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The mountains formerly known as Mt Communism and Lenin Peak are in which mountain range? | in the world to climb and it has by far the most ascents of any 7000 m or higher peak on Earth, with every year seeing hundreds of mountaineers make their way to the summit. Lenin Peak is the highest mountain in the Trans-Alay Range of Central Asia, and in the Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan it is exceeded only by Ismoil... | Zambales Mountains
The Zambales Mountains is a mountain range on western Luzon island in the Philippines. The mountains separate Luzon's central plain from the South China Sea. Its most prominent section is known as the Cabusilan Mountain Range composed of Mt. Pinatubo, Mount Negron and Mount Cuadrado, which are believ... | 31,700 | triviaqa-train |
His works including 'L'Orfeo' and 'The Coronation of Poppea', who is considered to be the Father of the Opera? | . "Dafne," however, is lost. A later work by Peri, "Euridice", dating from 1600, is the first opera score to have survived to the present day. The honour of being the first opera still to be regularly performed, however, goes to Claudio Monteverdi's "L'Orfeo", composed for the court of Mantua in 1607. The Mantua court ... | "L'Orfeo" (1607) is the earliest of the genre still widely performed; towards the end of his life he wrote works for the commercial theatre in Venice, including "Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria" and "L'incoronazione di Poppea".
While he worked extensively in the tradition of earlier Renaissance polyphony, such as in his ... | 31,701 | triviaqa-train |
The first album to be at No 1 in the UK chart (in 1956) was `Songs For Swingin' Lovers', who recorded it? | classics (ML 2001 to 2026), eighteen 10-inch popular numbers (CL 6001 to 6018), and four 10-inch juvenile records (JL 8001 to 8004). According to the 1949 Columbia catalog, issued September 1948, the first twelve-inch LP was Mendelssohn's Concerto in E Minor by Nathan Milstein on the violin with the New York Philharmon... | recorded the song for Capitol from October 17, 1955, to January 16, 1956. His version was included on "Songs for Swingin' Lovers!" in March 1956. Almost simultaneously, Chris Connor recorded the song on either January 23 or February 8 on her first album for Atlantic. Months later, Ella Fitzgerald released the first of ... | 31,702 | triviaqa-train |
The 1000th album to be at No 1 in the UK chart was 'Swing Both Ways' in 2013, who recorded it? | . Many of the bands played neo-swing which combined swing with rockabilly, ska, and rock. The music brought a revival in swing dancing.
In 2001 Robbie Williams's album "Swing When You're Winning" consisted mainly of popular swing covers. The album sold more than 7 million copies worldwide. In November 2013, Robbie Will... | album "Swings Both Ways" becomes the 1000th album to reach number 1 on the UK Albums Chart".
- 14–15 December – "The X Factor" series final is won by Sam Bailey.
- 18 December – Former Lostprophets lead singer Ian Watkins is sentenced to 29 years in prison with a further six on licence after pleading guilty to thirteen... | 31,703 | triviaqa-train |
Which philosopher founded the 'Academy' in Athens around 355 BC? | possessed no "wisdom" but was a "pursuer of" wisdom. Western philosophy can be divided into three eras: Ancient (Greco-Roman), Medieval philosophy (Christian European), and Modern philosophy.
The Ancient era was dominated by Greek philosophical schools which arose out of the various pupils of Socrates, such as Plato, w... | Crantor
Crantor (, "gen" Κράντορος; died 276/5 BC) was a Greek philosopher, of the Old Academy, probably born around the middle of the 4th century BC, at Soli in Cilicia.
Life.
Crantor moved to Athens in order to study philosophy, where he became a pupil of Xenocrates and a friend of Polemon, and one of the most disti... | 31,704 | triviaqa-train |
By what name was the Democratic Republic of the Congo known between 1971 and 1997? | inhabitants remained common.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo are named after it, as was the previous Republic of the Congo which had gained independence in 1960 from the Belgian Congo.
The Republic of Zaire during 1971–1997 was also named after the river, after its name in French and ... | Synodontis pulcher
Synodontis pulcher is a species of upside-down catfish that is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo where it is only known from Stanley Pool. It was first described by Max Poll in 1971. The original specimens were obtained from Stanley Pool, on the Congo River in what is now the Democratic... | 31,705 | triviaqa-train |
Which young singer/songwriter was born near Halifax in 1991 but was raised in Suffolk, he has released two albums, + (plus) and x (multiply)? | ] and was credited as 'Angelo Mysterioso.'"
Other ventures.
Other ventures Gingerbread Man Records.
In March 2015, Sheeran announced he was setting up a record label, Gingerbread Man Records, which is a deal with Warner Music Group. The label was launched in August 2015 alongside its accompanying YouTube channel. Jamie... | Veronica Ballestrini
Veronica Ballestrini Vesely (born October 29, 1991) is an Italian-American singer, songwriter and actress. She has released two studio albums. Her self-made success story has caught national attention as Jon Caramanica wrote in "The New York Times", "... When someone like Ms. Ballestrini arrives es... | 31,706 | triviaqa-train |
How is the bird Erithacus rubecula more commonly known? | of both sexes contributed to the European robin's original name of "redbreast" ("orange" as the name of a colour was unknown in English until the 16th century, by which time the fruit of that name had been introduced). In the 15th century, when it became popular to give human names to familiar species, the bird came to... | it continues as Big Laurel Road towards Fig and North Carolina Highway 88. | 31,707 | triviaqa-train |
Ken Livingstone was runner-up to Boris Johnson in both of the last two elections for Mayor of London, who is the former Deputy Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Liberal Democrat candidate who finished third and fourth? | to Brian Paddick that he was unsure how he would retain his current lifestyle while relying upon the mayoral salary of £140,000 a year. To resolve this problem, he agreed to continue his "Telegraph" column alongside his mayoral job, thus earning a further £250,000 a year. His team believed that this would cause controv... | Johnson and 41% Livingstone. The poll was borne out by the results of the elections on 1 May 2008. On 3 May it was announced that Boris Johnson had been elected. Paddick was in third place behind Ken Livingstone, with 9.8% (236,685 out of 2,415,958) of the first preference votes.
Liberal Democrat candidate for Mayor of... | 31,708 | triviaqa-train |
What was the title of the Andrew Lloyd-Webber musical about the Profumo Affair that flopped in early 2014? | Ward, an osteopath and socialite who had taken her under his wing. The exposure of the affair generated rumours of other scandals, and drew official attention to the activities of Ward, who was charged with a series of immorality offences. Perceiving himself as a scapegoat for the misdeeds of others, Ward took a fatal ... | with the British broadcaster Chris Evans that he was considering working on a show based on the Profumo Affair. A first reading of the musical was held in London in early 2013, with its first public staging in March, with Milos Karadaglic performing the title song from the show on an ITV special "Andrew Lloyd Webber: 4... | 31,709 | triviaqa-train |
In which country was former King Juan Carlos of Spain born? | "Hispania" may derive from the poetic use of the term "Hesperia", reflecting the Greek perception of Italy as a "western land" or "land of the setting sun" ("Hesperia", "Ἑσπερία" in Greek) and Spain, being still further west, as "Hesperia ultima".
There is the claim that "Hispania" derives from the Basque word "Ezpanna... | 1980, Spanish King Juan Carlos I paid an official visit to Ecuador, his first and only visit to the country.
Migration.
In 2013, there were 456,000 Ecuadorian citizens living in Spain. Many of the Ecuadorians in Spain arrived in the 1990s during the Ecuador financial crisis which led to the country adopting the U.S. do... | 31,710 | triviaqa-train |
What was the surname of the married couple executed for espionage in Sing Sing in June 1953? | April 2011 there were talks of closing the prison in favor of real estate.
Executions.
In total, 614 men and women—including four inmates under federal death sentences—were executed by electric chair in the death row house at Sing Sing with "Old Sparky", until the abolition of the death penalty in 1972. High-profile ex... | were accused of spying for the Soviet Union and sending information regarding radar, sonar, and the jet pultrusions of engines, and sending nuclear weapon designs. Julius was arrested on June 17, 1950, and Ethel was arrested two months later. The couple were tried, convicted, and executed by the U.S. government by 1953... | 31,711 | triviaqa-train |
What was claimed by Sir Humphrey Gilbert in 1583 as Britain's first overseas colony? | 753 men of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment went over the top of a trench. The next morning, only 68 men answered the roll-call. Even now, when the rest of Canada celebrates the founding of the country on July 1, many Newfoundlanders take part in solemn ceremonies of remembrance.
