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'The Devil Rides Out' is the second book of autobiography of which Birkenhead born comedian and TV presenter? | brings me tears even now."
A fairly detailed description of the town is given in Paul O'Grady's memoirs, "At My Mother's Knee ... and Other Low Joints: The Autobiography".
Birkenhead is indirectly referenced by ""the Birken'ead drill"" in Rudyard Kipling's poem "Soldier an' Sailor Too": "To take your chance in the thic... | Hannes Ringlstetter
Johannes "Hannes" Ringlstetter (born 2 June 1970 in Munich) is a German kabarettist, comedian, musician, actor, TV presenter and writer of his book "Bekenntnisse" (2005) and of several short stories.
Biography.
Ringlstetter grew up in Straubing. After his alternative service, he studied history and ... | 46,500 | triviaqa-train |
Who reached number seven in the charts in 1994 with his cover version of 'Led Zepplin's', 'Stairway To Heaven'? | Rolf Harris
Rolf Harris (born 30 March 1930) is an Australian entertainer whose career has encompassed work as a musician, singer-songwriter, composer, comedian, actor, painter and television personality.
Harris is widely known for his musical compositions "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport", a Top 10 hit in Australia, the ... | -minute child abuse prevention video called "Kids Can Say No!"
Career in television, music, and art Later career.
In the late 1980s, Harris was touring in Australia and was asked to sing his own version of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" for the television programme "The Money or the Gun"; he performed with his own... | 46,501 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the star of the 1937 film 'Oh, Mr. Porter !'? | Oh, Mr Porter!
Oh, Mr Porter! is a 1937 British comedy film starring Will Hay with Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt and directed by Marcel Varnel. While not Hay's commercially most successful (although it grossed £500,000 at the box office – equal to over £30,000,000 in modern-day money), it is probably his best-known... | . Hay's 1937 film, with Moffatt and Marriott, "Oh, Mr. Porter!" was credited by "The Times" as being "a comic masterpiece of the British cinema", while the writer Jimmy Perry cited the film as an influence on key character development for "Dad's Army".
Hay often portrayed incompetent authority figures who attempt to co... | 46,502 | triviaqa-train |
What was the middle name of the architect Edwin L. Lutyens? | Edwin Lutyens
Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens, (; ; 29 March 1869 – 1 January 1944) was an English architect known for imaginatively adapting traditional architectural styles to the requirements of his era. He designed many English country houses, war memorials and public buildings. In his biography, the writer Christopher ... | Jaipur Column
The Jaipur Column is a monumental column in the middle of the courtyard in front of Rashtrapati Bhavan, the presidential residence in New Delhi, Delhi, India. In 1912 Madho Singh II, the Maharaja of Jaipur, offered to sponsor its construction to commemorate the 1911 Delhi Durbar and the transfer of the ca... | 46,503 | triviaqa-train |
"The line ""Jennifer Eccles had terrible freckles"" from the 'Scaffold's', 'Lily The Pink' refers to the single 'Jennifer Eccles' which was a hit for which group?" | 's record, released in November 1968, became No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart for the four weeks encompassing the Christmas holidays that year.
Backing vocalists on the recording included Graham Nash (of The Hollies), Elton John (then Reg Dwight), and Tim Rice; while Jack Bruce (of Cream) played the bass guitar.
The lyr... | The album consists of every Top 40 hit enjoyed by the band in the United States with the exception of the number 40 hit "Jennifer Eccles" from 1968 and their cover of "Stop! In the Name of Love" from 1983. Nine of the tracks feature founding member Graham Nash during his tenure in the band through 1968. "He Ain't Heavy... | 46,504 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of Liam Gallagher's new band, whose first album is 'Different Gear, Still Speeding'? | Different Gear, Still Speeding
Different Gear, Still Speeding is the debut studio album by English rock band Beady Eye, released on 28 February 2011. It debuted at number three in the UK Albums Chart selling 66,817 in the first week. As of August 2012, the album has sold 174,487 copies in the UK. On "Different Gear, St... | single "Bring the Light" as a free download. The next single from the album, "The Roller", was released in January 2011. The band's debut album "Different Gear, Still Speeding" was released on 28 February 2011. On the album the songwriting is credited as a collaborative work between Liam, Andy Bell and Gem Archer.The B... | 46,505 | triviaqa-train |
The forerunner of the Meteorological Office, who in 1854 was appointed as Meteorological Statist to the Board of Trade? | Streams. Charles Kenneth Mackinnon Douglas, known as 'CKM' Douglas read Ley's papers after his death and carried on the early study of weather systems.
Nineteenth century researchers in meteorology were drawn from military or medical backgrounds, rather than trained as dedicated scientists. In 1854, the United Kingdom ... | to the Royal Society with the support of 13 fellows, including Charles Darwin.
In 1854, on the recommendation of the President of the Royal Society, FitzRoy was appointed as chief of a new department to deal with the collection of weather data at sea. His title was "Meteorological Statist to the Board of Trade", and he... | 46,506 | triviaqa-train |
In which US city is the independent broadcaster 'Peachtree TV'? | these independents became the first "superstations," which were distributed on a statewide or regional basis. In December 1976, Ted Turner decided to uplink his struggling Atlanta, Georgia station WTCG to satellite for national distribution. Soon, other companies decided to copy Turner's idea and applied for satellite ... | while striking out five.
Major leagues Number retired.
On April 16, 2012, the Braves announced that they would retire Smoltz's number 29. The ceremony, which took place before the June 8 game against the Toronto Blue Jays, included speeches by former broadcaster Pete van Wieren, former teammate Matt Diaz and former man... | 46,507 | triviaqa-train |
Who preceded Angela Merkel as Chancellor of Germany? | Germany, while the CDU is a male-dominated, socially conservative party with strongholds in western and southern Germany, and its Bavarian sister party, the CSU, has deep Catholic roots.
Following Merkel's election as CDU Leader, the CDU was not able to win in subsequent state elections. As early as February 2001 her r... | Second Merkel cabinet
The second Merkel cabinet was the Government of Germany during the 17th legislative session of the Bundestag following the 2009 federal election, and left office on 17 December 2013. It was preceded in office by the first Merkel cabinet. Led by Chancellor Angela Merkel (the first female chancellor... | 46,508 | triviaqa-train |
In which sport was Ivan Mauger (pron. Major) World Champion six times between 1968 and 1979? | Ivan Mauger
Ivan Gerald Mauger (4 October 1939 – 16 April 2018) was a motorcycle speedway rider from New Zealand. He won a record six World Championships (Finals), a feat equalled only with the inclusion of the Speedway GP Championships by Tony Rickardsson of Sweden who won one World Final and five GP Championships. Ma... | Hancock in the final.
After the event, championship leader Greg Hancock has more than 24 points over second Andreas Jonsson and becoming 2011 World Champion. Hancock is the oldest World Champion in history, beating Ivan Mauger. Between first and last champion title was 14 years; former the longest period was 11 years (... | 46,509 | triviaqa-train |
In which month is Candlemas celebrated? | Candlemas
Candlemas (also spelled Candlemass), also known as the Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord Jesus and the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a Christian Holy Day commemorating the presentation of Jesus at the Temple. It is based upon the account of the presentation of Jesus in Luke 2:22... | collection of Scottish folklore, refers to a serpent coming out of the mound on "Latha Fheill Bride", as the Scots call Candlemas. This rhyme is still used in the West Highlands and Hebrides.
In the United States, Candlemas coincides with Groundhog Day, the earliest American reference to which can be found at the Penns... | 46,510 | triviaqa-train |
The fleet of which Empire lost the 1571 Battle of Lepanto? | Battle of Lepanto
The Battle of Lepanto was a naval engagement that took place on 7 October 1571 when a fleet of the Holy League, led by the Spanish Empire and the Venetian Republic, inflicted a major defeat on the fleet of the Ottoman Empire in the Gulf of Patras. The Ottoman forces were sailing westward from their na... | way that each are haunted by the ghost of the other. Throughout the remainder of the series Baltar and the resurrected Number Six are seen having hallucinatory conversations with an imaginary image of the other person that nobody else can hear or see, acting as a form of antagonistic consciousness for the other. In lat... | 46,511 | triviaqa-train |
Who had two, number two hits in 1958 with 'Return To Me' and 'Volare'? | Dean Martin discography
This article contains a listing of Dean Martin's original singles, LPs, and compilations from his career. Martin recorded his first single, "Which Way Did My Heart Go" / "All of Me", for the small Diamond Records in July 1946. The majority of the singer's recordings were released on Capitol Reco... | the contest (under the title "Volare") to become a huge worldwide hit. The song spent five weeks at the top of the US Singles Chart, was later named the Billboard Year-End number one single for 1958, and won two Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. It is also one of only three non-British / non-wi... | 46,512 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the black stone in Mecca, visited by pilgrims during the Hajj? | Black Stone
The Black Stone (, "", "Black Stone") is a rock set into the eastern corner of the Kaaba, the ancient building located in the center of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is revered by Muslims as an Islamic relic which, according to Muslim tradition, dates back to the time of Adam and Eve.
