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Somerset Maugham's novel 'The Moon And Sixpence' is basedon the life of which painter? | collection of 58 ultra-short story sketches, which he had written during his 1920 travels through China and Hong Kong, intending to expand the sketches later as a book.
Travels and writing.
In 1916, Maugham travelled to the Pacific to research his novel "The Moon and Sixpence", based on the life of Paul Gauguin. This w... | The Moon and Sixpence (film)
The Moon and Sixpence is a 1942 film adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's novel of the same name. Dimitri Tiomkin was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture.
Plot.
Geoffrey Wolfe (Herbert Marshall), a writer similar to Maugham, tells the story... | 45,200 | triviaqa-train |
With 64 tries, who is Australia's all-time Rugby Union test try scorer? | changed their usually forward-dominated game plan and attempted to play more of a running game. It was unsuccessful and Australia battled out a 12–6 win. David Campese was named player of the tournament having scored six tries in a series of outstanding performances. Victory parades were held back in Australia for thei... | List of international rugby union tries by Bryan Habana
Bryan Habana is a South African rugby union player who plays on the wing. , Habana has represented South Africa 124 times and has scored 67 tries. Habana's try total places him second on the all-time list, and also makes him South Africa's leading international tr... | 45,201 | triviaqa-train |
Which Englishman led the 'Pilgrimage of Grace' in 1536? | Pilgrimage of Grace
The Pilgrimage of Grace was a popular uprising that began in Yorkshire in October 1536, before spreading to other parts of Northern England including Cumberland, Northumberland and north Lancashire, under the leadership of lawyer Robert Aske. The "most serious of all Tudor rebellions", it was a prot... | round of suppressions initially aroused considerable popular discontent, especially in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire where they contributed to the Pilgrimage of Grace of 1536, an event which led to Henry increasingly associating monasticism with betrayal, as some of the spared religious houses in the north of England (mor... | 45,202 | triviaqa-train |
With 38 tries, who is France's all-time Rugby Union Testtry scorer? | French passed the ball through 11 pairs of hands before fullback Serge Blanco beat Wallabies hooker Tom Lawton to score a try in the corner. France won 30–24, and would face co-hosts New Zealand in the final at Eden Park. The French had not fully recovered from their magnificent effort in the semi-final, and New Zealan... | List of international rugby union tries by Bryan Habana
Bryan Habana is a South African rugby union player who plays on the wing. , Habana has represented South Africa 124 times and has scored 67 tries. Habana's try total places him second on the all-time list, and also makes him South Africa's leading international tr... | 45,203 | triviaqa-train |
In Norse mythology, what was the name of the 'rainbow bridge'that connected earth with 'Asgard'? | Bifröst
In Norse mythology, Bifröst ( or sometimes Bilröst or Bivrost) is a burning rainbow bridge that reaches between Midgard (Earth) and Asgard, the realm of the gods. The bridge is attested as "Bilröst" in the "Poetic Edda"; compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and as "Bifröst" in the "Pro... | show produced in Mexico for TV Azteca
- Asgard, an alternative name for Ysgard, an Outer Plane in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game
- Asgard, the Earth Golem in the "Wild Arms" video game series
- Asgard (Stargate), a race of very advanced aliens in the fictional Stargate universe
- Asgard (comics), a realm in t... | 45,204 | triviaqa-train |
Which American criminal was shot and killed by the FBI in 1934 after being betrayed by 'The Lady In Red'? | its later years. After Hoover's death, the Congress passed legislation that limited the tenure of future FBI Directors to ten years.
Early homicide investigations of the new agency included the Osage Indian murders. During the "War on Crime" of the 1930s, FBI agents apprehended or killed a number of notorious criminals... | . His father was an honest policeman who was betrayed and killed by his corrupt partner after refusing to take bribes. He spent five years on an FBI task force obsessively pursuing Reddington, which resulted in his fiancée's breaking off their engagement. He despises having to work with a criminal like Reddington, but ... | 45,205 | triviaqa-train |
Which American dancer died in 1927 after her scarf became caught in a car's wheel spokes? | Antoine Bourdelle and included in painted murals of the nine muses by Maurice Denis in the auditorium. In 1987, she was inducted into the National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame.
Anna, Lisa, Theresa and Irma, pupils of Isadora Duncan's first school, carried on the aesthetic and pedagogical principles of Isadora's wor... | Duncan, during which Wildstar retired to bed despite Williams' protest, who said, "You don't even know how it ends!" Wildstar replied that he knew Isadora hangs to death at the end after her scarf gets caught on the spokes of her car's wheel, and went to bed. Williams made final phone calls to friends and family that n... | 45,206 | triviaqa-train |
Which English 'Indie' rock group had a top ten hit in April 2008 with 'Always Where I Need To Be'? | Mouse, The Killers, Interpol and Kings of Leon from the US.
From the UK were The Libertines, Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Party, Editors, The Fratellis, Razorlight, Kaiser Chiefs and The Kooks. British band Arctic Monkeys were the most prominent act to owe their initial commercial success to the use of Internet social network... | a rock singer", Parton said; " I really came to do country because I always sung country. That's what I was and what I wanted to be". The attempt at rock was unsuccessful; however, two of the songs she had co-written with her uncle, Bill Owens, made the top ten when recorded by Bill Phillips in 1966. Parton was then al... | 45,207 | triviaqa-train |
In which American state does Coca-Cola have its headquarters? | .
Confederate Colonel John Pemberton, who was wounded in the American Civil War and became addicted to morphine, began a quest to find a substitute for the problematic drug. In 1885 at Pemberton's Eagle Drug and Chemical House, a drugstore in Columbus, Georgia, he registered Pemberton's French Wine Coca nerve tonic. Pe... | in Atlanta. Asa Griggs Candler acquired a stake in Pemberton's company in 1887 and incorporated it as the Coca Cola Company in 1888. In 1892, Candler incorporated a second company, "The" Coca-Cola Company, the current corporation. By the time of its 50th anniversary, the drink had reached the status of a national icon ... | 45,208 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the heritage railway line that runs fornine miles along the border of East and West Sussex? | ) was the Middleton Railway; the second, and the first to carry passengers, was the Bluebell Railway.
Not-for-profit heritage railways differ in their quantity of service and some lines see traffic only on summer weekends. The more successful, such as the Severn Valley Railway and the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, may... | Spa Valley Railway
The Spa Valley Railway (SVR) is a standard gauge heritage railway that runs from Tunbridge Wells West railway station in Tunbridge Wells to High Rocks, Groombridge, and Eridge, where it links with the Oxted Line. En route it crosses the Kent and East Sussex border, a distance of , along the former We... | 45,209 | triviaqa-train |
Which actor and director was elected mayor of the Californian town Carmel-by-the-Sea in 1986? | that 60 percent of Carmel's houses were built by citizens who were "devoting their lives to work connected to the aesthetic arts." Early City Councils were dominated by artists, and several of the city's mayors have been poets or actors, including Herbert Heron, founder of the Forest Theater, bohemian writer and actor ... | commissions.
Political office and commissions Elected Mayor of Carmel.
Eastwood made a successful foray into elected politics. He won election as mayor in April 1986 of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California (population 4,000), a wealthy small town and artists' community on the Monterey Peninsula. During his single two-year ter... | 45,210 | triviaqa-train |
Three Brazilians have won the Formula One World Championship : Emerson Fittipaldi, Ayrton Sennaand which other? | , which expired on the last day of 2007.
On the track, the McLaren and Williams teams dominated the 1980s and 1990s, with Brabham also being competitive during the early part of the 1980s, winning two Drivers' Championships with Nelson Piquet. Powered by Porsche, Honda, and Mercedes-Benz, McLaren won sixteen championsh... | 1990, the Brazilian Grand Prix takes place at the Interlagos circuit, in São Paulo.
The only Formula One constructor to ever be based in Brazil is Fittipaldi Automotive.
Brazil is also home to notable drivers in American Championship Car Racing. Emerson Fittipaldi was 1989 CART champion, Gil de Ferran was 2000 CART and... | 45,211 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the pre-Roman ancient road that runs from Wallingford in Oxfordshire to Knettishall Heath in Norfolk? | Icknield Way
The Icknield Way is an ancient trackway in southern and eastern England that goes from Norfolk to Wiltshire. It follows the chalk escarpment that includes the Berkshire Downs and Chiltern Hills.