The Second World War also had a lasting ... | wrote a letter to King Henry on the findings of his voyage to North America; this was the first known letter sent from North America. St. Jehan is shown on Nicolas Desliens' world map of 1541, and San Joham is found in João Freire's Atlas of 1546.
On 5 August 1583, an English Sea Dog, Sir Humphrey Gilbert, claimed the ... | 31,712 | triviaqa-train |
"Which premiership football club has a badge showing gold lion rampant above the motto ""prepared""?" | and England in Glasgow, again at the instigation of C.W. Alcock. England is also home to the world's first football league, which was founded in Birmingham in 1888 by Aston Villa director William McGregor. The original format contained 12 clubs from the Midlands and Northern England.
The laws of the game are determined... | in 1959 with the lion rampant club crest which featured a lion rampant, an old-style football and the club's motto "Ready", which was shortened from "Aye Ready" (meaning "Always Ready" in Scots), all surrounded by the team name, "Rangers Football Club". The lion rampant club crest was modernised in 1968; the lion rampa... | 31,713 | triviaqa-train |
Name Stevie Wonder's only solo No. 1 hit in the UK. | "Ebony and Ivory".
In 1983, Wonder performed the song "Stay Gold", the theme to Francis Ford Coppola's film adaptation of S. E. Hinton's novel "The Outsiders". Wonder wrote the lyrics. In 1983, he scheduled an album to be entitled "People Work, Human Play". The album never surfaced and instead 1984 saw the release of W... | it reached #2 in November 1969, and at that time, it was Wonder's biggest UK hit.
Stevie recorded also an Italian version with the title "Solo te, solo me, solo noi" ("Only you, only me, only us"). The song was later reworked into an unusual, electronic version by Jennifer Rush on her 1985 "Movin'" album.
Background.
T... | 31,714 | triviaqa-train |
In which English county would you find the towns of Blandford Forum, Sherborne and Bridport? | Bridport
Bridport is a market town in Dorset, England, inland from the English Channel near the confluence of the River Brit and its tributary the Asker. Its origins are Saxon and it has a long history as a rope-making centre and of fishing from West Bay. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 13,568.
In the 21st ... | , which acts as a bypass for the towns on the A30.
- A351, Poole to Swanage, via Wareham.
- A352, Sherborne to Wareham, via Dorchester.
- A353, Weymouth, to the A352 east of Dorchester.
- A356, from the A37 west of Dorchester, to the A303 west of Yeovil, Somerset.
- A357, Blandford Forum to the A303 at Wincanton, Somer... | 31,715 | triviaqa-train |
Who has presented the BBC Radio 2 programme Sounds of the Sixties for over 20 years? | and does not broadcast adverts.
BBC Radio 2's last closedown was at 2:02am on 27 January 1979. Sarah Kennedy (who later became a daily early-morning presenter from 1993 until her departure in August 2010) was at the Newsdesk after Brian Matthew finished "Round Midnight". From 2am to 5am the following night, listeners h... | of the BMRB chart in 1969.
From 30 September 1967 BBC Radio 1 was launched along with BBC Radio 2, succeeding the Light Programme, and the Top-20 "Pick of the Pops" chart was simulcast on both stations. Freeman continued to present the show until 1972, and was succeeded by Tom Browne. Simon Bates took over from Browne,... | 31,716 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the only Anglican cathedral located in the present day county of Lancashire? | . Accrington, Blackburn, Bolton, Burnley, Bury, Chorley, Colne, Darwen, Manchester, Nelson, Oldham, Preston, Rochdale and Wigan were major cotton mill towns during this time. Blackpool was a centre for tourism for the inhabitants of Lancashire's mill towns, particularly during wakes week.
The historic county was subjec... | Anglican Diocese of Liverpool
The Diocese of Liverpool is a Church of England diocese based in Liverpool, covering Merseyside north of the River Mersey, part of West Lancashire, part of Wigan in Greater Manchester, Widnes and part of Warrington and in Cheshire (it was originally formed from the then West Derby hundred ... | 31,717 | triviaqa-train |
"Which poet wrote the 1936 poem which begins ""Stop all the clocks, Cut off the telephone, Give the dog a juicy bone"" ?" | Funeral Blues
"Funeral Blues" or "Stop all the clocks" is a poem by W. H. Auden. An early version was published in 1936, but the poem in its final, familiar form was first published in "The Year's Poetry" (London, 1938).
Titles and versions.
The first, and less widely known, version of the poem, written and published i... | self-destroying climber Michael Ransom) an examination of Auden's own motives in taking on a public role as a political poet. This play included the first version of "Funeral Blues" ("Stop all the clocks"), written as a satiric eulogy for a politician; Auden later rewrote the poem as a "Cabaret Song" about lost love (w... | 31,718 | triviaqa-train |
In which year was Facebook launched, George Bush defeated John Kerry in the US Presidential Election and Maria Sharapova won Wimbledon? | photos and personal information. In 2003, Harvard had only a paper version along with private online directories. Zuckerberg told the "Crimson," "Everyone's been talking a lot about a universal face book within Harvard. ... I think it's kind of silly that it would take the University a couple of years to get around to ... | composed of other turtles, although the resistance of shell and reptile-bone fragments to digestion may have led these fragments to remain longer in the digestive tract than other items. This species may also, on occasion, prey on aquatic rodents, including nutrias and muskrats or even snatch small to mid-sized other m... | 31,719 | triviaqa-train |
The unified atomic mass unit is defined as being one 12th the mass of an atom of which element? | helium from gas wells, as shown by its lower abundance of helium-3) is a product of alpha decay.
There are a few trace atoms on Earth that were not present at the beginning (i.e., not "primordial"), nor are results of radioactive decay. Carbon-14 is continuously generated by cosmic rays in the atmosphere. Some atoms on... | defines the mass of a specific isotope, which is an input value for the determination of the relative atomic mass. An example for three silicon isotopes is given below.
The relative "isotopic" mass is specifically the "ratio of" the mass of a single atom "to" the mass of a unified atomic mass unit. This value, too, is ... | 31,720 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the TV series 'The Wire'? | David Simon
David Judah Simon (born February 9, 1960) is an American author, journalist, and television writer and producer best known for his work on "The Wire". He worked for the "Baltimore Sun" City Desk for twelve years (1982–95), wrote "" (1991), and co-wrote "" (1997) with Ed Burns. The former book was the basis ... | "Michigan" and the character Avon Barksdale from TV series "The Wire". Some sources have interpreted Redford as an African-American everyman, though others have cautioned against this view, emphasizing his individual characteristics. For instance, Hilary Brown of "Down Beat" called Redford "a romantic, not a thug; a ph... | 31,721 | triviaqa-train |
Guitarist David Evans uses which stage name? | The Edge
David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961), better known by his stage name the Edge (or just Edge), is an Irish musician and songwriter best known as the lead guitarist, keyboardist and backing vocalist of the rock band U2. A member of the group since its inception, he has recorded 14 studio albums with the band ... | Kevin Mitchell (musician)
Kevin Edward Mitchell, also known by the stage name of Bob Evans (born 1 October 1977), is an Australian singer-songwriter; Mitchell uses the name for his primary solo project. He is also the founding lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the alternative rock band Jebediah, which was formed in... | 31,722 | triviaqa-train |
John Fogerty was lead singer for which group from 1967 until 1972 when the group disbanded? | John Fogerty
John Cameron Fogerty (born May 28, 1945) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. Together with Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, and his brother Tom Fogerty, he founded the band Creedence Clearwater Revival, for which he was the lead singer, lead guitarist and principal songwriter. The group had nine top-t... | Artur Rojek
Artur Rojek (born May 6, 1972) is the former guitarist and lead singer of the Polish alternative rock group Myslovitz. He and the lead guitarist Wojciech Powaga founded the Mysłowice-based group in 1992. He was also the guitarist, vocalist, and main songwriter for the dream pop band Lenny Valentino, which f... | 31,723 | triviaqa-train |
Who launched The Big Issue' in 1991 to help the homeless? | The Big Issue
The Big Issue is a street newspaper founded by John Bird and Gordon Roddick in September 1991 and published in four continents. "The Big Issue" is one of the UK's leading social businesses and exists to offer homeless people, or individuals at risk of homelessness, the opportunity to earn a legitimate inc... | early 1970s, he started to build upon his prison education and set up a small-scale printing and publishing business in London.
