | 2,314 | hotpotqa-train |
Torben Ulrich is a Danish writer, musician, filmmaker, painter, director, performer and former amateur then professional tennis player, and the father of Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, a Danish musician, songwriter, actor, and record producer, he is best known as the drummer and co-founder of which American heavy metal... | Lars Ulrich
Lars Ulrich (; ; born 26 December 1963) is a Danish musician, songwriter, actor, and record producer. He is best known as the drummer and co-founder of the American heavy metal band Metallica. The son of tennis player Torben Ulrich and grandson of tennis player Einer Ulrich, he also played tennis in his you... | Ulrich (born 1928) a Danish writer, musician, filmmaker, painter, director, performer and former amateur then professional tennis player.
- Per Lyngemark (1941–2010) a Danish amateur track cyclist, gold medallist at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Finn Laudrup (born 1945) a Danish former football player, played 19 matches a... | 2,315 | hotpotqa-train |
"Not Giving Up" is a song by a girl group formed through what record label? | Not Giving Up
"Not Giving Up" is a song by British-Irish girl group The Saturdays. It was released on 6 April 2014 as the fifth and final single from their fourth studio album "Living for the Weekend" (2013). The song was written by Antonio Egizii, Celetia Martin, David Musumeci, Carl Ryden and Carla Marie Williams, an... | , as well as giving them their first name, Moss Eisley. He eventually parted ways from the family-formed group to focus on other projects, specifically, the Connotations.
After an unsuccessful year with the Connotations in Nashville, TN; Muse returned to Austin, to begin writing and recording what would become the firs... | 2,316 | hotpotqa-train |
In which state was the 1926 Navy Midshipmen football team located? | United States Naval Academy
The United States Naval Academy (also known as USNA, Annapolis, or simply Navy) is a four-year coeducational federal service academy adjacent to Annapolis, Maryland. Established on 10 October 1845, under Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft, it is the second oldest of the United States' fiv... | admitted to the United States Naval Academy. At the Academy, he played at the guard position for the Navy Midshipmen football team from 1926 to 1928. He was a consensus first-team selection to the 1928 College Football All-America Team.
Burke graduated from the Naval Academy in 1929 and spent his entire career in acti... | 2,317 | hotpotqa-train |
Where did the league that Michael Anthony Edward Kidd-Gilchrist plays for hold it's 2012 draft? | 2012 NBA draft
The 2012 NBA Draft was held on June 28, 2012, at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The draft started at 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (2300 UTC), and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college bas... | a great scorer at the rim and midrange, Lamb was most known for his consistently great three-point shooting, shooting over 46% from beyond the arc both of his seasons in college. Lamb scored a game-high 22 points in the 2012 national championship against Kansas, where Kentucky won, giving the Wildcats their eighth NCAA... | 2,318 | hotpotqa-train |
Spike Slawson and Kirk Windstein, are both artists in which occupation? | Kirk Windstein
Kirk Windstein (born April 14, 1965) is an American musician. He is a founding member of the sludge metal band Crowbar, and formerly played with the heavy metal band Down from 1991 to 2013. In 2005, Windstein formed Kingdom of Sorrow with Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed. Their debut album was released in 2008. ... | has an active metal scene which began to take real form in the late 1980s. Bands such as Eyehategod, Down, Exhorder, Crowbar, Acid Bath, Soilent Green, Goatwhore, Kingdom of Sorrow, Graveyard Rodeo and Superjoint Ritual are either based in the city, or have a majority of their members hailing from the area. Artists suc... | 2,319 | hotpotqa-train |
On what peninsula were architects Lise Roel and Hugo Höstrup born? | Lise Roel and Hugo Höstrup
Lise Roel (born 1928) and Hugo Höstrup, (1928–2004) were architects born in Randers, Denmark, with primary activity and production around 1960-1980 in western and southern Sweden.
Career.
The couple graduated as architects in 1954 from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. Following i... | (1916–1944) merchant and executed resistance fighter
- Lise Roel and Hugo Höstrup (both born 1928) architects
- Finn Henriksen (1933–2008) film director and screenwriter
- Mogens Camre (born 1936), politician (Danish People's Party)
- Peter Steen (1936–2013), actor
- Henning Camre (born 1938) cinematographer and film i... | 2,320 | hotpotqa-train |
Which movie was theatrically released first, Mary and Max or The Watercolor ? | Mary and Max
Mary and Max is a 2009 Australian stop motion animated comedy-drama film written and directed by Adam Elliot as his first animated feature film with music by Dale Cornelius and produced by Melanie Coombs and Melodrama Pictures. The voice cast included Philip Seymour Hoffman, Toni Collette, Eric Bana and Be... | concentrated on the detailed realism of a real cop's life and taught Mann that first-hand research was essential to bring authenticity to his work. His first feature movie was a television special called "The Jericho Mile", which was released theatrically in Europe. It won the Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Limited ... | 2,321 | hotpotqa-train |
What years did the driver of the McLaren MP4/13 win the Formula One World Champion? | Mika Häkkinen
Mika Pauli Häkkinen (; born 28 September 1968), nicknamed "The Flying Finn", is a Finnish former racing driver. He was the 1998 and 1999 Formula One World Champion, driving for McLaren and has been ranked among the greatest Formula One drivers in various motorsport polls. Häkkinen currently works in drive... | He began racing cars in 1980 after having raced seven years in go-karts, where he was two time Italian Champion and runner up in both the European and the World Karting Championships. He went on to win races in all the feeder series he competed in including F3, F3000 and Formula Nippon.
Career Formula One.
In 1988 he w... | 2,322 | hotpotqa-train |
Ode to Billy Joe is a 1976 film with a screenplay by Herman Raucher, inspired by the 1967 hit song by Bobbie Gentry, which 1967 song written and recorded by Bobbie Gentry, a singer-songwriter from Chickasaw County, Mississippi? | Ode to Billy Joe (film)
Ode to Billy Joe is a 1976 film with a screenplay by Herman Raucher, inspired by the 1967 hit song by Bobbie Gentry, titled "Ode to Billie Joe".
The film was directed and produced by Max Baer, Jr. and stars Robby Benson and Glynnis O'Connor. Made for $1.1 million, it grossed $27 million at the b... | from 1750
- Ldh/EHESS/Cassini: Ldh/EHESS/Cassini database
Origins:
- Barcelona: Titles of Barcelona.
- Luntz:
- Census: Census of Béarn
- Barétous: Titles of the Valley of Barétous
- Cour Major: Regulations of the Cour Major
- Reformation: Reformation of Béarn
- Insinuations: Insinuations of the Diocese of Oloron
- Not... | 2,323 | hotpotqa-train |
Viking: The Ultimate Obstacle Course included the British commentator who was an Olympian in what discipline? | Viking: The Ultimate Obstacle Course
, sometimes abbreviated to "Viking: TUOC", is a Japanese obstacle course endurance game show using an obstacle course produced by Fuji TV and . The English version of "Viking" is produced by ESPN2 with two American commentators calling the action. In Europe it airs on Eurosport 2 wi... | . The contestants have 60 seconds to complete the first four obstacles and reach the break zone. After that, the time is unlimited. This is the second course to undergo a numerical upgrade change without a victor. The second version only aired in Japan.
- Ottoto 9 – Obstacle course where competitors balance a metal pol... | 2,324 | hotpotqa-train |
Who was a silent film actor in addition to being a director, Christy Cabanne or David Howard? | Christy Cabanne
William Christy Cabanne (April 16, 1888 – October 15, 1950) was an American film director, screenwriter and silent film actor.
