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Which American football team lost the super bowl in three consecutive seasons 91-92 and 93 | Marino was the first draft pick in the history of the United States Football League, selected by the Los Angeles Express. He did not sign with the team, choosing instead to sign with the Dolphins. After starting the season as a backup to incumbent starter David Woodley, Marino was given his first NFL start in Week 6 ve... | architect of the Redskins' famous "Hogs" offensive line in the 1980s, coached the Cardinals from 1990 to 1993, usually finishing last in the dominant NFC East, which produced the Super Bowl winner in each of those seasons (Giants in '90, Redskins '91, Cowboys '92-93). Bugel's first three teams finished 5-11 in 1990 and... | 39,800 | triviaqa-train |
In which fictitious village is the TV series Heartbeat set | revolves around the work of a group of police officers in the fictional town of Ashfordly and the village of Aidensfield in the North Riding of Yorkshire.
The series was originally based on the '"Constable"' books written by former policeman Peter Walker, under the pen-name Nicholas Rhea. The title "Heartbeat" was chos... | the plateau to the Fern Pass and on towards Augsburg.
The region is characterised by its small-scale division into fields of pasture and crops that alternate with larch meadows and open forest.
A network of walking paths and cycleways, and in winter cross-country skiing routes, criss-crosses the plateau, making it a p... | 39,801 | triviaqa-train |
What is the parliamentary constituency of Alex Salmond, leader of the Scottish Nationalist Party? | Alex Salmond
Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond (; born 31 December 1954) is a Scottish politician who served as the First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014. He was the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) for over twenty years, having served for two terms, firstly from 1990 to 2000 and subsequently from 200... | Unity Party MSP.
Of the major party leaders in the Scottish Parliament, only one, Jack McConnell, of the Scottish Labour Party fought the 2003 Scottish Parliamentary election as leader. Nicol Stephen succeeded Jim Wallace as Deputy First Minister and Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats in June 2005, after the latt... | 39,802 | triviaqa-train |
In which city was actor and writer Michael Palin born? | Year Honours, Palin received a knighthood in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to travel, culture and geography. From 2009–2012 Palin was the president of the Royal Geographical Society.
On 12 May 2013, Palin was made a BAFTA fellow, the highest honour that is conferred by the organisation.
Early and personal life... | Michael Palin
Sir Michael Edward Palin, (; born 5 May 1943), is an English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter. He was a member of the comedy group Monty Python. Since 1980 he has made a number of travel documentaries.
Palin wrote most of his comedic material with fellow Python member Terry Jones. Before M... | 39,803 | triviaqa-train |
Which song was a top 40 hit for both Oasis and Mike Flowers Pops in 1995? | nervous exhaustion. He was replaced by Scott McLeod, formerly of the Ya Ya's, who was featured on some of the tour dates as well as in the "Wonderwall" video before leaving abruptly while on tour in the US. McLeod contacted Noel Gallagher claiming he felt he had made the wrong decision. Gallagher replied: "I think you ... | by Radio X listeners.
The Mike Flowers Pops version.
British band The Mike Flowers Pops released an easy listening version that reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart—just as the Oasis original had done two months earlier—during Christmas 1995. On New Year's Day 1996, it earned a Silver certification from the British Ph... | 39,804 | triviaqa-train |
Which element, atomic number 15, has the chemical symbol P? | Phosphorus
Phosphorus is a chemical element with the symbol P and atomic number 15. Elemental phosphorus exists in two major forms, white phosphorus and red phosphorus, but because it is highly reactive, phosphorus is never found as a free element on Earth. It has a concentration in the Earth's crust of about one gram ... | the universe and on Earth, iodine's high atomic number makes it a relatively rare element. However, its presence in ocean water has given it a role in biology (see below).
p-block elements Xenon.
Xenon is a chemical element with the symbol Xe and atomic number 54. A colorless, heavy, odorless noble gas, xenon occurs in... | 39,805 | triviaqa-train |
Which comic actor died on stage (literally) at the Sunderland Empire in April 1976? | figures were high during the 1940s and early 1950s, the theatre closed in May 1959 due to the growing popularity of television and cinema. It reopened in 1960, however, after Sunderland Council bought the theatre. The Beatles performed there during their first UK national tour.
The actor Sid James suffered a heart atta... | " website describing him as "the grand old man of dirty laughter", he became known for his amiability in his later television work. Bruce Forsyth described him as "a natural at being natural".
On 26 April 1976, while touring in "The Mating Season", James suffered a heart attack while performing on stage at the Sunderla... | 39,806 | triviaqa-train |
In 1995 the company National Breakdown changed its name – to what? | Green Flag
Green Flag or Green Flag Rescue, is a British roadside assistance and vehicle recovery provider, which is part of the Direct Line Group. Formed in 1971, as the "National Breakdown Recovery Club", as an alternative to the AA and RAC, it used a network of local garages and mechanics to deliver recovery and rep... | French Open champion, Mima Jaušovec and Sabrina Goleš in the team.
History From 1995.
Together with, what is now Montenegro Fed Cup team, Serbia competed under name of Yugoslavia from 1995 until 2003; and from 2004–2006 under name of Serbia and Montenegro. After Montenegro declared its independence, Serbia is competing... | 39,807 | triviaqa-train |
Which female vocalist had a 2001 hit with the song “Here With Me”? | Here with Me (Dido song)
"Here with Me" is the debut single by English singer-songwriter Dido. It was the first single she released from her 1999 debut studio album, "No Angel." The song was written about her then-boyfriend Bob Page.
The single was released on 17 May 1999 in the United States, but was not released in t... | released "Here Comes My Baby", which became her first top ten solo hit on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles chart and became the first song by a female country artist to win a Grammy award. From her 1966 album, West had four major hits on the "Billboard" country chart including "Would You Hold It Against Me" (#5) and... | 39,808 | triviaqa-train |
In which country was the first motorway built? | evolved during the first half of the 20th century. Italy opened its first "autostrada" in 1924, A8, connecting Milan to Varese. Germany began to build its first controlled-access "autobahn" without speed limits ( on what is now A555, then referred to as a "dual highway") in 1932 between Cologne and Bonn. It then rapidl... | Belton's principal facade was the inspiration for the modern British motorway signs which give directions to stately homes. Only Brympton d'Evercy has been similarly lauded as the perfect English country house.
For three hundred years, Belton House was the seat of the Brownlow and Cust family, who had first acquired la... | 39,809 | triviaqa-train |
Which Chancellor, executed in 1535, became the patron saint of politicians? | for the rest of his life, such as wearing a hair shirt next to his skin and occasionally engaging in flagellation. A tradition of the Third Order of Saint Francis honours More as a member of that Order on their calendar of saints.
Family life.
More married Jane Colt in 1505. Erasmus reported that More wanted to give hi... | , and John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, Reformation Martyrs, 1535". Pope John Paul II honoured him by making him patron saint of statesmen and politicians in October 2000, stating: "It can be said that he demonstrated in a singular way the value of a moral conscience... even if, in his actions against heretics, he refl... | 39,810 | triviaqa-train |
The daughter of which famous author of many children’s books wrote “A Childhood at Green Hedges”? | Green Hedges
Green Hedges was Enid Blyton's home from 1938 until near her death. She wrote most of her books there and also held the famous Story Parties there. The house was situated off Penn Road in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire.
History.
In 1938, Enid Blyton and her first husband Hugh Alexander Pollock moved to the ... | Elisabetta Dami
Elisabetta Dami (born 1958) is an Italian children’s books author who is most famous as the creator of the character "Geronimo Stilton".
Biography.
Dami is the daughter of publisher Piero Dami (who founded Dami Editore in 1972). At the age of thirteen she started out in the publishing world as a proofre... | 39,811 | triviaqa-train |
The domed folly known as the Ashton Memorial overlooks which English city? | Ashton Memorial
The Ashton Memorial is a folly in Williamson Park, Lancaster, Lancashire, England built between 1907 and 1909 by the millionaire industrialist Lord Ashton in memory of his second wife, Jessy, at a cost of £87,000 (equivalent to £ in ).
Description.