For two weeks in 1970, he worked in the Houses of Parliament washing dishes, an institution he would later return to as a life peer.
"The Big Issue" and work with the homeless.
In September 19... | 31,724 | triviaqa-train |
What is the principal constituent of the cell wall in soft plant tissue? | . The actual structure of the cell wall is not clearly defined and several models exist - the covalently linked cross model, the tether model, the diffuse layer model and the stratified layer model. However, the primary cell wall, can be defined as composed of cellulose microfibrils aligned at all angles. Cellulose mic... | important role in cell wall metabolism during fruit ripening. In plant bacterial pathogens such as "Erwinia carotovora" and in fungal pathogens such as "Aspergillus niger", pectinesterase is involved in maceration and soft-rotting of plant tissue. Plant pectinesterases are regulated by pectinesterase inhibitors, which ... | 31,725 | triviaqa-train |
Which highly toxic substance is obtained from the castor oil plant? | Ricinus
Ricinus communis, the castor bean or castor oil plant, is a species of perennial flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It is the sole species in the monotypic genus, Ricinus, and subtribe, Ricininae. The evolution of castor and its relation to other species are currently being studied using moder... | of. The standard colour is vermilion red (or lighter or darker shades of red) but other colours can be used such as black, navy, etc. for specific purposes.
- Silk: The red paste is made from finely pulverized cinnabar, mixed with castor oil and silk strands. The silk strands bind the mixture together to form a very th... | 31,726 | triviaqa-train |
Which horse, at 100-1, won the 2009 Grand National? | 2009 Grand National
The 2009 Grand National (known as the John Smith's Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 162nd running of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 4 April 2009.
A 100/1 outsider, the French-bred Mon Mome, ridden by Liam Treadwell, won ... | 1929 Grand National
The 1929 Grand National was the 88th renewal of the world-famous Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 22 March 1929.
It had the largest starting field of any Aintree Grand National with 66 horses taking part in the race.
The race was won by 100/... | 31,727 | triviaqa-train |
Which airline bought both BMI and Alitalia in 2008? | over 2,000 flights a week. BMI was a member of Star Alliance from 1 July 2000 until 20 April 2012.
BMI was acquired from Lufthansa by International Airlines Group (IAG) on 20 April 2012, and was integrated into British Airways (BA) by 27 October 2012. bmi's subsidiaries Bmibaby and BMI Regional were also purchased, alt... | 2005 and 2009. In 2006 the government could no longer offer support to the failing airline since it had been forbidden by the European Union to inject new capital. In August 2008 Alitalia went bankrupt. Compagnia Aerea Italiana (CAI) bought the Alitalia brand and some assets for €1.052 billion ($1.33 billion), paying €... | 31,728 | triviaqa-train |
The Latitude Festival of music, theatre and comedy is held annually in which county? | Latitude Festival
The Latitude Festival is an annual music festival that takes place in Henham Park, near Southwold, Suffolk, England. It was first held in July 2006 and has been held every year since.
The festival includes a comprehensive bill of musicians, bands and artists across four stages - the Obelisk Arena, the... | performing artists.
The Darwin Festival held annually, includes comedy, dance, theatre, music, film and visual art and the NT Indigenous Music Awards. Other festivals include the Glenti, which showcases Darwin's large Greek community, and India@Mindil, a similar festival held by the smaller Indian community. The Chines... | 31,729 | triviaqa-train |
Who owns the world's largest private yacht 'Eclipse' and three other yachts `Pelorus', Ecstasea' and `Sussurro'? | Eclipse (yacht)
M/Y "Eclipse" is a superyacht built by Blohm+Voss of Hamburg, Germany. Her exterior and interior were designed by Terence Disdale. The yacht was delivered to Russian businessman Roman Abramovich on 9 December 2010. At long "Eclipse" was the world's largest private yacht until the was launched in April 2... | of Royal Navy ships
- "Pelorus" (yacht), one of the largest private yachts in the world, owned by David Geffen
- , a Royal Navy cruiser class
Other.
- In Greek mythology, Pelorus was one of the Spartoi
- Pelorus (instrument), a navigational instrument
- Pelorus Jack, a dolphin
- Pelorus Research, a trading name of Hold... | 31,730 | triviaqa-train |
Of which US State was Sarah Palin the Governor? | Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin (; née Heath; born February 11, 1964) is an American politician, commentator, author, and reality television personality, who served as the ninth governor of Alaska from 2006 until her resignation in 2009. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President of the United States in the 2008... | home church. His funeral at Anchorage Baptist Temple on August 18 was attended by some 3,000 people, including Vice President Joe Biden, former Governor Sarah Palin, then-Governor Sean Parnell and three other former governors, 11 senators, 9 former senators, and 2 congressman, and many other dignitaries from state and ... | 31,731 | triviaqa-train |
On which island are the Tamil Tigers found? | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (, , commonly known as the LTTE or the Tamil Tigers) was a Tamil militant and political organisation that was based in northeastern Sri Lanka. Its aim was to secure an independent state of Tamil Eelam in the north and east in response to the state po... | . Even so, many rebels did not surrender their weapons, and the situation quickly flared into active confrontation. The Tigers declared their intent to continue armed struggle for an independent Tamil Eelam and refused to disarm. The IPKF soon found itself engaged in a bloody police action against the Tigers, which cul... | 31,732 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the story the Tailor of Gloucester? | The Tailor of Gloucester
The Tailor of Gloucester is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter, privately printed by the author in 1902, and published in a trade edition by Frederick Warne & Co. in October 1903. The story is about a tailor whose work on a waistcoat is finished by the grateful mice he ... | shop called "The Tailor of Gloucester". In November 1902, a month before the private printing of "The Tailor", she gave her publisher Norman Warne a version of her squirrel book. He encouraged her to continue the squirrel drawings.
In January 1903, she wrote to a former neighbour that she was busy writing a tale about ... | 31,733 | triviaqa-train |
The rivers Gowy, Goyt and Bollin are tributaries of which larger river? | River Gowy
The River Gowy is a river in Cheshire, England, a tributary of the River Mersey.
It rises in western Cheshire in the hills near Peckforton Castle, very close to the source of the River Weaver. While the Weaver flows south initially, the Gowy flows north and for several miles provides the valley used by the S... | Dibbin
- Clatter Brook
- River Gowy
- Hornsmill Brook
- River Weaver
- River Dane
- River Wheelock
- River Croco
- Ram's Brook
- Bowers Brook
- Sankey Brook
- Padgate Brook
- Morris Brook
- Spittle Brook
- Thelwall Brook
- Fishington Brook
- River Bollin
- River Dean
- Marsh Brook
- Red Brook
- Glaze Brook/River Glaze
... | 31,734 | triviaqa-train |
In which Australian city is the WACA Cricket Ground found? | WACA Ground
The WACA (formally the WACA Ground) is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. The stadium's name derives from the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association.
The WACA was Western Australia's "home of cricket" since the early 1890s, with Test cricket played at the... | Western Australian Cricket Association
The Western Australian Cricket Association (known as the WACA) is the governing body for cricket in Western Australia.
History.
The WACA was formed on 5 November 1885. In 1893 the association opened the WACA Ground.
Elite cricket.
The WACA is responsible for managing Western Austr... | 31,735 | triviaqa-train |
Which condiments Latin name means' sour wine'? | .
Vinegar is not effective against lice.
Household uses.
White vinegar is often used as a household cleaning agent. For most uses, dilution with water is recommended for safety and to avoid damaging the surfaces being cleaned. Because it is acidic, it can dissolve mineral deposits from glass, coffee makers, and other s... | Tibor
Tibor is a masculine given name found throughout Europe.
There are several explanations for the origin of the name:
- from Latin name Tiberius, which means "from Tiber", Tiber being a river in Rome.
- in old Slavic languages, Tibor means "sacred place".
