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Eboracum is the Roman name for which city? | York
York is a city and unitary authority area in North Yorkshire, England, with a population of 208,200 as of 2017. Located at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss, it is the county town of the historic county of Yorkshire. The city is known for its famous historical landmarks such as York Minster and the city w... | first known recorded mention of Eboracum by name is dated and is an address containing the genitive form of the settlement's name, "Eburaci", on a wooden stylus tablet from the Roman fortress of Vindolanda in what is now the modern Northumberland. During the Roman period, the name was written both "Eboracum" and "Ebura... | 33,800 | triviaqa-train |
"Who played country singer Johnny Cash in the film ""Walk the Line""?" | portrayed Cash in John Lloyd Miller's award-winning 1999 short film "I Still Miss Someone".
In November 2005, "Walk the Line", a biographical film about Cash's life, was released in the United States to considerable commercial success and critical acclaim. The film featured Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny (for which he was n... | Johnny Cash (disambiguation)
Johnny Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author.
Johnny Cash may also refer to:
- "Johnny Cash" (song), a country song first recorded by Tracy Byrd in 2004
- Johnnycash machine, a promotion used by Canada Trust for their ATMs in the 1980s and 1990s with the slogan "Why walk... | 33,801 | triviaqa-train |
In which African country is the city of Fez? | Fez, Morocco
Fez or Fes ( , Berber: ⴼⴰⵙ , ) is a city in northern inland Morocco and the capital of the Fas-Meknas administrative region. It is the second largest city in Morocco after Casablanca, with a population of 1.4 million (2014). Located to the northeast of Atlas Mountains, Fez is situated at the crossroad of t... | The Silver Fez
The Silver Fez is a 2009 South African documentary film directed by Lloyd Ross.
Synopsis.
Once upon a time in a city at the end of Africa, Kaatji Davids, a house painter with barely two cents to his name, an old banjo and a few very close friends had the audacity to imagine that he would be the one to be... | 33,802 | triviaqa-train |
In which Asian country is the city of Haifa? | interview from 2004, a panel of Asian American writers discussed how some groups include people of Middle Eastern descent in the Asian American category. Asian American author Stewart Ikeda has noted, "The definition of 'Asian American' also frequently depends on who's asking, who's defining, in what context, and why..... | that takes place in Iraq happens in Baghdad even though the Iraqi Government is in firm control of the entire city. Suicide attacks and car bombs are near daily occurrences in Baghdad. The road from Baghdad to the city airport is the most dangerous in the country, if not the world. Iraqi security and police forces had ... | 33,803 | triviaqa-train |
"Which Italian composed the opera ""La Traviata""?" | had agreed with the librettist Salvadore Cammarano on a subject for what would become "Il trovatore", but work on this opera could not proceed while the composer was writing "Rigoletto", which premiered in Venice in March 1851. In addition, personal affairs in his home town limited his activities that spring, but after... | can know about the novel, he must remain ignorant of the opera, since it has not yet been composed. In the Italian version of the movie, the opera "La Traviata" is used instead in this dialogue. As "La Traviata" premiered in 1853, this gets round this anachronism, making the story plausible to the Italian public. | 33,804 | triviaqa-train |
"Which Austrian composed the opera ""The Magic Flute""?" | 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... | he received the Austrian citizenship by presidential decree, for special contribution to the Republic of Austria.
Opera activity – highlights.
Since 1988, Marin conducted in major opera houses around the world.
New productions highlights:
- Metropolitan Opera New York – "Ariadne auf Naxos" (1993), "La Rondine" (2013), ... | 33,805 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the son of Philip II of Macedon? | Philip II of Macedon
Philip II of Macedon (; 382–336 BC) was the king ("basileus") of the kingdom of Macedon from until his assassination in . He was a member of the Argead dynasty of Macedonian kings, the third son of King Amyntas III of Macedon, and father of Alexander the Great and Philip III. The rise of Macedon, i... | Aeropus
Aeropus may refer to:
- Aeropus, brother of Perdiccas I, who was the first king of Macedonia of the family of Temenus
- Aeropus I of Macedon, King of Macedon, 602 BC–576 BC
- Aeropus II of Macedon, King of Macedon, 399 BC–393 BC
- Aeropus of Lyncestis commander of Philip II
- "Aeropus", an ancient name for a ki... | 33,806 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the husband of Helen of Troy (or Sparta)? | Menelaion is a shrine associated with Menelaus, located east of Sparta, by the river Eurotas, on the hill "Profitis Ilias" (Coordinates: ). Built early 8th century BC it was believed by Spartans to be the home of Menelaus. In 1970 the British School in Athens started excavations in an attempt to locate Mycenaean remain... | , he rebukes impertinence of Cassandra's brother Paris, who has recently returned to Troy and been reclaimed as Priam and Hecuba's son, though as a child he was abandoned. His words provoke Paris, who insists that he will travel to Sparta, and if Hesione is not returned to him, he will take Helen. The tension increases... | 33,807 | triviaqa-train |
"Which American playwright/screenwriter wrote ""The Odd Couple""?" | Neil Simon
Marvin Neil Simon (July 4, 1927 – August 26, 2018) was an American playwright, screenwriter and author. He wrote more than 30 plays and nearly the same number of movie screenplays, mostly adaptations of his plays. He received more combined Oscar and Tony nominations than any other writer.
Simon grew up in Ne... | Bill Manhoff
Wilton "Bill" Manhoff (June 25, 1919 – June 19, 1974) was a Hollywood screenwriter and producer and playwright. His television series script writing credits included "Sanford and Son", "The Partridge Family", "All in the Family", "Room 222", "The Odd Couple", "Petticoat Junction", "Leave It To Beaver", and... | 33,808 | triviaqa-train |
In which constellation is the Great Nebula? | the southern constellations Carina and Vela, or Venus' Mirror in the constellation of Orion.
Terminology.
The word "constellation" comes from the Late Latin term , which can be translated as "set of stars"; it came into use in English during the 14th century. The Ancient Greek word for constellation is ἄστρον. These te... | Dark Horse (astronomy)
The Dark Horse Nebula or "Great Dark Horse" (sometimes called The Prancing Horse) is a large dark nebula, which as seen from Earth, obscures part of the upper central bulge of the Milky Way. The Dark Horse lies in the equatorial constellation Ophiuchus (the Serpent Bearer), near its borders with ... | 33,809 | triviaqa-train |
Who won the 2010 Open Golf Championship at St. Andrews? | 150th Anniversary Open Championship" rather than "139th Open Championship." The standard branding returned the following year.
Louis Oosthuizen won his only major championship with 272 (−16), seven strokes clear of runner-up Lee Westwood. A stroke behind in third were Paul Casey, Rory McIlroy, and Henrik Stenson.
Venue... | Alan Dunbar
Alan Dunbar (born 30 April 1990) is a Northern Irish professional golfer who won the 2012 Amateur Championship at Royal Troon. His home club is Rathmore Golf Club near Portrush, County Antrim.
Dunbar won the Ulster Youths Amateur Open in 2008, the St Andrews Links Trophy in 2009 and the North of Ireland Ama... | 33,810 | triviaqa-train |
Who won the 2010 World Snooker championship in Glasgow? | 2010 World Snooker Championship
The 2010 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2010 Betfred.com World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 17 April and 3 May 2010 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.
John Higg... | John Lardner
John Lardner (born 10 May 1972 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a former professional snooker player. His best performance came in the 1999 World Snooker Championship, where he reached the last 32. He reached a peak world ranking of 67th in 2000/2001.
Early life.
Lardner was born in Glasgow in 1973. He left school... | 33,811 | triviaqa-train |
What is the first name of the Italian artist Caravaggio? | seem to solicit the onlooker with their offers of fruit, wine, flowers – and themselves" suggesting an erotic interest in the male form. At the same time, however, a connection with a certain Lena is mentioned in a 1605 court deposition by Pasqualone, where she is described as "Michelangelo's girl". According to G.B. P... | Amor Vincit Omnia (Caravaggio)
Amor Vincit Omnia ("Love Conquers All", known in English by a variety of names including Amor Victorious, Victorious Cupid, Love Triumphant, Love Victorious, or Earthly Love) is a painting by the Italian Baroque artist Caravaggio.
