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After independence, who was the first Prime Minister of Uganda? | the bar association at Gray's Inn in February 1956.
As a result of the September 1961 Uganda Constitutional Conference held in London, Uganda achieved internal self-government on 1 March 1962. Kiwanuka became Uganda's first prime minister in the new National Assembly.
New elections, however, were held in April 1962, wi... | , a mainly Protestant people. Uganda achieved independence on 9 October 1962, with Obote as the first prime minister of a fully independent Uganda.
Kiwanuka was imprisoned in 1969 by Obote's government, but was one of 55 political detainees released by Idi Amin immediately after the coup that brought Amin to power. Ami... | 46,600 | triviaqa-train |
Who founded the retailer 'Habitat'? | Habitat (retailer)
Habitat Retail Ltd, trading as Habitat is a retailer of household furnishings in the United Kingdom.
Founded in 1964 by Sir Terence Conran, it merged with a number of other retailers in the 1980s to create Storehouse plc, before being sold to the Ikano Group, owned by the Kamprad family, in 1992. In ... | Mothercare
Mothercare plc is a British retailer which specialises in products for expectant mothers and in general merchandise for children up to 8 years old. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange, and is a constituent of the FTSE SmallCap Index.
History.
The company was founded by Selim Zilkha and Sir James Goldsm... | 46,601 | triviaqa-train |
Which volcanic French island in the Indian Ocean has Saint Denis as its capital? | overlooking Saint-Denis, with impressive views over the city
- Brasseries de Bourbon
Places of worship.
Among the places of worship, they are predominantly Christian churches and temples : Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Denis de La Réunion (Catholic Church), Assemblies of God. There are also Muslim mosques.
Education.... | La Redoute Stadium
The La Redoute Stadium is a French Stadium on the island of Réunion, an overseas department in the south-western Indian Ocean.
It is located in Saint-Denis, the capital, on the small plateau hosting neighborhood of .
History.
Frequented by neighborhood joggers, this sports ground welcomes every year ... | 46,602 | triviaqa-train |
In mythology, who was theGreek youth who drowned at night while swimming to meet 'Hero'? | Hero and Leander
Hero and Leander is the Greek myth relating the story of Hero (, "Hērṓ"; pron. like "hero" in English), a priestess of Aphrodite (Venus in Roman mythology) who dwelt in a tower in Sestos on the European side of the Hellespont (today's Dardanelles), and Leander (, "Léandros"), a young man from Abydos on... | The Mermaids (Kramskoi)
The Mermaids (also known as Drowned Maidens, Russian: Русалки ) is an 1871 oil on canvas by the Russian artist Ivan Kramskoi. It depicts nineteen rusalki, who, according to Slavic mythology, were river or lake spirits who appeared at night in the form of young women. Some versions of the myths d... | 46,603 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the main South African naval base near Cape Town? | the area south of Muizenberg on False Bay and Noordhoek on the Atlantic Ocean, all the way to Cape Point. Until recently, this predominantly English-speaking area was quite rural, however the population of the area is growing quickly as new coastal developments proliferate and larger plots are subdivided to provide mor... | Silver Falcons
The Silver Falcons is the aerobatic display team of the South African Air Force. Based at Air Force Base Langebaanweg near Cape Town, the Silver Falcons fly the Pilatus PC-7 Mk II, the basic trainer of the SA Air Force in a 5-ship routine. The main purpose of the Silver Falcons is to enhance the image of... | 46,604 | triviaqa-train |
After independence, who became the first Prime Minister of Tanzania? | became Prime Minister, under a new constitution. On 9 December 1962, a republican constitution was implemented with "Mwalimu" Julius Kambarage Nyerere as Tanganyika's first president.
Zanzibar received its independence from the United Kingdom on 10 December 1963, as a constitutional monarchy under its Sultan. On 12 Jan... | there.
Together with Austin Shaba, Michael Kamaliza was the only other cabinet member since independence who was not a citizen of Tanganyika, later Tanzania. And both came from the same country which was the homeland of many people who worked in Tanganyika, later Tanzania, in many capacities before and after independen... | 46,605 | triviaqa-train |
Which Conservative Party Club in London was damaged by an IRA bomb in 1960? | and Science in 1970. She was the first woman entitled to full membership rights as an honorary member of the Carlton Club on becoming Leader of the Conservative Party in 1975.
As Prime Minister, Thatcher received two honorary distinctions:
Two weeks after her resignation, Thatcher was appointed Member of the Order of M... | in Belfast was defused.
- 3 April 1993: a British soldier was shot and injured by the IRA near Crossmaglen, South Armagh.
- 7 April 1993: three British soldiers were wounded when the IRA mortared their base in Crossmaglen. The IRA also detonated a bomb at a Conservative Party club in London.
- 22 April 1993: the small ... | 46,606 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of Julie Walter's character in 'Acorn Antiques'? | play "Talent".
They went on to appear in their own Granada Television series, "Wood and Walters", in 1982. They continued to perform together frequently over the years. The BAFTA-winning BBC follow-up, "Victoria Wood As Seen on TV", featured one of Walters's best-known roles, Mrs Overall, in Wood's parodic soap opera, ... | came. The film featured cameo appearances by Robert Picardo (who would later find fame as The Doctor on "") and Maryedith Burnell. Burnell had previously played the character of Helen Buckman, mother to Julie Buckman in the television version of the film "Parenthood"; in the film version, Julie was played by Martha Pli... | 46,607 | triviaqa-train |
'A white wading bird with a black patterned head and back, and an upturned beak', describes which bird? | Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Haematopodidae
The oystercatchers are large, obvious and noisy wading birds with strong bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs. There are about eleven species worldwide with one in Britain.
Avocets and stilts.
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Recurvirostridae
A family of fairly larg... | Black-headed ibis
The black-headed ibis ("Threskiornis melanocephalus"), also known as the Oriental white ibis, Indian white ibis, and black-necked ibis, is a species of wading bird of the ibis family Threskiornithidae which breeds in the South- and Southeast Asia from India to the west and as far east as Japan. It is ... | 46,608 | triviaqa-train |
In 1976 Concorde flew its first scheduled passengerflights.One route was from Paris to Rio, the other was from London towhere? | 102, 201, and 202). The nose window and visor glass, needed to endure temperatures in excess of at supersonic flight, were developed by Triplex.
Operational history.
Operational history 1973 Solar Eclipse Mission.
"Concorde 001" was modified with rooftop portholes for use on the 1973 Solar Eclipse mission and equipped ... | Southern Europe (except Greece and Italy), and one daily service to New York (JFK) remained at Orly. In 1974, Air France also became the world's first operator of the Airbus A300 twin-engine widebody plane, Airbus Industrie's first commercial airliner for which it was a launch customer.
History Concorde service and riv... | 46,609 | triviaqa-train |
What is the full name of Dawn French's character in 'The Vicar Of Dibley'? | "A Very Dibley Christmas" screening between 25 December 2004 and 1 January 2005, and the two-part finale, "A Wholly Holy Happy Ending", which was broadcast during Christmas 2006 and New Year 2007.
The final 2006-2007 episode, in which Geraldine marries, was publicised as the "last-ever" episode, although there have be... | drivers (with the exception of the Klingon and the Doctor; who had apparently fled beforehand as they were not present); the Cyberman was eventually declared the winner by the hosts.
- In the final episode of the 2007 series of "The Vicar of Dibley", Dawn French's character gets married, supported by two Dalek bridesma... | 46,610 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the Swiss-born US racing driver who designed a make of car that was named after him? | Louis Chevrolet
Louis-Joseph Chevrolet (; December 25, 1878 – June 6, 1941) was a Swiss race car driver, co-founder of the Chevrolet Motor Car Company in 1911, and a founder in 1916 of the Frontenac Motor Corporation.
Life and career.
Life and career Early life.
The second child of French-Swiss parents Joseph-Félicien ... | Scuderia Filipinetti
Scuderia Filipinetti (also French name "Ecurie Filipinetti") was a Swiss motor racing team that competed in sports car racing and occasionally in Formula One between 1962 and 1973. It was founded by Georges Filipinetti (1907-1973) to support Swiss driver Jo Siffert, but employed many other drivers ... | 46,611 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of Churchill's home in Kent? | Chartwell
Chartwell is a country house near the town of Westerham, Kent in South East England. For over forty years it was the home of Winston Churchill. He bought the property in September 1922 and lived there until shortly before his death in January 1965. In the 1930s, when Churchill was excluded from political offi... | commemoration in Deal, Kent, where two casualties of the raid were buried in the Hamilton Road Cemetery. On 15 January 1965, Churchill suffered a severe stroke and died at his London home nine days later, aged 90, on the morning of Sunday, 24 January 1965, 70 years to the day after his own father's death.