Biography.
Cabanne (pronounced "CAB-a-nay") spent several years in the US Navy, leaving the service in 1908. He decided on a career in the theater, and became a director as well... | - David Liebe Hart – puppeteer, actor, singer and painter
- Howard Hawks – film director
- Peter Horton – actor
- Bud Jamison – actor active from 1915 to 1944
- Leatrice Joy – silent film star who retired to Greenwich, Connecticut, attending the church there for many years
- Val Kilmer – reads scripture to a congregati... | 2,325 | hotpotqa-train |
Who won 18 races driving Watson cars and an American race driver with 26 victories in top echelon open-wheel racing? | A. J. Watson
A. J. Watson (May 8, 1924 – May 12, 2014) was a car builder and chief mechanic from 1949 through 1984 in the Indianapolis 500, winning the race six times as a car builder. Rodger Ward won 18 races driving Watson cars.
A native of southern California, Watson came to Indianapolis in 1948 but missed the race.... | Tim Richmond
Timothy Lee Richmond (June 7, 1955 – August 13, 1989) was an American race car driver from Ashland, Ohio. He competed in IndyCar racing before transferring to NASCAR's Winston Cup Series. Richmond was one of the first drivers to change from open wheel racing to NASCAR stock cars full-time, which has since ... | 2,326 | hotpotqa-train |
How long did the album featuring The Cure's song "Primary" stay in the albums charts? | Faith (The Cure album)
Faith is the third studio album by British alternative rock band the Cure, released on 14 April 1981 by record label Fiction. Preceded by the single "Primary", the album was a commercial success in the UK, peaking at number 14 and staying in the albums chart for 8 weeks. It was mostly well receiv... | . They transformed a cover of Kurtis Mantronik's "How Did You Know" into a number three smash hit single on the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart that stayed on the charts for months. The song achieved some crossover success on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart peaking at #97. It was later followed by "Stay" (an original c... | 2,327 | hotpotqa-train |
When was the manager of the 2000 country music group inspired by boy bands convincted? | Lou Pearlman
Louis Jay Pearlman (June 19, 1954 – August 19, 2016) was an American record producer, con artist and fraudster. He was the manager of successful 1990s boy bands such as Backstreet Boys and NSYNC. In 2006, he was accused of running one of the largest and longest-running Ponzi schemes in history, leaving mor... | a waitress after mistaking her for another model. It was released on March 12, 2000. The rise of his own stardom and the general decline in the popularity of boy bands led to the dissolution of NSYNC. Band member Lance Bass was openly critical of Timberlake's actions in his memoir "Out of Sync". By 2002, when the group... | 2,328 | hotpotqa-train |
When did Losing my religion come out? | Losing My Religion
"Losing My Religion" is a song by the American alternative rock band R.E.M. The song was released as the first single from the group's 1991 album "Out of Time". Built on a mandolin riff, "Losing My Religion" was an unlikely hit for the group, garnering extensive airplay on radio as well as on MTV and... | , instead of the ten [million copies] or so it did. But the phenomenon that is a worldwide hit is an odd thing to behold. Basically that record was a hit in almost every civilised country in the world." The success of "Losing My Religion" and "Out of Time" broadened R.E.M.'s audience beyond its original college radio f... | 2,329 | hotpotqa-train |
Besides the length of Charles Grethen's primary race event, which two race lengths are standard in middle-distance running? | Middle-distance running
Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1500 m came about as a result of running laps of a 40... | At three, Doyen proved himself to be a top-class middle-distance performer in a campaign which saw him moved up in grade with each race. After capturing a minor race at
Saint-Cloud, he won the Listed Coupe des Trois Ans at Lyon-Parilly "easily" by two lengths. Moved up to Group Race standard for the first time in June... | 2,330 | hotpotqa-train |
In what United States city is the not-for-profit organization that formerly employed Nicholas J. Matzke as its Public Information Project Director located? | Nick Matzke
Nicholas J. Matzke is the former Public Information Project Director at the National Center for Science Education (NCSE) and served an instrumental role in NCSE's preparation for the 2005 Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District trial. One of his chief contributions was discovering drafts of "Of Pandas and ... | Vote Smart
Vote Smart, formerly called Project Vote Smart, is a non-profit, non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in the United States. It covers candidates and elected officials in six basic areas: background information, issue positions (via the P... | 2,331 | hotpotqa-train |
Christopher Kelly is a journalist for which magazine headquartered in Downtown Austin, Texas ? | A Push and a Shove
A Push and a Shove: A Novel is a 2007 novel in the thriller genre by Christopher Kelly. Kelly, an openly gay man, is a film critic and journalist for "Fort Worth Star-Telegram" and "Texas Monthly". Kelly developed the story over four years and it is "slightly autobiographical [...] with elements of m... | Vinson & Elkins
Vinson & Elkins LLP (or V&E) is an international law firm with approximately 700 lawyers worldwide headquartered in the First City Tower in Downtown Houston, Texas.
The firm has 14 offices in major energy, financial, and political centers worldwide, including Austin, Beijing, Dallas, Dubai, Hong Kon... | 2,332 | hotpotqa-train |
Eleanor McGovern was the wife of the Senator who was the presidential nominee in what year | Eleanor McGovern
Eleanor Fay Stegeberg McGovern (November 25, 1921 – January 25, 2007) was the wife of George McGovern, who served as a U.S. Senator from South Dakota from 1963–1981, and was the Democratic presidential nominee in 1972.
Biography.
Born in Woonsocket, South Dakota, she grew up on her family's farm. Her m... | America home to those principles that gave us birth.
At the time of his announcement, McGovern ranked fifth among Democrats in a presidential preference Gallup Poll.
Campaign staff and policy team.
Future Senator Gary Hart (who subsequently sought the 1984 Democratic presidential nomination and emerged as the frontrunn... | 2,333 | hotpotqa-train |
Which game was published first, Villa Paletti or Taj Mahal? | Taj Mahal (board game)
Taj Mahal is a German-style board game for 3–5 players designed by Reiner Knizia and first published in 2000 by Alea in German.
Rules.
Rules Basics.
During 12 rounds, players bid with cards on up to six different prizes each turn. Those prizes earn points in themselves, but players can also get ... | the leader. If the tower is collapsed by any other player, the leader has won; if they collapse the tower, the previous leader wins. If the tower collapses before a column is placed on the second floor, or if the first leader collapses the tower, no-one has won.
Awards.
"Villa Paletti" won the Spiel des Jahres 2002, th... | 2,334 | hotpotqa-train |
Why does Qutebrowser use DuckDuckGo ? | DuckDuckGo
DuckDuckGo (DDG) is an internet search engine that emphasizes protecting searchers' privacy and avoiding the filter bubble of personalized search results. DuckDuckGo distinguishes itself from other search engines by not profiling its users and by showing all users the same search results for a given search t... | .
- uzbl – another minimalist web browser with similar concept
- QtWebEngine – the layout engine that the application uses by default
- WebKit – the layout engine that the application can optionally use instead of WebEngine
- List of web browsers
- Minimalism (computing)
External links.
