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What is the name of Spongebob Squarepants best friend? | . During this period, Hillenburg became fascinated with animation, and wrote a comic book titled "The Intertidal Zone" starring various anthropomorphic forms of sea creatures, many of which would evolve into "SpongeBob SquarePants" characters, including "Bob the Sponge", who was the co-host of the comic and resembled a... | series - which was never aired on television - was made in 2001. Brett Merhar pitched the show to Showtime in 2001 as an animated series, wanting to do edgier jokes than what he could do in the comic. He brought in a friend of his, Merriwether Williams, who was, at the time, the head writer for Nickelodeon's "SpongeBob... | 34,100 | triviaqa-train |
Which transuranic element is named after a city in California? | Berkelium
Berkelium is a transuranic radioactive chemical element with the symbol Bk and atomic number 97. It is a member of the actinide and transuranium element series. It is named after the city of Berkeley, California, the location of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (then the University of California Radi... | Americium
Americium is a synthetic radioactive chemical element with the symbol Am and atomic number 95. It is a transuranic member of the actinide series, in the periodic table located under the lanthanide element europium, and thus by analogy was named after the Americas.
Americium was first produced in 1944 by the ... | 34,101 | triviaqa-train |
In which musical is the song Poor Jud is Dead? | smart shows like "Of Thee I Sing" (1931) were artistic steps forward beyond revues and other frothy entertainments of the early 20th century and led to such groundbreaking works as "Show Boat" (1927) and "Oklahoma!" (1943). Some of the most famous musicals through the decades that followed include
"West Side Story" (19... | called it "the most energetic record I've ever made."
Clemmons and JUD are set to release their newest album on November 17, 2016. The LP, entitled "Generation Vulture," features a quote on the album artwork which states it is: 'An album for the living. An album for the dead.'
Career The Fullbliss.
Following the releas... | 34,102 | triviaqa-train |
The natives of which English county are known as Moonrakers? | Moonrakers
Moonrakers is the colloquial name for people from Wiltshire, a county in the West Country of England.
Legend.
This name refers to a folk story set in the time when smuggling was a significant industry in rural England, with Wiltshire lying on the smugglers' secret routes between the south coast and customers... | Scots grammar. East Donegal also has a strong Ulster Scots dialect (see below).
South Ulster English.
South Armagh, south Monaghan, south Fermanagh, south Donegal, north Leitrim, and north Cavan natives speak their own distinct variety of English. Areas such as southern and western County Armagh, central and southern C... | 34,103 | triviaqa-train |
Dave Gahan and Martin Gore are members of which British electronic band founded in the 1980s, they played the 02 Arena in 2013? | Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode () are an English electronic band formed in Basildon, Essex, in 1980. The group currently consists of a trio of Dave Gahan (lead vocals and co-songwriting), Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, and main songwriting), and Andy Fletcher (keyboards).
Depeche Mode released their debut album "Speak & Sp... | into the sound, to achieve a haunting, atmospheric feel. "Walking in My Shoes" included a piano part which was processed through a guitar processor to add distortion. A harpsichord sample was then played and recorded over the top, giving a unique, layered sound to the riff. Early demos for "Condemnation" included all f... | 34,104 | triviaqa-train |
"The actor John Simm played the detective ""Sam Tyler"" in which BBC TV drama?" | John Simm
John Ronald Simm (born 10 July 1970) is an English actor, director and musician. He has been nominated twice for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor, and is a Laurence Olivier Award nominee for best actor. He is best known for "Life on Mars" as Sam Tyler and "Doctor Who" as the Master. His other television credits... | due to the show's tenth season being its last.
In 2014, Peace took part in ITV's three-part drama Prey as Abi Farrow, wife of main character Detective Constable Marcus Farrow (played by BAFTA nominee John Simm). The drama was directed by BAFTA winner Nick Murphy.
In 2016, she appeared in the BBC TV series "The Coroner"... | 34,105 | triviaqa-train |
"Which managing director of the ""International Monetary fund"" was forced to resign after a sex scandal in 2011?" | European as managing director undermined the legitimacy of the IMF and called for the appointment to be merit-based.
Leadership Managing Director List of Managing Directors.
Previous managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn was arrested in connection with charges of sexually assaulting a New York hotel room attendant a... | International Monetary Fund Managing Director 2011 election
International Monetary Fund Managing Director 2011 election The selection process for the new Managing Director of the IMF in 2011 presents characteristics that have never been seen. The balance of power that held the unwritten rule that assigned the leading p... | 34,106 | triviaqa-train |
Hassan Rowhani, became the elected president of which country in June 2013, though ultimate power in the country is held by an unelected personage? | Hassan Rouhani
Hassan Rouhani (, ; born Hassan Fereydoun () on 12 November 1948) is an Iranian politician serving as the current and seventh President of Iran since 3 August 2013. He was also a lawyer, academic, former diplomat and Islamic cleric. He has been a member of Iran's Assembly of Experts since 1999, member of... | games between the elected politician and the unelected official".
After Thatcher.
Ingham holds the position of Vice President of Country Guardian, an anti-wind energy campaign group. Ingham is also a regular panellist on BBC current affairs programme "Dateline London".
He has also been secretary to Supporters of Nuclea... | 34,107 | triviaqa-train |
Who did Luis Suarez controversially bite in April 2013 costing him a 10 match suspension? | biting opponents. In a Group D matchup at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Suarez was shown to have bit Italian defender Georgio Chiellini, resulting in FIFA suspending Suarez from all football activities for 4 months. While playing for Liverpool, Suarez bit Chelsea player Branislav Ivanovic in a Premier League match, and was ... | in an "eliminator" bout to determine who would next face their welterweight champion Ike Quartey. Originally, Whitaker would win the fight by a close unanimous decision and a WBA title match with Quartey was set for April 25, 1998. However, the result was changed to a no contest when Whitaker tested positive for cocain... | 34,108 | triviaqa-train |
"Which playwright wrote ""The Winslow Boy"", which was revived at the Old Vic theatre during 2013?" | The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy is an English play from 1946 by Terence Rattigan based on an incident involving George Archer-Shee in the Edwardian era. The incident took place at the Royal Naval College, Osborne.
Background.
Set against the strict codes of conduct and manners of the age, "The Winslow Boy" is based on ... | "As You Like It" at Shakespeare's Globe (2009)
- "The Winslow Boy" at Old Vic Theatre (2013)
- "The Heresy of Love" at Shakespeare's Globe (2015)
- "Agnes Colander" by Harley Granville Barker, Theatre Royal Bath and Jermyn Street Theatre (2018)
External links.
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1164621 | 34,109 | triviaqa-train |
Which was the first country, in 1960, to elect a female prime minister? | political force".
In May 1972, the Dominion of Ceylon was replaced by the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and the new Constitution was ratified. Though the country remained within the Commonwealth of Nations, Queen Elizabeth II was no longer recognised as its sovereign. Under its terms, the Senate, suspended... | Bandaranaike who held the SLFP to an election victory in July 1960 becoming the world's first female Prime Minister and was soon appointed a Senator.
Family life.
In 1940, he married Sirima Ratwatte, daughter of Barnes Ratwatte Rate Mahatmaya, later Dissawa of Sabaragamuwa. Ratwatte was an old Radala family hailing fro... | 34,110 | triviaqa-train |
Amman is the capital city of which country? | Transjordan, which became the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in 1950. Its function as the capital of the country attracted immigrants from different Levantine areas, particularly from al-Salt, a nearby city that had been the largest urban settlement east of the Jordan River at the time. The early settlers who came from Pa... | the capital, which is expected to grow from 700 km today to 1700 km by 2025. Amman is changing from a predominantly horizontal to a largely vertical city due to various clusters of high-rises. Significant developments outside Amman include the rapid residential build-up of Zarqa, the transformation of Aqaba into a comm... | 34,111 | triviaqa-train |
"Which painter produced the works ""The Death of Marat"" and ""Napoleon Crossing the Alps""?" | The Death of Marat
The Death of Marat ( or "Marat Assassiné") is a 1793 painting by Jacques-Louis David of the murdered French revolutionary leader Jean-Paul Marat. It is one of the most famous images of the French Revolution. David was the leading French painter, as well as a Montagnard and a member of the revolutiona... | rather than a conqueror.
