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Of which Canadian Province is Labrador a part? | China, and the Soviet Union. Despite another Conscription Crisis in Quebec in 1944, Canada finished the war with a large army and strong economy.
History Contemporary era.
The financial crisis of the Great Depression had led the Dominion of Newfoundland to relinquish responsible government in 1934 and become a crown co... | the northern tip of the Ungava Peninsula is the large Churchill Craton, which extends into Labrador and Nunavut as the eastern extent of the Canadian Shield. Quebec's northern bedrock is also regionally composed of the Hudson Platform along the shore of James Bay and a small section of the Nain Province, near the north... | 42,000 | triviaqa-train |
Which Archbishop of Canterbury was convicted of heresy and burned at the stake? | Oxford Martyrs
The Oxford Martyrs were Protestants tried for heresy in 1555 and burnt at the stake in Oxford, England, for their religious beliefs and teachings, during the Marian persecution in England.
The three martyrs were the Anglican bishops Hugh Latimer, Nicholas Ridley and Thomas Cranmer, the Archbishop of Cant... | , taking with her Petronilla's daughter, Basilia.
In 1327 or 1328, Adam Duff O'Toole was burned at the stake in Dublin for heresy after branded Christian scripture a fable and denying the resurrection of Jesus.
The brothel madam Darkey Kelly was convicted of murdering shoemaker John Dowling in 1760 and burned at the st... | 42,001 | triviaqa-train |
What is the sum of the interior angles of a pentagon? | Pentagon
In geometry, a pentagon (from the Greek πέντε "pente" and γωνία "gonia", meaning "five" and "angle") is any five-sided polygon or 5-gon. The sum of the internal angles in a simple pentagon is 540°.
A pentagon may be simple or self-intersecting. A self-intersecting "regular pentagon" (or "star pentagon") is cal... | 12°. The triacontagon is the largest regular polygon whose interior angle is the sum of the interior angles of smaller polygons: 168° is the sum of the interior angles of the equilateral triangle (60°) and the regular pentagon (108°).
The area of a regular triacontagon is (with )
The inradius of a regular triacontagon ... | 42,002 | triviaqa-train |
Which city was the setting for the TV series 'Hollyoaks'? | Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks is a British soap opera broadcast on Channel 4 since 23 October 1995. It was devised by Phil Redmond, who had also conceived the Channel 4 soap "Brookside". The programme is set in the fictional village of Hollyoaks, a suburb of Chester. The show is filmed at Lime Pictures in Childwall, Liverpool.
... | for Busted and Delta Goodrem.
Watts went on two further TV series including the BBC1 daytime soap opera "Doctors"
Watts is known for her role in "Hollyoaks: Let Loose", where she played the leading role of Jenny Blackman opposite Marcus Patric and Gemma Atkinson. The show was initially broadcast on E4, which is the sis... | 42,003 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the southernmost of the Channel Islands? | Protocol Three to the Treaty on European Union. In September 2010, a Channel Islands Brussels Office was set up jointly by the two Bailiwicks to develop the Channel Islands' influence with the EU, to advise the Channel Islands' governments on European matters, and to promote economic links with the EU.
Both bailiwicks ... | Hoste Island
Hoste Island () is one of the southernmost islands in Chile, lying south, across the Beagle Channel, from Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego and west of Navarino Island, from which it is separated by the Murray Channel. Hoste Island has the southernmost trees on earth, "Nothofagus antarctica". In "Magellania"... | 42,004 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the master of 'Lancelot Gobbo'? | The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice is a 16th-century play written by William Shakespeare in which a merchant in Venice named Antonio must default on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock. It is believed to have been written between 1596 and 1599.
Though classified as a comedy in the First F... | Lancelot (disambiguation)
Lancelot was a knight of the mythical Round Table.
Lancelot may also refer to:
- Lancelot-Grail, a volume of medieval French works that are a major source of Arthurian legend
- Lancelot Gobbo, a Shakespearean character
- Lancelot Lakeknight, a character in the "Battle Arena Toshinden" fighting... | 42,005 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the trophy awaraded to the winners of the Rugby Union World Cup? | Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup is a men's rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams. The tournament was first held in 1987, when the tournament was co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia.
The winners are awarded the Webb Ellis Cup, named after William Webb Ellis, the Ru... | and France winning both of the others (22–19 in 1995, and 51–9 in 2003).
See also.
- List of international rugby union players killed in World War I
- Rugby union trophies and awards
- Millennium Trophy, for winners of England v. Ireland in the Six Nations
- Calcutta Cup, for winners of England v. Scotland in the Six N... | 42,006 | triviaqa-train |
Which aircraft company made the World War II 'Halifax' bomber? | Handley Page Halifax
The Handley Page Halifax was a Royal Air Force (RAF) four-engined heavy bomber of the Second World War. It was developed by Handley Page to the same specification as the contemporary twin-engine Avro Manchester.
The Halifax has its origins in the twin-engine "HP56" proposal of the late 1930s, produ... | No. 3 Squadron RCAF
No. 3 (Bomber) Squadron was a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) squadron active during the late 1930s.
Formed in 1935 with bomber and fighter flights, the squadron took two years to receive its bomber aircraft, after which the fighter flight was expanded into a separate squadron. After the outbreak of... | 42,007 | triviaqa-train |
What was the former name of 'The Maze' prison? | Maze Prison escape
The Maze Prison escape (known to Irish republicans as the Great Escape) took place on 25 September 1983 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. HM Prison Maze (also known as Long Kesh) was a maximum security prison considered to be one of the most escape-proof prisons in Europe, and held prisoners convic... | intent to endanger life. He was sentenced to 11 years and imprisoned in The Maze.
While in prison, Ervine came under the influence of Gusty Spence who made him question what his struggle was about. Spence's influence unquestionably changed Ervine's direction: after much study and self-analysis, Ervine emerged with the ... | 42,008 | triviaqa-train |
In the film 'Finding Nemo', what sort of fish was 'Nemo'? | led by Sharon Calahan ideas of how every scene in the film should be lit.
The film was dedicated to Glenn McQueen, a Pixar animator who died of melanoma in October 2002. "Finding Nemo" shares many plot elements with "Pierrot the Clownfish", a children's book published in 2002, but allegedly conceived in 1995. The autho... | Finding Nemo" to a level just below the peaks of Pixar's "Toy Story" movies and "Monsters, Inc."." Terry Lawson of the "Detroit Free Press" gave the film three out of four, saying "As we now expect from Pixar, even the supporting fish in ""Finding Nemo"" are more developed as characters than any human in the "Mission: ... | 42,009 | triviaqa-train |
What fruit has varieties called 'Duncan' and 'Marsh'? | ), the Minneola tangelo (1931), and the oroblanco (1984).
The grapefruit was known as the "shaddock" or "shattuck" until the nineteenth century. Its current name alludes to clusters of the fruit on the tree, which often appear similar to that of grapes. Botanically, it was not distinguished from the pomelo until the 18... | centimeter in length.
The fruit is an inflated, papery legume pod with a small hooked beak at the tip.
Description Varieties.
The species has two named varieties.
- "Astragalus pycnostachyus" var. "lanosissimus" — Ventura marsh milkvetch, now endemic to the Oxnard Plain in Ventura County, with only one population with... | 42,010 | triviaqa-train |
What occupation is shared by Beverley Copella and Trevor Sorbie? | stylist and session hairdresser at Toni & Guy and John Frieda, before opening his first salon in Stamford Street, London S.E.1, in 1977 then his second in 1979 in Covent Garden; he opened a third in Brighton in 2004. In 1986 he launched his own range of haircare products. Sorbie was hair stylist for Torvill and Dean on... | Woman & Home", "Now Magazine", "More Magazine", and "Look Magazine".
Sorbie designed a range of consumer hair-care products. The products were designed using feedback from his salon clients".
Sorbie has a line of seven salons; the first "Trevor Sorbie" salon was opened in London's Covent Garden, with salons opened in ... | 42,011 | triviaqa-train |
This woman was chief designer with the 'Chloe' fashion house from 1997 to 2001 before taking up an appointment with 'Gucci'. She married Alasdair Willis in 2003. Who is she? | Jones, Neil Barrett, Matthew Williamson, Hussein Chalayan, Gareth Pugh, Stella McCartney, Mulberry, Thomas Pink, Victoria Beckham and Vivienne Westwood.
