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Which film star was known as the million dollar mermaid? | Esther Williams
Esther Jane Williams (August 8, 1921 – June 6, 2013) was an American competitive swimmer and actress. Williams set multiple national and regional swimming records in her late teens as part of the Los Angeles Athletic Club swim team. Unable to compete in the 1940 Summer Olympics because of the outbreak o... | to 1949, Williams had at least one film listed among the 20 highest-grossing films of the year. In 1952, Williams appeared in her only biographical role, as Australian swimming star Annette Kellerman in "Million Dollar Mermaid", which went on to become her nickname while at MGM. Williams left MGM in 1956 and appeared i... | 40,100 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote Your Cheatin' Heart? | Your Cheatin' Heart
"Your Cheatin' Heart" is a song written and recorded by country music singer-songwriter Hank Williams in 1952, regarded as one of country's most important standards. Country music historian Colin Escott writes that "the song – for all intents and purposes – defines country music." He was inspired to... | Be Ashamed of You" and "Take These Chains from My Heart".
It was produced by Williams' publisher Fred Rose, who made minor arrangements of the lyrics of "Your Cheatin' Heart". Williams described the song to his friend, Braxton Schuffert, as he was about to play it, as "the best heart song (he) ever wrote". Williams is... | 40,101 | triviaqa-train |
Which former Welsh rugby international full back once won junior Wimbledon? | Rowlands to tour as coach. Of the six matches, Wales won three, drew two and lost one.
History Second 'golden age' (1969–1979).
Wales enjoyed a second "golden age" in the 1970s, with world-class players such as Gareth Edwards, J. P. R. Williams, Gerald Davies, Barry John, and Mervyn Davies, in their side. Wales dominat... | Darren Atkins
Darren Atkins (born 11 February 1997) is a professional rugby union player for Bath Rugby. He can play at wing or full back.
He made his first team debut against Leicester Tigers in the Anglo-Welsh Cup in November 2017. He played for Bath senior team in January 2018 against Newcastle Falcons in the Anglo-... | 40,102 | triviaqa-train |
What is the nearest large town to Ben Nevis? | Ben Nevis
Ben Nevis (, ; ) is the highest mountain in the British Isles. Standing at above sea level, it is at the western end of the Grampian Mountains in the Lochaber area of the Scottish Highlands, close to the town of Fort William.
The mountain is a popular destination, attracting an estimated 100,000 ascents a yea... | Stirling a week later.
Since 1971, Claggan Park has been the start and finish of the annual Ben Nevis Race.
Structure and facilities.
The ground has one wooden stand that is able to seat 400 spectators whilst the whole ground can accommodate up to 1,800 with standees.
Despite Claggan Park being able to host this number... | 40,103 | triviaqa-train |
Which English physician discovered the mechanism of blood circulation? | , only 28% of cardiovascular surgeries were performed in the ambulatory care setting.
Society and culture.
In Ancient Greece, the heart was thought to be the source of innate heat for the body.
The circulatory system as we know it was discovered by William Harvey
Other animals.
While humans, as well as other vertebrat... | Portuguese people who had made important contributions to science and technology, becoming in their time internationally known within their respective field, include:
- Corino Andrade - 20th century researcher who first described the familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy
- António Damásio - 20th/21st century researcher i... | 40,104 | triviaqa-train |
Which playwright wrote Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Camino Real? | Camino Real (play)
Camino Real is a 1953 play by Tennessee Williams. In the introduction to the Penguin edition of the play, Williams directs the reader to use the Anglicized pronunciation "Cá-mino Réal." The play takes its title from its setting, alluded to "El Camino Real", a dead-end place in a Spanish-speaking town... | " (1951), "Camino Real" (1953), "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (1955), "Orpheus Descending" (1957), "Garden District" (1958), and "Sweet Bird of Youth" (1959). By 1959, he had earned two Pulitzer Prizes, three New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards, three Donaldson Awards, and a Tony Award.
Williams' work reached wide audience... | 40,105 | triviaqa-train |
Who had a number one in 2000 with Rock DJ? | Rock DJ
"Rock DJ" is a song by English singer and songwriter Robbie Williams, featured on his third studio album, "Sing When You're Winning" (2000). The song was released on 31 July 2000 as the lead single from the album. It samples the strings from Barry White's song "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me" and als... | Cent.
In the issue of "Billboard" dated June 7, Uncle Kracker reached the top spot on the AC listing with his rendition of "Drift Away", featuring additional vocals by Dobie Gray, who had achieved the biggest hit of his career with his version of the song in 1973. It was the first AC number one for Kracker, who had lau... | 40,106 | triviaqa-train |
What flower was named after the Duke of Cumberland? | Dianthus barbatus
Dianthus barbatus, sweet William, is a species of flowering plant in the carnation family, native to southern Europe and parts of Asia. It has become a popular ornamental garden plant. It is a herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial plant growing to 13–92 cm tall, with flowers in a dense cluster ... | Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn
Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn was a peerage title that was conferred upon a member of the British Royal Family, named after the county of Cumberland, England and after Strathearn, Scotland.
History.
The title Duke of Cumberland had been created three times in the Peerages of Englan... | 40,107 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the bridge that connects Manhattan and Brooklyn? | the borough of Manhattan in New York City and traversed by the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Manhattan Bridge, the Williamsburg Bridge, and numerous routes of the New York City Subway. To the east of Brooklyn lies the borough of Queens, which contains John F. Kennedy International Airport in that bo... | both in Queens.
The two tunnels are:
- Hugh L. Carey Tunnel (colloquially known by its former name, the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel), connects Brooklyn and Manhattan. It is named after former New York State Governor Hugh L. Carey.
- Queens–Midtown Tunnel, which connects Queens and Manhattan.
History.
History Founding.
MTA ... | 40,108 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the female member of Britain's gang of four? | Shirley Williams, who issued the Limehouse Declaration. Owen and Rodgers were sitting Labour Members of Parliament (MPs); Jenkins had left Parliament in 1977 to serve as President of the European Commission, while Williams had lost her seat in the 1979 general election. The four left the Labour Party as a result of the... | press as the "most violent prisoner in Britain" and "Britain's most notorious prisoner".
- Gerry Conlon - Member of the Guildford Four, wrongly convicted of being a Provisional IRA bomber.
- Reggie Kray - Gangster who, with his twin brother, ran the Firm gang.
- Tony Martin - a farmer who shot a burglar.
- Anthony Sawo... | 40,109 | triviaqa-train |
What is the correct name of the Rugby World Cup trophy? | Webb Ellis Cup
The Webb Ellis Cup is the trophy awarded to the winner of the Rugby World Cup, the premier competition in men's international rugby union. The Cup is named after William Webb Ellis, who is often credited as the inventor of rugby football. The trophy is silver gilt and has been presented to the winner of ... | is separate from plant taxonomy. Botanical nomenclature is merely the body of rules prescribing which name applies to that taxon (see correct name) and if a new name may (or must) be coined.
Plant taxonomy is an empirical science, a science that determines what constitutes a particular taxon (taxonomic grouping, plural... | 40,110 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the high school in the TV series Glee? | Glee (TV series)
Glee (stylized as glee) is an American musical comedy-drama television series that aired on the Fox network in the United States from May 19, 2009, to March 20, 2015. It focuses on the fictitious William McKinley High School glee club, the New Directions, which competes on the show choir competition ci... | , Tamil Nadu
- In the United States
- Carmel High School (Carmel, California)
- Carmel High School (Mundelein, Illinois)
- Carmel High School (Indiana)
- Carmel High School (Carmel, New York)
- In fiction
- Carmel High School, a fictional school in Ohio from the TV series "Glee"
Carmel School.
The name Carmel School ma... | 40,111 | triviaqa-train |
What was Harold Wilson's secretary's name before she took the title Lady Falkender? | Marcia Falkender, Baroness Falkender
Marcia Matilda Falkender, Baroness Falkender, CBE ("née" Field, formerly Williams; 10 March 1932 – 6 February 2019) was a British Labour politician, known first as the private secretary for, and then the political secretary and head of political office to, Harold Wilson.
