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What does a vulcanologist study? | Volcanology
Volcanology (also spelled vulcanology) is the study of volcanoes, lava, magma, and related geological, geophysical and geochemical phenomena (volcanism). The term "volcanology" is derived from the Latin word "vulcan". Vulcan was the ancient Roman god of fire.
A volcanologist is a geologist who studies the e... | and how was the study done? What materials were used or who was included in the study groups (patients, etc.)?
- Results – What answer was found to the research question; what did the study find? Was the tested hypothesis true?
- Discussion – What might the answer imply and why does it matter? How does it fit in with w... | 36,300 | triviaqa-train |
Who was known as the Railway King? | George Hudson
George Hudson (probably 10 March 1800 – 14 December 1871) was an English railway financier and politician who, because he controlled a significant part of the railway network in the 1840s, became known as "The Railway King" – a title conferred on him by Sydney Smith in 1844.
Hudson played a significant ro... | the Isle of Wight was given to the de Redvers family in 1101 who were known as "Lords of the Isle of Wight". However the last of them was Izabel de Forz (also known as Isabella de Fortibus; 1237–1293), who was known informally as the "Queen of the Isle of Wight". Forz was visited shortly before her death by King Edward... | 36,301 | triviaqa-train |
Which Roman road linked Exeter and Lincoln? | Fosse Way
The Fosse Way was a Roman road in England that linked Exeter () in South West England to Lincoln () in Lincolnshire, via Ilchester (), Bath (), Cirencester () and Leicester ().
It joined Akeman Street and Ermin Way at Cirencester, crossed Watling Street at "Venonis" (High Cross) south of Leicester, and joined... | , East Melbourne
- Hoddles Creek, Victoria, a small town located East of Melbourne.
- Hoddles Creek, a tributary of the Yarra River. | 36,302 | triviaqa-train |
What does a deltiologist collect? | era in which the cars on the street were made, and other time-sensitive clues. Postcards produced by the Curt Teich Company can be dated more exactly if the stamp box on the reverse is visible, since the company printed a date code within the stamp box.
Picture postcards can be assigned to "the Golden Age of Postcards"... | the FBI with an ability to collect transmissions which comply with pen register court orders, trap & trace court orders, Title III interception orders, etc...
...It is important to distinguish now what is meant by "sniffing." The problem of discriminating between users' messages on the Internet is a complex one. Howeve... | 36,303 | triviaqa-train |
What is the more common name for a polygraph? | proponents.
Polygraphs measure arousal, which can be affected by anxiety, anxiety disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), nervousness, fear, confusion, hypoglycemia, psychosis, depression, substance induced states (nicotine, stimulants), substance withdrawal state (alcohol withdrawal) or other emotions;... | a methyl group to a DNA acceptor. In practice, many molecules are not referred to using this terminology due to more prevalent common names. For example, RNA Polymerase is the modern common name for what was formerly known as RNA nucleotidyltransferase, a kind of nucleotidyl transferase that transfers nucleotides to th... | 36,304 | triviaqa-train |
"The Claude Francois song ""Comme d'habitude"" (translation ""as usual"") was a hit in English for Frank Sinatra under what title?" | Sinatra in mind, singer-songwriter Paul Anka wrote the song "My Way", using the melody of the French "Comme d'habitude" ("As Usual"), composed by Claude François and Jacques Revaux. Sinatra recorded it just after Christmas 1968. "My Way", Sinatra's best-known song on the Reprise label, was not an instant success, chart... | Comme d'habitude
"" (, French for "As usual") is a French song composed in 1967 by Claude François and Jacques Revaux with lyrics by François and Gilles Thibaut.
Versions.
Versions "Comme d'habitude".
Revaux, reportedly not satisfied with an earlier version of the song recorded by Hervé Vilard, approached Claude Franço... | 36,305 | triviaqa-train |
Which spirit is mixed with white rum, triple sec and lemon juice in a 'Between the Sheets' cocktail? | distinguish distilled alcoholic drinks from non-distilled ones.
As examples, this term does not include beverages such as beer, wine, mead, sake, or cider, as they are fermented but not distilled. These all have a relatively low alcohol content, typically less than 15%. Brandy is a liquor produced by the distillation o... | Between the Sheets (cocktail)
The Between the Sheets is a cocktail consisting of white rum (or other light rum), cognac, triple sec, and lemon juice.
History.
The origin of the cocktail is usually credited to Harry MacElhone at Harry's New York Bar in Paris in the 1930s as a derivative of the sidecar. However, competin... | 36,306 | triviaqa-train |
The siege of which territory between 1779 and 1783 by a Franco Spanish force ended in complete failure? | The Spanish armies, like others in German territories, resorted to "paying themselves" on the land.
Olivares had backed certain taxation reforms in Spain pending the end of the war, but was blamed for another embarrassing and fruitless war in Italy. The Dutch, who during the Twelve Years' Truce had made increasing thei... | 1779 – February 1783. During the American Revolution a combined Franco-Spanish force lays siege to a British garrison for nearly four years. A 'Grand Assault' of over 60,000 men, and 150 assault vessels by the besieging forces in September 1782 results in total disaster, with over 6,000 casualties and dozens of ships l... | 36,307 | triviaqa-train |
Who is currently head chef of Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons hotel and restaurant? | Description.
The restaurant has two Michelin stars, as well as scoring 9/10 in the "Good Food Guide" It is capable of serving 260 guests per day It is owned by LVMH (since acquiring Belmond Ltd in December 2018) and run by the leading French chef Raymond Blanc. The gardens are used to grow fresh food for the restaurant... | in North Yorkshire, in England and is run by head chef Tom van Zeller whilst One City has venues in West Hampstead and in the City of London.
After achieving his Higher National Diploma in Hotel, Catering and Institutional Management (HCIMA), Moore seized the opportunity to do a work experience in the highly regarded T... | 36,308 | triviaqa-train |
'Man Pointing' is a characteristically thin figure produced by which Swiss sculptor? | revolt against the naturalism of Rodin and his late-19th-century contemporaries, Brâncuși distilled subjects down to their essences as illustrated by the elegantly refined forms of his "Bird in Space" series (1924).
Brâncuși's impact, with his vocabulary of reduction and abstraction, is seen throughout the 1930s and 19... | Thin Ice (1937 film)
Thin Ice is a 1937 American comedy/romance film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Tyrone Power and figure skater Sonja Henie.
Plot.
The plot follows ski instructor Lili Heiser (Henie), who works at a local luxury hotel in the Swiss Alps. She falls in love with a man who goes skiing every mor... | 36,309 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the youngest US President elected to office? | President of the United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.
In contemporary times, the presiden... | women to be elected and serve as president of any college in the United States. Alva Ross Brown become president in 1927 and at the age of 21 was one of the youngest college presidents in US Higher Education History. Alva Ross Brown was followed in 1941 by professor and trustee Robert M. Bell as the 4th president of th... | 36,310 | triviaqa-train |
The wines Latour and Margaux are produced in which region of France? | 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... | prestige.
Within the Grand Cru Classé list, wines were further ranked and placed in one of five divisions. The best of the best wines were assigned the highest rank of Premier Cru; only four wines, Château Latour, Château Lafite Rothschild, Château Margaux and Château Haut-Brion were deemed worthy. Of all the 61 great ... | 36,311 | triviaqa-train |
Who provided the voice for Chef in South Park? | altered to make the voice sound more like that of a fourth grader.
Isaac Hayes voiced the character of Chef, an African-American, soul-singing cafeteria worker who was one of the few adults the boys consistently trusted. Hayes agreed to voice the character after being among Parker and Stone's ideal candidates which als... | Darth Vader). He is fitted with a suit and mask like those of Vader, except with the helmet taking on the appearance of Chef's trademark hat, and wields a red, glowing spatula, parodying Vader's red lightsaber. Darth Chef's voice was provided by British comedian and filmmaker Peter Serafinowicz, who voiced Darth Maul i... | 36,312 | triviaqa-train |
Which Swedish DJ and record producer had a UK Number One single in 2013 with 'Wake Me Up'? | Wake Me Up (Avicii song)
"Wake Me Up" is a song by Swedish DJ and record producer Avicii, released as the lead single from his debut studio album "True", released on CD and cassette by PRMD Music and Universal Music Group’s Island Records on 17 June 2013. "Wake Me Up" was written by Avicii, Mike Einziger, and Aloe Blac... | #21. Robyn also collaborated with Norwegian duo Röyksopp for the single "The Girl and the Robot" in June 2009.
