query stringlengths 20 651 | pos stringlengths 13 697 | neg stringlengths 0 1.03k | idx int64 0 52.9k | task_name stringclasses 1
value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
What is the capital of The Lebanon | Sinno is considered to be an old family in Beirut, descending from the Muslim Leader Tareq Bin Ziyad.
History Modern era.
History Modern era Capital of Lebanon.
Following World War I and the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, Beirut, along with the rest of Lebanon, was placed under the French Mandate. Lebanon achieved ind... | King of Tyre
The traditional king-list of Tyre, the ancient Phoenician city in what is now Lebanon, is derived from Josephus, "Against Apion" I.121–127, and his "Antiquities of the Jews" VIII.141–149. His list was based on a lost history by Menander of Ephesus, who had drawn his information, Josephus asserts, from the ... | 42,500 | triviaqa-train |
Who had a U.K. No 1 in the 50's with Dream Lover | Dream Lover
"Dream Lover" is a song written by Bobby Darin and recorded by him on March 5, 1959. Darin decided to stretch out some chord changes he found on the piano and add strings and voices. The song was produced by Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler and engineered by Tom Dowd. It was released as a single on Atco Recor... | Mol as he had an affair with Luv' singer Marga Scheide and broadcast in early 1980 on NCRV to promote the trio's third opus.
Track listing.
1. My Man - 3:04
2. Dream, Dream - 3:04
3. U.O.Me - 2:55
4. You're the Greatest Lover - 2:50
5. Trojan Horse - 3:24
6. Special: All You Need Is Luv
1. You're the Greatest Lover - 2... | 42,501 | triviaqa-train |
Who was appointed as Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor after the recent General Election? | 1672–73) was the last Lord Chancellor who was not a lawyer, until the appointment of Chris Grayling in 2012. The three subsequent holders of the position, Michael Gove (2015–16), Elizabeth Truss (2016–2017) and David Lidington (2017-2018) are also not lawyers. However, the appointment of David Gauke in January 2018 mea... | Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon (born 19 September 1980) is a British Labour Party politician and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds East. He is also the Shadow Secretary of State for Justice and Shadow Lord Chancellor.
Burgon studied English Literature at St John's College, Cambridge, where he was chair of Cambridg... | 42,502 | triviaqa-train |
In which country are Milford Sound and Doubtful Sound? | Milford Sound
Milford Sound / Piopiotahi is a fiord in the south west of New Zealand's South Island within Fiordland National Park, Piopiotahi (Milford Sound) Marine Reserve, and the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage site. It has been judged the world's top travel destination in an international survey (the "2008 Travelers... | operates over 15 vessels in Fiordland and provides both daytime and overnight cruises in Milford and Doubtful Sounds.
Discovery expeditions to Dusky Sound in Fiordland and along the Stewart Island coast are also operated ranging from five to seven days on the "Milford Wanderer" which is purpose-built for the voyages.
H... | 42,503 | triviaqa-train |
Which film director is the uncle of actor Jason Schwartzman? | Francis Ford Coppola and Anton Coppola; cousin of Nicolas Cage, Sofia Coppola, Roman Coppola, and Christopher Coppola; and grandson of Italia Coppola (née Pennino) and Carmine Coppola. His first cousin once removed, his father Jack's first cousin, is novelist and screenwriter Elliott B. Oppenheim.
His paternal grandpar... | as well as literature professor August Coppola.
- Talia's first marriage was to composer David Shire. She is the widow of producer Jack Schwartzman. Shire and Schwartzman are the parents of actor/musicians Jason Schwartzman and Robert Carmine. Jack was the father of cinematographer John Schwartzman by an earlier marria... | 42,504 | triviaqa-train |
Where was the Marquis de Sade imprisoned after the Chateau de Vincennes closed in 1784, until he was transferred to an asylum on July 4th 1789? | mob of more than a thousand workers from the Faubourg Saint-Antoine, encouraged by members of the Cordeliers Club and led by Antoine Joseph Santerre, marched out to the château, which, rumour had it, was being readied on the part of the Crown for political prisoners, and with crowbars and pickaxes set about demolishing... | writers, including the poet André Chenier, went to the guillotine.
The period of the French Revolution (1789–1799) was not a good time for French literature. The most important poet, André Chenier, was sent to the guillotine during the Reign of Terror. His poems did not become well-known until after the Revolution. The... | 42,505 | triviaqa-train |
Gary Player is one of three golfers to win both the Open and the Senior Open. New Zealander Bob Charles and which American, a five-time Open winner in the 1970s and 1980s are the others? | Tom Watson (golfer)
Thomas Sturges Watson (born September 4, 1949) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour Champions, formerly on the PGA Tour.
In the 1970s and 1980s, Watson was one of the leading players in the world, winning eight major championships and heading the PGA Tour money list five times. He was ... | Hale Irwin
Hale S. Irwin (born June 3, 1945) is an American professional golfer. He was one of the world's leading golfers from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. He is one of the few players in history to win three U.S. Opens, becoming the oldest ever U.S. Open champion in 1990 at the age of 45. As a senior golfer, Irwin... | 42,506 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of Hanna-Barbera's space-age counterpart to The Flintstones? | , including a series depicting Fred and Barney as police officers, another depicting the characters as children, and yet others featuring Fred and Barney encountering Marvel Comics superhero The Thing and Al Capp's comic strip character The Shmoo—have appeared over the years. The original show also was adapted into a l... | Ken Southworth
Ken Southworth (September 22, 1918 – December 6, 2007) was an English animator, cartoonist and animation instructor who worked for a number of major animation studios throughout his nearly 60-year career, including Walt Disney Studios, Hanna-Barbera, Filmation, Warner Bros., MGM, Walter Lantz and Clokey ... | 42,507 | triviaqa-train |
On which race track is the Kentucky Oaks run? | Kentucky Oaks
The Kentucky Oaks is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies staged annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. The race currently covers at Churchill Downs; the horses carry . The Kentucky Oaks is held on the Friday before the Kentucky Derby each year. The winner gets $750,000 ... | Kentucky Oaks Trophy
The Kentucky Oaks Trophy is a ceremonial trophy which is presented annually to the winner of the Kentucky Oaks horse race. Since the Kentucky Oaks is run on the Friday preceding the Kentucky Derby, the trophy presentation occurs on Friday evening, the evening before the Derby (which is held on the ... | 42,508 | triviaqa-train |
"""Mrs Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter"" and ""I'm Henery the Eighth, I Am"" were both Number Ones in the USA in 1965 for which band formed in Manchester in 1962, although neither was released as a single in this country?" | Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
"Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" is a popular song written by British actor, screenwriter and songwriter Trevor Peacock. It was originally sung by actor Tom Courtenay in "The Lads", a British TV play of 1963, and released as a single on UK Decca.
The best-known version... | number one in Canada the month before. The single debuted on the Hot 100 at number twelve — the third highest debut of the decade (after the Beatles' "Hey Jude" and "Get Back"). The Hermits never released the track — or their other US 1965 number one, "I'm Henry VIII, I Am" — as a single in their native Britain. "Mrs B... | 42,509 | triviaqa-train |
A Tale of the Christ is the sub-title of which 1880 novel by Lew Wallace? | , the road which Wallace took would have been somewhat shorter to our right than the River road." Wallace's account of the events appeared in his autobiography, which was published posthumously in 1906. Despite his later fame and fortune as the writer of "Ben-Hur", Wallace continued to lament, "Shiloh and its slanders!... | of Paramount, explained that this version is not so much a remake of the 1959 film, but a new interpretation of the Lew Wallace novel on which both are based.
Production Writing.
John Ridley re-wrote the script based on an original screenplay by Keith Clarke, which itself was based on Lew Wallace's 1880 novel "". Ridle... | 42,510 | triviaqa-train |
For which 1988 Mike Nicholls directed film was Melanie Griffith nominated for a Best Actress Oscar? | Hackman in Arthur Penn's film noir "Night Moves". She later rose to prominence for her role portraying a pornographic actress in Brian De Palma's thriller "Body Double" (1984), which earned her a National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress. Griffith's subsequent performance in the comedy "Somethi... | Interiors
Interiors is a 1978 drama film written and directed by Woody Allen. Featured performers are Kristin Griffith, Mary Beth Hurt, Richard Jordan, Diane Keaton, E. G. Marshall, Geraldine Page, Maureen Stapleton and Sam Waterston.
