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In JM Barrie's Peter Pan, what school did the fictional character Captain Hook attend? | not his true name. To reveal who he really was would even at this date set the country in a blaze". He is said to be "Blackbeard's bo'sun" and "the only man of whom Barbecue was afraid". (In Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island", one of the names Long John Silver goes by is "Barbecue".)
In the play, it is implied... | Captain Hook
Captain James Hook is a fictional character, the main antagonist of J. M. Barrie's play "Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up" and its various adaptations, in which he is Peter Pan's archenemy. The character is a pirate captain of the brig "Jolly Roger." His two principal fears are the sight of his ... | 44,000 | triviaqa-train |
Who failed to receive a posthumous Nobel Prize in 1962 despite her contribution to building a model of DNA? | graduate student of Rosalind Franklin. DNA is used by researchers as a molecular tool to explore physical laws and theories, such as the ergodic theorem and the theory of elasticity. The unique material properties of DNA have made it an attractive molecule for material scientists and engineers interested in micro- and ... | Medicine in 1962. Watson suggested that Franklin would have ideally been awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry, along with Wilkins, but, although there was not yet a rule against posthumous awards, the Nobel Committee generally does not make posthumous nominations.
After finishing her work on DNA, Franklin led pioneering ... | 44,001 | triviaqa-train |
Which author wrote a series of essays called Virginibus Puerisque? | Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson (13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist and travel writer, most noted for "Treasure Island", "Kidnapped", "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde", and "A Child's Garden of Verses".
Born and educated in Edinburgh, Stevenson suffered from serious bronchia... | Prut" (1901) was published, edited by Ivan Franko, who called him the "first new spring lark of our national revival."
A series of the poet's series of short stories, novels and essays, called "Peru", included "Nero", "Sablya Skanderbeg", "Cleopatra," and "Ivan the Terrible". He was the author of a series of articles "... | 44,002 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote Republic and Phaedo? | the material world. Since the philosopher recognizes what is truly good only he is fit to rule society according to Plato.
Topics The dialectical forms of government.
While Plato spends much of the "Republic" having Socrates narrate a conversation about the city he founds with Glaucon and Adeimantus "in speech", the di... | . 7, designated "W"
Papyri.
- Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 228 — "Laches", fragment
- Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 229 — "Phaedo", fragment
- Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 3509 — "Republic", fragment containing 330a2–b4
- Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 3679 — "Republic", fragment
Versions.
- Nag Hammadi library – "Republic" 588A–589B, Coptic version | 44,003 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1978 movie featured two gangs called the T Birds and the Pink Ladies? | Grease (film)
Grease is a 1978 American musical romantic comedy movie based on the 1971 musical of the same name by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Written by Bronte Woodard and directed by Randal Kleiser in his theatrical feature film debut, the film depicts the lives of greaser Danny Zuko and Australian transfer student... | identity, they are interrupted by the arrival of the T-Birds and Pink Ladies. Before Michael leaves, he tells Stephanie that he will see her at the school talent show, in which the Pink Ladies and T-Birds are performing. Johnny, enraged by Stephanie's new romance, threatens to fight the Cool Rider if he sees him with h... | 44,004 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Jim Morrison in the film The Doors? | generation of fans, occurred in 1991 following the release of the film "The Doors", directed by Oliver Stone and starring Val Kilmer as Morrison. Stone created the script from over a hundred interviews of people who were in Jim Morrison's life. He designed the movie by picking the songs and then adding the appropriate ... | A Tribute to Jim Morrison
A Tribute to Jim Morrison (later re titled as "The Doors: A Tribute to Jim Morrison" and "No One Here Gets Out Alive: A Tribute to Jim Morrison") is a 1981 documentary about Jim Morrison, lead singer of American rock band the Doors who died in July 1971.
The documentary explores Morrison's in... | 44,005 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the author who at the age of nine, wrote The Young Visiters? | The Young Visiters
The Young Visiters or Mister Salteena's Plan is a 1919 novel by English writer Daisy Ashford (1881–1972). She wrote it when she was nine years old and part of its appeal lies in its juvenile innocence, and its unconventional grammar and spelling. It was reprinted 18 times in its first year alone.
Plo... | of the foremost authors on Readers Theatre was Dr. Leslie Irene Coger. Dr. Coger wrote the book "Readers Theatre Handbook: A Dramatic Approach to Literature."
Another leading author on the subject was Fran A. Tanner who wrote the book "Readers Theatre Fundamentals." Her other book "Basic Drama Projects" is a staple in ... | 44,006 | triviaqa-train |
Which actress played Mrs Overall in Acorn Antiques? | series the fictional end titles credit Julie Walters as Mrs Overall).
In the final show of "Victoria Wood As Seen on TV" a sketch was shown where the actors playing Mrs Overall and Mr Clifford are supposedly axed from the soap and Bo Beaumont Walters) breezes out of the studio, complaining to the TV news crew outside "... | produced about soap operas, which reveals the shambolic "Acorn Antiques" production, and interviews the self-obsessed fictional actors behind the fictional characters. At one point, when an obvious continuity error is pointed out, the hard-nosed producer "Marion Clune" (played by Maggie Steed) sums up the directorial a... | 44,007 | triviaqa-train |
Which of the Brontë sisters wrote The Tenant of Wildfell Hall in 1848? | novel Sinclair was also ambivalent about Anne and her novel — while acclaiming it as "the first presentment of that Feminist novel", she stated that "it bores to tears." Her opinion of Helen was also mixed: "If Agnes Grey is a little prig, Helen Huntingdon is a prig enormous... She is Anne Bronte's idea of noble womanh... | the housekeeper/governess, Nelly Dean, with two sections in the first person, one direct, one cloaked, which overlap each other with digressions and sub-plots that form, from apparently scattered fragments, a coherently locked unit.
Brontë sisters' literary career Fame 1848, Anne's "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall".
One ye... | 44,008 | triviaqa-train |
Who starred in the title role in the 2002 film, Mr Deeds? | Mr. Deeds
Mr. Deeds is a 2002 American comedy film directed by Steven Brill and starring Adam Sandler and Winona Ryder. The movie is a remake of the 1936 Frank Capra film "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town", and also stars Peter Gallagher, John Turturro, Allen Covert and Steve Buscemi. The movie was produced by Happy Madison and ... | is a story about a lesbian love affair. The film was released in 1972.
Another reference to the movie "The Devil Wears Prada" is made when Fashion TV host Suzuki St. Pierre says "The Devil DONATES Prada", referring to Wilhelmina and her good deeds.
Candace Kita, who had brief cameo in the episode, also had a cameo in a... | 44,009 | triviaqa-train |
Which actor won an 'Oscar' for the film 'A Fish Called Wanda'? | A Fish Called Wanda
A Fish Called Wanda is a 1988 British-American heist comedy film directed by Charles Crichton and written by John Cleese. It stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline and Michael Palin as a gang of diamond thieves who double-cross one another to find stolen diamonds hidden by the gang leader. A barrister ... | , Kline won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the British comedy "A Fish Called Wanda", in which he played a painfully inept American ex-CIA thug opposite John Cleese's genteel British barrister and Jamie Lee Curtis' femme fatale/con woman. In 2000, the American Film Institute ranked the film t... | 44,010 | triviaqa-train |
Which instrument did the jazz musician 'Dizzy' Gillespie play? | multi-layered soundscape. The album was a culmination of sorts of the "musique concrète" approach that Davis and producer Teo Macero had begun to explore in the late 1960s.
Post-war jazz Traditionalism in the 1980s.
The 1980s saw something of a reaction against the fusion and free jazz that had dominated the 1970s. Tru... | said "Ponce essentially was a musician/priest, and all the rhythms he would play on those batá drums were associated with a Yoruba deity. It was basically Santeria."
After "Rockit" was a major hit in 1983, Ponce began recording under his own name, and soon after worked in jazz idioms with Laswell, Hancock, Dizzy Gilles... | 44,011 | triviaqa-train |
Who was World Chess Champion immediately prior to Bobby Fischer? | won the World Chess Championship in 1972, defeating Boris Spassky of the USSR, in a match held in Reykjavík, Iceland. Publicized as a Cold War confrontation between the USA and USSR, it attracted more worldwide interest than any chess championship before or since. In 1975, Fischer refused to defend his title when an ag... | awarded the title of World Chess Champion. Like the Candidates final, the match was held in Merano. Anatoly Karpov had been FIDE's recognized World Champion since 1975, when he gained the title by forfeit from Bobby Fischer (United States). Karpov and Korchnoi had both played only one World Chess Championship match pri... | 44,012 | triviaqa-train |
From which European country did the 'Dorians' originate in the 11th century BC? | Dorians
The Dorians (; , "Dōrieis", singular , "Dōrieus") were one of the four major ethnic groups among which the Hellenes (or Greeks) of Classical Greece considered themselves divided (along with the Aeolians, Achaeans, and Ionians). They are almost always referred to as just "the Dorians", as they are called in the ... | Delian Apollo; the island was visited by Heracles.
