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Who is Prime Minister of Russia? | government positions in Moscow. On 31 December he was appointed deputy head of the presidential staff becoming one of the politicians closest to President Putin. During the 2000 Presidential elections he was Putin's campaign manager. Putin won the election with 52.94% of the popular vote. Medvedev was quoted after the ... | of Russia. According to the current 1993 Constitution of Russia, the President of Russia is not a part of the Government of Russia, which exercises executive power.
In all cases where the President of the Russian Federation is unable to fulfill his duties, they shall be temporarily delegated to the Prime Minister of Ru... | 32,500 | triviaqa-train |
Which 14th-century English religious reformer was often called The Morning Star of the Reformation? | reformers such as Arnold of Brescia, Peter Waldo, Jan Hus, Tomáš Štítný ze Štítného, John Wycliffe, and Girolamo Savonarola. Due to the reform efforts of Hus and others in the Lands of the Bohemian Crown, Utraquist Hussitism was officially acknowledged by both the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor, although other movemen... | ward of Wootton St Lawrence Parish Council was added to Oakley Parish Council, with elections in May 1968.
Religious sites.
The village has a church named St Lawrence and the village is often regarded to its name. The mediaeval church was rebuilt in 1864, retaining the 12th century north arcade and tower and some of th... | 32,501 | triviaqa-train |
Which modern-day country is the birthplace of Sigmund Freud? | , he had created "a whole climate of opinion / under whom we conduct our different lives."
Biography.
Biography Early life and education.
Freud was born to Jewish parents in the Moravian town of Freiberg, in the Austrian Empire (later Příbor, Czech Republic), the first of eight children. Both of his parents were from G... | gymnasium" was established, whereafter Příbor developed to a centre of education.
The town is notable as the birthplace, on 6 May 1856, of Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis. Today, there is a museum at his family home.
External links.
- Příbor - official website with Sigmund Freud section
- Příbor - official... | 32,502 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the Greek God of Thunder? | Cults of Zeus Panhellenic cults Additional cults of Zeus.
Although etymology indicates that Zeus was originally a sky god, many Greek cities honored a local Zeus who lived underground. Athenians and Sicilians honored Zeus Meilichios ("kindly" or "honeyed") while other cities had Zeus Chthonios ("earthy"), Zeus Katachth... | god of the underworld, who was usually depicted on funeral statues as a horseman slaying a beast with a spear. Dacians had a monotheistic religion based on the god Zalmoxis. The supreme Balkan thunder god Perkon was part of the Thracian pantheon, although cults of Orpheus and Zalmoxis likely overshadowed his.
Some thin... | 32,503 | triviaqa-train |
In Egyptian mythology, which God has the head of a crocodile? | Sobek
Sobek (also called Sebek, Sochet, Sobk, and Sobki), in Greek, Suchos (Σοῦχος) and from Latin "Suchus", was an ancient Egyptian deity with a complex and fluid nature. He is associated with the Nile crocodile or the West African crocodile and is represented either in its form or as a human with a crocodile head. So... | With an overall theme around Egyptian mythology, the ride is named after the god of war Montu, a man depicted with the head of a hawk. When the ride was first launched, a Nile crocodile exhibit was located underneath the first section of the ride. These animals were later relocated to the park's main animal habitat.
Ri... | 32,504 | triviaqa-train |
"Which Commonwealth country is known as ""The Land of the Long White Cloud""?" | Empire. That role was no longer militarily or financially feasible, as Britain's withdrawal from Greece in 1947 had painfully demonstrated. Britain itself was now just one part of the NATO military alliance in which the Commonwealth had no role apart from Canada. The ANZUS treaty of 1955 linked Australia, New Zealand, ... | the area. White Cloud was recognized by the North Country Trail Association as a "Trail Town".
Geography.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.
Economy.
The Newaygo County government, White Cloud Public schools, and the North American Refractories Co... | 32,505 | triviaqa-train |
In which TV series of the 1990s did Sarah Lancashire play a District Nurse? | Sarah Lancashire
Sarah-Jane Abigail Lancashire, (born 10 October 1964) is an English actress from Oldham, Lancashire. She graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1986 and began her career in local theatre, whilst teaching drama classes at the University of Salford. Lancashire found popular success in ... | a TV dramatisation of the trial of Barry George in a "Tonight With Trevor McDonald" special, "Nothing But The Truth".
In 1997, Mantle was cast opposite Sarah Lancashire as Jack Deakin in the comedy series "Bloomin' Marvellous", written by playwright John Godber, described as "a comedy about a couple who decide to start... | 32,506 | triviaqa-train |
Which bird is also called the stormcock? | The album's title, "Stormcock", is an old English name for the Mistle thrush ("Turdus viscivorus"). The male of this species "is most vocal in the early morning" and has a "tendency to sing after, and sometimes during, wet and windy weather" which "led to the name "Stormcock"". It is also, perhaps, a metaphor for Harpe... | Stormcock (album)
Stormcock is the fifth album by English folk/rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Roy Harper. It was first released in 1971 by Harvest Records and is widely considered his best record.
History.
Harper was inspired by a trip to, and time spent in, Big Sur, California. "Me And My Woman" is a love song b... | 32,507 | triviaqa-train |
"Who painted ""Virgin Of The Rocks"" or ""Madonna Of The Rocks"" between 1483 and 1506?" | Virgin of the Rocks
The Virgin of the Rocks (sometimes the Madonna of the Rocks) is the name of two paintings by Leonardo da Vinci, of the same subject, and of a composition which is identical except for several significant details. The version generally considered the prime version, that is the earlier of the two, han... | painting prior to 1481 and the London painting from 1483.
The theory that is most commonly used to explain the existence of the two paintings is that Leonardo painted the Louvre "Virgin of the Rocks" to fulfil the commission, giving it a date of 1483, and that he then sold it to another client, and painted the London v... | 32,508 | triviaqa-train |
How is the thyroid cartilage better known? | apple. In the midline above the prominence is the superior thyroid notch. A counterpart notch at the bottom of the cartilage is called the inferior thyroid notch.
The two halves of the cartilage that make out the outer surfaces extend obliquely to cover the sides of the trachea. The posterior edge of each half articula... | Suspensory ligament of thyroid gland
The suspensory ligament of the thyroid gland, or Berry's ligament, is a suspensory ligament that passes from the thyroid gland to the trachea.
The posterior layer of the thyroid capsule is thick. On either side, it forms suspensory ligament for the thyroid gland known as the suspens... | 32,509 | triviaqa-train |
What is the word for uncoined gold and silver? | 40% of its value until the Swiss joined the International Monetary Fund in 1999.
Central banks continue to keep a portion of their liquid reserves as gold in some form, and metals exchanges such as the London Bullion Market Association still clear transactions denominated in gold, including future delivery contracts.
T... | Ḫ)arallu, supposedly located in the hinterland of Iran, as a source of gold. Other possible sources are named by Shu-Sin, such as 'Su-land', most likely in western Iran, and (Mar)daman in south-eastern Turkey. Texts referring to Dilmun mention that gold is traveling to Ur up the Gulf, perhaps originating in Meluḫḫa.
Si... | 32,510 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the Patron Saint of The Orkneys? It is also the name of the cathedral in Kirkwall. | The islands are the home of several international festivals, including the Orkney International Science Festival in September, a folk festival in May, and the St Magnus International Arts Festival in June.
Language, literature, and folklore.
At the beginning of recorded history, the islands were inhabited by the Picts,... | it was originally an enclosed cairn. Its name is believed to be linked to the Celtic festival of fertility known as 'Beltane'.
Around 550 AD Columba (also known as Colmcille), one of the three patron saints of Ireland, founded a monastic settlement in the area. This site was further developed by his kinsman Eunan, who ... | 32,511 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the top fashion designer who founder of the Fashion and Textile Museum in London? | Fashion and Textile Museum
The Fashion and Textile Museum is a contemporary fashion museum in Bermondsey, London. Founded by British designer Zandra Rhodes in 2003, the museum is part of the Newham College of Further Education – one of Europe's largest further education colleges. Recent exhibitions at the museum have i... | are examples of Mattli's work in the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Fashion Museum, Bath has an archive of press books and sketches, as well as a small number of garments. He is the subject of a thesis entitled "Famous, Forgotten. Found: rediscovering the career of London couture fashion designer Giuseppe (Jo) Matt... | 32,512 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first European explorer to cross the Antarctic circle? | second voyage, Captain Cook called the existence of such a polar continent "probable" and in another copy of his journal he wrote:"[I] firmly believe it and it's more than probable that we have seen a part of it".