Page received a BAFTA Film Award for Best Supporting Actress and was nominated for an... | 42,511 | triviaqa-train |
The Sinews of Peace speech in 1946 by Winston Churchill that introduced the phrase 'iron curtain' was made at Westminster College in Fulton in which US state? | as the type of community Fulton was to be. The Missouri General Assembly had voted to establish an asylum for the insane in Fulton (February 26, 1847), the first mental health facility west of the Mississippi; the General Assembly agreed (February 28, 1851) to establish a school for the education of the deaf in Fulton;... | the sculpture in order to commemorate both the "Sinews of Peace" speech and the fall of the Berlin Wall.
The "Sinews of Peace": Putting Fulton on the Map.
In 1946, Winston Churchill travelled to Westminster College in order to deliver his famous "Sinews of Peace" address as a part of the Green Lecture series. An extrao... | 42,512 | triviaqa-train |
The ruins of the ancient city of Carthage are in which modern country? | United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force as a headquarters and command control base for the Italian Campaign of 1943.
Construction on the Tunis-Carthage Airport, which was fully funded by France, began in 1944, and in 1948 the airport become the main hub for Tunisair.
In the 1950s the Lycée Français de Carthage w... | Arsennaria
Arsennaria was an ancient Roman town of the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis in North Africa, and an ancient episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Church.
Town Remains.
The ruins of the city are tentatively located at Bou-Râs in modern Algeria. (36.334326n, 0.873111e)
Arsennaria flourished from 330BC... | 42,513 | triviaqa-train |
"What was the name of ""She who must be obeyed"" in the novel She by H Rider Haggard?" | After returning to England in 1882, Haggard published a book on the political situation in South Africa, as well as a handful of unsuccessful novels, before writing the book for which he is most famous, "King Solomon's Mines". He accepted a 10 percent royalty rather than £100 for the copyright.
A sequel soon followed e... | -like appendages, "Moses" refers to Michelangelo's version of the patriarch. Because he was well read, and even had run a secondhand bookstore during the Depression, a number of the artist's sculptures have literary monikers. "Gracehoper", for example, appears in "Finnegans Wake", James Joyce’s Modernist classic. "She ... | 42,514 | triviaqa-train |
From which musical did the sing 'Get Me To The Church On Time' come? | Get Me to the Church on Time
"Get Me to the Church on Time" is a song composed by Frederick Loewe, with lyrics written by Alan Jay Lerner for the 1956 musical "My Fair Lady", where it was introduced by Stanley Holloway.
It is sung by the cockney character Alfred P. Doolittle, the father of the one of the show's two mai... | "This Boy's Life" was released on DVD May 13, 2003.
Soundtrack.
The soundtrack of "This Boy's Life" used many songs from the 1950s and early 1960s. The main titles (filmed in Professor Valley, Utah) feature Frank Sinatra's version of "Let's Get Away from It All" from his 1958 album "Come Fly with Me". Toby and his moth... | 42,515 | triviaqa-train |
Of what is 'Pogonophobia' the morbid fear? | generally meant to be taken in a jocular vein. In the 1920s, psychologist John B. Watson was able to condition this fear in a young boy by means of classical conditioning methods.
In August 2013, Christopher Oldstone-Moore, history lecturer at Wright State University in Ohio, and author of "The Beard Movement in Victor... | Aichmophobia
Aichmophobia () is a kind of specific phobia, the morbid fear of sharp things, such as pencils, needles, knives, a pointing finger, or even the sharp end of an umbrella and different sorts of protruding corners or sharp edges in furnitures and building constructions/materials. It is derived from the Greek ... | 42,516 | triviaqa-train |
'Metis', 'Callisto', and 'Sinope' are three of the satellites of which planet? | , hurricanes, tectonics, and even hydrology.
Planets are generally divided into two main types: large low-density giant planets, and smaller rocky terrestrials. There are eight planets in the Solar System. In order of increasing distance from the Sun, they are the four terrestrials, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, the... | 100 km thick. Of particular interest in these cases is the fact that the models indicate that the liquid layers are in direct contact with the rocky core, which allows efficient mixing of minerals and salts into the water. This is in contrast with the oceans that may be inside larger icy satellites like Ganymede, Calli... | 42,517 | triviaqa-train |
"Who wrote the poems ""The Solitary Reaper""and""Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3rd. 1802""?" | to Calais to visit Annette Vallon and his daughter Caroline by Annette, prior to his forthcoming marriage to Mary Hutchinson.
The sonnet has always been popular, escaping the generally excoriating reviews from critics such as Francis Jeffrey in the "Edinburgh Review" when "Poems in Two Volumes" was first published. The... | Jamaica, New York from 1951 to 1965. During this period, he also was a law professor at St. Francis College from 1954 to 1963, and served on the school board in Westbury, New York from 1963 to 1965.
State judicial service.
Altimari's judicial career began when he was elected to the Nassau County District Court in 1965.... | 42,518 | triviaqa-train |
'Atlas', 'Mimas' and 'Calypso' are three of the satellites of which planet? | , hurricanes, tectonics, and even hydrology.
Planets are generally divided into two main types: large low-density giant planets, and smaller rocky terrestrials. There are eight planets in the Solar System. In order of increasing distance from the Sun, they are the four terrestrials, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, the... | satellites of the outer planets occur during the Late Heavy Bombardment. In the bombardment predicted by the original Nice model, these impacts generate enough heat to vaporize the ices of Mimas, Enceladus and Miranda. The smaller mass planetesimal belt in the five planet models reduces this bombardment. Furthermore, t... | 42,519 | triviaqa-train |
What does the name 'Pont' as in Pontefract or Pontypoolmean? | Castleford Express". Pontefract is known for its 'down-to-earth' nightlife. Venues include The Red Lion, the Green Dragon, the Tap and Barrel, The Broken Bridge (weatherspoons), the Malt Shovel, and the Ponty Tavern (formally The Blackmoor Head) or (Blacky) in local terms. In August 2012 one of Pontefract's oldest but ... | than a spectator may anticipate; however, several lifts are available.
The CK Beckett Stand.
Built in 1995, CK Beckett is the current name for what is traditionally known as the 'Pontefract Road End' or 'Ponty End'. Some fans continue to call it the 'ORA Stand', in reference to its original sponsors. It is also known a... | 42,520 | triviaqa-train |
"Who wrote the poems ""Hyperion""and""To Autumn""?" | Hyperion (poem)
Hyperion is an abandoned epic poem by 19th-century English Romantic poet John Keats. It is based on the Titanomachia, and tells of the despair of the Titans after their fall to the Olympians. Keats wrote the poem from late 1818 until the spring of 1819, when he gave it up as having "too many Miltonic in... | Otho the Great" in collaboration with friend and roommate Charles Brown, the second half of "Lamia", and a return to his unfinished epic "Hyperion". His efforts from spring until autumn were dedicated completely to a career in poetry, alternating between writing long and short poems, and setting himself a goal to compo... | 42,521 | triviaqa-train |
Which American University is situated in Cambridge,Massachusetts? | Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge ( ) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and part of the Boston metropolitan area.
Situated directly north of Boston, across the Charles River, it was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's ... | Cambridge Montessori school
History.
Cambridge Montessori School is a private American Montessori Society and Association of Independent Schools of New England certified private Montessori school that was founded in 1963 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It offers preschool, kindergarten, primary, elementary, and middle sch... | 42,522 | triviaqa-train |
What does 'Holden Caulfield' say he will be, in the title of a famous novel? | in a hotel until Wednesday, when his parents would have received news of his expulsion. Aboard the train, Holden meets the mother of a wealthy, obnoxious Pencey student named Ernest Morrow, and lies to her about himself and her son.
In a taxicab, Holden inquires with the driver about whether the ducks in the Central Pa... | that I won't have to see the results of the transaction." Salinger also wrote that he believed his novel was not suitable for film treatment, and that translating Holden Caulfield's first-person narrative into voice-over and dialogue would be contrived.
Attempted adaptations Banned fan fiction.
