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What name is given to any of the six administrative districts of the Isle of Man? | Local government in the Isle of Man
Local government () in the Isle of Man was formerly based on six sheadings, which were divided into seventeen parishes (today referred to as "ancient parishes"). The island is today divided for local government purposes into town districts, village districts, and parish districts, as... | "People's Thing"
- Storting – The Norwegian "Great Thing"
The legislatures of the self-governing territories of the Åland Islands, Faroe Islands, Greenland and Isle of Man also have names that refer to "thing":
- Lagting – The Ålandic "Law Thing"
- Løgting – The Faeroese "Law Thing"; also, the Faeroes are divided into ... | 34,500 | triviaqa-train |
What anatomical name is given to the bones of human fingers and toes? | be born without one or more fingers or underdevelopment of some fingers such as symbrachydactyly. Extra fingers can be functional. One individual with seven fingers not only used them but claimed that they "gave him some advantages in playing the piano".
Phalanges are commonly fractured. A damaged tendon can cause sign... | fingers or toes
- Uterus didelphys – two vaginal canals and/or uteri
Related conditions and concepts.
Vestigial structures are anatomical structures of organisms in a species which are considered to have lost much or all of their original function through evolution. These body parts can be classed as additional to the ... | 34,501 | triviaqa-train |
Due to his flamboyant style, which nickname was attributed to the conductor, Sir Malcolm Sargent? | public, he was a familiar broadcaster in BBC radio talk shows, and generations of Gilbert and Sullivan devotees have known his recordings of the most popular Savoy Operas. He toured widely throughout the world and was noted for his skill as a conductor, his championship of British composers, and his debonair appearance... | Malcolm Sargent
Sir Harold Malcolm Watts Sargent (29 April 1895 – 3 October 1967) was an English conductor, organist and composer widely regarded as Britain's leading conductor of choral works. The musical ensembles with which he was associated included the Ballets Russes, the Huddersfield Choral Society, the Royal Cho... | 34,502 | triviaqa-train |
Which part of the human body has the anatomical name axilla? | Axilla
The axilla (also, armpit, underarm or oxter) is the area on the human body directly under the joint where the arm connects to the shoulder. It also provides the under-arm sweat gland.
In humans, the formation of body odor happens mostly in the axillary region. These odorant substances serve as pheromones which ... | Surgeons of Edinburgh, the Wellcome Trust, and the Museums Association.
Regulatory framework United States.
Various legislation has been proposed and enacted in different American states. Most proposals concentrate on issues regarding the sale of human remains and the consent of the donors.
National legislation on cons... | 34,503 | triviaqa-train |
Billy Bigelow and Julie Jordan are characters in which stage and screen musical? | of a musical, the writers must develop the characters and the plot.
The material presented in a musical may be original, or it may be adapted from novels ("Wicked" and "Man of La Mancha"), plays ("Hello, Dolly!" and "Carousel"), classic legends ("Camelot"), historical events ("Evita") or films ("The Producers" and "Bil... | Guide for permission to go to Louise's high school graduation, and there he silently gives both Louise and Julie the confidence they need and the knowledge that, in spite of everything, he did love Julie.
Cast.
- Gordon MacRae as Billy Bigelow
- Shirley Jones as Julie Jordan
- Cameron Mitchell as Jigger Craigin
- Barba... | 34,504 | triviaqa-train |
"Which actor, who first played Geoffrey Shawcross in the TV series, ""Hetty Wainthropp Investigates"", played the part of Merry in the ""Lord of the Rings"" films?" | Dominic Monaghan
Dominic Bernard Patrick Luke Monaghan (; born 8 December 1976) is an English actor who was born in Germany. Monaghan first gained fame for being Hetty Wainthropp's sidekick Geoffrey in "Hetty Wainthropp Investigates" (1996–98). He first gained exposure in film through his role as Sasha in the televisio... | plays such as "Oliver Twist", "A Christmas Carol" and "Bugsy Malone" before joining the Manchester Youth Theatre. There, he was scouted for "Hetty Wainthropp Investigates", on which he played Hetty's under-aged sidekick, Geoffrey Shawcross, for four series. He made his feature-film debut as Russian sailor Sasha in the ... | 34,505 | triviaqa-train |
In which English county is Savernake Forest? | the non-metropolitan county of the same name and the county council is responsible for providing services in only part of the county. In Cornwall, Dorset, Durham, East Riding of Yorkshire, Shropshire and Wiltshire the bulk of the area is a unitary authority which shares the name of the ceremonial county and the rest of... | ancient trees. David Brudenell-Bruce, Earl of Cardigan is the current and thirty-first warden of Savernake Forest. Tottenham House, which was designated as Grade I listed in 1966, was sold in 2014.
Inside the forest.
The areas of broad-leaved woodland which dominate the Savernake Plateau are accompanied by a farmland m... | 34,506 | triviaqa-train |
Which U.S. City is served by O'Hare International airport? | While Terminals 2 and 3 remain of the original design, the airfield has seen radical modernization, and the terminal complex is beginning an expansion of passenger facilities that will remake it as North America's first airport built around airline alliances.
History.
History Establishment and defense efforts.
Not long... | Monochamia monochama
Monochamia monochama is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Peru. | 34,507 | triviaqa-train |
"Which Australian bowler was named ""Player of the Tournament"", at the end of the 2007 Cricket World Cup?" | that the match should have ended then with Australia winning by 37 runs.
Australia won the tournament undefeated, extending their streak of World Cup matches without a loss to 29. Australian bowler Glenn McGrath was named 'Player of the Series'.
Controversies.
Controversies Death of Bob Woolmer.
Pakistan coach Bob Wool... | April 2018, he was awarded a national contract by Cricket Australia for the 2018–19 season. In May 2019, he was added to Australia's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup, replacing Jhye Richardson, who was ruled out of the tournament with a dislocated shoulder.
Player profile.
Richardson is a right-arm fast-medium bowl... | 34,508 | triviaqa-train |
Which moon of Jupiter is the largest in our Solar System? | . The outer Solar System is beyond the asteroids, including the four giant planets. Since the discovery of the Kuiper belt, the outermost parts of the Solar System are considered a distinct region consisting of the objects beyond Neptune.
Most of the planets in the Solar System have secondary systems of their own, bein... | of Jupiter and, with a diameter of 3642 kilometers, the fourth-largest moon in the Solar System. It was named after Io, a priestess of Hera who became one of the lovers of Zeus. Nevertheless, it was simply referred to as "Jupiter I", or "The first satellite of Jupiter", until the mid-20th century.
With over 400 active ... | 34,509 | triviaqa-train |
Calpurnia was the third and last wife of which famous historical character? | Calpurnia (wife of Caesar)
Calpurnia was the third or fourth and last wife of Julius Caesar.
Early life.
Born c. 76 BC, she was the daughter of Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus, consul in 58 BC, and sister of Lucius Calpurnius Piso (Pontifex), consul in 15 BC.
Marriage and Caesar's demise.
Calpurnia married Caesar in ... | Marcus Valerius Messalla Messallinus
Marcus Valerius Messalla Messallinus (also spelled as Messalinus, c. 36 BC – after 21) was a Roman senator who was elected consul in 4 BC.
Early life.
Messallinus was born and raised in Rome. He was the oldest son of the famous senator, orator and literary patron Marcus Valerius Mes... | 34,510 | triviaqa-train |
Helen Clark is currently the Prime Minister of which Commonwealth country? | by a constituent's complaint over the outcome of a hip replacement. Clark admitted the criticism was unjustified in that the complication suffered by her constituent was rare, unforeseen and unavoidable.
Prime Minister (1999–2008).
Under Clark's leadership, Labour became the largest party in parliament from 1999 to 200... | saw as important. For example, David Lange took the education portfolio in his second term; Helen Clark took the role of Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage; and John Key was Minister for Tourism.
Although no longer likely to be the minister of foreign affairs, the prime minister is still responsible for welcoming ... | 34,511 | triviaqa-train |
"The film musical, ""Cabaret"" was based on the short novel, ""Goodbye to Berlin"", written in the 1930's by which British author?" | Goodbye to Berlin
Goodbye to Berlin is a 1939 novel by Christopher Isherwood set in Weimar Germany. It is often published together with "Mr Norris Changes Trains" in a collection called "The Berlin Stories".
Background.
