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Which cartoon characters were created 50 years ago by the Belgian Peyo? | Peyo
Pierre Culliford (; 25 June 1928 – 24 December 1992) was a Belgian cartoonist who worked under the pseudonym Peyo (). His best-known works are the comic strips "The Smurfs" and "Johan and Peewit", in which the Smurfs first appeared.
After working briefly at a Belgian animation studio, Peyo began making comic strip... | Poussy
Poussy (literally: "Pussy") is a Belgian comic strip created in 1949 by Peyo. It is a gag-a-day comic about a cute black cat whose curiosity often gets him into trouble.
Concept.
Peyo created "Poussy" on January 22, 1949, for the Belgian newspaper "Le Soir". It was his second series after "Johan and Peewit", cre... | 39,100 | triviaqa-train |
Ascorbic acid is a vital part of the diet, how is it commonly known? | Vitamin C
Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid and -ascorbic acid, is a vitamin found in various foods and sold as a dietary supplement. It is used to prevent and treat scurvy. Vitamin C is an essential nutrient involved in the repair of tissue and the enzymatic production of certain neurotransmitters. It is required... | "The 120 Year Diet: How to Double Your Vital Years", which advocated a calorie-restricted diet known as the CRON-diet. He argued for a "high/low'" diet (high in nutrition, low in calories) to increase longevity. It was negatively reviewed by Fredrick J. Stare in "The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition", who describ... | 39,101 | triviaqa-train |
In Greek myth, who was the wife of Odysseus who remained faithful during his long absence? | Odysseus
Odysseus (; , " Ὀdysseús" ), also known by the Latin variant Ulysses (, ; ), is a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem the "Odyssey". Odysseus also plays a key role in Homer's "Iliad" and other works in that same epic cycle.
Son of Laërtes and Anticlea, husband of Penelope and fathe... | Enoch never reveals to his wife and children that he is really alive, as he loves her too much to spoil her new happiness. Enoch dies of a broken heart.
The story could be considered a variation on and antithesis to the classical myth of Odysseus, who after an absence of 20 years at the Trojan War and at sea, found a f... | 39,102 | triviaqa-train |
Which English King was married to Catherine of Valois? | Dynastically, all English monarchs after 1066 ultimately claim descent from the Normans; the distinction of the Plantagenets is merely conventional, beginning with Henry II (reigned 1154–1189) as from that time, the Angevin kings became "more English in nature"; the houses of Lancaster and York are both Plantagenet cad... | had taken Paris, after the Armagnac assassination of John of Burgundy in 1419. They forced the mad king Charles VI to sign the Treaty of Troyes, by which Henry would marry Charles' daughter Catherine of Valois and Henry and his heirs would inherit the throne of France, disinheriting the Dauphin Charles. Henry formally ... | 39,103 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the Roman equivalent to the Greek God, Dionysus? | such as the Anthesteria, Lenaia, and the Greater and Lesser Dionysias, the dates of which are calculated by the lunar calendar.
Worship Epithets.
Dionysus was variably known with the following epithets:
Acratophorus, ("giver of unmixed wine"), at Phigaleia in Arcadia.
Acroreites at Sicyon.
Adoneus, a rare archaism in R... | Hercules
Hercules () is a Roman hero and god. He was the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, who was the son of Zeus (Roman equivalent Jupiter) and the mortal Alcmene. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures.
The Romans adapted the Greek he... | 39,104 | triviaqa-train |
Of which Canadian Province is Toronto the capital city? | 1791 divided the province of Canada into French-speaking Lower Canada (later Quebec) and English-speaking Upper Canada (later Ontario), granting each its own elected legislative assembly.
The Canadas were the main front in the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom. Peace came in 1815; no boundari... | Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of 85,792, while the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria has a population of 367,770, making it the 15th most popu... | 39,105 | triviaqa-train |
William Frawley and Vivian Vance played Fred and Ethel Mertz in which popular 1950's American TV comedy show? | Vivian Vance
Vivian Vance (born Vivian Roberta Jones; July 26, 1909 – August 17, 1979) was an American television and theater actress and singer. Vance is best known for her role as Ethel Mertz, sidekick to Lucille Ball on the American television sitcom "I Love Lucy", and as Vivian Bagley on "The Lucy Show".
Early life... | before the street terminates at the East River.
Cast.
- Lucille Ball as Lucille Esmeralda "Lucy" McGillicuddy Ricardo
- Desi Arnaz as Enrique Alberto Fernando y de Acha "Ricky" Ricardo III
- Vivian Vance as Ethel Mae Potter Mertz (alternately "Ethel Louise" and "Ethel Roberta")
- William Frawley as Frederick "Fred" Hob... | 39,106 | triviaqa-train |
Which tennis player beat Boris Becker in the all German men singles final at Wimbledon in 1991? | he lost in straight sets to fellow German compatriot and No. 7 Michael Stich. Becker and Stich developed a fierce rivalry, with the media often comparing a passionate Becker to a more stoic Stich. However, Becker and Stich teamed up in 1992 to win the men's doubles gold medal at the Olympic Games in Barcelona.
In 1992,... | 1985 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
Boris Becker defeated Kevin Curren in the final, 6–3, 6–7, 7–6, 6–4 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1985 Wimbledon Championships. Becker became the first unseeded player and the first German to win the Wimbledon singles title, as well as the youngest ever ... | 39,107 | triviaqa-train |
"The title of Frederick Forsyth's novel, ""The Dogs of War"" is taken from a line in which Shakespeare play?" | The Dogs of War (film)
The Dogs of War is a 1980 war film based upon the 1974 novel of the same name by Frederick Forsyth. Largely filmed in Belize, it was directed by John Irvin and starred Christopher Walken and Tom Berenger. In it a small mercenary unit of soldiers is privately hired to depose the president of a fic... | The Dogs of War (novel)
The Dogs of War (1974) is a war novel by Frederick Forsyth featuring a small group of European mercenary soldiers hired by a British industrialist to depose the government of the fictional African country of Zangaro.
The story details a geologist's mineral discovery, and the preparations for the... | 39,108 | triviaqa-train |
"Name of the character, played by Clint Eastwood, in the 1960's TV series, ""Rawhide""?" | part as an aviator in "Lafayette Escadrille" and played a major role as an ex-renegade of the Confederacy in "Ambush at Cimarron Pass", a film which Eastwood viewed disastrously and professes to be the lowest point of his career.
In 1958, Eastwood was cast as Rowdy Yates for the CBS hour-long western series "Rawhide", ... | Rawhide" (TV series), a Western television series featuring Eric Fleming and Clint Eastwood, which ran 1959-1965
Characters.
- Rawhide Clyde, a character from the animated cartoon "Crazy Claws" from the 1981 series "The Kwicky Koala Show"
- Rawhide Kid, a fictional cowboy in the Marvel Comics universe introduced in 195... | 39,109 | triviaqa-train |
"""Camelot"" in 1960 was the last Broadway musical of which famous duo?" | understanding that if things went badly, it would be his last score. After the tremendous success of "My Fair Lady", expectations were high for a new Lerner and Loewe musical. However, the show's production met several obstacles. Lerner's wife left him during the writing process, causing him to seek medical attention a... | Robert Goulet
Robert Gérard Goulet (November 26, 1933 October 30, 2007) was an American singer and actor of French-Canadian ancestry. Goulet was born and raised in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Cast as Sir Lancelot and originating the role in the 1960 Broadway musical "Camelot" starring opposite established Broadway stars R... | 39,110 | triviaqa-train |
"The wine ""Lachryma Christi"" is made from grapes grown on the slopes of which mountain?" | Lacryma Christi
Lacryma Christi, (also Lachryma Christi of Vesuvius, literally "tears of Christ"), is the name of a celebrated Neapolitan type of wine produced on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius in Campania, Italy. White Lacryma Christi is made mainly from Verdeca and Coda di Volpe grapes, with smaller proportions of Fala... | Usakhelauri
Usakhelauri is a naturally semi-sweet Georgian wine. The Usakhelauri grape, from which Usakhelauri red wine is made, is grown on the mountain slopes of the Lechkhumi, in western Georgia, mainly near the villages of Okhureshi, Zubi and Isunderi. These grapes are scarce and a limited amount of land is availab... | 39,111 | triviaqa-train |
Which King of England, from 1399-1413, was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincoln shire in 1366? | famous bishops of Lincoln were Robert Bloet, the magnificent justiciar to Henry I, Hugh of Avalon, the cathedral builder canonised as St Hugh of Lincoln, Robert Grosseteste, the 13th century intellectual, Henry Beaufort, chancellor of Henry V and Henry VI, Thomas Rotherham, a politician deeply involved in the Wars of t... | , the time resolution of current age determinations is insufficient for a clear distinction between MIS 14, MIS 16 and MIS 18.