- qutebrowser on Python Package ... | 2,335 | hotpotqa-train |
Which band is from Glastonbury, Reef or Simple Plan? | Simple Plan
Simple Plan is a Canadian rock band from Montreal, Quebec. The band has released five studio albums: "No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls" (2002), "Still Not Getting Any..." (2004), "Simple Plan" (2008), "Get Your Heart On!" (2011), and "Taking One for the Team" (2016). The band has also released an EP titled ... | Simple Plan were initially booked though cancelled only a few weeks before the show, and Hard-Fi were made as a last minute booking and opened on both days. Their debut album's launch party was scheduled to be 7 July 2005 at Cheekees nightclub in Staines, however this was cancelled due to the ill health of Richard's mo... | 2,336 | hotpotqa-train |
Mexico Airplay had a first number-one song in 2011 of the song produced by whom? | Mexico Airplay
Mexico Airplay is a record chart published weekly by "Billboard" magazine for singles receiving airplay in Mexico. According to "Billboard"s electronic database, the first chart was published on October 1, 2011 with "Give Me Everything" by Cuban-American rapper Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer... | January 11, 2011, and included on the deluxe edition (Colombian edition) from the album. The song is considered her most successful single from the album in Mexico, since reached number two on the main airplay chart, as well the strong sales in digital marketplaces.
Background.
The song is a pop ballad, co-written by h... | 2,337 | hotpotqa-train |
Fenbendazole is ineffective against which parasite that is also called the flea tapeworm? | Dipylidium caninum
Dipylidium caninum, also called the flea tapeworm, double-pored tapeworm, or cucumber tapeworm (in reference to the shape of its cucumber-seed-like proglottids, though these also resemble grains of rice or sesame seeds), is a cyclophyllid cestode that infects organisms afflicted with fleas and canine... | small minority of patients with cysticercosis will harbor a tapeworm, rendering stool studies ineffective for diagnosis. Ophthalmic cysticercosis can be diagnosed by visualizing parasite in eye by fundoscopy.
In cases of human cysticercosis, diagnosis is a sensitive problem and requires biopsy of the infected tissue or... | 2,338 | hotpotqa-train |
what was the decisive for Crassus's disastrous defeat in the most crushing defeats in Roman history ? | armies that relied heavily on mounted archery in the 1st century BC. Most notably the Parthians, whose mounted archers were decisive for Crassus's major defeat in the Battle of Carrhae. In the early 1st century BC horse archers were already in widespread use and even supported Roman campaigns against the Germanic tribe... | renew the offensive operations of the previous summer. What followed shortly afterwards was the battle of the Great Plains, which ended with another crushing defeat of Hasdrubal Gisgo and Syphax. Carthage had to recall its armies from Italy for a last decisive encounter that took place in 202 BC, and resulted in a fina... | 2,339 | hotpotqa-train |
Which division did Oklahoma City Thunder win in 2015-16, their first season under current head coach Billy Donovan? | Billy Donovan
William John Donovan Jr. (born May 30, 1965) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously spent 19 seasons at the University of Florida, where his Florida Gators teams won back... | San Antonio Spurs in four games.
- 2015–16 Oklahoma City Thunder — Coming off an injury-plagued season last year that resulted in the Thunder failing to qualify for the NBA playoffs for the first time since the team's inaugural season in Oklahoma City (2008–09), they fired head coach Scott Brooks and hired long-time Fl... | 2,340 | hotpotqa-train |
Which play has more acts, La sonnambula or Maskarade? | La sonnambula
La sonnambula ("The Sleepwalker") is an opera semiseria in two acts, with music in the "bel canto" tradition by Vincenzo Bellini set to an Italian libretto by Felice Romani, based on a scenario for a "ballet-pantomime" written by Eugène Scribe and choreographed by Jean-Pierre Aumer called "La somnambule, ... | In the September of 2018, she joined the Central Conservatory of Music and serves as a professor in the department of vocal arts and opera performance.
Dilber is considered to rank among the more accomplished singers of her generation in her voice category, with a clarion and powerful top. She has been praised for rest... | 2,341 | hotpotqa-train |
Who is the operator of the federal prison in which Aldrich Hazen Ames is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole? | Federal Correctional Institution, Terre Haute
The Federal Correctional Institution, Terre Haute (FCI Terre Haute) is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Indiana. It is part of the Federal Correctional Complex, Terre Haute (FCC Terre Haute) and is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons,... | the era of World War II; for example, Josef Jakobs was a Nazi spy who parachuted into Great Britain in 1941 and was executed for espionage.
In modern times, many people convicted of espionage have been given penal sentences rather than execution. For example, Aldrich Hazen Ames is an American CIA analyst, turned KGB mo... | 2,342 | hotpotqa-train |
François-Jean Pelletier worked in politics in which place in which their county seat is Butte? | François Jean Pelletier
François-Jean Pelletier (November 17, 1863 – December 15, 1945) was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Matane in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1925 as a Liberal. Pelletier was elected to the Legislature of the State of Montana for Silver Bow County in 1899 an... | soon thereafter got involved in one of numerous controversies that would pit him against Alexis Pelletier, a virulently polemic ultra-montane who would remain one of his staunchest opponents. This first clash was related to Frenchman Jean-Joseph Gaume's crusade to remove pagan authors from the classical curriculum, whi... | 2,343 | hotpotqa-train |
Katie White and Ian Brown, have which occupation in common? | Katie White
Katie Rebecca White (born 18 January 1983) is a British musician and member of the pop duo The Ting Tings. After some success with a girl group punk trio TKO, which supported Steps and Atomic Kitten, her father David K. White brought in Jules De Martino to write songs for TKO. Katie White and De Martino sub... | , Henry B. Brown, George Shiras Jr., Edward Douglass White, and Rufus W. Peckham.
Upholding the concept of "jus soli" (citizenship based on place of birth), the Court held that the Citizenship Clause needed to be interpreted in light of English common law, which had included as subjects virtually all native-born childr... | 2,344 | hotpotqa-train |
What two towns does Buckshaw Hall sit between? | Buckshaw Village
Buckshaw Village (often shortened to Buckshaw) is a newly created residential and industrial area, which largely sits in the Buckshaw and Astley ward of Euxton, between the towns of Chorley and Leyland in Lancashire, England. It is one of the largest urban development sites in the North West of England... | Walton Park, Leyland, Buckshaw Village and Euxton.
Service 113 between Preston and Wigan links Lostock Hall with Bamber Bridge, Leyland, Croston and Standish.
External links.
- Lostock Hall Memorial Brass Band
- St Catherine's Hospice
- Lostock Hall Community High School & Arts College
- Lostock Hall Community Primary ... | 2,345 | hotpotqa-train |
Which Kenyan-Mexican Academy Award-winning actress is a star of Star Wars: The Last Jedi? | Isaac, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong'o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, and Frank Oz in returning roles, with Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern and Benicio del Toro joining the cast. It features the first posthumous film performance by Fisher, who died in December 2016, and the film is dedicated to her m... | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She became the first Kenyan and Mexican actress to win an Academy Award.
Nyong'o made her Broadway debut as a teenage orphan in the play "Eclipsed" (2015), for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. She went on to perform a motion capture role as ... | 2,346 | hotpotqa-train |
Approximately how far is St Cyrpian's Church from London? | Nottingham
Nottingham ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, England, north of London, northeast of Birmingham and southeast of Manchester, in the East Midlands.
