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In which British city is Meadowhall railway Station? | Meadowhall Interchange
Meadowhall Interchange is a transport interchange located in north-east Sheffield, consisting of a combined heavy rail station, tram stop and bus and coach station. The second-busiest heavy rail station in the city in terms of passenger numbers, Meadowhall Interchange provides connections between... | location to offer a tram route from the station into Nottingham.
Transport Air.
The proposed site is approximately 10 kilometres north-east of East Midlands Airport, which is estimated to be a 14-minute drive away on the M1.
See also.
- High Speed 2 Phase Two
- Meadowhall railway station
- Birmingham Interchange
- East... | 43,200 | triviaqa-train |
Who carved the tomb of Oscar Wilde in Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris? | an old suppuration of the right ear (from the prison injury, see above) treated for several years ("une ancienne suppuration de l'oreille droite d'ailleurs en traitement depuis plusieurs années") and made no allusion to syphilis.
Decline: 1897–1900 Burial.
Wilde was initially buried in the Cimetière de Bagneux outside ... | Street, an extension in red brick of Alfred Waterhouse's Shire Hall in Bedford, and Arts and Crafts Sutton Valence School, Kent.
Holden also worked with Epstein on the tomb of Oscar Wilde at Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris (1911–12). In 1915, he was a founding member of the Design and Industries Association and he was ... | 43,201 | triviaqa-train |
Two shipping forecast areas touch the coast of Denmark: German Bight and which other? | Faeroes
- Southeast Iceland
The areas were already roughly as listed above by 1949. In 1955, meteorologists from countries with North Sea coastlines met and recommended that the UK's sea area 'Heligoland' be renamed 'German Bight' to reflect more general usage amongst the nations concerned. They also recommended the di... | Frisia. The southern portion of the bight is also known as the Heligoland Bight. Between 1949 and 1956 the BBC Sea Area Forecast (Shipping Forecast) used "Heligoland" as the designation for the area now referred to as German Bight.
See also.
- Bight (geography)
- Frisia
- Frisian Islands
- Wadden Sea
External links.
- ... | 43,202 | triviaqa-train |
There were two Royal Navy mutinies in 1797, one at the Nore, where was the other? | brought the Spanish and Dutch navies into the war on the French side, but the losses inflicted on the Dutch at the Battle of Camperdown in 1797 and the surrender of their surviving fleet to a landing force at Den Helder in 1799 effectively eliminated the Dutch navy from the war. The Spithead and Nore mutinies in 1797 i... | .
Mason operated Alternative Comics from 1993-2008, when the company went defunct.
In July 2012, it was announced that Alternative Comics was resuming operations under the new general manager Marc Arsenault, and moving to Cupertino, California.
Creators.
Cartoonists who have published with Alternative include Graham An... | 43,203 | triviaqa-train |
"Which department store uses the slogan ""Styling the Nation""?" | its emphasis on quality and style over low prices giving it the nickname "the Harrods of the North", although this was due in part to Harrods acquiring the store in 1919. Other large Manchester stores included Paulden's (currently Debenhams) and Lewis's (now a Primark).
In London, department stores were established in ... | but mysteriously uses the same suspension as the Fiat Strada, and is the first SEAT to be imported to the UK. Its engines have been developed in conjunction with Porsche, and as a result its advertising campaign features the slogan "Italian styling and German engines" - which appear to be an impressive combination. The... | 43,204 | triviaqa-train |
Which U S state, known as “The Mainland State”, or “The Last Frontier”, has the forget-me-not as its state flower? | government and the rights of individuals.
The Constitution grants to Congress the authority to admit new states into the Union. Since the establishment of the United States in 1776, the number of states has expanded from the original 13 to 50. Alaska and Hawaii are the most recent states admitted, both in 1959. The Con... | Forget-me-not Lakes (Wyoming)
Forget-me-not Lakes are located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U. S. state of Wyoming. Situated west of Rimrock Lake and Prospectors Mountain, Forget-me-not Lakes consist of several small bodies of water, the largest long and wide. | 43,205 | triviaqa-train |
Which US state, known as the Diamond State, or The First State, has the peach blossom as its state flower? | peach was brought to the Americas by Spanish explorers in the 16th century, and eventually made it to England and France in the 17th century, where it was a prized and expensive treat. The horticulturist George Minifie supposedly brought the first peaches from England to its North American colonies in the early 17th ce... | , also known as non-possessed nouns (NPN), and construct states help in the classification of nouns. For nouns that take either state, the process can either exhibit itself where the noun takes one form, both forms or even more productive derivations. For example, the word for (its) flower/blossom can be: "séʔiš" ('the... | 43,206 | triviaqa-train |
"""The Smoke that Thunders"" is the local name for which Geographical feature?" | Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls (Lozi: "Mosi-oa-Tunya", "The Smoke that Thunders") is a waterfall in southern Africa on the Zambezi River at the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Name origins.
David Livingstone, the Scottish missionary and explorer, is believed to have been the first European to view Victoria Falls on ... | stands below Prištal Spring, which is also walled. Before the Second World War the pond was regularly cleaned and used for swimming by the locals. There are karst sinkholes near the pond below the road.
Name.
"Lazec" and toponyms like it (e.g., "Laze", "Novi Lazi", "Ribčev Laz") are derived from the common Slovene noun... | 43,207 | triviaqa-train |
After which war did Britain gain Ceylon. Mauritius, Trinidad and Tobago? | at the Battle of Plassey in 1757.
The independence of the Thirteen Colonies in North America in 1783 after the American War of Independence caused Britain to lose some of its oldest and most populous colonies. British attention soon turned towards Asia, Africa, and the Pacific. After the defeat of France in the Revolut... | political damage contributed to the War of Independence in 1775.
The largest object in the British Library is the Perkins D cylinder press developed by Jacob Perkins and patented in 1819. This press was one of several used to print the first postage stamps of Great Britain and Ireland which were issued in 1840. The pre... | 43,208 | triviaqa-train |
Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis founded which Internet telephone company? | Janus Friis
Janus Friis (; born 26 June 1976) is a Danish entrepreneur best known for co-founding the file-sharing application Kazaa, and the peer-to-peer telephony application Skype. In September 2005, he and his partner Niklas Zennström sold Skype to eBay for $2.6B. Friis has maintained ownership interest in Skype th... | . He spent his final year at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, US.
Career.
Zennström started his professional career in 1991 at the European telecom operator Tele2. He went on to serve in various business development roles including launching and being responsible for European Internet Service Provider business get2ne... | 43,209 | triviaqa-train |
Which famous scientist was offered the position of first President of Israel, but turned it down saying that he had no head for problems? | decided to re-enter Labor politics after five years of non-partisan service as president, and Chaim Herzog (previously head of military intelligence and Ambassador of Israel to the United Nations) succeeded him as Israel's sixth president. Likud's Moshe Katsav's victory over Labor's Shimon Peres in 2000 (by secret ball... | Huckabee met with president-elect of the United States Donald Trump, whom he had supported for the Republican nomination after ending his own campaign in February. It was reported by "The Daily Mail" and "The Jerusalem Post" that Trump offered Huckabee the position of United States Ambassador to Israel. Huckabee denied... | 43,210 | triviaqa-train |
Which famous author was the Queen Mother's jockey from 1952 to 1957? | everything" for three weeks in August and ten days in October each year. She developed her interest in horse racing, particularly steeplechasing, which had been inspired by the amateur jockey Lord Mildmay in 1949. She owned the winners of approximately 500 races. Her distinctive colours of blue with buff stripes were c... | for his novels, in which many narrators suffer a variety of damaged bodies. In 1957, after Francis suffered another serious fall, the Queen Mother's adviser, Lord Abergavenny, advised him that she wanted him to retire from racing for her.
Horse racing career Contributions to racing.
In 1983, the Grand National at Aintr... | 43,211 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1960's group had the line-up Tony Crane, Billy Kinsley, John Banks and Aaron Williams? | The Merseybeats
The Merseybeats (also related vocal duo The Merseys) are a band that emerged from the Liverpool Merseybeat scene in the early 1960s, performing at the Cavern Club along with the Beatles, Gerry and the Pacemakers, and other similar artists.
