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David Seaman made his league debut for which football club? | Peterborough United, Birmingham City and Queens Park Rangers.
His save from Paul Peschisolido of Sheffield United in the 2002–03 FA Cup was described as one of the best ever. Notable lows came with two costly errors, both from long-range efforts—conceding a last-minute goal in the 1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final to Na... | match.
Club career.
Born in Copenhagen, Ellegaard spent his youth years in various Zealand clubs. In July 2002 he moved from Farum BK to Manchester City. In the 2003–04 season, he made two full appearances and two substitute appearances for the club in the league, replacing David Seaman both times when coming on as a s... | 47,600 | triviaqa-train |
In what year did Sir Francis Drake die? | Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake ( – 28 January 1596) was an English sea captain, privateer, slave trader, naval officer and explorer of the Elizabethan era. Drake carried out the second circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition, from 1577 to 1580, and was the first to complete the voyage as captain while lea... | Bedford Estates which gives the name by ownership to Russell Square and Tavistock Square in London, famously home to the Tavistock Clinic, and the bus-bombing of 7 July 2005.
History Early modern period Francis Drake.
Around 1540 (some sources state 1542 as the exact year), Sir Francis Drake was born at Crowndale Farm,... | 47,601 | triviaqa-train |
Which team in 1974 became the first German side to win football's European Cup? | row or five times overall wins the right to retain a full-sized replica of the trophy (UEFA retains the original at all times). Six clubs have earned this honour: Real Madrid, Ajax, Bayern Munich, Milan, Liverpool and Barcelona. Since then instead the club which wins three years in a row or five overall receives a comm... | , ushering in a period of near dominance for the Bavarian club. Lattek led Bayern to three consecutive league titles, a first in German football history, as well as the German Cup. In 1974 they became the first German team to win the European Champions Cup, defeating Atlético Madrid in the final, in a replay. It was th... | 47,602 | triviaqa-train |
Which African country has the capital of Gaborone? | Gaborone
Gaborone ( , , ) is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 231,626 based on the 2011 census, about 10% of the total population of Botswana. Its agglomeration is home to 421,907 inhabitants at the 2011 census.
Gaborone City, is situated between Kgale and Oodi Hills, near the confluence No... | , and the alliance which receives a plurality of votes elects all its candidates, its leader becoming the President of Lombardy. If an alliance wins more than 60% of votes, only 8 candidates from the regional list will be chosen and the number of those elected in provincial constituencies will be 72; if the winning all... | 47,603 | triviaqa-train |
Which cathedral overlooks Red Square in Moscow? | existed on this side of the wall, which in the 17th century, were known as: Konstantino-Eleninsky, Spassky, Nikolsky (owing their names to the icons of Constantine and Helen, the Saviour and St. Nicholas which hung over them). The last two are directly opposite Red Square, while the Konstantino-Elenensky gate was locat... | Its height is .
Geographical coordinates: .
Nikolskaya.
The Nikolskaya Tower () is a tower with a through-passage on the eastern wall of the Moscow Kremlin, which overlooks the Red Square not far from the State Historical Museum.
The Nikolskaya Tower was built in 1491 by an Italian architect Pietro Antonio Solari. It w... | 47,604 | triviaqa-train |
"Which city does the extinct volcano known as ""Arthur's Seat"" overlook?" | it inexplicably turned away, leaving him unharmed. David, believing his life had been spared through divine intervention, founded Holyrood Abbey on the spot. The burgh arms of the Canongate display the head of the stag with the cross framed by its antlers.
The slopes of the hill facing Holyrood are where young girls in... | . This is how the Salisbury Crags formed and became basalt cliffs between Arthur's Seat and the city centre. From some angles, Arthur's Seat resembles a lion couchant. Two of the several extinct vents make up the 'Lion's Head' and the 'Lion's Haunch'.
Arthur's Seat and the Salisbury Crags adjoining it helped form the i... | 47,605 | triviaqa-train |
By what name is the disease VARICELLA more known? | Chickenpox
Chickenpox, also known as varicella, is a highly contagious disease caused by the initial infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV). The disease results in a characteristic skin rash that forms small, itchy blisters, which eventually scab over. It usually starts on the chest, back, and face then spreads to... | About how the village came to have the name Daubach nothing is known. What is known, however, is that the name was written "Daupach" in 1377, thus showing at least that the village has had a similar name for well over six hundred years. It lay on the road that led from Meisenheim and Sobernheim by way of Eckweiler (a n... | 47,606 | triviaqa-train |
Who painted 'The Last Supper'? | The Last Supper (Leonardo)
The Last Supper ( or "L'Ultima Cena" ) is a late 15th-century mural painting by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci housed by the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy. It is one of the Western world's most recognizable paintings.
The work is assumed to have been s... | reputedly painted from life by St Luke.
Bargil Pixner claims the original site is located beneath the current structure of the Cenacle on Mount Zion.
Theology of the Last Supper.
St. Thomas Aquinas viewed The Father, Christ, and the Holy Spirit as teachers and masters who provide lessons, at times by example. For Aquin... | 47,607 | triviaqa-train |
What is the Aborigines name for Ayers Rock? | Uluru
Uluru (, Pitjantjatjara: '), also known as Ayers Rock (, like "airs") and officially gazetted as UluruAyers Rock, is a large sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the Northern Territory in central Australia. It lies south west of the nearest large town, Alice Springs.
Uluru is sacred to the Pitjantjatj... | stock eight months of the year. The Darling Downs Aborigines had an annual burning season at the time when the indigenous grasses were ripe and dry. The annual fires gave the local Aborigines of the Darling Downs the name "Goonneeburra" or "Fire Blacks" - "goonnee" being a name for fire and "burra" a generic word for t... | 47,608 | triviaqa-train |
What villain was portrayed in Batman by Jim Carrey? | with William Moulton Marston being given the byline for creating Wonder Woman, Batman stories began saying "Created by Bob Kane" in addition to the other credits.
Finger did not receive the same recognition. While he had received credit for other DC work since the 1940s, he began, in the 1960s, to receive limited ackno... | , and also that the movie was more of a dark comedy than was necessary for it to work.
The film was also noted for its similarities to the Australian telemovie "The Plumber" (1979), which was written and directed by Peter Weir, who would later direct Carrey in "The Truman Show" (1998).
- 1997 MTV Movie Awards
- Best Co... | 47,609 | triviaqa-train |
Which country is bordered by both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans? | . The end of World War II marked the end of the colonial era. The British left Mauritius in 1974 and with 70% of the population of Indian descent, Mauritius became a close ally of India. In the 1980s, during the Cold War, the South African regime acted to destabilise several island nations in the Indian Ocean, includin... | dream interpretation.
Definition.
The sea is the interconnected system of all the Earth's oceanic waters, including the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Southern and Arctic Oceans. However, the word "sea" can also be used for many specific, much smaller bodies of seawater, such as the North Sea or the Red Sea. There is no sh... | 47,610 | triviaqa-train |
In which year did Elvis die? | Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known mononymously as Elvis, was an American singer, musician, and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".
Presley was born ... | Presley film co-star from the 1960s). In 2008 she wrote the script for the documentary , which featured the tag line "Did Elvis really die when and how they said he did?" Brewer-Giorgio appeared in the 2015 documentary "Orion: The Man Who Would Be King."
Published works.
- "Orion" (1978)
- "The Most Incredible Elvis Pr... | 47,611 | triviaqa-train |
Which King founded the Church of England? | Church as of 1534, when it separated from the Roman Catholic Church and became one of many churches embracing the Protestant Reformation. King Henry VIII of England was less concerned with church doctrine, and more with practical matters. Desiring control over religious dictates in order to divorce Catherine of Aragon,... | St Mary's Church, Reculver
St Mary's Church, Reculver, was founded in the 7th century as either a minster or a monastery on the site of a Roman fort at Reculver, which was then at the north-eastern extremity of Kent in south-eastern England. In 669, the site of the fort was given for this purpose by King Ecgberht of Ke... | 47,612 | triviaqa-train |
What is the correct term to use when addressing the Pope? | relationship, nor distorts the relationship between the Holy See and the Eastern Churches, as solemnly proclaimed by the Second Vatican Council.