At around 150 feet (50 m) tall, it dominates the Lancas... | The Pepperbox
The Pepperbox, also known as Eyre's Folly, is a folly tower that stands at the highest point on Pepperbox Hill, the peak of a chalk ridge southeast of the city of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. It officially sits within the village of Whiteparish, but is more closely associated with the village of Alderbu... | 39,812 | triviaqa-train |
Which World War Two general was nicknamed ‘Vinegar Joe’? | troops suffering from disease or illness, and instead return them to combat status, using medications to keep down fevers. The feelings of many Marauders towards General Stilwell at that time were summed up by one soldier, who stated, "I had him [Stilwell] in my sights. I coulda' squeezed one off and no one woulda' kno... | the late 19th Century looked at the pass as a possible railway route from India to Myitkyina in north Burma through the Hukawng Valley, all of which were part of the British Empire at the time, but no railway was built.
During World War II the pass became famous because of the Stilwell Road connecting British India to ... | 39,813 | triviaqa-train |
In which American state does the Mississippi river enter the Gulf of Mexico? | Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico () is an ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, largely surrounded by the North American continent. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. The U.S. st... | long river," which derives from the Native American word. The river is important for commerce because it shortens the distance to the Gulf of Mexico, also saving companies time and money.
The Army Corps of Engineers polices the flow of the Mississippi River into the Atchafalaya River by only allowing 30% of the flow to... | 39,814 | triviaqa-train |
Which powerful illuminant gas is produce from the action of water on calcium carbide? | of methane or appears as a side product in the ethylene stream from cracking of hydrocarbons. Approximately 400,000 tonnes are produced this way annually (see Acetylene Preparation).
In China, acetylene derived from calcium carbide remains a raw material for the chemical industry, in particular for the production of po... | unit) produces caustic soda, calcium carbide, cement and PVC resins.Chlorine and hydrogen are obtained as by-products from caustic soda production, while calcium carbide produced is partly sold and partly is treated with water to form slurry(aqueous solution of calcium hydroxide) and ethylene. The chlorine and ethylene... | 39,815 | triviaqa-train |
Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew was reprimanded after head butting a player from which Premier League team? | be given a chance to rebuild the side for the 2014–15 season. In September 2014, with the club in bottom place in the Premier League, some fans created a website, Sackpardew.com, to instigate his dismissal. Protests were also planned before a game against Hull City, which included the printing of 30,000 A4 sheets calli... | backed the sentiment of Wenger, disagreeing that a player "can go from one team to another team in the same league at this part of the year" and also said that the winter transfer window was unbalanced in favour of big clubs, saying "a club with money can take the best players from the other teams".
Former Crystal Pala... | 39,816 | triviaqa-train |
What is the more common name of hydrated magnesium silicate? | of magnesia), magnesium oxide, magnesium sulfate, and magnesium sulfate heptahydrate (Epsom salts).
Forms Isotopes.
Magnesium has three stable isotopes: , and . All are present in significant amounts (see table of isotopes above). About 79% of Mg is . The isotope is radioactive and in the 1950s to 1970s was produced by... | in the silica sheet.
The individual crystals of montmorillonite clay are not tightly bound hence water can intervene, causing the clay to swell. The water content of montmorillonite is variable and it increases greatly in volume when it absorbs water. Chemically, it is hydrated sodium calcium aluminium magnesium silica... | 39,817 | triviaqa-train |
Trappist monks are a stricter version of which religious order? | formed by decree of the Holy See in 1847. These were named the 'Ancient Reform of Our Lady of La Trappe' and the 'New Reform of Our Lady of La Trappe', the former following the Constitutions of de Rancé, with the latter following the Rule of Saint Benedict combined with the ancient constitution of Cîteaux, except in a ... | the monks were received by the Roman Catholic Church, except for a small Anglican remnant which left Caldey and moved into Abbey House, next to Pershore Abbey, Worcestershire. This was a house which had belonged to Caldey Abbey, but was returned in 1913 to its original, Anglican donor. The Anglican Benedictine communit... | 39,818 | triviaqa-train |
Which is England’s southernmost landlocked county? | the non-metropolitan county of the same name and the county council is responsible for providing services in only part of the county. In Cornwall, Dorset, Durham, East Riding of Yorkshire, Shropshire and Wiltshire the bulk of the area is a unitary authority which shares the name of the ceremonial county and the rest of... | South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England. It is the southernmost county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region and had a population of 1.34 million in 2011. It has an area of and consists of four metropolitan boroughs, Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield. South Yorkshire was created ... | 39,819 | triviaqa-train |
The Lempira is the main unit of currency in which central American country? | Honduran lempira
The lempira (, sign: L, ISO 4217 code: HNL) is the currency of Honduras. It is subdivided into 100 centavos.
Etymology.
The lempira was named after the 16th-century "cacique" Lempira, a ruler of the indigenous Lenca people, who is renowned in Honduran folklore for leading the (ultimately unsuccessful) ... | International use of the U.S. dollar
Besides being the main currency of the United States, the American dollar is used as the standard unit of currency in international markets for commodities such as gold and petroleum (the latter, sometimes called petrocurrency, is the source of the term petrodollar). Some non-U.S. c... | 39,820 | triviaqa-train |
Which golfer won the British Open, US Open and Canadian Open in 1971? | Opens in the same season) in 29 years, since Lee Trevino in 1971. In the decades preceding the tournament's move to an undesirable September date in 1988, the Canadian Open was often unofficially referred to as the fifth major. Due to the PGA Tour's unfavorable scheduling, this special status has largely dissipated, bu... | Nick Taylor (golfer)
Nick Taylor (born April 14, 1988) is a Canadian professional golfer. He graduated from the University of Washington, and he won the 2007 Canadian Amateur Championship.
Taylor was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and grew up in Abbotsford, British Columbia. His home golf course is Ledgeview Golf and Count... | 39,821 | triviaqa-train |
What name is given to the point of a planet’s orbit furthest from the sun? | are the unique suffixes commonly used. Typically, for other host systems the generic suffix, "-apsis", is used instead..
Perihelion and aphelion.
Perihelion and aphelion Inner planets and outer planets.
The two images below show the positions of perihelion and the aphelion in the orbits of the planets of the Solar Syst... | on this hypothetical, great sphere.
The astrological ephemeris was developed for the purposes of setting up a birth chart, or horoscope, and converts positions of planets given in right ascension/declination into "zodiacal longitude". This is a planet’s position along the ecliptic –the plane of the earth’s orbit around... | 39,822 | triviaqa-train |
When the rock band Free disbanded, Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke went on to form which other group? | Germany, France, Romania, Bulgaria, Israel, Brazil, Greece and Argentina.
Rodgers and Bad Company hit "Billboard"'s US BDS charts with the number one single "Hey, Hey" in 1999, one of four new tracks off Bad Company's "The 'Original' Bad Co. Anthology". The second single release, Rodgers's "Hammer of Love", reached num... | Free discography
The discography of Free, an English blues rock band, consists of six studio albums, two live albums, 18 compilation albums, one extended play, 16 singles and two video albums. Formed in London in 1968 by vocalist Paul Rodgers, guitarist Paul Kossoff, bassist Andy Fraser and drummer Simon Kirke, the gro... | 39,823 | triviaqa-train |
Which Austrian racing driver was the posthumous Formula One world champion in 1970? | teammate number two, and the rest of the teams assigned ascending numbers according to previous season's Constructors' Championship order.
A total of 33 separate drivers have won the World Drivers' Championship, with Michael Schumacher holding the record for most championships with seven, as well as holding the race wi... | Diego Romanini
Diego Romanini (born 30 December 1978 in Pietrasanta) is an Italian auto racing driver. He has competed in the World Touring Car Championship and was the Austria Formula 3 Cup champion in 2001 and 2003.
Career.
After starting his career in karting, he first started circuit racing in 1998 with Italian For... | 39,824 | triviaqa-train |
Which French cyclist won the Tour de France four consecutive times in the 1960’s? | team and its sponsors. Eddy Merckx has worn the yellow jersey for 96 stages, which is more than any other rider in the history of the Tour de France. Four riders have won the general classification five times in their career: Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, and Miguel Indurain.
