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In which country was the first Women's Institute founded in 1897? | it won the Revolutionary War with large support from France. The peace treaty of 1783 gave the new nation the land east of the Mississippi River (except Canada and Florida). The Articles of Confederation established a central government, but it was ineffectual at providing stability, as it could not collect taxes and h... | achievements, including articles on Nadezhda Khvoshchinskaya and Nadezhda Sokhanskaia, she lectured on women's place in society. One such presentation, delivered in Saint Petersburg in 1900, evaluated women's status from antiquity to modern times. She was the vice-chair of the Russian Women's Mutual-Charitable Society ... | 33,500 | triviaqa-train |
Bandar Seri Begawan is the capital of which Asian country? | Bandar Seri Begawan
Bandar Seri Begawan (Jawi: بندر سري بڬاوان ; ) (formerly known as Brunei Town) is the capital city of the Sultanate of Brunei. It is officially governed as a municipality (). Bandar Seri Begawan has an estimated population of 100,700, and including the whole Brunei-Muara District, the metro area has... | secondary schools in Bandar Seri Begawan which may be government or private. Nevertheless, the curriculum in all of the schools, except Seri Mulia Sarjana International School, are standardised and set by the Ministry of Education, as with the schools elsewhere in the country.
Education Primary and secondary Religious.... | 33,501 | triviaqa-train |
Naypyidaw is the capital of which Asian country? | build the city, including Asia World and Htoo Ltd.
On 6 November 2006, more than 12,000 troops marched in the new capital in its first public event: a massive military parade to mark Armed Forces Day—which is the anniversary of then Burma's 1945 revolution against the Japanese occupation of Burma. Filming was restricte... | during these ceremonies, and the official, albeit mostly administrative, capital of the country was relocated from Yangon to Naypyidaw.
History Rationale behind moving the capital.
There are several assumptions why the capital was moved: Naypyidaw is more centrally located than the old capital, Yangon. It is also a tra... | 33,502 | triviaqa-train |
Which Nobel Prize winner for Literature was born in Bone, Algeria in November 1913? | Sweden 1858–1940) as Nobel Laureate in 1909 (for the 'lofty idealism, vivid imagination and spiritual perception that characterizes her writings') followed fierce debate because of her writing style and subject matter, which broke literary decorums of the time.
According to Swedish Academy archives studied by the newsp... | publisher; North Carolina Poet Laureate, 1953–1981
- September 12 – Eugenio Montale, 85, Italian poet, prose writer, editor and translator, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1975
- October 26 – Marie Uguay, 26 (born 1955), French-Canadian), from bone cancer
- October 30 – Georges Brassens (born 1921), French ... | 33,503 | triviaqa-train |
Who won the 2015 Betfred World Snooker Championship, held at the Crucible Theatre Sheffield? | 2012. The final was officiated by Olivier Marteel, who became the first Belgian to do so.
Mark Selby was the defending champion, but he lost 9–13 in the second round to Crucible debutant Anthony McGill. Selby fell to the Crucible curse, becoming the 16th first-time champion unable to defend his title at the venue.
A 50... | 2015 World Snooker Championship
The 2015 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2015 Betfred World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional snooker tournament, that took place from 18 April to 4 May 2015 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 39th consecut... | 33,504 | triviaqa-train |
What name, is given to the 2 administrative divisions of the Channel Islands? | Protocol Three to the Treaty on European Union. In September 2010, a Channel Islands Brussels Office was set up jointly by the two Bailiwicks to develop the Channel Islands' influence with the EU, to advise the Channel Islands' governments on European matters, and to promote economic links with the EU.
Both bailiwicks ... | Districts of the British Virgin Islands
Administrative Districts.
The five administrative subdivisions mentioned on some web pages are just statistical divisions, without any administrative relevance:
The "Other Islands" are mainly the islands south of Tortola (separated from it by the Sir Francis Drake Channel and sou... | 33,505 | triviaqa-train |
What is the brightest star in the constellation Cygnus? | Cygnus (constellation)
Cygnus is a northern constellation lying on the plane of the Milky Way, deriving its name from the Latinized Greek word for swan. Cygnus is one of the most recognizable constellations of the northern summer and autumn, and it features a prominent asterism known as the Northern Cross (in contrast ... | well as their difference in color, make Albireo one of the easiest observable visual binaries. The brightest member, which is the third-brightest star in the constellation Cygnus, is actually a close binary itself. Also in the Cygnus constellation is Cygnus X-1, an X-ray source considered to be a black hole. It is a hi... | 33,506 | triviaqa-train |
Who composed the 1912 tone poem 'On Hearing the First Cuckoo of Sping’? | after Finland became independent.
The symphonic poem did not enjoy as clear a sense of national identity in other countries, even though numerous works of the kind were written. Composers included Arnold Bax and Frederick Delius in Great Britain; Edward MacDowell, Howard Hanson, Ferde Grofé and George Gershwin in the U... | work was followed in the next few years by "In a Summer Garden" (1908), "Life's Dance" (1911), "Summer Night on the River" (1911) and "On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring" (1912). The critic R.W.S. Mendl described this sequence as "exquisite nature studies", with a unity and shape lacking in the earlier formal tone p... | 33,507 | triviaqa-train |
What name is given to the identification of God with the universe? | future. "Theism" is sometimes used to refer in general to any belief in a god or gods, i.e., monotheism or polytheism. Deism holds that God is wholly transcendent: God exists, but does not intervene in the world beyond what was necessary to create it. In this view, God is not anthropomorphic, and neither answers prayer... | of Arianism.
History Views on the importance of this creed.
The view that the Nicene Creed can serve as a touchstone of true Christian faith is reflected in the name "symbol of faith", which was given to it in Greek and Latin, when in those languages the word "symbol" meant a "token for identification (by comparison wi... | 33,508 | triviaqa-train |
What is the brightest star in the constellation Leo? | killed by Gilgamesh.
In Babylonian astronomy, the constellation was called UR.GU.LA, the "Great Lion"; the bright star Regulus was known as "the star that stands at the Lion's breast." Regulus also had distinctly regal associations, as it was known as the King Star.
In Greek mythology, Leo was identified as the Nemean ... | ) summer solstice is the brightest star in the constellation Leo.
- Antares (Alpha Scorpii) autumnal equinox is the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius.
- Fomalhaut (Alpha Piscis) winter solstice is the brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus.
To medieval astrologers, Aldebaran was one of fifteen ... | 33,509 | triviaqa-train |
Who composed the 1933 'Knightsbridge March'? | Eric Coates
Eric Francis Harrison Coates (27 August 1886 – 21 December 1957) was an English composer of light music and, early in his career, a leading violist.
Coates was born into a musical family but, despite his wishes and obvious talent, his parents only reluctantly allowed him to pursue a musical career. He studi... | were raised to the baronetage during the life of Richard Neave, Governor of the Bank of England. Neave spent his early years in Knightsbridge in London, before he moved to Beaconsfield. Neave was sent to St. Ronan's School, Worthing, and from there, in 1929, he went to Eton College. He went on to read Jurisprudence at ... | 33,510 | triviaqa-train |
Which US state is nicknamed the 'Wolverine State’? | existed for several years, not long after the end of the American Revolution, but was never recognized by the Confederation Congress, which ultimately recognized North Carolina's claim of sovereignty over the area. The territory comprising Franklin later became part of the Southwest Territory, and ultimately the state ... | U.S. Highway in 1926. At the same time, US 41 was commissioned between Chicago, Illinois, and Miami, Florida. This north–south highway through downtown Terre Haute followed Seventh Street at the time, and met US 40, which followed Wabash Avenue, the main east–west street in town. The Seventh and Wabash intersection thu... | 33,511 | triviaqa-train |
Which motor manufacturer produces the models Twingo and Captur? | Renault Captur
Renault Captur is the name of two different subcompact crossovers manufactured by the French automaker Renault. The production version of the first one, based on the B platform, made its debut at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show and started to be marketed in France during April 2013. The Captur Concept was fir... | Limited, a Hong Kong-based contract manufacturer which includes Tamiya amongst its clients.
Other.