Background.
It is generally said to be, within Great Britain, one of the oldest roads of which the route can sti... | mile Peddars Way footpath runs through the village, 19 miles from its south eastern start in Suffolk. The Peddars Way starts at Knettishall Heath Country Park and follows the route of a Roman road to Holme-next-the-Sea on the Norfolk coast north of Hunstanton. At Holme the Peddars Way meets the Norfolk Coast Path as it... | 45,212 | triviaqa-train |
Which television personality was elected the mayor of Cincinnati in 1977? | a single race for the nine city council positions. The top nine vote-getters were elected (the "9-X system"), which favored candidates who could appeal to the entire geographic area of the city and reach its residents with campaign materials. The mayor was elected by the council. In 1977, thirty-three-year-old Jerry Sp... | of Buffalo.
Griffin was elected mayor of Buffalo in November 1977, and was sworn in January 1, 1978. He had lost the Democratic primary for mayor to then Deputy State Assembly Speaker Arthur Eve. In the general election, he was the nominee of the Conservative Party and defeated Eve to be elected mayor. He was reelected... | 45,213 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the 17th century English poet and Member of Parliament, who is best remembered for his poem entitled 'To His Coy Mistress'? | especially, he seems to have been a conforming Anglican. Marvell positively identifies himself as "a Protestant" in pamphlets. He had flirted briefly with Catholicism as a youth, and was described in his thirties (on the Saumur visit) as "a notable English Italo-Machiavellian".
His strong Biblical influence is clear in... | Francis Annesley, 1st Viscount Valentia
Francis Annesley, 1st Viscount Valentia, (1 February – 22 November 1660) was an English statesman during the colonisation of Ireland in the seventeenth century. He was a Member of Parliament for both the English and Irish houses, and was elevated to the Irish peerage as Baron Mou... | 45,214 | triviaqa-train |
The chemical elements Erbium, Terbium, Ytterbium and Yttrum areall named after a village in which European country? | its density and melting and boiling points differ significantly from those of most other lanthanides.
In 1878, the Swiss chemist Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac separated from the rare earth "erbia" another independent component, which he called "ytterbia", for Ytterby, the village in Sweden near where he found the ... | Ytterby
Ytterby () is a village on the Swedish island of Resarö, in Vaxholm Municipality in the Stockholm archipelago. Today the residential area is dominated by suburban homes.
The name of the village translates to "outer village". Ytterby is perhaps most famous for being the single richest source of elemental discove... | 45,215 | triviaqa-train |
Which Australian batsman scored a then world record 380 runs ina Test Match against Zimbabwe in 2003? | Indies batsman Brian Lara has the highest individual score in Test cricket: he scored 400 not out against England in 2004 to surpass the innings of 380 by Matthew Hayden six months earlier. Lara had held the record before Hayden, with a score of 375 against England 10 years earlier. Pakistan's Misbah-ul-Haq holds the r... | He still holds the Test Match record for the most runs in a career without a duck, with 1,464. His most memorable one day international innings was against New Zealand in the 1987 Reliance World Cup, in which Houghton scored 142 runs off 137 deliveries with 13 fours and 6 sixes. This innings brought Zimbabwe to the bri... | 45,216 | triviaqa-train |
'Just For Laughs' is afamous televised comedy festival held annually in which Canadian city? | Television in Canada
Television in Canada officially began with the sign-on of the nation's first television stations in Montreal and Toronto in 1952. As with most media in Canada, the television industry, and the television programming available in that country, are strongly influenced by media in the United States, p... | Gilbert Rozon
Gilbert Rozon (born October 26, 1954) is a Canadian impresario and founder of the "Just for Laughs" () comedy festival, which he created on July 14, 1983. He is also responsible for the development and international deployment of the Just for Laughs/Juste pour Rire brand in over 150 countries. The Just fo... | 45,217 | triviaqa-train |
Which French painter famously designed a garden at his home in Giverny, in which he created many of his most famous paintings? | Giverny
Giverny () is a commune in the Eure department in northern France. It sits on the "right bank" of the River Seine where the river Epte meets the Seine. The village lies from Paris, west and slightly north, in the old province of Normandy. It is best known as the location of Claude Monet's garden and home. A num... | except, perhaps, Renoir." Indeed, Frieseke's paintings of sensually rounded figures often bear a resemblance to those of Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
The Friesekes' Giverny home and the garden they created there were often featured in his paintings, and his wife would frequently pose for him. He also kept another studio near... | 45,218 | triviaqa-train |
Located beneath 'Roald Dahl Plass', what is the name given to the team's headquarters in 'Torchwood'? | Richards. Conservative MP Michael Gove described the debut of "Torchwood" as the moment confirming "Wales' move from overlooked celtic cousin to underwired erotic coquette." Filming has also taken place outside of Cardiff, including in Merthyr Tydfil.
The team's headquarters during the first two series, referred to as ... | and seize what comes through it. Whereas the London branch is originally staffed by hundreds of individuals, the Cardiff branch is considerably smaller and employs only a small team of experts, hired by Captain Jack and is described as a "renegade outpost". It is located beneath Roald Dahl Plass, and may be entered via... | 45,219 | triviaqa-train |
Against which country did England fight 'The War of Jenkins' Ear'? | War of Jenkins' Ear
The War of Jenkins' Ear (known as "Guerra del Asiento" in Spain) was a conflict between Britain and Spain lasting from 1739 to 1748, mainly in New Granada and the Caribbean, with major operations largely ended by 1742. Its unusual name, coined by British historian Thomas Carlyle in 1858, refers to a... | Navy launched unsuccessful operations against Blockade of Porto Bello. These economic conflicts did not cease, and one such illegal trader, Captain Robert Jenkins, had his ear cut off as a punishment in 1739, which later caused outrage in Britain and led to the War of Jenkins' Ear, an element of the wider War of the Au... | 45,220 | triviaqa-train |
Which Northampton-born actor will replace David Tennant as the eleventh 'Dr. Who', in 2010? | the Tenth Doctor into the revived programme's fourth series in 2008. However, on 29 October 2008, he announced that he would be stepping down from the role after three full series. He played the Doctor in four special episodes in 2009, before his final episode aired on 1 January 2010, where he was replaced by the eleve... | being given to actor Simon Bird. This was revealed in an interview in 2009 by the show's writer Iain Morris, who said, "We auditioned literally 1,000 people... he was brilliant—down to the last two for Will, I think. I think he was a bit too dashing!"
Career Television "Doctor Who".
Smith was revealed as the Eleventh D... | 45,221 | triviaqa-train |
Against which country did Britain fight 'The Cod Wars'? | Cod Wars
The Cod Wars (, "the cod wars", or "Landhelgisstríðin", "the wars for the territorial waters") were a series of confrontations between the United Kingdom and Iceland on fishing rights in the North Atlantic. Each of the disputes ended with an Icelandic victory. The Third Cod War concluded in 1976, with a highly... | , which he feared could trigger a major European war. He did not want his strategy of sending French and Spanish forces against Britain in the Americas to be deflected by troops and resources being diverted to Central Europe. The conflict was ended relatively peacefully by the Treaty of Teschen, of which France was a g... | 45,222 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the yoghurt-based did made with Cucumbers, Garlic, Salt, Olive Oil and Pepper, that is used in Greek cuisine? | European cuisine. It is particularly prized for stuffing poultry and game, and in soups and stews.
Emulsifying garlic with olive oil produces "aioli". Garlic, oil, and a chunky base produce "skordalia". Blending garlic, almond, oil, and soaked bread produces "ajoblanco". "Tzatziki", yogurt mixed with garlic and salt, i... | are almost served along with both lunch and dinner, which in majority are dishes based on meat. The ingredients that are used always in salads are green or red peppers, onions, tomatoes, olives and cucumbers. Salads that are representative of the Albanian cuisine are dressed with salt, olive oil or lemon and vinegar. T... | 45,223 | triviaqa-train |
The Giralda Tower and the Alcazar Palace are famous landmarks in which Spanish city? | eventually built it higher during the Renaissance under architect Hernán Ruiz the Younger, who was commissioned to work on the tower in 1568. This newer section of the tower contains a large inscription of Seville's motto, NO8DO, spoken "No me ha dejado", meaning "[Seville] has not abandoned me." Alfonso X of Castile g... | the square occupy an area which belonged to St. Andrew's Church and its cemetery. It is decorated in white marble with a concentric mosaic of pointed stars dating to 1888. Plaza Alta, recently restored, was for centuries the center of the city since it exceeded the limits of the Muslim citadel; it was formerly known si... | 45,224 | triviaqa-train |
Galena is an important ore of which metallic element? | Galena
Galena, also called lead glance, is the natural mineral form of lead(II) sulfide (PbS). It is the most important ore of lead and an important source of silver.
