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In 1970, Spencer Silver attempted to produce the strongest ever glue, he failed and as a result which product was born? | Spencer Silver
Spencer Ferguson Silver, an American chemist who worked together with Arthur Fry to invent the Post-it notes in 1974. (disputed)
Life and work.
Silver was born in San Antonio, Texas. He majored in chemistry at Arizona State University, earning a B.S. in 1962, then earned a doctorate in organic chemistry ... | at 3M (then called Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company) as a new product development researcher. He worked in new product development throughout his career at 3M until his retirement in the early 1990s.
The item for which he is best known was born in 1974. That year, Fry attended a seminar was given by another 3... | 38,600 | triviaqa-train |
In what year did Britain have a Labour government for the first time? | January 1924, forming the first Labour government, despite Labour only having 191 MPs (less than a third of the House of Commons).
Because the government had to rely on the support of the Liberals it was unable to pass any radical legislation. The most significant achievement was the Wheatley Housing Act, which began a... | Party.
The Malta Labour Party contested its first elections for the Malta Legislative Assembly the following year. The old Labour vote was split equally between the MLP and the MWP, giving them eleven members each. This allowed the Nationalist Party (PN) to have a slight edge in the formation of a government, which it ... | 38,601 | triviaqa-train |
Which King of England had two wives, Isabel and Isabella? | the novel, with an invisible head with a crown on top and two red eyes as his only visible feature. His voice was provided by John Stephenson.
In New Line Cinema's "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy directed by Peter Jackson, the Witch-king is portrayed by Brent McIntyre, in flashback by Ben Price in "The Fellowship ... | Isabel Stuart
Isabel Stuart (28 August 1676 – 2 March 1681), also called Isabella, was a daughter of the future King James II of England and his second wife, Mary of Modena.
Isabel was born at St James's Palace in London. She was the second daughter of James and Mary, after her sister Catherine Laura who died eleven mo... | 38,602 | triviaqa-train |
In which TV police show do the cast work for `UCOS'? | had been commissioned, to be broadcast in 2012 and 2013. James Bolam, who played the part of Jack Halford, left the show, claiming that it had "become stale", making his final regular appearance in the first episode of Series 9 and a guest appearance in Series 10, episode 8. In the fourth episode, Denis Lawson joined t... | Up when they asked the question, "How do we attract more bright people to contract with our company to work on interesting projects?". They decided to pitch the idea for a 10-season show that would compete with "" and "inspire a whole generation to see that 'smart is cool.
CBS leadership viewed the show as a dramatic v... | 38,603 | triviaqa-train |
In which Danish city is St Canute's Cathedral? | 100,000 are the capital Copenhagen on Zealand; Aarhus and Aalborg in Jutland; and Odense on Funen.
The country occupies a total area of The area of inland water is , variously stated as from 500 – 700 km (193–270 sq mi). Lake Arresø northwest of Copenhagen is the largest lake. The size of the land area cannot be stated... | UK City of Culture 2021, after beating Paisley, Stoke-on-Trent, Swansea and Sunderland to the title. They will be the third title holder, of the quadrennial award which began in 2013.
History.
The Romans founded a settlement in Baginton, next to the River Sowe, and another formed around a Saxon nunnery, founded by St O... | 38,604 | triviaqa-train |
Pope Francis was Archbishop of which city? | Pope Francis
Pope Francis (; ; ; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State. Francis is the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere, the first to visit the Arabian Peninsula, and the first pope f... | reform.
Archbishop of Indianapolis Cardinal.
On October 9, 2016, Pope Francis announced that Tobin would be made a cardinal in a papal consistory to be held on November 19, 2016. On that day he was made a Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria delle Grazie a Via Trionfale.
Archbishop of Newark.
Archbishop of Newark Appointment... | 38,605 | triviaqa-train |
Who presents the Radio 4 panel game 'The Unbelievable Truth' and is married to Victoria Coren? | The Unbelievable Truth (radio show)
The Unbelievable Truth is a BBC radio comedy panel game made by Random Entertainment, devised by Graeme Garden and Jon Naismith. It is very similar to the occasional "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue" game "Lies, All Lies", which was first played in 1985. The game is chaired by David Mitch... | also appeared on Channel 4's political discussion/comedy show "10 O'Clock Live" in May 2013. He is a recurring panellist on both the BBC Radio Five Live comedy sports show "Fighting Talk" and on the BBC Radio Four panel game "The Unbelievable Truth". Wehn also appeared as a panellist on the 2015, 2016 and 2017 series o... | 38,606 | triviaqa-train |
Which King of England had two wives, Anne of Bohemia and Isabella of Valois? | Maureen Peters about Anne of Bohemia and Isabella of Valois.
- "The Last Days of Magic" (2016), a novel by Mark Tompkins
In popular culture Theatre.
She is one of the main characters in the play "Richard of Bordeaux" (1932) written by Gordon Daviot. The play tells the story of Richard II of England in a romantic fashio... | his first wife, Anne of Bohemia, and his second, Isabella of Valois, who was still a child at the time of his death)
- Duchess of York – York's wife (an unnamed composite of York's first wife, Infanta Isabella of Castile, and his second, Joan Holland)
- Duchess of Gloucester – widow of Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Glou... | 38,607 | triviaqa-train |
In the Disney film 'Fantasia', who was the 'Sorcerer's Apprentice'? | each animated segment.
Disney settled on the film's concept as work neared completion on "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", an elaborate "Silly Symphonies" short designed as a comeback role for Mickey Mouse, who had declined in popularity. As production costs grew higher than what it could earn, Disney decided to include the... | Augiéras
- "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" (Doctor Who novel), a 1995 novel written by Christopher Bulis based on the British science fiction television series "Doctor Who"
- "Sorcerer's Apprentice" (travel book), a 1998 travel book by Tahir Shah
Film and television.
- "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", a segment of the 1940 Dis... | 38,608 | triviaqa-train |
The inauguration of the US President takes place on which date in January? | that legislation unless requested changes are made.
In the 20th century, critics charged that too many legislative and budgetary powers that should have belonged to Congress had slid into the hands of presidents. As the head of the executive branch, presidents control a vast array of agencies that can issue regulations... | Philippine presidential inauguration
The inauguration of the President of the Philippines is a ceremonial event marking the commencement of a new six-year term of a President of the Philippines. The day a presidential inauguration occurs is June 30 as mandated by the 1987 Philippine Constitution. Under the previous 193... | 38,609 | triviaqa-train |
In which war were the battles of Blenheim and Ramillies fought? | Battle of Ramillies
The Battle of Ramillies (), fought on 23 May 1706, was a battle of the War of the Spanish Succession. For the Grand Alliance – Austria, England, and the Dutch Republic – the battle had followed an indecisive campaign against the Bourbon armies of King Louis XIV of France in 1705. Although the Allies... | 'fusils' used to protect the artillery, although the distinction later became obsolete. It served throughout Marlborough's campaigns in the Low Countries, including the battles of Schellenberg, Blenheim and Ramillies.
In 1714, George I gave it the title of The Prince of Wales's Own Royal Regiment of Welsh Fusiliers. Th... | 38,610 | triviaqa-train |
In which city is Wawel Castle? | Wawel Castle
The Wawel Castle is a castle residency located in central Kraków, Poland. Built at the behest of King Casimir III the Great, it consists of a number of structures situated around the Italian-styled main courtyard. The castle, being one of the largest in Poland, represents nearly all European architectural ... | Jagiellonian tapestries
The Jagiellonian tapestries are a collection of tapestries woven in the Netherlands and Flanders, which originally consisted of 365 pieces assembled by the Jagiellons to decorate the interiors of the royal residence Wawel Castle. It is also known as the "Wawel arrasses", as the majority of the p... | 38,611 | triviaqa-train |
Which US city is served by McCarran Airport? | McCarran International Airport
McCarran International Airport is the main airport for public and military use in the Las Vegas Valley, a metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Nevada. It is in Paradise, about south of Downtown Las Vegas. The airport is owned by Clark County and operated by the Clark County Department o... | and the new one was built on Paradise Road. The terminal, whose design was inspired by the TWA Flight Center in New York City, opened on March 15, 1963. The airport was renamed McCarran International Airport in September 1968. Further expansion took place between 1970 and 1974 with the construction of the A and B gates... | 38,612 | triviaqa-train |
Which company makes the Lumix series of cameras? | Lumix
Lumix is Panasonic's brand of digital cameras, ranging from pocket point-and-shoot models to digital SLRs.
