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From which wine making region does Chablis come? | of vintages of a specific grape and vineyard, are offered. The most notable was a Château d'Yquem 135 year vertical containing every vintage from 1860 to 2003 sold for $1.5 million.
The most common wines purchased for investment include those from Bordeaux and Burgundy; cult wines from Europe and elsewhere; and vintage... | the positive benefits of allowing limited oxygenation with the wine through the permeable oak barrels. This can have the effect of softening the wine and making the generally austere and acidic Chablis more approachable at a younger age.
France Champagne.
In the Champagne, Chardonnay is one of three major grape varieti... | 39,300 | triviaqa-train |
In which Beatles song does 'the barber shave another customer'? | different. We had microphones right down in the bells of brass instruments and headphones turned into microphones attached to violins. We used giant primitive oscillators to vary the speed of instruments and vocals and we had tapes chopped to pieces and stuck together upside down and the wrong way around." Parts of "A ... | himself, or
2. going to a barber.
(but not both at once), then the paradox is solved. Each barber can be shaved by another barber.
However, if the initial rules describe the responsibilities of the barbers rather than the town's residents in general, then the paradox remains. In this version, the rules state that each ... | 39,301 | triviaqa-train |
In Greek mythology, Thanatos represented Death who was his twin brother who represented Sleep? | Hypnos
In Greek mythology, Hypnos (; , "sleep") is the personification of sleep; the Roman equivalent is known as Somnus. His name is the origin of the word hypnosis.
Description.
Hypnos is the son of Nyx ("The Night") and Erebus ("The Darkness"). His brother is Thanatos ("Death"). Both siblings live in the underworld ... | Alcinous
In Greek mythology, Alcinous (; Ancient Greek: Ἀλκίνους or Ἀλκίνοος "Alkínoös" means "mighty mind") was a son of Nausithous and brother of Rhexenor. After the latter's death, he married his brother's daughter Arete who bore him Nausicaa, Halius, Clytoneus and Laodamas. In some accounts, Alcinous' father was Ph... | 39,302 | triviaqa-train |
The name of which classic film (starring Audrey Hepburn) was also the title of a 1996 hit record for the group 'Deep Blue Something'? | Breakfast at Tiffany's (film)
Breakfast at Tiffany's is a 1961 American romantic comedy film directed by Blake Edwards and written by George Axelrod, loosely based on Truman Capote's 1958 novella of the same name. Starring Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard, and featuring Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen, Martin Balsam, and M... | his third and fourth Oscars for Best Song. The back-to-back Oscars were the first time a songwriting team had achieved that feat. Mercer, also with Mancini, wrote "Charade" for the 1963 Cary Grant-Audrey Hepburn romantic thriller with the same name. The Tony Bennett classic "I Wanna Be Around" was written by Mercer in ... | 39,303 | triviaqa-train |
'Take My Breath Away' was the theme to which film? | Take My Breath Away
"Take My Breath Away" is a song written by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock for the 1986 film "Top Gun", performed by American new wave band Berlin. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1986.
Background.
Once Giorgio Moroder wro... | " and Berlin's "Take My Breath Away". He also wrote the theme song to the film "Over the Top", "Meet Me Half Way" which was also performed by Kenny Loggins and Lead Me On by Teena Marie. In 1987 Moroder produced and co-wrote Falco's song "Body Next to Body". Moroder wrote the official theme songs, "Reach Out", for the ... | 39,304 | triviaqa-train |
What was the family name of Lord and Lady Marchmain in 'Brideshead Revisited'? | Brideshead Revisited
Brideshead Revisited, The Sacred & Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder is a novel by English writer Evelyn Waugh, first published in 1945. It follows, from the 1920s to the early 1940s, the life and romances of the protagonist Charles Ryder, including his friendship with the Flytes, a family ... | Waugh and the Secrets of Brideshead", was published by HarperPress in the UK in August 2009 and HarperCollins New York in the US in April 2010. An excerpt was published in the "Sunday Times" 9 August 2009 under the headline "Sex Scandal Behind 'Brideshead Revisited'". The book concerns the 7th Earl of Beauchamp, who wa... | 39,305 | triviaqa-train |
In which town is St Magnus' Cathedral, the most northerly in Britain? | St Magnus Cathedral
St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall dominates the skyline of Kirkwall, the main town of Orkney, a group of islands off the north coast of mainland Scotland. It is the most northerly cathedral in the United Kingdom, a fine example of Romanesque architecture built for the bishops of Orkney when the islands ... | the Society of Our Lady of the Isles. Their previous place of worship, the Chapel of Christ the Encompasser, Fetlar has now been sold.
- St Colman's Church, Burravoe, Yell, the most northerly Episcopal parish church in Scotland.
- St Magnus' Church, Lerwick, Mainland.
Methodist.
The Methodist Church has a relatively hi... | 39,306 | triviaqa-train |
Red Stripe lager was originally brewed in which country? | Red Stripe
Red Stripe is a 4.7% ABV pale lager brewed by Desnoes & Geddes in Jamaica. It was first introduced in 1928 from a recipe developed by Paul H. Geddes, and Bill Martindale. It is brewed under license in the UK and USA. In 1993, Guinness Brewing Worldwide, now Diageo, acquired a controlling interest in Desnoes ... | - Samuel Adams
- Drink Four Brewing Company
- Blue Point Brewing
- Duquesne Pilsner
- Milwaukee Premium Classic Lager and Light
- Kül Lite
- Red Stripe
- Crazy Stallion
- The Bronx Brewery
- Sapporo
- William K Busch Brewing Co
- Montucky Cold Snacks
- Sixpoint
- Guinness Blonde American Lager
- Camo Brewing Company
Bi... | 39,307 | triviaqa-train |
Which Asian country's flag consists of three vertical stripes of black, red and green with a picture of a mosque in the centre? | that Saudi funds may have contributed to building as many as 1,500 mosques and 2,000 other Islamic centers.
Saudi citizens have also contributed significantly to mosques in the Islamic world, especially in countries where they see Muslims as poor and oppressed. Following the fall of the Soviet Union, in 1992, mosques i... | u Jablunkova consists of a two-arched red brick bridge in golden shield and a black Silesian eagle.
Symbols Flag.
The flag of Mosty u Jablunkova contains three vertical stripes: white, yellow and white in ratio 1:2:1. The yellow stripe contains an unbound reproduction of the coat of arms. The flag ratio is 2:3.
Externa... | 39,308 | triviaqa-train |
The Everett Factory in Washington state, USA is the world's largest building, which company own it? | Boeing Everett Factory
The Boeing Everett Factory, in Everett, Washington, is an airplane assembly building owned by Boeing. Located on the north-east corner of Paine Field, it is the largest building in the world by volume at 13,385,378 m (472,370,319 cu ft) and covers 399,480 m (98.7 acres; 39.948 hectares; 0.399 squ... | future was riding. This was a monumental engineering and management challenge, and included construction of the world's biggest factory in which to build the 747 at Everett, Washington, a plant which is the size of 40 football fields.
In 1978, Stamper was one of only a dozen U.S. corporate executives to earn over a mil... | 39,309 | triviaqa-train |
The William Burrell Collection is in which British town or city? | Burrell Collection
The Burrell Collection is an art collection in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated in Pollok Country Park on the south side of the city. The museum closed for refurbishment on 23 October 2016 and is expected to reopen in 2020.
History.
The eclectic collection was acquired over many years by... | the intention of preserving it from the British climate, he commissioned a special greenhouse for it, fitted, however, with Gothic windows, from a local architect at Warwick, William Eboral:
"I built a noble greenhouse, and filled it with beautiful plants. I placed in it a vase, considered as the finest remains of Grec... | 39,310 | triviaqa-train |
How many cables make up a nautical mile? | Cable length
A cable length or length of cable is a nautical unit of measure equal to one tenth of a nautical mile or approximately 100 fathoms. Due to anachronisms and varying techniques of measurement, a cable length can be anywhere from 169 to 220 metres, depending on the standard used. The unit is named after the l... | Nautical measured mile
A nautical measured mile is a nautical mile which is marked by two pairs of towers. A mile is measure by sailing on a given bearing and lining up the pairs of towers. The start of the mile is recorded when the first pair of towers line up and the end of the mile recorded when the second pair line... | 39,311 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the major choral work 'All Night Vigil', better known as the 'Vespers' which was sung at his funeral in 1943? | -speaking countries, Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament often follows Solemn Vespers.
