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The Northern League is a far-right political party in which EU country? | a "libertarian idea of a state which does not weigh on citizens". When asked to tell his most preferred politician of the 20th century, he said Giacomo Matteotti, a Socialist MP who was killed by Fascist squads in 1925 and remembered his anti-fascist and left-wing roots.
Lega Nord's political culture is a mix of northe... | point and leading destination for most asylum seekers entering the EU. Since 2013, the country took in over 700,000 migrants and refugees, mainly from sub-Saharan Africa, which caused great strain on the public purse and a surge in the support for far-right, euroskeptic or eurocritical political parties, which ended in... | 33,200 | triviaqa-train |
What treaty, signed in 1955, was officially known as the Treaty of Friendship, Co-operation and Mutual Assistance? | Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) that had been part of the Soviet Union.
Nomenclature.
In the Western Bloc, the Warsaw Treaty Organization of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance is often called the Warsaw Pact military alliance—abbreviated WAPA, Warpac and WP. Elsewhere, in the former member sta... | , because he was an elected deputy and had more political support. Lumumba eventually agreed to this proposal, but made Mandi Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs so he could monitor his activities. Bomboko and Kanza ended up being the only two ministers in the government with university degrees. The government was o... | 33,201 | triviaqa-train |
Which. Australian city is named after the Scotsman who was Governor of New South Wales between 1821 and 1825? | 24.7%), Anglicanism (15.5%) and Islam (3.6%). 25.1% of the population described themselves as having no religion.
Transport.
Passage through New South Wales is vital for cross-continent transport. Rail and road traffic from Brisbane (Queensland) to Perth (Western Australia), or to Melbourne (Victoria) must pass through... | New South Wales Governor in 1821–1825 after Lachlan Macquarie, but the most likely is Henry Colden Antill (1779–1852). Antill was appointed aide-de-camp to the fifth New South Wales Governor, Macquarie who was in office 1810–1821, on his arrival in Sydney on 1January 1810. He was promoted to Major of Brigade in 1811 an... | 33,202 | triviaqa-train |
Who won the Golden Boot as top scorer at the 2014 World Cup, he has since signed for Real Madrid? | city rivals Atlético Madrid in the 2014 Champions League Final, winning their first European title since 2002, and becoming the first team to win ten European Cups/Champions League titles, an achievement known as ""La Décima"".
After winning the 2014 Champions League, Real Madrid signed goalkeeper Keylor Navas, midfiel... | best Asian player 1993
- The Best Arab countries player in 1988
- The 1st Arabian player who got Adidas Golden Boot
- The 1st player to score in the 1992 King Fahd Cup, Saudi Arabia 3-0 USA
- The 1st Asian and Arabian player to score in the FIFA Club World Cup in 1999 (( The match with Real Madrid ))
- Second Top score... | 33,203 | triviaqa-train |
Mozambique was the first country with no historical ties to Britain to be accepted into the Commonwealth, which was the second? | ministerial meetings or CHOGMs.
The head of government hosting the CHOGM is called the "Commonwealth Chairperson-in-Office" and retains the position until the following CHOGM. After the most recent CHOGM, in London, UK, from 18 to 20 April 2018 the UK's prime minister, Theresa May, became the Chairperson-in-Office and ... | into shape. Richard Atkinson and Company of Belfast claim to have introduced the slipstitch for this purpose in the late 1920s.
History 1920s–present day.
After the First World War, hand-painted ties became an accepted form of decoration in the U.S. The widths of some of these ties went up to . These loud, flamboyant t... | 33,204 | triviaqa-train |
Which country elects a monarch every five years? | di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia serves a five-year term) and the responsibilities and power of the position pass to their child or another member of their family when they die. Most monarchs, both historically and in the modern day, have been born and brought up within a royal family, the centre of the royal household and... | Lithuanians had left their homeland since the declaration of independence in 1990.
Structure.
The Lithuanian World Community consists of local Lithuanian Communities around the world, currently numbering 36. The highest body is the Seimas of the Lithuanian World Community. Its main goal is to periodically adopt and rev... | 33,205 | triviaqa-train |
To within three years, in which year was the Metropolitan Police Act passed, forming the first official police force? | The Met's current headquarters is New Scotland Yard, situated on the Victoria Embankment.
History.
The Metropolitan Police Service, whose officers became affectionately known as "bobbies", was founded in 1829 by Robert Peel under the Metropolitan Police Act 1829 and on 29 September of that year, the first constables of... | .
- 1839: County Police Act 1839 passed.
- 1839: First county police force created, in Wiltshire.
- 1840: County Police Act 1840 passed.
- 1842: Within the Metropolitan Police a detective department was founded.
- 1856: County and Borough Police Act 1856 made county and borough police forces compulsory in England and W... | 33,206 | triviaqa-train |
Which independent Commonwealth state is the smallest republic in the world? | " is used to denote those that are in arrears in paying subscription dues. The status was originally known as "special membership", but was renamed on the Committee on Commonwealth Membership's recommendation. There are currently no Members in Arrears. The most recent Member in Arrears, Nauru, returned to full membersh... | by the Axis powers during World War II, and in 1942 the island was awarded the George Cross, which today appears on Malta's flag and coat of arms. The Crown Colony of Malta was self-governing from 1921–33, 1947–58 and 1962–64.
Malta became independent as a Commonwealth realm known as the State of Malta in 1964, and it ... | 33,207 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the only person to refuse a Nobel Peace prize (in 1973)? | of having a political agenda, and of omitting more deserving candidates. They have also been accused of Eurocentrism, especially for the Literature Prize.
- Peace Prize
Among the most criticised Nobel Peace Prizes was the one awarded to Henry Kissinger and Lê Đức Thọ. This led to the resignation of two Norwegian Nobel ... | refused the award (a claim also made many years later attributed Tesla). The Nobel Foundation declined to comment on the rumors other than saying, "Any rumor that a person has not been given a Nobel Prize because he has made known his intention to refuse the reward is ridiculous", further stating a recipient could only... | 33,208 | triviaqa-train |
Which name is shared by the former Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrat Party and MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark and the Channel 5 TV cricket analyst and former Middlesex and Durham player? | Bermondsey and Old Southwark (UK Parliament constituency)
Bermondsey and Old Southwark is a constituency in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament represented by Neil Coyle of the Labour Party since 2015.
History and boundaries.
The seat was created for the 2010 general election, almost identical to North Southwark ... | May 2010.
Labour were elected to run the council on 6 May 2010, following 4 years of a formal Liberal Democrat/ Tory coalition (the Conservatives held 2/10 executive positions, including deputy leader).
Politics Westminster parliament.
The borough is covered by three parliamentary constituencies:
- Camberwell and Peckh... | 33,209 | triviaqa-train |
Which group were one hit wonders with the 1983 hit 'It's Raining Men'? | duo introducing themselves as "the weather girls" in the introduction of the song. In 1993, a then-newly recorded version of "It's Raining Men" was released by The Weather Girls, now composed of Izora Armstead and her daughter Dynelle Rhodes, on their sixth album "Double Tons of Fun" (1993).
In 2005, a live version of... | -style electronic dance music. Its lyrics describe an excitement and enjoyment of many different types of men.
"It's Raining Men" was a number-one dance hit in the United States, and reached the top ten in various other countries worldwide. VH1 listed the song as one of the Greatest Songs of the 1980s as well as one of... | 33,210 | triviaqa-train |
Which is 'Queen of the Sciences'? | . Mathematical research often seeks critical features of a mathematical object. A theorem expressed as a characterization of the object by these features is the prize. Examples of particularly succinct and revelatory mathematical arguments has been published in "Proofs from THE BOOK".
The popularity of recreational mat... | Zimbabwe Museum of Human Sciences
The Zimbabwe Museum of Human Sciences, formerly the Queen Victoria Museum is a museum in Harare, Zimbabwe. The museum contains the seven-hundred-year-old Lemba artifact ngoma lungundu, which some believe to be an replica of the Ark of the Covenant. It is the oldest wooden object ever f... | 33,211 | triviaqa-train |
Which German City is home to the headquarters of the Volkswagen car manufacturer? | Volkswagen
Volkswagen (; ), shortened to VW (), is a German automaker founded on 28 May 1937 by the German Labour Front, a Nazi labour union, and headquartered in Wolfsburg. It is the flagship marque of the Volkswagen Group, the largest automaker by worldwide sales in 2016 and 2017. The group's biggest market is in Chi... | Volkswagen Lupo
The Volkswagen Lupo is a city car produced by the German car manufacturer Volkswagen from October 1998 to June 2005.
