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Which town is the administrative headquarters of Shropshire? | The county's population and economy is centred on five towns: the county town of Shrewsbury, which is culturally and historically important and close to the centre of the county; Telford, a new town in the east which was constructed around a number of older towns, most notably Wellington, Dawley and Madeley, which is t... | Munslow
Munslow is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It is situated on the B4368, northeast of the small town of Craven Arms, in the Corvedale, at around above sea level.
The village formed part of and gave its name to the hundred of Munslow which had various local administrative and legal functi... | 43,800 | triviaqa-train |
In which city were the 2002 Winter Olympic Games held? | Lake City, Utah, took place just five months after the September 11 attacks, which meant a higher level of security than ever before provided for an Olympic Games. The opening ceremonies of the Games featured symbols of the day's events. They included the flag that flew at Ground Zero and honour guards of NYPD and FDNY... | team folded.
Greater Sacramento is the only metropolitan area in the West Coast and in California to have ever hosted a Winter Olympic Games when Squaw Valley hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics, becoming the smallest city to ever host an Olympic Games, a title it still holds. Squaw Valley was the second Olympic games host... | 43,801 | triviaqa-train |
Name the film starring Gwynneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes about an author who gets writers' block whilst writing 'Romeo and Ethel the Pirate's Daughter'? | Joseph Fiennes
Joseph Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (; born 27 May 1970), known as Joseph Fiennes, is an English film and stage actor.
He is known for his portrayals of William Shakespeare in "Shakespeare in Love" (1998), for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and the Screen... | Running with Scissors (film)
Running with Scissors is a 2006 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Ryan Murphy, based on Augusten Burroughs' 2002 memoir of the same name, and starring Joseph Cross, Annette Bening, Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, Evan Rachel Wood, Alec Baldwin, Jill Clayburgh and Gwyneth Paltrow... | 43,802 | triviaqa-train |
Give the middle name of former US Vice-President Hubert H. Humphries? | Hubert Humphrey
Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was an American politician who served as the 38th vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969. He served in the United States Senate representing Minnesota from 1949 to 1964 and 1971 to 1978. He was the Democratic Party's nominee in... | Honorable Edward A. Burdick), he worked for Senator Rudy Boschwitz (R-Minnesota), serving on the staff of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Mendis was assigned to manage the Middle East and Asian issues and coordinate with President Ronald Reagan's White House.
Mendis then returned to Minnesota and graduated... | 43,803 | triviaqa-train |
Who launched the 'Today' newspaper in 1986? | Launched by regional newspaper entrepreneur Eddy Shah, it was bought by Tiny Rowland's conglomerate Lonrho within four months. (Shah would launch the short-lived, unsuccessful national tabloid "The Post" in 1988.) Alastair Campbell was political editor and his long-term partner, Fiona Millar, was news editor.
Alongside... | Today (UK newspaper)
Today was a national newspaper in the United Kingdom that was published between 1986 and 1995.
History.
"Today", with the American newspaper "USA Today" as an inspiration, launched on Tuesday 4 March 1986, with the front-page headline, "Second Spy Inside GCHQ". At 18p (equivalent to p in ), it was ... | 43,804 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the wife of singer Jamie Cullum? | chain's Dean Street Jazz Club. 7,500 acts entered the competition and the final, which was held at the Addison's Rooms in Kensington on 23 November, was judged by Cullum, Michael Parkinson, M People's Heather Small and other music critics. The winning act was Offbeat South, an urban group of 18- to 21-year-olds from Cr... | Cullum
Cullum is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Albert Cullum, American educator
- Ben Cullum, British musician
- George Washington Cullum, American Civil War general and Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy
- Jamie Cullum (born 1979), English pianist and songwriter
- Jim Cullum, Jr., Amer... | 43,805 | triviaqa-train |
Which country is the home of football club Shakhtar Donetsk? | FC Shakhtar Donetsk
Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk ( , short nickname "miners") is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. In 2014 the club moved to Lviv but has since early 2017 played in Kharkiv and has its headquarters in Kyiv.
Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and is of... | Perseru Serui
Persatuan Sepakbola Serui, commonly known as Perseru Serui, or Perseru, was an Indonesian football club based in Yapen Islands Regency, Papua. Their nickname is "The Orange Cendrawasih". The traditional team home kit is black and orange striped shirt, similar to Hull City or Shakhtar Donetsk. They play in... | 43,806 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the subject of the 1961 biography 'The Agony And The Ecstasy' by Irving Stone? | The Agony and the Ecstasy (film)
The Agony and the Ecstasy is a 1965 American film directed by Carol Reed, starring Charlton Heston as Michelangelo and Rex Harrison as Pope Julius II (reigned 1503-1513). The film was partly based on Irving Stone's biographical novel "The Agony and the Ecstasy". This film deals with the... | The Agony and the Ecstasy" (1961) - Irving Stone
- "The Cross and the Switchblade" (1962) - David Wilkerson
- "The Gold Coffin" (1964) - Ferenc Móra
- "The Master and Margarita" (1967) - Mikhail Bulgakov
- "The God Who Is There" - Francis Schaeffer
- "A Christian Manifesto" (1981) - Francis Schaeffer
- "How Now Shall W... | 43,807 | triviaqa-train |
How were musical duo Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield known? | or sixteen years old, and later Ray Charles, Bobby Bland, and B.B. King.
Medley first formed a singing duo called The Romancers with his friend Don Fiduccia, who also played the guitar. He began to write songs and record multi-track recordings in his living room. At 19, he had two songs, "Womaling" and "Chimes of My He... | and the other members of the band either asking him what he is doing or trying to dissuade him from it. In a 2014 interview, Earl explained how the picture was taken:
Track listing.
Track listing Side one.
1. "Fool for the City" (Dave Peverett) – 4:33
2. "My Babe" (Bobby Hatfield, Bill Medley) - 4:35
3. "Slow Ride" (Pe... | 43,808 | triviaqa-train |
Who was Master of the King's Music from 1924 until 1934? | appointed Master of the King's Musick was the only one seriously to attempt to rule all the musicians in the kingdom as a guild. This was Nicholas Lanier, appointed by Charles I in 1626 as Master of the King's Musick (the spelling was changed to "Music" in the 20th century, during Sir Edward Elgar's tenure). At that ti... | Walford Davies
Sir Henry Walford Davies (6 September 1869 – 11 March 1941) was an English composer, organist, conductor and educator who held the title Master of the King's Music from 1934 until 1941.
Although a performing musician and composer, he served with the Royal Air Force during the First World War when he comp... | 43,809 | triviaqa-train |
Who played 'Sabrina Duncan' in the 1970's TV series 'Charlie's Angels'? | Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels is an American crime drama television series that aired on ABC from September 22, 1976 to June 24, 1981, producing five seasons and 110 episodes. The series was created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts and was produced by Aaron Spelling. It follows the crime-fighting adventures of three wo... | - Sabrina the Teenage Witch (disambiguation), several adaptations
- "Sabrina" (TV series), a Mexican show on the Telehit network, circa 2005
- Sabrina ("Charlie's Angels"), a character on "Charlie's Angels"
Literature.
- "Sabrina" (comics), a 2018 graphic novel by Nick Drnaso
- "Sabrina the Teenage Witch", a comic book... | 43,810 | triviaqa-train |
Which Hungarian born Modernist was the architect of 2, Willow Road in Hampstead? | 2 Willow Road
2 Willow Road is part of a terrace of three houses in Hampstead, London designed by architect Ernő Goldfinger and completed in 1939. It has been managed by the National Trust since 1995 and is open to the public. It was one of the first Modernist buildings acquired by the Trust, giving rise to some contro... | Blackwell, heiress to the Crosse & Blackwell fortune. The remainder of his career would be based in the UK.
Biography Modernist in London.
In 1934, Ernő and Ursula Goldfinger moved to a flat in Highpoint I, London. Before World War II, Goldfinger built three houses (including his own) at 1–3 Willow Road in Hampstead, N... | 43,811 | triviaqa-train |
Which Rugby League club has been coached by Brian McClennan and Brian McDermott? | Brian McDermott (rugby league)
Brian G. McDermott (born 16 March 1970), also known by the nickname of "Big Mac", is an English professional rugby league coach who is the Head Coach of the Toronto Wolfpack in the Betfred Championship and a former player. He was the head coach of the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League, and... | resignation of incumbent coach Brian McClennan, it was announced that McDermott would take over as head coach at Headingley on a three-year contract.
