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In the book 'Call For The Dead', who is described as a 'short, fat man with a quiet disposition'? | Call for the Dead
Call for the Dead is John le Carré's first novel, published in 1961. It introduces George Smiley, the most famous of le Carré's recurring characters, in a story about East German spies inside Great Britain. It also introduces a fictional version of British Intelligence, called "the Circus" because of ... | of the Carr children and the novel's protagonist. At the beginning of the book she is a twelve-year-old tomboy who much prefers running around outdoors to quiet 'ladylike' pursuits and so tears her clothes and is always untidy; however, she longs to be good.
Clover Carr: the second-eldest sister adores Katy and follows... | 30,100 | triviaqa-train |
The model Sophie Dahl is married to which singer? | Patricia Neal. Her paternal grandparents were the actor Stanley Holloway and Violet Lane, a former chorus dancer. Dahl was the inspiration for Sophie, the main character in her maternal grandfather's book "The BFG". She is married to the singer Jamie Cullum.
Biography.
Biography Early life.
Dahl was born in London to t... | He was a cousin to the actor Stanley Holloway (Bernard's father Charles was a brother to Holloway's maternal grandmother), to Holloway's son, the actor Julian Holloway and Julian's daughter, the author and former model Sophie Dahl.
Bernard was married twice; first to the singer Muriel Theresa Lightfoot in 1911 (the mar... | 30,101 | triviaqa-train |
The song 'On My Own' features in which musical? | smart shows like "Of Thee I Sing" (1931) were artistic steps forward beyond revues and other frothy entertainments of the early 20th century and led to such groundbreaking works as "Show Boat" (1927) and "Oklahoma!" (1943). Some of the most famous musicals through the decades that followed include
"West Side Story" (19... | read Sterne more and Voltaire less, I should have known the world was wide enough for both Hamilton and me".
It features reprises and leitmotifs from multiple other songs in the musical, including "My Shot", "The Story of Tonight", "Wait for It", "Ten Duel Commandments" and "One Last Time". It also marks the last time ... | 30,102 | triviaqa-train |
Which play includes the characters Lady Sneerwell, Sir Harry Bumper and Sir Peter Teazle? | and the sons Delpini, Diamond, and Traveller.
His dam, Papillon, was by Snap, himself on the Leading Sire list four times and a great producer of raw speed. Papillon had some success as a racehorse, finishing third out of 22 in the 1773 Craven Stakes, losing to Firetail and Miss Timms. Sir Peter was her 7th out of 12 l... | . Sir Oliver is enraged, as he knows both statements are flat lies – he sent Joseph 12,000 pounds from India. He stifles his anger, and departs amid further effusions. Rowley arrives with a letter for Joseph announcing that Sir Oliver has arrived in town.
Scene II: At Sir Peter's house, Lady Sneerwell, Mrs. Candour, Si... | 30,103 | triviaqa-train |
Which book includes the characters Dr Primrose, Squire Thornhill and Mr Burchell? | The Vicar of Wakefield
The Vicar of Wakefield – subtitled A Tale, Supposed to be written by Himself – is a novel by Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith (1728–1774). It was written from 1761 to 1762 and published in 1766. It was one of the most popular and widely read 18th-century novels among Victorians.
Publication.
Dr. Sam... | But Squire Thornhill has no intention of marrying her, and commissions a farmer to arrange a fake wedding ceremony. The farmer accepts, but shakes his fist in anger at the squire after he has departed.
Squire Thornhill leaves in a carriage with Olivia, whose departure is soon reported to the rest of the family. Stricke... | 30,104 | triviaqa-train |
Which South Wales town was formed by the amalgamation of Aberavon and Margam in 1921? | Aberavon
Aberavon () is a settlement and community in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. The town derived its name from being near the mouth of the river Afan, which also gave its name to a medieval lordship. Today it is essentially a district of Port Talbot, covering the central and south western part of the tow... | era of contested scrums.
Background.
Denzil Jones' birth was registered in Merthyr Tydfil district, Wales, he worked at the Margam Knuckle Yard. and he died aged 84 in Margam, Wales.
Playing career.
Playing career Notable rugby union tour matches.
Denzil Jones played, and was captain, in the combined Aberavon RFC/Neath... | 30,105 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the channel that separates Mexico and Cuba? | Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. It lies between latitudes 19° and 24°N, and longitudes 74° and 85°W. The United States lies 150 kilometers (93 miles) across the Straits of Florida to the north and northwest (to the closest tip of Key West, Florida), and the Bahamas 21 km (13 mi) to the north. Mexico lies 210 kilometers ... | the late-1980s immigration patterns changed. Many Cuban immigrants departed from the southern and western coasts of Cuba and arrived at the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico; many landed on Isla Mujeres. From there Cuban immigrants traveled to the Texas-Mexico border and found asylum. Many of the Cubans who did not have fami... | 30,106 | triviaqa-train |
Which singer has had hits with the groups, NERD, The Neptunes and Daft Punk as well as solo hits and accompanying Robin Thicke on 'Blurred Lines'? | in 1832.
He met Chad Hugo in a seventh-grade summer band camp where Williams played the keyboards and drums and Hugo played tenor saxophone. They were also both members of a marching band; Williams played the snare drum while Hugo was drum major. Williams and Hugo attended Princess Anne High School where he played in t... | List of best-selling singles and albums of 2013 in Ireland
This is a list of the best selling singles, albums and as according to IRMA. Further listings can be found here.
Top-selling singles.
1. 'Robin Thicke – "Blurred Lines"
2. Passenger – "Let Her Go"
3. Avicii – "Wake Me Up"
4. Daft Punk – "Get Lucky"
5. Pink – "J... | 30,107 | triviaqa-train |
Julius Nyerere was the first President of which country? | Julius Nyerere
Julius Kambarage Nyerere (; 13 April 1922 – 14 October 1999) was a Tanzanian anti-colonial activist, politician, and political theorist. He governed Tanganyika as Prime Minister from 1961 to 1962 and then as President from 1963 to 1964, after which he led its successor state, Tanzania, as President from ... | ) was the former President of South Africa, in office from 1994 to 1999. He led the negotiations, together with F. W. de Klerk, to racially integrate and unite the country.
- Oliver Tambo
- Walter Sisulu
- Govan Mbeki
- Joe Slovo
- Ahmed Kathrada
- Raymond Mhlaba
- Robert Sobukwe
- Joe Modise
- Chris Hani
- John Garang... | 30,108 | triviaqa-train |
Which country's flag is similar in design to the Jerusalem Cross or Crusader's Cross? | crosslets (a "Jerusalem cross of Jerusalem crosses").
Classical heraldry.
In late medieval heraldry the Crusader's cross was used for various Crusader states. The 14th-century Book of All Kingdoms uses it as the flag of Sebasteia.
At about the same time, the Pizzigano chart uses it as the flag of Tbilisi (based on the... | Flag of the Faroe Islands
The flag of the Faroe Islands is an offset cross, representing Christianity. It is similar in design to other Nordic flags – a tradition set by the "Dannebrog" of Denmark, of which the Faroe Islands are an autonomous country.
The flag is called Merkið, which means "the banner" or "the mark". I... | 30,109 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the main architect of 'The Sage' in Gateshead? | Lottery Fund grant of almost £420,000 restoration of the structure is expected to begin in April 2014.
The council has recently sponsored the development of the Gateshead Quays cultural quarter. The development includes the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, erected in 2001, which won the James Stirling Prize for Architectur... | , possibly the world's only ten-sided performance space.
The building is open to the public throughout the day.
The fact that the main entrance doors to the western end of the building are still not working properly, seven years after the building's opening, was described as "disappointing" by the centre's then general... | 30,110 | triviaqa-train |
Who painted 'The Scapegoat' in 1854? | The Scapegoat (painting)
The Scapegoat (1854–1856) is a painting by William Holman Hunt which depicts the "scapegoat" described in the Book of Leviticus. On the Day of Atonement, a goat would have its horns wrapped with a red cloth – representing the sins of the community – and be driven off.
Hunt started painting on t... | in Egypt" (1854–63), Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
- "The Scapegoat" (1854–1856), Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight.
- "The School-girl's Hymn" (1858–59), Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
- "London Bridge on the Night of the Marriage of the Prince and Princess of Wales" (1863-64), Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
- "The Festival of ... | 30,111 | triviaqa-train |
At which battle did the military leader William Travis draw the famous 'line in the sand'? | William B. Travis
William Barret "Buck" Travis (August 1, 1809 – March 6, 1836) was a 19th-century American lawyer and soldier. At the age of 26, he was a lieutenant colonel in the Texas Army. He died at the Battle of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution. Travis County and Travis Park were named after him for being th... | army to retreat. Thus began the Runaway Scrape, in which much of Texas' population, including the acting government, rushed eastward to escape the advancing Mexican army.
Susanna's witness accounts.
