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Which berries are used to flavour gin | like blackberries, the individual "fruitlets" making up the fruit can be clearly seen. The fruits of blackthorn may be called "sloe berries", but botanically are small stone fruits or drupes, like plums or apricots. Junipers and yews are commonly said to have berries, but these differ from botanical berries and are ins... | . When made sufficiently slowly, the alcohol extracts an almond-like essence from the sloes' stones, giving sloe gin a particular aromatic flavour. However, some recipes use a shorter steeping time and include a small amount of almond essence. Another common variation is the addition of a few cloves and a small stick o... | 43,900 | triviaqa-train |
In Arthurian legend what was the name of Sir Lancelot's castle | name in 1967. The romance tradition of Arthur is particularly evident and in critically respected films like Robert Bresson's "Lancelot du Lac" (1974), Éric Rohmer's "Perceval le Gallois" (1978) and John Boorman's "Excalibur" (1981); it is also the main source of the material used in the Arthurian spoof "Monty Python a... | works such as the Post-Vulgate Cycle and Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur". His name should not be mistaken with Galehaut, a different knight from Arthurian legend.
Origins.
The story of Galahad and his quest for the Holy Grail is a relatively late addition to the Arthurian legend. Galahad does not feature in any... | 43,901 | triviaqa-train |
What song was a top 10 for Michael Jackson in 1972 and for Marti Webb in 1985 | to produce a version for television featuring Webb backed by a band and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. A one-off performance in January 1980 was recorded at the Royalty Theatre, London. Black recalls, "It was fantastic on television because it was almost all filmed in close-up on Marti Webb's face. Every eyebrow ra... | Pop" and "Icon".
A live recorded version was released on the 1981 album "The Jacksons Live!" and remixed versions have appeared on "The Remix Suite", "The Stripped Mixes" and some versions of "Immortal". After Jackson's death, singer Akon released a remix of the song with his own background vocals and Jackson's origina... | 43,902 | triviaqa-train |
How many reeds are there in an oboe | Oboe
Oboes ( ) belong to the classification of double reed woodwind instruments. Oboes are usually made of wood, but there are also oboes made of synthetic materials. The most common oboe plays in the treble or soprano range. A soprano oboe measures roughly long, with metal keys, a conical bore and a flared bell. Sound... | use double reeds.
Construction.
There are several differences, the most obvious being size, between various types of double reeds, for example between that for a bassoon and that for an oboe or a cor anglais (sometimes called an English horn).
Typically, "Arundo donax" cane is used for the making of double reeds. For b... | 43,903 | triviaqa-train |
What is a perfect score in gymnastics | scores, all greater than 10, for the various events, based upon difficulty and artistic merit; there is no consistent perfect score.
History.
Men's Artistic Gymnastics had been an Olympic sport since the beginning of the modern games. Women's gymnastics were introduced as a single (team) event in the 1928 games, but we... | Béla Károlyi
Béla Károlyi (; born September 13, 1942) is a Romanian-American gymnastics coach. Early in his coaching career he developed the Romanian centralised training system for gymnastics. One of his earliest protégés was Nadia Comăneci, the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score. Living under the dictatorshi... | 43,904 | triviaqa-train |
What are the holes, at the Augusta golf course, White Dogwood, Golden Bell and Azalea called collectivelyr | the 1999 tournament, a short rough was instated around the fairways. Referred to as the "second cut", it is substantially shorter than the comparable primary rough at other courses, with an average length of . It is meant to reduce a player's ability to control the ball coming out of this lie, and encourage better accu... | Greenville Country Club-Chanticleer Course, Greenville, SC, 1970
- Hancock Golf Course, Hancock NY, 1941
- Seven Oaks Golf Course, Hamilton, NY, 1965
- St George's Golf Course, St George's, Bermuda
- Augusta National Golf Club (11th and 16th holes), Augusta, Georgia, 1947, 1950
- Congressional Country Club Blue Course,... | 43,905 | triviaqa-train |
Michael Owen became the youngest player to score for England in a full international but against which team | win over Greece at Carrow Road.
He made his debut for the England senior team in a 2–0 friendly loss to Chile on 11 February 1998. This made Owen the youngest player to represent England in the 20th century at 18 years and 59 days of age.
Owen's youthful enthusiasm, pace and talent made him a popular player across the ... | time, with the full-time result being a 1–1 draw. The first competitive senior international was played on 8 September 2007 between England and Israel. This game ended 3–0. The first player to score international goals at both the old and new stadia was Michael Owen when he scored for England against Israel. On 22 Augu... | 43,906 | triviaqa-train |
Often seen at Xmas but what is viscum album | sometimes with illuminated sleighs, snowmen, and other Christmas figures. Mistletoe features prominently in European myth and folklore (for example the legend of Baldr), it is an evergreen parasitic plant which grows on trees, especially apple and poplar, and turns golden when it is dried. It is customary to hang a spr... | . Fruit white; leaves . On "Malus", "Populus", "Tilia", and less often on numerous other species, including (rarely) "Quercus".
- "Viscum album" subsp. austriacum (Wiesb.) Vollmann. Fruit yellow; leaves . Central Europe. On "Larix", "Pinus", "Picea".
- "Viscum album" subsp. meridianum (Danser) D.G.Long. Southeast Asia.... | 43,907 | triviaqa-train |
What is Mrs. short for | Abbreviation).
"Mrs" originated as a contraction of the honorific "Mistress", the feminine of "Mister", or "Master", which was originally applied to both married and unmarried women. The split into "Mrs" for married women and "Miss" for unmarried began during the 17th century; the 17th century also saw the coinage of a... | the box set for the miniseries "Roots". Despite this, Sheldon is still short-listed for tenure, even if he offends Mrs. Davis yet again by giving her what he thinks is a traditional handshake originating in African American communities.
In season seven, Mrs. Davis says that she is recently divorced because her husband ... | 43,908 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first monarch to take up residence in Buckingham Palace | Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace () is the London residence and administrative headquarters of the monarch of the United Kingdom. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is often at the centre of state occasions and royal hospitality. It has been a focal point for the British people at times of national rejoi... | Garden at Buckingham Palace
The Garden at Buckingham Palace is a large private park attached to the London residence of the monarch. It is situated at the rear (west) of Buckingham Palace, occupying a site in the City of Westminster, and has two-and-a-half miles of gravel paths. Its area is bounded by Constitution Hill... | 43,909 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the father of Henry 1 | Henry I of England
Henry I (c. 1068 – 1 December 1135), also known as Henry Beauclerc, was King of England from 1100 to his death in 1135. Henry was the fourth son of William the Conqueror and was educated in Latin and the liberal arts. On William's death in 1087, Henry's elder brothers Robert Curthose and William Rufu... | Albert Henry Ross
Albert Henry Ross (1 January 1881 – 14 September 1950), (pseudonym Frank Morison), was an English advertising agent and freelance writer known for writing the Christian apologetics book "Who Moved the Stone?".
Biography.
Ross was born on 1 January 1881 in Kings Norton, Worcestershire just slightly sou... | 43,910 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the Earl of Merioneth | Earl of Merioneth
The title Earl of Merioneth was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1947 along with the Duke of Edinburgh and the Baron Greenwich for Prince Philip.
Merionethshire is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, a vice county and a former administrative county.
Earl of Merioneth (1947).
