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The first five books of the Bible, the Five Books of Moses, are known by which name in the Jewish religion? | Torah (also known as the Pentateuch or the Five Books of Moses). According to rabbinic tradition, there are 613 commandments in the Torah. Some of these laws are directed only to men or to women, some only to the ancient priestly groups, the Kohanim and Leviyim (members of the tribe of Levi), some only to farmers withi... | on the same date as 22 Tishrei in the (conventional, Rabbinic) Jewish calendar. In 2015, Shemini Atzeret fell on October 7 for Karaites, two days later than in the conventional Jewish calendar. In 2016, Shemini Atzeret fell on the same day according to both calendars.
Observance in non-rabbinical Jewish traditions In t... | 46,900 | triviaqa-train |
Introduced in 1823, which president lent his name to a doctrine declaring that Europe would no longer be allowed to interfere with the affairs of the Americas? | 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... | Doctrine.
The Monroe Doctrine, expressed in 1823, proclaimed the United States' opinion that European powers should no longer colonize the Americas or interfere with the affairs of sovereign nations located in the Americas, such as the United States, Mexico, Gran Colombia and others. In return, the United States planne... | 46,901 | triviaqa-train |
Orange Pekoe is a variety of what beverage? | -leaf teas which have larger pieces of the leaves. However, the fannings of expensive teas can still be more expensive and more flavourful than whole leaves of cheaper teas.
This traditionally low-quality tea has, however, experienced a huge demand in the developing world in the last century as the practice of tea drin... | Orange Pekoe (band)
Overview.
Orange Pekoe is a band composed of vocalist Tomoko Nagashima and guitarist Kazuma Fujimoto formed in 1998. They started creating original songs and have developed a unique sound sublimating various types of music such as jazz, Latin, Brazilian and soul. Since then Orange Pekoe has been acc... | 46,902 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name for the tax protest that ran from 1791-1794 staged by western Pennsylvanian farmers protesting a federal tax on liquor and distilled beverages? | Whiskey Rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion (also known as the Whiskey Insurrection) was a tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791 and ending in 1794 during the presidency of George Washington, ultimately under the command of American Revolutionary war veteran Major James McFarlane. The so-called "whiskey tax" w... | of 1791 aroused major opposition on the American frontier, particularly in Western Pennsylvania. Corn, the chief crop on the frontier, was too bulky to ship over the mountains to market, unless it was first distilled into whiskey. After the imposition of the excise tax, the backwoodsmen complained the tax fell on them ... | 46,903 | triviaqa-train |
What former representative from the state of Wyoming, White House Chief of Staff, and Secretary of Defense, seemed to attain the maximum amount of controversy as his role as Vice President? | House counsel, the White House press secretary, and others. This new system did not catch on immediately. Democrats Kennedy and Johnson still relied on their appointments secretaries instead, and it was not until the Nixon administration that the chief of staff took over maintenance of the President's schedule. This co... | Standard", professor of political philosophy and American politics and political adviser
- Scooter Libby – former Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States
- Richard Perle – former Assistant Secretary of Defense and lobbyist
- Mike Pompeo – U.S. Secretary of State, former U.S. Representative from Kansas... | 46,904 | triviaqa-train |
According to the Jim Croce song, who was the baddest man in the whole damn town? | he continued to write, record, and perform concerts. After forming a partnership with songwriter and guitarist Maury Muehleisen, his fortunes turned in the early 1970s. His breakthrough came in 1972; his third album "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" produced three charting singles, including "Time in a Bottle", which re... | Man" in 1970, the only known version, as Ford's could not be found in his archives. Nick Lowe has cited Jim Ford as his biggest musical influence, and Sly Stone once called him "the baddest white man on the planet."
His most famous song is probably "Harry Hippie", a song recorded and released by Womack in 1973.
After b... | 46,905 | triviaqa-train |
What company was (more or less) responsible for the creation of the first silicon transistor, first integrated circuit, the first microprocessor, and a host of other firsts? | seemed very promising in 1957, was proposed to the US Army by Jack Kilby and led to the short-lived Micromodule Program (similar to 1951's Project Tinkertoy). However, as the project was gaining momentum, Kilby came up with a new, revolutionary design: the IC.
Newly employed by Texas Instruments, Kilby recorded his ini... | first commercial MOS IC in 1964, developed by Robert Norman. Following the development of the self-aligned gate (silicon-gate) MOS transistor by Robert Kerwin, Donald Klein and John Sarace at Bell Labs in 1967, the first silicon-gate MOS IC with self-aligned gates was developed by Federico Faggin at Fairchild Semicondu... | 46,906 | triviaqa-train |
Much maligned for his handling of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which Tony was the CEO for BP until October 1, 2010? | for the spill and the environmental damage, they argued that the cost to the company's market value from President Obama's criticism was far outweighing the direct clean-up costs.
Initially, BP downplayed the incident; its CEO Tony Hayward called the amount of oil and dispersant "relatively tiny" in comparison with the... | 2010), all other major spills have occurred around the Gulf of Mexico.
In May 2010, the United States Department of the Interior called for an end to drilling in the area of the "Deepwater Horizon" oil spill. Despite pushback from oil companies and states, the Supreme Court ruled to keep the moratorium in place until O... | 46,907 | triviaqa-train |
What long running children's TV series, produced by The Children's Television Workshop, was first aired on Nov 10, 1969 and has broadcast 4212 shows to date? | Sesame Street
Sesame Street is an American educational children's television series that combines live action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop (CTW) until June 2000) and was created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett. The program... | the International Coordinator of "3, 2, 1 Contact", both coproduced with Children's Television Workshop. She was the creator and executive producer of "Dinamo", a TV program for the young showing pop/rock musicians exercising extreme sports, broadcast by the Public Spanish TV. Later she became Program Director at Canal... | 46,908 | triviaqa-train |
According to the nursery rhyme, Monday's child is full of grace. Which child is loving and giving? | There was considerable variation and debate about the exact attributes of each day and even over the days. Halliwell had 'Christmas Day' instead of the Sabbath. Despite modern versions in which "Wednesday's child is full of woe," an early incarnation of this rhyme appeared in a multi-part fictional story in a chapter a... | Monday's Child
"Monday's Child" is one of many fortune-telling songs, popular as nursery rhymes for children. It is supposed to tell a child's character or future based on the day of birth and to help young children remember the seven days of the week. As with all nursery rhymes, there are many versions. It has a Roud ... | 46,909 | triviaqa-train |
The classic Muffuletta sandwich, filled with capicola, salami, provolone cheese and olive salad, originated in what southern U.S. city? | Cuisine of New Orleans
The cuisine of New Orleans encompasses common dishes and foods in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is perhaps the most distinctively recognized regional cuisine in the United States. Some of the dishes originated in New Orleans, while others are common and popular in the city and surrounding areas, suc... | the Dead, November 2.
Bread.
A muffuletta is a large, round, and somewhat flattened loaf with a sturdy texture, around across. It is described as being somewhat similar to focaccia.
Sandwich.
A traditional-style muffuletta sandwich consists of a muffuletta loaf split horizontally and covered with layers of marinated o... | 46,910 | triviaqa-train |
Robert Ludlum authored a series of best selling books featuring what retrograde amnesia stricken assassin? | Robert Ludlum
Robert Ludlum (May 25, 1927 – March 12, 2001) was an American author of 27 thriller novels, best known as the creator of Jason Bourne from the original "The Bourne Trilogy" series. The number of copies of his books in print is estimated between 300 million and 500 million. They have been published in 33 l... | is his friend and classmate former Master Chief Charles Adams.
- "Covert One", a series by Robert Ludlum, has the mention of SEALs in a couple of novels (e.g. - "The Cassandra Compact", "The Ambler Warning").
- "Scot Harvath" is a series by Brad Thor. Protagonist Scot Harvath is a former SEAL turned U.S. Secret Service... | 46,911 | triviaqa-train |
November 7, 1970 saw the birth of Morgan Spurlock, director of the "documentary" Super Size Me, a film about his 30 day diet of food from what fast food restaurant? | Super Size Me
Super Size Me is a 2004 American documentary film directed by and starring Morgan Spurlock, an American independent filmmaker. Spurlock's film follows a 30-day period from February 1 to March 2, 2003, during which he ate only McDonald's food. The film documents this lifestyle's drastic effect on Spurlock'... | Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!
Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken! is a 2017 American documentary film directed by Morgan Spurlock. A sequel to the 2004 film "Super Size Me", it explores the ways in which the fast food industry has rebranded itself as healthier since his original film through the process of Spurlock working... | 46,912 | triviaqa-train |
Born on November 10, 1919, Mikhail Kalashnikov saw his most famous creation, the AK-47, introduced into service in what year? | rifles. This process culminated in 1947, when he designed the AK-47 (standing for "Avtomat Kalashnikova model 1947"). In 1949, the AK-47 became the standard issue assault rifle of the Soviet Army and went on to become Kalashnikov's most famous invention. While developing his first assault rifles, Kalashnikov competed w... | Mikhail Kalashnikov
Lieutenant-General Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov (; 10 November 1919 – 23 December 2013) was a Russian general, inventor, military engineer, writer and small arms designer. He is most famous for developing the AK-47 assault rifle and its improvements, the AKM and AK-74, as well as the PK machine ... | 46,913 | triviaqa-train |
Which cult/religion was formed by science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard? | L. Ron Hubbard
Lafayette Ronald Hubbard ( ; March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy stories, and the founder of the Church of Scientology. In 1950, Hubbard authored "" and established a series of organizations to promote Dianetics. In 1952, Hubbard lost the rights to Dia... | Alec Nevala-Lee
Alec Nevala-Lee is an American novelist, biographer, and science fiction writer. He is a Hugo and Locus Award finalist for the group biography "Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction", which was named one of the best books of... | 46,914 | triviaqa-train |
A professional mining engineer, who was the President of the US at the start of the Great Depression? | President of the United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.
In contemporary times, the presiden... | On September 27, 1927, the Benquet Consolidated Mining Company discovered one of the richest veins of gold ever, at a time when the US was entering the Great Depression. This was the start of a real gold rush into Cordillera region: in 1929, there were 94 mining companies, by 1933 there were 17,812.
This extreme growth... | 46,915 | triviaqa-train |
November 9, 1967 saw the debut of what iconic magazine, founded by Jann Wenner, which famously provided a roach clip with every paid subscription? | Jann Wenner
Jann Simon Wenner (born January 7, 1946) is the co-founder and publisher of the popular culture magazine "Rolling Stone", and former owner of "Men's Journal" magazine. Born in New York City, Wenner graduated from Chadwick School and later attended the University of California, Berkeley. He dropped out, but ... | order is relatively free. As with most Khoisan languages, there are postpositions. There is a tense-aspect marker "ke" which often appears in second position in affirmative sentences in the present tense, giving X Aux S O V order (e.g. S Aux O V).
For example,
This marker appears first in certain subordinate clauses in... | 46,916 | triviaqa-train |
What boxer, nicknamed Boom Boom, faced off against Duk Koo Kim in 1982, earning the TKO in the 14th round, and it ended with Kim lapsing into a coma before dying 4 days later? | George Foreman, Rocky Marciano, Julio César Chávez, Roberto Duran, Danny García, Wilfredo Gómez, Sonny Liston, John L. Sullivan, Max Baer, Prince Naseem Hamed, Ray Mancini, David Tua, Arturo Gatti, Micky Ward, Brandon Ríos, Ruslan Provodnikov, Michael Katsidis, James Kirkland, Marcos Maidana, Jake LaMotta, Manny Pacqui... | Kim. Kim had struggled to make the 135 lb weight limit, and had to lose several pounds shortly before the fight. The title bout, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, was televised live at 1:00 p.m. PST on CBS Sports. It was, according to many observers, a fight filled with action. Mancini finally won by TKO in the 14th roun... | 46,917 | triviaqa-train |
I Can't Believe I Ate the Whole Thing was the advertising slogan for what company? | when he told his wife "I can't believe I ate the whole thing", she said, "There's your next Alka-Seltzer commercial."
A 1971 commercial featured another catch-phrase from Cohen (along with Bob Pasqualina), "Try it, you'll like it!" It was remade with Kathy Griffin in 2006. In 1972, an actor (Milt Moss) spent the commer... | the symbol making it bolder and changing the interior filling of the letter S. What is more, the stylised name Solaris, in line with the design from 2001, is placed underneath the graphic symbol.
Commercial symbols Advertising slogan.
In 2005 Solaris introduced its first advertising slogan: “Power of Enthusiasm”. It wa... | 46,918 | triviaqa-train |
Today is Veterans Day. It was originally begun to honor veterans of which war? | Veterans Day
Veterans Day (originally known as Armistice Day) is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, for honoring military veterans, that is, persons who have served in the United States Armed Forces. It coincides with other holidays including Armistice Day and Remembrance Day which... | At the end of the nineteenth century Civil War veterans began to seek recognition of their prior service and heroism in requesting awards of the Medal of Honor, which had been created in 1862. At the same time, recipients of the Medal of Honor recognized that the Grand Army of the Republic and other veterans organizati... | 46,919 | triviaqa-train |
What is the horse race betting term for picking the first and second place finishers in a race in the correct order? | to a 1951 law. Where gambling is allowed, most tracks offer parimutuel betting where gamblers' money is pooled and shared proportionally among the winners once a deduction is made from the pool. In some countries, such as the UK, Ireland, and Australia, an alternative and more popular facility is provided by bookmakers... | to Yves Saint-Martin. What wasn’t known was that Kris had overstretched and injured himself in the race and had to be handled carefully in order to be fit for his classic race.
Kris started as favourite for the Two Thousand Guineas and nearest to him in the betting were joint second favourites Young Generation and Kris... | 46,920 | triviaqa-train |
Known mostly for his invention of the mobile, what American artist, born in 1898, has an exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum through April, 2010? | Jacob Lawrence retrospective in 1974 honored a giant of African American art who had settled in Seattle four years earlier. "Leonardo Lives" (1997) featured the Codex Leicester, the last manuscript of Leonardo da Vinci in private hands, which had then been recently purchased by Bill Gates.
Collection.
As of June 2008, ... | Graham Goddard
Graham Goddard (born April 12, 1982) is a Trinidadian American conceptual artist known for making visual statements about the environment, spirituality and commodification through painting, sculpture and site-specific land art installations. Goddard's work has been exhibited at the Skirball Museum, the C... | 46,921 | triviaqa-train |
What 1985 album, by the British rock group Dire Straits, was the first to sell a million copies in CD format? | in Arms" (1985), which has sold more than 30 million copies and was the first album to sell a million copies on the compact disc (CD) format.
Dire Straits' sound was drawn from a wide variety of musical influences including jazz, folk, and country, as well as the blues-rock of J. J. Cale and Eric Clapton. Their stripp... | . "Walk of Life" meanwhile was nearly excluded from the album when co-producer Neil Dorfsman voted against its inclusion, but the band members out-voted him. The result was Dire Straits' most commercially successful hit single in the UK, peaking at number two.
The album is listed in the "Guinness Book of World Records"... | 46,922 | triviaqa-train |
Name the year: Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi of Iran is booted; the Hood Canal bridge sinks; Jimmy Carter is attacked by the infamous Swamp Rabbit; The Sonics won their only championship; Iran takes 53 members of the US Embassy hostage for 444 days; Star Trek: The Motion Picture is released | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (, ; 26 October 1919 – 27 July 1980), also known as Mohammad Reza Shah (محمدرضا شاه), was the last Shah of Iran from 16 September 1941 until his overthrow by the Iranian Revolution on 11 February 1979. Mohammad Reza Shah took the title "Shahanshah" ("King of Kings") on 26 Oct... | Canadian passports from Iran with help from the Canadian Embassy in Tehran.
- 25 March: Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi returns to Egypt
- 7 April: U.S. cuts all diplomatic relationship with Iran and puts Iran under economic embargo.
