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What name is given to the shortest hole on the Old Course at Royal Troon Golf Club? | long par 4s, two tough par 3s, and a challenging par 5 (the 16th) with its fairway bisected at the halfway point by a ditch, which can only very rarely be carried from the tee. The player very often has to face a strong prevailing wind.
Noteworthy characteristics Famous holes.
Royal Troon is home to both the longest an... | 2004 Open Championship
The 2004 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 133rd Open Championship, held from 15–18 July at the Old Course of Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland.
Todd Hamilton won his only major championship, defeating 2002 champion Ernie Els by a stroke in a four-hole playoff. ... | 47,400 | triviaqa-train |
Creighton-Ward is the surname of which character in a TV puppet series set between 2065 and 2067? | X" as it leaves the atmosphere. Posing as a reporter at the pre-launch press conference, Lady Penelope ensures that Travers and the other four crewmembers are delivered homing devices disguised as St. Christopher brooches. The next day, a search for Dr Grant's brooch checks negative. Scott unmasks the man waiting for l... | and musical score (composed by Barry Gray). It is also well remembered for its title sequence, which opens with an often-quoted countdown by actor Peter Dyneley (who voiced the character of Jeff): "5, 4, 3, 2, 1: "Thunderbirds" Are Go!" A real-life rescue service, the International Rescue Corps, is named after the orga... | 47,401 | triviaqa-train |
Which country in the Americas has the fourth largest population after U S A, Brazil and Mexico? | investigation of 71 Brazilian lawmakers and nine ministers in President Michel Temer's cabinet allegedly linked to the Petrobras corruption scandal. President Temer is himself accused of corruption. In 2018, 62% of the population on a poll claimed that corruption was Brazil's biggest problem.
Geography.
Brazil occupies... | Demographics of Mexico
With a population of about 126 million in 2019, Mexico ranks as the 10th most populated country in the world. It is the most populous Spanish-speaking country and the third-most populous in the Americas after the United States and Brazil. Throughout most of the twentieth century Mexico's populati... | 47,402 | triviaqa-train |
Which negotiator who was held hostage in Beirut from 1987 to 1991 was born on this day in 1939? | Terry Waite
Terence Hardy "Terry" Waite (born 31 May 1939) is an English humanitarian and author.
Waite was the Assistant for Anglican Communion Affairs for the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert Runcie, in the 1980s. As an envoy for the Church of England, he travelled to Lebanon to try to secure the release of four... | the UK, the single from this album, "Beirut Moon", was withdrawn from sale on the first day of release, allegedly because it criticised the government for not acting to free hostage John McCarthy, who had been held in Lebanon.
In 1993 Burns made what he described in the book Song by Song, as one of the hardest decision... | 47,403 | triviaqa-train |
At which meeting will a race renamed for 2016 as the Gold Cup in Honour of The Queen’s 90th Birthday be run on June 16th? | everyday racegoer than was present in the former stand.
In March 2009 it was confirmed that the main sponsors of Ascot, William Hill would be ceasing their sponsorship deal, citing that the decision by the BBC to reduce live race coverage as the main reason in its decision making process.
In July 2009 Ascot Racecourse ... | tools applicable in classrooms and staff rooms, offices and boardrooms.
History.
In 2016, Shakespeare Schools Festival became Shakespeare Schools Foundation. See Shakespeare Schools Festival for previous history.
History 2016.
27,550 young people from 1,093 schools performed abridged Shakespeare plays in 131 theatres a... | 47,404 | triviaqa-train |
Of which Kansas town was Tex Tucker the sheriff in a Gerry Anderson T V puppet show? | -action film and TV drama.
Television, film and military career Supermarionation.
During the production of "The Adventures of Twizzle", Anderson started an affair with secretary Sylvia Thamm and ultimately left his wife and children. Following his divorce from his first wife, Anderson married Thamm in November 1960.
AP... | including "The Independent") that Gerry Anderson was searching for the original Dick Spanner puppet, which had last been seen in the possession of "Clive", a man who had worked on the show. This was later revealed to be a publicity stunt to promote the new DVD release, and the statement was made by a DVD publicist with... | 47,405 | triviaqa-train |
Racing driver Jacky Ickx and athlete Ivo Van Damme have both been Sports Personality of the Year in which country? | Hours endurance race in his native Belgium. In 1968 Ickx won the Brands Hatch six-hour endurance race partnered with Brian Redman in a John Wyer entered Ford GT40 Mk1. Ickx would go on to win the Brands race on a further three occasions, in 1972 for Ferrari alongside Mario Andretti and 1977 and 1982 driving Porsches wi... | sport champions are Roger Moens, Ivo Van Damme and Kim Gevaert (athletics), Bart Veldkamp (speed skating), Ingrid Lempereur (swimming), Gella Vandecaveye, Heidi Rakels and Harry Van Barneveld (judo), Eddy Merckx, Rik Van Looy, Roger De Vlaeminck, Lucien Van Impe, Johan Bruyneel, Johan Museeuw, Axel Merckx and Tom Boone... | 47,406 | triviaqa-train |
What is the title of the painting by William Holman Hunt which features an animal with a red cloth wrapped around its horns on the Day of Atonement? | mid-1850s Hunt travelled to the Holy Land in search of accurate topographical and ethnographical material for further religious works, and to employ his “powers to make more tangible Jesus Christ’s history and teaching”; there he painted "The Scapegoat", "The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple", and "The Shadow of De... | The Awakening Conscience
The Awakening Conscience (1853) is an oil-on-canvas painting by the English artist William Holman Hunt, one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, which depicts a young woman rising from her position in the lap of a man and gazing transfixed out of the window of a room.
The painting... | 47,407 | triviaqa-train |
Which Belfast born comedian, resident in Blackpool for many years, had a catchphrase ‘It’s the way I tell ‘em’? | Frank Carson
Hugh Francis "Frank" Carson KSG (6 November 1926 – 22 February 2012) was a Northern Irish comedian and actor, best known on television in series such as "The Comedians" and "Tiswas". He was a member of the entertainment charity the Grand Order of Water Rats.
Early life.
One of six children of a working-cla... | Roy Walker (comedian)
Robert "Roy" Walker (born 31 July 1940) is a Northern Irish television personality and comedian, who worked for many years as both a television presenter and comedy actor. He is best known as the original host of the game show "Catchphrase" between 1986 and 1999, and as one of the stars of the com... | 47,408 | triviaqa-train |
Which boy band, active from 2008 to 2013, included Marvin Humes and Aston Merrygold? | 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... | sclerosis and he wanted to raise money to help find a cure. He was originally scouted for a number of boy bands but did not feel they were right and believed that a group should have a "real" connection with each other, like his heroes Boyz II Men. Williams decided to form his own boy band and, through friends, met Mar... | 47,409 | triviaqa-train |
Manningham, Tong and Wyke are wards in which Metropolitan Borough Council? | northwestern edge of Bradford city centre.
Its boundaries are roughly the equivalent of White Abbey Road to the west and south, Lumb Lane to the east and Carlisle Road to the north.
Like many of the older districts of inner-city Bradford, White Abbey was once a vibrant and highly populated neighbourhood.
Today the area... | Lower Wyke
Lower Wyke is a small village in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. It is in the civil parish of St. Mary Bourne. Its nearest town is Andover, which lies approximately south-east from the village.
Governance.
The village is part of the civil parish of St Mary Bourne and is part of the ... | 47,410 | triviaqa-train |
The Bulgarian born artist Christo is associated with wrapping buildings including the Reichstag in Berlin in 1995 and which Paris bridge in 1985? | Neuf bridge in Paris, the artwork called "Running Fence" in Sonoma and Marin counties in California, and "The Gates" in New York City's Central Park.
Credit was given to "Christo" only, until 1994, when the outdoor works and large indoor installations were retroactively credited to "Christo and Jeanne-Claude". They fle... | Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Christo Vladimirov Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude were a married couple who created environmental works of art. Christo and Jeanne-Claude were born on the same day, June 13, 1935; Christo in Gabrovo, Bulgaria, and Jeanne-Claude in Morocco. They first met in Paris in October 1958 when Christo pain... | 47,411 | triviaqa-train |
Tirpitz was sunk on November 1944 during Operation Catechism by bombers from Number 9 Squadron and which other numbered squadron, well known from Operation Chastise the previous year? | to Tromsø under her own power, the last voyage of her career.