A number of dance-oriented Swedish acts became internationally successful during this decade. In 2004, Swedish DJ and producer Eric Prydz topped the UK charts for five weeks with "Call on Me", while its 2007 f... | 36,313 | triviaqa-train |
In which English town or city would you find the Marlowe theatre? | Marlowe Theatre
The Marlowe Theatre is a major 1,200-seat theatre in Canterbury, England.
It was briefly closed in March 2009 for redevelopment, reopening in a brand new building on 4 October 2011.
Name.
The theatre was named after the playwright Christopher Marlowe, who was born and attended school in the city. In fro... | by director Peter Hall at a Marlowe Society production of "Macbeth", in which he played the title character alongside Hall's daughter, actress Rebecca Hall.
Career.
In 2004, Stevens began his professional acting career when Peter Hall cast him as Orlando in his touring production of Shakespeare's "As You Like It". The ... | 36,314 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the Booker prize-winning novel Moon Tiger? | Moon Tiger
Moon Tiger is a 1987 novel by Penelope Lively which spans the time before, during and after World War II. The novel won the 1987 Booker Prize. It is written from multiple points of view and moves backward and forward through time. It begins as the story of a woman who, on her deathbed, decides to write a his... | (born 1975) Whitbread Book Award winning novel "White Teeth" (2000), mixes pathos and humour, focusing on the later lives of two war time friends in London. Julian Barnes (born 1946) is another successful living novelist, who won the 2011 Man Booker Prize for his book "The Sense of an Ending", while three of his earlie... | 36,315 | triviaqa-train |
The Household Cavalry is made up of two regiments, the Life Guards and which other regiment? | visits by visiting heads of state, or whenever required by the British monarch. The regiment also mounts the guard at Horse Guards. HCMR consists of one squadron from The Life Guards, one from The Blues and Royals and a squadron called Headquarters Squadron, which is responsible for all administrative matters and inclu... | served as a garrison force under British Forces, Palestine and Trans-Jordan. A reserve regiment remained in London to do ceremonials, whilst training regiments took place at Windsor. It was overcrowded when Regimental HQ Life Guards and two squadrons made their way there from London. B Squadron found accommodation at t... | 36,316 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the son born to Abram (as he was then known) and Hagar in the Old Testament? | God to leave the house of his father Terah and settle in the land originally given to Canaan but which God now promises to Abraham and his progeny. Various candidates are put forward who might inherit the land after Abraham; and, while promises are made to Ishmael about founding a great nation, Isaac, Abraham's son by ... | known as Sarai. She and her husband Abram (Abraham) sought a way to have children in order to fulfill the Abrahamic covenant that was established in . Sarai was 75 years old and had yet to bear Abraham a child. She had the idea to offer her Egyptian handmaiden Hagar to her husband so that they could have a child by her... | 36,317 | triviaqa-train |
Which king married Elizabeth of York, the daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville? | who had been attainted in 1478. Gloucester ascended to the throne as Richard III on 6 July 1483, and Edward and Richard disappeared soon afterwards. Rumours began to spread that they had been murdered, and these appear to have been increasingly widely credited, even though some undoubtedly emanated from overseas.
Niece... | Derby was betrothed in 1498 to Elizabeth Wells, the daughter of John Welles, 1st Viscount Welles, by Cecily of York, the daughter of King Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville. A papal dispensation was obtained for the marriage. However Elizabeth died that year. By indenture dated 17 December 1505 Derby married Anne Hastin... | 36,318 | triviaqa-train |
Which element has atomic number 71 and symbol Lu? | Lutetium
Lutetium is a chemical element with the symbol Lu and atomic number 71. It is a silvery white metal, which resists corrosion in dry air, but not in moist air. Lutetium is the last element in the lanthanide series, and it is traditionally counted among the rare earths. Lutetium is sometimes considered the first... | or , which has 6 protons and 6 neutrons. The full isotope symbol would also have the atomic number ("Z") as a subscript to the left of the element symbol directly below the mass number: . This is technically redundant, as each element is defined by its atomic number, so it is often omitted.
Mass number changes in radio... | 36,319 | triviaqa-train |
Who was voted the first BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1954? | . Voting was by postcard, and rules presented in a "Radio Times" article stipulated that nominations were restricted to athletes who had featured on the "Sportsview" programme since April. For the inaugural BBC Sportsperson of the Year award, 14,517 votes were cast and Christopher Chataway beat fellow athlete Roger Ban... | BBC Sports Personality World Sport Star of the Year
The BBC World Sport Star of the Year (formerly known as the BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year) is an award presented at the annual BBC Sports Personality of the Year award ceremony. The award is presented to a non-British sportsperson considered to have made... | 36,320 | triviaqa-train |
Who was British Prime Minister between 1924 and 1929? | -lived Labour-led government, he returned as Minister of Health, introducing a range of reform measures from 1924 to 1929. He was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer in the National Government in 1931.
When Stanley Baldwin retired in May 1937, Chamberlain took his place as Prime Minister. His premiership was dominate... | - President - Charles D. B. King, President of Liberia (1920–1930)
- Monarch - George V, King of the British Dominions Beyond the Seas (1910–1936)
- Governor-General - Alexander Cambridge, Earl of Athlone, Governor-General of South Africa (1924–1931)
- Prime Minister - J. B. M. Hertzog, Prime Minister of South Africa (... | 36,321 | triviaqa-train |
As which character did Peter Kay sing Once Upon a Christmas Song? | Peter Kay's Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice", which he co-wrote with Paul Coleman. The two-hour special was screened on Channel 4 on 17 October 2008. Kay won his second Royal Television Society award for best actor for playing Geraldine McQuee... | of the song served as the theme tune to BBC One's compilation series "Peter Kay's Comedy Shuffle".
Video.
The video for "Once Upon A Christmas Song" features Geraldine (Peter Kay), on a float singing to the public. It ends with her lighting up a street with Christmas decorations. Also, Jackie (Jo Enright) and Wendy (Si... | 36,322 | triviaqa-train |
Which cartoon character made his screen debut in 1940 in the animated short film A Wild Hare'? | A Wild Hare
A Wild Hare, reissued as The Wild Hare, is a 1940 "Merrie Melodies" cartoon supervised by Tex Avery (credited as Fred Avery on the original issue). The short subject features Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny, the latter making what is considered his first official appearance.
Title.
The title is a play on "wild ha... | Disney, he worked as an animation checker on several of their short subjects (mostly involving Donald Duck), before working on their first feature-length film, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (1937).
He subsequently joined Warner Bros. for his first stint at the studio, which was spent working mostly under Chuck Jone... | 36,323 | triviaqa-train |
In which castle was Mary Queen of Scots beheaded in 1587? | considered the legitimate sovereign of England by many English Catholics, including participants in a rebellion known as the Rising of the North. Perceiving Mary as a threat, Elizabeth had her confined in various castles and manor houses in the interior of England. After eighteen and a half years in custody, Mary was f... | . She was beheaded on a scaffold in the castle's great hall on 8 February 1587.
Later period.
Despite the castle's size and importance, it was allowed to fall into disrepair during the latter part of the Elizabethan period. By 1635, less than 50 years after Mary, Queen of Scots' execution, it was reported to be in a ru... | 36,324 | triviaqa-train |
In which American city are the headquarters of Amazon.com located? | height between . Kuiper will work in concert with Amazon's previously announced large network of 12 satellite ground station facilities (the "AWS Ground Station unit") announced in November 2018.
Amazon filed communications license documents with the US regulatory authorities in July 2019, which included information th... | recent CR200 controller were discontinued in 2012.. Existing CR200 controllers continue to operate, however there are reports of touchscreen failures which cannot be repaired.. The previous CR100 ceased being supported in April 2018.
