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In literature, which paradox is first explained by Doc Daneeka? | Doc Daneeka
Doc Daneeka is a fictional character in the novel "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller.
Doc Daneeka is the squadron physician and a friend of the novel's protagonist, Yossarian. "Catch-22" itself is first explained in the novel when Yossarian asks Doc Daneeka to excuse him from combat duty. Doc Daneeka is also the ... | this insane number invokes regulation 22 for which, as explained by Doc Daneeka, there is a catch: An airman would have to be crazy to fly more missions, and if he were crazy he would be unfit to fly. Yet, if an airman would refuse to fly more missions, this would indicate that he is sane, which would mean that he woul... | 32,300 | triviaqa-train |
Goodluck Jonathan was defeated in an election in 2015 ending his term as president of which country? | of Labour.
Acting President Jonathan also promised to continue implementing the Seven-point agenda policy framework of President Umaru Musa Yar’adua.
Presidency Order of succession.
In accordance with the order of succession in the Nigerian constitution following President Umaru Yar'Adua's death on 5 May 2010, acting P... | a second term, and wait for 2015 to get a southern governor.
In May 2010 there were rumors that President Goodluck Jonathan would nominate Kaduna State governor Namadi Sambo as his Vice President, which would cause Yakowa to become governor. If so, he would be the first person from Southern Kaduna and first Christian t... | 32,301 | triviaqa-train |
Where do the Rivers Foss and Ouse meet? | River Ouse, Yorkshire
The River Ouse ( ) is a river in North Yorkshire, England. Hydrologically, the river is a continuation of the River Ure, and the combined length of the River Ure and River Ouse makes it, at , the sixth longest river of the United Kingdom and (including the Ure) the longest to flow entirely in one ... | was built at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss on a terminal moraine left by the last Ice Age.
During Roman times, the land surrounding the rivers Ouse and Foss was marshy, making the site easy to defend. The city is prone to flooding from the River Ouse, and has an extensive (and until 2015 mostly effective) ... | 32,302 | triviaqa-train |
How is Jordan Belfort described in a 2014 film title? | Jordan Belfort
Jordan Ross Belfort (; born July 9, 1962) is an American author, motivational speaker, and former stockbroker. In 1999, he pleaded guilty to fraud and related crimes in connection with stock-market manipulation and running a boiler room as part of a penny-stock scam. Belfort spent 22 months in prison as ... | also provided the title for a book by Robert H. Tillman and Michael L. Indergaard called "Pump and Dump: The Rancid Rules of the New Economy".
- A fictional account of pump-and-dump schemes can be seen in the movie "Boiler Room". According to press accounts, the director and writer of the film worked briefly as a cold-... | 32,303 | triviaqa-train |
Who made the “Tryst with Destiny” speech in 1947? | Tryst with Destiny
"Tryst with Destiny" was a speech delivered by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India, to the Indian Constituent Assembly in The Parliament, on the eve of India's Independence, towards midnight on 14 August 1947. It spoke on the aspects that transcend India's history. It is c... | not merely at the national level, was put into confinement less than twenty-four hours after Gandhi's speech, and the greater number of the Congress leaders were to spend the rest of the war in jail. Gandhi made this speech to help India gain Independence.
See also.
- Tryst with destiny
- List of speeches
- Gandhi Heri... | 32,304 | triviaqa-train |
According to the record where were Typically Tropical going in 1975. | Typically Tropical
Typically Tropical were a British band comprising two Welsh engineers, Jeff Calvert and Max West.. They are best known for their 1975 number one hit record "Barbados" and for writing the 1978 disco hit "I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper" by Hot Gossip.
History.
After hearing the demo version of "... | which was a record at the time. This record number of power outages was beaten by Hurricane Ivan in 2004. Damage was heavy all the way inland to Montgomery where winds reached .
Highest rainfalls in Mississippi were throughout the eastern side of the state with lower amounts going westward. Tropical storm winds were re... | 32,305 | triviaqa-train |
In 2015 the left wing Syriza party won the general election in which country? | Syriza
The Coalition of the Radical Left (), mostly known by the syllabic abbreviation Syriza (, sometimes stylised SYRIZA.; ; a pun on the Greek adverb , meaning "from the roots" or "radically"), is a political party in Greece originally founded in 2004 as a coalition of left-wing and radical left parties.
It is the s... | offering candidacies to famous individuals, such as actor Kadir İnanır. According to a private poll conducted by the HDP in January 2015, the party needs to gather around 600,000 more supporters by the general election in order to surpass the election threshold of 10% and win 72 MPs. Polling organisations such as Metro... | 32,306 | triviaqa-train |
In 1975, ‘Curtain’ was the last novel starring which character? | Curtain (novel)
Curtain: Poirot's Last Case is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in September 1975 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year, selling for $7.95.
The novel features Hercule Poirot and Arthur Hastings in ... | adaptation of an opérette by Frédéric Toulmouche, with Decima Moore as its leading lady, after which he recreated his original role of Tom Strutt in a revival of "Dorothy". In 1893 he was in "The Black Domino", a melodrama starring Mrs. Patrick Campbell, in which Le Hay played a character role, and Arthur Williams prov... | 32,307 | triviaqa-train |
According to the Old Testament, which place is the source of the river that divides into four other rivers - the Pishon, Gihon, Tigris and Euphrates? | colluded with Anu and the Teshub to destroy Kumarbi (The Kumarbi Cycle).
The Tigris appears twice in the Old Testament. First, in the Book of Genesis, it is the third of the four rivers branching off the river issuing out of the Garden of Eden. The second mention is in the Book of Daniel, wherein Daniel states he recei... | Pasitigris
The classical and late classical name for the Karun river--one of the four rivers of Paradise or the Biblical Eden. The Old Testament maintains the four rivers to have been, the Euphrates, the Tigris, the Gihon and the Pishon.
The first two are clearly the primary rivers of Iraq and still carry the ancient ... | 32,308 | triviaqa-train |
Gerald Durrell was a director of which zoo? | of geography, as opposed to taxonomy.
When ecology emerged as a matter of public interest in the 1970s, a few zoos began to consider making conservation their central role, with Gerald Durrell of the Jersey Zoo, George Rabb of Brookfield Zoo, and William Conway of the Bronx Zoo (Wildlife Conservation Society) leading t... | Jeremy Mallinson
Jeremy John Crosby Mallinson OBE is a conservationist associated with the Durrell Wildlife Park and Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust. He joined the zoo in 1959, but his great dedication saw him become Head of Mammals, and ultimately the Director of the Trust when he retired in 2002. Jeremy Mallinson... | 32,309 | triviaqa-train |
The term “paparazzi’ is derived from the name of a character in which film by Federico Fellini? | exhibit devoted to Fellini that included ephemera, television interviews, behind-the-scenes photographs, "Book of Dreams" (based on 30 years of the director's illustrated dreams and notes), along with excerpts from "La dolce vita" and "8½".
In 2014, the Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps of Concord, California performed ... | , involves various people being drastically changed by the media and paparazzi, which is what the song is said to be about. Hey Monday lead singer Cassadee Pope makes an appearance in the video. Clips of the band performing in exaggerated circus costumes on a carousel are shown throughout the video.
Wentz also stated t... | 32,310 | triviaqa-train |
What in Wiltshire is Europe’s largest man-made mound? | Silbury Hill
Silbury Hill is a prehistoric artificial chalk mound near Avebury in the English county of Wiltshire. It is part of the Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites UNESCO World Heritage Site.
At high, it is the tallest prehistoric man-made mound in Europe and one of the largest in the world; similar in size t... | woven baskets to create this network of mounds and community plazas. Monks Mound, for example, covers , rises , and was topped by a massive building another high".
Notable features Monks Mound.
Monks Mound is the largest structure and central focus of the city: a massive platform mound with four terraces, 10 stories ta... | 32,311 | triviaqa-train |
Which brewery makes Flying Scotsman, Golden XPA and Deuchars IPA? | Caledonian Brewery
Caledonian Brewery is a Scottish brewery founded in 1869 in the Shandon area of Edinburgh, Scotland.
History.
History Early years.
When it was founded in 1869, the brewery was named the Lorimer and Clark Caledonian Brewery, after its founders George Lorimer and Robert Clark.