In 2009, the year before... | 42,523 | triviaqa-train |
Which record-breaking film marked Clint Eastwood's directorial debut? | Hang 'Em High" (1968), the psychological thriller "Play Misty for Me" (1971), the crime film "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot" (1974), the Western "The Outlaw Josey Wales" (1976), the prison film "Escape from Alcatraz" (1979), the action film "Firefox" (1982), the suspense thriller "Tightrope" (1984), the Western "Pale Rider... | Revenge of the Creature
Revenge of the Creature ( Return of the Creature and Return of the Creature from the Black Lagoon) is the first of two Universal-International sequels to "Creature from the Black Lagoon". It was the only 3D film released in 1955 and the only 3D sequel to a 3D film released during "the golden age... | 42,524 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the Polish dockyard worker who went on to become his country's President? | in 1981, it eroded the dominance of the Polish United Workers' Party and by 1989 had triumphed in Poland's first partially free and democratic parliamentary elections since the end of the Second World War. Lech Wałęsa, a Solidarity candidate, eventually won the presidency in 1990. The Solidarity movement heralded the c... | in the nineteenth century when it was first applied to James K. Polk, a relatively unknown Tennessee politician who won the Democratic Party's 1844 presidential nomination over a host of better-known candidates. Polk won the nomination on the ninth ballot at his party's national nominating convention, and went on to be... | 42,525 | triviaqa-train |
If Clint Eastwood was 'The Good', Lee Van Cleef 'The Bad',who was 'The Ugly'? | as a ruthless fortune seeker, with Eli Wallach portraying the cunning Mexican bandit Tuco Ramirez. The storyline involved the search for a cache of Confederate gold buried in a cemetery. During the filming of a scene in which a bridge was blown up, Eastwood urged Wallach to retreat to a hilltop. "I know about these thi... | Mexico Campaign in 1862), while participating in many battles and duels along the way. The film was the third collaboration between Leone and Clint Eastwood, and the second with Lee Van Cleef.
"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" was marketed as the third and final installment in the "Dollars Trilogy", following "A Fistful... | 42,526 | triviaqa-train |
Which war was contested between 1775 and 1783 and was concluded by the 'Treaty of Paris'? | Sweden, Denmark,
The First League of Armed Neutrality was an alliance of minor European naval powers between 1780 and 1783 which was intended to protect neutral shipping against the British Royal Navy's wartime policy of unlimited search of neutral shipping for French contraband.
Empress Catherine II of Russia began th... | settle the US northern boundary with Canada. It upheld the original boundary lines along the Great Lakes between the U.S.A. and Upper Canada by the Treaty of Paris of 1783 and the wider set of treaties known as the Peace of Paris, which ended the American Revolution (1775-1783) and overseas European and multi-continent... | 42,527 | triviaqa-train |
Hong Kong was ceded to Britain by the 'Treaty of Nanking', which ended which war that had lasted from 1839 - 1842? | opening the lucrative Chinese market to global commerce and the opium trade. The interpretation of the war, which was long the standard in the People's Republic of China, was summarized in 1976: The Opium War, "in which the Chinese people fought against British aggression, marked the beginning of modern Chinese history... | 5th year of Kangxi (1666), and the areas not affected by the evacuation were temporarily absorbed into the adjoining Dongguan County until the lift of the ban in 1669. From 1842 to 1898, 1055.61 km out of 3076 km of Xin'an County was ceded to the United Kingdom to form Hong Kong.
History Cession of Hong Kong.
The area ... | 42,528 | triviaqa-train |
In what year was Olaf Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden, assassinated? | Olof Palme
Sven Olof Joachim Palme (; ; 30 January 1927 – 28 February 1986) was a Swedish politician and statesman. A longtime protégé of Prime Minister Tage Erlander, Palme led the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1969 until his assassination in 1986, and was a two-term Prime Minister of Sweden, heading a Privy Co... | List of Olof Palme memorials
This is a list of memorials and places named in honor of Olof Palme, the assassinated Prime Minister of Sweden.
- The Olof Palme Memorial Fund for International Understanding and Common Security was established by Olof Palme's family and by the Social Democratic Party to honour his memory.
... | 42,529 | triviaqa-train |
Nanak (Dev) was born in 1469, he dies in 1583.He was a teacher and founder of which religious belief? | like the "Japu" (or "Japjī", literally "chant") hymns is recommended immediately after rising and bathing. Baptized Sikhs recite the five morning prayers, the evening and night prayer. Family customs include both reading passages from the scripture and attending the gurdwara (also "gurduārā", meaning "the doorway to Go... | Mehta Kalu
Mehta kalu (formally Kalyan Chand Das Bedi was the father of Guru Nanak Dev (1469–1539), the founder and first guru of Sikhs. He was born a sikh.
A Khatri by caste of the Bedi clan, he served as the "patwari" (accountant) of crop revenue for the village of Talwandi in the employment of a Muslim Rajput landlo... | 42,530 | triviaqa-train |
Murdered by a bomb in asmall fishing boat off County Sligo, in which year did Lord Louis Mountbattendie? | Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (born Prince Louis of Battenberg; 25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979) was a British Royal Navy officer and statesman, an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and second ... | , their grandson Nicholas, and a local fishing boy Paul Maxwell, on Donegal Bay, County Sligo. A bomb had been planted in Lord Mountbatten's fishing boat by a member of the Provisional IRA. Lady Brabourne died the next day.
Commemoration.
Her name is commemorated by the eponymous Lady Brabourne College, which was estab... | 42,531 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the recipient of the 1981 Booker Prize for their novel 'Midnight's Children'? | the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In 2012, he published "," an account of his life in the wake of the controversy over "The Satanic Verses".
Early life and family background.
Ahmed Salman Rushdie was born on 19 June 1947 in Bombay, then British India, into a Kashmiri Muslim family. He is the son of Anis Ahmed R... | Rushdie (born 1947) is another among a number of post Second World War writers from the former British colonies who permanently settled in Britain. Rushdie achieved fame with "Midnight's Children" 1981, which was awarded both the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and Booker prize, and named Booker of Bookers in 1993. His... | 42,532 | triviaqa-train |
Tomas de Torquemada born 1420 died 1498, was a prominent leader of what? | reign.
Biography Grand Inquisitor.
The Pope went on to appoint a number of inquisitors for the Spanish Kingdoms in early 1482, including Torquemada. A year later he was named Grand Inquisitor of Spain, which he remained until his death in 1498. In the fifteen years under his direction, the Spanish Inquisition grew from... | Jesús Mangual (born 1944), Puerto Rican crime reporter
- Tomás de la Cerda, 3rd Marquis of la Laguna (1638–1692), viceroy of New Spain
- Tomás de la Rosa (born 1978), Dominican Major League Baseball infielder
- Tomás de Rocamora (1740–1819), Argentine governor
- Tomás de Santa María (died 1570), Spanish music theorist,... | 42,533 | triviaqa-train |
Whose first volume of war memoirs was called 'Adolf Hitler, My Part In His Downfall'? | Spike Milligan
Terence Alan Milligan (16 April 1918 – 27 February 2002), known as Spike Milligan, was a British-Irish comedian, writer, poet, playwright and actor. The son of an Irish father and an English mother, Milligan was born in India where he spent his childhood, relocating to live and work the majority of his l... | 954024. The unit was equipped with the obsolete First World War era BL 9.2-inch howitzer and based in Bexhill on the south coast of England. Milligan describes training with these guns in part two of "Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall", claiming that, during training, gun crews resorted to shouting "bang" in unison... | 42,534 | triviaqa-train |
In the Elvis song, what was the name of his 'latest flame'? | (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame
"(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame" is a song recorded in a hit version by Elvis Presley and published by Elvis Presley Music in 1961. It was written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman and first recorded by Del Shannon on the album "Runaway With Del Shannon", which was released in June 1... | Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me" is believed to be adopted from the Elvis Presley hit "His Latest Flame".
The single was as successful as the previous one. It debuted in the UK Singles Chart on 4 October 1975, reaching #8 and lingering in the charts for 7 weeks.
Johnny Hallyday version (in French).
The song was ada... | 42,535 | triviaqa-train |
What is the English termfor the dish the Italians call 'Zuppa Inglese'? | the rulers of Ferrara. According to this story, they asked their cooks to recreate the sumptuous "English trifle" they had enjoyed in England at the Elizabethan court, where they were frequent visitors.
To make Zuppa Inglese, sponge cake or ladyfingers are dipped in Alchermes, a bright red, extremely aromatic Italian h... | crema alla cioccolata" made by dissolving dark chocolate in a plain crema pasticcera. In Italy it is occasionally topped with cream, meringue or almonds.
History Gelato.
Zuppa Inglese is also a popular gelato flavour.
Name.
The word "zuppa" (soup) in Italian cuisine refers to both sweet and savoury dishes. It comes fro... | 42,536 | triviaqa-train |
Which demonic name means'Lord Of The Flies'? | , and "Ba'al Zebub" was a derogatory pun used by the Israelites. In regard to the god of Ekron, the belief that "zebub" may be the original affix to Baal and that it is a substitute for an original "zbl" which, after the discoveries of Ras Shamra, has been connected with the title of "prince", frequently attributed to ... | to fall to the ground. She recites that curse given to her would cure only when a huge monkey hits her and on the same day the starting of the end of Lankesh Ravan would be marked.
