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In which town in Greater Manchester did Harold Shipman practise as a GP before murdering at least 15 of his patients? | the Abraham Ormerod Medical Centre in Todmorden, West Yorkshire. In the following year, he was caught forging prescriptions of pethidine (Demerol) for his own use. He was fined £600, and briefly attended a drug rehabilitation clinic in York. He became a GP at the Donneybrook Medical Centre in Hyde near Manchester, in 1... | Hungerford before turning the gun on himself.
2. Harold Shipman; in January 2000, 54-year-old Greater Manchester GP Harold Shipman is found guilty of murdering 15 patients between 1995 and 1998; it is later established in a government inquiry that he killed a total of more than 200 people when practicing in Manchester... | 31,100 | triviaqa-train |
Which BBC nightly news programme was presented by Cliff Michelmore, with Fyfe Robertson and Magnus Magnusson? | Cliff Michelmore
Arthur Clifford "Cliff" Michelmore (11 December 1919 – 16 March 2016) was an English television presenter and producer. He was best known for the BBC television programme "Tonight", which he presented from 1957 to 1965. He also hosted the BBC's television coverage of the Apollo moon landings, the Aberf... | .
Many presenters appeared in the programme, including Cliff Michelmore, Ginny Buckley, Joan Bakewell, Anne Gregg, Frank Bough, Desmond Lynam, Eamonn Holmes, Anneka Rice, Jill Dando, Rizwana Lateef and Craig Doyle.
In addition, the teams of reporters who provided regular reviews from holiday destinations have included ... | 31,101 | triviaqa-train |
Who changed his name from Gideon, and became MP for Tatton in 2001? | George Osborne
George Gideon Oliver Osborne (born Gideon Oliver Osborne; 23 May 1971) is a British newspaper editor and former Conservative Party politician, who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Tatton from June 2001 until he stood down on 3 May 2017. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer under Prime Minister David... | Martin Bell
Martin Bell, OBE, (born 31 August 1938) is a British UNICEF (UNICEF UK) Ambassador, a former broadcast war reporter and former independent politician who became the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tatton from 1997 to 2001. He is sometimes known as "the man in the white suit".
Background.
Bell is the son of au... | 31,102 | triviaqa-train |
Who was wrongly convicted in 2001 of the murder of Jill Dando? | Jill Dando
Jill Wendy Dando (9 November 1961 – 26 April 1999) was a British journalist, television presenter, and newsreader who was 1997 BBC Personality of the Year. At the time of her death, she was the presenter of the BBC programme "Crimewatch".
On 26 April 1999, Dando was fatally shot outside her home in Fulham, L... | Jill Dando.
Jill Dando was shot dead outside her home on 26 April 1999. George (who at the time of the murder lived in a ground floor flat in Crookham Road, Fulham) was arrested for her murder on 25 May 2000, and charged on 29 May 2000. He was convicted by a majority of 10 to one, and given a sentence of life imprisonm... | 31,103 | triviaqa-train |
The tune of the British national anthem appears within which composer's Jubilee Overture? | began to appear early in the Romantic era. Carl Maria von Weber wrote two concert overtures, "Der Beherrscher der Geister" ('The Ruler of the Spirits', 1811, a revision of the overture to his unfinished opera "Rübezahl" of 1805), and "Jubel-Ouvertüre" ('Jubilee Overture', 1818, incorporating "God Save the King" at its ... | Festival Overture. Its tune is now used in the Micronesian national anthem.
As a journalist and writer von Binzer worked in many German cities, including Altenburg, Glücksburg (Baltic Sea), Flensburg, Leipzig, Cologne and Augsburg. He wrote for newspapers, edited encyclopaedias and published stories and short stories .... | 31,104 | triviaqa-train |
Which composer (1822-1890) wrote a symphony in D and a symphonic poem called Le Chasseur Maudit (The Accursed Huntsman)? | Le Chasseur maudit (Franck)
Le Chasseur maudit ("The Accursed Huntsman") is a symphonic poem by César Franck. The sections of the work are, THE PEACEFUL SUNDAY LANDSCAPE; THE HUNT; THE CURSE; and THE DEMONS' CHASE.
Scored for piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in B flat, 4 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets in F, 2 cor... | ), the Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major (1886), the Piano Quintet in F minor (1879), and the symphonic poem "Le Chasseur maudit" (1883). The Symphony was especially admired and influential among the younger generation of French composers and was highly responsible for reinvigorating the French symphonic tradition... | 31,105 | triviaqa-train |
In which European country is Lake Inari? | Lake Inari
Lake Inari (, , , , , ) is the largest lake in Sápmi and the third-largest lake in Finland. It is located in the northern part of Lapland, north of the Arctic Circle. The lake is above sea level and it is regulated at the Kaitakoski power plant in Russia. The freezing period normally extends from November to... | in Norway and the southern end is at Kessintie Road. The trail is so demanding that it is not recommended for beginners. Lake Inari offers good fishing, making it a popular visitor attraction in the reserve. Boating on the lake is popular and harbors are located in Inari, Veskoniemi and Nellim, in addition to several p... | 31,106 | triviaqa-train |
Who was stripped of his Saudi Arabian nationality in 1994, being considered a threat to the ruling House of Saud? | issues that led to an increase in Islamist terrorism in Saudi Arabia, as well as Islamist terrorist attacks in Western countries by Saudi nationals. Osama bin Laden was a Saudi national (until stripped of his nationality in 1994) and was responsible for the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in East Africa and the 2000 USS Col... | firm grip. On June 21, 2017 Mohammad bin Salman was made Crown Prince, and Mohammed bin Nayef was removed from his posts and stripped of his titles. The interior minister was succeeded by Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Nayef, the grandson of Salman's elder brother, Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz. Thus the lines of Nayef and Salman... | 31,107 | triviaqa-train |
Which RAF base is located on Cyprus? | : The lowest frequency was 18000 kHz, the highest frequency so far during the current solar cycle is 30500 kHz. The bandwidth is normally 50 to 60 kHz, the signal strength S9 + 70 dB thus causing very harmful interference to the Amateur Radio Service.
Controversy US surveillance flights.
The U-2s of the 9th Reconnaissa... | Rayak Air Base
Rayak Air Base ( | "Kaidat Rayak al-jawiya") is Lebanon's first air base and the place where the Lebanese Air Force was born on June 1, 1949. In the 1950s the RAF sent its own instructors to help the Lebanese Airforce. British families accompanied instructors. The base had connections with Airforce bases... | 31,108 | triviaqa-train |
Death of a Princess, a TV drama based on a real event, caused a diplomatic incident between Britain and which country in 1980? | Death of a Princess
Death of a Princess is a British 1980 drama-documentary produced by ATV in cooperation with WGBH in the United States. The drama is based on the true story of Princess Misha'al, a young Saudi Arabian princess and her lover who had been publicly executed for adultery. Its depiction of the customs of ... | Shi-kyung in the drama series "The King 2 Hearts". Jo's display of versatility and screen presence in those projects caused a surge in mainstream popularity for the actor, resulting in close to twenty offers for films and TV series, not to mention commercials.
He next starred in big-screen comedy "Almost Che", loosely ... | 31,109 | triviaqa-train |
In what year (5 years either way) was the British Open Golf Championship first held? | The Open Championship
The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open, or the British Open is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Founded in 1860, it was originally held annually at Prestwick Golf Club, Scotland, before evolving to being rotated between a select group of coast... | 1958 Open Championship
The 1958 Open Championship was the 87th Open Championship, held from 2–5 July at the Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England. Peter Thomson won his fourth Claret Jug in five years in a 36-hole Saturday playoff, four strokes ahead of Dave Thomas. It was the first playoff at t... | 31,110 | triviaqa-train |
Easter Island is a territory of which country? | Easter Island
Easter Island (, ) is a Chilean island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle in Oceania. Easter Island is most famous for its nearly 1,000 extant monumental statues, called "moai", created by the early Rapa Nui people. In 1995, UNESCO named Easter Isla... | "
- Astigos Island: an independence-seeking territory of the fictional country of the Mediterranean coastal nation of Lukano from the game "Time Crisis 3"
- Atlantis from Plato's dialogues
- Atoll K: from Laurel and Hardy's last movie
- Atuan: island in Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea books
- August Bank Holiday Island: a... | 31,111 | triviaqa-train |
Which artist painted 'The Opening of the Fifth Seal' in about 1610? | Opening of the Fifth Seal
The Opening of the Fifth Seal (or The Fifth Seal of the Apocalypse or The Vision of Saint John) was painted in the last years of El Greco's life for a side-altar of the church of Saint John the Baptist outside the walls of Toledo. Before 1908 El Greco's painting was referred to as Profane Love... | 1609 "Saint Ildefonsus"
- 1609 "Saint James the Less"
- 1609 "Saint John the Evangelist"
- 1609 "Annunciation"
- c. 1609-1613 "Portrait of Jerónimo de Cevallos"
- c. 1609–1614 "Portrait of Cardinal Tavera"
- c. 1609–1614 "Opening of the Fifth Seal ("The Fifth Seal of the Apocalypse" "The Vision of Saint John")
- c. 160... | 31,112 | triviaqa-train |
Which son of King Agenor is the reputed founder of the city of Thebes in Ancient Greece? | of Belus and possibly Achiroe.
