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Which Asian country won six of the seven table tennis gold medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games? | such as Austria, Belarus, Germany, Hong Kong, Portugal, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Sweden, and Taiwan.
There are also professional competitions at the clubs level; the respective leagues of Austria, Belgium, China (specifically, the China Table Tennis Super League), France, Germany and Russia are examples of the hi... | Batra won the silver medal in the under-21 category of the Chile Open. She represented India at the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow, where she finished quarterfinalist, as well as the 2014 Asian Games. She won three medals at the 2015 Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships, winning silver in the women's team event ... | 31,200 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the stricken cruise ship on which the salvage operation began in September 2013 on the Italian coast? | Costa Concordia
Costa Concordia () was a built in 2004 by the Fincantieris Sestri Ponente yards in Italy and operated from 2005 until 2012 by the Costa Crociere subsidiary of Carnival Corporation. It was wrecked off the coast of Isola del Giglio in Italy on 13 January 2012 due to a collision with a submerged rock; the ... | lifted the vessel from the rocks. The ship would then be taken to a nearby port to be handed over to the insurers. As of the end of July 2013 it was thought that the ship will never sail again, and that she would be written off as a total constructive loss. A month after sinking, "Astrid" was still under water.
Plans f... | 31,201 | triviaqa-train |
Okells Brewery is based in which part of the British Isles? | 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... | , dark meat that has found favour with chefs, featuring in dishes on the BBC's "MasterChef" series.
Manx cheese has been a particular success, featuring smoked and herb-flavoured varieties, and is stocked by many of the UK's supermarket chains. Manx cheese took bronze medals in the 2005 British Cheese Awards, and sold ... | 31,202 | triviaqa-train |
On which English town did Thomas Hardy base the town of Casterbridge? | the BBC's survey The Big Read.
Life and career.
Life and career Early life.
Thomas Hardy was born on 2 June 1840 in Higher Bockhampton (then Upper Bockhampton), a hamlet in the parish of Stinsford to the east of Dorchester in Dorset, England, where his father Thomas (1811–1892) worked as a stonemason and local builder,... | The Claim (2000 film)
The Claim is a 2000 British-Canadian Western romance film directed by Michael Winterbottom and starring Peter Mullan, Wes Bentley, Sarah Polley, Nastassja Kinski and Milla Jovovich. The screenplay by Frank Cottrell Boyce is loosely based on the novel "The Mayor of Casterbridge", by Thomas Hardy. T... | 31,203 | triviaqa-train |
Which type of barometer that does not involve liquid was invented by Lucien Vidi in 1844? | density vacuum oil was chosen for the PSU barometer to maximize the oil column height.
Types Aneroid barometers.
An aneroid barometer is an instrument used for measuring pressure as a method that does not involve liquid. Invented in 1844 by French scientist Lucien Vidi, the aneroid barometer uses a small, flexible meta... | Pascal's predictions had been correct. The mercury barometer stood lower the higher one went.
Types.
Types Water-based barometers.
The concept that decreasing atmospheric pressure predicts stormy weather, postulated by Lucien Vidi, provides the theoretical basis for a weather prediction device called a "weather glass" ... | 31,204 | triviaqa-train |
Give either of the forenames of Duke Ellington. | Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra, which he led from 1923 until his death over a career spanning more than fifty years.
Born in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based in New York City from the mid-1920s onward ... | . Issued on six 10" 78s (6516 through 6521), available in an album set (the first such set of popular music from a Broadway show) and also sold individually:
- 6516 Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra - "Blackbirds Medley, parts 1 and 2"
- 6517 Ethel Waters with Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra - "I Can't Give Y... | 31,205 | triviaqa-train |
Who became Prime Minister after the assassination of Spencer Perceval? | ", to which he reacted by introducing a bill making machine-breaking a capital offence; in the House of Lords the youthful Lord Byron called the legislation "barbarous". Despite these difficulties Perceval gradually established his authority, so that in 1811 Lord Liverpool, the war minister, observed that the Prime Min... | Spencer Perceval
Spencer Perceval (1 November 1762 – 11 May 1812) was a British statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from October 1809 until his assassination in May 1812. Perceval is the only British prime minister to have been murdered. He was also the only Solicitor General or Attorney Genera... | 31,206 | triviaqa-train |
What is the married surname of Catherine in Wuthering Heights? | years later Earnshaw dies, and Hindley becomes the landowner; he is now master of Wuthering Heights. He returns to live there with his new wife, Frances. He allows Heathcliff to stay, but only as a servant, and regularly mistreats him.
A few months after Hindley's return, Heathcliff and Catherine walk to Thrushcross Gr... | Nelly Dean
Ellen "Nelly" Dean is a female character in Emily Brontë's novel "Wuthering Heights." She is the main narrator for the story, and gives key eyewitness accounts as to what happens among the characters. Ellen is for the most part called Nelly by all characters.
Story.
A tenant named Lockwood visits the househ... | 31,207 | triviaqa-train |
In which old children's TV programme did the character Mike Mercury feature? | Supercar (TV series)
Supercar was a British children's TV show produced by Gerry Anderson and Arthur Provis' AP Films for ATV and ITC Entertainment. Thirty-nine episodes were produced between 1961 and 1962, and it was Anderson's first half-hour series. In the UK it was seen on ITV and in the US in syndication (the firs... | Pob's Programme
Pob's Programme is a children's television programme which was broadcast in the United Kingdom on Channel 4. The programme is presented by a puppet named Pob (played by puppeteer Robin Stevens), who speaks Welsh and who supposedly lives inside the viewer's TV (the casing and red, green and blue electron... | 31,208 | triviaqa-train |
Which element has atomic number 68 and symbol Er? | Erbium
Erbium is a chemical element with the symbol Er and atomic number 68. A silvery-white solid metal when artificially isolated, natural erbium is always found in chemical combination with other elements. It is a lanthanide, a rare earth element, originally found in the gadolinite mine in Ytterby in Sweden, from wh... | or , which has 6 protons and 6 neutrons. The full isotope symbol would also have the atomic number ("Z") as a subscript to the left of the element symbol directly below the mass number: . This is technically redundant, as each element is defined by its atomic number, so it is often omitted.
Mass number changes in radio... | 31,209 | triviaqa-train |
"The song ""Tomorrow belongs to me"" features in which musical show?" | performances), and some more risqué pieces like "Cabaret", before ending with the emergence of the rock musical. Two men had considerable impact on musical theatre history beginning in this decade: Stephen Sondheim and Jerry Herman.
The first project for which Sondheim wrote both music and lyrics was "A Funny Thing Hap... | - Musical produced and directed by Hal Prince in 1966, narrates the Nazi Party ascent to power, featuring a song expressing Nazi ideology "Tomorrow Belongs to Me".
- Mel Brooks' "The Producers" is famous for perhaps the strangest song about World War II, "Springtime for Hitler".
- "Den Pobedy" ("Victory Day")
- "Last K... | 31,210 | triviaqa-train |
A cast of which Rodin sculpture is in Victoria Tower Gardens in London? | aspects of the Biblical Adam, the mythological Prometheus, and Rodin himself have been ascribed to him. Other observers de-emphasize the apparent intellectual theme of "The Thinker", stressing the figure's rough physicality and the emotional tension emanating from it.
Works "The Burghers of Calais".
The town of Calais ... | - Victoria Tower Gardens in the shadow of the Houses of Parliament in London; cast 1908, installed on this site in 1914 and unveiled 19 July 1915. The inscription on the pedestal was carved by Eric Gill.
- the Rodin Museum in Philadelphia, cast 1925 and installed in 1929.
- the gardens of the Musée Rodin in Paris, cast... | 31,211 | triviaqa-train |
The wine-producing region of Hunter Valley is in which Australian state? | Hunter Region
The Hunter Region, also commonly known as the Hunter Valley, is a region of New South Wales, Australia, extending from approximately to north of Sydney. It contains the Hunter River and its tributaries with highland areas to the north and south. Situated at the northern end of the Sydney Basin bioregion, ... | most of the wine-producing areas, excluding the metropolitan area of Newcastle and nearby coastal areas, some national parks, and any land that was in the Mudgee Shire (at the western heights of the catchment).