"Amor Vincit Omnia" shows Amor, the Roman Cupid, wearing ... | 33,812 | triviaqa-train |
Which tea growing region of India has a Hindi name meaning 'Land of the Thunderbolt'? | Tea
Tea is an aromatic beverage commonly prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured leaves of the "Camellia sinensis", an evergreen shrub (bush) native to East Asia. After water, it is the most widely consumed drink in the world. There are many different types of tea; some, like Darjeeling and Chinese greens, ... | special plan to restore and manage this ecosystem in the most efficient way. Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has identified this grassland reserve as one of the last remaining habitats of the cheetah in India and a possible reintroduction site for the species.
The word ‘Banni’ comes from Hindi word ‘banai’, meaning m... | 33,813 | triviaqa-train |
Which element, atomic no. 33 derives its name from a Persian word for yellow? | leaves and has a proposed use in phytoremediation.
Essential trace element in higher animals Biomethylation.
Inorganic arsenic and its compounds, upon entering the food chain, are progressively metabolized through a process of methylation. For example, the mold "Scopulariopsis brevicaulis" produces significant amounts ... | , yellow-golden, red, brown, blue and green. Colourless specimens that show gem quality are a popular substitute for diamond and are also known as "Matura diamond".
The name derives from the Persian "zargun", meaning "gold-hued". This word is corrupted into "jargoon", a term applied to light-colored zircons. The Englis... | 33,814 | triviaqa-train |
Who composed the 1928 symphonic poem An American in Paris? | An American in Paris (film)
An American in Paris is a 1951 American musical film inspired by the 1928 orchestral composition "An American in Paris" by George Gershwin. Starring Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Georges Guétary, and Nina Foch, the film is set in Paris, and was directed by Vincente Minnelli from a ... | Mexican Werewolf in Texas
Mexican Werewolf in Texas is a 2005 horror film directed by Scott Maginnis. The title is a reference to the 1981 horror comedy film "An American Werewolf in London", which was written and directed by John Landis and is in turn a possible reference to the 1928 symphonic poem "An American in Par... | 33,815 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the last native Welshman to hold the title Prince of Wales? | zone and has a changeable, maritime climate.
Welsh national identity emerged among the Britons after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales is regarded as one of the modern Celtic nations. Llywelyn ap Gruffudd's death in 1282 marked the completion of Edward I of England's conquest of Wales, tho... | , but it is not known if they assumed a title in light of their husbands' status.
The only consort of a Welsh prince definitively shown to have used the title was Eleanor de Montfort, the English bride of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the last native Prince of Wales. Their only child was Gwenllian, who was taken prisoner as an... | 33,816 | triviaqa-train |
J K Simmons won the 2015 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor playing Terence Fletcher in which film? | Whiplash (2014 film)
Whiplash is a 2014 American drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle. It depicts the relationship between an ambitious jazz drumming student (Miles Teller) and an abusive instructor (J. K. Simmons). Paul Reiser and Melissa Benoist co-star.
"Whiplash" premiered in competition at the 2014 S... | January 11, 2015, Simmons won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor on February 22, 2015.
In January 2015, Simmons was cast in a leading role in the film "", though he and Michael Keaton later exited the film. Simmons performed a substantial nu... | 33,817 | triviaqa-train |
The Balkan Trilogy and The Levant Trilogy, both written by Olivia Manning were made into which 1987 BBC TV series starring Emma Thompson and Kenneth Branagh? | "Othello" (1995), "Hamlet" (1996) (for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay), "Love's Labour's Lost" (2000), and "As You Like It" (2006).
Branagh has starred in numerous other films and television series including "Fortunes of War" (1987), Woody Allen's " Celebrity" (1998), "Wild Wil... | (2005), all for Nottingham Playhouse.
Holloway has also written radio drama. His writing for the BBC includes fifteen episodes of the original fifteen-minute daily serial "Postcards", a five episode series celebrating the cult TV show "The Man From Uncle", adaptations of stories by George Eliot, Willa Cather, Walter de... | 33,818 | triviaqa-train |
Bacharach and David composed the music for a 1973 musical remake of which 1937 Frank Capra film? | Tom Jones.
In 1973, Bacharach and David wrote the score for "Lost Horizon", a musical version of the 1937 film. The remake was a critical and commercial disaster and a flurry of lawsuits resulted between the composer and the lyricist, as well as from Warwick. She reportedly felt abandoned when Bacharach and David refus... | Riding High (1950 film)
Riding High is a 1950 black-and-white musical racetrack film featuring Bing Crosby and directed by Frank Capra. The songs were sung as "Riding High" was being filmed instead of the customary lip-synching to previous recordings. The film is a remake of an earlier Capra film called "Broadway Bill"... | 33,819 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of the Yukon, Canada? | Yukon
Yukon (; ; also commonly called the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three federal territories (the other two are the Northwest Territories and Nunavut). It has the smallest population of any province or territory in Canada, with 35,874 people, although it has the largest city in any of the thre... | Keish
Keish (1859 or 1860 – July 11, 1916), legally James Mason, best known by his nickname Skookum Jim Mason, was a member of the Tagish First Nation in what became the Yukon Territory of Canada. He was born near Bennett Lake on what is now the British Columbia and Yukon border, to a Tahltan woman (which under the con... | 33,820 | triviaqa-train |
What was the currency of Greece before it adopted the Euro? | Currency Unit (ECU) would equal one euro. The European Currency Unit was an accounting unit used by the EU, based on the currencies of the member states; it was not a currency in its own right. They could not be set earlier, because the ECU depended on the closing exchange rate of the non-euro currencies (principally t... | earthquakes hit both nations in 1999, leading to the lifting of the Greek veto against Turkey's bid for EU membership.
The country adopted the euro in 2001 and successfully hosted the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens. More recently, Greece has suffered greatly from the late-2000s recession and has been central to th... | 33,821 | triviaqa-train |
Frogmore House, previously used as a royal residence and now largely used on ceremonial occasions only is located within which larger crown estate? | Frogmore House
Frogmore House is a 17th-century English country house owned by the Crown Estate. The house is situated within the Frogmore Estate, which is itself located within the grounds of the Home Park, Windsor, Berkshire. Half a mile (800 m) south of Windsor Castle, Frogmore was let to a number of tenants until t... | Courts of Justice is now only used on ceremonial occasions. It is 12 inches in length and made of ebony decorated with a silver crown and three bands of silver engraved with the Royal Arms at the top. Around the middle is inscribed "AMOS HAWKINS, TIPSTAFF COURTS OF CHANCERY" and around the bottom is inscribed "Appointe... | 33,822 | triviaqa-train |
Which car company produces a convertible model called the Eos? | Volkswagen Eos
The Volkswagen Eos is a sport compact cabriolet coupé produced by the German automaker Volkswagen from 2006 to 2015. Assembled at AutoEuropa in Portugal, it was a convertible only compact coupé introduced as the successor of the Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet. It was Volkswagen's first production coupé since ... | a few cars were completed using pre-war parts, and a new model was built and shown at the 1949 London Motor Show. However, at nearly £5000 the car was incredibly expensive, and it never went into production.
1989 - Railton revival.
The name was revived by a new company called Railton Motor Company, founded in 1989 in W... | 33,823 | triviaqa-train |
India is the most populous country in the British Commonwealth. Which country has the 2nd largest population in the Commonwealth? | . At Pakistan's insistence, India was not regarded as an exceptional case and it was assumed that other states would be accorded the same treatment as India.
