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Which city has underground stations called Dinamo and Lubyanka? | Lubyanka (Moscow Metro)
Lubyanka () is a station on the Sokolnicheskaya Line of the Moscow Metro, located under Lubyanka Square. The facility, originally called "Dzerzhinskaya" () station, opened in 1935 as part of the first stage of the metro.
Name.
The station was originally named Dzerzhinskaya after Dzerzhinsky Squa... | of station, the outer tubes (which house the tracks and platforms) are separated from the larger central hall by heavy pylons. This design was planned to be used for the first time on the four central-city stations on the first Metro line, Krasnye Vorota, Chistye Prudy, Lubyanka, and Okhotnyi Ryad. However, due to cons... | 36,700 | triviaqa-train |
Which architect (1752-1835) was responsible for the design of the present Royal Pavilion in Brighton? | Royal Pavilion
The Royal Pavilion, also known as the Brighton Pavilion, is a Grade I listed former royal residence located in Brighton, England. Beginning in 1787, it was built in three stages as a seaside retreat for George, Prince of Wales, who became the Prince Regent in 1811. It is built in the Indo-Saracenic style... | Royal Pavilion Tavern
The Royal Pavilion Tavern, commonly known as the Pavilion Tavern or Pav Tav, is a pub in the centre of Brighton, part of the English coastal city of Brighton and Hove. Its original name of the Royal Pavilion Hotel indicates its original role; now it is one of the seaside resort's oldest surviving ... | 36,701 | triviaqa-train |
Name the year: the Winter Olympics are held in Sarajevo, Space shuttle Discovery makes its maiden voyage, Fernando Torres is born. | STS-41-D
STS-41-D was the 12th flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program, and the first mission of Space Shuttle "Discovery". It was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 30 August 1984, and landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on 5 September. Three commercial communications satellites were deployed int... | year, and Mary Decker of the U.S. collide in the Olympic 3,000 meters final, neither finishing as medallists.
- August 16 – John DeLorean is acquitted of all eight charges of possessing and distributing cocaine.
- August 21 – Half a million people in Manila demonstrate against the regime of Ferdinand Marcos.
- August 3... | 36,702 | triviaqa-train |
Who married Bond actor Daniel Craig in June 2012? | 's novel "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo". In 2011, he starred in "Dream House", a psychological thriller directed by Jim Sheridan and co-starring Rachel Weisz, Naomi Watts and Marton Csokas. It garnered mostly negative reviews and low box office results. Craig co-starred with Harrison Ford and Olivia Wilde in "Cowboy... | hell. In 2010, Jaffe stated that the "script went out a year and a half ago to Daniel Craig who plays [James] Bond, but he turned it down." He also said that another actor had since been signed to the role of Kratos, and that "this new person is pretty good, if that ends up true." The film's new writers, Patrick Melton... | 36,703 | triviaqa-train |
In World War 2 Operation Husky was the code name for the Allied invasion of which island? | Generalleutnant" Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin who was subordinate to "Generalfeldmarschall" Albert Kesselring, the German C-in-C Army Command South (). Von Senger had arrived in Sicily in late June as part of a German plan to gain greater operational control of its units. Guzzoni agreed from 16 July to delegate to ... | Operation Majestic
During World War II, Operation Majestic was an alternate name for the intended Allied invasion of the southernmost Japanese home island of Kyūshū. The name was adopted in after the name of Operation Olympic (a component of Operation Downfall), was compromised after being sent out in unsecured code. | 36,704 | triviaqa-train |
Who partnered Andy Murray to win the silver medal in the final of the mixed doubles at the 2012 London Olympics? | Robson represented Britain at the Hopman Cup. The pair progressed to the final, where they were beaten by Spain. At the Australian Open Murray beat Nadal and Čilić before losing in the final to No. 1 Roger Federer.
At the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Murray reached the quarter-finals, losing to Robin Söderling in ... | BST. Murray beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the semi-final in four sets to become the first male British player to reach the final of Wimbledon since Bunny Austin in 1938. In the final, he faced Federer, but after taking the first set, he lost the match in four sets.
Murray next competed at the London 2012 Summer Olympics i... | 36,705 | triviaqa-train |
in Greek mythology, who were Aglaea, Euphrosyne and Thalia? | Euphrosyne
Euphrosyne (; Εὐφροσύνη), in ancient Greek religion, was one of the Charites, known in English as the "Three Graces". She was usually called Euthymia (Εὐθυμία) or Eutychia (Εὐτυχία).
Greek mythology.
According to Greek myth, Euphrosyne and the two other Charites were daughters of Zeus and the Oceanid Eurynom... | Charites
In Greek mythology, a Charis (; , ) or Grace is one of three or more minor goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity, and fertility, together known as the Charites ( ) or Graces. The usual list, from oldest to youngest, is Aglaea ("Splendor"), Euphrosyne ("Good Cheer"), and Thalia ("Festivity"). In ... | 36,706 | triviaqa-train |
Designed by Howard Hughes, the Hughes H-4 Hercules aircraft, only of which was produced, in 1947, was known by what nickname? | at night when the Spruce Goose Dome was closed to tourists. In 1988, The Walt Disney Company acquired both Long Beach attractions and the associated Long Beach real estate by Pier J. In 1991, Disney informed the Aero Club of Southern California that it no longer wished to display the Hercules aircraft after its highly ... | Hughes XF-11
The Hughes XF-11 was a prototype military reconnaissance aircraft, designed and flown by Howard Hughes and built by Hughes Aircraft for the United States Army Air Forces. Although 100 F-11s were ordered in 1943, only two prototypes and a mockup were completed. During the first XF-11 flight in 1946, Howard ... | 36,707 | triviaqa-train |
Which title was held by the father of Queen Victoria? | a great expansion of the British Empire.
Daughter of Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent, and granddaughter of King George III, who both died in 1820, Victoria was raised under close supervision by her mother, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Duchess of Kent. She inherited the throne aged 18 when her uncle, ... | of Hans Willem Bentinck), was made a Count of the Holy Roman Empire as "Count (Graf) Bentinck", by Imperial Letters Patent. This title continues to be held by Tim Bentinck and his heirs. Under the Royal Warrant of 27 April 1932 on Foreign Titles the dispensation granted by Queen Victoria to use the title socially in Gr... | 36,708 | triviaqa-train |
The 2010 book Arthur and George by Julian Barnes is a fictional account of a real relationship. Who was the real-life basis for the character of Arthur? | as he stands trial for crimes against his country. "England, England" is a humorous novel that explores the idea of national identity as the entrepreneur Sir Jack Pitman creates a theme park on the Isle of Wight that duplicates the tourist spots of England.
"Arthur & George" (2005), a fictional account of a true crime ... | Tom Brown (character)
Tom Brown is a fictional character created by author Thomas Hughes in his work "Tom Brown's School Days" (1857) which is set at a real English public school — Rugby School for Boys — in the 1830s when Hughes himself had been a pupil there. Tom Brown is based on the author's brother, George Hughes,... | 36,709 | triviaqa-train |
Fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine are what type of element? | Halogenated refrigerants, termed Freons in informal contexts, are identified by R-numbers that denote the amount of fluorine, chlorine, carbon, and hydrogen present. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) like R-11, R-12, and R-114 once dominated organofluorines, peaking in production in the 1980s. Used for air conditioning system... | Isodesmic reaction
An isodesmic reaction is a chemical reaction in which the type of chemical bonds broken in the reactant are the same as the type of bonds formed in the reaction product. This type of reaction is often used as a hypothetical reaction in thermochemistry.
An example of an isodesmic reaction is
Equation ... | 36,710 | triviaqa-train |
Which small rodent, often kept as a pet, is also known as a jird or sand rat? | have interesting behaviors, but unless handled regularly they may be defensive. Gerbils are not usually aggressive, rarely bite and are sociable animals that enjoy the company of humans and their own kind.
Interaction with humans As pests and disease vectors.
