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On which island will you find 'Fingal's Cave'? | Fingal's Cave
Fingal's Cave is a sea cave on the uninhabited island of Staffa, in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, known for its natural acoustics. The National Trust for Scotland owns the cave as part of a National Nature Reserve. It became known as Fingal's Cave after the eponymous hero of an epic poem by 18th-century... | and was originally entitled "Die einsame Insel" ("The Lonely Island"). However, Mendelssohn later revised the score and renamed the piece "Die Hebriden" ("The Hebrides"). Despite this, the title of "Fingal's Cave" was also used: on the orchestral parts he labelled the music "The Hebrides", but on the score Mendelssohn ... | 46,400 | triviaqa-train |
What religion was Adolph Hitler? | fittest". He favoured aspects of Protestantism that suited his own views, and adopted some elements of the Catholic Church's hierarchical organisation, liturgy, and phraseology.
Hitler viewed the church as an important politically conservative influence on society, and he adopted a strategic relationship with it that "... | asked what he thought about the name, he said "I am not really agitated as I have not read much about the man. However, from what I know about Hitler, I find this name rather amusing." Alternative names suggested included Stalin Samosa Shop, Ayatollah Khomeini's Falafels, and Kim Jong's Juicy Juice.
Thailand.
Hitler Fr... | 46,401 | triviaqa-train |
How many engines are there on a B-52 bomber? | Aircraft engine
An aircraft engine is a component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines, except for small multicopter UAVs which are almost always electric aircraft.
Manufacturing industry.
In commer... | to arm the B-52 with defensive laser weapons able to incinerate attacking air-to-air or surface-to-air missiles.
Design.
Design Overview.
The B-52 shared many technological similarities with the preceding Boeing B-47 Stratojet strategic bomber. The two aircraft used the same basic design, such as swept wings and podded... | 46,402 | triviaqa-train |
Which country has the largest area, Australia or Brazil? | Cruz"), but European sailors and merchants commonly called it simply the "Land of Brazil" ("Terra do Brasil") because of the brazilwood trade. The popular appellation eclipsed and eventually supplanted the official Portuguese name. Some early sailors called it the "Land of Parrots".
In the Guarani language, an official... | population are in unincorporated areas, including "Unincorporated Top End Region" (Finniss-Mary, the largest), areas covered by the "Darwin Rates Act"—Nhulunbuy, Alyangula on Groote Eylandt in the northern region, and Yulara in the southern region.
By country Australia South Australia.
In South Australia, 60% of the ar... | 46,403 | triviaqa-train |
Which fictional detective retired to keep bees? | Detective fiction
Detective fiction is a subgenre of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator or a detective—either professional, amateur or retired—investigates a crime, often murder. The detective genre began around the same time as speculative fiction and other genre fiction in the mid-nineteenth c... | story sees the detective having retired to keep bees in a Sussex cottage and, in the episode, Janine mentions that she is planning to buy a Sussex cottage from which she will remove some beehives. In the closing dialogue of the episode, a story Mycroft told Sherlock about "the East wind" during their childhood, is simi... | 46,404 | triviaqa-train |
Which Renaissance artist's life was fictionalised in the book 'The Agony and the Ecstasy' subsequently made into a film? | to commission works from the leading artists of Florence, including Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli, and Michelangelo Buonarroti. Works by Neri di Bicci, Botticelli, da Vinci and Filippino Lippi had been commissioned additionally by the convent di San Donato agli Scopeti of the Augustinians order in Florence.
The ... | Viet Thanh Nguyen's (PhD 1997) first novel "The Sympathizer" won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Alumni have also written novels and screenplays that have attracted Oscar-caliber talent, including "The Call of the Wild" author Jack London. Irving Stone (BA 1923) wrote the novel "Lust for Life", which was later made... | 46,405 | triviaqa-train |
Which artist and illustrator painted a portrait of John F. Kennedy in 1960 that was later published on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post after his assassination? | especially those by Norman Rockwell.
Curtis Publishing Co. stopped publishing the "Post" in 1969 after the company lost a landmark defamation suit and was ordered to pay over $3 million in damages. The "Post" was revived in 1971 as a limited circulation quarterly publication. As of the late 2000s, "The Saturday Evening... | Canada, Pathe News, The Saturday Evening Post and International Movietone. He was sent abroad to make feature s, by being present on site during major political events of world history such as: Cuban Revolution, from the mountains of the Sierra Maestra, the crisis of Panama, Dominican civil war, the construction of the... | 46,406 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the toning that produces brown and white photographs? | Photographic print toning
In photography, toning is a method of changing the color of black-and-white photographs. In analog photography, it is a chemical process carried out on silver-based photographic prints. This darkroom process cannot be performed with a color photograph. The effects of this process can be emulat... | Film tinting
Film tinting is the process of adding color to black-and-white film, usually by means of soaking the film in dye and staining the film emulsion. The effect is that all of the light shining through is filtered, so that what would be white light becomes light of some color.
Film toning is the process of repl... | 46,407 | triviaqa-train |
'Glass of Absinthe' is a sculpture by which 20th century artist? | consumption of absinthe was opposed by social conservatives and prohibitionists, partly due to its association with bohemian culture. From Europe and the Americas, absinthe drinkers included Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Charles Baudelaire, Paul Verlaine, Arthur Rimbaud, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Amedeo Modigliani, P... | panels during the 1970s and 1980s: Sanford Barnett, Casey Lewis, Paul Marioni, Peter Mollica, Richard Posner and Narcissus Quagliata.
In later writings Kehlmann follows in the footsteps of artist-critic Robert Sowers by developing a new contemporary stained glass aesthetic. "Twentieth Century Stained Glass: a New Defin... | 46,408 | triviaqa-train |
With which other painter would you associate painter Francoise Gilot? | and out of fear that Paris would be bombed during the war, Gilot was sent to Rennes, France, to begin law school. At the age of 19 she abandoned her studies in law to devote her life to art. She was mentored by the artist Endre Rozsda. In 1942 after abandoning law several times and returning on the insistence by her fa... | - Vic Fuentes, musician, vocalist and rhythm guitarist for band Pierce the Veil
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- Diamanda Galás, composer, vocalist, and keyboard artist
- Major Garrett, reporter
- Steve Garvey, professional baseball player, businessman
- Jeff Gianola, television news anchor
- Brian Giles, professional baseball player
- Marcus Gil... | 46,409 | triviaqa-train |
"On whose life is Somerset Maugham's ""The Moon and Sixpence"" based on?" | collection of 58 ultra-short story sketches, which he had written during his 1920 travels through China and Hong Kong, intending to expand the sketches later as a book.
Travels and writing.
In 1916, Maugham travelled to the Pacific to research his novel "The Moon and Sixpence", based on the life of Paul Gauguin. This w... | roots in late 19th and early 20th-century novels based loosely on the lives of famous people, but without direct reference to them, such as George Meredith's "Diana of the Crossways" (1885) and Somerset Maugham's "The Moon and Sixpence" (1919). During the early part of the 20th century this became a distinct genre, wit... | 46,410 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the painter who was the son of Hans Holbein the Senior? | Hans Holbein the Younger
Hans Holbein the Younger (; – between 7 October and 29 November 1543) was a German painter and printmaker who worked in a Northern Renaissance style, and is considered one of the greatest portraitists of the 16th century. He also produced religious art, satire, and Reformation propaganda, and ... | Leonhard Beck
Leonhard Beck (c. 1480 – 1542) was a painter and designer of woodcuts in Augsburg, Germany. He was the son of Georg Beck, who was active as a miniaturist in Augsburg c. 1490-1512/15. He worked with his father on two Psalters for the Augsburg monastery in 1495. He was an assistant to Hans Holbein the Elder... | 46,411 | triviaqa-train |
Emanuel Radinsky was born in Philadelphia in 1890 and died in Paris in 1976. He was a surrealist painter and photographer. By which name is he better known? | the Dada form of attack on prevailing values. The group attracted additional members and grew to include writers and artists from various media such as Paul Éluard, Benjamin Péret, René Crevel, Robert Desnos, Jacques Baron, Max Morise, Pierre Naville, Roger Vitrac, Gala Éluard, Max Ernst, Salvador Dalí, Luis Buñuel, Ma... | Federico Castellón
Federico Castellón ( – ) was a Spanish-American painter, sculptor, printmaker and illustrator of children's books.
