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Which short motorway links Bradford with the M62? | December 2002, the missing junction 8 was opened to allow access to the A574 and the Omega Development Site, while in January 2006, junction 32a was opened to link to the upgraded A1(M). The UK's first motorway high-occupancy vehicle lane was opened at junction 26 in 2008 for eastbound traffic from the M606 with more t... | .
Transport National and international travel.
Transport National and international travel Road links.
As a major city, Liverpool has direct road links with many other areas within England. To the east, the M62 motorway connects Liverpool with Hull and along the route provides links to several large cities, including M... | 32,200 | triviaqa-train |
Which Soviet leader preceded Yuri Andropov? | Yuri Andropov
Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov (; ; – 9 February 1984) was the sixth paramount leader of the Soviet Union and the third General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Following the 18-year rule of Leonid Brezhnev, Andropov served in the post from November 1982 until his death in February 1984... | - Soviet Union
- Communist Party Leader -
1. Yuri Andropov, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1982–1984)
2. Konstantin Chernenko, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1984–1985)
- Head of State -
1. Yuri Andropov, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of th... | 32,201 | triviaqa-train |
Who plays the Dowager Countess of Grantham in the TV series 'Downton Abbey'? | Edith Crawley and Jessica Brown Findlay as Lady Sybil Crawley (Branson). Maggie Smith is Robert Crawley's mother Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham. Samantha Bond portrays Lady Rosamund Painswick, Robert's sister who resides in Belgrave Square, London. Dan Stevens portrays Matthew Crawley, the new heir, along with Pe... | List of Downton Abbey characters
This is a list of characters from Downton Abbey, a British period drama television series created by Julian Fellowes and co-produced by Carnival Films and Masterpiece for ITV and PBS, respectively.
The Crawley Family.
The Crawley Family Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham.
Robert Crawley, ... | 32,202 | triviaqa-train |
Which city is served by Louis Armstrong International Airport? | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (French: "Aéroport international Louis Armstrong de La Nouvelle-Orléans") is an international airport under Class B airspace in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is owned by the city of New Orleans and is we... | The Student PIRGs
- The Public Interest Network | 32,203 | triviaqa-train |
Whose violin concerto in B Minor was composed for the violinist Fritz Kreisler? | time in the army before returning to the violin in 1899, when he gave a concert with the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Arthur Nikisch. It was this concert and a series of American tours from 1901 to 1903 that brought him real acclaim.
In 1910, Kreisler gave the premiere of Sir Edward Elgar's Violin Concerto, a work ... | This leads to a slow chromatic theme, followed by more sequences of the two themes. The source of the sonata's nickname is a passage where the violinist trills while simultaneously playing arpeggiated triads. The bravura cadenza that is frequently played was composed by Fritz Kreisler. The accompaniment joins the violi... | 32,204 | triviaqa-train |
In the Bible, who was the mother of Esau? | of Jacob, the patriarch of the Israelites. Esau and Jacob were the sons of Isaac and Rebekah, and the grandsons of Abraham and Sarah. Of the twins, Esau was the first to be born with Jacob following, holding his heel. Isaac was sixty years old when the boys were born.
Esau, a "man of the field", became a hunter who had... | thought to be identical to or a sister to Adah who is mentioned in Genesis 36.
2. Basemath, another wife of Esau, daughter of Ishmael, sister to Nebajoth and mother of Reuel (). She is thought by some scholars to be the same as Mahalath of Genesis 28.
3. Basemath, the daughter of Solomon; a wife of Ahimaaz. ()
B Becher... | 32,205 | triviaqa-train |
His birth name was Leslie Lynch King. How was he better known? | Times" described as "a group of prominent Republicans, including former President Gerald R. Ford, dedicated to making sexual orientation a non-issue in the Republican Party".
On November 22, 2004, New York Republican Governor George Pataki named Ford and the other living former Presidents (Carter, George H. W. Bush and... | Wyatt Nash
Matthew Wyatt Elrod (born October 2, 1988), better known as Wyatt Nash, is an American television personality and actor. Under his birth name, he was a contestant on the of the American competitive reality television series "Survivor". Following his appearance on "", he chose to adopt the name Wyatt Nash (hi... | 32,206 | triviaqa-train |
In which city is Sabina Park cricket ground? | Sabina Park
Sabina Park is a cricket ground and the home of the Kingston Cricket Club, and is the only Test cricket ground in Kingston, Jamaica.
History.
Sabina Park was originally a Pen (urban residence and adjoining land of a wealthy merchant, shopkeeper or professional), part of which was eventually sold to the King... | .
Sabina Park became a Test cricket ground in 1930 when it hosted the visiting MCC team for the fourth and final Test in the West Indies' first home series.
The picturesque ground is perhaps one of the most significant in Test cricket history recording the first triple century in the game with England's Andy Sandham's... | 32,207 | triviaqa-train |
Operation Tannenbaum was the codename for the proposed German invasion of which country? | German populations. Himmler further attempted to expand the SS into Switzerland, with the formation of the "Germanische SS Schweiz" in 1942.
A document named "Aktion S", found in the Himmler files, detailed at length the planned process for the establishment of Nazi rule in Switzerland from its initial conquest by the ... | operations that threatened Portuguese neutrality By the Allies Operation Alacrity.
Operation Alacrity was the codename for a proposed Allied seizure of the Azores during World War II. The islands were of enormous strategic value with regard to the defeat of the German U-boats. Portugal was too weak to defend the Azores... | 32,208 | triviaqa-train |
Which of Noel Coward's works was written especially for Gertrude Lawrence? | be set. Coward achieved enduring success as a playwright, publishing more than 50 plays from his teens onwards. Many of his works, such as "Hay Fever", "Private Lives", "Design for Living", "Present Laughter" and "Blithe Spirit", have remained in the regular theatre repertoire. He composed hundreds of songs, in additio... | made-for-cable horror anthology, "Body Bags".
In 1997, Twiggy acted in the Chichester Festival Theatre revival of Noël Coward's "Blithe Spirit". A year later, she played Gertrude Lawrence in the biographical stage revue "Noel and Gertie" at Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor, Long Island. In 1999, she returned to the New... | 32,209 | triviaqa-train |
Rhea and Tethys are moons of which planet? | , hurricanes, tectonics, and even hydrology.
Planets are generally divided into two main types: large low-density giant planets, and smaller rocky terrestrials. There are eight planets in the Solar System. In order of increasing distance from the Sun, they are the four terrestrials, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, the... | , and −7.8, respectively. Here are the approximate angular diameters of the main moons (for comparison, Earth's moon has an average angular diameter of 31′): Mimas: 7–11′, Enceladus: 7–9′, Tethys: 12–15′, Dione: 10–12′, Rhea: 8–11′, Titan: 14–15′, Iapetus: 1′. Most of the inner moons would appear as bright, starlike po... | 32,210 | triviaqa-train |
Which musical show and film features the song 'Springtime for Hitler'? | (1985), "The Phantom of the Opera" (1986), "Rent" (1996), "The Producers" (2001), "Wicked" (2003) and "Hamilton" (2015).
Musicals are performed around the world. They may be presented in large venues, such as big-budget Broadway or West End productions in New York City or London. Alternatively, musicals may be staged i... | She also constantly says "God dag på dig", which means "good day to you" in Swedish (with a faux-Swedish accent), and provides a sexier counterpoint to Max's older girlfriends.
In the musical adapted from the film, Ulla introduces herself as a Swedish actress looking for a part in Max and Leo's production "Springtime f... | 32,211 | triviaqa-train |
In which year was the Battle of Balaclava (including the Charge of the Light Brigade)? | Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade was a failed military action involving the British light cavalry led by Lord Cardigan against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854 in the Crimean War. British commander Lord Raglan had intended to send the Light Brigade to prevent t... | in the Crimean War (1853–56), and was present at many engagements of that campaign, including the battles of Alma, Balaclava, Inkerman, Tchernaïa, and the Siege of Sevastopol. He rode in the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava.