The novel, a semiautobiographical account of Isherwood's time in 1930s Berlin, describes pre-Nazi Ge... | suggestion to Van Druten that he adapt Isherwood's Sally Bowles story "Goodbye to Berlin" into a play (the Van Druten play, "I Am a Camera", later became the musical "Cabaret"). In her memoirs, Smith acknowledges having received writing advice from her friend, the novelist A. J. Cronin.
Smith's first play back in Londo... | 34,512 | triviaqa-train |
Actress/singer, Millicent Martin was married to which pop singer from 1958-65? | Nothing But the Best" (1964), "Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines" (1965), "Stop the World – I Want to Get Off" (1966), and "Alfie" (1966).
Personal life.
Martin was married to the pop singer Ronnie Carroll from 1958 until 1965, and subsequently to actor Norman Eshley, but both marriages ended in divorce. S... | Millicent Martin
Millicent Mary Lillian Martin (born 8 June 1934) is an English actress, singer, and comedian, who was the lone female singer of topical songs on the weekly BBC Television satire show "That Was The Week That Was" known as TW3 (1962–1963). For her work on Broadway, she received Tony Award nominations for... | 34,513 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the French style soup made with pureed leeks, onions and potatoes, chicken stock and cream and traditionally served cold? | Vichyssoise
Vichyssoise ( ; ) is a thick soup made of boiled and puréed leeks, onions, potatoes, cream, and chicken stock. It is traditionally served cold but it can be eaten hot.
Origin.
Recipes for soup made of pureed leeks and potatoes were common by the 19th century in France. In 19th-century cookbooks, and still t... | Purée Mongole
Purée Mongole, also called Cream Mongole, is a creamed split pea-tomato soup of unknown origin; a recipe for it was printed in 1889. Popular during the period between the 1920s–1940s, it is similar to Boula which is made with turtle soup.
Purée Mongole is usually made with carrots, onions, white turnips, ... | 34,514 | triviaqa-train |
What was the title of the TV series, which starred Jasper Carrott as Bob Louis and Robert Powell as Dave Briggs? | Detective (disambiguation)
A detective is a professional investigator.
Detective(s) or The Detective(s) may also refer to:
Films.
- "Detectives" (film), a 1928 American silent comedy film by MGM, directed by Chester Franklin
- "Detective" (1954 film), an Argentine film
- "The Detective" (1954 film) or "Father Brown", a... | ". His hobbies include eating pilchards and Quavers, watching football, art, trying to impress girls and watching Manchester United (like Powell himself). His name is a reference to the creators' real life friend of the same name, who went on to develop "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" with them.
Characters Bob Louis (... | 34,515 | triviaqa-train |
Victoria is the capital of which group of islands in the Indian Ocean? | . The end of World War II marked the end of the colonial era. The British left Mauritius in 1974 and with 70% of the population of Indian descent, Mauritius became a close ally of India. In the 1980s, during the Cold War, the South African regime acted to destabilise several island nations in the Indian Ocean, includin... | Mohéli
Mohéli, also known as Mwali, is an autonomous island that forms part of the Union of the Comoros.
Location.
Mohéli is located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa. It is the smallest of the four major Comoro Islands.
Population.
Its population, , is about 38,000.
Capital.
Its capital city is Fomboni.
Eth... | 34,516 | triviaqa-train |
"Who directed the films, ""Bugsy Malone"" (1976) and Midnight Express (1978)?" | Midnight Express (film)
Midnight Express is a 1978 American prison drama film directed by Alan Parker, produced by David Puttnam and starring Brad Davis, Irene Miracle, Bo Hopkins, Paolo Bonacelli, Paul L. Smith, Randy Quaid, Norbert Weisser, Peter Jeffrey and John Hurt. It is based on Billy Hayes' 1977 non-fiction boo... | for Jodie Foster.
Career 1978-1990: Subsequent Success.
He next directed "Midnight Express" (1978), based on a true account by Billy Hayes, about his incarceration and escape from a Turkish prison for trying to smuggle hashish out of the country. Parker made the film in order to do something radically different from "B... | 34,517 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the ground, in Belfast, on which the Ulster Rugby Union team play their home matches? | and Ravenhill Road. Slightly further afield is Aldergrove Airport. The highest temperature recorded at any official weather station in the Belfast area was at Shaws Bridge on 12 July 1983. Belfast holds the record for Northern Ireland's warmest night time minimum, at Whitehouse on 14 August 2001.
The city gets signific... | Welsh Cup in 2011, but after experiencing financial difficulties, were wound up and reformed under the present title in 2013. Scarlets is the regional professional rugby union team that plays in the Pro14, they play their home matches at their ground, Parc y Scarlets. Honours include winning the 2003/04 and 2016/17 Pro... | 34,518 | triviaqa-train |
"Who directed the films, ""The Terminator"" (1984) and ""Titanic"" (1997)?" | The Terminator
The Terminator is a 1984 American science fiction action film directed by James Cameron. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator, a cyborg assassin sent back in time from 2029 to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), whose son will one day become a savior against machines in a post-apocaly... | a commercially successful independent cinema in the United States. Although cinema was increasingly dominated by special-effects films such as "[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day]]" (1991), "[[Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]]" (1993) and "[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]" (1997), the latter of which became the highest-gro... | 34,519 | triviaqa-train |
What was the title of the 1960's American TV series, which starred Richard Boone as a gentleman turned gunfighter named Paladin? | father's "Have Gun – Will Travel" television shows.
Richard Boone moved to St. Augustine, Florida, from Hawaii in 1970 and worked with the annual local production of "Cross and Sword", when he was not acting on television or in movies, until shortly before his death in 1981. In the last year of his life, Boone was appo... | Paladin" (played by Richard Boone on television and voiced by John Dehner on radio), taking his name from that of the foremost knight warriors in Charlemagne's court. He is a gentleman gunfighter who travels around the Old West working as a mercenary for people who hire him to solve their problems.
Although Paladin cha... | 34,520 | triviaqa-train |
What is the flavour of the Spanish soups Gazpacho and Salmorejo, which are traditionally served chilled? | -salt versions of popular soups.
Today, Campbell's Tomato (introduced in 1897), Cream of Mushroom, and Chicken Noodle (introduced in 1934) are three of the most popular soups in America. Americans consume approximately 2.5 billion bowls of these three soups alone each year. Other popular brands of soup include Progress... | and how thick the gazpacho is made vary regionally and between families.
Similar cold raw soups such as Arjamolho in Portugal, salmorejo, porra antequerana and ajoblanco, are also popular in Andalusia, although not as widespread as gazpacho.
"Gazpacho manchego", despite its name, is a meat stew, served hot, not a varia... | 34,521 | triviaqa-train |
In which US state will you find Stanford University? | Stanford University
Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford University or Stanford) is a private research university in Stanford, California. Stanford is known for its academic strength, wealth, selectivity, proximity to Silicon Valley, and ranking as one of the world's top universities.
The university was founded ... | give us too much, it ends up giving us too little."
Kashima wrote "Historians will find this an interesting and sound account which helps to fill the information gap on the Chinese in Canada."
Stanford M. Lyman of the New School for Social Research wrote that this book and "" "are welcome additions to the continuing an... | 34,522 | triviaqa-train |
For which high street clothing chain did Kate Middleton work as an accessory buyer in 2006? | accessory buyer with the clothing chain Jigsaw, where she worked part-time until November 2007. She also worked until January 2011 at the family business in catalogue design and production, marketing, and photography. Prior to her marriage, Middleton lived in an apartment owned by her parents in Chelsea, London, which ... | slip inside-out on the cover of her 1978 album "Easter".
Contemporary fashion.
A see-through dress worn by Kate Middleton, the future Duchess of Cambridge, to a charity fashion show in 2002 was sold at auction on 17 March 2011 for $127,500.
See-through materials of various kinds continue to be available for a wide rang... | 34,523 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the mail order company founded by Kate Middleton's parents in 1987? | 1982. She is the eldest of three children born to Michael Middleton (b. 1949), and his wife, Carole (née Goldsmith; b. 1955), a former flight dispatcher and flight attendant, respectively, who in 1987 founded Party Pieces, a privately held mail order company that sells party supplies and decorations with an estimated w... | History As Creative Computers Inc..
