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Who was the Chairman of the White Star Line who was on the Titanic's Maiden Voyage? | exist in Liverpool, standing in James Street within sight of the more grandiose headquarters of their rivals, the Cunard Building. The building has a plaque commemorating the fact that the building was the head office of the White Star Line. It was the first open plan office building in Liverpool. J. Bruce Ismay, the c... | was built at the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland, for service with the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company's White Star Line. Launched on 10 August 1881, she was delivered on 9 November 1881 and made her maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York on 16 November 1881 under the command of Captain Edward J. Smith,... | 33,900 | triviaqa-train |
Which city in Delaware USA and town in Kent England share the same name? | second-oldest cathedral in England, with Canterbury Cathedral being the oldest. Between London and the Strait of Dover, which separates it from mainland Europe, Kent has seen both diplomacy and conflict, ranging from the Leeds Castle peace talks of 1978 and 2004 to the Battle of Britain in World War II.
England relied ... | to itself as "The First Town in the First State." Lewes is named after the town of Lewes in England, which is situated in a county named Sussex (from which Sussex County, Delaware, takes its name). Lewes, Sussex, England, also has the same seal.
Geography.
Lewes is located at (38.7745565, -75.1393498).
According to the... | 33,901 | triviaqa-train |
Whose catchphrase was 'Can you hear me Mother'? | Sandy Powell (comedian)
Albert Arthur Powell MBE (30 January 1900 – 26 June 1982), known as Sandy Powell, was an English comedian best known for his radio work of the 1930s and for his catchphrase "Can you hear me, mother?". He first said this in a theatre in Coventry. Fifty years later, deciding he needed a rest from ... | How very dare you!", along with the overuse of the word "dear". This can be seen in another catchphrase; when asked about his sexuality he replies "Who, dear? Me, dear? Gay, dear? No, dear!", or when asked for advice replying "Me, dear? Advice, dear? Yes, dear." When offended, Derek states how he and his mother have be... | 33,902 | triviaqa-train |
Which World War II Operation 'Mincemeat' gave rise to a book and film of the same name? | events were depicted in "Operation Heartbreak", a 1950 novel by the former cabinet minister Duff Cooper, before one of the agents who planned and carried out Mincemeat, Ewen Montagu, wrote a history in 1953. Montagu's work formed the basis for the 1956 British film "The Man Who Never Was".
Background.
Background Inspir... | 2014.
- The Wonderland Adventures of Alice
- The Fisherman and his Soul, 1995-2007
- The 39 Steps, 1996
- Dracula, 1998
- The Hound of the Baskervilles
- The Signalman, 2008
- Operation Mincemeat, 2008 (based on the successful British deception plan of the same name in World War II)
- Sward! - The Story of a Meadow, 20... | 33,903 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the book the Ipcress File? | The Ipcress File (film)
The Ipcress File is a 1965 British espionage film directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Michael Caine. The screenplay, by Bill Canaway and James Doran, was based on Len Deighton's novel "The IPCRESS File" (1962). It received a BAFTA award for the Best British film released in 1965. In 1999, i... | 's Action Cookbook" and "Où est le garlic" (both 1965); he subsequently wrote several other cookery books. Deighton has produced several other works of non-fiction, including a study of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, a history of the airship, Second World War military history and a short e-book about James Bond.... | 33,904 | triviaqa-train |
Which member of the American Mafia was called 'The Teflon Don'? | John Gotti
John Joseph Gotti Jr. (, ; October 27, 1940 – June 10, 2002) was an Italian-American gangster who became boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. Gotti and his brothers grew up in poverty and turned to a life of crime at an early age. Gotti quickly rose to prominence, becoming one of the crime fami... | since featured in numerous Batman titles.
- The 2003 film "The Italian Job" features the character Mashkov (played by Olek Krupa), a high-ranking member of a Los Angeles Ukrainian mafia family.
- The 2005 film "Lord of War" tells the story of Ukrainian-American arms trafficker Yuri Orlov (played by Nicolas Cage, and ba... | 33,905 | triviaqa-train |
Which American State in its shortened form sounds like a doctor? | many Congregationalists in New England, German and Dutch Reformed in the Middle Colonies, Catholics in Maryland, and Scots-Irish Presbyterians on the frontier. Sephardic Jews were among early settlers in cities of New England and the South. Many immigrants arrived as religious refugees: French Huguenots settled in New ... | , -ü is translated-to and sounds-like -ae, -ee or -i Mü = Mee or Mi or Me, long or short e
2. surname undergoes dialect lengthening and -nch becomes –nich, Minch = Minnich. The original Latin surname, Monachus, was a lengthened form. The Latin had been Old High German shortened from the beginning. Minnich / Minnix was ... | 33,906 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first player to score five goals in one Champions League match? | The following players have scored four goals in one European Cup/UEFA Champions League match. Only Alfredo Di Stéfano, Ferenc Puskás, Sándor Kocsis, Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski managed to do this from the quarter-final stage onwards and Ferenc Puskás is the only footballer to score four goals in a final (1960).... | professor Sisay Zeleke.
In 1998 one of the club's most notable players, Aseged Tesfaye, became the first player to score five goals in a single CAF Champions League match, when he did it against St. Michel United FC (Seychelles) in an 8–2 win in the preliminary round. Tesfaye's record still holds to date.
"Though unti... | 33,907 | triviaqa-train |
Who became the presenter of Countdown after Jeff Stelling left? | Countdown (game show)
Countdown is a British television show involving word and number tasks. It is broadcast on Channel 4 and is currently presented by Nick Hewer, assisted by Rachel Riley, with regular lexicographer Susie Dent. It was the first programme to be aired on Channel 4, and 80 series have been broadcast sin... | to be axed in a "painful, but utterly necessary" move.
- On 2 January 2007, O'Connor replaced Des Lynam as co-presenter of the Channel 4 game show "Countdown" with Carol Vorderman. He left the show in 2008 to spend more time on theatre and entertainment-based projects. In 2009, O'Connor was replaced by sports presenter... | 33,908 | triviaqa-train |
What title is held by the Head of both the Russian and Greek Orthodox churches? | condemned, instead limiting itself primarily to two-dimensional iconography. Western theological concepts of original sin, substitutionary atonement, predestination, purgatory and particular judgment are generally rejected by traditional Orthodox theologians.
The Orthodox believe themselves to be the One Holy Catholic ... | churches which conduct their services in Arabic, the common language of most Greek Orthodox believers in the Levant, while at the same time maintaining elements of the Byzantine Greek cultural tradition.
Ethnic Greeks in Russia and Greeks in Ukraine, as well as Pontic Greeks and Caucasus Greeks from the former Russian ... | 33,909 | triviaqa-train |
On which Mediterranean Island was the Minoan Civilisation based? | Minoan civilization
The Minoan civilization was a Bronze Age Aegean civilization on the island of Crete and other Aegean Islands, flourishing from c. 2700 to c. 1450 BC until a late period of decline, finally ending around 1100 BC. It represents the first advanced civilization in Europe, leaving behind massive building... | the south. The regional unit includes the island of Dia to the north.
Except for the mountains which receive mild to cool winters unlike northern Greece, the warm to hot Mediterranean climate dominates the regional unit.
Ancient history.
Within the Heraklion regional unit's boundaries are a number of significant Neolit... | 33,910 | triviaqa-train |
What name is given to a sentence that uses all the letters of the alphabet at least once? | Pangram
A pangram (, "pan gramma", "every letter") or holoalphabetic sentence is a sentence using every letter of a given alphabet at least once. Pangrams have been used to display typefaces, test equipment, and develop skills in handwriting, calligraphy, and keyboarding.
The best-known English pangram is "The quick br... | are moved. He has lost 60 pounds in twenty weeks. He notes that he has more mobilization in his head as he can rotate it 90 degrees. He recounts that even with limited facial expression, he still has varying emotions each time he is cleaned or given a bath.
- The Alphabet: He describes the creation, use, and precision ... | 33,911 | triviaqa-train |
Which presenter was sacked from Blue Peter after it was discovered he had taken cocaine? | from the footplate, however, allowed Stuart Miles to travel on board the footplate between Newark-on-Trent and Peterborough. This was the stretch of track which, on 3 July 1938, saw the world speed record for steam locomotives of set by LNER A4 Locomotive no. 4468 "Mallard".