The island was originally colonised by the Carians. The Dorians invaded it in the 11th century BC, establishing a Dorian colony with a large contingent of settlers from Epidaurus, whose Asclepius cult made their new home famous for its "sanatoria". The other chief sour... | 44,013 | triviaqa-train |
Which religious order was founded by St. Robert, Abbot of Molesme, near Dijon in 1098? | relations between the various houses of the Cistercian order, and exercised a great influence also upon the future course of western monachism. From one point of view, it may be regarded as a compromise between the primitive Benedictine system, in which each abbey was autonomous and isolated, and the complete centraliz... | -d'Or, d. 580, founder of the monastery of Réomé around which sprang up the town of Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye
- St. William (961-1031), a native of Novara, Abbot of Saint Bénigne at Dijon in 990, and reformer of the Benedictine Order in the 11th century;
- St. Robert of Molesme, joint founder with St. Alberic and Stephen Ha... | 44,014 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the mini-skirted cartoon character created in 1915, who first appeared on the film 'Dizzy Dishes' in 1930? | Dizzy Dishes
Dizzy Dishes is an animated cartoon created by Fleischer Studios in 1930, as part of the "Talkartoon" series. It is famous as the first cartoon in which Betty Boop appears.
Plot.
The cartoon begins with four anthropomorphic flapper cats singing "Crazy Town". Chef Bimbo waits on a hungry gorilla and then go... | the end of the film when Captain Renault throws away a bottle of Vichy water. "Rhapsody Rabbit" (1946) depicts Bugs Bunny slip back and forth between performing "Hungarian Rhapsody" and various music Mickey Mousing his actions. Cartoon examples include "Tom and Jerry" (1940-1957), "Ugly Duckling" (1931), "Dizzy Dishes"... | 44,015 | triviaqa-train |
Off which major land mass is Lord Howe Island? | to become Australia's most profitable export until the 1830s, and the whaling industry shaped Lord Howe Island's early history.
History 1834–1841: Settlement.
Permanent settlement on Lord Howe was established in June 1834, when the British whaling barque "Caroline", sailing from New Zealand and commanded by Captain Joh... | into the war. The attempt was called off when the French fleet of Admiral d'Estaing was scattered and damaged by a storm. Owing to the damage to his ships, and discouraged by the arrival of a British fleet under Lord Howe, D'Estaing withdrew to Boston. The British garrison of Newport then sortied, forcing Sullivan into... | 44,016 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the fictional seafarer in Dudley Pope's novels? | Dudley Pope
Dudley Bernard Egerton Pope (29 December 1925 – 25 April 1997) was a British writer of both nautical fiction and history, most notable for his Lord Ramage series of historical novels. Greatly inspired by C.S. Forester, Pope was one of the most successful authors to explore the genre of nautical fiction, oft... | Albert Campion
Albert Campion is a fictional character in a series of detective novels and short stories by Margery Allingham. He first appeared as a supporting character in "The Crime at Black Dudley" (1929), an adventure story involving a ring of criminals, and would go on to feature in another 18 novels and over 20 ... | 44,017 | triviaqa-train |
Which all-girl group had a hit with 'Sound Of The Underground' in 2003? | Sound of the Underground (song)
"Sound of the Underground" is the debut single by British pop group Girls Aloud, later featured on their debut album of the same name. The song was written by Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, and Niara Scarlett, and produced by Higgins and his production team Xenomania. Following Girls Alo... | ) without the Blur frontman being present at all. The band performed their hit single "Clint Eastwood" alongside UK underground rap group Phi Life Cypher and a group of silhouetted female dancers mimicking the zombies from the band's music video. The performance received rapturous cheers and applause.
Notable performan... | 44,018 | triviaqa-train |
At which battle just north of London was the Earl of Warwick killed in 1471? | season: Arsenal, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Tottenham Hotspur, and West Ham United. Other professional teams in London are Fulham, Queens Park Rangers, Brentford, Millwall, Charlton Athletic, AFC Wimbledon and Barnet.
From 1924, the original Wembley Stadium was the home of the English national football team.
It hosted th... | Henry in 1461 to became Edward IV. He defeated the Lancastrians at the Battle of Mortimer's Cross. He was briefly expelled from the throne in 1470–1471 when Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, brought Henry back to power. Six months later, Edward defeated and killed Warwick in battle and reclaimed the throne. Henry was i... | 44,019 | triviaqa-train |
Three famous English composers died in 1934. Gustav Holst and Edward Elgar are two, name the third? | . The BBC organised a festival of his works to celebrate his seventy-fifth birthday, in 1932. He flew to Paris in 1933 to conduct the Violin Concerto for Menuhin. While in France, he visited his fellow composer Frederick Delius at his house at Grez-sur-Loing. He was sought out by younger musicians such as Adrian Boult,... | , Sir Edward Elgar, Gustav Holst, Sir Arthur Sullivan (most famous for working with the librettist Sir W. S. Gilbert), Ralph Vaughan Williams and Benjamin Britten, pioneer of modern British opera. Sir Harrison Birtwistle is one of the foremost living composers. The UK is also home to world-renowned symphonic orchestras... | 44,020 | triviaqa-train |
Which all-girl group had a hit with 'Manic Monday' in 1986? | Manic Monday
"Manic Monday" is a song by the American pop rock band The Bangles, and the first single released from their second studio album, "Different Light" (1986). It was written by American musician Prince using the pseudonym "Christopher" and was originally intended for the group Apollonia 6 in 1984. Lyrically, ... | ranked by "Billboard" as the number one single of 1987 and that the group had reached #2 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in 1986 with "Manic Monday" and in 1987 with "Hazy Shade of Winter", the #5 Hot 100 peak of the lead single from their album "Everything": "In Your Room", was a comparative disappointment with its parent ... | 44,021 | triviaqa-train |
In Greek mythology who was the 'Muse of Music'? | even then there was some variation in both their names and their attributes: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Euterpe (flutes and lyric poetry), Thalia (comedy and pastoral poetry), Melpomene (tragedy), Terpsichore (dance), Erato (love poetry), Polyhymnia (sacred poetry), and Urania (astronomy).
According to Pau... | Muse (disambiguation)
The Muses are the nine inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts in Greek and Roman mythology.
Muse or muses may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media.
Arts, entertainment, and media Music.
Arts, entertainment, and media Music Groups and enterprises.
- Muse (band), an En... | 44,022 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the fictional naval Captain, hero of Alexander Kent's novels? | The Bolitho novels
The Bolitho novels are a series of nautical war novels written by Douglas Reeman (using the pseudonym Alexander Kent). They focus on the military careers of "Richard Bolitho" and "Adam Bolitho" in the Royal Navy, from the time of the American Revolution past the Napoleonic Era.
Richard Bolitho.
Richa... | List of sea captains
This is a list of sea captains. The list includes merchant ship's captains as well as naval ship's captains. It is limited to those "notable" in this role (those who already have Wikipedia articles).
Fictional sea captains.
- Captain Ahab, hero of Herman Melville's novel "Moby-Dick"
- Captain Jack ... | 44,023 | triviaqa-train |
Who did Bobby Fischer defeat to win the World Chess Championship in 1972? | accomplished tactician and attacking player. Botvinnik again regained the title in a rematch in 1961.
Following the 1961 event, FIDE abolished the automatic right of a deposed champion to a rematch, and the next champion, Armenian Tigran Petrosian, a player renowned for his defensive and positional skills, held the tit... | William Lombardy
William James Joseph Lombardy (December 4, 1937 – October 13, 2017) was an American chess grandmaster, chess writer, teacher, and former Catholic priest. He was one of the leading American chess players during the 1950s and 1960s, and a contemporary of Bobby Fischer, whom he coached during the World Ch... | 44,024 | triviaqa-train |
What is the common name of the drug Acetaminophen? | Paracetamol
Paracetamol, also known as acetaminophen and APAP, is a medication used to treat pain and fever. It is typically used for mild to moderate pain relief. There is mixed evidence for its use to relieve fever in children. It is often sold in combination with other medications, such as in many cold medications. ... | under the brand name Vetoryl. It was available by prescription in the UK under the Vetoryl brand name for some time before it was approved in the US. The drug is also used to treat the skin disorder Alopecia X in dogs.
