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Who directed the 1957 film 'The Bridge On The River Kwai'? | The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 British-American epic war film directed by David Lean and based on the novel "Le Pont de la Rivière Kwaï" (1952) by Pierre Boulle. The film uses the historical setting of the construction of the Burma Railway in 1942–1943. The cast included William Hol... | Return from the River Kwai
Return from the River Kwai is a 1989 British film directed by Andrew McLaglen and starring Edward Fox, Chris Penn and Timothy Bottoms.
It is not a sequel to "Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957), although it deals with POWS of the Japanese in World War Two.
Cast.
- Edward Fox as Major Benford
- C... | 47,300 | triviaqa-train |
In which of Dickens' novels does 'Jerry Cruncher' appear? | many of his novels, evoke images of early Victorian London. His 1859 novel "A Tale of Two Cities" (set in London and Paris) is his best-known work of historical fiction. Dickens has been praised by many of his fellow writers—from Leo Tolstoy to George Orwell, G. K. Chesterton, and Tom Wolfe—for his realism, comedy, pro... | searching for the lighthouse, Aule disappear and Daniels finds no sign of Aule. He returns to the hospital and ask Dr. Cawley if he has seen his partner. Dr. Cawley tells him that he has no partner and claims that he arrived alone.
During the night, Daniels tries to escape, but he finds the lighthouse, breaks into it a... | 47,301 | triviaqa-train |
Who in a novel, first published in 1848 was 'Mrs. Helen Graham'? | the Octagon Theatre, Bolton and then moved into York Theatre Royal.
Adaptations References in culture.
In the "Downton Abbey" Christmas special (2011) "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" is the book title acted out by Lady Mary Crawley in the Christmas charade.
The story of Helen Graham is mentioned in Elizabeth George's 198... | Mrs. Adams
- Raymond Walburn as Judge Buckner
- Joe Sawyer as Bushropp (guerrilla)
- Helen MacKellar as Mrs. Hale
- J. Farrell MacDonald as Dave (gunrunner)
- Trevor Bardette as Mr. Hale
Production.
W.R. Burnett's novel was published in 1938 and became a best seller. It was a rare historical novel from Burnett, who was... | 47,302 | triviaqa-train |
Which legislation, passed in 1534 declared Henry VIII the Head of the Church of England? | by Henry himself. With this process complete, in May 1532 More resigned as Lord Chancellor, leaving Cromwell as Henry's chief minister. With the Act of Succession 1533, Catherine's daughter, Mary, was declared illegitimate; Henry's marriage to Anne was declared legitimate; and Anne's issue was decided to be next in the... | The Crown of England did not gain full control of Ireland until the 16th and 17th centuries, during which the whole island was subjected to a number of military campaigns in the period 1534–1691. During this period, the island was colonised by English and Scottish Protestant settlers. Most of the Irish remained Catholi... | 47,303 | triviaqa-train |
With which art movement was Georges Braque associated? | , Braque and Picasso, in particular, began working on the development of Cubism in 1908. Both artists produced paintings of monochromatic color and complex patterns of faceted form, now termed Analytic Cubism.
A decisive time of its development occurred during the summer of 1911, when Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso p... | 1925. During this time he was employed as a correspondent for the newspaper Correio da Manhã and attended classes at the Académie Ranson in Paris, which led him to meet European modernists like Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Georges Braque, and Fernand Léger. During this time his feelings to create a true Brazilian art ... | 47,304 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the Whitney Huston number one hit 'I Will Always Love You'? | six songs for the motion picture's . "Rolling Stone" said it is "nothing more than pleasant, tasteful and urbane". The soundtrack's lead single was "I Will Always Love You", written and originally recorded by Dolly Parton in 1974. Houston's version of the song was acclaimed by many critics, regarding it as her "signatu... | weeks at number one on the US "Billboard" Hot 100, a record broken later in the year by Whitney Houston's 14-week number one hit "I Will Always Love You"; Boyz II Men would later match Houston's record with "I'll Make Love to You", which spent 14 weeks at number one in 1994, and then reclaim the record with "One Sweet ... | 47,305 | triviaqa-train |
Four Irishmen have won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Yeats, Shaw and Becket are three, name the other? | the James Joyce Bridge further upstream opened on Bloomsday (16 June) 2003. Attendees at the official opening ceremony included Beckett's niece Caroline Murphy, his nephew Edward Beckett, poet Seamus Heaney and Barry McGovern.
The newest ship of the Irish Naval Service, the LÉ "Samuel Beckett" (P61), is named for Becke... | as playwright Wole Soyinka and novelist Buchi Emecheta. Soyinka won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1986, as did South African novelist Nadine Gordimer in 1995. Other South African writers in English are novelist J.M. Coetzee (Nobel Prize 2003) and playwright Athol Fugard. Kenya's most internationally renowned author... | 47,306 | triviaqa-train |
"Which British writer's epitaph ends, ""Home is the sailor, home from the sea. And the hunter home from the hill""?" | a line of Robert Louis Stevenson's poem "Requiem": "Home is the sailor, home from sea, And the hunter home from the hill".
On his return to England, Hook settled at Westbury, Wiltshire. On 12 June 1987, the night after the British General Election, he appeared on a memorable edition of "After Dark" on Channel 4.
He di... | possibly 1960.
References.
- Notes
- Bibliography
External links.
- "Л-55", former British Type L III Series
- V.V. Balabin, "English Submarine under the flag of the USSR"
- https://www.britishpathe.com/video/home-is-the-sailor-home-from-the-sea | 47,307 | triviaqa-train |
Which French artist, 1848 - 1903, painted 'The Yellow Christ' and 'Two Women On A Beach'? | The Yellow Christ
The Yellow Christ (in French: Le Christ jaune) is a painting executed by Paul Gauguin in 1889 in Pont-Aven. Together with "The Green Christ", it is considered to be one of the key works of Symbolism in painting.
Gauguin first visited Pont-Aven in 1886. He returned to the village in early 1888 to stay ... | Portrait of Baronne de Rothschild
Baronne de Rothschild is an 1848 portrait by the French Neoclassical artist Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. The sitter, Betty de Rothschild (1805–1886) had married banker James Mayer de Rothschild and was one of the wealthiest women in Europe, and one of the foremost Parisian patrons of... | 47,308 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of Tuvalu? | -hull sailing canoes or outrigger canoes. The pattern of settlement that is believed to have occurred is that the Polynesians spread out from Samoa and Tonga into the Tuvaluan atolls, with Tuvalu providing a stepping stone to further migration into the Polynesian outliers in Melanesia and Micronesia.
In 1568, Spanish n... | 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... | 47,309 | triviaqa-train |
"Which American poet's epitaph is ""Quotes The Raven Nevermore""?" | standard forms, regular meter, and rhymed stanzas) made their body of work particularly suitable for memorization and recitation in school and also at home, where it was a source of entertainment for families gathered around the fire. The poets' primary subjects were the domestic life, mythology, and politics of the Un... | Walken (as a school teacher Johnny Smith) quotes "The Raven" to his class during a lesson.
- In the 1986 film "Short Circuit", the robot Number 5 (voiced by Tim Blaney) makes the comment "nevermore" in reference to a pet raven of Stephanie Speck's (portrayed by Ally Sheedy).
- In the 1989 film "Batman", Jack Nicholson ... | 47,310 | triviaqa-train |
From which film, for which Chaplin wrote the music, did Petula Clark have a number one with 'This Is My Song'? | This Is My Song (1967 song)
"This Is My Song" is a song written by Charlie Chaplin in 1966, and performed by Petula Clark.
Origin and Petula Clark recording.
"This is My Song" was intended for the film "A Countess from Hong Kong", which Charlie Chaplin wrote and directed. Chaplin saw his film as a throwback to the ship... | Black Coffee". Burke also had Clark record "Smile", the signature composition by Charlie Chaplin, writer of "This is My Song" - ; the current Engelbert Humperdinck hit "The Last Waltz"; the 1953 Frankie Laine hit "Answer Me, My Love"; and the Lerner & Loewe showtune "I Could Have Danced All Night". Burke also produced ... | 47,311 | triviaqa-train |
Which river rises on the Tibetan Plateau, flows northwest and then south and southwest to enter the Arabian Gulf in the Seven Rivers area south of Karachi? | , along a natural harbour on the Arabian Sea. Karachi is built on a coastal plains with scattered rocky outcroppings, hills and coastal marshlands. Coastal mangrove forests grow in the brackish waters around the Karachi Harbour, and farther southeast towards the expansive Indus River Delta. West of Karachi city is the ... | Winding Gulf
Winding Gulf is a long tributary of the Guyandotte River in Raleigh County, West Virginia. Winding Gulf is part of the Mississippi River watershed via the Guyandotte and Ohio Rivers, and drains an area of in a rural area on the Allegheny Plateau.