The RAF made a second attempt on 29 October, after the ship was moored off Håkøya Island outside Tromsø. Thirty-two Lancasters attacked the ship with Tallboys during Operation Obviate. As on Operation Paravane, No. 9 Squadron and No. 617 Squadron carried out... | transfer his division to Nordland to meet a German advance from Trøndelag. The Germans eventually captured all of Norway, after allied support had been withdrawn, although they encountered fierce resistance from the Finnmark-based Alta Battalion at Narvik. Tromsø escaped the war unscathed, although the German battleshi... | 47,412 | triviaqa-train |
The Hungarian Rhapsodies is a set of 19 piano pieces based on folk themes by which composer? | . The Viennese makers similarly followed these trends; however the two schools used different piano actions: Broadwoods used a more robust action, whereas Viennese instruments were more sensitive.
By the 1820s, the center of piano innovation had shifted to Paris, where the Pleyel firm manufactured pianos used by Frédér... | his best-known compositions are his two "Romanian Rhapsodies" and his Violin Sonata No. 3 (in Romanian Folk Style), Op. 25.
Hungary.
Hungary Béla Bartók (1881–1945).
Béla Bartók collaborated with fellow Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály to document Hungarian folk music, which they both incorporated in their musical piec... | 47,413 | triviaqa-train |
Who plays both of the Kray twins in the 2015 film Legend? | Legend (2015 film)
Legend is a 2015 biographical crime thriller film written and directed by American director Brian Helgeland. It is adapted from John Pearson's book "The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins", which deals with their rise and fall, the relationship that bound them together, and f... | The Rise of the Krays
The Rise of the Krays is a 2015 low-budget film about the Kray twins who terrorised London during the 1950s and 1960s. The film was funded by Terry Brown and David Sullivan and was in development before the production team learned of "Legend", the blockbuster scheduled for release the same year.
P... | 47,414 | triviaqa-train |
Only two grounds have hosted England football internationals, an England test match and an FA Cup Final replay. One is the Oval. Which ground is the other? | ' then innovative footballing style of teamwork rather than individual play. C. W. Alcock, Secretary of The Football Association, was the prime mover in the creation of the competition. He had also just become Secretary of Surrey CCC, so The Oval was the natural choice of venue for the final. Alcock was also captain of... | Football League War Cup Final Replay. The ground was given the honour of hosting an international – England v Scotland in 1891 and England v Wales in 1924. Six FA Cup semi finals were played at the venue between 1893 and 1947. On 9 November 2002 Ewood Park hosted Great Britain’s rugby league test match against New Zeal... | 47,415 | triviaqa-train |
What name is given to the sequence of numbers that begins 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13? | be easily discerned from the first few elements. Other ways to denote a sequence are discussed after the examples.
Examples and notation Examples.
The prime numbers are the natural numbers bigger than 1 that have no divisors but 1 and themselves. Taking these in their natural order gives the sequence (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 1... | of the previous two elements. The first two elements are either 0 and 1 or 1 and 1 so that the sequence is (0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, ...).
For a large list of examples of integer sequences, see On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences.
Other examples of sequences include ones made up of rational numbers, real ... | 47,416 | triviaqa-train |
Which word completes the full title of the novel by Henry Fielding - The History of Tom Jones, a ______? | The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, often known simply as Tom Jones, is a comic novel by English playwright and novelist Henry Fielding. It is both a "Bildungsroman" and a picaresque novel. It was first published on 28 February 1749 in London, and is among the earliest English p... | on "Tom Jones".
- Power, Henry. "Epic into Novel" (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015) . Includes two chapters on "Tom Jones".
- Rogers, Pat "The Augustan Vision" (London: Methuen, 1978) . Includes a chapter on Fielding, which treats "Tom Jones" briefly.
- Watt, Ian "The Rise of the Novel" (London: Pimlico, 2000) . ... | 47,417 | triviaqa-train |
In the first two series of which TV comedy drama did Ben Miller play D I Richard Poole? | Richard Poole (character)
Detective Inspector Richard Poole is a character in the crime drama television series "Death in Paradise", portrayed by Ben Miller. Poole also appears in novels based on the TV series written by Robert Thorogood.
Description.
A British police inspector assigned to Saint Marie to investigate th... | Moving Wallpaper
Moving Wallpaper is a British satirical comedy-drama television series set in a TV production unit. It ran on ITV for two series in 2008–2009. The subject of the first series was the production of a soap called "Echo Beach", each episode of which aired directly after the "Moving Wallpaper" episode abou... | 47,418 | triviaqa-train |
Which king was on the throne at the time of 'Hereward the Wake's' resistance? | Hereward the Wake
Hereward the Wake (pronounced /ˈhɛrɪwəd/) (c. 1035 – c. 1072), (also known as Hereward the Outlaw or Hereward the Exile), was an Anglo-Saxon nobleman and a leader of local resistance to the Norman Conquest of England. His base, when leading the rebellion against the Norman rulers, was the Isle of Ely ... | lion, magical rings, and prophetic dreams. Hereward the Wake's early life appeared in chronicles as the embellished, romantic adventures of an exile, complete with rescuing princess and wrestling with bears. Fulk Fitzwarin, an outlaw in King John's day, has his historical background a minor thread in the episodic strea... | 47,419 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the 1980 Booker Prize winner 'Rites Of Passage'? | was confirmed to him in advance whether he had won. His was one of two books considered likely to win, the other being "Rites of Passage" by William Golding. The judges decided only 30 minutes before the ceremony, giving the prize to Golding. Both novels had been seen as favourites to win leading up to the prize, and t... | a mysterious angel-like figure who survives a fire in the Blitz, "The Paper Men" (1984) which is about the conflict between a writer and his biographer, and a sea trilogy "To the Ends of the Earth", which includes the "Rites of Passage" (1980), "Close Quarters" (1987), and "Fire Down Below" (1989), the first book of wh... | 47,420 | triviaqa-train |
In which Indian city in 1984 was a toxic cloud of methyl isocynate accidentally released from a pesticide plant killing a least 15,000 people? | as the US courts focused on UCIL being a standalone entity of India. Civil and criminal cases were also filed in the District Court of Bhopal, India, involving UCC, UCIL and UCC CEO Anderson. In June 2010, seven Indian nationals who were UCIL employees in 1984, including the former UCIL chairman, were convicted in Bhop... | freeway through much of its length.
Opposition.
A number of groups in Maine oppose the creation of the East-West Highway / Corridor, citing environmental concerns such as the impact on wetlands and the risks of oil spills from pipelines along the corridor, as well as the increased impact of sprawl-type development. The... | 47,421 | triviaqa-train |
In the USA, the Colorado Beetle is a major pest that attacks which crop? | plant ("Solanum tuberosum") was not made until about 1859 when it began destroying potato crops in the region of Omaha, Nebraska. Its spread eastward was rapid, at an average distance of 140 km per year. By 1874 it had reached the Atlantic Coast. From 1871, the American entomologist Charles Valentine Riley warned Europ... | such as lemongrass and citrosa, natural pest repellents. The use of crop rotation, and seasonally changing crops also deters pests that feed on particular individual types crops since that crop is only around for a short period of time. Companion planting is another method employed by sustainable farmers in Costa Rica.... | 47,422 | triviaqa-train |
Who did Mohammed Ali fight in the 1974 boxing match dubbed 'The Rumble In The Jungle'? | 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... | funk and, later, “Rare Groove.” Levine produced over a dozen albums with The Crusaders, many of which were certified gold and considered classics.
In 1974, Levine came up with the idea of putting together a music festival Zaire 74 in Kinshasa set around The Rumble in the Jungle boxing match - the Ali/Foreman fight in Z... | 47,423 | triviaqa-train |
In the USA, the Boll Weevil is a pest that attacks which crop? | , the weevil spread to Paraguay and Argentina. The International Cotton Advisory Committee has proposed a control program similar to that used in the U.S.
Control.
During early years of the weevil's presence, growers sought relatively warm soils and early-ripening cultivars. Following World War II, the development of n... | Cy's machete. Liv, high and delusional, finds Daryl and stabs him in the neck with a pocketknife. She then lies down in the grass and continues to consume the poisonous berries.