The current line-up is: Tony Crane MBE (founding member) lead vo... | the record featured a bowed bass played by Jack Bruce. A line from this song, "with your long blonde hair and eyes of blue," is included in the Beatles' "It's All Too Much", released in 1969 as part of the "Yellow Submarine" soundtrack album. David Bowie recorded a single version in 1973 which reached #3 in the UK Sing... | 43,212 | triviaqa-train |
On which mountain did Moses receive the Ten Commandments? | which he regarded as the Mountain of God).
God sent Moses back to Egypt to demand the release of the Israelites from slavery. Moses said that he could not speak eloquently, so God allowed Aaron, his brother, to become his spokesperson. After the Ten Plagues, Moses led the Exodus of the Israelites out of Egypt and acros... | in 1934 on the ruins of a 16th-century church, that is not open to the public. The chapel encloses the rock which is considered to be the source for the biblical Tablets of Stone. At the summit also is "Moses' cave", where Moses was said to have waited to receive the Ten Commandments.
According to the Hebrew Bible, it ... | 43,213 | triviaqa-train |
Which spirit is the base of a “White Lady” cocktail? | List of sours.
- Daiquiri : rum, lime juice and sugar.
- Kamikaze vodka, triple sec, and lime juice, mixed in equal parts. It is also served as a shot.
- Margarita : tequila, Cointreau and lime juice.
- Sidecar : cognac, triple sec and lemon juice.
List of sours Gin sour.
The gin sour is a traditional mixed cocktail th... | Spirit-forward cocktail
A spirit-forward cocktail is a class of strong cocktails. Spirit-forward cocktails, other than the ancestral cocktails, typically use fortified wine such as vermouth, sherry, quinquina, or port to blunt the taste of the alcohol in the base spirit and add complexity of flavor. In a spirit-forward... | 43,214 | triviaqa-train |
"Which group recorded the 1969 hit album ""Hot Buttered Soul""?" | Hot Buttered Soul
Hot Buttered Soul is the second studio album by American soul musician Isaac Hayes. Released in 1969, it is recognized as a landmark in soul music. Recorded with The Bar-Kays, the album features four lengthy tracks; bolstered by the Burt Bacharach/Hal David cover "Walk On By" and an almost 19-minute l... | Sweets for My Sweet (album)
Sweets for My Sweet is a 1969 album by American recording soul/gospel female group Sweet Inspirations released on Atlantic Records.
The album features the groups cover of "Crying in the Rain" which peaked to #42 on Billboards Hot Soul Singles. The song was originally recorded by The Everly B... | 43,215 | triviaqa-train |
On what day of the week is the Jewish Sabbath | Jewish "Shabbat" ("Shabbath", "Shabbes", "Shobos", etc.) is a weekly day of rest, observed from sundown on Friday until the appearance of three stars in the sky on Saturday night. It is also observed by a minority of Christians, such as adherents of Messianic Judaism and Seventh-day Adventists. Thirty-nine activities p... | first day of the week is referred to as the Lord's Day in the —these findings, for Christians, served as the divine institution of the Lord's Day as a fulfillment of the Jewish Shabbat, a change that these Christians believed was foreshadowed in . In distinguishing the observances performed on the Christian Sabbath fro... | 43,216 | triviaqa-train |
Ex baseball player Randy Moffit has a famous sister, name her | Randy Moffitt
Randall James "Randy" Moffitt (born October 13, 1948) is an American athlete. He was a baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros and Toronto Blue Jays. Born in Long Beach, California, he is the younger brother of tennis star Billie Jean Moffitt King.
Career.
Moffitt was drafted by the ... | (1843–1926), a U.S. Representative from New York
- Ken Moffitt (1933–2016), English footballer
- Peggy Moffitt (born 1939), a fashion model
- Ralph Moffitt (1932–2003), English golfer
- Randy Moffitt (born 1948), a former American baseball pitcher
- Robert Moffit, Director of the Center for Health Policy Studies at The... | 43,217 | triviaqa-train |
What sport is played by Portland Trailblazers | Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Trail Blazers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. The team played its home gam... | 4, 2018, Portland recalled Swanigan back to the Trailblazers.
On December 30, 2018, Swanigan was assigned to the G League, this time with the Texas Legends.
Professional career Sacramento Kings (2019–present).
On February 7, 2019, Swanigan was traded to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Skal Labissière.
National tea... | 43,218 | triviaqa-train |
What nationality was F1 Grand Prix driver Ronnie Peterson | Ronnie Peterson
Bengt Ronnie Peterson (; 14 February 1944 – 11 September 1978) was a Swedish racing driver. Known by the nickname 'SuperSwede', he was a two-time runner-up in the FIA Formula One World Drivers' Championship.
Peterson began his motor racing career in kart racing, traditionally the discipline where the ma... | the last for an American driver. Ronnie Peterson was awarded second place in the Drivers' standings posthumously, having died from medical complications after an accident at Monza during the Italian Grand Prix. JPS-Lotus was awarded the International Cup for F1 Constructors.
Championship defendants Niki Lauda and Ferra... | 43,219 | triviaqa-train |
What cars were used in the film the Italian Job | to be the highest-grossing film of his career.
Production Development.
The genesis of the film came in 1998 as Pixar began wrapping up production on "A Bug's Life". At that time, Jorgen Klubien began writing a new script called "The Yellow Car", which was about an electric car living in a gas-guzzling world inspired by... | move out of their house, due to the loss of a job.
The cars used in racing scenes were provided by Andy Hillenburg, who purchased Rockingham Speedway months after its release and provided the stunt drivers, as many ARCA Re/Max Series drivers participated in the filming (ARCA Re/Max Series stickers can be found on the c... | 43,220 | triviaqa-train |
What were the names given to the two sides in the American Civil War | to sign up again for a second bonus; 141 were caught and executed.
From a tiny frontier force in 1860, the Union and Confederate armies had grown into the "largest and most efficient armies in the world" within a few years. European observers at the time dismissed them as amateur and unprofessional, but British histori... | States Navy ships of the post-American Civil War era, and during his very short term as Secretary of the Navy, had a great many vessels renamed after states of the Union, creatures and personages from classical Greek or Roman mythology, or names that conveyed power or strength. A sample of names that Borie selected wer... | 43,221 | triviaqa-train |
The tiger snake is one of the deadliest, in which country is it found in it's natural habitat | a site specific requirement. A concept introduced in the United States in 1973 involves protecting the critical habitat of endangered species, and a similar concept has been incorporated into some Australian legislation.
International treaties may be necessary for such objectives as the setting up of marine reserves. A... | cytotoxic and has haemolytic activity. Neurotoxins may also be found in its venom as well. "P. colletti" produces about 30 milligrams of venom in one strike. Black snake or tiger snake anti-venom can be administered. It is the world's nineteenth most venomous snake.
Distribution and habitat.
Collett's snake is found in... | 43,222 | triviaqa-train |
Who ruled England until Richard 11 came of age | councils, influenced by Richard's uncles John of Gaunt and Thomas of Woodstock. England then faced various problems, most notably the Hundred Years' War. A major challenge of the reign was the Peasants' Revolt in 1381, and the young king played a central part in the successful suppression of this crisis. Less warlike t... | Thomas Seamer
Thomas Seamer (also Seymour) (July 15, 1632 – 1712) was a founding settler of Norwalk, Connecticut. He served as a deputy of the General Assembly of the Connecticut Colony from Norwalk in the May 1690 session.
He was the son of Captain Richard Seamer and Mercy Ruscoe, who were founding settlers of Hartfor... | 43,223 | triviaqa-train |
Who had a No 1 in the 70's with Annie's Song | Annie's Song
"Annie's Song" (also known as "Annie's Song (You Fill Up My Senses)") is a folk rock and country song recorded and written by singer-songwriter John Denver. The song was released as a single from Denver's album "Back Home Again". It was his second number-one song in the United States, occupying that spot f... | . 10, while reaching No. 3 on "Billboard"s Hot R&B Singles chart, No. 8 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit Parade", and No. 1 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade. The song also charted at No. 9 on the "Cash Box" Top 100, in a tandem ranking with the version by Andy and the Marglows, with Troy's version marked as a bestseller.
The son... | 43,224 | triviaqa-train |
Which country does tennis star Marcelo Rios represent | Marcelo Ríos
Marcelo Andrés Ríos Mayorga (; born December 26, 1975) is a former world No. 1 tennis player from Chile. Nicknamed "El Chino" ("The Chinese") and "El zurdo de Vitacura" ("The Lefty from Vitacura"), he became the first Latin American player to reach the top position on the Association of Tennis Professional... | Championships.