It is also the first drug approved to treat both pituitary- and adrenal-dependent Cushing's in dogs. ... | 44,025 | triviaqa-train |
What name is given to paint made using egg yolk? | Tempera
Tempera (), also known as egg tempera, is a permanent, fast-drying painting medium consisting of colored pigments mixed with a water-soluble binder medium, usually glutinous material such as egg yolk. Tempera also refers to the paintings done in this medium. Tempera paintings are very long lasting, and examples... | images of sensuality, eroticism and politics. It also includes eight self-portraits.
This protracted acquaintance with classical painting induced Vlady to paint according to the strictest techniques of his masters, using natural products such as egg yolk and earth powders, and entirely rejecting what he called industri... | 44,026 | triviaqa-train |
The Ross Sea and the Weddell Sea are located on which continent? | overlapping Antarctic territorial claims of Argentine Antarctica, the British Antarctic Territory, and also resides partially within the Antarctic Chilean Territory. At its widest the sea is around across, and its area is around .
Various ice shelves, including the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf, fringe the Weddell sea. Some... | Trans-Antarctic Expedition, which was to attempt the first crossing of the Antarctic continent.
Ross Sea party.
Ross Sea party Early difficulties.
Shackleton's expedition contained two separate components. The main party would establish a base in the Weddell Sea, from which a group of six led by Shackleton was to march... | 44,027 | triviaqa-train |
If you were attending a 'local derby match' between HSV and St Pauli, in which city would you be? | jerseys and red shorts, which are the colours of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. As a result, the team's most common nickname is "die Rothosen" (the Red Shorts). Because of its age and having been ever-present in the top flight of German football, HSV is also known as "der Dinosaurier" (the Dinosaur) and curren... | "HSV-side" of the Reeperbahn. In a league game a short time later, the HSV fans showed a banner in the stadium with the inscription "Stellt euch endlich unsrer Gier – 100 Ihr : 100 Wir" ("Finally satisfy our lust – 100 of you vs. 100 of us"). After fans of FC St. Pauli attacked HSV fans working on a choreography for th... | 44,028 | triviaqa-train |
.uk (dot uk) is the network identifier for the United Kingdom, which country uses the identifier .es (dot es)? | in 1808 at last permitted Britain to gain a foothold on the Continent. The Duke of Wellington gradually pushed the French out of Spain, and in early 1814, as Napoleon was being driven back in the east by the Prussians, Austrians and Russians, Wellington invaded southern France. After Napoleon's surrender and exile to t... | publication of the source database. A dot is usually used to separate the database identifier from the food code used by the publisher. The publisher's code can be up to 8 characters long, so the maximum length for an IFC is 12 characters, excluding the optional dot.
Examples.
Examples GB15.14-318.
The code above shows... | 44,029 | triviaqa-train |
In which town or city would you find the headquarters of 'Everards Brewery'? | Everards Brewery
Everards is a regional brewery based in Leicester and founded in 1849 by William Everard and Thomas Hull. It produces cask ales and owns over 170 tenanted pubs, mainly around the Leicestershire area. Its chairman is fifth generation Richard Everard.
History.
The company began as Hull and Everard in 184... | be "Colyns Weston", in 1396.
A pub there is called 'The Collyweston Slater', an Everards Brewery pub, on Main Road. New houses have been built down a road called "Collyns Way". The parish church is St Andrew's; it is a Grade II* listed building.
In the late sixteenth century, the town gave its name to the manner of wea... | 44,030 | triviaqa-train |
'Fiumicino Airport' serves which European city? | Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport
Rome–Fiumicino International Airport "Leonardo da Vinci" () , is an international airport in Rome and the major airport in Italy. It is one of the busiest airports in Europe by passenger traffic with almost 43 million passengers served in 2018.
The airport serves as the main hub for ... | ("frazioni") of Aeroporto "Leonardo da Vinci", Ara Nova (or Aranova), Casale del Castellaccio, Castel Campanile, Focene, Fregene, Isola Sacra, Le Vignole, Maccarese, Palidoro, Parco Leonardo, Passo Oscuro (or Passoscuro), Porto, Testa di Lepre, Torre in Pietra, Tragliata and Tragliatella.
Economy.
Fiumicino is home to ... | 44,031 | triviaqa-train |
Which English king was believed murdered in Pontefract Castle in 1399? | vast amounts of money improving it.
History Richard II.
In the closing years of the 14th century, Richard II had banished John of Gaunt’s son Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Hereford from the country and with the death of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster in 1399, much of Bolingbroke's patrimony was being given away by Richa... | Pontefract Castle
Pontefract (or, Pomfret) Castle is a castle ruin in the town of Pontefract, in West Yorkshire, England. King Richard II is thought to have died there. It was the site of a series of famous sieges during the 17th-century English Civil War.
History.
The castle, on a rock to the east of the town above Al... | 44,032 | triviaqa-train |
Which notable 19th century poet was a Jesuit priest? | Aragon). His writings, particularly "El Criticón" (1651–7) and "Oráculo Manual y Arte de Prudencia" ("The Art of Prudence", 1647) were lauded by Schopenhauer and Nietzsche.
In Scotland, John Ogilvie, a Jesuit, is the nation's only post-Reformation saint.
Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected Pope Francis on... | as 1611, the Polish Catholic priest, translator and poet, (1542-1612), published a book titled "Cudowne wiersze z indyjskiego jezyka" (Wonderful Verses from the Indian Language). It was a translation of the Bhagavad Gita, which had first been translated from Sanskrit into Medieval Latin by the Italian poet and Jesuit m... | 44,033 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the novel 'From Here To Eternity'? | From Here to Eternity (novel)
From Here to Eternity is the debut novel of American author James Jones, published by Scribner's in 1951. Set in 1941, the novel focuses on several members of a U.S. Army infantry company stationed in Hawaii in the months leading up to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
It is loosely bas... | From Here to Eternity (Michael Peterson song)
"From Here to Eternity" is a song recorded by American country music artist Michael Peterson, who co-wrote the song with Robert Ellis Orrall. It was released in September 1997 as the second single from his first album, "Michael Peterson", becoming his only number one hit on... | 44,034 | triviaqa-train |
What type of creature is a 'Khaki Campbell'? | Khaki Campbell
The Campbell is a British breed of domestic duck. It was developed at Uley, in Gloucestershire, England, at the turn of the 20th century; being introduced to the public in 1898 and the Khaki variety in 1901.
History.
Mrs Adele Campbell commenced poultry-keeping around 1887 and later purchased an Indian R... | at the turn of the 20th century. The war had resulted in the victory of the Conservative Party in the 1900 general election, which was dubbed the Khaki election. But what had at first been seen as a brief Imperial engagement turned slowly into a protracted and bloody conflict. Opposition to the War was strengthened by ... | 44,035 | triviaqa-train |
Now well known to children all over the world, 'The Moomins' were first created in which European country? | wear a Moomin watch. New Moomin comic books and comic strips were published. Moomins were used to advertise Finland abroad: the Helsinki–Vantaa International Airport was decorated with Moomin images and Finnair decorated its aircraft on routes to Japan with Moomin designs. The peak of the Moomin Boom was the opening of... | and it centralizes more than seven hundred mosques all over the world, the most of which are in Azad Kashmir. Khawaja Muhammad Sadiq laid foundation of this system and now his son Mr. Haafiz Muhammad Zahid Sultani is supervising the system efficiently.
The mass emigration that took over the country in the 1960s has now... | 44,036 | triviaqa-train |
A high chest with seven or more drawers is called a 'Tallboy' in Britain. What is it called in the USA? | Tallboy (furniture)
A tallboy is a piece of furniture incorporating a chest of drawers and a wardrobe on top. A highboy consists of double chest of drawers (a chest-on-chest), with the lower section usually wider than the upper. A lowboy is a table-height set of drawers designed to hold a clothes chest, which had been ... | Chest of drawers
A chest of drawers, also called (especially in North American English) a bureau, is a type of cabinet (a piece of furniture) that has multiple parallel, horizontal drawers usually stacked one above another.
In American English a dresser is a piece of furniture, usually waist high, that has drawers and ... | 44,037 | triviaqa-train |
Which country principally administers the Andaman Islands? | , is located near the eastern shore of North Andaman near Diglipur.