Background ... | the Top Yard to the main Tower Road factory site. The Top Yard site was subsequently closed, and vinegar was no longer brewed on the Aston site during the last few years of production there.
Wilson's gravy.
HP Sauce became known as "Wilson's gravy" in the 1960s and 1970s after Harold Wilson, the Labour Prime Minister. ... | 40,112 | triviaqa-train |
Which English composer wrote A Sea Symphony and A London Symphony? | A Sea Symphony
A Sea Symphony is a composition for orchestra and chorus by Ralph Vaughan Williams, written between 1903 and 1909. Vaughan Williams' first and longest symphony, it was first performed at the Leeds Festival in 1910, with the composer conducting. The symphony's maturity belies the composer's relative youth... | " with the London Symphony Orchestra under Antonio Pappano (1998) has been generally recommended. Sadie (ed.), p. 231./ref There are numerous video recordings now available.
English-language sequel.
American composer Michael Ching wrote a one-act English-language sequel, "Buoso's Ghost", which had its first full stagin... | 40,113 | triviaqa-train |
Which William is associated with the abolition of slavery? | banning it in the Province of Georgia on humanitarian grounds, and arguing against it in Parliament, and eventually encouraging his friends Granville Sharp and Hannah More to vigorously pursue the cause. Soon after his death in 1785, Sharp and More united with William Wilberforce and others in forming the Clapham Sect.... | delegates, before the conference began, the men voted to exclude the American women from participating, and the female delegates were required to sit in a segregated area. Anti-slavery leaders didn't want the women's rights issue to become associated with the cause of ending slavery worldwide and dilute the focus on ab... | 40,114 | triviaqa-train |
Who was Mary Arden's famous son? | Mary Shakespeare
Mary Shakespeare, née Arden, (c. 1537–1608) was the mother of William Shakespeare. She was the daughter of Wilmcote gentleman farmer Robert Arden, a cadet of the Arden family prominent in Warwickshire since before the Norman Conquest. She was the youngest of eight daughters, and when her father died in... | gardener. This priest influenced John Somerville, Edward Arden's son-in-law, who had had indirect contact with Mary Queen of Scots (she had visited Coventry in 1569).
Somerville talked of shooting the Queen of England, and set out for London. He was arrested, put to the rack, and confessed, implicating his father-in-la... | 40,115 | triviaqa-train |
By what name is 'William Michael Albert Broad' better known? | Billy Idol
William Michael Albert Broad (born 30 November 1955), known professionally as Billy Idol, is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. He first achieved fame in the 1970s emerging from the London punk rock scene as a member of Generation X. Subsequently, he embarked on a solo career which led to in... | Gary Williams (wrestler)
Gary William Gallant (born June 2, 1972) better known by his ring name "Wildman" Gary Williams has been competing in Canadian independent wrestling circuits since the 1990s. Williams is also a musician, actor and a bodyguard for VIP artists and personnel. Williams first passion is professional ... | 40,116 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Keith Partridge in 'The Partridge Family'? | The Partridge Family
The Partridge Family is an American musical sitcom starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy. Jones plays a widowed mother, and Cassidy plays the oldest of her five children who embark on a music career. It ran from September 25, 1970, until March 23, 1974, on the ABC network as part of a ... | . He's the youngest of four older sisters, who named him after Keith Partridge of the TV series "The Partridge Family" in 1972. As a kid, he was known for break-dancing skills. To this day, he can still windmill. He started writing songs when he was only nine years old. His musical influences include L.L. Cool J, New E... | 40,117 | triviaqa-train |
'We Didn't Start the Fire' was a 1989 hit for which singer? | We Didn't Start the Fire
"We Didn't Start the Fire" is a song by American musician Billy Joel. Its lyrics include brief, rapid-fire allusions to more than 100 headline events between 1949, the year of Joel's birth, and 1989, when the song was released on his album "Storm Front". The song was nominated for the Grammy Aw... | in April, the court dismissed a US$30 million countersuit filed by Weber.
The first single for the album, "We Didn't Start the Fire", was released in September 1989 and it became Joel's third and – to date – most-recent US number-one hit, spending two weeks at the top. "Storm Front" was released in October, and it even... | 40,118 | triviaqa-train |
'Poetry In Motion' was the only No. 1 hit for which singer? | Poetry in Motion (song)
"Poetry in Motion" is a UK number-one hit single in 1961, recorded amongst others by Johnny Tillotson. Tillotson had the most successful recording of the song. The song "Love Potion No. 9" is referenced in this song. ("No Number Nine Love Potion/ Could make me love her more" )
Background for the... | the inspiration for it came from looking up from their work and seeing a procession of young ladies from a nearby school pass by on the sidewalk outside each afternoon. Bill Porter supervised the recording session in Nashville, Tennessee, which featured saxophonist Boots Randolph and pianist Floyd Cramer.
In the US "B... | 40,119 | triviaqa-train |
Queen's mid 70's albums 'A Night at the Opera' and 'A Day At the Races', got their titles from who's films? | a companion album to the band's previous album, "A Night at the Opera", both taking their names from Marx Brothers films, as well as sharing similar packaging and eclectic musical themes.
The album peaked at number one in the UK, Japan and the Netherlands. It reached number five on the US "Billboard" 200 and was Queen'... | In 2011 Drnec began a new project, 33 1/3 LIVE, which performs classic albums in their entirety using a rotating cast of the Delaware Valley's best musicians. The musical collective has performed the first Montrose album, the first Cars album, The Who's Who's Next, Aerosmith's Rocks album and Queen's A Night At The Ope... | 40,120 | triviaqa-train |
Who had a hit in 1983 with 'It's Raining Men'? | duo introducing themselves as "the weather girls" in the introduction of the song. In 1993, a then-newly recorded version of "It's Raining Men" was released by The Weather Girls, now composed of Izora Armstead and her daughter Dynelle Rhodes, on their sixth album "Double Tons of Fun" (1993).
In 2005, a live version of... | -style electronic dance music. Its lyrics describe an excitement and enjoyment of many different types of men.
"It's Raining Men" was a number-one dance hit in the United States, and reached the top ten in various other countries worldwide. VH1 listed the song as one of the Greatest Songs of the 1980s as well as one of... | 40,121 | triviaqa-train |
Which engineer built the Bridgewater canal? | times the amount of cargo per horse that was possible with a cart. The duke and his estate manager John Gilbert produced a plan of the canal, and in 1759 obtained an Act of Parliament, enabling its construction.
James Brindley was brought in for his technical expertise (having previously installed a pumping system at t... | As its name implies, the Trent and Mersey canal (T & M) was built to link the River Trent at Derwent Mouth (in Derbyshire) to the River Mersey. The second connection is made via the Bridgewater Canal, which it joins at Preston Brook in Cheshire. Note that although mileposts measure the distance to Preston Brook and Sha... | 40,122 | triviaqa-train |
In which English seaside resort would you find Peasholm Park? | were sufficiently prosperous. Mersea Island, in Essex, England was a seaside holiday destination for wealthy Romans living in Colchester.
The development of the beach as a popular leisure resort from the mid-19th century was the first manifestation of what is now the global tourist industry. The first seaside resorts w... | This remains the main tourist area, with a sandy beach, cafés, amusements, arcades, theatres and entertainment facilities. The modern commercial town centre has migrated north-west of the harbour area and above it and contains the transport hubs, main services, shopping and nightlife. The harbour has undergone major re... | 40,123 | triviaqa-train |
Who in 1962 became the first Prime Minister of a fully independent Uganda? | the bar association at Gray's Inn in February 1956.
As a result of the September 1961 Uganda Constitutional Conference held in London, Uganda achieved internal self-government on 1 March 1962. Kiwanuka became Uganda's first prime minister in the new National Assembly.
