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Who played the title character in the 1976 film “The Outlaw Josey Wales”? | The Outlaw Josey Wales
The Outlaw Josey Wales is a 1976 American revisionist Western DeLuxe Color and Panavision film set during and after the American Civil War. It was directed by and starred Clint Eastwood (as the eponymous Josey Wales), with Chief Dan George, Sondra Locke, Sam Bottoms, and Geraldine Keams. The film... | "" (1972) features Anderson as a main character. In 1976, the book was adapted into a film, "The Outlaw Josey Wales", which portrays a man who joins Anderson's gang after his wife is killed by Union-backed raiders. James Carlos Blake's novel "Wildwood Boys" (2000) is a fictional biography of Anderson. He also appears a... | 44,800 | triviaqa-train |
What is the seven letter common name of the mammal Suricata suricatta which is native to southern Africa (but not Russia)? | 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 ... | Bromus tectorum
Bromus tectorum, known as drooping brome or cheatgrass, is a winter annual grass native to Europe, southwestern Asia, and northern Africa, but has become invasive in many other areas. It now is present in most of Europe, southern Russia, Japan, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Iceland, Greenland, N... | 44,801 | triviaqa-train |
Which word completes the title of the recent album by Paolo Nutini - Caustic ____? | Paolo Nutini
Paolo Giovanni Nutini (born 9 January 1987) is a Scottish singer, songwriter and musician from Paisley. Nutini's debut album, "These Streets" (2006), peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart. Its follow-up, "Sunny Side Up" (2009), debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart. Both albums have been cer... | the masses were fanatically religious and they viewed Jewish 'comedians' with disdain."
Nonetheless, Iacob Ber Ghimpel, who owned a Yiddish theater there, was glad to have a figure of Goldfaden's stature. Goldfaden completed the play he'd started in Paris, "Rabi Yoselman, oder Die Gzerot fun Alsas" ("Rabbi Yoselman, or... | 44,802 | triviaqa-train |
Which character was played by James Beck in the TV sitcom Dad’s Army? | James Beck
Stanley James Carroll Beck (21 February 1929 – 6 August 1973) was an English actor who played the role of Private Walker, a cockney spiv, in the BBC sitcom "Dad's Army".
Early life.
Stanley James Carroll Beck was born in Islington, North London and attended Popham Road Primary School. His childhood was hard,... | on NBC. When "On The Buses" ended Wolfe and Chesney followed it with "Don't Drink the Water" (1974–75), which starred Stephen Lewis's Blakey character abroad in Spain with his sister played by Pat Coombs. It lasted for two series.
Chesney and Wolfe's projects Later work.
The ITV sitcom "Romany Jones" ran from 1973 to 1... | 44,803 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the performing partner of Donald Swann? | Donald Swann
Donald Ibrahím Swann (30 September 1923 – 23 March 1994) was a Welsh-born composer, musician, singer and entertainer. He was one half of Flanders and Swann, writing and performing comic songs with Michael Flanders.
Life.
Donald Swann was born in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales. His father, Herbert Alfredo... | As an unmarried mother, she also asked Mr. Cameron whether the Conservative Party would like her to be married. Her contribution was criticised by "Daily Mail" columnist Richard Littlejohn on 31 August 2007, where he made references to her "privileged" educational background and later wrote that "If Stephanie Flanders ... | 44,804 | triviaqa-train |
In which city did Dylan Thomas die in 1953? | at the age of 39 in New York City. By then he had acquired a reputation, which he had encouraged, as a "roistering, drunken and doomed poet".
Thomas was born in Swansea, Wales, in 1914. An undistinguished pupil, he left school at 16 and became a journalist for a short time. Many of his works appeared in print while he ... | with his family from 1949 to 1953, and now a museum; his writing shed; and the Dylan Thomas Birthday Walk, which was the setting for the work "Poem in October".
Laugharne Corporation.
Laugharne Corporation is an almost unique institution and, together with the City of London Corporation, the last surviving mediæval cor... | 44,805 | triviaqa-train |
The hypnotist Svengali is a character in which 1894 novel by George du Maurier? | George du Maurier
George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier (6 March 18348 October 1896) was a Franco-British cartoonist and writer, known for his work in "Punch" and for his Gothic novel "Trilby", which featured the character Svengali. He was the father of actor Sir Gerald du Maurier and grandfather of writers Angela du... | to Fagin's particular villainies".
George du Maurier depicts Svengali as a Jewish rogue, masterful musician, and hypnotist. The character has been portrayed in many film and television versions of the story. The word "svengali" has entered the language meaning a person who with evil intent manipulates another into doin... | 44,806 | triviaqa-train |
“Dora Maar au Chat” and “The Weeping Woman” are both portraits by which artist of his lover? | de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso, a series of names honouring various saints and relatives. "Ruiz y Picasso" were included for his father and mother, respectively, as per Spanish tradition. Born in the city of Málaga in the Andalusian region of Spain, he wa... | mining magnate and former Prime Minister of Georgia Bidzina (Boris) Ivanishvili, who sold his Moscow bank a week before the auction for $550 m.
Descriptions of painting.
"Dora Maar au Chat" presents the artist's most mysterious and challenging mistress regally posed three-quarter length in a large wooden chair with a s... | 44,807 | triviaqa-train |
What is the length, in kilometres, of the run which is the final part of the Olympic triathlon? | headquarters before the race.
The nature of the sport focuses on persistent and often periodized training in each of the three disciplines, as well as combination workouts and general strength conditioning.
History.
The evolution of triathlon as a distinct event is difficult to trace with precision. Many, including tri... | Brigitte McMahon
Brigitte McMahon-Huber (born March 25, 1967 in Baar) is an athlete from Switzerland, who competed in triathlon.
McMahon competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She won the gold medal with a total time of 2:00:40.52, which until 2008 was the fastest time for a female in an O... | 44,808 | triviaqa-train |
Umbriel and Ariel are moons of which planet? | , hurricanes, tectonics, and even hydrology.
Planets are generally divided into two main types: large low-density giant planets, and smaller rocky terrestrials. There are eight planets in the Solar System. In order of increasing distance from the Sun, they are the four terrestrials, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, the... | the fewest impact craters, while Umbriel's appears oldest. A past 3:1 orbital resonance between Miranda and Umbriel and a past 4:1 resonance between Ariel and Titania are thought to be responsible for the heating that caused substantial endogenic activity on Miranda and Ariel.
One piece of evidence for such a past reso... | 44,809 | triviaqa-train |
Seretse Khama was the first President of which country (from 1966 to 1980)? | Seretse Khama
Sir Seretse Goitsebeng Maphiri Khama, GCB, KBE (1 July 1921 – 13 July 1980) was the first President of Botswana, in office from 1966 to 1980.
Born into one of the most powerful African royal families of what was then the British Protectorate of Bechuanaland, he was educated abroad in neighboring South Afr... | .
Ian Khama is the second child of Sir Seretse Khama (1 July 1921 – 13 July 1980), who was the country's foremost independence leader and President from 1966 to 1980, and Lady Khama. He was born in Chertsey, Surrey, during the period in which his father was exiled to the United Kingdom due to the opposition by the colo... | 44,810 | triviaqa-train |
Which river is the primary inflow and the primary outflow of Lough Derg, the second largest lake in the Republic of Ireland? | River Shannon
The River Shannon (, ', ') is the longest river in Ireland at . It drains the Shannon River Basin which has an area of , one fifth of the area of Ireland.
The Shannon divides the west of Ireland (principally the province of Connacht) from the east and south (Leinster and most of Munster). County Clare, be... | designated a UNESCO world heritage site in 2007.
Hydrology.