The ston... | routes crossing Arabia: in 906 they ambushed the pilgrim caravan returning from Mecca and massacred 20,000 pilgrims. Under Abu Tahir al-Jannabi they came close to capturing Baghdad in 923, and sacked Mecca in 930. In the assault on Islam's holiest sites, the Qarmatians desecrated the Well of Zamzam with corpses of Hajj... | 46,513 | triviaqa-train |
The t.v. version of which 1977 play by Mike Leigh features Demis Roussos singing 'Forever And Ever'? | Abigail's Party
Abigail's Party is a play for stage and television devised and directed in 1977 by Mike Leigh. It is a suburban situation comedy of manners, and a satire on the aspirations and tastes of the new middle class that emerged in Britain in the 1970s. The play developed in lengthy improvisations during which ... | the original stage production was "Light My Fire" by José Feliciano and in the TV production it was the 1976 hit "Forever and Ever" by Demis Roussos – Leigh had to replace nearly all the music with artists recorded on British labels, for copyright reasons, in case the BBC sold the play to the United States. As José Fel... | 46,514 | triviaqa-train |
What is the English name for the Rossini opera 'La Gazza Ladra'? | La gazza ladra
La gazza ladra (, The Thieving Magpie) is a "melodramma" or opera semiseria in two acts by Gioachino Rossini, with a libretto by Giovanni Gherardini based on "La pie voleuse" by Théodore Baudouin d'Aubigny and Louis-Charles Caigniez.
The composer Gioachino Rossini wrote quickly, and "La gazza ladra" was ... | Jacopo Ferretti
Jacopo Ferretti (16 July 1784 – 7 March 1852) was an Italian writer, poet and opera librettist. His name is sometimes written as Giacomo Ferretti.
He is most famous for having supplied the libretti for two operas composed by Rossini and for five operas composed by Donizetti.
Life.
Introduced by his fath... | 46,515 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the eleventh President of the USA, the first with a four letter surname? | hero of the American Revolutionary War, commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, and president of the Constitutional Convention – became the first President of the United States under the new Constitution in 1789. The national capital moved from New York to Philadelphia in 1790 and finally settled in Washington DC i... | and received his commission four days later. Fay was reassigned to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, to a new seat authorized by 94 Stat. 1994, on October 1, 1981 by operation of law. He assumed senior status on January 19, 1994.
On February 14, 2015, it was revealed in a "New York Times" art... | 46,516 | triviaqa-train |
Complete the title of the poem by Rupert Brooke 'The Old Vicarage,.......'? | most important of the Dymock poets, associated with the Gloucestershire village of Dymock where he spent some time before the war. He also lived at the Old Vicarage, Grantchester, which stimulated one of his best-known poems, named after the house, written with homesickness while in Berlin in 1912.
Brooke suffered a se... | deliver a tedious eulogy or Fosse would dance at Chayefsky's memorial if he was the one to die first. His personal papers are at the Wisconsin Historical Society and the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Billy Rose Theatre Division.
Filmography.
- "The True Glory" (1945), uncredited, with Garson Kanin
- ... | 46,517 | triviaqa-train |
Who scored a maximum 147 break in this year's World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield? | the 1970s, Steve Davis in the 1980s, and Stephen Hendry in the 1990s. Since 2000, Ronnie O'Sullivan has won the most world titles, with 5.
Top professional players now compete regularly around the world and earn millions of pounds. The sport has become increasingly popular in China.
History.
The origin of snooker dates... | 1983 World Snooker Championship
The 1983 World Snooker Championship (also known as the 1983 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 April and 2 May 1983 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.
In the second round... | 46,518 | triviaqa-train |
In the 2007 film 'Transformers', who are the opponents of the 'Autobots'? | the keys and kill all the Vehicons. They go to the Omega Lock. Sadly, it is a victory short-lived, as the Decepticon force them to give them back the keys, or they will expose Jack, Miko, and Raf to Cybertron's toxic atmosphere. The Autobots give them the keys, which Megatron uses to rebuild the Hall of Records, then h... | Transformers (film)
Transformers is a 2007 American science fiction action film based on the toy line of the same name. The film, which combines computer animation with live-action filming, was directed by Michael Bay, with Steven Spielberg serving as executive producer. It was produced by Don Murphy and Tom DeSanto, a... | 46,519 | triviaqa-train |
October 2nd. is International Day of Non-Violence and celebrates the birth of which man in 1869? | International Day of Non-Violence
The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on 2 October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.
In January 2004, Iranian Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi had taken a proposal for an International Day of Non-Violence from a Hindi teacher in Paris teaching international students to the World... | by Achille-Antoine Hermitte was completed in 1869 over Xavier's death place on Shangchuan Island, Canton.
It was damaged and restored several times, with the most recent restoration in 2006 to celebrate the 500th anniversary of his birth.
Francis Xavier is the patron saint of his native Navarre, which celebrates his f... | 46,520 | triviaqa-train |
Of which European country was Jacques Santer the Prime Minister from 1984 to 1995? | Jacques Santer
Jacques Santer (born 18 May 1937) is a Luxembourg politician who served as the 9th President of the European Commission from 1995 to 1999. He served as Finance Minister of Luxembourg from 1979 until 1989, and the 20th Prime Minister of Luxembourg from 1984 to 1995, as a member of the Christian Social Peo... | 12 October 1999 to 5 June 2004. He won the ninth-most votes on the CSV list in the 2004 election, with eight elected. Santer took up a seat when three of those that were elected above him were appointed government ministers. Hence, he sat from 3 August 2004 until 11 March 2009, when he resigned.
He is the son of Jacque... | 46,521 | triviaqa-train |
As what, was the Democratic Republic of Congo known until July 1997? | inhabitants remained common.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo are named after it, as was the previous Republic of the Congo which had gained independence in 1960 from the Belgian Congo.
The Republic of Zaire during 1971–1997 was also named after the river, after its name in French and ... | Martha's Vineyard and in New York City. They later moved to Africa and later married on July 28, 1948 in Léopoldville (now Kinshasa), in the Belgian Congo, what is now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Her husband was a Harvard graduate and student of anthropology who, beginning in the 1930s, established w... | 46,522 | triviaqa-train |
Which Nobel Prize for Literature winning Indian, first called Gandhi 'Mahatma'? | India, their leaders such as the sultans of princely states in India and Ali brothers championed the Turkish Caliph as a solidarity symbol of Sunni Islamic community ("ummah"). They saw the Caliph as their means to support Islam and the Islamic law after the defeat of Ottoman Empire in World War I. Gandhi's support to ... | 1861–1941), was his penultimate son. He was the first Asian to win a Nobel Prize, and was exceptionally talented and the most famous in the family. Rabindranath is best remembered in history for writing what became the national anthems of the nations of India and Bangladesh and for coining the title Mahatma for Indian ... | 46,523 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the only Briton to have been President of the European Commission, holding the post from 1977 to 1981? | north in 1973. With that enlargement, the Commission's membership increased to thirteen under the Ortoli Commission (the United Kingdom as a large member was granted two Commissioners), which dealt with the enlarged community during economic and international instability at that time. The external representation of the... | Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb
Charles Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb, (born 27 March 1925) is a British farmer who went into politics as a leader of the National Farmers Union. He later became active in the Conservative Party and was elected as a Member of the European Parliament. He served as an MEP from 1979 to 1999, serving as... | 46,524 | triviaqa-train |
Complete the title of the poem by T.S. Eliot, 'The Love Song Of J. Alfred........'? | Eliot attracted widespread attention for his poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" (1915), which was seen as a masterpiece of the Modernist movement. It was followed by some of the best-known poems in the English language, including "The Waste Land" (1922), "The Hollow Men" (1925), "Ash Wednesday" (1930), and "Fou... | The Mermaids Singing
The Mermaids Singing (1995) is a crime novel by Scottish author Val McDermid. The first featuring her recurring protagonist, Dr. Tony Hill, it was adapted into the pilot episode of ITV1's television series based on McDermid's work, "Wire in the Blood", starring Robson Green and Hermione Norris.