The Hunter wine region is one of Australia's best known wine regions, playing a pivotal role in the history ... | 31,212 | triviaqa-train |
What phrase was first used in print in 1951 by Frank Nicklin of the Manchester Evening News in a report on a Liverpool v Manchester United game? The game saw the debuts of two young Manchester United players. | , 1948 and 1949, and to FA Cup victory in 1948. In 1952, the club won the First Division, its first league title for 41 years. They then won back-to-back league titles in 1956 and 1957; the squad, who had an average age of 22, were nicknamed "the Busby Babes" by the media, a testament to Busby's faith in his youth play... | the match 4–0 with goals from Eric Cantona, Nicky Butt, David Beckham and Roy Keane.
The game saw new signings Jordi Cruyff and Karel Poborský make their debuts for Manchester United, though neither of these players had particularly successful careers at Old Trafford and both had left the club within four years. The da... | 31,213 | triviaqa-train |
In Hoist's 'The Planets' suite, the movement 'Saturn' is also known by what subtitle, referring to the planet's astrological character? | The Planets
The Planets, Op. 32, is a seven-movement orchestral suite by the English composer Gustav Holst, written between 1914 and 1916. Each movement of the suite is named after a planet of the Solar System and its corresponding astrological character as defined by Holst.
From its premiere to the present day, the su... | the nine months of gestation time, family bonds and relationships. In old opinion, Ceres is the ruling planet of Virgo but as more knowledge about the planet's character has been revealed, the majority opinion of modern astrologers denotes Ceres being the ruler for Taurus, however, Ceres is exalted in Virgo. In an upda... | 31,214 | triviaqa-train |
Which Welsh golfer played in the 2014 Ryder Cup? | Saturday's matches Afternoon foursomes.
For the second straight day, Europe earned 3½ points in the afternoon foursomes, increasing their lead to 4 going into the singles matches.
Because of a late finish by Rory McIlroy in the morning session Match 2 (Furyk/Mahan v. García/McIlroy) started after Match 3 (Spieth/Reed v... | Phillip Price
John Phillip Price (born 21 October 1966) is a Welsh professional golfer who plays on the European Senior Tour. He won three European Tour events between 1994 and 2003 and played in the 2002 Ryder Cup.
Early life.
Price was born in 1966 in Pontypridd. He currently resides in Newport.
Professional golfer.
... | 31,215 | triviaqa-train |
Which 19th century gardener, architect and MP designed the Great Conservatory, a huge glasshouse, at Chatsworth House? | setting of the Cascade.
Park and landscape 6th Duke's garden (1826–58).
In 1826 a 23-year-old named Joseph Paxton, who had been trained at Kew Gardens, was appointed head gardener at Chatsworth. The 6th Duke had inherited Chatsworth fifteen years earlier and had previously shown little interest in improving the neglect... | of Soveral, the Portuguese Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of St James's.
In 1920 the family's London mansion, Devonshire House, which occupied a site on Piccadilly, was sold to developers and demolished. Much of the contents of Devonshire House was moved to Chatsworth and a much smaller h... | 31,216 | triviaqa-train |
Who provides the voice for Sideshow Bob in The Simpson? | , Jon Lovitz, Joe Mantegna, Maurice LaMarche, and Kelsey Grammer. Following Hartman's death in 1998, the characters he voiced (Troy McClure and Lionel Hutz) were retired; Wallace's character of Edna Krabappel was retired as well after her death in 2013.
Episodes will quite often feature guest voices from a wide range o... | of all low-level criminals from Springfield Penitentiary, including a man named Walt Warren. Walt purchases a house next door to the Simpson family and charms the neighborhood. However, Bart is convinced that Walt is Sideshow Bob in disguise because they have the same voice. He tries several times to find proof, but fa... | 31,217 | triviaqa-train |
Which French electronic dance music duo had a UK Number Number One single in 2013 with 'Get Lucky'? | . In 2003, the influence of dance music on American radio resulted in "Billboard" creating the first-ever Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart. By 2005, the prominence of dance music in North American popular culture had markedly increased. According to "Spin", Daft Punk's performance at Coachella in 2006 was the "tipping poin... | The Creeps (Get on the Dancefloor)
"The Creeps (Get on the Dancefloor)" is a song by London-based electronic dance band Freaks. It is a remix of an instrumental by Australian duo Vandalism with Freaks vocalist Stella Attar providing the vocals. It entered the charts on week ending 8 September 2007 and reached number ni... | 31,218 | triviaqa-train |
Who won the Men's Singles at the 2014 US Open? | champion in the women's event.
In the men's singles competition, Marin Čilić won his maiden grand slam title; while, Serena Williams won her Open era record tying sixth title in the women's singles competition tying Chris Evert, and it was her eighteenth grand slam title tying Evert and Martina Navratilova. Winning the... | 2017 US Open – Men's Singles
Rafael Nadal won his 16th Major title and 3rd US Open title, defeating first time Major Title finalist Kevin Anderson, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4.
Nadal retained the ATP No. 1 singles ranking after Roger Federer lost in the quarterfinals. It was also Nadal's first hard court title since January 2014. A... | 31,219 | triviaqa-train |
The Battle of Poltava in 1709 was a victory by Peter the Great over which state? | it would take six years before he defeated Augustus II of Saxony-Poland. Peter I withdrew from Poland in the spring of 1706, and offered to cede his Baltic possessions to Sweden except St. Petersburg, but Charles refused. Peter subsequently adopted a scorched-earth policy in order to deprive the Swedish forces of suppl... | Battle of Poltava
The Battle of Poltava (8 July 1709) was the decisive victory of Peter I of Russia, also known as "the Great," over the Swedish forces under Field Marshal Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld, in one of the battles of the Great Northern War.
It is widely believed by historians to have been the beginning of the Swedi... | 31,220 | triviaqa-train |
At which theatre was the National Theatre based before the new building opened on London's South Bank in 1976? | (1997–2003)
- Sir Nicholas Hytner (2003–2015)
- Rufus Norris (2015–)
Laurence Olivier became artistic director of the National Theatre at its formation in 1963. He was considered the foremost British film and stage actor of the period, and became the first director of the Chichester Festival Theatre – there forming the... | which was particularly controversial in its insertion into the previous street plan of squares and terraces, which it tried to replicate in a more Brutalist manner. The expressed staircases make references to Wells Coates and Louis Kahn and Lasdun's masterplanning created a new public square. The building is now listed... | 31,221 | triviaqa-train |
Who is currently the head chef patron of Le Gavroche restaurant? | Rothschild.
Albert's son Michel Roux Jr is the current chef patron having taken over the kitchen in 1991. Under his stewardship Le Gavroche has been consistently placed in Restaurant's Top 50. The current Executive chef is Rachel Humphrey and the Head Chef is Diego Ferrari.
Chefs who have worked in the kitchen of Le Ga... | The Waterside Inn
The Waterside Inn, located in Bray, Berkshire, England, was founded by the brothers Michel and Albert Roux after the success of Le Gavroche. It is currently run by Michel's son, Alain. The restaurant has three Michelin stars, and in 2010 it became the first restaurant outside France to retain all thre... | 31,222 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the current question master on Radio 4's 'Brain of Britain? | the contestants are unable to answer at least one question. The submitter is "awarded" with the consolation prize of a round of applause from the audience if both questions are answered correctly. At one point, the prize was a "Brain of Britain" quiz book, but was replaced by the book token when the book was out of pri... | , to compete against other winners from the current series. The series is completed in 13 weeks, the last show being the final, at the end of which the series' winner is decided.
Broadcast history.
The show has been broadcast in BBC Radio 4's Monday afternoon quiz slot since 1998 with a repeat on the following Saturday... | 31,223 | triviaqa-train |
In law, what name is given to a civil wrong causing loss or harm, enabling legal action against the party who carried out the act? | are not limited to physical injuries and may include emotional, economic, or reputational injuries as well as violations of privacy, property, or constitutional rights. Torts comprise such varied topics as automobile accidents, false imprisonment, defamation, product liability, copyright infringement, and environmental... | Lawsuit
A lawsuit is a proceeding by a party or parties against another in the civil court of law.
The archaic term "suit in law" is found in only a small number of laws still in effect today.
The term "lawsuit" is used in reference to a civil action brought in a court of law in which a plaintiff, a party who claims to... | 31,224 | triviaqa-train |
Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet who signed for Liverpool in 2013 has international caps for which country? | and were extradited to Belgium in 1987 to face trial. In 1989, after a five-month trial in Belgium, 14 Liverpool fans were given three-year sentences for involuntary manslaughter; half of the terms were suspended.
The second disaster took place during an FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Hill... | edge of the box. As a result, he became the second-youngest player ever to score in a competitive fixture for Liverpool, behind only Michael Owen.
