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Kali is the goddess of death in who's mythology? | Kali
Kali (, , (), also known as ' () or ' (), is a Hindu goddess. Kali is one of the ten Mahavidyas, a list which combines Sakta and Buddhist goddesses.
Kali's earliest appearance is that of a destroyer of evil forces. She is the most powerful form of Shakti. She is the goddess of one of the four subcategories of the ... | the goddess. A celebration of Kali Puja in Kolkata , Bhubaneswar and in Guwahati is also held in a large cremation ground where she is believed to dwell.
The "pandal"s also house images of god Shiva - the consort of Kali, Ramakrishna and Bamakhepa- two famous Bengali Kali devotees along with scenes from mythology of Ka... | 47,100 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the river which flows through Baghdad? | - Yarmouk
- Jesr Diyala
- Abu Disher
- Raghiba Khatoun
- Arab Jibor
- Al-Fathel
- Al-Ubedy
- Al-Washash
- Al-Wazireya
Geography.
The city is located on a vast plain bisected by the Tigris river. The Tigris splits Baghdad in half, with the eastern half being called "Risafa" and the Western half known as "Karkh". The lan... | tomb of Felix O'Dulany, Bishop of the Diocese of Ossory when the abbey was founded.
Duiske Abbey in Graiguenamanagh founded in 1204 was one of the first and largest Cistercians monasteries in Ireland. What remains of the monastery is a large gothic church which beautifully dominates the town centre in Graiguenamanagh. ... | 47,101 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the creator of the children's character 'Noddy'? | Noddy (character)
Noddy is a fictional character created by English children's author Enid Blyton, originally published between 1949 and 1963. Noddy was illustrated by the Dutch artist Eelco Martinus ten Harmsen van der Beek from 1949 until his death in 1953, after which the work was continued by Peter Wienk. Televisio... | . 1950 itself would see the premier of the long-running children's TV series "Watch with Mother" (1950–74) which would not include animation per se, but would feature several puppet-based segments (such as "Andy Pandy" and "Flower Pot Men") that would later become staples of British children's popular imaginary and ani... | 47,102 | triviaqa-train |
How many spires does Litchfield Cathedral have? | it is not uncommon to find Christians in a single city being served by three or more cathedrals of differing denominations.
The word "cathedral", as the seat of a bishop, is found in most languages; however in Europe a cathedral church can be referred to as a "Duomo" (for example in Italian, Spanish) or "Dom" (e.g. Ger... | . Many are listed among the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Many cathedrals, because of their large size and the fact that they often have towers, spires or domes, have until the 20th century, been the major landmarks in cities or in views across the countryside. With highrise building, civil action has been taken in some... | 47,103 | triviaqa-train |
Which popular TV cartoon show was created by Matt Groening? | time. Examples of these are:
During the 1990s more mature content than those of traditional cartoon series began to appear more widely, extending beyond a primary audience of children. These cartoon series included "The Simpsons", "The Ren & Stimpy Show", "Rocko's Modern Life", "Beavis and Butt-Head", "King of the Hill... | liked it, and offered Matt Groening a spot in the magazine; soon after "Life in Hell" debuted as a comic strip in the avant-garde "Wet" magazine in 1978, to which Groening made his first professional cartoon sale. The first strip, entitled "Forbidden Words", appeared in the September/October issue. Popular in the under... | 47,104 | triviaqa-train |
What is the British bird having the Latin name 'Pica pica'? | DNA found that magpies in east and northeast China are genetically very similar to each other but differ from those in northwest China and Spain.
Taxonomy and systematics Etymology.
Magpies were originally known as simply "pies". This comes from a proto-Indoeuropean root meaning "pointed", in reference to either the be... | see List of "Samurai Pizza Cats" characters
Other uses.
- "Pika" (subgenus), a subgenus of the genus "Ochotona", aka the "Pika pika"
See also.
- Pika (disambiguation)
- "Pika Pika Fantajin" (), 2014 album by Kyary Pamyu Pamyu ()
- Pica pica, a bird species
- DJ Pica Pica Pica, a Japanese DJ
- Pica (disambiguation)
- PI... | 47,105 | triviaqa-train |
Which novelist wrote 'Jude the Obscure'? | Jude the Obscure
Jude the Obscure is a novel by Thomas Hardy, which began as a magazine serial in December 1894 and was first published in book form in 1895. It is Hardy's last completed novel. Its protagonist, Jude Fawley, is a working-class young man, a stonemason, who dreams of becoming a scholar. The other main cha... | Winterbottom, starring Christopher Eccleston and Kate Winslet
- A two-part musical stage adaptation of "Jude the Obscure" by Ian Finley (book), Bruce Benedict (music), Jonathan Fitts (music), and Jerome Davis (lyrics), premiered at Burning Coal Theatre Company in Raleigh, NC in April 2012
- A podcast called "Obscure" w... | 47,106 | triviaqa-train |
Montego Bay can be found on which Caribbean island? | Montego Bay
Montego Bay is the capital of the parish of St. James and is also Jamaica's only other officially incorporated city, referred to as "The Second City" or more widely known as "MoBay" in local lingo and sometimes "Bay" by the locals. The city is however the fourth largest urban area by population after Kingst... | largest Anglophone city in the Caribbean, after primate city, Kingston.
Montego Bay is a popular tourist destination featuring duty-free shopping, a cruise line terminal and several beaches and resorts. The city is served by the Donald Sangster International Airport, the busiest airport in the Anglophone Caribbean, whi... | 47,107 | triviaqa-train |
Who rode 'Teenoso' to victory in the 1983 Derby? | Teenoso
Teenoso (7 April 1980 – October 4, 1999) was an American-bred British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. After showing moderate form as a two-year-old he improved in the spring of 1983 to win the Group Three Lingfield Derby Trial and then won the Classic Epsom Derby, giving Lester Piggott a record ninth win in the... | first time since the 1983 Irish Derby as he was sent to France to contest the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud. Piggott positioned Teenoso in fourth place before taking the lead in the straight. Teenoso went two lengths clear of his opponents and held the late challenge of the outsider Fly Me to win by a neck. Shortly before ... | 47,108 | triviaqa-train |
By what pen name did we know Eric Blair? | Life Early years.
Eric Arthur Blair was born on 25 June 1903 in Motihari, Bihar, British India. His great-grandfather, Charles Blair, was a wealthy country gentleman in Dorset who married Lady Mary Fane, daughter of the Earl of Westmorland, and had income as an absentee landlord of plantations in Jamaica. His grandfath... | the following:
You take your son to the zoo, see several zebras, and, when questioned by your son, tell him they are zebras. Do you know they are zebras? Well, most of us would have little hesitation saying that we did know this. We know what zebras look like, and, besides, this is the city zoo and the animals are in a... | 47,109 | triviaqa-train |
In which European country are the 'Cantabrian Mountains? | Czechs (c. 10 million),
7. () Serbs (c. 10 million),
8. Bulgarians (c. 10 million),
9. Albanians (c. 7 to 10 million).
About 20–25 million residents (3%) are members of diasporas of non-European origin. The population of the European Union, with some five hundred million residents, accounts for two thirds of the Europe... | such as the Cantabrian brown bear and Cantabrian Capercaillie, by reversing habitat fragmentation. There are recovery plans in operation for both of these animals as they need to extend their range within the Cantabrian mountains in order to build sustainable populations.
History Special Protection Area.
"Bosque de Mun... | 47,110 | triviaqa-train |
What is the SI unit of Pressure or Stress? | Pa, that is, newtons per square metre) in the International System, or pounds per square inch (psi) in the Imperial system. Because mechanical stresses easily exceed a million Pascals, MPa, which stands for megapascal, is a common unit of stress.
Overview Causes and effects.
Stress in a material body may be due to mult... | Pounds per square inch
The pound per square inch or, more accurately, pound-force per square inch (symbol: lbf/in; abbreviation: psi) is a unit of pressure or of stress based on avoirdupois units. It is the pressure resulting from a force of one pound-force applied to an area of one square inch. In SI units, 1 psi is a... | 47,111 | triviaqa-train |
Which country principally administers the Turks and Caicos Islands? | , with islanders gaining full British citizenship. A new constitution was promulgated in 2006, however in 2009 Premier Michael Misick resigned in the face of corruption charges, and the United Kingdom took over direct control of the government. A new constitution was promulgated in October 2012 and the government was r... | Football in the Turks and Caicos Islands
The sport of association football in the Turks and Caicos Islands is run by the Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association. The association administers the national football team, as well as the WIV Provo Premier League. | 47,112 | triviaqa-train |
The highest waterfall in the Southern Hemisphere is located in which country? | Tropic of Cancer (i.e., in the Northern Hemisphere), the Moon moves from right to left during solar eclipses.