The London Declaration is often seen as marking the beginning of the modern Commonwealth. Following India's precedent, other nations became republics, or constitu... | in the politics of Europe. During the wars the Commonwealth lost an estimated 1/3 of its population (higher losses than during World War II). Its economy and growth were further damaged by the nobility's reliance on agriculture and serfdom, which, combined with the weakness of the urban burgher class, delayed the indus... | 33,824 | triviaqa-train |
Opening in London in 1984, which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical had lyrics by Richard Stilgoe and choreography by Arlene Phillips? | of "Starlight Express" and "The Phantom of the Opera". He is patron of the Surrey Care Trust in Woking. In the late 1990s he founded the Orpheus Centre which offers performing arts experiences to young people with disabilities. In 2012, Stilgoe was knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours for his extensive charitable w... | The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber song)
"The Phantom of the Opera" is a song from the stage musical of the same name. It was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics written by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe, and additional lyrics by Mike Batt. The song was originally recorded by Sarah Brightman and S... | 33,825 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the English logician who devised an algebraic system that has since been adopted for the analysis of digital electronic circuitry? | number", as well as the theory of "restrictive conditions for universals" anticipating some of the developments in modern set theory. Since 1824, Indian logic attracted the attention of many Western scholars, and has had an influence on important 19th-century logicians such as Charles Babbage, Augustus De Morgan, and G... | Izvestiya: Mathematics
Izvestiya: Mathematics is the English translation of the Russian mathematical journal "Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk, Seriya Matematicheskaya" () which was founded in 1937. Since 1995, the journal has been published jointly by Turpion, the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the London Mathemat... | 33,826 | triviaqa-train |
Insulin is produced by which organ of the human body? | at Rockefeller University in 1915, but World War I interrupted his work and he did not return to it.
In 1916, Nicolae Paulescu developed an aqueous pancreatic extract which, when injected into a diabetic dog, had a normalizing effect on blood-sugar levels. He had to interrupt his experiments because of World War I, and... | Brockmann body
Brockmann body is an endocrine organ in some teleost fish, and is composed of a collection of islet tissues. The islet tissues are in turn composed of endocrine cells which are the principal sites of insulin synthesis. They are distributed around the spleen and the large intestine. They also secrete othe... | 33,827 | triviaqa-train |
The 1995 film Clueless starring Alicia Silverstone is based on which novel by Jane Austen? | Clueless (film)
Clueless is a 1995 American coming-of-age romantic comedy film written and directed by Amy Heckerling. It stars Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Paul Rudd and Brittany Murphy. "Clueless" was produced by Scott Rudin and Robert Lawrence. It is loosely based on Jane Austen's 1815 novel, "Emma", with a mode... | Clueless
Clueless may refer to:
- "Clueless" (film), a 1995 American comedy by Amy Heckerling and starring Alicia Silverstone
- "Clueless" (TV series), a spinoff television series based on the film
- "Clueless" (novels), a series of novels written by H.B. Gilmour and Randi Reisfeld based on the same characters
- "Cluel... | 33,828 | triviaqa-train |
Which element, atomic no. 74 derives its name from the Swedish word for heavy stone? | Tungsten
Tungsten, or wolfram, is a chemical element with the symbol W and atomic number 74. The name "tungsten" comes from the former Swedish name for the tungstate mineral "scheelite", "tung sten" or "heavy stone". Tungsten is a rare metal found naturally on Earth almost exclusively combined with other elements in ch... | the word "burgh", a place-name element which, like "caer", means a fortified place.
The Troy connection is also found in the names of Scandinavian stone-lined mazes of the classical labyrinth pattern: for instance, Trojaborg near Visby on the Swedish island of Gotland. In Denmark, which once had dozens of turf mazes, t... | 33,829 | triviaqa-train |
With the county town of Lifford, which is the most northerly of the counties of the Irish Republic? | the N15 to Sligo via Stranorlar, Donegal Town and Ballyshannon and also the N14 to Letterkenny, take travellers to all parts in the County. There is also the R265/R236/A40 national secondary route to Derry City.
Lifford has several daily bus services operated by Bus Éireann to Dublin Airport / Dublin City Centre (Busár... | was once a province in its own right, incorporating modern counties Meath, Westmeath and parts of surrounding counties. Meath was later absorbed into Leinster.
Names of counties.
In Irish, the counties are known as "contaetha", the singular of which is "contae". Irish versions of county names only have official status ... | 33,830 | triviaqa-train |
To date, no full member of the E.U. has ever left, but which autonomous country within the union voted to leave in 1982, leaving in 1985? | in 2009. No member state has left the EU or its antecedent organisations. (Greenland, an autonomous country within Denmark, left the Communities in 1985). However, the United Kingdom signified its intention to leave after a membership referendum in June 2016 and is negotiating its withdrawal.
Containing 7.3% of the wor... | was reported to be talking negatively about the prospect of a "No" vote to remain within the union, but was later reported as stating it would be "near impossible" to vote Yes in the referendum.
Following the 2016 UK referendum on EU membership, in which the majority of the UK voted to leave the European Union, but the... | 33,831 | triviaqa-train |
Who became MP for Uxbridge South & Ruislip at the 2015 General Election? | Boris Johnson
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (; born 19 June 1964) is a British politician serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since July 2019. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2015 and was the MP for Henley from 2001 to ... | 2008 and 2012. Johnson, as incumbent mayor, had chosen not to stand for re-election for a third term in office, having been elected as the Conservative Party MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip at the 2015 general election. The campaign was dominated by the personal battle between Goldsmith and Khan, and their contrastin... | 33,832 | triviaqa-train |
During World War 2 Operation Chastise was the code name for which event of 1943? | Operation Chastise
Operation Chastise was an attack on German dams carried out on 16–17 May 1943 by Royal Air Force No. 617 Squadron, later called the Dam Busters, using a purpose-built "bouncing bomb" developed by Barnes Wallis. The Möhne and Edersee dams were breached, causing catastrophic flooding of the Ruhr valley... | .
The Largs war memorial dates from 1920 and was designed by Sir Robert Lorimer.
During World War II, the Hollywood Hotel was designated HMS "Warren", which was Headquarters, Combined Training. A conference was held there between 28 June 1943 and 2 July 1943, code name RATTLE, under Lord Louis Mountbatten. It was known... | 33,833 | triviaqa-train |
PH Newby was the first winner in 1969 of which award? | P. H. Newby
Percy Howard Newby CBE (25 June 1918 – 6 September 1997) was an English novelist and broadcasting administrator. He was the first winner of the Booker Prize, his novel "Something to Answer For" having received the inaugural award in 1969.
Early life.
P.H. Newby, known as Howard Newby, was born in Crowboroug... | Ken Batcher, Ph.D. 1969 – ACM/IEEE Eckert-Mauchly Award winner for work on parallel computers
- Arnold O. Beckman, B.S. 1922, M.S. 1923 – inventor of the pH meter, founder of Beckman Instruments; major donor to the university which included a gift to found the Beckman Institute; namesake of the Beckman Quadrangle
- Eri... | 33,834 | triviaqa-train |
Which government post is held by Jeremy Wright, MP for Kenilworth & Southam? | his appointment as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice on 6 September 2012. He became Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland on 15 July 2014; Wright replaced Matt Hancock as Culture Secretary on 9 July 2018.
Early life.
Wright was born in Taunton, Somerset. His p... | Jeremy Wright chose to stand for Kenilworth and Southam in the 2010 general election and was successful. Mark Pawsey, son of former Rugby MP Jim Pawsey, was elected for Rugby in 2010.
Politics and governance Local government.
Rugby is administered by two local authorities: Rugby Borough Council which covers Rugby and i... | 33,835 | triviaqa-train |
In terms of area, which is the second largest lake in North America after Lake Superior? | ) or "Anishinaabe Gichigami" ("Anishinaabe's Great Sea"). The 1878 dictionary by Father Frederic Baraga, the first one written for the Ojibway language, gives the Ojibwe name as Otchipwe-kitchi-gami (reflecting "Ojibwe Gichigami").
The first French explorers approaching the great inland sea by way of the Ottawa River a... | Nile River. This expedition was financially sponsored by the Royal Geographic Society, an imperial organization that, upon notifying this news to the queen, received a royal charter. It is not clear if this was in appreciation of the lake renaming.
With a surface area of approximately , Lake Victoria is Africa's larges... | 33,836 | triviaqa-train |
For his role in the film The Theory of Everything’, which actor won the Best Film Actor BAFTA in 2015? | disease), and his success in physics.