In 1997, Nielsen began playing Davis Cup tennis for New Zealand. He took part in a World Group play-off tie against Spain in 1999, which the New Zealanders lost without winning a match. Nielsen lost both of his singles rubbers, to Felix Mantilla and Francisco Clavet, but did take the former into a fifth... | 43,225 | triviaqa-train |
Who lit the Olympic flame at the Sydney Olympics | with the lighting of the Olympic Flame. Former Australian Olympic champion Herb Elliott brought the Olympic Flame into the stadium. Then, celebrating 100 years of women's participation in the Olympic Games, former Australian women Olympic medalists: Betty Cuthbert and Raelene Boyle, Dawn Fraser, Shirley Strickland (lat... | cast aluminium torches weighing about 3 pounds (1.8 kg).
- The flame arrived in Melbourne on 22 November 1956, the day of the opening ceremony.
- The flame was lit at the Olympic stadium by Ron Clarke, who accidentally burned his arm in the process.
While the Olympic flame was being carried to Sydney, an Australian vet... | 43,226 | triviaqa-train |
Which Scottish leader was finally beaten at Culloden | Battle of Culloden
The Battle of Culloden (; ) was the final confrontation of the Jacobite rising of 1745. On 16 April 1746, the Jacobite forces of Charles Edward Stuart were decisively defeated by Hanoverian forces commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands.
Queen Anne,... | Survey maps remain in copyright for fifty years after their publication. Some of the Copyright Libraries hold complete or near-complete collections of pre-digital OS mapping.
Origins.
The origins of the Ordnance Survey lie in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745 which was finally defeated by forces loyal to the... | 43,227 | triviaqa-train |
In which country in 1808 was there a rum rebellion | National Party of Australia
The National Party of Australia (also known as The Nationals or simply, The Nats) is an Australian political party. Traditionally representing graziers, farmers, and rural voters generally, it began as the Australian Country Party in 1920 at a federal level. It would later briefly adopt the ... | In 1804, Irish convicts led the Castle Hill Rebellion. Conflicts arose between the governors and the officers of the Rum Corps, many of which were land owners such as John Macarthur. In 1808 these conflicts came to open rebellion, with the Rum Rebellion, in which the Rum Corps ousted Governor William Bligh (known from ... | 43,228 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the famous 11th century wife of Leofric the Earl of Chester (you have all heard of her) | Leofric, Earl of Mercia
Leofric (died 31 August or 30 September 1057) was an Earl of Mercia. He founded monasteries at Coventry and Much Wenlock. Leofric is most remembered as the husband of Lady Godiva.
Life.
Leofric was the son of Leofwine, Ealdorman of the Hwicce, who witnessed a charter in 997 for King Æthelred II.... | came to Chester where he held his court in a palace in a place now known as Edgar’s field near the old Dee bridge in Handbridge. Taking the helm of a barge, he was rowed the short distance up the River Dee from Edgar’s field to St John the Baptist's Church by six (the monk Henry Bradshaw records he was rowed by eight k... | 43,229 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the Virginian's ranch in the vintage western series The Virginian | the latter in a small nonspeaking role.
Synopsis Seasons 1 through 8.
Set in the late 19th century, and loosely based on "The Virginian, A Horseman of the Plains", a 1902 novel by Owen Wister, the series revolved around the tough foreman of the Shiloh Ranch, played by James Drury. His top hand Trampas (Doug McClure) an... | series, the Virginian is the ranch foreman from the first episode. This way, the producers were able to establish a feeling that he had been there for a while, and thus keep a consistent story line. In the book, however, the Virginian was the deputy foreman, and only became the foreman after a promotion from the Judge.... | 43,230 | triviaqa-train |
What is the Sunday before Easter called | Saturday comes Palm Sunday, Holy Week, and finally Easter itself, and the fast is broken immediately after the Paschal Divine Liturgy.
The Paschal Vigil begins with the Midnight Office, which is the last service of the Lenten Triodion and is timed so that it ends a little before midnight on Holy Saturday night. At the ... | the Tridentine Missal, but not in the original 1570 edition, the description "in albis" was applied also to the following Sunday, the octave day of Easter.
The name "in albis" was dropped in the 1969 revision of the Roman Missal, which called this Sunday the Second Sunday of Easter. In the third edition of this Missal,... | 43,231 | triviaqa-train |
What did The Daily Worker change it's name to in the 60's | 1 January 2009, Bill Benfield took over as editor of the "Morning Star". John Haylett, who had been editor since 1995, took up the post of political editor. Benfield had previously been deputy editor and head of production, but suffered from ill health.
In May 2012, Richard Bagley became editor of the "Morning Star", h... | But we decided to try and open negotiations with them. After all, in Egypt you never know what is going to happen—things could get even worse tomorrow." Abbas fought attempts to exclude the words "worker" and "trade union" from the organization name or scope. "They wanted us to change our name, but we won't, it's inter... | 43,232 | triviaqa-train |
In which South African province do most of the Zulu population live | Zulu language
Zulu () or isiZulu ( "isiZulu") is a Southern Bantu language of the Nguni branch spoken in Southern Africa. It is the language of the Zulu people, with about 10 million native speakers, who primarily inhabit the province of KwaZulu-Natal of South Africa. Zulu is the most widely spoken home language in Sou... | Valindaba
The Valindaba site, also known as Pelindaba East or Y-plant, was an experimental uranium enrichment plant, located 35 km west of Pretoria, Gauteng province, South Africa. Valindaba is a Zulu word that means "about this we do not speak at all". The plant's name is consistent with South African government's pol... | 43,233 | triviaqa-train |
What is the fossilised resin of coniferous trees called | "Cistus", mastic (plant resin) from the mastic tree "Pistacia lentiscus", myrrh from shrubs of "Commiphora", sandarac resin from "Tetraclinis articulata", the national tree of Malta, styrax (a Benzoin resin from various "Styrax" species), spinifex resin from Australian grasses, and turpentine, distilled from pine resin... | Dammar gum
Dammar, also called dammar gum, or damar gum, is a resin obtained from the tree family Dipterocarpaceae in India and East Asia, principally those of the genera "Shorea" or "Hopea" (synonym "Balanocarpus"). Most is produced by tapping trees, however, some is collected in fossilised form on the ground. The gum... | 43,234 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Sam the piano player and sang As Time Goes By in the film Casablanca | Casablanca (film)
Casablanca is a 1942 American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz based on Murray Burnett and Joan Alison's unproduced stage play "Everybody Comes to Rick's". The film stars Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henreid; it also features Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet, P... | and soon draws up at a group of Moorish-looking buildings. A battered tin sign out front says “Casablanca.” After parking, the driver seeks shelter in a shadowy room, glimpsing chairs and tables piled helter-skelter in the corners, just as a piano begins to play "As Time Goes By". The piano player is an old black man, ... | 43,235 | triviaqa-train |
Who starred with Jeff Daniels in the 1995 film Dumb and Dumber | into a wild night by a mysterious woman (Melanie Griffith) and earned his second Golden Globe nomination.
In 1990, Daniels starred in two films ("Love Hurts" and "The Butcher's Wife"). His next notable role was as Colonel Joshua Chamberlain in "Gettysburg." Daniels reprised the role of Chamberlain 10 years later in th... | Colorado College (1994-98).
Career.
He began his career in acting with guest roles on "Law & Order" and "Strangers with Candy".
Upon moving to Los Angeles in 2002, he was cast in a recurring role on J.J. Abrams' "Felicity" as Keri Russell's love interest. He subsequently co-starred in the prequel to the "Dumb and Dumb... | 43,236 | triviaqa-train |
In which series of films would you meet Frank Drebin | Frank Drebin
Franklin "Frank" Drebin is a fictional character in the "Police Squad!" series and "The Naked Gun" movies played by Leslie Nielsen. In 2008, Drebin was selected by "Empire" magazine as one of "The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time". In 2000, "TV Guide" named him to its list of the 25 greatest TV de... | Character overview.