- P... | 0T No. 8 "James Spooner". A replica of the original locomotive being built to replace "Earl of Merioneth"
- Catch Me Who Can 2-2-0 replica. Richard Trevithick locomotive of 1808. (Able to turn wheels under steam when set on blocks, but not yet ready to run on rails since braking system not fitted, yet)
- LNWR Bloomer C... | 43,911 | triviaqa-train |
Which of Queen Victoria's children was the mother of The Kaiser | Queen Victoria
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. On 1 May 1876, she adopted the additional title of Empress of India. Known as the Victorian era, her reign of 63 years and seven months was longer... | were cellmates. David has two children from previous relationships: daughter Maryssa Rose and son Kaden David. David does not have custody of Kaden, as his ex (the child's mother) was granted a no-contact order against him following allegations of domestic violence. David can be seen on Teen Mom 2 verbally and physical... | 43,912 | triviaqa-train |
Who plays Inspector Reg Wexford on TV | Inspector Wexford
Chief Inspector Reginald "Reg" Wexford is a recurring character in a series of detective novels by English crime writer Ruth Rendell. He made his first appearance in the author's 1964 debut "From Doon With Death", and has since been the protagonist of 23 more novels (plus some short stories). In "The ... | adaptations of the crime and mystery novels of Ngaio Marsh with New Zealand settings, in a production for New Zealand television. From 1988 to 2000, he played Inspector Reg Wexford in numerous television adaptations of mysteries by Ruth Rendell and this is probably the role for which he became best known. In 1993, foll... | 43,913 | triviaqa-train |
For who did Young Hearts Run Free in 1976 | Candi Staton
Canzetta Maria "Candi" Staton (, ) (born March 13, 1940) is an American singer–songwriter, best known in the United States for her 1970 remake of Tammy Wynette's "Stand By Your Man" and her 1976 disco chart-topper "Young Hearts Run Free". In Europe, Staton's biggest selling record is the anthemic "You Got ... | Hot 100 singles chart. Along with the tracks "Run to Me" and "Destiny", "Young Hearts Run Free" went to number eight on the dance/disco charts. "Young Hearts Run Free" was one of only two songs by Staton to reach the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart, it peaked at number two behind The Real Thing's "You to Me Are Everythi... | 43,914 | triviaqa-train |
Thereze Bazar and David van Day were better known as which duo | David Van Day
David Van Day (born David Paul Day, 28 November 1956) is an English singer, songwriter, and politician, who was formerly a member of the pop vocal duo Dollar. He was also a member of the 1970s vocal group Guys 'n' Dolls (along with his Dollar partner Thereza Bazar), and a latter-day lineup of Bucks Fizz b... | the charts, stalling at No.62. The album itself failed to chart. The other singles were "The Girls are Out to Get Ya" and "You Take My Breath Away". In an attempt to promote the album, members David Van Day and Thereza Bazar announced their engagement to the press, when in reality they had split up as a couple months e... | 43,915 | triviaqa-train |
Who plays the part of Clegg in Last of the Summer Wine | strict with them (especially after Sid's death), although after Compo's death she became kinder to the trio. When taking into account Kathy Staff's brief exit from the show in 2001 and later absence from series 30 to series 31 (see above), Jane Freeman as Ivy is the only character other than Clegg (Peter Sallis) to hav... | the program between 1980 and 1982 to confirm the notion.
- "First of the Summer Wine", the prequel to the long-running British sitcom "Last of the Summer Wine", retconned the character Seymour Utterthwaite as a pre-World War II friend of the other central characters. Seymour had been introduced into later series of "La... | 43,916 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first American to orbit the Earth | John Glenn
John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was a United States Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the first American to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1962. Following his retirement from NASA, he served from 1974 to 1999 as a Democratic... | , using slide rules and electric calculators, reduced the data to standard engineering units. Margot Lee Shetterly's biographical book, "Hidden Figures" (made into a movie, "Hidden Figures", in 2016), depicts African American women who served as human computers at NASA in support of the Friendship 7, the first American... | 43,917 | triviaqa-train |
What is the third letter of the Greek alphabet | Computer encodings Encodings with a subset of the Greek alphabet.
IBM code pages 437, 860, 861, 862, 863, and 865 contain the letters ΓΘΣΦΩαδεπστφ (plus β as an alternate interpretation for ß).
See also.
- Greek ligatures
- Palamedes
- Romanization of Greek
Bibliography.
- [Greek translation of "Greek: a history of the... | of their alphabets. The Greek alphabet is thought to be derived from the Phrygian alphabet.
Tradition recounts that a daughter of a certain Agamemnon, king of Aeolian Cyme, married a Phrygian king called Midas. This link may have facilitated the Greeks "borrowing" their alphabet from the Phrygians because the Phrygian ... | 43,918 | triviaqa-train |
In which country is the city of Bulawayo | Bulawayo. It had a large manufacturing presence with large industries based here before Zimbabwe's economic collapse. However, some of these companies have either moved operations to Harare or have closed down — which has crippled Bulawayo's economy. Most factories are deserted and the infrastructure has since been lef... | "The Herald", published in Harare, it is one of two major state-owned newspapers in the country. "UMthunywa", a state-owned Ndebele-language newspaper, is also published in Bulawayo, where the majority of the population belongs to the Ndebele people. Private online publications like Bulawayo24 News and B-Metro are also... | 43,919 | triviaqa-train |
To which island did the singer Gracie Fields retire | Gracie Fields
Dame Gracie Fields, (born Grace Stansfield; 9 January 189827 September 1979) was an English actress, singer and comedienne and star of both cinema and music hall. She spent the later part of her life on the isle of Capri, Italy. Fields was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for Serv... | The Show Goes On
The Show Goes On is a 1937 British musical comedy film directed by Basil Dean and starring Gracie Fields, Owen Nares and John Stuart.
Premise.
"The Show Goes On" is a semi-autobiographical film about Sally Scowcroft (Gracie Fields) who is a mill worker who is plucked from obscurity and thrust towards f... | 43,920 | triviaqa-train |
What was the popular name for the French penal settlement off the coast of French Guiana | University of Stirling wrote of French Guiana's origins:
"Île du Diable" (Devil's Island) was the site of a small prison facility, part of a larger penal system by the same name, which consisted of prisons on three islands and three larger prisons on the mainland. This was operated from 1852 to 1953.
In addition, in t... | life. In 1923, however, he was accused of murder and armed robbery, and later convicted; his military medals were revoked as a result, and he was not on the official list of French World War I veterans although he did serve.
Brunier was sent to the penal colony off the coast of French Guiana. After the outbreak of Worl... | 43,921 | triviaqa-train |
What is the main handicraft made on the Venetian island of Burano | school of lacemaking was opened. Lacemaking on the island boomed again, but few now make lace in the traditional manner as it is extremely time-consuming and therefore expensive.
Main sights.
Burano is also known for its small, brightly painted houses, which are popular with artists. The colours of the houses follow a... | Baldassare Galuppi
Baldassare Galuppi (18 October 17063 January 1785) was a Venetian composer, born on the island of Burano in the Venetian Republic. He belonged to a generation of composers, including Christoph Willibald Gluck, Domenico Scarlatti, and C. P. E. Bach, whose works are emblematic of the prevailing galant ... | 43,922 | triviaqa-train |
Which southpaw did George Foreman beat to win the World Title at 45 years of age | portion of the heavyweight championship by knocking out 26-year-old Michael Moorer to win the unified WBA, IBF, and lineal titles. Foreman remains the oldest world heavyweight champion in history, and the second oldest in any weight class after Bernard Hopkins (at light heavyweight). He retired in 1997 at the age of 48... | Jersey Joe Walcott
Arnold Raymond Cream (January 31, 1914 – February 25, 1994), best known as Jersey Joe Walcott, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1930 to 1953. He held the world heavyweight title from 1951 to 1952, and broke the record for the oldest man to win the title, at the age of 37. That rec... | 43,923 | triviaqa-train |
In which 1999 Grand Prix did Michael Schumacher break his leg | way for the Michael Schumacher era of Ferrari dominance beginning in . However, Schumacher's participation in the 1999 championship was cut short due to injury at the British Grand Prix, where he suffered a broken leg in a crash. He returned for the last two races of the season in order to assist Irvine in his champion... | 1999 Austrian Grand Prix
The 1999 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 25 July 1999 at the A1-Ring in Spielberg, Austria. It was the ninth race of the 1999 Formula One season.
After Michael Schumacher broke his leg in the previous race at Silverstone, Ferrari's title attention turned to his teammate... | 43,924 | triviaqa-train |
Which popular rum based liqueur is flavoured with coffee | velvety. It has less milk than a latte but both are varieties of coffee to which the milk can be added in such a way as to create a decorative surface pattern. Such effects are known as latte art.
