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What is added to a Black Russian to make it into a White Russian? | Water) which substitutes cream with Irish Cream, a Mudslide (a Blind Russian with both), White Canadian (made with goat's milk), an Anna Kournikova (named after the tennis player), made with skimmed milk (i.e. a "skinny" white Russian), a White Cuban (made with rum instead of vodka), or a Dirty Russian (made with choco... | language, Neo. Using Latin for many roots of words, Italian for phonetics, a vocabulary range inspired by French, adverbs and conjunctions from German and grammar from English and Russian, he claims to have welded them into a clearer and more fluent mixture than Esperanto, from which he also borrowed some structure.” H... | 31,600 | triviaqa-train |
The TV programme 'Downton Abbey' is filmed at which stately home? | that remained had to adapt to survive.
While a château or a "Schloss" can be a fortified or unfortified building, a country house, similar to an "Ansitz", is usually unfortified. If fortified, it is called a castle, but not all buildings with the name "castle" are fortified (for example Highclere Castle).
Stately homes... | "Dorian Gray" (2009), directed by Oliver Parker.
Ealing Studios is also home to the Met Film School London, which has a purposely built film school on the lot and use of the studios. ITV drama "Downton Abbey" filmed the kitchen and servants' quarters on stages 3A and 3B.
BBC TV productions.
- "Colditz" (inserts only; p... | 31,601 | triviaqa-train |
Which scientific law describes the relationship between the volume and temperature of a gas at constant pressure? | mass of confined gas as long as the temperature is constant. Stated as a formula, thus is:
Because the before and after volumes and pressures of the fixed amount of gas, where the before and after temperatures are the same both equal the constant "k", they can be related by the equation:
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Historical research C... | Robert Boyle
Robert Boyle (; 25 January 1627 – 31 December 1691) was an Anglo-Irish natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, and inventor. Boyle is largely regarded today as the first modern chemist, and therefore one of the founders of modern chemistry, and one of the pioneers of modern experimental scientific method.... | 31,602 | triviaqa-train |
"In a Shakespeare play, who was found ""fast asleep behind the arras and snorting like a horse""?" | the plagues of 1592–93, Shakespeare's plays were performed by his own company at The Theatre and the Curtain in Shoreditch, north of the Thames. Londoners flocked there to see the first part of "Henry IV", Leonard Digges recording, "Let but Falstaff come, Hal, Poins, the rest ... and you scarce shall have a room". When... | -old daughter, Missy, developed an imaginary friend named "Jodie", a demonic pig-like creature with glowing red eyes.
- In the early morning hours of Christmas Day 1975, George looked up at the house after checking on the boathouse and saw "Jodie" standing behind Missy at her bedroom window. When he ran up to her room ... | 31,603 | triviaqa-train |
Whose symphony No 3 in E Flat contains a funeral march? | the rustic dance feel from earlier in the symphony, scored for full orchestra. Sixteen bars later, a second, lighter but just as spirited theme appears. These themes are varied and imitated as the movement pushes exuberantly forward towards its heroic conclusion in E-flat major.
Models.
In general, Schumann used Beetho... | 2 in E flat
- Symphony No. 3 in F
- Violin Concerto in G major - False attribution to Sor. This is actually by Chevalier de Saint-Georges and was published in 1773 as Op.2 No.1.
Works without opus numbers Chamber music.
- 3 string quartets
- String trios with guitar
- March for Military Band - Lost
- March for the fune... | 31,604 | triviaqa-train |
Which rock, formed by the solidification of thin layers of molten lava, comprises much of the surfaces-of Mercury, Venus, Mars and the Moon? | commonly hotter (in the range of ), they tend to be less viscous. Greater temperatures tend to destroy polymerized bonds within the magma, promoting more fluid behaviour and also a greater tendency to form phenocrysts. Higher iron and magnesium tends to manifest as a darker groundmass, and also occasionally amphibole o... | Earth). The exact formation of these large ancient channels is unknown although it is theorised that those on Mars may have been formed due to catastrophic flooding and on Venus by lava flow. In planetary science the term "rille" is sometimes used for similar formations found on The Moon and Mercury that are of inconcl... | 31,605 | triviaqa-train |
Which political party has ruled Syria since 1970? | Bashar al-Assad
Bashar Hafez al-Assad ( "", ; ; born 11 September 1965) is a Syrian politician who has been the President of Syria since 17 July 2000. He is also commander-in-chief of the Syrian Armed Forces and Regional Secretary of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party's branch in Syria. He is a son of Hafez al-Assad, who ... | the Syrian Arab Republic has been ruled by the Ba’ath Party, run by the Assad family exclusively since 1970. Currently Syria is fractured between rival forces on the course of the Syrian Civil War.
Prehistory.
The oldest remains found in Syria date from the Palaeolithic era (c.800,000 BCE). On 23 August 1993 a joint Ja... | 31,606 | triviaqa-train |
Shelina Permalloo won which TV show in 2012? | Shelina Permalloo
Shelina Permalloo is an English cook, author and winner of the MasterChef 2012 UK TV show competition.
Born in Southampton to Mauritian immigrant parents, Permalloo was working as a Project Manager in London when she decided to participate in MasterChef UK 2012. In the final she beat Andrew Kojima and... | famous reality shows in leading Malayalam channels.
- "Tharolsavam" (2012) in Kairali TV
- "Patturumal – Music, Dance & Fusion" in Kairali TV (won Kerala state television award for best entertainment show 2012)
- "Kuttipatturumal" (won Kerala state television award for best entertainment show 2013) which was a popular ... | 31,607 | triviaqa-train |
"Which Manchester pop group had a 1978 Noel single hit with ""Dreadlock Holiday'?" | Durutti Column, 10cc, Godley & Creme, The Verve, Elbow, Doves, The Charlatans, M People, The 1975, Simply Red, Take That, Dutch Uncles, Everything Everything, Pale Waves and The Outfield. Manchester was credited as the main driving force behind British indie music of the 1980s led by The Smiths, later including The Sto... | full members of the band and performed on 1978's "Bloody Tourists", which provided the band with their third UK No. 1 single, the reggae-styled "Dreadlock Holiday". It was their last hit, with the second single "Reds in My Bed", featuring lead vocals by Stuart Tosh, failing to chart.
The band suffered a major setback i... | 31,608 | triviaqa-train |
Which Roman Emperor who ruled from 300-377 AD was the first to be converted to Christianity? | . Jesus' apostles and their followers spread around Syria, Europe, Anatolia, Mesopotamia, Transcaucasia, Egypt, and Ethiopia, despite initial persecution. It soon attracted gentile God-fearers, which led to a departure from Jewish customs, and, after the Fall of Jerusalem, AD 70 which ended the Temple-based Judaism, Ch... | same syncretism.
From the 250s to the 280s AD, Roman Gaul suffered a serious crisis with its fortified borders being attacked on several occasions by barbarians. Nevertheless, the situation improved in the first half of the 4th century, which was a period of revival and prosperity for Roman Gaul. In 312, Emperor Consta... | 31,609 | triviaqa-train |
Discovered by the Curies in 1898, what is the chemical symbol of the element polonium? | Polonium
Polonium is a chemical element with the symbol Po and atomic number 84. A rare and highly radioactive metal with no stable isotopes, polonium is chemically similar to selenium and tellurium, though its metallic character resembles that of its horizontal neighbors in the periodic table: thallium, lead, and bism... | Neon
Neon is a chemical element with the symbol Ne and atomic number 10. It is a noble gas. Neon is a colorless, odorless, inert monatomic gas under standard conditions, with about two-thirds the density of air. It was discovered (along with krypton and xenon) in 1898 as one of the three residual rare inert elements re... | 31,610 | triviaqa-train |
Professor Wallofski was a comic creation of which English comedian and actor? | Maxwell to Max, and his stepfather's name Wallace, to Wall.
He is best remembered for his ludicrously attired and hilariously strutting "Professor Wallofski". John Cleese has acknowledged Wall's influence on his own "Ministry of Silly Walks" sketch for "Monty Python's Flying Circus". After appearing in many musicals an... | Stanley Unwin (comedian)
Stanley Unwin (7 June 1911 – 12 January 2002), sometimes billed as Professor Stanley Unwin, was a South African-born, English comedian, actor and comic writer.