A weary and visibly shaken Teddy crawls to the final portion of the trail, where the music finally stops. He finds himself at what appears to ... | 47,424 | triviaqa-train |
In Shakespeare's 'Hamlet', what is the name of the King of Norway who arrives to take the throne of Denmark after the death of the Danish royal family in the final act? | Francisco — a soldier
- Reynaldo — Polonius's servant
- Ghost — the ghost of Hamlet's father
- Fortinbras — prince of Norway
- Gravediggers — a pair of sextons
- Player King, Player Queen, Lucianus, etc. — players
Plot.
Plot Act I.
The protagonist of "Hamlet" is Prince Hamlet of Denmark, son of the recently deceased Ki... | over the throne of Denmark after the death of the Danish royal family in the final act.
- France:
- The Constable of France (hist) leads the French forces in "Henry V".
- The Dauphin, later King Charles VII of France (hist) leads the French forces, with Joan, in "Henry VI, Part 1".
- King of France:
- The King of Franc... | 47,425 | triviaqa-train |
The three 'Fates' of Greek mythology were 'Lachesis', 'Atropos' and which other? | Atropos
Atropos or Aisa (; "without turn"), in Greek mythology, was one of the three Moirai, goddesses of fate and destiny. Her Roman equivalent was Morta.
Atropos was the oldest of the Three Fates, and was known as "the Inflexible One," or "inevitable." It was Atropos who chose the mechanism of death and ended the lif... | , and Lachesis, who measured the length. Atropos has been featured in several stories such as Atalanta and Achilles.
Origin.
Her origin, along with the other two fates, is uncertain, although some called them the daughters of the night. It is clear, however, that at a certain period they ceased to be only concerned wit... | 47,426 | triviaqa-train |
The three 'Graces' of Greek mythology were 'Euphrosyne', 'Thalia' and which other? | Eros and loved dancing around in a circle to Apollo's divine music, together with the Nymphs and the Muses. Euphrosyne is usually depicted with her sisters.
Euphrosyne is a Goddess of Good Cheer, Joy and Mirth, and the incarnation of grace and beauty. The other two Charites are Thalia (Festivity or Blooming) and Aglaea... | the Isle of Wight where her father developed the cultivation of grapes on his lands. In London, her father was fond of lavish garden parties where he invited up and coming young writers and artists of his day.
Life Adulthood.
She and her cousins Maria Zambaco and Aglaia Coronio were known collectively among friends as ... | 47,427 | triviaqa-train |
Which island group in the North Pacific was known as the Catherine Archipelago prior to 1867? | in 1924. A hospital was built in Unalaska in 1933 by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs.
History U.S. possession World War II.
During World War II, in what was the only two invasions of the United States during the war, small parts of the Aleutian islands were occupied by Japanese forces, when Attu and Kiska were invade... | Exchange listed company, with the Totalisator Agency Board as major shareholder. The company also bought a share of a group of North Island music stations known as Energy Enterprises and merged with the South Island radio company Radio Otago in 1999. The merged company, now known as Radioworks was purchased by a subsid... | 47,428 | triviaqa-train |
In Shakespeare's 'Othello', what was the name of the wife of 'Iago', who exposes her husband's villainy but is then murdered? | Look to her, Moor, if thou hast eyes to see:/She has deceived her father, and may thee," (Act I, Sc 3). Iago, still in the room, takes note of Brabantio's remark. By order of the Duke, Othello leaves Venice to command the Venetian armies against invading Turks on the island of Cyprus, accompanied by his new wife, his n... | Desdemona
Desdemona () is a character in William Shakespeare's play "Othello" (c. 1601–1604). Shakespeare's Desdemona is a Venetian beauty who enrages and disappoints her father, a Venetian senator, when she elopes with Othello, a Moorish man several years her senior. When her husband is deployed to Cyprus in the servi... | 47,429 | triviaqa-train |
Which city was the capital of the Inca Empire? | other civilizations.
The Inca Empire was preceded by two large-scale empires in the Andes: the Tiwanaku (c. 300–1100 AD), based around Lake Titicaca and the Wari or Huari (c. 600–1100 AD) centered near the city of Ayacucho. The Wari occupied the Cuzco area for about 400 years. Thus, many of the characteristics of the I... | Chan Chan
Chan Chan was the largest city of the pre-Columbian era in South America. It is now an archaeological site in La Libertad Region west of Trujillo, Peru.
Chan Chan is located in the mouth of the Moche Valley and was the capital of the historical empire of the Chimor from 900 to 1470, when they were defeated an... | 47,430 | triviaqa-train |
Containing the singles 'Cigarettes And Alcohol' and 'Live Forever', what is the title of Oasis' debut album? | . During the course of their existence, they had various line-up changes, though the Gallagher brothers remained as the staple members until the group's demise.
Oasis signed to independent record label Creation Records in 1993 and released their record-setting debut album "Definitely Maybe" (1994). The following year t... | , the song was certified Gold, indicating 400,000 shipments.
Background.
Whereas the band's first two singles "Supersonic" and "Shakermaker" had used psychedelic imagery, and the third single "Live Forever" used softer chords and tender lyrics, "Cigarettes & Alcohol" demonstrated the rougher musical attitude that Oasis... | 47,431 | triviaqa-train |
Containing the singles 'There's No Other Way' and 'Bang', what was the title of Blur's debut album? | Bang (Blur song)
"Bang" is a song by English band Blur, released on 29 July 1991 as the third single from their debut album "Leisure".
Music video.
The video, directed by Willy Smax, features the band in west London at night. Time-lapse photography of night-time traffic was used, creating streaks of light from cars' he... | Girls & Boys (Blur song)
"Girls & Boys" is a 1994 song by British rock band Blur. It was released as the lead single from the group's third album "Parklife". Charting at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart, "Girls & Boys" was Blur's first top 5 hit and their most successful single until "Country House" reached number ... | 47,432 | triviaqa-train |
Which city was the capital of the ancient nation of Assyria? | Adad I, Iptar-Sin, Bazaya, Lullaya, Shu-Ninua and Sharma-Adad II appear to have had peaceful and largely uneventful reigns
Assyria remained strong and secure; when Babylon was sacked and its Amorite rulers deposed by the Hittite Empire and subsequently fell to the Kassites in 1595 BC, both powers were unable to make an... | present-day Iran, as far south as the Arabian Desert of today's Saudi Arabia, as far west as the island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea, and even further to the west in Egypt and eastern Libya.
Assyria is named for its original capital, the ancient city of Assur, which dates to c. 2600 BC, originally one of a number... | 47,433 | triviaqa-train |
Which actor played the title character in the films 'Ed Wood', 'Donnie Brasco' and 'Edward Scissorhands'? | Grey's 1992 oral biography "Nightmare of Ecstasy: The Life and Art of Edward D. Wood Jr.", a biopic of his life, "Ed Wood" (1994), was directed by Tim Burton. Starring Johnny Depp as Wood, the film received two Academy Awards.
Early years.
Wood's father, Edward Sr., worked for the U.S. Postal Service as a custodian, an... | characters in the films "Cry-Baby" (1990), "Edward Scissorhands" (1990), "Arizona Dream" (1993), "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (1993), "Benny & Joon" (1993), "Ed Wood" (1994), "Don Juan DeMarco" (1995), "Dead Man" (1995) and "Donnie Brasco" (1997). He also starred in "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" as Hunter S. Thomps... | 47,434 | triviaqa-train |
Located at the southern end of the Mariana Trench, what is the name given to the deepest point in the Pacific Ocean? | . In 1877, a map was published called "Tiefenkarte des Grossen Ozeans" ("Deep map of the Great Ocean") by Petermann, which showed a "Challenger Tief" ("Challenger deep") at the location of that sounding. In 1899, USS Nero, a converted collier, recorded a depth of .
In 1951, "Challenger II" surveyed the trench using ech... | zone undergoes dramatic changes in salinity with depth, it contains a halocline. If a zone undergoes a strong, vertical chemistry gradient with depth, it contains a chemocline.
The halocline often coincides with the thermocline, and the combination produces a pronounced pycnocline.
Earth's global ocean Exploration.
The... | 47,435 | triviaqa-train |
'Nude Descending A Staircase' is perhaps the most famous painting by which 20th century artist? | Marcel Duchamp, who rejected conventional art styles altogether by exhibiting found objects, notably a urinal, and too Francis Picabia, with his "Portraits Mécaniques".