New elections, however, were held in April 1962, wi... | , a mainly Protestant people. Uganda achieved independence on 9 October 1962, with Obote as the first prime minister of a fully independent Uganda.
Kiwanuka was imprisoned in 1969 by Obote's government, but was one of 55 political detainees released by Idi Amin immediately after the coup that brought Amin to power. Ami... | 40,124 | triviaqa-train |
The 1961 film One-Eyed Jacks was the only one directed by which famous actor? | One-Eyed Jacks
One-Eyed Jacks is a 1961 Western film starring and directed by Marlon Brando; it was the only film he directed. It was originally planned to be directed by Stanley Kubrick from a screenplay by Sam Peckinpah, but studio disputes led to their replacement by Brando and Guy Trosper. Brando portrays the lead ... | recorded only one line due to his health, and an impersonator was hired to finish his lines. Some lines from his character were directly lifted from the film.
Karl Malden—a fellow actor in "A Streetcar Named Desire", "On the Waterfront", and "One-Eyed Jacks" (the only film directed by Brando)—talks in a documentary acc... | 40,125 | triviaqa-train |
Murano in Italy has been famous since the middle ages for the production of what? | in 1506 and artworks by Giovanni Bellini, and the Palazzo da Mula. Glass-related attractions include the many glassworks, some Mediaeval and most open to the public, and the Murano Glass Museum, housed in the large Palazzo Giustinian.
Murano glassmaking.
Murano's reputation as a center for glassmaking was born when the... | , the number of Italian citizens residing in France was 174,000.
History of Italians in France.
History of Italians in France Middle Ages and Renaissance.
There has always been migration, since ancient times, between what is today Italy and France. This is especially true of the regions of northwestern Italy and southe... | 40,126 | triviaqa-train |
Who co-wrote “Some Other Rainbow” with Jill Morrell? | Jill Morrell
Jill Morrell (born 1957) is a British charity worker and former journalist. She came to the public eye following the kidnapping of her boyfriend John McCarthy, in 1986. Morrell was a tireless and effective campaigner for McCarthy's release from captors who held him in Lebanon for more than 5 years.
Morrel... | "a song written more than 20 years ago that was very important to us."
McCarthy and Jill Morrell had written a book together in 1993, after McCarthy's release, using the lyric "some other rainbow" from "Wonderful Remark" for the book's title.
Personnel on original release.
- Van Morrison - vocals, acoustic guitar
- Rob... | 40,127 | triviaqa-train |
What is the common name of the disease Herpes zoster? | eyes or other parts of the body. At first the rash appears similar to the first appearance of hives; however, unlike hives, shingles causes skin changes limited to a dermatome, normally resulting in a stripe or belt-like pattern that is limited to one side of the body and does not cross the midline. "Zoster sine herpet... | . The common questions asked within this branch are "What causes health?" and "What causes disease?". There is a growing interest in the metaphysics of medicine, particularly the idea of causality. Philosophers of medicine might not only be interested in how medical knowledge is generated, but also in the nature of suc... | 40,128 | triviaqa-train |
What was the real surname of British science fiction writer John Wyndham? | John Wyndham
John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris (; 10 July 1903 – 11 March 1969) was an English science fiction writer best known for his works written using the pen name John Wyndham, although he also used other combinations of his names, such as John Beynon and Lucas Parkes. Some of his works were set in post-ap... | The Secret People
The Secret People (1935) is a science fiction novel by English writer John Wyndham. It is set in 1964, and features a British couple who find themselves held captive by an ancient race of pygmies dwelling beneath the Sahara desert. The novel was written under Wyndham's early pen name, John Beynon.
Plo... | 40,129 | triviaqa-train |
What is the common name of the disease Tinea pedis? | Athlete's foot
Athlete's foot, known medically as tinea pedis, is a common skin infection of the feet caused by fungus. Signs and symptoms often include itching, scaling, cracking and redness. In rare cases the skin may blister. Athlete's foot fungus may infect any part of the foot, but most often grows between the toe... | . The common questions asked within this branch are "What causes health?" and "What causes disease?". There is a growing interest in the metaphysics of medicine, particularly the idea of causality. Philosophers of medicine might not only be interested in how medical knowledge is generated, but also in the nature of suc... | 40,130 | triviaqa-train |
Name the Nuclear powered submarine which sank the Argentine cruiser General Belgrano on May 2nd 1982. | military action. On 1 May 1982, Admiral Juan Lombardo ordered all Argentine naval units to seek out the British task force around the Falklands and launch a "massive attack" the following day.
However, settling the controversy in 2003, the ship's captain Hector Bonzo confirmed that General Belgrano had actually been ma... | the Second World War-vintage Argentine light cruiser . The nuclear-powered submarine sank "General Belgrano" on 2 May. Three hundred and twenty-three members of "General Belgrano"s crew died in the incident. More than 700 men were rescued from the open ocean despite cold seas and stormy weather. The losses from "Genera... | 40,131 | triviaqa-train |
Who painted the picture of The Fighting Temeraire? | The Fighting Temeraire
The Fighting Temeraire, tugged to her last berth to be broken up, 1838 is an oil painting by the English artist Joseph Mallord William Turner, painted in 1838 and exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1839.
The painting depicts the 98-gun HMS "Temeraire", one of the last second-rate ships of the line... | . In the picture light is streaming from God’s name Jahweh, which is used in the Old Testament. Leading the host of heaven, the Archangel Michael is fighting for the victory of this name so as to defeat the Evil. The name of the archangel itself means: “Who can compare to God?” The Devil’s heresy is annihilated by the ... | 40,132 | triviaqa-train |
On television which actor played Jim Hacker MP? | Jim Hacker
James George Hacker, Baron Hacker of Islington, KG, PC, BSc (Lond.), Hon. DCL (Oxon.) is a fictional character in the 1980s British sitcom "Yes Minister" and its sequel, "Yes, Prime Minister". He is the Minister of the (fictional) Department of Administrative Affairs, and later the Prime Minister. He was por... | Radio 4 comedy "After Henry", which also starred Prunella Scales and Joan Sanderson. Whilst Scales and Sanderson reprised their roles in the later television version, Cowper was considered too old to play a teenager on screen and the role went to Janine Wood.
Cowper also played Lucy Hacker, the daughter of Jim Hacker, ... | 40,133 | triviaqa-train |
Which former Beirut hostage wrote “An Evil Cradling”? | Brian Keenan (writer)
Brian Keenan (born 28 September 1950 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish writer whose work includes the book "An Evil Cradling", an account of the four and a half years he spent as a hostage in Beirut, Lebanon from 11 April 1986 to 24 August 1990.
Life.
Keenan was born into a working... | .
Works.
"An Evil Cradling" is an autobiographical book by Keenan about his four years as a hostage in Beirut. The book revolves heavily around the great friendship he experienced with fellow hostage John McCarthy, and the brutality that was inflicted upon them by their captors. It was the 1991 winner of the "Irish Tim... | 40,134 | triviaqa-train |
Which Sunday newspaper, renowned for stones about aliens, was founded by David Sullivan? | David Sullivan (businessman)
David Sullivan (born 5 February 1949) is a Welsh businessman and former pornographer. He graduated in Economics from Queen Mary College, University of London. From 1986 to 2007, he owned the "Daily Sport" and "Sunday Sport" which he sold for £40 million. In April 2016, Sullivan was named by... | Garrick Médecin
Garrick Médecin is a short story written by Joseph Bouchardy, printed 1835/1836 in installments in the newspaper "Le Monde Dramatique" which was founded by his brother, Anatole Bouchardy. It was the basis for several plays including "Sullivan" (1852) and "Le Docteur Robin" (1842) which were respectively... | 40,135 | triviaqa-train |
In Greek mythology who was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter? | the civilized existence of agricultural society.