He invented his own comic language, "Unwinese", referred to in the film "Carry On Regardless" (1961) as "gobbledygook". Unwinese was a ... | 31,611 | triviaqa-train |
Terry Gene Bollea is the real name of which actor and professional wrestler? | , Bollea began performing as Terry "The Hulk" Boulder and sometimes wrestled as Sterling Golden.
On December 1, 1979, Bollea won his first professional wrestling championship, the NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Northern Division), recognized in Alabama and Tennessee, when he defeated Bob Roop in Knoxville, ... | month
- Maxx Frank - gospel singer
- Dory Funk - professional wrestler fighting under both his real name and as "The Outlaw"
- Terry Funk - professional wrestler and actor
- George Groves - professional football player
- Wally Hess - football player
- Khari Jones - player in Canadian Football League, television comment... | 31,612 | triviaqa-train |
First artificially synthesised in 1944 - what is the chemical symbol of the element Curium? | , respectively.
All isotopes between Cm and Cm, as well as Cm, undergo a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction and thus in principle can act as a nuclear fuel in a reactor. As in most transuranic elements, the nuclear fission cross section is especially high for the odd-mass curium isotopes Cm, Cm and Cm. These can be... | administered by regular intramuscular injection. In 1943, Albert Schatz discovered Streptomycin.
1944 Americium
- Americium is a synthetic element that has the symbol Am and atomic number 95. A radioactive metallic element, americium is an actinide that is used in commercial ionization chamber smoke detectors, as well ... | 31,613 | triviaqa-train |
In 43AD which Roman Emperor personally took part in the invasion of Britain? | Roman conquest of Britain
The Roman conquest of Britain was a gradual process, beginning effectively in AD 43 under Emperor Claudius, whose general Aulus Plautius served as first governor of Roman Britain ().
Recruitment for the Roman army was generally based in Italia, Hispania, and Gaul. The invasion force was made u... | Britain, was established within the confines of Camulodunon (which was Latinised as "Camulodunum") following the successful invasion in 43AD, and was home to the Twentieth Legion. After the legion was withdrawn in c. 49 AD, the legionary defences were dismantled and the fortress converted into a town, with many of the ... | 31,614 | triviaqa-train |
Basildon Bond and C U Jimmy were the comic creations of which stage and TV comedian? | Russ Abbot
Russ Abbot (born Russell A. Roberts; 16 September 1947) is an English musician, comedian and actor. Born in Chester, he first came to public notice during the 1970s as the singer and drummer with the British comedy showband "Black Abbots", along with Leonard 'Lenny' Reynolds, later forging a prominent solo c... | History Format.
The series showcased Abbot's talents as an all round entertainer and included characters such as Basildon Bond, a James Bond parody; 'Cooperman', a cross between Tommy Cooper and Superman; and C.U. Jimmy, a virtually unintelligible, red-headed, kilt-wearing Scotsman. The programme attracted millions of ... | 31,615 | triviaqa-train |
Which European country's flag displays an image of its highest peak Mount Triglav? | Triglav
Triglav (; , ), with an elevation of , is the highest mountain in Slovenia and the highest peak of the Julian Alps. The mountain is the pre-eminent symbol of the Slovene Nation. It is the centrepiece of Triglav National Park, Slovenia's only national park. Triglav was also the highest peak in Yugoslavia before ... | Sabalan
Sabalan (Persian: سبلان , Savalan ) is an inactive stratovolcano in the Alborz mountain range and Ardabil Province of northwestern Iran.
At in elevation, it is the second highest mountain in Iran. It has a permanent crater lake formed at its summit. On one of its slopes around in elevation there are large rock ... | 31,616 | triviaqa-train |
Which Asian capital city stands on the Bagmati river? | Bagmati River
The Bagmati River runs through the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal and separates Kathmandu from Patan. It is considered holy by both Hindus and Buddhists. A number of Hindu temples are located on its banks.
The importance of Bagmati also lies in the fact that Hindus are cremated on the banks of this holy river,... | From east to west:
- Eastern Development Region:
- Mechi Zone, named after the Mechi River
- Koshi Zone, named after the Kosi River
- Sagarmatha Zone, named after Sagarmatha (Mount Everest)
- Central Development Region:
- Janakpur Zone, named after its capital city
- Bagmati Zone, named after the Bagmati River
- Naraya... | 31,617 | triviaqa-train |
In which county is Kempton Park racecourse? | Cheshire, Lancashire and Yorkshire), Merseyside (Cheshire and Lancashire), Teesside (Yorkshire and County Durham), South Yorkshire (Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire), Tyneside (County Durham and Northumberland) and West Midlands (Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire). Greater London itself straddles ... | and then ran unplaced in the County Open Plate at Lingfield Park four days later.
Racing career 1922: three-year-old season.
Silver Urn was well supported in the betting for her 1922 debut at Newbury Racecourse but in a "gale of sleet" she finished well beaten behind Westmead. She recorded her first success shortly aft... | 31,618 | triviaqa-train |
Which heritage railway featured on the original film of The Railway Children? | . 5775 and 957 are still on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. As of 2014, 4744 is the only locomotive that remains operational, As of 2019 Green Dragon 957 is undergoing overhaul at Haworth and 5775 is on static display at the Oxenhope Exhibition on Keighley and Worth Valley Railway having been repainted into the ... | along the line and at Mytholmes Tunnel (between Oakworth and Haworth). A steam train carries (at the front end) out of the tunnel a shocked Corbett holding onto the handrail of the engine. The locomotive used was Pug 51218.
In 1970 the line was featured in the British drama film "The Railway Children". The line was one... | 31,619 | triviaqa-train |
"Which UKIP MEP quit the party in 2014 over problems with ""Bongo Bongo Land"" and ""women in the kitchen""?" | to the President of Gabon, Omar Bongo.
In 2004, Taki Theodoracopulos called Kenya "bongo-bongo land" in his "Spectator" column. "The Guardian" later criticized his use of "offensive and outdated stereotypes".
In July 2013, Godfrey Bloom, Member of the European Parliament for Yorkshire and the Humber for the UK Independ... | '. In August 2014, TBO were fined and ordered to pay more than £2 million in damages to a retired couple, having ignored their request for cautious financial planning and "gambled" almost all their clients' money on high risk investments with an almost complete loss.
In July 2013, Bloom made a speech about Britain's fo... | 31,620 | triviaqa-train |
Which group of medical workers became Time Magazine Person of the Year 2014? | 1960), "The Inheritors" (1966), "The Middle Americans" (1969), "The American Soldier" (2003), "You" (2006), "The Protester" (2011) represented on the cover by a woman, and "Ebola fighters" (2014). Although the title on the magazine remained "Man of The Year" for both the 1956 "Hungarian Freedom Fighter" and the 1966 "T... | a co-author of a study that analyzed the genetics of the Ebola virus; five others contracted Ebola and died while working on the same study.
Basing their choice on "the person or persons who most affected the news and our lives, for good or ill, and embodied what was important about the year", the editors of "Time" mag... | 31,621 | triviaqa-train |
Ron Hickman invented a much used DIY aid after damaging a chair while sawing wood? | Ron Hickman
Ronald Price Hickman (1932-2011) was a South African-born, Jersey-based automobile designer and inventor. He worked for both the Ford motor company and Lotus, where he designed the original Lotus Elan, the Lotus Elan +2 and the Lotus Europa. However, he is best known for his design of a wood-working bench c... | are designed to be strong enough to support the weight of a human so that it can be used as a stool to reach high surfaces, and has holes for retaining tools while working or for drilling. Its edges are printed with measures and angles, and although it cannot be used as a mitre saw the jaws are wide enough to hold one ... | 31,622 | triviaqa-train |
The film Mulholland Drive is located in which city? | Mantz, and eighth on critic Michael Phillips' list. In 2010 it was named the second best arthouse film ever by "The Guardian". The film was voted as the 11th best film set in Los Angeles in the last 25 years by a group of "Los Angeles Times" writers and editors with the primary criterion of communicating an inherent tr... | Queen Charlton
Queen Charlton is a small village within the civil parish of Compton Dando, within the Unitary Authority of Bath and North East Somerset in Somerset, England. The nearest town is Keynsham, which lies approximately north east of the village.