Due to the length of the routes and the small number of airlines flying to the islands, fares have traditionally been relatively expensive, although cheaper for locals than visitors. Fares are high during the peak seasons of spring and winter, although... | forest area of its total land. The forests constitute an integral wing of the natural resource of Andaman and Nicobar and it houses 96 Sanctuaries and 9 National Parks.
The primary sanctuaries that form a part of the natural resources of Andaman and Nicobar islands are Narcondum Hornbill Sanctuary, which protects hornb... | 44,038 | triviaqa-train |
The most visited city in the western hemisphere stands on Guanabara Bay. What is it? | Ilha Fiscal
- Ilha da Boa Viagem
- Villegagnon
- Fundão
The bay is crossed by the Rio-Niterói Bridge ( long and with a central span high) and there is heavy boat and ship traffic, including regular ferryboat lines. The Port of Rio de Janeiro, as well as the city's two airports, Galeão - Antônio Carlos Jobim Internation... | western part of a strip of Brazil's Atlantic coast (between a strait east to Ilha Grande, on the Costa Verde, and the Cabo Frio), close to the Tropic of Capricorn, where the shoreline is oriented east–west. Facing largely south, the city was founded on an inlet of this stretch of the coast, Guanabara Bay (Baía de Guana... | 44,039 | triviaqa-train |
The 'Urchins' are/were a gang of football hooligans who supported which North West club? | Edward II banned football (at that time, a violent, unruly activity involving rival villages kicking a pig's bladder across the local heath) because he believed the disorder surrounding matches might lead to social unrest, or even treason. According to a University of Liverpool academic paper, conflict at an 1846 match... | , as the Krays travelled exclusively by car and were uninterested in expanding their territory outside London.
Manchester United football hooligan Colin Blaney has claimed that members of the Quality Street Gang had links to a criminal element within the gang of hooligans associated with that club, which was known as t... | 44,040 | triviaqa-train |
Who directed the 1969 film 'Easy Rider'? | Easy Rider
Easy Rider is a 1969 American independent road drama film written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Terry Southern, produced by Fonda, and directed by Hopper. Fonda and Hopper played two bikers who travel through the American Southwest and South carrying the proceeds from a cocaine deal. The success of "Eas... | Clifford Vaughs
Clifford A. 'Soney' Vaughs (April 16, 1937 – July 2, 2016) was an American civil rights activist, filmmaker, and motorcycle builder. Vaughs designed the two chopper motorcycles used for the 1969 film 'Easy Rider', while an Associate Producer on the film. He also produced and directed the documentary 'Wh... | 44,041 | triviaqa-train |
Who directed the 1968 film 'Finnian's Rainbow'? | , sketches from the storyboard, character designs, the script and some of the soundtrack recording have been recovered. Examples of the art and designs were published in the March/April 1993 issue of "Print" to illustrate an article by animation historian John Canemaker about the backstory of the project.
A 1968 film v... | 1947), with José Limón, artistic direction of Doris Humphrey
- "Lynchtown", "Mostly About Women" Choreography by Charles Weidman
- "Faces From Walt Whitman" by James Dalglish (1950)
- "Salem Witch Hunt" (1952) Choreography by Miriam Pandor
- Broadway: Around the World (1946), "Sing Out, Sweet Land" (1944-1945), "Oklaho... | 44,042 | triviaqa-train |
What is the 'Dunnock' more commonly known as? | Dunnock
The dunnock ("Prunella modularis") is a small passerine, or perching bird, found throughout temperate Europe and into Asia. Dunnocks have also been successfully introduced into New Zealand. It is by far the most widespread member of the accentor family, which otherwise consists of mountain species. Other common... | these manuscripts, four contain parts of what is commonly referred to as "The First and Second Books of Samuel".
The Book of Samuel at Qumran.
What is commonly known as two books in many Bibles, 1 and 2 Samuel form a single book (Books of Samuel) in the Masoretic text as well as in the manuscripts found at Qumran. Of t... | 44,043 | triviaqa-train |
The 'Suicide Squad' are/were a gang of football hooligans who supported which North West club? | Suicide Squad (hooligan firm)
The Suicide Squad was a football hooligan firm linked to the English team, Burnley F.C. The self-imposed title is derived from previous behaviour at away games where the single minded involvement in violence against overwhelming odds could be described as suicidal. The name became synonymo... | Baby Squad
The Baby Squad is a football hooligan firm linked to the English Premier League team, Leicester City.
History.
The Baby Squad have had a number of fights with the Chelsea Headhunters who follow Chelsea. In August 2000, Leicester were listed as the second most violent football club in England and Wales. In No... | 44,044 | triviaqa-train |
Who composed the piece 'Four Minutes and Thirty Three Seconds' which is 44 minutes and 33 seconds of silence? | 4′33″
4′33″ (pronounced "Four minutes, thirty-three seconds" or just "Four thirty-three")Solomon 1998/2002. is a three-movement composition by American experimental composer John Cage (1912–1992). It was composed in 1952, for any instrument or combination of instruments, and the score instructs the performer(s) not to ... | perceived as "four minutes thirty-three seconds of silence". The title of the piece refers to the total length in minutes and seconds of a given performance, "4′33″" being the total length of the first public performance.
Conceived around 1947–48, while the composer was working on "Sonatas and Interludes", "4′33″" beca... | 44,045 | triviaqa-train |
Which composer wrote the symphonies with the nicknames 'The Schoolmaster', 'The Farewell' and 'The Miracle'? | Joseph Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn (; ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the piano trio. His contributions to musical form have earned him the epithets "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet".
Hay... | incomplete) Tenth Symphonies—are expressions of personal experience, as Mahler faced death. Each of the pieces ends quietly, signifying that aspiration has now given way to resignation. Cooke considers these works to be a loving (rather than a bitter) farewell to life; the composer Alban Berg called the Ninth "the most... | 44,046 | triviaqa-train |
Which newly-formed African nation became the 193rd. member state of the United Nations in July 2011? | Food and Agriculture Organization, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), the World Bank, and the World Health Organization (WHO). The UN performs most of its humanitarian work through these agencies. Examples include mass vaccination programmes (through WHO), the avoidance of famine... | World War I when South African troops occupied Windhoek in May 1915 on behalf of the British Empire. For the next five years, a South African military government administered South West Africa. It was assigned to the United Kingdom as a mandate territory by the newly formed League of Nations, and South Africa administe... | 44,047 | triviaqa-train |
Who composed the theme music for the film 'Jaws'? | John Williams
John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. Widely regarded as one of the greatest American composers of all time, he has composed some of the most popular, recognizable, and critically acclaimed film scores in cinematic history in a career spanning over s... | Edward H. Plumb
Edward Holcomb Plumb (June 6, 1907, Streator, Illinois – April 18, 1958, Los Angeles, California) (also credited as Edward Plumb and Ed Plumb) was a film composer best known for his work at Walt Disney Studios. He served as musical director of "Fantasia" and composed the score for "Bambi", included its ... | 44,048 | triviaqa-train |
"Who first said or wrote ""A little learning is a dangerous thing""?" | An Essay on Criticism
An Essay on Criticism is one of the first major poems written by the English writer Alexander Pope (1688–1744). It is the source of the famous quotations "To err is human, to forgive divine," "A little learning is a dang'rous thing" (frequently misquoted as "A little knowledge is a dang'rous thing... | n't cry over spilled milk.
- You can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar.
- You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.
- Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
- A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
- Fortune favours the bold
- Well begun is half done.
- A li... | 44,049 | triviaqa-train |
Apart from Hammersmith, which other Thames bridge does the Boat Race course pass under? | (with a famous view of the Thames from Richmond Hill), Syon House, Kew, Brentford, Chiswick, Barnes, Hammersmith, Fulham, Putney, Wandsworth, Battersea and Chelsea. In central London, the river passes Pimlico and Vauxhall, and then forms one of the principal axes of the city, from the Palace of Westminster to the Tower... | for Hanlan, but the race seemed to be over before they reached Hammersmith Bridge. Trickett lost the race to the Canadian in a time of 26 minutes-12 seconds and three lengths behind, and thus he lost his World Title. The Stake was £400.
Final title race.
Hanlan disposed of two more challengers before accepting a furthe... | 44,050 | triviaqa-train |
Which building did the Empire State Building succeed as the world's highest building? | the Woolworth Building, the Bank of Manhattan Trust Building, the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building, each of which was the tallest in the world at the time of its completion, the last remaining so for forty years.