However, belief in the existence of a "Terra Australis"—a vast continent in the far south of the globe to ... | the first European ships to cross the Antarctic Circle. On 8 February 1773 the two ships became separated in a fog and Furneaux directed "Adventure" towards the prearranged meeting point of Queen Charlotte Sound (New Zealand), charted by Cook in 1770.
On the way to the rendezvous, "Adventure" surveyed the southern and ... | 32,513 | triviaqa-train |
With which specific art form do you associate the American Alexander Calder? | Barr Jr.'s 1936 exhibition "Cubism and Abstract Art".
Calder's first retrospective was held in 1938 at George Walter Vincent Smith Gallery in Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1943, the Museum of Modern Art hosted a Calder retrospective, curated by James Johnson Sweeney and Marcel Duchamp; the show had to be extended due ... | Wire sculpture
Wire sculpture is the creation of sculpture or jewelry (sometimes called wire wrap jewelry) out of wire. The use of metal wire in jewelry dates back to the 2nd Dynasty in Egypt and to the Bronze and Iron Ages in Europe. In the 20th century, the works of Alexander Calder, Ruth Asawa, and other modern prac... | 32,514 | triviaqa-train |
Which county cricket club's HQ was elevated to Test status for the 2009 Ashes series? | -class counties are the top league cricket teams. They are named after historic English counties and include one Welsh county, Glamorgan.
The English first-class counties are:
The full name of the cricket team is usually formed from the name of the county followed by the words County Cricket Club, which are often abbre... | used for four England Test matches, against Zimbabwe in 2003, Bangladesh in 2005 and two against West Indies in June 2007 and May 2009. The Ground has since hosted one of the Ashes Test Matches in 2013.
As part of the conditions of a package of financial support announced in October 2016, the ECB imposed a number of sa... | 32,515 | triviaqa-train |
In the Bible what was the name of Cain's first-born son? | and fathered the line of descendants beginning with Enoch.
The narrative never explicitly states Cain's motive for murdering his brother, nor God's reason for rejecting Cain's sacrifice, nor details on the identity of Cain's wife. Some traditional interpretations consider Cain to be the originator of evil, violence, or... | Bible doesn't say what weapon Cain used. That detail is lost to history. In 1932, Mitchell Siegel was killed by three gunshots to the chest. As a result, his son dreamed of a bulletproof man and created the world's greatest superhero: Superman. Like Cain's murder weapon, the gun used in this unsolved murder has never b... | 32,516 | triviaqa-train |
In a slogan that became popular in Costa Rica, it is claimed that which advertising character prefers that country's coffee implying his preference over Colombian coffee? | National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia
The National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia, (), abbreviated as Colombian Coffee Growers Federation or Fedecafé, is a non-profit business organization, popularly known for its "Juan Valdez" marketing campaign. The Federation was founded in 1927 as a business a... | to some extent and that miscegenation it is similar to other Latin American countries. This myth may be giving way, however, because Costa Rica has recently been declared a multi-ethnic country by the Legislative Assembly.
From these myths originate a series of elements typical of Costa Rican nationalism that derive fr... | 32,517 | triviaqa-train |
The name of American businessman and ex-CEO of Union Carbide Warren Anderson who died in Sep, 2014 is associated with the industrial disaster of which city? | Warren Anderson (American businessman)
Warren Martin Anderson (November 29, 1921 – September 29, 2014) was an American businessman who served as Chairman and CEO of the Union Carbide Corporation at the time of the Bhopal disaster in 1984.
Personal life.
Anderson was born in 1921 in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, Ne... | 470 million in 1989. The plant site has not yet been cleaned up.
Warren Anderson, CEO at the time of the disaster, and Carbide refused to answer to homicide charges and remained fugitives from India's courts. The U.S. denied several extradition requests. Anderson died on 29 September 2014 in Florida. Seven Indian emplo... | 32,518 | triviaqa-train |
In his 1999 book The Lexus and the Olive Tree, in what came to be known as the Golden Arches theory, Thomas L. Friedman wrote that no two nations with a McDonald's franchise had ever gone to war. He upgraded this theory in The World is Flat taking the name of what technology company to further underscore the link betwe... | American Nation" and by the German sociologist Ulrich Beck as "Brasilianisierung des Westens" in his book "Schöne neue Arbeitswelt" (translated title: "Brave new world of work").
In 2005, Friedman said that he framed this theory in terms of McDonald's Golden Arches "with tongue slightly in cheek". In his 2005 book "The... | peace among nations.
Golden arches theory.
In Thomas L. Friedman's 1999 book "The Lexus and the Olive Tree", the following observation was presented: "No two countries that both had McDonald's had fought a war against each other since each got its McDonald's". He supported that observation, as a theory, by stating tha... | 32,519 | triviaqa-train |
The firm Sterling Cooper featured in the hit TV series Mad Men is located in what part of New York? | Mad Men
Mad Men is an American period drama television series created by Matthew Weiner and produced by Lionsgate Television. The series premiered on July 19, 2007, on the cable network AMC. After seven seasons, comprising 92 episodes, "Mad Men"s final episode aired on May 17, 2015.
"Mad Men" is set primarily in the 19... | Don Draper
Donald Francis "Don" Draper is a fictional character and protagonist on the AMC television series "Mad Men" (2007–2015), portrayed by Jon Hamm. Up to the Season 3 finale, Draper was creative director of Manhattan advertising firm Sterling Cooper. He then became a founding partner at a new firm, Sterling Coop... | 32,520 | triviaqa-train |
What famous 3-word ad line of an apparel company was coined by Dan Wieden who got it from the final words of executed murderer Gary Gilmore? | Dan Wieden
Dan Wieden (; born 1945) is an American advertising executive who co-founded Wieden+Kennedy and coined the Nike tagline "Just Do It."
He attended Ulysses S. Grant High School in Portland, Oregon, where he was on the swim team. After graduation, he enrolled at the University of Oregon in Eugene, graduating fr... | " advertisement, which debuted on July 1, 1988. Wieden credits the inspiration for the slogan to "Let's do it", the last words spoken by Gary Gilmore before he was executed.
Throughout the 1980s, Nike expanded its product line to encompass many sports and regions throughout the world. In 1990, Nike moved into its eight... | 32,521 | triviaqa-train |
US Secretary of Defense Charles Wilson is known for saying that what's good for which company is also good for his country? | Charles Erwin Wilson
Charles Erwin Wilson (July 18, 1890 – September 26, 1961) was an American engineer and businessman who served as United States Secretary of Defense from 1953 to 1957 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Known as "Engine Charlie", he was previously the president and chief executive officer of Gener... | entered that country. De la Billiere had spent a good deal of his career in SAS and other British special operations units.
Under Israeli pressure to send its own SOF teams into western Iraq, and the realization that British SAS were already hunting Scuds, US Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney proposed using US SR teams ... | 32,522 | triviaqa-train |
The Glock gun is a noted export of what country? | Glock
The Glock is a series of polymer-framed, short recoil-operated, locked-breech semi-automatic pistols designed and produced by Austrian manufacturer Glock Ges.m.b.H. It entered Austrian military and police service by 1982 after it was the top performer in reliability and safety tests.
Despite initial resistance fr... | country are CZ 75 Compact and Glock 17. Other popular guns include 1911 clones and semi-automatic rifles made by Czech manufacturers, especially vz. 58 and AR-15 (of which there are 3 manufacturers). There are relatively fewer revolvers, mostly from US manufacturers such as Smith & Wesson and Colt, or Czech producers A... | 32,523 | triviaqa-train |
An unidentified Satoshi Nakamoto is credited with what concept that has taken the financial world by storm? | has mostly focused on a number of cryptography and computer science experts of non-Japanese descent, living in the United States and various European countries.
Development of bitcoin.
In October 2008, Nakamoto published a paper on the cryptography mailing list at metzdowd.com describing the bitcoin digital currency. I... | could either be a "team of people" or a "genius"; Laszlo Hanyecz, a developer who had emailed Nakamoto, had the feeling the code was too well designed for one person.
