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"What feature of British life is owned by ""Lord Gnome""?" | Recurring in-jokes in Private Eye
The fortnightly British satirical magazine "Private Eye" has long had a reputation for using euphemistic and irreverent substitute names and titles for people, groups and organisations and has coined a number of expressions to describe sex, drugs, alcohol and other aspects of human act... | trains on the circuit at once during 24 September.
The line runs a mixture of (both club and privately owned) Standard Gauge Scale and Narrow Gauge Steam, Diesel, Petrol and Electric locomotives.
A feature of the railway is its gnome village, a collection of garden gnomes donated by the public. The gnome village was va... | 34,800 | triviaqa-train |
Who presents Radio 4's I'm Sorry, I Haven't a Clue? | 1990s, on BBC Radio 2. The 50th series was broadcast in November and December 2007.
After a period of split chairmanship in the first series, Humphrey Lyttelton ("Humph") served in this role from the programme's inception until his death in 2008. In April 2008, following the hospitalisation and subsequent death of Lytt... | List of games on I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
This is a list of games featured on BBC Radio 4's long-running "antidote to panel games", "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue". Some are featured more frequently than others.
Ad-Lib Poetry.
The host gives a line of a poem, and each panelist has to continue the poem, continuing to spe... | 34,801 | triviaqa-train |
"""Arise, children of the Fatherland, the day of glory is here"" are the first words of which country's national anthem?" | France que l'Europe admire
A reconquis la Liberté
Et chaque citoyen respire
Sous les lois de l'Égalité ; (bis)
Un jour son image chérie
S'étendra sur tout l'univers.
Peuples, vous briserez vos fers
Et vous aurez une Patrie !
Aux armes, citoyens ...
Foulant aux pieds les droits de l'Homme,
Les soldatesques légions
Des p... | several of the words have been modified. As an intrinsic element of civic education in Armenia, the anthem is one of several national symbols which feature prominently in the classrooms of the country's schools. By dignifying the song in this manner, teachers reckon that this "encourage[s] students to sing the national... | 34,802 | triviaqa-train |
How many naturally-occurring elements are there in the periodic table? | with atomic numbers 1 through 82 each have at least one stable isotope (except for technetium, element 43 and promethium, element 61, which have no stable isotopes). Isotopes considered stable are those for which no radioactive decay has yet been observed. Elements with atomic numbers 83 through 94 are unstable to the ... | , crystalline transition metal lies between manganese and rhenium in group 7 of the periodic table, and its chemical properties are intermediate between those of these two adjacent elements. The most common naturally occurring isotope is Tc.
Many of technetium's properties were predicted by Dmitri Mendeleev before the ... | 34,803 | triviaqa-train |
Which castle is the seat of the Dukes of Northumberland? | =residences/
Family residences.
The seat of the Dukes of Northumberland is Alnwick Castle, which is located in Alnwick, Northumberland. The family's London residence is Syon House in Brentford, which replaced, as their London residence, the demolished Northumberland House in the Strand. Warkworth and Prudhoe castles we... | family since the 16th century, , is situated between the villages Heeten and Raalte in Overijssel. The area contains 5 square kilometres of forests and cultivated land. Nowadays, the family mainly earns its living by forestry, agriculture and renting holiday houses. The British branch of the family owns Bothal Castle (... | 34,804 | triviaqa-train |
How old was Elvis Presley when he died in 1977? | comeback special "Elvis", which led to an extended Las Vegas concert residency and a string of highly profitable tours. In 1973, Presley gave the first concert by a solo artist to be broadcast around the world, "Aloha from Hawaii". Years of prescription drug abuse severely compromised his health, and he died suddenly i... | Lisa Marie was born on February 1, 1968, to Elvis and Priscilla Presley at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, nine months to the day after her parents' May 1, 1967, wedding. After her parents divorced, she lived with her mother.
When her father died in 1977, 9-year-old Lisa Marie became joint heir to his ... | 34,805 | triviaqa-train |
Who presents Radio 4's The News Quiz? | The News Quiz
The News Quiz is a British topical panel game broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
History.
"The News Quiz" was first broadcast in 1977 with Barry Norman as chairman. Subsequently, it was chaired by Simon Hoggart, Barry Took (until 1995), and then again by Simon Hoggart until March 2006. Hoggart was replaced by Sand... | and Die" and "28 Minutes to Save the NHS". He has appeared on the BBC TV news quiz "Have I Got News for You", as well as the original and longer-running "The News Quiz" on BBC Radio 4 and "The Now Show" on the same station. He also writes the "Medicine Balls" column in "Private Eye", under the pseudonym "M.D." (use of ... | 34,806 | triviaqa-train |
Which bathe took place on October 25th 1415? | Battle of Agincourt
The Battle of Agincourt ( ) was one of the greatest English victories in the Hundred Years' War. It took place on 25 October 1415 (Saint Crispin's Day) near Azincourt in northern France. England's unexpected victory against a numerically superior French army boosted English morale and prestige, crip... | such as the name of a town, forest or river, commonly prefixed "Battle of...". Occasionally battles are named after the date on which they took place, such as The Glorious First of June.
In the Middle Ages it was considered important to settle on a suitable name for a battle which could be used by the chroniclers. For ... | 34,807 | triviaqa-train |
How old was Jimi Hendrix when he died in 1970? | Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter. His mainstream career lasted only four years, but he is widely regarded as one of the most influential guitarists in history and one of the most celebrat... | Norman Brown (guitarist)
Norman Brown (born December 18, 1970) is an American smooth jazz guitarist and singer.
Career.
Brown was born in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1970 and grew up in Kansas City, Kansas. When he was eight years old, he was attracted to his brother's acoustic guitar. He was inspired by Jimi Hendrix and ... | 34,808 | triviaqa-train |
Which castle is the seat of the Dukes of Norfolk? | Arundel Castle
Arundel Castle is a restored and remodelled medieval castle in Arundel, West Sussex, England. It was established by Roger de Montgomery on Christmas Day 1067. Roger became the first to hold the earldom of Arundel by the graces of William the Conqueror. The castle was damaged in the English Civil War and ... | quality.
The 16th Duke had planned to give the castle to the National Trust but following his death in 1975 the 17th Duke cancelled the plan. He created an independent charitable trust to guarantee the castle's future, and oversaw restorative works.
Today the castle remains the principal seat of the Dukes of Norfolk, ... | 34,809 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1959 film comedy featured a European country called the Duchy of Grand Fenwick? | Grand Fenwick
The Duchy of Grand Fenwick is a tiny fictional country created by Leonard Wibberley in a series of comedic novels beginning with "The Mouse That Roared" (1955), which was later made into a film.
In the novels, Wibberley goes beyond the merely comic, placing the tiny nation (15 square miles/39 square kilom... | presumably based on Liechtenstein, which is featured in Meriol Trevor's "Letzenstein Chronicles" series of books.
- Leutonia: Eastern European home of the Happy Wanderers (Yosh & Stan Shmenge) from "SCTV".
- Lichtenburg: made famous by Ethel Merman in the musical comedy "Call Me Madam".
- Lichtenburg: a Balkan grand du... | 34,810 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the Israeli parliament? | in protest of a gas monopoly deal. Netanyahu took the portfolio himself and promised to speed up the deal.
The Knesset, and with it the legislative activity of the current cabinet, voted to dissolve itself on May 30, 2019.
See also.
- List of female cabinet ministers of Israel
External links.
- Current and past cabinet... | founder.
This name was rejected by the Post Office, forcing a change of name. Joseph Andrews, a major and veteran of the American Civil War, suggested the name "What Cheer," and the town was officially renamed on December 1, 1879.
Sources differ as to why the name What Cheer was chosen. The phrase "what cheer with you... | 34,811 | triviaqa-train |
Claire Skinner plays a wife and mother in which TV comedy? | Outnumbered
Outnumbered may refer to:
- "Outnumbered" (UK TV series), a 2007–2016 British comedy series that aired on the BBC
- "Outnumbered" (American TV program), a 2014 news discussion program that airs on Fox News Channel
- "Outnumbered" (film), a 2009 American TV movie adapted from the UK TV series, directed by La... | is portrayed as an essentially decent, honest man in the corrupt money-obsessed industry of sporting celebrity, who is still deeply in love with his estranged wife Meryl (Claire Skinner). Andy Hamilton also appears in a minor role within the show, and several actors who have worked in his other comedy shows for televis... | 34,812 | triviaqa-train |
The Laughing Song comes from which Johann Strauss operetta? | " version, which is how audiences today are mostly presented with the genre: in an opera house with opera singers, rather than in a private theatre with courtesans in the lead roles.
