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Which large flightless bird, of the genus Pinguinis, was hunted to extinction in 1844? | Great auk
The great auk ("Pinguinus impennis") is an extinct species of flightless alcid that became extinct in the mid-19th century. It was the only modern species in the genus Pinguinus. It is not closely related to the birds now known as penguins, which were discovered later and so named by sailors because of their ... | known pouch young specimens to 11 worldwide.
Ecology and behaviour Feeding and diet.
The thylacine was carnivorous. Prey is believed to have included kangaroos, wallabies and wombats, birds and small animals such as potoroos and possums. One prey animal may have been the once common Tasmanian emu. The emu was a large, ... | 44,500 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the leader of the 'Gunpowder Plot', whose conspirators included Guy Fawkes? | Dutch reformers in the Low Countries. He travelled to Spain to seek support for a Catholic rebellion in England without success. He later met Thomas Wintour, with whom he returned to England, and Wintour introduced him to Robert Catesby, who planned to assassinate and restore a Catholic monarch to the throne. The plott... | Thomas Wintour, John Wright, Thomas Percy, and Guy Fawkes. Described latterly as a charismatic and influential man, over the following months he helped to bring a further eight conspirators into the plot, whose naissance was planned for 5 November 1605. A letter sent anonymously to William Parker, 4th Baron Monteagle, ... | 44,501 | triviaqa-train |
Who plays the title role in the 2008 film 'Iron Man'? | Downey, Jr. was cast in the role. Favreau chose Downey, a fan of the comic, because he felt the actor's past made him an appropriate choice for the part, explaining "The best and worst moments of Robert's life have been in the public eye. He had to find an inner balance to overcome obstacles that went far beyond his ca... | Heaven on Earth (2008 film)
Heaven on Earth a.k.a. Videsh is a 2008 Canadian film directed and written by Deepa Mehta. Preity Zinta plays the leading role of Chand, a young Indian Punjabi woman who finds herself in an abusive arranged marriage with an Indo-Canadian man, played by theatre actor Vansh Bhardwaj. The film ... | 44,502 | triviaqa-train |
Which cartoonist who worked for the satirical magazine 'Punch', is best remembered for illustrating Lewis Carroll's 'Alice In Wonderland'? | earlier. The illustrations this time were by Sir John Tenniel; Dodgson evidently thought that a published book would need the skills of a professional artist. Annotated versions provide insights into many of the ideas and hidden meanings that are prevalent in these books. Critical literature has often proposed Freudian... | took part in crew. After graduation he worked at his father's Chicago real estate business, Baird & Bradley. In 1882 he embarked upon a world trip, and after visiting London, arrived in Melbourne, where he took an illustrating job with the satirical magazine "Australian Tit-Bits"; later incorporated into "Melbourne Lif... | 44,503 | triviaqa-train |
Since 2004, 'The Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands' has fought for independence from which country? | on Dangar Island in Sydney, Australia. Micronations with representatives in attendance included the Empire of Atlantium, the Principality of Hutt River, the Principality of Wy and the Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands
In 2010, a documentary film by Jody Shapiro entitled "How to Start Your Own Country" wa... | claimed capital, and "I Am What I Am" was set as the Kingdom's national anthem.
The leader of the protesters, Dale Parker Anderson, was elected Administrator of the territory and then "declared emperor" of the kingdom upon its independence, becoming Dale R.
In a scheme similar to Israel's Law of Return, a person was a... | 44,504 | triviaqa-train |
Which actress is reprising her role as 'M' in the upcoming Bond film 'Quantum Of Solace'? | Bond for the third time, saying he felt lucky to have the chance to appear as 007. Director Sam Mendes described Bond as experiencing a "combination of lassitude, boredom, depression [and] difficulty with what he's chosen to do for a living". Judi Dench returned as M for her seventh and final appearance in the role. Ov... | " (2008).
- "Casino Royale" (2006)
- "Quantum of Solace" (2008)
Other actors Léa Seydoux.
French actress Léa Seydoux is known for her role as Madeleine Swann in "Spectre" (2015) and the upcoming Bond film (2020).
- "Spectre" (2015)
- Bond 25 (2020)
Other actors Charles Gray.
Charles Gray appears as Ernst Stavro Blofeld... | 44,505 | triviaqa-train |
Between 1932 and 1990, the Russian city Nizhny Novgorod was named after which author? | music and ballet, architecture and painting, cinema and animation, all of which had considerable influence on world culture.
Russian literature is known for such notable writers as Aleksandr Pushkin, Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Anton Chekhov, Vladimir Mayakovsky, Boris Pasternak, Anna Akhmatova, Joseph Brodsky, Max... | N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod
Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod - National Research University (UNN), also known as Lobachevsky University, was established in 1916 as a People's University. In 1918 it became the first State Higher Educational Institution of Soviet Russia. From 1932... | 44,506 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the Welsh village designed by Clough Williams-Ellis, that was used in the fiming of the television series 'The Prisoner'? | Clough Williams-Ellis
Sir Bertram Clough Williams-Ellis, CBE, MC (28 May 1883 – 9 April 1978) was a British architect known chiefly as the creator of the Italianate village of Portmeirion in North Wales.
Life.
Life Origins, education and early career.
Clough Williams-Ellis was born in Gayton, Northamptonshire, England,... | 15 cwt 1 qr 18 lbs (783 kg).
Landmarks Carmarthen Bridge.
The concrete A484 road bridge across the River Towy was designed by the Welsh architect Clough Williams-Ellis and completed in 1937. The bridge was Grade II listed in 2003. The loss of the original medieval bridge that it replaced caused controversy.
Landmarks P... | 44,507 | triviaqa-train |
Which American group has had hit albums in the 21st. century with 'Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia' and 'Werlcome To The Monkey House'? | Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia
Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia is the third album by American rock band The Dandy Warhols, released on August 1, 2000, through record label Capitol.
It is considered their breakthrough album, largely owing to the song "Bohemian Like You" being featured in a notable Vodafone advertis... | The monkey mascot was designed considering the urban millennial as the key consumer of Bira 91 and with the idea of presenting the brand with a playful identity.
The company aspired Bira 91 to be a brand that is an integral part of a tech immersed, creative, urban, diverse and modern world of the 21st century.
Bira 91 ... | 44,508 | triviaqa-train |
'Sam's Town' was the critically acclaimed album released by which American rock group in 2008? | Sam's Town
Sam's Town is the second studio album by American rock band The Killers. It was released on October 2, 2006, in the United Kingdom and the following day in the United States. Regarding the album, vocalist and primary lyricist Brandon Flowers noted that he "wanted to create an album that captured, chronologic... | Expatriate (album)
Expatriate is the debut album from Toronto, Ontario, Canada-based indie rock group The Coast. The album was released in Canada on April 1, 2008 and in the UK on February 9, 2009 via Aporia Records. The album was released digitally in the US on August 19, 2008, and was released on CD on May 5, 2009 by... | 44,509 | triviaqa-train |
Which General and commander-in-chief led the 'New Model Army' at the Battle of Naseby in 1645? | that God is on their side.
When the Parliamentary forces in which Cromwell is a cavalry officer proved ineffective, he, along with Sir Thomas Fairfax, sets up the New Model Army and soon turns the tide against the king. The army's discipline, training and numbers secure victory and Cromwell's cavalry proves to be the d... | , Cromwell was the most senior army commander left in the army. Fairfax therefore leaned on Cromwell as his number-two during the organization of the New Model Army. Cromwell did everything in his power to ensure that no Presbyterians were recruited to the New Model Army, and that Independents were encouraged to join t... | 44,510 | triviaqa-train |
Which real-life confidence trickster and forger was playedby Leonardo di caprio in the 2002 film 'Catch Me If You Can'? | ' performance among most critics.