A 2017 article published by Sahil Gupta espoused the possibility of Elon Musk being the real Satoshi, based on Musk's technical expertise with financial ... | 32,524 | triviaqa-train |
When engineer Percy Spencer discovered that his chocolate bar became a mess when near a magnetron, it lead to the invention of what modern convenience? | Microwave oven
A microwave oven (also commonly referred to as a microwave) is an electric oven that heats and cooks food by exposing it to electromagnetic radiation in the microwave frequency range. This induces polar molecules in the food to rotate and produce thermal energy in a process known as dielectric heating. M... | covered in chocolate and roasted coconut. Traditionally they were made with cold leftovers of mashed potatoes and sugar loaf. When the macaroon bar became commercial the recipe no longer used mashed potato because of shelf life limitations. The modern macaroon is made from a combination (depending on producer) of sugar... | 32,525 | triviaqa-train |
The automobile SEAT 600 made from 1957 to 1973 is associated with the economic boom of what country? | SEAT 600
The SEAT 600 is a city car made in Spain by SEAT from May 1957 to August 1973 under licence from Fiat. It helped to start the Spanish miracle (economic boom of 1959–1973) that came at the end of the slow recovery from the Spanish Civil War. It was a relatively inexpensive vehicle (then 60,000 Spanish pesetas) ... | from a stacked game of poker, and $15,000 a year from slot machines. During Prohibition, Kid Cann processed what some estimates say was 600 gallons of liquor per day and by 1933 had made himself a nationally known bookmaker. Shortly after this time, depleted forests and a drop in the price of iron ore in northern Minne... | 32,526 | triviaqa-train |
The idea for what company originated when Reed Hastings paid $40 in fine for returning Apollo 13 well past its due date? | Netflix
Netflix, Inc. () is an American video on demand and production company headquartered in Los Gatos, California, founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California. The company's primary business is its subscription-based streaming OTT service which offers online streaming of a librar... | Late fee
A late fee, also known as an "overdue fine", "late fine", or "past due fee", is a charge fined against a client by a company or organization for not paying a bill or returning a rented or borrowed item by its due date. Its use is most commonly associated with businesses like creditors, video rental outlets and... | 32,527 | triviaqa-train |
What municipality in Switzerland, also the highest city in Europe, is the annual host of the World Economic Forum (WEF) meet? | International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and about 200 other international organisations, including the World Trade Organization and the World Intellectual Property Organization. The annual meetings of the World E... | World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum (WEF), based in Cologny-Geneva, Switzerland, was founded in 1971 as a not-for-profit organization. It was granted "other international body" status in January 2015 by the Swiss Federal Government under the Swiss Host-State Act (International Organization status requires mul... | 32,528 | triviaqa-train |
In the year 1636 during the Dutch Golden Age, what unlikely item became the fourth leading export after gin, herring and cheese causing a journalist to write a book Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds? | Company.
Two modern researchers, Peter Garber and Anne Goldgar, independently conclude that Mackay greatly exaggerated the scale and effects of the Tulip bubble, and Mike Dash, in his modern popular history of the alleged bubble, notes that he believes the importance and extent of the tulip mania were overstated.
Volum... | Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds is an early study of crowd psychology by Scottish journalist Charles Mackay, first published in 1841. The book was published in three volumes: "National Delusions", "Peculiar Follies", and "Philosophical ... | 32,529 | triviaqa-train |
The ruins of a large complex of shops near the Colosseum that have been called the world's oldest shopping mall is named for what Roman emperor? | , and were immensely popular with the population. Another popular type of show was the animal hunt, or "venatio". This utilized a great variety of wild beasts, mainly imported from Africa and the Middle East, and included creatures such as rhinoceros, hippopotamuses, elephants, giraffes, aurochs, wisents, Barbary lions... | - Gadong Central is where many shopping complexes, shops and restaurants are located (e.g., The Mall Gadong, Western fast food restaurants and Ayamku, the local fast food chain). There is also a night market called Pasar Malam Gadong.
- Serusop Complex, Few small shopping malls and shopping complexes can be found near ... | 32,530 | triviaqa-train |
What giant corporation headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland was listed as the world's most profitable in 2011 by Fortune? | 's largest eye-care company. On 1 March 2010, Nestlé concluded the purchase of Kraft Foods's North American frozen pizza business for .
Since 2010, Nestle has been working to transform itself into a nutrition, health and wellness company in an effort to combat declining confectionery sales and the threat of expanding g... | Archer Daniels Midland
The Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is an American global food processing and commodities trading corporation, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The company operates more than 270 plants and 420 crop procurement facilities worldwide, where cereal grains and oilseeds are processed into prod... | 32,531 | triviaqa-train |
If Manhattan is the financial hub of New York, the area of Pudong is the similar equivalent for which city? | Pudong
Pudong is a district of Shanghai located east of the Huangpu River across from the historic city center of Shanghai in Puxi. The name refers to its historic position as "The East Bank" of the Huangpu River, which flows through central Shanghai, although it is now administered as the Pudong New Area, a state-leve... | high rise buildings throughout the city. A second housing market boom took place in Miami from 2012 to present (). Along with the over ten thousand residential units added, the downtown area saw a revitalization and an increased prevalence of walking and public transport usage, similar to Manhattan. Miami is sometimes ... | 32,532 | triviaqa-train |
What giant that operates as Asda in the United Kingdom, Seiyu in Japan and Best Price in India is also the biggest private employer in the world? | it was acquired by the American retail giant Walmart for £6.7 billion. Asda was the second-largest supermarket chain in Britain between 2003 and 2014 by market share, at which point it fell into third place. Since April 2019 it has regained its second-place position, behind Tesco and ahead of Sainsbury's.
Besides its c... | OYO Rooms
OYO Rooms is a website for booking budget lodging. It is owned by Oravel Stays Private Limited and is based in Gurgaon, Haryana, India. It is the largest such website in India.
It has 450,000 listings in 500 cities in India, China, Malaysia, Nepal, the United Kingdom, United States, the United Arab Emirates, ... | 32,533 | triviaqa-train |
Since the 1960s, what advertising objects come in three models called GZ-19, GZ-20 and GZ-22? | under low pressure, so small punctures do not pose serious consequences for the blimp. One inspection element of the blimps is to look into the envelope for pinpoints of light which are indicative of small holes.
The Goodyear blimps were non-rigid (meaning their shape is not maintained by a rigid internal structure) di... | Inflatoplane
Go-Gz Goodyear Goodyear Lighter than Air Craft.
- Goodyear Defender
- Goodyear Enterprise
- Goodyear Pilgrim
- Goodyear Rainbow
- Goodyear Ranger
- Goodyear Reliance
- Goodyear Resolute
- Goodyear Type AD
- Goodyear C3
- Goodyear Caquot P
- Goodyear Caquot R
- Goodyear EZ
- Goodyear GZ-19
- Goodyear GZ-20
... | 32,534 | triviaqa-train |
"The discovery of Metallica's song ""I Disappear"" on a file sharing network in 2000 started a chain of events that led to the demise of the original incarnation of what company?" | Peer-to-peer file sharing is based on the peer-to-peer (P2P) application architecture. Shared files on the computers of other users are indexed on directory servers. P2P technology was used by popular services like Napster and Limewire. The most popular protocol for P2P sharing is BitTorrent.
Types File sync and sharin... | The Count of Monte Cristo (1943 film)
The Count of Monte Cristo is a 1943 French-Italian film directed by Robert Vernay with Ferruccio Cerio as the supervising director. Based on the classic novel "Le Comte de Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas père, this two-part film stars Pierre Richard-Willm in the title role.
Cast.
... | 32,535 | triviaqa-train |
Arthur's Day refers to events first organised in 2009 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of what brewing company, the name Arthur being the first name of the founder? | Arthur's Day
Arthur's Day was an annual series of music events worldwide, originally organised by Diageo in 2009 to promote the 250th anniversary of its Guinness brewing company. It was named after the founder of Guinness brewing, Arthur Guinness.
The 2009 events took place, internationally, in the cities of Dublin, Ku... | newer methods, such as those used to brew Pilsner.
In 1929, Van Roy decided to give his beer a proper name, calling it "Speciale Palm". "Speciale" refers to the style of beer "Special Belge".
In 1930 Arthur Van Roy taught his son, Alfred, how to brew beer. This, coupled with what Alfred learned at the Brussels brewing ... | 32,536 | triviaqa-train |
In 2010, which company reportedly bought the domain name of a farm bureau for $8.5 million, clearly interested in the F and the B? | newly listed public company. Facebook makes most of its revenue from advertisements that appear onscreen and in users' News Feeds.
The Facebook service can be accessed from devices with Internet connectivity, such as personal computers, tablets and smartphones. After registering, users can create a customized profile r... | June 2009 Palermo bought Succi outright for another €1.3 million, made the company had a special financial income of €450,000 for the discount.
