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Which Portuguese navigator (1467-1520) is regarded as the discoverer of Brazil? | variety of ecological systems, and extensive natural resources spanning numerous protected habitats. This unique environmental heritage makes Brazil one of 17 megadiverse countries, and is the subject of significant global interest and debate regarding deforestation and environmental protection.
Brazil was inhabited by... | The first European to arrive in Brazil, on 22 April 1500. Led the first expedition that united Europe, Africa, America, and Asia.
- Afonso de Albuquerque (c. 1467–1520), Portuguese explorer and statesman. Earlier geostrategist and explorer of the Indian Ocean. Leading builder of the Portuguese empire in Asia and the Fa... | 37,600 | triviaqa-train |
In which city did the original jazz club Birdland open in 1949? | Birdland (New York jazz club)
Birdland is a jazz club started in New York City on December 15, 1949. The original Birdland, which was located at 1678 Broadway, just north of West 52nd Street in Manhattan, was closed in 1965 due to increased rents, but it re-opened for one night in 1979. A revival began in 1986 with the... | owner, Ralph Watkins, to hire Miles Davis' nonet - sometimes called the ""Tuba Band"" - with which Davis was pursuing a project that gave birth to the cool jazz movement later to be called "Birth of the Cool". Kay befriended Davis and, during his later marriage to singer/actress Diahann Carroll, was for a time Miles' n... | 37,601 | triviaqa-train |
Which prison is situated in San Francisco Bay? | the north is the artificial and flat Treasure Island, site of the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition. From the Second World War until the 1990s, both islands served as military bases and are now being redeveloped. Isolated in the center of the Bay is Alcatraz, the site of the famous federal penitentiary. The fed... | Redwood Creek (San Mateo County)
Redwood Creek is a perennial stream located in San Mateo County, California, United States which discharges into South San Francisco Bay. The Port of Redwood City, the largest deepwater port in South San Francisco Bay, is situated on the east bank of Redwood Creek near its mouth, where ... | 37,602 | triviaqa-train |
Which French author wrote 'Nana', 'Germinal' and `J'Accuse'? | Émile Zola
Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola (; ; 2 April 1840 – 29 September 1902) was a French novelist, playwright, journalist, the best-known practitioner of the literary school of naturalism, and an important contributor to the development of theatrical naturalism. He was a major figure in the political liberaliz... | Music Club. In 2012, both bands reunited inside a barn to record the Beck song, and in 2019 it was released on Bandcamp for purchase through digital download and vinyl.
In 2011, Jack wrote the music for his son Jack Ryder's first film "Act of Memory".
Personal life.
Ryder's stage name, "Jack Hues", is a play on the Fre... | 37,603 | triviaqa-train |
Iqualuit is the capital of which Canadian autonomous Inuit territory created in 1999? | Inuit
The Inuit (; syllabics: , "the people", singular: "Inuk", dual: "Inuuk") are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting Inuit Nunangat, the Arctic regions of Greenland, Canada, and Alaska. The Inuit languages are part of the Eskimo–Aleut family. Inuit Sign Language is a critically endangered lang... | patterns and items like sashes, hats and blankets. Many of the woman being leaders in the community easily understood weaving partly because of the finger weaving introduced by missionaries in the 1930-40s and the traditional Inuit culture of creating clothing and everyday items out of items from the land. In celebrati... | 37,604 | triviaqa-train |
Tagalog is a language native to which country? | Philippines
The Philippines ( ; or ' ), officially the Republic of the Philippines (), is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Situated in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas and Mind... | Beig tribe , and Tagalog filling out the top nine most spoken languages in Texas. Large numbers of non-native Texas residents are picking up some dialectal traits of Southern English, while other linguistic traits are being subdued into a national homogenizing trend.
There were also several smaller language groups, inc... | 37,605 | triviaqa-train |
Which philosopher wrote the 'The Critique of Pure Reason'? | of the esteemed philosophers of the eighteenth century and onward have attended, taught, and developed their works in university. Early examples include: Immanuel Kant, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, and Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel.
After these individuals, the Classical conception had al... | University was named after him.
External links.
- Biography at the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"
- "Duquesne University" | 37,606 | triviaqa-train |
What device did US computer engineer Douglas Englebart invent in 1969? | his lead engineer, sometime before 1965. In the patent application it is described as an "X-Y position indicator for a display system". Engelbart later revealed that it was nicknamed the "mouse" because the tail came out the end. His group also called the on-screen cursor a "bug", but this term was not widely adopted.
... | to air the television film "Heidi"
- Japan Airlines Flight 2 flying from Tokyo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport lands in the shallow waters of San Francisco Bay, two and a half miles short of the runway, with no injuries
- Douglas Englebart presents The Mother of All Demos "(prototype based ... | 37,607 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the short story on which the 2006 film 'Brokeback Mountain was based? | Brokeback Mountain (short story)
"Brokeback Mountain" is a short story by American author Annie Proulx. It was originally published in "The New Yorker" on October 13, 1997, for which it won the National Magazine Award for Fiction in 1998. Proulx won a third place O. Henry Award for the story in 1998. A slightly expande... | of the story and send these to Proulx. In 2008, Proulx said she wished she had never written the 1997 short story which inspired the film, because she has received so much fan fiction presenting alternative plots:
She said the authors, mostly men who claim to "understand men better than I do", often send her their wor... | 37,608 | triviaqa-train |
What, in the world of computing, did Larry Page and Sergey Brin found? | , we had 10,000 searches a day. And we figured, maybe this is really real."
Some compared Page and Brin's vision to the impact of Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of modern printing:
The comparison was also noted by the authors of "The Google Story": "Not since Gutenberg ... has any new invention empowered individuals,... | innovative data management concepts. His research included data privacy, web search, robotics, and computational drug design. He is also one of the originators of the Locality-sensitive hashing algorithm.
Motwani was one of the co-authors (with Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and Terry Winograd) of an influential early pap... | 37,609 | triviaqa-train |
Which common tree has the Latin name Aesculus Hippocastanum? | setting.
Raw Horse Chestnut seed, leaf, bark and flower are toxic due to the presence of esculin and should not be ingested. Horse chestnut seed is classified by the FDA as an unsafe herb. The glycoside and saponin constituents are considered toxic.
"Aesculus hippocastanum" is used in the pseudoscientific Bach flower r... | Canthium inerme
Canthium inerme (Turkey-berry) is a tough, adaptable medium-sized tree from South Africa. It bears small edible fruits and has a variety of uses in traditional medicine.
Name.
The Latin species name of this plant, ""inerme"", actually means ""unarmed"", which is an unusual (possibly ironic) name for a t... | 37,610 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the 'Acid Bath Murderer'? | . The same year that Haigh was jailed for fraud, Betty gave birth while he was in prison, although she gave the baby girl up for adoption and left Haigh. His conservative family ostracised him from then onwards.
Haigh then moved to London in 1936, and became chauffeur to William McSwan, a wealthy owner of amusement arc... | founder.
This name was rejected by the Post Office, forcing a change of name. Joseph Andrews, a major and veteran of the American Civil War, suggested the name "What Cheer," and the town was officially renamed on December 1, 1879.
Sources differ as to why the name What Cheer was chosen. The phrase "what cheer with you... | 37,611 | triviaqa-train |
By what Treaty in 1713 was Gibraltar ceded to Britain in perpetuity? | to Great Britain in perpetuity under the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. During World War II it was an important base for the Royal Navy as it controlled the entrance and exit to the Mediterranean Sea, the Strait of Gibraltar, which is only wide at this naval choke point. It remains strategically important, with half the wo... | natural habitats are cool montane cloud forests. It was fairly common when the type series was collected in 1972; it has not been observed afterwards (there has not been sufficient search effort either). Threats to this species are unknown. | 37,612 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the 'Brides in the Bath Murderer'? | to mid-July, 2003.
Plot.