Titles Other titles.
Other titles commonly used are "His Holiness" (either used alone or as an honorific prefix "His Holiness Pope Francis"; and as "Your Holiness" as a form o... | be an unhelpful term to use in the present day to describe FIEC, because although a church has to be autonomous and self-governing to affiliate to the FIEC, one of the main purposes of the FIEC is that local churches should work together to share resources as they seek to advance the Christian Faith. However, it is cor... | 47,613 | triviaqa-train |
What is the staple food of one third of the world’s population? | dry seasons or cold temperate winters, against which times harvests have been stored. During seasons of plenty, wider choices of foods may be available.
Staple foods are derived either from vegetables or animal products, and common staples include cereals (such as rice, wheat, maize, millet, and sorghum), starchy tuber... | International Year of the Potato
The year 2008 was declared the International Year of the Potato by the United Nations, noting that the potato is a staple food in the diet of the world’s population, and affirming the need to focus world attention on the role that the potato can play in providing food security and eradi... | 47,614 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the Harry Potter books? | J. K. Rowling
Joanne Rowling ( "rolling"; born 31 July 1965), better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British novelist, screenwriter, producer, and philanthropist. She is best known for writing the "Harry Potter" fantasy series, which has won multiple awards and sold more than 500 million copies, becoming the ... | ."
Some evangelicals have supported the Potter books: evangelical author Connie Neal, in her books, "What's a Christian to Do with Harry Potter?", "The Gospel According to Harry Potter", and "Wizards, Wardrobes, and Wookiees: Navigating Good and Evil in Harry Potter, Narnia, and Star Wars", wrote that the books preach ... | 47,615 | triviaqa-train |
Who assassinated John F. Kennedy? | November 22, 1963, Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Vice President Lyndon Johnson upon Kennedy's death. Marxist Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for the state crime, but he was shot to death by Jack Ruby two days later. The FBI and the Warren Commission both concluded Oswald had acted alone in the assassination... | Robert F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories
The conspiracy theories relating to the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, a United States Senator and brother of assassinated President John F. Kennedy, relate to non-standard accounts of the assassination that took place shortly after midnight on June 5, 1968, in L... | 47,616 | triviaqa-train |
Which country is known as 'the roof of the world'? | Roof of the World
The Roof of the World or Top of the World is a metaphoric description of the high region in the world, also known as High Asia. The term usually refers to the mountainous interior of Asia, including the Pamirs, the Himalayas, the Tibet, the Tian Shan and the Altai Mountains.
Attested usage.
The Britis... | Matheson was remembered as a "prominent figure in the engineering world", a well-known engineer and the author of several books on civil engineering, a well-known consulting engineer, and "for many years was one of the foremost civil engineers of this country."
Work.
Work "Works in Iron: Bridge and Roof Structures" 187... | 47,617 | triviaqa-train |
Which country is known as 'the land of the midnight sun'? | , and Northwest Territories; the nations of Iceland, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark (Greenland), Russia; and the State of Alaska in the United States. A quarter of Finland's territory lies north of the Arctic Circle, and at the country's northernmost point the sun does not set at all for 60 days during summer. In Sva... | the country Côte d'Ivoire in Africa, where they take care of orphans and work on a chocolate plantation. Cass and Max-Ernest head to the old circus, where the Terces Society (which consists of Pietro Bergamo, the retired magician whose brother, Luciano, otherwise known as Dr. L, was captured by Ms. Mauvais and is now o... | 47,618 | triviaqa-train |
Which country is known as 'the land of the rising sun'? | Names of Japan
The word "Japan" is an exonym, and is used (in one form or another) by a large number of languages. The Japanese names for Japan are Nippon ( ) and Nihon ( ). They are both written in Japanese using the kanji .
History.
Both "Nippon" and "Nihon" literally mean "the sun's origin", that is, where the sun o... | krês": Sun, Solstice or blow.
Life and spiritual functions.
Kresnik is the son of the great creator deity, ruler of heaven, who has been identified in various sources as Svarog or Perun. He lives in a fantastical country, sometimes called the "Land of the Rising Sun", "Eastern Land", or the "Ninth Country", and rules o... | 47,619 | triviaqa-train |
The Vulgate is a version of which book? | " and "Septima"). His eclectic recension of the Septuagint had a significant influence on the Old Testament text in several important manuscripts. The canonical Christian Bible was formally established by Bishop Cyril of Jerusalem in 350 (although it had been generally accepted by the church previously), confirmed by t... | of Manasses. In addition, its modern prefaces (in Latin, German, French, and English) are a source of valuable information about the history of the Vulgate.
This edition's early popularity can in part be attributed to a concordance based on the second edition of the book by Bonifatius Fischer, which was a key reference... | 47,620 | triviaqa-train |
What long running TV variety show, broadcast from 1948 to 1971, was responsible for introducing acts such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Supremes, The Beach Boys, The Jackson 5, The Rolling Stones, The Lovin' Spoonful and The Doors to the US? | Meet the Beatles!", while Swan reactivated production of "She Loves You".
On 7 February 1964, the Beatles left the United Kingdom with an estimated 4,000 fans gathered at Heathrow, waving and screaming as the aircraft took off. Upon landing at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport, an uproarious crowd estimated at 3,000 g... | 1960s musicians such as Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Supremes, The Dave Clark Five, The Animals, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Beach Boys, The Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder, Janis Joplin, The Rolling Stones, The Mamas & the Papas, The Lovin' Spoonful, Herman's Hermits, The Doors, Barbra Streisand and The Band. The Ca... | 47,621 | triviaqa-train |
Oct 6, 1969 saw the introduction of what BBC show, generally regarded as one of the funniest tv series ever? | , "Monty Python's Flying Circus", "Pot Black", and "Tonight", but other examples can be given in each of these fields as shown by the BBC's entries in the British Film Institute's 2000 list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes, with the BBC's acclaimed 1970s sitcom "Fawlty Towers" (featuring John Cleese as... | the Manchester Dickenson Road Studios, the show moved to London (considered to be better located for bands to appear), initially for six months at BBC TV Centre Studio 2 and then to the larger Studio G at BBC Lime Grove Studios in mid-1966 to provide space for the Top of the Pops Orchestra, which was introduced at this... | 47,622 | triviaqa-train |
What can be a work that is accepted as official in a fictional literary universe, a religious law, or a camera? | Antioch and position of Paul the Apostle and Judaism. Many traditional Christians have the view that only parts are applicable, many Protestants have the view that none is applicable, dual-covenant theologians have the view that only Noahide Laws apply to Gentiles, and a minority have the view that all are still applic... | pointed out that the general truth of a literary text is not dependent upon the truth of the individual propositions belonging to that text. Reflection on literary fiction doesn't need to identify and eliminate false propositions – as it is necessary to do in history or in science. Literary works are "salient structure... | 47,623 | triviaqa-train |
What American Romantic writer, poet, editor and literary critic, known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, was found wandering the streets of Baltimore, incoherent and wearing clothes that were not his own, on Oct 3, 1849? | his sweetheart Royster had married Alexander Shelton. He traveled to Boston in April 1827, sustaining himself with odd jobs as a clerk and newspaper writer, and he started using the pseudonym Henri Le Rennet during this period.
Life and career Military career.
Poe was unable to support himself, so he enlisted in the Un... | page backup story, "Invitation to a Gunfight", by writer Marv Wolfman, in the following issue (May 1972), marking his last known comics work.
Also in the mid-1960s for Marvel, Whitney drew issues of what was then the romantic-drama series "Millie the Model" and its sister title, "Modeling with Millie". He additionally ... | 47,624 | triviaqa-train |
How many players does each team have on the field in a Canadian Football League game? | in Canadian football the field measures , including two 20-yard end zones (for a distance between goal lines of 110 yards), teams have three downs instead of four, there are twelve players on each side instead of eleven, fair catches are not allowed, and a rouge, worth a single point is scored if the offensive team kic... | Canadian football. (The Ottawa, Toronto and Hamilton teams in the Canadian Football League began as members of the ORFU.). The Windsor team had advanced to the second round of the ORFU playoffs in 1883.