Cyclones and tropical storms spin clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere (as opposed to anticlockwise in the Northern Hemisphere) due to the Coriolis effect.
The southern temperate zone, a subsection of the South... | Skiing in Victoria, Australia
Skiing in Victoria, Australia takes place in the Australian Alps located in the State of Victoria during the southern hemisphere winter. Victoria is the State with the greatest number of ski resorts in Australia. The highest peak in Victoria is Mount Bogong at 1986m. The first ski tow was ... | 47,113 | triviaqa-train |
What was writer Mark Twain's real surname? | Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was lauded as the "greatest humorist this country has produced", and William Faulkner called him "the father of American literature". Hi... | singer Richard Smallwood set a version to music in 1990.
Literary references.
The question "What is man?" from Psalm 8 may have inspired the reflection What a piece of work is a man in Shakespeare's "Hamlet". The question also appears as the title of Mark Twain's essay "What Is Man?". The title ". . . That Thou Art Min... | 47,114 | triviaqa-train |
Which rugby union team defeated Saracens to win the Heineken cup in 201A? | one team and the highest points difference (28).
The final edition of the tournament as constituted as the Heineken Cup was won for a second time by Toulon at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff in May 2014.
History Champions Cup.
History Champions Cup 2014–18.
The tournament began on 17 October 2014, with Harlequins pla... | union: 2007–08 Heineken Cup pool stage, Round 6
- In Pool 4, Saracens become the first team to advance to the quarterfinals, defeating Glasgow Warriors 21–17 in Glasgow. The win also assures Saracens a home quarterfinal. (European Rugby Cup)
17 January 2008 (Thursday).
- Basketball: Euroleague
- One club (in bold) secu... | 47,115 | triviaqa-train |
What Is the continental equivalent of a Marquis? | army along the frontier.
Belgium.
Several marquesses (Markies/Marquis) lived in Belgium, this title still exists today (see "Belgian nobility" § "Current marquesses").
Spain.
Currently in Spain the rank of Marquess/Marchioness (/) still exists. One hundred forty-two of them are Spanish grandees. Normally a ' is address... | tribunal has been properly constituted under applicable law, and
3. what matters are to be determined by the arbitration under the agreement.
The doctrine, although continental in origin, has been recognised at common law, and has now been widely codified into national law.
Hearing.
An "arbitration hearing" can be eith... | 47,116 | triviaqa-train |
Later used to advertise Yellow Pages on T.V. which group's most successful hit single was Yellow River? | Yellow River (song)
"Yellow River" is a popular song recorded by the British band Christie. Written by band leader Jeff Christie, it was offered to The Tremeloes, who recorded it with the intention of releasing it as a single early in 1970. However, after the success of their then most recent single, "Call Me Number On... | band at one time also included Daryl Dragon, later the male half of Captain & Tennille.
The Yellow Balloon released multiple singles, including their hit "Yellow Balloon" which peaked at #25 on the Billboard 100 Chart and "Good Feelin' Time" both taken from the group's debut album.
The band's 1967 self-titled LP was re... | 47,117 | triviaqa-train |
In the Charles Dickens novel 'A Tale of Two Cities' Sidney Carton exchanges places with which other character? | whimsical names. The likes of Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, Jacob Marley, Bob Cratchit, Oliver Twist, The Artful Dodger, Fagin, Bill Sikes, Pip, Miss Havisham, Sydney Carton, Charles Darnay, David Copperfield, Mr Micawber, Abel Magwitch, Daniel Quilp, Samuel Pickwick, Wackford Squeers, and Uriah Heep are so well known as... | Sydney Carton
Sydney Carton is a central character in Charles Dickens' novel "A Tale of Two Cities". He is a shrewd young Englishman educated at Shrewsbury School, and sometime junior to his fellow barrister Stryver. Carton is portrayed as a brilliant but depressed and cynical drunkard who is full of self-loathing beca... | 47,118 | triviaqa-train |
On the maps of the London Underground which line is coloured brown? | UERL) in 1902 to finance and operate three tube lines, the Baker Street and Waterloo Railway (Bakerloo), the Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway (Hampstead) and the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway, (Piccadilly), which all opened between 1906 and 1907. When the "Bakerloo" was so named in July 190... | centre. These services are free for passengers.
Services Vantage.
On 3 April 2016, First Greater Manchester commenced operating services on the 4.5 mile North West Guided busway between Leigh and Ellenbrook under the Vantage brand.
Route branding.
First Greater Manchester originally branded their frequent services as a... | 47,119 | triviaqa-train |
Which former Middle East hostage wrote the book 'An Evil Cradling'? | Brian Keenan (writer)
Brian Keenan (born 28 September 1950 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish writer whose work includes the book "An Evil Cradling", an account of the four and a half years he spent as a hostage in Beirut, Lebanon from 11 April 1986 to 24 August 1990.
Life.
Keenan was born into a working... | .
Works.
"An Evil Cradling" is an autobiographical book by Keenan about his four years as a hostage in Beirut. The book revolves heavily around the great friendship he experienced with fellow hostage John McCarthy, and the brutality that was inflicted upon them by their captors. It was the 1991 winner of the "Irish Tim... | 47,120 | triviaqa-train |
Before moving to the city of Metropolis in which American town did Superman grow up | in a small spaceship moments before Krypton was destroyed in a natural cataclysm. His ship landed in the American countryside, near the fictional town of Smallville. He was found and adopted by farmers Jonathan and Martha Kent, who named him Clark Kent. Clark developed various superhuman abilities, such as incredible s... | stops the bullet. He is now, again, "faster than a speeding bullet".
In the heated battle, Superman defeats all of the villains, then switches back to Clark Kent as he heads to the Daily Planet. Later, above Metropolis, Superman picks up something and tries to listen in. Then, dozens of Sunstone crystals grow out from ... | 47,121 | triviaqa-train |
Used to suckle the infant Jupiter what name is given in mythology to the Horn of Plenty? | Cornucopia
In classical antiquity, the cornucopia (from Latin "cornu copiae"), also called the horn of plenty, was a symbol of abundance and nourishment, commonly a large horn-shaped container overflowing with produce, flowers or nuts.
In mythology.
Mythology offers multiple explanations of the origin of the cornucopia... | Faroe Islands. It is legally possible in Finland as people of Icelandic ethnic naming are specifically named in the name law. When people of this name convert to standards of other cultures, the phrase is often condensed into one word, creating last names like Jacobsen (Jacob's Son). In Kafirstan (now part of Pakistan)... | 47,122 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the leading role in the T.V Western series 'Branded'? | Branded (TV series)
Branded is an American Western series that aired on NBC from 1965 through 1966. It was sponsored by Procter & Gamble in its Sunday night, 8:30 p.m. Eastern time period. The production is staged in the post Civil War old west. The show starred Chuck Connors as Jason McCord, a United States Army caval... | Rajesh Shringarpure
Rajesh Shringarpure is an Indian film actor who appears in Hindi and Marathi films. Rajesh is best known for his negative role in "Sarkar Raj". He also played an important role in "Murder 3". He is known for his brawny looks. He played the role of Seleucus I Nicator in the T.V. series "Chandragupta ... | 47,123 | triviaqa-train |
Which golfer won the U.S. Masters in 2014? | , won his first major championship by making a birdie on the final hole to beat Ernie Els by a stroke. Mickelson also won the tournament in 2006 and 2010. In 2011, the tournament was won by South African Charl Schwartzel, who birdied the final four holes to win by two strokes. In 2012, Bubba Watson won the tournament o... | Bradley Neil
Bradley Hay Neil (born 16 January 1996) is a Scottish professional golfer. He won the 2014 Amateur Championship.
Amateur career.
