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Who played the leading role in the 1982 film 'Gandhi'? | was Ben Kingsley, who is partly of Indian heritage (his father was Gujarati and his birth name is Krishna Bhanji).
Release and reception.
"Gandhi" premiered in New Delhi, India on 30 November 1982. Two days later, on 2 December, it had a Royal Premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square in London in the presence of Prince C... | Virendra Razdan
Virendra Razdan (c. 1950 – 13 June 2003) was an Indian film and television actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Maulana Azad, a leading figure of the Indian independence movement, in the 1982 biographical film "Gandhi" directed by Richard Attenborough. and for his role of statesman Vidura in the... | 46,100 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the last Viceroy of India prior to India gaining independence? | subject to the Sovereign's approval.
India and Pakistan acquired independence in 1947, but Governors-General continued to be appointed over each nation until republican constitutions were written. Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma remained Governor-General of India for some time after independence, but t... | Dominion of India
India was an independent dominion in the British Commonwealth of Nations with King George VI as the head of state between gaining independence from the United Kingdom on 15 August 1947 and the proclamation of a republic on 26 January 1950. It was created by the Indian Independence Act 1947 and was tra... | 46,101 | triviaqa-train |
In what year did Ankara become capital of Turkey? | became the new Turkish capital upon the establishment of the Republic on 29 October 1923, succeeding in this role the former Turkish capital Istanbul (Constantinople) following the fall of the Ottoman Empire. The government is a prominent employer, but Ankara is also an important commercial and industrial city, located... | it could be argued that Ankara did not exist before Atatürk moved the capital of Turkey to the city, since its population before the capital came was almost non-existent in comparison to what it would be in following years.
Lydian and Persian periods.
Phrygian rule was succeeded first by Lydian and later by Persian rul... | 46,102 | triviaqa-train |
In what year did RAF hero Douglas Bader lose his legs? | Douglas Bader
Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader, (; 21 February 1910 – 5 September 1982) was a Royal Air Force flying ace during the Second World War. He was credited with 22 aerial victories, four shared victories, six probables, one shared probable and 11 enemy aircraft damaged.
Bader joined the RAF in 1... | RAF Hospital Uxbridge
RAF Hospital Uxbridge was a military hospital within the Royal Air Force station RAF Uxbridge.
History.
Douglas Bader arrived at the hospital in 1932 to recover after the amputation of both of his legs following a flying accident. It was during his stay that he met the Desoutter brothers who were ... | 46,103 | triviaqa-train |
What's the name of the actor who played 'Huggy Bear' in the Starsky and Hutch TV series? | prisoners and the two detectives simultaneously.
Much of the series was shot on location in the Los Angeles beach community of San Pedro. The building that was used as the "Metropolitan Division" police headquarters is now San Pedro's City Hall. For their fourth and final season, Starsky & Hutch finished #36 in the Nie... | jockey.
Series creator William Blinn first used the name Huggy Bear on-screen for a character, also a confidential informant, in an episode penned by Blinn for the TV series "The Rookies", during the 1973 second season, "Prayers Unanswered Prayers Unheard", there played by actor Johnny Brown.
Overview Seasons 1 and 2.
... | 46,104 | triviaqa-train |
In which European city did Oscar Wilde die in 1900? | novel, "The Picture of Dorian Gray" (1890). The opportunity to construct aesthetic details precisely, and combine them with larger social themes, drew Wilde to write drama. He wrote "Salome" (1891) in French while in Paris but it was refused a licence for England due to an absolute prohibition on the portrayal of Bibli... | when he died on 30 November 1900.
Biography After Oscar Wilde.
Ross became Wilde's literary executor, which meant that he had to track down and purchase the rights to all of Wilde's texts, which had been sold off along with Wilde's possessions when Wilde was declared bankrupt. It also meant fighting the rampant trade i... | 46,105 | triviaqa-train |
In which English county was the 1970's TV series 'Poldark' set? | resume the series and published "The Black Moon" in 1973.
Protagonist.
The main character, Ross Poldark, is a British Army officer who returns to his home in Cornwall from the American War of Independence only to find that his fiancée Elizabeth Chynoweth believed him dead and is about to marry his cousin Francis Poldar... | born 1973), Australian politician
- Verity James, Australian TV and radio presenter
- Verity Lambert (1935–2007), English television producer
- Verity Rushworth (born 1985), English actress
- Verity Sharp (born 1970), English broadcast radio personality
- Verity Snook-Larby (born 1970), English race walker
- Verity Cra... | 46,106 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first actor to play Doctor Who? | older material stored in the BBC's various video tape and film libraries were either destroyed, wiped, or suffered from poor storage which led to severe deterioration from broadcast quality. This included many old episodes of "Doctor Who", mostly stories featuring the first two Doctors: William Hartnell and Patrick Tro... | July 2004, a poll of industry experts, conducted by "Radio Times" magazine, voted Eccleston the "19th Most Powerful Person in Television Drama."
Career "Doctor Who" (2005).
On 2 April 2004, it was announced that Eccleston was to play the ninth incarnation of the Doctor in the revival of the BBC science fiction televisi... | 46,107 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the original 'Granddad' in Only Fools and Horses? | Trotter, and Lennard Pearce as their elderly Grandad. After Pearce's death in 1984, his character was replaced by Del and Rodney's Great Uncle Albert (Buster Merryfield), who first appeared in February 1985. Backed by a strong supporting cast, the series follows the Trotters' highs and lows in life, in particular their... | Grandad (disambiguation)
A grandad is a male grandparent.
Grandad or Granddad may also refer to:
- "Grandad" (song), a UK #1 song by Clive Dunn
- "Grandad", a UK TV series (1979–1984) starring Clive Dunn as Charlie 'Grandad' Quick
- Grandad ("Only Fools and Horses"), a character in the British sitcom series
- Granddad,... | 46,108 | triviaqa-train |
Which child actress starred in Tiger Bay (1959), Pollyanna (1960) and The Parent Trap (1961)? | Pollyanna (1960 film)
Pollyanna is a 1960 live action drama Walt Disney Productions feature film, starring child actress Hayley Mills, Jane Wyman, Karl Malden, and Richard Egan, in a story about a cheerful orphan changing the outlook of a small town. Based on the novel "Pollyanna" (1913) by Eleanor H. Porter, the film ... | Fantasy" (1957) (TV) - layout artist
- "Four Fabulous Characters" (1957) (TV) - layout artist
- "Sleeping Beauty" (1959) - writer
- "Darby O'Gill and the Little People" (1959) - special art styling
- "Pollyanna" (1960) - sequence consultant
- "Kidnapped" (1960) - story sketches
- "The Parent Trap" (1961) - sequence con... | 46,109 | triviaqa-train |
Can you name the actress who links 'The Darling Buds of May' and 'Rosemary and Thyme'? | The Darling Buds of May (TV series)
The Darling Buds of May is an English comedy drama television series, produced by Yorkshire Television for the ITV network, first broadcast between 7 April 1991 and 4 April 1993. It is an adaptation of the 1958 novel of the same name, and its sequels, by H. E. Bates.
Set in rural 195... | David's many other television appearances have included "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", "Miss Marple", "Foyle's War", "Rumpole of the Bailey", "Inspector Morse", "Midsomer Murders", "The Darling Buds of May" and in 2004 "Rosemary & Thyme" in an episode entitled "Orpheus in the Undergrowth". Recent appearances incl... | 46,110 | triviaqa-train |
In Hertz, what is the frequency of mains electricity supply in the UK? | Utility frequency
The utility frequency, (power) line frequency (American English) or mains frequency (British English) is the nominal frequency of the oscillations of alternating current (AC) in an electric power grid transmitted from a power station to the end-user. In large parts of the world this is 50 Hz, although... | flywheel-powered UPS and a diesel generator. When mains electricity supply is within specification, an electrical generator with a mass functions as motor to store kinetic energy in an electro-mechanical flywheel. In combination with a reactor or choke coil, the electrical generator also works as active filter for all ... | 46,111 | triviaqa-train |
Which composer (1913 to 1976) wrote the music used in the 1936 GPO film 'Night Mail'? | Night Mail
Night Mail is a 1936 English documentary film directed and produced by Harry Watt and Basil Wright, and produced by the General Post Office (GPO) film unit. The 24-minute film documents the nightly postal train operated by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) from London to Glasgow and the staff wh... | most celebrated work. Shot on location in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) the film was completed with the composer Walter Leigh at the GPO Film Unit in London. At the GPO, Wright acted as producer and wrote the script for "Night Mail" (1936) for which he received a joint directorial credit with Harry Watt. Wright had introduced... | 46,112 | triviaqa-train |
The book 'A Walk In The Woods' describes Bill Bryson's attempt to hike which trail in the eastern USA? | A Walk in the Woods (book)
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail is a 1998 autobiographical book by travel writer Bill Bryson, describing his attempt to walk the Appalachian Trail with his friend "Stephen Katz". The book is written in a humorous style, interspersed with more serious discus... | A Walk in the Woods
A Walk in the Woods may be:
- "A Walk in the Woods" (book), a 1998 book by Bill Bryson
- "A Walk in the Woods" (film), a 2015 film by Ken Kwapis, based on Bryson's book
- "A Walk in the Woods" (play), a 1988 play by Lee Blessing | 46,113 | triviaqa-train |
In the 2003 film 'Sylvia', Blythe Danner played 'Aurelia Plath', the mother of the title character. Who is her daughter who played 'Sylvia' in the film? | of actress Gwyneth Paltrow and director Jake Paltrow.