The company now known as PCM was founded by two brothers, Sam and Frank Khulusi, in 1987 under the name of “Creative Computers”. Creative Computers was launched from the founders’ residence in Marina Del Rey, CA. The company was set up as a mail order catalog company whereby products... | 34,524 | triviaqa-train |
Whose 2009 album 'Together through Life' made No.1 in the UK/US album charts, 39 years after his previous No.1 album in 1970? | , a walk of fame-styled "star" is embedded in a sidewalk with the words "Bob Dylan" as well as a cursive-"Z" for Dylan's nickname Zimmy in youth. In 2006 a cultural pathway, Bob Dylan Way, was inaugurated in Duluth, Minnesota, the city where Dylan was born. The 1.8 mile path links "cultural and historically significant... | released his debut solo album in 1970 "Eric Clapton", which charted at number 17 in the US charts and at number 14 in the British charts. Four years later he released his second album "461 Ocean Boulevard", which received two gold certifications in the US and UK and peaked at number 1 in the US charts. His 1977 album, ... | 34,525 | triviaqa-train |
In which US state will you find Johns Hopkins University? | -member districts, each of which has approximately the same population. Some states, such as Maryland and Vermont, divide the state into single- and multi-member districts, in which case multi-member districts must have proportionately larger populations, e.g., a district electing two representatives must have approxim... | Johns Hopkins University in Malaysia
Johns Hopkins University in Malaysia is a medical school and research facility that was announced in September 2010 as a joint venture between Johns Hopkins University and Academic Medical Centre Sdn Bhd (AMC), which to form Perdana University. Prime Minister Najib Razak stated that... | 34,526 | triviaqa-train |
For what name does the 'E' stand in Richard E Grant? | Richard E. Grant
Richard E. Grant (born Richard Grant Esterhuysen; 5 May 1957) is an English actor. He made his film debut as Withnail in the comedy "Withnail and I" (1987). He's appeared in other films such as "How to Get Ahead in Advertising" (1989), "Hudson Hawk" (1991), "The Player" (1992), "Bram Stoker's Dracula" ... | AOC. The remainder of the production, what is determined to be "lesser grapes", is sold off in bulk.
In popular culture.
The wine appears in Edgar Allan Poe's "Thou Art the Man"
In 1888 a zarzuela of one hour titled with this name was premiered in Spain, being musical work of the teacher Manuel Fernández Caballero.
In ... | 34,527 | triviaqa-train |
For what does the 'L' stand in Samuel L Jackson? | Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and film producer. A recipient of critical acclaim and numerous accolades and awards, Jackson is the actor whose films have made the highest total gross revenue.
He came to prominence in the early 1990s with films such as "Goodfellas" ... | echoing what Cyrus told him earlier, Flipper tells Angie their relationship has been based on curiosity, not love, but Angie does not concede the point.
Things begin to turn worse for Flipper when his crack-addicted brother Gator (Samuel L. Jackson) - who has been constantly pestering Flipper for money - steals and sel... | 34,528 | triviaqa-train |
"Which English county has the motto ""Floreat Salopia""?" | Shropshire
Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated, in print only, Shrops; demonym Salopian , ) is a county in the West Midlands of England, bordering Wales to the west, Cheshire to the north, Staffordshire to the east, and Worcestershire
and Herefordshire to the south. Shropshire Council was created in 2009, a... | Floreat, Western Australia
Floreat is a residential suburb west-northwest of the central business district of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. It is bordered on Underwood Avenue, Selby Street, Cromarty Road and Durston Road. It is the head of the Town of Cambridge, which has its municipal offices and library in... | 34,529 | triviaqa-train |
Which pop singer is the mother of Blue Ivy Carter? | .
The Beyhive is the name given to Beyoncé's fan base. Fans were previously titled "The Beyontourage", (a portmanteau of Beyoncé and entourage). The name Bey Hive derives from the word beehive, purposely misspelled to resemble her first name, and was penned by fans after petitions on the online social networking servic... | 's front row at the awards". Jay-Z, meanwhile, discusses major events in his life since he became a celebrity, including a $150 million deal with concert-promotion company Live Nation, and the birth of his daughter, Blue Ivy Carter. "Ashamed" is a "plush luxury rap", as described by Jayson Greene of "Pitchfork", in whi... | 34,530 | triviaqa-train |
Which classical composer completed 104 symphonies? | small, many of these courtly establishments were capable of performing symphonies. The young Joseph Haydn, taking up his first job as a music director in 1757 for the Morzin family, found that when the Morzin household was in Vienna, his own orchestra was only part of a lively and competitive musical scene, with multip... | 1729–1794), Bohemian composer of about 140 symphonies, 104 of which were deliberately misattributed to other composers in 1796 by Theodor von Schacht
- Jean-Baptiste Cardonne (1730–1792), French composer of at least 2 symphonies
- Christian Cannabich (1731–1798), German composer of the Mannheim school, who wrote about ... | 34,531 | triviaqa-train |
Which famous classical composer completed 41 symphonies? | instrumental genres such as opera and oratorio became more popular.
The best known composers of Classicism are Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert. Beethoven and Schubert are also considered to be composers in the later part of the Classical era, as it began to move towards Ro... | (1952–69, the last unfinished), and a Symphony "Homenaje a Pedrell" (1940–41)
- Howard Hanson (1896–1981), American composer of 7 symphonies (No. 1 "Nordic", No. 2 "Romantic"—his most famous, No. 4 "Requiem", No. 5 "Sinfonia Sacra", and No. 7 "Sea Symphony")
- Jean Rivier (1896–1987), French composer of 8 symphonies, f... | 34,532 | triviaqa-train |
Who has been appointed as successor to Mervyn King as Governor of the Bank of England? | governor in June 2013, and was succeeded by Mark Carney. He was appointed a life peer and entered the House of Lords as a crossbencher in July 2013. Since September 2014 he has served as a professor of economics and law with a joint appointment at New York University's Stern School of Business and School of Law.
Early ... | of the Exchequer George Osborne announced the appointment of Carney as Governor of the Bank of England. He succeeded Sir Mervyn King on July 1, 2013. He is the first non-Briton to be appointed to the role since the Bank was established in 1694. The Bank of England was given additional powers from 2013, such as the abil... | 34,533 | triviaqa-train |
Merlyn Lowther, Andrew Bailey and Chris Salmon are the last three holders of which financial post? | Merlyn Lowther
Merlyn Vivienne Lowther (born March 1954) was Chief Cashier of the Bank of England for 1999 to 2003. She was the first woman to hold the post. The signature of the Chief Cashier appears on Bank of England banknotes. Lowther was succeeded by Andrew Bailey.
Since February 2013, Lowther has been a Deputy Ch... | Bowen
- 1902–1918: Sir John Gordon Nairne, 1st Baronet
- 1918–1925: Ernest Musgrave Harvey
- 1925–1929: Cyril Patrick Mahon
- 1929–1934: Basil G. Catterns
- 1934–1949: Kenneth Peppiatt
- 1949–1955: Percival Beale
- 1955–1962: Leslie O'Brien
- 1962–1966: Jasper Hollom
- 1966–1970: John Standish Fforde
- 1970–1980: John ... | 34,534 | triviaqa-train |
Which halogen element, number 9 in the Periodic Table, is at standard pressure/temperature a pale yellow gas? | Tennessine only has 2 known radioisotopes, tennessine-293 and tennessine-294.
Production.
Approximately six million metric tons of the fluorine mineral fluorite are produced each year. Four hundred-thousand metric tons of hydrofluoric acid are made each year. Fluorine gas is made from hydrofluoric acid produced as a by... | p-block) in the periodic table as a noble gas, although it is occasionally placed above beryllium due to their similar electron configuration.
Elements.
Elements Hydrogen.
Hydrogen (H) is the chemical element with atomic number 1. At standard temperature and pressure, hydrogen is a colorless, odorless, nonmetallic, tas... | 34,535 | triviaqa-train |
In which modern country is the ancient Roman province of Africa? | Africa (Roman province)
Africa Proconsularis was a Roman province on the northwest African coast that was established in 146 BC following the defeat of Carthage in the Third Punic War. It roughly comprised the territory of present-day Tunisia, the northeast of Algeria, and the coast of western Libya along the Gulf of S... | homeland. The term Bangsamoro carries the aspiration of the Filipino Muslims to have an Islamic (Moro) country or state (bangsa).