The film focuses on the trial of George Smith and flashbacks showing how he met each of his wives. Smith is married to his wife Edith. He often goes away on the pretext of business. Whilst he is away he meets wealthy women, marries them within a few weeks, insures their lives and then drowns th... | The Brides in the Bath
The Brides in the Bath is a 2003 Yorkshire Television film based on the life and Old Bailey trial of British serial killer and bigamist George Joseph Smith, the "Brides in the Bath Murderer". Martin Kemp plays the role of Smith, and Richard Griffiths plays barrister Sir Edward Marshall-Hall. The ... | 37,613 | triviaqa-train |
Which brothers own the Daily Telegraph? | brothers purchased the Telegraph Group for around £665m in late June 2004, Sir David Barclay suggested that "The Daily Telegraph" might no longer be the "house newspaper" of the Conservatives in the future. In an interview with "The Guardian" he said, "Where the government are right we shall support them". The editoria... | them, which ate into our very souls." Of her 1964 memoir "The Day of Reckoning", the "Daily Telegraph" said that she wrote "with the acuteness of observation and lack of sentimentality that characterised her own personality."
"The Guardian" said that "Mary, like her brothers and sisters, [had] a fierce independence of ... | 37,614 | triviaqa-train |
The hallux is the medical term for which part of the body? | Toe
Toes are the digits (fingers) of the foot of a tetrapod. Animal species such as cats that walk on their toes are described as being "digitigrade". Humans, and other animals that walk on the soles of their feet, are described as being "plantigrade"; "unguligrade" animals are those that walk on hooves at the tips of ... | - The recovery position (coma position), one of a series of variations on a lateral recumbent or three-quarters prone position of the body, into which an unconscious but breathing casualty can be placed as part of first aid treatment.
When medical professionals use this term to describe the position of a patient, they ... | 37,615 | triviaqa-train |
In 1947, a research physicist Chester Carlson set up which company to sell his invention, an office machine? | experiment as Carlson. Within a year, he left Carlson on cordial terms. His pessimism about electrophotography was so strong that he decided to dissolve his agreement with Carlson that would have given Kornei ten percent of Carlson's future proceeds from the invention and partial rights to the inventions they had worke... | , a mirror image of the words remained. Carlson tried to sell his invention to some companies, but because the process was still underdeveloped he failed. At the time multiple copies were made using carbon paper or duplicating machines and people did not feel the need for an electronic machine. Between 1939 and 1944, C... | 37,616 | triviaqa-train |
Yoruba is a language spoken in which country? | Yoruba language
Yoruba (; "") is a language spoken in West Africa. The number of speakers of Yoruba is approaching 80 million. It is a pluricentric language spoken principally in Nigeria and Benin, with communities in Sierra Leone, Liberia, other parts of Africa, the Americas, and Europe. The non-vernacular remains of ... | Languages of Benin
Benin is a diverse country linguistically. A total of 55 languages are spoken in Benin, with 50 being indigenous. Of those, French is the official language, and all the indigenous languages are considered national languages.
Of the Beninese languages, Fon (a Gbe language) and Yoruba are the most impo... | 37,617 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the screenplay for the film 'The Madness of King George'? | The Madness of King George
The Madness of King George is a 1994 British biographical historical comedy-drama film directed by Nicholas Hytner and adapted by Alan Bennett from his own play, "The Madness of George III". It tells the true story of George III of Great Britain's deteriorating mental health, and his equally ... | 1992 Laurence Olivier Award, Best Actor in a Musical: "Talking Heads"
- 1995 Critics' Circle Film Award, Screenwriter of the Year: "The Madness of King George"
- 1995 Evening Standard British Film Award, Best Screenplay: "The Madness of King George"
- 1995 British Book Award, Book of the Year: "Writing Home"
- 1996 Bri... | 37,618 | triviaqa-train |
Julian Bream is a virtuoso mainly on which instrument? | guitar and the young Bream was impressed by hearing the playing of Django Reinhardt; he would later call his dog "Django".
Bream began his lifelong association with the guitar by strumming along on his father's jazz guitar at an early age to dance music on the radio. He became frustrated with his lack of knowledge of h... | important to Bream throughout the 1950s and the early 1960s.
He played part of a recital at the Wigmore Hall on the lute in 1952, and since has done much to bring music written for the instrument to light.
1960 saw the formation of the Julian Bream Consort, a period-instrument ensemble with Bream as lutenist. The conso... | 37,619 | triviaqa-train |
Who originated the philosophy of 'Utilitarianism'? | Utilitarianism
Utilitarianism is a family of consequentialist ethical theories that promotes actions that maximize happiness and well-being for the majority of a population. Although different varieties of utilitarianism admit different characterizations, the basic idea behind all of them is to in some sense maximize u... | originated the divided page.
In the book "The Educational Philosophy of William T. Harris" by Richard D. Mosier, it is stated that Harris forms the bridge between the mechanism, associationism, and utilitarianism of the 18th century and the pragmatism, experimentalism, and instrumentalism of the 20th century.
William T... | 37,620 | triviaqa-train |
Which common tree has the Latin name Acer pseudoplatanus? | naturalised north of its native range in Northern Europe, notably in the British Isles and Scandinavia north to Tromsø, Norway (seeds can ripen as far north as Vesterålen); Reykjavík, Iceland; and Tórshavn on the Faroe Islands. It now occurs throughout the British Isles, having been introduced in the 16th century.
Syca... | the pines at 22.9 percent, the beech at 15.8 percent and the oak at 10.6 percent. Common tree species in the German forests are also the hanging birch (Betula pendula), the common ash (Fraxinus excelsior), the black alder (Alnus glutinosa), the European larch (Larix decidua), the common Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menzies... | 37,621 | triviaqa-train |
Which actor played the lead in the film 'Air Force One'? | Air Force One (film)
Air Force One is a 1997 American political action-thriller film written by Andrew W. Marlowe, and directed and co-produced by Wolfgang Petersen. It is about a group of terrorists who hijack Air Force One and the U.S. president's attempt to rescue everyone onboard by retaking his plane.
The film sta... | by canoe in the late 1930s, which was the surname of his father's employer. He was an orderly with the Royal Australian Air Force and worked briefly in an army store and mechanical workshop, also serving as a waiter before becoming an actor.
He became the first Aboriginal film star as a result of playing the lead role,... | 37,622 | triviaqa-train |
Which word is defined as 'an Arctic plain of permanently frozen subsoil, with dwarfed vegetation'? | fears of ancient carbon being released from thawing permafrost, leading to methane and carbon dioxide production by micro-organisms. Release of methane and carbon dioxide stored in permafrost could cause abrupt and severe global warming, as they are potent greenhouse gases.
Climate change is also predicted to have a la... | about 2 km along the creek Porec. This depression in combination with impermeable loamy subsoil and occasional floods creates the right conditions for the creation of wetlands and bog vegetation. The protected area consists therefore of fen vegetation with scientifically important plant communities of relic and rare pl... | 37,623 | triviaqa-train |
Which league football dub are nicknamed 'The Bantams'? | league goals in a season: 128 – Division Three (North), 1928–29
- Most points (three points for a win): 94 – Division Three, 1984–85
- Most points (two points for a win): 63 – Division Three (North), 1928–29
"All records from Bradford City F.C. official website".
Sponsors.
Sponsors Stadium.
- 1995–1999 The Pulse
- 2005... | Dub (nickname)
People nicknamed Dub or Dubs include:
- Dub Garrett (1925–1976), American football player
- Dub Jones (singer) (1928–2000), American bass R&B singer
- Dub Jones (American football) (born 1924), American former National Football League player
- Dub Robinson (c. 1920–1987), former tennis coach at Louisiana... | 37,624 | triviaqa-train |
Which Shakespeare tragedy takes place in both Venice and Cyprus? | of Shakespeare, with most of the play "Othello" by William Shakespeare set on the island of Cyprus. British writer Lawrence Durrell lived in Cyprus from 1952 until 1956, during his time working for the British colonial government on the island, and wrote the book "Bitter Lemons" about his time in Cyprus which won the s... | Quality of Mercy" speech from the William Shakespeare play "The Merchant of Venice". The speech begins; "The quality of mercy is not strain'd, it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven. Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest; it blesseth him that gives and him that takes..." Later in the episode, Lucas tells Connie... | 37,625 | triviaqa-train |
"Which English Poet Laureate wrote ""The Faerie Queene""?" | experimentation took place during the period, and many of the songs, in particular, departed widely from the iambic norm.