Musical settings.
The psalms and hymns of the Vespers service have attracted the interest of many composers, including Claudio Monteverdi, Antonio Vivaldi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Anton Bruckner. (Sergei Rachmaninoff's "Vespers... | likely the best known vigil is the Easter Vigil held at night between Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday. The Midnight Mass held on Christmas Eve is a remnant of this practice. Christmas Eve is a time of reflection for Christians all over the world.
In the Eastern Orthodox Church an All-Night Vigil (consisting of Great Ve... | 39,312 | triviaqa-train |
On which Aegean island is the lively resort of Faliraki? | Aegean Sea
The Aegean Sea is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea located between the Greek and Anatolian peninsulas, or between the mainlands of Greece and Turkey. The sea has an area of some 215,000 square kilometres. In the north, the Aegean is connected to the Marmara Sea and the Black Sea by the straits... | I'm nothing at all like the character reality TV made of me."
Slater now owns a restaurant-bar called H. Nicholsons in Altrincham which opened in February 2006 and has continued work as a presenter, most notably on Sky Travel. The restaurant is themed around the resort of Faliraki with the entertainment centred on "Clu... | 39,313 | triviaqa-train |
Which metal is produced by the Mond Process? | Mond process
The Mond process, sometimes known as the carbonyl process, is a technique created by Ludwig Mond in 1890, to extract and purify nickel. The process was used commercially before the end of the 19th century. This process converts nickel oxides into pure nickel.
This process involves the fact that carbon mono... | coal with air and steam produced ammonia along with an extra gas, which was named the Mond gas. He discovered this while looking for a process to form ammonium sulfate, which was useful in agriculture. The process involved reacting low quality coal with superheated steam, which produced the Mond gas. The gas was then p... | 39,314 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the heroine of Jane Austen's novel Northanger Abbey? | her again.
James writes to inform her that he has broken off his engagement to Isabella and that she has become engaged instead to Captain Tilney. Henry and Eleanor Tilney are sceptical that their brother has actually become engaged to Isabella Thorpe. Catherine is terribly disappointed, realising what a dishonest pers... | Emma Woodhouse
Emma Woodhouse is the 21-year-old protagonist of Jane Austen's novel "Emma". She is described in the novel's opening sentence as "handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and a happy disposition." Jane Austen, while writing the novel, called Emma, "a heroine whom no-one but myself will much li... | 39,315 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the second largest lake in the Lake District? | side of Bassenthwaite Lake. "The A591, Grasmere, Lake District" was short-listed in the 2011 Google Street View awards in the Most Romantic Street category. The A593 and A5084 link the Ambleside and Coniston areas with the A590 to the south whilst the A592 and A5074 similarly link Windermere with the A590. The A592 als... | Verkhnyadzvinsk District
Verkhnyadzvinsk District (Belarusian: Верхнядзьвінскі раён, Russian: Верхнедвинский район) is a second-level administrative subdivision (Raion) of Belarus in the Vitebsk Region. In this Raion is the extreme North point of Belarus, situated to the North of Osveya Lake. Osveya Lake is the second ... | 39,316 | triviaqa-train |
The summer Olympic Games of 1912 were held in which city? | 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... | Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle
The men's 100 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event, which had not been featured at the 1900 Games. The competition was held from Saturday July 6, ... | 39,317 | triviaqa-train |
In which Shakespeare play does the character Mercutio appear? | Mercutio
Mercutio ( ) is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's 1597 tragedy, "Romeo and Juliet". He is a close friend to Romeo and a blood relative to Prince Escalus and Count Paris. As such, being neither a Montague nor a Capulet, Mercutio is one of the named characters in the play with the ability to mingle ... | was provoked. In 1672, English poet John Dryden wrote, "Shakespeare show'd the best of his skill in his Mercutio, and he said himself, that he was forced to murder him in the third Act, to being killed by him."
The addition of Mercutio into the fray increases the tension, and Tybalt is seen as a slightly more peaceful ... | 39,318 | triviaqa-train |
In which Shakespeare play does the character Goneril appear? | Goneril
Goneril is a character in Shakespeare's tragic play "King Lear" (1605). She is the eldest of King Lear's three daughters. Along with her sister Regan, Goneril is considered a villain, obsessed with power and overthrowing her elderly father as ruler of the kingdom of Britain. Her aggression is a rare trait for a... | progresses, ruthless characters—Goneril, Regan, Edmund—increasingly appear isolated in shots, in contrast to the director's focus, throughout the film, on masses of human beings.
Jonathan Miller twice directed Michael Hordern in the title role for English television, the first for the BBC's "Play of the Month" in 1975 ... | 39,319 | triviaqa-train |
The summer Olympic Games of 1988 were held in which city? | held in the country overall, after the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. The Games took place from 9 to 25 February 2018. More than 2,900 athletes from 92 countries participated in 102 events. The Olympic Stadium and many of the sports venues were situated in the Alpensia Resort in Daegwallyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang, while ... | In 1960, the Olympics were held in Rome, and Guttmann brought 400 wheelchair athletes to the Olympic city to compete. Although officially called the 9th Annual International Stoke Mandeville Games, the Paralympics were born. The first Winter Paralympics were held in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden in 1976.
In 1984 the centre play... | 39,320 | triviaqa-train |
At the Restoration in 1660, whom did Charles II appoint as Governor of Windsor Castle? | , Charles granted control of the entire Hudson Bay drainage basin to the Hudson's Bay Company by royal charter, and named the territory Rupert's Land, after his cousin Prince Rupert of the Rhine, the company's first Governor.
Conflict with Parliament.
Although previously favourable to the Crown, the Cavalier Parliament... | John Lenthall (Roundhead)
Sir John Lenthall (c. 1625–1681) was an English Member of Parliament. He was elected MP for Gloucester in 1645, knighted by Oliver Cromwell in 1658 and made Governor of Windsor Castle from 1657 to 1660. After the 1660 Restoration of the Monarchy he was pricked Sheriff of Oxfordshire for 1672–7... | 39,321 | triviaqa-train |
In which year did the Berlin Wall come down? | Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall (, ) was a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989. Constructed by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany), starting on 13 August 1961, the Wall cut off (by land) West Berlin from surrounding East Germany, including East Berlin, ... | intentional, referring not to the end of a season (which would be "Season's End"), but the end of all seasons as a result of global warming eliminating winter altogether. "Berlin" describes the situation in the divided city of Berlin, where Marillion had recorded "Misplaced Childhood"; the Berlin Wall would eventually ... | 39,322 | triviaqa-train |
Who directed the film Ryan's Daughter (1970)? | Ryan's Daughter
Ryan's Daughter is a 1970 British epic romantic drama film directed by David Lean. The film, set in August 1917 – January 1918, tells the story of a married Irish woman who has an affair with a British officer during World War I, despite moral and political opposition from her nationalist neighbours; it... | first assistant editor for Lean's "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Lean's 1965 film "Doctor Zhivago", and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Editing for Lean's 1970 film "Ryan's Daughter". Savage died of leukemia while editing the film "Lady Caroline L... | 39,323 | triviaqa-train |
In 1707 a fleet of Navy ships was wrecked off the Scilly Islands. Who was the commander who lost his life in the disaster? | .
From 29 July to 21 August, 1707, during the War of the Spanish Succession, a combined British, Austrian and Dutch force under the command of Prince Eugene of Savoy besieged the French port of Toulon. Great Britain dispatched a fleet to provide naval support led by the Commander-in-Chief of the British Fleets, Sir Clo... | Scilly naval disaster of 1707
The Scilly naval disaster of 1707 was the loss of four warships of a Royal Navy fleet off the Isles of Scilly in severe weather on 22 October 1707. Between 1,400 and 2,000 sailors lost their lives aboard the wrecked vessels, making the incident one of the worst maritime disasters in Britis... | 39,324 | triviaqa-train |
"In 1939 Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, was called ""the most dangerous woman in Europe"". By whom?" | with the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret. The Palace had lost much of its staff to the army, and most of the rooms were shut. The windows were shattered by bomb blasts, and had to be boarded up. During the "Phoney War" the Queen was given revolver training because of fears of imminent invasion.