Winding Gulf's entire course and drainage area are in southe... | 47,312 | triviaqa-train |
In which Dickens novel does 'Eugene Wrayburn' marry 'Lizzy Hexam'? | returning from Paris with Ellen Ternan, Dickens was involved in the Staplehurst rail crash. The train's first seven carriages plunged off a cast iron bridge that was under repair. The only first-class carriage to remain on the track was the one in which Dickens was travelling. Before rescuers arrived, Dickens tended an... | Bella reads up on the current events so that she can discuss them with her husband, and is actively involved in all of the couple's important decisions.
Lizzie Hexam also objects to the expectation of marriage to Eugene Wrayburn, because she sees the difference in their social class status. Without marriage, their conn... | 47,313 | triviaqa-train |
Which land-locked European country whose teams have excelled in water polo and fencing holds the record for having won the most medals of any nation to never host the Olympics? | , China, Canada and Australia.
History.
The history of water polo as a team sport began as a demonstration of strength and swimming skill in late 19th century England and Scotland, where water sports and racing exhibitions were a feature of county fairs and festivals. Men's water polo was among the first team sports in... | Championships having been played.
Italy has won nine gold medals in the European Baseball Championship, with their most recent being in 2012. In total, Italy has won 27 medals (16 silver, 3 bronze). The only country to have fared better is the Netherlands (21 gold, 7 silver). Italy served as the host nation for the , ,... | 47,314 | triviaqa-train |
"In the 2014 Soccer World Cup, which country's players celebrated a victory by dancing to ""Hips Don't Lie""?" | Hips Don't Lie
"Hips Don't Lie" is a song by Colombian singer and songwriter Shakira, featuring Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean for the reissue of Shakira's seventh studio album, "Oral Fixation, Vol. 2". It was released on 28 February 2006, by Epic Records as the second single from the album. The song was written and produc... | .
Live performances.
On 9 June 2006, Shakira and Wyclef Jean performed "Hips Don't Lie" at the opening ceremony of the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Munich, and also a month later at the short ceremony preceding the final game in Berlin, to worldwide TV audiences of over 500 million and 700 million people, respectively. On 31... | 47,315 | triviaqa-train |
Bonspiel is a tournament of what Olympic sport that many people may not even consider a sport, at first glance? | Bonspiel
A bonspiel is a curling tournament, consisting of several games, often held on a weekend. Until the 20th century most bonspiels were held outdoors, on a frozen freshwater loch. Today almost all bonspiels are held indoors on specially prepared artificial ice.
Bonspiels in North America.
Bonspiels in North Ameri... | going on to win its next two matches, again against European opponents.
At the 1924 Olympic Games, in addition to sport, various music and art competitions were held. Some musicians and writers sought inspiration from play in the football tournament. French essayist and novelist Henry de Montherlant, in one of his work... | 47,316 | triviaqa-train |
Sprint events at the Olympics are usually dominated by countries from the western hemisphere. As of 2012, Susanthika Jayasinghe is the first and only Asian to win an Olympic medal in any of 100 m, 200 m or 400 m sprint events. What country did she represent? | Susanthika Jayasinghe
Deshabandu Susanthika Jayasinghe (; Tamil: சுசந்திகா ஜயசிங்ஹ) (born December 17, 1975) is a Sri Lankan sprint athlete specializing in the 100 and 200 metres. She won the Olympic silver medal for the 200m event in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, the second Sri Lankan to win an Olympic medal and... | Irina Privalova
Irina Anatolyevna Privalova (; Sergeyeva on 22 November 1968) is a Russian athlete who has won a gold medal at the Olympics.
She first competed in the sprint events, winning two Olympic medals in the 100 m and 200 m in 1992 whilst representing the Unified Team. Irina Privalova had been a formidable comp... | 47,317 | triviaqa-train |
If the Eastbourne International serves as a warm-up event for women for Wimbledon, what is the equivalent tournament for the men? | Queen's Club Championships
The Queen's Club Championships is an annual tournament for male tennis players, held on grass courts at the Queen's Club in West Kensington, London. The event is part of the ATP World Tour 500 series on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour. It is currently called the ‘Fever-Tree... | the town since 1974 and serving as a warm-up to Wimbledon. Previously a women only tournament, in 2009 the Lawn Tennis Association merged it with the men only event the Nottingham Open.
Eastbourne has four senior football clubs: Eastbourne Borough F.C. play in the Conference South. Eastbourne Town F.C., Eastbourne Unit... | 47,318 | triviaqa-train |
Long suffering fans of what professional team trace their woes to a curse placed in 1945 by Billy Sianis when he was asked to leave the stadium because of his maladorous goat? | Curse of the Billy Goat
The Curse of the Billy Goat was a sports-related curse that was supposedly placed on the Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in 1945, by Billy Goat Tavern owner William Sianis. The curse lasted 71 years, from 1945 to 2016. Because the odor of his pet goat, named Murphy, was bother... | Unions (CSU) boiled over into a riot at the gates of Warner Brothers' studios in Burbank, California.
- Born: Brian Connolly, musician and actor, in Govanhill, Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1997)
October 6, 1945 (Saturday).
- Curse of the Billy Goat: In Chicago, Billy Goat Tavern owner Billy Sianis was asked to leave Game 4 of... | 47,319 | triviaqa-train |
British politician Norman Tebbit created controversy in 1990 commenting on the perceived lack of loyalty of South Asian and Caribbean immigrants towards the English team playing which game? | , Tebbit caused much controversy when, in front of an audience of South African dignitaries, he accused critics of South African apartheid of cowardice and stinking hypocrisy. He inexplicably said that, although black critics attacked apartheid in South Africa, they did not speak out against violence among black tribes... | charge.
1980–1990 1986: Libyan raid controversy.
The "BBC News at Six" reporting of the American bombing raid on Libya outraged Thatcher and Conservative Party Chairman Norman Tebbit because they believed it accepted the Libyan government's propaganda about civilian casualties and because it gave no airtime to American... | 47,320 | triviaqa-train |
The strategy board game Reversi played on a 8*8 board is marketed under the name of which Shakespearean character? | Othello in late April, 1973 in Japan under Hasegawa’s license, which led to an immediate commercial success.
The name was selected by Hasegawa as a reference to the Shakespearean play "Othello, the Moor of Venice", referring to the conflict between the Moor Othello and Iago, and more controversially, to the unfolding d... | Reversi
Reversi is a strategy board game for two players, played on an 8×8 uncheckered board. There are sixty-four identical game pieces called "disks" (often spelled "discs"), which are light on one side and dark on the other. Players take turns placing disks on the board with their assigned color facing up. During a ... | 47,321 | triviaqa-train |
Used till the 2000s when it was supplanted by superior technology, what was the camera system that was used to judge service line calls in tennis which took its name from Greek myth? | of the court and who also call foot faults. There also may be a net judge who determines whether the ball has touched the net during service. The umpire has the right to overrule a line judge or a net judge if the umpire is sure that a clear mistake has been made.
In some tournaments, line judges who would be calling t... | set. It is also used as part of a larger tennis simulation implemented by IBM called PointTracker.
The 2006 Hopman Cup in Perth, Western Australia, was the first elite-level tennis tournament where players were allowed to challenge point-ending line calls, which were then reviewed by the referees using Hawk-Eye technol... | 47,322 | triviaqa-train |
In a 1914 chess tournament in St. Petersburg, what did Tsar Nicholas II call the five finalists Emanuel Lasker, José Raúl Capablanca, Alexander Alekhine, Siegbert Tarrasch, and Frank Marshall? | World Champions. For decades chess writers have reported that Tsar Nicholas II of Russia conferred the title of "Grandmaster of Chess" upon each of the five finalists at St Petersburg 1914 (Lasker, Capablanca, Alekhine, Tarrasch and Marshall), but chess historian Edward Winter has questioned this, stating that the earl... | he beat Tarrasch convincingly +8−3=5.
Tarrasch continued to be one of the leading players in the world for a while. He finished fourth in the very strong St. Petersburg 1914 chess tournament, behind only World Champion Lasker and future World Champions José Raúl Capablanca and Alexander Alekhine, and ahead of Marshall,... | 47,323 | triviaqa-train |
What word completes this unique and 'grand' list? Plexicushion, Clay, ___, Decoturf | called the Majors or "Slams" (a term borrowed from bridge rather than baseball).