In October 1998, Richard Bacon was sacked, f... | as a presenter on the children's show "Blue Peter", which he joined on 21 February 1997. He presented alongside Romana D'Annunzio, Katy Hill, Konnie Huq and Stuart Miles. On 19 October 1998 he was the programme's first-ever presenter to have his contract terminated in mid-season, after the tabloid newspaper "News of th... | 33,912 | triviaqa-train |
Studio Ghibli produce award winning animation films but from which country do they originate? | Studio Ghibli
Six of Studio Ghibli's films are among the 10 highest-grossing anime films made in Japan, with "Spirited Away" (2001) being the highest, grossing over US$360 million worldwide. Many of their works have won the Animage Anime Grand Prix award, and four have won the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Y... | traditional animation style of Studio Ghibli films. The collaboration began when musician Naoya Fujimaki, who had previously worked with both companies, introduced Level-5 president Akihiro Hino to Studio Ghibli president Toshio Suzuki. At the time, Studio Ghibli had completed work on "Ponyo" (2008), and the animation ... | 33,913 | triviaqa-train |
Where specifically did James Cameron dive down to in 2012? | March 26, 2012, Cameron reached the bottom of the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the ocean, in the "Deepsea Challenger" submersible. He is the first person to do this in a solo descent, and is only the third person to do so ever. In 2010, "Time" magazine listed Cameron among the 100 most influential people in the ... | , where it made a rendezvous with a yellow remote operated vehicle operated from a ship above. On 28 February 2012, during a seven-hour dive, Cameron spent six hours in the submersible at a depth of . Power system fluctuations and unforeseen currents presented unexpected challenges.
On 4 March 2012, a record-setting di... | 33,914 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Sir James Bond in the original version of Casino Royale? | " was adapted into a parody Bond film starring David Niven as Sir James Bond and Ursula Andress as Vesper Lynd. Niven had been Fleming's preference for the role of Bond. The result of a court case in the High Court in London in 1963 allowed Kevin McClory to produce a remake of "Thunderball" titled "Never Say Never Agai... | .
"Thunderball":
- Major François Derval (played by Paul Stassino)
- Foreign Secretary (played by Roland Culver)
- Sir John (played by Edward Underdown)
- Kenniston (played by Reginald Beckwith)
- Ladislav Kutze (played by George Pravda)
- Group Captain Pritchard (played by Leonard Sachs)
"Casino Royale" (1967 version)... | 33,915 | triviaqa-train |
Felix Baumgartner holder of the world freefall record was born in which country? | Felix Baumgartner
Felix Baumgartner (; born 20 April 1969) is an Austrian skydiver, daredevil, and BASE jumper. He is best known for jumping to Earth from a helium balloon from the stratosphere on 14 October 2012 and landing in New Mexico, USA. Doing so, he set world records for skydiving an estimated , reaching an est... | curvature of the earth.
Kittinger served as a fighter pilot during the Vietnam War, and he achieved an aerial kill of a North Vietnamese MiG-21 jet fighter and was later shot down himself, spending 11 months as a prisoner of war in a North Vietnamese prison. He participated in the Red Bull Stratos project as capsule co... | 33,916 | triviaqa-train |
Which constituency did George Galloway win in 2012? | the 2010 General Election and returned to the House of Commons at the Bradford West by-election in 2012, but lost his seat at the 2015 general election. Galloway stood as a Respect candidate in the 2016 London mayoral election, but lost to the Labour nominee, Sadiq Khan; finishing in seventh place with 1.4% of the vote... | in favour of.
During the 2005 general election campaign in the Bethnal Green and Bow constituency, Bragg endorsed Oona King, the Labour Party's pro-Iraq War candidate, over George Galloway, the left-wing socialist anti-war candidate from the Respect Party; due to a belief that splitting the left-wing vote would allow t... | 33,917 | triviaqa-train |
"Who wrote the book ""A Bridge Too Far""?" | A Bridge Too Far (film)
A Bridge Too Far is a 1977 epic war film based on the 1974 book of the same name, directed by Richard Attenborough and with a screenplay by William Goldman. Produced by Joseph E. Levine and Richard P. Levine, it was the second film based on a book by historian Cornelius Ryan to be adapted for th... | fair idea of the who-did-what logistics of a costly military operation. The root problem with "A Bridge Too Far", however, is that the top-heavy complement of stars never allows for any focus of attention."
However, not all reaction was negative. Charles Champlin of the "Los Angeles Times" wrote, "In strictly cinematic... | 33,918 | triviaqa-train |
Which English county is called Nelson's county? | Nelson Monument in Edinburgh, have been created in his memory and his legacy remains highly influential.
Early life.
Horatio Nelson was born on 29 September 1758 in a rectory in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, England, the sixth of eleven children of the Reverend Edmund Nelson and his wife Catherine Suckling. He was named aft... | Benjamin Prichard's also produces a Tennessee Rye Whiskey, an unaged corn whiskey called Lincoln County Lightning, a malt whiskey, and two whiskeys labeled as bourbon. Like Prichard's Tennessee whiskey, these are not charcoal filtered prior to aging.
Popcorn Sutton's Tennessee White Whiskey is an unaged corn whiskey.
L... | 33,919 | triviaqa-train |
Which tough guy actor played a cross dressing pirate in the film Stardust? | Stardust (2007 film)
Stardust is a 2007 romantic adventure fantasy film directed by Matthew Vaughn and co-written by Vaughn and Jane Goldman. Based on Neil Gaiman’s 1999 novel of the same name, the film features an ensemble cast led by Claire Danes, Charlie Cox, Sienna Miller, Jason Flemyng, Mark Strong, Rupert Everett... | Adam Williams (actor)
Adam Williams (born Adam Berg; November 26, 1922 – December 4, 2006) was an American film and television actor.
Life and career.
Williams was born in New York City. A veteran "bad guy" actor of 1950s film and TV, he began his career after distinguished World War II military service as a United Sta... | 33,920 | triviaqa-train |
What is the surname of the American acting brothers Alec, Stephen, Daniel and William? | Stephen Baldwin
Stephen Andrew Baldwin (born May 12, 1966) is an American actor, producer, and author. He has appeared in the films "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989), "Posse" (1993), "Threesome" (1994), "The Usual Suspects" (1995), "Bio-Dome" (1996), and "The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas" (2000). He also starred in... | "Runners Up": 1982–83, 1990–91, 1992–93: 3
- Connacht Senior Cup
- "Winners": 1981–82: 1
- Connacht Senior League Challenge Cup
- "Winners": 1990-91, 1993-94: 2
- Connacht Junior Cup
- "Winners": 1929–30: 1
European record.
European record Matches.
- Notes
- 1R: First round
- QR: Qualifying round
- 1Q: First qualifying... | 33,921 | triviaqa-train |
What nationality is tennis player Agnieszka Radwanska? | Agnieszka Radwańska
Agnieszka Roma Radwańska (nicknamed Aga, ; born 6 March 1989) is a Polish former professional tennis player. Known for making intelligent use of the court, she won twenty career singles titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 2 in July 2012. Her achievements include winning th... | to Sara Errani, Garcia managed to grab a win as she beat Camila Giorgi in three sets as her country advanced to the semifinals.