Tamiya produces components for moving toys and models which are like their Fun-to-build Series, and also makes kits to make simple robots. Also included is the continuing older Mabuchi Motor, a popular product which runs ... | 33,512 | triviaqa-train |
What is the main grape used in the production of Rioja red wine? | it. The second most common variety is Airén. Other popular varieties include Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon blanc, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Grenache, Tempranillo, Riesling, and Chardonnay.
Table and wine grapes.
Commercially cultivated grapes can usually be classified as either table or wine grapes, based on their intend... | The grape harvest is done manually in the month of October. To ensure quality, the quantity is restricted to 6,500 kg / ha for red varieties and 9,000 kg / ha for white.
Production.
Production Proportion of varieties according to the type of wine.
Traditionally, Rioja wine has been made by assembling different types of... | 33,513 | triviaqa-train |
What did Watson, Crick and Wilson discover in 1953, and for which they were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1962? | the prefrontal lobotomy, bestowed despite protests from the medical establishment. Other controversies resulted from disagreements over who was included in the award. The 1952 prize to Selman Waksman was litigated in court, and half the patent rights awarded to his co-discoverer Albert Schatz who was not recognized by ... | On 14 October 1918 near Moorsele, Belgium, when the advance of his company was checked by two machine-guns and an enemy field battery firing over open sights, Sergeant O'Neill, with 11 men only, charged the battery, capturing four field guns, two machine-guns and 16 prisoners. Again on the morning of 20 October with on... | 33,514 | triviaqa-train |
John Harmon, Bella Wilfer and Noddy Boffin are characters in which of Charles Dickens' novels? | with the heiress Georgiana Podsnap and later with Bella Wilfer. Fledgeby is an extortioner and money-lender, who uses the kindly old Jew, Riah, as his cover, temporarily causing Riah to fall out with his friend and protégée Jenny Wren. Eventually, all attempts at improving their financial situation having failed, the L... | Victorian working class and key to understanding the structure of the society depicted by Dickens in this novel.
Characters.
Characters Major characters.
- John Harmon – is heir to the Harmon estate, under the condition that he marry Bella Wilfer. He is presumed dead throughout most of the novel, though he is living un... | 33,515 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the double agent convicted of spying for the Soviet nion in 1961, and who escaped from prison in 1966? | George Blake
George Blake (born George Behar on 11 November 1922) is a former British spy who worked as a double agent for the Soviet Union. He became a Communist and decided to work for the KGB while a prisoner during the Korean War. Discovered in 1961 and sentenced to 42 years in prison, he escaped from Wormwood Scru... | (born February 16, 1953) was convicted of spying against the United States for the Soviet Union. He was arrested in January 1977 for selling U.S. spy satellite secrets to the Soviet Union. Boyce was convicted in April of espionage and sentenced to 40 years in prison at the federal penitentiary in Lompoc, California. On... | 33,516 | triviaqa-train |
What did Bardeen, Shockley and Brattain invent in 1947, and for which they were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1956? | . Brattain spoke on "Surface Properties of Semiconductors", Bardeen on "Semiconductor Research Leading to the Point Contact Transistor", and Shockley on "Transistor Technology Evokes New Physics".
Brattain later collaborated with P. J. Boddy and P. N. Sawyer on several papers on electrochemical processes in living matt... | Armenia was sitting on, demanding all or most parts of the former Russian provinces of Elizavetpol, Tiflis, Yerevan, Kars and Batum. Territorial clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan took place throughout 1919 and 1920, most notably in the regions of Nakhichevan, Karabakh and Syunik (Zangezur).
In May 1919, Dro led an... | 33,517 | triviaqa-train |
What is the main grape used in the production of Chianti wine? | 70% Sangiovese, 15% Canaiolo and 15% Malvasia bianca in the middle of the 19th century.
The first definition of a wine-area called "Chianti" was made in 1716. It described the area near the villages of Gaiole, Castellina and Radda; the so-called "Lega del Chianti" and later "Provincia del Chianti" (Chianti province). I... | both the white wines and the sweet dessert wine of the region, Lacryma Christi. It is also a minor component used in the some vermouth production.
DOC wines.
Verdeca is a minor blending component in several DOCs central and southern Italy but some of the more notable DOCs the grape can be found in include:
- Gravina DO... | 33,518 | triviaqa-train |
James and Henry Durie and the Lady Alison are characters in which of Robert Louis Stevenson's novels? | the winter in the Adirondacks at a cure cottage now known as Stevenson Cottage at Saranac Lake, New York. During the intensely cold winter, Stevenson wrote some of his best essays, including "Pulvis et Umbra". He also began "The Master of Ballantrae" and lightheartedly planned a cruise to the southern Pacific Ocean for... | book form)
- Marie Corelli's first novel "A Romance of Two Worlds".
- Thomas Hardy's novel "The Mayor of Casterbridge".
- Henry James' novel "The Bostonians".
- Robert Louis Stevenson's novels "Kidnapped" and "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde".
Births.
- 10 May – Olaf Stapledon, author and philosopher (died 1950)
... | 33,519 | triviaqa-train |
Who painted 'Man in a Golden Helmet', in 1550 and 'Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer' in 1653? | Aristotle with a Bust of Homer
Aristotle with a Bust of Homer, also known as Aristotle Contemplating a Bust of Homer, is an oil-on-canvas painting by Rembrandt that depicts Aristotle wearing a gold chain and contemplating a sculpted bust. It was created as a commission for Don Antonio Ruffo's collection. It was bought ... | The Old Rabbi" or "Old Man" –
- "The Mill" (1645/48) –
- "Old Man with a Gold Chain" (""Old Man with a Black Hat and Gorget"") (c. 1631)
- "Susanna and the Elders" (1647) –
- "Aristotle Contemplating a Bust of Homer" (1653) –
- "Bathsheba at Her Bath" (1654) –
- "Christ Presented to the People (Ecce Homo)" ( | 33,520 | triviaqa-train |
General Gordon, Michelangelo and Cardinal Richelieu have all been played on screen by which actor? | military support for the besieged in any case.
Death.
The manner of Gordon's death is uncertain, but it was romanticised in a popular painting by George William Joy – "General Gordon's Last Stand" (1893, currently in the Leeds City Art Gallery), and again in the film "Khartoum" (1966) with Charlton Heston as Gordon. Th... | Under the Red Robe (1923 film)
Under the Red Robe is a 1923 silent historical drama directed by Alan Crosland based upon the Stanley Weyman novel "Under the Red Robe". The film marks the last motion picture appearance by stage actor Robert B. Mantell who plays Cardinal Richelieu and the only silent screen performance o... | 33,521 | triviaqa-train |
Miu Miu is a brand of which fashion house? | Miu Miu
Miu Miu is an Italian high fashion women's clothing and accessory brand and a fully owned subsidiary of Prada. It is headed by Miuccia Prada and headquartered in Paris, France.
History.
Miu Miu was established in 1993 by Miuccia Prada. The name was conceived from Miuccia Prada's family nickname.
In 2011, Miu Mi... | Miu Miu appointed the (then only fourteen-year-old) actress Hailee Steinfeld to be the new younger face of the brand. For the 2012 campaign, a 34-year-old, U.S. model Guinevere Van Seenus was chosen. In 2018, actress Elle Fanning became the face of the brand. In 2019, Miu Miu appointed Irene Bae, leader of South Korean... | 33,522 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the Roman goddess of luck and chance? | Fortuna
Fortuna (, equivalent to the Greek goddess Tyche) was the goddess of fortune and the personification of luck in Roman religion who, largely thanks to the Late Antique author Boethius, remained popular through the Middle Ages until at least the Renaissance.
Fortuna is often depicted with a gubernaculum (ship's ... | appear in almost any humanoid form. Roykyn was formerly a priestess of the gnomish deity Urdlen, but her apotheosis was sponsored by Erythnul, who perhaps in selecting this particular servant was seeking to broaden his appeal beyond simple violence.
R Rudd.
Rudd is the Oeridian goddess of Chance, Good Luck, and Skill. ... | 33,523 | triviaqa-train |
Oscar Schindler, Michael Collins and Alfred Kinsey have all been played on screen by which actor? | Michael Collins (film)
Michael Collins is a 1996 historical biopic written and directed by Neil Jordan and starring Liam Neeson as Michael Collins, the Irish patriot and revolutionary who died in the Irish Civil War. It won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
Plot.
