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"What was launched in 1923 and was described as the ""official organ of the BBC""?" | streaming, involving streaming certain channels in the UK.
In February 2014, Director-General Tony Hall announced that the corporation needed to save £100 million. In March 2014, the BBC confirmed plans for BBC Three to become an internet-only channel.
Services Television Genome Project.
In December 2012, the BBC compl... | it became the British Broadcasting Corporation in 1927.
While at the BBC, Jefferies made broadcasts in which he gave organ recitals and conducted orchestral performances. He composed music for "Children's Hour" programmes, on which he played the character of "Uncle Jeff", and undertook the role of what would now be cal... | 33,300 | triviaqa-train |
In which English cathedral will you find St. Bede's Tomb and St Cuthbert's Shrine? | Saxon founder of Portsmouth. The "Liber Vitae" of Durham Cathedral names two priests with this name, one of whom is presumably Bede himself. Some manuscripts of the "Life of Cuthbert", one of Bede's works, mention that Cuthbert's own priest was named Bede; it is possible that this priest is the other name listed in the... | shrine to him at Old St Paul's Cathedral in London. Shortly after the Norman Conquest, Goscelin wrote a life of Mellitus, the first of several to appear around that time, but none contain any information not included in Bede's earlier works. These later medieval lives do, however, reveal that during Goscelin's lifetime... | 33,301 | triviaqa-train |
Who plays Q in the latest Bond film Skyfall? | Pictures.
The story centres on Bond investigating an attack on MI6; the attack is part of a plot by former agent Raoul Silva to discredit and kill M as revenge for having abandoned him. The film sees the return of two recurring characters after an absence of two films: Q, played by Ben Whishaw, and Moneypenny, played b... | Two series "The Hollow Crown". He received the British Academy Television Award for Leading Actor. Also in 2012, he appeared as part of the ensemble cast of the science-fiction drama film "Cloud Atlas", adapted from the novel of the same name.
Whishaw appeared in the 23rd James Bond film, "Skyfall", in the role of Q. H... | 33,302 | triviaqa-train |
In which country where the Lord's Resistance Army first active? | ethnic groups supplied much of the national manual labour, and came to comprise a majority of the military.
The southern region became the centre for commercial trade development. The livestock-raising Acholi from the north of Uganda were resented for dominating the army and policing. Following the country's independe... | alleged role in the sale of arms to various rebel groups in the eastern part of the country, which may have implicated the rebel group M23. In December 2012 it was reported that members of Army units in the north east of the country are often not paid due to corruption, and these units rarely made against villages by t... | 33,303 | triviaqa-train |
"Who is the female presenter of the Channel 4 quiz show ""Five Minutes to a Fortune""?" | Five Minutes to a Fortune
Five Minutes to a Fortune is a British game show, which aired on Channel 4 from 6 April 2013 to 5 May 2013 and was hosted by Davina McCall. It offered pairs of contestants the chance to win a top prize of £50,000 (or £100,000 for celebrity specials). The show aired weekdays at 5:00pm but was u... | syndrome.
Performances.
He starred in his own show "59 Minutes to save the NHS" at the Edinburgh Fringe and was one of two doctor-cum-comics who captained teams on a Channel Five medical quiz, "Tibs and Fibs", hosted by Tony Slattery.
As well as appearing on Channel 4's longest running programme, "Countdown", Hammond h... | 33,304 | triviaqa-train |
Nora Barnacle was the muse and wife of which Irish writer? | Nora Barnacle
Nora Barnacle (21 March 1884 – 10 April 1951) was the muse and wife of Irish author James Joyce.
Barnacle and Joyce had their first romantic assignation on a date celebrated worldwide as the "Bloomsday" of his modernist novel "Ulysses", a book that she did not, however, enjoy. Their sexually explicit lett... | , 2005. In January 2006, the show was announced to be returning the month after but said return never came to fruition and the series was ultimately cancelled.
Two new Cartoon Network original series premiered in 2006: "Squirrel Boy" and "Class of 3000". Three made-for-TV movies debuted this year: "Codename: Kids Next ... | 33,305 | triviaqa-train |
Fanny Brawne was the muse and fiancée of which poet? | narration, but rather that poetry is an attempt to render the beautiful or sublime without the burden of engaging the logical or narrative thought-process. English Romantic poet John Keats termed this escape from logic "Negative capability". This "romantic" approach views form as a key element of successful poetry beca... | was more than that of the magis.
Megisthanes was the first parliament of Iran. It can be concluded that the Parthian parliament was the result of the achievements of past civilizations specially the Achaemenids (who had their own councils) and Greeks. Justin (41.2.2), has called this parliament as senate. Tacitus state... | 33,306 | triviaqa-train |
"Which US Civil War union general said ""I am tired and sick of fighting, its glory is all moonshine. War is Hell""?" | the fall of Atlanta to William Tecumseh Sherman and his march to the sea. The last significant battles raged around the Siege of Petersburg. Lee's escape attempt ended with his surrender at Appomattox Court House, on April 9, 1865. While the military war was coming to an end, the political reintegration of the nation w... | , with Nehru visiting the United States, pressuring Pakistan to recall her troops from Kashmir.
Khan's authorization of aggressive policies towards India, escalating to another war, had the U.S. worried. In an official meeting with Commander-in-Chief of the Army General Ayub Khan, Khan famously said: "I am sick and tir... | 33,307 | triviaqa-train |
Mary Pickford, Kim Wilde and Sugar Ray Robinson were all born with which surname? | 1992. This event, which was shown on television, was somewhat marred when Astaire's widow, Robyn Smith, who permitted clips of Astaire dancing with Rogers to be shown for free at the function itself, was unable to come to terms with CBS Television for broadcast rights to the clips (all previous rights-holders having do... | Jones, and changed his surname to avoid confusion with Davy Jones of The Monkees. Singer Ray Charles, born Ray Robinson, changed his name to avoid confusion with boxer Sugar Ray Robinson.
Motivation to use a stage name Involuntary name changes.
A performer may also have had their stage name chosen for them by their age... | 33,308 | triviaqa-train |
Gary Numan, Cliff Richard and Crystal Gayle were all born with which surname? | Cliff Richard
Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb on 14 October 1940) is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor and philanthropist. Richard has sold more than 250 million records worldwide. He has total sales of over 21 million singles in the United Kingdom and is the third-top-selling artist in UK Sing... | What If We Fall in Love?
What If We Fall In Love is the only duet album by Crystal Gayle. All songs are performed by both Crystal Gayle and Gary Morris. Three of its tracks found positions on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. Chronologically, they were "Makin' Up for Lost Time", which reached the #1 position, "A... | 33,309 | triviaqa-train |
What is the title of the recent musical based on the music of the Spice Girls? | : "Viva Forever" musical and London Olympics.
In 2010, the group was nominated for a Brit Award in the new category, "Best Performance of the 30th Year" for their 1997 Brit Awards performance of their songs, "Wannabe" and "Who Do You Think You Are". The group later won the award which was received by Halliwell and Brow... | Comet Awards (Germany).
The Spice Girls have won one Comet Award.
Vodafone Live Music Awards.
The Spice Girls won a Vodafone Live Music Awards for their Return of the Spice Girls tour in 2008.
World Music Awards.
The World Music Awards is an international awards show founded in 1989 that annually honors recording artis... | 33,310 | triviaqa-train |
What is the title of the recent musical based on a book by Ben Elton with the music of Queen? | You" (2002) and "Love Never Dies" (2010), the sequel to "The Phantom of the Opera". His novels cover the dystopian, comedy, and crime genres.
Early life and education.
