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Which Outer Hebridean island gives its name to a famous tweeds | Kenneth Grahame's depiction of Mr. Toad in a Harris tweed suit. Popular patterns include houndstooth, associated with 1960s fashion, Windowpane, gamekeeper's tweed worn by academics, Prince of Wales check, originally commissioned by Edward VII, and herringbone.
During the 2000s and 2010s, it was not uncommon for member... | Baleshare
Baleshare () is a flat tidal island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Baleshare lies to the south-west of North Uist. Its economics and community were boosted by the building of a causeway in 1962. The causeway was built by William Tawse Ltd. The island is extremely flat by Hebridean standards, rising to onl... | 41,100 | triviaqa-train |
In which city is the University of East Anglia | University of East Anglia
The University of East Anglia (UEA) is a public research university in Norwich, England. Established in 1963 on a campus west of the city centre, the university has four faculties and 26 schools of study. The annual income of the institution for 2016–17 was £273.7 million of which £35.6 millio... | Grade I buildings, which are those of "exceptional" interest. Only around two per cent of listed buildings are given Grade I status.
Cambridge is a university town located in East Anglia, England. It is home to the University of Cambridge, founded in 1209, and many of the listed buildings are part of the university or ... | 41,101 | triviaqa-train |
What popular spring flower is also known as the Lent Lily | are several nature reserves in Gloucestershire supporting large populations of the species near Dymock Woods SSSI. There is a Daffodil Walk Trail around several reserves in the spring.
Taxonomy.
Taxonomy Synonyms.
The history of "N. pseudonarcissus" has generated a large number of synonyms, including:
Taxonomy Subspeci... | cultivars are available, as are pink-flowered and double-flowered selections.
The most popular hellebores for garden use are "H. orientalis" and its colourful hybrids ("H." × "hybridus"). In the northern hemisphere, they flower in early spring, around the period of Lent, and are often known as Lenten hellebores, orient... | 41,102 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the lead singer with the Newcastle group The Animals | modernist poet Basil Bunting, and Lord Chief Justice Peter Taylor. Portuguese writer Eça de Queiroz was a diplomat in Newcastle from late 1874 until April 1879—his most productive literary period. Former Prime Minister of Thailand Abhisit Vejjajiva, was born in the city. Composer Agustín Fernández has been based in the... | Jamaican trick after another. I shared the story with John at a party at a Mayfair flat one night with a handful of others. Lennon, finding the story amusing and hilarious, replied,
“Go on, go get it, Eggman”, eventually tributing a song to the unique experience.
Career.
Career The Animals.
Burdon was lead singer of t... | 41,103 | triviaqa-train |
Frankie Fredericks represented which country at athletics | Frankie Fredericks
Frank "Frankie" Fredericks (born 2 October 1967) is a former track and field athlete from Namibia. Running in the 100 metres and 200 metres, he won four silver medals at the Olympic Games (two in 1992 and two in 1996), making him Namibia's so far only Olympic medalist. He also won gold medals at the ... | as a council member in the IAAF.
On March 3, 2017, Fredericks was implicated in the IAAF corruption scandal, stemming from a large cash payment he received in 2009.
Biography.
Born in Windhoek on 2 October 1967, Frankie Fredericks was awarded a scholarship at Brigham Young University in the US in 1987. During his colle... | 41,104 | triviaqa-train |
In what county is the new town of Milton Keynes | Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes ( ), locally abbreviated to MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, England, about north-west of London. It is the principal settlement of the Borough of Milton Keynes, a unitary authority. At the 2011 Census, its population was almost ; the Office for National Statistics estimates that it w... | and Wolverton Stacey Bushes.
Rural areas to the north and west of the town of Aylesbury transferred from the County Constituency thereof. The area comprising the new District of Milton Keynes, except for Stony Stratford and Wolverton, formed the new County Constituency of Milton Keynes.
1992–1997: For the 1992 general... | 41,105 | triviaqa-train |
Which motor manufacturer make the Scenic | . Citroen did the same in France, coming to cars in 1919; between them and other cheap cars in reply such as Renault's 10CV and Peugeot's 5CV, they produced 550,000 cars in 1925, and Mors, Hurtu, and others could not compete. Germany's first mass-manufactured car, the Opel 4PS "Laubfrosch" (Tree Frog), came off the lin... | The Pick Motor Company
The Pick Motor Company Limited of Stamford, Lincolnshire was a British motor vehicle manufacturer that flourished between 1899 and 1925. It also traded briefly under the name New Pick Motor Company.
Origin.
Founder John (Jack) Henry Pick (1857–1954) was a blacksmith. He had experience of working ... | 41,106 | triviaqa-train |
Mozambique was once a colony of which European country | a relatively stable presidential republic, although it still faces a low-intensity insurgency.
Mozambique is endowed with rich and extensive natural resources. The country's economy is based largely on agriculture, but industry is growing, mainly food and beverages, chemical manufacturing and aluminium and petroleum pr... | to No. 84 Squadron RAF.
Return to maritime operations.
The squadron was reformed once more on 1 January 1954 at RAF Ballykelly, equipped with Avro Shackletons.
In 1965, Ian Smith's Rhodesian minority white government made a Unilateral Declaration of Independence, leading to United Nations sanctions against what was up ... | 41,107 | triviaqa-train |
Who had a top ten U.K. hit in 1990 with Naked in the Rain | Naked in the Rain
"Naked In The Rain" is a hit song performed by dance music group Blue Pearl and released as their debut single in 1990. The song was co-written by Blue Pearl's singer Durga McBroom and producer Youth (aka Martin Glover). It is featured on their album "Naked".
"Naked in the Rain" is different from most... | album's liner notes, and the song became an international hit. Khan followed up the success of the "I Feel For You" album with 1986's "Destiny" and 1988's "CK". Khan found more success in the late 1980s with a remix album, "", which reached the top ten on the British albums chart. As a result, she performed regularly i... | 41,108 | triviaqa-train |
What is a female fox called | Fox
Foxes are small-to-medium-sized, omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. Foxes have a flattened skull, upright triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail (or "brush").
Twelve species belong to the monophyletic "true foxes" group of genus "Vulpes". Approx... | 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... | 41,109 | triviaqa-train |
At which former football ground would you have been able to watch from the Kippax Stand | Maine Road
Maine Road was a football stadium in Moss Side, Manchester, England, that was home to Manchester City F.C. from 1923 to 2003. It hosted FA Cup semi-finals, Charity Shield matches, a League Cup final and England matches and, because of its high capacity, gained the nickname Wembley of the North. Maine Road ho... | £16m in 1994, four times the turnover of the club according to then-chairman Francis Lee. The revamp of the Kippax was the second phase of a five-part development plan that would have cost £40m and increased the stadium's capacity to 45,024. However the club abandoned these plans as City were relegated from the Premier... | 41,110 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the advertising character made from liquorice allsorts | product.
Bassett's have released two varieties of allsorts that do not feature any liquorice. Fruit Allsorts feature mixed-fruit flavoured sweets, while Dessert Allsorts have flavours such as apple tart and lemon cheesecake. Both retain the shapes and textures of the original sweet. Red allsorts, with fruit-flavoured l... | the symbol making it bolder and changing the interior filling of the letter S. What is more, the stylised name Solaris, in line with the design from 2001, is placed underneath the graphic symbol.
Commercial symbols Advertising slogan.
In 2005 Solaris introduced its first advertising slogan: “Power of Enthusiasm”. It wa... | 41,111 | triviaqa-train |
What is the state capital of New Mexico | New Mexico State Capitol
The New Mexico State Capitol, located in Santa Fe at 490 Old Santa Fe Trail, is the house of government of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the only round state capitol in the United States, and is known informally as "the Roundhouse".
Design.
The building was designed to resemble the Zia Su... | the valley that became the site of what is now Mexico City, which held natural, geographical, and population advantages, as the metropolitan center of the region of the future Mexican state. In the end, "the Mexica of Tenochtitlan were conquered by the Spanish conquistadors under Fernando (Hernán) Cortés in 1521."