At the Dubai Tennis Championships, Garcia lost in the second round to Agnieszka Radwanska after beating qualifier Arina Rodionova in straight sets. She followed that with a run to the finals a... | 33,922 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the last British Prime Minister to have a double letter in their surname (as in Pitt)? | Heath, and James Callaghan. Also in attendance were Elizabeth II and representatives of the families of every 20th-century Prime Minister since H. H. Asquith, including Lady Olwen Carey Evans (daughter of David Lloyd George), Lady Leonora Howard (daughter of Stanley Baldwin), and Clarissa Avon (widow of Sir Anthony Ede... | Pitt
Pitt is a surname of British origin. Used on its own, in Europe or in history it most commonly refers to one of two British statesmen:
- William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (William Pitt the Elder) (1708–1778), Prime Minister of Great Britain (1766–1768)
- William Pitt the Younger (1759–1806), his son and Prime Mini... | 33,923 | triviaqa-train |
Which motor manufacturer produces the Duster model? | Dacia Duster
The Dacia Duster (also the Renault Duster) is a compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) produced jointly by the French manufacturer Renault and its Romanian subsidiary Dacia since 2010. It is currently in its second generation, launched in the autumn of 2017. It is marketed as the Renault Duster in certain mar... | , Premium Hatch of the Year; and Renault India, Car Manufacturer of the Year
- Top Gear: Duster, Compact SUV of the Year and Readers’ Choice for the BBC and Times of India
- Car India: Duster, SUV of the Year
- Overdrive and CNBC-TV 18: Duster, Compact SUV of the Year
- Vicky.in, Motor Vikatan (Chennai) and Team BHP: D... | 33,924 | triviaqa-train |
Which European city stands on fourteen islands at the mouth of Lake Mälaren? | Stockholm School of Economics, Karolinska Institute and Royal Institute of Technology (KTH). It hosts the annual Nobel Prize ceremonies and banquet at the Stockholm Concert Hall and Stockholm City Hall. One of the city's most prized museums, the Vasa Museum, is the most visited non-art museum in Scandinavia. The Stockh... | city of Sigtuna, and as there was an "Earl" named Birger around at that time too, the disputed origin of the city are likely to remain obscure and some historians choose a diplomatic interpretation saying there was some sort of fortification around by the mouth of lake Mälaren when the city was founded during the secon... | 33,925 | triviaqa-train |
What name is given to the winding route through Jerusalem from the Antonia Fortress to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre? | Jesus's empty tomb, where he is said to have been buried and resurrected. The tomb is enclosed by a 19th-century shrine called the Aedicula. The Status Quo, a 260-year-old understanding between religious communities, applies to the site.
Within the church proper are the last four (or, by some definitions, five) station... | crucifixion site is around from the traditionally accepted site.
Current traditional stations.
The traditional route starts just inside the Lions' Gate
(St. Stephen's Gate) in the Muslim Quarter, at the Umariya Elementary School, near the location of the former Antonia Fortress, and makes its way westward through the O... | 33,926 | triviaqa-train |
Also in the Musée d’Orsay, who painted Bedroom in Arles in the 1880s? | art. He was not commercially successful, and his suicide at 37 came after years of mental illness and poverty.
Born into an upper-middle-class family, Van Gogh drew as a child and was serious, quiet and thoughtful. As a young man he worked as an art dealer, often travelling, but became depressed after he was transferre... | Société des Artistes Français in 1896. Three years later he exhibited a portrait of his grandmother which was purchased by the State on behalf of the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Carcassonne. The painting, today in the Musée d’Orsay, also won the artist a bronze medal at the Exposition Universelle of 1900, for which he also... | 33,927 | triviaqa-train |
Which King of England is buried in Worcester Cathedral? | the novel, with an invisible head with a crown on top and two red eyes as his only visible feature. His voice was provided by John Stephenson.
In New Line Cinema's "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy directed by Peter Jackson, the Witch-king is portrayed by Brent McIntyre, in flashback by Ben Price in "The Fellowship ... | throughout England. It is stated by Thomas Warton, in his ‘Life of R. Bathurst’ (p. 35), that Ralph Bathurst secretly examined the candidates, and officiated at Launton as archdeacon.
At the Restoration, he became one of the king's commissioners of the University of Oxford, and in 1663 was translated to Worcester. He d... | 33,928 | triviaqa-train |
Which jockey, with 20, has ridden in the Grand National most times? | race, 19 had their first ride in the 20th century and 11 had careers that continued into or started in the 21st century. Despite that, a long standing record of 19 rides in the race was set by Tom Olliver back in 1859 and was not equalled until 2014 by A. P. McCoy. This has since been topped by Richard Johnson. Longevi... | 1955 Grand National
The 1955 Grand National was the 109th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 26 March 1955.
Thirty horses ran in the race, which was won by 100/9 shot Quare Times, who was ridden by jockey Pat Taaffe and trained by Vincent O'Brien. ... | 33,929 | triviaqa-train |
The theme song of which Bond film was composed by Paul and Linda McCartney? | real songwriter. In 1971, Northern Songs and Maclen Music filed a lawsuit alleging Paul McCartney had violated an exclusive rights agreement by collaborating with Linda on the song "Another Day", which had the effect of transferring a 50% share of the publishing royalties to his own McCartney Music company. The lawsuit... | Zoo Gang (song)
"Zoo Gang" is a song composed by Paul and Linda McCartney and performed by Paul McCartney and Wings.
Release.
It was recorded on 25 April 1973 and was released on 28 June 1974 as the B-side of the "Band on the Run" single in the United Kingdom. "Zoo Gang" was the theme song to the short-lived television... | 33,930 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the daughter of Prospero in The Tempest? | The Tempest
The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, probably written in 1610–1611, and thought to be one of the last plays that Shakespeare wrote alone. After the first scene, which takes place on a ship at sea during a tempest, the rest of the story is set on a remote island, where the sorcerer Prospero, a compl... | Marjorie Hulsizer Copher
Marjorie Hulsizer Copher (January 26, 1892 – May 19, 1935) was an American dietitian who served in France during World War I.
Early life.
Edith Marjorie Hulsizer was born in Flemington, New Jersey, the daughter Abraham Chalmers Hulsizer and Alletta Van Nest Hill Hulsizer. Her father was a lawye... | 33,931 | triviaqa-train |
Which motorway links Cadnam, west of Southampton to Portsmouth? | is crossed by three road bridges (the M275 motorway, the A3 road, and the A2030 road), a railway bridge, and two footbridges.
Portsea Island, which forms part of the Hampshire Basin, is low-lying: the majority of its surface area on the island is less than above sea level. The highest natural elevation on Portsea Isla... | , was built around the same time. The M40 motorway was completed in January 1991, giving the area its second motorway link with London, as well as improving its links with the South Coast seaports of Southampton and Portsmouth, along with the university city of Oxford.
In 2003, Britain's first toll motorway, the M6 Tol... | 33,932 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the famous brother of the actress Shirley MacLaine? | after actress Shirley Temple (who was six years old at the time), Shirley MacLean Beaty was born on April 24, 1934, in Richmond, Virginia. Her father, Ira Owens Beaty, was a professor of psychology, public school administrator, and real estate agent, and her mother, Kathlyn Corinne (née MacLean), was a drama teacher, o... | , famous from mid-1940s–early 1970s
Actors and stars featured 1950s.
- Marilyn Monroe – actress, famous from early 1950s–her death in 1962
- Debbie Reynolds – actress, famous from early 1950s–early 1980s
- Shirley MacLaine – actress, famous from 1950s–and still appears today in movies
- James Dean – actor, famous from ... | 33,933 | triviaqa-train |
Who composed the operas Oedipus Rex and The Rake’s Progress? | , was inspired by "A Rake's Progress". Hogarth received a writing credit for the film.
Igor Stravinsky's 1951 opera "The Rake's Progress", with a libretto by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman, is loosely based on the story from Hogarth's paintings. In 1961, David Hockney created his own print edition version of "The Rake... | Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians" wrote of this period, "He excelled in "Idomeneo", "The Rake's Progress" and "Oedipus rex", and "Fidelio"; his Wagner, Verdi and Puccini were less successful. He introduced Weill's "Mahagonny", and Pizzetti's "Assassinio nella cattedrale" to the British public and conducted the... | 33,934 | triviaqa-train |
Which group had a number one hit in 1966 with Reach Out I'll Be There? | Reach Out I'll Be There
"Reach Out I'll Be There" (also formatted as "Reach Out (I'll Be There)") is a song recorded by the Four Tops from their fourth studio album "Reach Out" (1967). Written and produced by Motown's main production team, Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song is one of the best known Motown tunes of the 19... | Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1966
Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1966 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1988, featuring 10 hit recordings from 1966.
All ten songs on the original 1988 release reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. However a 1993 re-issue replaced the two Motown songs... | 33,935 | triviaqa-train |
The garden flower Kniphofia sometimes known as the ‘Torch Lily’ is more commonly known by what name? | Kniphofia
Kniphofia , also called tritoma, red hot poker, torch lily, knofflers or poker plant, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Asphodelaceae, first described as a genus in 1794. It is native to Africa.
Description.
Herbaceous species and hybrids have narrow, grass-like leaves long, while evergr... | Castle, known as the . It was used as both a medicinal garden and a secure residential compound for members of the Tokugawa extended family. The park is almost encircled by deep moats and defensive fortifications from the original castle.