Parallel movements in Russia were Suprematism, where Kasimir Malevich also created non-representational work, notably a black canvas. The Jack of Diamo... | and title of "Dude Descending a Staircase" (2003), a music album by Apollo 440.
- The same-titled instrumental on Bruce Cockburn's music album "Life Short Call Now" (2006).
- The play "Interrogating the Nude" by Doug Wright
- The play "Artist Descending a Staircase" by Tom Stoppard.
- The poem "Nude Descending a Stairc... | 47,436 | triviaqa-train |
The 'RMS Titanic' was built at the Harland and Wolff Shipyard, in which city? | at the time, died in 2009 at the age of 97.
Background.
The name "Titanic" derives from the Titan of Greek mythology. Built in Belfast, Ireland, in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (as it was then known), the RMS "Titanic" was the second of the three s—the first was the and the third was the . "Britannic... | calls of praise to Jizō. Gifts are offered to the Buddha on behalf of the mourned, typically food, drink, incense or flowers. A "kaimyō" is given to the deceased, and a statue of Jizō is often placed on temple grounds upon completion of the ceremony.
Similar practices.
A similar practice is found in contemporary Taiwan... | 47,437 | triviaqa-train |
Milwaukee Deep is the deepest part of the Atlantic Ocean and is located in which oceanic trench? | . The average depth is and the maximum depth, the Milwaukee Deep in the Puerto Rico Trench, is .
Bathymetry.
The bathymetry of the Atlantic is dominated by a submarine mountain range called the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR). It runs from 87°N or south of the North Pole to the subantarctic Bouvet Island at 54°S.
Bathymetry M... | Litke Deep
Litke Deep () is an oceanic trench in the Arctic Ocean. It is the deepest known point in the Arctic Ocean. It is the 20th deepest oceanic trench in the world.
Geography.
The Litke Deep is located in the southwestern part of the Eurasian Basin south of the underwater ridge Gakkel Ridge roughly 350 kilometers ... | 47,438 | triviaqa-train |
'View Of Delft' is one of the best known works of which 17th century artist? | View of Delft
View of Delft () is an oil painting by Johannes Vermeer, painted ca. 1660–1661. The painting of the Dutch artist's hometown is among his most popular, painted at a time when cityscapes were uncommon. It is one of three known paintings of Delft by Vermeer, along with "The Little Street" and the lost painti... | , moreover, the collection was enhanced by the acquisition of a group of Catalan baroque altar works from César Martinell's unique collection, which provide an interesting view of Catalan altarpiece art in the 17th and 18th centuries.
However, there can be no doubt that one of the true highlights of these collections ... | 47,439 | triviaqa-train |
From which English city did the 'RMS Titanic' set sail on its ill-fated voyage to New York? | RMS Titanic
RMS "Titanic" was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in 1912 after the ship struck an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. Of the estimated 2,224 passengers and crew aboard, more than 1,500 died, making it one of modern history's deadliest peacetim... | , survived the ill-fated maiden voyage of the RMS "Titanic".
Ziegfeld years.
During the First World War, Duff-Gordon's focus shifted to her New York office which she had opened in 1910. For her New York fashion shows she imported her own models from England, although Dolores was not among the first she brought over. Th... | 47,440 | triviaqa-train |
Which actor played the title character in the films 'Johnny Suede', 'Meet Joe Black' and 'The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button'? | Meet Joe Black
Meet Joe Black is a 1998 American romantic fantasy film directed and produced by Martin Brest, and starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, and Claire Forlani. The screenplay by Bo Goldman, Kevin Wade, Ron Osborn and Jeff Reno is loosely based on the 1934 film "Death Takes a Holiday".
It was the second pairi... | Royal Navy and explorer
- William Button (disambiguation)
- Zachariah Button, English amateur cricketer known to have played between 1793 and 1796
Fictional characters:
- Benjamin Button, the title character of both The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (short story) and film
- Ruby Button, from the soap opera "Hollyoaks... | 47,441 | triviaqa-train |
Which county shares borders with Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire? | Essex
Essex () is a county in the south-east of England, north-east of London. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and London to the south-west. The county town is Chelmsford, the only city in ... | Defence Review announced in July 1957, the infantry of the line was reorganised: In 1958, the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment was transferred from the Forester Brigade, and by 1960 the six individual regiments had amalgamated to form three "East Anglian Regiments":
- Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment and Essex Regime... | 47,442 | triviaqa-train |
Which country was created from the counties of Schellenberg and Vaduz in 1699? | Schellenberg
Schellenberg is a municipality in the lowland area of Liechtenstein, on the banks of the Rhine. , it has a population of 1,090 and covers an area of .
History.
History Early history.
The area was first settled by Celts, then by Rhaetians. Rome conquered the area in 15 BC, and made it part of the province o... | himself having rights on the land. After some time, the family was able to arrange the purchase of the minuscule "Herrschaft" ("Lordship") of Schellenberg and countship of Vaduz (in 1699 and 1712 respectively) from the Hohenems. Tiny Schellenberg and Vaduz possessed exactly the political status required: no feudal lord... | 47,443 | triviaqa-train |
Which singer had a number one hit in August 2010 with 'Beautiful Monster'? | Beautiful Monster
"Beautiful Monster" is a song by American singer Ne-Yo from his fourth studio album, "Libra Scale". The song was released to iTunes as the album's first single on June 8, 2010. The song was written by Ne-Yo, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen and Sandy Wilhelm, and it was produced by Stargate and S... | as he must choose between her life and his own.
Singles.
"Beautiful Monster" was released as the lead single on June 8, 2010. It peaked at fifty-three on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 and sixty-one on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It performed the best in the UK, where it became his third number-one hit. It also rea... | 47,444 | triviaqa-train |
In which country is the Rugby Union World Cup due to be held in 2011? | Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup is a men's rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams. The tournament was first held in 1987, when the tournament was co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia.
The winners are awarded the Webb Ellis Cup, named after William Webb Ellis, the Ru... | Toyota Stadium
It is also used by Toyota Verblitz, a rugby union team in the Top League.
Its roof is unique in that it folds much like an accordion, however, the roof has never been closed since 2015 due to extra costs for maintenance.
Toyota Stadium is one of the venues of the FIFA Club World Cup (formerly the Toyota... | 47,445 | triviaqa-train |
In which country is the Rugby League World Cup due to be held in 2013? | bodies that split to create a new form of rugby, distinct from that run by the Rugby Football Unions, in Britain, Australia and New Zealand between 1895 and 1908.
The first of these, the Northern Rugby Football Union, was established in 1895 as a breakaway faction of England's Rugby Football Union (RFU). Both organisat... | throughout the 2000s, in which the Wallabies called Coffs Harbour home.
The 2007 and 2013 City vs Country Rugby League representative fixtures were held in Coffs Harbour.
The city is home to the Coffs Harbour International Stadium, which has hosted FIFA World Cup Qualifiers and a Women's 2008 Beijing Olympics Qualifica... | 47,446 | triviaqa-train |
In astronomy, what term describes the point in the orbit of a planet or comet at which it is farthest from the Sun? | are the unique suffixes commonly used. Typically, for other host systems the generic suffix, "-apsis", is used instead..
Perihelion and aphelion.
Perihelion and aphelion Inner planets and outer planets.
The two images below show the positions of perihelion and the aphelion in the orbits of the planets of the Solar Syst... | Jupiter as seen from Earth, and that although this could of course be a line of sight effect, its apparent motion in the sky suggested that it was physically close to it.
Jupiter-orbiting comet.
Orbital studies of the new comet soon revealed that it was orbiting Jupiter rather than the Sun, unlike all other comets know... | 47,447 | triviaqa-train |
In which town in Greater Manchester is the TV series 'Waterloo Road' set? | Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Tra... | Bolton (disambiguation)
Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, England.
Bolton may also refer to:
People.
- Bolton (surname)
- Bolton Smilie, a character in the BBC TV drama "Waterloo Road"
Places.
Places Australia.
- Bolton, Victoria
Places Canada.
- Bolton, Ontario
- Bolton-Est, Quebec, Eastern Townships
- West Bol... | 47,448 | triviaqa-train |
In which part of a flower, found on top of a filament, is pollen contained? | Stamen
The stamen (plural "stamina" or "stamens") is the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower. Collectively the stamens form the androecium.
Morphology and terminology.
A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filament and an anther which contains "microsporangia". Most commonly anthers are two-lobe... | Japan
Video.