Operetta in German.
Operetta in German Austria–Hungary.
The most significant composer of operetta in the German language was the Austrian... | Wiener Blut
Wiener Blut may refer to:
- Wiener Blut (waltz), a waltz by Johann Strauss II
- Wiener Blut (operetta), an operetta by Johann Strauss II
- "Wiener Blut" (album), an album by Falco
- "Wiener Blut" (song), the title song from the album
- "Vienna Blood", a 1942 film by Willi Forst
- A 1997 album and song by th... | 34,813 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the Spanish parliament? | of the Spanish territories whose current status in the Spanish state is legally linked with the old Fueros: its Statute of Autonomy specifically cites them and recognizes their special status, while also recognizing the supremacy of the Spanish Constitution.
Cortes (or "Corts" in Catalonia and Valencia) existed in each... | nicknames were suggested. Some of the early ones included the "bearie" (analogous to the loonie and its loon), the "bearly", the "deuce", the "doubloonie" (a play on "double loonie" and the former Spanish doubloon coin), and the "moonie" (because it depicted "the Queen with a bear behind").
Jack Iyerak Anawak, member o... | 34,814 | triviaqa-train |
Give either of the middle names of Venus Williams. | Venus Williams
Venus Ebony Starr Williams (born June 17, 1980) is an American professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 50 in the WTA singles rankings. She is generally credited with ushering in a new era of power and athleticism on the women's professional tennis tour.
Williams has been ranked world... | game of overtime to give the Sportimes a 21–18 victory and drop the Freedoms' record to 0 wins and 3 losses.
Season recap Williams and Raymond arrive.
Venus Williams and Lisa Raymond were both available for the third and final match of the Freedoms' early-season three-match road trip, and they had an immediate impact. ... | 34,815 | triviaqa-train |
Closing Time was a sequel to which famous novel of 1961? | Closing Time (novel)
Closing Time is a 1994 novel by Joseph Heller, written as a sequel to the popular "Catch-22". It takes place in New York City in the 1990s, and revisits some characters of the original, including Yossarian, Milo Minderbinder and Chaplain Tappman.
The book has two stories that are interwoven through... | London to spend a year in the small Yorkshire village of Windyridge.
In 1928 Riley wrote a sequel, "Windyridge Revisited", which remained in print until 1949.
Riley's obituaries on his death in 1961 described him as "the famous Bradford-born author of "Windyridge" and 34 other novels" and "the author who established hi... | 34,816 | triviaqa-train |
Which post in Gordon Brown's government was held by David Miliband? | David Miliband
David Wright Miliband (born 15 July 1965) is chief executive of the International Rescue Committee and public policy analyst. A former British Labour Party politician, who was the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from 2007 to 2010 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Shields... | Shadow Cabinet of Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband became Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition upon being elected to the former post on 25 September 2010. The election was triggered by Gordon Brown's resignation following the party's fall from power at the 2010 general election, which yielded a Conservative –... | 34,817 | triviaqa-train |
By what name was TV's Ben Collins better known? | " and "Top Gear Live", as well as for the film industry, such as driving James Bond's car in "Quantum of Solace" and "Casino Royale", and Eve Moneypenny's car in "Skyfall".
In August 2010, several British national newspapers reported on an allegation made by "The Sunday Times" that Collins may be one of the identities ... | actually the name of the fictitious radio show the new character hosted. Radio veteran Joseph Kearns (later best-known as Mr. Wilson on TV's "Dennis the Menace") played veterinarian Dr. Yancey, known better as Doc Yak-Yak and similar to former "Gildersleeve" foil Judge Hooker. The new show also borrowed a few "Gildersl... | 34,818 | triviaqa-train |
Which London Underground line would you take to get directly to Heathrow Airport? | M25 (between junctions 14 and 15). The terminal has a 3,800 space multi-story car park. A more distant long-stay car park for business passengers is connected to the terminal by a personal rapid transit system, which became operational in the spring of 2011. New branches of both the Heathrow Express and the Underground... | industry managers as alternative proposals to the Crossrail route being planned at the time. They proposed connecting a number of regional stations such as , , and via a new underground railway through central London, with a station at Heathrow Airport. The scheme was rejected by planners in favour of the simpler Cross... | 34,819 | triviaqa-train |
Under what name does Luis Carlos Almeida da Cunha play Premiership football? | Nani
Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha (born 17 November 1986), commonly known as Nani (), is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Orlando City SC in Major League Soccer. He represents Portugal in international football, and has played over 100 times for the senior national team. Although predomina... | first played VFA football for Carlton in 1885, and in 1887, Strickland captained the Blues to their second VFA Premiership. In 1893, Collingwood convinced Strickland to leave Carlton and play for Collingwood, in what is now looked back as one of the first major player movements in Australian rules football history. Car... | 34,820 | triviaqa-train |
Who was President of France immediately before Nicolas Sarkozy? | has been directly elected by universal suffrage; he was previously elected by an electoral college.
After the referendum on the reduction of the mandate of the President of the French Republic, 2000, the length of the term was reduced to five years from the previous seven; the first election to a shorter term was held ... | in crafting UN resolution 1701, intended to bring about a ceasefire in the 2006 Israeli–Lebanese conflict.
History Sarkozy administration.
Political relations between France and the United States became friendlier after Nicolas Sarkozy was elected President of France in 2007. Sarkozy, who has been called "Sarko the Ame... | 34,821 | triviaqa-train |
In 1962, Maurice Wilkins and two others won the Nobel Prize for Medicine for the discovery of what? | the prefrontal lobotomy, bestowed despite protests from the medical establishment. Other controversies resulted from disagreements over who was included in the award. The 1952 prize to Selman Waksman was litigated in court, and half the patent rights awarded to his co-discoverer Albert Schatz who was not recognized by ... | , and its winners are often subsequently regarded as champions. It is currently the world's second richest turf race (behind The Everest).
A slogan of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, first used on a promotional poster in 2003, describes the event as ""Ce n'est pas une course, c'est un monument"" – "It's not a race, it's... | 34,822 | triviaqa-train |
Peter Adamson played which character in Coronation Street? | by 1964 the programme had over 20 million regular viewers, with ratings peaking on 2 December 1964, at 21.36 million viewers.
Storylines throughout the decade included Elsie's mystery poison-pen letter, the 1962 marriage of Ken and Valerie Tatlock (Anne Reid), the death of Martha Longhurst in 1964, the birth of the Bar... | In 2015, the company made a trio of acquisitions:
- It bought Phenex Pharmaceuticals for $470 million. Its Farnesoid X Receptor (FXR) program used small-molecule FXR agonists in the treatment of liver diseases such as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.
- It bought EpiTherapeutics for $65 million. This acquisition gave Gilea... | 34,823 | triviaqa-train |
Which was Status Quo's only not hit single, which came in 1974? | was released in 1972 and heralded an even heavier, self-produced sound. This album was essentially the stylistic template for each album they released up until "Blue for You" in 1976. Quo's more popular songs from this era include "Paper Plane" (No 8 in the |UK chart) (1972), "Caroline" (No 5 in the UK chart) (1973), "... | release.
The next excursion for Kircher's drumming was as a member of the band Shanghai, where he joined Mick Green from Johnny Kidd and the Pirates. The band produced two albums, released in 1974 and 1976, when the band supported Status Quo on the "Blue for You" tour. This, in turn, directly led to Kircher's induction... | 34,824 | triviaqa-train |
James Harding is the editor of which daily newspaper? | and then re-introduction of the Times2 supplement in October 2010 after seven months, following complaints from readers.
With a reportedly unsustainable editorial budget, voluntary and compulsory redundancies were announced in June 2010, along the introduction of charges for readers for the digital edition. At the end ... | Inquirer" in the 1930s, and between 1962 and 1975, a line on "The Inquirer"'s front page claimed that the newspaper is the United States' oldest surviving daily newspaper.