- shortened form of the name "Tiborc"; which originates from... | 31,736 | triviaqa-train |
What was the apt name of the largest armoured vehicle that the Germans had in World War II? | be enhanced in future tanks by the use of diesel-electric or turbine-electric series hybrid drives—first used in a primitive, gasoline-engined form with Porsche's "Elefant" German tank destroyer of 1943—improving fuel efficiency while reducing the size and weight of the power plant. Furthermore, advances in gas turbine... | slowed the Germans, forcing them to expend strength and munitions on combating the Soviet forward zones. The Soviets had counted on the Germans being stopped within the tactical zones. To ensure that this occurred, they distributed large numbers of anti-AFV (armoured fighting vehicle) and anti-personnel mines to the de... | 31,737 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the adversary of Fu Manchu? | Fu Manchu
Dr. Fu Manchu is a fictional villain character introduced in a series of novels by British author Sax Rohmer during the first half of the twentieth century. The character was also featured extensively in cinema, television, radio, comic strips, and comic books for over 90 years, and has become an archetype of... | Adversary (comics)
The Adversary is a fictional character, a demonic supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history.
The Adversary first appeared in "Uncanny X-Men" #187-188 (November-December 1984), and was created by Chris Claremont and John Romita Jr.
Fictional charact... | 31,738 | triviaqa-train |
What was first created in 1890 and then credited to Arthur Wynne in 1913 and is now seen everywhere? | Q' and 'U' must appear.
Major crossword variants Diagramless crosswords.
In a diagramless crossword, often called a diagramless for short or, in the UK, a skeleton crossword or carte blanche, the grid offers overall dimensions, but the locations of most of the clue numbers and shaded squares are unspecified. A solver m... | . The county itself was created by the Nebraska legislature in its 1912-13 session, and the townsite of Arthur was designated the county seat in 1913. By the 1920 census, the county had a population of 1412, compared to an 1890 population of 91 for what is now Logan and Arthur counties.
Straw bale construction.
The fir... | 31,739 | triviaqa-train |
Which US TV comedy is set in the Sacred Heart Hospital? | Scrubs (TV series)
Scrubs is an American medical comedy-drama television series created by Bill Lawrence that aired from October 2, 2001, to March 17, 2010, on NBC and later ABC. The series follows the lives of employees at the fictional Sacred Heart Hospital, which later becomes a Teaching Hospital. The title is a pla... | Sacred Heart hospitals. Because Memorial was a secular hospital while Sacred Heart was a Catholic hospital, this presented a unique set of circumstances for the health system. In 2006, the Daughters of Charity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, no longer being involved with Sacred Heart Hospital, requested that the name Sac... | 31,740 | triviaqa-train |
Which super hero is the alter ego of Tony Stark? | like Tony Stark and his secretary Pepper Potts." In a 1990 interview, when asked if he had "a specific model for Tony Stark and the other characters?", Heck replied "No, I would be thinking more along the lines of some characters I like, which would be the same kind of characters that Alex Toth liked, which was an Erro... | -life alter ego as Aaron Stone is the "Gauntlet", and as said by S.T.A.N., the Gauntlet has the power of ten suns which makes it the most powerful weapon in Hero Rising. He also has a bike which is from the S.S.J. (Super Sonic Jet). In the earlier episodes he had a crush on Emma before finding out she worked for Mr. Ha... | 31,741 | triviaqa-train |
Warner Oland, Sydney Toler and Roland Winters have all played which fictional detective? | Warner Oland
Warner Oland (born Johan Verner Ölund, October 3, 1879 – August 6, 1938) was a Swedish-American actor most remembered for playing several Chinese and Chinese-American characters: the Honolulu Police detective, Lieutenant Charlie Chan; Dr. Fu Manchu; and Henry Chang in "Shanghai Express". His family emigrat... | his last period, of Bronchopneumonia at the age of 83 in 1918. | 31,742 | triviaqa-train |
Lynne Frederick was the last wife of which comic actor? | Lynne Frederick
Lynne Maria Frederick (25 July 1954 – 27 April 1994) was a British actress, film producer, and fashion model known for her classic English rose beauty, girl next door charm, angelic features, and highly acclaimed performances. In a diverse and promising career, spanning ten years, she made over thirty a... | Fink, Australian socialite and wife of Marthanda Bhairava Tondaiman of Pudukkottai.
- Bud Flanagan, singer and Crazy Gang star
- George Frampton, British sculptor
- Lynne Frederick, actress
- Anna Freud, daughter of Sigmund Freud, also a psychoanalyst, especially of children
- Sigmund and Martha Freud, father of modern... | 31,743 | triviaqa-train |
In which country is Simpatico beer brewed? | sources include millet, sorghum and cassava root in Africa, and potato in Brazil, and agave in Mexico, among others. The amount of each starch source in a beer recipe is collectively called the grain bill.
Water is the main ingredient of beer, accounting for 93% of its weight. Though water itself is, ideally, flavorles... | Beer in England
Beer in England has been brewed for hundreds of years. As a beer brewing country, England is known for its top fermented cask beer (also called real ale) which finishes maturing in the cellar of the pub rather than at the brewery and is served with only natural carbonation.
English beer styles include b... | 31,744 | triviaqa-train |
During the 2010 Rugby League World Cup Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand played but which other nation were the fourth team? | tour. NZ won the first test 24–8 in Melbourne in front of 26,900 fans, however a new look Australian side came back to win the second test 44–0 in Sydney and the third test 40–12 in Brisbane. At the end of the 1991 NSWRL season, the Kangaroos embarked on their first (and as of 2017 only) tour of Papua New Guinea, winni... | 2013 Women's Rugby League World Cup
The 2013 Women's Rugby League World Cup was the fourth staging of the Women's Rugby League World Cup. The tournament was held in Great Britain from 26 October, culminating in the final between Australia and New Zealand on 14 July. It was held at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds. Four ... | 31,745 | triviaqa-train |
The Manic Street Preachers come from which country? | Manic Street Preachers formed in 1986 at Oakdale Comprehensive School, Blackwood, South Wales, which all the band members attended. Bradfield and the slightly older Moore are cousins, and shared bunkbeds in the Bradfield family home after Moore's parents divorced.
During the band's early years, Bradfield, alongside the... | n't it?"
Response from the Manic Street Preachers.
Manic Street Preachers bassist/lyricist Nicky Wire reportedly expressed cynicism towards Myers' book. In an interview in September 2010, Wire said, "I found it too upsetting to read. Richey was – is – a brother, a son, a friend." In another interview in the same month,... | 31,746 | triviaqa-train |
In which country are Bugatti cars built? | aftermath.
During the war Ettore Bugatti was sent away, initially to Milan and later to Paris, but as soon as hostilities had been concluded he returned to his factory at Molsheim. Less than four months after the Versailles Treaty formalised the transfer of Alsace from Germany to France, Bugatti was able to obtain, at ... | difficulties faced were shown up in the dispute between Bugatti and Hennessey over which car was the world's fastest.
Difficulties with claims Bugatti Veyron limiter removal.
On 4 July 2010 the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport reached two-way average. Bugatti built 30 Super Sports (5 of them named World Record Edition). At t... | 31,747 | triviaqa-train |
Kings Lynn and Great Yarmouth were once members of which larger trading organisation? | considered as vital to England during the Middle Ages as Liverpool was during the Industrial Revolution. Sea trade with Europe was dominated by the Hanseatic League of ports; the transatlantic trade and the rise of England's western ports did not begin until the 17th century. The Trinity Guildhall was rebuilt in 1421 a... | in the county: The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital in Norwich, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kings Lynn and The James Paget Hospital in Great Yarmouth.
Ambulance services are provided by the East of England Ambulance Service.
Mental health.
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is the main NHS provider.
C... | 31,748 | triviaqa-train |
Which Oscar winning film was based on the life of killer Aileen Wuornos? | on October 9, 2002.
The 2003 film "Monster" chronicles Wuornos' story from childhood until her first murder conviction. It stars Charlize Theron as Wuornos, a performance that earned Theron an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Early life.
Early life Childhood.