The village was originally simply Charlton, recorded in 1291 as... | 31,623 | triviaqa-train |
Which Scottish town has the most Northerly station? | Thurso
Thurso ( ; , ) is a town and former burgh on the north coast of the Highland council area of Scotland. Situated in the historical area of Caithness, it is the northernmost town on the British mainland.
It lies at the junction of the north-south A9 road and the west-east A836 road, connected to Bridge of Forss in... | : On a call-out basis and predominantly based in some of the more remote villages and islands.
The most northerly station is Baltasound on the Shetland Islands. The most southerly is a volunteer station in the village of Drummore in Dumfries and Galloway.
Stations National Training Centre.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue ... | 31,624 | triviaqa-train |
In 2014 Cate Blanchett won an acting Oscar for which film? | black comedy-drama "Blue Jasmine" (2013). Her other Oscar-nominated roles were in the dramas "Notes on a Scandal" (2006), "" (2007), "I'm Not There" (2007), and "Carol" (2015).
Blanchett's most commercially successful films include "The Talented Mr. Ripley" (1999), Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy (2001–... | Actor and Best Supporting Actor. Cate Blanchett became the sixth actress to have won both female acting awards in her career. Lupita Nyong'o was the sixteenth Oscar acting winner to win for a debut film performance and the ninth Best Supporting Actress recipient to achieve this feat. Best Original Song co-winner Robert... | 31,625 | triviaqa-train |
Together with the figure Liberty, who is also the French symbol for liberty and reason? | Design and construction process Design, style, and symbolism.
Bartholdi and Laboulaye considered how best to express the idea of American liberty. In early American history, two female figures were frequently used as cultural symbols of the nation. One of these symbols, the personified Columbia, was seen as an embodime... | as a symbol of the French Revolution because it symbolizes fertility in French folklore, which provided a simple transition from revering it for one reason to another. The American colonies also used the idea of a Liberty Tree to celebrate their own acts of insurrection against the British, starting with the Stamp Act ... | 31,626 | triviaqa-train |
Introduced in 1894 how is Bibendum better known? | Michelin Man
Bibendum, commonly referred to in English as the Michelin Man or Michelin Tyre Man, is the official mascot of the Michelin tyre company. Introduced at the Lyon Exhibition of 1894 where the Michelin brothers had a stand, Bibendum is one of the world's oldest trademarks. The slogan "Nunc est bibendum" (Now i... | . In this type of allochiria, it is difficult to see how one can in this case dissociate the reference of taste from that of touch.
Alloesthesia.
Alloesthesia (i.e., allesthesia) (Greek: allache = elsewhere + aistheesis = perception) is also known as "false allochiria" and many dictionaries list the same definition as ... | 31,627 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the presenter of the Radio 4 show The News Quiz? | The News Quiz
The News Quiz is a British topical panel game broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
History.
"The News Quiz" was first broadcast in 1977 with Barry Norman as chairman. Subsequently, it was chaired by Simon Hoggart, Barry Took (until 1995), and then again by Simon Hoggart until March 2006. Hoggart was replaced by Sand... | a number of other news bulletins on BBC Television and also on Radio 4. She left in 1988 to join the then-fledgling Sky News.
- Rob Curling – main co-presenter and sports presenter on London Plus, which later became Newsroom South East, during the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s. He also hosted the popular BBC dayt... | 31,628 | triviaqa-train |
Which country became the European Union's 28th member in 2013? | , the EU received the Nobel Peace Prize for having "contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy, and human rights in Europe." In 2013, Croatia became the 28th EU member.
From the beginning of the 2010s, the cohesion of the European Union has been tested by several issues, including a debt cris... | ensure comparability in the standards and quality of higher-education qualifications in 2005 and subsequently became a full member of the European Higher Education Area.
Since 2004, Armenian higher educational institutions and individual students have been involved in the European Union's Erasmus Mundus mobility progra... | 31,629 | triviaqa-train |
The French wine growing areas of Macon, Beaujolais and Chablis are in which region? | is in the British Museum. During the 4th century, the town was fortified.
During the Middle Ages, Mâcon was the administrative center of a county belonging to the Duchy of Burgundy at the extremity of the bridge over the Saône leading to the Bresse territory belonging to the Duchy of Savoy. The town was controlling acc... | . Around and above the village are views to the east of the nearest town of Villefranche-sur-Saône and the plain of Ain beyond. On clear days, the French Alps with Mont Blanc stretch along the horizon.
Agriculture.
A quarter of Ville-sur-Jarnioux's land area is cultivated and mostly taken up by vineyards that produce w... | 31,630 | triviaqa-train |
Which heritage railway runs from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster? | , from where trains run to Birmingham, Worcester and London. The other station, Kidderminster Town, is the terminus of the preserved Heritage Railway line, Severn Valley Railway from where trains run to Bridgnorth.
- Road
Several major routes run through the town including the A456 which runs from Birmingham to just so... | and the Didcot Railway Centre, where there is an operating broad-gauge train. Preserved GWR lines include those from Totnes to Buckfastleigh, Paignton to Kingswear, Bishops Lydeard to Minehead, Kidderminster to Bridgnorth and Cheltenham to Broadway. Many other heritage railways and museums also have GWR locomotives or ... | 31,631 | triviaqa-train |
What is the setting for the Shakespeare play As You Like It? | As You Like It
As You Like It is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 and first published in the First Folio in 1623. The play's first performance is uncertain, though a performance at Wilton House in 1603 has been suggested as a possibility.
"As You Like It" follows its heroin... | a time in the same parish as Shakespeare, and a connection between the two has been long speculated, but never proven. His famous setting of "It was a lover and his lass" from "As You Like It" has never been established as having been used in a performance of Shakespeare's play during the playwright's lifetime. However... | 31,632 | triviaqa-train |
Fuller’s beer is brewed in the Griffin brewery in which London district? | Fuller's Brewery
Fuller, Smith & Turner is a pub company based in Chiswick, West London, founded in 1845 having been a family-run regional brewery until January 2019 when the brewing division was sold to Asahi.
John Fuller's Griffin Brewery dates from 1816; in 1845, his son, John Bird Fuller, was joined by Henry Smith ... | London Pride (beer)
London Pride is the flagship beer of Fuller's Brewery. It is sold both cask-conditioned and bottled.
London Pride has been brewed at the Griffin Brewery since 1958.
History.
London Pride takes its name from a common name for the "Saxifraga × urbium" flower, in use by the nineteenth century. The flo... | 31,633 | triviaqa-train |
Depicting a father and daughter, who painted the picture American Gothic in 1930? | American Gothic
American Gothic is a 1930 painting by Grant Wood in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Wood was inspired to paint what is now known as the "American Gothic" House in Eldon, Iowa, along with "the kind of people I fancied should live in that house." It depicts a farmer standing beside his dau... | The Return of the Prodigal Son (Rembrandt)
The Return of the Prodigal Son is an oil painting by Rembrandt. It is among the Dutch master's final works, likely completed within two years of his death in 1669. Depicting the moment of the prodigal son's return to his father in the Biblical parable, it is a renowned work de... | 31,634 | triviaqa-train |
Born in 1972 with which two words is the tenor Wynne Evans popularly associated? | Wynne Evans
Wynne Evans (born 27 January 1972) is a Welsh tenor. Known for his role as the tenor Gio Compario in the Gocompare.com insurance adverts on television in the United Kingdom, he sang the role of Ubaldo Piangi in the 25th anniversary production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal A... | singer AC/DC
- Geraint Evans (1922–1992), opera singer
- Wynne Evans (born 1972), tenor
- Andy Fairweather-Low (born 1948), singer, formerly with Amen Corner
- Catrin Finch (born 1980), harpist
- Roger Glover (born 1945), musician (Deep Purple)
- Larry Goves (born 1980), composer
- Jemma Griffiths (born 1975), singer a... | 31,635 | triviaqa-train |
Martin Baker are the leading manufacturer of which military safety device? | systems enabling pilots to bail out safely from high-speed fighter aircraft.
Ejection seats.