- 24 April: Negotiations fail and president Carter orders military rescue mission to free t... | 46,923 | triviaqa-train |
Voiced by Phil Hartman, before his untimely death, Lionel Hutz is the hapless lawyer on what TV series? | Lionel Hutz
Lionel Hutz is a fictional character in the American animated TV sitcom "The Simpsons". He was voiced by Phil Hartman, and his first appearance was in the season two episode "Bart Gets Hit by a Car". Hutz is a stereotypical ambulance chasing lawyer in Springfield with questionable competence and ethics. He ... | ; while the character had reappeared in several episodes, in those instances he was voiced by Hank Azaria. The episode also stars Pamela Hayden and Tress MacNeille, and Phil Hartman as lawyer Lionel Hutz.
Cultural references.
Roger Meyers, Sr. being cryogenically frozen is a reference to the myth that Walt Disney was f... | 46,924 | triviaqa-train |
What has been on the air longer? Jeopardy? Or Wheel of Fortune? | a quiz game comprising three rounds: Jeopardy!, Double Jeopardy!, and Final Jeopardy! The material for the clues covers a wide variety of topics, including history and current events, the sciences, the arts, popular culture, literature, and languages. Category titles often feature puns, wordplay, or shared themes, and ... | , "La Zoubida", and "La Simca 1000".
Since 1994, Hervé Hubert has been producing TV shows, mainly game shows and reality competition TV shows. He produced more than 6,000 TV shows, including the French adaptations of some famous formats like "Let’s make a deal", "Wheel of fortune", "Deal or no deal" or "The Price is ri... | 46,925 | triviaqa-train |
What is the middle name of Austin Powers, International Man of Mystery? | sexual humor/language. International versions are uncut.
Legacy.
On their official website, the UK Ministry of Justice revealed that every week they have one person who wants to change their middle name to 'Danger' – claiming that this was inspired by the line in "Man of Mystery", "Danger is my middle name!". (This phr... | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (or simply Austin Powers) is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Jay Roach, and the first installment in the "Austin Powers" series. It stars franchise co-producer and writer Mike Myers as Austin Powers and Dr. Evil, Powers' arc... | 46,926 | triviaqa-train |
D.C. sniper John Allen Muhammad was executed last night for his role in terrorizing the nation's capital in October 2002. In what state was he executed? | responded by fighting extradition to Maryland. Muhammad's legal team was ultimately unsuccessful, and extradition was ordered by a Virginia judge in August 2005.
Maryland agreed to transfer Muhammad and Malvo back to the Commonwealth of Virginia after their trials. A date for Muhammad's pending execution in Virginia ha... | American jazz musician
- John Allen Muhammad – convicted murderer who carried out the Beltway sniper attacks of October 2002 with 17-year-old partner, Lee Boyd Malvo; John Allen Muhammad was later executed
- Anthony Mundine – Australian boxer; former two-time Super Middleweight champion
Undetermined former religion N.
... | 46,927 | triviaqa-train |
The logo for Mack Trucks features what animal? | trucks earned their nickname during World War I, when the British government purchased the Mack AC for supplying its front lines. Its pugnacious, blunt-nosed hood, tenacious performance, and durability, reminded the soldiers of their country's mascot, the British Bulldog.
The logo was first used in 1921 for the AB chai... | sales and marketing. He was replaced by Reid Bigland.
In August 2014, Ram truck brand CEO Reid Bigland was tapped to lead the Alfa Romeo brand in North America. It was announced that the new head of the Ram Trucks brand would be longtime Chrysler employee Robert Hegbloom, who joined Chrysler in 1986 and had previously ... | 46,928 | triviaqa-train |
Which studio owns the rights to Bugs Bunny? | studio to Warner Bros. that year).
Bugs' popularity soared during World War II because of his free and easy attitude, and he began receiving special star billing in his cartoons by 1943. By that time, Warner Bros. had become the most profitable cartoon studio in the United States. In company with cartoon studios such a... | Preschool as "Tickles The Chimp," which was a toy monkey with a computer chip which laughed when tickled. At the time Tyco didn't have rights to make "Sesame Street" plush, but did have "Looney Tunes" plush rights so it was worked on for several months as Tickle Me Tasmanian Devil, they also made Tickle Me versions of ... | 46,929 | triviaqa-train |
Which two elements make up brass? | Brass
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc, in proportions which can be varied to achieve varying mechanical and electrical properties. It is a substitutional alloy: atoms of the two constituents may replace each other within the same crystal structure. Bronze is an alloy also containing copper, but instead of zinc it ... | Several of Cohran's sons make up eight of the nine members of the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, which consists of four trumpets, two trombones, one euphonium, a sousaphone and drums. With Hypnotic Brass Ensemble he recorded an album which had a simple idea: "my music and their band". Cohran taught voice and music to inner c... | 46,930 | triviaqa-train |
Nov 11, 1889 saw which state admitted to the union as the 42nd state? | Washington (state)
Washington (), officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Named for George Washington, the first U.S. president, the state was made out of the western part of the Washington Territory, which was ceded by Britain in 1846 in accordance with the ... | was 3.00.
The median age in the village was 36.1 years. 26.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.2% were from 25 to 44; 24.5% were from 45 to 64; and 14.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.5% male and 52.5% female.
Demographics 2000 cen... | 46,931 | triviaqa-train |
What is tracked by the Web site Where's George? | with site creator Hank Eskin, "Georgers" at a St. Louis, Missouri gathering, and narrated information and statistics about the site and culture. The film aired on PBS affiliates WTTW Chicago and WSIU-TV Carbondale, IL.
Use in research.
Although "Where's George?" does not officially recognize the bills that travel the f... | 's George? web site
- Directory of Where's George related pages – a wealth of information regarding Where's George
- WG? Virtual Museum – a collection of marked bill images.
- WG? Videos on YouTube – Videos relating to Where's George by Brian Galbreath.
- The Dollar Project (1986–1988) – an earlier art project involvin... | 46,932 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the current vice president of the United States? | 29. During his first year in office (through January 24, 2018), Mike Pence cast eight tie breaking votes; his predecessor, Joe Biden, did not cast any during his eight years in office.
As the framers of the Constitution anticipated that the vice president would not always be available to fulfil this responsibility, the... | become First Lady of the United States during their husband's terms as president. The first to do this was Abigail Adams, who was married to John Adams, who was the first vice president from 1789 to 1797 and then second president from 1797 to 1801. The last to do this was Barbara Bush, who was married to George H. W. B... | 46,933 | triviaqa-train |
Niagara Falls, one of the more popular tourist destinations in North America, consists of Horseshoe Falls and what? | Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, between the Canadian province of Ontario and the US state of New York. The largest is Horseshoe Falls, also known as Canadian Falls, which straddles the international border between Canada and the United States. The smaller... | who challenged the falls. The falls was a featured location in the 1980 movie "Superman II", and was itself the subject of a popular IMAX movie, "". Much of the episode "Return of the Technodrome" in the 1987 "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" cartoon series takes place near the Niagara Falls and its hydroelectric plant. I... | 46,934 | triviaqa-train |
In what reality TV show, recently won by Jordan Lloyd, features group of people live together in a large house, isolated from the outside world but continuously watched by television cameras? | Jordan Lloyd
Jordan Hailie Schroeder (; born November 21, 1986) is an American reality television participant, and the winner of the 11th season of "Big Brother". Lloyd has also participated in reality shows including "The Amazing Race 16", "Big Brother 13", and "Marriage Boot Camp".
Big Brother.
Big Brother Season 11.... | The Bus (TV series)
The Bus is a reality television show created by Endemol, in which a group of people live together in a large and luxury bus, isolated from the outside world but continuously watched by television cameras.
Each series lasts for around three months. The contestants try to win a cash prize by avoiding... | 46,935 | triviaqa-train |
Opening in 1995, the Rock and Roll hall of fame is located in what major U.S. city? | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, on the shore of Lake Erie, recognizes and archives the history of the best-known and most influential artists, producers, engineers, and other notable figures who have had some major influence on the development of rock and ... | album "Somewhere in Afrika" and on the next year's live album "Live Budapest."
- Stone Roses lead singer Ian Brown performed "Redemption Song" on the "In the studio" demo tapes
- Jackson Browne performed an acoustic version at the 1995 opening of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame that was released on the all-star album "C... | 46,936 | triviaqa-train |
How many herbs and spices make up the Colonels secret recipe? | Red Sea and, in 1507, Ormuz in the Persian Gulf. Since becoming the viceroy of the Indies, he took Goa in India in 1510, and Malacca on the Malay peninsula in 1511. The Portuguese could now trade directly with Siam, China, and the Maluku Islands.