Classifications Mountains... | Moreno Argentin
Moreno Argentin (born 17 December 1960) is an Italian former professional cyclist (from 1981 to 1994) and race director.
Born in San Donà di Piave (Veneto), he won stages in the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de Suisse. Known as "Il Capo" ("The Boss"), he won Liège–Bastogne–Liège four ti... | 39,825 | triviaqa-train |
Which fashion designer, girlfriend of Mick Jagger, committed suicide in New York earlier this year? | unofficial marriage to Hall was declared invalid, unlawful, and null and void by the High Court of England and Wales in London in 1999.
From 2000 to 2001, Jagger had a relationship with the English model Sophie Dahl. Jagger had a relationship with fashion designer L'Wren Scott from 2001 until her suicide in 2014. She l... | Jagger. Loewenstein went on to become the Stones' business manager until 2007.
Gibbs was the set designer on the 1970 film "Performance", directed by Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg and starring James Fox and Mick Jagger. He is godfather to one of Jagger's children.
Davington Priory.
In 1972, Gibbs bought Davington Pri... | 39,826 | triviaqa-train |
Which motorcycle company made models called the Manx, the International and the Dominator? | Norton Dominator
The Dominator is a twin cylinder motorcycle developed by Norton to compete against the Triumph Speed Twin. The original Dominator was designed in 1947 and 1948 by Bert Hopwood, who had been on the Speed Twin design team at Triumph.
Available for sale from mid 1949, this design set the pattern for Norto... | Manx Line
Manx Line was the name of the ferry company that brought the RO-RO era to the Isle of Man between 1979-1984. It wasn't the first company called "Manx Line", with the Steam Packet Company having seen off another company with the same name in the late 19th century.
History.
The company operated one Spanish vess... | 39,827 | triviaqa-train |
Once punningly depicted on a British coin, the sea pink is an alternative name for which flower? | subspecies "elongata" (Tall Thrift) has vulnerable conservation status and is designated as a species of principal importance for biodiversity conservation under the NERC Act (2006).
In popular culture.
The British threepence coin issued between 1937 and 1952 had a design of thrift on the reverse.
As part of a 2002 mar... | with inanimate objects.
Style and works List of paintings.
Original paintings by Kush include:
- African Sonata (oil on canvas, 21 X 24 inches) – Elephants with giant tubas for faces are depicted at a watering hole on the plains of Africa.
- Arrival of the Flower Ship (2000, oil on canvas, 39.5 x 31.5 inches) – A white... | 39,828 | triviaqa-train |
In Judaism, what name is given to the ram’s horn blown in a synagogue as a call to repentance? | Shofar
A shofar (pron. , from , ) is an ancient musical horn typically made of a ram's horn, used for Jewish religious purposes. Like the modern bugle, the shofar lacks pitch-altering devices, with all pitch control done by varying the player's embouchure. The shofar is blown in synagogue services on Rosh Hashanah and ... | ). In what Christians call the "Old Testament", Christians believe the Bible teaches that, through sacrifice, one's sins can be forgiven (Judaism categorically rejects this idea, holding that forgiveness of sin is exclusively through repentance, and the role of sacrifices was for atonement of sins committed by accident... | 39,829 | triviaqa-train |
In the Chinese zodiac, 2014 is the year of which animal? | of the twelve zodiac animal signs (生肖 "shēngxiào") or Earthly Branches. They are in order as follows: the Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. In Vietnam the Rabbit is replaced by the cat.
This combination creates the 60-year cycle due to the fewest years (least common mult... | Dog (zodiac)
The Dog (狗) is eleventh of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Dog is associated with the Earthly Branch symbol 戌. The character 狗, also refers to the actual animal while 戌, also refers to the zodiac animal.
Years and the Five Ele... | 39,830 | triviaqa-train |
Which rock group did Steve Marriot form with Peter Frampton after leaving The Small Faces? | Peter Frampton
Peter Kenneth Frampton (born 22 April 1950) is an English rock musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and guitarist. He was previously associated with the bands Humble Pie and The Herd. After the end of his 'group' career, as a solo artist, Frampton released several albums including his international br... | on drums) and Cochise before joining "Frampton's Camel".
Wills joined the Rock band Joker's Wild in 1966, (with David Gilmour on guitars and vocals), replacing Tony Sainty, until they broke up in 1968. He played bass on Peter Frampton's first three albums before parting from Frampton in 1975. He became the bassist with... | 39,831 | triviaqa-train |
The Bishop of Durham signs himself “Dunelm”. Similarly, which name is used by the Bishop of Rochester? | . The Latinised adjective 'Roffensis' refers to Rochester.
History.
Neolithic remains have been found in the vicinity of Rochester; over time it has been variously occupied by Celts, Romans, Jutes and/or Saxons. During the Celtic period it was one of the two administrative centres of the Cantiaci tribe. During the Roma... | coronation.
He is officially styled "The Right Reverend (Christian Name), by Divine Providence Lord Bishop of Durham", but this full title is rarely used. In signatures, the bishop's family name is replaced by "Dunelm", from the Latin name for Durham (the Latinised form of Old English "Dunholm"). In the past, Bishops o... | 39,832 | triviaqa-train |
Which Coronation Street character has been played fro several years by Chris Gascoyne? | . Until this time, Mike Baldwin had been portrayed as an only child, with his father (also called Frankie and portrayed by Sam Kydd) appearing in the programme between 1980 and 1982 confirming the fact. The bigamy of Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) and his addiction to alcohol, later in the decade, Maya Sharma's (Sasha B... | Lancashire and joined "Coronation Street" in 1999 and left in autumn 2005, when her character left Weatherfield to become a stylist for Status Quo. Prior to this, she had appeared in children's drama "Children's Ward" and in 2004, the hit fitness DVD "Coronation Street - Funk fit".
Since leaving Coronation Street she h... | 39,833 | triviaqa-train |
Which is England’s northernmost landlocked county? | ceremonial counties.
There are six metropolitan counties which are based on the major English conurbations; and they also correspond exactly to a ceremonial county and have multiple districts, but do not have county councils. They are Greater Manchester, Merseyside, South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear, West Midlands and Wes... | into the Drammenselva river.
Location.
Tyrifjorden is located in the county of Buskerud and borders the municipalities of Hole, Lier, Modum, and Ringerike. Tyrifjorden is a landlocked fjord. It consists of a main body, Storfjorden, along with the Holsfjorden, Nordfjorden, and Steinsfjorden branches.
Branches.
- Nordfjo... | 39,834 | triviaqa-train |
Which Yorkshire Rugby League club were the first team to retain the Challenge Cup/ | ), and 52 clubs entered to compete for the trophy. The first final was held at Headingley in Leeds, on 24 April 1897. Batley defeated St. Helens 10–3 in front of a crowd of 13,492 ("see picture"). The St Helens side did not play in a standardised team jersey.
The competition was later interrupted by the Great War, alth... | Leeds Rhinos Women
Leeds Rhinos Women are a rugby league team based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The team is part of the Leeds Rhinos club and plays in the Women's Super League.
They are the current RFL Women's Challenge Cup holders, after successfully beating Castleford Tigers, 16–10 in the final on 27 July 2019... | 39,835 | triviaqa-train |
Which lone gunman went on the rampage around the town of Hungerford in 1987? | forensic psychiatrist for Mersey Regional Health Authority, both thought he was schizophrenic and psychotic. Hamilton stated, "Ryan was most likely to be suffering from acute schizophrenia. He might have had a reason for doing what he did, but it was likely to be bizarre and peculiar to him." The local vicar, the Rever... | Cumbria shootings
The Cumbria shootings was a shooting spree which occurred on 2 June 2010 when a lone gunman, Derrick Bird, killed 12 people and injured 11 others before killing himself in Cumbria, England. Along with the 1987 Hungerford massacre, the 1989 Monkseaton shootings, and the 1996 Dunblane school massacre, i... | 39,836 | triviaqa-train |
Who played scout Flint McCullough in the TV western 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... | ." His "first major TV role" was on "Ford Theatre" in the episode "Portrait of Lydia" on December 16, 1954.
