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Which London bridge built 1856-1894 is a combined bascule and suspension bridge? | Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894. The bridge crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London and has become an iconic symbol of London. Because of this, Tower Bridge is sometimes confused with London Bridge, situated some upstream. Tower ... | Kingsferry Bridge
The Kingsferry Bridge is a combined road and railway vertical-lift bridge which connects the Isle of Sheppey to mainland Kent in South East England. The seven-span bridge has a central lifting span which allows for tall ships to pass.
In 1860, the first bridge on this site was constructed for the Lond... | 37,500 | triviaqa-train |
Traditionally, on what day does a Mardi Gras Festival take place? | Carnival
Carnival is a Western Christian festive season that occurs before the liturgical season of Lent. The main events typically occur during February or early March, during the period historically known as Shrovetide (or Pre-Lent). Carnival typically involves public celebrations, including events such as parades, p... | of the tribes also parade on Saint Joseph's Day (March 19) and the Sunday nearest to Saint Joseph's Day ("Super Sunday"). Traditionally, these were the only times Mardi Gras Indians were seen in public in full regalia. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival began the practice of hiring tribes to appear at the Festiva... | 37,501 | triviaqa-train |
Who adopted the song 'Thanks for the Memory' as a signature tune'? | Thanks for the Memory
"Thanks for the Memory" (1938) is a popular song composed by Ralph Rainger with lyrics by Leo Robin. It was introduced in the 1938 film "The Big Broadcast of 1938" by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross, and recorded by Shep Fields and His Orchestra featuring John Serry Sr. on accordion in the film and voca... | partner.
In addition to hosting the Academy Awards show 19 times, more than any other host, he appeared in many stage productions and television roles, and was the author of 14 books. The song "Thanks for the Memory" was his signature tune. Hope was born in the Eltham district of southeast London, UK, arrived in the Un... | 37,502 | triviaqa-train |
In which war was the Battle of Antietam fought? | Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam , also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the Southern United States, was a battle of the American Civil War, fought on September 17, 1862, between Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and Union General George B. McClellan's Army of the ... | Early, who threatened to burn down the city if its residents did not pay a ransom. Hagerstown too would also suffer a similar fate.
Civil War "Bloody Antietam".
One of the bloodiest battles fought in the Civil war (and one of the most significant) was the Battle of Antietam, fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsbur... | 37,503 | triviaqa-train |
In what year did Concorde commence commercial service? | Concorde
The Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde () is a French-British turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner that was operated from 1976 until 2003. It had a maximum speed over twice the speed of sound at Mach 2.04 ( at cruise altitude), with seating for 92 to 128 passengers. First flown in 1969, Concorde entered servi... | . The crew were William Magruder (pilot), Paul Patten (copilot), Joseph Tomich (flight engineer), and Richard H. Edwards (flight test engineer). This is the first supersonic flight by a civilian airliner.
Realized supersonic airliners Concorde.
In total, 20 Concordes were built: two prototypes, two development aircraft... | 37,504 | triviaqa-train |
Who composed the music to the comic opera The Bartered Bride'? | The Bartered Bride
The Bartered Bride (, "The Sold Bride") is a comic opera in three acts by the Czech composer Bedřich Smetana, to a libretto by Karel Sabina. The work is generally regarded as a major contribution towards the development of Czech music. It was composed during the period 1863 to 1866, and first perform... | Bartered Bride
Bartered bride may refer to:
- Bride-purchase, bride-selling, or bride trading
- "The Bartered Bride", an 1870 comic opera
- "The Bartered Bride" (1932 film)
- "The Bartered Bride" (1960 film) | 37,505 | triviaqa-train |
Which author won the Booker Prize in 1995 for The Ghost Road'? | The Ghost Road
The Ghost Road is a war novel by Pat Barker, first published in 1995 and winner of the Booker Prize. It is the third volume of a trilogy that follows the fortunes of shell-shocked British army officers towards the end of the First World War. The other books in the trilogy are "Regeneration" and "The Eye ... | psychological aftermath." Novelist Jonathan Coe describes it as "one of the few real masterpieces of late 20th century British fiction." In 1995 the final book in the trilogy, "The Ghost Road", won the Booker Prize.
Awards and recognition.
In 1983, Barker won the Fawcett Society prize for fiction for "Union Street". In... | 37,506 | triviaqa-train |
In which US state is Dodge City, the famous frontier town of the wild west? | by the fur traders and the Frémont expeditions, and promising fertile farm land beyond the Rockies.
The Antebellum West Mexico and Texas.
Mexico became independent of Spain in 1821, and took over Spain's northern possessions stretching from Texas to California. Caravans began delivering goods to Mexico's Santa Fe along... | a new competitor for the cattle trade from the border town of Caldwell. For a few years, the competition between the towns was fierce, but enough cattle were available for both towns to prosper.
Nevertheless, Dodge City became famous, and no town could match its reputation as a true frontier settlement of the Old West.... | 37,507 | triviaqa-train |
Which English king was born in Beaumont Palace in Oxford in 1157? | of arms, which usually showed other kingdoms held or claimed by them or their successors, although without representation of Ireland for quite some time. "Dieu et mon droit" has generally been used as the motto of English monarchs since being adopted by Edward III, but it was first used as a battle cry by Richard I in ... | a source of revenue to support his armies. Nevertheless, he was seen as a pious hero by his subjects. He remains one of the few kings of England remembered by his epithet, rather than regnal number, and is an enduring iconic figure both in England and in France.
Early life and accession in Aquitaine.
Early life and acc... | 37,508 | triviaqa-train |
The flag of which Asian country contain an image of the mythical Thunder Dragon holding jewels? | the National symbols of Bhutan. In the Dzongkha language, Bhutan is known as "Druk Yul" "Land of Druk", and Bhutanese leaders are called Druk Gyalpo, "Thunder Dragon Kings". The druk was adopted as an emblem by the Drukpa Lineage, which originated in Tibet and later spread to Bhutan.
Orient East Asia.
Orient East Asia ... | of Hollywood, Western culture often associate them with concepts such as the dragon lady, the femme fatale or a devious seducer. According to Sharad Rajgopal of Westfield State University, "Eastern cultures have been represented in Western mainstream cinema as dangerous, devious and evil; all characteristics that repre... | 37,509 | triviaqa-train |
The Dove, Derwent, Erewash and Soar are all tributaries of which UK river? | River Trent
The River Trent is the third-longest river in the United Kingdom. Its source is in Staffordshire on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It flows through and drains most of the metropolitan central and northern Midlands south and east of its source north of Stoke-on-Trent. The river is known for dramatic flo... | - River Meden
- River Ryton
- River Devon
- River Greet
- River Leen
- River Erewash
- River Soar
- River Wreake
- River Sence
- River Derwent
- River Amber
- River Wye
- River Lathkill
- River Bradford
- River Noe
- River Ashop
- River Alport
- River Westend
- River Dove
- River Manifold
- River Hamps
- River Tame
- R... | 37,510 | triviaqa-train |
In which American state is the animated TV series Family Guy set? | Family Guy
Family Guy is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children, Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog, Brian. The show is set in the fictional city of ... | he stated that "Family Guy" was a different kind of animated comedy which set out to do jokes that other cartoons couldn't do, also mentioning that the show had promise to become really funny.
A more negative review came from EW.com's Ken Tucker, who called the animation clunky, which he said made Hanna-Barbera's anima... | 37,511 | triviaqa-train |
Which SI unit is named after a scientist born in Belfast in 1824? | serve as the national prototype for that country.
The treaty also established a number of international organisations to oversee the keeping of international standards of measurement:
History The CGS and MKS systems.
In the 1860s, James Clerk Maxwell, William Thomson (later Lord Kelvin) and others working under the aus... | from rad to rem; the conversion depends on relative biological effectiveness (RBE).
The rem has been defined since 1976 as equal to 0.01 sievert, which is the more commonly used SI unit outside the United States. A number of earlier definitions going back to 1945 were derived from the roentgen unit, which was named aft... | 37,512 | triviaqa-train |
Magner's cider originates from which county in Ireland? | , "Ulster" is often used as a synonym for Northern Ireland, although the two are not coterminous.