Aileen Wuornos was born "Aileen Carol Pittman" in Troy, Michi... | Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer
Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer is a 2003 feature-length documentary film about Aileen Wuornos, made by Nick Broomfield as a follow-up to his 1992 film "". The film focuses on Wuornos' declining mental state and the questionable judgment to execute her despite her bei... | 31,749 | triviaqa-train |
Which World War II aircraft was designed in 1937 by Sydney Camm? | Sydney Camm
Sir Sydney Camm, CBE, FRAeS (5 August 189312 March 1966) was an English aeronautical engineer who contributed to many Hawker aircraft designs, from the biplanes of the 1920s to jet fighters. One particularly notable aircraft he designed was the Hawker Hurricane fighter.
Early years.
Sydney Camm was born at ... | Handasyde Monoplane
The Handasyde monoplane was a single-seat light aircraft built for the 1923 Lympne motor glider competition. It competed there but won no prizes.
Design and development.
In 1920 George Handasyde left the Martinsyde company he had formed before World War I, with Helmut Martin, to form the Handasyde A... | 31,750 | triviaqa-train |
Which restaurant chain was founded in 1998 by Simon Woodroffe? | Simon Woodroffe
Simon Woodroffe OBE (born 14 February 1952) is an English motivational speaker and entrepreneur. He started the sushi chain YO! Sushi in 1997, and appeared as a "Dragon" on the first UK series of Dragons' Den. Woodroffe conceived and launched YO! Sushi after an early spell in television. The business es... | Fashion Cafe
Fashion Cafe was an international restaurant chain that was based in New York City which featured celebrity models and had locations in the United States, United Kingdom, South Africa, Mexico, and Spain. Francesco Buti and Tommaso Buti founded the restaurant in 1995 and were later arrested in Italy for fra... | 31,751 | triviaqa-train |
Singer Crispian Mills is the son of which famous actress? | . Mills joined the band for a sold-out UK tour to celebrate the anniversary.
Mills is the son of actress Hayley Mills and director Roy Boulting, the grandson of Sir John Mills and Mary Hayley Bell, nephew of Juliet Mills and directors John Boulting and Jonathan Mills, and half-brother to Jason Lawson.
Early life.
Mills... | " by James Kirkwood.
Mills starred in the 2018 Off-Broadway run of Isobel Mahon's "Party Face" at City Center.
Personal life.
In 1966 while filming "The Family Way," the 20-year-old Mills met 53-year-old director Roy Boulting. The two married in 1971, and owned a flat in London's Chelsea. They later purchased Cobstone ... | 31,752 | triviaqa-train |
What was Taiwan formerly known as? | requisites of the nation prior to national unification", the Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China was passed and then the former "constitution of five powers" turns to be more tripartite. In 2000, Chen Shui-bian of the Democratic Progressive Party was elected as the first non-Kuomintang (KMT... | Taiwan Television
Taiwan Television Enterprise, Ltd. (), commonly known as TTV and formerly known as Central Television and Voice of Taiwan, is the first terrestrial television station in Taiwan. It was established on April 28, 1962 and started formally broadcasting later that year on Double Ten Day, the Republic of Ch... | 31,753 | triviaqa-train |
Who directed the film Bonnie and Clyde? | Bonnie and Clyde (film)
Bonnie and Clyde is a 1967 American biographical crime film directed by Arthur Penn and starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway as the title characters Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. Also featured were Michael J. Pollard, Gene Hackman, and Estelle Parsons. The screenplay was written by David Ne... | Bonnie & Clyde Copycats
Bonnie&Clyde Copycats is a Belgian action film written and directed by Bo & Gustavo Catilina in 2017.
Plot.
Bruges is threatened by two notorious mob gangs: the ruthful Alfredo's gang and the Torietti's, who have more values.
Betty and Marc are an average couple who hate their jobs and dress... | 31,754 | triviaqa-train |
Which comic and actor was seen and heard in the adverts for Money Supermarket? | on to lead the travel team.
The current managing director is Nigel Pocklington, who joined the business in September 2016. However, the day-to-day running of the business is overseen by Matt Walls, who became general manager in 2018.
Like Moneysupermarket, TravelSupermarket’s television advertisements have become known... | in seven years, for the supermarket chain Sainsbury's. The duo appeared alongside chef Jamie Oliver. In March 2009, the duo filmed a short film for inclusion on Comic Relief, which highlighted their story upon visiting a community centre for young carers in the North East. In September 2009, the duo released their offi... | 31,755 | triviaqa-train |
What was played at Wembley Stadium for the first time on 14th April 1991? | in English football, including the season-opening FA Community Shield, the League Cup final, the FA Cup semi-finals, the Football League Trophy, the Football League play-offs, the FA Trophy, the FA Vase and the National League play-offs. A UEFA category four stadium, Wembley hosted the 2011 and 2013 UEFA Champions Leag... | 1992 Football League Cup Final
The 1992 Football League Cup Final was a football match played on 12 April 1992 at Wembley Stadium, London, to determine the winner of the 1991–92 Football League Cup. The match was contested by Manchester United and Nottingham Forest. Manchester United won 1–0 to win the League Cup for t... | 31,756 | triviaqa-train |
In which film is Cary Grant seen running into a field being pursued by a biplane? | 1941) and "None but the Lonely Heart" (1944).
In the 1940s and 1950s, Grant forged a working relationship with director Alfred Hitchcock, appearing in films such as "Suspicion" (1941), "Notorious" (1946), "To Catch a Thief" (1955), and "North by Northwest" (1959). Hitchcock admired Grant and considered him the only act... | " is a comedy where the male French officer, played by Cary Grant, must dress like a woman to return as a war bride of his American military wife.
- One of the running gags of the TV series "M*A*S*H" is Klinger's attempts to get discharged from military service by crossdressing.
- In the Disney film "Mulan", which is b... | 31,757 | triviaqa-train |
In which country is the Ascari Sports Car built? | Ascari Cars
Ascari Cars Ltd. was a British automobile manufacturer based in Banbury, England, and founded by Klaas Zwart. The company was named after Alberto Ascari (1918–1955), the first double Formula One world champion.
The company stopped its activity in 2010.
History.
Ascari Cars was established in Dorset in 1995.... | Ascari A410
The Ascari A410 was a Le Mans Prototype built by Ascari Cars in 2000. The car, which was based on the Lola T92/10 Group C racing car, featured a 4-litre Judd GV4 V10 engine, and was used in European and international sports car racing events. In 2002, it was renamed as the Ascari KZR-1 and shipped to the Un... | 31,758 | triviaqa-train |
During the American Civil War as what were the battleships Monitor and Merrimac classed ? | , Naples (1), Denmark (1) and Austria (1).
History of battleships Ironclads.
The adoption of steam power was only one of a number of technological advances which revolutionized warship design in the 19th century. The ship of the line was overtaken by the ironclad: powered by steam, protected by metal armor, and armed w... | Merrimac Butte
Merrimac Butte is a a sandstone summit located in Grand County of Utah, United States. Merrimac Butte is situated 12 miles northwest of the town of Moab. Merrimac Butte is a thin 200-600 feet wide, and 1,600 feet long east-to-west butte with 200 ft vertical Entrada Sandstone walls. "Monitor Butte" is sit... | 31,759 | triviaqa-train |
During which War did the Battle of Corunna take place? | Battle of Corunna
The Battle of Corunna (or "A Coruña", "La Corunna", "La Coruña" or "La Corogne"), in Spain known as Battle of Elviña, took place on 16 January 1809, when a French corps under Marshal of the Empire Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult attacked a British army under Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore. The battle to... | First Battle of the Corunna Road
The First Battle of the Corunna Road took place between 29 November and 3 December 1936 during the Spanish Civil War. The Nationalists tried to isolate Madrid from the west, cutting the Corunna Road, but the Republican army repelled the attack.
Background.
After the failure to take Madr... | 31,760 | triviaqa-train |
In the film Cool Running which comic actor played the coach of the Jamaican Bobsleigh Team? | Cool Runnings
Cool Runnings is a 1993 American comedy sports film directed by Jon Turteltaub and starring Leon, Doug E. Doug, Rawle D. Lewis, Malik Yoba, and John Candy. The film was released in the United States on October 1, 1993. It was Candy's last film to be released during his lifetime. It is loosely based on the... | were listed as not finishing the event and therefore were placed in the last place overall.
Legacy.