At the close of the Crimean war he proceeded to India with his regiment, ... | 32,212 | triviaqa-train |
Which British artist created the work 'Benefits Supervisor Sleeping'? | Benefits Supervisor Sleeping
Benefits Supervisor Sleeping is a 1995 oil on canvas painting by Lucian Freud depicting an obese, naked woman lying on a couch. It is a portrait of Sue Tilley, a Job Centre supervisor, then weighing about . Tilley is the author of a biography of the Australian performer Leigh Bowery titled ... | in his 1995 portrait "Benefits Supervisor Sleeping", which in May 2008 was sold by Christie's in New York for $33.6 million, setting a world record auction price for a living artist.
Freud's most consistent model in his later years was his studio assistant and friend David Dawson, the subject of his final, unfinished w... | 32,213 | triviaqa-train |
Which NFL American Football team play their home games at Arrowhead Stadium? | Arrowhead Stadium
Arrowhead Stadium is an American football stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. It primarily serves as the home venue of the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL).
It is part of the Truman Sports Complex with adjacent Kauffman Stadium, the home of the Kansas City Royals ... | Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Browns compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The Browns play their home games at FirstEnergy Stadium, which opened in 1999, wit... | 32,214 | triviaqa-train |
Which actor on television played Dennis in 'Auf Wiedersehen, Pet' and Foxy in 'Common As Muck'? | against the corrupt council leaders and are seen to be taken over by a contractor and ultimately triumphing over an increasingly corrupt management. The first series featured Tim Healy, whose character died in the penultimate episode and therefore did not appear in the second series.
- Episode One 7 September 1994
- Ep... | in "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"
- Dennis Nilsen – serial killer
- Peter O'Toole – actor, film star
- Simon Pegg – actor and comedian, lived in Cricklewood in the early 1990s where he met long-term comedy partner Nick Frost.
- Oliver Sacks (1933-2015) – neurologist and author, was brought up in a house on the corner of Exeter... | 32,215 | triviaqa-train |
What is the county town of Rutland? | along county boundaries to form three rural districts. The part of Oakham and Uppingham RSDs in Rutland formed the Oakham Rural District and Uppingham Rural District, with the two parishes from Oakham RSD in Leicestershire becoming part of the Melton Mowbray Rural District, the nine parishes of Uppingham RSD in Leicest... | Proctor, Vermont
Proctor is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,741 at the 2010 census. Proctor is home to the Vermont Marble Museum and Wilson Castle.
History.
In the early 19th century, small high-quality marble deposits were discovered in Rutland, and in the 1830s a large deposit o... | 32,216 | triviaqa-train |
To whom did James Bond actor Daniel Craig get married in 2011? | 's novel "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo". In 2011, he starred in "Dream House", a psychological thriller directed by Jim Sheridan and co-starring Rachel Weisz, Naomi Watts and Marton Csokas. It garnered mostly negative reviews and low box office results. Craig co-starred with Harrison Ford and Olivia Wilde in "Cowboy... | English actor Daniel Craig stated MGM and producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli had assured him he would get the role of Bond, and Matthew Vaughn told reporters MGM offered him the opportunity to direct the new film, but Eon Productions at that point had not approached either of them. A year beforehand, Crai... | 32,217 | triviaqa-train |
Which Premier League club's home shirt is sponsored by Fx Pro? | 2009–10 seasons, four Premier League sides reached UEFA Cup or Europa League finals, with only Liverpool managing to win the competition in 2001. Arsenal (2000), Middlesbrough (2006) and Fulham (2010) all lost their finals.
Although the group's dominance was reduced to a degree after this period (see below), in terms o... | the season. After a 16th–place finish in 2015–16, Hartlepool were relegated to the National League at the end of the 2016–17 season after finishing 23rd in League Two.
In 2018, Hartlepool was sold to Raj Singh, narrowly avoiding liquidation.
Sponsorship.
BLK currently manufactures the club's apparel. The current home a... | 32,218 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the 'Sabre Dance'? | Sabre Dance
"Sabre Dance" (, "Suserov par"; , "Tanets s sablyami") is a movement in the final act of Aram Khachaturian's ballet "Gayane" (1942), where the dancers display their skill with sabres. It is Khachaturian's best known and most recognizable work. He apparently felt that its popularity "deflected attention from... | The Comedians (Kabalevsky)
The Comedians, Op. 26, is an orchestral suite of ten numbers by Dmitry Kabalevsky. It is one of his best-known and best-loved works.
In particular, the "Comedians' Galop" (No. 2) is the single most famous piece of music he ever wrote. In Japan, it is popular as a piece played in sports days.... | 32,219 | triviaqa-train |
Which 'Emmerdale' family has had members called Shadrach, Eli and Samson? | that he owed Shadrach. When they were younger, Zak had an affair with Shadrach’s wife, Faith. Unknown to them, this resulted in the birth of Cain Dingle. Cain had thought Shadrach was his father and after the truth was revealed, he was shocked to discover the man who’d brought him up was his uncle.
The Dingles weathere... | extra cash for Christmas in order to buy Belle a laptop and other presents for family. When Lisa told Zak how tight fisted she thought Nikhil Sharma (Rik Makarem) was, Zak grew suspicious as Lisa had said the money for Belle's laptop came from a work bonus. Lisa was forced to tell Zak the truth. He initially wasn't hap... | 32,220 | triviaqa-train |
What position in Parliament is held by the MP for Buckingham? | of the British Parliament are presided over by a speaker, the Speaker of the House for the Commons and the Lord Speaker in the House of Lords.
For the Commons, the approval of the Sovereign is theoretically required before the election of the Speaker becomes valid, but it is, by modern convention, always granted. The S... | George Grenville
George Grenville (14 October 1712 – 13 November 1770) was a British Whig statesman who rose to the position of Prime Minister of Great Britain. Grenville was born into an influential political family and first entered Parliament in 1741 as an MP for Buckingham. He emerged as one of Cobham's Cubs, a gro... | 32,221 | triviaqa-train |
What is the official name of Walsall FC's ground, still known to some fans as the Bescot Stadium? | Bescot Stadium
Bescot Stadium, also known as the Banks's Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is a football stadium in Walsall, England, and the current home ground of Walsall Football Club. It was built in 1989–90, by GMI Construction, with a reported build cost of £4.5m.
The stadium replaced the club's previous ground, ... | official figure is given as 16,000. The official record attendance is 18,917, on 26 April 1961 against local rivals Walsall. Because it had only one entrance/exit road, in the years following the Taylor Report the capacity of the ground was reduced from 16,000 to around 8,000.
Early history of Gay Meadow.
Centuries bef... | 32,222 | triviaqa-train |
Which King of England was the son of a Matilda, had a daughter called Matilda, married Matilda, or Edith, of Scotland and later Adelicia of Louvain? | Matilda of Scotland
Matilda of Scotland (c. 1080 – 1 May 1118), originally christened Edith, was Queen of England as the first wife of King Henry I. She acted as regent of England in the absence of her spouse on several occasions.
Matilda was the daughter of the English princess Saint Margaret and the Scottish king Mal... | 4. Henry was born in late 1068, died 1 December 1135. King of England, married Edith of Scotland, daughter of Malcolm III of Scotland. His second wife was Adeliza of Louvain.
5. Adeliza (or Adelida, Adelaide) died before 1113, reportedly betrothed to Harold Godwinson, probably a nun of Saint Léger at Préaux.
6. Cecilia... | 32,223 | triviaqa-train |
Collectively, as what are the towns of Torquay, Paignton and Brixham known? | Brixham
Brixham is a small fishing town and civil parish in the district of Torbay in the county of Devon, in the south-west of England. Brixham is at the southern end of Torbay, across the bay (Tor Bay) from Torquay, and fishing and tourism are the major industries of the town. At the time of the 2011 census it had a ... | TQ postcode area
The TQ postcode area, also known as the Torquay postcode area, is a group of fourteen postcode districts in England, which are subdivisions of eleven post towns. These postcode districts cover much of south Devon, including Torquay, Paignton, Newton Abbot, Brixham, Ashburton, Buckfastleigh, Dartmouth, ... | 32,224 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1960s group was fronted by Colin Blunstone? | Colin Blunstone
Colin Edward Michael Blunstone (born 24 June 1945) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Blunstone came to prominence in the mid 1960s as the lead singer of the English rock band the Zombies, which released four singles that entered the Top 75 charts in ... | "Odessey and Oracle", in April 2009.