Martin-Baker investigated ejection seats from 1934 onwards, several years before Germany and Sweden proposed similar systems in 1938. The company concluded that an explosive-powered ejection seat was the best solution. In parti... | Glenn L. Martin Company, aircraft manufacturer, later Martin Marietta and finally merged into Lockheed Martin
- Martin Band Instrument Company, a musical instrument manufacturer in Elkhart, Indiana
- Martin Light, a professional lighting equipment manufacturer
- Martin Randall Travel, a cultural tour operator
- Martin-... | 31,636 | triviaqa-train |
What is the nickname for Denmark Street in London? | The street was originally residential, but became used for commercial purposes in the 19th century. At first, metalwork was a popular trade but it became most famous as Britain's "Tin Pan Alley" housing numerous music publishers' offices. This market declined in the 1960s to be replaced by music shops and independent r... | Street) to help establish what is now Aintree Racecourse, home of the Grand National Steeplechase, of which he was one of the principal sponsors and a committee member.
In London, he acquired the nickname 'Lord Dashalong' because of his fondness for racing through the streets in a carriage with four horses; along with ... | 31,637 | triviaqa-train |
Which forename is the writer JM Barrie credited with having invented? | , then to write "Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up", a "fairy play" about an ageless boy and an ordinary girl named Wendy who have adventures in the fantasy setting of Neverland.
Although he continued to write successfully, "Peter Pan" overshadowed his other work, and is credited with popularising the name Wen... | 5 stars from the Edinburgh Guide with The Sunday Times writing that "Richard Everett has written a warm, glowing, serious comedy, like an Ayckbourn play finished by JM Barrie", while the London Evening Standard reviewed the play as a “very English comedy with some real emotion .. scratch the surface and you’ll find int... | 31,638 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the presenter of the Radio 4 show Desert Island Discs? | Plowright. She was replaced by Kirsty Young, who interviewed illustrator Quentin Blake for her first show, broadcast on 1 October 2006. On 30 August 2018, it was announced that Young was going on sick leave due to complications of fibromyalgia, and that 6 Music presenter Lauren Laverne would temporarily take over. In J... | his final Saturday afternoon show for BBC Radio 2, having hosted the programme for twelve years.
- 28–30 January – Absolute Radio 90s is temporarily renamed Absolute Radio Frank to celebrate the 60th birthday of its presenter Frank Skinner.
- 29 January – Former England captain David Beckham is the castaway on the 75th... | 31,639 | triviaqa-train |
Hans-Gert Pottering first elected in 1979 is the longest serving member of what? | Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament.
When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its members were directly appointed by the governm... | , Alain Juppé, Ser Leon Brittan, Simone Weil, Lord Plumb, Marcelino Oreja, Yasser Arafat (1993, 2000), Catherine Lalumiere, Lech Walesa, Jacques Santer, Lionel Jospin, Romano Prodi, Nicole Fontaine, Valeri Guiscard d’ Estaing, Jacques Chirac, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Shaukat Aziz (2006), Jacques Rogge (2008), Juan Antoni... | 31,640 | triviaqa-train |
Which French region produces Camembert cheese, Benedictine and Calvados? | Calvados (department)
Calvados () is a department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the English Channel coast.
History.
Calvados is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from a part of the former... | notably her grandson Cyrille Paynel, born in 1817, who created a cheese factory in the commune of Le Mesnil-Mauger in Calvados.
The success of the production of Camembert in the first half of the 19th century was largely due to the descendants of Harel, who considered themselves the only legitimate users of the designa... | 31,641 | triviaqa-train |
Which constellation is named after the mother of the legendary Greek princess Andromeda? | Andromeda (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Andromeda (; Greek: Ἀνδρομέδα, "Androméda" or Ἀνδρομέδη, "Andromédē") is the daughter of the Aethiopian king Cepheus and his wife Cassiopeia. When Cassiopeia's hubris leads her to boast that Andromeda is more beautiful than the Nereids, Poseidon sends the sea monster Cetus to r... | weak in the first four "Saint Seiya" films and in the anime-only Asgard arc. Almost every fight scene culminates with his almost defeat and subsequent rescue by his brother Ikki. In the original manga, however, Shun is shown as a formidable, if unwilling, fighter and opponent.
Character outline Abilities.
Shun is the b... | 31,642 | triviaqa-train |
"Which Shakespeare character's final words are ""The Rest is Silence""?" | and histories and are regarded as some of the best work produced in these genres. Until about 1608, he wrote mainly tragedies, among them "Hamlet", "Othello", "King Lear", and "Macbeth", all considered to be among the finest works in the English language. In the last phase of his life, he wrote tragicomedies (also know... | the lines from Shakespeare used in the film, including quotes from "Romeo and Juliet" and "Henry IV, Part 2" in his parting words to Kirk after dinner. During Kirk's trial, Chang also mocks Kirk with lines from "Richard II". The final battle above Khitomer contains seven references to five of Shakespeare's plays. Two r... | 31,643 | triviaqa-train |
The world number 1 ranked tennis player in March 2013, Novak Djokovic is a national of which country? | Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic (, ; born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 1 in men's singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
Djokovic has won 16 Grand Slam singles titles, five ATP Finals titles, 33 ATP Tour Masters 1000 titles, 12 ATP Tour ... | over Novak Djokovic. Nadal recorded his first win over a No. 1-ranked player when he was only 17 years old, and ranked No. 34, when he beat Federer in straight sets in the third round of the 2004 Miami Open.
Awards.
This is a list of awards Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal has won in his career.
- ATP Player of the Y... | 31,644 | triviaqa-train |
In Mathematics what is the ratio of the adjacent to the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle called? | Trigonometry is the foundation of all applied geometry, including geodesy, surveying, celestial mechanics, solid mechanics, and navigation.
Trigonometric functions have been extended as functions of a real or complex variable, which are today pervasive in all mathematics.
History.
Sumerian astronomers studied angle mea... | -angled triangle (see figure) the hypotenuse is the side that connects the two acute angles. The side "adjacent" to is the side of the triangle that connects to the right angle. The third side is said "opposite" to .
If the angle is given, then all sides of the right-angled triangle are well defined up to a scaling fac... | 31,645 | triviaqa-train |
"Which bird, best known for its singing, has the scientific name ""luscinia megahynchos""?" | The type species is the common nightingale ("Luscinia megarhynchos").
Delimitation of "Luscinia" versus the genus "Erithacus" had been confused for long; species were rather indiscriminately placed in one or the other genus, or "Luscinia" was entirely merged into "Erithacus". The genus "Luscinia" previously included ma... | worldwide within the tropical zone. In Jamaica this bird is also known as the 'Jesus bird', as it appears to walk on water. Jacana is Linnæus' scientific Latin spelling of the Brazilian Portuguese "jaçanã," pronounced , from the Tupi name of the bird. See jacana for pronunciations.
Description.
The northern jacana has ... | 31,646 | triviaqa-train |
In which English county is the site of the Civil War Battle of Naseby to be found? | Battle of Naseby
The Battle of Naseby was a decisive engagement of the First English Civil War, fought on 14 June 1645 between the main Royalist army of King Charles I and the Parliamentarian New Model Army, commanded by Sir Thomas Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell. It was fought near the village of Naseby in Northamptonshir... | Naseby Field
Naseby Field is the location of the Battle of Naseby, a cardinal battle of the English Civil War which resulted in a disastrous royalist defeat. It is located roughly twenty miles north of Northampton or roughly seven miles southwest of the town of Market Harborough, and is just north of the A14 main road.... | 31,647 | triviaqa-train |
Which country is separated from Singapore by the Johor Strait? | Singapore in Malaysia
Singapore was one of the 14 states of Malaysia from 1963 to 1965. Malaysia was formed on 16 September 1963 in the merger of the Federation of Malaya with the former British colonies of North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore. This marked the end of a 144-year British rule in Singapore which began with... | of the Peninsula. They form the southernmost section of the central cordillera which runs from Tibet through the Kra Isthmus (the Peninsula's narrowest point) into the Malay Peninsula. The Strait of Malacca separates the Malay Peninsula from the Indonesian island of Sumatra while the south coast is separated from the i... | 31,648 | triviaqa-train |
"Which actor and comedian co-starred with Simon Pegg in the ""Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy""?" | Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy
The Three Flavours Cornetto" trilogy (also known as the Cornetto" trilogy or the "Blood and Ice Cream" trilogy) is a series of British comedic genre films directed by Edgar Wright, written by Wright and Simon Pegg, produced by Nira Park, and starring Pegg and Nick Frost. The trilogy cons... | Simon Pegg
Simon John Pegg (né Beckingham; born 14 February 1970) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer.