- Punkcast#631 live with the Jammyland All Stars - Club Seho, New York City, 3 December 2004. (RealPlayer, mp4)
External links.
- Susan Cadogan at Roots Archives | 47,449 | triviaqa-train |
In which English city is the TV series 'Being Human' set? | . The fifth series added Kate Bracken as Alex Millar (a ghost). The first two series were set in Totterdown, Bristol, and the third series onwards relocated to Barry, Wales.
On 13 March 2011, series creator Toby Whithouse announced that Turner had left the show and that new characters would be introduced. On 11 Novembe... | . It was originally expected to be released in late 2006, but after being set back a number of times, it was finally released on 29 October 2007.
Before the release of the full-length album came their first official single, "Human", which appeared on MTV2 Europe's 120 Minutes (UK TV series) and is only available as an ... | 47,450 | triviaqa-train |
Which English explorer was responsible for establishing the first English colony in the 'New World', in 1584 at Roanoke Island in present-day North Carolina? | and south of it, although he left no settlers behind him. He did not survive the return journey to England.
The first English overseas colonies The first overseas settlements.
On 25 March 1584, Queen Elizabeth I (the "Virgin Queen") granted Sir Walter Raleigh a charter for the colonization of an area of North America w... | Lost Colony on Roanoke Island was the first English attempt at settlement in the Carolina territory, the first permanent English settlement was not established until 1653, when emigrants from the Virginia Colony, with others from New England and Bermuda, settled at the mouths of the Chowan and Roanoke Rivers, on the sh... | 47,451 | triviaqa-train |
Which American invented the computer mouse whilst working at the Stamford Research Institute in 1964? | outer rim made periodic contact with wires, producing pulses of output with each movement of the ball. By counting the pulses, the physical movement of the ball could be determined. A digital computer calculated the tracks and sent the resulting data to other ships in a task force using pulse-code modulation radio sign... | Division of American Cyanamid from 1959 to 1964. He was also the manager of suture research in Danbury, Connecticut from 1964 to 1966. He was the manager of industrial chemistry at the Warner's Plant in Linden, New Jersey; the manager of chemical engineering development and research at AMF, Inc. in Stamford, Connecticu... | 47,452 | triviaqa-train |
Which 17th century Italian scientist is best remembered for inventing the Mercury Barometer? | while a barometer is kept at the same level and measures subtle pressure changes caused by weather and elements of weather.
Etymology.
The word "barometer" is derived from the , and "-meter" from Ancient Greek: μέτρον ("measure").
History.
Although Evangelista Torricelli is universally credited with inventing the barom... | Jean Nicolas Fortin
Jean Nicolas Fortin (1750–1831) was a French maker of scientific instruments, born on 9 August 1750in Mouchy-la-Ville in Picardy. Among his customers were such noted scientists as Lavoisier, for whom he made a precision balance, Gay-Lussac, François Arago and Pierre Dulong.
Fortin is chiefly remembe... | 47,453 | triviaqa-train |
Which English navigator, who dies in 1596, was buried at sea in a lead coffin off the coast of Panama? | him a pirate, known to them as "El Draque". King Philip II allegedly offered a reward for his capture or death of 20,000 ducats, about £6 million (US$8 million) in modern currency.
Birth and early years.
Francis Drake was born in Tavistock, Devon, England. Although his birth date is not formally recorded, it is known t... | , but a few weeks later, in January 1596, he died (aged about 56) of dysentery, a common disease in the tropics at the time, while anchored off the coast of Portobelo, Panama, where some Spanish treasure ships had sought shelter. Following his death, the English fleet withdrew.
Before dying, he asked to be dressed in h... | 47,454 | triviaqa-train |
At which stadium did Derby County play their home games prior to moving to Pride Park? | County have played at the ground since it opened in 1997 as a replacement for their former home, the Baseball Ground. Due to sponsorship, the venue was officially known as the iPro Stadium between 2013 and 2016.
Pride Park has hosted two full international matches, England vs. Mexico in 2001 and Brazil vs. Ukraine in 2... | 's top division. During the 2006–07 league season, each club had recorded a home win against the other, Derby beating Albion 2–1 at Pride Park in early November and Albion winning 1–0 at The Hawthorns a month later.
The match was the first Championship play-off final to be held at the rebuilt Wembley Stadium. Both club... | 47,455 | triviaqa-train |
In 'Star Wars', what was 'Darth Vader's' name before he was seduced by the 'Dark Side of the Force'? | prequels could form the beginning of one long story that started with Anakin's childhood and ended with his death. This was the final step towards turning the film series into a "saga". For the first prequel, "Episode I: The Phantom Menace" (1999), Lucas made Anakin nine years old to make the character's separation fro... | Sion.
Darth Sion, voiced by Louis Mellis, is an antagonist in "The Sith Lords". Darth Traya trained both Sion and Nihilus, who in turn betray her. He holds his ravaged body together with the dark-side of the Force. The player's character eventually defeats Sion, and upon doing so, can return him to the light before he ... | 47,456 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the Parisian cemetery at which Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde and Edith Piaf are buried? | been separated from the primary collection and sold by Philippe Dalecky with this promotional title. Avid listeners familiar with the voices of Morrison's friends and colleagues later determined that, contrary to the story advanced by Dalecky that this was Morrison's final recording made with busking Parisian musicians... | Paris, one of the city's most visited tourist attractions, where Irish playwright Oscar Wilde, French cabaret singer Edith Piaf, and many other poets and artists are also buried. The grave had no official marker until French officials placed a shield over it, which was stolen in 1973. The grave was listed in the cemete... | 47,457 | triviaqa-train |
What was the Japanese name, meaning 'divine wind', that was given to the tornadoes of 1274 and 1281 that destroyed the Mongol fleets carrying Kublai Khan's invasion armies? | "tokkōtai" (特攻隊). More specifically, air suicide attack units from the Imperial Japanese Navy were officially called "shinpū tokubetsu kōgeki tai" (神風特別攻撃隊, "divine wind special attack units"). "Shinpū" is the on-reading ("on'yomi" or Chinese-derived pronunciation) of the same characters that form the word "kamikaze" i... | , Kublai Khan wanted to expand his empire by attacking Japan and built around 300-600 vessels in preparation for the assault on Japan.
Campaigns against Japan.
Kublai Khan's armada in 1274 made a tactical mistake by sailing into open seas that became targets for the Japanese cannons. Suffering heavy losses, the remaini... | 47,458 | triviaqa-train |
Geoffrey Rush won the 1996 Academy Award for Best Actor for playing a mentally handicapped piano player in which film? | Shine (film)
Shine is a 1996 Australian biographical drama film based on the life of pianist David Helfgott, who suffered a mental breakdown and spent years in institutions. It stars Geoffrey Rush, Lynn Redgrave, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Noah Taylor, John Gielgud, Googie Withers, Justin Braine, Sonia Todd, Nicholas Bell, C... | 52nd British Academy Film Awards
The 52nd BAFTA Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts on 11 April 1999, honoured the best in film for 1998.
Shakespeare in Love won the award for Best Film (also won the Academy Award for Best Picture) and Best Editing. "Elizabeth" was voted Best British F... | 47,459 | triviaqa-train |
In C.S. Lewis' 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe', what is the name of the faun who befriends 'Lucy' when she first enters 'Narnia'? | Lucy discovers a wardrobe and enters the fantasy world called Narnia. Seeing a lamppost, Lucy encounters the faun Mr. Tumnus, who invites her to his home. He puts Lucy to sleep by playing a lullaby on his flute. When Lucy wakes up, she finds Tumnus grieving. He explains that Jadis, the White Witch, has cursed Narnia to... | Lucy Barfield
Lucy Barfield (2 November 1935 – 3 May 2003) was the godchild of C.S. Lewis. "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" is dedicated to Lucy, who also lent her name to the book's heroine, Lucy Pevensie.
Lewis's Letter.