The film opens "in medias res" in 1922 immedi... | have provided women—mostly prostitutes— to Alfred Kinsey as interview subjects for his famous study on human sexuality. Bowers was never prosecuted by the authorities for his activities; he kept all his contact information in his head. The actor Beach Dickerson willed three houses to Bowers and cinematographer Néstor A... | 33,524 | triviaqa-train |
What sport was developed in the mid 19th century at Harrow School? | divide in the United Kingdom.
School traditions Sport.
Harrow has been instrumental in the development of a number of sports.
The sport squash (originally called 'Squasher') was invented in Harrow out of the game rackets around 1830. It spread to other schools and eventually becoming an international sport.
An annual c... | boys developed from the 1830s, with entry to the senior schools becoming limited to boys of at least 12 or 13 years old. The first of these was Windlesham House School, established with support from Thomas Arnold, headmaster of Rugby School.
Many of the schools, including Rugby School, Harrow School and the Perse Schoo... | 33,525 | triviaqa-train |
What name is given to the networking device that controls the flow of data packets between computers, peripherals and other networks? | distinct from a hub in that it only forwards the frames to the physical ports involved in the communication rather than all ports connected. It can be thought of as a multi-port bridge. It learns to associate physical ports to MAC addresses by examining the source addresses of received frames. If an unknown destination... | Chipset
In a computer system, a chipset is a set of electronic components in an integrated circuit known as a "Data Flow Management System" that manages the data flow between the processor, memory and peripherals. It is usually found on the motherboard. Chipsets are usually designed to work with a specific family of mi... | 33,526 | triviaqa-train |
Which author created the FBI forensic psychologist Alex Cross? | Alex Cross (film)
Alex Cross is a 2012 American crime thriller film directed by Rob Cohen and starring Tyler Perry as the title character and Matthew Fox as the villain Picasso. The adapted screenplay was written by Marc Moss and Kerry Williamson. It is based on the novel "Cross" by James Patterson and the third instal... | Bones (Kellerman novel)
Bones is a mystery novel by the American author Jonathan Kellerman.
Characters.
- Alex Delaware, Ph.D. (psychologist): Literary character created by Jonathan Kellerman. Alex Delaware is a detective who plays roles in the Kellerman series that began with "When the Bough Breaks" published in 1985.... | 33,527 | triviaqa-train |
Created, by William G. Morgan, in 1895 what sport was originally called Mintonette? | Volleyball
Volleyball is a popular team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summer Olympic Games since Tokyo 1964.
The complete set of rules ... | Electoral district of Cumberland (South Riding)
Cumberland (South Riding) was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, in the rural part of Cumberland County, which includes Sydney. It included all of the county south of Parramatta Road and the Grea... | 33,528 | triviaqa-train |
Which British member of the grouse family turns white as a winter camouflage? | break up food, and have long intestines with well-developed caeca in which symbiotic bacteria digest cellulose.
Forest species flock only in autumn and winter, though individuals tolerate each other when they meet. Prairie species are more social, and tundra species (ptarmigans, "Lagopus") are the most social, forming ... | in the islands since the last Ice Age, but many spread in the immediate Sub-Arctic conditions as the ice retreated.
Further more these species were latter reinforced by newer arrivals as the climate assumed temperatures and conditions more similar to the present day.
- Red grouse – classified either as a distinct speci... | 33,529 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote 1892 farce 'Charley's Aunt'? | Charley's Aunt
Charley's Aunt is a farce in three acts written by Brandon Thomas. The story centres on Lord Fancourt Babberley, an undergraduate whose friends Jack and Charley persuade him to impersonate the latter's aunt. The complications of the plot include the arrival of the real aunt and the attempts of an elderly... | (1959), and Albert in "The Flaxton Boys" (1970).
In his entry in "Who's Who", Goolden wrote that he had played "a diversity of parts ranging from traditional classical repertoire to Farce, Opera Bouffe, Revue, Single Act Variety and Seaside Piers." One of the farces was "Charley's Aunt", in which he played the principa... | 33,530 | triviaqa-train |
During which war did the Battle of the Ebro take place? | Battle of the Ebro
The Battle of the Ebro (, ) was the longest and largest battle of the Spanish Civil War. It took place between July and November 1938, with fighting mainly concentrated in two areas on the lower course of the Ebro River, the Terra Alta comarca of Catalonia, and the Auts area close to Fayón "(Faió)" i... | of the three provinces in which the old Kingdom of Aragon would be divided in 1835, Mequinenza remains integrated in the province of Zaragoza. Done that helps that in 1957 the place was separated from belonging to the diocese of Lerida and joined to that of Zaragoza.
Mequinenza returns to be place of importance during ... | 33,531 | triviaqa-train |
In the acronym ASBO, for what does the B stand? | Anti-social behaviour order
An anti-social behaviour order (ASBO ) is a civil order made in the United Kingdom against a person who had been shown, on the balance of evidence, to have engaged in anti-social behaviour. The orders were introduced by Prime Minister Tony Blair in 1998 and continued in use until repealed by... | - Abbreviations.com – a human edited database of acronyms and abbreviations
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Which Italian city features in the original film version of The Italian Job? | to parodies and allusions in other films and productions, including a 2003 remake and inspired a charity event that has taken place annually since 1990 and involves Minis and other vehicles featured in the original film, driving from the UK to northern Italy and back, visiting Grand Prix circuits, historic Italian citi... | Television began work on a TV series inspired by the original and the remake.
In 2001, author Matthew Field released a book The Making of The Italian Job, and to celebrate 50 years since the film's release he has published a new and updated version, The Self Preservation Society.
See also.
- The Italian Job (2003 film)... | 33,533 | triviaqa-train |
How many vertebrae are there in the human neck? | of two pedicles, two laminae, and seven processes. The laminae give attachment to the ligamenta flava (ligaments of the spine). There are vertebral notches formed from the shape of the pedicles, which form the intervertebral foramina when the vertebrae articulate. These foramina are the entry and exit conducts for the ... | vertebrae in the neck, 14 in the back, and five in the sacrum supporting the hips. The number of tail vertebrae is unknown and varied with individual size; James Madsen estimated about 50, while Gregory S. Paul considered that to be too many and suggested 45 or less. There were hollow spaces in the neck and anterior ba... | 33,534 | triviaqa-train |
In darts, a three dart finish requiring a treble, single and double of the same number is given what name? | Round the Clock (also called Around the World, 20 to 1, and Jumpers) is a game involving any number of players where the objective is to hit each section sequentially from 1 to 20 starting after a starting double.
Games Other games and variants Shanghai.
Shanghai is played with at least two players. The standard versio... | become the target setter and throw a dart to set a new target. The initial target setter swaps places with the new target setter. The games carries on until every players lives have been used, the last man standing is the target setter whose target was not hit. For less experienced players you can count doubles and tre... | 33,535 | triviaqa-train |
In which country is the wine growing region, Hawkes Bay? | Vale dos Vinhedos in Brazil; Hawke's Bay and Marlborough in New Zealand; and in Canada, the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, and the Niagara Peninsula and Essex County regions of Ontario are the three largest producers.
Some blended wine names are marketing terms whose use is governed by trademark law rather than b... | Wine Country (California)
Wine Country is the region of California, in the northern Bay Area, known worldwide as a premium wine-growing region. The region is famed for its wineries, its cuisine, Michelin star restaurants, boutique hotels, luxury resorts, historic architecture, and culture. Viticulture and wine-making h... | 33,536 | triviaqa-train |
Which car company is/was named after the man who invented the carburettor? | Gottlieb Daimler developed a float carburetor based on the atomizer nozzle. The Daimler-Maybach carburetor was copied extensively, leading to patent lawsuits. British courts rejected the Daimler company's claim of priority in favor of Edward Butler's 1884 spray carburetor used on his Petrol Cycle.
Hungarian engineers J... | and was fitted with an Eisemann magneto and Claudel carburettor. The clutch was a leather lined cone type fitted into the external flywheel. The petrol tank was placed behind the dashboard and fed the carburettor by gravity.