Though Demeter is often described simply as the goddess of the harvest, she presided also over the sacred law, and the cycle of life and death. She and her daughter Persephone were the central figures of the Eleusinian Mysteries, a religious tradition that predated the O... | Aetna (nymph)
Aetna (Greek: , "Aἴtnē") was in Greek and Roman mythology a Sicilian nymph and, according to Alcimus, a daughter of Uranus and Gaia, or of Briareus. Stephanus of Byzantium says that according to one account Aetna was a daughter of Oceanus. Simonides said that she had acted as arbitrator between Hephaestus... | 40,136 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of The Scilly Isles? | passenger and cargo service from Penzance to St Mary's, which is currently operated by the "Scillonian III" passenger ferry, supported until summer 2017 by the "Gry Maritha" cargo vessel and now by the "Mali Rose". The other islands are linked to St. Mary's by a network of inter-island launches. St Mary's Harbour is th... | of Lions', it was said in some later traditions to be the capital of the legendary kingdom, situated on what is today the Seven Stones Reef, some eighteen miles west of Land's End and eight miles north-east of the Isles of Scilly.
Analogues in Celtic mythology.
The legend of a sunken kingdom appears in both Cornish and... | 40,137 | triviaqa-train |
Which battle of July 1685, ended the Duke of Monmouth’s rebellion against James VII of Scotland (Second of England) ? | line. Diana, Princess of Wales, was descended from two of Charles's illegitimate sons: the Dukes of Grafton and Richmond. Diana's son, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, second in line to the British throne, is likely to be the first British monarch descended from Charles II.
Charles's eldest son, the Duke of Monmouth,... | VII and the Glorious Revolution (1685–1689).
Charles died in 1685 and his brother succeeded him as James VII of Scotland (and II of England). James put Catholics in key positions in the government and even attendance at a conventicle was made punishable by death. He disregarded parliament, purged the Council and forced... | 40,138 | triviaqa-train |
Who in 1964 became the first president of a fully independent Zambia? | by an administration appointed from London with the advice of the British South Africa Company.
On 24 October 1964, Zambia became independent of the United Kingdom and prime minister Kenneth Kaunda became the inaugural president. Kaunda's socialist United National Independence Party (UNIP) maintained power from 1964 un... | was first a co-ed school. It was also one of the first schools to accept non-white students in January 1964 following Northern Rhodesia becoming semi-independent following the break up of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland at the end of 1963.
Later in 1964 when Zambia became an independent nation, the school, li... | 40,139 | triviaqa-train |
What is comedian Jasper Carrot's real name? | Jasper Carrott
Jasper Carrott, OBE (born Robert Norman Davis; 14 March 1945) is an English comedian, actor and television presenter.
Early life.
Born in Shaftmoor Lane, Acocks Green, in Birmingham, Carrott was educated at Acocks Green primary school and Moseley School. He worked as a trainee buyer at a city centre depa... | sunrise".
Folk songs written about the town include The Houghton Weavers anthem ""The Blackpool Belle"" ("Oh the Blackpool Belle was a getaway train that went from Northern stations. What a beautiful sight on a Saturday night bound for the illuminations"), Jasper Carrot's ""Day Trip To Blackpool"" ("Didn't we have a mi... | 40,140 | triviaqa-train |
What is the real surname of Nevil Shute? | other Scandinavian countries are a result of this naming practice, such as Hansen (son of Hans), Johansen (son of Johan) and Olsen (son of Ole/Ola), the three most common surnames in Norway. This also occurs in other cultures: Spanish and Portuguese (López or Lopes, son of Lope; Álvarez or Álvares, son of Álvaro; Domín... | Tide"
Births.
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1899 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
- 17 January – Nevil Shute, novelist (died... | 40,141 | triviaqa-train |
The main airport of which capital is located at Schwechat? | by Abu Nidal, a Palestinian terrorist organization that simultaneously conducted a terrorist attack at Fumicino Airport in Rome.
, one of the few publicly traded airport operators in Europe, was privatised in 1992. The state of Lower Austria and the City of Vienna each hold 20% of the shares, the private employee parti... | . As capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur has a comprehensive road network with more transportation development are being planned and carried out.
In terms of air connectivity, Kuala Lumpur is served by two airports. The main airport, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at Sepang, Selangor, which is also the aviatio... | 40,142 | triviaqa-train |
Who composed The Enigma Variations? | Enigma Variations
Edward Elgar composed his Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, popularly known as the Enigma Variations, between October 1898 and February 1899. It is an orchestral work comprising fourteen variations on an original theme.
Elgar dedicated the work "to my friends pictured within", each variation be... | The Dusted Variations
The Dusted Variations is a set of songs from the musical project Enigma covered by Rollo Armstrong. It is the sixth disc from Enigma's "15 Years After" box set, labeled as a bonus disc and also includes the radio edit of "Hello and Welcome".
With the exception of the opening track, the album is co... | 40,143 | triviaqa-train |
On television which actor played Alan B'stard MP? | The New Statesman
The New Statesman is a British sitcom made in the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the United Kingdom's Conservative Party Government of the period. It was written by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran at the request of, and as a starring vehicle for, its principal actor Rik Mayall.
The show's theme... | memorable. However, the BBC received complaints "with viewers claiming both story and presentation to be both dangerous and offensive".
In 1987, Mayall played fictional Conservative MP Alan Beresford B'Stard in the sitcom "The New Statesman" (Yorkshire Television) written by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran. The charact... | 40,144 | triviaqa-train |
Which railway station in London, designed by Edward Wilson and opened in 1874, serves East Anglia? | 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... | Feniton railway station
Feniton railway station serves the village of Feniton in Devon, England. It was opened by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) in 1860 but is now operated by South Western Railway which provides services on the West of England Main Line. It is down the line from .
It has been known by sev... | 40,145 | triviaqa-train |
Which catholic saint is associated with the pilgrimage site of Lourdes in France? | Lourdes
Lourdes (, , ; ) is a small market town lying in the foothills of the Pyrenees. It is part of the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region in south-western France. Prior to the mid-19th century, the town was best known for the Château fort de Lourdes, a fortified castle that rises up from a rocky esca... | Basilica of St. Thérèse, Lisieux
The Basilica of St. Thérèse of Lisieux () is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica dedicated to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux. Located in Lisieux, France, the large basilica can accommodate 4,000 people, and, with more than two million visitors a year, is the second largest pilgrimage s... | 40,146 | triviaqa-train |
"Who was Elton John's collaborator in most of his early hits, such as ""Yellow Brick Road"", ""Candle In The Wind"", etc.?" | Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer. He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums. John has sold more than 300million records, making him one of the world's best-se... | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is the seventh studio album by Elton John, released in 1973. The album has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide and is widely regarded as John's best. Among the 17 tracks, the album contains the hits "Candle in the Wind", "Bennie and the Jets", "Goodbye Yellow B... | 40,147 | triviaqa-train |
In which Gilbert and Sullivan Operetta does the Character of Bunthorne appear? | Leeds festival beginning in 1880 and conducted the performance. The Carl Rosa Opera Company staged the cantata as an opera in 1898.
Operas Savoy Theatre opens.
Operas Savoy Theatre opens "Patience".
"Patience" (1881) satirised the aesthetic movement in general and its colourful poets in particular, combining aspects of... | to direct in the U.S. into the early 1990s.
He appeared, from 1984 until 1989, with the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players (NYGASP), earning warm reviews for his "subtle facial gesture and small comic touch" and clear diction. Of his 1986 Bunthorne with the company, "The New York Times" wrote, "Mr. Reed does not ove... | 40,148 | triviaqa-train |
Eve Pollard is an 'Agony Aunt' for which newspaper? | in 1940.
She attended an all-girls Catholic school in South London where she developed a love of journalism. Her career began at "Honey" magazine where she was the tea girl, eventually becoming fashion editor in 1967, moving to the "Daily Mirror" the following year.