In 2013, Neil won the Scottish Boys Championship. In 2014, he won The Amateur Championship, defeating Zander Lombard 2&1 in the final. This win qualified him for the Open Champio... | 47,124 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the plays The Rose Tattoo' and The Night of The Iguana'? | The Rose Tattoo (film)
The Rose Tattoo is a 1955 American film adaptation of the Tennessee Williams play of the same name. It was adapted by Williams and Hal Kanter and directed by Daniel Mann, with stars Anna Magnani, Burt Lancaster, Marisa Pavan and Jo Van Fleet. Williams originally wrote the play for Italian Anna Ma... | Streetcar Named Desire" were adapted as motion pictures. Later plays also adapted for the screen included "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", "The Rose Tattoo", "Orpheus Descending", "The Night of the Iguana", "Sweet Bird of Youth", and "Summer and Smoke."
After the extraordinary successes of the 1940s and 1950s, he had more pers... | 47,125 | triviaqa-train |
Which former 'Liverbird' went on to play The District Nurse' on T.V? | The District Nurse
The District Nurse is a British television series, produced by BBC Wales and shown on BBC One between 1984 and 1987.
The series was a period drama created by Julia Smith and Tony Holland (who both went on to create "EastEnders") and starred Nerys Hughes as Megan Roberts, the titular district nurse fi... | he returned home to Pomona, Ca to play for Cal-Poly's basketball team from 1979-1980. Milton's 6'7 stature quickly gained him notice among the NCAA division II teams. In 1993 he attracted the attention of the Harlem Globetrotters, landing a position on their team. He went on tour with the Globetrotters a few seasons wh... | 47,126 | triviaqa-train |
What did the English dancer Margaret Kelly found in 1932? | Margaret Kelly (dancer)
Margaret Leibovici OBE (née Kelly; 24 June 1910 – 11 September 2004), known as Miss Bluebell, was an Irish dancer who was the founder of the Bluebell Girls dance troupe.
Biography.
Margaret Kelly was born in Dublin on 24 June 1910 at the Rotunda Hospital. She never knew her parents. An Irish pri... | 1939 until 1951, and later returned in a leadership role. Unlike the film, Isabel did not get pregnant while she was with the company; however, during this time Isabel married fellow dancer Kelly Brown, who was widely sought after. Margaret Craske was the head of the company when Isabel and Nora were there.
Kaye contin... | 47,127 | triviaqa-train |
Which acid is known as Aqua Fortis? | most concentrated form of nitric acid at Standard Temperature and Pressure (STP). Nitrogen oxides (NO) are soluble in nitric acid.
Physical and chemical properties Fuming nitric acid.
A commercial grade of fuming nitric acid contains 98% HNO and has a density of 1.50 g/cm. This grade is often used in the explosives ind... | Blanching (coinage)
Blanching is the whitening of metal, by various means, such as soaking in acid or by coating with tin. This term is commonly used in coinage, in which pieces are given a lustre and brilliance before images are struck into the surface.
The ancient method of blanching involved putting the pieces, afte... | 47,128 | triviaqa-train |
Which horse won the Epsom Derby in June 2014? | including the oldest, the Kentucky Derby. Other national equivalents include the Australian Derby, the New Zealand Derby, and the Tokyo Yūshun.
Epsom Fair.
For many years the Derby was run on a Wednesday or a Thursday and on the day huge crowds would come from London, not only to see the race but to enjoy other enterta... | 1913 Epsom Derby
The 1913 Epsom Derby, sometimes referred to as “The Suffragette Derby”, was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on 4 June 1913. It was the 134th running of the Derby. The race was won, controversially, by Aboyeur at record 100–1 odds. The winner was ridden by Edwin Piper and trained by Alan Cu... | 47,129 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the diver Mike Nelson in the T.V. series 'Sea Hunt’? | Sea Hunt
Sea Hunt is an American action adventure television series that aired in syndication from 1958 to 1961 and was popular for decades afterwards. The series originally aired for four seasons, with 155 episodes produced. It stars Lloyd Bridges as former United States Navy frogman Mike Nelson, and was produced by I... | (1958) based on a script by Paddy Chayefsky based on the life of Marilyn Monroe; Bridges played a sportsman based on Joe di Maggio opposite Kim Stanley. He directed "Piano to Thunder Springs" for "Target" (1958).
Career "Sea Hunt" (1958–61).
Bridges gained wide recognition as Mike Nelson, the main character in the tele... | 47,130 | triviaqa-train |
For which film did screen tough-guy Lee Marvin win a Best Actor award at the 1966 Oscars? | Lee Marvin
Lee Marvin (February 19, 1924 – August 29, 1987) was an American film and television actor.
Known for his distinctive voice and premature white hair, Marvin initially appeared in supporting roles, mostly villains, soldiers, and other hardboiled characters. A prominent television role was that of Detective Li... | . At the 38th Academy Awards ceremony in 1966 it was nominated for five Oscars including one for Lee Marvin who won for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Other nominated categories included Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium, Best Editing, Best Music, Original Song and Best Music, Scoring of Mus... | 47,131 | triviaqa-train |
Which T.V competition was won in 2014 by Collabro? | Collabro
Collabro are a UK-based musical theatre group and winners of the eighth series of "Britain's Got Talent" in 2014. The group consists of Michael Auger, Jamie Lambert, Matthew Pagan and Thomas J. Redgrave, and previously, Richard Hadfield until his departure from the band in June 2016. Collabro was voted the UK'... | received the highest number of votes from the public (receiving 62.3% of the total votes cast), ensuring their automatic progression to the final.
During the live final on 7 June, Collabro performed a different arrangement of their audition song "Stars" for which they received 26.5% of the vote, winning the competition... | 47,132 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the westernmost of the six African countries on the equator? | few remaining indigenous Khoisan ("San" or "Bushmen") and Pygmy peoples in southern and central Africa, respectively. Bantu-speaking Africans also predominate in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, and are found in parts of southern Cameroon. In the Kalahari Desert of Southern Africa, the distinct people known as the Bushmen ... | nations (Palau, Djibouti, Togo, etc.). Most participants had little trouble recognizing the major European and Asian countries but many people on both teams had trouble locating small Pacific Islands and some African countries.
The trivia questions were sometimes related directly to geography, e. g., "Made up of 33 ato... | 47,133 | triviaqa-train |
In which capital city are the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund? | International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), also known as the Fund, is an international organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., consisting of 189 countries working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment an... | holds the headquarters of important international organizations such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the Organization of American States. The signing of the North Atlantic Treaty took place in Washington; this treaty established NATO, which took part in the Cold War, and by its end, Washington w... | 47,134 | triviaqa-train |
Which two word Latin phrase means 'Seize the Day? | Carpe diem
Translation.
is the second-person singular present active imperative of "carpō" "pick or pluck" used by Horace to mean "enjoy, seize, make use of". "Diem" is the accusative of "dies" "day". A more literal translation of would thus be "pluck the day [as it is ripe]"—that is, enjoy the moment.
History.
Histor... | Hebrew text reads "dag gadol" (דג גדול), which literally means "great fish". The Septuagint translates this phrase into Greek as "mega ketos" (μέγα κῆτος). The term "ketos" alone means "huge fish", and in Greek mythology the term was closely associated with sea monsters. Jerome later translated this phrase as "piscis g... | 47,135 | triviaqa-train |
Which actor, a former hospital patient in the T.V. comedy series 'Only When I Laugh' went on to play the Irish R.M.? | now stands on the site. The design of the course preserved the large number of mature trees, and in addition the house's date stone and a number of other items are on display.
Furness House, near Naas, was used as Castle Knox, the home of Sir Valentine and Lady Knox and their daughter Sally.
For the second and third se... | Only When I Laugh (film)
Only When I Laugh is a 1981 American comedy-drama film based on Neil Simon's play "The Gingerbread Lady".