World fashion industry French fashion design.
Most French fashion houses are in Paris, which is the capital of French fashion. Traditionally, French fashion is chic an... | Frida Giannini
Frida Giannini (born in Rome, 1972) is an Italian fashion designer. She was the creative director of the Italian fashion house Gucci from 2006 to 2014.
Education.
Giannini studied fashion design at Rome's Fashion Academy.
Career.
In 1997, Giannini worked for Fendi to design ready-to-wear. After three sea... | 42,012 | triviaqa-train |
The Festival of Britain was held in which park in 1951? | The University of Brighton Design Archives have digitised many of the Design Council's files relating to the planning of the festival.
Principal events.
Principal events England.
Exhibitions
- South Bank, London
- Science, South Kensington
- Architecture, Poplar
- Books, South Kensington
- 1851 Centenary Exhibition, So... | city was host to the three Great Exhibitions at Kelvingrove Park, in 1888 (International Exhibition), 1901 (Glasgow International Exhibition) and 1911 (Scottish Exhibition, Art and Industry). It later hosted the Empire Exhibition in 1938 and the Industrial exhibits of the Festival of Britain at the Kelvin Hall in 1951.... | 42,013 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the smaller of Mars' moons? | Moons of Mars
The two moons of Mars are Phobos and Deimos. Both were discovered by Asaph Hall in August 1877 and are named after the Greek mythological twin characters Phobos (panic/fear) and Deimos (terror/dread) who accompanied their father Ares into battle. Ares, god of war, was known to the Romans as Mars.
Compared... | . The Earth's crust is soaked with water, and water plays an important role in the development of shear zones. Plate tectonics requires weak surfaces in the crust along which crustal slices can move, and it may well be that such weakening never took place on Venus because of the absence of water. However, some research... | 42,014 | triviaqa-train |
Who painted 'A Bar At The Folies Bergere'? | A Bar at the Folies-Bergère
A Bar at the Folies-Bergère (), painted and exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1882, is considered the last major work of French painter Édouard Manet. It depicts a scene in the Folies Bergère nightclub in Paris. The painting originally belonged to the composer Emmanuel Chabrier, who was a clos... | States and other similar shows, including a longstanding revue, the Las Vegas Folies Bergere, at the Tropicana Resort & Casino in Las Vegas and the "Teatro Follies" in Mexico.
In the 1930s and '40s the impresario Clifford C. Fischer staged several Folies Bergere productions in the United States. These included the "Fol... | 42,015 | triviaqa-train |
"Whose tomb bears the inscription ""Reader, if you seek his monument, look around you""?" | Christopher Wren
Sir Christopher Wren PRS FRS (; – ) was an English anatomist, astronomer, geometer, and mathematician-physicist, as well as one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history.
He was accorded responsibility for rebuilding 52 churches in the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666, inclu... | reader, if you seek his monument, look around you), was re-used on a tablet mounted on the organ screen in 1810, although this was destroyed in the Blitz. He purchased over 200 of Wren's drawings, with his own money, and had them bound and presented to the Cathedral, thus recording the building's history for posterity.... | 42,016 | triviaqa-train |
Which Shakespeare play is subtitled 'All Is True'? | Henry VIII (play)
Henry VIII is a collaborative history play, written by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher, based on the life of King Henry VIII of England. An alternative title, , is recorded in contemporary documents, the title not appearing until the play's publication in the First Folio of 1623. Stylistic evide... | writers in "All the World's a Grave". This work, subtitled ""A New Play by William Shakespeare"", is a tragedy in five acts, a "mash-up" constructed of lines drawn from five Shakespeare tragedies and one Shakespeare history.
External links.
- John Reed's website | 42,017 | triviaqa-train |
In reaction to which British Prime Minister's speech on African affairs was the 'Monday Club' formed? | Wind of Change (speech)
The "Wind of Change" speech was a historically significant address made by the UK Prime Minister Harold Macmillan to the Parliament of South Africa, on 3 February 1960 in Cape Town. He had spent a month in Africa visiting a number of what were then British colonies. The speech signalled clearly ... | supporter of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), he was leader of the British delegation to the North Atlantic Assembly from 1979 to 1987. Wall was especially suspicious of the Foreign Office, which he believed had contributed to Britain's decline. He would quote an African minister's remark: "We never trust... | 42,018 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the wife of 'King Priam of Troy' and the mother of 'Hector', 'Paris', 'Troilus' and 'Cassandra'? | , or as found in Aeolic poetry, is also an epithet of Zeus in his capacity as 'he who holds [everything together]'. Hector's name could thus be taken to mean 'holding fast'.
Biography.
As the first-born son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba, who was a descendant of Dardanus and Tros, the founder of Troy, he was a prince o... | , wife to Menelaus, lover of Paris
- Pandarus, Criseyde's uncle, who advises Troilus in the wooing of Criseyde
- Priam, King of Troy
- Cassandra, Daughter of Priam, a prophetess at the temple of Apollo
- Hector, Prince of Troy, fierce warrior and leader of the Trojan armies
- Troilus, Youngest son of Priam, and wooer o... | 42,019 | triviaqa-train |
In 1995 the group 'Secret Garden' won the Eurovision Song Contest with 'Nocturne'. Which country did they represent? | Nocturne (Secret Garden song)
"Nocturne" was the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995, performed in Norwegian by Secret Garden representing Norway. It was the second time Norway won the contest, after it had won in 1985 with Bobbysocks! song "La det swinge". For their performance at the Contest the Secret G... | Fionnuala Sherry
Fionnuala Sherry (born 20 September 1962) is an Irish violinist and vocalist. She makes up half of the New Instrumental duo Secret Garden, which won the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the predominantly instrumental piece "Nocturne".
Background.
Sherry's violin playing started at the age of eight. Sh... | 42,020 | triviaqa-train |
Which English sculptor, engraver, writer, and typographer, who died in 1940, invented a classic typeface which was named after him? | 's headquarters for the London Electric Railway (now Transport for London) at 55 Broadway, St James's. He carved a statue of the "Virgin and Child" for the west door of the chapel at Marlborough College.
In 1932, Gill produced a group of sculptures, "Prospero and Ariel", and others for the BBC's Broadcasting House in L... | of typography, where it achieved international importance in the 18th Century and played a prominent role in the rise of English influence in a field previously dominated by German, Italian, French and Dutch designers. William Caslon – the designer of the Caslon typefaces and the first significant English typographer –... | 42,021 | triviaqa-train |
Al Martino's 'Here In My Heart' was the first ever UK number one single, but in which year? | was part of, and injured in, the Iwo Jima invasion, Cini began his singing career. Encouraged by Lanza, he adopted the stage name Al Martino—based on the name of his good friend Lorraine Cianfrani's (née Losavio) husband Alfred Martin Cianfrani—and began singing in local nightclubs. In 1948, he moved to New York City, ... | the brand new chart, American jazz singer Al Martino had the first ever number one single in the UK with "Here in My Heart", which remains his biggest selling single. The song spent nine consecutive weeks at number one, which continued to be the longest consecutive run at number one until mid-1954. In second place was ... | 42,022 | triviaqa-train |
In which Dickens novel do 'Lord George Gordon', 'Simon Tappertit'and 'Dolly Varden' appear? | Jewish "chesed" (laws of mercy and charity), go into other parts of the prison to comfort prisoners by speaking with them and playing the violin. In keeping with "tzedaka" (charity) laws, he gave what little money he could to those in need.
Charles Dickens, in his novel "Barnaby Rudge", which centres around the Gordon ... | Varden, is pardoned.
Joe and Dolly are married and become proprietors of the rebuilt Maypole. Edward Chester and Emma are married and go to the West Indies. Miggs tries to get her position back at the Varden household, is rejected, and becomes a jailer at a women's prison. Simon Tappertit, his legs crushed in the riots... | 42,023 | triviaqa-train |
What is another name for the star we know as 'Sirius'? | bright bluish stars. The more massive of these, Sirius B, consumed its resources and became a red giant before shedding its outer layers and collapsing into its current state as a white dwarf around years ago.