It is unclear why the major glaciation of MIS 16 has left very little evidence in the geological records of Western Europe.
MIS 16 is believed to correspond to Pre-Illinoian D in North America.... | 39,112 | triviaqa-train |
For which county did Harold Larwood play cricket from 1924-38? | Harold Larwood
Harold Larwood (14 November 1904 – 22 July 1995) was a professional cricketer for Nottinghamshire and England between 1924 and 1938. A right-arm fast bowler who combined unusual speed with great accuracy, he was considered by many commentators to be the finest bowler of his generation and one of the grea... | where he scored 52, and his reputation grew steadily. By the beginning of the 1926 season, he and fellow fast bowler Harold Larwood were tipped in the press to be chosen for the England team against Australia that summer. Allen began well for Middlesex but was less successful in a trial match to help choose the England... | 39,113 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the Nottinghamshire fast bowler, who, together with Harold Larwood, took part in the infamous Bodyline tour in Australia, in 1932-33? | the services of the famous bowlers Harold Larwood and Bill Voce. Strong batting from George Gunn, Arthur Carr and Dodger Whysall saw them emerge as champions in 1929 after losing the title on the final day of the season in 1927. Prior to the second war, opening batsman Walter Keeton gained Test recognition, though the ... | from and not a single run was taken from his last 30 balls. Fingleton said that Lindwall "absolutely paralysed" the batsmen, with some of his bowling "in the real Larwood manner". Harold Larwood was a Nottinghamshire express pace bowler of the 1920s and 1930s who led the controversial Bodyline attack in Australia in 19... | 39,114 | triviaqa-train |
Born in Rouen in France in 1442, who was King of England from 1461 to 1483? | Edward IV of England
Edward IV (28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 to 3 October 1470, and again from 11 April 1471 until his death. He was the first Yorkist king. The first half of his rule was marred by the violence associated with the Wars of the Roses, but he overcame the Lancastrian... | 3rd Earl of March (1351–1381)
- Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (1374–1398)
- Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March (1391–1425)
- Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, 6th Earl of March (1411–1460)
- Edward Plantagenet, 4th Duke of York, 7th Earl of March (1442–1483) (became King in 1461)
Earls of March in the Peerage ... | 39,115 | triviaqa-train |
"Who played the title role in the 1959 film, ""Our Man in Havana""?" | Our Man in Havana (film)
Our Man in Havana is a 1959 British spy comedy film shot in CinemaScope, directed and produced by Carol Reed and starring Alec Guinness, Burl Ives, Maureen O'Hara, Ralph Richardson, Noël Coward and Ernie Kovacs. The film is adapted from the 1958 novel "Our Man in Havana" by Graham Greene. The f... | was nominated for an Academy Award; the lead in Carol Reed's "Our Man in Havana" (1959); Marcus Aurelius in "The Fall of the Roman Empire" (1964); "The Quiller Memorandum" (1966); Marley's Ghost in "Scrooge" (1970); Charles I in "Cromwell" (1970); Pope Innocent III in Franco Zeffirelli's "Brother Sun, Sister Moon" (197... | 39,116 | triviaqa-train |
The green coloured melon liqueur, Midori, was originally produced in which country? | Midori (liqueur)
Midori is a sweet, bright green-coloured, muskmelon-flavored liqueur made by Suntory. It is manufactured in Japan, the United States, Mexico, and France. It was made exclusively in Japan until 1987. Midori is typically 20–21% alcohol by volume. Its name is the Japanese word for "green". The Midori form... | distributor of Cutty Sark Scotch Whisky, The Glenrothes Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Bowmore Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Auchentoshan Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Glen Garioch Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Flor de Caña Rum, Carolans Irish Cream, Tullamore Dew Irish Whiskey, Irish Mist Liqueur, Midori Mel... | 39,117 | triviaqa-train |
"Who played the part of Major Seth Adams in the 1950's TV series, ""Wagon Train""?" | initially starred veteran movie supporting actor Ward Bond as the wagon master, later replaced upon his death in 1960 by John McIntire, and Robert Horton as the scout, subsequently replaced by Scott Miller and Robert Fuller.'
The series was inspired by the 1950 film "Wagon Master" directed by John Ford and starring Ben... | " was inspired by the 1950 film "Wagon Master", in which Bond also appeared. "Wagon Master" was influenced by the earlier "The Big Trail". For "Wagon Train", Bond was assigned the lead role of the crusty but compassionate Major Seth Adams, the trail master. Bond specifically requested Terry Wilson for the role of assis... | 39,118 | triviaqa-train |
Jamestown is the major seaport and capital of which island colony? | elliptica") are now extinct, and many of the other endemic plants are threatened with extinction.
There are several rocks and islets off the coast, including: Castle Rock, Speery Island, the Needle, Lower Black Rock, Upper Black Rock (South), Bird Island (Southwest), Black Rock, Thompson's Valley Island, Peaked Island,... | and was considered permanent after brief abandonment in 1610. It followed several failed attempts, including the Lost Colony of Roanoke. Jamestown served as the capital of the colony of Virginia for 83 years, from 1616 until 1699.
Historic Jamestowne is the archaeological site on Jamestown Island and is a cooperative e... | 39,119 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first Asian UN Secretary General? | lie. Upon hearing of the storming of the Rangoon University campus and the forcible removal of Thant's coffin, many people rioted in the streets of Rangoon. Martial law was declared in Rangoon and the surrounding metropolitan areas. What has come to be known as the U Thant crisis—the student-led protests over the shabb... | Technology in Peacekeeping holds annual symposiums. The 5th International Partnership for Technology in Peacekeeping Symposium was held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan from 28 to 31 May 2019. It was the first time the Central Asian country held such event on peacekeeping. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, UN Under-Secretary-General for P... | 39,120 | triviaqa-train |
Where is the Burj Khalifa to be found? | Burj Khalifa
The Burj Khalifa (, Arabic for "Khalifa Tower"; pronounced ), known as the Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration in 2010, is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. With a total height of and a roof height (excluding antenna) of , the Burj Khalifa has been the tallest structure and building in the worl... | the Burj Khalifa (US$1.5 billion), can be attributed to cheap labour in the Middle East, particularly Saudi Arabia, and that three shifts will work around the clock to expedite the process. Construction costs have also declined since the global financial crisis.
In July 2011, a report by consultancy EC Harris found tha... | 39,121 | triviaqa-train |
Who did Thomas More succeed as Lord Chancellor? | Thomas Wolsey
Thomas Wolsey (c. March 1473 – 29 November 1530) was an English archbishop, statesman and a cardinal of the Catholic Church. When Henry VIII became King of England in 1509, Wolsey became the King's almoner. Wolsey's affairs prospered, and by 1514 he had become the controlling figure in virtually all matte... | year. Gawdy apparently expected to succeed Sir William Peryam as Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, but James I informed him he was being saved for a more senior position when it became available, appointing Sir Thomas Fleming instead. In August 1605 Gawdy was appointed Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, a position he ... | 39,122 | triviaqa-train |
Who was crowned by Pope Leo III on Christmas Day 800? | third son, Pippin of Italy), who was illegitimate but included in the line of inheritance. Among his descendants are several royal dynasties, including the Habsburg, Capetian and Plantagenet dynasties. By consequence, most if not all established European noble families ever since can genealogically trace their backgrou... | The first written records of Christians in France date from the 2nd century when Irenaeus detailed the deaths of ninety-year-old bishop Pothinus of Lugdunum (Lyon) and other martyrs of the 177 persecution in Lyon.
