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The sedia gestatoria, a portable throne that was in use till 1978 was used to carry whom? | Sedia gestatoria
The gestatorial chair ("sedia gestatoria" in Italian, lit. "chair for carrying") was a ceremonial throne on which Popes were carried on shoulders until 1978, and later replaced outdoors in part with the Popemobile. It consists of a richly adorned, silk-covered armchair, fastened on a "suppedaneum", on ... | used.
In the past, the pope was also carried on occasions in a portable throne, called the "sedia gestatoria". Originally, the "sedia" was used as part of the elaborate procession surrounding papal ceremonies that was believed to be the most direct heir of pharaonic splendor, and included a pair of flabella (fans made ... | 38,100 | triviaqa-train |
If Deucalion is to Greek mythology and Utnapishtim is to Mesopotamian mythology, who is the equivalent figure in Christianity? (hint: all saved themselves in a particular way) | Utnapishtim
Utnapishtim or Utanapishtim () is a character in the "Epic of Gilgamesh" who is tasked by Enki (Ea) to abandon his worldly possessions and create a giant ship to be called "Preserver of Life". He was also tasked with bringing his wife, family, and relatives along with the craftsmen of his village, baby anim... | "Concerning Wade and his bote called Guingelot", and also his strange exploits in the same.
- The Preserver of Life, the ship built in the Epic of Gilgamesh by Utnapishtim and the craftspeople of his village at the request of Enki Ea to hold his wife and relatives, as well as the village craftspeople, the animals to be... | 38,101 | triviaqa-train |
A corroboree is a ceremonial meeting of what group of people? | Corroboree
A corroboree is an event where Australian Aboriginals interact with the Dreamtime through dance, music and costume. "Their bodies painted in different ways, and they wore various adornments, which were not used every day." The word "corroboree" was coined by the European settlers of Australia in imitation of... | are possibly 3500 years old.
Ceremonial sites are rare, but two large stone arrangements have been found at Wurdi Youang near Mount Rothwell and Carisbrook. others have been identified from Oral tradition, although archaeological remains are no longer evident such as the Corroboree Tree at Richmond oval was a significa... | 38,102 | triviaqa-train |
In Greek mythology, while going back from the Trojan War, whom did Menelaus successfully capture despite that person taking the form of a lion, a serpent, a leopard, a pig, and even that of water and a tree? | . Menelaus had to catch Proteus, a shape-shifting sea god, to find out what sacrifices to which gods he would have to make to guarantee safe passage. According to some stories the Helen who was taken by Paris was a fake, and the real Helen was in Egypt, where she was reunited with Menelaus. Proteus also told Menelaus t... | Canopus (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Canopus or Canobus () was the pilot of the ship of King Menelaus of Sparta during the Trojan War. Canopus is described as a handsome young man who was loved by the Egyptian prophetess, Theonoe, but never reciprocated her feelings.
According to legend, while visiting the Egyptian... | 38,103 | triviaqa-train |
The annual Mount Hagen Cultural Show that began in 1961 both as a celebration of tribal culture and as a forum for friendly competition (in place of tribal war) is one of the biggest draws of which large island nation? | Currently, Hevilift operates a charter service using ATR-42 and Twin Otter aircraft from Cairns, Queensland, for mine workers at the Porgera Gold Mine in Enga Province. Asia Pacific Airlines also fly Dash 8s regularly to Tabubil, their hub, to service the Ok Tedi Mine. Air Niugini also service Mount Hagen, with regular... | the tribe administers their share of the judgment trust from the 1990 land claim settlement, from which members can draw for educational and other benefits. Their annual economic impact was $81 million in 2010.
Tourism and recreation.
The Nation holds its annual celebration, Seminole Nation Days, on the third weekend i... | 38,104 | triviaqa-train |
The Kiswa, a 658 sq. m. silk cloth embroidered with gold threads drapes what religious object? | Kiswah
Kiswah (, "kiswat al-ka'bah") is the cloth that covers the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is draped annually on the 9th day of the month of Dhu al-Hijjah, the day pilgrims leave for the plains of Mount Arafat during the Hajj. The term "kiswah" is Arabic for 'pall', the cloth draped over a casket.
Current.
Ever... | foreign Muslim dignitaries and organizations. Some of them sell their share as souvenirs of the Hajj. In earlier times, Umar bin al-Khattab would cut it into pieces and distribute them among pilgrims who used them as shelter from the heat of Mecca.
The present cost of making the kiswa amounts to SAR 17,000,000 (~4,532... | 38,105 | triviaqa-train |
The Nine Worthies were personalities established in the Middle Ages who were said to represent the ideals of chivalry. Which 'tamer of horses' and heroic defender from Greek mythology is missing in the Pagans section? Pagans: ___, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar Old Testament Jews: Joshua, David, Judas Maccabeus Chi... | Argos or Mycenae, but the Trojans refused to return Helen. The "Iliad", which is set in the tenth year of the war, tells of the quarrel between Agamemnon and Achilles, who was the finest Greek warrior, and the consequent deaths in battle of Achilles' beloved comrade Patroclus and Priam's eldest son, Hector. After Hecto... | Nine Worthies
The Nine Worthies are nine historical, scriptural, and legendary personages who personify the ideals of chivalry established in the Middle Ages, whose lives were deemed a valuable study for aspirants to chivalric status. All were commonly referred to as 'Princes', regardless of their historical titles. In... | 38,106 | triviaqa-train |
What is the better known name of the Mawlawi followers of Sufism who are known for their 'rotating' motion during a ceremony called Seema? | as Egypt's Al-Azhar University and Zaytuna College, with Al-Azhar's current Grand Imam Ahmed el-Tayeb recently defining "Sunni orthodoxy" as being a follower "of any of the four schools of [legal] thought (Hanafi, Shafi’i, Maliki or Hanbali) and ... [also] of the Sufism of Imam Junayd of Baghdad in doctrines, manners a... | do not get married or they do not care about life before death. In the third chapter is about Islam and Sufism and the bad thing that Sufism followers have done to Islam. The next chapter is about the negative effect of Sufism on its followers because of the nature of the ideology. In the sixth chapter he calls Sufism ... | 38,107 | triviaqa-train |
K Street in Washington D.C. that is appropriately not far from government is home to several offices of what 'influential' industry? | is planned as the next phase of DC's streetcar expansion.
Lobbying.
"K Street" is the common and often negative metonym for Washington's lobbying industry. Many of the major Washington lobbying firms were located on the section in Northwest Washington which passes from Georgetown through a portion of downtown D.C., alt... | offices at home often do not know how to deal appropriately with the reporters they expose to danger. Hence, a systematic and sustainable way of psychological support for traumatized journalists is strongly needed. However, only little and fragmented support programs exist so far.
The Newseum in Washington, D.C. is hom... | 38,108 | triviaqa-train |
The notion of God having two forms and ten Sefirot mediating between them is central to the belief system of which mystical tradition? | Kabbalah
Kabbalah (, literally "reception, tradition" or "correspondence") is an esoteric method, discipline, and school of thought of Judaism. A traditional Kabbalist in Judaism is called a "Mequbbāl" (). The definition of Kabbalah varies according to the tradition and aims of those following it, from its religious or... | Sefirot" are expressly designated as "abstracts", it is said of the letters: "Twenty-two letters: God drew them, hewed them, combined them, weighed them, interchanged them, and through them produced the whole creation and everything that is destined to come into being" (ii. 2).
The letters are neither independent subst... | 38,109 | triviaqa-train |
Although never part of international maritime law, which phrase was popularised by its usage on the RMS Titanic as a consequence of which 74% of the women and 52% of the children were saved but only 20% of the men? | the injured, elderly and young children."
In the Boy Scouts of America's Sea Scouting program, "Women and children first" is considered "the motto of the sea".
History.
History 19th century.
A well known appearance of the phrase "women and children first" occurred in the 1860 novel "Harrington: A Story of True Love", d... | differences in the survival rates of the different classes aboard "Titanic". Although only 3% of first-class women were lost, 54% of those in third-class died. Similarly, five of six first-class and all second-class children survived, but 52 of the 79 in third-class perished. The differences by gender were even bigger:... | 38,110 | triviaqa-train |
The etymology of what form of entertainment may come from the valley of 'Vau de Vire' in Normandy where satirical songs were common? | Vaudeville
Vaudeville (; ) is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment born in France at the end of the 18th century. A vaudeville was originally a comedy without psychological or moral intentions, based on a comical situation: a kind of dramatic composition or light poetry, interspersed with songs or ballets. It be... | Basselin, "Vaux de Vire". In his "Connections" television series, science historian James Burke argues that the term is a corruption of the French "Vau de Vire" ("Vire River Valley", in English), an area known for its bawdy drinking songs and where Basselin lived; Jean le Houx circa 1610 collected these works as "", wh... | 38,111 | triviaqa-train |
The name of what toy is a portmanteau of the Japanese word for 'egg' and the English word 'watch'? | Tamagotchi
The is a handheld digital pet, created in Japan by of WiZ and Aki Maita of Bandai. It was released by Bandai on November 23, 1996 in Japan and May 1997 in the rest of the world, quickly becoming one of the biggest toy fads of the 1990s and early 2000s. As of 2010, over 76 million Tamagotchis had been sold wo... | coffeehouse chains may be seen accommodating business people for conspicuous consumption, with coffee prices sometimes even higher than in the West.