Castellón was born on Alhabia, Almeria, Spain, studied in Madrid and Paris and settled in Brooklyn, New York.
Federico Cristencia de Castellón y Martínez, better known as Federico Castel... | 46,412 | triviaqa-train |
Which famous artist designed the Chupa Chups logo? | company as a whole was acquired by the Italian group Perfetti Van Melle.
Marketing.
The Chupa Chups logo was designed in 1969 by the artist Salvador Dalí. Its first marketing campaign was the logo with the slogan ""Es rodondo y dura mucho, Chupa Chups"", which translates from Spanish as ""It's round and long-lasting"".... | while biting a morsel, causing him to become cross-eyed and his moustache to swivel upwards. Also in 1968, his status as an extravagant artist was put to use in a publicity campaign ("If you got it, flaunt it!") for Braniff International Airlines.
In 1969, he designed the Chupa Chups logo, in addition to facilitating t... | 46,413 | triviaqa-train |
What's the name of the Postimpressionist artist known as 'Le Douanier'? | traditional Impressionists exhibiting with them at the Café Volpini.
- Pont-Aven School: implying little more than that the artists involved had been working for a while in Pont-Aven or elsewhere in Brittany.
- Symbolism: a term highly welcomed by vanguard critics in 1891, when Gauguin dropped Synthetism as soon as he ... | "The Great Spy Chase" (1964) - Le douanier (scenes deleted)
- "Les copains" (1965) - Lesueur
- "What's New Pussycat?" (1965) - Etienne
- "Un milliard dans un billard" (1965) - Un agent
- "Kings of Hearts" (1966) - Mac Fish
- "Asterix and Cleopatra" (1968) - Tournevis (voice)
- "Le Diable par la queue" (1969) - Max, un | 46,414 | triviaqa-train |
How many balls are on the table (including the cue ball) at the start of a snooker game? | ball, at least as early as 1908.
Types Snooker.
Ball sets for the sport of snooker look at first glance like a mixture of American- and British-style pool balls. There are twenty-two balls in total, arranged as a rack of 15 unmarked reds, six placed at various predetermined spots on the table, and a white cue ball. "(S... | billiard balls are the same size as snooker balls and come in sets of three balls (two cue balls and a red, an object ball). Other games, such as bumper pool, have custom ball sets.
Billiard balls have been made from many different materials since the start of the game, including clay, bakelite, celluloid, crystallite,... | 46,415 | triviaqa-train |
What are the 'Society of Friends' commonly called? | Friends in Bolivia).
Theology Liberal.
Liberal Quakerism generally refers to Friends who have taken ideas from liberal Christianity, often sharing a similar mix of ideas, such as more critical Biblical hermeneutics, often with a focus on the social gospel. The ideas of "That of God in everyone" and the "inner light" we... | are thousands of plants that are used as medicines. The following list represents a very small portion of the TCM pharmacopoeia.
Plants Aconite.
Monkshood root is commonly used in TCM. It was once so commonly used it was called "the king of the 100 herbs".
The monkshood plant contains what is called "the queen of poiso... | 46,416 | triviaqa-train |
Which was the first English football club to win the European Cup? | after the Munich air disaster, Manchester United became the first English team to win the competition, defeating Benfica in the final 4–1 after extra time at Wembley Stadium in London. Matt Busby, United's manager at the time of the disaster in Munich, survived life-threatening injuries suffered in the crash and was st... | get a 1–0 win in Piraeus, which ended Tottenham's undefeated streak and marked the first ever victory of a Greek football club against an English side. Two years later, Olympiacos entered the 1974–75 European Cup and they were drawn to face Kenny Dalglish's Celtic, one of the strongest teams in European football at tha... | 46,417 | triviaqa-train |
Name the two tiles with the highest score in Scrabble? | , while less common letters score higher, with Q and Z each worth 10 points. The game also has two blank tiles that are unmarked and carry no point value. The blank tiles can be used as substitutes for any letter; once laid on the board, however, the choice is fixed. Other language sets use different letter set distrib... | Scrabble follows the same rules and word acceptability as normal Scrabble, but there is only one player. Solitaire Scrabble can be played against a clock, trying to get the most points in a certain length of time or for highest maximum score.
Variants with standard board and/or tiles Speed Scrabble.
Speed Scrabble is s... | 46,418 | triviaqa-train |
The Pindus is the main mountain range in what country? | Pindus
The Pindus (also Pindos or Pindhos) () mountain range is located in northern Greece and southern Albania. It is roughly 160 km long, with a maximum elevation of 2,637m (Mount Smolikas). Because it runs along the border of Thessaly and Epirus, the Pindus range is known colloquially as the "spine of Greece". The m... | on the western edge of the regional unit.
The main mountain ranges are Gramos and Voio in the west (both part of the Pindus range) and Verno in the northeast. The river Haliacmon flows through the area. Lake Orestiada is the largest lake. The regional unit is mountainous with a pronounced continental climate, character... | 46,419 | triviaqa-train |
Joe Yule Jr born 1920 became famous as who? | Joe Yule
Ninnian Joseph Yule (April 30, 1892 – March 30, 1950) was a Scottish-American burlesque and vaudeville comedian who later appeared in many films as a character actor. He was noted for his starring role in the "Jiggs and Maggie" film series, opposite Renie Riano, and as the father of Mickey Rooney.
Biography.
Y... | Billy Yule
William "Billy" Yule (born c. 1954) is an American musician, best known for his brief stint as a temporary drummer for the Velvet Underground during their famous summer engagement 1970 at Max's Kansas City, sitting in for Maureen Tucker while she was on maternity leave.
1970.
When in early 1970, regular Velv... | 46,420 | triviaqa-train |
Albert Finney turned down which role that won Peter O Toole an Oscar? | Peter O'Toole
Peter Seamus O'Toole (; 2 August 1932 – 14 December 2013) was a British stage and film actor of Irish descent. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began working in the theatre, gaining recognition as a Shakespearean actor at the Bristol Old Vic and with the English Stage Company before makin... | " with Montgomery Clift in the title role.
York played Sophie Western opposite Albert Finney in the Oscar-winning Best Film "Tom Jones" (1963). She had turned the part down three times and only agreed to participate because she felt guilty over cooking a disastrous meal for the director Tony Richardson, who was determi... | 46,421 | triviaqa-train |
In computing, Douglas Engelbart invented what device for input? | computer navigation came with the Xerox 8010 Star in 1981.
By 1982, the Xerox 8010 was probably the best-known computer with a mouse. The Sun-1 also came with a mouse, and the forthcoming Apple Lisa was rumored to use one, but the peripheral remained obscure; Jack Hawley of The Mouse House reported that one buyer for a... | field of computing is awaiting new revolution to happen, according to Kay, in which educational communities, parents, and children will not see in it a set of tools invented by Douglas Engelbart, but a medium in the Marshall McLuhan sense. He wrote:
As with Simulas leading to OOP, this encounter finally hit me with wha... | 46,422 | triviaqa-train |
What colour is named after a battle fought in Italy in 1859? | Battle of Magenta
The Battle of Magenta was fought on 4 June 1859 during the Second Italian War of Independence, resulting in a French-Sardinian victory under Napoleon III against the Austrians under Marshal Ferencz Gyulai.
It took place near the town of Magenta in the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia, a crown land of the A... | Battle of Montebello (1859)
The Battle of Montebello was fought on 20 May 1859 at Montebello (in what is now Lombardy, northern Italy). It was a minor engagement of the Second Italian War of Independence, fought between Piedmontese cavalry and French infantry against Austrian troops.Because of this battle, the Austrian... | 46,423 | triviaqa-train |
The 1960 Summer Olympic Games were held in which city? | 1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad (Italian: "Giochi della XVII Olimpiade"), was an international multi-sport event that was held from August 25 to September 11, 1960, in Rome, Italy. The city of Rome had previously been awarded the administration of the 19... | team folded.