The... | 41,112 | triviaqa-train |
What was the longest running Western T.V. series | have also begun to experiment with shorter series for some programs, particularly reality shows, such as "Survivor". However, they often air two series per year, resulting in roughly the same number of episodes per year as a drama.
This is a reduction from the 1950s, in which many American shows (e.g. "Gunsmoke") had b... | Slocum (westerns)
Slocum Westerns are the longest running series of Westerns ever written, encompassing over 400 books, all of which are published under the pen name Jake Logan. The books have been written by a number of authors, and all feature John Slocum as the protagonist.
Main character.
John Slocum is a basically... | 41,113 | triviaqa-train |
Bakewell is a Tourist Information centre in which National Park | Bakewell Pudding Shop and Bloomers of Bakewell both sell a "Bakewell Pudding".
Demography.
In the 2011 census, Bakewell was 99.1% White, 0.2% Asian, and 0.5% Mixed/multiple.
Sights.
- Old House Museum
- All Saints' Church
Events.
There are a number of annual events that take place in the town. The Peak District traditi... | Also at the top of the hill is the Sutton Bank National Park Centre, where a high-tech Lime & Ice exhibition tells the story of how the iconic landscape and view came to be through the dramatic action of ice age glaciers. There is also an official tourist information centre, a tea room and a gift shop. Outside, there i... | 41,114 | triviaqa-train |
In which film did David Niven play Sir James Bond | 2020, there have been twenty-four films in the Eon Productions series. The most recent Bond film, "Spectre" (2015), stars Daniel Craig in his fourth portrayal of Bond; he is the sixth actor to play Bond in the Eon series. There have also been two independent productions of Bond films: "Casino Royale" (a 1967 spoof) and... | of the role, in the goodnatured throwaway with which he parries all the sex and violence on the way". In 2003, Bond, as portrayed by Connery, was selected as the third-greatest hero in cinema history by the American Film Institute.
Films David Niven: 1967.
When Sean Connery had been cast in November 1961, David Niven h... | 41,115 | triviaqa-train |
In which Bond film did Rowan Atkinson first appear | Never Again", playing a bumbling vicar in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" (1994), voicing the red-billed hornbill Zazu in "The Lion King" (1994), and playing jewellery salesman Rufus in "Love Actually" (2003). He also featured in the BBC sitcom "The Thin Blue Line" (1995–1996). His work in theatre includes the 2009 West ... | " (1997).
History 1990s–2010s Comedies with Rowan Atkinson.
In 1990 Rowan Atkinson created a series for TV "Mr. Bean", which made the actor Rowan Atkinson famous all around the world. Later, he played in two movies based on 'Mr Bean' : "Bean" in 1997, and "Mr. Bean's Holiday" in 2007.
Later, he parodied the James Bond ... | 41,116 | triviaqa-train |
Which Bond film starring Roger Moore had scenes filmed at the Nene Valley Railway | era (1973–1985) "For Your Eyes Only" (1981) and "Octopussy" (1983).
Moore returned for his fifth outing as Bond in "For Your Eyes Only" (1981). Following this film, he expressed a desire to leave the role, and other actors were screen tested, but Moore was eventually enticed back for "Octopussy" (1983).
He made a cameo... | ", starring Sir Roger Moore, were filmed at Orton Mere. A music video for the song "BreakThru" by the band Queen was also shot on the preserved Nene Valley Railway in 1989. In 1995 Pierce Brosnan filmed train crash sequences for the 17th Bond film, "GoldenEye", at the former sugar beet factory. A scene for the film "Th... | 41,117 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the Bond girl played by Honor Blackman | Honor Blackman
Honor Blackman (born 22 August 1925) is an English actress, widely known for the roles of Cathy Gale in "The Avengers" (1962–64), Bond girl Pussy Galore in "Goldfinger" (1964), Julia Daggett in "Shalako" (1968) and Hera in "Jason and the Argonauts" (1963). She is also notable for her role as Laura West i... | 's food supply.
- Angela Scoular as Ruby Bartlett, an English girl at the clinic suffering from an allergy to chickens, whom Bond also beds. Scoular also played Buttercup in the 1967 comedy "Casino Royale".
- Catherina von Schell as Nancy, a Hungarian girl at the clinic whom Bond seduces.
- Joanna Lumley as an English ... | 41,118 | triviaqa-train |
Who in 1964 said Paris is out of date and promptly launched the mini skirt | female tennis players, figure skaters, cheerleaders, and dancers.
Several designers have been credited with the invention of the 1960s miniskirt, most significantly the London-based designer Mary Quant and the Parisian André Courrèges.
Pre-1960.
While very short skirts have existed for a long time, they were generally ... | then-trainee members Miyu Takeuchi, Anna Mori, and Haruka Shimada releasing the song "Mini Skirt no Yōsei" under the group name Mini Skirt. For a limited time, Takeuchi, Mori, and Shimada were also playable in the game using their nicknames, Miyumiyu, Nan-chan, and Haruu.
A new version titled "" was launched in 2011 an... | 41,119 | triviaqa-train |
What is the American word for grilling food | stove top or as a standalone electric device.
Methods Gridironing Sear grilling.
Sear-grill and gear grilling is a process of searing meat or food items with an infrared grill. In sear grilling, propane or natural gas is used to heat a ceramic plate, which then radiates heat at temperatures over 480 °C (900 °F).
Sear-g... | Spuccadella
The spuccadella is an Italian-American bread roll that has a long, pointed shape. It is used in the preparation of the spuckie sandwich, which is what the Italian sandwich is referred to in East Boston, Massachusetts. The spuckie is still available in some sandwich shops in the Boston area.
The Italian Amer... | 41,120 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the single that Blur won the BRIT award for best single in 1994 | any contact with anyone as far as I recall."
Notable moments Oasis and Blur rivalry (1996).
1996 saw the height of a well-documented feud between Oasis and fellow Britpop band Blur. The differing styles of the bands, coupled with their prominence within the Britpop movement, led the British media to seize upon the riva... | Ella Eyre
Ella McMahon (born 1 April 1994), known by her stage name Ella Eyre, is an English singer and songwriter. She is best known for her collaborations with Rudimental on their UK number one single "Waiting All Night" (2013), which won the 2014 Brit Award for British Single of the Year, with DJ Fresh on his single... | 41,121 | triviaqa-train |
What year did movie legend James Dean die? | James Dean
James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American actor from Indiana. He is remembered as a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment and social estrangement, as expressed in the title of his most celebrated film, "Rebel Without a Cause" (1955), in which he starred as troubled teenager ... | Time Together" and "One More Time: A Memoir".
Although men were not allowed upstairs, many did hang out in the Rehearsal Club’s first-floor parlor. James Dean, before he became a Hollywood legend, often visited the Rehearsal Club and for a time dated resident Liz Sheridan, also known as "Dizzy," then a 23-year-old fle... | 41,122 | triviaqa-train |
What year were all these people born: American actress Michelle Pfeiffer, British comedian Dawn French and British musician Billy Bragg? | Billy Bragg
Stephen William Bragg (born 20 December 1957) is an English singer-songwriter and left-wing activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, with lyrics that mostly span political or romantic themes. His music is heavily centred on bringing about change and involving the young... | British actress
- Michelle Collins (athlete) (born 1971), American sprinter
- Michelle Collins (comedian) (born 1981), comedian
- Mick and Mike Collins (disambiguation), one of several people including:
- Mick Collins (born 1965), American musician
- Mike Collins (Australian footballer born 1939), former 1960s VFL foot... | 41,123 | triviaqa-train |
What year: Elvis had a hit with Jailhouse Rock, famous musical South Pacific was out at the movies and famous TV lesbian Sandi Toksvig was born? | Sandi Toksvig
Sandra Birgitte Toksvig, (, ; born 3 May 1958) is a British-Danish writer, broadcaster, actor and producer on British radio, stage, and television. She is also a political activist, having co-founded the Women's Equality Party in 2015. She has written plays, novels, and books for children. She was arguabl... | about the movie in the documentary series "The Beatles Anthology".
On Wednesday September 18, 1968 The Beatles interrupted recording "Birthday" at Abbey Road Studios so they could go back to Paul McCartney's house to watch the British TV premiere of the film.
