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Which side finished bottom of the 1st division of the County Cricket Championship in 2008? | , Lancashire, Middlesex, Nottinghamshire, Surrey, Sussex and Yorkshire. Subsequently, the championship has been expanded to 18 clubs by the additions at various times of Derbyshire, Durham, Essex, Glamorgan, Hampshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Somerset, Warwickshire and Worcestershire.
History.
History Origin ... | Denbighshire County Cricket Club
Denbighshire County Cricket Club was a county cricket club based in the historic Welsh county of Denbighshire, that played in the Minor Counties Championship for five seasons from 1930 to 1935 (missing the 1932 season). The side was unsuccessful, and in its final season it lost each of ... | 35,800 | triviaqa-train |
When the Marie Celeste left New York on her ill-fated voyage, which Italian port was her destination? | Mary Celeste
Mary Celeste (; often misreported as "Marie Celeste") was an American merchant brigantine, discovered adrift and deserted in the Atlantic Ocean, off the Azores Islands, on December 5, 1872. The Canadian brigantine found her in a dishevelled but seaworthy condition, under partial sail, and with her lifeboat... | York" was berthed in Southampton beside . The three-inch steel hawsers that secured her were torn from their moorings when the much larger (leaving port to begin her ill-fated maiden voyage to New York City) passed by, creating a suction effect. A collision was narrowly avoided when "Titanic's" captain, Edward Smith, o... | 35,801 | triviaqa-train |
What nationality was Trygve Lie, the first Secretary General of the United Nations? | Trygve Lie
Trygve Halvdan Lie (; ; 16 July 1896 – 30 December 1968) was a Norwegian politician, labour leader, government official and author. He served as Norwegian foreign minister during the critical years of the Norwegian government in exile in London from 1940 to 1945. From 1946 to 1952 he was the first Secretary-... | the First Vienna Award in 1938. Upon the establishment of the United Nations following the Second World War, Kerno became Assistant to Secretary-General Trygve Lie and was in charge of the Legal Department. Between 1946 and 1952 he held the post of the first legal councilor of the United Nations and the deputy of the U... | 35,802 | triviaqa-train |
"Which poet wrote the line, ""If winter comes, can spring be far behind""?" | Ode to the West Wind
"Ode to the West Wind" is an ode, written by Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1819 near Florence, Italy. It was originally published in 1820 by Charles in London as part of the collection "Prometheus Unbound, A Lyrical Drama in Four Acts, With Other Poems". Perhaps more than anything else, Shelley wanted hi... | leaves will fall and decay and will perhaps soon flourish again when the spring comes. That may be why he is looking forward to the spring and asks at the end of the last canto "If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?" (70). This is of course a rhetorical question because spring does come after winter, but the "if" ... | 35,803 | triviaqa-train |
The independent girls' school, Roedean, is situated near which south coast town? | , also called Roedean School and co-founded by the youngest Lawrence sister, Theresa, in 1903, is located in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The school motto, "Honneur aulx dignes", is in Norman French, and means "Honour the worthy". When pronounced, it sounds like "Honour Roedean".
During the Second World War, the student... | Lancing College
Lancing College is an independent boarding and day school in southern England, UK. The school is located in West Sussex, east of Worthing near the village of Lancing, on the south coast of England. Lancing was founded in 1848 by Nathaniel Woodard and educates c. 550 pupils between the ages of 13 and 18;... | 35,804 | triviaqa-train |
Which Midlands club did Sam Allardyce manage, before he took up the position of manager at Bolton Wanderers in 1999? | . He returned to England to coach at Preston North End, also serving briefly as caretaker-manager. He took up his first permanent management role in England at Blackpool in July 1994, but was sacked after two years having narrowly failed to achieve promotion. He spent January 1997 to October 1999 in charge at Notts Cou... | He did, however, score an 87th-minute goal against Malta in a 3–0 friendly in Valletta just prior to those finals in Italy.
Managing career.
Stapleton moved to the United States to manage Major League Soccer side New England Revolution in 1996. In the 2003–04 season he briefly returned to English football as a speciali... | 35,805 | triviaqa-train |
"Which Canadian born folk singer wrote and recorded the hit song, ""Big Yellow Taxi""?" | Big Yellow Taxi
"Big Yellow Taxi" is a song written, composed, and originally recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell in 1970, and originally released on her album "Ladies of the Canyon." It was a hit in her native Canada (No. 14) as well as Australia (No. 6) and the UK (No. 11). It only reached No. 67 in ... | Universal Soldier (song)
"Universal Soldier" is a song written and recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie. The song was originally released on Sainte-Marie's debut album "It's My Way!" in 1964. "Universal Soldier" was not a popular hit at the time of its release, but it did garner attention within th... | 35,806 | triviaqa-train |
Donald Neilson, convicted of four murders in 1975, was known by which nickname? | Donald Neilson
Donald Neilson (Born Donald Nappey; 1 August 1936 – 18 December 2011), alias the "Black Panther", was a British armed robber, kidnapper and murderer. He murdered four people during robberies of sub-post offices between 1971 and 1974, and murdered kidnap victim Lesley Whittle, an heiress from Highley, Shr... | Kidnapping and murder of Lesley Whittle
British teenager Lesley Whittle was kidnapped on 14 January 1975 and her body discovered 7 March 1975. Whittle's kidnapping and murder dominated national headlines for 11 months. The investigation involved over 400 officers from the Shropshire, Staffordshire and West Midlands pol... | 35,807 | triviaqa-train |
"The Wurzels No 1 hit record, ""Combine Harvester"", was a parody on which song, a No 1 hit for the singer Melanie in 1971?" | Brand New Key
"Brand New Key" is a pop song written and sung by folk music singer Melanie. Initially a track of Melanie's album "Gather Me", produced by Melanie's husband Peter Schekeryk, it was known also as "The Rollerskate Song" due to its chorus. It was her greatest success, scoring No. 1 on the "Billboard" Hot 100... | Techno, Breakcore and Noise.
- The Wurzels: Scrumpy and Western band (1966–present). Formed as a backing group for, and by, singer/songwriter Adge Cutler. They continued after Cutlers' death in 1974 and are probably best known for their 1976 UK No. 1 hit 'The Combine Harvester'.
- Robert Wyatt: Percussionist, singer, a... | 35,808 | triviaqa-train |
Which English football club won the European Cup in 1982. beating Bayern Munich, 1-0 in Rotterdam? | and England in Glasgow, again at the instigation of C.W. Alcock. England is also home to the world's first football league, which was founded in Birmingham in 1888 by Aston Villa director William McGregor. The original format contained 12 clubs from the Midlands and Northern England.
The laws of the game are determined... | 1977. They went on to win the 1981 league title and the year after won the European Cup, becoming the fourth English club to do so, beating Bayern Munich 1–0 in Rotterdam.
Between 1965 and 1974 Leeds had been the most consistent club side in English football, winning two league titles, as well as five runners-up places... | 35,809 | triviaqa-train |
Which comedian actor played the part of Ron Glum in the radio programme 'Take It From Here'? | Take It from Here
Take It from Here (often referred to as TIFH, pronounced – and sometimes humorously spelt – "TIFE") was a British radio comedy programme broadcast by the BBC between 1948 and 1960. It was written by Frank Muir and Denis Norden, and starred Jimmy Edwards, Dick Bentley and Joy Nichols. When Nichols move... | the show's failure there!
In the 1970s, the Oslo-based radio network NRK produced and transmitted a Norwegian-language version of "Take It from Here" under the title "Familien Glum".
Television revival of "The Glums".
"The Glums" were remembered sufficiently for the format to be revived in 1978 as part of the unsuccess... | 35,810 | triviaqa-train |
Which famous public school is situated n the village of Street in Somerset? | as Newbury Manor School, which caters for children aged between 10 and 17 with special educational needs. Provision for pupils with special educational needs is also made by the mainstream schools.
There is also a range of independent or public schools. Many of these are for pupils between 11 and 18 years, such as King... | State High School in Toogoolawah, Lockyer District High School in Gatton or Lowood State High School in Lowood or private schools in and around Ipswich.
Amenities.