Greater Sacramento is the only metropolitan area in the West Coast and in California to have ever hosted a Winter Olympic Games when Squaw Valley hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics, becoming the smallest city to ever host an Olympic Games, a title it still holds. Squaw Valley was the second Olympic games host... | 46,424 | triviaqa-train |
Which 19 year old actress made her debut with Humphrey Bogart in the film 'To Have and Have Not'? | To Have and Have Not (film)
To Have and Have Not is a 1944 American romance-war-adventure film directed by Howard Hawks, loosely based on Ernest Hemingway's 1937 novel of the same name. It stars Humphrey Bogart, Walter Brennan and Lauren Bacall; it also features Dolores Moran, Hoagy Carmichael, Sheldon Leonard, Dan Sey... | Humphrey Bogart frequently appeared in Chesterfield advertisements. A scene from the 1944 movie To Have and Have Not shows him with a pack of Chesterfields.
Chesterfield was made famous notably through Jean-Luc Godard's 1960 film À bout de souffle in which the cigarette smoked by the actress Jean Seberg is a Chesterfie... | 46,425 | triviaqa-train |
What is the largest state in the USA? | 1774, the Spanish Navy ship "Santiago", under Juan Pérez, entered and anchored in an inlet of Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island, in present-day British Columbia. Although the Spanish did not land, natives paddled to the ship to trade furs for abalone shells from California. At the time, the Spanish were able to monopolize... | Trap Pond State Park
Trap Pond State Park is a 3653 acre (8.5 km²) Delaware state park located near Laurel, Delaware, USA. It is one of the largest surviving fragments of what was once an extensive wetland in what is now southwestern Sussex County. The state park features an extensive patch of bald cypress trees.
Bald ... | 46,426 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of Mickey Mouse's dog? | 1955–1996) and others. He also appears in other media such as video games as well as merchandising and is a meetable character at the Disney parks.
Mickey generally appears alongside his girlfriend Minnie Mouse, his pet dog Pluto, his friends Donald Duck and Goofy, and his nemesis Pete, among others (see Mickey Mouse u... | Release and reception.
"Midnight Madness" was rated PG—only the second film from the Disney company to receive anything other than a "G" (the first was "The Black Hole"). Although produced by Disney, the company's name did not appear on the credits. Early in the film, the white team thought the first clue referred to t... | 46,427 | triviaqa-train |
Who was beaten by Bjorn Borg in his first Wimbledon title? | the years, including Ilie Năstase, John McEnroe, Boris Becker, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Martina Hingis, Venus Williams, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova. The court has a capacity of 2,192 + 770 standing. In 2011 a new No.3 Court and a new Court 4 were unveiled on the sites of the old No.2 and 3 courts.
Because of... | he qualified as a Barrister and Solicitor at the Supreme Court of New Zealand. Focusing on his tennis game, he won the Wimbledon singles title for four straight years between 1910 and 1913. He was the last player to win four successive championships until 1979; when Bjorn Borg won his fourth successive championship. In... | 46,428 | triviaqa-train |
Who was Elizabeth the first's mother? | Elizabeth I of England
Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death on 24 March 1603. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the last of the five monarchs of the House of Tudor.
Elizabeth was the daughter of ... | of Britain First's "Christian patrols" in Luton, in November 2016, Fransen was convicted of religiously aggravated harassment and ordered to pay a fine of £1,000 after she harassed a Muslim mother of four who was wearing a hijab. In addition, she was also fined £200 for breaching the Public Order Act 1936 by wearing a ... | 46,429 | triviaqa-train |
John McEnroe was born in which country? | as a television commentator during the majors.
Early life.
McEnroe was born in Wiesbaden, West Germany (present-day Wiesbaden, Germany) to American parents, John Patrick McEnroe Sr. and his wife Kay, "née" Tresham. His father, the son of Irish immigrants, was at the time stationed with the United States Air Force. McEn... | match to another pair of brothers, John and Tony Lloyd. Gattiker played in five further Grand Slam tournaments, as either a singles of doubles player, but was never able to progress past the first round.
The Argentinian represented his country in a 1980 Davis Cup tie against the United States. He and Ricardo Cano took ... | 46,430 | triviaqa-train |
Who patented the 'Zip fastener' in 1893? | the tape may even disintegrate from use. If a zipper fails, it can either jam (i.e. get stuck) or partially break off.
History.
In 1851, Elias Howe received a patent for an "Automatic, Continuous Clothing Closure". He did not try seriously to market it, missing recognition he might otherwise have received. Howe's devic... | in history in 2006. Her thesis, titled "Realising an Absent Presence", sought to recognise the influence of women on Australian literature, an influence that had long been neglected in Australian literature studies, including in her own father's work, "The Australian Language" (1945).
In 2011, Baker published "Beethove... | 46,431 | triviaqa-train |
What age was John Lennon when he was killed? | the RKO Radio Network. At 5:40, Lennon and Ono, delayed by a late limousine, left their apartment to mix the song "Walking on Thin Ice" (an Ono song featuring Lennon on lead guitar) at the Record Plant Studio.
Events preceding the murder Mark David Chapman.
Mark David Chapman, a 25-year-old former security guard from H... | MacDonald reports that McCartney sang a backing vocal, but recording engineer Geoff Emerick said that Lennon did all the vocals himself, and when a frustrated McCartney asked Lennon, "What do you want me to do on this track, John?", Lennon replied, "Don't worry, I'll do the overdubs on this."
In a 1970 interview in the... | 46,432 | triviaqa-train |
Who became the youngest ever 'Amateur World Snooker Champion in 1980? | being a "showman", and has helped improve the image of snooker to the general public. O'Sullivan himself has stated his desire for entertaining the watching public, and has said that slow, gritty games put viewers off. He has often been compared to Alex Higgins and Jimmy White, because of both his natural talent and po... | former British amateur billiards and snooker champion Alf Nolan, who started coaching her.
In 1976 she became the first ever women’s world champion, claiming the title by beating Muriel Hazeldine 4–0 in the final, which was held in Middlesbrough. Her second title in 1981 came after a 3–0 defeat of Mandy Fisher in the f... | 46,433 | triviaqa-train |
Which Dickens novel features the character 'Uriah Heep'? | Copperfield" seemed to reflect her disabilities, Dickens improved the character with positive features. His plots were carefully constructed, and he often wove elements from topical events into his narratives. Masses of the illiterate poor chipped in ha'pennies to have each new monthly episode read to them, opening up ... | , with a white wisp of a neckcloth; buttoned up to the throat; and had a long, lank, skeleton hand, which particularly attracted my attention, as he stood at the pony's head, rubbing his chin with it, and looking up at us in the chaise. He had a way of writhing when he wanted to express enthusiasm, which was very ugly"... | 46,434 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the American engine driver and folk hero on the Cannonball Express who died in 1900 trying to prevent his train from crashing into a freight train? | Illinois Central. – Fireman and Messenger Injured – Passenger Train Crashed Into a Local Freight Partly on the Siding – Several Cars Demolished."
A Jackson, Mississippi, newspaper report described the accident:
Legend begins.
Jones's legend was quickly fueled by headlines such as, "DEAD UNDER HIS CAB: THE SAD END OF EN... | John Axon
John Axon GC (4 December 1900 – 9 February 1957) was an English train driver from Stockport (Edgeley Depot) who died while trying to stop a runaway freight train on a 1 in 58 gradient at Chapel-en-le-Frith in Derbyshire after a brake failure. The train consisted of an ex-LMS Stanier Class 8F 2-8-0 No. 48188 h... | 46,435 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the fictional paper company whose offices provide the setting for the British sit-com 'The Office'? | Dunder Mifflin
Dunder Mifflin Paper Company, Inc. is a fictional paper sales company featured in the American television series "The Office". It is analogous to Wernham Hogg in the British original of the series, and Papiers Jennings and Cogirep in the French Canadian and French adaptations respectively. Originally, th... | .
Overview.
The sit-com takes places in the studio and offices of fictional TV channel show "Jump Start" and in the main character Casper's apartment, both located in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Generally the main story revolves around Casper (in later seasons referred to as by his full name, Casper Christensen) who is usuall... | 46,436 | triviaqa-train |
Which former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion won his first 48 fights before losing to Michael Spinks in 1985? | -fighters need reach, hand speed, reflexes, and footwork.