After World War 1 the Cycle Car company was merged with the main car company as Swift of Covent... | 33,537 | triviaqa-train |
In which county is Adnams Brewery situated? | Adnams
Adnams is a regional brewery founded in 1872 in Southwold, Suffolk, England, by George and Ernest Adnams. It produces cask ale and pasteurised bottled beers. Annual production is around 85,000 barrels.
In 2010, the company established the Copper House distillery for the production of gin, vodka and whisky.
Histo... | . Nethergate then ventured in the bottled beer market, with Old Growler and Umbel ale being sold in the more specialist off licences and Tesco stores in the south east.
In October 2010, Burge retired and the brewery was sold to a consortium including ex-Adnams employees Rob Flanagan, Mark Holmes and Mike Atkinson. Net... | 33,538 | triviaqa-train |
'The Lass that loved a Sailor' is the subtitle of which 1878 light opera? | ranks", a delighted Josephine says that she "will hesitate no longer". The Captain and Sir Joseph rejoice, but Josephine is now more determined than ever to marry Ralph.
Dick Deadeye intercepts the Captain and tells him of the lovers' plans to elope. The Captain confronts Ralph and Josephine as they try to leave the sh... | 9 December.
On the whole his management of the largest establishment of its kind in Europe was honourable to himself and advantageous to his many patrons, and, although his knowledge of music was very limited, his business abilities were great. He was probably by far the most successful lessee of any of the operatic es... | 33,539 | triviaqa-train |
Which Chinese city, the capital of Shaanxi province, is home to the Terracotta Army? | no mention of the terracotta army. High levels of mercury were found in the soil of the tomb mound, giving credence to Sima Qian's account. Later historical accounts suggested that the complex and tomb itself had been looted by Xiang Yu, a contender for the throne after the death of the first emperor. However, there ar... | Kingdom in the 5th century and the capital of the province of Languedoc in the Late Middle Ages and early modern period (provinces were abolished during the French Revolution), making it the unofficial capital of the cultural region of Occitania (Southern France). It is now the capital of the Occitanie region, the seco... | 33,540 | triviaqa-train |
Which Premiership football club's kit was designed by Bruce Oldfield in 1997? | Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries or City) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk, that competes in the Premier League, the top division of English football, after winning the 2018-19 EFL Championship title.
They were first promoted to the top flight i... | to save the Saints, but despite being able to attain safety and another season of Premiership football by winning on the last day of the season, Southampton lost 2–1 at home to Manchester United and were relegated from the Premiership in last place.
Kit.
The season's kit was manufactured by the club's own brand, Saints... | 33,541 | triviaqa-train |
Which currency is represented by the ISO code CHF? | languages. The banknotes depicting a Germanophone person have German and Romansch on the same side as the picture, whereas banknotes depicting a Francophone or an Italophone person have French and Italian on the same side as the picture. The reverse has the other two languages.
When the fifth series lost its validity a... | equipment).
While Morse code translation software prefers the Heathkit version, on-air use is not yet universal as some amateur radio operators in North America and the Caribbean continue to prefer the older MN digraph () carried over from American landline telegraphy code.
- Currency symbols
- The ITU has never codifi... | 33,542 | triviaqa-train |
Where did the witches Alexandra Spofford, Jane Smart and Sukie Rougemont live according to the title of a John Updike novel? | The Witches of Eastwick
The Witches of Eastwick is a 1984 novel by American writer John Updike. A sequel, "The Widows of Eastwick", was published in 2008.
Plot.
The story, set in the fictional Rhode Island town of Eastwick in the late 1960s, follows the witches Alexandra Spofford, Jane Smart, and Sukie Rougemont, who a... | brother, Chris, apparently his lover. Also in the book Alexandra’s last name was Spofford, not Medford and Jane was Jane Smart, not Jane Spofford, and Sukie was Rougemont not Ridgemont. There are differences in their hair and build too; Alexandra is plump and Sukie is the redhead.
Production.
Production Casting.
Jack N... | 33,543 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the highest prize awarded at the annual Cannes Film Festival? | operator Canal+, Pierre Lescure, took over as President of the Festival, while Thierry Fremaux became the General Delegate. The board of directors also appointed Gilles Jacob as Honorary President of the Festival.
The 2019 Cannes Film Festival took place from 14 and 25 May 2019 and Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González ... | François Chalais
François Chalais (; December 15, 1919 – May 1, 1996) was a prominent French reporter, journalist, writer and film historian. The François Chalais Prize at the annual Cannes Film Festival is named after him.
Biography.
Born in Strasbourg in 1919, Chalais' real name was François-Charles Bauer. His journa... | 33,544 | triviaqa-train |
Which English rock band recently achieved their first number one album in 43 years when their latest release, 13, went straight in at the top of the chart? | " (1967) and began to be associated with pioneer bands like San Francisco's Blue Cheer, Cleveland's James Gang and Michigan's Grand Funk Railroad. By 1970 three key British bands had developed the characteristic sounds and styles which would help shape the subgenre. Led Zeppelin added elements of fantasy to their riff ... | Trampled by Turtles
Trampled By Turtles is an American bluegrass/folk-rock band from Duluth, Minnesota. They have released eight full albums, three of which have reached US Billboard chart number one spots. Their fifth release, "Palomino", maintained a position in the Top 10 on the bluegrass charts for 52 straight week... | 33,545 | triviaqa-train |
On which London thoroughfare are the Dorchester and Grosvenor House Hotels? | The Dorchester
The Dorchester is a Brunei-owned five-star luxury hotel on Park Lane and Deanery Street in London, to the east of Hyde Park. It is one of the world's most prestigious and expensive hotels. The Dorchester opened on 18 April 1931, and it still retains its 1930s furnishings and ambiance despite being modern... | hotels instead, and by an increasing number of foreign visitors, especially Americans. Famous hotels which opened their doors in this era include the Grosvenor House Hotel and the Dorchester.
The rate of hotel construction in London was fairly low in the quarter century after World War II and the famous old names retai... | 33,546 | triviaqa-train |
Businessmen from which US city provided most of the financial backing for Charles Lindbergh's historic transatlantic flight in 1927? | the early morning of Friday, 20 May 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field, Mineola, New York, on his successful attempt to fly nonstop from New York to the European continental land mass. Over the next 33.5 hours, Lindbergh and the "Spirit of St. Louis" encountered many challenges before landing at Le B... | the city's airport engineer, at 10 pm on July 12, 1928 to christen the building.
In an elaborate ceremony, Lieutenant Orville Stephens from the Army Reserve Air Corps flies a plane in a storm, above New York City harbor and lower Brooklyn to Flatbush, then passing directly over the light, while Chamberlin is giving the... | 33,547 | triviaqa-train |
Which English rock band's second album, BE, entered the charts at number two last month, the title being the initials of the band's name? | led to Noel Gallagher announcing his departure in August 2009, after a backstage altercation with Liam. The rest of the band, led by Liam, decided to continue, under the name Beady Eye, until their breakup in 2014. Noel formed a solo project, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.
Oasis have had eight UK number-one single... | Stand by Me (Oasis song)
"Stand by Me" is a song by the English rock band Oasis, written by lead guitarist, Noel Gallagher. It was the second single to be released from the band's third album, "Be Here Now".
The song peaked at number two in the UK charts in September 1997, being kept from the top spot by the record-bre... | 33,548 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of Hitler's personal secretary who disappeared at the end of the War? | do] the job". In this way, Hitler fostered distrust, competition, and infighting among his subordinates to consolidate and maximise his own power. His cabinet never met after 1938, and he discouraged his ministers from meeting independently. Hitler typically did not give written orders; instead he communicated verbally... | Hitler's private secretary, convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity and sentenced to death by hanging at the Nuremberg war crimes trials. (Disappeared on May 2, 1945, his remains were uncovered in late 1972 in West Berlin, and conclusively identified as those of Bormann in 1998.)
- Dési Bouterse, Suriname's... | 33,549 | triviaqa-train |
Which currency is represented by the ISO code EGP? | Egyptian pound
The Egyptian pound ( ' ; sign: E£, L.E. ; code: EGP"') is the currency of Egypt. It is divided into 100 piastres, or ersh ( ; "plural" ), or 1,000 milliemes ( ; ).