With the discovery of the New World came new spices, including allspice, ... | original artwork.
Cuisine and beverages.
Cuisine and beverages Food.
Yardbird serves Southern food, specializing in fried chicken. The fried chicken is made using a recipe of the grandmother co-owner John Kunkel. It's brined for 27 hours, dredged in secret herbs and spices, and fried. It's served with a honey hot sauc... | 46,937 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the video game that is home to Ralph in the Disney movie Wreck-it Ralph? | Ralph" for the Wii, Nintendo 3DS, and Nintendo DS, to mostly negative reviews. The arcade style side-scrolling game was developed by PipeWorks and published by Activision and serves as a "story extension" to the film. Taking place following the events of the film, players may play as Wreck-It Ralph or Fix-It Felix, cau... | A Bug's Life (video game)
A Bug's Life is a video game based on the Disney/Pixar film of the same name. It was released for various systems in 1998 and in 1999. The game's storyline is similar to that of the movie, with a few changes. After completing levels the player can unlock real clips from the movie. The Game.com... | 46,938 | triviaqa-train |
Who led the group of pioneers that left Cherry Grove, Il on April 10, 1851 and made land at Alki point on Nov 13, founding the city of Seattle? | , which are laid out in a cardinal directions grid pattern, except in the central business district where early city leaders Arthur Denny and Carson Boren insisted on orienting their plats relative to the shoreline rather than to true North. Only two roads, Interstate 5 and State Route 99 (both limited-access highways)... | Denny Party
The Denny Party is a group of American pioneers credited with founding Seattle, Washington. They settled at Alki Point on November 13, 1851.
History.
A wagon party headed by Arthur A. Denny left Cherry Grove, Illinois on April 10, 1851. The party included his father John Denny, stepmother, two older brother... | 46,939 | triviaqa-train |
Columbus, Ohio resident Dave Thomas opened the first of what restaurant chain on November 15, 1969? | Dave Thomas (businessman)
Rex David Thomas (July 2, 1932 – January 8, 2002) was an American businessman, philanthropist, and fast-food tycoon. Thomas was the founder and chief executive officer of Wendy's, a fast-food restaurant chain specializing in hamburgers. He is also known for appearing in more than 800 commercia... | 's in Columbus, Ohio, November 15, 1969. (This original restaurant remained operational until March 2, 2007, when it was closed due to lagging sales.) Thomas named the restaurant after his eight-year-old daughter Melinda Lou, whose nickname was "Wendy", stemming from the child's inability to say her own name at a young... | 46,940 | triviaqa-train |
What Latin phrase, which translates as always faithful, is best recognized as the motto of the US Marine Corp? | crest.
- Some versions of the crest of Exeter City Football Club
Cities St. Malo (since 17th century or earlier).
"Semper fidelis" is the motto of the town of St. Malo, in Brittany, France. The date of its adoption is not known, but it appears to have been in use in the 17th century, replacing an earlier motto, "Cave c... | building was approved and opened in 2004 across the road form the old site in the new Thornhill College. At that time, the Sisters of Mercy withdrew from trusteeship, and gave it over to the Bishop and the Diocese of Derry.
Motto.
The school motto is the Latin phrase "Adveniat Regnum Tuum", which translates as "Thy Kin... | 46,941 | triviaqa-train |
Which country is home to the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay? | Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base (), officially known as Naval Station Guantanamo Bay or NSGB, (also called GTMO because of the abbreviation of "Guantanamo" or Gitmo because of the common pronunciation of this word by the U.S. military) is a United States military base and detention camp located on 1... | , which is accorded "entity" (country) status by the American Radio Relay League. The callsign prefix is KP1. From 1903 to 1917, Navassa was a dependency of the U.S. Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, and from 1917 to 1996 it was under United States Coast Guard administration.
In 1996 the Coast Guard dismantled the light on Na... | 46,942 | triviaqa-train |
Which animal answers the question "How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?" | Owl returns the spent candy stick, and the boy's final line is replaced with a reaction shot and a beat of silence. The 30-second commercial dialogue is as follows:
The 15-second commercial (which still airs today) only shows the boy with Mr. Owl and a different narrator (Frank Leslie) speaks the same above line, but w... | early-to-mid-20th century (where Bernardi had launched his acting career).
Bernardi was a noted voiceover artist and narrator with hundreds of films, commercials and cartoons to his credit and was the original voice of StarKist Tuna animated character "Charlie the Tuna" as well as the original voice of the Jolly Green ... | 46,943 | triviaqa-train |
What celebrity TV chef, who currently hosts Iron Chef America, got his start as the genius behind the show Good Eats!, which ran for 14 season? | Alton Brown
Alton Crawford Brown Jr. (born July 30, 1962) is an American television personality, food show presenter, author, actor, cinematographer, and musician. He is the creator and host of the Food Network television show "Good Eats", host of the mini-series "Feasting on Asphalt" and "Feasting on Waves", and host ... | Levine, he was co-host of the show "New York Eats," which aired in 1998–2000 on a local Metro channel. Steingarten frequently serves as a judge on the Food Network program "Iron Chef America," and he has also been a judge on the second season of "The Next Iron Chef." On the "Iron Chef" shows, Steingarten tends to be th... | 46,944 | triviaqa-train |
Jacob Black, Edward Cullen, and Bella Swan are characters in what fictional book series? | Jacob Black
Jacob "Jake" Black is a character in the "Twilight" series by Stephenie Meyer. He is described as an attractive Native American of the Quileute tribe in La Push, near Forks, Washington. In the second book of the series ("New Moon"), he discovers that he can shapeshift into a wolf. For the majority of the se... | series. He is introduced as the son of din mor Billy Black, an old Swan family friend. When Bella uses him to get information on Edward Cullen and his family, Jacob tells her Quileute legends and introduces her to the idea that Edward is a vampire. Bella comes to like Jacob, and he develops a crush on her.
Role in the ... | 46,945 | triviaqa-train |
1965 saw the debut of Poppin Fresh, who along with his extended family Poppie Fresh, GrandPopper and GranMommer, Biscuit, Flapjack, Popper, Bun-Bun, and Rollie, is the advertising mascot for what company? | Pillsbury Doughboy
Poppin' Fresh, more widely known as the Pillsbury Doughboy, is an advertising mascot for the Pillsbury Company, appearing in many of their commercials. Many commercials from 1965 until 2005 (returned in 2009 to 2011 and 2013 in a GEICO Commercial, and once again in 2017) concluded with a human finger... | And Then What
"And Then What" is the debut single written and performed by American rapper Young Jeezy. It was released in mid-2005 as the first single from his debut album "". It was produced by and features Mannie Fresh. The official music video features cameo appearances by Fabolous, Bun B, Lil Scrappy, and 2 Chainz... | 46,946 | triviaqa-train |
What is the common name for your coccyx? | nerve; the others diminish in size from above downward, and are often wanting. The borders of the coccyx are narrow, and give attachment on either side to the sacrotuberous and sacrospinous ligaments, to the coccygeus and levator ani in front of the ligaments, and to the gluteus maximus behind them.
Structure Apex.
The... | provided it is used somewhere in the world and is not insulting or demeaning. However, the common practice of last years is that most birth-record offices look for the name in the book "Jak se bude vaše dítě jmenovat?" (What is your child going to be called?), which is a semi-official list of "allowed" names. If the na... | 46,947 | triviaqa-train |
Representing the date of admission to the Union, what is the number on the flag of the great State of Washington? | and the Canadian province of British Columbia to the north, was admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889. Olympia is the state capital; the state's largest city is Seattle. Washington is often referred to as Washington State to distinguish it from the nation's capital, Washington, D.C..
Washington is the 18th la... | and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.
As late as 1779, the War Board of Continental Congress had still not settled on what the Standard of the United States should look like. The committee sent a letter to General Washington asking his opinion, and submitt... | 46,948 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name for sugar containing between 3.5% and 6.5% molasses? | vegetable oils, sugar derived from sugarcane and beet provided more kilocalories per capita per day on average than other food groups. According to one source, per capita consumption of sugar in 2016 was highest in the United States, followed by Germany and the Netherlands.