Adolf Hitler is said t... | either on a job for a client or attacked.
The Queen of England's head spymaster, Nicholas Fury, had hired him to hunt down and protect Donal, the Templar keeper of Thor’s staff. On the way to meet Donal he encountered a woman named Natasha (aka the Black Widow), whom he referred to as the most dangerous woman in Europe... | 39,325 | triviaqa-train |
Which present-day US state was known officially in the 19th century as Indian territory? | level appellate court, generally called a Court of Appeal (or Appeals), and a Supreme Court. However, Oklahoma and Texas have separate highest courts for criminal appeals. In New York State the trial court is called the Supreme Court; appeals are then taken to the Supreme Court's Appellate Division, and from there to t... | George Davenport
Colonel George Davenport, born George William King (1783 – July 4, 1845), was a 19th-century English-American sailor, frontiersman, fur trader, merchant, postmaster, US Army soldier, Indian agent, and city planner. A prominent and well-known settler in the Iowa Territory, he was one of the earliest set... | 39,326 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the opera Peter Grimes? | Verdi, onward, exercising tremendous influence on his successors Giacomo Puccini, Richard Strauss, and Benjamin Britten.
After Verdi, the sentimental "realistic" melodrama of verismo appeared in Italy. This was a style introduced by Pietro Mascagni's "Cavalleria rusticana" and Ruggero Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" that cam... | Knaben Wunderhorn" with the young Janet Baker in 1966.
Between 1968 and 1981 Evans gave a series of televised masterclasses for the BBC in which he took young professional singers through key operatic works, including "The Marriage of Figaro", "Falstaff", "Don Giovanni", "The Magic Flute", "La bohème", "Peter Grimes", ... | 39,327 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the opera The Queen of Spades? | and "Ruslan and Lyudmila" (1842). After him, during the 19th century in Russia, there were written such operatic masterpieces as "Rusalka" and "The Stone Guest" by Alexander Dargomyzhsky, "Boris Godunov" and "Khovanshchina" by Modest Mussorgsky, "Prince Igor" by Alexander Borodin, "Eugene Onegin" and "The Queen of Spad... | in "Guardians of the Night", in which there are many different tricks, his good physical preparation helped him: "I can for example hang and freeze up in the air upside down for a long time".
In the thriller picture "The Queen of Spades" (2016), his character is Andrei, a young singer of an opera company, who yearns to... | 39,328 | triviaqa-train |
In which US state was native American chief Sitting Bull killed? | of 21, enacted by each state, brought about by the National Minimum Drinking Age Act. Although some objected that this infringes on states' rights, the Supreme Court upheld the practice as a permissible use of the Constitution's Spending Clause in "South Dakota v. Dole" .
As prescribed by Article I of the Constitution,... | further divided and limited their reservation.
Sitting Bull is later arrested in an attempt by US authorities to suppress Sitting Bull's endorsement of the Ghost Dance which they considered a religious disturbance. The two Native American policemen sent to arrest Sitting Bull killed him. Following the death of Sitting ... | 39,329 | triviaqa-train |
Who directed the film Citizen Kane (1941)? | Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane is a 1941 American mystery drama film by Orson Welles, its producer, co-screenwriter, director and star. The picture was Welles's first feature film. Nominated for Academy Awards in nine categories, it won an Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) by Herman J. Mankiewicz and Well... | episode to be executive produced by David Mirkin, who was the show runner for the fifth and sixth seasons of the show. Directed by Wes Archer, supervising director David Silverman describes the episode as "one of the more challenging ones" to direct. The Ramones (Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, C. J. Ramone and Marky Ramon... | 39,330 | triviaqa-train |
According to the Old Testament of the Bible, who consulted the witch of Endor? | Witch of Endor
In the Hebrew Bible, the Witch of Endor is a woman Saul consulted to summon the spirit of prophet Samuel in the 28th chapter of the "First Book of Samuel" in order to receive advice against the Philistines in battle after his prior attempts to consult God through sacred lots and prophets had failed. Samu... | Sisera, meanwhile, fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because there was an alliance between Jabin king of Hazor and the family of Heber the Kenite." Jael gave him drink, covered him with a blanket, and when, exhausted from battle, Sisera slept, Jael picked up a tent peg and a hammer and dro... | 39,331 | triviaqa-train |
In which British county are the rivers Taw, Torridge and Teign? | Torridge District
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Torridge is a local government district in North Devon, England. Its council is based in Bideford. Other towns and villages in the district include Holsworthy, Great Torrington, Hartland and Westward Ho!. The island of Lundy is administratively part of the district. To the south of the dist... | - Mersey Estuary
- Morecambe Bay
- Newtown River
- North Norfolk Estuary
- Ore / Alde / Butley Estuary
- Orwell Estuary
- Otter Estuary
- Oulton Broad
- Ouse Estuary
- Pagham Harbour
- Pegwell Bay
- Plymouth Sound
- Poole Harbour
- Portsmouth Harbour
- Ribble Estuary
- Rother Estuary
- Salcombe and Kingsbridge Estuary
... | 39,332 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the result of Zeus visiting Danae as a shower of gold? | Danaë
In Greek mythology, Danaë (, ; Ancient Greek: Δανάη, , ) was an Argive princess and mother of the hero Perseus by Zeus. She was credited with founding the city of Ardea in Latium during the Bronze Age.
Family.
Danae was the daughter and only child of King Acrisius of Argos by his wife Queen Eurydice or Aganippe. ... | shower of golden rain. Royal envoys return with news that Midas, who can turn all to gold, has agreed to woo Danae, and his arrival at the harbour is announced. Danae receives a stranger who is Midas in disguise as his own servant. Strangely drawn to each other, they proceed to the harbour where the supposed King Midas... | 39,333 | triviaqa-train |
In which country is the tourist attraction Lake Bled? | Lake Bled
Lake Bled (; ) is a lake in the Julian Alps of the Upper Carniolan region of northwestern Slovenia, where it adjoins the town of Bled. The area is a tourist destination. The lake is from Ljubljana International Airport and from the capital city, Ljubljana.
Geography and history.
The lake is of mixed glacial a... | Borsko jezero
Borsko jezero (Bor Lake) is an artificial lake in eastern Serbia (Bor District), at an altitude of , less than from the city of Bor, about south east from Belgrade. It is on the road from Bor to Žagubica. Hotels and country houses are built around Lake Bor, since it is a tourist attraction.
The lake is a ... | 39,334 | triviaqa-train |
Whose twelfth studio album Magna Carta Holy Grail released in July has topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic7. | , "BBC", "Jay Z Blue", "Versus", "La Familia", "Tom Ford", "Beach Is Better", "Crown", "Picasso Baby", "F.U.T.W.", "Nickels & Dimes" and "SomewhereInAmerica" in order. On July 3, 2013, the cover art of the album was revealed in a photo where it was placed next to the one of the four surviving copies of album's namesake... | "Magna Carta... Holy Grail", and Drake's "Nothing Was the Same". Any album by a male country music artist has not been sold this well in nine years. For the week of August 31, 2013, the album reached number one on both the "Billboard" 200 and Top Country Albums charts. As a result, this became Bryan's second number one... | 39,335 | triviaqa-train |
What is the only Shakespeare play with an animal 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... | Commissar Shakespeare
Commissar Shakespeare (Original Turkish title: Komser Şekspir) is a 2001 Turkish comedy-drama film, directed by Sinan Çetin.
Plot.
Cemil is an acting Police Chief and a single father with an only daughter Su. Su who has been cast in the role of Snow White ("Pamuk Prenses") in the school play, is r... | 39,336 | triviaqa-train |
Whose opera Un ballo in maschera premiered in 1859? | the Seraglio"), and "The Magic Flute" ("Die Zauberflöte"), landmarks in the German tradition.
The first third of the 19th century saw the high point of the bel canto style, with Gioachino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti and Vincenzo Bellini all creating works that are still performed. It also saw the advent of Grand Opera t... | Scribe's libretto as its basis. As a result of changes imposed by censors in both Naples and Rome, the title of the opera became "Un ballo in maschera" and it premiered in Rome on 17 February 1859.
