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The River Rhone enters which European lake in Switzerland before exiting the same lake in France - English name needed? | Rhône
The Rhône (, ; ; ; ; ; ) is one of the major rivers of Europe and has twice the average discharge of the Loire (which is the longest French river), rising in the Rhône Glacier in the Swiss Alps at the far eastern end of the Swiss canton of Valais, passing through Lake Geneva and running through southeastern Franc... | shores, but the main river feeding the sound is the Stillwater River, which flows into the sound's eastern end. Shortly before entering the sound it flows into the northeastern edge of Lake Marchant, exiting to the sound at the lake's northwest. Lake Marchant is also fed by the Large Burn, which enters the late's south... | 30,300 | triviaqa-train |
Which group had a number one hit in 1977 with Chanson D’amour? | . This was just at the beginning of rock 'n' roll and the old-time DJs hated rock 'n' roll and they jumped on our song." Art and Dotty Todd's "Chanson D'Amour" was a Top Ten hit and reached #6 in April 1958.
Manhattan Transfer recording.
The Manhattan Transfer remade "Chanson D'Amour" for their 1976 Richard Perry-produ... | Compagnons de la chanson under the title "Telstar - Une Étoile en Plein Jour" "(A Star in Broad Daylight)".
Commercial performance.
The record was an immediate hit after its release, remaining in the UK Singles Chart for 25 weeks, five of them at number 1, and in the American charts for 16 weeks. "Telstar" was the firs... | 30,301 | triviaqa-train |
What is the maximum number of horses allowed to race in the Grand National? | the United Kingdom since 1960. From then until 2012 it was broadcast by the BBC. Between 2013 and 2016 it was shown by Channel 4; then the UK broadcasting rights were transferred to ITV from 2017. An estimated 500 to 600 million people watch the Grand National in over 140 countries. It has also been broadcast on radio ... | the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase became the last event on the final day. A further change for the 2019 meeting moved the race to become the penultimate race on the final day, switching places with the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle. The maximum number of runners in the race was reduced from 24 ... | 30,302 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the current presenter of I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue? | 1990s, on BBC Radio 2. The 50th series was broadcast in November and December 2007.
After a period of split chairmanship in the first series, Humphrey Lyttelton ("Humph") served in this role from the programme's inception until his death in 2008. In April 2008, following the hospitalisation and subsequent death of Lytt... | a guest on "I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue" six times: twice in Series 66 2016, twice in Series 70 2018 and twice in Series 71 2019. He has appeared several times as a guest on QI.
In 2015 he was a contestant on the second series of Taskmaster, hosted by fellow TV presenter Greg Davies.
Osman is a regular on the darts show... | 30,303 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the daughter of Leontes in The Winter’s Tale? | Leontes
King Leontes is a fictional character in Shakespeare's play "The Winter's Tale". He is the father of Mammilius and husband to Queen Hermione. He becomes obsessed with the belief that his wife has been having an affair with Polixenes, his childhood friend and King of Bohemia. Because of this, he tries to have hi... | ), "Lady in the Dark" (Kendal), at Royal Shakespeare Company: "Romeo and Juliet" (Tybalt), "King Lear" (Edmund), "The Winter’s Tale" (Leontes), "Troilus and Cressida" (Achilles), "Les liaisons dangereuses" (Valmont). Shelley has also often worked at the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond, as an actor and director, on such... | 30,304 | triviaqa-train |
In which city is the Potala Palace, the traditional home of the Dalai Lama? | Potala Palace
The Potala Palace () in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China was the residence of the Dalai Lama until the 14th Dalai Lama fled to India during the 1959 Chinese invasion. It is now a museum and World Heritage Site.
The palace is named after Mount Potalaka, the mythical abode of the bodhisattva Avalokite... | Leh
Leh is a City in the Leh district of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It was the capital of the Himalayan kingdom of Ladakh, the seat of which was in the Leh Palace, the former mansion of the royal family of Ladakh, built in the same style and about the same time as the Potala Palace in Tibet, the chief resid... | 30,305 | triviaqa-train |
In art, what name is given to the technique of mural painting on wet plaster? | ). Initiated by the works of mural artists like Graham Rust or Rainer Maria Latzke in the 1980s, trompe-l'oeil painting has experienced a renaissance in private and public buildings in Europe.
Today, the beauty of a wall mural has become much more widely available with a technique whereby a painting or photographic ima... | Mineral painting
Mineral painting also known as Stereochromy is a mural painting technique that uses a water glass based paint.
The original technique was called Stereochromy where pigments were applied to plaster or stone and sealed with water glass to preserve and enhance the colors. The name was first used about 182... | 30,306 | triviaqa-train |
Which author wrote using the pen name Mary Westmacott? | Agatha Christie
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (née Miller; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer. She is known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around her fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Christie also ... | notable aspect of her writing was nevertheless that of a debater. Using the pen name Hieronymus, in 1851 she wrote two short books on "Betragtninger over den grasserende Emancipationsfeber" (Reflections on the Growing Fever of Emancipation) and "En Contravisite hos Clara Raphael" (A Return Visit to Clara Raphael), in w... | 30,307 | triviaqa-train |
The TV series 'Heartbeat' was largely set in which fictitious Yorkshire village? | revolves around the work of a group of police officers in the fictional town of Ashfordly and the village of Aidensfield in the North Riding of Yorkshire.
The series was originally based on the '"Constable"' books written by former policeman Peter Walker, under the pen-name Nicholas Rhea. The title "Heartbeat" was chos... | Heartbeat (British TV series)
Heartbeat is an English police drama series set in 1960s North Riding of Yorkshire based on the "Constable" series of novels written by ex-policeman Peter N Walker, under the pseudonym Nicholas Rhea, and broadcast on ITV in 18 series between 1992 and 2010. It was made by ITV Studios (forme... | 30,308 | triviaqa-train |
The Order of the White Lion is an honour bestowed in which East European country? | studies there. Schools have been named for Clinton, and statues have been built to pay him homage. U.S. states where he has been honored include Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, and New York. He was presented with the Medal for Distinguished Public Service by Secretary of Defense William Cohen in 2001. The Clinton Preside... | Giovanni Narcis Hakkenberg
Giovanni Narcissus Hakkenberg (6 December 1923 - 15 February 2013) was a Dutch marine of Indo-European descent, and decorated war hero and knight of the Military Order of William. The Military William Order is the highest honour in the Netherlands, bestowed for ""performing excellent acts of ... | 30,309 | triviaqa-train |
The element ytterbium takes its name from a locality in which country? | its density and melting and boiling points differ significantly from those of most other lanthanides.
In 1878, the Swiss chemist Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac separated from the rare earth "erbia" another independent component, which he called "ytterbia", for Ytterby, the village in Sweden near where he found the ... | erbium). In 1907, the new earth "lutecia" was separated from ytterbia, from which the element "lutecium" (now lutetium) was extracted by Georges Urbain, Carl Auer von Welsbach, and Charles James. After some discussion, Marignac's name "ytterbium" was retained. A relatively pure sample of the metal was not obtained unti... | 30,310 | triviaqa-train |
What is the common name for the garden flower whose botanical name is hemerocallis? | Daylily
A daylily is a flowering plant in the genus Hemerocallis . Gardening enthusiasts and professional horticulturalists have long bred daylily species for their attractive flowers. Thousands of cultivars have been registered by local and international "Hemerocallis" societies. "Hemerocallis" is now placed in family... | Hieracium carneum
Hieracium carneum, common name Huachuca hawkweed, is a North American plant species in the sunflower family, native to Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Chihuahua. It grows on rocky sites at elevations of .
"Hieracium carneum" is an herb up to tall. Leaves are lanceolate to linear, up to long. Flower hea... | 30,311 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the British composer of 'Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis'? | Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, also known as the Tallis Fantasia, is a work for string orchestra by the British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. It was composed in 1910 and performed for the first time on 10 September that year at Gloucester Cathedral for the Three Choirs Fes... | Honours.
She was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1986, and in June 2003 was made an honorary Doctor of the University by the Open University.
Death.
She died of cancer in 2004 at age 63 in Salisbury. She was married twice, and was survived by her second husband, Bjorn Arnils.
Partial discography.
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In English place names what is the meaning of 'bourne' as in Sittingboume? | February, the latter particularly on the English coast, while July is normally the warmest month. Months with mild to warm weather are May, June, September and October. Rainfall is spread fairly evenly throughout the year.