Nutrition and flavor.
Brown and white granula... | Syrup
In cooking, a syrup or sirup (from ; "sharāb", beverage, wine and ) is a condiment that is a thick, viscous liquid consisting primarily of a solution of sugar in water, containing a large amount of dissolved sugars but showing little tendency to deposit crystals. Its consistency is similar to that of molasses. Th... | 46,949 | triviaqa-train |
Today is World Diabetes day, designed to bring awareness of the disease, which is caused by a shortage of what hormone? | . They also have a rapid degradation cycle, making sure they do not reach distant sites within the body.
Therapeutic use.
Many hormones and their structural and functional analogs are used as medication. The most commonly prescribed hormones are estrogens and progestogens (as methods of hormonal contraception and as HR... | also expressed in the liver where stimulation releases a variety of clotting factors into the bloodstream. In the kidney, AVPR2's primary function is to respond to arginine vasopressin by stimulating mechanisms that concentrate the urine and maintain water homeostasis in the organism. When the function of AVPR2 is lost... | 46,950 | triviaqa-train |
In a traditional suit of armor, where on the body was a greave worn? | due to the advent of inexpensive muskets.
The development of powerful rifled firearms made all but the finest and heaviest armour obsolete. The increasing power and availability of firearms and the nature of large, state-supported infantry led to more portions of plate armour being cast off in favour of cheaper, more m... | Bomb suit
A bomb suit, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) suit or a blast suit is a heavy suit of body armor designed to withstand the pressure generated by a bomb and any fragments the bomb may produce. It is usually worn by trained personnel attempting bomb disposal. In contrast to ballistic body armors, which usually... | 46,951 | triviaqa-train |
The sternum is the medical name for what? | , the sternum's body is divided into four segments, not three, called "sternebrae" (singular: "sternebra").
Clinical significance.
Clinical significance Bone marrow biopsy.
Because the sternum contains bone marrow, it is sometimes used as a site for bone marrow biopsy. In particular, patients with a high BMI (obese or ... | the convention for years.
What Weinstein calls "the smoking gun...the long missing citation" was a 1994 posting from New York fan Richard Newsome, who transcribed an interview with Theis published in OSFAN No. 13. Theis was quoted as saying, "How many professional writers have written a complete story at so early an ag... | 46,952 | triviaqa-train |
Which female singer finished second in the 2009 'Britain’s Got Talent Show'? | as before. Initially, the producers intended to change the format by including a fourth judge on the panel, but this was later dropped a few days after auditions began. The series was won by dance troupe Diversity, with singer Susan Boyle coming in second, and saxophonist Julian Smith placing third. It is the highest w... | Ashley Tisdale - Winner
- Emma Roberts
- Jamie Lynn Spears
- Miley Cyrus
Nominees Best Female Singer.
- Avril Lavigne
- Nelly Furtado
- Hilary Duff - Winner
- Gwen Stefani
Nominees Best Game Show.
- "The X Factor"
- "Big Brother" - Winner
- "Britain’s Got Talent"
- "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!"
Nominees Best... | 46,953 | triviaqa-train |
What is the American name for a shorthand typist? | literature; but gensaku literature used conventional written language in between conversations, however).
Classification.
Classification Geometric and script-like systems.
Shorthands that use simplified letterforms are sometimes termed "stenographic" shorthands, contrasting with alphabetic shorthands, below. Stenograph... | Pancho
Pancho is a male nickname for the given name Francisco (Spanish and Portuguese equivalent of Francis). The feminine form is Pancha. Notable people with the name include:
Given name.
- Pancho Barnes (1901–1975), early female American aviator
- Pancho Carter (born 1950), American retired race car driver
- Pancho C... | 46,954 | triviaqa-train |
In which Republic of Ireland county would you find Killarney? | Killarney
Killarney (; ) is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Ireland. The town is on the northeastern shore of Lough Leane, part of Killarney National Park, and is home to St Mary's Cathedral, Ross Castle, Muckross House and Abbey, the Lakes of Killarney, MacGillycuddy's Reeks, Purple Mountain, Mangerton Mountain, ... | and up to a metre (3 ft) of snow fell in mountainous areas.
Flora and fauna.
[[File:Irl-female red deer Killarney.jpg|thumb|[[Red deer]] ("Cervus elaphus") in [[Killarney National Park]]]]
[[File:Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) (4).jpg|alt=The red fox is common in Ireland.|thumb|Two red foxes ("Vulpes vulpes"). Photo taken in ... | 46,955 | triviaqa-train |
In which year was the Falklands War? | Falklands War
The Falklands War () was a 10-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and its territorial dependency, the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
The conflict began on 2 April, when Argent... | which he had so long suffered. He had been nearly two years and a half in seclusion when, in July 1769, he again appeared in public at a royal levee. It was not, however, until 1770 that he resumed his seat in the House of Lords.
Later life Falklands Crisis.
The same year when Britain and Spain became involved in the F... | 46,956 | triviaqa-train |
Name the resort in New Jersey USA famous for it's boardwalk? | Zinc mines were also a major industry, especially the Sterling Hill Mine.
History 20th century.
New Jersey prospered through the Roaring Twenties. The first Miss America Pageant was held in 1921 in Atlantic City, the Holland Tunnel connecting Jersey City to Manhattan opened in 1927, and the first drive-in movie was sho... | The Empress Hotel (New Jersey)
The Empress Hotel is a popular gay resort located in Asbury Park, New Jersey.
The Hotel opened as a luxury resort for vacationing families in the 1960s. It was a successful resort, attracting the likes of Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli.
In 1980, the Empress was featured on the picture sle... | 46,957 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Mike Baldwin in Coronation St.? | Elsie Tanner and, after a spate of ill health, Violet Carson returned on a more regular basis as Ena. "Coronation Street's" stalwart cast slotted back into the programme alongside the newcomers, examining new relationships between characters of different ages and backgrounds: Eddie Yeats became the Ogdens' lodger, Gail... | List of Coronation Street actors
Many actors have appeared in "Coronation Street" who have then gone on to become more notable for other work. Actors and actresses who began or spent part of their career in "Coronation Street" include:
Regular appearances.
- Amanda Barrie, who played Alma Halliwell, one-time wife of Mi... | 46,958 | triviaqa-train |
Who had a hit single called French Kissing in the USA? | French Kissin (song)
"French Kissin" (also known as "French Kissin in the USA") is a 1986 song recorded by the American singer Debbie Harry. Released in 1986, it was the first single to be taken from her album "Rockbird". The song was written by Chuck Lorre, who would later create a series of hit sitcoms.
Song informat... | Blanc - a French singer who had a great success in 1987 with "Une autre histoire" (number two in France) -, who also appears playing the guitar.
Kamil Rustam (another renowned musician who won the 1985 Victoire de la musique for best arrangement) can also be seen playing the guitar and, in another scene, kissing Stepha... | 46,959 | triviaqa-train |
Amy Johnson was the first woman to fly solo to Australia in which year? | Amy Johnson
Amy Johnson (born 1 July 1903, Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, Eng.— vanished 5 January 1941, over the Thames estuary), was a spearheading female pilot who initially became famous through her endeavour to set a record for a solo flight from London to Darwin, Australia.
Flying solo or with her husband, Jim M... | only the second woman to fly solo from Europe to Australia, after Amy Johnson. The foreword of her book, "Flying Girl" (1935), was written by Richard Halliburton (whose English publisher, as hers, was Geoffrey Bles); it includes a photo of Moye Stephens repairing her plane. Barbara H. Schultz' "Flying Carpets, Flying W... | 46,960 | triviaqa-train |
What is the surname of TV's Judge Judy? | Judge Judy
Judge Judy is an American arbitration-based reality court show presided over by Judge Judy Sheindlin, a retired Manhattan family court judge. The show features Sheindlin adjudicating real-life small claim disputes within a simulated courtroom set. Prior to the proceedings, all parties involved must sign arbi... | "Frank, TV's," indicating that "Frank" is actually his surname and "TV's" is his given name.