The film stars Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones, with Charlie Cox, Emily Watson, Simon McBurney, Christian McKay, Harry Lloyd, and David Thewlis featured in supporting roles. The film had its world premiere at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2014. It ha... | Richard Eyre for the Royal National Theatre in which McKellen had appeared. As executive producer he returned his £50,000 fee to complete the filming of the final battle. In his review of the film, "The Washington Post" film critic Hal Hinson called McKellen's performance a "lethally flamboyant incarnation" and said hi... | 33,837 | triviaqa-train |
Which African country uses the cedi as its currency? | Ghanaian cedi
The Ghanaian cedi (currency sign: GH₵; currency code: GHS) is the unit of currency of Ghana. It is the fourth historical and only current legal tender in the Republic of Ghana. One cedi is divided into one hundred pesewas (Gp).
After it gained independence Ghana separated itself from the British West Afri... | Le Bateau ivre
"Le Bateau ivre" ("The Drunken Boat") is a 100-line verse-poem written in 1871 by Arthur Rimbaud. The poem describes the drifting and sinking of a boat lost at sea in a fragmented first-person narrative saturated with vivid imagery and symbolism.
Background.
Rimbaud, then aged 16, wrote the poem in the s... | 33,838 | triviaqa-train |
What is the most common name for the drug Sildenafil Citrate? | statutory interpretation, patentees cannot be allowed to 'game' the system in this way. This, in my view, is the key issue in this appeal."
Teva Canada launched Novo-Sildenafil, a generic version of Viagra, on the day the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision. To remain competitive, Pfizer then reduced the pric... | what is arguably a change of name.
There are many reasons to undertake renaming, with political motivation being the primary cause; for example many places in the former Soviet Union and its satellites were renamed to honour Stalin. Sometimes a place reverts to its former name (see for example de-Stalinization). One o... | 33,839 | triviaqa-train |
Mintonette was the original name given to which sport? | winter of 1895, in Holyoke, Massachusetts (United States), William G. Morgan, a YMCA physical education director, created a new game called "Mintonette", a name derived from the game of badminton, as a pastime to be played (preferably) indoors and by any number of players. The game took some of its characteristics from... | Swift Sport (ZC31S), with a 1.6 L HR16DE engine, giving and uprated sports suspension. In 2006, Nissan renamed the 160 SR to the Sport SR in line with name changes across the board for the K12. However, this rebranding was short-lived: the performance model reverted to the 160 SR name in late 2007.
The launch of the 16... | 33,840 | triviaqa-train |
In which year did the Channel Tunnel open? | , "in the hope of forcing the hand of the English Government". The eventual successful project, organised by Eurotunnel, began construction in 1988 and opened in 1994. At £5.5 billion (1985 prices), it was at the time the most expensive construction project ever proposed. The cost finally amounted to £9 billion ($21 bi... | 1986 in France
Events from the year 1986 in France.
Incumbents.
- President: François Mitterrand
- Prime Minister: Laurent Fabius (until 20 March), Jacques Chirac (starting 20 March)
Events.
- 20 January – The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel, which is hoped to be open in the ear... | 33,841 | triviaqa-train |
How many stars are there on the EU flag? | Flag of Europe
The European Flag or Flag of Europe is an official symbol of two separate international organisations, the Council of Europe (CoE) and the European Union (EU). It consists of a circle of twelve five-pointed yellow ("or") stars on a blue ("azure") field.
The flag was designed in 1955, and officially launc... | have been permanent residents for five years (three if married to a U.S. citizen), be of "good moral character" (meaning no felony convictions), be of "sound mind" in the judgment of immigration officials, have knowledge of the Constitution, and be able to speak and understand English unless they are elderly or disable... | 33,842 | triviaqa-train |
Which Democrat candidate did Ronald Reagan defeat in the 1984 US Presidential Election? | defeated incumbent president Jimmy Carter. At of age at the time of his first inauguration, Reagan was the oldest person to have been elected to a first-term, until Donald Trump (aged ) in 2017. Reagan is still, however, the oldest president elected, at of age at his second inauguration. Reagan faced former vice presid... | Reagan Democrat
A Reagan Democrat is a traditionally Democratic voter in the United States, referring especially to White working-class Rust Belt residents, who defected from their party to support Republican President Ronald Reagan at either or both of the 1980 and 1984 presidential elections as well as Republican Pre... | 33,843 | triviaqa-train |
Which country's parliament is called the Folketing? | and for commerce.
The thing met at regular intervals, legislated, elected chieftains and kings, and judged according to the law, which was memorised and recited by the "law speaker" (the judge).
The Icelandic, Faroese and Manx parliaments trace their origins back to the Viking expansion originating from the Petty kingd... | this power through their ministers. The Monarch formally appoints and dismisses ministers, including the Prime Minister. In a sense, the Prime Minister only has the power that is given by the Monarch, according to the Constitution.
Although the country's leading politician, the Prime Minister is not nearly as powerful ... | 33,844 | triviaqa-train |
In which English county is Longleat House and Safari Park? | in Tokyo. In double-glazed buses, visitors made a tour through a one-hectare enclosure with twelve African lions.
The first drive-through safari park outside of Africa opened in 1966 at Longleat in Wiltshire, England. Longleat, Windsor, Woburn and arguably the whole concept of safari parks were the brainchild of Jimmy ... | are many festivals and events held annually within the area including Warminster festival, a vintage bus run and heritage open days.
The town is twinned with Flers, France.
Landmarks.
Near Warminster is Longleat, the country house of the Marquess of Bath, and its estate which has included Longleat Safari Park since 196... | 33,845 | triviaqa-train |
What maritime order is also termed The Birkenhead Drill? | Women and children first
"Women and children first" (or to a lesser extent, the Birkenhead Drill) is a code of conduct dating from 1852, whereby the lives of women and children were to be saved first in a life-threatening situation, typically abandoning ship, when survival resources such as lifeboats were limited. Howe... | war were for a time secured. The congress was eager to turn to other subjects, and perhaps the most important result of its deliberations was the celebrated Declaration of the Maritime Powers, which abolished privateering, defined the right of blockade, and limited the right of capture to enemy's property in enemy's sh... | 33,846 | triviaqa-train |
Nancy Sinatra sang the theme tune for which 1967 James Bond film? | Nancy Sinatra
Nancy Sandra Sinatra (born June 8, 1940) is an American singer and actress. She is the elder daughter of Frank Sinatra and Nancy ( Barbato) Sinatra, and is widely known for her 1966 signature hit "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'.
Other defining recordings include "Sugar Town", the 1967 number one "Someth... | Toto), Timothy B. Schmit (Eagles), and Richard Marx. During the down time, Tim sang and produced "Dirty Love" which appeared in the James Bond film "Licence to Kill" and performed on both the "" theme and the Dionne Warwick gold album "Reservations for Two". Feehan wrote "Heart in Pieces" for the million selling album ... | 33,847 | triviaqa-train |
Which country will host the 2019 Rugby Union World Cup? | South Africa each twice, and England once. New Zealand are the current champions, having defeated Australia in the final of the 2015 tournament in England.
The tournament is administered by World Rugby, the sport's international governing body. Sixteen teams were invited to participate in the inaugural tournament in 19... | breaking the aggregate crowd record in the process, and returned once again for 2017.
There have been two rugby league internationals played at St James' Park.
Usage Other uses Rugby Union.
Usage Other uses Rugby Union England national team.
On Friday 6 September 2019, England will host Italy in a warm up match for the... | 33,848 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the latest country to join the EU, doing so in July 2013? | enlargement. The process of enlargement is sometimes referred to as European integration. This term is also used to refer to the intensification of co-operation between EU member states as national governments allow for the gradual harmonisation of national laws.
The EU's predecessor, the European Economic Community, w... | it is not remotely on the cards that Turkey is going to join the EU any time soon. They applied in 1987. At the current rate of progress they will probably get round to joining in about the year 3000 according to the latest forecasts."
- On 3 July 2013, at an election rally of Christian Democrat Party in Düsseldorf, Ge... | 33,849 | triviaqa-train |
In terms of area which is the second largest lake in Africa after Lake Victoria? | Valley lakes, which include some of the deepest lakes in the world (up to deep at Lake Tanganyika).
Much of this area lies within the boundaries of national parks such as Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwenzori National Park and Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda, and Volcanoes National... | Nile River. This expedition was financially sponsored by the Royal Geographic Society, an imperial organization that, upon notifying this news to the queen, received a royal charter. It is not clear if this was in appreciation of the lake renaming.
