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The olfactory nerve carries the sensory information for which of the senses? | perception. Flavor depends on odor, texture, and temperature as well as on taste. Humans receive tastes through sensory organs called taste buds, or gustatory calyculi, concentrated on the upper surface of the tongue. There are five basic tastes: sweet, bitter, sour, salty and umami. Other tastes such as calcium and fr... | long after birth.
Fibers from the lateral olfactory tract begin branching into the olfactory tubercle around E17. The lateral portion of the olfactory tubercle (which adjoins the olfactory tract) receives the densest fiber input and the medial portion receives light fiber projections. This branching continues until com... | 45,300 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1961 Western is the only film directed by Marlon Brando? | of Top Ten Money Making Stars three times in the 1950s, coming in tenth in 1954, sixth in 1955, and fourth in 1958.
The 1960s saw Brando's career take a downturn. He directed and starred in the cult western film "One-Eyed Jacks", a critical and commercial flop, after which he delivered a series of box-office failures, ... | The Nightcomers
The Nightcomers is a 1971 British horror film directed by Michael Winner and starring Marlon Brando, Stephanie Beacham, Thora Hird, Harry Andrews and Anna Palk. It is a prequel to Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw", which had already been adapted into the 1961 film "The Innocents". The manor house in ... | 45,301 | triviaqa-train |
In Through The Looking Glass which characters recite the poem The Walrus and the Carpenter to Alice? | The Walrus and the Carpenter
"The Walrus and the Carpenter" is a narrative poem by Lewis Carroll that appeared in his book "Through the Looking-Glass", published in December 1871. The poem is recited in , by Tweedledum and Tweedledee to Alice. The poem is composed of 18 stanzas and contains 108 lines, in an alternation... | Cabbages and Kings (novel)
Cabbages and Kings is a 1904 novel made up of interlinked short stories, written by O. Henry and set in a fictitious Central American country called the Republic of Anchuria. It takes its title from the poem "The Walrus and the Carpenter", featured in Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking Glas... | 45,302 | triviaqa-train |
The screenplay of the 1961 horror film The Pit and the Pendulum was based on a short story by which author? | emotions like fear and guilt to deliver its scares, something that was not used in the horror genre before. Although it was credited the film was based om Edgar Allan Poe's classic 1841 short story, the film actually has little to do with Poe's story. In the film,
American honeymooners in Hungary become trapped in the... | winning author Kealan Patrick Burke's "Peekers" is currently on the film festival circuit. He also wrote the screenplay for the 2007 short film "Dead@17" based on Josh Howard's graphic novel series of the same name, and "The Ugly File", directed by Mark Steensland, based on the short story by Ed Gorman.
The Horror Writ... | 45,303 | triviaqa-train |
Which musical, currently running in London, includes the song Tomorrow is a Latter Day? | "I Am Here for You [Reprise]"). However, Price unceremoniously dumps him as mission companion. Cunningham is crushed and alone, but when Nabulungi comes to him, wanting to learn more about the Book of Mormon and having convinced the villagers to listen to him, Cunningham finds the courage to take control of the situati... | Andre Ptaszynski
André Ptaszynski is a British theatre producer. He studied English at Jesus College, Oxford.
He is one of the lead producers of the Danny Rubin/Tim Minchin musical Groundhog Day opening at the Old Vic in London in summer 2016 before transferring to Broadway and President and Head of Programming for And... | 45,304 | triviaqa-train |
Mrs Bardell is the landlady of which Dickens character who she sues for breach of promise? | The Pickwick Papers
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (also known as The Pickwick Papers) was Charles Dickens's first novel. He was asked to contribute to the project as an up-and-coming writer following the success of "Sketches by Boz", published in 1836 (most of Dickens' novels were issued in shilling instal... | feeling of the period (especially where young women were concerned).
In popular culture Media.
"Trial by Jury" is an 1875 curtain-raiser and comic opera that enacts a satirical trial for breach of promise. The successful musical is credited with launching the careers of librettist W.S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sulli... | 45,305 | triviaqa-train |
Fritz Haber won the 1918 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for synthesising which chemical compound? | 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... | Walther Nernst (1864 in Briesen – 1941 in Zibelle) a German chemist, worked on thermodynamics, won the 1920 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- Emil Krebs (1867 in Freiburg in Schlesien – 1930 in Berlin) a German polyglot and sinologist
- Fritz Haber (1868 in Breslau – 1934 in Basel) a German chemist, won the Nobel Prize in Che... | 45,306 | triviaqa-train |
In which film does Dustin Hoffman play Michael Dorsey and Dorothy Michaels? | "Lenny", "Marathon Man", "All the President's Men", "Kramer vs. Kramer", "Tootsie", "Rain Man", "Hook", and "Wag the Dog". He made his directorial debut in 2012, with "Quartet", and has done voice work for the "Kung Fu Panda" film series and "The Tale of Despereaux".
Early life.
Hoffman was born on August 8, 1937, in L... | you're still living is because I never kissed you."
Michael later waits for Julie outside the studio. She is reluctant to talk to him, but finally admits she misses Dorothy. Michael tells her, "I was a better man with you as a woman than I ever was with a woman as a man." She forgives him and they walk down the street.... | 45,307 | triviaqa-train |
The Outside-Half Factory and The Pontypool Front Row were written by which Welsh performer? | Sport and leisure Rugby.
Pontypool Rugby Football Club is one of the town's cornerstones. Founded in the 1870s, the club became a founder member of the Welsh Rugby Union in 1881. Under the captaincy of Terry Cobner the intervening years saw 'Pooler' become one of the great teams of Welsh rugby. The legendary 'Pontypool... | Deck of Cards", "The Devil's Marking Me" and "Pontypool Front Row", the later of which celebrates the Wales and British Lions trio of Graham Price, Bobby Windsor and Charlie Faulkner. Of the songs on the album "Sospan Fach" and "Ar Lan y Môr" are both traditional Welsh folk songs, while "Swansea Town" is written by Swa... | 45,308 | triviaqa-train |
Which author who created Adrian Mole died last month aged 68? | Adrian Mole
Adrian Albert Mole is the fictional protagonist in a series of books by English author Sue Townsend. The character first appeared (as "Nigel") in a BBC Radio 4 play in 1982. The books are written in the form of a diary, with some additional content such as correspondence. The first two books appealed to man... | Middleton. A very brief piece in which Adrian gave advice to writers followed in 2012. These are the last Adrian Mole works published in Townsend's lifetime, and the last original Mole stories to date.
In a 2013 interview, Townsend discussed her plans to wrap up the series in two further volumes, but also the fact that... | 45,309 | triviaqa-train |
Which cricket team will play 5 test matches against England in July and August this year? | than expectation of the matches being played.
History 1940s.
Test cricket resumed after the war in 1946, and England won their first match back against India. However, they struggled in the 1946–47 Ashes series, losing 3–0 in Australia under Wally Hammond's captaincy. England beat South Africa 3–0 in 1947 with Denis Co... | was the decade of World War I. After the last match of the Triangular series in August 1912, Australia did not play another Test match until December 1920 when England, as the Marylebone Cricket Club toured Australia in a five Test series.
The 1920s.
The 1920s Test tours.
Australia toured England twice and South Africa... | 45,310 | triviaqa-train |
At which race course is the King Richard III Stakes run in April? | King Richard III Stakes
The King Richard III Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 7 furlongs () at Leicester in April.
History.
During the late 1970s and early 1980s, the event was known as the Philip Cornes Trophy Stakes. It was renam... | Amsterdam Stakes
The Amsterdam Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the end of July at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. Open to three-year-old horses, it is a sprint race competed over a distance of furlongs. A Grade III event, it currently offers a purse of $200,000.
Inaugur... | 45,311 | triviaqa-train |
Ian McCartney was Labour Party Chair from 2003 to 2006 when he was succeeded by which Salford born MP, who as a child played a street urchin in the film A Taste of Honey? | two MPs to the House of Commons until the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, when the constituency was split into three single-member divisions: Salford North, Salford South and Salford West. Boundaries changed again under the provisions of the Representation of the People Act 1948 when the constituencies were reorganis... | 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... | 45,312 | triviaqa-train |
What name was given to the Dock in Wapping where pirates and smugglers were hanged? | for centuries, well into the 20th century. It was inhabited by sailors, mastmakers, boat-builders, blockmakers, instrument-makers, victuallers and representatives of all the other trades that supported the seafarer. Wapping was also the site of 'Execution Dock', where pirates and other water-borne criminals faced execu... | a semi-triangular physical feature formed from basaltic prisms originating from lava flows. It is a unique feature, similarly found in Antsiranana Bay, northern Madagascar.