Six months after "The Inquirer" was founded, with competition from eight established daily newspapers, lack of funds forced Norvell and Walker to se... | 34,825 | triviaqa-train |
In which year was the Lusitania sunk? | RMS Lusitania
RMS "Lusitania" was a British ocean liner that was sunk on 7 May 1915 by a German U-boat off the southern coast of Ireland. The sinking presaged the United States declaration of war on Germany two years later.
"Lusitania" held the Blue Riband appellation for the fastest Atlantic crossing and was briefly t... | sunk by a German U-boat, and an Admiralty inquiry brought serious charges against Turner. Winston Churchill was directly involved with the case. Although Turner was exonerated, the charges haunted him for the rest of his days, and he lived in seclusion.
Career and honors SS "Ivernia".
In the autumn of 1916, nearly a ye... | 34,826 | triviaqa-train |
Who writes verse obituaries in Private Eye? | . "Poetry Corner" is the contribution of obituaries by the fictional junior poet "E. J. Thribb (17½)". "St Cake's School" is an imaginary public school, run by Mr R. J. Kipling (BA, Leicester), which posts a diary of highly unlikely and arcane-sounding termly activities.
Regular sections Satirical and entertaining colu... | commentary like Melle Melle's one verse on "Superrappin'", Kurtis Blow's ruefully comedic "The Breaks" (Mercury, 1980) and a spurt of records following the success of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's "The Message" (Sugar Hill, 1982), the old school specialized lyrically in party rhymes.
Advent.
David Toop write... | 34,827 | triviaqa-train |
The Grand National has been run at Aintree since 1839 except for 1916-18 when it was run where? | Henry Hawley Smart.
History War National Steeplechase (1916–1918).
For three years during the First World War, while Aintree Racecourse was taken over by the War Office, an alternative race was run at Gatwick Racecourse, a now disused course on land now occupied by Gatwick Airport. The first of these races, in 1916, wa... | in the early 19th century. The 'official' first running of the world's most famous steeplechase, the Grand National, held annually at Aintree in England, took place in 1839. An Irish horse, Lottery, took the honours. The "National", as it is known, was run over , but since 2013 is run over . Notably, the 'Liverpool Gra... | 34,828 | triviaqa-train |
The Midlands Grand National is run on which racecourse? | Midlands Grand National
The Midlands Grand National is a Listed National Hunt race in Great Britain. It is a handicap steeplechase and is run at Uttoxeter Racecourse in March, over a distance of about 4 miles and 2 furlongs (4 miles, 2 furlongs and 8 yards, or ). During the race there are 24 fences to be jumped.
Histor... | Racecourse ceased to operate. Since this closure there is no longer a nearby train station serving Bromford. Closest stations are Stechford (1.5 miles away), Erdington (2 miles away), or Gravelly Hill (1.5 miles away).
National Express West Midlands run a number of bus services through Firs and Bromford (the residentia... | 34,829 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of the southern Italian region of Puglia? | and Montenegro. Its capital city is Bari.
Geography.
Apulia's coastline is longer than that of any other mainland Italian region. In the north, the Gargano promontory extends out into the Adriatic like a 'sperone' ("spur"), while in the south, the Salento peninsula forms the 'tacco' ("heel") of Italy's boot. The highes... | Puglia (disambiguation)
Puglia is the Italian name for Apulia, a historical and administrative region of Southern Italy.
Puglia may also refer to:
People.
- Giuseppe Puglia (1600–1636), an Italian painter
- Nareshkumar Chunnalal Puglia (born 1948), an Indian politician
- Frank Puglia (1892–1975), an Italian film actor
... | 34,830 | triviaqa-train |
The Trilby hat derives its name from the stage adaptation of a 1894 novel by which author? | Trilby (novel)
Trilby is a novel by George du Maurier and one of the most popular novels of its time. Published serially in "Harper's Monthly" from January to August 1894, it was published in book form on 8 September 1895 and sold 200,000 copies in the United States alone. "Trilby" is set in the 1850s in an idyllic boh... | (meaning "completely unclothed") and the term "Svengali" for a man with dominating powers over a (generally female) protégée, as well as indirectly inspiring the name of the trilby hat, originally worn on stage by a character in the play based on the novel.
Criticism.
Trilby has generated much obloquy for its depiction... | 34,831 | triviaqa-train |
Which British Prime Minister had a type of hat named after him? | occasion, included Austen Chamberlain, Geoffrey Lloyd, Leopold Amery, and Robert Horne) at Lord Winterton's house at Shillinglee Park, to push for greater rearmament. This meeting prompted Baldwin to comment that it was "the time of year when midges came out of dirty ditches". Neville Chamberlain was also taking a grow... | mingy hat ...".
In such circumstances Eden's adherence to the Homburg seemed fresh and dashing. He is one of only two British Prime Ministers to have had an item of clothing named after him, the other being the Duke of Wellington (his boot).
Eden's style.
Eden became, at 38, the youngest Foreign Secretary since Pitt th... | 34,832 | triviaqa-train |
In which 1952 Howard Hawks film did Marilyn Monroe co-star with Cary Grant and Ginger Rogers? | to obtain, but she still scored with some solid movies. She starred in "Storm Warning" (1950) with Ronald Reagan and Doris Day, a noir, anti-Ku Klux Klan film by Warner Bros. In 1952 Rogers starred in two comedies featuring Marilyn Monroe, "Monkey Business" with Cary Grant, directed by Howard Hawks, and "We're Not Marr... | Hepburn, a widely unsuccessful film, but significant due to the female-to-male transformation
- "I Was a Male War Bride" (1949), directed by Howard Hawks and starring Cary Grant as a French officer who must impersonate a female war bride
- "Glen or Glenda" (1953), a film by Ed Wood starring himself
- "Some Like It Hot"... | 34,833 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the smallest, most westerly and most southerly of the Canary Islands? | the two on the African mainland.
The seven main islands are (from largest to smallest in area) Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro. The archipelago includes many smaller islands and islets: La Graciosa, Alegranza, Isla de Lobos, Montaña Clara, Roque del Oeste and Roque de... | of Dublin. Donnybrook is the single biggest parish in that barony. The most southerly townlands, Annefield, Simmonscourt and Priesthouse, belong to the barony of Rathdown. The smallest of these, Annefield, is itself an enclave of Simmonscourt which gives its name to a pavilion of the Royal Dublin Society. Today, the ma... | 34,834 | triviaqa-train |
At which football ground was the FA Cup Final played the year prior to the 1923 opening Wembley final? | Stadium opening, the final (including 8 replays) was held in a variety of locations, predominantly in London, and mainly at the Kennington Oval and then Crystal Palace. It was played 22 times at The Oval (the inaugural competition in 1872, and then all but two times until 1892). After The Oval, Crystal Palace hosted 21... | soldiers in attendance. This year the FA Cup competition was controversial as the First World War had started, and concerns were raised about the appropriateness of football competition continuing in the midst of a world war. The Football Association however argued that it would be better to carry on to provide relief ... | 34,835 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the Greek equivalent of Aurora, the Roman Goddess of the Dawn? | Aurora (mythology)
Aurora () is the Latin word for dawn, and the goddess of dawn in Roman mythology and Latin poetry.
Like Greek "Eos" and Rigvedic "Ushas", "Aurora" continues the name of an earlier Indo-European dawn goddess, "Hausos".
Roman mythology.
In Roman mythology, Aurora renews herself every morning and flies ... | European languages Roman.
- Aurora, dawn goddess
- Caelus, personification of the sky, equivalent to the Greek Uranus
- Juno, goddess of the sky, queen of the gods, and Jupiter's wife, equivalent to the Greek Hera
- Jupiter, king of heaven and god of the sky and weather, equivalent to the Greek Zeus
- Luna, moon goddes... | 34,836 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the female lead in Howard Hawks' 1959 film 'Rio Bravo'? | Rio Bravo (film)
Rio Bravo is a 1959 American Western film produced and directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Angie Dickinson, Walter Brennan, and Ward Bond. Written by Jules Furthman and Leigh Brackett, based on the short story "Rio Bravo" by B. H. McCampbell, the film is about t... | , Dickinson had a supporting role opposite James Mason and Rod Steiger as a "femme fatale".
Career Leading lady.