Locations.
Locations Headquarters.
The headquarters are located in Santa Barbara, Cali... | 36,325 | triviaqa-train |
"'Mrs Dalloway' and ""To the Lighthouse' are among the works of which writer?" | To the Lighthouse
To the Lighthouse is a 1927 novel by Virginia Woolf. The novel centres on the Ramsay family and their visits to the Isle of Skye in Scotland between 1910 and 1920.
Following and extending the tradition of modernist novelists like Marcel Proust and James Joyce, the plot of "To the Lighthouse" is second... | and artistic society. In 1915 she published her first novel, "The Voyage Out", through her half-brother's publishing house, Gerald Duckworth and Company. Her best-known works include the novels "Mrs Dalloway" (1925), "To the Lighthouse" (1927) and "" (1928). She is also known for her essays, including "A Room of One's ... | 36,326 | triviaqa-train |
Which London theatre, that famously 'never closed', did finally close in 1964 before subsequently reopening as a cinema and a strip club? | time, British law prohibited naked girls from moving. To avoid the prohibition, the models appeared in stationary "tableaux vivants". The Windmill girls also toured other London and provincial theatres, sometimes using ingenious devices such as rotating ropes to move their bodies round, though strictly speaking, stayin... | of an inability to obtain films. They might then close it down, leaving it on hold for future use if demand, in their view, warranted its reopening.
This may be what happened to the Saraton. The timber building known as the Fitzroy Theatre opened as a skating rink (1889), was converted to a cinema in 1924 but the licen... | 36,327 | triviaqa-train |
Predominantly which grape is used in the manufacture of sherry? | Sherry
Sherry ( ) is a fortified wine made from white grapes that are grown near the city of Jerez de la Frontera in Andalusia, Spain. Sherry is produced in a variety of styles made primarily from the Palomino grape, ranging from light versions similar to white table wines, such as Manzanilla and Fino, to darker and he... | bunch. The majority are turned into grape jelly.
Geography British wine.
The term British wine is used to describe a drink made in Britain by the fermentation of grape (or any other fruit) juice or concentrate originating from anywhere in the world. It cannot be used for :wine in the legal sense, which must be produced... | 36,328 | triviaqa-train |
'Bye Bye Love' was which duo's first top ten single in the UK in 1957? | Bye Bye Love (The Everly Brothers song)
"Bye Bye Love" is a popular song written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant and published in 1957. It is best known in a debut recording by the Everly Brothers, issued by Cadence Records as catalog number 1315. The song reached number 2 on the US "Billboard" Pop charts and number 1 o... | as "The Magnificent Moodies" on Decca in the UK, with sleeve notes by Donovan. The album yielded the hit single "Go Now", which reached No. 1 in the UK in January 1965, and the Top Ten in the U.S. Warwick took one co-lead vocal on that album with Laine, on the track "I've Got A Dream" (which featured Ray Thomas on flut... | 36,329 | triviaqa-train |
Who successfully piloted the spacecraft Vostok Six in 1963? | .
Design Vostok 2K.
Photo-reconnaissance and signals intelligence spacecraft. Later named Zenit spy satellite.
Design Vostok 3KA.
The Vostok 3KA was the spacecraft used for the first human spaceflights. They were launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome using Vostok 8K72K launch vehicles. The first flight of a Vostok 3KA occu... | The Soviet Union demonstrated 24-hour launch pad turnaround and the capability to launch two piloted spacecraft, Vostok 3 and Vostok 4, in essentially identical orbits, on August 11 and 12, 1962. The two spacecraft came within approximately of one another, close enough for radio communication. Vostok 4 also set a recor... | 36,330 | triviaqa-train |
Which store did Barbara Hulanicki open in Kensington in 1964? | Barbara Hulanicki
Barbara Hulanicki (b. 1936) is a fashion designer, born in Warsaw, Poland, to Polish parents and best known as the founder of iconic clothes store Biba.
Career.
Her father, Witold Hulanicki, was assassinated by the Stern Gang in Jerusalem in 1948, and the family moved to Brighton, England. While study... | repair it and requested permission to worship at St Cross Church in the Hospital instead. The Master of St Cross agreed and in 1507 St Faith's was demolished, leaving just the graveyard, which continued to be used for burials and still belongs to St Cross. The font, bell and stone screens from St Faith's were moved to ... | 36,331 | triviaqa-train |
Roger Daltrey is lead singer with which long-running band? | be thought to share the front man position with Johnson, due to his on-stage antics and his role as the band's mascot, frequently featuring on album covers and promotional materials.
In many bands, such as The Who, Led Zeppelin, Living Colour, Queen, The Stone Roses and Oasis, the lead guitarist may share spokesman res... | Luay Nakhleh
Luay Nakhleh is the J.S. Abercrombie Professor and Chair of the Department of Computer Science and a Professor of BioSciences at Rice University in Houston, Texas.
Biography.
Nakhleh was born on May 8, 1974 to a Christian, Palestinian family in Israel. He currently lives with his Japanese wife and two chil... | 36,332 | triviaqa-train |
Desmond Miles is the lead character and main protagonist of which series of video games? | Plot appearances.
Plot appearances "Assassin's Creed".
Desmond lives in New York and works as a bartender. In order to hide his identity, he lives under assumed names and uses only cash to protect himself. However, yet because his ancestors were renowned Assassins, he is eventually tracked down by Abstergo Industries a... | Joanna Dark
Joanna Dark is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the "Perfect Dark" video game series. She debuted in the Nintendo 64 first-person shooter "Perfect Dark" and is a player character in all the games of the series. Outside of video games, Joanna appears as the lead character in all the "Perfect... | 36,333 | triviaqa-train |
"How does Rene Descartes' philosophical proposition ""Cogito ergo sum"" translate into English?" | sum" the ""ego sum cogitans"" (I am a thinking being) as the thinking substance with his ontological interpretation. It can also be considered that "Cogito ergo sum" is needed before any living being can go further in life".
Predecessors.
Although the idea expressed in "cogito, ergo sum" is widely attributed to Descart... | equally competent at mathematics, geometry and studying the theory of relativity which strongly inspired his philosophical writings. He produced, notably, a translation of Rene Descartes' "Rules for the Direction of the Mind" into Arabic for UNESCO. In 1983 he presided over a seminar of the world congress for philosoph... | 36,334 | triviaqa-train |
In the Bible St Paul's conversion to Christianity takes place on the road to where? | Conversion of Paul the Apostle
The conversion of Paul the Apostle, was, according to the New Testament, an event in the life of Paul the Apostle that led him to cease persecuting early Christians and to become a follower of Jesus. It is normally dated to AD 33–36. Since his birth is estimated at 5 AD, he would have bee... | Milan was founded by St. Barnabas. This is commonly rejected by historians (because apparently St. Barnabas never left Cyprus after St. Paul's departure), archaeological proof of a Christian presence in Milan during apostolic times has been found. The conversion of rural areas came after that of the cities: missionarie... | 36,335 | triviaqa-train |
How are the comedians Thomas Derbyshire and Robert Harper better known? | Cannon and Ball
Tommy Cannon (born Thomas Derbyshire, 27 June 1938) and Bobby Ball (born Robert Harper, 28 January 1944), known collectively as Cannon and Ball, are an English comedy double act best known for their comedy variety show "The Cannon and Ball Show", which lasted for nine years on ITV. The duo met in the ea... | King realized that Thomas was talking to his audience, not at them, and was getting a better response. King changed his own style from one-liners to a more conversational style that used everyday life for humor. His comedy inspired other comedians such as Joan Rivers, Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David, Billy Crystal, Robert ... | 36,336 | triviaqa-train |
6 and 28 are perfect numbers. What is the next perfect number in the sequence? | is an even perfect number whenever formula_2 is a prime of the form formula_3 for prime formula_4—what is now called a Mersenne prime. Two millennia later, Euler proved that all even perfect numbers are of this form. This is known as the Euclid–Euler theorem.