The story of the Jamaican bobsleigh team at the 1988 Winter Olympics was turned into the 1993 movie "Cool Runnings". However, the film was only loosely based on actual events, with real life coach Pat Brown later saying ... | 31,761 | triviaqa-train |
Who preceded Willie Bain as MP for Glasgow North East? | the seat's creation until 2009, the constituency was represented by Michael Martin, previously MP for Glasgow Springburn from 1979. Martin was elected Speaker of the House of Commons in October 2000, but in May 2009 he announced that he would be resigning as Speaker on 21 June 2009 because of his perceived role in the ... | , Labour Party leader Ed Miliband sacked Ann McKechin and appointed Curran as her replacement for Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland. Willie Bain, then-MP for Glasgow North East, also became Curran's new deputy as Shadow Scotland Office Minister, replacing Tom Greatrex.
For the year 2013–14, Curran was criticised f... | 31,762 | triviaqa-train |
Lisa Dobriskey is a world silver medallist in which athletics event? | 1500 m at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany. Dobriskey was upgraded to silver after winner Natalia Rodriguez of Spain was disqualified for shoving Ethiopian Gelete Burika, who fell on the last lap.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she reached the 1500 m final again, finishin... | from the women's 4 x 400 metres relay where they had originally placed second.
Preparation.
A test event for the competition was scheduled in late July: the Asian All-Star Athletics Meet featured a number of prominent Asian athletes and demonstrated the stadium's readiness for games usage.
Many of the most prominent at... | 31,763 | triviaqa-train |
In which modern English county did the Trinovantes live? | of Wight, Northumberland and Rutland are ceremonial counties consisting of a non-metropolitan county of a single district, and are known as unitary authorities.
Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Devon, East Sussex, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Yorks... | the Trinovantes of Britain. He claims that Trinovantes mistranslated by Ollams into Irish could have produced the name Airgíalla, the name given to the territory the Three Collas conquered in Ulster. In regards to Colla, it may derive from the names Coill or Coel, both of which Geoffrey Keating mentioned in the area th... | 31,764 | triviaqa-train |
Which predominantly American grape variety is genetically identical to the southern Italian grape Primitivo? | (1830) may have referred to one of Gibbs's 1829 acquisitions. Webster suggests that the name is a modification of the Hungarian "tzinifándli" ("czirifandli"), which derives from the German Zierfandler, a white grape (Grüner Sylvaner) from Austria's Thermenregion.
Gibbs visited Boston in 1830, and Samuel Perkins of that... | other theories report that the grape is of Italian origins and possibly even a genetically identical clone of the Tuscan wine grape Sangiovese that came to Corsica from Genoa.
History.
The exact origins of Nielluccio are disputed. While the grape is today known as primarily a French, or more specifically, Corsican grap... | 31,765 | triviaqa-train |
What kind of bird appears on the flag of Papua New Guinea? | Flag of Papua New Guinea
The flag of Papua New Guinea was adopted on 1 July 1971. In the hoist, it depicts the Southern Cross; in the fly, a raggiana bird-of-paradise is silhouetted. The design was chosen through a nationwide design competition in early 1971. The winning designer was Susan Karike Huhume, who was 15 yea... | Papua New Guinea, Samoa, New Zealand and Mercosur.
Progress of the debate.
When the winning entry to the 1901 Federal Flag Design Competition was announced the initial reception was mixed. The then republican magazine "The Bulletin" labelled it:
a staled réchauffé of the British flag, with no artistic virtue, no nation... | 31,766 | triviaqa-train |
The Gracie Fields Theatre opened in which town in 1978? | and work Early life.
Fields was born Grace Stansfield, over a fish and chip shop owned by her grandmother, Sarah Bamford, in Molesworth Street, Rochdale, Lancashire. She made her first stage appearance as a child in 1905, joining children's repertory theatre groups such as Haley's Garden of Girls and the Nine Dainty Do... | basement. The theatre opened on 26 December 1910 with the pantomime "Jack and Jill".
The theatre was very popular between the wars, with Gracie Fields, Sybil Thorndike, Ivor Novello, Markova and Noël Coward all performing there. Lionel Bart's "Oliver!" received its world premiere at the theatre in 1960 before transferr... | 31,767 | triviaqa-train |
What kind of creature is a Bonobo? | However, most humans do understand their facial expressions and some of their natural hand gestures, such as their invitation to play. The communication system of wild bonobos includes a characteristic that was earlier only known in humans: bonobos use the same call to mean different things in different situations, and... | When Chris recovers they learn that a deadly creature of some kind is on the loose, and they are not safe.
Together, they hide themselves in one of the storage rooms as the creature lurks outside. However, Chris runs; the creature catches him and rips out his heart. The group then decides to stay in the unit rented by ... | 31,768 | triviaqa-train |
Which science fiction author invented the 3 Laws of Robotics? | originally to cover what we would today call "hard" science fiction, in which a conscientious attempt to be faithful to already known facts (as of the date of writing) was the substrate on which the story was to be built, and if the story was also to contain a miracle, it ought at least not to contain a whole arsenal o... | has remained and today...he carries that weight on his shoulders."
In a 1961 by-election Mosley was an election agent for the Union Movement, supporting Walter Hesketh, the UM's parliamentary candidate for Manchester Moss Side. The motor racing journalist Alan Henry describes him as one of his father's "right-hand men"... | 31,769 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the 1955 novel 'The Ginger Man'? | Hill" and J.P. Donleavy's "The Ginger Man" -- justify the excitement. […] What really makes "The Ginger Man" a vital work is the fact that it both reflects and comments dramatically on the absurdities of an age clinging to values in which it simply cannot believe and unable to summon up the courage to find out what its... | Timeslip (1955 film)
Timeslip (known as The Atomic Man in the United States) is a 1955 British black-and-white science fiction film directed by Ken Hughes and starring Gene Nelson and Faith Domergue. Produced by Alec C. Snowden, it is based on the science fiction novel "The Isotope Man" by Charles Eric Maine, who also ... | 31,770 | triviaqa-train |
What was the former name of Suriname in South America? | . On November 23, 1941, under an agreement with the Netherlands government-in-exile, the United States occupied Dutch Guiana to protect the bauxite mines.
Decolonization.
In 1945, the first full election was held, with the Netherlands providing aid in health matters.
In 1954, Suriname gained self-government, with the N... | Suriname national football team
The Suriname national football team (; Sranan Tongo: "Sranankondre fubal pluga") represent Suriname in international football. It is controlled by the Surinamese Football Association.
History.
Although the former Dutch colony is located in South America, it competes in CONCACAF, together... | 31,771 | triviaqa-train |
In Greek Mythology what was the name of the prophetess daughter of Priam whose predictions were never believed? | , Paris, Helenus, Cassandra, Deiphobus, Troilus, Laodice, Polyxena, Creusa, and Polydorus.
See also.
- Doryclus
References.
- Smith, William; "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology", London (1873). "Priamus" | Hyperochus
In Greek mythology, the name Hyperochus (Ancient Greek: Ὑπέροχος) may refer to:
- Hyperochus, a son of Priam.
- Hyperochus, possibly the father of Oenomaus by Sterope.
- Hyperochus, a descendant of Magnes, son of Haemon, father of Tenthredon and thus grandfather of Prothous.
- Hyperochus, a Hyperborean whose... | 31,772 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the third oldest UK University? | reflect historical reality as a royal charter is not necessary to be a university. Ordering British universities by date of royal charter places Cambridge (charter 1231) as the oldest rather than Oxford (charter 1248) and moves St Andrews (charter 1532) down to third oldest in Scotland, behind Glasgow (charter 1453) an... | New College Durham, Darlington College, Gateshead College, Bishop Auckland College, Stockton Riverside College, Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College, Hartlepool College of Further Education, Middlesbrough College, Cleveland College of Art and Design and Sunderland College.
Education Tertiary education.
At the higher edu... | 31,773 | triviaqa-train |
Who in 1979 published a collection of short stories called 'Tales of the Unexpected'? | Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
Tales of the Unexpected (Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected) is a British television series which aired between 1979 and 1988. Each episode told a story, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, with an unexpected twist ending. Every episode of Series 1, eight episodes of ... | collection of Tamaki's web comic of the same name from 2010 to 2014. Previously, these comics won an Ignatz Award in 2012 for Outstanding Online Comic.