In Malaysia and Singapore, traditional breakfast and coffee shops are called "kopi tiam". The word is a portmanteau of the Malay word for coffee (as borrowed and altered f... | 38,112 | triviaqa-train |
During the Falklands War, because a British aircraft lacked a conventional 'chaff' dispensing mechanism (used as a radar countermeasure), engineers designed one using welding rods, split pins and string.This eccentric make do was given the name of which cartoonist? | chaff-dispensing mechanism.
Therefore, Royal Navy engineers designed an impromptu delivery system of welding rods, split pins and string, which allowed six packets of chaff to be stored in the airbrake well and be deployed in flight. It was often referred to as the "Heath Robinson chaff modification", due to its comple... | or "deceiving paper." It was first used with some success in mid 1943, during night battles over the Solomon Islands. Competing demands for the scarce aluminum necessary for its manufacture limited its use. On February 21, 1945, during the Battle of Iwo Jima, "Giman-shi" was successfully used prior to a Kamikaze attack... | 38,113 | triviaqa-train |
In Greek mythology, a group of fierce fighters called the Myrmidons were commanded by which mighty warrior? | Myrmidons
The Myrmidons (or Myrmidones Μυρμιδόνες) were an ancient nation of Greek mythology. In Homer's "Iliad", the Myrmidons are the soldiers commanded by Achilles. Their eponymous ancestor was Myrmidon, a king of Phthiotis who was a son of Zeus and "wide-ruling" Eurymedousa, a princess of Phthiotis. She was seduced... | Peisander (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Peisander or Pisander (Ancient Greek: Πείσανδρος "Peisandros") may refer to the following characters:
- Pisander, also called Isander, son of Bellerophon and Philonoe. He was slain by Ares, as he fought against the Solymi, a Lycian tribe.
- Pisander, an Achaean soldier commande... | 38,114 | triviaqa-train |
First used in the context of folklore in 1885, what term describes a god/spirit/animal who disobeys normal rules and tries to survive the dangers of the world using deceit? | Trickster
In mythology, and in the study of folklore and religion, a trickster is a character in a story (god, goddess, spirit, human, or anthropomorphisation), which exhibits a great degree of intellect or secret knowledge, and uses it to play tricks or otherwise disobey normal rules and conventional behaviour.
Mythol... | , unlawfully offers a sacrifice and later disobeys a divine command both to kill all of the Amalekites and to destroy their confiscated property. Consequently, God sends the prophet Samuel to anoint a shepherd, David, the youngest son of Jesse of Bethlehem, to be king instead.
After God sends an evil spirit to torment ... | 38,115 | triviaqa-train |
What word that means 'cheap' or 'gaudy' is derived from the practice of trinkets sold at St. Audrey's fair in England? | Æthelthryth
Æthelthryth (or Æðelþryð or Æþelðryþe; 636 – 23 June 679 AD) was an East Anglian princess, a Fenland and Northumbrian queen and Abbess of Ely. She is an Anglo-Saxon saint, and is also known as Etheldreda or Audrey, especially in religious contexts.
Life.
Æthelthryth was probably born in Exning, near Newmark... | designs themselves reflecting Mughal art.
Unglazed calico was traditionally called "cretonne". The word "calico" is derived from the name of the Indian city Calicut (Kozhikkode in native Malayalam) to which it had a manufacturing association. In contemporary language the word "chintz" and "chintzy" can be used to refe... | 38,116 | triviaqa-train |
In Greek mythology, what river flowed around the cave of Hypnos in the Underworld and caused forgetfulness in all those who drank from it? | in a big cave, which the river Lethe ("Forgetfulness") comes from and where night and day meet. His bed is made of ebony, on the entrance of the cave grow a number of poppies and other hypnotic plants. No light and no sound would ever enter his grotto. According to Homer, he lives on the island Lemnos, which later on h... | Hypnos
In Greek mythology, Hypnos (; , "sleep") is the personification of sleep; the Roman equivalent is known as Somnus. His name is the origin of the word hypnosis.
Description.
Hypnos is the son of Nyx ("The Night") and Erebus ("The Darkness"). His brother is Thanatos ("Death"). Both siblings live in the underworld ... | 38,117 | triviaqa-train |
What classical ballet tells the story of Odette who is turned into a creature by an evil sorcerer's curse? | Swan Lake
Swan Lake (), Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failure, it is now one of the most popular of all ballets.
The scenario, initially in two acts, was fashioned from Russian and German folk tales and tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan b... | princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer's curse, Sergei Prokofiev's ballet "Romeo and Juliet", based on Shakespeare's famous play, and Igor Stravinsky's "Petrushka", which tells tells the story of the loves and jealousies of three puppets.
Creative drama.
Creative drama includes dramatic activities and games us... | 38,118 | triviaqa-train |
The 1633 painting The Storm on the Sea of Galilee that depicts the miracle of Jesus calming the waves was stolen in 1990 from a Boston museum in what is considered to be the biggest art theft in history. This painting is the only known seascape of which great artist? | The Storm on the Sea of Galilee
The Storm on the Sea of Galilee is a 1633 painting by the Dutch Golden Age painter Rembrandt van Rijn. It was previously in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, but was stolen in 1990 and remains missing. The painting depicts the miracle of Jesus calming the storm on the Sea of... | Christ at the Sea of Galilee
Christ at the Sea of Galilee is an oil painting by Jacopo Tintoretto. The painting depicts Jesus Christ raises a hand toward the apostles, who appear in a boat amid hostile waves at sea. It is an example of mannerism, a European art style that exaggerates proportion and favors compositional... | 38,119 | triviaqa-train |
Toru Iwatani, the creator of which popular video game admitted in a 1996 interview that the story of a pizza missing a slice being the inspiration of the game's main character was only half true? | and their history. The International Center for the History of Electronic Games at The Strong in Rochester, New York contains one of the largest collections of electronic games and game-related historical materials in the world, including a exhibit which allows guests to play their way through the history of video game... | ) the mouth movement when widely opened and closed in succession. Although Iwatani has repeatedly stated that the character's shape was inspired by a pizza missing a slice, in a 1986 interview he admitted that this was a half-truth and the character design also came from simplifying and rounding out the Kanji character... | 38,120 | triviaqa-train |
What satanic name was used to describe an apprentice who performed a number of tasks such as mixing tubs of ink in a printing establishment? | Printer's devil
A printer's devil was an apprentice in a printing establishment who performed a number of tasks, such as mixing tubs of ink and fetching type. A number of notable men served as printer's devils in their youth, including Ambrose Bierce, William Dean Howells, James Printer, Benjamin Franklin, Raymond C. H... | Weed returned to his position there.
Start of career.
Start of career Printer.
Weed learned in 1810 that Thomas Chittenden Fay intended to start a newspaper in Onondaga, the "Lynx". Having decided on a career in printing and publishing, Weed and his father convinced Fay to take Weed on as a second apprentice. His first... | 38,121 | triviaqa-train |
In 1933, which Mexican artist commissioned by the Rockefeller family to create a mural caused controversy by including Lenin in it? | for the new Rockefeller Center. For the wall opposite the main entrance of 30 Rockefeller Plaza Nelson Rockefeller wanted Henri Matisse or Pablo Picasso to paint a mural because he favored their modern style, but neither was available. Diego Rivera was one of Nelson Rockefeller's mother's favorite artists and therefore... | 1933 mural, "Man at the Crossroads", in the lobby of the RCA Building at Rockefeller Center. When his patron Nelson Rockefeller discovered that the mural included a portrait of Vladimir Lenin and other communist imagery, he fired Rivera, and the unfinished work was eventually destroyed by Rockefeller's staff. Frida Kah... | 38,122 | triviaqa-train |
What non-woven cloth that is produced by matting and pressing fibers is the oldest form of fabric known to humankind? | Lace is made by interlocking threads together independently, using a backing and any of the methods described above, to create a fine fabric with open holes in the work. Lace can be made by either hand or machine.