In 1959, Dickinson's big-screen breakthrough role came in Howard Hawks' "Rio Bravo", in which she played a flirtatious gambler called "Feathers" who becomes attracted to the town sheriff played by Dickinson'... | 34,837 | triviaqa-train |
Which US president died of pneumonia 31 days after his inauguration in 1841? | meeting, and Harrison asked him to read aloud a handwritten note which said simply "William Henry Harrison, President of the United States". He then announced: "William Henry Harrison, President of the United States, tells you, gentlemen, that, by God, John Chambers shall be governor of Iowa!"
Harrison's only official ... | Chile to attend the inauguration of President Ricardo Lagos, the first Chilean Socialist president after the death of his friend Salvador Allende. Still immunologically weak, he contracted acute pneumonia and could not recover.
He died in Buenos Aires on 3 February. His funeral was conducted at the National Congress an... | 34,838 | triviaqa-train |
Which Bradford Bulls Rugby League player scored a hat trick of tries in the 1996 Wembley Challenge Cup Final, and was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy? | Premiership Grand Final. Eadie won the Lance Todd in 1986–87 and was (retrospectively) twice awarded the Churchill after Manly-Warringah's premiership wins in 1976 and 1978 while 1984–85 trophy winner Kenny was retrospectively awarded the Churchill for Parramatta's Grand Final wins in 1982 and 1983.
The first player to... | Paul captained Bradford at scrum half back in the 1996 Challenge Cup Final and became the fourth player ever to achieve what was a Challenge Cup final record of three tries, being awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for man-of-the-match. He was the 1996 Bradford Bulls season's top try scorer and still holds the record for mo... | 34,839 | triviaqa-train |
'Endless Love' is a song duet by Diana Ross and which singer/composer? | Endless Love (song)
"Endless Love" is a song written by Lionel Richie and originally recorded as a duet between Richie and fellow R&B singer Diana Ross. In this ballad, the singers declare their "endless love" for one another. It was covered by R&B singer Luther Vandross with fellow R&B singer Mariah Carey and also by ... | album "Share Your Love" the following year. Richie and Rogers maintained a strong friendship in later years. Latin jazz composer and salsa romantica pioneer La Palabra enjoyed international success with his cover of "Lady," which was played at Latin dance clubs. Also in 1981 Richie sang the theme song for the film "End... | 34,840 | triviaqa-train |
The 72-hole British Open Golf scoring record is 267 posted in 1993 at Royal St George's. Who holds that record? | Royal St George's Golf Club
The Royal St George's Golf Club located in Sandwich, Kent, England, is a golf club in the United Kingdom and one of the courses on The Open Championship rotation and is the only Open rota golf course to be located in Southern England. It has hosted 13 Open championships since 1894, when it b... | to capture the 54-hole U.S. Open scoring record, posting a 3-round total of 199 (-14). In doing so, he also built an eight-stroke lead going into the final round. A final round of 69 allowed him to claim his first major championship setting the 72-hole record.
Professional career 2011 Rest of 2011.
McIlroy took a month... | 34,841 | triviaqa-train |
'II Dolce' refers to what in an Italian restaurant? | del brigante" (brigand's dish), pasta prepared with chick peas and peeled tomatoes; "rafanata", a type of omelette with horseradish; "ciaudedda", a vegetable stew with artichokes, potatoes, broad beans, and pancetta; and the "baccalà alla lucana", one of the few recipes made with fish. Desserts include "taralli dolci",... | Dolce Vito – Dream Restaurant
Dolce Vito – Dream Restaurant is a 2009 Channel Four television documentary following Vito Cataffo, an Italian-British restaurateur, as he tries to open a restaurant in Italy serving British cuisine.
The series follows Cataffo as he finds a failing Italian restaurant, rescues and renovates... | 34,842 | triviaqa-train |
In 1949 who became the first post-WW2 World Heavyweight Boxing Champion? | -fighters need reach, hand speed, reflexes, and footwork.
Notable out-fighters include Muhammad Ali, Larry Holmes, Joe Calzaghe, Wilfredo Gómez, Salvador Sanchez, Cecilia Brækhus, Gene Tunney, Ezzard Charles, Willie Pep, Meldrick Taylor, Ricardo Lopez, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Roy Jones Jr., Sugar Ray Leonard, Miguel Vazq... | be compared to the Heavyweight division of the 1980s. Six champions were crowned before Joe Louis began his legendary run as Heavyweight champion in 1937. He retired in 1949, still holding the title of World Heavyweight Champion.
Boxing began expanding into Latin America in the 1930s: Sixto Escobar became the first wor... | 34,843 | triviaqa-train |
Which 2002 Martin Scorsese film, set in the Five Points district, is loosely based on a 1928 novel by Herbert Asbury? | Herbert Asbury
Herbert Asbury (September 1, 1889 – February 24, 1963) was an American journalist and writer best known for his books detailing crime during the 19th and early-20th centuries, such as "Gem of the Prairie: An Informal History of the Chicago Underworld", "The Barbary Coast: An Informal History of the San F... | of short stories, was based on the author's experience with British Intelligence during the war. It was loosely adapted into the film "Secret Agent" (1936), directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and a 1991 BBC TV series.
German author Hans Herbert Grimm wrote a novel "Schlump" in 1928 which was published anonymously due to its... | 34,844 | triviaqa-train |
Which car company make an SUV (sports utility vehicle) called the `RAV 4'? | production was very limited before World War II. Only a handful of companies were producing vehicles in limited numbers, and these were small, three-wheeled for commercial uses, like Daihatsu, or were the result of partnering with European companies, like Isuzu building the Wolseley A-9 in 1922. Mitsubishi was also par... | SUV.
A crossover SUV— also called crossover or CUV— is a type of sports utility vehicle (SUV) that uses a unibody construction. Crossovers are often based on a platform shared with a passenger car, as a result they typically have better comfort and fuel economy, but less off-road capability (many crossovers are sold wi... | 34,845 | triviaqa-train |
Which was the last European country to give full voting rights to women, in 1989? | to Swedish Parliament after women's suffrage were Kerstin Hesselgren in the Upper chamber and Nelly Thüring (Social Democrat), Agda Östlund (Social Democrat) Elisabeth Tamm (liberal) and Bertha Wellin (Conservative) in the Lower chamber. Karin Kock-Lindberg became the first female government minister, and in 1958, Ulla... | full female voting rights, in both national and local elections. The association managed to get the Norwegian parliament to debate the case in 1890, but a proposal to give voting rights to women fell with 70 votes against and 44 for the proposal. In 1898, all men over 25 years obtained voting rights in municipal electi... | 34,846 | triviaqa-train |
Which car company make an SUV (sports utility vehicle) called the 'CRY'? | production was very limited before World War II. Only a handful of companies were producing vehicles in limited numbers, and these were small, three-wheeled for commercial uses, like Daihatsu, or were the result of partnering with European companies, like Isuzu building the Wolseley A-9 in 1922. Mitsubishi was also par... | SUV.
A crossover SUV— also called crossover or CUV— is a type of sports utility vehicle (SUV) that uses a unibody construction. Crossovers are often based on a platform shared with a passenger car, as a result they typically have better comfort and fuel economy, but less off-road capability (many crossovers are sold wi... | 34,847 | triviaqa-train |
Achilles and Hector appear as characters in which Shakespeare play? | , "inimitable" or "vast", his name at Epirus
- Larissaeus, from Larissa (also called Cremaste), a town of Thessaly, which still bears the same name
- Ligyron, his original name
- Nereius, from his mother Thetis, one of the Nereids
- Pelides, from his father, Peleus
- Phthius, from his birthplace, Phthia
Birth and early... | never physically aged beyond the age of 16 (although he employs holograms to appear as an old man), the Pantheon members are all his descendants: Achilles, Ajax, Andromeda, Atalanta, Cassiopea, Delphi, Hector, Jason, Paris, Perseus, Prometheus, and two characters named Ulysses. He recruited the Pantheon, stationed in t... | 34,848 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the actor, who died in July 2006, who starred as the TV detective 'Crane' and appeared in the advertising campaign for Barrett Homes? | Patrick Allen
John Keith Patrick Allen (17 March 1927 – 28 July 2006) was a British actor and voice actor.
Life and career.
Allen was born in Nyasaland (now Malawi), where his father was a tobacco farmer. After his parents returned to Britain, he was evacuated to Canada during the Second World War where he remained to ... | Mary Doyle
Mary Doyle (July 21, 1931 – June 8, 1995) was an American theatre actress who also appeared on TV between 1956 and 1982.