Notable out-fighters include Muhammad Ali, Larry Holmes, Joe Calzaghe, Wilfredo Gómez, Salvador Sanchez, Cecilia Brækhus, Gene Tunney, Ezzard Charles, Willie Pep, Meldrick Taylor, Ricardo Lopez, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Roy Jones Jr., Sugar Ray Leonard, Miguel Vazq... | and in July 1985 he knocked out Piet Crous to win the WBA cruiserweight title. After making one successful defence against former Undisputed Heavyweight Champion Leon Spinks (brother of Michael) he agreed to face Holyfield.
1984 Olympic bronze medalist Evander Holyfield began his pro career fighting in the Light Heavyw... | 46,437 | triviaqa-train |
Which American rock star survived the car crash that killed Eddie Cochran in April 1960? | 1959 he played lead for Skeets McDonald at Columbia's studios for "You Oughta See Grandma Rock" and "Heart Breaking Mama". In a session for Gene Vincent in March 1958 he contributed his trademark bass voice, as heard on "Summertime Blues". The recordings were issued on the album "A Gene Vincent Record Date".
In early 1... | Times" of London abandons use of the term "Imperial and Foreign News", replacing it with "Overseas News", and changes its house style from "to-day" to "today".
- 17 April - American rock and roll singer Eddie Cochran, 21, is killed in a car crash in Wiltshire.
- 18 April – 60,000 protestors stage a demonstration in Lon... | 46,438 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the real-life castaway upon whom Daniel Defoe based 'Robinson Crusoe'? | survive until he was picked up in 1684.
Real occurrences Alexander Selkirk.
The Juan Fernández Islands, to which Más a Tierra belongs, would have a more famous occupant in October 1704 when Alexander Selkirk made the decision to stay there. Selkirk, a sailor with the William Dampier expedition, became concerned about t... | Robinson Crusoe (2016 film)
Robinson Crusoe (released in North America as The Wild Life) is a 2016 Belgian-French 3D computer-animated adventure comedy film directed by Vincent Kesteloot and Ben Stassen and written by Lee Christopher, Domonic Paris and Graham Weldon. The film is loosely based on "Robinson Crusoe" by Da... | 46,439 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the Iranian Ayatollah who sentenced Salman Rushdie to death in absentia after the publication of the novelist's 'Satanic Verses'? | Waqidi and al-Tabari.
In the United Kingdom, "The Satanic Verses" received positive reviews, was a 1988 Booker Prize finalist (losing to Peter Carey's "Oscar and Lucinda") and won the 1988 Whitbread Award for novel of the year. However, major controversy ensued as Muslims accused it of blasphemy and mocking their faith... | Il pleut de l'or
"Il pleut de l'or" (, "It's Raining Gold") is a song sung by Michael von der Heide and composed by the singer, Pele Lorriano and Heike Kospach. It represented Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway. It was first presented on 9 January 2010 at the "SwissAwards" show.
Michael von... | 46,440 | triviaqa-train |
In which country would you find the Angkor Wat temple, the world's largest religious structure? | Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat (; , "City/Capital of Temples") is a temple complex in Cambodia and one of the largest
religious monuments in the world, on a site measuring . Originally constructed as a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Vishnu for the Khmer Empire, it was gradually transformed into a Buddhist temple towards the ... | 13°24′N, 103°51′E), in Siem Reap Province. The temples of the Angkor area number over one thousand, ranging in scale from nondescript piles of brick rubble scattered through rice fields to the Angkor Wat, said to be the world's largest single religious monument. Many of the temples at Angkor have been restored, and tog... | 46,441 | triviaqa-train |
Who was both the last President of Czechoslovakia and the first President of the Czech republic? | the two offices.
Powers.
The framers of the Constitution of the Czech Republic intended to set up a parliamentary system, with the Prime Minister as the country's leading political figure and "de facto" chief executive and the president as a ceremonial head of state. However, the stature of the first president, Václav ... | politician who served as the second President of the Czech Republic from 2003 to 2013, the first prime minister of the sovereign Czech Republic and the second and last Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, federal subject of the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic, from July 1992 until the dissolution of Czechoslovaki... | 46,442 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the American singer-songwriter, best known for his 1994 debut album 'Grace', who drowned whilst swimming in a tributary of the Mississippi River in 1997? | Jagged Little Pill."
Also in the 1980s and 1990s, artists such as Bono, the Edge, Dave Matthews, Jeff Buckley, Richard Barone, Duncan Sheik and Elliott Smith borrowed from the singer-songwriter tradition to create new acoustic-based rock styles. In the 2000s, a quieter style emerged, with largely impressionistic lyrics... | Bishop Briggs
Sarah Grace McLaughlin, (born 18 July 1992), known by her stage name Bishop Briggs, is a British musician and singer-songwriter. She is best known for her single "River". She released her debut album "Church of Scars" on 20 April 2018.
Early life and education.
Briggs was born in London, United Kingdom, t... | 46,443 | triviaqa-train |
Which French Revolutionary leader was assassinated whilst taking a bath in 1793? | "preserve public order". The National Guard under Lafayette's command confronted the crowd. The soldiers responded to a barrage of stones by firing into the crowd, killing between 13 and 50 people. The incident cost Lafayette and his National Guard much public support.
In the wake of the massacre the authorities closed... | after June 1793.
Through his journalism, renowned for its fierce tone, advocacy of basic human rights for the poorest members of society, and uncompromising stance towards the new leaders and institutions of the revolution, he called for prisoners of the Revolution to be killed before they could be freed in the Septem... | 46,444 | triviaqa-train |
In 1984, which Indian cricketer became only the second person to score six sixes from one over in first class cricket? | Virat Kohli is the current captain of the team across all formats, while the head coach is Ravi Shastri. The Indian cricket team has rivalries with other Test-playing nations, most notably with Pakistan, the political arch-rival of India. However, in recent times, rivalries with nations like Australia, South Africa and... | Dadabhoy Havewala
Dadabhoy Rustomji Havewala (sometimes spelt Havewalla) (27 November 1908 – 21 July 1982) was an Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1934 to 1941.
Havewala became famous in India before he played first-class cricket. In the final of the Times of India Shield in Bombay in December 1933,... | 46,445 | triviaqa-train |
Which famous sculpture, made approximately 150 BC, was found on the Aegean island of Melos in 1820? | Milos
Milos or Melos (; Modern Greek: ; "Melos") is a volcanic Greek island in the Aegean Sea, just north of the Sea of Crete. Milos is the southwesternmost island in the Cyclades group.
The "Venus de Milo" (now in the Louvre) and the "Asclepius of Milos" (now in the British Museum) were both found on the island, as we... | belonged, but the Dorian settlers of Melos made themselves independent. They eventually established a city whose site lies on the eastern shore of the bay, just south-west of the present-day community of Trypiti.
From the 6th century BC up to the siege of 416 BC, Melos issued its own coinage, struck according to the Mi... | 46,446 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the terrorist group that murdered eleven Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972? | 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 ... | sour many IOC members against Sion's bid and potentially helped Turin to capture the host city nomination.
In July 2012, the Anti-Defamation League called the continued refusal by the International Olympic Committee to hold a moment of silence at the opening ceremony for the eleven Israeli athletes killed by Palestinia... | 46,447 | triviaqa-train |
Which popular video game was designed and programmed by Russian computer engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1985? | Alexey Pajitnov
Alexey Leonidovich Pajitnov (born 14 March 1956) is a Russian video game designer and computer engineer who developed "Tetris" while working for the Dorodnitsyn Computing Centre of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, a Soviet government-founded R&D center.