She was the second female editor, in modern times, of... | journalist
- Ernest Abraham Hart
- Matthew Kalman, editor-in-chief of "The Jerusalem Report"
- Dominic Lawson, journalist
- Nigella Lawson, cookery writer
- Norman Lebrecht, journalist, writer and critic
- Bernard Levin, journalist and broadcaster
- Emily Maitlis, TV newscaster and reporter
- Robert Peston, BBC Busines... | 40,149 | triviaqa-train |
Which British Formula One World Motor Racing Champion was also World Motorcycling Champion? | 1955 Le Mans disaster.
History British dominance.
An era of British dominance was ushered in by Mike Hawthorn and Vanwall's championship wins in 1958, although Stirling Moss had been at the forefront of the sport without ever securing the world title. Between Hawthorn, Jim Clark, Jackie Stewart, John Surtees and Graham... | Alex Lloyd (racing driver)
Alex Stewart Lloyd (born 28 December 1984 in Manchester, England) is a former British motor racing driver. He was close friends with multiple Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton through his karting and early racing days.
Early career.
At the age of nine Lloyd began driving in karts in t... | 40,150 | triviaqa-train |
What name is given to the traditional dessert served in American Thanksgiving Day? | meant that turkey and pumpkin pie, two Thanksgiving staples, were discouraged, not only for that holiday, but for Christmas and New Year's Day as well, since those holidays landed on Thursday in 1947. (Pumpkin pie was discouraged because it contained eggs.) The National Poultry and Egg Board furiously lobbied the Presi... | sorrel soup and nettle soup are also consumed by Latvians. A traditional Latvian dessert is maizes zupa (literally "bread soup"), which is the sweet soup made from rye bread, whipped cream and fruits.
Common foods and dishes Breads.
Rupjmaize is a dark bread made from rye, and is considered a national staple.
Speķrauš... | 40,151 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the first day of Lent? | Lent
Lent (Latin: "Quadragesima", 'Fortieth') is a solemn religious observance in the Christian liturgical calendar that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends approximately six weeks later on Holy Saturday, the day before Easter Sunday. The purpose of Lent is the preparation of the believer for Easter through prayer, doing ... | the latest; celebrated on the first Monday of Great Lent. (Eastern Christianity)
- Earliest day on which People's Sunday can fall, while March 15 is the latest; celebrated on the first Sunday of Lent. (Malta)
- St. Maroun's Day (public holiday in Lebanon)
External links.
- BBC: On This Day
- Today in Canadian History | 40,152 | triviaqa-train |
Which pop group consisted of Huw Bunford, Clan Caren, Dafydd Leuan, Guto Price and Gryff Rhuys? | Super Furry Animals
Super Furry Animals are a Welsh rock band formed in Cardiff in 1993. Since their formation, the band has consisted of Gruff Rhys (lead vocals, guitar), Huw Bunford (lead guitar, vocals), Guto Pryce (bass guitar), Cian Ciaran (keyboards, synthesisers, various electronics, occasional guitar, vocals) a... | CBE).
Arts and literature.
Arts and literature Welsh Awards.
- Glyndŵr Award - Angharad Price
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair – Ceri Wyn Jones
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown – Guto Dafydd
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal – Lleucu Roberts
- Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen: Lleucu Roberts
- Wales Book of ... | 40,153 | triviaqa-train |
In 1899 Churchill lost his first election to become an MP.In which Lancashire town did he stand? | Oldham
Oldham is a town in Greater Manchester, England, amid the Pennines and between the rivers Irk and Medlock, southeast of Rochdale and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, which had a population of 230,800 in 2015.
Historically in Lancashire, and with litt... | on a professional basis. Although he was predominantly a slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler, Griffin made his debut for Somerset in 1898 as a top-order batsman, and did not bowl. Batting at number four in each innings, he scored five runs in the match, which Somerset lost by five wickets to Lancashire.
In his first of ... | 40,154 | triviaqa-train |
Alphabetically, which is the second country in South America (not Central America)? | bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie to the northwest. It includes twelve sovereign states (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela), a part of France (Fre... | List of herbaria in North America
This is a list of herbaria in North America, organized first by country or region where the herbarium is located, then within each region by size of the collection. For other continents, see List of herbaria.
Central America and the Caribbean.
The table below lists herbaria located in ... | 40,155 | triviaqa-train |
Who, for much of the Second World War, was Governor of the Bahamas? | airport was opened in Nassau in January 1940, named after Harry Oakes, a millionaire who made a large contribution to its creation. Prior to that aviation in the Bahamas was largely carried out by seaplanes.
The Duke of Windsor was installed as Governor of the Bahamas, arriving at that post in August 1940 with his new ... | Daniel Knox, 6th Earl of Ranfurly
Thomas Daniel Knox, 6th Earl of Ranfurly KCMG (29 May 1914 – 6 November 1988), known as Dan Ranfurly, was a British Army officer and farmer, who served as Governor of the Bahamas. His exploits in the Second World War, along with those of his wife, Hermione, and his valet, Whitaker, wer... | 40,156 | triviaqa-train |
'Varicella' is better known as what? | Australia, the United States, and many other countries. Varicella vaccination has raised concerns in some that the immunity induced by the vaccine may not be lifelong, possibly leaving adults vulnerable to more severe disease as the immunity from their childhood immunization wanes. Vaccine coverage in the United States... | phenomenon known as the acquaintance effect: over time, as people get to know someone better, they are better able to estimate that target's true personality.
Background Recent research.
Recent research employing zero-acquaintance situations has largely focused on what traits are judged most consistently and accurately... | 40,157 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of Cameroon? | of government for the Republic of Cameroon upon its independence.
Economy.
Most of Yaoundé's economy is centred on the administrative structure of the civil service and the diplomatic services. Owing to these high-profile central structures, Yaounde has a higher standard of living and security than the rest of Cameroon... | 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... | 40,158 | triviaqa-train |
Who, according to legend, was 'King Arthur's'treacherous son? | still held by the Roman Empire when it is conquered, and Arthur's victory leads to a further confrontation with Rome. Arthur and his warriors, including Kaius (Kay), Beduerus (Bedivere) and Gualguanus (Gawain), defeat the Roman emperor Lucius Tiberius in Gaul but, as he prepares to march on Rome, Arthur hears that his ... | Maen
Maen, Maoin, Maon or Main), son of Óengus Olmucaid, who, according to medieval legend and tradition, was a High King of Ireland. Óengus Olmucaid in turn was the son of Fíachu Labrainne.
His Son was Rothechtaid mac Main, who according to medieval legend and tradition, was a High King of Ireland. | 40,159 | triviaqa-train |
Elgar's 'Pomp And Circumstance Marches' were the basis for which patriotic piece of music? | a fanfare from trumpets and trombones leads into the theme with which the march started. There are a few single notes that quieten, ending with a single quiet tap from side drum and cymbal accompanied by all the bassoons. The famous, lyrical "Land of Hope and Glory" "trio" follows (in the subdominant key of G), played ... | In 2010, he won the Kerala State Award for Best Background Score for "Ritu". The same year, he was invited to University at Buffalo, The State University of New York to rework and expand "Pomp and Circumstance Marches", the traditional convocation music used by them, composed by Sir Edward Elgar. In addition to expandi... | 40,160 | triviaqa-train |
In the first television series 'Men Behaving Badly', who played the part of 'Dermot'? | Men Behaving Badly
Men Behaving Badly is a British sitcom that was created and written by Simon Nye. It follows the lives of Gary Strang (Martin Clunes) and his flatmates Dermot Povey (Harry Enfield; series 1 only) and Tony Smart (Neil Morrissey; series 2 onwards). It was first broadcast on ITV in 1992. A total of six ... | Cholmondley-Warner and Grayson".
In 1991, Enfield played Dermot in the sitcom "Men Behaving Badly" along with Martin Clunes, Caroline Quentin and Leslie Ash, originally on Thames Television. Enfield left after the first series, and was replaced in the second series by Neil Morrissey as Tony. Enfield is a professed fan ... | 40,161 | triviaqa-train |
Which Lancashire district has the dialing code 01254? | of the County Borough of Blackburn, the Borough of Darwen, part of the Turton Urban District and the parishes of Yate and Pickup Bank, Eccleshill, Livesey, Pleasington and Tockholes from the Blackburn Rural District.