Sirius is known colloquially as the "Dog Star", reflecting its prominence in its constellation, Canis Major (t... | intelligent extraterrestrial beings from Sirius. This has been the subject of controversy and speculation.
Doubts have been raised about the validity of Griaule and Dieterlein's work. In 1991, anthropologist Walter van Beek concluded about the Dogon, "Though they do speak about "sigu tolo" [which is what Griaule claime... | 42,024 | triviaqa-train |
'Frantic Elevators' was the previous name of which pop group? | Simply Red
Simply Red is a British soul and pop band which formed in Manchester in 1983. The lead singer of the band is singer and songwriter Mick Hucknall, who, by the time the band initially disbanded in 2010, was the only original member left. Since the release of their debut studio album "Picture Book" (1985), they... | Funktafied
"Funktafied" is the name of a 2001 single by British pop group Five Star, peaking at #99 on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in July of that year and becoming their first single from their "Eclipse" album. The single was a U.S. only release and only available in the UK on import.
The single became the gr... | 42,025 | triviaqa-train |
Which computer programming language was named after Charles Babbadge's assistant, Lady Lovelace? | of a "computing machine" and one of the first computer programmers.
Lovelace was the only legitimate child of poet Lord Byron and his wife Lady Byron. All of Byron's other children were born out of wedlock to other women. Byron separated from his wife a month after Ada was born and left England forever four months late... | computer science (1977, 1980). He then worked as an assistant professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University and a compiler implementer at Tartan Laboratories. Then he joined the supercomputer company Thinking Machines, where he helped define and promote a parallel computing version of the programming lang... | 42,026 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the founder of Harrow Public School? | Harrow School
Harrow School is an independent boarding school for boys in Harrow, London, England. The School was founded in 1572 by John Lyon under a Royal Charter of Elizabeth I, and is one of the original seven public schools that were regulated by the Public Schools Act 1868. Harrow charges up to £12,850 per term, ... | Hartwell de la Garde Grissell
Hartwell de la Garde Grissell, (1839–1907) was a Papal Chamberlain, and the founder of the Oxford University Newman Society.
Education.
Grissell was born in 1839 as the son of Thomas Grissell, a prosperous public works contractor. He was educated at Harrow School and in 1859 matriculated t... | 42,027 | triviaqa-train |
Spurn Point Lighthouse is situated at the mouth of which river estuary? | Spurn
Spurn is a narrow sand tidal island located off the tip of the coast of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England that reaches into the North Sea and forms the north bank of the mouth of the Humber Estuary. Before a severe storm in February 2017, which damaged part of the sandbank, Spurn was a spit with a semi-perman... | the properties downstream. Areas of Llanmaes are still susceptible to flooding today.
Mouth.
The river meets the sea at Col-huw Point, where Llantwit Major beach is situated. At its mouth the river flows through the sand and stones of Llantwit beach. The mouth of the river was originally sandy, but dredging in the Bris... | 42,028 | triviaqa-train |
Which was the first British postage stamp to be issued with perforations? | invented in London by Henry Archer, an Irish landowner and railroad man from Dublin, Ireland. The 1850 Penny Red was the first stamp to be perforated during trial course of Archer's perforating machine. After a period of trial and error and modifications of Archer's invention, new machines based on the principles pione... | public.
Design Perforations.
Perforations are small holes made between individual postage stamps on a sheet of stamps, facilitating separation of a desired number of stamps. The resulting frame-like, rippled edge surrounding the separated stamp defines a characteristic meme for the appearance of a postage stamp.
In the... | 42,029 | triviaqa-train |
Which amendment to the American Constitution abolished slavery? | Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment may refer to the:
- Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime
- Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, which stripped the president of many of his reserve powers... | a household in the CDP was $29,792, and the median income for a family was $31,384. Males had a median income of $25,040 versus $24,704 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $9,964. About 26.1% of families and 27.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.8% of those under age 18 and 19... | 42,030 | triviaqa-train |
Which Japanese mountaineer was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest? | on the summit via the South Col route. Miura's exploits became the subject of film, and he went on to become the oldest person to summit Mount Everest in 2003 at age 70 and again in 2013 at the age of 80.
In 1975, Junko Tabei, a Japanese woman, became the first woman to summit Mount Everest.
History of expeditions 1979... | .
- Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu - climbed Mount Everest seven times.
- Bachendri Pal () - in 1984 became the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest
- Premlata Agarwal () - the first Indian woman mountaineer to complete the Seven Summits and one of the oldest Indian women mountaineer to summit Mount Ever... | 42,031 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the only U.S. President to have held a patent? | Abraham Lincoln's patent
Abraham Lincoln's patent relates to an invention to lift boats over shoals and obstructions in a river. It is the only United States patent ever registered to a President of the United States. Lincoln conceived the idea of inventing a mechanism that would lift a boat over shoals and obstruction... | for the validity of the patent. Intentionally failing to name, or incorrectly identifying inventors, can result in a patent being held invalid. Ordinarily, the courts presume the named inventors are "the" inventors so long as there is no disagreement.
An inventor cannot opt out from being mentioned as such in a U.S. pa... | 42,032 | triviaqa-train |
Which member of the 'The Spice Girls' released the 2001 single, 'Lullaby'? | announced by the Spice Girls at the Cannes Film Festival. The group also performed their first live British show, for the Royalty of Great Britain. At the show, they breached royal protocol when Mel B and then Geri Halliwell planted kisses on Prince Charles' cheeks and pinched his bottom, causing controversy. At the Iv... | Victoria Beckham (album)
Victoria Beckham (stylised as VB) is the self-titled debut and, to date, only album by British singer-songwriter, Victoria Beckham. It was released on 1 October 2001 by Virgin Records. Beckham was the last member of the Spice Girls to release a solo album. The album's lead single, "Not Such an ... | 42,033 | triviaqa-train |
Which actress plays 'Lynn Bracken' in the 1997 film, 'L.A. Confidential'? | "Hush-Hush".
At the time, actors Guy Pearce and Russell Crowe were relatively unknown in North America. One of the film's backers, Peter Dennett, was worried about the lack of established stars in the lead roles. However, he supported Hanson's casting decisions, and the director had the confidence also to recruit Kevin... | In 1991, she played a glamorous singer in the comedy "The Marrying Man" alongside her future husband, Alec Baldwin. They then both starred in the remake "The Getaway" in 1994. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Lynn Bracken in the 1997 film "L.A. Confidential"; as well as, the ... | 42,034 | triviaqa-train |
What wasthe 'Prisoners Temporary Discharge For Ill- Health Act of 1913' better known as? | Prisoners (Temporary Discharge for Ill Health) Act 1913
The Prisoners (Temporary Discharge for Ill Health) Act, commonly referred to as the Cat and Mouse Act, was an Act of Parliament passed in Britain under H. H. Asquith's Liberal government in 1913. Some members of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU, common... | of her sons had been killed in India on active service whilst she had little political rights. Her mother served eight days on remand and fourteen days in jail despite being 80 years old. Her mother was asked to talk at the London Pavilion when she was released in April 1912.
In 1913 the government passed the Prisoners... | 42,035 | triviaqa-train |
On which holiday island are the peaks of 'Ruivo' and 'Arieiro', and the airport of 'Santa Cruz'? | Culture Beverages.
Madeira is a fortified wine, produced in the Madeira Islands; varieties may be sweet or dry. It has a history dating back to the Age of Exploration when Madeira was a standard port of call for ships heading to the New World or East Indies. To prevent the wine from spoiling, neutral grape spirits were... | highest point (Pico Ruivo), while much lower (below 200 metres) along its eastern extent. The primitive volcanic foci responsible for the central mountainous area, consisted of the peaks: Ruivo (1,862 m), Torres (1,851 m), Arieiro (1,818 m), Cidrão (1,802 m), Cedro (1,759 m), Casado (1,725 m), Grande (1,657 m), Ferreir... | 42,036 | triviaqa-train |
On June 11th 1903, King Alexander and Queen Draga were murdered in their bedroom. Of which European country were they the reigning monarchs? | Draga Mašin
Draginja "Draga" Obrenović (; 11 September 1864 – ), formerly Mašin (Машин), was the Queen consort of King Aleksandar Obrenović of the Kingdom of Serbia. She was formerly a lady-in-waiting to Aleksandar's mother, Queen Natalija.