Model history.
The Lupo was introduced in October 1998, to fill a gap at the bottom of the Volkswagen model range caused by the increasing size and weight of the Polo. The right hand driv... | 33,212 | triviaqa-train |
Stokes' Law describes the force on objects passing through a fluid. It includes which property of the fluid usually represented by the Greek letter eta? | the frictional force – known as Stokes' drag – acting on the interface between the fluid and the particle
- "μ" is the dynamic viscosity (some authors use the symbol "η")
- "R" is the radius of the spherical object
- "v" is the flow velocity relative to the object.
In SI units, "F" is given in newtons (= kg m s), "μ" i... | friction in polymer dynamics
- the damping ratio
- relative vertical vorticity in fluid dynamics
Concepts represented by a Greek letter Ηη (eta).
- Η represents:
- the Eta function of Ludwig Boltzmann's H-theorem ("Eta" theorem), in statistical mechanics
- Information theoretic (Shannon) entropy
- formula_8 represents:... | 33,213 | triviaqa-train |
Alice Arnold is the lifetime partner of which other broadcaster? | on 29 December 2012. During 2013 she worked for the BBC in a training capacity and was involved in the Expert Women's Days where she coached potential female interviewees for "Today". Arnold has suggested adopting a smile or frown while talking as appropriate to the context.
Since then she has written for "The Daily Te... | Alice Arnold
Alice Arnold (born 1962) is a British broadcaster and journalist. She was a newsreader and continuity announcer on BBC Radio 4 for more than twenty years until the end of December 2012.
Early life.
After gaining a degree in politics from the University of Sussex, she trained as an actress at the Drama Stud... | 33,214 | triviaqa-train |
Who designed the Mount Rushmore monument in the U.S.A. to four presidents? | Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore National Memorial is centered on a sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills in Keystone, South Dakota. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum created the sculpture's design and oversaw the project's execution from 1927 to 1941 with the help of his son Lincoln Borglum. T... | Museum of North America, and a Native American Cultural Center. The monument is being carved out of Thunderhead Mountain, on land considered sacred by some Oglala Lakota, between Custer and Hill City, roughly from Mount Rushmore. The sculpture's final dimensions are planned to be long and high. The arm of Crazy Horse w... | 33,215 | triviaqa-train |
The image of which boxer appears on the cover of the Beatles 'Sergeant Pepper' album? | Yukteswar and Paramahansa Yogananda. Inglis views the tableau "as a guidebook to the cultural topography of the decade", demonstrating the increasing democratisation of society whereby "traditional barriers between 'high' and 'low' culture were being eroded". The final grouping included Stockhausen and Carroll, along w... | easily the most innovative design company in former Yugoslavia. Their first widely acclaimed work was a redesign of the famous Beatles album cover "Sergeant Pepper" for the pop-rock group Plavi Orkestar (Blue Orchestra), which sold almost half a million copies. From there TRIO went on to create designs for a number of ... | 33,216 | triviaqa-train |
Who in 1588, commanded the English fleet that confronted the Spanish Armada? | ships of the Royal Fleet, 21 of which were galleons of 200 to 400 tons, and 163 other ships, 30 of which were of 200 to 400 tons and carried up to 42 guns each. Twelve of the ships were privateers owned by Lord Howard of Effingham, Sir John Hawkins and Sir Francis Drake.
The Armada was delayed by bad weather. Storms in... | Corunna on 13 July 1588, and was subsequently damaged in collisions on 31 July 1588.
"Nuestra Señora del Rosario" entered the English Channel together with the Spanish Armada. She was the flagship of Don Pedro de Valdés who commanded the Escuadura de Andalucia which formed up the second line left flank of the fleet. Du... | 33,217 | triviaqa-train |
"Who played the role of U.S. Vaudeville artist Eddie Foy in the 1955 biographical movie ""The Seven Little Foys""?" | live variety performance to vault into the new medium of cinema. In doing so, such performers often exhausted in a few moments of screen time the novelty of an act that might have kept them on tour for several years. Other performers who entered in vaudeville's later years, including Jack Benny, Abbott and Costello, Ka... | Eddie Foy
Eddie Foy may refer to:
* Eddie Foy Sr. (1856–1928), American vaudeville actor and comedian, or his children, who were billed as the "Seven Little Foys"
- Eddie Foy Jr. (1905–1983), American character actor who was earlier one of the "Seven Little Foys"
- Eddie Foy III (1935–2018), American actor and film dir... | 33,218 | triviaqa-train |
Which group sharing its name with a military aircraft had hits with 'Rock Lobster and 'The Love Shack'? | Rock Lobster
"Rock Lobster" is a song written by Fred Schneider and Ricky Wilson, two members of The B-52's. It was produced in two versions, one by DB Records released in April 1978, and a longer version, which was part of the band's 1979 self-titled debut album, released by Warner Bros. The song became one of their s... | where the group had enjoyed a strong following since their debut single "Rock Lobster"; they also scored three consecutive hit singles with "Love Shack" (#3 US, #1 Australia), "Roam" (US #3) and "Deadbeat Club" (US #30).
Warner Bros.' most successful decade yet closed in sensational fashion. In early 1989, Madonna sign... | 33,219 | triviaqa-train |
On children's television, which character lives in the fictional town of Pontypandy? | fire station and fellow villagers. He is seen as somewhat of a hero in the village. Despite being so small, and with so little activity, the village sees its fair share of fires, which Sam and his team can easily handle. The vehicles at the fire station include a four-wheeled Bedford TK fire engine called Jupiter, a si... | Si Unyil
Unyil or Si Unyil is a longtime Indonesian children's television series, started in 1981 on the TVRI, the Indonesian national television company, for 12 years. The "Unyil" show, which regularly ran every Sunday morning, told a story about the eponymous main character whose typical Indonesian family lives in a ... | 33,220 | triviaqa-train |
On which river in Germany does Heidelberg stand? | to the fifth century. The village "Bergheim" ("Mountain Home") is first mentioned for that period in documents dated to 769 AD. "Bergheim" now lies in the middle of modern Heidelberg. The people gradually converted to Christianity. In 863 AD, the monastery of St. Michael was founded on the Heiligenberg inside the doubl... | in chef. Largely self-taught, during the 1930s he was writing regularly on astronomy.
In 1946 the Treptow Observatory was renamed to honour Friedrich Archenhold, and on 1 June 1948 Diedrich Wattenburg was appointed Director of the Archenhold Observatory in succession to , who a couple of years later moved to Heidelberg... | 33,221 | triviaqa-train |
Of the original Cinque Ports, which was the only one not in Kent? | These roads are now approximately the A2, B2068, A257, and the A28. The A2 runs through Dartford (A207), Gravesend, Rochester, Canterbury and Dover; the A20 through Eltham, Wrotham, Maidstone, Charing, Ashford. Hythe, Folkestone and Dover; the A21 around Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and on to Hastings in East ... | Sandwich, Kent
Sandwich is a historic town and civil parish on the River Stour in the non-metropolitan district of Dover, within the ceremonial county of Kent, south-east England. It has a population of 4,985. Sandwich was one of the Cinque Ports and still has many original medieval buildings, including several listed ... | 33,222 | triviaqa-train |
Mary Todd became the wife of which President of the U.S.A.? | Mary Todd Lincoln
Mary Todd Lincoln ("née" Todd; December 13, 1818 – July 16, 1882) was the wife of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, and as such the First Lady of the United States from 1861 to 1865. She dropped the name Ann after her younger sister, Ann Todd (Clark), was born, and did not use ... | Kathleen Todd
Kathleen Mary Gertrude Todd (19 November 1898 – 21 March 1968) was a pioneering New Zealand child psychiatrist.