In the Republic of Ireland, counties form the basis of the system of local government. Counties [[County Dublin|Dublin]], [[County Cork|Cork]], [[County Limerick|Limerick]], [[County Galway|Galway]], [[County Waterford|Wat... | Paddy Whiskey and Bushmills
- Porter or stout such as Guinness, Murphy's Irish Stout and Beamish stout
- Irish red ale such as Smithwick's
- Lager such as Harp Lager
- Irish coffee – made with black coffee, whiskey and whipped cream
- Irish cream such as Baileys
- Irish Mist
- Mead
- Poitín – a very strong (often homem... | 37,513 | triviaqa-train |
Which city, home to the oldest working opera house in France, is the capital of the Lorraine region and the Moselle department? | Metz
Metz (, : []) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the prefecture of the Moselle department and the seat of the parliament of the Grand Est region. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, and Luxembourg, the city forms a cent... | Bitche
Bitche (German and Lorraine Franconian : "") is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France. It is the Pays de Bitche's capital city and the seat of the canton of Bitche and the communauté de communes du Pays de Bitche.
The town belongs to the Northern Vosge... | 37,514 | triviaqa-train |
Which country has top tier football league teams called FC Thon and FC Sion? | soccer) is FIFA. The FIFA headquarters are located in Zürich, Switzerland. Six regional confederations are associated with FIFA; these are:
- Asia: Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
- Africa: Confederation of African Football (CAF)
- Europe: Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)
- North/Central America & Cari... | Oil India Ltd FC
Oil India Football Club is an Indian football club from Duliajan in Assam, India. The club, established by the public sector undertaking Oil India Ltd., formerly played in the I-League 2nd Division, the second tier football tournament of the country.
History.
Oil India Ltd FC is promoted by the public ... | 37,515 | triviaqa-train |
Which part of the body is removed during a glossectomy? | Glossectomy
A glossectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of the tongue. It is performed in order to curtail malignant growth such as oral cancer. Often only a portion of the tongue needs to be removed, in which case the procedure is called a partial removal, or
hemiglossectomy.
See also.
- List of surgeries by ... | Radical neck dissection
- Mohs procedure
- Combinational e.g., glossectomy and laryngectomy done together.
The defect is typically covered/improved by using another part of the body and/or skin grafts and/or wearing a prosthesis.
Signs and symptoms Nasopharynx.
Nasopharyngeal cancer arises in the nasopharynx, the regio... | 37,516 | triviaqa-train |
Of which South American country has Juan Manuel Santos been president since 2010? | Juan Manuel Santos
Juan Manuel Santos Calderón (; born 10 August 1951) is a Colombian politician. From 2010 to 2018, he was the President of Colombia. He was the sole recipient of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize.
An economist by profession and a journalist by trade, Santos is a member of the wealthy and influential Santos f... | of the coca crop and creating programs for addicts. President Juan Manuel Santos (2010–present), has called for the revision of Latin American drug policy, and is open to talks about legalization.
Drug policy by country Ecuador.
In the mid-1980s, under President León Febres-Cordero, Ecuador adopted the prohibitionist d... | 37,517 | triviaqa-train |
Which BBC local radio station with its main studios in Luton covers Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire? | include "Weekend", "East on Two", "Matter of Fact" and the football magazine show "Late Kick Off" (produced by the independent production company Kevin Piper Media).
Services Radio.
The region is the controlling centre for BBC Radio Norfolk, BBC Radio Suffolk, BBC Essex, BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, BBC Radio Northampton ... | daytime news bulletins and a weekday breakfast show, "Roundabout East Anglia". The first BBC Local Radio station in the region, Radio Norfolk, was opened on 11 September 1980 and followed by the rollout of stations in Cambridgeshire (1 May 1982), Northamptonshire (16 June 1982), the Three Counties of Bedfordshire, Hert... | 37,518 | triviaqa-train |
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome is also known by a name that refers to which Charles Dickens novel in which the 'fat boy' Joe exhibits the symptoms? | 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... | Sarcopenic obesity
Sarcopenic obesity is a medical condition which is defined as the presence of both sarcopenia and obesity. Sarcopenia refers to the presence of low muscle mass and either low muscular strength or low physical performance. When this is accompanied by a high fat mass the condition is known as sarcopeni... | 37,519 | triviaqa-train |
Little Rock is the capital of which state of USA? | Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. As the county seat of Pulaski County, the city was incorporated on November 7, 1831, on the south bank of the Arkansas River close to the state's geographic center. The city derives its name from a rock formation alon... | government out of Washington, making it the (rebel) state capital until 1865. Albert G. Simms (1882–1964), a United States Representative from New Mexico, was born here. Following the construction of the Cairo and Fulton railroad eight miles to the south of Washington, which connected much of the state with Little Rock... | 37,520 | triviaqa-train |
Which species is the world's largest rodent? | Capybara
The capybara ("Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris") is a mammal native to South America. It is the largest living rodent in the world. Also called chigüire, chigüiro (in Colombia and Venezuela) and carpincho, it is a member of the genus "Hydrochoerus", of which the only other extant member is the lesser capybara ("Hydr... | and fauna.
The Blue Mountains climatic diversity has led to the growth of diverse and lush vegetation including towering trees and more than 500 species of flowering plants.
The mountains are home to the world's second-largest butterfly and the largest in the Americas, the Homerus swallowtail. This is the most well-stu... | 37,521 | triviaqa-train |
In heraldry what shape is a mullet? | and many variants feature alternating straight and wavy rays (e.g. "Honford" pictured here). The term derives from Old French "estoile" 'star', in reference to a celestial star (cf. Modern French "étoile"), from Latin "stella" 'star'.
Classical heraldry.
Stars are comparatively rare in European heraldry during the medi... | . Masterminded scheme with the late B-B Eyes' younger brother B.D. Eyes to scare Stephanie Queen, a horror author, out of the same house wherein Itchy met his fate in order to find $100,000 which their older brothers hid in the house years earlier.
- Ugly Christine (Packet) (1965) - Sister and accomplice of Mr. Bribery... | 37,522 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the smallest by area of the Great Lakes of North America? | is diverted through the Chicago River to operate the Illinois Waterway but the flow is limited by treaty. Possible schemes for bottled water plants and diversion to dry regions of the continent raise concerns. Under the U.S. "Water Resources Development Act", diversion of water from the Great Lakes Basin requires the a... | Outline of Indiana
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Indiana:
Indiana – a U.S. state, was admitted to the United States as the 19th state on December 11, 1816. It is located in the midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region of North America. With 6,483,802 r... | 37,523 | triviaqa-train |
Which work by Tchaikovsky includes a sequence called The Rose Adagio'? | The Sleeping Beauty (ballet)
The Sleeping Beauty ( / "Spyashaya krasavitsa") is a ballet in a prologue and three acts, first performed in 1890. The music was composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (his opus 66). The score was completed in 1889, and is the second of his three ballets. The original scenario was conceived b... | Tchaikovsky is said to have argued with a friend who wagered that the composer could not write a melody based on a one-octave scale in sequence. Tchaikovsky asked if it mattered whether the notes were in ascending or descending order and was assured it did not. This resulted in the Adagio from the Grand pas de deux, wh... | 37,524 | triviaqa-train |
Which author won the Booker Prize in 1991 for his novel 'The Famished Road'? | The Famished Road
The Famished Road is a novel by Nigerian author Ben Okri, the first book in a trilogy that continues with "Songs of Enchantment" and "Infinite Riches". Published in London in 1991 by Jonathan Cape, the story of the novel follows Azaro, an "abiku" or spirit child, living in an unnamed, most likely Nige... | was where I began rewriting it... Something about my writing changed round about that time. I acquired a kind of tranquillity. I had been striving for something in my tone of voice as a writer — it was there that it finally came together... That flat is also where I wrote the short stories that became Stars of the New ... | 37,525 | triviaqa-train |
Europa and Ganymede are moons of which planet? | , hurricanes, tectonics, and even hydrology.