Some rodent species are serious agricultural pests, eating l... | a replacement food source for reptiles, replacing the brown rat as a viable food source for picky eaters. It is also recognized as one of the natural food sources for ball pythons. They are also being used for stomach cancer research, among other ailments. Europeans have begun breeding them for companion animal use, na... | 36,711 | triviaqa-train |
In which English city would you find Clifford's Tower? | York Castle
York Castle is a fortified complex in the city of York, England. It has comprised a sequence of castles, prisons, law courts and other buildings, which were built over the last nine centuries on the south side of the River Foss. The now-ruinous keep of the medieval Norman castle is commonly referred to as C... | modern prison. Sydney Smith, the famous wit, writer and vicar of Foston-le-Clay, successfully led a campaign to save Clifford's Tower, emphasising the historic importance of the location for the surrounding city. An alternative proposal, put forward by architect Robert Wallace, would have seen the conversion of Cliffor... | 36,712 | triviaqa-train |
Who, in 1798, composed the oratorio The Creation? | The Creation (Haydn)
The Creation () is an oratorio written between 1797 and 1798 by Joseph Haydn (Hob. XXI:2), and considered by many to be one of his masterpieces. The oratorio depicts and celebrates the creation of the world as described in the Book of Genesis.
The libretto was written by Gottfried van Swieten. The ... | an occasional composition for the court and city, he composed the oratorio "Opstandelsen" (The Resurrection, 1796), the grand opera "Erik Ejegod" (1798), and various hymns and Singspiele. In 1809, he was appointed professor, and in 1811 he was honoured as a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog and appointed a member of... | 36,713 | triviaqa-train |
How many countries are there in OPEC? | the Niger Delta (2004–present), Arab Spring (2010–2012), Libyan Crisis (2011–present), and international Embargo against Iran (2012–2016). Although events such as these can temporarily disrupt oil supplies and elevate prices, the frequent disputes and instabilities tend to limit OPEC's long-term cohesion and effectiven... | for the reserve/production ratio is formula_1for Venezuela.
It is estimated that between 100 and 135 billion tonnes (which equals between 133 and 180 billions m of oil) of the world's oil reserves have been used between 1850 and the present.
OPEC countries.
Since OPEC started to set production quotas on the basis of re... | 36,714 | triviaqa-train |
In the world of the American military what are BDU's? | coat and trousers were constructed of 100 percent ripstop cotton, in a four-color woodland camouflage pattern. However, after complaints of shorter wear and frayed cuffs, along with requirements imposed by unit commanders to starch the all-cotton uniform for parade, the Enhanced Hot Weather BDU (EHWBDU) replaced the HW... | Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) is the official radio broadcaster of Solomon Islands. SIBC is self-defined as a public service broadcaster.
Because early records are missing, the early history of broadcasting in Solomon Islands is clouded in mystery. American Arm... | 36,715 | triviaqa-train |
In the pantomime, who is Aladdin's mother? | Nights, but featuring the Doctor in the role of the genie.
Adaptations Pantomimes.
In the United Kingdom, the story of Aladdin was dramatised in 1788 by John O'Keefe for the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. It has been a popular subject for pantomime for over 200 years.
The traditional Aladdin pantomime is the source of t... | is captivated by the Sultan's daughter Layla and sneaks into the bathing house to see her. Aladdin escapes the guards and returns home to tell his mother his wish to marry the princess. Next day, Aladdin's mother presents a sack of jewels he obtained from the cave before the sultan. The sultan's conniving vizier (who h... | 36,716 | triviaqa-train |
Which motorway would you take travelling between Cardiff and Swansea? | South & West Wales are provided from Cardiff Airport (CWL), the only international airport in Wales. The airport is situated in the village of Rhoose, west of the city. There are regular bus services linking the airport with the Cardiff Central bus station as well as a train service from Rhoose Cardiff International Ai... | Swansea Bay Metro
Swansea Bay Metro () is a proposed railway enhancement around the Swansea Bay area of South Wales. The project could take up to 10 years to complete.
About the Project.
The proposal would see a new line from to station via Swansea Bay, which would allow a 30-minute service between Cardiff and Swansea ... | 36,717 | triviaqa-train |
The need to fund which king's wars led to the foundation of the Bank of England? | no choice but to build a powerful navy. No public funds were available, and the credit of William III's government was so low in London that it was impossible for it to borrow the £1,200,000 (at 8% p.a.) that the government wanted.
To induce subscription to the loan, the subscribers were to be incorporated by the name ... | every spark of vital energy which remained". Thus, the creation of a rival institution represented a Tory response to reassert the educational values of The Establishment. More widely, King's was one of the first of a series of institutions which came about in the early nineteenth century as a result of the Industrial ... | 36,718 | triviaqa-train |
Which American state was admitted to the union in 1876 and is hence known as the Centennial State? | Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state of the Western United States encompassing most of the southern Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains. It is the 8th most extensive and 21st most populous U.S. state. The estimated population of... | of Laws in 1867 from the University of Michigan Law School. During the American Civil War, Quarles served in the Union Army in the Thirty-ninth Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers, and was mustered out as first lieutenant. He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in Kenosha from 1868 to 1882. He was the distr... | 36,719 | triviaqa-train |
In which year did the UK last win the Eurovision Song Contest with Katrina and the Waves' Love Shine a Light? | permitted—although the host country was still obliged to provide a live orchestra to give participants a choice. If a backing track was used, then all the instruments heard on the track were required to be present on the stage. In 1997 this requirement was dropped.
In 1999 the requirement for a live orchestra was remov... | , dies aged 66.
- 2 May – Being the leader of the party holding a majority after the General Election, Tony Blair MP is appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by The Queen.
- 3 May – Katrina and the Waves win the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Love Shine a Light", the first time the UK has won the compe... | 36,720 | triviaqa-train |
Stuart Broad, currently England's Twenty20 Cricket captain, plays for which county side? | Stuart Broad
Stuart Christopher John Broad, (born 24 June 1986) is an English cricketer who plays Test cricket for the England cricket team and a former ODI and T20 captain. A right-arm seam bowler and left-handed batsman, Broad began his professional career at Leicestershire, the team attached to his school, Oakham Sc... | Stuart Poynter
Stuart William Poynter (born 18 October 1990 in Hammersmith, London) is an English-born Irish cricketer who currently plays for Durham County Cricket Club as a wicket-keeper. He made his One Day International debut against Scotland in September 2014. He made his Twenty20 International debut against Scotl... | 36,721 | triviaqa-train |
The songs It Ain't Necessarily So and Summertime are from which stage show? | concert-orchestra instrumentation, eliminating the clarinet-saxophone doubling specified in Gershwin's 1935 orchestration.
Adaptations Piano.
In 1951, Australian-born composer Percy Grainger, who was an admirer, performer and arranger of Gershwin's music, completed a twenty-minute piece for two pianos titled "Fantasy o... | , act 3, scene 3
Some of the more celebrated renditions of these songs include Sarah Vaughan's "It Ain't Necessarily So" and the versions of "Summertime" recorded by Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Jascha Heifetz in his own transcriptions for violin and piano.
Numero... | 36,722 | triviaqa-train |
From which country does pinotage wine come? | Pinotage
Pinotage is a red wine grape that is South Africa's signature variety. It was bred there in 1925 as a cross between Pinot noir and Cinsaut (Cinsaut was known as "Hermitage" in South Africa at that time, hence the portmanteau name). It typically produces deep red varietal wines with smoky, bramble and earthy fl... | Trebbiano, Pinotage, Malbec, Barbera and Zinfandel.
Geography and climate.
The region stretches north from the Canada–United States border with Washington state and is located 400 kilometres east of Vancouver between the 49th and 50th parallel north, putting it in the same latitude with the European wine regions of Cha... | 36,723 | triviaqa-train |
A deficiency of which vitamin is the predominant cause of scurvy? | Scurvy
Scurvy is a disease resulting from a lack of vitamin C (ascorbic acid). Early symptoms of deficiency include weakness, feeling tired, and sore arms and legs. Without treatment, decreased red blood cells, gum disease, changes to hair, and bleeding from the skin may occur. As scurvy worsens there can be poor wound... | Carrier system
A carrier system is a telecommunications system that transmits information, such as the voice signals of a telephone call and the video signals of television, by modulation of one or multiple carrier signals above the principal voice frequency or data rate.