Early life.
Kathleen Todd was born in 1898 in Heriot, Otago. She was one of the seven children of Charles Todd, an auctioneer and stock and station agent who founded the firm that became the Tod... | 33,223 | triviaqa-train |
Which English monarch was on the throne at the beginning of the Hundred Years War? | (later retroactively attributed to the ancient Salic law). In 1328, Charles IV of France died without sons or brothers. His closest male relative was his nephew Edward III of England, whose mother, Isabella of France, was sister of the deceased king. Isabella claimed the throne of France for her son, but the French rej... | the same monarch. The present conventions for regnal years in the Commonwealth realms originates with the Kingdom of England, which used regnal years to date its public documents. The start of a new regnal era in the English regnal dating system originally began on the date of the monarch's coronation. However, the sys... | 33,224 | triviaqa-train |
Name the year Russia shoots down U2 spy plane; France becomes the world's 4th nuclear power and Adolf Eichmann is captured by the Israelis in Buenos Aires. | 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... | – The U.S. nuclear-powered submarine , under the command of Captain Edward L. Beach Jr., completes the first underwater circumnavigation of the Earth (codenamed Operation Sandblast).
- May 11 – In Buenos Aires, four Mossad agents abduct the fugitive Nazi criminal against humanity, Adolf Eichmann, in order that he can b... | 33,225 | triviaqa-train |
Which English composer produced the operas 'Artaxerxes', 'Love in a Village' and the 'Fairy Prince' in the decade 1761 to 1771? | The Fairy Prince
The Fairy Prince is a masque in three acts by composer Thomas Arne. The English libretto, by George Colman the Elder, is based on Ben Jonson’s "Oberon, the Faery Prince" (1611). The work premiered at the Covent Garden Theatre, London, on 12 November 1771.
History.
Despite being designated as a masque, ... | " have stayed in the repertory and assumed increased popularity after his death.
- Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953). A major modern composer in the Russian tradition, Prokofiev produced operas on a wide variety of subjects, from the comic fairy-tale "The Love for Three Oranges", to the dark and occult "The Fiery Angel" and... | 33,226 | triviaqa-train |
Marcus Bentley provides the voice-over for which TV show? | Marcus Bentley
Marcus Morgan Bentley (born 4 October 1967) is a British actor, broadcaster and voice-over artist. Bentley is most known for narrating the UK version of the Dutch reality television programme "Big Brother" since its inception in 2000, until the series' end in 2018. He also did other continuity announceme... | Matt Danner
Matt Danner is an American director, screenwriter, animator, producer and voice actor. He is best known for his work on The Looney Tunes Show, Xiaolin Showdown, Dan Vs., Gravity Falls, Wander Over Yonder and Muppet Babies (2018 TV series) for which he provides the voice of Kermit the Frog.
Early life.
Danne... | 33,227 | triviaqa-train |
Which boxer's image appeared on the cover of the Band on the Run album? | Arrowsmith. It depicts Paul, Linda and Denny plus six other well-known people dressed as convicts caught in the spotlight of a prison searchlight. They are Michael Parkinson, Kenny Lynch, James Coburn, Clement Freud, Christopher Lee, and John Conteh. Arrowsmith detailed that the eventual cover was one of the four he fo... | Low-Life". Then when that fell through, they worked on a cover for "The Perfect Kiss" using one of Power's photographs, which can be seen later in New Order's songbook, 'X'. With time running out and Saville's decision not to run with this image – it didn't fit in his subsequent portraits of the band on "Low-Life" – Po... | 33,228 | triviaqa-train |
Which Marx Brother didn't appear in any of their films? | the greatest and most influential comedians of the 20th century. The brothers were included in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars list of the 25 greatest male stars of Classical Hollywood cinema, the only performers to be inducted collectively.
The group is almost universally known today by their stage names: Chico, Harpo, G... | the and and their final match of the season at home to , as the Lions finished in second position on the log to qualify for the semi-finals. Marx started their 27–25 victory over in the semi-final as well as the final, where his side lost 23–35 to trans-Jukskei rivals .
Marx was named in the ' squad for the 2014 Vodaco... | 33,229 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the flagship of the English Commander, Lord Howard of Effingham, which faced the Spanish Armada? | English ship Ark Royal (1587)
Ark Royal was an English galleon, originally ordered for Sir Walter Raleigh and later purchased by the crown for service in the Tudor navy. She was used as the English flagship in a number of engagements, including the battles that resulted in the defeat of the Spanish Armada, and had a lo... | Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham (1536 – 14 December 1624), known as Howard of Effingham, was an English statesman and Lord High Admiral under Elizabeth I and James I. He was commander of the English forces during the battles against the Spanis... | 33,230 | triviaqa-train |
In religion, by what name is the Decalogue better known? | as "a central feature in the covenant that brought together Israel into being as a people" but views the parallels between Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5, along with other evidence, as reason to believe that it is relatively close to its original form and Mosaic in origin.
Critical historical analysis Hittite treaties.
Ac... | etc. The being, therefore, who produces them is superior to humanity. But who is there that is superior to humanity, except God? Therefore, God exists.
Chrysippus spoke of God and gods interchangeably. He interpreted the gods of traditional Greek religion by viewing them as different aspects of the one reality. Cicero ... | 33,231 | triviaqa-train |
Bella Wilfer is a character in which of Charles Dickens' books? | returning from Paris with Ellen Ternan, Dickens was involved in the Staplehurst rail crash. The train's first seven carriages plunged off a cast iron bridge that was under repair. The only first-class carriage to remain on the track was the one in which Dickens was travelling. Before rescuers arrived, Dickens tended an... | irredeemable villainy", Riderhood represents an opportunistic character who will change his behaviour according to whatever suits his needs best at any given moment.
- Reginald "Rumty" Wilfer – is Bella Wilfer's doting father, who is gentle, innocent, fatherly and kindly, despite his querulous wife and daughter and tha... | 33,232 | triviaqa-train |
Which London building was completed in 1977 from a design by Denys Lasdun? | Denys Lasdun
Sir Denys Louis Lasdun, CH, CBE (8 September 1914, Kensington, London – 11 January 2001, Fulham, London) was an eminent English architect, the son of Nathan Lasdun (1879–1920) and Julie ("née" Abrahams; 1884–1963). Probably his best known work is the Royal National Theatre, on London's South Bank of the Th... | Lasdun, though only part of his initial design was completed. The library was one of the aspects dropped from the design and in 1968 it was moved from huts into a converted office block on Ridgmount Street. The Bedford building was completed in 1975 and was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, Chance... | 33,233 | triviaqa-train |
Which English composer wrote the opera Dido and Aeneas, whose first public performance was in 1684? | Dido and Aeneas
Dido and Aeneas (Z. 626) is an opera in a prologue and three acts, written by the English Baroque composer Henry Purcell with a libretto by Nahum Tate. The dates of the composition and first performance of the opera are uncertain. It was composed no later than July 1688, and had been performed at Josias... | first English operatic composer of significance. His masterwork is "Dido and Aeneas".
- Alessandro Scarlatti (1660–1725). A key figure in the development of opera seria, Scarlatti claimed to have composed over 100 operas, of which "La Griselda" is a notable example./onlyinclude
- Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683–1764) was th... | 33,234 | triviaqa-train |
Name the year: the U.S. Draft Board refuses Muhammed Ali's exemption, the Boston Strangler is sentenced to life imprisonment and three astronauts perish in the Apollo I fire. | Apollo 1
Apollo 1, initially designated AS-204, was the first crewed mission of the United States Apollo program, the project to land the first men on the Moon. Planned as the first low Earth orbital test of the Apollo command and service module, to launch on February 21, 1967, the mission never flew; a cabin fire duri... | Memorial Coliseum.
- January 18 – Albert DeSalvo is convicted of numerous crimes and sentenced to life in prison.
- January 27
- Apollo 1: U.S. astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee are killed when fire breaks out in their Apollo spacecraft during a launch pad test.
- The United States, Soviet Union and U... | 33,235 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the ruler of England when the War of the Spanish Succession began in 1701? | Partition treaties.