The Renaissance in England The Elizabethans Courtly poetry.
With the consolidation of Elizabeth's power, a genuine court sympathetic to poetry and the arts in general emerged. This encouraged the em... | Faerie Queene of Spenser", published in 1754. He is, however, best known for the three-volume "The History of English Poetry" (1774–81), which covered the poetry of the 11th through the 16th centuries. Although the work was criticized for its many inaccuracies, it is nonetheless considered a highly important and influe... | 37,626 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the third President of the USA; he died on July 4th, 1826? | Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. Previously, he had served as the second vice president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. The princ... | Maria Van Veghten Knickerbocker (b. 1819)
- John Knickerbocker (b. 1821), who died in childhood
- Rachel Jane Knickerbocker (b. 1822)
On July 20, 1826, he married for the third time to Mary Delia Buel, who was born in Litchfield, Connecticut, and was the daughter of David Buel and Rachel McNeil. Together, they had:
- S... | 37,627 | triviaqa-train |
"Which Irish rock band released the albums ""Boy"", ""October"", and ""War""?" | U2
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin, formed in 1976. The group consists of Bono (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), the Edge (lead guitar, keyboards, and backing vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar), and Larry Mullen Jr. (drums and percussion). Initially rooted in post-punk, U2's musical style has evolved throughout t... | Do You Like Rock Music?
Do You Like Rock Music? is the third album from the Brighton-based English band, British Sea Power. It was released on 14 January 2008 in the UK and 12 February 2008 in the United States. The album is preceded by the "Krankenhaus?" EP, released on digital download on 8 October 2007.
It entered t... | 37,628 | triviaqa-train |
Fagus sylvatica is the botanical name for which common forest tree? | . One of the most beautiful European beech forests called Sonian Forest ("Forêt de Soignes/Zoniënwoud") is found in the southeast of Brussels, Belgium. Beech is a dominant tree species in France and constitutes about 10% of French forests. The largest virgin forests made of beech trees are Uholka-Shyrokyi Luh () in Ukr... | the "Association de l'arbre de fer" was established in 2001 to protect and enhance the natural environment of the former "Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon". In 2003 it began restoration and enlargement of the arboretum, as well as creation of a botanical trail and rehabilitation of the campus botanical garde... | 37,629 | triviaqa-train |
"Who composed the oratorio ""A German Requiem"", also a quintet for clarinet and strings, etc?" | A German Requiem (Brahms)
A German Requiem, to Words of the Holy Scriptures, Op. 45 () by Johannes Brahms, is a large-scale work for chorus, orchestra, a soprano and a baritone soloist, composed between 1865 and 1868. It comprises seven movements, which together last 65 to 80 minutes, making this work Brahms's longest ... | influence of Bartók. Both the String Quartet no.2 (1956–7) and the Wind Quintet no.2 (1957) also demonstrate the composer’s increasing interest in serialism.
For his Six Orchestra Pieces, composed in 1959, Szervánszky employed 12-note serialism and the piece is particular in its use of percussion. Szervánszky did not c... | 37,630 | triviaqa-train |
A boxer between 155-160 lb. (72.6 kg) is classed in which weight? | Marquess of Queensberry rules were drafted by John Chambers for amateur championships held at Lillie Bridge in London for Lightweights, Middleweights and Heavyweights. The rules were published under the patronage of the Marquess of Queensberry, whose name has always been associated with them.
There were twelve rules in... | Olsen at "Thunderdome XV" in Perth, Australia
Personal life.
Giorgi has two sons, Sebastian and Frankie, with his partner of 15 years Amy and is a Catholic.
He also follows football and supports AC Milan.
Championships and awards.
Championships and awards Kickboxing.
- Omnoi Stadium
- Shell Tournament Championship
- Th... | 37,631 | triviaqa-train |
Which Old Testament prophet was summoned by the Witch of Endor? | off the path! Let us hear no more about the Holy One of Israel!" The life of Moses being threatened by Pharaoh is another example.
According to I Samuel 9:9, the old name for navi is "ro'eh", רֹאֶה, which literally means "Seer". That could document an ancient shift, from viewing prophets as seers for hire to viewing th... | of Antioch who was alleged to be in league with fallen arch-angel/Seraphim; Lucifer (who became known as 'Satan' after his fall). Cyprian eventually abandoned sorcery and became a Bishop after he had summoned the entity Satan to assist him on a deed, of which Satan supposedly failed.
- Virgil, subjected to magical lege... | 37,632 | triviaqa-train |
In which year was the Battle of Gettysburg; David Lloyd George born; the first section of the London Underground opened? | London Underground
The London Underground (also known simply as the Underground, or by its nickname the Tube) is a public rapid transit system serving London, England and some parts of the adjacent counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom.
The Underground has its origins in the Metropo... | British Prime Minister David Lloyd George′s position. On 12 February 1921, he went with the annexation of the Aegean coast which was followed by the Greek offensive. David Lloyd George acted with his sentiments, which were developed during Battle of Gallipoli, as opposed to General Milne, who was his officer on the gro... | 37,633 | triviaqa-train |
Which English chemist isolated the metals sodium and magnesium, etc? | as hydrated magnesium sulfate, ·7.
The metal itself was first isolated by Sir Humphry Davy in England in 1808. He used electrolysis on a mixture of magnesia and mercuric oxide. Antoine Bussy prepared it in coherent form in 1831. Davy's first suggestion for a name was magnium, but the name magnesium is now used.
Uses as... | lower the melting point of the mixture. The heavier alkali metals, however, is more typically isolated in a different way, where a reducing agent (typically sodium for potassium and magnesium or calcium for the heaviest alkali metals) is used to reduce the alkali metal chloride. The liquid or gaseous product (the alkal... | 37,634 | triviaqa-train |
"Who directed the 1990 film ""Dances With Wolves""?" | Dances with Wolves
Dances with Wolves is a 1990 American epic Western film starring, directed and produced by Kevin Costner. It is a film adaptation of the 1988 book of the same name by Michael Blake that tells the story of Union Army lieutenant John J. Dunbar (Costner) who travels to the American frontier to find a mi... | and "Field of Dreams" (1989). In 1990, he partnered with producer Jim Wilson to form the production company Tig Productions. Tig's first film was the epic "Dances with Wolves" which Costner directed and starred in. This film was nominated for 12 Academy Awards and won seven, including two for him personally (Best Pictu... | 37,635 | triviaqa-train |
The flag of which European country is a red-white-green horizontal tricolour? | and no design or insignia. However, other historical states have also used flags without designs or insignia, such as the short-lived Soviet Republic of Hungary and the more recent Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, whose flags were both a plain field of red.
Colours are normally described with common names, such as "red", ... | Flag of Sudan
The current flag of Sudan () was adopted on 20 May 1970 and consists of a horizontal red-white-black tricolour with a green triangle at the hoist. The flag is based on the Arab Liberation Flag shared by Egypt, Iraq, Syria and Yemen that uses a subset of the Pan-Arab colours in which green is less signific... | 37,636 | triviaqa-train |
Which now retired English football referee booked Croatian Josip Simunic three times (playing against Australia) in the 2006 World Cup? | Graham Poll
Graham Poll (born 29 July 1963) is an English former football referee in the Premier League and is considered the best English referee of the last 25 years in a list maintained by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). With 26 years of experience, he was regarded as one of ... | May 2007 between Derby County and West Bromwich Albion.
As well as refereeing the 2005 UEFA Cup Final he was the English representative at two World Cups and UEFA Euro 2000.
At the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, he refereed two matches successfully. In his third game, Croatia vs Australia, he cautioned Croatian defend... | 37,637 | triviaqa-train |
"What is the name of the baker in TV's ""Camberwick Green""?" | part of its "Children's Treasury Collection".
Later, in 1989, the BBC released a video with the last three episodes (including E12 "Mickey Murphy the Baker" as the first episode, E11 "Mr Carraway" as the second episode and E13 "Mrs Honeyman and her Baby" as the last episode).