Galena is one of the most abundant and widely distributed sulfide minerals. It crystallizes in the cubic crystal system often showing octahedral forms. I... | groups like those of aragonite. The colour is iron-black, and the lustre metallic and brilliant; on exposure to light, however, the crystals soon become dull. Stephanite is an important ore of silver in some mining camps.
Occurrence.
Stephanite occurs as a late-stage mineral with other ores of silver in hydrothermal ve... | 45,225 | triviaqa-train |
Which Frank Kafka novel tells the story of a seventeen- year-old European emigrant named 'Karl Rossmann'? | in literary magazines but received little public attention. In his will, Kafka instructed his executor and friend Max Brod to destroy his unfinished works, including his novels , and (translated as both "Amerika" and "The Man Who Disappeared"), but Brod ignored these instructions. His work has influenced a vast range o... | Fumoto no iro
Fumoto no iro (麓の色 "Sex in the Foothills") is a novel and treatise on homosexual behavior (nanshoku (男色)) published in Japan in 1768 that tells the story of a sixty-year-old gigolo named Ogiya Yashige. Though fictional, Yashige is considered a precursor to modern Japanese notions of sexual morality, which... | 45,226 | triviaqa-train |
Which Alexsandr Solzhenitsyn novel tells the story of a group of patients in an Uzbekistani hospital? | Cancer Ward
Cancer Ward (, "Rákovy kórpus") is a semi-autobiographical novel by Russian author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. Completed in 1966, the novel was distributed in Russia that year in "samizdat", and banned there the following year. In 1968 several European publishers published it in Russian, and in April 1968 excer... | Worlds", 1934 novel by Phyllis Bottome. Tells the story of the staff and patients at a mental hospital in which a caring female psychiatrist and her colleague face discrimination by a conservative new supervisor.
- "The A.B.C. Murders", 1936 detective fiction novel by Agatha Christie
- "The Outward Room", 1937 novel by... | 45,227 | triviaqa-train |
Elected in 2006, who is the current Prime Minister of Canada? | Conservative Party with Stephen Harper becoming the 22nd Prime Minister of Canada. By proportion of seats, this was Canada's smallest minority government since Confederation. Despite this, it was the longest-serving minority government overall.
Voter turnout was 64.7%.
Elections Canada later investiaged improper electi... | Gatoloaifaana Amataga Alesana-Gidlow
Gatoloaifaana Amataga Alesana-Gidlow is a "matai" and the current Minister of Health in Samoa. She was appointed to her ministerial portfolio by Prime Minister Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi following the March 2006 General elections where she was elected for the first time. Her... | 45,228 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the sixth book of the 'Old Testament'? | .
In the 1930s Martin Noth made a sweeping criticism of the usefulness of the Book of Joshua for history. Noth was a student of Albrecht Alt, who emphasized form criticism and the importance of etiology. Alt and Noth posited a peaceful movement of the Israelites into various areas of Canaan, "contra" the Biblical accou... | Zechariah 6
Zechariah 6 is the sixth chapter of the Book of Zechariah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. This book contains the prophecies spoken by the prophet Zechariah, and is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets.
Text.
The original text was written in Hebrew language. This c... | 45,229 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the squirrel who carries messages up and down 'Yggdrasil', the world tree of Norse mythology? | Ratatoskr
In Norse mythology, Ratatoskr (Old Norse, generally considered to mean "drill-tooth" or "bore-tooth") is a squirrel who runs up and down the world tree Yggdrasil to carry messages between the eagle perched atop Yggdrasil, and the serpent Níðhöggr, who dwells beneath one of the three roots of the tree. Ratatos... | and faiths also feature eagles quite prominently. In Hellenistic religion, the golden eagle is the signature bird of the god Zeus, a connection most notable in the myth of Ganymede, where the god adopted the form of a golden eagle to kidnap the boy, as well as the eagle-like daimon Aetos Dios. At least a few sources al... | 45,230 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the world's smallest bird? | Bee hummingbird
The bee hummingbird, zunzuncito or Helena hummingbird ("Mellisuga helenae") is a species of hummingbird which is the world's smallest bird. It is endemic to Cuba and the Isla de la Juventud.
Description.
The bee hummingbird is the smallest living bird. Females weigh and are long, and are slightly larger... | Stits DS-1
The Stits DS-1 Baby Bird is a homebuilt aircraft built to achieve a "world's smallest" status. The Baby Bird is in the Guinness Book of World Records as the “Smallest Airplane in the World.” as of 1984. The title was later defined as "world's smallest monoplane" to acknowledge The Robert Star Bumble Bee as t... | 45,231 | triviaqa-train |
Although they are best known for their only number one hit, 'Mr. Raffles' and 'Here Comes The Sun' were other chart singles for which '70's group? | 1976. Richie Havens and Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel each had hit singles with "Here Comes the Sun" in the 1970s. Nina Simone, George Benson, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Peter Tosh and Joe Brown are among the many other artists who have covered the song.
Composition.
The early months of 1969 were a difficult period for Har... | Paffendorf
Paffendorf is a German techno project. The group consists of Ramon Zenker, also producer of Fragma, Gottfried Engels and Nicolas Valli. The project is represented by the Cologne DJ Christian Schmitz, active on Tiger Records. Paffendorf is best known for their year 2000 hit, "Where Are You", although they hav... | 45,232 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the dragon who gnaws at the roots of 'Yggrasil', the world tree of Norse mythology? | central and considered very holy. The Æsir go to Yggdrasil daily to hold their courts. The branches of Yggdrasil extend far into the heavens, and the tree is supported by three roots that extend far away into other locations; one to the well Urðarbrunnr in the heavens, one to the spring Hvergelmir, and another to the w... | 2010, on revenues of $357 million, with a loss of $15 million for Q4 2010 alone. Despite a material revenue run-rate contributed by the Microtune acquisition (based on quarterly revenues of $24 million in Q2 2010), Zoran reported revenues of $85 million for Q1 2011, with a non-GAAP net loss of $21 million. The company ... | 45,233 | triviaqa-train |
What is the SI Unit of Electrical Capacitance? | . A 1940 Radio Shack catalog listed every capacitor's rating in "Mfd.", from 0.000005 Mfd. (5 pF) to 50 Mfd. (50 µF).
"Micromicrofarad" or "micro-microfarad" is an obsolete unit found in some older texts and labels, contains a nonstandard metric double prefix. It is exactly equivalent to a picofarad (pF). It is abbrevi... | Magnetic capacitance
Magnetic capacitance (capacitive magnetic reactance) (SI Unit: -Ω) is a magnetic "reactance" which prevents magnetic "current" in oscillating magnetic circuits from rising. This is associated with high reluctance.
For harmonic regimes it is equal to:
Where:
In complex form it is written as an imagi... | 45,234 | triviaqa-train |
Based on a mythological tale, which 1689 opera by Henry Purcell is considered by many to be the first English-language operatic masterpiece? | before taking up his new office, he had produced two important works for the stage, the music for Nathaniel Lee's "Theodosius", and Thomas d'Urfey's "Virtuous Wife". Between 1680 and 1688 Purcell wrote music for seven plays. The composition of his chamber opera "Dido and Aeneas", which forms a very important landmark i... | English-language operatic masterwork. Not first performed in 1689 at a girls' school, as is commonly believed, but at Charles II's court in 1683.
- 1692 "The Fairy-Queen" (Purcell). A semi-opera rather than a genuine opera, this is often thought to be Purcell's finest dramatic work.
1700–1749.
- 1710 "Agrippina" (Hande... | 45,235 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the horse ridden by PC George Scorey, who gave his name to the FA Cup's 'White Horse Final' of 1923? | seven-year-old grey named Billy (or Billie), in June 1920.