George Lorimer was just 1... | - Australian Pale Ale - Stone and Wood Brewing Co
2. IIPA - Double IPA - Pirate Life Brewing
3. Hop Hog - American Pale Ale - Feral Brewing Company
4. XPA - American Pale Ale - Balter
5. IPA - American IPA - Pirate Life Brewing
6. Little Dove - American Pale Ale - Gage Roads Brewing Co
7. Pale Ale - American Pale A... | 32,312 | triviaqa-train |
Which Lord was commissioned to report into the 1981 Brixton Riots? | Scarman Report
The Scarman report was commissioned by the UK Government following the 1981 Brixton riots. Lord Scarman was appointed by then Home Secretary William Whitelaw on 14 April 1981 (two days after the rioting ended) to hold the enquiry into the riots. The Scarman report was published on 25 November 1981.
The t... | attacks. In Parliament, Conservative MP Nicholas Winterton demanded of the Home Secretary "if he will seek to proscribe the East London Workers against Racism vigilante group". Workers Against Racism was criticised in the press for its activities during the 1981 Brixton riots. An internal Home Office report to then Pri... | 32,313 | triviaqa-train |
What opera venue is near Lewes East Sussex? | of Lewes. The town's landmarks include Lewes Castle, the remains of Lewes Priory, Bull House (the former home of Tom Paine), Southover Grange and public gardens, and a 16th-century timber-framed Wealden hall house known as Anne of Cleves House. Other notable features of the area include the Glyndebourne festival, the L... | Lewes Crown Court
Lewes Crown Court is a Crown Court venue in Lewes, East Sussex, England. It is housed in the Lewes Combined Court Centre which it shares with Lewes County Court in the Lewes High Street. The Portland stone building, originally established as East Sussex County Hall, was designed by John Johnson and bu... | 32,314 | triviaqa-train |
"What was the 2007 segue! to the film ""28 Days Later”?" | , Rose Byrne, Jeremy Renner, Imogen Poots, Harold Perrineau, Catherine McCormack, Mackintosh Muggleton, and Idris Elba.
In March 2007, Danny Boyle claimed to be interested in making a third film in the series, "28 Months Later".
Legacy Comic books.
Fox Atomic Comics, in association with HarperCollins, released a graphi... | ". The rerecorded 2007 version was used during promotional trailers for preorder items, while the game's end credits utilize both it and a remixed version of the song. The remixed version, called the "Power Mix", was based on the melancholy "Sam's Theme" version of the song, which was created for possible inclusion in ... | 32,315 | triviaqa-train |
By what name was the Amu Darya river, which forms part of Afghanistan's borders with Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, known in classical times? | contract with China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) for the development of three oil fields along the Amu Darya river in the north.
The country has significant amounts of lithium, copper, gold, coal, iron ore, and other minerals. The Khanashin carbonatite in Helmand Province contains of rare earth elements. In 20... | Central Asian clothing
In Central Asian countries such as Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan, the tunic and loose trousers ensemble forms part of traditional costume. Men will wear turbans or hats with their tunics and sirwals whilst women will wear scarves or hats.
Lozim and kuylak.
Women in Central Asian Uzbekis... | 32,316 | triviaqa-train |
Under what pseudonym did writer Edith Pargeter create the detective Brother Cadfael? | Edith Pargeter
Edith Mary Pargeter (28 September 1913 – 14 October 1995), also known by her "nom de plume" Ellis Peters, was an English author of works in many categories, especially history and historical fiction, and was also honoured for her translations of Czech classics; she is probably best known for her murder m... | Shrewsbury before he wanted.
Hugh says that Olivier resembles Cadfael in a way; the monk says, no, he looks completely like his mother. "I always meant to tell you, some day," he said tranquilly, "what he does not know, and never will from me. He is my son."
Characters.
- Brother Cadfael: He is the herbalist of the Ben... | 32,317 | triviaqa-train |
An eft is a juvenile stage of which amphibian? | Newt
A newt is a salamander in the subfamily Pleurodelinae. The terrestrial juvenile phase is called an eft. Unlike other members of the family Salamandridae, newts are semiaquatic, alternating between aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Not all aquatic salamanders are considered newts, however. More than 100 known speci... | . In the pre-adult freshwater stage, the eel also has phenotypic plasticity because fish-eating eels develop very wide mandibles, making the head look blunt. Leptocephali are common, occurring in all Elopomorpha (tarpon- and eel-like fish).
Most other bony fish undergo metamorphosis from embryo to larva (fry) and then ... | 32,318 | triviaqa-train |
To whom did Sonny Liston lose the World Heavyweight Boxingchampionship in 1964? | Although Liston was widely regarded as unbeatable, he lost the title in 1964 to Cassius Clay (later known as Muhammad Ali), who entered as a 7–1 underdog. Controversy followed with claims that Liston had been drinking heavily the night before the fight. In his 1965 rematch with Clay, Liston suffered an unexpected first... | Professional boxing World heavyweight champion Fights against Liston.
By late 1963, Clay had become the top contender for Sonny Liston's title. The fight was set for February 25, 1964, in Miami Beach. Liston was an intimidating personality, a dominating fighter with a criminal past and ties to the mob. Based on Clay's ... | 32,319 | triviaqa-train |
Which French revolutionary leader was assassinated by Charlotte Corday whilst he was having a bath? | Charlotte Corday
Marie-Anne Charlotte de Corday d'Armont (27 July 1768 – 17 July 1793), known as Charlotte Corday (), was a figure of the French Revolution. In 1793, she was executed by guillotine for the assassination of Jacobin leader Jean-Paul Marat, who was in part responsible for the more radical course the Revolu... | Us All"
Emperor Constantine I "The Great" of Rome
- Gaetano Donizetti: "Fausta"
Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish scientist
- Claude Vivier: Kopernikus
Charlotte Corday, French Girondin revolutionary
- Lorenzo Ferrero: Charlotte Corday
Saint Corentin of Quimper, Breton patron saint of seafood
- Édouard Lalo: "Le roi d'Ys"
Ga... | 32,320 | triviaqa-train |
Which Beatrix Potter female character was rescued from a fox by Kep the collie? | the partnerships that shaped the rest of her life: her country solicitor husband and his large family, her farms, the Sawrey community and the predictable rounds of country life. "The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck" and "The Tale of Tom Kitten" are representative of Hill Top Farm and of her farming life, and reflect her ha... | kill and roast her. Kep, a collie on the farm, discovers Jemima's whereabouts and rescues her just in time. Potter indicated the tale was a revision of "Little Red Riding Hood" with Jemima, the fox, and the dog parallels to the fairy tale's heroine, wolf, and woodcutter. Jemima, Kep, the farmer's wife, and her two chil... | 32,321 | triviaqa-train |
"""Rat Trap"" and ""I Don't Like Mondays"" were number one singles for which band?" | I Don't Like Mondays
"I Don't Like Mondays" is a song by Irish group The Boomtown Rats about the 1979 Cleveland Elementary School shooting in San Diego. It was released in 1979 as the lead single from their third album, "The Fine Art of Surfacing". The song was a number one single in the UK Singles Chart for four weeks... | selection of tracks) came out the next year on Columbia Records. Mutt Lange produced "Rat Trap", which became the first rock song by an Irish band to reach No. 1 in the UK. In addition, "Rat Trap" was also the first new wave song to claim the number one spot.
In 1979, "I Don't Like Mondays" was released. This was writt... | 32,322 | triviaqa-train |
What is the SI unit of resistance? | of the object, the material it is made of, and other factors like temperature or strain). This proportionality is called Ohm's law, and materials that satisfy it are called "ohmic" materials.
In other cases, such as a transformer, diode or battery, "V" and "I" are "not" directly proportional. The ratio "V"/"I" is somet... | barrier composed of several layers of material is the sum of the R-values of the individual Note that the R-value is the building industry term for what is in other contexts called "thermal resistance" "for a unit It is sometimes denoted RSI-value if the SI (metric) units are used.
An R-value can be given for a materia... | 32,323 | triviaqa-train |
"Who produced and created ""Allo Allo"" and ""Are you being Served"" with David-Croft?" | Are You Being Served?
Are You Being Served? is a British sitcom created and written by executive producer David Croft (Croft also directed some episodes) and Jeremy Lloyd, with contributions from Michael Knowles and John Chapman, for the BBC. Set in London, the show follows the misadventures and mishaps of the staff of... | Smith, in "The Avengers" episode, "From Venus With Love".