Carpets, rugs, velvet, velour, and velveteen are made by interlacing a secondary yarn through woven cloth,... | The placket of the shirt is the part that holds the buttons and the button holes. This is highly regarded as the focal point of the dress shirt when worn casually. Unfortunately due to the lack of reinforcement, the weight of the collar will cripple the placket throughout the day. No amount of starch, ironing, pressing... | 38,123 | triviaqa-train |
The Scarlet Sails celebration is the culmination of what annual festival that takes place during the season of the midnight sun in St. Petersburg? | .
The "Stars of the White Nights" festival was originally started by the first mayor of St. Petersburg, Anatoly Sobchak, and has been held annually since 1993. Some of the stars who performed here include Plácido Domingo, Olga Borodina, Alfred Brendel, Anna Netrebko, Carlo Maria Giulini, Yuri Temirkanov, Gidon Kremer, ... | Petrovsky Shipyard in St Petersburg.
- In June 2000 the "Shtandart" set sail on her maiden voyage. The frigate retraced the route taken by Peter I, during his Grand Embassy.
- Since 2005, the "Shtandart" has played the part of the "dream ship" at the Scarlet Sails festival, an annual celebration of the end of the schoo... | 38,124 | triviaqa-train |
The most famous symbol of what people of North Africa is the Tagelmust, an indigo blue-colored veil that gives them the name 'People of the Veil'? | Tagelmust
The tagelmust (also known as cheich, cheche and "litham") is an indigo-dyed cotton garment, with the appearance of both a veil and a turban. The cloth may exceed ten meters in length. It is mostly worn by Tuareg Berber men, the Hausa of the far northern Sahel region and the Songhai. In recent times, other col... | with indigo. Instead of using dye, which uses precious water, the tagelmust is coloured by pounding it with powdered indigo. The blue colour transfers to the skin, where it is seen as a sign of nobility and affluence. Early visitors called them the "Blue Men" of the Sahara.
- In the culture of the Hopi people of the Am... | 38,125 | triviaqa-train |
Which major 20th century art movement is divided into two parts called Analytical and Synthetic? | Cubism
Cubism is an early-20th-century avant-garde art movement that revolutionized European painting and sculpture, and inspired related movements in music, literature and architecture. Cubism has been considered the most influential art movement of the 20th century. The term is broadly used in association with a wide... | , which aims to set up an anthological collection of 20th century Italian art, becoming the museum's equivalent to the encyclopedic contents of the "History of Art."
Contents.
The work is divided into seven volumes. It features fivethousand artists, with over thirty-five thousand names listed in the analytical index. T... | 38,126 | triviaqa-train |
What is the term for the fine pattern of cracks formed on old paintings, which is sometimes used to detect forged art as it is a hard-to-forge signature of authenticity? | Craquelure
Craquelure (, ) is the fine pattern of dense cracking formed on the surface of materials and can be induced by drying, aging, intentional patterning, or a combination of all three. The term is most often used to refer to tempera or oil paintings, but it can also develop in old ivory carvings or painted minia... | 's authenticity. Art authentication methods are used to detect and identify forgery, faking and copying of art works, e.g. paintings.
- Bloodstain pattern analysis is the scientific examination of blood spatter patterns found at a crime scene to reconstruct the events of the crime.
- Computational forensics concerns th... | 38,127 | triviaqa-train |
What cultural symbol of Mexico is said to represent both the Virgin Mary and the Aztec goddess Tonantzin? | of pure Spanish blood (criollos). Administration was based on the racial separation, among "Republics" of Spaniards, Amerindians and "castas", autonomous and directly dependent on the king himself.
The Council of Indies and the mendicant religious orders, which arrived in Mesoamerica as early as 1524, labored to genera... | "Coātlaxopeuh" , which they interpret as meaning "the one who crushes the serpent," and that it may seem to be referring to the feathered serpent Quetzalcoatl. In addition, the Virgin Mary was portrayed in European art as crushing the serpent of the Garden of Eden.
According to another theory the juxtaposition of Guada... | 38,128 | triviaqa-train |
Alluded to by Alexander Pope in his An Essay on Criticism, in Greek mythology it was believed that drinking from what body of water would bring you great inspiration? | , "The Dunciad".
Part II of "An Essay on Criticism" includes a famous couplet:
This is in reference to the spring in the Pierian Mountains in Macedonia, sacred to the Muses. The first line of this couplet is often misquoted as "a little "knowledge" is a dangerous thing".
The "Essay" also gives this famous line (towards... | partially nude fountain. "Chicago Tribune" writers stood behind Taft's fountain using humor against what they described as a "streak of over-accentuated puritanism" that could adversely affect public art.
Taft had Beaux-Arts training that lent itself well to allegorical sculpture. For "Fountain of the Great Lakes", Taf... | 38,129 | triviaqa-train |
What is the illustrated manuscript produced by Celtic monks around 800 AD that has been described as the zenith of Western calligraphy and illumination? | -century South East Asian sculptures and African masks), along with pieces from the Celtic, Byzantine, Medieval and Romanesque periods on loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters.
Also among its valuable collection, the Fairfield University Art Museum is home to a rare fac... | is one of the more lavishly illuminated manuscripts to survive from the Middle Ages and has been described as the zenith of Western calligraphy and illumination.
External links.
- Aerial View of Bellarmine Hall | 38,130 | triviaqa-train |
What is the Japanese equivalent of the Chinese art of penjing? | Bonsai
Bonsai (, ) is a Japanese art form using cultivation techniques to produce small trees in containers that mimic the shape and scale of full size trees. Similar practices exist in other cultures, including the Chinese tradition of "penzai" or "penjing" from which the art originated, and the miniature living lands... | , against an uncluttered background".
Bonkei is similar in some ways to the Japanese "saikei" (plant landscape), Chinese "penjing", or Vietnamese "hon non bo" art forms. Although the aesthetic goals and practical aspects of model railroads are quite different, some similarities with bonkei can be seen in the model rail... | 38,131 | triviaqa-train |
"When this great artist was once criticized for creating unrealistic art, he asked his accuser ""Can you show me some realistic art?"" The man showed him a photograph of his wife. The artist observed: ""So your wife is two inches tall, two-dimensional, with no arms and no legs, and no colour but only shades of gray?"" ... | Picasso's Blue Period
The Blue Period () is a term used to define the works produced by Spanish painter Pablo Picasso between 1901 and 1904 when he painted essentially monochromatic paintings in shades of blue and blue-green, only occasionally warmed by other colors. These somber works, inspired by Spain and painted in... | along with Lichtenstein, Rosenquist, and Wayne Thiebaud. Warhol was the only artist whose photograph actually appeared in the article, which is indicative of his knack for manipulating the mass media. Blum saw dozens of Campbell's Soup can variations, including a grid of "One-Hundred Soup Cans" that day. Blum was shock... | 38,132 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the ritual practiced by some Bedouin tribes for the purpose of lie detection in which the accused is asked to lick a hot object? | Bisha'a
Bisha'a or Bisha (ordeal by fire, trial by fire or fire test) is a ritual practiced by Bedouin tribes of the Judean, Negev and Sinai deserts for the purpose of lie detection. It is also practiced, and is said to have originated among, some Bedouin tribes of Saudi Arabia. It is the best-known of various forms of... | such as in a case of a blood feud, usually in the absence of witnesses. It entails the accused to lick a hot metal spoon and subsequently rinse the mouth with water. If the tongue shows signs of a burn or a scar the accused is taken to be guilty of lying.
Common forms of judicial hierarchy.
- Orfi: A one-level judicial... | 38,133 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the water management system developed in ancient Persia that is used to provide a reliable supply of water in hot and arid climates? | irrigation canals radiocarbon-dated from the 4th millennium BCE, the 3rd millennium BCE and the 9th century CE. These canals provide the earliest record of irrigation in the New World. Traces of a canal possibly dating from the 5th millennium BCE were found under the 4th-millennium canal.
Ancient Persia (modern day Ira... | of steel in electric arc furnaces. Reliable electric power is essential to telecommunications and broadcasting. Electric power is used to provide air conditioning in hot climates, and in some places electric power is an economically competitive source of energy for building space heating. Use of electric power for pump... | 38,134 | triviaqa-train |
The Temple of the Tooth which houses the only surviving relic of Buddha (a tooth) is located in the city of Kandy in which Asian country? | 1998 Temple of the Tooth attack
1998 Temple of the Tooth attack is an attack on the Temple of the Tooth Relic, located in Kandy, Sri Lanka. The shrine, which is considered to be important to the Buddhists in Sri Lanka, houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha, and is also a UNESCO designated World Heritage Site. In ... | was brought following the various relocations of the capital city.