1923 FA Cup Final.
The 1923 FA Cup Final, which was the first played at Wembley Stadium, was contested by Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United. There were almost 600 police officers and stewards on duty to supervise the event, with a crowd of around 100,000 exp... | were thirteen games in total. The winning goal was scored by Morton Peto Betts, who played under the pseudonym of 'A.H. Chequer'.
Notable events White Horse Final.
The first Wembley FA Cup Final, played on 28 April 1923, was marked by disorderly scenes unparalleled in the history of football. Before the match a massive... | 45,236 | triviaqa-train |
The 'Mezuzah', which is affixed to the doorframe of Jewish homes, is inscribed with Hebrew verses taken from which book of the 'Torah' ('Old Testament')? | of Canaan. Numbers also demonstrates the importance of holiness, faithfulness and trust: despite God's presence and his priests, Israel lacks faith and the possession of the land is left to a new generation.
Contents Devarim/Deuteronomy.
The Book of Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the Torah. Chapters 1–30 of the book ... | Mezuzah
A mezuzah ( "doorpost"; plural: mezuzot) comprises a piece of parchment called a klaf contained in a decorative case and inscribed with specific Hebrew verses from the Torah ( and ). These verses consist of the Jewish prayer "Shema Yisrael", beginning with the phrase: "Hear, O Israel, the (is) our God, the is O... | 45,237 | triviaqa-train |
Which Nottinghamshire-born stocking-maker was hanged after leading the 'Pentrich Revolution' of 1817? | stockingers, quarrymen and iron workers), led by Jeremiah Brandreth ('The Nottingham Captain', an unemployed stockinger), set out from South Wingfield to march to Nottingham. They were lightly armed with pikes, scythes and a few guns, which had been hidden in a quarry in Wingfield Park, and had a set of rather unfocuse... | Wilson.
Friar Gate Gaol.
The Friar Gate Gaol was site of many hangings, and a small museum today displays contemporary accounts of the executions, a replica of the gallows which stood in front of the building, and a display in crime and punishment in Derbyshire, with a fine collection on the leaders of the Pentrich ris... | 45,238 | triviaqa-train |
Which English archaeologist held the first Chair in Archaeology in the UK and is best known for discovering the 'Merneptah Stele' in 1896? | Flinders Petrie
Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie, FRS, FBA (3 June 1853 – 28 July 1942), commonly known as Flinders Petrie, was an English Egyptologist and a pioneer of systematic methodology in archaeology and preservation of artefacts. He held the first chair of Egyptology in the United Kingdom, and excavated many... | the English archaeological vocabulary.
Miscellaneous.
- John Disney endows the Disney Professorship of Archaeology in the University of Cambridge, first held by John Howard Marsden
Births.
- 29 June: Jane Dieulafoy, French archaeologist, explorer, novelist and journalist (d. 1916)
- 8 July: Arthur Evans, English archae... | 45,239 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the largest moon of Neptune? | in orbit around the central body is predicted to have reaccreted to form one or more orbiting natural satellites. As opposed to planetary-sized bodies, asteroid moons are thought to commonly form by this process. Triton is another exception; although large and in a close, circular orbit, its motion is retrograde and it... | motion, which means that one side of Proteus always points to Neptune.
Proteus may have once been in a 1:2 orbital resonance of Larissa, where Proteus makes one orbit for every two orbits made by Larissa. Due to the outward tidal migration of Proteus in the past, the orbital resonances of Proteus and Larissa are no lon... | 45,240 | triviaqa-train |
The country 'Burkina Faso' was known as what prior to changing it's name in 1984? | Formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta (1958–1984), the country was renamed "Burkina Faso" on 4 August 1984 by then-President Thomas Sankara. Its citizens are known as "Burkinabé" ( ). Its capital is Ouagadougou.
The Republic of Upper Volta was established on 11 December 1958 as a self-governing colony within the ... | National Culture Week of Burkina Faso
The National Culture Week of Burkina Faso, better known by its French name La Semaine Nationale de la culture (SNC), is one of the most important cultural activities of Burkina Faso. It is a biennial event which takes place every two years in Bobo Dioulasso, the second-largest city... | 45,241 | triviaqa-train |
"""When You Walk In The Room"" was a hit for which group in 1964?" | song has since been covered by many other artists.
Content.
The song's lyrics attempt to detail the singer's emotions when in the presence of the person he or she loves. There is also an expression of frustration by the singer that he or she cannot manage to tell that person of his or her love.
The Searchers version.
"... | When You Walk in the Room
"When You Walk in the Room" is a song written and recorded by Jackie DeShannon, released as a single on November 23, 1963 as the B-Side to "Till You Say You'll Be Mine".
It was re-released as an A-side in September 1964, and later included on the album "Breakin' It Up on the Beatles Tour". The... | 45,242 | triviaqa-train |
"Which group had a hit with ""Rhythm of the Rain"" in 1963?" | Rhythm of the Rain
"Rhythm of the Rain" is a song performed by The Cascades, released in November 1962. It was written by Cascades band member John Claude Gummoe. On March 9, 1963, it rose to number 3 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, and spent two weeks at number 1 on "Billboard"s Easy Listening chart. "Billboard" ranked th... | released a version of the song on their 1963 album, "Rhythm of the Rain".
- Gary Martin with The Blockbusters (1964)
- Merrilee Rush charted with her rendition in 1970, reaching #122 (US).
- Joni Lee, daughter of Conway Twitty, hit #42 on the "Billboard" Country Singles chart, 1976.
- Maureen McGovern (1992) | 45,243 | triviaqa-train |
The Hollies were apologising to whom in their 1969 hit? | their single A-sides, but the group's British chart fortunes rallied during 1969 and 1970, and they scored four consecutive UK Top 20 hits (including two consecutive Top 5 placings) in this period, beginning with the Geoff Stephens/Tony Macaulay song, "Sorry Suzanne" (Feb. 1969), which reached No.3 in the UK. The follo... | were soon joined by Graham Nash, who would leave his commercially successful group the Hollies to play with Crosby and Stills. Their appearance at the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in August 1969 constituted their second live performance ever.
Their first album, "Crosby, Stills & Nash" (1969), was an immediate hit, spaw... | 45,244 | triviaqa-train |
"Who were ""Lonely This Christmas"" with their No.1 hit in 1974?" | Lonely This Christmas
"Lonely This Christmas" is a popular Christmas song by the English glam rock band Mud, that
topped the UK Singles Chart in 1974, selling over 750,000 copies and reaching Christmas number one.
Song.
Written and produced by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, "Lonely This Christmas" was Mud's second numb... | Christmas and eventually peaked at No.1 in January 1974, becoming their second biggest hit. This formula continued with the next single, "I Get a Little Sentimental Over You", which also became a big hit, peaking at No.5. However, despite this revival, the group announced their split amid much publicity. With allegatio... | 45,245 | triviaqa-train |
From the film 'Top Gun' in 1986, what was the No.1 hit song for Berlin? | , the number of theaters showing it increased by 45 percent. Despite its initial mixed critical reaction, the film was a huge commercial hit grossing US$356 million against a production budget of only US$15 million. The film maintained its popularity over the years and earned an IMAX 3D re-release in 2013. Additionally... | single were shown as King and Elmo Glick—a pseudonym used by Leiber and Stoller.
King's record went to No. 1 on the R&B charts and was a Top Ten hit on the US charts twice—in its original release, entering the Billboard chart on May 13, 1961 and peaking at No. 4 on June 16, 1961, and a 1986 re-release coinciding with i... | 45,246 | triviaqa-train |
"""Coz I Luv You"" was a No.1 hit in 1971 for which group?" | Coz I Luv You
"Coz I Luv You" is a song by the British rock band Slade, released in 1971 as a non-album single. It was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea, and produced by Chas Chandler. It reached No. 1 in the UK, giving the band their first number one single, and remained in the charts for fifte... | . 16 in the UK. "Coz I Luv You" was soon recorded as the follow-up single. Released in October 1971, it reached No. 1 in the UK and was also a hit across Europe and elsewhere.
"Coz I Luv You" features electric violin played by Lea. The song was written after Chandler insisted the band write an original song as their ne... | 45,247 | triviaqa-train |
"Who had a Top 10 hit with ""Mustang Sally"" in 1966?" | Mustang Sally (song)
"Mustang Sally" is a rhythm and blues (R&B) song written and first recorded by Mack Rice in 1965. It was released on the Blue Rock label (4014) in May 1965 with "Sir Mack Rice" as the artist. The song uses an AAB layout with a 24-bar structure.
