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Which Louisiana port is regarded as the birthplace of jazz | U.S. commerce at any time. Jefferson authorized Robert R. Livingston, U.S. Minister to France, to negotiate for the purchase of the City of New Orleans, portions of the east bank of the Mississippi, and free navigation of the river for U.S. commerce. Livingston was authorized to pay up to $2 million.
An official transf... | refinery in the United States.
President William Howard Taft visited Reserve in 1909, while President Gerald Ford visited Reserve in 1976.
Reserve was the birthplace of jazz musicians Edmond Hall and Kid Thomas Valentine.
The Godchaux-Reserve home, the oldest portion of which dates to 1764, is a building on the Nationa... | 42,400 | triviaqa-train |
Which state does Bob Dylan come from | been exhibited in major art galleries. He has sold more than 100 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He has also received numerous awards including ten Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award. Dylan has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Minne... | A positive review in "Dagger" compares the vocals on "Dorado" to Nick Cave and Bob Dylan, and says "you could call this stuff desert noir and probably get away with it[;] this is the kind of Grade A music that doesn't come along very often so soak it all in when it does. This record is a keeper." "The Late Show" was re... | 42,401 | triviaqa-train |
In which of the United States would you find the Colorado Desert | Colorado Desert
California's Colorado Desert is a part of the larger Sonoran Desert. It encompasses approximately , including the heavily irrigated Coachella and Imperial valleys. It is home to many unique flora and fauna.
Geography and geology.
The Colorado Desert is a subdivision of the larger Sonoran Desert encompas... | Writer Dewey Bunnell also says he remembered his childhood travels through the Arizona and New Mexico desert when his family lived at Vandenberg Air Force Base. Bunnell has explained that "A Horse with No Name" was "a metaphor for a vehicle to get away from life's confusion into a quiet, peaceful place".
Trying to fin... | 42,402 | triviaqa-train |
In which country would you be if you were trudging over the Atacama Desert | of stony terrain, salt lakes ("salares"), sand, and felsic lava that flows towards the Andes.
The desert owes its extreme aridity to a constant temperature inversion due to the cool north-flowing Humboldt ocean current, and to the presence of the strong Pacific anticyclone. The most arid region of the Atacama desert is... | . "You just have to speak the truth and believe in democracy", he said. "Everything was voted on; we were 33 men, so 16 plus one was a majority."
54-year-old Urzúa was the last man out after 70 long days trapped below the Atacama desert. Following the collapse of the mine on 5 August, he had dispatched men to find out ... | 42,403 | triviaqa-train |
In which desert do Kalmucks and Mongols live | populated sovereign state in the world, with a population of around three million people. It is also the world's second-largest landlocked country behind Kazakhstan and the largest landlocked country that does not border a closed sea. The country contains very little arable land, as much of its area is covered by grass... | - Poppe, Nicholas N. "The Mongolian Language Handbook", Center for Applied Linguistics, 1970.
- Pozdneev, A.M. "Kalmytskoe Verouchenie", Entsiklopedicheskii Slovar Brokgauz-Efrona, XIV, St. Petersburg, 1914.
- Riasanovsky, V.A. "Customary Law of the Mongol Tribes (Mongols, Buriats, Kalmucks)", Harbin, 1929
- Ulanov, Me... | 42,404 | triviaqa-train |
In which country is the Simpson Desert | Simpson Desert
The Simpson Desert is a large area of dry, red sandy plain and dunes in Northern Territory, South Australia and Queensland in central Australia. It is the fourth-largest Australian desert, with an area of and is the world's largest sand dune desert.
The desert is underlain by the Great Artesian Basin, on... | Eyre. The Macumba is situated in an arid region, the Simpson Desert and flows only very rarely. Even in years that Lake Eyre fills, such as 2010, most of the water comes from the west, the Channel Country of Queensland.
The Finke River normally drains into the Simpson Desert to the north west of the Macumba, but in the... | 42,405 | triviaqa-train |
Which drink advertised itself in the U.S.A. as 'Hits the spot, twelve full ounces, that's a lot' | in 1992, despite heavy competition during the 1990s (sometime between 2000 and 2005, Pepsi overtook Coca-Cola in sales in Romania).
Pepsi did not sell soft drinks in Israel until 1991. Many Israelis and some American Jewish organizations attributed Pepsi's previous reluctance to expand operations in Israel to fears of... | single-CD. A year earlier in 1989, "Now That's What I Call Music 16" had been advertised as containing 3 bonus tracks, although these were found on the double-CD format.
- The Hits Album (July 1991)
The series went full circle and became simply "The Hits Album", although it was listed as "The Hits Album 15" in some cha... | 42,406 | triviaqa-train |
In which country is the town of Kandahar | Kandahar
Kandahār () or Qandahār (; ; known in older literature as Candahar) is the second-largest city in Afghanistan, with a population of about 557,118. Kandahar is located in the south of the country on the Arghandab River, at an elevation of . It is the capital of Kandahar Province, and also the center of the larg... | . Many Afghans are now involved in construction, which is one of the largest industries in the country. Some of the major national construction projects include the New Kabul City next to the capital, the Aino Mena project in Kandahar, and the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Town near Jalalabad. Similar development projects have ... | 42,407 | triviaqa-train |
In which group of islands is Tenerife | presidency and ministries. Between the 1833 territorial division of Spain and 1927, Santa Cruz de Tenerife was the sole capital of the Canary Islands. In 1927 the Crown ordered that the capital of the Canary Islands be shared, as it remains at present. Santa Cruz contains the modern Auditorio de Tenerife, the architect... | Canary Islands Network for Protected Natural Areas
The Canary Islands Network for Protected Natural Areas (Red Canaria de Espacios Naturales Protegidos) is a conservation organization in the Canary Islands.
It recognizes 146 areas across the islands of Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas and Fuerteventura as under prote... | 42,408 | triviaqa-train |
What is the largest continent on Earth | varies widely around the world, but a majority live in Asia. By 2020, 60% of the world's population is expected to be living in urban, rather than rural, areas.
68% of the land mass of the world is in the northern hemisphere. Partly due to the predominance of land mass, 90% of humans live in the northern hemisphere.
It... | It is southwest of Alert, the northernmost settlement in the world. There are also several small lakes north of Upper Dumbell Lake, but they are all unnamed and only appear on very detailed maps.
Notable lakes on Earth Largest by continent.
The largest lakes (surface area) by continent are:
- Australia – Lake Eyre (sal... | 42,409 | triviaqa-train |
Which country is known as the Cockpit of Europe | which comprises about 40 percent of all Belgians. A small German-speaking Community, numbering around one percent, exists in the East Cantons. The Brussels-Capital Region is officially bilingual (French and Dutch), although French is the dominant language. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political conflicts ... | , Wallace Neff, and Eugene R. Ward. The first house designed by Craig Ellwood, Lappin House, is located in this part of Cheviot Hills.
History California Country Club Estates.
Built in 1952 on the site of the former California Country Club, California Country Club Estates is a neighborhood of single-family homes that i... | 42,410 | triviaqa-train |
What was the 1910 Fruitgum Company's only hit | 1910 Fruitgum Company
The 1910 Fruitgum Company is an American bubblegum pop band of the 1960s. The group's "Billboard" Hot 100 hits were "Simon Says", "May I Take a Giant Step", "1, 2, 3, Red Light", "Goody Goody Gumdrops", "Indian Giver", "Special Delivery", and "The Train".
Career.
The band began as Jeckell and The ... | 's only top 40 hit. This single paved the way for tours with contemporaries like The Left Banke and The Easybeats.
The production by Kasenetz, Katz, and Elliot Chiprut paved the way for bubblegum pop bands like Ohio Express and 1910 Fruitgum Company. "Little Bit O' Soul" has been subsequently covered by several bands i... | 42,411 | triviaqa-train |
Whose only UK hit was Here Comes the Judge | the UK chart in July 1968, and was a Top 30 hit, peaking at #30.
