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Which new type of vessel was delivered to the Royal Navy by the Electric Boat company in 1904? | the role of offshore patrol vessels. is an ocean survey vessel and at 13,500 tonnes is one of the largest ships in the Navy. The other survey vessels of the Royal Navy are the two multi-role ships of the "Echo"-class, which came into service in 2002 and 2003.
Royal Navy today Submarine Service.
The Submarine Service is... | major supplier to a number of navies. As Banbury put it:
The original boats had locomotive-type boilers but, like its competitors, the company developed a water-tube boiler, patented in 1885 and providing more speed. The size of the vessels grew steadily, exceeding 100 tons with "Ariete", delivered to Spain in 1887 and... | 41,200 | triviaqa-train |
Tarom is the national airline of which European country? | TAROM
Compania Națională de Transporturi Aeriene Române TAROM S.A., doing business as TAROM (pronounced "ta-rom"), is the flag carrier and oldest currently operating airline of Romania, based in Otopeni near Bucharest. Its headquarters and its main hub are at Henri Coandă International Airport. It is currently the firs... | and Karachi-Beijing. TAROM was the only Eastern Bloc airline to operate flights to Tel Aviv, Israel.
During the mid 1980s, TAROM leased Tupolev Tu-154 jets to Guyana Airways and also supported these aircraft which were operated in scheduled passenger service between Georgetown, Guyana in South America and both Miami an... | 41,201 | triviaqa-train |
On which river does Rangoon stand? | to other cities depart from Dagon Ayeyar Highway Bus Terminal for Irrawaddy delta region and Aung Mingala Highway Bus Terminal for other parts of the country.
On 16 January 2017, city bus network system Yangon Bus Service (YBS) was created.
Motor transportation in Yangon is highly expensive for most of its citizens. As... | was involved in the retreat from Rangoon during the Japanese conquest of Burma, and the 10th Battalion saw active service in the defeat of Japanese forces during the Burma Campaign 1944–45.
After the Second World War, the hostilities-only battalions were disbanded and the 1st and 2nd Battalions were amalgamated, leavin... | 41,202 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the cheapest property on a Monopoly board? | (Pall Mall)", "Advance to Reading Railroad (Kings Cross Station)" and "Go Back Three Spaces".
In all, during game play, Illinois Avenue (Trafalgar Square) (Red), New York Avenue (Vine Street) (Orange), B&O Railroad (Fenchurch Street Station), and Reading Railroad (Kings Cross Station) are the most frequently landed-upo... | after the pub. It is located on Upper Street to the north of the original Angel.
Cultural references.
"The Angel Islington" is a property in the British version of "Monopoly". In the game it is the third-cheapest property on the board, reflecting the downmarket state of Islington through most of the 20th century until ... | 41,203 | triviaqa-train |
What is the common name of the bird Sternus vulgaris? | the weight of evidence has shifted towards granting them full family status as a more basal member of the Sturnidae-Mimidae group, derived from an early expansion into Africa.
Usually the starlings are considered a family, as is done here. Sibley & Monroe included the mimids in the family and demoted the starlings to t... | primarily of heather ("Calluna vulgaris"), heath ("Erica" species) and gorse ("Ulex" species).
The bird fauna of heathlands are usually cosmopolitan species of the region. In the depauperate heathlands of Europe, bird species tend to be more characteristic of the community and include Montagu's harrier, and the tree pi... | 41,204 | triviaqa-train |
Barrow Point is the northernmost point of which country? | Point Barrow
Point Barrow or Nuvuk is a headland on the Arctic coast in the U.S. state of Alaska, northeast of Utqiagvik. It is the northernmost point of all the territory of the United States, at . The distance to the North Pole is . The northernmost point on the Canadian mainland, Murchison Promontory, is farther nor... | Tunisia
Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa, covering . Its northernmost point, Cape Angela, is the northernmost point on the African continent. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north... | 41,205 | triviaqa-train |
In which Charles Dickens Novel does Esther Summerson appear? | Esther Summerson
Esther Summerson is a character in "Bleak House", a novel written by Charles Dickens. She also serves as one of the novel's two narrators; half the book is written from her perspective. It is the only example of a double narrative in Dickens and the first person female voice may have been influenced by... | welcomed challenge to work on as the track is already doomy and repetitive. Going slow and low seemed to be the way to put our own stamp on the cover while maintaining the rawness and intensity of the original."
External links.
- Doused in Mud, Soaked in Bleach on Bandcamp | 41,206 | triviaqa-train |
"In which film does Sean Connery sing ""A Pretty Irish Girl""?" | have Connery disarm him and knock him flat on his back. Stompanato was banned from the set. Two Scotland Yard detectives advised Stompanato to leave and escorted him to the airport, where he boarded a plane back to the US. Connery later recounted that he had to lie low for a while after receiving threats from men linke... | (which matches Munro’s "a capella" finish to the song, plainly recorded on set) performing the song in the American version of the film do not match the voices of O'Dowda (a tenor) nor Murray (a trained singer.)
Connery does sing the song "Pretty Irish Girl" (with solo piano accompaniment) on the 1992 compilation "The... | 41,207 | triviaqa-train |
What is the common name for the plant Iberis? | Iberis
Iberis , commonly called candytuft, is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It comprises annuals, evergreen perennials and subshrubs native to the Old World. The name "candytuft" is not related to candy, but derives from "Candia", the former name of Iraklion on the Island of Crete.
I... | arts et des métiers" (Vol. 1 [1751], p. 191), Denis Diderot's article about the plant is listed under the heading Aguaxima, a common Portuguese name for the plant. The entry is notable not for its one-sentence description of its subject ("Aguaxima, a plant growing in Brazil and on the islands of South America."), but f... | 41,208 | triviaqa-train |
Who was Al Gore's running mate in their bid for the 2000 US Presidency? | Campaign Joe Lieberman and nomination.
In August 2000, Gore announced that he had selected Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut as his vice presidential running mate. Lieberman became "the first person of the Jewish faith to run for the nation's second-highest office" (Barry Goldwater, who ran for president in 1964, wa... | county since Samuel J. Tilden in the controversial 1876 election.
On rare occasions, the county has voted for Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate and state governor. Al Gore carried Wayne County in his run for the U.S. Senate in 1984 and his 1990 reelection bid, though he never carried in either 1992 or 1996 as Bill ... | 41,209 | triviaqa-train |
What is the common name for the bird Passer domesticus? | House sparrow
The house sparrow ("Passer domesticus") is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae, found in most parts of the world. It is a small bird that has a typical length of and a mass of . Females and young birds are coloured pale brown and grey, and males have brighter black, white, and brown markings. One of a... | Virginia's warbler
Virginia's warbler ("Leiothlypis virginiae") is a species of New World warbler.
Despite what its name may suggest, Virginia's warbler is not actually named after the American State of Virginia, which makes sense as the birds' typical range only reaches as far east as the state of Texas. The bird's co... | 41,210 | triviaqa-train |
Which country's national airline is called Malev? | Malév Hungarian Airlines
MALÉV Ltd. (), which did business as MALÉV Hungarian Airlines (, abbreviated "MALÉV", ), was the flag carrier of Hungary from 1946 until 2012. Its head office was in Budapest, with its main hub at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport. The airline flew to over 50 cities in 34 countries wi... | in Cuba, such as TAAG, LAM, TACV (Cabo Verde) and LIA (Guinea-Bissau). Cubana also continued to represent Aeroflot Soviet Airlines, CSA Czechoslovak Airlines, Interflug, Malev Hungarian Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines and TAROM Romanian Air Transport.
In the early 1980s, Cubana ceded one of its IL-62 jets to Angola's nat... | 41,211 | triviaqa-train |
Edward Seckerson replaced Ned Sherrin as presenter in 2007, and was replaced in 2008 by Paul Gambaccini on which Radio 4 programme? | running arts programme "Kaleidoscope", Gambaccini was a long-time TV morning show correspondent for British television, and makes regular appearances on other British TV magazine shows.