The primary inflow, at the southwest, is the Rideau River/Rideau Canal from Upper Rideau Lake via The Narrows channel and the Narrows lock and control structures. A second primary inflow is Black Creek at the west. The primary outflow, at the north, is also th... | 44,811 | triviaqa-train |
Haematite is the main ore of which metal? | cast iron, tool steel, alloy steel) make up the largest proportion both by quantity and commercial value. Iron alloyed with various proportions of carbon gives low, mid and high carbon steels, with increasing carbon levels reducing ductility and toughness. The addition of silicon will produce cast irons, while the addi... | -west of Bowfell the main ridge drops to the depression of Ore Gap, named after its reddish soil, rich in haematite. Below the col on the northern side is Angle Tarn. This round waterbody occupies a corrie beneath Hanging Knotts, small trout lurking in its 50 ft depths. Its outflow is a tributary of the Langstrath Beck... | 44,812 | triviaqa-train |
With which club does Coventry City FC currently share a ground? | 2013, ACL made an offer that Coventry City F.C. could play at the Ricoh Arena rent free while the club was in administration.
It was believed that Coventry City might ground-share with Walsall at the Bescot Stadium or attempt to stay at the Ricoh Arena, following the appointment of new owners. However, by July 2013, th... | Ricoh Arena.
Holbrooks is close to the Ricoh Arena, (which was designed to have limited parking to promote bus travel and walking) a parking permit scheme is in place. The stadium, and the adjacent Arena Park Shopping Centre are served by Coventry Arena railway station, opened in 2016. The Arena is currently home to Co... | 44,813 | triviaqa-train |
In which German city did lens maker Carl Zeiss start making microscopes full-time in 1847? | Carl Zeiss AG
Carl Zeiss AG (), branded as ZEISS, is a German manufacturer of optical systems and optoelectronics, founded in Jena, Germany in 1846 by optician Carl Zeiss. Together with Ernst Abbe (joined 1866) and Otto Schott (joined 1884) he layed the foundation for today's multi-national company. The current company... | Carl Zeiss
Carl Zeiss (; 11 September 1816 – 3 December 1888) was a German scientific instrument maker, optician and businessman who founded the workshop of Carl Zeiss in 1846, which is still in business today as "Carl Zeiss AG". Zeiss gathered a group of gifted practical and theoretical opticians and glass makers to r... | 44,814 | triviaqa-train |
TAME is the national airline of which South American nation? | and also overseas flights to North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia.
Only two airlines - Avianca and LATAM Airlines - have international subsidiaries and cover many destinations within the Americas as well as major hubs in other continents. LATAM with Chile as the central operation along with Peru, Ecuador, Colombi... | in 1979, with a structure of Tame as its President, and the Alliance was based in the Alternative Bookshop which Tame had opened in Covent Garden in London a year earlier. The Bookshop was advertised in National Association for Freedom's journal, 'The Free Nation.'
After university, Tame settled in London, where he wor... | 44,815 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the children’s book “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”? | The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a children's picture book designed, illustrated, and written by Eric Carle, first published by the World Publishing Company in 1969, later published by Penguin Putnam. It features a caterpillar who eats his way through a wide variety of foodstuffs before pupati... | . There have been a large number of related books and other products, including educational tools, created in connection to the book. The caterpillar's diet is fictional rather than scientifically accurate, but the book introduces concepts of Lepidoptera life stages where transformations take place including the ultima... | 44,816 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the star of wartime films “Spare a Copper”, “He Snoops to Conquer” and “Turned Out Nice Again”? | George Formby
George Formby, (born George Hoy Booth; 26 May 1904 – 6 March 1961), was an English actor, singer-songwriter and comedian who became known to a worldwide audience through his films of the 1930s and 1940s. On stage, screen and record he sang light, comical songs, usually playing the ukulele or banjolele, an... | Guard as a dispatch rider, where he took his duties seriously, and fitted them around his other work whenever he could.
Formby continued filming with ATP, and his second film of 1940, "Spare a Copper", was again focused on an aspect of the war, this time combating fifth columnists and saboteurs in a Merseyside dockyard... | 44,817 | triviaqa-train |
Which religious order runs Stonyhurst College in Lancashire? | Stonyhurst College
Stonyhurst College is a coeducational Roman Catholic independent school, adhering to the Jesuit tradition, on the Stonyhurst Estate, Lancashire, England. It occupies a Grade I listed building. The school has been fully co-educational since 1999.
The college was founded in 1593 by Father Robert Person... | He was unhappy in his new school, and the following year he transferred to Stonyhurst College in Lancashire, England, which he liked little better, later referring to it as "a religious jail".
Gogarty returned to Ireland in 1896 and boarded at Clongowes Wood College while studying for examinations with the Royal Univer... | 44,818 | triviaqa-train |
Who commanded the British Fleet at the Battle of Jutland in 1916? | from heading into the Baltic. A position further west was unnecessary, as that area of the North Sea could be patrolled by air using blimps and scouting aircraft.
Consequently, Admiral Jellicoe led the sixteen dreadnought battleships of the 1st and 4th Battle Squadrons of the Grand Fleet and three battlecruisers of the... | upon himself to exercise".
Jellicoe commanded the British Grand Fleet at the Battle of Jutland in May 1916, the largest (and only major) clash of dreadnoughts, albeit an indecisive one. His handling of the Grand Fleet during the battle remains controversial, with some historians characterising Jellicoe as too cautious ... | 44,819 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guinea? | Guinea
Guinea (), officially the Republic of Guinea (), is a west-coastal country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea (), the modern country is sometimes referred to as Guinea-Conakry in order to distinguish it from other countries with "Guinea" in the name and the eponymous region, such as Guinea-Bissau an... | Bissau
Bissau is the capital city of the African Republic of Guinea-Bissau. In 2015, Bissau had a population of 492,004. Bissau is located on the Geba River estuary, off the Atlantic Ocean, and is Guinea-Bissau's largest city, major port, and its administrative and military centre.
History.
The city was founded in 1687... | 44,820 | triviaqa-train |
In which year was East Enders first broadcast? | EastEnders
EastEnders is a British soap opera created by Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since 1985. Set in Albert Square in the East End of London in the fictional Borough of Walford, the programme follows the stories of local residents and their families as they go about their daily l... | award in her first year. Mojekwu went on to play Paris in Bola Agbaje's award-winning play "Gone Too Far!". In 2008, she starred as Ronnie in Channel 4's "Fallout" and in 2009 she got the part of Mercy Olubunmi in the Internet teen drama "", a spin-off from the long-running BBC One soap opera "EastEnders", which was br... | 44,821 | triviaqa-train |
In which country was Mo Farah born? | 2017 he indicated his intention to switch wholly to road racing following victory at his final track race, the 2017 IAAF Diamond League 5000 metres final. His running style has been described as "bouncy" and tactical, which he has attempted to alter for a more efficient and energy-saving stride pattern, especially in t... | , but was beaten to the line by reigning cross country champion Joseph Ebuya. He ended 2010 with a win at the BOclassic, defeating Mo Farah in a sprint finish.
At the Jan Meda Cross Country in February 2011 he came second, some distance behind race winner Hunegnaw Mesfin who took the national title. However, he beat hi... | 44,822 | triviaqa-train |
What nationality is tennis player Eugenie Bouchard? | Eugenie Bouchard
Eugenie "Genie" Bouchard (; , ); born February 25, 1994) is a Canadian tennis player who resides in Miami. At the 2014 Wimbledon Championships, she became the first Canadian-born player representing Canada to reach the final of a Grand Slam tournament in singles, finishing runner-up to Petra Kvitová; s... | Grace Min
Grace Min (born May 6, 1994) is an American tennis player who won the 2011 US Open girls' singles title. She also won the 2011 Wimbledon girls' doubles title with Eugenie Bouchard. Min's highest singles ranking was 97 on 2 March 2015, while she peaked at 308 in the doubles rankings on 17 September 2012.
2006.... | 44,823 | triviaqa-train |
The 1798 Battle of the Nile is also known as the Battle of which Bay? | Battle of the Nile
The Battle of the Nile (also known as the Battle of Aboukir Bay; ) was a major naval battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the Navy of the French Republic at Aboukir Bay on the Mediterranean coast off the Nile Delta of Egypt from the 1st to the 3rd of August 1798. The battle was the climax... | , "B**** Better Have My Money". The song was initially set to appear on "Anti" but was removed from the track listing, along with "FourFiveSeconds" and "American Oxygen".
Critical reception.