Lloyd's first major success as a comedy writer was with "Are You Being Served?" in 1972, on which he worked with David Croft. He and Croft subsequently produced "'Allo 'Allo!", which was equally popular in the UK, and a spinoff of "Are You Being Served?", "Grace... | 32,324 | triviaqa-train |
What is the more common name for the alligator pear? | Avocado
The avocado ("Persea americana"), a tree with probable origin in South Central Mexico, is classified as a member of the flowering plant family Lauraceae. The fruit of the plant, also called an avocado (or avocado pear or alligator pear), is botanically a large berry containing a single large seed.
Avocados are ... | a methyl group to a DNA acceptor. In practice, many molecules are not referred to using this terminology due to more prevalent common names. For example, RNA Polymerase is the modern common name for what was formerly known as RNA nucleotidyltransferase, a kind of nucleotidyl transferase that transfers nucleotides to th... | 32,325 | triviaqa-train |
"Who played Frankenstein's monster in the 1931 film ""Frankenstein""?" | and hideously ugly, but sensitive and emotional. The monster attempts to fit into human society but is shunned, which leads him to seek revenge against Frankenstein. According to the scholar Joseph Carroll, the monster occupies "a border territory between the characteristics that typically define protagonists and antag... | The humorous TV series "Frankenstein's Aunt" features a Dr. Frankenstein who creates a typical Frankenstein's monster. As in the Universal Pictures' 1931 film adaptation, the character is renamed Henry Frankenstein (portrayed by Bolek Polívka).
- In ABC's fairy tale drama series "Once Upon a Time", Dr. Frankenstein (Da... | 32,326 | triviaqa-train |
The Lilangeni is the principal unit of currency in which kingdom? | 1974, the Monetary Authority of Swaziland introduced notes in denominations of 1 lilangeni, 2, 5 and 10 emalangeni, with 20 emalangeni notes following in 1978. In 1981, the Central Bank of Swaziland (now Eswatini) took over paper money production, first issuing notes commemorating the Diamond jubilee of King Sobhuza II... | Swazi lilangeni
The lilangeni (plural: emalangeni, ISO 4217 code: "SZL") is the currency of Eswatini and is subdivided into 100 cents. It is issued by the Central Bank of Eswatini (Swazi: "Umntsholi Wemaswati"). The South African rand is also accepted in the country. Similarly in situation to the Lesotho loti, there ar... | 32,327 | triviaqa-train |
Which politician succeeded Anthony Eden as Foreign Secretary in April 1955, and then became Chancellor of the Exchequer in December of the same year? | Harold Macmillan
Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, (10 February 1894 – 29 December 1986) was a British Conservative Party statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963. Dubbed "Supermac", he was known for his pragmatism, wit and unflappability.
Macmillan served in the Gren... | Etonian or a Brigade of Guards tie.
Political career, 1951–57 Foreign Secretary (1955).
Macmillan was Foreign Secretary in April–December 1955 in the government of Anthony Eden, who had taken over as prime minister from the retiring Churchill. Returning from the Geneva Summit of that year he made headlines by declaring... | 32,328 | triviaqa-train |
"Which writer's final novel was ""The Brothers Karamazov""?" | The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov (, "Brat'ya Karamazovy", ), also translated as The Karamazov Brothers, is the final novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. Dostoevsky spent nearly two years writing "The Brothers Karamazov", which was published as a serial in "The Russian Messenger" from January 187... | Eufloria
Eufloria (formerly Dyson) is a real-time strategy video game developed by British studio Omni Systems Limited, consisting of independent developers Alex May, Rudolf Kremers and Brian Grainger. It was named after the Dyson tree hypothesis by Freeman Dyson that a tree-like plant could grow on a comet.
The game w... | 32,329 | triviaqa-train |
Zen, Slave and Orac, are the 3 computers used by the protagonists in which TV series of the 1970's and 80's? | on board. When Avon later attempts to do the same to what he believes is Servalan's ship, Cally flatly refuses, reminding Avon of what happened last time.
Olag Gan.
Olag Gan is a fictional character from the British science fiction television series "Blake's 7", played by David Jackson (in the B7 audio series, Gan is p... | computer aboard "Liberator", Zen controls the craft's secondary systems, including the battle and guidance computers. It is susceptible to interference from outside influences, such as Orac. It is considered a character in its own right. It is rendered nonfunctional after "Liberator" is damaged by fluid particles, and ... | 32,330 | triviaqa-train |
"Which film actress of the 1920's was known as the ""It"" Girl""?" | It girl
An it girl is an attractive young woman, generally a celebrity, who is perceived to have both sex appeal and a personality that is especially engaging.
The expression "it girl" originated in British upper-class society around the turn of the 20th century. It reached global attention in 1927, with the popularity... | Miriam Battista
Miriam Battista (July 14, 1912 – December 22, 1980) was an American actress known principally for her early career as a child star in silent films. After gaining notice in Broadway theatre at the age of four, she was cast in films the same year. Her most famous appearance was in the 1920 film "Humoresqu... | 32,331 | triviaqa-train |
What name is given to the principal unit of currency in both Malawi and Zambia? | and the National Dance Troupe (formerly the Kwacha Cultural Troupe) was formed in November 1987 by the government. Traditional music and dances can be seen at initiation rites, rituals, marriage ceremonies and celebrations.
The indigenous ethnic groups of Malawi have a rich tradition of basketry and mask carving, and s... | , held in Riviera Maya, Mexico in 2011.
History.
The Bank of Zambia has origins in the 1938 formation of the Southern Rhodesia Currency Board, which was based in Harare, in present-day Zimbabwe. The Board's jurisdiction included Northern Rhodesia, now called Zambia and Nyasaland, known as Malawi today.
In 1954 the Sout... | 32,332 | triviaqa-train |
Which revolutionary leader was born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov? | possibly based on the Siberian River Lena; he often used the fuller pseudonym of "N. Lenin", and while the N did not stand for anything, a popular misconception later arose that it represented "Nikolai". Under this pseudonym, he published the political pamphlet "What Is To Be Done?" in 1902; his most influential public... | Francisco Sabino
Francisco Sabino Alvares da Rocha Vieira Barroso (died 1846) was a revolutionary political leader of 19th-century Brazil. He was the leader of the Sabinada rebellion of 1837-38, in which he called for the abolition of slavery and the redistribution of land, but he was defeated.
Biography.
Francisco Sab... | 32,333 | triviaqa-train |
"Which philosopher wrote the satirical 1759 novel ""Candide""?" | Translated from the German of Dr. Ralph. With the additions found in the Doctor's pocket when he died at Minden, in the Year of Grace 1759." The last edition of "Candide" authorised by Voltaire was the one included in Cramer's 1775 edition of his complete works, known as , in reference to the border or frame around eac... | Indrajitsinhji
Kumar Shri Indrajitsinhji Madhavsinhji () (15 June 1937 – 12 March 2011) was an Indian cricketer who played in four Tests from 1964 to 1969 as a wicketkeeper-batsman.
Indrajitsinhji was born in Jamnagar, Gujarat. His grandfather, Mohansinhji, was the brother of Ranjitsinhji and uncle of Duleepsinhji, bot... | 32,334 | triviaqa-train |
"Who was the creator of the sitcoms ""Last of the Summer Wine"" and ""Open all Hours”?" | " (1973–74), a sequel to the earlier show, surpassed the original, while the same writers (Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais) provided Ronnie Barker with his most successful sitcom vehicle, "Porridge" (1974–77). Barker also starred (along with David Jason) in the very popular "Open All Hours" (1973, 1976–85), written by ... | Mollie Maureen
Mollie Maureen (16 August 1904 – 26 January 1987) was an Irish actress who worked mainly in Britain.
Life and career.
Maureen was born Elizabeth Mary Campfield in 1904 in Ireland.
Her acting career began in 1939, wherein she acted in a film entitled "A Ship in the Bay".
Maureen mainly worked in televisio... | 32,335 | triviaqa-train |
"Which actor played the title character in the 1980 David Lynch film ""The Elephant Man""?" | The Elephant Man (film)
The Elephant Man is a 1980 historical drama film about Joseph Merrick (whom the script calls John Merrick), a severely deformed man in late 19th century London. The film was directed by David Lynch and stars John Hurt, Anthony Hopkins, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Michael Elphick, ... | and 1982, Merrick's life story became the basis of several works of dramatic art; these were based on the accounts of Treves and Montagu. In 1979, a Tony Award–winning play, "The Elephant Man", by American playwright Bernard Pomerance was staged. The character based on Merrick was initially played by David Schofield an... | 32,336 | triviaqa-train |
In the works of Beatrix Potter, what sort of creature was Mrs Tiggy-Winkle? | on end for half an hour, she first begins to yawn pathetically, and then she "does" bite! Nevertheless, she is a dear person; just like a very fat rather stupid little dog. I think the book will go all right when once started." Three weeks later, she wrote, "The hedgehog drawings are turning out very comical. I have dr... | and sandstone.