The Egyptian pound is frequently abbreviated as LE or L.E., which stands for "livre égyptienne" (French for Egyptian pound). E£ and £E are c... | other Mumuye clansmen dwelling amongst them such as Zing, Yakoko, Pugong, Sagbe, Gomla, with households here and there. Most of these non-indigene ethnicities were attracted to the chiefdom especially around Pupule which came to be a widely known produce market in the north-east region of Nigeria. The brand of yam deri... | 33,550 | triviaqa-train |
Which composer was born in Leipzig in 1813 and died in Venice in 1883? | Richard Wagner
Wilhelm Richard Wagner (, ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his later works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most opera composers, Wagner wrote both the libretto and the music for ... | Samuele Levi
Samuele Levi (1813 – 6 January 1883) was an Italian composer born in Venice. He is best known for his four operas: "Iginia d'Asti" (1837, Teatro San Benedetto), "Ginerva degli Almieri" (1840, Teatro Comunale di Trieste), "Giuditta" (1844, La Fenice), and "La biscagliata" (1860, Teatro Carignano). He died i... | 33,551 | triviaqa-train |
Which actress was the first person to achieve ten Academy Award nominations for acting and, along with Greer Carson, is the only actress to have been nominated for Best Actress five years in a row? | and career.
Life and career 1908–1929: childhood and early acting career.
Ruth Elizabeth Davis, known from early childhood as "Betty", was born on April 5, 1908, in Lowell, Massachusetts, the daughter of Harlow Morrell Davis (1885–1938), a law student from Augusta, Maine, and subsequently a patent attorney, and Ruth Au... | The Pride of the Yankees", in which she played opposite Gary Cooper as the wife of Lou Gehrig. That same year, she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress as the daughter-in-law of Greer Garson's character in "Mrs. Miniver". Wright is one of only nine players who have been nominated in both categories in the ... | 33,552 | triviaqa-train |
Shane Meadows' documentary film about which band received its world premiere at Trafford Park last month and was also simultaneously broadcast live in many cinemas across the UK? | , was originally due to be broadcast in December 2012, but in July 2012, Shane Meadows announced that the production had been put on hold in order for him to complete his documentary about The Stone Roses, and the actors were still waiting for confirmation as to when filming would start. The series was finally broadcas... | Star' reporter Rich Peppiatt; and "Brilliant Creatures: Rebels of Oz".
Notable screenings and events included:
- The European premiere of "Pulp: A Film About Life, Death and Supermarkets" directed by Florian Habicht, telling the story of Pulp's final concert in Sheffield in 2012 and including a simulcast and live satel... | 33,553 | triviaqa-train |
Where in North Carolina did the Wright brothers make their pioneering first flight in 1903? | and cities remained few in the east. A major industrial base emerged in the late 19th century in the counties of the Piedmont, based on cotton mills established at the fall line. Railroads were built to connect the new industrializing cities. The state was the site of the first successful controlled, powered and sustai... | , as head of the Church of God of Prophecy, returned to the area to memorialize the place where he said God had revealed to him the true church in 1903—he having realized that in the same year he had founded the Church in the extreme southwestern county of North Carolina, the Wright Brothers had made their first succes... | 33,554 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1898 Henry James novel features children named Miles and Flora? | of a Lady", which would appear in 1881.
In 1877 he first visited Wenlock Abbey in Shropshire, home of his friend Charles Milnes Gaskell whom he had met through Henry Adams. He was much inspired by the darkly romantic Abbey and the surrounding countryside, which features in his essay Abbeys and Castles. In particular th... | María Flora Yáñez
María Flora Yáñez Bianchi (1898–1982) was a Chilean writer who worked in the novel and short story genres, for which she received the University of Concepción's Atenea Award in 1947 and the Santiago Municipal Literature Award in 1952.
Biography.
María Flora Yáñez's father was Eliodoro Yáñez, the Chile... | 33,555 | triviaqa-train |
A documentary-biographical film about which US rock singer, produced by Ridley Scott, will be released this month simultaneously via a worldwide cinema broadcast in over 50 countries? | 's series "Crimes of the Century" debuted on CNN. In November 2012 it was announced that Scott would produce the documentary, "Springsteen & I" directed by Baillie Walsh and inspired by "Life in a Day", which Scott also produced. The film featured fan footage from throughout the world on what musician Bruce Springsteen... | John XXIII and the Second Vatican Council."
The concert was broadcast in Italy by RAI (Italian Television), to 52 countries around the world via Eurovision, and in the U.S. on PBS. The PBS broadcast was produced by John Walker of WNET Thirteen (New York). It was also released on CD (produced by Heinz Wildhagen) for Jus... | 33,556 | triviaqa-train |
In which European capital city would you find the Chrisriansborg and Amalienborg Palaces? | Amalienborg
Amalienborg () is the home of the Danish royal family, and is located in Copenhagen, Denmark. It consists of four identical classical palace façades with rococo interiors around an octagonal courtyard (); in the centre of the square is a monumental equestrian statue of Amalienborg's founder, King Frederick ... | For example, Amalienborg is translated as Amalienborg Palace.
The Danish word palæ translates to "mansion", and is most often used as an indication of a non-royal, urban mansion. Exceptions are the four palæer (plural) at Amalienborg Palace, the four individual buildings that make up the Amalienborg Palace complex. The... | 33,557 | triviaqa-train |
The 1964 movie A Shot in the Dark was the sequel to which film? | A Shot in the Dark (1964 film)
A Shot in the Dark is a 1964 British-American DeLuxe Color comedy film directed by Blake Edwards in Panavision. It is the second installment in "The Pink Panther" film series. Peter Sellers is featured again as Inspector Jacques Clouseau of the French Sûreté.
Clouseau's blundering persona... | script, written directly for the screen, Peterson collaborated with John Paragon and Sam Egan, and which was released in 1988.
After several years of attempts to make a sequel to "Elvira, Mistress of the Dark," Cassandra and her manager and then-husband Mark Pierson decided to finance a second movie. In November 2000, ... | 33,558 | triviaqa-train |
The Italian dessert zabaglione is made from eggs, sugar and which fortified wine? | Fortified wine
Fortified wine is a wine to which a distilled spirit, usually brandy, is added. Many different styles of fortified wine have been developed, including Port, Sherry, Madeira, Marsala, Commandaria wine, and the aromatised wine Vermouth.
Production.
One reason for fortifying wine was to preserve it, since e... | Angelica wine
Angelica wine is an historic sweet fortified wine usually from California made typically from the Mission grape. It is often served as a dessert wine.
Some varieties consist of the unfermented grape juice fortified with brandy or clear spirit immediately after pressing. Others are made like port, where t... | 33,559 | triviaqa-train |
Made in green and yellow varieties, which liqueur comes from the monastery which is the home of a monastic order founded by St Bruno? | Liqueur
A liqueur (, ) is an alcoholic drink composed of distilled spirits and additional flavorings such as sugar, fruits, herbs, and spices. Often served with or after dessert, they are typically heavily sweetened and un-aged beyond a resting period during production, when necessary, for their flavors to mingle.
Liq... | Kitron
Kitron is a citron liqueur produced on the Greek island of Naxos. It is made from the fruit and leaves of the citron tree, which is similar to the lemon tree but stronger and slightly different in taste.
Kitron comes in three varieties. The green variety is sweeter and contains less alcohol. The yellow variety i... | 33,560 | triviaqa-train |
Which bird is sometimes referred to as the 'goatsucker'? | Nightjar
Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular birds in the subfamily Caprimulginae and in the family Caprimulgidae, characterised by long wings, short legs and very short bills. They are sometimes called goatsuckers, due to the ancient folk tale that they sucked the milk from goats (the Latin for goatsuc... | Bird–Meertens formalism
The Bird–Meertens formalism (BMF) is a calculus for deriving programs from specifications (in a functional-programming setting) by a process of equational reasoning. It was devised by Richard Bird and Lambert Meertens as part of their work within IFIP Working Group 2.1.
It is sometimes referred ... | 33,561 | triviaqa-train |
Run to the Hills and Bring your Daughter to the Slaughter have been hit singles for which band? | in Rio" concert, with different B-sides.
Appearances in media.