Coffee can also be incorporated with alcohol to produce a variety of beverages: it is combined with whiskey in Irish coffee... | Toussaint Coffee Liqueur
Toussaint Coffee Liqueur () is a coffee-flavoured liqueur prepared with a rum base that originated in Haiti, commemorating the revolutionary hero Toussaint Louverture. Its alcohol by volume content is 30%.
History.
Toussaint was first developed by Anker Horn and his family in Haiti in the late ... | 43,925 | triviaqa-train |
What building is shown on the label of a bottle of H.P. Sauce | HP Sauce
HP Sauce is a brown sauce originally produced by HP Foods in the United Kingdom, now produced by the H. J. Heinz Company in the Netherlands. It was named after London's Houses of Parliament. Since its first appearance on British dinner tables, HP Sauce has become an icon of British culture. It was the best-sel... | Valentina (hot sauce)
Valentina is a brand of pourable hot sauce manufactured by Salsa Tamazula, a company in Guadalajara, Mexico. It is typically sold in 12.5-ounce and very large (one-liter or 34-ounce) glass bottles, with a flip-top cap permanently attached to the bottle (the cap does not unscrew). The irregular red... | 43,926 | triviaqa-train |
What is measured by the Stanford Binet test | Stanford–Binet Intelligence Scales
The Stanford–Binet Intelligence Scales (or more commonly the Stanford–Binet) is an individually administered intelligence test that was revised from the original Binet–Simon Scale by Lewis M. Terman, a psychologist at Stanford University. The Stanford–Binet Intelligence Scale is now i... | standard tests of abstract spatial reasoning after they had experienced each of three listening conditions: the Sonata for Two Pianos in D major, K. 448 by Mozart, verbal relaxation instructions, and silence. They found a temporary enhancement of spatial-reasoning, as measured by spatial-reasoning sub tasks of the Stan... | 43,927 | triviaqa-train |
What was the sequel to a Fish Called Wanda | Fierce Creatures
Fierce Creatures is a 1997 British-American farcical comedy film. While not literally a sequel, "Fierce Creatures" is a spiritual successor to the 1988 film "A Fish Called Wanda". Both films star John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline and Michael Palin. "Fierce Creatures" was written by John Cleese... | in 2007, he started filming the sequel to "The Pink Panther", titled "The Pink Panther 2", with Steve Martin and Aishwarya Rai.
Cleese collaborated with Los Angeles Guitar Quartet member William Kanengiser in 2008 on the text to the performance piece "The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha". Cleese, as narrator, and the ... | 43,928 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1998 film starred James Belushi and Tupac Shakur as a couple of policemen who rip off drug dealers before killing them | ", "Curly Sue", "Once Upon A Crime", "Wild Palms", "Royce", "Race the Sun", "Jingle All The Way", "Separate Lives", "Retroactive", "Gang Related", "Angel's Dance" and "Joe Somebody" (2001).
His voice work includes "The Mighty Ducks", "The Pebble and the Penguin", "Babes in Toy land", "Gargoyles" and "Hey Arnold!", | up coming across a man named Kenyatta, who runs a group of militant Blacks intent on ridding the streets of drug dealers and racist cops. He manages to persuade the two into joining the group in order to kill a couple of racist cops as well as to hire them to perform a hit on a local drug dealer. Jackie and Billy stake... | 43,929 | triviaqa-train |
Garnet comes in many colours but what is the commonest | garnets from such disaggegated xenoliths are used as a kimberlite indicator minerals in diamond prospecting. At depths of about and greater, a pyroxene component is dissolved in garnet, by the substitution of (Mg,Fe) plus Si for 2Al in the octahedral (Y) site in the garnet structure, creating unusually silica-rich garn... | resulting product being called "dewaxed shellac"). This is done for applications where the shellac will be coated with something else (such as paint or varnish), so the topcoat will adhere. Waxy (non-dewaxed) shellac appears milky in liquid form, but dries clear.
Colours and availability.
Shellac comes in many warm col... | 43,930 | triviaqa-train |
In which country is the Bay of Pigs | –American War (1898). The US subsequently invaded the island and forced the Spanish army out. Of note, a special operations attempt to land a group of at least 375 Cuban soldiers on the island succeeded in the Battle of Tayacoba of the Spanish–American War. On 20 May 1902, a new independent government proclaimed the fo... | which included several rescue missions to save stranded members of Brigade 2506. The other CIA Paramilitary Officer at the Bay of Pigs was William "Rip" Robertson, who had an extraordinary history of valor in service to his country. Lynch was wounded at Normandy, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, Heartbreak Ridge in K... | 43,931 | triviaqa-train |
In which sport could a half nelson be used | and wrestling have three each.
It should also be noted that the IOC definition of a "discipline" may differ from that used by an international federation. For example, the IOC considers artistic gymnastics a single discipline, but the International Federation of Gymnastics (FIG) classifies men's and women's artistic gy... | new athletics stadium on a further 20acre council owned plot north of the existing site
- On completion of the new athletics stadium, Cardiff City gained the 125-year rent-free lease. On half of the land they developed the new Cardiff City stadium and retail park
- The residual 20acres would be used for development of ... | 43,932 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the Russian leader at the time of the Cuban missile crisis | Jupiter ballistic missiles in Italy and Turkey, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev agreed to Cuba's request to place nuclear missiles on the island to deter a future invasion. An agreement was reached during a secret meeting between Khrushchev and Fidel Castro in July 1962, and construction of a number of missile launch f... | Yevtushenko divided his time between Russia and the United States, teaching Russian and European poetry and the history of world cinema at the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma and at Queens College of the City University of New York. In the West he was best known for his criticism of the Soviet bureaucracy and appeals f... | 43,933 | triviaqa-train |
What name is given to the period 1811-1820 in British history | rule between 1837 and 1901 which signified the height of the British Industrial Revolution and the apex of the British Empire. Scholars debate whether the Victorian period—as defined by a variety of sensibilities and political concerns that have come to be associated with the Victorians—actually begins with the passage... | John Askin Jr.
John Askin Jr. (c1765–1820) was a fur trader, merchant, and official in Upper Canada and Michigan. He and his wife, Madelaine, are remembered as being instrumental in the invention of the Mackinaw jacket in 1811.
Born in the 1760s, he was the son of fur trader John Askin and a Native American/First Natio... | 43,934 | triviaqa-train |
After Britain lost the war of American Independence which part of North America did they retain | at Saint John, then Charlottetown and Yarmouth. They continued in 1776 at Canso and then a land assault on Fort Cumberland.
Meanwhile, British officials in Quebec began lobbying Indian tribes to support them, while the Americans urged them to maintain their neutrality. In April 1775, Congress feared an Anglo-Indian att... | , Khadive Of Egypt" (1874)) that was widely read in Britain. Later British Empire builders arrived in Uganda with a predisposition against Bunyoro, which eventually would cost the kingdom half its territory until the "lost counties" were restored to Bunyoro after independence.
Farther north the Acholi responded more fa... | 43,935 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the last Viceroy of India | subject to the Sovereign's approval.
India and Pakistan acquired independence in 1947, but Governors-General continued to be appointed over each nation until republican constitutions were written. Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma remained Governor-General of India for some time after independence, but t... | Burma, the last viceroy of India, proposed that a department that would replace the Political Department avoid that name, and instead call itself the States Department. Vallabhbhai Patel, who was to be the first home minister of India, was also made Minister of States. V.P. Menon was appointed the administrative head o... | 43,936 | triviaqa-train |
What was the Sunday Mirror called prior to 1964 | Sunday Mirror
The Sunday Mirror is the Sunday sister paper of the "Daily Mirror". It began life in 1915 as the Sunday Pictorial and was renamed the "Sunday Mirror" in 1963. In 2016 it had an average weekly circulation of 620,861, dropping markedly to 505,508 the following year. Competing closely with other papers, in J... | land available for more housing to satisfy its needs. Lordshill, with its was bought in 1964 to cater for the growing demand. Hampshire planners gave approval for new homes to cater for the 2,000 people at that point in time.