Frank Drebin is a member of Police Squad, a special department of the police force, where he served for many years. In the original TV series, he is a competent yet sometimes clumsy police officer, who plays the straight man to the wacky comedy going on around him. In the subsequent films, he is cha... | 43,237 | triviaqa-train |
In Kevin Costner’s Waterworld who played Deacon, the leader of the Smokers | recycling pit—a kind of liquid compost facility. Just then, the atoll is attacked by the Smokers, a gang of pirates seeking a girl named Enola (Tina Majorino) who, according to their leader the Deacon (Dennis Hopper), has a map to Dryland tattooed on her back. Enola's guardian, Helen (Jeanne Tripplehorn), attempts to e... | ink in his shirt pocket), and ultimately as an adult, driving into a water tower.
In the 1995 film "Waterworld", Hazelwood was anointed the patron saint of the movie's villain "The Deacon", leader of the "Smokers", a band of scavenging raiders. The film displayed Hazelwood's portrait prominently aboard their flagship, ... | 43,238 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the part of He-Man in Masters of the Universe | Masters of the Universe (film)
Masters of the Universe is a 1987 American fantasy action film directed by Gary Goddard, produced by Yoram Globus and by Menahem Golan and written by David Odell. The film stars Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, Jon Cypher, Chelsea Field, Billy Barty, Courteney Cox, Robert Duncan McNeill an... | Man and the Masters of the Universe" (2002).
In the new continuity of the 2002 Mike Young Productions "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" animated series, Hordak played the role of the ultimate evil in Eternia and the power behind Skeletor. Here, he is depicted as a non-technological sorcerer warlord from ancient ... | 43,239 | triviaqa-train |
On which golf course would you find the Barry Burn | Barry Burn
The Barry Burn, otherwise known as Pitairlie Burn is a minor river in Angus, Scotland. It rises in the eastern portion of the Sidlaw Hills and flows past Newbigging, through Barry and the western part of Carnoustie, before taking a meandering course through Carnoustie Golf Links. | Galashiels Golf Club
Galashiels Golf Club is a golf course to the north of Galashiels, Scotland. The course was reduced from 18 holes to 9 holes in 2008.
History.
Founded in 1884, the nine-hole course was laid out around Appletreeleaves House and alongside the Ladhope Burn. In 1895, a breakaway group founded Torwoodlee... | 43,240 | triviaqa-train |
Who was James Hunt driving for when he won the F1 world driver's championship | shunt," as a British motor-racing term, means "crash"). Hunt entered Formula One in , driving a March 731 entered by the Hesketh Racing team. He went on to win for Hesketh, driving their own Hesketh 308 car, in both World Championship and non-championship races, before joining the McLaren team at the end of . In his fi... | first year in Formula One, though its reliability with turbocharging still in its infancy was lacking. Reigning World Champion Nelson Piquet recorded the first win for the engine in F1 when he led home Brabham teammate Riccardo Patrese (in the Cosworth powered car) in the crash marred 1982 Canadian Grand Prix.
In , Bra... | 43,241 | triviaqa-train |
On which racecourse is the Welsh Grand National ran | Welsh Grand National
The Coral Welsh Grand National is a Grade 3 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Chepstow, Wales, over a distance of about 3 miles and 5½ furlongs (5,934 metres), and during its running there are twenty-two fences to be jumped. I... | geographical areas (north, south, east and west), which are responsible for their own area competition and squad training sessions. Welsh Gymnastics organises the Welsh national and international teams and competitions.
Individual sports Horse Racing.
Ely Racecourse was a major horse racing venue in Ely, Cardiff, pulli... | 43,242 | triviaqa-train |
Teddy Bear was featured in which Elvis Presley film | his parents: Graceland. "Loving You"—the soundtrack to his second film, released in July—was Presley's third straight number-one album. The title track was written by Leiber and Stoller, who were then retained to write four of the six songs recorded at the sessions for "Jailhouse Rock", Presley's next film. The songwri... | in a D-TV music video of the Elvis Presley song "Teddy Bear" in 1986.
The show's popularity also led to a re-theming of Disneyland's Motor Boat Cruise, along with a small part of Disneyland that became known as "Disney Afternoon Avenue." The Motor Boat Cruise became the "Motor Boat Cruise to Gummi Glen" and plywood cha... | 43,243 | triviaqa-train |
Who took the lead vocals in the pop group Blur | Blur (band)
Blur are an English rock band, formed in London in 1988. The group consists of singer/keyboardist Damon Albarn, guitarist/singer Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Their debut album "Leisure" (1991) incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing. Following a stylistic change i... | lyrics in Croatian language. As the rest of the group did not agree to it, in October 2013 she quit the band. Instead of her, the group was joined by Ana Horvat who one year before had received the award as the best newcomer at the MIK, a local pop festival.
Ana Horvat took over the lead vocals as the other members dec... | 43,244 | triviaqa-train |
How many degrees are there in a triangle | number 360. One complete turn (360°) is equal to 2"" radians, so 180° is equal to radians, or equivalently, the degree is a mathematical constant: 1° = .
The turn (or revolution, full circle, full rotation, cycle) is used in technology and science. One turn is equal to 360°.
With the invention of the metric system, bas... | with degree equal to the sum of the degrees of the factors. Therefore, there exist regular locally linear graphs of every even degree.
The formula_64-regular locally linear graphs must have at least formula_65 vertices, because there are this many vertices among any triangle and its neighbors alone. (No two vertices of... | 43,245 | triviaqa-train |
Who did Michael Foot succeed as leader of The Labour Party | published in March 2007.
On 23 July 2006, his 93rd birthday, Michael Foot became the longest-lived leader of a major British political party, passing Lord Callaghan's record of 92 years, 364 days.
A staunch republican (though well liked by the Royal Family on a personal level), Foot rejected honours from the Queen and ... | of the Labour Party.
Leadership of the Labour Party First period (1983–1987).
After Labour's landslide defeat in June 1983, Michael Foot resigned as leader aged sixty nine, and from the outset it was expected that the much younger Kinnock would succeed him. He was finally elected as Labour Party leader on 2 October 198... | 43,246 | triviaqa-train |
What nationality is Pope John Paul 11 | for initiating and maintaining these changes are heretics and not true popes.
For centuries, from 1378 on, those elected to the papacy were predominantly Italians. Prior to the election of the Polish cardinal Karol Wojtyla as Pope John Paul II in 1978, the last non-Italian was Pope Adrian VI of the Netherlands, elected... | Popes by nationality Italian peninsula Kingdom of Italy (modern) and Italian Republic.
- Pope Pius X (1903–1914)
- Pope Benedict XV (1914–1922)
- Pope Pius XI (1922–1939)
- Pope Pius XII (1939–1958)
- Pope John XXIII (1958–1963)
- Pope Paul VI (1963–1978)
- Pope John Paul I (1978)
Popes by nationality Poland.
- Pope Jo... | 43,247 | triviaqa-train |
What are motorways called in Spain | . General speed limits for both are mandated by the Spanish Traffic Law as , though there are groups that ask for the latter to be raised to . Specific limits may be imposed based on road, meteorologic or traffic conditions.
Autopistas are specifically reserved for automobile travel, so all vehicles not able to sustain... | JP "Putevi Srbije" ("Roads of Serbia").
As of June 2019, there are 816 km of motorways in service.
The backbone of the motorways is what was once called during Yugoslav period, the Brotherhood and Unity Highway, which was opened in 1950 and goes from the border with Croatia, through Belgrade, Central Serbia, Niš, and b... | 43,248 | triviaqa-train |
Which British motor cycle manufacturer made the Baby, the Trophy and the Tiger | the first major mass-production firms were set up. In 1898, Triumph Motorcycles in England began producing motorbikes, and by 1903 it was producing over 500 bikes. Other British firms were Royal Enfield, Norton and Birmingham Small Arms Company who began motorbike production in 1899, 1902 and 1910, respectively. Indian... | Blackburne (motorcycles)
Blackburne was a trade name of Burney and Blackburne Limited a British manufacturer of motorcycles from 1913 to 1922 at Tongham near Farnham, Surrey. They were also a major supplier of engines to other motor cycle and light car makers and continued to make these until 1937. Burney and Blackburn... | 43,249 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the part of Harry in Third Rock From the Sun | is the family provider and a physics professor at Pendelton (with Ian Lithgow, John Lithgow's eldest son, playing one of his less-successful students). Information officer and oldest member of the crew Tommy (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) has been given the body of a teenager and is forced to enroll in high school (later colle... | an episode of "The Simpsons" from season seven, where he once again played Bill Gannon; in the episode "Mother Simpson", Gannon and Joe Friday (voiced by Harry Shearer) are FBI agents trying to track down Homer's mother, who is a fugitive from justice.