In 496 Remigius baptized Clovis I, who was converted from paganism to Catholicism. Clovis I, considered th... | 39,123 | triviaqa-train |
Saint Emilion, Pomerol, Medoc and Graves are all sub-regions of which wine growing area? | Médoc
The Médoc (; ) is a region of France, well known as a wine growing region, located in the "département" of Gironde, on the left bank of the Gironde estuary, north of Bordeaux. Its name comes from "(Pagus) Medullicus", or "country of the "Medulli"", the local Celtic tribe. The region owes its economic success main... | Pauillac, Lescours, Laniote, La Serre and Le Chatelet-St. Emilion, Junayme- Fronsac, Millet- Graves, La Rame- St. Croix du Mont, and Bourseau -Lalalnde de Pomerol. Vineyards from other French regions included Huet-Vouvray, La Noe- Muscadet, Maucoil and St. Pierre- Chateauneuf du Pape, Jan Bourdy-Jura, Bodegas Matines L... | 39,124 | triviaqa-train |
In the works of Beatrix Potter, what kind of creature is Jeremy Fisher? | enjoy snagging, and a rather frighteningly rendered water-beetle who tweaks Jeremy's dainty toes, all made it a delight to look at as well as to read.
Production.
The origin of "The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher" lies in a story letter Potter wrote to a child in September 1893 while summering on the River Tay. The followin... | Jeremy Fisher (disambiguation)
Jeremy Fisher is a Canadian singer-songwriter.
Jeremy Fisher may also refer to:
- Jeremy Fisher (author) (born 1954), New Zealand author active in Australia
- Jeremy David Fisher (born 1974), American video producer
- Jeremy Fisher, a character in "Salad Fingers", a flash cartoon series b... | 39,125 | triviaqa-train |
From 1922-1933, with which School of Art was Wassily Kandinsky particularly associated? | from its French version: "Theoretical writings on art", "The Bauhaus" and "The great synthesis" artistic periods. For complete detailed references in French, see the original version at
References Books by Kandinsky.
- Wassily Kandinsky, M. T. Sadler (Translator), Adrian Glew (Editor). "Concerning the Spiritual in Art... | Promotion Society. From 1907 until 1914 she studied in the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts. She attended school with the soon-to-be famous Pavel Filonov and her future husband V. Matvey, who was the first Russian researcher of African Art.
In 1910 she became a member of the Youth Union and participated in art exhibition... | 39,126 | triviaqa-train |
To within 2 years each way, when did the first Crusade, launched by Urban II take place? | expansion of the Great Seljuk Empire into Anatolia. This situation was probably the cause of instability in the Byzantine hierarchy rather than the result. To maintain order, the Emperors were forced to recruit mercenary armies, sometimes from the very forces that provided the threat. Yet recent scholarship has identif... | become the first muezzin) would take him out into the desert in the boiling heat of midday and place a heavy rock on his chest, demanding that he forswear his religion and pray to the polytheists' gods and goddesses, until Abu Bakr bought him and freed him.
Medieval Crusades.
The First Crusade was launched in 1095 by P... | 39,127 | triviaqa-train |
Apart from Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire, what is the only other English county allowed to produce Stilton cheese? | Leicestershire
Leicestershire (; postal abbreviation Leics.) is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the north-east, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the south-east, Warwickshire to the south-west, Staffordshire to the west, and Derbyshire... | Colston Bassett
Colston Bassett is a small English village in the Vale of Belvoir in the south-east of Nottinghamshire close to its border with Leicestershire. Lying on the River Smite, it had a population in 2001 of 225, including Wiverton Hall, and increasing to 399 at the 2011 Census.
Heritage.
The village dairy, wh... | 39,128 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1966/1973 US TV series featured the characters Jim Phelps, Cinnamon Carter and Rollin Hand? | by non-speakers of Slavic languages. Their generous use of it was actually intended as a source of comic relief. Uniforms of the target regime frequently include peaked caps, jackboots, and Sam Browne belts, hinting at connections with Nazi Germany or the Warsaw Pact.
In 2004, Professor Douglas Little of Clark Universi... | Con", written by David W. Maurer, for their inspiration. Hence Briggs/Phelps became the "grifter-in-charge", Rollin Hand and Cinnamon Carter were highly effective "ropers", and Barney Collier and Willy Armitage were experts at building or equipping "big stores". Woodfield and Balter later became producers of the third ... | 39,129 | triviaqa-train |
Who gave JFK a dog called Pushinka in 1961? | .
During the summer of 1962, Kennedy had a secret taping system set up in the White House, most likely to aid his future memoir. It recorded many conversations with Kennedy and his Cabinet members, including those in relation to the "Cuban Missile Crisis".
Presidency (1961–1963) Foreign policy.
President Kennedy's fore... | 1961. A Cold War romance bloomed between Pushinka and a Kennedy dog named Charlie, resulting in the birth of four pups that JFK referred to jokingly as "pupniks". Two of their pups, Butterfly and Streaker were given away to children in the Midwest. The other two puppies, White Tips and Blackie, stayed at the Kennedy ho... | 39,130 | triviaqa-train |
Which sauce is created with butter, egg yolks, seasoning and lemon juice? | Hollandaise sauce
Hollandaise sauce ( or ; ), formerly also called Dutch sauce, is an emulsion of egg yolk, melted butter, and lemon juice (or a white wine or vinegar reduction). It is usually seasoned with salt, and either white pepper or cayenne pepper.
Hollandaise is one of the five mother sauces in French cuisine. ... | fish velouté, cream, butter and egg yolk as primary ingredients. Some versions may use mushroom cooking liquid and oyster liquid or fish fumet added to fish velouté, finished with a liaison of egg yolks and cream
- Poulette: Mushrooms finished with chopped parsley and lemon juice
- Sauce a la Polonaise ("Polish style")... | 39,131 | triviaqa-train |
In 1981 Sandra Day O'Connor became the first female member of what in the United States? | Sandra Day O'Connor
Sandra Day O'Connor (born March 26, 1930) is a retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, who served from her 1981 appointment by President Ronald Reagan until her retirement in 2006. She was the first woman to serve on the Court.
Prior to O'Connor's tenure on the Court, sh... | forms. The position of class secretary is known to require a sincere interest in classmates and the activities being completed. Class secretaries are supposed to pay close attention to the details and are required to have strong communications skills. Most educational institutions that hold a class secretary position a... | 39,132 | triviaqa-train |
Which veteran British singer was born Clive Powell in Leigh, Lancashire in 1943? | to designs by J. C. Prestwich and J. H. Stephen. The present library was built in 1971 between the parish church and town hall.
Leigh Hackspace was founded as a UK Community interest company in 2015
Notable people.
Sir John Lennard-Jones, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Sir Alan R. Battersby, Roger Hunt and Pete Shelley were... | " in 1967.
Biography.
Biography Early life.
Powell was born in Leigh, Lancashire. He took piano lessons from the age of seven and on leaving Leigh Central County Secondary School at 15 he worked for a brief period in a cotton weaving mill and played piano for a band called the Dominoes in the evenings. After taking par... | 39,133 | triviaqa-train |
The House of Braganza was the last line of monarchs in which European country? | House of Braganza
The Most Serene House of Braganza (), also known as the Brigantine Dynasty ("Dinastia Brigantina"), is a dynasty of emperors, kings, princes, and dukes of Portuguese origin which reigned in Europe and the Americas.
The house was founded by Afonso I, 1st Duke of Braganza, illegitimate son of King John... | the government of the republic when it was proclaimed.
Most members of the Imperial House live in rented apartments in wealthy neighborhoods, private mansions or in Europe. Some of them like Eleanora, Princess of Ligne, for having married members of other royal houses live in their palaces.
See also.
- Line of successi... | 39,134 | triviaqa-train |
In 1998, who, at the age of 77 became the eldest person ever to go into space? | John Glenn
John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was a United States Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the first American to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1962. Following his retirement from NASA, he served from 1974 to 1999 as a Democratic... | 1 fire; the others all survived past retirement from service. Schirra flew Apollo 7, the first Apollo mission, in Grissom's place. Slayton, grounded with an atrial fibrillation, ultimately flew on the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project in 1975. Glenn became the first American in orbit in 1962, and flew on the in 1998 to become,... | 39,135 | triviaqa-train |
Who won the 1978 Booker Prize with the novel The Sea, The Sea'? | The Sea, the Sea
The Sea, the Sea is a novel by Iris Murdoch. Published in 1978, it was her nineteenth novel. It won the 1978 Booker Prize.
Plot summary.