He was the host of the 12-part Classic FM series "Paul Gambaccini's Hall of Heroes", and chairs the Radio 4 music quiz "Counterpoint"... | moves to the later time of 12noon.
- 1996
- 4 May – Radio 3 commences 24-hour transmission.
- June – Schools programmes are broadcast during the day for the final time although they continue to be broadcast overnight until 2003.
- 27 September – Paul Gambaccini leaves. He is replaced as presenter of "Morning Collection... | 41,212 | triviaqa-train |
What structure, designed by John Paxton for Prince Albert, was destroyed by fire on the 30th November 1936? | of Lords, Lord Brougham fulminated against the proposal to hold the exhibition in Hyde Park. Opponents of the exhibition prophesied that foreign rogues and revolutionists would overrun England, subvert the morals of the people, and destroy their faith. Albert thought such talk absurd and quietly persevered, trusting al... | centre on the site of a former market is the Grade II* listed town hall, an imposing neoclassical building designed by William Hill and opened in June 1873 by Albert Edward, Prince of Wales. In the 1930s the building was extended by Bradshaw Gass & Hope. Within the Town Hall are the Albert Halls and several function ro... | 41,213 | triviaqa-train |
Of which African country is Dodoma the official capital city? | Dodoma
Dodoma (literally "It has sunk" in Gogo), officially Dodoma City, is the national capital of Tanzania and the capital of Dodoma Region, with a population of 410,956.
Geography.
Located in the centre of the country, the town is west of the former capital at Dar es Salaam and south of Arusha, the headquarters of t... | with 98.83% of the vote. It is a United Nations member state, a member state of the African Union, and a member state of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development. In July 2012, South Sudan signed the Geneva Conventions. Its current capital is Juba, which is also its largest city. The capital city is planned to be... | 41,214 | triviaqa-train |
Which monarch (1135-1141) preceded Henry II? | to be called the Angevin Empire.
Henry was the son of Geoffrey of Anjou and Matilda, daughter of Henry I of England. He became actively involved by the age of 14 in his mother's efforts to claim the throne of England, then occupied by Stephen of Blois, and was made Duke of Normandy at 17. He inherited Anjou in 1151 and... | (1135–1154)
- Henry II (1154–1189)
- Kingdom of France – Louis VII (1137–1180)
- Holy Roman Empire – Frederick I "Barbarossa" - (1155–1190), King of Germany from 1152
- Duchy of Austria – Henry II Jasomirgott (1141–1177)
- Duchy of Bavaria – Henry XI (1141–1156)
- Duchy of Bohemia – Vladislav II (1140–1178)
- County of... | 41,215 | triviaqa-train |
Which station is the London terminus for the Chiltern Railways? | Marylebone station
Marylebone station ( ) is a Central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station in the Marylebone area of the City of Westminster. On the National Rail network it is also known as London Marylebone and is the southern terminus of the Chiltern Main Line to Birmingham. An accompany... | Rickmansworth station
Rickmansworth is an interchange railway station in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, northwest of central London, served by the London Underground Metropolitan line and by Chiltern Railways. It is one of the few London Underground stations beyond Greater London and as a consequence is in Travelcard Zo... | 41,216 | triviaqa-train |
Whose voice was used for the character Lord Farquaar in the film Shrek? | Shrek
Shrek is a 2001 American computer-animated comedy film loosely based on the 1990 fairytale picture book of the same name by William Steig. Directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson in their directorial debuts, it stars Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow as the voices of the lead characters... | Several characters were used as inspirations for Puss's characterization, such as Zorro and Indiana Jones. The idea of Puss as the protagonist of a film was explored after his debut appearance. Antonio Banderas voices Puss in the English, Spanish, and Italian dubs of the "Shrek" franchise. While he initially tried a hi... | 41,217 | triviaqa-train |
Which river is Hamburg on? | mostly the urban centre of the city and consists of the quarters Billbrook, Billstedt, Borgfelde, Finkenwerder, HafenCity, Hamm, Hammerbrook, Horn, Kleiner Grasbrook, Neuwerk, Rothenburgsort, St. Georg, St. Pauli, Steinwerder, Veddel, Waltershof and Wilhelmsburg. The quarters Hamburg-Altstadt ("old town") and Neustadt ... | Hamburg Bridge Historic District
The Hamburg Bridge Historic District is located in Lyme, Connecticut. It encompasses a small village which was of economic importance until about 1824, as the site of a bridge across the Eight Mile River since 1759, and as the head of navigation of the river, which feeds the Connecticut... | 41,218 | triviaqa-train |
Which famous building, on the South Coast of England did John Nash design for King George IV? | lifestyle that contributed to the fashions of the Regency era. He was a patron of new forms of leisure, style and taste. He commissioned John Nash to build the Royal Pavilion in Brighton and remodel Buckingham Palace, and Sir Jeffry Wyattville to rebuild Windsor Castle. George's charm and culture earned him the title "... | It is Grade I listed on the National Heritage List for England.
History.
The house was built between 1825 and 1827 to a design by John Nash. It was commissioned by the Duke of Clarence, who in 1830 became King William IV of the United Kingdom (reigned 1830–1837). He lived there in preference to the adjacent St James's ... | 41,219 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the Democratic candidate defeated by George Bush Snr in 1988? | then elected vice president in 1980 and 1984 as Reagan's running mate. During his eight-year tenure as vice president, Bush headed task forces on deregulation and the War on Drugs.
In 1988, Bush defeated Democratic opponent Michael Dukakis, becoming the first incumbent vice president to be elected president in 152 year... | county.
In 1964, Orleans County was won by Democratic Party incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson, who became not only the first Democratic presidential candidate to win Orleans County, but to win the state of Vermont entirely.
Following the Democrats victory in 1964, the county returned to voting for Republican candid... | 41,220 | triviaqa-train |
In which Charles Dickens novel does the character Bentley Drummie appear? | Copperfield" seemed to reflect her disabilities, Dickens improved the character with positive features. His plots were carefully constructed, and he often wove elements from topical events into his narratives. Masses of the illiterate poor chipped in ha'pennies to have each new monthly episode read to them, opening up ... | in the form of a fictionalized memoir. Arrested in 1981, the author was herself held there for eleven months in for sedition after signing Charter 77, which criticised the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic for human rights failings related to the Helsinki Accords. Kantůrková herself does not appear in the book, which is ... | 41,221 | triviaqa-train |
Which celebrated cook was born Isabella Mary Mayson? | Isabella Beeton
Isabella Mary Beeton (' Mayson; 14 March 1836 – 6 February 1865), known as Mrs Beeton"', was an English journalist, editor and writer. Her name is particularly associated with her first book, the 1861 work "Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management". She was born in London and, after schooling in Isling... | -unknown Harriet Beecher Stowe. He launched "The Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine", a pioneering serial for middle-class women, the same year. His "Boy's Own Magazine", published in the UK from 1855 to 1890, was the first and most influential boys' magazine.
Beeton married Isabella Mary Mayson in 1856. She began writin... | 41,222 | triviaqa-train |
"Whose voice was used for the character Mufasa in the film ""The Lion King""?" | with a score by Hans Zimmer. The film features an ensemble voice cast that includes Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Moira Kelly, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Rowan Atkinson, Robert Guillaume, Madge Sinclair, Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and Jim Cummings. The story takes place... | Rebels", and the live-action film "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" (2016).