Compact digital cameras DMC-LC5 and DMC-F7 were the first products of the Lumix series, released in 2001.
Most Lumix cameras use differing releases of the Panasonic Venus Engine for digital image processing;... | Euler method, since there are only two mutually orthogonal doubly diagonal Graeco-Latin squares of order 4.
Similarly, an 8×8 magic square can be constructed as below. Here the order of appearance of the numbers is not important; however the quadrants imitate the layout pattern of the 4×4 Graeco-Latin squares.
Euler's... | 38,613 | triviaqa-train |
In which country is the Valle Central wine region? | V. vinifera" vines that have been grafted onto North American species' rootstock, a common practice due to their resistance to phylloxera, a root louse that eventually kills the vine. In the late 19th century, most of Europe's vineyards (excluding some of the driest in the south) were devastated by the infestation, lea... | wine region Coquimbo Region.
- Valle del Elqui wine route
- Valle del Limarí wine route
Routes by wine region Aconcagua Region.
- Valle del Aconcagua wine route
- Valle de Casablanca wine route
- Valle de San Antonio wine route
Routes by wine region Central Valley Region.
- Valle del Maipo wine route
- Valle del Cachap... | 38,614 | triviaqa-train |
Give the surname of the criminal Bonnie of Bonnie and Clyde fame. | Bonnie and Clyde (film)
Bonnie and Clyde is a 1967 American biographical crime film directed by Arthur Penn and starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway as the title characters Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. Also featured were Michael J. Pollard, Gene Hackman, and Estelle Parsons. The screenplay was written by David Ne... | James" is the second masterpiece of the season." Levy also wrote, "Like "Bonnie & Clyde", Dominik's seminal Western is a brilliant, poetic saga of America's legendary criminal as well as meditative deconstruction of our culture's most persistent issues: link of crime and fame, myths of heroism and obsession with celebr... | 38,615 | triviaqa-train |
how many medals did GB win in the 2012 Olympics? | overall. China finished second with 38 gold medals and 88 medals overall. Hosts Great Britain came in third place winning 29 gold medals and 65 medals overall in their best performance since London hosted its first Summer Olympic Games back in 1908 pushing Russia into fourth place who won 19 gold medals although they w... | represent GB at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics and the three intervening World Championships. Other internationals since 2010 include Brendan Crean (4x 2010), Graeme Thomas (World Cup win Australia 2013), Zak Lee-Green (lwt 4x u23 bronze 2010), Oli Lee (GB U23 4x 2010), Rebecca Chin (GB U23 eight Bronze, 2012) and Olivia O... | 38,616 | triviaqa-train |
"Which song written by Cole Porter in 1933 referred to ""Fred Astaire, Mussolini, Mrs Sweeny and Camembert ""?" | " and "You're the Top". He also composed scores for films from the 1930s to the 1950s, including "Born to Dance" (1936), which featured the song "You'd Be So Easy to Love"; "Rosalie" (1937), which featured "In the Still of the Night"; "High Society" (1956), which included "True Love"; and "Les Girls" (1957).
Life and c... | a 1930s laxative made from phenolphthalein)
- Drumstick lipstick
- Irish Sweepstakes
- Pepsodent
- The pants on a Roxy usher
- The nimble tread of the feet of Fred Astaire
P. G. Wodehouse anglicised it for the British version of "Anything Goes". Amongst other changes, he altered two lines from "You’re an O’Neill drama ... | 38,617 | triviaqa-train |
How many roods make an acre? | , from Old English "rodd" "pole", is unclear; the latter was perhaps influenced by Old Norse "rudda" "club".
Measurement of area.
Rood is an English unit of area, equal to one quarter of an acre or . A rectangle that is one furlong (i.e. 10 chains, or 40 rods) in length and one rod in width is one rood in area, as is a... | Fanning Park" and to the east of the site of an old graveyard and the ruins of the castle.
Borris townland also has two, very small, exclaves of its own. They lie just to the west of the village of Two-Miles Borris and are surrounded by Garraun townland. The larger exclave has an area of just 1 acre 2 roods and 16 perc... | 38,618 | triviaqa-train |
Who won the cricket county championship in both 2008 and 2009? | , Lancashire, Middlesex, Nottinghamshire, Surrey, Sussex and Yorkshire. Subsequently, the championship has been expanded to 18 clubs by the additions at various times of Derbyshire, Durham, Essex, Glamorgan, Hampshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Somerset, Warwickshire and Worcestershire.
History.
History Origin ... | established in 2009, and the Women's Cricket Super League, a franchise league with six teams initially playing Twenty20 cricket.
The current champions are Kent who won the 2019 Championship after winning all of their first eight matches. Kent is also the most successful county in the history of the Championship with ei... | 38,619 | triviaqa-train |
Give the Christian name of the son of Dick Francis who since his father' death has written thrillers based around horse racing. | novels, including "Flying Finish", "Rat Race", and "Second Wind". She contracted polio while pregnant with their first child. (Francis drew from this in his novel "Forfeit", which he has said was one of his favorites). They had two sons, Merrick and Felix (born 1953).
In the 1980s, Francis and his wife moved to Florida... | Racehorse Transport Ltd was founded in the village in 1930 and transports many of the local horses, especially since the closure of the Lambourn Valley Railway in 1964. A digital photo archive has been published. It is owned by Merrick Francis (the son of Dick Francis) and is the largest horse transport business in Eur... | 38,620 | triviaqa-train |
The international board game Reversi is marketed in the UK by Pressman under what name? | Othello in late April, 1973 in Japan under Hasegawa’s license, which led to an immediate commercial success.
The name was selected by Hasegawa as a reference to the Shakespearean play "Othello, the Moor of Venice", referring to the conflict between the Moor Othello and Iago, and more controversially, to the unfolding d... | Germany in 1892 under the name "Stern-Halma" as a variation of the older American game Halma. The "Stern" (German for "star") refers to the board's star shape (in contrast to the square board used in Halma).
The name "Chinese Checkers" originated in the United States as a marketing scheme by Bill and Jack Pressman in ... | 38,621 | triviaqa-train |
In 1924, which was the first country ever to host the Summer and Winter Olympics in the same year? | L'Olympiade de la République", a national Olympic festival held annually from 1796 to 1798 in Revolutionary France also attempted to emulate the ancient Olympic Games. The competition included several disciplines from the ancient Greek Olympics. The 1796 Games also marked the introduction of the metric system into spor... | Germany at the Olympics
Athletes from Germany have taken part in most of the Olympic Games since the first modern Games in 1896. Germany has hosted three Olympic Games, in 1936 both the Winter and Summer Games, and the 1972 Summer Olympics. In addition, Germany had been selected to host the 1916 Summer Olympics as well... | 38,622 | triviaqa-train |
In 1936, which was the last country ever to host the Summer and Winter Olympics in the same year? | ). Also, the Winter Olympic Games have been held just once each in Germany (1936), Yugoslavia (1984), Russia (2014) and South Korea (2018). The IOC has selected Beijing, China, to host the 2022 Winter Olympics and the Italian cities of Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo to host the 2026 Winter Olympics. , no city in the South... | held in the same year and as well as the 1936 Summer Olympics, Legard competed in the Winter games of that year. His event was the Nordic combined, which married a 15 kilometre cross-country ski-race with 2 attempts at the ski-jump. 46 competitors completed the events, including Legard who came 44th. To date, Legard is... | 38,623 | triviaqa-train |
Which model was married to photographer David Bailey for 10 years, from 1975? | appeared as himself in a series of UK TV commercials for the Olympus Trip camera.
Personal life.
Bailey has been married four times: in 1960 to Rosemary Bramble; in 1965 to the actress Catherine Deneuve (divorced 1972); in 1975 to American fashion model and writer Marie Helvin; and in 1986 to the model Catherine Dyer (... | Amateur Photographer
Amateur Photographer is a British photography magazine, published weekly by TI Media. The magazine provides articles on equipment reviews, photographic technique, and profiles of professional photographers.
About the magazine.