Elton was born at University College Hospital in Fitzrovia, London, the son of Mary (née Foster), an English teacher from Cheshire, and physicist and ed... | Love Never Dies (musical)
Love Never Dies is a romantic musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber with lyrics by Glenn Slater and a book by Lloyd Webber, Ben Elton, Frederick Forsyth and Slater. It is a sequel to the long-running musical "The Phantom of the Opera" and was loosely adapted from Forsyth's novel "The Phantom... | 33,311 | triviaqa-train |
George W Bush was vice president in whose administration? | and ceremonial events in their positions, including many state funerals, which became a common joke for comedians. Mrs. Bush found the funerals largely beneficial, saying, "George met with many current or future heads of state at the funerals he attended, enabling him to forge personal relationships that were important... | James C. Kenny
James Casey Kenny (born 1953) is a Chicago businessman who served as United States Ambassador to Ireland from 2003 to 2006.
Career.
Kenny received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. He was executive vice president of Kenny Construction C... | 33,312 | triviaqa-train |
In which month of the year is Martinmas? | St. Martin's Day
Saint Martin's day, also known as the Feast of Saint Martin, Martinstag or Martinmas, as well as Old Halloween and Old Hallowmas Eve, is the feast day of Saint Martin of Tours (Martin le Miséricordieux) and is celebrated on November 11 each year. This is the time when autumn wheat seeding was completed... | contains elements of earlier worship of the dead as well as a certain year-end celebration that predates Christianity. For centuries mardipäev (Martinmas) has been one of the most important and cherished days in the Estonian folk calendar. It remains popular today, especially among young people and the rural population... | 33,313 | triviaqa-train |
In which month of the year is Michaelmas? | Michaelmas
Michaelmas ( ; also known as the Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, the Feast of the Archangels, or the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels) is a Christian festival observed in some Western liturgical calendars on 29 September. In some denominations a reference to a fourth angel, usually Uriel,... | Courts of Northern Ireland. While the name is not used in the legal systems of the United States, where most American courts operate on continuous year-round calendars without terms, the U.S. Supreme Court roughly follows the English custom by beginning its annual nine-month term on the first Monday in October, a few d... | 33,314 | triviaqa-train |
Titan and Rhea are major satellites of which planet? | , hurricanes, tectonics, and even hydrology.
Planets are generally divided into two main types: large low-density giant planets, and smaller rocky terrestrials. There are eight planets in the Solar System. In order of increasing distance from the Sun, they are the four terrestrials, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, the... | decline of brightness, while solar forcing should be reflected in a flattening and then resumed rise of brightness.
Other bodies in the Solar System.
Other bodies in the Solar System Natural satellites.
Ten of the many natural satellites in the Solar System are known to have atmospheres: Europa, Io, Callisto, Enceladus... | 33,315 | triviaqa-train |
Chrissie Hynde is a vocalist/guitarist with which rock band? | Chrissie Hynde
Christine Ellen Hynde (born September 7, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She is a founding member and the guitarist, lead vocalist, and primary songwriter of the rock band The Pretenders, as well as its only constant member.
Inspired by hippie counter-culture, Hynde worked in London ... | Steve Dior
Steve Dior is a British musician, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter best known for being in bands such as The London Cowboys, Filthy Lucre and The Idols.
In 1976, Steve Dior and Barry Jones built the basis of The Idols after previously rehearsing with Chrissie Hynde and Keith Levene and others in a band cal... | 33,316 | triviaqa-train |
Which Latin phrase means 'sincere' or 'in good faith'? | by affirmative action (and other such laws) to look for disabled, minority, female, and veteran business enterprises when bidding public jobs. Good faith effort law varies from state to state and even within states depending on the awarding department of the government. Most good faith effort requires advertising in st... | The Vera Project
The Vera Project, or VERA, is an all-ages, non-profit youth arts organization in Seattle, Washington.
Overview.
Based on the Vera club in Groningen, Netherlands. The name Vera comes from the phrase Veri Et Recti Amici, which is Latin meaning "true and sincere friends". Seattle's VERA Project was founde... | 33,317 | triviaqa-train |
Jacques Cousteau's famous boat shares its name with which form of West Indian music? | 1940–1979). His sons took part in the adventures of the "Calypso". In 1991, one year after his wife Simone's death from cancer, he married Francine Triplet. They already had a daughter Diane Cousteau (born 1980) and a son, Pierre-Yves Cousteau (born 1982), born during Cousteau's marriage to his first wife.
Biography Ea... | Monocat
A monocat is a type of multihull with a single hull fore and two hulls aft. One could say that it begins like a monohull and ends like a catamaran, Hence the name.
Narrower than the usual multihulls, it comes in motor and sailing flavours. It combines advantages of both mono and multihulls. A quite famous one i... | 33,318 | triviaqa-train |
Travelling west along the M4 motorway, which county would you enter as you left Berkshire? | south-east), Wiltshire (to the west) and Hampshire (to the south).
No part of the county is more than from the M4 motorway.
History.
According to Asser's biography of King Alfred, written in 893 AD, its old name "Bearrocscir" takes its name from a wood of box trees, which was called "Bearroc" (a Celtic word meaning "hi... | Weston, Berkshire
Weston is a village in the civil parish of Welford in the English county of Berkshire.
History.
The Domesday book recorded that Weston was a manor under the control of the "Church of Abingdon" in 1086.
Geography.
It is situated approximately halfway between East Shefford and Welford on the river Lambo... | 33,319 | triviaqa-train |
"Which film featured the hit song ""I've had the time of my life""?" | (I've Had) The Time of My Life
"(I've Had) The Time of My Life" is a 1987 song composed by Franke Previte, John DeNicola, and Donald Markowitz. It was recorded by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, and used as the theme song for the 1987 film "Dirty Dancing". The song has won a number of awards, including an Academy Awar... | Eminem's 2002 hit "Lose Yourself" was slated to be featured in the episode, but was axed when Eminem refused to allow permission. In the background of one scene, Michael is seen singing the 1987 song "(I've Had) The Time of My Life", by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes. The final scene in the episode features "Tiny Danc... | 33,320 | triviaqa-train |
Sunderland stands on which river? | Sunderland
Sunderland () is a city at the centre of the City of Sunderland metropolitan borough, in Tyne and Wear, England, 12 miles northeast of Durham at the mouth of the River Wear.
Historically in County Durham, there were three original settlements by the mouth of the River Wear on the site of modern-day Sunderlan... | , the land was largely used for farming. Before the incorporation of Leverett in 1774, that town was a part of Sunderland's territory.
Geography and transportation.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.53%, is water. Sunderland is located in the Pionee... | 33,321 | triviaqa-train |
Who won the Booker Prize in 1998 with the novel 'Amsterdam'? | . Kiran Desai of India won in 2006. Anne Enright's 2007 victory came about due to a jury badly split over Ian McEwan's novel "On Chesil Beach". The following year it was India's turn again, with Aravind Adiga narrowly defeating Enright's fellow Irishman Sebastian Barry.
Historically, the winner of the Booker Prize had ... | . McEwan followed these works with his second book for children, "The Daydreamer" (1994).
His 1997 novel, "Enduring Love", about the relationship between a science writer and a stalker, was popular with critics, although it was not shortlisted for the Booker Prize. It was adapted into a film in 2004. In 1998, he won th... | 33,322 | triviaqa-train |
Which British Prime Minister was born in New Brunswick, Canada? | Law resigned in May 1923, and died later that year. He was the shortest-serving Prime Minister of the twentieth century (211 days in office), and is sometimes called "The Unknown Prime Minister".
Early life and education.
Law was born on 16 September 1858 in Kingston (now Rexton), New Brunswick, to Eliza Kidston Law an... | Norbert Thériault
L. Norbert Thériault (February 16, 1921 – June 19, 2016) was a Canadian politician.
He was born in Eel River Bridge, New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Northumberland (1960–1974) and Baie-du-Vin (1974–1979) in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, and was a provincial cabinet minister in New ... | 33,323 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote symphonies nicknamed 'Paris' and 'Prague'? | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791), baptised as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the classical era.