Pegg came to public prominence in Britain as the co-creator of the Channel 4 sitcom "Spaced", directed by Edgar Wright. He went on to co-write and star in the "Three Flavours Cornetto" film trilo... | 31,649 | triviaqa-train |
Sleeping sickness is caused by the bite of which insect? | clothing, avoiding tsetse-dense areas, implementing bush clearance methods and wild game culling are the best options to avoid infection available for local residents of affected areas.
In July 2000, a resolution was passed to form the Pan African Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Eradication Campaign (PATTEC). The campaign w... | , where he lived the last two years of his life. He was given an assistant who was able to control the crowds. No one was permitted to enter the rectory without a letter of introduction. In this fashion, Van Lieshout was able to devote his complete energy to the work of his parish. After a week of sickness caused by an... | 31,650 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the last King of Italy? | king, Umberto II, was exiled in 1946 when Italy became a republic.
History.
After the deposition of the last Western Emperor in 476, Heruli leader Odoacer was appointed "Dux Italiae" ("Duke of Italy") by the reigning Byzantine Emperor Zeno. Later, the Germanic "foederati," the Scirians and the Heruli, as well as a larg... | Emma of Italy
Emma of Italy ("Emma d'Italie"; c. 948 – after 987) was the Queen of Western Francia as the wife of King Lothair, whom she married in 965. Their son, Louis V, was the last Carolingian King.
Life.
Born around 948, Emma was the only child of Lothair II of Italy and Adelaide of Italy. Her father was poisoned... | 31,651 | triviaqa-train |
Upminster and Ealing Broadway are respectively the eastern and western termini or which London Underground line? | extended north from Harrow to Rickmansworth, and branches opened from Rickmansworth to Watford in 1925 and from Wembley Park to Stanmore in 1932. The Piccadilly line was extended north to Cockfosters and took over District line branches to Harrow (later Uxbridge) and Hounslow.
History The London Passenger Transport Boa... | . A reduced fare of 1d, for a journey of three or fewer stations, was introduced in 1909, and season tickets became available from 1911. The extension to Liverpool Street opened the following year, providing access to the Great Eastern station and the adjacent Broad Street station by escalators. The Central London Rail... | 31,652 | triviaqa-train |
Which actor's film roles include Charlie Chaplin and Sherlock Hoimes? | Conan Doyle's short stories and novels. He also produced original scripts for this series, which was also issued on CD. Coules had previously dramatised the entire Holmes canon for BBC Radio Four.
The 2009 film "Sherlock Holmes" earned Robert Downey Jr. a Golden Globe Award for his portrayal of Holmes and co-starred Ju... | time and without doing anything, thanks to the arrival of mass media. Movie stars like Charlie Chaplin, for instance, became global stars due to the nearly universal reach of film. James cites Chaplin as the first truly world-famous 20th century celebrity. The invention of the film close-up made people on film screens ... | 31,653 | triviaqa-train |
Nephrolithiasis is the medical name for which condition? | "Renal calculus" is from the Latin "rēnēs" meaning "kidneys," and "calculus" meaning "pebble". Lithiasis (stone formation) in the kidneys is called nephrolithiasis (), from "nephro-" meaning kidney + "-lith" meaning stone and "-iasis" meaning disorder.
Research directions.
Crystallization of calcium oxalate appears to ... | leading Adobe Marketing Cloud."
IASIS Healthcare built Lehi's first hospital, which opened in June 2015. The company broke ground for the medical center in February 2014. The 23-acre campus houses a 40-bed, full-service facility with an emergency department, intensive care unit, medical imaging, cardiac lab, surgical s... | 31,654 | triviaqa-train |
Under the 1996 Treasure Act, found property which might be classed as Treasure Trove must be reported to whom? | the definition of wreck are also not treasure.
Coroners continue to have jurisdiction to enquire into any treasure found in their districts, and into who are or are suspected to be its finders. Anyone finding an object he or she believes or has reasonable grounds to believe is treasure must notify the coroner for the d... | it pleases and which it may alienate (transfer to another party).
To qualify as treasure trove, an object must be precious, it must be hidden, and there must be no proof of its property or reasonable presumption of its former ownership. Unlike under English common law, treasure is not restricted to only gold and silver... | 31,655 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1993 novel by Sebastian Faulks is set during the First World War? | Sebastian Faulks
Sebastian Charles Faulks, (born 20 April 1953) is an English novelist, journalist and broadcaster. He is best known for his historical novels set in France – "The Girl at the Lion d'Or", "Birdsong" and "Charlotte Gray". He has also published novels with a contemporary setting, most recently "A Week in ... | Charlotte Gray (film)
Charlotte Gray is a 2001 British–Australian–German drama film directed by Gillian Armstrong. The screenplay was adapted from Sebastian Faulks' novel "Charlotte Gray". It is set in Vichy France during World War II. The film stars Cate Blanchett, James Fleet, Abigail Cruttenden, Rupert Penry-Jones... | 31,656 | triviaqa-train |
"Who composed the musical work ""Pictures at an Exhibition""?" | Pictures at an Exhibition
Pictures at an Exhibition (, ) is a suite of ten pieces (plus a recurring, varied Promenade) composed for piano by Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky in 1874.
The suite is Mussorgsky's most famous piano composition and has become a showpiece for virtuoso pianists. It has become further known t... | was changed so that the ‘tears’ would stay on his face throughout the scene. Hall, who was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on the film, called this effect “purely a visual accident.”
Production Musical score.
The score for the film was composed by Quincy Jones, who at the time had little experience with fil... | 31,657 | triviaqa-train |
"Which comedian played the title role in the 1963 film, ""The Punch and Judy Man""?" | Tony Hancock
Anthony John Hancock (12 May 1924 – 25 June 1968) was an English comedian and actor.
High-profile during the 1950s and early 1960s, he had a major success with his BBC series "Hancock's Half Hour", first broadcast on radio from 1954, then on television from 1956, in which he soon formed a strong profession... | Leslie Dwyer
Leslie Gilbert Dwyer (28 August 1906 – 26 December 1986) was an English film and television character actor.
Career.
He was born in Catford, the son of the popular music hall comedian Johnny Dwyer, and acted from the age of ten and appeared in his first film in 1921. He is perhaps best known for his role a... | 31,658 | triviaqa-train |
Which preserved railway runs services between East Grinstead and Sheffield Park, in Sussex? | Sheffield Park railway station
Sheffield Park is the southern terminus of the Bluebell Railway and also the headquarters of the line. It is located on the southern bank of the River Ouse (which the line crosses just beyond the platforms) and is also situated on the Greenwich Meridian.
History.
The station opened in 188... | years after the line from East Grinstead to Lewes had been closed by British Railways.
As an active Superintendent of the Line and later President of the Bluebell Society, Bernard Holden oversaw the retention and then the expansion of the railway from Sheffield Park to East Grinstead and in 1992 was appointed MBE for s... | 31,659 | triviaqa-train |
"On which French racecourse is the ""Prix de I'Arc de Triomphe” run?" | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year, usually on the first Sunday in October.
Popularly referred... | Grand Prix Prince Rose
Formerly known as the Grand International d'Ostende (1898), the race was renamed Grand Prix Prince Rose in honor of the great Belgian crack, Prince Rose. It is run in July at the Ostend racecourse on the occasion of the Belgian National Day. In 1931 Prince Rose beat the French mare Pearl Cap who ... | 31,660 | triviaqa-train |
The TV soap Eastenders is set in which fictional London borough? | characters appear, mirrors the real "Hackney Gazette".
Walford East is a fictional tube station for Walford, and a tube map that was first seen on air in 1996 showed Walford East between Bow Road and West Ham, in the actual location of Bromley-by-Bow on the District and Hammersmith & City lines.