"Here Comes the Judge" was inspired by a comic act on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" about a judge by Pigmeat Markham, whose own "Here Comes the Judge" - a completely different song - charted two weeks after Long's did in June 1968, and became a Top 20 hit.
... | considered a precursor to hip hop music.
The song contained background vocals from future soul singer Minnie Riperton, who was credited as Andrea Davis when she was recording for Chess Records, the label which released "Here Comes The Judge".
Other songs and cover versions.
Songs with the same name have been recorded b... | 42,412 | triviaqa-train |
What was the surname of the Beverley Hillbillies | The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies is an American sitcom television series originally broadcast on CBS from 1962 to 1971. The show had an ensemble cast featuring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer Jr. as the Clampetts, a poor backwoods family from the Ozarks region who move to posh Beverl... | Bernard – later became a writer and policy consultant for the human rights of HIV-affected people
- Graham Black
- Lysette Cohen
- Nancy Culp (real name Gill Smith, 1957–2009) – formerly a press officer for Rough Trade Records before moving into journalism: it was Morrissey (of Rough Trade artists The Smiths) who affec... | 42,413 | triviaqa-train |
In what sport was Sam Malone a star before running the bar in Cheers | Sam Malone
Samuel "Mayday" Malone is a fictional character on the American television show "Cheers", portrayed by Ted Danson and created by Glen and Les Charles. The central character of the series, Sam, a former relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox baseball team, is the owner and bartender of the bar called "Cheers".... | List of Cheers characters
This is a list of characters from the American television sitcom, "Cheers".
Original main characters.
Before the "Cheers" pilot, "Give Me a Ring Sometime", was finalized and then aired in 1982, the series originally consisted of four employees of Cheers, the bar, in the original script. There ... | 42,414 | triviaqa-train |
In which town is the retirement home in Waiting For God | run (and in some cases continue to run) on PBS in the United States, and in New Zealand the show has aired various times since 2002. In 2004, it came 37th in the poll for Britain's Best Sitcom.
Plot.
Set at the fictional Bayview Retirement Home near Bournemouth, the show was based around Diana Trent and her relationshi... | Waiting for God (TV series)
Waiting for God is a British sitcom that ran on BBC1 from 1990 to 1994 starring Graham Crowden as Tom and Stephanie Cole as Diana, two spirited residents of a retirement home who spend their time running rings around the home's oppressive management and their own families. It was written by ... | 42,415 | triviaqa-train |
What is Europe's largest and most active volcano | does reach the surface, however, a volcano is formed. Typical examples are Mount Etna and the volcanoes in the Pacific Ring of Fire.
Plate tectonics Hotspots.
Hotspots are volcanic areas believed to be formed by mantle plumes, which are hypothesized to be columns of hot material rising from the core-mantle boundary in ... | to abandon their homes. The resultant cloud of volcanic ash brought major disruption to air travel across Europe.
Another large eruption occurred on 21 May 2011. This time it was the Grímsvötn volcano, located under the thick ice of Europe's largest glacier, Vatnajökull. Grímsvötn is one of Iceland's most active volcan... | 42,416 | triviaqa-train |
In which country did the volcano Loki erupt in 1996 | without transfer of heat or matter) and the partial melting of the mantle, causing volcanism and creating new oceanic crust. Most divergent plate boundaries are at the bottom of the oceans; therefore, most volcanic activity on the Earth is submarine, forming new seafloor. Black smokers (also known as deep sea vents) ar... | sixes. If a player rolls two sixes, he destroys twice as many units as he would normally. If a player rolls three sixes, he destroys all the opponent's units in the current battle.
Some maps also have special terrain features like the volcano, which can erupt and kill most surrounding soldiers, or the temple, which all... | 42,417 | triviaqa-train |
In Morse Code what is the symbol for the letter E | adapted to radio communication, the dots and dashes were sent as short and long tone pulses. It was later found that people become more proficient at receiving Morse code when it is taught as a language that is heard, instead of one read from a page.
To reflect the sounds of Morse code receivers, the operators began to... | off the soundtrack quotes Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Fifth Symphony”, which was used by the Allied Forces as a symbol the Morse code for "V" (for "victory"); also, when shaved four tufts of hair are left on the cat's back - three short and one long tuft - equivalent to the Morse Code dit-dit-dit-dah - which is the letter ... | 42,418 | triviaqa-train |
How many inches are there in a hand | between whole hands are usually expressed in what appears to be decimal format, the subdivision of the hand is not decimal but is in base 4, so subdivisions after the radix point are in quarters of a hand, which are inches. Thus, 62 inches is fifteen and a half hands, or 15.2 hh (normally said as "fifteen-two", or occa... | still measures column inches to give reporters and editors an estimate on how much space a story will take up on a page. Reporters usually refer to story lengths in inches, which actually refers to how many column inches a story takes up. Although it varies, it is generally agreed upon that there are 25-35 words in a c... | 42,419 | triviaqa-train |
Which famous character in commercials was played by John Hewer | rugged good looks" were a huge hit with the British press.
In South Africa, Captain Birdseye had been played by another British actor, Larry Taylor.
Actors.
Captain Birds Eye portrayed through the years.
- 1967 - 1998: John Hewer
- 1998 - 2001: Thomas Pescod
- 2002 - 2007: Martyn Reid
- 2008 - 2012: Gerd Deutschmann
- ... | mascot of the brand, from the 1960s to late 1990s. Appearing in numerous television and billboard commercials since 1967, he was played by the actor John Hewer between then and 1998 e.g. in 1986 advert for Birdsye Fish Fingers. After the retirement of the original actor, the brand was relaunched with a younger man with... | 42,420 | triviaqa-train |
In which Italian city would you find the Uffizi Gallery | re-establishing the Latin element into the island, a legacy which can be seen in the many Gallo-Italic dialects and towns found in the interior and western parts of Sicily, brought by these settlers. It is believed that the Lombard immigrants in Sicily over a couple of centuries were a total of about 200,000.
An estima... | of many masterpieces, among which
- Giovanni Bellini (1425-1516) “Sacred allegory” - oil on canvas - Uffizi Gallery
- Léopold Pollak (1806–1880) “Self portrait” - oil on canvas - Uffizi Gallery
- North Italian artist influenced by Dosso Dossi (active during the 16th century) “Portrait of a man” - oil on canvas - Uffiz... | 42,421 | triviaqa-train |
In which London square is the National Gallery | 0° longitude, and Greenwich Mean Time. Other landmarks include Buckingham Palace, the London Eye, Piccadilly Circus, St Paul's Cathedral, Tower Bridge, Trafalgar Square and The Shard. London has numerous museums, galleries, libraries and sporting events. These include the British Museum, National Gallery, Natural Histo... | the victory of the Great Siege which had been won a few months earlier. At over 42.5 square metres (458 square feet), his picture is one of Britain’s largest oil paintings.
It depicts the Governor General George Augustus Eliott, riding to the edge of the battlements to direct the rescue of the defeated Spanish sailors ... | 42,422 | triviaqa-train |
In which city is the Albertina art gallery | Albertina
The Albertina is a museum in the Innere Stadt (First District) of Vienna, Austria. It houses one of the largest and most important print rooms in the world with approximately 65,000 drawings and approximately 1 million old master prints, as well as more modern graphic works, photographs and architectural draw... | Wadsworth Atheneum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München, Albertina, as well as in Princeton, Harvard, and Yale universities amongst others. His work also appears in more than 200 private collections such as th... | 42,423 | triviaqa-train |
Which southern state is patrolled by Deputy Dawg | at a time and shown as a half-hour program. The show was produced by CBS and was the professional animation debut of Ralph Bakshi (as inbetweener) of "Fritz the Cat" fame. There were also six additional titles that were released theatrically, for show in cinemas and which were not part of the original TV package.