An all-star cover version of the song is found on the 2005 tribute album "Numbers from the Beast", featuring Robin McAuley on vocals, Michael Schenker and Pete Fletcher on guitars, Tony Franklin on bass and Brian Tichy (Derek Sherinian, B'z) on drums. The a... | ", "Wildest Dreams", "Rainmaker")
- Adrian Smith – guitar (except "Holy Smoke", "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter", "Man on the Edge", "Futureal")
- Nicko McBrain – drums (except "Run to the Hills", "The Number of the Beast")
- Additional musicians
- Blaze Bayley – lead vocals ("Man on the Edge", "Futureal")
- C... | 33,562 | triviaqa-train |
Need You Tonight and Suicide Blonde have been hit singles for which band? | Need You Tonight
"Need You Tonight" is the fourth song on INXS's 1987 album "Kick" as well as the first single from the album released worldwide. It is the only INXS single to reach No. 1 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. It also achieved their highest charting position in the United Kingdom, where the song reached number tw... | UK hit singles for the band in "Where Have You Been Tonight?", "Getting Better", "Going For Gold", "On Standby" and "Bully Boy". Each single release entered the chart at number 23 or higher, including their biggest hit to date, "Going For Gold", which peaked at number 8 in March 1996.
Track listing.
All tracks written ... | 33,563 | triviaqa-train |
Which bird is sometimes referred to as the 'philomel'? | , Sir Walter Raleigh (1554–1618) relays consolation regarding the nymph's harsh rejection of the shepherd's romantic advances in the spirit of "time heals all wounds," by citing in the second stanza (among several examples) that eventually with the passage of time Philomel would become "dumb" to her own pain and that h... | administration of the navy. For this reason, naval bases are sometimes referred to as stone frigates.
In earlier times or in wartime, naval bases actually were ships. HMS "Philomel" was an old cruiser which functioned as New Zealand's first naval base. HMNZS "Kahu" was a Fairmile B motor launch, and it functioned as an... | 33,564 | triviaqa-train |
Which writer, mother of a British politician, wrote Testament of Youth? | Testament of Youth
Testament of Youth is the first instalment, covering 1900–1925, in the memoir of Vera Brittain (1893–1970). It was published in 1933. Brittain's memoir continues with "Testament of Experience", published in 1957, and encompassing the years 1925–1950. Between these two books comes "Testament of Friend... | Denis Mitchison
Denis Anthony "Denny" Mitchison (6 September 1919 – 2 July 2018) was a British bacteriologist.
Early life, family and education.
Mitchison was born in Oxford in 1919, the son of the Labour politician Dick Mitchison and his wife, the writer Naomi (née Haldane). His uncle was the biologist J.B.S. Haldane ... | 33,565 | triviaqa-train |
The 1958 film The Matchmaker starring Anthony Perkins and Shirley McLaine was remade in 1969 as which musical? | pretend to be setting up a store of their own across the street from Mr. Vandergelders. Frightened by the competition, Horace gives the shopkeepers better working hours and wages. Realizing how foolishly he's been acting, he agrees to marry Dolly as well.
"Hello, Dolly!".
The Broadway musical "Hello Dolly!" starring Ca... | The Matchmaker (1958 film)
The Matchmaker is a 1958 American comedy film directed by Joseph Anthony. The film stars Shirley Booth in her final film, Anthony Perkins, and Shirley MacLaine. The screenplay by John Michael Hayes is based on the 1955 play of the same name by Thornton Wilder. The costumes were by Edith Head.... | 33,566 | triviaqa-train |
In which African country does the radical Islamist group Boko Haram mainly operate? | Boko Haram
The Islamic State in West Africa or the Islamic State's West Africa Province (abbreviated as ISWA or ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād (, "Group of the People of Sunnah for Preaching and Jihad") and commonly known as Boko Haram until March 2015, is a jihadist terrorist org... | that Killmonger was given the "most hideous traits imaginable [making] the only major African-American character and agitator for revolution a manic killer consumed by rage and violence". Russell Rickford of Africa is a Country wrote that Killmonger's role as a character is "to discredit radical internationalism". Fais... | 33,567 | triviaqa-train |
Which Formula One Racing driver is the cousin of 3-time Indianapolis 500 winner and current Indy car driver Dario Franchitti? | as "Gavin & Stacey", "Shameless" and "Rab C. Nesbitt".
Franchitti was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to motor racing.
He is the older brother of Scottish racing driver Marino Franchitti. He is the cousin of former Formula One driver Paul di Resta.
Med... | Stewart, Justin Bell, Mario Andretti, Mike Salmon, Brian Redman, David Hobbs, Jo Schlesser, Innes Ireland, Jack Fairman, Reg Parnell, John Whitmore, Jacques Laffite, Tony Brooks, Peter Collins, Briggs Cunningham, Mike Hailwood, David Piper, current Aston Martin Racing driver Darren Turner, race car constructor Guy Ligi... | 33,568 | triviaqa-train |
The 1940 movie The Philadelphia Story starring Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn and James Stewart was remade in 1956 as which musical? | appeal, so Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Louis B. Mayer took an unusual precaution by casting two A-list male stars (Grant and Stewart) to support Hepburn.
Nominated for six Academy Awards, the film won two: James Stewart for Best Actor, and Donald Ogden Stewart for Best Adapted Screenplay. It was remade in 1956 as a musical,... | known, most frequently revived work is "The Philadelphia Story" (1939), which was made into a popular 1940 film starring Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and James Stewart. Hepburn, a close friend of Barry, had appeared in the play on Broadway, though she had doubts about its commercial possibilities and, proven wrong by... | 33,569 | triviaqa-train |
How is the woman born Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst in Stettin in 1729 more commonly known to history? | Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA) and Polish Association of Dental Students
Famous people.
Over the long course of its history Szczecin has been a place of birth and of residence for many famous individuals, including Empress Catherine the Great of Russia, composer Carl Loewe, writer Alfred Döblin, actress Dita Pa... | later, the death of his cousin John Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, without any issue made him and his older and only surviving brother, John Louis II, the heirs of Anhalt-Zerbst as co-rulers. Christian August remained in Stettin and his brother took full charge of the government, but he died only four years later, ... | 33,570 | triviaqa-train |
Which English cyclist finished second behind Bradley Wiggins in the 2012 Tour de France? | classification, and became the first British rider to win the Tour. Wiggins's teammate Chris Froome placed second, and Vincenzo Nibali () was third.
The general classification leader's yellow jersey was worn for the first week by Fabian Cancellara (), who won the prologue. Wiggins, second in the prologue, took the lead... | he finished second overall, later promoted to first. At the 2012 Tour de France, riding as a super-domestique for Bradley Wiggins, Froome won stage seven and finished second overall, behind Wiggins.
His first recognised multi-stage race win came in 2013, in the Tour of Oman, followed by wins in the Critérium Internatio... | 33,571 | triviaqa-train |
The 2003 Stephen Fry film Bright Young Things was based on which author's novel Vile Bodies? | Vile Bodies
Vile Bodies is a 1930 novel by Evelyn Waugh satirising the bright young things: decadent young London society after World War I.
Title.
The original title was to be "Bright Young Things", which went on to be that of Stephen Fry's 2003 film adaptation. Waugh changed it because he thought the phrase had becom... | the Spice Girls film "Spice World". A year later, Fry starred in David Yates' small independent film "The Tichborne Claimant", and in 2001 he played the detective in Robert Altman's period costume drama, "Gosford Park". In the same year, he also appeared in the Dutch film "The Discovery of Heaven", directed by Jeroen K... | 33,572 | triviaqa-train |
Which football league club play home games at the Crown Ground? | Crown Ground
The Crown Ground is a multi-use stadium in Accrington, Lancashire, England. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Accrington Stanley. Opened in 1968, the stadium has a capacity of 5,450.
The ground is currently known as the Wham Stadium as part of a three-year £200,000 ... | from Division 2 in 2013 after winning the league. The club has three League teams, a Sunday Team and a Midweek team. Crown Wood's existing youth setup continues under the umbrella of the merged club.
AFC Crowthorne is one of the local football teams that play their home games at the Morgan Recreation ground.