He only started to get royalties from his creation ... | – Rick Dees, American actor and radio host
- 1951 – Jerry Greenfield, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Ben & Jerry's
- 1953 – Nick Keir, Scottish singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
- 1954 – Brian Smith, Australian rugby league player and coach
- 1955 – Jonathan Kaufer, American director and screenwriter (d.... | 46,448 | triviaqa-train |
The Order of the Elephant is the premier order that can be awarded in which European country? | Order of the Elephant
The Order of the Elephant () is a Danish order of chivalry and is Denmark's highest-ranked honour. It has origins in the 15th century, but has officially existed since 1693, and since the establishment of constitutional monarchy in 1849, is now almost exclusively used to honour royalty and heads o... | Fairtrade Town
The Fair Trade Towns campaign is the result of a grass-roots citizens movement that started in the UK in 2001 (see below). It allows citizens to get together in order to self-proclaim their town (or other local geographical area) as a region that complies with a few general Fair Trade criteria, that can ... | 46,449 | triviaqa-train |
In which city is the Uffizi Gallery to be found? | Uffizi
The Uffizi Gallery (, ) is a prominent art museum located adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria in the Historic Centre of Florence in the region of Tuscany, Italy. One of the most important Italian museums and the most visited, it is also one of the largest and best known in the world and holds a collection of p... | and-wash drawings featuring religious, mythological, or heraldic images, Ligozzi demonstrated a greater originality. He is known best for his depictions of fauna and flora, which reflect the nascent scientific pursuits of the Medici. His botanically correct depictions of plants can even include exquisitely observed roo... | 46,450 | triviaqa-train |
During which war was the Battle of Inkerman fought? | Battle of Inkerman
The Battle of Inkerman was fought during the Crimean War on 5 November 1854 between the allied armies of Britain, France and Ottoman Empire against the Imperial Russian Army. The battle broke the will of the Russian Army to defeat the allies in the field, and was followed by the Siege of Sevastopol. ... | fought at the Battle of Alma in September 1854, the Battle of Inkerman in November 1854 and in the Siege of Sevastopol in winter 1854. The regiment left the Crimean Peninsula in May 1856.
The regiment landed in Auckland in November 1863 for service in the New Zealand Wars. It joined a field force which marched into the... | 46,451 | triviaqa-train |
In which city do Sampdoria play their home games? | the end of the 1926–27 season, the clubs merged by fascist authorities under the name La Dominante.
History La Dominante Genova split: 1930s.
Wearing green and black striped shirts, La Dominante Genova were admitted to the first ever season of Serie B, where they finished third, just missing out on promotion. The next ... | 1990 European Super Cup
The 1990 European Super Cup was played between 1989–90 European Cup winners Milan and 1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup winners Sampdoria, with Milan winning 3–1 on aggregate.
Milan chose to play their home leg away from their home city due to the poor condition of the turf at the San Siro Stadi... | 46,452 | triviaqa-train |
Which member of the Cabinet has been MP for Rushcliffe since 1970? | Rushcliffe (UK Parliament constituency)
Rushcliffe is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1970 by Ken Clarke, a Conservative and the current Father of the House.
History.
The constituency was formed by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (for first use during the election that... | Peter Kyle
Peter Kyle (born 9 September 1970) is a British Labour Party politician and former charity sector executive. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hove since the May 2015 general election.
Early life and career.
Kyle grew up in West Sussex and moved to Brighton and Hove in 1996. He gained a doctorate... | 46,453 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the play 'The Doctor's Dilema'? | The Doctor's Dilemma (play)
The Doctor's Dilemma is a play by George Bernard Shaw first staged in 1906. It is a problem play about the moral dilemmas created by limited medical resources, and the conflicts between the demands of private medicine as a business and a vocation.
Characters.
Roles and original cast:
- Mr. D... | took over during filming from Andrew Bergman, who wrote the original screenplay. Cassavetes came to refer to the film as "The aptly titled 'Big Trouble,'" since the studio vetoed many of his decisions for the film and eventually edited most of it in a way with which Cassavetes disagreed.
In January 1987, Cassavetes was... | 46,454 | triviaqa-train |
Whose last film as a director was 'Eyes Wide Shut' in 1999? | Eyes Wide Shut
Eyes Wide Shut is a 1999 erotic mystery psychological drama film directed, produced and co-written by Stanley Kubrick. Based on the 1926 novella "Traumnovelle" ("Dream Story") by Arthur Schnitzler, the story is transferred from early 20th-century Vienna to 1990s New York City. The film follows the sexual... | allegories and codes. He considers himself a filmmaker who approaches filmmaking as a visual communication in the face of storytelling.
During the years he had experienced working in different fields of professional film and television crews, such as assistant for director Zoltán Kamondi in The Alchemist And The Virgin... | 46,455 | triviaqa-train |
Which mammal has three species - 'Mountain', 'Plains' and 'Grevy's'? | Zebra
Zebras ( , ) are several species of African equids (horse family) united by their distinctive black-and-white striped coats. Their stripes come in different patterns, unique to each individual. They are generally social animals that live in small harems to large herds. Unlike their closest relatives, horses and d... | Odaesan National Park
Odaesan National Park () is located in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea. It was first designated as the 11th national park in 1975. The park is named after the mountain Odaesan, which means "Five Plains Mountain", named after the five plains between the area's five major peaks. The park is ... | 46,456 | triviaqa-train |
Who duetted with Robbie Williams on the 2001 number one 'Somethin' Stupid'? | Somethin' Stupid
"Somethin' Stupid", also "Something Stupid", is a song written by C. Carson Parks. It was originally recorded in 1966 by Parks and his wife Gaile Foote, as Carson and Gaile. The song is best known in the 1967 version by Frank Sinatra and his daughter Nancy Sinatra, which reached number one on the "Bill... | Williams had a number one single ("Candy") and album at the same time on the chart. The first time was in 2001 when "Somethin' Stupid" and "Swing When You're Winning" were number one on the singles and albums chart respectively. In the UK, "Take the Crown" sold a total of 445,500 copies during 2012. As of December 2013... | 46,457 | triviaqa-train |
Who is both the youngest and oldest man to be US Secretary of Defence, serving under Gerald Ford and George W Bush? | I position of the Executive Schedule, and thus earns a salary of $210,700 per year as of January 2018.
List of secretaries of defense.
The longest-serving secretary of defense is Robert McNamara, who served for a total of 7 years, 39 days. Combining his two non-sequential services as the secretary of defense, the secon... | Bobbie Kilberg
Bobbie Kilberg (born Barbara Greene; October 25, 1944) is a Republican operative who has worked for Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush. Kilberg is currently the President and CEO of the Northern Virginia Technology Council and has been since 1998. She was briefly ... | 46,458 | triviaqa-train |
John Taylor and Roger Taylor are members of which band, which at times has also included Andy Taylor, although none of them are related? | Duran Duran
Duran Duran () are an English new wave band formed in Birmingham in 1978. The band were one of the most successful acts of the 1980s, but by the end of the decade, membership and music style changes challenged the band before a resurgence in the early 1990s. The group were a leading band in the MTV-driven S... | 1984, the band were early innovators with video technology in their live stadium shows.
The group was formed by keyboardist Nick Rhodes and bassist John Taylor, with the later addition of drummer Roger Taylor, and after numerous personnel changes, guitarist Andy Taylor and lead singer Simon Le Bon. (None of the Taylors... | 46,459 | triviaqa-train |
Which computer-animated film series features the 'Kingdom of Far Far Away'? | Shrek 2
Shrek 2 is a 2004 American computer-animated, comedy film directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury and Conrad Vernon. It is the sequel to 2001's "Shrek" and the second installment in the "Shrek" film franchise. The film stars Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz, who reprise their respective voice roles of... | for-television stop motion-animated film with the same name was released in the United Kingdom in 1990. It aired as part of WGBH's children's series, "Long Ago and Far Away". Rabbit Ears Productions also produced an audiotape version, featuring Robin Williams, which was released on Showtime in 1991. It aired as part of... | 46,460 | triviaqa-train |
Which planet has a mass which is over three hundred times that of the Earth? | , and 1.5% heavier elements. The hydrogen and most of the helium in the Sun would have been produced by Big Bang nucleosynthesis in the first 20 minutes of the universe, and the heavier elements were produced by previous generations of stars before the Sun was formed, and spread into the interstellar medium during the ... | 1061c is classified as a super-Earth exoplanet as its estimated radius is greater than 1.5 .
Characteristics.
Characteristics Mass, radius and temperature.
