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What is the most southerly city in the world? | prisoners were relocated to other jails farther north. After the prison closed, it became a part of the , functioning as a storage and office facility until the early 1990s. Later it was converted into the current Museo Maritimo de Ushuaia.
The naval base at Ushuaia was active during the Falklands War of 1982. The Arge... | place in the morning in order to avoid the heat of the day in what is one of PR China's most southerly cities.
Nanhu Park was the designated training area for the athletes in attendance.
Men's race.
The favourite for the men's race was Eritrean runner Zersenay Tadese (the defending champion with four straight wins), wh... | 37,200 | triviaqa-train |
Which was Alfred Hitchcock's last film made in 1976? | Breen, the longtime head of Hollywood's Motion Picture Production Code. Many times Hitchcock slipped in subtle hints of improprieties forbidden by censorship until the mid-1960s. Yet McGilligan wrote that Breen and others often realised that Hitchcock was inserting such things and were actually amused, as well as alarm... | , on Olivier's side, for the rest of his life.
In May 1936 Gielgud played Trigorin in "The Seagull", with Evans as Arkadina and Ashcroft as Nina. Komisarjevsky directed, which made rehearsals difficult as Ashcroft, with whom he had been living, had just left him. Nonetheless, Morley writes, the critical reception was e... | 37,201 | triviaqa-train |
Which Scottish loch is the largest in area? | interspersed with igneous intrusions of a more recent age, remnants of which formed mountain massifs such as the Cairngorms and Skye Cuillins.
A significant exception to the above are the fossil-bearing beds of Old Red Sandstones found principally along the Moray Firth coast. The Highlands are generally mountainous and... | Loch Morar
Loch Morar (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Mhòrair) is a freshwater loch in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. It is the fifth-largest loch by surface area in Scotland, at , and the deepest freshwater body in the British Isles with a maximum depth of . The loch was created by glacial action around 10,000 years ago, and ha... | 37,202 | triviaqa-train |
What is the state capital of North Dakota? | Bismarck, North Dakota
Bismarck () is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the second-most populous city in North Dakota after Fargo. The city's population was estimated in 2018 at 73,112, while its metropolitan population was 132,678. In 2017, "Forbes" magazine ra... | Nebraska Territory
The Territory of Nebraska was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 30, 1854, until March 1, 1867, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Nebraska. The Nebraska Territory was created by the Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854.... | 37,203 | triviaqa-train |
What was the Christian name of Harold McMillan's wife? | as a unit of Guardsmen was briefly refusing to reembark for France, although the incident was resolved peacefully. The incident prompted an inquiry from the War Office as to whether the Guards Reserve Battalion "could be relied on".
Macmillan then served in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in 1919 as ADC to Victor Cavendish, 9... | was to be McMillan's last expedition; in May 1865 he was clearing a track near Dargo when a pack-horse slipped and fell, crushing him beneath it. McMillan was carried to the public house in Iguana Creek, suffering serious internal injuries. He died on 18 May and was buried in the public cemetery in Sale.
Legacy.
McMill... | 37,204 | triviaqa-train |
John Illsley and Pick Withers were among the founder members of which predominantly British group? | John Illsley
John Edward Illsley (born 24 June 1949) is an English musician, best known as bass guitarist of the rock band Dire Straits. With it, he has received multiple BRIT and Grammy Awards, and a Heritage Award.
As one of the founding band members, with guitarist brothers Mark and David Knopfler, and drummer Pick ... | Following his divorce and struggling financially, Knopfler moved into his brother David's flat, where John Illsley also lived. In 1977, Mark, John, and David decided to form a band. They recruited drummer Pick Withers and began rehearsing. Brinsley Schwarz, a friend of Mark's helped give the group their name, a referen... | 37,205 | triviaqa-train |
In WW2 the name Operation Plunder Varsity was given to the Allied crossing of what in March 1945? | Operation Varsity
Operation Varsity (24 March 1945) was a successful airborne forces operation launched by Allied troops that took place toward the end of World War II. Involving more than 16,000 paratroopers and several thousand aircraft, it was the largest airborne operation in history to be conducted on a single day... | William Shakespeare Robot - A robot that is modeled after William Shakespeare.
- Monster Android - A 12 ft. android created by Mad Thinker and classified as his most powerful android creation.
- Quasimodo - A computer that was created by Mad Thinker in his base in the Mojave Desert and abandoned by him. It was given a ... | 37,206 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first woman to run for the vice-presidency of the United States? | nominated for president by a major party after winning a majority of delegates in the Democratic Party primaries, and was formally nominated at the Democratic National Convention on July 26, 2016. As a major party nominee, Clinton became the first woman to participate in a presidential debate, and later the first to ca... | - 41st Representative District: John Atkins
Federal Executive Officials.
In the 2008 U.S. Presidential election, Senator Joe Biden was elected Vice President of the United States alongside Illinois Senator Barack Obama, who was elected President of the United States. Biden is the first Delawarean to run on a presidenti... | 37,207 | triviaqa-train |
Who plays Sergeant Hathaway in the television series Lewis? | Sergeant Hathaway
James Hathaway is the CID Detective Inspector working with Inspector Lewis in the ITV detective series "Lewis" (known as "Inspector Lewis" in the United States). He is played by Laurence Fox.
Hathaway holds the rank of Detective Sergeant until the penultimate series of Lewis in 2014, in which he is pr... | American educator
- Bret Hathaway, (born 1990), American Agricultural Economist
Fictional characters.
- James Hathaway, a detective sergeant and principal character in the British television series, "Lewis"
- Jane Hathaway, recurring character in "The Beverly Hillbillies"
- Carol Hathaway, a character from "ER" (TV ser... | 37,208 | triviaqa-train |
In which Shakespeare play do the characters Ajax, Achilles and Ulysses appear? | , "inimitable" or "vast", his name at Epirus
- Larissaeus, from Larissa (also called Cremaste), a town of Thessaly, which still bears the same name
- Ligyron, his original name
- Nereius, from his mother Thetis, one of the Nereids
- Pelides, from his father, Peleus
- Phthius, from his birthplace, Phthia
Birth and early... | never physically aged beyond the age of 16 (although he employs holograms to appear as an old man), the Pantheon members are all his descendants: Achilles, Ajax, Andromeda, Atalanta, Cassiopea, Delphi, Hector, Jason, Paris, Perseus, Prometheus, and two characters named Ulysses. He recruited the Pantheon, stationed in t... | 37,209 | triviaqa-train |
In Norse mythology, who was the consort of Odin? | Magni to find Kratos and his son Atreus in order to stop them from reaching Jotunheim, which he had foreseen. He also has a large number of semi-invisible ravens which he uses to spy on Kratos, and even blocks the player from traveling to certain realms, such as Asgard. According to Mimir, Odin is obsessed with finding... | alphabet. Numerous Old Norse works dated to the 13th century record Norse mythology, a component of North Germanic religion.
Old Norse religion was polytheistic, entailing a belief in various gods and goddesses. Norse mythology divided these deities into two groups, the Æsir and the Vanir, who engaged in an ancient war... | 37,210 | triviaqa-train |
William Hague, Tony Benn, Hilaire Belloc and Giles Brandreth are but four past holders of which prestigious but non-political office? | , where he met his friend Simon Cadell, and New College, Oxford, where he met Rick Stein.
He was President of the Oxford Union in Michaelmas term, 1969, and edited the university magazine "Isis". He was described in a contemporaneous publication as "Oxford's Lord High Everything Else". Christopher Hitchens suggested th... | - Hilaire Belloc (1906–1910)
- David Bellotti (1990–1992)
- Henry Bellingham (1983–1997), (2001–present)
- Sir John Benn, 1st Baronet (1892–1895), (1904–1910)
- Tony Benn (1950–1960), (1963–1983), (1984–2001)
- Hilary Benn (1999–present)
- William Wedgwood Benn, 1st Viscount Stansgate (1906–1931), (1937–1942)
- Andrew ... | 37,211 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the Greek god of prophecy? | Mythical narration plays an important role in nearly every genre of Greek literature. Nevertheless, the only general mythographical handbook to survive from Greek antiquity was the "Library" of Pseudo-Apollodorus. This work attempts to reconcile the contradictory tales of the poets and provides a grand summary of tradi... | " is a person who denies that God communicates with humans through prophecy, or one who denies the prophecy of Moses, or one who denies God's knowledge of the affairs of humans (i.e., one who maintains there is no Divine Providence). Maimonides probably encountered the name of Epicurus, the Greek philosopher, some tim... | 37,212 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the Greek god of trade? | , as the "keeper of boundaries," referring to his role as bridge between the upper and lower worlds. In his earliest forms, he appears to have been related to the Etruscan deity Turms; both gods share characteristics with the Greek god Hermes. He is often depicted holding the caduceus in his left hand. Similar to his G... | Zombie Spawn, and other tales of other hell throughout the comics timelines.