Planets are generally divided into two main types: large low-density giant planets, and smaller rocky terrestrials. There are eight planets in the Solar System. In order of increasing distance from the Sun, they are the four terrestrials, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, the... | Super-dense water
Super-dense water is water that has been contained in an environment with both molecular uniformity and extreme depth, which causes the molecules of water to be packed tightly together and thus gain a tougher solidity and higher density than regular ice. Super dense water is found on planets, such as ... | 37,526 | triviaqa-train |
In 1960 Kwame Nkrumah became the first President of which African country? | Kwame Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah PC (21 September 1909 – 27 April 1972) was a Ghanaian politician and revolutionary. He was the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana, having led the Gold Coast to independence from Britain in 1957. An influential advocate of pan-Africanism, Nkrumah was a founding member of the Organisa... | the country from France.
He is with Kwame Nkrumah one of the founders of the African Union, and the Guinean Diallo Telly was the first general secretary of the African Union.
Kwame Nkrumah (1909–1972) led the nation to its independence from the United Kingdom in 1957.
Jomo Kenyatta served as the first Prime Minister (1... | 37,527 | triviaqa-train |
Which English king was born in Pembroke Castle in Wales in 1457? | Dynastically, all English monarchs after 1066 ultimately claim descent from the Normans; the distinction of the Plantagenets is merely conventional, beginning with Henry II (reigned 1154–1189) as from that time, the Angevin kings became "more English in nature"; the houses of Lancaster and York are both Plantagenet cad... | 1457 in England
Events from the year 1457 in England.
Incumbents.
- Monarch – Henry VI
- Lord Chancellor – William Waynflete
- Lord Privy Seal – Lawrence Booth
Events.
- 1 January – Osmund of Salisbury (died 1099) is canonised, the last English saint created until the 20th century. His remains are translated from Old S... | 37,528 | triviaqa-train |
The flag of which African country contains the image of an AK-47 rifle? | Flag of Mozambique
The flag of Mozambique was adopted on 1 May 1983. It includes the image of an AK-47 with a bayonet attached to the barrel. It is one of three national flags among UN member states that features a firearm, along with those of Guatemala and Haiti.
Green stands for the riches of the land, the white fimb... | political demonstrations, terrorism and suicide bombers. The accompanying booklet also contains a photo of Leila Khaled.
- As of 2018, she is commemorated in a mural at the International Wall on the Falls Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland. The mural is based upon the photograph of her by Eddie Adams, holding an AK-47 and... | 37,529 | triviaqa-train |
The Chelt, Frome,Teme and Vyrnwy are all tributaries of which UK river? | River Teme
The River Teme (pronounced ; ) rises in Mid Wales, south of Newtown, and flows through Knighton where it crosses the border into England down to Ludlow in Shropshire, then to the north of Tenbury Wells on the Shropshire/Worcestershire border there, on its way to join the River Severn south of Worcester. The ... | into the Solent, a strait of the English Channel that sits between the Isle of Wight and Hampshire. The River Solent's source was the River Frome, and the River Solent's tributaries, the River Test, River Itchen, the River Avon and the River Medina still survive today. Several towns on both the South Coast and the Isle... | 37,530 | triviaqa-train |
In which American state is the animated TV series King of the Hill set? | King of the Hill
King of the Hill is an American animated sitcom created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels for the Fox Broadcasting Company that ran from January 12, 1997, to May 6, 2010. It centers on the Hills, a middle-class American family in the fictional city of Arlen, Texas. Patriarch and main character Hank Hill, ... | Aladdin (animated TV series)
Aladdin is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation which aired from February 6, 1994, to November 25, 1995, based on the original 1992 Disney film of the same name. The series is set after "The Return of Jafar", although it debuted four months bef... | 37,531 | triviaqa-train |
Which SI unit is named after an engineer born in Greenock in 1736? | . Tourism has appeared as an unexpected bonus with the development of the Clydeport Container Terminal as an Ocean Terminal for cruise ships crossing the Atlantic. Students who do not travel further afield for study often attend the Greenock campus of West College (formerly known as James Watt College of Further and Hi... | Charles-Augustin de Coulomb
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (; ; 14 June 1736 – 23 August 1806) was a French military engineer and physicist. He is best known as the eponymous discoverer of what is now called Coulomb's law, the description of the electrostatic force of attraction and repulsion, though he also did important... | 37,532 | triviaqa-train |
Stella Artois originates from which Belgian city, the name being shown on its bottles and cans? | Stella Artois
Stella Artois ( ) is a Belgian pilsner of between 4.8 and 5.2% ABV which was first brewed by "Brouwerij Artois" (the Artois Brewery) in Leuven, Belgium, in 1926. Since 2008, a 4% ABV version has also been sold in Britain, Ireland and Canada. Stella Artois is now owned by Interbrew International B.V. which... | #1 selling beer. The company introduced CLUB Shandy in the early 1990s, and Castle Milk Stout in the mid 90s. Eagle Lager was introduced in the 2010s while Beta Malt in PET pack was introduced in 2015. The company launched Belgian pilsner, Stella Artois, Eagle Extra Stout, and Beta Malt in Returnable Glass Bottles (RGB... | 37,533 | triviaqa-train |
Of which US rock band is Steven Tyler a founder member and lead singer? | would have his first solo project. He wrote "Love Lives", a theme song for the Japanese sci-fi movie "Space Battleship Yamato". The song was based on the English translated script, as well as on some clips of the film itself. The single was released on November 24, a week before the movie was released. A preview of the... | Steven Wilson
Steven John Wilson (born 3 November 1967) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, most closely associated with the progressive rock genre. Currently a solo artist, he became known as the founder, lead guitarist, lead vocalist and songwriter of the band Porcupine Tree, as well as b... | 37,534 | triviaqa-train |
Which city, home to the tallest and largest Gothic cathedral in France is the capital of Picardy region and the Somme department? | lands where the Picard language was spoken, which included all the territories from Paris to the Netherlands. In the Latin Quarter of Paris, people identified a "Picard Nation" ("Nation Picarde") of students at Sorbonne University, most of whom actually came from Flanders.
During the Hundred Years' War, Picardy was the... | Picardy
Picardy (; , ) is a historical territory and a former administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region of Hauts-de-France. It is located in the northern part of France.
History.
The historical province of Picardy stretched from north of Noyon to Calais, via the whole of ... | 37,535 | triviaqa-train |
Which country's top tier soccer league has teams called Helsingborgs IF and Kalmar FF? | reported that von Rosen had personal connections to the later infamous Nazi leader Hermann Göring during the time he lived in Sweden (soon after World War One). The former President of the Swedish Football Association, Lars-Åke Lagrell stated that the reason for the change of trophy was not a personal attack against Vo... | his time with Helsingborgs IF he helped the club qualify for the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League group stage after beating Inter Milan 1-0 on aggregate in the final qualifying round.
Most of his time as manager has been spent in charge of Kalmar FF who he has managed for a total of 590 games. The club had previously spen... | 37,536 | triviaqa-train |
Which nickname for Haydn's Symphony Number 94 comes from a sudden loud chord at the end of a quiet opening theme of the second movement? | .
Scoring and length.
The Surprise Symphony is scored for a Classical-era orchestra consisting of two each of flutes, oboes, bassoons, horns, trumpets, plus timpani, and the usual string section consisting of violins (first and second), violas, cellos, and double basses. Performances of the Surprise Symphony last about... | , which recalls the mood of the second movement. The fifth (final) variation, beginning with the viola playing the melody over the pizzicato cello, is back in B minor but bears a different metrical sign (6/8) till the end of the movement. The coda brings multiple themes from the first movement, and finally ends with a ... | 37,537 | triviaqa-train |
Which BBC local radio station based in Southampton covers Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight? | . Notable bands who are now defunct include Thomas Tantrum (disbanded 2011), Kids Can't Fly (disbanded 2014) and Heart in Hand (disbanded 2015).
Culture, media and sport Media.