Prior to 1964, when Hampshire County Council bought the land to make what Lordshill is today, ... | 43,937 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the original owner of the now defunct newspaper Today | 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... | (NBC), and later Westinghouse Broadcasting. The station's original owner was the "Chicago Daily News" newspaper, but its longest-running ownership was as an NBC Radio owned-and-operated station. Its transmitter was located in Bloomingdale, Illinois just off Army Trail Road, with a 238-meter (780-foot) tower where it re... | 43,938 | triviaqa-train |
Only one British P.M. has been assassinated, but who shot him | but it soon became apparent that the assassin – who had made no attempt to escape – was a man with an obsessive grievance against the Government and had acted alone. The assassin, John Bellingham, was a merchant who believed he had been unjustly imprisoned in Russia and was entitled to compensation from the government,... | before his death. Turkish security services have failed on two, one of them by defusing an explosive under his car.
Death.
Al Jerf was killed in Gaziantep, Turkey, where he had been since leaving Syria in 2012. He was preparing to leave Gaziantep on a Turkish Airlines flight for France with his family around the time h... | 43,939 | triviaqa-train |
Which Grand Prix did Alain Prost win 5 times in the 80’s | the Frenchman accusing his Brazilian teammate of ""dangerous driving"" and of receiving more than a fair share of attention from both McLaren and Honda. For his part, Senna accused Prost of being in the pocket of FISA's French president Jean-Marie Balestre. The animosity between the two drivers came to a head at Round ... | 1981 French Grand Prix
The 1981 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Dijon on 5 July 1981. It was the eighth race of the 1981 FIA Formula One World Championship.
The 80-lap race was won by Alain Prost, driving a Renault. On home soil, Prost scored the first of an eventual 51 Grand Prix victories, in a... | 43,940 | triviaqa-train |
Which British battleship was sank by a submarine while in Scapa Flow | another attack. The second torpedo blew a hole in the "Royal Oak", which flooded and quickly capsized. Of the 1,400-man crew, 833 were lost. The wreck is now a protected war grave. John Gunther in December 1939 called the attack "the single most extraordinary feat of the war so far".
Three days after the submarine atta... | the Austrian-Hungarian troops came too late to deliver a needed counterattack against the three Russian armies attacking the lines, allowing Russian troops to cross the river.
- The British Royal Navy's Grand Fleet took shelter in Lough Swilly while Scapa Flow was secured against submarine attack.
- The British submari... | 43,941 | triviaqa-train |
Which wars began with the Battle of St. Albans and finished with the Battle of Bosworth | Battle of Bosworth Field
The Battle of Bosworth Field (or Battle of Bosworth) was the last significant battle of the Wars of the Roses, the civil war between the Houses of Lancaster and York that extended across England in the latter half of the 15th century. Fought on 22 August 1485, the battle was won by the Lancastr... | - The Battle of Neville's Cross 17 October 1346
- The Battle of Otterburn 19 August 1388
- The Battle of Shrewsbury 21 July 1403
- The First Battle of St. Albans 22 May 1455
- The Battle of Blore Heath 23 September 1459
- The Second Battle of St. Albans 17 February
- The Battle of Towton 29 March 1461
- The Battle of B... | 43,942 | triviaqa-train |
Which Roman road ran from Chester to Dover | Watling Street
Watling Street is a route in England that began as an ancient trackway first used by the Britons, mainly between the areas of modern Canterbury and using a natural ford near Westminster. The Romans later paved the route, which then connected the Kentish ports of Dubris (Dover), Rutupiae (Richborough), Le... | Rykeneld Street
Rykeneld Street or Ryknield Street was a Roman road which ran through the northern Midlands of England from Deva (Chester) to Derventio (Derby) via what is now Stoke-on-Trent. It is not to be confused with the Icknield Street. It has in the past also been called by Victorian antiquarians the "Via Devina... | 43,943 | triviaqa-train |
Which men’s magazine was originally going to be called Stag Party | volume 22 in 1971. In 1958, Martin Goodman took over the magazine, using first his Atlas Magazines imprint, and then switching to his Magazine Management imprint circa 1970 with the cover price rising to 50 cents.
In 1953, the publisher at the time threatened fledgling magazine founder Hugh Hefner with a trademark infr... | report that the stag film was shot in San Antonio and the young Juanita was inveigled into appearing in it by a patron of a Dallas strip club where she worked as a cigarette girl and had sex with generous tippers.
Barr herself told a men’s magazine that she made the stag film because she was broke and hungry. “I went ... | 43,944 | triviaqa-train |
What is the oldest English Sunday newspaper | an article published in the latter would never be credited to "The Times".
In some cases a Sunday edition is an expanded version of a newspaper from the same publisher; in other cases, particularly in Britain, it may be a separate enterprise, e.g., "The Observer", not affiliated with a daily newspaper from its founding... | early hours of Sunday 4 July 2010. The newspaper stated it planned to put similar plaques in sites around the UK to mark events that had proved popular in the UK Tabloid Press.
In England, the London blue plaques scheme, which is administered by English Heritage, has been running for over 140 years and is thought to be... | 43,945 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the hit theme from the Van Der Valk T.V. series | The signature tune, "Eye Level", composed by Jack Trombey (a pseudonym of Dutch composer Jan Stoeckart) and performed by the Simon Park Orchestra, reached number one in the UK singles charts in 1973. Also that year, Matt Monro charted with a vocal version titled "And You Smiled". In the final TV series, the theme was p... | Van der Valk (disambiguation)
Van der Valk is a Dutch surname literally meaning "from the falcon", often originally referring to a coat of arms. Variations on the name are Van der Valck, Vandervalk, De Valk en Valk. The name can refer to:
- The Dutch Van der Valk hospitality chain
- The British Van der Valk television ... | 43,946 | triviaqa-train |
What was the Shadows last number one | , "Kon-Tiki", "Wonderful Land", "Foot Tapper" and "Dance On!". They disbanded in 1968, but reunited in the 1970s for further commercial success.
The Shadows are the fourth most successful act in the UK singles chart, behind Elvis Presley, the Beatles, and Cliff Richard. The Shadows and Cliff Richard & the Shadows each ... | number-one, "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?" by Emile Ford & The Checkmates, remained at number-one for the first four weeks of 1960. The first new number-one single of the year was "Starry Eyed" by Michael Holliday. Overall, seventeen different singles peaked at number-one in 1960, with The Shadows (3,... | 43,947 | triviaqa-train |
Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt were which pop duo | Ben Watt
Benjamin Brian Thomas Watt (born 6 December 1962) is a British musician, singer, songwriter, author, DJ and radio presenter, best known as one half of the duo Everything but the Girl.
Early life.
Watt was born in Marylebone, London and grew up in Barnes, the son of Scottish jazz bandleader and arranger Tommy W... | Living On Honeycomb" (Tracey Thorn)
6. "Each and Every One" (Ben Watt, Tracey Thorn)
7. "Night and Day" (Cole Porter)
8. "Almost Blue" (Elvis Costello)
9. "Native Land" (Ben Watt, Tracey Thorn)
10. "Draining The Bar" (Tracey Thorn)
11. "Oxford Street" (Tracey Thorn)
12. "I Don't Want to Talk About It" (Danny Whitten | 43,948 | triviaqa-train |
Which German battleship was scuttled at the River Plate in 1939 | Battle of the River Plate
The Battle of the River Plate was the first naval battle in the Second World War and the first one of the Battle of the Atlantic in South American waters. The German panzerschiff "Admiral Graf Spee" had cruised into the South Atlantic a fortnight before the war began, and had been commerce rai... | Let L-33 Solo
The Let L-33 Solo is a Czech shoulder-wing, single-seat, glider, designed by Marian Meciar and Vaclav Zajic, and produced by Let Kunovice. The L-33 first flew in 1992 and remained in production through 2012, supplied as a ready-to-fly aircraft.
Design and development.