"Amateur Photographer" was first published on 10 October 1884, making it... | 38,624 | triviaqa-train |
Which model was married to singer Billy Joel for 9 years, from 1985? | several of his written songs. In 1987, he became one of the very first artists to hold a rock and roll tour in the Soviet Union following the country's alleviation of the ban on rock and roll music. Despite largely retiring from writing and releasing pop music following the release of "River of Dreams", he continues to... | In 1973, to French artist Jean-François Allaux; the marriage ended in 1981 without children.
- In 1985, to musician Billy Joel (born May 9, 1949). The two had met in 1983 on the Island of St Barts, in the Caribbean and were married March 23, 1985, on a yacht on the Hudson River, the second marriage for both. Guests inc... | 38,625 | triviaqa-train |
Which late 1990's pop duo was made up of Karen and Shellie, the daughters of 1960's singer Brian Poole? | with their cover version of the Europop hit "Words", losing out to a reactivation of the original by F. R. David.
As a soloist, Poole failed to chart with subsequent records, but pursued a successful cabaret career. His daughters, Karen and Shelly, hit the charts in 1996 as Alisha's Attic. Blakley died from cancer in J... | - Bryan Johnson (singer) (1926–1995), who placed second in the 1960 Eurovision Song Contest
- B. S. Johnson (Bryan Stanley Johnson, 1933–1973), English poet, novelist and film-maker
- Bryan Johnson (comic book writer) (born 1967), co-stars on "Comic Book Men"
- Brian Johnson (Bethel Music singer) (born 1978), lead sing... | 38,626 | triviaqa-train |
Which early 1990's pop trio was made up of Carnie, Wendy and Chynna, the daughters of members of 1960's bands The Beach Boys and The Mamas and the Papas? | Carnie Wilson
Carnie Wilson (born April 29, 1968) is an American singer and television host, perhaps best known as a member of the pop music group Wilson Phillips.
Early life and musical career.
Carnie Wilson is the daughter of Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys and of his first wife, former singer Marilyn Rovell of The Ho... | of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" and explained that "Hold On" was written by bandmates Carnie and Wendy Wilson and her about Phillips' recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. Phillips was eliminated after week four.
On March 20, 2012, the group appeared on QVC to promote their release "Dedicated" (2012), a new studi... | 38,627 | triviaqa-train |
What is the common name for the part of the human bone with the comparatively unprotected ulnar nerve? | Ulnar nerve
In human anatomy, the ulnar nerve is a nerve that runs near the ulna bone. The ulnar collateral ligament of Elbow joint is in relation with the ulnar nerve. The nerve is the largest unprotected nerve in the human body (meaning unprotected by muscle or bone), so injury is common. This nerve is directly Conne... | remains roughly 70% of the area. As some portion of the forest reserves are well degraded than the past.
Wildlife diversity.
As the sanctuary is situated in very isolated area the wildlife of the sanctuary is comparatively better than most other national parks of Bangladesh. However, for the same reason its very unprot... | 38,628 | triviaqa-train |
"The football chant ""Here We Go"" is sung to the tune of which Sousa march?" | John Philip Sousa
John Philip Sousa (; November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932) was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era known primarily for American military marches. He is known as "The March King" or the "American March King", to distinguish him from his British counterpart Kenneth J. Alford who is a... | No one likes us, we don't care
"No one likes us, we don't care" is a football chant which originated with the supporters of Millwall Football Club in the late seventies. The chant is to the tune of (We Are) Sailing by Rod Stewart.
The chant was originally sung by Millwall fans in response to the sustained criticism of ... | 38,629 | triviaqa-train |
"The football chant ""Who Ate All The Pies"" is sung to which music-hall tune?" | Who Ate All the Pies?
"Who Ate All the Pies?" is a football chant sung by fans in the United Kingdom. It is usually sung to the tune of "Knees Up Mother Brown" and is aimed at overweight footballers, officials or other supporters.
Background and origin.
In Britain, fans at football games sometimes eat meat pies before ... | bastard") has been adopted by Roy "Chubby" Brown as his anthem and is enthusiastically chanted by the audiences during his stage performances. In addition, the entire chant was sung by Brown and the audience at the end of his 2013 DVD release "Who Ate All the Pies?"
This line was also chanted at gigs by '90s indie band... | 38,630 | triviaqa-train |
What variety of grape is used to produce the Italian red wine Chianti? | 70% Sangiovese, 15% Canaiolo and 15% Malvasia bianca in the middle of the 19th century.
The first definition of a wine-area called "Chianti" was made in 1716. It described the area near the villages of Gaiole, Castellina and Radda; the so-called "Lega del Chianti" and later "Provincia del Chianti" (Chianti province). I... | Abrusco
Abrusco is a red Italian wine grape variety grown primarily in the Tuscany region where it is a minor blending component permitted in the wines of Chianti. The grape has long history in the region and was mentioned in 1600, under its synonyms Abrostino and Colore, in the posthumously published work by Italian a... | 38,631 | triviaqa-train |
Berengaria of Navarre was the queen of which English King? | Berengaria of Navarre
Berengaria of Navarre (, , ; 1165–1170 – 23 December 1230) was Queen of England as the wife of Richard I of England. She was the eldest daughter of Sancho VI of Navarre and Sancha of Castile. As is the case with many of the medieval English queens, relatively little is known of her life.
Tradition... | and are not reliable sources of information about the queen.
Berengaria of Navarre was played by Zoë Wanamaker in the BBC 13-part drama "The Devil's Crown" (1978).
Legacy.
The early 20th-century Cunard passenger liner RMS "Berengaria" was named in her honour, the first Cunard ship to be named for a British queen.
Exter... | 38,632 | triviaqa-train |
Catherine of Braganza was the queen of which English King? | who became Lord Protector on the death of Oliver on 3 September 1658.
History Early modern history Restoration and Glorious Revolution.
Richard proved to be ineffectual and was unable to maintain his rule. He resigned his title and retired into obscurity. The Rump Parliament was recalled and there was a second period w... | and a large legacy. A curious survival of his English title is an inscription at Segni to "Ph. M. Mylord Ellis". After his death, this became his resting place.
Eleven sermons preached in 1685 and 1686 before King James II, Queen Mary of Modena, and Queen Dowager Catherine of Braganza, were published in pamphlet form, ... | 38,633 | triviaqa-train |
"Which comic actor had two top ten hits, both in 1962, with ""Hole in the Ground"" and ""Right Said Fred""?" | Bernard Cribbins
Bernard Joseph Cribbins, OBE (born 29 December 1928) is an English character actor, comedy actor, voice-over artist and musical comedian with a career spanning over seventy years. He came to prominence in films of the 1960s, and has been in work consistently since his professional debut in the mid-1950... | Goes the Bride" and "Run for Your Wife". He also starred in the revue "And Another Thing", and recorded a single of a song from the show titled "Folksong".
In 1962 he released three comic songs that became hits on the UK Singles Chart. "The Hole in the Ground" was about an annoyed workman who eventually buries a harass... | 38,634 | triviaqa-train |
"Which one-man band had two top ten hits, both in 1968, with ""Rosie"" and ""Blue Eyes""?" | Don Partridge
Donald Eric Partridge (27 October 1941 – 21 September 2010) was an English singer and songwriter, known as the "king of the buskers". He performed from the early 1960s first as a folk singer and later as a busker and one-man band, and achieved unexpected commercial success in the UK and Europe in the late... | saw much greater commercial success in the 1980s than he had in the previous decade, scoring four UK number one singles, including "Let's Dance" which proved to be his biggest ever hit. He had a total of ten UK top ten hits during the decade, two in collaboration with other artists.
Boy George and his band Culture Club... | 38,635 | triviaqa-train |
Which former US First Lady founded, in 1982, a well-known drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre? | . It is common for the first lady to hire a staff to support these activities. Lady Bird Johnson pioneered environmental protection and beautification. Pat Nixon encouraged volunteerism and traveled extensively abroad; Betty Ford supported women's rights; Rosalynn Carter aided those with mental disabilities; Nancy Reag... | by a member of the Charrington brewing family, Frederick Nicholas Charrington, who also founded the Tower Hamlets Mission, which continues to house a drug and alcohol treatment centre, Charis.