McDermott coached Leeds to the 2011 Challenge Cup Final which was lost to Wigan. However, McDermott guided Leeds to Super League glory at Old Trafford against St Helens, ... | 43,812 | triviaqa-train |
The Hoover Dam is on the border of Arizona and which other state? | Arizona
Arizona (; ; ) is a state in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the Western and the Mountain states. It is the sixth largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona shares the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and New Mex... | south into the northwest region of Sonora, Mexico and the extreme northeast of northern Baja California, Mexico.
The Lower Colorado River Valley is located in the north, and northwestern Sonoran Desert; the Sonoran Desert region proper extends from areas west of the river, and then southeastwards to southeast Arizona, ... | 43,813 | triviaqa-train |
Who did Henry Cooper fight in his last bout? | Billy Walker (TKO 6). In 1968 Cooper added the European crown to his domestic titles with a win over Karl Mildenberger, and later made two successful defences of his title.
In his last fight, in May 1971, a 36-year-old Cooper faced 21-year-old Joe Bugner, one of the biggest heavyweights in the world at the time, for th... | Muhammad Ali vs. Henry Cooper
Muhammad Ali and Henry Cooper fought two boxing matches with each other. Their first match took place on 18 June 1963 and the second on 21 May 1966. Ali won both matches. The first fight was stopped by the referee in the fifth round, and the second in the sixth round. Both fights were stop... | 43,814 | triviaqa-train |
"""It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of good fortune, must be in want of a wife"", is the first line of which Jane Austen novel?" | "Emma" (1996), "Mansfield Park" (1999), "Pride & Prejudice" (2005), and "Love & Friendship" (2016).
Biographical sources.
There is little biographical information about Jane Austen's life except the few letters that survive and the biographical notes her family members wrote. During her lifetime, Austen may have writte... | his property is entailed it can only be passed from male heir to male heir. Consequently, Mr. Bennet's family will be destitute upon his death. Because his wife also lacks an inheritance, it is imperative that at least one of the girls marry well to support the others upon his death, which is a motivation that drives t... | 43,815 | triviaqa-train |
Which part does Matt Damon play in the film 'Invictus'? | Soderbergh's dark comedy "The Informant!" (2009), in which his Golden Globe-nominated work was described by "Entertainment Weekly" as such: "The star – who has quietly and steadily turned into a great Everyman actor – is in nimble control as he reveals his character's deep crazies." Also in 2009, Damon portrayed South ... | it clear that the team had won the trophy not just for the 60,000 fans at Ellis Park, but also for all 43,000,000 South Africans.
Pienaar is portrayed by Matt Damon in the film "Invictus", released in December 2009, which focuses on the story of the 1995 World Cup.
Playing career Later career.
Within a month of the Wor... | 43,816 | triviaqa-train |
Which 'Beatle' had a hit single with 'Photograph'? | mid-October. During these sessions, arguments broke out among the foursome over creative differences. Another divisive element was the constant presence of John Lennon's new partner, Yoko Ono, whose attendance in the studio broke with the Beatles' policy regarding wives and girlfriends not attending recording sessions.... | meditation with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and jokes about being "The Fifth Beatle," at which Paul rolls his eyes in disbelief and sarcastically replies, "Yeah, "sure" you were, Apu."
- Victor Spinetti, who appeared in three Beatles films, was sometimes referred to as the fifth Beatle.
- Behind Harrison in the cover photogr... | 43,817 | triviaqa-train |
Which Middle East airline has an in-flight magazine called 'Oryx', the antelope which is on its logo? | several businesses on the Arabian peninsula, notably Al Maha Airways and Al Maha Petroleum.
In the King James Version of the Bible, the word "re’em" is translated as 'unicorn'. In Modern Hebrew, the name "re'em laban", meaning white oryx, is used in error for the Arabian oryxes living in the sanctuary Yotvata Hai Bar n... | Oryx
Oryx is a genus consisting of four large antelope species called oryxes. Three of them are native to arid parts of Africa, and the fourth to the Arabian Peninsula. Their fur is pale with contrasting dark markings in the face and on the legs, and their long horns are almost straight. The exception is the scimitar o... | 43,818 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the husband of Dutch model Lara Stone? | in the short film "En Moi" (In Me) directed by Laetitia Casta. The movie was selected for the closing ceremony of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival Critic's Week.
Personal life.
In the December 2009 issue of "Vogue UK", Stone admitted undergoing inpatient rehabilitation for alcoholism earlier in the year.
Stone began datin... | Lara Stone
Lara Catherina Stone (born 20 December 1983) is a Dutch supermodel.
Early life.
Stone was born in the small Dutch town of Mierlo, to a Dutch mother — Kathryna Stone and an English father — Michael Stone. She was first discovered in the Paris Metro while on holiday with her family when she was 12 and took par... | 43,819 | triviaqa-train |
Which Spanish city is the home of football club 'Hercules'? | . Other main airports are located in Majorca (23 million passengers), Málaga (13 million passengers), Las Palmas (Gran Canaria) (11 million passengers), Alicante (10 million passengers) and smaller, with the number of passengers between 4 and 10 million, for example Tenerife (two airports), Valencia, Seville, Bilbao, I... | CD Puerta Bonita
Club Deportivo Puerta Bonita is a Spanish football club based in Carabanchel, city of Madrid, in the namesake autonomous community. Founded in 1942 it plays in Tercera División B – Group 7, holding home games at "Antiguo Canódromo de Carabanchel", which has a capacity of 4,000 spectators.
History.
Puer... | 43,820 | triviaqa-train |
Which newspaper was re-branded as 'The Sun' in 1964? | The Sun (United Kingdom)
The Sun is a tabloid newspaper published in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. As a broadsheet, it was founded in 1964 as a successor to the "Daily Herald"; it became a tabloid in 1969 after it was purchased by its current owners. It is published by the News Group Newspapers division o... | a magazine, then a tabloid newspaper. It was turned into a full colour, glossy magazine in 2006 but has since been re-branded as a tabloid, borrowing the style of "The Sun" and "The Mirror" newspapers in its layout.
It once fell under complete editorial control of the Vice-President Media and Publications, Vice-Preside... | 43,821 | triviaqa-train |
On which island is the resort of Ayia Napa? | Ayia Napa
Ayia Napa (, ), officially romanised Agia Napa, is a resort at the far eastern end of the southern coast of Cyprus.
Etymology.
The name "Ayia Napa" is derived from a Venetian-era monastery of the same name, located in the center of the town, next to the square that today is the clubbing centre. The word "Ayia... | publicity for the resort and actually do damage the reputation of the brand name"Ayia Napa", which according to the announcement the City has worked communally very hard to re-position and reintroduce in the last years.
History.
According to local legend, the area around the monastery was accidentally discovered by a h... | 43,822 | triviaqa-train |
Who partnered Bill Medley on the hit single '(I've Had) The Time Of My Life'? | (I've Had) The Time of My Life
"(I've Had) The Time of My Life" is a 1987 song composed by Franke Previte, John DeNicola, and Donald Markowitz. It was recorded by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, and used as the theme song for the 1987 film "Dirty Dancing". The song has won a number of awards, including an Academy Awar... | which featured Stevie Ray Vaughan on guitar, and "Ain't No Cure for Love", she contributed vocals to Cohen's 1988 hit LP "I'm Your Man", most notably to "Take This Waltz" and "Tower of Song".
Warnes teamed with Bill Medley to record "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" for the 1987 motion picture "Dirty Dancing". This mark... | 43,823 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the Neurosurgeon played by James Nesbitt in a recent ITV drama series? | the film after reading an early script draft in 2006. In 2008, the global financial crisis severely reduced the budget of the film, and Nesbitt volunteered a reduction in his salary so the film could still be made. The film was shot over eight weeks in Melbourne in 2009 and released in 2010.
Next, Nesbitt reunited with... | of the neurosurgeon character by watching brain surgery being performed by Henry Marsh, and by consulting Philip Van Hille at Leeds General Infirmary. The series was filmed over 12 weeks in Leeds at the end of 2010 and broadcast on ITV during March and April 2011. Nesbitt will reprise the role in a second series, which... | 43,824 | triviaqa-train |
Which Harvard Professor features in the novels 'Angels And Demons' and 'The Da Vinci Code' by Dan Brown? | Dan Brown
Daniel Gerhard Brown (born June 22, 1964) is an American author best known for his thriller novels, including the Robert Langdon novels "Angels & Demons" (2000), "The Da Vinci Code" (2003), "The Lost Symbol" (2009), "Inferno" (2013) and "Origin" (2017). His novels are treasure hunts that usually take place ov... | into a home, and another was crushed by a boulder one winter when students pushed it off a hill. Dan Brown, author of "The Da Vinci Code" and "Angels & Demons" (among other novels), taught Spanish at Lincoln Akerman for a brief period during the 1990s.