[[Hanuman]] flies through the various palaces and gardens for his search of Sita and amongst all the demonic activities going on in Lanka, ... | 42,537 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the three novels featuring 'Gormenghast'? | Gormenghast (series)
Gormenghast is a fantasy series by British author Mervyn Peake, about the inhabitants of Castle Gormenghast, a sprawling, decaying, gothic-like structure. Originally conceived as a single on-going novel, the series was ended by Peake's death and comprises three novels, "Titus Groan" (1946), "Gormen... | "EastEnders") as Titus, with Terry Jones ("Monty Python's Flying Circus") narrating.
Irmin Schmidt, founder of seminal German 'Krautrock' group Can wrote an opera called "Gormenghast", based on the novels; it was first performed in Wuppertal, Germany, in November 1998. A number of early songs by New Zealand rock group ... | 42,538 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the 'theme park' near Windsor? | theme parks such as the Six Flags parks and Cedar Fair parks. Countless smaller ventures exist across the United States and around the world. Simpler theme parks directly aimed at smaller children have also emerged, such as Legoland.
Examples of amusement parks in shopping malls exist in West Edmonton Mall, Pier 39 and... | Jaws (ride)
Jaws is a theme park attraction at Universal Studios Japan, based upon the films of the same name. The attraction places guests aboard tour boats for what should be a leisurely tour of Amity Harbor but instead becomes a harrowing chase between the craft and a very determined great white shark. Jaws is an ex... | 42,539 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the main vitamin found in Liver Worts, butter-fat, green leaves etc.? | acid), vitamin B (pyridoxine), vitamin B (biotin), vitamin B (folic acid or folate), vitamin B (cobalamins), vitamin C (ascorbic acid), vitamin D (calciferols), vitamin E (tocopherols and tocotrienols), and vitamin K (quinones).
Vitamins have diverse biochemical functions. Vitamin A acts as a regulator of cell and tiss... | example, in human urine.
Occurrence.
Furan fatty acids are found mainly in the liver fat of fish, in crustaceans and horn corals. In addition, they can also be found in the liver of cattle and rats, as well as in human blood; either in free form or in triglycerides or esterified to cholesterol. In fish, the concentrati... | 42,540 | triviaqa-train |
Which 'French Impressionist' painter, famed for his portrait, 'The Bar At The Folies Bergere', was born in Paris in 1832, and died of a gangrenous leg in 1883? | 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... | Charles Cottet
Charles Cottet (1863–1925), French painter, was born at Le Puy-en-Velay and died in Paris. A famed post-impressionist, Cottet is known for his dark, evocative painting of rural Brittany and seascapes. He led a school of painters known as the Bande noire or 'Nubians' group (for the sombre palette they use... | 42,541 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the Highwayman featured in John Gay's musical play, 'The Beggar's Opera'? | John Gay
John Gay (30 June 1685 – 4 December 1732) was an English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club. He is best remembered for "The Beggar's Opera" (1728), a ballad opera. The characters, including Captain Macheath and Polly Peachum, became household names.
Early life.
Gay was born in Barnstaple, Eng... | wrote the majority of the text as well as providing a German translation of John Gay's "The Beggar's Opera", on which the musical play is based, as working material for Brecht and Kurt Weill, the composer. She reportedly wrote at least half of the "Mahagonny-Songspiel", but was not credited. She was the main text autho... | 42,542 | triviaqa-train |
"Which actor played the title role in the 1939 film ""Young Mr. Lincoln""?" | Henry Fonda
Henry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was an American film and stage actor with a career spanning five decades.
Fonda made his mark early as a Broadway actor. He also appeared in 1938 in plays performed in White Plains, New York, with Joan Tompkins. He made his Hollywood debut in 1935, and his... | . This was followed by the title role in "Young Mr. Lincoln" (1939), his first collaboration with director John Ford, and that year he played Frank James in "Jesse James" (1939). Another 1939 film was "Drums Along the Mohawk", also directed by Ford.
Fonda's successes led Ford to recruit him to play Tom Joad in the film... | 42,543 | triviaqa-train |
What was the capital of the ancient Assyrian civilisation? | capital, the ancient city of Assur. Later, as a nation and empire that came to control all of the Fertile Crescent, Egypt and much of Anatolia, the term "Assyria proper" referred to roughly the northern half of Mesopotamia (the southern half being Babylonia), with Nineveh as its capital. The Assyrian kings controlled a... | than "Indian princes".
History.
History Ancient.
Parts of what is now Rajasthan were partly part of the Vedic Civilisation and Indus Valley Civilization. Kalibangan, in Hanumangarh district, was a major provincial capital of the Indus Valley Civilization. Another archeological excavation at Balathal site in Udaipur dis... | 42,544 | triviaqa-train |
Which Prime Minister persuaded Queen Victoria to take the title 'Empress Of India'? | East India Company (EIC) to the Crown, thus marking the beginning of the British Raj. The EIC was officially dissolved on 1 June 1874, and the British Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli, decided to offer Queen Victoria the title "Empress of India" shortly afterwards. Victoria accepted this style on 1 May 1876. The first... | an Empire ruled by a King endowed with the imperial dignity. However, this has not led to the creation of the "title" of Emperor in England, nor in Great Britain, nor in the United Kingdom.
Emperors of Europe Great Britain United Kingdom.
In 1801, George III rejected the title of Emperor when offered. The only period w... | 42,545 | triviaqa-train |
Queen Alia Airport serves which Middle East city? | Queen Alia International Airport
Queen Alia International Airport (; transliterated: Matar Al-Malikah Alia Ad-Dowali) is Jordan's main and largest airport and is located in Zizya south of the capital city, Amman. It is named after Queen Alia, who died in a helicopter crash in 1977. The airport is home to the country's ... | Airport, a one-terminal airport that serves primarily domestic and nearby international routes and the army. Queen Alia International Airport is the major international airport in Jordan and the hub for Royal Jordanian, the flag carrier. Its expansion was recently done and modified, including the decommissioning of the... | 42,546 | triviaqa-train |
What is the main vitamin found in fish liver oils, egg- yolks, etc.? | acid), vitamin B (pyridoxine), vitamin B (biotin), vitamin B (folic acid or folate), vitamin B (cobalamins), vitamin C (ascorbic acid), vitamin D (calciferols), vitamin E (tocopherols and tocotrienols), and vitamin K (quinones).
Vitamins have diverse biochemical functions. Vitamin A acts as a regulator of cell and tiss... | Content of pantothenic acid varies among manufactured and natural foods, especially fortified ready-to-eat cereals, infant formulas, energy bars and dried foods. Major food sources of pantothenic acid are dried shiitake mushrooms, liver, kidney, egg yolks and sunflower seeds. Whole grains are another source of the vita... | 42,547 | triviaqa-train |
Which cartoon character lived on 'Sweetwater Island' and was the son of 'Poopdeck Pappy'? | Poopdeck Pappy
Poopdeck Pappy is a fictional character featured in the "Popeye" ("Thimble Theatre") comic strip and animated cartoon spinoffs. Created by E. C. Segar in 1936, the character is Popeye's father, who is between the ages of 85 and 99.
History.
Pappy first appeared in "Thimble Theatre" not long after Popeye ... | wife if the offence was committed in respect of her husband; the reference to "lunatics" has now been altered to refer to the "mentally ill."
Prosecution of crime Private prosecution By a private individual "Nolle prosequi" certificate.
One prerequisite for a private prosecution is a certificate "nolle prosequi", issue... | 42,548 | triviaqa-train |
In Greek mythology, who gave 'Theseus' the ball of thread with which he found his way out of the 'Labyrinth'? | similar to the palace that was excavated in Mycenae. Pausanias reports that after the "synoikismos", Theseus established a cult of Aphrodite Pandemos ('Aphrodite of all the People') and Peitho on the southern slope of the Acropolis.
Plutarch's "Life of Theseus" (a literalistic biography) makes use of varying accounts o... | Brian Henson). This second series was first aired in 1990, focused, as the title suggests, on Greek mythology, and took place in the Minotaur's labyrinth which the new storyteller and his dog wander through looking for a way out. Anthony Minghella was credited as the series' creator.
Spin-off Theseus and the Minotaur.