Rolling Stone wrote, "Her evolving sound has gotten much harder since her dance pop debut, and 'Bitch Better Have My Money' may b... | 44,824 | triviaqa-train |
Torquay United and which other team were promoted from the Conference to the Football League Division Two at the end of the 2008/9 season? | Kris Boyce, fiscally backed by £15M National Lottery winner and United fan Paul Bristow, bought the club from Bateson. Rowe was installed as the new chairman, and former player Paul Buckle appointed the club's new manager, who set about rebuilding the team for its first season in the Conference Premier.
History First s... | 2007–08 Torquay United F.C. season
The 2007–08 season was Torquay United's first season in the Conference National after being relegated from League Two. The season runs from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008.
Overview.
Having been a Football League team for 80 years, Torquay United were finally relegated at the end of the 2... | 44,825 | triviaqa-train |
Which family has lived at Alnwick Castle since 1309? | and titles, were linked permanently with Alnwick and its castle and have been owned by the Percy family, the Earls and later Dukes of Northumberland since. The stone castle Henry Percy bought was a modest affair, but he immediately began rebuilding. Though he did not live to see its completion, the construction program... | the architect Anthony Salvin to remodel his family seat at Alnwick Castle. Salvin also remodelled the White Swan at the same time; the current frontage dates from this period. Since then the hotel has expanded into neighbouring buildings, which have been incorporated into it and converted into bedrooms. The hotel has u... | 44,826 | triviaqa-train |
In which country is the city of Samarkand? | Samarqand Region
Samarqand Region (Samarkand Region) () is one of the regions of Uzbekistan. It is located in the center of the country in the basin of Zarafshan River. It borders with Tajikistan, Navoiy Region, Jizzakh Region and Qashqadaryo Region. It covers an area of 16,773 km². The population is estimated to be ar... | the largest in the country, connecting the city to Asia, Europe and North American continents.
- Tashkent–Samarkand high-speed rail line
- Trolleybus system was closed down in 2010.
- Tram transport ended at 1 May 2016.
Entertainment and shopping.
There are several shopping malls in Tashkent which are good both for ent... | 44,827 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote 'Harry's Game', 'The Glory Boys' and 'Holding The Zero'? | Harry's Game
Harry's Game is a British television drama mini-series made by Yorkshire Television for ITV in 1982, closely based on the 1975 novel of the same name by Gerald Seymour. Apart from brief scenes, it is set in and around Belfast in the Troubles.
Its lead actors were Ray Lonnen and Derek Thompson.
The drama is... | his books "Harry's Game", "The Glory Boys", "The Contract", "Red Fox", "The Informant" based on "Field of Blood", "A Line in the Sand" and "The Waiting Time".
Bibliography.
- "Harry's Game" (1975),
- "The Glory Boys" (1976),
- "Kingfisher" (1977),
- "Red Fox" (1979), , published in the US as | 44,828 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the part of 'Constance Colby' in 'The Colbys'? | multi-national corporation. Intended to surpass its predecessor in opulence, the series' producers were handed an immensely high budget for the era and cast a handful of well-known movie stars among its leads, including Charlton Heston, Barbara Stanwyck, Katharine Ross and Ricardo Montalban. However, "The Colbys" was u... | 's wedding in Moldavia, they are caught in the terrorist attack at the wedding chapel.
Original series Storylines Season 6.
Jeff is saddened to learn that Ashley was killed in the shooting. Upon returning to Denver, Jeff gets a surprise visit from his aunt, Constance Colby. She has decided to give him her controlling i... | 44,829 | triviaqa-train |
'Simply Red' had their only UK number one in September 1995 - what was the name of the song? | off five top 40 singles in the UK, and the singles "Something Got Me Started" and "Stars" were also significant chart hits throughout all of Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand. After the tour, Tim Kellett left to form dance band Olive.
After touring and promoting "Stars" for two years, Simply Red returned... | Stars (Simply Red song)
"Stars" is a 1991 single by British soul and pop band Simply Red, released as the second single from their fourth album of the same name. Written by lead singer Mick Hucknell and produced by Stewart Levine, "Stars" became the first single from the album to crack the UK top 10, reaching number ei... | 44,830 | triviaqa-train |
Which composer, born in Grenoble in 1803, married an Irish actress. His first opera was 'Benvenuto Cellini'? | Benvenuto Cellini (opera)
Benvenuto Cellini is an opera semiseria in two acts with music by Hector Berlioz and libretto by Léon de Wailly and Henri Auguste Barbier. It was the first of Berlioz's operas, premiered at the Académie Royale de Musique (Salle Le Peletier) on 10 September 1838. The story is inspired by the me... | Cellini (surname)
Cellini is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Benvenuto Cellini (1500–1571), Italian goldsmith, painter, sculptor, soldier and musician
- Dino Cellini (1914–1978), Italian-American mobster
- Julie Cellini (21st century), American journalist
- Karen Cellini (born 1958), Amer... | 44,831 | triviaqa-train |
Other than Margaret Thatcher, which Prime Minister, in the last 100 years, has spent the longest term in office? | of either the Commons or Lords, and either inherited a majority in the Commons or won more seats than the opposition in a general election.
Since 1722, most prime ministers have been members of the Commons; since 1902, all have had a seat there. Like other members, they are elected initially to represent only a constit... | five ministers (Tony Newton, Malcolm Rifkind, Patrick Mayhew and Lynda Chalker are the others) to serve throughout the whole 18 years of the Governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major, which represents the longest uninterrupted Ministerial service in Britain since Lord Palmerston in the early 19th century. He retu... | 44,832 | triviaqa-train |
"""If you want to find Cherry Tree Lane, all you have to do is ask a policeman at the crossroads"", is the first line of which children's novel?" | of the address of the idealised suburban Banks family in the popular 1964 film "Mary Poppins", as well as in the series of books on which the film is based.
See also.
- List of films featuring home invasions
External links.
- Cherry Tree Lane Review at Blueprint: Review | It was at this time that his career travails inspired author Bill James to create the "Ken Phelps All-Star" team. As James described it:
Ken Phelpses are just "available"; if you want one, all you have to do is ask. They are players whose real limitations are exaggerated by baseball insiders, players who get stuck with... | 44,833 | triviaqa-train |
Which vocal group consisted of Tim Hauser, Laurel Masse, Alan Paul, and Janis Siegel? | one album, "Jukin' ", for Capitol Records under manager Richard Flanzer. This version of the group dissolved after one album.
Hauser drove a cab to support himself while pursuing a music career. Through this job, he met Laurel Massé, a waitress and aspiring singer. He was again driving his cab when he picked up the con... | - Cheryl Bentyne – vocals, vocal arrangements
- Tim Hauser – vocals
- Alan Paul – vocals, vocal arrangements
- Janis Siegel – vocals, vocal arrangements
Guests
- Stan Getz – tenor saxophone solo (4)
- David Sanborn – alto saxophone solo (3)
- Victor Biglione – guitar (8)
- Oscar Castro-Neves – guitar (4, 9)
- Toninho H... | 44,834 | triviaqa-train |
Since World War II, which United States President has been awarded a Nobel prize? | .
The awards given to Mikhail Gorbachev, Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres, Menachem Begin and Yasser Arafat, Lê Đức Thọ, Henry Kissinger, Jimmy Carter, Al Gore, the IPCC, Liu Xiaobo, Aung San Suu Kyi, Barack Obama, and the European Union have all been the subject of controversy.
The awards given to Lê Đức Thọ and Henry Kiss... | United States presidential visits to Western Europe
Thirteen United States presidents have made presidential visits to Western Europe. The first visits by an incumbent President to countries in Western Europe were made in 1918 and 19 by Woodrow Wilson in the aftermath of World War I. He was awarded the 1919 Nobel Peace... | 44,835 | triviaqa-train |
How many lumber vertebrae are there in the human spine? | Lumbar vertebrae
The lumbar vertebrae are, in human anatomy, the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis. They are the largest segments of the vertebral column and are characterized by the absence of the foramen transversarium within the transverse process (since it is only found in the cervical region) and ... | a region can vary but overall the number remains the same. The number of those in the cervical region however is only rarely changed.