Skyscraper construction resumed in the early 1960s. Since then, the city has seen the comple... | the title of world's tallest building with a total height of , despite having a lower top occupied floor and a shorter height when both buildings' spires are not counted in their heights. Although the architects of record for 40 Wall were H. Craig Severance and Yasuo Matsui, the firm of Shreve & Lamb (who also designed... | 44,051 | triviaqa-train |
To which animal species does the Meerkat belong? | Meerkat
The meerkat or suricate ("Suricata suricatta") is a small carnivoran belonging to the mongoose family (Herpestidae). It is the only member of the genus Suricata. Meerkats live in all parts of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, in much of the Namib Desert in Namibia and southwestern Angola, and in South Africa. A ... | the last census.
Taxonomy.
Even when the white-fronted capuchins were all considered to belong to a single species, there were problems with its name, description and type locality. The holotype does not exist; the original description by Alexander von Humboldt in 1812 describes an animal that is much darker (grayish) ... | 44,052 | triviaqa-train |
Which explorer, together with his partner Speke, explored the lakes of Africa for the source of the Nile and translated the '1001 Arabian Nights' and the 'Kama Sutra'? | No Country: An Anthology of Richard Burton" (1990; New York: Charles Scribner's Sons).
See also.
- Selim Aga
- Mausoleum of Sir Richard and Lady Burton
- List of polyglots
Biographies and other works about Burton.
Biographies and other works about Burton Books and articles.
- Hitchman, Francis (1887), "Richard F. Burto... | -documented journey to Mecca in disguise, at a time when Europeans were forbidden access on pain of death; an unexpurgated translation of "One Thousand and One Nights" (commonly called "The Arabian Nights" in English after early translations of Antoine Galland's French version); the publication of the "Kama Sutra" in E... | 44,053 | triviaqa-train |
Who played 'Juliet' opposite Leonardo Di Caprio in the 1996 film 'Romeo And Juliet'? | died during pre-production on the project. A minor art-house success, the film grossed US$0.34 million throughout its domestic theatrical run. His last film of the year 1995 was "The Basketball Diaries", co- starring Lorraine Bracco, James Madio, and Mark Wahlberg. It is a biographical film, in which DiCaprio plays Jim... | "Romeo + Juliet", alongside Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo.
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw portrayed Juliet at the Royal Exchange Theatre's 2005 production.
- James Patrick Davis portrayed Juliet in an all-male 2008 production with Shakespeare Theatre Company, opposite actor Finn Wittrock as Romeo.
- Hailee Steinfeld portrayed Juliet i... | 44,054 | triviaqa-train |
Which British explorer was the first westerner to have recorded seeing the River Niger? | centuries, the Senegal River was often postulated to be the seaward end of the Niger. The Niger Delta, pouring into the Atlantic through mangrove swamps and thousands of distributaries along more than , was thought to be no more than coastal wetlands. It was only with the 18th-century visits of Mungo Park, who travelle... | to a commission for the survey of Paraguay; died while leading the Royal Geographical Society's expedition to Lake Malawi
- John Kirk (1832–1922), botanist, naturalist and physician; British administrator in Zanzibar; supported the abolition of the slave trade along with his associate David Livingstone
- Alexander Gord... | 44,055 | triviaqa-train |
Which was the first Confederate state to secede from the Union? | the day after South Carolina military forces attacked and captured Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation declaring an insurrection against the laws of the United States. Earlier, South Carolina and seven other
Southern states had declared their secession from the Union and fo... | The worried state authorities moved to enforce obedience through conscription and loyalty oaths, which only made matters worse. A meeting was held at Looney's Tavern, where a series of resolutions were passed. These stated that the people of Winston County had no desire to take part in the war and intended to support n... | 44,056 | triviaqa-train |
Although better known by his surname, what was the first name of the t.v. detective 'Monk'? | Monk (TV series)
Monk is an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the title character, Adrian Monk. It originally ran from 2002 to 2009 and is primarily a police procedural series, but also exhibits comic and dramatic tones in its exploration of... | Gus Mager
Charles Augustus Mager (1878–1956), better known as Gus Mager, was an American painter, illustrator and cartoonist during the first half of the 20th century. He was the creator of several comic strips, notably "Hawkshaw the Detective" and "Sherlocko the Monk".
Early life.
Mager was the son of German immigrant... | 44,057 | triviaqa-train |
Who created the fictional character of 'Walter Mitty'? | Walter Mitty
Walter Mitty is a fictional character in James Thurber's first short story "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", first published in "The New Yorker" on March 18, 1939, and in book form in "My World and Welcome to It" in 1942. Thurber loosely based the character, a daydreamer, on his friend Walter Mithoff. It ... | 1789–1868) the "Sailor Diplomat", who paved the way for an open-door policy with China.
- Edward L. Kemeys (1843–1907), sculptor in residence at Eagleswood Mansion.
- Morgan Foster Larson (1882–1961), Governor of New Jersey from 1929 to 1932.
- Miilkbone (born 1974 as Thomas Wlodarczyk), rapper.
- Walter Mitty, fiction... | 44,058 | triviaqa-train |
Which bay found on the Atlantic coast is the biggest estuary in the USA? | remains similar to that of a river valley. This is the most common type of estuary in temperate climates. Well-studied estuaries include the Severn Estuary in the United Kingdom and the Ems Dollard along the Dutch-German border.
The width-to-depth ratio of these estuaries is typically large, appearing wedge-shaped (in ... | This expedition crossed the Isthmus of Panama. They arrived in Panama City where they bought a ship and sailed on the Pacific coast towards Humboldt Bay 7° north latitude, they found the estuary of the Curiche river that Kennish named the "Kelley inlet". In early 1855 he climbed the Baudó Range separating the Pacific O... | 44,059 | triviaqa-train |
"In which play by William Shakespeare does the quote ""The course of true love never did run smooth"" appear?" | from a folk story. Like "The Two Gentlemen of Verona", in which two friends appear to approve of rape, the "Shrew's" story of the taming of a woman's independent spirit by a man sometimes troubles modern critics, directors, and audiences.
Shakespeare's early classical and Italianate comedies, containing tight double pl... | their partners, and both speak those lines most pertinent to the play's themes of romantic maturity and the source of lasting love. While Lysander says, 'the course of true love ne'er did run smooth', Helena's speech in Act I includes the well-known quote: "Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind; And therefore... | 44,060 | triviaqa-train |
What 2005 movie starring Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn that deals with African politics has been banned by President Mugabe of Zimbabwe? | film of the same name, directed by Frank Oz. In 2005, Kidman appeared opposite Sean Penn in the Sydney Pollack thriller "The Interpreter", playing UN translator Silvia Broome, and with Will Ferrell in the romantic comedy "Bewitched", based on the 1960s TV sitcom of the same name. While neither film fared well in the Un... | , starring Rajesh Khanna - (India)
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- "BMX Bandits", starring Nicole Kidman - (Australia)
- "Baby It's You", directed by John Sayles, starring Rosanna Arquette and Vincent Spano
- "Bad Boys", starring Sean Penn, Esai Morales, Ally Sheedy, Clancy Brown
- "Le Bal" (The Ball), directed by Ettore Scola - (Italy/France)
- ... | 44,061 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1975 cult movie has taken in over $139 million since its release making it the highest grossing movie to have never played in more than 1,000 theatres at the same time? | been in use for decades in film analysis with both positive and negative connotations. These films were more concerned with cultural significance than the social justice sought by earlier avant-garde films. Midnight movies became more popular and mainstream, peaking with the release of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (... | Box office.
The film was released on 25 December in the Christmas Day of 1980. The movie was a slow starter but turned out to be a blockbuster. The movie ran for more than 200 days in theatres. The film, made in a cost of ₹7 lakh (₹0.7 million) grossed over ₹1 crore (₹10 million) at the box office, becoming one of the ... | 44,062 | triviaqa-train |
On which 1953 film poster are Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr sharing a passionate kiss on a beach? | a straight dramatic part in "Come Back, Little Sheba" (1952), based on a Broadway hit, with Shirley Booth, produced by Wallis and directed by Daniel Mann.