Susanna reported, after the battle, the following about the siege and final fight:
- There were very few casualties befor... | 30,112 | triviaqa-train |
Who founded the Kelmscott Press? | and was influenced by anarchism in the 1880s and became a committed revolutionary socialist activist. He founded the Socialist League in 1884 after an involvement in the Social Democratic Federation (SDF), but he broke with that organization in 1890. In 1891, he founded the Kelmscott Press to publish limited-edition, i... | stated that the Dwarves were originally divided into seven clans or "Houses". The three who enter Tolkien's histories are:
- Longbeards (Khuzdul: "Sigin-tarâg") (Durin's folk), who founded the city of Khazad-dûm in the Misty Mountains (they later founded realms in the Grey Mountains and the Lonely Mountain);
- Firebear... | 30,113 | triviaqa-train |
Which English cathedral, dedicated to St. Mary, has an original copy of Magna Carta? | England, however (except as regards Salisbury and Durham), this custom has never obtained, the two archbishops having, from time immemorial, taken charge of the vacant dioceses in their respective provinces. When, however, either of the sees of Canterbury or York is vacant the chapters of those churches take charge, no... | to be sent to Fort Knox. These items were: the Constitution of the United States (signed original); the Declaration of Independence (signed original); Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address (autographed original); Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address (first and second autographed drafts); a Gutenberg Bible (St. Blasius–St. Paul co... | 30,114 | triviaqa-train |
The Annals and The Histories are the 2 major works of which Roman historian who lived from around 56AD to around 117AD? | were that of Livy and Tacitus.
- Polybius – "The Histories"
- Sallust – "Bellum Catilinae" and "Bellum Jugurthinum"
- Julius Caesar – "De Bello Gallico" and "De Bello Civili"
- Livy – "Ab urbe condita"
- Dionysius of Halicarnassus – "Roman Antiquities"
- Pliny the Elder – "Naturalis Historia"
- Josephus – "The Jewish W... | at the time of Julius Caesar, the region was occupied by the Nerviens. Near the Fauroeulx gate of the town in 1933, Roman pottery was discovered. Under the Merovingian and Carolingian, we find no evidence of a major population center in the vicinity. However, the historian Jacques de Guise, claims that at that time the... | 30,115 | triviaqa-train |
The blue giant star, Spica, lies in which constellation? | Spica
Spica , designated α Virginis (Latinised to Alpha Virginis, abbreviated Alpha Vir, α Vir), is the brightest object in the constellation of Virgo and one of the 20 brightest stars in the night sky. Analysis of its parallax shows that it is located 250 ± 10 light years from the Sun. It is a spectroscopic binary sta... | Xi Orionis
Xi Orionis (ξ Orionis) is a binary star system in the northeastern part of the constellation of Orion, well above the red giant star, Betelgeuse in the sky. It lies next to another blue main-sequence star, Nu Orionis which is somewhat closer at 520 light years. The apparent visual magnitude of Xi Orionis is ... | 30,116 | triviaqa-train |
Which company produces the 'Whimsies' series of small solid porcelain animal figures? | Wade Ceramics
Wade Ceramics Ltd is a manufacturer of porcelain and earthenware, headquartered in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Its products include animal figures for its Collectors Club, whisky flagons, and a variety of industrial ceramics.
In the 1950s, the Wade potteries created 'Whimsies', small solid porcelain animal f... | Breyer Animal Creations
Breyer Animal Creations (commonly referred to as Breyer), a division of Reeves International, Inc, is a manufacturer of model animals. The company specializes in model horses made from cellulose acetate, a form of plastic, and produces other animal models from the same material as well. Less wel... | 30,117 | triviaqa-train |
Who composed the opera Lucia di Lammermoor? | the Seraglio"), and "The Magic Flute" ("Die Zauberflöte"), landmarks in the German tradition.
The first third of the 19th century saw the high point of the bel canto style, with Gioachino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti and Vincenzo Bellini all creating works that are still performed. It also saw the advent of Grand Opera t... | of "Earthrise" (composed by Lewis Spratlan) at San Francisco Opera.
He performed his first baritone role as Escamillo in "Carmen" at San Francisco Lyric Opera in 2005, and has since built an extensive repertoire, including Enrico in "Lucia di Lammermoor" (Center Stage Opera, 2005 and North Bay Opera, 2010), Germont in ... | 30,118 | triviaqa-train |
Trujillo and Chiclayo are cities in which country in the Americas | Chiclayo
Chiclayo () is the principal city of the Lambayeque region in northern Peru. It is located 13 kilometers inland from the Pacific coast and 770 kilometers from the nation's capital, Lima.
Founded by Spanish explorers as "Santa María de los Valles de Chiclayo" in the 16th century, it was declared a city on 15 Ap... | domestic service to Lima. In July 2016, Copa Airlines began direct flights between Chiclayo and its hub in Panama, making it the first ever international flight to arrive to the city. US-based Spirit Airlines has expressed interest in serving Chiclayo from its hub in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States.
Transportat... | 30,119 | triviaqa-train |
Common, Short Beaked and Spinner are all species of which mammal? | dolphin descends back into the water, landing on its side. A dolphin can make two to 5.5 spins in one leap; the swimming and rotational speed of the dolphin as it spins underwater affects the number of spins it can do while airborne. These spins may serve several functions. Dolphins may also make nose-outs, tail slaps,... | The reserve hosts a diverse range of animal species with a recorded total of 253 all of which have a protected status in New South Wales. Examples of mammal species include the short-beaked echidna ("Tachyglossus aculeatus"), brush-tailed rock-wallaby ("Petrogale penicillata"), yellow-bellied sheathtail-bat ("Saccolaim... | 30,120 | triviaqa-train |
Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire is the resting place of which Tudor queen? | of owners and their families. Closing the castle to the general public on some weekdays meant that visitors were disheartened when embarking on their day trips, and resulted in a dramatic fall in visitor numbers in the three years leading up to the creation of the programme.
The castle is sometimes used for high-profil... | of Marsh Lane, complete with external carvings and mouldings. Carved panels from the interior are now at Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire.
That this was Winchcombe's home is shown in a contemporary survey, and the association was marked in 2016 by the addition of a local blue plaque. Some parts of the cloth-making pro... | 30,121 | triviaqa-train |
The Kyle Railway line runs between Kyle of Lochalsh and which town or city? | Kyle of Lochalsh
Kyle of Lochalsh (from the Gaelic "Caol Loch Aillse", "strait of the foaming loch") is a village in the historic county of Ross-shire on the northwest coast of Scotland, 63 miles (100 km) west of Inverness. It is located on the Lochalsh peninsula, at the entrance to Loch Alsh, opposite the village of K... | summit of which is Glas Leathad Mòr. To the south lies the Corbett of Little Wyvis, which is separated from Ben Wyvis by the Bealach Mòr. The A835 road between Dingwall and Ullapool runs to the west and south of these mountains, whilst the Kyle of Lochalsh railway line passes to the south, following a route between Din... | 30,122 | triviaqa-train |
Which Spanish painter died in Bordeaux in April 1928? | Francisco Goya
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; ; 30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker. He is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries and throughout his long career was a commentator and chronicler of his era. Immensely successf... | Pierre Lacour
Pierre Lacour (15 April 1745 - 28 January 1814) was a French painter. He was born and died in Bordeaux
Lacour took second prize in the Prix de Rome of 1769. In 1801, he founded the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux, where he was the first curator. The following year, he worked on restoring the Palais Rohan... | 30,123 | triviaqa-train |
Athena is the Greek counterpart of which Roman goddess? | , Juno and Minerva later became central to official religion, replacing the Archaic Triad — an unusual example within Indo-European religion of a supreme triad formed of two female deities and only one male. The cult of Diana became established on the Aventine Hill, but the most famous Roman manifestation of this godde... | Eris (mythology)
Eris (; , "Strife") is the Greek goddess of strife and discord. Her Roman equivalent is Discordia, which means "discord". Eris's Greek opposite is Harmonia, whose Roman counterpart is Concordia. Homer equated her with the war-goddess Enyo, whose Roman counterpart is Bellona. The dwarf planet Eris is na... | 30,124 | triviaqa-train |
Which actor starred as Dr Who in the 1st colour episode? | the center of many people's relationship with the show", and a 2011 online vote at Digital Spy deemed the series the "scariest TV show of all time".