Local media include the "Southern Daily Echo" newspaper based in Redbridge and "BBC South", which has its regional headquarters in the city cen... | Wave 105
Wave 105 is a British regional commercial radio station broadcasting across East Dorset, South Hampshire, Isle of Wight and parts of West Sussex and Wiltshire. Playing a mix of adult contemporary music, it combines presenter-led shows with local news and information, entertainment guides and competitions. The ... | 37,538 | triviaqa-train |
Giving his name to an adjective meaning sanctimonious and hypocritical, Seth Pecksniff appears in which Charles Dickens novel? | of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest British novelist of the Victorian era. The most popular works of Dickens since their publication have been, "The Pickwick Papers", "Oliver Twist", "Martin Chuzzlewit", "A Christmas Carol", and "David Copperfield".
Dickens's literary ... | Mr. Dick
Mr. Dick, whose full name is Richard Babley, is a character in the Charles Dickens novel, "David Copperfield". He has childish traits and an obsession with work on his memorial from which he is constantly distracted by thoughts of King Charles' head. He may represent Dickens' difficult role as the author of th... | 37,539 | triviaqa-train |
In imperial measurement, how many pints in a quart? | Imperial units
The system of imperial units or the imperial system (also known as British Imperial or Exchequer Standards of 1825) is the system of units first defined in the British Weights and Measures Act of 1824, which was later refined and reduced. The Imperial units replaced the Winchester Standards, which were i... | traditional pint. Under the "Canada Weights and Measures Act", if asked for a "pint of beer", businesses should serve customers 0.568 litres of beer with an accuracy of 0.5%, and if asked for a "pinte de bière" they should serve them 1.136 litres. The Imperial system of measurement is no longer taught in Canadian schoo... | 37,540 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the current poet laureate? | an annual "terse of Canary wine". Dryden had a pension of £300 and a butt of Canary wine. Pye received £27 instead of the wine. Tennyson drew £72 a year from the Lord Chamberlain's department, and £27 from the Lord Steward's "in lieu of the butt of sack". The modern annual salary is £5,750. The post became vacant after... | the arts in Missouri by making public appearances at public libraries and schools across the state" and "compose an original poem in honor of Missouri" Missouri's poet laureate serves without compensation.
List of state poets laureate Montana.
The current poet laureate of Montana is Michael Earl Craig appointed in Octo... | 37,541 | triviaqa-train |
Who was Bill Clinton's vice-president? | Buchanan and Pat Robertson addressed Christian themes at the Republican National Convention—with Bush criticizing Democrats for omitting God from their platform—many moderates were alienated. Clinton then pointed to his moderate, "New Democrat" record as governor of Arkansas, though some on the more liberal side of the... | biggest polling firms in Republican politics. He was previously executive vice president at the Wirthlin Group.
In 1993, Newhouse, who specializes in health-care analysis, worked on creating the Harry and Louise adverts funded by the Health Insurance Association of America to attack President Bill Clinton's health care... | 37,542 | triviaqa-train |
Who composed The Trout Quintet? | Franz Schubert
Franz Peter Schubert (; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast oeuvre, including more than 600 secular vocal works (mainly Lieder), seven complete symphonies, sacred music, operas, in... | - "Romance" for violin and piano (1979)
- "Nova" for violin, viola, cello, bass, and piano (1979, composed as a companion piece to the "Trout" quintet)
- "Octet" for oboe, bass clarinet, horn, harp, violin, cello, bass, and percussion (1979)
- "The Blue Hula" for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and percussion (1... | 37,543 | triviaqa-train |
Which river runs through Belfast? | Carnlough and Glenarm, Larne on the Sea of Moyle, and Whitehead on Belfast Lough. All are somewhat exposed to the easterly winds prevalent in spring. The only island of size is the L-shaped Rathlin Island, off Ballycastle, in total length by maximum breadth, from the coast, and of similar basaltic and limestone formati... | Sparks, Maryland
Sparks is an unincorporated community that is located in Baltimore County, Maryland, USA. It is situated approximately north of Baltimore, Maryland and is considered to be a suburb of the City of Baltimore. The Gunpowder River runs through Sparks.
The popular North Central Railroad ("NCR") Hike-Bike Tr... | 37,544 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of Greenland? | settling across the island.
Greenland is the world's largest island (Australia and Antarctica, both larger than Greenland, are generally considered to be continental landmasses rather than islands). Three-quarters of Greenland is covered by the only permanent ice sheet outside Antarctica. With a population of about 56,... | 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... | 37,545 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the wife of Edward II? | in 1307. He married Isabella, the daughter of the powerful King Philip IV of France, in 1308, as part of a long-running effort to resolve tensions between the English and French crowns.
Edward had a close and controversial relationship with Piers Gaveston, who had joined his household in 1300. The precise nature of his... | Æthelflæd (name)
Æthelflæd is an Anglo-Saxon female name meaning "noble beauty". Notable people with the name include:
- Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians, daughter of Alfred the Great
- Æthelflæd of Damerham, queen of England, second wife of King Edmund and mother of Edward II
- Æthelflæd "Eneda", first wife of King Edg... | 37,546 | triviaqa-train |
Of what is graphology the study? | Dean found that no particular school of graphology fared better than any other... In fact, no graphologist of any stripe was able to show reliably better performance than untrained amateurs making guesses from the same materials. In the vast majority of studies, neither group exceeded chance expectancy.
Dunning conclud... | 's been trying to decipher the contents of the page with help from the graphology book stolen from Julius' chest. Logan Dritch arrives, and insists on having a private word with Twiggy. Lydia takes Joe and Esme into the study where she explains that she has a collection of over 300 windsprites in a fish tank on the boo... | 37,547 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the 2006 novel The Road? | Cormac McCarthy
Cormac McCarthy (born Charles McCarthy; July 20, 1933) is an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He has written ten novels, spanning the Southern Gothic, Western, and post-apocalyptic genres.
McCarthy's fifth novel, "Blood Meridian" (1985), was on "Time" magazine's 2005 list of the 100 best... | Summer Rain (2006 film)
Summer Rain, aka El camino de los ingleses (literally, Englishmen's Road) is a 2006 film directed by Spanish actor Antonio Banderas. The film based on the novel of the same name by Antonio Soler, who also wrote the script for the film.
Plot summary.
The film takes place in 1978 in Málaga (Spain)... | 37,548 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the novel The Grapes of Wrath? | The Grapes of Wrath (film)
The Grapes of Wrath is a 1940 American drama film directed by John Ford. It was based on John Steinbeck's 1939 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. The screenplay was written by Nunnally Johnson and the executive producer was Darryl F. Zanuck.
The film tells the story of the Joads, ... | Grapes of Wrath
Grapes of Wrath may refer to:
- a reference to Book of Revelation, chapter 14 verse 19: "The angel swung his sickle on the earth, gathered its grapes and threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath."
- a phrase from the first stanza of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" by Julia Ward Howe
- "The G... | 37,549 | triviaqa-train |
In which European city is Las Ramblas? | La Rambla, Barcelona
La Rambla () is a street in central Barcelona. A tree-lined pedestrian street, it stretches for connecting "Plaça de Catalunya" in the centre with the Christopher Columbus Monument at Port Vell. La Rambla forms the boundary between the quarters of "Barri Gòtic", to the east, and "El Raval", to the ... | at tourism fairs as an ambassador for the Canary Islands.
Daily events Friday: Announcement Parade.
On Friday the Announcement Parade is held, in which all participating groups march along the main thoroughfares of the city announcing the arrival of the carnival. The parade begins at the "Parque La Granja", concluding ... | 37,550 | triviaqa-train |
Where in the UK is Port Erin? | -run service which replaced the railway-operated Isle Of Man Road Services in 1976, itself a subsidiary of the railway.
Transport Other.
There is a coach park to the rear of the railway station, formerly occupied by Tours (Isle Of Man) Limited, though more often used by visiting coaches in recent times. A number of pri... | well as players from France, Spain and other European countries attending the festival.
- Manx Model Boat Festival
By type Music festivals.