Born in Salzburg, Mozart showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood. Already competent on keyboard... | Cobos, Joel Smirnoff, Carlos Miguel Prieto, Charles Dutoit, Eiji Oue, Neeme Järvi and Michael Tilson Thomas. She has toured with Camerata Chicago and conductor Drostan Hall to Prague, Milan, Paris and other European cities. American engagements have included appearances with the Chicago, Boston, Detroit, New World, Dal... | 33,324 | triviaqa-train |
Who won the Booker Prize in 1990 with the novel 'Possession'? | from anywhere in the world, so long as their work was in English and published in the UK. This change proved controversial in literary circles. Former winner A. S. Byatt and former judge John Mullan said the prize risked diluting its identity, whereas former judge A. L. Kennedy welcomed the change. Following this expan... | the fantastic in her work actually represents the eruption of psychosis. "In my work", she notes "writing is always so dangerous. It's very destructive. People who write books are destroyers." "Possession" (1990) parallels the emerging relationship of two contemporary academics with the lives of two (fictional) 19th-ce... | 33,325 | triviaqa-train |
By what name was model Lesley Hornby better known? | In 2012, she worked alongside Marks & Spencer's designers to launch an exclusive clothing collection for the M&S Woman range.
Early life.
Lesley Hornby was born on 19 September 1949 and raised in Neasden (then in Middlesex, now a suburb of north-west London). She was the third daughter of Nellie Lydia ("née" Reeman), a... | About how the village came to have the name Daubach nothing is known. What is known, however, is that the name was written "Daupach" in 1377, thus showing at least that the village has had a similar name for well over six hundred years. It lay on the road that led from Meisenheim and Sobernheim by way of Eckweiler (a n... | 33,326 | triviaqa-train |
Which British Prime Minister was a cousin of Rudyard Kipling? | address the nation. Stanley Baldwin, a master of the radio broadcast in the 1920s and 1930s, reached a national audience in his talks filled with homely advice and simple expressions of national pride. Churchill also used the radio to great effect, inspiring, reassuring and informing the people with his speeches during... | of the university; and is elected by the matriculated student body to ensure that their needs are adequately considered by the university's leadership. Through St Andrews' history a number of notable people have been elected to the post, including the actor John Cleese, industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie,... | 33,327 | triviaqa-train |
Who said that in the future everyone would be famous for fifteen minutes? | 15 minutes of fame
15 minutes of fame is short-lived media publicity or celebrity of an individual or phenomenon. The expression was inspired by Andy Warhol's words "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes", which appeared in the program for a 1968 exhibition of his work at the Moderna Museet in Sto... | foreleg and was euthanized within fifteen minutes. His owner, Charles Martin, said, "He's been a tremendous horse. He was the nicest horse you would ever find... He was as much a pet as an awesome racehorse... everyone in the barn is devastated".
Assessment and honors.
On January 18, 2014, almost three month after his ... | 33,328 | triviaqa-train |
Norwich stands on which river? | . From there the River Wensum is navigable into Norwich up to New Mills, and is crossed by the Novi Sad Friendship Bridge. Scheduled trips through the city and out to the nearby The Broads are run by City Boats from outside Norwich station and also Elm Hill. In June 2012, Norwich City Council gave permission for puntin... | Bramerton
Bramerton is a village in South Norfolk 4¾ miles (7½ km) south-east of Norwich, just north of the main A146 Norwich-Lowestoft road and on the south bank of the River Yare. In the 2001 census it contained 158 households and a population of 350, the population falling to 301 at the 2011 census.
The village.
Bra... | 33,329 | triviaqa-train |
Which 2003 film is based on the activities of Rylstone Women's Institute? | Rylstone
Rylstone is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated very near to Cracoe and about 6 miles south west of Grassington. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 160.
Rylstone railway station opened in 1902, closed to passengers in 1930, and... | health or social causes. Participants may include artists, celebrities, sportsmen and sportswomen, firefighters, military forces, the police, or members of a group such as farmers, Women's Institute members who wish to raise funds for a chosen charity.
The women's rugby match Oxford and Cambridge, which was played at T... | 33,330 | triviaqa-train |
Apart from London, in which other British city is there a place called Charing Cross? | known as the Central Belt – are flatter and home to most of the population including Glasgow, Scotland's largest city, and Edinburgh, its capital and political centre, although upland and mountainous terrain lies within the Southern Uplands.
Wales accounts for less than a tenth (9 per cent) of the total area of the UK,... | White City, London
White City is a district of London, England, in the northern part of Shepherd's Bush in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, 5 miles (8 km) west-northwest of Charing Cross. White City is home to Television Centre, White City Place and Queens Park Rangers football club's ground Loftus Road.
H... | 33,331 | triviaqa-train |
Travelling north along the M1 motorway, which county would you enter as you left Hertfordshire? | Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire (; often abbreviated Herts) is one of the home counties in southern England. It is bordered by Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to the north, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. For government statistical purposes, it is placed in the East of Engla... | follow the Brooklyn-Mooney Mooney turnoff just after you cross the river. Travelling by road from the north, from either Newcastle or Gosford, access is available via the M1 motorway. As you approach the Hawkesbury River you can exit the motorway via the Brooklyn-Mooney Mooney turnoff on your left hand side. Follow the... | 33,332 | triviaqa-train |
Who was King of Scotland between Duncan and Malcolm Canmore? | . The eldest, Malcolm III (Máel Coluim mac Donnchada) was king from 1058 to 1093, the second Donald III (Domnall Bán, or "Donalbane") was king afterwards. Máel Muire, Earl of Atholl is a possible third son of Duncan, although this is uncertain.
The early period of Duncan's reign was apparently uneventful, perhaps a con... | and at least one daughter named Uchtreda, who married Duncan II of Scotland, the son of King Malcolm Canmore.
The sons were:,
- Gospatric who was killed at the battle of the Standard in 1138.
- Dolfin, who seems to have received from Malcolm the government of Carlisle. Dolfin has also been identified with Dolfin de Br... | 33,333 | triviaqa-train |
Who invented the road safety feature 'cat's eyes'? | Percy Shaw
Percy Shaw, OBE (15 April 1890 – 1 September 1976) was an English inventor and businessman. He patented the reflective road stud or "cat's eye" in 1934, and set up a company to manufacture his invention in 1935.
Biography.
Percy Shaw was born in Halifax in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the fourth child and s... | eyes showing in each direction. A single-ended form has become widely used in other colours at road margins and as lane dividers. Cat's eyes are particularly valuable in fog and are largely resistant to damage from snow ploughs.
A key feature of the cat's eye is the flexible rubber dome which is occasionally deformed b... | 33,334 | triviaqa-train |
At which sport do Great Britain and USA play for the Westchester Cup? | International Polo Cup
The International Polo Cup, also called the Newport Cup and the Westchester Cup, is a trophy in polo that was created in 1876 and was played for by teams from the United States and United Kingdom. The match has varied in length over the years from a single game to the best of three games. In 1886... | Great Britain baseball team would not have the opportunity to play in front of a home crowd in the 2012 Olympics and promote the sport in the UK. It also meant that the team ceased to receive elite funding from bodies such as UK Sport.
At the 2009 World Cup – held simultaneously in various countries around Europe – Bri... | 33,335 | triviaqa-train |
Turin is the major city of which region of Italy? | Turin
Turin (, Piedmontese: ; ; , then "Taurinum") is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is located mainly on the western bank of the Po River, in ... | Juventus F.C.–S.S.C. Napoli rivalry
The Juventus F.C.–S.S.C. Napoli rivalry, is an inter-city football rivalry contested between Turin-based Juventus and Naples-based Napoli.
History.
The rivalry between Juventus and Napoli stems from a historical regional rivalry between Northern Italy and Southern Italy, of which the... | 33,336 | triviaqa-train |
What was the code name for the German invasion of Russia in World War 2? | Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa (German: "Unternehmen Barbarossa") was the code name for the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union, which started on Sunday, 22 June 1941, during World War II. The operation stemmed from Nazi Germany's ideological aims to conquer the western Soviet Union so that it could be repopul... | Operation Bodyguard
Operation Bodyguard was the code name for a World War II deception plan employed by the Allied states before the 1944 invasion of north-west Europe. The plan was intended to mislead the German high command as to the time and place of the invasion. The plan contained several operations, which culmina... | 33,337 | triviaqa-train |
"Which film featured the hit song ""Take My Breath Away""?" | Take My Breath Away
"Take My Breath Away" is a song written by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock for the 1986 film "Top Gun", performed by American new wave band Berlin. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1986.