Politics.
Blackburn council and its successor have been predominantly controlled by the Labour Party si... | This error remains for new subscriber numbers even for Vivacom (which entered the market with the "087 (+7 digits)" code and has always remained so). However, unlike the situation in UK, this error has no effect since a mobile number must always be dialled with the access code.
Dialing to a mobile network requires the ... | 40,162 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the military commander of 'EOKA' - the Greek terrorist organisation in Cyprus? | high-profile operations that would make headlines.
Formation.
Formation Leadership.
EOKA was headed by Georgios Grivas Greek Army officer, World War I and World War II veteran. During the Axis occupation of Greece in World War II, he led a small, anti-communist resistance group, named Organization X. During the anti-co... | . In September 1955 45 Commando was deployed to Cyprus to undertake anti-terrorist operations against the EOKA guerrillas during tensions between the Greek and Turkish inhabitants of the island. The EOKA were a small, but powerful organisation of Greek Cypriots, who had great local support from the Greek community. The... | 40,163 | triviaqa-train |
Which pop group consists of Tom Evans, Mike Gibbons, Peter Ham, and Joey Malland? | Joey Molland
Joseph Charles Molland (born 21 June 1947, Edge Hill, Liverpool) is an English composer and rock guitarist whose recording career spans five decades. He is best known as a member of Badfinger, the most successful of the acts he performed with. Molland is the last surviving member from the band's classic li... | -side, Rock of All Ages, co-written by Evans with Pete Ham and Mike Gibbins, features Tom Evans singing lead. Paul McCartney also produced this, and even sang scratch vocals with Evans on the basic track. A third Magic Christian song, "Carry On Till Tomorrow" was co-written by Evans and Ham.
After the departure of orig... | 40,164 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the part of the vulcanologist who warned of impending disaster in the film 'Dantes Peak'? | Dante's Peak
Dante's Peak is a 1997 American disaster thriller film directed by Roger Donaldson. Starring Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Charles Hallahan, Elizabeth Hoffman, Jamie Renée Smith, Jeremy Foley and Grant Heslov, the film is set in the fictional town of Dante's Peak where the inhabitants fight to survive a ... | lives of hundreds of thousands, as well as the fate of their state, and they should be executed. Cao Shuang was unhappy with such suggestions and rejected both of them. Grand Tutor Sima Yi, who opposed the campaign from the very beginning, could no longer ignore the dangerous situation and wrote to Xiahou Xuan to infor... | 40,165 | triviaqa-train |
In which year did Lancashire last win the Cricket County Championship outright? | four times between 1879 and 1889. They won their first two County Championship titles in the 1897 and 1904 seasons. Between 1926 and 1934, they won the championship five times. Throughout most of the inter-war period, Lancashire and their neighbours Yorkshire had the best two teams in England and the Roses Matches betw... | of director of cricket – a job which would focus solely on aspects of cricket, rather than the traditional all-encompassing job of general team management. The move was explained by the club chairman as an effort to modernise.
In February 2009, it was announced that Peter Moores – who had been sacked as England coach ... | 40,166 | triviaqa-train |
Who in the 20th century served as US President and Vice-President, but was elected to neither post? | Tyler's view ultimately prevailed when the Senate and House voted to acknowledge him as president, setting a momentous precedent for an orderly transfer of presidential power following a president's death, one made explicit by Section 1 of the Twenty-fifth Amendment in 1967. In total, nine vice presidents have succeede... | , defeating the Democratic incumbent Theodore Roosevelt) as the youngest President in US history. He also held the distinction of being the first President born in the 20th century whereas Sinclair was the first born after the War of Secession.
- In "Franz Ferdinand Lives! A World Without World War I" (2014) by Richard... | 40,167 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the 'Artist's Quarter' in Paris? | Montmartre
Montmartre () is a large hill in Paris's 18th arrondissement. It is high and gives its name to the surrounding district, part of the Right Bank in the northern section of the city. The historic district established by the City of Paris in 1995 is bordered by "rue Caulaincourt" and "rue Custine" on the north,... | Sarah Brown (model)
Marie-Florentine Roger (in some sources Royer, 1869-?), better known by her English-sounding model name Sarah Brown, probably an affectation due to her Celtic-looking long red hair and pale skin, was a French artist's model famous as the "Queen of Bohemia" in 1890s Paris. Her arrest, along with thre... | 40,168 | triviaqa-train |
Which peer was arrested by police in connection with the 'Cash For Honours' investigation? | at commercial rates of interest did not have to make a public declaration.
In March 2006, several men nominated for life peerages by then Prime Minister Tony Blair were rejected by the House of Lords Appointments Commission. It was later revealed they had loaned large amounts of money to the governing Labour Party, at ... | programmes.
Political life Cash for honours.
Levy was arrested and questioned in connection with the "Cash for Honours" inquiry by the Metropolitan Police on 12 July 2006 (whereby it was suggested that money was paid to political parties for Honours in particular peerages). No charges were made against Levy and the pol... | 40,169 | triviaqa-train |
What is the process called whereby a chemical matter changes directly from solid to gas without first becoming a liquid? | Sublimation (phase transition)
Sublimation is the transition of a substance directly from the solid to the gas phase, without passing through the intermediate liquid phase. Sublimation is an endothermic process that occurs at temperatures and pressures below a substance's triple point in its phase diagram, which corres... | vapor to change directly into a solid.
Another example is the soot that is deposited on the walls of chimneys. Soot molecules rise from the fire in a hot and gaseous state. When they come into contact with the walls they cool, and change to the solid state, without formation of the liquid state. The process is made use... | 40,170 | triviaqa-train |
Which Lancashire railway station was used for much of the'action' in the film 'Brief Encounter'? | perhaps even guessed the reason, is not in the original Coward play.
There are two editions of Coward's original screenplay for the film adaptation, both listed in the bibliography.
Production.
Much of the film version was shot at Carnforth railway station in Lancashire, then a junction on the London, Midland and Scott... | Milford Junction railway station
Milford Junction railway station was a railway station near to Milford Junction on the York and North Midland Railway south of the south-east connecting chord of 1840 between that railway and the Leeds and Selby Railway. The station closed on 1 October 1904, but the site remained in use... | 40,171 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the last British Formula One World Champion? | re-take fifth place and deny race-winner Massa the title by one point. This made Hamilton the youngest driver to win the World Drivers' Championship, the first black driver, and the first British driver to win the World Championship since Damon Hill in 1996.
Formula One career McLaren 2009 season.
Hamilton started the ... | Most notably in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Italian F3 championship produced drivers who graduated to Formula One to varying success. As of 2010, the last Italian Formula Three driver to graduate to Formula One was 1994 Italian F3 champion Giancarlo Fisichella, who debuted with Minardi's F1 team in . Other cham... | 40,172 | triviaqa-train |
What event does Maundy Thursday represent? | Thy Mystical Supper, O Son of God, accept me today as a communicant; for I will not speak of Thy Mystery to Thine enemies, neither will I give Thee a kiss like Judas. But like the Thief will I confess Thee: Remember me, O Lord, in Thy Kingdom."
When necessary to replenish the sacrament for communing the sick at a time ... | in Gethsemane in a responsory for the third nocturn of Maundy Thursday, "Una hora non potuistis vigilare mecum" (What, could you not watch one hour with me). The second movement is focused on Judas, a responsory for the second nocturn of Maundy Thursday, "Judas, mercator pessimus" (Judas, the vile merchant). The third ... | 40,173 | triviaqa-train |
Who was Governor General of the Falkland Islands at the time of the 1982 invasion? | There was then a British government on the islands until 1982 when the Falklands were invaded and occupied by Argentina for 74 days. During this time, the British Governor (Sir Rex Hunt) was expelled and Brigadier General Mario Menéndez was appointed 'Military Governor of the Malvinas, South Georgia and the South Sandw... | 1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands
On 2 April 1982, Argentine forces launched the invasion of the Falkland Islands (), beginning the Falklands War. The Argentines mounted amphibious landings, and the invasion ended with the surrender of Government House.