The... | 46,525 | triviaqa-train |
In football, which country won the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, their first title? | -time record until 2008. Play was covered for television for the first time during the 1970 tournament in Sudan, as the hosts lifted the trophy after defeating Ghana—who were playing their fourth consecutive final.
History 1970s: A decade of champions.
Six different nations won titles from 1970 to 1980: Sudan, Congo-Br... | for the national cup winner of each African country. The Africa Cup of Nations is a competition of 16 national teams from various African countries held every two years. South Africa hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup, a first for a Sub-Saharan country. In 2010, Cameroon played in the World Cup for the sixth time, which is... | 46,526 | triviaqa-train |
In 1968, which was the first manned lunar orbiting mission? | " for these functions. Apollo used Saturn family rockets as launch vehicles, which were also used for an Apollo Applications Program, which consisted of Skylab, a space station that supported three crewed missions in 1973–74, and the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project, a joint US-Soviet Union Earth-orbit mission in 1975.
Apollo... | the first space mission where the entire crew had the common cold, ended its 11-day mission with a descent made worse by painful pressure in the astronauts ears and sinuses. With the crew having proven the success of the maneuvers necessary for releasing and then redocking between an orbiting ship and the manned lunar ... | 46,527 | triviaqa-train |
In the film 'Transformers', who plays 'John Keller', the US Secretary of Defence? | the villainous Decepticons, two factions of alien robots who can disguise themselves by transforming into everyday machinery, primarily vehicles. The Autobots intend to use the AllSpark, the object that created their robotic race, to rebuild their home planet Cybertron and end the war, while the Decepticons have the in... | Kentucky Wildcats head coach Adolph Rupp in the Disney hit "Glory Road". In 2007, he played United States Secretary of Defense John Keller in the summer blockbuster "Transformers", reuniting him with "Holes" star Shia LaBeouf. Also in 2007, Voight reprised his role as Patrick Gates in "". He appeared in "Bratz" with hi... | 46,528 | triviaqa-train |
Muslims believe the verses of the Qu'ran were given by God to Muhammad through whom? | that the Quran was orally revealed by God to the final Prophet, Muhammad, through the archangel Gabriel ("Jibril"), incrementally over a period of some 23 years, beginning on 22 December 609 CE, when Muhammad was 40, and concluding in 632, the year of his death. Muslims regard the Quran as Muhammad's most important mir... | Caliph.
Ahmadi Muslims believe that the Ahmadiyya caliphate is the resumption of the Rightly Guided Caliphate. This is believed to have been re-established with the appearance of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad whom Ahmadis believe was the promised Messiah and Mahdi. Ahmadi Muslims maintain that in accordance with Quranic verses (s... | 46,529 | triviaqa-train |
Peter Kay, as 'Geraldine McQueen', recorded 'I Know Him So Well' for Comic Relief last year in a duet with which singer? | " "St. Petersburg Times" called the duet lifting and praised the mother's role: "Mom adds a brief, welcome moment of grainy soulfulness to the album."
Cissy Houston and Whitney Houston version Chart performance.
This single peaked at number 46 in Germany and in the Netherlands it peaked at number 14. The single did not... | On 30 January 2010, Boyle performed at the Indsamling Charity Gala, a telethon for Haiti and Africa held at the Tivoli Concert Hall in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Boyle has appeared on the three major UK charity telethons. On 19 March 2010 she sang for the Sports Relief charity on BBC1. On 18 March 2011 she sang a duet of "I ... | 46,530 | triviaqa-train |
What is the family name of the mother of the former Tennis players Emilio Sanchez and his sister Aranxta? | No. 4 Monica Seles, recording her first career wins over top10 players and becoming the lowest-ranked player in the Open Era to defeat two top-10 opponents in one tournament. She ultimately lost in the semifinals to No. 5 Lindsay Davenport. She finished 1997 ranked No. 99.
Williams began 1998 at the Medibank Internatio... | the number of games in the history of the French Open since the open era previously held by Emilio Sanchez. In 1987, his final against Yannick Noah from France, was the first ATP World Tour tennis final between two players of color in men's professional tennis history. After a break from the pro circuit, Agénor made a ... | 46,531 | triviaqa-train |
What is the English name for the Wagner opera 'Gotterdammerung'? | by some as an example of Wagner's reactionary politics and antisemitism.
Works Operas "Music dramas" (1851–82) Completing the "Ring".
When Wagner returned to writing the music for the last act of "Siegfried" and for "Götterdämmerung" ("Twilight of the Gods"), as the final part of the "Ring", his style had changed once ... | lectures, and here is where you should be frightened; and
if I had an orchestral accompaniment, here is where the orchestra would have mounted
to a tumultuous fortissimo, with the drums rolling and the trumpets blaring and the
tuba groaning and the strings in a frenzy, and whatever else a Richard Wagner could
contri... | 46,532 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the ninth President of the USA, the first to die in office; his grandson was the twenty-third President? | meeting, and Harrison asked him to read aloud a handwritten note which said simply "William Henry Harrison, President of the United States". He then announced: "William Henry Harrison, President of the United States, tells you, gentlemen, that, by God, John Chambers shall be governor of Iowa!"
Harrison's only official ... | MSU president to die in office, and the second to die of heart failure.
History Twenty-first century stability.
Malone's successor, Geoffrey Gamble, was named the 11th president of Montana State University on October 5, 2000. His governance style was open and consultative. In addition to making the president's executiv... | 46,533 | triviaqa-train |
In which city is the Reina Sofia Museum of Modern Art, founded in 1992? | Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (MNCARS, also called the Museo Reina Sofía, Queen Sofía Museum, El Reina Sofía, or simply El Reina) is Spain's national museum of 20th-century art. The museum was officially inaugurated on September 10, 1992, and is named for Queen ... | Francisco López (musician)
Francisco López is an avant-garde experimental musician and sound artist.
He has released a large amount of sound pieces with record labels from more than fifty countries and realized hundreds of concerts and sound installations worldwide; including some of the main international museums, gal... | 46,534 | triviaqa-train |
'Gnarls Barkley' who had worldwide success in 2006 with 'Crazy' comprised Cee Lo Green and which DJ? | Gnarls Barkley
Gnarls Barkley is an American soul duo, composed of singer-songwriter CeeLo Green and producer Danger Mouse. They released their debut studio album, "St. Elsewhere", in 2006. It contained their hit single "Crazy", which peaked at number two on the US Hot 100 and topped the UK Singles Chart. It was nomina... | , nearly 20,000 people from around the world had taken part in the festival and conference. Past participants include Slick Rick, MC Lyte, Cee-Lo Green of Gnarls Barkley, Clipse, Camp Lo, Crazy Legs, Slug of Atmosphere, Jean Grae, Asia-One, Orikal Uno, EWOK (HM Crew), and Brother Ali and many others.
Headline performer... | 46,535 | triviaqa-train |
Which work by Charles Dickens is set in 'Coketown'? | It was published between 1849 and 1850. In Dickens’ biography, "Life of Charles Dickens" (1872), John Forster wrote of "David Copperfield", “underneath the fiction lay something of the author’s life.” It was Dickens's personal favourite among his own novels, as he wrote in the author's preface to the 1867 edition of th... | Charles Dickens in describing the oppressive midsummer heat of the sooty, smoky factories of Coketown, writes, "The atmosphere of those Fairy palaces was like the breath of the simoom; and their inhabitants, wasting with heat, toiled languidly in the desert" (book 2, chapter 1). In "American Notes" Dickens also describ... | 46,536 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the earliest post-1066 king featured in the title of a Shakespeare history play? | , histories, and tragedies. The histories—along with those of contemporary Renaissance playwrights—help define the genre of history plays. Shakespeare's Histories might be more accurately called the "English history plays." These plays dramatize historical events from English history as early as the reign of "King John... | Edward III (disambiguation)
Edward III of England (1312–1377) was King of England from 1327 until his death.