It is not known whether there are any odd perfect numbers, n... | , the aliquot sequence of 1264460 is 1264460, 1547860, 1727636, 1305184, 1264460, ...
- Some numbers have an aliquot sequence which is eventually periodic, but the number itself is not perfect, amicable, or sociable. For instance, the aliquot sequence of 95 is 95, 25, 6, 6, 6, 6, ... . Numbers like 95 that are not perf... | 36,337 | triviaqa-train |
Which country became the 28th member of the European Union in July 2013? | , the EU received the Nobel Peace Prize for having "contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy, and human rights in Europe." In 2013, Croatia became the 28th EU member.
From the beginning of the 2010s, the cohesion of the European Union has been tested by several issues, including a debt cris... | 2015.
The country was still in the midst of what was effectively a six-year long recession when it became a member of the European Union in July 2013.
The recession had contributed to the fall of the Cabinet of Ivo Sanader II and its replacement with the Cabinet of Jadranka Kosor. It was interrupted by a period of stag... | 36,338 | triviaqa-train |
In which constellation would you find the star cluster known as the Plough or Big Dipper? | (80 UMa). Together they are known as the "Horse and Rider". At fourth magnitude, Alcor would normally be relatively easy to see with the unaided eye, but its proximity to Mizar renders it more difficult to resolve, and it has served as a traditional test of sight. Mizar itself has four components and thus enjoys the di... | Mormon people.
- Big Dipper – On the west side of the temple the Big Dipper appears, which represents how the priesthood can help people find their way to heaven as the constellation helped travelers find the North Star. The uppermost stars on the temple's constellation align with the actual North Star.
- Compass and S... | 36,339 | triviaqa-train |
In a Punch and Judy show what traditionally is the name of the dog? | Horse
- Pretty Polly
- The Hangman (a.k.a. Jack Ketch)
- The Devil
- The Beadle
- Jim Crow ("The Black Man")
- Mr. Scaramouche
- The Servant (or "The Minstrel")
- The Blind Man
Other characters included Boxers, Chinese Plate Spinners, topical figures, a trick puppet with an extending neck (the "Courtier"), and a monkey... | Judy because "Judy" was easier to enunciate with the swazzle than "Joan". So important is Punch's signature sound that it is a matter of some controversy within Punch and Judy circles as to whether a "non-" show can be considered a true Punch and Judy Show. Other characters do not use the swazzle, so the Punchman has t... | 36,340 | triviaqa-train |
What is the chemical symbol for the element Mercury? | oxidation states, I and II. Despite claims otherwise, Hg(III) and Hg(IV) compounds remain unknown.
Chemistry Compounds of mercury(I).
Unlike its lighter neighbors, cadmium and zinc, mercury usually forms simple stable compounds with metal-metal bonds. Most mercury(I) compounds are diamagnetic and feature the dimeric ca... | cold and wet. Other things associated with water and phlegm in ancient and medieval medicine included the season of Winter, since it increased the qualities of cold and moisture; the phlegmatic temperament, the feminine, the brain and the western point of the compass.
In alchemy, the chemical element of mercury was oft... | 36,341 | triviaqa-train |
"Who, in March 1912, famously said I am just going outside and may be some time""?" | not that we are a British expedition...He is not straight, it is himself first, the rest nowhere..." However, he also wrote that his harsh words were often a product of the hard conditions. Scott, less harshly, called Oates "the cheery old pessimist" and wrote "The Soldier takes a gloomy view of everything, but I've co... | 's diary, as Oates left the tent he said, "I am just going outside and may be some time", though Edward Adrian Wilson, who was also present, made no reference to this in his own diary or the letters to Oates's mother.
Scott, Wilson and Bowers continued onwards for a further towards the 'One Ton' food depot that could ... | 36,342 | triviaqa-train |
Proposed in 1983, what was President Reagan's 'Strategic Defense Initiative', or SDI, more popularly known as? | the "Brilliant Pebbles" concept using small orbiting missiles not unlike a conventional air-to-air missile, which was expected to be much less expensive to develop and deploy.
SDI was controversial throughout its history, and was criticized for threatening to destabilize the MAD-approach and to possibly re-ignite "an o... | negotiable by pre-Gorbachev Soviet rulers. President Reagan's introduction of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) program in 1983 was viewed as a threat by the Soviet Union, and the Soviets withdrew from setting a timetable for further negotiations. In January 1985, however, U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz and... | 36,343 | triviaqa-train |
Who won a gold medal at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in the women's skeleton bob? | table Men.
Current Olympic champion: Yun Sung-bin Nikita Tregubov Dominic Parsons
Olympic medal table Women.
Current Olympic champion: Lizzy Yarnold Jacqueline Lölling Laura Deas
See also.
- FIBT World Championships
- List of Skeleton World Cup champions
- Bobsleigh
- Luge
External links.
- Torino 2006 Skeleton rules
-... | Noelle Pikus-Pace
Noelle Pikus-Pace (born December 8, 1982) is a retired American skeleton racer who began her career in 2001. She won five medals at the FIBT World Championships, competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, and won the silver medal in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Career.
Pikus-Pace won the... | 36,344 | triviaqa-train |
In which constellation is the bright star Sirius? | Sirius
Sirius (, designated α Canis Majoris (Latinized to Alpha Canis Majoris, abbreviated Alpha CMa, α CMa)) is the brightest star in the night sky. Its name is derived from the Greek word "Seirios" "glowing" or "scorching." With a visual apparent magnitude of −1.46, Sirius is almost twice as bright as Canopus, the ne... | L2 Puppis
L Puppis (also known as HD 56096) is a giant star in the constellation of Puppis and is located between the bright stars Canopus and Sirius. It is a semi-regular pulsating star.
The designation L has a tangled history. This star and another were both labelled with "L' by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille when he crea... | 36,345 | triviaqa-train |
Which country did Emmelie de Forest represent in winning the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo? | Sweden chose to lay focus on the artists and their respective countries. The postcards presented before every song, which have often been used to show the host country's nature, culture and social life, were changed to show the typical everyday life of each individual artist in their home countries scattered around Eur... | Silence". A week after, on 6 February, they released their first album, "The Book of Nature". The songs were performed by other artists, such as German-Canadian-English singer Alice Merton and Eurovision 2013 winner Emmelie de Forest.
The duo participated as contestants to represent Germany in the Eurovision Song Conte... | 36,346 | triviaqa-train |
Which Moscow building once housed the headquarters of the KGB and a notorious prison? | Lubyanka Building
Lubyanka () is the popular name for the headquarters of the FSB and affiliated prison on Lubyanka Square in Meshchansky District of Moscow, Russia. It is a large Neo-Baroque building with a facade of yellow brick designed by Alexander V. Ivanov in 1897 and augmented by Aleksey Shchusev from 1940 to 19... | the most notorious ones in Estonia.Hostile totalitarian regimes eliminate their enemies without mercy. This building with its prison cells and upstairs interrogation rooms was a place where criminals attempted to break the spirits of the Estonian people. History confirms that it was a failed attempt.
Today.
Now, the bu... | 36,347 | triviaqa-train |
Which vegetable is also known as the eggplant in the United States? | Eggplant
Eggplant (US, Australia), aubergine (UK), or brinjal (South Asia and South Africa) is a plant species in the nightshade family Solanaceae. "Solanum melongena" is grown worldwide for its edible fruit.
Most commonly purple, the spongy, absorbent fruit is used in various cuisines. Although often considered a vege... | subterranean caves located in Hebron, Palestine.
History Before the cemetery.
Machpelah is contained within Lot No. 18 in then Maisland, which contained a celebrated and exotic garden, locally called the "Frenchman's Garden", since the well-known botanist André Michaux was commissioned by the King of France, Louis XVI ... | 36,348 | triviaqa-train |
Which TV cartoon series(later a film) features the children Pebbles and Bam Bam? | . She and her friends attended Bedrock High School; Pebbles had a catchphrase similar to her father's: "Yabba-Dabba-Doozie!"