Retirement an... | 46,612 | triviaqa-train |
The southern most town in mainland South America lies at the southern tip of Chile. What is it called? | Magellan on May 23, 1843. President Bulnes of Chile ordered this expedition after consulting the Chilean libertador Bernardo O'Higgins (1778–1842), who feared an occupation by Great Britain or France. The first Chilean settlement was Fuerte Bulnes, situated in a forested zone on the north side of the strait. Fuerte Bul... | Magellanic subpolar forests
The Magellanic subpolar forests () are a terrestrial ecoregion of southernmost South America, covering parts of southern Chile and Argentina, and are part of the Neotropic ecozone. It is a temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ecoregion, and contains the world's southernmost forests.
Setting... | 46,613 | triviaqa-train |
Who is Mel Gibson's partner in the 'Lethal Weapon' series? | younger actors instead. Though the original film was not explicitly a comedy, despite a fair amount of comic relief, the sequels and television series are significantly more comedic in nature.
Films.
Films "Lethal Weapon" (1987).
Anxious with age and retirement, homicide detective Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover) is partn... | 43 films, including the "Mad Max" and "Lethal Weapon" film series. In addition to acting, Gibson has also directed four films, including "Braveheart" and "The Passion of the Christ"; produced 11 films; and written two films. Films either starring or directed by Mel Gibson have earned over US$2.5 billion, in the United ... | 46,614 | triviaqa-train |
Which fictional character lives at '32 Windsor Gardens, London'? | Paddington Bear
Paddington Bear is a fictional character in children's literature. He first appeared on 13 October 1958 in the children's book "A Bear Called Paddington" and has been featured in more than twenty books written by British author Michael Bond and illustrated by Peggy Fortnum and other artists. The friendl... | Mr. Bean (character)
Mr. Bean is a fictional character from the British comedy television programme, "Mr. Bean", its animated spin-off, and two live-action feature films. He was created and is portrayed by Rowan Atkinson and made his first appearance on television in the pilot episode which first aired on January 1, 19... | 46,615 | triviaqa-train |
Which medieval organisation had the 'skull and crossbones' as a flag on their ships in the Middle Ages? | the rivers Seine and the Rhine. Another outgrowth of the crusades was the foundation of a new type of monastic order, the military orders of the Templars and Hospitallers, which fused monastic life with military service.
The crusaders consolidated their conquests into crusader states. During the 12th and 13th centuries... | replaced the Old English cognate '. "Roger" became a very common given name during the Middle Ages. A variant form of the given name "Roger" is "Rodger". The surname "Roger" is sometimes an Anglicised form of the Gaelic surname '.
Slang.
Roger is also a short version of the term "Jolly Roger", which refers to a black f... | 46,616 | triviaqa-train |
What are rolled in bacon on toast to make 'Angels On Horseback'? | . The article suggests serving the dish with lemon and parsley, but without toast. In the 1930s, they are suggested as part of a picnic menu, and in 1948 again as an appetizer. In the 1950s, American newspapers featured the dish with interest, from papers including the "Chicago Tribune", with the articles "For Oyster T... | in bacon and skewering it with a cocktail stick, fried and served with a squeeze of lime. Joanna Pruess's book "Seduced by Bacon" includes a recipe for "Angels and Devils", with the suggestion that "a little hot red pepper sauce can transform them from heavenly to hellishly hot tasting, or somewhere inbetween." Myles B... | 46,617 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the Tory Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1783 to 1801? | the First Lord and not the Prime Minister.
Union of Great Britain and Ireland, 1801.
Following the Irish Rebellion of 1798, the British prime minister, William Pitt the Younger, believed the solution to rising Irish nationalism was a union of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland. Britain then included England and W... | William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, (14 April 1738 – 30 October 1809) was a British Whig and Tory politician during the late Georgian era. He served as Chancellor of the University of Oxford (1792–1809) and twice as British prime minister, o... | 46,618 | triviaqa-train |
Who, often portrayed pulling the devil's nose with hot tongs, is the patron saint of blacksmiths? | Dunstan
Dunstan (909 – 19 May 988 AD) was successively Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey, Bishop of Worcester, Bishop of London, and Archbishop of Canterbury, later canonised as a saint. His work restored monastic life in England and reformed the English Church. His 11th-century biographer, Osbern, himself an artist and scrib... | devouring sow
Baba-Yaga turns into a sow and devours the two brothers who went astray. But Storm-Bogatyr who overheard her plans prepares for her attack at a village he entered, hiring twelve blacksmiths to fortify their smithy with an iron plate. When she arrives demanding the blacksmiths to surrender Storm-Bogatyr, t... | 46,619 | triviaqa-train |
Who became the first President of the newly independent Ghana in 1957? | Kwame Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah PC (21 September 1909 – 27 April 1972) was a Ghanaian politician and revolutionary. He was the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana, having led the Gold Coast to independence from Britain in 1957. An influential advocate of pan-Africanism, Nkrumah was a founding member of the Organisa... | services are customers, not members.
Origins.
The IGPC was founded by businessman Dr. Manfred Lehmann (1922–1997). Lehmann had taken an interest in the development of newly independent countries in Africa and the Caribbean. The IGPCs first country client was the newly independent Ghana (formerly the colony of Gold Coas... | 46,620 | triviaqa-train |
Which car manufacturer produces models called 'Aveo' and 'Epica'? | Chevrolet Aveo
The Chevrolet Aveo ( ) is a subcompact car manufactured since 2002 (by Daewoo from 2002-11), marketed worldwide in 120 countries under seven brands (Chevrolet, Daewoo, Holden, Pontiac, Ravon, and Suzuki). The second generation Aveo began with model year 2012 and was marketed as the Sonic.
First generatio... | to the Battle of the Atlantic (1942).
Appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire on 1 January 1943, having been awarded the Air Force Cross on 8 June 1941, in 1954 he resigned his military commission.
De Verd Leigh died on 6 June 1980.
External links.
- New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force (Vol. I), C... | 46,621 | triviaqa-train |
Which US sit-com featured the 'Cafe Nervosa'? | show progressed.
By country United States Sitcoms on US television 1980s.
"Cheers," which ran for eleven seasons, was one of the most successful sitcoms in the 80s, airing from 1982 to 1993. It was followed by a spin-off sitcom in the 90s, "Frasier". During its run, "Cheers" became one of the most popular series of all... | 's inaugural Buzz Goodbody Award and The Festival Judges' Awards.
Dibley came to public attention playing Elaine in ITV's "The Two of Us", a sit-com about a co-habiting couple, which also featured Nicholas Lyndhurst.
In 1993, Dibley played the part of Linda in "The Gingerbread Girl", a series about a single mother try... | 46,622 | triviaqa-train |
From which club did Chelsea FC sign Didier Drogba? | in youth teams, Drogba made his professional debut aged 18 for Ligue 2 club Le Mans, and signed his first professional contract aged 21. After finishing the 2002–03 season with 17 goals in 34 appearances for Ligue 1 side Guingamp, he moved to Olympique de Marseille, where he finished as the third highest scorer in the ... | performance of Hosny made him the first nominate for winning the golden ball of the tournament as he scored 4 Goals, made two assists, winning Man of the Match twice, excelled in defending and attacking and controlling the rhythm of the play, as a leader for his team qualified him to pick up The Player of the Tournamen... | 46,623 | triviaqa-train |
Much in the news this year (2009) from which bank did Sir Fred Goodwin resign? | him.
He joined Royal Bank of Scotland in 1998 as deputy CEO to then-CEO Sir George Mathewson, who had ambitions to make RBS a major player rather than a national bank. RBS made waves in 2000 with its £23.6 billion takeover of NatWest, a bank three times its size. Although Goodwin's predecessor Mathewson led the deal, i... | "Sir" Frederick Anderson Goodwin
See also.
- 2008 United Kingdom bank rescue package
- Tom McKillop
- UK Financial Investments Limited
- 2011 British privacy injunctions controversy
- List of revocations of appointments to orders and awarded decorations and medals of the United Kingdom
Further reading.