Edward III may also refer to:
- Edward III, Duke of Bar (1377–1415), who fought and died at the Battle of Agincourt during the Hundred Years' War
- "Edward III" (play), a play thought to be by William Shakespear... | 46,537 | triviaqa-train |
Which theme park was opened in Billund in 1968 as Denmark's answer to 'Disneyland'? | theme parks such as the Six Flags parks and Cedar Fair parks. Countless smaller ventures exist across the United States and around the world. Simpler theme parks directly aimed at smaller children have also emerged, such as Legoland.
Examples of amusement parks in shopping malls exist in West Edmonton Mall, Pier 39 and... | build the infrastructure for the second park. Ground breaking followed for the future Reedy Creek park on May 30. In Roy O. Disney's last act as CEO in 1968, he officially named the second park Walt Disney World.
Disneyland International was incorporated on . The next year, The Oriental Land Company contacted Disney ab... | 46,538 | triviaqa-train |
'4.50 From Paddington' and 'Murder At The Vicarage' are novels featuring which detective? | were written by Agatha Christie. She produced long series of books featuring detective characters like Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, amongst others. Her use of basing her stories on complex puzzles, “combined with her stereotyped characters and picturesque middle-class settings”, is credited for her success. Christie... | Nemesis"
- 1987 "4.50 from Paddington"
- 1989 "A Caribbean Mystery"
- 1991 "They Do It with Mirrors"
- 1992 "The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side"
Television "Agatha Christie's Marple" television series.
Episodes of the television series "Agatha Christie's Marple" include:
- 2004 "The Body in the Library"
- 2004 "The M... | 46,539 | triviaqa-train |
For her performance in which film did Meryl Streep win the Best Actress 'Oscar' earlier this year? | Supporting Actress for "Kramer vs. Kramer" (1979), and the Academy Award for Best Actress for "Sophie's Choice" (1982) and "The Iron Lady" (2011).
Streep's other Oscar-nominated roles were in "The French Lieutenant's Woman" (1981), "Silkwood" (1983), "Out of Africa" (1985), "Ironweed" (1987), "Evil Angels" (1988), "Pos... | York Film Critics Circle, and Venice Film Festival. Her performance as Katharine Hepburn in "The Aviator", made her the only actor to win an Oscar for portraying another Oscar-winning actor. Blanchett is only the third actress, after Jessica Lange and Meryl Streep, to win Best Actress after winning Best Supporting Actr... | 46,540 | triviaqa-train |
For which film did Woody Allen win the 'Oscar' for Best Original Screenplay earlier this year? | Hospital" and "Network". Woody Allen also holds the record as the oldest winner (at age 76 for "Midnight in Paris", 2011).
Ben Affleck is the youngest winner, at the age of 25 for "Good Will Hunting"; he co-wrote the screenplay with Matt Damon (age 27 at the time of their award).
Richard Schweizer was the first to win ... | win the aforementioned category for a performance in a film directed by Woody Allen. Best Adapted Screenplay winner Emma Thompson was the first person to win Oscars for both acting and screenwriting. She had previously won Best Actress for her performance in the 1992 film "Howards End". This was the first year since th... | 46,541 | triviaqa-train |
Galena is a major ore of which metal? | Galena
Galena, also called lead glance, is the natural mineral form of lead(II) sulfide (PbS). It is the most important ore of lead and an important source of silver.
Galena is one of the most abundant and widely distributed sulfide minerals. It crystallizes in the cubic crystal system often showing octahedral forms. I... | about 400 million years ago by an ancient ocean. In the following million years geological movements carried it to the surface where erosion removed large amounts. About 200 million years ago aqueous metal solutions filled the cavernous rocks. Primary ores were created mostly consisting of Sphalerite, Marcasite and Gal... | 46,542 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first Italian boxer to be World Heavyweight Champion? | Primo Carnera
Primo Carnera (; 26 October 1906 – 29 June 1967), nicknamed the Ambling Alp, was an Italian professional boxer who reigned as the World Heavyweight Champion from 29 June 1933 to 14 June 1934. He was also a professional wrestler.
Personal life.
Primo Carnera was born in Sequals, then in the Province of Udi... | Francesco Damiani
Francesco Damiani (born 4 October 1958) is an Italian former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 1993. He was the first WBO heavyweight champion, having held the title from 1989 to 1991, as well as the European heavyweight title from 1987 to 1989. As an amateur he won silver medals in the sup... | 46,543 | triviaqa-train |
'The Dead Of Jericho' and 'Last Bus To Woodstock' are novels featuring which detective? | The Dead of Jericho
The Dead of Jericho is a work of English detective fiction by Colin Dexter, the fifth novel of the Inspector Morse series, which was subsequently the first of a highly successful series of television adaptations of the novels.
Plot summary.
Detective Chief Inspector E. Morse of the Thames Valley Pol... | tastes are that he likes to drink real ale and whisky, and in the early novels, drives a Lancia. In the television and radio productions, this is altered to a suitably British vintage Jaguar Mark 2. His favourite music is opera, which is echoed in the soundtracks to the television series, along with original music by B... | 46,544 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Hephaestus? | Hephaestus
Hephaestus (; eight spellings; "Hēphaistos") is the Greek god of blacksmiths, metalworking, carpenters, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metallurgy, fire, and volcanoes. Hephaestus' Roman equivalent is Vulcan. In Greek mythology, Hephaestus was either the son of Zeus and Hera or he was Hera's parthenogenous c... | Talaria
Talaria (; , or , ) are winged sandals, a symbol of the Greek messenger god Hermes (Roman equivalent Mercury). They were said to be made by the god Hephaestus of imperishable gold and they flew the god as swift as any bird. The name is from the Latin , neuter plural of , "of the ankle".
Appearances.
The talaria... | 46,545 | triviaqa-train |
In which country was Alexander Dubcek First Secretary of the Communist Party in 1968-1969? | People's Republic of China, Cuba, Laos, and Vietnam. North Korea currently refers to its leading ideology as "Juche", which is portrayed as a development of Marxism–Leninism. Communist parties, or their descendant parties, remain politically important in a number of other countries. The South African Communist Party is... | reforms. After party leader Alexander Dubcek was replaced with Gustav Husak in 1969, Černík publicly distanced himself from his previous support of reform. It was not enough to prevent him from being forced out as prime minister in 1970; he was expelled from the party soon afterward. He attempted a political comeback i... | 46,546 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the Greek equivalent of the Roman goddess Venus? | Greek counterpart Aphrodite for Roman art and Latin literature. In the later classical tradition of the West, Venus became one of the most widely referenced deities of Greco-Roman mythology as the embodiment of love and sexuality.
Name and attributes.
The Latin name of this goddess derives from the noun "venus" ("sexua... | The son of Venus, and equivalent to Greek Eros.
- Cura, personification of care and concern who according to a single source created humans from clay.
- Cybele, an imported tutelary goddess often identified with Magna Mater
Alphabetical list D.
- Dea Dia, goddess of growth.
- Dea Tacita ("The Silent Goddess"), a goddes... | 46,547 | triviaqa-train |
Which musical instrument completes the title of the 1968 top ten hit by the 'Lemon Pipers', 'Green ........'? | The Lemon Pipers
The Lemon Pipers were a 1960s psychedelic pop band from Oxford, Ohio, known chiefly for their song "Green Tambourine", which reached No. 1 in the United States in 1968. The song has been credited as being the first bubblegum pop chart-topper.
The Lemon Pipers comprised drummer William E. Albaugh (1948–... | Jelly Jungle (of Orange Marmalade)
"Jelly Jungle (of Orange Marmalade)" is a song written and composed by Paul Leka (who also produced it) and Shelly Pinz. It was the final chart hit by the 1960s Ohio-based rock group The Lemon Pipers.
Released in the spring of 1968, it spent five weeks on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100... | 46,548 | triviaqa-train |
Which Welshman was proclaimed Prince of Wales by his supporters on September 16th 1400? | of Gwynedd and through this seneschal's wife from Rhys ap Tewdwr, the King of Deheubarth in South Wales. His more immediate ancestor, Tudur ap Goronwy, had aristocratic land rights, but his sons, who were first cousins to Owain Glyndŵr, sided with Owain in his revolt. One son was executed and the family land was forfei... | word "living" is important. Upon the death of Arthur, Prince of Wales, Henry VII invested his second son, the future Henry VIII, with the title. The title is not automatic, however, but merges into the Crown when a prince dies or accedes to the throne, and has to be re-conferred by the sovereign.