High school students attend Winnacunnet High School in the neighbor... | 43,825 | triviaqa-train |
Which member of the Royal Family married Katharine Worsley in 1961? | Cavanagh. The Kent Diamond and Pearl Fringe Tiara secured her veil.
The couple have three children: George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews (born 26 June 1962); Lady Helen Taylor (born 28 April 1964); and Lord Nicholas Windsor (born 25 July 1970).
Katharine had an abortion in 1975 due to German measles and gave birth to a s... | Royal Patron from 1971 until 1999. The Duchess is also a supporter of UNICEF.
Titles, styles, honours and arms.
Titles, styles, honours and arms Titles and styles.
- 22 February 1933 – 8 June 1961: Miss Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley
- 8 June 1961 – present: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent
Titles, styles, honours a... | 43,826 | triviaqa-train |
In which city is the 'Sixth Floor Museum' at Dealey Plaza? | Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza is located on the sixth floor of the Dallas County Administration Building (formerly the Texas School Book Depository) in downtown Dallas, Texas, overlooking Dealey Plaza at the intersection of Elm and Houston Streets. The museum examines the lif... | Dealey Plaza Historic District by the National Park Service. Much of the area is accessible by visitors, including the park and grassy knoll. Elm Street is still an active thoroughfare; an "X" painted in the road marks the approximate spot at which the shots struck Kennedy and Connally. The Texas School Book Depository... | 43,827 | triviaqa-train |
Who commanded the 'USS Bonhomme Richard' which sank after the 'Battle of Flamborough Head' in 1779? | ships were waiting just off the coast for the day he was obliged to leave—the Dutch authorities making a great show of trying to eject him—but as winter storms made it more and more difficult for them to keep station, John Paul Jones (after recruiting another American commander, Gustavus Conyngham, who had escaped from... | the east, many birders watch for seabirds from below the lighthouse, or later in the autumn comb the hedges and valleys for landbird migrants. Flamborough Head has a bird observatory.
Battle of Flamborough Head 1779.
A Franco-American squadron fought the Battle of Flamborough Head with a pair of Royal Navy frigates in ... | 43,828 | triviaqa-train |
What is 'Emma's' surname in the Jane Austen novel 'Emma'? | explores the concerns and difficulties of genteel women living in Georgian–Regency England; she also creates a lively comedy of manners among her characters and depicts issues of marriage, gender, age, and social status.
Before she began the novel, Austen wrote, "I am going to take a heroine whom no one but myself will... | George Knightley
George Knightley is a principal character depicted by Jane Austen in her novel "Emma", published in 1815. He is a landowner and gentleman farmer, though one (as the author slily informs us) "having little spare money". A lifetime friend of Emma's, though nearly seventeen years older than she, he enjoys... | 43,829 | triviaqa-train |
Which cartoonist and illustrator, best known for his drawings of eccentric machines, was born on May 31st. 1872? | W. Heath Robinson
William Heath Robinson (31 May 1872 – 13 September 1944) was an English cartoonist, illustrator and artist, best known for drawings of whimsically elaborate machines to achieve simple objectives.
In the UK, the term "Heath Robinson" entered the popular language during the 1914–1918 First World War as ... | Irwin Caplan
Irwin Caplan (May 24, 1919 – February 22, 2007), nicknamed Cap, was an American illustrator, painter, designer and cartoonist, best known as the creator of "The Saturday Evening Post" cartoon series, "Famous Last Words", which led to newspaper syndication of the feature in 1956.
Early life.
Caplan grew up ... | 43,830 | triviaqa-train |
Who designed 'The Willow Tearooms' at 217 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow? | Willow Tearooms
The Willow Tearooms are tearooms at 217 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, Scotland, designed by internationally renowned architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh, which opened for business in October 1903. They quickly gained enormous popularity, and are the most famous of the many Glasgow tearooms that opened in... | - The Willows, Saskatoon, a neighbourhood in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan
- Willows Beach, Victoria, British Columbia
Places United Kingdom.
- The Willows, Salford, home of Salford City Reds rugby league club
- Willow Tearooms, tearooms at 217 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, Scotland
- Will... | 43,831 | triviaqa-train |
What was the title of the 1991 Channel 4 drama in which Robert Lindsay played 'Michael Murray' the militant Labour leader of a city council? | End led to a starring role in the film "Bert Rigby, You're a Fool" (1989), although it was not a commercial success. His next role was in the James Scott-directed "Strike It Rich" (1990) alongside Molly Ringwald and John Gielgud. He continued, however, to enjoy success on television, and played the leading role in Alan... | , 10% of the electorate voted in 2002 for parties calling themselves Trotskyist.
In Britain during the 1980s, the entryist Militant group operated within the Labour Party with three Members of Parliament and effective control of Liverpool City Council. Described by journalist Michael Crick as "Britain's fifth most impo... | 43,832 | triviaqa-train |
Which musician, together with George Harrison, organised 'The Concert For Bangladesh' at Madison Square Garden in 1971? | with Indian musician Ravi Shankar, a precursor to later benefit concerts such as Live Aid. In his role as a music and film producer, Harrison produced acts signed to the Beatles' Apple record label before founding Dark Horse Records in 1974 and co-founding HandMade Films in 1978.
Harrison released several best-selling ... | with other artists and producers, such as Leon Russell of Shelter Records; Gary Lewis and the Playboys in Dick Clark's Caravan of Stars; George Harrison, of the Beatles; and John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers. One notable achievement was his collaboration with Harrison, Russell, and many others in the production of the ... | 43,833 | triviaqa-train |
Which school was founded in 1382 by William of Wykeham? | William of Wykeham
William of Wykeham (; 1320 or 1324 – 27 September 1404) was Bishop of Winchester and Chancellor of England. He founded New College, Oxford, and New College School in 1379, and founded Winchester College in 1382. He was also the clerk of works when much of Windsor Castle was built.
Early life.
William... | Newells Preparatory School
Newells Preparatory School came to Lower Beeding, Sussex, in 1946. It has been at Handcross Park House, Handcross, since 1968 and merged with Brighton College in 2011.
History.
The school was originally known as Wykeham Hall. It was founded in 1887 by Rev. William Henry Webb, at Wykeham Hall,... | 43,834 | triviaqa-train |
The full title of which play by George Bernard Shaw is completed by 'A Romance In Five Acts'? | George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond. He wrote more than sixty ... | Why She Would Not
Why She Would Not: A Little Comedy (1950) is the last play written by George Bernard Shaw, comprising five short scenes. The play may or may not have been completed at his death. It was published six years later.
Origin.
Shaw's neighbour and illustrator Clare Winsten said that Shaw had described his i... | 43,835 | triviaqa-train |
'ETIHAD Airways' is based in which of the United Arab Emirates? | Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways () is the second-largest airline in the United Arab Emirates (after Emirates). Its head office is in Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi, near Abu Dhabi's International Airport. Etihad commenced operations in November 2003.
The airline operates more than 1,000 flights per week to over 120 passenger an... | All airlines based in these countries, including Emirates, suspended flights to and from Qatar. Gulf Air, EgyptAir, FlyDubai, Air Arabia, Saudi Arabian Airlines and Etihad Airways suspended their flights to and from Qatar. Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates are also banning overflights by aircra... | 43,836 | triviaqa-train |
Who was Poet Laureate from 1968 to 1972? | Cecil Day-Lewis
Cecil Day-Lewis (or Day Lewis) (27 April 1904 – 22 May 1972), often writing as C. Day-Lewis, was an Anglo-Irish poet and the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1968 until his death in 1972. He also wrote mystery stories under the pseudonym of Nicholas Blake.
During World War II, Day-Lewis worked ... | ".
- Mentioned in the song "Willesden to Cricklewood" written in 1999 by Joe Strummer (of the Clash) & the Mescaleros, featured on the album "Rock Art and the X-ray Style" and was played at Strummer's funeral in 2002. The chorus of the song goes:
- John Betjeman, Poet Laureate from 1972 to 1984, mentions Cricklewood an... | 43,837 | triviaqa-train |
What was the surname of the character known as 'Face' or 'Faceman' in the 1980's TV show 'The A-Team'? | Templeton Peck
Lieutenant Templeton Arthur Peck, played by Dirk Benedict, is a fictional character and one of the four protagonists of the 1980s action-adventure television series "The A-Team" A recognized war hero, he is often referred to as (The) Faceman (or simply Face - Phoenix in Spanish speaking countries). Altho... | by Fire" and "Firing Lane".