Carrier systems typically transmit multiple cha... | 36,724 | triviaqa-train |
In which film, winner of the Best Animated Feature Oscar for 2011, is the central character a chameleon, voiced by Johnny Depp? | Stone's 1986 Vietnam War film "Platoon" and played the title character in the 1990 romantic dark fantasy "Edward Scissorhands". He later found box office success in the adventure film "Sleepy Hollow" (1999), the swashbuckler film series "Pirates of the Caribbean" (2003–present), the fantasy films "Charlie and the Choco... | Best Animated Feature, making it the first non-Disney or Pixar film to win that award since 2006's "Happy Feet", and it was the last one to win until 2018's "".
Plot.
A pet chameleon (Johnny Depp) becomes stranded in the Mojave Desert of Nevada after his terrarium falls from his owners' car by accident. He meets an ar... | 36,725 | triviaqa-train |
In Greek mythology, who were Clotho, Atropos and Lachesis? | Clotho
Clotho (; ) is a mythological figure. She is the one of the Three Fates or Moirai who spin the thread of Life; the other two draw out (Lachesis) and cut (Atropos) in ancient Greek mythology. Her Roman equivalent is Nona. Clotho was responsible for spinning the thread of human life. She also made major decisions,... | in Greek and Roman mythology: Clotho or Nona the Spinner, Lachesis or Decima the Weaver, and Atropos or Morta the Cutter of the Threads of Life. One's Lifeline was Spun by Clotho, Woven into the tapestry of Life by Lachesis, and the thread Cut by Atropos.
- The Hooded Spirits or "Genii Cucullati" in Gallo-Roman times
-... | 36,726 | triviaqa-train |
Because of its shape the German WW2 bomber The Dornier DO-17 was known by what nick-name? | Dornier Do 17
The Dornier Do 17, sometimes referred to as the "Fliegender Bleistift" ("flying pencil"), is a light bomber of Nazi Germany during World War II. It was produced by Claudius Dornier's company, Dornier Flugzeugwerke. The aircraft was designed as a "Schnellbomber" ("fast bomber"), a light bomber which, in th... | Kampfgeschwader
Kampfgeschwader are the German-language name for (air force) bomber units. In WW1, they were air squadrons, while in WW2, they were air wings.
History.
History First World War.
During World War I, "Kampfgeschwader" were specialized bomber units in the Luftstreitkräfte.
Formally known as "Kampfgeschwader... | 36,727 | triviaqa-train |
Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII was the niece of which Duke? | was christened Elizabeth, in honour of Henry's mother, Elizabeth of York.
Following the marriage, there was a period of consolidation taking the form of a series of statutes of the Reformation Parliament aimed at finding solutions to any remaining issues, whilst protecting the new reforms from challenge, convincing the... | of Cleves was annulled. On 28 July 1540, Cromwell was executed, and on the same day, the King wed the Duke's other niece, Catherine Howard, as his fifth wife. As a result of this marriage, for a time, Howard enjoyed political prominence, royal favour, and material rewards.
However, when Queen Catherine's premarital sex... | 36,728 | triviaqa-train |
Which river forms most of the border between Suffolk and Essex? | the home to two of England's best regarded painters, Thomas Gainsborough and John Constable – the Stour Valley area is branded as "Constable Country" – and one of its most noted composers, Benjamin Britten. Other artists of note from Suffolk include sculptress Dame Elizabeth Frink, the cartoonist Carl Giles (a bronze s... | border between Essex and Suffolk. They therefore developed a scheme to extract water from the River Blackwater, the River Chelmer and its tributary, the River Ter. An Act of Parliament was obtained in August 1924, to enable construction of Langford Works, to the west of Maldon.
The project involved the construction of ... | 36,729 | triviaqa-train |
The 2013 book An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris is a fictional account of real life events. Whose life is it based on? | Section", its secret intelligence division. He gradually realises that Alfred Dreyfus has been unjustly imprisoned for acts of espionage committed by another man who is still free and still spying for the Germans. He risks his career and his life to expose the truth.
- "Dictator" (2015)
"Dictator" is the long-promised ... | The Good Shepherd (film)
The Good Shepherd is a 2006 spy film produced and directed by Robert De Niro and starring Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie and De Niro, with an extensive supporting cast.
Although it is a fictional film loosely based on real events, it is advertised as telling the untold story of the birth of counter... | 36,730 | triviaqa-train |
In which Scottish city are Salisbury Crags? | Holyrood Park
Holyrood Park (also called the Queen's Park or King's Park depending on the reigning monarch's gender) is a royal park in central Edinburgh, Scotland about to the east of Edinburgh Castle. It is open to the public. It has an array of hills, lochs, glens, ridges, basalt cliffs, and patches of gorse, provid... | surrounding environment and the people. It includes images of Arthur's Seat, Salisbury Crags and the water of the lochs within nearby Holyrood Park; the upturned boat shapes from the roof of the Tower Building; the leaf shaped rooflights from the Garden Lobby; the people shapes from the Debating Chamber; the St Andrew'... | 36,731 | triviaqa-train |
Which European football club did Jose Mourinho manage before returning to manage Chelsea in 2013? | different teams. He was also the recipient of the first ever FIFA World Coach of the Year award in 2010. He then signed with Real Madrid, where he won the Copa del Rey in his first season and La Liga with a record points total in his second, making him the fifth coach to have won league titles in four different countri... | , on 8 July 2007 Avram Grant was appointed Director of Football at Chelsea FC. After the departure of José Mourinho from Chelsea on 20 September 2007, Grant was assigned the manager's role, with Steve Clarke, and later Henk ten Cate (on 11 October 2007) as his assistants, and becoming the first Israeli to manage an Eng... | 36,732 | triviaqa-train |
Who, in 1846, composed the oratorio Elijah? | Elijah (oratorio)
Elijah (), Op. 70, MWV A 25, is an oratorio written by Felix Mendelssohn. It premiered in 1846 at the Birmingham Festival. It depicts events in the life of the Biblical prophet Elijah, taken from the books 1 Kings and 2 Kings of the Old Testament.
Music and its style.
This piece was composed in the sp... | Caccobius (fungus)
Caccobius is a genus of fungi in the Thelebolaceae family. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Caccobius minusculus.
External links.
- Index Fungorum | 36,733 | triviaqa-train |
In the world of the American Secret Service who, or what, is POTUS? | presidents have gradually surrounded themselves with many layers of staff, who were eventually organized into the Executive Office of the President of the United States. Within the Executive Office, the president's innermost layer of aides (and their assistants) are located in the White House Office.
To allow the gover... | Staff (formerly Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS) - as in Lord Alanbrooke)
- GCHQ - UK Government Communications Headquarters (Cheltenham)
- ADC - aide de camp (a military or naval officer who helps an officer of higher rank)
- OC - Officer Commanding
- GOC - General Officer Commanding (usually followed by num... | 36,734 | triviaqa-train |
Income tax was introduced in Gt. Britain to pay for Britain's war with whom? | of Wales, conquered much of Ireland and were invited to settle in Scotland, bringing to each country feudalism on the Northern French model and Norman-French culture. The Anglo-Norman ruling class greatly influenced, but eventually assimilated with, each of the local cultures. Subsequent medieval English kings complete... | the military.
Rationing was introduced for German consumers in 1939. However, while Britain immediately put their economy on a war footing as soon as the conflict began, Germany resisted equivalent measures until later in the war. For instance, the Nazis were reluctant to increase taxes on individual German citizens to... | 36,735 | triviaqa-train |
In which year did the UK first win the Eurovision Song Contest with Sandi Shaw's Puppet on a String? | Bang-a-Bang", and Sandie Shaw, winner in 1967 with "Puppet on a String". Women have dominated the contest since its inception, either performing solo or as a member of a group on 50 of the 67 winning entries . The 2017 winner was a solo male performance by Salvador Sobral. However, his sister and the song's composer Lu... | represent the UK in that year's Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. She had reservations as she felt it would destroy her credibility, but performed five songs on "The Rolf Harris Show", with the public voting that the one that should represent the country was the Bill Martin/Phil Coulter composition "Puppet on a String... | 36,736 | triviaqa-train |
What appear on a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram? | as main sequence fitting and is a type of spectroscopic parallax. Not only the turn-off in the main sequence can be used, but also the tip of the red giant branch stars.
Diagram's role in the development of stellar physics.