Early life.
Danner was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Katharine (née Kile; 1909–2006) and Harry Earl Danner, a bank executive. She has a brother, opera singer and actor Harry Danner; a sister-in-law, performer-turned-director Dorothy "Dottie" Da... | Plath, played by Paltrow's mother Blythe Danner). While they both are teaching at Smith College. Sylvia quickly learns that others are also enthralled with her husband, for a combination of his good looks, charisma, fame and success. They return to England, first to London and then to Devon, where Sylvia raises their t... | 46,114 | triviaqa-train |
Who led the Portuguese expedition which was the first to reach India by sea in 1498? | recognised by the Treaty of Zamora in 1143.
In the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal established the first global empire, becoming one of the world's major economic, political and military powers. During this period, today referred to as the Age of Discovery, Portuguese explorers pioneered maritime exploration, notably... | prophet, Muhammad, and hold it for ransom until all Muslims had left the Holy Land.
Although Albuquerque's expedition failed to reach Suez, such an incursion into the Red Sea by a Christian fleet for the first time in history stunned the Muslim world, and panic spread in Cairo.
Governor of Portuguese India, 1509–1515 S... | 46,115 | triviaqa-train |
'Banyana Banyana' which translates as 'Girls Girls' is the nickname of which nation's women's football team? | South Africa women's national football team
The South Africa national women's football team, nicknamed "Banyana Banyana" (The Girls), is the national team of South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association.
Their first official match was held on 30 May 1993 against Swaziland.
They qualified for... | Pinguicula pumila
Pinguicula pumila, commonly known as the small butterwort or dwarf butterwort is a small species of carnivorous plant in the genus "Pinguicula". It is native to the southeastern United States, where it grows in habitats where soil is poor in nutrition.
Description.
The plant grows as a small rosette ... | 46,116 | triviaqa-train |
Tom O'Connor is the father-in-law of which, now retired, Olympic champion athlete? | Denise Lewis
Denise Lewis, (born 27 August 1972, in West Bromwich) is a retired British track and field athlete, who specialised in the heptathlon. She won the gold medal in the heptathlon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Lewis was honoured as Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2001 New Year Honours. S... | horse racing announcer
- Andrea Lloyd-Curry (1965-), retired women's basketball player, Olympic gold medalist, national champion Texas, broadcaster
- Tom McCall (1913–83), Governor of Oregon (1967–75), Moscow newspaper reporter (1937–42)
- William J. McConnell (1839–1925), Governor of Idaho (1893–97), father-in-law of ... | 46,117 | triviaqa-train |
Who won the Men's 100 metres at the 2011 World Athletics Championships? | candidacy to host the 2013 World Championships in Athletics – a selection process won by the Russian capital.
Results.
Results Men.
The events in the men's section ended with a world record in 4 x 100 metres relay set by Jamaica and several world's leading results. Jamaica dominated the sprinting events, while Kenya an... | 2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
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The Men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on 4 September.
USA won the first semi-final with deliberate handoffs, setting the world leader. France followed them into the final. The s... | 46,118 | triviaqa-train |
In which Nottinghamshire town, the largest in the county, is the Rebecca Adlington Swimming Centre? | 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
On 5 February 2013, Adlington retired from all competitive swimming, at the age of 23. Since retiring as a competitor, she has worked for BBC TV as a swimming pundit at the Olympic Games and World Aquatics Championships, and made various other media appearances.
Early life and education.... | was selected for the Nottinghamshire County Elite Squad (Nova Centurion Swimming Club). She swam in local swimming leagues for Nottingham Leander Swimming Club, having taken part in the National Speedo 'B' Final in May 2010. Adlington's great-uncle was former Derby County goalkeeper Terry Adlington, and she is a keen D... | 46,119 | triviaqa-train |
Which policeman is the main character in the Blake Edwards directed 1964 film 'A Shot In The Dark'? | of $17 million to make, it was seen by few, and the few who did were unimpressed. It brought Paramount Pictures to "the verge of financial collapse", and became an example of "self-indulgent extravagance" in filmmaking "that was ruining Hollywood".
Career "Pink Panther" film series.
Edwards is best known for directing ... | (1941 film), a film directed by William C. McGann
- "A Shot in the Dark" (1947 film), also known as "Dragnet" and "Dark Bullet"
- "A Shot in the Dark" (1964 film), a Pink Panther film directed by Blake Edwards
- "Shot in the Dark", a 2002 documentary by Adrian Grenier
Film, television, and theatre Television.
- , a 199... | 46,120 | triviaqa-train |
The group of Buckinghamshire villages known as 'The Chalfonts' comprises Little Chalfont, Chalfont St. Peters and Chafont St... What? | Little Chalfont
Little Chalfont is a village and civil parish in the Chiltern district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is one of a group of villages known collectively as The Chalfonts, which also comprises Chalfont St Giles and Chalfont St Peter. Little Chalfont is located around east of Amersham and northwest of Char... | Chalfonts Community College
Chalfonts Community College is a co-educational secondary school in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire. It takes children from the age of 11 through to 18 and has approximately 2,000 pupils. In August 2011 the school became an Academy.
About.
In September 2002 the Department for Education an... | 46,121 | triviaqa-train |
Chapter tiles of which classic novel include 'I Am Sent Away', 'Dora's Aunts' and 'Mr. Micawber's Transactions'? | Wilkins Micawber
Wilkins Micawber is a clerk in Charles Dickens's 1850 novel "David Copperfield". He is traditionally identified with the optimistic belief that "something will turn up."
His role in the story.
Micawber was incarcerated in debtors' prison (the King's Bench Prison) after failing to meet his creditors' d... | can also be a visual dimension to Dickens's humour. This includes Micawber's rotundity, his wife's dried-up body, which forever offers a sterile breast, Betsey's steadfast stiffness, Mr Sharp's bowed head, Daniel Peggotty's stubborn rudeness, Clara Copperfield's delicate silhouette, and Dora's mischievous air. Then the... | 46,122 | triviaqa-train |
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall made an appearance on the 60th anniversary of which programme earlier this year? | 2011, she appeared in the BBC Radio drama "The Archers," playing herself, to raise the profile of the disease, and in 2013 teamed up with the television series "Strictly Come Dancing" to raise funds for the National Osteoporosis Society. By 2006 she had spoken at more than 60 functions on the disease in the UK and arou... | performance at St James's Palace, London for the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall and an appearance on ITV's "This Morning", they completed 2006. The New Seekers helped host a garden party in 2007 at Buckingham Palace. This was repeated the following year along with a special show at The Tower of London and ... | 46,123 | triviaqa-train |
The smallest province in South Africa is Gauteng. Which city is its capital? | Demographics The Gauteng City Region Observatory (GCRO).
The GCRO is a collaboration between the Universities of Johannesburg and Witwatersrand, the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng Provincial Government, and SALGA-Gauteng. The GCRO's purpose is to collect information and create a database on the Gauteng City Region to pr... | North West (South African province)
North West (; ; Southern Sotho: ; ; ; ; ) is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Mahikeng. Klerksdorp is the largest city in the province. The province is located to the west of the major population centre of Gauteng.
History.