Alternating with adventure films, he went into "South Sea Woman" (1952) at Warners. Part of the Norma-Warners contract was that Lancaster had to appear in some non-N... | " (1953) for Columbia, directed by Fred Zinnemann. The American Film Institute acknowledged the iconic status of the scene from that film in which he and Deborah Kerr kiss on a Hawaiian beach amid the crashing waves. The organization named it one of "AFI's top 100 Most Romantic Films" of all time. Lancaster's performan... | 44,063 | triviaqa-train |
"Referring to a character in which film did Malcolm X say ""When Butterfly McQueen went into her act, I felt like crawling under the rug""?" | 1994 exhibit titled, "Disputed Territories: "Gone with the Wind" and Southern Myths". One of the questions explored by the exhibit was "How True to Life Were the Slaves in GWTW?" This section showed slave experiences were diverse and concluded that the "happy darky" was a myth, as was the belief that all slaves experie... | achievements to be representative of progression: some African-Americans crossed picket lines and praised McDaniel's warm and witty characterization, and others hoped that the industry's recognition of her work would lead to increased visibility on screen for other black actors. In its editorial congratulation to McDan... | 44,064 | triviaqa-train |
In 1966, which scientist was asked to contribute an interview to a proposed introduction to the film 2001: A Space Odyssey? He wasn't offered billions and billions though! | Billions and Billions
Billions and Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium is a 1997 book by the American astronomer and science popularizer Carl Sagan. The last book written by Sagan before his death in 1996, it was published by Random House.
Overview.
The book is a collection of essays Sag... | and sell the vaccine at a high price (in fact, Czeko was the chief scientist of the project). Obviously, the vaccine wasn't completed and billions died as a result. Finally, the joint protagonist-COTUC taskforce raided and destroyed the central NOAH headquarters. At the end, the protagonists found themselves surrounded... | 44,065 | triviaqa-train |
In the movie Rain Man, what airline does Raymond insist on flying as it has a perfect safety record? | have savant skills or not.
The film is also known for popularizing the misconception that card counting is illegal in the United States.
In popular culture Qantas and airline controversy.
During June 1989, at least fifteen major airlines showed edited versions of "Rain Man" that omitted a scene involving Raymond's refu... | The tricycle undercarriage is non-retractable. It has space for 21–28 passengers depending on configuration. Since the C-212 does not have a pressurized fuselage, it is limited to relatively low-flight-level airline usage (below MSL). It is thus ideal for short legs and regional airline service.
Operational history.
Th... | 44,066 | triviaqa-train |
Spoiler alert. Skip this question if you haven't seen The Shawshank Redemption. In the climax of that movie, which bombshell's poster does warden Norton rip to reveal the secret behind the escape of Andy Dufresne? | At the next day's roll call, the guards find Andy's cell empty. An irate Norton throws a rock at a poster of Raquel Welch hanging on the cell wall, revealing a tunnel that Andy dug with his rock hammer over the last 19 years. The previous night, Andy used the rope to escape through the tunnel and prison sewage pipe, ta... | finish in a true duet with their conclusion. The duet has a vocal range from F to B for Susanna and from D to G for the Contessa.
Libretto.
The full dialogue is:
In popular culture.
In the 1994 film, "The Shawshank Redemption", prisoner Andy Dufresne defies Warden Sam Norton by playing an excerpt of this song over the ... | 44,067 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1985 film starring Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, and John Candy has a cult following among many generations of Peace Corps personnel? | to American actress Samantha Lewes from 1978. They had one son, actor Colin Hanks (born 1977), and one daughter, Elizabeth Hanks (born 1982). Hanks and Samantha Lewes divorced in 1987.
In 1981, Hanks met actress Rita Wilson on the set of TV comedy "Bosom Buddies" (1980–1982). They were reunited in 1985 on the set of "V... | college roommate Kent (Xander Berkeley) and jumping on a Peace Corps flight to Thailand.
There he is assigned to build a bridge for the local villagers with Washington State University graduate Tom Tuttle from Tacoma (John Candy) and the beautiful, down-to earth Beth Wexler (Rita Wilson). What they do not realize is th... | 44,068 | triviaqa-train |
Burkittsville in Maryland, USA gained notoriety in 1999 after the release of which 'fake real' film that supposedly took place there? | . The Burkittsville Historic District is itself part of the larger Crampton's Gap Historic District, which comprises the southern portion of the lands involved in the Battle of South Mountain, extending from the western side of Crampton's Gap, over South Mountain and about a mile to the east of Burkittsville.
"Blair Wi... | are not located in the real Burkittsville or the immediate surrounding area, but are rather in Germantown, Maryland.
A Burkittsville town welcome sign appeared briefly in the film, which featured cursive script with black and white coloring. As thievery of the town's welcome sign became more common due to the Blair Wit... | 44,069 | triviaqa-train |
Tataouine in Tunisia was the setting for many scenes in the movies of which blockbuster franchise? | next trilogy of films to be released, will be produced and written by "Game of Thrones" creators/showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. The installments were first announced to be in development beginning in February 2018. The films are scheduled to be released in December of 2022, 2024, and 2026.
Lucasfilm has a n... | from the "decadent West" was again not allowed. It was at this moment that Mozambique's ruling party FRELIMO realized the immediate potential films could have in delivering propaganda relatively easily.
For much of the late 1970s and 1980s, the local film industry was geared towards creating "home-made" productions dep... | 44,070 | triviaqa-train |
What 2000 film tells the fictional story of a teenage journalist writing for the Rolling Stone magazine while covering the rock band Stillwater? | Almost Famous
Almost Famous is a 2000 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe and starring Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, and Patrick Fugit. It tells the story of a teenage journalist writing for "Rolling Stone" in the early 1970s, his touring with the fictitious rock band Stillw... | was directed by Cameron Crowe and based on his own experiences as a young journalist for the magazine in the same time period.
"The Cover of Rolling Stone" is a song written by Shel Silverstein and first recorded by American rock group Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show. The song satirizes success in the music business; the ... | 44,071 | triviaqa-train |
Devil's Tower National Monument in Wyoming, USA features prominently in which landmark 1977 science fiction film? | " (1973), "Westworld" (1973) and its sequel "Futureworld" (1976), and "Logan's Run" (1976). The science fiction comedies of the 1970s included Woody Allen's "Sleeper" (1973), and John Carpenter's "Dark Star" (1974).
"Star Wars" (1977) and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1977) were box-office hits that brought abo... | Devil's Tower (disambiguation)
Devils Tower is a monolith and national monument in Wyoming, U.S.
Devil's Tower may also refer to:
- "Devil's Tower" (film), a 2014 film
- Devil's Tower (Gibraltar), a watchtower in Gibraltar where fossil remains of Neanderthals were discovered
- Devil's Tower (mast) ("Teufelsturm"), main... | 44,072 | triviaqa-train |
A flatbread called injera that is traditionally eaten in Ethiopia is made from the flour of what grain that is now being called as the new quinoa? | more similar to the South Indian "appam". The bottom surface of the injera, which touches the heating surface, has a relatively smooth texture, while the top is porous. This porous texture makes injera good for scooping up sauces and dishes.
Preparation Ingredients.
Traditionally, injera is made with just two ingredien... | Borlengo
A borlengo (plural: "borlenghi"), also called a "burlengo" or "zampanelle", is a thin flatbread now made with water, eggs (sometimes omitted) flour and salt. Originally a food eaten by the poor and made with flour and water, it is now often made outside in a frying pan the size of a cartwheel. These are then r... | 44,073 | triviaqa-train |
Compiled in the late 4th or early 5th century AD and sure to delight gourmets, what is Apicius? | Apicius
Apicius is a collection of Roman cookery recipes, usually thought to have been compiled in the 1st century AD and written in a language that is in many ways closer to Vulgar than to Classical Latin; later recipes using Vulgar Latin (such as "ficatum", "bullire") were added to earlier recipes using Classical Lat... | Apicius (disambiguation)
Apicius is the title of the oldest surviving Roman cookbook, usually said to have been compiled in the 4th or 5th century AD.
Apicius may also refer to:
- Apicius (1st century BC) - lived during the Roman Republic
- Marcus Gavius Apicius - the second and most famous, lived at the time of the em... | 44,074 | triviaqa-train |
The consumption of Touareg tea which is tea flavored with which herb is widely prevalent in several Arab countries? | prepared in Spain but is typically served chilled as iced tea in the summer, instead of hot year-round.
Mint tea is central to social life in the Maghreb. The serving can take a ceremonial form, especially when prepared for a guest. The tea is traditionally made by the head male in the family and offered to guests as a... | bottled under various brand names.