With a surface area of approximately , Lake Victoria is Africa's larges... | 33,850 | triviaqa-train |
Which film starring Michael Keaton and Amy Ryan won the Best Picture Oscar in 2015? | for the 2000 revival of "Uncle Vanya" and the 2005 revival of "A Streetcar Named Desire". She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Helene McCready in the 2007 film "Gone Baby Gone". The role also earned her a Golden Globe nomination and won her a Critics' Choice Award. H... | , the Cannes Film Festival ("Seduced and Abandoned"-starring Alec Baldwin, Ryan Gosling and Jessica Chastain), and the Tribeca Film Festival ("Descent"-starring Rosario Dawson) amongst other festivals. His film "A Novel Romance" won the Audience Award and Best Picture Award at the New York International Film Festival. ... | 33,851 | triviaqa-train |
Which South American country uses the Nuevo Sol as its currency? | Peruvian sol
The sol (; plural: soles; currency sign: S/) is the currency of Peru; it is subdivided into 100 "céntimos" ("cents"). The ISO 4217 currency code is PEN.
The sol replaced the Peruvian inti in 1991 and the name is a return to that of Peru's historic currency, as the previous incarnation of sol was in use fro... | of these folders to access the files stored on each tape. The LTFS-LE software automatically controls the tape library robotics to load and unload the necessary LTFS volumes.
Implementations IBM Linear Tape File System - Library Edition Operating systems supported by IBM LTFS-LE.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.4, ... | 33,852 | triviaqa-train |
Who was assassinated on 6th October 1981 by troops when he was inspecting at a victory parade? | Assassination of Anwar Sadat
The assassination of Anwar Sadat occurred on 6 October 1981. Anwar Sadat, the President of Egypt, was assassinated during the annual victory parade held in Cairo to celebrate Operation Badr, during which the Egyptian Army had crossed the Suez Canal and taken back a small part of the Sinai P... | less than one month because he and his prime minister were both assassinated. Once again a Provisional Presidential Council filled the office until October 13, 1981 when Ali Khamenei was elected president.
The election on August 3, 2005 resulted in a victory for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The election on June 12, 2009 was re... | 33,853 | triviaqa-train |
What is the most common trade name of the drug Fluoxetine? | Fluoxetine
Fluoxetine, sold under the brand names Prozac and Sarafem among others, is an antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class. It is used for the treatment of major depressive disorder, obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), bulimia nervosa, panic disorder, and premenstrual dysphoric ... | Onyx Pharmaceuticals
Other backers of Onyx were Avalon Ventures, Institutional Venture Partners, J. H. Whitney & Company, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
Products and development.
Sorafenib (co-developed and co-marketed by Bayer and Onyx under the trade name Nexavar), is a drug approved for the treatment of advan... | 33,854 | triviaqa-train |
In what year did the United Kingdom National Lottery begin? | National Lottery (United Kingdom)
The National Lottery is the state-franchised national lottery in the United Kingdom.
It is operated by Camelot Group, to whom the licence was granted in 1994, 2001 and again in 2007. The lottery was initially regulated by the National Lottery Commission, which has since been abolished ... | , along with all unclaimed prizes. Additionally, 12% goes to the state. The prize fund is 45% of revenue, with the remaining 15% going towards running costs and profits for the lottery organisers and ticket sellers.
The odds of specific combinations occurring in the United Kingdom national lottery are as follows:
Gambl... | 33,855 | triviaqa-train |
Which internet company was founded by Pierre Omidyar in 1995? | company's name from AuctionWeb to eBay, and began to advertise the service aggressively. The name "eBay" was the second choice that Omidyar wanted for the website. His first choice for the website was already registered to a Canadian mining company, Echo Bay Mines. He originally wanted the "Echo Bay" name because of th... | First Look Media
First Look Media is an American media organization founded by Pierre Omidyar in October 2013 as a venue for "original, independent journalism".
Overview.
The project is a collaboration with Glenn Greenwald, Jeremy Scahill, and Laura Poitras with a promised $250 million in funding from Omidyar. The orga... | 33,856 | triviaqa-train |
In a 1961 novel, which title character taught at the Marcia Blaine School for Girls? | Jean Brodie
Jean Brodie is a fictional character in the Muriel Spark novel "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" (1961); and in the play and 1969 film of the same name—both by Jay Presson Allen—which were based on the novel, but radically depart from it in the interest of theatre and poetic licence.
Miss Brodie is a highly i... | Plot.
Jean Brodie is a teacher at Marcia Blaine School for Girls in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the 1930s. Brodie is known for her tendency to stray from the school's curriculum, to romanticize fascist leaders like Benito Mussolini and Francisco Franco, and to believe herself to be in the prime of life. Brodie devotes her ... | 33,857 | triviaqa-train |
What is the English name for the Japanese Parliament? | National Diet
The is Japan's bicameral legislature. It is composed of a lower house called the House of Representatives, and an upper house, called the House of Councillors. Both houses of the Diet are directly elected under parallel voting systems. In addition to passing laws, the Diet is formally responsible for sele... | Japanese Government Railways
The Japanese Government Railways (JGR) was the national railway system directly operated by the central government of Japan until 1949. It is a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the Japan Railways Group.
Name.
The English name "Japanese Government Railways" was what the of Japan... | 33,858 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the Queen Mother’s official residence in London until 2002? It is now the official residence of Prince Charles. | in 2013, Charles donated his state pension to an unnamed charity that supports elderly people. In March 2014, Charles arranged for five million measles-rubella vaccinations for children in the Philippines on the outbreak of measles in South-East Asia. According to Clarence House, Charles was affected by news of the dam... | Royal Lodge
The Royal Lodge is a Grade II listed house in Windsor Great Park in Berkshire, England, half a mile north of Cumberland Lodge and south of Windsor Castle. It was the Windsor residence of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother from 1952 until her death there in 2002. Since 2004, it has been the official country re... | 33,859 | triviaqa-train |
Which Stephen King novel features the characters John and Wendy Torrance and their son Danny? | The Shining (novel)
The Shining is a horror novel by American author Stephen King. Published in 1977, it is King's third published novel and first hardback bestseller: the success of the book firmly established King as a preeminent author in the horror genre. The setting and characters are influenced by King's personal... | but nevertheless cut up his family with an ax, Jack's obvious interest (as if he's recalling one of his own nightmares) and his insincere congeniality (early signs of a personality malfunction) lead the viewer to believe that the film's definition of his madness will be far more complex."
Comparison with the novel Fami... | 33,860 | triviaqa-train |
In which country is the port of Fray Bentos? | Argentines set up a roadblock at the international bridge to put pressure on the Uruguayan government to stop production at the factory, claiming it would gravely pollute the Uruguay River. On 20 December 2005 a World Bank study concluded that the factory would not have a negative impact on the environment or tourism i... | of the department has many pastures for the grazing of sheep and cattle which are an important contributor to the economy of the department. The main industries are again based around agro-industry the most prominent being wineries and dairies. The department also has a fluvial port located in Fray Bentos.
Tourism is b... | 33,861 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the only racecourse in Staffordshire? | include Stafford (the county town), Burton upon Trent, Cannock, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Leek, and Tamworth.
Smaller towns include Stone, Cheadle, Uttoxeter, Rugeley, Burntwood/Chasetown, Eccleshall, Penkridge and the large villages of Wombourne, Kinver, Tutbury, Alrewas, Barton-under-Needwood, Stretton and Abbots Bromley... | drift mine experience, 'Into the Thick'.
Other principle coal seams in the South Staffordshire Coalfield include Brooch, Flying Reed, Upper Heathen, Stinking (sulphur), New Mine, Fireclay and the famous Thick Coal.
Features of Racecourse Colliery.