North West was created after the end of Apartheid ... | 46,124 | triviaqa-train |
Which office has been held by Stuart Blanch, Donald Coggan and Michael Ramsey? | Michael Ramsey
Arthur Michael Ramsey, Baron Ramsey of Canterbury, (14 November 1904 – 23 April 1988) was an English Anglican bishop and life peer. He served as the 100th Archbishop of Canterbury. He was appointed on 31 May 1961 and held the office until 1974, having previously been appointed Bishop of Durham in 1952 an... | David Jenkins, Dennis Nineham, Stuart Blanch, and Donald Coggan, Archbishop of Canterbury.
After retiring as a headmaster in 1975, Wright became the Archbishop of Canterbury's Patronage Secretary, based at Lambeth Palace, also chairing the William Temple Foundation and serving as Secretary to the Crown Appointments Com... | 46,125 | triviaqa-train |
Of which football club was Sammy McIlroy Caretaker Manager, then Manager from 2005 until this year? | Sammy McIlroy
Samuel Baxter McIlroy (born 2 August 1954) is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who played for Manchester United, Stoke City, Manchester City, Örgryte (Sweden), Bury, VfB Mödling (Austria), Preston North End.
After playing, he managed several English football teams and the Northern Irelan... | another poor start to the season, following home defeats to Hartlepool and Blackpool in the space of a week. John Hollins, who had been Director of Football during Palmer's reign, took over as caretaker manager, but was replaced full-time by former Northern Ireland manager Sammy McIlroy.
2005–06 saw Stockport County ch... | 46,126 | triviaqa-train |
Which play began life as the radio play 'Three Blind Mice' broadcast in 1947? | Christie that she turn it into a short story. This was published in the US in "Cosmopolitan" magazine in May 1948 and then in the 1950 collection "Three Blind Mice and Other Stories".
Christie saw the potential of expanding the half-hour radio play into a full theatre play and in 1952, "The Mousetrap", the play that ha... | play broadcast on 30 May 1947 called "Three Blind Mice" in honour of Queen Mary, the consort of King George V. It originated from the real-life case of Dennis O'Neill, who died after he and his brother Terence suffered extreme abuse while in the foster care of a Shropshire farmer and his wife in 1945.
The play is based... | 46,127 | triviaqa-train |
In which county is Holkham Hall? | Holkham Hall
Holkham Hall ( or ) is an 18th-century country house located adjacent to the village of Holkham, Norfolk, England. The house was constructed in the Palladian style for The 1st Earl of Leicester (fifth creation) by the architect William Kent, aided by the architect and aristocrat Lord Burlington.
Holkham Ha... | The second is a "Landscape with Argus guarding Io", purchased by the first Earl of Leicester and still at Holkham Hall, in which Barret has reversed the image in his painting. There are a number of other Italianate paintings showing ruins which Barret probably painted before developing his series of Irish landscapes. B... | 46,128 | triviaqa-train |
Which children's character lives in 'Bikini Bottom'? | 's developers, tweaked the graphics to give the game a sharper and more imaginative look than that of "Battle for Bikini Bottom". They also increased the polygon count, added several racing levels, and incorporated many of the creatures seen in the film. In 2013, Nickelodeon published and distributed "SpongeBob Moves I... | and others made van Dort the "uncrowned queen of Dutch children's television". Her character "Tante Lien", which later got her own show, was introduced in "De Stratemakeropzeeshow".
Aart Staartjes played the title character "Stratemaker op zee" ("Street paver at sea"), abbreviated "Straat". His character represented th... | 46,129 | triviaqa-train |
Which children's character lives in 'Pontypandy'? | fire station and fellow villagers. He is seen as somewhat of a hero in the village. Despite being so small, and with so little activity, the village sees its fair share of fires, which Sam and his team can easily handle. The vehicles at the fire station include a four-wheeled Bedford TK fire engine called Jupiter, a si... | and others made van Dort the "uncrowned queen of Dutch children's television". Her character "Tante Lien", which later got her own show, was introduced in "De Stratemakeropzeeshow".
Aart Staartjes played the title character "Stratemaker op zee" ("Street paver at sea"), abbreviated "Straat". His character represented th... | 46,130 | triviaqa-train |
In which county is Knebworth House? | Knebworth House
Knebworth House is an English country house in the parish of Knebworth in Hertfordshire. It is a Grade II* listed building. Its gardens are also listed Grade II* on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. In its surrounding park is the medieval St. Mary's Church and the Lytton family mausoleum.
Hist... | on paper only. Although it contains secular articles, the cost of production is underwritten by the Parochial Church Council, which has editorial control of the publication.
"The Stevenage Comet" is delivered to a small number of homes in the village.
There is an active Facebook Group for Knebworth residents and friend... | 46,131 | triviaqa-train |
Which actor, famous for 'Please Sir!' and 'Sykes' has 'acted' in every performance of 'The Mousetrap' reading a news bulletin via a recording? | cake" together.
The play has also made theatrical history by having an original "cast member" survive all the cast changes since its opening night. The late Deryck Guyler can still be heard, via a recording, reading the radio news bulletin in the play to this present day. The set was changed in 1965 and 1999, but one p... | the General Assistance Department, with Murdoch as his diffident but equally incompetent Number Two.
He appeared as the Police Sergeant in the Beatles' film "A Hard Day's Night" (1964) and as the art professor in the Gerry & the Pacemakers film "Ferry Cross the Mersey" (1965).
Guyler holds a unique place in theatrical ... | 46,132 | triviaqa-train |
Of which football club has John Coleman been Manager since 1999 when they were a non-league club? | John Coleman (footballer, born 1962)
John Coleman (born 12 October 1962) is an English football manager and former player. He is the manager of League One side Accrington Stanley.
Playing career.
Coleman had a long playing career, mainly in non-league football for Kirkby Town, Burscough, Marine, Southport, Runcorn F.C.... | Craig Adams (footballer)
Craig John Adams (born 15 February 1974) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Northampton Town. Since retirement, Adams has moved into coaching and management at Wellingborough Town and Bedford Town. In May 2015, he was appointed assistant to Gary Mills at Rugby... | 46,133 | triviaqa-train |
When James Garfield was US President, who was his Vice-President? | those reforms were eventually passed by Congress in 1883 and signed into law by his successor, Chester A. Arthur, as the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act.
On July 2, 1881, Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington D.C. by Charles J. Guiteau, a disappointed office seeker. The wound ... | got his brother Oliver Ames Jr. named president of the Union Pacific, while he himself became president of Crédit Mobilier.
Ames then in turn gave stock options to other politicians while at the same time continuing the lucrative overcharges. The scandal was to implicate Vice President Schuyler Colfax (who was cleared)... | 46,134 | triviaqa-train |
Footballers Phil Jones and Clarke Carlisle are former pupils of Balshaw's High School. In which Lancashire town is the school? | before making his debut for the under-21 team in 2010. He made his debut for the England senior team on 7 October 2011.
Early life.
Jones was born in Preston, Lancashire and grew up in nearby Clayton-le-Woods. He attended Balshaw's CE High School in Leyland, and played for the Ribble Wanderers under-10 team.
Club caree... | church. He attended Balshaw's Church of England High School where he attained 10 A-grades at GCSE and studied mathematics and politics at A-level, and in 2002 was awarded the title of "Britain's Brainiest Footballer" in a TV game show. He has been an ambassador for the Kick It Out campaign and is a former Chairman of t... | 46,135 | triviaqa-train |
Who presents the ITV quiz show ‘Take on the Twisters’? | Take On the Twisters
Take On the Twisters is a British game show in which four contestants must use a combination of knowledge and skill. It is broadcast on ITV and hosted by Julia Bradbury.
The show began airing on 22 July 2013 for a 30-episode run as a summer replacement for "The Chase" and finished on 30 August 2013... | In 2016, she took part in the third series of Sport Relief's "Famous, Rich and Homeless" programme.
Career ITV.
She presented "Wish You Were Here...?" for ITV
In 2013, Bradbury co-presented the two-part ITV series "Mystery Map" with Ben Shephard. In the same year, she presented teatime quiz show "Take On the Twisters",... | 46,136 | triviaqa-train |
‘La donna è mobile’ comes from which Verdi opera? | able to reduce his operatic workload and sought to establish himself as a landowner in his native region. He surprised the musical world by returning, after his success with the opera "Aida" (1871), with three late masterpieces: his Requiem (1874), and the operas "Otello" (1887) and "Falstaff" (1893).