In his six decades of television, Horton, who became known for his voice, was most noted for his role as the frontier scout Flint McCullough in the television series "Wagon Train" from 1957 to 1962. His co-stars ... | 39,837 | triviaqa-train |
In mythology, which female gave Theseus a ball of thread to guide him out of the labyrinth? | similar to the palace that was excavated in Mycenae. Pausanias reports that after the "synoikismos", Theseus established a cult of Aphrodite Pandemos ('Aphrodite of all the People') and Peitho on the southern slope of the Acropolis.
Plutarch's "Life of Theseus" (a literalistic biography) makes use of varying accounts o... | Abel Figueiredo
Abel Figueiredo is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil.
See also.
- List of municipalities in Pará | 39,838 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the only state of the USA to share a land border with Maine? | Maine
Maine () is the northernmost state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Maine is the 12th smallest by area, the 9th least populous, and the 38th most densely populated of the 50 U.S. states. It is bordered by New Hampshire to the west, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and the Canadian ... | St. Regis, Quebec: Part of the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, it has a land border with St. Regis Mohawk Reservation in New York State; road access to the rest of Canada is only available through New York State.
- Campobello Island, New Brunswick can be reached by road only by d... | 39,839 | triviaqa-train |
How are the lovers Vrechen and Sali described in the title of a 1906 opera by Frederick Delius? | Thomas Beecham took it up. Beecham conducted the full premiere of "A Mass of Life" in London in 1909 (he had premiered Part II in Germany in 1908); he staged the opera "A Village Romeo and Juliet" at Covent Garden in 1910; and he mounted a six-day Delius festival in London in 1929, as well as making gramophone recordin... | , as Miss Rose Lynton, which was how she was known for the first decade of her career.
Personal life.
Mudocci and Munch met in 1903, when they were introduced in Paris by the composer Frederick Delius, a friend of Munch.
Mudocci, who is described as a lesbian, and Edwards were lovers as well as being in a professional ... | 39,840 | triviaqa-train |
Former West Bromwich Albion footballer Nicholas Anelka made an apparently anti-Semitic gesture after scoring a goal against which Premier League club? | City, Crystal Palace, Everton, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest, Oldham Athletic, Queens Park Rangers, Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, and Wimbledon. Luton Town, Notts County, and West Ham Uni... | price, similar to US website Zillow. Its analogue for valuing the Internet properties is DNPric.es. The accuracy of Zoopla's computed valuations is disputed.
Sponsorship.
ZPG has sponsored West Bromwich Albion Football Club since 2012. In January 2014, founder Alex Chesterman, who is Jewish, decided to remove support o... | 39,841 | triviaqa-train |
Mount Narodnaya is the highest point in which dividing range? | Mount Narodnaya
Mount Narodnaya (also known as Naroda and Poenurr; ; "People's Mountain") is the highest peak of the Urals in Russia. Its elevation is . It is in Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug in Tyumen Oblast, 0.5 km to east from the border of Komi Republic. The name refers to Naroda River, which originates from the mo... | Mount Boyce
Mount Boyce is a hill standing approximately AMSL, situated as one of the highest points on a plateau within the Explorer Range, part of the Blue Mountains Range which is a spur off the Great Dividing Range. Mount Boyce is located north of , in New South Wales, Australia.
Location and features.
Mount Boyce ... | 39,842 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote “Tree and Leaf” and “Farmer Giles of Ham”? | Tree and Leaf
Tree and Leaf is a small book published in 1964, containing two works by J. R. R. Tolkien:
- a revised version of an essay called "On Fairy-Stories" (originally published in 1947 in "Essays Presented to Charles Williams")
- an allegorical short story called "Leaf by Niggle" (originally published in the "... | page.
- The 14th impression advertises "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil", "Farmer Giles of Ham", and "Lord of the Rings" on the reverse of the half-title page.
- The 15th impression of the Allen & Unwin British edition advertises "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil", "Farmer Giles of Ham", "(The) Lord of the Rings", and "Tr... | 39,843 | triviaqa-train |
Who designed the cover of the album The Velvet Underground & Nico? | the White House at a state dinner in Havel's honor hosted by President Bill Clinton.
History Reunions and death of Morrison (1990–1996).
In 1990, Reed and Cale released "Songs for Drella", a song cycle about Andy Warhol, who had died in 1987. Though Morrison and Tucker had each worked with Reed and Cale since the Velve... | first appeared: the cover of The Melvins side resembles the cover of 1967 album "The Velvet Underground & Nico" while the cover of the Nirvana side resembles "White Light/White Heat".
Nirvana's cover later appeared on the Velvet Underground tribute album "Heaven & Hell – A Tribute to The Velvet Underground", and on the... | 39,844 | triviaqa-train |
In which city was Christopher Columbus born? | East, he is credited with the opening of the Americas for conquest and settlement by Europeans.
Columbus's early life is somewhat obscure, but scholars generally agree that he was born in the Republic of Genoa and spoke a dialect of Ligurian as his first language. He went to sea at a young age and travelled widely, as ... | area had been settled in the 18th century and featured a tavern named Black Horse Tavern. The community was originally known as Black Horse after the tavern, a vote was held in 1795 to determine Burlington County's county seat which featured Black Horse as one of three top vote-getters. Black Horse and the City of Burl... | 39,845 | triviaqa-train |
The last holder of which post, abolished in 1964 was the second Earl Jellicoe – previous holders include Winston Churchill (from 1911 to 1915 and 1939 to 1940)? | war, Jellicoe was among the first Allied soldiers to enter German-occupied Athens, beating the communist-controlled guerrillas ELAS, to create a pro-Allied presence in the capital.
Years later, when First Lord of the Admiralty, Jellicoe told at least one reporter, "The only serious military distinction I ever achieved ... | 1940–1964).
The post of Minister of Defence was responsible for co-ordination of defence and security from its creation in 1940 until its abolition in 1964. The post was a Cabinet level post and generally ranked above the three service ministers, some of whom, however, continued to also serve in Cabinet.
On his appoint... | 39,846 | triviaqa-train |
Monument to the Unknown Woman Worker is a sculpture by Louise Walsh on Great Victoria Street near to the Europa Hotel in which British city? | Belfast Great Victoria Street railway station
Great Victoria Street is a railway station serving the city centre of Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is one of two major stations in the city, along with , and is one of the four stations located in the city centre, the others being Lanyon Place, and . It is situated near Gr... | which had killed two young Catholic women and maimed many others, the Donegall Street bombing caused them to lose considerable support from the Catholic and Nationalist community who recoiled from the carnage the bombing had wrought.
The IRA followed the Donegall Street attack two days later with a carbomb at a carpark... | 39,847 | triviaqa-train |
The prefix micro- means a factor of ten to what negative power? | manipulate powers of . In the 9th century, the Persian mathematician Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī used the terms "mal" for a square and "kahb" for a cube, which later Islamic mathematicians represented in mathematical notation as "m" and "k", respectively, by the 15th century, as seen in the work of Abū al-Hasan ibn ... | symbolically as:
In the early days, multipliers that were positive powers of ten were given Greek-derived prefixes such as "kilo-" and "mega-", and those that were negative powers of ten were given Latin-derived prefixes such as "centi-" and "milli-". However, 1935 extensions to the prefix system did not follow this co... | 39,848 | triviaqa-train |
How many laps are there in the Indianapolis 500 motor race? | was completed in 2000, incorporating part of the oval, including the main stretch and the southeast turn, measuring . In 2008, and again in 2014, the road course layout was modified to accommodate motorcycle racing, as well as to improve competition. Altogether, the current grounds have expanded from an original on whi... | 1969 Indianapolis 500
The 53rd International 500 Mile Sweepstakes was an auto race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Friday, May 30, 1969. It was the third round of the 1969 USAC Championship Car season. Polesitter A. J. Foyt led the race in the early stages, looking to become the first fo... | 39,849 | triviaqa-train |
At which school were actors Eddie Redmayne, Damian Lewis and Dominic West educated? | of Irish Catholic descent. His mother, Pauline Mary ("née" Cleary), was an actress, and his father, Thomas George Eagleton West, owned a plastics factory. He is the first cousin once removed of American politician Thomas Eagleton. West attended Eton College and Trinity College, Dublin. He graduated from the Guildhall S... | - Benedict Cumberbatch
- Rupert Friend
- James McAvoy
- Michelle Ryan
"Screen International" Stars of Tomorrow 2005 actors.