Symbolism Inscriptions.
David uses inscriptions to reinforce the symbolism in eight of his known works: " Bélisaire asking for Alms", "Andromache Mourning Hector", "The Death of Marat", "The Furrier of Saint-Fargeau" (lost), "Napoleon Crossing the Alps", "Sappho and Phaon", "Napoleon in his Stu... | 34,112 | triviaqa-train |
Who founded Lotus Cars in 1952? | was formed as Lotus Engineering Ltd. by engineers Colin Chapman and Colin Dare, both graduates of University College, London, in 1952, but had earlier origins in 1948 when Chapman built his first racing car in a garage. The four letters in the middle of the logo stand for the initials of company founder, Anthony Colin ... | Chapman established Lotus Engineering Ltd in 1952 at Hornsey, UK. Lotus achieved rapid success with the 1953 Mk 6 and the 1954 Mk 8 sports cars. Team Lotus was split off from Lotus Engineering in 1954. A new Formula Two regulation was announced for 1957, and in Britain, several organizers ran races for the new regulati... | 34,113 | triviaqa-train |
"The astronauts ""Taylor"", ""Landon"" and ""Donovan"" are characters in which 1969 science fiction film?" | were relatively few science fiction films in the 1960s, but some of the films transformed science fiction cinema. Stanley Kubrick's "" (1968) brought new realism to the genre, with its groundbreaking visual effects and realistic portrayal of space travel and influenced the genre with its epic story and transcendent phi... | Marooned (1969 film)
Marooned is a 1969 American science fiction drama film directed by John Sturges and starring Gregory Peck, Richard Crenna, David Janssen, James Franciscus and Gene Hackman about three astronauts who are trapped and slowly suffocating in space. It was based on the 1964 novel "Marooned" by Martin Cai... | 34,114 | triviaqa-train |
"Which TV series shown on BBC3 in 2013 stars Luke Newbury as ""Kieren"" a recovering zombie?" | Luke Newberry
Luke Newberry (born 19 February 1990) is an English actor. He is best known for his leading role in the drama television series "In the Flesh" (2013–2014), which earned him a BAFTA TV Award nomination.
Early life.
Newberry was born in Exeter, Devon. He has two older sisters. He attended Exeter College, wh... | a dangerous or "rabid" state. They are officially referred to as sufferers of Partially Deceased Syndrome (PDS), though anti-zombie hardliners prefer the pejorative term "rotters". Many of the risen are haunted by memories of the atrocities they committed while rabid. In the village of Roarton, PDS sufferers face preju... | 34,115 | triviaqa-train |
Which of the Tracy brothers piloted Thunderbird 3? | ), it can reach anywhere on Earth within an hour's flight if a great circle route can be flown. "Thunderbird 1" is hangared beneath the main house on Tracy Island, and launches vertically from a pad camouflaged by a swimming pool which slides aside. The aircraft is primarily piloted by Scott Tracy, with Alan taking his... | searchlight which can be raised or lowered to reveal a variety of rescue instruments, such as cutting lasers, electromagnets, demolition rockets and battering rams, which can be extended from the nose section. "Thunderbird 4" is piloted by aquanaut Gordon Tracy.
"Thunderbird 4" does not play an active role in the films... | 34,116 | triviaqa-train |
Which of the Tracy brothers piloted Thunderbird 4? | ), it can reach anywhere on Earth within an hour's flight if a great circle route can be flown. "Thunderbird 1" is hangared beneath the main house on Tracy Island, and launches vertically from a pad camouflaged by a swimming pool which slides aside. The aircraft is primarily piloted by Scott Tracy, with Alan taking his... | searchlight which can be raised or lowered to reveal a variety of rescue instruments, such as cutting lasers, electromagnets, demolition rockets and battering rams, which can be extended from the nose section. "Thunderbird 4" is piloted by aquanaut Gordon Tracy.
"Thunderbird 4" does not play an active role in the films... | 34,117 | triviaqa-train |
"Which Norwegian dramatist wrote the plays ""A Doll's House"" and ""Ghosts""?" | cases, the character receiving the secret information misinterprets its contents, thus setting off a chain of events. Well-made plays are thus motivated by various plot devices which lead to "discoveries" and "reversals of action," rather than being character motivated. Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House" is an example of ... | which were his own. Graham Orton is credited as an editor and translation. Other contributors included Johan Fillinger, Christopher Fry and James Kirkup.
- Volumes
2. 1970: Early plays
3. 1962: The Vikings at Helgeland, Love's Comedy, The Pretenders
4. 1972: Brand; Peer Gynt
5. 1963: The League of Youth, Emperor and Ga... | 34,118 | triviaqa-train |
"Which band was formed by former Housemartins members Paul Heaton and David Hemmingway, their only Number One UK hit was ""A Little Time""?" | The Beautiful South
The Beautiful South were an English pop rock group formed in 1988 by Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway, two former members of the Hull group The Housemartins, both of whom performed lead and backing vocals. Other members throughout the band's existence were former Housemartins roadie Sean Welch (bass),... | Heaton, then billing himself as P.d. Heaton, formed the Housemartins in the early 1980s. This band featured Stan Cullimore on guitar, Ted Key on bass and Hugh Whitaker on drums. Shortly afterwards Key left the band and was replaced with Norman Cook. The Housemartins released a number of singles and two studio albums, "... | 34,119 | triviaqa-train |
Which was the first country to give the vote to women, doing so in 1893? | All Forms of Discrimination Against Women). During the 19th century the right to vote was gradually extended in many countries, and women started to campaign for their right to vote. In 1893 New Zealand became the first country to give women the right to vote on a national level. Australia gave women the right to vote ... | Elections in Lithuania
Elections in Lithuania include elections and election results in the country of Lithuania.
Lithuania was one of the first countries in the world to grant women a right to vote in the elections. Lithuanian women were allowed to vote by the 1918 Constitution of Lithuania and used their newly grante... | 34,120 | triviaqa-train |
What is the official nickname of the US state of Kentucky? | the People of Kentucky" and passed an Ordinance of Secession on November 20, 1861. They established a Confederate government of Kentucky with its capital in Bowling Green.
Though Kentucky was represented by the central star on the Confederate battle flag, it remained officially "neutral" throughout the war due to the U... | Nutmegger
Nutmegger is a nickname for people from the US state of Connecticut. The official nickname for Connecticut is "The Constitution State", as voted in 1958 by the Connecticut state legislature; however "The Nutmeg State" is an unofficial nickname for the state, hence the nickname "Nutmegger".
The origin of the a... | 34,121 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first person to fly solo around the world? | Wiley Post
Wiley Hardeman Post (November 22, 1898 – August 15, 1935) was a famed American aviator during the interwar period and the first pilot to fly solo around the world. Also known for his work in high-altitude flying, Post helped develop one of the first pressure suits and discovered the jet stream. On August 15,... | a two-way radio. Later in 1935, she became the first person to fly solo from Los Angeles to Mexico City. Still later in 1935, she became the first person to fly solo nonstop from Mexico City to Newark. In 1937, Amelia Earhart began a flight around the world but vanished during it; her remains, effects, and plane have n... | 34,122 | triviaqa-train |
What is the anatomical name for the shin bone? | Tibia
The tibia (plural tibiae or tibias), also known as the shinbone or shankbone, is the larger, stronger, and anterior (frontal) of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates (the other being the fibula, behind and to the outside of the tibia), and it connects the knee with the ankle bones. The tibia is ... | through historic semantic changes in what is tolerated.
An example of this would be the once common English street name Gropecunt Lane, whose etymology is a historical use of the street by prostitutes to ply their trade. During the Middle Ages the word "cunt" may often have been considered merely vulgar, having been in... | 34,123 | triviaqa-train |
An eft is an alternative name for which creature? | Newt
A newt is a salamander in the subfamily Pleurodelinae. The terrestrial juvenile phase is called an eft. Unlike other members of the family Salamandridae, newts are semiaquatic, alternating between aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Not all aquatic salamanders are considered newts, however. More than 100 known speci... | Basim
Basim may refer to:
Places.