His other voice roles include Mufasa in the 1994 Disney film "The Lion King" and its direct-to-video sequel, "". In February 2017, it was announced that Jones would again voice the character in the 2019 remake of "The Lion King", directed by Jon F... | 41,223 | triviaqa-train |
Which astronaut holds the record for the greatest time between spaceflights - a timescale of over 35 years? | 1961, on a 15-minute sub-orbital flight. The first American to orbit the Earth was John Glenn, aboard Friendship 7 on February 20, 1962. The first American woman in space was Sally Ride, during Space Shuttle Challenger's mission STS-7, on June 18, 1983. In 1992 Mae Jemison became the first African American woman to tra... | Nikon Coolpix P900
The Nikon Coolpix P900 is a superzoom digital bridge camera announced by Nikon on March 2, 2015. With 83× zoom limit and a maximum 2000 mm 35 mm equivalent focal length, it was the greatest-zooming bridge camera at the time of its announcement, a record it held for two and a half years, until the rel... | 41,224 | triviaqa-train |
During World War 2, the German Operation Hercules was a plan to invade which island? | . The Axis expanded in November 1940 when Hungary, Slovakia and Romania joined. Romania and Hungary would make major contributions to the Axis war against the Soviet Union, in Romania's case partially to recapture territory ceded to the Soviet Union.
Course of the war Mediterranean (1940–41).
In early June 1940 the Ita... | Operation Ikarus
Operation Ikarus (Unternehmen Ikarus or Fall Ikarus in German) was a World War II German plan to invade Iceland, which had been occupied by British forces during Operation Fork in 1940. The plan was never realized.
The purpose of the British move was to prevent a German invasion of the island. The Germ... | 41,225 | triviaqa-train |
Which London Rail station is the terminus of the Midland Main Line? | Midland Main Line
The Midland Main Line is a major railway line in England from London to Sheffield in the north of England. The line is under the Network Rail description of Route 19; it comprises the lines from London's St Pancras station via Leicester, Derby/Nottingham and Chesterfield in the East Midlands.
Express ... | car park.
The station was transferred from the Western Region of British Rail to the London Midland Region on 24 March 1974.
History Abandoned Central line Extension.
Under the London Passenger Transport Board's 1935-40 New Works Programme, Denham was to have been the terminus of the Central line's westward extension,... | 41,226 | triviaqa-train |
Bow Street, Marlborough Street and which other Street make up the orange properties in Monopoly? | board are Bow Street (named after the Bow Street Runners) and Vine Street (named after the Vine Street Police Station), completing a set based around police and law.
See also.
- List of eponymous roads in London
References.
Citations
Sources
External links.
- Great Marlborough Street Area – the relevant chapter of the ... | and is named after the police station. The other two orange properties, Bow Street and Marlborough Street, which are both valued at £180, are named after the Bow Street Runners and Marlborough Street Magistrates Court respectively. Since the Man in the Moon is now closed, students on a Monopoly board pub crawl drink in... | 41,227 | triviaqa-train |
Where is Newcastle Brown Ale now brewed | most widely distributed alcoholic product in the UK. By the 2000s, the majority of sales were in the United States, although it still sells 100 million bottles annually in the UK. Brewing moved in 2005 from Newcastle to Dunston, Tyne and Wear, in 2010 to Tadcaster, and in 2017 to the Heineken Brewery in Zoeterwoude, th... | Newcastle Brown Ale
Newcastle Brown Ale is a brown ale, originally produced in Newcastle upon Tyne, but now brewed by Heineken at the Zoeterwoude Brewery in the Netherlands.
Launched in 1927 by Colonel Jim Porter after three years of development, the 1960 merger of Newcastle Breweries with Scottish Brewers afforded the... | 41,228 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the toning that produces brown and white photographs | Photographic print toning
In photography, toning is a method of changing the color of black-and-white photographs. In analog photography, it is a chemical process carried out on silver-based photographic prints. This darkroom process cannot be performed with a color photograph. The effects of this process can be emulat... | Film tinting
Film tinting is the process of adding color to black-and-white film, usually by means of soaking the film in dye and staining the film emulsion. The effect is that all of the light shining through is filtered, so that what would be white light becomes light of some color.
Film toning is the process of repl... | 41,229 | triviaqa-train |
Which New Zealander presented Take Your Pick on radio and TV | of whether to "take the money" (take all money they had earned so far) or "open the box", which could contain good prizes such as a holiday or a washing machine. It could also contain booby prizes such as a mousetrap or a bag of sweets.
The first version was hosted by Michael Miles. After its demise, Miles hosted a sim... | island was invaded by the Japanese Army during the Second World War.
Career.
Although he produced radio shows during the war years, it was with the transfer of his quiz show "Take Your Pick" to television that he made his name. The programme, which had already been heard on Radio Luxembourg for three years, was one of ... | 41,230 | triviaqa-train |
Matthew Henson in 1909 became the first coloured man to go where | Matthew Henson
Matthew Alexander Henson (August 8, 1866March 9, 1955) was an American explorer who accompanied Robert Peary on seven voyages to the Arctic over a period of nearly 23 years. They spent a total of 18 years on expeditions together. He is best known for his participation in the 1908-1909 expedition that cla... | . To complete his tropical outfit he needed a sun hat. He went to a men's clothing store where he met 21-year-old Matthew Henson, a black man working as a sales clerk. Learning that Henson had six years of seagoing experience as a cabin boy, Peary immediately hired him as a personal valet.
On assignment in the jungles ... | 41,231 | triviaqa-train |
In which sport is the Harry Sunderland Trophy awarded | Harry Sunderland Trophy
The Harry Sunderland Trophy is awarded annually to the man of the match in the Super League Grand Final. Named after Harry Sunderland, who was an Australian rugby league football administrator in both Australia and the United Kingdom, the Trophy was first awarded in the Rugby Football League Cha... | Leeds captain Kevin Sinfield currently holds the record for captaining the most Super League title winning sides after captaining Leeds to 7 of their grand final successes. St. Helens contested the final 6 years in a row (from 2006 until 2011) during which time they succeeded only once in lifting the trophy against Hul... | 41,232 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the song that Splodgenessabounds took to number 7 in 1980 | known as Baby Greensleeves. The band won a recording contract with Deram Records after finishing runner-up in the 1979 Battle Of The Bands contest, even though Deram was planning to cease all activities in the music markets outside of classical music. The band's first release for Deram in 1980 was "Two Pints of Lager a... | Splodgenessabounds released a single "Simon Templer" (misspelling intentional). It reached number 7 in the UK charts. The song appears mocking of the TV character, concluding “I think Simon’s a bit of a bore/Ian Ogilvy and Podgy Moore.”
External links.
- The Saintly Bible: large site about Leslie Charteris's creation (... | 41,233 | triviaqa-train |
Over half of all bird species are passerine, what does this mean that they can do | further explosive radiation of new lineages occurred. This eventually led to three major Passerida lineages comprising about 4,000 species, which in addition to the Corvida and numerous minor lineages make up songbird diversity today. Extensive biogeographical mixing happens, with northern forms returning to the south,... | to formalize precisely, yet people do it all the time, and think it perfectly "reasonable". For another example, people will say "you can only understand this if you are in the situation yourself" or "on the ground." What they mean is that the meaning of the totality of interacting factors involved can only be understo... | 41,234 | triviaqa-train |
What was jockey Harry Wragg's nickname | Harry Wragg
Harry Wragg (1902–1985) was a British jockey and racehorse trainer, who gained the nickname "The Head Waiter" due to his "come from behind" riding style. In a 27-year riding career, Wragg rode over 1700 winners in Britain and Ireland, including three victories in The Derby and ten in other British Classic R... | He died in 2017.
Racing family.
Wragg's father, Harry, was an extremely successful jockey and trainer, and the pair would be renowned for being the first to trial electronic timing equipment on the gallops as well as weighing their horses. His riding career was littered with success, winning all five domestic Classics ... | 41,235 | triviaqa-train |
"Who wrote ""The Agony and the Ecstasy""" | The Agony and the Ecstasy (film)
The Agony and the Ecstasy is a 1965 American film directed by Carol Reed, starring Charlton Heston as Michelangelo and Rex Harrison as Pope Julius II (reigned 1503-1513). The film was partly based on Irving Stone's biographical novel "The Agony and the Ecstasy". This film deals with the... | starred with Charlton Heston in the 1965 film "The Agony and the Ecstasy", and with Paul Newman in the 1967 western film "Hombre".