Unlike France or Austria, the Crown of Spain could be inherited through the female line. This allowed Charles' sisters Maria Theresa (1638–1683) and Margaret Theresa (1651–1673) to pass their rights as rulers onto the children of their respective marriages with Louis XIV and Emperor Leopold.
Despite... | , leaving 300 men under Handasyd and the engineer Michael Richards to rebuild the town. By the time Handasyd returned to England in 1698, 214 of his men had died of malnutrition or disease, testimony to the harsh conditions.
After the September 1697 Treaty of Ryswick ended the war, Parliament was determined to reduce ... | 33,236 | triviaqa-train |
Succeeding Kevin Rudd in 2013, who is the current Prime Minister of Australia? | the Australian Senate — with the Liberal Party, Nationals and Australian Greens voting against it, the Senate rejected it on 13 August 2009. Rudd and key Labor ministers worked with the Liberals under opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull, who personally supported action on emissions, to achieve compromise on details of t... | Party; Chris Evans, the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship described it as "a cynical, costly and ultimately unsuccessful exercise".
In August 2012, the succeeding Gillard Government (Labor) introduced a similar policy, reopening Nauru Regional Processing Centre and Manus Regional Processing Centre for offshore p... | 33,237 | triviaqa-train |
Whose image was depicted on the first U.S. postage stamp? | roads between Boston, New York and Philadelphia. In the middle 18th century, individuals like Benjamin Franklin and William Goddard were the colonial postmasters who managed the mails then and were the general architects of a postal system that started out as an alternative to the Crown Post (the colonial mail system t... | such he has been honored on U.S. postage stamps many times. The image of Franklin, the first Postmaster General of the United States, occurs on the face of U.S. postage more than any other notable American save that of George Washington.
Franklin appeared on the first U.S. postage stamp (displayed above) issued in 1847... | 33,238 | triviaqa-train |
Which U.S. city saw the foundation in 1903 of the Harley-Davidson motor cycle manufacturer? | Harley-Davidson
Harley-Davidson, Inc., H-D, or Harley, is an American motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1903 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was one of two major American motorcycle manufacturers to survive the Great Depression, along with Indian. The company has survived numerous ownership arrangements, subsidiary arrang... | the Black "A" connectors, then the recall work has probably been performed.
The third recall in 2000 involved the Harley-Davidson motor cycle ride-ons, In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Fisher-Price is recalling about 218,000 battery-powered Power Wheels Harley-Davidson motorcycle ... | 33,239 | triviaqa-train |
In feet, what is the length of a tennis court? | . Finally, although the game can be played in a variety of shoes, specialized tennis shoes have wide, flat soles for stability and a built-up front structure to avoid excess wear.
Manner of play.
Manner of play Court.
Tennis is played on a rectangular, flat surface. The court is 78 feet (23.77 m) long, and wide for sin... | clocks regularly had minute hands. So the concept of tennis scores originating from the clock face could not have come from medieval times.
Another theory is that the scoring nomenclature came from the French game "jeu de paume" (a precursor to tennis which initially used the hand instead of a racket). Jeu de paume wa... | 33,240 | triviaqa-train |
Martha Dandridge was the 1st lady of which American President? | full-length portrait painting of General George Washington to her as a gift. It was displayed in their home at Mount Vernon in the New Room.
Dower slaves, estate, death and interment.
Although her father had owned fifteen to twenty slaves, her first husband, Daniel Parke Custis, owned nearly three hundred, making him o... | Dandridge (1700–1756), Virginian colonel, planter, and clerk.
- Joseph Dandridge (1665–1747), English silk-pattern designer
- Martha Dandridge (1731–1802), (later Martha Washington) first First Lady of the United States.
- Merle Dandridge, American actress.
- Nicola Dandridge, English Lawyer.
- Putney Dandridge (1902–1... | 33,241 | triviaqa-train |
Which town in Surrey gives its name to the common form of Hydrated Magnesium Sulphate? | based extraterritorially at Kingston upon Thames.
Surrey is divided into eleven districts: Elmbridge, Epsom and Ewell, Guildford, Mole Valley, Reigate and Banstead, Runnymede, Spelthorne, Surrey Heath, Tandridge, Waverley, and Woking.
The London boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark, Wandsworth, and parts of Lewisham and Br... | which are based on calcium magnesium carbonate.
A frequent source of confusion regarding lime mortar stems from the similarity of the terms hydraulic and hydrated.
- "Hydrated" lime is any lime other than quicklime, and can refer to either hydraulic (hardens under water) or non-hydraulic (does not harden under water) ... | 33,242 | triviaqa-train |
Which B.B.C. children's television programme featured the dolls Hamble and Jemima? | markets, with notable successes like "Play School", "Noggin the Nog", and "Thunderbirds" originating from the UK, "Belle and Sebastian" and "The Magic Roundabout" from France, "The Singing Ringing Tree" from Germany, and "Marine Boy" from Japan.
Channels.
Channels United States.
In the U.S., there are three major comme... | Dumpty from the nursery rhyme, appeared in the very first programme in April 1964. Several versions were made.
- Big Ted and Little Ted, twin teddy bears. (Originally there was only the one Teddy, however this was stolen in the mid-1970s and replaced by the two Teds.)
- Jemima, a rag doll with long red and white stripe... | 33,243 | triviaqa-train |
Which river of Germany flows to the North Sea at Bremerhaven? | , Tauber, Tiroler Achen, Tollense, Trave, Treene, Uecker, Ulster, Unstrut, Usa, Vechte, Vils (Danube), Vils (Lech), Vils (Naab), Volme, Wakenitz, Warnow, Weida, Weil, White Elster, Weißeritz, Werra, Werre, Wertach, Wesenitz, Weser, Westfälische Aa, Wetter, White Elster, White Main, Wied, Wiese, Wild Weißeritz, Wipper (... | through Lower Saxony, then reaching Bremen before emptying 50 km further north at Bremerhaven into the North Sea. The Oder rises in the Czech Republic and flows (generally north- and northwest-ward) through western Poland, later forming 187 kilometres (116 mi) of the border between Poland and Germany, part of the Oder-... | 33,244 | triviaqa-train |
Mocha, a blend of chocolate and coffee made into a drink, originated in which country? | appears in modern-day Yemen in southern Arabia in the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines. It was in what is now Yemen that coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed in a manner similar to how it is now prepared for drinking. But the coffee seeds had to be first exported from East Africa to Yemen, as "Coffea ar... | also comes in concentrate that can be made into cold brew coffee by adding water, milk or other liquids. Its products are made through a 16-hour brewing process that uses only fair trade, organic coffee, and limestone cured Texas Hill Country water for the brewing process. Its products are available in three main flavo... | 33,245 | triviaqa-train |
What is the common name of the flowering shrub/tree Syringa? | attempt to restore the removed branches. Lilac bushes can be prone to powdery mildew disease.
The wood of lilac is close-grained, diffuse-porous, extremely hard and one of the densest in Europe. The sapwood is typically cream-coloured and the heartwood has various shades of brown and purple. Lilac wood has traditionall... | Borthwickia
Borthwickia is genus of flowering plants, containing one species, Borthwickia trifoliata from Yunnan, China and Myanmar. The common name in Chinese is 节蒴木 (jie shuo mu). It is a shrub or small tree with evergreen trifoliate leaves, whitish flowers clustered at the tip of the branches, with many stamens, and... | 33,246 | triviaqa-train |
The Weddell Sea is part of which ocean? | Weddell Sea
The Weddell Sea is part of the Southern Ocean and contains the Weddell Gyre. Its land boundaries are defined by the bay formed from the coasts of Coats Land and the Antarctic Peninsula. The easternmost point is Cape Norvegia at Princess Martha Coast, Queen Maud Land. To the east of Cape Norvegia is the King... | .
Distribution.
"G. glacialis" is found predominantly in the Southern Ocean. It occupies the northern and eastern parts of the Weddell Sea, but is less abundant in the Southernmost part. This species prefers the open ocean and steep continental slope of the Eastern Weddell Sea. They are also found around the South Shet... | 33,247 | triviaqa-train |
Who, in 1907, was the first woman to become a member of the Order of Merit? | members of the Royal Air Force and, in 1969, the definition of honorary recipients was expanded to include members of the Commonwealth of Nations that are not realms.