The Somerset Regional Council operates a public library at 19 Heap Street. Esk township is also serviced by a local Hospital and racecourse and plans are un... | 35,811 | triviaqa-train |
According to Catholic legend which saint mopped the brow of Jesus on his way to Calgary? | Saint Veronica
Saint Veronica was a woman of Jerusalem in the first century AD, according to extra-biblical Christian Sacred tradition. A celebrated saint in many pious Christian countries, the 17th-century "Acta Sanctorum" published by the Bollandists listed her feast under July 12, but the German Jesuit scholar Josep... | Shoulder wound of Jesus
The traditional prayer in honor of the shoulder wound of Jesus calls to mind the wound he is said to have received carrying his cross. It is variously attributed to Saint Bernard of Clairvaux or to St. Gertrude or St. Mechtilde.
According to pious legend, St. Bernard asked Jesus which was his gr... | 35,812 | triviaqa-train |
Which south coast resort has its own symphony orchestra, founded in 1893 and now based in Poole Arts Centre? | Lighthouse (Poole)
Lighthouse is an arts centre in Poole, Dorset, England. According to the Arts council of England it is the largest arts centre in the United Kingdom outside London.
It has a 669-seat theatre, a 1,500 seat concert hall, a 150-seat studio, a 105-seat cinema, an Image Lab/media suite, a large gallery fo... | Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra
The Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra is an Australian orchestra based in Murwillumbah, New South Wales.
The orchestra is the premier orchestra for the Gold Coast and Northern Rivers region. It was created in 1991 by Barry Singh, who remains the orchestra's artistic director and con... | 35,813 | triviaqa-train |
Vancouver Island is a part of which Canadian Province? | 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... | The Arizona Repub"lic. Breaking up is hard to do but letting go can be even harder.
20. "The Magazine of Davis & Elkins College". Forward – Spring 2015.
21. "The State Journal." Cathy Bonnstetter.
22. "The Gustavus Quarterly". Stephanie Wilbur Ash, managing editor.
23. "Wealth Manager Magazine." Richard Koreto, editor-... | 35,814 | triviaqa-train |
Which artist, a member of the modern school of art, and noted for his paintings of violinists, was born in Russia in 1887, and died in Paris aged 97? | Paris. In the late 19th century, many artists in the French provinces and worldwide flocked to Paris to exhibit their works in the numerous salons and expositions and make a name for themselves. Artists such as Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Vincent van Gogh, Paul Cézanne, Jean Metzinger, Albert Gleizes, Henri Rousseau,... | Frano Kršinić to make the city an important reference for Croatian modern art. From there, they picked up the new ideas of secessionism and expressionism, which they brought back to Croatian art.
An important influence on Trepše and his contemporaries was the artist Miroslav Kraljević, who had died in 1913, aged only 2... | 35,815 | triviaqa-train |
Which British composer, together with the tenor Peter Pears, founded the annual music festival at Aldeburgh? | Peter Pears
Sir Peter Neville Luard Pears ( ; 22 June 19103 April 1986) was an English tenor. His career was closely associated with the composer Benjamin Britten, his personal and professional partner for nearly forty years.
Pears' musical career started slowly. He was at first unsure whether to concentrate on playing... | from the Gutter"
- Kina - "Me"
- Kristine W - "Clubland"
- Kumi Koda - "Trust Your Love"
- Lara Fabian - "I Will Love Again"
- LeAnn Rimes - "Can't Fight the Moonlight"
- LeAnn Rimes - "Tic Toc"
- Linda Imperial - "Where the Boys Are"
- Louchie Lou & Michie One - "Body Rock"
- Luther Vandross - "Can Heaven Wait"
- Mado... | 35,816 | triviaqa-train |
Which small mammal, native to Central and South America, may also be called the Honey Bear or Potto? | "Potos flavus") and olingos ("Bassaricyon" sp.) are similar in appearance and behavior to African pottos, and were formerly classified with them (hence "Potos"). Olingos and kinkajous are now known to be members of the raccoon family.
Description.
The potto grows to a length of 30 to 39 cm, with a short (3 to 10 cm) ta... | Giant anteater
The giant anteater ("Myrmecophaga tridactyla"), also known as the ant bear, is an insectivorous mammal native to Central and South America. It is one of four living species of anteaters, the only extant member of the genus Myrmecophaga, and is classified with sloths in the order Pilosa. This species is m... | 35,817 | triviaqa-train |
For which Premiership club was Anelka playing when his contract was terminated? | of just under £90 million. On 12 December 2011, Shanghai Shenhua announced that they had reached an agreement with Anelka to join the team in the winter transfer window. After one season there, Anelka joined Italian side Juventus on a six-month loan deal in 2013, after which he was released from Shanghai and signed for... | Peterborough's 2–1 home win over Plymouth Argyle, on the opening day of 2017–18. He made his first start for the club three days later, playing the first 68 minutes of a 3–1 home defeat to Barnet in the EFL Cup.
On 6 June 2018, Penny signed for Scottish Premiership club Hamilton Academical for an undisclosed fee. His c... | 35,818 | triviaqa-train |
Which company introduced the first travellers cheques in 1891? | 1980s and 1990s significantly replaced the use of traveler's cheques for paying for things on vacation.
In 2005, American Express released the "American Express Travelers Cheque Card", a stored-value card that serves the same purposes as a traveler's cheque, but can be used in stores like a credit card. It discontinued... | more common currencies, such as US Dollar, euro, and Japanese Yen are available at all KEB branches.
Travellers Cheques were first introduced in South Korea by Korea Exchange Bank, through Visa. Today, many Travellers Cheques companies offer travellers cheques through Korea Exchange Bank.
Korea Exchange Bank one of few... | 35,819 | triviaqa-train |
Which Asian country abolished its monarchy in 2008? | proclaimed monarchy is established when a person claims the monarchy without any historical ties to a previous dynasty. There are examples of republican leaders who have proclaimed themselves monarchs: Napoleon I of France declared himself Emperor of the French and ruled the First French Empire after having held the ti... | but by the Republic of Ireland Act of 1948, which came into force in 1949. Some Commonwealth realms waited a little longer before abolishing their monarchies: Pakistan became a republic in 1956 and South Africa in 1961. Gambia abolished its monarchy in 1970, while Sierra Leone became a republic in 1971, as did Sri Lank... | 35,820 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the 18th century underworld figure known as the Thief-taker general who was executed at Tyburn in 1725? | serious financial crisis to the economy of England and ruined a great deal of people, criminal attacks increased to such a great degree of frequency and brutality that the government was compelled to take increasingly harsh measures for felonies: in 1718 the parliament approved the Transportation Act, also known as the... | Henry Simms
Henry Simms (c. 1717 – 17 June 1747), known as Young Gentlemen Harry, was a thief and highwayman in 18th-century England who was transported to Maryland for theft, but escaped and returned to England, where he was eventually executed for highway robbery.
Biography.
Biography Early life.
Simms was born aroun... | 35,821 | triviaqa-train |
Ojos del Salado is one of the world's highest volcanoes, in which country is its peak? | Ojos del Salado
Nevado Ojos del Salado is a stratovolcano in the Andes on the Argentina–Chile border and the highest active volcano in the world at . It is also the second highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere and the highest in Chile. It is located about north of Aconcagua, the highest mou... | .
Purico is part of the Central Volcanic Zone (CVZ), a belt of volcanoes that runs along the western margin of South America between 14° and 28° southern latitude. This belt is one of four separate volcanic belts that make up the Andean Volcanic Belt and which are separated from each other by gaps where no recent volca... | 35,822 | triviaqa-train |
In which Hitchcock film did Ingrid Bergman play Dr Constance Peterson and Gregory Peck play Dr Anthony Edwards? | studios. Apart from "Casablanca", her performances from this period include Victor Fleming's remake of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1941), "For Whom the Bell Tolls" (1943), "Gaslight" (1944), and "The Bells of St. Mary's" (1945). Her last films for Selznick were Alfred Hitchcock's "Spellbound" (1945) and "Notorious" (194... | play" more effectively. Gregory Peck plays amnesiac Dr. Anthony Edwardes under the treatment of analyst Dr. Peterson (Ingrid Bergman), who falls in love with him while trying to unlock his repressed past. Two point-of-view shots were achieved by building a large wooden hand (which would appear to belong to the characte... | 35,823 | triviaqa-train |
With which traditional activity would a squire or foreman, a bagman, a fool and a beast or hobby be associated? | Morris dance
Morris dance is a form of English folk dance usually accompanied by music. It is based on rhythmic stepping and the execution of choreographed figures by a group of dancers, usually wearing bell pads on their shins. Implements such as sticks, swords and handkerchiefs may also be wielded by the dancers. In ... | year with copies of its accounts and the minutes of its annual general meeting.