In 1985, Cilento married playwright Anthony Shaffer, who wrote the script of "The Wicker Man"; she met him when she appeared in that film in 1973, and he joined her when she returned to Que... | 41,236 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the island situated at the end of the Hoo peninsula in Kent, the site of a major power station | dropped in 2003 following protests by cultural and environmental groups. However further plans for a Thames Estuary Airport on the Kent coast have subsequently emerged, including the Thames Hub Airport, again sited on the Isle of Grain and designed by Lord Foster, and the London Britannia Airport plan, colloquially kno... | Damhead Creek power station
Damhead Creek power station is a 792 MWe gas-fired power station in Kent, England, on the Hoo Peninsula. It is near the site of the decommissioned Kingsnorth power station.
History.
Entergy, an American power firm, commissioned the plant. It was built by Raytheon Engineers and Constructor an... | 41,237 | triviaqa-train |
Who did Debbie Rowe marry in 1996 | Jackson were married that Rowe wanted to have his children and that Rowe had "a crush on him".
Relationship with Michael Jackson Children and marriage.
It was announced she was pregnant in 1996, and the two were married on November 14, 1996, in Sydney, Australia. She had previously been married to Richard Edelman in 19... | had refused to carry Jackson's children, Rowe offered to give birth to a child for the pop singer. Shortly after Presley and Jackson's separation, Rowe became pregnant but suffered a miscarriage in March 1996. The event devastated Rowe, who feared she would never be able to have a baby. Jackson comforted and consoled R... | 41,238 | triviaqa-train |
What space shuttle was built to replace Challenger | Tests and has no orbital capability. Four fully operational orbiters were initially built: "Columbia", "Challenger", "Discovery", and "Atlantis". Of these, two were lost in mission accidents: "Challenger" in 1986 and "Columbia" in 2003, with a total of fourteen astronauts killed. A fifth operational (and sixth in total... | Space Shuttle Challenger
Space Shuttle "Challenger" (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-099) was the second orbiter of NASA's space shuttle program to be put into service, after "Columbia". "Challenger" was built by Rockwell International's Space Transportation Systems Division, in Downey, California. Its maiden flight, S... | 41,239 | triviaqa-train |
What English city did the Romans call Esmeduna | was ended when the borough petitioned for city status, which was granted by letters patent in 1853. This eventually forced Ripon to regularise its position; its city status was recognised by Act of Parliament in 1865. From this year Ripon bore city status whilst the rapidly expanding conurbation of Leeds – in the Ripon... | of the forces he had brought to Italy and most of his commanders. He could not call up more men from home and his allies in Italy were becoming indifferent. The Romans, instead, could quickly replenish their forces "as if from a fountain gushing forth indoors", and did not lose courage or determination in defeat.
Reali... | 41,240 | triviaqa-train |
Which cleaning agent is used to preserve and clean leather | as conditioners. Saddle soap is used for cleaning, conditioning, and softening leather. Leather shoes are widely conditioned with shoe polish.
In modern culture.
Due to its excellent resistance to abrasion and wind, leather found a use in rugged occupations. The enduring image of a cowboy in leather chaps gave way to t... | their fine fibers which leave no lint or dust, microfiber towels are used by car detailers and enthusiasts in a similar manner to a chamois leather.
Microfiber is used in many professional cleaning applications, for example in mops and cleaning cloths. Although microfiber mops cost more than non-microfiber mops, they m... | 41,241 | triviaqa-train |
What name was David Bowie's son given at birth | Dory" (1971) found Visconti, Bowie's producer and bassist, supplanted in both roles by Ken Scott and Trevor Bolder respectively. The album saw the partial return of the fey pop singer of "Space Oddity", with light fare such as "Kooks", a song written for his son, Duncan Zowie Haywood Jones, born on 30 May. (His parents... | a shapeshifter, Newton orders him killed. In "Do Shapeshifters Dream of Electric Sheep?" Newton is finally caught by the FBI, but, by means of the alternate Olivia, he commits suicide before the Fringe division is able to get any information from him.
Thomas Jerome Newton is the name of David Bowie's character in "The ... | 41,242 | triviaqa-train |
What is the state capital of Rhode Island | Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. It was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He named the area in honor of "... | cities and towns voted for the Democratic candidate (the exception being Scituate).
Legislation and taxes.
Rhode Island is one of 21 states that have abolished capital punishment; it was second do so, just after Michigan, and carried out its last execution in the 1840s. Rhode Island was the second to last state to make... | 41,243 | triviaqa-train |
Which ministry was run by Jim Hacker before he became Prime Minister in the TV sitcom Yes Prime Minister | 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... | in 2009, he appeared in two episodes as the headmaster of Portwenn Primary School, Mr Straine on ITV comedy drama Doc Martin.
In January 2013 Haig started appearing as Jim Hacker in a re-make of classic 1980s comedy series "Yes Prime Minister", broadcast on Gold TV in the United Kingdom.
In 2012 a new sitcom pilot, sta... | 41,244 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first man to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope | , the man climbed the retaining wall, jumped into the river and went over the Horseshoe Falls. Authorities subsequently began to search the lower Niagara River basin, where the man was found sitting on the rocks at the water's edge.
Over the falls Walks.
Other daredevils have made crossing the gorge their goal, startin... | highwire walk over Niagara Falls in 2012. After his success at Niagara, he accelerated plans to cross the canyon. In March 2013, Wallenda and Discovery came to terms on television rights for the walk.
To prepare, Wallenda practiced in his home town of Sarasota, Florida in heavy winds, including during Tropical Storm An... | 41,245 | triviaqa-train |
"What Wild West figure is described on his New Mexico tombstone as ""The Boy Bandit King""" | Jesse James, Billy the Kid, the Dalton Gang, Black Bart, Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch and hundreds of others who preyed on banks, trains, stagecoaches, and in some cases even armed government transports such as the Wham Paymaster Robbery and the Skeleton Canyon Robbery. Some of the outlaws, such as Jesse James, wer... | desperado—bandit, outlaw, and horse thief." The "San Francisco Examiner" wrote in an editorial, "Cowboys [are] the most reckless class of outlaws in that wild country ... infinitely worse than the ordinary robber." Legal cowmen were usually landowners and generally called herders or ranchers.
On September 16, 1881, thi... | 41,246 | triviaqa-train |
What colour is used in mourning in China | symbol uses black and white to represent the unity of yin and yang. Ancient Chinese people regarded black as the king of colors and honored black more consistently than any other color. Lao Zi said that "five colors make people blind," so the Dao School chose black as the color of the Dao.
In modern China, black is use... | also represents freedom from worldly cares and is thus esteemed in Buddhism. Monks' garments are yellow, as are elements of Buddhist temples. Yellow is also used as a mourning color for Chinese Buddhists.
Yellow is also symbolic of heroism, as opposed to the Western association of the colour with cowardice.
See also.
-... | 41,247 | triviaqa-train |
In which London park would you find Birdcage Walk | which to view the city skyline.
Close to Hyde Park are smaller Royal Parks, Green Park and St. James's Park. A number of large parks lie outside the city centre, including Hampstead Heath and the remaining Royal Parks of Greenwich Park to the southeast and Bushy Park and Richmond Park (the largest) to the southwest, Ha... | of 11.61 km circuiting central London and passing through or close to the Tower of London, the Victoria Embankment, the Palace of Westminster, Parliament Square, Westminster Abbey, Birdcage Walk, Green Park, Buckingham Palace, the Mall, Trafalgar Square, Strand, St Paul's Cathedral, and the City of London. After the fi... | 41,248 | triviaqa-train |
Sonny Liston only made one successful defence of his world title who was it against | Sonny Liston
Charles L. "Sonny" Liston ( 1930 – c. December 30, 1970) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1953 to 1970. A dominant contender of his era, he became the world heavyweight champion in 1962 after knocking out Floyd Patterson in the first round, repeating the knockout the following year in d... | robbed of the title. The decision would be bought. If it was close, the judges would shade it the way they had been told.