Morgan also had a recurring role on "3rd Rock from the Sun" as Prof... | 43,250 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the Boswell's daughter in Bread | somehow manages to father Francesca with his miserable mistress Julie (Caroline Milmoe/Hilary Crowson) who lived across the road. Billy married Julie in series 3, but they were divorced by series 5, and Julie moved to Sefton Park (and left the series), leaving Billy devastated. Billy drove an old Volkswagen Beetle whic... | say, what a young English nobleman said to his governor, "Am I as joyous as I should be"?
The new name Vauxhall Gardens, long in popular use, was made official in 1785. After Boswell's time the admission charge rose steadily: to two shillings in 1792, three-and-sixpence in the early 19th century, and 4/6 in the 1820s. ... | 43,251 | triviaqa-train |
Which English actor appeared in The Go Between, Women in Love and Shout | Linnit and Rosalind Chatto.
Tristan Bates Theatre.
Bates and his family created the Tristan Bates Theatre at the Actors' Centre in Covent Garden, in memory of his son Tristan who died at the age of 19. Tristan's twin brother, Benedick, is a vice-director.
Filmography.
Source:
Awards.
- 1959 Clarence Derwent Award for ... | Her latest release, the single «Don’t Let Go», gathered love and attention from Okayafrica, The Guardian playlist and a shout out from former BBC Radio 1 host Rob da Bank. She's been seen and heard on festivals like Nattjazz, Bergenfest, Øyafestivalen and Oslo World Music Festival in Oslo.
«Originally from Angola-via-P... | 43,252 | triviaqa-train |
Which actor played the robot cowboy in Westworld | and Saturn awards. The film was well-received by critics.
The story is about amusement park robots that malfunction and begin killing visitors. It stars Yul Brynner as an android in a futuristic Western-themed amusement park, and Richard Benjamin and James Brolin as guests of the park.
Film series Films "Futureworld" (... | -themed amusement park until his circuitry malfunctioned, turning him from a docile servant droid into a sadistic lawman who holds the park's tourists captive under his brutal enforcement. The character and plot are heavily based upon the 1973 science fiction film "Westworld". He is the primary antagonist of the episod... | 43,253 | triviaqa-train |
By what other name is a barking deer known | Muntjac
Muntjacs ( ), also known as barking deer or Mastreani deer, are small deer of the genus "Muntiacus" native to south Asia. Muntjacs are thought to have begun appearing 15–35 million years ago, with remains found in Miocene deposits in France, Germany and Poland. It is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN.
Name.
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The first category simply answers an input "what is your name" with a statement of the bot's name. The second category, however, says that the input "what are you called" should be redirected to the category that matches the input "what is your name"—in other words, it is saying that t... | 43,254 | triviaqa-train |
What is the more common name for the Tibetan ox | Domestic yak
The domestic yak ("Bos grunniens") is a long-haired domesticated bovid found throughout the Himalayan region of the Indian subcontinent, the Tibetan Plateau and as far north as Mongolia and Siberia. It is descended from the wild yak ("Bos mutus").
Etymology.
The English word "yak" is a loan originating fro... | 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... | 43,255 | triviaqa-train |
Which dogs are mostly used at sheep dog trials | Janet Larson, in "The Versatile Border Collie," recounts the first sheepdog trials held in the United Kingdom: "The first sheepdog trial was held in Bala, Wales, on October 9, 1873. It was organized by Richard John Lloyd Price, squire of Rhiwlas Estate and friend of Sewallis Shirley, MP, founder of the Kennel Club that... | Huntaway
The Huntaway (also known as a New Zealand Huntaway) is a large, strongly built breed of dog used for general sheep herding tasks in New Zealand, where they originate. They were bred to use their loud, deep bark to drive sheep.
The breed is relatively new, dating from the late 19th century, and distinguished o... | 43,256 | triviaqa-train |
What is the highest fence in the Grand National | watch or bet on horse racing at other times of the year.
The course over which the race is run features much larger fences than those found on conventional National Hunt tracks. Many of these, particularly Becher's Brook, The Chair and the Canal Turn, have become famous in their own right and, combined with the distanc... | fences on the course:
- Fence 1 & 17
Height:
Often met at great speed, which can lead to several falls, the highest being 12 runners in 1951. The drop on the landing side was reduced after the 2011 Grand National. It was bypassed in 2019 on the final lap, after an equine casualty.
- Fence 2 & 18
Height:
Prior to 1888... | 43,257 | triviaqa-train |
What nationality is or was former F1 Grand Prix driver Clay Regazzoni | Clay Regazzoni
Gianclaudio Giuseppe Regazzoni (5 September 1939 – 15 December 2006), commonly called "Clay", was a Swiss racing driver. He competed in Formula One races from 1970 to 1980, winning five Grands Prix. His first win was the Italian Grand Prix at Monza in his debut season, driving for Ferrari. He remained wi... | based on Austrian world champion F1 driver Niki Lauda. While Nick is only referred to as "Masked Man" (due to the mask he wears) in the English dub 'Super Grand Prix', the character does specifically mention the name Lauda during the flashback sequence in which he is discussing his own past.
- Apart from Lauda, the ser... | 43,258 | triviaqa-train |
How many Wimbledon singles championships did John McEnroe win | July. Five major events are held each year, with additional junior and invitational competitions also taking place.
Wimbledon traditions include a strict all-white dress code for competitors and royal patronage. Strawberries and cream are traditionally consumed at the tournament. In 2017, fans consumed 34,000kg (33 ton... | 1984 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
John McEnroe successfully defended his title, defeating Jimmy Connors in the final, 6–1, 6–1, 6–2 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1984 Wimbledon Championships.
Future champion Boris Becker debuted on his first Grand Slam appearance and would win the title ... | 43,259 | triviaqa-train |
What is the boiling point of water on the Fahrenheit scale | .
Fahrenheit soon after observed that water boils at about 212 degrees using this scale. The use of the freezing and boiling points of water as thermometer fixed reference points became popular following the work of Anders Celsius and these fixed points were adopted by a committee of the Royal Society led by Henry Cave... | use Fahrenheit and Celsius. All other countries in the world officially now use the Celsius scale, named after Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius. Also, despite metrication in 1962, Fahrenheit is still used occasionally in the United Kingdom, although not in any official contexts.
Definition and conversion.
On the Fahre... | 43,260 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first and to date the only woman to have won two Nobel prizes | Prizes typically being awarded decades after the research was done (reflecting a time when gender bias in the relevant fields was greater), a greater delay in awarding Nobel Prizes for women's achievements making longevity a more important factor for women (Nobel Prizes are not awarded posthumously), and a tendency to ... | 104 individuals and 23 organizations. Sixteen women have won the Nobel Peace Prize, more than any other Nobel Prize. Only two recipients have won multiple Prizes: the International Committee of the Red Cross has won three times (1917, 1944, and 1963) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees h... | 43,261 | triviaqa-train |
Which rays produce sun tan | Sun tanning
Sun tanning or simply tanning is the process whereby skin color is darkened or tanned. It is most often a result of exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from sunlight or from artificial sources, such as a tanning lamp found in indoor tanning beds. People who deliberately tan their skin by exposure to the ... | Tanning
Tanning may refer to:
- Tanning (leather), treating animal skins to produce leather
- Sun tanning, using the sun to darken pale skin
- Indoor tanning, the use of artificial light in place of the sun
- Sunless tanning, application of a stain or dye to the skin
- Physical punishment, metaphorically, such as a sev... | 43,262 | triviaqa-train |
Which Sam Cooke hit had the same name as a Roman god | of which he wrote. Cooke was often credited for bringing gospel music to the attention of a younger crowd of listeners, mainly girls who would rush to the stage when the Soul Stirrers hit the stage just to get a glimpse of Cooke.
Career Crossover pop success.