Also, some film buffs have pointed to Elvis Presley's famous... | 41,124 | triviaqa-train |
What year were these entertainers all born: Morrisey, Bob Mortimer and Julian Clary? | Bob Mortimer
Robert Renwick Mortimer (born 23 May 1959) is an English comedian, podcast presenter, and actor. He is known for his work with Vic Reeves as part of their Vic and Bob comedy double act.
Early life.
Mortimer was raised with three brothers in the Linthorpe area of Middlesbrough. His father, a biscuit salesma... | Brookes
- 9 June 1994 – Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer
- 16 June 1994 – Angus Deayton
- 7 July 1994 – Reg Presley of The Troggs co-presented with Mark Goodier
- 21 July 1994 – Julian Clary
- 25 August 1994 – Malcolm McLaren
- 1 September 1994 – Claire Sturgess
- 8 September 1994 – Brian Harvey and Tony Mortimer of East 17... | 41,125 | triviaqa-train |
What year: The Magnificent Seven was out at the movies, The Shadows were Britain?s biggest selling band of the year and Carol Vorderman was born? | Carol Vorderman
Carol Jean Vorderman, (born 24 December 1960) is a British media personality, best known for co-hosting the popular game show "Countdown" for 26 years from 1982 until 2008, publishing newspaper columns on internet topics, writing books on subjects ranging from school textbooks on mathematics to a #1 bes... | The character of Ananova was given a distinctive look and personality based on celebrities Victoria Beckham, Kylie Minogue, and Carol Vorderman. She appeared as a white female with a thin, toned body. Ananova sported short "unnaturally green" hair and was always seen in make-up. Her creators described her as a 28-year-... | 41,126 | triviaqa-train |
What year: Coronation Street was on TV for the first time, Spartacus was out at the movies (starring Kirk Douglas) and Bono out of U2 was born? | 1960). In those two films, he collaborated with the then-relatively-unknown director Stanley Kubrick taking lead roles in both films. Douglas has been praised for helping to break the Hollywood blacklist by having Dalton Trumbo write "Spartacus" with an official on-screen credit. He produced and starred in "Lonely Are ... | !" for a Street Fighter game. It was never officially released, but was streamed on the internet the following year.
In 2013, Kenna released a cover of the U2 song "Gloria" to his SoundCloud and Myspace pages, as a way to reach out to Bono, one of his biggest musical influences. He received a call from Bono shortly the... | 41,127 | triviaqa-train |
What year were all these people born: singer Boy George, singer KD.Lang and actor George Clooney? | George Clooney
George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of three Golden Globe Awards and two Academy Awards, one for acting in "Syriana" (2006) and the other for co-producing "Argo" (2012). In 2018, he was the recipient of the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award.
Cloo... | George Clooney, actor
- Kurt Cobain, lead singer of Nirvana
- Stephen Colbert, comedian
- Steve Coogan, actor / comedian
- Tom Cruise, actor
- Kevin Dillon, actor
- Matt Dillon, actor
- Patrick Duff, singer-songwriter (Strangelove)
- Patty Duke, actress
- Isadora Duncan, dancer
- Everlast & Danny Boy, successively memb... | 41,128 | triviaqa-train |
What year: Marilyn Monroe died, Tom Cruise was born and John Lennon got married for the first time? | his art studies instead. After the first Hamburg residency, the band accepted another in April 1961, and a third in April 1962. As with the other band members, Lennon was introduced to Preludin while in Hamburg, and regularly took the drug as a stimulant during their long, overnight performances.
Brian Epstein managed ... | restaurant was the Villa Nova restaurant, which was originally owned by film director Vincente Minnelli, at the time married to Judy Garland. Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe met at the restaurant on a blind date in 1952.
The Rainbow became known as a hangout for rock musicians and their groupies. Notable regulars at th... | 41,129 | triviaqa-train |
What year: 'Summer Holiday' starring Cliff Richard was out at the movies, Ringo Starr joined The Beatles and MC Hammer was born? | playing bass. The core trio of Lennon, McCartney and Harrison, who had been together since 1958, went through a succession of drummers, including Pete Best, before asking Starr to join them in 1962. Manager Brian Epstein moulded them into a professional act, and producer George Martin guided and developed their recordi... | February 1978, the Empire Pool was renamed Wembley Arena.
When the venue was known as the Empire Pool, it hosted the annual NME Poll Winners Concerts during the mid-1960s. Audiences of 10,000 viewed acts like The Beatles (who performed there three times), T. Rex (whose Ringo Starr-directed documentary film "Born to Boo... | 41,130 | triviaqa-train |
Which English King was known as ' (name) The Great'? | to Egbert of Wessex at Dore, briefly making Egbert the first king to reign over a united England.
In 886, Alfred the Great retook London, which he apparently regarded as a turning point in his reign. The "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" says that "all of the English people ("all Angelcyn") not subject to the Danes submitted the... | (2,250 ft), to be compared with another hill named Dent near Cleator in Cumberland, in which case it would derive from a pre-English Celtic term related to Old Irish "dinn, dind" "a hill". Alternative derivations see the name preserving the memory of the dark age kingdom known in Latin as "Regione Dunutinga", founded a... | 41,131 | triviaqa-train |
Can you name the London theatre named after Queen Victoria's husband? | Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London. One of the United Kingdom's most treasured and distinctive buildings, it is a registered charity held in trust for the nation, as it receives no public or government funding. It can seat 5,267.
Since the hall's o... | who named the mission Prince Albert after British royalty; namely as a memorial to Queen Victoria's deceased husband. Gradually the community surrounding the mission adopted the name as well.
James Nisbet was a skilled carpenter as well as a reverend. With this skill he built the First Presbyterian Church, which was a ... | 41,132 | triviaqa-train |
In what year (or century) was Michelangelo born? | Michelangelo
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), known best as simply Michelangelo (; ), was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the High Renaissance born in the Republic of Florence, who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art. Consi... | , it is not known exactly what Leonardo meant by this cryptic comment.
Although usually named together as the three giants of the High Renaissance, Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael were not of the same generation. Leonardo was 23 when Michelangelo was born and 31 when Raphael was born. Raphael died at the age of 37 i... | 41,133 | triviaqa-train |
In what year was Elvis Presley born? | Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known mononymously as Elvis, was an American singer, musician, and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".
Presley was born ... | Lisa Marie was born on February 1, 1968, to Elvis and Priscilla Presley at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, nine months to the day after her parents' May 1, 1967, wedding. After her parents divorced, she lived with her mother.
When her father died in 1977, 9-year-old Lisa Marie became joint heir to his ... | 41,134 | triviaqa-train |
Zeus is the king of the Gods in which mythology? | history together, considering myths and legends to be true accounts of their remote past. In particular, creation myths take place in a primordial age when the world had not achieved its later form. Other myths explain how a society's customs, institutions and taboos were established and sanctified. There is a complex ... | flood story.
The punishment of Prometheus as a consequence of the theft is a major theme of his mythology, and is a popular subject of both ancient and modern art. Zeus, king of the Olympian gods, sentenced the Titan to eternal torment for his transgression. The immortal Prometheus was bound to a rock, where each day a... | 41,135 | triviaqa-train |
What is the most common place name in Britain? | , overlying an earlier pagan cemetery. The Water Newton Treasure is a hoard of Christian silver church plate from the early 4th century and the Roman villas at Lullingstone and Hinton St Mary contained Christian wall paintings and mosaics respectively. A large 4th-century cemetery at Poundbury with its east-west orient... | by Ptolemy's "Geography". The place names of Roman Britain were discussed by Rivet and Smith in their book of that name published in 1979. They show that the majority of names used were derived from Common Brittonic. Some English place names still contain elements derived from Common Brittonic. Some Brittonic personal ... | 41,136 | triviaqa-train |
When you are ironing clothes, which require the greatest heat, wool, linen or nylon? | Linen
Linen is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant. Linen is laborious to manufacture, but the fiber is very strong, absorbent and dries faster than cotton. Garments made of linen are valued for their exceptional coolness and freshness in hot and humid weather.