The story is about an alcoholic Broadway actress who tries to stay sober, while dealing with the problems of her teenaged daughter and her friends: an overly vain woman who fears the loss o... | 47,136 | triviaqa-train |
Later used to advertise Nimble bread which group's most successful single was 'I Can't Let Maggie Go'? | Honeybus
Honeybus were a 1960s pop group formed in April 1967, in London. They are best known for their 1968 UK Top 10 hit single, "I Can't Let Maggie Go", written by Pete Dello who also composed their previous single "(Do I Figure) In Your Life", later recorded by Dave Berry, Ian Matthews, Joe Cocker, Dave Stewart, Pa... | quiet," she later wrote, "Then all of a sudden I heard a low rumble, like there was thunder coming from every corner of the room." The thunder was used for the introduction and was featured prominently throughout the remainder of the song, the only one of which Ronnie recorded in a single take. "Walking in the Rain" be... | 47,137 | triviaqa-train |
What was author Lewis Carroll's real surname? | Lewis Carroll
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (; 27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English writer of world-famous children's fiction, notably "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and its sequel "Through the Looking-Glass". He was noted for his facility at word play, logic, an... | the Looking Glass Wars. "The Looking Glass Wars" is thus supposedly a faithful recording of this story.
Plot.
The premise of the book is that Lewis Carroll's novel "Alice in Wonderland" was fiction, but that the character Alice is real, as, indeed, is the world of Wonderland. Carroll's novel is said to have been inspir... | 47,138 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the plays 'Biloxi Blues' and The Sunshine Boys'? | The Sunshine Boys
The Sunshine Boys is a play by Neil Simon that was produced on Broadway in 1972 and later adapted for film and television.
Plot.
The play's protagonists are Al Lewis and Willie Clark. Lewis and Clark were once a successful vaudevillian comedy duo known as the Sunshine Boys. During the later years of t... | " at the time. Their professional association began with "The Sunshine Boys" in 1972 and continued with "The Good Doctor", "God's Favorite", "Chapter Two", "They're Playing Our Song", "I Ought to Be in Pictures", "Brighton Beach Memoirs", "Biloxi Blues", "Broadway Bound", "Lost in Yonkers", "Jake's Women", "The Goodbye... | 47,139 | triviaqa-train |
Which motorway connects London to Brighton? | , many bus routes, coach services and taxis. A Rapid Transport System has been under consideration for some years. Trolleybuses, trams, ferries and hydrofoil services have operated in the past.
Brighton is connected to the national road network by the A23 (London Road) northwards, and by two east–west routes: the A259 ... | to Roselands and south to Hurstville. The road has palm trees running through its median strip as a nod to its Californian namesake. The other main road in Beverly Hills is Stoney Creek Road. This road intersects King Georges Road and connects Beverly Hills west to Peakhurst, Menai and east to Rockdale, Brighton-Le-San... | 47,140 | triviaqa-train |
How many players are there on a hurling team? | line. Shorter pitches and smaller goals are used by youth teams.
Rules Teams.
Teams consist of fifteen players: a goalkeeper, three full backs, three half backs, two midfielders, three half forwards and three full forwards (see diagram). The panel is made up of 24–30 players and five substitutions are allowed per game.... | had played with the Kilkenny minor teams in 1949 and 1950 capturing the All Ireland title in 1950. For many years Mick Brophy was the only Danesfort man to hold a senior All Ireland hurling medal. Presently there are two Danesfort players featuring on the Kilkenny senior team - namely Ritchie Hogan and Paul Murphy.
Leg... | 47,141 | triviaqa-train |
The Wind of Change speech in 1960 by Harold Macmillan was made to the parliament of which country? | tour of Africa that began on 5 January. He began with Ghana, Nigeria, Rhodesia & Nyasaland and then South Africa where the meeting finally happened with Prime Minister Verwoerd. Macmillan tried to explain the necessity of change brought upon them by the two world wars.
When Harold Macmillan delivered his speech, it was... | The question of full independence, or the less controversial home rule, did not re-enter the political mainstream until 1960, after the famous Wind of Change speech by UK Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. This speech marked the start of a rapid decolonisation in Africa and the end of the British Empire. The UK had alrea... | 47,142 | triviaqa-train |
The flag of Cornwall is a white cross on a background of what colour? | hope of fostering better relations with the civilian population in the area south west of Baghdad. Leaflets were distributed to Iraqi civilians, by members of the Black Watch, depicting troops and vehicles set against a backdrop of the Saltire.
Immediately prior to, and following, the merger in March 2006 of Scotland's... | Flag of Shetland
The flag of Shetland is a white or silver Nordic cross on a blue background. The flag uses the colours of the flag of Scotland, but in the form of the Nordic cross in order to symbolise Shetland's historical and cultural ties with Scandinavia. As with all Scottish flags, its proportions and colour shad... | 47,143 | triviaqa-train |
What is the meaning of the Latin word diluvium as used in the word antediluvian? | Diluvium
Historically, diluvium was a term in geology for superficial deposits formed by flood-like operations of water, and so contrasted with alluvium or alluvial deposits formed by slow and steady aqueous agencies. The term was formerly given to the boulder clay deposits, which some early geologists supposed had bee... | Hoya Saxa
Hoya Saxa is the official cheer and "college yell" of Georgetown University and its athletics teams. The term is an Ancient Greek word usually transliterated from as from the word () meaning "such" or "what" as in "what manner of", and is used in certain Biblical quotations. "" is Latin for "rocks" or "small ... | 47,144 | triviaqa-train |
In which Dutch city did the 2015 Tour de France start? | 2015 Tour de France
The 2015 Tour de France was the 102nd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The -long race consisted of 21 stages, starting on 4 July in Utrecht, the Netherlands, and concluding on 26 July with the Champs-Élysées stage in Paris. A total of 198 riders from 22 teams entered the ... | Dylan Groenewegen
Dylan Groenewegen (born 21 June 1993) is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Career.
In October 2015 he announced that he had signed with on an initial three-year deal from 2016. He was named in the start list for the 2016 Tour de France. The following yea... | 47,145 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the song Mr Tambourine Man which reached Number One for The Byrds in 1965? | had also spent time as a professional songwriter at the Brill Building in New York City, under the tutelage of Bobby Darin. By early 1964, McGuinn had become enamored with the music of the Beatles, and had begun to intersperse his solo folk repertoire with acoustic versions of Beatles' songs. While performing at The Tr... | Man" album.
According to Byrds' manager Jim Dickson, the executives at Columbia Records felt it was too risky to release a poetic song like "Mr. Tambourine Man" as the A-side of the Byrds' first single and wanted "I Knew I'd Want You" to be the A-side instead, but at the insistence of producer Terry Melcher, "Mr. Tambo... | 47,146 | triviaqa-train |
What is the family name of Dmitri, Ivan and Alexei in an 1880 novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky? | Major characters.
Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov is the father, a 55-year-old "sponger" and buffoon who sires three sons during his two marriages. He is rumored to have fathered an illegitimate son, Pavel Fyodorovich Smerdyakov, whom he employs as his servant. Fyodor takes no interest in any of his sons, who are, as a resu... | at Alexandrinsky Theatre in 1863, and later gained the reputation of a classic of 19th century Russian drama. In 1861 his short novel "An Old Man's Sin" was published, arguably "one of his gentlest and most emotional works, full of sympathy for the lead character."
In the mid-1850s Pisemsky was widely praised as one of... | 47,147 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the female star of the Alfred Hitchcock directed films The Birds and Mamie? | it was announced that Grace Kelly, Princess Grace of Monaco since 1956, would come out of retirement to star in it. When Kelly asked Hitchcock to postpone "Marnie" until 1963 or 1964, he recruited Evan Hunter, author of "The Blackboard Jungle" (1954), to develop a screenplay based on a Daphne du Maurier short story, "T... | High Anxiety
High Anxiety is a 1977 American satirical comedy film produced and directed by Mel Brooks, who also plays the lead. This is Brooks' first film as a producer and first speaking lead role (his first lead role was in "Silent Movie"). Veteran Brooks ensemble members Harvey Korman, Cloris Leachman, and Madeline... | 47,148 | triviaqa-train |
In 1774 who named Norfolk Island after Mary Howard Duchess of Norfolk? | survived her. According to the astronomer William Wales, she had asked the explorer Captain James Cook to name an island after her. He had not heard about the Duchess's death when he discovered a suitable one which he named Norfolk Island in her honour.
Bibliography.
- "Of Her Making: the cultural practices of Mary Blo... | Mary Howard, Duchess of Norfolk (died 1773)
Mary Howard, Duchess of Norfolk (née Mary Blount; ( 1712 – 1773), was a British noblewoman after whom Norfolk Island, a small island in the Pacific Ocean, was named.
Early life.