Prior to 1969, when Kitanomaru Park was opened, this district had been called bec... | 33,936 | triviaqa-train |
In the build-up to World War One, what was the Dual Monarchy? | Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire or the Dual Monarchy, was a constitutional monarchy in Central and Eastern Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed when the Austrian Empire adopted a new constitution; as a result Austria (Cisleithania) and Hungary (Transleithania) we... | to the grassed area creating a grassed runway.
History.
History The beginning: 1930s into war.
During the build-up to the Second World War, the Air Ministry began constructing major airfields across the United Kingdom under what was known as the Expansion Period. RAF Little Rissington was one of these airfields.
RAF L... | 33,937 | triviaqa-train |
Which African country has Dodoma as its capital? | Dodoma
Dodoma (literally "It has sunk" in Gogo), officially Dodoma City, is the national capital of Tanzania and the capital of Dodoma Region, with a population of 410,956.
Geography.
Located in the centre of the country, the town is west of the former capital at Dar es Salaam and south of Arusha, the headquarters of t... | Melocactus glaucescens
Melocactus glaucescens is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are rocky areas and hot deserts. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sources.
- Taylor, N.P. 2002. "Melocactus glaucescens". 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 2... | 33,938 | triviaqa-train |
Which England Rugby Union international retired in 2014 after playing five seasons for Toulon? | continued to sign high-profile veteran players, including captain and former all-time international caps leader George Gregan, reportedly paid €400,000 out of Boudjellal's pocket, All Blacks' former all-time scoring leader Andrew Mehrtens, and Jonny Wilkinson.
Back in Pro D2 for the 2006–07 season, Toulon finish fourth... | of the 1990s at Dinamo București for a few matches in Continental Shield. Soon after he signed with RC Strasbourg in France. After his stint with French rugby followed a transfer in Ireland, where he played for De La Salle Palmerston for five seasons. He ended his career in 2008 after playing for three seasons at a hos... | 33,939 | triviaqa-train |
For which film did Catherine Zeta-Jones win an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress? | figures for gold-plated metal ones. The only addition to the Oscar since it was created is a minor streamlining of the base. The original Oscar mold was cast in 1928 at the C.W. Shumway & Sons Foundry in Batavia, Illinois, which also contributed to casting the molds for the Vince Lombardi Trophy and Emmy Award's statue... | the 1975 musical character inspired by her, won Bebe Neuwirth the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for its acclaimed 1996 revival; it also won Catherine Zeta-Jones the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 2002 film based on it. The character was known as simply "Velma" in the 1927 film and ... | 33,940 | triviaqa-train |
Which American author wrote The Caine Mutiny? | The Caine Mutiny (film)
The Caine Mutiny is a 1954 American film. A fictional Navy drama set in the Pacific during World War II, it was directed by Edward Dmytryk and produced by Stanley Kramer, and stars Humphrey Bogart, José Ferrer, Van Johnson, and Fred MacMurray. The film is based on "The Caine Mutiny," the 1951 Pu... | Youngblood Hawke", 1962). The novel, "The Caine Mutiny" (1951), went on to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. A best-seller, drawing from his wartime experiences aboard minesweepers during World War II, "The Caine Mutiny" was adapted by the author into a Broadway play called "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial" and, in 19... | 33,941 | triviaqa-train |
In which month is the Lord Mayor’s Show held in London? | River Thames, the usual method of transport for this route in those days. Pageantry and display gradually grew around the trip, comparable to the far less frequent Royal Entry parades that usually followed a coronation or royal wedding, and by the 16th century the "show" was firmly established as a major entertainment ... | of the previous versions.
Functions.
Guildhall hosts many events throughout the year, the most notable one being the Lord Mayor’s Banquet, which is held in honour of the immediate-past Lord Mayor and is the first to be hosted by the new Lord Mayor of the City of London. In keeping with tradition, it is at this banquet ... | 33,942 | triviaqa-train |
Which American General later President won the Battle of Horseshoe Bend? | Battle of Horseshoe Bend (1814)
The Battle of Horseshoe Bend (also known as "Tohopeka", "Cholocco Litabixbee", or "The Horseshoe"), was fought during the War of 1812 in the Mississippi Territory, now central Alabama. On March 27, 1814, United States forces and Indian allies under Major General Andrew Jackson defeated t... | Battle of Horseshoe Bend (1832)
The Battle of Horseshoe Bend, also referred to as the Battle of Pecatonica and the Battle of Bloody Lake, was fought on June 16, 1832 in present-day Wisconsin at an oxbow lake known as "Horseshoe Bend", which was formed by a change in course of the Pecatonica River. The battle was a majo... | 33,943 | triviaqa-train |
Which actress played a woman whose timeline gets split into parallel paths in the 1998 film Sliding Doors? | Sliding Doors
Sliding Doors is a 1998 romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Peter Howitt and starring Gwyneth Paltrow and John Hannah, while also featuring John Lynch, Jeanne Tripplehorn, and Virginia McKenna. The film alternates between two storylines, showing two paths the central character's life could ... | , Robert De Niro, Anne Bancroft and Chris Cooper, she played the unrequited and haughty childhood love of a New York City painter. The British drama "Sliding Doors" saw her star as a woman whose life could take two central paths depending on whether or not she catches a train, causing different outcomes. "Great Expecta... | 33,944 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of Somalia? | , the convenience chain imports most of its products from the United Arab Emirates and China. The Al Buruuj firm also launched a major real estate project in January 2015, Daru-Salam City. Financed by the Salaam Somali Bank, the new urban complex includes town houses, apartment flats, a mosque, recreational areas, play... | views. The other current books in the "What is?" series include ""What is Love?, What is Death?, What is Beautiful?, What is Funny?, What is Right?, What is Peace?, What is Money?, What is Dreaming?, What is a Friend?, What is True?, What is a Family?, What is a Feeling?" The series is now also translated into 15 langu... | 33,945 | triviaqa-train |
Which was the first year the World Cup was televised in colour? | of the war. In August 1944, Baird gave the world's first demonstration of a practical fully electronic colour television display. In the United States, commercially competing colour standards were developed, finally resulting in the NTSC standard for colour that retained compatibility with the prior monochrome system. ... | Pot Black was a British series of (non-ranking) snooker tournaments televised by BBC which played a large part in the popularisation of the modern game. In 1972, a twenty-three year old Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins clinched the first of his two World Titles and through a mixture of bravado, charisma and an ability to make ... | 33,946 | triviaqa-train |
Lady Helen Taylor is the daughter of which Royal Duke? | Cornwall, Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Clarence, Duke of York, Duke of Gloucester, Duke of Bedford, Duke of Cumberland, Duke of Cambridge, Duke of Rothesay, Duke of Albany, Duke of Ross, Duke of Edinburgh, Duke of Kent, Duke of Sussex, and Duke of Connaught and Strathearn.
Following his abdication in 1936 the former Kin... | link bridge which will enable it to expand its specialist children's hospital within an adjacent building.
Notable births.
Notable births include:
- Royal family:
- Princess Beatrice of York (born 1988) first daughter of the Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York
- Princess Eugenie of York (born 1990) s... | 33,947 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1989 Andrew Lloyd Weber musical is based on a 1955 novella by David Garnett? | , the youngest son of Queen Elizabeth II, commissioned a short musical from Lloyd Webber and Rice for his mother's 60th birthday celebration. "Cricket" (1986), also called "Cricket (Hearts and Wickets)", reunited Lloyd Webber with Rice to create this short musical for the Queen’s birthday, first performed at Windsor Ca... | Oh What a Circus
"Oh What a Circus" is a song from the 1976 musical "Evita", which had lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. It was recorded by English singer David Essex and released as a single on August 19, 1978, by Mercury Records. Essex played the character of Che, based on Che Guevara, in the origi... | 33,948 | triviaqa-train |
What is the more popular name for the plant impatiens? | the most common names are impatiens and busy lizzie, especially for the many varieties, hybrids and cultivars involving "Impatiens walleriana". “Busy lizzie” is also found in the American literature. The invasive alien "Impatiens glandulifera" is commonly called Policeman's helmet in the UK.
Description.
Most "Impatien... | Impatiens kinabaluensis
Impatiens kinabaluensis, Kinabalu balsam, is a flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae. It is endemic to Borneo.