Charrington established a retreat for wealthy alcoholics on Osea Island, among whom it is rumoured that Walter Sickert was incl... | 38,636 | triviaqa-train |
Directed by John Lasseter, what was, in 1995, the first film to be entirely computer-generated? | to Steve Jobs and became Pixar in 1986. Lasseter oversaw all of Pixar's films and associated projects as executive producer. In addition, he directed "Toy Story" (1995), "A Bug's Life" (1998), "Toy Story 2" (1999), "Cars" (2006), and "Cars 2" (2011). From 2006 to 2018, Lasseter also oversaw all of Walt Disney Animation... | by Elizabeth after the professor dies, and the cloak is taken from Rathe ("Call it a trophy; the skin of a leopard") after Holmes defeats him.
The film is notable for including the first fully computer-generated photorealistic animated character, a knight composed of elements from a stained glass window. This effect wa... | 38,637 | triviaqa-train |
Journalist and writer Martha Gellhorn was the first wife of which author? | Martha Gellhorn
Martha Ellis Gellhorn (November 8, 1908 – February 15, 1998) was an American novelist, travel writer, and journalist who is considered one of the great war correspondents of the 20th century. She reported on virtually every major world conflict that took place during her 60-year career. Gellhorn was als... | Martha Hall Findlay (born 1959), Canadian politician
- Martha Finley (1828–1909), American teacher, author
- Martha Gellhorn (1908–1998), American novelist, travel writer, and journalist
- Martha Graham (1894–1991), American dancer and choreographer
- Martha Hart (born 1966), Canadian charity benefactor
- Martha S. Hea... | 38,638 | triviaqa-train |
Writer Roald Dahl was the husband of which Oscar-winning actress? | 1946. He left the service with the substantive rank of squadron leader. His record of five aerial victories, qualifying him as a flying ace, has been confirmed by post-war research and cross-referenced in Axis records. It is most likely that he scored more than those victories during 20 April 1941, when 22 German aircr... | - Holland
- Comedian and writer Dominic Holland is the father of actor Tom Holland.
- Holloway
- Actor and Singer Stanley Holloway was the father of actor Julian Holloway.
- Julian is the father of former model and author Sophie Dahl, whose maternal grandfather is children's author Roald Dahl.
- Houghton-Hepburn-Grant
... | 38,639 | triviaqa-train |
South African rugby winger Bryan Habana was named after which famous English sportsman? | 2007 IRB Player of the Year. During the 2015 Rugby World Cup he equalled Lomu's career record of 15 tries in World Cups.
He is in second place among all time test try scorers, with a total of 67 tries behind only Daisuke Ohata.
Career.
Career Early career.
Habana was born in Johannesburg and named Bryan Gary Habana, af... | was the name given to an unofficial (rebel) New Zealand team which toured South Africa in 1986. The New Zealand Rugby Union did not sanction the team and do not recognise the side as a New Zealand representative team.
Players.
Players Current squad.
The following players were named in the South African squad for the 20... | 38,640 | triviaqa-train |
Singer Alecia Moore first hit the charts in 2000 under what one-word name? | Pink (singer)
Alecia Beth Moore (born September 8, 1979), known professionally as Pink (stylized as ), is an American singer and songwriter. Originally a member of the girl group Choice in 1995, LaFace Records saw potential in Pink and offered her a solo recording contract. Her R&B-influenced debut studio album "Can't ... | Small Town USA
"Small Town USA" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Justin Moore. It was released in February 2009 as the second single of his career and the second one from his self-titled debut album. On the charts dated for October 3, 2009, the song became Moore’s first Number One hit.... | 38,641 | triviaqa-train |
In 1994, Sannie Carlson became the first ever non-British singer to make a chart debut at number one - under what one word name? | Whigfield
Sannie Charlotte Carlson (born 11 April 1970), better known by her various stage names including Whigfield, Naan, or simply Sannie, is a Danish singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. She is best known for her 1993 single "Saturday Night", which became an international hit the year after.
Based in It... | of the chart in April 2014. It became her seventeenth in total and broke her out of her tie with Kristine W, up until 2018 when the latter attained her seventeenth number one, thus tying Carey once again.
Joint Sixth (17) Kristine W.
American singer and songwriter Kristine W has achieved seventeen number-one songs on t... | 38,642 | triviaqa-train |
The ancient cities of Leptis Magna and Cyrene can be found in which modern-day country? | Cyrene, Libya
Cyrene (; ) was an ancient Greek and later Roman city near present-day Shahhat, Libya. It was the oldest and most important of the five Greek cities in the region. It gave eastern Libya the classical name "Cyrenaica" that it has retained to modern times. Located nearby is the ancient Necropolis of Cyrene.... | remains in the Tarhuna region. However, these remains are extremely dispersed over most parts of the plateau, as is always in the case of hinterland of any significant ancient city. Another interesting point is that the Jebel Tarhuna was a boundary land between two important ancient coastal centres, Leptis Magna and Oe... | 38,643 | triviaqa-train |
The ancient cities of Troy and Ephesus can be found in which modern-day country? | Ephesus
Ephesus (; "Ephesos"; ; may ultimately derive from Hittite "Apasa") was an ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia, three kilometres southwest of present-day Selçuk in İzmir Province, Turkey. It was built in the 10th century BC on the site of the former Arzawan capital by Attic and Ionian Greek colonists. Duri... | historical sites such as Ephesus and the House of the Virgin Mary, from the district's seat of Menderes, and from Çeşme, the westernmost settlement on the Karaburun Peninsula. The town is within the vicinity of numerous historical sites, many ancient Ionian sanctuaries and cities. Situated about from Claros, from Notio... | 38,644 | triviaqa-train |
When Muttiah Muralitharan took his record-breaking 709th test wicket, which England player was the victim? | Test matches.
Muralitharan reclaimed the record for most Test wickets during the first Test against England at Kandy on 2007. The spinner bowled England's Paul Collingwood to claim his 709th Test victim and overtaking Shane Warne in the process. Muralitharan reached the mark in his 116th Test – 29 fewer than Warne – an... | an international cricket stadium, which he did in a period of 150 days. On 5 January 1982 President J. R. Jayewardene ceremonially opened the stadium. Jayewardene also opened the pavilion in 1982.
The first cricket match at Asgiriya was against the Australian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1982–83, becoming Sri Lanka's t... | 38,645 | triviaqa-train |
Which snooker player has scored a record 709 centuries in professional tournaments? | the 1970s, Steve Davis in the 1980s, and Stephen Hendry in the 1990s. Since 2000, Ronnie O'Sullivan has won the most world titles, with 5.
Top professional players now compete regularly around the world and earn millions of pounds. The sport has become increasingly popular in China.
History.
The origin of snooker dates... | frames of the evening to seal an 18–9 win, and with it his first World Championship. Between them Trump and Higgins scored eleven centuries, a record for a professional match. Trump's seven centuries in the final equalled Ding Junhui's record for the most by one player in a single match. Winning the world title also ma... | 38,646 | triviaqa-train |
Arlanda airport serves which European capital city? | Stockholm Arlanda Airport
Stockholm Arlanda Airport is an international airport located in the Sigtuna Municipality of Sweden, near the town of Märsta, north of Stockholm and nearly south-east of Uppsala. The airport is located within Stockholm County and the province of Uppland. It is the largest airport in Sweden and... | Erfurt–Weimar Airport
Erfurt–Weimar Airport (, formerly "Erfurt Airport", ) serves Erfurt, the capital of the German state of Thuringia, and the nearby city of Weimar, both of which form the largest part of the state's central metropolitan area. The airport is west of Erfurt city center and is mainly used for seasonal ... | 38,647 | triviaqa-train |
Ruzyne airport serves which European capital city? | Václav Havel Airport Prague
Václav Havel Airport Prague (), formerly "Prague Ruzyně International Airport" (, ) , is the international airport of Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. The airport was founded in 1937, when it replaced the Kbely Airport (founded in 1918), it was reconstructed and extended in 1956, 1... | Erfurt–Weimar Airport
Erfurt–Weimar Airport (, formerly "Erfurt Airport", ) serves Erfurt, the capital of the German state of Thuringia, and the nearby city of Weimar, both of which form the largest part of the state's central metropolitan area. The airport is west of Erfurt city center and is mainly used for seasonal ... | 38,648 | triviaqa-train |
Scotsman Ivor Robson introduces the competitors in which annual sporting event? | the country is promoted as the home of golf. To many golfers the Old Course in the Fife town of St Andrews, an ancient links course dating to before 1552, is considered a site of pilgrimage. In 1764, the standard 18-hole golf course was created at St Andrews when members modified the course from 22 to 18 holes. The wor... | Baddeley, and 2012 Summer Olympics & World Triathlon Champion Alistair Brownlee.