The game was played in Windsor, Ontario, under Canadian rules. The match was Michigan's second game played in Canada,... | 47,625 | triviaqa-train |
From the Greek for color, what element, with an atomic number of 24, uses the symbol Cr? | Chromium
Chromium is a chemical element with the symbol Cr and atomic number 24. It is the first element in group 6. It is a steely-grey, lustrous, hard and brittle transition metal. Chromium is also the main additive in stainless steel, to which it adds anti-corrosive properties. Chromium is also highly valued as a me... | and copper to improve machinability. Applications in solar panels and as a semiconductor material also consume a considerable fraction of tellurium production.
p-block elements Iodine.
Iodine is a chemical element with the symbol I and atomic number 53. The name is from Greek "ioeidēs", meaning violet or purple, due to... | 47,626 | triviaqa-train |
According to Norse mythology, who is the wife of Odin? | called upon Frea, Godan's wife. Frea counselled them that "at sunrise the Winnil[i] should come, and that their women, with their hair let down around the face in the likeness of a beard should also come with their husbands". At sunrise, Frea turned Godan's bed around to face east and woke him. Godan saw the Winnili an... | Hroðr
In Norse mythology, Hroðr (Old Norse "famed") is a female jötunn (giantess) friendly to the Æsir and the wife of the jötunn Hymir. According to the Eddic poem "Hymiskviða", she is the mother of Týr, the poem suggests by Hymir, but the later "Prose Edda" states that Odin is his father.
References.
- Orchard, Andy ... | 47,627 | triviaqa-train |
Dig 'Em Frog is the mascot for what brand of cereal? | Wally the Bear
Dig 'em was replaced by an animal more associated with honey, Wally the Bear, in 1986 (1984 in France). These ads featured Wally (not to be confused with the Wally Bear from "Wally Bear and the NO! Gang") pestering a kid eating a bowl of Honey Smacks and doing anything to get some, and the kid would alwa... | Sugar Bear
Sugar Bear is the advertising cartoon mascot of Post Super Sugar Crisp (later Golden Crisp) cereal, appearing in commercials for the cereal.
History.
Sugar Bear originally appeared in the 1940s as the mascot of Golden Crisp (then called Sugar Crisp), a cereal produced by General Foods Corporation under the P... | 47,628 | triviaqa-train |
October 2, 1959 saw the introduction of the long running CBS TV series The Twilight Zone. Who hosted and created the series? | In 1961, CBS took the unusual step of airing a program titled "CBS Fall Preview Special: Seven Wonderful Nights", using stars of several CBS shows – such as Ed Sullivan ("The Ed Sullivan Show"), Rod Serling ("The Twilight Zone"), and Raymond Burr and Barbara Hale ("Perry Mason") – to promote the upcoming fall lineup, i... | Cincinnati on WKRC-TV, "The Storm", in the early 1950s. Several of these scripts were rewritten for later use on national network TV. A copy of an episode is located in the Cincinnati Museum Center Historical Cincinnati Library on videotape.
Career Television "The Twilight Zone".
On October 2, 1959, the classic "Twilig... | 47,629 | triviaqa-train |
Daisywheel, dot-matrix, and laser are all types of what? | develop a relationship with Brother Industries, Ltd of Japan, and the sale of Centronics-badged Brother printer mechanisms equipped with a Centronics print head and Centronics electronics. Unlike Digital, Centronics concentrated on the low-end line printer marketplace with their distinctive units. In the process, they ... | studied.
Electron-beam lithography Microtexts or nanotexts.
Dot matrix holograms are capable of embedding microtext at various sizes. There are three types of microtexts in holograms: high contrast microtexts of size 50 – 150 micrometres; diffractive grating filled microtexts of size 50 – 150 micrometres low contrast m... | 47,630 | triviaqa-train |
Ken Burn's latest documentary debuted last Sunday on PBS. What subject matter does it cover? | Ken Burns
Kenneth Lauren Burns (born July 29, 1953) is an American filmmaker, known for his style of using archival footage and photographs in documentary films. His widely known documentary series include "The Civil War" (1990), "Baseball" (1994), "Jazz" (2001), "The War" (2007), "" (2009), "Prohibition" (2011), "The ... | of Mississippi", which debuted on PBS in 2014. It is 53-minute documentary shot in black and white colour about Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission (MSSC) efforts to preserve segregation during the 1950s and 1960s, including the use of an extensive spy network and violent cover-ups. The film was written by Rick Bo... | 47,631 | triviaqa-train |
What long running comic strip, introduced on Oct 2, 1950, was drawn by the same cartoonist, Charles M. Schultz, during its' entire run? | Charlie Brown
Charlie Brown (also known as Charles Brown, Esq. and nicknamed Chuck by Peppermint Patty) is the lead role of the comic strip "Peanuts", syndicated in daily and Sunday newspapers in numerous countries all over the world. Depicted as a "lovable loser," Charlie Brown is one of the great American archetypes ... | C. M. Payne
Charles M. Payne (1873–1964) was an American cartoonist best known for his popular long-running comic strip "S'Matter, Pop?" He signed his work C. M. Payne and also adopted the nickname Popsy.
In 1896, Payne was employed at the "Pittsburgh Post". "Coon Hollow Folks", his first comic strip, was followed by "... | 47,632 | triviaqa-train |
The rare semi-precious gemstone known as lapis lazuli is what color? | as the later Greeks and Romans. Ancient Egyptians obtained this material through trade from Afghanistan with the Aryans. During the height of the Indus Valley Civilisation about 2000 BCE, the Harappan colony now known as Shortugai was established near the lapis mines.
According to the Sorbonne's mineralogist Pierre Bar... | Gemstone
A gemstone (also called a gem, fine gem, jewel, precious stone, or semi-precious stone) is a piece of mineral crystal which is in cut and polished form, it is used to make jewelry or other adornments. However, certain rocks (such as lapis lazuli and opal) and occasionally organic materials that are not mineral... | 47,633 | triviaqa-train |
What Russian physiologist and psychologist documented his experiments in the book Conditioned Reflexes: An Investigation of the Physiological Activity of the Cerebral Cortex. in 1927? | Classical conditioning
Classical conditioning (also known as Pavlovian or respondent conditioning) refers to a learning procedure in which a biologically potent stimulus (e.g. food) is paired with a previously neutral stimulus (e.g. a bell). It also refers to the learning process that results from this pairing, through... | sociophysiology of caring in the doctor–patient relationship," by Adler, H. M. "Journal of General Internal Medicine", vol. 18, no. 4, p. 317.
- Pavlov, I. P. (1927). "Conditioned reflexes: An investigation of the physiological activity of the cerebral cortex". G. V. Anrep, trans. London: Oxford University Press.
- Pi... | 47,634 | triviaqa-train |
On Oct 4, 1927, Idahoan Gutzon Borglum began carving on what South Dakota mountain that the Lakota Sioux called Six Grandfathers? | Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore National Memorial is centered on a sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills in Keystone, South Dakota. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum created the sculpture's design and oversaw the project's execution from 1927 to 1941 with the help of his son Lincoln Borglum. T... | facing southeast for maximum sun exposure. Robinson wanted it to feature American West heroes such as Lewis and Clark, Red Cloud, and Buffalo Bill Cody, but Borglum decided that the sculpture should have broader appeal and chose the four presidents.
US Senator from South Dakota Peter Norbeck sponsored the project and s... | 47,635 | triviaqa-train |
Pago Pago is the capital of what territory? | Pago Pago
Pago Pago ( ; Samoan: ) is the territorial capital of American Samoa. It is in Maoputasi County on the main island of American Samoa, Tutuila. It is home to one of the best and deepest natural deepwater harbors in the South Pacific Ocean, sheltered from wind and rough seas, and strategically located. The harb... | 10. Vitae Lux
11. Salley Gardens
12. Ave Verum Corpus
13. Like an Angel Passing Through My Room
Track listing US version.