In 1913, the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF), now the International Tennis Federation (ITF), was founded and established three official tournaments as the major championships of the day. The World Grass Court Championships were... | is also applied to hardcourts to give better playing qualities which enhance player safety and performance.
Prominent brands.
Some prominent brands of hardcourt surfaces used at professional tournaments include:
- DecoTurf
- GreenSet
- Laykold
- Plexicushion
- Rebound Ace
- SportMaster Sport Surfaces
See also.
- Clay c... | 47,324 | triviaqa-train |
The aquatics discipline at most Olympics and related events usually features diving, swimming, synchronized swimming and what other sport? | Olympics is made from compostable materials – like starch and cellulose-based bioplastics – where it cannot be re-used or recycled. This includes fast food wrappers, sandwich boxes and drink cartons. After they have been used, many of these materials would be suitable for anaerobic digestion (AD), allowing them to be m... | Rafał Wilk
Rafał Wilk (born 9 December 1974 in Łańcut) is a Paralympic handcyclist and former speedway rider from Poland. He won two gold medals at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. Now he is a handcyclist but he used to be a professional speedway rider. He started doing sports in 1991, at the age of 12. On 3 May ... | 47,325 | triviaqa-train |
The policy of banning weapons enforced in Okinawa in medieval Japan influenced the development of what combat technique from Ryukyu Islands? | ." He taught that indecisiveness is a weakness.
Etymology.
"Karate" was originally written as "Chinese hand" (唐手 literally "Tang dynasty hand") in kanji. It was later changed to a homophone meaning "empty hand" (空手). The original use of the word "karate" in print is attributed to Ankō Itosu; he wrote it as "唐手". The Ta... | healthy men aged 15–60 and women 17–40 — to perform combat support, and ultimately combat jobs. Weapons, training, and uniforms were generally lacking: some men were armed with nothing better than muzzle-loading muskets, longbows, or bamboo spears; nevertheless, they were expected to make do with what they had.
The "10... | 47,326 | triviaqa-train |
In 1924, what did Grantland Rice collectively call Harry Stuhldreher, Don Miller, Jim Crowley and Elmer Layden, the name now a part of American sports lore? | he attended Davenport High School, now Davenport Central High School. At Notre Dame, he played fullback alongside quarterback Harry Stuhldreher, left halfback Jim Crowley, and right halfback Don Miller; the four collectively earned the nickname of "The Four Horsemen of Notre Dame" from legendary sportswriter Grantland ... | .
Quarterback Harry Stuhldreher, left halfback Jim Crowley, right halfback Don Miller and fullback Elmer Layden had run rampant through Irish opponents' defenses since coach Knute Rockne devised the lineup in 1922 during their sophomore season. A legendary quote from Grantland Rice, a sportswriter for the former "New Y... | 47,327 | triviaqa-train |
Which European soccer club is named after the goddess of youth in Roman mythology whose Greek equivalent name is Hebe? | Greek ἥβη is the inherited word for "youth", from Proto-Indo-European *"(H)iēg-eh-", "youth, vigour".
The name "Hebe" comes from Greek word meaning "youth" or "prime of life". "Juventus" likewise means "youth", as can be seen in such derivatives as "juvenile".
Mythology.
Hebe is the daughter of Zeus and Hera and was se... | Eris (mythology)
Eris (; , "Strife") is the Greek goddess of strife and discord. Her Roman equivalent is Discordia, which means "discord". Eris's Greek opposite is Harmonia, whose Roman counterpart is Concordia. Homer equated her with the war-goddess Enyo, whose Roman counterpart is Bellona. The dwarf planet Eris is na... | 47,328 | triviaqa-train |
A one-hole course at Camp Bonifas that is surrounded by minefields prompting Sports Illustrated to call it 'the most dangerous hole in golf' is at what Asian location? | Camp Bonifas
Camp Bonifas is a United Nations Command military post located south of the southern boundary of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. It is south of the Military Demarcation Line, which forms the border between South Korea (the Republic of Korea) and North Korea (the Democratic People's Republic of Korea). It wa... | Barrett (posthumously promoted to captain), were killed by North Korean soldiers in the "Axe Murder Incident".
Access to the Neutral Nations Monitors (Sweden and Switzerland), on Camp Swiss-Swede, was through Camp Bonifas.
There is a par 3 one-hole "golf course" at the camp which includes an Astroturf green and is surr... | 47,329 | triviaqa-train |
The MacRobertson Shield is the premier tournament in what sport a surreal version of which was played with animals in a beloved 19th century classic? | MacRobertson International Croquet Shield
The MacRobertson International Croquet Shield is the premier croquet teams event in the world. It is currently competed for by Australia, England, New Zealand and the United States. It is known affectionately as the "MacRob" or just the "Mac".
The series is now played in rotati... | Hardball squash
Hardball squash is a format of the indoor racquet sport squash which was first developed in North America in the late 19th century and early 20th century. It is sometimes referred to as being the "American version" of the sport. Compared to the "British version" of the game – which today is usually refe... | 47,330 | triviaqa-train |
From 1928 until 2000, the obverse side of Olympic medals contained an image of which person seen holding a winners crown in her right hand? | been awarded should be written on the medal
The first Olympic medals in 1896 were designed by French sculptor Jules-Clément Chaplain and depicted Zeus holding Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, on the obverse and the Acropolis on the reverse. They were made by the Paris Mint, which also made the medals for the 1900 Ol... | with the Olympic games. The medals are made of gold-plated silver – for the gold medals – silver, or bronze, and are awarded to the top three finishers in a particular event. Each medal for an Olympiad has a common design, decided upon by the organizers for the particular games. From 1928 until 2000, the obverse side o... | 47,331 | triviaqa-train |
What equestrian category that combines dressage, cross-country, and show jumping is called the triathlon of that sport? | formerly Pre-novice). In 2009, the Intro and Pre Novice classes were renamed BE90 and BE100 (the numbers relate to the height of the cross country fences in centimetres) in the hopes of making the sport easier to understand for the general public. In 2010, British Eventing introduced "Foundation Points" at the BE90 and... | the suburb is accessible via the small arterials: Kars Street, Baden Powell Drive and Overport Road. It also straddles the Nepean Highway to the west and the Moorooduc Highway to the east. Bus services run throughout the locality, and connect it to the Frankston CBD as well as a number of neighbouring localities and su... | 47,332 | triviaqa-train |
When its big neighbor made its debut at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, this country was asked to use a different name. It refused and thus became the only country to boycott the Winter Olympics. What is the country in question? | in neighbouring Igls. The Soviet Union won its fourth consecutive ice hockey gold medal.
In 1980 the Winter Olympics returned to Lake Placid, which had hosted the 1932 Games. The first boycott of a Winter Olympics took place at these Games, when Taiwan refused to participate after an edict by the IOC mandated that they... | Biathlon at the 1980 Winter Olympics – Sprint
The men's 10 kilometre sprint biathlon competition at the 1980 Winter Olympics was held on 19 February, at Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex Cross Country Biathlon Center. In sprint, competitors race over three loops of the skiing course, shooting two times, once prone and... | 47,333 | triviaqa-train |
In which Olympic sport do participants wear an electrically conductive jacket called a lamé to define the scoring areas? | Fencing
Fencing is a group of three related combat sports. The three disciplines in modern fencing are the foil, the épée, and the sabre; winning points are made through the contact with an opponent. A fourth discipline, singlestick, appeared in the 1904 Olympics but was dropped after that, and is not a part of modern ... | connects to the lamé causing it to become conductive.
- Three Prong – A type of épée body wire/connector.
- Two Prong – A type of body-wire/connector, used in foil and sabre.
- Lamé – The electrically conductive jacket worn by Foil and Sabre fencers. In foil, the lamé extends on the torso from the shoulders to the groi... | 47,334 | triviaqa-train |
Which quotable sportsman got his nickname from a friend who said that he resembled a Hindu holy man whenever he sat around waiting to bat, or while looking sad after a losing game? | Grifasi. In the HBO sports docudrama "61*", Berra was portrayed by actor Paul Borghese, and Hank Steinberg's script included more than one of Berra's famous "Yogi-isms". In 2009, Berra appeared in the documentary film "A Time for Champions", recounting his childhood memories of soccer in his native St. Louis.
Yogi and ... | American Legion baseball, he received the nickname "Yogi" from his friend Jack Maguire, who, after seeing a newsreel about India, said that he resembled a yogi from India whenever he sat around with arms and legs crossed waiting to bat or while looking sad after a losing game.
Professional baseball career.