Important influences on the climate of England are its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, its north... | and against their identity, and to see how well each can be supported."
The English weekday name "Friday" comes from Old English "Frīġedæġ", meaning 'day of Frig'. It is cognate with Old High German "frîatac". Several place names refer to Frigg in what are now Norway and Sweden, although her name is altogether absent i... | 30,313 | triviaqa-train |
Who had number one hits with 'Genie in a Bottle' in 1999 and 'Lady Marmalade' in 2001? | week, and also topped the Canadian "RPM" national singles chart.
The song has had many cover versions over the years. In 1998, girl group All Saints released a cover of the song that peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart. The 2001 version by singers Christina Aguilera, Mýa, Pink and rapper Lil' Kim, recorded for... | titled debut album in 1999, Aguilera had achieved major success with four worldwide hits, including "Genie in a Bottle" and "What a Girl Wants". Following that, she continued to garner major success with "Lady Marmalade" (2001) – a cover of Labelle's song of the same title – which features Lil' Kim, Pink and Mýa. Despi... | 30,314 | triviaqa-train |
In what year did the Relief of Mafeking take place during the Boer War? | Siege of Mafeking
The Siege of Mafeking was a 217-day siege battle for the town of Mafeking (now called Mahikeng) in South Africa during the Second Boer War from October 1899 to May 1900. The siege received considerable attention as Lord Edward Cecil, the son of the British prime minister, was in the besieged town, as ... | that members of the North-West Mounted Police serving with the regiment during the Boer War preferred the boots the regiment wore, and adopted them as their own – hence the name "Strathcona boots" for Royal Canadian Mounted Police high brown boots.
Another legacy of the official kit is the huge popularity of the distin... | 30,315 | triviaqa-train |
'Relight my Fire' was a number one in 1993 for Take That with which female singer? | Relight My Fire
"Relight My Fire" is a popular song which was written and released by Dan Hartman in 1979, when it topped the US dance music charts for six weeks. It was also performed by Costa Anadiotis' band Café Society in 1984 and British boy band Take That (with Lulu in a featured role) in 1993.
The song is from t... | in the top 10 in 1993. Boyband Take That secured the record for the most top ten singles in 1993 with five hit singles. This included three number-one singles: "Pray" in July, "Relight My Fire" in October and "Babe" in December. "Why Can't I Wake Up With You" and "Could It Be Magic?" just missed out on number-one, peak... | 30,316 | triviaqa-train |
Which Football League Division One club is based at the New York Stadium? | Rotherham United F.C.
Rotherham United Football Club, nicknamed The Millers, is a professional association football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system, following its relegation from the Championship in the 2018–19 season.
Fo... | New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team plays its home games at MetLife Stadium in East Ruth... | 30,317 | triviaqa-train |
In horse racing at which course is the Eclipse Stakes run? | Eclipse Stakes
The Eclipse Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of 1 mile, 1 furlong and 209 yards (2,002 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early July.
History.
The event is named after Eclipse, a c... | New Jersey.
Notable horses.
- Precisionist (1985 Breeder Cup Sprint Champion, Eclipse Award winner who was inducted into the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame)
- Evzone (Set a new course record in the 1985 All American Handicap at Garden State Park)
- Teddy Drone (Multiple Graded Stakes placed older horse who, was... | 30,318 | triviaqa-train |
In 2013 who became the first Australian to win the US Masters in golf? | had ever won the Masters. The 2013 Masters was won by Adam Scott, the first Australian to win the tournament. Watson won the 2014 Masters by three strokes over Jordan Spieth and Jonas Blixt. It was his second Masters victory in three years. In 2015, Spieth would become the second-youngest winner in just his second Mast... | 2013 U.S. Open (golf)
The 2013 United States Open Championship was the 113th U.S. Open, held June 13–16 at the East Course of Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, west of Philadelphia. Justin Rose won his first major title, two strokes ahead of runners-up Jason Day and Phil Mickelson.
Rose became the first player... | 30,319 | triviaqa-train |
Who plays the title character in the TV series 'Mrs Brown's Boys'? | Mrs. Brown's Boys
Mrs. Brown's Boys is a television sitcom, created by and starring Irishman Brendan O'Carroll, and produced in the United Kingdom by BBC Scotland in partnership with BocPix and RTÉ. O'Carroll himself plays his drag persona, Agnes Brown, with several close friends and family members making up the rest o... | in with his real-life wife Gracie Allen from 1950 to 1958. Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis routinely broke the fourth wall in their 1950 to 1955 "Colgate Comedy Hour" sketches. "It's Garry Shandling's Show" and "Mrs. Brown's Boys" both have their title character walking between sets mid-scene, and the latter occasionally s... | 30,320 | triviaqa-train |
Which Football League Division One club's ground is the Matchroom Stadium? | Brisbane Road
Brisbane Road, currently referred to as The Breyer Group Stadium for sponsorship purposes, and originally known as Osborne Road, is a football stadium in Brisbane Road, Leyton, east London, England. It has been the home ground of Leyton Orient since 1937, before which it was the home of amateur football t... | 10–0 loss to Shildon in October 2010. That season the club finished 22nd in Northern League Division One and was later relegated to Northern League Division Two where it has remained ever since.
Stadium.
The club's ground, Kingsley Park Stadium has one full sized turf pitch, with one stand, which is overlooked by the c... | 30,321 | triviaqa-train |
Which nineteenth century novelist wrote 'Mary Barton, A Tale of Manchester Life'? | Mary Barton
Mary Barton is the first novel by English author Elizabeth Gaskell, published in 1848. The story is set in the English city of Manchester between 1839 and 1842, and deals with the difficulties faced by the Victorian working class. It is subtitled "A Tale of Manchester Life".
Plot summary.
The novel begins i... | , "Mary Barton: A Tale of Manchester Life" is published anonymously by Chapman & Hall in London in two volumes.
- c. October – The first frescoes of scenes from English literature in the Poets' Hall of the Palace of Westminster are completed: Charles West Cope's "Griselda's first Trial of Patience" (based on Chaucer's ... | 30,322 | triviaqa-train |
The Brockman family's home was the setting for which BBC TV comedy series? | comedy show "Live at the Apollo", sitcom "Outnumbered", and satirical quiz show "Have I Got News for You". Saturday evening is also a popular slot for a comedy show such as "Michael McIntyre's Big Show" and "The Armstrong and Miller Show".
As the weekly popular music chart programme "Top of the Pops" was dropped in 200... | Its patron is "Barry Cunningham" OBE.
Frome's Cheap Street is a location in episode six of the first series of BBC TV comedy "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin". Frome has provided the backdrop to historical dramas, such as Poldark, broadcast in 2016 which has regular scenes shot in Gentle Street, with a further sho... | 30,323 | triviaqa-train |
In which English city is the Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to Saint Chad? | of Sir Thomas Fitzherbert-Brockholes of Aston Hall, near Stone, Staffordshire. When his chapel was cleared after his death, his chaplain, Fr Benjamin Hulme, discovered the box containing the relics, which were examined and presented to Bishop Thomas Walsh, the Roman Catholic Vicar Apostolic of the Midland District in 1... | Apostolic Vicariate of Mongo
The Apostolic Vicariate of Mongo is a Latin Catholic pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction in Sahel-country Chad.
It is exempt, i.e. directly dependent on the Holy See (notably the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples), not part of any ecclesiastical province.
Its ... | 30,324 | triviaqa-train |
Eleanor of Provence was the queen of which English monarch? | issuing Magna Carta (Latin for "Great Charter") to guarantee the rights and liberties of the nobility. Soon afterwards, further disagreements plunged England into a civil war known as the First Barons' War. The war came to an abrupt end after John died in 1216, leaving the Crown to his nine-year-old son Henry III. Late... | moneylenders. In January 1275 Edward's mother, the Queen Dowager Eleanor of Provence, expelled the Jews from all of her lands, a precursor to the Statute.
As special direct subjects of the monarch, Jews could be taxed indiscriminately by the King. Some have described the situation as indirect usury: the monarch permitt... | 30,325 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of the French region of Midi-Pyrenees? | capital, Toulouse, one of a handful of so-called "balancing metropolises" ("métropoles d'équilibre"). Another example of this is the region of Rhône-Alpes which was created as the region for Lyon.
Geographical composition.