Nickname and origins.
The character's full nickname varies in different media. Introduced in the Pilot and many other episodes, his nickname is clearly given as ""The" Faceman". Other examples drop "The". Many early episode scripts listed the character as "Face Man". In other literature, he ... | 43,838 | triviaqa-train |
Sarawak is a state in which country? | Sarawak prospered and emerged as one of the world's major producers of black pepper, in addition to oil and the introduction of rubber plantations. He was succeeded by his son Charles Vyner Brooke but World War II and the arrival of Japanese forces ultimately brought an end to the Raj and the Protectorate administratio... | -art facilities.
UCTS held its inaugural Convocation on October 8, 2016 and the official proclamation of its first chancellor, the Governor of Sarawak, Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud.
In 2018, UCTS has 1,800 students and have produced 300 graduates in 2016 and 2017.
About UCTS.
Welcome to UCTS, one of the new breed of... | 43,839 | triviaqa-train |
Who founded 'Auto Trader' in 1975? | Auto Trader Group
Auto Trader Group plc is an automotive classified advertising business. It specialises in new and second hand automotive sales, including cars sold by private sellers and trade dealers. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange, and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
History.
Auto Trader was foun... | Pinoy Auto Trader
Pinoy Auto Trader was an online automotive marketplace primarily catered for the Philippine market. It was owned and operated by Netrepreneur Connections Enterprises and was a sister-company of the Philippine buy and sell website Sulit.com.ph. Pinoy Auto Trader was primarily a business-to-consumer (B2... | 43,840 | triviaqa-train |
In which sport did Dave Prowse ('Darth Vader') represent England at the 1962 Commonwealth Games? | work for a London weightlifting company.
Career.
Career Weightlifting and training.
Prowse won the British heavyweight weightlifting championship in 1962 and the following two years. He represented England in the weightlifting event at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.
He helpe... | Cybermen" and Tony in "Terror of the Autons".
Film and television career Television commercials.
- "Fry's Turkish Delight"
- "Surf washing powder"
Business interests.
Stewart ran a basement gymnasium at 32A Powis Square, Kensington, west London which was opened in 1954. It had the policy of allowing all races to train ... | 43,841 | triviaqa-train |
What is the title of the Head of State of Oman? | capital from Rustaq to Nizwa. The British empire was keen to dominate southeast Arabia to stifle the growing dominance of other European powers and to weaken the Omani empire during the 18th century. The British empire thus made the decision to back the Albusaidi Sultans of Muscat. The British empire established a seri... | first title, Oman managed to win the tournament for the second time in its history by defeating the United Arab Emirates in the final in a penalty shootout. Oman won the match 5–4 on penalties after it had ended 0–0 after extra time. The Omani Ahmed Mubarak Kano was awarded the most valuable player award for his role i... | 43,842 | triviaqa-train |
For which British national newspaper did the cartoonist Giles produce his most famous work? | quoting a news headline. The topics were typically British and made references to common British goods or attitudes. For example, a cartoon published in 1985 involves a cleaner who has "left her box of Persil just behind the throne" and knocks to be let back in to get it, upon which she is mistaken for Black Rod.
Gile... | beginning to work for producer Alexander Korda on a colour cartoon film, "The Fox Hunt". Giles then went to Ipswich to join , who was setting up a studio to produce animated versions of his popular newspaper strip "Come On Steve". Six ten-minute films were produced, beginning with "Steve Steps Out" (1936), but even tho... | 43,843 | triviaqa-train |
Which French author wrote 'J'accuse', an open letter to the French government regarding the 'Dreyfuss Affair'? | Zola published his ""J'accuse...!"" a Dreyfusard declaration that rallied many intellectuals to Dreyfus' cause. France became increasingly divided over the case, and the issue continued to be hotly debated until the end of the century. Antisemitic riots erupted in more than twenty French cities and there were several d... | "France: An Ode". Coleridge's interpretation involves a Golden Age that is in a distant future, and that he can only spend his time thinking about what the future would hold. The Gothic elements of the poem connect it to many of his other works, including "Ancient Mariner", "Ballad of the Dark Ladie", "Fears in Solitud... | 43,844 | triviaqa-train |
Alec Guinness and which other actor have played Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars films? | Obi-Wan Kenobi
Obi-Wan Kenobi, also known as Ben Kenobi, is a character in the "Star Wars" franchise. Within the original trilogy he is portrayed by English actor Alec Guinness, while in the prequel trilogy a younger version of the character is portrayed by Scottish actor Ewan McGregor. In the original trilogy, he is a... | main line between Calgary and Revelstoke, British Columbia.
- The Sant'Elena Church in Rome opened for worship.
- Born: Alec Guinness, British actor, best known for his collaborations with David Lean including the films "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Doctor Zhivago", and as Obi-wan Kenobi in the original "Star Wars" trilogy... | 43,845 | triviaqa-train |
McCaig's Folly in Oban, Scotland was built in the style of which more famous building? | banker (North of Scotland Bank), John Stuart McCaig.
John Stuart McCaig was his own architect. The tower was erected between 1897 and his death, aged 78 from cardiac arrest, on 29 June 1902 at John Square House, Oban, Argyll.
McCaig's intention was to provide a lasting monument to his family, and provide work for the l... | Tunnels, probably the largest underground folly in the world, Liverpool
- Wilder's Folly, Sulham, Berkshire
Examples United Kingdom Scotland.
- The Caldwell Tower, Lugton, Renfrewshire
- Captain Frasers Folly (Uig Tower) Isle of Skye
- Dunmore Pineapple, Falkirk
- Hume Castle, Berwickshire
- Kinnoull Hill Tower, Perth
... | 43,846 | triviaqa-train |
"Who directed the films; ""The Fisher King"" (1991), ""12 Monkeys"" (1995) and the ""Brothers Grimm"" (2005)?" | The Brothers Grimm (film)
The Brothers Grimm is a 2005 adventure fantasy film directed by Terry Gilliam. The film stars Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, and Lena Headey in an exaggerated and fictitious portrait of the Brothers Grimm as traveling con-artists in French-occupied Germany, during the early 19th century. However, t... | - "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" (1988)
- "The Fisher King" (1991)
- "12 Monkeys" (1995)
- "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" (1998)
- "The Brothers Grimm" (2005)
- "Tideland" (2005)
- "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" (2009)
- "The Zero Theorem" (2013)
- "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" (2018)
Awards, | 43,847 | triviaqa-train |
From which club did Man Utd sign Memphis Depay for £25 Million in 2015? | setup for the 2018 World Cup qualification campaign.
Club career.
Club career PSV Eindhoven.
Born in Moordrecht, Depay impressed football scouts from Sparta Rotterdam at the age of eight where he dazzled on the fields of his boyhood club vv Moordrecht showing his football skills. It took only three seasons before scout... | the bench, along with club and national teammate Daley Blind, during United's 3–0 win over Everton on 17 October 2015, following the Netherlands' failure to qualify for UEFA Euro 2016. Despite this, Depay was named in the 59-man longlist for the FIFA Ballon d'Or, but did not make the shortlist.
After being dropped in f... | 43,848 | triviaqa-train |
"Name the year - An earthquake in Haiti kills over 300,000 people, A P McCoy wins the Grand National on ""Don't push it"" and Deepwater Horizon rig explodes in the Gulf of Mexico?" | by these storms was intensified by already high food and fuel prices that had caused a food crisis and political unrest in April 2008.