On 21 December 2012, Sterling signed a contract extension, committing his future to Liverpool. He scored his second league goal for the club on 2 January 2013, opening the s... | 31,225 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1461 battle of the Wars of the Roses, the bloodiest fought on English soil, took place between Leeds and York? | throne on 4 March 1461, and the last serious Lancastrian resistance ended at the decisive Battle of Towton. Edward was thus unopposed as the first Yorkist king of England, as Edward IV. Resistance smoldered in the North until 1464, but the early part of his reign remained relatively peaceful.
A new phase of the wars br... | Wars of the Roses took place in Hertfordshire. At the First Battle of St Albans on 22 May 1455, which was the first major battle of the Wars of the Roses, Richard of York and Neville the Kingmaker defeated the Lancastrians, killed their leader, Edmund Beaufort and captured King Henry VI. The Lancastrians recaptured the... | 31,226 | triviaqa-train |
Which building is the home of the Irish parliament? | by the Act of Union of 1800, when Ireland became part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
The current parliament building is Leinster House.
History Plans for the new building.
In the 17th century, parliament settled at Chichester House, a town house in Hoggen Green (later College Green) formerly owned ... | building thrived in the city. Thomas Francis Meagher (Meagher of the sword), an Irish nationalist, made the first Irish tricolour. He brought it back from France and it was first flown from a building on the Mall in Waterford.
In the early 20th century John Redmond was MP for Waterford and leader of the Irish Parliamen... | 31,227 | triviaqa-train |
What name is usually given to symphony no. 45 by Joseph Haydn, from the musicians gradually leaving the concert platform during the final movement? | Symphony No. 45 (Haydn)
Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 45 in F minor, known as the "Farewell" Symphony (; modern orthography: ), is a symphony dated 1772 on the autograph score. A typical performance of the symphony lasts around twenty-five minutes.
History.
The tale of how the symphony was composed was told by Haydn in o... | a reference to Symphony No. 45. The second movement is described by H. C. Robbins Landon as "a set of variations on the old French folk-song 'La gentille et jeune Lisette'; see Haydn and folk music.
See also.
- List of symphonies by name
References.
- Robbins Landon, H. C. (1963) "Joseph Haydn: Critical Edition of the ... | 31,228 | triviaqa-train |
Samsung Electronics was established in 1938 in which modern day country, in which it still has its international HQ? | Samsung
Samsung (; ; means "tristar" in English) is a South Korean multinational conglomerate headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul. It comprises numerous affiliated businesses, most of them united under the "Samsung" brand, and is the largest South Korean "chaebol" (business conglomerate).
Samsung was founded by Lee By... | in Maryland. Upon return to the country, he has been directing his efforts towards the company.
IMS is the national distributor for Samsung mobile phones in Nepal since 2001 and holds number one position in the mobile phone industry. IMS Group has also acquired the distributorship of SsangYong, a Korean automobile comp... | 31,229 | triviaqa-train |
On whose BBC Radio 2 show could you take part in the 'Pop Master' quiz game? | replaced by Ken Bruce and later Derek Jameson; Jimmy Young and his lunchtime news and current affairs show; David Hamilton on mid-afternoons, John Dunn at what became known as drivetime.
On Monday 6 January 1975, the broadcasting hours for BBC Radio 2 were reduced due to budget cuts at the BBC. The former 5am2am schedu... | tour of the US.
Airplay.
BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe premiered the single 'Lions in Cages' on his show on 4 October 2010.
Max McElligott also appeared on Nick Grimshaw's Radio 1 pop quiz and sat on the panel of Nihals Radio 1 review show.
The band received airplay in the UK from the likes of Absolute Radio, XFM, BBC 6 Musi... | 31,230 | triviaqa-train |
Founded in 1816 the Fitzwilliam Museum of art and antiquities is in which English city? | Fitzwilliam Museum
The Fitzwilliam Museum is the art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge. It is located on Trumpington Street opposite Fitzwilliam Street in central Cambridge. Founded in 1816, the Fitzwilliam Museum includes one of the best collections of antiquities and modern art in western Europe. ... | refers to the Fitzwilliam Museum, founded in 1816 with the bequest of the library, art collection and personal fortune of the 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam and situated directly opposite the original headquarters of the Non-Collegiate Students Board, and also to the adjacent Fitzwilliam Street, where many of the non-collegi... | 31,231 | triviaqa-train |
In 1699, William Paterson (the founder of the Bank of England) promoted what scheme, a trading colony in Panama, for the people of Scotland? It proved to be a ruinous failure for the Scottish economy, giving eventual rise to the Act of Union in 1707, | reduced the population of parts of the country about 10-15%.
In 1698, the Company of Scotland attempted a project to secure a trading colony on the Isthmus of Panama. Almost every Scottish landowner who had money to spare is said to have invested in the Darien scheme. Its failure bankrupted these landowners, but not th... | by the Scots, led by William Paterson (the founder of the Bank of England), in the 1690s to set up a trading colony in central America in the late 1690s, however the opposition from England and elsewhere was so great that the attempt failed with huge losses and great financial implications for the country and for indiv... | 31,232 | triviaqa-train |
Name the governor of Roman Britain 77-85 AD and commander of the 20th legion, who subdued much of northern Britain and encouraged leading Britons to adopt Roman customs and language? | to destroy the Druids' sacred groves in 58. In AD 66, the legion was transferred to Viroconium (Wroxeter).
In the year of the four emperors, the legion sided with Vitellius. Some units went with him to Rome. In AD 78–84, the legion was part of Gnaeus Julius Agricola's campaigns in northern Britannia and Caledonia, and... | Britain in 43 AD, most of modern-day Cumbria was later conquered in response to a revolt deposing the Roman-aligned ruler of the Brigantes in 69 AD. The Romans built a number of fortifications in the area during their occupation, the most famous being UNESCO World Heritage Site Hadrian's Wall which passes through north... | 31,233 | triviaqa-train |
Which office of state has been held at various times since 1992 by the constituency MPs for Blackburn, Redditch, Rushcliffe and Maidenhead? | to the east. The main access routes are the A441 via junction 2 of the M42 Motorway, the A435 from junction 3 of the M42 and the A448 via junctions 4 or 5 of the M5. The Roman Road known as Icknield Street is prominent, running north to south through the eastern side of the town.
Geography Climate.
Redditch has an ocea... | The town of Maidenhead was formerly part of the Windsor and Maidenhead Parliament constituency, a conservative safe seat. The Boundary Committee abolished this constituency after the 1992 general election since the electorate was growing too large, splitting it into Windsor and Maidenhead.
Maidenhead has been held by t... | 31,234 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the Broadway musical, written by Sting, which closed early in 2015 after a short run, in which Sting himself replaced Jimmy Nail in the lead role in a bid to increase sales? | , Uzbekistan, for an arts and cultural festival organised by the Forum of Culture and Arts of Uzbekistan Foundation. Despite claiming he thought the concert was sponsored by UNICEF, he faced criticism in the press for receiving a payment of between one and two million pounds from Uzbek president Islam Karimov for the p... | , takes inspiration from the closing of the shipyards in and around the historic shipbuilding town of Wallsend, where Sting grew up. The album features guest artists with roots in the northeast of England, including Brian Johnson from AC/DC, Jimmy Nail, The Unthanks, The Wilson Family, and Kathryn Tickell.
Background.
... | 31,235 | triviaqa-train |
Turner Contemporary, a gallery and visual arts centre, is situated in which British town, the birthplace of Tracy Emin? | Turner Contemporary
Turner Contemporary is an art gallery in Margate, Kent, England, intended as a contemporary arts space and catalyst for the regeneration of the town. The title commemorates the association of the town with noted landscape painter J. M. W. Turner, who went to school there, and visited throughout his ... | places as Arts Council of Great Britain, Birmingham City Art Gallery, the Chase Manhattan Bank, the Contemporary Art Society, Manchester City Art Gallery, Whitworth Gallery Manchester, Leeds City Gallery Tate Britain, the Victoria and Albert Museum Oxford University, Cambridge University and Warwick University Arts Cen... | 31,236 | triviaqa-train |
Which mountain range stretches for 1600 miles and has Mount Toubkal as its highest point at 13,671 feet? | High Atlas
High Atlas, also called the Grand Atlas Mountains (; ; ) is a mountain range in central Morocco, North Africa.