Biography.
Doyle was born in Lincoln, Nebraska and was the younger sister of the late TV actor David Doyle (1929-1997).
She also starred in the 1976 Broadway play "Best Friend".
She died o... | 34,849 | triviaqa-train |
The Hedge-Sparrow is more properly known by which name? | Dunnock
The dunnock ("Prunella modularis") is a small passerine, or perching bird, found throughout temperate Europe and into Asia. Dunnocks have also been successfully introduced into New Zealand. It is by far the most widespread member of the accentor family, which otherwise consists of mountain species. Other common... | 1932. The name was most famously used for AEC's 4x4 Matador artillery tractor, which were known by the nickname "Mat". These vehicles exploited AEC's experience with four-wheel drive that it had gained from its involvement in the British Four Wheel Drive vehicles marketed under the name Hardy.
The Matador name is very ... | 34,850 | triviaqa-train |
Sana'a is the capital of which country? | Sanaʽa
Sanaʽa (, ' , ), also spelled Sanaa or Sana, is the largest city in Yemen and the centre of Sanaʽa Governorate. The city is not part of the Governorate, but forms the separate administrative district of "Amanat Al-Asemah". Under the Yemeni constitution, Sanaʽa is the capital of the country, although the seat of ... | constitutional capital, Sana'a). An additional governorate (Soqatra Governorate) was created in December 2013 comprising Socotra Island (bottom-right corner of map), previously part of Hadramaut Governorate. The governorates are subdivided into 333 districts ("muderiah"), which are subdivided into 2,210 sub-districts, ... | 34,851 | triviaqa-train |
In which British city is the Traverse Theatre? | of the Edinburgh arts scene throughout the year.
Today August remains the busiest time for the Traverse. During the 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the Traverse played host to 19 shows. In a first for Scottish theatre, a series of specially commissioned rehearsed readings by Enda Walsh, Linda McLean, David Eldridge, Si... | ), a development in trench design
- "Traverse" (magazine), a Northern Michigan regional monthly
- Chevrolet Traverse, a 2009 sport-utility vehicle
- Traverse County, Minnesota, a county in Minnesota
- Traverse City, Michigan
- Traverse Theatre, writing theatre in Scotland
- Traverse Town, a fictional city in some Kingd... | 34,852 | triviaqa-train |
Which country joined the EEC at the same time as UK and Ireland in 1973? | and Courts. Collectively they were known as the "European Communities". The Communities still had independent personalities although were increasingly integrated. Future treaties granted the community new powers beyond simple economic matters which had achieved a high level of integration. As it got closer to the goal ... | 1 January 1973. Gibraltar joined the Community with the United Kingdom at this point, as can be seen in the long title of the UK European Communities Act 1972.
Historical enlargements Mediterranean enlargements.
The next enlargement would occur for different reasons. The 1970s also saw Greece, Spain, and Portugal emerg... | 34,853 | triviaqa-train |
Which singer recorded the very successful album 'Back to Black'? | Back to Black
Back to Black is the second and final studio album by English singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse, released on 27 October 2006 by Island Records. Winehouse predominantly based the album on her tumultuous relationship with then-ex-boyfriend and future husband Blake Fielder-Civil, who temporarily left her t... | recorded their highly successful album "Highway to Hell". Lead singer and co-songwriter Bon Scott died on 19 February 1980, after a night of heavy alcohol consumption. The group briefly considered disbanding, but soon ex-Geordie singer Brian Johnson was selected as Scott's replacement. Later that year, the band release... | 34,854 | triviaqa-train |
The Shuttleworth Collection, based in Bedfordshire, is an important National Museum; of what is it a collection? | and practice of aviation and of afforestation and agriculture."
Collection.
Restoration and maintenance work is carried out by a staff of nine full-time and many volunteer engineers. These volunteers are all members of the 3,000-strong Shuttleworth Veteran Aeroplane Society (SVAS). These dedicated enthusiasts are cruci... | Shuttleworth Collection
The Shuttleworth Collection is an aeronautical and automotive museum located at the Old Warden Aerodrome, Old Warden in Bedfordshire, England. It is one of the most prestigious in the world due to the variety of old and well-preserved aircraft.
History.
The collection was founded in 1928 by avia... | 34,855 | triviaqa-train |
Haddon Hall in Derbyshire was used by the BBC to represent which property in a 2006 classic serial? | Pride & Prejudice". It was the setting in 2006 of Thornfield Hall in Diederick Santer's 2006 BBC television version of "Jane Eyre" and in Cary Fukunaga's 2011 film of "Jane Eyre". The hall was the setting for "A Tudor Feast at Christmas", a BBC2 documentary recreation of a Tudor banquet (first broadcast Christmas 2006)... | Haddon Hall (disambiguation)
Haddon Hall is a country house in Derbyshire, England.
Haddon Hall may also refer to:
- Haddon Hall (Apex, North Carolina), a neighborhood located in Apex, North Carolina
- Haddon Hall (Cincinnati, Ohio), a registered historic place in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Haddon Hall (opera), the light opera... | 34,856 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1854 opera was the first in Wagner's Ring Cycle? | Rhine. The Ring itself as described by Wagner is a Rune-magic taufr ("tine", or "talisman") intended to rule the feminine multiplicative power by a fearful magical act termed as 'denial of love' ("Liebesverzicht"). With the assistance of the god Loge, Wotan – the chief of the gods – steals the ring from Alberich, but i... | ).
From 1977 to 1990 Neidhardt was the resident director for Opera Australia. She returned to Germany for six years, working at the Cologne State Opera and directing three productions of Richard Wagner's "Ring Cycle".
In 2001 Neidhardt directed the first fully staged Australian production of Wagner's "Parsifal", for th... | 34,857 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the book 'Tobacco Road'? | Tobacco Road (novel)
Tobacco Road is a 1932 novel by Erskine Caldwell about Georgia sharecroppers. It was dramatized for Broadway by Jack Kirkland in 1933, and ran for eight years, an astounding feat for a non-musical and, as of 2014, it was still the 18th longest-running Broadway show in history as well as being the s... | of the arts.
Feinhals is praised as an important supporter of the expressionist movement in the Rhineland, having contributed to the 1906 Art Exhibit in Cologne. His company also supported individual artists, such as his friend, the poet Johannes Theodor Kuhlemann (1891-1939), who had worked for eight years in Feinhals... | 34,858 | triviaqa-train |
Who was Poet Laureate from 1930 to 1967? | John Masefield
John Edward Masefield (; 1 June 1878 – 12 May 1967) was an English poet and writer and the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1930 until 1967. Among his best known works are the children's novels "The Midnight Folk" and "The Box of Delights", and the poems "The Everlasting Mercy" and "Sea-Fever".
B... | MacDiarmid and exists today as the Poetry Association of Scotland.
Biography Later years and death.
In 1930, on the death of Robert Bridges, a new Poet Laureate was needed. Many felt that Rudyard Kipling was a likely choice; however, upon the recommendation of Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, King George V appointed Ma... | 34,859 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1951 novel by Nikos Kazantzakis became even more controversial when Martin Scorsese's film of the book was released in 1988? | Nikos Kazantzakis
Nikos Kazantzakis ( ; 18 February 188326 October 1957) was a Greek writer. Widely considered a giant of modern Greek literature, he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in nine different years.
Kazantzakis' novels included "Zorba the Greek" (published 1946 as "Life and Times of Alexis Zorba... | and lust. Kazantzakis argues in the novel's preface that by facing and conquering all of man's weaknesses, Jesus struggled to do God's will without ever giving in to the temptations of the flesh. The novel advances the argument that, had Jesus succumbed to any such temptation, especially the opportunity to save himself... | 34,860 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the MP for Witney, Oxfordshire? | Witney (UK Parliament constituency)
Witney is a county constituency in Oxfordshire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election, and was created for the 1983 general election. It is a safe Conservative ... | Douglas Hurd
Douglas Richard Hurd, Baron Hurd of Westwell, (born 8 March 1930) is a British Conservative politician who served in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major from 1979 to 1995.