As with many other morris sides, the officers of the Hong Kong Morris include a squire (president), a bagman (treasurer) and a foreman (dance teacher). In 1989, in recognition of the wish of the women members to develop their own dance trad... | 35,824 | triviaqa-train |
The Jule Styne song Let Me Entertain You comes from which musical? | Let Me Entertain You (Gypsy)
"Let Me Entertain You" and "May We Entertain You?" are two songs from the musical "Gypsy". The former is the more popular reprise of the latter. "May We" is performed by Baby June and Baby Louise, while "Let Me" is performed by Louise. The song was written by Jule Styne (music) and Stephen ... | Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)" w.m. Irving Taylor
- "Let Me Entertain You" w. Stephen Sondheim m. Jule Styne. Introduced by Sandra Church and chorus in the musical "".
- "Like Young" m. André Previn
- "Lipstick On Your Collar" w. Eddie Lewis m. George Goehring
- "Little Donkey" w.m. Eric Boswel... | 35,825 | triviaqa-train |
Ashley Hutchings, Simon Nicol and Richard Thompson were three of the founder members in 1967 of which British folk-rock group? | Simon Nicol
Simon John Breckenridge Nicol (born 13 October 1950) is an English guitarist, singer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He was a founding member of British folk rock group Fairport Convention and is the only founding member still in the band. He has also been involved with the Albion Band and a wid... | having a major influence in the development of British folk rock. It was voted the 'most important folk album of all time' by BBC Radio 2 listeners in 2002, and at the 2006 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards "Liege and Lief" won the award for "Most influential Folk Album of all time". At the event, the original line-up of Simon N... | 35,826 | triviaqa-train |
In which small Pennine town could you see the Britannia Coconut dancers on Easter Saturday? | Britannia Coco-nut Dancers
The Britannia Coco-nut Dancers or Nutters are a troupe of Lancastrian clog dancers who perform every Easter in Bacup, dancing across the town. There are eight dancers and a whipper-in, who controls the proceedings.
History.
Some say the custom was brought to the area by Moors who settled in C... | and from some of the more idiosyncratic traditional teams; notably The Britannia Coconut Dancers, Abbotts Bromley Horn Dancers and the Whittlesey Straw Bear. There were stalls selling music, ephemera and crafts, films, workshops and talks. The event was refreshed with plenty of real ale, and finished with a ceilidh lat... | 35,827 | triviaqa-train |
In which English town or city are the Christmas Steps and the SS Great Britain? | SS Great Britain
SS Great Britain is a museum ship and former passenger steamship, which was advanced for her time. She was the longest passenger ship in the world from 1845 to 1854. She was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806–1859), for the Great Western Steamship Company's transatlantic service between Bristol ... | There are competing theories for the origins of the term, none of which are definitive. The "Oxford English Dictionary" gives the earliest attestations from Britain in the 1830s, defining it as "the first weekday after Christmas day, observed as a holiday on which postmen, errand boys, and servants of various kinds exp... | 35,828 | triviaqa-train |
The ancient Trinacria symbol features on the flag of which Mediterranean island? | mercantile powers as well.
Rapidly increasing population in the 8th and 7th centuries BC had resulted in emigration of many Greeks to form colonies in Magna Graecia (Southern Italy and Sicily), Asia Minor and further afield. The emigration effectively ceased in the 6th century BC by which time the Greek world had, cult... | of Cypriot intercommunal violence.
The state flag features the shape of the entirety of the island, with two olive branches below (a symbol of peace between the island's two communities) on white (another symbol of peace). The olive branches signify peace between the Greeks and Turks. The map on the flag is a copper-or... | 35,829 | triviaqa-train |
Which Mediterranean island features a single Saracen's head on its flag? | , Crete, Euboea, Rhodes, Lesbos, Chios, Kefalonia, Corfu, Limnos, Samos, Naxos and Andros in the Eastern Mediterranean; Sicily, Cres, Krk, Brač, Hvar, Pag, Korčula and Malta in the central Mediterranean; Sardinia, Corsica, and the Balearic Islands: Ibiza, Majorca, and Menorca in the Western Mediterranean.
The typical M... | The Macmillan Way crosses the river via this bridge also. At Moulton, there is a right turn for the B1357 for Moulton Seas End. At Whaplode as "Washway Road", it passes Saracen's Head. At this point the former road passed through Saracen's Head, Holbeach and Fleet Hargate. The bypass, New Washway Road from Saracen's He... | 35,830 | triviaqa-train |
The religious festival Mawlid al-Nabi marks whose birthday? | al-Qari (d. 1014 A.H.) too supported the celebration of the Mawlid and wrote a text on the subject as did the Moroccan Maliki scholar Muḥammad ibn Jaʿfar al-Kattānī (d. 1345 A.H.). Ibn al-Jazari (d. 833 A.H.), a Syrian Shafi'i scholar considers the celebration of the Mawlid to be a means of gaining Paradise.
In the Mus... | "Phaing" means to remove sins.
Culture National Day.
Pa'O National Day, or "Den See Lar Bway", is celebrated on the full moon day of Tabaung, which falls in March. The National Day is a day to remember ancestors and past leaders, such as King Suriya Janthar, whose birthday is also celebrated on National Day. There is a... | 35,831 | triviaqa-train |
In which city is the HQ of the car company Mercedes? | Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz () is a German global automobile marque and a division of Daimler AG. The brand is known for luxury vehicles, buses, coaches, and trucks. The headquarters is in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The name first appeared in 1926 under Daimler-Benz. In 2018, Mercedes-Benz was the biggest selling pr... | 12 km in a single direction.
Economy.
Since World War II, Córdoba has been developing a versatile industrial base. The biggest sectors is car and car parts manufacturing: Renault has a factory which produces a range of cars and Volkswagen has a factory specialized in the production of gearboxes. The capital goods comp... | 35,832 | triviaqa-train |
The Beatles recorded only one song from a Broadway musical Till There Was You, from which musical did it come? | Till There Was You
"Till There Was You" is a song written by Meredith Willson for his musical play "The Music Man" (1957), and which also appeared in the 1962 movie version. It is sung by librarian Marian Paroo (performed by Barbara Cook on Broadway, and by Shirley Jones in the film) to "Professor" Harold Hill (portray... | "my heart was still out there", and working with the Beatles again "felt like going backwards". Harrison presented the song after it was decided to exclude his composition "Only a Northern Song", which the Beatles recorded in February 1967. In contrast to his prominence as a songwriter on "Revolver", "Within You Withou... | 35,833 | triviaqa-train |
Which British daily newspaper was first published in March 1986 and ceased publication in November 1995? | Today (UK newspaper)
Today was a national newspaper in the United Kingdom that was published between 1986 and 1995.
History.
"Today", with the American newspaper "USA Today" as an inspiration, launched on Tuesday 4 March 1986, with the front-page headline, "Second Spy Inside GCHQ". At 18p (equivalent to p in ), it was ... | Daily Sport
The Daily Sport was a tabloid newspaper published in the United Kingdom by Daily Sport Ltd., which specialised in celebrity news and softcore pornographic stories and images. The daily paper was launched in 1991 by David Sullivan, following its former Sunday sister title, "Sunday Sport" (first published in ... | 35,834 | triviaqa-train |
Which TV series was about a pop group called The Majestics featuring Robbie Coltrane and Emma Thompson? | , "Mona Lisa" (1986) and appeared as "Annabelle" in "The Fruit Machine" (1988).
On television, he appeared in "The Young Ones", "Tutti Frutti" (1987), as Samuel Johnson in "Blackadder" (1987) (a role he later reprised in the more serious "Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Islands" (1993)), and in a number of st... | Alfresco (TV series)
Alfresco is a British sketch comedy television series starring Robbie Coltrane, Ben Elton, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Siobhan Redmond and Emma Thompson, produced by Granada Television and broadcast by ITV from May 1983 to June 1984. Running for two series, it totalled 13 episodes and was named Alfre... | 35,835 | triviaqa-train |
Which river forms part of the border between Germany and Poland? | 1990. Communist East Germany agreed to the border with Communist Poland in 1950, while West Germany, after a period of refusal, adhered to the border (with reservations) in 1970.
After the revolutions of 1989, the newly reunified Germany and the newly democratic Republic of Poland definitively accepted the line as thei... | countries became part of the Schengen Area.
Border crossings Germany–Czech Republic.
- Hartau – Hrádek nad Nisou: Located in the village of Hartau south of Zittau, this crossing is for pedestrians only.
Border crossings Germany–Poland.