Historically, Midi-Pyrénées is made up of several former French provinces:
- 24.2% of the Midi-Py... | Vallée d'Aure
The vallée d'Aure is located in the French Pyrenees, in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, in the region of Midi-Pyrénées.
Geography.
The vallée d'Aure is part of the pays d'Aure, of which the historical capital is Arreau.
It corresponds to the upper flow of the Neste or "Neste d'Aure". It spans about 40 km ... | 30,326 | triviaqa-train |
Writer of films such as 'Love Actually' and 'Notting Hill', which long-term partner of Emma Freud co-founded Comic Relief with Lenny Henry? | Love Actually
Love Actually is a 2003 Christmas-themed romantic comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis. It features an ensemble cast, many of whom had worked with Curtis in previous film and television projects. The screenplay delves into different aspects of love as shown through ten separate stories invol... | following a complaint by the British Stammering Association about 2011 Comic Relief's opening skit, a parody by Lenny Henry of the film "The King's Speech".
Personal life.
Curtis lives in Notting Hill and has a country house in Walberswick, Suffolk with script editor and broadcaster Emma Freud. He previously dated Anne... | 30,327 | triviaqa-train |
Alvin Stardust's debut chart hit, 'My Coo Ca Choo', only reached number 2 in the charts. What was his follow-up, his only number 1? | the UK Singles Chart-topper "Jealous Mind", as well as later hits such as "Pretend" and "I Feel Like Buddy Holly".
Early life and career.
Bernard William Jewry was born 27 September 1942 in Muswell Hill, then in Middlesex (now in north London). Having moved at a young age to Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, where his mother... | other writers such as Ben Findon and Marty Wilde. He had several minor European single hits during this period.
In 1973, Shelley co-founded Magnet Records with Michael Levy. Shelley's role was that of director of A&R and Levy's as president/general manager/administrator. Shelley wrote, produced and sang on Magnet's fir... | 30,328 | triviaqa-train |
By what patriotic name was the tower containing Big Ben renamed in 2012? | Big Ben
Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London and is usually extended to refer to both the clock and the clock tower. The official name of the tower in which Big Ben is located was originally the Clock Tower, but it was renamed Elizabeth Tower in... | 26th of December 2000 Archbishop Vikentius consecrated the new throne and the entire church in the name of the Intercession of the Most Holy Mother of God. The construction of the church building and a library was completed on the territory in 2009. A monument in honor of the 200th anniversary of the Victory in the Pat... | 30,329 | triviaqa-train |
Half of a long-term comedy double-act, who hosted an annual telethon for muscular dystrophy for over 40 years in the USA? | Jerry Lewis
Joseph Levitch (March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017), better known by his stage name Jerry Lewis, was an American comedian, actor, singer, filmmaker and humanitarian. Dubbed "The King of Comedy" and "The Total Filmmaker" for eight decades, Lewis appeared in more than 60 film and television productions, perform... | telethons over 30 years. He is also the Hispanic spokesperson for the US Muscular Dystrophy Association, in which he also appears in a pre-recorded piece on its annual telethon, to appeal to Hispanics to donate.
Kreutzberger was also the first host of the "Teletón USA" telethon, which was introduced in December 2012 on... | 30,330 | triviaqa-train |
A-ha's debut chart hit, 'Take On Me', only reached number 2 in the charts. What was their follow-up, their only number 1? | , number 2 in the UK, and number 15 on the US "Billboard" album chart; yielded two international number-one singles: "Take On Me" and "The Sun Always Shines on TV"; and earned the band a Grammy Award nomination as Best New Artist. In the UK, "Hunting High and Low" continued its chart success into the following year, be... | be released as an adult. Four singles were released, including two number 1 hits on the billboard hot country songs chart.
Although the first single, "Until I Fall in Love Again" only reached number 54 on the country singles charts it was the follow-up single "Meet Me in Montana," (a duet with Dan Seals) that landed he... | 30,331 | triviaqa-train |
8th June 2013 marked the centenary of the death of which suffragette, 4 days after colliding with the King's hors; Ammer, at the Epsom Derby? | suffragette, Emily Davison, when she ran in front of the king's horse at the 1913 Epsom Derby, made headlines around the world. The WSPU campaign had varying levels of support from within the suffragette movement; breakaway groups formed, and within the WSPU itself not all members supported the direct action.
The suffr... | 1913 Epsom Derby
The 1913 Epsom Derby, sometimes referred to as “The Suffragette Derby”, was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on 4 June 1913. It was the 134th running of the Derby. The race was won, controversially, by Aboyeur at record 100–1 odds. The winner was ridden by Edwin Piper and trained by Alan Cu... | 30,332 | triviaqa-train |
Joey is the name of the main protagonist in which 1982 Michael Morpurgo book, made into a hit movie in 2011? | Michael Morpurgo
Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo, (born Michael Andrew Bridge; 5 October 1943) is an English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who is known best for children's novels such as "War Horse" (1982). His work is noted for its "magical storytelling", for recurring themes such as the triumph of ... | was a friend of author Michael Morpurgo, who has lived in Iddesleigh since the 1970s. In his book "Private Peaceful", the village is the home of the protagonist, Tommo, and it is one of the main settings for the book. In 1976 Morpurgo and his wife, Clare, set up the Farms for City Children charity which is based at Net... | 30,333 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the Jack Russell who stole the show in the 2011 movie 'The Artist' in his role as Jack? | a Jack Russell, played by the dog actor Cosmo. Cosmo went on to appear in the films "" and "Beginners".
Jack Russell: Dog Detective is a series of children's books by authors Darrell and Sally Odgers, and published by Scholastic. It is about the adventures of a Jack Russell terrier named Jack Russell and his gang of fr... | running TV sitcom "Frasier". Eddie belonged to lead character Frasier's father Martin Crane, and constantly "stole the show" with his deadpan antics, receiving more fan mail than any other "Frasier" character. Moose and Enzo also starred as Skip in the 2000 film "My Dog Skip".
Wishbone, from the television show of the ... | 30,334 | triviaqa-train |
Also the names of races at the local racecourse, Woodditton and Cheveley Park are villages close to which English town or city? | Newmarket, Suffolk
Newmarket is a market town in the English county of Suffolk, approximately 65 miles (105 kilometres) north of London. It is generally considered the birthplace and global centre of thoroughbred horse racing and a potential World Heritage Site. It is a major local business cluster, with annual investm... | ) are of early formation, probably names bestowed by the first English farmers who tackled the area.
There are two villages, North Hinksey to the west of the city of Oxford and South Hinksey to the south-west. There is also a suburb called New Hinksey to the south of the town centre, which contains the city council war... | 30,335 | triviaqa-train |
As studied by both David Cameron and Ed Miliband, for what does the E in the university degree course PPE stand? | was a native of Brussels and fled Belgium during World War II. He graduated from Corpus Christi College, Oxford and later from the London School of Economics. Miliband became first a television journalist, then a Labour Party researcher and a visiting scholar at Harvard University, before rising to become one of Chance... | Angela Eagle
Angela Eagle (born 17 February 1961) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wallasey since the 1992 general election. Eagle was born in Yorkshire and studied PPE at the University of Oxford , before working for the CBI and then a trade union.
Eagle served as the... | 30,336 | triviaqa-train |
Named after their 1998 number one single, what is the name of the stage musical based on the works of the Spice Girls? | the Spice Girls. This is now the leading case in English law on misrepresentation by conduct.
"Viva Forever" was the last single released from "Spiceworld". The video for the single was made before Halliwell's departure and features the girls in stop-motion animated form. The North American tour began in West Palm Beac... | "Spice Up Your Life" begins as various music videos and press headlines about the Spice Girls are shown, as the video ends the Spice Girls enter the stage on five platforms and perform "Spice Up Your Life" they then perform a mashup of their 1998 hit "Stop" and "It's Like That" by Jason Nevins and Run-DMC, which famous... | 30,337 | triviaqa-train |
Robert Shaw played primary baddie Donald 'Red' Grant in which James Bond film? | commit to a film series, but understood that if the films succeeded, his career would greatly benefit. He played 007 in the first five Bond films: "Dr. No" (1962), "From Russia with Love" (1963), "Goldfinger" (1964), "Thunderball" (1965), and "You Only Live Twice" (1967) – then appeared again as Bond in "Diamonds Are F... | - Donald 'Red' Grant (Robert Shaw)—Garrotted by Bond
- Tov Kronsteen (Vladek Sheybal)—Poisoned by Morzeny
- Morzeny (Walter Gotell)—Blown up by Bond
- Krilencu (Fred Haggerty)—Shot by Kerim Bey
- Rhoda (Peter Brayham)—Unknown
- Commissar Benz (Peter Bayliss)—Shot by Grant
- General Vassili (Unknown)—Unknown
- Koslovosk... | 30,338 | triviaqa-train |
The colour silver (or white) is given what name in heraldry? | "gold". It may be depicted using either yellow or metallic gold, at the artist's discretion; "yellow" has no separate existence in heraldry, and is never used to represent any tincture other than or.