She is also mentioned in the famed novel "The Queen's Tiara" by Carl Jonas Love Almquist.
See also.
- Henrik Gustaf Ulfven... | 39,337 | triviaqa-train |
Which painter's works include the murals on the Sandham Memorial Chapel at Burghclere and The Resurrection, Cookham? | Burghclere
Burghclere is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England. According to the 2011 census the village had a population of 1,152. The village is near the border of Hampshire with Berkshire, four miles south of Newbury. It is also very close to Newtown and Old Burghclere.
Work by the 20th-century artist Sta... | patrons of Spencer's work, Louis and Mary Behrend, to commission a group of paintings as a memorial to Mary's brother, Lieutenant Henry Willoughby Sandham, who had died in the war. The Behrends planned to build a chapel in the village of Burghclere in Berkshire to house the paintings.
In October 1923, Spencer started r... | 39,338 | triviaqa-train |
The US state of Michigan borders all of the Great Lakes except which one? | is diverted through the Chicago River to operate the Illinois Waterway but the flow is limited by treaty. Possible schemes for bottled water plants and diversion to dry regions of the continent raise concerns. Under the U.S. "Water Resources Development Act", diversion of water from the Great Lakes Basin requires the a... | Wayne State Warriors
The Wayne State Warriors represent Wayne State University, located in Detroit, Michigan. The university is a member of the NCAA at the Division II level, WSU competes in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) for all sports except fencing, which competes in the Midwest Fencing ... | 39,339 | triviaqa-train |
In which month of the year is Australia Day? | Australia Day
Australia Day is the official national day of Australia. Celebrated annually on 26 January, it marks the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet of British ships at Port Jackson, New South Wales, and the raising of the Flag of Great Britain at Sydney Cove by Governor Arthur Phillip. In present-... | day after the Grand Final, Football Federation Australia (FFA) gave Vukovic a 15-month ban (with 6 months suspended), meaning he would not be able to play in the A-League until 24 November 2008.
On 4 March 2008, this ban was reduced on appeal to 12 months (with 3 months suspended), meaning that if Vukovic re-offended i... | 39,340 | triviaqa-train |
Which future party leader was first elected to Parliament as MP for Plymouth Devonport in 1945? | Devonport has had a number of prominent MPs, including Leslie Hore-Belisha, Michael Foot (who began his Commons career in the seat), and the former SDP leader David Owen. One of its longest serving MPs was the Conservative Dame Joan Vickers, who held the seat from 1955 until her defeat at the General Election of Februa... | published "Manual of the Education Act for Scotland". He was a J.P. and Deputy Lieutenant for Argyllshire.
In 1880 Sellar stood for parliament unsuccessfully at Plymouth Devonport. In 1882 he was elected Member of Parliament for Haddington Burghs until the constituency was merged in the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885... | 39,341 | triviaqa-train |
Name the contemporary Scottish composer whose works include The Confession of Isobel Gowdie and Vent, Veni Emmanuel written for the percussionist Evelyn Glennie? | The Confession of Isobel Gowdie
The Confession of Isobel Gowdie is a work for large symphony orchestra by the Scottish composer James MacMillan.
It is, according to the composer, a Requiem for one Isobel Gowdie, supposedly burnt as a witch in post-Reformation Scotland. Despite the work's depiction of the violent tortur... | Isobel Gowdie" at the Proms in 1990. Isobel Gowdie was one of many women executed for witchcraft in 17th-century Scotland. According to the composer, "On behalf of the Scottish people the work craves absolution and offers Isobel Gowdie the mercy and humanity that was denied her in the last days of her life".
The work's... | 39,342 | triviaqa-train |
What city or town is known in its own country's language as Lefkosia? | Nicosia
Nicosia ( ; ; ) is the largest city, capital, and seat of government of the island of Cyprus. It is located near the centre of the Mesaoria plain, on the banks of the River Pedieos.
Nicosia is the southeasternmost of all EU member states' capitals. It has been continuously inhabited for over 4,500 years and has... | language. Khorenatsi mentions that the town of Vardges was totally rebuilt and fenced by Vagharsh I, eventually becoming known as Noarakaghak (The New City) or Vagharshapat. The city served as a capital for the Ashakuni Kingdom of Armenia between 120–330 AD and remained the country's most important city until the end o... | 39,343 | triviaqa-train |
What was the English title of the TV crime drama, shown on BBC4 in 2012, set partly in Denmark and partly in Sweden? | by the Öresund Bridge. Its border with Norway (1,619 km long) is the longest uninterrupted border within Europe.
Sweden lies between latitudes 55° and 70° N, and mostly between longitudes 11° and 25° E (part of Stora Drammen island is just west of 11°).
At , Sweden is the 55th-largest country in the world, the 4th-larg... | "Tony Martin and the Bleak House Tragedy", True Crime Library/Forum Press, , .
- Turney, B. (2005), "Wanted", Waterside Press, , .
- "The Interrogation of Tony Martin" TV movie based partly on transcripts of police interviews of Marin. Directed by Dave Nath. Martin played by Steve Pemberton. Shown on UK November 2018
S... | 39,344 | triviaqa-train |
In which month is Thanksgiving Day in Canada? | Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in Canada, the United States, some of the Caribbean islands, and Liberia. It began as a day of giving thanks and sacrifice for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. Similarly named festival holidays occur in Germany and Jap... | charities which help the homeless and those in need.
Similar holidays India.
Thai Pongal is the Harvest Thanksgiving Festival celebrated primarily in India, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia. In other parts of India, a similar harvest festival is celebrated as Makar Sankranti. It is a four-day festival, which according to the Gr... | 39,345 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first Governor of the Bank of England (1694-1697)? | 4,000 per annum for the management of the loan. The first governor was Sir John Houblon, who is depicted in the £50 note issued in 1994. The charter was renewed in 1742, 1764, and 1781.
History 18th century.
The Bank's original home was in Walbrook, a street in the City of London, where during reconstruction in 1954 ar... | of the Admiralty from 1694 to 1699. It was during this time, from 1694 until 1697, that he served as inaugural governor of the Bank of England. He was again a Bank of England director from 1700, and a director of the New East India Company from 1700 to 1701.
He stood as a Parliamentary candidate for the City of London ... | 39,346 | triviaqa-train |
Whose opera La gazza ladra premiered in 1817? | Gioachino Rossini
Gioachino Antonio Rossini (; 29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer who gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote many songs, some chamber music and piano pieces, and some sacred music. He set new standards for both comic and serious opera before retiring from large-s... | the Exodus from Egypt (1818), and "La donna del lago", from Sir Walter Scott's poem "The Lady of the Lake" (1819). For La Scala he wrote the opera semiseria "La gazza ladra" (1817), and for Rome his version of the Cinderella story, "La Cenerentola" (1817). In 1817 came the first performance of one of his operas ("L'Ita... | 39,347 | triviaqa-train |
Name the contemporary English composer who after writing avant garde works such as The Whale and Celtic Requiem, turned to more mystical, Byzantine works such as The Protecting Veil. | A Celtic Requiem
A Celtic Requiem (Requiem for Jenny Jones) is a requiem by the English composer John Tavener, written in 1969. It is written for soprano, children's choir and orchestra.
Despite its title, the work is not actually a requiem for anyone in particular. Instead, it takes the rough format of a singing game ... | by Constantin Meunier.
Johnson comments that although it now seems extraordinary that the owner of such magnificent works of art should have money worries, this was before Impressionist paintings became sought-after and expensive, and "in any case, this was a composer who regarded his collection as a spiritual necessit... | 39,348 | triviaqa-train |
Which writer born in Dublin in 1854 died in Paris in 1900? | 49,092) did not state their ethnicity. In terms of religion, 68.2% identified as Catholic, 12.7% as other stated religions, with 19.1% having no religion or no religion stated.
, there were 1,367 families within the Dublin region living in homeless accommodation or other emergency housing.
Culture.
Culture The arts.
Du... | life and figure painter, and theatre set designer (died 1966 in Dublin)
Deaths.