"The Sea, the Sea" is a tale of the strange obsessions that haunt a self-satisfied playwright and director as he begins to write his memoirs. Murdoch's novel exposes ... | Anita Desai
Anita Desai, born Anita Mazumdar (born 24 June 1937) is an Indian novelist and the Emerita John E. Burchard Professor of Humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. As a writer she has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize three times. She received a Sahitya Akademi Award in 1978 for her novel ... | 39,136 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the only Shakespeare play in which an animal's name appears in the title? | "Henry VI", written in the early 1590s during a vogue for historical drama. Shakespeare's plays are difficult to date precisely, however, and studies of the texts suggest that "Titus Andronicus", "The Comedy of Errors", "The Taming of the Shrew," and "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" may also belong to Shakespeare's earlie... | and Juliet" after being told that the play's title is "Mercutio" (an obvious parody of a stereotypical Hollywood star). Alleyn's provincial tour with the Admiral's Men, and his known roles in Marlowe's plays (as well as his playing Henry VI by Shakespeare) are mentioned in the dialogue of the film. He is depicted as ad... | 39,137 | triviaqa-train |
The Italian wine-growing area which produces Soave, Bardolino, Valpolicella and Prosecco wines is centred on which Italian city? | Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio and Pinot Noir vinified white. The name "Prosecco" is derived from the Italian village of Prosecco near Trieste, where the grape and the wine may have originated.
Prosecco DOC is produced in nine provinces spanning the Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia regions. Meanwhile, Prosecco ... | home to the Prosecco and Soave wines.
The region is protected from the harsh northern European climate by the Alps, the foothills of which form Veneto's northern extremes. These cooler climes are well-suited to white varieties like Garganega (the main grape for Soave wines), while the warmer Adriatic coastal plains, ri... | 39,138 | triviaqa-train |
Who was king of Libya when it obtained independence in 1951? | Kingdom of Libya
The Kingdom of Libya (; Libyan Kingdom; ), called the United Kingdom of Libya until 1963, came into existence upon independence on 24 December 1951 and lasted until a coup d'état led by Muammar Gaddafi on 1 September 1969 overthrew King Idris and established the Libyan Arab Republic.
History.
History C... | Empire conquered Libya in 1551. It remained in control of its territory until 1911 when the country was conquered by Italy. In the 18th century Libya was used as the base for various pirates.
In the Second World War Libya was one of the main battlegrounds of North Africa. During the war, the territory was under an Angl... | 39,139 | triviaqa-train |
Which plant (Latin name crataegus) is also called the May Tree, since this is the month in which it blooms? | spur shoots on the branches or twigs. The leaves of most species have lobed or serrated margins and are somewhat variable in shape. The fruit, sometimes known as a "haw", is berry-like but structurally a pome containing from one to five pyrenes that resemble the "stones" of plums, peaches, etc., which are drupaceous fr... | Hesperevax caulescens
Hesperevax caulescens is a small flowering plant in the daisy family. One common name for the plant is hogwallow starfish, as it is a somewhat flat, star-shaped plant which grows in mud. Another common name is dwarf dwarf-cudweed, as the three members of genus "Hesperevax" are known as dwarf-cudwe... | 39,140 | triviaqa-train |
Belfast lies at the mouth of which river? | Belfast
Belfast (; ) is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast of Ireland. It is the second-largest city on the island of Ireland, after Dublin. It had a population of 333,871 .
By the early 19th century, Belfast became a major port. It played a key ... | Griffiths Island
Griffiths Island, sometimes incorrectly spelled as Griffith Island or Griffitts Island, lies at the mouth of the Moyne River next to, and within the bounds of, the town of Port Fairy, in the Western District of the state of Victoria in Australia. Griffiths now has no permanent inhabitants, but is conne... | 39,141 | triviaqa-train |
What is the largest active volcano in Europe? | does reach the surface, however, a volcano is formed. Typical examples are Mount Etna and the volcanoes in the Pacific Ring of Fire.
Plate tectonics Hotspots.
Hotspots are volcanic areas believed to be formed by mantle plumes, which are hypothesized to be columns of hot material rising from the core-mantle boundary in ... | Rosa, Gran Paradiso in the West Alps, and Bernina, Stelvio and Dolomites along the eastern side of the Alps. The highest peak in Italy is Mont Blanc, at above sea level.
Mountains and plains Volcanoes.
Many elements of the Italian territory are of volcanic origin. Most of the small islands and archipelagos in the south... | 39,142 | triviaqa-train |
What moved to Nine Elms in 1974? | Nine Elms
Nine Elms is an area within Battersea in South West London and in the far north-eastern corner of the London Borough of Wandsworth, between the SW8 side of Battersea proper and Vauxhall in the neighbouring borough of Lambeth.
The area was formerly mainly industrial but is now becoming more residential and com... | the new Battersea constituency.
Boundaries.
1918-1950: The Metropolitan Borough of Battersea wards of Church, Latchmere, Nine Elms, and Park.
1950-1974: The Metropolitan Borough of Battersea wards of Church, Latchmere, Newtown, Nine Elms, Park, Queenstown, Vicarage, and Winstanley.
1974-1983: The London Borough of Wand... | 39,143 | triviaqa-train |
Which board game for two players originating in China and popular in Japan uses black/white stones on a 19x19 grid. | capturing races, or "semeai". In a capturing race, the group with more liberties (and/or better "shape") will ultimately be able to capture the opponent's stones. Capturing races and the elements of life or death are the primary challenges of Go.
A player may pass on determining that the game offers no further opportun... | both players at all times.
Gameplay Rules.
What follows is a general overview of the mechanics of the game.
Navia Dratp is a board game, played on a 7 by 7 grid (by contrast, chess uses an 8 by 8 grid and shogi uses a 9 by 9 grid). Each player begins the game with seven Black "Gulled" Stones, and two Red "Gulled" Stone... | 39,144 | triviaqa-train |
Jose and Raul were the Christian names of which Chess player - World Champion from 1921-1927? | years, the longest tenure of any world champion.
After the end of the 19th century, the number of master tournaments and matches held annually quickly grew. Some sources state that in 1914 the title of chess Grandmaster was first formally conferred by Tsar Nicholas II of Russia to Lasker, Capablanca, Alekhine, Tarrasch... | California, Nauvoo, Illinois
- 2012-13 Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
- 2013-14 California, Nevada, Nauvoo, Illinois
- 2014-15 New Mexico, Texas, Montana, Canada, Alaska
- 2015-16 New Zealand, Tonga, Samoa
- 2016-17 Idaho, Washington, Oregon
- 2017-18 Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, Iowa... | 39,145 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the beautiful girl loved by Eros in Greek mythology? Her name means 'spirit' or 'life' in Greek. | Nonnus, "Dionysiaca" 48. 470 ff – a Greek epic of the 5th century AD)
Eros and Psyche.
The story of Eros and Psyche has a longstanding tradition as a folktale of the ancient Greco-Roman world long before it was committed to literature in Apuleius' Latin novel, "The Golden Ass". The novel itself is written in a picaresq... | her distant paternal relative. As a queen of Armenia, she may be viewed as one of the last hereditary rulers of her nation.
Origin of her name.
"Erato" is a name of ancient Greek origins which means "desired" or "lovely". In Greek mythology, Erato was one of the Muses and the name derived from the same root as Eros the... | 39,146 | triviaqa-train |
According to legend, on which Mediterranean island did the Cyclops, Polyphemus, live? | or appearance of the other Cyclopes.
Ancient sources Euripides.
Euripides' only extant comedy is his play "Cyclops", which was written in 408 BC. It is the only complete satyr play of ancient Greece that has survived. It is based on the "Odyssey"'s Polyphemus episode. It takes place on the island of Sicily near the vol... | makes every effort to make Odysseus suffer.
Odysseus earned Poseidon’s wrath by blinding Polyphemus. While the blinding alone may have been justifiable for the poor mistreatment by Polyphemus to his guests, Odysseus's pride was really what incurred Poseidon’s wrath. As Odysseus was leaving the island of the Cyclops beh... | 39,147 | triviaqa-train |
Which English painter had a pug called Trump? | History 18th century to present day.