His operas remain... | I can no longer set it to music.
Verdi substituted a Duke for the King, and the public response and subsequent success of the opera all over Italy and Europe fully vindicated the composer. Aware that the melody of the Duke's song "La donna è mobile" ("Woman is fickle") would become a popular hit, Verdi excluded it from... | 46,137 | triviaqa-train |
In which city will the 2014 Tour de France begin? | 2014 Tour de France
The 2014 Tour de France was the 101st edition of the race, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The race included 21 stages, starting in Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, on 5 July and finishing on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 27 July. The race also visited Belgium for part of a stage. Vincenzo Nibali of... | List of teams and cyclists in the 2010 Tour de France
The 2010 Tour de France was the 97th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. This Tour featured 22 cycling teams. Eighteen of the teams invited to the Tour were a part of the UCI ProTour, the other four teams were Professional Continental teams.... | 46,138 | triviaqa-train |
RMS Atlantic which ran aground off Nova Scotia in April 1873 with the loss of over 500 lives was the second ship built for which shipping line? | RMS Atlantic
RMS "Atlantic" was a transatlantic ocean liner of the White Star Line that operated between Liverpool, United Kingdom, and New York City, United States. During the ship's 19th voyage, on 1 April 1873, she struck rocks and sank off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, killing at least 535 people. It remained t... | Queen Mary" was very popular with the British people.
Other Maritime disasters and incidents.
Some ocean liners are infamous today because of their sinking with great loss of lives. In 1873, struck an underwater rock and sank off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, killing at least 535 people. In 1912, the sinking of the... | 46,139 | triviaqa-train |
Which island is nicknamed ‘The Lighthouse of the Mediterranean’? | The region has a variety of geological hazards which have closely interacted with human activity and land use patterns. Among others, in the eastern Mediterranean, the Thera eruption, dated to the 17th or 16th century BC, caused a large tsunami that some experts hypothesise devastated the Minoan civilisation on the nea... | Giraglia
Giraglia is a French island at the northern tip of Corsica in the Mediterranean Sea, known for its powerful lighthouse and for the Torra di Giraglia, a Genoese tower, both of which are official historical monuments of France.
The island is part of the commune of Ersa, but there are no settlements on the island... | 46,140 | triviaqa-train |
Which Pink Floyd album cover shows a prism reflecting a beam of light? | London's underground music scene during the late 1960s, and under Barrett's leadership released two charting singles and a successful debut album, "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" (1967). Guitarist and vocalist David Gilmour joined in December 1967; Barrett left in April 1968 due to deteriorating mental health. Waters ... | The blonde woman on the album cover is Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour's first wife, Ginger. The Cord automobile Stewart is sitting in belonged to Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page.
- Centered in the cover, holding a mirror reflecting a bright light toward the viewer, as on Stewart's previous album, "Past, Present a... | 46,141 | triviaqa-train |
Who scored a record 156 for Australia in a Twenty20 International against England this summer? | made by Australia's Aaron Finch against Zimbabwe in 2018, while Sri Lanka's Ajantha Mendis and India's Yuzvendra Chahal are the only bowlers to have taken two six wickets in an innings, and fewer than twenty players have taken five wickets in an innings.
Origins.
Cricket itself was probably first played in England in t... | Denis Amiss who amassed 103 runs against Australia at Old Trafford in 1972. (the second official ODI on record). Sachin Tendulkar currently holds the record for most ODI centuries, having scored 49 ODI Centuries follwed by Virat Kohli with 41 ODI centuries, Ricky Ponting 30 ODI centuries and Rohit Sharma 27 ODI centuri... | 46,142 | triviaqa-train |
The title of which radio programme of the 1960s and 1970s always ended with the song ‘My name is Angus Prune and I always listen to ....................................’? | with similar disrespect years later.
As the only woman on the show, Jo Kendall voiced all the female characters (with the exception of Brooke-Taylor's oversexed harridan, Lady Constance de Coverlet) and demonstrated a tremendous range and versatility, which occasionally extended into having conversations with herself i... | career. "I love country music and I still listen," Gokey told The Hollywood Reporter. "But I always felt my message of faith was important. Not much has changed, just my sound." He recorded new music in Nashville, Tennessee with producer Bernie Herms and released "Hope in Front of Me" to Christian radio on January 24, ... | 46,143 | triviaqa-train |
Mary, Baroness Soames is the only current female member of the Order of the Garter. Who was her father? | , he usually travelled using the alias Colonel Warden.
Since the appearance in 1966 of Lord Moran's memoir of his years as Churchill's doctor, with its claim that "Black Dog" was the name Churchill gave to "the prolonged fits of depression from which he suffered", many authors have suggested that throughout his life Ch... | 1994)
- Margaret Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (1995)
- Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy (2003)
- Mary Soames, Baroness Soames (2005)
- Eliza Manningham-Buller, Baroness Manningham-Buller (2014)
- Lady Florence Mary Fagan (2018)
- Lady Mary Peters (2019)
See also.
- List of Knights and Ladies of the Garter
... | 46,144 | triviaqa-train |
Where are the headquarters of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution? | in the Republic of Ireland. Queen Elizabeth II is Patron. The RNLI is principally funded by legacies and donations, and most of the members of its lifeboat crews are unpaid volunteers.
The RNLI, whose main base is in Poole, Dorset, has 238 lifeboat stations and operates 444 lifeboats. Crews rescued on average 22 people... | the Royal National Lifeboat Institution to take over inshore rescue boat work on the coast, which it did on 23 December 2003. It operates an Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) and a inflatable boat from Burnham-on-Sea Lifeboat Station which is a short distance from the BARB boathouse and complements their hovercraft.
Boathous... | 46,145 | triviaqa-train |
Which Roman Emperor died in Eboracum in 211 AD? | Eboracum
Eboracum (Latin /ebo'rakum/, English or ) was a fort and later a city in the Roman province of Britannia. In its prime it was the largest town in northern Britain and a provincial capital. The site remained occupied after the decline of the Roman Empire and ultimately evolved into the present-day city York, oc... | his death.
Another emperor, Constantius Chlorus, died in Eboracum during a visit in 306 AD. This saw his son Constantine the Great, who became renowned for his contributions to Christianity, proclaimed emperor in the city. In the early 5th century, the Roman rule ceased with the withdrawal of the last active Roman troo... | 46,146 | triviaqa-train |
Which African country is divided into nine provinces including Mpumalanga, Limpopo and Gauteng? | Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga (; Swazi, ; ; ; Northern Sotho, Afrikaans, Southern Sotho: "Mpumalanga") is a province of South Africa. The name means "east", or literally "the place where the sun rises" in the Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu languages. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, bordering Eswatini and Mozambique. I... | ) Northern Ndebele people of modern Zimbabwe, a breakaway from the Zulu nation, with whom they came into contact only after Mfecane. Northern Ndebele people speak the Ndebele language. Mzilikazi's Khumalo clan (later called the Ndebele) have a different history (see Zimbabwean Ndebele language) and their language is mo... | 46,147 | triviaqa-train |
The Straits Times Index is the main index on the stock market in which Asian country? | Straits Times Index
The FTSE Straits Times Index (STI) is a capitalisation-weighted stock market index that is regarded as the benchmark index for the Singapore stock market. It tracks the performance of the top 30 companies listed on the Singapore Exchange. It is jointly calculated by Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), S... | CSI Cross-Straits 500 Index
The CSI Cross-Straits 500 is a stock market index operated by China Securities Index which includes 500 companies listed in the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The new index covers 75 percent of the combined market capitalization of stock markets in the three regions and 5... | 46,148 | triviaqa-train |
Which word is missing from the title of the sequel to ‘The Witches of Eastwick’ by John Updike –‘The ......... of Eastwick’ his final novel written thirty years after the original? | , a playful novel about witches living in Rhode Island. He described it as an attempt to "make things right with my, what shall we call them, feminist detractors". One of Updike's most popular novels, it was adapted as a film and included on Harold Bloom's list of canonical 20th-century literature (in "The Western Cano... | The Witches of Chiswick
The Witches Of Chiswick is a novel by the British author Robert Rankin, the title parodying that of "The Witches of Eastwick" by John Updike.
Plot.