The word "Moro" itself was a exonym which had been used before in the 16th century by Spanish colonisers in reference to a Muslim group of "Moors", which originating from "Mauru", a Latin wo... | 34,536 | triviaqa-train |
In which modern country is the ancient Roman province of Asia? | authors translated Ἀσία as Asia. The Romans named a province Asia, located in western Anatolia (in modern-day Turkey). There was an Asia Minor and an Asia Major located in modern-day Iraq. As the earliest evidence of the name is Greek, it is likely circumstantially that Asia came from Ἀσία, but ancient transitions, due... | Motella
Motella, Metello(u)polis, or Pulcherianopolis was a city in the Roman province of Phrygia Pacatiana, in Asia Minor, probably on the site of the modern Medele.
Inscriptions make known a Phrygian town named Motella, which name is connected with the Phrygian feminine proper name Motalis and the Cilician masculine ... | 34,537 | triviaqa-train |
Who painted 'Mr and Mrs Robert Andrews', 'The Watering Place' and The Blue Boy'? | The Blue Boy
The Blue Boy (c. 1770) is a full-length portrait in oil by Thomas Gainsborough, now in the Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
History.
Perhaps Gainsborough's most famous work, it is thought to be a portrait of Jonathan Buttall (1752–1805), the son of a wealthy hardware merchant, although this has ... | dressed artist's mannequin. The rococo bench on which she sits must be made of wood at this date, and it is thought that this was an invention of Gainsborough's, drawing on his period with Gravelot.
Gainsborough had painted (probably in London) Frances's parents in his "Mr and Mrs Carter of Bullingdon House, Bulmer, Es... | 34,538 | triviaqa-train |
Who was Fred Astaire's female leading lady in the 1948 film `Easter Parade'? | last long. Astaire returned to the big screen to replace an injured Kelly in "Easter Parade" (1948) opposite Judy Garland, Ann Miller, and Peter Lawford and for a final reunion with Rogers (replacing Judy Garland) in "The Barkleys of Broadway" (1949). Both of these films revived Astaire's popularity and in 1950 he star... | to a generous settlement.
At Paramount, Goddard was used by Cecil B. De Mille in the action epic "North West Mounted Police" (1940), playing the second female lead.
She was Fred Astaire's leading lady in "Second Chorus" (1940), where she met actor Burgess Meredith, her third husband.
Goddard made "Pot o' Gold" (1941), ... | 34,539 | triviaqa-train |
Who was Fred Astaire's female leading lady in the 1957 film 'Silk Stockings'? | the sumptuousness of the production and the strong reviews from critics, it failed to make back its cost. Similarly, Astaire's next project – his final musical at MGM, "Silk Stockings" (1957), in which he co-starred with Cyd Charisse, also lost money at the box office. As a result, Astaire withdrew from motion pictures... | to a generous settlement.
At Paramount, Goddard was used by Cecil B. De Mille in the action epic "North West Mounted Police" (1940), playing the second female lead.
She was Fred Astaire's leading lady in "Second Chorus" (1940), where she met actor Burgess Meredith, her third husband.
Goddard made "Pot o' Gold" (1941), ... | 34,540 | triviaqa-train |
"Who painted 'The Scapegoat', 'The Hireling Shepherd' and ""The Light of the World?" | The Hireling Shepherd
The Hireling Shepherd (1851) is a painting by the Pre-Raphaelite artist William Holman Hunt. It represents a shepherd neglecting his flock in favour of an attractive country girl to whom he shows a death's-head hawkmoth. The meaning of the image has been much debated.
Composition.
Hunt painted the... | alleged clumsiness and ugliness. He achieved some early note for his intensely naturalistic scenes of modern rural and urban life, such as "The Hireling Shepherd" and "The Awakening Conscience". However, it was for his religious paintings that he became famous, initially "The Light of the World" (1851–1853), now in the... | 34,541 | triviaqa-train |
Anne Hathaway won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 2013 for her role in which film? | Dark Knight" trilogy. That year, she also played Fantine, a prostitute dying of tuberculosis, in the musical romantic drama "Les Misérables", for which she won various accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She went on to play a scientist in the science fiction film "Interstellar" (2014), t... | List of awards and nominations received by Anne Hathaway
The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Anne Hathaway throughout her acting career. Among her numerous competitive awards, she has won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Critics'... | 34,542 | triviaqa-train |
Asmara is the capital city of which African country? | Asmara
Asmara ( ; , ) or Asmera is the capital and most populous city of Eritrea, in the country's Central Region. It sits at an elevation of , making it the sixth highest capital in the world by altitude. The city is located at the tip of an escarpment that is both the northwestern edge of the Eritrean highlands and t... | modernist urbanism at the beginning of the 20th century and its application in an African context”.
History Federation with Ethiopia.
In 1952, the United Nations resolved to federate the former colony under Ethiopian rule. During the Federation, Asmara was no longer the capital city. The capital was now Addis Ababa, ov... | 34,543 | triviaqa-train |
Kigali is the capital city of which African country? | Kigali
Kigali () is the capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is near the nation's geographic centre. The city has been Rwanda's economic, cultural, and transport hub since it became capital at independence in 1962. The city hosts the main residence and offices of the President of Rwanda and government ministries. The... | place, intended to prevent any further uprisings. These remained until the end of the Wars of the Roses and the reign of King Henry VII of England; also known as Henry Tudor, he was descended from the Tudors of Penmynydd and was part-Welsh. Until then, the Welsh were prevented from holding property or land within the W... | 34,544 | triviaqa-train |
'Hoochie Coochie Man' and 'Got my mojo working' were originally recorded by which Chicago blues singer? | to Me (I Just Want to Make Love to You") and "Close to You", both later also lasted 13 weeks).
Chess included the song on Waters' first album, the 1958 compilation "The Best of Muddy Waters", but retitled it "Hoochie Coochie". Numerous later Waters' official compilations contain it, such as "Sail On"; "McKinley Morganf... | Your) Hoochie Coochie Man", both written by Willie Dixon. Next are the Big Joe Williams cover "Baby Please Don't Go", Oden's "Soon Forgotten", Dixon's "Tiger in Your Tank" and Broonzy's "I Feel So Good". At the end of "I've Got My Mojo Working", every bluesman gathered at the stage to perform medleys of blues standards... | 34,545 | triviaqa-train |
'Smokestack Lightnin' and 'Red Rooster' were originally recorded by which Chicago blues singer? | Little Red Rooster
"Little Red Rooster" (or "The Red Rooster" as it was first titled) is a blues standard credited to arranger and songwriter Willie Dixon. The song was first recorded in 1961 by American blues musician Howlin' Wolf in the Chicago blues style. His vocal and slide guitar playing are key elements of the s... | Big Bad Smitty
John Henry Smith, better known as Big Bad Smitty (February 11, 1940 – April 3, 2002) was an American blues guitar player and singer. Born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States, he started learning guitar at the age of ten. He would play his older brother Nelson's guitar when nobody was around.
When he... | 34,546 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the detective novel 'The Nine Tailors' in 1934? | , and the best of modern English detective novels... in a genre invented by Collins and not by Poe", and Dorothy L. Sayers called it "probably the very finest detective story ever written". "The Moonstone" contains a number of ideas that have established in the genre several classic features of the 20th century detecti... | , Kirche, which restricted women's roles to family activities, and in many ways the novel can be read as an attack on Nazi social doctrine. It has been described as "the first feminist mystery novel."Sayers's Christian and academic experiences are themes in her detective series.
Sayers also wrote a number of short sto... | 34,547 | triviaqa-train |
In which year was the M25 opened by Margaret Thatcher? | and the project had almost 40 individual public inquiries. Although all parts of the road were built as planned, some of the proposals drew protest, including the section over the North Downs, and around Epping Forest which required an extension of Bell Common Tunnel. The final section was opened by the Prime Minister ... | debuting in its native country.
- 28 October – Jeremy Bamber is found guilty of the murder of his parents, sister, and twin nephews and is sentenced to life imprisonment with a recommended minimum of 25 years, which is likely to keep him behind bars until at least 2011.
- 29 October – Margaret Thatcher opens the comple... | 34,548 | triviaqa-train |
The United Nations Agency W.M.O. deals with what subject? | World Meteorological Organization
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO, in French Organisation Météorologique Mondiale or OMM) is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 193 Member States and Territories. The President of the World Meteorological Congress, its supreme body, is Gerhard Adrian as a s... | United Nations trust territories and the subsequent dismantling of the trusteeship system, the Committee's workload decreased. Consequently, the Fourth Committee was merged with the Special Political Committee, which had been created as a seventh main committee to deal with certain political issues.