Then, in 1996–1997 Telstar Home Entertainnm... | soft cheese adverts. John Noakes, Lesley Judd.
- "Time Flies By (When You're the Driver of a Train)". Based on the Chigley song of the same name. The opening notes are the theme tune to Camberwick Green; Camberwick (Camberwick Green); Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble and Grubb – The Trumpton fire brigade; "C... | 37,638 | triviaqa-train |
Which daughter of Agamemnon was sacrificed for a fair wind? | Agamemnon
In Greek mythology, Agamemnon (; , "Ἀgamémnōn") was a king of Mycenae, the son of King Atreus and Queen Aerope of Mycenae, the brother of Menelaus, the husband of Clytemnestra and the father of Iphigenia, Electra or Laodike (Λαοδίκη), Orestes and Chrysothemis. Legends make him the king of Mycenae or Argos, th... | , demanded that Polyxena, under the pretext of marriage with whom, he was slain, should be sacrificed at his tomb as an offering to the chthonic gods. Otherwise the Greeks will not have a favourable wind for their return.
Agamemnon and Pyrrhus quarrel about the sacrifice. Calchas is summoned and he asserts that not on... | 37,639 | triviaqa-train |
Nereid and Triton are satellites 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... | are thus treated separately from the other five irregular Neptunian moons, which are more like the outer irregular satellites of the other outer planets. Firstly, they are the largest two known irregular moons in the Solar System, with Triton being almost an order of magnitude larger than all other known irregular moon... | 37,640 | triviaqa-train |
Which Shakespeare play takes place in both Bohemia and Sicily? | poetry and were considered his most successful tragedies by the poet and critic T.S. Eliot.
In his final period, Shakespeare turned to romance or tragicomedy and completed three more major plays: "Cymbeline", "The Winter's Tale," and "The Tempest", as well as the collaboration, "Pericles, Prince of Tyre". Less bleak th... | neither a coast (being landlocked) nor a desert. Shakespeare followed his source (Robert Greene's "Pandosto") in giving Bohemia a coast, though he reversed the location of characters and events: "The part of Pandosto of Bohemia is taken by Leontes of Sicily, that of Egistus of Sicily by Polixenes of Bohemia". In suppor... | 37,641 | triviaqa-train |
What is the lowest part of the Earth's atmosphere, which may be 2 km high above the Earth's surface? | be near 0 °C.
The stratospheric temperature profile creates very stable atmospheric conditions, so the stratosphere lacks the weather-producing air turbulence that is so prevalent in the troposphere. Consequently, the stratosphere is almost completely free of clouds and other forms of weather. However, polar stratosphe... | over an entire solar cycle, which helps in its goal to differentiate the Sun's effects on the atmosphere from other effects.
Atmospheric region under study.
The Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere (MLT) region of the atmosphere to be studied by TIMED is located between 60–180 km above the Earth's surface where energy fro... | 37,642 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the father of King Richard the Second of England? | in the religious imagery of the Wilton Diptych, where Richard is one of three kings paying homage to the Virgin and Child. His elder brother, Edward of Angoulême, died near his sixth birthday in 1371. The Black Prince finally succumbed to his long illness in June 1376. The Commons in parliament genuinely feared that Ri... | of Cecily Bonville, who became the wealthiest heiress in England following the deaths in the Battle of Wakefield of Katherine's husband, her father-in-law; and less than two months later, of William Bonville's grandfather, William Bonville, 1st Baron Bonville who was executed following the Yorkist defeat at the Second ... | 37,643 | triviaqa-train |
"Who wrote ""The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy""?" | The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, also known as just Tristram Shandy, is a novel by Laurence Sterne. It was published in nine volumes, the first two appearing in 1759, and seven others following over the next seven years (vols. 3 and 4, 1761; vols. ... | The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman', was born in the town, though his family returned to England soon after
- Anthony Trollope (1815–1852), a noted author, worked in the town for a period
- Stephen White (1575-1646) was an Irish Jesuit, historian and antiquarian, born in Clonmel, who wrote about the ea... | 37,644 | triviaqa-train |
Who was appointed as first President of the British Royal Academy? | for the Academy in 1768. The painter Joshua Reynolds was made its first president, and Francis Milner Newton was elected the first secretary, a post he held for two decades until his resignation in 1788.
The instrument of foundation, signed by George III on 10 December 1768, named 34 founder members and allowed for a t... | and other Greek statuary in the British Museum had originally been coloured (see Transactions of the Royal Institute of British Architects for 1842).
He was elected an Associate of the Royal 'Academy on 2 November 1829, and an academician on 10 February 1836, his diploma work being his design for the Palace of Westmins... | 37,645 | triviaqa-train |
"Which English rock band's albums included ""Communique"", ""Love Over Gold"", ""On Every Street""?" | second British Invasion. Some more traditional rock bands adapted to the video age and profited from MTV's airplay, most obviously Dire Straits, whose "Money for Nothing" gently poked fun at the station, despite the fact that it had helped make them international stars, but in general, guitar-oriented rock was commerci... | ), "Rock and Roll Over" (1976), and "Love Gun" (1977) were all certified platinum in the United States. The band's last studio album on Casablanca was "Creatures of the Night" in 1982.
Notable Artists Donna Summer.
In 1975, Casablanca signed Donna Summer and released her album "Love to Love You Baby" which was certifie... | 37,646 | triviaqa-train |
The WW2 Guadalcanal Campaign was on which of the Pacific islands? | Islands, primarily Guadalcanal, as a first step towards capturing Rabaul, the main Japanese base in Southeast Asia.
Both plans started in July, but by mid-September, the Battle for Guadalcanal took priority for the Japanese, and troops in New Guinea were ordered to withdraw from the Port Moresby area to the northern pa... | significant of the Allied Forces' operations against the Japanese Imperial Forces was launched on 7 August 1942, with simultaneous naval bombardments and amphibious landings on the Florida Islands at Tulagi and Red Beach on Guadalcanal.
The Guadalcanal Campaign became an important and bloody campaign fought in the Paci... | 37,647 | triviaqa-train |
"Who composed the oratorio ""Elijah"" and an ""Italian Symphony""?" | Elijah (oratorio)
Elijah (), Op. 70, MWV A 25, is an oratorio written by Felix Mendelssohn. It premiered in 1846 at the Birmingham Festival. It depicts events in the life of the Biblical prophet Elijah, taken from the books 1 Kings and 2 Kings of the Old Testament.
Music and its style.
This piece was composed in the sp... | Cow" at the Savoy Theatre, but this musical play did not appeal to London audiences and closed after three weeks. He made several films, including "The Robber Symphony" in 1935, with music composed and conducted by Friedrich Feher, who also directed the film. Booth sang several Feher songs in the film, including one in... | 37,648 | triviaqa-train |
"Which English author wrote a trilogy of fantasy novels entitled ""His Dark Materials""?" | His Dark Materials
His Dark Materials is an epic trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman consisting of "Northern Lights" (1995) (published as "The Golden Compass" in North America), "The Subtle Knife" (1997), and "The Amber Spyglass" (2000). It follows the coming of age of two children, Lyra Belacqua and Will Parry... | Elizabeth Kay
Elizabeth Kay (born 9 July 1949 in London) is an English writer. She is the author of The Divide trilogy, a series of children's fantasy novels, originally published by Chicken House Press, then picked up by Scholastic Books
Biography.
Before going to art school she attended Nonsuch High School for girls ... | 37,649 | triviaqa-train |
In the New Testament, who is father of John the Baptist? | narratives In Luke and Acts.
The Gospel of Luke adds an account of John's infancy, introducing him as the miraculous son of Zechariah, an old man, and his wife Elizabeth, who was past menopause and therefore unable to have children. According to this account, the birth of John was foretold by the angel Gabriel to Zecha... | the New Testament rather than the Old Testament.