Some of these stories include; An angel named Abdiel sent to spy on Malebolgia is tricked and banished from heaven, A Greek boy named Raenius, who was killed by Zeus (the god) and resurrected as a Hellspawn, who kills Zeus with the gorgon Medu... | 37,213 | triviaqa-train |
What was the home of the gods in Norse mythology? | .
The god Odin is also frequently mentioned in surviving texts. One-eyed, wolf and raven-flanked, with spear in hand, Odin pursues knowledge throughout the worlds. In an act of self-sacrifice, Odin is described as having hanged himself upside-down for nine days and nights on the cosmological tree Yggdrasil to gain know... | Þrymheimr
In Norse mythology, Þrymheimr (Old Norse "crash-home," "Thunder Home," or "noisy-home"; anglicized as Thrymheim) was the abode of Þjazi, a jötunn, located in Jötunheimr. Þjazi once abducted the goddess Iðunn, and in Þrymheimr he held her, causing the gods to age until her rescue, in turn resulting in the deat... | 37,214 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of Mali? | Bamako
Bamako is the capital and largest city of Mali, with a population of 2,009,109. In 2006, it was estimated to be the fastest-growing city in Africa and sixth-fastest in the world. It is located on the Niger River, near the rapids that divide the upper and middle Niger valleys in the southwestern part of the count... | views. The other current books in the "What is?" series include ""What is Love?, What is Death?, What is Beautiful?, What is Funny?, What is Right?, What is Peace?, What is Money?, What is Dreaming?, What is a Friend?, What is True?, What is a Family?, What is a Feeling?" The series is now also translated into 15 langu... | 37,215 | triviaqa-train |
Able seaman Kate Nesbitt, a medical assistant, became the first woman in the RN to receive which award in Nov. 2009? | Kate Nesbitt
Kate Louise Nesbitt MC (born 21 April 1988) is a pharmacy technician in the Royal Navy. Nesbitt was the first female member of the Royal Navy, and the second woman in the British Armed Forces, to be awarded the Military Cross (MC). The award was a result of her actions in Afghanistan in March 2009.
Persona... | to Afghanistan for six months between October 2008 and March 2009 as part of the ongoing Operation Herrick, the British contribution to the War in Afghanistan which began in 2001. With the rank of Able Seaman Class 1, Nesbitt was a Medical Assistant attached to 3 Commando Brigade, working in close support of C Company,... | 37,216 | triviaqa-train |
The 6,700 ton St. Helena is one of only two vessels to still carry which designation? | peaking in 1951. However, the industry declined because of transport costs and competition from synthetic fibres. The decision by the British Post Office to use synthetic fibres for its mailbags was a further blow, contributing to the closure of the island's flax mills in 1965.
From 1958, the Union Castle shipping line... | Bar on 27 November, reached St Helena on 21 February 1833, and arrived at Long Reach on 14 April.
Subsequent career and fate.
Moffat sold "Charles Grant" on 15 February 1834 for £8,500 to Hyde & Lennox. Phipps later reported that a wealthy Parsee merchant had bought her for £13,000 for the China trade. Because Canton l... | 37,217 | triviaqa-train |
In which British city is there a district called The Jericho? | Jericho, Oxford
Jericho is an historic suburb of the English city of Oxford. It consists of the streets bounded by the Oxford Canal, Worcester College, Walton Street and Walton Well Road. Located outside the old city wall, it was originally a place for travellers to rest if they had reached the city after the gates had... | , Ultima Restaurant, Natures Treat Cafe, Apollo's Lounge & Bar and Club DeRock. There's another mall which opened not too far from the Central Business District called the Jericho Mall Kudeti Avenue, Onireke GRA. The top cinema chain in Nigeria, Filmhouse has 2 cinemas at the Heritage Mall Dugbe and another of its bran... | 37,218 | triviaqa-train |
The national Needle Museum is to be found in which Worcestershire town? | Worcestershire
Worcestershire ( , , , etc.); written abbreviation: Worcs; is a county in the West Midlands of England.
The cathedral city of Worcester is the largest settlement and county town. Other major towns in the county include Bromsgrove, Droitwich, Evesham, Kidderminster, Malvern, Redditch, and Stourport-on-Sev... | which are often stamped with his initials. Clissett is often referred to as a bodger but this is incorrect as he made entire chairs rather than just turned parts.
Clissett's chairs are now widely collected, and can be found in various museums, including:
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- Geffrye Museum, London
- N... | 37,219 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the operetta 'Orpheus in the Underworld'? | Orpheus in the Underworld
Orpheus in the Underworld and Orpheus in Hell are English names for Orphée aux enfers, a comic opera with music by Jacques Offenbach and words by Hector Crémieux and Ludovic Halévy. It was first performed as a two-act "opéra bouffon" at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, Paris, on 21 October 1... | (Jupiter) and Émile Belcourt (Pluto). The Berlin production by Friedrich was filmed in 1984 and has been released as a DVD.
External links.
- "Orpheus In the Underworld" "The Guide to Light Opera and Operetta"
- "Orpheus in the Underworld" "The Guide to Musical Theatre" | 37,220 | triviaqa-train |
In which country is the Nobel Peace Prize awarded? | 1969 on) were awarded 590 times to 935 people and organizations. With some receiving the Nobel Prize more than once, this makes a total of 27 organizations and 908 individuals. The prize ceremonies take place annually in Stockholm, Sweden (with the exception of the Peace Prize ceremony, which is held in Oslo, Norway). ... | List of Nobel laureates by country
This is a list of Nobel Prize laureates by country. Listings for "Economics" refer to the related Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. The Nobel Prizes and the Prize in Economic Sciences have been awarded 567 times to 889 recipients, of which 25 awards (all Peace Prizes) were to... | 37,221 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the 1986 Booker Prize winning novel 'The Old Devils? | The Old Devils
The Old Devils is a novel by Kingsley Amis, first published in 1986. The novel won the Booker Prize. It was adapted for television by Andrew Davies for the BBC in 1992, starring John Stride, Bernard Hepton, James Grout and Ray Smith (it was the latter's last screen appearance before his death).
Alun Weav... | (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... | 37,222 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the 1981 Booker Prize winning novel `Midnights Children? | prize be given to him so that he could use the money to buy every copy of the longlisted books in Ireland and donate them to libraries, "thus ensuring that the books not only are bought but also read — surely a unique occurrence."
Judging for the 1983 award produced a draw between J. M. Coetzee's "Life & Times of Micha... | he was at Ogilvy that he wrote "Midnight's Children", before becoming a full-time writer.
Career Major works.
Rushdie's first novel, "Grimus" (1975), a part-science fiction tale, was generally ignored by the public and literary critics. His next novel, "Midnight's Children" (1981), catapulted him to literary notability... | 37,223 | triviaqa-train |
Which female politician was assassinated in Pakistan in December 2007? | Assassination of Benazir Bhutto
The assassination of Benazir Bhutto took place on 27 December 2007 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Benazir Bhutto, twice Prime Minister of Pakistan (1988–1990; 1993–1996) and then-leader of the opposition Pakistan Peoples Party, had been campaigning ahead of elections scheduled for January 2008... | of Pakistan, assassinated December 27, 2007
- Nida Mahmoed - Pakistan based first feminist English poet
- Malala Yousafzai - Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate.
See also.