Nottingham has links to the legend of Robin Hood and to the lace-making, bicycle (notably Raleigh bikes), and tobacco industries. It was... | St Peter and St Paul, Bromley
St Peter and St Paul is a church in the town of Bromley, Borough of Bromley, in south east London. Known familiarly as Bromley Parish Church, it is not far from Bromley High Street and approximately halfway between Bromley North and Bromley South railway stations. The church is part of the... | 2,347 | hotpotqa-train |
Returning Home, was one of three films shortlisted by Norway to be their submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, but it lost out to "The Wave", a 2015 Norwegian catastrophe drama film directed by who? | The Wave (2015 film)
The Wave () is a 2015 Norwegian disaster film directed by Roar Uthaug. It was Norway's official submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but failed to be nominated. The movie depicts a future event in Møre og Romsdal in which the Åkerneset crevasse ... | Homesick (2015 film)
Homesick () is a 2015 Norwegian drama film directed by Anne Sewitsky. It was selected to be screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. It was one of three films shortlisted by Norway to be their submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreig... | 2,348 | hotpotqa-train |
What film star of the 2016 American crime-drama film directed by Ewan McGregor was best known for his role in "Animal House?" | Peter Riegert
Peter Riegert (born April 11, 1947) is an American actor, screenwriter and film director, best known for his roles as Donald "Boon" Schoenstein in "Animal House" (1978), "Mac" MacIntyre in "Local Hero" (1983), pickle store owner Sam Posner in "Crossing Delancey" (1988), and glove manufacturer Lou Levov in... | Ewan McGregor
Ewan Gordon McGregor (born 31 March 1971) is a Scottish actor, singer, and director, known internationally for his various film roles, including independent dramas, science-fiction epics, and musicals.
McGregor's first professional role was in 1993, when he won a leading role in the British Channel 4 seri... | 2,349 | hotpotqa-train |
Between Cyclamen and Fargesia, which genus to spread to more continents? | Cyclamen
Cyclamen ( or ) is a genus of 23 species of perennial flowering plants in the family Primulaceae. Cyclamen species are native to Europe and the Mediterranean Basin east to Iran, with one species in Somalia. They grow from tubers and are valued for their flowers with upswept petals and variably patterned leaves... | ".
The scientific name was given in honour of the French missionary and amateur botanist Père Paul Guillaume Farges (1844–1912).
Fargesias are some of the world's hardiest bamboos, but they do not spread vigorously. Common bamboos in the genus "Fargesia" are essential foods for giant pandas, and the recent flowering of... | 2,350 | hotpotqa-train |
What is the common profession of Jean-Pierre Melville and Manfred Noa? | Jean-Pierre Melville
Jean-Pierre Melville (; born Jean-Pierre Grumbach; 20 October 1917 – 2 August 1973) was a French filmmaker.
While with the French Resistance during World War II, he adopted the nom de guerre Melville as a tribute to his favorite American author Herman Melville. He kept it as his stage name once the... | My Heart Incognito
My Heart Incognito (French: Mon coeur incognito) is a 1931 comedy film directed by André-Paul Antoine and Manfred Noa and starring Mady Christians. It was made by Germany's Aafa-Film as the French-language version of "Lieutenant, Were You Once a Hussar?". Such multi-language versions were common duri... | 2,351 | hotpotqa-train |
In which Broadway production did this American stage, film, and television actor, who appeared in the 1984 action film Toy Soldiers, star in 1970? | Cleavon Little
Cleavon Jake Little (June 1, 1939 – October 22, 1992) was an American stage, film, and television actor. He began his career in the late 1960s on the stage. In 1970, he starred in the Broadway production of "Purlie", for which he earned both a Drama Desk Award and a Tony Award. His first leading televisi... | In addition to film and theater, Lo Bianco appeared as a guest-star on numerous television series throughout the 1970s and 1980s, including appearances on "Police Story" (1974–1976), Franco Zeffirelli's miniseries "Jesus of Nazareth" (1977), and "Marco Polo" (1982). In 1984, he appeared in a stage production of "Hizzon... | 2,352 | hotpotqa-train |
Which mountain is higher Gangkhar Puensum or Jongsong Peak ? | Jongsong Peak
Jongsong Peak is a mountain in the "Janak" section of the Himalayas. At it is the 57th highest peak in the world, although it is dominated by 3rd highest, Kangchenjunga, to the south. Jongsong's summit is on tri-junction of India, Nepal and China.
From its first ascent in 1930 by members of German expedit... | an elevation of . It connects the Buddhist city of Tawang Town to Tezpur and Guwahati and is the main road connecting Tawang with the rest of India.
Other hills
- Jongsong Peak is a mountain in the 'Janak' section of the Himalayas. At it is the 57th highest peak in the world, although it is dominated by the third highe... | 2,353 | hotpotqa-train |
The 1932 German football championship Final was played at a stadium which was opened in 1928, and is located next to what? | 1932 German football championship Final
The 1932 German football championship Final decided the winner of the 1932 German football championship, the 25th of the German football championship, a knockout football cup competition contested by the regional league winners to determine the national champions. It was played o... | Estádio do Fontelo
Estádio do Fontelo (; Fontelo Stadium) is a stadium in Viseu, Portugal. It has been completed and opened to the public in December 1928. It is mostly used for football matches and hosts the home matches of Académico de Viseu.
History.
In 2003 the stadium hosted the 2003 UEFA European Under-17 Footbal... | 2,354 | hotpotqa-train |
Norris Dam State Park is a state park in Anderson County and Campbell County, Tennessee, the park is situated along the shores of Norris Lake, an impoundment of the Clinch River created by the completion of Norris Dam in 1936, the Clinch River rises near Tazewell, Virginia, and flows southwest for more than 300 mi thro... | Norris Dam State Park
Norris Dam State Park is a state park in Anderson County and Campbell County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The park is situated along the shores of Norris Lake, an impoundment of the Clinch River created by the completion of Norris Dam in 1936. The park consists of managed by the ... | before passing through Norris Dam State Park and crossing the Clinch River on top of the Norris Dam. The highway turns east and becomes windy and curvy as its crosses into Campbell County twice for short distances before re entering Anderson County to enter Rocky Top. US 441/SR 71 then have an interchange with I-75 (Ex... | 2,355 | hotpotqa-train |
Larry is the 10 Downing Street, official resident cat of the Prime Minister of the UK, also called? | Larry (cat)
Larry is the 10 Downing Street cat and is Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office. He is a brown and white tabby, believed to have been born in January 2007. By July 2016, when Theresa May became Prime Minister, he had developed a reputation of being "violent" in his interactions with other local mousers, especi... | ear.
In August 2016, it emerged the Cabinet Office were considering also appointing another Chief Mouser to deal with their mouse problem. The Chief Whip, Gavin Williamson, said that the cat would be called Cromwell.
Territory.
In 2011, Larry was banned from the Prime Minister's quarters in 10 Downing Street as his fur... | 2,356 | hotpotqa-train |
Who starred in the 1992 film directed by the director of Cherry Falls for which he gained cult success? | Geoffrey Wright
Geoffrey Wright (born 1959) is an Australian film director and screenwriter, who gained cult success with the 1992 film "Romper Stomper", starring Russell Crowe.
In 1994 he directed the gritty suburban thriller film "Metal Skin", starring Ben Mendelsohn, and later directed the teen horror film "Cherry F... | , which was a critical and commercial failure; however, it gained a cult following. He received a role in the 1994 drama "Little Women", which garnered positive reviews. Bale lent his voice for the Disney animated film "Pocahontas" in 1995; it received a mixed reception, but attained box office success. He starred as B... | 2,357 | hotpotqa-train |
The Slayers d20 Role-Playing Game is a 2003 role-playing game published by a Canadian company founded by who? | The Slayers d20
The Slayers d20 Role-Playing Game is a 2003 role-playing game published by Guardians of Order based on the anime series "Slayers". The title refers to the title under which Central Park Media released the three seasons of the television series.