On 26 January 2010 Bologna signed the striker on loan from Palermo until June 2010, with an option for the "rossoblu" to sign the player permanently for €3.5 million. On July 2... | 32,537 | triviaqa-train |
Which American tycoon and publisher of a magazine was known for his lavish life-style that included a collection of special shape hot air balloons? | 2008, he was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame.
Personal life.
Forbes was married for thirty-nine years to Roberta Remsen Laidlaw before their divorce in 1985. The couple had five children: Malcolm S. Jr., Robert Laidlaw, Christopher Charles, Timothy Carter, and Moira Hamilton. Malcolm S. Forbes Jr., known as S... | Metzengerstein" is the first story that Poe is known to have published and his first foray into horror, but it was originally intended as a burlesque satirizing the popular genre. Poe also reinvented science fiction, responding in his writing to emerging technologies such as hot air balloons in "The Balloon-Hoax".
Poe ... | 32,538 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the oil rig that sank and caused the largest offshore oil spill in US history and gave BP a bad rep in 2010? | largest per-barrel penalty at that time for an oil spill.
The 2010 "Deepwater Horizon" oil spill, the largest accidental release of oil into marine waters in history, resulted in severe environmental, health and economic consequences, and serious legal and public relations repercussions for BP. of Corexit oil dispersan... | 1978: The "Amoco Cadiz", a VLCC owned by the company Amoco (now merged with BP) sank near the Northwest coasts of France, resulting in the spilling of 68,684,000 US Gallons of crude oil (1,635,000 barrels). This is the largest oil spill of its kind (spill from an oil tanker) in history.
- January 8, 1979: Betelgeuse in... | 32,539 | triviaqa-train |
Which dot-com company that had its heyday in the 90s is credited with the development of the Secure Sockets Layer Protocol for secure online communication as well as with JavaScript? | and Java, including language name, syntax, and respective standard libraries, the two languages are distinct and differ greatly in design. JavaScript was influenced by programming languages such as Self and Scheme. The JSON serialization format, used to store data structures in files or transmit them across networks, i... | designed to normally leave all messages on the server to permit management with multiple client applications, and to support both connected ("online") and disconnected ("offline") modes of operation.
A POP3 server listens on well-known port number 110 for service requests. Encrypted communication for POP3 is either req... | 32,540 | triviaqa-train |
Which company/product connected with transportation is associated with the immensely successful 'Think Small' ad campaign? | a time when full colour advertisements were widely used. Over time, the layout changed but the essential executional elements were used consistently to give each iteration exhibited a sense of a "house style".
Books.
A 1967 promotional book titled "Think Small" was distributed as a giveaway by Volkswagen dealers. Char... | Newton, a billion-dollar project that proved to be a technical and commercial dud. The success of the "Think Different" campaign, along with the return of Steve Jobs, bolstered the Apple brand and reestablished the "counter-culture" aura of its earlier days, setting the stage for the immensely successful iMac all-in-on... | 32,541 | triviaqa-train |
Which 400-year-old German dynasty from Essen is known for the industrial production of steel and armaments and has been known as the 'Arsenal of the Reich'? | remained a small town within the sphere of influence of an important ecclesiastical principality (Essen Abbey) until the onset of industrialization. The city then — especially through the Krupp family iron works — became one of Germany's most important coal and steel centers. Essen, until the 1970s, attracted workers f... | and industrial operations. Soon large parts of Germany's remaining transport network were paralysed, and the Ruhr became economically isolated from the rest of the Reich.
Ultimately it was the sustained Allied bombing of the transport network which broke Nazi resistance. Despite his incredible efforts at continually re... | 32,542 | triviaqa-train |
Which influential author of Economics: An Introductory Analysis, the largest-selling economics textbook of all time is also the first American to win the Nobel Prize for Economics? | who was awarded the same prize in 1983. Arthur Kornberg received the Physiology or Medicine Prize in 1959; Kornberg's son, Roger later received the Chemistry Prize in 2006. Jan Tinbergen, who was awarded the first Economics Prize in 1969, was the brother of Nikolaas Tinbergen, who received the 1973 Physiology or Medici... | the best-selling economics textbook of all time: "Economics: An Introductory Analysis", first published in 1948. It was the second American textbook that attempted to explain the principles of Keynesian economics. It is now in its 19th edition, having sold nearly 4 million copies in 40 languages, including Russian, Fre... | 32,543 | triviaqa-train |
In 1984, while filming a commercial for which company did Michael Jackson suffer second degree burns after pyrotechnics set his hair on fire? | commercial accident in 1984; he became dependent on them to cope with the stress of the sexual abuse allegations. On November 12, 1993, Jackson canceled the remainder of the Dangerous Tour due to health problems, stress from the allegations and painkiller addiction. He thanked closed friend Elizabeth Taylor for support... | include:
At Olympic Stadium in Montreal during the Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour on August 8, 1992, Metallica frontman James Hetfield was the victim of a severe pyrotechnics accident during the song "Fade to Black", in which a pyrotechnic charge exploded. Hetfield's guitar protected him from the full force of th... | 32,544 | triviaqa-train |
Appropriately, which company's NYSE symbol is 'BID'? | in Dallas through its "LUV" symbol. Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, which operates large amusement parks in the United States, uses "FUN" as its symbol. Harley-Davidson uses "HOG" for its Harley Owners Group. Yamana Gold uses "AUY", because on the periodic table of elements, "Au" is the symbol for gold. Sotheby's (th... | market coverage on an export basis to Latin America and the Caribbean. Watsco is the only publicly traded HVAC/R distributor. The company's Common stock is traded under the symbol WSO on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The company's Class B common stock is traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol WSO.B. Albert Na... | 32,545 | triviaqa-train |
The children's literature section of the publisher Penguin Books works under what name? | children's market as well as a greater sophistication in production and marketing. One innovation of Webb's was the creation of the Puffin Club in 1967 and its quarterly magazine "Puffin Post", which at its height had 200,000 members. The Puffin authors' list added Arthur Ransome, Roald Dahl and Ursula K. Le Guin durin... | Patricia Lee Gauch
Patricia Lee Gauch (born January 3, 1934) is an author who has written over 30 works of children's literature. In 1993, Gauch was inducted into the New Jersey Literary Hall of Fame. She has been a resident of the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township, New Jersey. She was also publisher of Philom... | 32,546 | triviaqa-train |
The American inventor Douglas Engelbart is best known for inventing which ubiquitous 'clicking' device? | his lead engineer, sometime before 1965. In the patent application it is described as an "X-Y position indicator for a display system". Engelbart later revealed that it was nicknamed the "mouse" because the tail came out the end. His group also called the on-screen cursor a "bug", but this term was not widely adopted.
... | (1919–1998) American astronomer
- Douglas Engelbart – American inventor and early computer pioneer and internet pioneer
- Ole Evinrude – (1877–1934) Norwegian-American inventor, known for the invention of the first outboard motor with practical commercial application.
- Joe Foss – (1915–2003) leading fighter ace of the... | 32,547 | triviaqa-train |
What is the title of the landmark television commercial that launched the Apple Macintosh in the US in January 1984? | 1984 (advertisement)
"1984" is an American television commercial that introduced the Apple Macintosh personal computer. It was conceived by Steve Hayden, Brent Thomas and Lee Clow at Chiat\Day, produced by New York production company Fairbanks Films, and directed by Ridley Scott. English athlete Anya Major performed as... | was renovated to resemble that of the Royal Ontario Museum's collection; its renovation was completed in 2008. Dufferin, Union, and Pape subway stations were renovated during the mid-2010s to add new artwork and in the case of Union, a second platform was added as well, though not as a Spanish solution. A number of oth... | 32,548 | triviaqa-train |
Which company was responsible for the Bhopal disaster in 1984 that is frequently cited as the world's worst industrial disaster? | pipe maintenance caused a backflow of water into a MIC tank, triggering the disaster. Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) argues water entered the tank through an act of sabotage.
The owner of the factory, UCIL, was majority owned by UCC, with Indian Government-controlled banks and the Indian public holding a 49.1 percent ... | sales returned to the previous level. In 1983, Burson-Marsteller was awarded a Silver Anvil for "out-of-the-ordinary crisis management" for its work with Johnson & Johnson. The company was brought back to handle crisis management during a second Tylenol crisis, involving cyanide tainting in New York in 1986.
Operations... | 32,549 | triviaqa-train |
The name of which company is supposedly derived from the transcandental god of Zoraastrianism? | Akhenaten's "Great Hymn to the Aten". A possible inclination towards monotheism emerged during the Vedic period in Iron-Age South Asia. The Rigveda exhibits notions of monism of the Brahman, particularly in the comparatively late tenth book, which is dated to the early Iron Age, e.g. in the Nasadiya sukta.