1. Dusk
2. Bachianas Brasileiras
3. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
4. Dido's Lament
5. In Paradisum
6. Sancta Maria
7. Vitae Lux
8. Bäreden väg för herran
9. Marble Halls
10. Adagio
11. Like an Ang... | 47,636 | triviaqa-train |
What's missing: Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Epcot, Typhoon Lagoon, Blizzard Beach | Epcot
Epcot is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida. It is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Parks, Experiences and Products division. Inspired by an unrealized concept developed by Walt Disney, the park opened on October 1, 1982, as EPCOT Center, and was the second ... | 1989
- Disney's Animal Kingdom, opened April 22, 1998
Attractions Water parks.
- Disney's Typhoon Lagoon, opened June 1, 1989
- Disney's Blizzard Beach, opened April 1, 1995
Attractions Other attractions.
- Multiple resorts across Disney property offer a variety of spa treatments including Disney's Grand Floridian and ... | 47,637 | triviaqa-train |
What company described its products as Finger Lickin' Good? | KFC advertising
KFC has been an extensive advertiser since the establishment of the first franchise in 1952.
Founder Harland Sanders initially developed his "Colonel" persona as a low-cost marketing tool. The Colonel image is still used extensively in the chain's advertising.
The chain is well known for the "finger lic... | bolted together in a semi-circle and flipped upside down. Two years later, the kinetic sculpture "epilepsony" featured recorded music with a vibrating figure on a tray under bright light. "Pick Me A Winner", in 2008, literally embodied its title, as a motorized finger relentlessly aimed for a small molded nose. Disembo... | 47,638 | triviaqa-train |
Feta cheese is made primarily from the milk of what animal? | Sheep and goats were introduced to Africa from Southwest Asia, but African cattle may have been independently domesticated around 7000–6000 BC. Camels, domesticated in central Arabia in the fourth millennium BC, have also been used as dairy animals in North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. The earliest Egyptian record... | submerged in herb flavoured oil and used in salads much like Greek feta.
- "Rygeost" or "røgeost". A smoked fresh soft cream cheese, made of cow's milk and buttermilk and an original speciality from the island of Funen. This cheese is spiced with caraway seeds and traditionally served with radish, chives and rye bread.... | 47,639 | triviaqa-train |
The Family Stone backed up what San Francisco funk and soul singer? | Sly and the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone was an American band from San Francisco. Active from 1966 to 1983, it was pivotal in the development of funk, soul, rock, and psychedelic music. Its core line-up was led by singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Sly Stone, and included Stone's brother an... | early track listings of the group's "8 Diagrams" album. RZA has since released another track, "Drama", featuring Monk of Black Knights and singer Thea van Seijen.
The album also features production from David Banner (on "Straight Up the Block", mooted to be the album's second single), from California producer Panauh Ka... | 47,640 | triviaqa-train |
Commonly believed to have been started by a frisky bovine owned by Patrick and Catherine O'Leary, what city was devastated by a fire that start on Oct 8, 1871 and lasted for 2 days? | Catherine O'Leary
Catherine "Cate" O'Leary (nee Donegan; March 1827 – 3 July 1895) was an Irish immigrant living in Chicago, Illinois who became infamous when it was alleged that an accident involving her cow had started the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Born Catherine Donegan, she and her husband Patrick O'Leary had thr... | Great fire of Meireki
The , also known as the Furisode Fire, destroyed 60–70% of the Japanese capital city of Edo (now Tokyo) on March 2, 1657, the third year of the Meireki Imperial era. The fire lasted for three days, and is estimated to have claimed over 100,000 lives.
Great Fire of Edo.
Great Fire of Edo Legend.
Th... | 47,641 | triviaqa-train |
According to Shakespeare, brevity is the soul of what? | in his will. Little evidence substantiates such stories other than hearsay collected after his death, and Shakeshafte was a common name in the Lancashire area.
Life London and theatrical career.
It is not known definitively when Shakespeare began writing, but contemporary allusions and records of performances show that... | they exist or not, nor of what sort they may be, because of the obscurity of the subject, and the brevity of human life." According to Diogenes Laërtius, the outspoken, agnostic position taken by Protagoras aroused anger, causing the Athenians to expel him from the city, and all copies of his book were collected and bu... | 47,642 | triviaqa-train |
Starring Sean Connery, who would later make his fame playing Zed in Zardoz, what was the name of the first James Bond movie, released on October 5, 1962? | wrote a series on a young James Bond, and Kate Westbrook wrote three novels based on the diaries of a recurring series character, Moneypenny.
The character has also been adapted for television, radio, comic strip, video games and film. The films are the longest continually running film series of all time and have gross... | Thunderball (film)
Thunderball is a 1965 British spy film and the fourth in the "James Bond" series produced by Eon Productions, starring Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Ian Fleming, which in turn was based on an original screenplay by Jack Whitti... | 47,643 | triviaqa-train |
Which family lives at 742 Evergreen Terrace? | The Simpsons house
742 Evergreen Terrace is the most commonly used fictional street address in Springfield of the Simpson family home in the animated sitcom, "The Simpsons" and in the feature film "The Simpsons Movie". In the series, the house is owned by Homer and Marge Simpson, who live with their three children Bart... | in earlier seasons, with various house numbers on Evergreen Terrace including 1094, 1092, 59, 94, 430, 723, and 1024, as well as one address on a different street (430 Spalding Way). In "Homer's Triple Bypass", "742 Evergreen Terrace" was assigned to a completely different house, where Snake hides from the police and R... | 47,644 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the diamond stolen in the 1963 film, The Pink Panther? | The Pink Panther (1963 film)
The Pink Panther is a 1963 American comedy film directed by Blake Edwards and co-written by Edwards and Maurice Richlin, starring David Niven, Peter Sellers, Robert Wagner, Capucine and Claudia Cardinale. The film introduced the cartoon character of the same name, in an opening credits sequ... | One Mysterious Night
One Mysterious Night is a 1944 crime film, the seventh in a Columbia Pictures series of fourteen starring Chester Morris as reformed crook Boston Blackie. It was preceded by "The Chance of a Lifetime" and followed by "Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion". Blackie is called upon to recover a stolen d... | 47,645 | triviaqa-train |
Finish this line from a popular kids’ song: “There was a farmer had a dog, and ____ was his name-o!” | Bingo (folk song)
"Bingo", also known as "Bingo Was His Name-O", "There Was a Farmer Had a Dog", and "C'era un contadino che aveva un cagnolino di nome Bingolino" or informally "B-I-N-G-O", is a Scottish children's song of obscure origin. Additional verses are sung by omitting the first letter sung in the previous vers... | The Farmer in the Dell
"The Farmer in the Dell" is a singing game, nursery rhyme, and children's song. It probably originated in Germany and was brought to America by immigrants. From there, it spread to many other nations and is popular in a number of languages. It is Roud Folk Song Index number 6306.
Lyrics.
Lyrics v... | 47,646 | triviaqa-train |
A human with two X sex chromosomes is usually which gender? | most females, and an X chromosome and a Y chromosome in most males. Females therefore have 23 homologous chromosome pairs, while males have 22. The X and Y chromosomes have small regions of homology called pseudoautosomal regions.