There are ligaments extending the length of the column at the front and the back, and in between the vertebrae joining the spinous processes, the transverse processes and the vertebral l... | 44,836 | triviaqa-train |
The human spine includes how many cervical vertebrae? | amniotes. Most mammals have 7 cervical vertebrae, with the only 3 known exceptions being the manatee with 6, the two-toed sloth with 5-6, and the three-toed sloth with 9.
In humans, cervical vertebrae are the smallest of the true vertebrae, and can be readily distinguished from those of the thoracic or lumbar regions ... | Spinal disease
Spinal disease refers to a condition impairing the backbone. These include various diseases of the back or spine ("dorso-"), such as kyphosis. Dorsalgia refers to back pain. Some other spinal diseases include spinal muscular atrophy, ankylosing spondylitis, lumbar spinal stenosis, spina bifida, spinal tu... | 44,837 | triviaqa-train |
Which world leader was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990? | .
The awards given to Mikhail Gorbachev, Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres, Menachem Begin and Yasser Arafat, Lê Đức Thọ, Henry Kissinger, Jimmy Carter, Al Gore, the IPCC, Liu Xiaobo, Aung San Suu Kyi, Barack Obama, and the European Union have all been the subject of controversy.
The awards given to Lê Đức Thọ and Henry Kiss... | President — of OXFAM, a development, relief and campaigning organization that works with others to find lasting solutions to poverty and suffering around the world.
The Laureates Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize, 1984.
Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his role as "a unifying leader ... | 44,838 | triviaqa-train |
Much in the news during the 'Falklands Crisis', on which island is Wideawake Airfield? | , if the UN talks were fruitless.
The ongoing tension between the two countries over the islands increased on 19 March, when a group of Argentine scrap metal merchants (actually infiltrated by Argentine Marines) raised the Argentine flag at South Georgia Island, an act that would later be seen as the first offensive ac... | . In February 1963 No 29 moved to Cyprus and in December 1965 went to Zambia for nine months on detachment during the Rhodesian crisis.
From May 1967 the squadron operated the English Electric Lightning F.3 based at RAF Wattisham near Stowmarket in Suffolk until December 1974 when they re-equipped with the McDonnell F-... | 44,839 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the ninth sign of the Zodiac? | , Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces.
The twelve astrological signs form a celestial coordinate system, or even more specifically an ecliptic coordinate system, which takes the ecliptic as the origin of latitude and the Sun's position at vernal equinox as the origin of longitude.
Na... | , with each sign representing its own day, cardinal direction, planet (celestial body) and animal; it is known as the "Mahabote zodiac". The zodiacs, with slight variations, are also found in Sri Lanka and Thailand.
While the eight signs are the most prevalent in modern Burmese zodiac, the zodiac officially also recog... | 44,840 | triviaqa-train |
Who played 'Olive Oyl' in the 1980 film 'Popeye'? | of the 204 episodes are known to be preserved.
Popeye was recently featured on the "Brad and John: Mornings on KISM" "When Animals Attack" segment.
Other media Films.
Other media Films "Popeye" (1980).
Director Robert Altman used the character in "Popeye", a 1980 live-action musical feature film, starring Robin William... | a version of the song in early 1980 which reached No. 36 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 and No. 2 on the Adult Contemporary chart. It was also included in his album "One Voice (1979).
In film.
Olive Oyl serenaded Popeye with this song in the 1946 "Popeye the Sailor" cartoon "Klondike Casanova".
In the 1942 film "The G... | 44,841 | triviaqa-train |
What two letters make up the Internet Country Code for Denmark? | "krone" (DKK), is pegged at approximately 7.46 kroner per euro through the ERM II. Although a September 2000 referendum rejected adopting the euro, the country follows the policies set forth in the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union and meets the economic convergence criteria needed to adopt the euro. Th... | mail services with the postcode 6799. There are post offices on West Island and Home Island. Standard letters and express post items are sent by air twice weekly, but all other mail is sent by sea and can take up to two months for delivery.
Communications and transport Internet.
.cc is the Internet country code top-lev... | 44,842 | triviaqa-train |
Which Africancapital city is served by 'Bole Airport'? | Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
Addis Ababa Bole International Airport is in the city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is located in the Bole area, southeast of the city centre and north of Debre Zeyit. The airport was formerly known as "Haile Selassie I International Airport". It is the main hub of Ethiopian Airlin... | January and 16 July 1946. Both Ethiopian cadets and the Swedish instructors took part in constructing the first buildings on the base. Six Saab 91 Safir training airplanes were bought in Sweden and flown to the new airbase on 24 December 1946. On 10 November 1947, a fleet of 16 Saab-built B-17s was landed at Bishoftu b... | 44,843 | triviaqa-train |
Which European country's national flag is a horizontal tricolour: Blue, Black and White? | , Iraq, and Iran. In Estonia, 99% of people have blue eyes. In Denmark 30 years ago, only 8% of the population had brown eyes, though through immigration, today that number is about 11%. In Germany, about 75% have blue eyes.
In the United States, as of 2006, one out of every six people, or 16.6% of the total population... | Flag of Sudan
The current flag of Sudan () was adopted on 20 May 1970 and consists of a horizontal red-white-black tricolour with a green triangle at the hoist. The flag is based on the Arab Liberation Flag shared by Egypt, Iraq, Syria and Yemen that uses a subset of the Pan-Arab colours in which green is less signific... | 44,844 | triviaqa-train |
In 'Monopoly', what is situated between 'Old Kent Road'and 'Whitechapel Road'? | Monopoly (game)
Monopoly is a board game currently published by Hasbro. In the game, players roll two six-sided dice to move around the game board, buying and trading properties, and developing them with houses and hotels. Players collect rent from their opponents, with the goal being to drive them into bankruptcy. Mon... | references.
Whitechapel Road is the equal cheapest property location on the British version of the Monopoly game board. Both it and the Old Kent Road are priced at £60. In reality, increasing property prices across London meant that the average house price on Whitechapel Road in 2013 was £295,082.
See also.
- Boar's He... | 44,845 | triviaqa-train |
Scarborough is the capital of which West Indian island? | West Indies Federation
The West Indies Federation, also known as the West Indies, the Federation of the West Indies or the West Indian Federation, was a short-lived political union that existed from 3 January 1958 to 31 May 1962. Various islands in the Caribbean that were colonies of the United Kingdom, including Trini... | Banten
Banten is the westernmost province on the island of Java, in Indonesia. Its provincial capital city is Serang. The province borders West Java and the Special Capital Region of Jakarta to the east, the Java Sea to the north, the Indian Ocean to the south, and the Sunda Strait to the west, which separates Java fro... | 44,846 | triviaqa-train |
Which was the only 'Live 8' venue that was in the southern hemisphere? | the United Nations Kofi Annan and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates made speeches at the London show, while former South African President Nelson Mandela addressed the crowd in the Johannesburg venue. Guest presenters, ranging from sports stars to comedians, also introduced acts.
Included in the all-star line-up were Pin... | World Championship, and meeting wildcard riders Jason Lyons and Mick Poole. The event attracted approximately 31,500 fans.
Stadium Australia played host to the first-ever Monster Jam Australia event in 2013, and remains the only venue to feature on all four Australian tours as of 2016.
Uses American football.
When it w... | 44,847 | triviaqa-train |
What was the christian name of the classical composer Rachmaninov? | Sergei Rachmaninoff
Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff (Серге́й Васи́льевич Рахма́нинов) (28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist and conductor of the late Romantic period, some of whose works are among the most popular in the Romantic repertoire.
Born into a musical family, Rachmaninoff took up the piano ... | performance, aged 11, was in Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall for a symphony orchestra concert by composer Azer Rzayev. In Gulya Namazova’s class at music college, Shahin was a very serious student of classical music and displayed great skill in performing a huge range of works by Mozart, Bach, Chopin, Beethoven, Rac... | 44,848 | triviaqa-train |
Name the country is Asia which is double landlocked (surrounded by landlocked countries)? | .
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the economies of China and India have been growing rapidly, both with an average annual growth rate of more than 8%. Other recent very-high-growth nations in Asia include Israel, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Mongolia, Uzbekistan and the Ph... | countries, or be surrounded by other landlocked countries, making a country doubly landlocked.
By degree Landlocked by a single country.