Nevertheless, it is Gl... | 46,549 | triviaqa-train |
Manhattan is surrounded by three rivers, the East, Harlem and which other | Manhattan
Manhattan (), often referred to locally as the City, is the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City and its economic and administrative center, cultural identifier, and historical birthplace. The borough is coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state o... | Marcus Garvey Park
Marcus Garvey Park (formerly and also named Mount Morris Park) is located in Harlem, and East Harlem neighborhoods in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The park, centered on a massive and steep outcropping of schist and surrounded by flat lawns and playing fields, interrupts the flow of Fifth A... | 46,550 | triviaqa-train |
Which novel by Dickens features Mr Wackford Squeers' Academy in the village of Dotheboys near Greta Bridge in Yorkshire? | ceremonial purposes on 1 April 1974 pursuant to the Local Government Act 1972.
Etymology.
The village is named after the river and is Norse in derivation, from "grót" + "á" meaning "stony stream".
History.
A Roman fort and associated vicus (ancient name unknown) were located here, next to the major Roman road that beca... | Greta Bridge
Greta Bridge is a village on the River Greta in County Durham, England.
Geography and administration.
Greta Bridge lies in the Pennine hills near to Barnard Castle. The bridge (now bypassed by the A66 trunk road) is over the River Greta just south of its confluence with the River Tees.
Greta Bridge lies wi... | 46,551 | triviaqa-train |
In which sport did Southport-born Francesca Halsall win three gold and two bronze medals for Great Britain in the 2014 European Championships? | for Great Britain in each of the four individual diving events in Rio.
- Men
- Women
- Mixed
High diving.
Great Britain has qualified two high divers at the World Championships.
Open water swimming.
Great Britain fielded a full team of seven swimmers to compete in the open water marathon.
- Men
- Women
Swimming.
Britis... | Fran Halsall
Francesca Jean Halsall (born 12 April 1990) is a retired English competitive swimmer who has represented Great Britain at the Olympics, FINA world championships, and European championships, and England at the Commonwealth Games. She competed primarily in freestyle and butterfly events.
Halsall was the youn... | 46,552 | triviaqa-train |
Which word completes the title of MOCA in Los Angeles: Museum of???????????? Art? | Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) is a contemporary art museum with three locations in greater Los Angeles, California. The main branch is located on Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles, near the Walt Disney Concert Hall. MOCA's original space, initially intende... | , 1301PE Santa Monica, California
1992
- New California Artist XX: Sarah Seager - Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, California
1991
- Luhring Augustine, New York, New York
- Burnett Miller Gallery, Los Angeles, California
1989
- Dennis Anderson Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Group Exhibitions
2011
- WORD: Poetry B... | 46,553 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1936 novel tells the story of 20-year old Mary Yellan who was brought up on a farm but has to and live with her Aunt Patience in Cornwall after her mother dies? | "Rebecca", "Jamaica Inn", "Frenchman's Creek", "My Cousin Rachel", and "The House on the Strand". She is also noted for writing "Vanishing Cornwall". Cornwall provided the inspiration for "The Birds", one of her terrifying series of short stories, made famous as a film by Alfred Hitchcock.
Medieval Cornwall is the set... | Bodmin Moor near modern Bolventor.
Cast.
- Jane Seymour – Mary Yellan
- Patrick McGoohan – Joss Merlyn, Aunt Patience's husband
- Trevor Eve – Jeremiah "Jem" Merlyn, Joss's younger brother
- John McEnery – Reverend Francis Davey, vicar of the local parish
- Billie Whitelaw – Aunt Patience, Martha's sister
- Vivian Pick... | 46,554 | triviaqa-train |
In which German city, is the tomb of Charlemagne? | eventual split of Rome and Constantinople in the Great Schism of 1054.
Charlemagne died in 814, having ruled as emperor for almost 14 years and as king for almost 46 years. He was laid to rest in his imperial capital city of Aachen. He married at least four times and had three legitimate sons, but only his son Louis th... | specifically that used for the imperial coronation of Frederick II, may be the Byzantine style closed crown found in the tomb of his mother, Constance of Sicily, in the Cathedral of Palermo. Apparently, once Frankfurt had become the normal site for the German royal coronation, the Imperial Crown was always used and thu... | 46,555 | triviaqa-train |
Wroxeter, the site of the Roman city of Viroconium Cornoviorum, is in which English county? | Wroxeter
Wroxeter is a village in Shropshire, England, which forms part of the civil parish of Wroxeter and Uppington, beside the River Severn, south-east of Shrewsbury.
"Viroconium Cornoviorum", the fourth largest city in Roman Britain, was sited here, and is gradually being excavated.
History.
Roman Wroxeter, near t... | Wroxeter Stone
The Wroxeter Stone is a stone unearthed in 1967 at Wroxeter, England, formerly the Roman city of Viroconium Cornoviorum. It bears an inscription in an Insular Celtic language, identified by the Celtic Inscribed Stones Project (CISP) at UCL as "partly-Latinized Primitive Irish".
It was included in "A Hist... | 46,556 | triviaqa-train |
Which city that became famous following an incident in 1984 is the capital of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh? | Technology(Bhopal), IIITDM Jabalpur and IIITM Gwalior, Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management, SPA Bhopal, Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM) (Bhopal), National Law Institute University (Bhopal), Institute Of Engineering & Science IPS Academy Indore, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal, ... | Ancient monuments in Ujjain
Ujjain is an ancient city of central India, in the Malwa region of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, on the eastern bank of the Kshipra River. In ancient times the city was called Ujjayini. As per epic Mahabharata Ujjayani was the capital of Avanti Kingdom.
Following is a list of ancient m... | 46,557 | triviaqa-train |
What is the common name for the laryngeal prominence in the body? | Adam's apple
The Adam's apple, or laryngeal prominence, is a feature of the human neck, and is the lump or protrusion that is formed by the angle of the thyroid cartilage surrounding the larynx seen especially in males.
Structure.
The structure of the Adam's apple forms a bump under the skin. It is typically larger in ... | -negotiatable. He further added that the international name of the body of water for the Persian Gulf was misrepresented as the Arabian Gulf.
27 September.
- Morning schedule
- - Prime Minister Janez Janša ("scheduled")
- - Chairman of the Presidency Bakir Izetbegović
- - President Elbegdorj Tsakhia
- - President Monce... | 46,558 | triviaqa-train |
Harold Pinter's play Betrayal was inspired by his seven-year affair in the 1960s with which BBC TV presenter, referred to by Frank Muir as 'the thinking man's crumpet'? | the most votes to be the readers' "thinking man's crumpet", with Carol Vorderman in second place.
Almost half a century after Muir deployed the term, Bakewell (by then Baroness Bakewell and a Dame of the British Empire) remarked that "it has taken me a lifetime to live it down. It was meant as a compliment I suppose, b... | , after years of correspondence.
- Harold Pinter's play "No Man's Land" is premièred by the National Theatre company at The Old Vic theatre in London directed by Peter Hall and starring Sir John Gielgud and Sir Ralph Richardson.
- April 28 – Harold Pinter leaves his first wife, the actress Vivien Merchant, having begun... | 46,559 | triviaqa-train |
Which photographer has had four wives including Catherine Deneuve and Marie Helvin | Marie Helvin
Marie Helvin (born August 13, 1952) is a former British-based American fashion model, who worked extensively with David Bailey—to whom she was married between 1975 and 1985. In the 1970s and 1980s she appeared in many fashion stories for British Vogue and posed for a series of nude photographs made by Bail... | appeared as himself in a series of UK TV commercials for the Olympus Trip camera.
Personal life.
Bailey has been married four times: in 1960 to Rosemary Bramble; in 1965 to the actress Catherine Deneuve (divorced 1972); in 1975 to American fashion model and writer Marie Helvin; and in 1986 to the model Catherine Dyer (... | 46,560 | triviaqa-train |
What is the first name of Doctor Zhivago in the Boris Pasternak novel | Doctor Zhivago (novel)
Doctor Zhivago () is a novel by Boris Pasternak, first published in 1957 in Italy. The novel is named after its protagonist, Yuri Zhivago, a physician and poet, and takes place between the Russian Revolution of 1905 and World War II.
Due to the author's independent-minded stance on the October Re... | Doctor Zhivago (miniseries)
Doctor Zhivago is a 2002 British television miniseries directed by Giacomo Campiotti and starring Hans Matheson, Keira Knightley and Sam Neill. The teleplay by Andrew Davies is based on the 1957 novel of the same title by Boris Pasternak.