Also in 2002, DiCaprio appeared the biographical crime drama film "Catch Me If You Can", based on the life of Frank Abagnale Jr., who, before his 19th birthday, used his charm, confidence, and several different personas, to make millions in the 1960s writing bad checks. Directed by Ste... | Catch Me If You Can (soundtrack)
Catch Me If You Can: Music from the Motion Picture is the original soundtrack of the 2002 film of the same name, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen and Amy Adams. The original score was composed and conducted by John Williams. The film was the twenti... | 44,511 | triviaqa-train |
According to the Book of Revelations, which city in modern-day Israel will be the site of 'Armageddon'? | Tel Megiddo
Tel Megiddo (; , Tell al-Mutesellim, "lit." "Tell of the Governor"; , Armageddon) is the site of the ancient city of Megiddo whose remains form a tell (archaeological mound), situated in northern Israel near Kibbutz Megiddo, about 30 km south-east of Haifa. Megiddo is known for its historical, geographical,... | centralized fighting force to create a stable peace within the three countries that will one day be known as Sweden. He is also forced to repel two invasions by the Danish-supported pretender to the throne, Sverker Karlsson.
This book covers the last part of Arn's life and argues that Arn is the "de facto" founding fa... | 44,512 | triviaqa-train |
Which branch of mathematics takes its name from the Latin for 'pebble'? | . Both branches make use of the fundamental notions of convergence of infinite sequences and infinite series to a well-defined limit.
Infinitesimal calculus was developed independently in the late 17th century by Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Today, calculus has widespread uses in science, engineering, an... | .
Vò borders the following municipalities: Agugliaro, Albettone, Cinto Euganeo, Galzignano Terme, Lozzo Atestino, Rovolon, Teolo.
History.
Vò takes its name from the Latin "Vadum", probably the ancient commercial port on the Adige River, which until 589 forked near Monte Este, and its secondary branch ran alongside the... | 44,513 | triviaqa-train |
According to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, who was compelled by the Romans to carry the cross of Jesus as he was taken to his crucifixion? | is flogged, condemned to death, is led to the place of crucifixion initially carrying his cross before Roman soldiers induce Simon of Cyrene to carry it, and then Jesus is crucified, entombed, and resurrected from the dead. His death is described as a sacrifice in the Gospels and other books of the New Testament. In ea... | Romans to carry the cross of Jesus as Jesus was taken to his crucifixion, according to all three Synoptic Gospels.
- Simon the Leper – Simon the Leper is a biblical figure mentioned by the Gospels according to Matthew (26:6-13) and Mark (14:3-9).
- Susanna (disciple) – Susanna is one of the women associated with the mi... | 44,514 | triviaqa-train |
Discarding definite and indefinite articles, which of Shakespeare's plays comes first when listed alphabetically? | Plutarch's "Parallel Lives"—which introduced a new kind of drama. According to Shakespearean scholar James Shapiro, in "Julius Caesar," "the various strands of politics, character, inwardness, contemporary events, even Shakespeare's own reflections on the act of writing, began to infuse each other".
In the early 17th c... | languages or Romanian (indefinite: , 'person'; definite: , ""the" person") or to the first nominal constituent of definite noun phrases (indefinite: , 'a good person'; definite: , ""the" good person"). There are four singular definite articles. Again, the choice between them is largely determined by the noun's ending i... | 44,515 | triviaqa-train |
What name is given to the south-east coast of India that stretches from Point Calamire in the south to the mouth of the Krishna River in the north? | winds) receives very little rainfall. The Bay of Bengal branch of the southwest monsoon heads toward northeast India, picking up moisture from the Bay of Bengal. The Coramandel coast does not receive much rainfall from the southwest monsoon due to the shape of the land. Tamil Nadu and southeast Andhra Pradesh receive r... | Karamea Bight
The Karamea Bight is the name given to a large bay in the Tasman Sea formed by a curved stretch of the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. It stretches for 100 kilometres north from Cape Foulwind to just north of the mouth of the Heaphy River. | 44,516 | triviaqa-train |
For which county did the cricketer garfield Sobers score his famous six sixes in one over? | during the Twenty20 International match between India and New Zealand on 25 February 2009.
In 2012, during the First Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka, West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle became the first player to hit a six off the first ball in a Test cricket match.
Records Six sixes in an over.
On 31 August 1968, Garfi... | VC for defending his colonel during the Indian Rebellion.
Notable people.
"See also "
- Saint David Lewis, Catholic priest and martyr, was born in Abergavenny and prayed in the local Gunter Mansion.
- Matthew Jay, the late singer-songwriter, also spent much of his life in the town.
- Scott Ellaway, conductor, was born ... | 44,517 | triviaqa-train |
The Costa Smeralda (or Emerald Coast) is a feature of which Mediterranean island? | Costa Smeralda
The Costa Smeralda (, ; ; ) is a coastal area and tourist destination in northern Sardinia, Italy, with a length of some 20 km, although the term originally designated only a small stretch in the commune of Arzachena. With white sand beaches, golf clubs, private jet and helicopter services, and exclusive... | Aga Khan in Costa Smeralda at the municipality of Arzachena, which became the symbol of tourism development for the island. Architects such as Luigi Vietti, Michele Busiri Vici and Jacques Couelle contributed to the realization of the various developments. Porto Cervo was soon followed by Porto Rotondo, Romazzino, Cala... | 44,518 | triviaqa-train |
Which car company makes a model called the 'Serena'? | models with marginally acceptable acceleration are powered by the SR20DE engine.
First generation (C23, 1991–2000) Nissan Largo.
Largo was the model name used for a Nissan passenger van based on the C23 Serena between 1992 and 1998. Unlike the previous Largo, which was essentially a widened C22 Nissan Vanette, the W30 ... | during World War I. By 1925 car manufacturers switched to canvas tops and Agasote lost sales, so the company heavily promoted Homasote for its versatility and insulation properties. The company then changed its name to Homasote after its now largest product. The company makes a version called "440 SoundBarrier".
Model ... | 44,519 | triviaqa-train |
Sean Combs is the real name of which 'Rap' singer? | Sean Combs
Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969), also known by the stage names Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Puffy or Diddy, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, record executive, actor and entrepreneur. Combs was born in New York City but was raised in Mount Vernon, New York. He worked as a talent di... | Kalash (rapper)
Kalash, whose real name is Kévin Valleray (born 12 June 1988) is a French rapper and singer from Martinique mixing rap, trap and Caribbean influences. Kalash is a reference to the Russian Kalashnikov rifle. He is also famous for his collaborations with French rap and hip hop artists notably Booba and Ad... | 44,520 | triviaqa-train |
Which British artist painted the series 'A Rake's Progress' in 1735? | to as "Hogarthian".
Hogarth was born in London to a lower-middle-class family. In his youth he took up an apprenticeship where he specialised in engraving. His father underwent periods of mixed fortune, and was at one time imprisoned in lieu of outstanding debts; an event that is thought to have informed William's pain... | aided by long sub-titles), often in serial form, as in his "A Rake's Progress", first painted in 1732–33, then engraved and published in print form in 1735.
Spain had a tradition predating The Book of Good Love of social observation and commentary based on the Old Roman Latin tradition, practiced by many of its painter... | 44,521 | triviaqa-train |
Who in 1996 married Antonio Banderas, her co-star in 'Too Much'? | the trilogy "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" (in which he appeared with Johnny Depp and Hayek). Banderas' debut as a director was the poorly received "Crazy in Alabama" (1999), starring his then wife Melanie Griffith.
In 2003, he returned to the musical genre, appearing to great acclaim in the Broadway revival of Maury Yes... | Bernhard appears to cheer up Madonna. Sandra asks who would really blow her away if she could meet them and Madonna replies, "God, I think I've met everybody... oh, except that guy who's in all of Pedro Almodóvar's films—Antonio Banderas." When Almodóvar throws a party in Madrid and invites the future "Evita" co-stars,... | 44,522 | triviaqa-train |
Who painted the picture called 'The Monarch Of The Glen'? | The Monarch of the Glen (painting)
The Monarch of the Glen is an oil-on-canvas painting of a red deer stag completed in 1851 by the English painter Sir Edwin Landseer. It was commissioned as part of a series of three panels to hang in the Palace of Westminster in London. As one of the most popular paintings throughout ... | the responsibility as the nation's first minister specifically charged with the conservation portfolio speaks volumes for the regard in which he was held.
In his political memoirs, Don Dunstan painted a glowing picture of Glen Broomhill when he said:
"He was a sensitive, conscientious man who brought balance, good sens... | 44,523 | triviaqa-train |
After Everest and K2 (Godwin Austin) which is the third largest mountain on earth? | . Conditions in Terai were difficult because of torrential rains and malaria. Three survey officers died from malaria while two others had to retire because of failing health.