The Fourth Committe... | 34,549 | triviaqa-train |
Who replaced Hilary Clinton as U.S. Secretary of State? | the presidency, coming after the vice president, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the president pro tempore of the Senate. Six secretaries of state have gone on to be elected president. Others, including Henry Clay, William Seward, James Blaine, William Jennings Bryan, John Kerry, and Hillary Clinton ha... | addressed to former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (misspelled as "Hilary") was intercepted by the Secret Service during a mail screening in Chappaqua, New York. Also a former U.S. Senator and the wife of former President Bill Clinton, she was President Donald Trump's main opponent in the 2016 U.S. presidentia... | 34,550 | triviaqa-train |
Pope Alexander VI who died in 1503 was a member of which family? | . Following the death of Alexander VI, Julius II said on the day of his election: "I will not live in the same rooms as the Borgias lived. He desecrated the Holy Church as none before. " The Borgias' apartments remained sealed until the 19th century.
Sometimes overlooked is the fact that Alexander VI set about reforms ... | year with Venetian concessions, including the return of Santa Maura. Pesaro was a member of the leading patrician Pesaro family, who was appointed by the Borgia Pope Alexander VI a papal legate, commander of the Papal fleet in the region, and bishop of Paphos on Cyprus, a Greek island which was then a Venetian territor... | 34,551 | triviaqa-train |
Amelia Bullmore plays DCI Gill Murray in which TV crime drama? | Amelia Bullmore
Amelia Mary Bullmore (born 1963/1964) is an English actress, screenwriter, and playwright. She is known for her roles in "Coronation Street" (1990–92), "I'm Alan Partridge" (2002), "Ashes to Ashes" (2008–09), "Twenty Twelve" (2011–12), and "Scott & Bailey" (2011–14).
Bullmore began writing in 1994. Her ... | perjured herself in court and that she had discussed details of the case to Nick. The jury finds Stelikos innocent, though the evidence points to the opposite. Savage, also upon seeing Rachel, realises that she has not gone through with the abortion, however, she later suffers a miscarriage. Nick's wife discovers his a... | 34,552 | triviaqa-train |
The Medici's were rulers of which region of Italy from 1569 to 1739? | Florence
Florence ( ; ) is a city in central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with 383,084 inhabitants in 2013, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.
Florence was a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that era... | of the Mughal Empire in 1526.
History Muslim Rulers Mughal Empire.
The Punjab region rose to significance in the Hindustan when Lahore became a seat for royal family in 1584, the legacy of which is seen today in its rich display of Mughal architecture in modern Pakistan and the efflorescence of Persianate culture.
The... | 34,553 | triviaqa-train |
Who plays Detective Inspector Richard Poole in the crime drama 'Death in Paradise'? | Death in Paradise (TV series)
Death in Paradise is a British-French crime drama television series created by Robert Thorogood, starring Ben Miller (series 1–3), Kris Marshall (series 3–6) and Ardal O'Hanlon (series 6 – present). The programme is a joint UK and French production filmed on the French Caribbean island of ... | Humphrey Goodman
Detective Inspector Humphrey Goodman is a character in the crime drama television series "Death in Paradise", portrayed by Kris Marshall.
Goodman is assigned to Saint Marie after the murder of D.I. Richard Poole at the start of Series 3. Clues from Poole's investigation helped Goodman reveal the motive... | 34,554 | triviaqa-train |
Which Country won the men's hockey gold at the 2012 Olympics? | Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Field hockey at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place from 29 July to 11 August at the Riverbank Arena within the Olympic Park.
On 13 November 2010 the International Hockey Federation (FIH) decided to allocate 12 teams for each men and women events respectively.
Germany wo... | Robert Hammond
Robert Hammond (born 1981) is an Australian field hockey player from Queensland. He has played hockey on the state level. He has been a consistent member of the Australia men's national field hockey team. He was with the team when they won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal at th... | 34,555 | triviaqa-train |
Who created the fictional character Alex Cross? | Alex Cross
Alex Cross is a fictional character created by author James Patterson. He is the protagonist of the series of books about a former FBI agent and psychologist who works in Washington, D.C.
Character.
Alex Cross is an African American detective and psychologist based out of the Southeast quadrant of Washington... | Caitlin Fairchild
Caitlin Fairchild is a fictional comic book superhero, who appears in the Wildstorm series Gen¹³. She was created by writers Jim Lee and Brandon Choi, and artist J. Scott Campbell.
Fictional character biography.
Fictional character biography Early life.
Caitlin Fairchild is the daughter of Alex Fairch... | 34,556 | triviaqa-train |
The painting 'The Haywain' by Constable depicts a cart crossing which river? | The Hay Wain
The Hay Wain – originally titled Landscape: Noon – is a painting by John Constable, finished in 1821, which depicts a rural scene on the River Stour between the English counties of Suffolk and Essex. It hangs in the National Gallery in London and is regarded as "Constable's most famous image" and one of th... | Cows Crossing a Ford
Cows Crossing a Ford is an early 19th century painting by French artist Jules Dupré. Done in oil on canvas, the work depicts farmers driving their cattle across a river in Limousin, a region of central France. The way in which the low horizon and sky are rendered in the painting are a testament to ... | 34,557 | triviaqa-train |
The song Burning Bridges by the Mike Curb Congregation is sung over the opening credits of which film? | he co-wrote a new theme for the TV series "American Bandstand", which was used until 1974.
Curb organized his own musical group, The Mike Curb Congregation in the 1960s; they had a Top 40 pop hit in early 1971 with the title cut from their album "Burning Bridges" (written and composed by Lalo Schifrin and Mike Curb) wh... | 2005.
The main musical theme of the movie (at both beginning and end) is "Burning Bridges", sung by the Mike Curb Congregation with music by Schifrin. There is also a casual rendition of the music in the background near the middle of the film. The Mike Curb Congregation's recording of "Burning Bridges" reached #34 on t... | 34,558 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the Prince of Wales killed by forces of Edward 1st in 1282? | an early distinct line but this was thwarted by Gruffudd ap Llewellyn, who reclaimed swathes of land beyond the dyke. The Act of Union of 1536 formed a linear border stretching from the mouth of the Dee to the mouth of the Wye. Even after the Act of Union, many of the borders remained vague and moveable until the Welsh... | , mobilised during the Welsh War of 1282–1283 with those of John Le Strange and Hugh le Despenser and it was their soldiers who ambushed and killed the last native Prince of Wales near Builth in 1282.
End of the Principality.
Owain ap Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn (alias Owen de la Pole) allegedly surrendered the principality... | 34,559 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of Boycie's wife in 'Only Fools and Horses? | black market.
Initially, Del Boy, Rodney and Grandad were the only regulars, along with the occasional appearances of roadsweeper Trigger (Roger Lloyd-Pack) and pretentious used car salesman Boycie (John Challis). Over time, the cast expanded, mostly in the form of regulars at the local pub "The Nag's Head". These incl... | selling goods from the docks out of the back of a van; Del and Boycie's attempt at dating Pam and Glenda (Jodie Mooney and Katie Griffiths); Joan fending off advances from her perverted boss and provides an introduction to Roy Slater (Calum MacNab) and Albie Littlewood (Jonathan Readwin).
Production.
Writer John Sulliv... | 34,560 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first snooker player to have a maximum 147 break at the World Snooker Championships? | quarter-finals. and met Cliff Thorburn in the final. The final was close with the score being 9–9 after the first day and 18–18 after two days. Spencer led 22–20 after the first session on the final day and pulled ahead to win 25–21 in the final session. Defending champion John Spencer lost to Perrie Mans in the first ... | ), and the six-red snooker world championships three times (in 2009, 2012 and 2013). Davis reached his first ranking event final in 2018, where he lost to Stuart Bingham in the final of the English Open.