- Iain Martin, "... | 46,624 | triviaqa-train |
In which US state is the 'Mammoth Cave National Park' situated? | Mammoth Cave National Park
Mammoth Cave National Park is an American national park in central Kentucky, encompassing portions of Mammoth Cave, the longest cave system known in the world. Since the 1972 unification of Mammoth Cave with the even-longer system under Flint Ridge to the north, the official name of the syste... | a railroad crossing until 2012, when it was re-routed to go over the tracks via a new bridge on the west side of town. KY 255's concurrent run with US 31W lasts , where KY 255 turns left onto Mammoth Cave Parkway. Its original concurrency with US 31W lasted for .
KY 255 branches north, going before intersecting with In... | 46,625 | triviaqa-train |
What is the administrative centre for the Scottish Unitary Authority of Clackmannanshire? | and transport links, Clackmannanshire attracts service industries and tourism.
Administrative history.
The County of Clackmannan is one of Scotland's 33 historic local government counties, bordering on Perthshire, Stirlingshire and Fife. The county town was originally Clackmannan, but by 1822 neighbouring Alloa had out... | Scotland) Act 1973, the existing burghs and 33 historic counties lost their administrative status, and a new hierarchy of regions and districts was created. Clackmannanshire was renamed the Clackmannan District. It became part of the Central Region, together with Stirling District and Falkirk District.
The Local Govern... | 46,626 | triviaqa-train |
Which TV cartoon character gave Ken Barrie his only chart hit in 1982? | and Horst Buchholz.
He became the voice of "Postman Pat" in 1981, narrating the first series and also providing the voices of the characters Postman Pat, Ted Glen, Granny Dryden, Peter Fogg, Major Forbes, George Lancaster, Geoff Pringle, Alf Thompson, Reverend Timms, Arthur Selby, and Sam Waldron.
He retired from voic... | cover version by an actress Mio Takaki. It was featured on the TV drama "Kako no Nai On-na Tachi" and became a hit, peaking at #3 on the chart in 1982. Like "Winered no Kokoro", "Dance wa Umaku Odorenai" has been covered by several other singers, including Naoko Ken and Hideaki Tokunaga.
Album overview Reception.
"9.5 ... | 46,627 | triviaqa-train |
In which year was the breathalyser introduced into Britain? | the Breathalyzer provided law enforcement with an orally-invasive test providing immediate results to determine an individual's breath alcohol concentration at the time of testing, based on, according to this article, consistently faulty samples.
In 1967 in Britain, Bill Ducie and Tom Parry Jones developed and marketed... | in the UK, above which it became an offence to be in charge of a motor vehicle; and introduced the roadside breathalyser, made available to police forces across the country. In 1979, Lion Laboratories' version of the breathalyser, known as the Alcolyser and incorporating crystal-filled tubes that changed colour above a... | 46,628 | triviaqa-train |
Which romantic film comedy reunited 'Pretty Woman' co- stars Richard Gere and Julia Roberts? | "An Officer and a Gentleman" (1982), "The Cotton Club" (1984), "Pretty Woman" (1990), "Sommersby" (1993), "Primal Fear" (1996), "Runaway Bride" (1999), "I'm Not There" (2007), "Arbitrage" (2012) and "" (2016). For portraying Billy Flynn in the Academy Award-winning musical "Chicago" (2002), he won a Golden Globe Award ... | Pretty Woman
Pretty Woman is a 1990 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall, from a screenplay by J. F. Lawton. The film stars Richard Gere and Julia Roberts, and features Héctor Elizondo, Ralph Bellamy (in his final performance), Laura San Giacomo, and Jason Alexander in supporting roles. The film's s... | 46,629 | triviaqa-train |
Near which Cumbrian lake is Aira Force? | Aira Force
Aira Force is a waterfall in the English Lake District, in the civil parish of Matterdale and the county of Cumbria. The site of the waterfall is owned by the National Trust.
Description.
The stream which flows over the waterfall is Aira Beck, which rises on the upper slopes of Stybarrow Dodd at a height of... | opened a jetty on the lake shore near Aira Force, making the waterfall accessible by foot passenger ferry from Glenridding. A new footpath runs from Aira Force as far as Glencoyne Bay, but only a track exists from this point on.
Bridges.
A small arched bridge spans the stream just as the beck goes over the falls giving... | 46,630 | triviaqa-train |
Who, because he was roasted on a gridiron, is the patron saint of cooks? | cooking small fish known as "sprats".
The American football and Canadian football fields resembles a gridiron, which influenced the term "gridiron football".
In Christian iconography the gridiron is an attribute of Saint Lawrence of Rome. | never prohibited, as Jesus himself had eaten fish (Luke 24:42-43). The concern of those monks and nuns was frugality, voluntary privation, and self-mortification. William of Malmesbury writes that Bishop Wulfstan of Worcester (d. 1095) decided to adhere to a strict vegetarian diet simply because he found it difficult t... | 46,631 | triviaqa-train |
In World War I, what did the Allies call the defence line that was known as the 'Siegfried Line' by the Germans? | Army Command issued orders to withdraw in the south to the Hindenburg Line. This ceded without a fight the salient seized the previous April. According to Ludendorff, "We had to admit the necessity ... to withdraw the entire front from the Scarpe to the Vesle. In nearly four weeks of fighting beginning on 8 August, ove... | World War II, such as the Siegfried Line, the Stalin Line and the Atlantic Wall. This was not the case with the Maginot Line; it was designed to force the Germans to invade other countries (Belgium or Switzerland) to go around it, and was successful in that sense.
Instead field fortification rose to dominate defensive ... | 46,632 | triviaqa-train |
Which Irish writer won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923? | John Everett Millais. His most important work is the long poem, "Laurence Bloomfield in Ireland" (1864), a realist narrative which wittily and movingly deals with the land agitation in Ireland during the period. He was also known for his work as a collector of folk ballads in both Ireland and England.
Ferguson's resear... | 1935)
- September 3 – Alan Dugan, American poet (born 1923)
- November 9 – Alan Davidson, Northern Irish historian and food writer (born 1924)
- December 12 – Fadwa Toukan, Palestinian poet (born 1917)
Awards.
- Nobel Prize for Literature: J. M. Coetzee
Awards Australia.
- The Australian/Vogel Literary Award: Nicholas ... | 46,633 | triviaqa-train |
"Who said of Liz Taylor: ""Her arms are too fat, her legs are too short, and she is too big in the bust""?" | 1 million to play the title role in the historical epic "Cleopatra" (1963), the most expensive film made up to that point. During the filming, Taylor and co-star Richard Burton began an extramarital affair, which caused a scandal. Despite public disapproval, she and Burton continued their relationship and were married ... | Holly does not spend her time reading fashion magazines and she wears whatever she is comfortable in. Powles told the "Liverpool Daily Post" Holly "loves who she is and she's really happy. She's not image conscious and doesn't waste time thinking 'I'm too fat' or 'I'm too thin'." Upon her entrance to the show, Holly ha... | 46,634 | triviaqa-train |
In which US state is the 'Carlsbad Caverns National Park'? | Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Carlsbad Caverns National Park is an American national park in the Guadalupe Mountains of southeastern New Mexico. The primary attraction of the park is the show cave, "Carlsbad Cavern". Visitors to the cave can hike in on their own via the natural entrance or take an elevator from the vi... | and produces more potash than any other location in the United States. Carlsbad is home to the DOE's Carlsbad Field Office which operates the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant to safely store the transuranic nuclear wastes from the nation's defense sites. Tourism is a major factor with Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Guadalu... | 46,635 | triviaqa-train |
Who got to number three in 1968 with 'Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)'? | Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)
"Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)" is a song that was a hit for the Louisiana-based John Fred & His Playboy Band in late 1967. The song was jointly written and composed by Fred and bandmate Andrew Bernard.
Arrangements and content.
The song features strings, brass, a sitar, piano, bass, g... | girl dance troupe regularly appearing, the Go-Jos, formed and choreographed by another ex-Beat Girl, Jo Cook. Through to the beginning of 1968, professional dancing had been restricted to approximately monthly appearances by this group, performing to one track on the show typically where the artist couldn't attend.
Thi... | 46,636 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1962 musical film featured the song 'Coming Up Roses'? | less of a bankable genre that could be relied upon for sure-fire hits. Audiences for them lessened and fewer musical films were produced as the genre became less mainstream and more specialized.
Hollywood musical films The post-classical era The 1960s musical.
In the 1960s, the critical and box-office success of the fi... | also recorded by Lyriel whose version is featured on the extended edition of their 2012 album "Leverage".
- Elliott Smith introduced his own composition "Coming Up Roses" on his 1995 self-titled album: another song entitled "Coming Up Roses" was recorded by Curve for their 1998 album "Come Clean".