The youngest of three daughters of Edward Blount (d. 1726) of Blagdon, Paignton in Devon, by his w... | 47,149 | triviaqa-train |
"At the recent Tony Awards who won the award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance as Queen Elizabeth II in the play ""The Audience"" by Peter Morgan?" | Granita restaurant in London in 1994.
In 2006, Morgan received his Academy Award-nomination for "The Deal"'s follow-up, "The Queen", that showed how the death of Princess Diana impacted Prime Minister Tony Blair and the Royal Family. His work on the film eventually awarded him a Golden Globe from the Hollywood Foreign ... | of the production at the Broadhurst Theatre, New York City. It earned seven Tony Award nominations including Best Revival of a Play. McTeer received a Tony Award nomination for her role in "Mary Stuart" and won the Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Actress in a Play. In 2008, the play was also produced at the Ensemble Thea... | 47,150 | triviaqa-train |
What type of cars compete in the FIA WTCC as indicated by the T in the name? | The first World Touring Car Championship, which was open to Group A Touring Cars, was held in 1987 concurrent to the long-running European Touring Car Championship (ETCC). Additional rounds were held outside Europe at Bathurst and Calder Park Raceway in Australia (Calder used a combined circuit of the road course and t... | RCN/CHC and VLN) compete on 15 Saturdays each year, for several hours.
The annual highlight is the 24 Hours Nürburgring weekend, held usually in mid-May, featuring 220 cars – from small cars to Turbo Porsches or factory race cars built by BMW, Opel, Audi, and Mercedes-Benz, over 700 drivers (amateurs and professionals)... | 47,151 | triviaqa-train |
"What term do we use for the style of art known in German as ""Jugendstil""?" | in the Belgian journal "L’Art Moderne" to describe the work of "Les Vingt", twenty painters and sculptors seeking reform through art. The name was popularized by the "Maison de l'Art Nouveau" ("House of the New Art"), an art gallery opened in Paris in 1895 by the Franco-German art dealer Siegfried Bing. In France, Art ... | and what they do, rather than move past them too quickly to the ideas they represent or the reality they purport to depict. In so doing, we necessarily have to ask questions about ... technological mediations and extensions of visual experience."
Visualism.
The term "Visualism" was developed by the German anthropologis... | 47,152 | triviaqa-train |
In which year was the Mutiny on the Bounty? | Mutiny on the Bounty
The mutiny on the Royal Navy vessel occurred in the south Pacific on 28 April 1789. Disaffected crewmen, led by Acting Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, seized control of the ship from their captain Lieutenant William Bligh and set him and 18 loyalists adrift in the ship's open launch. The mutineers v... | . It is eventually restored on DVD.
Academy Awards.
The 8th Academy Awards were held on March 5, 1936, at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. They were hosted by Frank Capra. This was the first year in which the gold statuettes were called "Oscars".
Most nominations: "Mutiny on the Bounty" (MGM) – 8
Major Aw... | 47,153 | triviaqa-train |
In the sitcom Porridge what was the middle name of Norman Fletcher, played by Ronnie Barker? | became "Porridge", airing from 1974–1977, with Barker starring as the cynical and cunning prisoner Norman Stanley Fletcher. "Porridge" was the first sitcom to take place in a prison; "The Times" said the show "was about what it took to survive in prison, the little day-to-day triumphs over the system that kept the pris... | Porridge (TV series)
Porridge is a British sitcom, starring Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale, written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, and broadcast on BBC1 from 1974 to 1977. The programme ran for three series, and included two Christmas specials and a feature film of the same name (in the United States, the fi... | 47,154 | triviaqa-train |
Which musical note is equal to one-eighth of a semibreve? | Musical note
In music, a note is the pitch and duration of a sound, and also its representation in musical notation (♪, ♩). A note can also represent a pitch class. Notes are the building blocks of much written music: discretizations of musical phenomena that facilitate performance, comprehension, and analysis.
The ter... | century, and its British name derives from the "semibrevis" of mensural notation. The whole note and whole rest may also be used in music of free rhythm, such as Anglican chant, to denote a whole measure.
Description.
A whole note (American) or semibreve (British) is a musical note represented by a hollow oval note hea... | 47,155 | triviaqa-train |
Who led a rebellion from Kent against the government of England in 1450? | East and West Kent was the county's main river, the Medway. Men and women from east of the Medway are Men (or Maids) of Kent, those from the west are Kentishmen or Kentish Maids.
During the medieval and early modern period, Kent played a major role in several of England's most notable rebellions, including the Peasants... | of England against the Rebellion of 1088 in favour of the Duke of Normandy, Robert Curthose. The uprising was led by the recently freed Odo, Earl of Kent, Bishop of Bayeux, and joined by several major magnates.
Beginning in March 1088, Alan was granted additional territory by King William from the confiscated lands of ... | 47,156 | triviaqa-train |
"""Baronet with Sam Chifhey Up"" is a painting by which artist born in Liverpool in 1724?" | the largest display of art by Audubon outside the US. A number of artists have also come from the city, including painter George Stubbs who was born in Liverpool in 1724.
The Liverpool Biennial festival of arts runs from mid-September to late November and comprises three main sections; the International, The Independen... | Robert Fowler (artist)
Robert Fowler (1853–1926) was a Scottish artist who painted mythological scenes and landscapes.
Biography.
Fowler was born in Anstruther, Fife, and was brought up mainly by his uncle and aunt while his parents were away on business. He showed a very early aptitude for art, starting first with pen... | 47,157 | triviaqa-train |
Which paper size measures 210 mm by 297 mm? | Paper size
Many paper size standards conventions have existed at different times and in different countries. Today, the A and B series of ISO 216, which includes the commonly used A4 size, are the international standard used by almost every country. However, in many countries in the Americas as well as in the Philippin... | KPÖ) couldn't achieve the 5% threshold required for entering Landtag.
However a red-green coalition (SPÖ and The Greens) was built on 25 November and Michael Häupl was re-elected mayor of Vienna with 65 of 100 votes(getting support of his own party, The Greens and also most notably of the Viennese opposition party ÖVP)... | 47,158 | triviaqa-train |
At which battle of May 1455 was King Henry VI captured, leading to Richard Duke of York being declared Lord Protector? | of Anjou was pregnant, Henry VI was descending into increasing mental instability, by August becoming completely non-responsive and unable to govern. A Great Council of nobles was called, and through shrewd political machinations, Richard had himself declared Lord Protector and chief regent during the mental incapacity... | Beaufort, Cardinal, Bishop of Winchester
- 1447–1450: William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk
- 3 April 1454 – February 1455: Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York
- 19 November 1455 – 25 February 1456: Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, Protector (Regent) for King Henry VI
- 1470–1471: Richard Neville, 16th Earl o... | 47,159 | triviaqa-train |
For what is the C series of paper sizes used? | standard for envelopes is the C series of ISO 269.
International paper sizes.
The international paper size standard is ISO 216. It is based on the German DIN 476 standard for paper sizes. ISO paper sizes are all based on a single aspect ratio of the square root of 2, or approximately 1:1.4142. There are different serie... | references for makeup artists and costume designers, or to provide an immersive landscape reference.
North American paper sizes Loose sizes Architectural sizes.
In addition to the system as listed above, there is a corresponding series of paper sizes used for architectural purposes defined in the same standard, ANSI/AS... | 47,160 | triviaqa-train |
The Mystical Boudoir of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel was the final regular episode of which sitcom? | List of Open All Hours episodes
This is a list of the episodes of "Open All Hours", a BBC sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke. "Open All Hours" stars Ronnie Barker and David Jason as an uncle and nephew who operate a small grocery in South Yorkshire. The programme was introduced to television in 1973, as an episod... | series have not been released individually.
In Australia, the BBC with Roadshow released "Series One: Episodes 1–3 Comedy Bites" in 2010.
Sequel.
In 1984, at which time no new episodes of the series had been produced for two years, a spin-off was proposed based around Lynda Baron's character, Nurse Gladys Emmanuel. Giv... | 47,161 | triviaqa-train |
What number isotope of carbon is used in radiocarbon dating, a method invented by Willard Libby in the 1940s? | Radiocarbon dating
Radiocarbon dating (also referred to as carbon dating or carbon-14 dating) is a method for determining the age of an object containing organic material by using the properties of radiocarbon, a radioactive isotope of carbon.