In 2010, Sony released "Colin Blunstone Original Album Classics," a 3-disc boxed set featuring digitally re-mastered versions of Blunstone's solo albums "One Year," "Journey" and "Ennismore." The collection also includes two bonus tracks that were originally released as non-LP b-sid... | 32,225 | triviaqa-train |
The 'Oasis of the Seas' is a cruise liner operated by which company? | a time the largest passenger ship before being surpassed by Royal Caribbean International's "Freedom"-class vessels in 2006. The "Freedom"-class ships were in turn overtaken by RCI's "Oasis"-class vessels which entered service in 2009 and 2010. A distinctive feature of Oasis-class ships is the split "open-atrium" struc... | luxurious cruise ships, including the very first modern purpose-built cruise ship, the "Song of Norway". More recent cruise ships built by the company included the two "Oasis"-class vessels, "Oasis of the Seas" (2009) and "Allure of the Seas" (2010) which held the record for largest cruise ships in the world until 2015... | 32,226 | triviaqa-train |
David Marks and Julia Barfield were the lead architects for which London landmark? | he would use his powers to ask the London Development Agency to issue a compulsory purchase order. The land in question is a small part of the Jubilee Gardens, which was given to the SBC for £1 when the Greater London Council was broken up.
The South Bank Centre and the British Airways London Eye agreed on a 25-year le... | that "architecture is a bridge" between these.
Experience.
After graduation, Barfield worked for Foster and Partners for nine years. In 1990, together with husband David Marks, they founded Marks Barfield Architects. During the last 13 years, with Marks, she has designed projects in the leisure, housing, transport, edu... | 32,227 | triviaqa-train |
Which rugby union team in 2009 was responsible for a fake blood injury during a Heineken Cup match? | Croke Park. They beat the Leicester Tigers in the final at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh. They also beat Harlequins 6–5 in the quarter-finals at Twickenham Stoop, in the famous Bloodgate scandal.
In the 2010 final, Toulouse defeated Biarritz Olympique in the Stade de France to claim their fourth title, a Heineken Cu... | "central control" over a fake blood injury to Tom Williams during a Heineken Cup fixture against Leinster. He was given a three-year suspension from coaching as punishment. The International Rugby Board (IRB) also confirmed that they would apply the ban to rugby union worldwide.
Dr Chapman, the medic who cut Williams' ... | 32,228 | triviaqa-train |
Which poet composed a sonnet 'Upon Westminster Bridge'? | , Thomas Gray, William Wordsworth and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Early twentieth-century American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay also wrote mostly Petrarchan sonnets.
"On His Blindness" by Milton, gives a sense of the Petrarchan rhyme scheme:
poem style="margin-left: 2em"
When I consider how my light is spent (A)
To ser... | , 2014/15
S.
- Sabir Ali, 2000/01-2004/05
- Hirendranath Sadhu, 1939/40
- Safi Ahmed, 1998/99-2007/08
- Nilamber Saha, 1998/99-1999/00
- Wriddhiman Saha, 2006/07-2015/16
- Rajendranath Sanyal, 1956/57-1961/62
- Sanjib Sanyal, 2000/01-2013/14
- Arindam Sarkar, 1994/95-1998/99
- Dipankar Sarkar, 1966/67-1974/75
- Jolly S... | 32,229 | triviaqa-train |
From which Cabinet post did Liam Fox resign last year? | After holding several ministerial roles under John Major, Fox served as Constitutional Affairs Spokesman from 1998 to 1999, Shadow Health Secretary from 1999 to 2003, Chair of the Conservative Party from 2003 to 2005, Shadow Foreign Secretary in 2005 and Shadow Defence Secretary from 2005 to 2010.
In the 2009 expenses ... | to a cabinet post within the Tongan Government.
She was asked to resign her posts by the Tongan government, which she did effective May 31, 2009. Following her resignation her former role was split into two, with John Cauchi succeeding her as attorney general, and Samiu Vaipulu becoming the new Minister of Justice. At ... | 32,230 | triviaqa-train |
Who had the 1965 instrumental hit 'Spanish Flea'? | Spanish Flea
"Spanish Flea" is a popular song written by Julius Wechter in the 1960s with lyrics by Cissy Wechter.
The song is best known from an instrumental version by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, released as a B-side to the single "What Now My Love" and on their 1965 album "Going Places". The album was a No. 1... | Dora Dolz
Dora Dolz (Barcelona, 5 November 1941 - Rotterdam, 1 March 2008) was a Spanish-Dutch artist, best known for her ceramic outdoors in the form of chairs and sofas.
Life and work.
Dolz grew up in Barcelona, where her father had a booth at the flea market. In 1965 she moved to the Netherlands when her husband wan... | 32,231 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the self-help book 'How to win Friends and Influence People' in 1936? | How to Win Friends and Influence People
How to Win Friends and Influence People is a self-help book written by Dale Carnegie, published in 1936. Over 15 million copies have been sold worldwide, making it one of the best-selling books of all time. In 2011, it was number 19 on "Time Magazine"s list of the 100 most influe... | quoted maxim that had also appeared previously in Benjamin Franklin's "Poor Richard's Almanac" (1733–1758). In the 20th century, "Carnegie's remarkable success as a self-help author" further developed the genre with "How to Win Friends and Influence People" in 1936. Having failed in several careers, Carnegie became fas... | 32,232 | triviaqa-train |
Which American won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007? | .
The awards given to Mikhail Gorbachev, Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres, Menachem Begin and Yasser Arafat, Lê Đức Thọ, Henry Kissinger, Jimmy Carter, Al Gore, the IPCC, Liu Xiaobo, Aung San Suu Kyi, Barack Obama, and the European Union have all been the subject of controversy.
The awards given to Lê Đức Thọ and Henry Kiss... | Reception.
Reception Support.
In 2006, the American Friends Service Committee, a non-profit advocacy group that won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947, nominated Jeff Halper for the Nobel Peace Prize due to his ICAHD-related work, citing ICAHD's work "to liberate both the Palestinian and the Israeli people from the yoke of ... | 32,233 | triviaqa-train |
As what is a Chinese gooseberry also known? | % water and 15% carbohydrates, with negligible protein and fat (table). It is particularly rich (20% or more of the Daily Value, DV) in vitamin C (112% DV) and vitamin K (38% DV), has a moderate content of vitamin E (10% DV), with no other micronutrients in significant content. Gold kiwifruit has similar nutritional va... | her 1997 article has aalso used this term.
Susan K. Bernardin notes that while Mourning Dove and McWhorter had a “complex collaboration,” his changes were focused on language and not plot, which was typical practice for an editor. Scholars such as Jace Weaver and Louis Owens focus on the Okanagan cultural knowledge pro... | 32,234 | triviaqa-train |
What was the first name of the father of Frasier and Niles Crane in the TV series 'Frasier'? | Overview.
Psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane (Grammer) returns to his home town of Seattle, Washington, following the end of his marriage and his life in Boston (as seen in "Cheers"). His plans for a new life as a bachelor are challenged when he is obliged to take in his father, Martin (Mahoney), a retired Seattle Police D... | both he and Hester always hated Sherry, which Frasier and Niles love.
Crane family members Maris Crane.
Maris Crane is Niles Crane's wife for much of the series. She is unseen on camera, but often the subject of plotlines and jokes. Her maiden name was never revealed on the series. Maris is immensely wealthy, much weal... | 32,235 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of Liam Fox's friend, whose friendship caused him to resign? | David Cameron, a position from which he resigned on 14 October 2011 over allegations that he had given a close friend, lobbyist Adam Werritty, inappropriate access to the Ministry of Defence and allowed him to join official trips overseas.
In July 2016, in the wake of the United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Uni... | friends. Liam feels guilt for becoming friends with such a young girl and Adelaide later asks Liam to go to the prom with her. He declines, and this serves as the basis for the many times that Liam feels guilty in having a budding friendship with such a young girl. His friend, Joe Silverman (Joel Moore), is one of the ... | 32,236 | triviaqa-train |
In which city was the nightclub Copacabana in Barry Manilow's song? | solo artist worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling artists.