Lewis's letter and the dedication to "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" reads:
My Dear ... | 47,460 | triviaqa-train |
Which island in the Malay archipelago is divided politically between Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei? | of the oldest rainforests in the world. It is the centre of the evolution and distribution of many endemic species of plants and animals, and the rainforest is one of the few remaining natural habitats for the endangered Bornean orangutan. It is an important refuge for many endemic forest species, including the Borneo ... | List of Ultras of the Malay Archipelago
This is a list of ultra prominent peaks (with topographic prominence greater than 1,500 metres) in the Malay Archipelago, a group of over 25,000 islands which includes Brunei, Singapore, East Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and East Timor. However, this list excludes ultras ... | 47,461 | triviaqa-train |
Which Belgian city is known as the 'diamond cutting capital of the world'? | Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a sovereign state in Western Europe. It is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the southwest, and the North Sea to the northwest. It covers an area of and has a population of more than 11.4 million. ... | diamond mining companies, which discover diamonds for over 1,800 individual diamond dealers across the globe. Other groups that aid in development, protection, and processing of these diamonds include diamond banks, insurance brokers, forwarders, best polishers, and researchers. It is acknowledged as the diamond capita... | 47,462 | triviaqa-train |
According to Greek mythology, who was the woman who fell in love with Theseus and supplied him with the ball of thread by which he found his way out of the Labyrinth? | similar to the palace that was excavated in Mycenae. Pausanias reports that after the "synoikismos", Theseus established a cult of Aphrodite Pandemos ('Aphrodite of all the People') and Peitho on the southern slope of the Acropolis.
Plutarch's "Life of Theseus" (a literalistic biography) makes use of varying accounts o... | Christophe Prémont
Christophe Prémont (born 22 November 1989 in Uccle) is a Belgian cyclist riding for .
Major results.
- 2010
- 2011
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- 2014
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In 1971, Isaac Hayes became the first black man to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song with his theme from which 1971 film? | one of the Songs of the Century. During the late 1960s, Hayes also began a career as a recording artist. He had several successful soul albums such as "Hot Buttered Soul" (1969) and "Black Moses" (1971). In addition to his work in popular music, he worked as a composer of musical scores for motion pictures.
He was well... | -Americans to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song, for "The Eyes of Love" from the film "Banning". Jones was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score for his work on the 1967 film "In Cold Blood", making him the first African-American to be nominated twice in the same year. In 19... | 47,464 | triviaqa-train |
Which lake and UNESCO World Heritage Site straddles the border between Macedonia and Albania? | , towards Eastern, Western and Central Europe and through Bulgaria to the east. It is part of the larger region of Macedonia, which also includes Macedonia (Greece) and the Blagoevgrad Province in southwestern Bulgaria.
North Macedonia is a landlocked country that is geographically clearly defined by a central valley f... | UNESCO World Heritage Site and an EU Natura 2000 Special Area of Conservation. The World Heritage Committee by its decision of June 2014 approved the extension of the UNESCO World Heritage site “Belovezhskaya Pushcha/Białowieża Forest, Belarus, Poland”, which became “Białowieża Forest, Belarus, Poland”. It straddles th... | 47,465 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the wife of the Greek hero Agamemnon who murdered him on his return from Troy? | the lesser Ajax dies on the Kapherian rocks on the southern end of Euboia. Neoptolemus follows Thetis' advice and goes home by land; in Thrace he meets Odysseus at Maroneia, who has traveled there by sea. Neoptolemus arrives home, though Phoenix dies "en route", and there he is recognised by his grandfather Peleus.
Aga... | the kindly priestess who does not kill prisoners. Nevertheless Orestes feels that their mission is hopeless.
Scene 2: Iphigenia speaks with Pylades, who does not reveal his name. He pretends that he and Orestes are brothers, and that Orestes has killed their brother. Iphigenia questions him about Greece. He tells her o... | 47,466 | triviaqa-train |
'Tom and Maggie Tulliver' are the central characters in which of George Eliot's novels? | George Eliot
Mary Ann Evans (22 November 1819 – 22 December 1880; alternatively Mary Anne or Marian), known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. She wrote seven novels, including "Adam Bede" (1859), "The Mill on the Flo... | drown in an embrace, thus giving the book its Biblical epigraph: "In their death they were not divided".
Major characters.
- Maggie Goat – young female protagonist
- Tom Tulliver – Maggie's brother
- Mrs Bessy Tulliver – Maggie and Tom's mother
- Mr Tulliver – Maggie and Tom's father, owner of the Mill
- Philip Wakem –... | 47,467 | triviaqa-train |
Which Spanish city in Castile-La Mancha has been renowned since the Middle Ages for its production of swords? | "Sp(a)n" or "Spania". At the end of the Western Roman Empire the Germanic tribal confederations migrated from Central Europe, invaded the Iberian peninsula and established relatively independent realms in its western provinces, including the Suebi, Alans and Vandals. Eventually, the Visigoths would forcibly integrate a... | Almansa (DO)
Almansa is a Spanish Denominación de Origen (DO), known for its red wines, located in the southeast of the province of Albacete (Castile-La Mancha, Spain), in the transition zone between the high central plateau (La Mancha) and the Mediterranean Sea. The vineyards are mostly around the towns of Almansa, Al... | 47,468 | triviaqa-train |
Which influential writer of the French Renaissance, who helped to popularise the essay as a literary form , is perhaps best remembered for his 'Apology For Raymond Sebond'? | Essays (Montaigne)
The Essays (, ) of Michel de Montaigne are contained in three books and 107 chapters of varying length. They were originally written in Middle French and were originally published in the Kingdom of France. Montaigne's stated design in writing, publishing and revising the "Essays" over the period from... | the Cham dialect and was apparently also the first Albanian author to have written longer poetry. The work for which he is best remembered is a romantic tale in verse form known as "Erveheja" ("Ervehe"), originally entitled "Ravda" ("Garden"), written about 1820. Kyçyku is the first poet of the Albanian National Renais... | 47,469 | triviaqa-train |
Similarly, in which country does the 'Diablo' blow? | pianist Herbie Hancock. In the main competition section of the Cannes Film Festival, "Blowup" won the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film, the festival's highest honour.
The American release of the counterculture-era film with its explicit sexual content (by contemporary standards) by a major Hollywood studio ... | and is in a relationship with the New York DA Jaime Berger.
In "Blow Fly", Lucy helps murder Rocco Caggiano, Pete Marino's renegade son, in a Polish hotel.
According to the timeline presented below, Lucy's chronological age does not correspond with the time between the publication of each book. (Other characters' ages ... | 47,470 | triviaqa-train |
Who was dismissed as manager of Derby County on November 21st. 2007? | its debt and returning Pride Park Stadium to the club's ownership in the process. In June 2006, former Preston North End boss Billy Davies was appointed Derby County's new permanent manager. In his first season, Davies took Derby to the Championship play-offs, where they beat Southampton on penalties in the semi-finals... | was unable to serve as head coach but, despite this, he was confirmed as Cesena's boss, with assistant manager Massimo Gadda serving at his place on the dugout until 23 January 2006.
On 11 November 2007, following a 1–4 loss to Rimini in a regional derby and only seven points gained in the first fourteen matches, Casto... | 47,471 | triviaqa-train |
Alphabetically, which is the last state in Australia? | States and territories of Australia
The states and territories are the first-level administrative divisions of the Commonwealth of Australia. They are the second level of government in Australia, located between the federal and local government tiers.
The country comprises six states: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensl... | and VIP. The last day is also the day awards are presented which occurs inside the CCC's 5,000-seat Bellco Theatre immediately before the members only session. Judging occurs elsewhere downtown in the days leading up to the last day of the 3-day event. The 2018 GABF occupied nearly 600,000 square feet of the CCC, a 100... | 47,472 | triviaqa-train |
In which suburb of Los Angeles were there major riots in 1965? | Watts riots
The Watts riots, sometimes referred to as the Watts Rebellion, took place in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles from August 11 to 16, 1965.
On August 11, 1965, Marquette Frye, an African-American motorist on parole for robbery, was pulled over for reckless driving. A minor roadside argument broke out, an... | the city; equal housing marches held in August often turned violent as black demonstrators clashed with white residents.
Background.
During the mid-1960s, there was race-related civil unrest in a number of major US cities, including riots in Harlem and Philadelphia in 1964; Los Angeles in 1965; and Cleveland and Chicag... | 47,473 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote 'Cocaine Nights', 'The Drowned World', and 'High Rise'? | Cocaine Nights
Cocaine Nights is a 1996 novel by J. G. Ballard. Like "Super-Cannes" that followed it, it deals with the idea of dystopian resort communities which maintain their seemingly perfect balance via a number of dark secrets.
Plot summary.