- Zittau Chopinstraße – Sieniawka: This crossing-point consists of a road bridge ove... | 35,836 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the debonair French highwayman prolific in England in the 1660s, he was executed at Tyburn in January 1670? | Highwaymen were romanticized, with a hidden irony, as 'gentlemen of the road'."
Robbers as heroes.
There is a long history of treating highway robbers as heroes. Originally they were admired by many as bold men who confronted their victims face-to-face and were ready to fight for what they wanted. The most famous Engli... | 1670
Events.
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Events January–June.
- January 21 – French-born highwayman Claude Duval is executed at Tyburn, in London.
- April 29 – Pope Clement X succeeds Pope Clement IX, as the 239th pope.
- May 2 – The Hudson's Bay Company is founded in England, to operate in Canada.
- May 26 – At Dover, England, Charle... | 35,837 | triviaqa-train |
The religious festival Eid al-Fitr marks the end of what? | Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr ( ; ', ), also called the "Festival of Breaking the Fast"'", is a religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting ("ṣawm"). This religious Eid (Muslim religious festival) is the first and only day in the month of Shawwal during w... | the waters. The idol immersion ceremony continues for the next few days. People distribute sweets and visit their friends, family members and relatives to exchange the Bijoya greetings.
Festivals and Celebrations Eid ul-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.
Eid ul-Fitr is most important religious festival for Muslims in West Bengal. T... | 35,838 | triviaqa-train |
In which English town or city are the Piece Hall and the Eureka Museum? | Eureka! (museum)
Eureka! The National Children's Museum is an interactive educational museum for children in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, with a focus on learning through play. It is run as an educational charity and not-for-profit organisation. Eureka! is based on the North American model of children's museums, a... | Hall, was built in 1979.
The museum is housed in the former Bank of Eureka & Savings Bank of Humboldt Building (1911) in Old Town Eureka, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The bank building is a Classical Revival or Neoclassical structure, notable for its elevations, which are covered in glaz... | 35,839 | triviaqa-train |
John Renboum, Bert Jansch and Danny Thompson were three of the founder members in 1967 of which British folk-rock group? | Danny Thompson
Daniel Henry Edward Thompson (born 4 April 1939) is an English multi-instrumentalist best known as a double bassist. He has had a long musical career playing with a large variety of other musicians, particularly Richard Thompson and John Martyn.
For four years, between 1964 and 1967, he was a member of A... | The following June, all five original members embarked on a twelve-date UK tour.
History.
History Formation.
The original group formed in 1967. Renbourn and Jansch were already popular musicians on the British folk scene, with several solo albums each and a duet LP, "Bert and John". Their use of complex inter-dependent... | 35,840 | triviaqa-train |
Morocco leather is made from the skin of which animals? | position.
Culture Media.
Cinema in Morocco has a long history, stretching back over a century to the filming of "Le chevrier Marocain" ("The Moroccan Goatherd") by Louis Lumière in 1897. Between that time and 1944, many foreign movies were shot in the country, especially in the Ouarzazate area. In 1944, the Moroccan Ci... | novillo", referring to leather from animals less than three years old. Chickenskin, despite its name, is a form of calfskin made using the skin of unborn calves.
In fashion, soft finished calfskin is sometimes described as" veau velours" (French for "velvet calf").
See also.
- Goldbeater's skin, made from the intestin... | 35,841 | triviaqa-train |
The Red Special electric guitar was custom-buiit by which musician? | Red Special
The Red Special is the electric guitar designed and built by Queen's guitarist Brian May and his father, Harold, when Brian was a teenager in the early 1960s. The Red Special is also sometimes referred to, by May and by others, as the Fireplace or the Old Lady. The name "Red Special" came from the reddish-b... | in 1949. Gibson hired Ted McCarty in 1948, who became President in 1950. He led an expansion of the guitar line with new guitars such as the "Les Paul" guitar introduced in 1952, endorsed by Les Paul, a popular musician in the 1950s. The guitar was offered in Custom, Standard, Special, and Junior models.
In the mid-195... | 35,842 | triviaqa-train |
The F1 Circuit of the Americas (CoTA) is in which US State? | Circuit of the Americas
Circuit of the Americas (COTA) is a grade 1 FIA-specification motor racing track and facilities located within the ETJ of Austin, Texas. The facility is home to the Formula One United States Grand Prix, the IndyCar Classic, and the Motorcycle Grand Prix of The Americas, a round of the FIM Road R... | #40 amongst “the 50 most generous philanthropists” in 2002.
Barron’s ranked the Berbers as sixth in the world on the list of “The 25 Best Givers" in 2009 and 7th in 2010.
The Berbers and Glimmer were featured in the book Richistan.
Ventures.
In 2011, Berber was involved at the early stages of Circuit of the Americas (C... | 35,843 | triviaqa-train |
Rose-Red is whose sister in the German fairy tale? | collective unconscious as well as always representing also the whole collective unconscious.
Other famous people commented on the importance of fairy tales, especially for children. For example, Albert Einstein once showed how important he believed fairy tales were for children’s intelligence in the quote “If you want ... | girl who has been transformed into a harp by an evil giant.
This version of the tale includes references to other fairy tale characters as well as contemporary elements.
Cast.
- Colin Ford as Jack
- Chloë Grace Moretz as Damsel in Distress / Jillian Squarejaw
- Christopher Lloyd as Headmaster
- Adair Tishler as Rapunze... | 35,844 | triviaqa-train |
The River Ganges empties into what body of water? | Ganges
The Ganges ( ), or Ganga (), is a trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through India and Bangladesh. The river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and flows south and east through the Gangetic Plain of India and Bangladesh, eventually emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
The Gange... | Buzzards Bay. From New Bedford's northern border with Freetown to the Buzzards Bay coast at Clark's Point the distance is approximately . Across New Bedford east to west is a distance of about . The highest point in the city is an unnamed hill crossed by Interstate 195 and Hathaway Road west of downtown, with an elevat... | 35,845 | triviaqa-train |
Nicolai Petrovich Poliakov became better known as who? | Nicolai Poliakoff
Nicolai Poliakoff OBE (2 October 1900 – 25 September 1974) () () was the creator of Coco the Clown, arguably the most famous clown in the UK during the middle decades of the 20th century. Technically, Coco is an Auguste, the foolish character who is always on the receiving end of buckets of water and ... | herself to be a Partisan. She hid the explosives and replaced them with firewood. She directs Mallory and Barnsby towards the Partisan camp under the command of her father, Major Petrovich (Alan Badel). Mallory and Barnsby escape and meet a patrol of real Yugoslav Partisans led by Mallory's target – Captain Lescovar al... | 35,846 | triviaqa-train |
Which geologic period is between Triassic and Cretaceous? | Triassic
The Triassic () is a geologic period and system which spans 50.6 million years from the end of the Permian Period 251.9 million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Jurassic Period Mya. The Triassic is the first and shortest period of the Mesozoic Era. Both the start and end of the period are marked by maj... | Steens volcano lasted for about one million years, and at least 70 separate lava flows occurred. Under the resulting basalt rock lie much older metamorphic rocks that may be related to some of the Triassic age formations of the Blue Mountains in northeastern Oregon. Within these metamorphic rocks are diorite and granod... | 35,847 | triviaqa-train |
Who was Britain?s first female DJ on BBC Radio 1? | Chinnery.
Annie Nightingale, who joined in 1970, was Britain's first female DJ and is now the longest serving presenter, having constantly evolved her musical tastes with the times.
On Thursday, 23 November 1978, the station moved to two new medium wave frequencies (275m and 285m), which allowed a major increase in tra... | Tune.
In December 2017, Ninja artist Helena Hauff became the first ever female DJ to be named BBC Radio 1's Essential Mix of the year. She was also rated number 1 in Crack Magazine's "50 Most Exciting DJs Right Now" 2017. On 3 August 2018 the Hamburg-based Techno producer and DJ released her album "Qualm". The album cu... | 35,848 | triviaqa-train |
Holby City was a spin-off from which BBC medical drama? | Holby City
Holby City (styled as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.