The method was developed in the late 1940s by Willard Libby, who received th... | least is typically required. Accelerator mass spectrometry is much more sensitive, and samples containing as little as 0.5 milligrams of carbon can be used.
Measurement and results.
For decades after Libby performed the first radiocarbon dating experiments, the only way to measure the in a sample was to detect the radi... | 47,162 | triviaqa-train |
Formerly the capital, which is the largest city in Tanzania? | National Assembly, and some government ministries are located. Dar es Salaam, the former capital, retains most government offices and is the country's largest city, principal port, and leading commercial centre. Tanzania is a "de facto" one-party state with the democratic socialist Chama Cha Mapinduzi party in power.
T... | Malawi
Malawi (, or ; or [maláwi]), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. Malawi spans over and has an estimated population of ... | 47,163 | triviaqa-train |
'One O'Clock Jump' was the theme song fro which jazz musician and his orchestra? | compared with Armstrong's solo improvisations (below) (recorded 1924). Armstrong's solos were a significant factor in making jazz a true 20th-century language. After leaving Henderson's group, Armstrong formed his Hot Five band, where he popularized scat singing.
The Jazz Age Swing in the 1920s and 1930s.
The 1930s bel... | Jean Bouchéty
Jean Bouchéty (born in 1920) is a French musician, bassist, composer and conductor. He has composed several soundtracks.
Biography.
Biography Period Jazz.
In 1949, Jean Bouchéty was a double bass player in the jazz quartet of Geo Daly, alongside Bernard Peiffer on piano and Roger Paraboschi on drums. They... | 47,164 | triviaqa-train |
Which band are photographed outside Salford Lads Club on the inside cover of their album 'The Queen Is Dead'? | ' Club is a recreational club established in 1903 and located in Ordsall. It is a listed building and gained international fame in 1986 when the pop band The Smiths posed in front of it for the inside cover of their album "The Queen Is Dead". A report by English Heritage said "The building is thought to be the most com... | 16, 2007, this announcement may be viewed at www.deadpoetic.com underneath the banner which reads "DEAD POETIC IS NOT DEAD."
As of October 20, 2008, Dead Poetic has been removed from the artists list on the official website of Tooth & Nail Records. Inside the cover of their newest album "The Finest" Brandon Rike made a... | 47,165 | triviaqa-train |
The name of which former US Treasury Secretary completes this banking corporation 'J P Morgan ......'? | JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an American multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in New York City. JPMorgan Chase is the largest bank in the United States, and is ranked by S&P Global as the sixth largest bank in the world by total assets , to the amount of $2.535 trillion. ... | banking system in November 1910. Aldrich and A. P. Andrew (Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Department), Paul Warburg (representing Kuhn, Loeb & Co.), Frank A. Vanderlip (James Stillman's successor as president of the National City Bank of New York), Henry P. Davison (senior partner of J. P. Morgan Company), Charles... | 47,166 | triviaqa-train |
Which actor, most famous for the TV series 'Spooks' was the first to play the 17-year-old 'Alan Strang' in the play 'Equus' in 1973? | is something of a detective story, involving the attempts of the child psychiatrist Dr. Martin Dysart to understand the cause of the boy's actions while wrestling with his own sense of purpose.
The original stage production ran at the National Theatre in London between 1973 and 1975, directed by John Dexter. Alec McCow... | Laurence Olivier's National Theatre, starring in the stage version of Peter Shaffer's play "Equus" as a teenager being treated by a psychiatrist, and in October 1974 repeated the role in the Broadway production, receiving a Tony Award nomination for his performance as Alan Strang.
His first major role as an adult was t... | 47,167 | triviaqa-train |
Who plays 'Ian Fletcher' 'Head of Deliverance of the Olympic Deliverance Commission' in the BBC TV comedy 'Twenty Twelve'? | Twenty Twelve
Twenty Twelve is a BBC television comedy series written and directed by John Morton. Starring Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Hynes and Amelia Bullmore, the programme is a spoof on-location documentary (or mockumentary) following the organisation of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. It was first broadcast on U... | reach.
- It has appeared in the series "The Tomorrow People", as the headquarters for Sam Rees.
- The tower also made multiple appearances on the television show "The Apprentice".
- The popular BBC soap "EastEnders".
- It was also shown as the headquarters of the fictional 'Olympic Deliverance Commission' in the BBC co... | 47,168 | triviaqa-train |
Which US Senator who ran for the White House in 2008 was born in the Panama Canal Zone in 1936? | parent, but also does so retroactively for all children born of at least one US citizen in the Canal Zone before the law's enactment. This rule was later rendered moot when the rules were changed to state that (almost all) children born to U.S. citizens anywhere in the world were considered U.S citizens.
In 2008, durin... | to Marion in December. He went to Texas, where he fished and played golf with his friend Frank Scobey (soon to be Director of the Mint), then took ship for the Panama Canal Zone. He went to Washington, where he was given a hero's welcome when Congress opened in early December as the first sitting senator to be elected ... | 47,169 | triviaqa-train |
Moving to Australia when he was 4, in which country was Russell Crowe born? | Russell Crowe
Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 April 1964) is an actor, film producer and musician. Although a New Zealand citizen, he has lived most of his life in Australia. He came to international attention for his role as the Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic film "Gladiator", directed by... | Sydney co-owner and A-list celebrity Russell Crowe persuaded Burgess to choose his club over others that were competing for his signature, after inviting Burgess and his mother to the set of "Robin Hood", which he was filming in England at the time.
Burgess, in his last game in the UK before moving to the NRL, played a... | 47,170 | triviaqa-train |
Which team won the FA Cup in 1975 - Alan Taylor scoring two goals in the final, as he had in the quarter- final and semi-final replay? | time and a replay was the 1875 final, between the Royal Engineers and the Old Etonians. The initial tie finished 1–1 but the Royal Engineers won the replay 2–0 in normal time. The last replayed final was the 1993 FA Cup Final, when Arsenal and Sheffield Wednesday fought a 1–1 draw. The replay saw Arsenal win the FA Cup... | 1975, even though Rochdale's lower league status meant that they had started two rounds earlier. Taylor had been injured during Rochdale's FA Cup matches and was therefore not cup-tied.
West Ham progressed to the quarter finals and on 8 March 1975 Taylor scored both goals, in what was only his fifth West Ham game, as t... | 47,171 | triviaqa-train |
Which river flows through Worcester and Gloucester? | Worcester
Worcester ( ) is a city in Worcestershire, England, southwest of Birmingham, west-northwest of London, north of Gloucester and northeast of Hereford. The population is approximately 100,000. The River Severn flanks the western side of the city centre, which is overlooked by Worcester Cathedral.
The Battle of ... | course.
The catchment area of the river benefits from melting snow in spring. Gloucester district, although incredibly hot in the main summer months, nevertheless has an annual rainfall averaging . As a result, combined with the merging streams and rivers, periodic serious flooding occurs in the Avon Valley at Gloucest... | 47,172 | triviaqa-train |
The SI unit of Inductance is named after which American who lived from 1797 to 1878? | is the amount of inductance which causes a voltage of 1 volt when the current is changing at a rate of one ampere per second. It is named for Joseph Henry, who discovered inductance independently of Faraday.
History.
The history of electromagnetic induction, a facet of electromagnetism, began with observations of the a... | Practical resistors also have some inductance and capacitance which affect the relation between voltage and current in alternating current circuits.
The ohm (symbol: Ω) is the SI unit of electrical resistance, named after Georg Simon Ohm. An ohm is equivalent to a volt per ampere. Since resistors are specified and manu... | 47,173 | triviaqa-train |
"Whose resignation speech to the House of Commons in 1988 included ""It is rather like sending your opening batsman to the crease, only for them to find, as the first balls are being bowled, that their bats have been broken before the game by the team captain""?" | 's economic policy was influenced by monetarist thinking and economists such as Milton Friedman and Alan Walters. Together with her first Chancellor, Geoffrey Howe, she lowered direct taxes on income and increased indirect taxes. She increased interest rates to slow the growth of the money supply and thereby lower infl... | in Brisbane. She is the 143rd woman to play Test cricket for Australia. In a low-scoring match, she bowled 11 overs, taking 1/8 as the tourists made 124 batting first. Her maiden Test wicket was that of English captain Clare Connor, caught by Cathryn Fitzpatrick. Sthalekar was then given the duty of opening the batting... | 47,174 | triviaqa-train |
Which drinks company is the sponsor of the Grand National at Aintree? | fell at the last while leading. McCain had equalled George Dockeray and Fred Rimell's record feat of training four Grand National winners.