Mining and Mrs Tiggy-Winkle.
The Combe is the site of the disused Yewthwaite lead mine and there are extensive spoil heaps and old adits and shafts. The mine opened in the late 18th century and closed in 1893. This mine area was made famous by Beatrix Potter as the location of the story ""The Tale of Mrs... | 32,337 | triviaqa-train |
The cartoon character Garfield the Cat was created by which cartoonist? | Garfield (character)
Garfield is a fictional cat and the protagonist of the comic strip "Garfield", created by Jim Davis. The comic strip centers on Garfield, portrayed as a lazy, fat, and cynical orange cat. He is noted for his love of lasagna and sleeping, and his hatred of Mondays, fellow cat Nermal and exercise.
Ch... | Felix the Cat
Felix the Cat is a funny-animal cartoon character created in the silent film era. The anthropomorphic black cat with his black body, white eyes, and giant grin, coupled with the surrealism of the situations in which his cartoons place him, combine to make Felix one of the most recognized cartoon character... | 32,338 | triviaqa-train |
"The ""Ampere"" is the SI Unit of what?" | current with named unit 'ampere' was chosen as the base unit, and the other electrical quantities derived from it according to the laws of physics. This became the foundation of the MKS system of units.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a number of non-coherent units of measure based on the gram/kilogram, cent... | law and the Biot–Savart law, have no factor of 4"π" attached to "r" in the denominator.
Major differences between Gaussian and SI units Unit of charge.
A major difference between Gaussian and SI units is in the definition of the unit of charge. In SI, a separate base unit (the ampere) is associated with electromagnetic... | 32,339 | triviaqa-train |
The Cavallino Rampante is the logo of which sports car manufacturer? | Sports car
A sports car is designed to emphasise handling, performance or thrill of driving. Sports cars originated in Europe in the early 1900s and are currently produced by many manufacturers around the world.
Definition.
Definitions of sports cars often relate to how the car design is optimised for dynamic performan... | flying boat in 1913. This was followed by the popular practice of painting a mouth beneath the propeller's spinner, begun by German pilots in World War I. The "cavallino rampante" (prancing horse) of the Italian ace Francesco Baracca was another well-known image. Nose art of that era was often conceived and produced no... | 32,340 | triviaqa-train |
"Sirius otherwise known as the ""Dog Star"" can be found in which constellation?" | Sirius
Sirius (, designated α Canis Majoris (Latinized to Alpha Canis Majoris, abbreviated Alpha CMa, α CMa)) is the brightest star in the night sky. Its name is derived from the Greek word "Seirios" "glowing" or "scorching." With a visual apparent magnitude of −1.46, Sirius is almost twice as bright as Canopus, the ne... | relative to Earth by the Cassiopeia constellation.
In Asimov's "Foundation and Earth" an inhabitant of an Earth-like planet orbiting Rigil Kentaurus points out the constellation Cassiopeia because from that vantage point its brightest star is Sol, where humanity's home world can be found.
On Pottermore it is revealed t... | 32,341 | triviaqa-train |
"In which city is ""The Statue of David"" by the Renaissance sculptor, Michelangelo Buonarotti, now to be found?" | Michelangelo
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), known best as simply Michelangelo (; ), was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the High Renaissance born in the Republic of Florence, who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art. Consi... | , the Greeks heralded the young, hairless, athletic man as beautiful while hairy bodies were considered hideous and associated with satyrs, barbarians and the cult of Dionysus.
The same ideal male image is found in the statue of David during the Renaissance, when Michelangelo explored classical imagery. The statue of D... | 32,342 | triviaqa-train |
"The orang utan means ""person of the forest"" in which language?" | Orangutan
The orangutans (also spelled orang-utan, orangutang, or orang-utang) are three extant species of great apes native to Indonesia and Malaysia. Orangutans are currently only found in the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra. Classified in the genus Pongo, orangutans were originally considered to be one species. Fr... | ports for oil, tobacco, coffee, sago, and timber exports. Other economic activities include fishing, ship building, eco-tourism, and manufacturing. Among the tourist attractions in Sandakan are Sandakan Heritage Museum, Sandakan Cultural Festival, Sandakan War Memorial, Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary, Turtle Islands Nati... | 32,343 | triviaqa-train |
"On which river does the ""High Force"" waterfall stand in England?" | High Force
High Force is a waterfall on the River Tees, near Middleton-in-Teesdale, Teesdale, County Durham, England. The waterfall is within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and European Geopark.
The whole of the River Tees plunges over a precipice (cliff edge which is almost vertical) in ... | that it is the highest waterfall in England, at , others have a longer fall: Cautley Spout, in Cumbria's Howgill Fells, is almost high, and Hardraw Force, in North Yorkshire, has an unbroken drop of . Underground, on the flanks of Ingleborough, Fell Beck falls an unbroken down the Jib Tunnel of Gaping Gill Hole. Howeve... | 32,344 | triviaqa-train |
Prior to his elevation to the papacy in 2013 as Pope Francis, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was archbishop of which city? | Pope Francis
Pope Francis (; ; ; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State. Francis is the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere, the first to visit the Arabian Peninsula, and the first pope f... | Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal.
After Pope Benedict XVI announced his retirement due to ill health, effective February 28, 2013, Dolan was named in the press as a papabile (a possible or likely successor) for election to the Papacy. However, on March 13, 2013, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected instead... | 32,345 | triviaqa-train |
Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan all border which country? | republic with a diverse cultural heritage. Kazakhstan shares borders with Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan, and also adjoins a large part of the Caspian Sea. The terrain of Kazakhstan includes flatlands, steppe, taiga, rock canyons, hills, deltas, snow-capped mountains, and deserts. Kazakhstan ha... | Honolulu to Protestant Christian missionaries from Maine in the United States. His father was Daniel Dole (1808–1878), principal at Punahou School, and his mother was Emily Hoyt Ballard (1808–1844). His mother died from complications within a few days of his birth. Dole was named after his uncle, Sandford K. Ballard, w... | 32,346 | triviaqa-train |
"""THX1138"" and ""American Graffiti"" were the first two feature films directed by whom?" | THX 1138
THX 1138 is a 1971 American science fiction film set in a dystopian future in which the populace is controlled through android police and mandatory use of drugs that suppress emotions. It was directed by George Lucas in his feature film directorial debut in 1971. Produced by Francis Ford Coppola and written by... | After two feature films ("What Happened to Stud Flame?" and "Virgin Runaway"), Graffiti made Mona: The Virgin Nymph, which became the first pornographic 35mm feature film to be nationally released in regular theaters and helped start the "porno chic" of the 1970s. Ziehm co-directed the film with Michael Benveniste and ... | 32,347 | triviaqa-train |
Ruth Rendell also writes novels using which pseudonym? | Ruth Rendell
Ruth Barbara Rendell, Baroness Rendell of Babergh, (; 17 February 1930 – 2 May 2015), was an English author of thrillers and psychological murder mysteries.
Rendell's best-known creation, Chief Inspector Wexford, was the hero of many popular police stories, some of them successfully adapted for TV. But Ren... | Armine Rhea Mendoza
Armine Rhea Mendoza is one of the most prolific writers of contemporary Tagalog romance novels in the Philippines. Using the pseudonym Camilla, which Mendoza adopted from a female warrior in the "Iliad" (see the "Aeneid" as well), Mendoza writes for Precious Heart Romances (PHR), the Tagalog pocketb... | 32,348 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the only World Heavyweight Boxing champion to retire undefeated? | George Foreman, Rocky Marciano, Julio César Chávez, Roberto Duran, Danny García, Wilfredo Gómez, Sonny Liston, John L. Sullivan, Max Baer, Prince Naseem Hamed, Ray Mancini, David Tua, Arturo Gatti, Micky Ward, Brandon Ríos, Ruslan Provodnikov, Michael Katsidis, James Kirkland, Marcos Maidana, Jake LaMotta, Manny Pacqui... | This is the list of the oldest heavyweight champions ordered by the age at their last day as champion.
Champions by age Youngest champions.
As of 08, 2020.
See also.