As an adult, Pebbles pursued a career in advertising and married Bamm-Bamm. After this, the newly married couple moved to Hollyrock, a fictional, prehistoric version of Hollywood, California. The... | -Bam because the wealthy man gave up (after winning the case) upon learning his wife became pregnant, after which he became a staple character on the series. For the next nine episodes (though Bam-Bam aired on "Kleptomaniac Pebbles" in the opening scene teaser but not in the body of the episode but would return two epi... | 36,349 | triviaqa-train |
What is the chemical symbol for the element Antimony? | Antimony
Antimony is a chemical element with the symbol Sb (from ) and atomic number 51. A lustrous gray metalloid, it is found in nature mainly as the sulfide mineral stibnite (SbS). Antimony compounds have been known since ancient times and were powdered for use as medicine and cosmetics, often known by the Arabic na... | additives for chlorine and bromine containing fire retardants found in many commercial and domestic products. The largest application for metallic antimony is as alloying material for lead and tin. It improves the properties of the alloys which are used as in solders, bullets and ball bearings. An emerging application ... | 36,350 | triviaqa-train |
Which rugby union team plays its home fixtures at Welford Road? | Welford Road Stadium
Welford Road is a rugby union stadium in Leicester, England, and is the home ground for Leicester Tigers. The ground was opened on 10 September 1892 and is located between Aylestone Road and Welford Road on the southern edge of the city centre. The ground was developed in two main periods, either s... | team and colts teams from Under 10's to Under 18's.
Camberley Town football club currently plays in the Premier division of the Combined Counties League. The home ground is at Krooner Park, Wilton Road. Camberley Rugby Football Club plays in the London 2 South West in English level 7 Rugby Union League. The home ground... | 36,351 | triviaqa-train |
What nationality was painter Piet Mondrian? | Piet Mondrian
Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan (), after 1906 Piet Mondrian (, , ; 7 March 1872 – 1 February 1944), was a Dutch painter and theoretician who is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. He is known for being one of the pioneers of 20th century abstract art, as he changed his artistic directi... | with and writings on the painter Piet Mondrian.
- 2 Piet Mondrian’s letters to the American artist Harry Holtzman Archive, —Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie/Netherlands Institute for Art History (RKD Archive) The Hague Netherland— http://www.mondriaan.nl/items/index/tag:correspondentie
- 3 Harry Holtzman... | 36,352 | triviaqa-train |
Which Pennsylvania nuclear power plant suffered a partial nuclear meltdown in 1979? | Three Mile Island accident
The Three Mile Island accident was a partial meltdown of reactor number 2 of Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station (TMI-2) in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, near Harrisburg and subsequent radiation leak that occurred on March 28, 1979. It was the most significant accident in U.S. commer... | Forwards: Matt Francis , Chris Margott , Matt Read
Tournament awards MVP.
- Matt Read
External links.
- Official tournament website | 36,353 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the Newfoundland dog in the play/novel 'Peter Pan'? | ideal companions in the world of therapy and are often referred to as the nanny dog. The breed was memorialized in "Nana", the beloved guardian dog in J.M. Barrie's "Peter Pan". The Newfoundland, in general, is good with other animals, but its size can cause problems if it is not trained.
A Newfoundland's good, sweet n... | it is explained that Peter must forget his own adventures and what he learns about the world in order to stay childlike.
Peter's ability to fly is explained, but inconsistently. In "The Little White Bird", he is able to fly because he is said to be part bird, like all babies. In the play and novel, he teaches the Darli... | 36,354 | triviaqa-train |
Who was assassinated on 30 January 1948 by Nathuram Godse? | Nathuram Godse
Nathuram Vinayak Godse (19 May 1910 – 15 November 1949) was the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi, who shot Gandhi in the chest three times at point blank range in New Delhi on 30 January 1948. Godse, an advocate of Hindu nationalism, from Pune, Maharashtra, who believed Gandhi to have favored the political dem... | Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium
The Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium is located on the grounds of the Brisbane Botanic Gardens in the suburb of Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Planetarium was officially opened on 24 May 1978.
The Planetarium is named after Sir Thomas Brisbane, governor of the colony of New... | 36,355 | triviaqa-train |
Which football league team plays its home matches at the Lamex Stadium? | Broadhall Way
Broadhall Way, known as the Lamex Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is an association football stadium in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. It has been the home ground of Stevenage (formerly Stevenage Borough and Stevenage Town) since the early 1960s, and has a capacity of 6,722 people, including 3,142 seats.
His... | XI v pakistani cricket team
Sports Rugby league.
In 2001 the stadium hosted two National Rugby League matches, both involving the North Queensland Cowboys. Crowds of 13,000 and 6,113 attended the matches.
Sports Australian rules football.
Cazaly's Stadium hosts Australian rules football matches during the winter. AFL C... | 36,356 | triviaqa-train |
According to the New Testament, which criminal was released by Pontius Pilate instead of Jesus? | Barabbas ( or "Bar-abbâ", "son of the father", from the common given name "Abba": 'father'). Persuaded by the elders (), the mob chooses to release Barabbas and crucify Jesus. Pilate writes a sign in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek that reads "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews" (abbreviated as INRI in depictions) to be ... | Biblical reference.
In the New Testament, praetorium refers to the palace of Pontius Pilate, the Roman prefect of Judea, which is believed to have been in one of the residential palaces built by Herod the Great for himself in Jerusalem, which at that time was also the residence of his son, king Herod II. According to t... | 36,357 | triviaqa-train |
Which creatures live in a formicary? | Ant colony
An ant colony is the basic unit around which ants organize their lifecycle. Ant colonies are eusocial, and are very much like those found in other social Hymenoptera, though the various groups of these developed sociality independently through convergent evolution. The typical colony consists of one or more ... | Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise
Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise is a 2008 simulation video game in the "Viva Piñata" series for the Xbox 360. Developed by Rare and published by Microsoft Studios, the game builds atop its predecessor, in which the player tends a garden and the piñata creatures that come to live there.... | 36,358 | triviaqa-train |
In 1894, Marks and Spencer opened their first 'Penny Bazaar', in which town or city? | years saw Michael Marks and Tom Spencer open market stalls in many locations around the North West of England and move the original Leeds Penny Bazaar to 20, Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester.
History Domestic growth.
Marks and Spencer, known colloquially as "Marks and Sparks", or "M&S", made its reputation in the early 2... | , of Marks & Spencer, opened one of his first seven 'Penny Bazaar' stalls here during the 1880s. On 31 January 2018, Marks & Spencer announced the closure of their store, in the town centre of Birkenhead, happening in April.
During the 1970s, the commercial centre of the town was redeveloped around the principal shoppi... | 36,359 | triviaqa-train |
In mathematics, what is the correct term for the answer to a multiplication calculation? | In March 2019, David Harvey and Joris van der Hoeven submitted an article presenting an integer multiplication algorithm with a claimed complexity of formula_9
Products of measurements.
One can only meaningfully add or subtract quantities of the same type but can multiply or divide quantities of different types. Four b... | 20. The mark scheme for each question is designed to reward candidates who make good progress towards a solution. A candidate reaching the correct answer will receive full marks, regardless of the method used to answer the question.br
All the questions that are attempted by a student and not crossed out will be assesse... | 36,360 | triviaqa-train |
Harmsen Van der Beek is the original illustrator of which books by Enid Blyton? | Harmsen van der Beek
Eelco Martinus ten Harmsen van der Beek (more commonly Harmsen van der Beek or just Beek; October 8, 1897 in Amsterdam – July 24, 1953 in Blaricum) was a Dutch illustrator and commercial artist. Abroad, he is best remembered for his illustration of Enid Blyton's Noddy books.
Van der Beek was the cr... | Enid Blyton's illustrators
The children's books of Enid Blyton were illustrated by a large number of artists, ranging from figures known for other work to humbler commercial artists, who in some cases were anonymous. Since the Blyton texts mainly used very simple language, the work of the illustrators was an important ... | 36,361 | triviaqa-train |
Australian Douglas Mawson, 1882-1958, was famous for exploration on which continent? | named after Hugh Denison, a major backer of the expedition) on Commonwealth Bay on 8 January 1912, and established the Main Base. A second camp was located to the west on the ice shelf in Queen Mary Land. Cape Denison proved to be unrelentingly windy; the average wind speed for the entire year was about , with some win... | Douglas Mawson
Sir Douglas Mawson OBE FRS FAA (5 May 1882 – 14 October 1958) was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer, and academic. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Sir Ernest Shackleton, he was a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. The Mawson Station in the ... | 36,362 | triviaqa-train |
Which British bank issued the first credit card in 1966? | Barclaycard
Barclaycard (; stylized as barclaycard) is a multinational credit card and payment services provider, and a division of Barclays plc. , Barclaycard had over ten million customers in the United Kingdom.