The High Atlas rises in the west at the Atlantic Ocean and stretches in an eastern direction to the Moroccan-Algerian border. At the Atlantic and to the southwest the range drops abruptly and makes ... | Pine Mountain-Cloverdale AVA
The Pine Mountain-Cloverdale AVA is an American Viticultural Area in Sonoma County. It is located at the top of Pine Mountain, at the Northern end of the Mayacamas Range, which separates the Napa and Sonoma growing regions. The AVA, which rises between 1600 feet at its lowest point to 2600 ... | 31,237 | triviaqa-train |
Miley Cyrus came to prominence playing which title role on TV as a teenager who leads a double life as a singer? | Miley Cyrus
Miley Ray Hemsworth (née Cyrus, born Destiny Hope Cyrus; November 23, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. After playing minor roles in the television series "Doc" and the film "Big Fish" as a child, she became a teen idol in 2006, starring in the Disney Channel television series "Hannah Mo... | time. The following month, it was reported that an accompanying soundtrack and Cyrus' debut studio album had both begun production, the first of which was scheduled to be released during fall 2006. These plans were expected to capitalize on promotional efforts previously used for Hilary Duff, who had successfully trans... | 31,238 | triviaqa-train |
Striker Samuel Eto'o who signed for Everton in 2014 has represented which country in the FIFA World Cup? | Samuel Eto'o
Samuel Eto'o Fils (; born 10 March 1981) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Qatar SC. In his prime, Eto'o was regarded by pundits as one of the best strikers in the world, and he is regarded as one of the greatest African players of all time, winning the African Player of t... | loan to CF Pobla de Mafumet.
In August 2011 he signed a one-year contract at FC Lustenau from Austria. At his first appearance he scored a goal only two minutes after his substitution.
In February 2012 his time for Lustenau was already over, because they dissolved his contract in mutual agreement.
International career.... | 31,239 | triviaqa-train |
Paul Staines blogs about 'parliamentary plots, rumours and conspiracy' under what name, that of the real name of an historically significant plotter? | Paul Staines
Paul Delaire Staines (born 11 February 1967) is a British-born Irish right-wing political blogger, who publishes the Guido Fawkes website. His website was described by "The Daily Telegraph" as "one of Britain's leading political blogsites" in 2007. The "Sun on Sunday" newspaper published a weekly Guido Faw... | found himself wanting to write and record music again and began searching for "psychedelic records with lost tunes" for inspiration. Nielson had become very specific about what type of record he wanted to find for inspiration and, with that specificity, began making that record himself instead. Once he had finished wri... | 31,240 | triviaqa-train |
What is the better known name of the Antoinette Perry Awards? | American Theatre Wing, which operated the Stage Door Canteens during World War II, providing entertainment to servicemen in several American cities. After her death, her friends and colleagues took action to memorialize her contribution to the high standards of American theatre. Brock Pemberton suggested that the Ameri... | Jameszoo
Mitchel Van Dinther, better known by his stage name Jameszoo, is a record producer from 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.
Life and career.
Dinther started as a DJ in his hometown of 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. In May 2013, he attended the Red Bull Music Academy in New York City where he was able to meet and co... | 31,241 | triviaqa-train |
From which language do we take the words commando and marmalade? | as "une orenge". This linguistic change is called juncture loss. The color was named after the fruit, and the first recorded use of "orange" as a color name in English was in 1512.
As Portuguese merchants were presumably the first to introduce the sweet orange to some regions of Europe, in several modern Indo-European ... | will thrive, and estimates that roughly 20 percent of new English words derive from Chinglish, for instance, shanzhai () meaning "counterfeit consumer goods; things done in parody" — Huang Youyi, president of the China Internet Information Center, predicts that linguistic purism could be damaged by popular Chinese word... | 31,242 | triviaqa-train |
Which palatial villa, located just over a mile west of Chichester, is believed to have been the residence of king Cogidubnus, a 1st century ally of the Romans? | within easy reach of Rome or — like the Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum— on picturesque sites overlooking the Bay of Naples. Some villas were more like the country houses of England or Poland, the visible seat of power of a local magnate, such as the famous palace rediscovered at Fishbourne in Sussex. Suburban villa... | client kingdom, acting as a buffer between the Roman province in the east and the unconquered tribes to the west. The ruler of the kingdom was Tiberius Claudius Cogidubnus: Tacitus says ""quaedam civitates Cogidumno regi donatae" (certain "civitates" were given to King Cogidubnus)" and remarks on his loyalty. A 1st cen... | 31,243 | triviaqa-train |
After a dispute about rent, Coventry City moved from the Ricoh Arena in 2013 to share with which Football League club? | 2013, ACL made an offer that Coventry City F.C. could play at the Ricoh Arena rent free while the club was in administration.
It was believed that Coventry City might ground-share with Walsall at the Bescot Stadium or attempt to stay at the Ricoh Arena, following the appointment of new owners. However, by July 2013, th... | into administration, the club itself entered administration, accepting a 10-point penalty from the Football League as a consequence. A further 10-point penalty was incurred when ACL refused to accept the terms of a CVA proposed by the administrator. Coventry City Football Club has since been bought by Otium Entertainme... | 31,244 | triviaqa-train |
The Emperor Showa was known by what name during his lifetime? | Emperor's formal appellation was "Departed Emperor." His definitive posthumous name, Shōwa Tennō, was determined on January 13 and formally released on January 31 by Toshiki Kaifu, the prime minister.
On February 24, Emperor Hirohito's state funeral was held, and unlike that of his predecessor, it was formal but not co... | included the theoretical possibility of using directional microphones in what later became known as a Blumlein pair. During the period when Blumlein's patent (British Patent 394325) was being written, Harry F. Olson published a patent for the first practical ribbon microphone, and much of the later experimental work wa... | 31,245 | triviaqa-train |
Whose mother was the subject of a boy's infatuation in a top 20 hit single by the Fountains of Wayne in 2003? | Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne was an American rock band that formed in New York City in 1995. The band consisted of Chris Collingwood, Adam Schlesinger, Jody Porter, and Brian Young. The band was best known for its 2003 Grammy-nominated single "Stacy's Mom".
Career.
Career 1995–99.
After Montclair-based Adam Sc... | The Swingers
The Swingers were a New Zealand rock band who were together from 1979 to 1982 and whose biggest single was the song "Counting the Beat".
Background.
Formed out of the remnants of the Suburban Reptiles, the founding members were Phil Judd (guitar, vocals), Wayne Stevens (a.k.a. Bones Hillman) (bass), and Ma... | 31,246 | triviaqa-train |
Between 1090-1273, which Nizali Ismailis sect of Muslims operated as terrorists, renowned for tracking and killing targeted individual leaders? | the Seljuks, the Ismaili movement was only able to operate as a terrorist underground movement, much like the Assassins.
After the decay of the Fatimid political system in the 1160s, the Zengid ruler Nur ad-Din, atabeg of Aleppo had his general, Saladin, seize Egypt in 1169, forming the Sunni Ayyubid dynasty. This sign... | Baghdad Manifesto
The manifesto of Baghdad was a 1011 testimony ordered by The Abbasid Caliph Al-Qadir in response to the growth of the Fatimid-supporting Ismaili sect of Islam within his borders.
Most Ismailis viewed the Fatimids as their spiritual and political leaders and their claim was made over the Muslim world;... | 31,247 | triviaqa-train |
Plovdiv and Varna are respectively the second and third biggest cities in which European country? | Plovdiv
Plovdiv (, ) is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia, with a city population of 346,893 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is the economic capital of Bulgaria. It is an important economic, transport, cultural, and educational center. There is evidence of habitation in Plovdiv datin... | access because of the high speeds and good service. The biggest Internet service providers (ISPs) offer fiber optic access, called fiber-to-the-building (FTTB). This type of Internet access supports a variety of services, which are offered by most ISPs: IPTV, VoIP, and Video on demand (VOD). The major ISPs have network... | 31,248 | triviaqa-train |
Cluj-Napoca and Timisoara are respectively the second and third biggest cities in which European country? | Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca (, ; , ; Medieval Latin: "Castrum Clus", "Claudiopolis"; and , "Kloiznburg"), commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth most populous city in Romania, and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (), Budapest () and Bel... | million ethnic Hungarians (one-third of all Hungarians) resided outside the new boundaries of Hungary in the successor states under oppressive conditions. Old Hungarian cities of great cultural importance like Pozsony (a former capital of the country), Kassa, and Kolozsvár (present-day Bratislava, Košice, and Cluj-Napo... | 31,249 | triviaqa-train |
Chicago Tribune newspaper headlines wrongly trumpeted which candidate's victory over Truman in the 1948 US Presidential election? | that Pearson had "surveyed the closely-knit group around Tom Dewey who will take over the White House 86 days from now." Walter Winchell reported that gambling odds were 15 to 1 against Truman. More than 500 newspapers, accounting for over 78% of the nation's total circulation, endorsed Dewey. Truman picked up 182 endo... | actually proclaimed Udall the winner because of his lead the night before, not unlike the famous incident in the 1948 presidential election, in which the headlines of the "Chicago Tribune" erroneously proclaimed "Dewey Defeats Truman."