Since the s... | adolescent male. The Latin form of the name was Catamitus (and also "Ganymedes"), from which the English word "catamite" is derived. According to Plato, the Cretans were regularly accused of inventing the myth because they wanted to justify their "unnatural pleasures" (i.e. homosexuality).
Family.
Ganymede was the son ... | 32,550 | triviaqa-train |
Harald ___ Gromson was the king of Denmark in the 10th century and is regarded as having united Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. How is his name popular in the technological world? | to mean woodland or borderland (see marches), with probable references to the border forests in south Schleswig.
The first recorded use of the word "Danmark" within Denmark itself is found on the two Jelling stones, which are runestones believed to have been erected by Gorm the Old () and Harald Bluetooth (). The large... | )
- Harald Maddadsson (–1206)
- Harald Eiriksson
- Others
- Hagrold (fl. 944-954), also known as Harald, Scandinavian chieftain in Normandy
- Harald Grenske (10th century), petty king in Vestfold in Norway
- Harald Klak (–), king in Jutland
- Harald Wartooth, legendary king of Sweden, Denmark and Norway
- Harald the Yo... | 32,551 | triviaqa-train |
What is the all time bestselling car in the world? | the Toyota Corolla. However, this was an example of the modern practice of applying a brand name across a range of vehicles, and retaining it for marketing purposes even as the car changes. While the first Corolla in 1966 was rear wheel drive and rode on a 2286 mm wheelbase, the current front wheel drive versions share... | Poet Anderson ...of Nightmares
Poet Anderson ...of Nightmares is Tom DeLonge's first novel, written in collaboration with New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Young. Novel was published in October 2015 by To The Stars Inc. It is the first book of the upcoming Poet Anderson trilogy.
Synopsis.
Jonas Anderson and his... | 32,552 | triviaqa-train |
In the 1970s, 'The Chicago Boys' were a group of 25 economists working under which South American dictator's administration to create a free market economy? | as leaders of the early reforms initiated in Chile during General Augusto Pinochet's rule. Milton and Rose Friedman used the term "Chicago Boys" in their memoir: "In 1975, when inflation still raged and a world recession triggered a depression in Chile, General Pinochet turned to the "Chicago Boys"; he appointed severa... | Chicago Boys
The Chicago Boys were a group of Chilean economists prominent around the 1970s and 1980s, the majority of whom trained at the Department of Economics of the University of Chicago under Milton Friedman and Arnold Harberger, or at its affiliate in the economics department at the Pontifical Catholic Universit... | 32,553 | triviaqa-train |
Marshall McLuhan was named as the 'patron saint' of which magazine that had his quote on its masthead for the first ten years of its publication? | , contends that McLuhan's medium conflates channels, codes, and messages under the overarching term of the medium, confusing the vehicle, internal code, and content of a given message in his framework.
In "Media Manifestos", Régis Debray also takes issue with McLuhan's envisioning of the medium. Like Eco, he is ill at ... | Sydney Mail", and was published under this masthead until 28 December 1938 when the magazine ceased publication. It was published on a weekly basis and became known for its illustrations.
History Earlier titles.
"The Sydney Mail" had absorbed another John Fairfax publication when it began in 1860, the "Shipping Gazette... | 32,554 | triviaqa-train |
What 'nuclear' nickname was given to Jack Welch in the 1980s for eliminating employees while leaving the office buildings intact? | " bestseller list, and appeared on "New York Times" Best Seller list.
On January 25, 2006, Welch gave his name to Sacred Heart University's College of Business, which was known as the "John F. Welch College of Business" until 2016, when it began using the name the "Jack Welch College of Business." Since September 2006,... | at the Independence Blue Cross building, and the company sent its 3,000 employees home for the day. Other office buildings in Center City Philadelphia were also evacuated soon after the earthquake. Workers at the PPL Corporation in Allentown evacuated the building. However, the Three Mile Island nuclear plant south of ... | 32,555 | triviaqa-train |
Composer Frode Fjellheim was praised by Norway's president in a New Year's speech for his contribution to what 2013 hit film that amply features elements of the country's native culture? | Frode Fjellheim
Frode Fjellheim (born 27 August 1959 in Mussere) is a Norwegian yoiker and musician (piano and synthesizer). He is best known for his band Transjoik and as the composer of the 2002 song "Eatnemen Vuelie", which was later adapted to become the opening musical number of "Frozen". Fjellheim was raised in G... | different environments, using unique samples collected during his tours in Europa, America, Asia and Afrika. These are used as mood elements in the production of a totally new format. Bjerck is often accompanied by guest musicians like the Sami joiker Ingor Ánte Áilo Gaup, and the Swiss bassist Mich Gerber. The product... | 32,556 | triviaqa-train |
If you see the name of the organization American Humane Association in the credits of a movie or a television show, what 4-word phrase are you also most likely to see? | American Humane
American Humane (AH) is an organization founded in 1877, committed to ensuring the safety, welfare and well-being of animals. American Humane's leadership programs are first to serve in promoting and nurturing the bonds between animals and humans. It was previously called the International Humane Associ... | You Are What You Eat (disambiguation)
You Are What You Eat was a British television programme 2004–2007.
You Are What You Eat may also refer to following:
- "You Are What You Eat", a proverbial phrase
Art, entertainment and media.
- You Are What You Eat (film), a 1968 American counterculture semi-documentary movie
- "J... | 32,557 | triviaqa-train |
Reginald Rose was once part of a jury that debated a manslaughter case for eight hours. This incident inspired him to create what drama that has seen multiple adaptations? | Reginald Rose
Reginald Rose (December 10, 1920 – April 19, 2002) was an American film and television writer most widely known for his work in the early years of television drama. Rose's work is marked by its treatment of controversial social and political issues. His realistic approach helped create the slice of life s... | failed to launch a search vessel – all actions it is claimed could have saved the lives of the crew of the "Ouzo". All crewmembers had life-vests, and at least one of the crew survived for 12 hours after the incident. The defence contended that lights were visible astern of the ferry, encounters with yachts were common... | 32,558 | triviaqa-train |
In the 1983 thriller WarGames, the protagonists prevent nuclear war by directing a computer to play what game against itself? | he fails to convince McKittrick, he faces espionage charges. David escapes NORAD by joining a tourist group and, with Jennifer's help, travels to the Oregon island where Falken lives. David and Jennifer find that Falken has become despondent and believes that nuclear war is inevitable, that it is as futile as a game of... | to concern that computer-related crimes might go unpunished. The House Committee Report to the original computer crime bill characterized the 1983 techno-thriller film "WarGames"—in which a young teenager (played by Matthew Broderick) from Seattle breaks into a U.S. military supercomputer programmed to predict possible... | 32,559 | triviaqa-train |
In what film does General George Marshall read the Bixby letter, a real-life missive sent by Abraham Lincoln to a bereaved mother of five sons, before flagging off the titular mission? | In the 1998 war film "Saving Private Ryan", General George Marshall (played by Harve Presnell) reads the Bixby letter to his officers before giving the order to find and send home Private James Francis Ryan after Ryan's three brothers died in battle. In a voiceover near the end of the film, Marshall quotes the Bixby le... | Bixby letter
The Bixby letter is a brief, consoling message sent by President Abraham Lincoln in November 1864 to Lydia Parker Bixby, a widow living in Boston, Massachusetts, who was thought to have lost five sons in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Along with the Gettysburg Address and his second inaugura... | 32,560 | triviaqa-train |
What 3-word term is given to the genre of kitschy Italian films of the mid 20th century that sought to emulate the historic epics of Hollywood like Spartacus? | '"Hollywood on the Tiber" was between 1950 and 1970, during which time many of the most famous names in world cinema made films in Italy.
History Peplum (a.k.a. Sword and Sandal).
With the release of 1958's "Hercules", starring American bodybuilder Steve Reeves, the Italian film industry gained entree to the American f... | Bought priesthood
Bought priesthood is a term originating with the United States labor press in the early to mid-20th century and popularized again more recently by intellectuals like Noam Chomsky. It refers to the constellation of technocrats, columnists, pundits, university professors, public intellectuals, business ... | 32,561 | triviaqa-train |
The 1994 book Lost Moon is the basis of what subsequent year's Hollywood hit? | Lost Moon
Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13 (published in paperback as Apollo 13), is a non-fiction book first published in 1994 by astronaut James Lovell and journalist Jeffrey Kluger, about the failed April 1970 Apollo 13 lunar landing mission which Lovell commanded. The book is the basis of the 1995 film a... | Candace Bushnell
Candace Bushnell (born December 1, 1958) is an American author, journalist, and television producer. She wrote a column for "The New York Observer" (1994–96) that was adapted into the bestselling "Sex and the City" anthology. The book was the basis for the HBO hit series "Sex and the City" (1998–2004) ... | 32,562 | triviaqa-train |
In which 2008 movie of Clint Eastwood are the Hmong people prominently featured? | "Kelly's Heroes" (1970), and "Heartbreak Ridge" (1986), the action thriller "In the Line of Fire" (1993), the romantic drama "The Bridges of Madison County" (1995), and the drama "Gran Torino" (2008).