History.
Barclaycard was launched on 29 June 1966, initially as a charge card, but following Bank of Engla... | and prepaid to make purchases. Mastercard Worldwide has been a publicly traded company since 2006. Prior to its initial public offering, Mastercard Worldwide was a cooperative owned by the more than 25,000 financial institutions that issue its branded cards.
Mastercard, originally known as "Interbank" from 1966 to 1969... | 36,363 | triviaqa-train |
Which group had a hit in the 1970's with 'Love Grows Like My Rosemary Grows'? | Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
"Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" is a popular song by "two hit wonders" Edison Lighthouse, originally recorded by Jefferson. The single reached the number one spot on the UK Singles Chart on the week ending on 31 January 1970, where it remained for a total of five weeks.
It also... | Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" (1970) was one of four near-concurrent UK Singles Chart Top Ten hit singles that Burrows released under different names. The other songs were "Gimme Dat Ding" (The Pipkins), "My Baby Loves Lovin" (White Plains), and "United We Stand" (Brotherhood of Man). Burrows was also lead vocal... | 36,364 | triviaqa-train |
In Greek mythology, who was the legendary King of Troy? | site in Anatolia. Alexander the Great, for example, visited the site in 334 BC and there made sacrifices at tombs associated with the Homeric heroes Achilles and Patroclus.
The 1995 discovery of a Luwian biconvex seal at Troy VII sparked heated debate over the language that was spoken in Homeric Troy. Frank Starke of t... | Ctimene
In Greek mythology, Ctimene ( ; Ancient Greek: , ) was the younger sister of Odysseus, the legendary king of Ithaca. She was the daughter of Laertes and Anticlea, and was raised by them alongside the servant Eumaeus, who was treated almost as her equal. Ctimene was married off to Eurylochus of Same for a massiv... | 36,365 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the grandfather of Queen Victoria? | Queen Victoria
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. On 1 May 1876, she adopted the additional title of Empress of India. Known as the Victorian era, her reign of 63 years and seven months was longer... | on Queen Victoria" (1930).
The Ponsonby family.
The Ponsonby family has played a leading role in British life for two centuries. His father was Sir Henry Ponsonby who was Private Secretary to Queen Victoria. His grandfather, Frederick was badly wounded at the Battle of Waterloo, but survived to become a British Army ge... | 36,366 | triviaqa-train |
Who directed the 2008 film 'Burn after Reading'? | Burn After Reading
Burn After Reading is a 2008 black comedy film written, produced, edited, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. The film stars George Clooney, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, Richard Jenkins, and Brad Pitt. The film had its premiere on August 27, 2008, opening at the 2008 Venice Film... | 65th Venice International Film Festival
The 65th annual Venice International Film Festival, held in Venice, Italy, was opened on 27 August 2008 by "Burn After Reading", and closed on 6 September 2008.
International competition jury, led by Wim Wenders, awarded Leone d'Oro to "The Wrestler", directed by Darren Aronofsky... | 36,367 | triviaqa-train |
Traditional wattle hurdles were made from the wood of which tree? | "Corylus"), almonds ("Prunus dulcis"), walnuts ("Juglans regia"), pistachios ("Pistacia vera") and many others. They are high in nutritive value and contain high-quality protein, vitamins and minerals as well as dietary fibre. Walnuts are particularly beneficial to health and contain a higher level of antioxidants than... | Hurdle
A hurdle (UK English, limited US English) is a moveable section of light fence. In the United States, terms such as "panel", "pipe panel" or simply "fence section" are used to describe moveable sections of fencing intended for agricultural use and crowd control; "hurdle" refers primarily to fences used as jumpin... | 36,368 | triviaqa-train |
Mount Marmolada is the highest peak in which European mountain range? | Marmolada
Marmolada (German: "Marmolata", Ladin: "Marmoleda") is a mountain in northeastern Italy and the highest mountain of the Dolomites (a section of the Alps). It lies between the borders of Trentino and Veneto.
Geography.
The mountain is located about 100 kilometres north-northwest of Venice, from which it can be... | Korab (mountain)
Mount Korab (; , "Golem Korab") is the highest peak of the eponymous mountain range and the fourth highest mountain entirely located in the Balkan Peninsula, standing at .
The summit of the Korab mountain range in the Albanian-Macedonian border, Korab is the highest peak of Albania and the Republic of ... | 36,369 | triviaqa-train |
Which National Trust property in Cheshire includes a mansion and a Tudor hall that was once owned by the Egerton family? | when he was made Viscount Brackley and Earl of Ellesmere. The Hon. Thomas Egerton, of Tatton Park, Cheshire, youngest son of the second Earl of Bridgewater, was the grandfather of Hester Egerton (d. 1780). She married William Tatton. In 1780 they assumed by Royal licence the surname of Egerton in lieu of Tatton. Their ... | Prince and Princess of Wales in 1887, and at later dates the Shah of Persia and the Crown Prince of Siam. The last member of the Egerton family to live in the hall was Maurice Egerton. He made a large collection of objects from around the world, some which are on display in the hall. On his death in 1958 Maurice Egerto... | 36,370 | triviaqa-train |
Who founded the Ballet Russe? | Original Ballet Russe
The Original Ballet Russe (originally named Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo) was a ballet company established in 1931 by René Blum and Colonel Wassily de Basil as a successor to the Ballets Russes, founded in 1909 by Sergei Diaghilev. The company assumed the new name "Original Ballet Russe" after a ... | Roman Jasinski
Roman Jasinski (1907, in Warsaw – 16 April 1991 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) was a Polish ballet dancer who performed from 1933–1950 with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. A "premier danseur", he was recognized for his elegance and style. After retiring from performing, he and his wife Moscelyne Larkin founded a b... | 36,371 | triviaqa-train |
Who presented the TV show 'The Human Body'? | The Human Body (TV series)
The Human Body is a seven-part documentary series, first shown on 20 May 1998 on BBC One and presented by medical scientist Robert Winston. A co-production between the BBC and The Learning Channel, the series looks at the mechanics and emotions of the human body from birth to death.
The serie... | as the "example" human female in a Desmond Morris written and presented series on the Human Animal and body language a co-production of the BBC and the Discovery channel filmed in 1994.
With the formation of Redemption TV by her then boyfriend Nigel Wingrove, Daly was given the chance to present her own magazine show i... | 36,372 | triviaqa-train |
In which country did Victoria Adams marry David Beckham? | relationship instantly attracted a great deal of media attention. The couple were dubbed "Posh and Becks" by the media. He proposed to her on 24 January 1998 in a restaurant in Cheshunt, England.
On 4 July 1999, they married at Luttrellstown Castle in Ireland. Beckham's teammate Gary Neville was the best man, and the c... | (then known as Victoria "Posh Spice" Adams), was to marry David Beckham. Simon has a lightning bolt-shaped scar on his forehead, similar to Harry Potter, however he always conceals it with makeup. Simon was a big fan of Steps when he was younger. Simon and Kylie ran away from home to London, but his parents realised an... | 36,373 | triviaqa-train |
On which island of the Philippines is Manila? | Philippines
The Philippines ( ; or ' ), officially the Republic of the Philippines (), is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Situated in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas and Mind... | the Manila North Harbor complex.
History.