Early life.
Manilow was born Barry Alan Pincus on June 17, 1943, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Edna Manilow and Harold Pincus (who went by his own stepfather's surname, "Keliher"). His father was born to a Jewish father and an Irish-American... | Copacabana (musical)
Copacabana, also known as Barry Manilow's Copacabana, is a 1994 stage musical with music by Barry Manilow, lyrics by Bruce Sussman and Jack Feldman, and book by Manilow, Sussman and Feldman. The show had its roots in an hour-long stage show, "Barry Manilow Presents Copacabana", which played in Atla... | 32,237 | triviaqa-train |
Which King of England's mother and first wife were both called Eleanor? He subsequently married Margaret of France. | Margaret of France, Queen of England
Margaret of France (c. 1279 – 14 February 1318)
was Queen of England as the second wife of King Edward I. She was a daughter of Philip III of France and Maria of Brabant.
Life.
Her father died when she was three years old and she grew up under guidance of her mother and Joan I of Na... | . Margaret of Provence became the wife of King Louis IX of France, Eleanor of Provence married King Henry III of England, Sanchia of Provence married Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall who became King of Germany, and Beatrice of Provence married King Charles I of Sicily. Because of the traditional connection to these four w... | 32,238 | triviaqa-train |
What collective name is often used for Chatham, Gillingham, Rochester and Strood? | Chatham, Kent
Chatham ( ) is one of the Medway towns located within the Medway unitary authority, in North Kent, in South East England.
The town developed around Chatham Dockyard and several Army barracks, together with 19th-century forts which provided a defensive shield for the dockyard. The Corps of Royal Engineers ... | Cemetery to Gillingham Victoria Bridge via Chatham Town Hall and Brompton.
- Chatham Town Hall to Gillingham Pier Road via Chatham Hill, Gillingham and James Street.
- Chatham Railway station to the dockyard via Chatham Town Hall.
The network expanded for several years, and by 1908 there were eight operational routes:
... | 32,239 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name given to shantytowns built in the US by the unemployed during the Great Depression? | National Credit Corporation so that big banks could help failing banks survive. But bankers were reluctant to invest in failing banks, and the National Credit Corporation did almost nothing to address the problem.
By 1932, unemployment had reached 23.6%, peaking in early 1933 at 25%. Drought persisted in the agricultur... | mill and mill race can still be seen near Tohickon Creek, Pennsylvania.
The Stover family gave their land to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1931. The recreational facilities were built during the Great Depression by the Federal Works Progress Administration created by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt to provid... | 32,240 | triviaqa-train |
Who designed the Banqueting House in Whitehall, scene of the execution of Charles I? | , most of the palace burned to the ground accidentally after a fire started by a careless washerwoman.
Wallingford House was constructed in 1572 by William Knollys, 1st Earl of Banbury along the western edge of Whitehall. It was subsequently used by Charles I. During the reign of William III, it was bought for the Admi... | a scaffold in front of the Banqueting House of the Palace of Whitehall on 30 January 1649. (After the Restoration in 1660, the regicides who were still alive and not living in exile were either executed or sentenced to life imprisonment.)
Pontefract Castle.
Pontefract Castle was noted by Oliver Cromwell as "[...] one o... | 32,241 | triviaqa-train |
What name is given to the breeding den of a beaver? | , though they may not defend secondary dams as vigorously. Beavers may create a series of dams along a river.
Habitat Lodges.
The ponds created by well-maintained dams help isolate the beavers' homes, which are called "lodges". These are created from severed branches and mud. The beavers cover their lodges late each au... | only to be caught. Later, Bill (thinking Running Moon has also been killed) is given a chance to run (similar to the real life event of John Colter) and is chased by warriors whom he initially eludes by hiding in a beaver den. They pursue him until he and Heavy Eagle fall into a raging river. Heavy Eagle makes it to sh... | 32,242 | triviaqa-train |
The Lena River, the Ob River and the Yenisei River in Russia flow into which large body of water? | air masses from the Indian Ocean, while the plain of the west and north makes the country open to Arctic and Atlantic influences.
Most of Northern European Russia and Siberia has a subarctic climate, with extremely severe winters in the inner regions of Northeast Siberia (mostly the Sakha Republic, where the Northern P... | even more radical transformation.
Conquest of Siberia.
Russia's eastward expansion encountered little resistance. In 1581, the Stroganov merchant family, interested in the fur trade, hired a Cossack leader, Yermak Timofeyevich, to lead an expedition into western Siberia. Yermak defeated the Khanate of Sibir and claimed... | 32,243 | triviaqa-train |
Complete the name of the 1960s group 'Junior Walker and the | singer, to perform with the group; Woods would learn how to play guitar. When Nicks was drafted into the United States Army, Walker convinced the band to move from South Bend to Battle Creek, Michigan. While performing in Benton Harbor, Walker found a drummer, Tony Washington, to replace Nicks. Eventually, Fred Patton ... | The Walker Brothers
The Walker Brothers were an American pop group of the 1960s and 1970s that included Noel Scott Engel (eventually known professionally as Scott Walker), John Walker (born John Joseph Maus, but using the name Walker since his teens) and Gary Leeds (eventually known as Gary Walker). After moving to Bri... | 32,244 | triviaqa-train |
How many 'syllables' should a Japanese Haiku poem contain? | prestige to this form of verse.
Sengoku period.
The Sengoku period literally derives its name from the Japanese for "warring states". It was a militarily and politically turbulent period, with nearly constant military conflict which lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century... | him how to read/compose haiku.
After numerous applications to local newspapers, his haiku was first published on October 8, 1904 in Hokkoku Shimbun. Then he used pseudonym of "Terifumi" (照文).
Eventually, he also started writing poems and tanka (a Japanese poem of thirty‐one syllables).
He started to use his pen name - ... | 32,245 | triviaqa-train |
What do 'Barb'' charts show? | Broadcasters' Audience Research Board
The Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB) is the organisation that compiles audience measurement and television ratings in the United Kingdom. It was created in 1981 to replace two previous systems whereby ITV ratings were compiled by JICTAR (Joint Industry Committee for Tel... | speakers' voices may be altered.
Credits.
According to the show credits, the executive producers are Deron Triff and Collin Campbell. The production team includes Cloe Shasha and Kelly Stoetzel, with help from Amy Eason and Barb Allen. Creative leadership comes from Chris Anderson at TED and Eric Nuzum at Audible. Orig... | 32,246 | triviaqa-train |
The Mariinsky Ballet was formerly known by which name? | Mariinsky Ballet
The Mariinsky Ballet is the resident classical ballet company of the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in the 18th century and originally known as the Imperial Russian Ballet, the Mariinsky Ballet is one of the world's leading ballet companies. Internationally, the Mariinsky Ballet... | Marros Group
The Marros Group is the name given to a suite of rocks of Namurian age laid down during the Carboniferous Period in South Wales. These rocks were formerly known as the Millstone Grit Series but are now distinguished from the similar but geographically separate rock sequences of the Pennines and Peak Distri... | 32,247 | triviaqa-train |
Which chief's vision led to the Sioux's victory at the 1876 Battle of Little Bighorn? | , along the Little Bighorn River in the Crow Indian Reservation in southeastern Montana Territory.
The fight was an overwhelming victory for the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho, who were led by several major war leaders, including Crazy Horse and Chief Gall, and had been inspired by the visions of Sitting Bull (... | a decoy and the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876 in which he led a war party to victory, earned him great respect from both his enemies and his own people.
In September 1877, four months after surrendering to U.S. troops under General George Crook, Crazy Horse was fatally wounded by a bayonet-wielding military guar... | 32,248 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the US lawyer who defended John Scopes on charges of teaching evolution in 1925? | Drugstore, "If you can prove that I've taught evolution and that I can qualify as a defendant, then I'll be willing to stand trial."