A career diplomat and Private Secretary to Prime Minister Edward Heath, Hurd first entered Parliament in February 1974 ... | 34,861 | triviaqa-train |
The 'merle' is another name for which common bird? | Asian countries, including a 1966 4d British stamp and a 1998 Irish 30p stamp. This bird—arguably—also gives rise to the Serbian name for Kosovo, which is the possessive adjectival form of Serbian "kos" ("blackbird") as in Kosovo Polje ("Blackbird Field").
A Common blackbird can be heard singing on the Beatles song "Bl... | Byrd (surname)
Byrd is a surname of Anglo-Saxon English origin. It is a variant spelling of the English word "Bird," which is derived from the Old English pre-7th Century word "bridde" (Middle English "brid" or "bird"). Another common variant of the surname is "Bird."
Origin and variants.
Byrd is a metonymic occupation... | 34,862 | triviaqa-train |
The Thirty Years War was a conflict between France, Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands on one side against Austria, who were supported by which other country? | Empire was a Habsburg, with only one exception.
The Habsburgs began also to accumulate territory far from the hereditary lands. In 1477, Archduke Maximilian, only son of Emperor Frederick III, married the heiress Maria of Burgundy, thus acquiring most of the Netherlands for the family. In 1496, his son Philip the Fair ... | were also named as mediators by the 1629 Truce of Altmark, giving them ample opportunity to influence the outcome of the Polish–Swedish negotiations.
Sides and motivations International involvement France, England and the Netherlands.
The peace between Poland and Sweden was also supported by French Cardinal Richelieu, ... | 34,863 | triviaqa-train |
Podgorica is the capital of which country? | Podgorica
Podgorica (, ; Montenegrin Cyrillic: , ; , Gorica being the name of a hillock overlooking the city) is the capital and largest city of Montenegro.
Between 1946 and 1992 – in the period that Montenegro formed, as the Socialist Republic of Montenegro, part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) ... | front of February 10, 1895, the Leonid meteor shower (November 12–14, 1833), and several nights of falling stars during mid-August 1846 were all depicted in this work.
Death and posthumous honours.
Powers died on January 1, 1910, and was buried in the Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery in Athens. Her grave was rediscovered in Jan... | 34,864 | triviaqa-train |
In the English calendar, which is the first Quarter Day? | and they ensured that debts and unresolved lawsuits were not allowed to linger on. Accounts had to be settled, a reckoning had to be made and publicly recorded on the quarter days.
In England.
The English quarter days (also observed in Wales and the Channel Islands) are
- Lady Day (25 March)
- Midsummer Day (24 June)
-... | Mary" but more accurately (as currently in the 1997 Calendar of the Church of England) termed "The Annunciation of our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary". It is the first of the four traditional English quarter days. The "(Our) Lady" is the Virgin Mary. The term derives from Middle English, when some nouns lost their gen... | 34,865 | triviaqa-train |
Which US President introduced Thanksgiving Day? | Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln, prompted by a series of editorials written by Sarah Josepha Hale, proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day, to be celebrated on the 26th, the final Thursday of November 1863. The document, written by Secretary of State William H. Seward, reads as follows:
Since 1863, Thanksgiving has... | . The first national Thanksgiving was celebrated on December 18, 1777, and the Continental Congress issued National Thanksgiving Day proclamations each year between 1778 and 1784. There were no national thanksgiving day proclamations from 1785 to 1788.
The First Presidential National Day of Thanksgiving.
In Congress, E... | 34,866 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the only bachelor President of the USA? | 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... | States in 1931, Earl Browder became the leader of the Communist Party USA, and ran for U.S. president in 1936 and 1940. After World War II, Browder lost favor with Moscow and was expelled from the U.S. Communist Party.
Earl and his wife Raisa had three children, all sons, and all three became mathematicians who headed ... | 34,867 | triviaqa-train |
Which river, the fifth longest in Europe, is Portugal's longest? | Arab invaders from the South to be their allies in the struggle for power in 711.
King Roderic (Rodrigo) was killed while opposing this invasion, thus becoming the last Visigothic king of Iberia.
From the various Germanic groups who settled in Western Iberia, the Suebi left the strongest lasting cultural legacy in what... | sorted over each column. The first three columns give a ranking for (maximum) length, area and volume of those rivers flowing into the sea or an endorheic lake down to the cut-off values. No ranking of tributaries is attempted, as the concept is too contentious; for example, hydrologically the middle and upper Volga co... | 34,868 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the play 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof? | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a play by Tennessee Williams. One of Williams's more famous works and his personal favorite, the play won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1955. Set in the "plantation home in the Mississippi Delta" of Big Daddy Pollitt, a wealthy cotton tycoon, the play examines the relati... | to Mouth" and "The Play What I Wrote"
- 3: "Boston Marriage", "Eidos/Telos", "Henry IV", "Jenůfa", "Privates on Parade" and "South Pacific"
- 2: "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Artifact", "Barbara Cook Sings Mostly Sondheim", "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", "From Morning to Midnight", "Fucking Games", "Hibiki", "The Little Foxe... | 34,869 | triviaqa-train |
In the children's TV programme 'The Flowerpot Men', what was the name of the tortoise? | and Molly Gibson. The voices and other noises were produced by Peter Hawkins, Gladys Whitred and Julia Williams. The narration for all episodes was done by Maria Bird.
The plot changed little in each episode. The programme always took place in a garden, behind a potting shed. The third character was Little Weed, of ind... | Gopher tortoise (genus "Gopherus"), distributed in North America
- Gopher wood, of unclear meaning, mentioned in the Bible as the building material for Noah's ark
- Gopher Plant or Paper Spurge "(Euphorbia lathyris)"
Entertainment.
- "Gophers!", a British children's television programme
- "Gopher", real name Burl Smith... | 34,870 | triviaqa-train |
Which city was home to Marco Polo? | Marco Polo
Marco Polo (, , ; 1254January 8–9, 1324) was an Italian merchant, explorer, and writer, born in the Republic of Venice. His travels are recorded in "Livre des merveilles du monde" ("Book of the Marvels of the World", also known as "The Travels of Marco Polo", c. 1300), a book that described to Europeans the ... | Ramusio
The noble Italian family of Ramusio (also spelled Ramnusio, Rhamnusio, Rannusio) was worth of note for literary and official ability during at least four generations.
Its original home was in Rimini, and the municipality of that city has set up a tablet on the town hall bearing an inscription which may be thus... | 34,871 | triviaqa-train |
In which county is the preserved heritage steam railway the 'Watercress Line'? | Watercress Line
The Watercress Line is the marketing name of the Mid-Hants Railway, a heritage railway in Hampshire, England, running from New Alresford to Alton where it connects to the National Rail network. The line gained its popular name in the days that it was used to transport locally grown watercress to markets... | services. Posters also advertised ocean services from Ocean Terminal in Southampton and the docks at Dover. These also incorporated the corresponding rail connections with London, such as "The Cunarder" and the "Golden Arrow".
Cultural impact Heritage.
The Southern Railway's memory lives on at several preserved railway... | 34,872 | triviaqa-train |
Which nymph kept Odysseus on an island for seven years? | ' men be punished or else he will take the sun and shine it in the Underworld. Zeus fulfills Helios' demands by causing a shipwreck during a thunderstorm in which all but Odysseus drown. He washes ashore on the island of Ogygia, where Calypso compels him to remain as her lover for seven years. He finally escapes when H... | raku process unless some material is added to deal with thermal shock. Porcelain,however is often used but it must be thinly thrown.
Aesthetic considerations include clay color and fired surface texture, as well as the clay's chemical interaction with raku glazes.
In a craft conference in Kyoto in 1979, a heated debate... | 34,873 | triviaqa-train |
The tenor Rolando Villazon is from which country? | Rolando Villazón
Rolando Villazón Mauleón (born February 22, 1972) is a French/Mexican tenor. He now lives in France, and in 2007 he became a French citizen.
Villazón has published several books, including the novels "Malabares" and "Paladas de sombra contra la oscuridad" which have been translated into French and Germ... | musical education – a "finishing school" for talent show graduates. They receive invaluable guidance from Luciano Pavarotti's vocal coach, Leone Magiera, at his beautiful Bologna penthouse; they see the home of Italian opera, La Scala, and in Paris are inspired by a masterclass with acclaimed tenor, "Popstar to Operast... | 34,874 | triviaqa-train |
Which golfer was the first British winner of the US Masters, winning in 1988? | have been several repeat winners, including Pádraig Harrington, Sandy Lyle, Sam Snead, and Tom Watson. The former two won in successive years.