The word "linen" is of West Germanic origin ... | Clothes iron
A clothes iron is a device that, when heated, is used to press clothes to remove creases and help prevent the spread of infectious disease. Domestic irons generally range in operating temperature from between to . It is named for the metal (iron) of which the device was historically made, and the use of it... | 41,137 | triviaqa-train |
'Better to die than to be a coward' is the motto of which famous Army fighting force? | Royal Gurkha Rifles
The Royal Gurkha Rifles (RGR) is a rifle regiment of the British Army, forming part of the Brigade of Gurkhas. Unlike other regiments in the British Army, RGR soldiers are recruited from Nepal, which is neither a dependent territory of the United Kingdom nor a member of the Commonwealth. The regimen... | denounced the Unemployed Brigade's leaders as cowards. He said that he would continue fighting for the cause and that he was not afraid to die. In his most famous quote, he said, "I'd rather be a dead hero than a living coward". At a meeting on 16 March 1934, he took over the movement, which became the Labourers and Un... | 41,138 | triviaqa-train |
What was the operational squadron number of the Dambusters? | No. 617 Squadron RAF
Number 617 Squadron is a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron, originally based at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire and currently based at RAF Marham in Norfolk. It is commonly known as the "Dambusters", for its actions during Operation Chastise against German dams during the Second World War. In the earl... | . 207 Squadron will be the Operational Conversion Unit for the F-35 Lightning. The squadron is expected to stand up at Marham on 1 July 2019. In 2023 the second front-line squadron, No. 809 Naval Air Squadron, will also form at the station. At least two further operational squadrons are expected to be established, one ... | 41,139 | triviaqa-train |
Who received a medal in 1838 for assisting her lighthouse keeper father rescue five people from a shipwreck ? | Grace Darling
Grace Horsley Darling (24 November 1815 – 20 October 1842) was an English lighthouse keeper's daughter, famed for participating in the rescue of survivors from the shipwrecked "Forfarshire" in 1838. The paddlesteamer ran aground on the Farne Islands off the coast of Northumberland in northeast England; ni... | , and construction was completed in 1807. The first lighthouse stood tall.
In 1827, a rotating light was installed to differentiate it from the Stonington Harbor Light in Connecticut. Erosion forced it to close in 1855 and move farther away from the bluff edge. The next lighthouse opened in 1856 and remains as the pres... | 41,140 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the Brighton hotel bombed by the IRA in 1984? | his Regency. In this period the modern form of the name Brighton came into common use.
A permanent military presence was established in the city with the completion of Preston Barracks in 1793.
The arrival of the London and Brighton Railway in 1841 brought Brighton within the reach of day-trippers from London. The popu... | Hyde Park and Regent's Park bombings (which killed 11 British soldiers, injured dozens of soldiers and civilians and killed 7 horses) and an attempt to kill the then British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher with the 1984 Brighton bombing.
In September 1989, the IRA launched what became another more sustained bombing ca... | 41,141 | triviaqa-train |
Which two tribes combined to defeat General Custer's forces at the Battle of Little Big Horn? | his party was attacked by Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne (see "Kidder massacre"). Days later, Custer and a search party found the bodies of Kidder's patrol.
Following the Hancock campaign, Custer was arrested and suspended at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to August 12, 1868, for being AWOL, after having abandoned his post to se... | join forces with the Shoshoni to restrict the expanding encroachment of trappers into each tribes' hunting grounds.
By the late 19th century Washakie became head chief of the Eastern Shoshone. He was the only Shoshone warrior to be honored by the Federal government of the United States, for leading General Crook's army... | 41,142 | triviaqa-train |
What is the sea that lies between Italy and Yugoslavia? | alongside Italy which resulted also in the destruction of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1941 and the ceding of Dalmazia to Italy. Mussolini and Hitler compensated Croatian nationalists by endorsing the creation of the Independent State of Croatia under the extreme nationalist Ustaše. In order to receive the support of I... | Tuscan Archipelago
The Tuscan Archipelago is a chain of islands between the Ligurian Sea and Tyrrhenian Sea, west of Tuscany, Italy.
The islands' proximity to several major cities has made them a favourite tourist location. History and literature have ensured that most people are familiar with the islands of Elba and M... | 41,143 | triviaqa-train |
Which was the only state in the USA to be named after a President? | lands of the Western Hemisphere "America" in honor of the Italian explorer and cartographer Amerigo Vespucci (). The first documentary evidence of the phrase "United States of America" is from a letter dated January 2, 1776, written by Stephen Moylan, Esq., to George Washington's aide-de-camp and Muster-Master General ... | descent to receive the award. USA Today named Te'o the national Defensive Player of the Year and a first-team All-American. He is only the third high school player from Hawaii to be named to the USA Today All-American team, after Pat Kesi in 1990 and Jason Ching in 1995 (Ching, too, is a Punahou and Notre Dame alumnus)... | 41,144 | triviaqa-train |
What year was Juan Carlos proclaimed King of Spain? | not limited to, the Falange political party, the supporters of the Bourbon royal family, and the Carlists, until his death in 1975.
History Re-establishment of the Monarchy.
Despite Franco's alliance with the Carlists, Franco appointed Juan Carlos I de Borbón as his successor, who is credited with presiding over Spain'... | as the Head of State of the newly proclaimed Kingdom of Spain, whose throne was vacant and thus would have to remain so at least until the occurrence of what was latter called the "succession event", an euphemism for the death of the dictator.
On 25 August 1948, Franco arranged a meeting with Infante Juan, on his holid... | 41,145 | triviaqa-train |
Which US President was a peanut farmer? | "Just read the nice remarks by President Jimmy Carter about me and how badly I am treated by the press (Fake News). Thank you Mr. President!" However, in June 2019, Carter stated his belief that Trump wouldn't have gotten elected without Russia's interference in the 2016 election, while also sharply criticizing the U.S... | Jim Zimin
Innokentiy Temofeevech "Jim" Zimin (26 November 1902 – 31 August 1974) was an Australian peanut farmer. He was born in Sretensk, Siberia, Russia and died in Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia.
Zimin designed and built his own peanut digger, which was to receive, in 1949, the first agricultural patent aw... | 41,146 | triviaqa-train |
Who discovered the Grand Canyon? | The Southern Paiutes live in what is now southern Utah and northern Arizona. The Navajo, or Diné, live in a wide area stretching from the San Francisco Peaks eastwards towards the Four Corners. Archaeological and linguistic evidence suggests the Navajo descended from the Athabaskan people near Great Slave Lake, Canada,... | Greenland's Grand Canyon
Greenland's Grand Canyon or Grand Canyon of Greenland is a tentative canyon of record length discovered underneath the Greenland ice sheet as reported in the journal "Science" on 30 August 2013 (submitted 29 April 2013), by scientists from the University of Bristol, University of Calgary, and U... | 41,147 | triviaqa-train |
Name the Town and Country where Christopher Columbus was 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 ... | Thomas Sigismund Stribling
Thomas Sigismund Stribling (March 4, 1881 – July 8, 1965) was an American writer and lawyer who published under the name T.S. Stribling. He won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1933 for his novel "The Store".
Life.
Born March 4, 1881, in Clifton, Tennessee, a small town off the Tennessee R... | 41,148 | triviaqa-train |
What year did England's lease on Hong Kong expire? | Handover of Hong Kong
The transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong, commonly known as the handover of Hong Kong (or simply the Handover, also the Return in mainland China and Hong Kong), occurred at midnight on 1 July 1997, when the United Kingdom ended administration for the colony of Hong Kong and passed control of the... | WSLR
Financial problems.
On Friday, October 6, 2017, Pacifica lost a $1.8 million settlement over what they claimed was price gouging by Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT), which had been raising antenna rental charges for WBAI at 9% per year for the last 12 years under a 15-year lease WBAI signed in 2005 that did not ex... | 41,149 | triviaqa-train |
In what year was Charles 1 executed? | Charles I of England
Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was the monarch over the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.
Charles was born into the House of Stuart as the second son of King James VI of Scotland, but after his father inherited the Engli... | as being foolish as they did not have a good idea of what liberty actually meant.