Argent is similarly derived from the Latin "argentum", "silver". Although sometimes depicted as metallic silver or faint... | Carnation (heraldry)
In heraldry, carnation is a tincture, the name for skin colour, more exactly the colour of pale or white human skin (i.e., pale pinkish peach).
It is rare in coats of arms in Anglophone countries but quite frequent on the European continent, in France in particular, derived from widespread use in G... | 30,339 | triviaqa-train |
Named after their 2004 number one album, what is the name of the stage musical based on the works of Green Day? | " "Insomniac" and "Nimrod" reached double platinum and "Warning" achieved gold status. Green Day's seventh album, "American Idiot" (2004), a rock opera, found popularity with a younger generation, selling six million copies in the U.S. "21st Century Breakdown" was released in 2009 and achieved the band's best chart per... | of "The Tower of Babble" in the musical "Godspell": "Man is a complex of patterns and processes."
The indie band Driftless Pony Club named their 2011 album, "Buckminster", after him. All the songs within the album are based upon his life and works.
On July 12, 2004, the United States Post Office released a new commemor... | 30,340 | triviaqa-train |
The Seychelles is the smallest African country, but what is the smallest country on mainland Africa? | Agulhas in South Africa (34°51'15" S), is a distance of approximately . Cape Verde, 17°33'22" W, the westernmost point, is a distance of approximately to Ras Hafun, 51°27'52" E, the most easterly projection that neighbours Cape Guardafui, the tip of the Horn of Africa.
Africa's largest country is Algeria, and its small... | Seychelles
Seychelles ( ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (; Creole: "La Repiblik Sesel"), is an archipelago country in the Indian Ocean. The capital of the 115-island country, Victoria, lies east of mainland East Africa. Other nearby island countries and territories include Comoros, Mayotte (region of France)... | 30,341 | triviaqa-train |
Adolfo Celi played primary baddie Emilio Largo in which James Bond film? | Emilio Largo
Emilio Largo is a fictional character and the main antagonist from the 1961 James Bond novel "Thunderball". He appears in the 1965 film adaptation, again as the main antagonist, with Italian actor Adolfo Celi filling the role. Largo is also the main antagonist in the 1983 unofficial James Bond movie "Never... | Auger was cast as Domino, the name was changed to Derval to reflect her nationality. The character's wardrobe reflects her name, as she is usually dressed in black and/or white.
- Adolfo Celi as Emilio Largo (voice dubbed by Robert Rietty): SPECTRE's Number Two, he creates a scheme to steal two atomic bombs.
- Luciana ... | 30,342 | triviaqa-train |
Responsible for such films as 'Pulp Fiction' and 'The Crying Game', which film Production Company was founded by Bob and Harvey Weinstein in 1979? | Bob Weinstein
Robert Weinstein (born October 18, 1954) is an American film producer. He is the founder and head of Dimension Films, former co-chairman of Miramax Films, and The Weinstein Company, both of which he co-founded with his brother Harvey. He has focused on making commercially successful action and horror film... | film's small budget, its animation was produced in the Philippines, with a less-realistic design inspired by stop motion films. The Weinstein Company did not sign on as the film's distributor until near the end of production, and while the company had many roles recast, it otherwise made few changes to the film.
Struct... | 30,343 | triviaqa-train |
The Tom Jones hit 'Delilah' has, in recent years, been taken up as a team song by supporters of which Premier League football club? | prostitute, and requested that the song not be sung by Welsh rugby fans as the lyrics glorify violence towards women. Co-writer Sylvan Whittingham rejected the claim, saying: "The reason there is more domestic violence after rugby matches is because men have been drinking... It's not anything to do with Delilah."
Misce... | Swarkestone Cricket Club
Swarkestone Cricket Club is a cricket club based in Swarkestone just outside Derby. The club was founded in 1898 and has been playing in the Derbyshire Cricket league ever since. The 1st team has been playing in the Derbyshire Premier Cricket League since 2011 and finished 2nd in the club's fir... | 30,344 | triviaqa-train |
The highest circulation newspaper in the USA, what New York-based paper is known as the WSJ? | criticism from McDonald's as well as the Obama administration. The Wall Street Journal reported the plan to drop coverage stemmed from new health care requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. McDonald's called the report "speculative and misleading", stating they had no plans to drop coverage.... | Rockford Register Star
The Rockford Register Star is the Rockford, Illinois, United States metropolitan area's primary daily newspaper.
The paper took its name with the 1979 merger of two influential Rockford competitors, "The Register Republic" (founded , daily since ) and "The Morning Star" (founded ). In April 2007,... | 30,345 | triviaqa-train |
Which traditional English county was historically divided into 'Rapes'? | divisions. Essex, Kent, and Sussex, for example, have never borne a "-shire", as each represents a former Anglo-Saxon kingdom. Similarly Cornwall was a British kingdom before it became an English county. The term "shire" is not used in the names of the six traditional counties of Northern Ireland.
Shires in the United ... | Park extends through the municipality.
Administration.
The traditional provinces of Sweden serve no current administrative or political purposes, but are historical and cultural entities. In the case of Härjedalen there is a municipality, "kommun", Härjedalen Municipality, which is located in the southern part of Jämtl... | 30,346 | triviaqa-train |
In police slang, who or what are `Darbies'? | In addition to the Universal handcuff key, a few modified designs exist, including a key that has been molded to fit behind an officer's badge (colloquially known as "The New York Tuning Fork" - U.S. Patent 607,305).
To prevent the restrained person from eventually opening the handcuffs with a handcuff key, a handcuff ... | Rascal)
- Bofia: a derogatory slang in Portugal used for police officers and law enforcement in general.
- Booze Bus: Australian slang term referring to a police roadside random breath testing station, which are often specialized buses.
- Boy Dem: UK slang term for one or more police officers.
- The Boys: Term used by ... | 30,347 | triviaqa-train |
By population, what is the largest town in Buckinghamshire? | . Development in this region is restricted by the Metropolitan Green Belt. Other large settlements include the county town of Aylesbury, Marlow in the south near the Thames and Princes Risborough in the west near Oxford. Some areas without direct rail links to London, such as around the old county town of Buckingham an... | Quarrendon Estate
Quarrendon is a large housing estate on the north west side of Aylesbury (where the 2011 census population was included) in Buckinghamshire, England. The estate is named after the nearby ancient village of Quarrendon.
History.
The estate was started in the post war years and added to in four main stag... | 30,348 | triviaqa-train |
Former radio DJ 'diddy' David Hamilton has, in recent years, been the stadium announcer for which Premier League football club? | 2009–10 seasons, four Premier League sides reached UEFA Cup or Europa League finals, with only Liverpool managing to win the competition in 2001. Arsenal (2000), Middlesbrough (2006) and Fulham (2010) all lost their finals.
Although the group's dominance was reduced to a degree after this period (see below), in terms o... | Agudelo (born 1992), soccer player for the New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.
- Kurt Allerman (born 1955), former NFL football player.
- Laura Benanti (born 1979), musical theatre actress, who has appeared in numerous Broadway theatre productions.
- DJ Envy (born 1977) is a New York-based DJ who works at sy... | 30,349 | triviaqa-train |
Responsible for such films as 'Saving Private Ryan' and 'Gladiator', which film Production Company was founded by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen in 1994? | Saving Private Ryan" (1998). He has largely adhered to this practice during the 21st century, with "Munich" (2005), "Lincoln" (2012), "Bridge of Spies" (2015), and "The Post" (2017).
He co-founded Amblin Entertainment and DreamWorks Studios, where he has also served as a producer or executive producer for several succe... | times with such industry giants as super-agent Michael Ovitz, Michael Eisner, Lew Wasserman, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Steven Spielberg, and David Geffen. However, few of these brought a specifically Jewish sensibility either to the art of film or, with the sometime exception of Spielberg, to their choice of subject matter. ... | 30,350 | triviaqa-train |
What part of the British Isles was historically divided into 'Sheadings'? | British Isles
The British Isles are a group of islands in the North Atlantic off the north-western coast of continental Europe that consist of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Hebrides and over six thousand smaller isles. They have a total area of about 315,159 km and a combined population of... | on the Isle of South Uist revealed what is probably the largest Viking settlement in Scotland.