Alcopops are the most commonly consumed type of RTD in the world after iced tea. It is also important to note that Alcopops are banned in some countries due to religious and cultural reasons, which do not permit the consumption of alcohol. A number of studies have linked the marketing... | 44,075 | triviaqa-train |
Englishman Albert Howard who had publications like Manufacture of Humus by the Indore Process among others is considered a pioneer of what? | , and the role of mycorrhiza. It was his first book aimed at the general public, and is his best popularly known work. However his 1931 book "The Waste Products of Agriculture", based on 26 years of studying improved crop production in Indian smallholdings, is considered by some as his most important scientific publica... | To whom is destined the marshal's baton when La Bourdonnais throws it down, and what country will furnish his successor? ... At present de La Bourdonnais, like Alexander the Great, is without heir, and there is room to fear the empire may be divided eventually under a number of petty kings."
After La Bourdonnais's deat... | 44,076 | triviaqa-train |
Water-bath and pressure are two types of techniques for food preservation in what process? | agents, typically by a process that produces lactic acid through the presence of lactobacillales. Fermented pickles include sauerkraut, nukazuke, kimchi, and surströmming.
Traditional techniques Lye.
Sodium hydroxide (lye) makes food too alkaline for bacterial growth. Lye will saponify fats in the food, which will chan... | .
High-pressure food preservation or pascalization refers to the use of a food preservation technique that makes use of high pressure. "Pressed inside a vessel exerting or more, food can be processed so that it retains its fresh appearance, flavor, texture and nutrients while disabling harmful microorganisms and slowin... | 44,077 | triviaqa-train |
In 2011, the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion upended the Naga Bhut Jolokia for what culinary distinction? | Bhut jolokia
The Bhut jolokia ( [ˈbʱʊt.zɔˌlɔkiˌja]), also known as ghost pepper, ghost chili pepper, ghost chili and ghost jolokia, is an interspecific hybrid chili pepper cultivated in the Northeast Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland and Manipur. It is a hybrid of "Capsicum chinense" and "Capsicum fru... | times hotter than Tabasco sauce. The ghost chili is rated at more than 1 million Scoville Heat Units (SHUs). However, the ghost chili was shortly superseded by the Infinity chili in 2011, followed by the Naga Viper, the Trinidad Moruga scorpion in 2012 and the Carolina Reaper on August 7, 2013.
Etymology and regional n... | 44,078 | triviaqa-train |
The 18th century English nobleman John Montagu who was so fond of gambling that he played even while eating was the earl of what town in Kent? | caused physical damage in Folkestone. A further quake on 22 May 2015 measured 4.2 on the Richter Scale. The epicentre was in the Sandwich area of east Kent at a depth of some ten miles from the surface. There was little if any damage reported.
The coastline of Kent is continuously changing, due to tectonic uplift and c... | Thomas Montagu, 4th Earl of Salisbury
Thomas Montagu, 4th Earl of Salisbury, KG (13 June 13883 November 1428) of Bisham in Berkshire, was an English nobleman and one of the most important English commanders during the Hundred Years' War.
Origins.
He was the eldest son of John Montagu, 3rd Earl of Salisbury (died 1400),... | 44,079 | triviaqa-train |
What fried street food popular with vegetarians is claimed by the Copts of Egypt as their invention to be a replacement for meat during Lent? | Falafel
Falafel (or felafel) (, ; ) is a deep-fried ball, or a flat or doughnut-shaped patty, made from ground chickpeas, fava beans, or both. Herbs, spices, and onion relatives are commonly added to the dough. It is an Egyptian dish as well as a very famous Middle Eastern dish, that most likely originated in Egypt. Th... | more profitable than grain, especially now that cheap rice and other staples can be trucked in. Furthermore, Newar households have relatively high incomes and their culture emphasizes food and feasting.
Although daily Newar food practices consist mostly of components from the generic hill cuisine, during ritual, ceremo... | 44,080 | triviaqa-train |
Edmond Albius, a 19th century slave working on the island of Réunion is known for inventing the pollination technique for the cultivation of what flavoring delight? | Féréol Bellier Beaumont.
Vanilla pollination.
French colonists brought vanilla beans to Réunion and nearby Mauritius in the 1820s with the hope of starting production there. However, the vines were sterile because no insect would pollinate them. In the 1830s, Charles Morren, a professor of botany at the University of L... | Independent Division of Qinghai Provincial Military District (2nd Formation)(People's Republic of China)
Independent Division of Xinjiang Military District ()(1st Formation) was formed in July 1966 from the Public Security Contingent of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The division was composed of three regiments (1s... | 44,081 | triviaqa-train |
Yamadanishiki, Gohyakumangoku, Miyamanishiki and Omachi are the popular varieties of rice used for making what? | of production.
While the rest of the world may be drinking more sake and the quality of sake has been increasing, sake production in Japan has been declining since the mid-1970s. The number of sake breweries is also declining. While there were 3,229 breweries nationwide in fiscal 1975, the number had fallen to 1,845 in... | as a replacement for or in combination with regular rice.
A variant of muŗi is khoi, which is popped rice. Both varieties are used to make many different snack foods.
Snacks Jhal-Muŗi.
One of the most popular and iconic snack foods of Bengal, "jhal" literally means 'hot' or 'spicy'. Jhal-muŗi is puffed rice with spices... | 44,082 | triviaqa-train |
What salad made from mozzarella cheese, tomatoes and basil is also the name of the town in Tuscany where Michelangelo was born? | kept in brine for up to a week, or longer when sold in vacuum-sealed packages. "Low-moisture mozzarella" can be kept refrigerated for up to a month, though some shredded low-moisture mozzarella is sold with a shelf life of up to six months. Mozzarella of several kinds is used for most types of pizza and several pasta d... | reduced tomato sauce and pecorino", as well as in "many unpretentious recipes in which it is added, chopped, to sauces and cooked dishes" or in a sauce (made by frying it in olive oil and garlic) used as a condiment for cold meats and fish. In the Slovenian Littoral, it is often combined with boiled potatoes, used in a... | 44,083 | triviaqa-train |
Claret is the name used in England for red wine from what region of France that is also the capital of Aquitaine? | several islands in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. The country's 18 integral regions (five of which are situated overseas) span a combined area of and a total population of 67.02 million (). France is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its capital in Paris, the country's largest city and main cultural a... | ) Mérignac, Talence, Pessac, Gradignan, Villenave-d'Ornon, Cadaujac, Léognan and Martillac. A significant part of the area is forested. It includes 1580 hectares of vines. The soil is very gravelly.
History.
Pessac-Léognan has a long wine-making history. Red wine from this region (and the rest of Graves) was the wine o... | 44,084 | triviaqa-train |
The four main types of what luxury delicacy are Beluga, Sterlet, Ossetra, and Sevruga? | varieties of caviar are used as stuffing in many seafood dishes, and some meat dishes. Caviar is often added to salads as well.
External links.
- World Sturgeon Conservation Society
- Osetra Caviar | the species of sturgeon that live in various territories such as "Beluga" ("Huso huso"), Sevruga ("Acipenser stellatus") and Sterlet ("Acipenser ruthenus"). The name Ossetra corresponds to the species "Acipenser gueldenstaedtii", which is much smaller than Beluga sturgeon ("Huso huso"), and has a firmer texture. In the... | 44,085 | triviaqa-train |
According to the book The History of Science and Technology, the origin of what snack can be traced to the shape of folded arms of children in prayer? | ". Soft pretzels are frequently sold in shopping malls, with notable chains including Auntie Anne's and Pretzelmaker/Pretzel Time.
- Pennsylvania milestones timeline
- 1800s: Southern German and Swiss German immigrants who became known as the Pennsylvania Dutch introduced soft shaped pretzels with different shapes and ... | family history as well as science and classical antiquity. His collection of artworks and antiquities is now largely scattered, but was described by Rhenanus when he was allowed to visit Raymund's house and gardens on the Kleesattlergasse in 1530. It included Italian and especially Venetian paintings, although only one... | 44,086 | triviaqa-train |
What Chinese dipping sauce that is common in Cantonese cuisine derives its name from a word meaning 'seafood' (though it contains none)? | Hoisin sauce
Hoisin sauce is a thick, fragrant sauce commonly used in Chinese cuisine as a glaze for meat, an addition to stir fries, or as dipping sauce. It is darkly-colored in appearance and sweet and salty in taste. Although regional variants exist, hoisin sauce usually includes soybeans, fennel, red chili peppers,... | sized tripe
- 牛肚 / 金錢肚 (Mandarin: "niudu"/"jinqiandu"; Cantonese, "ngautou"/"gumtsintou") — Chinese cuisine tripe with inner lining resembling ancient Chinese coin with square hole, gives its name: "coin stomach". The dish is usually served steamed with spring onion and garlic sauce, or just boiled in water served with... | 44,087 | triviaqa-train |
What vegetable that is also called a Swedish turnip is avoided by many older Germans as they consider it 'famine food'? | (and, in some recipes, similarly mashed vegetables or fruits) makes stamppot (English: "mash pot"), a dish often served alongside smoked sausage.