Background.
Once Giorgio Moroder wro... | You Take My Breath Away (Rex Smith song)
"You Take My Breath Away" is the 1979 debut single by singer-actor Rex Smith and the first release from his third studio album "Sooner or Later" which is also featured in the 1979 made-for-television film of the same title starring Smith and Denise Miller. It was produced by Cha... | 33,338 | triviaqa-train |
Which admiral assumed command at Trafalgar after the death of Nelson? | his captains, over two dinners aboard "Victory", on his plan for the approaching battle. The order of sailing, in which the fleet was arranged when the enemy was first sighted, was to be the order of the ensuing action so that no time would be wasted in forming a precise line. The attack was to be made in two lines. On... | Horatio Nelson developed a close friendship that lasted until Nelson's death at Trafalgar on 21 October 1805.
French Revolutionary Wars.
The outbreak of war with revolutionary France led to a general promotion of Royal Navy officers on 1 February 1793. Kingsmill was advanced to Rear-Admiral of the White and placed in c... | 33,339 | triviaqa-train |
Which hero was the son of Zeus by Alcmene? | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys is an American television series filmed in New Zealand, based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles (Hercules was his Roman analogue). It was produced from January 16, 1995 to November 22, 1999. It ran for six seasons, producing actio... | Heracles
Heracles ( ; , "Hēraklês", Glory/Pride of "Hēra", "Hera"), born Alcaeus (, "Alkaios") () or Alcides (, "Alkeidēs") () was a divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, foster son of Amphitryon. He was a great-grandson and half-brother (as they are both sired by the god Zeus) of Perseus. He was... | 33,340 | triviaqa-train |
A dish described as la Bretonne' is garnished with which vegetable? | chicken fried chicken. This may also refer to beef cuts such as a hip steak or a shoulder blade steak, or a small portion of chuck steak with a visible line of white connective tissue.
Types Vegetarian alternatives.
Sliced vegetables can be used as vegetarian nonmeat "steak" alternatives, such as cauliflower, portobell... | is called "huevos a la peruana" ("Peruvian eggs").
In many European countries, especially Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Germany, a variation is served known as "Russian eggs". This consists of eggs cut in half, served with vegetable "macédoine" and garnished with mayonnaise, parsley and tomato. Contrary to what ... | 33,341 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the novel 'Hungry as the Sea'? | Hungry as the Sea
Hungry as the Sea is a 1978 Wilbur Smith novel.
It was his first with an American setting and was his first American best seller. | 1976) was a return to historical novels, set during the Italian invasion of Ethiopia in 1935. He then returned to the Courtney family of his first novel with "A Sparrow Falls" (1977), set during and after World War I. "Hungry as the Sea" (1978) and "Wild Justice" (1979) were contemporary stories – the latter was his fi... | 33,342 | triviaqa-train |
Which physicist proposed the Quantum theory? | from classical physics in that energy, momentum, angular momentum and other quantities of a bound system are restricted to discrete values (quantization); objects have characteristics of both particles and waves (wave-particle duality); and there are limits to the precision with which quantities can be measured (uncert... | Paola Zizzi
Paola Zizzi is an Italian theoretical physicist who is most notable for her work in the field of loop quantum gravity, which regards the universe as a kind of super computer. She proposed that the universe has the computational complexity sufficient for the emergence of consciousness in the period known as ... | 33,343 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the longest muscle in the human body? | Sartorius muscle
The sartorius muscle () is the longest muscle in the human body. It is a long, thin, superficial muscle that runs down the length of the thigh in the anterior compartment.
The sartorius is also called the honeymoon muscle.
Sartorius comes from the Latin word "sartor", meaning tailor, and it is sometime... | Plantaris muscle
The plantaris is one of the superficial muscles of the superficial posterior compartment of the leg, one of the fascial compartments of the leg.
It is composed of a thin muscle belly and a long thin tendon. While not as thick as the achilles tendon, the plantaris tendon (which tends to be between in le... | 33,344 | triviaqa-train |
What name is commonly given to the theatre produced by the playwrights Beckett, Ionesco, Genet, Pinter and others? | ). In addition, his works "Rosmersholm" (1886) and "When We Dead Awaken" (1899) evoke a sense of mysterious forces at work in human destiny, which was to be a major theme of symbolism and the so-called "Theatre of the Absurd".
After Ibsen, British theatre experienced revitalization with the work of George Bernard Shaw,... | in repertory with"
King Lear by William Shakespeare; Directed by Kenneth Branagh (The American debut of The
Renaissance Theatre Company’s productions
50/60 Vision: Plays and Playwrights That Changed The Theatre (Thirteen
Plays in Repertory); Conceived and produced by Edward Parone; Plays by Edward Albee, Amiri Baraka ... | 33,345 | triviaqa-train |
Which Russian was the first man to walk in space? | The first EVA was performed on March 18, 1965, by Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, who spent 12 minutes outside the Voskhod 2 spacecraft. Carrying a white metal backpack containing 45 minutes worth of breathing and pressurization oxygen, Leonov had no means to control his motion other than pulling on his tether. After t... | Russian Constitution of 1906
The Russian Constitution of 1906 refers to a major revision of the 1832 Fundamental Laws of the Russian Empire, which transformed the formerly absolutist state into one in which the emperor agreed for the first time to share his autocratic power with a parliament. It was enacted on 1906, on... | 33,346 | triviaqa-train |
Which English King married Henrietta Maria, the daughter of Henry 4th of France? | Touraine, then progressively built an "empire" that spanned from England to the Pyrenees and covering half of modern France. Tensions between the kingdom of France and the Plantagenet empire would last a hundred years, until Philip Augustus of France conquered between 1202 and 1214 most of the continental possessions o... | the new parliament, Charles was married by proxy to Henrietta Maria of France, the Catholic daughter of Henry IV of France. In diplomatic terms this implied alliance with France in preparation for war against Spain, but Puritan MPs openly claimed that Charles was preparing to restrict the recusancy laws. The king had i... | 33,347 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of Nick Park's film animation company? | to the National Film and Television School, where he started making the first Wallace and Gromit film, "A Grand Day Out".
Career.
In 1985, he joined the staff of Aardman Animations in Bristol, where he worked as an animator on commercial products (including the music video for Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer", where he w... | : "The Wrong Trousers", "Creature Comforts", "A Close Shave", "Cracking Contraptions", the feature film "Chicken Run", and more recently, another feature film "", co-produced with DreamWorks Animation. Nick Park's latest work is the new Wallace and Gromit short (30 minutes) called "A Matter of Loaf and Death", broadcas... | 33,348 | triviaqa-train |
Florence is the major city of which region of Italy? | Florence
Florence ( ; ) is a city in central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with 383,084 inhabitants in 2013, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.
Florence was a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that era... | , a second branch of MusicHall was opened in Dubai, UAE.
In that same year Elefteriades also opened "MusicHall Waterfront" in Beirut, an open-air venue near Downtown Beirut's sea side.
In 2015, he purchased a Renaissance palace in Florence, central Italy, dating back to the 15th Century. The Palazzo Magnani Feroni is c... | 33,349 | triviaqa-train |
A dish described as 'Parmentier' includes which vegetable? | The USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends consuming five to nine servings of fruit and vegetables daily. The total amount consumed will vary according to age and gender, and is determined based upon the standard portion sizes typically consumed, as well as general nutritional content. Potatoes are not includ... | vegetable (usually mushroom) filling. Also a recipe for "șnițel de ciuperci," a mushroom fritter, is common.
Worldwide schnitzels Russia.