... | 42,549 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the 'theme park' near Ripon in Yorkshire? | famous buildings with their long Christian heritage, nearby Studley Park, Ripon Racecourse, and in recent times the theme park Lightwater Valley.
City status.
Ripon was the first Church of England diocese to be created after the English Reformation, as it was recognised that existing dioceses were unsuited for the larg... | Warthermarske
Warthermarske is a hamlet in the Harrogate borough of North Yorkshire, England. It is near Swinton, about south-west of Masham. The village is not far from the River Ure, which eventually runs through the small city of Ripon, which itself is a few miles south-east of Warthermarske.
The village is at the s... | 42,550 | triviaqa-train |
In which year was the 'Mini' motor car introduced, and the first photographs were taken of the far side of the moon? | the Moon", where "dark" is used to mean unseen rather than lacking sunlight.
About 18 percent of the far side is occasionally visible from Earth due to libration. The remaining 82 percent remained unobserved until 1959, when it was photographed by the Soviet Luna 3 space probe. The Soviet Academy of Sciences published ... | the Earth so that the photographs it had taken of the far side of the Moon could be downloaded by radio.
Symmetrical free-return trajectories were studied by Arthur Schwaniger of NASA in 1963 with reference to the Earth–Moon system. He studied cases in which the trajectory at some point crosses at a right angle the lin... | 42,551 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the female star of the Rome-set film, 'La Dolce Vita'? | an older writer living in a tower, to be played by 1930s Academy Award-winning actress Luise Rainer. If the director's dealings with Rainer "who used to involve Fellini in futile discussion" were problematic, biographer Kezich argues that while rewriting the screenplay, the Dolores character grew "hyperbolic" and Felli... | (1958) with Jack Palance. Another film was announced for her, entitled "A Lot of Woman", but it was not made.
Career Italy and "La Dolce Vita".
Ekberg went to Italy to star in "Sheba and the Gladiator" (1959), playing Zenobia.
She stayed in Rome to make "La Dolce Vita" (1960) for Frederico Fellini, performing as Sylvia... | 42,552 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the 'Roxy Music' number one hit 'Jealous Guy'? | , whistling
- Nicky Hopkins – piano
- John Barham – harmonium
- Alan White – vibraphone
- Klaus Voormann – bass
- Jim Keltner – drums
- Mike Pinder – tambourine
- Joey Molland and Tom Evans – acoustic guitars
- The Flux Fiddlers – strings
Promotional video.
A promotional video was made for the song in 1971. It showed, ... | The single was released by Polydor with "To Turn You On" as the B-side, with catalogue number "ROXY 2". The song was the only UK No. 1 hit for Roxy Music, topping the charts for two weeks in March 1981.
"To Turn You On" later appeared on the 1982 album "Avalon", although it was slightly remixed. Roxy Music's cover of "... | 42,553 | triviaqa-train |
What in World War II was 'Operation Torch'? | Goalpost). Because it was hoped that the French would not resist, there were no preliminary bombardments. This proved to be a costly error as French defenses took a toll on American landing forces.
On the night of 7 November, pro-Allied General Antoine Béthouart attempted a "coup d'etat" against the French command in M... | - was a United States Navy during World War II
- was a United States Navy "Alamosa"-class cargo ship during World War II
- was a United States Navy during World War II
- was a United States Navy during World War II
- was a United States Navy during World War II
In music.
- The song "What a Beautiful Day" (2003) by Chri... | 42,554 | triviaqa-train |
'Will's Neck' is the highest point in which range of English hills? | Quantock Hills
The Quantock Hills is a range of hills west of Bridgwater in Somerset, England. The Quantock Hills were England's first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, being designated in 1956, and consist of heathland, oak woodlands, ancient parklands and agricultural land.
Natural England have designated the Quant... | places of interest in the surrounding villages.
Etymology.
The name first appears in Saxon charters in around AD 880 as "Cantuctun" and two centuries later in the Domesday Book as "Cantoctona" and "Cantetone". The name means "settlement by a rim or circle of hills"; "Cantuc" is Celtic for a rim or circle, and "-ton" or... | 42,555 | triviaqa-train |
Her 2009 album is called 'Quiet Nights', so which Canadian jazz singer and pianist is married to Elvis Costello? | and Roll Hall of Fame. He announced his engagement in May to Canadian jazz singer and pianist Diana Krall, whom he had seen in concert and then met backstage at the Sydney Opera House in Australia. That September, he released "North", an album of piano-based ballads concerning the breakdown of his former marriage, and ... | on the Empik music charts in Poland.
In 2014 Dusk began work on his 8th studio album which was a duet album. Produced by Dusk, it featured a jazz sextet and string orchestra. Musically the album pays homage to the bossa nova genre, with songs by Antonio Carlos Jobim. The album was recorded and released in 2015 and 2016... | 42,556 | triviaqa-train |
According to 'Acts', what peak was the location of the 'Ascension of Jesus'? | the observance.
Biblical accounts.
Luke-Acts, a single work from the same anonymous author, provides the only narrative account of the ascension. Luke chapter 24 tells how Jesus leads the eleven disciples to Bethany, a village on the Mount of Olives, where he instructs them to remain in Jerusalem until the coming of th... | , Jerusalem became the birthplace of Early Christianity. According to the New Testament, it is the location of the crucifixion, resurrection and Ascension of Jesus Christ (see also Jerusalem in Christianity). It was in Jerusalem that, according to the Acts of the Apostles, the Apostles of Christ received the Holy Spiri... | 42,557 | triviaqa-train |
Which writer created the character of 'Detective Inspector Jack Frost'? | Jack Frost (detective)
Detective Inspector William Edward "Jack" Frost, GC QPM, is a fictional detective created by R. D. Wingfield—characterised as sloppy, untidy, hopeless with paperwork—but unmatched at solving mysteries. The character has appeared in two radio plays, ten published novels, and a TV series spanning 4... | Inspector Hazlerigg
Inspector Hazlerigg is a police detective created by the British mystery writer Michael Gilbert who appears in six novels published between 1947 and 1958, as well as in 20 short stories. Although he plays a key role in each of the novels, he is far from being the main character in all of them; in so... | 42,558 | triviaqa-train |
Which French footballer was World Footballer of the Year in 1998 and 2000? | aged 33 in 2006. Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane each won the award three times, while Ronaldo and Ronaldinho were the only players to win in successive years. From 2010 to 2015, the equivalent men's award was the FIFA Ballon d'Or, following a merging of the FIFA World Player of the Year and the France Football Ballon d'Or... | busy Saigon road intersection on 11 June 1963 (Mahayana)
- Kiren Rijiju, Indian politician
Buddhist practitioners notable in other fields.
- Fabien Barthez, French goalkeeper (1994–2006) of 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000-winning French national football team (Zen)
- Roberto Baggio, Italian (1988–2004) footballer; in... | 42,559 | triviaqa-train |
The character 'James Bond' was created by Ian Fleming, but who wrote the book 'Carte Blanche' featuring 'James Bond'? | James Bond
The James Bond series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have written authorised Bond novels or novelizations: Kingsley Amis, Christoph... | James Bond (Dynamite Entertainment)
James Bond is an ongoing spy thriller comic book line of comics titles by Dynamite Entertainment featuring the eponymous character originally created by Ian Fleming. It is licensed by Ian Fleming Publications and debuted in November 2015. Additional series and graphic novels are plan... | 42,560 | triviaqa-train |
Who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with John Hulme in 1998? | John Hume
John Hume, KCSG (born 18 January 1937) is an Irish former politician from Derry, Northern Ireland. He was a founding member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, and was co-recipient of the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize, with David Trimble.
He was the second leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDL... | the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs. In 1995, Avery was part of a group that shared in the Nobel Peace Prize for their work in the 1990s in organizing the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs. In 1998, Avery was elected to the Danish Peace Commission. During the years 1988-97, Avery was the... | 42,561 | triviaqa-train |
In the classic 1933 film 'King Kong', what is the name of the island where 'Kong' is discovered? | King Kong (2005 film)
King Kong is a 2005 epic monster adventure film co-written, produced, and directed by Peter Jackson. A second remake of the 1933 film of the same name, the film stars Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, and, through motion capture, Andy Serkis as the title character. Set in 1933, "King Kong" te... | ] began releasing [[gothic horror]] films like "[[Dracula (1931 English-language film)|Dracula]]" and "[[Frankenstein (1931)|Frankenstein]]" (both 1931). In 1933, [[RKO Pictures]] released [[Merian C. Cooper]]'s classic "giant monster" film "[[King Kong (1933)|King Kong]]". The trend thrived best in [[Cinema of India|I... | 42,562 | triviaqa-train |
Justin Timberlake first entered the pop charts in 195 as a member of which boy band? | early 2000s when acts such as the Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, A1 and Westlife, among others, dominated the top of the "Billboard" and pop charts, in the early 2010s with the emergence of new boy bands such as JLS, Big Time Rush and One Direction, and in the late 2010s with pop groups such as BTS.