Davis is the oldest snooker player to make an official maximum break of 147 points in a professional competition, at... | 34,561 | triviaqa-train |
What nationality was the painter Joan Miro? | Joan Miró
Joan Miró i Ferrà ( , , ; 20 April 1893 – 25 December 1983) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist born in Barcelona. A museum dedicated to his work, the Fundació Joan Miró, was established in his native city of Barcelona in 1975, and another, the Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró, was established in his ad... | art, which was one of the modern school, achieved wide recognition in Japan, where he was considered an important figure in the modern movement known as Shinseisakka. In this country, his work was gaining increasing appreciation as critice noted in it a distinctive "mode," which in his later works approached the surrea... | 34,562 | triviaqa-train |
Classical Noh drama is an art form from which country? | Noh
, derived from the Sino-Japanese word for "skill" or "talent", is a major form of classical Japanese musical drama that has been performed since the 14th century. Developed by Kan'ami and his son Zeami, it is the oldest major theatre art that is still regularly performed today. Traditionally, a "Noh" program includ... | skating and synchronized swimming are "dance disciplines" while the "Katas" of the martial arts are often compared to dances.
Performing Arts Theatre.
Modern Western theatre is dominated by realism, including drama and comedy. Another popular Western form is musical theatre. Classical forms of theatre, including Greek ... | 34,563 | triviaqa-train |
Which song especially written for the film version of Les Miserables was nominated for an Oscar for Best Song? | the stage musical. In addition to the cuts, a new song, "Suddenly" was added, new music was composed for the battle scenes, and the order of several songs changed from the stage musical. Several major pieces—primarily "Who Am I?", "Stars", and the two "Soliloquy" pieces—are performed in a different key from most record... | Les enfants du Pirée
Les enfants du Pirée is a number one song by Dalida which was an international summer hit. It is also the title song of her first released album in the 1960s. The song won an award in Québec for 'best foreign song of 1960', shared with the version of Gloria Lasso. It comes from the movie "Never on ... | 34,564 | triviaqa-train |
In the Pop Song 'Tell Laura I Love Her' what was the name of the young driver the lover of Laura who died? | been a hit in 14 countries, and has sold over seven million copies.
"Tell Laura I Love Her" is the tragic story of a teenage boy named Tommy who is desperately in love with a girl named Laura. Although they are only teenagers, he wants to marry her, so he enters a stock car race, hoping to win, and use the prize money ... | song was included in a medley by Steve Goodman, who performed it along with "Tell Laura I Love Her" and "Laurie (Strange Things Happen)" in what he referred to as "dead girl songs."
It was also included in a medley by John Sebastian on his ""Cheapo Cheapo Productions" album (1971), though not credited in the sleevenote... | 34,565 | triviaqa-train |
Which reality television programme was won by Natalie Coleman in 2013? | series later created the popular reality shows "Strictly Come Dancing", "Location, Location, Location", and the revamped "MasterChef", among others. The 1980s and 1990s were also a time when tabloid talk shows became more popular. Many of these featured the same types of unusual or dysfunctional guests who would later ... | comedian Julia Morris, who beat choreographer and "So You Think You Can Dance Australia" judge Jason Coleman in the final Boardroom
Seasons Season 2 (2012).
The second season of "The Celebrity Apprentice Australia" began to air on the Nine Network on 18 April 2012. It was eventually won by television and music industry... | 34,566 | triviaqa-train |
The Book 'Best Kept Secret' is the third instalment of the Clifton Chronicles saga who is the author? | Best Kept Secret (novel)
Best Kept Secret is a 2013 novel by Jeffrey Archer and the third book in his Clifton Chronicles series. The book was released on 14 March 2013 and follows Harry Clifton as he starts a family
Of the series, Archer commented in March 2013 that he had completed the first draft for the next book in... | is the author of the bestselling beauty guide "Beauty Confidential: The No Preaching, No Lies, Advice-You'll-Actually-Use-Guide to Looking Your Best";. Her first novel "Confessions of a Beauty Addict" was published in January 2009.
Courtney lives in Santa Monica with her husband Erik Courtney, an independent informatio... | 34,567 | triviaqa-train |
Apart from the oboe which other instrument in a standard orchestra has a double reed? | tube (the staple), the lower half of which is normally surrounded by a piece of cork. The staple is then inserted into the farrow at the upper end of the oboe.
Players can buy reeds either ready-made, or in various stages of formation, such as part-scraped, reed blanks, or buy the staples and cane separately. Cane is s... | Contrabass oboe
The contrabass oboe is a double reed woodwind instrument in the key of C or F, sounding two octaves or an octave and a fourth (respectively) lower than the standard oboe.
Current research, in particular that by hautboy specialist Bruce Haynes, suggests that such instruments may have been developed in Fr... | 34,568 | triviaqa-train |
The song 'The Impossible Dream comes from which film and stage musical? | The Impossible Dream (The Quest)
"The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" is a popular song composed by Mitch Leigh, with lyrics written by Joe Darion. The song is the most popular song from the 1965 Broadway musical "Man of La Mancha" and is also featured in the 1972 film of the same name starring Peter O'Toole.
The complet... | in 1996, Campbell sung a cover of the song, "The Impossible Dream", on the compilation album "Rhythm of the Games: 1996 Olympic Games Album". Campbell also contributed to the RCA Victor Records tribute album called "The Songs of West Side Story" in dedication to the original "West Side Story" musical and it's 1961 film... | 34,569 | triviaqa-train |
Who sponsored the First Division of the Scottish Football League for the 2012/13 Season? | from the 1985–86 season. As this sponsor has changed over the years the league was known in turn as the Fine Fare League, B&Q League, Bell's Scottish Football League and finally as the Irn-Bru Scottish Football League. The SFL also organised two knock-out cup competitions, the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Chall... | 2011–12 Scottish Premier League
The 2011–12 Scottish Premier League was the fourteenth season of the Scottish Premier League, the highest division of Scottish football, since its inception in 1998. The season started on 23 July 2011 and ended on 13 May 2012.
A total of twelve teams contested the league: eleven sides th... | 34,570 | triviaqa-train |
The film and stage musical Hairspray is set in which US City? | an ensemble cast including John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes, James Marsden, Queen Latifah, Brittany Snow, Zac Efron, Elijah Kelley, Allison Janney, and Nikki Blonsky in her feature film debut. Set in 1962 Baltimore, Maryland, the film follows the "pleasantly plump" teenager Tracy Turnb... | Hairspray (2007 film)
Hairspray is a 2007 musical romantic comedy film based on the Broadway musical of the same name, which in turn was based on John Waters's 1988 comedy film of the same name. The film was a British-American venture produced by Ingenious Media and Zadan/Meron Productions. Adapted from both Waters's 1... | 34,571 | triviaqa-train |
In which County are Lulworth Cove and the natural limestone arch Durdle Door? | Lulworth Cove
Lulworth Cove is a cove near the village of West Lulworth, on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, southern England. The cove is one of the world's finest examples of such a landform, and is a World Heritage Site and tourist location with approximately 500,000 visitors every year, of whom about 30 percent visit ... | Iron Age earthworks. To the west is Hambury Tout, which has a barrow on its rounded top.
West Lulworth village is about half a mile north of Lulworth Cove, a picturesque, sheltered bay enclosed almost in a circle. The natural limestone arch of Durdle Door is a mile west along the coast from Lulworth Cove.
About 100m we... | 34,572 | triviaqa-train |
In which UK City is there a district called Splott? | cities in 1893, and Bradford, Kingston upon Hull and Nottingham were honoured on the occasion of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897. The last three had been the largest county boroughs outside the London area without city status.
Between 1897 and 1914, applications were received from a number of other boroughs, b... | Board School, which was then in use as a hospital.
Closure.
After the station closed on 2 April 1917, the buildings fell into disrepair and became heavily vandalised. The building which fronted the street was later used by the Splott & District Amateur Operatic Society, who used it as a workshop for building scenery an... | 34,573 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the 30ft sculpture by Paul Day what stands as the centre piece of the refurbished St Pancras Station in London? | During an elaborate opening ceremony, actor Timothy West, as Henry Barlow, addressed the audience, which was also entertained by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the singers Lemar and Katherine Jenkins. In a carefully staged set piece, the first Class 395 train and two Class 373 trains arrived through a cloud of dr... | . The station's large arched roof – a huge wrought-iron single-span arched roof, spanning , long and high – was a noted piece of railway engineering and is the widest unsupported iron arch in Britain after the Barlow train shed at London St Pancras.