Cromwell, not yet the sole head of the government, went with the army to Ireland and in a year subdued the entire country. In Scotland the Earl of Montrose failed to get the people behind a rising against the Parliament and was executed. ... | 41,150 | triviaqa-train |
Who piloted the command module during the first Moon landing? | to Earth. Command module pilot Michael Collins flew the command module "Columbia" alone in lunar orbit while they were on the Moon's surface. Armstrong and Aldrin spent 21 hours 31 minutes on the lunar surface at a site they named Tranquility Base before lifting off to rejoin "Columbia" in lunar orbit.
Apollo 11 was la... | destination of Apollo 13.
Shepard made his second space flight as Commander of Apollo 14 from January 31 to February 9, 1971. It was America's third successful lunar landing mission. Shepard piloted the Lunar Module "Antares" to the most accurate landing of the entire Apollo program. He became the fifth and, at the age... | 41,151 | triviaqa-train |
On what date was John Lennon murdered in New York? | Murder of John Lennon
On the evening of 8 December 1980, English musician John Lennon, formerly of the Beatles, was fatally shot in the archway of the Dakota, his residence in New York City. The perpetrator was Mark David Chapman, a recently unemployed resident of Hawaii. Chapman stated that he was incensed by Lennon's... | I Just Shot John Lennon
"I Just Shot John Lennon" is a song from The Cranberries' album "To the Faithful Departed". It is a narrative of the events of the night of December 8, 1980, the night that musician John Lennon was murdered by Mark David Chapman in front of The Dakota in New York City. It is one of many tributes... | 41,152 | triviaqa-train |
Which spaceman was the first to orbit the Earth? | launched the first man into space, Yuri Gagarin in 1961, they chose a term which anglicizes to "cosmonaut".
Terminology English.
In English-speaking nations, a professional space traveler is called an "astronaut". The term derives from the Greek words "ástron" (ἄστρον), meaning "star", and "nautes" (ναύτης), meaning "s... | drew first", Mork explains to Richie.) After being assured the "freezing" effects will eventually wear off, Richie ask Mork exactly how long they will be gone; the spaceman tells Richie it will be a mere 2,000 years in Earth time. When Mork is not looking, though, Richie makes a run for it, escaping to Arnold's.
Back a... | 41,153 | triviaqa-train |
What was Billy Cotton's famous catch phrase? | his successful Sunday lunchtime radio show on BBC, the "Billy Cotton Band Show", which ran from 1949 to 1968. In the 1950s, composer Lionel Bart contributed comedy songs to the show. It regularly opened with the band's signature tune and Cotton's call of "Wakey Wakey". From 1957, it was also broadcast on BBC television... | American heavy-metal musician Tommy Lee wrote in 2005 that the phrase "what happens on the road stays on the road" was "an old saying that's been said many ways" and he expressed his view that its origin lay in rock concert touring by writing "Las Vegas stole that shit from us...". Lee was referring to the catch phrase... | 41,154 | triviaqa-train |
In which European city would you find the 'Spanish Steps'? | Spanish Steps
The Spanish Steps () are a set of steps in Rome, Italy, climbing a steep slope between the Piazza di Spagna at the base and Piazza Trinità dei Monti, dominated by the Trinità dei Monti church at the top.
The monumental stairway of 174 steps (the slightly elevated drainage system is often mistaken for the ... | as Dakshina Kashi), who is worshipped in the form of Kalakaleswara. There are some large steps that lead you up to the temple. It is a traditional temple with Udhbhava Lingu. There we can find God Virabhadra temple also in the same premises. But one would definitely be amazed at the story in which the significance of t... | 41,155 | triviaqa-train |
In what year was the building of the 'Sydney Opera House' finished? | Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre at Sydney Harbour in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the 20th century's most famous and distinctive buildings.
Designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, the building was formally opened on 20 October 1973 after a gestation... | with a growing family that needed to be accommodated. He partially demolished the old Yarralumla homestead in 1890 and, the following year, finished building a three-storey, red-brick house on the site. NSW Government land-title records show that Campbell borrowed money from Gibbes (and from another one of Gibbes' brot... | 41,156 | triviaqa-train |
In which city is the house where 'Anne Frank and her family' hid from the Nazis during WW2? | world's best known books and has been the basis for several plays and films.
Born in Frankfurt, Germany, she lived most of her life in or near Amsterdam, Netherlands, having moved there with her family at the age of four and a half when the Nazis gained control over Germany. Born a German national, she lost her citizen... | Claus von Amsberg in the Westerkerk. The 'Nieuwe Kerk' on Dam square where Royals normally have the weddings, was in renovation at that time.
Anne Frank.
The Westerkerk is located close to the Anne Frank House where diarist Anne Frank, her family and others were hid in the 'Achterhuis' from Nazi persecution for two yea... | 41,157 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of France's longest serving King who died in September 1715? | which by the 20th century would become the second largest in the world. The 16th century was dominated by religious civil wars between Catholics and Protestants (Huguenots). France became Europe's dominant cultural, political, and military power in the 17th century under Louis XIV. In the late 18th century, the French ... | 19 years, as the longest-serving Prime Minister in Canadian history (1867–1873, 1878–1891). King was not charismatic and did not have a large personal following. Only eight Canadians in 100 picked him when the Canadian Gallup (CIPO) poll asked in September 1946, "What person living in any part of the world today do you... | 41,158 | triviaqa-train |
What is the boiling point of water in the Fahrenheit scale? | .
Fahrenheit soon after observed that water boils at about 212 degrees using this scale. The use of the freezing and boiling points of water as thermometer fixed reference points became popular following the work of Anders Celsius and these fixed points were adopted by a committee of the Royal Society led by Henry Cave... | use Fahrenheit and Celsius. All other countries in the world officially now use the Celsius scale, named after Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius. Also, despite metrication in 1962, Fahrenheit is still used occasionally in the United Kingdom, although not in any official contexts.
Definition and conversion.
On the Fahre... | 41,159 | triviaqa-train |
In the book 'Lost Horizon' by James Hilton, what was the name of the imaginary paradise created in the book? | Lost Horizon
Lost Horizon is a 1933 novel by English writer James Hilton. The book was turned into a film, also called "Lost Horizon", in 1937 by director Frank Capra. It is best remembered as the origin of Shangri-La, a fictional utopian lamasery located high in the mountains of Tibet.
Plot summary.
Plot summary Overv... | Lost Horizon (1937 film)
Lost Horizon is a 1937 American drama-fantasy film directed by Frank Capra. The screenplay by Robert Riskin is based on the 1933 novel of the same name by James Hilton.
The film exceeded its original budget by more than $776,000 and took five years to earn back its cost. The serious financial c... | 41,160 | triviaqa-train |
Which Irish actor played 'Macbeth at 'The Old Vic in 1980? | successor, saw "Macbeth" with Peter O'Toole, "The Merchant of Venice" with West as Shylock, and a gala performance presented to the Queen Mother to celebrate her eightieth birthday. On 22 December 1980, four days after the gala performance, the Arts Council withdrew its funding from the company, sealing its inevitable ... | Peter Sullivan (actor)
Peter Sullivan (born 26 July 1964) is an English film and television actor.
Life and career.
Sullivan was born in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire. In 1982, he joined the National Youth Theatre, where he played Edmond in "King Lear", and then joined the Old Vic Youth Theatre playing the title role in "Ma... | 41,161 | triviaqa-train |
In the 1987 film 'Cry Freedom' which character was played by Denzel Washington? | life figures, such as South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko in "Cry Freedom" (1987), Muslim minister and human rights activist Malcolm X in "Malcolm X" (1992), boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter in "The Hurricane" (1999), football coach Herman Boone in "Remember the Titans" (2000), poet and educator Melvin B. To... | Woods fled to England that year, where he campaigned against apartheid and further publicised Biko's life and death, writing many newspaper articles about him, as well as a book, "Biko" (1978). This was made into the 1987 film "Cry Freedom" by Richard Attenborough, starring Denzel Washington as Biko. Many film critics ... | 41,162 | triviaqa-train |
What was the full name of poet T.S. Eliot? | T. S. Eliot
Thomas Stearns Eliot (26 September 1888 – 4 January 1965), "one of the twentieth century's major poets", was also an essayist, publisher, playwright, and literary and social critic. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States, to a prominent Boston Brahmin family, he moved to England in 1914 at the ag... | unusual pointers sent in by viewers, as noticed by the two newsreaders (played by Francis Greenslade).