The X chromosome is always present as the 23rd chromosome in the ovum, while either an X... | being taught that they can choose their gender, Francis has had two books published entitled, "What are little boys made of?" and "What are little girls made of?" describing how a child’s biological sex determines whether they are a boy or a girl, with each sex having specific X or Y chromosomes. Francis does not ignor... | 47,647 | triviaqa-train |
What TV game show, which ran from 1965 to 2004, featured an array of celebrities seated in a tic-tac-toe board? | an effort to determine some fact about them; in others, celebrities would answer questions. Panel games had success in primetime until the late 1960s, when they were collectively dropped from television because of their perceived low budget nature. Panel games made a comeback in American daytime television (where the l... | 3D tic-tac-toe
3D tic-tac-toe, also known by the trade name Qubic, is an abstract strategy board game, generally for two players. It is similar in concept to traditional tic-tac-toe but is played in a cubical array of cells, usually 4x4x4. Players take turns placing their markers in blank cells in the array. The first ... | 47,648 | triviaqa-train |
What unit of wave frequency is defined as 1 cycle per second? | the signal applied to a frequency counter. As of 2018, frequency counters can cover the range up to about 100 GHz. This represents the limit of direct counting methods; frequencies above this must be measured by indirect methods.
Measurement Heterodyne methods.
Above the range of frequency counters, frequencies of elec... | digit seconds counter. The second is also part of several other units of measurement like meters per second for velocity, meters per second per second for acceleration, and per second for frequency.
Although the historical definition of the unit was based on this division of the Earth's rotation cycle, the formal defin... | 47,649 | triviaqa-train |
The Rainbow Coalition and Operation PUSH were 2 non-profits founded by which activist and Baptist minister? | Rainbow/PUSH
Rainbow/PUSH is a non-profit organization formed as a merger of two non-profit organizations founded by Jesse Jackson — Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity) and the National Rainbow Coalition. The organizations pursue social justice, civil rights and political activism.
In December 1971, Jackson... | King's successor at SCLC, Rev. Ralph Abernathy. The break became complete in December 1971 when Abernathy suspended Jackson for "administrative improprieties and repeated acts of violation of organizational policy." Jackson resigned from Operation Breadbasket, called together his allies, and Operation PUSH was born.
Fr... | 47,650 | triviaqa-train |
What is the minimum age required to become a member of the U.S. House of Representatives? | been treated unfairly based on various criteria (race, age, sex, sexual orientation, etc.). A total of 43% of British youth surveyed reported experiencing discrimination based on their age, far eclipsing other categories of discrimination like sex (27%), race (11%), or sexual orientation (6%). Consistently, a study bas... | George F. Edmunds
George Franklin Edmunds (February 1, 1828February 27, 1919) was a Republican U.S. Senator from Vermont. Before entering the U.S. Senate, he served in a number of high-profile positions, including Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives, and President pro tempore of the Vermont State Senate.
Ed... | 47,651 | triviaqa-train |
What country singer has been known as The Red Headed Stranger since the 1975 album of the same name went multi-platinum? | Red Headed Stranger
Red Headed Stranger is the eighteenth studio album by American outlaw country singer Willie Nelson and released in 1975. After the wide success of his recordings with Atlantic Records, coupled with the negotiating skills of his manager, Neil Reshen, Nelson signed a contract with Columbia Records, a ... | the Recording Industry Association of America in December 1978. In 1984, when it was certified triple platinum, Nelson was the highest-grossing concert act in the United States. In 2002, the album was certified quintuple platinum, and it was later inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame class of 2015.
Background and record... | 47,652 | triviaqa-train |
What is the planet that Superman came from? | Superman
Superman is a fictional superhero. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and first appeared in "Action Comics" #1, a comic book published on April 18, 1938. The character regularly appears in comic books published by DC Comics, and has been adapted to a number of radio serial... | . Players start out the game as Clark Kent but can change into Superman (provided that they have enough Super Power) by entering into one of the phone booths that are scattered throughout the city. However, taking sufficient damage from enemies would cause Superman to become Clark Kent. Whenever Superman entered the Da... | 47,653 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of former Beatle Paul McCartney's fashion designing daughter? | , and I loved music too much to think of stopping." In September 1971, the McCartneys' daughter Stella was born, named in honour of Linda's grandmothers, both of whom were named Stella.
Following the addition of guitarist Henry McCullough, Wings' first concert tour began in 1972 with a debut performance in front of an ... | and mixing colors in a nice way. Mostly, I like to cooperate with the paint and see what appears.”
After building a clothing manufacturing business, completing a master's degree in Practical Spirituality at the Peace Theological Seminary & College of Philosophy in California, and traveling the world, Jacobson discovere... | 47,654 | triviaqa-train |
Serving since 1993, who is the senior Senator from the great State of Washington? | the bench and are elected statewide.
Government and politics Federal representation.
The two current United States Senators from Washington are Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, both Democrats. Murray has represented the state since 1993, while Cantwell was first elected in 2001. The state is one of six with two female ... | Roy Blunt
Roy Dean Blunt (born January 10, 1950) is an American politician who is the senior United States Senator from Missouri, serving since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as Missouri Secretary of State.
Born in Niangua, Miss... | 47,655 | triviaqa-train |
What type of food is Nori, which is often seen around sushi? | , and folate (table). Seaweed is a moderate source (less than 20% DV) of niacin, iron, and zinc. Seaweed has a high content of iodine, providing a substantial amount in just one gram. A 2014 study reported that dried purple laver ("nori") contains vitamin B12 in sufficient quantities to meet the RDA requirement (Vitami... | pieces, while a sushi set (sampler dish) may contain only one piece of each topping.
"Gunkanmaki" (, "warship roll") is a special type of "nigirizushi": an oval, hand-formed clump of sushi rice that has a strip of "nori" wrapped around its perimeter to form a vessel that is filled with some soft, loose or fine-chopped ... | 47,656 | triviaqa-train |
Tomorrow marks the 38th anniversary of the start of what long running TV staple, created by Lorne Michaels with the incomparable Don Pardo as the narrator? | ". His longest, and best-known, announcing job was for NBC's "Saturday Night Live", a job he held for 39 seasons, from the show's debut in 1975 until his death in 2014.
Early life.
Pardo was born in Westfield, Massachusetts, to Dominick and Viola Pardo, immigrants from Poland, who owned a bakery. He spent his childhood... | among other suggestions rejected by Ebersol was taping the show entirely with hand-held cameras). The effort didn't impress viewers and both the traditional opening and Pardo returned a year later. The "Weekend Update" name, however, would return only with Lorne Michaels in 1985.
Season breakdown 1982–83 season.
Season... | 47,657 | triviaqa-train |
Daimler, Siemens, and chemical company BASF are all based in what country? | BASF
BASF SE is a German chemical company and the largest chemical producer in the world. The BASF Group comprises subsidiaries and joint ventures in more than 80 countries and operates six integrated production sites and 390 other production sites in Europe, Asia, Australia, the Americas and Africa. Its headquarters i... | the average.
Case studies.
In recent years corporate foresight has become more professional and widespread. Documented examples of organizations applying corporate foresight practices include:
- Automobile: Audi, Daimler,
- Chemical: BASF,
- Consumer goods: Pepsi,
- Engineering and Electronics: General Electric, Sieme... | 47,658 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the anti-slavery novel written by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852? | She originally used the subtitle "The Man That Was A Thing", but it was soon changed to "Life Among the Lowly". Installments were published weekly from June 5, 1851, to April 1, 1852. For the newspaper serialization of her novel, Stowe was paid $400. "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was published in book form on March 20, 1852, by ... | 1916 Maryland State Aggies football team
The 1916 Maryland State Aggies football team represented Maryland State College (which in 1920 became part of the University of Maryland) in the 1916 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Curley Byrd, the Aggies compiled a 6–2 record, and outscored all ... | 47,659 | triviaqa-train |
What is the trademarked name for the distinctive logo used Nike? | sportswear and equipment, the company operates retail stores under the Niketown name. Nike sponsors many high-profile athletes and sports teams around the world, with the highly recognized trademarks of "Just Do It" and the Swoosh logo.
Origins and history.