During Jon Pertwee's second series as the Doctor, in the serial "Terror of the Autons" (1971), images of murderous plastic dolls, daffodils killing unsuspecting victims, a... | starred in "Mask" as Dr. Cap Jackson, a sex therapist who runs a sex addiction rehab clinic. "We're elated to work with an actor of Jeremy's caliber", Baer said. "He brings depth, intelligence and charisma to all his varied roles and we couldn't be luckier to have him guest-star on "SVU"." A.J. Cook guest starred in th... | 30,125 | triviaqa-train |
What is the most well-known creation of the Japanese artist Taro Chiezo? | Superlambanana
Superlambanana is a bright yellow sculpture in Liverpool, England. Weighing almost and standing at tall, it is intended to be a cross between a banana and a lamb and was designed by New York City-based Japanese artist Taro Chiezo. It currently stands in Tithebarn Street, outside the LJMU Avril Robarts Li... | wrestler from Muroto, Japan
- Taro Aso (麻生 太郎, born 1940), Japanese politician and the 92nd Prime Minister of Japan
- Taro Chiezo (千恵藏 太郎), Manhattan based, Japanese artist
- Taro Gold (金太郎, born 1969), American writer, entertainer, and entrepreneur
- Tarō Gomi (五味 太郎, born 1945), a Japanese children's book illustrator... | 30,126 | triviaqa-train |
In the Jewish religion, by what name are the first five books of the Tanakh collectively known? | Torah (also known as the Pentateuch or the Five Books of Moses). According to rabbinic tradition, there are 613 commandments in the Torah. Some of these laws are directed only to men or to women, some only to the ancient priestly groups, the Kohanim and Leviyim (members of the tribe of Levi), some only to farmers withi... | Book of Esther are collectively known as the "Hamesh Megillot" (Five Megillot). These are the latest books collected and designated as "authoritative" in the Jewish canon, with the latest parts having dates ranging into the 2nd century BCE. These scrolls are traditionally read over the course of the year in many Jewish... | 30,127 | triviaqa-train |
In which Asian country are the car manufacturers Proton and Perodua based? | Perodua
The ("Second Automobile Manufacturer Private Limited"), usually abbreviated to Perodua (), is Malaysia's largest car manufacturer, closely followed by Proton. It was established in 1992 and launched its first car, the Perodua Kancil, in August 1994. 'M2' refers to the codename which was used when the project to... | , not its American product line. Even Subaru, a Japanese car maker, did not do well with cars made by a US-based subsidiary, Subaru of Indiana Automotive, which exported the US-made Tribeca to Singapore.
Non-Japanese Asian car brands sold in Singapore include Perodua, Proton, Ssangyong, Hafei Motor, Chery, Geely, Kia, ... | 30,128 | triviaqa-train |
From the Turkish for .stuffed', what name is given to a dish of stuffed vine leaves? | in Armenia, and "yerba" in Syria. Some Israelis may use leaves picked from the local mulberry trees.
Stuffed vine leaves without meat are sometimes called "yalancı dolma", which means "liar's dolma" in Turkish. "Vişneli yalancı dolması" is a variation of stuffed vine leaves where the rice is seasoned with cinnamon, all... | İmam bayıldı
Imam bayildi(, literally: "the imam fainted"; is a dish in Ottoman cuisine consisting of whole eggplant stuffed with onion, garlic and tomatoes, and simmered in olive oil. It is a "zeytinyağlı" (olive oil-based) dish and is found in most of the formerly Ottoman regions. The dish is served at room temperatu... | 30,129 | triviaqa-train |
'Based in the East Riding of Yorkshire, which football club is owned by Assem Allam? | Licence) was given to new station "Hull Community Radio" broadcasting on 87.9 FM.
Sport.
Sports in the city include professional football, rugby league, golf, darts, athletics and watersports.
The city's professional football club, Hull City A.F.C., play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football ... | Hall Road Rangers F.C.
Hall Road Rangers Football Club is a football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Haworth Park.
History.
The club was formed in 1959 as a Sunday league team by Ted Richardson. They later switched to Saturday football, ... | 30,130 | triviaqa-train |
What kind of books are published by Frommer's? | a job with Frommer's at the end of EuroTrip. In the opening scene of 2003's "", Cameron Diaz enters a Mongolian beer shack holding a Frommer's guidebook. A copy can also be seen near the beginning of the 2008 film "Jumper". Complete references from the Frommer's Guide book for Traveling around the world can be seen in ... | . Published by North Point Press, 2004. .
- "Frommer's Alaska 2008", Charles P. Wohlforth. Published by Frommer's, 2007. .
- "Frommer's Alaska 2009", Charles P. Wohlforth. Published by Frommer's, 2008. .
- "The Fate of Nature: Rediscovering Our Ability to Rescue the Earth", Charles P. Wohlforth. Thomas Dunne Books, Jun... | 30,131 | triviaqa-train |
In which year did Sigmund Freud die? | Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud ( ; ; born Sigismund Schlomo Freud; 6 May 1856 – 23 September 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.
Freud was born to Galician Jewish parents in the Moravian ... | teasing when he claims to have the shoes with which she killed Claude. When the realization sets in that she actually did kill Claude, he denies ever having them. Shortly thereafter, he is locked inside his makeshift shed by Rhoda, who sets the shed on fire, leaving him inside to die.
- Monica Breedlove: The Penmarks' ... | 30,132 | triviaqa-train |
What is Jamie Oliver's middle name? | Jamie Oliver
James Trevor Oliver (born 27 May 1975) is a British chef and restaurateur. He is known for his approachable cuisine, which has led him to front numerous television shows and open many restaurants. Born and raised in Clavering, Essex, he was educated in London before joining Antonio Carluccio's Neal Street ... | Oliver's Twist
Oliver's Twist is a 2002 television series featuring chef Jamie Oliver, the name of the programme is a pun on the title of Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist. Following the popularity of his first TV series, The Naked Chef, he began producing Oliver's Twist to be aired outside the UK. The show became a ... | 30,133 | triviaqa-train |
What does an arenophile collect? | Arenophile
An arenophile is one who collects sand samples, the interest of the hobby lying in the variety of texture, colour, mineralogy and location.
Etymology.
The terms "arenophile" meaning "sand lover" and the associated "arenophilia" derive from the Latin "arena" (sand) and the Greek "phil" (love).These words are ... | the FBI with an ability to collect transmissions which comply with pen register court orders, trap & trace court orders, Title III interception orders, etc...
...It is important to distinguish now what is meant by "sniffing." The problem of discriminating between users' messages on the Internet is a complex one. Howeve... | 30,134 | triviaqa-train |
Which fruit has varieties called Smooth Cayenne, Red Spanish and Sugarloaf? | Pineapple
The pineapple ("Ananas comosus") is a tropical plant with an edible fruit, also called pineapples, and the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae.
Pineapples may be cultivated from the offset produced at the top of the fruit, possibly flowering in five to ten months and fruiting in the... | part of Brazil, and later improved stocks were introduced into the Americas, the Azores, Africa, India, Malaysia and Australia. Varieties include:
- "Hilo" is a compact, 1.0- to 1.5-kg (2– to 3-lb) Hawaiian variant of smooth cayenne; the fruit is more cylindrical and produces many suckers, but no slips.
- "Kona sugarlo... | 30,135 | triviaqa-train |
In which county is the newest Irish National Park at Ballycroy? | Ballycroy National Park
Ballycroy National Park (Irish: Páirc Náisiúnta Bhaile Chruaich) is located in the Owenduff/Nephin Mountains area of the Barony of Erris in northwest County Mayo, Ireland. It is one of the largest expanses of peatland in Europe, consisting of 117.79 square kilometres of Atlantic blanket bog. It ... | a site known as the Owenduff/Nephin Complex. It is also a Special Protection Area and part of the Natura 2000 network.
Establishment of Ballycroy National Park.
The European Union Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC), which was transposed into Irish law in 1997, lists certain habitats and species that the Irish Government wa... | 30,136 | triviaqa-train |
Who was best man at the inventor Marconi's wedding in 1927? | charge of the Italian military's radio service. He attained the rank of lieutenant in the Royal Italian Army and of commander in the Regia Marina. In 1929, he was made a marquess by King Victor Emmanuel III.
Marconi joined the Italian Fascist party in 1923. In 1930, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini appointed him Presi... | presence of "Maréchal" Philippe Pétain. Juin was best man at de Lattre's wedding to Simonne Calary de Lamazière in March 1927.
Juin returned to North Africa in September 1927 to assume command of a battalion of the '. He married Marie Gabrielle Cécile Bonnefoy, the daughter of an Army veterinary surgeon who had moved ... | 30,137 | triviaqa-train |
Which English cathedral, dedicated to St. Andrew the Apostle, has a famous scissor arch? | a special officer. The rule of Chrodegang was, in fact, a modification of the Benedictine rule. Gisa, a native of Lorraine, who was bishop of Wells from 1061 to 1088, introduced it into England, and imposed its observance on the clergy of his cathedral church, but it was not followed for long there, or elsewhere in Eng... | is Orazio Soricelli. In 2015, in the diocese of Amalfi there was one priest for every 1,199 Catholics.
Special churches.
Amalfi Cathedral, the cathedral archiepiscopal see, is in Amalfi, devoted to St. Andrew Apostle.