Early life.
"Draga" (meaning "dear") was the fourth daughter of Panta Lunjevica... | out of the palace, but the entrance was inaccessible due to the placement of the queen's wardrobe over it after the wedding.)
The conspirators searched the palace and eventually discovered the royal couple and murdered them in the early morning of June 11, 1903. King Alexander and Queen Draga were shot and their bodies... | 42,037 | triviaqa-train |
On which Mediterranean island is the World Heritage Site of 'Dalt Vila'? | Ibiza
Ibiza (, ) is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea off the eastern coast of Spain. It is from the city of Valencia. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. Its largest settlements are Ibiza Town (, or simply ), Santa Eulària des Riu, and Sant Antoni de Portmany. Its... | it to the Dominican order, who also left the site for the protection of the "Dalt Vila" following raids by pirates. It was in 1755 that the old monastic building was turned into a parish church. What set this church above all others on the island is its Altarpiece painted around 1500 by . The altarpiece has 25 painted ... | 42,038 | triviaqa-train |
The 'Balfour Declaration' of December 1917 set out the British government's full support fora permanent homeland, for who? | biggest mistakes he made in office. In 1916, Wilson nominated Louis Brandeis to the Court, setting off a major debate in the Senate over Brandeis's progressive ideology and his religion; Brandeis was the first Jewish nominee to the Supreme Court. Ultimately, Wilson was able to convince Senate Democrats to vote for Bran... | Command (later I Air Service Area Command (Special)), "ca". 14 March 1943 - 30 September 1945
- II Service Area Command (later II Air Service Area Command (Special), XV Air Force Service Command), "ca". 14 March 1943 - December 1943, January 1944 - 9 September 1945 (detached to Strategic Air Force, Mediterranean Allied... | 42,039 | triviaqa-train |
In which television 'soap' would you once have found the character 'Darcy Tyler'? | Teresa Bell
Teresa "Tess" Bell is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera "Neighbours", played by Krista Vendy. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 17 September 1999 and departed on 18 September 2001.
Creation and casting.
Vendy originally auditioned for the role of Sarah B... | pond scene". This scene was shot but not included in the film adaptation of "". This scene can be seen in the DVD's extra features. Colin Firth's "pond scene" made it into Channel 4's Top 100 TV Moments. Colin Firth has found it hard to shake off the Darcy image, and he thought that playing Bridget Jones’s Mark Darcy, ... | 42,040 | triviaqa-train |
Which British city was known to the Romans as Magnus Portus? | . This ward includes the Civil Parish of Chidham and Hambrook with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 4,256.
Governance Neighbourhoods.
Governance Neighbourhoods Broadbridge.
Broadbridge, sometimes known as New Bosham more developed round the A259 road and the Coastway railway line including Bosham railway ... | Bannaventa
Bannaventa was a Romano-British fortified town which was situated on the Roman road of Watling Street, which today is known as the A5 trunk road. Bannaventa is northeast of the village of Norton in the English county of Northamptonshire. The Ordnance Survey grid reference for the centre of the town is SP6126... | 42,041 | triviaqa-train |
By what more familiar name are Leucocytes known? | .
Etymology.
The name "white blood cell" derives from the physical appearance of a blood sample after centrifugation. White cells are found in the "buffy" "coat", a thin, typically white layer of nucleated cells between the sedimented red blood cells and the blood plasma. The scientific term "leukocyte" directly reflec... | Associative browsing
Associative browsing is the professional name for several methods of browsing the web. These methods are usually assisted by some sort of a discovery tool and are considered to be more intuitive.
The tools that serve the associative browsing are similarity/relevancy tools. They use different algori... | 42,042 | triviaqa-train |
Which town and moor in Yorkshire was known to the Romans as Olicana? | , Yorkshire Building Society (Bradford), Ebuyer (Howden), GHD (Leeds), Marks and Spencer (Leeds), Burtons (Leeds), Jaeger (Ilkley), Magnet Kitchens (Keighley), Reckitt and Sons (Hull), McCains (Scarborough), First Direct (Leeds), KCOM Group (Hull), Tetley's Brewery (Leeds), Timothy Taylor Brewery (Keighley), Bradford a... | Ellerton, East Riding of Yorkshire
Ellerton is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north-west of the market town of Howden and 8 miles south-west of the market town of Pocklington.
It lies west of the B1228 road and east of the River Derwent.
Together with Aughton it forms t... | 42,043 | triviaqa-train |
In which opera by Rimsky-Korsakov does 'King Dodon' appear? | The Tale of the Golden Cockerel
The Tale of the Golden Cockerel () is the last fairy tale in verse by Alexander Pushkin. Pushkin wrote the tale in 1834 and it was first published in literary magazine "Biblioteka dlya chteniya" ("Library for Reading") in 1835. While not officially based on any specific fairy tale, a num... | 1930). In this, his last opera, Rimsky-Korsakov had laid "the foundation for modernist opera in Russia and beyond."
In 1978–79 the English composer Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji wrote ""Il gallo d’oro" da Rimsky-Korsakov: variazioni frivole con una fuga anarchica, eretica e perversa".
Recordings.
Audio Recordings ("Mainly... | 42,044 | triviaqa-train |
Who rode the 1978 Derby winner 'Shirley Heights'? | Reef had been named after the Mill Reef Club on the same island. The colt was trained throughout his racing career by John Dunlop at Arundel in West Sussex.
Racing career.
Shirley Heights showed promise as a two-year-old, winning twice from six attempts and notably taking the one-mile Royal Lodge Stakes at Ascot Raceco... | in Newmarket, Suffolk.
Arcadian Heights was from the ninth crop of foals sired by Shirley Heights who won The Derby and the Irish Derby in 1978, before becoming a very successful breeding stallion who sired many good winners including Slip Anchor and Darshaan. Arcadian Heights' dam Miss Longchamp showed some ability as... | 42,045 | triviaqa-train |
On which holiday island will you find the towns of Maliaand Sitia? | , one of the Seven Sages of Greece.
History Etymology.
The ancient Ητεία, written as Itia or Etea in English, appears to correspond roughly to modern Sitia. The name Sitia itself is probably the result of rebracketing of the prefix "s-" σε 'at' + Ητεία.
History Ancient Sitia.
Sitia was founded by Minoans as Iteia, and... | Jarvis v Swans Tours Ltd
Facts.
Mr. Jarvis was a solicitor for Barking Council. He chose to go for Christmas holiday in Switzerland. He got a brochure from Swan Tours Ltd, which for Mörlialp, Giswil said the attractions were,
House Party Centre with special resident host. ... Mörlialp is a most wonderful little resort ... | 42,046 | triviaqa-train |
Which author wrote 'A Town Like Alice'? | Nevil Shute
Nevil Shute Norway (17 January 189912 January 1960) was an English novelist and aeronautical engineer who spent his later years in Australia. He used his full name in his engineering career and Nevil Shute as his pen name to protect his engineering career from any potential negative publicity in connection ... | . The first play is "The Inn at the Beginning of the World". The second is "The Beast and the Beauty", which had its world premiere at the Old Mill Theatre, South Perth, on 22 June 2012.
Stevens directed the Emmy Award-winning mini-series "A Town Like Alice" and wrote three novels – "The Waters of Babylon", and two in ... | 42,047 | triviaqa-train |
Lake Balaton is the largest lake in central Europe, in which country is it? | , counties and parliaments.
In 1335, under the rule of the King Charles I of Hungary, the castle of Visegrád, the seat of the Hungarian monarchs was the scene of the royal summit of the Kings of Poland, Bohemia and Hungary. They agreed to cooperate closely in the field of politics and commerce, inspiring their post-Col... | The highest point of the area is the Írott-kő in the Alps, at . The Little Hungarian Plain ("Kisalföld") is found in northern Transdanubia. Lake Balaton and Lake Hévíz, the largest lake in Central Europe and the largest thermal lake in the world, respectively, are in Transdanubia as well.