- Washim, an Indian city in the state of Maharashtra with Basim being an alternative name
People.
- Basim (singer) (Anis Basim Moujahid, born 1992), a Moroccan-Danish singer
- Basim Bello, a mayor in Iraq
- Basim Jamal Mahmoud Al-Salihi, retired Iraqi general and football administrator... | 34,124 | triviaqa-train |
In 2013, Justin Rose became the first Englishman in 43 years to win golf's US Open, who won in 1970? | Justin Rose
Justin Peter Rose, (born 30 July 1980) is an English professional golfer who plays most of his golf on the PGA Tour, while keeping his membership on the European Tour. He is the current world number four in the Official World Golf Ranking. He won his first major championship at the 2013 U.S. Open at Merion ... | of third in the world rankings.
Professional career 2013 2013 U.S. Open.
On 16 June 2013, Rose won his maiden major championship at the U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club by two strokes over Phil Mickelson and Jason Day. He became the first Englishman in 43 years to win the U.S. Open. He also ended a 17 year major drought f... | 34,125 | triviaqa-train |
"Sharleen Spiteri was the lead singer with which group, whose debut single in 1989 was entitled ""I Don't Want a Lover""?" | Sharleen Spiteri
Sharleen Eugene Spiteri (born 7 November 1967) is a Scottish recording artist and songwriter from Finnieston, Glasgow, Scotland, and the lead singer of the rock band Texas. She has a contralto vocal range. In 2013, Texas's worldwide album sales were counted at 40 million records.
Her debut solo album "... | reaching No. 6 on the UK Singles Charts. The video for "Inner Smile" featured a homage to Elvis Presley (and specifically his '68 Comeback Special shows) with lead singer Sharleen Spiteri dressed and made up to look like Elvis in his famous black leather suit. In July 2001, a remix of "I Don't Want A Lover" was release... | 34,126 | triviaqa-train |
"Which author wrote the political conspiracy thriller ""House of Cards""?" | House of Cards (American TV series)
House of Cards is an American political thriller web television series created by Beau Willimon. It is an adaptation of the 1990 BBC miniseries of the same title and based on the novel of the same title by Michael Dobbs. The first 13-episode season was released on February 1, 2013, o... | Producers Jon Harmon Feldman and Guggenheim described the series as more than one genre, drawing inspiration from other political thriller-dramas, with Guggenheim explaining, "There is a "West Wing" component of a man governing and his team governing our nation at this critical time. It's also the "Homeland" aspect of ... | 34,127 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the only British Prime Minister to serve three monarchs? | address the nation. Stanley Baldwin, a master of the radio broadcast in the 1920s and 1930s, reached a national audience in his talks filled with homely advice and simple expressions of national pride. Churchill also used the radio to great effect, inspiring, reassuring and informing the people with his speeches during... | perhaps consider it.
Huggins' successor, Welensky, spent his time in office trying to prevent an inevitable break-up of the Federation.
Having served 23 years as Prime Minister, Huggins became the longest serving Prime Minister in British Commonwealth history, beating the records of Mackenzie King of Canada and Sir Rob... | 34,128 | triviaqa-train |
"Who played ""The Jackal"" in the 1973 film ""The Day of the Jackal""?" | The Day of the Jackal (film)
The Day of the Jackal is a 1973 British-French political thriller film directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Edward Fox and Michael Lonsdale. Based on the 1971 novel "The Day of the Jackal" by Frederick Forsyth, the film is about a professional assassin known only as the "Jackal" who is h... | and Sophia Loren. He played the French Interior Minister in "The Day of the Jackal" (1973), a political thriller about the attempted assassination of President Charles de Gaulle; in the political television drama "Bill Brand" (1976) he played David Last, the government's Employment Minister, a left-wing former backbenc... | 34,129 | triviaqa-train |
Where would you apply to become a keeper of an English lighthouse? | Lighthouse near Dublin was 13 times more powerful than the most brilliant light then known.
The vaporized oil burner was invented in 1901 by Arthur Kitson, and improved by David Hood at Trinity House. The fuel was vaporized at high pressure and burned to heat the mantle, giving an output of over six times the luminosit... | Irish Sea, with the ship called the USS "Montana" and an Irish lighthouse keeper. The advertisement, filmed in English with Swedish subtitles, won a Bronze Lion at that year's Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival.
Four years later, in 2008, retired Admiral Mike McConnell, then Director of National Intelligen... | 34,130 | triviaqa-train |
The Easter Rising against British rule in Ireland took place in which year? | bill was defeated in Parliament. Although the bill, if passed, would have granted Ireland less autonomy within the UK than the Canadian provinces had within their own federation, many MPs feared that a partially independent Ireland might pose a security threat to Great Britain or mark the beginning of the break-up of t... | buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The municipality is located in the upper "Wildbachtal". It includes the "Haufendorf" (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Oberembrach. In addition to the village, it in... | 34,131 | triviaqa-train |
Easter Island is a territory of its nearest mainland neighbour, which country is that? | Easter Island
Easter Island (, ) is a Chilean island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle in Oceania. Easter Island is most famous for its nearly 1,000 extant monumental statues, called "moai", created by the early Rapa Nui people. In 1995, UNESCO named Easter Isla... | greater number of resources and available niches; or, larger islands may accumulate more species by chance just because they are larger. This is the target effect.
Theory Influencing factors.
- Degree of isolation (distance to nearest neighbour, and mainland)
- Length of isolation (time)
- Size of island (larger area u... | 34,132 | triviaqa-train |
Hever Castle in Kent was the childhood home of which English Queen? | Hever Castle
Hever Castle is located in the village of Hever, Kent, near Edenbridge, south-east of London, England. It began as a country house, built in the 13th century. From 1462 to 1539, it was the seat of the Boleyn (originally 'Bullen') family.
Anne Boleyn, the second queen consort of King Henry VIII of England, ... | accept as the evidence suggests that George was born in 1504 this is persuasive evidence for suggesting he was the youngest Boleyn child. This is the current thinking of the vast majority of modern historians with only one notable exception. George and his sisters were probably born in Norfolk at his family's home of B... | 34,133 | triviaqa-train |
"Standing for words meaning ""The Senate and people of Rome"", which 4 letters appeared on standards carried by Roman soldiers?" | SPQR
SPQR (, "The Roman Senate and People", or more freely as "The Senate and People of Rome"; ) refers to the government of the ancient Roman Republic. It appears on Roman currency, at the end of documents made public by inscription in stone or metal, and in dedications of monuments and public works.
The phrase common... | "Gloria Exercitus"", meaning ""to the glory of the army"" – either carrying a reverse design of "two soldiers with legionary standards" or commemorative types depicting the Roman capitals of Rome and Constantinople. Others commemorated the battle of Chrysopolis fought between Constantine I and Licinius: these coins dep... | 34,134 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the first communications satellite, launched in 1962? | Telstar was the second active, direct relay communications satellite. Belonging to AT&T as part of a multi-national agreement between AT&T, Bell Telephone Laboratories, NASA, the British General Post Office, and the French National PTT (Post Office) to develop satellite communications, it was launched by NASA from Cape... | active, direct relay commercial communications satellite. Belonging to AT&T as part of a multi-national agreement between AT&T, Bell Telephone Laboratories, NASA, the British General Post Office, and the French National PTT (Post Office) to develop satellite communications, it was launched by NASA from Cape Canaveral o... | 34,135 | triviaqa-train |
At the 2008 European Football Championships Otto Rehhagel was coach of which country's team? | C Netherlands.
Manager: Marco van Basten
Ryan Babel was ruled out of the Dutch squad on 31 May after he was injured in training; he was replaced by Khalid Boulahrouz.
Group C Romania.
Manager: Victor Piţurcă
Group D.
Group D Greece.
Manager: Otto Rehhagel
Group D Russia.
Manager: Guus Hiddink
Pavel Pogrebnyak failed to... | , but in the summer of 1997, coach Otto Rehhagel of just-promoted 1. FC Kaiserslautern signed Ballack at their return to top flight football.