Mike Turner, an international distance runner in the 1960s was CUH&H president for thirty years until his retirement in 2006.
The focus each winter is on the Varsity match against University of Oxford Cross Country Club, in which competit... | 38,649 | triviaqa-train |
"From the Arabic for ""path"", what is the name given to Islamic law?" | final revelation of God. Like other Abrahamic religions, Islam also teaches a final judgment with the righteous rewarded paradise and unrighteous punished in hell. Religious concepts and practices include the Five Pillars of Islam, which are obligatory acts of worship, and following Islamic law ("sharia"), which touche... | the fact that the traditional Persian prosodic theory has given them elaborate Arabic names and attempted to 'derive' them from the standard Arabic metres with which they share a name."
What has been less readily accepted by other scholars is Elwell-Sutton's contention that the Persian metres as a whole carry on a trad... | 38,650 | triviaqa-train |
Which country's currency changed from the Pound to the Euro in January 2008? | its currency. However, the subject was always politically controversial, and the UK negotiated an opt-out on this issue.
In 2007, Gordon Brown, then Chancellor of the Exchequer, ruled out membership for the foreseeable future, saying that the decision not to join had been right for Britain and for Europe.
On 1 January ... | in circulation was that of 5 mils. This was renamed as cent, but soon was abolished. Mil-denominated coins are no longer legal tender.
Towards the end of the Cypriot pound era, some cashiers omitted the 1- and 2-cent coins from the change they gave. Owner-operated businesses often rounded down the net amount to be paid... | 38,651 | triviaqa-train |
Which country's currency changed from the Lira to the Euro in January 2008? | Maltese lira
The lira (, plural: liri, ISO 4217 code : "MTL") was the currency of Malta from 1972 until 31 December 2007. The lira was abbreviated as Lm, although the traditional ₤ sign was often used locally. In English, the currency was still frequently called the "pound" because of the past usage of British currency... | the early 1970s. Several episodes of high inflation followed until the lira was replaced by the euro.
The lira was the official unit of currency in Italy until 1 January 1999, when it was replaced by the euro (euro coins and notes were not introduced until 2002). Old lira denominated currency ceased to be legal tender ... | 38,652 | triviaqa-train |
How many toes are there on each foot of an ostrich? | distal, with the exception of the big toe (). For a minority of people, the little toe also is missing a middle bone. The hallux only contains two phalanx bones, the proximal and distal. The joints between each phalanx are the interphalangeal joints. The proximal phalanx bone of each toe articulates with the metatarsal... | more than . They have coarse, bristly hair that is grizzled and coloured a dark greyish to yellowish brown, with the undersides a creamy-white or yellowish grey. The tail is relatively short, measuring about in length, and is brown above and white below.
There are five toes on each foot, although, as in many other mars... | 38,653 | triviaqa-train |
How many pairs of chromosomes does a human have? | human and chimpanzee lineages is placed around 4–8 million years ago during the late Miocene epoch. During this split, chromosome 2 was formed from two other chromosomes, leaving humans with only 23 pairs of chromosomes, compared to 24 for the other apes.
History Evolution and range Evidence from the fossil record.
The... | reproducing species, humans have special gonosomes (sex chromosomes, in contrast to autosomes). These are XX in females and XY in males.
Karyotype Historical note.
Investigation into the human karyotype took many years to settle the most basic question: "How many chromosomes does a normal diploid human cell contain?" ... | 38,654 | triviaqa-train |
Which Scotland Yard detective is frequently upstaged by the crime-fighting abilities of Sherlock Holmes? | Dick Gillman, Maurice Barkley, Daniel D. Victor, Martin Rosenstock, Peter Coe Verbica, Hugh Ashton, Will Murray, Robert Perret, Thaddeus Tuffentsamer, G.L. Schulze, Tim Symonds, and a poem by Derrick Belanger” as well as “Forewords in both volumes by Nicholas Meyer, Roger Johnson, and David Marcum.”
Some authors have w... | New Scotland Yard was partly used as the base for the Met's Territorial Support Group.
The Met's senior management team, who oversee the service, were based at New Scotland Yard at 10 Broadway, close to St. James's Park station, along with the Met's crime database. This uses a national computer system developed for maj... | 38,655 | triviaqa-train |
Featured more regularly on TV than in the original books, which Scotland Yard detective is regularly helped (or hindered) by the efforts of Hercule Poirot? | Lestrade-type Scotland Yard detective, Inspector Japp". For his part, Conan Doyle acknowledged basing his detective stories on the model of Edgar Allan Poe's C. Auguste Dupin and his anonymous narrator, and basing his character Sherlock Holmes on Joseph Bell, who in his use of "ratiocination" prefigured Poirot's relian... | detectives such as Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot and Dorothy L. Sayers's Lord Peter Wimsey. One of the books featuring Heyer's characters, "Death in the Stocks", was dramatized in New York City in 1937 as "Merely Murder". The play focused on the comedy rather than the mystery, and it closed after three nights.
Accor... | 38,656 | triviaqa-train |
Luxardo is the most widely-available brand of which alcoholic spirit? | Girolamo Luxardo
Girolamo Luxardo S.p.A is an Italian liqueur factory. Founded in Zara, Dalmatia (now Zadar), it moved to Torreglia near Padua after 1945.
The company's current products include a variety of liqueurs and similar products ("Maraschino", "Sangue Morlacco", "Sambuca", "Amaretto", "Grappa", "Passione Nera",... | tablets. It is also popular during Christmas season, particularly among children.
Beverages Alcoholic beverages.
There are a wide variety of alcoholic drinks in the Philippines manufactured by local breweries and distilleries.
Beer or "serbesa" (from the Spanish "cerveza") is the most widely available alcoholic drink i... | 38,657 | triviaqa-train |
What name is given to an island of coral that surrounds a lagoon? | "Laguna" is attested in English by at least 1612, and had been Anglicized to "lagune" by 1673. In 1697 William Dampier referred to a "Lagune or Lake of Salt water" on the coast of Mexico. Captain James Cook described an island "of Oval form with a Lagoon in the middle" in 1769.
Atoll lagoons.
Atoll lagoons form as cora... | extensive limestone deposits and caves. A large fringing reef surrounds the island forming a lagoon within which lie eighteen small islets.
The coral reef of Rodrigues is of particular interest as it is self-seeding – it receives no coral zooplankton from elsewhere. This has led to an overall species-poor but highly ad... | 38,658 | triviaqa-train |
"Who composed the scores for the Alfred Hitchcock movies ""North By Northwest"" and ""Psycho""?" | several Hitchcock films which feature a music score by Bernard Herrmann and an opening title sequence by graphic designer Saul Bass, and it is generally cited as the first to feature extended use of kinetic typography in its opening credits.
"North by Northwest" is listed among the canonical Hitchcock films of the 1950... | is closely associated with the director Alfred Hitchcock. He wrote the scores for seven Hitchcock films, from "The Trouble with Harry" (1955) to "Marnie" (1964), a period that included "Vertigo", "North by Northwest", and "Psycho". He was also credited as sound consultant on "The Birds" (1963), as there was no actual m... | 38,659 | triviaqa-train |
Which city, the fourth largest in the Czech Republic, is renowned for its beer production and is the home of Skoda? | seeking outdoor pursuits.
The country is also known for its various museums. Puppetry and marionette exhibitions are very popular, with a number of puppet festivals throughout the country. Aquapalace Praha in Čestlice near Prague, is the biggest water park in central Europe.