Sources differ also as to Agenor's children; he is sometimes said to have been the father of Cadmus, Europa, Cilix, Phoenix, and Thasus. Some sources state that Phoenix was Agenor's brother (and Belus's son); and it was Phoenix who was the father of these individuals. Agenor's wife is var... | Tegea
Tegea (; ) was a settlement in ancient Arcadia, and it is also a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tripoli, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 118.350 km. Its seat was the village Stadio.
The r... | 31,113 | triviaqa-train |
In the Bible, who was the elder daughter of Laban who became the first wife of Jacob and the mother of Dinah? | Dinah
In the Book of Genesis, Dinah (; ) was the daughter of Jacob, one of the patriarchs of the Israelites, and Leah, his first wife. The episode of her violation by Shechem, son of a Canaanite or Hivite prince, and the subsequent vengeance of her brothers Simeon and Levi, commonly referred to as "the rape of Dinah", ... | - Deskstar – Desktop-class line in 3.5-inch form factor with SATA interfaces.
- Travelstar – Mobile-class line in 2.5-inch form factor with SATA interfaces.
- Endurastar – Ruggedized line in 2.5-inch form factor with PATA or SATA interfaces, primarily for automotive applications.
- Cinemastar – 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch fo... | 31,114 | triviaqa-train |
What is the stage name of the entertainer born in Bradford in 1982 whose real name is Stephen Frayne? | Dynamo (magician)
Steven Frayne (born 17 December 1982), better known by his stage name Dynamo, is an English magician born in Bradford, West Yorkshire. His television show "" ran from July 2011 to September 2014, and saw him win the Best Entertainment Programme award at the 2012 and 2013 Broadcast Awards. Dynamo has e... | Samwell (entertainer)
Samuel Johnson, better known by his stage name Samwell is an entertainer whose hit video "What What (In the Butt)" made him an Internet celebrity.
Early years.
Samwell was born in Greenville, South Carolina. He has an undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Career... | 31,115 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the most populated city on the continent of Africa? | the New World, increasing anti-slavery legislation in Europe and America, and the British Royal Navy's increasing presence off the West African coast, obliged African states to adopt new economies. Between 1808 and 1860, the British West Africa Squadron seized approximately 1,600 slave ships and freed 150,000 Africans ... | to some of Africa's tallest structures, such as the Sentech Tower, Hillbrow Tower, the Carlton Centre and Ponte City Apartments. The Johannesburg city skyline has most of the tallest buildings on the continent and contains most international organisations such as IBM, Absa, BHP Billiton, Willis Group, First National Ba... | 31,116 | triviaqa-train |
In which American state is Roswell, where it is claimed a U.F.O. crashed in 1947? | Roswell, New Mexico
Roswell is a city and the seat of Chaves County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 48,411, making it the fifth-largest city in New Mexico. It is a center for irrigated farming, dairying, ranching, manufacturing, distribution, and petroleum production. It is... | and flown it over a hundred times across the Northeastern United States.
Crashed UFO hoaxes.
Crashed UFO hoaxes Alien autopsy.
Beginning in 1993, Ray Santilli was either the victim or perpetrator of a hoax involving film footage that purported to show an autopsy being conducted in 1947 upon an alien related to the Rosw... | 31,117 | triviaqa-train |
Who won a best supporting actor Oscar for his performance as Little Bill Daggett in the 1992 film “Unforgiven”? | Gene Hackman
Eugene Allen Hackman (born January 30, 1930) is a retired American actor and novelist. In a career that spanned more than six decades, Hackman was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning Best Actor in "The French Connection" and Best Supporting Actor in "Unforgiven". He won four Golden Globes, one SAG A... | . A 2008 American Film Institute poll voted "Hoosiers" the fourth-greatest film of all time in the sports genre.
Career 1990s.
In 1990 the actor underwent an angioplasty, which kept him from work for a while, although he found time for "Narrow Margin"—a remake of "The Narrow Margin" (1952). In 1992 he played the sadist... | 31,118 | triviaqa-train |
Actress Dakota Johnson is the daughter of actor Don Johnson and which actress? | names of Johnson's first two wives have not been made public, though they were said to have been a dancer and a "rich bimbo". In the early 1970s, Johnson lived with groupie Pamela Des Barres. During the first half of 1972, he met Melanie Griffith, the 14-year-old daughter of his "Harrad Experiment" co-star Tippi Hedren... | Jesse Johnson (actor)
Jesse Wayne Johnson (born December 7, 1982) is an American actor. He is the son of actors Don Johnson and Patti D'Arbanville.
Life and career.
Johnson was born on December 7, 1982 in Los Angeles to actors Don Johnson and Patti D'Arbanville, and was raised in Aspen, Colorado. His parents separated ... | 31,119 | triviaqa-train |
Who directed the Godfather trilogy of films? | The Godfather
The Godfather is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Albert S. Ruddy, based on Mario Puzo's best-selling novel of the same name. It stars Marlon Brando and Al Pacino as the leaders of a fictional New York crime family. The story, spanning 1945 to 1955, chronicles th... | the "Godfather Epic" boxed set, which also told the story of the first two films in chronological order, again with additional scenes, but not redacted for broadcast sensibilities. "The Godfather Trilogy" was released in 1992, in which the films are fundamentally in a chronological order.
"The Godfather Family: A Look ... | 31,120 | triviaqa-train |
Which Democrat did George W Bush defeat in the 2000 US Presidential Election? | 2000 United States presidential election
The 2000 United States presidential election was the 54th quadrennial presidential election held in the States. It was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2000. Republican candidate George W. Bush, the Governor of Texas and the eldest son of the 41st President George H. W. Bush, won th... | Presidency of George H. W. Bush
The presidency of George H. W. Bush began at noon EST on January 20, 1989, when George H. W. Bush was inaugurated as the 41st President of the United States, and ended on January 20, 1993. Bush, a Republican, took office after a landslide victory over Democrat Michael Dukakis in the 1988... | 31,121 | triviaqa-train |
“If music be the food of love, play on” is the opening line from which Shakespeare play? | magic, and comic lowlife scenes. Shakespeare's next comedy, the equally romantic "Merchant of Venice", contains a portrayal of the vengeful Jewish moneylender Shylock, which reflects Elizabethan views but may appear derogatory to modern audiences. The wit and wordplay of "Much Ado About Nothing", the charming rural set... | calypso. He relocated to Norfolk, Virginia, where he opened a record store in 1953. That store, Frankie's Got It, was located on Granby Street but has closed. Its motto was Shakespeare's "If music be the food of love, play on!", which later became a song on a Bonds B-side.
Apart from his hits with Bonds, his most famou... | 31,122 | triviaqa-train |
Phil Lynott was lead singer and bassist with which rock group from 1969 to 1983? | Phil Lynott
Philip Parris Lynott (, ; 20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) was an Irish musician and songwriter. His most commercially successful group was Thin Lizzy, of which he was a founder member, the principal songwriter, lead vocalist and bassist. He was known for his distinctive plectrum-based style on the bass, an... | Zach Myers
Michael Zachery Myers (born November 7, 1983) is an American musician who founded and is currently the lead singer and guitarist for the rock band The Fairwell. He is also the former bassist and current guitarist for the hard rock band Shinedown, and the manager of Memphis pop rock band Sore Eyes.
Personal l... | 31,123 | triviaqa-train |
How many letter tiles, including the blanks, are there in a game of Scrabble? | premium squares to orange for TW, red for DW, blue for DL, and green for TL, but the original premium square color scheme is still preferred for "Scrabble" boards used in tournaments.