The "Duna-Tisza köze" and "Tis... | 42,048 | triviaqa-train |
Whose stories include 'The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow'? | The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is a gothic story by American author Washington Irving, contained in his collection of 34 essays and short stories entitled "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.". Written while Irving was living abroad in Birmingham, England, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" ... | profit, non-sectarian burying ground of about . It is contiguous with, but separate from, the churchyard of the Old Dutch Church, the colonial-era church that was a setting for "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". The Rockefeller family estate (Kykuit), whose grounds abut Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, contains the private Rockefel... | 42,049 | triviaqa-train |
What is the title of the opera by Wagner, that makes up the third part of the 'Ring Cycle'? | "Opera and Drama" (1851), Wagner described the aesthetics of drama that he was using to create the "Ring" operas. Before leaving Dresden, Wagner had drafted a scenario that eventually became the four-opera cycle "Der Ring des Nibelungen". He initially for a single opera, "Siegfrieds Tod" ("Siegfried's Death"), in 1848.... | Pappano's Essential Ring Cycle
Pappano's Essential Ring Cycle is a British television documentary first aired on BBC Four in 2013 presented by the Italian conductor Antonio Pappano about the German composer Richard Wagner and his tetralogical opera The Ring Cycle, also called by the formal title of "Ring of the Niebelu... | 42,050 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the faithful wife of Odysseus in Homer's 'Odyssey'? | Greek coastal region of Anatolia.
The poem mainly focuses on the Greek hero Odysseus (known as Ulysses in Roman myths), king of Ithaca, and his journey home after the fall of Troy. It takes Odysseus ten years to reach Ithaca after the ten-year Trojan War. In his absence, it is assumed Odysseus has died, and his wife Pe... | mother Astyoche a golden vine, or by promising Eurypylus one of his daughters as wife. According to Servius, Eurypylus had a son, Grynus, who became king in Mysia and was known as the eponym of Gryneion and the founder of Pergamon.
Early sources.
The earliest mention of Eurypylus occurs in Homer's "Odyssey". In the und... | 42,051 | triviaqa-train |
On a standard typewriter keyboard, which is the only vowel that does not appear on the top row? | Typewriter
A typewriter is a mechanical or electromechanical machine for writing characters similar to those produced by printer's movable type. Typically, a typewriter has an array of keys, and pressing one causes a different single character to be produced on the paper, by causing a ribbon with dried ink to be struck... | and some of the major variations of the different body parts; in the process it defines many of the technical terms used to describe insect bodies.
Anatomy summary.
Insects, like all arthropods, have no interior skeleton; instead, they have an exoskeleton, a hard outer layer made mostly of chitin which protects and sup... | 42,052 | triviaqa-train |
Which actor starred with Sigorney Weaver and Melanie Griffithsin 'Working Girl'? | the thread that holds everything together." She followed the success of "Alien" appearing opposite Mel Gibson in "The Year of Living Dangerously" released to critical acclaim and as Dana Barrett in "Ghostbusters" and "Ghostbusters II".
By the end of the decade, Weaver appeared in two of her most memorable and criticall... | Hyman is going to compose the music for the musical version of the 1988 film 'Working Girl' which starred Melanie Griffith and Sigourney Weaver. She teamed up with Hyman because she wanted " the music to sound like the 80s". Also in March 2018 it was announced that Cyndi Lauper will be one of the headliners for the 15t... | 42,053 | triviaqa-train |
Who won the Booker Prize for 'The Old Devils'? | The Old Devils
The Old Devils is a novel by Kingsley Amis, first published in 1986. The novel won the Booker Prize. It was adapted for television by Andrew Davies for the BBC in 1992, starring John Stride, Bernard Hepton, James Grout and Ray Smith (it was the latter's last screen appearance before his death).
Alun Weav... | Robert Markham".
Amis's literary style and tone changed significantly after 1970, with the possible exception of "The Old Devils", a Booker Prize winner. Several critics accused him of being old fashioned and misogynistic. His "Stanley and the Women", an exploration of social sanity, could be said to instance these tra... | 42,054 | triviaqa-train |
In which English county is the Isle of Purbeck? | the non-metropolitan county of the same name and the county council is responsible for providing services in only part of the county. In Cornwall, Dorset, Durham, East Riding of Yorkshire, Shropshire and Wiltshire the bulk of the area is a unitary authority which shares the name of the ceremonial county and the rest of... | quarried for centuries for use as a building stone. The main settlement on the peninsula is Fortuneswell. Between Fortuneswell and Weymouth is Portland Harbour, one of the largest man-made harbours in the world.
Coastline Isle of Purbeck.
The Isle of Purbeck is a broad peninsula in the south-east of the county, bounded... | 42,055 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote 'Sexus', 'Nexus'and 'Plexus' that collectively make up 'The Rosy Crucifixion'? | The Rosy Crucifixion
The Rosy Crucifixion, a trilogy consisting of "Sexus", "Plexus", and "Nexus", is a fictionalized account documenting the six-year period of Henry Miller's life in Brooklyn as he falls for his second wife June and struggles to become a writer, leading up to his initial departure for Paris in 1928. T... | New York Times" stated, "Miller uses licentious sex scenes to set the stage for his philosophical discussions of self, love, marriage and happiness."
Miller said that, in a burst of inspiration one night in 1927, he stayed up all night plotting out "Tropic of Capricorn" (1939) and "The Rosy Crucifixion" in forty or fif... | 42,056 | triviaqa-train |
Which Tennis player beat Serena and Venus Williams inconsecutive matches at the 2001 Australian Open? | 2001 Australian Open
The 2001 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Australia. It was the 89th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 15 through 28 January 2001.
Seniors.
Seniors Men's Singles.
Andre Agassi defeated Arnaud Clément 6–4, 6–2, 6–... | List of career achievements by Serena Williams
This page lists various career, tournament, and seasonal achievements by tennis player Serena Williams.
Records.
Records Grand Slam tournaments.
- At the 1999 US Open, became the second African-American woman to win a Grand Slam title at 17 years old
- By winning the 2001 ... | 42,057 | triviaqa-train |
Which carbohydrate is also called 'milk sugar'? | , to form micelles with trapped calcium phosphate nanoclusters.
Some sources indicate that the trapped calcium phosphate is in the form of Ca9(PO4)6;
whereas, others say it is similar to the structure of the mineral brushite CaHPO4 -2H2O.
Physical and chemical properties Sugars and carbohydrates.
Milk contains several ... | Carbohydrate synthesis
Carbohydrate synthesis is a sub-field of organic chemistry concerned specifically with the generation of natural and unnatural carbohydrate structures. This can include the synthesis of monosaccharide residues or structures containing more than one monosaccharide, known as oligosaccharides.
Backg... | 42,058 | triviaqa-train |
Who won the Men's Singles at the 2001 Australian OpenTennis Championships? | 2001 Australian Open
The 2001 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Australia. It was the 89th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 15 through 28 January 2001.
Seniors.
Seniors Men's Singles.
Andre Agassi defeated Arnaud Clément 6–4, 6–2, 6–... | Edgar Moon
Edgar "Gar" Moon (3 December 1904 – 26 May 1976) was a tennis player from Australia who was best known for winning the 1930 Australian Championships – Men's Singles title. He also won the 1932 Men's Doubles title with Jack Crawford. He won all three Men's titles at the Australian Championships.
Moon was intr... | 42,059 | triviaqa-train |
Which British philosopher's books include, 'Principles Of Mathematics'? | The Principles of Mathematics
The Principles of Mathematics (PoM) is a 1903 book by Bertrand Russell, in which the author presented his famous paradox and argued his thesis that mathematics and logic are identical.
The book presents a view of the foundations of mathematics and has become a classic reference. It reporte... | cultural needs of Muslims all over the world, with the Headquarters in London, U. K. and branches in the United States, Canada, India, Pakistan, U.A. E., Oman, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, North Africa, Syria, Lebanon, Malaysia.
Legacy Works.
Khoei wrote on various topics, ranging from Islamic jurisprudence to mathematics a... | 42,060 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the underground movement in rural France that fought against the Germans in WW II? | .
Networks and movements Maquis.