After Alexander Campbell's marriage to Miss Margaret Brown, her father deeded him a fine farm, which is now the site of Bethany, West Virginia. This provided him a living so that he was free to travel among the churches where he was received with great favor. John Walker... | 37,650 | triviaqa-train |
In which year was Mata Hari arrested; the Battle of Cambrai fought; King George the Fifth changed the Royal family surname to Windsor? | Queen to the Treasury.
Since 1917, when King George V changed the name of the royal house from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, members of the royal family have belonged, either by birth or by marriage, to the House of Windsor. Senior titled members of the royal family do not usually use a surname, although since 1960 Mountbatte... | ; Vladimir Lenin escapes to Finland; Leon Trotsky is arrested.
- July 17 – King George V of the United Kingdom issues a proclamation, stating that thenceforth the male line descendants of the British Royal Family will bear the surname Windsor, vice the Germanic bloodline of "House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha", which is an... | 37,651 | triviaqa-train |
"Who won the Best Director and Best Picture Oscars for the 1982 film ""Gandhi""?" | and called it a "remarkable experience", and placed it 5th on his 10 best films of 1983.
In "Newsweek", Jack Kroll stated that "There are very few movies that absolutely must be seen. Sir Richard Attenborough's "Gandhi" is one of them." The movie "deals with a subject of great importance... with a mixture of high intel... | by Giuseppe Bertolucci - Bernardo's brother. Arcalli was to have edited Bernardo Bertolucci's next film, "La Luna" (1979), but he died during production; Cristiani, who was assisting, then took over as editor.
Cristiani edited Bernardo Bertolucci's 1982 film "Tragedy of a Ridulous Man". She won the Academy Award for Be... | 37,652 | triviaqa-train |
"Which late actress (real first names Ruth Elizabeth), said: ""Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy night""?" | and career.
Life and career 1908–1929: childhood and early acting career.
Ruth Elizabeth Davis, known from early childhood as "Betty", was born on April 5, 1908, in Lowell, Massachusetts, the daughter of Harlow Morrell Davis (1885–1938), a law student from Augusta, Maine, and subsequently a patent attorney, and Ruth Au... | Bette was letter perfect. She was syllable-perfect. The director's dream: the prepared actress."
Critics responded positively to Davis' performance, and several of her lines became well-known, particularly "Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night". She was again nominated for an Academy Award, and critics... | 37,653 | triviaqa-train |
Thomas the Tank Engine lives at a big station on which island? | credit for his work, and it is only since the publication of Brian Sibley's "The Thomas the Tank Engine Man" that he has started to receive major recognition. It had often been erroneously assumed that C. Reginald Dalby created the character, as he was responsible for illustrating books 3–11 and repainting the illustra... | and he gave it to Abu so he would be sick and start this whole plan, even though he could've kidnapped Abu at the time.
Abu lives and the movie ends with a big end song with everyone in the film. Just before the final credits, a hamster appears on screen, riding on a model Thomas the Tank Engine. He gets off at the mod... | 37,654 | triviaqa-train |
By what name is the pre-historic animal the smilodon better known? | Smilodon
Smilodon is a genus of the extinct machairodont subfamily of the felids. It is one of the most famous prehistoric mammals, and the best known saber-toothed cat. Although commonly known as the saber-toothed tiger, it was not closely related to the tiger or other modern cats. "Smilodon" lived in the Americas dur... | on a crossing of the River Suir.
The M8 motorway connects Thurles to Cork and Dublin via the N75 and N62 roads. The N62 also connects Thurles to the centre of Ireland (Athlone) via Templemore and Roscrea. The R498 links Thurles to Nenagh. Thurles railway station opened on 13 March 1848.
History.
History Ancient history... | 37,655 | triviaqa-train |
How many fluid ounces in a UK pint? | Pint
The pint (symbol pt, sometimes abbreviated as "p") is a unit of volume or capacity in both the imperial and United States customary measurement systems. In both of those systems it is traditionally one-eighth of a gallon. The British imperial pint is about 20% larger than the American pint because the two systems ... | vinarius" in pharmaceutical Latin) was defined as of a pint, or 2 fluid ounces (2 fluid ounces in the imperial system). An older version (before c. 1800) was 1 fluid ounces. These units bear little relation to the capacity of most contemporary wineglasses, or to the ancient Roman cyathus.
See also.
- Decanter
- Wine
- ... | 37,656 | triviaqa-train |
The WMO is an agency of the UN dealing with what? | World Meteorological Organization
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO, in French Organisation Météorologique Mondiale or OMM) is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 193 Member States and Territories. The President of the World Meteorological Congress, its supreme body, is Gerhard Adrian as a s... | • SIDS • UN • UNCTAD • UNESCO • UNHCR • UNIDO • UPU • WCO • WFTU • WHO • WIPO • WMO • WTO
International Fora with Barbados offices.
- Caribbean Agricultural Research Development Institute (CARDI)
- Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (CARICAD)
- Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
- Caribbean Disaster Emergenc... | 37,657 | triviaqa-train |
The Rye House Plot was a plot against which king of England? | Rye House Plot
The Rye House Plot of 1683 was a plan to assassinate King Charles II of England and his brother (and heir to the throne) James, Duke of York. The royal party went from Westminster to Newmarket to see horse races and were expected to make the return journey on 1 April 1683, but because there was a major f... | privileges committee.
Political career The Rye House Plot.
The failure of the opposition to secure an exclusion bill was followed by the Rye House Plot, in which radical Whigs allegedly conspired to ambush the king and his brother. After the discovery of the plot in June 1683, Wolryche was one of the deputy lieutenants... | 37,658 | triviaqa-train |
What is the forename of Captain Mainwaring's wife in the TV series Dad's Army? | the highlight of my day". It is frequently implied that he is trapped in a loveless and unhappy marriage to Elizabeth, his unseen wife, who is domineering, neurotic and withholding of affection. For example, in the 5th series episode "If the Cap Fits..." Mainwaring reveals he learned to play the bagpipes on his honeymo... | black and white) : "Operation Spycatcher, Dad's Army Goes to Sea, Operation Blunderbuss, Dad's Army in the Red, Operation Spit-and-Polish, Sure-fire Mainwaring!". 96 pages. Price 20p.
Dad's Army - The Defence of a Front Line English Village by Paul Abelman, BBC Books, 1989. .BR
A retelling of some events in the TV seri... | 37,659 | triviaqa-train |
Which group was originally called the Pendletones and made one album as Carl and the Passions? | Brian, Love and two friends performed at Hawthorne High School. Brian also knew Al Jardine, a high school classmate. Brian suggested to Jardine that they team up with his cousin and brother Carl. Love gave the fledgling band its name: "The Pendletones", a pun on "Pendleton", a style of woolen shirt popular at the time.... | Team Dresch
Team Dresch is an American queercore/punk rock band from Portland, Oregon, originally formed in Olympia, Washington, which was initially active from 1993 until 1998. The band made a significant impression on the DIY movement queercore, which gave voice through zines and music to the passions and concerns of... | 37,660 | triviaqa-train |
Of what are grapnel, bower and stockless all types? | deeper.
Small boat anchors Delta anchor.
The Delta was developed in the 1980s for commercialization by British marine manufacturer Simpson–Lawrence. It is a plough anchor with a rigid, arched shank. It is described as "self-launching" because it can be dropped from a bow roller simply by paying out the rode, without ma... | strategies came from Joseph Forgas and Gorden Bower in 1988. Extensive listing and studying of these techniques started in the mid 1990s. It has primarily focused on the differences in the individuals to whom the mood repair strategies are given and how the strategies prove effective on each type of person. While vario... | 37,661 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the most famous cartoon creation of Chester Gould? | Chester Gould
Chester Gould (; November 20, 1900 – May 11, 1985) was an American cartoonist, best known as the creator of the "Dick Tracy" comic strip, which he wrote and drew from 1931 to 1977, incorporating numerous colorful and monstrous villains.
Early life.