- 18 January – George Alexander Gibson, physician and geologist (born 1854)
- 20 February – Sir William Arrol, civil engineering contractor (born 1839)
- 12 May – William McEwan, Liberal Party MP (1886-1900) and brewer (born 1827)
- 6 Septe... | 39,349 | triviaqa-train |
In which country is Pula, home to one of the best preserved Roman amphitheatres outside Italy? | The Italian Empire also gained territory until the end of World War II through colonies, protectorates, military occupations and puppet states. These included Eritrea, Italian Somaliland, Libya, Ethiopia (occupied by Italy from 1936 to 1941), Albania, British Somaliland, Greece (occupied in World War II), Tunisia, Croa... | arenas in the world. and locally known as the Arena. This is one of the best preserved amphitheatres from antiquity and is still in use today during summer film festivals. During the World War II Italian fascist administration, there were attempts to dismantle the arena and move it to mainland Italy, which were quickly... | 39,350 | triviaqa-train |
Following what action in 1773 did the British Parliament pass The Intolerable Acts? | Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. The laws were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in the Tea Party protest in reaction to changes in taxation by the British to the detriment of colonial goods. In Gre... | , the Intolerable Acts, and other unpopular British colonial legislation. The colonists of Massachusetts had not yet taken concerted action to organize themselves militarily against actions of the British regulars, although statements were made about supporting Boston (whose port had been closed earlier in 1774 under t... | 39,351 | triviaqa-train |
Zeus' visit as a swan to whom resulted in the birth of twins Castor and Pollux? | Castor and Pollux
Castor and Pollux (or in Greek, Polydeuces) were twin half-brothers in Greek and Roman mythology, known together as the Dioscuri.
Their mother was Leda, but they had different fathers; Castor was the mortal son of Tyndareus, the king of Sparta, while Pollux was the divine son of Zeus, who seduced Led... | Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra.
In Latin the twins are also known as the Gemini (literally "twins") or Castores, as well as the Tyndaridae or Tyndarids. When Castor was killed, Pollux asked Zeus to let him share his own immortality with his twin to keep them together, and they were transformed into the constellation Ge... | 39,352 | triviaqa-train |
Who is married to Calista Flockhart? | Dream" (1999), and the drama film "Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her" (2000).
Flockhart has won a Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award, and garnered three Emmy Award nominations.
She is married to actor Harrison Ford.
Early life.
Calista Kay Flockhart was born in Freeport, Illinois, the daughter o... | Robert McCallister (Brothers & Sisters)
Robert Alexander McCallister is a fictional character on the ABC television series "Brothers & Sisters". He is portrayed by Rob Lowe. Married to Kitty Walker (Calista Flockhart), he was a Republican United States Senator from the state of California, a former candidate for Pr... | 39,353 | triviaqa-train |
Her real name was Virginia Katherine McMath, but this famous actress and dancing star of many films, which included Gold Diggers of 1933, was better known by what name? | Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers (born Virginia Katherine McMath; July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an American actress, dancer, and singer. She is known for her starring role in "Kitty Foyle" (1940), but is best remembered for performing in RKO's musical films (partnered with Fred Astaire) on stage, radio and television,... | with Warner Brothers Studios. Her early film credits as an on-screen dancer and actress included small, uncredited parts in such early talkies as "The Broadway Melody" (1929), "Whoopee!" (1930), "Kiki" (1931) "Palmy Days" (1931), and "The Kid from Spain" (1932). Her best-known films were "42nd Street" (1933) and "Gold ... | 39,354 | triviaqa-train |
The name of which boy band is a play on the last letter of the first name of the original members? | early 2000s when acts such as the Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, A1 and Westlife, among others, dominated the top of the "Billboard" and pop charts, in the early 2010s with the emergence of new boy bands such as JLS, Big Time Rush and One Direction, and in the late 2010s with pop groups such as BTS.
History.
History Early hi... | LMNT
LMNT (pronounced as a play on the word "element") was an American-based boy band formed in 2000. The group's name was selected by the band's original line-up from contest entries solicited by "Teen People" magazine.
History.
Three of LMNT's five members first met as potential candidates for ABC's 2000 reality tele... | 39,355 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the druid in the English version of the Asterix books? | which are puns on their roles or personalities, and which follow certain patterns specific to nationality. Certain rules are followed (most of the time) such as Gauls (and their neighbours) having an "-ix" suffix for the men and ending in "-a" for the women; for example, Chief Vitalstatistix (so called due to his portl... | the newspapers, he was "Medix" due to the strict laws in the country against drug abuse.
- In Russian, he is "Починикс" ("Pochinix"), meaning "he who repairs things". The name was translated from the English version, not the French, but the pun about "getting a fix" was lost in translation. However, the druid is named ... | 39,356 | triviaqa-train |
In which country was Princess Elizabeth when George VI died? | and Elizabeth frequently stood in for him at public events. When she toured Canada and visited President Harry S. Truman in Washington, D.C., in October 1951, her private secretary, Martin Charteris, carried a draft accession declaration in case the King died while she was on tour. In early 1952, Elizabeth and Philip s... | died during World War I, she married as her second husband The 6th Baron Plunket.
When his parents were killed in an air accident in 1938, Plunket succeeded to the family peerage (created in 1827) as Baron Plunket. He and his brothers were then raised by an aunt, the Hon. Helen Rhodes, and her husband. He was educated ... | 39,357 | triviaqa-train |
Where were the first Summer Olympics held in the USA? | U.S. 1–0 in Newark, New Jersey. The U.S. had its revenge the following year when it beat Canada 1–0, also in Newark, although neither match was officially recognized. The U.S. earned both silver and bronze medals in men's soccer at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Olympics through Christian Brothers College and St. Rose Paris... | and 2003. She made her first appearance for the full United States national team in 2004 against Sweden.
LePeilbet was unable to participate in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing due to her recovery from a knee injury.
In 2011, LePeilbet competed in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup held in Germany, where the USA team f... | 39,358 | triviaqa-train |
The 'May' blossom flowers on which tree? | berries"). Hawthorn has been investigated by evidence-based medicine for treating cardiac insufficiency.
"Crataegus monogyna" is a source of antioxidant phytochemicals, especially extracts of hawthorn leaves with flowers.
Uses In gardening and agriculture.
Common hawthorn is extensively planted as a hedge plant, especi... | Peach Blossom (disambiguation)
The peach blossom, "Thyatira batis", is a moth in the family Drepanidae.
Peach Blossom may also refer to:
- "Euthyatira pudens", a moth in the family Drepanidae
- Peach blossom, flowers of the peach tree, "Prunus persica"
- Peach Blossom Island, an island
- Peach Blossoms, a candy
- Princ... | 39,359 | triviaqa-train |
Which King was killed at the battle of Bosworth? | Battle of Bosworth Field
The Battle of Bosworth Field (or Battle of Bosworth) was the last significant battle of the Wars of the Roses, the civil war between the Houses of Lancaster and York that extended across England in the latter half of the 15th century. Fought on 22 August 1485, the battle was won by the Lancastr... | Moreover, the family of Edward IV, and the Edwardian loyalists, were naturally opposed to him, essentially dividing his Yorkist power base. A coup attempt failed in late 1483, but in 1485 Richard met Henry Tudor at the battle of Bosworth Field. During the battle, some of Richard's important supporters switched sides or... | 39,360 | triviaqa-train |
In the children's TV animation, what is the name of Peppa Pig's brother? | Elmer Fudd, Foghorn Leghorn, Yosemite Sam, Tasmanian Devil, Hunky and Spunky, Droopy, Little Audrey, Tom and Jerry, Barney Bear, Mr. Magoo, Mighty Mouse, Gandy Goose, Heckle and Jeckle, George and Junior, the Fox and the Crow and the animated adoption of Superman, Baby Huey, Casper the Friendly Ghost, Little Lulu, amon... | - British Academy Children's Awards
- 2013, Nomination for Best Pre-School Animation
- 2013, Nomination for Best Writing
- 2013, Nomination for Best Multiplatform (Peppa Pig's Holiday game)
- 2010, Nomination for Best Pre-School Animation
- 2010, Nomination for Best Writing
- 2009, Nomination for Best Pre-School Animat... | 39,361 | triviaqa-train |
Which food was known as 'Liberty Cabbage' in the USA during World War 1? | I, due to concerns the American public would reject a product with a German name, American sauerkraut makers relabeled their product as "Liberty Cabbage" for the duration of the war.