Along the coast is the Gruta dos Encharéus, a large cavern/fracture at the base of Ponta da Caveira (50 meters width, 25 meters long and 15 meters ... | 45,313 | triviaqa-train |
In which sport is a domestique a team member who works to ensure the best position for the team leader? | knowledge of individual riders and has led to less exciting racing. In September 2009, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the governing body of pro cycling, voted to phase in a ban on the use of team radios in men's elite road racing. Finally radio found its undisputed place in peloton for good and, as some races... | the long running manager, José Miguel Echavarri, retired from the sport. The directeurs sportifs of the team are José Vicente García, Pablo Lastras, José Luis Jaimerena, José Luis Arrieta and Max Sciandri.
History.
History Reynolds (1980–1989).
The team began in 1980 as the Reynolds team which José Miguel Echavarri as ... | 45,314 | triviaqa-train |
In 1966 Muhammad Ali had two fights in England – the first against Henry Cooper and the second against which boxer who he knocked out in the third round? | : lost to Anatoly Perov (Soviet Union) by decision, 1-2.
Henry was at one time the British, European and Commonwealth heavyweight champion. His early title challenges were unsuccessful, losing to Joe Bygraves for the Commonwealth belt (KO 9), Ingemar Johansson for the European belt (KO 5), and Joe Erskine (PTS 15) for ... | Muhammad Ali vs. Henry Cooper
Muhammad Ali and Henry Cooper fought two boxing matches with each other. Their first match took place on 18 June 1963 and the second on 21 May 1966. Ali won both matches. The first fight was stopped by the referee in the fifth round, and the second in the sixth round. Both fights were stop... | 45,315 | triviaqa-train |
Which BBC game show presented by Noel Edmonds ran from 1985 until 1998? | Noel Edmonds
Noel Ernest Edmonds (born 22 December 1948) is an English television presenter and executive producer. Edmonds first became known as a disc jockey on BBC Radio 1 in the UK, and has presented light entertainment television programmes for more than forty years. Originally working for the BBC, these have incl... | The Noel Edmonds Saturday Roadshow
The Noel Edmonds Saturday Roadshow is a BBC television light entertainment show which was broadcast on Saturday evenings from 3 September 1988 to 15 December 1990. It was presented by Noel Edmonds, his first major TV project since the demise of "The Late, Late Breakfast Show" in 1986.... | 45,316 | triviaqa-train |
In which sport did violinist Vanessa-Mae compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics? | In August 2010, she told "The Telegraph", "I am British, but realistically there is no way I could represent my own country, but because my natural father is Thai, they have accepted me." She registered as a Thai alpine skier.
Skiing career Qualifying event.
In 2014, Thailand had no Alpine skiers in the top 500, and Ol... | Mark Wigglesworth is to succeed Gardner as ENO Music Director.
- January 26 – At the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, Maria Schneider's "Winter Morning Walks" wins two awards.
- February 18 – Violinist Vanessa-Mae competes for Thailand at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
- March 26 – The Orchestra Haydn announces the appoi... | 45,317 | triviaqa-train |
At noon on December 31st in which year did Panama gain full control of the Panama Canal? | and joined the Republic of Gran Colombia, a union of Nueva Granada, Ecuador, and Venezuela. After Gran Colombia dissolved in 1831, Panama and Nueva Granada eventually became the Republic of Colombia. With the backing of the United States, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903, allowing the construction of the Panama Can... | because of Tyumen Oil's dispute with BP Amoco over the bankruptcy of Russian oil firm Sidanko, in which BP Amoco owns a major stake. BP Amoco and Tyumen Oil later settled the dispute on December 23. (DJ)
- December 31: The Panama Canal Zone reverts to Panamanian sovereignty at noon, after nearly a century of American c... | 45,318 | triviaqa-train |
What is the stage name of singer-songwriter Eliza Caird? | Eliza Doolittle (singer)
Eliza Sophie Caird (born 15 April 1988), better known by her stage name Eliza (formerly Eliza Doolittle), is an English singer and songwriter from Westminster, London. After performing her music in live venues around London from the age of 15, Eliza signed to Parlophone in 2008.
Her debut epony... | 13 – Allison Williams, American actress
- April 14
- Roberto Bautista Agut, Spanish tennis player
- Ben Lloyd-Hughes, British actor
- Chris Wood, American actor
- April 15
- Eliza Sophie Caird, English singer–songwriter
- Kyle Okposo, American ice hockey player
- Chris Stuckmann, American film critic, filmmaker, author... | 45,319 | triviaqa-train |
In which city was the TV series Peaky Blinders set? | Peaky Blinders (TV series)
Peaky Blinders is a British crime drama television series primarily set in Birmingham, England in the aftermath of World War I. The series, which was created by Steven Knight and produced by Caryn Mandabach Productions, Screen Yorkshire and Tiger Aspect Productions, follows the exploits of th... | went on stage with three bottles of water, lit up a cigarette and proceeded to smoke constantly from the first song to the last note of the set. In 2004 Mosshard and Hince bought a house together in Dalston.
In 2005, "Monkey 23" was used in "De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté", the film by Jacques Audiard. It played over ... | 45,320 | triviaqa-train |
"Which historical figure has been played on film and TV by ""Richard Harris"", ""Tim Roth"" and ""Dominic West""?" | Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English military and political leader. He served as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland "and of the dominions thereto belonging" from 1653 until his death, acting simultaneously as head of state and head of governmen... | ) and by Pathé Distribution in France. The music was composed by Grammy Award-winning Argentinian classical composer Osvaldo Golijov. In an interview, Coppola said that he made the film as a meditation on time and on consciousness, which he considers a "changing tapestry of illusion", but he stated that the film may al... | 45,321 | triviaqa-train |
"Which chemical element has the symbol ""Na""?" | Sodium
Sodium is a chemical element with the symbol Na (from Latin "natrium") and atomic number 11. It is a soft, silvery-white, highly reactive metal. Sodium is an alkali metal, being in group 1 of the periodic table, because it has a single electron in its outer shell, which it readily donates, creating a positively ... | that mankind has discovered is considered to have been deposited later by meteorites which contained the element. This supposedly explains why, in prehistory, gold appeared as nuggets on the earth's surface.
d-block elements Mercury.
Mercury is a chemical element with the symbol Hg and atomic number 80. It is also know... | 45,322 | triviaqa-train |
Sir Arthur Pearson founded which newspaper in 1900; the current editor is Hugh Whittow? | Sir Arthur Pearson, 1st Baronet
Sir Cyril Arthur Pearson, 1st Baronet, (24 February 1866 – 9 December 1921), was a British newspaper magnate and publisher, best known for founding the "Daily Express".
Family and early life.
Pearson was born in the village of Wookey, Somerset, a son of the marriage of Arthur Cyril Pears... | Hugh Whittow
Hugh Whittow is a British newspaper editor.
Whittow worked for the "Western Telegraph" and the "South Wales Echo", before moving to London to work on the "London Evening News", and then the "Daily Star". In the mid-1980s, he joined "The Sun", where he became known for obtaining scoops. In October 1986, Whi... | 45,323 | triviaqa-train |
"Which medical condition gets its name from the Greek for ""Half a Head""?" | Occasionally, an aura can occur with little or no headache following it.
Migraines are believed to be due to a mixture of environmental and genetic factors. About two-thirds of cases run in families. Changing hormone levels may also play a role, as migraines affect slightly more boys than girls before puberty and two t... | Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. According to "The Nation", half a million people watched the film in the first five days of its release.
The film was followed by a Greek-language book with the same title.
Name.
The production team coined the word "debtocracy" (Greek "Χρεοκρατία"), defining it as the condition by which... | 45,324 | triviaqa-train |
In Greek mythology, who built the Labyrinth? | Labyrinth
In Greek mythology, the Labyrinth ( "labúrinthos") was an elaborate, confusing structure designed and built by the legendary artificer Daedalus for King Minos of Crete at Knossos. Its function was to hold the Minotaur, the monster eventually killed by the hero Theseus. Daedalus had so cunningly made the Labyr... | leads him and his followers nowhere. The labyrinth does not lead to happiness; instead, it results in madness from constant pondering on the past and an impossible future. At the end of his life, the General is reduced to a spectre of his former self. The labyrinth also recalls the labyrinth built to imprison the minot... | 45,325 | triviaqa-train |
Which organisation was established in London by Eglatine Jebb and her sister Dorothy Buxton in 1919, originally to alleviate starvation in Germany after the war? | Allied blockade of Germany in World War I, which led to the Save the Children Fund, which she and her sister Eglantyne Jebb founded in 1919.