Little is known about Frank's past save that he attended Harriet Tubman High School (a real high school in Compton, California), where he was held back at least twice. While working at Arby's, Frank was allegedly nicknamed "Zep... | 46,961 | triviaqa-train |
Who joined forces with the Russians when they were defeated by Napoleon at the 'Battle of Austerlitz' in 1805? | Battle of Austerlitz
The Battle of Austerlitz (2 December 1805/11 Frimaire An XIV FRC), also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors, was one of the most important and decisive engagements of the Napoleonic Wars. In what is widely regarded as the greatest victory achieved by Napoleon, the "Grande Armée" of France def... | Week 1 matchup against the Steelers having lost five consecutive games against Pittsburgh dating back to 1991. They scored an average of 8.2 points per game in those five losses. The Redskins' 22-point defeat was their worst in a Week 1 game in 15 years. It was also their worst opening day home loss since 1966.
The Red... | 46,962 | triviaqa-train |
Which African country has the shilling as it's currency? | Shilling
The shilling is a unit of currency formerly used in Austria, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, United States and other British Commonwealth countries.
Currently the shilling is used as a currency in four east African countries: Kenya (Kenyan shilling), Tanzania (Tanzanian shilling), Uganda (Ugandan s... | Ugandan shilling
The shilling (sign: USh; code: UGX) is the currency of Uganda. Officially divided into cents until 2013, the shilling now has no subdivision.
History.
The first Ugandan shilling (UGS) replaced the East African shilling in 1966 at par. Following high inflation, a new shilling (UGX) was introduced in 198... | 46,963 | triviaqa-train |
What was the spin-off to the TV series 'Yes Minister'? | (the exceptions chiefly being the earlier ones of the first series) end with one of the characters (usually Sir Humphrey) saying "Yes, Minister" or once, "Mais oui, Prime Minister," in "A Diplomatic Incident" which centred on negotiations with the President of France. Each episode of the former was more or less self-co... | up. Hanuman did what Ram said, and the monster was defeated. Finally, Hanuman said his farewells to his family and friends and leaves Bajrangpur.
Spin-off.
A spin-off series named "The New Adventures of Hanuman" was produced and aired on Pogo TV and Cartoon Network India. The series have some differences compared to th... | 46,964 | triviaqa-train |
Where is the body of Charles Darwin interred? | in the past the Non-white population was simply too poor to afford headstones. At the cemetery in a small rural town of Harding, KwaZulu-Natal, many grave sites have no identification, and just have a border of stones which mark out the dimensions of the grave site itself.
Many countries have buried an unidentified sol... | (see below).
- Ruth Darwin.
- Erasmus Darwin.
He is buried at the Parish of the Ascension Burial Ground in Cambridge, with his wife. His brother Sir Francis Darwin is interred in the same graveyard.
The fifth generation.
The fifth generation Charles Galton Darwin.
Charles Galton Darwin 1887–1962 was the son of George H... | 46,965 | triviaqa-train |
Which duo had a hit with 'Something Stupid'? | San Antonio Rose", which included the song "Something Stupid". The recording was then brought to the attention of Frank Sinatra.
Frank and Nancy Sinatra version.
The most successful and best-known version of "Somethin' Stupid" was issued in 1967 as a single by Nancy Sinatra and Frank Sinatra and subsequently appeared o... | group had two minor hits, "Please Don't Sell My Daddy No More Wine" reaching #64 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in 1966, and included singer Gaile Foote, whom Carson Parks married.
"Somethin' Stupid".
Before the Greenwoods disbanded, Parks and Foote also began performing as a duo, Carson and Gaile, and in 1966 recorded an ... | 46,966 | triviaqa-train |
In which London art gallery will you find the greatest number of J M W Turner paintings? | , the British Parliament passed an act allowing his paintings to be lent to museums outside London, and so began the process of scattering the pictures which Turner had wanted to be kept together.
In 1910, the main part of the Turner Bequest, which includes unfinished paintings and drawings, was rehoused in the Duveen ... | was made by Gillow of Lancaster. Sir Peter also commissioned a number of paintings, which included full-length portraits of himself and his wife by Francis Cotes, and landscapes of the grounds and the halls by J. M. W. Turner and Richard Wilson amongst others.
An interest in paintings continued in the family's next gen... | 46,967 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of Mongolia? | populated sovereign state in the world, with a population of around three million people. It is also the world's second-largest landlocked country behind Kazakhstan and the largest landlocked country that does not border a closed sea. The country contains very little arable land, as much of its area is covered by grass... | views. The other current books in the "What is?" series include ""What is Love?, What is Death?, What is Beautiful?, What is Funny?, What is Right?, What is Peace?, What is Money?, What is Dreaming?, What is a Friend?, What is True?, What is a Family?, What is a Feeling?" The series is now also translated into 15 langu... | 46,968 | triviaqa-train |
Which camel has only one hump? | a shorn camel must sweat 50% more to avoid overheating. During the summer the coat becomes lighter in color, reflecting light as well as helping avoid sunburn. The camel's long legs help by keeping its body farther from the ground, which can heat up to . Dromedaries have a pad of thick tissue over the sternum called th... | hump (the Bactrian camel has two), thick, double-layered eyelashes and bushy eyebrows. They have sharp vision and a good sense of smell. The male has a soft palate ("dulaa" in Arabic) nearly long, which it inflates to produce a deep pink sac. The palate, which is often mistaken for the tongue, dangles from one side of ... | 46,969 | triviaqa-train |
What's the common name for the Chile Pine tree? | Jet (lignite) used in jewelry, are derived from fossilized Monkey Puzzle trees.
Naming.
First identified by Europeans in Chile in the 1780s, it was named "Pinus araucana" by Molina in 1782. In 1789, de Jussieu had erected a new genus called "Araucaria" based on the species, and in 1797, Pavón published a new descriptio... | -puzzle tree, whose Latin name is "Araucaria araucana". Another name for this tree is the "Chile Pine", of which "Cinephile" is an anagram, demonstrating his love for film.
Graham lived in Somersham, Cambridgeshire. He was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2005 New Year's Honours, for services to ... | 46,970 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the lead singer in The Police? | the role went to Phil Daniels. Sting played Jimmy's friend and fellow mod, the Ace Face. The soundtrack was Jones' first appearance on a Who record, performing on newly written material not on the original album. The film was a critical and box office success in the UK and appealed to the growing mod revival movement. ... | ." Townshend later wrote in his 2012 autobiography "Who I Am" that he at one point felt as if he was "probably bisexual". Townshend also stated jokingly that he once felt sexually attracted to the Rolling Stones lead singer, Mick Jagger.
Personal life Legal troubles.
In 1967 Townshend was arrested for assaulting a poli... | 46,971 | triviaqa-train |
How many legs does an insect have? | extraorally digest their food by secreting enzymes. The alimentary canal basically consists of a short, narrow pharynx, a widened expansion, the crop, and a poorly developed gizzard. This is followed by the midgut, that varies in dimensions between species, with a large amount of cecum, and the hindgut, with varying le... | Coccus hesperidum
Coccus hesperidum is a soft scale insect in the family Coccidae with a wide host range. It is commonly known as brown soft scale. It has a cosmopolitan distribution and feeds on many different host plants. It is an agricultural pest, particularly of citrus and commercial greenhouse crops.
Description.... | 46,972 | triviaqa-train |
Which famous person in history rode a horse called Black Bess? | Dick Turpin
Richard Turpin (bapt. 21 September 1705 – 7 April 1739) was an English highwayman whose exploits were romanticised following his execution in York for horse theft. Turpin may have followed his father's trade as a butcher early in his life but, by the early 1730s, he had joined a gang of deer thieves and, la... | who became legendary in the 19th century after the publication of 'The History of Margaret Catchpole: A Suffolk Girl' by Richard Cobbold in 1845. It is a classic story of young girl falling in love with a villain (a smuggler called Will Laud) and suffering the consequences. She stole her employer's horse and rode to Lo... | 46,973 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the city in which The Simpsons live? | The Simpsons
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of working-class life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield an... | and his younger age and sidekick status) with elements of Spider-Man (his fictional comic book origin, for example). His catchphrase is "Jiminy Jillickers!"