Professional... | 47,335 | triviaqa-train |
Using 'games' as a clue, fill in the missing word. ___, Pythian, Nemean, Isthmian | the date of composition but often serves merely as a "terminus post quem". Many dates are based on comments by ancient sources who had access to published lists of victors, such as the Olympic list compiled by Hippias of Elis, and lists of Pythian victors made by Aristotle and Callisthenes. There were however no such l... | Emperor Theodosius, a Christian, abolished them as heathen in AD 393. The Pythian, Nemean and Isthmian games most likely began sometime in the first or second quarter of the 6th century BC. The Isthmian games were held at the temple to Poseidon on the Isthmus of Corinth.
The games are also known as the stephanitic game... | 47,336 | triviaqa-train |
A 1993 spectator sport popularity study that was called the largest of its kind ranked what sport as the 2nd most popular in the US, just behind NFL? | notably between Ice Dance and Single skating/Pair skating.
Along with other forms of skating, Figure Skating is one of the only human powered activities where travelling backwards is intergral to the dicipline. The ability to skate well backwards and forwards are considered to be equally important, as is the ability t... | Florida. From 1988 to 1994, SMG conducted what many media sources considered the largest surveys and research of spectator sports and sponsorship in America. In 1991, Adweek Magazine called the studies "the most comprehensive popularity study of its kind." In 1993, Adweek again stated "The head of one international ad ... | 47,337 | triviaqa-train |
Literally meaning 'seven boards of skill', which Chinese puzzle game's objective is to create a shape using seven non-overlapping flat pieces? | contributing factor in the popularity of the game in Europe was that although the Catholic Church forbade many forms of recreation on the sabbath, they made no objection to puzzle games such as the tangram.
History Second craze in Germany (1891–1920s).
Tangrams were first introduced to the German public by industrialis... | to be mindful of the impact on long term structural integrity of assembling the constituent pieces into incompatible, non-parallel grain directions.
An important variation of the ring construction technique is known as "bowl from a board." Imagine a flat, square board bisected to create two identical rectangles, like t... | 47,338 | triviaqa-train |
The American showman Ely Culbertson is credited with popularising which sport/pastime? | Contract Bridge in Ten Minutes" was published under her name in 1951.
Gradually the new game of contract bridge began to replace auction bridge, and Culbertson saw his opportunity to overtake the leaders of auction bridge. Culbertson planned a far-reaching and successful campaign to promote himself as the leader of the... | Xipe Press in 1996 and published the book "Underground Bodyopus: Militant Weight Loss and Recomposition." The book was authored by two-time convicted felon Dan Duchaine. Duchaine, the self-styled "Steroid Guru" was an outspoken proponent of the use of drugs in sport and was credited with popularising the use of such il... | 47,339 | triviaqa-train |
Which sports locale is known for its Amen Corner, The Big Oak Tree and the Eisenhower tree? | Augusta National Golf Club
Augusta National Golf Club, sometimes referred to as Augusta or the National, is one of the most famous and exclusive golf clubs in the world, located in Augusta, Georgia, United States. Unlike most private clubs which operate as non-profits, Augusta National is a for-profit corporation, and ... | .
In 1958 Arnold Palmer outlasted Ken Venturi to win the tournament with heroic escapes at Amen Corner. Amen Corner also played host to Masters moments such as Byron Nelson's birdie-eagle at 12 and 13 in 1937, and Sam Snead's water save at 12 in 1949 that sparked him to victory. On the flip side of fate, Jordan Spieth'... | 47,340 | triviaqa-train |
Which Grand Slam tournament uses the distinctive serving pose of the Swedish player Stefan Edberg on its logo? | 1 in doubles in that year.
U.S. fans first took notice of Edberg's professional career when he won the U.S. Indoor in Memphis in February 1985, defeating Yannick Noah in the final. Edberg's first two Grand Slam singles titles came at the Australian Open. In December 1985, he defeated Mats Wilander in straight sets to c... | Stefan Edberg
Stefan Bengt Edberg (; born 19 January 1966) is a Swedish former world No. 1 professional tennis player (in both singles and doubles). A major proponent of the serve-and-volley style of tennis, he won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam men's doubles titles between 1985 and 1996. He also wo... | 47,341 | triviaqa-train |
Which French word that means 'to rescue' is a practice that allows participants to continue to the next round in a competition if they failed to meet qualifying standards only by a small margin? | Repechage
Repechage (; , "fishing out, rescuing") is a practice in series competitions that allows participants who failed to meet qualifying standards by a small margin to continue to the next round, in a similar way as a wild card system works out.
Types.
Different types of repechage can occur. As a basis for the exa... | , if a participant failed to give a correct or legal solution their points would be deducted according to the difficulty. Rounds continue for a predefined length of time, at the end of which the points are tallied and the winners proceed.
At the top competition levels, there would typically be almost no delay between a... | 47,342 | triviaqa-train |
Dhyan Chand of India is regarded as the greatest player of all time in which Olympic sport? | spectators. Following this, in the two Test matches against the New Zealand squad, the team won the first and narrowly lost the second. Returning to India, Chand was promoted to Lance Naik in 1927.
After successfully lobbying for reintroducing field hockey in the Olympics, the newly formed Indian Hockey Federation (IHF... | Syed Shahid Hakim
Syed Shahid Hakim is an Indian former Olympic football and FIFA official.
He is the son of Syed Abdul Rahim. As a player, he was named in the 1960 Olympic Summer Games team for India.
As a referee, he was selected to referee at the 1988 AFC Asian Cup.
Syed Shahid Hakeem has become only the second foot... | 47,343 | triviaqa-train |
Duke Kahanamoku, an Olympic swimming champion during the years of 1912 and 1924 is credited with popularizing which sport? | accompanied him when he traveled. Kahanamoku was the first person to be inducted into both the Swimming Hall of Fame and the Surfing Hall of Fame. The Duke Kahanamoku Invitational Surfing Championships are named in his honor. He is a member of the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. He served as sheriff of Honolulu, Hawaii from... | campuses, and in the collections of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the National Academy of Design, Princeton University Art Museum, Yale University Art Gallery, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, and the National Art Museum of Sport.
Selected sculptures.
Selected sculptures Statuettes.
- "Duke Kahana... | 47,344 | triviaqa-train |
Shakehand and penhold grips are used in which sport? | Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball back and forth across a table using small rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net. Except for the initial serve, the rules are generally as follows: players must allow a ball played ... | This stroke has greatly improved and strengthened the penhold style both physically and psychologically, as it eliminates the strategic weakness of the traditional penhold backhand.
Grips Shakehand.
The shakehand grip is so-named because the racket is grasped as if one is performing a handshake. Though it is sometimes ... | 47,345 | triviaqa-train |
Chuck Wepner, an obscure boxer from New Jersey who once went 15 rounds with Muhammad Ali in a fight served as the inspiration for the creation of what on-screen personality? | 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... | to fly to Yemen, where Gueury was freed unharmed.
March 24, 1975 (Monday).
- Chuck Wepner, a relatively unknown boxer, went up against world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali in a bout in Cleveland. Wepner, a "club fighter" who had been selected as an easy opponent for the champ, knocked Ali down to the canvas in the n... | 47,346 | triviaqa-train |
In 1956, while he was a race car builder at Kurtis Kraft (a famous builder of Indy race cars during the 1950s), Art Ingels assembled the first one of what? | Art Ingels
Art Ingels (sometimes misspelled as Ingles) is known as 'the father of karting'.
In 1956, while he was a race car builder at Kurtis Kraft, a famous builder of Indy race cars during the 1950s, he assembled the first Go-Kart in history out of scrap metal and a surplus West Bend Company two-stroke engine. It wa... | tiny crowd for the first sports car race, endurance racing would soon find a home at Daytona on the combined road course. The 24 Hours of Daytona soon became one of the most prestigious endurance races in the world.
1961 Mad Dog IV test.
After the USAC race was discontinued, Bill France put up a $10,000 cash prize for ... | 47,347 | triviaqa-train |
Senet is a grid game for two players and is thought to be the oldest board game in the world. In which country did it originate? | gameboards in Iran. Senet, found in Predynastic and First Dynasty burials of Egypt, c. 3500 BC and 3100 BC respectively, is the oldest board game known to have existed. Senet was pictured in a fresco found in Merknera's tomb (3300–2700 BC). Also from predynastic Egypt is Mehen.
Hounds and Jackals, another ancient Egypt... | Scrabble
Scrabble is a word game in which two to four players score points by placing tiles bearing a single letter onto a board divided into a 15×15 grid of squares. The tiles must form words that, in crossword fashion, read left to right in rows or downward in columns, and be included in a standard dictionary or lexi... | 47,348 | triviaqa-train |
What is the only country to have won at least one gold at every Summer Olympics? | Games – Australia, France, Great Britain, Greece and Switzerland. The United States leads the all-time medal table for the Summer Olympics.