The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama "Casualty", and premiered on 12 January 1999. It is set in the same hospital as "Casualty", in th... | infrastructure, frequently disabling Internet, phone networks, and electricity, and making frequent use of propaganda and misinformation in state-run mass media. But when other modes of communication become unavailable and unbiased reporting is inaccessible, most Syrians still have access to a radio receiver, either as... | 35,849 | triviaqa-train |
What is the official London residence of HRH Prince Charles? | in 2013, Charles donated his state pension to an unnamed charity that supports elderly people. In March 2014, Charles arranged for five million measles-rubella vaccinations for children in the Philippines on the outbreak of measles in South-East Asia. According to Clarence House, Charles was affected by news of the dam... | that our client is British Petroleum and that this house is the chairman's London residence. We mean what we say". Sainsbury's reply ended "In considering your response, we think you should be aware that our client is HRH The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia". The matter was dropped by British Petroleum.
In 1982 Sainsbury ... | 35,850 | triviaqa-train |
Raki, Pernod and Ouzo contain what aromatic herb? | Pernod Ricard
Pernod Ricard is a French company that produces alcoholic beverages. The company's eponymous products, Pernod Anise and Ricard Pastis, are both anise-flavoured pastis apéritifs and are often referred to simply as "Pernod" or "Ricard". The company also produces several other types of pastis. It is the worl... | Uses Flavoring.
Anethole is distinctly sweet, measuring 13 times sweeter than sugar. It is perceived as being pleasant to the taste even at higher concentrations. It is used in alcoholic drinks ouzo, rakı and Pernod. It is also used in seasoning and confectionery applications, oral hygiene products, and in small quanti... | 35,851 | triviaqa-train |
The 02 Arena is in which London borough? | most populous in the EU, after Paris, with 9,787,426 inhabitants at the 2011 census. The population within the London commuter belt is the most populous in the EU with 14,040,163 inhabitants in 2016. London was the world's most populous city from 1831 to 1925.
London contains four World Heritage Sites: the Tower of Lon... | London.
AEG, which operates the O2 Arena in south-east London, raised a question mark over the Sphere's proximity to existing entertainment venues such as the London Stadium, the Copper Box Arena, and the O2 Arena, emphasising that "it is imperative that MSG's proposals do not add to congestion in the area".
Others ha... | 35,852 | triviaqa-train |
Which US city, known as the Athens of the South, has a full-scale replica of the Parthenon? | Parthenon (Nashville)
The Parthenon in Centennial Park, in Nashville, Tennessee, is a full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens. It was designed by Confederate veteran William Crawford Smith and built in 1897 as part of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition.
Today the Parthenon, which functions as an art mus... | this respect were two groups of critics and writers who were associated with Vanderbilt University in the early 20th century: the Fugitives and the Agrarians.
Popular destinations include Fort Nashborough and Fort Negley, the former being a reconstruction of the original settlement, the latter being a semi-restored Civ... | 35,853 | triviaqa-train |
What is France's second largest city (it's in the Rhone-Alpes region)? | several islands in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. The country's 18 integral regions (five of which are situated overseas) span a combined area of and a total population of 67.02 million (). France is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its capital in Paris, the country's largest city and main cultural a... | (ranked 5th nationally), in the Drome region and the ardeche region pigs and sheep are prominent, whilst the Bresse region is famous for its poultry. Crops produced in the Ain region and the left bank of the Rhone are mostly grain, including maize (700 000 tons, with a national ranking of 5th ). However, in the south (... | 35,854 | triviaqa-train |
Which Scottish pop band, formed 1985, released albums including Raintown, Fellow Hoodlums, Walking Back Home? | Fellow Hoodlums
Fellow Hoodlums is the third studio album by the Scottish rock band Deacon Blue, released in 1991. It includes four singles; "Your Swaying Arms", the Top 10 hit "Twist and Shout", "Closing Time" and "Cover from the Sky".
It reached no. 2 in the UK Albums Chart in 1991, spending over six months in the li... | Discography.
- Studio albums
- "Raintown" (1987)
- "When the World Knows Your Name" (1989)
- "Fellow Hoodlums" (1991)
- "Whatever You Say, Say Nothing" (1993)
- "Walking Back Home" (1999)
- "Homesick" (2001)
- "The Hipsters" (2012)
- "A New House" (2014)
- "Believers" (2016)
Members.
Current members | 35,855 | triviaqa-train |
The memoirs of which US politican are called Decision Points? | Decision Points
Decision Points is a memoir by former U.S. President George W. Bush. It was released on November 9, 2010, and the release was accompanied by national television appearances and a national tour. The book surpassed sales of two million copies less than two months after its release, breaking the record pre... | hero who never faces a reprimand and never suffers paranoia.
More enthusiastically, Andrew O'Hagan in "The Evening Standard" called "Green Zone" "one of the best war films ever made" because "it does what countless newspaper articles, memoirs, government statements and public inquiries have failed to do when it comes t... | 35,856 | triviaqa-train |
Which stately home is near the towns of Warminster and Frome? | and "place".
It was during the second half of the reign of Elizabeth I, and under her successor, James I, that the first architect-designed mansions, thought of today as epitomising the English country house, began to make their appearance. Burghley House, Longleat House, and Hatfield House are among the best known exa... | Chapmanslade
Chapmanslade is a village and civil parish in the county of Wiltshire, in the southwest of England. The parish is on the county border with Somerset and includes the hamlets of Huntenhull Green, Short Street and Thoulstone. The village lies about from each of three towns: southwest of Westbury, northwest o... | 35,857 | triviaqa-train |
What condiment is made of boiled beans, roasted grain and brine? | Soy sauce
Soy sauce (also called soya sauce in British English) is a liquid condiment of Chinese origin, made from a fermented paste of soybeans, roasted grain, brine, and "Aspergillus oryzae" or "Aspergillus sojae" molds. Soy sauce in its current form was created about 2,200 years ago during the Western Han dynasty of... | are eaten plain or mixed with smoked fish, smoked meat or mushrooms, and can also be mixed with greens such as "borr".
- Sim-sim (sesame) - A staple particularly in the north, roasted sesame paste is mixed into a stew of beans or greens and served as a side dish, though sesame paste may also be served as a condiment; a... | 35,858 | triviaqa-train |
Which US born blues musician has a Gibson guitar called Lucille? | Lucille (guitar)
Lucille is the name B.B. King gave to his guitars. They were usually black Gibson guitars similar to the ES-345-355.
The story of Lucille.
In the winter of 1949, King played at a dance hall in Twist, Arkansas. The hall was heated by a barrel half-filled with burning kerosene set in the middle of the da... | Lucy (Albert King guitar)
Lucy is the name given to the Gibson Flying V and a series of copies owned by blues guitarist Albert King. King apparently picked the Flying V (at a time when few other guitarists did) because of its style, and in return helped make it famous.
First Lucy.
The "original" Lucy, named for Lucille... | 35,859 | triviaqa-train |
Where in Germany is Europe's largest Gothic church? | , while the greatest proportional difference achieved is at Cologne Cathedral with a ratio of 3.6:1. The highest internal vault is at Beauvais Cathedral at .
Elements of Gothic style Stained glass windows.
One of the most prominent features of Gothic architecture was the use of stained glass window, which steadily grew... | St. Martin, Lorch
St. Martin is a Gothic church and the associated Catholic parish in Lorch am Rhein, Hesse, Germany. In 2002, it became part of the Rhine Gorge UNESCO World Heritage Site. The church features the oldest and largest monochrome wood-carved altar in Germany. Its organ from 1984 makes it also a concert ven... | 35,860 | triviaqa-train |
Princess Aurora, Prince Philip, and Maleficent feature in which pantomime? | Maleficent
Maleficent ( or ) is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Productions' 16th animated feature film, "Sleeping Beauty" (1959). She is an evil fairy and the self-proclaimed "Mistress of All Evil" who, after not being invited to a christening, curses the infant Princess Aurora to "prick her finger on... | forced to marry Prince Philip until Flora hears Maleficent's magic, causing them to enter the room and discover that Maleficent has arrived and has hypnotized Aurora into going through a hidden passage which leads up to another room, where Maleficent has turned herself into a spinning wheel. The three fairies go after ... | 35,861 | triviaqa-train |
Name the year- The Winter Olympics staged in Grenoble, France; Martin Luther King, Jr. is shot dead in Memphis, Tn; The ?I?m Backing Britain? campaign endorsed by Harold Wilson. | % in 1968, and the number of teachers in training increased by more than a third between 1964 and 1967. The percentage of students staying on at school after the age of sixteen increased similarly, and the student population increased by over 10% each year. Pupil-teacher ratios were also steadily reduced. As a result o... | —unprepared for an extended winter campaign, invades the Russian Empire's Soviet successor ruled by Joseph Stalin—born a Georgian outsider—precipitating the fall of the German Thousand-Year Reich.