Fallout Boy also appears in a real-life comic book titled "Radioactive Man", published by Bongo Comics (a comic created in part by Matt Groening, the creator of "T... | 46,974 | triviaqa-train |
Which cartoon show included characters called Thelma and Shaggy? | Doo from the Knittingham Puppy Farm. Later on, he met Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, and Velma Dinkley. They became friends and they decided to be a team named Mystery Inc. (short for Mystery Incorporated). According to "", Shaggy was the one who bought the Mystery Machine and gave it its paint job; Fred wanted it painted r... | Mop and Smiff
Mop and Smiff is a children's television programme first broadcast on BBC1 in 1985. The show creator Mike Amatt also acts himself with his dog Mop and cat Smiff. Mop and Smiff was a television series aimed at preschoolers.
Characters.
Mop is a shaggy-haired sheepdog.
Smiff is a bright-eyed tabby cat.
Mike... | 46,975 | triviaqa-train |
What is the normal colour of the gem sapphire? Red, Green or Blue? | Blue
Blue is one of the three primary colours of pigments in painting and traditional colour theory, as well as in the RGB colour model. It lies between violet and green on the spectrum of visible light. The eye perceives blue when observing light with a dominant wavelength between approximately 450 and 495 nanometres.... | and/or blocking point-scoring squares.
Gameplay.
The Mozaic game board consists of 64 tiles (8x8 squares) with a score-keeping "ladder" on either end.br
Players choose either amber or cobalt and use 32 same-color gemstones + 1 score-keeper each — four exception gems are included:
- ruby-red = miss this turn.
- sapphire... | 46,976 | triviaqa-train |
Which animal provides the blood for black pudding ? | is the most important byproduct of slaughtering. It consists predominantly of protein and water, and is sometimes called "liquid meat" because its composition is similar to that of lean meat. Blood collected hygienically can be used for human consumption, otherwise it is converted to blood meal. Special fractions of an... | blood was also used, and one 15th-century English recipe used that of a porpoise, in a pudding eaten exclusively by the nobility. Until at least the 19th century, cow or sheep blood was the usual basis for black puddings in Scotland; Jamieson's Scottish dictionary defined "black pudding" as "a pudding made of the blood... | 46,977 | triviaqa-train |
What colour is the car on monopoly's free parking space ? | . Governments may make it illegal to resale tickets or products. In Boston, Red Sox baseball tickets can only be resold legally to the team.
The three basic forms of price discrimination are first, second and third degree price discrimination. In "first degree price discrimination" the company charges the maximum price... | judge for Minshull Street crown court as "extraordinary" and "an absolute disgrace" after he gave a psychology teacher a suspended sentence for deliberately driving into a parking official in an act of road rage over the charges.
In 2009/2010 Terminal 1's multi-storey car park was refurbished. Each level of the car par... | 46,978 | triviaqa-train |
Was Shirley Temple 21; 25 or 29 when she made her last film in 1949 ? | films from the ages of 14 to 21. Temple retired from film in 1950 at the age of 22.
In 1958, Temple returned to show business with a two-season television anthology series of fairy tale adaptations. She made guest appearances on television shows in the early 1960s and filmed a sitcom pilot that was never released. She ... | Stewart and "The Blue Bird" (1940) with Shirley Temple.
In 1941, she returned to Broadway, where she worked until the mid-1940s. Subsequently, Roberts worked again in Hollywood and made a few last films there, including a small part in "The Loves of Carmen" (1948). She made her last film in 1949.
Personal life/death.
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What was Mrs Fawlty's Christian name in the TV series Fawlty Towers ? | ever British TV sitcom" by a panel of comedy experts compiled by the "Radio Times".
The series is set in Fawlty Towers, a fictional hotel in the seaside town of Torquay on the "English Riviera". The plots centre on the tense, rude and put-upon owner Basil Fawlty (Cleese), his bossy wife Sybil (Prunella Scales), the sen... | Don't Mention the World Cup
"Don't Mention the World Cup", also titled "Don't Mention the War", is a 2006 song written by Dean Whitbread and Ashley Slater and performed by The First Eleven with John Cleese. Released to coincide with the 2006 FIFA World Cup, it was intended to dissuade supporters of the England national... | 46,980 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of Cluedo's colonel ? | , most notably Clue and Cluedo Jr., which usually involve the disappearance of something (or someone) rather than a murder. These variants generally use the standard six surnames with different first names (or titles), often changing the gender of the original character. Typical of the first name changes, the UK editio... | new version improves on the original in every way. It takes a timeless game concept and makes it fresh without sacrificing any of the fun...Clue fans looking for straight port may be disappointed, but this reinvention is brilliantly clever and provides hours of sleuthing". GatdgetReview gave the game 9/10, writing that... | 46,981 | triviaqa-train |
What group had their first UK hit with three times a lady ? | Three Times a Lady
"Three Times a Lady" is a song by American soul group the Commodores, from their 1978 album "Natural High". It was produced by James Anthony Carmichael and the Commodores. It was also the only Motown song to reach the Top 10 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 that year. It was the Commodores' first Billbo... | . The album boasted the hit singles "That Lady", "What It Comes Down To" and "Summer Breeze", the latter song becoming a top ten hit in the UK, their first top ten hit over there since their Motown releases including "This Old Heart" had reached the top ten. "3+3" was the group's first album to be certified platinum an... | 46,982 | triviaqa-train |
Who did Monica marry in the TV series Friends ? | Rachel Green, the latter of whom she invites to live with her after Rachel forsakes her own wedding. The two characters spend several years living together as roommates until Monica begins a romantic relationship with long-time neighbor and friend Chandler Bing, whom she marries. Unable to conceive children on their ow... | band; the feud ended when Abbott was released from WCW.
Other media.
In 1997, Abbott appeared as a UFC fighter in the TV show "Friends", defeating Jon Favreau's character, the millionaire Pete Becker, who was dating Monica at the time. He appeared as himself in the 2013 web series "Black Dynamite Teaches a Hard Way!", ... | 46,983 | triviaqa-train |
What colour is the centre stripe on the German flag, Red, Black or Gold ? | flag shall be black, red and gold.
Following specifications set by the (West) German government in 1950, the flag displays three bars of equal width and has a width–length ratio of 3:5; the tricolour used during the Weimar Republic had a ratio of 2:3.
At the time of the adoption of the flag there were no exact colour s... | The 1 Svc Bn Unit flag is steeped with the traditions of the founding Corps. The official colours of the unit flag are Marine Corps Scarlet and Oriental blue with an intervening gold stripe and the number one emblazoned in the centre. These regal colours have a long history of association with army services. The Orient... | 46,984 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the closet planet to the sun to have a moon ? | Solar System
The Solar System is the gravitationally bound planetary system of the Sun and the objects that orbit it, either directly or indirectly. Of the objects that orbit the Sun directly, the largest are the eight planets, with the remainder being smaller objects, such as the five dwarf planets and small Solar Sys... | , e.g. if a planet takes 90 days to orbit its star, the maximum stable orbit for a moon of that planet is less than 10 days. Simulations suggest that a moon with an orbital period less than about 45 to 60 days will remain safely bound to a massive giant planet or brown dwarf that orbits 1 AU from a Sun-like star. In th... | 46,985 | triviaqa-train |
What month did Osama bin Laden die? | Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden (, '; March 10, 1957 – May 2, 2011), also rendered Usama bin Ladin, was a Saudi Arabian-born Yemeni terrorist who was the founder of the pan-Islamic militant organization . He was a Saudi Arabian citizen until 1994 (stateless thereafter), a member of the wealthy bin... | Afghan training camp, where he saw Osama bin Laden, but he said he had nothing to do with him, and did not identify with what bin Laden was saying. He asserted bin Laden should be charged for what he did. He pleaded that bin Laden's crimes shouldn't be taken out on him.
Al Nahdi said he had promised his mother he would... | 46,986 | triviaqa-train |
What was the date of Muammar Gadhafi's death? | , a suggestion rejected by the NTC. Surrounding himself with bodyguards, he continually moved residences to escape NTC shelling, devoting his days to prayer and reading the Qur'an. On 20 October, Gaddafi broke out of Sirte's District 2 in a joint civilian-military convoy, hoping to take refuge in the Jarref Valley. At ... | regarding his role in the July 2011 assassination of General Abdel-Fattah Younis, Gadhafi's former interior minister and one of the first major defectors from the old regime. Jalil and 10 other NTC officials have been charged with Younis' death, though none have been arrested".