In June 2017, Drawn and Quarterly published Tamaki's graphic novel "Boundless", a collection of short stories. The book received rave reviews. A review in The Atlantic ... | 31,774 | triviaqa-train |
Who became chief women's wear designer at Christian Dior in October 1996? | who never was intimate with a woman could design something that uncomfortable." Despite such protests, the New Look was highly influential, continuing to inform the work of other designers and fashion well into the 21st century. For the 60th anniversary of the New Look in 2007, John Galliano revisited it for his Spring... | January 1996, Galliano presented his first couture show at the helm of Givenchy at the Stade de France. The collection received high praise within the fashion media. Some of Galliano's designs for Givenchy were licensed to Vogue Patterns. He was later replaced by Alexander McQueen.
Dior.
In October 1996, LVMH moved Gal... | 31,775 | triviaqa-train |
In Holst's Planets Suite which was the bringer of old age? | something of the aesthetic, Matthews suggests, of Debussy's "Nocturnes" or "La mer". Holst began composing "The Planets" in 1914; the movements appeared not quite in their final sequence; "Mars" was the first to be written, followed by "Venus" and "Jupiter". "Saturn", "Uranus" and "Neptune" were all composed during 191... | is a chaotic instrumental piece called "The Devil’s Triangle". This was adapted from the 1969 band's live arrangement of Gustav Holst's "Mars: Bringer of War" (from his "The Planets" suite) which can be heard on "Epitaph" (where it is titled merely "Mars"). King Crimson was forbidden by Holst's legal estate to use his ... | 31,776 | triviaqa-train |
After how many years is a Ruby wedding anniversary celebrated? | 35th Jade, 40th Ruby, 45th Sapphire, 50th Gold, 60th Diamond, and 70th Platinum. In English speaking countries the first, wooden, gift was cut on the day of celebration and then presented to the wife as a finished article before the next two quarter days had passed. The modern tradition may have originated in medieval ... | Dr.) Ado Bayero The Emir of Kano, Nigeria celebrated his Golden Jubilee on June 2013.
- Brunei, Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah celebrated his Golden Jubilee on 5 October 2017 after 50 years of his accession to the throne.
See also.
- Jubilee
- Silver jubilee
- Ruby jubilee
- Diamond jubilee
- Sapphire jubilee
- Platinum ... | 31,777 | triviaqa-train |
in which city do the football team Atalanta of the Italian league play their home games? | Atalanta B.C.
Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, commonly referred to as Atalanta, is an Italian football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy. It currently plays in Serie A, having gained promotion from Serie B in 2010–11.
They are nicknamed the "Nerazzurri" and the "Orobici". Founded in 1907 by some Swiss students in the gym of ... | terms, Merthyr is widely recognised for the town's football team, Merthyr Town. 'The Martyrs' currently compete in the Evostick Southern Football League and play home games at Penydarren Park. The club had their proudest moment in 1987, when having won the Welsh Cup and qualified for the European Cup Winners Cup, they ... | 31,778 | triviaqa-train |
In the Bible, which prophet is usually accepted as the author of the book of Lamentations? | commandments ("taryag mitzvot").
Hebrew Bible Nevi'im.
"Nevi'im" (, "Prophets") is the second main division of the Tanakh, between the "Torah" and "Ketuvim." It contains two sub-groups, the Former Prophets ( , the narrative books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings) and the Latter Prophets ( , the books of Isaiah, Jere... | Psalm 44
Psalm 44 is the 44th psalm from the Book of Psalms, composed by sons of Korah and is classified in the series of lamentations of the people. In the Greek Septuagint version of the bible, and in its Latin translation in the Vulgate, this psalm is "Psalm 43" in a slightly different numbering system.
Structure.
U... | 31,779 | triviaqa-train |
Which scientist first described the laws of planetary motion between 1609 - 1612? | by Christian Frisch (1807–1881), during 1858 to 1871, on the occasion of Kepler's 300th birthday.
Frisch's edition only included Kepler's Latin, with a Latin commentary.
A new edition was planned beginning in 1914 by Walther von Dyck (1856–1934). Dyck compiled copies of Kepler's unedited manuscripts, using internationa... | his first pass of the season and the fifth of his career when he stepped in front of an Aaron Rodgers pass late in the fourth quarter. The INT led to the game-sealing touchdown by Turner, yet Atlanta replied with Elam nailing a 41-yard field goal and RB Michael Turner getting a 2-yard TD run. Fullback Ovie Mughelli car... | 31,780 | triviaqa-train |
Which celestial body is the only dwarf planet and largest asteroid found in the inner solar system? | are populations of trans-Neptunian objects composed mostly of ices, and beyond them a newly discovered population of sednoids. Within these populations are several dozen to possibly tens of thousands of objects large enough that they have been rounded by their own gravity. Such objects are categorized as dwarf planets.... | planets in the outer Solar System were discovered they were typically found to have volatile-rich surfaces similar to comets. As a result, they were often distinguished from objects found in the main asteroid belt.
- Astrodynamics — Orbital mechanics or astrodynamics is the application of ballistics and celestial mecha... | 31,781 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the last British monarch to have been born outside the British Isles? | and 1719. The new monarch was less active in government than many of his British predecessors, but retained control over his German kingdoms, with which Britain was now in personal union. Power shifted towards George's ministers, especially to Sir Robert Walpole, who is often considered the first British prime minister... | Regius Professor
A Regius Professor is a university professor with royal patronage or appointment. They are a unique feature of academia in the British Isles. The first Regius Professorship was in the field of medicine, and founded by the Scottish King James IV at the University of Aberdeen in 1497. Regius chairs have ... | 31,782 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the best selling books Pillars of the Earth and World Without End? | World Without End (miniseries)
World Without End is an eight-episode 2012 television miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Ken Follett. It is a sequel to the 2010 miniseries "The Pillars of the Earth", also based on a Follett novel. "World Without End" is set 150 years after "The Pillars of the Earth" and c... | Pillars of the Earth", wrote the screenplay. Michael Caton-Jones signed on as director in March 2011.
Casting for the main roles was completed in June 2011, and filming began a month later in Europe. Shooting took place primarily in Hungary, where an entire medieval town was constructed on a 12,000-m backlot at Korda S... | 31,783 | triviaqa-train |
Which musical instrument is associated with Lang Lang? | the age of two, Lang watched the "Tom and Jerry" episode "The Cat Concerto", which features Franz Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2. Lang has said it was this—his first contact with Western classical music—that motivated him to learn the piano. He began piano lessons with Professor Zhu Ya-Fen at age three. At the age of... | play a musical instrument, and over the years he worked with a number of other artists, including King Oliver, Eddie Lang, Lonnie Johnson, Little Hat Jones, the Mississippi Sheiks, J. T. Smith, and Lightnin' Hopkins. He sang in the free rhythm of work songs, such as the migrant cotton pickers he performed for might hav... | 31,784 | triviaqa-train |
Which philosopher is famous for his paradoxes, most notably Achilles and the tortoise? | Zeno's paradoxes
Zeno's paradoxes are a set of philosophical problems generally thought to have been devised by Greek philosopher Zeno of Elea (c. 490–430 BC) to support Parmenides' doctrine that contrary to the evidence of one's senses, the belief in plurality and change is mistaken, and in particular that motion is n... | motion.
Paradoxes of motion Achilles and the tortoise.
In the paradox of Achilles and the tortoise, Achilles is in a footrace with the tortoise. Achilles allows the tortoise a head start of 100 meters, for example. Supposing that each racer starts running at some constant speed (one very fast and one very slow), then a... | 31,785 | triviaqa-train |
In which year was the Bhopal disaster at the Union Carbide India Ltd. pesticide plant, the privatisation of British Telecom and the Queen opened the Thames Flood barrier? | Bhopal disaster
The Bhopal disaster, also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy, was a gas leak incident on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is considered to be the world's worst industrial disaster. Over 500,000 people were ex... | - Bhopal disaster: A methyl isocyanate leak from a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, kills more than 8,000 people outright and injures over half a million (with more later dying from their injuries the death toll reaches 23,000+) in the worst industrial disaster in history.
- British Telec... | 31,786 | triviaqa-train |
The painting 'A Bar at the Folies-Bergere' c1882 displayed at the Cortauld Gallery, London is by which artist? | a work. The human figure has been one of the contrast subjects of art since the first stone age cave paintings, and has been reinterpreted in various styles throughout history. Some artists well known for figure painting are Peter Paul Rubens, Edgar Degas, and Édouard Manet.