The serial is the second English-language screen adap... | 46,561 | triviaqa-train |
Nicknamed the Snow Leopard, for which country was Kwame Nkrumah- Acheampong the first representative in the Winter Olympics? (He finished 53rd in the slalom in 2010) | Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong
Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong (born 19 December 1974), nicknamed "The Snow Leopard", is a Ghanaian skier and is the first person from Ghana to take part in the Winter Olympics, which he did at the 2010 Winter Olympics Vancouver, British Columbia. taking part in the slalom. He finished 53rd out of 10... | more than confident and he progressed in leaps and bounds.
During the following season, Kwame trained with French coaches, and ex-French ski team members, Pascal Blanc and Didier Schmidt, training predominantly in the Giant Slalom event on the Stade de Slalom, Meribel. He later became a slalom skier also, recording his... | 46,562 | triviaqa-train |
Which Massachusetts delegate was President of the Second Continental Congress and his large signature on the 1776 Declaration of Independence? | Francis Bernard and Thomas Hutchinson, the last two non-military governors, were widely disliked over issues large and small, notably the Parliament's attempts to impose taxes on the colonies without representation. Hutchinson was a Massachusetts native who served for many years as lieutenant governor, yet he authorize... | in the 1760-1776 period prior to American independence. Thomas Jefferson was accused of plagiarizing Locke in certain sections of the Declaration of Independence by fellow Virginian delegate Richard Henry Lee.
Prior to Colonel Reed's suggestion and Massachusetts General Court establishing the Pine Tree flag as the stan... | 46,563 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the only Book of the Bible with a three-letter name | HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit) but with one level less authority than that of prophecy.
Hebrew Bible Ketuvim The poetic books.
In Masoretic manuscripts (and some printed editions), Psalms, Proverbs and Job are presented in a special two-column form emphasizing the parallel stichs in the verses, which are a function of thei... | Content.
There is no doctrine laid out in 3 John, which is strictly a personal letter, but the overall theme is the importance of hospitality, especially when it comes to men who were working to spread the gospel. Third John is the shortest book of the Bible by word count, though 2 John has fewer verses. It is the only... | 46,564 | triviaqa-train |
Who organised the original 1985 Live Aid concert with Bob Geldof? | of the best-selling singles of all time, and starred in Pink Floyd's 1982 film "Pink Floyd – The Wall" as "Pink".
Geldof is widely recognised for his activism, especially anti-poverty efforts concerning Africa. In 1984, he and Midge Ure founded the charity supergroup Band Aid to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopi... | Fashion Aid
Fashion Aid was a single venue benefit concert held on 5 November 1985. The original event was organised by Bob Geldof as part of Live Aid to raise funds for relief of the ongoing Ethiopian famine. Billed as the "largest gathering of fashion creatives in the UK", the event was held at the Royal Albert Hall ... | 46,565 | triviaqa-train |
Which American photographed the Queen on her visit to the USA in 2007 and Demi Moore nude and pregnant for Vanity Fair in 1991? | appeared nude on the cover of "Vanity Fair" under the title "More Demi Moore." Annie Leibovitz shot the picture while Moore was seven months pregnant with the second of her three daughters, Scout LaRue Willis, intending to portray "anti-Hollywood, anti-glitz" attitude. The cover drew a lot of attention, being discussed... | "Vanity Fair" covers taken by Leibovitz: "More Demi Moore" (Aug. 1991) featuring Moore pregnant and nude, and "Demi's Birthday Suit" (Aug 1992), showing Moore nude with a suit painted on her body.
- Marion Cotillard for the Autumn/Winter 2009 collection of the Lady Dior - "Lady Rouge" handbag campaign and for the Novem... | 46,566 | triviaqa-train |
By what pen name was Belgian cartoonist Georges Prosper Remy known | of this phenomenon include Hergé's "The Adventures of Tintin" (in his "personal trademark" Ligne claire style), Will Eisner's "Spirit" and Osamu Tezuka's "Buddha", among many others.
Art styles Tools.
Artists use a variety of pencils, paint brushes, or paper, typically Bristol board, and a waterproof ink. When inking, ... | Morris (cartoonist)
Maurice De Bevere (; 1 December 1923 – 16 July 2001), better known as Morris (), was a Belgian cartoonist, comics artist, illustrator and the creator of "Lucky Luke". His pen name is an alternate spelling of his first name.
Biography.
Born in Kortrijk, Belgium. He went to school in the well-known Je... | 46,567 | triviaqa-train |
Ascot Gavotte and I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face are songs from which film? | I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face
"I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" is a song from the 1956 musical "My Fair Lady", with music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. It was originally performed by Rex Harrison as Professor Henry Higgins who also performed it in the 1964 film version.
The song expresses Pro... | .
"All tunes by Frederick Loewe. (Lyrics of the original songs were by Alan Jay Lerner.)"
1. "Get Me to the Church on Time" - 4:11
2. "On the Street Where You Live" - 5:37
3. "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" - 3:21
4. "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" - 5:31
5. "Ascot Gavotte" - 4:17
6. "Show Me" - 3:40
7. "With a | 46,568 | triviaqa-train |
What is the four-letter name of the island, the second largest in Wales, that lies just off the west coast of Anglesey? | Anglesey
Anglesey (; ) is an island off the north coast of Wales with an area of . Anglesey is by far the largest island in Wales and the seventh largest in the British Isles. Anglesey is also the largest island in the Irish Sea by area, and the second most populous island (after the Isle of Man). The ferry port of Hol... | Talwrn
Talwrn is a small village on the Isle of Anglesey, an island off the coast of north Wales. Talwrn is most notable for the Grade II-listed 16th-century manor house of Plas Llanddyfnan, which lies just to the north of the hamlet. Plas Llanddyfnan is a Queen Anne manor house from the early 18th century. Plas Llandd... | 46,569 | triviaqa-train |
Who organised the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh at Madison Square Garden with Ravi Shankar? | 4, 2019, the Mexican promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide announced that its first event in the United States titled "Invading NY" would be held in that venue that would take place on September 15, 2019.
Events Regular events Concerts.
Madison Square Garden hosts more high-profile concert events than any other venue in ... | a request from Ravi Shankar by organising a charity event, the Concert for Bangladesh, which took place on 1 August 1971. The event drew over 40,000 people to two shows in New York's Madison Square Garden. The goal of the event was to raise money to aid starving refugees during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Shankar op... | 46,570 | triviaqa-train |
Which street in Wigan is the home of Wallace and Gromit? | Wallace and Gromit ideas.”
Overview.
Overview Wallace.
Wallace lives at 62 West Wallaby Street, Wigan, along with his dog Gromit. His surname is never given. He usually wears a white shirt, brown wool trousers, a green knitted pullover, and a red tie. He is fond of cheese, especially Wensleydale, and crackers.
Nick Par... | 7FU, though this does not match any street in Wigan, whose postcodes begin with the letters WN. This address can be seen in the "Cracking Contraptions" episode "Shopper 13".
Wallace's accent (voiced by Peter Sallis) comes from the Holme Valley of West Yorkshire. Near the beginning of "A Matter of Loaf and Death", Wigan... | 46,571 | triviaqa-train |
In which sport have Ted Copeland, Hope Powell and currently Mark Sampson managed England Women? | Mark Sampson
Mark Sampson (born 18 October 1982) is a Welsh football coach, who is the current first-team coach of League Two club Stevenage.
Playing career.
Born and raised in Creigiau, a suburb of Cardiff, Sampson played amateur football for Cardiff Corinthians, where his brother was the manager.
Management career.
... | 1995, Woodhead played the first half of England's 1–1 friendly draw against Italy in Florence. She was substituted off for Hope Powell at half–time. On the day of the match Woodhead had been admonished by the England management for wearing non–regulation trousers.
Woodhead was overlooked for the 1995 FIFA Women's World... | 46,572 | triviaqa-train |
Roskilde Cathedral has been the burial site of the monarchs of which European country since the 15th century? | declare "equal primogeniture", "absolute primogeniture" or "full cognatic primogeniture", meaning that the eldest child of the monarch, whether female or male, ascends to the throne. Other nations have since adopted this practice: Netherlands in 1983, Norway in 1990, Belgium in 1991, Denmark in 2009, and Luxembourg in ... | at Christiansborg Palace, he was interred beside Queen Louise in "Christian IX's Chapel" in Roskilde Cathedral, the traditional burial site for Danish monarchs since the 15th century.