Etymology.
The genus name "Impatiens" (Latin for "impatient") refers to the explosive dehiscence of the fruit. The species name "kinabaluensis" refers to Mount Kinabalu, the type ... | 33,949 | triviaqa-train |
In which English county is Bletchley Park? | Bletchley Park
Bletchley Park is a nineteenth-century mansion and estate near Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire, constructed during the years following 1883 for the English financier and politician Sir Herbert Samuel Leon in the Victorian Gothic, Tudor, and Dutch Baroque styles, on the site of older buildings of the sam... | Beeston Hill Y Station
Beeston Hill Y Station was a secret listening station located on the summit of Beeston Hill, Sheringham in the English county of Norfolk. The chain of Y stations were the front line of the War Office’s Bletchley Park, which had the code name station X.
Description.
This Y Station was a specially ... | 33,950 | triviaqa-train |
In 2015 which London museum rejected the Thatcher family’s offer to display memorabilia belonging to the former Prime Minister? | , in 1753. Originally containing antiquities, natural history specimens, and the national library, the museum now has 7 million artefacts from around the globe. In 1824, the National Gallery was founded to house the British national collection of Western paintings; this now occupies a prominent position in Trafalgar Sq... | Wales. Flight crews derided the new designs as "Air Zulu." Jonathan Glancey criticized the Utopia project as "muddle-headed and messy - ethnic designs turned into the equivalent of doll's-house wallpaper, things applied but not belonging", failing to give the airline a cohesive identity. Glancey added the ethnic design... | 33,951 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the Edinburgh Detective created by Ian Rankin? | "Rankin on the Staircase", in which he investigated the relationship between real-life cases and crime fiction. It was loosely based on the Michael Peterson murder case, as covered in Jean-Xavier Lestrade's documentary series "Death on the Staircase". The same year he collaborated with folk musician Jackie Leven on the... | used it up until 1930 when the school moved to a new site at Colinton (whilst retaining the Merchiston Castle name).
The area is home to writers Ian Rankin (author of the Inspector Rebus novels), Lin Anderson, Colin Douglas, Alexander McCall Smith (author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency novels) and comedian Dylan... | 33,952 | triviaqa-train |
From which counry did Cameroon gain independence in 1960? | and the Baka hunter-gatherers in the southeastern rainforest. Portuguese explorers reached the coast in the 15th century and named the area "Rio dos Camarões" ("Shrimp River"), which became "Cameroon" in English. Fulani soldiers founded the Adamawa Emirate in the north in the 19th century, and various ethnic groups of ... | until its independence, in 1960, where universities were fashioned in the European style of education systems. The University of Buea, a public university, offered the subjects in the English language which increased the number of local students that attend. Largely associated with sociology, the first person to gain a... | 33,953 | triviaqa-train |
In which US City is William B. Hartsfield Airport? | Ground transportation ATL SkyTrain.
The ATL SkyTrain also serves the Georgia International Convention Center, the Atlanta Airport Marriott Gateway, SpringHill Suites Atlanta Airport Gateway, and the Renaissance Atlanta Airport Gateway Hotel.
Other facilities.
The 990 Toffie Terrace hangar, a part of Hartsfield–Jackson ... | with job growth of 0.70%. Future job growth over the next ten years is predicted to be at 29.90%. Clayton County's sales tax rate is 8.00%. The income tax is 6.00%. Clayton County's income and salaries per capita is $18,735, which includes all adults and children. The median household income is $39,699. ValuJet Airline... | 33,954 | triviaqa-train |
At the 2016 Oscars which film won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature? | "Spotlight" ($28.8 million), "Brooklyn" ($22.7 million), and "Room" ($5.1 million).
Of the top 50 grossing movies of the year, 46 nominations went to 11 films on the list. Only "Inside Out" (4th), "The Martian" (8th), "Straight Outta Compton" (18th), "The Revenant" (15th), "Mad Max: Fury Road" (21st), "Creed" (29th) | Chris Williams (director)
Chris Williams (born December 19th, 1968) is a Canadian-American animator, film director, screenwriter, and voice actor. He directed the short film "Glago's Guest" and co-directed "Bolt", which was nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Feature in 2009; "Big Hero 6", which won the Oscar for... | 33,955 | triviaqa-train |
Who painted Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy, and a Bigger Splash? | A Bigger Splash
A Bigger Splash is a large pop art painting by British artist David Hockney. Measuring by , it depicts a swimming pool beside a modern house, disturbed by a large splash of water created by an unseen figure who has apparently just jumped in from a diving board. It was painted in California between April... | In the Hollow of Her Hand
In the Hollow of Her Hand is a lost 1918 silent film mystery-drama directed by Charles Maigne and starring Alice Brady. It was produced and distributed by the Select Pictures Corporation.
Cast.
- Alice Brady - Hetty Castleton
- Myrtle Stedman - Sara Wrandall
- Louise Clark - Mrs. Wrandell
- A.... | 33,956 | triviaqa-train |
Which actress played the title role in the 1976 film Carrie? | Carrie (1976 film)
Carrie is a 1976 American supernatural horror film directed by Brian De Palma from a screenplay written by Lawrence D. Cohen, adapted from Stephen King's 1974 epistolary novel of the same name. The film stars Sissy Spacek as Carrie White, a 16-year-old diffident teenager who is consistently mocked an... | 2012 Tim Burton film "Dark Shadows," a remake of the soap opera, playing the role of Carolyn Stoddard, a rebellious teenage daughter.
In 2013, she reprised her role as Hit-Girl in the sequel "Kick-Ass 2". The same year, she appeared in a short segment in the film "Movie 43" and played the title character in "Carrie", a... | 33,957 | triviaqa-train |
What is the symbol of the British Standards Institution? | courses that cover the implementation and auditing requirements of national and international management systems standards.
It is independently accredited and assesses a wide range of standards and other specifications including:
Testing Services and Healthcare.
Within Testing Services, BSI's best known product in the ... | PAS 78
PAS 78: Guide to good practice in commissioning accessible websites is a Publicly Available Specification published on March 8, 2006 by the British Standards Institution (BSI) in collaboration with the Disability Rights Commission (DRC). It provides guidance to organisations in how to go about commissioning an a... | 33,958 | triviaqa-train |
Which English actor/singer played the role of P.T. Barnum in the musical Barnum when it opened on Broadway in 1980? | May 16, 1982, after 854 performances and 26 previews. It was directed and choreographed by Joe Layton, with scenic design by David Mitchell, costume design by Theoni V. Aldredge, and lighting design by Craig Miller. The musical starred Jim Dale as P.T. Barnum, Glenn Close as Charity Barnum, Marianne Tatum as Jenny Lind... | played by Michael Crawford; a filmed version of the Broadway musical (see below), filmed in London
- "Barnum" (1986) – played by Burt Lancaster; made-for-TV movie
- "P. T. Barnum" (1999) – played by Beau Bridges; made-for-TV movie
- "The Greatest Showman" (2017) – a musical loosely based around P.T. Barnum and his circ... | 33,959 | triviaqa-train |
In which year did Louis Bleriot become the fist man to cross the English Channel in an heavier than air craft? | Blériot was also the first to make a working, powered, piloted monoplane. In 1909 he became world-famous for making the first airplane flight across the English Channel, winning the prize of £1,000 offered by the "Daily Mail" newspaper. He was the founder of a successful aircraft manufacturing company.
Early years.
Bor... | in the United States
- 18 April - Joan of Arc is beatified in Rome.
- 25 July - Louis Bleriot is the first man to fly across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air craft.
- 22 September - Three of the Chauffeurs de la Drome are executed by guillotine in Valence, Drôme in south-west France. They were a gang responsib... | 33,960 | triviaqa-train |
In which English county was RAF Greenham Common, famous for its peace camp which was closed down in 1993? | ceremonial counties.
There are six metropolitan counties which are based on the major English conurbations; and they also correspond exactly to a ceremonial county and have multiple districts, but do not have county councils. They are Greater Manchester, Merseyside, South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear, West Midlands and Wes... | UK no longer existed and plans were made for significant cuts.