The Czech Republic has a number of beer fest... | Budweiser Budvar Brewery
Budweiser Budvar (; ; "Budvar from Budweis") is a brewery in the Czech city of České Budějovice (), best known for its original Budweiser or Budweiser Budvar pale lager brewed using artesian water, Moravian barley and Saaz hops. Budweiser Budvar is the fourth largest beer producer in the Czech ... | 38,660 | triviaqa-train |
"Named after a service station on the M4, which chef is proprietor of ""The Fat Duck"" and has been ""In Search of Perfection"" in print and on the media?" | The Fat Duck
The Fat Duck is a restaurant in Bray, Berkshire, England. It is run by celebrity chef proprietor Heston Blumenthal. Housed in a 16th-century building that had previously been the site of The Bell pub, The Fat Duck opened on 16 August 1995. Although it originally served food similar to that of a French bist... | nicknamed "The Fat Duckling" after Blumenthal's The Fat Duck. He also forages for ingredients.
He also credits his time spent in France with chef Jean Bardet as teaching him the value of quality ingredients, and seeing foie gras in a different light.
Personal life.
He enjoys a full English breakfast on a Sunday, which ... | 38,661 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the novel 'Middlemarch' in 1869? | Middlemarch
Middlemarch, A Study of Provincial Life is a novel by the English author George Eliot (Mary Anne Evans), first published in eight instalments (volumes) in 1871–1872. The novel is set in the fictitious Midlands town of Middlemarch during 1829–1832, and follows several distinct, intersecting stories with a la... | great novels of the English language.
Background.
"Middlemarch" originates in two unfinished pieces that Eliot worked on during the years 1869 and 1870: the novel "Middlemarch" (which focused on the character of Lydgate) and the long story "Miss Brooke" (which focused on the character of Dorothea). The former piece is ... | 38,662 | triviaqa-train |
On a Monopoly board, what lies between Vine Street and The Strand? | 's Sirocco Group would manage the hotel when it opens in 2019.
Board.
The "Monopoly" game-board consists of forty spaces containing twenty-eight properties—twenty-two streets (grouped into eight color groups), four railroads, and two utilities—three Chance spaces, three Community Chest spaces, a Luxury Tax space, an In... | in tube carriages all over London.
John Betjeman used the title of the song for a television documentary made for Associated-Rediffusion in 1967. The same year, Margaret Williams used it for a stage comedy. "The Strand Magazine", which began publishing in 1891, was named after the street. A BBC World Service arts and c... | 38,663 | triviaqa-train |
On which river does Phnom Penh stand? | the 1920s. Phnom Penh, along with Siem Reap and Sihanoukville, are significant global and domestic tourist destinations for Cambodia. Founded in 1434, the city is noted for its historical architecture and attractions. There are a number of surviving French colonial buildings scattered along the grand boulevards.
On the... | Apsara International Air
Apsara International Air () was an airline operated between Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, from 2013 to 2016.
History.
Apsara Air began operations with its inaugural flight on 8 October 2014 between Phnom Penh and Siem Reap.
Destinations.
- Siem Reap (Siem Reap International Airport) Hub
- Phnom Pen... | 38,664 | triviaqa-train |
What was the Christian name of the character played by Tim Healy in 'Auf Wiedersehen Pet'? | , is aggressive and jingoistic; and London joiner Wayne is a womaniser. The third Geordie is Dennis (Tim Healy), a bricklayer who, being older, more experienced and generally more mature than the others, becomes the de facto leader of the group. The others are Bristolian bricklayer Bomber (Pat Roach) and Scouse ex-con ... | "Spender", and "Quayside". As a supporter of Sunderland, his character Andy antagonised Newcastle United-supporter Oz in an episode of "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet".
Stand up comedy.
Healy also embarked upon a career as a stand-up comic. He released a solo-DVD, "Tall Stories", in 2005, recorded at The Customs House, South Shi... | 38,665 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of Armenia? | Yerevan
Yerevan ( ; , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia as well as one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country. It has been the capital since 1918, the fourteen... | views. The other current books in the "What is?" series include ""What is Love?, What is Death?, What is Beautiful?, What is Funny?, What is Right?, What is Peace?, What is Money?, What is Dreaming?, What is a Friend?, What is True?, What is a Family?, What is a Feeling?" The series is now also translated into 15 langu... | 38,666 | triviaqa-train |
Which football league club plays its home games at the Weston Homes Community Stadium? | Colchester Community Stadium
Colchester Community Stadium, known for sponsorship reasons as the JobServe Community Stadium, is a football stadium in Colchester, England. It is the home of Colchester United Football Club. It has a capacity of 10,105 and opened in August 2008 in time for the 2008–09 season.
A stadium wor... | its national championships.
Stadium.
The club plays its home games at Adelaide City Park in Oakden, a suburb 12 km north-east of the Adelaide city centre.
During its National Soccer League days, City first played games at Olympic Sports Field in the inner-eastern suburb of Kensington, before playing at Hindmarsh Stadiu... | 38,667 | triviaqa-train |
Who succeeded Robin Day as regular presenter of Question Time, in June 1989? | Peter Sissons
Peter George Sissons (born 17 July 1942) is an English broadcast journalist. He was the presenter of the BBC Nine O'Clock News and the BBC Ten O'Clock News between 1993 and 2003, and earlier a newscaster for ITN, providing bulletins on ITV and Channel 4. He is also a former presenter of the BBC's "Questio... | "The Observer" newspaper reported in 1986 that "The BBC's lawyers ordered nine seconds of "Question Time" to be deleted by the old-fashioned method of simply cutting off the sound".
Presenters.
Presenters Sir Robin Day.
Veteran news presenter Sir Robin Day was the programme's first chair, presenting it for nearly 10 ye... | 38,668 | triviaqa-train |
What was the first Martin Scorsese film that Robert De Niro appeared in, released in 1973? | Godfather Part II", for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His longtime collaboration with director Martin Scorsese earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Jake LaMotta in the 1980 film "Raging Bull".
De Niro's first major film roles were in the sports drama "Bang the Dru... | Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro
American director Martin Scorsese and American actor Robert De Niro have made nine feature films and one short film together since 1973. Most of the pair's films are in the crime genre, and some are often ranked among the greatest films of all time.
Relationship.
In 1967, Scorsese mad... | 38,669 | triviaqa-train |
In which war was the Battle of the Ebro (Batalia del Ebro) fought? | Battle of the Ebro
The Battle of the Ebro (, ) was the longest and largest battle of the Spanish Civil War. It took place between July and November 1938, with fighting mainly concentrated in two areas on the lower course of the Ebro River, the Terra Alta comarca of Catalonia, and the Auts area close to Fayón "(Faió)" i... | of Belchite, but the original town has not been rebuilt.
The ruins remain as a monument that attracts small numbers of battlefield tourists each year.
Monuments Monuments for the Battle of Ebro.
The bloodiest battle of the Civil War was fought on the left bank of the river Ebro.
- In memory of General Franco's victory,... | 38,670 | triviaqa-train |
Who was Mohammed Reza Pahlavi? | 1979, political unrest had transformed into a revolution which, on 17 January, forced him to leave Iran. Soon thereafter, the Iranian monarchy was formally abolished, and Iran was declared an Islamic republic led by Ruhollah Khomeini (known in the West as Ayatollah Khomeini). Facing likely execution should he return to... | - Who Was Richard Nixon?
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How was Lev Davidovitch Bronstein better known? | Leon Trotsky
Lev Davidovich Bronstein ( – 21 August 1940), better known as Leon Trotsky (), was a Russian revolutionary, Marxist theorist, and Soviet politician whose particular strain of Marxist thought is known as Trotskyism.
Initially supporting the Menshevik-Internationalists faction within the Russian Social Democ... | Shauna Garr
Shauna Garr is an American producer and entertainment executive in Hollywood. She is best known for producing the film franchise "How High" and "How High 2" with Universal Pictures.
Biography.