- The 2013 musical co... | 46,637 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1765 to 1766? | uncle Henry Finch that he had never seen a finer or a more promising youth. In September 1750, two months before his father's death, he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland in his own right as Baron Malton and Earl Malton.
Early political career: 1751–65.
On 13 May 1751 (his 21st birthday), Rockingham inherited his fat... | Hester Pitt, Countess of Chatham
Hester Pitt, Countess of Chatham, 1st Baroness Chatham (; 8 November 1720 – 9 April 1803), who was Baroness Chatham in her own right, was the wife of William Pitt (the Elder), 1st Earl of Chatham, who was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1766 to 1768.
The sister of George Grenville,... | 46,638 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the current Chairman of the Bank of England? | of monetary policy to the Bank had been a key plank of the Liberal Democrats' economic policy since the 1992 general election. Conservative MP Nicholas Budgen had also proposed this as a private member's bill in 1996, but the bill failed as it had the support of neither the government nor the opposition.
History 21st c... | current and former employees Business.
- Geoffrey Bell - Chairman of Guinness Mahon (1987–1993) and founder of the Group of Thirty
- Winfried Bischoff - Chairman of Lloyds Banking Group (2009–present)
- Andrew Knight - Editor of The Economist (1974–1986)
Notable current and former employees Politics and public service.... | 46,639 | triviaqa-train |
In which year were MOT tests introduced into Britain? | Northern Ireland into line with the rest of the United Kingdom.
History.
The MOT test was first introduced in 1960 under the direction of the-then Minister of Transport, Ernest Marples, under powers in the Road Traffic Act 1956. The test was originally a basic test including brakes, lights and steering check which was ... | the rest of the United Kingdom, where they are performed by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.
Unlike in Great Britain, where MOT tests can be performed by authorised garages, in Northern Ireland all MOT tests must be undertaken at one of the fifteen DVA test centres.
Driver and vehicle licensing.
Previously the ... | 46,640 | triviaqa-train |
Which Hollywood actress did trumpet player Harry James marry? | to its jazz roots. From a commercial standpoint, the decision paid off as James soon enjoyed a string of chart topping hits that provided commercial success for him and his band. Indeed, a U.S. Treasury report released in 1945 listed Harry James and Betty Grable as the highest-paid couple in the nation.
While James rem... | Harry James Angus
Harry James Angus (born 11 June 1982 Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian singer-songwriter, trumpet player and guitarist. He is one of the lead vocalists in the Melbourne band The Cat Empire along with Felix Riebl. He joined the group in early 2000. He is the nephew of comedian, actress and writer, ... | 46,641 | triviaqa-train |
In Chinese philosophy, what are the terms for contrasting and complementary forces or principles of the universe? | ". In Han Fei's philosophy the ruler possessed authority regarding reward and penalty, enacted through law. Shang Yang and Han Fei promoted absolute adherence to the law, regardless of the circumstances or the person. Ministers were only to be rewarded if their words were accurate to the results of their proposals. Leg... | Yanantin
Yanantin is one of the best known and most defining characteristics of indigenous South American Andean thought and exemplifies Andean adherence to a philosophical model based in what is often referred to as a "dualism of complementary terms" or, simply, a “complementary dualism". Much like in Chinese Taoism, ... | 46,642 | triviaqa-train |
Which body of water separates Alaska from Russia? | Alaska
Alaska (; ; ; Alutiiq: "Alas'kaaq;" Tlingit: "Anáaski;" ) is a U.S. state in the northwest extremity of the United States West Coast, just across the Bering Strait from Asia. The Canadian province of British Columbia and territory of Yukon border the state to the east and southeast. Its most extreme western part... | August N.S.) 1728, the day when the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates the memory of the martyr St. Diomede (hence, the name of the islands). In 1732, a Russian geodesist, Mikhail Gvozdev, determined longitude and latitude for the two islands.
The text of the 1867 treaty between the United States and Russia which final... | 46,643 | triviaqa-train |
Which Frenchman did John Isner memorably defeat 70- 68 in the fifth set of this year's Wimbledon Championship? | the US Open in 2011 and 2018, the latter of which helped qualify him for his first ATP Finals appearance later that year. He currently has the second-most aces in the history of the ATP World Tour, having served 11,582 aces. At the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, he played the longest professional tennis match in history... | the second-longest Wimbledon semifinal in history, second only to the match between Kevin Anderson and John Isner held earlier on the same day. Djokovic defeated Nadal in five sets with the fifth set being 10–8. This was Nadal's first defeat in the semifinals of a major since the 2009 US Open, and his first ever defeat... | 46,644 | triviaqa-train |
Which composer wrote the operas 'The Pearl Fishers' and 'Carmen'? | Carmen
Carmen is an opera in four acts by French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on a novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first performed by the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 3 March 1875, where its breaking of conventions shocked and scand... | . He was also choreographer of the Israel National Opera (1963–1964), where he choreographed four operas for opera star Plácido Domingo; ("Don Giovanni", "Carmen", "La Traviata" and "The Pearl Fishers", all of which premièred at the Israel National Opera in Tel-Aviv in 1963). From 1964-1966, Adam Darius was the directo... | 46,645 | triviaqa-train |
In which country is Cabo (Cape) Verde (now Cap Vert)? | Cap-Vert
Cap-Vert or the Cape Verde Peninsula is a peninsula in Senegal, and the westernmost point of the continent of Africa and of the Old World mainland. Portuguese explorers called it Cabo Verde or "Green Cape", but it is not to be confused with the "Cape Verde" islands, which are some further west. Dakar, the capi... | Cape Verde (disambiguation)
Cape Verde is an island country in West Africa.
Cape Verde can also refer to:
- Cap-Vert, the peninsula from which the country takes its name
- Cap-Vert (volcano), a volcano on the peninsula.
- Cape Verde (Mars), a surface feature on Mars
- Cape Verde-type hurricane, a type of weather system... | 46,646 | triviaqa-train |
Which 20th century artist's works include 'Christ Of St. John Of The Cross' and 'Metamorphosis Of Narcissus'? | Christ of Saint John of the Cross
Christ of Saint John of the Cross is a painting by Salvador Dalí made in 1951. It depicts Jesus Christ on the cross in a darkened sky floating over a body of water complete with a boat and fishermen. Although it is a depiction of the crucifixion, it is devoid of nails, blood, and a cro... | Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a German-speaking Bohemian novelist and short-story writer, widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature. His work, which fuses elements of realism and the fantastic, typically features isolated protagonists facing bizarre or surrealistic... | 46,647 | triviaqa-train |
In which country in 2004 was the 'Orange Revolution'? | Orange Revolution
The Orange Revolution () was a series of protests and political events that took place in Ukraine from late November 2004 to January 2005, in the immediate aftermath of the run-off vote of the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election, which was claimed to be marred by massive corruption, voter intimidatio... | . President Yanukovych stated he moved "Day of Freedom" because of "numerous appeals from the public".
Outright vote rigging diminished after the 2004 presidential election. No officials involved in the 2004 elections that preceded the Orange Revolution were convicted for election fraud.
A 2007 research revealed that o... | 46,648 | triviaqa-train |
Which European city is served by 'Arlanda Airport'? | Stockholm Arlanda Airport
Stockholm Arlanda Airport is an international airport located in the Sigtuna Municipality of Sweden, near the town of Märsta, north of Stockholm and nearly south-east of Uppsala. The airport is located within Stockholm County and the province of Uppland. It is the largest airport in Sweden and... | defections from the group to the government and the Taliban. U.S. commanders in Kabul have scaled back their threat assessment for ISIL-KP, since January, the U.S. and its allies launched between 70 and 80 airstrikes on ISIL militants in Afghanistan.
In late June 2016, IS militants attacked police checkpoints in the Ko... | 46,649 | triviaqa-train |
Which Irish folk band had UK 'top twenty' hits in 1967 with 'Seven Drunken Nights' and 'Black Velvet Band'? | the group, with the exception of John Sheahan, continued touring under the name of "The Dublin Legends". As of 2019, Seán Cannon is the only former member still in this group, following Eamonn Campbell's death in October 2017.
Formation and history.
Formation and history Origins.