The c... | , and later to Tennessee. The other main characters are the 'varmints' Muskie Muskrat, Moley Mole, Possible 'Possum, Ty Coon, Vincent van Gopher, Pig Newton, and Dawg's boss the Sheriff, as well as Mrs. Deputy. Deputy Dawg was voiced by Dayton Allen, a prolific voice actor who voiced many Terrytoons characters in telev... | 42,424 | triviaqa-train |
Where does Homer Simpson work | "Life in Hell" but instead decided to create a new set of characters. He named the character after his father, Homer Groening. After appearing for three seasons on "The Tracey Ullman Show", the Simpson family got their own series on Fox that debuted December 17, 1989.
As patriarch of the eponymous family, Homer and his... | Homer and Marge. Homer and Bart Simpson made a brief appearance in "Dial M for Mother". During an interview with Geraldo Rivera, Jay is asked about talking over the heads of his audience and does just that in his answer. An annoyed family watching changes the channel to "The Simpsons", where Homer—after stepping on a r... | 42,425 | triviaqa-train |
Liquid tomato fertiliser is rich in which plant food | mixture can be combined with a potassium fertilizer to produce a "compound fertilizer" with the three macronutrients N, P and K in easily dissolved form.
Production Potassium fertilizers.
Potash is a mixture of potassium minerals used to make potassium (chemical symbol: K) fertilizers. Potash is soluble in water, so th... | nitrate (), which is then added to six tomato seeds as liquid fertiliser. In addition, the system incorporates a colony of the single-cell microorganism "Euglena gracilis", which is a photosynthetic algae able to produce oxygen and biomass while protecting the whole system against high ammonia concentrations. This oxyg... | 42,426 | triviaqa-train |
To what plant did botanist Leonard Fuchs give his name | , Fuchs' Herbal book proved and emphasized high-quality drawings as the most telling way to specify what a plant name stands for.
The botanical genus "Fuchsia" is named in his honour, and consequently the colour fuchsia.
Biography.
Fuchs was born in 1501 in Wemding in the Duchy of Bavaria. After attending a school in H... | -lobed stigma. The seeds are black.
Taxonomy.
Taxonomy Nomenclature.
The origin of the scientific name of the genus is somewhat tangled. Specimens of what is now called "Brodiaea" were first collected by Archibald Menzies, botanist to the Vancouver Expedition, in 1792. Menzies collected the plant from the vicinity of t... | 42,427 | triviaqa-train |
What is the currency of Switzerland | example, the ISO banking code "CHF" for the Swiss franc, and the country top-level domain ".ch", are both taken from the state's Latin name). "Helvetica" is derived from the "Helvetii", a Gaulish tribe living on the Swiss plateau before the Roman era.
"Helvetia" appears as a national personification of the Swiss confed... | Norway, and Switzerland who decided not to leave European Free Trade Area are linked together with the EU as a customs union. The EU comprises 28 countries, including 12 countries from mostly Central and Eastern Europe that joined since 2004. The EU abolished trade barriers on intra-zonal trade, instituted a common ext... | 42,428 | triviaqa-train |
What was a hundredth of a German mark before the introduction of the Euro | favouring the currency's restoration (although a minority believed this would not bring any economic benefit).
On 31 December 1998, the Council of the European Union fixed the irrevocable exchange rate, effective 1 January 1999, for German mark to euros as DM 1.95583 = €1.
One Deutsche Mark was divided into 100 Pfennig... | part of ERM II, the currencies have a fluctuation band of ±15%. Denmark, however, has committed to a tighter fluctuation band of 2.25%.
Convertible mark is the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina and it was fixed to 1 German mark when it was introduced on the basis of the Dayton agreement; consequently after introductio... | 42,429 | triviaqa-train |
From which country do we get the cheese Roquefort | Roquefort
Roquefort (, , ; ) is a sheep milk cheese from the south of France, and together with Bleu d'Auvergne, Danablu, Stilton, and Gorgonzola is one of the world's best known blue cheeses. Though similar cheeses are produced elsewhere, EU law dictates that only those cheeses aged in the natural Combalou caves of Ro... | .
Production Consumption and other uses.
The regional cuisine in and around Aveyron includes many Roquefort-based recipes for main-course meat sauces, savory tarts and quiches, pies, and fillings.
In contrast to popular belief, Penicillium roqueforti does not excrete penicillin. However, due to the presence of other an... | 42,430 | triviaqa-train |
What modern innovation was began by Tim Berners Lee | website was built at CERN. Despite this being an international organisation hosted by Switzerland, the office that Berners-Lee used was just across the border in France. The website was put online on 6 August 1991 for the first time:
It provided an explanation of what the World Wide Web was, and how people could use a ... | 40.
- Recognized in 2008 by the US State Department as one of 12 Innovators Helping Reshape Reality along with J. Craig Venter and Tim Berners-Lee.
- Named as the Innovator of the Year from the MIT Technology Review TR35 list of one of the top 35 innovators in the world under the age of 35 in 2007.
- 2005 Lemelson-MIT ... | 42,431 | triviaqa-train |
On which ship did Fletcher Christian lead a mutiny in 1787 | Mutiny on the Bounty
The mutiny on the Royal Navy vessel occurred in the south Pacific on 28 April 1789. Disaffected crewmen, led by Acting Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, seized control of the ship from their captain Lieutenant William Bligh and set him and 18 loyalists adrift in the ship's open launch. The mutineers v... | action" to be taken. He later admitted and regretted his involvement in the act and said that it could have been avoided if contingency plans had been made prior to the labour strike.
Early life.
Ramaphosa was born in Soweto, Johannesburg, on 17 November 1952, He is the second of the three children to Erdmuth and retir... | 42,432 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of Buddy Holly's backing group | The Crickets
The Crickets were an American rock and roll band from Lubbock, Texas, formed by singer-songwriter Buddy Holly in the 1950s. Their first hit record, "That'll Be the Day", released in 1957, peaked at number three on the "Billboard" Top 100 chart on September 16. The sleeve of their first album, "The "Chirpin... | , the Ray Charles Singers, a name bestowed on them by Perry Como, began recording a series of albums. Due to advances in recording technology, they were able to create a softer sound than had been heard before and this was the birth of what has been called "easy listening". Record producer Jack Hansen used some of the ... | 42,433 | triviaqa-train |
Who had a number one album in 1986 with True Blue | True Blue (Madonna album)
True Blue is the third studio album by American singer and songwriter Madonna, released on June 30, 1986, by Sire Records. She co-wrote and co-produced the entire album with Stephen Bray and Patrick Leonard. "True Blue" deals with her visions of love, work, dreams as well as disappointments, a... | 's top-selling album of 1986, as well as the best-selling album of the 1980s by a female artist. With estimated sales of over 25 million copies worldwide, "True Blue" remains one of the best-selling albums of all time. All five singles released from the album reached the top five on the "Billboard" Hot 100, with "Live ... | 42,434 | triviaqa-train |
What was the Monkees best selling single | hits, including "Last Train to Clarksville", "Pleasant Valley Sunday", "Daydream Believer", and "I'm a Believer". Newspapers and magazines reported that the Monkees outsold the Beatles and the Rolling Stones combined in 1967, but Nesmith admitted in his autobiography "Infinite Tuesday" that it was a lie that he told a ... | on connections with DJs across the United States to get the record played. The Pips' version of "Grapevine" reached number one on the "Billboard" R&B chart on November 25, 1967, and stayed there for six weeks, making it the group's second R&B number one after 1961's "Every Beat of My Heart". It reached two on the "Bill... | 42,435 | triviaqa-train |
In Minder what football team did Terry support | Bush/Ladbroke Grove/Fulham/Acton), and was largely responsible for putting the word , meaning personal bodyguard, into the UK popular lexicon. The characters often drank at the local members-only Winchester Club, where owner and barman Dave (Glynn Edwards) acted, often unwillingly, as a message service for Arthur, and ... | failed to qualify.