Nonetheless, in 1847, the British continued the survey and began detailed observations of the Himalayan peaks from observation stations up to di... | K2
K2 (, "Kai Ṭū"), also known as Mount Godwin-Austen or Chhogori (Balti and , "Qiáogēlǐ fēng"), at 8,611 metres (28,251 ft) above sea level, is the second highest mountain in the world, after Mount Everest at 8,848 metres (29,029 ft). It is located on the China–Pakistan border between Baltistan in the Gilgit-Baltistan... | 44,524 | triviaqa-train |
If you were attending a local 'derby match' between 'Olympic Sharks' and 'United', in which city would you be? | Sydney Olympic FC
Sydney Olympic Football Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club, based in Belmore, Sydney, New South Wales, that plays in the National Premier Leagues NSW. The Club was founded as Pan-Hellenic Soccer Club in 1957 by Greek immigrants. In 1977, the Club changed its name to Sydney Olympic and... | to a 21-year gap before they would play in the same division again.
Games between the two teams, like the majority of local derbies in English football, have resulted in a number of football hooliganism incidents. In a match between the clubs in December 1996, pitch invasions by both sets of fans culminated in reports ... | 44,525 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of the state of Tennessee? | .
In 2017, Nashville's economy was deemed the third fastest-growing in the nation, and the city was named the "hottest housing market in the US" by Freddie Mac realtors. In May 2017, census estimates showed Nashville had passed Memphis to become most populated city in Tennessee. Nashville has also made national headlin... | State of Franklin
The State of Franklin (also the Free Republic of Franklin or the State of Frankland) was an unrecognized and autonomous territory located in what is today Eastern Tennessee, United States. Franklin was created in 1784 from part of the territory west of the Appalachian Mountains that had been offered b... | 44,526 | triviaqa-train |
Which acid is contained in Rhubarb leaves? | Triangle" between Wakefield, Leeds, and Morley.
Rhubarb damaged by severe cold should not be eaten, as it may be high in oxalic acid, which migrates from the leaves and can cause illness.
The colour of rhubarb stalks can vary from the commonly associated crimson red, through speckled light pink, to simply light green. ... | stalks already contain a great deal of water. Rhubarb should be processed and stored in containers which are unaffected by residual acid content, such as glass or stainless steel. Spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger are sometimes added. Stewed rhubarb or rhubarb sauce, like applesauce, is usually eaten cold. Pe... | 44,527 | triviaqa-train |
On which road in London would you find the Natural History Museum? | Natural History Museum, London
The Natural History Museum in London is a natural history museum that exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history. It is one of three major museums on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, the others being the Science Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museu... | .
The Dumbrava Sibiului Natural Park stretches over 960 hectares and it is situated 4 km away from the center of the city in the southwest direction along the road towards Răşinari. Also, here you can find the Zoological Garden and Ethnography Museum.
There is a Steam Locomotives Museum close to the railway station, sh... | 44,528 | triviaqa-train |
'Baron Hardup' is a character in which pantomime? | popular form of theatre, incorporating song, dance, buffoonery, slapstick, cross-dressing, in-jokes, topical references, audience participation, and mild sexual innuendo.
Modern pantomime traditions and conventions Traditional stories.
Pantomime story lines and scripts usually make no direct reference to Christmas, and... | particular "Doodleman", that help her though a difficult time. Matthew Kelly played a James Bond like character "Doodleman", with Eric Sykes as the Genie, Windsor Davies as the characters Ringmaster, Black Knight and an Ugly Sister. Prudence Oliver played the main character Gabrielle and Anna Dawson played the Wicked W... | 44,529 | triviaqa-train |
Which British city is served by 'Abbotsinch Airport'? | Glasgow Airport
Glasgow Airport (, ), also known as Glasgow International Airport (), formerly "Abbotsinch Airport", is an international airport in Scotland. It is located in Paisley, Renfrewshire, west of Glasgow city centre. In 2017, the airport handled nearly 9.9 million passengers, a 6% annual increase, making it t... | State). The league hosts around 31 events per year on a regional and national level with the national finals that takes place at Oviston, Lake Gariep beginning December of each year starting at the end of 2013. The SARPL currently play PSP Race-to-2 format and use the PSP rule set as well as using APPA system for playe... | 44,530 | triviaqa-train |
Which musical contains the songs 'True Love' and 'Well Did You Ever'? | True Love (Cole Porter song)
"True Love" is a popular song written by Cole Porter and was published in 1956. The song was introduced by Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly in the musical film "High Society." "True Love" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. The Crosby–Kelly version, accompanied by Johnny ... | stolen, and suspicion falls on Conroy, while Lloyd pursues Nellie. In the end Conroy's name is cleared and the course of true love leads Nellie to refuse Lloyd and fall into the arms of Conroy.
Songs.
The musical contains the hit song "Nellie Kelly, I Love You", sung by Conroy, who also sings "You Remind Me of My Mothe... | 44,531 | triviaqa-train |
Which car company produces the 'Yaris' model? | Toyota
Toyota is the world's market leader in sales of hybrid electric vehicles, and one of the largest companies to encourage the mass-market adoption of hybrid vehicles across the globe. Toyota is also a market leader in hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles. Cumulative global sales of Toyota and Lexus hybrid passenger car mod... | second facelift version of the Yaris has been available in Europe and Australia since March 2017 and in South Africa and North America since June 2017. The North American version was revealed at the April 2017 New York International Auto Show. The South African models were later replaced by the facelifted XP150 model Y... | 44,532 | triviaqa-train |
Which famous American sportsman, born in Oakville, Alabama in 1913, had the forenames James Cleveland? | Oakville, Alabama
Oakville is an unincorporated community located in the southeast corner of Lawrence County, Alabama, United States. The community has two parks, one dedicated to 20th-century African-American athlete Jesse Owens and the other to Middle Woodland period and Cherokee Native Americans.
The Jesse Owens mus... | of ten children (three girls and seven boys) born to Henry Cleveland Owens (a sharecropper) and Mary Emma Fitzgerald in Oakville, Alabama, on September 12, 1913. At the age of nine, he and his family moved to Cleveland, Ohio, for better opportunities, as part of the Great Migration, when 1.5 million African Americans l... | 44,533 | triviaqa-train |
Which 16 year-old in 2002 became the youngest ever winner of the 'Rear Of The Year' award? | away the honours. On winning the award in 1985, Lynsey de Paul quipped "I would like to thank the organisers from the heart of my bottom". In 1986, the award was presented to a man for the first time (Michael Barrymore) and 1991 saw Marina Ogilvy, the daughter of Princess Alexandra, became the first royal recipient. Fr... | Morgan Pressel
Morgan Pressel (born May 23, 1988) is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the LPGA Tour. In 2001, as a 12-year-old, she became the youngest player to qualify for the U.S. Women's Open. She was the 2005 American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Player of the Year, and won the 2006 AJGA Nan... | 44,534 | triviaqa-train |
Under whose command did the 'ever-victorious army' play a part in putting down the 'Taiping Rebellion' in 1864? | Édouard Levieux de Caligny. This army would become known as the "Ever Victorious Army", a seasoned and well trained Qing military force commanded by Charles George Gordon, and would be instrumental in the defeat of the Taiping rebels.
In 1861, around the time of the death of the Xianfeng Emperor and ascension of the T... | Ever Victorious Army
The Ever Victorious Army () was the name given to an imperial army in late-19th-century China. The Ever Victorious Army fought for the Qing Dynasty against the rebels of the Nian and Taiping Rebellions.
The Ever Victorious Army consisted of Chinese soldiers trained and led by an American and Europe... | 44,535 | triviaqa-train |
Sarah the mother of Isaac was the wife of which Biblical patriarch? | Patriarchs (Bible)
The patriarchs ( "Avot" or "Abot", singular "Ab" or Aramaic: אבא "Abba") of the Bible, when narrowly defined, are Abraham, his son Isaac, and Isaac's son Jacob, also named Israel, the ancestor of the Israelites. These three figures are referred to collectively as the patriarchs, and the period in whi... | World War I Taylor was involved in production of β-eucaine. In 1917 Taylor was appointed a research chemist at H.M. Factory, Oldbury and worked for Dr. Harker at the Ministry of Munitions.