It gained greater popularity when Wilson Pickett cover... | The Young Rascals (album)
The Young Rascals is the debut album by rock band The Young Rascals. The album was released on March 28, 1966, and rose to #15 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and #10 in Cashbox.
Most of the songs on "The Young Rascals" were covers of songs written or originally performed by other artists, with... | 45,248 | triviaqa-train |
"""Tell Me Why"" is featured in which Beatles film?" | The Beatles in film
The Beatles appeared in five motion pictures, most of which were very well received. The exception was the (mostly unscripted) television film "Magical Mystery Tour" which was panned by critics and the public alike. Each of their films had the same name as their associated soundtrack album and a son... | up their own flag on top. (The song "Slow Down" is heard in the background); The Beatles are about to rescue a girl who they think is held as a prisoner on a ship. As a result, her boyfriend, a knife thrower, comes to
her defense...with knives.
Sing Alongs: Bad Boy / Tell Me Why
23. Bad Boy / Tell Me Why:
The Beatles v... | 45,249 | triviaqa-train |
"Which 1970's super group recorded ""Stairway to Heaven""?" | Stairway to Heaven
"Stairway to Heaven" is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in late 1971. It was composed by guitarist Jimmy Page and vocalist Robert Plant for the band's untitled fourth studio album (often called "Led Zeppelin IV"). It is often referred to as one of the greatest rock songs of all... | IV, containing "Stairway to Heaven".
- Benifold, in Headley Hill Road,was bought by the group Fleetwood Mac in 1970 and used to record their "Penguin" and "Mystery to Me" albums with the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio, having recorded Future Games at Advision Studios in London and Bare Trees at De Lane Lea Studios in the... | 45,250 | triviaqa-train |
We know the famous cricketer as 'Freddie' Flintoff. What's his real first name? | Andrew Flintoff
Andrew Flintoff (born 6 December 1977), also known as Freddie Flintoff, is an English television presenter and former international cricketer.
Flintoff played all forms of the game and was one of the sport's leading all rounders, a fast bowler, middle order batsman and slip fielder. He was consistently ... | pretty introspective of what's going on in Angel's mind...It's more of his perspective of what's going on, we don't know what's real and what's not real." The scene in which Fred performs surgery on Angel is done with a prosthetic torso; Amy Acker says that scene was her personal "highlight of the season."
Boreanaz had... | 45,251 | triviaqa-train |
Which Dart player was known as 'The Crafty Cockney'? | Eric Bristow
Eric John Bristow, (25 April 1957 – 5 April 2018), nicknamed "The Crafty Cockney", was an English professional darts player.
He was ranked World No. 1 by the World Darts Federation a record six times, in 1980 and 81, 1983 to 1985, and in 1990. He was a five-time World Champion, a five-time World Masters Ch... | Paul Lim
Paul Lim Leong Hwa known simply as Paul Lim (born 25 January 1954, in Singapore) is a Singaporean professional darts player. He was the first player to hit a perfect 9-dart finish during the Embassy World Darts Championship, which he achieved in 1990 during his second round match against Jack McKenna. Lim won ... | 45,252 | triviaqa-train |
In which US state was golfer Tiger Woods born? | the fourth golfer to receive the honor.
Background and family.
Woods was born in 1975 in Cypress, California, to Earl and Kultida "Tida" Woods. He is their only child and has two half-brothers, Earl Jr. and Kevin, as well as a half-sister named Royce from his father's first marriage.
Kultida (née Punsawad) is originall... | Earl Woods
Earl Dennison Woods (March 5, 1932 – May 3, 2006) was a US Army infantry officer who served two tours of duty in Vietnam and retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was a college-level baseball player, writer, and father of professional golfer Tiger Woods. Woods started his son in golf at a very earl... | 45,253 | triviaqa-train |
Apart from tennis, which other sport considers 'The All England Club', Wimbledon it's home? | been the Edgbaston Archery and Croquet Society, also in Birmingham.
In "Tennis: A Cultural History", Heiner Gillmeister reveals that on December 8, 1874, British army officer Walter Clopton Wingfield wrote to Harry Gem, commenting that he (Wingfield) had been experimenting with his version of lawn tennis “for a year an... | first wife, Lois.
Sport.
Hunstanton attracts thousands during a week in August, for the ITA Hunstanton Lawn Tennis tournament (the biggest in England after Wimbledon) inaugurated in 1920. All ages can play from the young (Under 8 Round Robin) to senior veterans. Apart from the tournament, it is a big social event.
Huns... | 45,254 | triviaqa-train |
Which Grand Slam event did tennis player Pete Sampras fail to win? | a system known as Hawk-Eye.
Tennis is played by millions of recreational players and is also a popular worldwide spectator sport. The four Grand Slam tournaments (also referred to as the Majors) are especially popular: the Australian Open played on hard courts, the French Open played on red clay courts, Wimbledon playe... | finalist, Kei Nishikori in the final. In doing so, he became the first Croatian player to win a major since his coach, Goran Ivanišević and the first player outside of the top ten to win the last grand slam of the year since Pete Sampras in 2002. Čilić also joined Juan Martín del Potro and Stanislas Wawrinka as the onl... | 45,255 | triviaqa-train |
What's the nationality of golfers Ernie Els and Gary Player? | Gary Player
Gary Player DMS, OIG (born 1 November 1935) is a South African retired professional golfer who is widely considered to be one of the greatest golfers ever. During his career, Player won nine major championships on the regular tour and nine major championships on the Champions Tour. At the age of 29, Player ... | Notable African golfers include Bobby Locke, winner of The British Open four times in 1949, 1950, 1952 and 1957; Gary Player, winner of the British Open in 1959, 1968 and 1974, The Masters in 1961, 1974 and 1978, the PGA Championship in 1962 and 1972 and the U.S Open in 1965; Ernie Els, winner of the 1994, 1997 U.S. Op... | 45,256 | triviaqa-train |
What term is given to a score of one over par in golf? | player who scores lower on a hole than all of his opponents wins the match. If at least two players remain tied after such a playoff using a pre-determined number of holes, then play continues in sudden death format, where the first player to win a hole wins the tournament.
Scoring and handicapping Other forms of play.... | Carnoustie effect
Carnoustie effect is a term arising after the 1999 Open Golf Championship at Carnoustie, Scotland, when the world's greatest players failed to play to theoretical par for the distance. Even the winner finished six strokes over par.
Complaints about the difficulty of the ancient Carnoustie course, whic... | 45,257 | triviaqa-train |
The opposite sides of a dice cube always add up to what? | may have numbers that do not form a counting sequence starting at one. One variation on the standard die is known as the "average" die. These are six-sided dice with sides numbered codice_3, which have the same arithmetic mean as a standard die (3.5 for a single die, 7 for a pair of dice), but have a narrower range of ... | , the numbers on a tetrahedral die can be placed at the middles of the edges, in which case the numbers around the base are used.
Normally, the faces on a die will be placed so opposite faces will add up to one more than the number of faces. (This is not possible with 4-sided dice and dice with an odd-number of faces.)... | 45,258 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the only unmarried president of the US? | President of the United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.
In contemporary times, the presiden... | showbiz career
- First and only president who has undergone an impeachment trial
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (2001–2010).
- First presidential child to become president. She was the daughter of President Diosdado Macapagal (term 1961-1965).
Benigno Aquino III (2010–2016).
- First President to be unmarried and childless whi... | 45,259 | triviaqa-train |
All 17 children of Queen Anne died before she did. How many live births were there? | , making Mary second in the line of succession as James's eldest child. She married her Protestant first cousin, William of Orange, in 1677. Charles died in 1685 and James took the throne, making Mary heir presumptive. James's attempts at rule by decree and the birth of his son, James Francis Edward Stuart, led to his ... | the town. Thus, all of the obstetric emergencies befell Stone as she was the most advanced midwife around and many duties and tasks were set upon her to perform. At the peak of her career she took care of about three hundred births per year. Although most went well, not all of the births went smoothly, and Stone faced ... | 45,260 | triviaqa-train |
What boxing class is heaviest - flyweight, bantam weight or feather weight? | Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling.
Boxing.
Boxing Professional boxing.
Boxing Professional boxing History.