In an English-language set, the game contains 100 tiles, 98 of which are marked with a letter and a point value ranging from 1 to 10. Th... | This is called Letrad@s.GZ (originally Scrabble.GZ), and is not an official edition by Mattel. Arguably "J", "K", "W", and "Y" do not exist in Galician, but they are included here as they are sometimes used in borrowed words. Blanks do not exist in this game.
German.
German-language editions of Scrabble contain 102 let... | 31,124 | triviaqa-train |
Who rules in a Gynarchy or Gynocracy? | society" and Kong believed that men in Jiangnan tended to "forfeit...authority to women".
Matrifocality arose, Godelier said, in some Afro-Caribbean and African American cultures as a consequence of enslavement of thousands. Slaves were forbidden to marry and their children belonged to the slavemasters. Women in slave ... | authors of the classics did not think that "gyneocracy" meant 'female government' in politics. They were aware of the fact that the sexual structure of government had no relation to domestic rule and to roles of both sexes.
Related concepts Words beginning with "gyn-".
A matriarchy is also sometimes called a "gynarchy"... | 31,125 | triviaqa-train |
Who, in June 1963, became the first woman to go into space? | Valentina Tereshkova
Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (; born 6 March 1937) is a member of the Russian State Duma, engineer, and former cosmonaut. She is the first and youngest woman to have flown in space with a solo mission on the Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963. She orbited the Earth 48 times, spent almost three days in s... | STEM field. In 1979, Kathryn Sullivan flew a NASA WB-57F reconnaissance aircraft to 63,300 feet altitude breaking an unofficial altitude record for American women.
History 1980s.
On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride made history as the first woman astronaut to go into space. About more than a year later, Judith Resnik took the... | 31,126 | triviaqa-train |
Which vegetable is known to Americans as Zucchini? | Zucchini
The zucchini (, American English) or courgette (, British English) is a summer squash, of Mesoamerican origin, which can reach nearly in length, but is usually harvested when still immature at about . A zucchini is a thin-skinned cultivar of what in Britain and Ireland is referred to as a marrow. In South Afri... | 's all-white Americans with an ethnically diverse family, as "Freedom to Share" (1994), in which the turkey platter brims over with health care supplies. Among the better known reproductions is Mickey and Minnie Mouse entertaining their cartoon family with a festive turkey. Several political cartoons and even frozen ve... | 31,127 | triviaqa-train |
Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World was located at Ephesus? | The city was famed for the nearby Temple of Artemis (completed around 550 BC), one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Among many other monumental buildings are the Library of Celsus, and a theatre capable of holding 25,000 spectators.
Ephesos was one of the seven churches of Asia that are cited in the Book of R... | preferred to remain a maiden and is sworn never to marry.
Artemis was one of the most widely venerated of the Ancient Greek deities and her temple at Ephesus was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Artemis' symbols included a bow and arrow, a quiver and hunting knives and the deer and the cypress were sacred... | 31,128 | triviaqa-train |
How many people are needed to dance a Quadrille? | Quadrille
The quadrille is a dance that was fashionable in late 18th- and 19th-century Europe and its colonies. The "quadrille" consists of a chain of four to six "contredanses", courtly versions of English country dances that had been taken up at the court of Louis XIV and spread across Europe. Latterly the quadrille ... | their camps and altering it. Slaves used the Quadrille to mock the planters but more importantly used this newly approved dancing time to secretly formulate uprisings to hasten their freedom. How ironic! Carriacou versions of the Quadrille feature four men and four women, forming a square and are accompanied by tambour... | 31,129 | triviaqa-train |
Alex Turner is the lead singer with which Sheffield band? | most popular clubs in the North of England until its destruction by fire on 18 June 2007.
A number of major music acts, including Joe Cocker, Def Leppard, Arctic Monkeys, Bring Me the Horizon, Rolo Tomassi, While She Sleeps, Pulp and Moloko, hail from the city. Indie band The Long Blondes originated from the city, as p... | ". The video then pans out to see Alex Turner sat on the now infamous chair at the centre of the Kenny/Shiells altercation. Other scenes shown by the distorted colour are the band driving a Cadillac in Los Angeles during recording, Alex showing the V sign, Jamie Cook holding a Scythe on the rocks, the band in a black D... | 31,130 | triviaqa-train |
In mythology, in which country is Benzaiten the Goddess of Love and Luck? | Japanese mythology
Japanese mythology embraces Shinto and Buddhist traditions as well as agriculturally-based folk religion. The Shinto pantheon comprises innumerable "kami" (Japanese for "god(s)" or "spirits"). This article will discuss only the typical elements present in Asian mythology, such as cosmogony, important... | numbers on the island between March and August as the island is their nesting ground. The gulls are associated with the Buddhist goddess Benzaiten, whose image is found within the shrine. The droppings of the gulls falling on people is considered good luck and people may go to the shrine to receive a commemorative tabl... | 31,131 | triviaqa-train |
Nicky Morgan is the current Secretary of State of which Government Department? | Nicky Morgan
Nicola Ann Morgan (née Griffith; born 1 October 1972), known as Nicky Morgan, is a British politician serving as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport since 2019. A member of the Conservative Party, she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Loughborough since the 2010 United Kingdom... | - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
- Baroness Evans of Bowes Park - Leader of the House of Lords
- Andrea Leadsom - Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Priti Patel - Secretary of State for the Home Department
- Theresa Villiers - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural A... | 31,132 | triviaqa-train |
In the children’s animated TV series, who was the uncle and arch enemy of Noggin the Nog? | , King of the Nogs, and his queen Grunhilda. When King Knut dies, Noggin must find a queen to rule beside him or else forfeit the crown to his uncle, Nogbad the Bad. Noggin meets and marries Nooka of the Nooks (an Eskimo princess), and becomes the new king. Noggin and Nooka have a son, Knut, who comes to the fore in la... | Smallfilms
Smallfilms is a British television producution company that made animated TV programmes for children from 1959 until the 1980s. In 2014 the company began operating again, producing a new series of its most famous show, "The Clangers". It was originally a partnership between Oliver Postgate (writer, animator ... | 31,133 | triviaqa-train |
A competitor in the 2000 Sydney Olympics - by what nickname was Equatorial Guinean swimmer Eric Moussambani known? | Eric Moussambani
Eric Moussambani Malonga (born May 31, 1978) is a swimmer from Equatorial Guinea. Nicknamed "Eric the Eel" by the media, Moussambani won brief international fame at the 2000 Summer Olympics for an extremely unlikely victory. Moussambani, who had never seen an Olympic-sized swimming pool before, swam hi... | Fatema Hameed Gerashi
Fatema Hameed Gerashi, born in 1987 or 1988, is a Bahraini swimmer.
She represented her country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, competing in the women's 50 metres freestyle race. At the age of 12, she was the youngest competitor of any event and any nationality at the Sydney Games. She comp... | 31,134 | triviaqa-train |
Who plays Father Brown in the 2013 BBC TV series of the same name? | Father Brown (2013 TV series)
Father Brown is a British television detective period drama which began airing on BBC One on 14 January 2013. It features Mark Williams as the eponymous crime-solving Roman Catholic priest. The series is loosely based on short stories by G. K. Chesterton.
Plot.
The series is set during the... | Bostrom, John Sessions, Sara Martins, Martin Kemp and Richard Harrington.
Production.
The series is a BBC Studios Birmingham Drama Village production and filming for the first series of ten episodes of "Father Brown" began in the Cotswolds in summer 2012. The BBC renewed "Father Brown" for a second series of ten episod... | 31,135 | triviaqa-train |
Which Indian city, the capital of Rajasthan, is known as the ‘Pink’ city? | Jaipur
Jaipur () is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. As of 2011, the city had a population of 3.1 million, making it the tenth most populous city in the country. Jaipur is also known as the "Pink City", due to the dominant color scheme of its buildings. It is located from the national ... | Jodhpur
Jodhpur (; ) is the second-largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan and officially the second metropolitan city of the state. It was formerly the seat of a princely state of the same name. Jodhpur was historically the capital of the Kingdom of Marwar, which is now part of Rajasthan. Jodhpur is a popular to... | 31,136 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the only current Football League team to play its home games in Kent? | After the war Kent's borders changed several more times. In 1965 the London boroughs of Bromley and Bexley were created from nine towns formerly in Kent. In 1998 Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham left the administrative county of Kent to form the Unitary Authority of Medway. Plans for another unitary authority... | Seattle Mist
The Seattle Mist are a team in the Legends Football League (formerly the Lingerie Football League, part of the Lingerie Bowl's expansion into a full-fledged league in 2009). They play their home games at the ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington.