By the time the trial had begun, the defense team included Clarence Darrow, Dudley Field Malone, John Neal, Arthur Garfield Hays and Frank McElwee. The prosecution team, led by Tom Stewar... | the site of the historic 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial wherein Darrow unsuccessfully defended a teacher, John T. Scopes, who was found guilty of teaching evolution in a public school in violation of what was then a Tennessee state law. The statue was placed just a few feet away from a statue of William Jennings Bryan, Darro... | 32,249 | triviaqa-train |
Which fashion items are made by. Christian Louboutin? | Luxury Brand Status Index (LBSI) for three years; the brand's offerings were declared the Most Prestigious Women's Shoes in 2007, 2008, and 2009. By 2011, Louboutin became the most searched-for shoe brand online.
Shoes.
Louboutin helped bring stilettos back into fashion in the 1990s and 2000s, designing dozens of style... | exclusively to the pursuit of design excellence and the preservation of design heritage.
Under the leadership of Shauna Levy and a renewed strategic vision embraced in March 2012, DX has hosted renowned traveling exhibitions from prestigious cultural institutions across the globe, including Stefan Sagmeister’s "The Hap... | 32,250 | triviaqa-train |
The Egyptian goddess of love, Hathor, has the head of which animal? | of cow horns and a sun disk. She could also be represented as a lioness, cobra, or sycamore tree.
Cattle goddesses similar to Hathor were portrayed in Egyptian art in the fourth millennium BC, but she may not have appeared until the Old Kingdom (c. 2686–2181 BC). With the patronage of Old Kingdom rulers she became one ... | Symbolism Rider-Waite symbolism.
In the Rider-Waite tarot deck, upon which many modern decks are based, The High Priestess is identified with the Shekhinah, the female indwelling presence of the divine. She wears plain blue robes and sits with her hands in her lap. She has a lunar crescent at her feet, "a horned diadem... | 32,251 | triviaqa-train |
In which city would you find the following; Aventine, Caelian, Capitoline, Esquiline, Palatine, Quirinal and Viminal? | Palatine Hill
The Palatine Hill, (; ; ) which is the centremost of the Seven Hills of Rome, is one of the most ancient parts of the city and has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire." It stands 40 metres above the Roman Forum, looking down upon it on one side, and upon the Circus Maximus on the other. Fro... | , 'Viminal Hill Crescent' and 'Caelian Street', and open spaces called 'Capitoline Hill Park' and 'Palatine Hill Park'.
History.
Between 1912 and 1926 the southern edge of the suburb was serviced by a steam tram which connected with the Queensland Government Railway at Norman Park. Initially the service was operated by... | 32,252 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the part of Mel Hutchwright on 'Coronation Street'? | Mel Hutchwright
Lionel Hipkiss, using the alias Mel Hutchwright, is a fictional character from the British soap opera "Coronation Street", played by Ian McKellen. He makes his first on-screen appearance on 1 May 2005 and is last seen on 22 May 2005. In 2019, McKellen recorded a special message in character as Lionel fo... | The Regina Monologues", along with the then UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and author J. K. Rowling. In April and May 2005, he played the role of Mel Hutchwright in Granada Television's long running British soap opera, "Coronation Street", fulfilling a lifelong ambition. He narrated Richard Bell's film "Eighteen" as a gr... | 32,253 | triviaqa-train |
Which author wrote 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' and was known as the inventor of `gonzo' journalism? | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream is a 1971 novel by Hunter S. Thompson, illustrated by Ralph Steadman. The book is a roman à clef, rooted in autobiographical incidents. The story follows its protagonist, Raoul Duke, and his attorney, Dr. ... | Puke character later appeared in the review of "Reefer Madness".
See also.
- Author surrogate
- Oscar Zeta Acosta, on whom the character of Dr. Gonzo is based
External links.
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Part 1 of the original version as first published in Rolling Stone, Nov. 11, 1971.
- "Fear and Loathing at 25 – ... | 32,254 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the seat at King Arthur's Round Table that was reserved for the knight who would one day find the Holy Grail? | coming of the knight who will achieve the Grail. The Didot "Perceval", a prose continuation of Robert's work, takes up the story, and the knight Percival sits in the seat and initiates the Grail quest.
The prose cycles of the 13th century, the Lancelot-Grail (Vulgate) Cycle and the Post-Vulgate Cycle, further adapt the... | Galahad
Sir Galahad (; sometimes referred to as Galeas or Galath ) among other versions of his name, is a knight of King Arthur's Round Table and one of the three achievers of the Holy Grail in Arthurian legend. He is the illegitimate son of Sir Lancelot and Elaine of Corbenic, and is renowned for his gallantry and pur... | 32,255 | triviaqa-train |
What is the surname of the only father and son to have scored Test match centuries for England? | , in a disappointing performance, lost the Test series 1–0.
The 2009 Ashes series featured the first Test match played in Wales, at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. England drew the match thanks to a last-wicket stand by bowlers James Anderson and Panesar. A victory for each team followed before the series was decided at The O... | the only South African women to have scored Test centuries, while Jean McNaughton, Lorna Ward and Sunette Loubser have all taken five-wicket hauls, with Ward doing it on three occasions. This list contains every woman who has played Test cricket for South Africa. The list is initially arranged in the order in which eac... | 32,256 | triviaqa-train |
Who had a no. 1 hit in 2005 with the song 'You 're Beautiful'? | You're Beautiful
"You're Beautiful" is a song by English singer-songwriter James Blunt. It was written by Blunt, Sacha Skarbek and Amanda Ghost for Blunt's debut album, "Back to Bedlam" (2004). It was released as the second single from the album in 2005.
In the United Kingdom and Australia, the song reached number one ... | , who re-released the album on February 25, 2003, and sold more than 500,000 copies nationwide. The album's only official single was "Love Calls". He followed his debut release with a second album, "Album II," released May 17, 2005 and sold more than 500,000 copies nationwide. It included the hit single "I Can't Stop L... | 32,257 | triviaqa-train |
The winner of which particular sporting competition wins the Coupe des Mousquetaires? | Coupe des Mousquetaires
La Coupe des Mousquetaires (English: The Musketeers' Trophy) is the trophy awarded to the winner of the Men's Singles competition at the French Open.
The trophy was created in its current form in 1981, after Philippe Chatrier, then president of the Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT), offered j... | 39,197,000. If a player makes it to the indicated round, they will receive the points and money listed (provided they don't make it to a further round). Men and women often receive different point values based on the rules of their respective tours. Players receive prize money and points as follows:
Champions.
Champion... | 32,258 | triviaqa-train |
Cassius Coolidge painted pictures of dogs playing which game? | Cassius Marcellus Coolidge
Cassius Marcellus Coolidge (September 18, 1844 – January 13, 1934) was an American artist, mainly known for his series of paintings "Dogs Playing Poker". Known as "Cash" or "Kash" in his family, he often signed his work in the 19th century with the latter spelling, sometimes spelling his name... | exclusive rights to his work "Peaceful Valley". By the late 1940s, the company was one of the largest printers of calendars in the world, employing some of the best pin-up artists in the United States and putting calendars into an estimated fifty million homes.
Rockwell agreed to paint a self-portrait for the 1969 edit... | 32,259 | triviaqa-train |
The words 'defend the children of the poor and punish the wrongdoer' are carved on the wall of which London building? | Old Bailey
The Central Criminal Court of England and Wales (commonly called the Old Bailey, after the street on which it stands) is a court in London and one of a number of buildings housing the Crown Court. Part of the present building stands on the site of the medieval Newgate gaol, on a road named Old Bailey that fo... | to allow the court buildings to be constructed. Above the main entrance is inscribed the admonition: "Defend the Children of the Poor & Punish the Wrongdoer". King Edward VII opened the courthouse.
On the dome above the court stands a bronze statue of Lady Justice, executed by the British sculptor F. W. Pomeroy. She ho... | 32,260 | triviaqa-train |
"Whose novel ""The Original of Laura"" has finally been published 32 years after his death?" | The Original of Laura
The Original of Laura is an incomplete novel by Vladimir Nabokov, which he was writing at the time of his death in 1977. It was finally published, after 30 years of private debate, on November 17, 2009. Nabokov had requested that the work be destroyed upon his death, but his family hesitated to ca... | financial support during his translation work, which took nearly 10 years. He translated the first 80 chapters of the novel, which were published in three volumes (1973, 1977, 1980) under the novel's original title "Story of the Stone" ("Shitou ji" ). The remaining 40 chapters, which appeared after Cao's death and whos... | 32,261 | triviaqa-train |
Which American singer died in Cardiff in April 2006, whilst on tour? | Gene Pitney
Gene Francis Alan Pitney (February 17, 1940 – April 5, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and sound engineer.