Walford has the postal ... | von Lettow, in Pierzchów, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, on 29 August 1755. He grew up in Hoyerswerda, Electorate of Saxony, where his father served as a Colonel in the Saxon Army. He joined the Royal Saxon Horse Guards in 1770 or 1771. His family was of Polish origin. Nonetheless, in his childhood and youth he grew u... | 31,661 | triviaqa-train |
"""Prelude a I'apres-midi d'un faune"" and ""La Mer"" are amongst the works of which impressionist composer?" | of 24 or 25 piano preludes in the major and minor keys, including those by Charles-Valentin Alkan (Op. 31 for piano or organ), Ferrucio Busoni (Op. 37, BV 181), César Cui (Op. 64), Stephen Heller (Op. 81), and Alexander Scriabin (Op. 11). Claude Debussy (1862–1918) wrote two books of impressionistic piano preludes whic... | - Friends of Sherwood Island State Park website | 31,662 | triviaqa-train |
In England and Wales, the investigation of sudden or unexplained deaths is handled by the Coroner. Which officer performs this function in Scotland? | be used. Now deaths requiring judicial examination are reported to the Procurator Fiscal and dealt with by Fatal Accident Inquiries conducted by the Sheriff for the area.
Coroners by country (region) United States.
, of the 2,342 death investigation offices in the United States, 1,590 were coroners' offices, 82 of whic... | accidental deaths) are investigated by government bodies and sometimes a family will do a private investigation. Inquests in England and Wales, for example, are held into sudden and unexplained deaths, and a fatal accident inquiry is performed for an accidental death in Scotland. A verdict of "accidental death" in such... | 31,663 | triviaqa-train |
With a population of over 380,000, what is the largest city in Switzerland? | loosely coupled Confederation did not know a central political organisation, but representatives, mayors, and "Landammänner" met several times a year at the capital of the "Lieu" presiding the Confederal Diet for one year.
Until 1500 the legates met most of the time in Lucerne, but also in Zürich, Baden, Bern, Schwyz e... | Bakersfield, California
Bakersfield is a city in and the county seat of Kern County, California, United States. It covers about near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley and the Central Valley region. Bakersfield's population is around 380,000, making it the 9th-most populous city in California and the 52nd-most ... | 31,664 | triviaqa-train |
Which river enters the Irish Sea at Drogheda? | Drogheda
Drogheda (; ) is one of the oldest towns in Ireland. It is located on the Dublin–Belfast corridor on the east coast of Ireland, mostly in County Louth but with the south fringes of the town in County Meath, 49 km or 30 miles north of Dublin. Drogheda has a population of approximately 41,000 inhabitants (2016),... | Royalists'. He captured Ballygarth Castle on the River Nanny at Julianstown, where it enters the sea. This was a strategically important point to control. On 1st September, the Earl of Ormonde issued an instruction to the Royalist troops in Drogheda to capture three other castles near the crucial crossing points on the... | 31,665 | triviaqa-train |
What spirit is added to white creme de menthe to make a stinger cocktail? | distinguish distilled alcoholic drinks from non-distilled ones.
As examples, this term does not include beverages such as beer, wine, mead, sake, or cider, as they are fermented but not distilled. These all have a relatively low alcohol content, typically less than 15%. Brandy is a liquor produced by the distillation o... | Springbokkie
The Springbokkie ("little Springbok" in the Afrikaans language), composed of creme de menthe ("or substitutes") and Amarula, is a cocktail shooter that is popular in South Africa. The drink derives its name from the team jersey colours (green and gold) of the South Africa national rugby union team, which i... | 31,666 | triviaqa-train |
Who hosts Radio 4's News Quiz? | The News Quiz
The News Quiz is a British topical panel game broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
History.
"The News Quiz" was first broadcast in 1977 with Barry Norman as chairman. Subsequently, it was chaired by Simon Hoggart, Barry Took (until 1995), and then again by Simon Hoggart until March 2006. Hoggart was replaced by Sand... | a panel game on BBC Radio 4. The inaugural episode of "Was It Something I Said?", a panel comedy show that Mitchell hosts, was broadcast on Channel 4 in October 2013.
He was a team captain on the Channel 4 comedy quiz show "Best of the Worst", opposite Johnny Vaughan. Mitchell has also hosted ten episodes of "Have I Go... | 31,667 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of the US state of Delaware? | . As of 2010, the city had a population of 36,047.
Etymology.
First recorded in its Latinised form of "Portus Dubris", the name derives from the Brythonic word for waters ("dwfr" in Middle Welsh). The same element is present in the town's French (Douvres) and Modern Welsh (Dofr) forms. The city is named after Dover, Ke... | PA 261 has an annual average daily traffic count ranging from a high of 9,400 vehicles between the Delaware border and PA 491 to a low of 7,200 vehicles between the Bethel Road intersection and US 322. None of PA 261 is part of the National Highway System.
History.
History Delaware.
By 1920, what is now DE 261 existed ... | 31,668 | triviaqa-train |
Lumley Castle overlooks a cricket ground used by which county? | Lumley Castle
Lumley Castle is a 14th-century quadrangular castle at Chester-le-Street in the North of England, near the city of Durham and a property of the Earl of Scarbrough. It is a Grade I listed building. It is currently a hotel.
History.
It is named after its original creator, Sir Ralph Lumley, who converted his... | with the scorer having a position on the balcony of the inn. The Cricketers has since been demolished but was adjacent to the Vestry Hall which overlooks the north boundary. The present pavilion was built in 1904 and is rare in being one of only a few cricket pavilions to be separated from the ground by a road, (the A2... | 31,669 | triviaqa-train |
In Greek mythology who was abducted and raped by Zeus when he was disguised as a bull? | Io, Europa and Leda (for more details, see below) and with the young Ganymede (although he was mortal Zeus granted him eternal youth and immortality).
Many myths render Hera as jealous of his amorous conquests and a consistent enemy of Zeus's mistresses and their children by him. For a time, a nymph named Echo had the ... | -century Byzantine church, built on the ruins of the ancient temple to Zeus Hellanios, built in the 4th century BC. The staircase leading up to the church, some of the original walls, and loose stones from the earlier temple remain.
Culture.
Culture Mythology.
In Greek mythology, Aegina was a daughter of the river god ... | 31,670 | triviaqa-train |
Which American actor also performs with the band Dogstar? | Dogstar (band)
Dogstar was an American alternative rock group active from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s. The band garnered media attention due to the non-musical activities of bassist Keanu Reeves, a famous Hollywood actor.
Inception and name origin.
The genesis of Dogstar was a chance encounter between Robert Mailh... | Robert Mailhouse
Robert Kenneth Mailhouse (born January 22, 1962) is an American actor and musician. He has also appeared in television series including the soap opera "Days of Our Lives" and the situation comedy "Seinfeld". He was the drummer for the grunge-alternative rock band Dogstar from the mid-1990s to the early... | 31,671 | triviaqa-train |
Abkhazia, recognised as independent by Russia, is a breakaway region from which former Soviet republic? | science"). The word "sovietnik" means "councillor".
A number of organizations in Russian history were called "council" (). For example, in the Russian Empire the State Council, which functioned from 1810 to 1917, was referred to as a Council of Ministers after the revolt of 1905.
During the Georgian Affair, Vladimir Le... | independent Republics with limited recognition in the Caucasus region. All three states participate in the Community for Democracy and Rights of Nations:
- Republic of Abkhazia
- Republic of Artsakh
- South Ossetia
Definitions Contemporary developments Other former Soviet states.
Several other former Soviet republics ... | 31,672 | triviaqa-train |
The single word 'prepared' is the motto found on the crest of whichcEnglish football club? | on three occasions during the 1900s; 1904–05, 1906–07 and 1908–09. In 1904–05, they nearly did the double, losing to Aston Villa in the 1905 FA Cup Final. They were beaten again the following year by Everton in the 1906 FA Cup Final. They reached the final again in 1908 where they lost to Wolves. They finally won the F... | (office furniture), who until 2004 sponsored the local football team, Wycombe Wanderers.
Wycombe's industrial past is reflected on the town's motto "Industria ditat", "Industry enriches". The motto can be found on town crest and Mayor's badge of office.
Local attractions.
- Bradenham Manor House
- Chiltern Hills
- High... | 31,673 | triviaqa-train |
The A59 road runs from Liverpool to which English town or city? | for example, Dartmoor and the Shropshire Hills). The capital is London, which has the largest metropolitan area in both the United Kingdom and the European Union. England's population of over 55 million comprises 84% of the population of the United Kingdom, largely concentrated around London, the South East, and conurb... | the second longest road in Britain.