- Acid throwing
- Aurat March
- Honour killing in Pakistan
- Modesty patrol
- Rape in Pakistan
- Swar... | 37,224 | triviaqa-train |
After the Latin name for which modern European capital is the element Hafnium named? | Hafnium
Hafnium is a chemical element with the symbol Hf and atomic number 72. A lustrous, silvery gray, tetravalent transition metal, hafnium chemically resembles zirconium and is found in many zirconium minerals. Its existence was predicted by Dmitri Mendeleev in 1869, though it was not identified until 1923, by Cost... | the name Prins reaction. The first was the addition of polyhalogen compounds to olefins, was found during Prins doctoral research, while the others, the acid-catalyzed addition of aldehydes to olefinic compounds, became of industrial relevance.
Discoveries Chemistry Hafnium (1923).
Dutch physicist Dirk Coster and Hunga... | 37,225 | triviaqa-train |
After the Latin name for which modern European capital is the element Lutetium named? | controversies involved the nationalistic namings of elements in the late 19th century. For example, "lutetium" was named in reference to Paris, France. The Germans were reluctant to relinquish naming rights to the French, often calling it "cassiopeium". Similarly, the British discoverer of "niobium" originally named it... | contained a new element (#71), which he named "cassiopeium". Urbain proved this simultaneously, but his samples were very impure and only contained trace quantities of the new element. Despite this, his chosen name "lutetium" was adopted.
In 1908, Ogawa found element 75 in thorianite but assigned it as element 43 inste... | 37,226 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the music for Rule Britannia? | Rule, Britannia!
"Rule, Britannia!" is a British patriotic song, originating from the poem "Rule, Britannia" by James Thomson and set to music by Thomas Arne in 1740. It is strongly associated with the Royal Navy, but also used by the British Army.
Original masque.
This British national air was originally included in "... | also wrote a set of variations on his march for piano, Op. 76.
- Beethoven's "Wellington's Victory" (1813) commemorates the British victory in the Battle of Vitoria. The opposing British and French armies march to battle with Turkish music versions of their respective battle songs, "Rule Britannia" and "Malbrouk s'en v... | 37,227 | triviaqa-train |
Who was British Prime Minister when the Battle of Waterloo was fought? | ministry from 1806 to 1807. Lord Liverpool was Prime Minister for 15 years; he and Pitt held the position for 34 years. Under their long, consistent leadership, Cabinet government became a convention of the constitution. Although subtle issues remained to be settled, the Cabinet system of government is essentially the ... | Eurostar train service, Florent Longuepée, a municipal councillor in Paris, wrote to the British Prime Minister requesting that the station be renamed, because he said it was upsetting for the French to be reminded of Napoleon's defeat when they arrived in London by Eurostar.
Books.
Books Fiction.
- Clarke, Susanna: "J... | 37,228 | triviaqa-train |
For which king was Handel's Water Music composed? | first produced in 1709 at Teatro San Giovanni Grisostomo, owned by the Grimanis. The opera, with a libretto by Cardinal Vincenzo Grimani, ran for 27 nights successively. The audience, thunderstruck with the grandeur and sublimity of his style, applauded for "Il caro Sassone" ("the dear Saxon" – referring to Handel's Ge... | ", a "magic" opera, about a damsel in distress, based on the tragedy by Antoine Houdar de la Motte.
The conception of an opera as a coherent structure was slow to capture Handel's imagination and he composed no operas for five years. In July 1717 Handel's "Water Music" was performed more than three times on the River T... | 37,229 | triviaqa-train |
In which Welsh town is the Royal Mint situated? | rest of the world in decimalising its currency, the Mint moved from London to a new plant in Llantrisant, Wales where it has remained since.
In 2009 after recommendations for the mint to be privatised the Royal Mint ceased being an executive government agency and became a state-owned company wholly owned by HM Treasury... | Kremnica Mint
The Kremnica Mint (Slovak: "Mincovňa Kremnica") is a state-owned mint situated in Kremnica, Slovakia. The predecessor of current Mincovňa Kremnica, š. p. (štátny podnik = state company) was established in 1328, and for nearly seven centuries it has continuously been producing mint articles.
History.
Kremn... | 37,230 | triviaqa-train |
"Which 1942 film features the line ""Play it Sam, play 'As time goes by'""?" | Casablanca (film)
Casablanca is a 1942 American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz based on Murray Burnett and Joan Alison's unproduced stage play "Everybody Comes to Rick's". The film stars Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henreid; it also features Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet, P... | again, Sam"—is not spoken in the film. When Ilsa first enters the Café Americain, she spots Sam and asks him to "Play it once, Sam, for old times' sake." After he feigns ignorance, she responds, "Play it, Sam. Play 'As Time Goes By'." Later that night, alone with Sam, Rick says, "You played it for her, you can play it ... | 37,231 | triviaqa-train |
Who designed the Bridgewater Canal, opened in 1761? | times the amount of cargo per horse that was possible with a cart. The duke and his estate manager John Gilbert produced a plan of the canal, and in 1759 obtained an Act of Parliament, enabling its construction.
James Brindley was brought in for his technical expertise (having previously installed a pumping system at t... | the task of crossing the Irwell was one of the main obstacles he faced. The solution was to build a canal-carrying bridge across the river, the first barge aqueduct in England. The aqueduct, which opened in 1761, measured high and long, and became one of the wonders or the age. The Mersey and Irwell Navigation and the ... | 37,232 | triviaqa-train |
Who designed the Menai Suspension Bridge, completed in 1826? | Menai Suspension Bridge
The Menai Suspension Bridge () is a suspension bridge to carry road traffic between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. The bridge was designed by Thomas Telford and completed in 1826 and is a Grade I listed structure.
Construction.
Before the bridge was completed in 1826, the isla... | contracted to supply the wrought iron and cast iron for the Menai Suspension Bridge. The bridge, designed by Telford, was completed in 1826. He also supplied the ironwork for Telford's Conwy Suspension Bridge, completed the same year. The tensile strength of the wrought iron chains, made at Upton Forge, was important t... | 37,233 | triviaqa-train |
Who was defeated at the Battle of Sedgemoor in 1685? | Battle of Sedgemoor
The Battle of Sedgemoor was fought on 6 July 1685 and took place at Westonzoyland near Bridgwater in Somerset, England.
It was the final battle of the Monmouth Rebellion and followed a series of skirmishes around south-west England between the rebel forces of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, and t... | July 1685, a fortnight after the Battle of Sedgemoor, Lady Alice agreed to shelter John Hickes, a well-known Nonconformist minister, at Moyles Court, her residence near Ringwood. Hickes, who was a member of Monmouth's defeated army, brought with him Richard Nelthorpe, another supporter of Monmouth and under sentence of... | 37,234 | triviaqa-train |
Which great battle between the Greeks and Persians took place in 490BC? | the defeat of the first Persian invasion of Greece, which had been ended by the Athenian victory at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC. By 480 BC Xerxes had amassed a huge army and navy, and set out to conquer all of Greece. The Athenian politician and general Themistocles had proposed that the allied Greeks block the ad... | are unsure) in order to defeat the joint foe. Herodotus tells that it was believed that the decisive battle of Himera between Carthaginian and Greek forces on Sicily took place on the very same day that the Greeks met with the Persians in the famous battle of Salamis in 480 BCE in Greece itself. But the Greeks were vic... | 37,235 | triviaqa-train |
In which port did The Herald of Free Enterprise capsize in 1987? | MS Herald of Free Enterprise
MS "Herald of Free Enterprise" was a roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ferry which capsized moments after leaving the Belgian port of Zeebrugge on the night of 6 March 1987, killing 193 passengers and crew.
The eight-deck car and passenger ferry was owned by Townsend Thoresen, designed for rapid load... | May 11, 1985), the capsize of the MS "Herald of Free Enterprise" in Belgium (March 6, 1987), and the Pan American Flight 103 explosion over Lockerbie (December 21, 1988). At the invitation of UNICEF, he acted as consultant in setting up the Trauma Recovery Programme in Rwanda in April 1995. At the invitation of the Bri... | 37,236 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the VLCC tanker that split in two off the coast of Brittany in 1978? | such as Nantes and Rennes, had also suffered.
In 1956, Brittany was legally reconstituted as the Region of Brittany, although the region excluded the ducal capital of Nantes and the surrounding area. Nevertheless, Brittany retained its cultural distinctiveness, and a new cultural revival emerged during the 1960s and 19... | itself.