Three countries are landlocked by a single country (enclaved countries):
- Lesotho, a state surrounded by South Africa.
- San Marino, a state surrounded by Italy.
- Vatican City, a st... | 44,849 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the bestseller 'The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time'? | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (play)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a play by Simon Stephens based on the novel of the same name by Mark Haddon. During its premiere run, the play tied the record for winning the most Olivier Awards (seven), including Best New Play at the 2013 ce... | of Raymond Briggs's story "Fungus the Bogeyman", screened on BBC1 in 2004. In 2007 he wrote the BBC television drama "Coming Down the Mountain".
In 2003, Haddon won the Whitbread Book of the Year Award—in the Novels rather than Children's Books category—for "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time". He also w... | 44,850 | triviaqa-train |
In which musical does the song 'Bless Your Beautiful Hide', appear? | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (musical)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is a musical with a book by Lawrence Kasha and David Landay, music by Gene de Paul, Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn, and lyrics by Johnny Mercer, Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn. It is based on the 1954 Stanley Donen film of the same name which is, its... | was rounded out by Dustin Cunningham and Courtney Cunningham as the Hoallums, Michael Weaver as the Preacher and Katharine Gentsch as the Swing. The production was directed by Dean Sobon, choreographed by Kerry Lambert, and music directed by Scott Williams.
Musical numbers.
- Act I
- Bless Your Beautiful Hide - Adam
- ... | 44,851 | triviaqa-train |
Which fire-breathing monster in Greek mythology was killed by Bellerophon? | Chimera (mythology)
The Chimera ( or , also Chimaera ("Chimæra"); Greek: , "Chímaira" "she-goat") according to Greek mythology, was a monstrous fire-breathing hybrid creature of Lycia in Asia Minor, composed of the parts of more than one animal. It is usually depicted as a lion, with the head of a goat protruding from ... | Persian. After Alexander the Great's conquest of the country rapid Hellenisation took place in Lycia, and its culture became subsumed in the Greek.
Lycian culture Mythology.
Lycia features heavily in Greek mythology. The Titan goddess Leto fled to Lycia after giving birth, or in order to give birth, to Apollo and Artem... | 44,852 | triviaqa-train |
How was musician Ferdinand Joseph Lamothe better known? | Jelly Roll Morton
Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe (October 20, 1890 – July 10, 1941), known professionally as Jelly Roll Morton, was an American ragtime and early jazz pianist, bandleader and composer who started his career in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Widely recognized as a pivotal figure in early jazz, Morton was jazz's first... | Shauna Garr
Shauna Garr is an American producer and entertainment executive in Hollywood. She is best known for producing the film franchise "How High" and "How High 2" with Universal Pictures.
Biography.
Garr was born in Los Angeles. She is best known for producing the film franchise "How High" and "How High 2" with U... | 44,853 | triviaqa-train |
The Great Yorkshire Show has been held where since 1952? | Great Yorkshire Show
The Great Yorkshire Show (GYS) is an agricultural show which takes place on the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate, North Yorkshire in the North of England annually from the second Tuesday of July until the following Thursday. It is organised and run by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society (YAS)... | 20th centuries the old-growth forests were clearcut; the state forest was established in 1901 and contains second growth woodlands. "Cherry Springs Scenic Drive" was established in 1922, and the Civilian Conservation Corps built much of Cherry Springs State Park during the Great Depression, including a picnic pavilion ... | 44,854 | triviaqa-train |
In France, which food is 'Marrons Glaces'? | region in southeastern France, and contained instructions for preparing marron glacés.
Chestnuts are covered with a membrane, known as a pellicle or episperm, which closely adheres to the fruit's flesh and must be removed because of its astringency. Marron nuts have a pellicle which is "superficially attached to the nu... | the creations and collections "Armani" collaborates with the Italian chocolate manufacturer "Venchi".
"Armani/Dolci" sells chocolates, jams, honey, tea, shortbread biscuits, sugar, marrons glaces, fruit jellies and pralines. The brand is mostly part of other "Armani" stores but has got an independent boutique in Taichu... | 44,855 | triviaqa-train |
Which American singer-songwriter's only British hit was in 1965 with the song'Eve Of Destruction'? | Eve of Destruction (song)
"Eve of Destruction" is a protest song written by P. F. Sloan in mid-1964. Several artists have recorded it, but the best-known recording was by Barry McGuire. This recording was made between July 12 and July 15, 1965, and released by Dunhill Records. The accompanying musicians were top-tier L... | the south of England and it was announced at the 2011 Bournemouth Unplugged Final that Henson had been awarded the ITG Songwriter's Award for original content and high-quality songcraft.
As of 2012, Henson has shared bills with artists from a diverse list of genres including alt-country singer Michael Weston King, a ca... | 44,856 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first cricketer to play 100 ''Test Matches' for England? | Cowdrey both had an excellent series with the bat, with Barrington scoring 357 runs across the series and Cowdrey scoring 344.
History 1960s.
The early and middle 1960s were poor periods for English cricket. Despite England's strength on paper, Australia held the Ashes and the West Indies dominated England in the early... | Cup: 3,
4. Duleep Trophy: 6,
5. Rest of the World against England (his last first class game): 1,
6. County cricket for Somerset: 2,
7. Other games: 15.
Sachin Tendulkar equalled Sunil Gavaskar's record of first class 100s on 8 February 2013
- Gavaskar was the first cricketer to play 100 consecutive test matches.
Impo... | 44,857 | triviaqa-train |
In which county is Bisley, home of the National Shooting Centre? | National Shooting Centre
The National Shooting Centre in Bisley, Surrey is wholly owned by the National Rifle Association of Great Britain. It is located near the village of Bisley in Surrey from which it takes its colloquial name "Bisley ranges" . The NSC is the trading name of the facility].
In 1890, the village beca... | a Registered Charity.
The City range of the club is located under London Bridge, and all City-based shooting is done there.
The Club is also active in long range target rifle shooting and is based for this purpose at the National Shooting Centre, Bisley (some 40 minutes drive from SW London). The Stock Exchange Rifle C... | 44,858 | triviaqa-train |
In 'Doctor Who', who came from the planet 'Mondas'? | 's orbit around Earth was the cause of Mondas' departure from orbit.)
The Cybermen began to deploy spaceships to conquer and colonise other planets, including Telos, where they pushed the native Cryons aside and established the "tombs" of the Cybermen, vast vaults where they could take refuge in suspended animation if ... | between these two movies is that they were the both used in episodes of the third season of "Mystery Science Theater 3000", with only two episodes between them.
- In "Doctor Who", the planet Mondas was once a Counter-Earth that left Earth's orbit when the Moon arrived from outer space and the gravitational fields were ... | 44,859 | triviaqa-train |
The US University of Yale is in which state? | Yale University
Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine Colonial Colleges chartered before the American Revolution. Yale consistently ranks among the top univer... | in the US, Halaby has also been active in American academia, teaching art at the university level for seventeen years, a decade of which was spent as an associate professor at the renowned Yale School of Art (1972–82) She also taught at the University of Hawaii, Michigan State University and the Kansas City Art Institu... | 44,860 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first man to be general Secretary and President of the USSR? | . Khrushchev was elected to the new office of First Secretary at the Central Committee plenum on 14 September of the same year. Khrushchev removed his rivals from power in both 1955 and (especially) 1957 and reinforced the supremacy of the First Secretary.
In 1964, opposition within the Politburo and the Central Commit... | history that lasted until the February Revolution of 1917.
- Mikhail S. Gorbachev was the last General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party and the first and only President of the USSR, who started reforms known as perestroika that led to the dissolution of the USSR at the end of 1991.
- Boris Yeltsin was the first ... | 44,861 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the best seller 'The Lovely Bones'? | , debuted on CBS on November 14, 2006, but canceled that November 30 due to low ratings. He provides the voiceover in the AT&T Wireless "Raising the Bar" marketing campaign. In 2007, he had a recurring role in medical drama "ER".