Club career 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
It was during the seventh match of the 1997–98 Bundesliga season, away to Karlsruhe, that Rehhagel decided to give Ballack his Bundesliga for th... | 34,136 | triviaqa-train |
Which TV series features the characters 'Stanley Marsh' and 'Kyle Broflovski'? | Kyle Broflovski
Kyle Broflovski is a main character in the animated television series "South Park". He is voiced by and loosely based on co-creator Matt Stone. Kyle is one of the show's four central characters, along with his friends Stan Marsh, Kenny McCormick, and Eric Cartman. He debuted on television when "South Pa... | Eric Cartman, Randy Marsh and Mr. Garrison. He also provides the voices of several recurring characters, such as Clyde Donovan, Mr. Hankey, Mr. Mackey, Stephen Stotch, Jimmy Valmer, Timmy Burch, Tuong Lu Kim and Phillip.
Current cast Matt Stone.
Matt Stone voices three of the main characters: Kyle Broflovski, Kenny McC... | 34,137 | triviaqa-train |
Which sport is played at the top level by Mardy Fish? | Florida, for his junior and senior years of high school. He, Andy Roddick, and Jesse Levine all attended Boca Prep International School. During 1999, he lived with Roddick's family, and the two played on the same tennis and basketball teams.
Tennis career.
Tennis career Juniors.
As a junior, Fish compiled a 58–25 singl... | 2011 US Open – Day-by-day summaries
Day 1 (29 August).
Top American Mardy Fish opened proceedings cruising past German Tobias Kamke 6–2, 6–2, 6–1. While, another American Ryan Harrison fell to 27th seed Marin Čilić 6–2, 7–5, 7–6, after wasting leads in the second and third set. No. 13 seed Richard Gasquet then played t... | 34,138 | triviaqa-train |
Which English writer, best known for his science fiction, published 'Outline of History' in the 1920s? | predicted scientific and technological progress. Some works predict that new inventions and progress will tend to improve life and society, for instance the stories of Arthur C. Clarke and "Star Trek". Others, such as H.G. Wells's "The Time Machine" and Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World", warn about possible negative co... | Charles Eric Maine
David McIlwain (21 January 1921 – 30 November 1981) better known by his pen name, Charles Eric Maine, was an English writer best known for several science fiction serials published in the 1950s and 1960s. He also wrote detective thrillers under the pen names Richard Rayner and Robert Wade.
Biography.... | 34,139 | triviaqa-train |
The island of Trinidad lies seven miles off the coast of which South American country? | , rhyming with "lumbago", "sago", and "may go".
Geography.
Trinidad and Tobago are islands situated between 10° 2' and 11° 12' N latitude and 60° 30' and 61° 56' W longitude. At the closest point, Trinidad is just from Venezuelan territory. Covering an area of , the country consists of the two main islands, Trinidad an... | Tengah Island
Tengah Island () is a privately owned island in Mersing District, Johor, Malaysia. It lies nine nautical miles off the coast of Mersing on the South China Sea. It is 30 minutes away by boat from Mersing.
Near Besar Island, Tengah Island is 16 km off the coast and is an easy 45-minute boat ride. During the... | 34,140 | triviaqa-train |
Which US President was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize after his term in office? | President of the United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.
In contemporary times, the presiden... | its current format. These lectures normally occur during Nobel Week (the week leading up to the award ceremony and banquet, which begins with the laureates arriving in Stockholm and normally ends with the Nobel banquet), but this is not mandatory. The laureate is only obliged to give the lecture within six months of re... | 34,141 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the first nuclear submarine, launched in 1954? | 1951 the U.S. Congress authorized construction of the first nuclear-powered submarine, "Nautilus", under the leadership of Captain Hyman G. Rickover, USN (sharing names with Captain Nemo's fictional submarine in Jules Verne's "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", and another that served with distinction in World War... | power plant. Eight men were assigned to the project. One of these men was Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, who is known as the "Father of the Nuclear Navy.”
History Submarines.
The first nuclear-powered submarine, the , was launched and commissioned in 1954. The development of the nuclear-powered submarine greatly increased ... | 34,142 | triviaqa-train |
Dawley New Town changed its name in 1968, how is it now known? | Dawley
Dawley is a small town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. Today, it forms part of the new town of Telford, which was originally, in 1963, going to be named 'Dawley New Town' before it was decided in 1968 to name the town 'Telford', after the engineer and road-build... | men who traveled the railway lines for work. These boomers established local lodges in new areas. Within one year there were 40 lodges, and by 1891, there were 189.
On May 6, 1889, the Machinsts held their first major convention in Atlanta. Talbot was elected the Grand Master Machinist (later known as the international... | 34,143 | triviaqa-train |
Mujibur Rahman was the first president of which country? | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (; 17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), shortened as Sheikh Mujib or just Mujib, was a Bangladeshi politician and statesman. He is the founding father of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. He served as the first President of Bangladesh and later as the Prime Minister of Banglad... | League's negligence. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was in prison, so he couldn't attend that meeting. The committee declared Maulana Bhashani as President, Ataur Rahman Khan as Vice President, Shamsul Haque as General Secretary, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as Joint Secretary and Yar Mohammad Khan as a treasurer of the Awami Muslim L... | 34,144 | triviaqa-train |
Bundaberg rum is produced in which country? | designed to soften rum's aggressive image and broaden its appeal from the traditional older male drinker to a more sociable audience. The advertisements have been cited as a favourite among Australia's youth.
See also.
- Alcohol Advertising
- ANZAC Test
- Beenleigh Rum
- List of rum producers
- 1936 Bundaberg distiller... | The Bundaberg Distilling Company began its operations in 1888.
Bundaberg rum was first produced in 1889, production ceased from 1907 to 1914 and from 1936 to 1939 after fires, the second of which caused rum from the factory to spill into the nearby Burnett River.
Christsen Pty Ltd operated their own Bundaberg Rum bottl... | 34,145 | triviaqa-train |
Which famous ex-sportsman provides the voice for the children's TV programme 'Roary the Racing Car'? | . The majority of the action takes place at the track's pits and workshop, although we often follow the cars on their laps around the track. Occasionally, the characters venture to external locations such as the nearby beach.
Overview Narration.
Each story begins and ends with a brief narration from racing car driver S... | television programmes on subjects he knows nothing about". It also made reference to the amnesia Moss suffered from as a result of head injuries sustained in the crash at Goodwood in 1962. According to the book, Moss responded by offering to buy the original of the cartoon, an outcome the book describes as "depressingl... | 34,146 | triviaqa-train |
Prasutagus was the husband of which famous woman? | Prasutagus
Prasutagus was king of a British Celtic tribe called the Iceni, who inhabited roughly what is now Norfolk, in the 1st century AD. He is best known as the husband of Boudica.
Prasutagus may have been one of the eleven kings who surrendered to Claudius following the Roman conquest in 43, or he may have been in... | . The most famous legend is that of a man who could not decide which of two women he should marry. So, the man planned to marry each woman on the same day at different times. When the first wedding was in progress, the second woman to marry the man went to see who was getting married on the same day as she. When she sa... | 34,147 | triviaqa-train |
At the 2008 European Football Championships Leo Beenhakker was coach of which country's team? | Leo Beenhakker
Leo Beenhakker (; born 2 August 1942) is a Dutch international football coach. He has had an extensive and successful career both at club and international level. He led both Ajax and Feyenoord to Dutch championships and also had domestic success with Real Madrid. At international level, he led Trinidad ... | and shortened his playing career.
Managerial career.
After receiving his coaching qualifications he coached the Polish III-rd league team Swit Krzeszowice, after which he held numerous positions at his home club of Wisla Kraków, including head of scouting and sports director, as well as being interim head coach a few t... | 34,148 | triviaqa-train |
Which tenor created the title roles in Benjamin Britten's operas 'Peter Grimes' and 'Albert Herring'? | music. He took a great interest in writing music for children and amateur performers, including the opera "Noye's Fludde", a "Missa Brevis", and the song collection "Friday Afternoons". He often composed with particular performers in mind. His most frequent and important muse was his personal and professional partner, ... | Topi Lehtipuu
Topi Lehtipuu (born 24 March 1971 in Brisbane, Australia) is a Finnish operatic tenor. He has sung a variety of roles from different periods, including the title role in Benjamin Britten's "Albert Herring" at the Finnish National Opera, several roles in Mozart operas, including Belmonte in "Die Entführung... | 34,149 | triviaqa-train |
Theodore Roosevelt was the first US President to receive a Nobel Peace Prize, who was the second? | and belatedly tried to win the 1912 Republican nomination. He failed, walked out, and founded the so-called "Bull Moose" Party which called for wide-ranging progressive reforms. He ran in the 1912 election and the split allowed the Democratic nominee Woodrow Wilson to win the election. Following the defeat, Roosevelt l... | was built in 1874 by Daniel Chase, a distiller from Somerville, Massachusetts, and for the first two years was named Wentworth Hall. It was bought by Frank Jones in 1879 and expanded in the Second Empire style. With Jones's death, the hotel was sold in 1902.