The archaeological site of Cladh Hallan on South Uist is the only site in the British Isles where prehistoric mummies have been found.
History of Specific Islands St Kilda.
St Kilda was continuously inhabited for two millenni... | 30,351 | triviaqa-train |
The global edition of the New York Times, what Paris-based newspaper is known as the IHT? | " and "The New York Times" as joint parent newspapers.
In 2002, The New York Times Company took control of the "International Herald Tribune", which was subtitled since then "The Global Edition of the New York Times". On October 15, 2013, the paper was renamed The International New York Times, and in October 2016, it w... | to publish selected "Post" articles in "The Wall Street Journal’s" European edition. After the takeover the "IHT" was subtitled "The Global Edition of the New York Times" instead of "Published by The New York Times and The Washington Post".
In 2008, the NYT Company announced the merger of the "New York Times" and "IHT"... | 30,352 | triviaqa-train |
By population, what is the largest town in Wiltshire? | near Devizes.
In 1794 it was decided at a meeting at the Bear Inn in Devizes to raise a body of ten independent troops of Yeomanry for the county of Wiltshire, which formed the basis for what would become the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry, who served with distinction both at home and abroad, during the Boer War, World War I... | Melksham Without
Melksham Without is a civil parish in the county of Wiltshire, England. It surrounds, but does not include, the town of Melksham and is the largest rural parish in Wiltshire, with a population of 7,230 (as of 2011) and an area of .
In 1894 the ancient parish of Melksham was divided into Melksham Urban ... | 30,353 | triviaqa-train |
The only sitcom created solely by Johnnie Mortimer, which 1981-1991 sitcom starred Windsor Davies and Donald Sinden as warring antique dealers? | many TV situation comedies including "Foreign Affairs", "Man About the House", "Never the Twain", "Robin's Nest" and "George and Mildred", often working in partnership with Brian Cooke. A version of "Man about the House" later transferred to America under the name "Three's Company".
The partnership also wrote two plays... | of one of the warring antique dealers, played by Donald Sinden, who falls in love with the daughter of the other, played by Windsor Davies. He gradually moved into a number of roles as police officers and began to work more in film. While working in television he appeared in leading soaps, including "Emmerdale", "Casua... | 30,354 | triviaqa-train |
Thomas DeCarlo Callaway, half of group Gnarls Barkley, got to number one with 'Forget You' in 2010 under what stage name? | from a variety of TV show theme songs, titled "TV on the Radio". Green's next studio album, "Heart Blanche" was released on November 6, 2015. The lead single, "Robin Williams", named after and dedicated to the actor of the same name, was released on July 17, 2015.
In December 2016 Green released a new song and video "F... | - Keyshia Cole – "Love"
- LeToya – "Torn"
Winners and nominees Best R&B/Soul Single – Group, Band or Duo.
- Gnarls Barkley – "Crazy"
- The Isley Brothers Featuring Ronald Isley – "Just Came Here to Chill"
- Jagged Edge – "Good Luck Charm"
- The Pussycat Dolls – "Stickwitu"
Winners and nominees The Michael Jackson Award... | 30,355 | triviaqa-train |
Who introduces the Radio 4 quiz 'Counterpoint'? | Counterpoint (radio programme)
Counterpoint is a BBC Radio 4 quiz. Described in the show's introduction as "The general knowledge music quiz", the questions are about music, from classical, jazz, pop, musicals, and all other forms of music. It was originally hosted by Ned Sherrin (1986–2006). In the chair for the 2007 ... | 's "New Musical Theories and Fantasies"
- "Counterpoint", a song by Delphic from the album "Acolyte"
Film, television and radio.
- "Counterpoint" (radio), a musical quiz show on BBC Radio 4
- , a 1998 episode from the fifth season of "Star Trek: Voyager"
- "Counterpoint" (Radio National), an Australian Broadcasting Cor... | 30,356 | triviaqa-train |
In the 2012 Olympics, who won the gold medal in the Men's Singles at tennis? | man to reach the final since Ivan Lendl's appearance in the 1987 final. For the first time ever there were no English players in the Wimbledon men's singles competition, however Great Britain was represented by two players from Scotland: fourth seed Andy Murray and wildcard Jamie Baker.
The first round match between Jo... | Ryu Seung-min
Ryu Seung-min (; born August 5, 1982 in Seoul, South Korea) is a Korean table tennis player who won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's singles competition. His opponent was Wang Hao, a top-seeded player from Chinese national team. Along the way, he defeated 1992 Olympic champion Jan-O... | 30,357 | triviaqa-train |
Which Grade 1 listed attraction in the north-west was opened in 1894, having been built by Heenan and Froude? | Blackpool Tower
Blackpool Tower is a tourist attraction in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, which was opened to the public on 14 May 1894. When completed Blackpool Tower was the tallest man made structure in the British Empire. Inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, it is tall and is the 120th-tallest freestanding tower... | from its share commitments. When the Tower opened in 1894, its success justified the investment of nearly £300,000, and the company made a £30,000 profit in 1896.
Two Lancashire architects, James Maxwell and Charles Tuke, designed the tower and oversaw the laying of its foundation stone on 29 September 1891. By the tim... | 30,358 | triviaqa-train |
Which major trunk road runs south from Wick to just north of Stirling where it then becomes a motorway? | on the main road (the A99–A9 road) linking John o' Groats with southern Britain. The Far North railway line links Wick railway station with southern Scotland and with Thurso, the other burgh of Caithness. Wick Airport is on Wick's northern outskirts. The airport has two usable runways. A third is derelict.
The main off... | principal status in the west from Honiton, Devon to Land's End where it is mainly dual carriageway and retains trunk road status.
Route.
Route London to Honiton.
The A30 begins at Henlys Roundabout, where the route stems from the A4 near Hounslow. It runs south of the Southern Perimeter Road, Heathrow Airport and north... | 30,359 | triviaqa-train |
Which famous singer was a member of 'Bluesology' in the early 1960s, leaving in 1967 and changing his name to one that was a combination of the names of two members of the group? | Bluesology
Bluesology was a 1960s English R&B popular music group, best remembered as being the first professional band of which Reginald Dwight – later known as Elton John – was a member.
History.
From about 1960, organist Reginald Dwight – then aged 13 – and his neighbour, singer and guitarist Stewart "Stu" Brown, pe... | Iain Matthews
Iain Matthews (born Ian Matthews MacDonald, 16 June 1946) is an English musician and singer-songwriter. He was an original member of the British folk rock band Fairport Convention from 1967 to 1969 before leaving and forming his own band, Matthews Southern Comfort, which had a UK number one in 1970 with a... | 30,360 | triviaqa-train |
Which now defunct car company manufactured the models Horizon, Samba and Solara? | .
On the truck and bus side, a full range of light, medium and heavy models was offered, still marketed as Barreiros in Spain and as Dodge or Fargo elsewhere, but eventually the Dodge badge prevailed in all markets.
In PSA and Renault hands.
In 1978, Chrysler Europe was sold to PSA, which subsequently renamed all forme... | of data has been described by Tim Berners-Lee as the "Giant Global Graph".
Named graphs are a formalization of the intuitive idea that the contents of an RDF document (a graph) on the Web can be considered to be named by the URI of the document. This considerably simplifies techniques for managing chains of provenance ... | 30,361 | triviaqa-train |
Only one man since Donald Budge has won the tennis Grand Slam, achieving this feat twice, who is he? | He was capable of making more shots than anybody. His two volleys were great. His overhead was enormous. He had the most natural tennis mind with the most natural tennis physique."