During Euro 96 Ince was a member of Terry Venables' England team as the midfield ball winner and got the label of "Gazza's minder" whose job was to create room for Paul Gascoigne to exploit with his natural ball skills. Though the first group game ended in a disappointing 1–1 draw at Wembley against ... | 42,436 | triviaqa-train |
Which actress plays the title role in the TV series Linda Green | becomes Katie's boyfriend. The other club singer, Coral (Jacinta Sloan) and the club comic (Danny De Bouy) also appear on a semi-regular basis.
The series was created by Paul Abbott, and other writers to pen episodes included "Sorted" writer Danny Brocklehurst, Catherine Johnson and Russell T Davies. The producer was ... | Linda Hardy
Linda Hardy (born 11 October 1973) is a French actress and model.
Life and career.
Hardy won the title of Miss France in 1992 and represented her country at Miss Universe 1992 and Miss World 1992.
She then launched an acting career in French cinema, beginning with the 1999 film, "Recto/Verso", which was fol... | 42,437 | triviaqa-train |
Who is Sting married to | . The text was written by his friend Zucchero Fornaciari. The song was then included in "Overdose d'amore/The Ballads" (1999) and in "Zu & Co." (2004) of the Italian bluesman. The following year, he married Trudie Styler and was awarded an honorary doctorate in music from Northumbria University. In 1991, he appeared on... | following year she changed to Southern Sting in 1999, under coach Robyn Broughton. With the Sting she also won Cup titles every year from 1999 to 2004, and 2nd place in 2005 and 2006. She also became Sting captain in 2003 after Bernice Mene retired from all levels of netball.
Rumball retired from the Silver Ferns in 20... | 42,438 | triviaqa-train |
Who is game show host Les Dennis married to | UK "Celebrity Big Brother" during the period when his marriage to Amanda Holden was breaking down again – he described his time in the BB House as "not one of his wisest moves", although he went on to finish as runner-up to Mark Owen.
Career 2005–2007.
On 11 August 2005 Dennis appeared as a guest star in an episode of ... | "The Laughter Show". Following Gee's sudden and unexpected death on 3 January 1986, Dennis carried on "The Laughter Show" as a solo performer and became the third host of "Family Fortunes" for a fifteen-year run from 1987 to 2002. It was at a recording of an episode of Family Fortunes in 1997 that Les Dennis was surpri... | 42,439 | triviaqa-train |
Which actor married Melanie Griffith twice | which allowed her to skip a grade level and graduate at age 16.
Life and career 1969–1979: Career beginnings and first marriage.
Griffith's first onscreen appearances were as an extra in "Smith!" (1969) and "The Harrad Experiment" (1973). While on the set of the latter, fourteen-year-old Griffith met actor Don Johnson,... | High Tide"br
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3. Carmen Maura – "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown" ("Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios")br
3. Melanie Griffith – "Working Girl"br
3. Barbara Hershey – "A World Apart"
Winners Best Supporting Actor.
1. Dean Stockwell – "Married to the Mob" and ""br
2. Ale... | 42,440 | triviaqa-train |
Which comedy duo starred in a Chump at Oxford and Way Out West | United States with acts like Abbott and Costello, Gallagher and Shean, and Burns and Allen. Laurel and Hardy was a British-American comedy double act that has been described as the most popular in the world.
Format.
Humor is often derived from the uneven relationship between two partners, usually of the same gender, ag... | " (1932)
- "Birthday Blues" (1932)
- "Sons of the Desert" (1933)
- "The Devil's Brother" (1933)
- "The Live Ghost" (1934)
- "Killer at Large" (1936)
- "The Milky Way" (1936)
- "Swing Time" (1936)
- "Our Relations" (1936)
- "Way Out West" (1937)
- "A Chump at Oxford | 42,441 | triviaqa-train |
In which film did Harrison Ford come from the future to destroy an android played by Rutger Hauer | and its sequel "Blade Runner 2049" (2017); John Book in the thriller "Witness" (1985), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor; and Jack Ryan in the action films "Patriot Games" (1992) and "Clear and Present Danger" (1994).
His career spans six decades and includes roles in several Hollywood blo... | an advanced experimental replicant who causes him to question his attitude towards replicants and what it means to be human. Starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos, it was released in the United States on June 25, 1982. It underperformed in North American theaters, but has since become... | 42,442 | triviaqa-train |
Who directed the 1957 Oscar winning film Bridge on the River Kwai | The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 British-American epic war film directed by David Lean and based on the novel "Le Pont de la Rivière Kwaï" (1952) by Pierre Boulle. The film uses the historical setting of the construction of the Burma Railway in 1942–1943. The cast included William Hol... | movie "Outcast of the Island" (1951) directed by Carol Reed being shot on locations in Ceylon in 1951 (the first British film to be shot in Ceylon). this was followed by "Planters Wife" by Ken Anakinin 1952, "Purple Plain" in 1954 directed by Robert Parish and starring Gregory Peck, "Elephant Walk" (1954) directed by W... | 42,443 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of Charles Bronson's character in The Magnificent Seven | group. Despite the meager pay offered, he finds five willing gunmen.
They are the gunfighter Vin Tanner (Steve McQueen), who has gone broke after a round of gambling and resists local efforts to recruit him as a store clerk; Chris's friend Harry Luck (Brad Dexter), who assumes Chris is hiding a much bigger reward for t... | the song prior to the start of the main feature.
In the 1981 film "Death Hunt", Charles Bronson's character sings part of the song to himself alone in his log cabin as his pursuers listen on from outside.
The melody is the intro theme for the game "Miner 2049er".
The song is featured in the Episode of which aired in se... | 42,444 | triviaqa-train |
On which radio programme did the dreaded batter pudding hurler of Bexhill on sea appear | The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler (of Bexhill-on-Sea)
The Dreaded Batter-Pudding Hurler of Bexhill-on-Sea is an episode from series five of the 1950s BBC radio comedy, The Goon Show, first broadcast on 12 October 1954. It was written by Spike Milligan, who chose Bexhill-on-Sea as the location because he had been statio... | He introduces himself in "Napoleon's Piano" as "Major Denis Bloodnok, late of the 3rd Disgusting Fusiliers, OBE, MT, MT and MT". Seagoon questioned him on the MT's, to which Bloodnok responded "I get tuppence on each of them" (MT's meaning "empties", as in empty bottles). Also said to be a former member of the 3rd Moun... | 42,445 | triviaqa-train |
Who wears the Fisherman's Ring | Ring of the Fisherman
The Ring of the Fisherman (Latin: Anulus piscatoris; Italian: "Anello Piscatorio"), also known as the Piscatory Ring, is an official part of the regalia worn by the Pope, who is head of the Catholic Church and successor of Saint Peter who was a fisherman by trade. It used to feature a bas-relief o... | can be seen in the introduction to the movie and throughout, including the Liberty Memorial. The hospital that was used in the film was known as St. Mary's Hospital that sat across the street from Liberty Memorial in Kansas City. The former hospital was slated for demolition in 2004, and razed in 2005 to make way for a... | 42,446 | triviaqa-train |
At which theatre was Tommy Cooper appearing when he died on stage | acted as occasional stage manager to his father, and was backstage when Cooper died in front of a live television audience at Her Majesty's Theatre on 15April 1984.
In addition to his work with his father, Henty was an actor in his own right. His desire to make his own mark in the field was behind his decision to adopt... | Peter Curtin
Peter Julian Curtin (31 January 1944 – 18 May 2014) was an Australian television and stage actor, whose career began when he joined the Melbourne Theatre Company, appearing in "The Plough and the Stars" with Wendy Hughes.
Personal life.