The Dubliners, initially known as "The ... | on "Top of the Pops" in 1967 with hits "Seven Drunken Nights" (which sold over 250,000 copies in the UK) and "The Black Velvet Band". Often performing political songs considered controversial at the time, they drew criticism from some folk purists and Ireland's national broadcaster RTÉ had placed an unofficial ban on t... | 46,650 | triviaqa-train |
'Russell Hybrids' are a type of which common garden flower? | including red, pink, white, blue, and multicoloured with different colours on different petals. Often hybrids between "L. polyphyllus" and "L. arboreus" are used, and sold under hybrid names such as Rainbow Lupins, Lupin Tutti Fruitti, and Band of Nobles (mixed), Chandelier (yellow), My Castle (red), Noble Maiden (whit... | these. First is the rosulate form, which is perennial. Rosulates are made up of a basal rosette of leaves. Flower stems sprout from the upper surfaces of the bases of these leaves. The most common Streptocarpus houseplant is of the rosulate type. The flowers of modern rosulate hybrids are generally three to several cen... | 46,651 | triviaqa-train |
On board a sailing vessel, what are 'sheets'? | terms for elements of a vessel: starboard (right-hand side), port or larboard (left-hand side), forward or fore (frontward), aft or abaft (rearward), bow (forward part of the hull), stern (aft part of the hull), beam (the widest part). Spars, supporting sails, include masts, booms, yards, gaffs and poles.
Terminology R... | Possibly lost in a storm}
- 1824: , on course from Cuba to Tompkins Island, lost with 14 people on board. {Note lost in a Gale with 31 on board}
- 1840: "Rosalie", found abandoned except for a canary. {Possibly the "Rossini" found derelict{?}
- 1881: According to legend a sailing ship the "Ellen Austin" found a derelic... | 46,652 | triviaqa-train |
Which Stockport brewery produces Hatters Mild, Old Stockport Bitter, Frederic’s and Old Tom? | .
It is possible to tour the brewery at the Robinson's Brewery Visitors Centre in Stockport
Beers.
- Unicorn (4.2 per cent ABV)
- Hartleys Cumbria Way (4.1 per cent ABV)
- Hartley's XB (4.0 per cent ABV)
- Cwrw'r ddraig aur (4.1 per cent ABV)
- Old Tom (8.5 per cent ABV)
- Dizzy Blonde (3.8 per cent ABV)
- Double Hop (... | joined non-league Bangor City for the 1982–83 season. He returned to Chester and Stockport, before returning to non-league football with Scarborough in 1984.
Playing career.
Sutcliffe began his career at Manchester United, but did not make a senior appearance at Old Trafford before his transfer to Stockport County in 1... | 46,653 | triviaqa-train |
Which car manufacturer produced models called the Laurel, Maxima and Scarab? | officially the Z33 generation Z-Car, succeeded the 300ZX in 2003.
Z31.
The Z31 chassis designation was first introduced in 1983 as a 1984 Nissan/Datsun 300ZX (the hatch lid had both a Datsun and a Nissan badge) in the U.S. market. The 300ZX, as its predecessors, was known as a Nissan in other parts of the world. This c... | Chery A5
The Chery A5 is a compact car that was produced by the Chinese manufacturer Chery from 2006 to 2010. This car appears to take inspiration from the 2003-2007 Nissan Maxima, despite being unrelated. A facelifted variant of the A5 called the Cowin 3 was produced from 2010 to 2013.
Specifications.
The car is avail... | 46,654 | triviaqa-train |
In which film did Jane Fonda play a hooker to win the 1971 Best Actress Oscar? | Roger Vadim. A seven-time Academy Award nominee, she received her first nomination for "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" (1969) and went on to win two Best Actress Oscars in the 1970s for "Klute" (1971) and "Coming Home" (1978). Her other nominations were for "Julia" (1977), "The China Syndrome" (1979), "On Golden Pond"... | is it about Jane Fonda that makes her such a fascinating actress to watch? She has a sort of nervous intensity that keeps her so firmly locked into a film character that the character actually seems distracted by things that come up in the movie." During the 1971–1972 awards season, Fonda dominated the Best Actress cat... | 46,655 | triviaqa-train |
Astrakhan is a port in the delta of which river? | Astrakhan
Astrakhan (, Tatar: Ästerxan, Hacitarxan, حاجی ترخان; Kazakh: Астрахан, "Astrahan" or Қажы Тархан, "Qajy Tarhan") is a city in southern Russia and the administrative center of Astrakhan Oblast. The city lies on two banks of the Volga River, close to where it discharges into the Caspian Sea at an altitude of ... | Bahiopsis
Bahiopsis is a genus of North American flowering plants in the sunflower tribe within the daisy family. It is native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, with several of the species endemic to the Baja California Peninsula (States of Baja California and Baja California Sur).
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Which country, with an eastern Mediterranean coastline, produces the red win Chateau Musar? | Château Musar
Château Musar is the name of a Lebanese winery in Ghazir, Lebanon, north of the capital Beirut. Musar grapes grow in the Beqaa Valley, a fertile sunny valley at an elevation of , situated east of Beirut.
History.
The winery was established by Gaston Hochar in 1930 after returning from Bordeaux. Gaston Hoc... | . In 1868 a French engineer, Eugène François Brun, set up Domaine des Tourelles, and others followed, notably Gaston Hochar's Chateau Musar in 1930.
The French influence between the World Wars promoted a culture of wine drinking, as did the sophisticated Mediterranean culture of Beirut at that time.
Frenchman Yves Mora... | 46,657 | triviaqa-train |
Which town is the administrative headquarters of Clackmannanshire District Council? | and transport links, Clackmannanshire attracts service industries and tourism.
Administrative history.
The County of Clackmannan is one of Scotland's 33 historic local government counties, bordering on Perthshire, Stirlingshire and Fife. The county town was originally Clackmannan, but by 1822 neighbouring Alloa had out... | 200 degrees south of the Equator and 360 and 380 degrees east of Greenwich. The district shares a border with Nachingwea and Ruangwa Districts to the North, Lindi and Newala Districts to the east, Ruvuma River to the south and Nanyumbu district to the West. The council’s headquarters is situated 210 kilometers west of ... | 46,658 | triviaqa-train |
Which country, a member of the EU, produces the rich dessert wine Commandaria? | Commandaria
Commandaria (also called Commanderia and Coumadarka; , and Cypriot Greek κουμανταρκά) is an amber-coloured sweet dessert wine made in the Commandaria region of Cyprus on the foothills of the Troödos mountains. Commandaria is made from sun-dried grapes of the varieties Xynisteri and Mavro. While often a fort... | Slovakia's registration of “Vinohradnícka oblasť Tokaj” (Tokaj Wine Region), which contains the name of Hungary’s Tokaj region. In its ruling, the court said that Slovakia’s registering its “Vinohradnícka oblasť Tokaj” in the European database E-Bachus did not constitute an actionable measure. As a result, under the cu... | 46,659 | triviaqa-train |
Berengaria, the wife of Richard I of England, came from which European Kingdom, now part of Spain? | Berengaria of Navarre
Berengaria of Navarre (, , ; 1165–1170 – 23 December 1230) was Queen of England as the wife of Richard I of England. She was the eldest daughter of Sancho VI of Navarre and Sancha of Castile. As is the case with many of the medieval English queens, relatively little is known of her life.
Tradition... | to Europe he was captured and imprisoned. Berengaria remained in Europe, based at Beaufort-en-Vallée, attempting to raise money for his ransom. After his release, Richard returned to England and was not joined by his wife.
When Richard returned to England, he had to regain all the territory that had either been lost by... | 46,660 | triviaqa-train |
In which city is the opera Turandot set? | ), Turin (17 March), London (Covent Garden, 7 June), San Francisco (19 September), Bologna (October 1927), Paris (29 March 1928), Australia 1928, Moscow (Bolshoi Theatre, 1931). "Turandot" is a staple of the standard operatic repertoire and it appears as number 17 on the Operabase list of the most-performed operas worl... | of 'leitmotif' for the princess throughout the opera. Puccini commissioned a set of 13 gongs constructed by the Tronci family specifically for "Turandot". Decades later, percussionist Howard Van Hyning of the New York City Opera had been searching for a proper set of gongs and obtained the original set from the Stivane... | 46,661 | triviaqa-train |
Which organisation was founded by British lawyer Peter Benenson in 1961? | -Ho Kang You, 2006–07; Peter Pack, 2007–11; Pietro Antonioli, 2011–13; and Nicole Bieske, 2013–present.
- "Secretaries General"
Structure Charitable status.
In the UK Amnesty International has two principal arms, Amnesty International UK and Amnesty International Charity Ltd. Both are UK-based organizations but only th... | without this piece of legislation. I think we are better off with it. I realize this is a bet on our country's enterprising spirit, and that is a bet I am willing to make."
Several commentators pointed out that a provision newly added to the final version of the bill, which some termed the "Corker Kickback," could fina... | 46,662 | triviaqa-train |
Chomolungma is the local name for which geographical feature? | History.