Upon King Christian IX's death on 29 January 1906, Crown Prince Frederick ascended the throne as King Frederick VIII.
Legacy.
Legacy "Fa... | 46,573 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of Joe Brown's backing group in the 1960s? | hits on the Piccadilly label in 1962–63 with "A Picture of You", "It Only Took A Minute" and "That's What Love Will Do". Piccadilly's release of Brown's "Crazy Mixed Up Kid" in April 1961 was the label's first single. Brown's recording band was a collection of session musicians, and was named the Bruvvers by Jack Good ... | Joe Jackson began working with his sons' musical group in the early 1960s, first working with his three eldest sons Jackie, Tito and Jermaine. Younger sons Marlon and Michael eventually joined the backing band. Joseph began enforcing long and intense rehearsals for his sons. At first, the group went under "The Jackson ... | 46,574 | triviaqa-train |
Which ancient road linked Wroxeter to Dover via St Albans | Wroxeter
Wroxeter is a village in Shropshire, England, which forms part of the civil parish of Wroxeter and Uppington, beside the River Severn, south-east of Shrewsbury.
"Viroconium Cornoviorum", the fourth largest city in Roman Britain, was sited here, and is gradually being excavated.
History.
Roman Wroxeter, near t... | "Durnovaria")
- Silchester – Caerleon, base of the 2nd legion, via Gloucester
- London – Chester, base of the 20th legion, via St Albans ("Verulamium"), Lichfield ("Letocetum"), and Wroxeter and with continuation to Carlisle ("Luguvalium") on Hadrian's Wall
- London – York, base of the 9th and 6th legions, via Lincoln ... | 46,575 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the Territory of India whose two main islands, after whom it is named, are separated by the Ten Degree Channel? | formally on 16 October 1868 when it sold the rights to the Nicobar Islands to Britain, which made them part of British India in 1869.
In 1858 the British again established a colony at Port Blair, which proved to be more permanent. The primary purpose was to set up a penal colony for criminal convicts from the Indian su... | feet was too high for the aircraft’s weight in the weather conditions it faced.
In 2010, the documentary "Panamá-Fort-de-France : autopsie d'un crash", [Panamá-Fort-de-France: autopsy of a crash] (in French) by Stéphane Gabet and Luc David, traces the event, as well as the investigation.
A short film, "Crossing Away," ... | 46,576 | triviaqa-train |
Who plays Kincade the estate gamekeeper in the Bond film Skyfall? | Another character returning to the series was Q, played by Ben Whishaw. Mendes had initially declined to confirm which part Whishaw would play, and later said the idea of the re-introduction was his, saying, "I offered ideas about Moneypenny, Q and a flamboyant villain and they said yes". To play the part of Kincade, M... | to leave an electronic trail for Silva to follow, Bond takes M to Skyfall, the Bond family estate in the Scottish Highlands. They meet Skyfall's gamekeeper Kincade, and together the trio set up a series of booby traps throughout the house. When Silva's men arrive, Bond, M, and Kincade manage to kill most of them, but M... | 46,577 | triviaqa-train |
Who won the Marathon T54 for wheelchair athletes at the 2012 Paralympics? | several things into account when putting people into this class; these include which limbs are affected, how many limbs are affected, and how much of a limb is missing for people with amputations.
Competitors.
Notable athletics competitors in this class include multiple Paralympic medal winners Chantal Petitclerc (CAN)... | Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men's marathon T51–54
Men's marathon races for wheelchair athletes at the 2004 Summer Paralympics followed a course from Marathon to the Panathinaiko Stadium, and started at 08:00 on 26 September. Events were held in three wheelchair disability classes, together with two class... | 46,578 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the mother of Achilles in Greek mythology? | Achilles
In Greek mythology, Achilles or Achilleus ( ; , "Achilleus" ) was a hero of the Trojan War, the greatest of all the Greek warriors, and is the central character of Homer's "Iliad". He was the son of the Nereid Thetis and Peleus, king of Phthia.
Achilles' most notable feat during the Trojan War was the slaying... | Eurypylus (son of Telephus)
In Greek mythology, Eurypylus ("Broadgate") ( "Eurypylos") was the son of Telephus, king of Mysia. He was a great warrior, who led a Mysian contingent that fought alongside the Trojans against the Greeks in the Trojan War, and was killed by Achilles' son Neoptolemus.
Mythology.
Eurypylus' fa... | 46,579 | triviaqa-train |
Which British Prime Minister was born in the colony of New Brunswick on September 16th 1858? | Law resigned in May 1923, and died later that year. He was the shortest-serving Prime Minister of the twentieth century (211 days in office), and is sometimes called "The Unknown Prime Minister".
Early life and education.
Law was born on 16 September 1858 in Kingston (now Rexton), New Brunswick, to Eliza Kidston Law an... | the functions and prerogatives of their respective consuls, vice consuls, agents, and commissaries".
- August 13 – The East India Company Act, sponsored by British Prime Minister William Pitt is given royal assent.
- August 15 – Cardinal de Rohan is called before the French court to account for his actions, in the Affa... | 46,580 | triviaqa-train |
In which US city do the Allegheny and the Monongahela rivers join to form the Ohio River? | among the border states, has no significant cities on the river. There are hundreds of other cities, towns, villages and unincorporated populated places on the river, most of them very small.
Cities along the Ohio are also among the oldest cities in their respective states and among the oldest cities in the United Stat... | State Park, there are three rivers: the Allegheny River and Monongahela River unite to form the Ohio River. The Three Rivers Heritage Trail extends three miles (5 km) up the north side of the Allegheny River to Millvale, and also three miles (5 km) down the north bank of the Ohio River to Brunot Island. On the Monongah... | 46,581 | triviaqa-train |
Which planet was discovered by William Herschel in 1781? | , hurricanes, tectonics, and even hydrology.
Planets are generally divided into two main types: large low-density giant planets, and smaller rocky terrestrials. There are eight planets in the Solar System. In order of increasing distance from the Sun, they are the four terrestrials, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, the... | in Gunnison easterly to Mayfield; then northerly to Route 89". | 46,582 | triviaqa-train |
In which novel by Dickens is Stephen Blackpool a power loom weaver in Josiah Bounderby's mill? | 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... | to rally support for the Confederates in northern England. After a period as a freelance industrial mediator, selling his services to mill owners and working against the unions he had once aligned with, he returned to his job as a power-loom weaver until his death from tuberculosis in 1869. Grimshaw and his activities ... | 46,583 | triviaqa-train |
What was the first name of the character played by Geoffrey Hughes in the TV sitcom Keeping Up Appearances'? | Geoffrey Hughes
Geoffrey Hughes DL (2 February 1944 – 27 July 2012) was an English actor. Hughes provided the voice of Paul McCartney in the animated film "Yellow Submarine" (1968), and rose to fame for portraying much-loved binman Eddie Yeats in the long-running British soap opera "Coronation Street" from 1974 to 1983... | Tungutalum (1946–2009), Australian politician
- Hugh Hyacinth O'Rorke MacDermot (1834–1904) Irish lawyer
- In mythology
- Hyacinth (mythology), divine hero in Greek mythology
- In fiction
- Hyacinth Robinson, a character in the 1886 Henry James novel "The Princess Casamassima".
Women with the given name Hyacinth.
- Hya... | 46,584 | triviaqa-train |
1969 was the first year of what was known as the Sunday League in cricket. Which county won? | in 1988 started an end-of-season play-off competition known as the Refuge Assurance Cup. The top four teams of the season qualified for this competition, with the first-placed team playing the fourth and the second-placed team playing the third, and the winners of these matches meeting in a final at a neutral venue. Th... | 1990 Refuge Assurance League
The 1990 Refuge Assurance League was the twenty-second competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the first time by Derbyshire County Cricket Club.
Refuge Assurance Cup.