In 2005 John Smith's took over from Martell as main sponsors of the Grand National and many of the other races at the three-day Aintree meeting for the first time. In 2006 John Smit... | 2019 Grand National
The 2019 Grand National (officially known as the Randox Health 2019 Grand National) was the 172nd annual running of the Grand National horse race at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England. The showpiece steeplechase is the pinnacle of a three-day festival which began on 4 April, followed by Ladi... | 47,175 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the largest country in Africa, by area? | is the world's largest exporter of bauxite. As the growth in Africa has been driven mainly by services and not manufacturing or agriculture, it has been growth without jobs and without reduction in poverty levels. In fact, the food security crisis of 2008 which took place on the heels of the global financial crisis pus... | country. Because of its elevation, the country's climate is cooler than in most other regions at the same latitude. Its climate zone can be classified as continental.
Location.
Lesotho is a country in Southern Africa, located at around 29°30' south latitude and 28°30' east longitude. It is the 141st largest country in ... | 47,176 | triviaqa-train |
Which sign of the zodiac comes between Scorpio and Capricorn? | , Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces.
The twelve astrological signs form a celestial coordinate system, or even more specifically an ecliptic coordinate system, which takes the ecliptic as the origin of latitude and the Sun's position at vernal equinox as the origin of longitude.
Na... | Negative sign (astrology)
In astrology, a negative, receptive, dispassive, yin, nocturnal or feminine sign refers to any of the six even-numbered signs of the zodiac: Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn or Pisces. There is no value judgment attached to the terms "negative" or "positive". They may be likened to po... | 47,177 | triviaqa-train |
In which year did the 'Easter Rising' in Dublin begin on Easter Monday, April 24th? | "smelling of the breeze") is celebrated on the Coptic (i.e. Eastern) Easter Monday, though the festival dates back to Pharonic times (about 2700 BC). It is an Egyptian national holiday. Traditional activities include painting eggs, taking meals outdoors, and eating feseekh (fermented mullet).
National observances Irela... | with the rank of captain. In 1785 he purchased a commission as a major in the 12th Dragoons, exchanging this in 1786 for a post in the 13th Foot, where he was appointed lieutenant-colonel in 1789.
He commanded the 13th in the West Indies in 1790, and served a second time in the West Indies commanding a battalion of gre... | 47,178 | triviaqa-train |
Following the awarding of city status to St. Asaph earlier this year, there are now six cities in Wales. Which city is first alphabetically? | are much smaller than Stirling council area.
Current practice of granting city status City councils Wales.
Cardiff, Newport and Swansea are principal areas and have city councils. The city councils of Bangor, St Asaph and St Davids are community councils with limited powers.
Current practice of granting city status Cit... | now home to Ysgol Glan Clwyd, a Welsh medium secondary school that opened in Rhyl in 1956 and moved to St Asaph in 1969. It was the first Welsh medium secondary school in Wales.
Twinning.
St Asaph is twinned with the town of Bégard in Brittany, France.
Festivities.
Every year the city hosts the North Wales Internationa... | 47,179 | triviaqa-train |
Which river can be crossed using the Scotswood Bridge or the Shields Ferry? | Scotswood Bridge
Scotswood Bridge is one of the main bridges crossing the River Tyne in North East England. It links the west end of Newcastle upon Tyne on the north bank of the river with the MetroCentre and Blaydon in Gateshead on the south bank. It is situated upstream of the better-known city centre bridges.
The Ch... | over by the adjacent Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Bridge No. 1, which is currently being rebuilt for use by cyclists and pedestrians traveling the Schuylkill River Trail.
Ferry.
Before bridges crossed the Schuylkill, three ferries provided the main connections between Philadelphia and points west and... | 47,180 | triviaqa-train |
French actress Catherine Deneuve was the second wife of which photographer? | a woman to say "no" to a sexual proposition from a man, without the accompanying right for a man to first make such a proposition.
Personal life.
Deneuve speaks fluent French, Italian and English and has some knowledge of Spanish, though she does not speak the language fluently. Her hobbies and passions include gardeni... | José Sánchez Gomes, Spanish flamenco singer and songwriter. One of the five children born to flamenco guitarist Antonio Sánchez Pecino and his Portuguese wife, Lúcia Gomes, Pepe, like his brother, Paco, adopted his professional name to honor their mother.
- Catherine Deneuve, French actress, was born Catherine Fabienne... | 47,181 | triviaqa-train |
Which actor, one of the stars of the t.v. series 'New Tricks' was the first to play the innkeeper 'Thenardier' in 'Les Miserables' in 1985? | New Tricks
New Tricks is a British television procedural crime drama, created by Nigel McCrery and Roy Mitchell, produced primarily by Wall to Wall (until its final year, when it was handled by Headstrong Pictures), and broadcast on BBC One. The programme originally began with a pilot episode on 27 March 2003, before a... | Chichester Festival Theatre the world premiere of "Fortune's Fool", "A Taste of Honey" and Thenardier in Sir Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of "Les Misérables (musical)"(Les Miserables The 25th Anniversay New Production/International Tour).
He has starred in the TV series "Casualty" series, which is the longest-ru... | 47,182 | triviaqa-train |
Which fish is used in the dish 'gravlax' (or 'gravadlax')? | involves mainly three kinds of parasites: Clonorchis sinensis (a trematode/fluke), Anisakis (a nematode/roundworm) and Diphyllobothrium (a cestode/tapeworm). Infection risk of anisakis is particularly higher in fishes which may live in a river such as salmon ("sake") in Salmonidae or mackerel ("saba"). Such parasite in... | Joulupöytä
Joulupöytä (translated "Yule table") is the traditional assortment of foods served at Christmas in Finland, similar to the Swedish julbord. It contains many different dishes, most of them typical for the season. The main dish is usually a large Christmas ham, which is eaten with mustard or bread along with t... | 47,183 | triviaqa-train |
In which ITV comedy do Steve Pemberton and Siobhan Finneran play 'Mick' and 'Janice Garvey'? | sitcom "Benidorm" which details the experiences of holidaymakers and employees at the fictional Solana hotel in Benidorm, Spain. Finneran described her character Janice Garvey as "feisty, foul-mouthed and quite fantastic". Over the course of the series, Janice struggles to keep her family unit—comprising Janice's mothe... | 2014. Perry Benson, Jake Canuso, Janine Duvitski, Adam Gillen, Tim Healy, Sherrie Hewson, Tony Maudsley and Danny Walters all returned as regulars from series 6. Siobhan Finneran, Steve Pemberton, Sheila Reid and Oliver Stokes also returned, but only appeared in the first two episodes which were written specifically to... | 47,184 | triviaqa-train |
Which Manchester band formed in 1976 by Mark E Smith and three others was named after the English title of a novel by Albert Camus? | Mark E. Smith
Mark Edward Smith (5 March 1957 – 24 January 2018) was an English singer and songwriter, who was the lead singer, lyricist and only constant member of the post-punk group the Fall. Smith led the band from 1976 until his death, having formed the band after attending the June 1976 Sex Pistols gig at the Les... | . The painting was exhibited around the UK, including at a solo exhibition at the Royal Albert Hall.
Gray is a Manchester United supporter and an atheist.
Venus in Furs.
The fictional band Venus in Furs was formed in 1998 for the film "Velvet Goldmine". (The band is named after the Velvet Underground song "Venus in Fur... | 47,185 | triviaqa-train |
For what does the 'w' stand in 'PwC', one of the 'Big Four' accountancy firms in the world? | the UK and Lybrand, Ross Bros., & Montgomery in the United States)
- Deloitte Haskins & Sells (until 1978 Haskins & Sells in the United States and Deloitte & Co. in the UK)
- Ernst & Whinney (until 1979 Ernst & Ernst in the United States and Whinney Murray in the UK)
- Peat Marwick Mitchell (later Peat Marwick, then KP... | does the directories company Yell Group and the natural gas major BG Group. The insurance company Prudential has an administration centre in the town, whilst PepsiCo and Holiday Inn have offices. Like most major cities, Reading has offices of the Big Four accounting firms Deloitte, PwC, Ernst & Young and KPMG.