On 12 January 2010, at 4:53pm local time, Haiti was struck by a magnitude-7.0 earthquake. This was the country's most severe earthquake in over 200 years. The 2010 Haiti earthquake was ... | United Kingdom, on River Thames
- : Port of Manchester (including Manchester Docks), England, United Kingdom, Manchester Ship Canal provides Manchester direct access to the Irish Sea. Was closed in 1982; being renovated as the Atlantic Gateway
- : Gloucester Docks, England, United Kingdom, on Gloucester and Sharpness C... | 43,849 | triviaqa-train |
What nickname was given to the 93rd Regiment of Foot (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) after the Battle of Balaclava in 1854? | " One of the troops, John Scott, responded: "Aye, Sir Colin. An needs be, we'll do that." As the younger soldiers moved forward for a bayonet charge, Campbell called out: "93rd, 93rd, damn all that eagerness!" The Times journalist W.H.Russell commenting on the action reported:
This led to the regiment's nickname: "The ... | , KCB
- 1875–1876: Gen. Freeman Murray
- 1876–1880: Gen. William Munro, CB
- 1880: Gen. Mark Kerr Atherley
- 1880–1881: Gen. Hon. Sir Robert Rollo, KCB
- "1881: Regiment amalgamated with 91st (Princess Louise's Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment of Foot to form Princess Louise's (Sutherland and Argyll Highlanders)"
See ... | 43,850 | triviaqa-train |
"Prokofiev's ""Dance of the Knights"" is used as the opening theme music for which reality TV show?" | Opera Festival, included on their live album "The Classical Conspiracy". Emerson, Lake, and Palmer recorded a cover titled "Romeo and Juliet" for their 1992 album "Black Moon". Robbie Williams' single "Party like a Russian" of his album "Heavy Entertainment Show" also features several samples from Prokofiev's original ... | Hi Hi Puffy Bu
Hi Hi Puffy Club, more accurately titled is Puffy AmiYumi's reality television series, which premiered on TV Asahi on 22 July 2007. The show stars both Ami Onuki and Yumi Yoshimura, and its opening credits include them in a cel-shaded manga. The theme song for the series is "Shall We Dance?" from their "... | 43,851 | triviaqa-train |
Much in the news recently, what job in the Government is held by James Brokenshire? | James Brokenshire
James Peter Brokenshire (born 7 January 1968) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government from 2018 to 2019. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Old Bexley and Sidcup since 2010. Brokenshire was fi... | bills to replace the cladding due to government funds being withheld; in some cases residents are running 24-hour fire watches; and residents' mental health in many cases has suffered.
On 9 May 2019, James Brokenshire said £200m would be paid by the Government to replace cladding on privately owned blocks.
Fire and str... | 43,852 | triviaqa-train |
From which language do we get the words caramel, marmalade and tapioca? | with caramel: brittles, nougats, pralines, flan, crème brûlée, crème caramel, and caramel apples. Ice creams sometimes are flavored with or contain swirls of caramel.
Etymology.
The English word comes from French "caramel", borrowed from Spanish "caramelo" (18th century), itself possibly from Portuguese "caramel". Most... | It had nothing to do with spoken language. We don't have the spoken language standardised yet. When we say that we're speaking Standard English, what we're doing is transferring into our spoken vocabulary and syntax the elements of the written language. What is standard in what you and I are talking now is what we get ... | 43,853 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the mother of Perseus? She was seduced by Zeus in the form of a shower of gold. | Perseus
In Greek mythology, Perseus (; ) is the legendary founder of Mycenae and of the Perseid dynasty. He beheaded the Gorgon Medusa for Polydectes and saved Andromeda from the sea monster Cetus. He was the son of Zeus and the mortal Danaë, as well as the half-brother and great-grandfather of Heracles.
Etymology.
Bec... | her in a bronze chamber, open to the sky, in the courtyard of his palace: This mytheme is also connected to Ares, Oenopion, Eurystheus, and others. Zeus came to her in the form of a shower of gold, and impregnated her. Soon after, their child was born; Perseus—"Perseus Eurymedon, for his mother gave him this name as we... | 43,854 | triviaqa-train |
"""Say what you want"" (1997) and ""In our lifetime"" (1998) were hits for which group?" | In Our Lifetime (Texas song)
"In Our Lifetime" is a song by British band Texas and was the first single released prior to their fifth studio album "The Hush". It was released worldwide in March 1999, peaking at number four on the UK Singles Chart and in Spain while becoming the band's second (and to date, last) number-... | Club Tunes' in 1998.
Track listing.
1. "Feel What You Want" (Our Tribe Vocal Edit) 4:10
2. "Feel What You Want" (Our Tribe Vocal) 5:27
3. "Feel What You Want" (Dignity Vocal Mix) 8:15
Cover versions.
"Feel What You Want" was covered by "Phonique" for their "Kissing Strangers" album in 2010.
See also.
- List of number-o... | 43,855 | triviaqa-train |
Built by the Neville's in the 14th century, in which county is Raby Castle? | Raby Castle
Raby Castle () is a medieval castle located near Staindrop in County Durham, England, among of deer park. It was built by John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville de Raby, between approximately 1367 and 1390. Cecily Neville, the mother of the Kings Edward IV and Richard III, was born here. After Charles Neville, 6th... | the improvements in the security along the Scottish border during the period, and the regional rise of major noble families such as the Percies and the Nevilles, whose wealth encouraged a surge in castle building at the end of the 14th century. New castles at Raby, Bolton, and Warkworth Castle took the quadrangular cas... | 43,856 | triviaqa-train |
From which club did Manchester City sign Kevin De Bruyne for £55 million in 2015? | regular player when they won the 2010–11 Belgian Pro League. In 2012, he joined English club Chelsea, where he was used sparingly and then loaned to Werder Bremen. He signed with Wolfsburg for £18 million in 2014, and in 2015 he was named Footballer of the Year in Germany. Later that year, he joined Manchester City for... | City.
Club career Manchester City 2015–16 season.
On 30 August 2015, Manchester City announced the arrival of De Bruyne on a six-year contract, for a reported club-record fee of £55 million (€75 million), making him the second most expensive transfer in British football history after Ángel Di María's move to Manchester... | 43,857 | triviaqa-train |
Name the year - Prince Charles marries Camilla Parker Bowles, Pope John Paul II dies and Liverpool beat AC Milan to win the European Cup? | are granted to the winners of a three-round qualifying tournament between the 11 clubs from the associations ranked 5 through 15, which have qualified based upon finishing second, or third in their respective national league.
In addition to sporting criteria, any club must be licensed by its national association to par... | –Simeulue earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI ("Strong"), leaving 915–1,314 people dead and 340–1,146 injured.
Events April.
- April 2 – Pope John Paul II dies; over four million people travel to the Vatican to mourn him. Pope Benedict XVI succeeds him on April 19, becoming the 26... | 43,858 | triviaqa-train |
Which literary movement is associated with Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau? | its defense of Brown and his actions. Thoreau's speech proved persuasive: the abolitionist movement began to accept Brown as a martyr, and by the time of the American Civil War entire armies of the North were literally singing Brown's praises. As a biographer of Brown put it, "If, as Alfred Kazin suggests, without John... | sentiment developed in the United States during the period roughly falling between the end of the War of 1812 and the commencement of the Civil War, or what is called the antebellum era (A similar movement developed in England during the same period). The movement reflected both strict pacifist and more moderate non-in... | 43,859 | triviaqa-train |
Which river flows through Sydney and into Port Jackson? | Square. It was demolished to make way for the building of the third railway terminal, Sydney Terminal. Although Railway Square no longer signifies the entrance to the interior of the colony, at the junction of George and Pitt Streets, it has always channelled traffic from the southern parts of the city and out west to ... | tributary of Botany Bay is the Cooks River, running through the inner-south western suburbs of Canterbury and Tempe. The Georges River estuary separates the main part of Sydney's urban area from the Sutherland Shire. The Woronora River, on the southern edge of the Sydney Plain, flows in a steep-sided valley from the Wo... | 43,860 | triviaqa-train |
Which London building was the most famous work of architect Norman Shaw (1831-1912)? | which influenced the emerging Edwardian Classicism of the early 20th century. Shaw died in London, where he had designed residential buildings in areas such as Pont Street, and public buildings such as New Scotland Yard.
Shaw's early country houses avoided Neo-Gothic and the academic styles, reviving vernacular materia... | James Salmon (1805–1888), grandfather of James Salmon (1873–1924)
- William Schaw (c. 1550–1602), Master of Works to James VI of Scotland for building castles and palaces
- John Scrimgeour of Myres (fl. 16th century), Master of Work for royal buildings for James V and Mary, Queen of Scots
- James Robb Scott (1882–1965)... | 43,861 | triviaqa-train |
In which constellation would you find the Crab Nebula? | a given celestial object is found to convey its approximate location in the sky. The Flamsteed designation of a star, for example, consists of a number and the genitive form of the constellation name.
Other star patterns or groups called asterisms are not constellations per se but are used by observers to navigate the ... | observations of a supernova, SN 185,
- 1006 – Ali ibn Ridwan and Chinese astronomers observe the brightest (magnitude −7.5) recorded supernova, SN 1006, which is observed in the constellation of Lupus,
- 1054 – Chinese, American Indian and Arab astronomers observe the SN 1054, the Crab Nebula supernova explosion,
- 118... | 43,862 | triviaqa-train |
In the body what is an Erythrocyte? | the waste product carbon dioxide back from the tissues; most waste carbon dioxide, however, is transported back to the pulmonary capillaries of the lungs as bicarbonate (HCO) dissolved in the blood plasma. Myoglobin, a compound related to hemoglobin, acts to store oxygen in muscle cells.