"The Slayers d20" () was designed by Michelle Lyons, David ... | for the Japanese role-playing game "MAGIUS" ("Slayers MAGIUS RPG"). In 2003, Guardians of Order published a licensed role-playing game "The Slayers d20" using the d20 System, as well as three guidebooks including pages of game statistics in their ""Big Eyes, Small Mouth"" game system for the TV series' major characters... | 2,358 | hotpotqa-train |
Who did the actor who starred as Constable Benton Fraser in the television series "Due South" have a child with? | Paul Gross
Paul Michael Gross, OC (born April 30, 1959) is a Canadian actor, producer, director, singer, and writer born in Calgary, Alberta. He is known for his lead role as Constable Benton Fraser in the television series "Due South" as well as his 2008 war film "Passchendaele", which he wrote, produced, directed, an... | Benton Fraser
Benton Fraser (born 1962) is a fictional character in the television series "Due South". He is a constable of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police who works in the American city of Chicago, Illinois as Deputy Liaison Officer in the Canadian consulate. He lives in a dangerous neighbourhood at the fictional ad... | 2,359 | hotpotqa-train |
What television series written by Dan Guterman and directed by Dominic Polcino premiered on July 26th, 2015? | Rick and Morty (season 2)
The second season of the animated television series "Rick and Morty" originally aired on Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim in the United States on July 26, 2015 with "A Rickle in Time", and concluded on October 4 with "The Wedding Squanchers". This season aired a total ... | directed by series regular Dominic Polcino and written by series regular Cherry Chevapravatdumrong shortly after the conclusion of the eighth production season, which completed its airing on television on June 20, 2010. The episode takes its title from the Agatha Christie novel "And Then There Were None", and was large... | 2,360 | hotpotqa-train |
For which rock band did Mark Evans play bass guitar on the band's third LP released in Australia and in Europe in 1976? | Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap is the third studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It was the band's third LP released in Australia and second in Europe in 1976 but was not released in the US until 1981, more than one year after lead singer Bon Scott's death.
Background.
AC/DC began r... | The Peep Tempel
The Peep Tempel is a punk rock band from Melbourne, Australia. The band's line-up includes Blake Scott (vocals, guitar), Steven Carter (drums) and Stewart Rayner (bass guitar). After releasing two singles The Peep Tempel released their debut LP "The Peep Tempel" in February 2012, an EP "Modern Professio... | 2,361 | hotpotqa-train |
The Seattle Fighter Wing was a unit of the United States Air Force, active during the Pacific War of which span of years, it was based in the Northwestern United States? | Seattle Fighter Wing
The Seattle Fighter Wing was a unit of the United States Air Force, active during the Pacific War of 1942-45. Based in the Northwest, its original purpose was defense against possible Japanese air attack.
World War II.
The Wing has a unique history dating back to the establishment of the Seattle Ai... | V Fighter Command
The V Fighter Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to Fifth Air Force, based at Fukuoka AB, Japan. It was inactivated on 31 May 1946.
During World War II the unit initially controlled fighter units in the Northwestern United States. In 1942, V Fighter Command becam... | 2,362 | hotpotqa-train |
Who was the creator of the show where Wayne Knight played Mr. Blik? | Mallozzi in "Rat Race" (2001), Dojo in "Xiaolin Showdown" (2003–2006), Mr. Blik in "Catscratch" (2005–2007), Microchip in "" (2008) and Haskell Lutz in "The Exes" (2011–2015). He was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in "Jurassic Park".
Early life.
Wayne Elliot Knight was born... | and the cats' competitive rivals the Chumpy Chump Brothers.
Characters.
Characters Main.
- Mr. Blik (voiced by Wayne Knight): Mr. Blik is the self-appointed Bombay cat leader of the group who's confident, pampered and vain. He often gets himself into major trouble and is prone to near-death injuries. Mr. Blik is proud ... | 2,363 | hotpotqa-train |
What teams is a part of Motorsport in the United Kingdom? | Lotus F1
Lotus F1 Team was a British Formula One racing team. The team competed under the Lotus name from until , following the renaming of the former Renault team based at Enstone in Oxfordshire. The Lotus F1 Team was majority owned by Genii Capital. Lotus F1 was named after its branding partner Group Lotus. The team ... | 2015 Renault UK Clio Cup
The 2015 Renault UK Clio Cup is a multi-event, one make motor racing championship held across England and one event in Scotland. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers competing in the Clio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDC that conform to the t... | 2,364 | hotpotqa-train |
Which was released first, LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton or Hoop Dreams? | LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton
LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton is a 2001 American documentary film directed by Deborah Dickson, Susan Frömke and Albert Maysles. It was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 74th Academy Awards.
Content.
"LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton" has two storylines, both of which s... | "Variety" magazine considered the film "an especially humanistic entry in the Maysles canon."
Reception Nominations and awards.
"LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton" garnered a nomination for Best Documentary Feature at both the 74th Academy Awards and the 2002 Independent Spirit Award. Veteran documentarian Albert Maysl... | 2,365 | hotpotqa-train |
The Spanish actress and model who made her acting debut at 16, and starred in the 2009 romantic musical drama film Nine, was signed by an agent at what age? | Penélope Cruz
Penélope Cruz Sánchez (; ; born 28 April 1974) is a Spanish actress and model. Signed by an agent at the age of 15, she made her acting debut at 16 on television, and her feature film debut the following year in "Jamón Jamón" (1992). Her subsequent roles in the 1990s and 2000s included "Belle Epoque" (199... | List of awards and nominations received by Madhuri Dixit
Madhuri Dixit is an Indian film actress who appears in Bollywood films. She made her acting debut in "Abodh" (1984). Though the film failed commercially, Dixit continued acting in films and attained commercial success with "Tezaab" in 1988. The film earned her a ... | 2,366 | hotpotqa-train |
Which actor from The Drew Carey Show also starred in The Founder? | John Carroll Lynch
John Carroll Lynch (born August 1, 1963) is an American character actor and film director. He first gained notice for his role as Norm Gunderson in "Fargo". He is also known for his television work on the ABC sitcom "The Drew Carey Show" as the title character's cross-dressing brother, Steve Carey, a... | Norm Macdonald
Norman Gene Macdonald (born October 17, 1959) is a Canadian stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. He was a cast member for five seasons on "Saturday Night Live", which included anchoring "Weekend Update" for three years. Early in his career, he wrote for the sitcom "Roseanne" and made appearances on show... | 2,367 | hotpotqa-train |
The man that crowned Michelle Reis as the first Miss Chinese International founded what film production company? | Run Run Shaw
Sir Run Run Shaw ( November 1907 – 7 January 2014), also known as Shao Yifu and Siu Yat-fu, was a Hong Kong entertainment mogul and philanthropist. He was one of the most influential figures in the Asian entertainment industry. He founded the Shaw Brothers Studio, one of the largest film production compani... | Miss Chinese International Pageant 1989
The second Miss Chinese International Pageant, Miss Chinese International Pageant 1989 was held on December 17, 1989 in Hong Kong. Miss Chinese International 1988 Michelle Monique Reis of Hong Kong crowned Kit Wong of Sydney, Australia as the new winner. Sydney would not go on to... | 2,368 | hotpotqa-train |
Both Phil Dent and John Lloyd were in which profession? | John Lloyd (tennis)
John Lloyd (born 27 August 1954) is a British former professional tennis player. Lloyd reached an ATP world ranking of 21 from 23 July 1978 to 30 July 1978, and was ranked as UK number 1 in 1984 and 1985. He now works as sports commentator.