- "Marpessa", as a name, was used to describe a 206,000 ton Shell Oil company supertanker (VLCC). In December 1969, it became the world's largest oil tanker to sink up to that date. Marpessa had been on its maiden voyage from Europort, Rotterdam, when an explosion ripped through the hull and it foundered 50 mil... | 37,237 | triviaqa-train |
What nationality was the World War 2 military leader General Sikorski? | alarmed and with Hitler making further demands on the Free City of Danzig, the United Kingdom and France guaranteed their support for Polish independence; when Italy conquered Albania in April 1939, the same guarantee was extended to Romania and Greece. Shortly after the Franco-British pledge to Poland, Germany and Ita... | , Norman Lash and Ronald Broadhurst as "Soldiers of fortune of British nationality" during the 1948 war.
Ironically, he was also criticised by Arab officers, as being more of a politician than a military leader.
He negotiated the Jordanian-Israeli armistice agreement, that resulted in what came to be known as the gree... | 37,238 | triviaqa-train |
What nationality was Che Guevara? | Che Guevara
Ernesto "Che" Guevara (, ; June 14, 1928 – October 9, 1967) was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, activist, guerrilla leader, diplomat, and major figure of the Cuban Revolution, his stylized visage has become a ubiquitous countercultural symbol of rebellion and global insignia in popula... | million pages to write Che's biography."
What follows is an extensive list of English language works related to Che Guevara, excluding books written by Guevara himself.
Books.
Books Best-sellers.
- "Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life", by Jon Lee Anderson, Grove Press, 1998,
- "Compañero: The Life and Death of Che Gueva... | 37,239 | triviaqa-train |
Who founded the Samaritans in 1953? | History.
Samaritans was founded in 1953 by Chad Varah, a vicar in the Church of England Diocese of London. His inspiration came from an experience he had had some years earlier as a young curate in the Diocese of Lincoln. He had taken a funeral for a girl of fourteen who had killed herself because she feared she had co... | was unblocked, and the picture moved to the north wall, during extensive restorations in 1850.
Recent history.
The church suffered slight damage from bombing during the London Blitz of 1941 and was later restored. In 1954, the united parishes of St Mary Bothaw and St Swithin London Stone (merged in 1670) were themselve... | 37,240 | triviaqa-train |
In which county is Ascot? | Ascot Racecourse
Ascot Racecourse ("ascot" pronounced , often incorrectly pronounced ) is a British racecourse, located in Ascot, Berkshire, England, which is used for thoroughbred horse racing. It is one of the leading racecourses in the United Kingdom, hosting 13 of Britain's 36 annual Group 1 horse races.
The course... | County of Ripon
The County of Ripon is one of the 37 counties of Victoria which are part of the cadastral divisions of Australia, used for land titles. The county includes the plains of the Western District from Ballarat in the east to the Grampians in the west. Larger towns include Beaufort. The county was proclaimed ... | 37,241 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the 14 year old boy whom Winnie Mandela was cleared of killing? | Football Club, abducted 14-year-old James Seipei (also known as Stompie Sepei) and three other youths from the home of Methodist minister Rev. Paul Verryn, with Richardson claiming that Winnie Mandela had the youths taken to her home because she suspected the reverend was sexually abusing them (allegations that were ba... | of 14, by Jerry Richardson, member of Winnie Mandela's "Football Club". His body was recovered on waste ground near Winnie Mandela's house on January 6, 1989. His throat had been cut. Jerry Richardson, one of Winnie Mandela's bodyguards, was convicted of the murder. He stated that she had ordered him, with others, to a... | 37,242 | triviaqa-train |
"In the comic-strip ""Batman and Robin"" what is the Boy Wonder's real name?" | June 2015: "We Are Robin", featuring writer Lee Bermejo and artists Rob Haynes and Khary Randolph, and detailing multiple teenagers in Gotham who take up the mantle of Robin and "Robin, Son of Batman", written and drawn by Patrick Gleason, showing the individual adventures of Damian Wayne.
Reception.
According to "Ente... | above film
- "Batman & Robin" (soundtrack), a soundtrack for the above film
- "Batman and Robin" (comic strip), a newspaper comic strip
- "Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder", an animated series started in 1969
- "The Adventures of Batman & Robin", season two of "Batman: The Animated Series", renamed in 1994
- "The Adven... | 37,243 | triviaqa-train |
Which ship, during the Falklands conflict was nicknamed 'The Great White Whale'? | hampering their efforts at forward staging, combat air patrols, and close air support over the islands. The effective loiter time of incoming Argentine aircraft was low, and they were later compelled to overfly British forces in any attempt to attack the islands.
The first major Argentine strike force comprised 36 airc... | for any ship involved in the operations, and a great distance ito have covered in 14 days. The Rolls Royce Olympus turbines of Type 21 frigates enabled them to maintain high speeds, but at the time the Royal Navy preferred this information not to be publicised. Avenger had averaged 28 knots and the Type 21s became nick... | 37,244 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the only disease that has been eradicated by man? | eradicated—one specifically affecting humans (smallpox), and one affecting a wide range of ruminants (rinderpest).
Eradicated diseases Smallpox.
Smallpox was the first disease, and so far the only infectious disease of humans, to be eradicated by deliberate intervention. It became the first disease for which there was ... | 25 reported cases in three countries: South Sudan, Chad and Ethiopia. Guinea worm disease is poised to be the first parasitic disease to be eradicated and the only disease to be eradicated without the use of vaccines or drugs.
Within affected countries, the Center reinforces existing disease eradication programs by pro... | 37,245 | triviaqa-train |
Shirley Temple Black became US Ambassador to which African Country in 1974? | Shirley Temple
Shirley Temple Black (April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014) was an American actress, singer, dancer, businesswoman, and diplomat who was Hollywood's number one box-office draw as a child actress from 1935 to 1938. As an adult, she was named United States ambassador to Ghana and to Czechoslovakia, and also ... | .
The United States government sent Shirley Temple Black, the famous child movie star, who became a diplomat in later life, to Prague in August 1968 to prepare to become the first United States Ambassador to a free Czechoslovakia. Two decades later, when Czechoslovakia became independent in 1989, Temple Black was final... | 37,246 | triviaqa-train |
Give one of the forenames of 'Lenin'? | possibly based on the Siberian River Lena; he often used the fuller pseudonym of "N. Lenin", and while the N did not stand for anything, a popular misconception later arose that it represented "Nikolai". Under this pseudonym, he published the political pamphlet "What Is To Be Done?" in 1902; his most influential public... | bodily attributes. They became heritable with the beginning of central demographic records in the early modern period.
Forenames.
The "Vorname" (in English "forename") is usually given to a child by the parents shortly after birth. It is common to give a child several "Vornamen" (forenames), one of them intended for ev... | 37,247 | triviaqa-train |
In the film 'Jason and the Argonauts', who played the title role? | Jason and the Argonauts (1963 film)
Jason and the Argonauts (working title: "Jason and the Golden Fleece") is a 1963 Anglo-American independently made fantasy film produced by Charles H. Schneer and directed by Don Chaffey. Based on Greek mythology, the film stars Todd Armstrong as the eponymous hero, along with Nancy ... | Cinema and television.
- In the 1963 film "Jason and the Argonauts", Medea was portrayed by Nancy Kovack. Here she is a Temple Dancer who Jason saves after her ship sinks, causing her to help him.
- In 1969, the Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini directed a film adaptation of "Medea" featuring the opera singer Maria ... | 37,248 | triviaqa-train |
Which was the first novel written by Charles Dickens? | whimsical names. The likes of Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, Jacob Marley, Bob Cratchit, Oliver Twist, The Artful Dodger, Fagin, Bill Sikes, Pip, Miss Havisham, Sydney Carton, Charles Darnay, David Copperfield, Mr Micawber, Abel Magwitch, Daniel Quilp, Samuel Pickwick, Wackford Squeers, and Uriah Heep are so well known as... | David Copperfield
David Copperfield is the eighth novel by Charles Dickens. The novel's full title is The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery (Which He Never Meant to Publish on Any Account). It was first published as a serial in 1849–50, and... | 37,249 | triviaqa-train |
In which 1950s TV series was the leading character's name Peter Brady? | The Invisible Man (1958 TV series)
The Invisible Man (later known as H.G. Wells' Invisible Man) is a British black-and-white science fiction/superhero/adventure/espionage television series that aired on ITV from September 1958 to July 1959. It was aired on CBS in the United States, running two seasons and totalling 26 ... | novel went as far as changing the main character's name from Dr. Griffin to Dr. Peter Brady who remained a sane man, not a power-hungry lunatic as in the book or the 1933 film adaptation. None of the other characters from the novel appeared in the series.