The L-33 was a developed as the singl... | 43,949 | triviaqa-train |
In which conflict did these three battles occur, Memphis, Antietam and Fredericksburg | Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam , also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the Southern United States, was a battle of the American Civil War, fought on September 17, 1862, between Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and Union General George B. McClellan's Army of the ... | Battle of Island Number 10
- Battle of Fair Oaks
- Battle of Memphis
- Battle of Cross Keys
- Battle of Port Republic
- Seven Days' Battles
- Battle of Baton Rouge
- Battle of Cedar Mountain
- Second Battle of Bull Run
- Battle of Antietam
- Battle of Fredericksburg
- Battle of Stones River
- 1863
- Battle of Chancello... | 43,950 | triviaqa-train |
Which country is the maker of the Exocet missile | which could genuinely supply a few missiles. France denied deliveries of Exocet AM39s purchased by Peru to avoid the possibility of Peru giving them to Argentina, because they knew that payment would be made with a credit card from the Central Bank of Peru. British intelligence had detected the guarantee was a deposit ... | first combat use of its newly acquired Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard strike fighters, when a Super Étendard fires an Exocet anti-ship missile at the 85,000-gross-ton Greek oil tanker "Filikon L." – which the Super Étendards pilot apparently assumes is carrying Iranian oil but actually is carrying 80,000 tons of Kuwai... | 43,951 | triviaqa-train |
Which Greek general invaded India in 326 B.C. | Alexander the Great
Alexander III of Macedon (; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great (), was a king ("basileus") of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty. He was born in Pella in 356 BC and succeeded his father Philip II to the throne at the age... | to create elaborate tapestries and embroideries. One example of how linen was used is in the picture of a bandage that a mummy was wrapped in, dated between 305 and 30 B.C. Some of the bandages were painted with hieroglyphs if the person being buried was of importance to the community.
History of plant use in textile a... | 43,952 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1962 film starring Frank Sinatra was remade in 2004 starring Denzel Washington? | "The Manchurian Candidate" (1962). He appeared in various musicals such as "On the Town" (1949), "Guys and Dolls" (1955), "High Society" (1956), and "Pal Joey" (1957), winning another Golden Globe for the latter. Toward the end of his career, he became associated with playing detectives, including the title character i... | the Lemp family is continued in the 1940 film, "Four Wives", and 1941's "Four Mothers".
Remake.
"Four Daughters" was remade in 1954 as "Young at Heart" starring Frank Sinatra and Doris Day.
Reception.
"The New York Times" movie review said: "A charming, at times heartbreakingly human, little comedy about life in a musi... | 43,953 | triviaqa-train |
Which film has had sequels entitled The Road Warrior and Beyond Thunderdome? | Mad Max 2
Mad Max 2 (originally released in the United States as The Road Warrior and sometimes known as Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior) is a 1981 Australian post-apocalyptic action film directed by George Miller. It is the second installment in the "Mad Max" film series, with Mel Gibson reprising his role as "Mad" Max Ro... | Richard von Schubert-Soldern
Richard Ritter von Schubert-Soldern (14 December 1852, Prague – 19 October 1924) was a German philosopher. (His year of death is sometimes said to have been 1935.)
Schubert-Soldern held teaching posts at Leipzig and Görz. He defended a philosophy of epistemological solipsism.
Works.
- "Über... | 43,954 | triviaqa-train |
The Pebbles and Bam Bam Show is a spin-off from which animated series? | . She and her friends attended Bedrock High School; Pebbles had a catchphrase similar to her father's: "Yabba-Dabba-Doozie!"
As an adult, Pebbles pursued a career in advertising and married Bamm-Bamm. After this, the newly married couple moved to Hollyrock, a fictional, prehistoric version of Hollywood, California. The... | Viva La Bam
Viva La Bam is an American reality television series that starred Bam Margera and his friends and family. The show was a spin-off from MTV's "Jackass", in which Margera and most of the main cast had appeared. Each episode had a specific theme, mission, or challenge which was normally accomplished by perform... | 43,955 | triviaqa-train |
The record ?I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing? was used to advertise which soft drink? | the rum and coke, which may also contain lime juice. Some homemade fruit punch recipes, which may or may not contain alcohol, contain a mixture of various fruit juices and a soft drink (e.g. ginger ale). At ice cream parlors and 1950s-themed diners, ice cream floats, and specifically root beer floats, are often sold. E... | put together a group of singers for the project (including his wife, Mary Mayo, and their daughter Lorri). The commercial began airing in July 1971 and was extremely popular, convincing Ham to rewrite the song as "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing" and to record an album and a Christmas record; the single hit #13 on ... | 43,956 | triviaqa-train |
Who played 'Gandhi' in the film of the same name? | was Ben Kingsley, who is partly of Indian heritage (his father was Gujarati and his birth name is Krishna Bhanji).
Release and reception.
"Gandhi" premiered in New Delhi, India on 30 November 1982. Two days later, on 2 December, it had a Royal Premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square in London in the presence of Prince C... | "Gandhi" (1982), about the life of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the non-violent resistance movement against British colonial rule in India during the first half of the 20th century.
- "A Passage to India" (1984), based on the 1924 novel of the same name, is a British film about an Indian doctor accused of assaulting an En... | 43,957 | triviaqa-train |
Which actress played the part of Angie in EastEnders? | Angie Watts
Angie Watts is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera "EastEnders", played by Anita Dobson from the first episode of the series until 1988, when Dobson decided to leave, and the character was written out.
Angie is well known for her cheeky banter, her perm and turning to alcohol during her stormy mar... | actress who played Ethel. She took a shine to him straight away and so the pug was cast as Willy. Willy and Roly the poodle shared a dressing room at Elstree Studios.
Roly.
Roly is an apricot coloured Standard Poodle, who appears in the first episode of the programme and remains in the show until 1993. Roly was cast le... | 43,958 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the 18th President of the USA from 1869 - 1877? | Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York. Hamer, a Democrat, generously nominated the 16-year-old Grant to West Point, after a spot opened in March 1839. On July 1, Grant was accepted into West Point, although he doubted his academic abilities. On September 14, Grant was enlisted "U.S. Grant", a Cadet, at the ac... | -way average speed of 301.130 mph.
Realizing that he needed even more power to stay on top, Jenkins equipped his car with a Curtiss Conqueror aircraft engine. The Salt Lake City newspaper Deseret News ran a contest to give the vehicle a name, which ended up being dubbed the "Mormon Meteor". Due to extensive modificatio... | 43,959 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the canal linking Lake Erie and Lake Ontario in Canada? | Detroit River. The main natural outflow from the lake is via the Niagara River, which provides hydroelectric power to Canada and the U.S. as it spins huge turbines near Niagara Falls at Lewiston, New York and Queenston, Ontario. Some outflow occurs via the Welland Canal, part of the St. Lawrence Seaway, which diverts w... | Erie (disambiguation)
Erie is a city in Pennsylvania, United States.
Erie may also refer to:
- Erie (tribe), a tribe of Native Americans
Places.
- Lake Erie, one of the five Great Lakes of North America
- Erie Canal, a canal running from the Hudson River to Lake Erie
Places Canada.
- Erie (electoral district), a former... | 43,960 | triviaqa-train |
What name is given to the sea stretching from Australia to New Zealand? | New Zealand
New Zealand ( ) is a sovereign island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The country geographically comprises two main landmasses—the North Island ("Te Ika-a-Māui"), and the South Island ("Te Waipounamu")—and around 600 smaller islands. New Zealand is situated some east of Australia across the Tasma... | .
Zealandia is in area, larger than Greenland or India, and almost half the size of Australia. It is unusually slender, stretching from New Caledonia in the north to beyond New Zealand's subantarctic islands in the south (from latitude 19° south to 56° south, analogous to ranging from Haiti to Hudson Bay or from Sudan ... | 43,961 | triviaqa-train |
Which British Prime Minister died whilst in office in 1865 aged 80 years? | down without any major disturbances. Victoria's first visit to Ireland in 1849 was a public relations success, but it had no lasting impact or effect on the growth of Irish nationalism.