In 1935, increasingly concerned at Nazi treatment of Christians in Germany, she visited Germany to see for herself. She secured an interview with Hermann Göring to raise the issue... | to public service. Her mother, Eglantyne Louisa Jebb, had founded the Home Arts and Industries Association, to promote Arts and Crafts among young people in rural areas; her sister Louisa would help found the Women's Land Army in World War I. Another sister, Dorothy Frances Jebb, who married the Labour MP Charles Roden... | 45,326 | triviaqa-train |
"How many characters are there in the ""Cyrillic Alphabet?" | hanja system was once completely banned since June 1949 due to fears of collapsed containment of the country; during the 1950s, Kim Il Sung had condemned all sorts of foreign languages (even the newly proposed New Korean Orthography). The ban continued into the 21st century. However, a textbook for university history d... | :" Ukrainian Latin alphabet
Overview and summary.
The chart below shows the most common phonemic transcription romanization used for several different alphabets. While it is sufficient for many casual users, there are multiple alternatives used for each alphabet, and many exceptions. For details, consult each of the la... | 45,327 | triviaqa-train |
Henry Fleming is the narrator and hero of which 1894 war novel? | Peace" (1869), about the Napoleonic Wars in Russia, and Stephen Crane's "The Red Badge of Courage" (1895), which deals with the American Civil War. All of these works feature realistic depictions of major battles, scenes of wartime horror and atrocities, and significant insights into the nature of heroism and cowardice... | La Place de l'étoile (novel)
La Place de l'Étoile is the first novel of the French writer Patrick Modiano. It was published by Gallimard in 1968 and won the Roger Nimier Prize and Fénéon Prize.
The novel, which draws on elements of autobiography, recounts the story of Raphael Schlemilovitch, a French Jew born just afte... | 45,328 | triviaqa-train |
Name the year: Nelson Mandela is sworn in as South African President, Tony Blair becomes new leader of the Labour Party and Martina Navratilova is defeated in her last Wimbledon singles final by Conchita Martinez? | Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. He was Leader of the Opposition from 1994 to 1997. As of 2017, Blair is the last British Labour Party leader to have wo... | 1993 WTA Tour schedule.
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Rankings.
Below are the 1993 WTA year-end rankings in both singles and doubles competition:
Statistical Information.
List of players and titles won, last name alphabetically:
- Steffi Graf - Delray Beach, Hilton Head, Berlin, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, San Diego, Canada, US Open, Leipzig, T... | 45,329 | triviaqa-train |
Which vegetable has the Latin name Apium graveolens? | Macedonian Persley or Smallage... and for its high and grateful Taste is ever plac'd in the middle of the Grand Sallet, at our Great Men's tables, and Praetors feasts, as the Grace of the whole Board".
Celery makes a minor appearance in colonial American gardens; its culinary limitations are reflected in the observatio... | , this creature was a horrific looking monster which has a number of names all referenced by the "Weapon Brown" Linus, including Agro Un Rama (a spoof of "Anung Un Rama", the real name of Hellboy), Pepon Grandismo ("Biggest Squash"), and Omega Vegetablus ("Final Vegetable"; the names are bastardized Latin). It is depic... | 45,330 | triviaqa-train |
"Who composed the orchestral march ""Crown Imperial"", it was used for the coronation of King George VI in 1937?" | enemy fire in the 16th and 17th century wars.
March music is often important for ceremonial occasions. Processional or coronation marches, such as the popular coronation march from "Le prophète" by Giacomo Meyerbeer and the many examples of coronation marches written for British monarchs by English composers, such as E... | , the Coronation Crown of George IV and the Imperial State Crowns of Queen Victoria (1838) and George VI (1937).
Similarly other consort crowns of queens consort Mary of Modena and Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, the Crown of Mary of Modena and the Crown of Queen Adelaide, were made up of four half-arches, following Britis... | 45,331 | triviaqa-train |
Which European country's flag is an upside - down version of the Russian flag? | FIFA World Cup, in 2002, Saudi Arabian officials protested against printing the flag on a soccer ball on the belief that kicking the creed with the foot was totally unacceptable.
By jurisdiction Serbia.
In Serbia, flag desecration is illegal and on 20 May 2009 secretary general of the International Workers' Association... | Flag of Novorossiya
The blue-red proposed flag of the self-proclaimed confederation of Novorossiya (or New Russia) is a variant of the battle flag which was adopted on 24 May 2014, with the addition of the coat of arms.
A white-yellow-black tricolor was presented on 13 August 2014 by Oleg Tsarev as a potential state fl... | 45,332 | triviaqa-train |
Which Ex Chief Secretary to the Treasury (2010 - 2015) was defeated by Drew Hendry of the Scottish National Party (SNP) in the General Election in May 2015? | Danny Alexander
Sir Daniel Grian Alexander (born 15 May 1972) is a British banker who is vice president and corporate secretary at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. He was a Liberal Democrat politician who was Chief Secretary to the Treasury between 2010 and 2015. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the In... | Drew Hendry
Andrew Egan Henderson Hendry (born 21 May 1964), known as Drew Hendry, is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey since 2015. He was a councillor in Highland from 2007–15 and was Council Leader from 2012−15. He is the SNP Bu... | 45,333 | triviaqa-train |
"Released in 1976, on which album would you find the songs, ""Life in the Fast Lane"", ""New Kid in Town"" and ""Wasted Time""?" | New Kid in Town
"New Kid in Town" is a song by the Eagles from their 1976 studio album "Hotel California". It was written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey and J.D. Souther. Released as the first single from the album, the song became a number-one hit in the US, and number 20 in the UK. The single version has an earlier fade-o... | Hoodoo (John Fogerty album)
Hoodoo is an unreleased studio album by John Fogerty. It was recorded in the late spring of 1976 and originally intended to be his third solo album.
History.
After the "John Fogerty" solo album, Fogerty wasted no time in recording more material for a new album to be followed with a tour, whi... | 45,334 | triviaqa-train |
Which shipping forecast area lies immediately east of Fair Isle? | Faeroes
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The areas were already roughly as listed above by 1949. In 1955, meteorologists from countries with North Sea coastlines met and recommended that the UK's sea area 'Heligoland' be renamed 'German Bight' to reflect more general usage amongst the nations concerned. They also recommended the di... | Navtex" transmissions.
Cullercoats is the base from which "Navtex" transmissions for the western North Sea area are broadcast. For the purpose of extended Shipping Forecasts, the Met Office uses Cullercoats as the name of the forecast area covering the North Sea between Fair Isle and Dover.
External links.
- Cullercoat... | 45,335 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the plays “Nuts in May” and “Abigail’s Party”? | Abigail's Party
Abigail's Party is a play for stage and television devised and directed in 1977 by Mike Leigh. It is a suburban situation comedy of manners, and a satire on the aspirations and tastes of the new middle class that emerged in Britain in the 1970s. The play developed in lengthy improvisations during which ... | , Arnold called the series "woeful". "The Arts Desk" wrote that the series "owes an awful lot to both "Abigail’s Party" and "The Royle Family", as well as socially awkward characters from any number of sketch shows, with equally broadly defined characters – only without the bits that make you laugh out loud." Writing f... | 45,336 | triviaqa-train |
The battles of Lutzen 1632 and Rocroi 1643, were fought during which war? | Battle of Rocroi
The Battle of Rocroi of 19 May 1643 resulted in the victory of a French army under the Duc d'Enghien against the Spanish Army under General Francisco de Melo only five days after the accession of Louis XIV of France to the throne of France, late in the Thirty Years' War. The battle is considered by man... | , he was a division commander (4th div of II Corps) under Barclay de Tolly. During the French invasion of Russia he fought at the Battles of Borodino and Krasnoi. At the War of the Sixth Coalition he fought in five major battles. In the battle of Lutzen, Eugen's corps was heavily engaged and suffered many casualties re... | 45,337 | triviaqa-train |
Who was Sepp Blatter's opponent for the job of FIFA President on 29th June 2015? | of [FIFA]."