Contemplation of the diagram led astronomers to speculate that it might demonstrate stellar evol... | -R animation of a Hertzsprung–Russell diagram created from real Hubble data
- JavaHRD an interactive Hertzsprung–Russell diagram as a Java applet
- BaSTI a Bag of Stellar Tracks and Isochrones, simulations with FRANEC code by Teramo Astronomical Observatory
- Leos Ondra: The first Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
- Who firs... | 36,737 | triviaqa-train |
The songs People Will Say We're in Love and The Surrey with the Fringe on Top are from which stage show? | The Surrey with the Fringe on Top
"The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" is a show tune from the 1943 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Oklahoma!". It is the second song of the show, following the opening number, "Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'", and also appears in the 1955 film version, "Oklahoma!".
When Curly asks Laurey t... | The Surrey With The Fringe On Top", "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" / "All Or Nothin'", "People Will Say We're In Love", "Out Of My Dreams" - Omega 35.351 - (1962)
Album catalogue (selective).
- Pete Felleman - "Presenteert: Jazz At The Kurhaus Volume I " - Omega 33.101 - (1953)
External links.
- 45Cat: Omega - Label Di... | 36,738 | triviaqa-train |
The Analects, or Lunyu, dating back to approximately 450 BC is a collection of sayings and ideas of which philosopher? | Analects
The Analects (; ; Old Chinese: "*[r]u[n] ŋ(r)aʔ"; literally "Selected Sayings", also known as the Analects of Confucius, is an ancient Chinese book composed of a collection of sayings and ideas attributed to the Chinese philosopher Confucius and his contemporaries, traditionally believed to have been compiled ... | Bing, is to find the point of suitability in their actions.
In Qing dynasty, yet another attempt of interpreting the Analects was done by Liu Baonan in his work Lunyu Zhengyi. Liu Baonan cited the sayings of Dong Zhongshu who urged the distinction between humanity and animality. According to Dong Zhongshu, human beings... | 36,739 | triviaqa-train |
"Which TV character had the catchphrase ""Listen very carefully; I shall say zis only once""?" | Michelle DuBois
Michelle M. DuBois is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. She was elected in November 2014 to represent the 10th Plymouth District (West Bridgewater, the east side of Brockton, and Precinct 1 of East Bridgewater) and was sworn in on January 7, 2015. Rep. DuBois was re-elec... | Captain Beaky" album and books in 1980.
In 1993 Lloyd published his autobiography, entitled with a phrase from "'Allo 'Allo!", called "Listen Very Carefully – I Shall Say This Only Once" (BBC Books: ).
Lloyd was the subject of what was considered an urban legend, that he had been invited to a dinner party at the home o... | 36,740 | triviaqa-train |
Who had a hit in 2012 with the song and video 'Gangnam Style'? | Gangnam Style
"Gangnam Style" (, ) is the 18th K-pop single by the South Korean musician Psy. The song was released on July 15, 2012, as the lead single of his sixth studio album "Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1", and debuted at number one on South Korea's Gaon Chart. On December 21, 2012, "Gangnam Style" became the first Yo... | just release the Best Music Video of the Year?" on July 30.
The English actor Peter Serafinowicz called it "one of the best music videos ever made". while the German model Heidi Klum, who performed "Gangnam Style" at the 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards, revealed that her children have been obsessed with the song and that ... | 36,741 | triviaqa-train |
Whistler painted 'Arrangement in Grey and Black', version no.1 was of his mother, which philosopher and historian was the subject of version no.2? | Arrangement in Grey and Black, No. 2: Portrait of Thomas Carlyle
Arrangement in Grey and Black, No. 2: Portrait of Thomas Carlyle is an 1872–73 oil painting by James McNeill Whistler. It depicts the Scottish social critic, philosopher and historian Thomas Carlyle in a composition similar to that of Whistler's "Arrangem... | and explorer, physician, draftsman and engraver; J. M. W. Turner (1775-1851), English Romantic painter, printmaker and watercolourist; William Whewell (1794-1866), English polymath, scientist, Anglican priest, philosopher, theologian and historian of science; Joseph Whidbey (1757-1833), Royal Navy explorer and engineer... | 36,742 | triviaqa-train |
Which substance forms the explosive component of dynamite? | . In the summer of 1863, Nobel performed his first successful detonation of pure nitroglycerin, using a blasting cap made of a copper percussion cap and mercury fulminate. In 1864, Alfred Nobel filed patents for both the blasting cap and his method of synthesizing nitroglycerin, using sulfuric acid, nitric acid and gly... | night of the shooting as "a mystery".
Confrontations with authority Indictments and convictions.
On 11 February 2000, 18 charges were laid against Ludwig and Boonstra. Of these charges, on 20 April Judge Sanderman found that Ludwig had
- counselled another to possess an explosive substance;
- attempted the possession o... | 36,743 | triviaqa-train |
In which country is the Swat Valley? | ; when the second attack took place on the statue, the feet, shoulders, and face were demolished. Islamists (particularly the Taliban) and looters destroyed many of Pakistan's Buddhist artifacts, which dated to the Buddhist Gandhara civilization. The Taliban deliberately targeted Gandhara Buddhist relics for destructio... | 1872 and they fled to lower Swat. The latter is the lowest or most westerly part of the Swat valley, in which they have thirty-five villages. Sam Ranizai is an extensive district, stretching over the Totai Hills, and includes the whole of the lower end of the Swat valley, in which there are about thirty khel or clans. ... | 36,744 | triviaqa-train |
In 2012, who became the first man to travel faster than the speed of sound without vehicular power when he jumped from a helium balloon at a height of approximately 24 miles? | Felix Baumgartner
Felix Baumgartner (; born 20 April 1969) is an Austrian skydiver, daredevil, and BASE jumper. He is best known for jumping to Earth from a helium balloon from the stratosphere on 14 October 2012 and landing in New Mexico, USA. Doing so, he set world records for skydiving an estimated , reaching an est... | #208 (February 1973).
- Grosgumbeekians – A quadrupedal alien race from the planet Grosgumbeek. They are highly adapted for great speed. They can easily travel faster than the speed of sound (770 mph), and by accessing tachyon tunnels, they are not even constrained by the speed of light (186,000 miles/sec). They have n... | 36,745 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the son of Daedalus? | Daedalus
In Greek mythology, Daedalus (; "Daidalos" "cunningly wrought", perhaps related to δαιδάλλω "to work artfully" or “of knowledge”; ; Etruscan: "Taitale") was a skillful craftsman and artist, and was seen as a symbol of wisdom, knowledge, and power. He is the father of Icarus, the uncle of Perdix, and possibly a... | , and worked up his way to become a high-ranking Burger Meister executive before reforming his company. Soon after the new rise of the company, it was taken over by Dr. Schlock, who fired Daedalus and had him thrown into a cell. In December 2008, it was revealed that Daedalus is the son of Hereti Corp founder Steve Her... | 36,746 | triviaqa-train |
Which explorer discovered Lake Victoria and the source of the Nile? | mountain of lower Mauretania", flowed above ground for "many days" distance, then went underground, reappeared as a large lake in the territories of the Masaesyli, then sank again below the desert to flow underground "for a distance of 20 days' journey till it reaches the nearest Ethiopians." A merchant named Diogenes ... | focused on the White Nile, which disappeared into the depths of what was then known as "Darkest Africa". The White Nile's true source was not discovered until 1937, when the German explorer Burkhart Waldecker traced it to a stream in Rutovu, at the base of Mount Kikizi.
Headwaters of Lake Victoria.
The Kagera River, w... | 36,747 | triviaqa-train |
Which ex-policeman, played by Denis Lawson is the new character in the TV series 'New Tricks'? | had been commissioned, to be broadcast in 2012 and 2013. James Bolam, who played the part of Jack Halford, left the show, claiming that it had "become stale", making his final regular appearance in the first episode of Series 9 and a guest appearance in Series 10, episode 8. In the fourth episode, Denis Lawson joined t... | . He played a brief role in the BBC series "New Tricks", in the episode "Final Curtain", where he played fictional actor, Tommy Jackson.