In 2009, Tucci portrayed George Harvey, a serial killer of young girls, in "The Lovely Bon... | direct and write the film adaptation of the novel. In July 2002, Channel 4 shut down Film4, causing Hollywood studios and producers to pursue acquisition of feature film rights to "The Lovely Bones", which had spent multiple weeks at the top of the "New York Times" Best Seller list. The film adaptation, which had been ... | 44,862 | triviaqa-train |
How is novelist Patricia Plangman better known? | Patricia Highsmith
Patricia Highsmith (January 19, 1921 – February 4, 1995) was an American novelist and short story writer best known for her psychological thrillers, including her series of five novels featuring the character Tom Ripley. She wrote 22 novels and numerous short stories throughout her career spanning ne... | Africa. They ended up in the same Italian prisoner of war camp Vincigliata PG 12 a medieval castle near Florence. After the Italian armistice in September 1943 they both spent time with the Partisans in the Apennines and after many months together escaped reaching Allied lines in a leaking fishing boat in May 1944.
Eve... | 44,863 | triviaqa-train |
Which African capital city is served by 'Kotoka Airport'? | Kotoka International Airport
Kotoka International Airport is an international airport in Accra, the capital of Ghana. It has the capacity for large aircraft such as the Airbus A380. The airport is operated by Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), which has its offices on the airport property.
In 2014, the airport saw... | Recce (Reconnaissance) Regiment, the coup-makers plotted to overthrow the NLC government.
The operation was named "Guitar Boy", after a popular song by Nigerian musician Victor Uwaifo, in which the West African water goddess, the Mami Wata, had given him a guitar and asked him to make good music. After the attempted co... | 44,864 | triviaqa-train |
Name the country in Europe which is double landlocked (surrounded by landlocked countries)? | be alleviated or aggravated depending on degree of development, language barriers, and other considerations. Some landlocked countries are quite affluent, such as Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, and Austria, all of which, excluding Luxembourg, which is a founding member of NATO, frequently employ neutrality to ... | countries, or be surrounded by other landlocked countries, making a country doubly landlocked.
By degree Landlocked by a single country.
Three countries are landlocked by a single country (enclaved countries):
- Lesotho, a state surrounded by South Africa.
- San Marino, a state surrounded by Italy.
- Vatican City, a st... | 44,865 | triviaqa-train |
Which European country's national flag is a horizontal tricolour: Red, White and Green? | Flag of Hungary
The flag of Hungary (, more commonly ) is a horizontal tricolour of red, white and green. In this exact form, it has been the official flag of Hungary since 23 May 1957. The flag's form originates from national republican movements of the 18th and 19th centuries, while its colours are from the Middle Ag... | Flag of Iran
The flag of Iran (, ), also known as the Three-Coloured Flag (پرچم سه رنگ ایران, "Parcame se rang Irân" ), is a tricolour comprising equal horizontal bands of green, white and red with the national emblem ("Allah") in red centred on the white band and the takbir written 11 times in the Kufic script in whit... | 44,866 | triviaqa-train |
In the Bible, how many 'Tribes of Israel' are there? | Temple in Jerusalem in 70 CE by his son Titus, and the subsequent exile of Jews from Judea and the Galilee in 135 CE following the Bar Kochba revolt.
Biblical Israelites.
The Israelite story begins with some of the culture heroes of the Jewish people, the Patriarchs. The Torah traces the Israelites to the patriarch Jac... | kingdom was a separate development. There are some dissenters to this view, including those who support the traditional narrative.
List of kings.
The Bible describes a succession of kings of a united kingdom, and then of divided kingdoms.
List of kings House of Gideon.
- Abimelech – the son of Gideon, was the first man... | 44,867 | triviaqa-train |
In which English county is the resort of Minehead? | 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... | Other major built-up areas include Barry (including Barry Island), Port Talbot and Llanelli. Smaller resort towns include Porthcawl, Mumbles, Saundersfoot and Tenby. The cities of Cardiff and Newport adjoin the Severn estuary, but lie upstream of the Bristol Channel itself.
On the English side, the resort towns of West... | 44,868 | triviaqa-train |
Who starred as ageing actress 'Margo Channing' in the 1950 film 'All About Eve'? | , with Lawrence Kasha producing. In July 1969, movie star Lauren Bacall was cast as aging theater star Margo Channing, the role played by Bette Davis in "All About Eve". Bacall greatly identified with the role, explaining, "The Margo Channing of "Applause" and myself were ideally suited. She was approaching middle age.... | Applause (musical)
Applause is a musical with a book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse. The musical is based on the 1950 film "All About Eve" and the short story on which the movie is based, Mary Orr's "The Wisdom of Eve". The story centers on aging star Margo Channing,... | 44,869 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first and lastExecutive President of the USSR? | known, the Russian side admitted to having 2,000 soldiers killed or missing. The bloodbath of Grozny shocked Russia and the outside world, causing severe criticism of the war. International monitors from the OSCE described the scenes as nothing short of an "unimaginable catastrophe", while former Soviet leader Mikhail ... | suffered a nuclear attack and that the USSR and China were "paying the price for their crimes against humanity." Presumably the first African-American president, Booker T. Langford, was killed or rendered incapable of executing the office.
- "Empire" by Orson Scott Card (2006), features the assassinations of the presid... | 44,870 | triviaqa-train |
In which musical does thesong 'Don't Rain On My Parade' appear? | by far the longest-running musical in history. Its authors produced other innovative works in the 1960s, such as "Celebration" and "I Do! I Do!", the first two-character Broadway musical. The 1960s would see a number of blockbusters, like "Fiddler on the Roof" (1964; 3,242 performances), "Hello, Dolly!" (1964; 2,844 pe... | – 2:45
- "Don't Rain On My Parade" (Live) from "Live Concert At The Forum" (1972) – 2:39
- "Don't Rain On My Parade" (Live) from "Barbra Streisand ... and Other Musical Instruments" (1973) – 2:38
- "I'm Still Here/Everybody Says Don't/Don't Rain On My Parade" (Live) from "Barbra: The Concert" (1994) & "The Concert: Hig... | 44,871 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Queen Elizabeth II in the film 'Naked Gun'? | both "Police Squad!" and the "Naked Gun" films portrayed by the same actor.
- Ronald "Tiny Ron" Taylor as Al, a very tall colleague of Frank, whose head is always out of frame. Al was a recurring character on "Police Squad!" but only made a cameo in the first film.
Other notable appearances.
Bruce Barbour as Leslie Nie... | The Naked Gun
The Naked Gun is a series of American crime comedy films, created by Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker. All three films are based on their earlier television series "Police Squad!", which was cancelled after six episodes.
Films.
Films "From the Files of Police Squad!" (1988).
Detective Frank Drebin (Leslie Niel... | 44,872 | triviaqa-train |
What is the MKSA or SI unit of electric charge? | charge has an electric field, and if the charge is moving it also generates a magnetic field. The combination of the electric and magnetic field is called the electromagnetic field, and its interaction with charges is the source of the electromagnetic force, which is one of the four fundamental forces in physics. The s... | The system of equations thus generated is known as the rationalized metre–kilogram–second (rmks) equation system, or "metre–kilogram–second–ampere (mksa)" equation system. This is the system used to define the SI units.
The new quantity "q" is given the name "rmks electric charge", or (nowadays) just "electric charge".... | 44,873 | triviaqa-train |
Who followed Kruschev as Soviet Prime Minister in 1964? | Khrushchev's party colleagues removed him from power in 1964, replacing him with Leonid Brezhnev as First Secretary and Alexei Kosygin as Premier.
Khrushchev was born in 1894 in the village of Kalinovka, which is close to the present-day border between Russia and Ukraine. He was employed as a metal worker during his yo... | Harold Wilson conspiracy theories
Since the mid-1970s, a variety of conspiracy theories have emerged regarding British Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson, who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1964 to 1970 and 1974 to 1976, winning four general elections. These range from Wilson having been a Sov... | 44,874 | triviaqa-train |
In which Irish city doesthe 'Salmon Weir Bridge' span the River Corrib? | River Corrib
The River Corrib (Irish: "Abhainn na Gaillimhe") in the west of Ireland flows from Lough Corrib through Galway to Galway Bay. The river is among the shortest in Europe, with only a length of six kilometres from the lough to the Atlantic. It is popular with local whitewater kayakers as well as several rowin... | "Lower" Corrib.