Plot.
The series follows the adventures of Dr. Peter Brady, a sc... | 37,250 | triviaqa-train |
What name is given to a mixture of coffee, steamed milk and powdered chocolate? | were 400 such bars in London alone by 1956. Cappucino was particularly popular among English drinkers. Similarly in the United States, the espresso craze spread. North Beach in San Francisco saw the opening of the Caffe Trieste in 1957, which served Beat Generation poets such as Allen Ginsberg and Bob Kaufman alongside... | Catànies
Catànies (, singular: "catània") is a chocolate sweet typical of Vilafranca del Penedès and some other near towns made with "marcona", a prestigious Catalan almond type. They are toasted and covered first by caramel and then by a thick layer of white chocolate or a mixture of almond, hazelnut and milk. Finally... | 37,251 | triviaqa-train |
According to Roman mythology, who was the father of the God Jupiter? | , Pales the pasture, Saturn the sowing, Ceres the growth of the grain, Pomona the fruit, and Consus and Ops the harvest. Even the majestic Jupiter, the ruler of the gods, was honored for the aid his rains might give to the farms and vineyards. In his more encompassing character he was considered, through his weapon of ... | Iarbas
Iarbas (or Hiarbas) was a Roman mythological character, who has appeared in works by various authors including Ovid and Virgil. The character is possibly based on a historical king of Numidia.
In Roman mythology, Iarbas was the son of Jupiter Hammon (Hammon was a North African god associated by the Romans with ... | 37,252 | triviaqa-train |
Which artist painted 'The Birth of Venus'? | The Birth of Venus
The Birth of Venus ( ) is a painting by the Italian artist Sandro Botticelli, probably made in the mid 1480s. It depicts the goddess Venus arriving at the shore after her birth, when she had emerged from the sea fully-grown (called Venus Anadyomene and often depicted in art). The painting is in the U... | The Birth of Venus (Cabanel)
The Birth of Venus (French: "Naissance de Venus") is a painting by the French artist Alexandre Cabanel. It was painted in 1863, and is now in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. A second and smaller version (85 x 135.9 cm) from ca. 1864 is in Dahesh Museum of Art. A third (106 x 182.6 cm) version d... | 37,253 | triviaqa-train |
Who starred in, wrote the screenplay and directed the film 'The Railway Children'? | The Railway Children (1970 film)
The Railway Children is a 1970 British drama film based on the novel of the same name by E. Nesbit. The film was directed by Lionel Jeffries, and stars Dinah Sheridan, Jenny Agutter (who had earlier featured in the successful BBC's 1968 dramatisation of the novel), Sally Thomsett and Be... | drama "The Logic Game", which she wrote and starred in. "The Logic Game", which was directed by Saville, also starred the British actor David de Keyser who worked alongside Arden again in the film "Separation" (1967). Arden, again, wrote the screenplay and the film was directed by her creative partner Jack Bond (born 1... | 37,254 | triviaqa-train |
In which town or city is Sha Tin airport? | Sha Tin New Town
Sha Tin New Town is one of the new towns in Hong Kong. It is within the Sha Tin District, which covers the areas of Sha Tin, Tai Wai, Fo Tan, Tai Shui Hang, Ma On Shan. The Shing Mun River runs through the middle of the town.
Development was started in the 1970s, and currently covers an area of 35.87 s... | opened in 1988, connecting Sha Tin to Sai Kung via Ma On Shan. Route T7, opened in August 2004, allows traffic to bypass Ma On Shan Town Centre when going from north of Ma On Shan to Sai Kung.
- An expressway (via Eagle's Nest Tunnel) connecting Cheung Sha Wan in Kowloon to Sha Tin was opened on March 21, 2008. It aims... | 37,255 | triviaqa-train |
What kind of creature may be 'bottle-nosed'? | sensitivity of the sound receptor.) The interclick interval also decreases as the animal nears the target. Evidently, the dolphin waits for each click's echo before clicking again. Echolocation details, such as signal strength, spectral qualities, and discrimination, are well understood by researchers. Bottlenose dolph... | by which the mind may be led away from the senses.
The eventual result of this doubt is to
- make it impossible for us to have any further doubts about what we subsequently discover to be true."
Descartes offers some standard reasons for doubting the reliability of the senses culminating in the dream argument and then... | 37,256 | triviaqa-train |
Which Roman orator was slain by Mark Anthony's soldiers in 43 B.C.? | motion to elevate Caesar to divine status. Octavian failed to persuade Antony to relinquish Caesar's money to him. During the summer, he managed to win support from Caesarian sympathizers and also made common with the Optimates, the former enemies of Caesar, who saw him as the lesser evil and hoped to manipulate him. I... | Hortensia (orator)
Hortensia, daughter of consul and advocate Quintus Hortensius Hortalus, earned notoriety during the late Roman Republic as a skilled orator. She is best known for giving a speech in front of the members of the Second Triumvirate in 42 B.C. that resulted in the partial repeal of a tax on wealthy Roman... | 37,257 | triviaqa-train |
The actress Laila Ward, who played Dr Who's assistant, married which of the Doctors? | Characters The Doctor Meetings of different incarnations.
There have been instances of actors returning at later dates to reprise the role of their specific Doctor. In 1973's "The Three Doctors", William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton returned alongside Jon Pertwee. For 1983's "The Five Doctors", Troughton and Pertwee ... | getting lost in the corridors of the courts. The dangers of having a secret marriage are revealed as the leading actress is left fighting for her legal rights while trying not to destroy her and her family’s reputation.
Plot.
Rashid and Maryam are a married couple who live together thanks to the medical help they have... | 37,258 | triviaqa-train |
To which animal does the adjective 'leporine' refer? | haypiles" of dried vegetation which they collect and carry back to their homes to store for use during winter.
Characteristics Hares.
Hares, members of genus "Lepus" of family Leporidae, are medium size mammals native to Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America. North American jackrabbits are actually hares. Species va... | Volčja Draga
Volčja Draga (; ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Renče–Vogrsko in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
Name.
The name "Volčja Draga" literally means 'wolf valley'. The first part of the name is derived from the Slovene adjective "volčji" (literally, 'wolf'), which may refer to the animal ( "volk" 'wolf... | 37,259 | triviaqa-train |
The world's largest diamond at 530 carats is 'The Star of Africa'. In which of the Crown Jewels can it be found? | had it cut by Asscher Brothers in Amsterdam.
Cullinan produced stones of various cuts and sizes, the largest of which is named Cullinan I or the Great Star of Africa, and at it is the largest clear cut diamond in the world. The stone is mounted in the head of the Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross. The second-largest is Cu... | over 130 years. The stone is part of the Iranian Crown Jewels and is displayed at the Central Bank of Iran in Tehran.
- Pink Star
The Pink Star (formerly known as the Steinmetz Pink Diamond) is classified as a vivid pink and weighs 59.60 carats. It was discovered in Africa and is the largest Fancy Vivid Pink diamond in... | 37,260 | triviaqa-train |
The original Orient Express train ran from Paris to which city? | Orient Express
The Orient Express was a long-distance passenger train service created in 1883 by "Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits" (CIWL).
The route and rolling stock of the Orient Express changed many times. Several routes in the past concurrently used the Orient Express name, or slight variations. Although t... | ’, fillet of beef with ‘château’ potatoes, ‘chaud-froid’ of game animals, lettuce, chocolate pudding, buffet of desserts.
Original train.
On June 5, 1883, the first "Express d'Orient" left Paris for Vienna. Vienna remained the terminus until October 4, 1883. The train was officially renamed Orient Express in 1891.
The ... | 37,261 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the ex-actress wife of disgraced former war minister John Profumo? | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign Office in November 1958, and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in January 1959. In July 1960, he was appointed Secretary of State for War (outside of the Cabinet) and was sworn of the Privy Council.
In 1954 he married the actress Valerie Hobson.