He also appeared in the "Boon" episode "Walking Off Air", playing Eddie Cotton. In 2009, he appeared in "Misfits" as Nathan Young's dad, reprising the role in 2010 for the second seri... | 36,748 | triviaqa-train |
Which car company makes the Twingo? | . Citroen did the same in France, coming to cars in 1919; between them and other cheap cars in reply such as Renault's 10CV and Peugeot's 5CV, they produced 550,000 cars in 1925, and Mors, Hurtu, and others could not compete. Germany's first mass-manufactured car, the Opel 4PS "Laubfrosch" (Tree Frog), came off the lin... | , the first car to be marketed as a city car MPV. The Twingo was roomier than any prior cars of its size range. Twingo sales reached 2.4 million in Europe, even though the original was only built for (Continental) left-hand drive markets.
History Privatisation and the alliance era (1996–present).
It was eventually deci... | 36,749 | triviaqa-train |
In World War 2, what code name was given to the Allied airborne landings at Arnhem in 1944? | Operation Market Garden
Operation Market Garden was a failed World War II military operation fought in the Netherlands from 17 to 25 September 1944. It was the brainchild of Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery, planned primarily by Generals Brereton and Williams of the USAAF. The airborne part of the operation was... | war the 84th flew missions ranging from bomber escort, ground attack, counter-air, and close air support.
In April 1943, the unit was involved in its first combat mission in North Africa. In June 1944, the 84th supported the Allied landings at Normandy and directly contributed to the breakthrough at Saint-Lô in July 19... | 36,750 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the Australian opening batsman who faced the first ball, scored the first run and the first century in Test cricket? | points. Additionally, the team made the final of the 2010 ICC World Twenty20, in which they lost to England.
On 12 January 2019, Australia won the first ODI against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground by 34 runs, to record their 1,000th win in international cricket.
History.
History Early history.
The Australian cricket... | Phillip Hughes
Phillip Joel Hughes (30 November 1988 – 27 November 2014) was an Australian Test and One Day International (ODI) cricketer who played domestic cricket for South Australia and Worcestershire. He was a left-handed opening batsman who played for two seasons with New South Wales before making his Test debut ... | 36,751 | triviaqa-train |
What is the English equivalent of the French pret-a-porter? | Ready-to-wear
Ready-to-wear or prêt-à-porter (, ; often abbreviated RTW; "off-the-rack" or "off-the-peg" in casual use) is the term for factory-made clothing, sold in finished condition in standardized sizes, as distinct from made to measure or bespoke clothing tailored to a particular person's frame. Off-the-peg is so... | natural than the equivalent sentence without stranding: "On what did you sit?" Preposition stranding is commonly found in English, as well as North Germanic languages such as Swedish. Its existence in German and Dutch is debated. Preposition stranding is also found in some Niger–Congo languages such as Vata and Gbadi, ... | 36,752 | triviaqa-train |
Which war ended on 28 March 1939? | preserve peace. Both Italy and Ethiopia were member nations, but the League did little when the former clearly violated Article X of the League's Covenant. The United Kingdom and France supported imposing sanctions on Italy for the invasion, but they were not fully enforced and failed to end the Italian invasion. Italy... | countries occupied by the Axis powers that ended World War II with a larger Jewish population than before the war. Some 1,200 Jewish residents and refugees from other Balkan countries were hidden by Albanian families during World War II, according to official records.
World War II Albanian resistance in World War II.
T... | 36,753 | triviaqa-train |
The Salk vaccine is administered to combat which disease? | funded by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, the organization that would fund the development of a vaccine, to determine the number of different types of polio virus. Salk saw an opportunity to extend this project towards developing a vaccine against polio, and, together with the skilled research team he ... | was thought, by Bush and his aides, that enemies of the US government, particularly Saddam Hussein, might possess the virus. It then describes how this vaccine was only slightly different from the type invented by Edward Jenner two centuries earlier, which was so successful that smallpox became the first and only disea... | 36,754 | triviaqa-train |
What is or was a moidore? | Moidore
Moidores or moydores were historically gold coins of Portuguese origin. They usually featured a face value of ""4000 réis"", the Portuguese coat of arms on the obverse, and the Order of Christ Cross on the reverse, and were minted from 1677 to as late as 1910, mainly in Portugal and in Portuguese colonies like ... | "royal", plural: "réis" or [archaic] "reais") was the currency unit of Portugal from around 1430 until 1911, when the "escudo" was introduced after the 1910 Republican Revolution.
Since the Portuguese empire spread throughout a vast number of territories that are now part of 53 different sovereign states, the moidore w... | 36,755 | triviaqa-train |
What nationality was the detective story writer Ngaio Marsh? | Golden Age of Detective Fiction. During this period, a number of very popular writers emerged, including mostly British but also a notable subset of American and New Zealand writers. Female writers constituted a major portion of notable Golden Age writers. Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Josephine Tey, Margery Alli... | and scientific textbooks, he also devoured volumes of novels and poetry, and detective series. It was said that he owned more than 1,000 detective books in his room, including those written by Ngaio Marsh. He was friends with detective writer John le Carré, and while staying in Bonn, Germany, he received a gift directl... | 36,756 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the tides of smallest range, occurring after the moon's first and third quarter? | , the angle between Moon, the observer (on Earth) and the Sun).
Earth-Moon system Tidal effects.
The gravitational attraction that masses have for one another decreases inversely with the square of the distance of those masses from each other. As a result, the slightly greater attraction that the Moon has for the side ... | organised to areas away from Nottingham. Currently quarter-peal ringing is particularly prolific in NUSCR.
The society is noted for enjoying many more non-ringing social activities than most university ringing societies; trips to a wide range of entertainments and sporting events and general chilled-out drinking occurr... | 36,757 | triviaqa-train |
Who presided over the 'Bloody Assizes' of 1685? | ". He begged his captors for protection from the mob, who intended "to show him that same mercy he had ever shown to others".
He died of kidney disease (probably pyelonephritis) while in custody in the Tower of London on 18 April 1689. He was originally buried in the Chapel Royal of Saint Peter ad Vincula in the Tower.... | Bloody Assizes
The Bloody Assizes were a series of trials started at Winchester on 25 August 1685 in the aftermath of the Battle of Sedgemoor, which ended the Monmouth Rebellion in England.
There were five judges – Sir William Montague (Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer), Sir Robert Wright, Sir Francis Wythens (Justice... | 36,758 | triviaqa-train |
To which family of trees does the osier belong? | By the willow in the rain in the evening", which she gave to her parting lover (Choi Gyeong-chang). Hongrang wrote: "...I will be the willow on your bedside."
In Japanese tradition, the willow is associated with ghosts. It is popularly supposed that a ghost will appear where a willow grows. Willow trees are also quite ... | , Ottawa, in 1896. Three specimens were supplied by Späth to the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in 1902, and may survive in Edinburgh as it was the practice of the Garden to distribute trees about the city (viz. the Wentworth Elm); the current list of Living Accessions held in the Garden "per se" does not list the plan... | 36,759 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the novels 'Lord Jim' (1900) and 'The Secret Agent' (1907)? | Lord Jim
Lord Jim is a novel by Joseph Conrad originally published as a serial in "Blackwood's Magazine" from October 1899 to November 1900. An early and primary event in the story is the abandonment of a passenger ship in distress by its crew, including a young British seaman named Jim. He is publicly censured for thi... | the ever more minute and analytic exposition of mental life", begins with James and Conrad, in novels such as "The Ambassadors" (1903), "The Golden Bowl" (1907) and "Lord Jim" (1900). Other important early modernists were Dorothy Richardson (1873–1957), whose novel "Pointed Roof" (1915), is one of the earliest example ... | 36,760 | triviaqa-train |
Originally built on another site in 1850-51, which building burned down at Sydenham Hill in 1936? | northeast at Forest Hill with the A212 road to the southwest at Crystal Palace. Sydenham Hill railway station, Sydenham Hill Wood nature reserve and "Dulwich and Sydenham Hill Golf course" are located to the west and within Southwark. As well as Southwark and Lewisham, the London boroughs of Lambeth, Croydon and Bromle... | 1817–1824, and many of that club's enthusiasts went on to become part of Lansdown. Formed in 1825, Lansdown played originally at a ground known either as "Cricket Down" or as the "Racecourse ground" on the summit of the hill called Lansdown to the north of Bath: the ground was not at the site of the current Bath Raceco... | 36,761 | triviaqa-train |
Who recorded the 1995 LP 'History - 'Past, Present and Future, Book 1'? | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I is the ninth studio album by American singer Michael Jackson, released on June 20, 1995. It was the fifth Jackson album released through Epic Records, and the first on his label MJJ Productions. It comprises two discs: "HIStory Begins",... | I", 1995)
4. "Earth Song" – 7:49 ("HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I", 1995)
5. "They Don't Care About Us" – 7:17 ("HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I", 1995)
6. "Stranger in Moscow" – 5:38 ("HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I", 1995)
7. "MJ Megaremix" – 10:36 "(Excluded from the DVD | 36,762 | triviaqa-train |
In which Dodie Smith novel, twice filmed, does Cruella de Vil appear? | lovely fur coat!" Pongo, the canine protagonist of "The Hundred and One Dalmatians", was named after Smith's pet Dalmatian, the first of nine. The novel was adapted by Disney as a 1961 animated film, "One Hundred and One Dalmatians". Smith later wrote a sequel, "The Starlight Barking".