The English painter William Hogarth was the devoted owner of a series of Pugs. His 1745 self-portrait, which is now in London's Tate Gallery, includes his Pug, Trump. The Pug was also well known in Italy. In 1789, a Mrs. Piozzi wrote in her journal, "The little Pug dog or Dutch mast... | pug dog called Trump. Roubiliac sculpted Trump in terracotta in about 1741, to accompany a bust of Hogarth. The figure appeared in Chelsea porcelain some years later, and then in Josiah Wedgwood's Black Basalt ware after he bought a cast of the terracotta in 1774. A portrait bust of Frederick, Prince of Wales also appe... | 39,148 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the BP oil drilling rig which exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010? | Deepwater Horizon explosion
The "Deepwater Horizon" drilling rig explosion was the April 20, 2010, explosion and subsequent fire on the "Deepwater Horizon" semi-submersible Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU), which was owned and operated by Transocean and drilling for BP in the Macondo Prospect oil field about southe... | Sophia Reuter
Sophia Reuter, born in 1971, in Dresden, Germany, comes from a family with a long musical history. Her father was the late Rolf Reuter, a conductor, and her grandfather, the late Fritz Reuter, was a composer. Sophia is a violinist and violist with a varied solo, orchestral, chamber music and pedagogical c... | 39,149 | triviaqa-train |
Which astronomer (1473-15.43) formulated the theory which is accepted as having first placed the Sun at the centre of the solar system? | law of planetary motion). In 1687 Newton showed that elliptical orbits could be derived from his laws of gravitation.
The astronomical predictions of Ptolemy's geocentric model, developed in the 2nd century CE, served as the basis for preparing astrological and astronomical charts for over 1500 years. The geocentric mo... | and fate of the world date from the earliest known writings; however, for almost all of that time, there was no attempt to link such theories to the existence of a "Solar System", simply because it was not generally thought that the Solar System, in the sense we now understand it, existed. The first step toward a theor... | 39,150 | triviaqa-train |
William Foulke, Sheffield United's goalkeeper at the start of the 20th century, is reputed to be the first player to have what chanted at him? | ), the "Who ate all the pies?" chant was first sung in 1894 by Sheffield United supporters, and directed at
Foulke's 300 lb (about 136 kg).
He also won a single international cap for England in 1897 against Wales.
At the end of the first match in the 1902 Cup Final Foulke protested to the officials that Southampton's e... | between the referee and his linesman, the officials decided that the ball had struck a United defender thus playing Wood onside.
At the end of the game United's goalkeeper, William "Fatty" Foulke, protested to the officials that the equalising goal should not have been allowed. Foulke, who was reputed to weigh more tha... | 39,151 | triviaqa-train |
Which war was ended by the 1905 Treaty of Portsmouth? | Treaty of Portsmouth
The Treaty of Portsmouth formally ended the 1904–05 Russo-Japanese War. It was signed on September 5, 1905 after negotiations lasting from August 6 to August 30, at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, United States. U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt was instrumental in the negotiations... | cadets) in March 1905, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the infantry of the IJA. In 1905, Tojo shared in the general outrage in Japan at the Treaty of Portsmouth, which ended the war with Russia, and which the Japanese people saw as a betrayal as the war did not end with Japan annexing Siberia as popular o... | 39,152 | triviaqa-train |
What name is given to the wedge-shaped writing of the Sumerian and Hittite civilisations? | languages.) Some Sumerian logograms were written with multiple cuneiform signs. These logograms are called diri-spellings, after the logogram 'diri' which is written with the signs SI and A. The text transliteration of a tablet will show just the logogram, such as the word 'diri', not the separate component signs.
Not ... | the 4-angled wedges on the left, and connected to the vertical horizontal single-stroke, at right. Varieties exist: for example Amarna letter EA 271 shows 4-hortizontal long-strokes, with 2 short-strokes, between the two long ones, (see here, 2nd line from bottom (tablet Obverse): .
The Hittite language version of "tu"... | 39,153 | triviaqa-train |
Which German mathematician developed the theory of calculus at about the same time as, but independently of, Isaac Newton? | . Both branches make use of the fundamental notions of convergence of infinite sequences and infinite series to a well-defined limit.
Infinitesimal calculus was developed independently in the late 17th century by Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Today, calculus has widespread uses in science, engineering, an... | contribution to the theory of probability. But Fermat's crowning achievement was in the theory of numbers."
Regarding Fermat's work in analysis, Isaac Newton wrote that his own early ideas about calculus came directly from "Fermat's way of drawing tangents."
Of Fermat's number theoretic work, the 20th-century mathemati... | 39,154 | triviaqa-train |
Which instrument features a whammy bar? | to the bridge. This device can drop the low E-string down a whole step to D to extend the tonal variety of the guitar, even during live performance.
Examples.
Examples Notable tracks.
The electric guitar is an instrument of unique sounds. A vibrato bar enables the guitarist to completely detune the instrument and pull ... | which they can customize their rock star. The game features an art maker where players can combine different clip art elements to create custom face paint, tattoos, clothing designs, instrument artwork, and band logos.
Gameplay Instrument peripherals.
The game features special "Rock Band"-branded guitar controllers mod... | 39,155 | triviaqa-train |
In literature who was the weaver of Raveloe? | Silas Marner
Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe is the third novel by George Eliot, published in 1861. An outwardly simple tale of a linen weaver, it is notable for its strong realism and its sophisticated treatment of a variety of issues ranging from religion to industrialisation to community.
Plot summary.
The novel... | by more than those rich enough to afford handwritten manuscripts. There was a division between the royal Malays, who knew English, and the lower classes, who only read Malay. In the early years of the 20th century, literature began to change to reflect the changing norms of Malaysians. In 1971 the government took the s... | 39,156 | triviaqa-train |
In 2009 Andy Murray became the first British man to win what tennis tournament since Bunny Austin in 1938? | to a clay-court tournament in Barcelona, the Open SEAT, where he lost in three sets to Jan Hernych. In April, Murray parted acrimoniously from his coach Pato Alvarez, complaining about his negative attitude. Murray then reached the semi-finals of the boys' French Open, where he lost in straight sets to Marin Čilić.
Mar... | Both of these records are amongst the most prestigious in all of tennis. Murray on the other hand had become the first British man since Bunny Austin in 1938 to reach the Wimbledon final, and was attempting to become the first Briton to win any Major title since Fred Perry in 1936.
Federer defeated Murray in four sets ... | 39,157 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the best-selling book The Lost Symbol? | The Lost Symbol
The Lost Symbol is a 2009 novel written by American writer Dan Brown. It is a thriller set in Washington, D.C., after the events of "The Da Vinci Code", and relies on Freemasonry for both its recurring theme and its major characters.
Released on September 15, 2009, it is the third Brown novel to involve... | e-reader edition became the top-selling item on Amazon.com, outselling Amazon's sales of the hardback copy of the novel, which is the sixth best selling book of 2009 on pre-publication orders alone. "The Lost Symbol" also ranked as the #1 bestseller in Amazon's Canadian and British sites. Both Barnes & Noble and Waters... | 39,158 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the title character in the 2010 film Harry Brown? | Harry Brown (film)
Harry Brown is a 2009 British vigilante action-thriller film directed by Daniel Barber and starring Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Jack O'Connell, and Liam Cunningham. The story follows Harry Brown, a widowed Royal Marines veteran who had served in Northern Ireland during The Troubles, living on a Lo... | Mark Williams (actor)
Mark Williams (born 22 August 1959) is an English actor, screenwriter and presenter. He has appeared as Arthur Weasley in six of the "Harry Potter" films, and as one of the stars of the popular BBC sketch show "The Fast Show". He also played Brian Williams in the BBC series "Doctor Who", and Olaf ... | 39,159 | triviaqa-train |
The 1971 Grammy award winning album Tapestry was recorded by which singer/songwriter? | King moved to Laurel Canyon in Los Angeles with her two daughters and reactivated her recording career by forming "The City", a music trio consisting of Charles Larkey, her future husband, on bass; Danny Kortchmar on guitar and vocals; and King on piano and vocals. The City produced one album, "Now That Everything's Be... | Dru Castro
Andrew Luis "Dru" Castro is a Grammy Award-winning recording engineer, producer and songwriter in Atlanta, Georgia. He has produced or engineered songs for artists such as Ciara, Keyshia Cole, Usher, R. Kelly, T-Pain, Trina, Jamie Foxx and India.Arie. Recently, Castro produced and wrote songs with the Grammy... | 39,160 | triviaqa-train |
"At the 2011 Oscars the song ""We Belong Together"" won the Oscar for best original song, from which film did it came?" | We Belong Together (Randy Newman song)
"We Belong Together" is a song written, composed and performed by Randy Newman for the 2010 movie "Toy Story 3". The song was nominated for several Best Original Song awards from various film society and movie awards committees. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Son... | and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1995.