The Profumo affa... | Commons in 1945 and was raised to the peerage as Baron Balfour of Inchrye, of Shefford in the County of Berkshire. Balfour died on 21 September 1988 aged 90. He was married twice in 1921 and 1946 with a son from the first marriage to Diana B Harvey, and a daughter from the second. His 2nd wife was Mary Ainslie Profumo ... | 37,262 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the Greek equivalent to the Phoenician goddess Astarte, and the Babylonian goddess Ishtar? | across Mesopotamia. The cult of Inanna-Ishtar, which may have been associated with a variety of sexual rites, was continued by the East Semitic-speaking people who succeeded the Sumerians in the region. She was especially beloved by the Assyrians, who elevated her to become the highest deity in their pantheon, ranking ... | Astaroth
Astaroth (also Ashtaroth, Astarot and Asteroth), in demonology, is the Great Duke of Hell in the first hierarchy with Beelzebub and Lucifer; he is part of the evil trinity. He is a male figure most likely named after the Mesopotamian goddess Ishtar.
Background.
The name "Astaroth" was ultimately derived from t... | 37,263 | triviaqa-train |
In which country was there a terrorist leader called George Grivas? | .
Attacks on 'collaborators' are used to intimidate people from cooperating with the state in order to undermine state control. This strategy was used in Ireland, in Kenya, in Algeria and in Cyprus during their independence struggles.
Motivations of terrorists International Attention.
This strategy was used by Al-Qaeda... | EOKA leader George Grivas. He was originally assigned the regional command of the district of Famagusta which he knew well. It was Grigoris Afxentiou who first thought of obtaining explosives from the sea bed, in shallow waters off the coast of Famagusta, as used by local fishermen to dynamite fish. Explosives were mad... | 37,264 | triviaqa-train |
Pedro Ximenes is a grape usually used in the production of which drink? | regions.
Pedro Ximénez is most widely grown in Spain, where there were of the grape in cultivation as of 2008. The vast majority of these plantings are found in the Spanish wine region of Montilla-Moriles where the grapes are used to make fortified Sherry-style wines labelled as PX. After harvest the Pedro Ximénez grap... | Lindisfarne Mead
Lindisfarne Mead is a fortified honey alcoholic drink from Northumberland in North East England, with links to the monks of Holy Island. It is made exclusively in St Aiden's Winery on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne.
Like other mead, Lindisfarne mead is fermented from honey. However it is also vatted wi... | 37,265 | triviaqa-train |
In the grounds of which building is the cannon called 'Mons 'Meg'? | Mons Meg
Mons Meg is a medieval bombard in the collection of the Royal Armouries, but on loan to Historic Scotland and located at Edinburgh Castle in Scotland. It was built in 1449 on the orders of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy and sent by him as a gift to James II, King of Scots in 1454. The bombard was employed i... | the King's men from taking the castle by force, even when a bombard, a large siege cannon, was brought up from Linlithgow Palace at a cost of over £59. Instead, King James persuaded the garrison to surrender by making payments and grants of land to Douglas supporters.
One myth associated with the siege, which is relate... | 37,266 | triviaqa-train |
Which folk song has the refrain 'Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme'? | the Vietnam War, the civil rights movement, the death of comedian Lenny Bruce), and the Christmas carol "Silent Night".
Many critics have considered it a breakthrough in recording for the duo, and one of their best efforts. "Homeward Bound" had already been a top five hit in numerous countries and "Scarborough Fair/Can... | mine" or some variant. "Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme" may simply be an alternate rhyming refrain to the original based on a corruption of "grows merry in time" into "rosemary and thyme".
Commercial versions.
The earliest commercial recording of the ballad was by actor/singers Gordon Heath and Lee Payant, American... | 37,267 | triviaqa-train |
One end of the Pennine Way is 'The Nag's Head' in Edale, where is the other? | Pennine Way
The Pennine Way is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail runs from Edale, in the northern Derbyshire Peak District, north through the Yorkshire Dales and the Northumberland National Park and ends at Kirk Yetholm, just inside the Scottish border. The path runs along the Pen... | It is separated from the surrounding Yorkshire Dales and South Pennines by the Aire Gap and Ribble Valley. The isolated Pendle Hill falls within the boundaries of the AONB.
The Peak District was another of the original national parks designated in 1951, and remains one of the most popular in the country, largely becaus... | 37,268 | triviaqa-train |
Which sportsman married Elin Nordgren in 2004? | Elin Nordegren
Elin Maria Pernilla Nordegren (; formerly Woods; born 1 January 1980) is the Swedish-born former wife of professional golfer Tiger Woods, who has worked as a model and nanny.
Early life and education.
Nordegren was born in Stockholm, Sweden. Her mother, Barbro Holmberg, is a politician and the former Swe... | , "The 1997 Masters: My Story", co-authored by Lorne Rubenstein, which focuses on his first Masters win.
Personal life.
Personal life Marriage and children.
In November 2003, Woods became engaged to Elin Nordegren, a Swedish former model and daughter of former minister of migration Barbro Holmberg and radio journalist ... | 37,269 | triviaqa-train |
The Gibson Desert is in the central area of which Australian state? | Gibson Desert
The Gibson Desert, an interim Australian bioregion, is a large desert that covers a large dry area in the state of Western Australia and is still largely in an almost "pristine" state. It is about in size, making it the fifth largest desert in Australia, after the Great Victoria, Great Sandy, Tanami and S... | central-eastern portion of the Gibson Desert (northeast of Warburton) and made contact for the first time with Australian society. They are believed to have been perhaps the last uncontacted tribe in Australia. On the eastern margin of the region, population centres (which include people of European descent) include Wa... | 37,270 | triviaqa-train |
Who, in 1792, wrote the book 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman'? | A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: with Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects (1792), written by the 18th-century British proto-feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, is one of the earliest works of feminist philosophy. In it, Wollstonecraft responds to those educational and politica... | should be considered rational beings and not left to wallow in sensualism. When Wollstonecraft wrote "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman" in 1792, she drew on both Chapone and Macaulay's works.
Conduct books have traditionally been viewed by scholars as an integral factor in the creation of a bourgeois sense of self.... | 37,271 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the star name behind the founding of Rocket Records? | The Rocket Record Company
The Rocket Record Company was a record label founded by Elton John, along with Bernie Taupin, Gus Dudgeon, Steve Brown and others, in 1973. The company was named after the hit song "Rocket Man". The label was originally distributed in the UK by Island and in the US by MCA Records, both of whic... | Broken Stigma
Broken Stigma is an American rock band from the Southern Maryland area, founded in 2004 by guitarist Jimmy Love (Ryan Thompson) and drummer Gary Keefer. Broken Stigma released their first album, "Broken Glass" on February 1, 2007. Since then, they have received local airplay on 97.7 The Rocket, DC101, 98.... | 37,272 | triviaqa-train |
The space station 'Deep Space Nine' is encountered in which TV series? | D. Deep Space Nine provides the location for the crew to interact with the characters and elements established by the Star Trek universe, and introduces additional elements. The series also follows the character Worf, who after being featured in all seven seasons of "The Next Generation", is featured on the latter four... | Ezri Dax
Ezri Dax () is a fictional character who appears in the of the American science fiction TV series "". Portrayed by Nicole de Boer, she is a counselor aboard the Bajoran space station "Deep Space Nine". The character is a member of the Trill species, and is formed of both a host and a symbiont – referred to as ... | 37,273 | triviaqa-train |
Which NFL American Football team play their home games at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome? | in front of over 42,000 fans.
Home field advantageSince the Superdome's reopening in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and the increased success of the New Orleans Saints, the Superdome has developed a reputation for having a very strong home field advantage. While all domed stadiums possess this quality to some degree, th... | 2012 Tulane Green Wave football team
The 2012 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Curtis Johnson. The Green Wave played home games in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and competed in the West Division of Conf... | 37,274 | triviaqa-train |
Which trophy is awarded to the Man of the Match in the Rugby League Super League Grand Final? | Super League Grand Final
The Super League Grand Final is the championship-deciding game of rugby league's Super League competition. It is played between two teams who have qualified via the Super League Play-Off series.
The winning team receives the Super League Trophy and goes on to play the NRL champions in the World... | -Match in the Super League Grand Final by the Rugby League Writers' Association.