Pitney charted 16 Top 40 hits in the United States, four in the Top 10. In the United Kingdom he had 22 Top 40 hits, and 11 singles in the Top Ten. He also wrote the early 1960s hits... | plans to record or tour - although the band are neither split or on an official hiatus. Mullen formed new band Young Legionnaire with Bloc Party bassist Gordon Moakes, who release their debut album Crisis Works in 2011, whilst Frost formed a project called EFFORT with Radio 1 DJ Jen Long, the pair released a 3 track EP... | 32,262 | triviaqa-train |
Which US city is known as the 'Crescent City'? | damaged communities and lost housing as to cause a population decline of over 50%. Since Katrina, major redevelopment efforts have led to a rebound in the city's population. Concerns about gentrification, new residents buying property in formerly closely knit communities, and displacement of longtime residents have bee... | US 13 and US 113 within Pocomoke City. The state highway is the southernmost part of the second alignment of US 113 in Pocomoke City. MD 250A was assigned shortly after US 113 was rolled back to terminate at the Pocomoke City Bypass, US 13, in the 1960s.
MD 268.
Maryland Route 268, which is known as North Street, runs ... | 32,263 | triviaqa-train |
In the Bible, who was 'eyeless in Gaza'? | "Eyeless in Gaza" by Aldous Huxley (which in turn was influenced by John Milton's "Samson Agonistes"). Bates has said he chose the name "for the sound of it... I was reading the Huxley book when I met Pete... It sounded perfectly nice." But Bates has also acknowledged an allusion to the "biblical myth" of Samson, sayin... | Rust Red September
Rust Red September is the sixth album by English band Eyeless in Gaza, released in 1983 by record label Cherry Red. This was the first recording where Eyeless In Gaza employed overdubs, as all their previous releases were recorded in one take straight to tape.
Reception.
"Sounds" wrote "With '"Rust ... | 32,264 | triviaqa-train |
Which artist (1844-1910) painted many jungle scenes (although he never left France) and landscapes of Paris? | Paris. In the late 19th century, many artists in the French provinces and worldwide flocked to Paris to exhibit their works in the numerous salons and expositions and make a name for themselves. Artists such as Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Vincent van Gogh, Paul Cézanne, Jean Metzinger, Albert Gleizes, Henri Rousseau,... | Eero Snellman
Eero Juhani Snellman (June 8, 1890 in Helsinki – November 7, 1951 in Helsinki) was Finnish artist. He co-designed the Flag of Finland with Bruno Tuukkanen.
Snellman studied art in Helsinki in 1908–1910 and continued his studies in France, Italy, Germany, United States, Mexico, and England between 1910–193... | 32,265 | triviaqa-train |
In which country did the 'Carnation Revolution' take place in 1934? | Carnation Revolution
The Carnation Revolution (), also known as the 25 April (), was initially a 25 April 1974 military coup in Lisbon which overthrew the authoritarian Estado Novo regime. The revolution began as a coup organised by the Armed Forces Movement (, MFA), composed of military officers who opposed the regime... | Barracks). Although General Spínola did not play an important role, Marcelo Caetano insisted he would only surrender power to Spínola. This allowed Spínola to assume an important public place as a leader of the revolution, although that was not what the MFA originally intended. The formation of the Junta de Salvação Na... | 32,266 | triviaqa-train |
Which famous director's first film was 'Sugarland Express'? | The Sugarland Express
The Sugarland Express is a 1974 American crime drama film co-written and directed by Steven Spielberg in his theatrical feature directorial debut. It stars Goldie Hawn, Ben Johnson, William Atherton, and Michael Sacks.
It is about a husband and wife trying to outrun the law and was based on a real... | to alienate most of the other judges.
"Drunken Angel" is often considered the director's first major work. Although the script, like all of Kurosawa's occupation-era works, had to go through forced rewrites due to American censorship, Kurosawa felt that this was the first film in which he was able to express himself fr... | 32,267 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the line 'The Child is Father of the Man'? | idiom originating from the poem "My Heart Leaps Up" by William Wordsworth. In a 1966 interview, Wilson mistakenly attributed it to Karl Menninger, and added that the saying had fascinated him. There exist many different interpretations of the phrase, the most popular of which is man being the product of habits and beha... | , Sikander (Pawan Malhotra), murdering someone with his gang; they bury him and flee. Then the story line drops to a young man, Anthony Gonsalves (introducing Nikhil Dwivedi), who accepts Sikander for his father, guru, everything, since Sikander adopted Anthony when he was a young child living on the streets. He didn't... | 32,268 | triviaqa-train |
In football, two men have each won the European Footballer of the Year Award on three occasions, Johann Cruff is one, name the other. | and it is sure to be Messi, but so far he is not among the kings. You can't give him the crown after five years." Several notable figures in the world of football such as Arsène Wenger, Michel Platini, Eric Cantona, Marco van Basten, Michael Laudrup, Emilio Butragueño, Rafael Benítez, and Joan Laporta once revealed tha... | been presented on 42 occasions as of 2019, with two players sharing the award on one occasion (2004–05). There have been 41 different winners, with Henrik Larsson and Scott Brown being the only players to have won the award more than once. The table also indicates where the winning player also won one or more of the ot... | 32,269 | triviaqa-train |
Which German City was once head of the Hanseatic League, and is known for its marzipan? | Mecklenburg to Kaliningrad were originally part of the Scandinavian-led Baltic trade.
Historians generally trace the origins of the Hanseatic League to the rebuilding of the north German town of Lübeck in 1159 by the powerful Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony and Bavaria, after he had captured the area from Adolf II, Coun... | Königsberg marzipan
Königsberg marzipan is a type of marzipan traditionally produced in the German city of Königsberg (now Kaliningrad, Russia). Königsberg's first marzipan production was established by the Pomatti brothers in 1809, who became confectioners of the Royal Prussian Court. They were joined by Sterkau, Pets... | 32,270 | triviaqa-train |
Name Frank Sinatra's Oscar winning song from the 1959 movie, `A Hole in the Head'. | A Hole in the Head
A Hole in the Head (1959) is a DeLuxe Color comedy film, in CinemaScope, directed by Frank Capra, featuring Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson, Eleanor Parker, Keenan Wynn, Carolyn Jones, Thelma Ritter, Dub Taylor, Ruby Dandridge, Eddie Hodges, and Joi Lansing, and released by United Artists. It was b... | , with location shooting planned in Yugoslavia, and George Hamilton and Geraldine Chaplin named to the cast. The movie never was made.
Lansing played "Lola" in the romantic comedy "Marriage on the Rocks" (1965) with a cast that included Frank Sinatra, Deborah Kerr, and Dean Martin. Lansing previously had appeared in Si... | 32,271 | triviaqa-train |
In which decade of the 20 century was the Sydney Harbour Bridge officially opened? | -war angst and which accelerated during the Great Depression of the 1930s, gained momentum in Italy, Germany, and Spain in the 1920s and 1930s, culminating in World War II, sparked by Nazi Germany's aggressive expansion at the expense of its neighbors. Meanwhile, Japan had rapidly transformed itself into a technologica... | Harbour Bridge was officially opened in 1932 which meant that Lavender Bay/Milson Point station and the use of vehicular ferries were made redundant.
History Beginnings.
The location of Luna Park was formerly occupied by a series of workshops, cranes, and railway sidings used to provide for the construction of the Sydn... | 32,272 | triviaqa-train |
The magazine 'Private Eye' gave the nickname 'The Bouncing Czech' to which man? | on the misdeeds of powerful and important individuals and, consequently, has received numerous libel writs throughout its history. These include three issued by James Goldsmith (known in the magazine as "(Sir) Jammy Fishpaste") and several by Robert Maxwell (known as "Captain Bob"), one of which resulted in the award o... | Maxwell was known to be litigious against those who would speak or write against him. The satirical magazine "Private Eye" lampooned him as "Cap'n Bob" and the "bouncing Czech", the latter nickname having originally been devised by Prime Minister Harold Wilson (under whom Maxwell was an MP). Maxwell took out several li... | 32,273 | triviaqa-train |
Which character was the most famous creation of cartoon film animator, Walter Lantz? | Walter Lantz
Walter Benjamin Lantz (April 27, 1899 – March 22, 1994) was an American cartoonist, animator, film producer, director and actor best known for founding Walter Lantz Productions and creating Woody Woodpecker.