Carter's win was by 1%, which was no more than 7,500 votes. He won 37% to Udall's 36... | 31,250 | triviaqa-train |
In which Irish institution is the Book of Kells normally exhibited? | Book of Kells
The Book of Kells (; ; Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS A. I. [58], sometimes known as the Book of Columba) is an illuminated manuscript Gospel book in Latin, containing the four Gospels of the New Testament together with various prefatory texts and tables. It was created in a Columban monastery in eit... | Arts Council England
Henderson began "Palinurus in Soho" in 1991, a series of 12 paintings depicting night time rooftop scenes across London, painted from an attic in Kingly Street. Exhibited at the Anna Bornholt Gallery in 1992, ten of the series were acquired by a single private collector.
Around 2000 Henderson becam... | 31,251 | triviaqa-train |
The name of which Australian city is a word that means meeting place in aboriginal? | . In 1971, Neville Bonner joined the Australian Senate as a Senator for Queensland for the Liberal Party, becoming the first Indigenous Australian in the Federal Parliament. A year later, the Aboriginal Tent Embassy was established on the steps of Parliament House in Canberra. In 1976, Sir Douglas Nicholls was appointe... | John Ewart - Henry Dingwell
- Leslie Dayman - Bowman
Production.
The miniseries was filmed on location the outback of the Northern Territory, and South Australia except for the Los Angeles scenes which were filmed in that city. The fictional Larapinta and Cutta Cutta stations were filmed on outback locations. The name ... | 31,252 | triviaqa-train |
What nickname is usually given to symphony no. 101 by Joseph Haydn? The name alludes to the metronomic qualities of the opening movement. | Symphony No. 101 (Haydn)
The Symphony No. 101 in D major (Hoboken 1/101) is the ninth of the twelve London symphonies written by Joseph Haydn. It is popularly known as The Clock because of the "ticking" rhythm throughout the second movement.
Composition, premiere, and reception.
Haydn completed the symphony in 1793 or ... | Symphony No. 100 (Haydn)
The Symphony No. 100 in G major, Hoboken I/100, is the eighth of the twelve London symphonies written by Joseph Haydn and completed in 1793 or 1794. It is popularly known as the Military Symphony.
Nickname (Military).
The nickname "Military" derives from the second movement (and the end of the ... | 31,253 | triviaqa-train |
Writer and film director Kathryn Bigelow was married between 1989-91 to which film director, a winner of the Oscar for Best Director? | James Cameron
James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian filmmaker and environmentalist who currently lives in New Zealand and the United States. After working in special effects, he found major success since directing and writing the science fiction action film "The Terminator" (1984). He then became a... | " led the nominations with nine each.
The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on March 7, 2010. Kathryn Bigelow made history as the first female to win the Oscar for Best Director. "Up" became the second animated film to be nominated for Best Picture. 1991's "Beauty and the Beast" was the first such film ... | 31,254 | triviaqa-train |
Which German city is the state capital of Saxony? Its famous Frauenkirche celebrates the 10th anniversary of its restoration in 2015. | Dresden Frauenkirche
The Dresden Frauenkirche (, , "Church of Our Lady") is a Lutheran church in Dresden, the capital of the German state of Saxony. An earlier church building was Catholic until it became Protestant during the Reformation.
The old church was replaced in the 18th century by a larger Baroque Lutheran bui... | the unattractive concrete buildings around the market place were torn down and replaced by replicas of the original buildings. In the autumn of 2007, a decision was made to reconstruct the "Umgestülpter Zuckerhut" ("Upended Sugarloaf"), an iconic half-timbered house famous for its unusual shape. In 2015 the city and th... | 31,255 | triviaqa-train |
In which country was singer and 'The Voice' presenter Rita Ora born? Either its name at the time or now is acceptable. | in the United Kingdom.
Early life.
Ora was born in Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day Kosovo), to Albanian parents. Her mother, Vera ("" Bajraktari), is a psychiatrist, and her father, Besnik Sahatçiu, is a pub owner, having previously studied economics. Ora has an older sister, Elena, and a younger brother, Don. Sh... | Rita Ora
Rita Sahatçiu Ora (born Rita Sahatçiu; 26 November 1990) is an English singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to prominence in February 2012 when she was featured on DJ Fresh's single "Hot Right Now", which reached number one in the UK. Her debut studio album, "Ora", released in August 2012, debuted at numbe... | 31,256 | triviaqa-train |
Which 2008 Pixar film is about a robot left abandoned on an uninhabited Earth to deal with the waste and rubbish that caused mankind to leave? | WALL-E
WALL-E (stylized with an interpunct as WALL·E) is a 2008 American computer-animated science fiction film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed and co-written by Andrew Stanton, produced by Jim Morris, and co-written by Jim Reardon. It stars the voices of Ben Burtt, Elissa ... | polluted Earth far in the future. He eventually falls in love with another robot named EVE, and follows her into outer space on an adventure.
After directing "Finding Nemo", Stanton felt Pixar had created believable simulations of underwater physics and was willing to direct a film set in space. Most of the characters ... | 31,257 | triviaqa-train |
Premier league footballer Raheem Sterling was born in which city? | an English player. He then went on to help Manchester City win back-to-back Premier League titles in the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons.
Sterling made his senior debut for England in November 2012 after previously being capped by England youth teams at under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels. He was chosen in Eng... | Raheem Sterling
Raheem Shaquille Sterling (born 8 December 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger and attacking midfielder for club Manchester City and the England national team.
Born in Jamaica, Sterling moved to London at the age of five and began his career at Queens Park Rangers before s... | 31,258 | triviaqa-train |
Which of Shakespeare's plays is concerned with the efforts of Baptista to find husbands for his daughters, Bianca and her sister? | "Henry VI", written in the early 1590s during a vogue for historical drama. Shakespeare's plays are difficult to date precisely, however, and studies of the texts suggest that "Titus Andronicus", "The Comedy of Errors", "The Taming of the Shrew," and "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" may also belong to Shakespeare's earlie... | men. Angels save Abraham's nephew Lot and his family, but his wife looks back on the destruction against their command and turns into a pillar of salt. Lot's daughters, concerned that they are fugitives who will never find husbands, get him drunk to become pregnant by him, and give birth to the ancestors of the Moabite... | 31,259 | triviaqa-train |
Nuclear-powered, named after a famous Frenchman and launched in 1994, which is the French navy's only aircraft carrier? | armistice that created the truncated state of Vichy France. Worldwide, some 100 naval vessels and their crews heeded General Charles de Gaulle's call to join forces with the British, but the bulk of the fleet, including all its capital ships, transferred loyalty to Vichy. Concerned that the German Navy might somehow ga... | . However, what would have been the first battle between aircraft carriers since World War II did not occur, as poor winds prevented the heavily loaded jets from being launched. After the British nuclear-powered submarine sank the cruiser , the carrier returned to port for safety and her Skyhawks began their attacks fr... | 31,260 | triviaqa-train |
Highciere Castle is the main exterior location of which ITV TV series? | results in ITV plc commissioning and funding the network schedule, with STV and UTV paying a fee to broadcast it. All licensees have the right to opt out of network programming (except for the national news bulletins), however many do not due to pressures from the parent company or because of limited resources. Prior t... | Special Branch (TV series)
Special Branch is a British television series made by Thames Television for ITV and shown between 1969 and 1974. A police drama series, the action was centred on members of the Special Branch anti-espionage and anti-terrorist department of the London Metropolitan Police.
Production.
The first... | 31,261 | triviaqa-train |
100 kobo equalling 1 naira are the units of currency of which African country? | Nigerian naira
The naira (sign: ₦; code: NGN) is the currency of Nigeria. It is subdivided into 100 "kobo".
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is the sole issuer of legal tender money throughout the Nigerian Federation. It controls the volume of money supplied in the economy in order to ensure monetary and price stabili... | 1944. Olivelli's codename at this time was "Agostino Gracchi".