A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, this limit fluctuated. The B... | Light flyweight
Light flyweight, also known as junior flyweight or super strawweight, is a weight class in boxing.
Professional boxing.
The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds (49 kilograms). When New York legalized boxing in 1920, the law stipulated a "junior flyweight" class, with a w... | 45,261 | triviaqa-train |
What nickname do boxing fans call 300 pound Eric Esch, King of the Four-Rounders? | all of the EA Sports boxing video games in the "Knockout Kings" series. In the 2007 PC game "The Witcher", the main character can challenge a tavern fistfighter (with a body structure similar to that of Esch) by the name of Butter Bean during the second chapter of the game. Butterbean is a playable fighter in EA's fift... | the nickname "The Knockout."
St. John, whose first manager was Art Lovett, in partnership with his brother Stewart Lovett, would eventually sign a contract with Don King and then Top Rank Boxing, and was featured on the undercard of Oscar De La Hoya bouts. She had 23 fights and won 22 with one draw, 3 KOs and 9 TKOs. A... | 45,262 | triviaqa-train |
"Who beat Michael Moorer in a 1994 heavyweight title fight hyped as "" One for the Ages""?" | belts, on November 5, 1994, Moorer faced 45-year-old George Foreman, who lost his last fight for the vacant WBO heavyweight title to Tommy Morrison. For nine rounds, Moorer easily outboxed him, hitting and moving away, while Foreman moving forward, seemingly unable to "pull the trigger" on his punches. Moorer was ahead... | 12 round brawl that earned him Cooper's NABF title. In January 1991 he challenged undefeated Francesco Damiani for the WBO heavyweight title, scoring a one punch knockout victory in the 9th when behind on points. Later that year he beat undefeated puncher Tommy Morrison in five, and with a major world title fight on th... | 45,263 | triviaqa-train |
"What boxer answers to the nickname ""Sweet Pea""?" | Pernell Whitaker
Pernell Whitaker, Sr. (January 2, 1964 – July 14, 2019) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2001, and subsequently worked as a boxing trainer. He was a four-weight world champion, having won titles at lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight, and light middleweight; the un... | Pete." This was misinterpreted by a local sportswriter as "Sweet Pea." When this erroneous report came out in the local newspaper, the new nickname stuck.
Career as a trainer.
In December of 2005 Whitaker became a boxing trainer in his home state of Virginia. While the decline of speed and agility pushed him into retir... | 45,264 | triviaqa-train |
What Mexican boxing champ lost for the first time to little known Frankie Randall? | George Foreman, Rocky Marciano, Julio César Chávez, Roberto Duran, Danny García, Wilfredo Gómez, Sonny Liston, John L. Sullivan, Max Baer, Prince Naseem Hamed, Ray Mancini, David Tua, Arturo Gatti, Micky Ward, Brandon Ríos, Ruslan Provodnikov, Michael Katsidis, James Kirkland, Marcos Maidana, Jake LaMotta, Manny Pacqui... | his first defense, against Japanese Akinobu Hiranaka in Mexico City on April 10, 1992, he lost by a 1st round TKO. He later lost a rematch to Frankie Randall, by technical knockout in seven rounds.
Later career and death.
Rosario disappeared from the boxing scene. Years later he received media attention after being arr... | 45,265 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first sports announcer to address Muhammad Ali by his Muslim name? | conflict between Ali and Patterson was not genuine but was staged to increase ticket sales and the closed-circuit viewing audience, with both men complicit in the theatrics. Stratton also cites an interview by Howard Cosell in which Ali explained that rather than toying with Patterson, he refrained from knocking him ou... | at Delhi and studied under Dr. Zakir Hussain.
Efforts for the Pakistan Movement.
His sagacity and journalistic talent caught the attention of Muhammad Ali Jinnah who appointed him as the head of the publicity campaign of the All India Muslim league in the 1946 elections. Due to his effective and persuasive publicity ca... | 45,266 | triviaqa-train |
What year in the 1970s was Muhammad Ali's last as heavyweight champ? | and judge Herman Preis 11-4. This made Ali the first heavyweight champion to win the belt three times.
Following this win, on July 27, 1979, Ali announced his retirement from boxing. His retirement was short-lived, however; Ali announced his comeback to face Larry Holmes for the WBC belt in an attempt to win the heavyw... | to fly to Yemen, where Gueury was freed unharmed.
March 24, 1975 (Monday).
- Chuck Wepner, a relatively unknown boxer, went up against world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali in a bout in Cleveland. Wepner, a "club fighter" who had been selected as an easy opponent for the champ, knocked Ali down to the canvas in the n... | 45,267 | triviaqa-train |
What boxer successfully defended his title against George Foreman and Larry Holmes? | grills to mufflers on TV. For this purpose his public persona was reinvented, and the formerly aloof, ominous Foreman had been replaced by a smiling, friendly George. He and Ali had become friends, and he followed in Ali's footsteps by making himself a celebrity outside the boundaries of boxing.
Foreman continued his s... | WBC and IBF titles, thus becoming the undisputed cruiserweight champion. He moved up to heavyweight in 1988, later defeating Buster Douglas in 1990 to claim the unified WBA, WBC and IBF heavyweight titles and the undisputed heavyweight championship.
He successfully defended his titles three times, scoring victories ove... | 45,268 | triviaqa-train |
Who reigned as heavyweight boxing champ of Uganda from 1951-1960? | although from Northern Uganda, he had risen high in the ranks of KY and become a close confidant to the Kabaka who had gifted him with large land titles in Buganda. In Obote's absence from Parliament, Ochieng laid bare the illegal plundering of ivory and gold from the Congo that had been orchestrated by Obote's army ch... | George Oywello
George Oywello (17 January 1939 - 1965) was a Ugandan boxer. Born in Gulu, Uganda, Oywello competed for Uganda in both the 1960 Olympics in Rome and the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo. In 1964 boxing in the heavyweight competition he was beaten by eventual gold medal winner, Joe Frazier.
1960 Olympic results.
Be... | 45,269 | triviaqa-train |
What did boxer Nelson Azumah change his name to? | of creating an official, annual hall of fame for notable boxers.
The International Boxing Hall of Fame opened in Canastota in 1989. The first inductees in 1990 included Jack Johnson, Benny Leonard, Jack Dempsey, Henry Armstrong, Sugar Ray Robinson, Archie Moore, and Muhammad Ali. Other world-class figures include Salva... | Award for Literary Sports Writing.
External links.
- W.K. Stratton's website
- Stratton talks with Texas Public Radio's Ernie Villarreal. November 25, 2005 Interview of Author
- Publisher’s Weekly Discusses one of his books.
- mentioned in Austin Chronicle | 45,270 | triviaqa-train |
"What boxing promoter's favourite expression is ""Only in America""?" | Taylor, Marco Antonio Barrera, Tomasz Adamek, and Ricardo Mayorga are some of the boxers who chose King to promote many of their biggest fights.
Outside of boxing, he also managed The Jacksons' 1984 Victory Tour. In 1998, King purchased a Cleveland-based weekly newspaper serving the African-American community in Ohio, ... | words,
“From what I’ve learned in the course of defending my very basic free speech rights, this is a fairly standard cost of fighting a legal battle in federal court. It only confirms what I’ve always sensed, that the legal system is little more than a boxing ring for the rich with the common people not even invited t... | 45,271 | triviaqa-train |
If you are known as a 'Walloon', to what country do you belong? | Klinkenberg (member of the Groupe µ) wrote that Wallonia, and literature in Wallonia, has been present in French language since its formation. In their 'Histoire illustrée des lettres française de Belgique', Charlier and Hanse (editors), La Renaissance du livre, Bruxelles, 1958, published 247 pages (on 655 ), about the... | surely as the sun will come up tomorrow. And behind it will come other federal programs that will invade every area of freedom as well have known it in this country, until one day, as Norman Thomas said, we will awake to find that we have socialism. If you don't do this and if I don't do it, one of these days you and I... | 45,272 | triviaqa-train |
How many engines would you find on a Boeing 737, two; three or five? | Boeing 737
The Boeing 737 is an American short- to medium-range twinjet narrow-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Originally developed as a shorter, lower-cost twin-engine airliner derived from the 707 and 727, the 737 has developed into a family of several passenger models with ca... | later, larger variants would have incurred a large weight penalty. Boeing instead demonstrated an "equivalent level of safety". Depending upon the nature of the emergency, 737s either circle to burn off fuel or land overweight. If the latter is the case, the aircraft is inspected by maintenance personnel for damage and... | 45,273 | triviaqa-train |
Which jockey won the 1981 Grand National after beating cancer? | 1981 Grand National
The 1981 Grand National was the 135th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 4 April 1981.