In addition to directing many of his own star vehicles, Eastwood has also directed films in which he did not appear, su... | Entertainment Weekly", called it a drama with "the commercial hook of a genre film" and described it further as "a meditation on tolerance wrapped in the disguise of a movie with a gun-toting Clint Eastwood and a cool car". Chi and Robinson said that within the Asian-American community, some criticized "depictions of H... | 32,563 | triviaqa-train |
In Caddyshack, Bill Murray as Carl Spackler fantasizes winning the Masters golf tournament while comparing himself to which character in his monologue? | then, did not appear in a scene together. The three met for lunch and wrote the scene. This is the only film that Chase and Murray have appeared in together.
Murray improvised much of a "Cinderella story" scene based on two lines of stage direction. Ramis gave him direction to act as a child. Murray hit flowers with a ... | park.
- Groundskeeper Willie is a gruff speaking Scot in the television animated series "The Simpsons". He is both a groundskeeper and a janitor.
- Ben Weatherstaff in "The Secret Garden", is the only adult in the story to have some idea of the children's doings.
- Carl Spackler is an assistant groundskeeper played by ... | 32,564 | triviaqa-train |
In The Motorcycle Diaries, at what location does Che Guevera muse how a civilization capable of creating such beauty could be destroyed by the creators of the urban decay of a nearby city? | communist beliefs. In a fire-lit scene, Guevara and Granado ashamedly admit to the couple that they are not out looking for work as well. The duo then accompanies the couple to the Chuquicamata copper mine, where Guevara becomes angry at the treatment of the workers.
However, it is a visit to the ancient Incan ruins of... | 2002, Rivera was hired to write the screenplay for the film "Diarios de Motocicleta" ("The Motorcycle Diaries") by director Walter Salles. The movie, which was released in 2004, is based on Che Guevara's diary about a motorcycle trip which he and Alberto Granado had, and how it changed their lives. In January 2005, Riv... | 32,565 | triviaqa-train |
"The 1952 movie Bwana Devil that had on its poster the lines ""A lion is in your lap!"" and ""A lover is in your arms!"" is known for sparking what craze?" | Bwana Devil
Bwana Devil is a 1952 U.S. adventure B movie written, directed, and produced by Arch Oboler and stars Robert Stack, Barbara Britton, and Nigel Bruce. "Bwana Devil" is based on the true story of the Tsavo maneaters and filmed with the Natural Vision 3D system. The film is notable for sparking the first 3D fi... | was: "The Miracle of the Age!!! A LION in your lap! A LOVER in your arms!"
Plot.
The film is set in British East Africa in the early 20th century. Thousands of workers are building the Uganda Railway, Africa's first railroad, and intense heat and sickness make it a formidable task. Two men in charge of the mission are ... | 32,566 | triviaqa-train |
"Complete the name of the Caribbean island group, ""St Vincent and...""" | Saint Vincent (Antilles)
Saint Vincent is a volcanic island in the Anglo-Caribbean. It is the largest island of the country Saint Vincent and the Grenadines island chain. It is located in the Caribbean Sea, between Saint Lucia and Grenada. It is composed of partially submerged volcanic mountains. Its largest volcano an... | any other island in the Caribbean.
After the Caribs were defeated on other islands they joined slaves who had escaped repression on Barbados by following the current and trade winds westward to St. Vincent, as well as those who had survived shipwrecks near St. Vincent and Bequia.
The mixed descendants of the island war... | 32,567 | triviaqa-train |
In Japanese cooking, what kind of food is Nori? | , and folate (table). Seaweed is a moderate source (less than 20% DV) of niacin, iron, and zinc. Seaweed has a high content of iodine, providing a substantial amount in just one gram. A 2014 study reported that dried purple laver ("nori") contains vitamin B12 in sufficient quantities to meet the RDA requirement (Vitami... | the Atrium, run by Andrew and Lisa Radford, which over the years has won numerous awards for its food, modern design and wine list.
Dunford Wood then relocated to the West Country where he studied French cooking at Gidleigh Park Hotel in Devon under Chef Michael Caines, holder of two Michelin stars.
Career.
Career Rest... | 32,568 | triviaqa-train |
Which book of the Bible recounts Paul's missionary travels? | historical Jesus.
Books Acts of the Apostles.
The Acts of the Apostles is a narrative of the apostles' ministry and activity after Christ's death and resurrection, from which point it resumes and functions as a sequel to the Gospel of Luke. Examining style, phraseology, and other evidence, modern scholarship generally ... | Paul directly greets Aquila and Priscilla (here shortened as "Prisca") and seems to give greeting to "the house of Onesiphorus" to comfort his family.
The Final Greetings (4:19–22) Verse 20.
- "Erastus": a city-treasurer of Corinth (; cf. ).
- "Trophimus": one of Paul's close friends during his missionary travels (; ).... | 32,569 | triviaqa-train |
In hich constellation can the star Antares be found? | constellations and some useful abbreviations for them. However, these constellations did not have clear borders between them. In 1928, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) formally accepted 88 modern constellations, with contiguous boundaries along vertical and horizontal lines of right ascension and declination ... | Beta Librae
Beta Librae (β Librae, abbreviated Beta Lib, β Lib), formally named Zubeneschamali , is (despite its 'beta' designation) the brightest star in the zodiac constellation of Libra. From parallax measurements, its distance can be estimated as from the Sun.
The apparent visual magnitude of this star is 2.6. Acco... | 32,570 | triviaqa-train |
Walvis Bay is the chief port of which African country? | Kuisebmond Secondary School, Walvis Bay Private High School and others. A number of kindergartens cater to young children.
The Namibian Maritime and Fisheries Institute (NAMFI) is a tertiary education institution based in town. International University of Management (IUM) and Monitronics Success College both have branc... | Zeraua royal house and hosted several important meetings of the OvaHerero community. On 15 June 1863, in the wake of the Herero-Nama War, most of the Herero communities sent representatives to unify the Herero for the war, while king Zeraua sent a delegation to the port of Walvis Bay to acquire weapons. In 1867 the Her... | 32,571 | triviaqa-train |
Which British group was formed in the late 1980's by ex-members of The Housemartins, Paul Heaton and David Hemingway? | Dave Hemingway
Dave Hemingway (born David Robert Hemingway, 20 September 1960) is an English musician and songwriter, and was a vocalist for the Hull-based band The Beautiful South until they disbanded in 2007. Previously he had been a member of The Housemartins.
Hemingway was born in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, to... | Build (song)
"Build" is a song released in November 1987 as the third single from the album "The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death" by British band The Housemartins. It follows the softer template of the group's later material and reached no. 15 in the UK Singles Chart.
The song is notable amongst the Housemartins... | 32,572 | triviaqa-train |
Millport, home to the smallest cathedral in the British Isles, is the main community on which island, in the Firth of Clyde? | Millport, Cumbrae
Millport (Scottish Gaelic: Port a' Mhuilinn) is the only town on the island of Great Cumbrae in the Firth of Clyde off the coast of North Ayrshire. The town is south from the Caledonian MacBrayne ferry slipway.
Tourism is an important aspect of the economy. Due to its small size, the island and its to... | Firth of Clyde
The Firth of Clyde is the mouth of the River Clyde and the deepest coastal waters in the British Isles, sheltered from the Atlantic Ocean by the Kintyre peninsula which encloses the outer firth in Argyll and Ayrshire. The Kilbrannan Sound is a large arm of the Firth of Clyde, separating the Kintyre Penin... | 32,573 | triviaqa-train |
Russell Harty was an English teacher and Richard Whiteley his pupil at which public school? | Exeter College, Oxford, where he obtained a degree in English literature.
Career.
On leaving university, Harty became an English and drama teacher in Giggleswick, North Yorkshire. "I got a first-class degree and was a hopeless teacher. Russell Harty got a third-class degree and taught brilliantly", recalled his Oxford ... | Russell Harty
Frederic Russell Harty (5 September 1934 – 8 June 1988) was a British television presenter of arts programmes and chat shows.