Saxton was managed by Blinky Palermo. After losing his title to Tony DeMarco in 1955, he would regain it in a 1955 title match against welterweight champ Carmen Basilio, another fight considered to... | 41,249 | triviaqa-train |
Which cricket commentator, who mistakenly called Monty Panesar 'Monty Python', was awarded an OBE in 2003 | South Africa.
Born in Luton to Indian parents, Panesar is a Sikh, and so he wears a black "patka" (a smaller version of the full Sikh turban) while playing and training. Many of his fans have emulated him by wearing patkas and fake beards while watching him play.
When first selected for England he was widely perceived ... | Monty Panesar
Mudhsuden Singh Panesar (born 25 April 1982), known as Monty Panesar, is an English international cricketer who is currently without a county cricket side. A left-arm spinner, Panesar made his Test cricket debut in 2006 against India in Nagpur and One Day International debut for England in 2007. In Englis... | 41,250 | triviaqa-train |
What feminine Christian name was coined by the author J.M. Barrie | , then to write "Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up", a "fairy play" about an ageless boy and an ordinary girl named Wendy who have adventures in the fantasy setting of Neverland.
Although he continued to write successfully, "Peter Pan" overshadowed his other work, and is credited with popularising the name Wen... | us is called Fairy (as I told you) or our good neighbours".
In one of the earliest of the "Peter Pan" novels, "The Little White Bird", author J.M. Barrie also identifies Queen Mab as the name of the fairy queen, although the character is entirely benign and helpful. In Disney's series of films based on Tinker Bell, a f... | 41,251 | triviaqa-train |
How many volumes of The Domesday Book are there | what taxes had been owed during the reign of King Edward the Confessor, which allowed William to reassert the rights of the Crown and assess where power lay after a wholesale redistribution of land following the Norman conquest.
The assessors' reckoning of a man's holdings and their values, as recorded in Domesday Book... | of Domesday Book. These volumes are followed by others consisting of detailed historical surveys of each Hundred, Wapentake (discussed in separate Riding (country subdivision) volumes) and Ward (country subdivision), parish by parish. At first, ancient ecclesiastical parishes formed the unit of investigation, but "sinc... | 41,252 | triviaqa-train |
What was the first adhesive postage stamp, that appeared in 1840 called | was still possible to send mail without prepaying. From when the first postage stamps were used, postmarks were applied to prevent the stamps being used again.
The first stamp, the "Penny black", became available for purchase 1 May 1840, to be valid as of 6 May 1840. Two days later, 8 May 1840, the Two penny blue was i... | mailed covers, ranging from the creation of their own adhesive postage stamps to the marking of letters with either rate-altered hand-stamps or the manuscript indication "Paid." The improvised stamps and pre-paid covers are known to collectors as 'Postmaster Provisionals', so-called because they were used 'provisionall... | 41,253 | triviaqa-train |
Live Aid raised money for which country | Live Aid
Live Aid was a dual-venue benefit concert held on Saturday 13 July 1985, and an ongoing music-based fundraising initiative. The original event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for relief of the ongoing Ethiopian famine. Billed as the "global jukebox", the event was held simultaneously a... | ". The WWF's flagship star, Hulk Hogan, becomes a cultural icon.
- 1985 – World awareness of famine in Third World countries spark "We Are the World" and "Live Aid". Also, awareness of AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) is raised with the death of actor Rock Hudson.
- 1985 – Country music singer Willie Nelson a... | 41,254 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the musical Can Can | Can-Can (musical)
Can-Can is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, and a book by Abe Burrows. The story concerns the showgirls of the Montmartre dance halls during the 1890s.
The original Broadway production ran for over two years beginning in 1953, and the 1954 West End production was also a success. Gwen Ve... | First Impressions (musical)
First Impressions is a Broadway musical with music and lyrics by George Weiss, Bo Goldman, and Glenn Paxton, and book by Abe Burrows, who also directed the musical. It is based on Helen Jerome's 1935 stage adaptation of Jane Austen's novel "Pride and Prejudice".
Background.
Abe Burrows, who ... | 41,255 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of Guernsey | "Toilers of the Sea"), which he dedicated to the island. Guernsey was his home for fifteen years.
Mabel Collins (1851–1927), a theosophist and prolific author, was born in St Peter Port, Guernsey.
Guernseyman G. B. Edwards wrote a critically acclaimed novel, "The Book of Ebenezer Le Page" that was published in 1981, in... | 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... | 41,256 | triviaqa-train |
With which Dutch football club did Johan Cruyff spend most of his career | the sport. Cruyff led the Netherlands to the final of the 1974 FIFA World Cup and received the Golden Ball as player of the tournament. At the 1974 finals, he executed a feint that subsequently was named after him, the "Cruyff Turn", a move widely replicated in the modern game. Wearing the number 14 jersey, he set a tr... | loss away. Barcelona, coached by former Dutch international Johan Cruyff, won both matches (4–2 in Barcelona and 2–1 in Sofia) and CFKA were eliminated, but Cruyff did notice the talent of Hristo Stoichkov and decided to bring him to Barcelona the following year, effectively launching Stoichkov's international career.
... | 41,257 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the Governor of the Bank of England | of monetary policy to the Bank had been a key plank of the Liberal Democrats' economic policy since the 1992 general election. Conservative MP Nicholas Budgen had also proposed this as a private member's bill in 1996, but the bill failed as it had the support of neither the government nor the opposition.
History 21st c... | Benjamin Longuet
Benjamin Longuet (1685 – 21 February 1761) was an English banker who served as Governor of the Bank of England from 1747–49, and who was a director of the bank from 1734 until his death. He had been Deputy Governor from 1745 to 1747. He replaced Charles Savage as Governor and was succeeded by William H... | 41,258 | triviaqa-train |
In the U.K. in which of the forces do the officers wear the Sillitoe tartan | of the remaining states and territories progressively adopted the pattern during the 1970s.
The pattern is displayed on all Australian police uniforms. The Australasian Centre for Policing Research (ACPR) approved a national specification for police vehicle markings in 1995 which saw all vehicles marked with a chequer ... | imitative and transportable action, in which new political entities were copying the model of the nation state. As Anderson sees it, the large cluster of political entities that sprang up in North America and South America between 1778 and 1838, almost all of which self-consciously defined themselves as nations, were h... | 41,259 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of Cuba | Provinces of Cuba
Administratively, Cuba is divided into 15 provinces and a special municipality that's was included in any province. The last modification was approved in August 2010 (by the Cuban National Assembly), splitting Havana province into two new provinces: Artemisa (which incorporates the three eastern munic... | 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... | 41,260 | triviaqa-train |
What was the currency of Austria before the Euro | Austrian schilling
The schilling (German: "Schilling") was the currency of Austria from 1925 to 1938 and from 1945 to 1999, and the circulating currency until 2002. The euro was introduced at a fixed parity of €1 = 13.7603 schilling to replace it. The schilling was divided into 100 groschen.
History.
History First schi... | €7 billion in banknotes from Austria and to mint coins worth €167 million to pre-stock itself with the new currency. Start-up packages containing the EUR equivalent of 500 Sk (16.60 €) were sold at all post offices from 1 December 2008. The package contained 45 Slovak euro coins with nominal values from 1-cent (0.30 Sk... | 41,261 | triviaqa-train |
What was the surname of Albert the physicist who developed the Theory of Relativity | Special relativity
In physics, special relativity (also known as the special theory of relativity) is the generally accepted and experimentally confirmed physical theory regarding the relationship between space and time. In Albert Einstein's original pedagogical treatment, it is based on two postulates:
1. the laws of ... | Prize in Physics and the National Medal of Science (1991)
- John Archibald Wheeler, winner of the 1997 Wolf Prize in Physics
- E. Allen Emerson, winner of the 2007 Turing Award
- Allen J. Bard, winner of the 2002 Priestley Medal, co-winner of the 2008 Wolf Prize in Chemistry, winner of the National Medal of Science (20... | 41,262 | triviaqa-train |
In which soap did the character Annalise Hartman appear | roughly 25% of the radio listening population of the UK at that time of the evening.