League play.
League play 2009–2010 season.
For the inaugural 20... | 31,137 | triviaqa-train |
‘Blood and Fire’ is the motto of which charitable organisation? | It is now official Salvation Army policy in the UK that the red shield should be used as the external symbol of the Salvation Army, with the Crest only being used internally. Therefore, any new Salvation Army building will now have the red shield on the outside rather than the crest which certainly would have been used... | Hong Kong St. John Ambulance
Hong Kong St. John Ambulance () is a charitable organisation with a long history stretching back over a century and has been serving the community since 1884. Adhered to its motto, "For the Service of Mankind", the organisation is dedicated to provide first aid and ambulance services in eme... | 31,138 | triviaqa-train |
Which feminist book label was established by Carmen Callil and others in 1973? | Carmen Callil
Dame Carmen Thérèse Callil, (born 15 July 1938) is an Australian publisher, writer and critic who has spent most of her career in the United Kingdom. She founded Virago Press in 1973. She is a recipient of the Benson Medal from the Royal Society of Literature in 2017.
Early years and family.
Callil was bo... | legendary feminist editor Carmen Callil at Chatto & Windus.
Shortly afterwards Callil commissioned Brayfield's first novel, "Pearls", the first of three tremendously successful and highly controversial genre best-sellers with strong feminist themes. From the mid-1990s Brayfield progressed to novels of a more literary
c... | 31,139 | triviaqa-train |
In which Royal Chapel situated in the Tower of London is Anne Boleyn buried? | weeping uncontrollably in his London gardens, saying that he was sure that Anne had now gone to Heaven.
She was then buried in an unmarked grave in the Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula. Her skeleton was identified during renovations of the chapel in 1876, in the reign of Queen Victoria, and Anne's grave is now identified ... | , by whom he had issue John Brooke, 1st Baron Cobham and Philippa Brooke (died circa September 1613, buried at Stockeston, Leicestershire, 28 September 1613), wife of Walter Calverley and Sir Thomas Burton, 1st Baronet
Anne Boleyn's coronation.
In April 1533, Anne received a letter of summons from the King to attend th... | 31,140 | triviaqa-train |
What fictional place name connects a literary version of Salisbury and the comic cartoon character Roy of the Rovers? | Roy of the Rovers
Roy of the Rovers is a British comic strip about the life and times of a fictional footballer and later manager named Roy Race, who played for Melchester Rovers. The strip first appeared in the "Tiger" in 1954, before giving its name to a weekly (and later monthly) comic magazine, published by IPC and... | - Blitz, the alter-ego of George in the web comic "Bob and George"
- Blitz (character), a fictional anthropomorphic doberman from the action/comedy cartoon "Road Rovers"
- Blitz, a robot dog from the cartoon "C.O.P.S."
- Zorin Blitz, from the manga "Hellsing"
- Blitz (comics), a Flash-based Big Bang Comics hero
- Blitz... | 31,141 | triviaqa-train |
Michael Fallon is the current Secretary of State for which Government Department? | under a single Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations. A year before, the Secretaries for War and Air had lost their status as cabinet-level ministers, due to a reorganisation of British military command, being subordinated to a new Minister of Defence, and were finally abolished in 1964 and replaced with a new ... | for Energy Cecil Parkinson following the 1987 general election, and in 1988 joined the government of Margaret Thatcher as an Assistant Whip, becoming a Lord Commissioner to the Treasury in 1990. Fallon, alongside Michael Portillo and Michael Forsyth, visited Margaret Thatcher on the eve of her resignation in a last-dit... | 31,142 | triviaqa-train |
Which author wrote the comic play ‘The Admirable Crichton' in 1902? | The Admirable Crichton
The Admirable Crichton is a comic stage play written in 1902 by J. M. Barrie.
Origins.
Barrie took the title from the sobriquet of a fellow Scot, the polymath James Crichton, a 16th-century genius and athlete. The epigram-loving Ernest is probably a caricature of the title character in Oscar Wild... | was quickly adapted by R.W. Paul for his film "Scrooge, or, Marley's Ghost", the earliest known film adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1843 novel "A Christmas Carol". The script for the play was published by Samuel French Ltd. Buckstone appeared in "The Silver King" at the Princess's Theatre, London, in 1882, "The Admirab... | 31,143 | triviaqa-train |
The Pollex is the anatomical name for what part of the human body? | Thumb
The thumb is the first digit (finger) of the hand. When a person is standing in the medical anatomical position (where the palm is facing to the front), the thumb is the outermost digit. The Medical Latin English noun for thumb is pollex (compare "hallux" for big toe), and the corresponding adjective for thumb is... | and "deep", while indicating directions, are relative terms and thus do not properly define fixed anatomical axes. Also, while the "rostrocaudal" and anteroposterior directionality are equivalent in a significant portion of the human body, they are different directions in other parts of the body.
Main terms.
Main terms... | 31,144 | triviaqa-train |
Derived from a word meaning ‘rows of lighted lamps’, what is the Hindu Festival of Lights called? | , Lakshmi Puja (Day 3).
The third day is the height of the festival, and coincides with the last day of the dark fortnight of the lunar month. This is the day when Hindu, Jain and Sikh temples and homes are aglow with lights, thereby making it the "festival of lights". The word Deepawali comes from the word the Sanskri... | and there are two rows of anvil-shaped calli along its centre. Flowering occurs from August to October.
Taxonomy and naming.
"Caladenia filifera" was first described by John Lindley in 1840 and the description was published in "A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony". The specific epithet ("filifera") is d... | 31,145 | triviaqa-train |
Which actor provides the voice of Po the Kung Fu Panda in the two films in the series? | Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda is a 2008 American computer-animated wuxia comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by John Stevenson and Mark Osborne and produced by Melissa Cobb, and stars the voices of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Ian McShane, Set... | Franjo Dijak
Franjo Dijak (born 2 June 1977) is a Croatian actor. He appeared in more than twenty films since 1997.
Dijak provides the voice of Po in the Croatian dub of the entire Kung Fu Panda franchise. | 31,146 | triviaqa-train |
Which organisation’s flag includes an image of the continents of the world flanked by olive branches on a blue field? | Further activities supporting the development of culture are undertaken at the local government level. The UNESCO's World Heritage List includes ten sites in Croatia. The country is also rich with intangible culture and holds 15 of UNESCO's World's intangible culture masterpieces, ranking fourth in the world. A global ... | .
The Texas governor currently uses a flag consisting of the state coat of arms (a lone star encircled by live oak and olive branches) on a light blue circle, all on a dark blue field with a white star in each corner. The flag has been in use since the late 1960s or early 1970s. The design has never been formally adopt... | 31,147 | triviaqa-train |
In which fictional English county is the radio series ‘The Archers’ set? | for the population at large, attracting nine million listeners by 1953.
Synopsis.
"The Archers" is set in the fictional village of Ambridge in the fictional county of Borsetshire, in England. Borsetshire is situated between what are, in reality, the contiguous counties of Worcestershire and Warwickshire, south of Birmi... | 1970), an English painter
- Zebedee Soanes (b. 1976), a continuity announcer on BBC Radio 4
Popular culture.
- Zebedee, a character in the BBC children's programme "The Magic Roundabout"
- Zebedee Tring, a past character in the BBC radio series "The Archers"
- a character from the children's television series "TUGS", s... | 31,148 | triviaqa-train |
A sackbut was an early form of which musical instrument? | Musicall Winde Instruments" (1599).
Repertoire 1600–1700 Sacred music.
Repertoire 1600–1700 Sacred music Venice.
Trombonists were in the regular ensemble at St. Mark's Venice from its formation in 1568 until they left the payroll in 1732. The first two ensemble directors—"maestro di concerti"—Girolamo Dalla Casa (1568–... | ) Drew King from the group, White, replaced Jermyn but the band split up a short while later.
The Sackbut.