The Palace of the Tooth relic, the palace complex and the holy city of Kandy are associated with the history of the dissemination of Buddhism. The temple is the product of the last peregrination of the relic of the tooth of Buddha and the testimony of a... | 38,135 | triviaqa-train |
During the canonization process of the Roman Catholic Church, what was the lawyer who argued against the canonization of a candidate called? | and the norms issued by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints on 7 February 1983 to implement the constitution in dioceses, continued the simplification of the process initiated by Pope Paul VI. Contrary to popular belief, the reforms did not eliminate the office of the Promoter of the Faith (Latin: "Promotor Fidei... | Canonization
Canonization is the act by which a Christian church declares that a person who has died was a saint, upon which declaration the person is included in the list of recognized saints, called the "canon". Originally, a person was recognized as a saint without any formal process. Later, different processes were... | 38,136 | triviaqa-train |
Modelled on the Spanish bullfight, in which country did the Paso Doble dance originate? | southern France, and some Latin American countries (Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Peru). While some forms are sometimes considered to be a blood sport, in some countries, for example Spain, it is defined as an art form or cultural event and relevant regulatory frameworks liken it to other cultural events and... | Paso Doble (band)
Paso Doble is a German NDW band that formed in 1983. Very popular in Germany, their songs "Computerliebe", "Herz An Herz" and "Fantasie" have appeared on several Best of NDW/new wave compilations. They are well known for their unique sound as well as their unusual style and choreography, which had a S... | 38,137 | triviaqa-train |
'Disko Troop' is the captain of the We're Here' fishing vessel in which Rudyard Kipling novel, which was made into a film starring Spencer Tracy? | Kipling called his "ship", and which brought him "sunshine and a mind at ease". His seclusion in Vermont, combined with his healthy "sane clean life", made Kipling both inventive and prolific.
In a mere four years he produced, along with the "Jungle Books", a book of short stories ("The Day's Work"), a novel ("Captains... | the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. He is rescued by a Portuguese-American fisherman, Manuel Fidello (Spencer Tracy), and taken aboard the fishing schooner ""We're Here"", from Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Harvey is shocked the schooner's captain, Disko Troop (Lionel Barrymore), intends fishing in the Atlantic for three mo... | 38,138 | triviaqa-train |
What was the first name of Stradivari, who lived 1644-1737, and is famous as a manufacturer of stringed musical instruments? | Antonio Stradivari
Antonio Stradivari (, , ; 1644 – 18 December 1737) was an Italian luthier and a crafter of string instruments such as violins, cellos, guitars, violas and harps. The Latinized form of his surname, "Stradivarius", as well as the colloquial "Strad" are terms often used to refer to his instruments. It i... | FujiGen
FujiGen Gakki フジゲン 楽器 is a musical instrument manufacturer based at Matsumoto in Japan and is named after the famous Mount Fuji. Gen means stringed instruments and Gakki means musical instrument - the name is literally translated to "Fuji Stringed Musical Instruments". FujiGen does OEM guitar manufacturing for ... | 38,139 | triviaqa-train |
There are three types of muscle in the human body: Skeletal, Smooth and which other? | any of the three macronutrients (protein, glucose and fat) aerobically without a 'warm up' period and always extracts the maximum ATP yield from any molecule involved. The heart, liver and red blood cells will also consume lactic acid produced and excreted by skeletal muscles during exercise.
At rest, skeletal muscle c... | tissues is to divide them into three types: fibrous connective tissue, skeletal connective tissue, and fluid connective tissue.
Animal tissues Muscular tissue.
Muscle cells form the active contractile tissue of the body known as muscle tissue or muscular tissue. Muscle tissue functions to produce force and cause motion... | 38,140 | triviaqa-train |
What is the official residence of the French President? | amounts to a gross monthly pay of 21,131 €.
The salary and the residence stipend are taxable for income tax.
The official residence and office of the president is the Élysée Palace in Paris. Other presidential residences include:
- the Hôtel de Marigny, standing next to the Élysée Palace, houses foreign official guests... | of Napoléon I during the First French Empire. At the time of the Bourbon Restoration, the castle became royal residence, and it is there that Charles X signed his abdication on 2 August 1830. Sometimes neglected at times of political unrest, the château de Rambouillet became the official summer residence of the French ... | 38,141 | triviaqa-train |
Which footballer has won a record 111 caps for Colombia? He is best known for his distinctive blond afro hairstyle and he played in Europe between 1988 and 2001, first for Montpellier and latterly for Real Valladolid. | for many Colombians worldwide. Colombia is known for having a passionate fan base.
Colombia had its strongest period during the 1990s. A 1993 match resulted in a 5–0 win over Argentina which began a special "mutual respect" rivalry between both nations. The goalkeeper René Higuita achieved fame from his eccentric scorp... | Roman Kukleta
Roman Kukleta (22 December 1964 – 26 October 2011) was a Czech footballer who played as a forward. He won three Czechoslovak First League titles with Sparta Prague between 1988 and 1991, during which time he also finished as top scorer of the First League. Other clubs he played for include Zbrojovka Brno,... | 38,142 | triviaqa-train |
Fado music originated in which country? | Fado
Fado (; "destiny, fate") is a music genre that can be traced to the 1820s in Lisbon, Portugal, but probably has much earlier origins. Fado historian and scholar Rui Vieira Nery states that "the only reliable information on the history of Fado was orally transmitted and goes back to the 1820s and 1830s at best. But... | , Madeira Wine, and the Moscatel from Setúbal and Favaios. Port and Madeira are particularly appreciated in a wide range of places around the world.
Culture Music.
Portuguese music encompasses a wide variety of genres. The traditional one is the Portuguese folk music which has deep roots in local customs having as inst... | 38,143 | triviaqa-train |
Which Luftwaffe bomber was withdrawn from the Battle of Britain because of heavy losses although it was used successfully elsewhere throughout the war? | losses to attacks by Stuka dive bombers that the Admiralty decided convoys should travel at night: the RAF shot down 16 raiders but lost 7 aircraft. By 8 August 18 coal ships and 4 destroyers had been sunk, but the Navy was determined to send a convoy of 20 ships through rather than move the coal by railway. After repe... | Battle of Britain, when some Bf 110-equipped units were withdrawn from the battle after very heavy losses and redeployed as night fighters, a role to which the aircraft was well suited. The Bf 110 enjoyed a successful period following the Battle of Britain as an air superiority fighter and strike aircraft in other thea... | 38,144 | triviaqa-train |
What name is given to non-volatile computer memory that can be electrically erased and reprogrammed which is primarily used in memory cards, memory sticks etc? | PROM, EPROM and EEPROM memory (used for storing firmware such as BIOS). Examples of volatile memory are primary storage, which is typically dynamic random-access memory (DRAM), and fast CPU cache memory, which is typically static random-access memory (SRAM) that is fast but energy-consuming, offering lower memory areal... | EEPROM
EEPROM (also EPROM) stands for electrically erasable programmable read-only memory and is a type of non-volatile memory used in computers, integrated in microcontrollers for smart cards and remote keyless systems, and other electronic devices to store relatively small amounts of data but allowing individual byte... | 38,145 | triviaqa-train |
Which 2009 movie is a biopic of Ian Dury, starring Andy Serkis in the title role and Ray Winstone as his father? | began recording with members of Radio Caroline's Loving Awareness Band—drummer Charley Charles (born Hugh Glenn Mortimer Charles, Guyana 1945), bassist Norman Watt-Roy, keyboard player Mick Gallagher, guitarist John Turnbull and former Kilburns saxophonist Davey Payne. An album was completed, but major record labels pa... | work was mainly in theatre. One of his first London stage roles saw him play the King of France in "King Lear" at the Royal Court Theatre, with Tom Wilkinson as Lear and Andy Serkis as the Fool. At a weekly Monday night poker game, Lindsay was asked by Patrick Marber to attend a week's improvisational workshop of a pla... | 38,146 | triviaqa-train |
"What type of cake kicked off Proust's reminiscences in ""Remembrance of Things Past""?" | social climber whose aspirations as a writer were hampered by his lack of self-discipline. His reputation from this period, as a snob and an amateur, contributed to his later troubles with getting "Swann's Way", the first part of his large-scale novel, published in 1913. At this time, he attended the "salons" of Mme St... | (trans.)
- 1929 Proust's Remembrance of Things Past, vols IV & V: Cities of the Plain (trans.)
- 1929 Proust's Remembrance of Things Past, vol VI: The Captive (trans.)
- 1929 Moncrif's Adventures of Zeloide & Amanzarifdine (ed & trans.)
- 1929 Bloch's --- & Co (trans.)
- 1930 Proust's Remembrance of Things Past, vol VI... | 38,147 | triviaqa-train |
In which Charles Dickens novel do we meet the minor characters: Startop, Mr. Jaggers and Wemmick? | Great Expectations
Great Expectations is the thirteenth novel by Charles Dickens and his penultimate completed novel: a bildungsroman that depicts the personal growth and personal development of an orphan nicknamed Pip. It is Dickens's second novel, after "David Copperfield", to be fully narrated in the first person. T... | drama and language of the trial scene of Charles Darnay in "A Tale of Two Cities" is very close to that of de la Motte's trial, with Dickens emphasising the grotesqueness and the gruesomeness of the proceedings in his inimitable manner.