It also has
- Marian Co-Cathedral dedicated to the Visitation, in Cava de’ Tirreni
- Former Cathedral... | 30,138 | triviaqa-train |
Which Roman writer, best known for his Natural History (Naturalis Historic), died during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79AD? | letters by Pliny the Younger to the historian Tacitus.
Vesuvius has erupted many times since and is the only volcano on the European mainland to have erupted within the last hundred years. Today, it is regarded as one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world because of the population of 3,000,000 people living near... | who later died during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, dedicated his "Naturalis Historia" to Titus.
In contrast to the ideal portrayal of Titus in Roman histories, in Jewish memory "Titus the Wicked" is remembered as an evil oppressor and destroyer of the Temple. For example, one legend in the Babylonian Talmud describe... | 30,139 | triviaqa-train |
The white supergiant star, Deneb, lies in which constellation? | lived stars, but their high luminosity means that there are many naked-eye examples, including some of the brightest stars in the sky. Rigel, the brightest star in the constellation Orion is a typical blue-white supergiant; Deneb is the brightest star in Cygnus, a white supergiant; Delta Cephei is the famous prototype ... | Mu Normae
μ Normae, Latinised as Mu Normae, is a blue supergiant star of spectral type O9.7 Iab in the constellation Norma.
It is 339,000 times the luminosity of the sun and 40 times its mass. It varies in visual magnitude between 4.87 and 4.98, and is suspected of being an Alpha Cygni variable, which are named after t... | 30,140 | triviaqa-train |
Who produced the design, seen on textiles and wallpaper, known as 'The Strawberry Thief? | Strawberry Thief (William Morris)
Strawberry Thief is one of William Morris's most popular repeating designs for textiles. It takes as its subject the thrushes that Morris found stealing fruit in his kitchen garden of his countryside home, Kelmscott Manor, in Oxfordshire. To print the pattern Morris used the painstakin... | the atomic bomb at the end of World War II. People were ever-aware of the potential good, and lurking menace, in technology. Science became more visible in the mainstream culture through Atomic Age design.
Atomic particles themselves were reproduced in visual design, in areas ranging from architecture to barkcloth patt... | 30,141 | triviaqa-train |
Who composed the opera The Girl of the Golden West? | La fanciulla del West
La fanciulla del West ("The Girl of the West") is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by and , based on the play "The Girl of the Golden West" by the American author David Belasco. "Fanciulla" followed "Madama Butterfly", which was also based on a Belasco play. The ope... | Leonard, with Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy
- "The Girl of the Golden West" (1922 film), a 1922 German silent film
- "Girl of the Golden West" (1942 film), a 1942 Italian film directed by Carl Koch
Girls of the Golden West may also refer to:
- "Girls of the Golden West" (opera), 2017 opera by John Adams
- Girls of... | 30,142 | triviaqa-train |
Ecatapec and Merida are cities in which country in the Americas? | List of cities in Mexico
"See also metropolitan areas of Mexico."
This article contains lists of most populous cities as well as municipalities of Mexico.
Most populous cities.
This is a list of cities in Mexico by fixed population, according to the 2010 Mexican national census.
Note that Veracruz and Naucalpan are cit... | Bahrain–Merida Pro Cycling Team
Bahrain–Merida Pro Cycling Team is a UCI WorldTeam cycling team from Bahrain which was founded in 2017. Its title sponsors are the government of Bahrain and the Taiwanese bicycle manufacturer Merida.
History.
The idea for a Bahrain pro cycling team was started in August 2016 by Sheikh Na... | 30,143 | triviaqa-train |
The roof of which London theatre collapsed during a performance in December 2013? | mid-sized venues, such as Brixton Academy, the Hammersmith Apollo and the Shepherd's Bush Empire. Several music festivals, including the Wireless Festival, South West Four, Lovebox, and Hyde Park's British Summer Time are all held in London. The city is home to the original Hard Rock Cafe and the Abbey Road Studios, wh... | 2000. Nica Burns and Max Weitzenhoffer purchased the theatre and several others in 2005, creating Nimax Theatres, which still owns the theatre.
History 2013 ceiling collapse.
On 19 December 2013, at about 20:15 GMT, of the auditorium's ornate plasterwork ceiling collapsed around 40 minutes into a performance of "The Cu... | 30,144 | triviaqa-train |
Coriolanus Snow, Peeta Mellark and Haymitch Abernathy are characters in which series of books? | The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games is a trilogy of young adult dystopian novels written by American novelist Suzanne Collins. The series is set in "The Hunger Games" universe, and follows young Katniss Everdeen.
The novels in the trilogy are titled "The Hunger Games" (2008), "Catching Fire" (2009), and "Mockingjay" (201... | plot.
Cast.
- Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen
- Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark
- Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne
- Woody Harrelson as Haymitch Abernathy
- Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket
- Lenny Kravitz as Cinna
- Philip Seymour Hoffman as Plutarch Heavensbee
- Jeffrey Wright as Beetee Latier
- Stanley Tucci ... | 30,145 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the husband of Lady Jane Grey, the 9 days queen? | women of her day. In May 1553, she married Lord Guildford Dudley, a younger son of Edward's chief minister John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland. In June 1553, Edward VI wrote his will, nominating Jane and her male heirs as successors to the Crown, in part because his half-sister Mary was Roman Catholic, while Jane was a... | (later 1st Baron Bonville) of Shute, who "carried away this and the greatest part of the land".
Descent Grey.
Upon the attainder of Bonville's eventual heir Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1517-1554), all his estates escheated to the crown. Lady Jane Grey, who was Queen of England for 9 days was his eldest daughter.
D... | 30,146 | triviaqa-train |
By what name is actor and comedian Sir David John White better known? | David Jason
Sir David John White, (born 2 February 1940), known professionally by his stage name David Jason, is an English actor. He has appeared as Derek "Del Boy" Trotter in "Only Fools and Horses"; Detective Inspector Jack Frost in "A Touch of Frost"; Granville in "Open All Hours" and "Still Open All Hours"; and Po... | Sinbad (comedian)
David Adkins (born November 10, 1956), better known by his stage name Sinbad (), is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He became known in the 1990s from being featured on his own HBO specials, appearing on several television series, and starring in the films "Necessary Roughness", "Houseguest", ... | 30,147 | triviaqa-train |
Ceres is the Roman counterpart of which Greek goddess? | up the child and ate it. Rhea hated this and tricked him by hiding Zeus and wrapping a stone in a baby's blanket, which Cronus ate. When Zeus was full grown, he fed Cronus a drugged drink which caused him to vomit, throwing up Rhea's other children, including Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Demeter, and Hera, and the stone, w... | be mature compared to the others in the Quartet. Her Sailor Soldier counterpart is Sailor Venus. Her hair is decorated in bows and a flower. Takeuchi has stated that CereCere is sexy and talks in a very aristocratic tone. She is the eldest sister, which corresponds to the order of discovery of the dwarf planet she is n... | 30,148 | triviaqa-train |
On which river does the Cornish town of Lostwithiel stand? | Lostwithiel
Lostwithiel (; ) is a civil parish and small town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom at the head of the estuary of the River Fowey. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 2,739, increasing to 2,899 at the 2011 census. The Lostwithiel electoral ward had a population of 4,639 at the 2011 census... | Lostwithiel (UK Parliament constituency)
Lostwithiel was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1304 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.
History.
The borough consisted of the town of Lostwithiel a... | 30,149 | triviaqa-train |
"Which two words immediately follow ""if music be the food of love...."" in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night?" | stage, particularly in musical theatre, among them "Your Own Thing" (1968), "Music Is" (1977), "All Shook Up" (2005), and "Play On!" (1997), the last two jukebox musicals featuring the music of Elvis Presley and Duke Ellington, respectively. Another adaptation is "Illyria", by composer Pete Mills. Theatre Grottesco cre... | , words from Shakespeare's "Twelfth night", choral) (1912)
- "The Bramble, a two-part song, words by Thomas Love Peacock (Akerman)" (1914)
- "The Cow, words by R. L. Stevenson" (choruses for equal voices, piano) (J. Curwen & Sons, 1915)
- "The Swing, words by R. L. Stevenson" (unison voices, piano) (1915)
- "Ask Me Why... | 30,150 | triviaqa-train |
In 2012 Vincent Tan rebranded which football club, changing its home colours? | -14 season. In July 2014 FK Sarajevo played a friendly match against Tan's Cardiff City FC U21, winning 4–1. FK Sarajevo qualified for the Play-off round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League, where they lost to German Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach.
In May 2014, the heaviest rains and floods in 120 years hit Bos... | 2012, Cardiff controversially changed their home kit colours from the traditional blue, white and yellow to red and black, the first time the club had not worn blue as its primary colour since 1908. The crest was also changed to one in which the Welsh Dragon was more prominent than the traditional bluebird. These chang... | 30,151 | triviaqa-train |
Which English publishing company, founded in 1986 owes much of its success to the popularity of the Harry Potter books? | fastest-selling books in history, with the final instalment selling roughly eleven million copies in the United States within twenty-four hours of its release.