Cooke had 30 U.S. top 40 hits between 1957 and 1964, plus th... | New York. Henderson hosted lavish, profitable live rhythm and blues shows at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, and formed a partnership with Klein to begin doing the same in Philadelphia. As Henderson's partner, Klein was introduced to Sam Cooke, a preeminent talent who was equally adept at writing, producing, and performi... | 43,263 | triviaqa-train |
Which country traditionally plays bouzouki music | Bouzouki
The bouzouki (, ; ; alternative plural "bouzoukia", from Greek ), also spelled buzuki, is a musical instrument popular in Greece that was brought there in the 1900s by Greek immigrants from Turkey, and quickly became the central instrument to the rebetiko genre and its music branches. A mainstay of modern Gree... | ), as a bouzouki or English horn player, etc.
Instruments.
Today Patterson's preferred instrument is the Irish bouzouki, a teardrop-shaped eight-string instrument of Greek origin that became popular in Irish music in the 1960s. She plays a 10-string bouzouki as well. Patterson uses Infiniti oboe reeds, D'Addario string... | 43,264 | triviaqa-train |
Where did Puff the Magic Dragon live | have repeatedly rejected this interpretation and have strongly and consistently denied that they intended any references to drug use. Both Leonard Lipton and lead singer Peter Yarrow have stated "Puff the Magic Dragon is not about drugs." Yarrow has frequently explained that the song is about the hardships of growing o... | ?
- Where Is Alcatraz?
- Where Is Antarctica?
- Where Is Area 51?
- Where Is Broadway?
- Where Is Easter Island?
- Where Is Hollywood?
- Where Is Machu Picchu?
- Where Is Mount Everest?
- Where Is Mount Rushmore?
- Where Is Niagara Falls?
- Where Is Our Solar System?
- Where Is Stonehenge?
- Where Is the Amazon?
- Wher... | 43,265 | triviaqa-train |
Who in 1553 succeeded Edward V1 | to prevent the country's return to Catholicism. Edward named his first cousin once removed, Lady Jane Grey, as his heir, excluding his half-sisters, Mary and Elizabeth. This decision was disputed following Edward's death, and Jane was deposed by Mary nine days after becoming queen. During her reign, Mary reversed Edwar... | sent him in 1553 on an important mission to Queen Mary Tudor, who had just succeeded Edward VI on the English throne. He was to treat with the new queen concerning the restoration of the Catholic faith in England.
Accompanied by Penning, a servant and confidant of Cardinal Reginald Pole, Commendone arrived in London on... | 43,266 | triviaqa-train |
Who commanded the Spanish Armada in 1588? | Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada () was a Habsburg Spanish fleet of 130 ships that sailed from Corunna in late May 1588, under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia, with the purpose of escorting an army from Flanders to invade England. Medina Sidonia was an aristocrat without naval command experience but was made... | Corunna on 13 July 1588, and was subsequently damaged in collisions on 31 July 1588.
"Nuestra Señora del Rosario" entered the English Channel together with the Spanish Armada. She was the flagship of Don Pedro de Valdés who commanded the Escuadura de Andalucia which formed up the second line left flank of the fleet. Du... | 43,267 | triviaqa-train |
Which 2011 Woody Allen directed film is set in France? | mid-1960s to late 1970s. Allen often stars in his films, typically in the persona he developed as a standup. Some of the best-known of his over 50 films are "Annie Hall" (1977), "Manhattan" (1979), "Hannah and Her Sisters" (1986), "Crimes and Misdemeanors" (1989), and "Midnight in Paris" (2011). In 2007 he said "Stardu... | Apart from "Wild Man Blues", directed by Barbara Kopple, there are other documentaries featuring Woody Allen, including the 2001 cable-television documentary "Woody Allen: a Life in Film", directed by "Time" film critic Richard Schickel, which interlaces interviews of Allen with clips of his films, and "Meetin' WA", a ... | 43,268 | triviaqa-train |
Excerpts from The Nutcracker Suite are included in Disney’s Fantasia. Which work by Paul Dukas features Mickey Mouse attempting magic tricks? | each animated segment.
Disney settled on the film's concept as work neared completion on "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", an elaborate "Silly Symphonies" short designed as a comeback role for Mickey Mouse, who had declined in popularity. As production costs grew higher than what it could earn, Disney decided to include the... | number encored at its premiere, while the complete ballet did not begin to achieve its great popularity until after the George Balanchine staging became a hit in New York City. The suite became very popular on the concert stage, and was excerpted in Disney's "Fantasia", with everything omitted prior to Sugar Plum Fairi... | 43,269 | triviaqa-train |
Kenneth Clark, Neil MacGregor, Charles Saumarez Smith and currently Nicholas Penny have been Directors of which art museum? | Neil MacGregor
Robert Neil MacGregor, (born 16 June 1946) is a British art historian and former museum director. He was the editor of the "Burlington Magazine" from 1981 to 1987, then Director of the National Gallery, London, from 1987 to 2002, Director of the British Museum from 2002 to 2015, and is currently the foun... | )
- Frederic G. Kenyon (Magdalen)
- Michael Levey (Exeter)
- Neil MacGregor (New College)
- Edward Maunde Thompson (University)
- Nicholas Penny (Balliol)
- John Pope-Hennessy (Balliol)
- John Wolfenden, Baron Wolfenden (Magdalen)
The arts Art and history of art.
- Peter Bales (Gloucester Hall)
- Wendy Beckett (St Anne... | 43,270 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the only female driver to win a race in the IndyCar Series, the 2008 Indy Japan 300 - she also has the highest finishing place for a female in the Indianapolis 500 race when she was third in 2009? | Indy Japan 300
The Indy Japan 300 presented by Bridgestone was an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Japan. The 2008 race marked the historic first ever win for a woman driver in American open wheel racing when Danica Patrick of Andretti-Green Racing took the checkered flag.
The ... | ), Simona de Silvestro, Pippa Mann, Milka Duno and Ana Beatriz Figueiredo. They also raced at American open wheel racing (USAC National Championship, Champ Car and IndyCar Series). The only one to win a race was Patrick at the 2008 Indy Japan 300; she scored several podiums and finished 5th in the 2009 IndyCar Series s... | 43,271 | triviaqa-train |
Green Pea, Turkey Noodle and Cream of Celery were among the 32 varieties of soup produced by which company in 1962 as shown in a famous artwork? | , cream or pasta.
Doctor John T. Dorrance, a chemist with the Campbell Soup Company, invented condensed soup in 1897. Canned soup can be condensed, in which case it is prepared by adding water (or sometimes milk), or it can be "ready-to-eat", meaning that no additional liquid is needed before eating. Condensing soup al... | chowder. In the United States, cream of shrimp soup is mass-produced and distributed canned or frozen.
Varieties by country.
Varieties by country Iceland.
Rækjusúpa is a shrimp soup in Icelandic cuisine prepared using shrimp, fish such as haddock, bacon, cream, corn, celery and other ingredients. It has been described ... | 43,272 | triviaqa-train |
In the Harry Potter series what is the name of Harry’s pet owl? | grown people. If three fully-grown people hide under the cloak their feet will be visible. When Harry reaches his age of maturity at seventeen, Molly Weasley gives him a pocket watch which had once belonged to her brother Fabian Prewett, as it is traditional to give a boy a watch when he turns seventeen.
Throughout the... | , Harry Potter's pet owl from the "Harry Potter" series of books and movies.
- Howland Owl, an owl in Walt Kelly's "Pogo".
- Meneer de Uil, the narrating protagonist in the Dutch children's series "De Fabeltjeskrant"
- Oehoeboeroe, a wise owl and good friend of Paulus the woodgnome in the eponymous children's comic str... | 43,273 | triviaqa-train |
Ian Fletcher, played by Hugh Bonneville, formerly the Head of the Olympic Deliverance Commission, has taken up the position of Head of Values at the BBC in which recent BBC2 comedy series? | , first broadcast in January 2010. Earlier, he appeared in the surreal parallel universe comedy "Married".
From 2010 until 2015, he appeared in the ITV period drama "Downton Abbey", as Robert, Earl of Grantham.
In early 2010, he appeared in the comedy film "Burke and Hare". In 2011 and 2012, he starred as Ian Fletcher ... | (Hugh Bonneville), formerly the Head of the Olympic Deliverance Commission, who has been chosen to be the Head of Values at the BBC. His task is to clarify, define, or re-define the core purpose of the BBC across all its functions and to position it confidently for the future. The series deals with the everyday events ... | 43,274 | triviaqa-train |
Who presented the BBC Radio 4 quiz Counterpoint until 2006? | Counterpoint (radio programme)
Counterpoint is a BBC Radio 4 quiz. Described in the show's introduction as "The general knowledge music quiz", the questions are about music, from classical, jazz, pop, musicals, and all other forms of music. It was originally hosted by Ned Sherrin (1986–2006). In the chair for the 2007 ... | ' roll jazz era. He has also presented the BBC Radio 4 music quiz "Counterpoint".