Nike, originally known as Blue Ribbon Sports (BRS), was founde... | :
- name: the word or words used to identify a company, product, service, or concept
- logo: the visual trademark that identifies a brand
- tagline or catchphrase: "The Quicker Picker Upper" is associated with Bounty paper towels
- graphics: the "dynamic ribbon" is a trademarked part of Coca-Cola's brand
- shapes: the ... | 47,660 | triviaqa-train |
Made from red clay, what is the name of the talking horse companion of Gumby? | sidekick is Pokey, a talking orange pony. His nemeses are the G and J Blockheads, a pair of antagonistic red humanoid figures with cube-shaped heads, one with the letter G on the block, the other with the letter J. The blockheads were inspired by the trouble-making Katzenjammer Kids. Other characters include Prickle, a... | producing a pilot episode featuring the character Gumby.
The name "Gumby" came from the muddy clay found at Clokey's grandparents' farm that his family called "gumbo". Gumby's appearance was inspired by a suggestion from his wife, Ruth (née Parkander), that Gumby be based on the Gingerbread Man. The color green was the... | 47,661 | triviaqa-train |
Played by Gary Cooper in the 1941 movie, what Tennessee born Medal of Honor winner killed 28 and captured 132 soldiers during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive and was the most decorated US soldier of WWI? | In the early 1930s, he expanded his heroic image to include more cautious characters in adventure films and dramas such as "A Farewell to Arms" (1932) and "The Lives of a Bengal Lancer" (1935). During the height of his career, Cooper portrayed a new type of hero—a champion of the common man—in films such as "Mr. Deeds ... | Calvin John Ward
Calvin John Ward (October 30, 1899–December 15, 1967), was a soldier in the United States Army National Guard who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War I.
Biography.
Calvin John Ward was born on October 30, 1899 in Greene County, Tennessee and lived in Morristown, Tennessee. W... | 47,662 | triviaqa-train |
Played by Denver Pyle during the 6 year run of the show, who was the patriarch of the Duke clan on The Dukes of Hazzard? | The Dukes of Hazzard
The Dukes of Hazzard is an American action-comedy television series that was aired on CBS from January 26, 1979, to February 8, 1985. The show aired for a total of 147 episodes spanning seven seasons. The series was inspired by the 1975 film "Moonrunners", which was also created by Gy Waldron and h... | The Darlings
The Darlings are a fictional family of musically inclined hillbillies in the American TV sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show".
Overview.
The Darlings (usually pronounced "Darlin's") lived in a mountain shack somewhere in the mountains neighboring Mayberry. The good-natured, but trouble-making Appalachian clan, ... | 47,663 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the horse ridden by The Lone Ranger? | show that ran from 1949 to 1957, comic books, and several movies. The title character was played on the radio show by George Seaton, Earle Graser, and Brace Beemer. Clayton Moore portrayed the Lone Ranger on television, although during a contract dispute, Moore was replaced temporarily by John Hart, who wore a differen... | inside of Lenovo as the "Scout". This was the name of the horse ridden by Tonto, the sidekick from the 1950s television series "The Lone Ranger". Lenovo envisioned the Scout as a very high-end ThinkPad that would be analogous to a luxury car. Each unit was covered in fine leather embossed with its owners initials. Exte... | 47,664 | triviaqa-train |
October 12, 1901 saw the old moniker of Executive Mansion replaced with the more familiar White House, when what total badass declared it so? | White House
The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. and has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800. The term "White House" is often used as a metonym for the president and... | post and was replaced by John White.
The seat of the Federal Government at that time was in New York City and the official residence of the President was located at the Samuel Osgood House at 3 Cherry Street, which was the home of Samuel Osgood and his family. Osgood offered the mansion to Washington so that the Presid... | 47,665 | triviaqa-train |
Slaughterhouse-Five, the 1969 novel by Kurt Vonnegut, is set against the backdrop of the Allied bombing of which German city during World War II? | Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death (1969) is a science fiction-infused anti-war novel by Kurt Vonnegut about the World War II experiences of Billy Pilgrim. It follows his time as an American soldier and chaplain's assistant, to postwar and early years—occasionall... | in his 1960 novel "The Status Civilization".
The modern era of social science fiction began with the 1960s, when authors such as Harlan Ellison, Brian Aldiss, William Gibson and Frank Herbert wrote novels and stories that reflected real-world political developments and ecological issues, but also experimented in creati... | 47,666 | triviaqa-train |
According to Greek mythology, the great weaver Arachne was turned into what by the goddess Athena, as punishment for her hubris? | "The Black Spider", was heavily influenced by the Arachne story from Ovid's "Metamorphoses". In the novella, a woman is turned into a venomous spider having reneged on a deal with the devil.
In popular culture.
Arachne has had a considerable degree of influence on modern popular culture. She frequently appears in moder... | " In some accounts, Apollo sent the boar to kill Adonis, a favorite of Aphrodite, as revenge for the goddess blinding Apollo's son Erymanthus when he saw her bathing. Robert Graves suggested that Aphrodite had been substituted for Artemis in this retelling of the mytheme of the eponymous Erymanthus. The most commonly a... | 47,667 | triviaqa-train |
What can be a piniped, a means of royal authentication, and a British soul singer? | Seal
Seal may refer to any of the following:
Common uses.
- Pinniped, a diverse group of semi-aquatic marine mammals, many of which are commonly called seals, particularly:
- Earless seal, or "true seal"
- Fur seal
- Seal (emblem), a device to impress an emblem, used as a means of authentication, on paper, wax, clay or... | do everything we can – but you have to work with us.’"
To mollify Burke, it was decided to market him as a singer of "soul music" after he had consulted his church brethren and won approval for the term. When a Philadelphia DJ said to Burke, "You're singing from your soul and you don't want to be an R&B singer, so what... | 47,668 | triviaqa-train |
If bovine describes a cow, canine a dog, and feline a cat, what does vulpine define? | ears and short fur to aid in keeping the body cool. Arctic foxes, on the other hand, have tiny ears and short limbs as well as thick, insulating fur, which aid in keeping the body warm. Red foxes, by contrast, have a typical auburn pelt, the tail normally ending with white marking. A fox's coat color and texture may va... | with antlers that are very similar to the human/divine figure. Surrounding the scene are other canine, feline, and bovine animals, some but not all facing the human, as well as a human riding a dolphin. Between the antlers of the god is an unknown motif, possibly a plant or a tree.
- On plate B, the large bust of a tor... | 47,669 | triviaqa-train |
Now considered one of the top legal minds on the court, the confirmation hearing for what current associate Supreme Court justice was marred by accusations of sexual harassment from attorney Anita Hill? | Anita Hill
Anita Faye Hill (born July 30, 1956) is an American lawyer and academic. She is a university professor of social policy, law, and women's studies at Brandeis University and a faculty member of the university’s Heller School for Social Policy and Management. She became a national figure in 1991 when she accus... | to Jacobson's situation due to the sexual harassment allegations raised by Anita Hill during his own recent confirmation hearings.
Justice David Souter later provided the swing vote, and opinions that White and Sandra Day O'Connor had already begun drafting had to be rewritten to reflect the changed outcome of the case... | 47,670 | triviaqa-train |
Today marks the 90th anniversary of the birth of Art Clokey, a pioneer in the field of stop motion clay animation, who is best remembered for what green shapeshifter? | -life textures, as CGI texturing is more artificial, therefore not quite as close to realism. This is appreciated by a number of animation directors, such as Tim Burton, Henry Selick, Wes Anderson, and Travis Knight.
Stop motion in television and movies.
Dominating children's TV stop-motion programming for three decade... | Clokey
Clokey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Art Clokey (1921–2010), American pioneer of stop motion clay animation
- Joseph W. Clokey (1890–1960), American educator, organist and composer | 47,671 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name for the helical grooves in the barrel of a gun designed to impart spin on the projectile to improve its aerodynamic stability and accuracy? | its length, giving it a cross-section resembling an internal gear, though it can also take the shape of a polygon, usually with rounded corners. Since the barrel is not circular in cross-section, it cannot be accurately described with a single diameter. Rifled bores may be described by the bore diameter (the diameter a... | Hollow-base bullet
A hollow-base bullet is an expanding bullet that has a pit or hollowed out shape in its base often intended to cause the bullet to expand upon firing a cartridge in order to expand the base against the barrel grooves and obturate the bullet more as it travels through the barrel. It is also used for i... | 47,672 | triviaqa-train |
Walmart is selling bags of Cheesy Poofs to promote the latest season of what popular TV show? | the top-selling specialty T-shirt in the United States was based on "South Park", and US$30 million in T-shirt sales was reached during the show's first season.