In the UK, soap operas are one of the most popular genres, with most being broadcast during prime time. Most UK soap operas focus on everyday, working-class communities, influenced by the conventions of the kitchen sink drama. The most... | 's magazine "Loaded" for "Top Soap Bloke". The BBC said Lou's most notable moment was "Looking after Lolly after the death of Cheryl, then losing her after discovering that he wasn't her natural father." While Holy Soap said Lou's relationship with Annalise Hartman (Kimberley Davies) was his most memorable moment. Dian... | 41,263 | triviaqa-train |
In which American state is the Pentagon | The Pentagon
The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense. As a symbol of the U.S. military, the phrase "The Pentagon" is often used as a metonym for the Department of Defense and its leadership.
Located in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., the b... | 1812, Louisiana was admitted to the Union as a state, and in 1817 Baton Rouge was incorporated. As the town was a strategic military post, between 1819 and 1822 the U.S. Army built the Pentagon Barracks, which became a major command post through the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). Lieutenant Colonel Zachary Taylor su... | 41,264 | triviaqa-train |
What is the title given to a Sultan's wife | ", used by Westerners, is Sultana or Sultanah and this title has been used legally for some (not all) Muslim women monarchs and sultan's mothers and chief consorts. However, Turkish and Ottoman Turkish also uses "sultan" for imperial lady, as Turkish grammar—which is influenced by Persian grammar—uses the same words fo... | held by Nurbanu Sultan, favourite wife of Selim II, and the mother of the next Sultan Murad III. In 1575, just after Murad's accession, Safiye Sultan became the haseki and was given a higher rank than the sultan's own sisters, Ismihan Sultan, Gevherhan Sultan and Şah Sultan, and his aunt Mihrimah Sultan.
Leslie P. Peir... | 41,265 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name given to the very first type of Rolls Royce | ).
Motor cars Rolls-Royce 40/50.
During 1906 Royce had been developing an improved six-cylinder model with more power than the Rolls-Royce 30 hp. Initially designated the 40/50hp, this was Rolls-Royce's first all-new model. In March 1908, Claude Johnson, Commercial Managing Director and sometimes described as the hyphe... | locomotives as well.
Generally the diesel locomotives built with Rolls-Royce engines shared many design features – rounded engine covers (bonnets) narrow enough to permit walkways to be put down each side; four cab windows overlooking the engine; fuel tanks and/or battery boxes built into the running boards; walkways o... | 41,266 | triviaqa-train |
What instrument was Pablo Casals associated with | the Bach Cello Suites he made from 1936 to 1939. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963 by President John F. Kennedy (though the ceremony was presided over by Lyndon B. Johnson).
Biography.
Biography Childhood and early years.
Casals was born in El Vendrell, Catalonia, Spain. His father, Carles Casals... | . There he became aware of the work of G. Becking, who in 1928 had published a sensitive, if nonscientific, study of distinctive motor patterns associated in following the music of individual composers. It was this work that led, in the late 1960s, to Clynes' scientific sentographic studies of what he termed composers'... | 41,267 | triviaqa-train |
In which American state is Jack Daniels whiskey distilled | Jack Daniel's
Jack Daniel's is a brand of Tennessee whiskey and the top-selling American whiskey in the world. It is produced in Lynchburg, Tennessee, by the Jack Daniel Distillery, which has been owned by the Brown–Forman Corporation since 1956. Jack Daniel's home county of Moore is a dry county, so the product is not... | Jack Daniels (politician)
Jack Daniels (October 23, 1923 – September 3, 2003) was a Democratic New Mexico state representative. He ran unsuccessfully for the governorship in 1970, and for the United States Senate in 1972.
In his last major election against Pete Domenici in 1972, Daniels took advantage of his name, whic... | 41,268 | triviaqa-train |
Who had a U.K. No 1 in the 80's with The Edge of Heaven | The Edge of Heaven
"The Edge of Heaven" is a song by British pop duo Wham!, released on Epic Records in 1986. It was written by George Michael, one half of the duo, and was promoted in advance as Wham!'s farewell single.
History.
With the known desire of George Michael to move into a more adult market, Wham! had announ... | - Belinda Carlisle became the most commercially successful solo artist of the band's alumnae, scoring a string of mainstream pop singles in the mid and late '80s, including the No. 3 US hit "Mad About You" (co-written by Paula Jean Brown) and "Heaven Is a Place on Earth", a No. 1 hit in the U.S., the U.K. and elsewhere... | 41,269 | triviaqa-train |
In 1867 Samuel B Fay of the United States was awarded the first patent for which piece of office equipment | Paper clip
A paper clip (or sometimes paperclip) is a device used to hold sheets of paper together, usually made of steel wire bent to a looped shape (though some are covered in plastic). Most paper clips are variations of the "Gem" type introduced in the 1890s or earlier, characterized by the almost two full loops mad... | of the United States Patent Office. He completed preparatory studies, and graduated from Yale College in 1810. He studied law at Tapping Reeve's Litchfield Law School in Litchfield, was afterwards admitted to the bar in 1811.
Among Ellsworth's Yale classmates was Samuel F. B. Morse, whose idea of the telegraph would la... | 41,270 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of Austria | Vienna
Vienna (; ) is the federal capital, largest city and one of nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primate city, with a population of about 1.9 million (2.6 million within the metropolitan area, nearly one third of the country's population), and its cultural, economic, and political centre. It is the 7th-la... | 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... | 41,271 | triviaqa-train |
In which book would you find the Cheshire Cat | Cheshire Cat
The Cheshire Cat ( or ) is a fictional cat popularised by Lewis Carroll in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and known for its distinctive mischievous grin. While most often celebrated in "Alice"-related contexts, the Cheshire Cat predates the 1865 novel and has transcended the context of literature and b... | Wonderland", titled "Pig and Pepper", in a conversation between the child protagonist Alice and the Cheshire Cat, when she asks "what sort of people live about here?" to which the cat replies "in "that" direction lives a Hatter, and in "that" direction, lives a March Hare. Visit either you like: they're both mad!" Both... | 41,272 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name given to snake poison | venom is stored before being conveyed by a duct to the base of channeled or tubular fangs through which it is ejected.
Venoms contain more than 20 different compounds, mostly proteins and polypeptides. A complex mixture of proteins, enzymes, and various other substances with toxic and lethal properties serves to immobi... | Sapera
Sapera is a form of dance from India. It is commonly thought of as a snake dance it is a dance that features heavily in the twirls with richly embroidered robes flaying out in display.
Sapera is a name given to the snake charmers of India. Since the introduction of the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 the Sapera'... | 41,273 | triviaqa-train |
Which car company makes the Yaris | Toyota
Toyota is the world's market leader in sales of hybrid electric vehicles, and one of the largest companies to encourage the mass-market adoption of hybrid vehicles across the globe. Toyota is also a market leader in hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles. Cumulative global sales of Toyota and Lexus hybrid passenger car mod... | Peder Persson
Peder Persson (13 November 1938 – 17 February 2018) was a Swedish footballer. Persson was part of the Djurgården Swedish champions' team of 1964 and 1966.
Persson was born in Hova, Sweden, and played for BK Forward and Örebro SK before joining Djurgården in 1964. He made 57 Allsvenskan appearances for Dju... | 41,274 | triviaqa-train |
Who commanded the Israeli Army during the Six Day War | entering the Gaza Strip. Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Dayan had expressly forbidden entry into the area. After Palestinian positions in Gaza opened fire on the Negev settlements of Nirim and Kissufim, IDF Chief of Staff Yitzhak Rabin overrode Dayan's instructions and ordered the 11th Mechanized Brigade under Colonel ... | .