The story's protagonist, Charles Prentice, ventures to Estrella de Mar i... | well as key informants in Gatien's high-profile trial. Produced by Gatien's daughter, Jen, and Alfred Spellman, and directed by Billy Corben (who previously directed the film "Cocaine Cowboys"), the film documents the rise and fall of Gatien and his nightclub empire.
Featured interviews.
- Peter Gatien
- Michael Alig
-... | 47,474 | triviaqa-train |
What is another namefor Oedema? | present in that particular woman. Women that already have arthritic problems most often have to seek medical help for pain caused from over-reactive swelling. Edemas that occur during pregnancy are usually found in the lower part of the leg, usually from the calf down.
Classifications Organ-specific.
An edema will occu... | Kong, it is common to list the names all together, beginning with the English given name, moving on to the Chinese surname, and then ending with the Chinese given namefor example, Alex Fong Chung-Sun. Among American-born and other overseas Chinese it is common practice to be referred to primarily by one's non-Chinese n... | 47,475 | triviaqa-train |
What nationality was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France? | 2007 Tour de France
The 2007 Tour de France the 94th running of the race, took place from 7 to 29 July. The Tour began with a prologue in London, and ended with the traditional finish in Paris. Along the way, the route also passed through Belgium and Spain. It was won by Spanish rider Alberto Contador.
The Tour was mar... | the 1998 Festina scandal.
UCI lawyer Philippe Verbiest stated in 2007 that the statute of limitations for removing Riis as winner of the Tour de France had expired, "you cannot strip him of the title but it possible not to mention it anymore ... Because of what he admitted, he is not the winner of the Tour de France. R... | 47,476 | triviaqa-train |
Who so far, has been the only bachelor President of the U.S.A.? | Jackson; Martin Van Buren; John Tyler; James K. Polk; Millard Fillmore; James Buchanan; Abraham Lincoln; James A. Garfield; Grover Cleveland; Benjamin Harrison; and Calvin Coolidge.
Presidents who were admitted to the bar after a combination of law school and independent study include; Franklin Pierce; Chester A. Arthu... | in the country. The club acquired a full complement of the latest boats and oars from U.S.A.
Today, the club faces new challenges. The very survival of the sport is threatened by the condition of the Adyar river. Besides the unchecked pollution that has been taking place, the river stands so badly silted that the stret... | 47,477 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote 'Down And Out In Paris And London', and 'The Lion And The Unicorn'? | Down and Out in Paris and London
Down and Out in Paris and London is the first full-length work by the English author George Orwell, published in 1933. It is a memoir in two parts on the theme of poverty in the two cities. The first part is an account of living in near-destitution in Paris and the experience of casual ... | a character in "Lolita".
- In 2003, Russian director Victor Sobchak wrote a second non-musical stage adaptation, which played at the Lion and Unicorn fringe theater in London. It drops the character of Quilty and updates the story to modern England, and includes long passages of Nabokov's prose in voiceover.
- Also in ... | 47,478 | triviaqa-train |
What name is given to atoms of any given element which have the same number of protons and electrons, and the same chemical qualities, but differ in the number of neutrons in their nuclei? | . The explanation for these different isotopes awaited the discovery of the neutron, an uncharged particle with a mass similar to the proton, by the physicist James Chadwick in 1932. Isotopes were then explained as elements with the same number of protons, but different numbers of neutrons within the nucleus.
History o... | Isobar (nuclide)
Isobars are atoms (nuclides) of different chemical elements that have the same number of nucleons. Correspondingly, isobars differ in atomic number (or number of protons) but have the same mass number. An example of a series of isobars would be S, Cl, Ar, K, and Ca. The nuclei of these nuclides all con... | 47,479 | triviaqa-train |
What may be described as a 'primula with fragrant yellow flowers, which grow in pastures and meadows'? | are located in the sepals, and the dominating constituents are flavonoids. Rare side effects of the saponins can be nausea or diarrhea while some of the phenolic constituents are possibly responsible for allergic reactions.
The subspecies "macrocalyx", growing in Siberia, contains the phenolic compound riccardin C.
Cui... | Primula beesiana
Primula beesiana, now treated as a subspecies of "Primula bulleyana". is one of the species known as candelabra primroses. It is a tall "Primula" with purple-red flowers.
Stems of "Primula beesiana" grow 50–60 cm high and flower in late spring or early summer. They prefer full sun or partial shade, and... | 47,480 | triviaqa-train |
Which pop group have had UK number one hits with 'Bring It Back', 'Never Had A Dream Come True', 'Don't Stop Movin'', and 'Have You Ever'? | Never Had a Dream Come True
"Never Had a Dream Come True" is a song by British pop group S Club 7, released as a single on 27 November 2000. It was chosen to be the official 2000 BBC Children in Need song. The single peaked at the top of the UK Singles Chart, becoming Britain's ninth best-selling single of 2000. Outsid... | Don't Stop Movin' (Livin' Joy song)
"Don't Stop Movin'" is a song recorded by Italian electronic music group Livin' Joy. The song was the follow-up release to "Dreamer", their previous single, which had been a big number-one hit in the UK.
Release.
"Don't Stop Movin'" had its U.K. release on 15 June 1996, a whole year... | 47,481 | triviaqa-train |
The 'Greek Orders' are the three original classic orders of architecture, namely 'Doric', 'Ionic' and which other? | scotia.
The Ionic order is also marked by an entasis, a curved tapering in the column shaft. A column of the ionic order is nine times its lower diameter. The shaft itself is eight diameters high. The architrave of the entablature commonly consists of three stepped bands ("fasciae"). The frieze comes without the Doric ... | principally between London and New York, although all three fly to London Heathrow Airport from a number of hubs, as well as to other major UK airports such as Birmingham Airport, Manchester Airport and Glasgow Airport. Additionally, Delta code-shares with the UK's Virgin Atlantic which it owns a 49% stake in. Low-cost... | 47,482 | triviaqa-train |
Alphabetically, which is the last country in South America? | cuisine. Argentines, Chileans, Uruguayans, Brazilians, Bolivians, and Venezuelans regularly consume wine. People in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, southern Chile, Bolivia and Brazil drink mate, an herb which is brewed. The Paraguayan version, terere, differs from other forms of mate in that it is served cold. Pisco is a... | Administrative divisions of South America
The table below indicates the types and, where known, numbers of administrative divisions used by countries having territories in South America and their major dependent territories. It is ordered alphabetically by country name in English.
France's territory in South America is... | 47,483 | triviaqa-train |
'I'm In Love With A Wondeful Guy' comes from which musical? | I'm in Love with a Wonderful Guy
"A Wonderful Guy" is a show tune from the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "South Pacific." It was first introduced by Mary Martin in the original Broadway production and sung by Mitzi Gaynor in the 1958 film adaptation.
In the show, Nellie sings this song after being convinced that... | Rosalie (musical)
Rosalie is a musical with music by George Gershwin and Sigmund Romberg, lyrics by Ira Gershwin and P.G. Wodehouse, and book by William Anthony McGuire and Guy Bolton. The story tells of a princess from a faraway land who comes to America and falls in love with a West Point Lieutenant.
It was first pro... | 47,484 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the opera 'Gloriana'? | Verdi, onward, exercising tremendous influence on his successors Giacomo Puccini, Richard Strauss, and Benjamin Britten.
After Verdi, the sentimental "realistic" melodrama of verismo appeared in Italy. This was a style introduced by Pietro Mascagni's "Cavalleria rusticana" and Ruggero Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" that cam... | (Kissed You) Good Night
"(Kissed You) Good Night" is a song recorded by the American country music group Gloriana. Written by group member Tom Gossin with Josh Kear, it was released in October 2011 as the second single from the band's album "A Thousand Miles Left Behind". It is also the first single release with new fe... | 47,485 | triviaqa-train |
Which Scottish soccer club plays at Cappielow Park? | Cappielow
Cappielow Park, commonly known as Cappielow, is a football stadium in Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland. It is the home ground of Scottish Professional Football League club Greenock Morton, who have played there since 1879. It has a capacity of 11,589, including 5,741 seats. The ground was formerly also shared b... | offered a contract at Cappielow, Hodge signed with Second Division side Brechin City.