The color of red blood cells is... | rigid extended". In non-rigid analysis, it would be an error to associate a single point of application with the gravitational force.
Features What is included.
An FBD represents the body of interest and the external forces on it.
- The body: This is usually sketched in a schematic way depending on the body—particle/ex... | 43,863 | triviaqa-train |
Which rapper was born Calvin Broadus in 1971? | Snoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, media personality, entrepreneur, and actor. His music career began in 1992 when he was discovered by Dr. Dre and featured on Dre's solo debut, "Deep Cover", and then o... | Vilhelm Lauritzen
Vilhelm Lauritzen (9 September 1894 – 22 December 1984) was a leading Danish modern architect, founder of the still active architectural firm Vilhelm Lauritzen Arkitekter.
Biography.
Vilhelm Lauritzen was bornin Slagelse, Denmark. He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, grad... | 43,864 | triviaqa-train |
In which Dickens' novel would you find Barkis, Edward Murdstone and Mr Creakle? | Copperfield" seemed to reflect her disabilities, Dickens improved the character with positive features. His plots were carefully constructed, and he often wove elements from topical events into his narratives. Masses of the illiterate poor chipped in ha'pennies to have each new monthly episode read to them, opening up ... | Copperfield
- Sally Field as Betsey Trotwood
- Michael Richards as Wilkins Micawber
- Paul Bettany as James Steerforth
- Eileen Atkins as Jane Murdstone
- Anthony Andrews as Edward Murdstone
- Frank McCusker as Uriah Heep
- Emily Hamilton as Agnes Wickfield
- Edward Hardwicke as Mr. Wickfield
- Julie Cox as Dora Spenlo... | 43,865 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the smallest of the four inhabited Balearic Islands? | Balearic Islands
The Balearic Islands (, ; , ; , ) are an archipelago of Spain in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula.
The four largest islands are Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, and Formentera. Many minor islands and islets are close to the larger islands, including Cabrera, Drago... | Bishop of the Isles, hence the islands became known as the "Bishop's Isles". Murray writes that they belonged "to the Bishop of the Isles "de jure" although to MacNeil "de facto""..
Many of the islands are extremely small. Only the largest island Vatersay, which is now linked by causeway to Barra, remains inhabited. Be... | 43,866 | triviaqa-train |
Lord Rayleigh and William Ramsay won the 1904 Nobel Prize for the discovery of which element? | original recipients of the Order of Merit (OM) in the 1902 Coronation Honours list published on 26 June 1902, and received the order from King Edward VII at Buckingham Palace on 8 August 1902.
He received the degree of "Doctor mathematicae (honoris causa)" from the Royal Frederick University on 6 September 1902, when t... | emanation", but was not considered a noble gas until 1904 when its characteristics were found to be similar to those of other noble gases. Rayleigh and Ramsay received the 1904 Nobel Prizes in Physics and in Chemistry, respectively, for their discovery of the noble gases; in the words of J. E. Cederblom, then president... | 43,867 | triviaqa-train |
"Which biologist was known as ""Darwin's Bulldog""?" | Thomas Henry Huxley
Thomas Henry Huxley (4 May 1825 – 29 June 1895) was an English biologist and anthropologist specialising in comparative anatomy. He is known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
The stories regarding Huxley's famous debate in 1860 with Samuel Wilberforce we... | Born was a radiochemist, Catsch was a physician and radiation biologist, and Zimmer was a physicist and radiation biologist.
The Ehlektrostal' Plant No. 12, by the last quarter of 1946, was delivering about three metric tons of metallic uranium per week to Laboratory No. 2., which was later known as the Kurchatov Insti... | 43,868 | triviaqa-train |
Detective Inspector Edmund Reid, Bennet Drake and Captain Jackson are characters in which TV crime series? | December 1917.
With his wife Emily Jane (née Wilson) (1846 – 1900) he had a daughter Elizabeth (b. 1873) and a son, Harold Edmund J Reid (b. 1882).
Media portrayals.
During his lifetime Reid was the basis for ten popular "Detective Dier" novels written by his friend Charles Gibbon.
In the TV drama series "Ripper Street... | returned.
Among the factories, rookeries, chop shops (food establishments), brothels and pubs, Detective Inspector Edmund Reid (Matthew Macfadyen) and Detective Sergeant Bennet Drake (Jerome Flynn) team up with former US Army surgeon and Pinkerton agent Captain Homer Jackson (Adam Rothenberg) to investigate the killing... | 43,869 | triviaqa-train |
On which Spanish Costa is Malaga? | .
Transport Airport.
The city is served by Málaga Costa Del Sol Airport, one of the first in Spain and the oldest still in operation. In 2008, it handled 12,813,472 passengers, making it the fourth-busiest in Spain. It is the international airport of Andalusia, accounting for 85 percent of its international traffic.
Th... | , he worked for the London stock exchange firm of Vickers da Costa, where his father was a partner.
He was taken under the wing of Sir William Nicholson when he toured Italy aged only twenty-three years. Later he met Bernard Meninsky travelling from Munich to Madrid. He was still there in Malaga during the Spanish Civi... | 43,870 | triviaqa-train |
"""If music be the food of love, play on"", is a line from which Shakespeare play?" | magic, and comic lowlife scenes. Shakespeare's next comedy, the equally romantic "Merchant of Venice", contains a portrayal of the vengeful Jewish moneylender Shylock, which reflects Elizabethan views but may appear derogatory to modern audiences. The wit and wordplay of "Much Ado About Nothing", the charming rural set... | calypso. He relocated to Norfolk, Virginia, where he opened a record store in 1953. That store, Frankie's Got It, was located on Granby Street but has closed. Its motto was Shakespeare's "If music be the food of love, play on!", which later became a song on a Bonds B-side.
Apart from his hits with Bonds, his most famou... | 43,871 | triviaqa-train |
In WW2 Operation Yellow was the codename for the German invasion of which country? | the Soviet Union in 1941 was initially successful, the Soviet resurgence and entry of the United States into the war meant the "Wehrmacht" (German armed forces) lost the initiative on the Eastern Front in 1943 and by late 1944 had been pushed back to the pre-1939 border. Large-scale aerial bombing of Germany escalated ... | would use the resources available in the East to defeat the British Empire.
On 5 December 1940, Hitler received the final military plans for the invasion on which the German High Command had been working since July 1940 under the codename "Operation Otto". Hitler, however, was dissatisfied with these plans and on 18 De... | 43,872 | triviaqa-train |
What was the pen name of the illustrator Hablot Knight-Brown? | Hablot Knight Browne
Hablot Knight Browne (10 July 1815 – 8 July 1882) was an English artist and illustrator. Well-known by his pen name, Phiz, he illustrated books by Charles Dickens, Charles Lever, and Harrison Ainsworth.
Early life.
Of Huguenot ancestry, Hablot Knight Browne was born in England, in Lambeth (near Lon... | Chola invasion of Srivijaya
In 1025, Rajendra Chola I, the Chola king from Tamil Nadu in South India, launched naval raids on the city-state of Srivijaya in maritime Southeast Asia, and conquered Kadaram (modern Kedah) from Srivijaya and occupied it for some time. Rajendra's overseas expedition against Srivijaya was a ... | 43,873 | triviaqa-train |
Variola is the medical name for which disease? | Smallpox
Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by one of two virus variants, "Variola major" and "Variola minor". The last naturally occurring case was diagnosed in October 1977 and the World Health Organization (WHO) certified the global eradication of the disease in 1980. The risk of death following contracting t... | Chronic Lyme disease
Chronic Lyme disease (CLD) is the name used by some people with "a broad array of illnesses or symptom complexes for which there is no reproducible or convincing scientific evidence of any relationship to "Borrelia burgdorferi" infection" to describe their condition and their beliefs about its caus... | 43,874 | triviaqa-train |
Born Ferinand Joseph Lamenth in 1890 in New Orleans, by what name was the Jazz musician better known? | New Orleans with the music of Cuba, Wynton Marsalis observes that tresillo is the New Orleans "clave", a Spanish word meaning "code" or "key", as in the key to a puzzle, or mystery. Although the pattern is only half a clave, Marsalis makes the point that the single-celled figure is the guide-pattern of New Orleans musi... | matter of debate and definition, although most New Orleans music historians believe what became known as New Orleans style jazz was the product of a series of developments, probably reaching its famous form no earlier than the 1890s and no later than the mid 1910s.