Early life.
Harty was the son of Fred Harty, a fruit and vegetable stallholder on the local market in Blackburn, Lancashire, and Myrtle Rishton. He attended Queen Elizabeth's Gramm... | 32,574 | triviaqa-train |
Tavel and Hermitage wines are produced in which French wine growing area? | Tavel AOC
Tavel is a wine-growing "Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée" in the southern Rhône wine region of France, across the Rhône River from Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC and just north of Avignon. Tavel wines are either rosé or red and must have a minimum alcohol content of 11%. The 933 hectares produce an average yield of ... | , is also supposed to have been fond of the wine, which helped maintain its reputation until the vineyards were affected by the phylloxera epidemic. Tavel achieved AOC status in 1936 when the system was introduced. At that point the grapes were mostly grown on the sandy flat lands closer to town, where vines were easie... | 32,575 | triviaqa-train |
In which western town, in South Dakota, did Jack McCall shoot and kill Wild Bill Hickok in 1876? | mind stereotypical images of heroes and villains—courageous cowboys and savage Indians, virtuous lawmen and ruthless outlaws, brave settlers and predatory cattlemen. Millions of copies and thousands of titles were sold. The novels relied on a series of predictable literary formulas appealing to mass tastes and were oft... | Jack McCall, Desperado
Jack McCall, Desperado is a 1953 Technicolor Western film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring George Montgomery. It portrays the historical shooting of Wild Bill Hickok by Jack McCall in 1876.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Palmentola.
Plot.
Jack McCall is a man from th... | 32,576 | triviaqa-train |
In 2009, who became only the second woman to train a Grand National winning horse? | of the public took part in the event before it was discontinued in 2010.
In 2009, Mon Mome became the longest-priced winner of the National for 42 years when he defied outside odds of 100/1 to win by 12 lengths. The victory was also the first for trainer Venetia Williams, the first female trainer to triumph since Jenny... | jockey on a horse called Sanvina. In the early 1950s he received a permit to train; his first victory in 1953 at Rothbury was also one of his final wins as a jockey.
In the 1959 Grand National the Oliver trained Wyndburgh finished second. The horse would repeat the same result in the 1962 Grand National, the only horse... | 32,577 | triviaqa-train |
"Which Dutch Renaissance artist painted ""The Hunters in the Snow"", in 1565?" | The Hunters in the Snow
The Hunters in the Snow (), also known as The Return of the Hunters, is a 1565 oil-on-wood painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. The Northern Renaissance work is one of a series of works, five of which still survive, that depict different times of the year. The painting is in the collection of t... | River Landscape with a Boar Hunt
River Landscape with a Boar Hunt (Dutch - "Rivierlandschap met everzwijnjacht") is a c.1600 painting by the Dutch artist Joos de Momper, now in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The artist uses a high point of view as in Altdorfer's "The Battle of Alexander at Issus" (1528-1529) and Brueghe... | 32,578 | triviaqa-train |
Captain Dobbin and Amelia Sedley are characters from which 19th century novel? | Vanity Fair (novel)
Vanity Fair is an English novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, which follows the lives of Becky Sharp and Emmy Sedley amid their friends and families during and after the Napoleonic Wars. It was first published as a 19-volume monthly serial from 1847 to 1848, carrying the subtitle Pen and Pencil Sk... | dashing and self-obsessed Captain George Osborne (Amelia's betrothed) and Amelia's brother Joseph ("Jos") Sedley, a clumsy and vainglorious but rich civil servant home from the East India Company. Hoping to marry Sedley, the richest young man she has met, Becky entices him, but she fails. George Osborne's friend Captai... | 32,579 | triviaqa-train |
"Which big band leader used, as his signature tune, ""One O'clock Jump""?" | Count Basie
William James "Count" Basie (; August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer.
In 1935, Basie formed his own jazz orchestra, the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and their first recording. He led the group for a... | Tiny Hill
Harry Lawrence "Tiny" Hill (July 19, 1906 – December 13, 1971) was a band leader of the Big Band era. During the height of his career Hill was billed as “America’s Biggest Bandleader” because of his weight of over . His signature song was "Angry", which he first recorded in 1939 on Columbia Records' Vocalion ... | 32,580 | triviaqa-train |
"Who is the male star of the 2009 film, ""The Invention of Lying""?" | The Invention of Lying
The Invention of Lying is a 2009 American fantasy romantic comedy film written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson (in their directorial debuts). The film stars Gervais as the first human with the ability to lie in a world where people can only tell the truth. The supporting cast f... | the Rafters Soundtrack Volume 2". "Good Times" has also been used on "Dancing With The Stars Australia" and in the trailer for the Warner Brothers movie "The Invention of Lying." In October 2009, "Good Times" was featured in a one-minute short film entitled "Dave Knoll Finds His Soul," featuring "Heroes" star, Masi Oka... | 32,581 | triviaqa-train |
"How many contestants are there in Channel 4's TV game show, ""Deal or No Deal""?" | " 's second weekly time slot. However, after "Deal or No Deal" completed airing special episodes in that time slot to success, NBC moved "Crossing Jordan" back to midseason and used "Deal" on Fridays as well to help launch another game show, "1 vs. 100".
The show premiered with a two-hour edition on September 18, 2006,... | , including a special 10th anniversary edition on 18 September 2015 in which Edmonds' played the game himself.
On 19 August 2016, Channel 4 axed "Deal or No Deal" after thirteen series, ending the game show with a special "Deal or No Deal Tour" series across the United Kingdom, with the programme officially concluding ... | 32,582 | triviaqa-train |
In which city, then in Poland, but now in Belarus, did Germany and Russia sign a peace treaty in 1918? | country, instead of resolving it. Eventually, the October Revolution, led by Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin, overthrew the Provisional Government and gave full governing power to the Soviets, leading to the creation of the world's first socialist state.
Following the October Revolution, a civil war broke out between t... | Germany, Bavaria and Hungary from 1918 to 1920 - this support was solely political and economic, and the Red Army did not participate in these revolutions. In 1920 the newly formed state of Poland expanded eastwards into the Russian territories of Ukraine and Belarus. The Red Army retaliated, but was defeated outside W... | 32,583 | triviaqa-train |
In a railway carriage near which city in Northern France did the allies and the Germans sign the Armistice which ended WWI? | Armistice of 11 November 1918
The Armistice of 11 November 1918 was the armistice signed at Le Francport near Compiègne that ended fighting on land, sea and air in World War I between the Allies and their opponent, Germany. Previous armistices had been agreed with Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire and the Austro-Hungarian E... | the Franco-Prussian War in 1870. The two sides then met in a newer railcar, supplied by Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits, to sign the armistice. After the fall of France in World War Two, this same railway carriage was specifically used by the Germans for the armistice of 1940; it was remanded to Germany where ... | 32,584 | triviaqa-train |
Leith Hill is the highest point in which county in Southern England? | of the UK's space industry is centred on EADS Astrium, based in Stevenage and Portsmouth. The company builds the buses – the underlying structure onto which the payload and propulsion systems are built – for most of the European Space Agency's spacecraft, as well as commercial satellites. The world leader in compact sa... | Blackdown, West Sussex
Blackdown, or Black Down, is the highest hill in the historic county of Sussex, at 280 metres (919 feet). In southeastern England it is exceeded only by Walbury Hill and Leith Hill.
It is also the highest point in the South Downs National Park. The pine- and heather-covered slopes are owned by th... | 32,585 | triviaqa-train |
The characters, General Woundwart and Hazel , appear in which 20th century literary work? | was described as the "most distinctive voice in Britain", likened by "The Observer" to "nicotine sieved through dirty, moonlit gravel". His voice acting career encompassed films such as "Watership Down" (1978), "The Lord of the Rings" (1978), "The Plague Dogs" (1982), "The Black Cauldron" (1985) and "Dogville" (2003), ... | short, which some writers suggest is a reference to Sut Lovingood.