In this event, golfers may use their children as caddies, which helps to create a family-friendly atmosphere. In 2008, the event was televised for the first time by ESPN.
The wi... | Craig Wood (golfer)
Craig Ralph Wood (November 18, 1901 – May 7, 1968) was an American professional golfer in the 1930s and 1940s, the winner of 21 PGA Tour titles including two major championships and a member of three Ryder Cup teams .
Wood was the first player to lose all four major championships in extra holes. His... | 34,875 | triviaqa-train |
Which children's TV programme featured a toad named Gabriel and a rag doll named Madeleine? | Bagpuss
Bagpuss is a British children's television series, made by Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate through their company Smallfilms. The series of 13 episodes was first broadcast from 12 February 1974 to 7 May 1974. The title character was "a saggy, old cloth cat, baggy, and a bit loose at the seams". Although only 13... | in abridged form as the theme to the ITV children's television music-themed quiz game "Poparound", which was produced by Central Independent Television and ran for two series between 1985–6. Terry and Gerry appeared on one edition of the programme to perform the song (with "Doreen" playing washboard). Despite the use o... | 34,876 | triviaqa-train |
Named after the Belgian-born chemist who invented it in about 1907, what was the first commercial plastic (made from formaldehyde and phenol)? | and useful compounds. It is primarily used to synthesize plastics and related materials. Phenol and its chemical derivatives are essential for production of polycarbonates, epoxies, Bakelite, nylon, detergents, herbicides such as phenoxy herbicides, and numerous pharmaceutical drugs.
Properties.
Phenol is an organic co... | West Berlin, the company was able to boast an annual turnover circa 1.1 million Euro.
Initial attempts to sell the products on the West German market were unsuccessful; however, in 1960, the breakthrough came about with notebooks and drawing pads with illustrated covers, which was an absolute novelty at the time. In th... | 34,877 | triviaqa-train |
Who had a hit with 'What becomes of the broken hearted' in 1966 and again in 1974? | What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
"What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" is a hit single recorded by Jimmy Ruffin and released on Motown Records' Soul label in the summer of 1966. It is a ballad, with lead singer Jimmy Ruffin recalling the pain that befalls the "brokenhearted", who had love that's now departed. The song e... | What Becomes of the Broken Hearted", was recorded by the Supremes in 1966. According to Motown data this album sold over 625,000 copies in the USA.
Track listing.
Track listing Side one.
1. "The Composer" – 2:55
2. "Everyday People" – 2:59
3. "No Matter What Sign You Are" – 2:56
4. "Hey, Western Union Man" – 2:53
5. "W... | 34,878 | triviaqa-train |
What was the title of the Ronnie Barker sitcom in which he played a Welsh photographer? | ", its sequel "Going Straight" and "Open All Hours". He wrote comedy under his own name, though for much of his written material after 1968 he adopted pseudonyms (including "Gerald Wiley") to avoid pre-judgments of his writing talent. He won a BAFTA for best light entertainment performance four times, among other award... | Porridge (TV series)
Porridge is a British sitcom, starring Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale, written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, and broadcast on BBC1 from 1974 to 1977. The programme ran for three series, and included two Christmas specials and a feature film of the same name (in the United States, the fi... | 34,879 | triviaqa-train |
In which Italian city was Christopher Columbus born? | Italian cities began to grow rapidly in independence and importance. They became centres of political life, banking, and foreign trade. Some became wealthy, and many, including Florence, Rome, Genoa, Milan, Pisa, Siena and Venice, grew into nearly independent city-states. Each had its own foreign policy and political l... | Park, New York.
Miserendino did several statues of Christopher Columbus, one of which is an 8 1/2' bronze statue of Christopher Columbus mounted on a 10 1/2' foot marble pedestal in City Park, Reading, Pennsylvania. It was commissioned by the United Italian Societies of Reading and Berks County for the 500th anniversar... | 34,880 | triviaqa-train |
Who won her first Best Actress Oscar in 1934 and her last in 1982? | Hepburn has won the most awards in this category, with four Oscars. With 17 nominations, Meryl Streep is the most nominated in this category, resulting in two wins. As of the 2019 ceremony, Olivia Colman is the most recent winner in this category for her portrayal of Anne, Queen of Great Britain in "The Favourite".
Win... | editing, and writing. His female star, in the complex role of a confused young British woman who falsely accuses an Indian man of rape, gained Australian actress Judy Davis her first Academy nomination. Peggy Ashcroft, as the sensitive Mrs. Moore, won the Oscar for best supporting actress, making her, at 77, the oldest... | 34,881 | triviaqa-train |
What is the most southerly of the UK shipping forecast areas? | area equivalent to Forties after the Fladen bank, while Météo-France calls the English Channel sea areas Dover, Wight, Portland and Plymouth respectively Pas-de-Calais, Antifer, Casquets and Ouessant.
In the forecast, areas are named in a roughly clockwise direction, strictly following the order above. However, a forec... | Malin Sea
The Malin Sea is a marginal sea of the North-East Atlantic over the Malin Shelf, the continental shelf north of Ireland and southwest of Scotland. It is connected to the Irish Sea by the North Channel, and overlaps the Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland. Of the UK Shipping Forecast areas, the Malin Sea... | 34,882 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first British golfer to win the World Match-Play Championship, beating Sandy Lyle in the final in 1987? | Sandy Lyle
Alexander Walter Barr "Sandy" Lyle (born 9 February 1958) is a Scottish professional golfer. Lyle has won two major championships during his career. Along with Nick Faldo and Ian Woosnam, he became one of Britain's top golfers during the 1980s. He spent 167 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rank... | 1985
Nancy Lopez sets the LPGA 72-hole record with 268 in the Henredon Classic.
Bernhard Langer becomes the first German golfer to win a Major Championship, when he wins the U.S. Masters. Later in the summer, Sandy Lyle becomes the first British player to win the Open Championship for 16 years, despite a nervy finish a... | 34,883 | triviaqa-train |
Alberto Contador won which major sporting event in 2007? | Alberto Contador
Alberto Contador Velasco (; born 6 December 1982) is a Spanish former professional cyclist. He is one of the most successful riders of his era, winning the Tour de France twice (2007, 2009), the Giro d'Italia twice (2008, 2015), and the Vuelta a España three times (2008, 2012, 2014). He is one of only ... | 2009 Paris–Nice
The 2009 Paris–Nice, the 67th running of the race, started on 8 March in Amilly, and concluded on 15 March in Nice. It was won by Luis León Sánchez.
Favorites to win included Alberto Contador, who won in 2007, Cadel Evans, and Fränk Schleck. The 2008 winner, Davide Rebellin, did not take part in the eve... | 34,884 | triviaqa-train |
The tenor Juan Diego Florez is from which country? | Juan Diego Flórez
Juan Diego Flórez (born January 13, 1973) is a Peruvian operatic tenor, particularly known for his roles in bel canto operas. On June 4, 2007, he received his country's highest decoration, the "Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Sun of Peru".
Biography.
Biography Early years.
Juan Diego Flórez was... | his baton, such as, tenor Juan Diego Florez, Alexei Volodin, Erika Dobosiewicz, Vadim Brodsky, Jorge Federico Osorio, Carlos Prieto, tenor Fernando de la Mora, Cuarteto Latinoamericano, and the French multimedia group Art Zoyd, among others.
Education.
Lomonaco graduated from The Curtis Institute of Music, where he stu... | 34,885 | triviaqa-train |
Which Sussex hill is the site of the Battle of Hastings? | French accounts mention an emissary or emissaries sent by Harold to William, which is likely. Nothing came of these efforts.
Although Harold attempted to surprise the Normans, William's scouts reported the English arrival to the duke. The exact events preceding the battle are obscure, with contradictory accounts in the... | Battle of Hastings reenactment
The Battle of Hastings reenactment is a yearly reenactment of the Battle of Hastings, held at Battle Abbey in Battle, East Sussex, UK, and drawing participants from around the world. It takes place every year on the weekend nearest 14 October on the site of the historical battle, although... | 34,886 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the children's classic 'Charlotte's Web'? | Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web is a children's novel by American author E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams; it was published on October 15, 1952, by Harper & Brothers. The novel tells the story of a livestock pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a barn spider named Charlotte. When Wilbur is in danger of... | Garth Williams
Garth Montgomery Williams (April 16, 1912 – May 8, 1996) was a well known American illustrator for children's book/literature from the 20th century. Williams is most notable for his illustrations in classic American children's books such as "Charlotte's Web". William's was inspired by his parents who wer... | 34,887 | triviaqa-train |
The flag of which Canadian province includes the cross of St Andrew? | Ireland.