During his career, he reached one Grand Slam singles final ... | "(First Round)"
6. John Alexander "(Quarterfinals)"
7. John Newcombe "(Third Round)"
8. Adriano Panatta "(First Round)"
9. Jaime Fillol "(Third Round)"
10. Phil Dent "(Second Round)"
11. John Lloyd "(Quarterfinals)"
12. n/a
13. Hank Pfister "(Second Round)"
14. Mark Cox "(First Round)"
15 | 2,369 | hotpotqa-train |
Which Virginia town speaks the High Tider dialect and has lost 67% of its landmass since 1850? | High Tider
High Tider or Hoi Toider is a dialect of American English spoken in very limited communities of the South Atlantic United States—particularly, several small island and coastal townships in the rural North Carolina "Down East" that encompasses the Outer Banks and Pamlico Sound (specifically including Atlantic... | mainland Southern dialects.
With a long history of geographical and economic isolation from mainland North Carolina, residents of Harkers Island and other Outer Banks islands, such as Ocracoke, and also extending to the town of Atlantic have developed a distinct dialect of English, commonly referred to as High Tider, t... | 2,370 | hotpotqa-train |
Which move was 3D move from 2009, Planet 51 or Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs? | Planet 51
Planet 51 is a 2009 3D computer-animated science fiction comedy film directed by Jorge Blanco, written by Joe Stillman, and starring Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Justin Long, Gary Oldman, Seann William Scott and John Cleese. An international co-production by Spanish, British and American companies, and produ... | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated science fiction comedy film produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation, animated by Sony Pictures Imageworks, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. The sequel to 2009's "Cloudy with a Cha... | 2,371 | hotpotqa-train |
What band member that is also a member of the side-project groups Team Sleep was featured on the "Tempest" video? | Tempest (Deftones song)
"Tempest" is the second single by Sacramento, California-based alternative metal band Deftones, from their seventh studio album, "Koi No Yokan". The song debuted on PureVolume's official website on October 3, 2012 along with a video featuring band members Chino Moreno and Sergio Vega giving some... | to see if he would be interested in joining the project as a full-time member.
The band pitched the album they had recorded to Kscope Records, who Daniel was connected with through TesseracT. The label loved what they heard, signed the band, and released White Moth's sophomore album Atone, which was met with critical a... | 2,372 | hotpotqa-train |
What occupation is shared by Luca Prodan and Glenn Gregory? | Glenn Gregory
Glenn Peter Gregory (born 16 May 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist whose music career spans more than 30 years. He came to prominence in the early 1980s as co-founder and lead singer of the new wave and synthpop band Heaven 17, which released six singles that entered the To... | Lisi then participated in many sitcoms and TV series. Her last movie was in the Italian comedy-drama "Latin Lover" in 2014, shortly before her death.
Death.
On 18 December 2014, Lisi died of lung cancer in Rome at age 78.
Legacy.
The Argentinian band Sumo (led by Luca Prodan) made a song for her, "" (1986), composed by... | 2,373 | hotpotqa-train |
Nobody Loves You was written by John Lennon and released on what album that was issued by Apple Records, and was written, recorded, and released during his 18 month separation from Yoko Ono? | Nobody Loves You (When You're Down and Out)
"Nobody Loves You (When You're Down and Out)" is a song written by John Lennon released on his 1974 album "Walls and Bridges". The song is included on the 1986 compilation "Menlove Ave.", the 1990 boxset "Lennon", the 1998 boxset "John Lennon Anthology", the 2005 two-disc com... | Give Peace a Chance
"Give Peace a Chance" is an anti-war song written by John Lennon (credited to Lennon–McCartney), and performed with Yoko Ono in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Released as a single in July 1969 by the Plastic Ono Band on Apple Records (catalogue Apple 13 in the United Kingdom, Apple 1809 in the United Sta... | 2,374 | hotpotqa-train |
Who is older, Danny Shirley or Kevin Parker? | Danny Shirley
Danny Shirley (born August 12, 1956) is an American country music singer. He is best known as the lead singer of the country rock band Confederate Railroad, a role he has held since its formation in 1987.
Before the band was founded, Shirley recorded for Amor Records and charted five singles of his own.
I... | wear high numbers deemed flamboyant and self-endorsing by Head Coach Jack Parker. However, given the circumstances, Gilroy was allowed by Parker to wear 97. Gilroy also has an older brother, Frank Jr., who played basketball for St. Mary's High School and St. Anselm College. His younger brother, Kevin, joined Matt on th... | 2,375 | hotpotqa-train |
Mill Race was a log flume ride that operated between 1963 and 1993 at the Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio,Mill Race was ultimately removed from the park in 1993 to prepare for the opening of Raptor, in which year? | Mill Race (log flume)
Mill Race was a log flume ride that operated between 1963 and 1993 at the Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio. When it opened in 1963, Mill Race was only the second such log flume ride to ever operate in the world (the first being El Aserradero [The Sawmill] at Six Flags Over Texas, which... | .
Costing approximately $300,000, Mill Race opened during a period of transition at Cedar Point. In 1963, when Mill Race opened, Cedar Point had no operating roller coasters besides smaller wild mouse style roller coasters. Mill Race opened near the entrance of the park on the main midway and it proved to be one of the... | 2,376 | hotpotqa-train |
What year did Helen Fraser star in a Roman Polanski film? | Helen Fraser (actress)
Helen Fraser (born Helen Margaret Stronach; born 15 June 1942) is an English actress, who has appeared in many television series since the early 1960s. For international audiences, she may be best known for her roles in "Billy Liar" (1963) and "Repulsion" (1965). She is also well known for portra... | - James Villiers as John
- Helen Fraser as Bridget
- Hugh Futcher as Reggie
- Mike Pratt as Workman
- Renée Houston as Miss Balch
- Monica Merlin as Mrs. Rendlesham
- Imogen Graham as Manicurist
Production.
The story for "Repulsion" was conceived by Polanski and Gérard Brach, who wrote an outline of the script in Paris... | 2,377 | hotpotqa-train |
What size do Cape Peninsula University of Technology and Alexandria University have in common? | Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Cape Peninsula University of Technology, a university in Cape Town, South Africa, is the only university of technology in the Western Cape province, and is also the largest university in the province, with over 32,000 students. It was formed by merging the Cape Technikon and a va... | investigate key higher education issues facing the public universities in Southern Africa, including size and shape issues, funding issues, open access and science and technology and ICT.
Members.