In Russia, the dish is called отбивная ("otbivnaya"), which literally means a piece of meat that has been beaten. Russian cuisine includes recipes of schnitzel prepared from pork, as... | 33,350 | triviaqa-train |
Which astronomer proposed the theory of the expanding universe? | Einstein field equations to provide theoretical evidence that the universe is expanding. In 1927, Georges Lemaître independently reached a similar conclusion to Friedmann on a theoretical basis, and also presented the first observational evidence for a linear relationship between distance to galaxies and their recessio... | existence.
Overview.
In 1922, Russian mathematician Alexander Friedmann proposed on theoretical grounds that the universe is expanding, which was rederived independently and observationally confirmed soon afterwards by Belgian astronomer and Catholic priest Georges Lemaître in 1927 Lemaître also proposed what became k... | 33,351 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the novel 'Chesapeake'? | James A. Michener
James Albert Michener (; February 3, 1907 – October 16, 1997) was an American author. He wrote more than 40 books, most of which were lengthy, fictional family sagas covering the lives of many generations in particular geographic locales and incorporating solid history. Michener had numerous bestselle... | modern society. The critic Laurence Stallings wrote: "It is the most tempestuous novel of many seasons. It would be eminently fair to believe that Leonard Cline could write rings around a half dozen of our ten best novelists." ("The New York World", 21 October 1925)
In 1926 he published the humorous novel "Listen, Moon... | 33,352 | triviaqa-train |
How many pounds are there in one hundredweight? | .
- The long or imperial hundredweight of 8 stone or 112 pounds () is in informal use in the imperial system but its use for trade in the UK was ended by Schedule 1, Part VI of the Weights and Measures Act 1985.
Under both conventions, there are 20 hundredweight in a ton, producing a "short ton" of 2,000 pounds and a "... | resulted in some states retaining the original definitions of the customary units of measure which are now known as the survey mile, foot, while other states adopted the international foot.
The definition of units of weight above a pound differed between the customary and the imperial system - the imperial system emplo... | 33,353 | triviaqa-train |
What is the weight in pounds of a gallon of water? | Geo II c9)
Definitions Imperial gallon.
The imperial (UK) gallon is now defined as exactly litres (about 277.42 cubic inches). It is used in some Commonwealth countries. Until 1976 it was based on the volume of 10 pounds (approximately 4.54 kg) of water at . There are four quarts in a gallon, the imperial pint is defin... | (more energy per pound for a given space), and nutritional density (more nutrition per pound for a given space). Water weighs one gram per cubic centimeter, or 8.33 pounds per gallon, so a 4-liter (1 gallon) food container can weigh up to eight pounds less when it contains dehydrated food. Dehydrating foods can reduce ... | 33,354 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first American to walk in space? | another EVA. They misrepresented to the press how difficult Leonov found it to work in weightlessness and concealed the problems encountered until after the end of the Cold War.
Development history Project Gemini.
The first American spacewalk was performed on June 3, 1965, by Ed White from the second manned Gemini flig... | the command module pilot for the ASTP prime crew, but prior to the official announcement he was removed as punishment for his involvement in the Apollo 15 postage stamp incident.
- Support crew
- Flight directors
Soyuz crew.
Soyuz crew Crew note.
It was the last space mission for Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, who had... | 33,355 | triviaqa-train |
Name the ancient civilised region bordered by the two rivers, Tigris and Euphrates? | indicator in determining the extent of a civilization. David Wilkinson has proposed that economic and military-diplomatic integration of the Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations resulted in the creation of what he calls the "Central Civilization" around 1500 BCE. Central Civilization later expanded to include the en... | Southeastern Anatolia Region
The Southeastern Anatolia Region () is a geographical region of Turkey.
It is bordered by the Mediterranean Region to the west, the Eastern Anatolia Region to the north, Syria to the south, and Iraq to the southeast.
Subdivision.
- Middle Euphrates Section ()
- Gaziantep Area ()
- Şanlıurfa... | 33,356 | triviaqa-train |
In American Football, how many points are awarded for a 'safety'? | American football
American football, referred to as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, which is the team controlling the oval-shaped football, attempts to advance down ... | team might also attempt to gain possession by kicking the ball so that it bounces before going into touch; in that event they would be awarded head and feed at the resulting scrum.
This rule is similar to the safety rule in American football. Unlike the safety rule, however, no points are awarded for tackling a player ... | 33,357 | triviaqa-train |
In which county is the National Nature Reserve of Barton Hills? | Barton Hills, Bedfordshire
Barton Hills are situated southeast of the village of Barton-le-Clay in the English county of Bedfordshire. They are part of the Chilterns and hiking routes are marked on maps at the entrance to the hills. From the foot of the hillside, a spring (Barton Springs) marks the start of a chalk str... | Bacombe and Coombe Hills
Bacombe and Coombe Hills is a 76.4 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Upper Bacombe in Buckinghamshire. Bacombe Hill was formerly owned by Buckinghamshire County Council, which transferred it to Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust in 2014. Coombe Hil... | 33,358 | triviaqa-train |
A new 50p coin was issued in 2007 showing a fleur-de-lys embossed on a globe, it was issued to celebrate the anniversary of what? | ), the national poetry contest.
Fleurs-de-lis appear on military insignia and the logos of many organizations. During the 20th century the symbol was adopted by various Scouting organizations worldwide for their badges. Architects and designers use it alone and as a repeated motif in a wide range of contexts, from iron... | children carrying water from City Gate to St. George's Square, where a re-enactment of the inauguration of the aqueduct was held.
The anniversary was also commemorated by a silver coin minted by the Central Bank of Malta. The coin shows the aqueduct on the reverse and Grandmaster Wignacourt on the obverse.
MaltaPost al... | 33,359 | triviaqa-train |
Peter Parker is the secret identity of which comic book character? | on Spider-Man and introduced many new inspired ones such as an alternate world where Gwen Stacy gets bitten by a radioactive spider instead along with a British themed version named Spider-UK called Billy Braddock from Captain Britain Corps.
Cultural influence and legacy.
In "The Creation of Spider-Man", comic book wri... | Secret identity
A secret identity is a person's alter ego which is not known to the general populace, most often used in fiction. Brought into popular culture by the Scarlet Pimpernel in 1903, the concept is particularly prevalent in the American comic book genre, and is a more genre-specific version of the broader tro... | 33,360 | triviaqa-train |
Britain's oldest working theatre, built in 1766, is called the 'Old Vic', in which city is it? | all its time touring, based in Burnley, Lancashire at the Victoria Theatre during the years 1940 to 1943. In 1944, the company was re-established in London with Ralph Richardson and Laurence Olivier as its stars, performing mainly at the New Theatre (now the Noël Coward Theatre) until the Old Vic was ready to reopen in... | and converted into a Presbyterian meeting house.
In 1729, a new theatre was opened at Jacob's Well by an actor named John Hippisley, who had created the character of Peachum in the premiere of Gay's Beggar's Opera. Lying outside the then city limits, the theatre was safe from the magistrates and it remained in business... | 33,361 | triviaqa-train |
Which was the first European country to give women the vote when they voted in the National elections of 1906? | [[President of Finland]] every six years, the [[President of France]] every five years, [[President of the United States]] every four years.
Pre-decided or fixed election dates have the advantage of fairness and predictability. However, they tend to greatly lengthen campaigns, and make [[dissolution of parliament|disso... | "Journal" published speeches from around the country, both within and outside of Parliament. Becker published her correspondence with her supporters and her opponents, notably in 1870, when she chastised the MP for Caernarvonshire after he voted against a proposal offering women the vote.
In 1880, Becker and co-workers... | 33,362 | triviaqa-train |
Bruce Banner is the secret identity of which comic book character? | , a morally ambiguous Las Vegas enforcer and tough guy. Banner remained repressed in the Hulk's mind for months, but slowly began to reappear.