- Aml Ameen
- Anna Brewster
- Dominic Cooper
- Lisa Dillon
- Natalie Dormer
- Johnny Flynn
- Ruth Negga
- Mary Nighy
- David Oyelowo
- Robert Pattinson
- Eddie Redmayne
- Nina Sosanya
- Tom Sturri... | 39,850 | triviaqa-train |
In which battle of 1709 did the allied English army under Marlborough defeat a French force led by Marshal Villars? | of Malplaquet, in which he was gravely wounded (by a musketball to the knee), he was able to tell the king: "If it please God to give your majesty's enemies another such victory, they are ruined."
Two more campaigns passed without a battle and with scarcely any advance on the part of the invaders, but at last Marlborou... | 12 June 1709: Louis XIV says he was willing to concede to the Allied demands over the Spanish succession, but rejected the demand that he send an army to Spain to depose as an insult to French national honour. French win the moral high ground as many people in France, Britain and elsewhere see the demand that Louis dep... | 39,851 | triviaqa-train |
Who shot Ronald Reagan on 30th March, 1981? | and end "the expulsion of God from America's classrooms."
Presidency (1981–1989) First term Assassination attempt.
On March 30, 1981 (shortly into his new administration), Reagan, his press secretary James Brady, Washington police officer Thomas Delahanty, and Secret Service agent Tim McCarthy were struck by gunfire fr... | Anchor, ABC News Reagan assassination attempt coverage episode, 1981.
One famous moment in Reynolds' career occurred on March 30, 1981, during live news coverage of the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan. Early reports received by his newsroom had indicated that press secretary James Brady and others had ... | 39,852 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the leader of the Bash Street Kids? | The Bash Street Kids" on 11 November 1956 with "the kids" preparing for a pantomime.
In 1994 (the Kids' 40th anniversary), it was announced that "The Bash Street Kids" would be overhauled to appeal to a more politically correct, modern audience. Changes included the replacement of Danny's trademark school hat by a top ... | its spin-offs.
- Boss – The glasses wearing leader of the class.
- Pudding – The fat kid similar to Fatty in The Bash Street Kids.
- Streaky – a tall and skinny pupil.
- Dizzy – An idiot who wore a Dunce's cap similar to Smiffy from the Bash Street Kids.
- Susie – The only girl.
- There was also another pupil but he di... | 39,853 | triviaqa-train |
Who disappeared from Bootle Strand on 12 February 1993? | Murder of James Bulger
James Patrick Bulger (16 March 1990 – 12 February 1993) was a 2-year-old boy from Kirkby, Merseyside, England, who was abducted, tortured and killed by two 10-year-old boys, Robert Thompson and Jon Venables. Bulger was led away from the New Strand Shopping Centre in Bootle as his mother had taken... | Bootle New Strand railway station
Bootle New Strand railway station is a railway station in the centre of Bootle, Merseyside, England. It is on the Northern Line of the Merseyrail network and serves in particular the nearby New Strand Shopping Centre. The platforms are elevated and are reached by ramps from the entranc... | 39,854 | triviaqa-train |
What letter is at the top of an optometrist's eye chart? | Eye chart
An eye chart is a chart used to measure visual acuity. Eye charts are often used by health care professionals, such as optometrists, physicians or nurses, to screen persons for vision impairment. Ophthalmologists, physicians who specialize in the eye, also use eye charts to monitor the visual acuity of their ... | in the front row, backed up by the lock pairing of Andre Botha and Rudie Visagie, flank Wahl Bartmann and eighth man Andrew Aitken. McIntosh produced a masterstroke by naming regular lock Steve Atherton on the flank just minutes before kick-off. It resulted in what was arguably Natal's heaviest-ever scrum and laid the ... | 39,855 | triviaqa-train |
In which English cathedral were scenes of The Da Vinci Code filmed? | , Castel Gandolfo were filmed on location at Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire, England.
Shoreham Airport in West Sussex, England, was used as a filming location, with its art-deco terminal building utilized in a night shoot for the scenes at 'Le Bourget' Airport.
Filming also took place elsewhere in the United Kingdom.... | painted on a special layer over the existing wall, and elsewhere polystyrene replicas of Isaac Newton's tomb and other Abbey monuments were set up. For a time these murals and replicas remained in the Chapter House, as part of a Da Vinci Code exhibit for visitors, but in January 2008 they were all sold off in an auctio... | 39,856 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the novel 'Ben Hur'? | Lew Wallace
Lewis Wallace (April 10, 1827February 15, 1905) was an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, governor of the New Mexico Territory, politician, diplomat, and author from Indiana. Among his novels and biographies, Wallace is best known for his historical adventure story, "" (1880), a bests... | vivid descriptions of the Holy Land and inserting his own character of Judah into scenes from the gospels. One former alcoholic, George Parrish from Kewanee, Illinois, wrote the author a letter crediting "Ben-Hur" with causing him to reject alcohol and find religion. Parrish remarked: "It seemed to bring Christ home to... | 39,857 | triviaqa-train |
At 76 miles which is the longest river entirely in Northern 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,... | River Erne
The River Erne ( , or "An Éirne") in the northwest of the island of Ireland, is the second-longest river in Ulster flowing through Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. It rises on the east shoulder of Slieve Glah mountain three miles south of Cavan in County Cavan, Republic of Ireland, and flows 80 ... | 39,858 | triviaqa-train |
The 1979 film 'Apocalypse Now* was based on which story by Joseph Conrad? | , an episode that would inspire his novella, "Heart of Darkness". During this period, in 1890 in the Congo, Conrad encountered and befriended the Irish Republican and advocate for human rights, Sir Roger Casement.
When Conrad left London on 25 October 1892 aboard the clipper ship "Torrens", one of the passengers was Wi... | Kitt.
An acclaimed adaptation is Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 motion picture "Apocalypse Now" based on the screenplay by John Milius, which moves the story from the Congo to Vietnam and Cambodia during the Vietnam War. In "Apocalypse Now", Martin Sheen plays Captain Benjamin L. Willard, a US Army Captain assigned to "te... | 39,859 | triviaqa-train |
Which heavyweight boxing champion was known as The Cincinnati Cobra'? | -fighters need reach, hand speed, reflexes, and footwork.
Notable out-fighters include Muhammad Ali, Larry Holmes, Joe Calzaghe, Wilfredo Gómez, Salvador Sanchez, Cecilia Brækhus, Gene Tunney, Ezzard Charles, Willie Pep, Meldrick Taylor, Ricardo Lopez, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Roy Jones Jr., Sugar Ray Leonard, Miguel Vazq... | of as a Cincinnatian. Charles graduated from Woodward High School in Cincinnati, Ohio where he was already becoming a well-known fighter. Known as "The Cincinnati Cobra", Charles fought many notable opponents in both the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions, eventually winning the World Championship in the latte... | 39,860 | triviaqa-train |
Martin Roberts and Lucy Alexander are regular presenters on which BBC T.V. property programme? | Lucy Alexander
Lucy Alexander (born 3 April 1970) is an English television presenter, known for appearing on the BBC One property show "Homes Under the Hammer".
Early life.
Alexander was born in East Dulwich, London. She graduated at the London Studio Centre in drama and dance. One of her friends there was actress Tamz... | a 30% market share for new episodes, which equates to approximately 1.5 million viewers per episode.
Presenters.
Since the first series in 2003 Lucy Alexander and Martin Roberts presented the show, though guest presenters Jasmine Birtles and Marc Woodward also presented a handful of episodes during series three, due to... | 39,861 | triviaqa-train |
Which rodent is known as The Nutria Rat? | Coypu
The coypu (, ; "Myocastor coypus"), also known as the nutria, is a large, herbivorous, semiaquatic rodent.
Classified for a long time as the only member of the family Myocastoridae, "Myocastor" is actually nested within Echimyidae, the family of the spiny rats.