- IOM International Jazz Festival
- Mananan International Festival of Music and The Arts
The Mananan International Festival of Music and The Arts attracts artists of all ages, fro... | 37,551 | triviaqa-train |
'A Handful of Dust' by Evelyn Waugh and 'The Grass is Singing' by Doris Lessing have their titles taken from lines written by which poet? | to say that he intended to call the novel "A Handful of Ashes". This title was disliked by "Harpers"; an alternative, "Fourth Decade", was also considered and rejected. Finally, the story was serialised under the title "A Flat in London", and the chosen book title was "A Handful of Dust"—taken from a line in T. S. Elio... | It is also known under the titles "Gräset sjunger" (Swedish) and "Killing Heat".
Publication history.
The first American edition was published in 1950 by Thomas Y. Crowell. The first American paperback edition was in 1964, from Ballantine Books. The novel was also republished in 1973 in the influential Heinemann Africa... | 37,552 | triviaqa-train |
Which R & B duo had 10 consecutive US Top 20 singles for the STAX label between 1965 and 1968? | Sam & Dave
Sam & Dave were an American soul and R&B duo who performed together from 1961 until 1981. The tenor (higher) voice was Sam Moore (born 1935) and the baritone/tenor (lower) voice was Dave Prater (1937–1988).
Sam & Dave are members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Grammy Hall of Fame, the Vocal Group... | has sold over 10 million copies in the US and over 20 million copies worldwide. "Confessions" had four consecutive "Billboard" Hot 100 number one singles—"Yeah!", "Burn", "Confessions Part II" and "My Boo". It won won three Grammy Awards in 2005, including Best Contemporary R&B Album, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or G... | 37,553 | triviaqa-train |
Which Queen of England was the mother of Henry III? | Henry III of England
Henry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272), also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death. The son of King John and Isabella of Angoulême, Henry assumed the throne when he was only nine in the middle of the First Barons' ... | very much in awe of her formidable mother; although there is also evidence that Catherine was tender and loving toward Elisabeth. This was certainly evident in her letters to Elisabeth.
In 1550, Elisabeth's father, Henry, began negotiations for her marriage to Edward VI of England. This arrangement brought condemnation... | 37,554 | triviaqa-train |
Of what will Keith Bristow become the first head in 2013? | Keith Bristow
Keith Bristow QPM served as the first Director-General of the National Crime Agency from 2011 to 2016. He was formerly the Chief Constable of Warwickshire Police, and was appointed in October 2011 to oversee the creation of the NCA and, following its launch in 2013, led the organisation in its mission to ... | an increase in the terror threat level.
In October 2011, it was announced that Keith Bristow, the then Chief Constable of Warwickshire Police, would head the organisation.
The NCA came into being under provisions granted by the Crime and Courts Act 2013 which received Royal Assent on 25 April 2013.
Until 20 May 2015, t... | 37,555 | triviaqa-train |
The western part of the island of Timor belongs to which country? | East Timor
East Timor () or Timor-Leste (; Tetum: "Timór Lorosa'e"), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (, ), is a country in Maritime Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the islan... | influences. It belongs to a language group known as Timoric (sometimes Timor-Babar) that includes all the languages spoken on the island of Timor, as well as the nearby islands of Wetar and Babar. The most common languages in the Timor-Babar language group are Uab Meto (previously known as Dawan) on the western half of... | 37,556 | triviaqa-train |
Which former Presidential candidate was a US Navy pilot who was shot down over North Vietnam in 1967 and endured ill treatment and torture until his release in 1973? | , by 20 percentage points in the 1986 election. McCain succeeded longtime American conservative icon and Arizona fixture Barry Goldwater upon the latter's retirement as U.S. senator from Arizona.
Senator McCain became a member of the Armed Services Committee, with which he had formerly done his Navy liaison work; he al... | from her previous marriage and they had another child together.
As a naval aviator, McCain flew attack aircraft from carriers. During the Vietnam War, he narrowly escaped death in the 1967 "Forrestal" fire. On his twenty-third bombing mission during Operation Rolling Thunder in October 1967, he was shot down over Hanoi... | 37,557 | triviaqa-train |
Who were Australia's opponents in the first One Day International cricket match at the MCG in January 1971? | the first Australian team to tour England. The team played 47 matches, winning 14, drawing 19 and losing 14. The heavy workload and inclement weather took its toll with King Cole contracting a fatal case of tuberculosis during the tour.
Further tours by English teams took place in 1873–74 (featuring the most notable cr... | matches in 1974-75 were his last.
He is famous for taking the first-ever wicket in ODI cricket (Geoff Boycott caught by Bill Lawry for 8 runs) at the MCG on 5 January 1971; it was his only wicket in his only ODI match. He was the most economical bowler in the match, taking 1 for 22 off eight 8-ball overs. In 1971-72 he... | 37,558 | triviaqa-train |
Which science fiction film of 1956 was loosely based on Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'? | ), "This Island Earth" (1955), "Forbidden Planet" (1956), "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1956), "The Curse of Frankenstein" (1957), "Journey to the Center of the Earth" (1959) and "On the Beach" (1959). There is often a close connection between films in the science fiction genre and the so-called "monster movie". Ex... | The Journey to Melonia
The Journey to Melonia () is a 1989 Swedish animated fantasy adventure film directed by Per Åhlin, very loosely based on William Shakespeare's "The Tempest". It was Per Åhlin's first fully animated feature film, since his earlier films "Out of an Old Man's Head" and "Dunderklumpen!" had both used... | 37,559 | triviaqa-train |
The singer/songwriter Tulisa, an X Factor judge, was a member of which hip-hop group formed in 2000? | attended Haverstock Secondary School where she did not sit her GCSE examinations.
Career.
Career 2000–2011: The N-Dubz era.
Dappy and Fazer, who had already started rapping together, decided they wanted a female voice in the group, which was called the Lickle Rinsers Crew at the time, and so invited Tulisa to be part o... | registered as an informant for the Metropolitan Police Anti-Terrorist Branch during the story, which led to a criminal case prosecution by the Crown Prosecution Service. The case, signed off by the Attorney General, collapsed in July 2006.
Criticism Tulisa Contostavlos.
On 21 July 2014 the trial of the R&B singer-songw... | 37,560 | triviaqa-train |
What is the surname of the Detective Sergeant, played by Lee Ingleby, in the Inspector George Gently TV series? | Inspector George Gently
Inspector George Gently (also known as George Gently for the pilot and first series) is a British television crime drama series produced by Company Pictures for BBC One, set in the 1960s and loosely based on some of the Inspector Gently novels written by Alan Hunter. The series stars Martin Shaw... | the BBC in 2008. This was Shaw's first project as executive director.
From 2007 until 2017 he played the title role in the BBC TV series "Inspector George Gently" alongside co-star Lee Ingleby.
On 9 May 2015 Shaw recited "For the Fallen" at in Horse Guards Parade, London which was broadcast on BBC 1.
Film.
Although Sha... | 37,561 | triviaqa-train |
In which English county is the village of Stilton? | of Wight, Northumberland and Rutland are ceremonial counties consisting of a non-metropolitan county of a single district, and are known as unitary authorities.
Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Devon, East Sussex, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Yorks... | Colston Bassett
Colston Bassett is a small English village in the Vale of Belvoir in the south-east of Nottinghamshire close to its border with Leicestershire. Lying on the River Smite, it had a population in 2001 of 225, including Wiverton Hall, and increasing to 399 at the 2011 Census.
Heritage.
The village dairy, wh... | 37,562 | triviaqa-train |
What is the highest point in Northern Ireland? | British Isles, covering .
There are substantial uplands in the Sperrin Mountains (an extension of the Caledonian mountain belt) with extensive gold deposits, granite Mourne Mountains and basalt Antrim Plateau, as well as smaller ranges in South Armagh and along the Fermanagh–Tyrone border. None of the hills are especia... | Belmore Mountain
Belmore Mountain () is a hill in the townland of Gortgall, western County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. With a summit roughly above sea level, it is the second highest point in Fermanagh, the highest being at Cuilcagh on the Northern Ireland–Republic of Ireland border in the south of the county. The his... | 37,563 | triviaqa-train |
In which city was William Ewart Gladstone born? | distance rail termini are in the City: Liverpool Street (services primarily to Essex and East Anglia including Southend Airport), Fenchurch Street (services to East London and South Essex) and Cannon Street (services to the South).