The series was originally published in English by two major publishers, Bloomsbury in the United Kingdom and Scholastic Press in the United States. A play, "Har... | Uitgeverij De Harmonie
De Harmonie is a Dutch publishing company best known today as the publisher of the Harry Potter series of books since the 1990s, though their largest success didn't come until the 2000s and since 14 February 2008 they are located on Herengracht in Amsterdam.
The company was founded in 1972 by Jac... | 30,152 | triviaqa-train |
What name is shared by a former England rugby union player and a TV chef? | final, but avenged this twelve years later, coming on as a substitute for Phil Vickery in England's victorious 2003 Rugby World Cup final appearance. He also went on three British and Irish Lions tours where he was capped five times.
Alan Rotherham and Harry Vassall, both 19th-century greats for Oxford and England, wer... | given name (including a list of people with the name)
- Drayton Florence (born 1980), American football player
- Gillian Florence, Canadian rugby union player
- Hércules Florence (1804–1879), French/Brazilian artist and inventor of photography
- Tyler Florence (born 1971), celebrity chef and TV host
Arts, entertainment... | 30,153 | triviaqa-train |
A 1999 movie starring Peter O'Toole as Father Damien had the name of what island of the Hawaiian archipelago as its title? | are most often caused by earthquakes somewhere in the Pacific. The waves produced by the earthquakes travel at speeds of and can affect coastal regions thousands of miles (kilometers) away.
Tsunamis may also originate from the Hawaiian Islands. Explosive volcanic activity can cause tsunamis. The island of Molokai had a... | McDowall's first Hollywood film. He had been evacuated from London following the Blitz. Man Hunt was one of many movies released in 1941 that was considered so pro-British that it influenced the American public (when the U.S. was officially neutral) towards being more inclined to the British point of view in World War ... | 30,154 | triviaqa-train |
What phrase used by Jack London in John Barleycorn to describe alcoholism was later referenced in Dumbo when the elephant hallucinates after drinking water spiked with champagne? | . It is only until the final five chapters that the nihilism of White Logic is finally revealed and pitted against the "lesser truth" that "makes life possible to persist."
Seeing pink elephants.
The first recorded use of pink elephants as the stereotypical hallucination of the extremely drunk occurs at the beginning o... | John Barleycorn (novel)
John Barleycorn is an autobiographical novel by Jack London dealing with his enjoyment of drinking and struggles with alcoholism. It was published in 1913. The title is taken from the British folksong "John Barleycorn".
Themes.
The novel's themes include masculinity and male friendship. London d... | 30,155 | triviaqa-train |
What connects Martin Scorsese to the names The Dead Rabbits, The Daybreak Boys, and The Whyos (among others)? | Birds and Dead Rabbits accordin;"
"The soldiers were call'd out, to quell the mighty riot,"
"And drove them on the other side of Jordan."
In popular culture.
In popular culture In films and television.
The Dead Rabbit Riot was featured in the "History Channel" documentary television series "History's Mysteries" in 1998... | . The first major gangs in 19th century New York City were the Irish gangs such as the Whyos and the Dead Rabbits.
These were followed by the Italian Five Points Gang and later a Jewish gang known as the Eastman Gang.
There were also "Nativist" anti-immigration gangs such as the Bowery Boys. The American Mafia arose fr... | 30,156 | triviaqa-train |
A sword called Green Destiny occupies a prominent spot in the story of what 2000 world-wide hit movie? | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon () is a 2000 "wuxia" film directed by Ang Lee and written by Wang Hui-ling, James Schamus and Tsai Kuo Jung, based on the Chinese novel by Wang Dulu. The film features an international cast of Chinese actors, including Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi... | be interested in a specialized area of study, in this case, Norse mythology, in order to fully appreciate the books, and thus she did not find the sort of wide acceptance which would have given her a more prominent place as a pioneer in the genre.
Bibliography.
- Historical Fiction
- "A Story of Survival: Marguerite de... | 30,157 | triviaqa-train |
"The executive producer of what 2004 biopic stated that the main character in the movie ""is more akin to Jack Kerouac or Neal Cassady than Marx or Lenin""?" | The Motorcycle Diaries (film)
The Motorcycle Diaries () is a 2004 biopic about the journey and written memoir of the 23-year-old Ernesto Guevara, who would several years later become internationally known as the iconic Marxist guerrilla commander and revolutionary Che Guevara. The film recounts the 1952 expedition, ini... | Cody" and "The Suite Life on Deck"
- Cody Maverick, film character from "Surf's Up"
- Cody Mcgoo, television series character from "Scrubs" played by Bruce Willis
- Cody Morgan, main character in the horror movie "Before I Wake".
- Cody Pomeray, character based on Neal Cassady in several novels by Jack Kerouac, includi... | 30,158 | triviaqa-train |
If The Quiet American (2002) is to Vietnam, The Killing Fields (1984) is to Cambodia, then The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) is to what country? | The Year of Living Dangerously (film)
The Year of Living Dangerously is a 1982 Australian romantic drama film directed by Peter Weir and co-written by Weir and David Williamson. It was adapted from Christopher Koch's 1978 novel "The Year of Living Dangerously". The story is about a love affair set in Indonesia during t... | Seng Im Ung and Ay Choung Ung. Her actual birthdate is unknown: the Khmer Rouge destroyed many of the birth records of the inhabitants of cities in Cambodia. At ten years of age, she escaped from Cambodia as a survivor of what became known as "the Killing Fields" during the reign of Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge regime. After ... | 30,159 | triviaqa-train |
What invention of Garrett Brown that 'smoothens' movie viewing experience saw its debut in Bound for Glory and subsequently in the chase scenes of Marathon Man? | "Marathon Man" was the second feature film production in which inventor/operator Garrett Brown used his then-new Steadicam, after "Bound for Glory". However, it was the first feature using the Steadicam that saw theatrical release, predating the premieres of both "Bound for Glory" and "Rocky" by two months. This new ca... | also appeared on "Star Trek Voyager" as Dr. Crell Moset.
In 1993 he won an Emmy award for his guest appearance on the series "Dream On".
He often performs at New Haven, Connecticut's Long Wharf Theatre.
Filmography.
- "The Paper Chase" (1973) - Toombs
- "Helter Skelter" (1976, TV Movie) - Harry Jones
- "Bound for Glory... | 30,160 | triviaqa-train |
"The English actress Diana Dors once called herself ""the only sex symbol Britain has produced since"" which person? No peeping or you'll go blind." | million in debt, Rank closed their "Charm School" and made Dors redundant.
She had a leading role in a TV movie for the BBC, "Face to Face" (1951) and supported Ronald Shiner in "Worm's Eye View" (1951), a popular comedy.
Career Dennis Hamilton.
With her boyfriend in jail and having just undergone her first abortion, D... | technology of 3D. He engaged photographer Horace Roye to take a number of nude and semi-nude photographs of Dors which Hamilton subsequently had published in two forms; the semi-nude pictures were issued as a set called "Diana Dors 3D: the ultimate British Sex Symbol", which was sold together with a pair of 3D glasses;... | 30,161 | triviaqa-train |
The 1985 Japanese comedy Tampopo was publicized as not sphagetti, but what type of western? | and sharp satirical edge, Tampopo is a funny, sexy, affectionate celebration of food and its broad influence on Japanese culture."
Legacy.
The 2008 American/Japanese movie "The Ramen Girl", in which a girl played by Brittany Murphy learns how to make ramen, contains many references to "Tampopo", including a cameo by Ts... | in Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore, and is called "nasi goreng pattaya". It is a Southeast Asian fried rice dish, covering chicken fried rice, in thin fried egg or omelette.
Volga rice is another similar dish.
In creative works.
A scene in the 1985 comedy film "Tampopo" shows omurice being made.
External links.
- Jun... | 30,162 | triviaqa-train |
Cheoah Dam in North Carolina was the real-life location of the 'dive scene' in what 1993 movie in which the protagonist is wrongly accused of murder? | the dam was the world's highest overflow dam. The turbines were the largest in the world, and the 150,000-volt transmission line had the highest voltage and the longest span for a transmission line — across the river below Cheoah Dam. The dam and associated structures were listed on the National Register of Historic Pl... | take. Scenes in the hospital after Kimble initially escapes were filmed at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva, North Carolina. Cheoah Dam in Deals Gap was the location of the scene in which Kimble jumps from the dam. Deals Gap is also a popular and internationally famous destination for motorcycle and sports car enthusi... | 30,163 | triviaqa-train |
The producer of what 1970s film wanted to call it The Sidewalk Vigilante as he felt the title (which stayed) was too morbid? | .
Reception.