The part of the river that flows from the southern end of the lake to the Salmon Weir is known as the "Upper Corrib". The weir, a set of weir gates also built during the above navigation scheme, was originally built from stone and timber but now only two of these gates remain and are only opened in time... | 44,875 | triviaqa-train |
What nationality was the explorer and navigator Vitus Bering? | evidence) to have served on Danish whalers in the North Atlantic, visiting European colonies in the Caribbean and on the eastern seaboard of North America. It was in Amsterdam, however, that in 1704 and under the guidance of Norwegian-born Russian admiral Cornelius Cruys, Bering enlisted with the Russian navy, taking t... | Aleksei Chirikov
Aleksei Ilyich Chirikov () (December 24, 1703 – June 4, 1748) was a Russian navigator and captain who along with Bering was the first Russian to reach North-West coast of North America. He discovered and charted some of the Aleutian Islands while he was deputy to Vitus Bering during the Great Northern ... | 44,876 | triviaqa-train |
Near which English city is the Lightwater Valley theme park to be found? | be a roller coaster longer than the one they were building. Later that day, a colleague was sent to Ripon to buy the Guinness Book of Records which indeed confirmed that the length of track that Staveley had ordered was well over the record.
The Ultimate has two trains. Both trains have been reverted to the original na... | Lightwater Valley
Lightwater Valley is a theme park in North Stainley, North Yorkshire, England. The park is best known for being the home of Europe's longest rollercoaster - The Ultimate.
Lightwater Valley was founded by Mr Robert Staveley and initially evolved from a small farm attraction. The park features around 40... | 44,877 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the Leader of the Labour Party from 1931 to 1935, when he resigned because of his pacifist views? | Lansbury, threatening to resign rather than agree to the cuts. The unworkable split, on 24 August 1931, made the government resign. MacDonald was encouraged by King George V to form an all-party National Government to deal with the immediate crisis.
The financial crisis grew worse and decisive government action was nee... | did not follow his leader, Ramsay MacDonald, into the National Government, but remained with the Labour Party. As the most senior of the small contingent of Labour MPs that survived the 1931 general election, Lansbury became the Leader of the Labour Party. His pacifism and his opposition to rearmament in the face of ri... | 44,878 | triviaqa-train |
Which European country was ruled by the House of Vasa from 1523 - 1818? | the current King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf, is descended from Gustav I through his paternal great-grandmother, Victoria of Baden.
Kingdom of Sweden.
Kingdom of Sweden Gustav I of Sweden.
Gustav Eriksson, a son of Cecilia Månsdotter Eka and Erik Johansson Vasa, was probably born in 1496. The birth most likely took plac... | 1654–1720)
- House of Bonde ( 1448–1457, 1464–1465, 1467–1470)
- House of Oldenburg ( 1457–1464, 1497–1501, 1520–1521)
- House of Holstein-Gottorp ( 1751–1818)
- House of Vasa ( 1523–1654)
- House of Hesse ( 1720–1751)
- House of Bernadotte ( 1818–present)
List of dynasties and dynastic regimes by region Europe Ukraine... | 44,879 | triviaqa-train |
Which town as the birthplace of Charles Darwin and Thomas Bowdler? | of the most influential figures in human history, and he was honoured by burial in Westminster Abbey.
Biography.
Biography Early life and education.
Charles Robert Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, on 12 February 1809, at his family's home, The Mount. He was the fifth of six children of wealthy society doctor ... | unusual saddleback roof; these are rare in England and was added in about 1350. Opposite the church is The Old Rectory, birthplace of Thomas Laxton (1830-1893) who conducted plant-breeding research for Charles Darwin and developed the Laxton Superb and Laxton Fortune apples and the Royal Sovereign strawberry.
Other bui... | 44,880 | triviaqa-train |
In 'The Simsons', what is the name of Springfield's baseball team who play their home games at 'Duff Stadium'? | international airport, is served by a railroad, and has both an abandoned subway system, a public transit system, and an unsuccessful monorail line, as well as an escalator to nowhere.
Creation Sports.
The town is home to the Springfield Isotopes, an AA minor league baseball team which plays its home games at Duff Stad... | league team. The identity and history of the GBL Silver Sox remain the property of the league for a future expansion franchise.
Golden Baseball League franchise history Arizona Winter League version.
In 2009, the Silver Sox name, uniforms and caps became used by the Arizona Winter League's newest team, the Saskatchewan... | 44,881 | triviaqa-train |
Which breed of dog is 'Scooby Doo'? | -doo-be-doo" in Frank Sinatra's hit song "Strangers in the Night".
Taking notes from a Hanna-Barbera colleague who was also a breeder of Great Danes, Production designer Iwao Takamoto designed the Scooby-Doo character with a sloping chin, spots, a long tail, a sloped back, and bow legs – all traits in direct opposition... | famous (and much parodied) dog-like voice. His catchphrase is "Scooby-Dooby-Doo!"
History.
Writers Joe Ruby and Ken Spears created the original "Scooby-Doo" series, "Scooby-Doo, Where are You!", for Hanna-Barbera for CBS's 1969–70 Saturday morning cartoon schedule. Originally titled "Mysteries Five", the dog who later ... | 44,882 | triviaqa-train |
In 'The Simpsons', what is the name of the shop owned by 'Ned Flanders' that caters for left-handed people? | salesman in the pharmaceuticals industry for the bulk of his adult life. Having saved much of his earnings, Flanders decided to quit his job and invested his family's life savings into a store in the Springfield mall called "The Leftorium" specializing in products for left-handed people. In the fifth season episode, "S... | When Flanders Failed
"When Flanders Failed" is the third episode of "The Simpsons"' third season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 3, 1991. In the episode, Homer makes a wish for Ned Flanders's new left-handed store to go out of business. The wish comes true and gets the Flanders f... | 44,883 | triviaqa-train |
Founded by Thomas Stemberg in Massachusetts in 1985, it now has over 2,000 stores in 27 countries. Which is the world's largest office supply company? | Spotlight" theater (which can be rented for sessions and events). The new concept will be trialed in the Boston area, while elements of the concept will be implemented chain-wide.
Advertising.
Throughout most of the company's history, Staples employed, in its American commercials and advertising promotions, the slogan ... | Baskin-Robbins
Baskin-Robbins is an American chain of ice cream and cake specialty shop restaurants. Based in Canton, Massachusetts, it was founded in 1945 by Burt Baskin and Irv Robbins in Glendale, California. It claims to be the world's largest chain of ice cream specialty stores, with 7,500 locations, including nea... | 44,884 | triviaqa-train |
The 'Haber Process' is a reaction of nitrogen and hydrogen in order to produce which gas? | large-scale, continuous-flow, high-pressure technology.
Ammonia was first manufactured using the Haber process on an industrial scale in 1913 in BASF's Oppau plant in Germany, reaching 20 tonnes per day the following year. During World War I, the production of munitions required large amounts of nitrate. The Allies had... | Tropsch reaction and artificial nitrogen fixation through the Haber-Bosch process to produce nitrogen fertilizers.
Biotic cycles.
Many microbial metabolisms produce or consume H.
Biotic cycles Production.
Hydrogen is produced by hydrogenases and nitrogenases enzymes in many microorganisms, some of which are being studi... | 44,885 | triviaqa-train |
On which Filipino island is the capital city, Manila, located? | Philippines
The Philippines ( ; or ' ), officially the Republic of the Philippines (), is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Situated in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas and Mind... | shop, one of the Philippines' most famous food chains, opened its first branch on the East Coast in the Garden State. Manila Avenue in Downtown Jersey City was named for the Philippine capital city because of the many Filipinos who built their homes on this street during the 1970s. A memorial, dedicated to the Filipino... | 44,886 | triviaqa-train |
Which 2010 3D computer-animated fantasy film follows a young teenager called 'Hiccup' in a mythical Viking world? | – Part 1" (2010)
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" (2011)
"Hop" (2011)
"How to Train Your Dragon" (2010–19)
"Immortals" (2011)
"Into the Woods" (2014)
"Jack the Giant Slayer" (2010)
"John Carter" (2012)
"Life of Pi" (2012)
"Maleficent" (2014)
"Mary Poppins Returns" (2018) | series, was released on March 26, 2010. It was directed by Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders. The film is inspired by the 2003 book of the same name by Cressida Cowell. The film grossed nearly $500 million worldwide, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. The story takes place in a mythical Vik... | 44,887 | triviaqa-train |
Caroline Lucas became which party's first MP when she won the Brighton Pavilion seat in last week's General Election? | Brighton Pavilion (UK Parliament constituency)
Brighton Pavilion is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Caroline Lucas of the Green Party; who on being elected, became the first and currently only MP for that party in the United Kingdom.