The Maquis () were rural guerrilla bands of French Resistance fighters, called "maquisards", during the Occupation of France in World War II. Initially, they were composed of men who had escaped into the mountains to avoid conscription into Vichy France's Service du travail obligatoire ... | Partisan Cross
The Partisan Cross () was a Polish military decoration awarded to World War II partisans (part of resistance movement fighting in the countryside). It was introduced by the Council of Ministers on October 26, 1945.
It was awarded to organizers, commanders and members of partisan units who fought against ... | 42,061 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the secretary-General of the Commonwealth from 1975 - 97? | (1965–75), followed by Sir Shridath Ramphal of Guyana (1975–90), Chief Emeka Anyaoku of Nigeria (1990–99), and Don McKinnon of New Zealand (2000–2008).
Structure Commonwealth citizenship and high commissioners.
In recognition of their shared heritage and culture, Commonwealth countries are not considered to be "foreign... | Barbara Hay
Dame Barbara Logan Hay (born 20 January 1953) is a British diplomat who served as Consul-General in Los Angeles from July 2009 to August 2013.
Educated at Boroughmuir Senior Secondary School in Edinburgh Hay joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1971 as a visa clerk. Hay had started learning Russian... | 42,062 | triviaqa-train |
Which terrorist organisation was responsible for the hijacking of the cruise ship 'Achille Lauro'? | Achille Lauro hijacking
The "Achille Lauro" hijacking happened on October 7, 1985, when the Italian MS "Achille Lauro" was hijacked by four men representing the Palestine Liberation Front off the coast of Egypt, as she was sailing from Alexandria to Ashdod, Israel. A 69-year-old Jewish American man in a wheelchair, Leo... | /web screenings of face-lifts, most famously with Arabella Churchill.
Tricia Jenkins's book "The CIA in Hollywood" reports that Sands supported the CIA in establishing a presence in Hollywood in the mid-1990s and even assisted in the capture of Abu Abbas, the terrorist behind the hijacking of the Achille Lauro cruise s... | 42,063 | triviaqa-train |
Which artist painted 'Dancer At The Barre'? | a work. The human figure has been one of the contrast subjects of art since the first stone age cave paintings, and has been reinterpreted in various styles throughout history. Some artists well known for figure painting are Peter Paul Rubens, Edgar Degas, and Édouard Manet.
Types of painting Illustration painting.
Ill... | in Barre, Vermont. She trained at the School of American Ballet and with David Howard before performing as a leading dancer with Ballet Chicago, the Royal Ballet of Flanders, and James Sewell Ballet. In 2001, Rousse was awarded a McKnight Artist Fellowship for Dancers. She was also named a City Pages "Artist of the Yea... | 42,064 | triviaqa-train |
Who was known as 'Longshanks'? | surrounded by carved busts and a devotional religious image, all since lost. The Society of Antiquaries opened the tomb in 1774, finding that the body had been well preserved over the preceding 467 years, and took the opportunity to determine the King's original height. Traces of the Latin inscription "Edwardus Primus ... | ', to distinguish it from 'Neck of Land in James City' and later became known as Jones Neck. By 1681 the land had been acquired by William Byrd who sold 507 acres to Richard Kennon, who gave the property to his daughter Judith who married Thomas Eldridge. The Jones Neck property was later divided and the western portio... | 42,065 | triviaqa-train |
Which song was written by Arthur Sullivan in sorrow at the death of his brother? | Onward, Christian Soldiers" and "The Lost Chord".
The son of a military bandmaster, Sullivan composed his first anthem at the age of eight and was later a soloist in the boys' choir of the Chapel Royal. In 1856, at 14, he was awarded the first Mendelssohn Scholarship by the Royal Academy of Music, which allowed him to ... | mind for many years. The project was mooted in 1876 as a successor to "Trial by Jury". Arthur Sullivan would have composed the score, and the composer's brother Fred ("Trial"'s Learned Judge) would have played the bridegroom, Woodpecker Tapping, but the opera didn't materialise, perhaps due to the illness that ultimate... | 42,066 | triviaqa-train |
Which Liverpool group was named after a John Wayne film? | and he starred in 142 motion pictures altogether. According to one biographer, "John Wayne personified for millions the nation's frontier heritage."
Wayne's other roles in Westerns include a cattleman driving his herd on the Chisholm Trail in "Red River" (1948), a Civil War veteran whose niece is abducted by a tribe of... | 2012 with a broken jaw. He was replaced by Liverpool defender Martin Kelly.
Cahill headed in Leighton Baines' corner to score his third international goal in a 3–0 win over Peru on 30 May 2014 at Wembley Stadium.
On 12 May 2014, Cahill was named in the 23-man England squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He started all th... | 42,067 | triviaqa-train |
In which year did Josef Stalin die? | 's perception of marginal and politically suspect populations as the potential source of an uprising in case of invasion. He began to plan for the preventive elimination of such potential recruits for a mythical "fifth column of wreckers, terrorists and spies." (Hagenloh, 2000; Shearer, 2003).
The term "purge" in Sovie... | - Bernhard Fisch: "Stalin und die Oder-Neiße-Grenze", Helle Panke, Berlin 2000
- Bernhard Fisch: "Die Striche des Josef W. Stalin. Vom Anteil der Kommunisten an der Vertreibung der Deutschen aus Ostmitteleuropa", trafo-Verlag, Berlin 2005, 449 S.,
External links.
- Publications of Bernhard Fisch at LitDok Ostmitteleuro... | 42,068 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the largest rodent in the world? | Capybara
The capybara ("Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris") is a mammal native to South America. It is the largest living rodent in the world. Also called chigüire, chigüiro (in Colombia and Venezuela) and carpincho, it is a member of the genus "Hydrochoerus", of which the only other extant member is the lesser capybara ("Hydr... | a rectangle, which is a quadrilateral, which is a plane figure, which is a…
- A square is a rhombus, which is a quadrilateral, which is a plane figure, which is a…
- A square is a quadrilateral, which is a plane figure, which is a…
- A square is a plane figure, which is a…
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The non-genus portion of the ... | 42,069 | triviaqa-train |
In which part of southern Afghanistan are most of the British troops deployed? | contract with China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) for the development of three oil fields along the Amu Darya river in the north.
The country has significant amounts of lithium, copper, gold, coal, iron ore, and other minerals. The Khanashin carbonatite in Helmand Province contains of rare earth elements. In 20... | balanced British special forces deployments so that Afghanistan would be the responsibility of the SBS and Iraq would be the 22nd SAS Regiment's. In Spring 2006, the British military deployed over 4,000 troops to southern Afghanistan and the SBS were assigned to take the lead in supporting the deployment. The SBS were ... | 42,070 | triviaqa-train |
Who became a monarch after the death of Henry VIII? | Henry originally used the style "Henry the Eighth, by the Grace of God, King of England, France and Lord of Ireland". In 1521, pursuant to a grant from Pope Leo X rewarding Henry for his "Defence of the Seven Sacraments", the royal style became "Henry the Eighth, by the Grace of God, King of England and France, Defende... | Henry VIII. Remarkably, Henry VIII's widow, Catherine Parr, took an interest in the high intelligence of Elizabeth, and supported the decision to provide her with an impressive education after Henry's death, starting when Elizabeth was 9. Elizabeth received an education equal to that of a prominent male aristocrat; she... | 42,071 | triviaqa-train |
Which country was the first to win football's African Nations Cup? | in 1911 to successfully defend their title.
In 1914, FIFA agreed to recognise the Olympic tournament as a "world football championship for amateurs", and took responsibility for managing the event. This paved the way for the world's first intercontinental football competition, at the 1920 Summer Olympics, contested by ... | their earnings. Many contemporary commentators instead held it to be an example of African football's "naïvety and indiscipline".
History Crisis period.
After winning the 1974 African Cup of Nations and participating in the 1974 World Cup, the team was eliminated in the first round of the 1976 African Cup of Nations af... | 42,072 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the Israeli Intelligence Service | . Six Mossad agents were arrested, and the incident came to be known as the Lillehammer affair. Israel subsequently paid compensation to Bouchiki's family.
Operations Europe Serbia.