From its inception, the order has been open to women, Florence Nightingale being the first woman to receive the honour, in 1907. Several individuals have... | Ladies Merit Cross
The Ladies Merit Cross ("Frauenverdienstkreuz") was founded on 22 October 1907 by King William II of Prussia as a two-class Ladies Order and to reward women and young women, who worked in the field of charity, or in a religious or social field, who rendered outstanding had personal self-sacrificing s... | 33,248 | triviaqa-train |
In which US state are the cities of Spokane, Tacoma and Yakima? | Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma ( ) is a midsized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle (of which it is the largest satellite city), northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. T... | :
- Spokane:
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Arctic cold Ohio Valley.
For the 1895–2017 period of record in the Ohio Valley climate region:
- February 1899 was the third-coldest February (behind the coldest 1978 and the second-colde... | 33,249 | triviaqa-train |
Which Romanian car manufacturer was bought by Renault in 1999? | Automobile Dacia
Automobile Dacia S.A.
() is a Romanian car manufacturer that takes its name from the historic region that constitutes the present-day Romania. The company was founded in 1966, and has been a subsidiary of the French car manufacturer Renault since 1999. It is Romania's top company by revenue and the lar... | when Société des Automobiles de Place bought Renault AG1 cars to establish a fleet of taxis. These vehicles were later used by the French military to transport troops during World War I which earned them the nickname "Taxi de la Marne." By 1907, a significant percentage of London and Paris taxis had been built by Renau... | 33,250 | triviaqa-train |
Richard Addinsell's most famous piece of music was used in the 1941 film 'Dangerous Moonlight', what is its title? | Warsaw Concerto
The Warsaw Concerto is a short work for piano and orchestra by Richard Addinsell, written for the 1941 British film "Dangerous Moonlight", which is about the Polish struggle against the 1939 invasion by Nazi Germany. In performance it normally lasts just under ten minutes. The concerto is an example of ... | Live at the Palladium, clocking in at 6'35".
- Richard Clayderman recorded an arrangement for the piece with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for his album "The Classic Touch", which was released in 1985
- The music was used in the film, "The Sea Wolves" (1980), with Addinsell's themes arranged by Roy Budd. For the fil... | 33,251 | triviaqa-train |
The currency units of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates share which name? | Spain's coastal areas take one to three-day trips to Morocco.
Air services between Morocco and Algeria have been established, many Algerians have gone to Morocco to shop and visit family and friends. Morocco is relatively inexpensive because of the devaluation of the Dirham and the increase of hotel prices in Spain. Mo... | currency units that are used in Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, and the Yemen are all descended from the pound sterling, while the currency units that are used in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates are all descended from the Maria Theresa Thaler. This largely explains the factor of ten diffe... | 33,252 | triviaqa-train |
In physics, which letter is used to represent Planck's Constant? | radiation, which is still considered to have been accurately measured, diverged significantly at higher frequencies from that predicted by existing theories. In 1900, Max Planck empirically derived a formula for the observed spectrum. He assumed that a hypothetical electrically charged oscillator in a cavity that conta... | massive space station orbiting the earth.
In a series of images, Mel is seen walking with Diana towards Genocyber's broken body. An image of Elaine appears in front of Genocyber, and Diana screams. In a subsequent dream, Diana refers to Mel as "big sister."
The scene shifts back to Mel, who is taken in by the religious... | 33,253 | triviaqa-train |
Which group recorded the 2008 album 'Perfect Symmetry'? | Perfect Symmetry (Keane album)
Perfect Symmetry is the third studio album by English rock band Keane, released on 13 October 2008 in the United Kingdom. According to international Island Records manager, Jon Turner, "the general international feel is of excitement and 'Spiralling' is a favourite track of the US company... | I'm happy that fans have the chance to take a second look at this important record. The lineup, the songs and the cover art all came together to make a great package when originally recorded and the bonus DVD really adds a fresh perspective to the album."
Discography.
Discography With Fates Warning.
- "No Exit" (1988, ... | 33,254 | triviaqa-train |
In 2013 who became the first Englishman since Tony Jacklin in 1970, to win The US Open Golf Championship? | spots after the second top 60 OWGR cutoff date filled by alternates from qualifying tournaments.
The exemptions for amateurs apply only if the players remain amateurs as of the tournament date.
Before 2011, the sole OWGR cutoff for entry was the top 50 as of two weeks before the tournament. An exemption category for th... | 1987 Open Championship
The 1987 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 116th Open Championship, held from 16–19 July at Muirfield Golf Links in Gullane, Scotland. Nick Faldo won the first of his three Open Championships, one stroke ahead of runners-up Paul Azinger and Rodger Davis. It was the fir... | 33,255 | triviaqa-train |
Which US President authorised the dropping of atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? | President of the United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.
In contemporary times, the presiden... | responses according to the survey. 74% of Republicans support the bombings while 52% of Democrats support the bombings.
American approval of the US dropping the atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki has decreased steadily since 1945. A 1945 Gallup poll showed that 85% of Americans approved of using atomic weapons on Jap... | 33,256 | triviaqa-train |
Talisker whisky is produced on which island? | Talisker distillery
Talisker distillery is an Island single malt Scotch whisky distillery based in Carbost, Scotland on the Isle of Skye. The distillery is operated by Diageo, and is marketed as part of their "Classic Malts" series. The brand is sold as a premium whisky.
History.
The distillery was founded in 1830 by H... | the term with "blended Scotch whisky", which contains some proportion of grain whisky.
The brand name featured on the label is usually the same as the distillery name (for example, the Talisker distillery labels its whiskies with the Talisker name). Indeed, the SWR prohibit bottlers from using a distillery name when th... | 33,257 | triviaqa-train |
Inspector Japp is found in some novels featuring which detective? | also appears in Charles Osborne's novelisation of "Black Coffee".
Like those of Miss Lemon and Arthur Hastings, the role of Inspector Japp in Poirot's career has been exaggerated by adaptations of Christie's original novels, specifically by the TV series "Agatha Christie's Poirot", where these characters are often intr... | Laura Possessed", which had a paranormal theme, and was followed by 6 other similarly themed novels. She then wrote some romantic suspense stories before turning to writing crime fiction.
She has created two mystery novel series, the first featuring 'Detective Chief Inspector David Webb' with the Shillingham police. Th... | 33,258 | triviaqa-train |
Since 2000, three British cricket grounds have hosted their first test matches, two of them are the Riverside in Chester-Le-Street and the Rose Bowl in Southampton, name the third. | on its home turf in the 2006–07 series with a convincing 5–0 victory, only the second time an Ashes series has been won by that margin. Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne and Justin Langer retired from Test cricket after that series, while Damien Martyn retired during the series.
The 2009 series began with a tense draw in the ... | List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at the Riverside Ground
The Riverside Ground is a cricket ground in Chester-le-Street, County Durham. It is the home of Durham County Cricket Club and has hosted Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. It has a capacity of 17,000 spect... | 33,259 | triviaqa-train |
Which former British colony stands on the delta of the Pearl River? | As a special administrative region, Hong Kong maintains governing and economic systems that are separate from those of mainland China. Its people tend to identify as Hongkongers rather than Chinese.
Originally a sparsely populated area of farming and fishing villages, the territory has become one of the world's most si... | the second Opium War, which was never rebuilt on its original site.
Tourism Coast of Xianglu Bay—Fisher Girl Statue.