In 1905, the hotel housed the Russian and Japanese delegation... | 34,150 | triviaqa-train |
Which Yorkshire headland is defended by the ancient Dane's Dyke? | Vale of York with the southern extension into the Humberhead Levels. In this area there is a belt of sandstones overlain by glacial and lake deposits formed at the close of the last ice age. The middle part is the Yorkshire Wolds, a chalk formation which extends from the Humber at North Ferriby to the coast at Flamboro... | " and "Naomi's Sin". She adapted another play, "Dane's Dyke", from her own novel, "Unto the Third and Fourth Generation". In 1881 Dora acted in "Dane's Dyke", alongside her mother, at the Theatre Royal.
While at the Royal Academy of Music during 1881–89, Bright's teachers included Walter Macfarren and Ebenezer Prout. S... | 34,151 | triviaqa-train |
In which city is the book 'The Shadow of the Wind' by Carlos Ruiz Zafon set? | Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Carlos Ruiz Zafón (; born 25 September 1964) is a Spanish novelist.
Biography.
Ruiz Zafón was born in the city of Barcelona. Growing up in Spain, he began his work life by making money in advertising. His grandparents had worked in a factory and his father sold insurance. In the 1990s Ruiz Zafón moved... | USA)
Book Sense Book of the Year Winners 2005.
Adult Fiction Winner: Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (Bloomsbury)
Adult Fiction Honor Books:
- Eventide by Kent Haruf (Knopf)
- The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant (Random House)
- The Plot Against America by Philip Roth (Houghton Mifflin)
- The Shadow of ... | 34,152 | triviaqa-train |
Who succeeded John Prescott as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party in 2007? | to stand down as Leader before the Labour Party Conference but a day later resigned as both Prime Minister and party leader.
History Opposition: Miliband, 2010–2015.
Harriet Harman became the Leader of the Opposition and acting Leader of the Labour Party following the resignation of Gordon Brown on 11 May 2010, pending... | John Prescott
John Leslie Prescott, Baron Prescott (born 31 May 1938) is a British politician who was the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007. Born in Prestatyn, Wales, he represented Hull East as the Labour member of parliament from 1970 to 2010. In the 1994 leadership election, he stood for ... | 34,153 | triviaqa-train |
Which English writer, best known for his detective fiction, published a fantasy novel entitled 'The Man Who Was Thursday' in 1908? | The Man Who Was Thursday
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare is a novel by G. K. Chesterton, first published in 1908. The book is sometimes referred to as a metaphysical thriller.
Plot summary.
In Edwardian era London, Gabriel Syme is recruited at Scotland Yard to a secret anti-anarchist police corps. Lucian Gregory,... | Arthur Morrison
Arthur George Morrison (1 November 18634 December 1945) was an English writer and journalist known for his realistic novels and stories about working-class life in London's East End, and for his detective stories, featuring the detective Martin Hewitt. He also collected Japanese art and published severa... | 34,154 | triviaqa-train |
Which Australian state capital was named after the man who was Governor of New South Wales 1821-25? | 24.7%), Anglicanism (15.5%) and Islam (3.6%). 25.1% of the population described themselves as having no religion.
Transport.
Passage through New South Wales is vital for cross-continent transport. Rail and road traffic from Brisbane (Queensland) to Perth (Western Australia), or to Melbourne (Victoria) must pass through... | Division of Macquarie
The Division of Macquarie is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 65 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named for Lachlan Macquarie, who was Governor of New South Wales between 1810 and ... | 34,155 | triviaqa-train |
In which month of 1805 was the Battle of Trafalgar fought? | Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805) was a naval engagement fought by the British Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies, during the War of the Third Coalition (August–December 1805) of the Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815).
Twenty-seven British ships of the line led ... | make a significant contribution to Nelson's fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar, Roberts was again on shore for three months. On 8 April 1805, he joined a hospital ship, HMS Trent for one month; then back on "Euryalus" for just two weeks and five days until on 23 August 1805 he joined another 36-gun frigate, , stationed o... | 34,156 | triviaqa-train |
In which castle was Mary Queen of Scots executed? | Fotheringhay Castle
Fotheringhay Castle (also Fotheringay Castle) was in the village of Fotheringhay to the north of the market town of Oundle, Northamptonshire, England (). It was probably founded around 1100 by Simon de Senlis, Earl of Northampton. In 1113, possession passed to Prince David of Scotland when he marrie... | of Clan Mackintosh who had been executed at Aberdeen in 1550. In 1553 Queen Mary also granted a Crown charter of the same lands to Margaret Ogilvie. Later, Robert Mor Munro's first marriage would be to Margaret Ogilvie which would bring back to him these lands.
Mary, Queen of Scots and Inverness Castle.
In the Parliame... | 34,157 | triviaqa-train |
Which singer was shot dead by his father in 1984? | Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, attended by over 10,000 mourners, including his Motown colleagues; his two ex-wives, Anna Gaye and Janis Gaye; and his siblings, mother and three children. Smokey Robinson and Dick Gregory delivered eulogies, while Stevie Wonder performed "Lighting Up the Candles," which was later placed o... | Murder of Mary Travers
Mary Travers (Irish: Máire Ó Treabhair; b. 1962 – d. 8 April 1984) was a teacher who was shot dead on 8 April 1984 by Provisional IRA gunmen trying to assassinate her father, Thomas, a Catholic magistrate. Mary Travers was 22 at the time.
Attack.
She, her parents and siblings had left St Brigid's... | 34,158 | triviaqa-train |
Which famous soprano is married to the conductor Richard Bonynge? | Richard Bonynge
Richard Alan Bonynge ( ) (born 29 September 1930) is an Australian conductor and pianist. He is the widower of Australian dramatic coloratura soprano Dame Joan Sutherland. Bonynge conducted virtually all of Sutherland's operatic performances from 1962 until her retirement in 1990.
Biography.
Bonynge was... | Lewis, is an opera singer and concert performer and his mother Patricia Price is a mezzo-soprano from Wales and Head of Vocal Studies and Opera at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. His older brother Ben Lewis is known for his portrayal of The Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s "Love Never Dies."
Lewis's ... | 34,159 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the 1798 treatise 'An Essay on the Principle of Population'? | An Essay on the Principle of Population
The book An Essay on the Principle of Population was first published anonymously in 1798, but the author was soon identified as Thomas Robert Malthus. The book predicted a grim future, as population would increase geometrically, doubling every 25 years, but food production would ... | .
In 1798 he published "An Essay on British Cottage Architecture", described in its subtitle as "an attempt to perpetuate on principle, that peculiar mode of building, which was originally the effect of chance". His later publications include a practical treatise on perspective called"The Young Painter's Mahlstick" (18... | 34,160 | triviaqa-train |
In which month of 1815 was the Battle of Waterloo fought? | Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in Belgium, part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands at the time. A French army under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition: a British-led allied army under the command ... | and the crisis passed.
During the Russian campaign in 1812, he fought at Dresden, Leipzig and Hanau, again under Murat. He was severely wounded in the battle of Craonne.
After Napoleon was overthrown, Louis XVIII awarded him the title Peer of France "(Pair de France)". When Napoleon returned from Elba in 1815, Belliard... | 34,161 | triviaqa-train |
Who was appointed deputy to Ian Paisley at the Northern Ireland assembly at Stormont in May 2007? | Resistance. Paisley and his party also opposed the Northern Ireland peace process and Good Friday Agreement of 1998.