The partisan was apprehended in Milan on 27 April 1944 and was at once taken to the prison of San Vitore where he was tortured and beaten before being moved to Fossoli on 8 June. On 11 July his name was added to a list of 70 inmates to be shot but fled and ... | 31,262 | triviaqa-train |
Name the author of the 1982 Booker Prize-winning novel 'Schindlers Ark'. | Schindler's Ark
Schindler's Ark (released in America as Schindler's List) is a Booker Prize-winning historical fiction novel published in 1982 by Australian novelist Thomas Keneally, which was later adapted into the highly successful movie "Schindler's List" directed by Steven Spielberg. The United States version of th... | Birkenhead, 1989).
- Shang, Anthony (1984) "The Chinese in Britain", London: Batsford.
- Summerskill, Michael. "China on the Western Front. Britain's Chinese work force in the First World War". London: [The author] 1982 236p.
- The Anglo-Chinese author Timothy Mo wrote the Hawthornden Prize-winning and Booker prize-sho... | 31,263 | triviaqa-train |
Catherine of Braganza was the wife of which English king? | his escape from the forces of Oliver Cromwell. Traditional celebrations involved the wearing of oak leaves but these have now died out. Charles II is depicted extensively in art, literature and media. Charleston, South Carolina, and South Kingstown, Rhode Island, are named after him.
Titles, styles, honours and arms.
T... | the King's name. Philip's troops were at the time fighting the Thirty Years' War and also dealing with a revolution in Catalonia which severely hampered Spain's ability to quash the rebellion.
Within a matter of hours and with popular support, John, then the 8th Duke of Braganza, was acclaimed as King John IV of Portug... | 31,264 | triviaqa-train |
Of which band was Lionel Richie a member until 1982? | Lionel Richie
Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer. Richie's style of ballads with the Commodores and in his solo career launched him as one of the most successful balladeers of the 1980s.
Beginning in 1968, Richie was a member of the funk and sou... | )
- The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - "Let's Go" (1982)
- John Fischer - "Dark Horse" (1982)
- Lionel Richie - "Lionel Richie" (1982)
- Juice Newton - "Quiet Lies" (1982)
- Patrick Simmons - "Arcade" (1983)
- Juice Newton - "Dirty Looks" (1983)
- Janis Ian - "Uncle Wonderful" (1983)
- George Benson - "20/20" (1984) | 31,265 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the male lead with Goldie Hawn in the 1987 film comedy? | Russell since 1983. In 2003, she founded The Hawn Foundation, which helps underprivileged children.
Early life.
Hawn was born in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Laura (née Steinhoff; November 27, 1913 – November 27, 1993), a jewelry shop/dance school owner, and Edward Rutledge Hawn (September 28, 1908 – June 7, 1982)... | he offered it to Dudley Moore instead. It was Moore's American film debut and led to his being cast in "10" by Blake Edwards the following year.
Higgins says when he sold the script he wanted to direct it so badly he did not care who was going to play the lead roles. He met with Farrah Fawcett to play the female lead b... | 31,266 | triviaqa-train |
Cristina Kirchner has been the President of which country since 2007? | Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner (; born 19 February 1953), sometimes referred to by her initials CFK, is an Argentine lawyer and politician, who served as President of Argentina from 2007 to 2015.
Fernandez is the second woman to serve as President of Argentina, the first directly... | Carlos Zannini
Alberto Carlos Zannini (born 27 August 1954) is an Argentine lawyer and politician. He has been the Legal and Technical Secretary for President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner since 2003.
Zannini has been described as “one of Kirchner’s most trusted men” and as “the power behind the President.” It has bee... | 31,267 | triviaqa-train |
Which North Yorkshire stately home was used in the making of the Granada TV serial 'Brideshead Revisited'? | Castle Howard
Castle Howard is a stately home in North Yorkshire, England, north of York. It is a private residence, and has been the home of the Carlisle branch of the Howard family for more than 300 years.
Castle Howard is not a true castle, but this term is also used for English country houses erected on the site of... | Brideshead Revisited (TV serial)
Brideshead Revisited is a 1981 British television serial starring Jeremy Irons and Anthony Andrews. It was produced by Granada Television for broadcast by the ITV network. Most of the serial was directed by Charles Sturridge; a few sequences were directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg.
The se... | 31,268 | triviaqa-train |
100 pesewas equalling 1 cedi are the units of currency of which African country? | Ghanaian cedi
The Ghanaian cedi (currency sign: GH₵; currency code: GHS) is the unit of currency of Ghana. It is the fourth historical and only current legal tender in the Republic of Ghana. One cedi is divided into one hundred pesewas (Gp).
After it gained independence Ghana separated itself from the British West Afri... | 1872 United States presidential election in Massachusetts
The 1872 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 5, 1872. All contemporary 37 states were part of the 1872 United States presidential election. The state voters chose 13 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the pr... | 31,269 | triviaqa-train |
Daniel Ortega has been the President of which country since 2007? | Daniel Ortega
José Daniel Ortega Saavedra (; born November 11, 1945) is a Nicaraguan politician serving as President of Nicaragua since 2007; previously he was leader of Nicaragua from 1979 to 1990, first as Coordinator of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1985) and then as President (1985–1990). A leader in t... | in 1984 and was sworn in 1985.
Though the FSLN lost power to the UNO coalition headed by Violeta Barrios de Chamorro in 1990, Ramírez continued to serve as the leader of the Sandinista block in the National Assembly until 1995, when he founded the Movimiento de Renovación Sandinista (MRS) because of his differences wit... | 31,270 | triviaqa-train |
Which city, located 7 miles to the southwest, serves as the port of Athens? | to the southwestern suburb of Palaio Faliro, where the line splits in two branches; the first runs along the Athens coastline toward the southern suburb of Voula, while the other heads toward the Piraeus district of Neo Faliro. The network covers the majority of the Athens coastline. Further extensions are planned towa... | Riverbend, Columbus, Ohio
Riverbend· is a neighborhood in southwest Columbus, Ohio. Riverbend itself is a single subdivision that is located next to Big Run Park. Because Riverbend is at the southwest border of the city, it was not annexed into the city until the late 1960s. A major road that serves as the northern bou... | 31,271 | triviaqa-train |
Which golf course was the first Scottish venue to host the Ryder Cup in 1973? | with Scottish golfers winning the earliest majors. There are many other famous golf courses in Scotland, including Carnoustie, Gleneagles, Muirfield, and Royal Troon.
Sport Other sports.
Other distinctive features of the national sporting culture include the Highland games, curling and shinty. In boxing, Scotland has h... | with golf and other retail outlets
- Two tennis courts
- On-site mountain biking and nature trails
- Off-site clay-pigeon shooting and fishing
Resort facilities Motorsport.
The resort hosted a special stage during the 2012 Wales Rally GB.
Golf.
Golf 2010 Ryder Cup.
In 2001 the resort won its bid to host the 2010 Ryder ... | 31,272 | triviaqa-train |
In the eponymous Channel 4 TV comedy what was the surname of Father Ted? | Craggy Island, a remote location off Ireland's west coast, the show starred Dermot Morgan as the eponymous Father Ted Crilly, alongside fellow priests Father Dougal McGuire (Ardal O'Hanlon) and Father Jack Hackett (Frank Kelly). Exiled on the island for various past incidents, the priests live together in the parochial... | , unmarried mothers were not allowed to enter the contest.
Men also participate in the show in the form of Rose Escorts, who assist the Roses during their time in the festival. The escort who works hardest is named "Escort of the Year", and is invited back to the festival the following year.
Modern practice Media portr... | 31,273 | triviaqa-train |
Who won the 1951 Best Actress Oscar for her role as Blanche du Bois in the film 'A Streetcar Named Desire'? | and Elia Kazan on the screenplay. Kazan, who directed the Broadway stage production, also directed the black and white film. Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, and Karl Malden were all cast in their original Broadway roles. Although Jessica Tandy originated the role of Blanche DuBois on Broadway, Vivien Leigh, who had appeared... | the Oscar for Best Actress for her role as Blanche DuBois in "A Streetcar Named Desire". Leigh had also played Blanche in the London stage production that had been directed by her then-husband Laurence Olivier. Other Best Actress nominees that year were Katharine Hepburn for "The African Queen" (Hepburn's 5th Best Actr... | 31,274 | triviaqa-train |
At which golf course did Europe win the Ryder Cup for the first time in 1985? | putt for the small chance that he might miss, which would have given the United States team an outright win. "All the boys thought it was ridiculous to give him that putt", said Sam Snead. "We went over there to win, not to be good ol' boys."