Curtin married actress Ailsa Piper in 1987. Curtin died, aged 70, on 1... | 42,447 | triviaqa-train |
Who refereed the World Title fight in 1896 between Tom Sharkey and Bob Fitzsimmons and pulled a gun during it | rounds due to police interference.
Career Sharkey vs. Fitzsimmons.
On December 2, 1896, the San Francisco Athletic Club sponsored a fight at the Mechanics' Pavilion in San Francisco between Bob Fitzsimmons and Sharkey. Unable to find a referee, at the last minute they called on former lawman Wyatt Earp. He had officiat... | Josephine could also be controlling, and a relative of Wyatt joked that nobody could convict him of cold-blooded murder because he had lived with her for almost 50 years.
Life after Tombstone Fitzsimmons-Sharkey fight.
Earp was a last-minute choice as referee for a boxing match on December 2, 1896 which the promoters b... | 42,448 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the town featured in Dad's Army | produced sitcom "Hugh and I", originally intending the role of the spiv, later called Walker, to be his own. Croft was impressed and sent the script to Michael Mills, the BBC's Head of Comedy and the series was commissioned.
In his book "Dad's Army", Graham McCann explains that the show owes much to Michael Mills. It w... | , "A Little of What You Fancy".
Production Future.
After the series ended, Ferris wished to film more episodes. Having performed it for radio in 1996, she theorised in 2008 that the reason the fifth book was never adapted for television was because the storyline featured Pop recovering from a heart attack, something th... | 42,449 | triviaqa-train |
What was the scandal called that caused President Nixon to resign | of justice in the Watergate affair. Nixon chose not to present any defense.
In early 1978, Nixon went to the United Kingdom. He was shunned by American diplomats and by most ministers of the James Callaghan government. He was welcomed, however, by the Leader of the Opposition, Margaret Thatcher, as well as by former pr... | had not caused Nixon to resign, and Congress had not overridden Nixon's veto of the War Powers Resolution, North Vietnam would not have captured South Vietnam. Kissinger told the National Press Club in January 1977 that Nixon's presidential powers weakened during his tenure, (rephrased by the media) "prevent[ing] the U... | 42,450 | triviaqa-train |
On which river would you find the city of Sunderland | Sunderland
Sunderland () is a city at the centre of the City of Sunderland metropolitan borough, in Tyne and Wear, England, 12 miles northeast of Durham at the mouth of the River Wear.
Historically in County Durham, there were three original settlements by the mouth of the River Wear on the site of modern-day Sunderlan... | of the river.
In 2008, Sunderland City Council offered the residents of Sunderland the opportunity to vote on the design of the bridge. The choices were a iconic cable-stayed bridge, which would result in a temporary increase in council tax, or a simple box structure which would be within the council's budget.
The resu... | 42,451 | triviaqa-train |
What was the family name of the Duke of Wellington | Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and Tory statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain, serving twice as Prime Minister. His victory against Napoleon at the Battle... | 4th Duke of Aubigny.
In 1814, the family moved to Brussels, where the Duchess gave the ball at which the Duke of Wellington received confirmation that the Army of the North under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte had entered the territory of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands near Charleroi (in what is now the Kingd... | 42,452 | triviaqa-train |
In which fictional county were the novels of Thomas Hardy set | Larkin.
Many of his novels concern tragic characters struggling against their passions and social circumstances, and they are often set in the semi-fictional region of Wessex; initially based on the medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom, Hardy's Wessex eventually came to include the counties of Dorset, Wiltshire, Somerset, Devo... | dialogue.
- The novels of Thomas Hardy (1840–1928) often use the dialect in dialogue, notably "Tess of the D'Urbervilles" (1891).
- "Wiltshire Rhymes and Tales in the Wiltshire Dialect" (1894) and other works by Edward Slow.
- The Gilbert and Sullivan operetta "The Sorcerer" is set in the fictional village of Ploverlei... | 42,453 | triviaqa-train |
Who was Marti Pellow the lead singer with | Marti Pellow
Marti Pellow (born Mark McLachlan; 23 March 1965) is a Scottish singer. He was the lead singer of the Scottish pop group Wet Wet Wet from their formation in 1982 until their first split in 1997, and again from their reformation in 2004 to their second split in 2017. He has also recorded albums as a solo ar... | for the arena tour only.
Later, Marti Pellow was added to the tour cast and announced as The Voice of Humanity and it was confirmed that Jason Donovan would return to the production but as Parson Nathaniel rather than the Artilleryman, which he played on the previous tour. Later it was announced that Marti Pellow had s... | 42,454 | triviaqa-train |
What is the more common name for the gnu | . However, in 1939, the two were once again merged into a single race, "Connochaetes taurinus albojubatus". In the mid-20th century, two separate forms were recognised, "Gorgon taurinus hecki" and "G. t. albojubatus". Finally, two distinct types of wildebeest – the blue and black wildebeest – were identified. The blue ... | 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... | 42,455 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of Nora Batty's husband | Other regular characters The Battys (Compo's neighbours).
Other regular characters The Battys (Compo's neighbours) Walter 'Wally' Batty (Joe Gladwin).
(1975, 1976, 1977–1987) Nora's perennially shell-shocked husband and Compo's next-door neighbour, Wally Batty was a short quiet man, kept on a short leash by his wife. H... | . Keith Clifford was added following three popular guest appearances on the show. Brian Murphy was chosen as Nora Batty's neighbour because of his work on "George and Mildred", where he played the hen-pecked husband to a strong-willed woman.
In 2008, the BBC announced that Russ Abbot would join the cast in series 30 as... | 42,456 | triviaqa-train |
What was the surname of the Liverpool family who in 1983 had sextuplets | physical infrastructure.
As of July 2015, negotiations are currently taking place between the UK national government and the combined authority over a possible devolution deal to confer greater powers on the region. Discussions include whether to introduce an elected ‘Metro Mayor' to oversee the entire metropolitan are... | Jerry Morris
Jeremiah Noah "Jerry" Morris (6 May 1910 – 28 October 2009) was a Scottish epidemiologist who established the importance of physical activity in preventing cardiovascular disease.
Early life.
Morris was born on 6 May 1910 in Liverpool. His Jewish family had emigrated to escape pogroms in Poland. Arriving b... | 42,457 | triviaqa-train |
Which type of sunset did the Kinks sing about | located off Highgate Road in Kentish Town.
The Kinks' next single, "Waterloo Sunset", was released in May 1967. The lyrics describe two lovers passing over a bridge, with a melancholic observer reflecting on the couple, the Thames and Waterloo station. The song was rumoured to have been inspired by the romance between ... | Row Motorsports fell through, and the two teams are no longer associated, with Front Row Motorsports retaining the No. 37. The team was renamed to E&M Motorsports and made its debut with Joe Nemechek, who had been released from Ginn Racing following its merger with Dale Earnhardt Inc.. When Nemechek found a ride with F... | 42,458 | triviaqa-train |
What is polemology the study of | War studies
War studies, sometimes called polemology, is the multi-disciplinary study of war. The word derives from Ancient Greek πόλεμος (pólemos, "war") + -logy".
Polemology is distinct from military history in that it encompasses a variety of fields:
- Laws of war
- Philosophy of war
- Ethics of war
- Just war theor... | Slavko Kulić
Slavko Kulić (born 21 August 1941) is a Croatian scientist and economist concerned with the sociology of international relations.