In 2005, Paisley's DUP became the largest unionist party in Northern Ireland, displacing the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), which had dominated unionist politics since 1905 and had been an instrumental par... | he made a warmly received address on one of the resolutions before the conference of over 3,500. He was first elected to Stormont at the 1953 Northern Ireland general election. In 1962 Lord Brookeborough appointed him Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Finance (Government Chief Whip), and after holding a junior... | 34,162 | triviaqa-train |
Which South Wales town was formed in 1921 by the amalgamation of Aberavon and Margam? | Aberavon
Aberavon () is a settlement and community in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. The town derived its name from being near the mouth of the river Afan, which also gave its name to a medieval lordship. Today it is essentially a district of Port Talbot, covering the central and south western part of the tow... | era of contested scrums.
Background.
Denzil Jones' birth was registered in Merthyr Tydfil district, Wales, he worked at the Margam Knuckle Yard. and he died aged 84 in Margam, Wales.
Playing career.
Playing career Notable rugby union tour matches.
Denzil Jones played, and was captain, in the combined Aberavon RFC/Neath... | 34,163 | triviaqa-train |
Which Roman Genera is reputed to have been executed by having molten gold poured down his throat by his Parthian captors? | Kingdom of Armenia, and eventually the late Roman Republic. Rome and Parthia competed with each other to establish the kings of Armenia as their subordinate clients. The Parthians soundly defeated Marcus Licinius Crassus at the Battle of Carrhae in 53 BC, and in 40–39 BC, Parthian forces captured the whole of the Levan... | , and she was condemned on multiple accounts of abortion/infanticide. One detailed account of her supposed execution runs as follows:
The English commentator adds his own view on the matter:
The English story is derived from a pamphlet published in 1673.
Historical usage Pouring molten metal down the throat or ears.
Hi... | 34,164 | triviaqa-train |
Which Australian state capital is close to the River Torrens? | River Torrens
The River Torrens (Karrawirra Parri) is the most significant river of the Adelaide Plains and was one of the reasons for the siting of the city of Adelaide, capital of South Australia. It flows from its source in the Adelaide Hills near Mount Pleasant, across the Adelaide Plains, past the city centre and ... | received an anonymous message from Paris that read: "they are beginning to talk much here of ... your sad adventure ... They have talked too much in England. He sent the message to Williams and asked him to let the prince know the contents.
A fortnight later Gordon-Cumming was informed by a lady acquaintance that the e... | 34,165 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the RSPB reserve just to the north of Flamborough, famous for its nesting seabirds? | erodes very readily. The chalk cliffs have a larger number and a wider range of cave habitats at Flamborough than at any other chalk site in Britain, the largest of which are known to extend for more than 50 metres from their entrance on the coast. There are also stacks, natural arches and blowholes. The site is identi... | , on the north side of the headland, has an RSPB reserve and visitor centre. The shooting of seabirds at Flamborough Head was condemned by Professor Alfred Newton in his 1868 speech to the British Association for the Advancement of Science. Local MP Christopher Sykes introduced the Sea Birds Preservation Act 1869, the ... | 34,166 | triviaqa-train |
Which Shakespearean character was the daughter of Brabantio? | Brabantio
Brabantio (sometimes called Brabanzio) is a character in William Shakespeare's "Othello" (c.1601–1604). He is a Venetian senator and the father of Desdemona. He has entertained Othello in his home countless times before the play opens, thus giving Othello and Desdemona opportunity to fall in love. He is furio... | play the "High Lama" in his film "Lost Horizon", but Anson died before filming so the role was given to Sam Jaffe. Anson died in Monrovia, California.
Stage career.
His father was the Shakespearean and character actor George W. Anson.
His stage debut was at the Court Theatre in London on 27 April 1895. In 1904 (like hi... | 34,167 | triviaqa-train |
In which mid west state is the first Primary of the US Presidential election traditionally held? | primary-election support.
Primaries in the United States Partisan.
As a result of a federal court decision in Idaho, the 2011 Idaho Legislature passed House Bill 351 implementing a closed primary system.
Oregon was the first American state in which a binding primary election was conducted entirely via the internet. The... | 2020 United States presidential election in New Hampshire
The 2020 United States presidential election in New Hampshire is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States elections in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia will participate. New Hampshire voters will ch... | 34,168 | triviaqa-train |
Which children's author created Tracey Beaker? | The Story of Tracy Beaker
The Story of Tracy Beaker is a British children's book first published in 1991, written by Jacqueline Wilson and illustrated by Nick Sharratt.
Background.
The book is told from the point of view of Tracy Beaker, a troubled ten-year-old girl. The reason Tracy is often unhappy and has problems w... | Tracey West
Tracey West (born October 1, 1965) is a children's book author who has written for many different licensed series, including "Pokémon" and "SpongeBob SquarePants".
Life.
Tracey West was born and brought up in New Jersey, United States. She has written for "Pokémon", "SpongeBob SquarePants", "Teen Titans", a... | 34,169 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote The Origin of Species in 1859? | Charles Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin, (; 12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist and biologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution. His proposition that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors is now widely accepted, and considered a fo... | to Louis Agassiz "[not sent in] a spirit of defiance or bravado" and to Richard Owen "it will seem 'an abomination'.", amongst others. For Wallace's copy he wrote "God knows what the public will think".
Publication of the "Origin of Species" "Origin of Species" goes on sale.
"On the Origin of Species" was first publish... | 34,170 | triviaqa-train |
Which comedian is married to Pamela Stephenson? | Pamela Stephenson
Pamela Helen Stephenson, Lady Connolly (born 4 December 1949), is a New Zealand-born psychologist, writer, and performer who is now a resident in both the United Kingdom and the United States. She is best known for her work as an actress and comedian during the 1980s. She has written several books, wh... | him on the battlefield."
Steve Brown, Connolly's manager of 32 years, died in December 2017 at the age of 72.
In 2018, Connolly, now resident in Florida, held his first art exhibition. He stated at the time that he will no longer be touring as a comedian.
Personal life.
Connolly has been married to his second wife, com... | 34,171 | triviaqa-train |
Who shot Lee Harvey Oswald after his arrest for the assassination of John F Kennedy? | fatally shot by local nightclub owner Jack Ruby on live television in the basement of Dallas Police Headquarters.
In September 1964, the Warren Commission concluded that Oswald acted alone when he assassinated Kennedy by firing three shots from the Texas School Book Depository. This conclusion, though controversial, wa... | J. D. Tippit
J. D. Tippit (September 18, 1924 – November 22, 1963) was an American police officer who was an 11-year veteran with the Dallas Police Department. About 45 minutes after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, Tippit was shot dead in a residential neighborhood in the Oak Cliff ... | 34,172 | triviaqa-train |
The Secret Garden and Little Lord Fauntleroy are works by which writer? | Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy is a novel by the English-American writer Frances Hodgson Burnett, her first children's novel. It was published as a serial in "St. Nicholas Magazine" from November 1885 to October 1886, then as a book by Scribner's (the publisher of "St. Nicholas") in 1886. The illustratio... | Lowrie's"), was published to good reviews. "Little Lord Fauntleroy" was published in 1886 and made her a popular writer of children's fiction, although her romantic adult novels written in the 1890s were also popular. She wrote and helped to produce stage versions of "Little Lord Fauntleroy" and "A Little Princess".
Be... | 34,173 | triviaqa-train |
Where in London can statues of George IV, Sir Henry Havelock and Sir Charles Napier be found? | his death had yet to reach England. The baronetcy was afterwards bestowed upon his eldest son, Henry in the following January; while to his widow, by Royal Warrant of Precedence, were given the rights to which she would have been entitled had her husband survived and been created a baronet. Parliament awarded pensions ... | plinth at each of the four corners of the square. The two southern plinths carry sculptures of Henry Havelock and Charles James Napier. The northern plinths are larger than those as they were designed to have equestrian statues, and indeed the northeastern plinth has one of George IV. The fourth plinth on the northwest... | 34,174 | triviaqa-train |
Who was known as 'The King of Ragtime' composing such works as Maple Leaf Rag and The Entertainer? | The Entertainer (rag)
"The Entertainer" is a 1902 classic piano rag written by Scott Joplin. It was sold first as sheet music, and in the 1910s as piano rolls that would play on player pianos. The first recording was by blues and ragtime musicians, the Blue Boys in 1928, played on mandolin and guitar.