Mohandas Gandhi works to liberate his compatriots by peaceful means and is shot dead; Martin Luther King, Jr., works to lib... | 35,862 | triviaqa-train |
Who founded Gordonstoun Boarding School in 1934? | + entry age.
Founded in 1934 by German educator Kurt Hahn, Gordonstoun has an enrolment of around 500 full boarders as well as about 100 day pupils between the ages of 6 and 18. With the number of teaching staff exceeding 100, there is a low student-teacher ratio compared to the average in the United Kingdom. There are... | The estate was then given to Hahn for his school. Hahn, after being driven from Germany by the Nazis, went on to found Gordonstoun in Scotland in 1934 and Atlantic College in 1962. It is also a sister school to the more famous Schloss Salem, founded by Hahn in 1920. In 1946, it was reopened by its then head, German phi... | 35,863 | triviaqa-train |
What is the newest geologic period (ratified 2004) it refers to 635-541 million years ago? | Phanerozoic – are defined by the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS) by reference to the stratigraphy at particular locations around the world.
In 2004 the Ediacaran Period of the latest Precambrian was defined in similar fashion, and was the first such newly designated period in 130 years; but earlier perio... | Brazil.
In the northeast, the Brasiliano-Pan-African orogeny period led to reverse-type metamorphism, similar to what is now found in the Himalayas and thrust nappe formations 150 kilometers to the west.
In the southeast of the country, the remnants of two mountain belts record the collision between three sections of c... | 35,864 | triviaqa-train |
The Ponderosa was a spin-off of which TV series? | light gray shirt, kelly-green jacket, tan pants, beige hat. Black leather gloves from 10th season on. In season 14, he and Greene occasionally wore different shirts and slacks, as the footage of them and the late Dan Blocker together could no longer be reused.
- Candy Canaday: Crimson shirt, black pants, black leather ... | for-TV special "All Growed Up" to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the series premiere. The special was a pilot for the "Rugrats" spin-off series "All Grown Up!", which aired from 2003 to 2008 as it chronicles the lives of the babies and their parents after they age 10 years. Another spin-off series, "Rugrats Pre-Scho... | 35,865 | triviaqa-train |
Sitting Bull was the leader of which native American tribe? | They surrounded the house, knocked and entered. Lt. Bullhead told Sitting Bull that he was under arrest and led him outside. Sitting Bull and his wife noisily stalled for time, the camp awakened and men converged at the house. As Lt. Bullhead ordered Sitting Bull to mount a horse, he said the Indian Affairs agent neede... | ), where is played by Michael Greyeyes
As time passed, Sitting Bull has become a symbol and archetype of Native American resistance movements as well as a figure celebrated by descendants of his former enemies:
- Legoland Billund, the first Legoland park, contains , the largest sculpture in the park.
- Sitting Bull is ... | 35,866 | triviaqa-train |
How many strings has the Russian balalaika? | Balalaika
The balalaika (, ) is a Russian stringed musical instrument with a characteristic triangular wooden, hollow body and three strings. Two strings are usually tuned to the same note and the third string is a perfect fourth higher. The higher-pitched balalaikas are used to play melodies and chords.The instrument ... | the picturesque figures of "Russian old men" (eternal grandfather in "Siberiade" and uncle Roman in "Here they did not fly in seagull"). In "Lenin in Paris" he plays Paul Lafargue. In later years he played in the character roles ("Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", "Last visit"); staged films "I will never forget you" (ab... | 35,867 | triviaqa-train |
Which Irish sitcom, produced by Hat Trick Productions, was mostly filmed in County Clare? | Father Ted
Father Ted is a British-made sitcom that was produced by Hat Trick Productions for Channel 4. Written by Irish writers Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan, and starring a predominantly Irish cast, it originally aired over three series from 21 April 1995 until 1 May 1998, including a Christmas special, for a to... | Derry Girls
Derry Girls is a British television sitcom created and written by Lisa McGee. Produced by Hat Trick Productions, it is set in Derry, Northern Ireland, in the 1990s. It was broadcast in January and February 2018 on Channel 4 and in December 2018 on Netflix. On 6 March 2019, the second series, consisting of s... | 35,868 | triviaqa-train |
West Ham FC?s new ground, the former Olympic Stadium, is in which London district? | London Stadium
London Stadium (formerly and also known as Olympic Stadium and The Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park) is a multi-purpose outdoor stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in the Stratford district of London. It was constructed for the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics—serving as the tr... | move to the Olympic Stadium was formally approved by the British government and Mayor of London Boris Johnson.
On 8 June 2011, it was confirmed that the Westfield Shopping Centre had been in detailed talks with West Ham for naming rights of the new Olympic stadium which could be called the Westfield Stadium. West Ham a... | 35,869 | triviaqa-train |
Heel flip, kick flip, and ollie are tricks in which action sport? | Skateboarding trick
A skateboarding trick, or simply a trick, is a maneuver performed on a skateboard while skateboarding. Skateboarding tricks may vary greatly in difficulty.
History.
Though skateboards emerged in the 1900s, skateboarding tricks like the ones done today did not appear until decades later. In the 1970s... | "Daewon Dorking Around at DVS".
List of flip tricks Heelflip.
Similar to a kickflip, the heelflip is instead executed with the heel section flipping away from the skater this time. For a regular-footed skater (left foot in front) the board spins clockwise from the perspective of a view from behind the skater. Again, a ... | 35,870 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the dog in Enid Blyton?s novels The Famous Five? | characters of Julian, Dick, Anne, George (Georgina) and Timmy the dog became household names in Britain. Matthew Grenby, author of "Children's Literature", states that the five were involved with "unmasking hardened villains and solving serious crimes", although the novels were "hardly 'hard-boiled' thrillers". Blyton ... | 's trusty pet dog. He is voiced by Justin Fletcher.
- Dane and Blaine Dunston - they are neighbors of the Famous Five, who are the same age as them, but are spoiled, pampered and arrogant due to their father's wealth. They typically have their comeuppance whenever they appear, but have been shown to team up with the fi... | 35,871 | triviaqa-train |
Taxus baccata refers to what species of tree? | is chewed poisoning can occur with as few as three berries."
Allergenic potential.
Yews in this genus are primarily separate-sexed, and males are extremely allergenic, with an OPALS allergy scale rating of 10 out of 10. Completely female yews have an OPALS rating of 1, and are considered "allergy-fighting". Male yews b... | List of tree and shrub species in collection T.
- "Taxodium ascendens"
- "Taxodium distichum"
- "Taxus baccata"
- "Taxus × media"
- "Tetradium daniellii"
- "Torreya nucifera"
- "Trochodendron aralioides"
- "Tsuga canadensis"
- "Tsuga caroliniana"
- "Tsuga diversifolia"
- "Tsuga sieboldii"
List of tree and shrub species... | 35,872 | triviaqa-train |
"What is Germany""s second largest city (it's on the southern end of the Jutland Peninsula)?" | further rapid growth. Unlike the situation in France, the goal was support of industrialisation, and so heavy lines crisscrossed the Ruhr and other industrial districts, and provided good connections to the major ports of Hamburg and Bremen. By 1880, Germany had 9,400 locomotives pulling 43,000 passengers and 30,000 to... | farm buildings, turning up a hill as an unpaved road to Landborup. Here the road passes a viewpoint 80 meters above sea level. From this spot there is a view of many of southern Djursland's bays, as well as 10 kilometers across Århus Bugt to mainland Jutland with the seaport of Århus clearly seen. Århus is Denmark's se... | 35,873 | triviaqa-train |
Which Irish group, from Dundalk, released albums, including Forgiven Not Forgotten, Talk on Corners, In Blue? | Stiff Little Fingers. Later in the 80s and into the 90s, Irish punk fractured into new styles of alternative rock, which included That Petrol Emotion, In Tua Nua, Fatima Mansions, My Bloody Valentine and Ash. In the 1990s, pop bands like The Corrs, B*Witched, Boyzone, Westlife and The Cranberries emerged. In the same d... | band for their 2015 return.
Discography.
Studio albums
- "Forgiven, Not Forgotten" (1995)
- "Talk on Corners" (1997)
- "In Blue" (2000)
- "Borrowed Heaven" (2004)
- "Home" (2005)
- "White Light" (2015)
- "Jupiter Calling" (2017)
Tours.