Death Prosecution.
On 28 November, NTC ch... | 46,987 | triviaqa-train |
As well as becoming man and wife, William and Kate became Duke and Duchess of where? | Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, (William Arthur Philip Louis; born 21 June 1982) is a member of the British royal family. He is the elder son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales. Since birth, he has been second in the line to succeed his grandmother Elizabeth I... | Louisa Montagu Douglas Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch
Louisa Jane Montagu Douglas Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry (26 August 1836 – 16 March 1912) was the daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn. In 1884, she became the Duchess of Buccleuch and Duchess of Queensberry, the wife of William Henry Walter ... | 46,988 | triviaqa-train |
The latest major earthquake to hit Christchurch, New Zealand happened in which month? | the Bay of Islands on 6 February 1840. In response to the New Zealand Company's attempts to establish an independent settlement in Wellington and French settlers purchasing land in Akaroa, Hobson declared British sovereignty over all of New Zealand on 21 May 1840, even though copies of the Treaty were still circulating... | Oval became the eighth Test venue in New Zealand. The Boxing Day match against Sri Lanka marked New Zealand's first Test in Christchurch since the city was hit by a major earthquake in 2011, but nearly 10 years since Lancaster Park held what became the final match in Christchurch in 2006. Brendon McCullum scored his fa... | 46,989 | triviaqa-train |
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died on what date in October? | called the brand fanaticism "something that was stumbled upon," while Ive explained in 2014 that "People have an incredibly personal relationship" with Apple's products. Apple Store openings and new product releases can draw crowds of hundreds, with some waiting in line as much as a day before the opening. The opening ... | description of the iPhone 4S including the name "", the Apple A5 chip, HSDPA, new camera, and Sprint carrying.
The was unveiled at Apple's "Let's Talk iPhone" event on October 4, 2011, on the Apple Campus in Cupertino, California. The keynote was the first which Tim Cook gave since the Verizon keynote earlier in the ye... | 46,990 | triviaqa-train |
On 4th June Pour Moi beat which horse in the Derby? | favourite for the 4 June 2011 Derby behind Queen Elizabeth II's Dante Stakes winner Carlton House. In the race, he again settled in last place, and was still several lengths off the lead with a furlong to go. However, he unleashed a significant burst of speed over the last furlong to beat Treasure Beach by a head, with... | Pour Moi
Pour Moi (foaled 10 January 2008) is an Irish-bred and French-trained thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a racing career which lasted from September 2010 to June 2011 he ran five times and won three races. He is most noted for winning the 2011 Epsom Derby. His career was ended by injury before he could run ag... | 46,991 | triviaqa-train |
January 2011 England beat Australia winning the Ashes once again. Where did they play the final test? | for the 2006/7 Ashes series. The urn arrived on 17 October 2006, going on display at the Museum of Sydney. It then toured to other states, with the final appearance at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery on 21 January 2007.
In the 1990s, given Australia's long dominance of the Ashes and the popular acceptance of the D... | (with 345 draws). In Test series against Australia, England play for The Ashes, one of the most famous trophies in all of sport, and they have won the urn on 32 occasions. England have also played 743 ODIs, winning 374. They have appeared in the final of the Cricket World Cup four times, winning once in 2019; they have... | 46,992 | triviaqa-train |
Who did Jai McDowall beat in this years final of Britain's Got Talent? | a guest judge for the London auditions when Hasselhoff couldn't attend due to other commitments at the time. The series was won by singer Jai McDowall, with singer Ronan Parke coming in second, and boyband New Bounce placing third.
Series overview Series 6 (2012).
The sixth series was aired during 2012, between 24 Marc... | Jai McDowall
Jai McDowall (born 24 July 1986) is a Scottish singer–songwriter who won the fifth series of "Britain's Got Talent" in June 2011. As the winner, he received £100,000 and performed at the 2011 Royal Variety Performance. McDowall was signed to Syco Music, a subdivision of record label giant, Sony Music.
Befo... | 46,993 | triviaqa-train |
In July this year we saw the final Space Shuttle mission. Which shuttle was used for the voyage? | Tests and has no orbital capability. Four fully operational orbiters were initially built: "Columbia", "Challenger", "Discovery", and "Atlantis". Of these, two were lost in mission accidents: "Challenger" in 1986 and "Columbia" in 2003, with a total of fourteen astronauts killed. A fifth operational (and sixth in total... | was the first foreign citizen to participate in a shuttle flight. Lichtenberg was a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to STS-9, the scientist-astronaut Garriott had spent 56 days in orbit in 1973 aboard Skylab. Commanding the mission was veteran astronaut John Young, making his sixth and fi... | 46,994 | triviaqa-train |
Peter Falk AKA Columbo died this year. What month? | producers for the series announced that they were attempting to shop the project to foreign production companies. However, Falk was diagnosed with dementia in late 2007. During a 2009 court trial over Falk's care, Dr Stephen Read stated that the actor's condition had deteriorated so badly that Falk could no longer reme... | 22 episodes. In 1966, he also co-starred in a television production of "Brigadoon" with Robert Goulet.
In 1971, Pierre Cossette produced the first Grammy Awards show on television with some help from Falk. Cossette writes in his autobiography, "What meant the most to me, though, is the fact that Peter Falk saved my ass... | 46,995 | triviaqa-train |
What Shakespeare play did true love never run smooth? | from a folk story. Like "The Two Gentlemen of Verona", in which two friends appear to approve of rape, the "Shrew's" story of the taming of a woman's independent spirit by a man sometimes troubles modern critics, directors, and audiences.
Shakespeare's early classical and Italianate comedies, containing tight double pl... | Reade defended himself vigorously. Five more novels followed in quick succession: "The Course of True Love Never Did Run Smooth" (1857), "White Lies" (1857), "Jack of all Trades" (1858), "The Autobiography of a Thief" (1858), and "Love Me Little, Love Me Long" (1859). "White Lies" started as a translation of Auguste Ma... | 46,996 | triviaqa-train |
Which type of full moon follows a harvest moon? | Full moon
The full moon is the lunar phase when the Moon appears fully illuminated from Earth's perspective. This occurs when Earth is located between the Sun and the Moon (more exactly, when the ecliptic longitudes of the Sun and Moon differ by 180°). This means that the lunar hemisphere facing Earth – the near side –... | all data types.
- formula_9 is the kind of a unary type constructor, which takes a type of kind formula_10 and produces a type of kind formula_11.
An inhabited type (as proper types are called in Haskell) is a type which has values. For instance, ignoring type classes which complicate the picture, codice_1 is a value o... | 46,997 | triviaqa-train |
Which pop singer was Glad to be Gay? | Glad to Be Gay
"Glad to Be Gay" is a song by British punk rock/new wave group Tom Robinson Band. It is one of their defining songs, in addition to being considered Britain's national gay anthem since its release.
Song information.
The song was originally written by Tom Robinson for a London gay pride parade in 1976, in... | glad I actually stayed out of the spotlight."
Pop singer Taylor Swift performed vocals for the song "Half of My Heart" on Mayer's November 2009 album "Battle Studies". Rumors began to circulate in the media that the two were a couple, an assertion that neither addressed. However, Swift released a song called "Dear John... | 46,998 | triviaqa-train |
The Wheel Spins Ethel Lina White basis for what Hitchcock film? | Steps" (1935) and "The Lady Vanishes" (1938), are ranked among the greatest British films of the 20th century.
By 1939 Hitchcock was a filmmaker of international importance, and film producer David O. Selznick persuaded him to move to Hollywood. A string of successful films followed, including "Rebecca" (1940), "Foreig... | - Margiad Evans - "Creed"
- Geraint Goodwin - "The Heyday in the Blood"
- W. F. Grimes - "The Megalithic Monuments of Wales"
- I. D. Hooson - "Cerddi a Baledi"
- Kate Roberts (author) - "Traed mewn cyffion"
- Bertrand Russell - "Which Way to Peace?"
- Dylan Thomas - "Twenty-five Poems", including "And death shall have ... | 46,999 | triviaqa-train |
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