The 1990s saw the Green Hulk return. In issue #377 (Jan. 1991), the Hulk was revamped in a storyline that saw the personalities of Banner, Grey Hulk, and Savage Hulk confront Ba... | Secret identity
A secret identity is a person's alter ego which is not known to the general populace, most often used in fiction. Brought into popular culture by the Scarlet Pimpernel in 1903, the concept is particularly prevalent in the American comic book genre, and is a more genre-specific version of the broader tro... | 33,363 | triviaqa-train |
Which band of the 1960s and 1970s had the following line-up: Graeme Edge, Mike Pinder, John Lodge, Ray Thomas and Justin Hayward? | Justin Hayward
Justin David Hayward (born 14 October 1946, in Swindon, Wilshire) is an English musician best known as songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist of the rock band The Moody Blues. Hayward became the group's principal lead guitarist and vocalist over the 1967–1974 period, and the most prolific songwriter and ... | 1. "Steppin' in a Slide Zone" (John Lodge) – 5:29 (lead singer: John Lodge)
2. "Under Moonshine" (Ray Thomas) – 5:00 (lead singer: Ray Thomas)
3. "Had to Fall in Love" (Justin Hayward) – 3:42 (lead singer: Justin Hayward)
4. "I'll Be Level with You" (Graeme Edge) – 3:48 (lead singers: Justin Hayward, Mike Pinder, Ray T... | 33,364 | triviaqa-train |
Which novel won a Pulitzer Prize for Alice Walker? | Alice Walker
Alice Walker (born February 9, 1944) is an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist. She wrote her novel "The Color Purple" (1982), for which she won the National Book Award for hardcover fiction, and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. She also wrote some other novels such as "Meridian... | Sopranos" and "In Search of a Dream" ("Buscando un sueño").
Tererro's film director credits include the short film "The Clinic".
His movie directorial debut "Soul Plane" 2004. In 2009 "Brooklyn to Manhattan" was in production.
Terrero is best known for directing music videos for an international clientele of famous art... | 33,365 | triviaqa-train |
In 1972, Hawkwind had their only UK top ten hit with which song? | Robert Calvert, Nik Turner and Huw Lloyd-Langton, but the band are most closely associated with their founder, the singer, songwriter and guitarist Dave Brock, who is the only remaining original member. Hawkwind are best known for the song "Silver Machine", which became a number three UK hit single in 1972, but they sc... | first hit."
McAloon would later point out the irony of a song about a one-hit wonder being his only top ten single. Paul McCartney told McAloon at one of his Buddy Holly-themed parties that the song was "your My Ding-a-Ling", a ribald novelty song written by Dave Bartholomew which was a UK and US No. 1 single for Chuck... | 33,366 | triviaqa-train |
"Who threatened to ""thcream and thcream and thcream until I'm thick""?" | to admit he was once like William himself.
Other recurring characters include Violet Elizabeth Bott, lisping spoiled daughter of the local nouveau riche millionaire (whose companionship William reluctantly endures, to prevent her carrying out her threat "I'll thcream and thcream 'till I'm thick"), and Joan Clive, the d... | a thick lichen- or moss-covered branch or hollow. The egg is incubated for a month, then the chick is fed for around 40 days until it fledges and flies unaccompanied to the sea.
Conservation.
The long-billed murrelet is considered globally threatened, having declined across its range over the last few decades. The bigg... | 33,367 | triviaqa-train |
How is the Chief Gentleman Usher to the Sovereign and Usher to the Order of the Garter more commonly known? | Black Rod
The Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, or Lady Usher of the Black Rod, generally shortened to Black Rod, is an official in the parliaments of several Commonwealth countries. The position originates in the House of Lords of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
In the United Kingdom, Black Rod is principally re... | Gentleman Usher of the Purple Rod
The Gentleman Usher of the Purple Rod, or Lady Usher of the Purple Rod when appropriate, is the Usher to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, established in 1917 and effective since 1918.
The Gentleman Usher is appointed by the Sovereign and holds the office during good beha... | 33,368 | triviaqa-train |
What was Sherlock Holmes' first case? | Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes ( or ) is a fictional private detective created by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a "consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, forensic science, and logical reasoning that borders on the fantastic, which he... | The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes is the final set of twelve (out of a total of fifty-six) Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle first published in the "Strand Magazine" between October 1921 and April 1927.
Title of collection.
The first British edition and the first Americ... | 33,369 | triviaqa-train |
Which American TV sitcom featured the families of sisters Jessica Tate and Mary Campbell? | Soap (TV series)
Soap is an American sitcom that originally ran on ABC from September 13, 1977, until April 20, 1981. The show was created as a night-time parody of daytime soap operas, presented as a weekly half-hour prime time comedy. Similar to a soap opera, the show's story was presented in a serial format and incl... | and Corinne.
- The Major (Arthur Peterson Jr.)—The father of Jessica Tate and Mary Campbell. The Major suffers from dementia and believes he is in the midst of fighting World War II. He often refers to Chester as "Colonel". The Major is always in uniform and often irritates Benson and Saunders with his obliviously raci... | 33,370 | triviaqa-train |
Which UK pop group was formed in Sheffield in 1978 by singer Jarvis Cocker? | most popular clubs in the North of England until its destruction by fire on 18 June 2007.
A number of major music acts, including Joe Cocker, Def Leppard, Arctic Monkeys, Bring Me the Horizon, Rolo Tomassi, While She Sleeps, Pulp and Moloko, hail from the city. Indie band The Long Blondes originated from the city, as p... | family and even did some babysitting for Jarvis when he was an infant.
Life and career Early career (1961–1966).
In 1961, under the stage name Vance Arnold, Cocker continued his career with a new group, Vance Arnold and the Avengers. The name was a combination of Vince Everett, Elvis Presley's character in "Jailhouse R... | 33,371 | triviaqa-train |
In which British city would you find Barlinnie prison? | HM Prison Barlinnie
HM Prison Barlinnie is the largest prison in Scotland. It is operated by the Scottish Prison Service and is located in the residential suburb of Riddrie, in the north east of Glasgow, Scotland. It is informally known locally as The Big Hoose and Bar-L. In 2018, plans for its closure were announced.
... | There Is a Happy Land'.
After the transfer of responsibility to the state from local authorities, HM Prison Barlinnie was built in the Eastern suburbs of the city in 1882 in order to take over from 'Bridewell' which eventually remained open as a women's prison until 1955.
As Duke Street prison held women prisoners from... | 33,372 | triviaqa-train |
Which horse won the 2009 Cheltenham Gold Cup? | 2009 Cheltenham Gold Cup
The 2009 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a horse race which took place at Cheltenham on Friday March 13, 2009. It was the 81st running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and it was won by the pre-race favourite Kauto Star. The winner was ridden by Ruby Walsh and trained by Paul Nicholls.
Kauto Star became the... | in 2009 at the Cheltenham Festival, Binocular, winner of the 2010 Champion Hurdle, Long Run, winner of the 2011 Cheltenham Gold Cup and Bobs Worth, winner of the 2013 Cheltenham Gold Cup. Binocular's Champion Hurdle gave Henderson a fifth win in the race, equalling the record held by Peter Easterby. Zaynar, another hor... | 33,373 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the holy book of the Sikh religion? | , articulated in the sacred scripture "Guru Granth Sahib", include faith and meditation on the name of the one creator, divine unity and equality of all humankind, engaging in selfless service, striving for justice for the benefit and prosperity of all and honest conduct and livelihood while living a householder's life... | pachhanahi sei—He alone, O Nanak, knoweth the way who eats out of what he earneth by his honest labour and yet shareth part of it with others" (GG, 1245). The idea of sharing and giving was nourished by the institutions of sangat (holy assembly) and langar (community kitchen) the Guru had established.