These co... | 47,186 | triviaqa-train |
The 'Maxilla' is the upper jawbone. What is the name of the lower jawbone? | primarily for chewing food. These teeth also often have wide and sometimes deep grooves on the surfaces
Clinical significance.
Clinical significance Fracture.
One fifth of facial injuries involve a mandibular fracture. Mandibular fractures are often accompanied by a 'twin fracture' on the opposite side. There is no uni... | zygomatic arch mostly consists of the maxilla (upper jawbone) rather than the jugal, a small bone in a little slot in the maxillary process (extension).
- The squamosal does not form part of the braincase.
- The rostrum (snout) is unlike that of undisputed crown mammals; in fact it looks more like that of a pelycosaur,... | 47,187 | triviaqa-train |
'Marianne Dashwood', 'Fanny Price' and 'Anne Elliot' are characters created by which author? | Anne Elliot
Anne Elliot is the protagonist of Jane Austen's sixth and last completed novel, "Persuasion" (1818).
Anne Elliot was persuaded, when she was 19, to break off her engagement with Frederick Wentworth, a promising young lieutenant in the Royal Navy but a commoner without fortune, and she has never married. Lon... | (Bennet) Darcy (of "Pride and Prejudice"), Elinor (Dashwood) Ferrars (of "Sense and Sensibility"), and Anne (Elliot) Wentworth (of "Persuasion") are all friends. Despite the fact that Brinton provides a full list of characters (sorted by their source books), keeping the cast straight is something many readers complain ... | 47,188 | triviaqa-train |
In 2010 who was created Baron Bannside of North Antrim, in the County of Antrim? | under former United States Senator George J. Mitchell that eventually led to the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, but the party withdrew in protest when Sinn Féin was allowed to participate after the Provisional IRA's 1994 ceasefire. Instead, Paisley travelled to Cameroon with the documentary filmmaker Jon Ronson, filmin... | County Antrim Shield
The County Antrim & District Football Association Senior Shield (more commonly known as the County Antrim Shield) is a football competition in Northern Ireland. The competition is open to senior teams who are members of the North East Ulster Football Association (also known as the County Antrim & D... | 47,189 | triviaqa-train |
How are Oldham born comedy duo Thomas Derbyshire and Robert Harper known professionally? | Bobby Ball
Robert Harper (born 28 January 1944), known professionally as Bobby Ball, is an English comedian, actor, and singer. He is best known as one half of the double act Cannon and Ball, with Tommy Cannon. They hosted their own ITV show "The Cannon and Ball Show" for nine years between 1979 and 1988. Ball has sinc... | 2005, Ball took part in the fifth series of "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!".
Early life.
Ball was born at Boundary Park General Hospital in Oldham, Lancashire, on 28 January 1944, to May (née Savage) and Bob Harper. He attended High Crompton Secondary, Shaw, Oldham. Ball, later went to work in a factory as a we... | 47,190 | triviaqa-train |
Who was Chancellor of Germany between Helmut Kohl and Angela Merkel? | elected Chancellor a month before and whom they wanted to re-elect after the parliamentary election. However, this step was condoned by the German Federal Constitutional Court as a legal instrument, and was again applied by SPD Chancellor Gerhard Schröder in 2005.
Chancellor of West Germany Second cabinet.
In the feder... | who stressed the importance of the conference. Furthermore, Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew, the former German chancellors Helmut Kohl and Helmut Schmidt took part.
2008
The third "Hamburg Summit" took place after the Sino-German diplomatic irritations caused by a meeting between German Chancellor Angela Merke... | 47,191 | triviaqa-train |
Formerly the capital, which is the largest city in Nigeria? | , LAGOS PHOTO Festival and the Lagos Jazz Series, which is a unique franchise for high-quality live music in all genres with a focus on jazz. Established in 2010, the event takes place over a 3–5 day period at selected high quality outdoor venues. The music is as varied as the audience itself and features a diverse mix... | Lafia
Lafia is a town in North Central Nigeria. It is the capital city of Nasarawa State and has a population of 330,712 inhabitants according to the 2006 census results. It is the largest town in Nasarawa state.
History.
Lafia, formerly Lafia Beri-Beri, town, Nassarawa State, central Nigeria. Originally a prominent se... | 47,192 | triviaqa-train |
Which country was host to the terrorist organisation FRELIMO? | 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... | Indo Nepal border in Bihar on 29 August 2013. These two were instrumental in the commission of a number of terrorist attacks across the country for the past several years, under the banner of Indian Mujahideen, a proscribed terrorist organisation.
It has identified two Naxalite commanders in Bastar who were part of the... | 47,193 | triviaqa-train |
The museum in Crich, Debyshire is dedicated to which form of transport? | National Tramway Museum
The National Tramway Museum is located at Crich, (), Derbyshire, England. The museum contains over 60 (mainly British) trams built between 1873 and 1982 and is set within Crich Tramway Village, a period village containing a pub, cafe, old-style sweetshop and tram depots. The museum's collection ... | agitators", had made promises to take things back to the way that they had been done previously. The major method of agrarian relations had been that of communal lands, called "ejidos". Although some believed that this could be the best course of action, Madero simply demanded that "Public servants act 'morally' in enf... | 47,194 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the plays ‘The Entertainer’ and ‘Look Back in Anger’? | Pamela Lane while writing "Look Back in Anger", which was his first successful outing as a playwright. The play spawned the term "angry young men" to describe Osborne and those of his generation who employed the harshness of realism in the theatre in contrast to the more escapist theatre that characterised the previous... | writing talent:
The words are Billy Rice's, though as with much of Osborne's work they could be said to represent his own sentiments, as with this quote from "Look Back in Anger":
Osborne followed "The Entertainer" with "The World of Paul Slickey" (1959) a musical that satirizes the tabloid press, the unusual televisio... | 47,195 | triviaqa-train |
In which month of 1789 was the Storming of the Bastille? | Storming of the Bastille
The Storming of the Bastille ( ) occurred in Paris, France, on the afternoon of 14 July 1789.
The medieval armory, fortress, and political prison known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris.
The prison contained only seven inmates at the time of its storming but w... | Claude Cholat
Claude Cholat was a French painter. He created the painting "La Prise de la Bastille" ("Siege of the Bastille") after the storming of the Bastille in 1789. During the storming, he operated a cannon and fought for the National Guard. | 47,196 | triviaqa-train |
Complete the name of the 13th President of the USA Millard .............. | to earn a living and felt it should be in a way that would uphold the dignity of his former office. His friend, Judge Hall, assured him it would be proper for him to practice law in the higher courts of New York, and Fillmore so intended. The Fillmores had planned a tour of the South after leaving the White House, but ... | has also dismissed concerns about the dangers of Styrofoam, saying that levels of styrene that leach from styrofoam containers into food "are hundreds if not thousands of times lower than have occurred in the occupational setting." She has described the research about bisphenol A leaching out of plastic when the plasti... | 47,197 | triviaqa-train |
All stations on the National Rail network have a 3-letter code. Which London station has the code LST? | Liverpool Street station
Liverpool Street station, also known as London Liverpool Street, is a central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station in the north-eastern corner of the City of London, in the ward of Bishopsgate. It is one of the busiest railway stations in London, serving as the termi... | at other significant bus stops in the centre. All city centre bus stops have a two letter code and most are found in clusters.
Interchanges and integration.
Cardiff's transport network also consists of rail, taxi, cycle, water and air transport.
Cardiff Central bus station was located directly next to Cardiff Central r... | 47,198 | triviaqa-train |
What is the one-word stage name of 16 year old singer Jasmine van den Bogaerde, who won ‘Open Mic UK’ in 2008 as a 12 year old? | Birdy (singer)
Jasmine Lucilla Elizabeth Jennifer van den Bogaerde (born 15 May 1996), better known by her stage name Birdy, is an English singer, songwriter and musician. She won the music competition Open Mic UK in 2008, at the age of 12.
Her debut single, a cover version of Bon Iver's "Skinny Love", was her breakthr... | 5,000 for the winner to spend on music development, as well as an extensive publicity & development package. In addition to giving all acts feedback from the judges, the competition also awards prizes across the board regionally; including recording studio time and singing lessons.
Annual competitions.
Annual competiti... | 47,199 | triviaqa-train |
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