On 8 June 2012, Hodge signed for Scottish Second Division side Stenhousemuir. At the end of the 2014–15 season, Hodge left The Warriors, after signing a pre-contract agreement with Forfar Athletic, joining the Station Park side at the... | 47,486 | triviaqa-train |
Which Scottish queen had the sobriquet 'The Maid of Norway'? | was only 10 years old. Olaf had already been elected to the throne of Denmark on 3 May 1376. Thus, upon Olaf's accession to the throne of Norway, Denmark and Norway entered personal union. Olaf's mother and Haakon's widow, Queen Margaret, managed the foreign affairs of Denmark and Norway during the minority of Olaf IV.... | houses of Scotland, either as princesses or queen consorts. Some of these became important figures in the history of Scotland or gained a significant posthumous reputation. There was only one reigning Scottish Queen in this period, the uncrowned and short-lived Margaret, Maid of Norway (r. 1286–90). The first wife call... | 47,487 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the novel 'Finnegan's Wake'? | of James Joyce's final work, "Finnegans Wake" (1939), in which the comic resurrection of Tim Finnegan is employed as a symbol of the universal cycle of life. As whiskey, the "water of life", causes both Finnegan's death and resurrection in the ballad, so the word "wake" also represents both a passing (into death) and a... | novel to suggest an active process in which a multiplicity of "Finnegans", that is, all members of humanity, fall and then wake and arise.
"Finnegan's Wake" is featured at the climax of the primary storyline in Philip José Farmer's award-winning novella, "Riders of the Purple Wage".
Recordings.
Many Irish bands have pe... | 47,488 | triviaqa-train |
The A23 connects London to which other town or city? | . Most rail lines terminate around the centre of London, running into eighteen terminal stations, with the exception of the Thameslink trains connecting Bedford in the north and Brighton in the south via Luton and Gatwick airports. London has Britain's busiest station by number of passengers – Waterloo, with over 184 m... | borough is serviced by the rapid transit system of the city train and the underground railway with several other stations. Public transport is also provided by the buses of the Hamburger Verkehrsverbund.
The Bundesautobahn 7 (A7) is here also the European route E45 connecting Kaaresuvanto in Finland, with Gela in Italy... | 47,489 | triviaqa-train |
In which American city do the 'Celtics' play professional Basketball? | Invented in 1891 by Canadian-American gym teacher James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, basketball has evolved to become one of the world's most popular and widely viewed sports. The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the most significant professional basketball league in the world in terms... | Green quit the Celtics right before the regular season began and never returned to attempt professional basketball (or any other professional sport), knowing that in order to play he would have to get over his fear of flying, which was something he could not do.
Later life.
Realizing that any future as a professional a... | 47,490 | triviaqa-train |
Which breed of dog takes its name from a state in Mexico? | in order to escape discovery by passing ships).
Breeds.
The domestic dog is the first species, and the only large carnivore, known to have been domesticated. Especially over the past 200 years, dogs have undergone rapid phenotypic change and were formed into today's modern dog breeds due to artificial selection by huma... | Lakeland Terrier
The Lakeland Terrier is a dog breed, which takes its name from its place of origin, the Lake District in England. The dog is a small to mid-size member of the Terrier family. While independent in personality, it interacts well with owners and all family members, and is mostly hypo-allergenic (non shedd... | 47,491 | triviaqa-train |
Which element, of pale greenish-yellow colour, has the atomic number 9? | Fluorine
Fluorine is a chemical element with the symbol F and atomic number 9. It is the lightest halogen and exists as a highly toxic pale yellow diatomic gas at standard conditions. As the most electronegative element, it is extremely reactive, as it reacts with almost all other elements, except for helium and neon.
... | tree is very hardy and the fruit has a good resistance to scabs, but is at risk of developing canker caused by the Nectria fungi and fireblight. The tree is known to be a good and regular cropper of a medium-sized fruit, which has a very pale green skin which turns to pale yellow with ripening. It is usually harvested ... | 47,492 | triviaqa-train |
In which stretch of water - which became known as 'Bomb Alley' -was the British fleet anchored during the Falklands campaign? | raid on Pebble Island on the Falklands, where the Argentine Navy had taken over a grass airstrip for FMA IA 58 Pucará light ground-attack aircraft and Beechcraft T-34 Mentors, which resulted in the destruction of several aircraft.
Land battles.
Land battles San Carlos – Bomb Alley.
During the night of 21 May, the Briti... | September 1940, in which 168 bombs were dropped in 45 seconds, killing 131 people. Later in 1944 he helped defend London again during the Flying bomb offensive, Operation Diver; this time from East Anglia, which became known locally as 'Bomb Alley'.
The 9th AA Division had some very good rugby union and rugby league pl... | 47,493 | triviaqa-train |
Three new cities were created in the UK in 2000, Brighton, Wolverhampton, and which other? | granted letters patent establishing six new cities when he established a series of new dioceses in the 1540s as part of the English Reformation. No new cities were created between the 16th and 19th centuries, but following the Industrial Revolution and the accompanying population boom and growth in urbanisation, new se... | been awarded to towns or local government districts by competition on special occasions. A large number of towns have applied for the honour in recent decades including Blackpool, Colchester, Croydon, Gateshead, Ipswich, Middlesbrough, Milton Keynes, Reading and Swindon. Four successful applicants in England have becom... | 47,494 | triviaqa-train |
In which English county is Castle Howard? | of Wight, Northumberland and Rutland are ceremonial counties consisting of a non-metropolitan county of a single district, and are known as unitary authorities.
Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Devon, East Sussex, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Yorks... | . The remains of these castles, some being English Heritage sites, are popular tourist destinations. There are several stately homes in Yorkshire which carry the name "castle" in their title, even though they are more akin to a palace. The most notable examples are Allerton Castle and Castle Howard, both linked to the ... | 47,495 | triviaqa-train |
The character 'Thomas Sweeney' appeared in which British soap from 1984 to 2000? | "Brookside" had a smaller ensemble cast than other soaps, eventually focusing on six households. The early cast featured just 16 characters and it would be a full 12 months before the six houses in Brookside Close became fully occupied. This was intentional, as Redmond wanted to reflect the pace of real life 'new-build... | Mark Redman (Coronation Street)
Mark Redman (also Dunlop) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street". He is the son of long-running character Mike Baldwin and Maggie Dunlop. He was played by Thomas Hawkeswood from 1983 till 1984, by Christopher Oakes in 1986, Michael Bolstridge in 199... | 47,496 | triviaqa-train |
Born near Saragossa, who became court painter to Charles III of Spain in 1786? | and help cyclists to avoid running into pedestrians and motor vehicles. The city council also has a public bicycle-hire scheme; the 'bizi zaragoza' - which consists in the payment of an annual charge.
Transportation Tram.
The first line of the Zaragoza tram (Valdespartera-Parque Goya) is fully operational.
Transportati... | he painted frescoes at Madrid and Toledo, and executed the Triumphal Arch for the entrance of the Queen, Maria Louisa of Orleans. By these paintings he became well known, and was employed by the Archbishop of Saragossa in 1683. He was made painter to Charles II, by whom he was employed in the Escorial.
Coello was the l... | 47,497 | triviaqa-train |
The Argentinean invasion of which island in 1982 started the 'Falklands War'? | , if the UN talks were fruitless.
The ongoing tension between the two countries over the islands increased on 19 March, when a group of Argentine scrap metal merchants (actually infiltrated by Argentine Marines) raised the Argentine flag at South Georgia Island, an act that would later be seen as the first offensive ac... | was part of the 6th Frigate Squadron. In early 1979, "Charybdis" underwent yet another Mediterranean patrol.
From 1979 to 1982, "Charybdis" underwent modernisation that included the fitting of Exocet and Sea Wolf missiles, and the removal of her twin 4.5-in guns. The refit was cut short and "Charybdis" was rushed back ... | 47,498 | triviaqa-train |
How many people are in a Netball team? | Netball
Netball is a ball sport played by two teams of seven players. Netball is most popular in many Commonwealth nations, specifically in schools, and is predominantly played by women. According to the INF, netball is played by more than 20 million people in more than 80 countries. Major domestic leagues in the sport... | Netball in Malawi
Netball in Malawi is popular with women, with the Chichewa word for the game being "Nchembre mbaye". The country has a national team and an under-21 team and also club teams.
Background.
Netball is the most popular women's sport in Malawi. The Malawi word for netball is Nchembre mbaye, where Nchembre ... | 47,499 | triviaqa-train |
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