Production.
Sauerkraut is made by a process of pickling called lactic acid fermentation that is analogous to how traditional (not heat-tr... | of Food, radio broadcasts by radio gardeners such as C. H. Middleton. Many of the wartime gardening publications and also cookery books by famous chefs such as Marguerite Patten have been used to research varieties and food uses at the time.
In the USA the equivalent of the British Dig For Victory campaign was called a... | 39,362 | triviaqa-train |
In which Canadian city are the Oilers ice hockey team based? | a day later, on January 20.
On January 23, to ensure of the health of the Edmonton Oilers in Edmonton and for the planned revitalization of downtown Edmonton, the City of Edmonton council voted 10–3 to the approval of a deal which would see a new $480 million arena built in Edmonton's downtown core for the start of the... | Tulsa Oilers
The Tulsa Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which play in the ECHL. The Oilers played their home games at the Tulsa Convention Center until 2008 when they moved into the new BOK Center. For many years, the Tulsa Oilers name was shared with Tulsa's former minor-league baseb... | 39,363 | triviaqa-train |
Justin Welby was Bishop of which diocese prior to his move to Canterbury? | Justin Welby
Justin Portal Welby (born 6 January 1956) is the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury and the most senior bishop in the Church of England. Welby was the vicar of Southam, Warwickshire, and most recently was the Bishop of Durham, serving for just over a year. As Archbishop of Canterbury, he is the Primate of All ... | Diocese of Canterbury
The Diocese of Canterbury is a Church of England diocese covering eastern Kent which was founded by St. Augustine of Canterbury in 597. The diocese is centred on Canterbury Cathedral and is the oldest see of the Church of England.
Bishops.
The diocesan bishop is the Archbishop of Canterbury, prese... | 39,364 | triviaqa-train |
The story of Joseph featuring the coat of many colours, appears in which book of the Bible? | Coat of many colors
In the Hebrew Bible, the coat of many colors ( "ketonet passim") is the name for the garment that Joseph owned, which was given to him by his father, Jacob.
The problem of translation.
According to the King James Version, Genesis 37:3 reads, "Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, becau... | of the main story Jacob and his 12 sons are introduced ("Jacob and Sons"). Joseph's brothers are jealous of him for his coat of many colours, a symbol of their father's preference for him ("Joseph's Coat"). It is clear from Joseph's dreams that he is destined to rule over them ("Joseph's Dreams"). To get rid of him and... | 39,365 | triviaqa-train |
Dr Emmett Brown was a character in which series of films? | Emmett Brown
Emmett Lathrop "Doc" Brown, Ph.D., is a fictional character in the "Back to the Future trilogy" in which he is the inventor of the first time machine, built out of a DeLorean sports car. The character is portrayed by Christopher Lloyd in all three films, as well as in the live action sequences of the . He ... | fictional fruit, portrayed in the episode by rambutans). Betty scores a major coup, with Adriana agreeing to do the cover and a feature about the fruit for "Mode", and thus earns the job of project manager as Daniel and Wilhelmina kill the "Sizzling Hot" issue. Kimmie, who is fumed by this move, is bent on sabotaging B... | 39,366 | triviaqa-train |
Whose novel 'Omerta' was completed shortly before his death in 1999? | Omertà (novel)
Omertà is a novel by Mario Puzo, published posthumously in 2000. It was first published by Ballantine Books. "Omertà" follows the story of Don Aprile's adopted "nephew" Astorre Viola.
Publication.
Puzo never saw the publication of "Omertà", but the manuscript was finished before his death, as was the man... | and Playgrounds", was ten years in the writing. "Battlefields and Playgrounds" (Macmillan, London and Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York) has been published in several languages, all over the world. His third novel, "Curtain Up!", is set in Spain, France and England during the 1960s. It was completed in 2002, shortly ... | 39,367 | triviaqa-train |
Which Danish scientist won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1922 for his work on atomic structure and quantum theory? | radiochemist Frederick Soddy discovered that there appeared to be more than one type of atom at each position on the periodic table. The term isotope was coined by Margaret Todd as a suitable name for different atoms that belong to the same element. J.J. Thomson created a technique for isotope separation through his wo... | reconcile the shell model with Rainwater's concept. This work stimulated many new theoretical and experimental studies. Bohr, Mottelson and Rainwater were jointly awarded the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physics "for the discovery of the connection between collective motion and particle motion in atomic nuclei and the developme... | 39,368 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the last British Prime Minister to be buried in Westminster Abbey? | Clement Attlee, the leader of the Labour Party, served as deputy Prime Minister. After the general election of 2015, the nation returned to one party government after the Tories won an outright majority.
Foundations Treasury Commission.
The Premiership is still largely a convention of the constitution; its legal author... | serving in his coalition government. In 1922, he became Prime Minister, serving for six months before resigning following a diagnosis of throat cancer and dying in London six months later. Bonar Law was later described by H. H. Asquith, another former Prime Minister, as "the unknown Prime Minister".
His wife had predec... | 39,369 | triviaqa-train |
The poet Byron was the sixth Baron Byron of which northern town? | Baron Byron
Baron Byron, of Rochdale in the County Palatine of Lancaster, is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1643 by letters patent for John Byron, 1st Baron Byron, a Cavalier general and former Member of Parliament. The peerage was created with remainder to the heirs male of his body, failing, to ... | , George Gordon Byron, the sixth Baron, the famous Romantic poet. He was the son of John "Mad Jack" Byron, son of Vice-Admiral the Hon. John "Foulweather Jack" Byron, second son of the fourth Baron and the younger brother of the fifth Baron. Lord Byron died without male issue and was succeeded by his first cousin, the ... | 39,370 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the only President of the Confederate States of America? | , regulatory and judicial officers, and concluding treaties with foreign powers with the advice and consent of the senate. He was further empowered to grant reprieves and pardons, and convene and adjourn either or both houses of Congress under extraordinary circumstances.
The president was indirectly elected by the peo... | "Honorable President of the Confederate States of America." This was simple courtesy, though it had no legal effect. The Confederacy used it in propaganda to claim papal support. For example, Robert E. Lee thought the pope was "the only sovereign... in Europe who recognized our poor Confederacy". In fact, no diplomatic... | 39,371 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the only post World War 2 Conservative Prime minister not to win a general election? | building an independent nuclear capacity and maintaining a leading role in world affairs, and anyway successive governments seldom did a better job.
The Conservatives were re-elected in 1955 and 1959 with larger majorities. Conservative Prime Ministers Churchill, Sir Anthony Eden, Harold Macmillan and Sir Alec Douglas-... | not enough to win, and the Labour Party retained the seat, with Gordon McMaster being their successful candidate.
The by-election was the first parliamentary election to take place under the premiership of Conservative prime minister John Major, who had succeeded Margaret Thatcher as prime minister just two days earlie... | 39,372 | triviaqa-train |
On which river does Lisbon stand? | Odysseus on his journey home from Troy. Although modern archaeological excavations show a Phoenician presence at this location since 1200BC, neither of these folk etymologies has any historical credibility.
Lisbon's name origin may, in fact, have been derived from Proto-Celtic or Celtic "Olisippo", "Lissoppo", or a sim... | Worumbo Mill
The Worumbo Mill was a historic mill on the bank of the Androscoggin River in Lisbon Falls, Maine. Founded in 1864, it was at one point the community's largest employer. Its main building, dating to its founding, was destroyed by fire in 1987. The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Pla... | 39,373 | triviaqa-train |
Which Nobel Prize winner shot himself in 1961? | successive plane crashes that left him in pain and ill-health for much of the rest of his life. In 1959, he bought a house in Ketchum, Idaho where he ended his own life in mid-1961.
Life.
Life Early life.