- Agostinho Neto University
- Bindura University of Science Education
- Cape Peninsula University of Technology
- Universi... | 2,378 | hotpotqa-train |
In what party is the president whose cabinet Francisco Javier Mayorga Castañeda serves in? | Felipe Calderón
Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa, (; born 18 August 1962) is a Mexican politician who served as the 56th President of Mexico from 1 December 2006 to 30 November 2012. He was a member of the National Action Party ("Partido Acción Nacional", PAN) for thirty years before quitting the party in November 201... | ), a Guatemalan businessman
- Francisco Mayorga (born 1949), a Nicaraguan economist and writer
- Francisco Javier Mayorga Castañeda (born 1951), a Mexican businessman and politician
- Lincoln Mayorga (born 1937), an American pianist, arranger, conductor and composer
- Louiche Mayorga, bass player of the punk band Suici... | 2,379 | hotpotqa-train |
Where did the murderer, by whom the character Keyser Söze was inspired, commit his murders? | John List
John Emil List (September 17, 1925 – March 21, 2008) was an American mass murderer and long-time fugitive. On November 9, 1971, he killed his wife, mother, and three children in their home in Westfield, New Jersey, then disappeared. He had planned the murders so meticulously that nearly a month passed before ... | in the episode, but dropped it due to time constraints. The line spoken by Oscar, "Just like that, as mysteriously as he arrived, he was gone" was written by "Office" writer Mindy Kaling and was inspired by the Keyser Söze character in the 1995 film, "The Usual Suspects".
Reception.
In its original American broadcast o... | 2,380 | hotpotqa-train |
What was the score of Philadelphia Eagles after the year of the team not reaching the Super Bowl, despite being favored in the final two NFC title games? | result it caused chaos upon the Eagles' chances in their post-Super Bowl season. In the 2004 season, Philadelphia had swept its division rivals, but they became the first team to reverse that feat in its next season, going 0–6 against the NFC East in 2005.
After the Super Bowl, the future looked bright for the team, bu... | personnel in 2001 before being promoted to vice president of player personnel in 2003. He helped Eagles coach Andy Reid assemble a team that went to four straight NFC Championship Games from 2001 to 2004, and to Super Bowl XXXIX. He was promoted to general manager on January 2, 2006. Despite Heckert's title of general ... | 2,381 | hotpotqa-train |
What is the title of the book that documents the involvement of the president of the BioProducts Division at Archer Daniels Midland in a conspiracy case? | Mark Whitacre
Mark Edward Whitacre (born May 1, 1957) is an American business executive who came to public attention in 1995 when, as president of the Decatur, Illinois-based BioProducts Division at Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), he became the highest-level corporate executive in U.S. history to become a Federal Bureau ... | United States v. Archer Daniels Midland Co.
United States v. Archer Daniels Midland Co. was a criminal case filed on October 15, 1996 in which the United States alleged that Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) and other corporations and individuals engaged in a conspiracy to fix and maintain prices of lysine and citri... | 2,382 | hotpotqa-train |
Chattem is an American, Chattanooga, Tennessee-based, producer and marketer of over-the-counter healthcare products, brand portfolio includes Allegra, what other name is it called by? | Fexofenadine
Fexofenadine, sold under the trade name Allegra & FX 24 among others is an antihistamine pharmaceutical drug used in the treatment of allergy symptoms, such as hay fever and urticaria. Therapeutically, fexofenadine is a selective peripheral H1-blocker.
Fexofenadine is classified as a second-generation anti... | a preacher, but joined the family business instead. He served as the Chair of the Executive Committee of SunTrust Bank in Chattanooga. He served on the Board of Directors as well as the Audit and Compensation Committees of Chattem, a Chattanooga-based producer and marketer of over-the-counter healthcare products, toile... | 2,383 | hotpotqa-train |
Who was the winner of the Miss Universe pageant in which La Toya Woods competed? | La Toya Woods
La Toya Woods (born 1985) is the winner of the Miss Trinidad & Tobago Universe 2010 pageant and was a contestant in the Miss Universe 2010 pageant in Las Vegas, USA. She competed in the local pageant as Miss Point Lisas.
Woods was at the time of the Miss Universe contest a Psychology student at the Colleg... | 2013 Yu Weiwei who also competed Miss China World in 2009, 2011, and 2013.
Miss Universe China 2013.
Jin was crowned by the previous year's winner, Diana Xu, Miss Universe China 2012. The pageant finale was on September 28, 2013 and was held at Jing An Shangri-La Hotel in Shanghai.
Miss Universe 2013.
Jin competed at M... | 2,384 | hotpotqa-train |
What participant in Operation Phantom Linebacker currently has about 17,000 soldiers, 10,000 of whom are stationed in South Korea? | 2nd Infantry Division (United States)
The 2nd Infantry Division ("Indianhead"; "2ID," "2nd ID", or "Second D") is a formation of the United States Army. Its current primary mission is the pre-emptive defense of South Korea in the event of an invasion from North Korea. There are approximately 17,000 soldiers in the 2nd ... | to Japan and South Korea as part of air defense forces.
Reassigned to Pacific Air Forces in 1965 at Clark Air Base, Philippines. Became rotational deployment squadron to Taiwan in 1966 with F-100 aircraft; later provided forces to Thirteenth Air Force in Thailand, 1972 as a McDonnell F-4E Phantom II squadron during def... | 2,385 | hotpotqa-train |
Cashback was a movie that starred which English actress from "Silent Witness"? | Cashback (film)
Cashback is a 2006 British romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Sean Ellis. Originally exhibited as a short in 2004, it was expanded to feature length in 2006. Both versions were produced by Lene Bausager, starring Sean Biggerstaff and Emilia Fox.
Plot.
Aspiring artist Ben Willis develops... | Priyanga Burford
Priyanga Burford is an actress and writer, who has appeared in roles in a number of British films and television series. Her credits include roles in "A Long Way Down", "A Rather English Marriage", "The Thick of It", "Silent Witness" and "Casualty". In 2015 she starred in the Channel 4 mockumentary "" ... | 2,386 | hotpotqa-train |
Moominpappa at Sea is a loose reference to a novel written by what American author? | the translation.
Plot.
Moominpappa is dissatisfied with his life in Moomin Valley, so he organises the family to set off on a journey to find a lighthouse in the sea. This will also be the perfect backdrop for a novel about the sea. Once arriving there, they find it a desolate and lonely place, inhabited only by a very... | Moominpappa at Sea
Moominpappa at Sea (Swedish: "Pappan och havet", literally "The father and the sea") is the seventh book in the Moomin books by Finnish author Tove Jansson. It is based primarily around the character of Moominpappa. It was first published in 1965. "Moominpappa at Sea" forms the basis of episodes 25 a... | 2,387 | hotpotqa-train |
Which genus contains more species, Philadelphus or Sarracenia? | Philadelphus
Philadelphus () (mock-orange) is a genus of about 60 species of shrubs from 3–20 ft (1–6 m) tall, native to North America, Central America, Asia and (locally) in southeast Europe.
They are named "mock-orange" in reference to their flowers, which in wild species look somewhat similar to those of oranges and... | are popularly known as marsh pitchers (or erroneously as sun pitchers), have a simple rolled-leaf pitcher, at the tip of which is a spoon-like structure that secretes nectar. They are restricted to areas of high rainfall in South America. The North American genus "Sarracenia" are the trumpet pitchers, which have a more... | 2,388 | hotpotqa-train |
Who was appointed the fifth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1946, Woody Allen or Karl Shapiro ? | Karl Shapiro
Karl Jay Shapiro (November 10, 1913 – May 14, 2000) was an American poet. He was appointed the fifth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1946.
Biography.
Karl Shapiro was born in Baltimore, Maryland and graduated from the Baltimore City College high school. He attended the Univ... | residents.
Writer Gertrude Stein lived in Reservoir Hill for a short period of time on Linden Avenue, near Whitelock Street in what is also called the David Bachrach House.