During the Suez Crisis he commanded Brigade 9 of the IDF. Between 1957 and 1958 he headed the training department and was commander of the officers' school. In 1958 he was appointed commander of the Southern Command, and in 1962 switched to the Northern Command. After being demobilised in 1964, he was recalled to ser... | 41,275 | triviaqa-train |
Who had a U.K. No 1 in the 70's with Ring My Bell | Ring My Bell
"Ring My Bell" is a 1979 disco song written by Frederick Knight. The song was originally written for then eleven-year-old Stacy Lattisaw, as a teenybopper song about kids talking on the telephone. When Lattisaw signed with a different label, Anita Ward was asked to sing it instead, and it became her only m... | , 2013, "Gimme All (Ring My Bell)" peaked at No. 9 on the U.K. Music Week Commercial Pop chart in February 2013, and stayed for 7 weeks on the chart. "Gimme All (Ring My Bell)" peaked at No. 12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in April 2013, and stayed for 9 weeks on the chart.
Composition.
"Gimme All (R... | 41,276 | triviaqa-train |
Who sang the title song from the Bond film Moonraker | Moonraker" was the third of three Bond films for which the theme song was performed by Shirley Bassey (following "Goldfinger" and "Diamonds Are Forever"). Frank Sinatra was originally considered for the vocals, and Kate Bush was asked, but she declined. Johnny Mathis was approached and offered the opportunity. However,... | As with "We Have All the Time in the World" back in 1969, Hal David wrote the lyrics. Paul Williams's original lyrics were discarded.
Finally in 2005, Bassey sang the song for the first time outside James Bond on stage as part of a medley of her three Bond title songs. An instrumental strings version of the title theme... | 41,277 | triviaqa-train |
Which mountain range contains thirteen of the worlds twenty highest mountains | or the Alpide Belt. The Pacific Ring of Fire includes the Andes of South America, extends through the North American Cordillera along the Pacific Coast, the Aleutian Range, on through Kamchatka, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, to New Zealand. The Andes is long and is often considered the world's longe... | of "The 10 Highest MacGillycuddy's Reeks".
The MacGillycuddy's Reeks range contains Ireland's highest mountain, Carrauntoohil , and the Reeks is the highest range of peaks in Ireland. However, many of its peaks do not meet all classification criteria for a "mountain" (e.g. particularly the in elevation change from neig... | 41,278 | triviaqa-train |
The song 'White Christmas' first featured in what film? | six 78-rpm discs from the musical film "Holiday Inn". At first, Crosby did not see anything special about the song. He just said "I don't think we have any problems with that one, Irving." The song established that there could be commercially successful secular Christmas songs—in this case, written by a Jewish-American... | albums was absent here.
In one of Our Lady Peace's most recent albums, "A Decade", which includes many of Our Lady Peace's greatest hits, "Somewhere Out There" is featured. The song is also featured on "Now That's What I Call Music! 11" and in the end credits of the 2005 film "White Noise".
Background and writing.
"Som... | 41,279 | triviaqa-train |
Which character was played by Audrey Hepburn in 'My Fair Lady'? | My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady is a musical based on George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion", with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story concerns Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons from professor Henry Higgins, a phoneticist, so that she may pass as a lady. The ori... | from future stars Audrey Hepburn and Roger Moore, the role of Cherrie (June Sylvaine) was played, in the stage and film version, by the wife of the author (Vernon Sylvaine). Audrey has a thirty-second scene as a hotel receptionist. Interesting to note that thirteen years later, she would be the star and Holloway the su... | 41,280 | triviaqa-train |
The character 'Honey Rider' appeared in which Bond film? | Honey Ryder
Honeychile Rider is a fictional character in Ian Fleming's James Bond novel "Dr. No". In the 1962 Bond film of the same name, her name was shortened and changed to Honey Ryder. In the film, she is played by Swiss actress Ursula Andress and due to her heavy accent was dubbed by Nikki van der Zyl.
In the film... | in a poll of favourite Bond girls by "Entertainment Weekly" in 2007, beaten only by Ursula Andress' character Honey Rider. Yahoo! Movies had her name included in the 2012 list of the best Bond girl names, calling it "The most famous Bond Girl name, and also the rudest – US censors almost cut it from "Goldfinger"."
The ... | 41,281 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the character played by Johnny Depp in the 2009 film 'Public Enemies'? | Public Enemies (2009 film)
Public Enemies is a 2009 American biographical crime drama film directed by Michael Mann and written by Mann, Ronan Bennett and Ann Biderman. It is an adaptation of Bryan Burrough's non-fiction book "Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933–34". Set during ... | the film received highly positive reviews, and is considered one of the best films of the 2000s. It grossed more than $1 billion worldwide. A year later, he starred in the fourth installment of the "Terminator" film series, "Terminator Salvation" (2009) as John Connor. The film was poorly received by most movie critics... | 41,282 | triviaqa-train |
Which of the 'Seven Dwarfs (Dwarves)' wore glasses? | other threats.
The Seven Dwarfs were given a new theme park attraction called the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train coaster.
In "Descendants" and "Descendants 2", Dopey is shown to have a son named Doug (portrayed by Zachary Gibson) who can talk and becomes smitten by Evil Queen's daughter Evie. In the Descendants novel "The Isl... | which time, he became human sized.
- The Six Dwarfs in Sesame Street Episode 279 consisted of Sparky, Snooky, Pokey, Flakey, Drippy, and Sneaky.
- In Episode 2787, the Seven Emotional Dwarfs are named Cheerful, Sad, Angry, Proud, Fearful, Lovey, and Surprised.
- In Episode 18/10, the Seven Dwarfs were Clumsy, Vertigo, ... | 41,283 | triviaqa-train |
In which month is the Ascot race meeting held? | Kentucky. Together, the Derby; the Preakness Stakes, held two weeks later at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland; and the Belmont Stakes, held three weeks after the Preakness at Belmont Park on Long Island, form the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing for three-year-olds. They are all held early in the year, thr... | stages and raced just behind the leaders until making his challenge a furlong from the end of the race. In a closely contested finish, he failed by a head to catch the four-year-old filly Red Evie.
A month later, Ramonti appeared at Royal Ascot where he contested the Queen Anne Stakes on the first day of the meeting. O... | 41,284 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the international biennial yachting event coinciding with 'Cowes Week'? | advantage.
Sport Sailing.
Cowes is a centre for sailing, hosting several racing regattas. Cowes Week is the longest-running regular regatta in the world, with over 1,000 yachts and 8,500 competitors taking part in over 50 classes of racing.
In 1851 the first America's Cup race was around the island. Other major sailing... | to Cowes by the festival atmosphere of the event each year in addition to all the competitors.
From 2011 to 2016 its official title was Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week, named after the title sponsor. For 2017 and 2018 the event was known as Lendy Cowes Week, after Lendy Limited took over sponsorship.
History.
The... | 41,285 | triviaqa-train |
'Boston Crab' is a term used in which sport? | it, putting pressure on the shoulder and elbow. This may sometimes be preceded by an arm wrench. Chris Jericho popularized this move
Stretches Armlocks Armbar Cross armbar.
Also known as a cross armbreaker or straight armbar. The wrestler sits on either side of an opponent who is lying either prone or supine on the mat... | Crab boil
Crab boil is a spice mixture that is used to flavor the water in which crabs or other shellfish are boiled. A crab boil is also a social event where boiled crabs are eaten, a kind of seafood boil. Crab boils are known in the Ville Platte areas of Louisiana as "dome lobster boils," stemming from the local term... | 41,286 | triviaqa-train |
How many pegs or marbles are there in a Solitaire board game? | gameboards in Iran. Senet, found in Predynastic and First Dynasty burials of Egypt, c. 3500 BC and 3100 BC respectively, is the oldest board game known to have existed. Senet was pictured in a fresco found in Merknera's tomb (3300–2700 BC). Also from predynastic Egypt is Mehen.
Hounds and Jackals, another ancient Egypt... | Peg solitaire
Peg solitaire (or Solo Noble) is a board game for one player involving movement of pegs on a board with holes. Some sets use marbles in a board with indentations. The game is known simply as Solitaire in the United Kingdom where the card games are called Patience. It is also referred to as Brainvita (espe... | 41,287 | triviaqa-train |
The author Dick Francis was formerly famous in which sport? | of his six-year service career was spent in Africa.