- Chaka: Hippie and poet, her poems usually circulate about her hometown of Nimbin (played by Kitty Flanagan). On a parody of A Current Affairs on Full Frontal, Eric Bana's Ray Martin asks Chaka what type of name is "... | 41,163 | triviaqa-train |
Trowbridge is the administrative centre for which county? | industry developed, initially using wool cast off from the mills – the company now known as Airsprung Furniture Group PLC was started in the town in the 1870s. Food production also developed in the town when Abraham Bowyer started his business in 1805 which eventually, as Pork Farms Bowyers, became one of the largest e... | Llanrumney High School by 2012 as part of Cardiff County Council's plans to reduce surplus places in schools across the city. Pupils will be merged with those from Rumney High School, which is also to close, and will be housed at a new English medium secondary school built on the Rumney Recreation Ground.
The plans le... | 41,164 | triviaqa-train |
You would use Whisky and Sweet Vermouth to make which cocktail? | bartenders as a key ingredient in many classic cocktails that have survived to date, such as the Martini, the Manhattan, the Rob Roy, and the Negroni. In addition to being consumed as an aperitif or cocktail ingredient, vermouth is sometimes used as an alternative white wine in cooking.
Historically, there have been tw... | Scotch whisky cocktail
A Scotch whiskey cocktail is a cocktail whose ingredients include Scotch whiskey.
Examples.
Examples Duos.
- Godfather (Scotch whisky and amaretto)
- Rusty Nail (Scotch whiskey and Drambuie liqueur)
Examples Trios.
- Rob Roy (Scotch whisky, sweet vermouth, Angostura bitters)
Examples Other.
- Blo... | 41,165 | triviaqa-train |
You would use Crème de Cacao, Cream and Brandy to make which cocktail? | beverages to make several popular cocktails; these include the Brandy Sour, the Brandy Alexander, the Sidecar, the Brandy Daisy, and the Brandy Old Fashioned.
Consumption Culinary uses.
Brandy is a common deglazing liquid used in making pan sauces for steak and other meat. It is used to create a more intense flavour in... | Cocktail guides recommend that it be served in a cocktail glass if served straight, or in a rocks glass if served with ice.
Recipe Variations.
The Amaretto Stinger uses a 3-to-1 ratio of amaretto to white crème de menthe, while an Irish Stinger uses equal parts Irish cream liqueur and white crème de menthe.
The Mexican... | 41,166 | triviaqa-train |
How many sheets of paper in a ream? | quality: of a ream of 500 sheets. Quires of 25 sheets are often used for machine-made paper, while quires of 24 sheets are often used for handmade or specialised paper of 480-sheet reams. (As an old UK and US measure, in some sources, a quire was originally 24 sheets.) Quires of 15, 18 or 20 sheets have also been used,... | 's manuscript paper at Weimar was ordered by the ream of 480 sheets. In 1840, a ream in Lisbon was 17 quires and 3 sheets = 428 sheets, and a double ream was 18 quires and 2 sheets = 434 sheets; and in Bremen, blotting or packing paper was sold in reams of 300 (20 quires of 15 sheets). A mid-19th century Milanese-Itali... | 41,167 | triviaqa-train |
What does the term 'per diem' mean? | per diem amount shall not be taxable on the employee.
The opinion shall be accompanied with factors that influence the per diem rate and justification for the rates used including: the cost of living in different geographical zones or localities within the country and overseas travel, where applicable.
United Nations D... | in by tanks, which is 5 times the cost to the nearby Israeli settlement. Net consumption, at 28 litres per diem, is less than half what Palestinians consume (70 lpd) and less than the recommended WHO level. Israel sheep-herding settlers expanded their unfenced land use at Mitzpe Yair, the "Dahlia Farm" a term used by S... | 41,168 | triviaqa-train |
What does the term 'ad infinitum' mean? | Ad infinitum
Ad infinitum is a Latin phrase meaning "to infinity" or "forevermore".
Description.
In context, it usually means "continue forever, without limit" and this can be used to describe a non-terminating process, a non-terminating "repeating" process, or a set of instructions to be repeated "forever," among othe... | , the leadership in a growing network is not permanent. That is, once a node becomes the leader, it does not mean that it remains the leader "ad infinitum". An interesting question is: how long does the leader retain this leadership property as the network evolves? To find an answer to this question, we define the lead... | 41,169 | triviaqa-train |
What does a 'misogynist' hate? | one's sex does not affect salvation—"there remains a pattern in which the wife is to emulate the church's submission to Christ () and the husband is to emulate Christ's love for the church."
In "Christian Men Who Hate Women", clinical psychologist Margaret J. Rinck has written that Christian social culture often allows... | a revolutionary feminist and socialist hero or a purveyor of hate speech.
Works such as "A Room of One's Own" (1929) and "Three Guineas" (1938) are frequently taught as icons of feminist literature in courses that would be very critical of some of her views expressed elsewhere. She has also been the recipient of consid... | 41,170 | triviaqa-train |
What do the Americans call the game of draughts? | variation called three-move restriction checkers. As of December 2007, this makes English draughts the most complex game ever solved.
Computational complexity.
Generalized Checkers is played on an N × N board.
It is PSPACE-hard to determine whether a specified player has a winning strategy. And if a polynomial bound is... | vigor and an intellectual approach to aggressive new policies in foreign affairs. The downside was his inexperience in foreign affairs, standing in stark contrast to the vast experience of the president he replaced. He is best known for his call to civic virtue: "And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country c... | 41,171 | triviaqa-train |
'Nom de plume' means what? | Pen name
A pen name ("nom de plume" or "literary double") is a pseudonym (or, in some cases, a variant form of a real name) adopted by an author and printed on the title page or by-line of their works in place of their real name. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise the author'... | " in 1986
- "What Christmas Means to Me" - written by Steve Romanoff
- Schooner Fare (1987) on "Home for the Holidays"
- "What Christmas Means to Me" - written by Joey Miskulin
- Frankie Yankovic (1994) on "Christmas Memories"
- "What Christmas Means to Me" - written by Bob Stewart
- Karen Newman (1994) on "What Christ... | 41,172 | triviaqa-train |
Capuchin, Spider and Colobus are types of what? | . One organization has been training capuchin monkeys to assist quadriplegics as monkey helpers in a manner similar to mobility assistance dogs. After being socialized in a human home as infants, the monkeys undergo extensive training before being placed with a quadriplegic. Around the house, the monkeys help out by do... | received a charter from the colonial Penn government as the Academy of Newark in 1769. In 1781, the academy trustees petitioned the Delaware General Assembly to grant the academy the powers of a college, but no action was taken on this request.
History Transformation to Delaware College.
In 1818, the Delaware legislatu... | 41,173 | triviaqa-train |
In 2012 which MP resigned over the “Plebgate” affair? | Plebgate
"Plebgate" (or "Plodgate", "Gategate") was a British political scandal which started in September 2012. The trigger was an altercation between Conservative MP Andrew Mitchell, who resigned from his position as the Government Chief Whip because of the incident, and the police. Plebgate gained notoriety initiall... | a nature reserve in Cley next the Sea, north Norfolk.
- 8 January – an inquest jury decides that Mark Duggan, whose death sparked the 2011 England riots was lawfully killed by police.
- 10 January – at the Old Bailey, police officer Keith Wallis pleads guilty to misconduct in a public office over an email he sent to hi... | 41,174 | triviaqa-train |
In 2012 which Russian girl group caused outrage by a performance in the cathedral of Christ the Saviour? | Church in America, who celebrated the Liturgy with Patriarch Kirill I. Metropolitan Jonah later described the event, saying that even with a congregation of approximately 2,500, the vast church was only half full. About 16 bishops attended the ordination of a new bishop that day.
Russian feminist punk rock group Pussy ... | 1812 Overture
The Year 1812 Solemn Overture, festival overture in E major, Op. 49, popularly known as the 1812 Overture, is a concert overture written in 1880 by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to commemorate the successful Russian defence against Napoleon's invading Grande Armée in 1812.