Chester Gould was born to Gilbert R. Gould, the son of a ... | Primal (TV series)
Primal (also known as Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal) is an upcoming American adult animated action-adventure television series that is set to premiere on Adult Swim in the Fall of 2019. The series is created by Genndy Tartakovsky, who is most famous for the creation of two critically acclaimed Cartoon ... | 37,662 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the Roman goddess of chance? | Fortuna
Fortuna (, equivalent to the Greek goddess Tyche) was the goddess of fortune and the personification of luck in Roman religion who, largely thanks to the Late Antique author Boethius, remained popular through the Middle Ages until at least the Renaissance.
Fortuna is often depicted with a gubernaculum (ship's ... | Venus Genetrix (sculpture)
The sculptural type of Venus Genetrix shows the Roman goddess Venus in her aspect of "Genetrix" (mother), as she was honoured by the Julio-Claudian dynasty of Rome, who followed the precedent of Julius Caesar in claiming her as their ancestor. Through this historical chance, a Roman designati... | 37,663 | triviaqa-train |
In which European city is the Peter Paul fortress? | Peter and Paul Fortress
The Peter and Paul Fortress is the original citadel of St. Petersburg, Russia, founded by Peter the Great in 1703 and built to Domenico Trezzini's designs from 1706 to 1740 as a star fortress. In the early 1920s, it was still used as a prison and execution ground by the Bolshevik government.
To... | bestow on Russia his memoirs of how he [had] suffered".
Sights.
The fortress contains several notable buildings clustered around the Peter and Paul Cathedral (1712–1733), which has a bell-tower (the tallest in the city centre) and a gilded angel-topped cupola.
The cathedral is the burial place of all Russian tsars from... | 37,664 | triviaqa-train |
Which US poet wrote a collection of poems called Leaves of Grass, first published in 1855? | Leaves of Grass
Leaves of Grass is a poetry collection by the American poet Walt Whitman (1819–1892). Although the first edition was published in 1855, Whitman spent most of his professional life writing and re-writing "Leaves of Grass", revising it multiple times until his death. This resulted in vastly different edit... | minor emendations, and reordering of the sequence of the poems. The first edition (1855) was a small pamphlet of twelve poems. At his death four decades later, the collection included over 400 poems. For the fourth edition (1867)—in which "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd" had first been included—"Leaves of Gra... | 37,665 | triviaqa-train |
"Which actor's name is missing in this title of Hogarth's? ""
. in the character of Richard the Third""; it is to be found in the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool." | dissected by scientists after his execution. The method of execution, and the dissection, reflect the 1752 Act of Parliament allowing for the dissection of executed criminals who had been convicted for murder.
Career Portraits.
Hogarth was also a popular portrait painter. In 1745 he painted actor David Garrick as Richa... | These were to depict parallel episodes on the Royalist and Parliamentary sides in the Civil War. Ward's paintings depict the opposed figures as if confronting one another across the corridor.
Life Later work.
Ward continued to paint Hogarthian versions of episodes from British history throughout the 1860s, notably "Hog... | 37,666 | triviaqa-train |
During World War 2 in which country was the Gothic defensive line? | , which may be emphasised visually as much or more than the vertical lines. Each English cathedral (with the exception of Salisbury) has an extraordinary degree of stylistic diversity, when compared with most French, German and Italian cathedrals. It is not unusual for every part of the building to have been built in a... | endured since the Second World War.
History Second World War The Gothic Line.
The entire division was relieved from the line on May 30, 1944, and carried out "rest and refit" duties near the villages of Baia and Latina.
By August 1944 the Anzio Bridgehead force had broken out, Rome had fallen and the advance to the Po ... | 37,667 | triviaqa-train |
In what country are the most active volcanoes? | sometimes continental, scale. Such volcanoes are able to severely cool global temperatures for many years after the eruption due to the huge volumes of sulfur and ash released into the atmosphere. They are the most dangerous type of volcano. Examples include Yellowstone Caldera in Yellowstone National Park and Valles C... | much of what is now the West.
The Pacific states are the most geologically active areas in the United States. Earthquakes cause damage every few to several years in California. While the Pacific states are the most volcanically active areas, extinct volcanoes and lava flows are found throughout most of the West.
Histor... | 37,668 | triviaqa-train |
Who patented the electric razor in 1931? | patent 616554 filed in 1898. Others followed suit, such as the American manufacturer Col. Jacob Schick who patented their first electric razor in 1930. The Remington Rand Corporation developed the electric razor further, first producing the electric razor in 1937. Another important inventor was Prof. Alexandre Horowitz... | sold in clips that could be loaded into the razor without touching the blade. This business provided the necessary capital to develop his electric razor concept when he sold it to the American Chain & Cable Company in 1928.
Inventions.
Successfully patented first electric razor in May, 1930. Also patented the General J... | 37,669 | triviaqa-train |
Mirabelle and Victoria are varieties of which fruit? | Plum
A plum is a fruit of the subgenus "Prunus" of the genus "Prunus." The subgenus is distinguished from other subgenera (peaches, cherries, bird cherries, etc.) in the shoots having terminal bud and solitary side buds (not clustered), the flowers in groups of one to five together on short stems, and the fruit having ... | fruits are shaken loose and collected in a net under the tree.
Cultivars.
The following cultivars are considered part of the Mirabelle cultivar group:
- Mirabelle de Nancy
- Mirabelle de Metz
Mirabelle de Lorraine.
The mirabelle is a specialty of the French region of Lorraine, which has an ideal climate and soil compos... | 37,670 | triviaqa-train |
"On which earlier film of 1940 was the 1956 musical ""High Society"" based?" | High Society (1956 film)
High Society is a 1956 American romantic musical comedy film directed by Charles Walters and starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, and Frank Sinatra. The film was produced by Sol C. Siegel for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and shot in VistaVision and Technicolor, with music and lyrics by Cole Porter.
The f... | ), a 1997 musical based on the 1956 film
- "High Society" (musical), a 1987 West End musical based on the 1956 film
- High Society (composition), a 1901 jazz standard written by Porter Steele
- "High Society" (Enon album)
- "High Society" (Epik High album)
- "High Society" (High Contrast album)
- "High Society" (Kotton... | 37,671 | triviaqa-train |
What kind of creature is an alewife? | to bypass Niagara Falls. Here, its population surged, peaking between the 1950s and 1980s to the detriment of many native species of fish. In an effort to control them biologically, Pacific salmon were introduced, only partially successfully. As a marine fish, the alewife is a US National Marine Fisheries Service "Spec... | return to his own kind. Androvax was successful in awakening the survivors of the Veils as he searches for a new world for them to reside in.
In "Heaven Sent," the Twelfth Doctor encountered another creature that is also called the Veil while trapped in his Confession Dial. The creature modeled after an image of a rott... | 37,672 | triviaqa-train |
In the US children's TV show, 1968-1970, as what were Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper and Snorky known? | the official trailer for the R-rated movie, some suggested it was inspired by the "Five Nights at Freddy's" horror video game series.
Home media.
On September 21, 2009, Warner Home Video released the complete first season on DVD in Region 2. The six-disc set consists of 36 edited half-hour episodes of "The Banana Split... | Evie Hayes. He made his TV debut in 1964 on "Brian and the Juniors", a children's variety-talent series, hosted by Brian Naylor on HSV-7 and remained with the show until 1970. In 1968 he appeared alongside Happy Hammond in an early colour television demonstration for the same channel. Redfern also guested on "Happening... | 37,673 | triviaqa-train |
Portree is the largest town of which island? | Portree
Portree (; , ) is the largest town on and capital of the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It is the location for the only secondary school on the island, Portree High School. Public transport services are limited to buses.
Portree has a harbour, fringed by cliffs, with a pier designed by Thomas T... | residents and the land is evidenced by Robert Carruthers's remark circa 1852 that, "There is now a village in Portree containing three hundred inhabitants." Even if this estimate is inexact the population of the island's largest settlement has probably increased sixfold or more since then. During the period the total n... | 37,674 | triviaqa-train |
Which port in Brittany is the base of the French Naval Atlantic fleet? | part of the Pays de la Loire region.