By the 1890s a man by the name of Poree hired a band l... | 43,875 | triviaqa-train |
Who gave Hampton Court Palace to Henry VIII as a gift in 1528? | 1516 and Maximilian in 1519. Francis I likewise became king of France upon the death of Louis in 1515, leaving three relatively young rulers and an opportunity for a clean slate. The careful diplomacy of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey had resulted in the Treaty of London in 1518, aimed at uniting the kingdoms of western Europe... | An eavesdropper was someone who would hang from the eave of a building so as to hear what is said within. The PBS documentaries "Inside the Court of Henry VIII" (April 8, 2015) and "Secrets of Henry VIII’s Palace" (June 30, 2013) include segments that display and discuss "eavedrops", carved wooden figures Henry VIII ha... | 43,876 | triviaqa-train |
Which World Heavyweight Champion boxer (1944-2011) won Olympic Gold in 1964? | known for being notoriously hard to hit. The key to a swarmer is aggression, endurance, chin, and bobbing-and-weaving.
Notable in-fighters include Henry Armstrong, Aaron Pryor, Julio César Chávez, Jack Dempsey, Shawn Porter, Miguel Cotto, Joe Frazier, Danny García, Mike Tyson, Manny Pacquiao, Rocky Marciano, Wayne McCu... | Bjarne Lingås
Bjarne Lingås (7 January 1933 – 19 November 2011) was a Norwegian boxer. He became the Norwegian Champion six times in heavyweight and light heavyweight. He became the Nordic Champion in 1955. In 1954 he was on the Europe Team in the Golden Gloves tournament in the United States, and won his two matches. ... | 43,877 | triviaqa-train |
Terrible Tudors and Awesome Egyptians are the first two titles in which series of illustrated books by Terry Deary? | Terry Deary
William Terence Deary (born 3 January 1946) is a British children's author of over 200 books, selling over 25 million copies in over 40 languages, best known as the writer of the "Horrible Histories" series. Since 1994 he has been one of Britain's best-selling authors. In 2012 he was the tenth most-borrowed... | or animated character from that period, or—in Series 3—Death. "Prop questions" are also asked.
Similarly to its parent series, the games are grouped under randomly selected historical eras or civilisations based on Terry Deary's original books. To date the eras used in "Gory Games" are:
- Awful Egyptians
- Rotten Roman... | 43,878 | triviaqa-train |
"Which word completes the title of the jazz song first recorded in 1931 by Cab Calloway and his Orchestra, ""Minnie the _______""?" | Webster and Leon "Chu" Berry, New Orleans guitarist Danny Barker, and bassist Milt Hinton.
Calloway had several hits in the 1930s–1940s, becoming known as the "Hi-de-ho" man of jazz for his most famous song, "Minnie the Moocher", recorded in 1931. He also made a number of stage, film, and television appearances until ... | Other recordings.
The song is a jazz and pop standard recorded by the following musicians:
- Louisiana Rhythm Kings (1928)
- Red Nichols & His Five Pennies (1928)
- Fred Elizalde & His Music (1929)
- Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra - recorded October 9, 1929.
- Louis Armstrong - a single release (1930).
- Cab Calloway & ... | 43,879 | triviaqa-train |
The momentum of a body is calculated by multiplying its mass by its what? | Hayward's article "On a Direct Method of estimating Velocities, Accelerations, and all similar Quantities with respect to Axes moveable in any manner in Space with Applications," which was introduced in 1856, and published in 1864. Rankine was mistaken, as numerous publications feature the term starting in the late 18t... | is calculated by multiplying elementary bits of the mass by the squares of their distances from the center of rotation. Therefore, the total moment of inertia, and the angular momentum, is a complex function of the configuration of the matter about the center of rotation and the orientation of the rotation for the vari... | 43,880 | triviaqa-train |
Which ‘Doctor Who’ played the title character in the film Carry On Sergeant? | older material stored in the BBC's various video tape and film libraries were either destroyed, wiped, or suffered from poor storage which led to severe deterioration from broadcast quality. This included many old episodes of "Doctor Who", mostly stories featuring the first two Doctors: William Hartnell and Patrick Tro... | in the first Carry On comedy film, "Carry On Sergeant". He appeared as Will Buckley, another military character, in the film "The Mouse That Roared" (1959), which starred Peter Sellers, and he played a town councillor in the Boulting brothers' film "Heavens Above!" (1963), again with Sellers.
His first regular role on ... | 43,881 | triviaqa-train |
Whose first novel published in 1973 was The Rachel Papers? | The Rachel Papers (novel)
The Rachel Papers is Martin Amis' first novel, published in 1973 by Jonathan Cape.
Plot.
"The Rachel Papers" tells the story of Charles Highway, a bright, egotistical teenager (a portrait Amis acknowledges as autobiographical) and his relationship with his girlfriend in the year before going t... | Richard Asplin
Richard Asplin (born 1972, in London, England) is an English novelist working in the crime and comic novel genres.
His first novel, "T-Shirt and Genes", was published by Arrow Books, an imprint of Random House, in 2001. A romantic comedy addressing the perils of applying evolutionary psychology to modern... | 43,882 | triviaqa-train |
What was the stage name of American ecdysiast Rose Louise Hovick (1911- 1970)? | Gypsy Rose Lee
Gypsy Rose Lee (born Rose Louise Hovick, January 8, 1911 – April 26, 1970) was an American burlesque entertainer and vedette famous for her striptease act. Also an actress, author, and playwright, was adapted into the 1959 stage musical "".
Early life.
Gypsy Rose Lee was born in Seattle, Washington, on J... | Ann Corio
Ann Corio (November 29, 1909 – March 1, 1999) was a prominent American burlesque ecdysiast and actress. Ann Corio's original surname was Cicoria. She changed her name to Corio for stage purposes and because some family members did not approve of her profession.
Biography.
Born in Hartford, Connecticut, she wa... | 43,883 | triviaqa-train |
In which 1958 film did Virginia McKenna play SOE agent Violette Szabo? | Szabo" (), at the Jersey War Tunnels, the Lieutenant Governor of Jersey said of her, "She's an inspiration to those young people today doing the same work with the risk of the same dangers". Odette Churchill GC said, "She was the bravest of us all."
Szabo's wartime activities in German-occupied France were dramatised i... | ankle injury and between her two missions to France. Tania Szabo attended the museum's opening in 2000, as did Virginia McKenna, Leo Marks and members of SOE.
The Jersey War Tunnels have a permanent exhibition room dedicated to Violette Szabo.
The Royal College of Music offers an annual award called the Violette Szabo ... | 43,884 | triviaqa-train |
The flag of Ethiopia from 1897 to 1975 featured which animal, with the crown removed in 1974? | importance since at least the early 17th century.
The royal flag often featured the emblem of a Lion of Judah, a crowned lion carrying a cross centred in the banner's yellow midsection. The flag is understood to be a link between the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, the peoples, and the nation that was united. The p... | List of presidents of Ethiopia
This is a list of presidents of Ethiopia and also a list of heads of state after the fall of the Ethiopian Empire in 1974.
Until 1974, the heads of state of the Ethiopian Empire were either Emperors or regents. From the coup d'état of the Derg leading to the fall of the Empire in Septemb... | 43,885 | triviaqa-train |
The headquarters of which political party are in Newton Abbot, Devon? | , separate from the remainder of Devon which is administered by Devon County Council for the purposes of local government.
Devon County Council is controlled by the Conservatives, and the political representation of its 62 councillors are: 38 Conservatives, 9 Liberal Democrats, seven Labour, four UKIP, three Independen... | Homers Heath, and Newton Abbot Spurs A.F.C. who play at the Recreation Ground. The headquarters of Devon County Football Association is in the town.
Newton Abbot's cricket club, South Devon C. C., was established in 1851 and also play at the Recreation Ground.
The town also has a long-standing rugby union club, Newton... | 43,886 | triviaqa-train |
What is the middle name of TV producer William G Stewart? | William G. Stewart
William Gladstone Stewart (15 July 1933 – 21 September 2017) was an English television producer, director, and television presenter, best known as the presenter and producer of the Channel 4 general quiz show "Fifteen to One" from 1988 to 2003.
Early life.
Stewart was born on 15 July 1933 in Habrough... | William Stewart
William, Willie, Will, Bill or Billy Stewart may refer to:
Entertainment.