In 1919 she returned briefly to her post at Cheltenham but left to accept an appointment as Demonstrator in Chemistry at the Univer... | 44,536 | triviaqa-train |
Which company made the 'Nexia' model of car? | Daewoo LeMans
The Daewoo LeMans is a compact car, first manufactured by Daewoo in South Korea between 1986 and 1994, and between 1994 and 1997 as Daewoo Cielo—a car mechanically identical to the LeMans, differentiated only by its modified styling cues. Like all Daewoos preceding it, the LeMans took its underpinnings fr... | transgenic goats, made by Nexia Biotechnologies. The company has successfully generated distinct lines of goats that produce in their milk recombinant versions of either the MaSpI or MaSpII dragline silk proteins, respectively. Nexia Biotechnologies, however, went bankrupt and is no longer company.
Pigs.
The enviropig ... | 44,537 | triviaqa-train |
On the bank of which river does the French city of Bordeaux stand? | the newly founded Frankish Duchy of Vasconia. Around 585 Gallactorius was made count of Bordeaux and fought the Basques.
In 732 the city was plundered by the troops of Abd er Rahman who stormed the fortifications and overwhelmed the Aquitanian garrison. Duke Eudes mustered a force to engage the Umayyads, eventually eng... | Pommiers, Viscount of Fronsac
- Joachim Rouhault de Gamaches
International Relations.
- Fronsac is twinned with Pasiano di Pordenone.
Wine.
Situated on the right bank of the Gironde River, the commune is an appellation in itself, as well as a sub-appellation, Canon-Fronsac AOC.
See also.
- Communes of the Gironde depar... | 44,538 | triviaqa-train |
Which piece of music was used as the theme for television's 'Jonathan Creek'? | to past specials as an old secret — in this case, an apparently demonic ritual where women witness their lovers thrown through the air into a fire — plays a key role in the death of a man Jonathan once cleared of murder (although the subsequent investigation prompts Jonathan to realise that the man actually "did" commi... | du Jeu),
An adaptation of the piece is used as the theme music for "Jonathan Creek", a mystery crime series on British television.
The piece is used in the animated television series "Modern Toss" as the theme tune for the character "Mr. Tourette – Master Signwriter".
The piece is used in the Dutch theme park "Efteling... | 44,539 | triviaqa-train |
In which city would you find the Eureka Tower, The Royal Exhibition Building and the Docklands Stadium? | Royal Exhibition Building
The Royal Exhibition Building is a World Heritage Site-listed building in Melbourne, Australia, completed on October 1, 1880, in just 18 months, during the time of the international exhibition movement which presented over 50 exhibitions between 1851 and 1915 in various different places. The b... | it turns west into Gertrude Street, Fitzroy, and south into Nicholson Street, Carlton, past the Royal Exhibition Building.
It enters the CBD on Spring Street turning west into Bourke Street at Parliament House, travels through the Bourke Street Mall and turns north into Spencer Street, passing Southern Cross station, i... | 44,540 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh? | Technology(Bhopal), IIITDM Jabalpur and IIITM Gwalior, Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management, SPA Bhopal, Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM) (Bhopal), National Law Institute University (Bhopal), Institute Of Engineering & Science IPS Academy Indore, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal, ... | Alipura State
Alipura was a princely state in what is today the Chhatarpur District in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
Alipura, the capital of the state is located between Gwalior and Satna at and had a population of 3,232 according to the 1881 Census of India.
History.
The state was established in 1757 by Aman Sin... | 44,541 | triviaqa-train |
In which city would you find the Sky Tower Westhaven Marina and the North Harbour Stadium? | open-air concerts.
Notable events.
It is the home ground for the North Harbour side in the Mitre 10 Cup, taking over from North Harbour's previous home venue, Onewa Domain in Takapuna. It typically hosts one Auckland Blues home game in Super Rugby annually. It has played host to several rugby union and rugby league int... | the built-up developments of Jumeirah Lake Towers and the Dubai Marina. Specifically, it lies to the north of exit 29 of Sheikh Zayed Road.
Location Nearby development.
Unlike most Metro stations, there is no development near Nakheel Harbour and Tower. Its namesake, Nakheel Harbour and Tower, was a planned large-scale ... | 44,542 | triviaqa-train |
The theme for television's 'The Apprentice', is taken from which ballet by Prokoviev? | Sergei Prokofiev
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (; ; 27 April [O.S. 15 April] 1891 – 5 March 1953) was a Russian Soviet composer, pianist and conductor. As the creator of acknowledged masterpieces across numerous music genres, he is regarded as one of the major composers of the 20th century. His works include such widely... | Le Train Bleu (ballet)
Le train bleu is a one-act ballet choreographed by Bronislava Nijinska to music by Darius Milhaud for Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, based on a scenario by Jean Cocteau. The title was taken from the night train called "Le Train Bleu", which transported wealthy passengers from Calais to the Med... | 44,543 | triviaqa-train |
Who in the 1930's wrote the novel 'Cakes And Ale'? | Cakes and Ale
Cakes and Ale, or, The Skeleton in the Cupboard (1930) is a novel by the British author W. Somerset Maugham. Maugham exposes the misguided social snobbery levelled at the character Rosie Driffield, whose frankness, honesty, and sexual freedom make her a target of conservative propriety. Her character is t... | 's surviving wife. Ashenden holds the key to the deep mystery of love, and the act of love, in the life of each character, as he recounts a history of creativity, infidelity and literary memory.
Publishing history.
"Cakes and Ale" was first published in serialised form in four issues of "Harper's Bazaar" (February, Mar... | 44,544 | triviaqa-train |
Which popular film actor born in 1918 had the real name Willian Franklin Beedle Jnr.? | William Holden
William Holden (born William Franklin Beedle Jr.; April 17, 1918 – November 12, 1981) was an American actor who was one of the biggest box-office draws of the 1950s and 1960s. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the film "Stalag 17" (1953), and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in... | acclaimed films, including "Sunset Boulevard", "Sabrina", "The Bridge on the River Kwai", "The Wild Bunch", "Picnic" and "Network". He was named one of the "Top 10 Stars of the Year" six times (1954–1958, 1961), and appeared as 25th on the American Film Institute's list of 25 greatest male stars of Classic Hollywood Ci... | 44,545 | triviaqa-train |
Jonathon Ansell first entered the pop charts as a member of which boy band? | G4 (band)
G4 are a four-piece British vocal troupe who first came to prominence when they finished second in Series 1 of "The X Factor" in 2004, and are known for their operatic delivery of modern pop songs. Originally a barbershop quartet, the members met at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, from which the name... | Super Modern Artistic Performance
Super Modern Artistic Performance (stylized as super.modern.artistic.performance) is the eighteenth studio album of Japanese boy band SMAP, released on September 24, 2008 by Victor Entertainment in Japan. The album features work from Japanese-Canadian pop-rock band Monkey Majik, Korean... | 44,546 | triviaqa-train |
Who became British Prime Minister on the 22nd. January 1924? | Ramsay MacDonald
James Ramsay MacDonald (' James McDonald Ramsay; 12 October 18669 November 1937) was a Scottish statesman who was the first Labour Party politician to become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, leading minority Labour governments for nine months in 1924 and then in 1929–31. From 1931 to 1935, he head... | 22nd President of Liberia, in Arthington, Liberia
January 29, 1948 (Thursday).
- Mohammad Hatta became 3rd Prime Minister of Indonesia after Amir Sjarifuddin resigned following a backlash over the Renville Agreement.
- The Pakistan Socialist Party was founded in Karachi.