Israel provided weapons to the Serbs during the Bosnian War, possibly due to the pro-Serbian bias of the government of the time, or possib... | In the same year, theservice was awarded the most proactive Fintech company to support the National Cashless Movement by the capital bank. In May 2017, the service acquired a license from the central bank to use QR Code scans for payments.
- Go-Ride is the first online motorcycle taxi service in Indonesia. As of May 20... | 42,073 | triviaqa-train |
What is the more common name for a ratel | has also been reported to dig up human corpses in that country.
In Kenya, the honey badger is a major reservoir of rabies and suspected to be a significant contributor to the sylvatic cycle of the disease.
In popular culture.
The 2011 YouTube viral video "The Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger" popularized the image of honey ... | a methyl group to a DNA acceptor. In practice, many molecules are not referred to using this terminology due to more prevalent common names. For example, RNA Polymerase is the modern common name for what was formerly known as RNA nucleotidyltransferase, a kind of nucleotidyl transferase that transfers nucleotides to th... | 42,074 | triviaqa-train |
Whose autobiography was entitled The Naked Civil Servant | The Naked Civil Servant (film)
The Naked Civil Servant is a 1975 biographical film based on Quentin Crisp's 1968 book of the same name, starring John Hurt and directed by Jack Gold, adapted by Philip Mackie, and produced by Verity Lambert.
Originally broadcast on 17 December, the 77-minute television film was produced ... | He devised a one-man show and began touring the country with it. The first half of the show was an entertaining monologue loosely based on his memoirs, the second half was a question-and-answer session with Crisp picking the audience's written questions at random and answering them in an amusing manner.
When his autobi... | 42,075 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of Long John Silver’s parrot | Long John Silver
Profile.
Long John Silver is a cunning and opportunistic pirate who was quartermaster under the notorious Captain Flint. Stevenson's portrayal of Silver has greatly influenced the modern iconography of the pirate. Silver has a parrot, named Captain Flint in honor—or mockery—of his former captain, who g... | company called Yorkshire Global Restaurants has been formed.
In 2000, Yorkshire Global Restaurants agreed to test multi branded locations with Louisville, Kentucky based Tricon Global, owner of the KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell chains.
The parent company of LJS and A&W, Yorkshire was acquired by Tricon Global and Tri... | 42,076 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the lead singer with the Dave Clarke Five | Mike Smith (Dave Clark Five)
Michael George Smith (6 December 1943 – 28 February 2008) was an English singer, songwriter and music producer.
In the 1960s, Smith was the lead vocalist and keyboard player for the Dave Clark Five. The band was a leading unit in the British Invasion of the United States, and were the Beatl... | player Dave Curtis (ex lead singer of The Tremors), and guitarist Brian Griffiths, and once again gave it a go, with frontman Vince Taylor. In 1968 guitarist Ritchie Blackmore asked Clarke to join a new band called Roundabout (which later became known as Deep Purple). Bobbie brought with him Dave Curtis. Clarke and Cur... | 42,077 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first coloured player to captain England at football | climb to third place by mid-February, a dismal final quarter of the season dragged them down to 11th place. Despite finishing 13th in the league in 1989–90, United won the FA Cup – but Anderson was not in the squad for the final. He had managed 21 games in all competitions that season but Alex Ferguson had chosen Paul ... | Roberts – Nobel-prize-winning biochemist
Sport.
- George Attfield – first-class cricketer active in the 1840s and 1850s.
- Roger Bannister – athlete, first man to run sub-4-minute mile
- Olly Barkley – England international rugby player
- Ashley Barnes – professional football player playing for Burnley F.C.
- Tony Book... | 42,078 | triviaqa-train |
What is John in Russian | and astronautics), Andrei Kolmogorov, Ivan Pavlov, Nikolai Semyonov, Dmitri Ivanenko, Alexander Lodygin, Alexander Popov (one of inventors of radio), Nikolai Zhukovsky, Alexander Prokhorov and Nikolay Basov (co-inventors of laser), Vladimir Zworykin, Lev Pontryagin, Sergei Sobolev, Pavel Yablochkov, Aleksandr Butlerov,... | along with several of the Hereditary Commanders, also claimed to maintain this tradition and became what is now known as the Orthodox Order of the Knights of St. John, Russian Grand Priory. This international philanthropic and chivalric group in the Russian tradition is based in New York, and has over 600 members inclu... | 42,079 | triviaqa-train |
What do you get if you mix linseed oil with powdered chalk | is a common carrier used in oil paint. It can also be used as a painting medium, making oil paints more fluid, transparent and glossy. It is available in varieties such as cold-pressed, alkali-refined, sun-bleached, sun-thickened, and polymerised (stand oil). The introduction of linseed oil was a significant advance in... | through Reynolds' soul and spring from his fingertips." Says .
Patrick begins his pieces by grinding graphite and limestone into boiled linseed oil and varying thickness on his palette. He then uses a brush to swirl the mixture onto the board creating both texture and form. The result becomes a rock hard fine art that ... | 42,080 | triviaqa-train |
What are the ridges across a guitar’s fingerboard called | bowed string instruments to play with the bow above the fingerboard. This reduces the prominence of upper harmonics, giving a more ethereal tone.
Frets.
A fingerboard may be fretted, having raised strips of hard material perpendicular to the strings, which the player presses the strings against to stop the strings. On ... | and replacing them with "Competition Colors.” Competition Burgundy (Lake Placid Blue with a purple burst around the guitar’s outline), Competition Red (essentially Candy Apple Red), and Competition Orange were the original finishes offered. Each were also fitted with a set of “racing stripes” across the arm contour. Co... | 42,081 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Tarzan in films the most times | authorized and unauthorized. The film version of Tarzan as the noble savage ("“Me Tarzan, You Jane”"), as acted by Johnny Weissmuller, does not reflect the original character in the novels, who is gracious and highly sophisticated.
Character biography.
Tarzan is the son of a British lord and lady who were marooned on t... | a gentleman adventurer living in New Orleans, Louisiana, after the American Civil War. He had a Pawnee Indian companion named Pahoo Katchewa ('pa-who-kaht'-chee-wah') ("Wolf Who Stands in Water") who did not speak, played by X Brands. Pahoo had saved the life of Derringer, and thereafter was responsible for Derringer's... | 42,082 | triviaqa-train |
What connects Alan Sillitoe, John Travolta and The Drifters | John Travolta
John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is an American actor, film producer, dancer, and singer. Travolta rose to fame during the 1970s, appearing on the television series "Welcome Back, Kotter" (1975–1979) and starring in the box office successes "Saturday Night Fever" (1977) and "Grease" (1978). H... | for Bobby Long") John Travolta. In 2009, Fleet Foxes included "The Fause Knight Upon the Road" as the b-side to the 7" release of "Mykonos" (as "False Knight on the Road"). In 2013 US singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and Jefferson Hamer released "Child Ballads" comprising seven songs from the Francis James Child collec... | 42,083 | triviaqa-train |
In which English county is the New Forest | of Wight, Northumberland and Rutland are ceremonial counties consisting of a non-metropolitan county of a single district, and are known as unitary authorities.
Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Devon, East Sussex, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Yorks... | Douglas, Massachusetts
Douglas is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,471 at the 2010 census. It includes the sizable Douglas State Forest, managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).
History.
The name of Douglas was first given to the territo... | 42,084 | triviaqa-train |
Which car company manufactured the Nubira | Daewoo Nubira
The Daewoo Nubira is a compact car which was produced by the South Korean automaker Daewoo from 1997 to 2002 as a 4-door sedan, 5-door hatchback and a 5-door station wagon.
Overview.
Daewoo Nubira (J100 platform) was released in 1997 reflecting Daewoo's new found design and manufacturing prowess. Built in... | for the 2005 model year, which expanded the Lacetti line-up to include both the sedan and station wagon versions in addition to the five-door hatchback version, in line with Korea.
The engines built for the Nubira and its badge-engineered twins are the same as in the Lacetti hatchback and its badge-engineered versions.... | 42,085 | triviaqa-train |
What is the nickname of Grimsby Town | the FA Cup in 1976. Alan Buckley is the club's most successful manager; he had three spells between 1988 and 2008, guiding the club to three promotions and two appearances at Wembley Stadium during the 1997–98 season, winning both the Football League Trophy and the Football League Second Division play-off Final. In 200... | career Return to Grimsby Town.