Boundaries.
1950–1983: The Count... | "deputy leader"; the motion passed with 73% of the vote. In September 2008, the party then elected its first leader, Caroline Lucas, with Adrian Ramsay elected deputy leader. In the party's first election with Lucas as leader, it retained both its MEPs in the 2009 European elections.
In the 2010 general election, the p... | 44,888 | triviaqa-train |
What name is given to the traditional Welsh dish made from boiled seaweed rolled in oatmeal and fried in bacon fat? | Laverbread
Laverbread () is a food product, made from an edible seaweed (littoral alga), consumed mainly in Wales as part of local traditional cuisine. The seaweed is commonly found around the west coast of Great Britain and east coast of Ireland along the Irish Sea, where it is known as slake. It is smooth in texture ... | before the dish is baked and garnished with fresh parsley. [Welsh Calendar Cookbook, P 12]
Shellfish gathered from the shore once formed an important source of food for Ceredigion families. One traditional dish included scrambled eggs to which limpets (llygaid meheryn) and common periwinkles (gwichiaid) were added, the... | 44,889 | triviaqa-train |
What name for the Devil is taken from the Latin word for 'light bearer'? | Lucifer
Lucifer ( ; 'light-bringer') is a Latin name for the planet Venus as the morning star in the ancient Roman era, and is often used for mythological and religious figures associated with the planet. Due to the unique movements and discontinuous appearances of Venus in the sky, mythology surrounding these figures ... | "
The word California may signify that it is a place that is hot in the manner of a lime kiln; both Spanish and Catalan have similar words taken from the Latin roots "calcis" (lime) and "fornax" (oven).
Application of the name.
The name "California" was applied to what is now the southern tip of Baja California as the ... | 44,890 | triviaqa-train |
Which British cyclist won the Men's Individual Pursuit at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing? | Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit
The men's individual pursuit at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 16 at the Laoshan Velodrome. The pre-event favorite to win the gold medal was the defending Olympic champion Bradley Wiggins of Great Britain, who managed to retain the title, set... | Hayden Roulston
Hayden Roulston (born 10 January 1981 in Ashburton) is a former New Zealand professional racing cyclist. He won the silver medal in the men's 4000 m individual pursuit and a bronze medal in the men's 4000 m team pursuit at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Professional career.
Roulston was a talented... | 44,891 | triviaqa-train |
Which BAFTA Award winning TV series stars Kenneth Branagh as the eponymous Swedish police inspector? | to El Dorado" (2000), as SS leader Reinhard Heydrich in "Conspiracy" (2001), "Shackleton" (2002), "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" (2002), "Warm Springs" (2005), as Major General Henning von Tresckow in "Valkyrie" (2008), "The Boat That Rocked" (2009), "Wallander" (2008–2016), "My Week with Marilyn" (2011) as ... | , winning the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for her work in both series. Her first film role was in the 1989 romantic comedy "The Tall Guy", and in the early 1990s, she and her then husband, actor and director Kenneth Branagh co-starred in several films, including "Dead Again" (1991) and "Much Ado About Nothing" (199... | 44,892 | triviaqa-train |
In which European capital city did an earthquake kill around 30,000 people on All Saint's Day in 1755? | (the largest public hospital at the time) in the Rossio square was consumed by fire and hundreds of patients burned to death. The tomb of national hero Nuno Álvares Pereira was also lost. Visitors to Lisbon may still walk the ruins of the Carmo Convent, which were preserved to remind Lisboners of the destruction.
Relie... | the population of Kathmandu (30,000 people, including King Abhaya Malla) were killed when the valley suffered an earthquake with the epicentre right below the city. A devastating Muslim invasion by Sultan Shams-ud-din of Bengal in 1345-46, during the reign of Jayaraja Deva (r. 1347–1361), left plundered Hindu and Buddh... | 44,893 | triviaqa-train |
The British archaeologist Arthur Evans was responsible for the excavation of which ancient Minoan palace-city? | substantial portion of what he called the Palace of Minos. The term "palace" may be misleading; Knossos was an intricate collection of over 1000 interlocking rooms, some of which served as artisans' workrooms and food processing centres (e.g. wine presses). It served as a central storage point, and a religious and admi... | exceeded his original expectations, as did the discovery of two ancient scripts, which he termed Linear A and Linear B, to distinguish their writing from the pictographs also present. From the layering of the palace Evans developed an archaeological concept of the civilization that used it, which he called Minoan, foll... | 44,894 | triviaqa-train |
What was the pen-name used by the short-story writer William Sydney Porter? | . The character of the form developed particularly with authors known for their short fiction, either by choice (they wrote nothing else) or by critical regard, which acknowledged the focus and craft required in the short form. An example is Jorge Luis Borges, who won American fame with "The Garden of Forking Paths", p... | Warm Worlds and Otherwise
Warm Worlds and Otherwise is a short story collection by American writer Alice Sheldon, first published in 1975 under her pen name James Tiptree, Jr.. In its introduction, "Who is Tiptree, What is He?", fellow science fiction author Robert Silverberg wrote that he found the theory that Tiptree... | 44,895 | triviaqa-train |
Charlotte is the largest city in the 'Tar Heel State'. Which state? | reduced the rights of free blacks. In 1835 the legislature withdrew their right to vote.
On May 20, 1861, North Carolina was the last of the Confederate states to declare secession from the Union, 13 days after the Tennessee legislature voted for secession. Some 125,000 North Carolinians served in the military; 20,000 ... | . On March 1, 1936, the Queensboro Hospital was merged into Queens General. At this time, Queensboro Hospital was renamed the Queensboro Pavilion for Communicable Diseases. By July 1936 the hospital was overcrowded, operating at 126.3 percent capacity.
Additional storm drains were installed around hospital and in the s... | 44,896 | triviaqa-train |
'Italian' and 'Reformation' are the popular names given to symphonies by which composer? | core repertory items and are frequently performed. Of the Eighth Symphony (1822), Schubert completed only the first two movements; this highly Romantic work is usually called by its nickname "The Unfinished". His last completed symphony, the Ninth (1826) is a massive work in the Classical idiom.
Of the early Romantics,... | these four Italian symphonies are similar to each other, making it likely that they are all the work of the same composer, and that they are characteristic of Mozart's symphonies composed in Italy. Thus, they consider it very likely that Mozart was the author of all four symphonies.
The Alte Mozart-Ausgabe (published 1... | 44,897 | triviaqa-train |
Bridgeport is the largest city in the 'Nutmeg State'. Which state? | Connecticut
Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. As of the 2010 Census, it has the highest per-capita income, Human Development Index (0.962), and median household income in the United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to t... | the New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area. A study by the Pew Research Center found that in 2013, New Jersey held the distinction of being the only U.S. state in which immigrants born in India composed the largest foreign-born nationality, representing approximately 10% of all foreign-born r... | 44,898 | triviaqa-train |
Which duo had number one hits during the 1990's with 'Block Rockin' Beats' and 'Setting Sun'? | Block Rockin' Beats
"Block Rockin' Beats" is a song by British big beat duo The Chemical Brothers. It was released as the second single from their second album, "Dig Your Own Hole", in March 1997. The single topped the UK Singles Chart and peaked at number 40 on the US "Billboard" Modern Rock Tracks chart in the United... | qualification.
Track listing.
Many of the songs are edited, even if it's only by roughly 10 seconds.
Track listing Bonus disc.
A bonus disc was included with early copies of the CD. It features B-sides, previously unreleased material, EP tracks, remixes, and live tracks.
Track listing DVD.
- "Life Is Sweet"
- "Setting ... | 44,899 | triviaqa-train |
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