Hosting.
The United States has hosted the Summer Olympic Games four times: the 1904 Games were held in St. Louis, Missouri; the 1932 and 1984 Games were both held in Los Angeles, C... | won four individual gold medals, and six gold medals overall in the sport. South Korean short track speed skaters have won a combined 42 medals, including 21 golds, more than any other nation in both measures. South Korea is also the only country to have won at least one gold medal at every Olympics in which short-trac... | 47,349 | triviaqa-train |
Which South Pacific island belonging to Vanuatu is known for being the spiritual birthplace of bungee jumping, originating in an age-old ritual called the naghol? | , meaning "Anything thick and squat", as defined by James Jennings in his book "Observations of Some of the Dialects in The West of England" published 1825. Around 1930, the name became used for a rubber eraser. The Oxford English Dictionary records the use in 1938 of the phrase "bungy-launching" of gliders using an el... | exhibition “Ça me touche” curated by Nan Goldin.
Gudzowaty's next projects confirmed his reputation in sport photography, which has evolved from his photojournalism roots towards a creative, artistic expression. In this style, he covered such projects as retired Olympic champions, Mexican free wrestling (lucha libre) a... | 47,350 | triviaqa-train |
The 'Aussie Round' is considered by many to be the ultimate test of skills in this field where an object should cross a 50 metre circle and come right back to the centre. What is the object in question? | Boomerang
A boomerang is a thrown tool, typically constructed as a flat airfoil, that is designed to spin about an axis perpendicular to the direction of its flight. A returning boomerang is designed to return to the thrower. It is well known as a weapon used by Indigenous Australians for hunting.
Boomerangs have been ... | object with a unit sphere. Care should be taken to avoid problems if the applied scaling introduces skew. Skew can make the usage of ellipsoids impractical in certain cases, for example collision between two arbitrary ellipsoids.
A is a sphere containing the object. In 2-D graphics, this is a circle. Bounding spheres a... | 47,351 | triviaqa-train |
After the Olympics, what are the world's second-largest multi-sport event, the Delhi edition of which was in the news in 2010? | the nation as well as the NCT of Delhi. Delhi hosted the first and ninth Asian Games in 1951 and 1982, respectively, 1983 NAM Summit, 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup, 2010 Commonwealth Games, 2012 BRICS Summit and was one of the major host cities of the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
Delhi is also the centre of the National Capit... | in 1988 and fifth in 2010 and 2012). Asian countries have dominated judo, taekwondo, badminton and table tennis, while they have also been successful in archery, diving, gymnastics and weightlifting.
The Far Eastern Championship Games was a multi-sport event held from 1913 to 1934, featuring competitors from all over A... | 47,352 | triviaqa-train |
Which land area near Wendover, Utah that is marked out for motor sports is particularly noted as the venue for numerous land speed records? | Bonneville Speedway
Bonneville Speedway (also known as the Bonneville Salt Flats Race Track) is an area of the Bonneville Salt Flats northeast of Wendover, Utah, that is marked out for motor sports. It is particularly noted as the venue for numerous land speed records. The Bonneville Salt Flats Race Track is listed on ... | The World's Fastest Indian
The World's Fastest Indian is a 2005 New Zealand biographical sports drama film based on the Invercargill, New Zealand, speed bike racer Burt Munro and his highly modified Indian Scout motorcycle. Munro set numerous land speed records for motorcycles with engines less than 1,000 cc at the Bon... | 47,353 | triviaqa-train |
You cannot be serious. According to the DVD interview of the movie Amadeus, Tom Hulce studied which tennis star's mood swings for his portrayal of Mozart's unpredictable genius? | You Cannot Be Serious
You Cannot Be Serious ( in the USA, Serious in the UK) is a book written by the world's former #1 tennis player John McEnroe (with James Kaplan).
McEnroe details life behind the scenes on the tennis tour and provides the reader with a very candid look at his personal life and struggles. The book m... | Tom Hulce
Thomas Edward Hulce (; born December 6, 1953) is an American actor, singer, and theater producer. He is best known for his role as Larry "Pinto" Kroger in "Animal House" (1978), his Academy Award-nominated portrayal of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in "Amadeus" (1984), and his role as Quasimodo in Disney's "The Hun... | 47,354 | triviaqa-train |
In 1999, which tennis player ranked No.3 became the highest ranked player ever to announce retirement from the sport at that time? This record was broken by No.1 Justine Henin in 2008. | When she was two, her family moved to a house in Rochefort, situated next to the local tennis club, where she played tennis for the first time.
Henin's mother routinely took the young Henin across the border to France to watch the French Open. Henin saw the 1992 final involving Steffi Graf and Monica Seles. Although Gr... | 2009 Serena Williams tennis season
Serena Williams's 2009 tennis season officially began at the 2009 Medibank International Sydney. Williams finished the year ranked world no. 1 for the second time in her career, having played in 16 tournaments, more than any other year. She also broke the record previously set by Just... | 47,355 | triviaqa-train |
Which Swede is the only man in tennis history to have won at least two Grand Slam singles titles on each of the three surfaces of grass, clay and hardcourt? | 1930s Australians Vivian McGrath and John Bromwich, but they were lonely exceptions. The two-handed grip gained popularity in the 1970s as Björn Borg, Chris Evert, Jimmy Connors, and later Mats Wilander and Marat Safin used it to great effect, and it is now used by a large number of the world's best players, including ... | the only Grand Slam tournament to have a third set tie-break, which has occurred twice in women's singles finals in 1981 and in 1985.
History Surface.
The court surface changed twice, from grass (1887–1974), to Har-Tru clay (1975–1977), to hard courts since 1978. No women's tennis player won the event on all three surf... | 47,356 | triviaqa-train |
What nickname was given to the New York Yankees baseball team of the late 1920s, in particular to the first six hitters in the 1927 team lineup? | The term "Murderers' Row" is commonly used as a descriptor for teams with formidable talent. It has also been used outside of sports, an example being the Essex Class Carriers anchored at Ulithi Atoll, which were also known as Murderer's row.
During the 2006 ALDS, Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland referred to the 200... | Yankee teams of the late 1920s, and the first six hitters in the 1927 lineup in particular.
- The Selfish Team - Reference to winning too many World Series titles, robbing other teams' chances of winning.
- The Stankees - Used by detractors.
- The Evil Empire - Used by detractors. Reference to the famous indictment of ... | 47,357 | triviaqa-train |
The tennis player Vitas Gerulaitis was a colorful character. After finally beating Jimmy Connors after 16 straight losses, what did he quip? | , a street in Vilnius is named after him.
Quote.
"And let that be a lesson to you all. Nobody beats Vitas Gerulaitis 17 times in a row."
Video.
- "Wimbledon Classic Match: Gerulaitis vs Borg" Standing Room Only, DVD Release Date: October 31, 2006, Run Time: 180 minutes, ASIN: B000ICLR8O. | 1978 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles
Jimmy Connors was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Vitas Gerulaitis won in the final 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 against Eddie Dibbs.
Seeds.
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
1. Bj... | 47,358 | triviaqa-train |
Which chess opening named for a Spanish monk consists of the following moves? 1. e4, e5 2. Nf3, Nc6 3. Bb5 | , present opening analysis, as does Pedro Damiano (1512), and Ruy López de Segura (1561). Ruy Lopez's disagreement with Damiano regarding the merits of 2...Nc6 led to 3.Bb5 (after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6) being named for him as the Ruy Lopez or "Spanish Opening". Opening theory was studied more scientifically from the 1840s ... | . However, the numbering of moves is handled slightly differently. Rather than one White and one Black move being given under each move number (leading to notation in orthodox chess like 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6), each turn by each player is given its own move number (leading to notation in progressive chess like 1.e... | 47,359 | triviaqa-train |
Which General led the Allied forces which recaptured the South West Pacific between 1942-45? | establish a defensive perimeter against additional Japanese attacks. This was followed by the Second South Pacific Campaign, which began with the Battle of Guadalcanal.
Allied command.
The U.S. General Douglas MacArthur had been in command of the American forces in the Philippines in what was to become the South West P... | which was headquartered at RAAF Darwin. On 20 January 1942, the Australian government transferred operational control of NWA to : an ambitious, but short-lived and shambolic supreme command, encompassing Allied forces throughout South East Asia and the South West Pacific. An subcommand, (or sometimes "Darwin Command") ... | 47,360 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the British Foreign Secretary who cleared Kim Philby of being the 'Third Man' in the 1955 Commons debate? | Foreign Secretary Harold Macmillan cleared him of all charges.