Before and during the open era, Rod Laver remains the only male player in history to have won the calendar year Grand Slam twice in 1962 an... | , French Pro Championship and Wembley Championships. A player who won all three in a calendar year was considered to achieve a "Professional Grand Slam", or "Pro Slam". The feat was accomplished twice:
Three other players won those three major trophies during their pro careers: Ellsworth Vines, Hans Nüsslein and Don Bu... | 30,362 | triviaqa-train |
Where were the first shots fired at the start of the American Civil War? | Battle of Fort Sumter
The Battle of Fort Sumter (April 12–13, 1861) was the bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina by the Confederate States Army, and the return gunfire and subsequent surrender by the United States Army, that started the American Civil War. Following the declaration of secession by... | the American Civil War, Fort Pickens had not been occupied since shortly after the Mexican–American War. Despite its dilapidated condition, Lieutenant Adam J. Slemmer, in charge of United States forces at Fort Barrancas, decided Fort Pickens was the most defensible post in the area. He decided to abandon Fort Barrancas... | 30,363 | triviaqa-train |
Benidorm and Alicante are on which Spanish Costa? | Alicante
Alicante (, , ; ) is a city and port in Spain on the Costa Blanca, the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of Alacantí, in the south of the Valencian Community. It is also a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city of Alicante proper was 330,525, estimated , ranking as the sec... | 128 Tour Card Holders, places were allocated down the final Qualifying School Order of Merit. The following players picked up Tour Cards as a result:
Players Championships.
- Spanish Darts Trophy Players Championship 1 at the Hotel Melia Benidorm, Alicante on 28 January.
- Spanish Darts Trophy Players Championship 2 at... | 30,364 | triviaqa-train |
What name is given to the Sunday before Easter? | Saturday comes Palm Sunday, Holy Week, and finally Easter itself, and the fast is broken immediately after the Paschal Divine Liturgy.
The Paschal Vigil begins with the Midnight Office, which is the last service of the Lenten Triodion and is timed so that it ends a little before midnight on Holy Saturday night. At the ... | 20 or 21 March, while the ecclesiastical vernal equinox is a fixed March 21 (on the Gregorian Calendar). Easter is determined from tables which determine Easter based on the ecclesiastical rules described above, which do not always coincide with the astronomical full moon. The moveable feasts are given below:
Septuages... | 30,365 | triviaqa-train |
The adjective 'cervine' refers to which creatures? | of fables and other literary works since the inception of writing. Stags were used as symbols in the latter Sumerian writings. For instance, the boat of Sumerian god Enki is named the "Stag of Azbu". There are several mentions of the animal in the Rigveda as well as the Bible. In the Indian epic Ramayana, Sita is lured... | Numinous (disambiguation)
Numinous is an English adjective and noun, taken from the Latin "numen", “divinity.” But where "numen" refers to an objective divine being, numinous as an adjective refers to a subjective state. Numinous the noun refers to that which stimulates the subjective state. For example, a numinous gro... | 30,366 | triviaqa-train |
Who was replaced by Jonathan Ross as presenter of BBC TV's 'Film Review'? | . In 1999, Ross took over presenting the "Film" programme from Barry Norman, and also began presenting his own radio show, while two years later he began hosting "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross". For the chat show, Ross won three BAFTA awards for Best Entertainment Performance, in 2004, 2006 and 2007. By 2006 Ross was... | Jonathan Ross
Jonathan Stephen Ross (born 17 November 1960) is an English television and radio presenter, film critic, actor and comedian best known for presenting the BBC One chat show "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" during the 2000s. Ross also hosted his own radio show on BBC Radio 2, and acted as a film critic and... | 30,367 | triviaqa-train |
In which African country is the province of Darfur? | Darfur
Darfur ( "", ) is a region in western Sudan. "Dar" is an Arabic word meaning "home of" – the region was named "Dardaju" () while ruled by the Daju, who migrated from Meroë , and it was then renamed "Dartunjur" () when the Tunjur ruled the area. Darfur was an independent sultanate for several hundred years, incor... | Memorialise human rights atrocities and genocides in Africa
Publications.
Justice Africa has published various books including the following:
- African Arguments, which is a joint publishing initiative by Justice Africa, the International African Institute, the Royal African Society and Zed Books. These books emphasize... | 30,368 | triviaqa-train |
'The World of Crinkley Bottom', a tourist attraction based on Noel Edmund's TV show opened and closed within 13 weeks in 1994, in which seaside resort? | Morecambe
Morecambe ( ) is a coastal town on Morecambe Bay in Lancashire, England, which had a population of 34,768 at the 2011 Census.
Name of Morecambe.
The first use of the name was by John Whitaker in his "History of Manchester" (1771), when he refers to the æstury of Moricambe. It next appears four years later in ... | was promoted as "Britain's first TV leisure park".
Cricket St Thomas.
The first park located in Cricket St Thomas was based around an existing wildlife park and the Cricket House country estate. The Crinkley Bottom park was based around Mr Blobby with a Blobby-themed house called "Dunblobbin'" being the main attraction... | 30,369 | triviaqa-train |
Which TV police series is set in Denton? | A Touch of Frost
A Touch of Frost is a television detective series produced by Yorkshire Television (later ITV Studios) for ITV from 6 December 1992 until 5 April 2010, initially based on the Frost novels by R. D. Wingfield. Writing credit for the three episodes in the first 1992 series went to Richard Harris.
The seri... | before Helen does but cannot bring herself to do it. When the police arrive at Gabrielle's door she believes they are there to arrest her for the illegal affair, but they arrest Carlos instead, who says "Tanaka set me up".
Cast.
Although credited, Mike Delfino (James Denton) does not appear in this episode
Series conti... | 30,370 | triviaqa-train |
Who won the Booker Prize twice for his novels 'The Life and Times of Michael K' and 'Disgrace'? | prize be given to him so that he could use the money to buy every copy of the longlisted books in Ireland and donate them to libraries, "thus ensuring that the books not only are bought but also read — surely a unique occurrence."
Judging for the 1983 award produced a draw between J. M. Coetzee's "Life & Times of Micha... | awards throughout his career, although he has a reputation for avoiding award ceremonies.
Awards, recognition, appearances 1983 and 1999 Booker Prizes.
He was the first writer to be awarded the Booker Prize twice: first for "Life & Times of Michael K" in 1983, and again for "Disgrace" in 1999. Two other authors have si... | 30,371 | triviaqa-train |
Oxford and Cambridge were England's first two universities, which was the third founded in 1832? | . The monarch of the United Kingdom is the Supreme Governor of the Church of England, which has around 26 million baptised members (of whom the vast majority are not regular churchgoers). It forms part of the Anglican Communion with the Archbishop of Canterbury acting as its symbolic worldwide head. Many cathedrals and... | 's Cambridge and Oxford Society, probably arising from the fact that the Cambridge Club was founded there first, and also had more members than its Oxford counterpart when they amalgamated in 1905.
Meaning.
In addition to being a collective term, "Oxbridge" is often used as shorthand for characteristics the two institu... | 30,372 | triviaqa-train |
The Costa Smerelda is on which Mediterranean island? | , Crete, Euboea, Rhodes, Lesbos, Chios, Kefalonia, Corfu, Limnos, Samos, Naxos and Andros in the Eastern Mediterranean; Sicily, Cres, Krk, Brač, Hvar, Pag, Korčula and Malta in the central Mediterranean; Sardinia, Corsica, and the Balearic Islands: Ibiza, Majorca, and Menorca in the Western Mediterranean.
The typical M... | (Sid James) openly flirting with the sassy saucepot widow Sadie Tompkins (Barbara Windsor) as his battleaxe wife, Cora (Joan Sims), looks on with disdain. Their twitching friend Harry (Jack Douglas) arrives and lets slip that the package holiday Vic has booked to the Mediterranean island Elsbels (a pun on the slang exp... | 30,373 | triviaqa-train |
The maple belongs to which genus of tree? | Maple
Acer is a genus of trees and shrubs commonly known as maple. The genus is placed in the family Sapindaceae. There are approximately 128 species, most of which are native to Asia, with a number also appearing in Europe, northern Africa, and North America. Only one species, "Acer laurinum", extends to the Southern ... | bunyi" or "bunya-bunya" in various Australian Aboriginal languages was colloquially named the Bunya Pine by Europeans. However, "Araucaria bidwillii" is not a pine tree (of the genus "Pinus"). It belongs to the same genus as the monkey puzzle tree ("Araucaria araucana") and is commonly referred to as the "false monkey ... | 30,374 | triviaqa-train |
In which Verdi opera is 'Gilda' the jester's daughter? | in the rear rooms; page boys come and go. The festivities are at their height. Music is heard from offstage. The Duke and Borsa enter from a door in the back."