A "South Park" pinball machine was released in 1999 by Sega Pinball. The companies Fun 4 All, Mezco Toyz, and Mirage have produced various South Park action fi... | also a theatre space that includes a large stage with projection monitors on either side and seating for approximately 1,000.
Show features Guests.
Guests from popular media are commonly invited to the show. They take part for a variety of reasons. Often, this is to promote their latest product or production whether it... | 47,673 | triviaqa-train |
Originally known as the Executive Mansion (until the greatest man ever, Teddy Roosevelt, made its nickname official), the cornerstone of what building was laid on Oct 13, 1792? | Obama had a set of solar panels installed on the roof of the White House, making it the first time solar power would be used for the president's living quarters.
The White House since the Kennedy restoration Layout and amenities.
Today the group of buildings housing the presidency is known as the White House Complex. I... | specifications and would not let construction proceed until it was.
Roosevelt laid the cornerstone himself at a dedication ceremony during celebrations of the 250th anniversary of Poughkeepsie's settlement on October 13, 1937. Five hundred workers would spend the next two years building the 63,000-square foot (5,670 m²... | 47,674 | triviaqa-train |
The Holy Loch is an inlet on which Scottish river | Holy Loch
The Holy Loch () is a sea loch, a part of the Cowal peninsula coast of the Firth of Clyde, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
The "Holy Loch" name is believed to date from the 6th century, when Saint Munn landed there after leaving Ireland. Kilmun Parish Church and Argyll Mausoleum is said to stand where Saint Mun... | Salen, Ardnamurchan
Salen () is a coastal village on the Ardnamurchan peninsula, overlooking Salen Bay which is an inlet of the sea loch, Loch Sunart. Located in the Scottish council area of Highland, it is on the road to Ardnamurchan Point, the most westerly point of mainland Britain.
Etymology.
Salen is from the Scot... | 47,675 | triviaqa-train |
On which river is Maidstone | short river, it provided the water to drive numerous watermills. The Loose Stream, which rises at Langley and joins at Tovil, once powered over 30 mills. Mill ponds on these rivers are a prominent feature of the landscape.
Roads connecting to Sevenoaks and Ashford (the A20); the Medway Towns and Hastings (A229); Tonbri... | side of town, staying in the Connecticut River valley.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 5.39%, is water. Maidstone Lake is a large water body in the western part of town. Maidstone State Park is on the east and south sides of the lake, offering campi... | 47,676 | triviaqa-train |
Spurn Head lies at the estuary of which English river | Spurn
Spurn is a narrow sand tidal island located off the tip of the coast of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England that reaches into the North Sea and forms the north bank of the mouth of the Humber Estuary. Before a severe storm in February 2017, which damaged part of the sandbank, Spurn was a spit with a semi-perman... | Estuary. South of Flamborough Head is Bridlington, which features several beaches, and at the far south-east of the district is the Spurn peninsula.
Before the last ice age the eastern coastline of the area was located along the eastern foot of the Yorkshire Wolds where remnants of beaches have been discovered. The Nor... | 47,677 | triviaqa-train |
Which singer starred with John Wayne in True Grit | in some of the toughest outlaws. The cast also features Glen Campbell, Robert Duvall, Dennis Hopper, Jeff Corey, and Strother Martin. The title song, sung by Campbell, was also Oscar-nominated.
"True Grit" was adapted again in 2010, starring Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, and Hailee Steinfeld.
Plot.
Frank Ross is murdered b... | , and the closure has remained in effect as of February 2016.
Hot Creek Gorge was a filming location in the 1969 film True Grit, as well as the 1960 film North to Alaska also starring John Wayne, the 1966 Steve McQueen film Nevada Smith, and the 1971 film Shoot Out with Gregory Peck, which also starred True Grit's Jeff... | 47,678 | triviaqa-train |
Who knocked Mike Tyson out in Tokyo in 1990 | titles after defeating James Smith and Tony Tucker in 1987. This made Tyson the first heavyweight boxer to simultaneously hold the WBA, WBC and IBF titles, and the only heavyweight to successively unify them.
Tyson became the lineal champion in 1988 when he knocked out Michael Spinks in 91 seconds of the first round. H... | and earned a shot at the undisputed heavyweight championship held by Mike Tyson, who became the universally recognized champion after knocking out Spinks in one round in 1988. (Douglas fought on the undercard of the event and defeated Mike Williams by TKO in seven rounds.)
Professional career Undisputed heavyweight cha... | 47,679 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first cricketer to take 300 test wickets | List of bowlers who have taken 300 or more wickets in Test cricket
Taking 300 or more wickets across a playing career is considered a significant achievement in Test cricket. The feat, first accomplished by Englishman Fred Trueman in 1964, has only been achieved by thirty-three cricketers in the history of the game . S... | Makhaya Ntini
Makhaya Ntini OIS (born 6 July 1977) is a South African former professional cricketer, who played all forms of the game. He was the first ethnically black player to play for the South African national cricket team.
He reached second place in the ICC Test match bowling ratings and was the third South Afri... | 47,680 | triviaqa-train |
Which Briton broke the world triple jump record in 1995 | 1896.
According to IAAF rules, "the hop shall be made so that an athlete lands first on the same foot
as that from which he has taken off; in the step he shall land on the
other foot, from which, subsequently, the jump is performed."
The current male and female world record holders are Jonathan Edwards, with a jump of ... | Rouguy Diallo
Rouguy Diallo (; born 5 February 1995) is a French athlete who specialises in the triple jump.
Career.
Diallo was born in Nice, and began triple jumping in 2006. She set a new French national junior record at an event in Argentan in 2014, with an attempt of 13.74 m.
Diallo won her first major medal at the... | 47,681 | triviaqa-train |
How many strings does a cello have | repeated rhythm in time signature. Benjamin Britten's "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" demands its use in the "Percussion" Variation. Dmitri Shostakovich uses it in his Fourteenth Symphony in the movement 'At the Sante Jail'. Some violinists, however, object to this style of playing as it can damage the fini... | shy around the guy and Kacey usually does her best to help Stevie. Sometimes, Stevie's crushes will think Kacey's advances are meant from Kacey when she is really speaking for Stevie. She is also accomplished in playing the violin and the cello and on many occasions does so for many songs. Stevie is also said to have o... | 47,682 | triviaqa-train |
In music a bagatelle is a piece of music composed primarily for which instrument | ; Alan Hovhaness, who wrote Four Bagatelles for string quartet (Op. 30). Another canonical modern bagatelle is the set by György Ligeti, who originally composed a set of eleven short works for piano entitled "Musica Ricercata" (1951–53), and later arranged a selection of them as Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet (1953).
... | of the latter in recent times is the collection "The Beatles: Complete Scores" (London: Wise Publications, 1993), which seeks to transcribe into staves and tablature all the songs as recorded by the Beatles in instrumental and vocal detail.
Types.
Modern sheet music may come in different formats. If a piece is composed... | 47,683 | triviaqa-train |
What is the highest pitched woodwind instrument in an orchestra | flexibility, but also the effect of "choral" brass in the Trio movement. Piccolo, contrabassoon, and trombones add to the triumphal finale of his Symphony No. 5. A piccolo and a pair of trombones help deliver the effect of storm and sunshine in the Sixth, also known as the "Pastoral Symphony". The Ninth asks for a seco... | Cor anglais
The cor anglais (, or original ; plural: "cors anglais") or English horn in North America, is a double-reed woodwind instrument in the oboe family. It is approximately one and a half times the length of an oboe.
The cor anglais is a transposing instrument pitched in F, a perfect fifth lower than the oboe (a... | 47,684 | triviaqa-train |
What word describes the rate of change of a body's velocity | area under an acceleration vs. time graph. As above, this is done using the concept of the integral:
Equation of motion Relationship to acceleration Constant acceleration.