FIFA 2015 FIFA presidential election, controversy and resignation.
In 2015, elections were scheduled for the FIFA presidency, in which Blatter was again the incumbent candidate, running for a fifth consecutive term. Prince Ali bin Hussein was his opponent in the election.
The vote took place at the 65th FIF... | World Cup bid race last year. Unless Figueroa is nominated by a national federation, FIFA president Sepp Blatter's only opponent in the elections on June 1 will be Asian football chief Mohamed Bin Hammam. ChangeFIFA co-director David Larkin said that if FIFA members denied one of their own legendary players the right t... | 45,338 | triviaqa-train |
What links the ship Dr Crippen was caught on in 1910 and a coastal resort town in Scotland? | found traces of the calming drug scopolamine in the torso parts. The corpse was identified by a piece of skin from its abdomen; the head, limbs, and skeleton were never recovered. Cora's remains were later interred at the St Pancras and Islington Cemetery, East Finchley.
Murder and disappearance Transatlantic arrest.
M... | Henry Bury (1859–1889) was executed in Dundee, Scotland, for the murder of his wife Ellen in 1889. He was suspected by some of being Jack the Ripper.
- Dr Crippen (1862–1910) was an American homeopathic physician hanged in Pentonville Prison, London, England, on 23 November 1910, for the murder of his wife, Cora Henrie... | 45,339 | triviaqa-train |
The Lemur is native to where? | Lemur
Lemurs ( ) (from Latin "lemures" – ghosts or spirits) are mammals of the order Primates, divided into 8 families and consisting of 15 genera and around 100 existing species. They are native only to the island of Madagascar. Most existing lemurs are small, have a pointed snout, large eyes, and a long tail. They ch... | train through a natural wetland.
There is a boat ride called the African Queen. On the African Queen, visitors will see Black-handed Spider Monkey, White-handed Gibbon, Siamang, Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur, Marabou Stork, Ring-tailed Lemur, Robust Black Spider Monkey, Pink-backed Pelican, and black swan.
The Nature Bo... | 45,340 | triviaqa-train |
"Who makes the car models ""Jetta"" and ""Passat""?" | Volkswagen Jetta
The Volkswagen Jetta () is a compact car/small family car manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen since 1979. Positioned to fill a sedan niche above the firm's Golf hatchback, it has been marketed over seven generations, variously as the Atlantic, Fox, Vento, Bora, City Jetta, Jetta City, GLI, Jetta, C... | -seizure medications such as gabapentin, offer a possible regimen for seizure control.
Famous sufferers.
One of the many hypothesized diagnoses of the artist Vincent van Gogh is that he and his siblings, in particular his brother Theo, suffered from AIP and syphilis. Another theorized sufferer was King George III of th... | 45,341 | triviaqa-train |
"""Prince of Wales"", ""Gunpowder"" and ""Russian Caravan"" are all types of what?" | had been displaced by loose-leaf tea. It remains popular, however, in the Himalayan countries and Mongolian steppes. In Mongolia, tea bricks were ubiquitous enough to be used as a form of currency. Among Himalayan peoples, compressed tea is consumed by combining it with yak butter and salt to produce butter tea.
Packag... | there are hostile forces in the system who seem to have the spaceport under control, they can't merely send a distress signal. Along the way Roger and his group are forced to make alliances with a succession of local polities (of varied social types) ranging from hunter-gatherers to early gunpowder civilizations. The j... | 45,342 | triviaqa-train |
Peter Kay and Sian Gibson star in which BBC sitcom about two supermarket employees who are forced to commute together? | Sian Gibson
Siân Gibson (née Foulkes, born 15 July 1976) is a Welsh stand-up comic, actor, impressionist and writer. She is known for her collaborations with Peter Kay, including starring in and co-writing the comedy series "Peter Kay's Car Share", for which she won the 2016 BAFTA TV Award for Best Scripted Comedy and ... | for the price of two", "No pies left in this van overnight" and others), as well as the radio adverts and announcements.
One episode featured the Ice Cream Van owned and driven by "Mr Softee Top", an Ice Cream Man and porn video salesman who was the subject of the That Peter Kay Thing episode "The Ice Cream Man Cometh"... | 45,343 | triviaqa-train |
Paul Baumer is the narrator of which 1929 War Novel? | and later Erich Maria Remarque's "Im Westen nichts Neues" ("All Quiet on the Western Front"), Jünger instead writes of the war as a valiant hero who embraced combat and brotherhood in spite of the horror. The work not only provides for an under-represented perspective of the War, but it also gives insight into the Germ... | Death of a Hero
Death of a Hero is a World War I novel by Richard Aldington. It was his first novel, published by Chatto & Windus in 1929, and thought to be partly autobiographical.
Plot summary.
"Death of a Hero" is the story of a young English artist named George Winterbourne who enlists in the army at the beginning ... | 45,344 | triviaqa-train |
Jean Nidetch who died on 29th April 2015 was the founder of which organisation? | Jean Nidetch
Jean Evelyn Nidetch (née Slutsky, October 12, 1923 – April 29, 2015) was an American business entrepreneur who was the founder of the Weight Watchers organization.
Early life.
Nidetch was born to an American Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York, to David Slutsky, a cab driver, and Mae Slutsky, a manicurist.... | of directors. Since 1999 the Chairman of the company has been Raymond Debbane, co-founder and CEO of The Invus Group.
Leadership and spokespersons Spokespersons.
Founder Jean Nidetch was the company's public face and spokesperson from its launch in 1963 through 1983. That year, the company began recruiting specific cel... | 45,345 | triviaqa-train |
Name the year: Chilean President Savador Allende is killed in a coup, the Yom Kippur war erupts in the middle-east and Morston wins The Derby at 25-1? | 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... | into Guanabara Bay, killing eight of the 65 people on board.
- October 24 (October 25 in the Middle East) – In response to a Soviet threat to intervene militarily against Israel in the Yom Kippur War, President Richard Nixon puts the United States Armed Forces on alert at Defense Readiness Condition (DEFCON) 3, which i... | 45,346 | triviaqa-train |
In pop music, who went for a stroll down 'Baker Street' in 1978? | and depression and the increasingly erratic behaviour they spawned.
While the news stories focused on Rafferty's binges, they revealed nothing of the impact on his family and friends. His girlfriend Enzina Fuschini said she "felt that he was under some sort of evil spell. He felt crippled by it... I saw a man in despai... | - Canonbury
- Highbury "Corner"
- Islington "Town Hall"
- Angel station
- King's Cross station
- St Pancras International
- Euston bus station for Euston station
- Euston Square station
- Great Portland Street station
- Regent's Park station
- Baker Street station
- Marble Arch station
Cultural references.
The #30 bus ... | 45,347 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the folk music classic, 'Streets Of London'? | Streets of London (song)
"Streets of London" is a song by Ralph McTell, who first recorded it for his 1969 album "Spiral Staircase." It was not released in the United Kingdom as a single until 1974. The song has been covered by over 200 artists. The song was re-released, on 4 December 2017, featuring McTell with Annie ... | still a student at York St. John College (now York St. John University), playing guitar and busking on the streets of York with a small band. His wide musical influences range from classic rock and Britpop, to English and American folk music. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in English literature and following... | 45,348 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the role of 'Dr. Edward Fitzgerald' in a highly acclaimed TV drama series? | Cracker (British TV series)
Cracker is a British crime drama series produced by Granada Television for ITV, created and principally written by Jimmy McGovern. Set in Manchester, the series follows a criminal psychologist (or "cracker"), Dr Edward "Fitz" Fitzgerald, played by Robbie Coltrane, who works with the Greater ... | Tammy MacIntosh
Tammy MacIntosh (born 16 February 1970) is an Australian actress who is perhaps best known for portraying Dr. Charlotte Beaumont in the medical drama "All Saints" and Jool in the TV series "Farscape". She is also known for her roles on television series "The Flying Doctors", "Police Rescue", "Sea Patrol... | 45,349 | triviaqa-train |
Who created the cartoon character 'Blondie'? | Blondie (comic strip)
Blondie is an American comic strip created by cartoonist Chic Young. The comic strip is distributed by King Features Syndicate, and has been published in newspapers since September 8, 1930. The success of the strip, which features the eponymous blonde and her sandwich-loving husband, led to the lo... | character from "Toy Story"
- Blondie Bumstead (1995) character from "Blondie"
- Dagwood Bumstead (1995) character from "Blondie"
- Bugs Bunny (1997) cartoon character
- Paul Bunyan (1996) American folk hero
- Hamilton Burger (2009) character from "Perry Mason"
- Rhett Butler (1990) character from "Gone with the Wind"
C... | 45,350 | triviaqa-train |
In the Bible, what was the name of Cain's first born son? | and fathered the line of descendants beginning with Enoch.