At a ball in his palace, the Duke sings of a life of pleasure with as many women as possible, and mentions that he particularly enjoys cuckolding his courtiers:... | - Verdi - "Luisa Miller" - Gilda Cruz-Romo, Luciano Pavarotti, Cristina Angelakova, Matteo Manuguerra, Raffaele Arié, Ferruccio Mazzoli - Coro e Orchestra della Rai Torino, Peter Maag.
- Verdi - "Il trovatore" - Carlo Cossutta, Gilda Cruz-Romo, Fiorenza Cossotto, Matteo Manuguerra, Agostino Ferrin - Coro e Orchestra de... | 30,375 | triviaqa-train |
At whose feast did the 'writing on the wall' appear? | Belshazzar's feast
Belshazzar's feast, or the story of the writing on the wall (chapter 5 in the Book of Daniel) tells how Belshazzar holds a great feast and drinks from the vessels that had been looted in the destruction of the First Temple. A hand appears and writes on the wall. The terrified Belshazzar calls for his... | tide at London Bridge. According to Thomas Woods, "a clock that equaled it in technological sophistication did not appear for at least two centuries". Giovanni de Dondi was another early mechanical clockmaker whose clock did not survive, but his work has been replicated based on the designs. De Dondi's clock was a seve... | 30,376 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the oratorio featuring the writing on the wall? | 's "The Crucifixion" (1887) became the stereotypical battlehorse of massed amateur choral societies. Edward Elgar tried to revive the genre around the turn of century with the composition of "The Light of Life (Lux Christi)", "The Dream of Gerontius", "The Apostles" and "The Kingdom".
History Twentieth-century.
Oratori... | one of his wife's cousins, about writing a libretto for the oratorio but Lemaire convinced the composer that the story was better suited to an opera.
Saint-Saëns later wrote: A young relative of mine had married a charming young man who wrote verse on the side. I realized that he was gifted and had in fact real talent.... | 30,377 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the Norse God of or spirit of Mischief? | Frey, whose weather and farming associations bring peace and pleasure to humanity; the goddess Iðunn, who keeps apples that grant eternal youthfulness; the mysterious god Heimdall, who is born of nine mothers, can hear grass grow, has gold teeth, and possesses a resounding horn; the jötunn Loki, who brings tragedy to t... | not appear as a monster
- Kurupi, god of sexuality and fertility
- Ao Ao, god of hills and mountains
- Luison (or "Luisõ"), god of death and all things related to it
Other gods or important figures.
- Angatupyry, spirit or personification of good, opposite to Tau
- Pytajovái, god of war
- Pombero, a popular spirit of m... | 30,378 | triviaqa-train |
Sir Mark Thatcher was arrested and prosecuted for assisting a coup in which African country? | Switzerland, Monaco, South Africa and more recently in Gibraltar, Barbados, Guernsey, and Spain. In 2004 the "Sunday Times" estimated his wealth at £60 million, most of which they suggested was in offshore accounts.
In 2005 he was convicted and given a four-year suspended prison sentence and a fine in South Africa in ... | and financiers.
Network of support and financiers Sir Mark Thatcher, 2nd Baronet.
On 25 August 2004, Mark Thatcher, the son of the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher, was arrested under anti-mercenary laws in South Africa after being accused of helping to finance the coup to remove President ... | 30,379 | triviaqa-train |
Which mountain pass, from Innsbruck to Bolzano, is the lowest Alpine pass and is usually open all year? | . In the Middle Ages, the two main Alpine crossings, the Via Claudia Augusta over Reschenpass and the Brenner route over Brenner Pass, met in Bolzano. Thus, the city was very important for the trade. The highest point is 1616 m above sea level and the lowest point is 232 m above sea level. The center is located at an a... | Mendel Pass
The Mendel Pass ( or , , or ) is a 1,362 metre-high mountain pass between the provinces of Trentino and South Tyrol in Italy.
The pass is accessed by the pass road, which begins in the town of Fondo in the Non Valley and ends southwest of the city of Bolzano, and the Mendel Funicular, which connects the Üb... | 30,380 | triviaqa-train |
What is the family name of Lord Northcliffe? | Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe
Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe (15 July 1865 – 14 August 1922) was a British newspaper and publishing magnate. As owner of the "Daily Mail" and the "Daily Mirror", he was an early developer of popular journalism, and he exercised vast influence ov... | surveyed at the request of the Premier of Western Australia, James Mitchell in 1923. It became the terminus of the Bridgetown-Jarnadup railway, and was gazetted in May 1924. Mitchell named it after Lord Northcliffe, owner of "The Times" and the "Daily Mail" in London, and Director of Propaganda in the British governmen... | 30,381 | triviaqa-train |
Which was Scotland's first university, founded in 1411? | 1528, and of the Zwingli-influenced George Wishart in 1546, who was burnt at the stake in St Andrews, did nothing to stem the growth of these ideas. Wishart's supporters seized St Andrews Castle, which they held for a year before they were defeated with the help of French forces. The survivors, including chaplain John ... | Education in Aberdeen
Education in Aberdeen, Scotland has a strong tradition with two Universities and Scotland's largest further education college.
Universities.
The first of Aberdeen's two universities, King's College, was founded in 1495 by William Elphinstone (1431–1514), Bishop of Aberdeen and Chancellor of Scotla... | 30,382 | triviaqa-train |
Which mountain pass connects Pakistan and Afghanistan? | Khyber Pass
The Khyber Pass (, ) is a mountain pass in the northwest of Pakistan, on the border with Afghanistan. It connects the town of Landi Kotal to the Valley of Peshawar at Jamrud by traversing part of the Spin Ghar mountains. An integral part of the ancient Silk Road, it has long had substantial cultural, econom... | Afghanistan with Pakistan. The trade route sees a large number of trucks and lorries importing and exporting goods in and out of the region. The Babusar Pass is another mountain pass connecting the Thak Nala with Chilas on the Karakorum Highway. The Lowari Pass is another pass which connects Chitral with Dir via the Lo... | 30,383 | triviaqa-train |
The yew belongs to which genus of tree? | Taxus
Taxus is a small genus of coniferous trees or shrubs known as yews in the family Taxaceae. They are relatively slow-growing and can be very long-lived, and reach heights of , with trunk girth averaging . They have reddish bark, lanceolate, flat, dark-green leaves long and broad, arranged spirally on the stem, but... | Podocarpus macrophyllus
Podocarpus macrophyllus is a conifer in the genus "Podocarpus", family Podocarpaceae. It is the northernmost species of the genus, native to southern Japan and southern and eastern China. Common names in English include yew plum pine, Buddhist pine and fern pine. "Kusamaki" (クサマキ) and "inumaki" ... | 30,384 | triviaqa-train |
Who won the Booker Prize twice for his novels 'Oscar and Lucinda' and 'True History of the Kelly Gang'? | True History of the Kelly Gang
True History of the Kelly Gang is a novel by Australian writer Peter Carey, based loosely on the history of the Kelly Gang. It was first published in Brisbane by the University of Queensland Press in 2000. It won the 2001 Booker Prize and the Commonwealth Writers Prize in the same year. D... | for their novels "Oscar & Lucinda" and "Disgrace" respectively.
The winner, as chosen by a public vote, was Salman Rushdie's "Midnight's Children", and was announced on July 10 at the London Literature Festival. "Midnight's Children" not only won the 1981 Booker, but also the special 1993 Booker of Bookers prize, which... | 30,385 | triviaqa-train |
How many letters are there in the Greek alphabet? | letters stood for the multiples of 100, from 100 to 900. For this purpose, in addition to the 24 letters which by that time made up the standard alphabet, three otherwise obsolete letters were retained or revived: digamma for 6, koppa for 90, and a rare Ionian letter for [ss], today called sampi , for 900. This system ... | graphemes that represent both vowels and consonants. In this narrow sense of the word the first "true" alphabet was the Greek alphabet, which was developed on the basis of the earlier Phoenician alphabet.