Ernest Miller Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899, in Oak Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. His father, Clarence... | research associate (1957–1960)
- Sheldon Glashow, 1979 Nobel prize winner in physics, assistant professor (1961–1962)
- Theodor Hänsch, 2005 Nobel prize winner in physics, worked at Stanford 1972–1986
- Conyers Herring, physics professor and the winner of Wolf Prize in Physics in 1984/85
- Robert Hofstadter, 1961 Nobel... | 39,374 | triviaqa-train |
Which singer appears as bar-owner 'JD' in the film 'Lock, Stock and two Smoking Barrels'? | Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is a 1998 British crime comedy film written and directed by Guy Ritchie, produced by Matthew Vaughn and starring an ensemble cast featuring Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran, Jason Statham, Steven Mackintosh, Vinnie Jones, and Sting.
The s... | Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets" and "Grave Indiscretion" – Fledge
- "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" (1998) – J.D., Eddie's father and owner of a bar.
As himself
- "Bring on the Night" (1985)
- "The Simpsons" episode "Radio Bart" (1992)
- "The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer" Episode 5 (1995)
- "The Larry Sanders Show" ep... | 39,375 | triviaqa-train |
The Four Noble truths are a key feature of which religion? | Buddhism
Buddhism (, ) is the world's fourth-largest religion with over 520 million followers, or over 7% of the global population, known as Buddhists.
Buddhism encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and spiritual practices largely based on original teachings attributed to the Buddha and resulting interpreted phi... | value of this 17 station transaction was $43 million.
History.
In the 1930s, the call letters KGIR belonged to a station in Butte, Montana, broadcasting on 1360 kHz with 500 W power.
Previous Logo.
(KGIR's logo under previous simulcast with KLSC 92.9 FM)
External links.
- KGIR official website | 39,376 | triviaqa-train |
What is the other name for the bird sometimes known as a 'stormcock'? | The album's title, "Stormcock", is an old English name for the Mistle thrush ("Turdus viscivorus"). The male of this species "is most vocal in the early morning" and has a "tendency to sing after, and sometimes during, wet and windy weather" which "led to the name "Stormcock"". It is also, perhaps, a metaphor for Harpe... | "Java Man" had walked upright. Given the name "Pithecanthropus erectus" ("erect ape-man"), it became the first in what is now a long list of human evolution fossils. At the time it was hailed by many as the "missing link," helping set the term as primarily used for human fossils, though it is sometimes used for other i... | 39,377 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Ellie May in the Beverley Hillbillies? | The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies is an American sitcom television series originally broadcast on CBS from 1962 to 1971. The show had an ensemble cast featuring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer Jr. as the Clampetts, a poor backwoods family from the Ozarks region who move to posh Beverl... | work in the sitcom, Wickes was nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actress". In 1964, she appeared on "The Donna Reed Show" in the episode "First Addition".
In 1964, she appeared as Ida Goff in five episodes of the series "Temple Houston", with Jeffrey Hunter as a histori... | 39,378 | triviaqa-train |
What is the common name of the garden weed taraxacum officinale? | recipes. Most of these are more accurately described as "dandelion-flavored wine," as some other sort of fermented juice or extract serves as the main ingredient. It has also been used in a saison ale called Pissenlit (the French word for dandelion, literally meaning "wet the bed") made by Brasserie Fantôme in Belgium.... | Finchley Common. By the 1270s there was a church and settlement at Church End.
Finchley, as an ancient parish, is around (see plan). It was originally in the county of Middlesex, and included parts of what is now Hampstead Garden Suburb and Whetstone. Finchley is a Saxon place name, although its earliest recorded use ... | 39,379 | triviaqa-train |
In which book did Aunt Ada Doom see 'something nasty in the woodshed'? | Cold Comfort Farm
Cold Comfort Farm is a comic novel by English author Stella Gibbons, published in 1932. It parodies the romanticised, sometimes doom-laden accounts of rural life popular at the time, by writers such as Mary Webb.
Plot summary.
Following the death of her parents, the book's heroine, Flora Poste, finds ... | of Amos, with an unhealthy passion for her own son Seth
- Seth Starkadder: younger son of Amos and Judith, handsome and over-sexed, with a passion for the movies
- Ada Doom: Judith's mother, a reclusive, miserly widow, owner of the farm, who constantly complains of having seen "something nasty in the woodshed" when she... | 39,380 | triviaqa-train |
Marie Antoinette was born into which Royal House? | the youngest daughter of Empress Maria Theresa, ruler of the Habsburg Empire, and her husband Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor. Her godparents were Joseph I and Mariana Victoria, King and Queen of Portugal; Archduke Joseph and Archduchess Maria Anna acted as proxies for their newborn sister. Maria Antonia was born on All ... | couple lived at the "Château de Sainte-Assise" where he died in 1785. Just before his death, he completed the sale of the "Château de Saint-Cloud" to Queen Marie Antoinette.
Louis Philippe II d'Orléans succeeded his father as the head of the House of Orléans. He was born at Saint-Cloud and later moved to the Palais-Roy... | 39,381 | triviaqa-train |
In which Canadian city are the Blue Jays baseball team based? | played around North America. The first officially recorded baseball game on this continent was played in Beachville, Ontario, Canada on June 4, 1838. In 1845, Alexander Cartwright, a member of New York City's Knickerbocker Club, led the codification of the so-called Knickerbocker Rules. While there are reports that the... | North Delta Blue Jays
The North Delta Blue Jays, are a Canadian youth baseball team located in the city of Delta, British Columbia. The team was founded in 1995, and joined the B.C. Premier Baseball League in 1999. The team plays their home games at Mackie Park.
Most of the Blue Jays are from either North Delta or Ladn... | 39,382 | triviaqa-train |
Napes Needle is on which Lake District fell? | rock climbers. The route offers views of Napes Needle, Sphinx Rock and many other climbing locations. The north traverse similarly runs beneath Gable Crag to Windy Gap. In the west the two traverses are joined by a section of Moses Trod, running up the southern side of Beck Head. "Moses" was a possibly apocryphal trade... | High Street (Lake District)
High Street is a fell in the English Lake District. At 828 metres (2,718 ft), its summit is the highest point in the far eastern part of the national park. The fell is named after the Roman road which ran over the summit.
History and name.
The Roman road crosses the fell on its journey betwe... | 39,383 | triviaqa-train |
The FARC are the largest rebel group operating in which South American country? | Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—People's Army (, FARC–EP and FARC) was a guerrilla movement involved in the continuing Colombian armed conflict from 1964 to 2017. It was known to employ a variety of military tactics in addition to more unconventional methods, including ... | Sinclair Broadcast Group
Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBG) is a publicly traded American telecommunications conglomerate which is controlled by the family of company founder Julian Sinclair Smith. Headquartered in the Baltimore suburb of Hunt Valley, Maryland, the company is the largest television station operator in the ... | 39,384 | triviaqa-train |
Which title is held by the autocratic nominal ruler of Luxembourg? | population of 602,005, which makes it one of the least-populous countries in Europe, but by far the one with the highest population growth rate. Foreigners account for nearly half of Luxembourg's population. As a representative democracy with a constitutional monarch, it is headed by Grand Duke Henri and is the world's... | served as officials in the government. He abandoned family tradition and chose art as a career. He was also one of the very few Nepalese artists to get an opportunity to study modern art abroad, as the autocratic Rana regime kept tight control on modern education. In those days, the king was a nominal ruler while the R... | 39,385 | triviaqa-train |
Frederic Sackrider Remington (1861-1909) specialised in the painting and drawing of what? | . With success all but assured, Remington became established in society. His personality, his "pseudo-cowboy" speaking manner, and his "Wild West" reputation were strong social attractions. His biography falsely promoted some of the myths he encouraged about his Western experiences.
Remington's regular attendance at ce... | )
- Grace Ravlin (American, 1873-1956)
- Roberto Raimondi (Italian, 1877-c.1957)
- Gabriel Morcillo Raya (1887-1973)
- Alexandre-Georges-Henri Regnault (French, 1843–1871)
- Frederic Sackrider Remington (American, 1861–1909)
- Ilya Repin (Russian, 1844-1930)
- Antonio María Reyna Manescau (Spanish, 1859-1937)
- Edouard... | 39,386 | triviaqa-train |
Which character appeared for the first time in the book 'Call For The Dead'? | Call for the Dead
Call for the Dead is John le Carré's first novel, published in 1961. It introduces George Smiley, the most famous of le Carré's recurring characters, in a story about East German spies inside Great Britain. It also introduces a fictional version of British Intelligence, called "the Circus" because of ... | Siddiq (The Walking Dead)
Siddiq is a fictional character from the comic book series "The Walking Dead" and the television series of the same name, where he is portrayed by Avi Nash.