- Marvin Hamlisch: Won three Oscars in 1973; Best Score-Adaptation or Treatment for the film "The Sting", and Best Original Score and Best Original Song for the title song of the film "The Way We Were", and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1976.
- Oscar Hammerstein II: Won two O... | 39,161 | triviaqa-train |
What was the only number 1 record for Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch? | Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich were a British pop/rock group of the 1960s. Two of their single releases sold in excess of one million copies each, and they reached number one in the UK Singles Chart with the second of them, "The Legend of Xanadu".
Biography.
Five friends from ... | Hold Tight (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich song)
Hold Tight! is the name of a pop/rock song by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich. The song was recorded on 11 January 1966 at Fontana's studios in Marble Arch, London and released as a single in February 1966 with the B-side "You Know What I Want", and on 24 June... | 39,162 | triviaqa-train |
Which series of guide books was founded by Tony and Maureen Wheeler in 1973? | Maureen Wheeler
Maureen Wheeler, , is a Northern Irish-Australian businesswoman, who co-founded Lonely Planet with her husband Tony Wheeler.
She was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland and moved to London at the age 20, where she met her future husband, Tony Wheeler. They travelled from London through Europe and Asia, th... | political basis on which the Coalition Government of 2010-2015 was founded. In 2010 he joined the Liberal Democrats because he supported their decision to enter coalition government with the Conservatives.
Personal life.
Thomas married his current wife, Maureen Kelly, in 1976. He has one son (Paul, born 1973) by a prev... | 39,163 | triviaqa-train |
Which major US Company started out as a single store in Seattle's historic Pike Place market in 1971? | 2010, the city government committed Seattle to become North America's first "climate neutral" city, with a goal of reaching zero net per capita greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
Large companies continue to dominate the business landscape. Five companies on Fortune 500's 2017 list of the United States' largest companies... | Unexpected Productions
Unexpected Productions (UP) is an improvisational comedy company in Seattle, Washington, USA. From their home at the Market Theater in Seattle's historic Pike Place Market, in Post Alley, Unexpected Productions produces year-round shows, teaches improv classes, and hosts the Seattle International... | 39,164 | triviaqa-train |
Barney Gibson made history in April 2011 as the youngest individual to play in English first class cricket, for which county team did he play? | Barney Gibson
Barney Peter Gibson (born 31 March 1996) is a former English cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper for Yorkshire. He is the youngest cricketer to play first-class cricket in England making his debut for Yorkshire in April 2011 aged 15 years and 27 days.
Early life.
Gibson was born in Leeds, England and ... | a Test in Guyana. His tally of 831 catches in first-class cricket, mostly taken at short leg, lies behind only W.G. Grace and Frank Woolley.
Life and career.
Born in Limpsfield, Surrey, Tony Lock had the weighty backing of HDG Leveson Gower and made his first-class debut for Surrey County Cricket Club at just seventeen... | 39,165 | triviaqa-train |
In which country did the O.A.S. terrorist organisation operate in the late 1950's and early 1960's? | .
Attacks on 'collaborators' are used to intimidate people from cooperating with the state in order to undermine state control. This strategy was used in Ireland, in Kenya, in Algeria and in Cyprus during their independence struggles.
Motivations of terrorists International Attention.
This strategy was used by Al-Qaeda... | and intelligence efforts against the Soviet Union in a time of war. After the downfall of senator Joseph McCarthy and the Mccarthy trials, which was due to his demagogic style and unsubstantiated accusations, the House Un-American Activities Committee shortly after began its descent into ruin by the mid-late 1950's and... | 39,166 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the only footballer to win the Footballer Writers Award three times? | on more than one occasion, the most recent being Cristiano Ronaldo, who won his second award in the 2007–08 season. Thierry Henry has won the award on the most occasions, having won three times in four seasons.
The winner is selected by a vote amongst the members of the Football Writers' Association (FWA), which compri... | won the Armenian Footballer of the Year award for a third time in 2008. He is the first player to win the award three times, a feat that has only been matched by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
In the match of the 1st round of the 2010 Armenian Premier League, Sargis Hovsepyan had his 500th match in meetings, becoming the second p... | 39,167 | triviaqa-train |
The Order of Merit is limited to how many members? | Order of Merit
The Order of Merit () is an order of merit recognising distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or for the promotion of culture. Established in 1902 by King Edward VII, admission into the order remains the personal gift of its Sovereign—currently Edward VII's great-granddaught... | Order of Merit of Schleswig-Holstein
The Order of Merit of Schleswig-Holstein () is an award presented by the Minister-President of German state Schleswig-Holstein. Established in 2008, it is the highest award of the state. Prior to 2008, the Schleswig-Holstein-Medaille was the highest award of the state. In the establ... | 39,168 | triviaqa-train |
What is President Barack Obama's middle name? | Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II (; born August 4, 1961) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African American to be elected to the presidency. He previously served as a U.S. senator from Il... | untruthful, but Somerby shows that much of what supposedly underlay that script was in fact untrue, misrepresented or greatly exaggerated. He also argues that the media frequently ignore substantive issues and concentrate on trivial ones instead (in the 2000 presidential election, for example, professing bewilderment i... | 39,169 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the lawyer Tom Hagen in the film the Godfather? | Tom Hagen
Thomas Hagen is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's novel "The Godfather" and Francis Ford Coppola's films "The Godfather" and "The Godfather Part II". He is portrayed by Robert Duvall in the films. He also appears in the Mark Winegardner sequel novels, "The Godfather Returns" and "The Godfather's Revenge",... | questions." Chris Noth said now that Peter is back home, much of the rest of the season will focus on whether Alicia can forgive his past infidelity, adding, "I don't know if they'll be able to recover or not. That's part of the ongoing drama."
Cultural references.
Poole refers to Eli Gold as a "wartime consigliere", a... | 39,170 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the book Beau Geste? | Beau Geste
Beau Geste is an adventure novel by P. C. Wren, which details the adventures of three English brothers who enlist separately in the French Foreign Legion following the theft of a valuable jewel from the country house of a relative. Published in 1924, the novel is set in the period before World War I. It has ... | Sabreur" (in which the narrator is a French officer of Spahis who plays a secondary role in "Beau Geste") and "Beau Ideal". In this third volume Wren details what happened the night of the theft of the Blue Water. He also wrote "Good Gestes", a collection of short tales (about half of them about the Geste brothers and ... | 39,171 | triviaqa-train |
The Grossglockner is the highest mountain in which country? | Grossglockner
The Grossglockner (; or just "Glockner") is, at 3,798 metres above the Adriatic (12,461 ft), the highest mountain in Austria and the highest mountain in the Alps east of the Brenner Pass. It is part of the larger Glockner Group of the Hohe Tauern range, situated along the main ridge of the Central Eastern... | Grossglockner at . Another 22 groups reach a height of 3,000 metres. The only group in the Northern Limestone Alps with a three-thousander is the Lechtal Alps, whose highest summit is the Parseierspitze at . 39 groups are over 2000 metres high. Seven of the groups exceed 1000 metres—except for the Vienna Woods, whose h... | 39,172 | triviaqa-train |
"From which Shakespeare play does the line ""and age cannot wither"" her come from?" | Kermode, "the play-offers neither its good characters nor its audience any relief from its cruelty". In "Macbeth", the shortest and most compressed of Shakespeare's tragedies, uncontrollable ambition incites Macbeth and his wife, Lady Macbeth, to murder the rightful king and usurp the throne until their own guilt destr... | - The 12th Annual New York Cabaret Convention – "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" – 24 October 2001 – was booked for but cancelled due to the events of 9/11.
- Lansing Town Hall Celebrity Lecture Series – guest lecturer in "The Best of Broadway" – Lansing, Michigan – Monday, 20 May 2002
- "Age Cannot Wither" – Ro... | 39,173 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote Tom Brown's Schooldays? | Tom Brown's School Days
Tom Brown's School Days (sometimes written "Tom Brown's Schooldays", also published under the titles "Tom Brown at Rugby", "School Days at Rugby", and "Tom Brown's School Days at Rugby") is an 1857 novel by Thomas Hughes. The story is set in the 1830s at Rugby School, a public school for boys. H... | " is a chiefly-British slang colloquialism for "exciting" or "thrilling", with yarn used in the sense of a story.