As for Thackeray, in his last, unfinished novel, "Denis Duval" we find de la Motte ... | 38,148 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first woman to win the TIME Man of the Year award in 1936? | 2017. Prior to 1999, four women were granted the title as individuals: three as "Woman of the Year"—Wallis Simpson (1936), Queen Elizabeth II (1952), and Corazon Aquino (1986)—and one as half of the "Man and Wife of the Year", Soong Mei-ling (1937). "American Women" were recognized as a group in 1975. Other classes of ... | to win a scientific competition, which was evidently between him and one man; the Dean confided to him, “I have read both applications, and it’s going to be you; your application is so much better.” But the award was given to the man, who dropped out of science a year later.
After transitioning, he noticed that people ... | 38,149 | triviaqa-train |
"Which native American tribe were famously used as ""Code Talkers"" during WW2, due to the fact that so few people talked their language?" | or informally developed codes built upon their native languages. The code talkers improved the speed of encryption and decryption of communications in front line operations during World War II.
There were two code types used during World War II. Type one codes were formally developed based on the languages of the Coman... | was also used by code talkers in the 36th Division of the 142nd Infantry Regiment during World War I, in which Cherokee troops were discovered by the U.S. Army by happenstance to speak the Cherokee language which their enemies could not understand. Native American code talkers during World War I primarily used type 2 c... | 38,150 | triviaqa-train |
In which Charles Dickens novel do we meet the minor characters: Tom Pinch, Mark Tapley and Paul Sweedlepipe? | 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 ... | drama and language of the trial scene of Charles Darnay in "A Tale of Two Cities" is very close to that of de la Motte's trial, with Dickens emphasising the grotesqueness and the gruesomeness of the proceedings in his inimitable manner.
As for Thackeray, in his last, unfinished novel, "Denis Duval" we find de la Motte ... | 38,151 | triviaqa-train |
If Strasbourg is 68 and Montpellier is 34, then what number is Paris? | of Enlightenment. Diderot and d'Alembert published their "Encyclopédie" in 1751, and the Montgolfier Brothers launched the first manned flight in a hot-air balloon on 21 November 1783, from the gardens of the Château de la Muette. Paris was the financial capital of continental Europe, the primary European centre of boo... | – 1984–85
- Gyorgy Varga – Montpellier – 1932–35
- Zoltán Varga – Olympique Lillois – 1932–34
- Gyula Vastag – Metz – 1946–47
- Lajos Weber – CA Paris – 1932–33
- Gyula Weinstock – CA Paris – 1933–34
- Istvan Závodi-Zavadszky – Montpellier – 1932–35, 1946–47
- Pál Zilahi – Alès – 1934–35
- Jozsef Zsamboki – Strasbourg ... | 38,152 | triviaqa-train |
What-is the official residence of the Mayor of New York City? | the authority to choose the mayor. An amendment to the New York State Constitution in 1834 provided for the direct popular election of the mayor. Cornelius W. Lawrence, a Democrat, was elected that year.
Gracie Mansion has been the official residence of the mayor since Fiorello La Guardia's administration in 1942. Its ... | penniless ten years later in 1939, bequeathing the forlorn "Riverside" to the City as a suitably ostentatious official residence for the mayors of New York. It is probable that former mayor Jimmie Walker would have moved into the residence, but, unfortunately for the mansion, Fiorello La Guardia, then the mayor, was re... | 38,153 | triviaqa-train |
What is the national epic poem of Finland (usually translated as 'Land of Heroes'). Sibelius set some of its myths to music in his tone poems. | his home country and internationally. His other best-known compositions are "Finlandia", the "Karelia Suite", "Valse triste", the Violin Concerto, the choral symphony "Kullervo", and "The Swan of Tuonela" (from the "Lemminkäinen Suite"). Other works include pieces inspired by nature, Nordic mythology, and the Finnish n... | - "Danse Macabre", Op. 40 (1874)
- "The Carnival of the Animals", (1886)
List of program music by composer Arnold Schoenberg.
- "Verklärte Nacht", Op. 4 ("Transfigured Night"), 1899 Romantic musical portrait of a moonlight forest walk, from Richard Dehmel's poem
List of program music by composer Jean Sibelius.
Sibelius... | 38,154 | triviaqa-train |
Which philosopher, who was born in Algerian in 1930, originated the deconstruction theory? | a dispute over Derrida's influence and legacy upon American intellectuals, and claimed that he influenced American literary critics and theorists more than academic philosophers.
Philosophy "Of Spirit" (1987).
On March 14, 1987, Derrida presented at the CIPH conference titled "Heidegger: Open Questions" a lecture which... | Richard J. Bernstein
Richard Jacob Bernstein (born May 14, 1932) is an American philosopher who teaches at The New School for Social Research, and has written extensively about a broad array of issues and philosophical traditions including American pragmatism, neopragmatism, critical theory, deconstruction, social phil... | 38,155 | triviaqa-train |
If Germany is 49 and the United Kingdom is 44, then what number is France? | a Celtic people. Rome annexed the area in 51 BC, holding it until the arrival of Germanic Franks in 476, who formed the Kingdom of Francia. The Treaty of Verdun of 843 partitioned Francia into East Francia, Middle Francia and West Francia. West Francia, which became the Kingdom of France in 987, emerged as a major Euro... | the top 40 in more than 10 other countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland and New Zealand. In the United States it reached number 44 on the "Billboard" Hot 100; it is to date Simply Red's last appearance on the Hot 100.
Release.
"Stars" was originally released in the 1991 album of the same name.... | 38,156 | triviaqa-train |
Which shipping forecast area lies to the south of Fair Isle and to the west of Forties? | to-be-sailing Hyacinth Bucket calls over the telephone for an advance shipping forecast, even though the yacht she and her husband Richard are to visit is moored on the Thames near Oxford.
Names mentioned (in scene sequence) are: Fisher, German Bight and Cromarty, Dogger and Heligoland (also known as German Bight).
In ... | Navtex" transmissions.
Cullercoats is the base from which "Navtex" transmissions for the western North Sea area are broadcast. For the purpose of extended Shipping Forecasts, the Met Office uses Cullercoats as the name of the forecast area covering the North Sea between Fair Isle and Dover.
External links.
- Cullercoat... | 38,157 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the Jewish mystical interpretation of Scripture, which comprises the Sepher Yezirah (Book of Creation) and the Zohar (Splendour) that has become popular with new age types? | Sefer Yetzirah
Sefer Yetzirah ( "Sēpher Yəṣîrâh", "Book of Formation", or "Book of Creation") is the title of the earliest extant book on Jewish esotericism, although some early commentators treated it as a treatise on mathematical and linguistic theory as opposed to Kabbalah. "Yetzirah" is more literally translated as... | Lessing's "Nathan der Weise" (1869)
- English translation of "Sepher Yezirah, a Book on Creation, or the Jewish Metaphysics of Remote Antiquity", with notes and glossary, together with a “Sketch of the Talmud” (1877)
- English translation (from French) of Munz's "History of Philosophy and Philosophical Authors of the J... | 38,158 | triviaqa-train |
Which of the five New York boroughs has the largest population? | Boroughs of New York City
New York City encompasses five county-level administrative divisions called "boroughs": The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. All five boroughs are part of New York City, and each borough is coterminous with a respective county. The boroughs of Queens and The Bronx are con... | most densely populated U.S. county, following only four of the five New York City boroughs.
San Francisco forms part of the five-county San Francisco–Oakland–Hayward, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 4.7 million people, and has served as its traditional demographic focal point. It is also part of the great... | 38,159 | triviaqa-train |
What is the pre-Columbian civilisation that thrived in southern Mexico in 1400 BC, generally considered the first meso-American civilisation? | of civilization and was home to many advanced Mesoamerican civilizations such as the Olmec, Toltec, Teotihuacan, Zapotec, Maya, and Aztec before first contact with Europeans. In 1521, the Spanish Empire conquered and colonized the territory from its politically powerful base in Mexico-Tenochtitlan (part of Mexico City)... | over 100,000 years. The earliest evidence of a civilisation in ancient Greece is that of the Minoans on Crete, dating as far back as 3600 BC. On the mainland, the Mycenaean civilisation rose to prominence around 1600 BC, superseded the Minoan civilisation on Crete, and lasted until about 1100 BC, leading to a period kn... | 38,160 | triviaqa-train |
In which French town, did Jean Claude Killy achieve a clean sweep all of the men's alpine events in the 1968 Winter Olympics? | with a sweep of all three Olympic gold medals (downhill, giant slalom, and slalom) in controversial circumstances at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. By finishing first in all races, he also captured the FIS world championship title in the combined event.