The road was built on an artificial island called the Navotas Fish Port Complex, the biggest and oldest fish port in the Philippines which was reclaimed in 1977 during the Marcos administration. The island is bounded on the north by the Bangkulasi Channel, on the east by the M... | 36,374 | triviaqa-train |
How is the plant Lactuca Sativa better known? | of the world. Plants generally have a height and spread of . The leaves are colorful, mainly in the green and red color spectrums, with some variegated varieties. There are also a few varieties with yellow, gold or blue-teal leaves. Lettuces have a wide range of shapes and textures, from the dense heads of the iceberg ... | Shauna Garr
Shauna Garr is an American producer and entertainment executive in Hollywood. She is best known for producing the film franchise "How High" and "How High 2" with Universal Pictures.
Biography.
Garr was born in Los Angeles. She is best known for producing the film franchise "How High" and "How High 2" with U... | 36,375 | triviaqa-train |
Who lost most Ladies Singles Finals at Wimbledon in the 1980's? | example, Chris Evert appeared on scoreboards as "Mrs. J. M. Lloyd" during her marriage to John Lloyd, since "Mrs. X" essentially designates the wife of X. This tradition has continued, at least to some extent. For the first time during the 2009 tournament, players were referred to on scoreboards by both their first and... | in the third round of the French Open, where Stosur reached the second round in singles, losing to Petra Kvitová.
Stosur showed great promise at Wimbledon: while only making the second round in singles, losing to Nicole Vaidišová, she made the finals of both the ladies' and mixed doubles. She and Raymond lost the final... | 36,376 | triviaqa-train |
Which famous poet wrote the line 'we are the hollow men'? | The Hollow Men
"The Hollow Men" (1925) is a poem by T. S. Eliot. Its themes are, like those of many of Eliot's poems, overlapping and fragmentary, but it is recognized to be concerned most with post–World War I Europe under the Treaty of Versailles (which Eliot despised: compare "Gerontion"), the difficulty of hope and... | . Eliot describes how we, the living, wish to be seen by "Those who have crossed/With direct eyes [...] not as lost/Violent souls, but only/As the hollow men/The stuffed men." The image of eyes figures prominently in the poem, notably in one of Eliot's most famous lines "Eyes I dare not meet in dreams". Such eyes are a... | 36,377 | triviaqa-train |
Which band had a top ten in 1996 with Cosmic Girl? | Cosmic Girl (song)
"Cosmic Girl" is the second single from British funk/acid jazz band Jamiroquai's third studio album, "Travelling Without Moving", released on 11 November 1996 on Sony Soho Square in the United Kingdom and 14 January 1997 on Sony Music/Work Group in the United States. The song achieved great chart suc... | to leave the band.
Numerous acts released greatest hits albums, with Robbie Williams' being most successful, selling over one million copies in eight weeks. Popular artists from the 1980s made successful returns, including Duran Duran, The Cure, Depeche Mode and Morrissey, all of whom released top ten singles. After a... | 36,378 | triviaqa-train |
In which Shakespeare play do we find Touchstone, a jester? | In 1709, Rowe passed down a tradition that Shakespeare played the ghost of Hamlet's father. Later traditions maintain that he also played Adam in "As You Like It", and the Chorus in "Henry V", though scholars doubt the sources of that information.
Throughout his career, Shakespeare divided his time between London and S... | has in their life when the music is ridiculously good and the people around you are laughing their heads off and losing their minds... We don't get it every night because you can't carry that kind of ecstasy around with you in a bucket. All we do is try to find that delirious point."
2013 reunion.
On December 7, 2013, ... | 36,379 | triviaqa-train |
Which author created the fictional detective C Auguste Dupin? | C. Auguste Dupin
"Le Chevalier" C. Auguste Dupin is a fictional character created by Edgar Allan Poe. Dupin made his first appearance in Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" (1841), widely considered the first detective fiction story. He reappears in "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt" (1842) and "The Purloined Letter" (1844... | Media in Berlin
Berlin is a major media centre in Germany and Europe.
Broadcasting.
It is home to many international and regional television and radio stations. The public broadcaster RBB has its headquarters in Berlin next to commercial broadcasters MTV Europe, VIVA and N24. German international public broadcaster Deu... | 36,380 | triviaqa-train |
Who assassinated the Duke of Buckingham in 1628? | The Duke was stabbed to death, on 23 August 1628, at the Greyhound Pub in Portsmouth, where he had gone to organise yet another campaign. According to an eye-witness account, he lived just long enough to jump up, shouting "Villain!" and making to chase after his assailant, but then fell down dead. The assassin was John... | 1628 in literature
This article is a summary of the literary events and publications of 1628.
Events.
- July 29 (Tuesday) – The King's Men perform "Henry VIII" at the Globe Theatre, London. George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham is in the audience, but leaves after watching the play's Duke of Buckingham beheaded. The ... | 36,381 | triviaqa-train |
Who defeated Martina Navratilova in her last Wimbledon Singles Final? | to the new world No. 1, Monica Seles. In 1994, at age 37, Navratilova reached the Wimbledon final, where she lost in three sets to Conchita Martínez. In November that year, after losing to Gabriela Sabatini in the first round of the WTA Tour Championships, she retired from full-time competition on the singles tour. She... | 1982 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Firsts-seeded Martina Navratilova defeated the defending champion Chris Evert Lloyd in the final, 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1982 Wimbledon Championships.
Seeds.
Martina Navratilova (Champion)
Evonne Goolagong Cawley was seeded 16th at th... | 36,382 | triviaqa-train |
John Crome (1768-1821) founded which School of Painting? | John Crome
John Crome (22 December 176822 April 1821) was an English landscape artist of the Romantic era, one of the principal artists and founding members of the Norwich School of painters. He lived in Norwich for all his life and most of his works are Norfolk landscapes.
He was sometimes known as Old Crome to distin... | its prominent members were "founding father" John Crome (1768-1821), John Sell Cotman (1782-1842), James Stark (1794-1859), and Joseph Stannard (1797-1830).
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood movement, established in the 1840s, dominated English art in the second half of the 19th century. Its members — William Holman Hunt ... | 36,383 | triviaqa-train |
Which African country takes its name from the Shona for 'house of stone'? | Shona people
The Shona () are a Bantu ethnic group native to Southern Africa, primarily the country of Zimbabwe where they form a vast majority. The people are divided into five major clans and adjacent to other groups of very similar culture and languages. This name came into effect in the 19th century due to their sk... | natives of the country call these edifices "Symbaoe", which according to their language signifies 'court'".
The name contains "dzimba", the Shona term for "houses". There are two theories for the etymology of the name. The first proposes that the word is derived from "Dzimba-dza-mabwe", translated from the Karanga dial... | 36,384 | triviaqa-train |
King Alexander I, assassinated in Marseilles in 1934, was king of which country? | Slav provinces so they could be combined into a Yugoslavia. The conspirators' motives were consistent with the movement that later became known as Young Bosnia. The assassination led directly to World War I when Austria-Hungary subsequently issued an ultimatum to the Kingdom of Serbia, which was partially rejected. Aus... | politics, but on the other hand I would look for full respect for the rights of Croats. I warned the King that the Croats must not be improperly provoked and even forbidden to use the very name of Croat, something which I had myself experienced."
On 9 October 1934, King Alexander was assassinated in Marseilles by a Bu... | 36,385 | triviaqa-train |
Air fight pioneer Amy Johnson vanished over which river? | Amy Johnson
Amy Johnson (born 1 July 1903, Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, Eng.— vanished 5 January 1941, over the Thames estuary), was a spearheading female pilot who initially became famous through her endeavour to set a record for a solo flight from London to Darwin, Australia.
Flying solo or with her husband, Jim M... | single-use runway.
- 15 January 2018: Gatwick-bound scheduled Norwegian Air Shuttle flight DY7014 from New York JFK with 284 passengers on board, which was operated by the airline's Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner G-CKHL featuring an image of British aviation pioneer Amy Johnson on its tail fin, became the fastest transatlanti... | 36,386 | triviaqa-train |
Whish 1996 multi Oscar winning film was based on a novel by Michael Ondaatje? | "The Dainty Monsters", and then in 1970 the critically acclaimed "." However, he is more recently recognized for his nationally and internationally successful novel "The English Patient" (1992), which was adapted into a film in 1996. In 2018, Ondaatje won the Golden Man Booker Prize for "The English Patient".