The buildings and other features of the Racecourse Colliery are either r... | 33,862 | triviaqa-train |
What alternative name was given to the American Civil War battles at Manassa in 1861? | thus it is generally referred to today as the Army of Northern Virginia, even if that is correct only in retrospect. On July 4 at Harper's Ferry, Colonel Thomas J. Jackson assigned Jeb Stuart to command all the cavalry companies of the Army of the Shenandoah. He eventually commanded the Army of Northern Virginia's cava... | Battle of Boonville
The First Battle of Boonville was a minor skirmish of the American Civil War, occurring on June 17, 1861, near Boonville in Cooper County, Missouri. Although casualties were extremely light, the battle's strategic impact was far greater than one might assume from its limited nature. The Union victor... | 33,863 | triviaqa-train |
Which vitamin is also known as Retinol or Retinal? | Vitamin A
Vitamin A is a group of unsaturated nutritional organic compounds that includes retinol, retinal, retinoic acid, and several provitamin A carotenoids (most notably beta-carotene). Vitamin A has multiple functions: it is important for growth and development, for the maintenance of the immune system and good vi... | Fredskapellet
Fredskapellet () is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Narvik. It is an annex chapel in the Narvik parish which is part of the Ofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The brick chapel was built in a long church... | 33,864 | triviaqa-train |
In which year was the Great Train Robbery in Buckinghamshire? | Great Train Robbery (1963)
The Great Train Robbery was the robbery of £2.6 million from a Royal Mail train heading from Glasgow to London on the West Coast Main Line in the early hours of 8 August 1963, at Bridego Railway Bridge, Ledburn, near Mentmore in Buckinghamshire, England.
After tampering with the lineside sign... | Police Force (the modern-day successor to Buckinghamshire Constabulary). Fewtrell was assisted and later succeeded in the investigation by John Woolley, who served in the Buckinghamshire Constabulary from 1959 to 1984.
George Hatherill (1898–1986) had his service extended by one year because of the need to complete the... | 33,865 | triviaqa-train |
In terms of area, what is the largest island in Asia? | clear boundary as to which islands would be considered microcontinents under such a definition. The Kerguelen Plateau, for example, is largely volcanic, but is associated with the breakup of Gondwanaland and is considered a microcontinent, whereas volcanic Iceland and Hawaii are not. The British Isles, Sri Lanka, Borne... | Afro-Eurasia
Afro-Eurasia (or Afroeurasia, or Eurafrasia, or nicknamed the World Island) is a landmass which comprises the continents of Africa and Eurasia (Europe and Asia). The terms are portmanteaus of the names of its constituent parts. Its mainland is the largest contiguous landmass on Earth.
Afro-Eurasia encompa... | 33,866 | triviaqa-train |
Which debtors’ prison, in Southwark, was depicted in Charles Dickens’ book Little Dorrit? | Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit is a novel by Charles Dickens, originally published in serial form between 1855 and 1857. The story features Amy Dorrit, youngest child of her family, born and raised in the Marshalsea prison for debtors in London. Arthur Clennam encounters her after returning home from a 20-year absence, re... | eart, Bumble?", echo the moment in "Little Dorrit", Dickens' novel about debtors' prison, when Frederick Dorrit asks Fanny, "Have you no memory? Have you no heart?" They also presage Estella's words in "Great Expectations": "You must know . . . that I have no heart—if that has anything to do with my memory."
Episode 12... | 33,867 | triviaqa-train |
"In which country are ""Holden"" cars manufactured?" | war, Holden returned to producing vehicle bodies, this time for Buick, Chevrolet, Pontiac, and Vauxhall. The Oldsmobile Ace was also produced from 1946 to 1948.
From here, Holden continued to pursue the goal of producing an Australian car. This involved compromise with GM, as Holden's managing director, Laurence Hartne... | the Governor General is flown on the car in which he/she is travelling. The Queen of New Zealand, Elizabeth II, has her own flag, which is used when she is travelling in the country, but there are no specific cars reserved for her use.
From the 1960s up until 2011, The Prime Minister used to travel in one of two cars, ... | 33,868 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the German who invented the first practical internal combustion engine? | , transforming chemical energy into useful mechanical energy.
The first commercially successful internal combustion engine was created by Étienne Lenoir around 1859 and the first modern internal combustion engine was created in 1876 by Nikolaus Otto (see "Otto engine").
The term "internal combustion engine" usually ref... | Étienne
Étienne, a French equivalent of Stephen/Steven, is a given name. An archaic variant of the name, prevalent up to the mid-17th century, is "Estienne".
People.
People Scientists and inventors.
- Étienne Bézout (1730–1783), French mathematician
- Étienne Louis Geoffroy (1725–1810), French entomologist and pharmaci... | 33,869 | triviaqa-train |
Which Russian-American is credited with inventing the helicopter? | that a helicopter designed by Igor Sikorsky reached full-scale production, with 131 aircraft built. Though most earlier designs used more than one main rotor, it is the single main rotor with anti-torque tail rotor configuration that has become the most common helicopter configuration. Tandem rotor helicopters are also... | surgeons treat extracranial cerebrovascular disease while Neurosurgeons and interventional neuroradiologists treat diseases of the vessels in the brain (e.g., intracranial aneurysms).
History.
Early leaders of the field included Russian surgeon Nikolai Korotkov, noted for developing early surgical techniques, American ... | 33,870 | triviaqa-train |
In which modern day country did the battles of the Kasserine Pass occur during World War 2 between the Allied and Axis forces? | and the protectorates of French Tunisia and French Morocco.
French Algeria was then not a colony or dependency but a fully-fledged part of metropolitan France.
Major affiliated state combatants France Colonies and dependencies In Asia and Oceania.
In Asia and Oceania these included: French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna,... | Task Force (the largest of three) in Operation "Torch". Both men would come to regret that decision, as Fredendall was the leader of U.S. Army forces at the disastrous Battle of the Kasserine Pass.
World War II Planned invasion of Europe.
During World War II, Marshall was instrumental in preparing the U.S. Army and Arm... | 33,871 | triviaqa-train |
Jean Claude Juncker resigned as prime minister of which country in July 2013, being at that point the longest currently elected serving Prime Minister in the world? | making him the longest serving non-elected prime minister.
In monarchies and in republics.
The post of prime minister may be encountered both in constitutional monarchies (such as Belgium, Denmark, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Malaysia, Morocco, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, an... | CSV) under Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker in the first Juncker–Asselborn government, with the LSAP's Jean Asselborn serving as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs. The coalition with the CSV continued as the second Juncker–Asselborn government following the 2009 general election, which lasted unt... | 33,872 | triviaqa-train |
"Who played the title role in the 1997 film ""The Jackal"" a remake of ""The Day of the Jackal?" | , just as the readers of the book did."
Subsequent films.
The film was the inspiration for the 1997 American film "The Jackal", featuring Richard Gere, Bruce Willis, Sidney Poitier and Jack Black. The 1997 film is about an assassin nicknamed "The Jackal" who wants to assassinate a highly significant target, but other t... | of making Mafia-themed movies like "The Godfather".
- Charles Bronson plays a master hitman and Jan-Michael Vincent his protege-in-training in the 1972 film "The Mechanic"
- Jason Statham plays the contract killer in the 2011 remake "The Mechanic"
- The actor Edward Fox plays the role of a killer who methodically plans... | 33,873 | triviaqa-train |
"Who wrote the 1997 novel ""The Bonfire of the Vanities""?" | The Bonfire of the Vanities
The Bonfire of the Vanities is a 1987 satirical novel by Tom Wolfe. The story is a drama about ambition, racism, social class, politics, and greed in 1980s New York City and centers on three main characters: WASP bond trader Sherman McCoy, Jewish assistant district attorney Larry Kramer, and... | loved by some, hated by others — and helped Wolfe publish his first book, "The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby". Wolfe also credited Dobell with the idea of changing Sherman McCoy, the protagonist of Wolfe's novel "Bonfire of the Vanities", from a writer to a bond trader.
Journalism Mario Puzo.
As the edi... | 33,874 | triviaqa-train |
Which current BBC TV programme was first shown in 1977 with Angela Rippon and Tom Coyne as its original presenters? | Top Gear (1977 TV series)
Top Gear is a show that started in April 1977, as a half hour motoring programme on the BBC in the United Kingdom. The original format ran for 24 years up to December 2001. A revamped format of the show began nearly one year later, in October 2002.
History.
The original "Top Gear" started as a... | the soap's history.
- 28 February – TV-am cuts its "Daybreak" programme to thirty minutes, allowing "Good Morning Britain" to begin half an hour earlier. Original "Daybreak" presenters Robert Kee and Angela Rippon are both replaced, with Gavin Scot (Weekdays) and Lynda Barry (weekends).
Events March.