It is remembered for the winning horse Aldaniti, who had recovered from chronic leg problems, and his jockey Bob Champion, who had recovered ... | won the race, beating Sunnyhillboy in a photo finish and the closest ever finish to a Grand National. Neptune Collonges became only the third grey horse to win the 173-year-old chase, and the first since 1961. Joint-favourite Seabass finished third, which resulted in Katie Walsh, in her first outing in the race, scorin... | 45,274 | triviaqa-train |
What was Humphrey Bogart's character in the 1949 film 'The Big Sleep'? | The Big Sleep (1946 film)
The Big Sleep is a 1946 film noir directed by Howard Hawks, the first film version of Raymond Chandler's 1939 novel of the same name. The film stars Humphrey Bogart as private detective Philip Marlowe and Lauren Bacall as Vivian Rutledge in a story about the "process of a criminal investigatio... | His first screen appearance was as the uncredited son of Humphrey Bogart's character in "Passage to Marseille" (1944). Other notable film credits include "Enchantment" (1948), "The Red Pony" (1949), and "Quo Vadis" (1951).
With the advent of television, he began appearing on the small screen, guest starring in episodes... | 45,275 | triviaqa-train |
John Wayne won just one Oscar, for which film? | (1962), and a cantankerous one-eyed marshal in "True Grit" (1969), for which he received the Academy Award for Best Actor. He is also remembered for his roles in "The Quiet Man" (1952), "Rio Bravo" (1959) with Dean Martin, and "The Longest Day" (1962). In his final screen performance, he starred as an aging gunfighter ... | The High and the Mighty (film)
The High and the Mighty is a 1954 WarnerColor American disaster film in CinemaScope directed by William A. Wellman and written by Ernest K. Gann who also wrote the 1953 novel on which his screenplay was based. The film's cast was headlined by John Wayne, who was also the project's co-prod... | 45,276 | triviaqa-train |
Which city used to be called Constantinople? | East to Europe, lasted for almost a millennium before being inundated by rising water levels. The first human settlement on the Asian side, the Fikirtepe mound, is from the Copper Age period, with artifacts dating from 5500 to 3500 BCE, On the European side, near the point of the peninsula (Sarayburnu), there was a Thr... | φανάριον (a lighting lantern, a streetlight, a lightpost with a light lantern) It was so called for a column topped with a lantern which stood there in the Byzantine period – used as a public light or marine and/or other purpose locator/beacon.
After the Fall of Constantinople in 1453, the Fener district became home to... | 45,277 | triviaqa-train |
In the TV series 'Buccaneers' who played Dan Tempest? | The Buccaneers (TV series)
The Buccaneers was a 1956 Sapphire Films television drama series for ITC Entertainment, broadcast by CBS in the US and shown on ATV and regional ITV companies as they came on air during the infancy of ITV in the UK.
Starring Robert Shaw as Dan Tempest, the series, aimed at children, followed ... | series) (1955) 1 episode 'The Sheriff's Boots
- "As Long as They're Happy" (1955)
- "Colonel March Investigates" (1955)
- "Doctor at Sea" (1955)
- "The Buccaneers (TV series)" (1956) 2 episodes 'Dan Tempest and The Amazons' and 'Cutlass Wedding'
- "Stars in Your Eyes" (1956)
- "Lost" (1956)
- "The Silken Affair" (1956 | 45,278 | triviaqa-train |
Montreal is surrounded by which river? | water from the St. Lawrence and into cisterns. The cisterns would then be transported to the desired location. This was not the first water system of its type in Montreal as there had been one in private ownership since 1801. In the middle of the 19th century water distribution was carried out by "fontainiers". The fou... | of British Columbia and the University of Texas at Austin. The museum complex consists of two wings, the public and curatorial wings, surrounded by a series of plazas connected by a grand staircase. Naturalized park areas connect the museum and its plazas to the Ottawa River and nearby Jacques Cartier Park.
History.
T... | 45,279 | triviaqa-train |
If you had just won the 'Swaythling Cup' what sport would you have been playing? | World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships have been held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Five individual events, which include men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's double and mixed doubles, are currently held in odd numbered years. The World Team Table Tennis Championshi... | and some other folks came in for rehearsals to give me a sense of if I wanted to go with something bigger. But what tends to be dramatic is either the full band or you onstage by yourself. Playing alone creates a sort of drama and intimacy for the audience: They know it's just them and just you." He would further expla... | 45,280 | triviaqa-train |
Zetland is the largest of which group of islands? | Isle wren and Shetland starling are subspecies endemic to Shetland. There are also populations of various moorland birds such as curlew, snipe and golden plover.
One of the early ornithologists that wrote about the wealth of birdlife on the Shetlands was Edmund Selous (1857-1934) in his book "The Bird Watcher in the Sh... | was on May 4 which covered a part of the Northern Hemisphere. It was part of solar saros 150.
Description.
The eclipse was visible in much of Antarctica with the exception of most of the northern and northeastern parts, it included most of southern South America, the South Zetland Islands and the South Orkney Islands. ... | 45,281 | triviaqa-train |
Who preceded Joe Bugner as British heavyweight champion? | the 1956 Soviet invasion and settled in Britain. Standing at with a prime weight of around , Bugner twice held the British and British Commonwealth heavyweight titles and was a three-time European heavyweight champion. He was ranked among the world's top ten heavyweights in the 1970s, fighting such opponents as Muhamma... | , eponymous scientist of 20 beetles; ecologist; author of entomological publications; awarded the Order of Australia Medal (2001)
- Joe Bugner (also known as Aussie Joe) (born 1950) Australian heavyweight boxer; two-time holder of the British and British Commonwealth heavyweight titles; three-time European heavyweight ... | 45,282 | triviaqa-train |
In Rugby, what did Warrington add to their name in the 1990's? | Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league club in Warrington, England, that competes in the Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2004.
Founded as Warrington Zingari Football Club in 1876, they are one of the original twenty-two clubs th... | and was captain in the 2-12 defeat by Warrington in the 1990–91 Regal Trophy Final during the 1990–91 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 12 January 1991.
Pendlebury coached the Halifax Blue Sox in 1997's Super League II, and in 1998's Super League III.
External links.
- Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com... | 45,283 | triviaqa-train |
In Thunderbirds what type of car does Lady Penelope own? | appears without Parker.
Lilian (or Lil, as she is known by Parker) is Penelope's cook. She has a sizeable repertoire of dishes, much to Parker's disgust. Perce is the gardener for the Creighton-Ward estate and a friend of Parker.
Character biography Vehicles and property.
Lady Penelope owns a six-wheeled Rolls-Royce ca... | Owned by International Rescue agent Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward, the car is usually driven by her butler, Parker. The driver sits in a central position at the front of the passenger compartment, which is covered by a bulletproof bubble canopy.
FAB 1 was modified by Brains, the inventor of the "Thunderbirds" machines, ... | 45,284 | triviaqa-train |
What was Beethoven's first name? | Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven (; ; baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the classical and romantic eras in classical music, he remains one of the most recognized and influential musicians of this period, and is considered to be... | Piano Concerto No. 4, and his Symphony No. 2, known as "The Ocean".
Rubinstein's repartee.
Rubinstein was as well known during his lifetime for his sarcasm as well as his sometimes penetrating insight. During one of Rubinstein's visits to Paris, French pianist Alfred Cortot played the first movement of Beethoven's" App... | 45,285 | triviaqa-train |
Which country is the largest producer of cheese? | multiple "takes" of instrumental and vocal components to capture the best possible combinations of sound and performance, and then using tape editing extensively to assemble a perfect composite performance from these elements.
At the end of the 20th century, digital recording and producing tools and widespread availabi... | spicy cheese bread made by some Madison bakeries and available at farmer's markets around the city.