As one of the cla... | also popular in orchestrations for dance bands and brass bands for years. Joplin failed to repeat the success of Maple Leaf Rag, with none of his other famous rags (such as The Entertainer) garnering as much popularity as the Maple Leaf Rag did. The royalties earned by the sheet music sales did provide Joplin with a st... | 34,175 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1973 film used The Entertainer as its theme music? | film earned $66.3 million in distributors' rentals during its theatrical release in 1974 in the United States and Canada, becoming the second most popular film of that year (trailing "The Sting" which earned $68.5 million) and Warners' highest-grossing film of all time.
After several reissues, the film has grossed $232... | The Entertainer (rag)
"The Entertainer" is a 1902 classic piano rag written by Scott Joplin. It was sold first as sheet music, and in the 1910s as piano rolls that would play on player pianos. The first recording was by blues and ragtime musicians, the Blue Boys in 1928, played on mandolin and guitar.
As one of the cla... | 34,176 | triviaqa-train |
What computer component is Intel most associated with producing? | instructions to improve performance.
A key component common to all CPUs is the program counter, a special memory cell (a register) that keeps track of which location in memory the next instruction is to be read from.
The control system's function is as follows—note that this is a simplified description, and some of the... | what takes place or does not take place over the four to six years of undergraduate education in and out of the classroom. Of the entire test, the most well-developed and sophisticated part is its performance task component, in which students are given ninety minutes to respond to a writing prompt that is associated wi... | 34,177 | triviaqa-train |
Which river rises in the Pennines, flows through Settle and Preston before reaching the sea at Lytham St Annes? | Preston, Lancashire
Preston is a city and the administrative centre of Lancashire, England, on the north bank of the River Ribble.
The City of Preston local government district obtained city status in 2002, becoming England's 50th city in the 50th year of Queen Elizabeth II's reign. Preston has a population of 114,300,... | St Annes-on-the-Sea railway station
St Annes-on-the-Sea railway station serves the town of St Annes-on-the Sea, commonly known as St Annes, which is part of the conurbation of Lytham St Annes in Lancashire, England. It is located on the Blackpool South to Preston railway line south-southeast of Blackpool South.
History... | 34,178 | triviaqa-train |
What is the full name of the youngest of the Spice Girls? | Spice Girls
The Spice Girls are an English pop girl group formed in 1994. The group comprised Melanie Brown ("Scary Spice"), Melanie Chisholm ("Sporty Spice"), Emma Bunton ("Baby Spice"), Geri Halliwell ("Ginger Spice"), and Victoria Beckham ("Posh Spice"). They were signed to Virgin Records and released their debut si... | the tone for the strong female characters in the Peanuts universe. In her (and the strip's) second appearance, Patty is shown walking down the sidewalk reciting "Little girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice." She then punches Charlie Brown in the face and, without missing a beat, continues, "That's what... | 34,179 | triviaqa-train |
Queen Alexandra was the wife of which British King? | Alexandra of Denmark
Alexandra of Denmark (Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia; 1 December 1844 – 20 November 1925) was Queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Empress consort of India as the wife of King Edward VII.
Alexandra's family had been relatively obscure until 1852, when h... | Royal Family Order of George VI
The Royal Family Order of King George VI is an honour that was bestowed on female members of the British Royal Family by King George VI.
Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Alexandra are the only surviving recipients.
Appearance.
The insignia, an enamel portrait of the king surrounded by dia... | 34,180 | triviaqa-train |
What is the Dewey Decimal System used to classify? | and self-declared reformer. He was a founding member of the American Library Association and can be credited with the promotion of card systems in libraries and business. He developed the ideas for his library classification system in 1873 while working at Amherst College library. He applied the classification to the b... | Iconclass
Iconclass is a specialized library classification designed for art and iconography. It was originally conceived by Henri van de Waal, and was further developed by a group of scholars after his death.
Development based on Dewey Decimal system.
The Iconclass system is one of the largest classification system fo... | 34,181 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the otter in Henry Williamson's famous 1927 novel? | Tarka the Otter
"Tarka the Otter: His Joyful Water-Life and Death in the Country of the Two Rivers" is a highly influential novel by Henry Williamson, first published in 1927 by G.P. Putnam's Sons with an introduction by the Hon. Sir John Fortescue. It won the Hawthornden Prize in 1928 and remains Willamson's best-know... | Amy Chu
Amy Chu (born 1968) is a comic book author who runs the comic imprint Alpha Girl Comics as well as writing comics for other publishers. She wrote the six-issue miniseries "" and a few Wonder Woman issues for DC.
Early life.
Chu was born in Boston and moved frequently in her youth, spending her formative years i... | 34,182 | triviaqa-train |
The 1990 film The December Bride starring Donal McCann, Saskia Reeves and Ciaran Hinds, is set in which country? | List of Irish films
This is chronology of films produced in Ireland:
See also.
- Cinema of Ireland
- Cinema of Northern Ireland
- List of films set in Ireland
- List of films set in Northern Ireland
External links.
- Irish film at the Internet Movie Database | first Irish-language feature film "Poitín" starring Niall Tóibín, Cyril Cusack and Donal McCann.
The three writers proposed small temporary buildings for Gaeltacht regional television services broadcasting a limited number of hours each night with programming coming from each of the Gaeltacht regions around the country... | 34,183 | triviaqa-train |
Sir Joshua Reynolds was the first president of which institution, founded in 1768? | The Royal Academy of Art in London celebrated their 250th anniversary in 2018, since their opening in 1768. This became an impetus for galleries and museums across the UK to celebrate "the making, debating and exhibiting art at the Royal Academy". Waddedson manor was amongst the historic houses that supported Sir Joshu... | He appears to have played a leading in a revolt against Sir Joshua Reynolds over the latter's attempts to have Joseph Bonomi elected a full academician and appointed professor of perspective, a dispute which led to Reynolds' temporary resignation from the academy in 1790. In 1795 Tyler and George Dance, were appointed ... | 34,184 | triviaqa-train |
Which comedy series, running from 1989 to 1994, starred Anton Rodgers as a solicitor who falls for a much younger woman, played first by Eve Matheson and subsequently by Lesley Dunlop? | May to December
May to December is a British sitcom which ran for 39 episodes, from 2 April 1989 to 27 May 1994 on BBC1. The series was created by Paul Mendelson and produced by Cinema Verity. The series was nominated for the BAFTA award for "Best Television Comedy Series" in 1991, but lost out to "The New Statesman".
... | Scottish solicitor who tries to balance his work, his family and his new romance with a much younger woman, Zoë. Alec idolises Perry Mason, and has a "signed" photo reading "Cheers, Alec, let's crack open a case sometime. Perry." He wishes his cases could be more exciting, like Perry's, but instead the most excitement ... | 34,185 | triviaqa-train |
In which country did the failed Decembrist uprising take place in 1825? | Decembrist revolt
The Decembrist revolt or the Decembrist uprising () took place in Imperial Russia on . Russian army officers led about 3,000 soldiers in a protest against Tsar Nicholas I's assumption of the throne after his elder brother Constantine removed himself from the line of succession. Because these events oc... | set up the Mathematical Society, of which he would later become president. He volunteered during the Patriotic War of 1812 and was wounded at Borodino. In 1816 he became a co-founder of the first Decembrist societies, and, although he didn't actively participate in the movement after 1820, he was briefly apprehended by... | 34,186 | triviaqa-train |
The House of Braganza ruled which country from 1640 to 1910? | List of Portuguese monarchs
The monarchs of Portugal ruled from the establishment of the Kingdom of Portugal, in 1139, to the deposition of the Portuguese monarchy and creation of the Portuguese Republic with the 5 October 1910 revolution.
Through the nearly 800 years in which Portugal was a monarchy, the kings held va... | -1580)
- Most Serene House of Braganza or Brigantine Dynasty (1640–1910)
- Braganza (direct) (1640-1853)
- Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1853-1910)
- House of Habsburg or Philippine Dynasty (1581–1640)
List of dynasties and dynastic regimes by region Europe Roman Empire.