Comic book series.
Siddiq is a member of the construction crew who arrived during the two year time skip. During the fair, he heads up th... | 39,387 | triviaqa-train |
Which US Air Force test pilot became the first man to break the sound barrier in a Bell X-1 rocket plane in October 1947? | he initially trained as a fighter pilot, flying Bell P-39 Airacobras (being grounded for seven days for clipping a farmer's tree during a training flight), and shipped overseas with the group on , 1943.
Stationed in the United Kingdom at RAF Leiston, Yeager flew P-51 Mustangs in combat with the 363d Fighter Squadron. H... | plane testing has occurred at Edwards Air Force Base.
Some of the X-planes have been well publicized, while others, such as the X-16, have been developed in secrecy. The first, the Bell X-1, became well known in 1947 after it became the first aircraft to break the sound barrier in level flight. Later X-planes supported... | 39,388 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the play Entertaining Mr. Sloane? | Entertaining Mr Sloane
Entertaining Mr Sloane is a play by the English playwright Joe Orton. It was first produced in London at the New Arts Theatre on 6 May 1964 and transferred to the West End's Wyndham's Theatre on 29 June 1964.
Plot summary.
Plot summary Act 1.
Mr Sloane is a young man looking for a place to board,... | Theatre on 6 May 1964, produced by Michael Codron. Reviews ranged from praise to outrage.
"Entertaining Mr Sloane" lost money in its three-week run, but critical praise from playwright Terence Rattigan, who invested £3,000 in it, ensured its survival. The play was transferred to Wyndham's Theatre in the West End at the... | 39,389 | triviaqa-train |
Which was the last of Thomas Hardy's novels to be published? | not published until 1898. Initially, therefore, he gained fame as the author of such novels as "Far from the Madding Crowd" (1874), "The Mayor of Casterbridge" (1886), "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" (1891), and "Jude the Obscure" (1895). During his lifetime, Hardy's poetry was acclaimed by younger poets (particularly the ... | Under the Greenwood Tree
Under the Greenwood Tree: A Rural Painting of the Dutch School is a novel by Thomas Hardy, published anonymously in 1872. It was Hardy's second published novel, the last to be printed without his name, and the first of his great series of Wessex novels. Whilst Hardy originally thought of simply... | 39,390 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Captain Renault in the film Casablanca? | Casablanca (film)
Casablanca is a 1942 American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz based on Murray Burnett and Joan Alison's unproduced stage play "Everybody Comes to Rick's". The film stars Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henreid; it also features Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet, P... | Bingo is able to take his winnings. The story also references the Martingale betting strategy and the "en prison" rule.
In film and television.
- In the 1942 film "Casablanca", Rick's "Café Américain" has a trick roulette wheel. Rick (played by Humphrey Bogart) uncharacteristically takes pity on a young Bulgarian refug... | 39,391 | triviaqa-train |
Which original member of the Football League plays its home games at Deepdale? | Deepdale
Deepdale is a football stadium in the Deepdale area of Preston, England, the home of Preston North End F.C.
Deepdale is "widely recognised as being the oldest 'continuously used' football stadium in the world. But like most coveted historic accolades, it is fiercely contested".
History.
The land on which the s... | New England Patriots
The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area. The Patriots compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team plays its home games at Gillette Stadium in the... | 39,392 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the play 'Long Day's Journey into Night'? | Long Day's Journey into Night
Long Day's Journey into Night is a drama play in four acts written by American playwright Eugene O'Neill in 1941–42, first published in 1956. The play is widely considered to be his "magnum opus" and one of the finest American plays of the 20th century. It premiered in Sweden in February 1... | which produces productions in the London West End and on Broadway. Poster’s productions have been nominated for Olivier, Evening Standard, Critic Circle Awards and Tony Awards, and received the 2002 Best Play Olivier Award for Jitney and the Best Revival Olivier Award for Long Day's Journey Into Night.
On roles for lea... | 39,393 | triviaqa-train |
Who plays Mary in the film 'There's something about Mary'? | There's Something About Mary
There's Something About Mary is a 1998 American comedy film directed by Bobby and Peter Farrelly. It stars Cameron Diaz as the titular character with Matt Dillon, Ben Stiller, Lee Evans and Chris Elliott all playing men who are in love with Mary and vying for her affections.
The film was pl... | Revolution Summer (album)
Revolution Summer is a soundtrack album by Jonathan Richman, released by the Vapor Records label in 2007. The music was composed for the film "Revolution Summer", directed by Miles Matthew Montalbano. The album is Richman's first soundtrack album, although he did contribute three songs to "The... | 39,394 | triviaqa-train |
In which US State did the Hindenburg Airship crash? | resolution of ambiguous or disputed boundary definitions, or minor mutually agreed boundary adjustments for administrative convenience or other purposes. Occasionally, either Congress or the U.S. Supreme Court has had to settle state border disputes. One notable example is the case "New Jersey v. New York", in which Ne... | the first of the great airship disasters, preceded by the crash of the British "R38" in 1921 (44 dead) and the US airship "Roma" in 1922 (34 dead), and followed by the destruction of the British "R101" in 1930 (48 dead), the USS "Akron" in 1933 (73 dead) and the German "Hindenburg" in 1937 (36 dead).
Name.
The ship was... | 39,395 | triviaqa-train |
For which band did Bon Scott, who died in 1980, sing? | Bon Scott
Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott (9 July 1946 – 19 February 1980) was an Australian singer, songwriter and instrumentalist, best known for being the lead vocalist and lyricist of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980.
Scott was born in Forfar, Scotland, and spent his early years in K... | , which had serialised parts in April 1999.
2000s.
In July 2006 Lovegrove wrote a profile of his friend Bon Scott for "The Australian" newspaper. This commemorated what would have been Scott's 60th birthday (Scott died in 1980). His band, Mongrels of Passion, featured alongside Noiseworks and Rose Tattoo at the Bon Sco... | 39,396 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the lioness in the book 'Born Free'? | Born Free
Born Free is a 1966 British drama film starring Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers as Joy and George Adamson, a real-life couple who raised Elsa the Lioness, an orphaned lion cub, to adulthood, and released her into the wilderness of Kenya. The film was produced by Open Road Films Ltd. and Columbia Pictures. T... | At the very end there is a popular uprising resulting in an attack on the palace, and as people storm the court, Jangsaeng and Gong-gil jump up from the rope together, and Jangsaeng tosses away his fan. The last scene is a happy one where Jangsaeng and Gong-gil appear to be reunited with their clowning troupe, includin... | 39,397 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Daphne in the TV series Frasier? | Jane Leeves
Jane Elizabeth Leeves (born 18 April 1961) is an English actress, model, producer, comedian, singer, and dancer. She played Daphne Moon on the television sitcom "Frasier" from 1993 until 2004, for which she was nominated for Emmy Awards and Golden Globe Awards. She is also known for her role as Joy Scroggs ... | in the third Austin Powers movie, "Austin Powers in Goldmember", as the father of Austin Powers and Dr. Evil
- Nigel Molesworth, schoolboy in 1950s humour books by Geoffrey Willans and Ronald Searle
- Nigel Moon, one of the many brothers of the character Daphne Moon in the TV series "Frasier"
- Nigel, a pelican in "Fin... | 39,398 | triviaqa-train |
What was the former name of Burkina Faso? | Formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta (1958–1984), the country was renamed "Burkina Faso" on 4 August 1984 by then-President Thomas Sankara. Its citizens are known as "Burkinabé" ( ). Its capital is Ouagadougou.
The Republic of Upper Volta was established on 11 December 1958 as a self-governing colony within the ... | Bouna
Bouna may refer to :
- Bouna, Ivory Coast, a town in north-east Ivory Coast.
- Bouna Department
- Bouna (Di), a village in Di Department, Sourou Province, Burkina Faso.
- Bouna (Yé), a village in Yé département, Nayala Province, Burkina Faso.
- Bouna Coundoul, Senegalese footballer
- Bouna was a former name of th... | 39,399 | triviaqa-train |
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