- Muhammad as-Sadr became the new Prime Minister... | 44,547 | triviaqa-train |
The Marina Bay Circuit used in Formula One for the first time in 2008, is the venue for which Grand Prix? | . The layout of the rest of the circuit varies widely, although in most cases the circuit runs in a clockwise direction. Those few circuits that run anticlockwise (and therefore have predominantly left-handed corners) can cause drivers neck problems due to the enormous lateral forces generated by F1 cars pulling their ... | Yas Marina Circuit
The Yas Marina Circuit (Arabic: حلبة مرسى ياس) is the venue for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The circuit was designed by Hermann Tilke, and is situated on Yas Island, about 30 minutes from the capital of the UAE, Abu Dhabi. Yas Marina is the second Formula One track in the Middle East, with the first be... | 44,548 | triviaqa-train |
Which film star turned down the role of 'Matt Dillon' in 'Gunsmoke' but recommended his friend James Arness for the part? | in "The Farmer's Daughter". He was credited in "The Farmer's Daughter" as Aurness.
Though identified with Westerns, Arness also appeared in two science-fiction films, "The Thing from Another World" (in which he portrayed the title character) and "Them!". He was a close friend of John Wayne and co-starred with him in "B... | ".
- An urban legend has it that in 1955, Wayne turned down the role of Matt Dillon in the long-running television series "Gunsmoke" and recommended James Arness instead. While he did suggest Arness for the part, and introduced him in a prologue to the first episode, no film star of Wayne's stature would have considere... | 44,549 | triviaqa-train |
Which state of America is nicknamed 'The Beehive State'? | Square, the Sundance Film Festival, the Red Rock Film Festival, the DOCUTAH Film Festival, the Utah Data Center, and the Utah Shakespearean Festival. Temple Square is ranked as the 16th most visited tourist attraction in the United States by "Forbes" magazine, with over five million annual visitors.
Other attractions i... | surrounded by thirteen outlying Districts. The government is a totalitarian dictatorship similar to ancient Rome, a police state in which the Districts are subservient to the Capitol, expected to provide economic goods in exchange for protection provided by "Peacekeepers".
- The comic book "Captain Carrot and His Amazi... | 44,550 | triviaqa-train |
In which English county is the town of St. Neots? | of Wight, Northumberland and Rutland are ceremonial counties consisting of a non-metropolitan county of a single district, and are known as unitary authorities.
Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Devon, East Sussex, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Yorks... | was transferred to Huntingdon. For the European Parliament St Neots is part of the East of England constituency.
Geography.
St Neots is approximately 49 miles north of London. It is close to the south-western boundary of Huntingdonshire District, and both the city of Cambridge and the county town of Bedford are nearby.... | 44,551 | triviaqa-train |
The 'Executive Crew' are/were a gang of football hooligans who supported which Midland club? | 1872 the Engineers were the first football team renowned for "play[ing] beautifully together" A double pass is first reported from Derby school against Nottingham Forest in March 1872, the first of which is irrefutably a "short" pass: "Mr Absey dribbling the ball half the length of the field delivered it to Wallis, who... | and some were jailed. One of the arrests included a ten-year-old boy who became the youngest-ever convicted football hooligan in the United Kingdom, when he was found guilty of violent disorder. In August that year, 54 Portsmouth hooligans were banned for life by club chairman Milan Mandarić for their involvement in th... | 44,552 | triviaqa-train |
"""Give me a robe, put on my crown, I have immortal longing in me"", is a quote from which Shakespeare play?" | Kermode, "the play-offers neither its good characters nor its audience any relief from its cruelty". In "Macbeth", the shortest and most compressed of Shakespeare's tragedies, uncontrollable ambition incites Macbeth and his wife, Lady Macbeth, to murder the rightful king and usurp the throne until their own guilt destr... | After her kidnapping, Smart was taken by Mitchell into the woods to an encampment outside Salt Lake City, where she was met by Wanda Barzee. According to Smart's testimony, Barzee "eventually just proceeded to wash my feet and told me to change out of my pajamas into a robe type of garment. And when I refused, she said... | 44,553 | triviaqa-train |
At which inn did Chaucer's pilgrims meet to begin their journey? | and lodging, but also stabling and fodder for the traveller's horse(s) and on some roads fresh horses for the mail coach. Famous London inns include The George, Southwark and The Tabard. There is, however, no longer a formal distinction between an inn and other kinds of establishment. Many pubs use "Inn" in their name,... | Prologue and Tale of Beryn
The Prologue and Tale of Beryn are spurious 15th century additions to Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales." They are both written in Middle English.
Prologue to the Tale of Beryn.
The Prologue to the Tale of Beryn begins upon the pilgrims’ arrival in Canterbury, where they lodge at the inn, ... | 44,554 | triviaqa-train |
Jason Bradbury and Polanna Woodward are co- presenters of which t.v. series shown on Channel Five? | The Gadget Show
The Gadget Show is a British television series which focuses on consumer technology. The show, which is broadcast on Channel 5, is currently presented by Craig Charles, Ortis Deley, Jon Bentley and Georgie Barrat.
Originally a thirty-minute show, it was extended to forty-five minutes, then later to sixt... | the longest running current presenter."
Presenters Former presenters.
- Jason Bradbury (2004–2016) – 327 episodes
- Tom Dunmore (2004, 2010) – 4 episodes
- Suzi Perry (2004–2012) – 208 episodes
- Dallas Campbell (2008) – 22 episodes
- Gail Porter (2009) – 7 episodes (stand-in for Suzi Perry who was suffering ectopic pr... | 44,555 | triviaqa-train |
In mythology, who or what was 'Mjolnir'? | Mjölnir
In Norse mythology, Mjölnir (; , ) is the hammer of Thor, the Norse god associated with thunder. Mjölnir is depicted in Norse mythology as one of the most fearsome and powerful weapons in existence, capable of leveling mountains. In its account of Norse mythology, the "Prose Edda" relates how the hammer's chara... | modern, surreal and familiar was what drove most of his work.
A very frequent motif in Zelazny's work is immortality or people who (have) become gods (as well as gods who have turned into people). The mythological traditions his fiction borrowed from include:
- Chinese mythology in "Lord Demon" (with Jane Lindskold)
- ... | 44,556 | triviaqa-train |
Lucy Alexander and Martin Roberts are co-presenters of which t.v. series shown on BBC 1? | Lucy Alexander
Lucy Alexander (born 3 April 1970) is an English television presenter, known for appearing on the BBC One property show "Homes Under the Hammer".
Early life.
Alexander was born in East Dulwich, London. She graduated at the London Studio Centre in drama and dance. One of her friends there was actress Tamz... | a 30% market share for new episodes, which equates to approximately 1.5 million viewers per episode.
Presenters.
Since the first series in 2003 Lucy Alexander and Martin Roberts presented the show, though guest presenters Jasmine Birtles and Marc Woodward also presented a handful of episodes during series three, due to... | 44,557 | triviaqa-train |
Who had a number one hit in July 2000 with the song 'Spinning Around'? | Spinning Around
"Spinning Around" is a song recorded by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her seventh studio album, "Light Years" (2000). It won the 2000 ARIA Music Award for Best Pop Release. Written by Ira Shickman, Osborne Bingham, Kara DioGuardi, and Paula Abdul, "Spinning Around" was initially meant to be record... | song would become a hit in gay clubs and commented that "[Spinning Around] is made of the same fizzing, giddy disco-pop that made Kylie famous in the first place." Gary Crossing from Yahoo! Music, who gave "Light Years" a mixed review, felt that "Spinning Around" was one of the better tracks from the album and called i... | 44,558 | triviaqa-train |
By population, which is the second biggest city in Germany? | major cities are Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Leipzig, Bremen, Dresden, Hanover, and Nuremberg.
Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. During the Migration Period, the Germanic tribe... | Landshut
Landshut () is a town in Bavaria in the south-east of Germany. Situated on the banks of the River Isar, Landshut is the capital of Lower Bavaria, one of the seven administrative regions of the Free State of Bavaria. It is also the seat of the surrounding district, and has a population of more than 70,000. Land... | 44,559 | triviaqa-train |
On the bank of which river does the French city of Nantes stand? | Nantes
Nantes (, , ; Gallo: "Naunnt" or "Nantt" ; ) is a city in Loire-Atlantique on the Loire, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth-largest in France, with a population of 303,382 in Nantes and a metropolitan area of nearly 950,000 inhabitants. With Saint-Nazaire, a seaport on the Loire estuary, Nantes forms... | , or rebuilt on the Parisian model. The city wall, which formed a square around the old city core, was demolished around 1850 and replaced by wide boulevards. New districts of the city were also opened up on the opposite bank of the river.