The bases at Bentwaters, Woodbridge, Chicksands, Greenham Common, Sculthorpe, Wethersfield and Upper Heyford were closed by the end of 1993. Alconbury's flightline was closed and its base support functions were taken over by RAF Molesworth. However, in 2015... | 33,961 | triviaqa-train |
The three largest cruise ships in the world are own by which cruise line? | a time the largest passenger ship before being surpassed by Royal Caribbean International's "Freedom"-class vessels in 2006. The "Freedom"-class ships were in turn overtaken by RCI's "Oasis"-class vessels which entered service in 2009 and 2010. A distinctive feature of Oasis-class ships is the split "open-atrium" struc... | Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Cruise Line is an international cruise line with headquarters in Doral, Florida. Its logo is the funnel like the funnels found on their ships, with red, white and blue colors. The funnels are shaped like a whale's tail. Currently, Carnival is the largest cruise line in the world, based on ... | 33,962 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the detective created by Ruth Rendell who lived in Kingsmarkham? | Ruth Rendell
Ruth Barbara Rendell, Baroness Rendell of Babergh, (; 17 February 1930 – 2 May 2015), was an English author of thrillers and psychological murder mysteries.
Rendell's best-known creation, Chief Inspector Wexford, was the hero of many popular police stories, some of them successfully adapted for TV. But Ren... | Leicestershire was the top police employer).
In the media.
The crime fiction writer Graham Hurley draws on his knowledge of Hampshire Constabulary, and in particular Portsmouth CID, for his series of police procedural novels. Set in Portsmouth and revolving around the fictional Detective Inspector Joe Faraday they port... | 33,963 | triviaqa-train |
From which country did Angola gain independence in 1975? | Angolan War of Independence
The Angolan War of Independence (1961–1974) began as an uprising against forced cotton cultivation, and it became a multi-faction struggle for the control of Portugal's overseas province of Angola among three nationalist movements and a separatist movement. The war ended when a leftist milit... | pledged to adhere to the policies advocated by MFA moderates.
Evolving political stability did not reflect the country as a whole, which was on the verge of anarchy. Even the command structure of the military broke down. Political parties to the right of the PCP became more confident and increasingly fought for order, ... | 33,964 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1847 book tells the story of the four orphaned Beverley children who are saved by gamekeeper Jacob Armitage? | The Children of the New Forest
The Children of the New Forest is a children's novel published in 1847 by Frederick Marryat. It is set in the time of the English Civil War and the Commonwealth. The story follows the fortunes of the four Beverley children who are orphaned during the war, and hide from their Roundhead opp... | and has fled from London towards the New Forest. Parliamentary soldiers have been sent to search the forest and decide to burn Arnwood, the house of Colonel Beverley, a Cavalier officer killed at the Battle of Naseby. The four orphan children of the house, Edward, Humphrey, Alice and Edith, are believed to have died in... | 33,965 | triviaqa-train |
In which European city is Marco Polo Airport? | Venice Marco Polo Airport
Venice Marco Polo Airport is the international airport of Venice, Italy. It is located on the mainland north of the city in Tessera, a "Frazione" of the Comune of Venice nearest to Mestre. Due to the importance of Venice as a leisure destination, it features flights to many European metropolit... | The Marco Polo Club from 1 January 2007. Existing Elite members were offered similar membership by The Marco Polo Club. On 1 August 2007, the airline opened a joint regional office with Cathay Pacific in Beijing, that featured a dedicated area for the airline and its parent, and joined the Oneworld alliance as an affil... | 33,966 | triviaqa-train |
Jonny and Colin Greenwood are members of which alternative rock band? | Jonny Greenwood
Jonathan Richard Guy Greenwood (born 5 November 1971) is an English musician and composer. He is the lead guitarist and keyboardist of the alternative rock band Radiohead, and has written a number of film scores.
Along with his elder brother, Radiohead bassist Colin, Greenwood attended Abingdon School i... | alternative rock band, Jonny and Colin Greenwood
- Redbone, a Native American rock and soul band, founded by brothers Pat and Lolly Vegas
- The Roches, an Irish-American trio of singing songwriting sisters, Maggie, Terre, and Suzzy Roche
- Scattered Trees, an American indie-rock band from Chicago, Illinois including Ja... | 33,967 | triviaqa-train |
From which country does Fynbo cheese come? | output was for the domestic market.
Production Consumption.
France, Iceland, Finland, Denmark and Germany were the highest consumers of cheese in 2014, averaging per person.
Processing.
Processing Curdling.
A required step in cheesemaking is separating the milk into solid curds and liquid whey. Usually this is done by... | Fynbo
Fynbo is a semi-hard Danish cheese named after the island of Fyn.
Fynbo cheese has a flavor of buckwheat and is processed with a combination of mesophilic and thermophilic bacterial cultures. Experiments with secondary proteolysis of Fynbo have helped to identify an important peptide produced during cheese ripeni... | 33,968 | triviaqa-train |
Pico d;Aneto is the highest point in which mountain range? | Aneto
Aneto is the highest mountain in the Pyrenees and in Aragon, and Spain's third-highest mountain, reaching a height of . It stands in the Spanish province of Huesca, the northernmost of all three Aragonese provinces, 4 miles south of the French border. It forms the southernmost part of the Maladeta massif. It is a... | Pico Naiguatá
Pico Naiguatá is the summit of a mountain in South America near Caracas, Venezuela, part of the Venezuelan Coastal Range, of which it is the highest peak. It is situated on the border of the Venezuelan states Miranda and Vargas. With a summit elevation of and a topographic isolation of above sea level, it... | 33,969 | triviaqa-train |
Which organisation benefits from The Secret Policeman's Balls? | The Secret Policeman's Ball
The Secret Policeman's Ball is the name informally used for the long-running series of benefit shows staged initially in the United Kingdom to raise funds for the human rights organisation Amnesty International. The shows started in 1976 featuring popular British comedians but later included... | as "The Secret Policeman's Balls", the performances are from events between 1976 and 1989.
The box set includes five films: "Pleasure at Her Majesty's" (1976), "The Secret Policeman’s Ball" (1979), "The Secret Policeman's Other Ball" (1981), "The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball" (1987) and "The Secret Policeman’s Biggest... | 33,970 | triviaqa-train |
In which month is Oak Apple Day? | Oak Apple Day
Restoration Day, more commonly known as Oak Apple Day or Royal Oak Day, was an English public holiday, observed annually on 29 May, to commemorate the restoration of the English monarchy in May 1660. In some parts of the country the day is still celebrated. It has also been known as Shick Shack Day, or Oa... | country are still called The Royal Oak after the famous escape.
- The escape from England is commemorated around Oak Apple Day each year with a yacht race from Brighton to Fecamp called The Royal Escape Race and organised by the Sussex Yacht Club.
- Another commemoration takes place each year at the Royal Hospital, Che... | 33,971 | triviaqa-train |
In the passing of a Government Bill, what follows the Third Reading? | given final approval by a legislative body. In legislatures whose procedures are based on those of the Westminster system, the third reading occurs after the bill has been amended by committee and considered for amendment at report stage.
In bicameral legislatures, a bill must separately pass the third reading in both ... | -sponsored a bill to repeal Ontario’s breed-specific restrictions on pit bull ownership. The bill was supported by members of all three parties at second reading in February 2012. Despite passing second reading and committee, Ontario’s Liberal Government did not call the Bill for third reading. It died on the order tab... | 33,972 | triviaqa-train |
According to the New Testament, who was the High Priest of the Jews to whom Jesus was taken when he was first arrested? | Life and teachings in the New Testament Passion Week Trials by the Sanhedrin, Herod, and Pilate.
After his arrest, Jesus is taken to the Sanhedrin, a Jewish judicial body. The gospel accounts differ on the details of the trials. In , and , Jesus is taken to the house of the high priest, Caiaphas, where he is mocked and... | be taken literally.
New Testament.
In Biblical times, when leaving Gentile cities, pious Jews often shook the dust from their feet to show their separation from Gentile practices.If the disciples shook the dust of a Jewish town from their feet, it would show their separation from Jews who rejected their Messiah. The ge... | 33,973 | triviaqa-train |
In the Superman comics, who is the young photographer whoworks with and is friends with Clark Kent and Lois Lane? | 's secret identity.
Lois had a series featured in "The Superman Family" (an anthology title started in the mid-1970s after the cancellation of "Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane" and "Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen") from 1974 to 1982. In her series, Lois regularly battled criminals and often defeated them using her quick... | (July 2015), a son named Jonathan Samuel Kent, who eventually becomes Superboy.