Dave Kehr of "The New York Times" wrote that "Vigilante" was "directed with classical, self-effacing skill". Kehr identified influence from New York street realism and stated that the film was only possible in the period between the collapses of the Motion Picture Production Code and grindhouse theaters. R... | it was too violent and traded it to Scorsese to get back "Schindler's List", which Scorsese had decided not to make. Spielberg stayed on as a producer, through his Amblin Entertainment, but chose not to be credited personally on the finished film.
Despite having worked with Nolte in "New York Stories" (1989), Scorsese ... | 30,164 | triviaqa-train |
For an American Express ad, Tiger Woods once donned the role of Carl Spackler, a character from what 1980 comedy set at the Bushwood Country Club? | Caddyshack
Caddyshack is a 1980 American sports comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, written by Brian Doyle-Murray, Ramis, and Douglas Kenney, and starring Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Michael O'Keefe and Bill Murray. Doyle-Murray also has a supporting role.
"Caddyshack" was Ramis' directorial debut an... | 1999 WGC-American Express Championship
The 1999 WGC-American Express Championship was a golf tournament that was contested from 4–7 November 1999 at Valderrama Golf Club in Sotogrande, San Roque, Spain. It was the first WGC-American Express Championship tournament, and the third and final event in the inaugural year of... | 30,165 | triviaqa-train |
The 2-word title of what 2005 documentary about the moon landings comes from how Buzz Aldrin described the moonscape while conversing with Neil Armstrong? | He retired from the Air Force in 1972, after 21 years of service. His autobiographies "Return to Earth" (1973), and "Magnificent Desolation" (2009), recount his struggles with clinical depression and alcoholism in the years after leaving NASA. He continued to advocate for space exploration, particularly a human mission... | to air on Monday July 15 2019 from 9.00pm - 10.30pm. To celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landings 50th anniversary, Dara O'Briain and Professor Brian Cox travel to where the historic Apollo 11 mission began, Cape Canaveral in Flordia.
They hear first hand from astronaut general Charlie Duke what it was like to guide Neil ... | 30,166 | triviaqa-train |
Called the biggest regular cultural event on the African continent, FESPACO, the largest African film festival takes place in the capital of which country? (hint: formerly Upper Volta) | Republic of Upper Volta
The Republic of Upper Volta (), now Burkina Faso, was a landlocked West African country established on December 11, 1958, as a self-governing colony within the French Community. Before attaining autonomy it had been French Upper Volta and part of the French Union. On August 5, 1960, it attained ... | Tourism.
Heritage Tourism in Ghana is composed of a festival called the Pan-African Historical Festival or "PANAFEST". The festival is a cultural event with the intention of increasing the notion of Pan-Africanism and African development. It consists of the festival itself as well as the celebration surrounding Emancip... | 30,167 | triviaqa-train |
Rick Baker won the inaugural Oscar award for make-up for his showcasing of beastly transformation in which 1981 John Landis' cult classic? | John Landis
John David Landis (; born August 3, 1950) is an American film director, comedian, screenwriter, actor, and producer. He is best known for the comedy films that he has directed, such as "National Lampoon's Animal House" (1978), "The Blues Brothers" (1980), "An American Werewolf in London" (1981), "Trading Pl... | negotiated a five-day work week for film make-up artists.
Smit and Inzerella also led the campaign to establish the Academy Award for Best Makeup as a recognition of make-up artists by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Smit's efforts were rewarded in 1981 when the Academy created the first Oscar category... | 30,168 | triviaqa-train |
"After the duet ""Sull'aria...che soave zeffiretto"" from The Marriage of Figaro plays on loudspeakers in a film, a voice-over goes: ""I have no idea to this day what those two Italian ladies were singing about. [...] I'd like to think they were singing about something so beautiful it can't be expressed in words, and i... | finish in a true duet with their conclusion. The duet has a vocal range from F to B for Susanna and from D to G for the Contessa.
Libretto.
The full dialogue is:
In popular culture.
In the 1994 film, "The Shawshank Redemption", prisoner Andy Dufresne defies Warden Sam Norton by playing an excerpt of this song over the ... | narration: "I have no idea to this day what those two Italian ladies were singing about. [...] I'd like to think they were singing about something so beautiful it can't be expressed in words, and it makes your heart ache because of it." This is ironic as the opera characters are singing about a duplicitous love letter ... | 30,169 | triviaqa-train |
Editor Thelma Schoonmaker's successful collaboration with which director fetched her three Oscars in 1980, 2004 and 2006? (hint: the director won only once till date in one of these years) | Thelma Schoonmaker
Thelma Colbert Schoonmaker (born January 3, 1940) is an Algerian-born American film editor who has worked with director Martin Scorsese for over fifty years. She started working with Scorsese on his debut feature film "Who's That Knocking at My Door" (1967), and edited all of Scorsese's films since "... | joining with director Ameer Sultan. The soundtrack, released on 12 January 2005, features 7 tracks, including one instrumental. Yuvan Shankar Raja fetched critical acclaim for his work, especially for the film score, resulting in a win at the 2006 Cyprus International Film Festival for Best Musical score in a Feature F... | 30,170 | triviaqa-train |
In 1978 following a public campaign to restore it, the following nine gave $27,777 for each of its components: Terrence Donnelly, Giovanni Mazza (Italian movie producer), Les Kelley, Gene Autry, Hugh Hefner, Andy Williams, Warner Bros. Records, Alice Cooper and Thomas Pooley. It was a campaign to preserve what nine let... | " shared his wild partying life, fueling keen media interest. He was an advocate of "sexual liberation" and "freedom of expression", and he was a political activist in the Democratic Party and for the causes of First Amendment rights, animal rescue, and the restoration of the Hollywood Sign.
Early life.
Hefner was born... | city.
Refurbishment, donated by Bay Cal Commercial Painting, began again in November 2005, as workers stripped the letters back to their metal base and repainted them white.
History Restoration Donors.
Following the 1978 public campaign to restore the sign, the following nine donors gave $27,777.77 each (which totaled ... | 30,171 | triviaqa-train |
What frightening sci-fi film character, also called a xenomorph, was designed by H. R. Giger from a lithograph titled Necronom IV? | H. R. Giger
Hans Ruedi Giger ( ; ; 5 February 1940 – 12 May 2014) was a Swiss painter, best known for airbrush images of humans and machines linked together in a cold biomechanical relationship. Later he abandoned airbrush work for pastels, markers, and ink. He was part of the special effects team that won an Academy A... | with different tracks and sequences.
Design.
Design Creature effects.
O'Bannon introduced Scott to the artwork of H. R. Giger; both of them felt that his painting "Necronom IV" was the type of representation they wanted for the film's antagonist and began asking the studio to hire him as a designer. 20th Century Fox in... | 30,172 | triviaqa-train |
The set piece of what classic 1955 one-word French film is a 30-min heist scene filmed in near silence and which has inspired real crimes around the world? | (1966), from Gérard Oury with Bourvil and Terry-Thomas, was the most successful film in French theaters for more than 30 years. Another example was "La Folie des grandeurs" with Yves Montand. French cinema also was the birthplace for many subgenres of the crime film, most notably the modern caper film, starting with 19... | , Nolan has said that his draft for the script was inspired by Charles Dickens' 1859 classic novel "A Tale of Two Cities", centered around the French Revolution. This homage to Dickens' story is briefly illustrated by having Bane inconspicuously finger knit paracord (incidentally a real-life habit of Hardy's) in one sc... | 30,173 | triviaqa-train |
In 1954 the British genius Alan Turing was found dead with a half-eaten apple next to his body. Although the apple was not tested for cyanide, the cause of his death was established as cyanide poisoning. It was suggested that Turing was re-enacting a scene from which 1937 film that was based on his favorite (and univer... | collective unconscious as well as always representing also the whole collective unconscious.
Other famous people commented on the importance of fairy tales, especially for children. For example, Albert Einstein once showed how important he believed fairy tales were for children’s intelligence in the quote “If you want ... | Bletchley Park, he was prevented by the Official Secrets Act from discussing his war work.
Personal life Death.
On 8 June 1954, Turing's housekeeper found him dead at the age of 41; he had died the previous day. Cyanide poisoning was established as the cause of death. When his body was discovered, an apple lay half-eat... | 30,174 | triviaqa-train |
The main setting in what 1994 classic is modeled after Hell's Gate National Park in Kenya where crew members of the film spent time to study on the film's setting and observe the animals? | takes over the kingship as rain begins to fall. He also makes Nala his queen.
Later, with Pride Rock restored to its usual state, Rafiki presents Simba and Nala's newborn cub to the assembled animals, continuing the circle of life.
Cast.
- Matthew Broderick as Simba, son of Mufasa and Sarabi, who grows up to become Kin... | Allers signed on to co-direct "King of the Jungle" alongside its initial director George Scribner. Allers brought on board Brenda Chapman, who would become the head of story. Afterwards, several of the lead crew members, including Allers, Scribner, Don Hahn, Chapman, and production designer Chris Sanders, took a safari... | 30,175 | triviaqa-train |
According to imdb.com, the title of what Michael Douglas 1984 hit that is set in South America refers to a step in the preparation of a gem for use in jewelry? | to produce films including "The China Syndrome" (1979) and "Romancing the Stone" (1984). He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for "Romancing the Stone", in which he also starred, thus reintroducing himself to audiences as a capable leading man.