Kulić was born in Razvođe, Promina. He graduated from the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Zagreb, and made postgraduate studies in philosophy, politics, e... | 42,459 | triviaqa-train |
In the well known children's story Swallows and Amazons what was Titty's surname | Swallows and Amazons
Swallows and Amazons is the first book in the "Swallows and Amazons" series by English author Arthur Ransome; it was first published in 1930, with the action taking place in the summer of 1929 in the Lake District. The book introduces central protagonists John, Susan, Titty and Roger Walker (Swallo... | third book in the series, but the story is supposed to be one created by the Swallows and Amazons while staying on a Norfolk wherry with Captain Flint in the winter between the first two books. Two early chapters describing this creation process were written by Arthur Ransome before he started "Swallowdale". This openi... | 42,460 | triviaqa-train |
Which English town was known as Segedunum to the Romans | Segedunum
Segedunum was a Roman fort at modern-day Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England, UK. The fort lay at the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall (in Wallsend) near the banks of the River Tyne, forming the easternmost portion of the wall. It was in use as a garrison for approximately 300 years, from around 122 AD, almost up t... | 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... | 42,461 | triviaqa-train |
Which poet resided at Dove Cottage | Dove Cottage
Dove Cottage is a house on the edge of Grasmere in the Lake District of England. It is best known as the home of the poet William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy Wordsworth from December 1799 to May 1808, where they spent over eight years of "plain living, but high thinking". During this period, William ... | lived in Wherstead; from that year until 1853 the poet resided in a cottage in the grounds of Boulge Hall, near Woodbridge to which his parents had moved. In 1860, he again moved with his family to Farlingay Hall, where they stayed until, in 1873, they moved to the town of Woodbridge; thereafter until his death, FitzGe... | 42,462 | triviaqa-train |
What was the capital of England before London | England, Denmark and Norway. The Norman conquest of England in 1066 led to the transfer of the English capital city and chief royal residence from the Anglo-Saxon one at Winchester to Westminster, and the City of London quickly established itself as England's largest and principal commercial centre.
Histories of the ki... | and his great-grandson Sir Jonathan Edmund Backhouse Bt.. Under Sir Jonathan's management Backhouse's Bank merged in 1896 with Gurney's Bank of Norwich and Barclays of London and others to form what is now Barclays Bank.
History.
Originally James Backhouse offered banking services as a sideline to the linen business, b... | 42,463 | triviaqa-train |
In Dickens what was Mr Micawber's christian name | Wilkins Micawber
Wilkins Micawber is a clerk in Charles Dickens's 1850 novel "David Copperfield". He is traditionally identified with the optimistic belief that "something will turn up."
His role in the story.
Micawber was incarcerated in debtors' prison (the King's Bench Prison) after failing to meet his creditors' d... | can also be a visual dimension to Dickens's humour. This includes Micawber's rotundity, his wife's dried-up body, which forever offers a sterile breast, Betsey's steadfast stiffness, Mr Sharp's bowed head, Daniel Peggotty's stubborn rudeness, Clara Copperfield's delicate silhouette, and Dora's mischievous air. Then the... | 42,464 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of Curacao | .
History 20th and 21st centuries Since the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles.
The dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles came into effect on 10 October 2010. Curaçao became a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, with the Kingdom retaining responsibility for defence and foreign policy. The kingdom was ... | Puerto Cumarebo
Puerto Cumarebo capital of Zamora Municipality, Falcón state, Venezuela is located 40 miles east of Coro. Emerges in 1600 as population of black "Loangos" people escaped from Curacao. It was named after Cacique Cumarebo, head of the county to the arrival of the Spanish. On May 17, 1845 Canton of Pueblo ... | 42,465 | triviaqa-train |
Which Devon town is famous for carpets | Parliament constituency), which returned two UKIP, two Conservative, one Labour and one Green MEP at the 2014 election using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.
- Hundreds
Historically Devon was divided into 32 hundreds: Axminster, Bampton, Black Torrington, Braunton, Cliston, Coleridge, Colyt... | - Joseph Vallot, Alpinist, the highschool is named after this alpinist who installed an observatory in the Alps.
Economy.
The town houses a famous carpet-manufacturing company, part of the national Savonnerie, which once supplied large, exquisite carpets to the French royal family, and still today produces hand made ca... | 42,466 | triviaqa-train |
What is the subject of the statue in Edinburgh called Greyfriars Bobby | been based on Bobby's life, including the novel "" (1912) by Eleanor Atkinson and the films "Greyfriars Bobby" (1961) and "The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby" (2006).
Alternative views.
The accuracy of stories of Greyfriars Bobby has been challenged many times: for instance, in Forbes Macgregor's "Greyfriars Bobby: The... | Greyfriars Bobby
Greyfriars Bobby (May 4, 1855 – January 14, 1872) was a Skye Terrier who became known in 19th-century Edinburgh for spending 14 years guarding the grave of his owner until he died himself on 14 January 1872. The story continues to be well known in Scotland, through several books and films. A prominent ... | 42,467 | triviaqa-train |
What is the administrative centre of Suffolk | Suffolk
Suffolk () is an East Anglian county of historic origin in England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowestoft, Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket and Felixstowe, one of ... | Santon Downham
Santon Downham is a village and civil parish in the Forest Heath district of Suffolk in eastern England. In 2005 it had a population of 240. The village is located within Thetford Forest on a meander of the River Little Ouse on the Norfolk-Suffolk border. Thetford is southeast and the nearest railway sta... | 42,468 | triviaqa-train |
In which English city did the Battle of Peterloo take place | Peterloo Massacre
The Peterloo Massacre took place at St Peter's Field, Manchester, Lancashire, England, on 16 August 1819, when cavalry charged into a crowd of 60,000–80,000 who had gathered to demand the reform of parliamentary representation.
The end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 had resulted in periods of famine a... | 1130. According to Snorri Sturluson, Tønsberg was founded before the Battle of Hafrsfjord, which, according to Snorri, took place in 871. What year the battle took place is disputed, however, and most current historians believe the battle took place closer to 900. However, if the battle did in fact take place in 871, t... | 42,469 | triviaqa-train |
With which bird is Lundy Island traditionally associated | Curculionidae). In addition, the Lundy cabbage is the main host of a flightless form of "Psylliodes napi" (another species of flea beetle) and a wide variety of other invertebrate species which are not endemic to the island. Another resident invertebrate of note is "Atypus affinis", the only British species of purseweb... | -day lighthouses are fully automated, one of them solar-powered.
Lundy has a rich bird life, as it is on major migration routes, and attracts many vagrant as well as indigenous species. It also boasts a variety of marine habitats, with rare seaweeds, sponges and corals. In 2010, the island became Britain's first Marine... | 42,470 | triviaqa-train |
What are called the backbone of England | . The peaks were catalogued and described in Alfred Wainwright's seminal "Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells" series of books, which listed 214 summits, which have subsequently become known as Wainwrights.
Northern England Cheviot Hills.
North of Hadrian's Wall and the Tyne Valley, the land rises to form the Cheviot... | was sentenced to 13 months in prison for contempt of court, Bannon has called for his release, describing Robinson as the "backbone" of Britain.
Bannon has also called for a revolt in the United Kingdom should the country adopt a soft Brexit, stating, "If I was in middle England and said this wasn't what I voted for I ... | 42,471 | triviaqa-train |
Which English city is famous for it's lace and it's Goosefair | . There are 50 settlements which have been designated city status in England, while the wider United Kingdom has 66.
While many cities in England are quite large, such as Birmingham, Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Newcastle, Bradford, Nottingham, population size is not a prerequisite for city status. Traditio... | developed early 20th century but it became famous some years later. This work is strong and easy to wash. It's even adapted to be washed by machine.
The Princess lace is also a form of needle work. It's an application on a netting. Machine made nettings have been used since 1850 in the production of this type of lace.... | 42,472 | triviaqa-train |
In which British city would you find Arthur's Seat | it inexplicably turned away, leaving him unharmed. David, believing his life had been spared through divine intervention, founded Holyrood Abbey on the spot. The burgh arms of the Canongate display the head of the stag with the cross framed by its antlers.