The coypu lives in burrows alongside stretches of wa... | Rodent farming
Rodent farming is an agricultural process in which rodents are bred and raised with the intent of selling them for their meat. They are often categorised in a sub-category of livestock known as micro-livestock, due to their small size. Rodents have been used as food in a wide range of cultures, including... | 39,862 | triviaqa-train |
Vulcan was the Roman equivalent of which Greek god? | including Amon/Zeus, Osiris/Dionysus, and Ptah/Hephaestus. In his observations regarding the Scythians, he equates their queen of the gods, Tabiti, to Hestia, Papaios and Api to Zeus and Gaia respectively, and Argimpasa to Aphrodite Urania, whilst also claiming that the Scythians worshipped equivalents to Herakles and ... | Greek, the planet was known as Phainon, and in Roman times it was known as the "star of Saturn". In ancient Roman mythology, the planet Phainon was sacred to this agricultural god, from which the planet takes its modern name. The Romans considered the god Saturnus the equivalent of the Greek god Cronus; in modern Greek... | 39,863 | triviaqa-train |
How many Victoria Crosses were won at Rorke's Drift in 1879? | , and in June 1859 Victoria recalled Palmerston to office.
Eleven days after Orsini's assassination attempt in France, Victoria's eldest daughter married Prince Frederick William of Prussia in London. They had been betrothed since September 1855, when Princess Victoria was 14 years old; the marriage was delayed by the ... | , researcher Rorke's Drift research.
It is unclear when his interest in the Zulu Wars developed but his 1978 book "Padre George Smith of Rorke's Drift" was a detailed analysis of the part played by Smith in the famous battle of Rorke's Drift during the Zulu War of 1879. The book showed that Smith's involvement in the d... | 39,864 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the book 'The Prisoner of Zenda'? | The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda (1894), by Anthony Hope, is an adventure novel in which the King of Ruritania is drugged on the eve of his coronation and thus is unable to attend the ceremony. Political forces within the realm are such that, in order for the king to retain the crown, his coronation must pro... | also plays a part. The reputation of many of his contemporaries now rests on one book, e. g. "The Scarlet Pimpernel", "The Four Feathers", or "The Prisoner of Zenda". His close friend and equally successful author Hugh Stowell, who wrote as H. Seton Merriman, has also been largely forgotten. Weyman called his own books... | 39,865 | triviaqa-train |
Bornite and Azurite are ores of which metallic element? | cast iron, tool steel, alloy steel) make up the largest proportion both by quantity and commercial value. Iron alloyed with various proportions of carbon gives low, mid and high carbon steels, with increasing carbon levels reducing ductility and toughness. The addition of silicon will produce cast irons, while the addi... | extension and Dyson's occur northwest of, but parallel to, the northeast trending Giant's Reef Fault. Ore deposits occur in Precambrian carbonaceous slate and graphitic schist of the Lower Proterozoic Brooks Creek Group. Structurally, the deposits are within a sheared anticline on the southern flank of a granite dome. ... | 39,866 | triviaqa-train |
Recently promoted to the Premier League which 43 year old is the manager of Burnley football club? | tier and again in 1999–2000 to the second tier, before being promoted to the Premier League in 2008–09, 2013–14 and 2015–16.
Burnley have played home games at Turf Moor since 17 February 1883, after the club had moved from their original premises at "Calder Vale". The club colours of claret and blue were adopted prior ... | 2009–10 Burnley F.C. season
The 2009–10 season marked Burnley's first season in the Premier League and the end of the club's 33-year absence from the top flight of English football.
Burnley became the first newly promoted club to chalk up four successive home victories at the start of a Premier League season. The club ... | 39,867 | triviaqa-train |
In which constellation is the bright star Deneb? | Deneb
Deneb is a first-magnitude star in the constellation of Cygnus, the swan. Deneb is one of the vertices of the asterism known as the Summer Triangle and the "head" of the Northern Cross. It is the brightest star in Cygnus and the 19th brightest star in the night sky, with an average apparent magnitude of 1.25. A b... | the other two vertices being the bright stars Deneb and Vega (see "High Sierra", below).
The name Altair is from the Arabic (النسر الطائر "an-nasr aṭ-ṭā’ir"), which translates literally as "the flying eagle", from its belonging to the constellation. The star is named and plays a part in a variety of ancient myths world... | 39,868 | triviaqa-train |
Which short-lived soap set in Manchester starred Helen Shapiro as Viv Harker? | , "Albion Market", where she played one of the main characters until it was taken off air in August 1986. Shapiro also played the part of Sally Bowles in "Cabaret" and starred in "Seesaw" to great critical acclaim.
Between 1984 and 2001, she toured extensively with legendary British jazz trumpeter Humphrey Lyttelton an... | , Stallholder (Episode 2—)
- Liam Flannery as Billy Nicholls, Stallholder (Episode 2—)
- Howard Lloyd-Lewis as Ralph Jessup, Maureen and Billy's Uncle (Episode 2—)
- Barbara Wilshere as Carol Broadbent, Cafe Assistant (Episode 1—)
- Burt Caesar as Phil Smith, Chef (Episode 1—)
- Paula Jacobs as Peggy Sagar, Cafe Manage... | 39,869 | triviaqa-train |
Said by John Peel to be the best pop song ever written, which group had a Top Forty hit in 1978 with 'Teenage Kicks'? | Misty in Roots' 'Mankind' over the grave. Lovely."
Peel's funeral, on 12 November 2004, in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, was attended by over a thousand people, including many of the artists he had championed. Eulogies were read by his brother, Alan Ravenscroft, and DJ Paul Gambaccini. The service ended with clips of him t... | stated "Teenage Kicks" to be his all-time favourite song from 1978 until his death in 2004. The song has also been ranked as the second best indie song of all time in a 2016 poll conducted by an alternative music radio station.
In 2008, the song served as the theme song to the ITV sitcom of the same name.
Impact.
Impac... | 39,870 | triviaqa-train |
Which unit merged with the Royal Flying Corps to form the R.A.F in 1918? | : that is, the first air force to become independent of army or navy control. Following publication of the "Smuts report" prepared by Jan Smuts the RAF was founded on 1 April 1918, with headquarters located in the former Hotel Cecil, during the First World War, by the amalgamation of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and th... | arrested not long after his ship set sail from Littlehampton.
Howard was committed to the Tower of London on 25 April 1585. He was charged before the Star Chamber with being a Roman Catholic, with quitting England without leave, sharing in Jesuit plots, and claiming the dukedom of Norfolk. He was sentenced to pay £10,0... | 39,871 | triviaqa-train |
Rubella is the medical name for which illness? | a widespread epidemic of rubella in Australia. Subsequently, ophthalmologist Norman McAllister Gregg found 78 cases of congenital cataracts in infants and 68 of them were born to mothers who had caught rubella in early pregnancy. Gregg published an account, "Congenital Cataract Following German Measles in the Mother", ... | which have earned the name the "great imitator" for their propensity to mimic the symptoms of a wide variety of medical and neuropsychiatric disorders. Lyme disease is an underdiagnosed illness, partially as a result of the complexity and unreliability of serologic testing.
- Syphilis; the prevalence of which is on the... | 39,872 | triviaqa-train |
Which member of the royal family is the current Earl of Inverness? | ideas and to be connected with potential investors, mentors and business contacts. The Duke has also founded The Prince Andrew Charitable Trust which aims to support young people in different areas such as education and training. He has also founded a number of awards including Inspiring Digital Enterprise Award (iDEA)... | violation of the Royal Marriages Act 1772. Although his wife was the daughter of an earl, she was not a member of the royal family. Victoria uses her discretion to make her the Duchess of Inverness and welcomes her to court." In this episode, Lady Cecilia's last name is given as "Buggin", her former married name, and i... | 39,873 | triviaqa-train |
The Coronation Stakes are run annually at which English racecourse? | Coronation Stakes
The Coronation Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old fillies. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 7 furlong and 213 yards (1,603 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.
History.
The event was established in 1840, and its title commemorates ... | Sprinters Stakes
The is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan open to thoroughbreds which are three-years-old or above. It is run over a distance of 1,200 metres (approximately 6 furlongs) at Nakayama Racecourse, and it takes place annually in late September or early October.