The narrative never explicitly states Cain's motive for murdering his brother, nor God's reason for rejecting Cain's sacrifice, nor details on the identity of Cain's wife. Some traditional interpretations consider Cain to be the originator of evil, violence, or... | Bible doesn't say what weapon Cain used. That detail is lost to history. In 1932, Mitchell Siegel was killed by three gunshots to the chest. As a result, his son dreamed of a bulletproof man and created the world's greatest superhero: Superman. Like Cain's murder weapon, the gun used in this unsolved murder has never b... | 45,351 | triviaqa-train |
Which song provided a hit in 1958 for both English comedian Charlie Drake and US singer Bobby Darin? | from a childish "Mi'er Poo" to "Peeyooo". Drake sang the theme song himself, using an old music hall number. The series was briefly revived by London Weekend Television in 1978 as a series of short sketches on "Bruce Forsyth's Big Night", with Drake and McGee reprising their roles.
Career Recording career.
Drake made a... | to Molly Epstein, Darin's former English teacher at the Bronx High School of Science. "She taught him to use the language in staccato notes: short fast, words...She was very fond of Bobby. Bobby told me she sharpened his respect for language".
Other versions.
British comedian Charlie Drake scored a top ten hit with a c... | 45,352 | triviaqa-train |
Which male Tennis player won eight 'Grand Slam' singles titles between 1985 and 1990, but never won Wimbledon? | past the quarterfinals in his next three tournaments, losing to Chang, Richey Reneberg, and Goran Ivanišević.
In September, Sampras captured his first Grand Slam title, at the US Open. Along the way, he defeated sixth-ranked Thomas Muster in the fourth round and third-ranked Ivan Lendl in a five-set quarterfinal, break... | Tim Henman
Timothy Henry Henman (born 6 September 1974) is a retired British professional tennis player. Henman played a serve-and-volley style of tennis. He was the first male player from the United Kingdom since Roger Taylor in the 1970s to reach the semi-finals of the Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship. Henman nev... | 45,353 | triviaqa-train |
Which US soft drink was invented by Caleb Brabham, and was originally sold under the name of 'Brad's Drink'? | the rum and coke, which may also contain lime juice. Some homemade fruit punch recipes, which may or may not contain alcohol, contain a mixture of various fruit juices and a soft drink (e.g. ginger ale). At ice cream parlors and 1950s-themed diners, ice cream floats, and specifically root beer floats, are often sold. E... | and bottles and as a draught soft drink in pubs.
History.
Vimto was created in 1908 at 19 Granby Row in the centre of Manchester England, by (John) Noel Nichols of Blackburn, Lancashire (1883–1966), a wholesaler of herbs, spices and medicines. He saw the market opening for soft drinks due to the temperance movement and... | 45,354 | triviaqa-train |
Whose voice was used for the character 'Musafa' in the film 'The Lion King'? | with a score by Hans Zimmer. The film features an ensemble voice cast that includes Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Moira Kelly, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Rowan Atkinson, Robert Guillaume, Madge Sinclair, Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and Jim Cummings. The story takes place... | Rebels", and the live-action film "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" (2016).
His other voice roles include Mufasa in the 1994 Disney film "The Lion King" and its direct-to-video sequel, "". In February 2017, it was announced that Jones would again voice the character in the 2019 remake of "The Lion King", directed by Jon F... | 45,355 | triviaqa-train |
Which motor company owns the luxury car maker, 'Lexus'? | previously exclusive to Japanese Toyota retail sales channels called Toyota Vista Store, the Windom was exclusive to Toyota Corolla Store, the Celsior and Harrier were exclusive to Toyopet Store, and the Soarer was previously available at both Toyota Store and Toyopet Store locations. Lexus models sold in Japan feature... | to its Lexus equivalent, sold outside Japan as the Lexus SC 430 since 2001. The Z40 series Soarer 430SCV featured a hardtop which could fold into the boot of the car, in the fashion of the contemporary Mercedes-Benz SL. The coupe was equipped with the 3UZ-FE VVTi (variable valve timing) 4.3-litre V8 motor, as was avail... | 45,356 | triviaqa-train |
Point Barrow is the most northerly point of which country? | Point Barrow
Point Barrow or Nuvuk is a headland on the Arctic coast in the U.S. state of Alaska, northeast of Utqiagvik. It is the northernmost point of all the territory of the United States, at . The distance to the North Pole is . The northernmost point on the Canadian mainland, Murchison Promontory, is farther nor... | Maggiore (), whose most northerly section is part of Switzerland, Como (), one of the deepest lakes in Europe, Orta, Lugano, Iseo, and Idro. Other notable lakes in the Italian peninsula are Trasimeno, Bolsena, Bracciano, Vico, Varano and Lesina in Gargano and Omodeo in Sardinia.
Geography Volcanology.
The country is si... | 45,357 | triviaqa-train |
Which standard item of office stationery was discovered accidentally in 1970 by US chemist Spencer Silver working for the 3M Corporation? | throughout the early to mid-1980s.
3M launched "Press 'n Peel" in stores in four cities in 1977, but results were disappointing. A year later 3M instead issued free samples directly to consumers in Boise, Idaho, with 94 percent of those who tried them indicating they would buy the product. The product was sold as "Post... | at 3M (then called Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company) as a new product development researcher. He worked in new product development throughout his career at 3M until his retirement in the early 1990s.
The item for which he is best known was born in 1974. That year, Fry attended a seminar was given by another 3... | 45,358 | triviaqa-train |
Which song provided a hit in 1956 for both English comedian Dave King and US singer/actor Dean Martin? | Rat Pack", Martin went on to become a star of concert stages, nightclubs, audio recordings, motion pictures and television.
Martin was the host of the variety programs "The Dean Martin Show" and "The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts". His relaxed, warbling, crooning voice earned him dozens of hit singles, including his sig... | David King
David or Dave King may refer to:
Arts, actors and music.
- Dave King (actor) (1929–2002), English comedian, actor and vocalist
- David King (theatre producer) (born 1956), British theatre producer
- Dave King (Irish singer) (born 1961), Irish vocalist, member of the band Flogging Molly
- David King (drummer)... | 45,359 | triviaqa-train |
"Who is credited with first use of the expression ""Fools rush in where angels fear to tread""?" | Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
The line For fools rush in where angels fear to tread was first written by Alexander Pope in his 1711 poem "An Essay on Criticism". The phrase alludes to inexperienced or rash people attempting things that more experienced people avoid. It has since entered the general English l... | " is used in the animated series "Digimon"
- The line "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread" is used in the animated series "Ao no Exorcist" (episode 21)
- The line "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread" is used in the animated series "One Piece" (episode 742)
- The line "Fools rush in where angels fear to trea... | 45,360 | triviaqa-train |
Which huntsman in Greek mythology was turned into a stag and was torn to pieces after surprising the goddess Artemis bathing? | or Roman Diana. Taboos are often related to hunting, and mythological association of prey species with a divinity could be reflected in hunting restrictions such as a reserve surrounding a temple. Euripides' tale of Artemis and Actaeon, for example, may be seen as a caution against disrespect of prey or impudent boasti... | the Ursa Minor and Ursa Major constellations.
Mythology Iphigenia and the Taurian Artemis.
Artemis punished Agamemnon after he killed a sacred stag in a sacred grove and boasted that he was a better hunter than the goddess. When the Greek fleet was preparing at Aulis to depart for Troy to begin the Trojan War, Artemis ... | 45,361 | triviaqa-train |
'I Dreamed A Dream' and 'Bring Him Home' are two songs from which musical? | I Dreamed a Dream
"I Dreamed a Dream" is a song from the musical "Les Misérables". It is a solo that is sung by the character Fantine during the first act. The music is by Claude-Michel Schönberg, with orchestrations by John Cameron. The English lyrics are by Herbert Kretzmer, based on the original French libretto by A... | I Dreamed a Dream (musical)
I Dreamed a Dream is a jukebox musical with a book co-written by Alan McHugh and Elaine C. Smith and produced by Michael Harrison. It is based on the life of Susan Boyle and her 2010 autobiography, "The Woman I Was Born to Be". The score features songs recorded by Boyle, hymns, traditional s... | 45,362 | triviaqa-train |
On a three-masted sailing ship, what name is given to aftermost mast? | Mast (sailing)
The mast of a sailing vessel is a tall spar, or arrangement of spars, erected more or less vertically on the centre-line of a ship or boat. Its purposes include carrying sail, spars, and derricks, and giving necessary height to a navigation light, look-out position, signal yard, control position, radio a... | fly a main course without complications.