The history of this area dates back to 800 BCE, when the ancient Kirati had their Kirata Kingdom in the Himalayan mountains . The Mahalangur range of the Himalaya is also known as Kirat area of eastern Nepal.
Early surveys.
In 1715, the Qing Empire of China surveyed the mountain while mapping its territory and... | stands below Prištal Spring, which is also walled. Before the Second World War the pond was regularly cleaned and used for swimming by the locals. There are karst sinkholes near the pond below the road.
Name.
"Lazec" and toponyms like it (e.g., "Laze", "Novi Lazi", "Ribčev Laz") are derived from the common Slovene noun... | 46,663 | triviaqa-train |
Which French monk, doctor, plant collector and ribald satirist lived from about 1494 to about 1553? | was considered "unchristian" and ignored, except for the moral satire, which mocked misbehaviour in Christian terms. Examples are "Livre des Manières" by (~1178), and some of Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales". Sometimes epic poetry (epos) was mocked, and even feudal society, but there was hardly a general interest in the ge... | ' monastery from Lanškroun to Olomouc.
Life Franciscan monk.
In 1493, John brought his financial affairs in order and on 20 May 1492, he joined the Franciscan Order in Olomouc. He took his vows on 10 June in Wrocław. From 1492 to 1500, he lived in the monastery of Jawor. He then moved to Olomouc and finally to Uherské ... | 46,664 | triviaqa-train |
Which former leader of the Conservative party was MP for Folkestone and Hythe? | the British were becoming "a mongrel race", although Hague did reject Townend's views.
The 2001 general election resulted in a net gain of just one seat for the Conservative Party, just months after the fuel protests of September 2000 had seen the Conservatives briefly take a narrow lead over Labour in the opinion poll... | held for without charge. Howard stood down as Leader of the Conservative Party in December 2005 and was succeeded by David Cameron.
Retirement.
Howard announced on 17 March 2006 that he would stand down as MP for Folkestone and Hythe at the 2010 general election. On 13 July the Conservatives selected Damian Collins to ... | 46,665 | triviaqa-train |
Which song was a top 40 hit for both the Bee Gees in 1979 and Steps in 1998? | too was a high-profile flop. The single "Oh! Darling", credited to Robin Gibb, reached No. 15 in the US.
The Bee Gees' follow-up to "Saturday Night Fever" was the "Spirits Having Flown" album. It yielded three more hits: "Too Much Heaven" (US No. 1, UK No. 3), "Tragedy" (US No. 1, UK No. 1), and "Love You Inside Out" (... | and Allen began a long association with the brothers.
The Bee Gees even had a country hit in 1979 with "Rest Your Love on Me", the flip side of their pop hit "Too Much Heaven", which made the top 40 on the country charts. It was also a 1981 hit for Conway Twitty, topping the country music charts.
The Bee Gees' overwhel... | 46,666 | triviaqa-train |
Catherine, wife of King Charles II of England, came from which Portuguese royal house? | House of Braganza
The Most Serene House of Braganza (), also known as the Brigantine Dynasty ("Dinastia Brigantina"), is a dynasty of emperors, kings, princes, and dukes of Portuguese origin which reigned in Europe and the Americas.
The house was founded by Afonso I, 1st Duke of Braganza, illegitimate son of King John... | . It is the oldest active treaty in the world. The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance is visible when on 23 June 1661 the marriage treaty between King Charles II and Catherine of Bragança was duly signed. In return for Bombay, Tangier, free trade with Brazil and the East Indies acquired as the princess' dowry, England offered m... | 46,667 | triviaqa-train |
Which song was a top 40 hit for both The Pretenders in 1994 and Girls Aloud in 2004? | hiatus, Girls Aloud released "The Show" in June 2004, the first single from "What Will the Neighbours Say?", the group's second album. The single entered the charts at number two. The next single, "Love Machine", also peaked at number two in September 2004. Girls Aloud then recorded a cover of The Pretenders' "I'll Sta... | Television campaign Others.
- Magician Scott Penrose performed an "all star" magic act, aided by a number of celebrity assistants. Actress Debra Stephenson was levitated and made to disappear, Katie Melua was divided into three in the Zig Zag Girl, Amanda Holden was beheaded by a guillotine, and singer Shania Twain was... | 46,668 | triviaqa-train |
In which city is the opera Tosca set? | Tosca
Tosca is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900. The work, based on Victorien Sardou's 1887 French-language dramatic play, "La Tosca", is a melodramatic piece set in Rome in June 1800, wi... | act of the opera, which involved several significant changes.
Unlike the play, Scarpia shows Tosca the Marquise Attavanti's fan in Act 1, where Puccini's librettists contrive to have her return to the church following the departure of Angelotti and Cavaradossi. In the opera, both Cavaradossi's interrogation and tortur... | 46,669 | triviaqa-train |
Which football club replaced Workington in the Football League after th 1977-78 season? | out of the League in summer 1977, replaced by Wimbledon. Workington were the penultimate team to fail the re-election process before it was scrapped in 1986; Southport, who were voted out the year after Workington, were the last.
During the 1985–86 season, one of the world's football greats played for Workington. The c... | 1977–78 Northern Premier League
The 1977–78 Northern Premier League was the tenth season of the Northern Premier League, a regional football league in Northern England, the northern areas of the Midlands and North Wales. The season began on 21 August 1976 and concluded on 7 May 1978.
Overview.
The League featured twent... | 46,670 | triviaqa-train |
Who carved the tomb of Oscar Wilde at the Pere Lachaise cemetery? | an old suppuration of the right ear (from the prison injury, see above) treated for several years ("une ancienne suppuration de l'oreille droite d'ailleurs en traitement depuis plusieurs années") and made no allusion to syphilis.
Decline: 1897–1900 Burial.
Wilde was initially buried in the Cimetière de Bagneux outside ... | , as it allows them to enter near the tomb of Oscar Wilde and then walk downhill to visit the rest of the cemetery.
History and description.
History and description Origin.
The cemetery of Père Lachaise opened in 1804. The cemetery takes its name from the confessor to Louis XIV, Père François de la Chaise (1624–1709), ... | 46,671 | triviaqa-train |
In 1979 Jerry Rawlings led the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council which took control of which African country/ | Jerry Rawlings
Jerry John Rawlings (born 22 June 1947) is a former Ghanaian military leader and politician who ruled the country from 1981 to 2001 and also for a brief period in 1979. He led a military junta until 1992 and then served two terms as the democratically elected President of Ghana.
Rawlings initially came t... | retired army officer were abducted from their homes on 30 June 1982. Their bodies were found on 3 July 1982 at the Bundase Military Range, 50 kilometers from Accra. They had been murdered. All four had adjudicated on cases in
which they had ordered the release of persons who had been sentenced to long terms of imprison... | 46,672 | triviaqa-train |
Which British Prime Minister was born in 1883 and first entered Parliament in 1922 as MP for Limehouse? | Clement Attlee
Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, (3 January 1883 – 8 October 1967), was a British Labour Party politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951.
He was the Leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955. In 1940, Attlee took Labour into the wartime coalition government and ... | Konstantinos Koumoundouros
Konstantinos Koumoundouros (; 1846–1924) was a Greek Navy officer and politician.
Biography.
Konstantinos Koumoundouros was born at Oitylo or Kalamata in 1846, the son of the politician and multiple Prime Minister of Greece, Alexandros Koumoundouros (1817–1883). The younger Koumoundouros ente... | 46,673 | triviaqa-train |
Which 19th century artist illustrated Oscar Wilde’s “Salome” and Pope’s “Rape of the Lock”? | .
Rehearsals for the play's debut on the London stage, for inclusion in Sarah Bernhardt's London season, began in 1892, but were halted when the Lord Chamberlain's licensor of plays banned "Salomé" on the basis that it was illegal to depict Biblical characters on the stage. The play was first published in French in Feb... | of Aristophanes' "Lysistrata", and his drawings for Oscar Wilde's play "Salome", which eventually premiered in Paris in 1896. Other major illustration projects included an 1896 edition of "The Rape of the Lock" by Alexander Pope.
He also produced extensive illustrations for books and magazines (e.g. for a deluxe editio... | 46,674 | triviaqa-train |
Which British Prime Minister was born in 1897 and first entered Parliament in 1923 as MP for Warwick and Leamington? | (this was the 4th biggest lead overturned by Labour at this election). This made Matt Western just the second Labour MP for Warwick and Leamington in the seat's history.
- Prominent members
From 1923 until 1957 the seat was represented by Anthony Eden, who was Prime Minister from 1955-57.