Pilot episode.
In 1975, the BBC commissioned a pilot episode from Palin and Jones, envisaged to be a light entertainment comedy piece. The result was "Tomkinson's Schooldays" (a title loosely inspired by "T... | 39,174 | triviaqa-train |
What was the original name of the Hoover Dam? | : "To avoid such possibilities, the proposed dam should be constructed on conservative if not ultra-conservative lines."
On December 21, 1928, President Coolidge signed the bill authorizing the dam. The Boulder Canyon Project Act appropriated $165 million for the Hoover Dam along with the downstream Imperial Dam and Al... | large amount of land in Sandy Springs.
The original name of Spalding Drive west of Roberts Drive and east of its terminus at Roswell Road was Old Roswell Road. This portion was located in what was then Milton County. It was renamed to Spalding Drive in 1929. The original name of Spalding Drive east of Roberts Drive and... | 39,175 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the stage nusical by Andrew Lloyd Webber that is the sequel to his musical Phantom of the Opera? | . The original album recording has sold an alleged 24 million copies worldwide.
A live recording of "The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall" was released in the UK on 15 November 2011 and subsequently in the US and Canada on 7 February 2012, along with Blu-ray and DVD videos, and a collectors' box set of the... | The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber song)
"The Phantom of the Opera" is a song from the stage musical of the same name. It was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics written by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe, and additional lyrics by Mike Batt. The song was originally recorded by Sarah Brightman and S... | 39,176 | triviaqa-train |
Which river separates Cornwall from Devon? | Wessex during the eighth and ninth centuries. The western boundary with Cornwall was set at the River Tamar by King Æthelstan in 936. Devon was later constituted as a shire of the Kingdom of England.
The north and south coasts of Devon each have both cliffs and sandy shores, and the county's bays contain seaside resort... | River Fal
The River Fal () flows through Cornwall, England, rising at Pentevale on Goss Moor (between St. Columb and Roche) and reaching the English Channel at Falmouth. On or near the banks of the Fal are the castles of Pendennis and St Mawes as well as Trelissick Garden. The River Fal separates the Roseland peninsula... | 39,177 | triviaqa-train |
Mount Toubkal, at 13665 ft is the highest peak in which African mountain range? | Atlas Mountains
The Atlas Mountains (; "durar n waṭlas") are a mountain range in the Maghreb. It stretches around through Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. The range's highest peak is Toubkal, with an elevation of in southwestern Morocco. It separates the Mediterranean and Atlantic coastlines from the Sahara Desert. The At... | south and east.
The highest summit is Goat Mountain, a largely unseen peak with an elevation of 2855 m (9367 ft) between the head of Seton Lake and the head of Downton Creek, which is a tributary of Cayoosh Creek. It is the third-highest summit in the Lillooet Ranges after Skihist Mountain and Petlushkwohap Mountain, w... | 39,178 | triviaqa-train |
At 2880 square miles which is the largest county in Ireland? | warfare that was already deep-seated in Ireland. The Vikings also were involved in establishing most of the major coastal settlements in Ireland: Dublin, Limerick, Cork, Wexford, Waterford, as well as other smaller settlements.
History Norman and English invasions.
On 1 May 1169, an expedition of Cambro-Norman knights,... | Craigs, County Antrim
Craigs (, "The Rocks") is a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is part of the Finvoy Civil Parish situated in the history Barony of Kilconway. It is a relatively large townland at a 4.38 square miles (2,800 acres), making it the ninth largest townland in County Antrim.
Modern archaeo... | 39,179 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Lewis in 'Morse' and also in its spin off 'Lewis'? | Lewis (TV series)
Lewis is a British television detective drama produced for ITV. It is a spin-off from "Inspector Morse" and, like that series, it is set in Oxford. Kevin Whately reprises his character Robert "Robbie" Lewis, who was Morse's sergeant in the original series. Lewis has now been promoted to detective insp... | portraying Dan Fulford, and "". He played the lead role in the film "Hunter".
Ellis is one of the few performers to have acted in both "Inspector Morse" and its spin-off series "Lewis". His first major part since "Bad Girls" came in summer 2006; Ellis appeared in several episodes of ITV drama "Where the Heart Is" as bu... | 39,180 | triviaqa-train |
Which inlet of the Irish Sea separates Cumbria from Dumfries and Galloway? | Scotland) Act 1994, however, it has become a unitary local authority. For lieutenancy purposes, the historic counties are largely maintained with its three lieutenancy areas being Dumfries, Wigtown and the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright.
To the north, Dumfries and Galloway borders East Ayrshire, South Ayrshire and South La... | Wigtown Bay
Wigtown Bay is a large inlet of the Irish Sea on the coast of Galloway in southwest Scotland. Its coastline falls entirely within the modern administrative area of Dumfries and Galloway and shared between the historical counties of Wigtownshire and Kirkcudbrightshire.
The bay is broadly triangular in form, ... | 39,181 | triviaqa-train |
Kwame Nkrumah was the first President of which African country? | Kwame Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah PC (21 September 1909 – 27 April 1972) was a Ghanaian politician and revolutionary. He was the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana, having led the Gold Coast to independence from Britain in 1957. An influential advocate of pan-Africanism, Nkrumah was a founding member of the Organisa... | the country from France.
He is with Kwame Nkrumah one of the founders of the African Union, and the Guinean Diallo Telly was the first general secretary of the African Union.
Kwame Nkrumah (1909–1972) led the nation to its independence from the United Kingdom in 1957.
Jomo Kenyatta served as the first Prime Minister (1... | 39,182 | triviaqa-train |
Where did Fiddler's Dram go on a day trip to in 1979? | Fiddler's Dram
Fiddler's Dram were a British folk band of the late 1970s. They are mainly known for their hit single, "Day Trip to Bangor (Didn't We Have a Lovely Time)" (1979) and again in (1989), although the sound of this record was not representative of the acoustic songs and tunes they had been performing for seve... | "Fiddler's Dram" (1980) Dingle's LP DID 711
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- Fiddler's Dram licensing
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With which West German Chancellor is the policy of Ostpolitik associated? | Ostpolitik
Neue Ostpolitik (German for "new eastern policy"), or Ostpolitik for short, was the normalization of relations between the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG, or West Germany) and Eastern Europe, particularly the German Democratic Republic (GDR, or East Germany) beginning in 1969. Influenced by Egon Bahr, who ... | couple of years earlier over Chancellor Brandt's newly flexible Eastern Policy (Ostpolitik) which led to a series of treaties in the early 1970s whereby the west recognised the frontiers imposed in 1945 and formally renounced any right of return to their former homes by the millions of Germans who had been ethnically c... | 39,184 | triviaqa-train |
Christian Horner is team principal for which F1 racing team? | Christian Horner
Christian Edward Johnston Horner (born 16 November 1973) is the Team Principal of the Red Bull Racing Formula One team, a position he has held since 2005. His motorsport career started as a racing car driver, before he switched roles to become head of International Formula 3000 team Arden International... | Bull's Daniel Ricciardo finished a lap down in sixth, prompting the team to continue to voice their frustrations with Renault, as they were forced to use its second of four allotted power units for Ricciardo on the very first day of the season. The team also voiced its displeasure over the progress Renault had made in ... | 39,185 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the soccer team in Los Angeles for which David Beckham plays? | During the SuperLiga final against Pachuca, Beckham injured his right knee, with an MRI scan revealing that he had sprained his medial collateral ligament and would be out for six weeks. He returned to play in the final home match of the season. The Galaxy were eliminated from playoff contention on 21 October, in the f... | guitar.” The Boston Globe wrote, “Brad Tolinski’s “Light & Shade: Conversations With Jimmy Page” sheds serious light on this poorly understood, enigmatic musical genius.” The book was published in ten languages.
Tolinski co-authored "Play It Loud: An Epic History of the Style, Sound and Revolution of the Electric Guita... | 39,186 | triviaqa-train |
Whom did Queen Victoria succeed in 1837? | a great expansion of the British Empire.