In the early Seventies Jermyn helped to design a new musical instrument, the Electronic Sackbut, with Dr Hugh LeCaine from the National Research Council. He spent several years doing lecture tours demonstrating th... | 31,149 | triviaqa-train |
What is the only malt whisky distilled on the Isle of Skye? | which includes the narrower defiles of Talisker and Glen Brittle and whose beaches are formed from black basaltic sands. Strathaird is a relatively small peninsula close to the Cuillin hills with only a few crofting communities, the island of Soay lies offshore. The bedrock of Sleat in the south is Torridonian sandston... | Isle of Skye (bar)
The Isle of Skye is a Scottish pub located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, in New York City, United States, which officially opened on April 5, 2013 with Steve Owen and Scott Cook as owners. The name derives from the Hebridean Isle of Skye in Scotland.
Whisky.
The Isle of Skye offers over 150 different wh... | 31,150 | triviaqa-train |
Which Irish poet and dramatist was awarded the Nobel prize in Literature in 1923? | John Everett Millais. His most important work is the long poem, "Laurence Bloomfield in Ireland" (1864), a realist narrative which wittily and movingly deals with the land agitation in Ireland during the period. He was also known for his work as a collector of folk ballads in both Ireland and England.
Ferguson's resear... | Irish poet; 1923 Nobel Prize in Literature
- Sergei Yesenin (1895–1925), Russian lyrical poet
- Yevgeny Yevtushenko (born 1933), Soviet Russian poet, dramatist, and film director
- Lin Yining (1655 – c. 1730), Chinese poet, painter, and composer
- Akiko Yosano (1878–1942), Japanese poet, feminist and pacifist
- Andrew ... | 31,151 | triviaqa-train |
Griffin Park is the home ground of which Championship Football League team? | Griffin Park
Griffin Park is a football ground in Brentford, situated in the London Borough of Hounslow, Greater London. It has been the home ground of Championship club Brentford since it was built in 1904. The ground is situated in a predominantly residential area and is known for being the only English league footba... | , but ultimately moved to the Kassam Stadium in Oxford.
Neutral venue Other sports.
The first ever paying event at Griffin Park was a sports meeting on 29 July 1904, which included a wrestling match. Athletics, tennis and Gaelic football have also taken place at the ground. The Heinz baseball team played at the ground ... | 31,152 | triviaqa-train |
Which Italian dessert is usually made from egg yolks, sugar and Marsala? | Zabaione
Zabaione () or zabaglione (, , ) is an Italian dessert, or sometimes a beverage, made with egg yolks, sugar, and a sweet wine (usually Moscato d'Asti or Marsala wine). Some versions of the recipe incorporate spirits such as cognac. The dessert version is a light custard, whipped to incorporate a large amount o... | Quindim
Quindim () is a popular Brazilian baked dessert, made chiefly from sugar, egg yolks and ground coconut. It is a custard and usually presented as an upturned cup with a glistening surface and intensely yellow color. The mixture can also be made in a large ring mold (like a Savarin mold) in which case it is calle... | 31,153 | triviaqa-train |
Which Robert L Stevenson novel of 1883 was originally entitled ‘The Sea Cook - A Story for Boys’? | Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson (13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist and travel writer, most noted for "Treasure Island", "Kidnapped", "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde", and "A Child's Garden of Verses".
Born and educated in Edinburgh, Stevenson suffered from serious bronchia... | The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses
The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses is an 1888 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is both an historical adventure novel and a romance novel. It first appeared as a serial in 1883 with the subtitle "A Tale of Tunstall Forest" beginning in "Young Folks; A Boys' and Girls' Pa... | 31,154 | triviaqa-train |
Which American businessman presented the original TV series ‘The Apprentice’ which premiered in 2004? | the team. Episodes ended with the host eliminating one contestant from the competition, with the words "You're fired!"
Seven of the show's seasons featured aspiring, but otherwise unknown, businesspersons who would vie for the show's prize, a one-year $250,000 starting contract to promote one of Donald Trump's properti... | Crash (2008 TV series)
Crash is an American television drama series set in Los Angeles, California that starred Dennis Hopper and Eric Roberts. It is the first original series produced by the Starz network. The network ordered a 13 episode season which premiered on October 17, 2008. The series is based on the 2004 film... | 31,155 | triviaqa-train |
At which Crimean port did F D Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin meet for a conference in February 1945? | and Crimea, various ethnic groups living in the region—the Kalmyks, Chechens, Ingushi, Karachai, Balkars, and Crimean Tatars—were accused of having collaborated with the Germans. Using the idea of collective responsibility as a basis, Stalin's government abolished their autonomous republics and between late 1943 and 19... | launching a fierce attack that included "kamikaze" suicide attacks by Japanese aircraft. Japanese forces on Okinawa held out until June 1945; U.S. forces suffered over 60,000 casualties during the operation.
Post-war planning.
In late 1943, Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin agreed to meet to discuss strategy and post-wa... | 31,156 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the 1946 play ‘The Winslow Boy’? | The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy is an English play from 1946 by Terence Rattigan based on an incident involving George Archer-Shee in the Edwardian era. The incident took place at the Royal Naval College, Osborne.
Background.
Set against the strict codes of conduct and manners of the age, "The Winslow Boy" is based on ... | Texas" (1945) - Big Boy
- "The Man Who Walked Alone" (1945) - Champ
- "Rhythm Round-Up" (1945) - Zeke Winslow
- "Song of the Prairie" (1945) - Big Boy Jackson
- "Throw a Saddle on a Star" (1946) - Big Boy
- "That Texas Jamboree" (1946) - Big Boy Frazer
- "Cowboy Blues" (1946) - Big Boy
- "Singing on the Trail | 31,157 | triviaqa-train |
Which media executive set up the TV channel CNN in 1980? | CNN
Cable News Network (CNN) is an American news-based pay television channel owned by AT&T's WarnerMedia. CNN was founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner as a 24-hour cable news channel. Upon its launch, CNN was the first television channel to provide 24-hour news coverage, and was the first all-news t... | and DD News. DD National broadcasts programmes of short duration in local languages (Konkani, Marathi). Goa has all the cable TV channels generally found in India, namely: MTV, ESPN, Fox, Zee TV, ZEE Marathi, HBO, Star Plus, Star Movies, BBC, CNN, Tensports, AXN, Star World, Star News, Fashion TV, Sony, Set Max, SAB, S... | 31,158 | triviaqa-train |
The Hallux is the anatomical name for what part of the human body? | Toe
Toes are the digits (fingers) of the foot of a tetrapod. Animal species such as cats that walk on their toes are described as being "digitigrade". Humans, and other animals that walk on the soles of their feet, are described as being "plantigrade"; "unguligrade" animals are those that walk on hooves at the tips of ... | and "deep", while indicating directions, are relative terms and thus do not properly define fixed anatomical axes. Also, while the "rostrocaudal" and anteroposterior directionality are equivalent in a significant portion of the human body, they are different directions in other parts of the body.
Main terms.
Main terms... | 31,159 | triviaqa-train |
Under what pseudonym did Edith Pargeter create the detective Brother Cadfael? | Edith Pargeter
Edith Mary Pargeter (28 September 1913 – 14 October 1995), also known by her "nom de plume" Ellis Peters, was an English author of works in many categories, especially history and historical fiction, and was also honoured for her translations of Czech classics; she is probably best known for her murder m... | Shrewsbury before he wanted.
Hugh says that Olivier resembles Cadfael in a way; the monk says, no, he looks completely like his mother. "I always meant to tell you, some day," he said tranquilly, "what he does not know, and never will from me. He is my son."
Characters.
- Brother Cadfael: He is the herbalist of the Ben... | 31,160 | triviaqa-train |
Which British Prime Minister did John Bellingham assassinate in 1812? | John Bellingham
John Bellingham (176918 May 1812) was the assassin of British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval.
Early life.
Bellingham's early life is largely unknown, and most post-assassination biographies included speculation as fact. Recollections of family and friends show that Bellingham was born in St Neots, Hunt... | and masks are also presented.
Collections Buddhist art from Southeast Asia.
Hall Six exhibits Buddhist art from the region of Southeast Asia, primarily from the Pagan Kingdom and other areas of what is today Myanmar. Sculptures of the Buddha in the different positions and from various materials, as well as manuscripts ... | 31,161 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the Queen’s great grandchild, daughter of Zara Tindall (nee Philips)? | cathedral-length" train." The Meander Tiara was lent to her and secured the veil. Dolly Maude was her maid of honour, and her paternal half-sister Stephanie Phillips was among the bridesmaids. A reception was held at Holyrood Palace following the service.