History.
History Early hi... | if they could really construct a boy band. However, they ended up with five talented singers which they named Sons of Harmony. Mexican pop singer Marcos Hernandez was also a member of this band. When the group broke up, Brandon moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue a career in music.
Career.
As a professional back... | 42,563 | triviaqa-train |
'The Pleiades' and 'Crab Nebula' are in which constellation? | Crab Nebula
The Crab Nebula (catalogue designations M1, NGC 1952, Taurus A) is a supernova remnant in the constellation of Taurus. The current name is due to William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, who observed the object in 1840 using a 36-inch telescope and produced a drawing that looked somewhat like a crab. Correspondi... | - Triangulum Minus
- Turdus Solitarius
- Vespa
- Vultur cadens
- Vultur volans
Astronomical objects Clusters and nebulae.
- Interstellar matter
- Nebula
- Crab Nebula
- H I region
- H II region
- Orion nebula
- Planetary nebula
- Pleiades
Astronomical objects Galaxies.
- Galaxy
- Andromeda Galaxy
- Magellanic Clouds
- ... | 42,564 | triviaqa-train |
Preceding 'Cubs', what name is given to the youngest section of the Scouting movement in the UK? | Scout Leader and Asst. Cub Scout Leaders, some parent are also involved and actively served as Volunteer Adult Leaders (VAL).
Highest Award for the Cub Scout is Akela Award. It is awarded to the cub scouts who completed the badge scheme and assessments criteria.
Cubs in national organizations United Kingdom.
Cubs in na... | Tiger Scout
Tiger Scout can refer to:
- Tiger Scout (Korea Scout Association), the highest rank in Korean Scouting
- Tiger Cubs, the youngest level of Cub Scouting (Boy Scouts of America), formerly a separate membership section | 42,565 | triviaqa-train |
Near which town or city in the 'Lightwater Valley' theme park? | be a roller coaster longer than the one they were building. Later that day, a colleague was sent to Ripon to buy the Guinness Book of Records which indeed confirmed that the length of track that Staveley had ordered was well over the record.
The Ultimate has two trains. Both trains have been reverted to the original na... | Lightwater Valley
Lightwater Valley is a theme park in North Stainley, North Yorkshire, England. The park is best known for being the home of Europe's longest rollercoaster - The Ultimate.
Lightwater Valley was founded by Mr Robert Staveley and initially evolved from a small farm attraction. The park features around 40... | 42,566 | triviaqa-train |
The 'Daiquiri' cocktail was named after a town in which country? | Daiquiri
Daiquiri (; ) is a family of cocktails whose main ingredients are rum, citrus juice (typically lime juice), and sugar or other sweetener.
The daiquiri is one of the six basic drinks listed in David A. Embury's classic "The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks", which also lists some variations.
Origins.
"Daiquirí" is als... | the frozen daiquiri include:
- Old Rose Daiquiri: strawberry syrup and rum along with two teaspoons of sugar and lime juice
- Mulata Daiquiri: rum mixed with either coffee or chocolate liqueur and with fresh lime juice and sugar syrup
See also.
- List of cocktails
- Caipirinha – similar Brazilian cocktail
- Ti' Punch –... | 42,567 | triviaqa-train |
Which mountain in Europe do the French call 'Mount Cervin', and the Italians 'Monte Silvio'? | Matterhorn
The (, ; ; ) is a mountain of the Alps, straddling the main watershed and border between Switzerland and Italy. It is a large, near-symmetrical pyramidal peak in the extended Monte Rosa area of the Pennine Alps, whose summit is high, making it one of the highest summits in the Alps and Europe. The four steep... | entirely within the Alps, has no 3,000ers on its territory.
Rest of Europe.
Apart from the Alps, the dominant range in Europe – if one excludes the Caucasus, which otherwise, in Mount Elbrus (5,642 m), would have the highest mountain in the continent – only the following ranges have three-thousanders:
- Pyrenees: Pico ... | 42,568 | triviaqa-train |
Which volcano, one of the Lipari Islands, is nicknamed 'The Lighthouse of the Mediterranean'? | The region has a variety of geological hazards which have closely interacted with human activity and land use patterns. Among others, in the eastern Mediterranean, the Thera eruption, dated to the 17th or 16th century BC, caused a large tsunami that some experts hypothesise devastated the Minoan civilisation on the nea... | Lipari are also currently active, although the latter is usually dormant. Off the southern coast of Sicily, the underwater volcano of Ferdinandea, which is part of the larger Empedocles volcano, last erupted in 1831. It is located between the coast of Agrigento and the island of Pantelleria (which itself is a dormant v... | 42,569 | triviaqa-train |
Which starchy staple food of Africa, used to make 'Farofa Flour', also known as 'Manioc'? | detachable rind, about 1 mm thick, rough and brown on the outside. Commercial cultivars can be in diameter at the top, and around long. A woody vascular bundle runs along the root's axis. The flesh can be chalk-white or yellowish. Cassava roots are very rich in starch and contain small amounts of calcium (16 mg/100 g),... | most other staple cereals are milled into a flour or meal that can be used to make bread, noodles, pasta, porridge and "mushes" like mealie pap. Root vegetables can be mashed and used to make porridge-like dishes such as poi and fufu. Pulses (such as chickpeas, from which gram flour is made) and starchy root vegetables... | 42,570 | triviaqa-train |
The 'Stratocaster' is a model of which make of guitar? | , and incorporated into the 1931 Ro-Pat-In (later Rickenbacker) "Frying Pan" lap steel; other manufacturers, notably Gibson, soon began to install pickups in archtop models. After World War II the completely solid-body electric was popularized by Gibson in collaboration with Les Paul, and independently by Leo Fender of... | Paul Henry Giddens
Paul Henry Giddens (1903–1984) was an American professor, author, and historian of the beginnings of the oil industry in Pennsylvania and the American Mid West.
He was a professor of history and political science at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania. In 1945–1946 he was a Guggenheim Fellow... | 42,571 | triviaqa-train |
Which was the only 'Wonder of the Ancient World' located in what is now Iraq? | list. Five of the seven entries are a celebration of Greek accomplishments in the arts and architecture (the exceptions being the Pyramids of Giza and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon).
Influence.
Influence Arts and architecture.
The seven wonders on Antipater's list won praises for their notable features, ranging from s... | rival interpretations have been published), but it is clear that the notation indicates the names of strings on a lyre, and its tuning is described in other tablets. These tablets represent the earliest recorded melodies, though fragmentary, from anywhere in the world .
Mesopotamia Harps of Ur.
In 1929, Leonard Woolley... | 42,572 | triviaqa-train |
'Operation Jubilee' was the World War II codename for the attack on which seaport in 1942? | Dieppe Raid
Operation Jubilee, more commonly referred to as the Dieppe Raid, was an Allied assault on the German-occupied port of Dieppe, France, on 19 August 1942, during the Second World War. The main assault lasted less than six hours until strong German defences and mounting Allied losses forced its commanders to c... | Zeebrugge Raid – 23 April 1918
- Rif War (1920)
- Amphibious assault of Alhucemas – 8 September 1925 General José Sanjurjo
- World War II
- Aleutian Islands Campaign
- Operation Landcrab – 11 May 1943
- Operation Cottage – 15 August 1943
- European Theatre
- Operation Chariot – 28 March 1942
- Operation Jubilee – 18 Au... | 42,573 | triviaqa-train |
One of the 'Seven Wonders of the Ancient World' was the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus. Near which modern tourist resort is the site located? | Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus or Tomb of Mausolus (; ) was a tomb built between 353 and 350 BC in Halicarnassus (present Bodrum, Turkey) for Mausolus, a satrap in the Persian Empire, and his sister-wife Artemisia II of Caria. The structure was designed by the Greek architects Satyros and Pyt... | enriching the British Museum with an important series of inscriptions, and in the following year he was at length enabled to undertake his long-cherished scheme of identifying the site, and recovering for this country the chief remains, of the mausoleum at Halicarnassus.