Daughter of Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent, and granddaughter of King George III, who both died in 1820, Victoria was raised under close supervision by her mother, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Duchess of Kent. She inherited the throne aged 18 when her uncle, ... | replacement to succeed him, although he eventually turned down the job; had he taken it up, Stovin was widely expected to become his personal secretary, the same capacity he had served in Dublin.
Royal service.
On the accession of Queen Victoria, he took up roles in the Royal Household, becoming a groom-in-waiting on 2... | 39,187 | triviaqa-train |
Which famous British singer and songwriter, born at Smithdown Hospital in Liverpool, died on 28th January 1983? | the human universe". Other musicians from Liverpool include Billy Fury, A Flock of Seagulls, Echo and the Bunnymen, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Frankie Vaughan, Anathema, Ladytron, The Zutons, Cast, Atomic Kitten and Rebecca Ferguson. The La's 1990 hit single "There She Goes" was described by "Rolling Stone" as a "found... | provide student accommodation.
As an active Liberal, he elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool Wavertree at the 1923 general election, but was heavily defeated at the 1924 election. He stood again in 1929 general election, increasing his vote but repeating the third place which he had achieved in 1924. He a... | 39,188 | triviaqa-train |
In which month is 'The Last Night of the Proms' held? | tickets cannot be bought until 9am on the morning of the concert (although there are full-season tickets, first weekend and weekly passes available), they provide a way of attending otherwise sold-out concerts.
In 2010, the Proms Archive was introduced on the BBC Proms webpage, to allow for a systematic searching of al... | of the Proms is based on the Last Night of the Proms, the last concert of the BBC Proms, a series of seventy or so classical concerts held yearly in the Royal Albert Hall in London, but it is organised independently. Though its inclusion of large portions of pop music does not match its British counterpart and originat... | 39,189 | triviaqa-train |
Which WW2 aircraft was known as 'The Stringbag'? | Fairey Swordfish
The Fairey Swordfish was a biplane torpedo bomber designed by the Fairey Aviation Company. Originating in the early 1930s, the Swordfish, nicknamed "Stringbag", was operated by the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy, in addition to having been equipped by the Royal Air Force (RAF) alongside multiple overs... | its distinctive Post Box red colour. Also known as the DH Comet, this plane is not a precursor of the famous civilian jet airliner of the same name, but rather of the WW2 fast bomber, the de Havilland Mosquito
- Flying Bedstead, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire: Name given to the prototype aircraft which eventually led to the... | 39,190 | triviaqa-train |
`Fallopia japonica' is a perennial weed, very difficult to eradicate. How is it better known? | Reynoutria japonica
Reynoutria japonica, synonyms "Fallopia japonica" and "Polygonum cuspidatum", is a large species of herbaceous perennial plant of the knotweed and buckwheat family Polygonaceae. It is commonly known as Asian knotweed or Japanese knotweed. It is native to East Asia in Japan, China and Korea. In North... | Cynanchum laeve
Cynanchum laeve is a vining perennial herb native to eastern and central U.S. states and Ontario. Common names include sand vine, honeyvine, honeyvine milkweed, bluevine milkweed, climbing milkweed, and smooth swallow-wort. It is considered a noxious weed in many US states.The root system of "C. laeve" ... | 39,191 | triviaqa-train |
In which London open space is the Albert Memorial? | public parks, woodlands and gardens. The largest parks in the central area of London are three of the eight Royal Parks, namely Hyde Park and its neighbour Kensington Gardens in the west, and Regent's Park to the north. Hyde Park in particular is popular for sports and sometimes hosts open-air concerts. Regent's Park c... | of unveiling the virgin beauties of Australia, who, surprised and pleased, boldly steps out from her native wilds, into the clear open space of civilisation.' Halse's group was made at about the same time as the Albert Memorial (1863–72), and makes an interesting comparison because his work emphasises the familial cari... | 39,192 | triviaqa-train |
Historically which Rugby League Super League side were known as 'The Loiners'? | , Leeds, , Paris Saint-Germain, St. Helens and Wigan.
However this proved so unpopular that only existing clubs were selected for the competition. The clubs finishing below 10th in the existing top flight were excluded, which meant Featherstone Rovers, Hull, Wakefield Trinity and Widnes were left out, as were pioneerin... | Ireland national rugby league team
The Ireland men's national rugby league team, known as the Wolfhounds, is organised by Rugby League Ireland. The representative team is dominated by players from the Super League and sometimes includes players from the Australasian National Rugby League. Ireland is also represented by... | 39,193 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the poem 'Ash Wednesday', published in 1930? | T. S. Eliot
Thomas Stearns Eliot (26 September 1888 – 4 January 1965), "one of the twentieth century's major poets", was also an essayist, publisher, playwright, and literary and social critic. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States, to a prominent Boston Brahmin family, he moved to England in 1914 at the ag... | " is the first long poem written by Eliot after his 1927 conversion to Anglicanism. Published in 1930, it deals with the struggle that ensues when one who has lacked faith acquires it. Sometimes referred to as Eliot's "conversion poem", it is richly but ambiguously allusive, and deals with the aspiration to move from s... | 39,194 | triviaqa-train |
Where, in Wales, is Beaumaris Castle? | Peninsula was the first area in the United Kingdom to be designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, in 1956. Forty two percent of the coastline of south and west Wales is designated as Heritage Coast, with 13 specific designated strips of coastline maintained by Natural Resources Wales (successor body to the ... | a chain of fortifications around the North Wales coast (others include Conwy, Caernarfon and Harlech).
The castle was built on a marsh and that is where it found its name; the Norman-French builders called it which translates as "beautiful marshes".
The ancient village of Llanfaes, a mile to the north of Beaumaris, and... | 39,195 | triviaqa-train |
Which Briton beat Oliver McCall to become WBC World Heavyweight champion in 1995? | Oliver McCall
Oliver McCall (born April 21, 1965) is an American professional boxer. A veteran of the sport for over three decades, he is best known for winning the WBC heavyweight title in 1994 by scoring an upset knockout victory over Lennox Lewis. The next year he defended the title against Larry Holmes before losin... | .
Professional career WBC heavyweight champion and retirement.
On 2 September 1995, Bruno finally became world champion by outpointing WBC Champion Oliver McCall over twelve rounds. Bruno did not last long as champion – the contract he signed to get McCall meant he had to face Mike Tyson in his first defence. Tyson bea... | 39,196 | triviaqa-train |
In which BBC radio series did Henry Crun and Minnie Bannister feature? | Peter Sellers
Peter Sellers, CBE (born Richard Henry Sellers; 8 September 1925 – 24 July 1980) was an English film actor, comedian and singer. He performed in the BBC Radio comedy series "The Goon Show", featured on a number of hit comic songs and became known to a worldwide audience through his many film characterisat... | LWT series "Six Dates with Barker" (1971).
Running jokes "Trapped in a piano".
In several shows, one character, typically either Henry Crun or Minnie Bannister, would be found trapped in a piano. In "The Mystery of the Fake Neddie Seagoon", Crun was inside a piano and his speech was accompanied by suitable piano noises... | 39,197 | triviaqa-train |
Which American group is made up of will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo and Fergie? | Fergie (singer)
Fergie Duhamel (; born Stacy Ann Ferguson; March 27, 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper and actress. She originally achieved chart success as part of the hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas. Her debut solo album, "The Dutchess" (2006), saw commercial success and spawned three "Billboard" Hot ... | - Songwriting - will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo, Fergie, David Guetta, Mark Knight, Adam Walder, Jean Baptiste, Jamie Munson, Robert Ginyard
- Vocals - will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo, Fergie
- Production - David Guetta, will.i.am, Mark Knight, Funkagenda
- Keyboards - Mark Night, Adam Walder, will.i.am
- Guitar, additional ke... | 39,198 | triviaqa-train |
Which element, atomic number 11, is a soft, silvery-white, highly reactive metal? | the nucleus than the 11th electron. As a result, sodium usually forms ionic compounds involving the Na cation.
The most common oxidation state for sodium is +1. It is generally less reactive than potassium and more reactive than lithium. Sodium metal is highly reducing, with the standard reduction potential for the Na/... | and atomic number 55. It is a soft, silvery-gold alkali metal with a melting point of 28 °C (82 °F), which makes it one of only five elemental metals that are liquid at (or near) room temperature. Caesium is an alkali metal and has physical and chemical properties similar to those of rubidium and potassium. The metal i... | 39,199 | triviaqa-train |
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