Following the end of the Sunday League season, the top four teams in the Sun... | 46,585 | triviaqa-train |
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is the ruler of which of the United Arab Emirates | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (; ; born 15 July 1949) is the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and ruler of the Emirate of Dubai. Since his accession in 2006, after the death of his brother Sheikh Maktoum, he has undertaken reforms in the UAE's g... | "" (Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport, Djibouti)
- Escadron de chasse et d'expérimentation 1/30 Côte d'Argent ()
- Escadron de Chasse 2/30 Normandie-Niemen
- Escadron de Chasse 3/30 Lorraine
- Escadron de Drones 1/33 Belfort ()
Fighter bases include:
- Luxeuil Air Base (BA 116). Air defence fighter base with 28× M... | 46,586 | triviaqa-train |
The SRN1 was the first practical design of what type of vehicle | NRDC to present his idea; the managing director, Lord Halsbury, was so impressed that he decided that immediate action was necessary. On the following day, the NRDC board confirmed its decision to support the project, soon noting that it would be the organisation's biggest project to date. The NRDC promptly issued Saun... | -control system. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries was tasked to design the chassis and the gun would be manufactured by Japan Steel Works.
The designing stage cost 5 billion yen and was completed in 1992. After various technical and practical tests, the first vehicle was delivered to the training division of Japan Ground Se... | 46,587 | triviaqa-train |
Ibadan and Port Harcourt are large cities in which African country | Ibadan
Ibadan (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Oyo State, Nigeria. With a population of over 3 million, it is the third most populous city in Nigeria after Lagos and Kano; it is the country's largest city by geographical area. At the time of Nigeria's independence in 1960, Ibadan was the largest and most... | its abundant and highly reliable rainfall and the fertile alluvial soils. Whilst this region contains numerous large cities, the most important being Lagos, Ibadan and Port Harcourt, both of which have grown into mega-cities since the 1970s, the majority of its population remains rural and dependent upon subsistence fa... | 46,588 | triviaqa-train |
Which S S is a Cambridge College founded in 1596? | there was a gap of 204 years between the founding of Sidney Sussex in 1596 and that of Downing in 1800. The most recently established college is Robinson, built in the late 1970s. However, Homerton College only achieved full university college status in March 2010, making it the newest full college (it was previously a... | lords of the manor of Werneth/Oldham, until 1683. Ralph Cudworth (the philosopher)’s father, Ralph Cudworth (Snr) was the posthumous-born second son of Ralph Cudworth (d.1572) of Werneth Hall, Oldham.
Family background The Rev. Dr Ralph Cudworth Snr (1572/3–1624).
The philosopher's father, The Rev. Dr Ralph Cudworth (1... | 46,589 | triviaqa-train |
The album Menlove Ave, released posthumously in 1986, is by which musician? | Beatles' break-up in April 1970.
Born John Winston Lennon in Liverpool, he became involved in the skiffle craze as a teenager. In 1957, he formed his first band, the Quarrymen, which evolved into the Beatles in 1960. Further to his Plastic Ono Band singles such as "Give Peace a Chance" and "Instant Karma!", Lennon subs... | Menlove
Menlove may refer to:
People:
- John Menlove Edwards (1910–1958), leading British rock climber and poet
- Coleen K. Menlove (born 1943), general president of the LDS Church from 1999 to 2005
- Ronda Rudd Menlove, American politician from Utah
- Vaughan v Menlove (1837) 132 ER 490 (CP), leading English tort law ... | 46,590 | triviaqa-train |
Who created the detective Mike Hammer? | Velda.)
In other media.
Several movies and radio and television series have been based on the books in the Hammer series. The actor most closely identified with the character in recent years has been Stacy Keach, who portrayed Hammer in a CBS television series, "Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer", which ran from 1984–1987 ... | Jack Williams, who lost his left arm in the Tet Offensive, is shot dead in his apartment. His estranged friend, detective Mike Hammer (whose life Jack saved while losing his arm) is warned by police detective Pat Chambers to stay out of it but he nevertheless investigates the matter on his own. He speaks with Jack's wi... | 46,591 | triviaqa-train |
Who created the detective Sam Spade? | Sam Spade
Sam Spade is a fictional character and the protagonist of Dashiell Hammett's 1930 novel, "The Maltese Falcon". Spade also appeared in four lesser-known short stories by Hammett.
"The Maltese Falcon", first published as a serial in the pulp magazine "Black Mask", is the only full-length novel in which Spade ap... | Brazil.
The American artists Vic Lockman and Tony Strobl, working directly for the American comic books, created Moby Duck.
Italian publisher Mondadori created many of the stories that were published throughout Europe. They also introduced numerous new characters that are today well known in Europe. One example is Dona... | 46,592 | triviaqa-train |
The Great Pretender is an album released in the USA in 1992 to mark the first anniversary of the death of which musician? | Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 194624 November 1991) was a British singer, songwriter, record producer, and lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. Regarded as one of the greatest lead singers in the history of rock music, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octave v... | 2012, an edition of the vintage Patsy and Skippy dolls designed by Bernard Lipfert were made by special permission of the copyright holders.
2013, RJW began production of felt dolls based on the original Hummel designs under license from M.I. Hummel. In 1992, Goebel distributed a series of Christmas Angels including th... | 46,593 | triviaqa-train |
Who was King of France from 1643 to 1715? | Louis XIV of France
Louis XIV (Louis Dieudonné; 5 September 16381 September 1715), known as Louis the Great (') or the Sun King ('), was King of France from 14 May 1643 until his death in 1715. His reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest recorded of any monarch of a sovereign country in European history. In the a... | In 2004, she guest starred in the episode "The Catch" of the sitcom "One on One".
Knowles appeared as a teenager in the 2004 comedy film "Johnson Family Vacation", starring alongside American actors Cedric the Entertainer, Vanessa Williams and Bow Wow. She provided a song for its soundtrack—"Freedom", a collaboration w... | 46,594 | triviaqa-train |
Hans Holbein the Younger was court painter to which King? | The result was a combined aesthetic uniquely his own.
Holbein travelled to England in 1526 in search of work, with a recommendation from Erasmus. He was welcomed into the humanist circle of Thomas More, where he quickly built a high reputation. He returned to Basel for four years, then resumed his career in England in ... | 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 ... | 46,595 | triviaqa-train |
Which capital city is served by Keflavik International Airport | of Iceland Express on 23 October 2012, until it ceased operations on 28 March 2019. The airport only handles international flights (except for flights to Akureyri in connection with certain Air Iceland Connect flights to Greenland); domestic flights and flights to Greenland are operated from Reykjavík's domestic airpor... | from, Toronto's main Pearson International Airport. Hamilton Airport is about one hour away from Toronto's city centre whereas Pearson International Airport is about thirty minutes away.
Flyglobespan commenced services in May 2007 from Ireland West Airport Knock to John F. Kennedy International Airport with three servi... | 46,596 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the chocolate coated nutty biscuit named after the Italian city where it was firstmade? | book contains a recipe for "Maccaroni Siciliani", made by wrapping dough around a thin iron rod to dry in the sun. The macaroni was cooked in capon stock flavored with saffron, displaying Persian influences. Of particular note is Martino's avoidance of excessive spices in favor of fresh herbs. The Roman recipes include... | Chocolate-coated marshmallow treats
Chocolate-coated marshmallow treats or tea-cakes are confections produced in different variations around the world, with several countries claiming to have invented them or hailing them as their "national confection". Scottish chef Boyd Tunnock invented Tunnock's teacake in 1956 when... | 46,597 | triviaqa-train |
Which city in Uzbekistan was formerly Tamurlane's capital? | was ruled by the Iranian Parthian Empire and later by the Sasanian Empire, until the Arab conquest of Iran in the 7th century. The Muslim conquest in the 7th century converted the majority of the population, including the local ruling classes, into adherents of Islam. During this period, cities such as Samarkand, Khiva... | Daşoguz
Daşoguz (, also Dashoguz, Dasoguz; roughly "stone spring" in Turkmen), formerly known as Tashauz (until 1992; ) and Dashkhovuz (1992–1999; ), is a city in northern Turkmenistan and the capital of Daşoguz Province. The Uzbekistan border is about 10 km away.
Geography.
It is located at latitude 41.833° north, lon... | 46,598 | triviaqa-train |
Which parkland overlooking London lies at the southern end of Hampstead Heath? | of the heath is Parliament Hill, from which the view over London is protected by law.
Running along its eastern perimeter are a chain of ponds – including three open-air public swimming pools – which were originally reservoirs for drinking water from the River Fleet. The heath is a Site of Metropolitan Importance for N... | from his problems.
In 1912, Derwent Hall Caine had an illegitimate daughter, Elin, and she was brought up as Caine and Mary's child. By 1914 Mary at last had her own London house – Heath Brow which overlooked Hampstead Heath. After the Great War this house had become too big and Mary moved into Heath End House, again o... | 46,599 | triviaqa-train |
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