Wolf 1061c is thought to be a rocky planet estimated to be a super-Earth exoplanet as its mass is about 4.3 times that of Earth and radius is over 1.5 which would g... | 46,461 | triviaqa-train |
Jazz musician Julian Edwin Adderley was usually known as '........... (what) Adderley'? | There was a resurgence of interest in jazz and other forms of African-American cultural expression during the Black Arts Movement and Black nationalist period of the 1960s and 1970s. African themes became popular, and many new jazz compositions were given African-related titles: "Black Nile" (Wayne Shorter), "Blue Nile... | Seabriella
Seabriella fasciata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, the only species in the genus Seabriella. | 46,462 | triviaqa-train |
In which country does the city of Nelson lie on the eastern shores of Tasman Bay? | Tasman Bay
Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, originally known as Blind Bay, is a large V-shaped bay at the north end of New Zealand's South Island. Located in the centre of the island's northern coast, it stretches along of coastline and is across at its widest point. It is an arm of the Tasman Sea, lying on the western ap... | Southampton Water
Southampton Water is a tidal estuary north of the Solent and the Isle of Wight in England. The city of Southampton lies at its most northerly point. Along its salt marsh-fringed western shores lie the New Forest villages of Hythe and "the waterside", Dibden Bay, and the Esso oil refinery at Fawley. On... | 46,463 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the music for 'Billy Elliot, The Musical'? | Billy Elliot the Musical
Billy Elliot: The Musical is a musical based on the 2000 film of the same name. The music is by Elton John, and the book and lyrics are by Lee Hall, who wrote the film's screenplay. The plot revolves around Billy, a motherless British boy who begins taking ballet lessons. The story of his perso... | winning English theatre and film director and producer Stephen Daldry, and Peter Darling would serve as director and choreographer respectively. The pair had previously worked together on the successful West End and Broadway productions of "Billy Elliot". Lily Allen and Greg Kurstin then wrote the music and lyrics for ... | 46,464 | triviaqa-train |
Which of the three Graces of Greek myth is also the name of one of the Muses? | portrayed as a sacrificer, mentioned as a founder of altars, and imagined as a voracious eater himself; it is in this role that he appears in comedy,
While his tragic end provided much material for tragedy—"Heracles" is regarded by Thalia Papadopoulou as "a play of great significance in examination of other Euripidean ... | found in Villa Adriana, which shows ancient theater masks. Statues are displayed along the walls, including the "Three Graces".
- Sala delle Muse: Houses the statue group of Apollo and the nine muses, uncovered in a Roman villa near Tivoli in 1774, as well as statues by important ancient Greek or Roman sculptors. The c... | 46,465 | triviaqa-train |
Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons make up which musical duo? | a bit mad, but now he's back at college, and the other one drives our van".
Rowlands and Simons then started to DJ at a club called "Naked Under Leather" in the back of a pub in 1992, under the alias of "The 237 Turbo Nutters" (named after the number of their house on Dickenson Road in Manchester and a reference to the... | Re-Union
Re-Union were a short-lived Dutch-Italian musical duo, set up in late 2003 in order to take part in the Dutch Eurovision Song Contest selection in 2004. The duo were Paul de Corte (born 28 February 1979) and Italian-born Fabrizio Pennisi (born 29 September 1979).
Pennisi was a founder member of boy band All of... | 46,466 | triviaqa-train |
What is the surname of the character played by Joanna Lumley in 'Absolutely Fabulous'? | joined in her quest by magazine fashion director Patsy Stone (played by Joanna Lumley), her best friend and enabler, whose drug abuse, alcohol consumption and desperate promiscuity far eclipse Edina's comparatively mild self-destructive behaviour.
Despite being a middle-aged, twice-divorced career woman, Edina is reli... | with Shelley Unwin.
- Zöe Lucker, who played Tanya Turner in "Footballers' Wives", played Sonia Leach in 1996.
- Joanna Lumley of "Absolutely Fabulous" and "The New Avengers" played Elaine Perkins, a girlfriend of Ken Barlow, in 1973.
- Bill Maynard, better known as Greengrass on "Heartbeat", appeared as song agent Mic... | 46,467 | triviaqa-train |
Which jockey won the 2007 Derby at Epsom on 'Authorized', at his fifteenth attempt? | by Aqaleem and the Racing Post’s assessment of Authorized was that "he is bred to make a better three-year-old and looks sure to improve and win races."
A month later, on 21 October 2006, Authorized returned to Newbury to contest the Group One Racing Post Trophy over one mile. The race was run on heavy going, and Autho... | Jockey in 2004.
The Epsom Derby was the only British Classic Race Dettori had not won in his career, until his fifteenth attempt on 2 June 2007 on the Peter Chapple-Hyam trained Authorized. The following day he won the Prix du Jockey Club on Lawman, notching up a derby double.
In 2007, Dettori became the face of "Jocke... | 46,468 | triviaqa-train |
In which BBC crime drama which ran for six series, did clinical psychologist 'Dr. Tony Hill' work first with 'DI Carol Jordan' and then with 'DI Alex Fielding'? | Wire in the Blood
Wire in the Blood is a British crime drama television series, created and produced by Coastal Productions for Tyne Tees Television and broadcast on ITV from 14 November 2002 to 31 October 2008. The series is based on characters created by Val McDermid, including a university clinical psychologist, Dr ... | Tony, although these feelings never develop into a relationship.
Cast.
- Robson Green as Dr. Anthony "Tony" Hill
- Hermione Norris as DCI Carol Jordan (Series 1–3)
- Simone Lahbib as DI Alex Fielding (Series 4–6)
- Mark Letheren as DS Kevin Geoffries (Series 1–6)
- Emma Handy as DC Paula McIntyre (Series 2–6)
- Tom Cha... | 46,469 | triviaqa-train |
Jaroslav Drobny who won the Gentlemen's Singles at Wimbledon in 1954 won a Silver Medal for Czechoslovakia at the 1948 Winter Olympics in which sport? | (included in table below).
- Women
Women's combined
The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill skiing. For athletes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the event was held separate from the main medal event of sl... | , André Gobert and Arthur Gore refused to compete at the Olympics and instead attended Wimbledon. The gold and silver medals in the gentlemen's singles ended up being decided between two South Africans, with Charles Winslow and Harold Kitson playing each other. Winslow won the match and the gold medal, 7–5, 4–6, 10–8, ... | 46,470 | triviaqa-train |
How are the TS Eliot poems 'Burnt Norton', 'East Coker', 'The Dry Salvages' and 'Little Giddings' known collectively? | Four Quartets
Four Quartets is a set of four poems written by T. S. Eliot that were published over a six-year period. The first poem, "Burnt Norton", was published with a collection of his early works (1936's "Collected Poems 1909–1935".) After a few years, Eliot composed the other three poems, "East Coker", "The Dry S... | The resulting poem, "Burnt Norton", named after a manor house, was published in Eliot's 1936 edition of "Collected Poems 1909–1935". Eliot decided to create another poem similar to "Burnt Norton" but with a different location in mind. This second poem, "East Coker", was finished and published by Easter 1940. (Eliot vis... | 46,471 | triviaqa-train |
In the 'Toy Story' series of animated films, which character is voiced by Don Rickles? | and variety shows, including "The Dean Martin Show", "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" and "Late Show with David Letterman", and later voiced Mr. Potato Head in the "Toy Story" franchise. He won a Primetime Emmy Award for the 2007 documentary "".
Early life.
Donald Jay Rickles was born to Jewish parents in New ... | , Pete Docter announced a series of shorts named "Forky Asks a Question" for Disney+, with the new character Forky from "Toy Story 4", voiced by Tony Hale.
"Toy Story Toons".
In 2011, Pixar started releasing short animated films to supplement the "Toy Story" films, called "Toy Story Toons". The shorts pick up where "To... | 46,472 | triviaqa-train |
Following the French defeat who was the Chief of State of Vichy France from 1940 to 1944? | Vichy France
Vichy France () is the common name of the French State ("État français") headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II. Evacuated from Paris to Vichy in the unoccupied "Free Zone" ("zone libre") in the southern part of metropolitan France which included French Algeria, it remained responsible for t... | States in 1940 after the armistice between Vichy France and Germany. His photograph was featured on the cover of Time Magazine, 10 March 1941.
Henry-Haye was interned by the United States in 1942, following the occupation of Vichy France by Nazi Germany. This internment of a diplomat was unusual, as no state of war ex... | 46,473 | triviaqa-train |
Give either of the real 'first' names of 'Count' Basie? | Count Basie
William James "Count" Basie (; August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer.
In 1935, Basie formed his own jazz orchestra, the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and their first recording. He led the group for a... | Gaga performed the song in front of the audience.