Works.
Works Autobiography.
- "Lo... | Cruella de Vil
Cruella de Vil is a fictional character created by English author Dodie Smith as the main antagonist of her 1956 novel "The Hundred and One Dalmatians" and in Walt Disney Pictures' animated film adaptations "101 Dalmatians" (1961) and "" (2003), and Disney's live-action film adaptations "101 Dalmatians" ... | 36,763 | triviaqa-train |
Anne Frank wrote her diary in the loft of a house in which city? | Anne Frank, who wrote it while in hiding during the German occupation of Amsterdam in the 1940s. Otto Frank edited his daughter's diary and arranged for its publication after the War. Many edits were made before the diary was published in other countries. This was due to the sexually explicit material, which also led t... | Annelies (novel)
Annelies is a 2019 novel by David R. Gillham, which has a depiction of Anne Frank surviving her term in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp and reuniting with her father, Otto Frank.
The novel traces Anne's life and depicts her sister Margot Frank dying. After the war Otto conceals Anne's diary, and A... | 36,764 | triviaqa-train |
Who gave his first public demonstration of television in London on 27 January 1926? | John Logie Baird
John Logie Baird (; 13 August 188814 June 1946) was a Scottish engineer, innovator, one of the inventors of the mechanical television, demonstrating the first working television system on 26 January 1926, and inventor of both the first publicly demonstrated colour television system, and the first purel... | Baird publicly demonstrated the transmission of moving silhouette pictures at the London department store Selfridge's. Baird's system relied upon the fast-rotating Nipkow disk, and thus it became known as the mechanical television. In October 1925, Baird was successful in obtaining moving pictures with halftone shades,... | 36,765 | triviaqa-train |
Which former Conservative PM died in 2005? | although Douglas-Home had previously disclaimed his hereditary title as Earl of Home). Edward Heath did not accept a peerage of any kind and nor have any of the prime ministers to retire since 1990; although Heath and Major were later appointed as Knights of the Garter.
The most recent former Prime Minister to die was ... | Kudlow & Cramer
Kudlow & Cramer was an American business and politics television program hosted by conservative Lawrence Kudlow and liberal Jim Cramer, which aired weekdays from 2002 to 2005 on CNBC. The program initially ran at 8 PM Eastern Time, taking over the time slot of "Hardball with Chris Matthews" (which m... | 36,766 | triviaqa-train |
Which hominid is named after the valley near Dusseldorf; where the first skull was found in 1957? | Hominidae
The Hominidae (), whose members are known as great apes or hominids, are a taxonomic family of primates that includes eight extant species in four genera: "Pongo", the Bornean, Sumatran and Tapanuli orangutan; "Gorilla", the eastern and western gorilla; "Pan", the common chimpanzee and the bonobo; and "Homo",... | Olduvai Hominid 9
Olduvai Hominid number 9 (OH 9) is a fossilized skull cap of an early hominin, found in LLK II, Olduvai Gorge by Louis S. B. Leakey in 1960. It is believed to be around 1.4 to 1.5 million years old and is the first hominid to have a brain size larger than . Leakey named it "Chellean Man", in reference... | 36,767 | triviaqa-train |
According to folklore, which plant shrieks when pulled from the ground? | Mandrake
A mandrake is the root of a plant, historically derived either from plants of the genus "Mandragora" found in the Mediterranean region, or from other species, such as "Bryonia alba", the English mandrake, which have similar properties. The plants from which the root is obtained are also called "mandrakes". Med... | Devil Bird
The Devil Bird, locally known as Ulama, is a cryptid of Sri Lanka said to emit bloodcurdling human-sounding shrieks in the night from within the jungles. In Sri Lankan folklore, it is believed that the cry of this bird is an omen that portends death. Its precise identity is still a matter of debate although ... | 36,768 | triviaqa-train |
In which of Dickens's novels do Pip Pirrip and Miss Havisham appear? | Great Expectations
Great Expectations is the thirteenth novel by Charles Dickens and his penultimate completed novel: a bildungsroman that depicts the personal growth and personal development of an orphan nicknamed Pip. It is Dickens's second novel, after "David Copperfield", to be fully narrated in the first person. T... | Father?". Helena Bonham Carter was asked to appear as Miss Havisham by Newell, and accepted the role after some initial apprehension, while Irvine was initially intimidated by the thought of appearing on screen as Pip.
The premiere of the film closed the BFI London Film Festival in 2012, although it had already been pr... | 36,769 | triviaqa-train |
Which former Labour PM died in 2005? | forming two minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in the 1920s and early 1930s. Labour served in the wartime coalition of 1940–1945, after which Clement Attlee's Labour government established the National Health Service and expanded the welfare state from 1945 to 1951. Under Harold Wilson and James Callaghan, Lab... | in the Labour Party in 1998, between the PM Sant and the former PM Mintoff (died in 2012) resulted in the government losing the majority. Notwithstanding the President of the Republic's preference for a negotiated solution, all attempts proved futile, and he had no other option but to accept Sant and his government's r... | 36,770 | triviaqa-train |
What was Judas' reward for betraying Christ? | as one of the Twelve, and (2) he handed over Jesus to the Jerusalem authorities, thus precipitating Jesus' execution."
Life Death.
Many different accounts of Judas' death have survived from antiquity, both within and outside the New Testament. states that, after learning that Jesus was to be crucified, Judas was overco... | there is no way to definitively know what these initials really mean.
Similarities to the Passion of Christ.
The main plot points throughout the play correspond to the main plot points from the Passion. As Aristorius is Christian, his selling of the host symbolizes Judas betraying Christ. The host is nailed to a post, ... | 36,771 | triviaqa-train |
From which Country does Dao wine come? | Dão DOC
Dão is a Portuguese wine region situated in the Região Demarcada do Dão with the Dão-Lafões sub region of the Centro, Portugal. It is one of the oldest established wine regions in Portugal. Dão wine is produced in a mountainous region with a temperate climate, in the area of the Rio Mondego and Dão rivers in th... | for a revival of the Confucian dao. He felt it could provide a guide for the country during its tumultuous period following the May Fourth Movement in 1919. He felt that national survival was predicated on a sense of community, which in turn could only come from trusting commitments from the people involved. He believe... | 36,772 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name from a nursery rhyme, of the drink made from orange juice and bitter lemons? | Oranges and Lemons
"Oranges and Lemons" is a traditional English nursery rhyme, folksong, and singing game which refers to the bells of several churches, all within or close to the City of London. It is listed in the Roud Folk Song Index as No 13190.
Lyrics.
poemOranges and lemons,
Say the bells of St. Clement's.
You o... | Marmalade
Marmalade is a fruit preserve made from the juice and peel of citrus fruits boiled with sugar and water. The best-known version is made from bitter orange, but it is also made from lemons, limes, grapefruits, mandarins, sweet oranges, bergamots, and other citrus fruits, or a combination.
The preferred citrus ... | 36,773 | triviaqa-train |
In which County are Wells, Bridgewater and Yeovil? | as Devon and Somerset. "Shire county" is, strictly, a dual-language tautology since the French-derived "county" means the same as the older Anglo-Saxon word "shire".
Origins.