In 1849, the Angers-Saumur railway was built; it was extended to Nantes two year... | 44,560 | triviaqa-train |
The word 'the' is the most commonly used word written in the English language, which two-letter word comes second? | most formal register.
Most Caribbean varieties are based on British English and consequently, most are non-rhotic, except for formal styles of Jamaican English which are often rhotic. Jamaican English differs from RP in its vowel inventory, which has a distinction between long and short vowels rather than tense and lax... | In the "Jack Armstrong" movie serial of 1947, ace science whiz Armstrong (John Hart) must free his friend from an island fortress after he is kidnapped by a villain who wants his help in building a death ray.
Adaptations Books.
In 1936, publishers Cupples & Leon released the two volume Jack Armstrong series by Stanley ... | 44,561 | triviaqa-train |
Ricky Martin first entered the pop charts as a member of which boy band? | Ricky Martin
Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), better known as Ricky Martin is a Puerto Rican singer, actor and author who is widely regarded as the "King of Latin Pop". He holds dual American and Spanish citizenship, and began his career at age 12 with the all-boy pop group Menudo. After five years with... | Slam Dunk (Da Funk)
"Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" is a song by British boy band Five, released as their first UK single in late 1997. It appeared on their first album, "Five", in early 1998. The song reached number 10 on the UK charts and sold around 500,000 copies worldwide. Featuring a blend of pop and rap, the single was wr... | 44,562 | triviaqa-train |
Who directed the 1965 film 'The Sound Of Music'? | The Sound of Music (film)
The Sound of Music is a 1965 American musical drama film produced and directed by Robert Wise, and starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, with Richard Haydn and Eleanor Parker. The film is an adaptation of the 1959 stage musical of the same name, composed by Richard Rodgers with lyric... | The Collector (1965 film)
The Collector is a 1965 American psychological horror film directed by William Wyler, and starring Terence Stamp and Samantha Eggar. Its plot follows a young Englishman who stalks a beautiful art student before abducting and holding her captive in the basement of his rural farmhouse. It is bas... | 44,563 | triviaqa-train |
Which state of America is nicknamed the 'Great Lake State'? | Great Lakes region
The Great Lakes region of North America is a bi-national Canadian–American region that includes portions of the eight U.S. states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin as well as the Canadian province of Ontario. The region centers on the Great Lakes an... | Americans as Black Seminoles. Florida was under colonial rule by Spain, France, and Great Britain during the 18th and 19th centuries before becoming a territory of the United States in 1821. Two decades later, in 1845, Florida was admitted to the union as the 27th US state. Since the 19th century, immigrants have arriv... | 44,564 | triviaqa-train |
Which was the first part of the autobiographical trilogy, completed by 'As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning' and 'A Moment Of War'? | As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning
As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning (1969) is a memoir by Laurie Lee, a British poet. It is a sequel to "Cider with Rosie" which detailed his life in post First World War Gloucestershire. The author leaves the security of his Cotswold village in Gloucestershire to start a new lif... | , and conclude that "Clearly, singers have found the song unusually memorable and satisfactory, for the process of oral transmission seems to have worked little change on it".
Literary Influence.
The first line of the song was the inspiration for the title of Laurie Lee's autobiographical travel memoir As I Walked Out ... | 44,565 | triviaqa-train |
The Yas Bay Circuit used in Formula One for the first time in 2009, is the venue for which Grand Prix? | of competition, the last of these occurred in 1983. On 26 November 2017, Formula One unveiled its new logo, following the 2017 season finale in Abu Dhabi during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit. The new logo replaced F1's iconic 'flying one', which had been the sport's trademark since 1993.
History Return... | engined Formula 2 HWM in 1954, while the previous year Whiteford won his third and final Grand Prix as for the first time racing cars thundered around the streets surrounding the Albert Park Lake in inner Melbourne. That circuit, which for four brief years gave Australia the strongest taste of the grandeur surrounding ... | 44,566 | triviaqa-train |
What is the soft shawl made from the under fleece of goats in Northern India? | shawl that evolved from a local expertise had greater fame than any other Indian textile.
Types Pashmina or kar Amir.
The majority of the woollen fabrics of Kashmir, and particularly the best quality shawls, were and are still made of "Pashm" or "Pashmina", which is the wool of "Capra hircus", a species of the wild Asi... | of the animal; that from the under-belly, which is shed on the approach of hot weather. Materials of an inferior grade were of the wool of the wild Himalayan mountain sheep or the Himalayan ibex. However, the best fleece wool is soft, silky and warm is of the wild goats, and painstakingly gathered from shrubs and rough... | 44,567 | triviaqa-train |
Which writer created the character of 'Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennyson'? | Prime Suspect
Prime Suspect is a British police procedural television drama series devised by Lynda La Plante. It stars Helen Mirren as Jane Tennison, one of the first female Detective Chief Inspectors in Greater London's Metropolitan Police Service, who rises to the rank of Detective Superintendent while confronting t... | Lorenzo Fabbri
Lorenzo Fabbri is a fictional character from the police drama television series "Inspector Rex", which airs on RAI in the Italy. The character was created by series' producer and Peter Moser, and is portrayed by Actor Kaspar Capparoni.In series 11, Rex moves to Rome. His new partner is Italian homicide d... | 44,568 | triviaqa-train |
In which English city are the Guru Nanak Sikh Museum and the National Space Centre? | National Space Centre
The National Space Centre is a museum and educational resource covering the fields of space science and astronomy, along with a space research programme in partnership with the University of Leicester. It is located on the north side the city of Leicester, England, next to the River Soar. Many of ... | the Rohtas Fort and the ruins of the ancient city of Harrapa. The Anarkali Market and Jahangir's Tomb are prominent in the city of Lahore as is the Lahore Museum, while the ancient city of Taxila in the northwest was once a major centre of Buddhist and Hindu influence. Several important Sikh shrines are in the province... | 44,569 | triviaqa-train |
Which European city has an underground station called George V | George V (Paris Métro)
George V is a station on line 1 of the Paris Métro, under the Champs-Élysées.
The station was opened on 13 August 1900, almost a month after trains began running on the original section of line 1 between Porte de Vincennes and Porte Maillot on 19 July 1900.
It was originally called "Alma", after ... | is intended that this should leave a legacy of new sports facilities, housing, and industrial and technical infrastructure that will further help regenerate the area. This is linked to a new station in the Newham, and the future Stratford City development. Also in Newham is London City Airport, built in 1986 in the for... | 44,570 | triviaqa-train |
Which motor manufacturer make the Qashqai | Nissan Qashqai
The Nissan Qashqai (; Japanese: 日産・カシュカイ "Nissan Kashukai") is a compact crossover SUV produced by the Japanese car manufacturer Nissan since 2006. For the first generation, the Qashqai was sold under the name in Japan and Australia. Now in its second generation, which was released in 2014, the new model... | The Pick Motor Company
The Pick Motor Company Limited of Stamford, Lincolnshire was a British motor vehicle manufacturer that flourished between 1899 and 1925. It also traded briefly under the name New Pick Motor Company.
Origin.
Founder John (Jack) Henry Pick (1857–1954) was a blacksmith. He had experience of working ... | 44,571 | triviaqa-train |
What type of transport is an abra used in Dubai | Dubai, Port Rashid and Port Jebel Ali. Port Jebel Ali is the world's largest man-made harbour, the biggest port in the Middle East, and the 7th-busiest port in the world. One of the more traditional methods of getting across Bur Dubai to Deira is by "abras", small boats that ferry passengers across the Dubai Creek, bet... | - Check Point Abra, a USB drive that combines an encrypted USB flash drive with virtualization, VPN and computer security technologies
- Abra (boat), a type of river-crossing boat in Dubai, United Arab Emerites
- Abra (company), an American financial services and technology company operating in the United States and th... | 44,572 | triviaqa-train |
What is the oldest known alloy | consisting of silver and gold, occur naturally. Meteorites are sometimes made of naturally occurring alloys of iron and nickel, but are not native to the Earth. One of the first alloys made by humans was bronze, which is a mixture of the metals tin and copper. Bronze was an extremely useful alloy to the ancients, becau... | gold coins, a copper alloy ship's bell, stone cannonballs, and part of what is believed to be an astrolabe. In March 2019, the astrolabe has been recorded as the oldest of its kind, according to the Guinness World Record.