In the later 1950s, Philby left the secret service and began working as a journalist in the Middle East; both "The Economist" and "The Observer" provided his employment there. MI6 then re-employed him at around the same time, to provide reports from that re... | Parliamentary privilege to name Kim Philby as the 'third man' in the spy ring involving Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean, Daines was concerned. He intervened on a speech by Lipton in the House of Commons on 7 November 1955 to observe that what Lipton had done was "tantamount to a charge against that gentleman" and ask hi... | 47,361 | triviaqa-train |
In which year did Burges and Maclean defect? | the Soviets informed about Anglo-German diplomacy. He then served in Washington, D.C. from 1944 to 1948, achieving promotion to First Secretary. Here he became Moscow's main source of information about US thermonuclear policy, greatly helping the Soviets to evaluate the relative strength of their own nuclear arsenal.
B... | for a hundred years but Burges's work did continue to attract followers in Japan. Josiah Conder studied under him, and, through Conder's influence, the notable Japanese architect Tatsuno Kingo was articled to Burges in the year before the latter's death. Burges also received brief, but largely favourable, attention in ... | 47,362 | triviaqa-train |
By what name is the 16th century painter Domenikos Theotokopoulos better known? | El Greco
Doménikos Theotokópoulos ( ; October 1541 7 April 1614), most widely known as El Greco ("The Greek"), was a Greek painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. "El Greco" was a nickname, a reference to his Greek origin, and the artist normally signed his paintings with his full birth name in Gree... | Aquascogoc
The Aquascogoc is the name given to a Native American tribe of Secotan people and also the name of a village encountered by the English during their late 16th century attempts to settle and establish permanent colonies in what is now North Carolina, known at the time as Virginia. Together with the rest of Se... | 47,363 | triviaqa-train |
Which Australian river forms most of the boundary between New South Wales and Victoria? | .
History 1901 Federation of Australia.
At the end of the 19th century, the movement toward federation between the Australian colonies gathered momentum. Conventions and forums involving colony leaders were held on a regular basis. Proponents of New South Wales as a free trade state were in dispute with the other leadi... | Berrima River
The Berrima River (in Victoria), also called the Berrima Creek (in New South Wales), is a perennial river of the Snowy River catchment, located in the Alpine region of the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria.
Course and features.
The Berrima River rises below the Berrima Range in a remote al... | 47,364 | triviaqa-train |
What was the brand name of the unsuccessful Ford car that was named after Henry Ford's son? | also studied bookkeeping at Goldsmith, Bryant & Stratton Business College in Detroit.
Marriage and family.
Ford married Clara Jane Bryant (1866–1950) on April 11, 1888, and supported himself by farming and running a sawmill. They had one child: Edsel Ford (1893–1943).
Career.
In 1891, Ford became an engineer with the E... | use of the Ford name, the Henry Ford Company was not an early name for the Ford Motor Company; instead, it was the ancestor of the luxury car division of General Motors Corporation, which would rebrand itself in 1902 as the Cadillac Motor Company after Henry Ford's parting of ways with his co-investors.
- Hallam Tennys... | 47,365 | triviaqa-train |
What was the forename of William Shakespeare's son? | living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.
Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children: Susanna and twins Hamnet and Judith. Sometime between 1585 and 1592, he began a successful c... | Allen believed that de Vere was the true author of Shakespeare's plays and sonnets. He believed that Hughes became an actor who also used the same pseudonym as his father. De Vere wrote the sonnets for his son, giving a coded account of his relationship to the "dark lady", the Queen. Allen's speculations were the model... | 47,366 | triviaqa-train |
The villages of Soultz-les-Bains, Eguisheim, Riquewihr & Soulzmatt are all located at the heart of which French wine region? | by its medieval fortifications and is overlooked by a castle from the same period that is today a museum.
There is a museum about Alsace during World War II and a torture chamber ("La salle de torture").
The village is a member of the "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France" ("The most beautiful villages of France") associa... | .
Geography.
Riquewihr is only from Colmar and minutes from other Alsatian villages such as Ribeauvillé, Hunawihr, Eguisheim or Kaysersberg.
History.
Originally the property of the Dukes of Württemberg, the town was converted to Protestantism in the 16th century. Historically, Riquewihr served as a Winzerdorf or "wine ... | 47,367 | triviaqa-train |
In which UK city is the Bullring Shopping centre? | Bull Ring, Birmingham
The Bull Ring is a major shopping centre in central Birmingham. When combined with Grand Central (to which it is connected via a link bridge) it is the United Kingdom's largest city centre based shopping centre and has been an important feature of Birmingham since the Middle Ages, when its market ... | album "Beautiful Yesterday") and Bonnie Raitt have raved about Kurtz in interviews, and she's performed on the radio shows World Café, Mountain Stage and NPR's Morning Edition and Tell Me More.
She has toured as a supporting act with Elvis Costello, Richard Thompson, Mavis Staples, Dr. John, B.B. King, Richie Havens, R... | 47,368 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the giraffe which features in the logo and branding of Toys R Us? | in "The Wild" and in the "Madagascar" films. Sophie the Giraffe has been a popular teether since 1961. Another famous fictional giraffe is the Toys "R" Us mascot Geoffrey the Giraffe.
The giraffe has also been used for some scientific experiments and discoveries. Scientists have looked at the properties of giraffe skin... | 's stores had been closed and liquidated, the sale applied mainly to the company's logo, website, trademarks, and other intellectual properties. Toys "R" Us was initially unsure of how to integrate the K·B name into its business plan. Toys "R" Us has used the K·B Toys name on self-manufactured toys under the name "KB C... | 47,369 | triviaqa-train |
Hola Mahalla is an annual festival celebrated in which religion? | Hola Mohalla
Hola Mohalla (, ,), also called Hola, is a one-day Sikh festival which most often falls in March and takes place on the second day of the lunar month of Chett, a day after the Hindu spring festival Holi but sometimes coincides with Holi. Hola Mohalla is a big festive event for Sikhs around the world.
The f... | century. It takes place at the shrine of Shah Hussain in Baghbanpura, on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan, adjacent to the Shalimar Gardens.
Local festivals Rath Yatra Nabha.
Rath Yatra Nabha, Ratha Jatra or Chariot Festival is a Hindu festival associated with the god Jagannath held at Mandir Thakur Shri Saty Narayan ... | 47,370 | triviaqa-train |
How are the members of The Friendly Society of Agricultural Labourers now more commonly known, this name arose from a court case heard in 1797? | Tolpuddle Martyrs
The Tolpuddle Martyrs were a group of six agricultural labourers in the village of Tolpuddle in Dorset, England, who were convicted of swearing a secret oath as members of the Friendly Society of Agricultural Labourers in 1834. The Tolpuddle Martyrs were arrested on a legal technicality during a labou... | are shown exhibiting behavior that idolizes violence. Upper class children are shown mobbing professional wrestler Randy Savage, more commonly known by his stage name of "Macho Man", while young male members of the Shiv Sena, from less wealthy backgrounds, are shown engaged in street-fighting. Several young men are hea... | 47,371 | triviaqa-train |
Asmara is the capital city of which country? | Asmara
Asmara ( ; , ) or Asmera is the capital and most populous city of Eritrea, in the country's Central Region. It sits at an elevation of , making it the sixth highest capital in the world by altitude. The city is located at the tip of an escarpment that is both the northwestern edge of the Eritrean highlands and t... | times used in commerce and the capital city Asmara still has one Italian-language school. Italian was also introduced to Somalia through colonialism and was the sole official language of administration and education during the colonial period but fell out of use after government, educational and economic infrastructure... | 47,372 | triviaqa-train |
Who was executed in the Bolivian village of La Higuera on October 9th 1967? | .
History.
On October 8, 1967, the Argentine Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara was captured by the CIA-assisted Bolivian Army in the nearby ravine "Quebrada del Churo", ending his campaign to create a continental revolution in South America. Che Guevara was held in the schoolhouse, where he was killed the next day. The... | Peruvian, captured and executed in La Higuera on October 9, 1967.
- Simeon Cuba Sarabia (Willy) – Bolivian, captured and executed in La Higuera on October 9, 1967.
Monument.
Work on the complex began in 1982, and it was inaugurated upon completion on December 28, 1988 with Raúl Castro in attendance. The project was con... | 47,373 | triviaqa-train |
Which comic hero was created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger in 1939? | Bill Finger
Milton Finger, known professionally as Bill Finger (February 8, 1914 – January 18, 1974), was an American comic strip and comic book writer best known as the co-creator, with Bob Kane, of the DC Comics character Batman, and the co-architect of the series' development. Although Finger did not receive contemp... | . Jim Gordon also has a son, James Gordon Jr., who first appeared in "".