Biography.
Biography Early years and start in animation.
Lantz was born in New Rochelle, New York, ... | film). The makers of "Destination Moon" understood that rocketry and space travel were new concepts to most movie-goers at that time, and it was believed that some exposition within the movie was necessary to inform them. Producer George Pal and director Irving Pichel approached animator Walter Lantz to produce an amus... | 32,274 | triviaqa-train |
According to Christian tradition which saint was the mother of the Virgin Mary? | .
In the Quran Birth.
The birth of Mary is narrated in the Quran with references to her father as well as her mother. Mary's father is called "Imran". He is the equivalent of Joachim in Christian tradition. Her mother, according to al-Tabari, is called "Hannah", which is the same name as in Christian tradition (Saint A... | the Eastern Romans in Levantine Arabic, the church is located over an underground spring, which according to Eastern Orthodox belief is where the Virgin Mary was drawing water at the time of the Annunciation. Water from the spring still runs inside the apse of the church and also fed the adjacent site of Mary's Well, l... | 32,275 | triviaqa-train |
Which newspaper introduced the Sudoku Puzzle to the UK in 2004? | Nikoli, under the name Sudoku, meaning "single number". It first appeared in a US newspaper and then "The Times" (London) in 2004, from the efforts of Wayne Gould, who devised a computer program to rapidly produce distinct puzzles.
History.
History Predecessors.
Number puzzles appeared in newspapers in the late 19th ce... | and Seta, 2004.
There are two kinds of mathematical symmetry readily identifiable in Kakuro puzzles: minimum and maximum constraints are duals, as are missing and required values.
All sum combinations can be represented using a bitmapped representation. This representation is useful for determining missing and required... | 32,276 | triviaqa-train |
What is the highest peak in the Republic of Ireland? | Geography of Ireland
:Ireland is an island in Northwestern Europe in the north Atlantic Ocean. The island lies on the European continental shelf, part of the Eurasian Plate. The island's main geographical features include low central plains surrounded by coastal mountains. The highest peak is Carrauntoohil (), which is... | Cuilcagh
Cuilcagh () is a mountain on the border between County Fermanagh (in Northern Ireland) and County Cavan (in the Republic of Ireland). With a height of it is the highest point in the Breifne Mountains, as well as in both counties Cavan and Fermanagh. It is also the 170th highest peak on the island of Ireland, a... | 32,277 | triviaqa-train |
Who composed the opera 'The Rape of Lucretia'? | Verdi, onward, exercising tremendous influence on his successors Giacomo Puccini, Richard Strauss, and Benjamin Britten.
After Verdi, the sentimental "realistic" melodrama of verismo appeared in Italy. This was a style introduced by Pietro Mascagni's "Cavalleria rusticana" and Ruggero Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" that cam... | Boldaji District
Boldaji District () is a district (bakhsh) in Borujen County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 19,708, in 4,510 families. The District has one city: Boldaji. The District has two rural districts ("dehestan"): Chaghakhor Rural District and Emamzadeh Hamzeh... | 32,278 | triviaqa-train |
In the Scottish Football League, in which City do St Johnstone play their home matches? | St Johnstone F.C.
St Johnstone Football Club is a professional football club in Perth, Scotland. The name of the football club derives from St. John's Toun – the old name of Perth. Although it is officially recorded as being formed in 1884, the club did not play its first game until February 1885. The club's home since... | Whitburn Junior F.C.
Whitburn Junior Football Club are a Scottish junior football club from Whitburn, West Lothian. Formed in 1933, they play their home games at Central Park.
Nicknamed "Burnie", the club's colours are claret and amber. They presently play in the Scottish Junior Football Association's East Region Super... | 32,279 | triviaqa-train |
Who was four years late in collecting his Nobel Prize for Literature which was originally awarded in 1970? | Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, the 1970 prize laureate, did not attend the Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm for fear that the USSR would prevent his return afterwards (his works there were circulated in "samizdat"—clandestine form). After the Swedish government refused to honor Solzhenitsyn with a public award ceremony and l... | known as a strong personality. There was often tensions between Jorpes and his students and colleagues. He was also a workaholic who enjoyed his time in the laboratory. In 1952, Jorpes was a nominee for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with K.P.Link.
In 1945, he became a member of the Royal Swedish Aca... | 32,280 | triviaqa-train |
Name the Prime Minister of Australia from 1968 to 1971 who fostered Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War? | to be a turning point in the war, and although it had been a tactical disaster for the communists it proved a strategic victory for Hanoi as confidence in the American military and political leadership collapsed, as did public support for the war in the United States.
Tet had a similar effect on Australian public opini... | follow new policies, pursuing independent defence and foreign policies and distancing Australia from its traditional ties to Britain. But he continued to support Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War, a position he had reluctantly inherited from Holt, which became increasingly unpopular after 1968. On domestic iss... | 32,281 | triviaqa-train |
Alphabetically, which is the first team in cricket's County Championship? | , Lancashire, Middlesex, Nottinghamshire, Surrey, Sussex and Yorkshire. Subsequently, the championship has been expanded to 18 clubs by the additions at various times of Derbyshire, Durham, Essex, Glamorgan, Hampshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Somerset, Warwickshire and Worcestershire.
History.
History Origin ... | 1948 English cricket season
1948 was the 49th season of County Championship cricket in England. Don Bradman, who was shortly to retire, made his final appearance in England. Bradman's Australian team, which included Arthur Morris, a very young Neil Harvey, Ray Lindwall and Keith Miller, went through the tour without be... | 32,282 | triviaqa-train |
In which film did Sean Connery play Franciscan Friar William of Baskerville? | , whatever remains — however improbable — must be the truth.
Characteristics.
In the book, "The Name of the Rose", Umberto Eco's description of Brother William of Baskerville has some similarities to Arthur Conan Doyle's description of Sherlock Holmes in "A Study in Scarlet" (1887).
Characteristics Appearance.
However,... | albedo (reflectivity), the larger an asteroid's diameter for a certain absolute magnitude (brightness).
Naming.
This minor planet was named for celebrated Scottish actor and Academy Award winner Sean Connery (born 1930), famous for portraying the character James Bond – after which the minor planet 9007 James Bond is na... | 32,283 | triviaqa-train |
From which club did Everton sign winger David Ginola in 2002? | of 118 as of 2016–17 (the club played in Division 2 in 1930–31 and from 1951–54). They are one of six teams to have played in every season of the Premier League since its inception in August 1992 – the others being Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, and Tottenham Hotspur. Everton against Aston Villa is the... | his dismissal with the fourth official.
Club career Everton.
In 2002, Ginola signed for Everton playing five games for the club before retiring in May 2002, just after David Moyes took over as manager. Ginola was deemed surplus to requirements by Moyes, and made only one substitute appearance from March onwards. His co... | 32,284 | triviaqa-train |
The name of which European capital translates into English as 'Log Island'? | as part of a coalition. UK military operations in Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya, have followed this approach. Setting aside the intervention in Sierra Leone in 2000, the last occasion on which the British military fought alone was the Falklands War of 1982.
According to various sources, including the Stoc... | often translates into English. Sunić has widely written, translated and lectured in English, German, French and Croatian on many authors, novelists and political thinkers who can be called the predecessors of the European New Right (such as Southern Agrarians, Emile Cioran, Ernst Jünger and Louis-Ferdinand Céline) The ... | 32,285 | triviaqa-train |
Name the Oscar winning song from Mary Poppins? | Visual Effects, and Best Original Song for "Chim Chim Cher-ee". In 2013, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". "Mary Poppins" is considered Walt Disney's crowning live-action achiev... | Jolly Holiday
"Jolly Holiday" is a song from Walt Disney's film "Mary Poppins". It was composed by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. The song is sung in the film by Bert (Dick Van Dyke) and Mary (Julie Andrews) in the pastel fantasy sequence before reaching the carousel. Oscar-winning music arranger Irwin Kosta... | 32,286 | triviaqa-train |
In which famous school was the game of squash invented in the 20th century? | The governing body of Squash, the World Squash Federation (WSF) is recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), but the sport is not part of the Olympic Games, despite a number of applications. Supporters continue to lobby for its incorporation in a future Olympic program.