Players Lance Todd Trophy winners.
The Lance Todd Trophy is awarded to the Man-of-the-Match in the Challenge Cup Final. Introduced in 1946, the trophy was named in memory of Lance Todd, the New Zealand-born player and administrator, who wa... | 37,275 | triviaqa-train |
In which 1957 film did Alec Guinness win an Oscar for his portrayal of an English officer? | Nicholson in "The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor), Prince Faisal in "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962), General Yevgraf Zhivago in "Doctor Zhivago" (1965), and Professor Godbole in "A Passage to India" (1984). He is also known for his portrayal of Obi-Wan Kenobi in George Lu... | Barnacle Bill (1957 film)
Barnacle Bill (released in the US as All at Sea) is a 1957 Ealing Studios comedy film, starring Alec Guinness. He plays an unsuccessful Royal Navy officer, and six of his maritime ancestors. This was the final Ealing comedy as well as the last film Guinness made for Ealing Studios, although so... | 37,276 | triviaqa-train |
'The Walthamstow Tapestry', measuring 15 metres by 3 metres, is a 2009 work by which Turner Prize winner? | History 2003.
Jake and Dinos Chapman caused press attention for a sculpture, "Death", that appeared to be two cheap plastic blow-up sex dolls with a dildo. It was in fact made of bronze, painted to look like plastic.
Attention was also given to Grayson Perry who exhibited pots decorated with sexual imagery, and was the... | metres wide and 3 metres high. It was paid for by Bono, Edge and Jimmy Iovine.
Tapestries "Flying Madiba".
In December 2015, a fourth monumental tapestry, measuring 6 X 3 metres, was unveiled and dedicated at Cape Town International Airport. This artwork honours anti apartheid leader and former South African President ... | 37,277 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the only man in the 20th century to have held the offices of Chancellor, Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary before becoming Prime Minister? | James Callaghan, President of the British Labour Party explained his presence in Belgrade as attempt to warm relations between his party and Yugoslav communists, severed more than a decade ago after dissident Milovan Đilas was welcomed by Jennie Lee, Minister for the Arts under Harold Wilson. Mondale avoided Soviets, i... | date to have served in all four positions. In the past hundred years, several other people have come close to achieving this distinction: H. H. Asquith and Winston Churchill both served as Chancellor, Prime Minister and Home Secretary while Harold Macmillan and John Major served as Prime Minister, Chancellor and Foreig... | 37,278 | triviaqa-train |
The origin of which religious order can be traced to a mountain in Palestine where it was established near the fountain of Elijah in the 12th century? | by reason of the purpose or design intended by the founder or by virtue of legitimate tradition, is under the direction of clerics, assumes the exercise of sacred orders, and is recognized as such by the authority of the Church".
Well-known Roman Catholic religious institutes, not all of which were classified as "order... | so legend reads, her estate was transformed into an affiliate monastery of St. Andreas, the monastery which Gregory I founded at the site of today's San Gregorio al Celio. This legend, however, can be traced back only to the 12th century, when in context of "Renovatio Romae" and Church Reform, the monastery of San Saba... | 37,279 | triviaqa-train |
John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, was born in 1949 in which country? | John Sentamu
John Tucker Mugabi Sentamu (; ; born 10 June 1949) is an Anglican bishop, serving as the 97th Archbishop of York, Metropolitan of York, and Primate of England. The position of Archbishop of York is the second most senior clerical position in the Church of England after that of the Archbishop of Canterbury,... | of a valid work permit, connected to an ongoing dispute with immigration officials over his right to reside in the UK. York spent £5,000 on legal fees to fight his case which also attracted the support of the Archbishop of York John Sentamu and MP Hugh Bayley. After winning the right to stay in the country he chose to ... | 37,280 | triviaqa-train |
On television which actor played Neville Hope in 'Auf Wiedersehen Pet' and Robbie Lewis in 'Morse'? | Inspector Lewis
Detective Sergeant/Detective Inspector Robert "Robbie" Lewis is a fictional character in the "Inspector Morse" crime novels by Colin Dexter. The "sidekick" to Morse, Lewis is a detective sergeant in the Thames Valley Police, and appears in all 13 Morse novels. In the television adaptation, "Inspector Mo... | , a character in the 2006 film "Snakes on a Plane"
- Neville Hope, a character in "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"
- Neville Longbottom, a character in the "Harry Potter" novels by J.K. Rowling
- Neville Sinclair, a character in the 1991 film "The Rocketeer"
- Nev the Bear, character from CBBC
- Nevel Papperman an antagonist in ... | 37,281 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1953 play by Arthur Miller is based on the Salem witch trials? | Arthur Miller
Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright, essayist, and a controversial figure in the twentieth-century American theater. Among his most popular plays are "All My Sons" (1947), "Death of a Salesman" (1949), "The Crucible" (1953) and "A View from the Bridge" (19... | 1824, where Ingres exhibited "The Vow of Louis XIII", inspired by Raphael, while Delacroix showed "The Massacre at Chios", depicting a tragic event in the Greek Civil War. Ingres's painting was calm, static and carefully constructed, while the work of Delacroix was turbulent, full of motion, colour, and emotion.
The di... | 37,282 | triviaqa-train |
Which country's national anthem is known in English as 'The March of the Volunteers'? | of the Chinese response to the Rape of Nanking.
The "March of the Volunteers" was used as the Chinese national anthem for the first time at the World Peace Conference in April 1949. Originally intended for Paris, French authorities refused so many visas for its delegates that a parallel conference was held in Prague, C... | Arise!
Arise! may refer to
- "The March of the Volunteers", the Chinese national anthem, also sometimes known by the English translation of its refrain "Qilai!"
- "Arise!", an album by Amebix
See also.
- Arise (disambiguation) | 37,283 | triviaqa-train |
Who announced the death of President Kennedy on American TV? | . In fact, television started to come of age before the assassination. On September 2, 1963, Kennedy helped inaugurate network television's first half-hour nightly evening newscast according to an interview with "CBS Evening News" anchor Walter Cronkite.
Newspapers were kept as souvenirs rather than sources of updated ... | President Kennedy, U.S. Army General Maxwell Taylor submitted a report proposing the commitment of 10,000 American combat troops to defend against the Communist Viet Cong. Kennedy did not publicly commit reports, but eventually sent 25,000 troops to South Vietnam.
- United Artists announced the selection of actor Sean ... | 37,284 | triviaqa-train |
Name the actress who played the title role in the 1998 film 'There's Something about Mary'. | " bestseller, and "The Longevity Book" (2016).
Life and career.
Life and career 1972–1993: Early life and modeling.
Cameron Michelle Diaz was born August 30, 1972 in San Diego, California to Billie (née Early), an import/export agent, and Emilio Diaz ( 2008), a foreman of the California oil company Unocal. Diaz has an ... | film was a global box-office hit and is considered as one of the best romantic comedy films of all time.
In 1998, Diaz starred in "There's Something About Mary", as the titular role of a woman living in Miami having several men vying for her affections. It was remarked in "The Austin Chronicle": "As the Mary at the cen... | 37,285 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1969 Elvis Presley hit was also a hit for the group Fine Young Cannibals in 1985? | with pop music trends that had seemed to pass him by during the movie years. He sings country songs, soul songs and rockers with real conviction, a stunning achievement." The album featured the hit single "In the Ghetto", issued in April, which reached number three on the pop chart—Presley's first non-gospel top ten hi... | Fine Young Cannibals (album)
Fine Young Cannibals is the debut album released in 1985 by the band of the same name. The album features the UK #8 debut hit single "Johnny Come Home".
This success did not continue with the next single, "Blue", which languished at #41 in the UK. The version of "Blue" on the original U.S.... | 37,286 | triviaqa-train |
Which Greek god is the son of Zeus and Leto and twin brother of Artemis? | common in the Classical era. Artemis could be a deity to be feared by pregnant women, as deaths during this time were contributed to her. As childbirth and pregnancy was a very common and important event, there were numerous other deities associated with it, many localized to a particular geographic area, including but... | has produced a significant number not just of actors but of theatre professionals over the years.