Lois is the character most prominently featured with Superman, she appears in virtually every Superman comics and media adaptations and continues to be an essential part of the Superman mythos. Across decades of comics and other media adapt... | 33,974 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the oldest British monarch at the time of ascending the throne? | general election gave Wilson a small majority. The monarch could in theory unilaterally dismiss the prime minister, but in practice the prime minister's term nowadays comes to an end only by electoral defeat, death, or resignation. The last monarch to remove the prime minister was William IV, who dismissed Lord Melbour... | Parliament of England and of the United Kingdom, are now part of the Bahamian constitutional law.
This legislation lays out the rules that the Monarch cannot be a Roman Catholic and must be in communion with the Church of England upon ascending the throne. As the Bahamas's laws governing succession are currently identi... | 33,975 | triviaqa-train |
a Give either of the forenames of the author of Mary Poppins, PL Travers? | P. L. Travers
Pamela Lyndon Travers, (; born Helen Lyndon Goff; 9 August 1899 – 23 April 1996) was an Australian-English writer who spent most of her career in England. She is best known for the "Mary Poppins" series of children's books, which feature the magical nanny Mary Poppins.
Goff was born in Maryborough, Queens... | 's residence.
Maryborough was the birthplace of Helen Lyndon Goff who under the name PL Travers authored the well known Mary Poppins series of books. Her father was Travers Robert Goff, the manager of the Australian Joint Stock Bank at the time of her birth on 9 August 1899. A bronze statue at the front of the former b... | 33,976 | triviaqa-train |
Whose novel, set in 1745, is considered to be the first historical novel? | through the influence of the Scottish writer Sir Walter Scott, whose works were immensely popular throughout Europe. Jane Porter's 1803 novel "Thaddeus of Warsaw" is one of the earliest examples of the historical novel in English and went through at least 84 editions. including translation into French and German, The f... | Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms
The Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms () is a Chinese historical novel written by Feng Menglong in the late Ming Dynasty. Set in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the novel starts from the Chinese kingdom beginning to break apart into smaller states and ends with the first unificat... | 33,977 | triviaqa-train |
Prior to 1905, when Cardiff became one, which was the only city in Wales? | responsible for the provision of all local government services, including education, social work, environment and roads services.
Note: Wales has six cities. In addition to Cardiff, Newport and Swansea, the communities of Bangor, St Asaph and St Davids also have city status in the United Kingdom.
Law and order.
By trad... | life in Cardiff dates back to the 12th century, when Cardiff was granted borough status by the Earls of Gloucester. The offices of the mayor, aldermen, and common councillors developed during the Middle Ages.
Following "The Local Government Act 1888" Cardiff was one of three Welsh towns granted county borough status, i... | 33,978 | triviaqa-train |
Which country was known to the Romans as Mauretania Tingitana? | Mauretania
Mauretania () is the Latin name for a region in the ancient Maghreb. It stretched from central present-day Algeria westwards to the Atlantic, covering northern Morocco, and southward to the Atlas Mountains. Its native inhabitants, seminomadic pastoralists of Berber ancestral stock, were known to the Romans a... | . Tingitana also supplied Rome with agricultural goods and animals, such as lions and leopards. The native Mauri were highly regarded and recruited by the Romans as soldiers, especially as light cavalry. Clementius Valerius Marcellinus is recorded as the governor (praeses) between 24 October 277 and 13 April 280.
Accor... | 33,979 | triviaqa-train |
The Porteus Riots of 1736 took place in which city? | Porteous Riots
The Porteous Riots surrounded the activities of Captain John Porteous, (c. 1695 – 1736), Captain of the City Guard of Edinburgh, Scotland, who was lynched by a mob for his part in the killing of innocent civilians while ordering the men under his command to quell a disturbance during a public hanging in ... | in Salisbury Place over a baker's loaf
- 1517: Evil May Day riot against foreigners takes place
- 1668: Bawdy House Riots took place following repression of a series of attacks against brothels
- 1710: Sacheverell riots, following the trial of the preacher, Henry Sacheverell
- 1719: Spitalfields weavers rioted, attacki... | 33,980 | triviaqa-train |
Which nut is obtained from the tree Juglans Regia?? | The Latin name for the walnut was "nux Gallica", "Gallic nut"; the Gaulish region of Galatia in Anatolia lies in highlands at the western end of the tree's presumed natural distribution.
For the etymology and meaning of the word in English and other Germanic languages, see "walnut".
"Walnut" does not distinguish the tr... | zones and more saturated for species which grow in the tropical zones. In the northerly-growing section "Trachycaryon", "J. cinerea" oil was reported to contain 15% linolenate (the report did not specify whether the linolenate was the alpha (n-3) or gamma (n-6) isomer, or perhaps a mixture), 2% of saturated palmitate, ... | 33,981 | triviaqa-train |
Pendennis Castle and St Mawes Castle lie either side of the river close to which English town? | St Mawes Castle
St Mawes Castle () is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII near Falmouth, Cornwall, between 1540 and 1542. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the Carrick Roads waterway at the mouth of the River Fal. The ca... | with 19 artillery pieces, intended for use against enemy shipping, operating in partnership with its sister castle of Pendennis on the other side of the estuary. During the English Civil War, St Mawes was held by Royalist supporters of King Charles I, but surrendered to a Parliamentary army in 1646 in the final phase o... | 33,982 | triviaqa-train |
The Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash crosses which river? | Saltash
Saltash () is a town and civil parish in southeast Cornwall, England, UK. It has a population of 16,184 at the 2011 census. It lies in the south east of Cornwall, facing Plymouth over the River Tamar. It was in the Caradon district until March 2009 and is known as "the Gateway to Cornwall". Saltash means "ash t... | Chepstow Railway Bridge
Chepstow Railway Bridge was built to the instructions of Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1852. The "Great Tubular Bridge" over the River Wye at Chepstow, which at that point forms the boundary between Wales and England, is considered one of Brunel's major achievements, despite its appearance. It was ... | 33,983 | triviaqa-train |
Nicknamed Old Grog, which Admiral ordered the watering down of rum rations in 1738? | seamen from French brandy to rum.
Navy Rum was originally a blended rum mixed from rums locally produced in the West Indies. It varies in strength from 95.5 Proof (47.75% ABV) to 114 Proof (57% ABV).
While the ration was originally given neat, or mixed with lime juice, the practice of watering down the rum began around... | became so common it was fed to prisoners and pigs, and Marines complained of it. This surfeit of turtle irritated Nicolls's superiors and the Lords of the Admiralty, and when an admiral ordered Nicolls to stop feeding turtle to prisoners, he started selling or bartering it to visiting ships. With this monotonous diet, ... | 33,984 | triviaqa-train |
What is the maximum letters or spaces permitted in a racehorse's name? | or draft horses are usually at least high and can be as tall as high. They can weigh from about .
The largest horse in recorded history was probably a Shire horse named Mammoth, who was born in 1848. He stood high and his peak weight was estimated at . The current record holder for the world's smallest horse is Thumbel... | blocking factor, binary vs. text and the maximum number of records may be specified.
It is permitted to read only the beginning of a record; the next sequential read returns the next collection of data (record) that the writer intended to be grouped together. It may also be permitted to write only the beginning of a re... | 33,985 | triviaqa-train |
In the song by Merle Haggard the singer was proud to be a what from Muskogee? | part and sounds the part because he is the part. He's great."
"Okie from Muskogee" and "The Fightin' Side of Me".
In 1969, Haggard and The Strangers released "Okie From Muskogee," with lyrics ostensibly reflecting the singer's pride in being from Middle America where people are conventionally patriotic, don't smoke mar... | Du Xunhe
Du Xunhe (; 846-?), Courtesy name Yanzhi(彥之), Art name Jiuhua Shanren(九華山人) was a Chinese poet of the late Tang dynasty, with one of his poems being included in the anthology "Three Hundred Tang Poems". Along with Nie Yizhong, Luo Yin, and Pi Rixiu, he was one of the key figures of the late Tang realist moveme... | 33,986 | triviaqa-train |
Screen actresses Julie Christie and Merle Oberon were both born in which country? | critical recognition for her work, including Oscar nominations for the independent films "Afterglow" (1997) and "Away from Her" (2007).