After reprising his "Romancing the Sto... | and a cooking tutorial software series started from a Japan-only title, "Shaberu! DS Oryōri Navi". In North America, it is also part of the "Personal Trainer" series.
Gameplay.
"Cooking Guide" is an "interactive cooking aid" that gives step by step instructions on how to cook from a range of 245 dishes. The user is gui... | 30,176 | triviaqa-train |
The 1998 Canadian movie The Red Violin that traces the story of a mysterious violin across Vienna, Oxford, Shanghai, and Montreal starts off in what Italian location? | Shanghai to properly depict those cities. In Cremona, Italy, Girard visited violin-making schools and met some people who made the instruments, recruiting some as extras.
The most challenging part was securing permission from the government of China to simulate the Cultural Revolution in Shanghai, with Fichman travelli... | and for music lovers a gem of sparkling brilliance."
Similar stories.
It has been speculated that the novel was an influence on the 1998 Canadian film "The Red Violin", which similarly traces the history of an evocative violin through multiple owners. The film's producers indicate that although they became aware of the... | 30,177 | triviaqa-train |
What video-distribution company known for standardizing features like letterbox ratio, bonus features, and special editions started in 1984 with the releases of Citizen Kane and King Kong? | the film through Media Home Entertainment. By 1980 the 800-title library of The Nostalgia Merchant was earning $2.3 million a year. "Nobody wanted cassettes four years ago," Garrett told UPI. "It wasn't the first time people called me crazy. It was a hobby with me which became big business." RKO Home Video released the... | and publishing them in editions that offer the highest technical quality". Through their releases, they were able to introduce what is now a standard to home video: letterboxing to retain the original aspect ratio, film commentaries and supplements/special features.
Popular culture Television.
MTV was launched in the U... | 30,178 | triviaqa-train |
In June 2011, FBI arrested Boston mob boss James 'Whitey' Bulger near Los Angeles after a 16 year manhunt. He was the inspiration behind the character of Frank Costello in which Oscar-winning film? | seen him on the Santa Monica Pier and elsewhere in Southern California. A confirmed report by an off-duty Boston police officer after a San Diego screening of "The Departed" also led to a search in Southern California that lasted "a few weeks".
Fugitive Capture.
After 16 years at large and 12 years on the FBI Ten Most ... | continue.
- 82-year-old Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger, wanted for his alleged role in 19 murders, was captured by the FBI in Santa Monica, California after 16 years as a fugitive.
- June 23 – The U.S. Supreme Court makes a 5–4 decision that, in will lawsuits, bankruptcy state courts are superseded by will court... | 30,179 | triviaqa-train |
What 1920 horror classic from Germany that tells the story of a doctor and his sidekick Cesare in the village of Holstenwall is said to have introduced the concept of twist ending in cinema? | The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari () is a 1920 German silent horror film, directed by Robert Wiene and written by Hans Janowitz and Carl Mayer. Considered the quintessential work of German Expressionist cinema, it tells the story of an insane hypnotist (Werner Krauss) who uses a somnambulist (Conr... | Wife
- Anna Woycek as Tom's Friend
Reception.
A score of two out of five was awarded by Moria, which wrote that "Slasher" was amateurish, derivative, and unimaginative with bland characters and a preposterous twist ending. Everything about the film was criticized by Slasherpool, which gave it a zero. Wildside Cinema sa... | 30,180 | triviaqa-train |
What runs for about 1.3 miles on Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Los Angeles county and is said to attract 10 million tourists every year? | Vine Street
Vine Street is a street in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California that runs north-south between Franklin Avenue and Melrose Avenue. The intersection with Hollywood Boulevard was once a symbol of Hollywood itself. The famed intersection fell into disrepair during the 1970s but has since begun gentrification and ... | Highland Avenue (Los Angeles)
Highland Avenue is a north/south road in Los Angeles. It is a major thoroughfare that runs from Cahuenga Boulevard and the US 101 Freeway in Hollywood from the north end to Olympic Boulevard in Mid-City Los Angeles on the south end. Highland then is a small residential street from Olympic ... | 30,181 | triviaqa-train |
The Bengali films Pratidwandi, Seemabaddha and Jana Aranya directed by the Oscar winning Satyajit Ray are known as the trilogy of what Indian city to which he was strongly associated? | Pratidwandi
Pratidwandi () is a 1970 Indian Bengali drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray based on the novel by Sunil Gangopadhyay. It is the first part of the Calcutta trilogy. Set during the period of the Naxalite movement in Bengal, "Pratidwandi" tells the story of Siddharta, an educated middle-class man c... | Screen adaptations.
- Many of Sankar's works have been made into films. Some notable ones are - "Chowringhee", "Jana Aranya" and "Seemabaddha", out of which the last two were directed by Satyajit Ray .
- In 1959 Ritwik Ghatak started making a film Kato Ajanare based on Sankar's first novel.
See also.
- Nrisingha Prasad... | 30,182 | triviaqa-train |
The authentic Nazi submarine used in Raiders of the Lost Ark was rented from the production of what 1981 epic war film that tells the fictional story of the crew of U-boat U-96? | to bring home the emotional and dramatic nature of conflict under the sea. For example, in Wolfgang Petersen's 1981 "Das Boot", the sound design works together with the hours-long film format to depict lengthy pursuit with depth charges, the ping of sonar, and threatening sounds such as of the propellors of enemy destr... | 's 1981 film "Raiders of the Lost Ark", but has the number "U-26", which in reality was a Type IA U-boat.
In popular culture Video game.
In 2019, Deep Water Studio released the video game UBOAT in early access. UBOAT gives the player command of U-96 during the Second World War, the player is not in charge of the submar... | 30,183 | triviaqa-train |
Paul Brickhill, an Australian pilot during WWII was shot down over Tunisia and became a POW in Germany; his experiences at the camp, which not every Tom, Dick or Harry could have had were dramatized in what 1963 'break-out' drama? | Paul Brickhill
Paul Chester Jerome Brickhill (20 December 191623 April 1991) was an Australian fighter pilot, prisoner of war, and author who wrote "The Great Escape", "The Dam Busters", and "Reach for the Sky".
Early life.
Brickhill was born in Melbourne, Australia to journalist George Russell Brickhill (1879–1964) an... | Under the Empire Air Training Scheme. Brickhill undertook advanced training as a fighter pilot in Canada and the United Kingdom before being assigned to No. 92 Squadron RAF, a unit equipped with Spitfires and part of the Desert Air Force in North Africa.
On 17 March 1943, he was shot down over Tunisia and became a pri... | 30,184 | triviaqa-train |
The 1973 Japanese film Lady Snowblood that is about a woman seeking vengeance upon her parents' killers was the inspiration behind what 2000s 2-part blockbuster? | It was also a major inspiration for Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill". According to Meiko Kaji, Tarantino made the cast and crew of "Kill Bill" watch DVDs of "Lady Snowblood" during filming breaks.
The music video for "rockstar" by Post Malone featuring 21 Savage, references scenes from the movie.
Home media.
"Lady Snowb... | Lady Snowblood (manga)
"Lady Snowblood" revolves around the title character, an assassin who seeks vengeance against the bandits who raped her mother and murdered her father, often using her sexual appeal as a weapon.
The manga was adapted into a live-action feature film of the same name starring Meiko Kaji in 1973. It... | 30,185 | triviaqa-train |
The title of what poignant 1971 drama film set in Anarene, Texas refers to the fact of the town's only cinema closing forever? | Anarene, Texas
Anarene is a ghost town in Archer County, Texas, United States. Its name was used for the town portrayed in the film adaptation of Larry McMurtry's novel, "The Last Picture Show".
Geography.
Anarene is located at .
History.
Anarene was founded on the Wichita Falls and Southern Railroad in 1908, the same ... | Le Grand Jeu (1934 film)
Le Grand Jeu is a 1934 French film directed by Jacques Feyder. It is a romantic drama set against the background of the French Foreign Legion, and the film was an example of poetic realism in the French cinema. The title "Le Grand Jeu" refers to the practice of reading the cards. Blanche asks w... | 30,186 | triviaqa-train |
"Which 1992 romantic-thriller that had two Oscar nominated songs in ""I Have Nothing"" and ""Run to You"" has spawned the best-selling movie soundtrack of all time?" | The Bodyguard (1992 film)
The Bodyguard is a 1992 American romantic thriller film directed by Mick Jackson, written by Lawrence Kasdan, and starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston. Costner stars as a former Secret Service agent-turned-bodyguard who is hired to protect Houston's character, a music star, from an unkno... | gave it three out of four stars, remarking, "The movie does contain a love story, but it's the kind of guarded passion that grows between two people who spend a lot of time keeping their priorities straight."