In additi... | Jungle", called "Bæddegama" was released. It featured Arthur C. Clarke in the role of Woolf.
- A film version of Michael Cunningham's 1998 Pulitzer Prize winning novel, "The Hours", was released in 2002, starring Nicole Kidman as Virginia Woolf. The part of Leonard Woolf was played by Stephen Dillane.
- In 2005, a book... | 36,387 | triviaqa-train |
Which English city has a Railway Station called Forster Square? | Forster Square
Forster Square in central Bradford was redeveloped in the (2006) Broadway development, but gives its name to Bradford Forster Square railway station and a retail park.
History.
Forster Square was laid out in the late-19th century at the bottom of Kirkgate, and named after the 19th-century politician Will... | an overall glazed roof of the ridge and furrow pattern. The [train shed] roof was dismantled in the 1960s and replaced with utilitarian 'butterfly' awnings. The station was also used by the North Eastern Railway. The station began to be called "Market Street Station" at this time, but local maps and directories do not ... | 36,388 | triviaqa-train |
Which element discovered in 1782 has the symbol Te? | Tellurium
Tellurium is a chemical element with the symbol Te and atomic number 52. It is a brittle, mildly toxic, rare, silver-white metalloid. Tellurium is chemically related to selenium and sulfur, all three of which are chalcogens. It is occasionally found in native form as elemental crystals. Tellurium is far more ... | friend's name out of mourning.
The stony-iron Pallasite meteorites are not connected to the Pallas asteroid, being instead named after the German naturalist Peter Simon Pallas. The chemical element palladium, on the other hand, was named after the asteroid, which had been discovered just before the element.
As with oth... | 36,389 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the opera Wozzeck in 1922? | 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... | . The opera, which Berg completed in 1922, was first performed on December 14, 1925, when Erich Kleiber conducted the first performance in Berlin. Today, "Wozzeck" is seen as one of the century's most important works. Berg made a start on his second opera, the three-act "Lulu", in 1928 but interrupted the work in 1929 ... | 36,390 | triviaqa-train |
What was the first name of notorious murderer Doctor Crippen? | Hawley Harvey Crippen
Hawley Harvey Crippen (September 11, 1862 – November 23, 1910), usually known as Dr. Crippen, was an American homeopath, ear and eye specialist and medicine dispenser. He was hanged in Pentonville Prison in London for the murder of his wife Cora Henrietta Crippen, and was the first suspect to be c... | .
Cemetery Burials Notable burials.
- Henri d'Alcorn (born George Henry Stannard Allcorn), composer of 'La Varsoviana' (Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay), a variation on the Varsovienne.
- Valentine Bambrick, VC recipient.
- Mathilde Blind German-born English poet, fiction writer, biographer, essayist and literary critic.
- Ford Ma... | 36,391 | triviaqa-train |
Which monarch was threatened by the Rye House Plot? | Rye House Plot
The Rye House Plot of 1683 was a plan to assassinate King Charles II of England and his brother (and heir to the throne) James, Duke of York. The royal party went from Westminster to Newmarket to see horse races and were expected to make the return journey on 1 April 1683, but because there was a major f... | , and declared it was devolved in the king's hands to give it to any other . According to Lauder some said that 'seeing the Duchess of Lauderdale's courtship, by which he had stood, was now dried up, he came well off that he was not likewise fined'.
After the discovery of the Rye House plot, Murray was, in September 1... | 36,392 | triviaqa-train |
Alex Waugh, brother of Evelyn, wrote a first novel about life at a public school, what was it? | , Waugh established and edited "The Cynic" school magazine.
Childhood Lancing.
Like his father before him, Alec Waugh went to school at Sherborne, and, it was presumed by the family that Evelyn would follow, but in 1915, the school asked Evelyn's older brother Alec to leave, after a homosexual relationship came to ligh... | of novels by Evelyn Waugh. He was one of a number of writers who worked on "Chaplin" (1992). His television screenwriting credits include: "Good and Bad at Games" (1983), adapted from Boyd's short story about English public school life; "Dutch Girls" (1985); "Armadillo" (2001), adapted from his own novel; "A Waste of S... | 36,393 | triviaqa-train |
On which island is Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas? | The Bahamas
The Bahamas (), known officially as the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is a country within the Lucayan Archipelago. The archipelagic state consists of more than 700 islands, cays, and islets in the Atlantic Ocean, and is located north of Cuba and Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), northwest of the... | Long Island, Bahamas
Long Island is an island in the Bahamas that is split by the Tropic of Cancer. It is one of the Districts of the Bahamas and is known as the most scenic island in the Bahamas. Its capital is Clarence Town. The population of Long Island is 3,094 inhabitants.
Geography.
Long Island is about 130 kilom... | 36,394 | triviaqa-train |
Which European city was called Vindobona by the Romans? | Vindobona
Vindobona (from Gaulish "windo-" "white" and "bona" "base/bottom") was a Roman military camp on the site of the modern city of Vienna in Austria. The settlement area took on a new name in the 13th century, being changed to Berghof, or now simply known as "Alter Berghof" (the Old Berghof).
Around 15 BC, the ki... | and eventually forgotten. It now lies approximately 12 metres under the Stephansplatz and was rediscovered in 1973 during the building of the U-Bahn; it is now integrated into the Stephansplatz station and can be reached from there.
Archaeological excavations Museum of the Romans.
In the Hoher Markt north of Stephanspl... | 36,395 | triviaqa-train |
Which Canadian/American novelist won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1976? | until 10 December 1974, after he was deported from the Soviet Union.
In 1974, Graham Greene, Vladimir Nabokov, and Saul Bellow were considered but rejected in favor of a joint award for Swedish authors Eyvind Johnson and Harry Martinson, both members of the Swedish Academy at the time, and unknown outside their home co... | actor
- Gabriel García Márquez (1927-2014), Colombian novelist, Nobel Prize in literature 1982
- Gabriel Morrissette (born 1959), Canadian illustrator
- Gabriel Braga Nunes (born 1972), Brazilian actor
- Gabe Saporta (born 1979), Uruguayan-American musician
People named Gabriel Athletes.
- Gabriel Agbonlahor (born 1986... | 36,396 | triviaqa-train |
Who won the Best Director Oscar for the film 'Out of Africa'? | Out of Africa (film)
Out of Africa is a 1985 American epic romantic drama film directed and produced by Sydney Pollack, and starring Robert Redford and Meryl Streep. The film is based loosely on the autobiographical book "Out of Africa" written by Isak Dinesen (the pseudonym of Danish author Karen Blixen), which was pu... | The film was nominated for six Academy Awards, winning four. McLaglen won Best Actor for his portrayal of Gypo Nolan, beating out Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, and Franchot Tone for the better-remembered "Mutiny on the Bounty", and Ford won Best Director. Dudley Nichols won Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, but turned... | 36,397 | triviaqa-train |
Which vitamin is also called tocopherol? | soluble antioxidants but also seem to have many other functions in the body.
Forms.
Vitamin E exists in eight different forms, four tocopherols and four tocotrienols. All feature a chromane ring, with a hydroxyl group that can donate a hydrogen atom to reduce free radicals and a hydrophobic side chain which allows for ... | Each form has a different biological activity.
In general, the unnatural l-isomers of tocotrienols lack almost all vitamin activity, and half of the possible 8 isomers of the tocopherols (those with 2S chirality at the ring-tail junction) also lack vitamin activity. Of the stereoisomers which retain activity, increasin... | 36,398 | triviaqa-train |
Which British monarch produced the most legitimate children? | the death of many rebels, but not before the king had agreed to summon a parliament in 1265.
The next monarch, Edward Longshanks, was far more successful in maintaining royal power and responsible for the conquest of Wales. He attempted to establish English domination of Scotland. However, gains in Scotland were revers... | death.
Children.
Children Most.
The British monarch with the most children was Henry I, who had 29 children (5 legitimate).
The British monarch with the most legitimate children was George III, who had 15 children with Queen Charlotte of whom 13 reached adulthood.
The Queen regnant with the most children was Queen Vict... | 36,399 | triviaqa-train |
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