Types of sailing vessels Three-masted vessels.
Types of sailing vessels Three-masted vessels Barque.
Three masts or more, square rigged on all except the aftmost mast. Usually three or four-masted, but five-masted barques have been built. Lower-speed than a full-rigged ship, esp... | 45,363 | triviaqa-train |
Which motor company owns the truck maker, 'Scania '? | Ownership.
Ownership Saab-Scania AB (1969–1995).
On 1 September 1969, Scania merged with Saab AB, and formed Saab-Scania AB. When Saab-Scania was split in 1995, the name of the truck and bus division changed simply to "Scania AB". One year later, Scania AB was introduced on the stock exchange, which resulted in a minor... | Ainax
Ainax was a listed holding company that owned shares in the Swedish truck maker Scania. The company was a result of an attempted acquisition of Scania by Volvo that was blocked by the European Commission for competition reasons.
After Volvo was ordered to discontinue its ownership in Scania, the shares were plac... | 45,364 | triviaqa-train |
How many banks of oars did an ancient 'Quinquereme' have? | Antiquity, the knowledge of their construction had been lost.
Terminology.
Most of the warships of the era were distinguished by their names, which were compounds of a number and a suffix. Thus the English term quinquereme derives from Latin "quinque-rēmis" and has the Greek equivalent πεντ-ήρης. Both are compounds fea... | During the Hellenistic period, the light trireme was supplanted by larger warships in dominant navies, especially the pentere/quinquereme. The maximum practical number of oar banks a ship could have was three. So the number in the type name did not refer to the banks of oars any more (as for biremes and triremes), but ... | 45,365 | triviaqa-train |
Which New York business woman manufactured 'Aramis' for men (1943)? | Estée Lauder Companies
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. ( stylized as ESTĒE LAUDER) is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of prestige skincare, makeup, fragrance and hair care products, based in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The company owns a diverse portfolio of brands, distributed internationally through b... | business was flourishing, Zakrzewska could not help but desire a life of practicing medicine. A year after arriving in New York, she visited the Home for the Friendless, which was well known for its support of immigrants. It was here that she was introduced to Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman in the United Stat... | 45,366 | triviaqa-train |
Africa's most westerly point Cape Verde, is in which country? | of the country stems from the nearby Cap-Vert, on the Senegalese coast. In 1444, Portuguese explorers had named that landmark as "Cabo Verde," a few years before they discovered the islands ("Verde" is Portuguese for "green").
On 24 October 2013, the country's delegation announced at the United Nations that the officia... | Agulhas in South Africa (34°51'15" S), is a distance of approximately . Cape Verde, 17°33'22" W, the westernmost point, is a distance of approximately to Ras Hafun, 51°27'52" E, the most easterly projection that neighbours Cape Guardafui, the tip of the Horn of Africa.
Africa's largest country is Algeria, and its small... | 45,367 | triviaqa-train |
Which painting by Van Gogh was sold at auction by Christie's of London for £24,750,000 in 1987? | , but he was able to use it as a studio. He wanted a gallery to display his work, and started a series of paintings that eventually included "Van Gogh's Chair" (1888), "Bedroom in Arles" (1888), "The Night Café" (1888), "Café Terrace at Night" (September 1888), "Starry Night Over the Rhone" (1888), and "Still Life: Vas... | known painters of the Post-Impressionist period, with Paul Cézanne, Vincent van Gogh, and Paul Gauguin.
In a 2005 auction at Christie's auction house, "La Blanchisseuse", his early painting of a young laundress, sold for US$22.4 million and set a new record for the artist for a price at auction.
Early life.
Henri Marie... | 45,368 | triviaqa-train |
In which town are Timothy Taylor's beers produced? | Timothy Taylor Brewery
Timothy Taylor's is a family-owned regional brewery founded in 1858 by Timothy Taylor. Originally based in Cook Lane, Keighley, West Yorkshire, England. Timothy Taylor's moved to larger premises in 1863 at Knowle Spring in Keighley, where they remain.
The brewery is still family owned and was fam... | crowned their Champion Beer of Britain 2014.
"Boltmaker" is a Yorkshire Bitter which is 4% when cask conditioned or 4.2% when sold filtered in the bottle. It was originally bottled exclusively for Tesco shortly before winning Champion Beer of Britain 2014. In late 2015 bottled "Boltmaker" became available in other supe... | 45,369 | triviaqa-train |
The Iris has a thick-stemmed root instead of a bulb.By what name is this 'root' known? | . These reticulate-bulbed irises are miniatures and popular spring bulbs, being one of the first to bloom in the garden. Many of the smaller species of bulbous iris, being liable to perish from excess of moisture, should have a well-drained bed of good but porous soil made up for them, in some sunny spot, and in winter... | size. The constricting muscle is located on the iris inner smaller circle-circumference.
The back surface is covered by a heavily pigmented epithelial layer that is two cells thick (the iris pigment epithelium), but the front surface has no epithelium. This anterior surface projects as the dilator muscles. The high pig... | 45,370 | triviaqa-train |
Which Norman Mailer novel is based on a protest march? | Norman Mailer
Norman Kingsley Mailer (January 31, 1923 – November 10, 2007) was an American novelist, journalist, essayist, playwright, film-maker, actor, and liberal political activist. His novel "The Naked and the Dead" was published in 1948 and brought him early and wide renown. His 1968 nonfiction novel "Armies of ... | curious. For the previous sections the reader has followed the character of Norman Mailer along through preparations for the protest at the Pentagon, the protest itself, and finally Mailer's imprisonment. Following the imprisonment of Mailer, said character goes to sleep and this section occurs. This section, described... | 45,371 | triviaqa-train |
Of which Middle Eastern country is Manama the capital? | Bahrain
Bahrain (; ' ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain ( '), is an island country in the Persian Gulf. The sovereign state comprises a small archipelago centered around Bahrain Island, situated between the Qatar peninsula and the north eastern coast of Saudi Arabia, to which it is connected by the King Fahd Causeway... | Main tourist destinations Nightlife.
Jordan, most specifically Amman and to a lesser extent Aqaba, has emerged as one of the region's hotspots for nightlife. Alongside Dubai, Beirut, Sharm el Sheikh, and Manama, Amman is a premier clubbing destination in the Arab World and the Middle East. The country has seen an explo... | 45,372 | triviaqa-train |
Whose voice was used for the character 'Lord Farquaad' in the film 'Shrek'? | Shrek
Shrek is a 2001 American computer-animated comedy film loosely based on the 1990 fairytale picture book of the same name by William Steig. Directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson in their directorial debuts, it stars Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow as the voices of the lead characters... | positive reviews, but "Shrek the Third" and "Shrek Forever After" were met with more mixed reception.
Film series.
Film series Original series.
Film series Original series "Shrek" (2001).
Shrek, a solitary ogre, finds a surprise when fairy tale creatures are sent to live in his swamp by Lord Farquaad. He befriends a ta... | 45,373 | triviaqa-train |
Which confederation of North European cities dominated the Baltic and North Sea trade in the late Middle Ages? | were gradually assimilated by the Germans. Denmark gradually gained control over most of the Baltic coast, until she lost much of her possessions after being defeated in the 1227 Battle of Bornhöved.
In the 13th to 16th centuries, the strongest economic force in Northern Europe was the Hanseatic League, a federation of... | of towns and cities in northern and central Europe that dominated marine trade in the Baltic Sea, the North Sea and along the connected navigable rivers during the Late Middle Ages ( 12th to 15th centuries ). Each of the affiliated cities retained the legal system of its sovereign and, with the exception of the Free im... | 45,374 | triviaqa-train |
In which town or city was Frederick Delius born? | in 1962 by his more dedicated followers, continues to promote knowledge of the composer's life and works, and sponsors the annual Delius Prize competition for young musicians.
Life.
Life Early years.