In 1856-1857, he achieved the great archaeologic... | 42,574 | triviaqa-train |
Which writer created the character of 'Detective Inspector Jane Tennyson'? | Prime Suspect
Prime Suspect is a British police procedural television drama series devised by Lynda La Plante. It stars Helen Mirren as Jane Tennison, one of the first female Detective Chief Inspectors in Greater London's Metropolitan Police Service, who rises to the rank of Detective Superintendent while confronting t... | Inspector Hazlerigg
Inspector Hazlerigg is a police detective created by the British mystery writer Michael Gilbert who appears in six novels published between 1947 and 1958, as well as in 20 short stories. Although he plays a key role in each of the novels, he is far from being the main character in all of them; in so... | 42,575 | triviaqa-train |
What type of law court has replaced the Assize Court? | known as jury trials) or trials in which judges act as both finders of fact and finders of law (in some jurisdictions these are known as bench trials). Juries are less common in court systems outside the Anglo-American common law tradition.
Appellate courts are courts that hear appeals of lower courts and trial courts.... | the Town Clerk of London. The council, with the Town Clerk, has amended the civic constitution, regulated the election of Lord Mayor and other officials, and amended the functions of the City of London courts via writs.
This was successful, leading to the similar expansion of the City of London courts which had jurisdi... | 42,576 | triviaqa-train |
Which paper size is four times larger than A5? | standard for envelopes is the C series of ISO 269.
International paper sizes.
The international paper size standard is ISO 216. It is based on the German DIN 476 standard for paper sizes. ISO paper sizes are all based on a single aspect ratio of the square root of 2, or approximately 1:1.4142. There are different serie... | which 16 pages of text were printed, which were then folded three times to produce eight leaves. Each leaf of an octavo book thus represents one eighth the size of the original sheet. Other common book formats are folios and quartos. "Octavo" is also used as a general description of "size" of books that are about tall ... | 42,577 | triviaqa-train |
In which city was the actor and writer Alan Bennett born? | Alan Bennett
Alan Bennett (born 9 May 1934) is an English playwright, screenwriter, actor, and author. He was born in Leeds and attended Oxford University, where he studied history and performed with the Oxford Revue. He stayed to teach and research medieval history at the university for several years. His collaboratio... | Alan Bennett (disambiguation)
Alan Bennett (born 1934) is an English author and actor.
Alan Bennett may also refer to:
- Alan Bennett (footballer, born 1931), English footballer for Port Vale
- Alan Bennett (footballer, born 1949), Scottish footballer for Dumbarton FC
- Alan Bennett (tenor) (born 1962), American operat... | 42,578 | triviaqa-train |
If you ordered “Homard” in a French restaurant, which shellfish would you be served? | are served with soy sauce and wasabi paste (a Japanese horseradish root, a spice with extremely strong, hot flavor), thinly sliced pickled ginger root, and a simple garnish such as shiso (a kitchen herb, member of the mint family) or finely shredded daikon radish, or both.
Shellfish in various cuisines In the United St... | Loungers, parasols and Pedalo's which can be hired. The beach has good access for the disabled having boardwalks running east and west along the back of the beach from the central car park. There are showers and toilets available at the eastern end of the beach next to the snack bar. There is also a beach restaurant wh... | 42,579 | triviaqa-train |
Which capital city is known to its inhabitants as Lefkosia? | Nicosia
Nicosia ( ; ; ) is the largest city, capital, and seat of government of the island of Cyprus. It is located near the centre of the Mesaoria plain, on the banks of the River Pedieos.
Nicosia is the southeasternmost of all EU member states' capitals. It has been continuously inhabited for over 4,500 years and has... | Oyo, Oyo
Oyo is a city in Oyo State, Nigeria, founded as the capital of the Oyo Kingdom in the 1830s and known to its people as 'New Oyo' (Ọyọ Atiba) to distinguish it from the former capital to the north, 'Old Oyo' (Ọyọ-Ile), which had been deserted as a result of rumors of war. Its inhabitants are mostly of the Yorub... | 42,580 | triviaqa-train |
In which British city is Great Victoria Street railway station? | are much smaller than Stirling council area.
Current practice of granting city status City councils Wales.
Cardiff, Newport and Swansea are principal areas and have city councils. The city councils of Bangor, St Asaph and St Davids are community councils with limited powers.
Current practice of granting city status Cit... | Staveley Central railway station
Staveley Central is a closed and demolished former railway station in Staveley, Derbyshire, England.
History.
The station was on the Great Central Main Line which ran between London Marylebone and Manchester via Sheffield Victoria. It was opened on 1 June 1892 as Staveley Town and renam... | 42,581 | triviaqa-train |
Which book by Andrea Levy was the Booker Prize winner of the year in 2004? | Andrea Levy
Andrea Levy FRSL (7 March 1956 – 14 February 2019) was an English author best known for the novels "Small Island" (2004) and "The Long Song" (2010). She was born in London to Jamaican parents, and her work explores topics related to British Jamaicans and how they negotiate racial, cultural and national iden... | . This was followed by the novel "Snowleg" (2004, long-listed for the Booker Prize, Dublin IMPAC Award) a "place" book, "In Tasmania" (2004, winner of the Tasmania Book Prize 2007), "Secrets of the Sea" (2007, short-listed for the Commonwealth Writer's prize) and "Inheritance" (2010, long-listed for Dublin IMPAC Award)... | 42,582 | triviaqa-train |
Which book by Mark Haddon was the Booker Prize winner in 2003? | Mark Haddon
Mark Haddon (born 28 October 1962) is an English novelist, best known for "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" (2003). He won the Whitbread Award, the Dolly Gray Children's Literature Award, Guardian Prize, and a Commonwealth Writers Prize for his work.
Life and work.
Haddon was born on 28 Oc... | rival of the Man Booker Prize by the media. Margaret Atwood said the Folio Prize is "much needed in a world in which money is increasingly becoming the measure of all things." Mark Haddon said it was "not a mechanism for generating publicity by propelling a single book into the spotlight but a celebration of literary f... | 42,583 | triviaqa-train |
Which comedian died on stage during the TV show “Live From Her Majesty’s” in April 1984? | Tommy Cooper
Thomas Frederick Cooper (19 March 1921 – 15 April 1984) was a British prop comedian and magician. He habitually wore a red fez, and his appearance was large and lumbering, at and more than in weight. On 15 April 1984, Cooper died of a heart attack live on television.
Early life.
Thomas Frederick Cooper was... | 63, collapses and dies on stage from a heart attack during a live televised show, "Live from Her Majesty's".
- 17 April – WPC Yvonne Fletcher is shot and killed by a secluded gunman during a siege outside the Libyan Embassy in London in the event known as the 1984 Libyan Embassy Siege. 11 other people are also shot but... | 42,584 | triviaqa-train |
Who starred in and directed the 1993 film “A Bronx Tale”? | A Bronx Tale
A Bronx Tale is a 1993 American crime drama film adapted from Chazz Palminteri's 1989 play of the same name. It tells the coming of age story of an Italian-American boy, Calogero Anello, who, after encountering a local Mafia boss, is torn between the temptations of organized crime, racism in his community,... | starred on Broadway in "A Bronx Tale", the semiautobiographical one-man show he first performed (as "A Bronx Play") at Theatre West in Los Angeles in 1989. The Broadway production, directed by Jerry Zaks and with music by John Gromada, began previews October 4, 2008, at the Walter Kerr Theatre and opened on October 25,... | 42,585 | triviaqa-train |
Which famous architect designed the unbuilt Roman Catholic Cathedral in Liverpool? | Shakespeare Festival, has one of the longest naves, largest organs and heaviest and highest peals of bells in the world. The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral, on Mount Pleasant next to Liverpool Science Park, was initially planned to be even larger. Of Sir Edwin Lutyens' original design, only the crypt was complet... | ) high and the interior one is 18 m (60 ft) high. Three bells, weighing 1,641 kg in total were installed in 1891. The cathedral is famous for its Casavant Frères organ.
Joseph J.B. Verret (architect) designed the Bishop's Palace (1901-01) for Monseigneur A.A. Blais, of St. Germain Roman Catholic Cathedral
History.
The... | 42,586 | triviaqa-train |
Who directed and starred in the 2008 film “Grand Torino”? | directed by and starring Clint Eastwood.
Third generation (1972–1976) 1973.
The most obvious change for the 1973 model saw was a new front fascia, required to meet new federal regulations. The new regulation mandated that all cars manufactured after September 1, 1972 must be able to take a strike to the front without d... | Prize, and the Best Screen Play Award at the Torino International Film Festival. In the same year, she received the 2004 Japan Film Director Association Newcomer Director Award.