The slopes of the hill facing Holyrood are where young girls in... | large amount of valuable, centrally located land. The station's successive owners, British Rail, Railtrack and its current owner Network Rail have been criticised for underusing the valuable city-centre spaces available within, there being a legal covenant preventing any upwards extension, which would obstruct the view... | 42,473 | triviaqa-train |
What is the unofficial capital of Welsh speaking Wales | famous Welsh-born pioneers of higher education in Wales was Sir Hugh Owen. He made great progress in the cause of education, and more especially the University College of Wales at Aberystwyth, of which he was chief founder. He has been credited with the Welsh Intermediate Education Act 1889 (52 & 53 Vict c 40), followi... | numbers of Welsh people spoke only Welsh, with little or no fluent knowledge of English. Welsh remains the predominant language in parts of Wales, particularly in North Wales and West Wales. English is the predominant language in South Wales. Many Welsh people, even in predominately English-speaking areas of Wales, are... | 42,474 | triviaqa-train |
What is the largest castle in Wales | Caerphilly Castle
Caerphilly Castle () is a medieval fortification in Caerphilly in South Wales. The castle was constructed by Gilbert de Clare in the 13th century as part of his campaign to conquer Glamorgan, and saw extensive fighting between Gilbert, his descendants, and the native Welsh rulers. Surrounded by extens... | is Ireland's largest Norman castle, Trim Castle; other features include two ruined church complexes, the Boyne River for fishing, and the Butterstream Gardens, visited by Charles, Prince of Wales in the mid-nineties (no longer open to the public).
Trim Castle (or King John's Castle) is Ireland's largest Norman castle. ... | 42,475 | triviaqa-train |
Which English county has borders with no other county | 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... | to the north of Melrose can be found Eildon Hill, a prominent local landmark. There are a few scattered lochs though none of any significant size.
Transport.
Other than terminus of the recently re-opened Borders Railway, of which two stations (Galashiels and Tweedbank) lie within the county, there are no railways in Ro... | 42,476 | triviaqa-train |
Name the Brighton hotel bombed by the I.R.A. in 1984 | his Regency. In this period the modern form of the name Brighton came into common use.
A permanent military presence was established in the city with the completion of Preston Barracks in 1793.
The arrival of the London and Brighton Railway in 1841 brought Brighton within the reach of day-trippers from London. The popu... | bombing.
On the early morning of 12 October 1984, the day before her 59th birthday, Thatcher escaped injury in the Brighton hotel bombing during the Conservative Party Conference when the hotel was bombed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army. Five people died in the attack, including Roberta Wakeham, wife of the Go... | 42,477 | triviaqa-train |
In which British city is the Jorvik Viking Centre | for short periods by Anglo-Saxons between 927 and 954 before eventually being annexed by them in 954. It was closely associated with the much longer-lived Kingdom of Dublin throughout this period.
History.
York had been founded as the Roman legionary fortress of "Eboracum" and revived as the Anglo-Saxon trading port of... | smells, as well as pigsties, fish market and latrines, with a view to bringing the Viking city fully to life using innovative interpretative methods. The Jorvik Viking Centre, which was designed by John Sunderland, opened in April 1984. Since its formation, the Centre has had close to 20 million visitors.
Today.
In 200... | 42,478 | triviaqa-train |
In which range of hills is the Cheddar Gorge | Cheddar Gorge
Cheddar Gorge is a limestone gorge in the Mendip Hills, near the village of Cheddar, Somerset, England. The gorge is the site of the Cheddar show caves, where Britain's oldest complete human skeleton, Cheddar Man, estimated to be over 9,000 years old, was found in 1903. Older remains from the Upper Late P... | Cheddar Ales
Cheddar Ales is a small independent brewery located in the village of Cheddar in Somerset, England, which produces a range of regular and seasonal beers. Its owner and head brewer, Jem Ham, previously worked 15 years at Butcombe Brewery in nearby Wrington.
Products.
The brewery produces two regular beers a... | 42,479 | triviaqa-train |
In which group of British islands would you find Scapa Flow | Scapa Flow
Scapa Flow (; ) is a body of water in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, sheltered by the islands of Mainland, Graemsay, Burray, South Ronaldsay and Hoy. Its sheltered waters have played an important role in travel, trade and conflict throughout the centuries. Vikings anchored their longships in Scapa Flow more t... | Second World War service.
On August 4 1941, "Oribi" carried British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and senior officers from Scrabster to Scapa Flow, where the group embarked on HMS Prince of Wales for passage to Newfoundland and the highly secret meeting with US President Franklin D Roosevelt at which the Atlantic Ch... | 42,480 | triviaqa-train |
What is the 54 acre London park between Piccadilly and the Mall | wife of Charles II, and grew in importance after the road from Charing Cross to Hyde Park Corner was closed to allow the creation of Green Park in 1668. Some of the most notable stately homes in London were built on the northern side of the street during this period, including Clarendon House and Burlington House in 16... | Long Acre
- The Mall
- Marylebone Road
- Millbank
- Northumberland Avenue
- Oxford Street
- Pall Mall
- Park Lane
- Piccadilly
- Piccadilly Circus
- Portland Place
- Prince Consort Road
- Regent Street
- Shaftesbury Avenue
- Smith Square
- Strand
- Trafalgar Square
- Victoria Embankment
- Victoria Street
- Whitehall | 42,481 | triviaqa-train |
Which English county has the longest coastline | 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... | confluence with the River Vyrnwy and flows into the Bristol Channel. The longest river entirely within England is the River Thames which flows through the English and British capital, London. The Vale of York and The Fens host many of England's larger rivers.
Physical geography Coastline.
England has of coastline, much... | 42,482 | triviaqa-train |
What British Championship is held at the Greyhound Inn at Tinsley Green | game of marbles has a strong local tradition, and Tinsley Green's pub hosts the British and World Marbles Championship each year.
Location.
Tinsley Green is in the northeast of the Borough of Crawley. The surrounding land is flat and between and above sea level. Gatwick Stream, a tributary of the River Mole, passes und... | Ladbrokes Puppy Derby
The Ladbrokes Puppy Derby is a greyhound competition held at Monmore Green Stadium. It was inaugurated in 1943 and was originally known as the Midland Puppy Championship and then the Midland Puppy Derby.
Venues.
- 1943-present (Monmore 480m)
- 1963-1963 (Willenhall)
- 1978-1983 not held
Sponsors.
... | 42,483 | triviaqa-train |
At which English tourist attraction would you find the Aubrey Holes | Aubrey holes
The Aubrey holes are a ring of fifty-six (56) chalk pits at Stonehenge, named after the seventeenth-century antiquarian John Aubrey. They date to the earliest phases of Stonehenge in the late fourth and early third millennium BC. Despite decades of argument and analysis, their purpose is still unknown alth... | , “Pestinos”.
Tourism.
There are few monuments and tourist attraction places in Viandar de la Vera. The few places to go visit can be: Ruins of Castro Celtibérico. The Iglesia Parroquial de San Andres Apostol, which is the smallest church in town, and inside you, can find a few conserved sculptures from different ages ... | 42,484 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of Portugal | Lisbon
Lisbon (; ) is the capital and the largest city of Portugal. With an estimated population of 505,526 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits with a population of around 2.8 million people, being the 11th-most populous urban are... | 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... | 42,485 | triviaqa-train |
What colour are the flags awarded to beaches of a certain pollution free quality | Blue Flag beach
The Blue Flag () is a certification by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) that a beach, marina, or sustainable boating tourism operator meets its stringent standards.
The Blue Flag is a trademark owned by FEE which is a not-for-profit non-governmental organisation consisting of 65 organisa... | ocean and coastal resources to give coastal managers a “better understanding of the value of an area’s resources and how important they are to local and national economies.”