Another A road that runs through Preston is the A59 which comes from the South West from Liverpool towards Clitheroe in the North East. Other A roads converging in Preston or its outskirts include the A49, A582, A583, A584, A675, A677, A5072 and A5085.
Road Others.
The B6241 is a cir... | 31,674 | triviaqa-train |
Alfred Wainwright's coast-to-coast walk starts from which point in Cumbria? | publications, such as local government promotional material, describe the area as "Cumbria", as do the Lake District National Park Authority and most visitors.
Geography.
Cumbria is the most northwesterly county of England. The northernmost and southernmost points in Cumbria are just west of Deadwater, Northumberland a... | Cringle Moor
Cringle Moor (also known as Cranimoor), at 432 m (1,417 ft), is the third highest hill in the North York Moors, England, and the highest point west of Clay Bank.
The hill is crossed by the Cleveland Way National Trail and is a part of Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk, which also passes over the neighbourin... | 31,675 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the founder of the Flavian dynasty of Roman emperors? | , Vespasian married Domitilla the Elder, the daughter of an equestrian from Ferentium. They had two sons, Titus Flavius Vespasianus (born in 39) and Titus Flavius Domitianus (born in 51), and a daughter, Domitilla (born in 45). Domitilla the Elder died before Vespasian became emperor. Thereafter his mistress Caenis was... | becomes very large, perhaps due to the great number of freedmen under the Flavian dynasty of emperors. It was a common practice for freedmen to assume the nomina of their patrons, and so countless persons who obtained the Roman franchise under the Flavian emperors adopted the name "Flavius", which was then handed down ... | 31,676 | triviaqa-train |
Famous for one best-selling novel, which American writer also wrote a series of novels featuring the Glass family? | Glass family
The Glass family are a fictional family appearing in J. D. Salinger's short fiction. All but one of the Glass family stories were first published in "The New Yorker". They appear in the short story collections "Nine Stories", "" and "Franny and Zooey".
Members.
The Glass family, from eldest to youngest:
- ... | of science fiction and fantasy artists
Persons influential in fantasy Authors of fantasy.
List of fantasy authors
Some famous fantasy writers:
- C.S. Lewis – wrote the "Chronicles of Narnia" series of novels.
- David Eddings – American fantasy writer, who, with his wife Leigh, he authored several best-selling epic fant... | 31,677 | triviaqa-train |
Which highway, also known as the Will Rogers Highway, was part of the original US Highways System and ran from Chicago Illinois to Los Angeles, California? | U.S. Route 66
U.S. Route 66 or U.S. Highway 66 (US 66 or Route 66), also known as the Will Rogers Highway, the Main Street of America or the Mother Road, was one of the original highways in the U.S. Highway System. US 66 was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. The highway, whic... | as the last digit, while major transcontinental east west routes would utilize the number "0" as the last digit. This proposed system would come to be known as the United States Numbered Highway System.
Among the new proposed highways was a roughly crescent shaped route named U.S. Route 60 (US 60). US 60 would run from... | 31,678 | triviaqa-train |
The National Tank Museum is in Bovington, in which county? | Bovington Camp
Bovington Camp () is a British Army military base in Dorset, England. Together with Lulworth Camp it forms part of Bovington Garrison.
The garrison is home to The Armour Centre and contains two barracks complexes and two forest and heathland training areas that support Phase Two training for soldiers of ... | DNRC) to provide the highest quality support for military casualties. Work started on the £300m project in April 2016, and it is intended that the new facilities which are under construction for completion in 2018 will replace those at Headley Court. The Duke remained actively involved in the project until his death.
H... | 31,679 | triviaqa-train |
The name of which type of wineglass is also the name of a musical instrument? | larger scale, their designs had to evolve to accommodate the demands of the orchestra.
Some instruments also had to become louder to fill larger halls and be heard over sizable orchestras. Flutes and bowed instruments underwent many modifications and design changes—most of them unsuccessful—in efforts to increase volum... | . This music is called "Panting" because it is dominated by musical instruments called panting, a type of stringed instrument that uses strings (important) so it is called important music. Initially, the music came from the Tapin area, South Kalimantan. "Panting" is a musical instrument that is picked which is shaped l... | 31,680 | triviaqa-train |
The President of the USA sometimes travels in Marine One what kind of vehicle is this? | Marine One
Marine One is the call sign of any United States Marine Corps aircraft carrying the President of the United States. It usually denotes a helicopter operated by Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1 "Nighthawks"), either the large Sikorsky VH-3D Sea King or the newer, smaller VH-60N "White Hawk". Both helicop... | Subterrene
A Subterrene (, ) is a vehicle that travels underground (through solid rock/soil) much as a submarine travels underwater, either by mechanical drilling, or by melting its way forward. Subterrenes existed first in fiction as mechanical drillers, with real-world thermal designs and examples following in the se... | 31,681 | triviaqa-train |
How many nobles were there in £1? | to endorse Calonne's proposals and instead weakened his position through its criticism. In response, the King announced the calling of the Estates-General for May 1789, the first time the body had been summoned since 1614. This was a signal that the Bourbon monarchy was in a weakened state and subject to the demands of... | raiders from all nations and took in people from all walks of life.
Initially, Cossack bands acted much like pirates, raiding rich and lucrative cities all over the Black Sea and the Hellespont. The name Cossack is derived from the Turkish word meaning “free man”, and this is exactly how Cossacks viewed themselves: fre... | 31,682 | triviaqa-train |
The name of which type of beer glass is also the name of a flower? | novice drinker with the tip pointing away from his person, which will result in beer pouring over the drinker's face uncontrollably when air enters the tip; seasoned drinkers always point the tip towards their body until the glass is sufficiently drained.
German, Austrian, and Swiss styles Pilstulpe.
The "Pilstulpe" ("... | through a flexible tube to the spout, below which the glass is placed. Modern hand pumps may clamp onto the edge of the bar or be mounted on the top of the bar.
A pump clip is usually attached to the handle giving the name and sometimes the brewery, beer type and alcoholic strength of the beer being served through that... | 31,683 | triviaqa-train |
Stansted Airport is accessed from junction 8 of which motorway? | and 6 (Saffron Walden).
Ground transport Roads.
Stansted is connected to northeast London and Cambridge by the M11 motorway and to Braintree, Colchester and Harwich by the A120, which is dual-carriageway until Braintree. The road distance to London is .
As of October 1996, the airport has 2,500 short stay parking space... | ). In Los Angeles (PST, UTC offset= −08:00) and Delhi (IST, UTC offset= +05:30), the New York Stock Exchange opens at
These calculations become more complicated near a daylight saving boundary (because the UTC offset for zone X is a function of the UTC time).
The table "Time of day by zone" gives an overview on the tim... | 31,684 | triviaqa-train |
Which famous English painter (1776-1837) was born in East Bergholt, Suffolk? | the home to two of England's best regarded painters, Thomas Gainsborough and John Constable – the Stour Valley area is branded as "Constable Country" – and one of its most noted composers, Benjamin Britten. Other artists of note from Suffolk include sculptress Dame Elizabeth Frink, the cartoonist Carl Giles (a bronze s... | Robert Samuel
Robert Samuel (died 31 August 1555) was an English priest of East Bergholt in Suffolk, England who was imprisoned, tortured and burnt to death as a judicial execution under the Marian persecutions, and is commemorated as one of the Ipswich Martyrs. His sufferings are recorded in John Foxe's "Book of Marty... | 31,685 | triviaqa-train |
By what given name was physicist Fahrenheit known? | Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit FRS (; ; 24 May 1686 – 16 September 1736) was a physicist, inventor, and scientific instrument maker. Fahrenheit was born in Danzig/Gdańsk, a predominantly German-speaking Hanseatic city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, but lived mo... | would have otherwise stopped. Reliefs in the window niches above the Foucault pendulum show Johannes Hevelius, a design of a reflective sundial (on the left) and a rotating map of the sky with a sextant. These stainless steel reliefs have been made by Robert Kaja. A relief of a well-known Gdańsk resident D.G. Fahrenhei... | 31,686 | triviaqa-train |
The Royal Navy Submarine Museum is in which port? | Royal Navy Submarine Museum
The Royal Navy Submarine Museum at Gosport is a maritime museum tracing the international history of submarine development from the age of Alexander the Great to the present day, and particularly the history of the Royal Navy Submarine Service from the navy's first submarine, "Holland 1", to... | ran between them are still there. Forward of the tower the foredeck is intact with the gun layers hatch clearly visible. I was keen to find the cradle in which the snort mast was located when in use. This was on the port side, aft of the tower and on our second dive on the wreck I found it. The base of the snort mast w... | 31,687 | triviaqa-train |
Which creatures belong to the order Coleoptera? | Beetle
Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of describ... | Clergy of Jergal.