Moorgate is the terminus for suburban services from Hertfordshire, and two through-route... | start land shipping for the Hamilton Corporation. However, since this was no longer possible, Delano began commissioning local industries.
Gladstone was incorporated as a village in 1887 and as a city in 1889. Gladstone is named after the English statesman William Ewart Gladstone.
Geography.
The city is on a small proj... | 37,564 | triviaqa-train |
Bertha Mason is a barely seen but important character in which 19th Century novel? | Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre (originally published as Jane Eyre: An Autobiography) is a novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë, published under the pen name "Currer Bell", on 16 October 1847, by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The first American edition was published the following year by Harper & Brothers of New York. "Jane Ey... | city at the end of the 19th century, where all sorts of prejudices existed. Therefore, this novel, apart from being written by a woman which was something unusual in the country at the time, it is important because in it the author assumes a critical position against social and moral values of the time, and especially ... | 37,565 | triviaqa-train |
What company was founded by Jerry Young and David Filo in 1994? | .
Products and services Commerce.
Yahoo offers shopping services such as Yahoo! Shopping, Yahoo Autos, Yahoo Real Estate and Yahoo Travel, which enables users to gather relevant information and make commercial transactions and purchases online. Yahoo Auctions were discontinued in 2007 except for Asia. Yahoo Shopping is... | be curtailed where exercised in bad faith or for extraneous purposes, or is in contravention of constitutional rights. In "Chee Siok Chin v. Minister for Home Affairs" (2005), the High Court held that if a litigant "genuinely seek[s] the court's assistance in vindicating or determining a legitimate grievance, the court... | 37,566 | triviaqa-train |
Which very successful Australian Director's first American film was 'Witness' in 1985, starring Harrison Ford? | 1978), and "Hanover Street" (1979). Ford also co-starred alongside Gene Wilder in the buddy-Western "The Frisco Kid" (1979), playing a bank robber with a heart of gold. He then starred as Rick Deckard in Ridley Scott's cult sci-fi classic "Blade Runner" (1982), and in a number of dramatic-action films: Peter Weir's "Wi... | for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. The film was produced by Jim McElroy, who with his brother Hal McElroy had also (co-)produced Weir's first three films, "The Cars That Ate Paris", "Picnic at Hanging Rock" and "The Last Wave".
Weir's first American film was the successful thriller "Witness" (1985), the first of tw... | 37,567 | triviaqa-train |
The singer and songwriter Ketevan (Katie) Melua was born in which now-independent country in 1984? | Ketevan (album)
Ketevan is the sixth studio album by Georgian-British singer Katie Melua, released in the United Kingdom on 16 September 2013 through Dramatico. At birth Melua was given the name Ketevan, but later she adopted the name Katie.
Promotion.
The lead single promoting the album, "I Will Be There", was release... | , singer, songwriter, writer, historian; born at St Mary's Maternity Hospital, attended Broadmead Primary.
- Ralph McTell (1944–), musician, composer of "Streets of London", was brought up in Croydon
- Katie Melua (1984–), musician, singer and songwriter, attended the BRIT School
- Kate Moss (1974–), model, attended Ri... | 37,568 | triviaqa-train |
Which country was featured in the first of the Rough Guide travel series published in 1981? | Rough Guides
Rough Guides Ltd is a British travel guidebook and reference publisher, which has been owned by APA Publications since November 2017. As well as publishing guidebooks, the company also provides a tailor-made trips service based on customers’ individual criteria.
The Rough Guides travel titles cover more t... | .
Most of the series' early titles were written or edited by John Fisher, Jack Holland and Martin Dunford, who along with Mark Ellingham were co-founders and owners of Rough Guides. In 1995, they negotiated the sale of the series to Penguin Books, a process which was completed in 2002.
In 1994, the first ever non-trave... | 37,569 | triviaqa-train |
Which country declared war on Japan - the day before the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki? | membership in the Axis alliance and the conquest of a large part of the Asia-Pacific in World War II.
Japan's armed forces initially achieved large-scale military successes during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) and the Pacific War. However, after many Allied victories and following the Soviet Union's declarat... | Culture Hall, where artifacts related to the bombing of Nagasaki were originally exhibited. These artifacts are now supplemented with photographs depicting daily life in Nagasaki before the atomic bomb was dropped, the devastation produced by the bomb, and the history of nuclear arms development.
History covered in the... | 37,570 | triviaqa-train |
Who has written books under the pseudonym Barbara Vine? | Ruth Rendell
Ruth Barbara Rendell, Baroness Rendell of Babergh, (; 17 February 1930 – 2 May 2015), was an English author of thrillers and psychological murder mysteries.
Rendell's best-known creation, Chief Inspector Wexford, was the hero of many popular police stories, some of them successfully adapted for TV. But Ren... | of her Whitman books were Authorized Editions based on popular television series. Mrs. Baker wrote seven books under the pseudonym of Jo Mendel. She wrote three Trixie Belden books under the pseudonym of Kathryn Kenny. A 1981 volume of "Contemporary Authors" lists only one Meg book among Gladys Baker Bond's writings. I... | 37,571 | triviaqa-train |
What was the activist Malcolm X's real surname? | Malcolm X
Malcolm X (May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965) was an American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement. He is best known for his controversial advocacy for the rights of blacks; some consider him a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms f... | The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X was published in 1965, the result of a collaboration between human rights activist Malcolm X and journalist Alex Haley. Haley coauthored the autobiography based on a series of in-depth interviews he conducted between 1963 and Malcolm X's 1965 assassination. ... | 37,572 | triviaqa-train |
The radio telescope at Jodrell Bank is named after which physicist and astronomer? | scientists observed the mission was released on 3 July 2009.
With the support of Sir Bernard Lovell, the telescope tracked Russian satellites. Satellite and space probe observations were shared with the US Department of Defense satellite tracking research and development activity at Project Space Track.
Tracking space ... | permanent building was near to the cabin and was named after it.
Jodrell Bank is primarily used for investigating radio waves from the planets and stars.
Searchlight telescope.
A searchlight was loaned to Jodrell Bank in 1946 by the army; a broadside array was constructed on its mount by J. Clegg. It consisted of a num... | 37,573 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the plays The Caretaker' in 1959 and 'The Birthday Party' in 1957? | The Birthday Party (play)
The Birthday Party (1957) is the second full-length play by Harold Pinter, first published in London by Encore Publishing in 1959. It is one of his best-known and most frequently performed plays.
In the setting of a rundown seaside boarding house, a little birthday party is turned into a night... | ."
In 1957–58 he played in the musical "Free as Air" and then toured in Eugene O'Neill's "The Iceman Cometh". He joined the Bristol Old Vic and was there for two years, from 1959 to 1961, a time he described as "the bedrock of his career", followed by other stage work, in, among other plays, "The Strange Case of Martin... | 37,574 | triviaqa-train |
What was the Christian name of the character played by Felicity Kendal in The Good Life' TV series? | The Good Life (1975 TV series)
The Good Life is a British sitcom, produced by BBC television. It ran from 4 April 1975 to 10 June 1978 on BBC One and was written by Bob Larbey and John Esmonde. Opening with the midlife crisis of Tom Good, a 40-year-old London plastics designer, it relates the joys and miseries he and h... | Briers and Kendal were reunited on ITV1 series "That's What I Call Television" in a mockup of the Goods' kitchen.
After "The Good Life" In popular culture.
"The Good Life" features in an episode of "The Young Ones" titled "Sick" where Vyvyan (played by Adrian Edmondson) rips apart the title page after the first ten sec... | 37,575 | triviaqa-train |
The Irish town of Drogheda in Ireland is situated on which river? | of Ireland)
- Highlanes Gallery
- Augustinian Church
Transport, communications and amenities.
Transport, communications and amenities Road links and infrastructure.
Drogheda is located close to the M1 (E1 Euro Route 1) (main Dublin – Belfast motorway). The Boyne River Bridge carries traffic from the M1, across the Rive... | Julianstown
Julianstown () is a village in County Meath, Ireland. It is located near Drogheda on the R132 regional road not far from the Mosney Camp. In 1641, the battle of Julianstown was fought here during the Irish Rebellion of 1641
Julianstown is situated on the River Nanny which flows into the sea at Laytown, abou... | 37,576 | triviaqa-train |
Who assassinated Robert Kennedy in June 1988? | to human rights and social justice and formed relationships with Martin Luther King Jr. and Cesar Chavez.