Working in a dystopian 23rd century, William Starling finds a painting, The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke by Richard Dadd from the 19th Century with ... | 46,149 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the drummer with the Rolling Stones? | Charlie Watts
Charles Robert Watts (born 2 June 1941) is an English drummer, best known as a member of the Rolling Stones since 1963. Originally trained as a graphic artist, he started playing drums in London's rhythm and blues clubs, where he met Brian Jones, Mick Jagger, and Keith Richards. In January 1963, he joined... | Popsicles, Axis and Smile, and Gilbert Gram at the Troubadour, Erin's All Stars, The Blitz Bros, the Penny's, the Rabble, Wynield, and Obryan, at the Starwood, and Bluebeard at the Whiskey a Go Go.
Aside from Simmons, Yankee Rose's other notable members are singer Michael Adams, who is currently performing as 'Mick Ada... | 46,150 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the father of Zeus in Greek myth? | who then fertilized her. From that union were born first the Titans—six males: Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus; and six females: Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Theia, Themis, and Tethys. After Cronus was born, Gaia and Uranus decreed no more Titans were to be born. They were followed by the one-eyed Cycl... | months while preparation for the ceremony is underway. During this time, she "is believed to be susceptible to all varieties of supernatural power"
Frazer believed that the Greek myth of Danaë, who was kept by her father in seclusion but was impregnated by Zeus, was related to girls' puberty rites. Lincoln also finds p... | 46,151 | triviaqa-train |
Which Home Secretary resigned in 1972 as a result of the Poulson Affair? | John Poulson
John Garlick Llewellyn Poulson (14 April 1910 – 31 January 1993) was a British architect and businessman who caused a major political scandal when his use of bribery was disclosed in 1972. The highest-ranking figure to be forced out was Conservative Home Secretary Reginald Maudling. Poulson served a prison... | were causing considerable disquiet and speculation in the press. In 1966, he had obtained a directorship in the company of John Poulson, an architect Maudling helped obtain lucrative contracts. Poulson routinely did business through bribery and in 1972 was made bankrupt. The bankruptcy hearings disclosed his bribe paym... | 46,152 | triviaqa-train |
On which motorway is Hartshead Moor services? | Hartshead Moor services
Hartshead Moor services is a motorway service station on the M62 near Bradford, West Yorkshire. It is the highest service station in the United Kingdom.
History.
History 1974 coach bombing.
On 4 February 1974 a bomb was detonated on a coach ferrying British Army and Royal Air Force personnel fro... | Chain Bar (junction 26) and Gildersome (junction 27). The coach was transporting off-duty army personnel and their family members. Twelve people were killed and 38 were injured. Hartshead Moor services was used as a makeshift hospital and base for investigations. The Provisional Irish Republican Army was deemed respons... | 46,153 | triviaqa-train |
Which composer was born at Lowestoft in November 1913? | Benjamin Britten
Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976) was an English composer, conductor and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British classical music, with a range of works including opera, other vocal music, orchestral and chamber pieces. His best-known works incl... | Stefano Gobatti
Stefano Gobatti (Bergantino, 5 July 1852 – Bologna, 17 December 1913) was an Italian opera composer.
Gobatti was born in 1852 in the Province of Rovigo in a poor and humble peasant family. He passionately studied music and immediately had results, and was taught under Giuseppe Busi and Lauro Rossi. At j... | 46,154 | triviaqa-train |
What nationality is Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce who won both the 100 metres and 200 metres at the 2013 IAAF World Athletics Championships? | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, OD (née "Fraser" on 27 December 1986) is a Jamaican track and field sprinter. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Fraser-Pryce ascended to prominence in 2008 when at 21 years old, the relatively unknown athlete became the first Caribbean woman to win 100 m gold at the Olympics. I... | 2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres
The women's 200 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics is scheduled to be held at the Beijing National Stadium on 26, 27 and 28 August.
Summary.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica entered the competition as defending champion but after winning the... | 46,155 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the second and most famous of the Leatherstocking Tales by James Fenimore Cooper? | U.S. Navy have been well received among naval historians, but they were sometimes criticized by his contemporaries. Among his most famous works is the Romantic novel "The Last of the Mohicans", often regarded as his masterpiece (although it was mercilessly mocked by Mark Twain).
Early life and family.
James Fenimore Co... | Lederstrumpfbrunnen
The Lederstrumpfbrunnen (literally: "leatherstocking fountain") is a fountain in the German city of Edenkoben. It commemorates the frontiersman Johann Adam Hartmann (1748-1836), who was born in this city and considered by some as a possible inspiration for the character Natty Bumppo of the Leatherst... | 46,156 | triviaqa-train |
For which 2001 film did Julian Fellowes win the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay? | Julian Fellowes
Julian Alexander Kitchener-Fellowes, Baron Fellowes of West Stafford (born 17 August 1949) is an English actor, novelist, film director and screenwriter, and a Conservative peer of the House of Lords.
Lord Fellowes is primarily known as the author of several "Sunday Times" best-seller novels; for the sc... | Julian Fellowes – Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, 2001
- "The Ice Storm" by James Schamus – Cannes Film Festival Best Screenplay Award, 1997
- "The Shawshank Redemption" by Frank Darabont
- "Slumdog Millionaire" by Simon Beaufoy – Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, 2008; BAFTA Award for Best Adapted... | 46,157 | triviaqa-train |
Who created the Labyrinth for King Minos of Crete? | 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... | clarify the soul's location within the circle indicated by the wrapping of his tail. Inf. XXVII, 124–127.
- Who "cannot mistake", condemns Griffolino of Arezzo to the tench pouch. Inf. XXIX, 118–120.
- Virgil not bound by Minos because he resides in Limbo. Purg. I, 77.
- Minotaur: In Greek mythology, a creature that wa... | 46,158 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the high-speed shuttle train that ran during the Olympics and Paralympics from St Pancras to Ebbsfleet via Stratford? | its name to that of Dartford railway station, away, was also of concern.
History Javelin Shuttle.
The Olympic Javelin or Javelin was a high-speed train shuttle service operated by Southeastern over High Speed 1 during the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. The service ran for the duration of both games, between St P... | and Dover
- 1tph to via Ashford International and
- 1tph to via Ashford International continuing to Gravesend via Ramsgate and Faversham.
During the 2012 Olympic Games, a service of eight trains an hour ran between St Pancras and Ebbsfleet, calling at Stratford, replacing the high speed service. Two of these would be e... | 46,159 | triviaqa-train |
Which reporter claimed on the BBC ‘Today’ programme in 2003 that the government had ‘sexed up’ a dossier about Iraq? | his post on "Today".
In the summer of 2003, "Today" once again found itself at the centre of allegations of political bias, this time against a Labour government. The controversy arose after "Today" broadcast a report by its correspondent Andrew Gilligan. The report alleged that a dossier the British Government had pro... | 's "Today" programme, Rod Liddle, as Defence and Diplomatic Correspondent. In May 2003, Gilligan made a broadcast in which he claimed that the British Government had "sexed up" a report in order to exaggerate the WMD capabilities of Saddam Hussein.
Gilligan resigned from the BBC in 2004, in the wake of the Hutton Inqui... | 46,160 | triviaqa-train |
On which motorway is Hilton Park services? | Britain, heavily influenced by the railways, did not build its first "motorway", the Preston By-pass (M6), until 1958.
Most technologically advanced nations feature an extensive network of freeways or motorways to provide high-capacity urban travel, or high-speed rural travel, or both. Many have a national-level or eve... | has dropped and its size has been reduced.
In 1999 the station was refurbished at a cost of £2.1 million. It was the first service station in the country to include a cybercafe, and the last to have a separate truckers' cafe.
There is also a Highways England Traffic Officers outstation at the entrance of the southbound... | 46,161 | triviaqa-train |
The cover of which album by Paul McCartney and Wings features celebrities including Clement Freud, Michael Parkinson and John Conteh? | to the Yugoslavian fighter Mate Parlov when he attempted to regain the title. He failed twice in further efforts to win back the crown, in 1979 and then again seven months later in 1980, on both occasions fighting the American Matthew Saad Muhammad. Muhammad won both bouts but the first victory was declared void becaus... | Arrowsmith. It depicts Paul, Linda and Denny plus six other well-known people dressed as convicts caught in the spotlight of a prison searchlight. They are Michael Parkinson, Kenny Lynch, James Coburn, Clement Freud, Christopher Lee, and John Conteh. Arrowsmith detailed that the eventual cover was one of the four he fo... | 46,162 | triviaqa-train |
Which prop forward has most rugby union caps for England? | Jason Leonard and Wavell Wakefield.