10 seasons on since Grimsby and Ford suffered relegation from what is now the Football League Championship, Ford returned to Grimsby Town on 28 July 2012 on a trial basis and played in the club's pre-season friendly against Barton Town Old Boys. Three days later he signed a one-year contr... | 42,086 | triviaqa-train |
Which biblical character slew Goliath | giant in Paramount's 1985 live-action movie "King David" as part of a flashback. This movie includes the King of the Philistines saying, "Goliath has challenged the Israelites six times and no one has responded." It is then on the seventh time that David meets his challenge.
The PBS series "Wishbone" featured Goliath i... | comics artist and cartoonist – Reuben Award, Rube Goldberg machine.
- Goldilocks, British fairy tale character - Goldilocks principle.
- Samuel Goldwyn, American film producer – Goldwyn Picture Corporation, later merged into Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer Inc. (or MGM), Goldwynism
- Goliath, Biblical character – "goliath", Goliat... | 42,087 | triviaqa-train |
In which city was the British version of Concorde assembled | production contracts let in 1962. Morgan strongly suggested that the US was already involved in a similar project, and that if the UK failed to respond it would be locked out of an airliner market that he believed would be dominated by SST aircraft.
In 1959, a study contract was awarded to Hawker Siddeley and Bristol f... | including the French.
By 1964, after discussions with the airlines, although the French team had been allocated the lead on airframe design, Strang and his British colleagues had persuaded them to drop the short-range version and to adopt the longer-range and heavier transatlantic version, which required a 20% increase... | 42,088 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of Sweden | Stockholm School of Economics, Karolinska Institute and Royal Institute of Technology (KTH). It hosts the annual Nobel Prize ceremonies and banquet at the Stockholm Concert Hall and Stockholm City Hall. One of the city's most prized museums, the Vasa Museum, is the most visited non-art museum in Scandinavia. The Stockh... | 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... | 42,089 | triviaqa-train |
What is the official language of Brazil | It is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas; it is also one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world.
Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of . It borde... | that have co-official language Riograndenser Hunsrückisch language Rio Grande do Sul.
- Santa Maria do Herval
Co-official languages in Brazil Municipalities that have co-official allochthonous languages Municipalities in which the teaching of the German language is mandatory.
Co-official languages in Brazil Municipalit... | 42,090 | triviaqa-train |
Which British army regiment are known as Sappers | oath of allegiance upon joining the Army, a process known as attestation. Those who wish to swear by God use the following words:
Others replace the words "swear by Almighty God" with "solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm".
Recruitment Training establishments.
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) is the ... | Madras Engineer Group
Madras Engineer Group (MEG), informally known as the Madras Sappers, is an engineer group of the Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army. The Madras Sappers draw their origin from the erstwhile Madras Presidency army of the British Raj. This regiment has its HQ in Bengaluru. The Madras Sappers are t... | 42,091 | triviaqa-train |
Which American silent film comedian has had a chain of restaurants named after him | Roscoe Arbuckle
Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle (; March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) was an American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. Starting at the Selig Polyscope Company he eventually moved to Keystone Studios, where he worked with Mabel Normand and Harold Lloyd. He mentored Charlie Chaplin a... | Joe Rock
Joe Rock (December 25, 1893 – December 5, 1984) was an American movie producer, director, actor, and screenwriter best remembered today for producing a series of 12 two reel comedies starring Stan Laurel in the 1920s.
After infantry service in World War I, Rock began his film career as a comedian in silent fil... | 42,092 | triviaqa-train |
In which American state is the town of Laramie | Laramie, Wyoming
Laramie is a city in and the county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 30,816 at the 2010 census. Located on the Laramie River in southeastern Wyoming, the city is west of Cheyenne, at the junction of Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 287.
Laramie was settled in the mid-19th c... | Bonin, Bonin-Ogródki, Borsuki, Bużka, Chlebczyn, Chybów, Franopol, Grzybów, Hołowczyce-Kolonia, Horoszki Duże, Horoszki Małe, Klepaczew, Klimczyce, Klimczyce-Kolonia, Kózki, Mierzwice-Kolonia, Nowe Hołowczyce, Nowe Litewniki, Nowe Mierzwice, Płosków, Płosków-Kolonia, Raczki, Rozwadów, Rzewuszki, Serpelice, Stare Hołowc... | 42,093 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the classic novel Moby Dick | Moby-Dick
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale is an 1851 novel by American writer Herman Melville. The book is sailor Ishmael's narrative of the obsessive quest of Ahab, captain of the whaling ship "Pequod", for revenge on Moby Dick, the giant white sperm whale that on the ship's previous voyage bit off Ahab's leg at the knee. A ... | Ahab take their band's name after the captain of the Pequod and draw many of their lyrics from events in the novel "Moby-Dick".
- Composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer wrote the opera "Moby-Dick" that premiered in 2010.
- In 2010, the band Glass Wave recorded a song entitled "Moby Dick". The song recounts the... | 42,094 | triviaqa-train |
Which member of the new Wombles shares his name with a Channel Island | Sarnia for Guernsey, Riduna for Alderney) derive (possibly mistakenly) from the Antonine Itinerary. Gallo-Roman culture was adopted to an unknown extent in the islands.
In the sixth century, Christian missionaries visited the islands. Samson of Dol, Helier, Marculf and Magloire are among saints associated with the isla... | announced that the wombles would return with a new television series. Richard Desmond snapped up the rights to the new TV series which will consist of 26 episodes each 11 minutes in length. The new series will be made using computer-generated imagery (CGI) and is due to air in 2015 on Channel 5.
Series One (1973).
1. O... | 42,095 | triviaqa-train |
What is the pleated skirt worn by Greek soldiers called | Fustanella
Fustanella (for spelling in various languages, see chart below) is a traditional pleated skirt-like garment that is also referred to as a kilt worn by men of many nations in the Balkans (Southeast Europe). In modern times, the fustanella is part of Balkan folk dresses. In Greece, a short version of the fusta... | skirt worn by Scots," some of them were likely to come to believe it was true, even though these same people were able to correctly answer the question "What is the name of the short pleated skirt worn by Scots?"
After replicating these results in another experiment, Fazio and her team attributed this curious phenomeno... | 42,096 | triviaqa-train |
Which comic actor composed Nancy With the Laughing Eyes for Frank Sinatra | but the FBI found this to be without merit. Toward the end of the war, Sinatra entertained the troops during several successful overseas USO tours with comedian Phil Silvers. During one trip to Rome he met the Pope, who asked him if he was an operatic tenor. Sinatra worked frequently with the popular Andrews Sisters in... | Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr.
21. Danny Thomas Introduction, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr.
22. "Nancy (With the Laughing Face)", Frank Sinatra
23. "Me and My Shadow", Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr.
24. "Sam's Song", Sammy Davis, Jr.and Dean Martin
25. "The Birth of the Blues (Reprise)", Frank Sinatr... | 42,097 | triviaqa-train |
What is the state capital of South Australia | lines of railways starting in other states. For instance, Balranald near the Victorian border was connected by a rail line coming up from Victoria and into New South Wales. Another line beginning in Adelaide crossed over the border and stopped at Broken Hill.
Railways management are conducted by Sydney Trains and NSW T... | the term state-owned enterprise is murky. All three words in the term are challenged and subject to interpretation. First, it is debatable what the term "state" implies (e.g., it is unclear whether municipally owned corporations and enterprises held by regional public bodies are considered state-owned). Next, it is con... | 42,098 | triviaqa-train |
For what type of business is Madison Avenue famous | 1966, at which time Fifth Avenue was changed to one-way downtown (southbound). Between East 135th Street and East 142nd Street, Madison Avenue carries southbound traffic only, and runs parallel to the Harlem River Drive.
Role in advertising industry.
The term "Madison Avenue" is often used metonymically to stand for th... | Phil Mison
Phil Mison is a London-based DJ, composer, and music producer who has released solo work under the names of Cantoma and Reverso 68. Mison is best known for his compositions in the Balearic, ambient and electronica musical genres, which has been described as "sophisticated, exotic, and close-to-the-bone, muta... | 42,099 | triviaqa-train |
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