Prior to 1974 local government had been divided between single-tier county boroughs (the largest towns and cities) and two-tier administrative co... | 83 Leonis
83 Leonis, abbreviated 83 Leo, is a binary star system approximately 59 light-years away in the constellation of Leo (the Lion). The primary star of the system is a cool orange subgiant star, while the secondary star is an orange dwarf star. The two stars are separated by at least 515 astronomical units from ... | 36,774 | triviaqa-train |
Of which country was Juan Peron dictator from 1946 to 1955 and 1973 to 1974? | political phenomenon that draws support from both the political left and political right. Peronism is not considered a traditional party, but a political movement, because of the wide variety of people who call themselves Peronists, and there is great controversy surrounding his personality. A number of following Argen... | Chola Luna
Chola Luna (stage name Alcira Carmen Luna; 12 February 1919 - 2 April 2015) was an Argentine tango singer, who flourished during the 1930s through 1950s. From 1955, she was persecuted for her political ideas during the self-appointed dictatorship of the Revolución Libertadora which ousted in a bloody Coup d'... | 36,775 | triviaqa-train |
"Nicknamed ""Little Mo"" who was the first player to win the Grand Slam in women's tennis?" | Maureen Connolly
Maureen Catherine Connolly-Brinker ("née" Connolly; September 17, 1934 – June 21, 1969), known as "Little Mo", was an American tennis player, the winner of nine Grand Slam singles titles in the early 1950s. In 1953, she became the first woman to win all four Grand Slam tournaments during the same calen... | of tennis balls, none seeming too distant to be retrieved in some manner and returned again and again to demoralize opponents" and nicknamed her the "Barcelona Bumblebee".
She won six women's doubles Grand Slam titles, including the US Open in 1993 (with Helena Suková) and Wimbledon in 1995 (with Jana Novotná). She als... | 36,776 | triviaqa-train |
On which Mediterranean Island is the city of Ajaccio? | Ajaccio
Ajaccio (, , , ; ; ) is a French commune, prefecture of the department of Corse-du-Sud, and head office of the "Collectivité territoriale de Corse" (capital city of Corsica). It is also the largest settlement on the island. Ajaccio is located on the west coast of the island of Corsica, southeast of Marseille.
T... | "Les Salines". A dichotomy appears in the landscape between the old city and the imposing modern buildings. Ajaccio gives the image of a city built on two different levels.
Geography Climate.
The city has a Mediterranean climate which is "Csa" in the Köppen climate classification. The average annual sunshine is 2726 ho... | 36,777 | triviaqa-train |
Who in 1968 founded the electronics company Amstrad? | Amstrad
Amstrad was a British electronics company. , Amstrad's main business is manufacturing Sky UK interactive boxes.
From 2010 Sky integrated Amstrad's Satellite division as part of Sky so they could make they own Set Top Boxes in-house.
Amstrad was founded in 1968 by Alan Sugar at the age of 21. The name is a contr... | Amstrad PCW
The Amstrad PCW series is a range of personal computers produced by British company Amstrad from 1985 to 1998, and also sold under licence in Europe as the "Joyce" by the German electronics company Schneider in the early years of the series' life. The PCW, short for "Personal Computer Word-processor", was t... | 36,778 | triviaqa-train |
Which British Resort is unique in having three piers? | 22 being built in that decade. A symbol of the typical British seaside holiday, by 1914, more than 100 pleasure piers were located around the UK coast. Regarded as being among the finest Victorian architecture, there are still a significant number of seaside piers of architectural merit still standing, although some ha... | came from Scotland, having recently returned from South Africa, where he had served in the British Army for three years during the Anglo Boer War.
Description.
One should assume that no building of any great importance existed at Hayton before the rise of the Mulcaster family. Sir Piers de Tilliol apparently preferred ... | 36,779 | triviaqa-train |
Which comedienne had the catchphrase 'She knows, y'know'? | She Knows Y'Know
She Knows Y'Know is a low budget 1962 black and white British comedy film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring comedienne Hylda Baker. The film takes its title from Hylda Baker's most famous catch-phrase. The BFI describes the film as a "low life comedy, unfolded against an industrial town backdro... | man in drag (most famously by Victor Graham, and last by Matthew Kelly). Her act was full of malapropisms and catchphrases that had become part of her public persona, the most famous of which were "She knows, y'know!" and, when asked the time "It's quarter past ... I must get a little hand put on this watch."
Fellow co... | 36,780 | triviaqa-train |
Into which city's subway system was the poison nerve gas sarin released on 20 March 1995? | in both the Western Hemisphere and the Western world, as well as the eighth busiest rapid transit rail system in the world; only the metro (subway) systems in Beijing, Shanghai, Seoul, Guangzhou, Tokyo, Moscow, and Hong Kong record higher annual ridership. In 2017, the subway delivered over 1.72 billion rides, averagin... | restricted to the battlefield. Japanese authorities have determined that the Aum was working on developing the chemical nerve agents sarin and VX. The cult, which attacked Japanese civilians with sarin gas on March 20, 1995, also tried to mine its own uranium in Australia and to buy Russian nuclear warheads.
Intelligen... | 36,781 | triviaqa-train |
How many days are there in Lent? | into the desert for 40 days; this is known as one's Lenten sacrifice. Many Christians also add a Lenten spiritual discipline, such as reading a daily devotional or praying through a Lenten calendar, to draw themselves near to God. The Stations of the Cross, a devotional commemoration of Christ's carrying the Cross and ... | .
There are many different practices regarding how often Orthodox Christians should go to confession. Some Patriarchates advise confession before each reception of Holy Communion, others advise confessing during each of the four fasting periods (Great Lent, Nativity Fast, Apostles' Fast and Dormition Fast), and there a... | 36,782 | triviaqa-train |
Which capital city is on the banks of the Potomac River? | Potomac River
The Potomac River () is found within the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States and flows from the Potomac Highlands into the Chesapeake Bay. The river (main stem and North Branch) is approximately long, with a drainage area of about 14,700 square miles (38,000 km). In terms of area, this makes the Poto... | joining the Confederacy, Federal troops marched from Washington into the Arlington region of northern Virginia. The move was intended to forestall any attempt by Virginia militia or Confederate soldiers to seize the capital city of the United States. Over the next seven weeks, forts were constructed along the banks of ... | 36,783 | triviaqa-train |
In which modern country was the capital of Aztec Empire sited? | Aztec Empire
The Aztec Empire, or the Triple Alliance (, ]), was an alliance of three Nahua city-states: , , and . These three city-states ruled the area in and around the Valley of Mexico from 1428 until the combined forces of the Spanish and their native allies under slaughtered them in 1521.
The Triple Alliance was ... | 150 and the 5th century, covered most of Mesoamerica.
- Aztec
The Aztec having started to build their empire around 14th century found their civilization abruptly ended by the Spanish conquistadors. They lived in Mesoamerica, and surrounding lands. Their capital city Tenochtitlan was one of the largest cities of all ti... | 36,784 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the solid residue left after coal has been carbonised and almost all of its constituent volatiles removed? | Coke is a solid carbonaceous residue derived from coking coal (a low-ash, low-sulfur bituminous coal, also known as metallurgical coal), which is used in manufacturing steel and other iron products. Coke is made from coking coal by baking in an oven without oxygen at temperatures as high as 1,000 °C, driving off the vo... | partially oxidize solid fuels into syngas can reach an appropriate H/CO ratio for downstream processing. Coal ash is removed through in-situ gas-solid separation operation. The moving bed prevents the channeling or bypassing of the volatiles and chars, thereby maximizing the conversion of the solid fuel. The full oxida... | 36,785 | triviaqa-train |
The island of Mauritius was home to which extinct bird? | Laval Pilgrimage also enrich the cultural landscape of Mauritius.
Culture Sports.
The most popular sport in Mauritius is football and the national team is known as The Dodos or Club M. Other popular sports in Mauritius include cycling, table tennis, horse racing, badminton, volleyball, basketball, handball, boxing, jud... | often hit than Mauritius.
Geography Biodiversity.