Seven former England internationals are also members of the IRB Hall of Fame. Four of them—Johnson, Alan Rotherham, Harry Vassall and Robert Seddon—were inducted for their accomplishments as players. Two other former England players, John Kendall-Carpenter and Clive Woodward, were in... | field success however, was the development of current Leeds Rhinos and England prop forward, Darrell Griffin. Darrell began his long and distinguished career with the Cavaliers, having joined the club's junior ranks from Witney Rugby Union club at just 16 years of age. He has gone on to make close to 250 Super League a... | 46,163 | triviaqa-train |
Which station on the Northern Line of the London Underground is the name of a game on the radio panel show ‘I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue’? | the London Underground via a hijacked train. The game also features the multiplayer map "Underground", in which players are combating in a fictitious Underground station. The London Underground map serves as a playing field for the conceptual game of Mornington Crescent (which is named after a station on the Northern l... | called "It's Your Line", the satirical sketch-show "Week Ending", and the consumer magazine "You and Yours". In 1972, Whitby commissioned the first series of "I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue" and in 1973 "Kaleidoscope". In 2010, David Hendy, lecturer in broadcasting history at the University of Westminster, said:
"Looking b... | 46,164 | triviaqa-train |
Who was simultaneously Father of the House and Prime Minister from May 1907 until shortly before his death in April 1908? | gained." On 31 May 1904, he crossed the floor, defecting from the Conservatives to sit as a member of the Liberal Party in the House of Commons.
Early political career Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies: 1905–1908.
In December, Balfour resigned as Prime Minister and King Edward VII invited the Liberal leader Hen... | South Wales at the first federal election in 1901. Millen led the conservative parties in the Senate from 1907 until shortly before his death in 1923.
He served as Vice-President of the Executive Council (1909–10) and Minister for Defence (1913–14) in two short-lived Liberal governments before his appointment as the fi... | 46,165 | triviaqa-train |
Recently in the news, which is the largest of the Italian Pelagie islands in the Mediterranean Sea | .
In 2013 the Maltese president described the Mediterranean sea as a "cemetery" due to the large number of migrants who drowned there after their boats capsized. European Parliament president Martin Schulz said in 2014 that Europe's migration policy "turned the Mediterranean into a graveyard", referring to the number o... | close proximity to the North Africa coast, the crossing of the Mediterranean Sea has historically been the most used route for undocumented migrants. This route has become gradually more prominent as people flows through other routes to the EU gradually faded and political turmoil in Libya caused a general weakening of... | 46,166 | triviaqa-train |
In which city did Torvill and Dean win their Olympic Gold in 1984 | Torvill and Dean
Torvill and Dean (Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean) are English ice dancers and former British, European, Olympic and World champions. At the Sarajevo 1984 Winter Olympics the pair won gold and became the highest scoring figure skaters of all time (for a single programme) receiving twelve perfect 6.0... | Jayne Torvill
Jayne Torvill, OBE (born 7 October 1957) is an English ice dancer. With Christopher Dean, she won a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics, becoming one of the oldest figure skating Olympic medalists.
Early life.
Torvill was born in Clifton, Nottingham, Engla... | 46,167 | triviaqa-train |
Which ITV soap that ran from 1964 to 1988 made a comeback in 2001 (lasting until 2003)? | "199 Park Lane" (1965) was an upper class serial, which ran for only 18 episodes. None of these serials came close to making the same impact as "Coronation Street". Indeed, most of the 1960s BBC serials were largely wiped.
During the 1960s, "Coronation Street"s main rival was "Crossroads", a daily serial that began in ... | Night and Day (TV series)
Night and Day is a British mystery soap opera, produced by Granada Television for LWT, that first broadcast on 6 November 2001 on ITV, and ran until 5 June 2003. The series was launched as part of ITV's new early evening line-up, with an enormous amount of pre-publicity and trailers promoting ... | 46,168 | triviaqa-train |
Brittany Ferries run services from Portsmouth to Santander and which other city in Spain | 47 million), Spain is the sixth largest in Europe and the fifth in the European Union. Spain's capital and largest city is Madrid; other major urban areas include Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Málaga and Bilbao.
Modern humans first arrived in the Iberian Peninsula around 35,000 years ago. Iberian cultures along with an... | Poole-Cherbourg summer service was "Condor Express" rather than "Condor Vitesse".
In May 2013, Brittany Ferries introduced a new route with services from Portsmouth to Le Havre using their high-speed vessel, "Normandie Express".
In October 2013, Brittany Ferries' freight service from Poole-Santander terminated and "Cot... | 46,169 | triviaqa-train |
Which city lies at the west side of the Nile delta? | Nile Delta
The Nile Delta ( ' or simply ') is the delta formed in Lower Egypt where the Nile River spreads out and drains into the Mediterranean Sea. It is one of the world's largest river deltas—from Alexandria in the west to Port Said in the east, it covers of Mediterranean coastline and is a rich agricultural region... | km south of the Delta. It was built largely on the alluvial plains of the Nile Valley which follows a great bend of the Nile. As a natural consequence, the city was laid in a northeast-southwest axis parallel to the contemporary river channel. Thebes had an area of 93 km (36 sq mi) which included parts of the Theban Hi... | 46,170 | triviaqa-train |
Waterloo Sunset was a 1967 hit for which band? | Waterloo Sunset
"Waterloo Sunset" is a song by British rock band The Kinks. It was released as a single in 1967, and featured on their album "Something Else by The Kinks". Composed and produced by Kinks frontman Ray Davies, "Waterloo Sunset" is one of the band's best known and most acclaimed songs, and ranked number 42... | 2 on the British charts in mid 1967, behind the Tremeloes' "Silence Is Golden". It was a top 10 hit in Australia, New Zealand and most of Europe. In North America, "Waterloo Sunset" was released as a single but it failed to chart.
History.
The lyrics describe a solitary narrator watching (or imagining) two lovers passi... | 46,171 | triviaqa-train |
King Claudius and Queen Gertrude appear in which Shakespeare play? | King Claudius
King Claudius is a fictional character and the primary antagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy "Hamlet". He is the brother to King Hamlet, second husband to Gertrude and uncle and later stepfather to Prince Hamlet. He obtained the throne of Denmark by murdering his brother with poison and then marryin... | wife, Queen Gertrude, a secret crime of his youth: not that of killing anyone; rather, he was guilty of writing a five-act tragedy. The tragedy closed half way through the first act as a result of derisive laughter from the audience. The humiliated Claudius decreed that anyone who mentions the play must be executed. Th... | 46,172 | triviaqa-train |
D WL is the code of which railway station in Devon? | Railway,operating services between London Waterloo and Exeter St Davids via the West of England Main Line. All Devon services are diesel-hauled, since there are no electrified lines in the county.
There are proposals to reopen the line from Tavistock to Bere Alston for a through service to Plymouth. On the night of 4 F... | required and duly provided.
Onward from the North Devon Railway Broad gauge from Taunton.
In 1873 a broad gauge railway reached Barnstaple; it was the Devon and Somerset Railway (D&SR), which ran from a junction near Taunton to an independent, unconnected station at Barnstaple. Because of the attraction of Ilfracombe, ... | 46,173 | triviaqa-train |
What is the common name of Fagus sylvatica? | . One of the most beautiful European beech forests called Sonian Forest ("Forêt de Soignes/Zoniënwoud") is found in the southeast of Brussels, Belgium. Beech is a dominant tree species in France and constitutes about 10% of French forests. The largest virgin forests made of beech trees are Uholka-Shyrokyi Luh () in Ukr... | YHE SUS".
Provenance.