In 1968 Kennedy became a leading candidate for the Democratic nomination for the presidency by appealing to poor, African American, Hispanic, Catholic, and young voters. His main challenger in the race was Senator ... | . In the episode, Salinger portrays "Lucky Pierre," a lawyer who defends Catwoman and the Joker in a trial.
Robert Kennedy assassination.
Salinger was one of the managers of Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 presidential campaign and was standing 10 to 12 feet away from Kennedy when he was assassinated in Los Angeles in June of... | 37,577 | triviaqa-train |
Who built the first cast iron bridge at Coalbrookdale, opened in 1780? | . The bridge, the adjacent settlement of Ironbridge and the Ironbridge Gorge form the UNESCO Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site. The bridge is a Grade I listed building, and a waypoint on the South Telford Heritage Trail.
History.
History Background.
Abraham Darby I first smelted local iron ore with coke made from Co... | a number of buildings associated with it are listed. The iron for The Iron Bridge at Ironbridge, the first major bridge in the world to be built from cast iron in 1777–80, was smelted at Coalbrookdale, to be followed soon by Coalport Bridge in 1780; both bridges are listed. These bridges and some of the surviving stric... | 37,578 | triviaqa-train |
In which city was Muhammed Ali born in 1942? | Louisville, Kentucky, voted 6–5 to rename Walnut Street to Muhammad Ali Boulevard. This was controversial at the time, as within a week 12 of the 70 street signs were stolen. Earlier that year, a committee of the Jefferson County Public Schools (Kentucky) considered renaming Ali's alma mater, Central High School, in hi... | Bachtyar Ali
Bachtyar Ali Muhammed (Kurdish: بەختیار عەلی, also transcribed Bextyar Elî, Bakhtiyar Ali, or Bakhtyar Ali), was born in the city of Slemani in Iraqi Kurdistan in 1960. He is a Kurdish novelist and intellectual, a literary critic, essayist, and poet. Ali started out as a poet and essayist, but has establis... | 37,579 | triviaqa-train |
Who did the then Cassius Clay defeat to win the heavyweight boxing championship of the world in 1964? | George Foreman, Rocky Marciano, Julio César Chávez, Roberto Duran, Danny García, Wilfredo Gómez, Sonny Liston, John L. Sullivan, Max Baer, Prince Naseem Hamed, Ray Mancini, David Tua, Arturo Gatti, Micky Ward, Brandon Ríos, Ruslan Provodnikov, Michael Katsidis, James Kirkland, Marcos Maidana, Jake LaMotta, Manny Pacqui... | a middleweight and beat some top contenders during his early career, such as Rocky Fumerelle, Rocky Rivero, and Joe DeNucci. However, he also lost to some good fighters, such as former champions Terry Downes, Dick Tiger, José Torres and Emile Griffith, as well as Joey Archer.
In 1964 he beat Jimmy Ellis, who later wen... | 37,580 | triviaqa-train |
Which former Nazi war criminal was the subject of Ira Levin's 1976 novel The Boys from Brazil'? | Josef Mengele
Josef Mengele (; 16 March 19117 February 1979), also known as the Angel of Death (German: Todesengel), was a German "Schutzstaffel" (SS) officer and physician in Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II. He performed deadly human experiments on prisoners and was a member of the team of doctors who... | call "Bloomsbury Film Classics"—a series of original novels on which feature films were based. This series includes, for example, Ethel Lina White's novel "The Wheel Spins" (1936), which Alfred Hitchcock—before he went to Hollywood—turned into a much-loved movie entitled "The Lady Vanishes" (1938), and Ira Levin's (bor... | 37,581 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the alternative medicine involving applying pressure to the feet and hands? | 8%), chiropractic medicine (8%), yoga (5–6%), body work (5%), diet-based therapy (4%), progressive relaxation (3%), mega-vitamin therapy (3%) and Visualization (2%)
In Britain, the most often used alternative therapies were Alexander technique, Aromatherapy, Bach and other flower remedies, Body work therapies including... | areas that purportedly reflect an image of the body on the feet and hands, with the premise that such work effects a physical change to the body.
Types and methods Shiatsu.
Shiatsu (指圧) ("shi" meaning finger and "atsu" meaning pressure) is a type of alternative medicine consisting of the fingers and palm pressure, stre... | 37,582 | triviaqa-train |
Name the world's first commercially operational jet passenger plane. It first operated from London to Johannesburg in 1952. | Frank Reynolds (hydraulics), and flight test observer Tony Fairbrother.
The prototype was registered G-ALVG just before it was publicly displayed at the 1949 Farnborough Airshow prior to the start of flight trials. A year later, the second prototype G-5-2 made its maiden flight. The second prototype was registered G-AL... | in the world. The Comet G-ALYP was the first to enter commercial service for a jet, on 2 May 1952, on a flight from London Airport to Johannesburg; flying back from Rome to London, on a flight from Singapore on 10 January 1954, the aircraft was the second Comet to crash in-flight on BOAC Flight 781, and maybe the first... | 37,583 | triviaqa-train |
What was the RAF's first operational jet, first flying in 1943? | on April 18, 1941, with initial plans drawn up by Dr Waldemar Voigt's design team in April 1939, but mass production did not start until early 1944 with the first squadrons operational that year, too late for a decisive effect on the outcome of the war.
Around this time, mid 1944, the United Kingdom's Gloster Meteor wa... | of the occupation force following the end of hostilities. In the post war years, the squadron was disbanded and re-formed several times, operating a variety of jet aircraft in the fighter, reconnaissance and interceptor roles. In 2006, the squadron was re-roled as the Fast Jet & Weapons Operational Evaluation Unit. It ... | 37,584 | triviaqa-train |
To within a year either way, in which year did the Mallard reach 126mph - a record for a steam loco? | LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard
London and North Eastern Railway locomotive number 4468 (original), 22 (LNER 1946) and 60022 (BR), named Mallard is a Class A4 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive built at Doncaster Works, England in 1938. It is historically significant as the holder of the world speed record for steam locomotives... | bicentenary celebrations as a central attraction in the Aus Steam '88 festival. The event organisers had been interested in having LNER A4 No 4468 "Mallard" visit, but it was unavailable due to the 50th anniversary of its world record high-speed run, and 4472 was recommended as its replacement. During the course of the... | 37,585 | triviaqa-train |
Upminster and Wimbledon are termini of which London Underground line? | District line
The District line is a London Underground line that runs from in the east to in west London, where it splits into a number of branches. One branch runs to in south-west London and one runs north to Edgware Road. A short branch said to be weekends only runs for one stop to , although in fact there are some... | and off-street track consisting of new rights-of-way, former railway lines, and one right-of-way where the Tramlink track parallels a third rail-electrified Network Rail line.
The network's lines coincide in central Croydon, with eastbound termini at Beckenham Junction, Elmers End and New Addington, and a westbound ter... | 37,586 | triviaqa-train |
Which was the British Army's main battle tank of the post VVWII period? It was replaced by the Chieftain tank in 1967. | At this time, Israel had 250 M48 Patton tanks, 150 of them M48A1 and 100 of them M48A2, all of these armed with a 90mm main gun. Israel upgraded those tanks to M48A3's by replacing their engines and transmissions with newer models. These tanks were also fitted with a new 105mm L7 gun (same as on the Centurion MBT) and ... | Royal Ordnance L11A5
The Royal Ordnance L11A5 is a 120 mm L/55 rifled tank gun design. It was the first of NATO's 120mm Main Battle Tank guns which became the standard calibre for Western tanks in the later period of the Cold War. By 2005, a total of 3,012 L11 guns were produced. List price was US $227,000 (1990).
The ... | 37,587 | triviaqa-train |
Of which country was Edith Cresson prime minister from 1995 to 1999? | Édith Cresson
Édith Cresson (; born Édith Campion, 27 January 1934) is a French politician. She is the only woman to have held the office of Prime Minister of France. Her political career ended in scandal from corruption charges while she was the European Commissioner for Research, Science and Technology.