- List of heavyweight boxing champions
- List of current world boxing champions
- List of WBA world champions
- List of WBC world champions
- List of IBF ... | 32,349 | triviaqa-train |
Which Pope was originally called Simon? | the papacy, the jurisdiction of the episcopal see is called the Holy See. It is the Holy See that is the sovereign entity of international law headquartered in the distinctively independent Vatican City State, established by the Lateran Treaty in 1929 between Italy and the Holy See to ensure its temporal, diplomatic, a... | splits from the party whilst in a majority administration due to the implementation of austerity measures from central government: The two aforementioned Coxford councillors in 2013 who originally called themselves the 'Labour Councillors Against the Cuts' group, and later known as 'Putting People First'; and Redbridge... | 32,350 | triviaqa-train |
"The bronze statue 'The Little Mermaid"" designed by Edvard Eriksen, can be found in which city?" | Edvard Eriksen
Edvard Eriksen (10 March 1876 – 12 January 1959) was a Danish–Icelandic sculptor. He is best known as the creator of "The Little Mermaid" statue in Copenhagen 1909–1913, and used his wife, Eline Eriksen, as the model for the statue's body, and actress Ellen Price as the model for the mermaid's head.
Biog... | is an upper middle-class district with a number of fine mansions, some now serving as embassies. The district stretches from Nørrebro to the waterfront where "The Little Mermaid" statue can be seen from the promenade known as Langelinie. Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale, it was created by Edvard Eriksen... | 32,351 | triviaqa-train |
"Which cartoon character drove the ""Compact Pussycat"" and was menaced by the ""Hooded Claw""?" | Penelope Pitstop
Penelope Pitstop is a fictional character who appeared in the Hanna-Barbera animated series "Wacky Races", and starred in the spin-off "The Perils of Penelope Pitstop", voiced by Janet Waldo.
Background.
In "Wacky Races", Penelope Pitstop drives the Compact Pussycat, a pink, stereotypically feminine ca... | Penelope Pussycat
Penelope Pussycat is an animated cartoon character, featured in the Warner Bros. classic "Looney Tunes" animated shorts as the protagonist of the Pepé Le Pew shorts. Although she is typically a non-speaker, her "meows" and "purrs" (or "le mews" and "le purrs") were most often provided by Mel Blanc usi... | 32,352 | triviaqa-train |
"Eminem's single ""Stan"", sampled which British singers ""Thank You”?" | Stan (song)
"Stan" is a song by American rapper Eminem featuring English singer Dido. It was released on November 21, 2000 as the third single from Eminem's third album "The Marshall Mathers LP" (2000). It reached number one in twelve countries, including the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland and Australia.
Dido's lyric... | the term "stan" as a pejorative term (which originally referenced Eminem's 2000 hit single, denoting an obsessive fan.)
Ether has also been referenced and sampled by rappers who have sought to stylize their own diss recordings along similar lines of severity, including Game, Joe Budden, Saigon, Shyne, and Joey Bada$$ a... | 32,353 | triviaqa-train |
In which city where the 1956 Summer Olympic games held? | of the Games for various reasons. The Olympic Council of Ireland boycotted the 1936 Berlin Games, because the IOC insisted its team needed to be restricted to the Irish Free State rather than representing the entire island of Ireland.
There were three boycotts of the 1956 Melbourne Olympics: the Netherlands, Spain, and... | the 1984 Summer Olympics, the 1984 Summer Paralympics were held in New York City.
Olympic & Paralympic Games Unsuccessful bids.
Aside from securing the right to host the 1932, 1984 and 2028 Summer Olympics, Los Angeles has made frequent Olympic bids in the past. Out of the ten bids which the USOC had submitted to the I... | 32,354 | triviaqa-train |
How many senators are there in the US Senate? | its population size, is equally represented by two senators who serve staggered terms of six years. There being at present 50 states in the Union, there are currently 100 senators. From 1789 to 1913, senators were appointed by legislatures of the states they represented; they are now elected by popular vote, following ... | majority vote at any time during his or her speech.
Operating rules Terms.
Article 4 of the Constitution of Indiana places several limitation on the size and composition of the senate.
- The senate can contain no more than 50 members.
- The term of a senator lasts four years with 25 senators being elected every two yea... | 32,355 | triviaqa-train |
"Shakespeare's play ""As You Like It"" is set in which forest?" | As You Like It
As You Like It is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 and first published in the First Folio in 1623. The play's first performance is uncertain, though a performance at Wilton House in 1603 has been suggested as a possibility.
"As You Like It" follows its heroin... | BBC's "Play of the Month" series. During his time on set, Messina realised that the castle grounds would make a perfect location for an adaptation of Shakespeare's "As You Like It". By the time he had returned to London, however, his idea had grown considerably, and he now envisioned an entire series devoted exclusivel... | 32,356 | triviaqa-train |
What is the only non-fictional country visited by Gulliver in his travels? | traveling box is seized by a giant eagle which drops Gulliver and his box into the sea where he is picked up by sailors who return him to England.
Plot Part III: A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib and Japan.
- 5 August 1706 – 16 April 1710
Setting out again, Gulliver's ship is attacked by pirates, a... | Lemuel Gulliver
Lemuel Gulliver () is the fictional protagonist and narrator of "Gulliver's Travels", a novel written by Jonathan Swift, first published in 1726.
In "Gulliver's Travels".
According to Swift's novel, Gulliver was born in Nottinghamshire c. 1661, where his father had a small estate; the Gulliver family is... | 32,357 | triviaqa-train |
What was the first Elvis Presley single to reach number one in the UK? | Up", and "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear". Already an international star, he was attracting fans even where his music was not officially released. Under the headline "Presley Records a Craze in Soviet", "The New York Times" reported that pressings of his music on discarded X-ray plates were commanding high prices in Lenin... | the chart.
Other versions Elvis Presley.
A recording by Elvis Presley was a platinum record. Initially released as B-side to "I Need Your Love Tonight", it would reach number one in the UK as an A-side single. Presley's recording reached number two in the United States.
The song was recorded on June 10, 1958 at RCA's S... | 32,358 | triviaqa-train |
In computing, how many bytes are there in a kilobyte? | Kilobyte
The kilobyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information.
The International System of Units (SI) defines the prefix "kilo" as 1000 (10); per this definition, one kilobyte is 1000 bytes. The internationally recommended unit symbol for the kilobyte is kB.
In some areas of information technology, par... | and mega.
Many dictionaries have noted the practice of using traditional prefixes to indicate binary multiples.
Oxford online dictionary defines, for example, megabyte as: "Computing: a unit of information equal to one million or (strictly) bytes."
The units Kbyte, Mbyte, and Gbyte are found in the trade press and in I... | 32,359 | triviaqa-train |
In science, what is the S.I unit of energy? | Joule
The joule ( ; symbol: J) is a derived unit of energy in the International System of Units. It is equal to the energy transferred to (or work done on) an object when a force of one newton acts on that object in the direction of the force's motion through a distance of one metre (1 newton metre or N⋅m). It is also ... | tension about fuel to feed fire, and overheating the planet. To reduce the damage will entail using less fire, especially by improving buildings and by accelerating the shift from fire-based to fire-free electricity.
Since 1991 Patterson has been a Fellow of what is now the Energy, Environment and Resources Programme a... | 32,360 | triviaqa-train |
How many chromosomes are there in the female sex cell? | geneticists: William Bateson, Wilhelm Johannsen, Richard Goldschmidt and T.H. Morgan, all of a rather dogmatic turn of mind. Eventually, complete proof came from chromosome maps in Morgan's own lab.
The number of human chromosomes was published in 1923 by Theophilus Painter. By inspection through the microscope, he cou... | reproducing species, humans have special gonosomes (sex chromosomes, in contrast to autosomes). These are XX in females and XY in males.
Karyotype Historical note.
Investigation into the human karyotype took many years to settle the most basic question: "How many chromosomes does a normal diploid human cell contain?" ... | 32,361 | triviaqa-train |
On which island did the Dodo become extinct in about 1681? | Dodo
The dodo ("Raphus cucullatus") is an extinct flightless bird that was endemic to the island of Mauritius, east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. The dodo's closest genetic relative was the also-extinct Rodrigues solitaire, the two forming the subfamily Raphinae of the family of pigeons and doves. The closest livi... | dodo bird ("Raphus cucullatus"); it will become extinct around 1681.
Births.
- April 17 – Giovanni Battista Riccioli, Italian astronomer (died 1671)
Deaths.