There is no firm evidence as to the date and circumstances of the creation of the cup. It is first clearly documented in an inventory from 1391 of the valuables belonging to Charles VI of France (reigned 1380–1422), surviving in two copies in the Bibliothèque nationale de France. This lists:
A han... | 46,174 | triviaqa-train |
By what nickname was the comic book character 'Alf Tupper' known? | Alf Tupper
Alf Tupper is a British comic strip, created by Bill Blaine (probably a pseudonym for William Blaine, head of DC Thomson comics), written by Gilbert Lawford Dalton. It stars a working class, "hard as nails" runner, whose adventures appeared in "The Rover" from 1949 and then "The Victor", British boys' comics... | work on "El Cazador de Aventuras", popularly known just as "El Cazador", "Cazador" or just by its jokingly affectionate character nickname, "El Cazi". "El Cazador" was the highest-selling adult comic book in Argentina for several years. The series starred a character similar to DC Comics' "Lobo", and featured artwork h... | 46,175 | triviaqa-train |
Who had a top ten hit in 1992, with the song 'Achy, Breaky Heart'? | Achy Breaky Heart
"Achy Breaky Heart" is a song written in 1990. Originally published in a recording by The Marcy Brothers under the title "Don't Tell My Heart" in 1991, it became famous recorded by Billy Ray Cyrus on his 1992 album "Some Gave All". The song is Cyrus' debut single and signature song, it made him famous... | Chart performance Duet version.
The duet version of "Ready, Set, Don't Go" enjoyed much more commercial success than the original version due to Miley's popularity. It debuted at number 85 in the "Billboard" Hot 100 for the week ending October 27, 2007. On the week ending January 26, 2008, the song ascended to number 4... | 46,176 | triviaqa-train |
Terry Gene Bollea is the real name of which wrestler turned actor? | , Bollea began performing as Terry "The Hulk" Boulder and sometimes wrestled as Sterling Golden.
On December 1, 1979, Bollea won his first professional wrestling championship, the NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Northern Division), recognized in Alabama and Tennessee, when he defeated Bob Roop in Knoxville, ... | Minoru Tanaka
Minoru Tanaka may refer to:
- Minoru Tanaka (actor) - actor from Tōkyō
- Minoru Tanaka (driver), racing driver from Kyōto, see 1990 Japanese Formula 3000 season
- The real name of Jun Tazaki
- The real name of Minoru Sawatari see Kamen Rider Black RX
- Minoru Tanaka (wrestler), wrestler from Aichi | 46,177 | triviaqa-train |
In which English county is the Lightwater Valley Theme Park? | Lightwater Valley
Lightwater Valley is a theme park in North Stainley, North Yorkshire, England. The park is best known for being the home of Europe's longest rollercoaster - The Ultimate.
Lightwater Valley was founded by Mr Robert Staveley and initially evolved from a small farm attraction. The park features around 40... | famous buildings with their long Christian heritage, nearby Studley Park, Ripon Racecourse, and in recent times the theme park Lightwater Valley.
City status.
Ripon was the first Church of England diocese to be created after the English Reformation, as it was recognised that existing dioceses were unsuited for the larg... | 46,178 | triviaqa-train |
In which town in California is Disneyland? | Disneyland
Disneyland Park, originally Disneyland, is the first of two theme parks built at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, opened on July 17, 1955. It is the only theme park designed and built to completion under the direct supervision of Walt Disney. It was originally the only attraction on the property... | Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad, uses repurposed narrow gauge steam engines and is partly the inspiration for Walt Disney's theme park, Disneyland
- California State Railroad Museum
- California Western Railroad, also called the Skunk Train
- Disneyland Railroad "(three locomotives are historic)"
- Fillmore and Western Ra... | 46,179 | triviaqa-train |
Which French Impressionist painter, famed in later life for his portraits of nudes, was born in Limoges in 1841, and died in Cagnes in the south of France in 1919? | Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, commonly known as Auguste Renoir (; ; 25 February 1841 – 3 December 1919), was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty and especially feminine sensuality, it has been said that "Renoir is the final re... | Jeanne Pelisson-Mallet
Jeanne Pelisson-Mallet (born 1873 in Royan (France); died 1961 was a French woman painter.
Biography.
Jeanne Pélisson was a Post-Impressionist painter.
Beginning as a fauvist, she moved into a Post-Impressionist style and was affiliated with an art movement known as the School of Paris. She paint... | 46,180 | triviaqa-train |
In which BBC crime series did the characters 'Ray Carling', 'Chris Skelton' and 'Alex Drake' appear? | Chris Skelton
PC/DC Christopher "Chris" Skelton is a fictional character in BBC One's science fiction/police procedural drama, "Life on Mars" and its spin-off "Ashes to Ashes".
"Life on Mars".
The character of Chris Skelton has been described as a "dogsbody" who is a "cheeky but likeable character" by the BBC's "Life o... | she is surprised that DCI Gene Hunt, DS Ray Carling, and DC Chris Skelton appear, looking exactly like Sam described except for the updated clothes (1980s). She convinces Markham to surrender and is taken to the Metropolitan police station, where she discovers that she has a life set up just like Sam Tyler did. She bel... | 46,181 | triviaqa-train |
To where was Saul heading when he had a vision from God, thus becoming St. Paul? | the first period of Byzantine iconoclasm and restored the honouring of icons and holy images in general. However, this did not immediately translate into large scale depictions of God the Father. Even supporters of the use of icons in the 8th century, such as Saint John of Damascus, drew a distinction between images of... | "
Thus only the fullness of the Beatific Vision satisfies this fundamental desire of the human soul to know God. Quoting St Paul, Aquinas notes "We see now in a glass darkly, but then face to face" (i Cor. 13:12). The Beatific Vision is the final reward for those saints elect by God to partake in and "enjoy the same ha... | 46,182 | triviaqa-train |
Which pop star called of his children Moon Unit? | Moon Zappa
Moon Unit Zappa (born September 28, 1967) is an American actress and author.
Personal life.
Moon Zappa was born in New York City, the eldest child of Gail (née Sloatman) and musician Frank Zappa. She has three younger siblings: Dweezil, Ahmet, and Diva. Zappa's father was of Sicilian, Greek-Arab, and French ... | in K-pop in 2011. But Sa Hee-moon, the Korean music industry tycoon who heads Star Music, regards Mr. Children as a real pain in the neck, and tries everything to make the band break up. Just seven days before the K-pop Festival, Star Music uploads an old video of Yoo-jin in which he shared his disparaging view of K-po... | 46,183 | triviaqa-train |
Which terrorist group were responsible for the killing the Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics? | Munich massacre
The Munich massacre was an attack during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, in which the Palestinian terrorist group Black September took eleven Israeli Olympic team members hostage and killed them along with a West German police officer.
Shortly after the crisis began, a Black September ... | 1972, the evening before a Palestinian terrorist group infiltrated the Israeli Olympic athletes' quarters during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, the Israeli team attended a German-language performance of "Fiddler on the Roof" at the Deutsches Theater in Munich as guests of Rodensky, the lead actor.
The Israelis rec... | 46,184 | triviaqa-train |
How is Galanthus nivalis better known? | Galanthus nivalis
Galanthus nivalis, the snowdrop or common snowdrop, is the best-known and most widespread of the 20 species in its genus, "Galanthus". Snowdrops are among the first bulbs to bloom in spring and can form impressive carpets of white in areas where they are native or have been naturalised. They should no... | , since this must still truly serve him for good. "Eighteen Upbuilding Discourses" p. 198-199
Structure Patience in Expectation.
Kierkegaard's intention in the preceding discourse was to speak as if patience were outside a person. He says, "we are well aware that this is not so. And nevertheless I ask you, you who know... | 46,185 | triviaqa-train |
In which town or city is Charles Wells beer brewed? | Charles Wells Ltd
Charles Wells Ltd is the holding company of the Charles Wells Brewery and Pub Company (a pub chain). Charles Wells Ltd was founded in 1876 by Charles Wells in Bedford, England.
The Charles Wells Pub Company controls over 200 leased and tenanted public houses in England. The company also directly owns ... | is not uncommon to see beers named after the towns where they were brewed. For example, Texas' own Shiner is brewed in Shiner, Texas.
So, seeing a local brewery name a beer after the town or city is pretty common. However, what is not common is a town named after a beer. That is exactly what happened, though, in Texas... | 46,186 | triviaqa-train |
Dwayne Johnson is the real name of which wrestler turned actor? | Dwayne Johnson
Dwayne Douglas Johnson (born May 2, 1972), also known by his ring name The Rock, is an American actor, producer, and semi-retired professional wrestler. Johnson was a professional wrestler in the WWE for eight years prior to pursuing an acting career. His films have since earned over $3.4 billion in Nort... | By his count, he had 16 auditions before finally being cast.
Ludwig was also in "Grown Ups 2" with Adam Sandler.