Defence.
Governor Rex Hunt was informed by the British Governm... | 40,174 | triviaqa-train |
Which was the first Harry Potter book to be published? | Since the release of the first novel, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", on 26 June 1997, the books have found immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide. They have attracted a wide adult audience as well as younger readers and are often considered cornerstones of modern young adult ... | and easier to get the rights to translate a small-time book compared to a famous one.
The first Harry Potter book, for example, was translated and the translator enquired about how to purchase translating rights so the book could be published, but J.K. Rowling refused to allow it to be published in Esperanto (despite H... | 40,175 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the female police officer, shot outside the Libyan Embassy? | formal investigation under Libyan law.
British detectives were able to interview their main suspect for the murder in June 2007, following the normalisation of diplomatic relations between the UK and Libya. Detectives spent seven weeks in Libya interviewing both witnesses and suspects. Queenie, Fletcher's mother, descr... | the entry wound, and Fletcher's position in the street—captured on news cameras seconds before she was shot—West established that the shot had come from the first floor of the embassy.
Siege: 18–27 April 1984.
On 18 April, Miles was allowed to leave the British embassy to meet representatives of the Libyan government; ... | 40,176 | triviaqa-train |
What was David Jason's character called in 'Porridge'? | prison comedy, as the elderly Blanco in three episodes. Jason also appeared with Barker in various disguises in "The Two Ronnies," including providing the "raspberry" sound effect for "The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town."
Jason starred in London Weekend Television's "Lucky Feller" (1975–76), written by Ter... | was removed and placed over the top of the military jacket to create what Mears called a "giant Frankenstein jacket." He describes Jason as leaner in this film because the character does not eat much. A leaner Jason was deemed more functional and allowed more emphasis to be placed on the hump on his back. Stoddard was ... | 40,177 | triviaqa-train |
In which American state will you find Disneyland park? | Disneyland
Disneyland Park, originally Disneyland, is the first of two theme parks built at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, opened on July 17, 1955. It is the only theme park designed and built to completion under the direct supervision of Walt Disney. It was originally the only attraction on the property... | 's Once Upon a Christmastime Parade" and the occasional special event. Currently, you will find them dancing in the Frontierland Hoedown in the Magic Kingdom.
Clarabelle also appears (without Horace) at Disneyland Park. She has also appeared in several Disneyland parades and shows over the years, including The World Ac... | 40,178 | triviaqa-train |
Little Marvel and Kelvedon Wonder are types of which vegetable? | as "mange-tout", French for "eat all". The snow pea pod is eaten flat, while in sugar/snap peas, the pod becomes cylindrical, but is eaten while still crisp, before the seeds inside develop.
Varieties Field peas.
The field pea is a type of pea sometimes called "P. sativum" subsp. "arvense" (L.) Asch. It is also known a... | , 60–65 days
- Mr. Big, 60 days, 2000 AAS winner
- Little Marvel, 63 days, 1934 AAS winner
- Early Perfection, 65 days
- Kelvedon Wonder, 65 days, 1997 RHS AGM winner
- Sabre, 65 days, PMR
- Homesteader / Lincoln, 67 days (heirloom, known as "Greenfeast" in Australia and New Zealand)
- Miragreen, 68 days (tall climber)... | 40,179 | triviaqa-train |
Who became the leader of the Labour party in 1980? | 1980 Labour Party (UK) leadership election
The 1980 Labour Party leadership election was held following the resignation of James Callaghan. Callaghan had been Prime Minister from 1976 to 1979 and had stayed on as leader of the Labour Party for eighteen months in order to oversee an orderly transition to his favoured su... | John Smith House (Southwark)
John Smith House is the former Labour Party headquarters at 144-152 Walworth Road in south London. The party first occupied the building in 1980, vacating its former headquarters at "Transport House".
It was renamed after John Smith, a former leader of the Labour Party who died in office in... | 40,180 | triviaqa-train |
In the nursery rhyme, who found Lucy Locket's lost pocket? | 17th to 19th centuries. Skirts or dresses of the time had a slit at the waistline to allow access to the pocket which hung around the woman's waist by a ribbon or something similar.
The rhyme was first recorded by James Orchard Halliwell in 1842, but there is evidence that it was popular in Britain and America at least... | Lucy Locket
"Lucy Locket" is an English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19536.
Lyrics.
Common modern versions include:
Another version
Tune.
The song shares its tune with "Yankee Doodle" which emerged in North America in the mid-eighteenth century, but it is not clear which set of lyrics... | 40,181 | triviaqa-train |
What farmyard animal is used to search for Truffles? | dogs. Dogs pose an advantage in that they do not have a strong desire to eat truffles and can therefore be trained to locate sporocarps without digging them up. Pigs will attempt to dig up truffles.
Fly species of the genus "Suilla" can also detect the volatile compounds associated with subterranean fruiting bodies. Th... | usage is now very rare.
Types.
There are in the 21st century three main classes of manures used in soil management:
Types Animal manure.
Most animal manure consists of feces. Common forms of animal manure include farmyard manure (FYM) or farm slurry (liquid manure). FYM also contains plant material (often straw), which... | 40,182 | triviaqa-train |
How many strings has a Ukulele? | strings. Early versions of the violin and fiddle, by comparison, emerged in Europe through instruments such as the gittern, a four-stringed precursor to the guitar, and basic lutes. These instruments typically used catgut (animal intestine) and other materials, including silk, for their strings.
History Renaissance to ... | Picato Musician Strings
Picato Musician Strings is a British string manufacturing company, mainly for acoustic, classical, electric guitar and bass guitar. They also produce strings for other stringed instruments, such as banjo, mandolin and ukulele. Picato strings have been hand-crafted in Britain since 1960. When Ton... | 40,183 | triviaqa-train |
Which planet is called both the morning and evening star? | , hurricanes, tectonics, and even hydrology.
Planets are generally divided into two main types: large low-density giant planets, and smaller rocky terrestrials. There are eight planets in the Solar System. In order of increasing distance from the Sun, they are the four terrestrials, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, the... | rigid designators of an object x if a is identical to b, and so in every possible world, ‘a’ and ‘b’ will both refer to this same object x, and no other, and there could be no situation in which a might not have been b, otherwise x would not have been identical with itself.
This does not mean that we have knowledge of ... | 40,184 | triviaqa-train |
On which river is Niagara Falls? | Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, between the Canadian province of Ontario and the US state of New York. The largest is Horseshoe Falls, also known as Canadian Falls, which straddles the international border between Canada and the United States. The smaller... | the Yanqi Basin into Lake Bosten for which it is the most important tributary. The river leaves the lake under the name Kongque River (), which literally means "Peacock River", but is derived from the Uyghur name "Konchi Darya" which means "Tanner's River". The Kongque River flows through the Iron Gate Pass () into the... | 40,185 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the little girl who owned Bagpuss? | children's TV programme.
Format.
Each programme began in the same way: through a series of sepia photographs, the viewer is told of a little girl named Emily (played by Emily Firmin, the daughter of illustrator Firmin), who owned a shop. Emily found lost and broken things and displayed them in the window, so their owne... | but used public transport and taxis in his native New York City and had very little experience behind the wheel.
Catherine Mary Stewart became interested in the role of Jessie because "she was a strong female character, which is important, and also was somebody who could ride horses, shoot a gun, she owned a garage...P... | 40,186 | triviaqa-train |
On which Apollo mission did Armstrong and Aldrin land on the moon? | . The first, AS-201 launched on February 26, reached an altitude of and splashed down downrange in the Atlantic Ocean. The second, AS-202 on August 25, reached altitude and was recovered downrange in the Pacific Ocean. These flights validated the service module engine and the command module heat shield.