Further reading.
- Gallagher, Michael. "Observations on Juzur al Hallaniyat (the Kuria Muria Islan... | 44,573 | triviaqa-train |
How many barrels did the original Gatling gun have | defeat the Spanish infantry at the battle of Cuzco Wells.
Basic design.
The Gatling gun operated by a hand-crank mechanism, with six barrels revolving around a central shaft (although some models had as many as ten). Each barrel fires once per revolution at about the same position. The barrels, a carrier, and a lock cy... | firing mechanism of the Bailey Machine Gun was significantly different than that of the Gatling gun.
The Bailey Machine Gun used a belt feed system that did not remove the cartridges from the belt as the weapon was fired. Other rapid-fire weapons of this era used a drum or hopper to hold the ammunition. The belt-feed w... | 44,574 | triviaqa-train |
What are the two moons of Mars called | Martian surface, inclined further from the equator the older they are, suggest that there may have been other small moons that suffered the fate expected of Phobos, and that the Martian crust as a whole shifted between these events. Deimos, on the other hand, is far enough away that its orbit is being slowly boosted in... | What Are You Waiting For?
What Are You Waiting For? may refer to:
Albums.
- "What Are You Waiting For?" (FM Static album), 2003
- "What Are You Waiting For?" (Krezip album), 2005
- "What Are You Waiting For", a 2012 album by Jiro Wang
Songs.
- "What Are You Waiting For?" (The Saturdays song), 2014
- "What Are You Waiti... | 44,575 | triviaqa-train |
Actor Norman Lumsden's most famous role was in an advert, who did he play | J. R. Hartley, a fictional character in search of an out of print book called "Fly Fishing" by 'J.R. Hartley'. The advertisement is one of the most popular ever made in Britain, and remained a part of popular culture long after it ceased to be shown. Although he was most famous for playing "Fly Fishing" author J.R. Har... | into an actor, has revealed that it was easier for him to play someone else’s role instead of his own (who was also in the show among the main characters), and that he is not new to working under the guise of some pseudonym, as he already did, most notably, with the band Jesus Loves You or under the pseudonym Angela Du... | 44,576 | triviaqa-train |
What is Russian billionaire industrialist Roman Abramovich's investment corporation called | and his investment company Millhouse Capital, alleging that it was cheated out of its Russian assets. The proceedings "involve substantial claims to recover the proceeds of the diluted interest", said Sibir Energy, a company co-owned by the billionaire Shalva Chigirinsky.
Controversies Arrest for theft.
In 1992, he was... | Roman Trotsenko
Roman Trotsenko (born September 12, 1970) is a Russian billionaire businessman. He is the owner of Aeon Corporation, a Russian investment and management company. According to "Forbes", he has an estimated net worth of US$1.6 billion.
Early life.
Trotsenko was born into a family of doctors. In 1986, he e... | 44,577 | triviaqa-train |
Which county cricket club has a rearing white horse on its crest | Easter Sunday because they were playing cricket. They were fined 12d each and ordered to do penance. This is the earliest mention of adult participation in cricket and it was around the same time that the earliest known organised inter-parish or village match was played – at Chevening, Kent. In 1624, a player called Ja... | Bartholomew's. The disused Hereford and Gloucester Canal runs nearby. The village has a mix of black and white cottages and 1970s housing.
The village is home to a large poultry site (owned by Cranberry Foods) which mainly is used as a brood and move site for turkeys. It is also occasionally used for rearing intensive ... | 44,578 | triviaqa-train |
Which super group were originally called the 'New Yardbirds' | Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group consisted of vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones and drummer John Bonham. Along with Black Sabbath and Deep Purple, the band's heavy, guitar-driven sound has led them to be cited as one o... | first segment alone being used with the "Challenge of Super Friends" opening, and confused references to the show it is often mistakenly believed that the first and second segments were two separate shows.
Production background.
Production background Early development.
When the Challenge of the Super Friends season was... | 44,579 | triviaqa-train |
Which former soap star had a hit in 1993 with This Is It | This Is It (Melba Moore song)
"This Is It" is a 1976 disco song written by Van McCoy and performed by Melba Moore for her fifth album of the same name.
Dannii Minogue version.
The song was later covered by Australian singer Dannii Minogue on her second album "Get into You" (1993). The song was produced by Tim Lever and... | a part as the delightfully evil "India Bishop Delaney" in "Somerset", a soap opera spin-off from "Another World". She continued to perform on Broadway, in soap operas, the theatre, and did many television commercials. In 1993, she played the part of Eleanor of Aquitaine in a stage production of "The Lion In Winter" whi... | 44,580 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of the Maldive islands | People's Majlis, located in Male, houses members from all over the country.
The republican constitution came into force in 1968, and was amended in 1970, 1972, and 1975. On 27 November 1997 it was replaced by another Constitution assented to by the President Gayoom. This Constitution came into force on 1 January 1998. ... | Maldivian
Maldivian may refer to:
- Maldivian people (ethnic group), the ethnic group inhabiting the historic region of the Maldive Islands comprising what is now officially the Republic of Maldives and the island of Minicoy in Union territory of Lakshadweep, India
- Maldivian language ("Dhivehi language"), the languag... | 44,581 | triviaqa-train |
With an average ground level of 1.5 meters above sea level, what Asian island nation is the lowest country in the world | 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to which Maldives has recently become party and was addressed in Maldives' reservation in adhering to the Covenant claiming that "The application of the principles set out in Article 18 of the Covenant shall be without prejudice to the Constitution of the R... | bananas and mangos.
Elevation.
Yemen is a continuously elevated country, with only the coastal plains being the lowest-lying areas. Jagged peaks and plateaus cover most of Yemen, and the average elevation in the country is about . The interior mountains have elevations ranging from a few hundred meters to the country's... | 44,582 | triviaqa-train |
Cape Farewell is the southern tip of which island | Cape Farewell, Greenland
Cape Farewell (; ) is a headland on the southern shore of Egger Island, Nunap Isua Archipelago, Greenland. As the southernmost point of the country, it is one of the important landmarks of Greenland.
Geography.
Located at this cape is the southernmost extent of Greenland, projecting out into th... | County, which consists of Cape May, Cape May Point, West Cape May and portions of Lower Township. The island is separated from the mainland and the rest of Cape May County by the man-made Cape May Canal, Cape Island Creek and Cape May Harbor which cut it off from the rest of the Cape May Peninsula.
Cape May Canal is a... | 44,583 | triviaqa-train |
How is the England island of Kerkira better known to holiday makers | siege after 22 days. The 5,000 Venetians and foreign mercenaries, together with 3,000 Corfiotes, under the leadership of Count von der Schulenburg who commanded the defence of the island, were victorious once more. The success was owed in no small part to the extensive fortifications, where Venetian castle engineering ... | He and his wife run the Adams Hotel. While Mason flew as a senior pilot for MyTravel Airways, the charter airline division of the holiday company MyTravel Group plc, he flew both holiday makers and private charters. Mason was well-known within the airline for his humorous, matter-of-fact style, telling a "rather misera... | 44,584 | triviaqa-train |
How many chains are there in a furlong | Furlong
A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one eighth of a mile, equivalent to 660 feet, 220 yards, 40 rods, or 10 chains.
Using the international definition of the inch as exactly 25.4 millimetres, one furlong is 201.168 metres. However, the United States does not un... | , but many of them serve complimentary miso soup for customers who are eating in. The major gyūdon restaurant chain that offers free miso soup is Matsuya, whereas other major chains like Sukiya offer it as a part of a set or combo.
Fast food Customer specifications.
There are chains that allow customers to specify how ... | 44,585 | triviaqa-train |
What bluish white element is used in battery electrodes | the minerals brookite, anatase, rutile, or ilmenite, currently the major source. Because of its brilliant whiteness, it is used as a colorant for most toothpaste and sunscreen.
Zinc white is made from zinc oxide. It is similar to but not as opaque as titanium white. It is added to some breakfast cereals, since zinc is ... | power performance and minimized operating temperature compared with conventional VRLA cells.