Notable Ryder Cups 1989: Azinger and Ballesteros.
Held at The Belfry in Engla... | 1991 Ryder Cup
The 29th Ryder Cup Matches were held September 27–29, 1991, on The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort in Kiawah Island, South Carolina, southwest of Charleston.
The United States team won the competition by 14½ to 13½ points, winning back the Cup on the 18th hole of the final match. Bernhard Lange... | 31,275 | triviaqa-train |
In the animated children's TV series, what is the surname of the character Postman Pat? | Postman Pat
Postman Pat is a British stop-motion animated children's television series first produced by Woodland Animations.
It is aimed at preschool-age children, and concerns the adventures of Pat Clifton, a postman in the fictional village of Greendale (inspired by the real valley of Longsleddale near Kendal).
"Pos... | , The Royal Mint, Pilkington Glass (history of windows), Thames Water and The Atomic Energy Authority. He also designed and illustrated fourteen A1 and A2 posters for similar institutions, including The Royal Society of Arts.
Books.
Postman Pat is a TV character created by Ivor Wood and writer John Cunliffe. In 1989 Ra... | 31,276 | triviaqa-train |
In which American state is Cape Fear? | Cape Fear (region)
Cape Fear is a coastal plain and Tidewater region of North Carolina centered about the city of Wilmington. The region takes its name from the adjacent Cape Fear headland, as does the Cape Fear River which flows through the region and empties into the Atlantic Ocean near the cape. Much of the region's... | -service lighthouse, is the oldest still standing in the state, built in 1817.
History.
Bald Head Island is tiny but has played a part in two American wars. During the American Revolution, it was home to Fort George, a British fort. During the Civil War, the same redoubts served as Fort Holmes, a Confederate base of im... | 31,277 | triviaqa-train |
"The Hector Berlioz opera ""Les Troyens"" is based on a poem written by whom?" | Les Troyens
Les Troyens (in English: "The Trojans") is a French grand opera in five acts by Hector Berlioz. The libretto was written by Berlioz himself from Virgil's epic poem the " Aeneid"; the score was composed between 1856 and 1858. "Les Troyens" is Berlioz's most ambitious work, the summation of his entire artisti... | opera, "Leonora", was written by the American composer William Fry for Anne Childe Seguin to take the title role in the 1840s.
Bibliography.
- Bartlet, M Elizabeth C: "Grand opéra" in "The New Grove Dictionary of Opera", 2: 512–517, ed. Stanley Sadie, Macmillan Publishers Limited, London, 1992
- Charlton, David: "On th... | 31,278 | triviaqa-train |
Which multi purpose tool was first produced in 1891 by Karl Elsener, founder of the company Victorinox? | Karl Elsener (inventor)
Karl Elsener (9 October 1860 - 26 December 1918) was a Swiss cutler, inventor and entrepreneur.
Karl Elsener completed an apprenticeship as a knife maker in Zug. After some journeyman years he opened a factory in Ibach, Switzerland in 1884 for the manufacture of knives and surgical instruments. ... | on a men's and women's wear capsule collection. Victorinox set up a "Remade in Switzerland" studio in Ibach, the birthplace of Victorinox founder Karl Elsener. Not only did Ræburn source the fabrics for his collection there, but he also managed to find the original house in which Elsener started the brand, and it was t... | 31,279 | triviaqa-train |
Steinlager comes from which Commonwealth country? | Empire. That role was no longer militarily or financially feasible, as Britain's withdrawal from Greece in 1947 had painfully demonstrated. Britain itself was now just one part of the NATO military alliance in which the Commonwealth had no role apart from Canada. The ANZUS treaty of 1955 linked Australia, New Zealand, ... | original brown bottle colour was changed to green.
Steinlager Variants.
Steinlager Variants Steinlager Blue.
In 1991, another beer bearing the Steinlager name was introduced. Steinlager Blue was marketed using an advertising campaign featuring The Blues Brothers. The two different tasting beers were known as Steinlager... | 31,280 | triviaqa-train |
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in which theatre in April 1865? | Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, was assassinated by well-known stage actor John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865, while attending the play "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.
Shot in the head as he watched the play, Lincoln died the follow... | ), and since has been edited by Georgia Popplewell, Skye Hernandez, Nicholas Laughlin, Caroline Taylor, Anu Lakhan and Nazma Muller. Contributors have included local and foreign Trinidad and Tobago writers, journalists and photographers. Its coverage typically includes short overviews of the islands' accommodation; bus... | 31,281 | triviaqa-train |
"The Hector Beriioz opera ""Beatrice et Benedict"" is based on which of Shakespeare's plays?" | , "Benvenuto Cellini", was an outright failure. The second, the huge epic "Les Troyens" (The Trojans), was so large in scale that it was never staged in its entirety during his lifetime. His last opera, "Béatrice et Bénédict"based on Shakespeare's comedy "Much Ado About Nothing"was a success at its premiere but did not... | Shakespeare's "The Tempest")
List of program music by composer Hector Berlioz.
- "Symphonie Fantastique", (1830)
- "Harold in Italy", based on "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" by Lord Byron, (1834)
- "Romeo et Juliette", symphonie dramatique"
List of program music by composer Benjamin Britten.
- "Four Sea Interludes", (194... | 31,282 | triviaqa-train |
What pub chain was founded by Tim Martin in 1975? | Tim Martin (businessman)
Timothy Randall "Tim" Martin (born 28 April 1955) is a British businessman, and best known as the founder and Chairman of Wetherspoon, a pub chain in the UK and Ireland. He has been a vocal supporter of Brexit.
Early life.
Martin was born on 28 April 1955; his place of birth has been reported a... | Knuckles" was founded by former M.E.A.T. magazine staffer Tim Henderson and author Martin Popoff in 1994.
Background.
Background Early 1990s.
Henderson, who had published several photocopied issues of a newsletter called "Metal Tim Bits" (the title a play on the Tim Bit donut served at the popular Canadian coffee chain... | 31,283 | triviaqa-train |
With which long running folk-rock band have fiddlers Dave Swarbrick and Ric Sanders been associated? | ), and "Blonde on Blonde" (1966)—encouraged other folk acts, such as Simon & Garfunkel, to use electric backing on their records and new groups, such as Buffalo Springfield, to form. Dylan's controversial appearance at the Newport Folk Festival on 25 July 1965, where he was backed by an electric band, was also a pivota... | The Cropredy era.
By 1979 the mainstream market for folk rock had largely disappeared, the band had no record deal and Dave Swarbrick had been diagnosed with tinnitus which made loud electric gigs increasingly difficult. Fairport decided to disband. They played a farewell tour and a final outdoor concert on 4 August in... | 31,284 | triviaqa-train |
In which artistic movement, formed in 1911 and taking its name from the London district forming the subject of many of their works, was Walter Sickert a leading figure? | Walter Sickert
Walter Richard Sickert (31 May 186022 January 1942) was a British painter and printmaker who was a member of the Camden Town Group of Post-Impressionist artist in early 20th century London. He was an important influence on distinctively British styles of avant-garde art in the mid and late 20th century.
... | Nora Cundell
Nora Lucy Mowbray Cundell (20 May 1889 – 3 August 1948) was an English painter of figure subjects, flowers and landscapes in oil and watercolours.
Biography.
Cundell was born in London and was the granddaughter of the artist Henry Cundell. She attended the Blackheath School of Art and the Westminster Techn... | 31,285 | triviaqa-train |
Completed in 1973 and made into a World Heritage site in 2007, which building was designed by Jorn Utzon on Bennelong Point? | Jørn Utzon
Jørn Oberg Utzon, , Hon. FAIA (; 9 April 191829 November 2008) was a Danish architect, most notable for designing the Sydney Opera House in Australia. When it was declared a World Heritage Site on 28 June 2007, Utzon became only the second person to have received such recognition for one of his works during ... | the Harbour Bridge. Its steel arch was designed by John Bradfield and completed in 1932. A total of 39,000 tonnes of structural steel span the between Milsons Point and Dawes Point.
Modern and International architecture came to Sydney from the 1940s. Since its completion in 1973 the city's Opera House has become a Worl... | 31,286 | triviaqa-train |
"The Survivor song ""Eye of the Tiger"" was the theme tune to which film?" | Eye of the Tiger
"Eye of the Tiger" is a song composed by American rock band Survivor. It was released as a single from their third album of the same name "Eye of the Tiger" and was also the theme song for the film "Rocky III", which was released a day before the single. The song was written by Survivor guitarist Frank... | Eye of the Tiger (disambiguation)
"Eye of the Tiger" is a 1982 song by Survivor.