- Forgiven, Not Forgotten World Tour (1996–1997)
- Talk on Corners World Tour (1997–... | 35,874 | triviaqa-train |
What is the SI unit of energy? | Joule
The joule ( ; symbol: J) is a derived unit of energy in the International System of Units. It is equal to the energy transferred to (or work done on) an object when a force of one newton acts on that object in the direction of the force's motion through a distance of one metre (1 newton metre or N⋅m). It is also ... | views. The other current books in the "What is?" series include ""What is Love?, What is Death?, What is Beautiful?, What is Funny?, What is Right?, What is Peace?, What is Money?, What is Dreaming?, What is a Friend?, What is True?, What is a Family?, What is a Feeling?" The series is now also translated into 15 langu... | 35,875 | triviaqa-train |
Who composed the opera 'Albert Herring' in 1947? | Albert Herring
Albert Herring, Op. 39, is a chamber opera in three acts by Benjamin Britten.
Composed in the winter of 1946 and the spring of 1947, this comic opera was a successor to his serious opera "The Rape of Lucretia". The libretto, by Eric Crozier, was based on Guy de Maupassant's novella "Le Rosier de Madame H... | - "Crimson" (1991), Hut
- "Venice" (1992), Hut
- "Cradle Snatch" (1993), Hut
- "I Wear Your Chain" (1993), Hut
Discography Music Videos.
- "Heaven Sent An Angel" (1991)
- "Crimson" (1991)
- "Venice" (1992)
- "Cradle Snatch" (1993)
External links.
- Revolver MySpace
- Deep Cut MySpace
- Death | 35,876 | triviaqa-train |
In which town or city is the Fitzwilliam Museum? | Fitzwilliam Museum
The Fitzwilliam Museum is the art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge. It is located on Trumpington Street opposite Fitzwilliam Street in central Cambridge. Founded in 1816, the Fitzwilliam Museum includes one of the best collections of antiquities and modern art in western Europe. ... | Fitzwilliam, West Yorkshire
Fitzwilliam is a small village on the edge of West Yorkshire, England, in the City of Wakefield district. The village falls within the Hemsworth ward of Wakefield City Council.
Governance.
It is part of the town of Hemsworth and local government is in the hands of Wakefield Metropolitan Dist... | 35,877 | triviaqa-train |
Which British monarch was incarcerated in Pontefract Castle where he died of starvation in January 1400? | leaving the Crown to his 10-year-old grandson Richard II. Like many of his predecessors, Richard II conflicted with the nobles by attempting to concentrate power in his own hands. In 1399, while he was campaigning in Ireland, his cousin Henry Bolingbroke seized power. Richard was deposed, imprisoned, and eventually mur... | as he was on his way from Conwy Castle to meet Bolingbroke at Flint Castle supposedly to discuss the restitution of Henry's lands. Richard was imprisoned at Chester before being taken to London. Parliament quickly made Henry Bolingbroke Regent and then King. Richard died in Pontefract Castle, shortly after the failed E... | 35,878 | triviaqa-train |
Who sang the theme tune to the James Bond film 'The Spy Who Loved Me' in 1977? | the supertanker exteriors were filmed. On 5 December 1976, with principal photography finished, the 007 Stage was formally opened by former Prime Minister Harold Wilson.
Production Music.
The theme song "Nobody Does It Better" was composed by Marvin Hamlisch, written by Carole Bayer Sager, and performed by Carly Simon.... | ", the James Bond theme was featured in a Funk-inspired version of the tune reflecting the music of Blaxploitation films popular at the time. After that in 1974 John Barry composed the theme and song but sung by Lulu. The brief quote of the theme in the pre-credits music of "The Spy Who Loved Me", titled "Bond 77", fea... | 35,879 | triviaqa-train |
Which element, atomic number 47, has the highest electrical thermal conductivity of any metal? | about three quarters the price of gold. Silver is substantially less expensive than these metals, but is often traditionally considered a precious metal in light of its role in coinage and jewelry.
Lifecycle.
Lifecycle Formation.
Metals up to the vicinity of iron (in the periodic table) are largely made via stellar nuc... | Nonmetal
In chemistry, a nonmetal (or non-metal) is a chemical element that mostly lacks the characteristics of a metal. Physically, a nonmetal tends to have a relatively low melting point, boiling point, and density. A nonmetal is typically brittle when solid and usually has poor thermal conductivity and electrical co... | 35,880 | triviaqa-train |
In which constellation is the star Rigel? | the southern constellations Carina and Vela, or Venus' Mirror in the constellation of Orion.
Terminology.
The word "constellation" comes from the Late Latin term , which can be translated as "set of stars"; it came into use in English during the 14th century. The Ancient Greek word for constellation is ἄστρον. These te... | to new and startling heights with the help of computer-based production.
See also.
- List of music software | 35,881 | triviaqa-train |
What is the highest point in the Peak District? | upland above . Its high point is Kinder Scout at . Despite its name, the landscape generally lacks sharp peaks, and is characterised mostly by rounded hills, plateaus, valleys, limestone gorges and gritstone escarpments (the "edges"). The area, mostly rural, is surrounded by conurbations and large urban areas including... | , occupying the northern part of what was called the , literally the outer capital area. Many of the public offices (e.g. the Municipal office, the Nara Prefectural government, the Nara Police headquarters, etc.) are located on , while Nara branch offices of major nationwide banks are on , with both avenues running eas... | 35,882 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the Cyclops blinded by Odysseus? | way home from Troy, after a raid on Ismarus in the land of the Cicones, he and his twelve ships are driven off course by storms. They visit the lethargic Lotus-Eaters and are captured by the Cyclops Polyphemus while visiting his island. After Polyphemus eats several of his men, Polyphemus and Odysseus have a discussion... | hubris." As he sails away from the island of the Cyclopes, he shouts his name and boasts that nobody can defeat the "Great Odysseus". The Cyclops then throws the top half of a mountain at him and prays to his father, Poseidon, saying that Odysseus has blinded him. This enrages Poseidon, causing the god to thwart Odysse... | 35,883 | triviaqa-train |
Which musical features the son's 'I'd Do Anything' and 'Be Back Soon'? | I'd Do Anything (2008 TV series)
I'd Do Anything is a 2008 talent show-themed television series produced by the BBC in the United Kingdom and broadcast on BBC One. It premièred on 15 March 2008. The show searched for a new, unknown lead to play Nancy and three young performers who will take it in turns to play Oliver i... | during that time, for which he was paid £8 a week. Marriott was also chosen to provide lead vocals for the Artful Dodger songs "Consider Yourself", "Be Back Soon", and "I'd Do Anything", which appear on the official album to the stage show, released by World Record Club and recorded at the famous Abbey Road Studios. In... | 35,884 | triviaqa-train |
For which cricket county does England test cricketer Ian Bell play? | Ian Bell
Ian Ronald Bell (born 11 April 1982) is an English cricketer who played international cricket in all formats for the England cricket team. He currently plays county cricket for Warwickshire County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed higher/middle order batsman, described in "The Times" as an "exquisite rapier,"... | List of international cricket centuries by Ian Bell
Ian Bell is a cricketer who represents the England cricket team. He has scored centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings) in Test and One Day International (ODI) matches on 22 and 4 occasions respectively. As of November 2015, he has played 118 Tests and 161 ODI... | 35,885 | triviaqa-train |
In the US sitcom 'Frasier' what was Frasier's surname? | ". Frasier is considered the most successful spin-off series in television history, beginning its run one season after "Cheers" went off the air, where the character of Frasier Crane had been appearing for nine years. "Frasier" ran from 1993 to 2004.
By country United States Sitcoms on US television 2000s.
In early 200... | Theatre in San Francisco.
Career.
Butler is best known for his role as Bob "Bulldog" Briscoe in the NBC sitcom "Frasier", appearing in every season but one between 1993 and 2004. The character was a volatile, boorish, intensely macho sports presenter who hosted the show which followed Frasier's daily broadcast at the r... | 35,886 | triviaqa-train |
Who composed the musical work 'Harold In Italy' in 1834? | Harold en Italie
Harold en Italie, Symphonie en quatre parties avec un alto principal (English: Harold in Italy, Symphony in Four Parts with Viola Obbligato), Op. 16, H. 68, a symphony with soloistic viola by Hector Berlioz, written in 1834.
Creation.
Niccolò Paganini (1782–1840) encouraged Berlioz (1803–1869) to write... | dismissed by the American nurse in charge of the ward who was outraged to see Lucy sitting on a patient's bed.