It was first run in 1967, and was given Domest... | 39,874 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the Doctor Who companion Rose Tyler? | story begins anew with each companion and she undergoes more change than the Doctor. The primary companions of the Ninth and Tenth Doctors were Rose Tyler (Billie Piper), Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman), and Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) with Mickey Smith (Noel Clarke) and Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) recurring as secon... | Jackie Tyler
Jackie Tyler is a fictional character played by Camille Coduri in the British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". The character, a resident of contemporary London, is introduced in the first episode of the 2005 revival as the mother of Rose Tyler, a travelling companion of the alien time travel... | 39,875 | triviaqa-train |
In which short-lived soap set on a North Sea ferry did Kate O'Mara play Catherine Laker? | 2008). Her films included two 1970 Hammer Horror films: "The Vampire Lovers" and "The Horror of Frankenstein". On television, she had regular roles in "The Brothers" (1975–76), "Triangle" (1981-82) and "Howards' Way" (1989–90), and portrayed the recurring part of the Rani in "Doctor Who" (1985–87). O'Mara played Caress... | North Sea—began. The inclement weather made the exterior scenes appear gloomy and dull, and far from glamorous. In making the first episode, Kate O'Mara had to endure a scene in which she sunbathes topless on a clearly freezing deck.
Another problem involved lighting. The cameras were perfectly comfortable with either ... | 39,876 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of Dominica? | Dominica
Dominica ( ; Island Carib: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the West Indies. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is part of the Windward Islands in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The island is located near Guadeloupe to... | views. The other current books in the "What is?" series include ""What is Love?, What is Death?, What is Beautiful?, What is Funny?, What is Right?, What is Peace?, What is Money?, What is Dreaming?, What is a Friend?, What is True?, What is a Family?, What is a Feeling?" The series is now also translated into 15 langu... | 39,877 | triviaqa-train |
Which Swindon pop group were 'Making Plans for Nigel' in 1979? | , was credited under the pseudonym Terry and the Lovemen. In 1998, "Song Stories", an authorized overview of the band's catalog by journalist and longtime friend Neville Farmer was published. Partridge said the book was badly edited and "used the crappiest quotes".
1993–present: Legal entanglement, return and breakup "... | and Partridge and Colin Moulding are moving toward a great art-pop mean that will set standards for the genre. Catchy, funny, interesting—and it rocks."
Cover versions.
"Making Plans for Nigel" and "Scissor Man" have both been covered by Primus on their EPs "Miscellaneous Debris" and "Rhinoplasty", respectively. "Makin... | 39,878 | triviaqa-train |
What was the codename given to the British Commando raid on St Nazaire in March 1942? | No. 6 Commando in Operation J V. The largest was the 10,500 man Operation Jubilee. Most of the raids were scheduled to only last overnight although some, like Operation Gauntlet, were conducted over a number of days. In north west Europe there were 57 raids made between 1940 and 1944. Of these 36 were against targets i... | he was posted to No. 51 Squadron RAF and flew 22 bombing operations, being promoted flight sergeant in October 1941 and on 27 February 1942 was pilot of an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley which dropped paratroops on the German radar station in what was known as the Bruneval Raid. In March 1942 he flew operations in support... | 39,879 | triviaqa-train |
Which cheese is normally used in a Caesar Salad? | may benefit from fresher, lower-priced milk, and lower shipping costs.
Cheese is valued for its portability, long life, and high content of fat, protein, calcium, and phosphorus. Cheese is more compact and has a longer shelf life than milk, although how long a cheese will keep depends on the type of cheese. Hard cheese... | for the chicken served with a "southwest" dressing;
- Bacon Ranch Salad - bacon bits, Cheddar cheese and Monterey Jack cheese served with ranch dressing;
- Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad - chicken breast, Cheddar cheese, and Monterey Jack cheese served with a creamy caesar dressing.
- Fruit & Walnut Salad - candied walnu... | 39,880 | triviaqa-train |
Which Greek goddess was the mother of Achilles? | Achilles
In Greek mythology, Achilles or Achilleus ( ; , "Achilleus" ) was a hero of the Trojan War, the greatest of all the Greek warriors, and is the central character of Homer's "Iliad". He was the son of the Nereid Thetis and Peleus, king of Phthia.
Achilles' most notable feat during the Trojan War was the slaying... | Podarge
In Greek mythology, Podarge (, English translation: "fleet-foot") referred to several different beings.
- One of the Harpies is named Podarge and, due to her union with Zephyrus, the god of the West Wind, was the mother of Balius and Xanthus, the horses of Achilles.
- The rainbow/messenger goddess Iris (sister ... | 39,881 | triviaqa-train |
How many Eleanor Crosses were erected by Edward the First? | Eleanor cross
The Eleanor crosses were a series of twelve tall and lavishly decorated stone monuments topped with crosses in a line down part of the east of England. King Edward I had them erected between 1291 and about 1295 in memory of his wife Eleanor of Castile, who died in November 1290, marking the nightly restin... | his beloved Queen Eleanor.
The Queen's body was first taken to Lincoln for embalming at St Catherine's Priory. The viscera was buried in a tomb at Lincoln Cathedral and her heart was buried at Blackfriars Church in London. Her body was taken to Westminster Abbey for burial in a tomb. King Edward later declared that to ... | 39,882 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the book The Red Badge of Courage'? | The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage is a war novel by American author Stephen Crane (1871–1900). Taking place during the American Civil War, the story is about a young private of the Union Army, Henry Fleming, who flees from the field of battle. Overcome with shame, he longs for a wound, a "red badge of c... | Women" (1951). Schary co-wrote (with Charles Palmer) the 1950 book "Case History of a Movie", which extensively covered, from initial conception to screening, the production of the film "The Next Voice You Hear...".
Mayer and Schary's differences came to a head with production of "The Red Badge of Courage" (1951). Maye... | 39,883 | triviaqa-train |
'The Fensman' was a regular train service from East Anglia to which London Mainline rail terminus? | the country. There is very little motorway within East Anglia.
Rail links include the Great Eastern Main Line from Norwich to London Liverpool Street and the West Anglia Main Line connecting Cambridge to London. Sections of the East Coast Main Line run through the area and Peterborough is an important interchange on th... | Bedford, Cambridge, and ultimately Ipswich and Norwich, thus providing alternative route to East Anglia without needing to travel via, and connect between, the London mainline terminals.
Transport Rail–airport links.
From Oxford station direct trains run to Hayes & Harlington where interchange with the Heathrow Connect... | 39,884 | triviaqa-train |
Siderite and Limonite are ores of which metallic element? | for which Cyprus was famous, while the darker forms produced more earthy tones. Roasting the limonite changed it partially to hematite, producing red ochres, burnt umbers and siennas.
Bog iron ore and limonite mudstones are mined as a source of iron, although commercial mining of them has ceased in the United States.
"... | most striking elevations are the Parkstein near Weiden, the Rauhe Kulm near Kemnath, the Schlossberg near Waldeck, the Armesberg, the Teichelberg and the Ruheberg. Numerous granite blocks and rock 'bastions' are found in the Steinwald, often with fantastic shapes. They have odd names such as "Katzentrögel", "Zipfeltann... | 39,885 | triviaqa-train |
Now in the Premier League who is the manager of Leicester City Football Club? | caretaker managers until a professional manager was appointed.
On 22 November, Ian Holloway was appointed manager, and he became the first Leicester manager in over 50 years to win his first league match in charge, beating Bristol City 2–0. However, this success did not last, and Leicester were relegated from the Champ... | Bartosz Kapustka
Bartosz Kapustka (born 23 December 1996) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Leicester City.
Club career.
Club career Leicester City.
Kapustka was signed by Premier League club Leicester City for a reported £7.5m in August 2016, signing a five-year contract. He cited manager C... | 39,886 | triviaqa-train |
In which constellation is the bright star Vega? | From the perspective of an observer on a hypothetical planet around Vega, the Sun would appear as a faint 4.3 magnitude star in the Columba constellation.
Etymology and cultural significance.