At the 2010 census, the population of historic Brittany was estimated to be 4,475,295. Of these, 71% lived in the region of Brittany, while 29% lived in the Loire-Atlantique department. In 2012, the largest metropolitan areas were Nantes (897,713 inhabitants), Rennes (690,467 inhabi... | Battle of Groix
The Battle of Groix was a large naval engagement which took place near the island of Groix off the Biscay coast of Brittany on 23 June 1795 (5 messidor an III) during the French Revolutionary Wars. The battle was fought between elements of the British Channel Fleet and the French Atlantic Fleet, which w... | 37,675 | triviaqa-train |
What office did Stephen Langton hold at the time of the Magna Carta? | Stephen Langton
Stephen Langton (c. 1150 – 9 July 1228) was an English Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of Canterbury between 1207 and his death in 1228. The dispute between King John of England and Pope Innocent III over his election was a major factor in the crisis which produced Magna Carta in 12... | ambiguous, was more sympathetic to John than most accounts e.g. it considers that there were two sides to the argument over Magna Carta. John's nephew Arthur is killed by John in a fit of temper, but he is shown as a rebellious adolescent who did provoke John to some extent rather than the innocent child in some versio... | 37,676 | triviaqa-train |
In which country is the Qattara Depression? | coast, the Atlas Mountains of the Maghreb, and the Nile Valley in Egypt and Sudan. It stretches from the Red Sea in the east and the Mediterranean in the north to the Atlantic Ocean in the west, where the landscape gradually changes from desert to coastal plains. To the south, it is bounded by the Sahel, a belt of semi... | the Siwa Protected Area which protects the wild oasis in and around the Siwa Oasis.
The Depression is an important habitat for the cheetah, with the largest number of recent sightings being in areas in the northern, western and northwestern part of the Qattara Depression, including the highly isolated, wild oases of Ai... | 37,677 | triviaqa-train |
Which TV soap centres around the residents of Ramsay Street? | departures, Max's sister Madge Mitchell (Anne Charleston), her children Charlene Mitchell (Kylie Minogue) and Henry Ramsay (Craig McLachlan), and Max and Madge's brother Tom Ramsay (Gary Files) all lived there. Charlene and Madge's husbands Scott Robinson (Jason Donovan) and Harold Bishop (Ian Smith) move in after thei... | Spy's Paul Millar called Troy "evil". Seanna Cronin of the "Sunshine Coast Daily" wrote "After daring to rough up Ramsay Street icon Harold Bishop before fleeing town last year, it's doubtful Miller will be able to win over Erinsborough's residents this time around."
Laura Morgan from "All About Soap" wrote that Troy i... | 37,678 | triviaqa-train |
Which major river has its source at the confluence of the rivers Brigach and Breg in the Black Forest? | , which rises prominently in the west from the Upper Rhine Plain, whilst seen from the east it has the appearance of a heavily forested plateau.
Geography Natural regions.
The natural regions of the Black Forest are separated by various features:
Geomorphologically, the main division is between the gentle eastern slope... | which is formed by the confluence of the Brigach and Breg rivers, until it reaches Immedingen.
The entire route crosses through four districts of the state of Baden-Württemberg: From Offenburg to Hausach it starts in the Ortenaukreis, and crosses the Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis between Triberg and Donaueschingen. Kreis Tutt... | 37,679 | triviaqa-train |
At the Battle of Balaclava, how were the 93rd Highlanders described by the Times war correspondent William H. Russell? | " One of the troops, John Scott, responded: "Aye, Sir Colin. An needs be, we'll do that." As the younger soldiers moved forward for a bayonet charge, Campbell called out: "93rd, 93rd, damn all that eagerness!" The Times journalist W.H.Russell commenting on the action reported:
This led to the regiment's nickname: "The ... | the coast of the Baltic Sea.
Roger Fenton was the first official war photographer and the first to attempt a systematic coverage of war for the benefit of the public. Hired by Thomas Agnew, he landed at Balaclava in 1854. His photographs were probably intended to offset the general aversion of the British people to the... | 37,680 | triviaqa-train |
"Who composed the song ""Alexander's Ragtime Band"" in 1911?" | Alexander's Ragtime Band
"Alexander's Ragtime Band" is a song by Irving Berlin. It was his first major hit, in 1911.
It might be regarded as a sequel to "Alexander and His Clarinet," which Berlin wrote with Ted Snyder in 1910.
The earlier song is mostly concerned with a reconciliation between Alexander Adams and Eliza ... | Lejon theater in Stockholm, where Wahlgren played alongside a cast including Tommy Nilsson. In 2013 she had a role in the musical "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" at Göta Lejon.
Career Music.
In the mid-to-late 1980s, Pernilla Wahlgren developed a pop music career, touring several times and releasing studio albums. Her... | 37,681 | triviaqa-train |
In which Northern Ireland county is the Giant's Causeway? | northern province of Ulster they were a very large majority in County Antrim and County Down, small majorities in County Armagh and County Londonderry and a substantial minority in Ulster's five other counties. The four counties named, along with County Fermanagh and County Tyrone, would later constitute Northern Irela... | Giant's Causeway (disambiguation)
The Giant's Causeway is an area of 40,000 interlocking basalt columns resulting from a volcanic eruption on the coast of Northern Ireland.
Giant's Causeway may also refer to:
- Giant's Causeway (horse), Europe's "Horse of the Year" in 2000
- Giant's Causeway, New South Wales, stretch o... | 37,682 | triviaqa-train |
In which 1961 film did Audrey Hepburn appear as the character Holly Golightly? | Breakfast at Tiffany's (novella)
Breakfast at Tiffany's is a novella by Truman Capote published in 1958. In it, a contemporary writer recalls his early days in New York City, when he makes the acquaintance of his remarkable neighbor, Holly Golightly, who is one of Capote's best-known creations.
Plot.
In autumn 1943, th... | Charity Cup:
Honours Cups (International).
- Tournoi du Nouvel An Paris:
- Challenge International du Nord:
Club records.
- Record attendance: 7,378, FA Cup Qualifying v Hastings United, 1953–54
- Biggest Win: 14 - 1 v Moulscombe Rovers, FA Amateur Cup, 30 September 1961
- Biggest Loss 1 - 13 v Army, 4 December 1943
- ... | 37,683 | triviaqa-train |
The Stanley Cup is contested in which sport? | the century. After the Portland Rosebuds, an American-based team, joined the PCHA in 1914, the trustees promptly issued a formal statement that the Cup was no longer for the best team in Canada, but now for the best team in the world. Ice hockey in Europe was still in its infancy at this time, so it was without much co... | Lord Derby Cup
The Lord Derby Cup (French: Trophée Lord Derby), also known as French Rugby à XIII Cup, is the premier knockout competition for the sport of rugby league football in France. It is open to all French rugby league clubs.
It was first contested in 1934, the same season as the French Rugby League Championshi... | 37,684 | triviaqa-train |
In which Scottish city is Arthur's Seat? | , and there were doubts over the number of officially designated cities. The royal burghs of Edinburgh and Perth anciently used the title "civitas", but the term "city" does not seem to have been used before the 15th century. Unlike the situation in England, in Scotland there was no link between the presence of a cathe... | .
Arthur's Seat plays a prominent role in Scottish writer James Hogg's 1824 novel "The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner". Robert and George Colwan, two feuding brothers, are caught in a fog atop Arthur's Seat and witness what could be interpreted as a Brocken spectre, a strange phenomenon of the li... | 37,685 | triviaqa-train |
Which DIY product originated the slogan 'does exactly what it says on the tin', in 1994? | Does exactly what it says on the tin
"It does exactly what it says on the tin" was originally an advertising slogan in the United Kingdom, which then became a common idiomatic phrase. It colloquially means that the name of something is an accurate description of its qualities. It is akin to the previously existing phra... | 'n' Roll', which does exactly what is says on the tin." "Rolling Stone"s Barry Walters wrote that "producer Rodney Jerkins' hip-hop blaspheming of Joan Jett's "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" doesn't go as far as it should (is a Limp Bizkit remix in its future?), but it certainly beats what her earlier studio architects did to t... | 37,686 | triviaqa-train |
In which sea is the island of Martinique? | Martinique
Martinique (), also referred to as "" in Martinican Creole) is an insular region of France located in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean Sea, with a land area of and a population of 376,480 inhabitants as of January 2016. Like Guadeloupe, it is an overseas region ("région d'outre... | chain, to the north of Carriacou and Petite Martinique and south of Palm Islands and Union Island.