In part of the early 1920s, th... | House of Commons in 2010 by Chris White MP, the Member of Parliament for Warwick and Leamington as a Private Members' Bill. It received Royal Assent in March 2012.
Effects.
Lord Young, the Prime Minister’s Adviser on Enterprise, conducted a review of the Act, which examined how the Act has been performing in its first... | 46,675 | triviaqa-train |
Between 1963 and 1975, FRELIMO, a nationalist group, fought for the independence of which African country? | Party has ruled Mozambique since then, first as a one-party state. It struggled through a long civil war (1976–1992) against an anti-Communist faction known as Mozambican National Resistance or RENAMO. The insurgents from RENAMO received support from the then white-minority governments of Rhodesia and South Africa. The... | . Until April 1970, the military activity of FRELIMO increased steadily, mainly due to the strategic work of Samora Machel in the region of Cabo Delgado. In the early 1970s, after the Portuguese Gordian Knot Operation, the nationalist guerrilla was severely damaged.
Portuguese overseas territories African nationalism i... | 46,676 | triviaqa-train |
Which Lerner and Leowe musical of 1958 features the songs “The Night They Invented Champagne” and “I Remember It Well”? | Gigi (1958 film)
Gigi () is a 1958 American musical-romance film directed by Vincente Minnelli and processed using Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's color film process Metrocolor. The screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner is based on the 1944 novella of the same name by Colette. The film features songs with lyrics by Lerner and music by F... | (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:20
17. "Baubles, Bangles, & Beads" (Alexander Borodin, Robert Wright, George Forrest) - 3:56
18. "The Night They Invented Champagne" (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) - 2:13
19. "I'm Glad I'm Not Young Anymore" (Lerner, Loewe) - 3:16
20. "What Did I Have That I Don't Have?" (Burton ... | 46,677 | triviaqa-train |
In which film did Rod Steiger play a sheriff to win the 1967 Best Actor Oscar? | cabs because they were blacklisted and had even committed suicide as a result. Heston did not reply.
Steiger suffered from depression throughout much of his life. He described himself as "incapacitated for about eight years with clinical depression" before his Oscar win for "In The Heat of the Night". His career proble... | Night", an adaptation of the Eugene O'Neill play directed by Sidney Lumet, which won Best Actor awards for all its leading actors at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival, as well as an Academy Award nomination for Katharine Hepburn as Best Actress. This was followed in 1964 by "The Pawnbroker"(Golden Globe Award winner and Ac... | 46,678 | triviaqa-train |
Which former leader of the Conservative party was MP for Chingford & Woodford Green? | Edinburgh, the son of Wilfrid George Gerald "W. G. G." Duncan Smith, a decorated Royal Air Force flying ace of the Second World War, and Pamela Summers, a ballerina. His parents married in 1946. One of his maternal great-grandmothers was Ellen Oshey, a Japanese woman living in Beijing who married Pamela's maternal gran... | Conservative Party (2001–2003) and MP for Chingford and Woodford Green since 1992 "(endorsed Johnson)"
- Liam Fox, International Trade Secretary since 2016 and MP for North Somerset since 1992 "(endorsed Hunt)"
- Justine Greening, Education Secretary (2016–2018) and MP for Putney since 2005
- Penny Mordaunt, Secretary ... | 46,679 | triviaqa-train |
Who commanded the German forces at the Battle of Stalingrad | Panzer Army. Army Group South (B), including Friedrich Paulus's 6th Army and Hermann Hoth's 4th Panzer Army, was to move east towards the Volga and Stalingrad. Army Group B was commanded initially by Field Marshal Fedor von Bock and later by General Maximilian von Weichs.
The start of "Case Blue" had been planned for l... | Kremenchug and in the Mius sector. It took part in Fall Blau where it commanded the 60th Motorized Infantry Division, 16th Panzer Division and the 3rd Motorized Infantry Division. Elements of the Corps were the first German units to reach Stalingrad. It was surrounded in the Stalingrad Pocket in November 1942 and was s... | 46,680 | triviaqa-train |
Lonicera is the Latin name for which fragrant climbing plant? | French bean ("Phaseolus vulgaris") and climbing honeysuckles ("Lonicera" species). The contrasting rotations of bindweed and honeysuckle was the theme of the satirical song "Misalliance", written and sung by Michael Flanders and Donald Swann.
Horticultural climbing plants.
The term "vine" also applies to cucurbitaceae ... | Gymnadenia conopsea
Gymnadenia conopsea, commonly known as the fragrant orchid or marsh fragrant orchid, is a herbaceous plant of the family Orchidaceae native to northern Europe.
Etymology.
The name of the genus "Gymnadenia" is formed from Greek words (', "nude") and (', "gland") and refers to the characteristics of t... | 46,681 | triviaqa-train |
Which football club replaced Barrow in the Football League after the 1971-72 season? | 1972, achieving promotion to Division 3 by finishing 3rd in the Football League Fourth Division in the 1966–67 season. The highest league period in the club's history was to be short-lived and a return to l bid for re-election, Barrow were voted out of the Football League, to be replaced by Hereford United of the South... | - First substitute to be substituted: Paul Birch (replaced Colin Lee, then replaced by Andy Feeley versus Mansfield Town, Third Division, 2 May 1988)
- Most Football League substitute appearances: 75 – Sam Saunders
- Most Football League matches in which substituted: 61 – Sam Saunders
- Most matches as an unused substi... | 46,682 | triviaqa-train |
The voice of which character in The Simpsons is provided by Nancy Cartwright? | Nancy Cartwright
Nancy Jean Cartwright (born October 25, 1957) is an American actress, voice actress, and comedian, known for her long-running role as Bart Simpson on the animated television series "The Simpsons". Cartwright also voices other characters for the show, including Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum, Todd Flanders,... | rarely talks, she frequently makes a characteristic sucking noise with her pacifier, which has become synonymous with the character. Her pacifier sucking noises are provided by the show's creator, Matt Groening and early producer Gabor Csupo. Maggie's occasional speaking parts and other vocalisations are currently prov... | 46,683 | triviaqa-train |
In which French fishing port on the Cote d’Azur is Pamplona Beach? | the French film "Et Dieu… créa la femme" ("And God Created Woman") in November 1956 was a major event for the Riviera, making an international star of Brigitte Bardot, and making an international tourist destination of Saint-Tropez, particularly for the new class of wealthy international travellers called the jet set.
... | Covelong
Kovalam (Covelong) is a fishing village in Chennai, India, 40 kilometres south of Chennai, on the East Coast Road en route to Mahabalipuram. Covelong was a port town developed by the Nawab of Carnatic, Saadat Ali. It was taken over by the French in 1746, and destroyed by the British in 1752.
The Dutch built a ... | 46,684 | triviaqa-train |
How many people sit on a jury in Scotland? | which was then subject to appeal. Sheriffs executed the decision of the court. These procedures enabled Henry II to delegate authority without endowing his subordinates with too much power. ("Henry II" 293)
In 1215 the Catholic Church removed its sanction from all forms of the ordeal—procedures by which suspects up to ... | , he was fired from the law firm in January 1968. He moved his law practice into a room in the Nelson Hotel in Old Montreal, and started taking other politically charged cases. He would later note that the people who inspired him in his career, in addition to Frank Scott, included Oliver Wendell Holmes and Clarence Dar... | 46,685 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the poem “Home Thoughts From Abroad”? | Home Thoughts from Abroad
Home Thoughts, from Abroad is a poem by Robert Browning. It was written in 1845 while Browning was on a visit to northern Italy, and was first published in his "Dramatic Romances and Lyrics".
In 1995, "Home Thoughts" was voted 46th in a BBC poll to find the United Kingdom's favourite poems. | to Browning's work.
Today Browning's critically most esteemed poems include the monologues "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came", "Fra Lippo Lippi", "Andrea Del Sarto", and "My Last Duchess". His most popular poems include "Porphyria's Lover", "How They Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix", the diptych "Meeting at... | 46,686 | triviaqa-train |
Which word completes the title of a collection of keyboard music dated 1722 by Johann Sebastian Bach - The Well-Tempered ______? | "Well-Tempered Clavier", using all keys, which Bach apparently had been developing since around 1720, the "Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach" being one of its earliest examples.
Musical style Ornamentation.