The name is believed to be derived from the Arabic term "Al Nesr al Waki" النسر الواقع which appeared in the Al Achsasi al Mouak... | ; Arcturus-"Guenmbila", also "Guebilla" (bright red); the Northern Crown-"Mullion Wollai" (eagles' camp or nest), when this constellation, which is more like a nest than a crown, is about due north on the meridian. Altair, the chief star in Aquila, rises, and is called "Mullion-ga" (an eagle in action)-it is springing ... | 39,887 | triviaqa-train |
At over 3000 feet Lugnaquilla is the highest peak in which Irish mountains? | Lugnaquilla
Lugnaquilla (), at , is the 11th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, and 13th–highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list, and the highest Irish mountain outside of Kerry. Lugnaquilla is the highest point in Wicklow, and in the province of Leinster. Lugnaquilla is in the Wicklow Mountains, and overlooks th... | ; the valley is surrounded by mountains which form a U-Shaped range, the highest peak is the Kuh-e-Velijeya rising to 3233 metres (10604 feet). Other noticeable peaks that rise over 3000 metres are in order Kuh-e-Gorg, Kuh-e-Ghalid 3155 metres (10352 feet), Kuh-e-Palangast 3135 metres (10286 feet), Kuh-e-Salahlat 3055 ... | 39,888 | triviaqa-train |
The 1968 film '2001: A space Odyssey' was based on which story by Arthur C Clarke? | 2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey is the 1968 science fiction written by Arthur C. Clarke and the directed by Stanley Kubrick. It is a part of Clarke's "Space Odyssey" series. Both the novel and the film are partially based on Clarke's 1948 short story "The Sentinel", an entry in a BBC short story competition... | 2001: A Space Odyssey (comics)
2001: A Space Odyssey is an oversized American comic book adaptation of the 1968 as well as a ten–issue monthly series which expanded upon the concepts presented in the Stanley Kubrick film and the novel by Arthur C. Clarke. Jack Kirby wrote and pencilled both the adaptation and the serie... | 39,889 | triviaqa-train |
Which French artist painted 'Liberty Leading the People'? | Liberty Leading the People
Liberty Leading the People ( ) is a painting by Eugène Delacroix commemorating the July Revolution of 1830, which toppled King Charles X of France. A woman of the people with a phrygian cap personifying the concept of Liberty leads the people forward over a barricade and the bodies of the fal... | World", known as the Statue of Liberty in New York City, which was given to the United States as a gift from the French a half-century after "Liberty Leading the People" was painted. The statue, which holds a torch in its hand, takes a more stable, immovable stance than that of the woman in the painting. An engraved ve... | 39,890 | triviaqa-train |
In the church calendar what name is given to the first Sunday after Easter Sunday? | the Octave of Easter, and each day is prefaced with "Easter", e.g. Easter Monday (a public holiday in many countries), Easter Tuesday (a much less widespread public holiday), etc. Easter Saturday is therefore the Saturday "after" Easter Sunday. The day before Easter is properly called Holy Saturday. Eastertide, or Pasc... | Dionysius' method had actually been used by the Church of Alexandria (but not by the Church of Rome) at least as early as 311, and probably began during the first decade of the 4th century, its dates naturally being given in the Alexandrian calendar. Thus Dionysius did not develop a new method of dating Easter. The mos... | 39,891 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the Doctor Who companion Donna Noble?? | story begins anew with each companion and she undergoes more change than the Doctor. The primary companions of the Ninth and Tenth Doctors were Rose Tyler (Billie Piper), Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman), and Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) with Mickey Smith (Noel Clarke) and Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) recurring as secon... | Wilfred Mott
Wilfred "Wilf" Mott is a recurring fictional character in the British science fiction television series "Doctor Who", played by Bernard Cribbins. He is the grandfather of the Tenth Doctor's companion Donna Noble, and father of character Sylvia Noble. As companion to the Doctor, an alien Time Lord from the ... | 39,892 | triviaqa-train |
Which composer's second symphony is known as The Resurrection Symphony'? | Symphony No. 2 (Mahler)
Symphony No. 2 by Gustav Mahler, known as the Resurrection Symphony, was written between 1888 and 1894, and first performed in 1895. This symphony was one of Mahler's most popular and successful works during his lifetime. It was his first major work that established his lifelong view of the beau... | unnumbered Symphony in A (c.1850) as the most ambitious of the composer's juvenilia. Of the works of his maturity, the First Symphony (1853) is a serious and large-scale work, in which the influence of Schumann is detectable. The "Urbs Roma" Symphony (1856) in some ways represents a backward step, being less deftly orc... | 39,893 | triviaqa-train |
Which tennis player was known as The Bounding Basque'? | Jean Borotra
Jean Laurent Robert Borotra (, ; 13 August 1898 – 17 July 1994) was a French tennis champion. He was one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from his country who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Borotra was imprisoned in Itter Castle during the latter years of World War II and subsequently f... | Woodrow Sedlacek
Woodrow Sedlacek (June 7, 1919 – July 19, 2004) was an American Thoroughbred flat racing horse trainer.
Known as "Woody," Sedlacek is best remembered as the trainer of Bounding Basque with whom he won one edition of the 1983 Wood Memorial Stakes, and in 1985 the Brooklyn Handicap, the Massachusetts Han... | 39,894 | triviaqa-train |
The Eclipse Stakes are run annually at which English racecourse? | Eclipse Stakes
The Eclipse Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of 1 mile, 1 furlong and 209 yards (2,002 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early July.
History.
The event is named after Eclipse, a c... | her successes at Ascot, Stanerra started 11/4 favourite for the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown, but Rouse was unable to obtain a clear run in the straight and the mare finished fourth to Solford in a slowly run race.
Stanerra' only run in her own country came in September, when she ran in the Joe McGrath Memorial Stakes at ... | 39,895 | triviaqa-train |
After which battle did King Charles the Second famously take refuge in an Oak tree? | Civil War, the Parliament of Scotland proclaimed Charles II king on 5 February 1649. However, England entered the period known as the English Interregnum or the English Commonwealth, and the country was a "de facto" republic led by Oliver Cromwell. Cromwell defeated Charles II at the Battle of Worcester on 3 September ... | of the last man to be killed in the battle.
Following his catastrophic defeat, King Charles sought refuge at Boscobel House where, as he related to Samuel Pepys in 1680, he met Major Careless. Charles was being hidden and cared for by the Penderel family who, as tenants of the Giffard family, were living at Boscobel Ho... | 39,896 | triviaqa-train |
Give either Christian name of the writer H.G Wells? | H. G. Wells
Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946) was an English writer. He was prolific in many genres, writing dozens of novels, short stories, and works of social commentary, satire, biography, and autobiography, and even including two books on recreational war games. He is now best remembered fo... | Eloy (disambiguation)
Eloy is a German progressive rock band. Eloy or Eloi may also refer to:
- Eloi, a fictional race in H.G. Wells' science fiction novel "The Time Machine"
- "Eloy" (album), the 1971 debut album of the band
- "Eloy" (film), a 1969 Argentine film
- Eloi (name), a list of people with either the given n... | 39,897 | triviaqa-train |
Which English football league team are nicknamed The Irons'? | Scunthorpe United F.C.
Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The team is nicknamed "The Iron", and has played in a home strip of claret and blue for ... | World Championship in Russia. TSFC youth player AJ Boy Victoriano played as a midfielder for the multinational Team Komodo Dragon which finished runner ups in the tournament. Matteo De Venecia also a youth TSFC member participated as a journalist.
They also participate in the 7's Football League.
Team image.
The club p... | 39,898 | triviaqa-train |
Who plays Fred's mother-in-law in the 1994 film The Flintstones'? | Betty Rubble, along with Kyle MacLachlan as a villainous executive-vice president of Fred's company, Halle Berry as his seductive secretary and Elizabeth Taylor (in her final theatrical film appearance), as Pearl Slaghoople, Wilma's mother. The B-52's (as The BC-52's in the film) performed their version of the cartoon'... | Pearl Slaghoople
Pearl Slaghoople is a fictional character on the animated TV show "The Flintstones". She is the mother of Wilma Flintstone, who is married to Fred Flintstone.
History.
In the original series, she portrays Fred's stereotypically antagonistic mother-in-law, acting as a nagging irritant. Her appearance wa... | 39,899 | triviaqa-train |
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