Pulitzer Prize winning poet Karl Shapiro was born on Brooks Lane in Reservoir Hill. Shapiro was appointed the fifth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poe... | 2,389 | hotpotqa-train |
What sport does Dave Silk and Miracle on Ice have in common? | Miracle on Ice
The "Miracle on Ice" was a medal-round game during the men's ice hockey tournament at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, played between the hosting United States and the four-time defending gold medalists, the Soviet Union.
The Soviet Union had won the gold medal in five of the six previo... | and third goals, was mentioned in sportscast Al Michaels' final call: "Eleven seconds, you've got ten seconds, the countdown going on right now! Morrow, up to Silk. Five seconds left in the game. Do you believe in miracles? Yes!"
O'Callahan, who had injured his left knee in an exhibition match, returned for the famous ... | 2,390 | hotpotqa-train |
Who was the director of the 2004 Hong Kong martial arts film starring the actress whose nickname is "Dingding"? | Cherrie Ying
Ting Man (born 20 June 1983), better known by her stage names Cherrie Ying or Ying Choi-yi, is a Taiwan-born Hong Kong actress. She moved to New York City at a young age, and later to Hong Kong. Her nickname is "Dingding" (丁丁), and she is often credited under the name Cherrie In.
Career.
After making her f... | Iceman (2014 film)
Iceman is a 2014 Hong Kong-Chinese 3D martial arts action-comedy film directed by Law Wing-cheung and starring Donnie Yen, who also serves as the film's action director. The film is a remake of the 1989 film "The Iceman Cometh" which was directed by Clarence Fok and starred Yuen Biao. The film was re... | 2,391 | hotpotqa-train |
Who was a sixth overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft and MVP of the 2012 NBA Summer League? | 2012 NBA Summer League
The 2012 NBA Summer League was a pro basketball league run by the NBA just after the 2012 NBA Draft. It took place in Orlando, Florida from July 9 to 13 and in Las Vegas, Nevada from July 13 to 22, 2012. Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers) and Josh Selby (Memphis Grizzlies) won the MVP honors... | Chalon on October 14 after not passing the tryout. On November 2, 2012, he was selected by the Tulsa 66ers with the sixth overall pick in the 2012 NBA Development League Draft.
Professional career 2013–14 season.
In July 2013, Sutton joined the Brooklyn Nets for Orlando Summer League and the NBA D-League Select Team fo... | 2,392 | hotpotqa-train |
Who directed the 2005 film version of the famous musical The Producers? | The Producers (2005 film)
The Producers is a 2005 American musical comedy film directed by Susan Stroman and written by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan based on the eponymous 2001 Broadway musical, which in turn was based on Brooks's 1967 film of the same name starring Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder and Andreas Voutsinas. The f... | The American Ruling Class
The American Ruling Class is a 2005 dramatic documentary film written by Lewis H. Lapham and directed by John Kirby that "explores our country’s most taboo topic: class, power and privilege in our nominally democratic republic." It seeks to answer the question, "Does America have a ruling clas... | 2,393 | hotpotqa-train |
What is the name of this American musician, singer, actor, comedian, and songwriter, who worked with Modern Records and born in December 5, 1932? | Modern Records
Modern Records (Modern Music Records before 1947) was an American record company and label formed in 1945 in Los Angeles by the Bihari brothers.
History.
In the 1960s, Modern Records went bankrupt and ceased operations, but the catalogue went with the management into what became Kent Records. This back ... | former CNN news anchorwoman
- Mark Russell (born 1932), American comedian
- Nipsey Russell (1918–2005), American comedian
- Rosalind Russell (1907–1976), American actress
- Theresa Russell (born 1957), American actress
- Wyatt Russell (born 1986), American actor and former ice hockey player
List of people with the surn... | 2,394 | hotpotqa-train |
Where does the American rock band Drowning Pool, named after a movie, who feature on the official soundtrack for the film 'The Punisher', hail from? | The Punisher: The Album
The Punisher: The Album is the official soundtrack for the film "The Punisher" and was released in 2004 by Wind-up Records. Its two lead singles were "Broken" by Seether and Evanescence frontwoman Amy Lee and "Step Up" by Drowning Pool, which have accompanying music videos.
The song "So Far Away... | Sinner (Drowning Pool song)
"Sinner" is a song by American rock band Drowning Pool and is from their debut album of the same name. Serving as the first track on the album, the song also was released as the third single from the album. It is the last single to feature Dave Williams as lead vocalist before his death the ... | 2,395 | hotpotqa-train |
Which women's cricket team based in Sydney, Australia featured an Australian sportswoman named Ellyse Alexander Perry? | Ellyse Perry
Ellyse Alexandra Perry (born 3 November 1990) is an Australian sportswoman who made her debut for both the Australian cricket and the Australian women's national football team at the age of 16. She played her first cricket international in July 2007 before earning her first football cap for Australia a mon... | Sydney, they appeared on The TODAY Show, 2GB/Christian/koori Radio, The Age, Daily Telegraph & Thepunch.com.au.
Other highlights included:
- Meeting with youth from Father Chris Riley's Youth Off The Streets charity in Merrylands, Sydney.
- A chance encounter with Brett Lee at the Sydney Cricket Ground during a private... | 2,396 | hotpotqa-train |
What German composer wrote a letter in 1770 addressing Lucrezia Aguiari's ability to perform in C sporano acuto? | Lucrezia Aguiari
Lucrezia Aguiari (sometimes spelled Agujari) (1743/46 in Ferrara – 18 May 1783 in Parma) was an Italian coloratura soprano. She possessed an unusually agile voice with a large vocal range that spanned slightly more than three and a half octaves; faculties that enabled her to perform the most difficult ... | pardoned again and again for his misdeeds, but he left Mantua again "without permission, and for despicable reasons", as stated in a letter from one of the Gonzaga family, his employers. His skill as a composer probably endeared him to Isabella d'Este, one of the great patrons of the arts of the time; this connection m... | 2,397 | hotpotqa-train |
When was the film produced by the wife of Nick Hornby, starring Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent, and Julie Walters released? | Amanda Posey
Amanda Rachel Posey (born June 1965) is a British film producer, best known for her films "An Education" and "Brooklyn", produced with frequent collaborator Finola Dwyer. She is the wife of novelist and screenwriter Nick Hornby.
Career.
In 2015, Posey produced an historical period drama film "Brooklyn", st... | Brooklyn the next day because she wants to be with her husband. On the crossing, she offers guidance to a young woman making her own first trip to Brooklyn. The film ends with Eilis and Tony reuniting and happily embracing.
Cast.
- Saoirse Ronan as Eilis Lacey, a young Irish immigrant in 1950s Brooklyn.
- Emory Cohen a... | 2,398 | hotpotqa-train |
Lemon La Vida Loca took its name from a song by which Puerto Rican singer? | Lemon La Vida Loca
Lemon La Vida Loca is a British mock reality show created and written by, and starring, comedian Leigh Francis and actress Laura Aikman. The show's title is derived from Ricky Martin's 1999 hit single, "Livin' la Vida Loca".
The series follows the character of television personality Keith Lemon, capt... | Despacito
"Despacito" (; ) is a song by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi featuring Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee from Fonsi's 2019 studio album "Vida". On January 12, 2017, Universal Music Latin released "Despacito" and its music video, which shows both artists performing the song in La Perla neighborhood of Old San J... | 2,399 | hotpotqa-train |
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