The first song, "Anything Goes", was recorded by Bennett for his 1959 collaboration with Count Basie and his Orchestra, "Strike Up the Band", and Gaga first came to know about it when she was 13 years old. Gaga thought that "Anything Goes" was a funny track with a "real... | 46,474 | triviaqa-train |
Which European country consists of a peninsula and many islands including Funen and Zealand? | Zealand
Zealand (, ), at 7,031 km, is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger). Zealand has a population of 2,302,074 (as of 1 January 2018).
It is the 13th-largest island in Europe by area and the 4th most populous. It is connected to Funen by... | . The largest islands are Zealand "(Sjælland)" and Funen "(Fyn)". The island of Bornholm is located east of the rest of the country, in the Baltic Sea. Many of the larger islands are connected by bridges; the Øresund Bridge connects Zealand with Sweden; the Great Belt Bridge connects Funen with Zealand; and the Little ... | 46,475 | triviaqa-train |
.ee is the top-level internet domain name for which former Soviet republic? | .ee
.ee is the internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) of Estonia, operated by the Estonian Internet Foundation.
Third-level domain names.
- .com.ee – companies (incorporated entities) as defined in the Commercial Code.
- .pri.ee – individuals.
- .fie.ee – self-employed people (sole proprietors) as defined in th... | .org.ee – non-profit organizations and projects.
History.
The top-level domain .ee was introduced in 1992 and was operated by EENet until July 2010. The administrator of .ee domain was the academic Endel Lippmaa. There was a limit of one domain name per legal entity, and registrations of additional names to protect tra... | 46,476 | triviaqa-train |
Who duetted with Marc Almond on the 1989 number one 'Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart'? | Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart
"Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" is a song written by Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook.
Originally recorded by David and Jonathan, and then Gene Pitney in 1967, the latter's version of the song reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart in December 1967, but failed to chart in the Unit... | years, when he and Soft Cell singer Marc Almond recorded a duet version of "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" by British writers Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway. The song had been a UK No. 5 for Pitney in 1967. The duet brought him his first UK No. 1, in late January 1989. The single remained at the top for four week... | 46,477 | triviaqa-train |
In which play by George Bernard Shaw is the daughter of 'Lady Britomart Undershaft' an Officer of the Salvation Army? | his first public success, "Arms and the Man" in 1894. Influenced by Henrik Ibsen, he sought to introduce a new realism into English-language drama, using his plays as vehicles to disseminate his political, social and religious ideas. By the early twentieth century his reputation as a dramatist was secured with a series... | another donation from a whisky distiller. Barbara wants the Salvation Army to refuse the money because it comes from the armaments and alcohol industries, but her supervising officer eagerly accepts it. Barbara sadly leaves the shelter in disillusionment, while Cusins views Underschaft's actions both with disgust and s... | 46,478 | triviaqa-train |
Whose only 'Oscar' for Best Director was for 'Annie Hall' in 1978? | Annie Hall
Annie Hall is a 1977 American romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen from a screenplay he co-wrote with Marshall Brickman. Produced by Allen's manager, Charles H. Joffe, the film stars the director as Alvy Singer, who tries to figure out the reasons for the failure of his relationship with the film's e... | Television Association's Hall of Fame for his directing in 2005. For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Howard Hawks has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1708 Vine Street. He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Director in 1942 for "Sergeant York", but he received his only Oscar in 1974 as an ... | 46,479 | triviaqa-train |
In which Pacific island nation was Hull Rugby League player Sam Moa born? | globally competitive financial markets of Australia and New Zealand, which rank high in quality of life and human development index, to the much less developed economies that belong to countries such as Kiribati and Tuvalu, while also including medium-sized economies of Pacific islands such as Palau, Fiji and Tonga. Th... | Trophy.
- Martin Taupau and Sam Moa made their 10th test appearance for New Zealand.
- Blake Ferguson, Josh McGuire, Michael Morgan and Fijian-born Semi Radradra made their international debuts for Australia while Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, Kenny Bromwich and Manu Maʻu made their international debuts for New Zealand.
May... | 46,480 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the last king of the Hanoverian dynasty? | IV ( 1820–1830)
- William IV ( 1830–1837)
- Victoria ( 1837–1901).
George I, George II, and George III also served as electors and dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg, informally, Electors of Hanover (cf. "personal union"). From 1814, when Hanover became a kingdom, the British monarch was also King of Hanover.
In 1837, the per... | of the last Stuart monarch in 1714, Elizabeth's grandson succeeded to the British throne as George I, initiating the Hanoverian dynasty.
Early life.
Elizabeth was born at Dunfermline Palace, Fife, on 19 August 1596 at 2 o'clock in the morning. King James rode to the bedside from Callendar, where he was attending the we... | 46,481 | triviaqa-train |
Which British aircraft company produced the 'Tiger Moth', 'Mosquito' and 'Comet'? | De Havilland Mosquito
The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito is a British twin-engine shoulder-winged multi-role combat aircraft, introduced during the Second World War, unusual in that its frame is constructed mostly of wood. It was nicknamed "The Wooden Wonder", or "Mossie". Lord Beaverbrook, Minister of Aircraft Production... | 1940, and he went on to work on the Mosquito, Tiger Moth, Hornet, Vampire and Comet aircraft projects, becoming Deputy Chief Aerodynamicist in 1957. He later worked for Hawker Siddeley Aviation in the capacity of Chief Research Engineer from 1965. He worked on the development of the Hawker Siddeley HS 125 executive jet... | 46,482 | triviaqa-train |
NH3 is the chemical formula for which gaseous base? | hydrogen, where it can be used to power hydrogen fuel cells or directly within high-temperature fuel cells. The conversion of ammonia to hydrogen via the sodium-amide process, either for combustion or as fuel for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell, is possible. Conversion to hydrogen would allow the storage of hydrog... | emissions other than nitrogen and water vapour. The combustion chemical formula is 4 NH3 + 3 O2 → 2 N2 + 6 H2O, 75% water is the result.
Single fuel source Biofuels.
Single fuel source Biofuels Bioalcohol and ethanol.
The first commercial vehicle that used ethanol as a fuel was the Ford Model T, produced from 1908 thro... | 46,483 | triviaqa-train |
Israel has two official languages. One is Hebrew. What is the other? | countries have at least one official language, and 101 of these countries recognise more than one language. Many of the world's constitutions mention one or more official or national languages. Some countries use the official language designation to empower indigenous groups by giving them access to the government in t... | has undergone considerable changes since the state of Israel was founded in 1948 (Hetzron 1990:693). However, linguist Ghil'ad Zuckermann argues that Modern Hebrew, which he terms "Israeli", is a Semito-European hybrid based not only on Hebrew but also on Yiddish and other languages spoken by revivalists. Zuckermann th... | 46,484 | triviaqa-train |
In which year did Jimmy Carter win the Nobel Peace Prize? | Jimmy Carter
James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician and philanthropist who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a Georgia State Senator from 1963 to 1967 and as the 76th Governor of Georgia from 197... | their lives for the cause of peace." He did not take questions from reporters after giving his statement.
Like the thought of President Jimmy Carter and Lyndon Johnson who awarded him of the Medal of Freedom in 1964, Obama speeches were more times influenced by the Protestant theologian Reinhold Niebuhr. The 2009 Nobel... | 46,485 | triviaqa-train |
Which female artist recorded the album “No Angel” in 2001? | No Angel
No Angel is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter Dido. Originally released on 1 June 1999 in the United States, the album found a mass audience when it was released worldwide in February 2001. As of 2014, the album has sold more than 22 million copies worldwide, and was the second best-selling a... | deal. She later signed with them. In 2001, she toured with Destiny's Child on their "Survivor" US tour.
She went on to release two albums. The first was "Genuine" (2000), which she recorded at age 14. It sold over 13,000 copies in the first week, the highest debut week sales ever for a female Christian artist. The albu... | 46,486 | triviaqa-train |
At which course is the 'Prix de Diane', the French 'Oaks' run? | Prix de Diane
The Prix de Diane, sometimes referred to as the French Oaks, is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Chantilly over a distance of 2,100 metres (about 1 mile and 2½ furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.
It is France's equiva... | The present race grading system was introduced in 1971, and the Musidora Stakes was given Group 3 status.