History.
Squash has its origins in... | Hardball squash
Hardball squash is a format of the indoor racquet sport squash which was first developed in North America in the late 19th century and early 20th century. It is sometimes referred to as being the "American version" of the sport. Compared to the "British version" of the game – which today is usually refe... | 32,287 | triviaqa-train |
What year saw the abolition of the death penalty for murder in Britain? | penalty in 1863 and San Marino did so in 1865. The last execution in San Marino had taken place in 1468. In Portugal, after legislative proposals in 1852 and 1863, the death penalty was abolished in 1867. The last execution of the death penalty in Brazil was 1876, from there all the condemnations were commuted by the E... | Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965
The Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It abolished the death penalty for murder in Great Britain (the death penalty for murder survived in Northern Ireland until 1973). The Act replaced the penalty of death with a... | 32,288 | triviaqa-train |
The headquarters of Interpol are in which city? | Interpol
The International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO-INTERPOL; ), more commonly known as INTERPOL ( , ), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and crime control. Headquartered in Lyon, France, it was founded in 1923 as the International Criminal Police Commission (ICPC)... | headquarters' system also keeps the data on every criminal, can access police records as well Interpol files on request. Teenagers residing in various cities of India receive special training at the headquarters from the Commando Force and then sent back to their respective homes. These trained junior cadets have speci... | 32,289 | triviaqa-train |
Which stage and screen actor was born in Huyton, Liverpool in 1908? | LIPA, and by the number of theatres in the city. These include the Empire, Everyman, Liverpool Playhouse, Neptune, Royal Court and Unity theatres. The Everyman and Playhouse are now both part of one company, and both houses produce their own work as well as receiving touring productions.
The Everyman was rebuilt betwee... | Gary Mavers
Gary John Mavers (born 1 September 1964 in Huyton, near Liverpool in Lancashire), is an English television actor.
Mavers graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and is best known for his portrayals of GP Andrew Attwood in "Peak Practice" which he worked on for 5 years as a hardworking doctor in a ... | 32,290 | triviaqa-train |
The Old Testament contains two instances of talking animals, the serpent in the garden is one, name the other? | had made" (Gen. 3:1). There is no indication in the Book of Genesis that the serpent was a deity in its own right, although it is one of only two cases of animals that talk in the Pentateuch (Balaam's donkey being the other).
God placed Adam in the Garden to tend it and warned Adam not to eat the fruit of the Tree of K... | post-medieval Christian reading of the scriptures influenced by medieval and pre-medieval Christian popular mythology.
Sources.
Sources Old Testament.
Sources Old Testament The serpent (Genesis 3).
In the view of many Christians, the devil's first appearance in the Old Testament is as the serpent in the Garden of Eden.... | 32,291 | triviaqa-train |
Name the musician who succeeded Cherie Blair as Chancellor of the Liverpool John Moores University in 2007. | to include the BBC and social media.
The hearings began on Monday 14 November 2011. The full report was published on 29 November 2012 and is available online.
Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University.
In 2013 Leveson was appointed as Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University, taking over from Brian May who s... | and all staff were dismissed without notice.
Career in academia.
She was the 3rd Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University from 1999–2006. On 26 July 2006, was awarded the honorary title of Emerita Chancellor, as well as the university honorarily naming its new Cherie Booth Building. She is also Governor of the Lo... | 32,292 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the oldest Sunday national newspaper in the UK still in circulation? | an article published in the latter would never be credited to "The Times".
In some cases a Sunday edition is an expanded version of a newspaper from the same publisher; in other cases, particularly in Britain, it may be a separate enterprise, e.g., "The Observer", not affiliated with a daily newspaper from its founding... | The Augusta Chronicle
The Augusta Chronicle is the daily newspaper of Augusta, Georgia, and is one of the oldest newspapers in the United States still in publication. The paper is known for its coverage of the Masters Tournament, which is played in Augusta. The "Chronicle" had a daily circulation of 18,177 and a Sunday... | 32,293 | triviaqa-train |
In the Republic of Ireland, in which town or city are the administrative HQ for the County of Kerry? | , and the fourth-largest by population. Uniquely, it is bordered by only two other counties: County Limerick to the east and County Cork to the south-east. The county town is Tralee. The diocesan seat is Killarney, which is one of Ireland's most famous tourist destinations. The Lakes of Killarney, an area of outstandin... | is to NUTS 3 statistical regions of the Republic of Ireland. ’County town’ is the current or former administrative capital of the county.
Cities which, in the Republic, are currently administered outside the county system, but with the same legal status as administrative counties, are not shown separately: these are Co... | 32,294 | triviaqa-train |
In which city are the HQ of the University of Warwick located? | Horticulture Research International.
Campus Main campus.
The main Warwick campus occupies between the City of Coventry and the County of Warwickshire. The original buildings of the campus are in contemporary 1960s architecture. The campus contains all of the main student amenities, all but four of the student halls of ... | One is Port Warwick, named after the fictional city in William Styron's novel, "Lie Down in Darkness". Port Warwick includes housing for a broad variety of citizens, from retired persons to off-campus housing for Christopher Newport University students. Also included are several high-end restaurants and upscale shoppin... | 32,295 | triviaqa-train |
Who composed the opera `Bluebeards Castle? | Zacharia Paliashvili, who fused local folk songs and stories with 19th-century Romantic classical themes.
The key figure of Hungarian national opera in the 19th century was Ferenc Erkel, whose works mostly dealt with historical themes. Among his most often performed operas are "Hunyadi László" and "Bánk bán". The most ... | Il Paride
Il Paride is an opera in five acts composed by Giovanni Andrea Bontempi who also wrote the libretto. The first Italian-language opera to be given in Dresden, it was first performed on 3 November 1662 at the Dresden Castle to celebrate the marriage of Erdmuthe Sophie von Sachsen, the daughter of John George II... | 32,296 | triviaqa-train |
Name the only Quaker to be elected President of the United States? | this capacity, four vice presidents have been able to announce their own election to the presidency: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Van Buren, and George H. W. Bush. Conversely, John C. Breckinridge, in 1861, Richard Nixon, in 1961, and Al Gore, in 2001, all had to announce their opponent's election. In 1969, Vic... | a British photographer, whose catalogue ran to many thousands of topographical views.
At first Quakers were barred by law and their own convictions from being involved in the arena of law and politics. As time went on, a few Quakers in England and the United States did enter that arena. Joseph Pease was the son of Edwa... | 32,297 | triviaqa-train |
In the Scottish Football League, which team plays its home matches in Dumfries? | as "doon hame" in the Scots language (down home). The term doonhamer followed, to describe those that originate from Dumfries.
The Doonhamers is also the nickname of Queen of the South who represent Dumfries and the surrounding area in the Scottish Football League.
The crest of Dumfries contains the words, "A Lore Burn... | Dalbeattie Star F.C.
Dalbeattie Star Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway.that currently competes in the Lowland Football League.
The club had previously played in the South of Scotland Football League.
Home matches are played at Islecroft Stadium in Dalbeat... | 32,298 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the chief island of the Seychelles? | 1756 when a Stone of Possession was laid on Mahé by Captain Nicholas Morphey. The islands were named after Jean Moreau de Séchelles, Louis XV's Minister of Finance.
The British frigate "Orpheus" commanded by Captain Henry Newcome arrived at Mahé on 16 May 1794. Terms of capitulation were drawn up and the next day Seych... | Aride Island
Aride Island is the northernmost granitic island in the Seychelles (Bird Island is the northernmost Seychelles island overall). A nature reserve, it is leased and managed by the Island Conservation Society of Seychelles.
History.
The name ‘Aride’ first appears on nautical charts after French voyages of exp... | 32,299 | triviaqa-train |
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