See also.
- Edward Pygge, a pseudonym used by Davies
External links.
- "The Art of Artists" (BBC Radio 2)
- "The Russell Davies Archive' (BBC Radio 2)
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What was the name of the home ground of Stoke City FC from 1878 until 1997? | won the Football League Trophy twice, in 1992 and in 2000.
Stoke's home ground is the 30,089 all-seater, bet365 Stadium. Before the stadium was opened in 1997, the club was based at the Victoria Ground, which had been their home ground since 1878. The club's nickname is 'The Potters', named after the pottery industry i... | first pitch was certainly in the site of a present burial ground in Lonsdale Street, although there is evidence that they also played on land near to the Copeland Arms public house on Campbell Road. In 1875, they moved to Sweetings Field, which was owned by the mayor of Stoke, Alderman Sweeting. It is estimated that as... | 43,276 | triviaqa-train |
Name the only Colombian to win a Nobel Prize. | Sartre and Pablo Neruda. Also controversially, Gabriel García Márquez supported the Cuban Revolutionary and President Fidel Castro.
The award to Italian performance artist Dario Fo in 1997 was initially considered "rather lightweight" by some critics, as he was seen primarily as a performer, and Catholic organizations ... | ), a physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity and was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person and only woman to win twice, the only person to win twice in multiple sciences, and was part of the Curie family legacy of five Nobel Prizes. Another notable Polish expatriate sci... | 43,277 | triviaqa-train |
The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, built on the site of the assassination of Tsar Alexander II, is in which Russian city? | Church of the Savior on Blood
The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood (, "Tserkovʹ Spasa na Krovi") is one of the main sights of Saint Petersburg, Russia. Other names include the "Church on Spilled Blood" (, "Tserkov’ na Krovi"), the "Temple of the Savior on Spilled Blood" (, "Khram Spasa na Krovi"), and the "Cathedr... | canal so that the section of road on which the tsar had been driving could be included within the walls of the church.
The permanent memorial took the form of the Church of the Savior on Blood. Construction began in 1883 under Alexander III, and was completed in 1907 under Nicholas II.
An elaborate shrine, in the form ... | 43,278 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the song Easter Parade? | Easter Parade (song)
"Easter Parade" is a popular song, written by Irving Berlin and published in 1933. Berlin originally wrote the melody in 1917, under the title "Smile and Show Your Dimple", as a "cheer up" song for a girl whose man has gone off to fight in World War I. A recording of "Smile and Show Your Dimple" by... | about each major holiday. In 1948, it was performed by Judy Garland and Fred Astaire in the musical film "Easter Parade", which was constructed around the song. The song was also featured in the Rankin/Bass special "The First Easter Rabbit" in 1976.
Artists who had a hit record with the song include Leo Reisman & Clift... | 43,279 | triviaqa-train |
Andrew Lincoln plays deputy sheriff Rick Grimes in which TV horror drama series? | The Walking Dead (TV series)
The Walking Dead is an American post-apocalyptic horror television series for AMC based on the comic book series by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard. The series features a large ensemble cast as survivors of a zombie apocalypse, trying to stay alive under near-constant threat ... | 's history. The episode garnered a Nielsen rating of 2.7 in the 18-49 demographic, translating to 3.6 million viewers.
Plot.
The episode opens "in medias res" as former Sheriff Deputy Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) scavenges for gas and supplies at an abandoned convenience store in rural Georgia on a deserted highway. He... | 43,280 | triviaqa-train |
Name the Scottish island where granite for curling stones is quarried. | granite boulders along its Mannerheim Line to block invasion by Russian tanks in the winter war of 1940.
Uses Modern Other uses.
Curling stones are traditionally fashioned of Ailsa Craig granite. The first stones were made in the 1750s, the original source being Ailsa Craig in Scotland. Because of the rarity of this gr... | Arran, has been quarried for a rare type of micro-granite containing riebeckite known as "Ailsite" which is used by Kays of Scotland to make curling stones. As of 2004, 60 to 70% of all curling stones in use were made from granite from the island.
In common with the rest of Scotland the Firth of Clyde was covered by ic... | 43,281 | triviaqa-train |
Which 2014 Tom Cruise film had the tagline Live, Die, Repeat? | of Tomorrow" (2014).
Cruise has been married to actresses Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman, and Katie Holmes. He has three children, two of whom were adopted during his marriage to Kidman and the other of whom is a biological daughter he had with Holmes. Cruise is an outspoken advocate for the Church of Scientology and its a... | was the tone of the movie I had made", wanted to rename the film "Live Die Repeat", but Warner decided to use that just as the tagline.
The film was promoted at Comic-Con in San Diego, California in July 2013, and at WonderCon in Anaheim, California in April 2014. Turner Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Time Warner like t... | 43,282 | triviaqa-train |
Which European won the 2014 U.S Open Golf Championship? | including major wins for Graeme McDowell, Louis Oosthuizen and Martin Kaymer, and a victory in the 2010 Ryder Cup. Lee Westwood ended the year as world number one. As of 24 January 2011, the no. 1 and 2 positions in the golf rankings were occupied by Europeans (Westwood and Kaymer), for the first time in 18 years. West... | 2010 U.S. Open (golf)
The 2010 United States Open Championship was the 110th U.S. Open, held June 17–20 in Pebble Beach, California. Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland won his first major title, one stroke ahead of runner-up Grégory Havret of France. McDowell was the first European to win the U.S. Open in forty years,... | 43,283 | triviaqa-train |
Which Country's Parliament is the Folketing? | and for commerce.
The thing met at regular intervals, legislated, elected chieftains and kings, and judged according to the law, which was memorised and recited by the "law speaker" (the judge).
The Icelandic, Faroese and Manx parliaments trace their origins back to the Viking expansion originating from the Petty kingd... | this power through their ministers. The Monarch formally appoints and dismisses ministers, including the Prime Minister. In a sense, the Prime Minister only has the power that is given by the Monarch, according to the Constitution.
Although the country's leading politician, the Prime Minister is not nearly as powerful ... | 43,284 | triviaqa-train |
To which order of monks did Tomas De Torquemada belong? | Tomás de Torquemada
Tomás de Torquemada (October 14, 1420 – September 16, 1498) was a Castilian Dominican friar and first Grand Inquisitor in Spain's movement to homogenize religious practices with those of the Catholic Church in the late 15th century, otherwise known as the Spanish Inquisition, which resulted in the e... | Candida de Torquemada : Wife of Tomas de Torquemada and mother of two of his children, both of whom are among those slain in a bus crash caused by Nemesis. On several occasions, including a major plot arc for book 5, Tomas is shown to genuinely love Candida to the extent he is willing to consort with aliens in an effor... | 43,285 | triviaqa-train |
In which US state are the cities of Nogales, Surprise and Yuma? | Nogales, Arizona
Nogales is a city in Santa Cruz County, Arizona. The population was 20,837 at the 2010 census and estimated 20,407 in 2014. Nogales forms part of the larger Tucson-Nogales combined statistical area, with a total population of 1,027,683 as of the 2010 Census. The city is the county seat of Santa Cruz Co... | finish the 1957 season with six teams", according to President Chuck Hollinger. Douglas, Las Vegas, Tucson, Phoenix and the two Mexican entries, Mexicali and Cananea. The league lineup is two short of last season, which included Yuma, Tijuana and Nogales. Nogales and Tijuana had financial difficulties and Yuma had prob... | 43,286 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the current Master of the Queen's Music? | accompany a poem by the Poet Laureate, Andrew Motion, to mark the Queen's eightieth birthday in 2006. He played a key role in the creation of the Queen's Medal for Music.
After the end of Maxwell Davies's term, Judith Weir was appointed in 2014, for a ten-year term. Reporting the appointment, "The Guardian" said that r... | as well as old favourites for audience participation. These annual Christmas concerts continue to this day.