In the United States, Pendleton has studied water quality off the beaches of Southern California, looking at the “economic contributions” of beach... | 42,486 | triviaqa-train |
Which of the armed forces is known as the Senior Service | British Armed Forces
The British Armed Forces, also known as Her Majesty's Armed Forces, are the military services responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom, its overseas territories and the Crown dependencies. They also promote Britain's wider interests, support international peacekeeping efforts and provide h... | Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces
The Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (, currently known as Panglima TNI) is the highest position in the Indonesian National Armed Forces. The position is held by the four-star General/Admiral/Air Marshall appointed by and reporting directly to the Presi... | 42,487 | triviaqa-train |
Which car manufacturer made the Dolomite | Triumph Dolomite
The Triumph Dolomite is a small saloon car produced by the Triumph Motor Company division of the British Leyland Corporation in Canley, Coventry between October 1972 and August 1980.
History.
The Dolomite was the final addition to Triumph's small-car range (codenamed "Project Ajax"), which had started ... | Hood S7 used the front subframe and mechanical components from any Dolomite, attached to a monocoque body made out of stainless steel. Later Robin Hoods were Ford based. The Latham F2 used Dolomite mechanicals (usually Sprints), but attached to a fibreglass sports car body.
The Panther Rio was based on the Dolomite 185... | 42,488 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the Cartwright's ranch in Bonanza | Pioneer Spirit" by Stephen Calder (1988); "The Ponderosa Empire" by Stephen Calder (1991); "Bonanza: The High Steel Hazard" by Stephen Calder (1993); "Journey of the Horse" by Stephen Calder (1993); "The Money Hole" by Stephen Calder (1993); "The Trail to Timberline" by Stephen Calder (1994); "Bonanza: Felling of the S... | the film's classic structure; his engaging outlaw, Sam Boone, counterpoints Scott's granite-faced Ben Brigade, maintaining the tension of whether they will work together or clash. He similarly played off James Coburn, who was making his film debut as Boone's quiet sidekick, Whit." The same year, he was cast in "Bonanza... | 42,489 | triviaqa-train |
Which sign of the Zodiac is represented by a ram | Zodiac
The zodiac is an area of the sky that extends approximately 8° north or south (as measured in celestial latitude) of the ecliptic, the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of the year. The paths of the Moon and visible planets are also within the belt of the zodiac.
In Western ast... | Goat (zodiac)
The Goat (, sometimes also translated Sheep or Ram) is the eighth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. This zodiacal sign is often referred to as the "Ram" or "Sheep" sign, since the Chinese word "yáng" is more accurately translated as Caprina... | 42,490 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first landlord of the Rovers Return in Coronation Street | .
The show's production team was tested when many core cast members left the programme in the early 1970s. When Arthur Leslie died suddenly in 1970, his character, Rovers' landlord Jack Walker, died with him. Anne Reid quit as Valerie Barlow, and was killed off in 1971, electrocuting herself with a faulty hairdryer. Ra... | Roy Barraclough
Roy Senior Barraclough (12 July 1935 – 1 June 2017) was an English comic actor. He was best known for his role as Alec Gilroy, the devious, mournful landlord of the Rovers Return in the long-running British TV soap "Coronation Street", and for the double-act Cissie and Ada with comedian Les Dawson.
Care... | 42,491 | triviaqa-train |
In which country did the Incas live | Inca Empire
The Inca Empire (, "The Four Regions"), also known as the Incan Empire and the Inka Empire, was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. Its political and administrative structure is considered by most scholars to have been the most developed in the Americas before Columbus' arrival. The administrative... | Another possibility is that the Incas invaded the relatively well-populated Eastern Diaguita valleys to obtain labor to send to Chilean mining districts. It is generally accepted that Diaguita incorporation into the Inca Empire was through warfare which caused a severe depopulation in the Transverse Valleys of Norte Ch... | 42,492 | triviaqa-train |
Who had a U.K. No 1 in the 80's with Doctoring the Tardis | 've made a record", and "...I mixed and matched some tunes we all know and love, got some mates down and made this record. Sounds like a hit to me". The "Timelord" component of Ford's name is derived from the Time Lords, a fictional alien race from the planet Gallifrey in "Doctor Who".
The "Doctorin' the Tardis" music ... | an approval rating of 92%, based on 24 reviews, and an average score of 8.17/10, with the website's critics consensus stating that "Like a TARDIS dropping down in a burst of excitement, Peter Capaldi adds a revitalizing blast of boldness and humor to "Doctor Who"s time-tested formula." Metacritic gave the series a weig... | 42,493 | triviaqa-train |
In what year did the Wright bros make their first powered flight | Wright Flyer
The Wright Flyer (often retrospectively referred to as Flyer" I or 1903 "Flyer) was the first successful heavier-than-air powered aircraft. It was designed and built by the Wright brothers. They flew it four times on December 17, 1903, near Kill Devil Hills, about south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Today... | history of their efforts to invent a flying machine. They also documented their work in photographs, although they did not make public any photos of their powered flights until 1908. Their written records also were not made available to the public at the time, though they were published in 1953 after the Wright estate ... | 42,494 | triviaqa-train |
What would an American call a baby's dummy | Pacifier
A pacifier (American English) or dummy (British English and Australian English), also known as a binky, soother (Canadian English), teether or Dodie is a rubber, plastic or silicone nipple given to an infant to suckle upon. In its standard appearance it has a teat, mouth shield, and handle. The mouth shield an... | team to win back the ball and start attacking plays, making him effective both defensively and offensively. Tevez is also a skillful dribbler, and he possesses an accurate and powerful shot from distance; he is also an accurate penalty kick and free-kick taker.
Style of play Goal celebrations.
Tevez is known for his da... | 42,495 | triviaqa-train |
Which national newspaper did the Sun replace in 1964 | The Sun (United Kingdom)
The Sun is a tabloid newspaper published in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. As a broadsheet, it was founded in 1964 as a successor to the "Daily Herald"; it became a tabloid in 1969 after it was purchased by its current owners. It is published by the News Group Newspapers division o... | All That Zazz" at "The Wall Street Journal", having won a competition (with 12,000 applicants) at age 29 to replace Ann Landers at the Chicago Sun-Times.
He was twice named by the "National Society of Newspaper Columnists" as best columnist in a newspaper with more than 100,000 circulation and had received the Distingu... | 42,496 | triviaqa-train |
What was the third country to put a rocket into space | which political differences with Russia effectively halted Ukraine's ability to produce orbital rockets. France became a space power independently, launching a payload into orbit from Algeria, before joining space launcher facilities in the multi-national Ariane project. The United Kingdom became a space power independ... | . The successful launch of its first rocket into space made Pakistan the first South Asian country to have achieved such a task. Successfully producing and launching the nation's first space satellite in 1990, Pakistan became the first Muslim country and second South Asian country to put a satellite into space.As an af... | 42,497 | triviaqa-train |
In which American state is Dodge City | Dodge City, Kansas
Dodge City is the county seat of Ford County, Kansas, United States, named after nearby Fort Dodge. The city is famous in American culture for its history as a wild frontier town of the Old West. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 27,340.
History.
Fort Mann was the first settlement of non... | El Khasné, Petra (painting)
El Khasné, Petra is an 1874 oil painting by American landscape artist Frederic Edwin Church. It is a depiction of the Al-Khazneh temple in the historical city of Petra, Jordan, which Church visited during an extended trip to the Middle East and Europe in 1867 and 1868. He visited the tomb wi... | 42,498 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of Captain Beefheart's backing band | and "Clear Spot" (credited to "Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band"), were both released in 1972. The atmosphere of "The Spotlight Kid" is, according to one critic, "definitely relaxed and fun, maybe one step up from a jam". And though "things do sound maybe just a little too blasé", "Beefheart at his worst still has ... | - drums
Additional performers
- Brian Eno - backing vocals
- Daniel Lanois - backing vocals
The Chimes cover.
"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" by Scottish band The Chimes is a 1990 dance remake of U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," which became a UK Top Ten hit.
The song was very successful ... | 42,499 | triviaqa-train |
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