In Scotland, separately boiled and mashed, rutabagas ("neeps") and potatoes are served as "neeps and tatties" ("tatties" being the Scots word for potatoes), in a traditional ... | numbers provided by the application when it initializes the library and do not expose new enum values to applications using older versions.
- AIS implementers must also ensure that they respect the version numbers provided by the application when the library is initialized, with regard to new or modified error codes an... | 44,088 | triviaqa-train |
Because they spoil at high temperatures, what were once assumed to be safe for eating only in the months with the letter 'r' in their English/French names? | good flavor, it commands high prices.
Anatomy.
Oysters are filter feeders, drawing water in over their gills through the beating of cilia. Suspended plankton and particles are trapped in the mucus of a gill, and from there are transported to the mouth, where they are eaten, digested, and expelled as feces or pseudofece... | of love between best friends, she doesn't want to spoil Shobhana's happiness and true love. This conversation was overheard by Adhilakshmi. The latter says this to the rest of the gang, to their surprise and delight. But fate has other plans, the hotel they were initially eating at is urgently closed because some polit... | 44,089 | triviaqa-train |
What is the better known 'national' name of the confection called lokum that is a gel of starch and sugar with nuts usually mixed in? | Turkish delight
Turkish delight or lokum is a family of confections based on a gel of starch and sugar. Premium varieties consist largely of chopped dates, pistachios, and hazelnuts or walnuts bound by the gel; traditional varieties are often flavored with rosewater, mastic, Bergamot orange, or lemon. The confection is... | is fairly simple. Sugar is dissolved in honey and various nuts, fruits and spices are mixed together with flour. The entire mixture is baked in a shallow pan. The finished disc is dusted with icing sugar. Commercially produced panforte often have a band of rice-paper around the edge.
Currently there are many shops in I... | 44,090 | triviaqa-train |
Which hazelnut liqueur comes in a bottle with a knotted white cord around its waist that is meant to mimic the religious garments of a friar? | about 7 to 8 months after pollination. The kernel of the seed is edible and used raw or roasted, or ground into a paste. The seed has a thin, dark brown skin, which sometimes is removed before cooking.
Hazelnuts are used in confectionery to make praline, and also used in combination with chocolate for chocolate truffle... | sharing in the good works of a particular order. Among Franciscans, they were known as "Cordbearers", due to their also wearing a small cord around the waist in imitation of the one worn by the friar.
After the disruptions of religious life during the period of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic invasions of Fra... | 44,091 | triviaqa-train |
What term used by California wineries denotes red and white Bordeaux-style wines and is intended to not infringe on the 'heritage' of Bordeaux's legally protected designation of origin? | In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.
Viticulture and wi... | and Liliorila.
In the late 1960s Sémillon was the most planted grape in Bordeaux. Since then it has been in constant decline although it still is the most common of Bordeaux's white grapes. Sauvignon blanc's popularity on the other hand has been rising, overtaking Ugni blanc as the second most planted white Bordeaux gr... | 44,092 | triviaqa-train |
'Umami' is a Japanese word that translates as 'good flavor' and is used as a fifth category of what by those who think that the existing four basic categories are insufficient? | in fish, shellfish, cured meats, meat extracts, mushrooms, vegetables (e.g., ripe tomatoes, Chinese cabbage, spinach, celery, etc.) or green tea, hydrolysed vegetable protein, and fermented and aged products involving bacterial or yeast cultures, such as cheeses, shrimp pastes, fish sauce, soy sauce, nutritional yeast,... | somewhat on the root. These are derived from the word roots by prefixing a vowel or diphthong that also indicates the grammatical category "function". Two examples are given in the tables below:
Outline Morphophonology Formatives Basic morphology.
All Ithkuil formatives, whether functioning as nouns or verbs, inflect f... | 44,093 | triviaqa-train |
In early 2014, Prof. Maryam Mirzakhani achieved a unique and highly meritorious distinction. What subject does she teach at Stanford University? | child, she attended Tehran Farzanegan School, part of the National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents (NODET). In her junior and senior year of high school, she won the gold medal for mathematics in the Iranian National Olympiad, thus allowing her to bypass the national college entrance exams. In 1994,... | Primary was the oldest of the primary schools, and was the former Lenzie Academy building.
It became a school for primary education only when the Lenzie Academy building was built in 1960. The second oldest, Lenzie Moss Primary was opened in 1968 and was located next to "The Moss". Millersneuk Primary School was built ... | 44,094 | triviaqa-train |
Since doctors are meant to 'cure-all', the first line of the Hippocratic oath appropriately mentions what other goddess along with Apollo, Aesculapius, and Hygeia? | the oath date to circa 275 AD. The oldest extant version dates to roughly the 10th-11th century, held in the Vatican Library. A commonly cited version, dated to 1595, appears in Koine Greek with a Latin translation. In this translation, the author translates "πεσσὸν" to the Latin "fœtum."
The Hippocratic Oath, in Greek... | of abdominal abortion.
Some medical scholars and abortion opponents have suggested that the Hippocratic Oath forbade Ancient Greek physicians from performing abortions; other scholars disagree with this interpretation, and state that the medical texts of Hippocratic Corpus contain descriptions of abortive techniques ri... | 44,095 | triviaqa-train |
Travis Tygart was chiefly instrumental in leading the expose of whom, now a fallen hero, in 2012? | Travis Tygart
Travis Thompson Tygart (born 1971) is an American lawyer and CEO of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). He is best known for his role in exposing Lance Armstrong's massive doping operation.
Life and career.
A native of Jacksonville, Florida, he attended the Bolles School, He starred on the baseb... | sports. She was on a panel alongside Travis Tygart, CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Administration, Jim Walden, the attorney for Russian Whistle-blower Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov, and Katie Uhlaender, a four-time Olympian competitor in skeleton. Stepanova claimed that speaking out against doping in Russia would have put her li... | 44,096 | triviaqa-train |
Who created the comic strip called Dykes to Watch Out For which featured in 1985 a character who watches a movie only if it has two women who talk to each other about something besides a man? | Dykes to Watch Out For
Dykes to Watch Out For (sometimes DTWOF) was a comic strip by Alison Bechdel. The strip, which ran from 1983 to 2008, was one of the earliest ongoing representations of lesbians in popular culture and has been called "as important to new generations of lesbians as landmark novels like Rita Mae Br... | Bechdel's comic strip "Dykes To Watch Out For". In a strip titled "The Rule", two women, who resemble the future characters Mo and Ginger, discuss seeing a film and one woman explains that she only goes to a movie if it satisfies the following requirements:
1. The movie has to have at least two women in it,
2. who talk... | 44,097 | triviaqa-train |
A group of people in Cairo, Egypt who are collectively called the Zabbaleen are known for their association with what material? | word ' (, ) which means "garbage".
Spread out among seven different settlements scattered in the Greater Cairo Urban Region, the Zabbaleen population is between 50,000 and 70,000. The largest settlement is Mokattam village, nicknamed "Garbage City," located at the foot of the Mokattam Mountains, next to Manshiyat Naser... | method of acquiring title to property through possession for a statutory period under certain conditions. Countries where this principle exists include England and the United States, based on common law. However, some non-common law jurisdictions have laws similar to adverse possession. For example, Louisiana has a leg... | 44,098 | triviaqa-train |
Bicycle mechanic Charlie Taylor is best known for his collaboration with which two gentlemen in the early part of the 20th century? | have flown beautifully." Following repairs, the Wrights finally took to the air on December 17, 1903, making two flights each from level ground into a freezing headwind gusting to . The first flight, by Orville at 10:35 am, of in 12 seconds, at a speed of only over the ground, was recorded in a . The next two flights c... | Harrison, Oscar-nominated film editor, best known for his long collaboration with director Billy Wilder
- Bill and Wade Killefer, early 20th-century baseball players
- Ricky Knotts, racecar driver killed attempting to qualify for 1981 Daytona 500
- Joseph Labadie, labor leader and political activist
- Ron Labadie, head... | 44,099 | triviaqa-train |
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