Notable re... | 33,573 | triviaqa-train |
Wincanton Race Course is in which English County? | Wincanton
Wincanton ( ) is a small town and electoral ward in South Somerset, southwest England. The town lies off the A303 road, a main route between London and South West England, and has some light industry. The town and electoral ward has a population of 5,272.
History.
Windmill Hill was the site of a Bronze Age Be... | 48:32 minutes in 2005 is the best women's time.
The course was previously sponsored by the Wincanton Group and its current sponsor (since 2010) is JCL Logistics.
Past winners.
Key:
See also.
- Zevenheuvelenloop, another prominent 15K race in the Netherlands
References.
- List of winners
- Historie. Montferland Run. Ret... | 33,574 | triviaqa-train |
Who sang the 1968 hit Indian Reservation? | Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)
"Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)" is a song written by John D. Loudermilk.
The song was first recorded by Marvin Rainwater in 1959 and released on MGM as "The Pale Faced Indian", but that release stayed unnoticed. The ... | musicians were used on The Raiders hit albums during the years Volk appeared with the group. He says, "There were no studio cats. That must have happened later, maybe in the 1970s when Mark has turned up as producer and Terry Melcher left. I don't know, Mark brought some people in for "Indian Reservation (The Lament of... | 33,575 | triviaqa-train |
The flying fox is a large what? | Large flying fox
The large flying fox ("Pteropus vampyrus"), also known as the greater flying fox, Malayan flying fox, Malaysian flying fox, large fruit bat, kalang or kalong, is a southeast Asian species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. Like the other members of the genus "Pteropus", or the Old World fruit bats,... | .
Mlíkovský made several points in his argument, all with a foundation in the nomenclature rule known as Principle of Priority.
The Principle of Priority posits that the first formal, published scientific name given to a species shall be the name that is used.
Because Brünnich was attempting to rename the large flying ... | 33,576 | triviaqa-train |
Who succeeded Stalin as Soviet leader? | Party of the Soviet Union listed according to the order of precedence presented formally on 5 March 1953: Georgy Malenkov, Lavrentiy Beria, Vyacheslav Molotov, Kliment Voroshilov, Nikita Khrushchev, Nikolai Bulganin, Lazar Kaganovich and Anastas Mikoyan. Reforms to the Soviet system were immediately implemented. Econom... | Party.
Stalin was ultimately succeeded as Soviet leader by Nikita Khrushchev, who denounced Stalin and his cult of personality in a speech given in February 1956, after which he launched a de-Stalinization process throughout Soviet society. Later biographer William Taubman suggested that Gorbachev "embodied" the "refor... | 33,577 | triviaqa-train |
What element is obtained from bauxite? | the Sun and heavy planets like Jupiter) mainly in selective loss of the very lightest elements (hydrogen and helium) and also volatile neon, carbon (as hydrocarbons), nitrogen and sulfur, as a result of solar heating in the early formation of the solar system. Oxygen, the most abundant Earth element by mass, is retaine... | costly. In October 2002, Alcoa and BHP Billiton signed a letter of intent as the basis for new joint ventures between the two companies, in which Alcoa will take part for 55% in all bauxite mining activities in West Suriname. The government and the companies are looking into cost-effective ways to develop the new mines... | 33,578 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the novel 'The Moonstone'? | Wilkie Collins
William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 – 23 September 1889) was an English novelist, playwright and short story writer best known for "The Woman in White" (1859) and "The Moonstone" (1868). The last has been called the first modern English detective novel. Born to the family of a painter, William Collins... | After "The Moonstone" Collins wrote novels containing more overt social commentary that did not achieve the same audience.
A heavily fictionalised account of Collins's life while writing "The Moonstone" forms much of the plot of Dan Simmons's novel "Drood" (2009).
Film, radio, and television adaptations.
In 1934 the b... | 33,579 | triviaqa-train |
Who became Roman Emperor after Tiberius in 37AD? | be adopted by Augustus. Through the adoption, he officially became a Julian, assuming the name Tiberius Julius Caesar. The emperors after Tiberius would continue this blended dynasty of both families for the following thirty years; historians have named it the Julio-Claudian dynasty. His relationship to the other emper... | . Saturnina was the first daughter of Marcus Lollius and the noble woman Volusia Saturnina, who was first cousin to Roman emperor Tiberius. The father of Asiaticus was murdered on the orders of the Roman empress Valeria Messalina in 47 and Asiaticus was later raised by his mother.
Political career.
After serving as a L... | 33,580 | triviaqa-train |
The ruling regime in Syria is dominated by which religious group? | Christians, Alawites, Druze, Isma'ilis, Mandeans, Shiites, Salafis, Yazidis, and Jews. Sunnis make up the largest religious group in Syria.
Syria is a unitary republic consisting of 14 governorates and is the only country that politically espouses Ba'athism. It is a member of one international organization other than t... | the military in Arab Spring protests has also been linked to the degree of ethnic homogeneity in different societies. In Saudi Arabia and Syria, where the ruling elite was closely linked with ethnic or religious subdivisions of society, the military sided with the existing regime and took on the ostensible role of prot... | 33,581 | triviaqa-train |
"The shipping forecast area 'Fitzroy"" was previously known as what?" | as 'South-east Iceland' for greater clarity. Following international consultation, these changes were introduced in 1956. In August 1984, the areas in the North Sea were again coordinated with those of neighbouring countries, introducing North Utsire and South Utsire, and reducing Viking in size. Finisterre was renamed... | current FitzRoy sea area used in the UK Shipping Forecast. In 2002, it was renamed FitzRoy – in honour of the founder of the Met Office) – to avoid confusion with the smaller sea area of the same name featuring in the marine forecasts produced by the French and Spanish meteorological offices.
In popular culture.
- In t... | 33,582 | triviaqa-train |
Uttoxeter racecourse is in which English county? | Uttoxeter Racecourse
Uttoxeter Racecourse is a National Hunt racecourse in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England.
Course.
Uttoxeter is a left-handed oval shaped course of 1 mile 2½ furlongs in circumference.
The back ‘straight’ has a dog-leg to the right and is undulating as it rises over Clump Hill. The course continues w... | at the station, so the level crossing is no longer used to cross the line. There is also now direct access to Uttoxeter Racecourse, which is adjacent to the station, and a car park for the Racecourse on the north side of the line.
Uttoxeter is also the railway station for Alton Towers theme park, for which there is a s... | 33,583 | triviaqa-train |
St Catherine's Point is situated in which UK county? | St Catherine's Point
St. Catherine's Point is the southernmost point on the Isle of Wight. It is close to the village of Niton and the point where the Back of the Wight changes to the Undercliff of Ventnor.
On nearby St. Catherine's Down is St. Catherine's Oratory, locally known as the "Pepperpot", a stone lighthouse b... | Draughton, Northamptonshire
Draughton is a village and civil parish in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire, England. It is situated approximately one mile east of Maidwell at .
Notable buildings.
The Historic England website contains details of a total of five listed buildings in the parish of Draug... | 33,584 | triviaqa-train |
Alexander the Great died in which ancient city? | the world and the Great Outer Sea" and invaded India in 326 BC, winning an important victory over the Pauravas at the Battle of the Hydaspes. He eventually turned back at the demand of his homesick troops, dying in Babylon in 323 BC, the city that he planned to establish as his capital, without executing a series of pl... | multinational. Alexander was acquiring dominion over state after state. His presence on the battlefield seemed to ensure immediate victory.
Background Ancient role Hegemon.
When Alexander the Great died on June 10, 323 BC, he left behind a huge empire which comprised many essentially independent territories. Alexander'... | 33,585 | triviaqa-train |
The 2022 Football World Cup is to be held where? | 2022 FIFA World Cup
The 2022 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to be the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's association football championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It is scheduled to take place in Qatar in 2022. This will be the first World Cu... | the kilogram) changing very slightly over the years because of loss or gain of atoms. The other definition is using a system that finds the amount of force needed to counteract the pull of earth's gravity on a one kilogram artifact.
Natural sciences.