The second page of the "Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach" is an ornament notation and perfor... | 1964), author and cultural producer, "Tales from the Expat Harem"
- Isaac Asimov (1920–1992), "The Gods Themselves"
- Rilla Askew (born 1951), "The Mercy Seat"
- Robert Asprin (1946–2008), "Another Fine Myth"
- Gertrude Atherton (1857–1948), "The Conqueror"
- Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson (1863–1942), author, journalist ... | 46,687 | triviaqa-train |
Which BBC TV drama that ran from 1985 to 1990, set in the fictional town of Tarrant, was filmed on the River Hamble and the Solent? | Howards' Way
Howards' Way is a television drama series produced by BBC Birmingham and transmitted on BBC1 between 1 September 1985 and 25 November 1990. The series deals with the personal and professional lives of the wealthy yachting and business communities in the fictional town of Tarrant on the south coast of Engla... | Nuts and Bolts (TV series)
Nuts and Bolts was a weekly television drama series, set in the fictional South Wales town of Ystrad. It began airing in 1999 on HTV. It ran for three years until it was cancelled in 2002.
Filmed entirely on location in Merthyr Tydfil, the series made large use of exterior locations, with man... | 46,688 | triviaqa-train |
Which ice cream company produces flavours including Cherry Garcia, Cone Sweet Cone and Caramel Chew Chew? | are percentage by weight. Since ice cream can contain as much as half air by volume, these numbers may be reduced by as much as half if cited by volume. In terms of dietary considerations, the percentages by weight are more relevant.
Even the low-fat products have high caloric content: Ben and Jerry's No-Fat Vanilla Fu... | Milk Chocolate
Cadbury Australia Discontinued Products Ice Creams.
- Dairy Milk Marvellous Ice Cream Banana Candy, Bubblegum and Fudge Cookie
- Dairy Milk Marvellous Ice Cream Choc-Honeycomb Cookie
- Dairy Milk Marvellous Ice Cream Jelly Popping Candy Beanies
Cadbury New Zealand.
Cadbury New Zealand Bars.
- Brunch Haze... | 46,689 | triviaqa-train |
In which city did Gavrilo Princip assassinate a husband and wife in June 1914? | enrolled into a merchant school instead. Jovan paid for his tuition with the money he earned performing manual labour, carrying logs from the forests surrounding Sarajevo to mills within the city. After three years of study, Gavrilo transferred to a local gymnasium. In 1910, he came to revere Bogdan Žerajić, a Bosnian ... | 1914 where he worked as an editor of a local Serb newspaper. He became a member of Mlada Bosna ("Young Bosnia"). He recruited Gavrilo Princip, Nedeljko Čabrinović, Vaso Čubrilović, Trifko Grabež, Muhamed Mehmedbašić, and Cvjetko Popović to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, which it that led directly to W... | 46,690 | triviaqa-train |
Which European country has provinces called Zeeland, Friesland and Gelderland? | Duke of Luxembourg in exchange for his German possessions. However, the Southern Netherlands had been culturally separate from the north since 1581, and rebelled. The south gained independence in 1830 as Belgium (recognised by the Northern Netherlands in 1839 as the Kingdom of the Netherlands was created by decree), wh... | replace the States-General, and the institutions on which it was based, with a National Assembly for the entire country, elected with male [[universal suffrage]]. Paulus was a leading member of a commission of the Provisional Representatives of the People of Holland that presented a proposal on the latter lines to the ... | 46,691 | triviaqa-train |
Three Asian countries will play in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Two are Japan and South Korea. Which is the third | to be included as 'Asians' in the census only in the 80's. Prior to that many South Asians had been checking 'Caucasian' or 'Other'.""
Respondents can also report their specific ancestry, e.g Okinawan, etc. Someone reporting these ancestries but no race would be classified as "Asian". Unlike South Asians, Jewish Ameri... | , China. The North's 3–2 victory helped it to qualify in second place for the Olympics, while the South was ultimately eliminated, finishing fifth.
2013 East Asian Cup
The two countries met in the final round, which was a round-robin tournament between the two Koreas, Japan and China. North Korea beat the South and Chi... | 46,692 | triviaqa-train |
Which author who wrote The Virgin Soldiers died earlier this month aged 83? | The Virgin Soldiers
The Virgin Soldiers is a 1966 comic novel by Leslie Thomas, inspired by his own experiences of National Service in the British Army. It was Thomas' debut novel; he had previously published an autobiography. "The Virgin Soldiers" sold millions of copies during the author´s lifetime.
Plot summary.
The... | for the last fourteen years of his life. Just a month after this book was released, Kalam died of cardiac arrest on 27 July 2015 at the age of 83.
The co-author of the book, Arun Tiwari, had been working under Kalam since 1982, first as a missile scientist at the Defense Research and Development Laboratory and then as ... | 46,693 | triviaqa-train |
The Varicella Zoster Virus causes which disease in children? | as sustained efficacy over a 4-year follow-up. Unlike Zostavax, which is given as a single shot, Shingrix is given as two intramuscular doses, two to six months apart.
A herpes-zoster subunit (HZ-su) vaccine has shown to be immunogenic and safe in adults with human immunodeficiency virus.
History.
Chickenpox-like rashe... | Coxsackie A virus
Coxsackie A virus (CAV) is a cytolytic Coxsackievirus of the "Picornaviridae" family, an enterovirus (a group containing the polioviruses, coxsackieviruses, and echoviruses).
Diseases.
The most well known Coxsackie A disease is hand, foot and mouth disease (unrelated to foot-and-mouth disease), a comm... | 46,694 | triviaqa-train |
Which 88 year old Dame is currently appearing in Blithe Spirit in London? | Angela Lansbury
Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury (born October 16, 1925) is an English-Irish-American actress who has appeared in theatre, television, and film. Her career has spanned eight decades, much of it in the United States, and her work has attracted international acclaim.
Lansbury was born to Irish actress Moyna Ma... | of haiku being submitted to a haiku string competition where the winning entries, which were flashed on a screen at London King's Cross railway station, were judged by Yoko Ono and Jackie Kay.
Publications.
Publications Journal.
The journal of the BHS is "Blithe Spirit", which was named in honour of Reginald Horace Bly... | 46,695 | triviaqa-train |
Which chemical element has the symbol 'Ce'? | Cerium
Cerium is a chemical element with the symbol Ce and atomic number 58. Cerium is a soft, ductile and silvery-white metal that tarnishes when exposed to air, and it is soft enough to be cut with a knife. Cerium is the second element in the lanthanide series, and while it often shows the +3 oxidation state characte... | After him was also named mendelevium, which is a synthetic chemical element with the symbol Md (formerly Mv) and the atomic number 101. It is a metallic radioactive transuranic element in the actinide series, usually synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles.
The mineral mendeleevite-Ce, Cs(CeCa)(SiO)(... | 46,696 | triviaqa-train |
From which British port did John Cabot set sail in the 'Mathew' in 1497? | to the west from a northerly latitude where the longitudes are much closer together, and where, as a result, the voyage would be much shorter. He still had an expectation of finding an alternative route to China.
Historians had thought that, on arrival in England, Cabot went to Bristol, a major maritime centre, to seek... | Venetian Italian explorer Zuan Chabotto (Italian: Giovanni Caboto) known in English as John Cabot, was the first European explorer to the North American continent whose voyage of exploration ushered irrevocable transformation of global social economic interaction. Caboto/Cabot's voyage received financial backing by Ita... | 46,697 | triviaqa-train |
In which year did William Hague become leader of the Conservative Party? | 1997 Conservative Party (UK) leadership election
The 1997 Conservative Party leadership election was triggered in the British Conservative Party when John Major resigned on 2 May 1997, following his party's landslide defeat at the 1997 general election, which ended 18 years of Conservative Government of the United King... | Career Conservative Party Central Office.
From 1998 to 2003, Montgomerie was the speech-writer for two Conservative Party leaders, William Hague, and then Iain Duncan Smith. He also had responsibility for the Conservative Party's outreach to faith communities and the voluntary sector. In September 2003, Montgomerie bec... | 46,698 | triviaqa-train |
Who played vampire hunter 'Van Helsing' in the film 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'? | 's Count that eventually costs the Professor his life.
Anthony Hopkins portrayed Professor Van Helsing in "Bram Stoker's Dracula" in 1992. Once again implied to be an experienced vampire hunter, Hopkins' Van Helsing often comes across as unbalanced, casually discussing how to kill the un-dead despite the brutal methods... | .
At Christmas 2006, he played the vampire hunter Abraham Van Helsing in a BBC adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel "Dracula". He appeared in the disaster film "Flood", released in August 2007, as the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at a time when London is devastated by flooding. Suchet appeared on daytime-TV... | 46,699 | triviaqa-train |
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