Electrical timing by Omega was accurate to one-hund... | Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, the six alpine skiing events were held from Friday, 27 January to Friday, 3 February.
Toni Sailer of Austria won all three men's events to become the first alpine ski racer to win three gold medals in a single Olympics. T... | 38,161 | triviaqa-train |
'Captain Hoseason' of the ship the 'Covenant' features in which Robert Louis Stevenson novel, which was made into a film starring Michael Caine? | Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson (13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist and travel writer, most noted for "Treasure Island", "Kidnapped", "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde", and "A Child's Garden of Verses".
Born and educated in Edinburgh, Stevenson suffered from serious bronchia... | The Wrong Box
The Wrong Box is a 1966 British comedy film produced and directed by Bryan Forbes from a screenplay by Larry Gelbart and Burt Shevelove, based on the 1889 novel "The Wrong Box" by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne. It was made by Salamander Film Productions and distributed by Columbia Pictures.
Th... | 38,162 | triviaqa-train |
Which prize-winning series of books by Julia Donaldson tell the story of a mouse taking a walk in a dark wood? | Julia Donaldson
Julia Donaldson (born Julia Catherine Shields; born ) is an English writer, playwright and performer, and the 2011–2013 Children's Laureate. She is best known for her popular rhyming stories for children, especially those illustrated by Axel Scheffler, which include "The Gruffalo", "Room on the Broom" a... | The Troll
The Troll by Julia Donaldson and David Roberts is a children's story about a troll and some pirates. The troll in this story is based on the troll from the "Three Billy Goats Gruff" fairy tale. However, in this story, no goats ever cross the troll's bridge and he is forced to survive on fish that he catches f... | 38,163 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the Danish philosopher (1813-1855), who was both a theologian and social critic, he is chiefly remembered today for the primary influence which he exerted upon the philosophical ideas of Existentialism? | been called "the existential attitude", or a sense of disorientation, confusion, or dread in the face of an apparently meaningless or absurd world. Many existentialists have also regarded traditional systematic or academic philosophies, in both style and content, as too abstract and remote from concrete human experienc... | Knud Ejler Løgstrup
Knud Ejler Løgstrup (2 September 1905 – 20 November 1981) was a Danish philosopher and theologian. His work, which combines elements of phenomenology, ethics and theology, has exerted considerable influence in postwar Nordic thought. More recently, his work has been discussed by prominent figures in... | 38,164 | triviaqa-train |
What are the irregularly-shaped, colourless bodies present in blood whose sticky surface lets them, along with other substances, form clots to stop bleeding when exposed to air? | processes: changes in platelets, and the exposure of subendothelial tissue factor to plasma factor VII, which ultimately leads to cross-linked fibrin formation. Platelets immediately form a plug at the site of injury; this is called "primary hemostasis". "Secondary hemostasis" occurs simultaneously: additional coagulat... | young, and broadly convex to flattened or cushion-shaped (pulvinate). The surface of the cap is often shallowly to deeply pitted or reticulate, sticky, and covered with pressed-down hairs that are more conspicuous toward the edge of the cap. Its color is dark red during all stages of development. The cap's flesh is thi... | 38,165 | triviaqa-train |
"Who won the Best Actor Oscar for his role in Billy Wilder's 1953 film ""Stalag 17""?" | R. Jackson story "The Lost Weekend" (1945), the first major American film to make a serious examination of alcoholism, another difficult theme under the Production Code. In 1950, Wilder co-wrote and directed the dark and cynical "Sunset Boulevard", which paired rising star William Holden with Gloria Swanson. Swanson pl... | based on 31 reviews, and the site's consensus stating: ""Stalag 17" survives the jump from stage to screen with flying colors, thanks to Billy Wilder's typically sterling direction and a darkly funny script."
Reception Awards and nominations.
Holden won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. His acceptance... | 38,166 | triviaqa-train |
"In which TV comedy has fictional actor Andy Millman cried on ""Celebrity Big Brother,"" his agent Darren Lamb suggested anyone other than his only client for roles and Ross Kemp tried to steal sweets off the BBC?" | "Ultimate Force", where he played Army Staff sergeant Henry Garvie from the British Special Air Service. He continued to appear in this role until 2006. He also played "Cirra" in the 2004 TV film, "Spartacus".
In 2005, Kemp appeared in an episode of BBC's "Extras" and in a two-part adaptation of the Gerald Seymour nove... | eventually kissed by Orlando Bloom, even though she had told him that she did not find him particularly attractive.
Main characters Darren Lamb.
Portrayed by Stephen Merchant, Darren Lamb is Andy Millman's agent. He is utterly incapable of breaking an act, and his usual negotiating tactic is to simply agree with whatev... | 38,167 | triviaqa-train |
What is the first name of the ballet dancer Nijinsky, who was unsuccessfully treated by Eugene Bleuler in Switzerland when diagnosed with schizophrenia? | Vaslav Nijinsky
Vaslav Nijinsky (also Vatslav; ; ; ; 12 March 1889/18908 April 1950) was a ballet dancer and choreographer cited as the greatest male dancer of the early 20th century. Born in Kiev to Polish parents, Nijinsky grew up in Imperial Russia but considered himself to be Polish. He was celebrated for his virtu... | . He was committed to a series of Swiss mental institutions, and was confined for most of his remaining 30 years. He was treated at Burghölzli and the Bellevue Sanatorium in Kreuzlingen. He was originally diagnosed as schizophrenic by Eugen Bleuler in 1919. He was treated by a number of psychiatrists with minimal resul... | 38,168 | triviaqa-train |
Who was President of the International Olympic Committee from 1952 to 1972, who made the decision to continue the 1972 Munich Olympic Games despite a terrorist attack? | be a professional athlete. This had a negative effect on Finland's relationship with Sweden, as Nurmi was a celebrated national hero in his own country.
Edström retired from the IOC presidency in 1952 and was succeeded by Avery Brundage.
List of IOC presidents Avery Brundage (1952–1972).
Avery Brundage became vice-pres... | raised their fists to show support for the Black Power movement during their medal ceremony. Brundage ordered the USOC to expel both African American men from the Olympic Village and have them suspended from the U.S. Olympic team. When the USOC refused, he threatened to ban the entire U.S. Olympic team. However, Brunda... | 38,169 | triviaqa-train |
Of the exclusive London clubs which one was founded in 1824, has its address at 107, Pall Mall, SW1 and shares its name with a club in Liverpool? | Athenaeum Club, London
The Athenaeum is a private members' club in London, founded in 1824. It is primarily a club for men and women with intellectual interests, and particularly (but not exclusively) for those who have attained some distinction in science, engineering, literature or the arts.
The impressive clubhouse... | Portland Club (London)
The Portland Club is a London card-playing game club and the recognised early authority on the games of whist and bridge. It is reputedly the oldest card club in the world. Founded some time before 1815 as the Stratford Club, it was given its present name in 1825.
Having lost its own premises, th... | 38,170 | triviaqa-train |
"""The Last Man In Europe"" was the working title of which novel?" | Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four, often published as 1984, is a dystopian novel by English writer George Orwell published in June 1949, whose themes centre on the risks of government overreach, totalitarianism and repressive regimentation of all persons and behaviours within society. The novel is set in an ima... | The Fifth Musketeer
The Fifth Musketeer is a 1979 German-Austrian film adaptation of the last section of the novel "" by Alexandre Dumas, père, which is itself based on the French legend of the Man in the Iron Mask. It was released in Europe with the alternative title "Behind the Iron Mask".
It was directed by Ken Anna... | 38,171 | triviaqa-train |
In which British town or city is the National Railway Museum? | National Railway Museum
The National Railway Museum is a museum in York forming part of the Science Museum Group. The museum tells the story of rail transport in Britain and its impact on society. It is the home of the national collection of historically significant railway vehicles such as Mallard, Stirling Single, Du... | arrival of the railway in the 19th century, and with its industrialisation into the 20th century.
The Old Town is made up of a variety of historic houses, palaces, churches, plazas, avenues and parks, and includes the National Museum of Sculpture, the Museum of Contemporary Art Patio Herreriano or the Oriental Museum, ... | 38,172 | triviaqa-train |
Which bird was the subject of an ode by John Keats? | in English literature. Some of the most acclaimed works of Keats are "Ode to a Nightingale", "Sleep and Poetry", and the famous sonnet "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer".
Biography.
Biography Early life.