In the time of G... | 33,374 | triviaqa-train |
The Galapagos Islands are a province of which South American country? | Galápagos Islands
The Galápagos Islands (official name: , other Spanish name: , , ), part of the Republic of Ecuador, are an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed on either side of the equator in the Pacific Ocean surrounding the centre of the Western Hemisphere, west of continental Ecuador. The islands are known... | 18 main islands, 3 smaller islands, and 107 rocks and islets. The islands are located at the Galapagos Triple Junction. The archipelago is located on the Nazca Plate (a tectonic plate), which is moving east/southeast, diving under the South American Plate at a rate of about per year. It is also atop the Galápagos hotsp... | 33,375 | triviaqa-train |
Which English king founded the Order of the Garter in 1348? | Dynastically, all English monarchs after 1066 ultimately claim descent from the Normans; the distinction of the Plantagenets is merely conventional, beginning with Henry II (reigned 1154–1189) as from that time, the Angevin kings became "more English in nature"; the houses of Lancaster and York are both Plantagenet cad... | I of Hungary in 1325/6
- the Order of the Most Holy Annunciation, founded by Count Amadeus VI in 1346
- the Order of the Garter, founded by Edward III of England around 1348
- the Order of the Dragon, founded by King Sigismund of Luxemburg in 1408
- the Order of the Golden Fleece, founded by Philip III, Duke of Burgund... | 33,376 | triviaqa-train |
Which ancient site was excavated by Sir Arthur Evans from 1900 to 1925? | substantial portion of what he called the Palace of Minos. The term "palace" may be misleading; Knossos was an intricate collection of over 1000 interlocking rooms, some of which served as artisans' workrooms and food processing centres (e.g. wine presses). It served as a central storage point, and a religious and admi... | " remains the subject of debate.
A cemetery of the British Iron Age discovered in 1886 at Aylesford in Kent was excavated under the leadership of Sir Arthur Evans, and published in 1890. With the later excavation by others at Swarling not far away (discovery to publication was 1921-1925) this is the type site for Ayles... | 33,377 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of Gambia? | Banjul
Banjul (, ), officially the City of Banjul and formerly known as Bathurst, is the capital and fourth largest city of The Gambia. It is the centre of the eponymous administrative division which is home to an estimated 400,000 residents, making it The Gambia's largest and densely populated metropolitan area. Banju... | views. The other current books in the "What is?" series include ""What is Love?, What is Death?, What is Beautiful?, What is Funny?, What is Right?, What is Peace?, What is Money?, What is Dreaming?, What is a Friend?, What is True?, What is a Family?, What is a Feeling?" The series is now also translated into 15 langu... | 33,378 | triviaqa-train |
Which gas is produced by the action of water on Calcium Carbide? | of methane or appears as a side product in the ethylene stream from cracking of hydrocarbons. Approximately 400,000 tonnes are produced this way annually (see Acetylene Preparation).
In China, acetylene derived from calcium carbide remains a raw material for the chemical industry, in particular for the production of po... | unit) produces caustic soda, calcium carbide, cement and PVC resins.Chlorine and hydrogen are obtained as by-products from caustic soda production, while calcium carbide produced is partly sold and partly is treated with water to form slurry(aqueous solution of calcium hydroxide) and ethylene. The chlorine and ethylene... | 33,379 | triviaqa-train |
For which 2004 film did Clint Eastwood win his second Best Director Oscar? | of masculinity.
For his work in the Western film "Unforgiven" (1992) and the sports drama "Million Dollar Baby" (2004), Eastwood won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture, as well as receiving nominations for Best Actor. Eastwood's greatest commercial successes have been the adventure comedy "Every Which Wa... | Best Director for Clint Eastwood, Best Supporting Actor for Gene Hackman, and Best Film Editing for editor Joel Cox. Eastwood was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance, but he lost to Al Pacino for "Scent of a Woman". The film was the third Western to win the Oscar for Best Picture, followi... | 33,380 | triviaqa-train |
What is the southernmost point of India? | List of extreme points of India
The extreme points of India include the coordinates that are further north, south, east or west than any other location in India; and the highest and the lowest altitudes in the country. The northernmost point claimed by India is in territory disputed between India and Pakistan. With the... | group has only 247 islands with an area of .
The capital of the union territory, Port Blair, is located from Kolkata, from Visakhapatnam and from Chennai. The northernmost point of the Andaman and Nicobars group is away from the mouth of the Hooghly River and from Myanmar. Indira Point at 6°45’10″N and 93°49’36″E at th... | 33,381 | triviaqa-train |
Which British author wrote the novel 'The Antiquary' in 1816? | objects of ridicule.
The antiquary was satirised in John Earle's "Micro-cosmographie" of 1628 ("Hee is one that hath that unnaturall disease to bee enamour'd of old age, and wrinkles, and loves all things (as Dutchmen doe Cheese) the better for being mouldy and worme-eaten"), in Jean-Siméon Chardin's painting "Le Sing... | British novelist but "the greatest single influence on fiction in the 19th century ... [and] a European figure". Scott established the genre of the historical novel with his series of Waverley Novels, including "Waverley" (1814), "The Antiquary" (1816), and "The Heart of Midlothian" (1818). However, Austen is today wid... | 33,382 | triviaqa-train |
Who became the drummer of The Who after the death of Keith Moon in 1978? | in 1973 as a celebration of their mod roots, and oversaw the film adaptation of "Tommy" in 1975. They continued to tour to large audiences before semi-retiring from live performances at the end of 1976. The release of "Who Are You" in 1978 was overshadowed by the death of Moon shortly after.
Kenney Jones replaced Moon ... | masochistic sexual activity rather than suicide.
The 1978 death of Keith Moon, drummer for the Who, was given an open verdict, with the inquest being unable to determine if his death was accidental or the result of suicide.
In 1982, the jury returned an open verdict on the death of Helen Smith, a British nurse who had ... | 33,383 | triviaqa-train |
What was the first novel in the Inspector Morse series of novels, published in 1975? | series aired, also containing four episodes. A fourth series was aired, with four episodes, in January 2017. Filming of a fifth series of six episodes began in Spring 2017 with the first episode aired on 4 February 2018. In 2019 the sixth series aired, which comprises four 1 hour 30 minute episodes.
In other media Radi... | The Dead of Jericho
The Dead of Jericho is a work of English detective fiction by Colin Dexter, the fifth novel of the Inspector Morse series, which was subsequently the first of a highly successful series of television adaptations of the novels.
Plot summary.
Detective Chief Inspector E. Morse of the Thames Valley Pol... | 33,384 | triviaqa-train |
'Life is like a box of chocolates' is a quote from which 1994 film? | have been made of the protagonist and the film's political symbolism. In 2011, the Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Plot.
In 1981 at a bus stop in Savannah, Georgia, Forrest Gump recounts... | 's 1994 album, "Protection", to which Armstrong contributed. Similarly, "Sly II" is a reworked version of Massive Attack's "Sly", also from "Protection". "Balcony Scene" is a reworked version of "Time Stands Still," from the score of the 1996 film "Romeo + Juliet"; it contains elements of "Kissing You" by Des'ree, as w... | 33,385 | triviaqa-train |
Which famous playwright used the pseudonym 'Como di Bassetto' when he worked as a music critic? | the total is sixty-two.
Works Plays Early works.
Shaw's first three full-length plays dealt with social issues. He later grouped them as "Plays Unpleasant". "Widower's Houses" (1892) concerns the landlords of slum properties, and introduces the first of Shaw's New Women—a recurring feature of later plays. "The Philande... | arts critic under the pseudonym "Corno di Bassetto," saw him at Her Majesty's Theatre in September 1889:
'he plays some easy affair like Raff's "Cavatina" with the air of a man who is making a masterly conquest of untold difficulties... An encore follows, and he thereupon plays a bravura piece as fast as he can bow it... | 33,386 | triviaqa-train |
The Orkney Islands are located in which Shipping Forecast Area? | ), if any (e.g., "There are warnings of gales in Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey, and Fair Isle"). This sometimes follows the opposite format (e.g., "There are warnings of gales in all areas except Biscay, Trafalgar and FitzRoy").
The "General Synopsis" follows, giving the position, pressure (in millibars) and track o... | Orkney Ferries
Orkney Ferries is a Scottish company operating inter-island ferry services in the Orkney Islands.
History.