On Saturday mornings in the summer, the Dane County Farmers' Market is held around the Capitol Square, the largest producer-only farmers' market in the country. A smaller version of this market is held on Martin Luther K... | 45,286 | triviaqa-train |
In Morse Code, which letter is represented by a single dot? | Letter (alphabet)
A letter is a segmental symbol of a phonemic writing system. The inventory of all letters forms the alphabet. Letters broadly correspond to phonemes in the spoken form of the language, although there is rarely a consistent, exact correspondence between letters and phonemes.
The word "letter", borrowed... | "Long Way from Home" (Documentary - director, producer)
"Soul Gone Home" (Fiction - director, producer)
"Wild at Art" (Documentary – director, producer)
"One Hand Don’t Clap" (Documentary – director, producer, editor)
"First Look" (Documentary – director, producer)
What to do with this stuff?
1. “Kavery Kaul: Stories t... | 45,287 | triviaqa-train |
Which city is also known as 'The Big Apple'? | Big Apple
"Big Apple" is a nickname for New York City. It was first popularized in the 1920s by John J. Fitz Gerald, a sports writer for the "New York Morning Telegraph". Its popularity since the 1970s is due in part to a promotional campaign by the New York tourist authorities.
Origin of the name.
Although the history... | that surrounded the city back then and even today.
Being positioned at the base of Mount Bermius, which is part of the Olympian Mountain range, an ample supply of water provided for the city and the region. A big source of water was the Eliakomon River and Axius river which provided the plains with a bountiful supply o... | 45,288 | triviaqa-train |
The Olympic motto: 'Citius, Altius, Fortius' means what? | rings represent the five continents of the world.
Motto.
The Olympic motto is the hendiatris "Citius, Altius, Fortius", which is Latin for "Faster, Higher, Stronger". It was proposed by Pierre de Coubertin upon the creation of the International Olympic Committee in 1894. Coubertin borrowed it from his friend Henri Did... | black raven facing to the left.
School Motto.
The Latin motto 'Audi et aude' means 'Learn and dare'.
Notable alumni.
Notable Ravenscroft students, known as Old Ravens include:
- Adrian Arnold-Smith, Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
- Guy Hands, international business man and financier
- Christopher Newbury, Cou... | 45,289 | triviaqa-train |
In the English 'Grand National' what is the maximum number of horses allowed to run? | the United Kingdom since 1960. From then until 2012 it was broadcast by the BBC. Between 2013 and 2016 it was shown by Channel 4; then the UK broadcasting rights were transferred to ITV from 2017. An estimated 500 to 600 million people watch the Grand National in over 140 countries. It has also been broadcast on radio ... | John Reid Walker.
Thoroughbred horse racing.
A lover of horses, Walker was a polo player and in 1895 built stables near Liverpool for his polo ponies at what is now known as Grange Mews. Although he began racing horses, he is best remembered as a breeder and the person who introduced English racing to the Aga Khan III.... | 45,290 | triviaqa-train |
Where were the 2008 Olympic Games held? | Crisis; and China (the "People's Republic of China") boycotted the Games because Taiwan was allowed to compete in the Games as the "Republic of China".
In 1972 and 1976 a large number of African countries threatened the IOC with a boycott to force them to ban South Africa and Rhodesia, because of their segregationist r... | 2012 Summer Olympic Games and had its final round staged in the Veldorome where the Olympics were later held in London, as well as having a round in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games Velodrome in Beijing.
Series.
The 2011–12 Track Cycling World Cup took place over four rounds, in Astana, Cali, Beijing and London.
Series As... | 45,291 | triviaqa-train |
How many singles titles did Billie Jean King win at Wimbledon? | Rolex, which provides timekeeping technology during matches.
In 2009, Wimbledon's Centre Court was fitted with a retractable roof to lessen the loss of playing time due to rain. A roof was operational over No1 Court from 2019, when a number of other improvements were made, including adding cushioned seating and a tabl... | Junior-Senior High School in Beloit, Kansas. The only coaching position open at the school was for the basketball team. Keady coached in Beloit for six years from 1959 to 1965. Keady understood the value of education and never stopped learning, even while he was coaching. In 1964, he earned his master's degree in educa... | 45,292 | triviaqa-train |
At the 1968 Olympics, how many gold medals were won by Mark Spitz? | 1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics (Spanish: "Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968"), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 12 to the 27th.
These were the first Olympic Games to be staged in Latin America and the firs... | the next millennium before the start of Tears to Tiara. However, he was awaken before his due time and his body has not completely recovered and so he has the body of a normal human being. He involuntarily becomes Riannon's husband, thus becoming the Chieftain of the Gael clan. Although he has many wives, it appears th... | 45,293 | triviaqa-train |
Mrs Malaprop is a character in which Sheridan comedy? | show the complex process through which the brain translates thoughts into language.
Humorous malapropisms are the type that attract the most attention and commentary, but bland malapropisms are common in speech and writing.
Etymology.
The word "malapropism" (and its earlier variant "malaprop") comes from a character na... | an "allegory" on the banks of the Nile" (instead of "alligator").
Malapropisms appeared in many works before Sheridan created the character of Mrs. Malaprop. William Shakespeare used them in a number of his plays, almost invariably spoken by comic ill-educated lower class characters. Mistress Quickly, the inn-keeper as... | 45,294 | triviaqa-train |
The 1969 Derby winner Blakeney and the 1973 winner Morston were both named after villages in which English county? | Blakeney, Norfolk
Blakeney is a coastal village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Blakeney lies within the Norfolk Coast AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) and the North Norfolk Heritage Coast. The North Norfolk Coastal Path travels along its quayside. The village is north west of Norwich, NNW o... | Morston (horse)
Morston (1970–1993) was a French-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. He is best known for winning the 1973 Epsom Derby on his second racecourse appearance. He was then injured, and retired undefeated.
Background.
Morston was bred in France by his owner Arthur Budgett's Park Farm Stud. He was s... | 45,295 | triviaqa-train |
Who was MP for Makerfield from 1987 to 2010? | Ian McCartney
Sir Ian McCartney (born 25 April 1951) is a British Labour politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Makerfield between 1987 and 2010, and served in the Cabinet from 2003 to 2007, when Gordon Brown became Prime Minister. He was made a Knight Bachelor in the 2010 Dissolution Honours List.
Early life... | Eric Martlew
Eric Anthony Martlew (born 3 January 1949) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Carlisle from 1987 until he stood down in 2010.
Early life.
Although born in Ince-in-Makerfield in Lancashire, Martlew grew up in Carlisle. He went to Harraby Secondary Modern School (w... | 45,296 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the husband of Saint Anne and father of the Virgin Mary? | concerning Joachim and Anne was included in the Golden Legend (around 1260) by Jacobus da Varagine. This cycle remained popular in Christian art until the Council of Trent (1545–1563) restricted the depiction of apocryphal events.
No liturgical celebration of Saint Joachim was included in the Tridentine Calendar. It wa... | of tapestries depicting the life of St Anne, which were displayed in the room in her house at Ewelme where she greeted visitors. She outlived her husband for a number of years and dwelled at Ewelme as the mistress of the house for a decade (during which times the tapestries were commissioned).
She is a rare and import... | 45,297 | triviaqa-train |
Which motorway runs from near Preston to Colne? | It has now been relocated to outside the Market Hall on Market Street, part of the main road through the town centre.
The town should not be confused with the unrelated Colne Valley around the River Colne near Huddersfield in West Yorkshire.
Colne is close to the southern entrance to the Aire Gap, the lowest crossing o... | Colne Brook
The Colne Brook is a river in England that is a distributary of the River Colne which runs from Uxbridge Moor, there forming the western border of Greater London, to the River Thames just below Bell Weir Lock in Hythe End, Wraysbury, Berkshire.
Detailed Course.
On leaving the Colne at Uxbridge Moor in the C... | 45,298 | triviaqa-train |
Which member of The Pussycat Dolls was born in Hawaii? | The Pussycat Dolls
The Pussycat Dolls were an American girl group and dance ensemble, founded in Los Angeles, California, by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995 as a burlesque troupe. After attracting media attention, Antin negotiated a record deal with Interscope Geffen A&M Records in 2003 turning the group into a music... | for the Next Doll" was the first season of "Pussycat Dolls Present", in which young aspiring female singers/dancers compete in order to claim their spots to become a new member of the group The Pussycat Dolls.
Season 2: Girlicious.
"Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious" was the second season of "Pussycat Dolls Present", ... | 45,299 | triviaqa-train |
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