- late February/ea... | 33,875 | triviaqa-train |
Which African mammal is also known as the ant bear? | and 3-D animated films featuring ants have been produced including "Antz", "A Bug's Life", "The Ant Bully", "The Ant and the Aardvark", "Ferdy the Ant" and "Atom Ant." Renowned myrmecologist E. O. Wilson wrote a short story, "Trailhead" in 2010 for "The New Yorker" magazine, which describes the life and death of an ant... | Giant anteater
The giant anteater ("Myrmecophaga tridactyla"), also known as the ant bear, is an insectivorous mammal native to Central and South America. It is one of four living species of anteaters, the only extant member of the genus Myrmecophaga, and is classified with sloths in the order Pilosa. This species is m... | 33,876 | triviaqa-train |
"Which artist painted ""Bubbles"", which was used in the advertising for Pears soap?" | Bubbles (painting)
Bubbles, originally titled A Child's World, is an 1886 painting by Sir John Everett Millais that became famous when it was used over many generations in advertisements for Pears soap. During Millais's lifetime it led to widespread debate about the relationship between art and advertising.
Painting.
T... | William Powell Frith. His son Frederick Morgan was an equally popular artist, most noted for "His Turn Next", famously used by the Pears Soap advertising campaign.
External links.
- "The Jury" at Bucks County Museum (about the artist)
- The Auction painting
- Art by John Morgan (Artnet)
- "Which hand is it?" (painting,... | 33,877 | triviaqa-train |
"Which author wrote the classic novel ""Brideshead Revisited"" later made into a television series?" | Brideshead Revisited
Brideshead Revisited, The Sacred & Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder is a novel by English writer Evelyn Waugh, first published in 1945. It follows, from the 1920s to the early 1940s, the life and romances of the protagonist Charles Ryder, including his friendship with the Flytes, a family ... | Waugh would later put it, Knox "was the author of the temporary amalgamation, which persists to this day."
In 1945 the Newman was sufficiently established to merit two mentions in Waugh's "Oxford novel", "Brideshead Revisited". The first reference comes in the course of Lady Marchmain's comments to Charles Ryder about ... | 33,878 | triviaqa-train |
"Who was the drummer with both ""Cream"" and ""Blind Faith""?" | Cream (band)
Cream were a British rock band formed in London in 1966. The group consisted of lead vocalist/bassist Jack Bruce, guitarist/vocalist Eric Clapton and drummer Ginger Baker. The group's third album, "Wheels of Fire" (1968), is the world's first platinum-selling double album. The band is widely regarded as th... | . both Atlantic Records (on their Atco label in the US) and for Clapton and Baker (Blind Faith sales were helping to stimulate demand for Cream albums, also distributed by Atco). "Best of Cream" reached No. 3 in the "Billboard" charts at the same time that "Blind Faith" was at the top.
The cover art was created by phot... | 33,879 | triviaqa-train |
"The astronauts ""Dallas"", ""Ripley"", ""Kane"", ""Lambert"", ""Brett"" and ""Parker"", are characters in which 1979 science fiction film?" | ), action ("Edge of Tomorrow" (2014); "The Matrix" (1999) and the rest of the franchise), adventure ("Jupiter Ascending" (2015); "Interstellar" (2014)), sports ("Rollerball" (1975)), mystery ("Minority Report" (2002)), thriller ("Ex Machina" (2014)), horror ("Alien" (1979) and the rest of the franchise), film noir ("Bl... | Earth with a seven-member crew in stasis, Captain Dallas, Executive Officer Kane, Warrant Officer Ripley, Navigator Lambert, Science Officer Ash and two Engineers, Parker and Brett. Detecting a transmission from nearby moon LV-426, the ship's computer, Mother, awakens the crew. Company policy requires any potential dis... | 33,880 | triviaqa-train |
"In which modern day country did the Axis forces construct the defensive ""Gustav Line"" in the second world war?" | . World War II is generally said to have begun on 1 September 1939, with the invasion of Poland by Germany and subsequent declarations of war on Germany by France and the United Kingdom. From late 1939 to early 1941, in a series of campaigns and treaties, Germany conquered or controlled much of continental Europe, and ... | Thunderbolt (1947 film)
Thunderbolt is a 1947 film directed by William Wyler and John Sturges which documented the American aerial operations of Operation Strangle in World War II, when flyers of the Twelfth Air Force based on Corsica successfully impeded Axis supply lines to the Gustav Line and Anzio beachhead. The fi... | 33,881 | triviaqa-train |
"Which actress played the detective ""Alex Drake"" in the BBC drama ""Ashes to Ashes""" | the 2 June 1953 coronation of the Queen.
Cast.
Cast Main cast.
- Keeley Hawes as Alex Drake
- Philip Glenister as Gene Hunt
- Dean Andrews as Ray Carling
- Marshall Lancaster as Chris Skelton
- Montserrat Lombard as Shaz Granger
- Daniel Mays as Jim Keats (Series 3)
- Adrian Dunbar as Martin Summers (Series 2)
- Joseph... | co-lead performance as Alex Drake in "Ashes to Ashes" (2008–2010), for which she won a Glamour Award. She played leading roles in the 2010 revival of "Upstairs, Downstairs", the limited series "The Casual Vacancy" (2015), "The Missing" (2016), and the ITV comedy-drama "The Durrells" (2016–2019).
Hawes was nominated for... | 33,882 | triviaqa-train |
Which King of Belgium abdicated on July 21st 2013 in favour of his son Crown Prince Philippe? | Philippe of Belgium
Philippe or Filip (, , , , ; born 15 April 1960) is the King of the Belgians, having ascended the throne on 21 July 2013, following his father's abdication. He is the eldest child of King Albert II, whom he succeeded upon Albert's abdication for health reasons, and Queen Paola. He married Countess M... | National Day, when he abdicated in favour of his son Philippe, Duke of Brabant, because of ill health. On 2 July 1959, he married "Donna" Paola Ruffo di Calabria (born 11 September 1937) in Brussels, who was created HRH Princess Paola of Belgium, Princess of Liège a day before their wedding, and after 1993, became Quee... | 33,883 | triviaqa-train |
The Barisan National party has ruled which country since 1957, winning every election since then, winning its last election in 2013? | Barisan Nasional
The National Front (; abbrev: BN) is a political coalition in Malaysia that was founded in 1973 as a coalition of right-wing and centre parties. They are currently the largest opposition coalition in the country's Dewan Rakyat.
The Barisan Nasional coalition employs the same inter-communal governing mo... | reformed as Parliament of Singapore. 1968 was the first post-independence election, which saw PAP winning every one of 58 contested seats (51 by a walkover, and the other seven on polling day), due to the election boycotting of the main opposition party at the time, the Barisan Sosialis, leading to the mass arrests of ... | 33,884 | triviaqa-train |
"Which author has written the novels ""My Beautiful Launderette"" and the ""Buddha of Suburbia""?" | My Beautiful Laundrette
My Beautiful Laundrette is a 1985 British comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears from a screenplay by Hanif Kureishi. The film was also one of the first films released by Working Title Films.
The story is set in London during the Thatcher years, as reflected in the complex—and often comica... | commentator and team manager Omar Kureishi. The poet Maki Kureishi was his aunt.
Awards and honours.
- 1980 Thames Television Playwright Award, "The Mother Country"
- 1981 George Devine Award, "Outskirts"
- 1986 New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay for "My Beautiful Laundrette"
- 1986 Academy Award no... | 33,885 | triviaqa-train |
"The Quango, the CQC, reviews and audits hospitals and nursing homes in the UK. For what does the ""Q"" in CQC stand?" | Care Quality Commission
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department of Health and Social Care of the United Kingdom. It was established in 2009 to regulate and inspect health and social care services in England.
It was formed from three predecessor organisations:
- t... | Secretary of State for Health." and much of its funding comes from the taxpayer. At least one chairman , one chief executive and a board member of the CQC have been singled out for attention by a UK Secretary of State for Health.
There is therefore the potential for a conflict of interest, as both the NHS and the CQC... | 33,886 | triviaqa-train |
What name is given to the sash traditionally worn with a kimono? | Obi" became wider, with various styles of tying coming into fashion. Since then, the basic shape of both the men's and women's kimono has remained essentially unchanged. Kimonos made with exceptional skill from fine materials have been regarded as great works of art.