Related flags.
Several flags outside of the United Kingdom are based on the Scottish saltire. In Canada, an inverse representation of the flag (i.e. a blue saltire on a white field), combined with the shield from the royal arms of the Kingdom of Scotland, forms the modern flag of the province of Nova Scotia. N... | is an Anglican school, it is not a requirement for students to be Christian.
The school crest includes the cross of St Andrew (the Scottish flag). The school motto is "Up And On", a phrase also incorporated in the School Song, the final words of which are "Up and On! Up Boys! truest fame/ Lies in high endeavour;/ Play ... | 34,888 | triviaqa-train |
Invented by Alexander Parkes in about 1856 and originally called Parkesine, what was the first thermo-plastic? | Celluloid
Celluloids are a class of compounds created from nitrocellulose and camphor, with added dyes and other agents. Generally considered the first thermoplastic, it was first created as Parkesine in 1856 and as Xylonite in 1869, before being registered as "Celluloid" in 1870. Celluloid is easily molded and shaped,... | he invented plastic an inventor, receiving several hundred patents. Among the most well-known of his inventions was that of a substitute for ivory to produce billiard balls. An award of $10,000 had been instituted by Michael Phelan in 1863 due to the cost of ivory and concerns on its shortage. Aided by his brother Isai... | 34,889 | triviaqa-train |
Which of the UK shipping forecast areas is named after the founder of the Meteorological Society? | Robert FitzRoy
Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy FRS (5 July 1805 – 30 April 1865) was an English officer of the Royal Navy and a scientist. He achieved lasting fame as the captain of during Charles Darwin's famous voyage, FitzRoy's second expedition to Tierra del Fuego and the Southern Cone.
FitzRoy was a pioneering meteoro... | Selsey Bill and the sea.
The Meteorological Office (Met Office) issues Shipping Forecasts and they are read out on BBC Radio 4, four times a day.
It gives a summary of gale warnings in force, a general synopsis and area forecasts for specified sea areas around the UK. In addition, some bulletins include a forecast for ... | 34,890 | triviaqa-train |
Whitehorse is the capital of which Canadian territory? | Oregon boundary dispute, extending the border westward along the 49th parallel. This paved the way for British colonies on Vancouver Island (1849) and in British Columbia (1858). The Alaska Purchase of 1867 by the United States established the border along the Pacific coast, although there would continue to be some dis... | sparsely populated, with about 30,000 inhabitants in a territory almost as large as Spain or Sweden. Population density is 0.06 people per km. Close to three quarters of the population is in the Whitehorse area, and the rest live in a number of other communities. All except Old Crow are accessible by road.
The capital,... | 34,891 | triviaqa-train |
Which London landmark was built to commemorate Lord Nelson's and the Duke of Wellington's victories? | and Paddington. The density of London varies, with high employment density in the central area and Canary Wharf, high residential densities in inner London, and lower densities in Outer London.
The Monument in the City of London provides views of the surrounding area while commemorating the Great Fire of London, which ... | finishes on Glasgow Green entering via the McLennan Arch.
Since 2017, Glasgow Green has served as the location of music festival TRNSMT.
Landmarks.
Landmarks Nelson's Monument.
In 1806, the year after Admiral Horatio Nelson's death, a tall monument was erected in the Green. The first civic monument in Britain to commem... | 34,892 | triviaqa-train |
How are Rochester, Chatham and Gillingham known collectively? | Rochester and Chatham (UK Parliament constituency)
Rochester and Chatham was a parliamentary constituency in Kent which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election.
It largely replaced the former Ch... | Cemetery to Gillingham Victoria Bridge via Chatham Town Hall and Brompton.
- Chatham Town Hall to Gillingham Pier Road via Chatham Hill, Gillingham and James Street.
- Chatham Railway station to the dockyard via Chatham Town Hall.
The network expanded for several years, and by 1908 there were eight operational routes:
... | 34,893 | triviaqa-train |
Which orchestra traditionally plays at the 'Last Night of the Proms' each September? | concert on 19 March 1927. He found it more expedient to let the Queen's Hall to the broadcasting powers, rather than to continue the Promenade concerts and other big series independently in an unequal competition with what was effectively the Government itself. So the Proms. were saved, but under a different kind of au... | CULTURE Orchestra announces the appointment of Kirill Karabits as its new artistic director.
- Franz Welser-Möst resigns as "Generalmusikdirektor" of the Vienna State Opera, with immediate effect.
- September 8 – Han-na Chang resigns as music director of the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra with immediate effect, the day a... | 34,894 | triviaqa-train |
Which American rock and roll pianist had a hit with song `Blueberry Hill'? | first" rock and roll record. Contenders for the title of "first rock and roll record" include Sister Rosetta Tharpe's "Strange Things Happening Every Day" (1944), "The Fat Man" by Fats Domino (1949), Goree Carter's "Rock Awhile" (1949), Jimmy Preston's "Rock the Joint" (1949), which was later covered by Bill Haley & Hi... | Live on Blueberry Hill
Live on Blueberry Hill (also known as Blueberry Hill) is a bootleg recording of English rock group Led Zeppelin's performance at the Los Angeles Forum on September 4, 1970, which took place during their summer 1970 North American Tour.
The audience recording is one of the first Led Zeppelin bootl... | 34,895 | triviaqa-train |
Of which king was Eleanor of Castile queen? | ground at Queen's Hithe, and now on her death-bed, she confesses not only to murder of the Mayoress but also to committing infidelity with a friar, by whom she has borne a child.
This was followed in the 1590s by George Peele's "The Famous Chronicle of King Edward the First". The first version of this, written in the ... | Eleanor of Castile, Queen of Navarre
Eleanor of Castile (after 1363 – 27 February 1416) was an infanta of Castile and the Queen consort of Navarre.
She was the daughter of King Henry II of Castile and his wife, Juana Manuel of Castile, from a cadet branch of the Castilian royal house. Eleanor was a member of the House ... | 34,896 | triviaqa-train |
Which people of Kenya and Tanzania are particularly noted for their warriors? | occurs from October to November/December. The rainfall is sometimes heavy and often falls in the afternoons and evenings. The temperature remains high throughout these months of tropical rain. The hottest period is February and March, leading into the season of the long rains, and the coldest is in July, until mid Augu... | the amount of data involved. Max Marwick, John Middleton, Mary Douglas and Lucy Mair were among the first to cover a wider range of witch-hunts. In recent times, Wolfgang Behringer has provided an overview about witch-hunts throughout history and continents.
A particularly high prevalence of recent witch-hunting has be... | 34,897 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Bootes? | Biblical scholar E. W. Bullinger interpreted some of the creatures mentioned in the books of Ezekiel and Revelation as the middle signs of the four quarters of the Zodiac, with the Lion as Leo, the Bull as Taurus, the Man representing Aquarius and the Eagle standing in for Scorpio. The biblical Book of Job also makes r... | Virginis
Virginis may refer to :
Astronomy.
- Stars in the constellation Virgo.
- Alpha Virginis is the brightest star in the constellation Virgo.
- 61 Virginis is a star located about 27.8 light-years away in the constellation of Virgo.
- Etc.
- 101 Virginis or CY Boötis is a variable star in the Bootes constellation.... | 34,898 | triviaqa-train |
Which European country contains the ski resorts of Davos and Klosters? | Country Council is made up of two members of FDP (FDP.The Liberals, of whom one is the president), one BDP (Conservative Democratic Party), one SP (Social Democratic Party), and one SVP (Swiss People's Party). The last regular elections ("Landschaftswahlen") were held on 5 June 2016.
Politics Parliament.
The Grand Coun... | Arena.
Besides cross-country skiing, offering some of pistes, Davos has the largest natural ice skating field in Europe. Bandy is occasionally played there. An international tournament, starting in 2014, has been organised. The 1913 European Bandy Championships in Davos is so far the only one of its kind.
There are six... | 34,899 | triviaqa-train |
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