Rodrigues was characterised by endemic plant and animal species in abundance, but since the seventeenth century much of its biodiversity has been eradicated. The island was home to a now extinct endemic species of flightless bird, the Rodrigues solitaire ("Pezophaps sol... | 36,786 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Henry Higgins in the 1964 film 'My Fair Lady'? | My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady is a musical based on George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion", with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story concerns Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons from professor Henry Higgins, a phoneticist, so that she may pass as a lady. The ori... | My Fair Lady (film)
My Fair Lady is a 1964 American musical drama film adapted from the Lerner and Loewe eponymous stage musical based on the 1913 stage play "Pygmalion" by George Bernard Shaw. With a screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner and directed by George Cukor, the film depicts a poor Cockney flower seller named Eliza D... | 36,787 | triviaqa-train |
According to the title of the 1964 hit by The Shangri-La's, who did the girl meet at the candy store? | The Shangri-Las
The Shangri-Las were an American pop girl group of the 1960s. Between 1964 and 1966 they charted with teen melodramas, and remain especially known for their hits "Leader of the Pack", "Remember (Walking in the Sand)", and "Give Him a Great Big Kiss".
Early career.
The group was formed at Andrew Jackson ... | to Jerry Leiber, who was then setting up Red Bird Records. "Remember (Walking In The Sand)" reached #5 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 in 1964. This accomplishment transformed Morton overnight from a credential-less industry 'wannabe' into a hit songwriter and producer. According to Steve Kurutz at Allmusic, "Morton's pr... | 36,788 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the cartoon cat created by Jim Davis? | Jim Davis (cartoonist)
James Robert Davis (born July 28, 1945) is an American cartoonist, best known as the creator of the comic strips "Garfield" and "U.S. Acres" (a.k.a. "Orson's Farm"). Published since 1978, "Garfield" is one of the world's most widely syndicated comic strips. Davis's other comics work includes "Tum... | Network (Big Bag aired back to back with Small World, another preschool series which showcased different international cartoons). The shorts included:
- Troubles the Cat – This is the first totally original cartoon based on Latino characters to air in the United States. It was created by then 5-year-old Marina Mendez a... | 36,789 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the ancient Highway which ran from Rome to Brindisi in Southern Italy? | city "Brention", a name inspired by the shape of the port city, which is reminiscent of the antlers of a stag. This shape is still clearly visible in satellite photos, which show the two racks, to the east and west, into which the port is divided. The emblem also contains the so-called "terminal columns" of the Appian ... | in Alexandria, Egypt. Following the death of his mother, he entered monastic life. A heavenly vision, during the Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin, would change his name from Eupressius to Leucius. Having already been ordained a bishop, Leucius wanted to undertake a missionary apostolate in Brindisi, to liberate th... | 36,790 | triviaqa-train |
Which port is at the mouth of the Seine? | Seine
The Seine ( , , ) is a river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France. It rises at Source-Seine, northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre (and Honfleur on the left bank). It is navigab... | hindered somewhat by the damage to the port caused by Luftwaffe bombing, which damaged the troopship , which had to be beached. Electric power to the docks was cut, rendering the cranes on the docks useless; loading vehicles via ramps was tried but was too slow. On 12 June, RAF fighters began patrolling the port, deter... | 36,791 | triviaqa-train |
Which singer was born in Lubbock Texas in 1936? | prototypical Old West cowboy, takes place in Lubbock. The event, held in September, features art, music, cowboy poetry, stories, and the presentation of scholarly papers on cowboy culture and the history of the American West. A chuckwagon cook-off and horse parade also take place during the event.
Arts and culture Musi... | (1895-1970), printmaker and art educator
- Leighton Meester (born 1986), actress
- Lynn Merrick (1919-2007), actress
- Lawrence E. Meyers (born 1947), judge of Texas Court of Criminal Appeals since 1993
- Lorraine Miller, first woman president of the NAACP, Interim president and CEO, March 2014
- Roger Miller (1936–199... | 36,792 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the novel 'On The Beach'? | On the Beach (novel)
On the Beach is a 1957 post-apocalyptic novel written by British author Nevil Shute after he emigrated to Australia. The novel details the experiences of a mixed group of people in Melbourne as they await the arrival of deadly radiation spreading towards them from the Northern Hemisphere, following... | Don't Make Waves
Don't Make Waves is a 1967 American sex comedy (with elements of the beach party genre) starring Tony Curtis, Claudia Cardinale, Dave Draper and Sharon Tate. Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film was directed by Alexander Mackendrick and is based on the 1959 novel "Muscle Beach", by Ira Wallach,... | 36,793 | triviaqa-train |
Pewter is an alloy of tin and which other metal? | as well as being brittle, grey tin occupies more volume due to having a less efficient crystalline packing structure. Tin forms Zintl phases such as NaSn, BaSn, KSn and CaSn. It has good corrosion resistance in air on account of forming a thin protective oxide layer. Pure tin has no structural uses. It is used in lead-... | element and has, with 10 stable isotopes, the largest number of stable isotopes in the periodic table. Tin is obtained chiefly from the mineral cassiterite, where it occurs as tin dioxide, SnO.
This silvery, malleable other metal is not easily oxidized in air and is used to coat other metals to prevent corrosion. The f... | 36,794 | triviaqa-train |
In what year did Indian troops storm the Golden Temple at Amritsar and Soviet Premier Yuri Andropov die? | the death toll at 379. The Indian National Congress determined that approximately 1,000 people were killed.
History Operation Blue Star.
Operation Blue Star (1 – 6 June 1984) was an Indian military operation ordered by Indira Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India to curb and remove Sikh militants from the Golden Temple i... | Affairs Andrei Gromyko, his Minister of Defense Dmitriy Ustinov and his Premier Nikolai Tikhonov were all in their mid-to-late seventies. Yuri Andropov, Brezhnev's 68-year-old successor, was seriously ill with kidney disease when he took over, and after his death fifteen months later, he was succeeded by Konstantin Che... | 36,795 | triviaqa-train |
The Battle of Brandywine took place during which war? | Battle of Brandywine
The Battle of Brandywine, also known as the Battle of Brandywine Creek, was fought between the American Continental Army of General George Washington and the British Army of General Sir William Howe on September 11, 1777, as part of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). The forces met near Ch... | Battle British advance.
September 11 began with a heavy fog, which provided cover for the British troops. Washington received contradictory reports about the British troop movements and continued to believe that the main force was moving to attack at Chadds Ford.
Knyphausen's Column
At 5:30 a.m. the British and Hessian... | 36,796 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of the US state Michigan? | Michigan
Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes and Midwestern regions of the United States. The state's name, Michigan, originates from the Ojibwe word "mishigamaa", meaning "large water" or "large lake". With a population of about 10 million, Michigan is the tenth most populous of the 50 United States, with the 11... | List of law enforcement agencies in Michigan
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Michigan.
According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 "Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies," the state had 571 law enforcement agencies employing 19,009 sworn police officers, about 190 for ... | 36,797 | triviaqa-train |
in popular literature who is the most well known herbalist in Shrewsbury? | the arts.
Famous literary figures who have lived in or visited the town include (in the 17th century) Daniel Defoe, Celia Fiennes, the Shrewsbury School-educated Arthur Mainwaring and Ambrose Phillips and playwright George Farquhar whose 1706 play 'The Recruiting Officer' was set in the town.
The town appears in the "B... | developed in the 1860s from camphor, ammonia water, and medical turpentine. Its use was popular in Eastern Canada.
- Opodeldoc is a formulation invented by the Renaissance physician Paracelsus
- RUB A535 (also known as Antiphlogistine) is a liniment introduced in 1919 and manufactured by Church & Dwight in Canada. It i... | 36,798 | triviaqa-train |
With which instrument do you associate jazz musician Freddie Hubbard? | Freddie Hubbard
Frederick Dewayne Hubbard (April 7, 1938 – December 29, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter. He was known primarily for playing in the bebop, hard bop, and post-bop styles from the early 1960s onwards. His unmistakable and influential tone contributed to new perspectives for modern jazz and bebop.
Care... | Outpost (Freddie Hubbard album)
Outpost is a studio album by jazz musician Freddie Hubbard released in 1981 on the Enja label which features performances by Hubbard, Kenny Barron, Buster Williams and Al Foster.
Track listing.
1. "Santa Anna Winds" - 9:36
2. "You Don't Know What Love Is" (DePaul, Raye) - 6:31
3. "The Ou... | 36,799 | triviaqa-train |
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