The mid-20th century brought revived interest in Harris's work. Literary historians compiled biographical materials regarding Harris's life, and scoured old newspapers to find and catalog Harris's work. In 1967, Thomas Inge published a collection of Har... | 32,586 | triviaqa-train |
"Which French neoclassical artist painted ""The Death of Marat"" in 1793?" | The Death of Marat
The Death of Marat ( or "Marat Assassiné") is a 1793 painting by Jacques-Louis David of the murdered French revolutionary leader Jean-Paul Marat. It is one of the most famous images of the French Revolution. David was the leading French painter, as well as a Montagnard and a member of the revolutiona... | David can be seen in the painting's scale, in the sculptural tautness of the figures and in the heightened manner in which a particularly significant "fruitful moment"—the first awareness of the approaching ship—is described. In 1793, David also painted an important current event with "The Death of Marat". His painting... | 32,587 | triviaqa-train |
"In the TV series ""The Vicar of Dibley"" who played the role of the verger, Alice Tinker?" | and New Year specials in 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 all entering the UK top 10 programmes of the year.
"The Vicar of Dibley" received multiple British Comedy Awards (including a Best TV Comedy Actress Award for Emma Chambers), two International Emmys, and was a multiple British Academy Television Awards nominee. I... | she played the role of Alice Tinker in the BBC comedy "The Vicar of Dibley". Chambers appeared in all 20 episodes and four Comic Relief specials until 2007. In 1998, Chambers won the British Comedy Award for Best Actress for her performance.
Chambers voiced the character of "Belle Stickleback" in two series of the ani... | 32,588 | triviaqa-train |
The BCG vaccine gives immunity against which disease? | most effective and safe medicines needed in a health system. Between 2011 and 2014 the wholesale price was US$0.16 to US$1.11 a dose in the developing world. In the United States it costs US$100 to US$200. As of 2004 the vaccine is given to about 100 million children per year globally.
Medical uses.
Medical uses Tuberc... | presented when tested after 2 weeks, but would be expected to occur rapidly after vaccination, and hence might be able to explain the very rapid protection against neonatal septicaemia seen after BCG vaccine.
Trained innate immunity may also explain the generally increased resistance against broad disease categories, s... | 32,589 | triviaqa-train |
Who, in 1882 shot and killed Jesse James in St Joseph, Missouri? | killed. They continued in crime for several years afterward, recruiting new members, but came under increasing pressure from law enforcement seeking to bring them to justice. On April 3, 1882, Jesse James was shot and killed by Robert Ford, a new recruit to the gang who hoped to collect a reward on James' head and a pr... | , 1882, James Timberlake arrested Wood Hite's brother Clarence, who made a confession but died of tuberculosis in prison. Ford, on the other hand, agreed to bring down Jesse James in return for the reward.
On April 3, 1882, Ford fatally shot Jesse James behind the ear at James' rented apartment in St. Joseph, Missouri.... | 32,590 | triviaqa-train |
Vouvray and Sancerre wines come from which wine region of France? | Sancerre (wine)
Sancerre is a French wine Appellation d'origine contrôlée or AOC for wine produced in the area of Sancerre in the eastern part of the Loire valley, southeast of Orléans. Almost all of the appellation lies on the left bank of the Loire, opposite Pouilly-Fumé. It is well regarded for and primarily associa... | appellation in France after the Champagne region and the Crémant d'Alsace AOC with more than 12 million bottles of Saumur Mousseux produced each year. Unlike Champagne which is made with Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Pinot Meunier, Saumur sparkling wine is based on the Chenin blanc grape. The area around Saumur-Champigny ... | 32,591 | triviaqa-train |
Which boarding school, near Tunbridge Wells, was attended by both Princess Anne, and the actress Rachel Weisz? | young age at the time, she did not attend the coronation.
A Girl Guides company, the 1st Buckingham Palace Company to include the Holy Trinity Brompton Brownie pack, was re-formed in May 1959, specifically so that, as her mother and aunt had done as children, Anne could socialise with girls her own age. The Company was... | ' 2015 absurdist dystopian film "The Lobster" with Rachel Weisz and Colin Farrell, for which she was nominated for the London Film Critics' Circle Award for Supporting Actress of the Year and won the BIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2017, Colman played Hildegarde Schmidt in the remake of Agatha Christie's "Mu... | 32,592 | triviaqa-train |
The port of Ullapool, in the Scottish highlands, lies on which loch? | from, Loch Garry in Scotland. Similarly, lakes named Loch Broom, Big Loch, Greendale Loch, and Loch Lomond can be found in Nova Scotia, along with Loch Leven in Newfoundland, and Loch Leven in Saskatchewan.
See also.
- List of lochs of Scotland
- List of loughs of Ireland
- List of English loughs
- Ria
- Lake-burst | Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin
Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin (Gaelic for "White Cairn Loch"), or Loch Cairnbawn, is a sea inlet off Eddrachillis Bay on the west coast of the Scottish Highlands north of Ullapool. It was the site of the World War Two midget submarine training base, Port HHZ. | 32,593 | triviaqa-train |
"In Gustav Hoist's work, ""The Planet Suite"", which planet is known as ""The Magician""?" | rather than astronomical (which is why Earth is not included, although Sun and Moon are also not included while including the non-traditional Uranus and Neptune): each movement is intended to convey ideas and emotions associated with the influence of the planets on the psyche, not the Roman deities. The idea of the wor... | 1984–1998, 2006– Venus 1985.
- Music: Gustav Holst (The Planet Suite)
- Known performance period 1985–1986
- Versions available on video/DVD or internet: yes
- Competition: World Professional Championships Washington 1985
- Result: 1st (10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10.)
This dance was devised as part of their first World To... | 32,594 | triviaqa-train |
"Who is the American financier, who is nicknamed ""The Sage of Omaha""?" | Warren Buffett, one of the richest people in the world, according to a decade's worth of "Forbes Magazine" rankings, some of which have ranked him as high as No. 1.
Omaha is also the home to five Fortune 1000 headquarters: Green Plains Renewable Energy, TD Ameritrade, Valmont Industries, Werner Enterprises, and West C... | Anthony Scaramucci
Anthony Scaramucci (, ; born January 6, 1964), nicknamed "The Mooch", is an American financier, entrepreneur, and political consultant who briefly served as the White House Director of Communications from July 21 to July 31, 2017.
Scaramucci worked at Goldman Sachs' investment banking, equities, and ... | 32,595 | triviaqa-train |
In the stories by Michael Bond, which family finds Paddington Bear, and adopts him? | ROM.
Television adaptations "Paddington Bear" (1989).
Paddington Bear's 1989 television series was the first by a North American company, Hanna-Barbera, a co-production with Central Independent Television. This series was traditional two-dimensional animation and featured veteran voice actor Charlie Adler as Paddington... | , and "Paddington’s Birthday Bonanza" (1987).
"Paddington" was the first television programme adapted from Michael Bond's Paddington Bear stories. "Paddington Bear" (1989) was produced by Hanna–Barbera for broadcast syndication. "The Adventures of Paddington Bear" (1997) was produced by Protécréa.
Source material.
Epis... | 32,596 | triviaqa-train |
In which English county is the town of Market Harborough? | Market Harborough
Market Harborough is a market town within the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England.
It has a population of 91,461 (2017) and is the administrative headquarters of Harborough District Council. It sits on the Northamptonshire-Leicestershire border. The town was formerly at a crossroads for bot... | Arthingworth
Arthingworth is a civil parish and village in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 238.
Location and communications.
The nearest towns are Market Harborough about north and Kettering east via the A14 road which connects ... | 32,597 | triviaqa-train |
"""Mama, just killed a man"", is the opening line of which hit song by Queen?" | Bohemian Rhapsody
"Bohemian Rhapsody" is a song by the British rock band Queen. It was written by Freddie Mercury for the band's 1975 album "A Night at the Opera". It is a six-minute suite, consisting of several sections without a chorus: an intro, a ballad segment, an operatic passage, a hard rock part and a reflectiv... | writing at the piano, and one of his pieces, known simply as "The Cowboy Song", contained lyrics that ended up in the completed version produced years later, in 1975, specifically, "Mama ... just killed a man." Producer Roy Thomas Baker, who began working with Queen in 1972, related how Mercury once played the opening ... | 32,598 | triviaqa-train |
"Who is the writer and star of the BBC TV comedy series, ""Not Going Out""?" | Not Going Out
Not Going Out is a British television sitcom that has aired on BBC One since 2006, currently starring Lee Mack, Sally Bretton, Finley Southby, Max Pattison and Francesca Newman. The recurring cast currently includes Geoffrey Whitehead, Deborah Grant, Bobby Ball, Hugh Dennis and Abigail Cruttenden.
The ser... | Acting at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts.
In 2002, she performed a solo show in Edinburgh, and in 2004 she pitched a comedy show to the BBC. At her read-through for BBC executives, "Absolutely Fabulous" writer and star Jennifer Saunders was present.
Career.
Career Television.
Before her own series was commission... | 32,599 | triviaqa-train |
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