In January 2013 it was reported that the Tindalls had sold their... | WAGs Rugby Union.
Many partners of Rugby Union players are increasingly being associated with the WAGs term by the media. Examples include The Saturdays singer Una Healy who is married to English rugby player Ben Foden and actress Susie Amy who is in a relationship with Irish rugby player Rob Kearney. The British eques... | 31,162 | triviaqa-train |
"Who wrote the novels ""Shout at the Devil” and ""When the Lion Feeds""?" | When the Lion Feeds
When the Lion Feeds (1964) is the debut novel of Rhodesian writer Wilbur Smith. It introduces the Courtney family, whose adventures Smith would tell in many subsequent novels. In 2012, Smith said the novel remained his favourite because it was his first to be published.
Plot.
The novel begins in Nat... | . I wrote about black people and white. I wrote about hunting and gold mining and carousing and women. I wrote about love and loving and hating. In short I wrote about all the things I knew well and loved better. I left out all the immature philosophies and radical politics and rebellious posturing that had been the ba... | 31,163 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of Kyrgyzstan? | Bishkek
Bishkek (, بىشکەک; ; ), formerly Pishpek and Frunze, is the capital and largest city of Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyz Republic). Bishkek is also the administrative centre of the Chuy Region. The province surrounds the city, although the city itself is not part of the province, but rather a province-level unit of Kyrgyzsta... | views. The other current books in the "What is?" series include ""What is Love?, What is Death?, What is Beautiful?, What is Funny?, What is Right?, What is Peace?, What is Money?, What is Dreaming?, What is a Friend?, What is True?, What is a Family?, What is a Feeling?" The series is now also translated into 15 langu... | 31,164 | triviaqa-train |
"Which band released albums called ""His 'n' Hers"" and ""Different Class” in the 1990s?" | His 'n' Hers
His 'n' Hers is the fourth studio album by English rock band Pulp, released on 18 April 1994 by Island Records. It proved to be the band's breakthrough album, reaching number nine on the UK Albums Chart, and was nominated for the 1994 Mercury Music Prize. In 1998, "Q" magazine readers voted it the seventie... | singles in the 1980s, which garnered little attention from audiences or critics. Their first charting single was "Razzmatazz", which reached number 80 on the UK Singles Chart. "His 'n' Hers" was their first charting album, peaking at number 9 on the UK Albums Chart.
As they became part of the Britpop music scene, the b... | 31,165 | triviaqa-train |
"In what year did ""Rocky"" win the Best Picture Oscar, Apple II computer go on sale and Jimmy Carter was sworn in as US President?" | Apple II
The Apple II (stylized as apple ][) is an 8-bit home computer and one of the world's first highly successful mass-produced microcomputer products, designed primarily by Steve Wozniak (Steve Jobs oversaw the development of the Apple II's foam-molded plastic case and Rod Holt developed the switching power supply... | 20 January 1981, Ronald Reagan was sworn into office as President after defeating Jimmy Carter in an election. Formal talks began on 30 November 1981, with the US then led by Ronald Reagan and the Soviet Union by Leonid Brezhnev. The core of the US negotiating position reflected the principles put forth under Carter: a... | 31,166 | triviaqa-train |
Who was appointed Secretary of State for Education in David Cameron's May 2015 cabinet? | , Nicky Morgan and Caroline Dinenage following the 2015 general election.
In August 2013, he rejected calls by Stephen Fry and others to strip Russia from hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics due to its anti-gay laws. Cameron did not attend the games but denied it was a boycott in protest at Russia's laws, having previousl... | concerns about securing future funding for universities and questions over his public support for homoeopathic treatments.
Member of Parliament Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.
Clark returned to the Department of Communities and Local Government as Secretary of State on 11 May 2015, appointed in... | 31,167 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of Tajikstan? | Dushanbe
Dushanbe (, ) is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan. Dushanbe means "Monday" in the Tajik language, the local language. It was named this way because it grew from a village that originally had a popular market on Mondays. , Dushanbe had a population of 802,700.
Historically a small village, Dushanbe wa... | ascribed teachings similar in scope to those ascribed to the historical Gautama Buddha. Bonpos claim that Tonpa Shenrab Miwoche lived some 18,000 years ago, and visited Tibet from the land of Tagzig Olmo Lung Ring( today's Tajikstan, himalayas starts from Tajikstan to baltis, ladakh and so on ), or Shambhala. Bonpos al... | 31,168 | triviaqa-train |
In what year did 'Terms of Endearment win the Best Picture Oscar, the Macintosh computer is released by Apple and Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated? | computer experienced explosive growth in the 1980s, transitioning from a hobbyist's toy to a full-fledged consumer product. The IBM PC, launched in 1981, became the dominant computer for professional users. Commodore created the most popular home computers of both 8-bit and 16-bit generations. MSX standard was the domi... | , as most of the Siachen Glacier in Kashmir comes under Indian control.
- 1 June – The Indian government begins Operation Blue Star.
- 4 June – Indian troops storm the Golden Temple at Amritsar, the Sikhs' holiest shrine.
- 31 October – Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by her two Sikh security guards... | 31,169 | triviaqa-train |
In which wars did the battles of Towton and Barnet take place? | , the Lancastrians suffered their final defeat at the Battle of Tewkesbury on 4 May, which marked the end of the reign of Henry VI and the readeption of the House of York. Three centuries after the Battle of Barnet, a stone obelisk was raised on the spot where Warwick purportedly died.
Background.
The Wars of the Roses... | any valuables e.g. personal items and clothing. This made the already difficult task of identification even harder. Thereafter the dead were routinely buried in mass graves and scant official records were retained. Notable examples include such medieval battles as Towton, the Hundred Years' War, the later English Civil... | 31,170 | triviaqa-train |
The medical condition rhinopharyngitis is more commonly called what? | of exposure to cold weather.
In the United Kingdom, the Common Cold Unit was set up by the Medical Research Council in 1946 and it was where the rhinovirus was discovered in 1956. In the 1970s, the CCU demonstrated that treatment with interferon during the incubation phase of rhinovirus infection protects somewhat agai... | the receiving apparatus.
Nomenclature.
In the United States, "bottled gas" typically refers to liquefied petroleum gas. "Bottled gas" is sometimes used in medical supply, especially for portable oxygen tanks. Packaged industrial gases are frequently called "cylinder gas", though "bottled gas" is sometimes used.
The Uni... | 31,171 | triviaqa-train |
Fountains Abbey is situated three miles SW of which Yorkshire city? | abbeys. Many of these prominent buildings suffered from the Dissolution of the Monasteries under Henry VIII; these include Bolton Abbey, Fountains Abbey, Gisborough Priory, Rievaulx Abbey, St Mary's Abbey and Whitby Abbey among others. Notable religious buildings of historic origin still in use include York Minster, th... | a paper "On the Necessity of clearing out the Conventual Church of Fountains". In 1966 the Abbey was placed in the guardianship of the Department of the Environment and the estate was purchased by the West Riding County Council who transferred ownership to the North Yorkshire County Council in 1974. The National Trust ... | 31,172 | triviaqa-train |
The uncle of a pop star, scored a goal and broke his leg in the 1959 F.A. Cup Final, what is the uncle's name? | 1959 FA Cup Final
The 1959 FA Cup Final was contested by Nottingham Forest and Luton Town at Wembley. Forest won 2–1, with goals from Roy Dwight and Tommy Wilson just four minutes apart. Dave Pacey scored Luton's consolation goal.
The game was notable for an unusually large number of stoppages due to injury, particular... | Lawrie Sanchez
Lawrence Philip "Lawrie" Sanchez (born 22 October 1959) is a Northern Irish football manager and former international football player.
The defining moment of his playing career came in the 1988 FA Cup Final, when he scored the winning goal for Wimbledon against Liverpool, producing one of the biggest F.A... | 31,173 | triviaqa-train |
In what year did Cyprus become a member of the EU? | occupation of EU territory since Cyprus became a member of the European Union.
Cyprus is a major tourist destination in the Mediterranean. With an advanced, high-income economy and a very high Human Development Index, the Republic of Cyprus has been a member of the Commonwealth since 1961 and was a founding member of t... | Palestine–European Union relations
Relations between the European Union and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) were established in 1975 as part of the Euro-Arab Dialogue. The EU is a member of the Quartet and is the single largest donor of foreign aid to Palestinians.