Of the dozens of alphabets in use today, the most popular is the Latin alphabet, which was derived from the Greek,... | 30,386 | triviaqa-train |
Which sea, an arm of the Indian Ocean, lies to the North and West of Darwin, in Australia's Northern Territories? | Darwin, Northern Territory
Darwin ( ) is the capital city of the Northern Territory of Australia, situated on the Timor Sea. It is the largest city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, with a population of 148,564. It is the smallest, wettest and most northerly of the Australian capital cities, and acts as the... | Top End
The Top End of Australia's Northern Territory is a geographical region encompassing the northernmost section of the Northern Territory, which aside from the Cape York Peninsula is the northernmost part of the Australian continent. It covers a rather vaguely defined area of perhaps behind the northern coast from... | 30,387 | triviaqa-train |
"Which TV screenwriter created the science fiction shows, ""Survivors"" and ""Blake's Seven""?" | Blake's 7
Blake's 7 (sometimes styled Blakes7) is a British science fiction television series produced by the BBC. Four 13-episode series were broadcast on BBC1 between 1978 and 1981. It was created by Terry Nation, who also created the Daleks for the television series "Doctor Who". The script editor was Chris Boucher.... | Jim Eldridge
Jim Eldridge (born November 1944) is an English radio, film and television screenwriter with hundreds of radio and TV scripts broadcast in the United Kingdom and across the world in a career spanning over 30 years.
Eldridge is the creator and writer of radio shows including "Shut UP", "King Street Junior",... | 30,388 | triviaqa-train |
Which comedian sang about the difficulties of being a cowboy in Rochdale Cowboy? | Mike Harding
Mike Harding (born 23 October 1944) is an English singer, songwriter, comedian, author, poet, broadcaster and multi-instrumentalist. Harding has also been a photographer, traveller, filmmaker and playwright.
Early life and education.
Harding's father, Louis Arthur "Curly" Harding, a navigator in the RAF, w... | frequently releases pointedly satirical songs, such as "Official Theme Song for the 2010 Vancouver / Whistler Olympic Games (The Dead Children Were Worth It!)", as free downloads from his website.
Don Ast, a stand-up comedian who performed in character as befuddled Ukrainian immigrant Nestor Pistor, had his greatest po... | 30,389 | triviaqa-train |
Which canal was constructed to link the Great Lakes Erie and Ontario, thus bypassing the Niagara Falls? | Detroit River. The main natural outflow from the lake is via the Niagara River, which provides hydroelectric power to Canada and the U.S. as it spins huge turbines near Niagara Falls at Lewiston, New York and Queenston, Ontario. Some outflow occurs via the Welland Canal, part of the St. Lawrence Seaway, which diverts w... | ships to continue on its way.
The relatively narrow Niagara Peninsula, situated between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, was a natural match to the idea of bypassing the Falls. Indeed, the idea of a canal across the Peninsula was examined as early as 1799, when a group headed by Robert Hamilton, a Queenston merchant, unsucc... | 30,390 | triviaqa-train |
In which 1997 Ridley Scott film was Demi Moore forced to shave her head? | unprecedented US$12.5 million to star in "Striptease", a commercial success but a major critical disappointment. Her next major role, "G.I. Jane" (1997), for which she famously shaved her head, was followed by a lengthy break and downturn in Moore's career. Her later film roles include "" (2003), "Bobby" (2006), "Mr. B... | continue working with the cats.
"Alien" originally was to conclude with the destruction of the "Nostromo" while Ripley escapes in the shuttle "Narcissus". However, Ridley Scott conceived of a "fourth act" to the film in which the Alien appears on the shuttle and Ripley is forced to confront it. He pitched the idea to 2... | 30,391 | triviaqa-train |
Castlebay is the main town on which Scottish island? | Castlebay
Castlebay () is the main village and a community council area on the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The village is located on the south coast of the island, and overlooks a bay in the Atlantic Ocean dominated by Kisimul Castle, as well as nearby islands such as Vatersay. Castlebay is also wi... | Lochboisdale
Lochboisdale () is the main village and port on the island of South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Lochboisdale is within the parish of South Uist, and is situated on the shore of Loch Baghasdail at the southern end of the A865.
History.
The town profited from the herring boom in the 19th century, and a s... | 30,392 | triviaqa-train |
Brodick is the main town on which Scottish island? | Brodick
Brodick ( , ("Castle Beach") or "Breadhaig") is the main village on the Isle of Arran, in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. It is halfway along the east coast of the island, in Brodick Bay below Goat Fell, the tallest mountain on Arran. The name is derived from the Norse "breda-vick" meaning "Broad Bay".
The harbou... | of Hamilton.
Brodick is one of the largest towns on the island and is seen as the main hub due to the ferry terminal which connects the island to the mainland. The town is host to many homes, hotels and shops, the health centre, nursing home, heritage museum, tourist information centre, Brodick Castle, public beach , p... | 30,393 | triviaqa-train |
Which ship ran aground in 1846, on its maiden voyage, in Dundrum Bay, Co. Down? | major import into Dundrum, where the East Downshire Steamship Company was based. Dundrum was a commercial port until 1984.
History SS Great Britain.
The SS "Great Britain", one of the first iron ships and designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, was on its way from Liverpool to New York in 1846, when it ran aground in Dund... | steamers had brought this down to 17 days, but with experience Hosken brought his average down to 13 days in the sixty-six voyages he made between England and America. In 1844 he was appointed to command of Great Western's , the first iron-hulled screw steamship and at that time the largest ship afloat. She sailed from... | 30,394 | triviaqa-train |
In which 1993 film did Robin Williams pretend to be a female housekeeper for his ex wife, in order to spend time with his children? | , "Aladdin" (1992), "The Fisher King" (1991), "Patch Adams" (1998), "One Hour Photo" (2002) and "World's Greatest Dad" (2009), as well as box office hits, such as "Hook" (1991), "Mrs. Doubtfire" (1993), "Jumanji" (1995), "The Birdcage" (1996), "Good Will Hunting" (1997) and the "Night at the Museum" trilogy | " and "Welcome Freshmen".
Jamie Bojanowski and Chris Miles joined Robin Marrella as stage assistants for "Family Double Dare", replacing Dave Shikiar who left the series between the ending of "Super Sloppy Double Dare" in 1989 and the beginning of "Family Double Dare" in 1990 to pursue production opportunities on other... | 30,395 | triviaqa-train |
In which Canadian City would one cross the Jacques Cartier Bridge? | Jacques Cartier Bridge
The Jacques Cartier Bridge () is a steel truss cantilever bridge crossing the Saint Lawrence River from Montreal Island, Montreal, Quebec to the south shore at Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. The bridge crosses Île Sainte-Hélène in the centre of the river, where offramps allow access to the Parc Jean-... | Champlain Bridge was closed to traffic. Demolition will begin in 2019, will take four years, and may cost about $400 million.
Together with the Jacques Cartier Bridge, it was administered by the Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCCBI), a Canadian Crown Corporation which reports to Infrastructure Cana... | 30,396 | triviaqa-train |
"Which American TV producer created the series. ""The Invaders"" and ""Cannon""?" | Cannon (TV series)
Cannon is an American detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from 1971 to 1976. The primary protagonist is the title character, private detective Frank Cannon, played by William Conrad.
"Cannon" is the first Quinn Martin series to be aired on a network other than ABC. A "rev... | Joe Davola (TV producer)
Joe Davola is an American television and film producer, director and writer. He was born in Brooklyn, New York City and raised in Rosedale, New York.
Davola, Mike Tollin and Brian Robbins formed production company Tollin/Robbins Productions, which developed and produced a number of successful t... | 30,397 | triviaqa-train |
"""Sedgemoor"" and ""Frankley"" service areas can be found on which of Britain's motorways?" | the M1, and the UK's largest. It was the UK's eighth motorway service station, and the M1's third service area; the M1 had the UK's first two motorway service areas.
It was Granada Motorway Services's first motorway service area; its next would be Frankley in the north of Worcestershire on the M5 in 1966. Granada Motor... | within the Longbridge ward of Birmingham).
Rubery is located in the valley of the Waseley and Lickey Hills, and within the basin of the Callowbrook and thus the River Rea. Politically, it lies in the Beacon Ward of Worcestershire County Council, and under both the Waseley and Beacon areas for Bromsgrove District Counci... | 30,398 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of William the Conqueror's eldest son, who, on his father's death, became Duke of Normandy? | consolidate his hold over England and his continental lands and by difficulties with his eldest son.
William was the son of the unmarried Robert I, Duke of Normandy, by Robert's mistress Herleva. His illegitimate status and his youth caused some difficulties for him after he succeeded his father, as did the anarchy tha... | eldest brother Richard FitzGilbert, in 1066 Baldwin accompanied William Duke of Normandy in the Norman Conquest of England.
Following William the Conqueror's successful siege of the Saxon city of Exeter, that king appointed Baldwin castellan of the newly built Rougemont Castle in Exeter, a royal castle, and appointed h... | 30,399 | triviaqa-train |
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