The company is owned by the Orkney Islands Council and was established in 1960 as the Orkney Islands Shipping Company.
In 1991, the Orkney Islands Shipping Company acquired a private sector ferry co... | 33,387 | triviaqa-train |
In the Simpsons cartoon series what is the first name of Principal Skinner'? | family also owns a dog, Santa's Little Helper, and a cat, Snowball V, renamed Snowball II in "I, (Annoyed Grunt)-Bot". Both pets have had starring roles in several episodes.
The show includes an array of quirky supporting characters, which include Homer's co-workers (also friends) Lenny Leonard and Carl Carlson, the sc... | are some real winners to be found in the second season, and I was actually surprised at some of the episodes in the collection because I thought they were later in the series, like [...] 'Principal Charming', where Skinner falls for Patty."
Bill Goodykoontz of "The Arizona Republic" said "Principal Charming" was the ep... | 33,388 | triviaqa-train |
Whose right to the English throne did Lady Jane Grey challenge in 1553? | young Edward VI, continued with further religious reforms, but his early death in 1553 precipitated a succession crisis. He was wary of allowing his Catholic elder half-sister Mary I to succeed, and therefore drew up a will designating Lady Jane Grey as his heiress. Jane's reign, however, lasted only nine days; with tr... | right with large possessions in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire.
After the death of King Edward VI on 6 July 1553, John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, who had led the young King's government for the last three and a half years, tried to install his daughter-in-law Lady Jane Grey on the English throne; she was the King's Pr... | 33,389 | triviaqa-train |
What word meaning doorway in Punjabi is the name of a Sikh place of worship? | " emerged, but these fought between themselves. Ranjit Singh achieved a series of military victories and created a Sikh Empire in 1799.
The Sikh empire had its capital in Lahore, spread over almost comprising what is now northwestern Indian subcontinent. The Sikh Empire entered into a treaty with the colonial British p... | However, in recent times, the Hindu organisation Vishva Hindu Parishad has also used it in its Ayodhya campaign.
Meaning.
"Kar Seva" is derived from Sanskrit words "kar", meaning hands or work, and "seva", meaning service. In Punjabi, the word "seva" also means "to worship, to adore, to pay homage through the act of l... | 33,390 | triviaqa-train |
Easter Island (Rapa Nui) belongs to which country? | Easter Island
Easter Island (, ) is a Chilean island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle in Oceania. Easter Island is most famous for its nearly 1,000 extant monumental statues, called "moai", created by the early Rapa Nui people. In 1995, UNESCO named Easter Isla... | Rapa Nui mythology
Rapa Nui mythology, also known as Pascuense mythology or Easter Island mythology, refers to the native myths, legends, and beliefs of the Rapa Nui people of Easter Island in the south eastern Pacific Ocean.
Origin myth.
According to Rapa Nui mythology Hotu Matu'a was the legendary first settler and "... | 33,391 | triviaqa-train |
Macaroni, Chinstrap and Rockhopper are all species of which bird? | fertile egg, and the pair subsequently hatched and raised the chick. Penguins by nature hatch eggs and are social creatures. The children's book "And Tango Makes Three" was written based on this event.
External links.
- 70south.com: Info on Chinstrap penguins
- Chinstrap penguin images
- Penguin World: Chinstrap pengui... | , he attended Duke University, graduating in 1953 with a Bachelor of Science degree in physics, and he received a Ph.D. in applied mathematics (computer science) from Harvard University in 1956, supervised by Howard Aiken.
Brooks served as the graduate teaching assistant for Ken Iverson at Harvard's graduate program in... | 33,392 | triviaqa-train |
Which Prime Minister was once the MP for Bootle from 1911 until 1918? | was to be put into effect within one year, the enactment of the Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922 was concluded on 5 December 1922, creating the Irish Free State. Bonar Law, who had been in office as prime minister of Great Britain and Ireland for only six weeks, and who had just won the general election of Novemb... | elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Walsall in January 1910 general election, a seat he would hold until 1922. He founded the National Party with Sir Henry Page Croft in 1917 but stood at the 1918 election as an Independent Conservative. He was prominent, along with Croft, in the campaign against the Prime Ministe... | 33,393 | triviaqa-train |
Which English king founded Eton College in 1440? | Dynastically, all English monarchs after 1066 ultimately claim descent from the Normans; the distinction of the Plantagenets is merely conventional, beginning with Henry II (reigned 1154–1189) as from that time, the Angevin kings became "more English in nature"; the houses of Lancaster and York are both Plantagenet cad... | (then called Clare Hall) was installed as the rector.
Henry directed the publication of the college's first governing statutes in 1443. His original modest plan for the college was abandoned, and provision was instead made for a community of seventy fellows and scholars headed by a provost. Henry had belatedly learned ... | 33,394 | triviaqa-train |
Who replaced Brian Jones in the Rolling Stones in 1969? | they became a successful songwriting team. Jones also did not get along with the band's manager, Andrew Loog Oldham, who pushed the band into a musical direction at odds with Jones' blues background. At the same time, Jones developed alcohol and drug problems, and his performance in the studio became increasingly unrel... | almost a year, until Taylor left to replace Brian Jones in The Rolling Stones on 5 June 1969. After the guitarist's departure, Mayall restructured his band to focus on more acoustic music; he replaced Taylor with Jon Marks, dropped Allen from the group, and added saxophonist Johnny Almond. Early the next year, he repla... | 33,395 | triviaqa-train |
'I'll have what she's having' is a quote from which 1989 film? | When Harry Met Sally...
When Harry Met Sally... is a 1989 American romantic comedy film written by Nora Ephron and directed by Rob Reiner. It stars Billy Crystal as Harry and Meg Ryan as Sally. The story follows the title characters from the time they meet just before sharing a cross-country drive, through twelve years... | of Mystery & Imagination".
- Poe's poem "A Dream Within a Dream" is frequently alluded to in the film "Picnic at Hanging Rock" (1975), directed by Peter Weir.
- In the 1989 horror film, "I, Madman", insane novelist Malcolm Brand is the author of a novel called "Much of Madness, More of Sin", a quote from Poe's poem "Th... | 33,396 | triviaqa-train |
Whose right to the English throne did the Duke of Monmouth challenge in 1685? | large ransom, James returned to Scotland in 1424; to restore his authority, he used ruthless measures, including the execution of several of his enemies. He was assassinated by a group of nobles. James II continued his father's policies by subduing influential noblemen but he was killed in an accident at the age of thi... | , II of England}.
- Lady Anne Scott (1675–1685), died young.
- Henry Scott, 1st Earl of Deloraine (1676–1730)
- Lord Francis Scott (1678–1679), died in infancy.
- Lady Charlotte Scott (b. & d. 1683), died in infancy.
The Duke of Monmouth was executed in 1685 following the failure of the Monmouth Rebellion, in which he ... | 33,397 | triviaqa-train |
In the Simpsons cartoon series what is the name of Police Chief Wiggum's son? | , male characters. Julie Kavner voices Marge Simpson and Patty and Selma, as well as several minor characters. Castellaneta and Kavner had been a part of "The Tracey Ullman Show" cast and were given the parts so that new actors would not be needed. Cartwright voices Bart Simpson, Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum and other ch... | The Parent Rap
"The Parent Rap" is the second episode and official premiere of the thirteenth season of "The Simpsons". It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 11, 2001. In the episode, Bart and his father, Homer, are sentenced by the cruel judge Constance Harm to be tethered to each oth... | 33,398 | triviaqa-train |
Which team won the 2009 Superbowl? | Super Bowl XLIII
Super Bowl XLIII was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champions Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference (NFC) champions Arizona Cardinals to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2008 season. The Steelers defeated the Cardina... | Bowling at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games
Bowling at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games was held in Superbowl Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from 1 November to 7 November 2009.
Results.
Results Men.
Results Men Singles.
1 November
Results Men Doubles.
3 November
Results Men Doubles Round 1.
- A 9th and 10th frame roll-off was... | 33,399 | triviaqa-train |
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