- June – Emery Molyneux, English-born maker of globes and scientific instruments
- October 11 – Joachim Camerarius the Younger, German physician and botanist (born... | 32,362 | triviaqa-train |
"Which English romantic poet, (1795-1821), wrote the poem, ""The Eve of St Agnes""?" | The Eve of St. Agnes
The Eve of St. Agnes is a Romantic narrative poem of 42 Spenserian stanzas set in the Middle Ages. It was written by John Keats in 1819 and published in 1820. The poem was considered by many of Keats' contemporaries and the succeeding Victorians to be one of his finest and was influential in 19th c... | , 2000.
- Thomson, Heidi. "Eavesdropping on" The Eve of St. Agnes": Madeline's Sensual Ear and Porphyro's Ancient Ditty." The Journal of English and Germanic Philology 97, no. 3 (1998): 337-351.
- Thomson, Heidi. "The Poet and the Publisher in Thomas Gray's Correspondence." The Yearbook of English Studies 28 (1998): 16... | 32,363 | triviaqa-train |
In which country was Adolf Eichmann a resident, when captured by the Israelis in 1960? | Adolf Eichmann
Otto Adolf Eichmann (; ; 19 March 1906 – 1 June 1962) was a German-Austrian Nazi SS-"Obersturmbannführer" (Senior Assault Unit Leader) and one of the major organizers of the Holocaust. He was tasked by SS-"Obergruppenführer" (Senior Group Leader) Reinhard Heydrich with facilitating and managing the logis... | a commando unit to seize him, as the Israelis did in the case of Adolf Eichmann. Before this could occur, Lammerding died, in 1971.
In the afterword of "The Hanging Garden", Ian Rankin claims that the British were involved in his capture:
General Lammerding was the commanding officer. On 9 June, he'd ordered the deaths... | 32,364 | triviaqa-train |
Which famous actor of his day, played the Hunchback of Notre Dame in the 1923 silent film? | once the end of the distribution line for many films. In 1978, a cache of more than 500 reels of nitrate film was discovered during the excavation of a vacant lot formerly the site of the Dawson Amateur Athletic Association, which had started showing films at their recreation centre in 1903. Works by Pearl White, Helen... | Harry von Meter
Harry von Meter (March 20, 1871 – June 2, 1956) was an American silent film actor. He starred in about 200 films until 1929.
Born in Malta Bend, Missouri, von Meter was signed by the Thanhouser Company based in New Rochelle, New York in 1912, moving to American Film Studios a year or two later. He appea... | 32,365 | triviaqa-train |
Kerstin Hakansson, winner of the first Miss World contest, came from which country? | Miss World pageant winner, Kerstin "Kiki" Hakansson from Sweden, was crowned in a bikini, it added to the controversy.
The pageant was originally planned as a Pageant for the Festival of Britain, but Eric Morley decided to make the Miss World pageant an annual event. Morley registered the "Miss World" name as a tradema... | This was the only occasion in which a Miss Peru did not participate in the Miss Universe except for the 1955 and 1974, when no contest was held. Given the refusal of Alvarado, Mary Núñez was sent to Miss World 1973 in London, England.
In 1982, Peru became the first South American country to host the Miss Universe pagea... | 32,366 | triviaqa-train |
John Jarndyce and Honoria, Lady Dedlock are major characters in which Dickens novel? | Bleak House
Bleak House is a novel by Charles Dickens, first published as a 20 episode serial between March 1852 and September 1853. The novel has many characters and several sub-plots, and is told partly by the novel's heroine, Esther Summerson, and partly by an omniscient narrator. At the centre of "Bleak House" is a... | broadcast on BBC One on 13 September 2015. In June 2015, Rundle starred as Jenny in the Channel 4 sitcom "Not Safe for Work" alongside Zawe Ashton, Tom Weston-Jones, Samuel Barnett, Sacha Dhawan and Anastasia Hille. The series was created and written by playwright D. C. Moore and was broadcast on 30 June 2015.
Rundle a... | 32,367 | triviaqa-train |
"Who played Esmeralda, to Charles Laughton's Quasimodo, in the 1939 version of the film, ""The Hunchback of Notre Dame""?" | The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939 film)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1939 American romantic drama film starring Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara. Directed by William Dieterle and produced by Pandro S. Berman, the film is based on Victor Hugo's 1831 novel.
Plot.
Plot Prologue.
"With the end of the 15th century, t... | Esmeralda (1922 film)
Esmeralda is a 1922 British silent film and an adaptation of the novel "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame" by Victor Hugo, with more emphasis on the character of the gypsy girl rather than Quasimodo. It was directed by Edwin J. Collins (who played the hunchback in the previous 1911 film "The Hunchback")... | 32,368 | triviaqa-train |
"Which English poet, (1770-1850), wrote, ""Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey?" | Lines Written a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey
Lines Written a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey is a poem by William Wordsworth. The title, "Lines Written" (or "Composed") "a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey, on Revisiting the Banks of the Wye during a Tour, July 13, 1798", is often abbreviated simply to "Tintern Abbey", alth... | widow's pensions and family allowances were established, along with the first forms of redundancy funds; pension ages were lowered. In 1952 pensions were reformed, and minimum pensions were introduced. In 1968–69 the contribution-based system was changed to a earnings-based system, related to previous wages. New measur... | 32,369 | triviaqa-train |
The Guardian cartoonist, Steve Bell, always portrayed which politician with his Y-fronts outside his trousers? | time of moral rectitude; Major wrote that "life has never been as simple as that".
Writing in 2011 the BBC's Home editor Mark Easton judged that "Majorism" had made little lasting impact. Peter Oborne, writing in 2012, asserts that Major's government looks ever more successful as time goes by. Major was also one of the... | Joe" to the inner lyric bag of the Clash's triple album "Sandinista!"
Cartoonist.
Steve Bell is probably best known for the daily strip called "If...", which has appeared in "The Guardian" newspaper since 1981, and since the mid-1990s he has also been that newspaper's principal editorial cartoonist.
Collections of his ... | 32,370 | triviaqa-train |
Which American Formula One motor racing driver, heir to part of the vast family fortune made in the cosmetics industry, won the British Grand Prix in 1973, but was killed during the South African Grand Prix, in 1974? | Peter Revson
Peter Jeffrey Revson (February 27, 1939 – March 22, 1974) was an American race car driver and heir to the Revlon cosmetics fortune. He was a two time Formula One race winner and had success at the Indianapolis 500.
Background.
Peter Revson was born in New York City, the son of Martin Revson (1910–2016) and... | 1962 Cape Grand Prix
The 5th Cape Grand Prix was a motor race, run to South African Formula One-style rules, held on 2 January 1962 at Killarney Motor Racing Complex, Cape Town, South Africa. The race was run over 60 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Trevor Taylor, in his Lotus 21.
There were no great ... | 32,371 | triviaqa-train |
"Which famous historical event was featured in the novel, ""Lorna Doone""?" | the contemporary sensation novel trend. The basis for Blackmore's historical understanding is Macaulay's "History of England" and its analysis of the Monmouth rebellion. Along with the historical aspects are folk traditions, such as the many legends based around both the Doones and Tom Faggus. The composer Puccini once... | Lorna Doone (1934 film)
Lorna Doone is a 1934 British historical drama film directed by Basil Dean and starring Victoria Hopper, John Loder and Margaret Lockwood. It is based on the novel "Lorna Doone" by R.D. Blackmore. This was the third screen version of the novel, and the first with sound; a further cinema adaptati... | 32,372 | triviaqa-train |
"In the TV comedy series, ""Absolutely Fabulous"", which actress played the part of Edina's dim-witted assistant, ""Bubble""?" | also stars June Whitfield as Edina's dotty, sarcastic and often thieving mother, and Jane Horrocks as Edina's utterly brainless personal assistant Bubble.
In 2000, the show was ranked number 17 on the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes by the British Film Institute.
"Absolutely Fabulous" returned for three spe... | Fabulous
Awards and recognition Nominated.