At its height, in the 1930s, more than 400 trains passed through the s... | 34,574 | triviaqa-train |
Which film and TV actress is the daughter of Dame Diana Rigg? | ); and Arlena Marshall in "Evil Under the Sun" (1982). She won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for the 1989 BBC miniseries "Mother Love", and an Emmy Award for her role as Mrs. Danvers in the 1997 adaptation of "Rebecca". Her other television credits include "You, Me and the Apocalypse" (2015), "Detectorists" (2015... | Diana Rigg
Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg, (born 20 July 1938) is an English actress. She played Emma Peel in the TV series "The Avengers" (1965–68), Countess Teresa di Vicenzo, wife of James Bond, in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969), and Olenna Tyrell in "Game of Thrones" (2013–17). She has also had a career i... | 34,575 | triviaqa-train |
Which French author wrote the 1850 adventure story The Black Tulip ? | A separation would follow, with a second set of adventures leading to a final reunion.
Variations kept the genre alive. From the mid-19th century onwards, when mass literacy grew, adventure became a popular subgenre of fiction. Although not exploited to its fullest, adventure has seen many changes over the years – from... | Black Tulip
Black Tulip may refer to:
- Operation Black Tulip a plan to evict all Germans from the Netherlands
- "The Black Tulip", an 1850 novel
- Black Tulip, a strategic formation to protect cargo planes in the Afghanistan war.
- Black Tulip (plane), the Soviet military transport Antonov An-12 plane which was taking... | 34,576 | triviaqa-train |
In the Bible who was “comforted” by Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar? | Zophar
In the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament "Book of Job", Zophar or Tzofar (צוֹפַר "Chirping; rising early", Standard Hebrew Tsofar, Tiberian Hebrew Ṣôp̄ar) the Naamathite is one of the three friends of Job who visits to comfort him during his illness. His comments can be found in Job chapter 11 and 20. He suggests that ... | wealthy New York banker, describe his prosperity as a just reward for his faithfulness to God. Scorning him, Nickles wagers that J.B. will curse God if his life is ruined. Nickles and Zuss then watch as J.B.'s children are killed and his property is ruined and the former millionaire is left to the streets. J.B. is then... | 34,577 | triviaqa-train |
In the 2013 film, who played The Railway Man’ of the title? | The Railway Man (film)
The Railway Man is a 2013 British–Australian war film directed by Jonathan Teplitzky. It is an adaptation of the 1995 autobiography of the same name by Eric Lomax, and stars Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Jeremy Irvine, and Stellan Skarsgård. It premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festi... | .
In television and films.
Nagase is portrayed by Randall Duk Kim in the 1996 BBC TV film "Prisoners in Time", based on the story of Eric Lomax, who is played by John Hurt, with Rowena Cooper as his wife, Patti.
In the 2001 film "To End All Wars", based on the autobiography of Ernest Gordon, Nagase is portrayed by Yugo... | 34,578 | triviaqa-train |
What was the last Space Shuttle to orbit the Earth, doing so on the 21st July 2011? | Tests and has no orbital capability. Four fully operational orbiters were initially built: "Columbia", "Challenger", "Discovery", and "Atlantis". Of these, two were lost in mission accidents: "Challenger" in 1986 and "Columbia" in 2003, with a total of fourteen astronauts killed. A fifth operational (and sixth in total... | Mars by extending the Apollo program was squandered by a change in focus to Shuttle and space station programs that only reached orbit: "I spent some time analysing what we could have done had we used the budgets we received to explore the capabilities inherent in the Apollo hardware after it was built. The short answe... | 34,579 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the leader and pianist of the group ‘Brasil 66’? | Sérgio Mendes
Sérgio Santos Mendes (; born February 11, 1941) is a Brazilian musician. He has over 55 releases, and plays bossa nova heavily crossed with jazz and funk. He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2012 as co-writer of the song "Real in Rio" from the animated film "Rio".
Mendes is a unique ex... | the bandleader and pianist Thomas Dorsey and the band he assembled, the Wildcats Jazz Band. They began their tour with an appearance in Chicago in April 1924 and continued, on and off, until 1928. Dorsey left the group in 1926 because of ill health and was replaced as pianist by Lillian Hardaway Henderson, the wife of ... | 34,580 | triviaqa-train |
Which town is on the A6 almost midway between Buxton and Matlock? | the advent of the railways, visitors attracted by the landscape, spa towns at Buxton and Matlock Bath, Castleton's show caves, and Bakewell, the national park's only town.
Tourism remains important for its towns and villages and their varied attractions, country houses and heritage sites. Outside the towns, walking on... | Matlock Bath
Matlock Bath is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England. It lies in the Peak District, south of Matlock on the main A6 road, and approximately halfway between Buxton and Derby. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 753. Originally built at the head of a dead-end dirt road r... | 34,581 | triviaqa-train |
For which Rugby Union club does Leigh Halfpenny play? | he would be leaving the Blues at the end of the 2013–14 season after signing a two-year deal with French giants Toulon.
He did not get to complete the 2013–14 season due to receiving a dislocated shoulder in the RBS Six Nations match against England. Thus his final match with the Blues was against Exeter Chiefs on 18 ... | on a trip to visit the teams around Brisbane. He was signed to play for Cardiff RFC, whilst providing cover for the two Cardiff Blues scrum halves. His first match for Cardiff was against Aberavon RFC, when he was brought off the bench after only seven minutes following an injury to Gareth Baber. Upon his move to Cardi... | 34,582 | triviaqa-train |
According to Shakespeare which king rode a horse called ‘White Surrey’? | Virgil. In 1623, in conjunction with the publication of the First Folio, the Droeshout engraving was published.
Shakespeare has been commemorated in many statues and memorials around the world, including funeral monuments in Southwark Cathedral and Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey.
Plays.
Most playwrights of the peri... | on "The Lone Ranger" radio series.
Characters Their horses.
According to the episode "The Legend of Silver" (September 30, 1938), before acquiring Silver, the Lone Ranger rode a chestnut mare called Dusty. The Lone Ranger saves Silver's life from an enraged buffalo and, in gratitude, Silver chooses to give up his wild ... | 34,583 | triviaqa-train |
How many atoms make up one molecule of ozone? | of the oceans and atmosphere. However, the majority of familiar solid substances on Earth, including most of the minerals that make up the crust, mantle, and core of the Earth, contain many chemical bonds, but are "not" made of identifiable molecules. Also, no typical molecule can be defined for ionic crystals (salts) ... | Chlorine peroxide
Chlorine peroxide (also known as dichlorine dioxide or ClO dimer) is a molecular compound with formula ClOOCl. Chemically, it is a dimer of the chlorine monoxide radical (ClO·). It is important in the formation of the ozone hole. Chlorine peroxide catalytically converts ozone into oxygen when it is ir... | 34,584 | triviaqa-train |
Which French singer/songwriter and former model is married to Nicolas Sarkozy and was romantically linked to Mick Jagger in the early 1990s? | He initiated the reform of French universities (2007) and the pension reform (2010). He married Italian-French singer-songwriter Carla Bruni in 2008 at the Élysée Palace in Paris.
In the 2012 election, François Hollande, candidate of the Socialist Party, defeated Sarkozy by a 3.2% margin. After leaving the presidential... | Olivier Sarkozy
Pierre Olivier Sárközy (born May 26, 1969) is a French banker based in the United States. His half-brother is Nicolas Sarkozy, former President of France.
Early life.
Sarkozy was born to Pal Sarkozy de Nagy-Bocsa, of Hungarian descent, and Christine de Ganay, of French descent. His father was previously... | 34,585 | triviaqa-train |
In the Washington Irving short story, for how many years did Rip van Winkle sleep in the Catskill Mountains? | Rip Van Winkle
"Rip Van Winkle" is a short story by the American author Washington Irving, first published in 1819. It follows a Dutch-American villager in colonial America named Rip Van Winkle who falls asleep in the Catskill Mountains and wakes up 20 years later, having missed the American Revolution. Irving wrote it... | of a drug which induces a suspended animation state which is indistinguishable from death.