Garr was born in Los Angeles. She is best known for producing the film franchise "How High" and "How High 2" with U... | 38,672 | triviaqa-train |
In terms of surface area, which is the largest body of water in the British Isles? | separate continental landmass. The topography of the islands is modest in scale by global standards. Ben Nevis rises to an elevation of only , and Lough Neagh, which is notably larger than other lakes in the island group, covers . The climate is temperate marine, with mild winters and warm summers. The North Atlantic d... | Loch Morar
Loch Morar (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Mhòrair) is a freshwater loch in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. It is the fifth-largest loch by surface area in Scotland, at , and the deepest freshwater body in the British Isles with a maximum depth of . The loch was created by glacial action around 10,000 years ago, and ha... | 38,673 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1910 comic novel by H G Wells features the Potwell Inn in Sussex? | Kipps" and "The History of Mr Polly", which describe lower-middle-class life, led to the suggestion that he was a worthy successor to Charles Dickens, but Wells described a range of social strata and even attempted, in "Tono-Bungay" (1909), a diagnosis of English society as a whole. Wells was a diabetic and co-founded ... | , wins him insurance money that saves him from bankruptcy, and yields the insight that ""Fishbourne wasn't the world"", which leads him to abandon his shop and his wife. Chapters 9–10, at the Potwell Inn (apparently located in West Sussex), culminates in Mr. Polly's courageous victory over "Uncle Jim", a malicious rela... | 38,674 | triviaqa-train |
Which UK group's fourth and final number one was 'Beat Surrender' in 1982? | Beat Surrender
"Beat Surrender" was The Jam's final single, and was released on 22 November 1982. It became the band's fourth No. 1 hit in the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in December 1982.
Title.
The song's title was a play on words combining the title of the 1979 Anita Ward disco single "Sweet Surrender" with the B... | statement announcing their split. A final single "Beat Surrender" went straight to number one and a farewell tour culminated in a final gig at the Brighton Centre on 11 December 1982. After that, the three band members went their separate ways.
Drummer Rick Buckler formed the band Time UK with Jimmy Edwards (lead vocal... | 38,675 | triviaqa-train |
Which London thoroughfare gave its name to a 2003 novel by Monica Ali? | Monica Ali
Monica Ali (born 20 October 1967) is a Bangladeshi-born British writer and novelist. In 2003, she was selected as one of the "Best of Young British Novelists" by "Granta" magazine based on her unpublished manuscript; her debut novel, "Brick Lane," was published later that year. It was shortlisted for the Man... | Puddle Dock
Puddle Dock, in Blackfriars in the City of London, was formerly the site of one of London's docks. It is now a minor street and the site of the Mermaid Theatre which closed in 2003.
The area was dramatically altered by major works in the 1960s, involving the reclaiming of foreshore of the River Thames at Pu... | 38,676 | triviaqa-train |
"Who wrote the novels ""Rosemary's Baby"", ""The Stepford Wives"" and ""The Boys from Brazil""?" | The Boys from Brazil (film)
The Boys from Brazil is a 1978 British-American science fiction thriller film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. It stars Gregory Peck and Laurence Olivier, and features James Mason, Lilli Palmer, Uta Hagen, Anne Meara, Denholm Elliott, and Steve Guttenberg in supporting roles. The film is b... | course, I didn't send back any of the royalty checks."
Other Levin novels that were made into films included "The Boys from Brazil" in 1978, and "The Stepford Wives" in 1975 and again in 2004.
In the 1990s, Levin wrote two more bestselling novels: "Sliver" (1991) which became a film in 1993 by Phillip Noyce, with Sharo... | 38,677 | triviaqa-train |
In 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm II was exiled to which country? | . The state was formed by secession from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1830, whose neutrality and integrity was protected by the Treaty of London 1839; thus it served as a buffer state after the Napoleonic Wars between the European powers France, Prussia (after 1871 the German Empire) and the United Kingdom ... | Taryba" as King Mindaugas II of Lithuania in July 1918. In the event, Duke Wilhelm obtained none of these thrones.
Relying upon the "Almanach de Gotha" to gazette dynastic events, Germany's deposed heads of state continued to notify its editors of changes in family members' status and traditional titles. In 1919 the mo... | 38,678 | triviaqa-train |
In the Beatles film Yellow Submarine what is the name of the land taken over by the Blue Meanies? | Blue Meanies (Yellow Submarine)
The Blue Meanies are a fictional army of fierce though buffoonish music-hating beings and the main antagonists in the surreal 1968 Beatles cartoon film "Yellow Submarine". They allegorically represent all the bad people in the world. Their visual appearance was mostly designed by Heinz E... | and Mo watch the devastation unfold from orbit after manually releasing the Mayflower's solar sails), the Earth that the Remnants return to has the Moon embedded in its side.
- The book series has a few references to The Beatles, with one book being called "Nowhere Land", a reference to The Beatles' song "Nowhere Man",... | 38,679 | triviaqa-train |
Which country won the most medals at the Paralympics in Beijing? | Beijing
Beijing ( , nonstandard ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China, the world's third most populous city proper, and most populous capital city. The city, located in northern China, is governed as a municipality under the direct administration of central governm... | Serbia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Serbia competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing for the first time as independent country. Serbian competitors took part in table tennis and athletics events. They won 2 silver medals, Borislava Perić in table tennis event and Draženko Mitrović in athletics.
See also.
- 2... | 38,680 | triviaqa-train |
Who took over from Dermot Murnaghan as host of BBC2's Eggheads? | Eggheads (TV series)
Eggheads is a British quiz show that airs on weekdays. It was first broadcast in 2003 chaired by Dermot Murnaghan. In 2008 Jeremy Vine became joint chair, and subsequently sole chair. In each episode, a team of five quiz and game show champions (the "Eggheads") is challenged by a team of five conte... | Vine presented "Points of View", taking over from Terry Wogan. On 6 October 2008, he started hosting the BBC Two quiz show "Eggheads" while the spin-off show, "Are You an Egghead?", was presented by the regular host, Dermot Murnaghan. Once the spin-off show had finished, Vine continued to host the second half of each s... | 38,681 | triviaqa-train |
Which European country has land borders with Greece, Turkey, Romania, Serbia and the Republic of Macedonia? | Romania
Romania ( ; ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the southeast, Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, and Moldova to the east. It has a predominantly temperate-continental climate. ... | France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and United Kingdom). It seems to be declining over much of its European range.
In... | 38,682 | triviaqa-train |
In cricket, which English county one-day side is known as the Phantoms? | Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Derbyshire. Its limited overs team is called the Derbyshire Falcons in reference to the famous peregrine falcon which... | Monty Panesar
Mudhsuden Singh Panesar (born 25 April 1982), known as Monty Panesar, is an English international cricketer who is currently without a county cricket side. A left-arm spinner, Panesar made his Test cricket debut in 2006 against India in Nagpur and One Day International debut for England in 2007. In Englis... | 38,683 | triviaqa-train |
Which artistic movement was led by Henri Matisse and André Derain? | André Derain
André Derain (; 10 June 1880 – 8 September 1954) was a French artist, painter, sculptor and co-founder of Fauvism with Henri Matisse.
Biography.
Biography Early years.
Derain was born in 1880 in Chatou, Yvelines, Île-de-France, just outside Paris. In 1895 Derain began to study on his own, contrary to claim... | Auguste Chabaud
Auguste Chabaud (3 October 1882 – 23 May 1955) was a French painter and sculptor.
He was born in Nimes. At the age of fourteen Chabaud joined the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Avignon. In 1899 he went to Paris to continue his artistic training at the Academie Julian and the Ecole des Beaux Arts. There he met ... | 38,684 | triviaqa-train |
Which popular garden bird has the Latin name Erithacus rubecula? | are in part the subject matter of the field of classics. Their works were published in manuscript form before the invention of printing and are now published in carefully annotated printed editions, such as the Loeb Classical Library, published by Harvard University Press, or the Oxford Classical Texts, published by Ox... | on Le Creusot in France. Gibson and Hopgood were among the pilots sent to attack the electric transformer station at nearby Montchanin. Later in the month they started to attack Italian targets including Genoa, Milan and Turin. In November 1942 Gibson was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO).
On 8 December Gib... | 38,685 | triviaqa-train |
During which conflict was the battle of Blenheim fought? | Battle of Blenheim
The Battle of Blenheim (German: "Zweite Schlacht bei Höchstädt"; French "Bataille de Höchstädt"), fought on 13 August 1704, was a major battle of the War of the Spanish Succession. The overwhelming Allied victory ensured the safety of Vienna from the Franco-Bavarian army, thus preventing the collapse... | claimed his first two aerial victories on the night of 10/11 February 1941 over two Bristol Blenheim bombers shot down near Feltwell. The Blenheim bombers belonged to No. 21 Squadron, the second of which was destroyed during the laning approach, killing all but the gunner. He took command of the 3. "Staffel" of NJG 2 i... | 38,686 | triviaqa-train |
Which European city was the destination of the girls (and thus the boys) in the Cliff Richard film Summer Holiday? | -decker bus (and not a later AEC Routemaster as often quoted). This they convert into a holiday caravan, which they drive across continental Europe, intending to reach the South of France. However, their eventual destination is Athens, Greece. On the way, they are joined by a trio of young women (Stubbs, Hart and Daryl... | Heißer Sommer
Heißer Sommer, aka Hot Summer (USA), is a 1968 East German musical film. A 2001 video release promotes the film as "The East German "Grease"" although perhaps it is closer in concept to the 1963 British movie "Summer Holiday" which starred Cliff Richard.