- 1993: BAFTA Television Award for Best Light Entertainment Performance for - "Absolutely Fabulous"
- 1993: British Comedy Award for Best Comedy Actress - "Absolutely Fabulous"
- 1994: British Comedy Award for Best TV Comedy Actress - "Absolutely Fabulous"
- 1995: BAFTA Televi... | 32,373 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the Australian actor/comedian who created the character Dame Edna Everage? | Dame Edna Everage
Dame Edna Everage is a character created and performed by Australian comedian Barry Humphries, known for her lilac-coloured or "wisteria hue" hair and cat eye glasses or "face furniture", her favourite flower, the gladiolus ("gladdies") and her boisterous greeting: "Hello, Possums!" As Dame Edna, Hump... | Pam Ann
Pam Ann is the air hostess alter-ego of Australian comedian Caroline Reid. Performances focus on the nuances of air travel, identifying the individual quirks of some of the biggest international airlines and their media stereotypes. Her style leans towards camp humour, in the vein of Dame Edna Everage, Kathy Gr... | 32,374 | triviaqa-train |
Which British city was once said to be famous for Jam, Jute and Journalism? | of Bangladesh. Since the seventeenth century the British started trading in jute. During the reign of the British Empire, jute was also used in the military. British jute barons grew rich by processing jute and selling manufactured products made from it. Dundee Jute Barons and the British East India Company set up many... | century as it became cheaper to process the cloth on the Indian subcontinent. The city's last jute mill closed in the 1970s.
In addition to jute the city is also known for jam and journalism. The "jam" association refers to marmalade, which was purportedly invented in the city by Janet Keiller in 1797 (although in real... | 32,375 | triviaqa-train |
The author, George Orwell was shot in the throat whilst fighting in which war? | Four" (1949). His non-fiction works, including "The Road to Wigan Pier" (1937), documenting his experience of working-class life in the north of England, and "Homage to Catalonia" (1938), an account of his experiences soldiering for the Republican faction of the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939), are as critically respecte... | British author George Orwell fought alongside members of the Independent Labour Party as part of POUM militias; he recounted the experience in his book "Homage to Catalonia". Likewise, the film "Land and Freedom", directed by Ken Loach, tells of a group of POUM soldiers fighting in the war from the perspective of a Bri... | 32,376 | triviaqa-train |
Which heavyweight boxing World Champion was born in Brockton Massachusetts in 1923, and died in a plane crash in 1969? | Brockton, Massachusetts
Brockton is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States; the population was 95,314 in the 2015 Census. Brockton, along with Plymouth, are the county seats of Plymouth County. Brockton is the seventh largest city in Massachusetts and is sometimes referred to as the "City of Champions"... | Goody Petronelli
Guerino "Goody" Petronelli (12 October 1923 – 29 January 2012) was an American boxing trainer and co-manager.
With his brother Pasquale (Pat), Petronelli managed and trained world middleweight champion Marvin Hagler. His other fighters included Robbie Sims, Steve Collins, and Kevin McBride. In 1983, th... | 32,377 | triviaqa-train |
Although losing all three fights, which British boxer, between 1973 and 1975, went the distance with Joe Frazier and twice with Muhammed Ali? | Joe Bugner
József Kreul Bugner (born 13 March 1950) is a Hungarian-born British-Australian former heavyweight boxer and actor. He holds triple nationality, being a citizen of Hungary and a naturalized citizen of both Australia and the United Kingdom.
As an actor, he is best known for his role in the 1994 action film "S... | the DC Metro area.
In 1973, Rhee made his only martial arts movie, titled "When Taekwondo Strikes".. In 1975 Rhee met Muhammad Ali before Ali's Thrilla in Manila fight with Joe Frazier. Rhee demonstrated the Accupunch to Ali, who was unable to block it and ask to be taught it. Rhee was Ali's head coach for Ali's fights... | 32,378 | triviaqa-train |
In which Yorkshire town was the opera singer Lesley Garrett born in 1955? | Lesley Garrett
Lesley Garrett, CBE (born 10 April 1955) is an English soprano singer, musician, broadcaster and media personality. She is noted for being at home in opera and "crossover music".
Early life.
Garrett was born in the town of Thorne, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire into a musical family. She attended Thorne... | England's most improved academy in 2007, for which they were presented with an award by Sir Bruce Liddington, the Schools Commissioner in England and Wales, at a conference held in London run by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust.
The Academy replaced Thorne Grammar School, whose notable alumni were the opera s... | 32,379 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the drunken, uncouth character, created by Barry Humphries, who is the Australian cultural attaché and minister for the arts? | Barry Humphries
John Barry Humphries, (born 17 February 1934) is an Australian comedian, actor, satirist, artist, and author. He is best known for writing and playing his on-stage and television alter egos Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson. He is also a film producer and script writer, a star of London's West End... | Barry McKenzie
Barry McKenzie (full name: Barrington Bradman Bing McKenzie) is a fictional character created in 1964 by the Australian comedian Barry Humphries (but suggested by Peter Cook) for a comic strip, written by Humphries and drawn by New Zealand artist Nicholas Garland in the British satirical magazine "Privat... | 32,380 | triviaqa-train |
"Which actress played the part of Brenda Furlong in the TV comedy series, ""Dinner Ladies""? The same actress also wrote and produced the series." | Dinnerladies (TV series)
dinnerladies is a British television sitcom created, written and co-produced by Victoria Wood. Two series were broadcast on BBC One from 1998 to 2000, with 16 episodes in total. The programme is repeated on Gold and the complete series was released on DVD in November 2004.
Synopsis.
The series ... | that she invited the woman to dinner.
Ripley's performance in the first series won her a nomination for Best TV Comedy Actress at the British Comedy Awards 1999. For her performance in the third series (2000), in which her character separates from her husband and dates another man (played by Ben Miles), she was nominat... | 32,381 | triviaqa-train |
Which Dickens novel features the Gordon anti Catholic riots in London in 1780? | Barnaby Rudge
Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of Eighty (commonly known as Barnaby Rudge) is a historical novel by British novelist Charles Dickens. "Barnaby Rudge" was one of two novels (the other was "The Old Curiosity Shop") that Dickens published in his short-lived (1840–1841) weekly serial "Master Humphrey's Cl... | appealing and Amherst organised Britain's land defences in anticipation of the invasion which never materialised.
Life Gordon Riots.
In June 1780, Amherst oversaw the British army as they suppressed the anti-Catholic Gordon Riots in London: after the outbreak of rioting Amherst deployed the small London garrison of Hor... | 32,382 | triviaqa-train |
"Which disease, the victims of which are nearly always men, (females are asymptomatic carriers of the disorder), is sometimes known as ""The Royal Disease""?" | Haemophilia in European royalty
Haemophilia figured prominently in the history of European royalty in the 19th and 20th centuries. Britain's Queen Victoria, through two of her five daughters, Princess Alice and Princess Beatrice, passed the mutation to various royal houses across the continent, including the royal fami... | mutation has been identified in an index case (which is not always accomplished conclusively), the main task is genetic identification of carriers within a pedigree, a sequential process known as "cascade testing". Family members with the same mutation may show different severities of disease, a phenomenon known as "va... | 32,383 | triviaqa-train |
In which country was the British Formula One racing driver Jim Clark killed in 1967? | km sportscar race at Brands Hatch, but instead chose to drive in the Deutschland Trophäe, a Formula Two race, for Lotus at the Hockenheimring, primarily due to contractual obligations with Firestone. Although the race has sometimes been characterised as a "minor race meeting" the entry list was impressive with top-runn... | Jim Clark
James Clark Jr. OBE (4 March 1936 – 7 April 1968) was a British Formula One racing driver from Scotland, who won two World Championships, in 1963 and 1965.
Clark was a versatile driver who competed in sports cars, touring cars and in the Indianapolis 500, which he won He was particularly associated with the L... | 32,384 | triviaqa-train |
The West Indian island of Hispaniola consists of The Dominican Republic and which other country? | Hispaniola
Hispaniola (, ; ; Latin and ; ; ) is an island in the Caribbean archipelago known as the Greater Antilles. It is the second largest island in the West Indies after Cuba, and the most populous island in the West Indies; it is also the eleventh most populous island in the world.
The island is divided into two ... | Dominican Republic
I.
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for the Dominican Republic: DO
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code for the Dominican Republic: DOM
- region codes for the Dominican Republic
- Islands of the Dominican Republic:
- Eastern portion of the island o... | 32,385 | triviaqa-train |
Which common spring flower has the Latin name Galanthus? | In doing so, he distinguished this genus and species from "Leucojum" ("Leucojum bulbosum trifolium minus"), a name by which it previously had been known.
Taxonomy History Modern.
In 1763 Adanson began a system of arranging genera in families. Using the synonym "Acrocorion" (also spelt "Akrokorion"), he placed "Galanthu... | Morning Glory Pool
Morning Glory Pool is a hot spring in the Yellowstone Upper Geyser Basin of the United States.