- Julio–Claudian dynasty (27 – 68)
- Flavian d... | 34,187 | triviaqa-train |
Which animals make up the mammalian order cetacea? | show this characteristic. Males in these species developed external features absent in females that are advantageous in combat or display. For example, male sperm whales are up to 63% percent larger than females, and many beaked whales possess tusks used in competition among males.
Hind legs are not present in cetacean... | .
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References Further reading.
- Julian Huxley, Martyn Bramwell et al "The Atlas of World Wildlife", 1973
- David Day: "The Doomsday Book of Animals". Ebury Press, London 1981, .
- Jane Thornbark and Martin Jenkins: "The IUCN Mammal Red Data Book. Part 1: Threatened mammalian taxa of the Americas and the Au... | 34,188 | triviaqa-train |
"Which author created the fictional character ""Horrid Henry""?" | Horrid Henry
Horrid Henry is a children's book series by Francesca Simon and illustrated by Tony Ross. The first "Horrid Henry" book was written and published in 1994 by Orion Books and as of 2019, there will be twenty-five titles published, as well as many other collections, activity books and joke books. Novel Entert... | the author of the Horrid Henry series
- Francesca Stavrakopoulou, British theologian and broadcaster
- Francesca Woodman, American photographer
- Piero della Francesca, Italian painter
- Francheska Yarbusova, award-winning Russian artist and wife of director Yuriy
Fictional characters.
- Francesca, a character from the... | 34,189 | triviaqa-train |
In March 2006 Jack Dorsey created and was one of the co-founders of which social networking website? | Twitter's developer platform experienced strong growth and a highly favorable reputation. Developers built upon the public API to create the first Twitter mobile phone clients as well as the first URL shortener. Between 2010 and 2012, however, Twitter made a number of decisions that were received unfavorably by the dev... | . Each year CORE hosts dozens of events, including talks, #StartupColumbia, a conference and venture competition for $250,000, and Ignite@CU, a weekend for undergrads interested in design, engineering, and entrepreneurship. Notable speakers include Peter Thiel, Jack Dorsey, Alexis Ohanian, Drew Houston, and Mark Cuban.... | 34,190 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the American pilot captured by the Soviet Union when they shot down his U2 spy plane in 1960? | 1960 U-2 incident
On 1 May 1960, a United States U-2 spy plane was shot down by the Soviet Air Defence Forces while performing photographic aerial reconnaissance deep into Soviet territory. The single-seat aircraft, flown by pilot Francis Gary Powers, was hit by an S-75 Dvina (SA-2 Guideline) surface-to-air missile and... | affect the American interests in the region as a result of an election.
Leasing an airbase in Peshawar in 1950s, the Central Intelligence Agency's spy activities grew immensely during his presidency but such activities were exposed in 1960 when the Soviet Union's air defence intercept and shot down the U-2 plane by the... | 34,191 | triviaqa-train |
On which motorway are Beaconsfield and Cherwell valley services located? | Beaconsfield services
Beaconsfield services is a motorway service station on the M40 motorway in Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire, England. It is operated by Extra, and opened on 17 March 2009. It is the fourth and most recent of the service areas to be built on the 89-mile motorway which links London, Oxford and Birmin... | Services.
The motorway has four service areas:
- Beaconsfield services (off J2), operated by Extra MSA accessible from the A355
- Oxford services (off J8A), operated by Welcome Break, accessible from J8 and the A418
- Cherwell Valley services (off J10, A43), operated by Moto. The first service station, opened in 1994 ... | 34,192 | triviaqa-train |
Which spirit is combined with rum, triple sec and lemon juice to make a Between the Sheets? | distinguish distilled alcoholic drinks from non-distilled ones.
As examples, this term does not include beverages such as beer, wine, mead, sake, or cider, as they are fermented but not distilled. These all have a relatively low alcohol content, typically less than 15%. Brandy is a liquor produced by the distillation o... | Between the Sheets (cocktail)
The Between the Sheets is a cocktail consisting of white rum (or other light rum), cognac, triple sec, and lemon juice.
History.
The origin of the cocktail is usually credited to Harry MacElhone at Harry's New York Bar in Paris in the 1930s as a derivative of the sidecar. However, competin... | 34,193 | triviaqa-train |
What was the nationality of the artist Rene Magritte? | René Magritte
René François Ghislain Magritte (; 21 November 1898 – 15 August 1967) was a Belgian Surrealist artist. He became well known for creating a number of witty and thought-provoking images. Often depicting ordinary objects in an unusual context, his work is known for challenging observers' preconditioned perce... | while writing the Radio play "Artist Descending a Staircase," which was based on a Marcel Duchamp painting of a similar name. Around this time Tom Stoppard was beginning to become interested in bringing his plays to an American stage.
Motifs.
Motifs Surrealism.
"After Magritte" is an example of Surrealism in the arts, ... | 34,194 | triviaqa-train |
Who preceded Tony Blair as the leader of the Labour Party? | the sudden death of his predecessor, John Smith. Under Blair's leadership, the party used the phrase "New Labour", to distance it from previous Labour policies and the traditional conception of socialism. Blair declared support for a new conception that he referred to as "social-ism", involving politics that recognised... | for the wider Sedgefield constituency was the former Prime Minister Tony Blair; he was the area's MP from 1983 to 2007, leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007, and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007.
During November 2003, Sedgefield was visited by the American president George W. Bush during a... | 34,195 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1980's group took its name from a Vulcan priestess from Star Trek? | altered political climate on Vulcan caused the undercover Romulan operative Talok to leave Vulcan, apparently ending the infiltration.
After the dissolution of the High Command, the Vulcan space fleet experienced a serious shortage of personnel, many of whom were still sympathetic to the old guard. Minister T'Pau, who ... | of the Jedi", Lucifer in the original "Battlestar Galactica" and a in the original "Star Trek"
- Arlene Martel, who played T'Pring in the original "Star Trek" episode "Amok Time," Adulteress 58 in the original "Battlestar Galactica" episode "The Long Patrol" and a Vulcan priestess in the Star Trek fan production "Star ... | 34,196 | triviaqa-train |
Sandy Park is the home of which Premiership Rugby Union club? | Sandy Park
Sandy Park is a rugby union stadium and conference and banqueting centre in Exeter, England. It is the home ground of Exeter Chiefs, who from the 2010–11 season have been playing in the Aviva Premiership, the top flight of the English rugby union league system. The club relocated there from their former stad... | Mansfield Park, Hawick
Mansfield Park is a rugby union ground in Hawick, Scotland, with a capacity of approximately 5,000.
It is the home of Hawick Rugby Football Club, who currently play in the Scottish Premiership and Border League. It became the home ground of Hawick Football Club in 1888, with the club relocating ... | 34,197 | triviaqa-train |
In cricket, a batsman's score of 111 is considered to be unlucky. What is it called? | Nelson (cricket)
Nelson is a piece of cricket slang terminology and superstition.
The name, applied to team or individual scores of 111 or multiples thereof (known as double nelson, triple nelson, etc.) is thought to refer to a wicket. Longtime cricket historian and scorer, Bill "Bearders" Frindall once referred to it ... | Batting strike rate (s/r) is defined for a batsman as the average number of runs scored per 100 balls faced. The higher the strike rate, the more effective a batsman is at scoring quickly.
In Test cricket, a batsman's strike rate is of secondary relevance to his ability to score runs without getting out. This means a T... | 34,198 | triviaqa-train |
Miss Twinkleton, Canon Crisparkle and John Jasper are characters in which Charles Dickens novel? | 6 October. He managed, of a contracted 100 readings, to deliver 75 in the provinces, with a further 12 in London. As he pressed on he was affected by giddiness and fits of paralysis. He suffered a stroke on 18 April 1869 in Chester. He collapsed on 22 April 1869, at Preston in Lancashire, and on doctor's advice, the to... | Rev. Crisparkle does remember him, as the one who years before saved him from drowning. They do not dare let Rosa contact Neville and Helena directly, for fear that Jasper may be watching Neville, but Mr. Tartar allows Rosa to visit his chambers to contact Helena above the courtyard. Mr. Grewgious arranges for Rosa to ... | 34,199 | triviaqa-train |
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