As of 2015, 9 out of 28 EU member states r... | 31,174 | triviaqa-train |
Who painted 'The Death of Chatterton' in 1856? | The Death of Chatterton
The Death of Chatterton is an oil painting on canvas, by the English Pre-Raphaelite painter Henry Wallis, now in Tate Britain, London. Two smaller versions, sketches or replicas, are held by the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery and the Yale Center for British Art. The Tate painting measures by ... | He also studied in Paris at Charles Gleyre's atelier and at the Academie des Beaux Arts, sometime between 1849 and 1853.
Wallis is best remembered for his first great success, "The Death of Chatterton", which he exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1856. The painting depicted the impoverished late 18th-century poet Thomas... | 31,175 | triviaqa-train |
Hans Lippershey applied for a patent in the Netherlands in 1608 for an early form of which scientific instrument? | inches and a focal ratio of f/5. With it he found that he could see the four Galilean moons of Jupiter and the crescent phase of the planet Venus. Encouraged by this success, he made a second telescope with a magnifying power of 38x which he presented to the Royal Society of London in December 1672. This type of telesc... | the Netherlands in 1608. It is in a patent filed by Middelburg spectacle-maker Hans Lippershey with the States General of the Netherlands on 2 October 1608 for his instrument ""for seeing things far away as if they were nearby"". A few weeks later another Dutch instrument-maker, Jacob Metius also applied for a patent. ... | 31,176 | triviaqa-train |
Who was called the King of Ragtime? | , a few months after Ernest Hogan's "La Pas Ma La".
Ragtime was also a modification of the march style popularized by John Philip Sousa, with additional polyrhythms coming from African music. Ragtime composer Scott Joplin ("ca." 1868–1917) became famous through the publication of the "Maple Leaf Rag" (1899) and a strin... | separate state visionary. Few called him a regional fanatic who created a wedge between Telugu people. Few called him a dictator in a democratic system. Others called him a protector of democracy with dictatorial approach. Few called him a fighting force, few called him a hasty man. Few called him a political genius. B... | 31,177 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of Heston Blumenthal's restaurant in Bray? | Heston Blumenthal
Heston Marc Blumenthal OBE (; born 27 May 1966) is a British celebrity chef. He is the proprietor of The Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire, one of five restaurants in Great Britain to have three Michelin stars; it was voted No. 1 in The World's 50 Best Restaurants in 2005.
Blumenthal owns the restaurant Din... | a fine-dining restaurant for anything they want, not just for the food, but for the atmosphere, for the Champagne, for the private areas, for the bar. So it's a social place." It was funded by twenty years of Atherton's savings, as well as several minor investors in addition to a single private investor who owns 25%. H... | 31,178 | triviaqa-train |
Which county on the West coast of Ireland lies between County Limerick and County Galway? | and county.
Transport Air.
No commercial airports are situated in County Limerick and the region's needs are serviced from Shannon Airport just 25 km away in County Clare which has many flights to Europe and North America. However some in the south of the county may also use Kerry Airport and Cork Airport which are als... | Furbo, County Galway
Na Forbacha (anglicized as Furbo or Furbogh) is a settlement with a population of around 300 in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. It lies along the coast between Barna and Spiddal. It is a Gaeltacht area where Irish is the main language used in the school, church and at community meetings. The fig... | 31,179 | triviaqa-train |
The musical Jersey Boys features the music of which group? | a single, i.e. Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. In his personal life, Frankie's relationship with his daughter Francine is strained and he breaks up with girlfriend Lorraine ("Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby, Goodbye)"). Frankie continues to have success thanks to Bobby's songs, and hits jackpot with "C'mon Marianne" and the a... | Jersey Boys (film)
Jersey Boys is a 2014 American musical drama film directed and produced by Clint Eastwood, based on the Tony Award-winning jukebox musical of the same name. The film tells the story of the musical group The Four Seasons. Original band members Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio (who also composed the film's... | 31,180 | triviaqa-train |
Which planet was originally called Georgium Sidus by its discoverer before it was renamed by German astronomer Johann Bode to ensure that its name conformed with other planetary names? | , hurricanes, tectonics, and even hydrology.
Planets are generally divided into two main types: large low-density giant planets, and smaller rocky terrestrials. There are eight planets in the Solar System. In order of increasing distance from the Sun, they are the four terrestrials, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, the... | This minor planet was named in memory of Max Wolf (1863–1932), who independently discovered this asteroids the night before its official discovery by Delporte. Wolf was a German astronomer, founder and director of the influential Heidelberg Observatory, and a prolific discoverer of minor planets and other astronomical ... | 31,181 | triviaqa-train |
In which book would you find the characters Scout and her father Atticus Finch? | Atticus Finch
Atticus Finch is a fictional character in Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of 1960, "To Kill a Mockingbird". A preliminary version of the character also appears in the novel "Go Set a Watchman", written in the mid 1950s but not published until 2015. Atticus is a lawyer and resident of the fiction... | mad, putting everyone in the town at risk. Atticus is forced to shoot Tim Johnson before he reaches the Radley House or attacks anyone. When Atticus shoots the dog, his excellent marksmanship is revealed to Scout and Jem (his nickname used to be One-Shot Finch). The dog's body is collected by Zeebo.
Minor characters Si... | 31,182 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the American lead male singer in the Canadian band Arcade Fire? | Win Butler
Edwin Farnham Butler III (born April 14, 1980) is an American-Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, and multi-instrumentalist. He is one of the co-founders of Montreal-based indie rock band Arcade Fire. His wife Régine Chassagne and younger brother Will Butler are both members of the band.
Early life.
Butle... | JF Robitaille
JF Robitaille is a Canadian singer-songwriter born and raised in Montreal, Quebec.
History.
Prior to becoming a solo artist, JF Robitaille was the lead singer for Montreal indie-rock band The Social Register.
Robitaille was discovered in 2006 in New York City by Nona Hendryx. In 2007, he released his 6-tr... | 31,183 | triviaqa-train |
Which city is the capital of the German State of Saxony? | Saxony
Saxony (, ) is a landlocked federal state of Germany, bordering the federal states of Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, and Bavaria, as well as the countries of Poland (Lower Silesian and Lubusz Voivodeships) and the Czech Republic (Karlovy Vary, Liberec, and Ústí nad Labem Regions). Its capital is Dresden,... | Lüneburg
Lüneburg (officially the "Hanseatic City of Lüneburg", German: "Hansestadt Lüneburg", , Low German "Lümborg", Latin "Luneburgum" or "Lunaburgum", Old High German "Luneburc", Old Saxon "Hliuni", Polabian "Glain"), also called Lunenburg in English, is a town in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is located abo... | 31,184 | triviaqa-train |
Who composed the 1938 ballet Billy the Kid? | Billy the Kid (ballet)
Billy the Kid is a 1938 ballet written by the American composer Aaron Copland on commission from Lincoln Kirstein. It was choreographed by Eugene Loring for Ballet Caravan. Along with "Rodeo" and "Appalachian Spring", it is one of Copland's most popular and widely performed pieces. It is most fam... | landscape of the American West. This emphasis on the frontier carried over to his ballet "Billy the Kid" (1938), which along with "El Salón México" became his first widespread public success. Copland's ballet music established him as an authentic composer of American music much as Stravinsky's ballet scores connected t... | 31,185 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the character played by John Wayne in the film True Grit? | a Deputy U.S. Marshal. The sheriff gives three recommendations, and Mattie chooses Rooster Cogburn. Cogburn initially rebuffs her offer, not believing she has the money to hire him, but she raises the money by aggressively horse-trading with Colonel Stonehill.
Texas Ranger LaBoeuf arrives in town, pursuing Chaney for t... | TV series. Marion's name and eyepatch is a parody of John Wayne and the character he played in "True Grit". The show's premise is also based on "True Grit" - a young girl loses her father and then hires a bounty hunter.
Characters.
- Marion, the hamster (voiced by Alan Marriott) - Marion is a blue talking hamster. He w... | 31,186 | triviaqa-train |
Which author has written novel series that include The Warlord Chronicles and the Grail Crest trilogy? | The Warlord Chronicles
The Warlord Chronicles or The Warlord Trilogy is a series of three novels about Arthurian Britain written by Bernard Cornwell. The story is written as a mixture of historical fiction and Arthurian mythology. The books were been originally published between 1995 and 1997 by Penguin and Michael Jos... | C. E. Murphy
C. E. Murphy (born June 1, 1973) is an American born author who writes in the fantasy and romance genres. She is the author of the "Walker Papers" series, "The Negotiator Trilogy", and the "Inheritor's Cycle" as well as "The Strongbox Chronicles" which were written under a pseudonym. She has also written t... | 31,187 | triviaqa-train |
Ringwood Brewery is based in which English county? | Ringwood Brewery
Ringwood Brewery is a small brewery on the edge of the New Forest in Hampshire, England, near the Dorset border. It produces mainly cask ales and some bottled beers.