A third Saturn ... | , according to Andrew Chaikin, "Apollo 9 had fulfilled all its major objectives. At that moment, Aldrin knew that Apollo 10 would also succeed, and that he and Armstrong would attempt to land on the Moon. On March 24, NASA made it official."
Although he might have been offered command of an Apollo lunar landing mission... | 40,187 | triviaqa-train |
Which country's capital city is San Salvador? | vacated again in 1960. In 1973 the Department of Vocational Training Ministry of Labor occupied the structure; in 1986 it was declared a Cultural Asset by an Executive Agreement of May 8, 1985. The Ministry of Labor transferred the property to the authorities of the Ministry of Education, with a directive to explore th... | National University of Jujuy
The National University of Jujuy (, UNJU) is an Argentine national university, situated in the city of San Salvador de Jujuy, capital of Jujuy Province.
Its precursor, the Instituto Superior de Ciencias Económicas (Economic Sciences Institute), was established by Governor Horacio Guzmán in... | 40,188 | triviaqa-train |
In which country was former motor racing driver Ayrton Senna born? | Ayrton Senna
Ayrton Senna da Silva (; 21 March 1960 – 1 May 1994) was a Brazilian racing driver who won Formula One world championships for McLaren in 1988, 1990 and 1991, and who is widely regarded as one of the greatest Formula One drivers of all time. He died in an accident while leading the 1994 San Marino Grand Pr... | Russell Bulgin
Russell Bulgin (1958–2002) was a British automotive journalist.
Russell Bulgin was born in Bromsgrove, the son of Brian F.J.Bulgin by his marriage to Barbara J.Warman.
He worked for many of the world's leading magazines including "Motor" as Sports Editor, "Evo", "Car", "Autocar", "Cars and Car Conversion... | 40,189 | triviaqa-train |
The Clifton Suspension Bridge spans which river? | Clifton Suspension Bridge
The Clifton Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Avon Gorge and the River Avon, linking Clifton in Bristol to Leigh Woods in North Somerset. Since opening in 1864, it has been a toll bridge, the income from which provides funds for its maintenance. The bridge is built to a des... | into the newly opened Charing Cross railway station. The railway company replaced the suspension bridge with a structure designed by Sir John Hawkshaw, comprising nine spans made of wrought iron lattice girders, which opened in 1864. The chains from the old bridge were re-used in Bristol's Clifton Suspension Bridge. Th... | 40,190 | triviaqa-train |
Irvine Welsh wrote which novel about Scottish heroin addicts? | Irvine Welsh
Irvine Welsh (born 27 September 1958) is a Scottish novelist, playwright and short story writer. His novel "Trainspotting" was made into a film of the same name. His work is characterised by a raw Scots dialect and brutal depiction of Edinburgh life. He has also written plays and screenplays, and directed ... | Jon S. Baird
Jon S. Baird (born November 1972) is a Scottish film director. Born and raised in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, he began his career at BBC television. Baird has worked with producers including; Martin Scorsese, Danny Boyle, Jim Carrey, Mick Jagger and Terence Winter.
Career.
Baird's highly acclaimed feature "Fi... | 40,191 | triviaqa-train |
Which sign of the Zodiac does the archer represent? | , Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces.
The twelve astrological signs form a celestial coordinate system, or even more specifically an ecliptic coordinate system, which takes the ecliptic as the origin of latitude and the Sun's position at vernal equinox as the origin of longitude.
Na... | Johnny Archer
Johnny Archer (born November 12, 1968 in Waycross, Georgia) is an American professional pool player. He is nicknamed "the Scorpion" (his zodiac sign is Scorpio, and one of his sponsors is Scorpion Cues). On June 8, 2009, Johnny Archer was nominated to be inducted into the Billiard Congress of America Hall... | 40,192 | triviaqa-train |
In which UK county is Salisbury Plain? | Salisbury Plain
Salisbury Plain is a chalk plateau in the south western part of central southern England covering . It is part of a system of chalk downlands throughout eastern and southern England formed by the rocks of the Chalk Group and largely lies within the county of Wiltshire, but stretches into Berkshire and H... | Plain, which is used mainly for arable agriculture and by the British Army as training ranges. The highest point in the county is the Tan Hill–Milk Hill ridge in the Pewsey Vale, just to the north of Salisbury Plain, at above sea level.
The chalk uplands run northeast into West Berkshire in the Marlborough Downs ridge,... | 40,193 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of Snoopy's brother? | Snoopy's siblings
In Charles M. Schulz's comic strip "Peanuts", Snoopy was often stated to have seven siblings. Five appeared at various times in the strip: four brothers, Andy, Marbles, Olaf, and Spike; and one sister, Belle. The two others were never mentioned by name in the comic strip. According to the 1991 TV spec... | , Snoopy's desert-dwelling brother from Needles, California, who was apparently named for Schulz's own childhood dog. Snoopy also had six other siblings, and four of them made appearances in the strip (his brothers Andy, Olaf, and Marbles, and his sister Belle).
Other notable characters include Snoopy's friend Woodstoc... | 40,194 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote 'The Jungle Book'? | The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book (1894) is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, who is raised in the jungle by wolves. The stories are set in a forest... | the direct-to-video projects "Mulan II" and "The Jungle Book 2" for Walt Disney Pictures. He developed and wrote the screenplay for an animated feature about the true story of a tortoise who befriends a baby hippo after the 2004 tsunami. He had written a version of "Jungle Cruise", a screenplay for Disney, inspired by ... | 40,195 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of Nova Scotia (East Canada)? | Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia (; Latin for "New Scotland"; ; Scottish Gaelic: "Alba Nuadh") is one of Canada's three Maritime Provinces, and one of the four provinces that form Atlantic Canada. Its provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the second-smallest of Canada's ten provinces, with an area of 55,284 square kilom... | Eastern Canada
Eastern Canada (also the Eastern provinces) is generally considered to be the region of Canada east of Manitoba, consisting of the following provinces:
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- New Brunswick
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Quebec
Ontario and Quebec define Central Canada, while the o... | 40,196 | triviaqa-train |
In 1923 who was the 1st American to swim across the English Channel? | failed attempts were made by a variety of people before Thomas William Burgess, who on 6 September 1911 became the second person to successfully make the crossing. He crossed from Dover to Cap Gris Nez in 22 hours and 35 minutes at his 16th bid. Burgess ate a hearty meal of ham and eggs before starting his swim and had... | and first to win the Indianapolis 500 twice (1921, 1923), by suicide
July 11, 1962 (Wednesday).
- The first person to swim across the English Channel underwater, without surfacing, arrived in Sandwich Bay at Dover 18 hours after departing from Calais. Fred Baldasare wore scuba gear and was assisted by a guiding ship in... | 40,197 | triviaqa-train |
"In 1927 who played the lead role in the 1st talking motion picture, ""The Jazz Singer""?" | "Don Juan", on a score and effects. When the movie's star, Al Jolson, sings, however, the film shifts to sound recorded on the set, including both his musical performances and two scenes with ad-libbed speech—one of Jolson's character, Jakie Rabinowitz (Jack Robin), addressing a cabaret audience; the other an exchange ... | The Jazz Singer (disambiguation)
The Jazz Singer is a 1927 film, the first feature-length motion picture with talking sequences.
The Jazz Singer may also refer to:
- A jazz singer
- Jazz singing
- "The Jazz Singer" (play), a 1925 Broadway play produced by Max Gordon and A. L. Erlanger
- "The Jazz Singer" (1952 film) st... | 40,198 | triviaqa-train |
What year did the 'London Underground' open? | London Underground
The London Underground (also known simply as the Underground, or by its nickname the Tube) is a public rapid transit system serving London, England and some parts of the adjacent counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom.
The Underground has its origins in the Metropo... | some foreign cities. London largely returned to normality in the following days, though with several further security alerts and a reduced service on the Underground.
Security alerts.
Security alerts Security responses in the UK.
Security alerts Security responses in the UK London.
- Cabinet Office Briefing Room A (COB... | 40,199 | triviaqa-train |
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