Geography.
PSV is surrounded by of white sand beaches. Inland, the terrain consists of gently rolling hills and tropical woodland, amid which the resort’s accommodation is built. The highest point on the island is on Marn... | 37,687 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first reigning British monarch to reside at Buckingham Palace? | Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace () is the London residence and administrative headquarters of the monarch of the United Kingdom. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is often at the centre of state occasions and royal hospitality. It has been a focal point for the British people at times of national rejoi... | was built to an almost identical design though on a larger scale.
In 1953 Basil Sanderson approached Buckingham Palace, asking if Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II would be willing to launch the new ship and choose a name from a list of suggestions. The Queen agreed, and chose the name "Southern Cross". When launched on 1... | 37,688 | triviaqa-train |
What make of helicopter, manufactured by Boeing, is named after a wind originating in the Pacific, northwest of the United States? | possess the low back vowel merger, or the cot–caught merger. Canadian raising occurs in British Columbia and some speakers in Washington to a similar degree as it does in southern Ontario, but weaker than other parts of Canada. The California Vowel Shift also affects speech in the region.
Chinook Jargon was a pidgin or... | Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk
The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is a four-blade, twin-engine, medium-lift utility helicopter manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft. Sikorsky submitted the S-70 design for the United States Army's Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft System (UTTAS) competition in 1972. The Army designated the prototyp... | 37,689 | triviaqa-train |
Who composed the orchestral work Rhapsody in Blue in 1924? | Rhapsody in Blue
Rhapsody in Blue is a 1924 musical composition by the American composer George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band, which combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects.
The composition was commissioned by the bandleader Paul Whiteman. It was orchestrated by Ferde Grofé several tim... | 1947), "Le Curé de village" (1949), and "Tambour battant" (1952). He also composed a number of orchestral works, songs, and jazz pieces. His jazz concerto "Blues and Finales in G" (1942) is written in the style of "Rhapsody in Blue", and his "Serenade for Trumpet in Jazz" (composed before 1948) was played often in conc... | 37,690 | triviaqa-train |
In the comic books, what is Batman's real identity? | Batman
Batman is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and first appeared in "Detective Comics" #27 in 1939. Originally named the "Bat-Man," the character is also referred to by such epithets as the Caped Crus... | brush). He briefly appeared again in Season 4's first episode telling his uncle to luge. Due to his braces, it is hard to understand what he's saying (An example being what Ruff heard as "Ring Goblet" was Glen actually saying "Wing Goblet"). In "It's a bird? It's a plane? It's...Ruffmanman", Glen adopted a superhero id... | 37,691 | triviaqa-train |
Laxton Superb and Chelmsford Wonder are varieties of which fruit? | Apple
An apple is a sweet, edible fruit produced by an apple tree (Malus domestica). Apple trees are cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus "Malus". The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancestor, "Malus sieversii", is still found today. Apples have been grown for thousand... | of the walled garden survived and comprise Laxton's Superb (c.1922), Worcester Pearmain (c.1870), Newton Wonder (c.1890), Bismarck (c.1870), Bramley (c.1809), White Transparent (c.1870), Golden Delicious (c.1914) and Crimson Bramley (c.1913). As of 2013 grafts have been taken off all the fruit trees so that the garden ... | 37,692 | triviaqa-train |
"Who is the main male character, a fairground barker, in the film ""Carousel""?" | Pacific", the most serious storyline found in their musicals.
Plot.
The story revolves around Billy Bigelow, a rough-talking, macho, handsome carousel barker, and Julie Jordan, a young, innocent mill worker, both living their busy lives in the small town of Boothbay Harbor, Maine. They fall in love, but both are fired ... | Liliom (1934 film)
Liliom is a 1934 French fantasy film directed by Fritz Lang based on the Hungarian stage play of the same name by Ferenc Molnár. The film stars Charles Boyer as Liliom, a carousel barker who is fired from his job after defending the chambermaid Julie (Madeleine Ozeray) from the jealousy of Mme. Musca... | 37,693 | triviaqa-train |
Who was President of Germany from 1925 to 1934? | Paul von Hindenburg
Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg (), known generally as Paul von Hindenburg (; 2 October 1847 – 2 August 1934) was a German field marshal ("Generalfeldmarschall") and statesman who commanded the Imperial German Army during World War I and later became President of Germany ... | for Germany to pay its reparations. Because of his contribution, Dawes was also asked to work as assistant to Owen D. Young, who developed the succeeding Young Plan in 1929.
Dawes was a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, serving as president in 1925-26. He was president of A Century of Progress Corporation from... | 37,694 | triviaqa-train |
In which US town or city were the 1904 Summer Olympics held? | Exposition in 1900 and the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis in 1904 were side shows. This period was a low point for the Olympic Movement. The Games rebounded when the 1906 Intercalated Games (so-called because they were the second Games held within the third Olympiad) were held in Athens. These Games were, b... | 1977 in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, US. In 1991, the name was officially changed from International Special Olympics Summer/Winter Games to Special Olympics World Summer/Winter Games.
In 2011, Special Olympics World Summer Games were held on June 25 – July 4 in Athens, Greece, involving 6,000 athletes with intellectua... | 37,695 | triviaqa-train |
"Which soul group had a 1973 UK Top 10 hit with ""Love Train""?" | Love Train
"Love Train" is a hit single by The O'Jays, written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. Released in 1972, it reached number one on both the R&B Singles and the "Billboard" Hot 100, in February and March 1973 respectively, number 9 on the UK Singles Chart and was certified gold by the RIAA. It was The O'Jays' firs... | mainstream. Elton John experimented with the Philadelphia soul/disco sound while working with producer Thom Bell in 1977, sessions which eventually resulted in a UK #1 for John when "Are You Ready for Love" was re-released in 2003. The Equals (with Eddy Grant), who had come to prominence in the late 1960s playing Carib... | 37,696 | triviaqa-train |
In which Northern Ireland county are the Mourne Mountains, which contain the highest NI peak Slieve Donard? | Mourne Mountains
The Mourne Mountains ( ; ), also called the Mournes or Mountains of Mourne, are a granite mountain range in County Down in the south-east of Northern Ireland. It includes the highest mountains in Northern Ireland and the province of Ulster. The highest of these is Slieve Donard at . The Mournes is an A... | which, at , is the largest lake in the British Isles by area. The highest peak in Northern Ireland is Slieve Donard in the Mourne Mountains at .
Geography Climate.
The United Kingdom has a temperate climate, with plentiful rainfall all year round. The temperature varies with the seasons seldom dropping below or rising ... | 37,697 | triviaqa-train |
In which 1957 film did Alec Guinness play the character Lt.-Col. Nicholson? | Japanese prison camp in Burma. The commandant, Colonel Saito, informs them that all prisoners, regardless of rank, are to work on the construction of a railway bridge over the River Kwai that will connect Bangkok and Rangoon. The senior British officer, Lieutenant Colonel Nicholson, informs Saito that the Geneva Conven... | " in which Alec Guinness played the senior British officer, Lt. Colonel Nicholson. Both the book and film outraged former prisoners because Toosey did not collaborate with the enemy, unlike the fictional Lt. Colonel Nicholson.
Early life.
Toosey was born in Upton Road, Oxton, Birkenhead. He was educated at home until t... | 37,698 | triviaqa-train |
The World Men's Team Championship, the Thomas Cup, is a competition in which sport? | Thomas Cup
The Thomas Cup, sometimes called the World Men's Team Championships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the sport's global governing body. The championships have been conducted every two years since the 1982 tournament, a... | and vinegar.
More recently, the french tacos was invented in Lyon suburbs in the early 2000s and is now worldwide famous.
Culture Sport.
Lyon is home to the football club Olympique Lyonnais (OL), whose men's team plays in Ligue 1 and has won the championship of that competition seven times, all consecutively from 2002 ... | 37,699 | triviaqa-train |
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