Russell's ministry, though Whig, was not favoured by the Queen. She found particularly offensive the Foreign Secretary, Lord Palmersto... | first term. The day on which they departed office is the final day of their final term. This is either the day a new prime minister was appointed or their date of death if they died whilst in office.
Overview.
The oldest living Prime Minister is Jim Bolger, born 31 May 1935 (aged ). The youngest living former Prime Min... | 43,962 | triviaqa-train |
Who fronted the band Culture Club? | Culture Club
Culture Club are an English rock group that formed in London in 1981. The band comprises Boy George (lead vocals), Roy Hay (guitar and keyboards), Mikey Craig (bass guitar) and Jon Moss (drums and percussion). They are considered one of the most representative and influential groups of the 1980s.
Led by si... | Snake Davis
Snake Davis is a British session musician (saxophonist) and flautist who has played with many prominent artists. In the 1980s he fronted York band Zoot and the Roots.
Davis has played on the records of the following artists and many others notably M People, as well as Lisa Stansfield, Ray Charles, Tom Jones... | 43,963 | triviaqa-train |
Which is more substantial, Afternoon Tea or High Tea? | regardless of social class.
High tea typically consists of a hot dish, followed by cakes and bread, butter and jam. Occasionally there will be cold cuts of meat, such as ham salad. The term was first used around 1825, and "high" tea is taken on a high (dining) table; by contrast, low tea, which was more of a light snac... | Appeals Council (the body within the Social Security Administration that hears appeals from decisions of ALJs) and the Federal courts (which, in this type of case, will normally hear an appeal only after the claimant has exhausted all administrative remedies) will look to see whether the administrative law judge's deci... | 43,964 | triviaqa-train |
In which European country would you find Tuscany? | Tuscany
Tuscany ( ; ) is a region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants (2013). The regional capital is Florence ("Firenze").
Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its influence on high culture. It is regarded as the birthplace of the Itali... | spiritual; and while there is a certain character of "peculiarity" which we so often find in like things from our old writers, there is a freedom from quaintness... Indeed, I know not where you would... find any thing in this country to compare with these Sonnets."
Editor and critic Rufus Wilmot Griswold was impressed ... | 43,965 | triviaqa-train |
What weapons are used in fencing? | dismounted) in Fort Riley, Kansas at its Mounted Service School. George S. Patton Jr., while still a young lieutenant, was named "Master of the Sword," an honor reserved for the top instructor. He invented what came to be known as the "Patton Saber," in 1913, based on his studies with M. Clery L'Adjutant, reputed to be... | is held.
However, there are a number of generalizations that unify contemporary classical fencing.
First of these is the expression that "classical fencing is a frank encounter between two opponents" where the object is to touch the other fencer without being touched. Even though the "weapons" are blunt, the fencers tr... | 43,966 | triviaqa-train |
Which golfer Jack was nicknamed 'The Golden Bear'? | Jack Nicklaus
Jack William Nicklaus (born January 21, 1940), nicknamed The Golden Bear, is an American retired professional golfer. Many believe him to be the greatest golfer of all time. Over a quarter-century, he won a record 18 major championships, three more than Tiger Woods. Nicklaus focused on the major champions... | – and golfer. After his retirement from football Thurgood became active in horse-racing, for some years as a bookmaker and subsequently as an owner. He ran a number of successful horses, including "Amazonia" which won the Bagot Handicap in 1921 and was placed third in the Melbourne Cup that year.
In 1996 Thurgood was i... | 43,967 | triviaqa-train |
In which Scottish City would you find Sauchiehall Street? | Sauchiehall Street
Sauchiehall Street () is one of the main shopping and business streets in the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland. Along with Buchanan Street and Argyle Street, it forms part of the main shopping area of Glasgow, containing many of its high street and chain stores.
Although commonly associated with the ... | of dismantling them once the exhibition was over.
The Main Building, which housed most of the exhibits, occupied an area of Kelvingrove Park between the River Kelvin and Sandyford Street which is now on the route of Sauchiehall Street. It featured a 170 ft high Dome erected on an iron framework covered in galvanised sh... | 43,968 | triviaqa-train |
Which musician was known as 'Satchmo'? | Louis Armstrong
Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo, Satch, and Pops, was an American trumpeter, composer, vocalist and occasional actor who was one of the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades, from the 1920s to the 1960s, and different eras in the hist... | Takuro (musician)
, better known by his stage name TAKURO, is a Japanese musician and lyricist best known as one of the guitarists and leader of the rock band Glay, for which he is also the main composer and lyricist. As a musician and composer, Takuro has worked with different artists and has also released solo works.... | 43,969 | triviaqa-train |
Which royal was once married to Lord Snowden? | Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, (Margaret Rose; 21 August 1930 – 9 February 2002) was the younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and the only sibling of Queen Elizabeth II.
Margaret spent much of her childhood with her parents and sister. H... | London and in parallel meetings across the country. Speakers included the writer Philip Pullman, the former Lord Chief Justice, Lord Bingham, the former Director of Public Prosecutions, Lord MacDonald QC and Conservative MP David Davis and the former Attorney General Lord Goldsmith QC.
In November 2013, he part-funded ... | 43,970 | triviaqa-train |
What was discovered in Klondike, Canada, in 1896? | Klondike, Yukon
The Klondike () is a region of the Yukon territory in northwest Canada, east of the Alaskan border. It lies around the Klondike River, a small river that enters the Yukon River from the east at Dawson City.
The Klondike is famed due to the Klondike Gold Rush, which started in 1897 and lasted until 1899.... | 3. Rio no Kakumei
4. Koi no Plan
5. Senaka Kara Dakishimete
- Team B 3rd Stage (Pajama Drive)
2. Temodemo no Namida
- Team B 4th Stage (Idol no Yoake)
2. Kuchi Utsushi no Chocolate
- Team B 5th Stage (Theater no Megami)
2. Yokaze no Shiwaza
- Umeda Team B Waiting Stage
2. Namida ni Shizumu Taiyou
- Team B 3rd Stage (Pa... | 43,971 | triviaqa-train |
What wartime position did General Montgomery assume in 1942? | rank of "Generalleutnant" three days later and flew to Tripoli on 12 February. The DAK had been sent to Libya in Operation Sonnenblume, to support Italian troops that had been severely defeated by British Commonwealth forces in Operation Compass. His efforts in the Western Desert Campaign earned Rommel the nickname the... | "A forceful personality, Leese proved extremely energetic in getting what he wanted from the War Office and then drove his men hard to create a thoroughly well organised division within a relatively short time".
Second World War North Africa and Sicily.
In September 1942 he was sent at the request of the British Eighth... | 43,972 | triviaqa-train |
What began operating at Calder Hall in 1956? | the defeat of Japan.
After the war, the Sellafield site was briefly in the ownership of Courtaulds for development as a factory, but was reacquired by the Ministry of Supply to adapt the site for the production of materials for nuclear weapons, principally plutonium. Construction of the nuclear facilities commenced in ... | round the Calder Hall plant in 1956, it was Moore, by then chief design engineer, who assured the press that care had been taken not to tell him either the station's output or commercial value. After the construction of Calder Hall was completed, Moore became director of reactor design at the UK Atomic Energy Authority... | 43,973 | triviaqa-train |
What famous painting was stolen from the Louvre in Paris in 1911? | situated in the region of Paris" to a monastery, this territory probably did not correspond exactly to the modern site, however.
The Louvre Palace was altered frequently throughout the Middle Ages. In the 14th century, Charles V converted the building into a residence and in 1546, Francis I renovated the site in French... | hail it as a masterwork of Renaissance painting.
During the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871), the painting was moved from the Louvre to the Brest Arsenal. During World War II, it was again removed from the Louvre and taken first to the Château d'Amboise, then to the Loc-Dieu Abbey and Château de Chambord, then finally t... | 43,974 | triviaqa-train |
What nation-wide event took place in England, starting in 1642? | English Civil War
The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians ("Roundheads") and Royalists ("Cavaliers") principally over the manner of England's governance. The first (1642–1646) and second (1648–1649) wars pitted the supporters of King Charles ... | FIL European Luge Championships 2004
The FIL European Luge Championships 2004 took place in Oberhof, Germany for the third time having hosted the event previously in 1979 and 1998. The number of teams per nation in the mixed team event is reduced from two to one starting at these championships.