- Jack Williamson or Will Stewart (1908–2006), American science fiction writer
- William G. Stewart (1933–2017), English television producer, director and presenter of "Fifteen to One"
- Billy Stewart (1937–1970), American R&B sin... | 43,887 | triviaqa-train |
Dennis Waterman, the final member of the original cast of BBC TV show New Tricks left after episode 2 of the current, and final, series to be replaced by which actor playing retired detective Ted Case? | Bolam, Amanda Redman, Dennis Waterman, Denis Lawson, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Tamzin Outhwaite, and Larry Lamb.
The premise of the series focused on the work of the Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad (UCOS) - a fictional division within London's Metropolitan Police Service tasked with re-investigating unsolved crimes. UCOS ... | All Round to Mrs. Brown's
All Round to Mrs. Brown's is an Irish comedy talk show created by and starring Brendan O'Carroll with his family and other cast members from his original comedy show, "Mrs. Brown's Boys" and Aly Mahmoud as Chef Aly. After the final episode of the first series aired, the BBC announced a second ... | 43,888 | triviaqa-train |
After whom was the tower block in Peckham, the home to the Trotters, in Only Fools and Horses named? | Only Fools and Horses" musical was nearing completion and launched on 9 February 2019 at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London.
Plot.
Derek "Del Boy" Trotter (played by David Jason), a fast-talking, archetypal South London 'fly' trader, lives in a council flat in a high-rise tower block, Nelson Mandela House, in Peckham,... | for the Trotters. After the decision had been made, Albert was meant to be in until the final episode, "Sleepless in Peckham", but, owing to Buster Merryfield's sudden death, the script had to be changed, and Uncle Albert died in "If They Could See Us Now".
After Merryfield's death.
Merryfield died in 1999, and so, whe... | 43,889 | triviaqa-train |
In which Shakespeare play does Dogberry, a constable, manage to uncover Don John’s plot to discredit Hero? | Dogberry
Dogberry is a character created by William Shakespeare for his play, "Much Ado About Nothing". He is described by The Nuttall Encyclopædia as a "self-satisfied night constable" with an inflated view of his own importance as the leader of a group of comically bumbling police watchmen. Dogberry is notable for hi... | at the amateur police forces of his day, in which respectable citizens spent a fixed number of nights per year fulfilling an obligation to protect the public peace, a job for which they were, by and large, unqualified.
Dogberry and his crew, however, are also given a thematic function, for it is they who (accidentally)... | 43,890 | triviaqa-train |
Which constellation features on the flag of Papua New Guinea? | Flag of Papua New Guinea
The flag of Papua New Guinea was adopted on 1 July 1971. In the hoist, it depicts the Southern Cross; in the fly, a raggiana bird-of-paradise is silhouetted. The design was chosen through a nationwide design competition in early 1971. The winning designer was Susan Karike Huhume, who was 15 yea... | Relationship with humans Other examples.
- The southern hemisphere constellation Apus represents a bird-of-paradise.
- An adult-plumaged male bird-of-paradise is depicted on the Flag of Papua New Guinea.
- The various members of the family were profiled by David Attenborough in "Attenborough in Paradise".
- The Indones... | 43,891 | triviaqa-train |
Who has been the Leader of the SNP in the House of Commons since 2007? | Labour and the Liberal Democrats and a reduction in their majorities in the other seats. Stephen Gethins, MP for North East Fife, came out of this election with a majority of just 2 to the Liberal Democrat candidate. High-profile losses included SNP Commons leader Angus Robertson in Moray and former party leader and Fi... | Drew Hendry
Andrew Egan Henderson Hendry (born 21 May 1964), known as Drew Hendry, is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey since 2015. He was a councillor in Highland from 2007–15 and was Council Leader from 2012−15. He is the SNP Bu... | 43,892 | triviaqa-train |
Whose first novel published in 1985 was Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit? | Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is a novel by Jeanette Winterson published in 1985, which she subsequently adapted into a BBC television drama of the same name. It is a coming-of-age story about a lesbian girl who grows up in an English Pentecostal community. Key themes of the book include... | system version 5.0.
A major difference between CSOS and UNICOS was that CSOS was ported to standard C with all PCC extensions that were used in UNICOS removed.
Much of the software available under the Cray-3 was derived from Cray Research and included for instance the X Window System, vectorizing FORTRAN and C compiler... | 43,893 | triviaqa-train |
In which 1963 film does Richard Attenborough play Squadron Leader Roger Bartlett, known as Big X? | best known for his roles in "Brighton Rock", "The Great Escape", "10 Rillington Place", "The Sand Pebbles", "Miracle on 34th Street" (1994) and "Jurassic Park".
Early life.
Attenborough was born on 29 August 1923 in Cambridge, the eldest of three sons of Mary Attenborough (née Clegg), a founding member of the Marriage ... | baseball against the cooler cell wall to entertain himself, as he plans an escape attempt.
- James Garner as Flight Lieutenant Robert Hendley "The Scrounger": An American flier in the RAF Eagle Squadron, having enlisted there before the Americans entered the war. He is responsible for finding materials that will be nec... | 43,894 | triviaqa-train |
Of which South American country was Alberto Fujimori the President between 1990 and 2000? | opposition congressman Alberto Kouri for defecting to Fujimori's "Perú 2000" party. The video was presented by Fernando Olivera, leader of the FIM (Independent Moralizing Front), who purchased it from one of Montesinos's closest allies (nicknamed by the Peruvian press "El Patriota").
Fujimori's support virtually collap... | - Susana Higuchi (First Lady 1990–94, Congresswoman 1995–2006), former wife of President Alberto Fujimori
- Keiko Fujimori (First Lady 1994–2000, Congresswoman 2006–2011), daughter of President Alberto Fujimori and Susana Higuchi
- Kenji Fujimori (Congressman 2011–2016), son of President Alberto Fujimori and Susana Hig... | 43,895 | triviaqa-train |
On the shores of which of the Great Lakes is Whistling Straits, the course that staged the 2015 US PGA Championship? | the PGA Championship for a third time in 2015 with Jason Day winning three shots better than Jordan Spieth. In 2020 the Ryder Cup will be held on the course.
The Straits Course replicates the ancient seaside links courses of the United Kingdom and Ireland. Nestled along a two-mile (3 km) stretch of Lake Michigan, the c... | 2015 PGA Championship
The 2015 PGA Championship was the 97th PGA Championship, held August 13–16 on the Straits Course of Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin (the course is physically in Haven but holds a Kohler mailing address due to its Kohler Company ownership). It was the third PGA Championship at Whistling Stra... | 43,896 | triviaqa-train |
Which future King became Lord of Ireland aged 10 years in 1177? | , the Papacy was ambiguous about continuing to describe it as a kingdom as early as 1185.
History John Lackland as Lord of Ireland.
Having captured a small part of Ireland on the east coast, Henry used the land to solve a dispute dividing his family. For he had divided his territories between his sons, with the younges... | Lordship of Ireland
The Lordship of Ireland (), sometimes referred to retroactively as Norman Ireland, was the part of Ireland ruled by the King of England (styled as "Lord of Ireland") and controlled by loyal Anglo-Norman lords between 1177 and 1542. The lordship was created as a Papal possession following the Norman ... | 43,897 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the doctor and chief scientist on Scott’s Terra Nova Expedition to the South Pole? | March 1902.
The expedition had both scientific and exploration objectives; the latter included a long journey south, in the direction of the South Pole. This march, undertaken by Scott, Ernest Shackleton and Edward Wilson, took them to a latitude of 82°17′S, about from the pole. A harrowing return journey brought about... | Debenhams’s and the Eastern Party’s specimens from Victoria Land, they sailed for New Zealand. They arrived to telegraph the news of Scott’s death on 10 February 1913.
Career Robert Forde's relationship with Captain Scott.
Captain Scott, whose full name was Robert Falcon Scott was the Captain of the Terra Nova. On this... | 43,898 | triviaqa-train |
What would an American call the silencer on his car | Muffler
A muffler (silencer in British English) is a device for reducing the noise emitted by the exhaust of an internal combustion engine.
Description.
An unavoidable side effect of this noise reduction is restriction of the exhaust gas flow, which creates back pressure, which can decrease engine efficiency. This is b... | D. Roosevelt at the White House. According to OSS research chief Stanley Lovell, Donovan, an old and trusted friend of the President, was waved into the Oval Office, where Roosevelt was dictating a letter. While Roosevelt finished his message, Donovan turned his back and fired ten shots into a sandbag he had brought wi... | 43,899 | triviaqa-train |
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