The formal kimono was replaced by the more convenien... | the entire garment. They are often as beautifully ornate and patterned as the outer kimono. Since men's kimono are usually fairly subdued in pattern and color, the "nagajuban" allows for discreetly wearing very striking designs and colours. Often worn over a "hadajuban" (see above).
- Japanese nightclothes.
- The tie b... | 33,887 | triviaqa-train |
In Celtic mythology a kelpie is a water spirit in the form of which animal? | .
A popular and more recent explanation for the Loch Ness monster among believers is that it belongs to a line of long-surviving plesiosaurs, but the kelpie myth still survives in children's books such as Mollie Hunter's "The Kelpie's Pearls" (1966) and Dick King-Smith's "The Water Horse" (1990).
Origins.
Folklorist Ga... | Water Witch, able to travel spectrally in her hag form via bathtubs and wells. Her presence can also be detected by a water charm spell.
See also.
- Siren (mythology)
- Sea monster
- Mermaid
- Sailors' superstitions
- Kelpie
- Mami Wata
- Undine
- Oceanid
- Nereid
- Rusalka
- Ceasg
- Melusine
- Finfolk
- Selkie
- Jengu... | 33,888 | triviaqa-train |
"Who wrote the book ""The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists?" | The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists
The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists (1914) is a semi-biographical novel by the Irish house painter and sign writer Robert Noonan, who wrote the book in his spare time under the pen name Robert Tressell. Published after Tressell's death from tuberculosis in the Liverpool Royal Infir... | . (Until the full manuscript was published in 1955, all copies of the book cited the author as Robert "Tressall".) He completed "The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists", (originally called "The Ragged Arsed Philanthropists") in 1910, but the 1,600-page hand-written manuscript was rejected by the three publishing houses. ... | 33,889 | triviaqa-train |
Which non-test playing cricket nation bowled out the West Indies for 25 runs in 1969? | , Sri Lanka, heading towards a crushing victory over India at Eden Gardens after the hosts lost eight wickets while scoring 120 runs in pursuit of 252, were awarded victory by default after crowd unrest broke out in protest against the Indian performance. Sri Lanka went on to win their maiden championship by defeating ... | , Herath bowled James Neesham in first ball he faced. He then captured Luke Ronchi for lbw, and New Zealand were never in the game. Finally New Zealand all out for just 60 runs, which is the lowest score by a test playing nation in Twenty20 Internationals. Herath finished with 5 wickets for 3 runs, earned him Man-of-th... | 33,890 | triviaqa-train |
Which British beetle is recognised by its large mandibles? | adapted to the food sources or other uses that the species has for them. Certain firefly larvae (family Lampyridae) that feed on snails have grooved mandibles that not only physically break down their prey, but also deliver digestive fluids by these grooves. Ground beetles (family Carabidae) of the tribe Cychrini have ... | Aulacophora nigripennis
Aulacophora nigripennis is a species of leaf beetle in the genus Aulacophora.
Description.
The beetle is relatively small with a hard, black exoskeleton containing faint yellowish dots around the sides. The head is a deep, bright orange, while "A. nigripennis" has a large orange compartmentalize... | 33,891 | triviaqa-train |
Which Oscar winning director was at one time married to James Cameron? | film directed by Kathryn Bigelow. It was co-written, produced, and co-edited by Cameron, her ex-husband, and co-written by Jay Cocks.
Major films "Titanic" (1997).
Cameron expressed interest in the 1912 sinking of the ship and decided to script and film his next project based on this event. The picture revolved around ... | .
After Audrey Mestre accident, Francisco Ferreras wrote "The Dive", which became an international bestseller. In 2015, James Cameron acquired the movie rights and was producing the film. Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence, star of "The Hunger Games", "Silver Linings Playbook" and "Joy", had been cast to play Audr... | 33,892 | triviaqa-train |
In which musical is Roxy Hart one of the characters? | Roxie Hart
Roxanne "Roxie" Hart is a fictional character originally from the 1926 play "Chicago". The playwright, reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins, was inspired by the trials of Beulah Annan and Belva Gaertner (for separate crimes), which she covered for the "Chicago Tribune" (both women were acquitted). Annan was the b... | - I'll Tell the Man in the Street (Reprise) – Harry
- At the Roxy Music Hall – Anna
- Finale – Company
"Note: The following earlier Rodgers and Hart songs were also included in the score: "Women Are Women", "Men of Milwaukee" and "Othello". Balanchine choreographed a piece referred to as the "Snow Ballet".
External lin... | 33,893 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of Tom Cruise's daughter from his marriage to Katie Holmes? | earning a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy. Also in 2005, Holmes had agreed to play in "Shame on You", a biopic about the country singer Spade Cooley written and directed by Dennis Quaid, as the wife whom Cooley (played by Quaid) stomps to death. But the picture, set to ... | seen as a move to curtail publicity of his views on Scientology, as well as the controversy surrounding his relationship with Katie Holmes.
The 2015 documentary "Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief" cast a spotlight on Cruise's role in Scientology. The film alleges that Cruise used Sea Org workers as a so... | 33,894 | triviaqa-train |
On which river does the city of Derby Stand? | Derby
Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, of which it was traditionally the county town. At the 2011 census, the population was 248,700. Derby gained city status in 1977.
Derby was settled by Romans – who establishe... | List of tallest buildings in Grand Rapids
This list of tallest buildings in Grand Rapids ranks buildings in the U.S. city of Grand Rapids, Michigan by height. The tallest building in Grand Rapids is the River House Condominiums, which stands tall.
Tallest buildings.
This lists ranks Grand Rapids buildings that stand at... | 33,895 | triviaqa-train |
Which county cricket team has the Prince of Wales feathers on its badge? | such as Kent in the 1740s or Hampshire in the days of the famous Hambledon Club, was usually acknowledged as such by being matched against All-England. The most successful county teams were Hampshire, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex. There was, however, often a crossover between town and county with some strong loca... | 200 years, and there exist a variety of clubs and organisations bearing the name of royal personalities.
From 1932 until its abolition in 1965, the Municipal Borough of Barnes in London used feathers based on those of the Prince of Wales on its coat of arms, in honour of the fact that the then Prince of Wales (afterwar... | 33,896 | triviaqa-train |
In which former Soviet Republic is the Crimea found? | Warfare ensued against the Ukrainian People's Republic (UPR) for the installation of the Soviet regime in the country and with the direct support from Soviet Russia the Ukrainian National forces were practically overran. The government of Ukraine appealed to foreign capitalists, finding the support in the face of the C... | used a printing press in an abandoned building. He found an old type setter and together they were able to retrofit the equipment. He personally distributed the books in towns and villages. Then he did the same thing with his collections that followed. In the end, his poems and writings were widely read and known throu... | 33,897 | triviaqa-train |
Which was the last non capital city to host the Summer Olympic Games? | -General of New South Wales reported that the Sydney Games cost A$6.6 billion, with a net cost to the public between A$1.7 and A$2.4 billion. Many venues were constructed in the Sydney Olympic Park, which failed in the years immediately following the Olympics to meet the expected bookings to meet upkeep expenses. In th... | the U.S.
In 2012, the United Kingdom hosted its third Summer Olympic Games in the capital city, London, which became the first city ever to have hosted the Summer Olympic Games three times. The cities of Los Angeles, Paris, and Athens have each hosted two Summer Olympic Games. In 2024, France will host its third Summer... | 33,898 | triviaqa-train |
What nickname was given to the Beijing National Stadium? | Beijing National Stadium
Beijing National Stadium, officially the National Stadium (), also known as the Bird's Nest (), is a stadium in Beijing. The stadium was jointly designed by architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron of Herzog & de Meuron, project architect Stefan Marbach, artist Ai Weiwei, and CADG, which ... | Racecourse was opened on 9 June 1928, on South Liberty Lane, Long Ashton. The racing was independent (not affiliated to the sports governing body the National Greyhound Racing Club) known as a flapping track, which was the nickname given to independent tracks. The NGRC refused to license the Magnet Greyhound Racing Com... | 33,899 | triviaqa-train |
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