John Keats was born in Moorgate, London, on 31 October 1795 to Thomas Keats and his wife, Frances Jennings. The... | 1819, Keats had attempted to write sonnets, but found that the form did not satisfy his purpose because the pattern of rhyme worked against the tone that he wished to achieve. When he turned to the ode form, he found that the standard Pindaric form used by poets such as John Dryden was inadequate for properly discussin... | 38,173 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1968 film starring Jane Fonda was based on the French comics created by Jean-Claude Forest? | , for which she received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play, and made her screen debut later the same year with the romantic comedy "Tall Story". She rose to prominence in the 1960s with such films as "Period of Adjustment" (1962), "Sunday in New York" (1963), "Cat Ballou" (1965), "Bare... | Manon 70
Manon 70 is a 1968 French (French-Italian-German co-production) drama film directed by Jean Aurel and starring Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Claude Brialy and Sammy Frey. It was written by Aurel with Cécil Saint-Laurent. The story is loosely based on "Manon Lescaut", an 18th-century French novel by Antoine François ... | 38,174 | triviaqa-train |
Anne Boleyn was one of the two wives of Henry 8th to be executed, who was the other? | time of Anne's birth, the Boleyn family was considered one of the most respected in the English aristocracy. Among her relatives, she numbered the Howards, one of the preeminent families in the land; and one of her ancestors included King Edward I of England. According to Eric Ives, she was certainly of more noble birt... | Anne Bourchier, Baroness Dacre
Anne Bourchier, Baroness Dacre (1470 – 29 September 1530) was an English noblewoman, the wife of Sir Thomas Fiennes, 8th Baron Dacre. Her stepfather was Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey, which made Queen consort Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII of England, her niece. Her son-i... | 38,175 | triviaqa-train |
On a traditional Monopoly board, Marylebone, King's Cross and Liverpool Street are three of the stations, name the fourth. | Night" were filmed there in April 1964, as was the opening scene of the 1965 film of "The IPCRESS File" and the 1978 film of "The Thirty-Nine Steps" (standing in for ). The station continues to be so used according to Film London.
Marylebone is one of four London termini on the British version of the "Monopoly" board g... | on grounds of cost, the disruption it would cause to the Central line while being built, and because the platforms would be too close to sidings at Liverpool Street; the proposal will not be reconsidered until after Crossrail is fully operational in late 2019.
Cultural references.
Liverpool Street is one of the four ra... | 38,176 | triviaqa-train |
By what name is the medical condition adhesive capsulitis more commonly known? | Adhesive capsulitis of shoulder
Adhesive capsulitis is a painful and disabling disorder of unclear cause in which the shoulder capsule, the connective tissue surrounding the glenohumeral joint of the shoulder, becomes inflamed and stiff, greatly restricting motion and causing chronic pain. Pain is usually constant, wor... | Explanation of benefits
An explanation of benefits (commonly referred to as an EOB form) is a statement sent by a health insurance company to covered individuals explaining what medical treatments and/or services were paid for on their behalf.
The EOB is commonly attached to a check or statement of electronic payment.
... | 38,177 | triviaqa-train |
Of the teams playing in the current (2011-12) Premiership, which was the first to win the FA Cup, winning in 1884? | teams from Wales, Ireland and Scotland also took part in the competition, with Glasgow side Queen's Park losing the final to Blackburn Rovers in 1884 and 1885 before being barred from entering by the Scottish Football Association. In the 2013–14 season the first Channel Island club entered the competition when Guernsey... | major trophies in a single season back to back, having won the domestic league ABSA Premiership, the FA Cup Nedbank Cup and the Top 8 Cup MTN 8 during the ABSA Premiership 2010–11 season and domestic league ABSA Premiership, the League Cup Telkom Knockout and the Top 8 Cup MTN 8 during the ABSA Premiership 2011–12 seas... | 38,178 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1980s pop group, lead singer Dave Gahan, took its name from a French fashion magazine? | Dave Gahan
Dave Gahan (; born David Callcott; 9 May 1962) is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the lead singer of the electronic band Depeche Mode since their debut in 1980. "Q" magazine ranked Gahan No. 73 on its list of the "100 Greatest Singers" and No. 27 on its list of "The 100 Greatest Frontmen". Gahan ... | Strokes, Bruce Springsteen, INXS and Dave Gahan. PK integrated pop rock and power pop into their sound, accompanied with "introspective and emotional" lyrics with music that "is always lively and upbeat". The band changed its name to Night Riots in order to represent "its darker side as it explores the deeper aspects o... | 38,179 | triviaqa-train |
Titan, Rhea and Hyperion are all satellites of which planet? | of a larger body that was broken up by a large impact in the distant past. A proto-Hyperion could have been in diameter. Over about 1,000 years, ejecta from a presumed Hyperion breakup would have impacted Titan at low speeds, building up volatiles in the atmosphere of Titan.
Physical characteristics Composition.
Like m... | be stopped. By manipulating events, he creates a situation for the Friendlies that may result in their destruction as a viable culture.
In the culmination of events, he arrives to cover a war on the planet of St. Marie, a small agrarian world in the same system as Mara and Kultis, the Exotic planets. (At this point, th... | 38,180 | triviaqa-train |
What is the occupation of Figaro in the opera by Rossini? | " symphony, and was so moved that he determined to meet the reclusive composer. He finally managed to do so, and later described the encounter to many people, including Eduard Hanslick and Richard Wagner. He recalled that although conversation was hampered by Beethoven's deafness and Rossini's ignorance of German, Beet... | and Almaviva in "The Marriage of Figaro". Among her most noted parts where the alto Breeches role Malcolm in "La Donna del Lago" and the title role of "Tancredi", both by Gioacchino Rossini and the later of which was staged at the Royal Opera specifically so that she could perform in it (1832).
Christina Enbom was desc... | 38,181 | triviaqa-train |
According to the Bible who was the mother of Esau and Jacob? | of Jacob, the patriarch of the Israelites. Esau and Jacob were the sons of Isaac and Rebekah, and the grandsons of Abraham and Sarah. Of the twins, Esau was the first to be born with Jacob following, holding his heel. Isaac was sixty years old when the boys were born.
Esau, a "man of the field", became a hunter who had... | Zerah
Zerah or Zérach ( / "sunrise" Standard Hebrew Zéraḥ / Záraḥ, Tiberian Hebrew Zéraḥ / Zāraḥ) refers to several different people in the Hebrew Bible.
An Edomite.
Zerah was the name of an Edomite chief. He was listed as the second son of Reuel, son of Basemath, who was Ishmael's daughter and one of the wives of Esau... | 38,182 | triviaqa-train |
In which British town or city is the National Media Museum? | National Science and Media Museum
The National Science and Media Museum (formerly The National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, 1983–2006 and then the National Media Museum, 2006–2017), located in Bradford, West Yorkshire, is part of the national Science Museum Group in the UK. The museum has seven floors of g... | middle schools, one high school and one alternative senior high school in the district.
Students attend either Middleton High School or Clark Street Community School.
Media.
Middleton is served by Madison TV, radio, print, and other media. The "Middleton Times-Tribune" is a weekly community newspaper. The Middleton Rev... | 38,183 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of Benjamin Britten's opera about a lonely, isolated fisherman? | Benjamin Britten
Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976) was an English composer, conductor and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British classical music, with a range of works including opera, other vocal music, orchestral and chamber pieces. His best-known works incl... | . "A First Book of Inventions" was premiered by the RLPO in 2010, and his Violin Concerto, written for Gordan Nikolic and the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, was first performed in Amsterdam in February 2012. His projects include a work for the tenor Mark Padmore, and an orchestral work to mark the centenary of Benjamin... | 38,184 | triviaqa-train |
Before embarking on her solo career, Nicole Scherzinger was best known as the lead singer in which girl group? | singer of the Pussycat Dolls and released the albums "PCD" (2005) and "Doll Domination" (2008) becoming one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time.
Following the group's breakup, Scherzinger successfully ventured into television winning the tenth season of "Dancing with the Stars" and becoming a judge on "... | Kahi
Park Ji-young (Korean: 박지영; born on December 25, 1980), better known by her stage name Kahi (Korean: 가희), is a South Korean singer, dancer and actress. She is best known for being the former leader of the girl group After School before embarking on a solo singing and acting career.
Early life.
Kahi was born in Dae... | 38,185 | triviaqa-train |
In which country is Mount Ararat (where Noah's Ark is reputed to have come to rest) the highest peak? | smokeless ovens, a model widely adopted by other commentators.
Historicity Searches for Noah's Ark.
Searches for Noah's Ark have been made from at least the time of Eusebius (c.275–339 CE) to the present day. Today, the practice is widely regarded as pseudoarchaeology. Various locations for the ark have been suggested ... | of Mount Ararat as the landing place of the ark in European literature. The 14th century English traveler John Mandeville is another early author who mentioned Mount Ararat, "where Noah's ship rested, and it is still there."