Iguchi later directed "Don't Laugh at My Romance", starring Matsuyama Kenichi, which was released in 2008. In 2014, she directed the film "Ni... | 42,587 | triviaqa-train |
With which instrument do you associate jazz musician Erroll Garner? | Garner was born with his twin brother Ernest in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 15, 1923, the youngest of six children in an African-American family. He attended George Westinghouse High School (as did fellow pianists Billy Strayhorn and Ahmad Jamal). Interviews with his family and music teachers (and with other music... | Erroll Garner Archive
The Erroll Garner Archive is the collection of correspondence, sheet music, recordings of memorabilia of jazz musician Erroll Garner. It is housed with the Archives Service Center, University Library System, University of Pittsburgh of the University of Pittsburgh. The ACS possess manuscripts and ... | 42,588 | triviaqa-train |
What is the parliamentary constituency of Caroline Lucas, former leader of the Green Party? | its first MP in former leader Caroline Lucas, who represents the constituency of Brighton Pavilion.
History.
History Origins (1972–1990).
The Green Party of England and Wales has its origins in the PEOPLE Party, which was founded in Coventry, Warwickshire, in February 1972. PEOPLE was renamed The Ecology Party in 1975,... | Stephen Gilbert MP for St Austell and Newquay
- Mathew Hulbert Councillor for Barwell
- Beverley Knight Singer
- Caroline Lucas Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales
- Fiona MacTaggart (MP for Slough)
- The Saturdays UK pop group
- Dan Savage US Author and creator of the It Gets Better campaign
- Chris Smith S... | 42,589 | triviaqa-train |
Who created the cartoon strip “The Perishers”? | The Perishers
The Perishers was a long-running British comic strip about a group of urban children and a dog. It was printed in the "Daily Mirror" as a daily strip and first appeared on 19 October 1959. For most of its life it was written by Maurice Dodd (25 October 1922 – 31 December 2005), and was drawn by Dennis Col... | a slogan for "Time", Bill Herbert, by then the cartoon editor at "The Daily Mirror", offered Dodd the chance to take over the writing of a comic strip he had created, "The Perishers". Working with the artist Dennis Collins, Dodd provided rough layouts, which Collins then drew from.
Dodd continued to work in advertisin... | 42,590 | triviaqa-train |
Which element, atomic number 5, has the chemical symbol B? | nutrient and boron compounds such as borax and boric acid are used as fertilizers in agriculture, although it's only required in small amounts, with excess being toxic. Boron compounds play a strengthening role in the cell walls of all plants. There is no consensus on whether boron is an essential nutrient for mammals,... | information, where the standard symbol has no relation to the English name of the element. Since the 1992 edition of the standard was published, some elements with atomic number above 103 have been discovered and renamed.
Normative annexes Annex B: Symbols for chemical elements and nucleides.
Symbols for chemical eleme... | 42,591 | triviaqa-train |
After whom is the international airport at Genoa named? | and Pacific.
Colombia is a transcontinental country and a regional power in the Americas. It is part of the CIVETS group of leading emerging markets and a member of the UN, the WTO, the OAS, the Pacific Alliance, and other international organizations. Colombia's diversified economy is the third largest in South America... | List of eponyms of airports
This is a list of eponymously named airports.
It includes the name of the airport, the facility's location, and the person after whom the airport is named.
Former names and names of closed airports.
- Astor Piazzolla International Airport, Mar del Plata, Argentina: formerly "Brigadier Genera... | 42,592 | triviaqa-train |
Whose statue, in Merrion Square, is known to irreverent Dubliners as “The Fag on the Crag”? | used for office accommodation. The Irish Red Cross, the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland and the Irish Georgian Society have their headquarters on the square. The National Maternity Hospital is on the North terrace.
The poet, novelist, and satirist Oscar Wilde lived at No. 1, poet W. B. Yeats lived at No. ... | on, and the GPO was restored for use as a post office.
John Charles McQuaid, who served as Archbishop from the 1940s to the early 1970s, bought the gardens in the centre of Merrion Square and announced plans to erect a cathedral there, but to the relief of Dubliners, for whom the gardens were an oasis of nature in the ... | 42,593 | triviaqa-train |
Which vitamin is also known as Retinol/ | Retinol
Retinol, also known as Vitamin A, is a vitamin found in food and used as a dietary supplement. As a supplement it is used to treat and prevent vitamin A deficiency, especially that which results in xerophthalmia. In areas where deficiency is common, a single large dose is recommended to those at high risk a cou... | CRBP, the all-trans retinol is esterified by Lecithin Retinol Acyltransferase (LRAT) to form a retinyl ester. The retinyl esters of the RPE are chaperoned by a protein known as RPE65. It is in this form that the RPE stores most of its retinoids, as the RPE stores 2-3 times more retinoids than the neural retina itself. ... | 42,594 | triviaqa-train |
What is the more common name for the garden flower Antirrhinum? | Antirrhinum
Antirrhinum is a genus of plants commonly known as dragon flowers or snapdragons because of the flowers' fancied resemblance to the face of a dragon that opens and closes its mouth when laterally squeezed. They are native to rocky areas of Europe, the United States, and North
Africa.
Description.
The genus... | his "Flora taurico-caucasica" of 1808.
Common names.
Not being native to Western Europe, plants belonging to the genus "Physochlaina" have no common name of any antiquity in English, nor have they acquired a more recent common name among English-speaking gardeners, despite the passage of two centuries since their intro... | 42,595 | triviaqa-train |
Which famous architect designed the Albert Memorial in London? | Albert Memorial
The Albert Memorial, directly north of the Royal Albert Hall in Kensington Gardens, London, was commissioned by Queen Victoria in memory of her beloved husband Prince Albert, who died in 1861. Designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott in the Gothic Revival style, it takes the form of an ornate canopy or pavi... | for the Barnard estate, and the Bethnal Green estate.
On 26 February 1864 he was elected architect and surveyor to the City of London, succeeding James Bunstone Bunning. Jones completed projects begun by his predecessor, such as the City Lunatic Asylum at Dartford, and was in charge of several renovations and additions... | 42,596 | triviaqa-train |
As at September 2012, who presents Radio 2’s “Pick of the Pops” an Sundays from 2:30 to 4:30pm? | on 8 April 2000. The regular weekly edition ended in August 2004, with limited broadcast of special editions.
"Pick of the Pops" then returned on a weekly basis in September 2005 with Winton at the helm. The BBC announced moved "Pick of the Pops" to a Saturday slot in April 2009.
Winton bowed out of "Pick of the Pops" ... | Rings" is the story of an epic struggle between the Dark Lord Sauron of Mordor, the primary villain of the work, and an alliance of heroes who join forces to save the world from falling under his shadow.
Broadcast history.
The serial was originally broadcast from 8 March to 30 August 1981 on BBC Radio 4 on Sundays from... | 42,597 | triviaqa-train |
Which group, prominent in the 1990’s, featured Chris Novoselic on bass and Dave Grohl on drums/ | Krist Novoselic
Krist Anthony Novoselic (; ; born May 16, 1965) is an American musician and political activist, best known as the bassist and a founding member of the grunge band Nirvana. Nirvana achieved massive success, earning multiple gold and platinum awards and touring around the world at sold-out shows.
After Ni... | - Slash – lead guitar
- Jonny Polonsky – keyboards, bass
- Chris Cornell – lead vocal
- Taylor Hawkins - drums
- Dave Grohl - drums, vocals, guitar
- Trent Reznor - lead vocals
- Krist Novoselic - bass
- Dave Catching - guitar
- Mike Mccready - guitar
- Mike Mills - bass
- Billy Corgan - vocals, guitar
- James Iha - gu... | 42,598 | triviaqa-train |
Sage Moonblood is the child of which action film actor and director? | " - 1978, "Samurai Reincarnation" - 1981), and science fiction ("G.I. Samurai" - 1979).
History 1980s.
In the 1980s, Hollywood produced many big budget action blockbusters with actors such as Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lorenzo Lamas, Michael Dudikoff, Charles Bronson and Bruce Willis. Steven Spielberg a... | Utkarsh Sharma
Utkarsh Sharma (born 22 May 1994) is an Indian actor. The son of director Anil Sharma, he made his first screen appearance as a child in the 2001 Blockbuster film "", which starred Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel. As an adult and lead actor, he made his debut with action thriller film "Genius".
Life and car... | 42,599 | triviaqa-train |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.