Materials Used.
Lead forms part of the negative battery electrode.
Carbon forms part of the negative ultracapacitor electrode.
The electrolyte solution is made up of sulfuric acid and water.
Lead Sulfate is a white crystal or p... | 44,586 | triviaqa-train |
In 1949 which became the first stately home in England to open to the public | and "place".
It was during the second half of the reign of Elizabeth I, and under her successor, James I, that the first architect-designed mansions, thought of today as epitomising the English country house, began to make their appearance. Burghley House, Longleat House, and Hatfield House are among the best known exa... | first stately home to open to the public in England in the modern style is said to be Stoneleigh Abbey in Warwickshire.
Although the ownership or management of some houses has been transferred to a private trust, most notably at Chatsworth, other houses have transferred art works and furnishings under the Acceptance in... | 44,587 | triviaqa-train |
Eaton Hall in Cheshire has been the seat of which ducal family since the 1440's | Eaton Hall, Cheshire
Eaton Hall is the country house of the Duke of Westminster. It is set within a large estate south of the village of Eccleston, in Cheshire, England. The house is surrounded by formal gardens, parkland, farmland and woodland. The estate covers an area of about .
The first substantial house was built... | former saddle room is now a dining room. The carriage room and adjoining buildings have been converted into the Wolf Room, which has a movable stage and audio-visual facilities. It can seat 200 people and contains eight black-chalk pictures of birds by Joseph Wolf. The chapel is usually reserved for the family but in D... | 44,588 | triviaqa-train |
Powderham Castle is the seat of the earls of which county | as Devon and Somerset. "Shire county" is, strictly, a dual-language tautology since the French-derived "county" means the same as the older Anglo-Saxon word "shire".
Origins.
Prior to 1974 local government had been divided between single-tier county boroughs (the largest towns and cities) and two-tier administrative co... | film.
- "Love Me or Leave Me" (1955), featuring popular songs} from the 1930s.
- "Rock Around the Clock" (1956), the first rock-and-roll movie musical, featuring the commercial recordings of Bill Haley and His Comets and The Platters.
- "Don't Knock the Rock" (1957), another Bill Haley jukebox musical, with the commerc... | 44,589 | triviaqa-train |
Who won the Oscar for best director for the 1996 film The English Patient | The English Patient (film)
The English Patient is a 1996 American romantic war drama film directed by Anthony Minghella from his own script based on the novel of the same name by Michael Ondaatje and produced by Saul Zaentz. The film tells the story of four people who find themselves in an abandoned villa in northern I... | The English Patient (soundtrack)
The English Patient is the original soundtrack, on the Fantasy Records label, of the 1996 Academy Award- and Golden Globe-winning film "The English Patient" starring Ralph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Willem Dafoe, Juliette Binoche (who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actres... | 44,590 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the poems Kublai Khan and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner | Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (; 21 October 177225 July 1834) was an English poet, literary critic, philosopher and theologian who, with his friend William Wordsworth, was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets. He also shared volumes and collaborated with Charles... | 'Christabel,' 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,' and 'Kubla Khan,' poems so distinctive and so different from his others that many generations of readers know Coleridge solely through them." She latter added that "Of all the poems Coleridge wrote, three are beyond compare. These three, 'The Ancient Mariner,' 'Christabe... | 44,591 | triviaqa-train |
What US politician's 1996 autobiography was called 'Dreams From my Father' | Dreams from My Father
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance (1995) is a memoir by Barack Obama, who was elected as U.S. President in 2008. The memoir explores the events of Obama's early years in Honolulu and Chicago up until his entry into law school in 1988. Obama published the memoir in July 1995, w... | at number ten on that chart. In his 1996 autobiography, "Waylon", Jennings called "Dreaming My Dreams" his favorite among the albums he recorded. The liner notes, that stated that "the human voice is the only instrument that manages to give a glimpse of [Jennings'] soul", were written by Neil Diamond. The 2001 reissue ... | 44,592 | triviaqa-train |
Which all girl group had top ten hits in the eighties with Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Me Goodbye and Venus | the 1980s were groups like the Pointer Sisters, Exposé, and Bananarama.
In Latin America, there were a number of dance-oriented popular girl groups during the era, including the Flans, Jeans, and Pandora.
In Japan, all-female idol groups Candies and Pink Lady made a series of hits during the 1970s and 1980s as well. Th... | What You Do..." (1982), "Really Saying Something" (1982), "Shy Boy" (1982), "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" (1983), "Cruel Summer" (1983), "Robert De Niro's Waiting..." (1984) and "Love in the First Degree" (1987). In 1986, they had a U.S. number one with another of their UK Top 10 hits, a cover of "Venus". In total, ... | 44,593 | triviaqa-train |
Which Shakespeare play was the musical Kiss Me Kate based on | 14. The production closed on June 30, 2019.
Plot.
Act I
The cast of a musical version of William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" is rehearsing for the opening of the show that evening ("Another Op'nin', Another Show"). Egotistical Fred Graham is the director and producer and is starring as Petruchio, and his mo... | " contains a joke dependent upon this pronunciation, and the parody "The Complete Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged)" refers to it as "the anus play". Shakespeare pronunciation guides list both pronunciations as acceptable.
Cole Porter's song "Brush Up Your Shakespeare" from the musical "Kiss Me, Kate" includes the lines: ... | 44,594 | triviaqa-train |
Which female singer had a top ten hit in 1986 with French Kissing In The USA | French Kissin (song)
"French Kissin" (also known as "French Kissin in the USA") is a 1986 song recorded by the American singer Debbie Harry. Released in 1986, it was the first single to be taken from her album "Rockbird". The song was written by Chuck Lorre, who would later create a series of hit sitcoms.
Song informat... | combines classic chord progression on an acoustic guitar with a modern-sounding 808 drum beat. The song samples US "Billboard" Hot 100 top ten hit Tattoo by R&B singer Jordin Sparks.
Released as the album's second single on November 7, 2008 in German-speaking Europe, the song peaked at number twenty-one in Germany, whe... | 44,595 | triviaqa-train |
What type of animal is a dibitag | clarkei". It is the sole member of the genus "Ammodorcas", and is placed in the family Bovidae. Some authors such as Rod East of the IUCN SSC Antelope specialist group have classified it under a separate tribe Ammodorcadini. When Thomas first studied specimens from Somalia in 1891, he observed that the animal seemed to... | similar breeds of dogs from the passenger compartment of their aircraft as emotional support animals, after a pit bull dog traveling as an emotional support animal bit two employees.
There is no requirement under federal law for an emotional support animals to wear a tag, harness or clothing of any type indicating they... | 44,596 | triviaqa-train |
What is the main diet of polar bears | up in snow or saline. Polar bears are able to produce water through the metabolism of fats found in seal blubber. Polar bears are therefore found primarily along the perimeter of the polar ice pack, rather than in the Polar Basin close to the North Pole where the density of seals is low.
Annual ice contains areas of wa... | , they have less time to hunt their historically preferred prey of seal pups, and must spend more time on land and hunt other animals. As a result, the diet is less nutritional, which leads to reduced body size and reproduction, thus indicating population decline in polar bears.
The arctic refuge is where polar bears m... | 44,597 | triviaqa-train |
What is the main river of Brazil | It is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas; it is also one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world.
Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of . It borde... | beadwork).
There are Amerindian villages dotted throughout the Rupununi Savannah, as well as many ranches worked by "vaqueros" (cowboys), some of whom are descendants of 19th century Scottish settlers. The main town is Lethem, located beside the Takutu River, on the border with Brazil. Owing to the savanna's remoteness... | 44,598 | triviaqa-train |
In which ocean can one find Pentecost Island | Pentecost Island
Pentecost Island is one of the 83 islands that make up the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu.
It lies due north of capital Port Vila. Pentecost Island is known as in French and in Bislama. The island was known in its native languages by names such as "Vanu Aroaroa", although these names are not in common... | e Sousa notes they may not have reached their destination, but may have ended up instead on an Atlantic Ocean island "populated by Portuguese, that has seven cities ... which some imagine to be that one which can be seen from Madeira, but when they wish to reach it, disappears".
The island is mentioned in a royal lette... | 44,599 | triviaqa-train |
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