Early life.
Christie was born on 14 April 1940 at Singlijan Tea Estate, Chabua, Assam, British India. She has a younger brother, Clive, and an older (now deceased) half-sister, June, f... | Sally Victor
Sally Victor (February 23, 1905 – May 14, 1977) was a prominent American milliner from the late 1920s through the 1960s. Her designs were popular with Hollywood actresses such as Irene Dunne, Helen Hayes, and Merle Oberon, as well as First Ladies Mamie Eisenhower and Jacqueline Kennedy.
Early life.
Sally V... | 33,987 | triviaqa-train |
Frank Beard was the only beardless member of which three man rock band? | Frank Beard (musician)
Frank Lee Beard (born June 11, 1949) is the drummer in the American rock band ZZ Top. Beard was formerly with the bands The Cellar Dwellers, who originally were a three-piece band, The Hustlers, The Warlocks, and American Blues before starting to play and record with Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill ... | member Frank Beard played in local Dallas bands the Warlocks, the Cellar Dwellers, and American Blues. From 1966 to 1968, American Blues played the Dallas-Fort Worth-Houston circuit. In 1969, Hill was a member of a fake version of the British band The Zombies with Beard.
In 1968, the band decided to leave the Dallas–Fo... | 33,988 | triviaqa-train |
Adam Afriyie is the conservative MP for which Berkshire constituency? | Berkshire
Berkshire ( ; in the 17th century sometimes spelt phonetically as Barkeshire; abbreviated Berks.) is a county in South East England. One of the home counties, Berkshire was recognised by the Queen as the Royal County of Berkshire in 1957 because of the presence of Windsor Castle, and letters patent were issue... | DeHavilland
DeHavilland Information Services Ltd is a British media company that provides political monitoring services for public affairs professionals. The company was founded in 1998 by Conservative MP Adam Afriyie but is today owned by business-to-business publishing company Ascential Group.
History.
DeHavilland Gl... | 33,989 | triviaqa-train |
How old were Cass Elliott, Karen Carpenter and Keith Moon when they died? | Carpenter had the eating disorder anorexia nervosa, which was little-known at the time, and was briefly married in the early 1980s. She died at age 32 from heart failure caused by complications related to her illness. Her death led to increased visibility and awareness of eating disorders. Her work continues to attract... | and write a screenplay based on his experience there; and he tells Elle not to call during class hours.
Keith is welcomed back by his students and reconciles with Karen. The film ends with Keith’s phone flashing with a voicemail from Alex.
Cast.
- Hugh Grant as Keith Michaels
- Marisa Tomei as Holly Carpenter
- Bella H... | 33,990 | triviaqa-train |
"""This was the most unkindest cut of ail"" is a quotation from which Shakespeare play?" | prose comedy into the histories of the late 1590s, "Henry IV, parts 1" and "2", and "Henry V". His characters become more complex and tender as he switches deftly between comic and serious scenes, prose and poetry, and achieves the narrative variety of his mature work. This period begins and ends with two tragedies: "R... | 1994 Best Newcomer award from the London Critics' Circle, and the Most Promising Newcomer from the 1994 Evening Standard British Film Awards. He has since attempted to dissociate himself from the Chaplin award, after becoming involved in a dispute between the Edinburgh Festival and the Israeli Embassy.
The 2002 DVD rel... | 33,991 | triviaqa-train |
The paramilitary group Alpha 66 was formed in Florida to oppose whom? | Fidel Castro
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (; 13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban communist revolutionary and politician who governed the Republic of Cuba as Prime Minister from 1959 to 1976 and then as President from 1976 to 2008. A Marxist–Leninist and Cuban nationalist, Castro also served as the First Secret... | production.
In May 1970, Florida-based dissident group Alpha 66 sank two Cuban fishing boats and captured their crews, demanding the release of Alpha 66 members imprisoned in Cuba. Under U.S. pressure, the hostages were released, and Castro welcomed them back as heroes. In April 1971, Castro gained international condem... | 33,992 | triviaqa-train |
Blaise Pascal introduced which public service to Paris in the 17th century? | hundred Protestants in the city, or about two percent of the population. Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes in 1685, leading to an important exodus of Protestants from the city, and forcing those who remained to practice their faith in secret.
The Jewish population of Paris in the 17th century was extremely small, f... | Pope Sylvester II, born Gerbert d'Aurillac, reintroduced the abacus and armillary sphere, and introduced Arabic numerals and clocks to Northern and Western Europe. The University of Paris, founded in the mid-12th century, is still one of the most important universities in the Western world. In the 17th century, mathema... | 33,993 | triviaqa-train |
In 1901 who became the first Prime Minister of Australia? | . Barton stated, "The doctrine of the equality of man was never intended to apply to the equality of the Englishman and the Chinaman". One notable reform was the introduction of women's suffrage for federal elections in 1902.
Barton was a moderate conservative, and advanced liberals in his party disliked his relaxed at... | became Prime Minister of Poland (1988–89) and First Secretary of the PZPR and established as a reputation as a liberalizing reformist, influenced by Wiłkomirska and dissidents he met through her. They had two sons, one of whom emigrated to Australia.
Her mother, Dorota Wiłkomirska (née Dvoira Temkin, 1901–1986), was a ... | 33,994 | triviaqa-train |
In 1867 who became the first Prime Minister of Canada? | John A. Macdonald
Sir John Alexander Macdonald (11 January 1815 – 6 June 1891) was the first prime minister of Canada (1867–1873, 1878–1891). The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, he had a political career which spanned almost half a century.
Macdonald was born in Scotland; when he was a boy his family immigra... | , practicing physicians were successful in developing a national body.
CMA's first president was Sir Charles Tupper, the Nova Scotia Premier who led that province into confederation and later became Prime Minister of Canada. The foundation of the CMA was strongly rooted in its Scottish origins as the first three presid... | 33,995 | triviaqa-train |
Who plays Citizen Khan in the eponymous TV sitcom? | Citizen Khan
Citizen Khan is a British sitcom produced by the BBC and created by Adil Ray. Five series have been shown so far. It was set in Sparkhill, East Birmingham, described by its lead character, a British Pakistani Muslim Mr Khan (Ray), as "the capital of British Pakistan". "Citizen Khan" follows the trials and ... | historian, writer and broadcaster.
- Moeen Munir Ali, England International Cricketer. Also plays England Lions, Warwickshire and Worcestershire county teams. He was declared Cricketer of the Year for year 2015 by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack.
Popular culture.
The BBC sitcom "Citizen Khan" focuses on the life of Mr Khan... | 33,996 | triviaqa-train |
Upper Volta is the former name of which country? | Republic of Upper Volta
The Republic of Upper Volta (), now Burkina Faso, was a landlocked West African country established on December 11, 1958, as a self-governing colony within the French Community. Before attaining autonomy it had been French Upper Volta and part of the French Union. On August 5, 1960, it attained ... | Upper Volta at the 1972 Summer Olympics
The Republic of Upper Volta (as Upper Volta) competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. This was the first and only time the country participated under that name at the Olympic Games. However, the first Upper Voltan athletes took part in the Olympics at the 192... | 33,997 | triviaqa-train |
British Honduras is now known by what name? | Belize
Belize () is an independent and sovereign country located on the north eastern coast of Central America. Belize is bordered on the northwest by Mexico, on the east by the Caribbean Sea, and on the south and west by Guatemala. It has an area of and a population of 387,879 (2017). Its mainland is about long and wi... | , but more often "madera" or "maderah", which was the Bahamian name for mahogany.
In addition to Jamaica and Bahamas, all the British controlled islands exported some mahogany at various times, but the quantities were not large. The most significant third source was Black River and adjacent areas on the Mosquito Coast ... | 33,998 | triviaqa-train |
In which year did the Queen marry the Duke of Edinburgh? | , serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. In 1947, she married Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, a former prince of Greece and Denmark, with whom she has four children: Charles, Prince of Wales; Anne, Princess Royal; Prince Andrew, Duke of York; and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.
When her father died in February ... | John the Evangelist: A municipal heritage property, its cornerstone was laid by Governor General the Duke of Connaught in 1912. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh worshipped at St. John's in 1951, 1959 and 1987, as did Governor General Viscount Alexander in 1948. It was the venue for a provincial memorial service for ... | 33,999 | triviaqa-train |
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