The coast of Xianglu Bay is considered the 'symbol' of Zhuhai, offering a scenic view of Zhuhai (Pearl River) Delta with silt-rich water, rocks, and a beach. The famous landmark of the city, the Fisher G... | 33,260 | triviaqa-train |
What is the common name of the flowering plant Delphinium? | especially the younger parts, causing severe digestive discomfort if ingested, and skin irritation. Larkspur, especially tall larkspur, is a significant cause of cattle poisoning on rangelands in the western United States. Larkspur is more common in high-elevation areas, and many ranchers delay moving cattle onto such ... | Cynoglossum grande
Cynoglossum grande is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name Pacific hound's tongue. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California, where it grows in shady areas in woodland and chaparral. On the forest floor of California oak woodlands ... | 33,261 | triviaqa-train |
Kronos (or Cronus) was the Greek equivalent of which Roman god? | Cronus was usually depicted with a harpe, scythe or a sickle, which was the instrument he used to castrate and depose Uranus, his father. In Athens, on the twelfth day of the Attic month of Hekatombaion, a festival called Kronia was held in honour of Cronus to celebrate the harvest, suggesting that, as a result of his ... | Kronia
The Kronia was an Athenian festival held in honor of Cronus (Kronos) on the 12th day of Hekatombaion, the first month of the Attic calendar and roughly equivalent to the latter part of July and first part of August. The festival was also celebrated in parts of Ionia, and in these places the month was known as Kr... | 33,262 | triviaqa-train |
In which US state are the cities of Billings, Great Falls and Missoula? | Great Falls, Montana
Great Falls is a city in and the county seat of Cascade County, Montana, United States. The 2017 census estimate put the population at 58,638. The population was 58,505 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Great Falls, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of C... | Organization Districts.
There are eight districts that the MHP operates in throughout the state.
District I (Missoula) – Mineral, Missoula, Ravalli, and Sanders counties
District II (Great Falls) – Cascade, Fergus, Golden Valley, Judith Basin, Musselshell, Petroleum, Teton, and Wheatland counties
District III (Butte) ... | 33,263 | triviaqa-train |
Monte Marmolada is the highest peak in which mountain range? | Marmolada
Marmolada (German: "Marmolata", Ladin: "Marmoleda") is a mountain in northeastern Italy and the highest mountain of the Dolomites (a section of the Alps). It lies between the borders of Trentino and Veneto.
Geography.
The mountain is located about 100 kilometres north-northwest of Venice, from which it can be... | Passo Fedaia
The Passo Fedaia is a mountain pass traversed by a paved road in the Dolomiti Range in Northern Italy. It lies at the northern base of the Marmolada, the highest peak in the region and the Dolomiti. It is known for its beauty, for Lago Fedaia, and for its use in the Giro d'Italia. It was also used as a loc... | 33,264 | triviaqa-train |
Of what country is Mogadishu the capital? | Mogadishu
Mogadishu (; ; ; ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and most populous city of Somalia. Located in the coastal Banadir region on the Somali Sea, the city has served as an important port for millennia. , it had a population of 2,425,000 residents. Mogadishu is the nearest foreign mainland city t... | Friday, Ali Mohammed Gedi swiftly announced the introduction of martial law, but such a measure, taken on the background of what is seen as foreign occupation, is already sparking the organization of guerrilla warfare in the capital.
On December 31, 2006, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, chairman of the Islamic Courts Union (ICU),... | 33,265 | triviaqa-train |
Who founded the Young Men's Christian Association? | YMCA
The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) [pronounced why-em-see-ay], sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries from 120 national associations. It was founded on 6 June 1844 by Sir George Williams in London and aims to pu... | Boston Young Men's Christian Association
The Boston Young Men's Christian Association (also known as "YMCA of Greater Boston") was founded in 1851 in Boston, Massachusetts, as the first American chapter of the YMCA.
History.
The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) of Greater Boston, founded in 1851, was the first ... | 33,266 | triviaqa-train |
What links a famous Park Avenue store, Audrey Hepburn and the song 'I think we're alone now'? | Truman Capote
Truman Garcia Capote (; born Truman Streckfus Persons, September 30, 1924 – August 25, 1984) was an American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, playwright, and actor. Several of his short stories, novels, and plays have been praised as literary classics, including the novella "Breakfast at Tiffan... | and a cover of Tommy James and the Shondells's 1967 single "I Think We're Alone Now". Originally, a cover of "What A Feeling" from the film "Flashdance" was included on the track list instead of "I Think We're Alone Now", but Girls Aloud contacted the record label three days before the album was manufactured to say the... | 33,267 | triviaqa-train |
To which dynasty did the Plantagenet kings from Henry II to Richard II belong? | 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... | The Plantagenet kings would use this badge, sometimes combining it with other more personal devices. King Henry II used the 'planta genista' as well as an escarbuncle. King Richard I used a star and crescent device, which was also adopted by his brother King John. King Henry III adopted the broom sprig and the star and... | 33,268 | triviaqa-train |
Whom did Ffion Jenkins many in 1997? | anthem at a rugby match; thus, Hague sought a Welsh Office civil servant, Ffion Jenkins, to teach him the words; they later married. He continued serving in Cabinet until the Conservatives were replaced by Labour at the 1997 general election.
Leadership of the Conservative Party.
Following the 1997 general election def... | 1988. From 1990 to 1992, he was married to actress Cynda Williams, whom he cast in his writing debut, "One False Move" (1992). In 1993, Thornton married "Playboy" model Pietra Dawn Cherniak, with whom he had two sons, Harry James and William; the marriage ended in 1997, with Cherniak accusing Thornton of spousal abuse,... | 33,269 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the 1990's sitcom featuring Joe McCann, Diana Weston and Honor Blackman? | The Upper Hand (TV series)
The Upper Hand is a British television sitcom, produced by Central Independent Television and Columbia Pictures Television (then as Columbia TriStar Central Productions) and broadcast by ITV from 1990 to 1996. The programme was adapted from the American sitcom "Who's the Boss?".
As in the for... | .
Setting.
Down on his luck former footballer Charlie Burrows (Joe McGann) moves from a deprived area of London to leafy Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire to make a better life for his daughter, Joanna (Kellie Bright), taking a job as housekeeper for well-off advertising executive Caroline Wheatley (Diana Weston). Althou... | 33,270 | triviaqa-train |
In which of the Gulf States is Al-Jazeera based? | Arab states of the Persian Gulf
The Arab states of the Persian Gulf are the seven Arab states which border the Persian Gulf, namely Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). All of these nations except Iraq are part of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), and prefer to use the ... | KT Rabeeullah
Dr. K.T. Rabeeullah is a Gulf based Indian businessman, philanthropist and chairman of Shifa Al Jazeera Medical Group. He is also involved in various humanity and charity work.
Rabiullah, owns and operates about 50 hospitals and clinics across the Gulf countries, including 12 medical centers in Saudi Arab... | 33,271 | triviaqa-train |
A Jayhawker was a term applied to anti-slavery militant bands from a certain US state that clashed with pro-slavery factions from Missouri. Which state is this, sometimes referred to as the Jayhawk State? | Missouri
Missouri is a state in the Midwestern United States. With over six million residents, it is the 18th-most populous state of the Union. The largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, and Columbia; the capital is Jefferson City. The state is the 21st-most extensive in area. Missouri is bordered... | a target for pro-slavery ire, having been seen as the anti-slavery stronghold in the state and, more importantly, a staging area for Union and Jayhawker incursions into Missouri. Initially, the town and surrounding area were extremely vigilant and reacted strongly to any rumors that enemy forces might be advancing on t... | 33,272 | triviaqa-train |
For what were Baffin, Frobisher and Franklin all searching? | Martin Frobisher
Sir Martin Frobisher (; c. 1535 – 22 November 1594) was an English seaman and privateer who made three voyages to the New World looking for the North-west Passage. He probably sighted Resolution Island near Labrador in north-eastern Canada, before entering Frobisher Bay and landing on present-day Baffi... | District of Franklin
The District of Franklin was a regional administrative district of Canada's Northwest Territories. The district consisted of the Canadian high Arctic Islands, notably Ellesmere Island, Baffin Island, and Victoria Island. The district also contained the mainland Melville Peninsula and Boothia Penins... | 33,273 | triviaqa-train |
In pop record terms, what have Snow Patrol being doing to cars, Adele to pavements and Shed Seven to rainbows? | Critics' Choice" and was named the number-one predicted breakthrough act of 2008 in an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2008. The album "19," named for her age at the time she wrote and composed many of its songs, entered the British charts at number one. "The Times" "Encyclopedia of Modern Music" named "19" ... | eleventh month of 2011 was the eighth best-selling vinyl album of the year. It also peaked at number 83 on the "Billboard" 200 in the United States, while reaching number seven on the Independent Albums chart.