Types of painting Illustration painting.
Ill... | of a song (possibly by Sydney Carter) in the popular theatre production "The Lyric Revue", in London in 1951. The refrain went "Oh, how I long to be Back in my dear Brittany ... But fate has chosen me For the bar at the Folies-Bergères".
The painting "The Bar" (1954) by Australian artist John Brack, which depicts a com... | 31,787 | triviaqa-train |
Which Shakespeare play takes place in the first years of the newly established Roman Republic? | Kermode, "the play-offers neither its good characters nor its audience any relief from its cruelty". In "Macbeth", the shortest and most compressed of Shakespeare's tragedies, uncontrollable ambition incites Macbeth and his wife, Lady Macbeth, to murder the rightful king and usurp the throne until their own guilt destr... | final level of the game takes place during "Dark Empire", six years after ""'s Battle of Endor. The Rebel Alliance has established the New Republic, which now controls three quarters of the galaxy. After the deaths of Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader, the Galactic Empire collapsed, but was reborn under a mysterious ne... | 31,788 | triviaqa-train |
Which British artist active since the 1970's has released albums entitled Never for Ever and Aerial? | Never for Ever
Never for Ever is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Kate Bush. Released in September 1980, it was Bush's first number 1 album and was also the first ever album by a British female solo artist to top the UK album chart, as well as being the first album by any female solo artist to enter ... | Trent Willmon
Trent Willmon (born March 6, 1973) is an American country music artist. Active since 1998 as a songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee, Willmon was signed to Columbia Records in 2004. He released two albums for the label (2004's "Trent Willmon" and 2006's "A Little More Livin'") and charted six singles on the ... | 31,789 | triviaqa-train |
In which city do German football team Schalke 04 play their home games? | FC Schalke 04
Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Schalke 04 (), Schalke, Schalke 04 or abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional German football and multi-sports club originally from the district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The "04" in the club's name derives from its formatio... | FC Schalke 04 II
FC Schalke 04 II are the reserve team of German association football club FC Schalke 04. Until 2005 the team played as FC Schalke 04 Amateure.
The team has qualified for the first round of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup, on two occasions. They currently play in the tier five Oberliga Westfalen.
History.... | 31,790 | triviaqa-train |
In what year did the Battle of Evesham take place in Britain? | Battle of Evesham
The Battle of Evesham (4 August 1265) was one of the two main battles of 13th century England's Second Barons' War. It marked the defeat of Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, and the rebellious barons by the future King Edward I, who led the forces of his father, King Henry III. It took place on 4 ... | 1130. According to Snorri Sturluson, Tønsberg was founded before the Battle of Hafrsfjord, which, according to Snorri, took place in 871. What year the battle took place is disputed, however, and most current historians believe the battle took place closer to 900. However, if the battle did in fact take place in 871, t... | 31,791 | triviaqa-train |
Which spirit is used as the base for a Mai Tai cocktail? | liqueur (typically orange curaçao). Variants may include the addition of falernum, bitters, grenadine, orange and grapefruit juices, and so on. Various books from Victor Bergeron described using rum from Jamaica as well as from Martinique, which in modern usage is a Rhum Agricole. As noted in "Smuggler's Cove" by Marti... | Vic's Restaurant chain began to open small establishments called Mai Tai Bars that primarily serve cocktails and "pupus" (appetizers).
External links.
- The Cocktail Spirit with Robert Hess - Video demonstration for making a proper Mai Tai | 31,792 | triviaqa-train |
In the Christian Old Testament of the Bible, which book immediately follows the Pentateuch? | commandments ("taryag mitzvot").
Hebrew Bible Nevi'im.
"Nevi'im" (, "Prophets") is the second main division of the Tanakh, between the "Torah" and "Ketuvim." It contains two sub-groups, the Former Prophets ( , the narrative books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings) and the Latter Prophets ( , the books of Isaiah, Jere... | Leviticus 19
Leviticus 19 is the nineteenth chapter of the Book of Leviticus in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. It contains laws on a variety of topics, and is attributed by legend to Moses.
Text.
The original text of Leviticus 19, like the rest of Leviticus, was written in Hebrew. Some of... | 31,793 | triviaqa-train |
In Arthurian legend, what is the name of Lancelot's castle? | name in 1967. The romance tradition of Arthur is particularly evident and in critically respected films like Robert Bresson's "Lancelot du Lac" (1974), Éric Rohmer's "Perceval le Gallois" (1978) and John Boorman's "Excalibur" (1981); it is also the main source of the material used in the Arthurian spoof "Monty Python a... | works such as the Post-Vulgate Cycle and Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur". His name should not be mistaken with Galehaut, a different knight from Arthurian legend.
Origins.
The story of Galahad and his quest for the Holy Grail is a relatively late addition to the Arthurian legend. Galahad does not feature in any... | 31,794 | triviaqa-train |
Which British scientist formulated a set of equations that describe electricity, magnetism and optics as manifestations of the same phenomenon, namely the electromagnetic field, in 1873? | by Newton's corpuscle theory. This work led to a theory of diffraction for light and opened an entire area of study in physical optics. Wave optics was successfully unified with electromagnetic theory by James Clerk Maxwell in the 1860s.
The next development in optical theory came in 1899 when Max Planck correctly mode... | most prominent achievement was to formulate a set of equations that described electricity, magnetism, and optics as manifestations of the same phenomenon, namely the electromagnetic field. The unification of light and electrical phenomena led to the prediction of the existence of radio waves and was the basis for the f... | 31,795 | triviaqa-train |
What name is given to the region of the solar system that lies immediately beyond Neptune but inside the scattered disc region? | Pluto
Pluto (minor planet designation: 134340 Pluto) is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a ring of bodies beyond Neptune. It was the first Kuiper belt object to be discovered and is the largest known plutoid (or "ice dwarf").
Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930 and was originally considered to be the ninth... | (15874) 1996 TL66
, provisional designation , is a trans-Neptunian object of the scattered disc orbiting in the outermost region of the Solar System.
The Spitzer Space Telescope has estimated this object to be about in diameter, but 2012 estimates from the Herschel Space Observatory estimate the diameter as closer to .... | 31,796 | triviaqa-train |
Who narrated the English version of the Spanish animated children's series Pocoyo? | Pocoyo
Pocoyo ("Pocoyó" in Spanish) is a preschool educational comedy animated television series created by Guillermo García Carsí, Colman López, Luis Gallego and , and is a co-production between Spanish producer Zinkia Entertainment, Cosgrove Hall Films and Granada International. Three series have been produced, each ... | ; and in 2000 in the role of Professor Bellgrove in the BBC serial "Gormenghast", which was adapted from the first two novels of Mervyn Peake's "Gormenghast" series. In 2011, Fry portrayed Professor Mildeye in the BBC adaptation of Mary Norton's 1952 novel "The Borrowers".
Fry narrates the first two seasons of the Engl... | 31,797 | triviaqa-train |
On a human body, what are known medically as ephelides? | display freckles. Even so, individuals with a high number of freckling sites have one or more of variants of the MC1R gene. Of the variants of the MC1R gene Arg151Cys, Arg160Trp, and Asp294His are the most common in the freckled subjects. The MC1R gene is also associated with red hair more strongly than with freckles. ... | to be demolished in 1969. Its grounds are now the site of Ventnor Botanic Garden.
Publications.
- "The Microscopic Anatomy of the Human Body in Health and Disease." S. Highley, London 1846
- "A microscopical examination of the water supplied to the inhabitants of London and the suburban districts." S. Highley, London 1... | 31,798 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the narrative poem The Rape of the Lock between 1712 1717? | social. He utilised the character Belinda to represent Arabella and introduced an entire system of "sylphs", or guardian spirits of virgins, a parodised version of the gods and goddesses of conventional epic. Pope derived his sylphs from the 17th-century French Rosicrucian novel "Comte de Gabalis". Pope, writing pseudo... | It is constituted by an alignment of basalt columns plunging into the blue waters of the bay of les Saintes.
- The beaches called "Petite Anse du Pain de sucre" and "Anse Devant" are two small beautiful beaches of white sand and turquoise water. | 31,799 | triviaqa-train |
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