History.
The pool was named by Mrs E. N. McGowan, wife of Assistant Park Superintendent, Charles McGowan in 1883. She called it "Convolutus", the Latin name for the morning glory flower, which the spring re... | 32,386 | triviaqa-train |
Made in 1961, what was the last film of both Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable? | "Some Like It Hot" (1959), a critical and commercial success. Her last completed film was the drama "The Misfits" (1961).
Monroe's troubled private life received much attention. She struggled with substance abuse, depression, and anxiety. Her second and third marriages, to retired baseball star Joe DiMaggio and playwri... | was released to radio on March 15. The band headlined a few shows leading up to co-headlining performances with Yellowcard. Though this was initially for six shows, it was later expanded into a full tour running in March and April with support from Steriogram and the Format. To help promote it, the group offered a free... | 32,387 | triviaqa-train |
Which famous American jazz singer was born Eleanora Fagan in Baltimore in 1915? | Billie Holiday
Eleanora Fagan (April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959), better known as Billie Holiday, was an American jazz singer with a career spanning nearly thirty years. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strong... | Maysa Leak
Maysa Leak (born August 17, 1966) is an American jazz singer better known by her mononym Maysa. She is well known by fans of smooth jazz both for her solo work and for her work with the British band Incognito.
Early life and career.
Leak attended Milford Mill High School in western Baltimore County. After hi... | 32,388 | triviaqa-train |
Where are Trinity, Michaelmas and Hilary used as divisions of time? | the London School of Economics, Oxford, Swansea, and Dublin.
Use by legal profession.
The Inns of Court of the English Bar and the Honorable Society of King's Inns in Ireland also have a Michaelmas term as one of their dining terms. It begins in September and ends towards the end of December.
The term is also the name ... | – Michaelmas 1977 to Trinity 1978
- K. E. B. Parkes, Merton – Michaelmas 1978 to Michaelmas 1979
- E. M. Green, Queen's – Hilary and Trinity 1980
- M. A. Littlewood, Lincoln – Michaelmas 1980 and Hilary 1981
- Anthony Cleaver, Queen's – Trinity and Michaelmas 1981
- Giles H. Mandelbrote, St John's – Hilary and Trinity ... | 32,389 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the Roman god of sleep? | Hypnos
In Greek mythology, Hypnos (; , "sleep") is the personification of sleep; the Roman equivalent is known as Somnus. His name is the origin of the word hypnosis.
Description.
Hypnos is the son of Nyx ("The Night") and Erebus ("The Darkness"). His brother is Thanatos ("Death"). Both siblings live in the underworld ... | by the Wraith 10,000 years ago. He is named to imply that he is the being after whom Janus, the two-faced Roman god that represented time and change was named. Against the orders of the Atlantean High Council, Janus created a time machine and integrated it into a Puddle Jumper. An alternate Elizabeth Weir, who accident... | 32,390 | triviaqa-train |
The star Regulus is in which constellation? | Biblical scholar E. W. Bullinger interpreted some of the creatures mentioned in the books of Ezekiel and Revelation as the middle signs of the four quarters of the Zodiac, with the Lion as Leo, the Bull as Taurus, the Man representing Aquarius and the Eagle standing in for Scorpio. The biblical Book of Job also makes r... | the millennial generation and spirituality. His current work focuses on postmodern thought and the use of medieval Franciscan thinkers like John Duns Scotus as well as the authentic retrieval of their thought for contemporary theological inquiry; the life, work and thought of Thomas Merton; and contemporary systematic ... | 32,391 | triviaqa-train |
The Pleiades are in which constellation? | a given celestial object is found to convey its approximate location in the sky. The Flamsteed designation of a star, for example, consists of a number and the genitive form of the constellation name.
Other star patterns or groups called asterisms are not constellations per se but are used by observers to navigate the ... | grew higher and higher until they were pushed up into the sky. The seven girls became the Pleiades and the grooves on Devils Tower are the marks of the bear's claws.
Indigenous peoples of the Americas Lakota.
The Lakota Tribe of North America had a legend that linked the origin of the Pleiades to Devils Tower. Accordin... | 32,392 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the play 'The Cherry Orchard'? | The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard () is the last play by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. Written in 1903, it was first published by "Znaniye" (Book Two, 1904), and came out as a separate edition later that year in Saint Petersburg, via A.F. Marks Publishers. It opened at the Moscow Art Theatre on 17 January 1904 ... | , Texas. In 1987, he moved to Los Angeles where he co-wrote, with Randal Myler, "Hank Williams: Lost Highway." In 1990, he worked in the Howard Korder play "Search and Destroy" and the William Ball play "Cherry Orchard".
He is married to actress Spencer Kayden, who has acted in theatre productions alongside him. They h... | 32,393 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the wife of Henry II? | to be called the Angevin Empire.
Henry was the son of Geoffrey of Anjou and Matilda, daughter of Henry I of England. He became actively involved by the age of 14 in his mother's efforts to claim the throne of England, then occupied by Stephen of Blois, and was made Duke of Normandy at 17. He inherited Anjou in 1151 and... | John II of Castile
John II of Castile (; 6 March 1405 – 20 July 1454) was King of Castile and León from 1406 to 1454.
Regency.
John was the son of King Henry III and his wife, Catherine of Lancaster. His mother was the granddaughter of King Peter, who was ousted by Henry III's grandfather, King Henry II. John succeeded... | 32,394 | triviaqa-train |
Where in the UK are the towns of Sandown and Shanklin? | Sandown
Sandown is a seaside resort and civil parish on the south-east coast of the Isle of Wight, England, with the town of Shanklin to the south and the settlement of Lake in between.
Sandown is the northernmost town of Sandown Bay, known for its long stretches of easily accessible, sandy beach.
The outer Bay is als... | beautiful rich brown earth, in the summer extensive fields of wheat, and in the early nights of autumn, the lights of the farm houses, and of the cottages in the villages can be most plainly discerned, whilst at the sea end of the valley, the two towns of Sandown and Shanklin are conspicuous by the rows of lights in th... | 32,395 | triviaqa-train |
In which county is Taunton? | Somerset, England, which led early settlers to name the settlement after that town. At the time of Taunton's incorporation, they explained their choice of name as being “in honor and love to our dear native country.” Prior to 1640, the Taunton area was called Cohannet, Tetiquet or Titiquet.
The English founders of Taun... | councillors. The town of Taunton is included in six electoral divisions, each returning a single county councillor: Taunton East; Taunton Fairwater; Taunton North; Taunton South; Taunton West and Taunton and Trull (which also includes rural areas). Five councillors are members of the Liberal Democrats, and one is a Con... | 32,396 | triviaqa-train |
In which city is the Ferens Art Gallery? | Ferens Art Gallery
The Ferens Art Gallery is an art gallery in the English city of Kingston upon Hull. The site and money for the gallery were donated to the city by Thomas Ferens, after whom it is named. The architects were S. N. Cooke and E. C. Davies. Opened in 1927,
it was restored and extended in 1991. The gallery... | informing them that he intended to donate the land to the city, and that he would also donate shares in Reckitt and Sons worth £35,000. In his letter, which was read out at a council meeting, Ferens explained that the shares and the land were to be used to build an art gallery.
Nine years later the Prince of Wales laid... | 32,397 | triviaqa-train |
In which city is the Mappin Art Gallery? | Weston Park Museum
Weston Park Museum is a museum in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It is one mile west of Sheffield city centre within Weston Park. It is Sheffield's largest museum and is housed in a Grade II* listed building and managed by Museums Sheffield.
History.
The museum opened in 1875 in Weston House, w... | Cameron was a street prostitute on William and Palmer Streets with no connection to Tilly Devine or any other madam. Despite having a wife and children, Bruhn soon became Cameron's lover and pimp, although she also worked as a dance instructor at Professor Bolot's Academy in Sydney's Oxford Street, commuting between Sy... | 32,398 | triviaqa-train |
Which football team is nicknamed the Seagulls? | Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club (), commonly referred to as Brighton, is an English professional football club based in the city of Brighton. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league system. The club's home ground is the 30,750-capacity Falmer ... | Warragul Industrials Football Club
Warragul Industrials Football Club, nicknamed The Dusties, is an Australian rules football club in the West Gippsland Football Netball League. The club is based in the regional town of Warragul, in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia.
History.
After hostilities stopped when th... | 32,399 | triviaqa-train |
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