In many sciences, from pathology to taxonomy, prototype refers to a d... | 33,586 | triviaqa-train |
The Sedici car is manufactured by which company? | production was very limited before World War II. Only a handful of companies were producing vehicles in limited numbers, and these were small, three-wheeled for commercial uses, like Daihatsu, or were the result of partnering with European companies, like Isuzu building the Wolseley A-9 in 1922. Mitsubishi was also par... | Italdesign Giugiaro studio, and was an alternative to mini multi-purpose vehicles (MPV), which have a more "boxy" appearance. It was the official car of the 2006 Winter Olympics. As the car is four wheel drive, it could be considered a 4x4. As 4x4 is 16, the car is named Sedici (), which means "sixteen" in Italian.
By... | 33,587 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the actress who appeared in most Monty Python shows? | troupe later turned to Carol Cleveland, who co-starred in numerous episodes after 1970. In some episodes, and later in "Monty Python's Life of Brian", they took the idea one step further by playing women who impersonated men (in the stoning scene).
Many sketches are well-known and widely quoted. "Dead Parrot sketch", "... | I've Got Two Legs
"I've Got Two Legs" is a song by the British comedy troupe Monty Python that was composed by Terry Gilliam. It most prominently appears in the concert film "Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl", the concert LP "Monty Python Live at Drury Lane" and the album "Monty Python Sings". It also appeared a... | 33,588 | triviaqa-train |
In the novel 1984 what was the surname of Winston Smith's interrogator? | with O'Brien, a member of the Inner Party whom Winston believes is secretly a member of The Brotherhood, a resistance organisation dedicated to overthrowing the Party's dictatorship. Believing they have met a kindred spirit, Winston and Julia join the Brotherhood.
However, O'Brien is really an agent of the Thought Poli... | Standards" by Paul Weller. This track concludes with the lyrics "...and ignorance is strength, we have God on our side, look, you know what happened to Winston."
- In 1984, the British music duo Eurythmics released 1984 (For the Love of Big Brother), a soundtrack album containing music recorded for director Michael Rad... | 33,589 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the Islamic militant group active in Nigeria? | the country. The 2002 Miss World pageant was moved from Abuja to London in the wake of violent protests by Muslims in the Northern part of the country that left more than 100 people dead and over 500 injured. The rioting erupted after Muslims in the country reacted in anger to comments made by a newspaper reporter. Mus... | Bayt al-Maqdis (disambiguation)
Bait al-Maqdis or Bayt al-Maqdis' (), from the Hebrew name " Beit HaMikdash" for the Temple in Jerusalem, is an Arabic name in reference to the Temple and semantically extended as a common designation for Jerusalem in Islamic sources.
It may also refer to:
Organizations.
- Ansar Bait al-... | 33,590 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the play 'Fear and Misery of the Third Reich'? | Fear and Misery of the Third Reich
Fear and Misery of the Third Reich (), also known as "The Private Life of the Master Race", is one of Bertolt Brecht's most famous plays and the first of his openly anti-Nazi works. It premiered on May 21, 1938 in Paris. This production was directed by Slatan Dudow and starred Helene ... | , servals), and a group educational and picnic area. The new Sky Safari, a ski lift-like ride, gives riders an aerial view of the Serengeti-based landscape.
One of the zoo's most famous animals, Bill the lion, was euthanized on April 6, 2016, due to an aggressive cancer. Zoo officials spotted the cancer only 7 days bef... | 33,591 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the current Vice President of the USA? | 29. During his first year in office (through January 24, 2018), Mike Pence cast eight tie breaking votes; his predecessor, Joe Biden, did not cast any during his eight years in office.
As the framers of the Constitution anticipated that the vice president would not always be available to fulfil this responsibility, the... | establish Atlus in the West, as they did not have a role-playing series to compete with other major series such as "Final Fantasy", "Suikoden" and "Breath of Fire".
The current president is Naoto Hiraoka (who is also the Senior Vice President for Sega of America publishing). One of the previous public relations manager... | 33,592 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the mother of Aphrodite in Greek mythology? | son Cronus has severed and thrown into the sea. In Homer's "Iliad", however, she is the daughter of Zeus and Dione. Plato, in his "Symposium" 180e, asserts that these two origins actually belong to separate entities: Aphrodite Ourania (a transcendent, "Heavenly" Aphrodite) and Aphrodite Pandemos (Aphrodite common to "a... | Roman province.
The ancient Romans identified Aphrodite with their goddess Venus, who was originally a goddess of agricultural fertility, vegetation, and springtime. According to the Roman historian Livy, Aphrodite and Venus were officially identified in the third century BC when the cult of "Venus Erycina" was introdu... | 33,593 | triviaqa-train |
Sturnus Vulgaris is more commonly known as what bird? | ), a brood parasite, uses the common starling as a host. Starlings are more commonly the culprits rather than victims of nest eviction however, especially towards other starlings and woodpeckers. Nests can be raided by mammals capable of climbing to them, such as stoats ("Mustela erminea"), raccoons ("Procyon lotor") a... | Sturnus vulgaris"). In the United States, this species receives special legal protections under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918.
External links.
- Gray Catbird Species Account – Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- Gray Catbird – "Dumetella carolinensis" – USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter
- Bermuda Online: Be... | 33,594 | triviaqa-train |
Which country won cricket's first World Cup in 1975? | least one match in the tournament.
The World Cup is open to all members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), although the highest-ranking teams receive automatic qualification. The remaining teams are determined via the World Cricket League and the ICC World Cup Qualifier. A total of twenty teams have competed i... | cricket's highest wicket-taker in both forms of the game Muttiah Muralitharan hinted that he might retire at the conclusion of the 2011 World Cup. He stated "I think I am fit in my body and mind, I am enjoying my cricket and want to play more. But after the next World Cup, I will have nothing left to achieve in the gam... | 33,595 | triviaqa-train |
Allium sativum is the Latin name for which vegetable? | most commonly used part of the plant. With the exception of the single clove types, garlic bulbs are normally divided into numerous fleshy sections called cloves. Garlic cloves are used for consumption (raw or cooked) or for medicinal purposes. They have a characteristic pungent, spicy flavor that mellows and sweetens ... | , which portray the playwright's mother, Cleito, as a humble greengrocer, amongst whose wares was the vegetable "scanthrix" - the name of which found its way into Latin, in the modified form "scandix", as a name for chervil (a related, edible umbellifer). The edible plant "scanthrix" is mentioned also by the Ancient Gr... | 33,596 | triviaqa-train |
Which Austrian scientist was the founder of genetics? | Genetics
Genetics is a branch of biology concerned with the study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity in organisms.
Though heredity had been observed for millennia, Gregor Mendel, a scientist and Augustinian friar working in the 19th century, was the first to study genetics scientifically. Mendel studied "trait i... | and the Department of Human Genetics in both of which he became a professor. As a result, he became a founder of the Center for Human Genetics and a senior associate of the Center for Biomedical Informatics. In 2001, he was awarded with the "Lew R. Wasserman Merit Award" from the Research to Prevent Blindness and four ... | 33,597 | triviaqa-train |
The daily newspaper The Tennessean' is published in which city? | The Tennessean
The Tennessean (known until 1972 as The Nashville Tennessean) is the principal daily newspaper in Nashville, Tennessee. Its circulation area covers 39 counties in Middle Tennessee and eight counties in southern Kentucky.
Overview.
In March 2013, "The Tennessean"s circulation was reported as 100,825 daily... | The Dickson Herald
The Dickson Herald is a biweekly newspaper published in Dickson, Tennessee, appearing each Wednesday and Friday. It was founded in 1907 as "The Dickson County Herald", a weekly, and has periodically been published since as both a biweekly and triweekly. Since Gannett's buyout of Multimedia, Inc. it h... | 33,598 | triviaqa-train |
Sant Francesc Xavier is the capital of which Balearic island? | Sant Francesc Xavier
Sant Francesc Xavier or Sant Francesc de Formentera () is a village and capital and largest settlement of Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain. It includes a cultural centre so visitors can learn about the village's history throughout the history of Formentera.
The football team SD Formentera is bas... | Music of the Balearic Islands
"Xeremiers" or c"olla de xeremiers" is a traditional ensemble that consists of flabiol (a five-hole tabor pipe) and xeremies (bagpipes). Majorca has produced popular singer-songwriters like Maria del Mar Bonet. British DJs like Paul Oakenfold made the vacationing island of Ibiza a capital ... | 33,599 | triviaqa-train |
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