Bush was nominated for 2012 BRIT Awards as Best British Female Solo Artist, but eventually lost to Adele. She ... | 33,274 | triviaqa-train |
According to the OED what American magazine title is also the most common noun in the English language? | Times", "The Economist", "the New Statesman).
Plural proper names are weak. Such plural proper names include mountain ranges (e.g. "the Himalayas"), and collections of islands (e.g. "the Hebrides").
The definite article is omitted when a weak proper noun is used attributively (e.g. "Hague residents are concerned ...", ... | "kalo" meaning "black" in Romani language).
There are numerous subgroups and clans with their own self-designations, such as the Kalderash, Machvaya, Boyash, Lovari, Modyar, Xoraxai, Lăutari, etc.
In the English language (according to OED), "Rom" is a noun (with the plural "Romá" or "Roms") and an adjective, while "Rom... | 33,275 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1977 TV drama, starring Alison Steadman, is set in the living room of Beverley Moss? | Abigail's Party
Abigail's Party is a play for stage and television devised and directed in 1977 by Mike Leigh. It is a suburban situation comedy of manners, and a satire on the aspirations and tastes of the new middle class that emerged in Britain in the 1970s. The play developed in lengthy improvisations during which ... | by Central TV to write the theme music for a comedy drama series starring Harry Enfield, Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent and Warren Clarke called "Gone to the Dogs". The soundtrack was released on the Demon Records F-Beat label, and at the end of the year they provided the soundtrack music for the "Only Fools and Horses... | 33,276 | triviaqa-train |
Who won the heptathlon in the Sydney Olympics? | Denise Lewis
Denise Lewis, (born 27 August 1972, in West Bromwich) is a retired British track and field athlete, who specialised in the heptathlon. She won the gold medal in the heptathlon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Lewis was honoured as Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2001 New Year Honours. S... | athletics meeting in Valladolid, Spain. Her coach Darrell Bunn could not attend the meeting and Van Commenee was asked to help her through the event. Impressed with his work, Lewis moved to Amsterdam to train with Van Commenee in 1997. The pairing was fruitful for both athlete and coach; under the supervision of Van Co... | 33,277 | triviaqa-train |
Who directed the films The Graduate, Silkwood and Primary Colours? | Silkwood
Silkwood is a 1983 American biographical drama film directed by Mike Nichols and starring Meryl Streep, Cher and Kurt Russell. The screenplay by Nora Ephron and Alice Arlen was inspired by the life of Karen Silkwood. Silkwood was a nuclear whistleblower and a labor union activist who died in a car collision wh... | a digital download on 17 March 2009, together with a music video directed by Douglas Hart which was posted on the band's website on the same day. Their second album, "Primary Colours", was officially released on 4 May 2009 to critical acclaim, and reached No. 25 on the UK Albums Chart. The single "Who Can Say" was rele... | 33,278 | triviaqa-train |
Which ancient philosopher's works are collected in 'The Analects'? | Analects
The Analects (; ; Old Chinese: "*[r]u[n] ŋ(r)aʔ"; literally "Selected Sayings", also known as the Analects of Confucius, is an ancient Chinese book composed of a collection of sayings and ideas attributed to the Chinese philosopher Confucius and his contemporaries, traditionally believed to have been compiled ... | had with his disciples and others, recorded by his disciples. Selected discussions were published as the "Analects" ("Lunyu"), while the rest was collected in the "Jiayu". This characterization is consistent with the content of the "Jiayu", which contains nearly all the Confucian lore found in such diverse ancient text... | 33,279 | triviaqa-train |
What is the most widely spoken language in India? | government has 23 constitutionally recognized official languages. Hindi and English are typically used as an official language by the central government. State governments use their respective official languages.
Hindi is the most widely spoken language in the northern parts of India. The Indian census takes the widest... | Punjabi language
Punjabi (; / ) is an Indo-Aryan language with more than 100 million native speakers in the Indian subcontinent and around the world. It is the native language of the Punjabi people, an ethnolinguistic group of the cultural region called the Punjab, which encompasses northwest India and eastern Pakistan... | 33,280 | triviaqa-train |
Who is MP for Twickenham? | Twickenham (UK Parliament constituency)
Twickenham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Sir Vince Cable, the former leader of the Liberal Democrats (2017–2019).
In the period 2015 to 2017 the seat was represented by a Conservative, as between 1918 and 1997. Since 2017... | 1934 Twickenham by-election
The Twickenham by-election, 1934 was a parliamentary by-election held on 22 June 1934 for the British House of Commons constituency of Twickenham in Middlesex.
The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), Hylton Murray-Philipson, died on 24 May 1... | 33,281 | triviaqa-train |
In the 1957 film Pal Joey, who played Joey Evans? | Pal Joey (film)
Pal Joey is a 1957 American Technicolor musical film, loosely adapted from the musical play of the same name, and starring Rita Hayworth, Frank Sinatra, and Kim Novak. Jo Ann Greer sang for Hayworth, as she had done previously in "Affair in Trinidad" and "Miss Sadie Thompson". Kim Novak's singing voice ... | Pal Joey (novel)
Pal Joey is a 1940 epistolary novel by John O'Hara, which became the basis of the 1940 stage musical comedy and 1957 motion picture of the same name, with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart.
"Pal Joey" was written as a series of letters—or short stories—in the magazine "The New Yorker" ... | 33,282 | triviaqa-train |
At which UK university would you find the Scott Polar Research Institute? | Scott Polar Research Institute
The Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI) is a centre for research into the polar regions and glaciology worldwide. It is a sub-department of the Department of Geography in the University of Cambridge, located on Lensfield Road in the south of Cambridge ().
SPRI was founded by Frank Deben... | then earned his D.Phil. from Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology and Merton College, Oxford, which involved spending 18 months studying emperor penguins on South Georgia. He led the British Ornithologists' Union's centenary expedition to Ascension Island between 1957 and 1959. From 1960 to 1968, Stonehouse worke... | 33,283 | triviaqa-train |
The 'Arrival of the Queen of Sheba' comes from which Handel oratorio? | Queen of Sheba
The Queen of Sheba (; ) is a figure first mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. In the original story, she brings a caravan of valuable gifts for the Israelite King Solomon. This tale has undergone extensive Jewish, Islamic, and Ethiopian elaborations, and has become the subject of one of the most widespread an... | on 17 March 1749, with Caterina Galli in the title role at the Covent Garden Theatre in London, where it had two further performances. Handel revived the work in 1759.
The oratorio contains a short and lively instrumental passage for two oboes and strings in Act Three, known as "The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba", whic... | 33,284 | triviaqa-train |
What distance is an Olympic steeplechase? | the inception of the modern Olympics, though with varying lengths. Since the 1968 Summer Olympics, steeplechase in the Olympics has been dominated by Kenyan athletes, including the current gold medal streak since 1984 and a clean sweep of the medals at the 1992 and 2004 Games.
The steeplechase for women is 3,000 metres... | 3000 metres steeplechase
The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field. It is an obstacle race over the distance of the 3000 metres, which derives its name from the horse racing steeplechase.
Rules.
It is one of the track events in the Olympi... | 33,285 | triviaqa-train |
What is Boris Johnson's first name? | Boris Johnson
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (; born 19 June 1964) is a British politician serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since July 2019. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2015 and was the MP for Henley from 2001 to ... | which is nearer in content to the first "Best of" DVD compilation than its direct predecessor. It contains four 45-minute compilations of the Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004 and Spring 2005 series, rather than complete episodes; although it does again contain a bonus disc with an uncut version of Boris Johnson's ... | 33,286 | triviaqa-train |
Who was snooker World Champion in 1990, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96 & 99? | the 1970s, Steve Davis in the 1980s, and Stephen Hendry in the 1990s. Since 2000, Ronnie O'Sullivan has won the most world titles, with 5.
Top professional players now compete regularly around the world and earn millions of pounds. The sport has become increasingly popular in China.
History.
The origin of snooker dates... | 1989–90.
Roster
1990–91.
Roster
1991–92.
Roster
1992–93.