Men's singles.
Slavik is... | 43,975 | triviaqa-train |
Hong Kong was taken by the British in which year? | halt the opium trade. The Daoguang Emperor rejected proposals to legalise and tax opium, ordering imperial commissioner Lin Zexu to eradicate the opium trade in 1839. The commissioner destroyed opium stockpiles and halted all foreign trade, triggering a British military response and the First Opium War. The Qing surren... | Kohima Camp
Kohima Camp or Kohima Barracks as it was officially described () in Tai Po Tsai north of Clear Water Bay Peninsula was the site of a proposed new army barracks to house an additional British infantry battalion to be stationed in Hong Kong following a careful review of the needs of Hong Kong which had taken ... | 43,976 | triviaqa-train |
In which year did the Blitz on London start? | other buildings across the city. Immediately after the war, the 1948 Summer Olympics were held at the original Wembley Stadium, at a time when London was still recovering from the war.
From the 1940s onwards, London became home to a large number of immigrants, primarily from Commonwealth countries such as Jamaica, Indi... | memorial.
A service of remembrance is held at the memorial annually on the Sunday closest to 7 September, the anniversary of the start of the Blitz.
See also.
- List of public art in the City of London
External links.
- The Firefighters Memorial Charitable Trust
- The Princess Royal attends the rededication ceremony
- ... | 43,977 | triviaqa-train |
Which Roman landed in Britain in 55 BC? | Roman Empire emerged with the end of the Republic and the dictatorship of Augustus Caesar. 721 years of Roman–Persian Wars started in 92 BC with their first war against Parthia. It would become the longest conflict in human history, and have major lasting effects and consequences for both empires.
Under Trajan, the Emp... | made brief exploratory sea-borne expeditions to Britain in 55 and 54 BC, these were nearly a disaster because many of the boats were wrecked. The invasion fleet under the emperor Claudius in AD 43 was a large one, with 40000 men, and landed at Richborough, Kent.
Later, part of the Classis Britannica was based in Britai... | 43,978 | triviaqa-train |
In which English city was Dick Turpin hanged? | ranked highest within the Greater London area for the percentage of people with no religion and people who are employed.
Economy.
The City vies with New York City's Downtown Manhattan as the financial capital of the world; many banking and insurance institutions have their headquarters there. The London Stock Exchange ... | 1664)
- April 7 – Dick Turpin, English highwayman (hanged) (b. 1705)
- April 19 – Nicholas Saunderson, English scientist and mathematician (b. 1682)
- May 10 – Cosmas Damian Asam, German painter and architect during the late Baroque period (b. 1686)
- June 18 – Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Swedish noble... | 43,979 | triviaqa-train |
Which treaty in 1957 led to the creation of the EEC? | rejected membership in a referendum on 25 September 1972.
The Treaties of Rome had stated that the European Parliament must be directly elected, however this required the Council to agree on a common voting system first. The Council procrastinated on the issue and the Parliament remained appointed, French President Cha... | Maastricht Treaty
The Maastricht Treaty (officially the Treaty on European Union) was signed on 7 February 1992 by the members of the European Communities in Maastricht, Netherlands, to further European integration. On 9–10 December 1991, the same city hosted the European Council which drafted the treaty. The treaty fo... | 43,980 | triviaqa-train |
In which city was Terry Waite taken hostage in 1987? | the remaining hostages.
Archbishop's Special Envoy Captivity and Release.
Waite arrived in Beirut on 12 January 1987 with the intention of negotiating with the Islamic Jihad Organization, which was holding the men. On 20 January 1987, he agreed to meet the captors of the hostages as he was promised safe conduct to vis... | was released on November 18, 1991, at the same time as Terry Waite, having been held hostage for 2,353 days.
- Terry Waite, an Anglican church envoy, disappeared on January 20, 1987, while on a negotiating mission to free the other kidnap victims. He spent almost five years in captivity, nearly four years of it in soli... | 43,981 | triviaqa-train |
Which Olympic Games first featured women's weightlifting? | .
In 1999 the IOC formed the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in an effort to systematise the research and detection of performance-enhancing drugs. There was a sharp increase in positive drug tests at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2002 Winter Olympics due to improved testing conditions. Several medallists in weightlifti... | Weightlifting at the 1987 National Games of China
Weightlifting was part of the 1987 National Games of China held in Guangdong. Only men competed in ten bodyweight categories, although the first women's World Championships (which featured a Chinese team) was also held in 1987.
The competition program at the National Ga... | 43,982 | triviaqa-train |
What was the number of Michael Jordan's baseball shirt? | York Nine" defeated the Knickerbockers, 23–1, in four innings. With the Knickerbocker code as the basis, the rules of modern baseball continued to evolve over the next half-century.
History In the United States.
History In the United States Establishment of professional leagues.
In the mid-1850s, a baseball craze hit t... | Fall League teams are each affiliated with five separate Major League teams; each affiliated Major League team provides seven players who team up to fill the 35-man roster of each team. Additionally, teams may elect to send Taxi Squad players who are only eligible on Wednesdays and Saturdays. MLB teams also provide man... | 43,983 | triviaqa-train |
In what year did the UK government ban 'Fox Hunting'? | monitoring hunts for cruelty. Some use unlawful means. Main anti-hunting campaign organisations include the RSPCA and the League Against Cruel Sports. In 2001, the RSPCA took high court action to prevent pro-hunt activists joining in large numbers to change the society's policy in opposing hunting.
Outside of campaigni... | any constituency where the sitting MP supported a ban in order to bring about a government that will repeal the current ban on hunting. This usually meant supporting the Conservative Party candidate. They did not focus efforts in campaigning against the fox hunting ban itself but provided extra volunteers during the ca... | 43,984 | triviaqa-train |
American 'Kelly Slater' is best known for which sport? | ukulele, and has performed with Jack Johnson and Angus Stone. Kelly Slater joined Rob Machado and Peter King in a band called "The Surfers."
Slater performed a song with Ben Harper during Harper's concert in Santa Barbara on August 1, 2006. He also performed "Rockin' in the Free World" with grunge band Pearl Jam on Jul... | Walter Iooss
Walter Iooss Jr. (; born May 15, 1943) is an American photographer best known for his award-winning images of sports' greatest athletes, including Michael Jordan, Kelly Slater, Tiger Woods, Scottie Pippen, and Muhammad Ali. He has been called "the poet laureate of sports."
Iooss began his career shooting f... | 43,985 | triviaqa-train |
Who is depicted atop the Ryder Cup trophy (golf)? | on the King's Course. The match was won by Great Britain by 9 matches to 3, 3 matches being halved.
The British team was: George Duncan (captain), James Braid, Arthur Havers, Abe Mitchell, James Ockenden, Ted Ray, James Sherlock, J.H. Taylor, Josh Taylor, and Harry Vardon. The American team was: Emmet French (captain),... | Ryder Cup
The Ryder Cup is a biennial men's golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. The competition is contested every two years with the venue alternating between courses in the United States and Europe. The Ryder Cup is named after the English businessman Samuel Ryder who donated the trophy.... | 43,986 | triviaqa-train |
Which boxer LOST the 'Thrilla in Manila'? | Thrilla in Manila
The Thrilla in Manila was the third and final boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. It was contested in 1975 for the heavyweight championship of the world at the Philippine Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines, on Wednesday, October 1. The venue was renamed from Araneta Coliseum, s... | Muhammad Ali's Training Camp
Muhammad Ali's Training Camp or "Fighter's Heaven" was a compound and training facility in Deer Lake, Pennsylvania built by former professional boxer and heavyweight champion, Muhammad Ali. Ali trained in the facility preparing for numerous fights, such as Rumble in the Jungle in 1974, and ... | 43,987 | triviaqa-train |
Which boxer broke Muhammad Ali's jaw in 1973? | . In 1973, Ken Norton broke Ali's jaw while giving him the second loss of his career. After initially considering retirement, Ali won a controversial decision against Norton in their second bout. This led to a rematch with Joe Frazier at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 1974; Frazier had recently lost his title to ... | the DC Metro area.