Programs of different lengths and formality to meet the needs and interests of adults include Wake Up With Shakespeare, Shakespeare Comprehensive, Festival Noons, Prefaces, Prologues, Park Talks, Road Scholars, and "Unfold... | 37,287 | triviaqa-train |
The Sultanate of Brunei forms part of which island? | Brunei
Brunei ( ), officially the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace (, Jawi: ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its coastline with the South China Sea, the country is completely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak. It is separated into two parts ... | in which he mourn the loss of Labuan to Great Britain and purposes a solution for the English expansion: education and cooperation.
Background.
The Island of Labuan was once part of the Sultanate of Brunei since the reign of the first Sultan of Brunei, Muhammad Shah. Labuan Island, previously uninhabited, was used by M... | 37,288 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the son in the TV series 'The Munsters' played by Butch Patrick? | Butch Patrick
Butch Patrick (born Patrick Alan Lilley; August 2, 1953) is an American former child actor. Beginning his professional acting career at the age of seven, Patrick is perhaps best known for his role as child werewolf Eddie Munster on the CBS comedy television series "The Munsters" from 1964 to 1966 and in t... | which also featured Butch Patrick who played as the son in the TV show The Munsters). As a member of The Werewolfs, Scratch was seriously injured in a car accident after a show in Los Angeles.
During the last 5 years of Derf's life he developed an interest in art, he began painting in 1994 alongside of his wife Tammy w... | 37,289 | triviaqa-train |
In which European city are the headquarters of the Fiat manufacturing company? | was part of the group of founding members of FIAT, "Fabbrica Italiana di Automobili Torino". The first Fiat plant opened in 1900 with 35 staff making 24 cars. Known from the beginning for the talent and creativity of its engineering staff, by 1903 Fiat made a small profit and produced 135 cars; this grew to 1,149 cars ... | Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V., often abbreviated as FCA, is an Italian-American multinational corporation and is the world's eighth largest auto maker. The group was established in October 2014 by merging Fiat and Chrysler into a new holding company. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' main headquarte... | 37,290 | triviaqa-train |
Name the actress who played the title role in the 1976 film 'Carrie'. | Carrie (1976 film)
Carrie is a 1976 American supernatural horror film directed by Brian De Palma from a screenplay written by Lawrence D. Cohen, adapted from Stephen King's 1974 epistolary novel of the same name. The film stars Sissy Spacek as Carrie White, a 16-year-old diffident teenager who is consistently mocked an... | 2012 Tim Burton film "Dark Shadows," a remake of the soap opera, playing the role of Carolyn Stoddard, a rebellious teenage daughter.
In 2013, she reprised her role as Hit-Girl in the sequel "Kick-Ass 2". The same year, she appeared in a short segment in the film "Movie 43" and played the title character in "Carrie", a... | 37,291 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote and recorded the original version of the song Blue Suede Shoes which was a hit single for Elvis Presley in 1955? | Blue Suede Shoes
"Blue Suede Shoes" is a rock-and-roll standard written and first recorded by Carl Perkins in 1955. It is considered one of the first rockabilly records, incorporating elements of blues, country and pop music of the time. Perkins' original version of the song was on the Cashbox Best Selling Singles list... | this strange new style of country with a pronounced rhythm fit no current commercial trend. That would change in 1955 after recording the song "Blue Suede Shoes" (recorded 19 December 1955) on Sam Phillips' Memphis-based Sun Records. Later made more famous by Elvis Presley, Perkins' original version was an early rock '... | 37,292 | triviaqa-train |
Which King of Greece flew to Rome in exile following a 1967 military coup? | Constantine II of Greece
Constantine II (, "Konstantínos II", ; born 2 June 1940) reigned as the King of Greece, from 1964 until the abolition of the monarchy in 1973.
He acceded as king following the death of his father King Paul in March 1964. Later that year he married Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark with whom he eve... | deal with the forces that Turkey was able to bring to bear, and the war resulted in a ceasefire which persists until the present day.
Events leading up to the 1974 invasion of Cyprus.
Events leading up to the 1974 invasion of Cyprus The junta in Greece and political unrest.
The rule by the military in Greece started in... | 37,293 | triviaqa-train |
Which island comprises the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic? | km east of Hispaniola across the Mona Passage. The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands lie to the north. Its westernmost point is known as Cap Carcasse. Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico are collectively known as the Greater Antilles.
The island has five major ranges of mountains: The Central Range, known in ... | (which Haiti shares with the Dominican Republic) begins with slavery in Haiti. Many Muslims were imported as slaves to Haiti.
In 2000, Nawoon Marcellus, a member of Fanmi Lavalas from Saint-Raphaël, became the first Muslim elected to the Chamber of Deputies of Haiti.
Bahá'í Faith.
The Bahá'í Faith in Haiti begins with ... | 37,294 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the son in the TV series 'The Addams Family' played by Ken Weatherwax? | The Addams Family
The Addams Family is a fictional household created by American cartoonist Charles Addams. The Addams Family has traditionally included Gomez and Morticia Addams, their children Wednesday and Pugsley, close family members Uncle Fester and Grandmama, their butler Lurch, the disembodied hand Thing, and G... | on Pat O'Brien's ABC sitcom "Harrigan and Son". He played one-half of the title role on the 1962 TV sitcom "McKeever And The Colonel". That same year, he guest-starred in ABC's crime drama series "" with Stephen McNally and Robert Harland. He was featured as well in some episodes of ABC's "The Addams Family" playing th... | 37,295 | triviaqa-train |
Give either the year or the venue when Jean Claude Killy won 3 Olympic Alpine Skiing Gold medals. | . The logo is surrounded by "Xes Jeux Olympiques d'Hiver 1968 Grenoble" (The 10th Winter Olympic Games, 1968, Grenoble.)
For the first time there was an Olympic mascot, although it was unofficial. The mascot was called Schuss, who is a stylised skier wearing a blue skiing costume and a large red ball as a head. The mas... | The Temptations of Jean-Claude Killy
"The Temptations of Jean-Claude Killy" is an article published in the premiere issue of "Scanlan's Monthly" in March 1970, written by Hunter S. Thompson.
The subject of the article is Jean-Claude Killy, the alpine skiing champion who, in the 1968 Winter Olympics, became the second a... | 37,296 | triviaqa-train |
In which county is Fakenham racecourse? | Fakenham Racecourse
Fakenham Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located south of Fakenham, Norfolk, England. The Prince of Wales is patron.
Course.
The course is left-handed, almost square in shape, with a circumference of about a mile. The steeplechase course is situated to the outside of the hurdle cours... | .
Fakenham is served by bus routes operated by Lynx, First Eastern Counties and Konectbus, which run to King's Lynn, Norwich and Dereham respectively.
Attractions.
Attractions in the town include Fakenham Racecourse and the Museum of Gas and Local History.
The Fakenham Museum of Gas and Local History is the only surviv... | 37,297 | triviaqa-train |
Ackee and saltfish is widely considered as the national dish of which island? | Ackee and saltfish
Ackee and Saltfish is a traditional Jamaican dish. It is the Jamaican National Dish.
The ackee fruit was imported to the Caribbean from Ghana before 1725, as Ackee or Aki is another name for the Akan people, Akyem. It is also known as "Blighia sapida". The scientific name honours Captain William Blig... | when being imported to countries such as the United States.
To prepare the dish, salt cod is sautéed with boiled ackee, onions, Scotch Bonnet peppers, tomatoes, and spices, such as black pepper and pimiento. It can be garnished with bacon and tomatoes, and is usually served as breakfast or dinner alongside breadfruit, ... | 37,298 | triviaqa-train |
In Arthurian legend Lancelot was the father of Galahad - but who was his mother? | Galahad
Sir Galahad (; sometimes referred to as Galeas or Galath ) among other versions of his name, is a knight of King Arthur's Round Table and one of the three achievers of the Holy Grail in Arthurian legend. He is the illegitimate son of Sir Lancelot and Elaine of Corbenic, and is renowned for his gallantry and pur... | Adventures of Sir Galahad
Adventures of Sir Galahad is the 41st serial released in 1949 by Columbia Pictures. It was based on Arthurian legend and, notably, was one of the very few serials of the time with a period setting that was not a western.
Plot.
The Arthurian film cycle started with the "Adventures of Sir Galaha... | 37,299 | triviaqa-train |
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