In American fiction, the first story to deal with suspended animation is the tale of Rip Van Winkle, a short story by American author Washington Irving published in 1819 as well as the name of the story's fictional protagonist. I... | 34,586 | triviaqa-train |
Leon Frank Czolgosz assassinated which US president in 1901? | Leon Czolgosz
Leon Frank Czolgosz (; May 5, 1873 – October 29, 1901) was an Alpena, Michigan, U.S. born anarchist of Polish descent, and former steel worker who assassinated United States President William McKinley on September 6, 1901 in Buffalo, NY, at the Temple of Music on the 1901 Pan American Exposition Fair grou... | in position for the attack on the herd. Anyone who broke ranks could be severely beaten. During the chase, the hunters guided their ponies with their knees and wielded bows and arrows. They could incapacitate buffalo with a single arrow shot into the flank between the lower ribs and the hip. The animal would soon lie d... | 34,587 | triviaqa-train |
Which company -whose factory was in North London-made the standard 303 British Army issue rifle? | powder based on nitrocellulose flake shaped propellants. The nitrocellulose versions—first introduced in World War I—were designated with a "z" postfix indicated after the type (e.g. Mark VIIz, with a bullet weight of ) and in headstamps.
Military use Mark VII .276 Enfield.
.303 British cartridges, along with the Lee–E... | army during the Latvian War of Independence. They were delivered, together with ammunition and other war materials, by British warships. After the war, Ross rifles became the standard issue service rifle of Latvian army, since the decision was taken to standardize rifle calibers to British .303.
- The British supplied ... | 34,588 | triviaqa-train |
On television who played Dr Elizabeth Corday in the medical drama ER, and River Song in Dr Who? | with River Song (Alex Kingston) and Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman) provided ongoing story arcs. The tenth series introduced Pearl Mackie as Bill Potts, the Doctor's newest traveling companion. Bill Potts is the Doctor's first openly gay companion. Pearl Mackie said that the increased representation for LGBTQ people is im... | Crashing" (2007).
In September 1997, Kingston gained North American television fame after being cast on the long-running medical drama "ER". Her first appearance was in the premiere of the fourth season, the award-winning live episode "Ambush", as British surgeon Elizabeth Corday. Kingston played this role for just ove... | 34,589 | triviaqa-train |
What was the Christian name of the Bond villain Goldfinger? | Goldfinger (film)
Goldfinger is a 1964 British spy film and the third installment in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions, starring Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. It is based on the novel of the same name by Ian Fleming. The film also stars Honor Blackman as Bond girl Pussy Galore and ... | novel but not seen in the films until the reboot. In "Skyfall", the villain Raoul Silva says he believes 50-year-old Macallan single malt whisky to be one of Bond's favourites.
Also in "Goldfinger" during a briefing on the villain, their host offers a refill with, "Have a little more of this rather disappointing brandy... | 34,590 | triviaqa-train |
Which country will stage the 2018 Winter Olympic Games? | 2018 Winter Olympics
The 2018 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and commonly known as PyeongChang 2018, was an international winter multi-sport event that was held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, Gangwon Province, South Korea, with the opening rounds for cert... | 2009, Annecy played host to Stage 18 of the Tour de France, as the start/finish point for an individual time trial around Lake Annecy. It will be the start town for stage 10 of the 2018 Tour de France on 17 July 2018.
Annecy launched a bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games but lost to Pyeongchang. If they had been ... | 34,591 | triviaqa-train |
Appearing for the first time in 1946, who, l say who, was the rooster featured in a series of Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies cartoons? | Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes is an American series of animated comedy short films produced by Warner Bros. from 1930 to 1969 during the golden age of American animation alongside its sister series "Merrie Melodies". It was known for introducing Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Tweety, Sylvester, Granny, Yose... | theme was arranged by William Lava for use with the updated opening sequences of new "Looney Tunes" and "Merrie Melodies" shorts. In 1967, a remix of the Lava version was used in the opening sequences of new "Looney Tunes" and "Merrie Melodies" shorts.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
The song was revived for the film "Who Fra... | 34,592 | triviaqa-train |
Henri IV was the first French king of which House in 1589? | Hugh Capet, included the first rulers to adopt the title of 'King of France' for the first time with Philip II (r. 1180–1223).
The Capetians ruled continuously from 987 to 1792 and again from 1814 to 1848. The branches of the dynasty which ruled after 1328, however, are generally given the specific branch names of Valo... | belonged to the older faith, appears to have taken no part in the French Wars of Religion until 1587, when his distrust of Henri of Lorraine, Duke of Guise caused him to declare against the League and to support his cousin Henri of Navarre, afterwards King Henri IV.
In 1589 after the murder of Henri III he was one of t... | 34,593 | triviaqa-train |
Buckminster-Fullerene, made up of spheres of 60 atoms is an allotrope of which element? | helium from gas wells, as shown by its lower abundance of helium-3) is a product of alpha decay.
There are a few trace atoms on Earth that were not present at the beginning (i.e., not "primordial"), nor are results of radioactive decay. Carbon-14 is continuously generated by cosmic rays in the atmosphere. Some atoms on... | the German operational plan "Fall Gelb" (Case Yellow), by "General" Erich von Manstein. The German breakout of the Ardennes was scheduled for 15 May, five days after the German attacks on the Netherlands and Belgium. The delay was to entice the Allies into believing the main thrust would, like the Schlieffen Plan in Wo... | 34,594 | triviaqa-train |
Which Rolling Stones 1964 No.1 hit was a cover of a 1956 blues recording made by Howlin’ Wolf? | in the US, was released during the tour. During the early Stones' releases, Richards was typically credited as "Richard". The Rolling Stones' fifth UK single, a cover of Willie Dixon's "Little Red Rooster"—with "Off the Hook", credited to Nanker Phelge, as the B-side—was released in November 1964 and became their secon... | . Cocker developed an interest in blues music and sought out recordings by John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins and Howlin' Wolf. In 1963, they booked their first significant gig when they supported the Rolling Stones at Sheffield City Hall.
In 1964, Cocker signed a recording contract as a solo act with De... | 34,595 | triviaqa-train |
Which cloud formation is abbreviated to Cs? | are identified in the troposphere Species and varieties Species Stable or mostly stable.
Of the stratiform group, high-level cirrostratus comprises two species. Cirrostratus "nebulosus" has a rather diffuse appearance lacking in structural detail. Cirrostratus "fibratus" is a species made of semi-merged filaments that ... | HL Tauri
HL Tauri (abbreviated HL Tau) is a very young T Tauri star in the constellation Taurus, approximately from Earth in the Taurus Molecular Cloud. The luminosity and effective temperature of imply that its age is less than 100,000 years. At apparent magnitude 15.1, it is too faint to be seen with the unaided eye.... | 34,596 | triviaqa-train |
There are 4 novels (as opposed to short stories) featuring Sherlock Holmes; A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of Four, The Hound of the Baskervilles and which other? | . Holmes says in "The Valley of Fear", "I am not a whole-souled admirer of womankind", and in "The Adventure of the Second Stain" finds "the motives of women ... inscrutable ... How can you build on such quicksand? Their most trivial actions may mean volumes ... their most extraordinary conduct may depend upon a hairpi... | Holmes stories. Charles Edward Pogue was enlisted to pen the screenplays but only "The Sign of the Four" and "The Hound of the Baskervilles" were ultimately filmed as Granada Television's "Sherlock Holmes" series premiered in 1984.
In an interview with "Scarlet Street", Ian Richardson explained:
"The Sign of Four" was ... | 34,597 | triviaqa-train |
David Frost was once married to which of Peter Sellers four wives? | , and who, when he masquerades—for reasons never gone into—as Quasimodo, overinflates his hump with helium." Sellers's performance earned him a further nomination at the 34th Golden Globe Awards.
In March 1976 Sellers began dating actress Lynne Frederick, whom he married on 18 February 1977. Biographer Roger Lewis docu... | refused to give her stepchildren anything due to their rocky relationship with her and Sellers.
She briefly married David Frost (on 25 January 1981); and her supposed eagerness to remarry so quickly after Sellers' death virtually robbed her of any last shred of dignity in the public eye which ultimately resulted in her... | 34,598 | triviaqa-train |
What was B.B. Kings real first name? | B.B. King
Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B.B. King, was an American blues singer, electric guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. King introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending and shimmering vibrato that influenced many later electric blu... | Kings of Rhythm drummer Eugene Washington during an intermission and she sang the B.B. King blues ballad, "You Know I Love You". Upon hearing Bullock sing, Turner asked her if she knew more songs, and she sang the rest of the night; becoming a featured vocalist with the Kings of Rhythm. During this period, Ike taught h... | 34,599 | triviaqa-train |
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