The emblem for the brewery is a boar.
There are records from the early 19th century of four breweries, one owned by a banker named Stephe... | Sambrook's Brewery
Sambrook's Brewery is a British brewery, based in Battersea, London
It started brewing in 2008. It was founded by Duncan Sambrook, who had been an accountant for Deloitte, with support from David Welsh, the former owner of the Ringwood Brewery.
The head brewer is Sean Knight, a native of Cape Town, ... | 31,188 | triviaqa-train |
Which Briton was brought in as replacement tactician and helped the USA to victory in the 2013 America's Cup? | and gave Spithill plenty of time to consider his options. The score at the end of the day was 0–4, to Team New Zealand.
Progress of the regatta Day 4: September 12.
Day four opened with the news that Oracle had changed their tactician. John Kostecki, who had raced on San Francisco Bay for decades, was dropped, and Sir ... | Mostro" during the 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race. He was the youngest sailor in the six-boat fleet.
Kirby then joined Oracle Racing and sailed on "Oracle Team USA 17" as a trimmer, when it successfully defended the 2013 America's Cup. He was the youngest sailor on the boat.
He remained with the team and sailed in the 2011–1... | 31,189 | triviaqa-train |
Which county on the East coast of Ireland lies between County Dublin and County Louth? | divisions in County Meath.
the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009 merged the electoral divisions of St.Mary's (Part) and Julianstown, collectively known as "East Meath" in County Meath with County Louth to form one Louth Dáil constituency.
The Report on Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies 2007 outlined;""by extend... | Omeath
Omeath ( or "Uí Meth") is a village on the Cooley Peninsula in County Louth, Ireland, close to the border with Northern Ireland. It is roughly midway between Dublin and Belfast, very near the County Louth and County Armagh / County Down border. As of the 2016 census, Omeath had a population of 603, up from 439 d... | 31,190 | triviaqa-train |
In which country were the British victorious at the Battle of Plassey in 1757? | Battle of Plassey
The Battle of Plassey was a decisive victory of the British East India Company over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies on 23 June 1757, under the leadership of Robert Clive. The battle consolidated the Company's presence in Bengal, which later expanded to cover much of India over the next hundr... | appointed special envoys and operated representative missions in New Delhi, Washington D.C. and London among many other cities.
Formation.
The provisional government was established in the town on Baidyanathtala in Meherpur, Kushtia District. Its leaders were administered their oaths at a mango orchard near the site of... | 31,191 | triviaqa-train |
Which county won the County Cricket Championship for seven consecutive seasons in the 1950s? | , Lancashire, Middlesex, Nottinghamshire, Surrey, Sussex and Yorkshire. Subsequently, the championship has been expanded to 18 clubs by the additions at various times of Derbyshire, Durham, Essex, Glamorgan, Hampshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Somerset, Warwickshire and Worcestershire.
History.
History Origin ... | seven consecutive fifties and only narrowly failed to score four successive hundreds. It was a successful season for Sussex as they won their first County Championship title since 1855. Cottey completed the rare feat of winning titles with two clubs.
Cottey was released by Sussex at the end of the 2004 season, his firs... | 31,192 | triviaqa-train |
In which city can the Graham Sutherland tapestry Christ in Glory be found? | Graham Sutherland
Graham Vivian Sutherland (24 August 1903 – 17 February 1980) was an English artist who is notable for his work in glass, fabrics, prints and portraits. His work was much inspired by landscape and religion, and he designed the tapestry for the re-built Coventry Cathedral.
Printmaking, mostly of romanti... | Spence. The cathedral contains the tapestry "Christ in Glory" by Graham Sutherland. The bronze statue "St Michael's Victory over the Devil" by Jacob Epstein is mounted on the exterior of the new cathedral near the entrance. Benjamin Britten's "War Requiem", regarded by some as his masterpiece, was written for the openi... | 31,193 | triviaqa-train |
In the TV sitcom The Good Life, what was the surname of Tom and Barbara's neighbours Margo and Jerry? | of the Leadbetters, who live next door. The conflict between the neighbours, balanced with an increasingly close friendship, creates comic tension as that friendship is tried to its limits.
Peter Bowles was originally cast to play Jerry but was unavailable. He later starred opposite Penelope Keith in "To the Manor Born... | his skin. David Chater, writing in "The Times", said that the hair meant Migg "has an eerie resemblance to the Cowardly Lion from the Wizard of Oz - only not nearly as benign".
Considering the title of "Tom & Gerri", critic Bruce Dessau suggested that it was likely not a reference to the Tom and Jerry of 1970s sitcom "... | 31,194 | triviaqa-train |
Which author created the Alex Rider books and the Power of Five series? | Alex Rider
Alex Rider is a series of spy novels by Anthony Horowitz about a teenage spy named Alex Rider. The series is aimed primarily at teens and young adults. The series comprises eleven novels, as well as five graphic novels, three short stories and a supplementary book. The first novel, "Stormbreaker", was releas... | in 2005, Horowitz expected to finish it in late 2015, and it was published in October 2016.
In August 2005, Horowitz released a book called "Raven's Gate" which began another series entitled "The Power of Five" ("The Gatekeepers" in the United States). He describes it as "Alex Rider with witches and devils". The second... | 31,195 | triviaqa-train |
In the Bible which of the tribes of Israel received no land and were appointed to be priests? | Kohen
Kohen or cohen (or "kohein"; "kohen", "priest", pl. "kohanim", "priests") is the Hebrew word for "priest", used in reference to the Aaronic priesthood. Levitical priests or "kohanim" are traditionally believed and halakhically required to be of direct patrilineal descent from the biblical Aaron (also "Aharon"), b... | the Bible, after their emancipation from Egyptian slavery, the people of Israel wandered around and lived in the Sinai desert for a span of forty years before conquering Canaan in 1400 BCE under the command of Joshua. While living in the desert, according to the Biblical writings, the nation of Israel received the Ten ... | 31,196 | triviaqa-train |
What fictional Scottish village featured in a Lerner and Loewe musical? | Lerner and Loewe
Lerner and Loewe refers to the partnership between lyricist and librettist Alan Jay Lerner and composer Frederick Loewe. Spanning three decades from 1942 to 1960 and again from 1970 to 1972, the pair are known for being behind the creation of critical on stage successes such as; "My Fair Lady", "Brigad... | at the piano and consisted of playing music, but of talking out moments in the musical and what they both wanted to achieve from these moments.
When they were at the piano, Lerner has said of Loewe's style that he would often enter dream like states where he would continuously play until a musical moment appeared that ... | 31,197 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the play performed by the rude mechanicals in A Midsummer Night's Dream? | . The show featured a rock-opera version of the play within a play, Pyramus & Thisbe, with music written by Rusty Magee. The music for the rest of the show was written by Andrew Sherman.
"The Donkey Show" is a disco-era experience based on "A Midsummer Night's Dream", that first appeared off Broadway in 1999.
In 1949 a... | we specifically see die in some covert military action) reuniting in celebration on what appears to be VE Day.
The comic underplot of the original play, in which Costard and others attempt to stage a play (rather like that of the rude mechanicals in "A Midsummer Night's Dream", though with more pretensions to learning... | 31,198 | triviaqa-train |
In which Dickens novel would you find the character Noah Claypole? | to sign the indentures. Later, Mr. Sowerberry, an undertaker employed by the parish, takes Oliver into his service. He treats Oliver better and, because of the boy's sorrowful countenance, uses him as a mourner at children's funerals. Mr. Sowerberry is in an unhappy marriage, and his wife looks down on Oliver and misse... | Flibbertigibbet character in "Kenilworth" with Wayland Smith.
In "The Sound of Music", in the song "Maria", one of the nuns responds to the question "How do you find a word that means Maria?" with "Flibbertigibbet."
This term was also used in the "Looney Tunes" episode "Tweety's S.O.S." by Granny when she drops her gla... | 31,199 | triviaqa-train |
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