Horse racing career.
After leaving the RAF in 1946, Francis became a highly successful jockey, reaching celebrity status in the world of British National Hunt racing. He won over 350 races, becoming champion jockey in the 1953–54 season.
Shortly after becoming a profe... | the Grand National on three occasions (1911, 1915 and 1920), Hywel Davies who won it in 1985 and Carl Llewellyn who won the race in 1992 and again in 1998. Another notable Welsh jockey was Dick Francis, who was British jump racing Champion Jockey in the 1953-54 season and was famous for riding Devon Loch when the horse... | 41,288 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of Fulham's football ground? | . One of the club's first ever kits was half red, half white shirts with white shorts worn in the 1886–87 season. Fulham started playing at their current ground at Craven Cottage in 1896, their first game against now defunct rivals Minerva. Fulham are one of the oldest established clubs in southern England currently pl... | in the Premier League, after Nikos Dabizas, Stelios Giannakopoulos, Vassilios Lakis, Theodoros Zagorakis, Angelos Basinas and Kostas Chalkias. Speaking at Fulham's Motspur Park Training Ground, Karagounis said, "I'm delighted to have signed for Fulham Football Club and I am excited by a new challenge in England and the... | 41,289 | triviaqa-train |
How many squares are there on a traditional Snakes and Ladders board? | of sins. Presumably, reaching the last square (number 100) represented the attainment of "Moksha" (spiritual liberation).
When the game was brought to England, the Indian virtues and vices were replaced by English ones in hopes of better reflecting Victorian doctrines of morality. Squares of Fulfillment, Grace and Succ... | Snakes and Ladders
Snakes and Ladders is an ancient Indian board game regarded today as a worldwide classic. It is played between two or more players on a gameboard having numbered, gridded squares. A number of "ladders" and "snakes" are pictured on the board, each connecting two specific board squares. The object of t... | 41,290 | triviaqa-train |
In ice hockey, how many players from each side are allowed on the ice at any one time? | Russia and much of Eastern Europe. The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) is the formal governing body for international ice hockey, with the IIHF managing international tournaments and maintaining the IIHF World Ranking. Worldwide, there are ice hockey federations in 76 countries.
In Canada, the United States,... | " In most cases it is a small isolated bench surrounded by walls on all four sides, with the side facing the ice having the access door. There are typically two penalty boxes: one for each team. In ice hockey a period in the box occurs for all penalties unless circumstances call for an ejection or a penalty shot. If th... | 41,291 | triviaqa-train |
In rowing, what is the name of the Oxford University reserve team? | rivers throughout Great Britain in the 19th century, notably on the Tyne. In America, the earliest known race dates back to 1756 in New York, when a pettiauger defeated a Cape Cod whaleboat in a race.
Amateur competition in England began towards the end of the 18th century. Documentary evidence from this period is spar... | Cambridge University Lightweight Rowing Club
Cambridge University Lightweight Rowing Club (CULRC) is the University rowing club for lightweight male oarsmen at the University of Cambridge. In past years it has fielded two crews to race against Oxford University Lightweight Rowing Club (OULRC) in the Henley Boat Races: ... | 41,292 | triviaqa-train |
Which Australian was named as Wisden's Cricketer of the 20th Century? | 1882, and this has remained Test cricket's most famous contest. Test cricket began to expand in 1888–89 when South Africa played England.
History World cricket in the 20th century.
The inter-war years were dominated by Australia's Don Bradman, statistically the greatest Test batsman of all time. Test cricket continued ... | is the only cricketer in world taken more wickets than runs scored in his over all test and first class career.
He was awarded the Padma Shri Padmashri in 1972
Chandrasekhar was named as a "Wisden" Cricketer of the Year in 1972; in 2002 he won Wisden's award for "Best bowling performance of the century" for India, for... | 41,293 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first Irishman to win the Tour de France? | flat and the leader usually has too much time in hand to be denied. But in 1987, Pedro Delgado broke away on the Champs to challenge the 40-second lead held by Stephen Roche. He and Roche finished in the peloton and Roche won the Tour. In modern times, there tends to be a gentlemen's agreement: while the points classif... | official event. The next week he won the Holiday Inns Royal Swazi Sun Open, an official event on the South African Tour which is played in Swaziland. He shot 271 (−17) to defeat South Africans Dale Hayes and John Fourie by four shots. It was his first official win. Later in the season, back in Europe, he did not win bu... | 41,294 | triviaqa-train |
In 'The Vicar of Dibley' what is the vicars name? | "A Very Dibley Christmas" screening between 25 December 2004 and 1 January 2005, and the two-part finale, "A Wholly Holy Happy Ending", which was broadcast during Christmas 2006 and New Year 2007.
The final 2006-2007 episode, in which Geraldine marries, was publicised as the "last-ever" episode, although there have be... | "The Vicar of Dibley" was released in DVD in Region 2 (UK) from 2001. In 2002, a DVD entitled "The Best of The Vicar of Dibley" was released featuring a 90-minute film of Dawn French talking to the producer, Jon Plowman, with clips from the series. A 2002 documentary narrated by Jo Brand, entitled "The Real Vicars of D... | 41,295 | triviaqa-train |
On who's show did 'The Simpsons' first appear? | created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after his own family members, substituting Bart for his own name. The shorts became a part of "The Tracey Ullman Show" on April 19, 1987. After three seasons, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and became Fox's first series to land in the To... | .
"The Cosby Mysteries" has been re-run in the United Kingdom on digital channel ITV1, and in the US on A&E, STARZ! Mystery and TV One.
In popular culture.
- In "The Simpsons" episode "Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?", Homer Simpson laments the cancellation of "The Cosby Mysteries", saying "That show had limitl... | 41,296 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the original presenter of University Challenge? | University Challenge
University Challenge is a British quiz programme which first aired in 1962. "University Challenge" aired for 913 episodes on ITV from 21 September 1962 to 31 December 1987, presented by quizmaster Bamber Gascoigne. The BBC revived the programme on 21 September 1994 with Jeremy Paxman as the quizmas... | ). He then spent a year as a Commonwealth Fund scholar at Yale University (1958–59). After National Service in the Grenadier Guards, he became a theatre critic.
"University Challenge".
Gascoigne was the original presenter (from 1962) of the television quiz show "University Challenge", based on the US series "College Bo... | 41,297 | triviaqa-train |
Who starred alongside Adam Faith in 'Love Hurts'? | Love Hurts (TV series)
Love Hurts is a British comedy-drama series that was broadcast from 3 January 1992 to 18 March 1994 on BBC One. It was scripted by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran and starred Adam Faith, Zoë Wanamaker and Jane Lapotaire as Frank Carver, Tessa Piggott and Diane Warburg, respectively. | has played opposite Peter Cushing in "Sherlock Holmes", Jack Warner in "Dixon of Dock Green", Dennis Waterman in "The Sweeney", Judi Dench in "As Time Goes By", Jasper Carrot and Robert Powell in "The Detectives", John Thaw in "Mirch", James Bolam in "Second Thoughts", Tom Conti in "Old Boy Network", Adam Faith in "Lov... | 41,298 | triviaqa-train |
Michael and Bernard Weinstein were better known as which great double act? | to radio and later television via The Smothers Brothers and "Rowan and Martin's Laugh In".
In Britain, double acts were confined to theatres and radio until the late 1950s, when double acts such as Morecambe and Wise and Mike and Bernie Winters slowly began the transition to television on variety shows such as "Sunday ... | Rabbi M. Wertzel, also known as M Wurzel, then served the congregation twice for a total of approximately fourteen years. He was followed by Rabbis Fuld, Dr. Flengel, Levi, and Stemple.
Rabbi Max C. Currick served the longest at 47 years (1901 to 1948). The most recent to serve have been Rabbis Randall M. Falk, Leonard... | 41,299 | triviaqa-train |
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