Delius was born in Bradford in Yorkshire. He was baptised as "Fritz Theodor Albert Delius", and used the forename Fritz ... | Hans Haym
Hans Haym (29 November 1860 – 15 February 1921) was a German conductor of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. As musical director in the town of Elberfeld he championed the works of the then unknown English composer Frederick Delius before that composer's works were heard in his native country.... | 45,375 | triviaqa-train |
In World War II, haw was the Japanese aircraft, the Mitsubishi A6M known to the Allies? | Mitsubishi A6M Zero
The Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" is a long-range fighter aircraft formerly manufactured by Mitsubishi Aircraft Company, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1940 to 1945. The A6M was designated as the , or the Mitsubishi A6M Rei-sen. The A6M was usually ref... | many Republicans rallied to Vichy, without which the operation of the State would have been precarious, which showed the fragility of the republican institution in extreme circumstances. Upon liberation, Charles Maurras who was convicted on 25 January 1945 for acts of collaboration exclaimed at the verdict: "This is th... | 45,376 | triviaqa-train |
In the Bible, who was the first-born of Isaac? | narrative Family life.
Before Isaac was 40 (Gen 25:20) Abraham sent Eliezer, his steward, into Mesopotamia to find a wife for Isaac, from his nephew Bethuel's family. Eliezer chose the Aramean Rebekah for Isaac. After many years of marriage to Isaac, Rebekah had still not given birth to a child and was believed to be b... | Isaac Collins (printer)
Isaac Collins was a printer, publisher, bookseller and merchant of the early American period. He published the "New Jersey Gazette" and "New Jersey Almanac." He is noted for his 1791 bible, the first family bible published in America.
Early life.
Collins was born in Centerville, Delaware, on Feb... | 45,377 | triviaqa-train |
Give the pseudonym of J.P. Richardson, a pop singer , who dies in a plane crash in 1959? | The Big Bopper
Jiles Perry "J. P." Richardson Jr. (October 24, 1930 – February 3, 1959), known as The Big Bopper, was an American musician, songwriter, and disc jockey. His best known compositions include "Chantilly Lace" and "White Lightning", the latter of which became George Jones' first number-one hit in 1959. He w... | be granted on July 25, 1967.
- Born: Camilla Henemark, Swedish singer, actress, model and political spokesperson, in Stockholm
- Died:
- David Box, 21, American musician who took over as lead singer for The Crickets after Buddy Holly was killed in a 1959 plane crash, was killed in a plane crash along with three other p... | 45,378 | triviaqa-train |
Which British composer wrote 'A Child Of Our Time' incorporating Negro spirituals, in 1941? | A Child of Our Time
A Child of Our Time is a secular oratorio by the British composer Michael Tippett (1905–1998), who also wrote the libretto. Composed between 1939 and 1941, it was first performed at the Adelphi Theatre, London, on 19 March 1944. The work was inspired by events that affected Tippett profoundly: the a... | . Days later, he received a scholarship.
To help support himself during his studies, Burleigh worked for Mrs. MacDowell as a handyman, cleaning and working on anything she needed. Reputedly, Burleigh, who later became known worldwide for his excellent baritone voice, sang spirituals while cleaning the Conservatory's ha... | 45,379 | triviaqa-train |
Henry Cooper controversially lost his British Heavyweight title in 1971, to which boxer? | Billy Walker (TKO 6). In 1968 Cooper added the European crown to his domestic titles with a win over Karl Mildenberger, and later made two successful defences of his title.
In his last fight, in May 1971, a 36-year-old Cooper faced 21-year-old Joe Bugner, one of the biggest heavyweights in the world at the time, for th... | Johnny Prescott
Johnny "Playboy" Prescott (20 August 1938 — 11 November 2012 (aged 74)) born in Birmingham was an English professional cruiser/heavyweight boxer of the 1960s and '70s, who won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Midlands Area heavyweight title, and was a challenger for the BBBofC British heavyw... | 45,380 | triviaqa-train |
Which country music legend, who died in 2002, gave up his seat to the 'Big Bopper' on the ill fated plane? | Waylon Jennings
Waylon Arnold Jennings (pronounced ; June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. In 1958, Buddy Holly arranged Jennings's first recording session, and hired him to play bass. Jennings gave up his seat on the ill-fated flight in 1959 that crashed and killed Holly,... | aircraft on The Day the Music Died on February 3, 1959. But Jennings gave up his seat to the sick J.P. "Big Bopper" Richardson, only to learn later of the plane's crash. When Holly learned that Jennings was not going to fly, he said, "Well, I hope your ol' bus freezes up." Jennings responded, "Well, I hope your ol' pla... | 45,381 | triviaqa-train |
Which moon of Jupiter shares its name with the alias of a character in Shakespeare's 'As You Like It'? | four large Galilean moons discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610. Ganymede, the largest of these, has a diameter greater than that of the planet Mercury.
Jupiter has been explored on several occasions by robotic spacecraft, most notably during the early "Pioneer" and "Voyager" flyby missions and later by the "Galileo" o... | 1907–1976), American actress
- Rosalind Heywood (1895–1980), British psychical researcher
- Rosalind Rowe (1933–2015), English table tennis player
Astronomy.
- 900 Rosalinde, asteroid
- Rosalind (moon), moon of Uranus
Horses.
- Rosalind (harness horse), foaled 1933, 1936 Hambletonian winner
Literature.
- Rosalind ("As ... | 45,382 | triviaqa-train |
Which English novelist, born in Manchester in 1917, had the real name John A.B. Wilson? | include physicists Ernest Rutherford, Osborne Reynolds, Niels Bohr, James Chadwick, Arthur Schuster, Hans Geiger, Ernest Marsden and Balfour Stewart. Contributions in other fields such as mathematics were made by Paul Erdős, Horace Lamb and Alan Turing and in philosophy by Samuel Alexander, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Alas... | John Rathbone (artist)
John Rathbone (c. 1750–1807) was an English artist.
He was born in Cheshire about 1750, and practised in Manchester, London, and Preston as a landscape-painter in both oil and watercolour. Although he gained the name of the ‘Manchester Wilson’, his works in oil are opaque, flat, and ineffective. ... | 45,383 | triviaqa-train |
Which former chart-topping British duo re-formed in 1999 to record an album entitled 'Peace'? | 1978-80, Blondie took a brief break in 1981. That year, Debbie Harry and Jimmy Destri both released solo albums; Stein worked on Harry's album "KooKoo" (UK No. 6, US No. 28) and Burke with Destri's "Heart on a Wall". Burke went to Europe to play drums on Eurythmics' debut album "In The Garden". Harry, Stein and Destri ... | " which debuted at No. 1 on the Oricon Daily Album Chart with estimated sales of 22,948 copies, holding the position for the entire week and eventually topping the Oricon Weekly Album Chart for the week January 28-February 3.
On February 13, 2019, JYP Entertainment hinted at GOT7's 2nd sub-unit duo, later revealed to b... | 45,384 | triviaqa-train |
Which of the wives of Henry VIII was born in Madrid in 1485? | Henry VIII of England
Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 1509 until his death in 1547. He was the second Tudor monarch, succeeding his father Henry VII. Henry is best known for his six marriages, in particular his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. Hi... | and rackett from, amongst others, Otto Steinkopf. Two television programmes made him a household name: "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" (1970) and "Elizabeth R" (1971), and he also scored the feature film adaptation of the former, "Henry VIII and His Six Wives", in 1972.
The early music revival was born following David Mu... | 45,385 | triviaqa-train |
Which American medical drama series is set in the 'Seattle Grace Hospital'? | such as "St. Elsewhere", "ER", and "The West Wing".
Series synopsis.
Series synopsis Overview.
"Greys Anatomy" follows the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings at the fictional Grey-Sloan Memorial Hospital (formerly Seattle Grace Hospital, Season 1–6, Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital, Season 6–9, and t... | Kay O'Brien
Kay O'Brien is an American medical drama series set at fictional Manhattan General Hospital, which aired for one season on CBS during the 1986-87 television season.
Overview.
The series stars Patricia Kalember as Dr. Kay "Kayo" O'Brien. CBS had high hopes for this multi-racial medical drama, but it received... | 45,386 | triviaqa-train |
Which American medical drama series is set in the 'Sacred Heart Hospital'? | Scrubs (TV series)
Scrubs is an American medical comedy-drama television series created by Bill Lawrence that aired from October 2, 2001, to March 17, 2010, on NBC and later ABC. The series follows the lives of employees at the fictional Sacred Heart Hospital, which later becomes a Teaching Hospital. The title is a pla... | Kay O'Brien
Kay O'Brien is an American medical drama series set at fictional Manhattan General Hospital, which aired for one season on CBS during the 1986-87 television season.