A year after his death, in August 1958, Vaughan Williams was succeeded as president by Sir Arthur Bliss, CH, KCVO, KT, Master of the Queen's Music. Sir Arthur died on 27 March 1975 and was replaced in July 1975 b... | 43,287 | triviaqa-train |
Who became UKIP's first MP when he won the Clacton by-election in October 2014? | the most votes in a UK-wide election.
UKIP gained its first MP when Conservative defector Douglas Carswell won the seat of Clacton during an October 2014 by-election. In November fellow Conservative defector Mark Reckless became UKIP's second MP in a Rochester and Strood by-election. In the 2015 general election, UKIP ... | 3,437 votes.
Political career Member of Parliament Third parliamentary term (2015–17).
In the 2015 United Kingdom general election, Carswell won the seat of Clacton with a majority of 3,437 – down from a majority of 12,404 in the 2014 by-election. Carswell won UKIP's only seat in the general election.
Carswell is a Eur... | 43,288 | triviaqa-train |
In geological ages, which period was the first of the Mesozoic Era? | Mesozoic
The Mesozoic Era ( or ) is an interval of geological time from about . It is also called the Age of Reptiles and the Age of Conifers.
The Mesozoic ("middle life") is one of three geologic eras of the Phanerozoic Eon, preceded by the Paleozoic ("ancient life") and succeeded by the Cenozoic ("new life"). The era... | an era of arthropods, fishes, and the first life on land; the Mesozoic, which spanned the rise, reign, and climactic extinction of the non-avian dinosaurs; and the Cenozoic, which saw the rise of mammals. Recognizable humans emerged at most 2 million years ago, a vanishingly small period on the geological scale.
The ea... | 43,289 | triviaqa-train |
In which English town or city would you find Meadowhall Shopping Centre? | Meadowhall (shopping centre)
Meadowhall is an indoor shopping centre in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It lies north-east of Sheffield city centre and from Rotherham town centre. It is the largest shopping centre in Yorkshire and currently the eleventh-largest in the United Kingdom; plans for an extension are cur... | /she needs to take a breath above the water. If the chest drops down to the platform, or if the heads of both team members go above the water, the team's time is stopped. The two teams that hold the chest above the platform for the longest time without both players going above the water will battle it out in a final ro... | 43,290 | triviaqa-train |
“In The Mood” was which bandleader's signature tune? | " include Benny Goodman in November 1939 on the "Camel Caravan" radio program, Ray Anthony, Frankie Carle, Casa Loma Orchestra, Xavier Cugat, Al Donahue with Paula Kelly on vocals, Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, The Four King Sisters with Alvino Rey, Harry James, Bert Kaempfert, Nappy Lamare, James Last, Joe Loss, Sid R... | time with Eric Maschwitz and Manning Sherwin) with the song "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square".
In the 1940s Strachey began to compose popular light music pieces for orchestra, and is best remembered in Britain as the composer of "Theatreland", "Pink Champagne", and especially "In Party Mood" (1944), which was the... | 43,291 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the Roman god of the sun? | Sol Invictus
Sol Invictus ("Unconquered Sun") was the official sun god of the later Roman Empire and a patron of soldiers. On 25 December AD 274, the Roman emperor Aurelian made it an official cult alongside the traditional Roman cults. Scholars disagree about whether the new deity was a refoundation of the ancient Lat... | tells of the future migration of the Celts through space, to the three Loxian songs of "Amarantine", which were born of Aldebaran". Enya recorded "Aldebaran" and released it on her 1987 debut album, "Enya".
The name "Loxian" was taken from the epithet of the Greek and Roman god Apollo, the god of prophecy, truth, the s... | 43,292 | triviaqa-train |
Which comedy duo had a Number one hit with The Stonk in 1991? | Hale and Pace
Hale and Pace were an English comedy double-act that performed in clubs and on radio and television in the United Kingdom in the 1980s-1990s. The duo was made up of Gareth Hale and Norman Pace, with the "Hale and Pace" television show running for ten years and 66 episodes, between 1988 and 1998.
Early car... | .
Brooks released an album, "Kix Brooks", in 1989 on Capitol Records. This album also featured the song "Sacred Ground", which became a No. 2 country hit for McBride & the Ride in 1992.
He was one half of country music duo Brooks & Dunn, whose 1991 debut album, "Brand New Man", generated four number-one hit singles on ... | 43,293 | triviaqa-train |
What women was Time Magazine man of the year in 1952? | 2017. Prior to 1999, four women were granted the title as individuals: three as "Woman of the Year"—Wallis Simpson (1936), Queen Elizabeth II (1952), and Corazon Aquino (1986)—and one as half of the "Man and Wife of the Year", Soong Mei-ling (1937). "American Women" were recognized as a group in 1975. Other classes of ... | feeling conveyed to the viewer is an optimistic one. An untitled watercolor of 1936 showing an African American man and two women conversing while seated on a park bench is charming and lyrical; nothing about it suggests Depression conditions or the injustices racial discrimination.
In 1936 she was listed as one of Ame... | 43,294 | triviaqa-train |
Who played The Lone Ranger in the 1950's TV series? | The Lone Ranger (TV series)
The Lone Ranger is an American western drama television series that aired on the ABC Television network from 1949 to 1957, with Clayton Moore in the starring role. Jay Silverheels, a member of the Mohawk Aboriginal people in Canada, played The Lone Ranger's Indian companion Tonto.
John Hart ... | produced radio dramas and documentaries, including The Lone Ranger and Challenge of the Yukon. He served in the United States Navy during World War II, and was bedridden for a year with pleurisy.
Biography Captain Video.
After his discharge from the Navy, Hodge worked in New York City in a variety of radio and early TV... | 43,295 | triviaqa-train |
“Go Set A Watchman” is a long awaited sequel to which novel published in 1960? | Go Set a Watchman
Go Set a Watchman is a novel by Harper Lee published on July 14, 2015 by HarperCollins, United States and William Heinemann, United Kingdom. Although written before her first and only other published novel, the Pulitzer Prize–winning "To Kill a Mockingbird"and initially promoted by its publisher as a ... | its remaining stock of hardbacks. Pan Macmillan then took over publication under the Picador label.
Sequels.
Gregory Roberts has said that "Shantaram" is the first book in a planned quartet. A sequel entitled "The Mountain Shadow" was released on 13 October 2015 by Little Brown. In this long-awaited sequel, Lin strives... | 43,296 | triviaqa-train |
Which Crystal Palace manager became the first casualty of this season's Premier League when he got sacked in December 2014? | , and in January 2010 the club was once again placed in administration, this time by a creditor. The Football League's regulations saw the Eagles deducted ten points, and the administrators was forced to sell key players including Victor Moses and José Fonte. Neil Warnock had also departed as manager in the early part ... | until returning to Crystal Palace, then in the Premier League, in August 2014. In December 2014, he was sacked by Crystal Palace after a poor start to the season, which saw the club in the relegation zone. After a month as caretaker at Queens Park Rangers, Warnock returned to Rotherham United as manager in February 201... | 43,297 | triviaqa-train |
In which Canadian city is there a Nelson's Column erected in 1809, It has from time to time become controversial with some of the local people? | place of the urn, but insufficient money was raised. The Britannia Monument, Great Yarmouth, England (1819) is a 144 feet high doric column design.
Elsewhere in the world, Nelson's Column in Montreal was erected by both Britons and Canadians in 1809, and there is also a Mount Nelson, near Invermere, British Columbia. A... | lot of time at Ross-on-Wye. The column was erected in 1809, four years after Nelson's death, but has no statue at the top as there wasn't enough money left to commission one.
One of the most unusual monuments was constructed on Salisbury Plain, within cannon shot of Stonehenge, on land then owned by the Marquess of Que... | 43,298 | triviaqa-train |
Name the year: SAS stormed the Iranian Embassy in London; Ronald Reagan was elected President and Rhodesia gained independence? | (Artists Rifles)". The 22nd Special Air Service Regiment, which is part of the regular army, gained fame and recognition worldwide after its televised rescue of all but one of the hostages held during the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege.
History.
History Second World War.
The Special Air Service was a unit of the British Ar... | the Iranian embassy in South Kensington, London, taking 26 people hostage—mostly embassy staff, but also several visitors and a police officer. The hostage-takers were Iranian Arabs campaigning for Arab national sovereignty in Khūzestān Province. The siege ended after six days when the terrorists killed one of the host... | 43,299 | triviaqa-train |
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