Titles
- Greek Cup Winner
Roster
1993–94.
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1994–95.
Roster
1995–96.
Titles
- EuroLeague Champion
- Greek Cup Winner
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1996–97.
Titles
- FIBA Intercontinental Cup Champion
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1997–98.
Titles
- Greek Champion
Roster
1998–99.
Titles
- Greek Champion
R... | 33,287 | triviaqa-train |
Lobjoits, Webbs Wonderful and Winter Density are varieties of which summer vegetable? | of the world. Plants generally have a height and spread of . The leaves are colorful, mainly in the green and red color spectrums, with some variegated varieties. There are also a few varieties with yellow, gold or blue-teal leaves. Lettuces have a wide range of shapes and textures, from the dense heads of the iceberg ... | varieties of flint corn and flour corn for consumption, the women planted an archaic breed which they called "Wonderful" or "Holy Corn", specifically to be included in the sacred bundles.
The holy corn was cultivated and harvested to replace corn in the sacred bundles prepared for the major seasons of winter and summer... | 33,288 | triviaqa-train |
In James Bond films who played Miss Moneypenny from 'Goldeneye' in 1995 to 'Die Another Day' in 2002? | , from using a satellite weapon against London to cause a global financial meltdown.
The film was released after a six-year hiatus in the series caused by legal disputes, during which Timothy Dalton resigned from the role of James Bond and was replaced by Pierce Brosnan. M was also recast, with actress Judi Dench becom... | was broadcast in the US in 1997 on PBS.
From 1995 to 2005, Bond played Miss Moneypenny, M's secretary at MI6, in the four James Bond films with Pierce Brosnan as Agent 007: "GoldenEye", "Tomorrow Never Dies", "The World Is Not Enough", and "Die Another Day". The role of Miss Moneypenny is the smallest role she ever pla... | 33,289 | triviaqa-train |
In which country were the Tonton Macoute active? | Tonton Macoute
The Tonton Macoute () or simply the Macoute was a special operations unit within the Haitian paramilitary force created in 1959 by dictator François "Papa Doc" Duvalier. In 1970 the militia was renamed the ' (VSN"', Volunteers of the National Security). Haitians named this force after the Haitian mytholo... | family.
Charles Edmund Dashwood (1857-1935) was only six years old when he inherited Wherstead Park. His father Captain George Astley Dashwood had died only a few months before his inheritance so his mother Harriet took charge of the property until he came of age. Harriet was born Harriet Anne Bateman-Hanbury and was t... | 33,290 | triviaqa-train |
What is the most widely spoken African language? | linguistic diversity in the world. However, "One of the notable differences between Africa and most other linguistic areas is its relative uniformity. With few exceptions, all of Africa’s languages have been gathered into four major phyla."
Around a hundred languages are widely used for inter-ethnic communication. Arab... | Maasina Fulfulde
Maasina Fulfulde (or Maasinankoore in the language itself) is a Fula language spoken primarily as a first language by Fula people and associated groups in the Inner Niger Delta area traditionally known as Macina in the center of what is now the West African state of Mali. It is also spoken elsewhere in... | 33,291 | triviaqa-train |
Who is MP for Doncaster North? | Doncaster North (UK Parliament constituency)
Doncaster North is a constituency in South Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Ed Miliband of the Labour Party.
History.
The constituency was created in 1983 from parts of the former constituencies of Don Valley and Goole, and has... | Motion calling for an immediate halt to hostilities.
After boundary changes he was returned at the 1983 general election as MP for the new Doncaster North constituency. He was nominated in November that year to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, and in July 1985 he was one of four Labour MPs on the committee who rej... | 33,292 | triviaqa-train |
Which Charles Dickens character lived in Satis House? | whimsical names. The likes of Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, Jacob Marley, Bob Cratchit, Oliver Twist, The Artful Dodger, Fagin, Bill Sikes, Pip, Miss Havisham, Sydney Carton, Charles Darnay, David Copperfield, Mr Micawber, Abel Magwitch, Daniel Quilp, Samuel Pickwick, Wackford Squeers, and Uriah Heep are so well known as... | 20 May 1660. Following this, his home in Crow Lane became known as Restoration House. It is reputed to be the basis of Satis House in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. There actually is a Satis House nearby, once the home of Richard Watts. Elizabeth I stayed there as a guest and on being asked if she was comfortab... | 33,293 | triviaqa-train |
Who founded the Kelmscott Press in 1891? | and was influenced by anarchism in the 1880s and became a committed revolutionary socialist activist. He founded the Socialist League in 1884 after an involvement in the Social Democratic Federation (SDF), but he broke with that organization in 1890. In 1891, he founded the Kelmscott Press to publish limited-edition, i... | Union Democratic Party
The Union Democratic Party (, abbreviated UDP) is a Burmese political party founded in 2008. It was formally registered in May 2010, with headquarters in Bahan Township, Yangon. UDP is contesting the 2010 general election in Burma. UDP's chairman is Thein Htay, after Phyo Min Thein resigned, citi... | 33,294 | triviaqa-train |
What is another name for the Chinese Gooseberry? | % water and 15% carbohydrates, with negligible protein and fat (table). It is particularly rich (20% or more of the Daily Value, DV) in vitamin C (112% DV) and vitamin K (38% DV), has a moderate content of vitamin E (10% DV), with no other micronutrients in significant content. Gold kiwifruit has similar nutritional va... | West Africa
- Dutch Guinea, or Dutch New Guinea, another name for Netherlands New Guinea, a former colony in what is now Indonesian Papua
- French Guinea, a former colony in West Africa, what is now Guinea
- German Guinea, another name for the former colonies of Kamerun and Togoland in West Africa
- German Guinea, or G... | 33,295 | triviaqa-train |
Which company makes the Sea King helicopter? | Westland Sea King
The Westland WS-61 Sea King is a British licence-built version of the American Sikorsky S-61 helicopter of the same name, built by Westland Helicopters. The aircraft differs considerably from the American version, with Rolls-Royce Gnome engines (derived from the US General Electric T58), British-made ... | Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King
The Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King (company designation S-61) is an American twin-engined anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter designed and built by Sikorsky Aircraft. A landmark design, it was the world's first amphibious helicopter and one of the first ASW rotorcraft to use turboshaft engines.
The S... | 33,296 | triviaqa-train |
Which London team beat Manchester United at the quarter final stage of the Carling Cup in 2011? | league, but finished in fourth place. The following season, with the club in danger of relegation by November, Atkinson was dismissed.
History Ferguson years (1986–2013).
Alex Ferguson and his assistant Archie Knox arrived from Aberdeen on the day of Atkinson's dismissal, and guided the club to an 11th-place finish in ... | draw was made on 21 December, 2005 after the conclusion of the quarter finals. Unlike the other rounds, the semi-final ties were played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The ties were played in the weeks beginning 9 January and 23 January 2006.
Semi-finals Second leg.
"Score level at 2-2 on aggrega... | 33,297 | triviaqa-train |
With which English university does the John Innes Centre share a campus? | Microbiology.
The John Innes Centre has a tradition of training PhD students and post-docs. PhD degrees obtained via the John Innes Centre are awarded by the University of East Anglia. The John Innes Centre has a contingent of postdoctoral researchers, many of whom are recruited onto the institute's Post-doctoral Train... | the evolution of meiosis, particularly recombination and chromosome segregation.
In her spare time she does nature themed watercolors, etchings and other art.
References.
- Professor Kirsten Bomblies at the John Innes Centre
- Kirsten Bomblies at the MacArthur Foundation
- Incoming faculty Harvard University, Departmen... | 33,298 | triviaqa-train |
In which European country is the site of the Battle of Blenheim? | the Italian language was even lower. The French state promoted the replacement of various regional dialects and languages by a centralised French language. The introduction of conscription and the Third Republic's 1880s laws on public instruction facilitated the creation of a national identity, under this theory.
Some ... | Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace (pronounced ) is a monumental country house in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. It is the principal residence of the Dukes of Marlborough, and the only non-royal, non-episcopal country house in England to hold the title of palace. The palace, one of England's largest houses, was built be... | 33,299 | triviaqa-train |
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