Publication history.
Created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, Gordon debuted in the first panel of "Detective Comics" #27 (May 1939), in which he is referred to simply as Commissioner Gordon. The character's name was taken from the earlier pulp charac... | 47,374 | triviaqa-train |
Dr. Christian Barnard was the first person to successfully perform which type of human to human transplant? | asked to help out with an experiment on a giraffe. From this modest beginning, Naki became principal lab technician and taught hundreds of surgeons, and assisted with Barnard's organ transplant program. Barnard said, "Hamilton Naki had better technical skills than I did. He was a better craftsman than me, especially wh... | dearth of quality foreign language software, and clever marketing to create an economically successful product."
Reception and efficacy Critiques from language experts Stephen Krashen's Review.
The language-learning specialist Stephen Krashen found that the few studies on the software produced learning results that wer... | 47,375 | triviaqa-train |
Which novelist wrote The Monarch of the Glen and Whisky Galore? | show focused on new Laird Paul Bowman trying to modernise the estate, primarily starring Lloyd Owen, Tom Baker, Alexander Morton, and Susan Hampshire.
The series is loosely based on Sir Compton Mackenzie's "Highland Novels", which are set in the same location but in the 1930s and 1940s. The first book in that series is... | wrote three short dramas for the stage, starring - amongst others - Robbie Coltrane and Sean Scanlan, which were presented at the Oran Mor in Glasgow as part of the lunchtime theatre event A Play, A Pie and A Pint. He was at this point working on remakes of the Ealing films "The Maggie" and "Whisky Galore" but spoke ou... | 47,376 | triviaqa-train |
Viracocha is the creator god in the mythology of which ancient people? | messenger of Viracocha named Wiracochan or Tunupa is shown in the small village of Ollantaytambo, southern Peru. Ollantaytambo located in the Cusco Region makes up a chain of small villages along the Urubamba Valley. Known as the Sacred Valley, it was an important stronghold of the Inca Empire. Facing the ancient Inca ... | Imana
Imana, is the Creator deity in the traditional Banyarwanda religion in Rwanda. In current-day usage, the term refers to the God as found in Christianity. Ancient Banyarwanda believed in one God, the creator "Imana". In Banyarwanda mythology, Imana was the creator and the supporter of all the Banyarwanda people.
... | 47,377 | triviaqa-train |
Clun Forest, Romney and Bluefaced Leicester are all breeds of which animal? | other dark faced sheep, Clun produce quality lamb and mutton. However, in contrast to more common meat breeds such as Suffolks, their wool is free of undesirable black fibres and kemp, and is suitable for handspinning. The breed's alert and stylish appearance, together with its reputation for hardiness and fecundity ha... | in 2007 were:
The other native breeds listed were the Badger Face Welsh Mountain, Beulah Speckled Face, Black Welsh Mountain, Scottish Blackface, Bluefaced Leicester, Brecknock Hill Cheviot, Clun Forest, Dalesbred, Exmoor Horn, Hampshire Down, Hebridean, Herdwick, Jacob, Kerry Hill, Llandovery Whiteface Hill, Lleyn, Lo... | 47,378 | triviaqa-train |
Which eponymous Dickens character has a pet raven named Grip? | : A Tale of the Riots of 'Eighty", as part of the "Master Humphrey's Clock" series (1840–41), were all published in monthly instalments before being made into books.
In the midst of all his activity during this period, there was discontent with his publishers and John Macrone was bought off, while Richard Bentley signe... | top floor
where operations could only be done from about 11 am to about 3 pm, since they
depended on natural light. She comments on how Dickens had to have a
rectal fistula operated on without anesthetics.
In the Rare Book Department of the Philadelphia Free Library, librarian
William Lang shows Margolyes Dickens’ pet ... | 47,379 | triviaqa-train |
Which Gloucestershire country estate is the ancestral home of the Duke of Beaufort is famous for annual trials held there? | who was beheaded in 1521. Near Cheltenham is the 15th-century mansion of Southam de la Bere, of timber and stone. Memorials of the de la Bere family appear in the church at Cleeve. The mansion contains a tiled floor from Hailes Abbey. At Great Badminton is the mansion and vast domain of the Beauforts (formerly of the B... | The Beaufort came from Bristol's submission to meet Air Ministry Specifications M.I5/35 and G.24/35 for a land-based, twin-engined torpedo-bomber and a general reconnaissance aircraft. With a production order following under Specification 10/36, the Bristol Type 152 was given the name "Beaufort" after the Duke of Beauf... | 47,380 | triviaqa-train |
Which internet based company has its headquarters at 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California? | share many resources with other nearby libraries.
Economy.
Much of Menlo Park's economy revolves around the companies on Sand Hill Road, consisting of venture capital, private equity, financial services, law firms, and other professional service companies and investment vehicles focusing on technology. Geron, Robert Ha... | Axwave
Axwave, Inc. is an international software development company that has developed a proprietary fingerprinting-based automatic content recognition (ACR) technology. Axwave was founded by Damián Scavo, former algorithmic trader and Loris D'Acunto, nuclear physicist. Axwave is currently headquartered in Menlo Park ... | 47,381 | triviaqa-train |
What is given to a food additive approved for use in the European Union? | indirectly (called "indirect additives") in the manufacturing process, through packaging, or during storage or transport.
Numbering.
To regulate these additives and inform consumers, each additive is assigned a unique number called an "E number", which is used in Europe for all approved additives. This numbering scheme... | pesticide in 1965 as an antioxidant used as a deterrent of scald in pears through post-harvest indoor application via a drench and/or impregnated wrap.
As an antioxidant to control the browning of pears, ethoxyquin is approved in the United States and in the European Union.
In the United States, it is approved for use ... | 47,382 | triviaqa-train |
Which fictional Frenchman was prisoner 24601? | on the side of the mayor's house) and has her cared for. He learns of Cosette, Fantine's daughter, and tries to pay off the Thénardiers (who are abusing Cosette).
Javert then apologizes to "M. Madeleine", and tells him that the "real" Jean Valjean has been found and is to be tried the next day. Javert also asks that he... | ) and (32), which were also accompanied by the Massachusetts "Province Galley" of Cyprian Southack. (Church took a former prisoner of the Maliseet, John Gyles as his translator.)
The expedition first sailed for Mount Desert Island, near the entrance to Penobscot Bay. Church sent a force to raid Pentagoet (present-day C... | 47,383 | triviaqa-train |
Pierre Omidyar founded which company in 1995? | company's name from AuctionWeb to eBay, and began to advertise the service aggressively. The name "eBay" was the second choice that Omidyar wanted for the website. His first choice for the website was already registered to a Canadian mining company, Echo Bay Mines. He originally wanted the "Echo Bay" name because of th... | First Look Media
First Look Media is an American media organization founded by Pierre Omidyar in October 2013 as a venue for "original, independent journalism".
Overview.
The project is a collaboration with Glenn Greenwald, Jeremy Scahill, and Laura Poitras with a promised $250 million in funding from Omidyar. The orga... | 47,384 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the Penguin in the 1992 film Batman Returns? | Batman Returns
Batman Returns is a 1992 American superhero film directed by Tim Burton, based on the DC Comics character Batman. It is a sequel to the 1989 film "Batman" and the second installment of Warner Bros. initial "Batman" film series, with Michael Keaton reprising the role of Bruce Wayne / Batman. The film, pro... | Marlon Wayans was originally cast as Robin in the 1992 film "Batman Returns", however it was felt that the film featured too many characters, so the character was omitted from that film. In an earlier script of "Batman Returns", he was portrayed as a technologically savvy street kid who would help Batman following his ... | 47,385 | triviaqa-train |
The World Heritage site Cichén Itzá is in which country? | , and Mexico (35).
History.
In 1954, the government of Egypt decided to build the new Aswan High Dam, whose resulting future reservoir would eventually inundate a large stretch of the Nile valley containing cultural treasures of ancient Egypt and ancient Nubia. In 1959, the governments of Egypt and Sudan requested UNES... | most cenotes in the first part of the 20th century. Edward Herbert Thompson (1857–1935), an American diplomat who had bought the Chichén Itzá site, began dredging the Sacred Cenote there in 1904. He discovered human skeletons and sacrificial objects confirming a local legend, the Cult of the Cenote, involving human sac... | 47,386 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of Elvis Presley’s entourage? | Memphis Mafia
The "Memphis Mafia" was the nickname given by rock 'n' roll icon Elvis Presley to a group of friends, associates, employees and cousins whose main functions were to accompany, protect, and serve Elvis from the beginning of his career in 1954 until his death in 1977. Several members filled practical roles ... | Presley’s first Las Vegas performance at what was then known as the International Hotel (later the Las Vegas Hilton, now Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino) on July 31, 1969.