French Prime ... | cabinet of the Ministry of Communications and Media under Minister Catherine Tasca. He then served as an advisor to Prime Ministers Edith Cresson and Pierre Bérégovoy from 1991-1993. From 1994 to 1999 he was General Director of the Lausanne Opera. He also served as a Board Member for the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausann... | 37,588 | triviaqa-train |
Who directed the 1975 film 'Jaws'? | Jaws (film)
Jaws is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Peter Benchley's 1974 novel of the same name. In the film, a giant man-eating great white shark attacks beachgoers on a New England summer resort town, prompting police chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) to hunt it with the help ... | Mako: The Jaws of Death
Mako: The Jaws of Death is a 1976 thriller film directed by William Grefe. The film is about a brooding loner who accidentally learns that he has a telepathic and emotional connection with sharks. He eventually rebukes society and sets out to protect sharks from people. The film was set and shot... | 37,589 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1956 film starred Gregory Peck as a captain obsessed with a great white whale? | Moby-Dick
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale is an 1851 novel by American writer Herman Melville. The book is sailor Ishmael's narrative of the obsessive quest of Ahab, captain of the whaling ship "Pequod", for revenge on Moby Dick, the giant white sperm whale that on the ship's previous voyage bit off Ahab's leg at the knee. A ... | ", a role he later reprised in the film of the same name with Gene Kelly (released in the US as "Crest of the Wave"). In 1954 Lee starred opposite Gregory Peck in "The Purple Plain", playing a Royal Air Force medical officer based in Burma during the late Second World War. In 1956 he portrayed Captain Patrick Dove in o... | 37,590 | triviaqa-train |
Through which European capital city does the River Tagus flow? | Tagus
The Tagus (; , ; , ) is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula. It is long, in Spain, along the border between Portugal and Spain and in Portugal, where it empties into the Atlantic Ocean near Lisbon. It drains an area of (the second largest in the Iberian peninsula after the Douro). The Tagus is highly utili... | border of these features is marked by Nazaré Canyon, which splits the continental shelf and leads directly into the abyss.
Geography and geology Rivers.
The major rivers flow through the wide valleys between the mountain systems. These are the Ebro, Douro, Tagus, Guadiana and Guadalquivir. All rivers in the Iberian Pen... | 37,591 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the home ground of FC Barcelona? | . However, they lost 2–3 to Benfica in the final.
The 1960s were less successful for the club, with Real Madrid monopolising La Liga. The completion of the Camp Nou, finished in 1957, meant the club had little money to spend on new players. The 1960s saw the emergence of Josep Maria Fusté and Carles Rexach, and the clu... | There are also other facilities, which include:
- Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper (FC Barcelona's training ground)
- Masia-Centre de Formació Oriol Tort (Residence of young players)
- Mini Estadi (Home of the reserve team)
- Palau Blaugrana (FC Barcelona indoor sports arena)
- Palau Blaugrana 2 (Secondary indoor arena of ... | 37,592 | triviaqa-train |
Agrippina the Younger was the mother of which Roman Emperor? | the cause of her sons Nero and Drusus Caesar. This put her and her sons at odds with the powerful Praetorian prefect Lucius Aelius Sejanus who would begin eliminating their supporters with accusations of treason and sexual misconduct in AD 26. Her family's rivalry with Sejanus would culminate with her and Nero's exile ... | Agrippina the Younger
Agrippina the Younger (Latin: "Julia Agrippina"; 6 November AD 15 – 23 March AD 59), also referred to as Agrippina Minor ("smaller", often used to mean "younger") was a Roman empress and one of the more prominent women in the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Her father was Germanicus, a popular general and... | 37,593 | triviaqa-train |
In the Monty Python TV sketch, what type of dead parrot did John Cleese return to the pet shop? | Dead Parrot sketch
The "Dead Parrot Sketch", alternatively and originally known as the "Pet Shop Sketch" or "Parrot Sketch", is a sketch from "Monty Python's Flying Circus". It was written by John Cleese and Graham Chapman and initially performed in the show's first series, in the eighth episode ("Full Frontal Nudity",... | makes "an epoch-making discovery, that Wensleydale cheese and port were a pair of heavenly twins" (ch. 9).
Wensleydale was one of the cheeses named by John Cleese in the Monty Python sketch "The Cheese Shop", which originally appeared in a 1972 episode of "Monty Python's Flying Circus". In addition, the shop owner, pla... | 37,594 | triviaqa-train |
In the TV series Friends, what is the name of Phoebe's twin sister, also played by Lisa Kudrow? | Lisa Kudrow
Lisa Valerie Kudrow (; born July 30, 1963) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. After making guest appearances in several television sitcoms, including "Cheers", she came to prominence with her recurring role of Ursula Buffay in "Mad About You" (1993-1999). Kudrow gained worldwide recogni... | The One with the Ride-Along
"The One with the Ride-Along" is the twentieth episode of "Friends'" fifth season. It first aired on NBC in the United States on April 29, 1999. In the episode, Ross, Joey, and Chandler go on a ride-along with Gary, Phoebe's new boyfriend.
Plot.
Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) returns from a ride-along... | 37,595 | triviaqa-train |
By what collective name were the comedy act Moe Howard, Shemp Howard and Larry Fine known? | as a faux Abbott and Costello. Most of these projects took advantage of his improvisational skills. When Broadway comedian Frank Fay walked out on a series of feature films teaming him with Billy Gilbert, Gilbert called on his closest friend, Shemp Howard, to replace him in three B-comedy features for Monogram Pictures... | Shemp Howard, Curly Howard, Shemp Howard again, Joe Besser, and Curly Joe DeRita.
The act began in the early 1920s as part of a vaudeville comedy act billed as "Ted Healy and His Stooges", consisting originally of Healy and Moe Howard. Over time, they were joined by Moe's brother Shemp Howard, and then Larry Fine. The ... | 37,596 | triviaqa-train |
Which ballerina is best known for the creation of the role 'The Dying Swan' in 1905? | The Dying Swan
The Dying Swan (originally "The Swan") is a solo dance choreographed by Mikhail Fokine to Camille Saint-Saëns's "Le Cygne" from "Le Carnaval des animaux" as a "pièce d'occasion" for the ballerina Anna Pavlova, who performed it about 4,000 times. The short ballet (4 minutes) follows the last moments in th... | , Best Film Editing and winning Best Actress (for Portman).
Plot.
Nina Sayers is a 28-year-old dancer in a New York City ballet company, which is preparing to open its new season with Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake". With prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre being forced into retirement, artistic director Thomas Leroy announces he... | 37,597 | triviaqa-train |
Which Oscar-winning actress was born Susan Abigail Tomalin? | Susan Sarandon
Susan Abigail Sarandon (née Tomalin; born October 4, 1946) is an American actress and activist. She has received an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and has been nominated for nine Golden Globe Awards. Known for her social and political activism, she was appoi... | (born 1950), actor
- Mary Steenburgen (born 1953), Oscar-winning actress
- Kobe Tai (born 1972), adult film actress
- Billy Bob Thornton (born 1955), actor, Oscar-winning screenwriter
- Karri Turner (born 1966), actress
- Karmyn Tyler (born 1974), actress
- Sheryl Underwood (born 1963), actress, comedian, radio host
- ... | 37,598 | triviaqa-train |
Which character was voiced by Isaac Hayes in the TV cartoon series South Park? | pictures and television, such as in the movies "Truck Turner" and "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka", and as Gandolf "Gandy" Fitch in the TV series "The Rockford Files" (1974–1980). He voiced the character Chef from the animated Comedy Central series "South Park" from its debut in 1997 until 2006. His influences were Percy Mayf... | feature displayed by only a few other towns in the world, including Rahway, New Jersey, which unveiled its own rainbow-colored crosswalks in June 2019. In January 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation mandating LGBTQ-inclusive educational curriculum in schools. In February 2019, New Jersey began allo... | 37,599 | triviaqa-train |
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