In 1973, Rhee made his only martial arts movie, titled "When Taekwondo Strikes".. In 1975 Rhee met Muhammad Ali before Ali's Thrilla in Manila fight with Joe Frazier. Rhee demonstrated the Accupunch to Ali, who was unable to block it and ask to be taught it. Rhee was Ali's head coach for Ali's fights... | 43,988 | triviaqa-train |
In what year did Roger Bannister break the 4 minute mile barrier? | Roger Bannister
Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister (23 March 1929 – 3 March 2018) was a British middle-distance athlete and neurologist who ran the first sub-4-minute mile.
At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Bannister set a British record in the 1500 metres and finished in fourth place. This achievement strengthened his resolv... | as well as the first 4×110 yards relay for women (which replaced a medley relay).
The men's mile run competition – dubbed "The Miracle Mile" – represented a landmark in the history of the Four-minute mile. Roger Bannister had been the first to have broken the barrier earlier that year, but Landy followed soon after wit... | 43,989 | triviaqa-train |
Tennis star Steffi Graf was born in which country? | , Graf was considered instrumental in popularizing tennis in Germany, where it has remained a highly popular sport ever since.
Early life.
Stefanie Graf was born on 14 June 1969, in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany, to Heidi Schalk and car-and-insurance salesman Peter Graf (18 June 1938 − 30 November 2013). Wh... | detail his "scientifically perfect ten-point scale of human beauty", the criteria for which he admits is "extremely misogynistic". It also included more footage of Ron's Duke Silver persona, along with interviews by older women who fantasize about him.
Cultural references.
Leslie worries she will bring up the genocide ... | 43,990 | triviaqa-train |
By what name was the heavyweight fighter, Cassius Clay, better known? | and Kendrick Lamar." “I’ve wrestled with alligators, I’ve tussled with a whale. I done handcuffed lightning and throw thunder in jail. You know I’m bad. Just last week, I murdered a rock, Injured a stone, Hospitalized a brick. I’m so mean, I make medicine sick ” "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. His hands can'... | List of light-heavyweight boxing champions
This is a chronological list of world light heavyweight boxing champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations:
Championship recognition.
Championship recognition 1903–1910.
The light-heavyweight division was created in 1903, the brainchild of Ch... | 43,991 | triviaqa-train |
In 1950 who made the allegation that 205 State Department officials were 'card carrying communists'? | Party, and was used in this manner by both the House Un-American Activities Committee investigations and Senator Joseph McCarthy. In the context of politics, the term remains derogatory. After the 1950s, the scope of the word expanded and is used for non-political applications.
Senator Joseph McCarthy claimed there we... | he has that involves the loyalty of persons in the Department of State, whether it be the 205 that he said were Communists in Wheeling, the 57 that he said were card-carrying Communists in Salt Lake City, the four that he said weren't Communists at all in Reno, the 81 that he mentioned on the floor of the Senate, or ju... | 43,992 | triviaqa-train |
Which US pop artist created ?100 Campbells Soup Cans?? | Campbell's Soup Cans
Campbell's Soup Cans, which is sometimes referred to as 32 Campbell's Soup Cans, is a work of art produced between November 1961 and March or April 1962 by Andy Warhol. It consists of thirty-two canvases, each measuring in height × in width and each consisting of a painting of a Campbell's Soup can... | the scheme of things these days. May God preserve and protect us both." (1986)
Ballantine as a sponsor and in popular culture In art.
- Artist Jasper Johns created a famous sculpture of two Ballantine XXX Ale cans titled "Painted Bronze" (1960).
- Pop artist Tom Wesselmann included two Ballantine XXX Ale cans in "Still... | 43,993 | triviaqa-train |
Whose controversial radio broadcast of H. G. Wells The War of The Worlds (1938) caused widespread panic in the US? | The War of the Worlds (1938 radio drama)
"The War of the Worlds" is an episode of the American radio drama anthology series "The Mercury Theatre on the Air" directed and narrated by actor and future filmmaker Orson Welles as an adaptation of H. G. Wells's novel "The War of the Worlds" (1898). It was performed and broad... | In 1937 he and John Houseman founded the Mercury Theatre, an independent repertory theatre company that presented a series of productions on Broadway through 1941, including "Caesar" (1937), a Broadway adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar".
In 1938, his radio anthology series "The Mercury Theatre on the A... | 43,994 | triviaqa-train |
For what crime was Al Capone finally convicted? | Career Tax evasion.
Assistant Attorney General Mabel Walker Willebrandt recognized that mob figures publicly led lavish lifestyles yet never filed tax returns, and thus could be convicted of tax evasion without requiring hard evidence to get testimony about their other crimes. She tested this approach by prosecuting a ... | fled to Chicago, where he found work in the Chicago Outfit, under the notorious crime boss, Al Capone. Leo was ultimately convicted of the Lingle murder and sentenced to 14 years. His attorney was Louis Piquett, who later became famous as John Dillinger's lawyer.
Most observers, then and now, believe that Brothers was ... | 43,995 | triviaqa-train |
Whose plays include Uncle Vanya and The Three Sisters? | Uncle Vanya
Uncle Vanya () is a play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first published in 1898 and received its Moscow première in 1899 in a production by the Moscow Art Theatre, under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski.
The play portrays the visit of an elderly professor and his glamorous, much you... | credits include: Blood of my Blood (Joao Canijo), This Night (Werner Schroeter), Bazar (Patricia Plattner), Abrigo (Maxim Dierickx), Os Sorrisos do Destino (Fernando Lopes) and Minha Alma and You (Ana Rocha).
Theatre credits include leading roles in plays such as Schiller's Mary Stuart (playing Mary Stuart), Lessing's ... | 43,996 | triviaqa-train |
Who founded the Christian Science Church? | To the more conservative of the Protestant clergy, Eddy's view of "Science and Health" as divinely inspired was a challenge to the Bible's authority. "Eddyism" was viewed as a cult; one of the first uses of the modern sense of the word was in A. H. Barrington's "Anti-Christian Cults" (1898), a book about Spiritualism, ... | died. Motivated by this tragedy, CHILD works to eliminate religious exemptions in child health and safety laws. Parents belonging to various religions, in particular Christian Science, have used these exemptions as legal defenses in criminal cases for failing to provide medical care for children who then died.
Followin... | 43,997 | triviaqa-train |
Which writer created the character of 'Jeeves'? | wing after he becomes a man of property. He resorts to theft and blackmail to increase his wealth. Bingley is a member of the Junior Ganymede Club and retains his membership after retiring.
As a valet, he was employed at different times by Ginger Winship, L. P. Runkle, and Bertie Wooster.
Mr Blumenfeld.
Blumenfeld is a... | shows featuring memorable sketches. "Jeeves and Wooster" starred Hugh Laurie as Bertie Wooster, an airy, nonchalant, gormless, idle young gentleman and Stephen Fry as Jeeves, his calm, well-informed, and talented valet. Created by and starring Rik Mayall as Richie and Adrian Edmondson as Eddie, "Bottom" features two cr... | 43,998 | triviaqa-train |
Who missed the penalty for France in the 2006 World Cup final? | , Jacquet led France to glory defeating Brazil 3–0 in the final at the Stade de France in Paris. Jacquet stepped down after the country's World Cup triumph and was succeeded by assistant Roger Lemerre who guided them through Euro 2000. Led by FIFA World Player of the Year Zidane, France defeated Italy 2–1 in the final.... | Italian captain Franco Baresi missed the very first penalty, and Roberto Baggio the decisive last one.
Italy became the first team to lose two World Cup finals against the same opponent.
World Cup Finals 2006 World Cup Final v France.
Italian defender Marco Materazzi was involved in all three outstanding moments of the... | 43,999 | triviaqa-train |
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