Lucy married her distant cousin Harold Boston in September 1917 in Woodstock, near Oxford. They lived at Norton Lodge, Norton, Cheshire, near Harold Boston's work as a director of the family tannery and had on... | 35,887 | triviaqa-train |
Which strait separates Greenland from Canada? | 11° and 74°W. Greenland is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Greenland Sea to the east, the North Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, the Davis Strait to the southwest, Baffin Bay to the west, and the Nares Strait to the northwest. The nearest countries are Canada, to the west and southwest across Nares Strai... | Hans Island
Hans Island (; ; ; ) is a small, uninhabited barren knoll measuring , long and wide, in the centre of the Kennedy Channel of Nares Strait—the strait that separates Ellesmere Island from northern Greenland and connects Baffin Bay with the Lincoln Sea. Hans Island is the smallest of three islands in Kennedy C... | 35,888 | triviaqa-train |
Which musical features the songs 'Brush Up Your Shakespeare' and 'From This Moment On'? | her over his shoulder and carries her offstage while she pummels his shoulder with her fists ("Kiss Me Kate").
Act II
During the show's intermission, the cast and crew relax in the alley behind the theater. Paul (Fred's assistant), along with a couple other crew members, lament that it's "Too Darn Hot" to meet their lo... | " contains a joke dependent upon this pronunciation, and the parody "The Complete Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged)" refers to it as "the anus play". Shakespeare pronunciation guides list both pronunciations as acceptable.
Cole Porter's song "Brush Up Your Shakespeare" from the musical "Kiss Me, Kate" includes the lines: ... | 35,889 | triviaqa-train |
Which British monarch was murdered at Berkeley Castle in September 1327? | towne of Berkley to compassion, plainelie hearing him vtter a wailefull noise, as the tormentors were about to murther him, so that diuerse [i.e., several] being awakened therewith (as they themselues confessed) praied heartilie to God to receiue his soule, when they vnderstood by his crie what the matter ment.Christop... | for an unsuccessful bid to have Edward canonised in 1395. The tomb was opened by officials in 1855, uncovering a wooden coffin, still in good condition, and a sealed lead coffin inside it. The tomb remains in what is now Gloucester Cathedral, and was extensively restored between 2007 and 2008 at a cost of over £100,000... | 35,890 | triviaqa-train |
Who sang the theme tune to the James Bond film 'Goldeneye'? | a remote detonator and a laser. This was the first time Bond was shown to be wearing a watch by Omega, and he has since worn Omega watches in every subsequent production.
Production Music.
The theme song, "GoldenEye", was written by Bono and the Edge, and was performed by Tina Turner. As the producers did not collabora... | synergy, as "Guitar Hero" publisher Activision also held the license to produce games based on the James Bond franchise at the time). Fortus later played the tune live with Guns N' Roses during their 2012 tour.
- The opening gunbarrel sequence for the Nintendo 64 game "GoldenEye 007" uses a rock-influenced version of t... | 35,891 | triviaqa-train |
"What name meaning ""to hide away"" is given to the books that provide an appendix to the Old Testament in some versions of the Bible?" | and the Christian Old Testament. The Christian New Testament is a collection of writings by early Christians, believed to be mostly Jewish disciples of Christ, written in first-century Koine Greek. Among Christian denominations there is some disagreement about what should be included in the canon, primarily about the A... | Sacred texts of various religions Christianity.
- The Bible (the Old Testament and the New Testament). The Apostolic churches (Catholicism and Orthodoxy) also include the Deuterocanonicals.
- For Catholicism, this includes seven deuterocanonical books in the Old Testament for a total of 73 books, called the Canon of Tr... | 35,892 | triviaqa-train |
Which group recorded the albums 'Gaze' and 'Painting It Red' and 'Blue is the colour'? | Gaze (album)
Gaze is the eighth studio album by the rock band The Beautiful South. It was released in 2003 on Mercury Records. The release was accompanied by the "Gaze With The Beautiful South" tour. This was also the band debut for Allison Wheeler who replaced the departing Jacqui Abbott. All songs were written by Pau... | "Blue Is the Colour" (1996)
- "Quench" (1998)
- "Painting It Red" (2000)
- "Gaze" (2003)
- "Golddiggas, Headnodders and Pholk Songs" (2004)
- "Superbi" (2006)
Discography Compilations.
- "Carry on up the Charts" (1994)
- "Carry on up the Charts" (1994) - 2CD Limited Edition
- "Solid Bronze" (2001)
- "Gold | 35,893 | triviaqa-train |
In Greek mythology who was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter who became the wife of Hades and Queen of the Underworld? | the civilized existence of agricultural society.
Though Demeter is often described simply as the goddess of the harvest, she presided also over the sacred law, and the cycle of life and death. She and her daughter Persephone were the central figures of the Eleusinian Mysteries, a religious tradition that predated the O... | , enrollment was 842 pupils, in grades 6th through 8th, with 16.6% of pupils eligible for a free lunch due to family poverty. Additionally, 15% of pupils received special education services, while 7.96% of pupils were identified as gifted. According to a 2013 report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of ... | 35,894 | triviaqa-train |
Who won the 2007 Best Actor Oscar for his role in the film 'The Last King Of Scotland'? | (Forest Whitaker). The film is based on events of Amin's rule, and the title comes from a reporter in a press conference who wishes to verify whether Amin, who was known to adopt fanciful imperial titles for himself, declared himself the King of Scotland. The film has an approval rating of 87% at Rotten Tomatoes, and W... | 1985. The film won the Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film at the 2003–04 BAFTA Awards – coincidentally, it was Korda who had given Macdonald's grandfather his first job when he had arrived in Britain in 1935.
Next was "The Last King of Scotland", which won an Oscar for best actor.
He has also directed a number... | 35,895 | triviaqa-train |
Which horse ridden by Frankie Dettori won the 2007 Epsom Derby? | 2007 Epsom Derby
- The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. shd = short-head; hd = head; nk = neck.br† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.
Winner's details.
Further details of the winner, Authorized:
- "Foaled:" 14 February 2004 in Ireland
- "Sire:" Montjeu; "Dam:" Funsie (Sau... | Discreet Cat
Discreet Cat is a thoroughbred race horse. As a foal of 2003 (May 1), the bay colt won the UAE Derby in March 2006. He was then shipped to the United States, but did not race in the Kentucky Derby or any other Triple Crown races.
Connections.
Discreet Cat is owned by Godolphin Stables. He was trained by Sa... | 35,896 | triviaqa-train |
What is the highest mountain on the Isle of Man? | 3 nm. The territorial sea is managed by the Isle of Man Government Department of Infrastructure.
The Raad ny Foillan long distance footpath runs around the Manx coast.
Climate.
The Isle of Man enjoys a temperate climate, with cool summers and mild winters. Average rainfall is high compared to the majority of the Britis... | Cairnsmore of Fleet
Cairnsmore of Fleet is a mountain in the Scottish Lowlands, on the edge of the Galloway Forest Park. The mountain forms an unafforested granite massif, whose highest point is about east of Newton Stewart. It is the highest of the "Solway Hills", and the southernmost of Scotland's 219 Grahams. The vi... | 35,897 | triviaqa-train |
Which comedian's real name is Michael Pennington? | Johnny Vegas
Michael Joseph Pennington (born 5 September 1970), known professionally as Johnny Vegas, is an English actor and comedian, known for his portly figure and his alter-egos' angry rants, surreal humour and husky voice.
His television roles have included playing Al in the ITV Digital and PG Tips adverts, drug ... | delivering a spoken monologue, while Harrison's lyrics similarly reflect the comedian's penchant for zany wordplay. The song serves as a precursor to Harrison's work with Monty Python members Eric Idle and Michael Palin, including his production of the troupe's 1975 single "The Lumberjack Song" and films such as "Life ... | 35,898 | triviaqa-train |
Who composed the opera 'The Rake's Progress' in 1951? | Richard Wagner in Germany. The popularity of opera continued through the verismo era in Italy and contemporary French opera through to Giacomo Puccini and Richard Strauss in the early 20th century. During the 19th century, parallel operatic traditions emerged in central and eastern Europe, particularly in Russia and Bo... | opera (1922)
- "Oedipus rex", 2-act opera-oratorio (1927)
- "Perséphone", "mélodrame" for speaker, soloists, chorus and orchestra (1933)
- "The Rake's Progress", 3-act opera (1951)
- "The Flood", television opera (1962)
By type of composition Ballet.
- "The Firebird" ("L'oiseau de feu") (1910; rev. 1919, 1945)
- "Petru... | 35,899 | triviaqa-train |
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