History.
When planning his return to live performing after his successful 1968 NBC television comeback, Presley had to replace original band me... | 47,387 | triviaqa-train |
How is Jorge Mario Bergoglio better known today? | ) in Italy's Piedmont region. Regina Sívori was a housewife born in Buenos Aires to a family of northern Italian (Piedmontese-Genoese) origin. Mario José's family left Italy in 1929 to escape the fascist rule of Benito Mussolini. According to María Elena Bergoglio, the Pope's only living sibling, they did not emigrate ... | How Is Your Fish Today?
How Is Your Fish Today?, also known as Jin Tian De Yu Zen Me Yang?, is a 2007 Chinese film written by Xiaolu Guo and Hui Rao. It was directed by Xiaolu Guo. The film is a drama set in modern China, focusing on the intertwined stories of two main characters; a frustrated writer (Hui Rao) and the ... | 47,388 | triviaqa-train |
Which pre-Raphaelite painted The Light of the World which shows Jesus preparing to knock on an overgrown and long-unopened door? | The Light of the World (painting)
The Light of the World (1851–53) is an allegorical painting by the English Pre-Raphaelite artist William Holman Hunt (1827–1910) representing the figure of Jesus preparing to knock on an overgrown and long-unopened door, illustrating Revelation 3:20: "Behold, I stand at the door and kn... | Mary Magdalene (Sandys)
Mary Magdalene is a Pre-Raphaelite 1858-1860 painting by Frederick Sandys. Mary Magdalene was the only figure from the Bible that Sandys ever painted. Having sharp features reminiscent of Lizzie Siddal (though the model is unknown), Mary is depicted in front of a patterned forest-green damask. S... | 47,389 | triviaqa-train |
Who was Poet Laureate between Henry James Pye and William Wordsworth? | varied according to circumstances, and the custom ceased to be obligatory after Pye's death. The office fell into some contempt before Robert Southey, but took on a new lustre from his personal distinction and that of successors Wordsworth and Tennyson. Wordsworth stipulated before accepting the honour that no formal e... | was born in Pinner in 1923.
- Kate Nash, Singer-songwriter
- Horatia Nelson, daughter of Lord Nelson and Lady Emma Hamilton, lived in Pinner from 1860 until her death in 1881. \
- Henry James Pye (poet laureate) retired to East End House in 1811.
- William Heath Robinson, who lived in Moss Lane between 1913 and 1918 ha... | 47,390 | triviaqa-train |
Which boy band released their first studio album Up All Night in 2011? | early 2000s when acts such as the Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, A1 and Westlife, among others, dominated the top of the "Billboard" and pop charts, in the early 2010s with the emergence of new boy bands such as JLS, Big Time Rush and One Direction, and in the late 2010s with pop groups such as BTS.
History.
History Early hi... | 2012 with two of that year's top five best-selling albums in the United States; "Up All Night" at number three and their second studio album, "Take Me Home", at number five, making the boy band the first act to place two albums in the year-end top five in the Nielsen SoundScan era. In addition, "Up All Night" became th... | 47,391 | triviaqa-train |
Who invented the spinning mule that built on the work of James Hargreaves and Richard Arkwright? | Crompton. The self-acting (automatic) mule was patented by Richard Roberts in 1825. At its peak there were 50,000,000 mule spindles in Lancashire alone. Modern versions are still in niche production and are used to spin woollen yarns from noble fibres such as cashmere, ultra-fine merino and alpaca for the knitware mark... | Spinning jenny
The spinning jenny is a multi-spindle spinning frame, and was one of the key developments in the industrialization of weaving during the early Industrial Revolution. It was invented in 1764 by James Hargreaves in Stanhill, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire in England. The device reduced the amount of work needed... | 47,392 | triviaqa-train |
Which War was ended by the 1648 Peace of Westphalia? | Peace of Westphalia
The Peace of Westphalia () was a series of peace treaties signed between May and October 1648 in the Westphalian cities of Osnabrück and Münster, largely ending the European wars of religion, including the Thirty Years' War. The treaties of Westphalia brought to an end a calamitous period of Europea... | the partition of restive Catalonia between both empires. The Portuguese Restoration War ended with the Treaty of Lisbon in 1668, that terminated the 60-year Iberian Union.
Peace of Westphalia (1648).
Over a four-year period, the warring parties (the Holy Roman Empire, France, and Sweden) were actively negotiating at O... | 47,393 | triviaqa-train |
The work of graffiti artist Banksy was first seen in which English city? | Banksy
Banksy is an anonymous England-based street artist, vandal, political activist, and film director, active since the 1990s. His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stenciling technique. His works of political and social commentary have been feat... | Corrupted Oil Jerry
Corrupted Oil - Jerry, also called Crude Oil Jerry, is an artwork by graffiti artist Banksy, using stencil of a cartoon mouse character Jerry on an oil painting.
It was valued by English antiques expert and television presenter Jonty Hearnden at £150,000 in 2014, which the value of the work was rise... | 47,394 | triviaqa-train |
Two battleships of the Bismarck class were built for the German Navy. The first was Bismarck. What was the name of the second? | OKM), commanded by Admiral Erich Raeder, intended to continue the practice of using heavy ships as surface raiders against Allied merchant traffic in the Atlantic Ocean. The two "Scharnhorst"-class battleships were based in Brest, France, at the time, having just completed Operation Berlin, a major raid into the Atlant... | German battleship Bismarck
Bismarck was the first of two s built for Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine". Named after Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, the ship was laid down at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg in July 1936 and launched in February 1939. Work was completed in August 1940, when she was commissioned into the G... | 47,395 | triviaqa-train |
Which rugby league club played at Thrum Hall between 1886 and 1998? | pay cut. The club was re-formed and the assets were purchased by the Marsland/Gartland consortium of local businessmen.
Peter Roe was appointed as head coach at Halifax for season 1990–91 when they achieved promotion along with Salford who were their opponents in the Divisional Final at Old Trafford. The club's record ... | to get on board from a VP standpoint. [Sequels] are part of the necessity of our staying afloat, but we don't want to have to go there for those reasons. We want to go there creatively, so we said [to Disney], 'Can you give us the timeline about when we release them? Because we'd like to release something we actually w... | 47,396 | triviaqa-train |
Which Asian country has the fourth largest population after China, India and Indonesia? | the mouth of the Yalu River to the Gulf of Tonkin. China borders 14 nations, more than any other country except Russia, which also borders 14. China extends across much of East Asia, bordering Vietnam, Laos, and Myanmar (Burma) in Southeast Asia; India, Bhutan, Nepal, Afghanistan, and Pakistan in South Asia; Tajikistan... | prominent countries. Indonesia has a mixed economy in which both the private sector and government play significant roles. The country is the largest economy in Southeast Asia and a member of the G-20 major economies. Currently, Indonesia has the world's 8th largest GDP-PPP and 16th largest nominal GDP.
Indonesia is th... | 47,397 | triviaqa-train |
Which word can be a flightless bird, a Greek goddess or the second largest moon of Saturn? | who then fertilized her. From that union were born first the Titans—six males: Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus; and six females: Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Theia, Themis, and Tethys. After Cronus was born, Gaia and Uranus decreed no more Titans were to be born. They were followed by the one-eyed Cycl... | thalassa" being the Greek word for the sea). Such a transformation would be consistent with the frequent use of Tethys' name as a poetic reference to the sea in Roman poetry (see above).
Modern use of the name.
Tethys, a moon of the planet Saturn, and the prehistoric Tethys Ocean are named after this goddess.
Referenc... | 47,398 | triviaqa-train |
Which cartoonist and illustrator who made complicated drawings of simple machines was born on this day in 1872? | W. Heath Robinson
William Heath Robinson (31 May 1872 – 13 September 1944) was an English cartoonist, illustrator and artist, best known for drawings of whimsically elaborate machines to achieve simple objectives.
In the UK, the term "Heath Robinson" entered the popular language during the 1914–1918 First World War as ... | a public speaker. Joseph created and starred in the 2015 comedy web series "Jiwi's Machines". In July 2019, he launched a new web series, "What's Your Problem?", co-created with Gemma Gracewood and made by Augusto Entertainment.
Many of Herscher’s devices are referred to as Rube Goldberg machines. The name comes from ... | 47,399 | triviaqa-train |
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