The overture debuted... | 41,175 | triviaqa-train |
Which music hall comedian was known as The Prime Minister of Mirth? | George Robey
Sir George Edward Wade, CBE (20 September 1869 – 29 November 1954), known professionally as George Robey, was an English comedian, singer and actor in musical theatre, who became known as one of the greatest music hall performers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As a comedian, he mixed everyday s... | the last and the really big figures of his era. They don't breed them like that now." The actor John Gielgud, who remembered meeting Robey at the Alhambra Theatre in 1953, called the comedian "charming, gracious [and] one of the few really great ones" of the music hall era. Upon his death, Robey's costume for the Prime... | 41,176 | triviaqa-train |
Who described herself as “The last of the red hot mommas”? | Sophie Tucker
Sophie Tucker (January 13, 1886 – February 9, 1966) was a Ukrainian-born American singer, comedian, actress, and radio personality. Known for her powerful delivery of comical and risqué songs, she was one of the most popular entertainers in America during the first half of the 20th century. She was widely... | -yodel fest". Robert Copsey for Digital Spy described the song as "care-free" and "a bit cheeky." Sarah Godfrey for "The Washington Post" praised Aguilera for sounding more like herself on the "frenzied" track. Jim Farber for "Daily News" wrote that "Red Hot Kinda Love" contains "a can't-miss gimmick of a chorus". He a... | 41,177 | triviaqa-train |
Mark Almond was the lead singer of 80’s pop duo Soft Cell, but who was the other member of the band? | Peel Show", buying the T. Rex single "Ride a White Swan". From then on, Almond "followed everything Marc Bolan did" and it was his obsession with Bolan that prompted Almond to adopt the "Marc" spelling of his name. He discovered the songs of Jacques Brel through Bowie as well as Alex Harvey and Dusty Springfield. Brel ... | Mark-Almond
Mark–Almond was a jazz-influenced English pop group of the 1970s and early 1980s, sometimes also called The Mark-Almond Band. The core members were Jon Mark, who sang lead and played guitar, percussion, and harmonica and Johnny Almond who played saxophone, flute and bass flute and sang back-up. Various othe... | 41,178 | triviaqa-train |
In which Cumbrian town was William Wordsworth born? | , before which it was generally known as "the poem to Coleridge". Wordsworth was Britain's poet laureate from 1843 until his death from pleurisy on 23 April 1850.
Early life.
The second of five children born to John Wordsworth and Ann Cookson, William Wordsworth was born on 7 April 1770 in what is now named Wordsworth ... | from London to the Lake District. The assertion that Wordsworth originally hit on "I wandered lonely as a cow" until Dorothy told him "William, you can't put that" occasionally finds its way into print.
Reception Modern usage Daffodil tourism.
The daffodils Wordsworth saw would have been wild daffodils. However, the Na... | 41,179 | triviaqa-train |
Which artist painted The Red Vineyard, the only painting he sold during his lifetime, in 1888 and The Potato Eaters in 1885? | art. He was not commercially successful, and his suicide at 37 came after years of mental illness and poverty.
Born into an upper-middle-class family, Van Gogh drew as a child and was serious, quiet and thoughtful. As a young man he worked as an art dealer, often travelling, but became depressed after he was transferre... | known to have sold only one painting in his lifetime, "The Red Vineyard", for 400 francs (approximately $2,000 in 2018 dollars) to the impressionist painter and heiress Anna Boch. Prices realised for just his nine paintings listed below, when adjusted for inflation to 2017, add up to over US$ 900 million.
Most expensiv... | 41,180 | triviaqa-train |
In which sport did South African Chad Le Clos win gold at the 2012 Olympic Games? | Clos has won the Overall Swimming World Cup four times: 2011, 2013, 2014, and 2017. In 2018, Le Clos claimed three gold medals in the 50m, 100m and 200m butterfly events at the Commonwealth Games. He also placed second in the 100m freestyle and third, along with teammates Cameron van der Burgh, Calvyn Justus and Brad T... | . Swimmers Cameron van der Burgh and Chad le Clos contributed three of the country's silver medals in the pool, with le Clos emerging as South Africa's most decorated Olympian of all-time at four medals (one gold and three silver) over two Games. Meanwhile, Sunette Viljoen rebounded from a disappointing 2012 result to ... | 41,181 | triviaqa-train |
Which famous author lived at Golden Eye on Jamaica? | , plays, and novels, including "The Hills Were Joyful Together" (1953), "Brother Man" (1954), and "Black Lightning" (1955).
Ian Fleming (1908-1964), who had a home in Jamaica where he spent considerable time, repeatedly used the island as a setting in his James Bond novels, including "Live and Let Die", "Doctor No", "F... | - Benjamin Turney (1755–1836), doctor trained at St Thomas. Lived for some years in Jamaica on Golden Grove Sugar Plantation.
- Joseph Wall (colonial administrator), governor of Coree in West Africa, hanged for flogging a soldier to death
- Ned Ward, publican and comic author (no memorial)
- Samuel Webbe, composer (mon... | 41,182 | triviaqa-train |
Which breed of terrier derives its name from a mining town in Northumberland and is often described as looking like “a lamb on a leash”? | , annexing Berwick-upon-Tweed in 1482, Tynedale in 1495, Tynemouth in 1536, Redesdale around 1542 and Hexhamshire in 1572. Islandshire, Bedlingtonshire and Norhamshire were incorporated into Northumberland in 1844. Tynemouth and other settlements in North Tyneside were transferred to Tyne and Wear in 1974 under the Loc... | Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea is a small town in Northumberland, England, on the North Sea coast. Once an important port for shipping grain and a coal mining town, it is still a small fishing port making use of traditional coble boats.
Name.
Newbiggin derives its name from the Old English "nīwe" (new) + Mid... | 41,183 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the largest island of the Philippines? | Philippines
The Philippines ( ; or ' ), officially the Republic of the Philippines (), is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Situated in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas and Mind... | Masbate Island
Masbate Island is the largest of three major islands of Masbate Province in the Philippines. The other two major islands are Ticao Island and Burias Island. It is the 11th largest island in the Philippines and the world's 155th largest island by area and the world's 70th most populous island.
The island ... | 41,184 | triviaqa-train |
By what name do we know the breed of dog , commonly referred to in the southern USA as the bird dog? | Pointing dog
Pointing dogs, sometimes called bird dogs, are a type of gundog typically used in finding game. Gundogs are traditionally divided into three classes: retrievers, flushing dogs, and pointing breeds. The name "pointer" comes from the dog's instinct to "point", by stopping and aiming its muzzle towards game. ... | was to take care of the children, and it was therefore commonly known as the children's dog. Since that time the number of Danish spitz has decreased tremendously, and the breed almost became extinct. But since the late 1980s, some have made great efforts to reconstruct the breed as we know it.
Today, there's an incre... | 41,185 | triviaqa-train |
Which post was held by Miss Merlyn Lowther from 1999 to 2003? | Merlyn Lowther
Merlyn Vivienne Lowther (born March 1954) was Chief Cashier of the Bank of England for 1999 to 2003. She was the first woman to hold the post. The signature of the Chief Cashier appears on Bank of England banknotes. Lowther was succeeded by Andrew Bailey.
Since February 2013, Lowther has been a Deputy Ch... | Bowen
- 1902–1918: Sir John Gordon Nairne, 1st Baronet
- 1918–1925: Ernest Musgrave Harvey
- 1925–1929: Cyril Patrick Mahon
- 1929–1934: Basil G. Catterns
- 1934–1949: Kenneth Peppiatt
- 1949–1955: Percival Beale
- 1955–1962: Leslie O'Brien
- 1962–1966: Jasper Hollom
- 1966–1970: John Standish Fforde
- 1970–1980: John ... | 41,186 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the largest peninsula in the world? | the 4th, 5th and early 6th centuries AD. Eastern Arabia was home to the Dilmun civilization. The earliest known events in Arabian history are migrations from the peninsula into neighbouring areas.