Ludwig's next lead role came in the part of Seth – one half of a teenage, alien brother-sister duo – in the film production of "Race to Witch Mountain" (2009), also starring Dwayne Johnson, the wrestler-turn... | 46,187 | triviaqa-train |
Which French Impressionist painter, famed for his portrait 'The Bar At The Folie Bergere', was born in Paris in 1832, and died of a gangrenous leg in 1883? | sketches to be developed into carefully finished works in the studio, as was the usual custom. By painting in sunlight directly from nature, and making bold use of the vivid synthetic pigments that had become available since the beginning of the century, they began to develop a lighter and brighter manner of painting t... | Charles Cottet
Charles Cottet (1863–1925), French painter, was born at Le Puy-en-Velay and died in Paris. A famed post-impressionist, Cottet is known for his dark, evocative painting of rural Brittany and seascapes. He led a school of painters known as the Bande noire or 'Nubians' group (for the sombre palette they use... | 46,188 | triviaqa-train |
Which stretch of water joins the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmara? | Aegean Sea
The Aegean Sea is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea located between the Greek and Anatolian peninsulas, or between the mainlands of Greece and Turkey. The sea has an area of some 215,000 square kilometres. In the north, the Aegean is connected to the Marmara Sea and the Black Sea by the straits... | bottom is also relatively flat with the depth gradually increasing from the coast to the centre. The Sea of Azov is an internal sea with passage to the Atlantic Ocean going through the Black, Marmara, Aegean and Mediterranean seas. It is connected to the Black Sea by the Strait of Kerch, which at its narrowest has a wi... | 46,189 | triviaqa-train |
Excluding Russia, which country is the largest in Europe by area? | in the world and the second largest city in Europe; other major cities include Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg and Nizhny Novgorod. Extending across the entirety of Northern Asia and much of Eastern Europe, Russia spans eleven time zones and incorporates a wide range of environments and landforms. From nor... | by a major meteorite impact. The original crater, now mostly eroded, is estimated to have been about 52 km (32 mi) in diameter and is the largest known impact crater in Europe (excluding Russia). The Cambrian, Ordovician and Silurian sedimentary rocks deformed by the impact are rich in fossils.
Some people suspect that... | 46,190 | triviaqa-train |
By what name is Allen Konigsberg better known? | Allen's involvement. In 1997 rumors of Allen returning to the theatre to write a starring role for his wife Soon-Yi Previn turned out to be false. In 2003 Allen finally returned to the stage with "Writer's Block", an evening of two one-acts—"Old Saybrook" and "Riverside Drive"—that played Off-Broadway. The production m... | About how the village came to have the name Daubach nothing is known. What is known, however, is that the name was written "Daupach" in 1377, thus showing at least that the village has had a similar name for well over six hundred years. It lay on the road that led from Meisenheim and Sobernheim by way of Eckweiler (a n... | 46,191 | triviaqa-train |
The Britannia Monument, correctly called the Norfolk Pillar, in Great Yarmouth is a memorial to who? | Britannia Monument
The Nelson's Monument is a commemorative column or tower built in memorial to Admiral Horatio Nelson, situated on the Denes, Great Yarmouth in the county of Norfolk, England. It was designated as a Grade I listed structure in 1953.
History.
Designed by architect William Wilkins, it was raised in the ... | Norfolk and one of those who carried Nelson below decks after he was shot.
The monument, correctly called the Norfolk Naval Pillar, is in the style of a Doric column topped by six caryatid figures that support a statue of Britannia proudly standing atop a globe inscribed with the motto from Nelson’s coat of arms "Palma... | 46,192 | triviaqa-train |
'Stephen Blackpool', a mill worker, is a character in which novel by Charles Dickens? | Hard Times
Hard Times may refer to:
Literature.
- "Hard Times" (novel), an 1854 novel by Charles Dickens
Film and television.
- "Hard Times" (1915 film), a silent British film directed by Thomas Bentley based on Dickens' novel
- "Hard Times" (1975 film), an American drama starring Charles Bronson
- "Hard Times" (1988 f... | Madame Defarge
Madame Thérèse Defarge is a fictional character in the book "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens. She is a ringleader of the tricoteuses, a tireless worker for the French Revolution, and the wife of Ernest Defarge.
Some historians have suggested that Dickens based Defarge on Anne-Josèphe Théroigne d... | 46,193 | triviaqa-train |
Murray Gold has been musical director for which TV series since it was revived in 2005? | Many early releases have been re-released as special editions, with more bonus features.
Adaptations and other appearances.
Adaptations and other appearances Dr. Who films.
There are two Dr. Who feature films: "Dr. Who and the Daleks", released in 1965 and "Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D." in 1966. Both are retellings... | Production Music.
Murray Gold announced in February 2018 that he would step down as the programme's composer, having served as the musical director since 2005, and that he would not be composing the music for the eleventh series. On 26 June 2018, producer Chris Chibnall announced that the musical score for the eleventh... | 46,194 | triviaqa-train |
In the 'Star Wars' films, who was the twin sister of 'Luke Skywalker'? | the franchise and introduced the popular characters Grand Admiral Thrawn, Mara Jade, Talon Karrde, and Gilad Pellaeon. The first novel, "Heir to the Empire", reached #1 on the "New York Times" Best Seller list, and the series finds Luke, Leia, and Han facing off against tactical genius Thrawn, who is plotting to retake... | which has since collaborated again with Lego on producing Batman short films similar to it. Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker in the original trilogy of Star Wars films, was involved in the creation of this project and narrates a "making-of" feature on the website. According to Hamill, "as the original Luke Skywal... | 46,195 | triviaqa-train |
Which ITV series, set in Africa, stars Hayley Mills and in 2009 also featured her sister Juliet? | studios soon passed. For her success with Disney she received the Disney Legend Award. Although she has not maintained the box office success or the Hollywood A-list she experienced as a child actress, she has continued to make films and TV appearances, including a starring role in the UK television mini-series "The Fl... | The series stars Hayley Mills (in her first starring role after a six-year performing hiatus), Holly Aird, David Robb and Ben Cross.
Plot.
Robin Grant (David Robb), his wife Tilly (Hayley Mills) and daughter Elspeth (Holly Aird) move to British East Africa (now called Kenya) to set up a coffee plantation. They meet Pie... | 46,196 | triviaqa-train |
Known as 'The Rochdale Cowboy', who wrote 'Napoleon's Retreat From Wigan'? | Mike Harding
Mike Harding (born 23 October 1944) is an English singer, songwriter, comedian, author, poet, broadcaster and multi-instrumentalist. Harding has also been a photographer, traveller, filmmaker and playwright.
Early life and education.
Harding's father, Louis Arthur "Curly" Harding, a navigator in the RAF, w... | Steward Sons of Val Doonican 2008-2018" (2018, Moon-On-A-Stick Records BSVD008)
- Plays the voice of The Devil on "The Devil Went Darn To Barnsley" with The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican, Maartin Allcock, Eliza Carthy and Graham Oliver, on the album "The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican 2008-2018" (2018, Moon-On-A-S... | 46,197 | triviaqa-train |
Who won the Heptathlon Gold Medal at the 2010 European Athletics Championships? | Jessica Ennis-Hill
Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill (born 28 January 1986) is a retired British track and field athlete from England, specialising in multi-eventing disciplines and 100 metres hurdles. As a competitor in heptathlon, she is the 2012 Olympic champion, a three-time world champion (2009, 2011, 2015), and the 2010 Eu... | Yasmina Omrani
Yasmina Omrani (;born 1 January 1988) is a retired French-born Algerian track and field athlete who specialised in the heptathlon. Her personal best for the event is 5979 points (set in 2010) and she also has an indoor pentathlon best of 4386 points.
She began competing for Algeria in 2012 and won the go... | 46,198 | triviaqa-train |
Which future President was the inaugural Ambassador to the UK, called at the time, Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of St. James? | start on March 4, 1789, Adams did not become Vice President of the United States until April 21, because Congress could not initially achieve a quorum.
Vice presidency, 1789–97 Tenure.
The sole constitutionally prescribed responsibility of the vice president is to preside over the Senate, where he can cast a tie-breaki... | , he was appointed ambassador to Great Britain, with the rank of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to the Court of St James's, and accompanied Queen Kapiʻolani and Princess Liliʻuokalani to the celebration of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. The diplomatic party also included Governor John Owen Dominis, ... | 46,199 | triviaqa-train |
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