In total, six winners of the race have achieved victory in the Oaks. The first was Noblesse in 1963, and the most recent was Sariska in 2009. The 2015 winner, Star of Seville, won the Prix de Diane, the French equi... | 46,487 | triviaqa-train |
In which Australian state is the city of Mount Isa, famous for its mineral deposits? | Mount Isa
Mount Isa ( ) is a city in the Gulf Country region of Queensland, Australia. It came into existence because of the vast mineral deposits found in the area. Mount Isa Mines (MIM) is one of the most productive single mines in world history, based on combined production of lead, silver, copper and zinc.
With an ... | Saxony; Cornwall, the Mendips in Somerset, Derbyshire, and Cumberland in England; the Madan and Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria; the Sullivan Mine of British Columbia; Broken Hill and Mount Isa in Australia; and the ancient mines of Sardinia. In the United States, it occurs most notably in the Mississippi Valley type dep... | 46,488 | triviaqa-train |
Alexander Hamilton the first United States Secretary of the Treasury died on July 21st. 1804 after a duel with the Vice President the previous day. Who was the Vice President? | in the election of 1800, Jefferson, and fellow Democratic-Republican Aaron Burr each received 73 electoral votes. In the contingent election that followed, Jefferson finally won on the 36th ballot, and Burr became vice president. Afterward, the system was overhauled through the Twelfth Amendment in time to be used in t... | Lewis Thompson Preston
Lewis Thompson Preston (August 5, 1926 – May 4, 1995) was a U.S. banker. He was President of the World Bank from September 1991 until his death in May 1995.
After service in the US Marines during World War II, he graduated from Harvard with a degree in history. He then worked at J. P. Morgan, wh... | 46,489 | triviaqa-train |
Which former Basketball star was known as 'Wilt the Stilt'? | Today the NBA is the top professional basketball league in the world in terms of popularity, salaries, talent, and level of competition.
The NBA has featured many famous players, including George Mikan, the first dominating "big man"; ball-handling wizard Bob Cousy and defensive genius Bill Russell of the Boston Celtic... | Ronnie McCollum
Ronnie Allen McCollum II (born December 28, 1978) is a former American professional basketball player and current coach. McCollum has had a successful international career, but it was his collegiate career playing for the Centenary Gentlemen basketball team between 1997–98 and 2000–01 for which he is be... | 46,490 | triviaqa-train |
Of which magazine is Rachel Johnson the editor? | Sunday", and a column for "The Big Issue".
In April 2014 she was a judge in the BBC "Woman's Hour" power list 2014. She sits on the boards of Bright Blue, the modernising Tory think-tank, and Intelligence Squared, the international debate forum. In March 2014 she appeared in "Famous, Rich and Hungry" on BBC1. She is a ... | Bowles gave the Mitford girls' father (David Freeman-Mitford, 2nd Baron Redesdale) his first job: general manager of the magazine. Early contributors included Nancy Mitford and Lewis Carroll, who compiled a puzzle for the title.
In November 2008, Bowles' great grandson, Ben Budworth, took the reins as publisher on beha... | 46,491 | triviaqa-train |
In RNA the base Uracil replaces which of the four bases in DNA? | guanine (G), thymine (T), and uracil (U)—are called "primary" or "canonical". They function as the fundamental units of the genetic code, with the bases A, G, C, and T being found in DNA while A, G, C, and U are found in RNA. Thymine and uracil are identical except that T includes a methyl group that U lacks.
Adenine a... | the lack of available tracks on the recording machine to produce his desired final mix.
Wakeman encountered some difficulty with the songwriting as many of the stories described in the books gave different accounts. After reading eight books himself, he picked the details he found the most "colourful" which included ta... | 46,492 | triviaqa-train |
Which of the wives of Henry VIII died last, in 1557? | .
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... | and Anne (1515–1557) who was Queen consort of England from 6 January 1540 to 9 July 1540 to King Henry VIII.
Maria was a strict, traditional Catholic and not a proponent of educating princesses and noble women, which by this point was the norm for the English nobility and gentry. In "The Wives of Henry VIII", Antonia F... | 46,493 | triviaqa-train |
The epicentre of an earthquake in September last year (2010) was at Darfield, 25 miles west of which city in New Zealand? | South Island to almost semi-arid in Central Otago and the Mackenzie Basin of inland Canterbury and subtropical in Northland. Of the seven largest cities, Christchurch is the driest, receiving on average only of rain per year and Wellington the wettest, receiving almost twice that amount. Auckland, Wellington and Christ... | At 11.25 pm on 25 August 2008, the city was hit by an earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale. The epicentre was based only 10 km south of the city, near Mt Erin at a depth of 32 km. The earthquake caused minor damage to shops, where stock was shaken off shelves. Power outages were also reported. This was the mos... | 46,494 | triviaqa-train |
Which girl's name completes the title of the 1976 top ten hit by 'Sutherland Brothers & Quiver'; 'Arms Of ....'? | The Sutherland Brothers
The Sutherland Brothers (Gavin and Iain Sutherland) are a British duo, born in Scotland who originally performed folk and rock music in the early 1970s, and then from 1973 to 1978 joined with rock band Quiver to record and tour as Sutherland Brothers & Quiver. Under this combined moniker, the gr... | London, earning selection for the 2005 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, Finland, where she finished 18th and won a team bronze medal. In November 2005 she ran another PB, this time in the Tokyo International Women’s marathon (2:27:38). In December 2005 she was selected for GB’s support scheme for elite ath... | 46,495 | triviaqa-train |
Which war is the setting for 'Goodbye To All That' by Robert Graves? | Good-Bye to All That
Good-Bye to All That is an autobiography by Robert Graves which first appeared in 1929, when the author was 34 years old. "It was my bitter leave-taking of England," he wrote in a prologue to the revised second edition of 1957, "where I had recently broken a good many conventions". The title may al... | British defeat by the Boers at the Battle of Magersfontein in December 1899, Private Smith of the Black Watch wrote the following poem:
Robert Graves, in his autobiography "Goodbye to All That" (1929), states that: "The original 'Thomas Atkins' was a Royal Welch Fusilier in the American Revolutionary War". Graves, an o... | 46,496 | triviaqa-train |
Which Victorian artist painted 'The Derby Day' in the 1850's? | The Derby Day
The Derby Day is a large oil painting showing a panoramic view of The Derby, painted by William Powell Frith over 15 months from 1856 to 1858. It has been described by Christie's as Frith's "undisputed masterpiece" and also "arguably the definitive example of Victorian modern-life genre".
The original ver... | : Pair O' Dice City Roller Derby. They are a non-profit organization which uses their roller derby games as fundraisers for groups such as Dakin Animal Shelter and the Shriners.
Architecture.
In addition to its nickname "The City of Firsts", Springfield is known as "The City of Homes" for its attractive architecture, w... | 46,497 | triviaqa-train |
Which Eugene O'Neill play takes place from around 8:30 am to midnight in August 1912 at the seaside Connecticut home of the 'Tyrone' family? | Eugene O'Neill
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16, 1888 – November 27, 1953) was an American playwright and Nobel laureate in Literature. His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into U.S. drama techniques of realism earlier associated with Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, Norwegian playwright H... | ". The work concerns the Tyrone family, consisting of parents James and Mary and their sons Edmund and Jamie. Mary is addicted to morphine and Edmund is ill with tuberculosis. The "Long Day" refers to the setting of the play, which takes place during one day. The play is semi-autobiographical.
Summary.
The play takes p... | 46,498 | triviaqa-train |
Who played 'Tony Wilson' in the 202 film '24 Hour Party People'? | .
He was portrayed by Steve Coogan in Michael Winterbottom's 2002 film "24 Hour Party People", and by Craig Parkinson in Anton Corbijn's 2007 film "Control".
Depending in what he was working on, he would switch between alternate versions of his name. For example, when he was being a serious formal and respectable perso... | published his book on his time as co-owner of the Haçienda, "How Not to Run a Club", and in 2010 he had six bass guitars made using wood from the Haçienda's dancefloor.
History 2000s.
The 2002 film "24 Hour Party People" is centred on Factory Records, the Haçienda, and the infamous, often unsubstantiated anecdotes and ... | 46,499 | triviaqa-train |
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