The Arabian peninsula has long been accepted as the original "Urheimat" of the Semitic languages by a majority of scholars.... | Baku
Baku (; , , also as a non-standard way) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world and also the largest city in the world located below sea l... | 41,187 | triviaqa-train |
Which American band leader first formed a band in 1934, had the signature tune “Let’s Dance” and died in 1986? | Benny Goodman
Benjamin David Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was an American jazz clarinetist and bandleader known as the "King of Swing".
In the mid-1930s, Goodman led one of the most popular musical groups in the United States. His concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City on January 16, 1938 is described by c... | on the BBC in the latter half of the decade. In 1928, Payne became the BBC Director of Dance Music and the leader of the BBC's first official dance band. In 1929 the band was featured in the first ever BBC television broadcast, also appearing in the short film "Jazz Time" that same year. His signature tune was "Say it ... | 41,188 | triviaqa-train |
Who did Andy Murray beat to win the 2012 US Open? | Andy Murray
Sir Andrew Barron Murray (born 15 May 1987) is a British professional tennis player from Scotland, ranked No. 222 in men's singles and 131 in men's doubles as of 29 July 2019. Murray represents Great Britain in his sporting activities and is a three-time Grand Slam tournament winner, two-time Olympic champi... | returning to England and finally taking the Wimbledon crown in 1896. In the final he beat Wilfred Baddeley of Great Britain in five sets: 6–2, 6–8, 5–7, 8–6, 6–3. Under the challenger system Mahony was entitled to defend the Wimbledon title in 1897 but this time he was beaten in the Challenge Round in three straight se... | 41,189 | triviaqa-train |
Jodie Foster won an Oscar for her performance in The Silence of the Lambs in 1992. For her performance in which other film was she awarded an Oscar in 1989? | until she gained critical acclaim for playing a rape survivor in the legal drama "The Accused" (1988), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She won her second Academy Award three years later for the psychological horror "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991), in which she portrayed Clarice Starling. Foster ... | , Moore's only other appearance in 2000 was in a short-film adaptation of Samuel Beckett's play "Not I". In early 2001, she appeared as FBI Agent Clarice Starling in "Hannibal", a sequel to the Oscar winning film "The Silence of the Lambs". Jodie Foster had declined to reprise the role, and director Ridley Scott eventu... | 41,190 | triviaqa-train |
New Haven in Connecticut is the site of which seat of learning? | . Connecticut took its grant seriously and established a ninth county between the Susquehanna River and Delaware River named Westmoreland County. This resulted in the brief Pennamite Wars with Pennsylvania.
Yale College was established in 1701, providing Connecticut with an important institution to educate clergy and c... | East Norwalk station
The East Norwalk station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line, located in the East Norwalk neighborhood of Norwalk, Connecticut. The station building was constructed by Metro-North in the 1980s.
"The Founder's Stone Monument", which formerly located at East Avenue and ... | 41,191 | triviaqa-train |
What nationality was U Thant, the third UN Secretary General? | U Thant
Thant (; ; ; 22 January 1909 – 25 November 1974), known honorifically as U Thant (), was a Burmese diplomat and the third Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971, the first non-European to hold the position. He held the office for a record 10 years and one month (3,683 days) (taking into accou... | . Greek Cypriot police committed what was called by the UN Secretary-General "excessive checks and searches", while Turkish Cypriots claimed they suffered harassment by Greek Cypriot officers at control points, airports and government offices. The Secretary-General also noted his concerns about arbitrary arrest and det... | 41,192 | triviaqa-train |
Neil Tennant is the lead singer of The Pet Shop Boys, but who is the other member of the band? | Neil Tennant
Neil Francis Tennant (born 10 July 1954) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, music journalist and co-founder of the synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys, which he formed with Chris Lowe in 1981. He also was a journalist for "Smash Hits," and was assistant editor for the magazine for a period in the mid-1980s... | Sumner emerged as the band's permanent singer and lyricist, alongside playing guitar and keyboards. Through a series of splits and reformations, the band has released ten studio albums.
Musical career Electronic.
In 1989, Sumner joined up with former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr to form Electronic. The Pet Shop Boys' N... | 41,193 | triviaqa-train |
In film making what name is given to the assistant chief lighting technician? | electrical cables and equipment. Lighting technicians are routinely required to lift and carry the heaviest and more dangerous equipment compared to the other departments and office staff.
The film set electrical department hierarchy is as follows: Electrical lighting techs (rigging electrical lighting techs) report to... | " in Kraków, which inspired him to pursue a career in filmmaking. Four years later, he began working in Israel as a cameraman and lighting technician on numerous television films and shows, first as lighting technician, then as gaffer. He emigrated to the United States at age 19, enrolling in the American Film Institut... | 41,194 | triviaqa-train |
In which midlands city was Samuel Johnson born? | "The Life of Samuel Johnson", described by Walter Jackson Bate as "the most famous single work of biographical art in the whole of literature".
Born in Lichfield, Staffordshire, Johnson attended Pembroke College, Oxford, for just over a year, but a lack of funds forced him to leave. After working as a teacher, he moved... | Sam Houston Johnson
Samuel Houston Johnson (January 31, 1914 – December 11, 1978) was an American businessman. He was the younger brother of President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Early life.
Sam Houston Johnson was born in Johnson City, Texas on January 31, 1914, to Samuel Ealy Johnson Jr. and Rebekah Baines. He attended Southw... | 41,195 | triviaqa-train |
Who is New Zealand’s most capped Rugby Union player with 124 test appearences? | 2006 IRB Team of the Year and were nominated for the Laureus World Sports Award for the second time, while flanker and newly appointed captain Richie McCaw was named IRB Player of the Year for the first time.
The 2007 season started off with two mid-year tests against France. New Zealand won the tests 42–11 at Eden Par... | Eroni Clarke
Eroni Clarke (born 31 March 1969) is a New Zealand rugby union player who played for Auckland, the Blues, the Highlanders and the All Blacks at international level. Clarke made 154 appearances for Auckland, making him the fifth (equal with Sean Fitzpatrick) most capped player in the union's history. He als... | 41,196 | triviaqa-train |
In which castle on the Isle of Wight was Charles I imprisoned for 14 months prior to his execution? | Norman Conquest of 1066 created the position of Lord of the Isle of Wight; the island was given by William the Conqueror to his kinsman William FitzOsbern. Carisbrooke Priory and the fort of Carisbrooke Castle were then founded. Allegiance was sworn to FitzOsbern rather than the king; the Lordship was subsequently gran... | . Another of the brothers was Samual Eure, esq. a colonel in the royal army, and a compounder upon that account for his estate.
A relation of theirs was Isaac Eure (Ewer), esq. who was colonel in the parliamentary army, and was sent to conduct King Charles I from the Isle of Wight to Hurst Castle, named one of the com... | 41,197 | triviaqa-train |
Which pre-decimal coin, never minted after decimalisation, was legal tender until 1980? | they are taken directly (or posted) to the Bank of England building in Threadneedle Street, London. The last £sd coins to cease being legal tender in the UK after decimal day were the Sixpence (withdrawn 1980), the Shilling (withdrawn 1991) and the Florin (withdrawn 1993). In Australia, as of 2018, these coins can stil... | Halfpenny (British pre-decimal coin)
The British pre-decimal halfpenny (d) coin, usually simply known as a ha'penny (pronounced ), historically occasionally also as the obol, was a unit of currency that equalled half of a penny or of a pound sterling. Originally the halfpenny was minted in copper, but after 1860 it was... | 41,198 | triviaqa-train |
In which country do the Hinter Rhine and Vorder Rhine unite to form the River Rhine? | Rhine
The Rhine (, , , , , ) is one of the major European rivers, which has its sources in Switzerland and flows in a mostly northerly direction through Germany and the Netherlands, emptying into the North Sea. The river begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps, forms part of the Swiss-Li... | North - river Rhine, Ruggell
- South - summit of Mazorakopf/Falknishorn (2,452 m), Triesen
- East - border post 28, above Nenzinger Himmel
- West - river Rhine, Balzers
- highest - Vorder Grauspitz (2,599 m), Triesen
- lowest - Bangserfeld (429 m), Ruggell
Climate.
Continental; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow o... | 41,199 | triviaqa-train |
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