Two songs from the film, "Run to You" and "I Have Nothing", were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Origin... | 30,187 | triviaqa-train |
"What Oscar nominated 2010 movie was adapted from the book The Accidental Billionaires and advertised with the tagline ""You don't get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies""?" | The Accidental Billionaires
The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal is a 2009 book by Ben Mezrich about the founding of Facebook, adapted by Columbia Pictures for the 2010 film "The Social Network". Co-founder Eduardo Saverin served as Mezrich's main consultant,... | when you ask patients what they think," said patient turned prominent ECT critic Linda Andre..."you get a completely different story from the one psychiatrists are telling." She and her friends have formed the Committee for Truth in Psychiatry which has now over 500 former electric shock patients.
In 2009 her book "Do... | 30,188 | triviaqa-train |
The 1996 movie The Evening Star starring Shirley MacLaine who reprises the role of Aurora Greenway is a sequel to which Oscar-winning movie of the 1980s? | before winning Best Actress for "Terms of Endearment" (1983). She twice won the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress, for "Ask Any Girl" (1959), and "The Apartment" (1960); and won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Special for the 1976 TV special, "Gypsy In My Soul". She has also won five competitiv... | Will Wallace
Will Wallace is an American film director and actor. He directed "Spanish Fly", "Red Wing (film)", and "".
Early life.
Wallace graduated from Kent School in 1984.
Career.
As an actor, Will Wallace received his first role playing a flight attendant opposite of Shirley MacLaine in The Evening Star in 1996. H... | 30,189 | triviaqa-train |
Hammer Film Productions, the British company which made a series films from the mid-1950s until the 1970s is best known for which genre? | with the Association of Cinematograph Technicians blocked this proposal, and instead the company purchased the freehold of Down Place. The house was renamed Bray Studios after the nearby village of Bray and it remained as Hammer's principal base until 1966. In 1953 the first of Hammer's science fiction films, "Four Sid... | AP Films
AP Films or APF, later becoming Century 21 Productions, was a British independent film production company of the 1950s until the early 1970s. The company became internationally known for its imaginative children's action-adventure marionette television series – most significantly "Thunderbirds" – produced for ... | 30,190 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1979 Russian movie that tells the story of three women who come to the titular city was watched by Ronald Reagan prior to his meetings with Mikhail Gorbachev in order for him to gain a better understanding of the 'Russian soul'? | Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears () is a 1980 Soviet film made by Mosfilm. It was written by Valentin Chernykh and directed by Vladimir Menshov. The leading roles were played by Vera Alentova and by Aleksey Batalov. The film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1981.
... | Screen" (1980).
- In 1981 it was awarded the USSR State Prize.
- U.S. President Ronald Reagan watched the film several times before his meetings with Mikhail Gorbachev, the general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, in order to gain a better understanding of the "Russian soul".
Background.
- Valentin... | 30,191 | triviaqa-train |
The 2009 biographical film The Last Station starring Christopher Plummer and Helen Mirren is about the last year in the life of which literary figure who died in 1910 at Astapovo train station? | Lev Tolstoy (rural locality)
Lev Tolstoy () is a rural locality (a settlement) and the administrative center of Lev-Tolstovsky District of Lipetsk Oblast, Russia. Population:
History.
Astapovo railway station, built in 1890 on the intersection of the Kozlov–Volovo and Moscow–Yelets routes, was named after a nearby "se... | said: “Jay Parini has written a stylish, beautifully paced and utterly beguiling novel.”
Adaptations.
The novel was made into an Academy Award-nominated film (also "The Last Station") that was released in 2009, directed by Michael Hoffman and starring Helen Mirren, Christopher Plummer, Paul Giamatti, and James McAvoy.
... | 30,192 | triviaqa-train |
What 1997 science fiction drama that deals with eugenics takes its title from a combination of the initial letters of the four DNA bases of Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine, and Thymine? | political stimuli, targeted demographic analyses, "in vitro" fertilization, egg transplants, and cloning. The movie "Gattaca" provides a fictional example of a dystopian society that uses eugenics to decide what people are capable of and their place in the world. Negative eugenics aimed to eliminate, through sterilizat... | carbon sugar (2-deoxyribose), a phosphate group, and one of the four bases adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine.
Two chains of DNA twist around each other to form a DNA double helix with the phosphate-sugar backbone spiralling around the outside, and the bases pointing inwards with adenine base pairing to thymine an... | 30,193 | triviaqa-train |
Which 2001 film is based on the story Super-Toys Last All Summer Long by Brian Aldiss that deals with the age of machines where child creation is controlled? | named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America in 2000 and inducted by the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2004. He received two Hugo Awards, one Nebula Award, and one John W. Campbell Memorial Award. He wrote the short story "Super-Toys Last All Summer Long" (1969), the basis for the Stanley Kubrick-de... | Supertoys Last All Summer Long
"Supertoys Last All Summer Long" is a science fiction short story by Brian Aldiss, first published in UK edition of "Harper's Bazaar", in December 1969 issue. The story deals with humanity in an age of intelligent machines and of the aching loneliness endemic in an overpopulated future wh... | 30,194 | triviaqa-train |
If you are given the words - City Slickers and push-ups, can you name the person? | City Slickers
City Slickers is a 1991 American western comedy film, directed by Ron Underwood and starring Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby, and Jack Palance, with supporting roles by Patricia Wettig, Helen Slater, and Noble Willingham.
The film's screenplay was written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel, and it... | place] water from fridge.
The format is a noun, verb, adjective/place/noun sequence.
If you are talking about a person, nobody will know who you're talking about unless you use the specification word Y. The Tagalog equivalent would be Si, both meaning That person. After saying Y, you say the persons name, but in a ges... | 30,195 | triviaqa-train |
The title of what classic 1959 French film that details the life of a troubled adolescent named Antoine Doinel refers to an expression 'faire les quatre cents coups' which means 'to raise hell'? | The 400 Blows
The 400 Blows () is a 1959 French New Wave drama film, and the directorial debut of François Truffaut. The film, shot in DyaliScope, stars Jean-Pierre Léaud, Albert Rémy, and Claire Maurier. One of the defining films of the French New Wave, it displays many of the characteristic traits of the movement. Wr... | of Antoine Doinel. This film follows this character through his troubled adolescence. He is caught in between an unstable parental relationship and an isolated youth. The film focuses on the real life events of the director, François Truffaut. From birth Truffaut was thrown into an undesired situation. As he was born o... | 30,196 | triviaqa-train |
Directed by Baz Luhrmann, the three films Strictly Ballroom (1992), William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (1996) and Moulin Rouge! are called as what type of trilogy referring to their theatrical motifs? | Strictly Ballroom
Strictly Ballroom is a 1992 Australian romantic comedy film directed and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. The film, Luhrmann's feature directorial début, is the first in his "The Red Curtain Trilogy" of theatre-motif-related films; it was followed by "Romeo + Juliet" and "Moulin Rouge!".
"Strictly Ballroom... | of the Swinburne College of Technology. She won the 2002 Eddie Award (best edited comedy or musical feature film) for "Moulin Rouge!", for which she also received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing. She has been nominated four times for the BAFTA Award for Best Editing. Three of these nominations ... | 30,197 | triviaqa-train |
In what 1949 classic English comedy from Ealing Studios does Alec Guinness play 8 roles? | "Kind Hearts and Coronets" (1949), "Passport to Pimlico" (1949), "The Lavender Hill Mob" (1951), and "The Ladykillers" (1955). The BBC owned and filmed at the Studios for forty years from 1955 until 1995.
Since 2000, Ealing Studios has resumed releasing films under its own name, including the revived "St Trinian's" fra... | A Run for Your Money
A Run for Your Money is a 1949 Ealing Studios comedy film starring Donald Houston and Meredith Edwards as two Welshmen visiting London for the first time. The supporting cast includes Alec Guinness, Moira Lister and Hugh Griffith.
Plot.
Two Welsh coal miners from (fictional) Hafoduwchbenceubwllymar... | 30,198 | triviaqa-train |
With 11 wins and 34 nominations, which country holds the record for most honors in the Best Foreign Film category at the Oscars (as of 2009)? | Atlantic and shot actual footage of the ship underwater, which he inserted into the final film. Much of the film's dialogue was also written during these dives.
Subsequently, Cameron cast Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Gloria Stuart, Bernard Hill, Jonathan Hyde, Victor Garber,... | Gigi", eventually along with 1987's "The Last Emperor", held the record as the film(s) with the most Academy Award wins in every category in which it was nominated, until 2003's "" broke the record at the 2004 Oscars ceremony with 11 Oscar nominations and 11 Oscar wins.
- Academy Awards
- Best Picture (winner)
- Best D... | 30,199 | triviaqa-train |
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