Overview.
The series stars Patricia Kalember as Dr. Kay "Kayo" O'Brien. CBS had high hopes for this multi-racial medical drama, but it received... | 45,387 | triviaqa-train |
Which of the wives of Henry VIII was born on the outskirts of Dusseldorf in 1515? | .
Marriage to Anne of Cleves.
Having considered the matter, Cromwell, now Earl of Essex, suggested Anne, the 25-year-old sister of the Duke of Cleves, who was seen as an important ally in case of a Roman Catholic attack on England, for the duke fell between Lutheranism and Catholicism. Hans Holbein the Younger was disp... | Anne Parr, Countess of Pembroke
Anne Herbert, Countess of Pembroke, Baroness Herbert of Cardiff (15 June 1515 – 20 February 1552) was lady-in-waiting to each of Henry VIII of England's six wives. She was the younger sister of his sixth wife, Catherine Parr.
Early years.
Anne was born on 15 June 1515 to Sir Thomas Parr ... | 45,388 | triviaqa-train |
Who scored the only goal when Manchester United defeated Everton in the 1985 FA Cup Final? | 1985 FA Cup Final
The 1985 FA Cup Final was the 104th final of the FA Cup. It took place on 18 May 1985 at Wembley Stadium, and was contested by Manchester United and holders Everton. United won by a single goal, scored in extra time by Norman Whiteside, when he curled the ball into the net past the reach of Neville So... | first time in 15 years and reaching the FA Cup final again. Steven established himself as one of the best midfield players in Europe with his ability to take players on with his attacking skills combined with defensive duties when needed.
The "double" chances evaporated when Manchester United, despite being down to ten... | 45,389 | triviaqa-train |
In which German city are the headquarters of the car maker BMW? | BMW
BMW () is a German multinational company which produces automobiles and motorcycles. The company was founded in 1916 as a manufacturer of aircraft engines, which it produced from 1917 until 1918 and again from 1933 to 1945.
Automobiles are marketed under the brands BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce, and motorcycles are mar... | project. Rebuffed by BMW, Fiat, General Motors and Renault, he finally reached an informal agreement with Daimler-Benz AG, maker of Mercedes-Benz cars.
A deal was announced on March 4, 1994, at a press conference at Mercedes-Benz headquarters in Stuttgart that the companies would join forces in founding Micro Compact C... | 45,390 | triviaqa-train |
The Halogens are Fluorine, Bromine, Iodine, Astatine and which other element? | , is not oxidized, and precipitates readily as silver(I) iodide.
Astatine is known to bind to boron, carbon, and nitrogen. Various boron cage compounds have been prepared with At–B bonds, these being more stable than At–C bonds. Astatine can replace a hydrogen atom in benzene to form astatobenzene CHAt; this may be oxi... | .
Hawaii comprises five counties: the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii County, Maui County, Kauai County, and Kalawao County.
Hawaii has the fewest local governments among U.S. states. Unique to this state is the lack of municipal governments. All local governments are generally administered at the county level. The... | 45,391 | triviaqa-train |
Which Greek philosopher, born in the ancient town of Elea in the 56th century BC, was described by Aristotle as 'The Inventor Of Dialect' but is best known for his paradoxes? | phenomena revealed the world as it actually was; instead, the only thing with Being was thought, or the question of whether something exists or not is one of whether it can be thought.
In support of this, Parmenides' pupil Zeno of Elea attempted to prove that the concept of motion was absurd and as such motion did not ... | .
- Sappho (7th and 6th centuries BC), poet
- Terpander (7th century BC), poet and citharede
- Alcaeus of Mytilene (7th century BC), poet and politician
- Aristotle (384–322 BC), philosopher, was born in Chalkidike but lived for a time on the island.
- Theophrastus (370–285 BC), philosopher and botanist
- Theophanes of... | 45,392 | triviaqa-train |
In which German city are the headquarters of the car maker Mercedes-Benz? | Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz () is a German global automobile marque and a division of Daimler AG. The brand is known for luxury vehicles, buses, coaches, and trucks. The headquarters is in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The name first appeared in 1926 under Daimler-Benz. In 2018, Mercedes-Benz was the biggest selling pr... | moved from the Letňany factory to the new premises near Stará Boleslav. This definitively terminated the aircraft production in Letňany.
66% of the Avia Company was privatized by Czech entities in two waves. To ensure the further development of the company, the government began to seek a foreign investor. The relevant ... | 45,393 | triviaqa-train |
The Noble gases are Helium, Neon, Krypton, Xenon, Radon and which other element? | replaced hydrogen as a lifting gas in blimps and balloons due to its lightness and incombustibility, despite an 8.6% decrease in buoyancy.
In many applications, the noble gases are used to provide an inert atmosphere. Argon is used in the synthesis of air-sensitive compounds that are sensitive to nitrogen. Solid argon ... | and landscape architecture and postgraduate studies in industrial design.
Staff and organization.
The School is run by a dean, currently B.A. Marcos Mazari Hiriart. He is aided by a Technical Council, composed of professors and student and administrative representatives, which makes decisions regarding curriculum, scho... | 45,394 | triviaqa-train |
In 1960, Kwame Nkrumah became the first President of which country? | Kwame Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah PC (21 September 1909 – 27 April 1972) was a Ghanaian politician and revolutionary. He was the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana, having led the Gold Coast to independence from Britain in 1957. An influential advocate of pan-Africanism, Nkrumah was a founding member of the Organisa... | the District of Columbia on land. I-95 crosses DC waters for approximately along on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge (part of the Capital Beltway).
Route description E Street Expressway.
The E Street Expressway is a spur of I-66 that begins at an interchange with the interstate just north of the Roosevelt Bridge. It proceeds ... | 45,395 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the highest peak in the Andes? | Andes.
The Andes Mountains are the highest mountain range outside Asia. The highest mountain outside Asia, Argentina's Mount Aconcagua, rises to an elevation of about above sea level. The peak of Chimborazo in the Ecuadorian Andes is farther from the Earth's center than any other location on the Earth's surface, due to... | Mount Darwin (Andes)
Mount Darwin () is a peak in Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego forming part of the Cordillera Darwin, the southernmost range of the Andes, just to the north of the Beagle Channel. It is formed of crystalline schists and has massive glaciers down its steep southern slopes. Monte Darwin was for a long ... | 45,396 | triviaqa-train |
In 1966, Seretse Khama became the first President of which country? | 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... | Africa. Based on the 1965 constitution, the country held its first general elections under universal suffrage and gained independence on 30 September 1966. Seretse Khama, a leader in the independence movement and the legitimate claimant to the Ngwato chiefship, was elected as the first President, and subsequently re-el... | 45,397 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the highest peak in the Caucasus Mountains? | Caucasus Mountains
The Caucasus Mountains are a mountain system at the intersection of Europe and Asia. Stretching between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, it surrounds the eponymous Caucasus region and is home to Mount Elbrus, the highest peak in Europe.
The Caucasus Mountains include the Greater Caucasus in the nor... | Azerbaijan with Dagestan Autonomous Republic of Russia. Bazarduzu, Shahdagh, and Tufandag are the high peaks of the mountain range. The highest peak of the Greater Caucasus is Mount Bazarduzu, which is situated 14,652 feet (4466 meters) above the sea level, is also the highest point in Azerbaijan. The mountains of the ... | 45,398 | triviaqa-train |
One of the 'Five K's', what name is given to the strapped sword that must be worn by all Sikhs? | Sikhs who have undergone the "Khanḍe-kī-Pahul" (the Sikh initiation ceremony) may also be recognized by the five Ks: Kesh, uncut hair which is kept covered, usually by a turban; "Kara", an iron or steel bracelet; "Kirpan", a sword tucked into a "gatra" strap or a "kamal kasar" belt; "Kachehra", a cotton undergarment; a... | in the name of God.
K.
- Kakke: Panj (5) K's that must be worn by Sikhs.
- Kachha/kachchhera: Short undergarments – one of the Five Ks that a Khalsa Sikh must wear. It is a symbol of self-control.
- Kam: Lust, one of the 5 vices.
- Kanga: Comb – one of the Five Ks that a Khalsa Sikh must west. It is a symbol of discipl... | 45,399 | triviaqa-train |
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