Resting place of Noah's Ark Prevalence of the legend.
Most Christians identify Mount Ararat wit... | 38,186 | triviaqa-train |
Which company manufactured the World War 2 `Stuka' dive- bomber? | This can be performed by larger aircraft and fighter bombers but does not confer the same level of accuracy as a steep dive from a dedicated aircraft.
Definition.
A dive bomber dives at a steep angle, normally between 45 and 60 degrees or even up to a near vertical dive of 80 degrees with the Junkers Ju 87, and thus re... | Schlachtgeschwader 2
"Schlachtgeschwader" 2 (SG 2) "Immelmann" was a Luftwaffe dive-bomber wing of World War II. It was named after Max Immelmann, the first German pilot to earn the Pour le Mérite.
This close-support "Stuka" unit fought principally in the southern sector of the Eastern Front in places like Stalingrad a... | 38,187 | triviaqa-train |
Stanislas Wawrinka represents which country in international tennis? | January 2014, at the same time as he became the Swiss No. 1.
He has reached four Grand Slam singles finals in his career to date, winning three: the 2014 Australian Open, the 2015 French Open and the 2016 US Open; each time he defeated the reigning world No. 1 in the championship match (Rafael Nadal once and Novak Djok... | Days of the month January 9, 2011 (Sunday) Tennis.
- ATP World Tour:
- Brisbane International:
- Final: Robin Söderling def. Andy Roddick 6–3, 7–5
- Soderling wins the 7th title of his career.
- Aircel Chennai Open:
- Final: Stanislas Wawrinka def. Xavier Malisse 7–5, 4–6, 6–1
- Wawrinka wins the 3rd title of his caree... | 38,188 | triviaqa-train |
According to the Bible, Nebuchadnezzar was the King of which region or empire? | its division into two kingdoms, ancient Israel and Judah, focusing on conflicts between the Israelites and other nations, and conflicts among Israelites, specifically, struggles between believers in "the God" and believers in foreign gods, and the criticism of unethical and unjust behaviour of Israelite elites and rule... | of the Chaldean Empire in 605 BCE. He invaded the Israelite Kingdom of Judah in 604 BCE, the fifth year of the reign of King Jehoiakim of Judah. After Jehoiakim's son Jeconiah became king, Nebuchadnezzar attacked the Israelite capital of Jerusalem in 597 BCE. In the biblical narrative of the first chapter of the Book o... | 38,189 | triviaqa-train |
The Churn, the Windrush, the Cherwell and the Mole are all tributaries of which major river? | River Cherwell
The River Cherwell is a major tributary of the River Thames in central England. It rises near Hellidon in Northamptonshire and flows south through Oxfordshire for to meet the Thames at Oxford. It adds a significant discharge to the Thames—when entering Oxford, the Thames's discharge is 17.6 m³/s (622 cu ... | John Milton (c. 1562–1647) described the river as
In a similar vein, Alexander Pope (1688–1744) wrote in his poem "Windsor Forest" (first published 1713)
Robert Bloomfield (1766–1823) writes the following lines about the Mole Valley in his 1806 poem "Wild Flowers".
Extract from "The River Mole or Emlyn Stream" by Mary ... | 38,190 | triviaqa-train |
The satellites of which planet are nearly all named after Shakespearean characters? | , 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... | planets, asteroids, and trans-Neptunian objects for comparison. The natural satellites of the planets are named after mythological figures. These are predominantly Greek, except for the Uranian natural satellites, which are named after Shakespearean characters. The nineteen bodies massive enough to have achieved hydros... | 38,191 | triviaqa-train |
On a traditional Monopoly board, Regent Street and Bond Street are two of the green properties, name the third? | Bond Street
Bond Street is a major shopping street in the West End of London. It links Piccadilly in the south to Oxford Street in the north and has been popular for retail since the 18th century, being the home of many fashion outlets that sell prestigious or expensive items. The southern section is Old Bond Street an... | in several works of literature, including Jane Austen's novel "Sense and Sensibility" and Virginia Woolf's 1925 novel "Mrs Dalloway". The plot of the 1948 film "Bond Street" is based on items purchased from shops in the street. In Suzanna Clarke's novel "Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell", Bond Street is described as havi... | 38,192 | triviaqa-train |
The 'Arab Spring' uprising in Egypt during 2011 was inspired by the 'Jasmine Revolt' which took place in which country? | Arab Spring
The Arab Spring (Arabic: الربيع العربي) was a series of anti-government protests, uprisings, and armed rebellions that spread across North Africa and the Middle East in the early 2010s. It began in response to oppressive regimes and a low standard of living, starting with protests in Tunisia (Noueihed, 2011... | 2011 Kurdish protests
2011 Kurdish protests may refer to demonstrations by the Kurdish minority in a number of countries, concurrent with and inspired by the Arab Spring in early 2011:
- 2011 Kurdish protests in Iraq, which took place in northern Iraq against the Kurdish Regional Government.
- 2011–2012 Kurdish protest... | 38,193 | triviaqa-train |
"The writer of the book ""The Cruel Sea"" was born in Rodney Street, Liverpool. What was his name?" | The Cruel Sea (novel)
The Cruel Sea is a 1951 novel by Nicholas Monsarrat. It follows the lives of a group of Royal Navy sailors fighting the Battle of the Atlantic during the Second World War. It contains seven chapters, each describing a year during the war.
The novel, based on the author's experience of serving in c... | John Fay (writer)
John Fay is a British television screenwriter and playwright. He is known for his work on television soap operas "Brookside" and "Coronation Street" as well as his later work on original drama series like "Torchwood".
Career.
Career Theatre writing.
Fay began his writing career by writing and producin... | 38,194 | triviaqa-train |
In what county is the most northerly point in the island of Ireland? | line. The County Mayo field is facing some localised opposition over [[Corrib gas controversy|a controversial decision]] to refine the gas onshore.
The Republic has a strong commitment to renewable energy, and ranks as one of the top 10 markets for cleantech investment in the 2014 Global Green Economy Index. Research a... | Βορειον ("Boreion", "the northern") which probably referred to Malin Head.
Banba's Crown on Malin Head is the most northerly point of the Irish mainland. Banba was one of the mythical queens of Ireland. Banba's Crown is about 16 km (10 mi) north of the village of Malin. The island of Inishtrahull is further north, loca... | 38,195 | triviaqa-train |
What was the nationality of Adolphus Sachs, the inventor of the Saxophone? | and popular music. Saxophone players are called "saxophonists".
Since the first saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in the early 1840s, saxophones have been produced in a variety of series distinguished by transpositions within instrument sets and tuning standard. Sax patented the saxopho... | at the Paris Conservatory.
As a longtime friend of Adolphe Sax, the inventor of the saxophone (they met as students at the Royal School of Music), he encouraged Sax to develop the four principal members of the saxophone family, and composed what is very likely the first work ever written for the saxophone quartet, his ... | 38,196 | triviaqa-train |
Of what country is the chrysanthemum the national flower? | Taylor Brown (played by Garrett M. Brown) is an American English language teacher, while the students include Nikolai (a Russian taxi driver), Laszlo (a retired Hungarian doctor), Ali (a Pakistani), Robert (the son of a deposed African king), Maria (a housekeeper working for a rich Beverly Hills family), Victor (a Hisp... | expansion of China’s flower culture and industry. This proposal is only one of several potential plans; other plans include choosing one, four, and five national flowers. The five flowers suggestion, known as “One Country, Five Flowers” proposes setting "Paeonia suffruticosa" as the primary national flower, with four s... | 38,197 | triviaqa-train |
On which river does Harwich stand? | Harwich
Harwich is a town in Essex, England and one of the Haven ports, located on the coast with the North Sea to the east. It is in the Tendring district. Nearby places include Felixstowe to the northeast, Ipswich to the northwest, Colchester to the southwest and Clacton-on-Sea to the south. It is the northernmost co... | Harwich Lifeboat Station
Harwich Lifeboat Station is an RNLI station located in the town of Harwich in the English county of Essex. The station is positioned on the southern side at the mouth of the River Orwell estuary. The station serves a particularly busy section of coastline with Harwich being a very busy ferry te... | 38,198 | triviaqa-train |
In which century was the printing press established in Britain? | sheets could be swiftly changed.
The concept of movable type was not new in the 15th century; movable type printing had been invented in China during the Song dynasty, and was later used in Korea during the Goryeo Dynasty, where metal movable-type printing technology was developed in 1234. In Europe, sporadic evidence ... | a guide to many contemporary European scholars and travelers to Caucasus up to the early 20th century.
He also completed, together with his brother, Prince Bakar, the printing of the Bible in Georgian, which he had been only partly done by their father, Vakhtang VI. He established for that purpose, in his house near Mo... | 38,199 | triviaqa-train |
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