Eye of the Tiger may also refer to any of the following:
- "Eye of the Tiger" (album), the 1982 album by Survivor from which the song was taken
- "Eye of the Tiger" (film), an action/drama film from 1986
- "Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger... | 31,287 | triviaqa-train |
"The word ""jute"", describing the fibre used in the making of canvas, gunny and similar materials, is derived from which Asian language?" | in South Asia and Sino-Tibetan in East Asia. Several other families are regionally dominant.
Language groups Sino-Tibetan.
Sino-Tibetan includes Chinese, Tibetan, Burmese, Karen and numerous languages of the Tibetan Plateau, southern China, Burma, and North east India.
Language groups Indo-European.
The Indo-European l... | . Therefore, the local price of raw jute in Bangladesh is the international price. Ironically, the local price of jute goods produced in India set their own price.
As an input to the jute manufacturing (goods) industry, the supply for jute is derived from the demand. Nearly 75% of jute goods are used as packaging mater... | 31,288 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital city of Slovakia? | Bratislava
Bratislava (, , ; or ; ) is the capital of Slovakia. With a population of about 430,000, it is one of the smaller capitals of Europe but still the country's largest city. The greater metropolitan area is home to more than 650,000 people. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia, occupying both banks of the Riv... | (2 councillors)
- Budatín, Považský Chlmec, Vranie, Brodno, Zádubnie, Zástranie (3 councillors)
Žilina is the capital of one of eight considerably autonomous Regions of Slovakia. It is also the capital of a smaller district. The Žilina District (Slovak: "okres Žilina") is nested within the Žilina Region.
The city also ... | 31,289 | triviaqa-train |
To which family of birds do the Razorbill and the Guillemot belong? | Razorbill
The razorbill or lesser auk ("Alca torda") is a colonial seabird in the monotypic genus Alca of the family Alcidae, the auks. It is the closest living relative of the extinct great auk ("Pinguinis impennis"). Wild populations live in the subarctic waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
Razorbills are primarily black w... | " (uncommon)
- Razorbill " (common)
- Black guillemot " (common)
- Common guillemot " (common)
- Brünnich's guillemot " (rare)
Birds Pigeons.
These are small birds that are very familiar to city people because of feral rock pigeons, which occur worldwide.
- Rock pigeon " (common)
- Common wood pigeon " (common)
- Stock... | 31,290 | triviaqa-train |
Which motor manufacturer produces the Berlingo MPV and van? | Citroën Berlingo
The Citroën Berlingo and Peugeot Partner are almost identical panel vans and leisure activity vehicles produced by PSA Peugeot Citroën since 1996. The third generation is also sold as the Opel/Vauxhall Combo, and as the Toyota ProAce City from 2019.
The panel vans are available in passenger versions n... | Berlingo Electric L2 550 LX van which has a slightly longer load length.
A Berlingo Multispace MPV model was announced in March 2017. This will have a rear row of seats and a 66 bhp, 200Nm electric motor and 22.5kWh battery pack. | 31,291 | triviaqa-train |
Ellen Terry was painted by Lady Macbeth in a celebrated work by which artist? | Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth
Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth is an oil painting by John Singer Sargent. Painted in 1889, it depicts actress Ellen Terry in a famous performance of William Shakespeare's tragedy "Macbeth", wearing a green dress decorated with iridescent beetle wings. The play was produced by Henry Irving at th... | the painting, arranging for photography, shipping, and documentation. He commanded about $5,000 per portrait, or about $130,000 in current dollars. Some American clients traveled to London at their own expense to have Sargent paint their portrait.
Around 1890, Sargent painted two daring non-commissioned portraits as sh... | 31,292 | triviaqa-train |
Perth, in Scotland, stands on the banks of which river? | Man, which having been lost to England in the 14th century is now a crown dependency outside of the United Kingdom; the island groups Orkney and Shetland, which were acquired from Norway in 1472; and Berwick-upon-Tweed, lost to England in 1482.
The geographical centre of Scotland lies a few miles from the village of Ne... | , Fort Augustus (R) (flows into Loch Ness)
Notable buildings.
On a hill above the river in Inverness stands Inverness Castle. Next to the castle is the Inverness Museum and Art Gallery. The river is overlooked by the Eden Court Theatre, one of the largest theatres in Scotland. Inverness Cathedral also lies on the banks... | 31,293 | triviaqa-train |
In which 1986 film did Patsy Kensit star alongside Eddie O'Connell? | want is to be more famous than anything or anyone".
In 1986, she won the lead female role in the film version of "Absolute Beginners", based on the book by Colin MacInnes. In November 1987, she sang a duet with the Italian singer and songwriter, Eros Ramazzotti, entitled 'La luce buona delle stelle', which in English t... | the name Colin, after Colin MacInnes, and was played by Eddie O'Connell. Patsy Kensit played Crêpe Suzette and David Bowie appeared as advertising man Vendice Partners. Bowie also wrote and performed the title song, which reached number 2 in the UK singles chart in March 1986.
The film used many of the characters of th... | 31,294 | triviaqa-train |
"Who wrote the novel ""The Water Babies""?" | The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby
The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby is a children's novel by Charles Kingsley. Written in 1862–63 as a serial for "Macmillan's Magazine", it was first published in its entirety in 1863. It was written as part satire in support of Charles Darwin's "The Origin of ... | on the novel by Jason Carr and Gary Yershon, directed by Jeremy Sams
- "Water Babies" (album), a 1976 album by Miles Davis
- The Water Babies, a UK band who released the 2005 single "Under the Tree"
- "Water Baby" (song), a song by English musician Tom Misch
- Water birth, a childbirth that occurs in water
- Water baby... | 31,295 | triviaqa-train |
"From what Asian language is the word ""batik"", to describe a means of dyeing cloth using wax to shield certain areas from the process, derived?" | The tradition of batik making is found in various countries; the batik of Indonesia, however, may be the best-known. Indonesian batik made in the island of Java has a long history of acculturation, with diverse patterns influenced by a variety of cultures, and is the most developed in terms of pattern, technique, and t... | leaf patterns. The leaves are attached to the eggs before they are dyed with a transparent cloth to wrap the eggs with like inexpensive muslin or nylon stockings, leaving patterns once the leaves are removed after the dyeing process. These eggs are part of Easter custom in many areas and often accompany other tradition... | 31,296 | triviaqa-train |
"Now in the ""Galleria dell'Accademia"" in Florence, the Renaissance masterpiece, 'The Statue of David"" is by which sculptor?" | whose sculptures have survived in quantities include the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean, India and China, as well as many in Central and South America and Africa.
The Western tradition of sculpture began in ancient Greece, and Greece is widely seen as producing great masterpieces in the classical period. During ... | the Piazza della Signoria where it was unveiled on 8 September 1504. The statue was moved to the Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence, in 1873, and later replaced at the original location by a replica.
Because of the nature of the hero it represented, the statue soon came to symbolize the defence of civil liberties embodi... | 31,297 | triviaqa-train |
"Which actor has appeared in the most ""Carry On"" films making a total of 26 appearances?" | Carry On (franchise)
The Carry On series primarily consists of 31 British comedy motion pictures (1958–1992), four Christmas specials, a television series of thirteen episodes, and three West End and provincial stage plays. The films' humour was in the British comic tradition of the music hall and bawdy seaside postcar... | Dustin Fitzsimons
Dustin Fitzsimons (born December 19, 1986) is an American actor who has starred and appeared in several films, television shows, and commercials.
Fitzsimons began his career in mid-2008 after making several appearances in Little Caesars commercials that had aired across the country at the time. Shortl... | 31,298 | triviaqa-train |
Which battle, the first major engagement of the Crimean War took place on 20th September 1854? | four days to land all the stores, equipment, horses and artillery.
The landing took place north of Sevastopol, so the Russians had arrayed their army in expectation of a direct attack. The allies advanced and on the morning of 20 September came up to the River Alma and engaged the Russian army. The position was strong,... | ), which is usually considered the first battle of the Crimean War, took place in the vicinity of the River Alma in the Crimea. An Anglo-French force under General St. Arnaud and Lord Raglan defeated General Menshikov's Russian army, which lost around 6,000 troops.
They were also engaged in the Siege of Sevastopol (185... | 31,299 | triviaqa-train |
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