Clerics of Jergal belong to the secretive order known as the Doomscribes or Scriveners of Doom, dedicated to recording the deaths of sentient races. They seldom adventure or leave their cabals, preferring instead to impassively observe and witness the inevitable demise of Creation.
A separate, older p... | 31,688 | triviaqa-train |
The Autoroute du Soleil is the name given to the A6 from Paris to Lyon, it continues from there as the A7, to which city? | , north of Marseille, northeast of Nantes, and southeast of Rouen.
Geography Climate.
Paris has a typical Western European oceanic climate (Köppen: "Cfb," although a bit more extreme, is still a typical climate of the category) which is affected by the North Atlantic Current. The overall climate throughout the year is ... | A6 autoroute
The A6, also known as the Autoroute du Soleil, "Motorway of the Sun", (along with the A7), is an Autoroute in France, linking Paris to Lyon. The motorway starts at Paris's Porte d'Orléans and Porte d'Italie with two branches, numbered A6a and A6b respectively, that join south of Paris. The motorway is favo... | 31,689 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the title role in the modern day pirate film 'Captain Philips'? | Captain Phillips (film)
Captain Phillips is a 2013 American biographical drama-thriller film directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Tom Hanks and Barkhad Abdi. The film is inspired by the true story of the 2009 "Maersk Alabama" hijacking, an incident during which merchant mariner Captain Richard Phillips was taken ho... | Sulli who was known for her long hair cut 60 cm of it. She later won the New Star Award at the SBS Drama Awards for her performance in the drama.
In August 2014, she appeared in period adventure film "The Pirates "alongside Son Ye-jin and Kim Nam-gil. She played a supporting character named Heuk-myo, a young girl who b... | 31,690 | triviaqa-train |
Which famous English painter (1727-1788) was born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk? | the home to two of England's best regarded painters, Thomas Gainsborough and John Constable – the Stour Valley area is branded as "Constable Country" – and one of its most noted composers, Benjamin Britten. Other artists of note from Suffolk include sculptress Dame Elizabeth Frink, the cartoonist Carl Giles (a bronze s... | Henry Oakes
Henry James Oakes (born 1796 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk; died 1875 in Nowton, Suffolk) was an English first-class cricketer. He is recorded as a batsman for Cambridge University in one match in 1819, totalling 6 runs with a highest score of 5 not out.
Oakes' family lived at Nowton Court, Nowton, Suffolk, n... | 31,691 | triviaqa-train |
In 1794 Horatio Nelson lost the sight of his right eye during a battle for which island? | Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté, (29 September 1758 – 21 October 1805) was a British flag officer in the Royal Navy. He was noted for his inspirational leadership, grasp of strategy, and unconventional tactics, which together resulted in a number ... | 1937, at the age of 69.
In 2001, Takuji was made an honorary citizen of Ishigaki.
Achievements.
Takuji proposed that all buildings in typhoon-prone Ishigaki Island be built in concrete, including his observatory. This became a reality in 1915, and now almost all buildings in Ishigaki are erected in concrete. He observe... | 31,692 | triviaqa-train |
Located in the Lake District and with a maximum depth of 79 metres, what is the deepest freshwater lake in England? | It also includes the Wastwater Screes overlooking Wasdale, the Glaramara ridge overlooking Borrowdale, the three tops of Crinkle Crags, Bowfell and Esk Pike. The core of the area is drained by the infant River Esk. Collectively these are some of the Lake District's most rugged hillsides.
The second group, otherwise kno... | Lake Saimaa, which, with a surface area of more than 4,400 square kilometres, is the fourth largest natural freshwater lake in Europe. Lake Saimaa itself contains 5,484 islands, and islands in the greater Saimaa region () number up to 13,710. The deepest lake, Päijänne, has a maximum depth of only 95.3 metres; the dept... | 31,693 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the title character in the TV series 'Wycliffe'? | played by Jack Shepherd, assisted by DI Doug Kersey (Jimmy Yuill) and DI Lucy Lane (Helen Masters).
Each episode deals with a murder investigation. In the early series, the stories are adapted from Burley's books and are in classic whodunit style, often with quirky characters and plot elements. In later seasons, the to... | . Played by Natalie Portman.
- Tilly, French-speaking character in the pre-school children's TV show Tots TV.
- Matilda Ashby, character on the America soap opera The Young and the Restless
- Matilda Román, main antagonist (later friends with Grachi) from the Latin American TV series Grachi. Played by Kimberly Dos Ramo... | 31,694 | triviaqa-train |
Muscavado is an unrefined form of what? | Mesopotamia, Egypt, North Africa, and Andalusia. By the 10th century, sources state that every village in Mesopotamia grew sugarcane.
Sugar production was an important trade in the British Empire. Sugarcane was produced in British colonies in the West Indies, India, Mauritius and Fiji, and in other territories includin... | §260, which leads into the discussion in "Genealogy", I).
Nietzsche argues that more than what they value as "good" distinguishes noble and base. Even where agreement exists over what is good, what men consider a sufficient sign of possessing what is good differs (§194). Nietzsche describes love as the desire to posses... | 31,695 | triviaqa-train |
Which young singer/songwriter was born Jake Edwin Kennedy in Nottingham in 1994, he has released two albums, the first self titled and the second called `Shangri La? | Jake Bugg
Jake Bugg (born Jake Edwin Charles Kennedy; 28 February 1994) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter. His self-titled debut album "Jake Bugg", some of which was co-written with songwriter Iain Archer, was released in October 2012 and reached number one on the UK Albums Chart. His second album, "Shangr... | Chris Young discography
American country music singer and songwriter Chris Young has released seven studio albums, eighteen singles – one of which was released twice – and fourteen music videos. Nine of Young's singles have reached number one on either the US "Billboard" Hot Country Songs or Country Airplay charts. In ... | 31,696 | triviaqa-train |
The fifteen highest peaks in the Carpathian Mountains are all in which country? | Carpathian Mountains
The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians () are a range of mountains forming an arc throughout Central and Eastern Europe. Roughly long, it is the third-longest European mountain range after the Urals with and the Scandinavian Mountains with . The range stretches from the far eastern Czech Republic ... | Bihor Mountains
Bihor Mountains (, ) is a mountain range in western Romania. It is part of the Apuseni Mountains, which are part of the Carpathian Mountains. The massif has a length of from the northwest to the southeast and a width of . It is located east of the town Ștei, and north of the town Brad.
The highest peak... | 31,697 | triviaqa-train |
Which wheat is not suitable for bread making because of its low gluten content but is ideal for pasta? | water to flour is the most important measurement in a bread recipe, as it affects texture and crumb the most. Hard wheat flours absorb about 62% water, while softer wheat flours absorb about 56%. Common table breads made from these doughs result in a finely textured, light bread. Most artisan bread formulas contain any... | proteolytic (digestive) enzymes. Seed storage proteins of grasses and cereals belong to the eponymous prolamin superfamily which also includes plant albumins(2S). Prolamin seed storage proteins so characteristic of cereals and grasses is not considered very nutritious because of its high content of the amino acid proli... | 31,698 | triviaqa-train |
Napoleon Bonaparte is associated with the 'Hand-in-waistcoat' pose as he was portrayed many times like that by which famous artist? | Hand-in-waistcoat
The hand-in-waistcoat (also referred to as hand-inside-vest, hand-in-jacket, hand-held-in, or hidden hand) is a gesture commonly found in portraiture during the 18th and 19th centuries. The pose appeared by the 1750s to indicate leadership in a calm and firm manner. The pose is most often associated w... | 1812 painting "Napoleon in His Study". The pose, thought of as being stately, was copied by other portrait painters across Europe and America. Most paintings and photographs show the right hand inserted into the waistcoat/jacket but some sitters appear with the left hand inserted. The pose was also often seen in mid-ni... | 31,699 | triviaqa-train |
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