Plot.
A group of girls and a separate group of boys... | 38,687 | triviaqa-train |
Who hosts the new version of ITV's The Krypton Factor? | Krypton Factor", e.g. "The winner, with a Krypton Factor of 46, is the legal secretary from Kent, Mike Berry". The 1987 series won the prestigious Premio Ondas - Spanish Television Award for Entertainment.
The show was revived for two series which aired in 2009 and 2010, presented by Ben Shephard.
History.
History Orig... | ".
Burns' national profile began with his association of ITV's game show "The Krypton Factor" which he presented for eighteen years from 1977 to 1995. He was the presenter of "Password" for Ulster, one of their few programmes shown throughout the ITV network, and also hosted a segment in several series of LWT's "Surpri... | 38,688 | triviaqa-train |
Which National Trail runs for 177miles from Sedbury Cliffs near Chepstow to Prestatyn? | the "Wye Tour" in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Chepstow has remained an important centre for tourism. The town has a range of hotels and guest houses. As well as its own attractions, including the castle, the town is close to other attractions including the Royal Forest of Dean, Tintern Abbey and the Wye Val... | , the Path is longer, and in some places passes at some distance from the earthworks. Opened in 1971, the Path is one of Britain's longest National Trails, stretching for from the Severn estuary at Sedbury, near Chepstow, to Prestatyn on the north Wales coast. There is a visitor centre at Knighton.
Cultural importance.... | 38,689 | triviaqa-train |
Which popular garden bird has the Latin name Cyanistes Caeruleus? | Eurasian blue tit
The Eurasian blue tit ("Cyanistes caeruleus") is a small passerine bird in the tit family, Paridae. It is easily recognisable by its blue and yellow plumage and small size.
Eurasian blue tits, usually resident and non-migratory birds, are widespread and a common resident breeder throughout temperate a... | which should probably be placed in "Sylvia" rather than their current genera, "Pseudoalcippe" and "Horizorhinus" respectively.
The garden warbler was given the binomial name "Motacilla borin" by the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert in 1783. The current genus name is from Modern Latin "silvia", a woodland nymph, related... | 38,690 | triviaqa-train |
Which country won the most medals overall at the Beijing Olympics in 2008? | in a single Olympic games, setting numerous world and Olympic records in the process. Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt also set records in several different events, completing the 100 m final with a time of 9.69 seconds, beating his own previous world record. Russian-born American gymnast Nastia Liukin won the all-around g... | traditional sports, such as dragon boat racing, Mongolian-style wrestling and horse racing are also popular.
China has participated in the Olympic Games since 1932, although it has only participated as the PRC since 1952. China hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where its athletes received 51 gold medals – the... | 38,691 | triviaqa-train |
Which European country has land borders with Austria, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine, Poland and the Czech Republic? | , Lithuania, and Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast to the north, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west.
The history of human activity on Polish soil spans almost 500,000 years. Throughout the Iron Age it became extensively diverse, with various cultures and tri... | Polka
The polka is originally a Czech dance and genre of dance music familiar throughout Europe and the Americas. It originated in the middle of the 19th century in Bohemia, now part of the Czech Republic. The polka remains a popular folk music genre in many European countries, and is performed by folk artists in the C... | 38,692 | triviaqa-train |
With which musical instrument is Pablo Casals associated? | the Bach Cello Suites he made from 1936 to 1939. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963 by President John F. Kennedy (though the ceremony was presided over by Lyndon B. Johnson).
Biography.
Biography Childhood and early years.
Casals was born in El Vendrell, Catalonia, Spain. His father, Carles Casals... | Gerald Moore
Gerald Moore CBE (30 July 1899 – 13 March 1987) was an English classical pianist best known for his career as an accompanist for many famous musicians. Among those with whom he was closely associated were Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Elisabeth Schumann, Hans Hotter, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Victoria de los Ánge... | 38,693 | triviaqa-train |
Which artistic movement was led by Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso? | due to his links to Géry Pieret, an artist with a history of thefts from the gallery. Apollinaire in turn implicated his close friend Picasso, who had also purchased stolen artworks from the artist in the past. Afraid of a conviction that could result in his deportation to Spain, Picasso denied having ever met Apollina... | the volume and space of sharp structures within a composition. Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque were the leading proponents of the movement. Objects are broken up, analyzed, and re-assembled in an abstracted form. By the 1920s, the style had developed into surrealism with Dali and Magritte.
Printmaking.
Printmaking is ... | 38,694 | triviaqa-train |
During which conflict was the battle of Creçy fought? | Hundred Years' War
The Hundred Years' War was a series of conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453 by the House of Plantagenet, rulers of the Kingdom of England, against the French House of Valois, over the right to rule the Kingdom of France. Each side drew many allies into the war. It was one of the most notable conflicts o... | conflict was an aircraft involved in the beginning of the Battle of Bubiyan against the Iraqi Navy. A Canadian combat engineer regiment was investigated following the release of 1991 photographs which showed members posing with the dismembered bodies in a Kuwaiti minefield.
20th century Post–Cold War era Yugoslav wars.... | 38,695 | triviaqa-train |
In Greek myth, who was the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who killed his mother to avenge his father's death? | "), and the murder of Agamemnon) were told in two epics, the Returns (the lost "Nostoi") and Homer's "Odyssey". The Trojan cycle also includes the adventures of the children of the Trojan generation (e.g., Orestes and Telemachus).
The Trojan War provided a variety of themes and became a main source of inspiration for A... | conveyed him out of the country when Clytemnestra wished to kill him. In the familiar theme of the hero's early eclipse and exile, he escaped to Phanote on Mount Parnassus, where King Strophius took charge of him. In his twentieth year, he was urged by Electra to return home and avenge his father's death. He returned h... | 38,696 | triviaqa-train |
What is the SI unit of electric current? | Ampere
The ampere ( or (UK), symbol: A), often shortened to "amp", is the base unit of electric current in the International System of Units (SI). It is named after André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836), French mathematician and physicist, considered the father of electrodynamics.
The International System of Units defines the... | of the individual particles with density "n" (SI unit: coulombs).
A common approximation to the current density assumes the current simply is proportional to the electric field, as expressed by:
where E is the electric field and "σ" is the electrical conductivity.
Conductivity "σ" is the reciprocal (inverse) of electri... | 38,697 | triviaqa-train |
In which English county is Beamish Museum? | the non-metropolitan county of the same name and the county council is responsible for providing services in only part of the county. In Cornwall, Dorset, Durham, East Riding of Yorkshire, Shropshire and Wiltshire the bulk of the area is a unitary authority which shares the name of the ceremonial county and the rest of... | North Ludlow Beamish
North Ludlow Beamish (31 December 1797 – 27 April 1872), was an Irish military writer and antiquary.
He was the son of William Beamish, Esq., of Beaumont House, County Cork.
In November 1816 he obtained a commission in the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards, in which corps he purchased a troop in 1823.... | 38,698 | triviaqa-train |
How many triple word score squares are there on a traditional Scrabble board? | game, it bought the rights to Magie's patent for just $500.
Parker Brothers began selling the game on February 6, 1935. Cartoonist F. O. Alexander contributed the design. U. S. patent number US 2026082 A was issued to Charles Darrow on December 31, 1935, for the game board design and was assigned to Parker Brothers Inc... | aim is to score as many points as possible.
A letter placed on a DL or TL square doubles or triples the value of that letter on all words formed using that square. Similarly, the DW and TW squares double and triple the value of the new word(s) using that square. If a player uses all seven tiles on a single play (known ... | 38,699 | triviaqa-train |
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