In the special case of constant acceleration, velocity can be studied using the suvat equations. By considering a as being equal to some arbitrary c... | Angular velocity
In physics, angular velocity refers to how fast an object rotates or revolves relative to another point, i.e. how fast the angular position or orientation of an object changes with time. There are two types of angular velocity: orbital angular velocity and spin angular velocity. Spin angular velocity r... | 47,685 | triviaqa-train |
Which Kansas town made famous in many westerns is on the Smoky Hill river | The largest city along the Smoky Hill River is Salina. Besides Junction City, other Kansas towns along the river include Ellsworth, Marquette, Lindsborg, and Abilene.
History.
The earliest known reference to the river was on a 1732 map by French cartographer Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville who labeled it the "River... | Smoky Hill City, Kansas
Smoky Hill City is an abandoned ghost town in Ellis County, Kansas, United States. It lies approximately southwest of Hays.
History.
The land was bought by Charles K. Holliday of Topeka, and a townsite plat was filed with the county in 1899. Holliday began selling town lots. Some of the first re... | 47,686 | triviaqa-train |
On what river is Paris | a population over 100,000 are in the Seine watershed: Le Havre at the estuary, Rouen in the Seine valley and Reims at the northern limit—with an annual urban growth rate of 0.2 percent. The population density is 201 per square kilometer.
Water quality.
Periodically the sewerage systems of Paris experience a failure kno... | and the oldest Protestant Church in the province. Joseph Brant and his son John Brant are buried here.
Significant to the County, gypsum was discovered in 1793 on the east bank of the Grand River in what became Paris during a survey for the British Home Department. By late 1794 a road had been built from what is now Du... | 47,687 | triviaqa-train |
Which river runs into the Dead Sea | Jordan River
The Jordan River or River Jordan (, "Nahar ha-Yarden"; , , "Nahr al-Urdunn"; , "Iordànes") is a river in the Middle East that flows roughly north to south through the Sea of Galilee (Hebrew: כנרת Kinneret, Arabic: Bohayrat Tabaraya, meaning Lake of Tiberias) and on to the Dead Sea. Jordan and the Golan Hei... | Geography.
The Waimate District is bounded by the Waitaki River in the south, the Pareora River in the north and the Hakataramea Valley to the west. The district is a very productive agricultural area with a mix of pastoral, cropping, dairy farming, fruit and vegetable growing.
The Waihao River, which starts in the Hun... | 47,688 | triviaqa-train |
On which Mediterranean island is mount Etna | Etymology and folklore.
The word "Etna" is from the Greek αἴθω ("aithō"), meaning "I burn", through an iotacist pronunciation. In Classical Greek, it is called ("Aítnē"), a name given also to Catania and the city originally known as Inessa. In Latin it is called "Aetna". In Arabic, it was called ' (the Mountain of Fire... | The region has a variety of geological hazards which have closely interacted with human activity and land use patterns. Among others, in the eastern Mediterranean, the Thera eruption, dated to the 17th or 16th century BC, caused a large tsunami that some experts hypothesise devastated the Minoan civilisation on the nea... | 47,689 | triviaqa-train |
In the military world what is an A.F.V. | Armoured fighting vehicle
An armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) or armored fighting vehicle is an armed combat vehicle protected by armour, generally combining operational mobility with offensive and defensive capabilities. AFVs can be wheeled or tracked. Main battle tanks, armoured cars, armoured self-propelled guns, and... | .
Agnew was born on 4 April 1960 at West Park Hospital in Macclesfield, Cheshire, to Philip and Margaret Agnew. His parents' forthcoming marriage was announced in "The Times" in 1957: Philip Agnew was described as "the only son of Mr and Mrs Norris M. Agnew of Dukenfield Hall, Mobberley, Cheshire" and Margaret as "youn... | 47,690 | triviaqa-train |
Which nation invented the Molotov Cocktail | –Ribbentrop Pact signed in late August 1939. The pact with Nazi Germany was widely mocked by the Finns, as was much of the propaganda Molotov produced to accompany the pact, including his declaration on Soviet state radio that bombing missions over Finland were actually airborne humanitarian food deliveries for their s... | secret packages, destroyed by throwing a Molotov cocktail bottle or a grenade. This also decreases the chances of being caught while making a drug deal and provides discounts for buying drugs. "Chinatown Wars" applies many "Grand Theft Auto IV" features such as the next-gen HUD. Ammu-Nation returns in the form of an in... | 47,691 | triviaqa-train |
In which British castle would you find the huge field gun Mons Meg | Mons Meg
Mons Meg is a medieval bombard in the collection of the Royal Armouries, but on loan to Historic Scotland and located at Edinburgh Castle in Scotland. It was built in 1449 on the orders of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy and sent by him as a gift to James II, King of Scots in 1454. The bombard was employed i... | where we find charges for grease, to grease Meg's mouth withal (to increase, as every schoolboy knows, the loudness of the report), ribands to deck her carriage, and pipes to play before her when she was brought from the Castle to accompany the Scottish army on any distant expedition. After the Union, there was much po... | 47,692 | triviaqa-train |
What was Celebrity Squares called in the U.S.A. | Celebrity Squares
Celebrity Squares is a British comedy game show based on the American comedy game show "Hollywood Squares". It first ran from 20 July 1975 to 7 July 1979 and was hosted by Bob Monkhouse, then from 8 January 1993 to 3 January 1997 and was also hosted by Monkhouse.
On 10 September 2014, a revival of the... | for [their] rebellious, elusive approach to celebrity." In "An Ode To Lisa Bonet As Denise Huxtable", Uproxx contributor Greg Whitt praised the actress: "I loved how you were never willing to mute your personality in a house full of squares. Your hair was short and untamed. Your outfits never matched but always worked ... | 47,693 | triviaqa-train |
What type of car does Mr. Bean drive | museum in Stratford-upon-Avon. In 2008 upon the museum's closing, Teddy was sold at auction for £180.
Characters and recurring props The Mini.
Mr Bean's vehicle, a citron-green 1977 British Leyland Mini 1000 Mark 4 with a matte black bonnet, was central to several antics such as Bean getting dressed in it, driving whil... | also does not like people taking his things. Mr. Bean often seems unaware of basic aspects of the way the world works, and the programme usually features his attempts at what would normally be considered simple activities, such as going swimming, using a television set, redecorating or going to church. The humour large... | 47,694 | triviaqa-train |
What was Bruce Springsteen's first number one album in the U.K. | Dark" (1984), "Born in the U.S.A." (1984), "Glory Days" (1985), "Brilliant Disguise" (1987), "Human Touch" (1992), and "Streets of Philadelphia" (1994). He has earned numerous awards for his work, including 20 Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes, an Academy Award, and a Tony Award (for "Springsteen on Broadway"). Springst... | after the success of "Get Lucky" and "Blurred Lines", but what is surprising is its lyrical content, which is celebratory of women's power and sexuality, unlike his Robin Thicke collaboration."
Commercial performance.
"Girl" debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart on March 9, 2014. With first-week sales of over 70... | 47,695 | triviaqa-train |
Who duetted with Cliff Richard on When God Shines His Light | and albums from the late 1970s into the early 1980s, followed by another strong run in the late 1980s and early 1990s, a strong fan base had been reestablished and Richard remained one of the best-known music artists in the country. Over the decade of the 1980s he recorded with Olivia Newton-John, Elton John, Stevie Wo... | album charts. The title song, "Irish Heartbeat", was originally recorded on his 1983 album "Inarticulate Speech of the Heart".
The 1989 album, "Avalon Sunset", which featured the hit duet with Cliff Richard "Whenever God Shines His Light" and the ballad "Have I Told You Lately" (on which "earthly love transmutes into t... | 47,696 | triviaqa-train |
Who had a No 1 in the 90's with Turn Back Time | Turn Back Time (Aqua song)
"Turn Back Time" is a song by Danish dance-pop group Aqua, released as their seventh single overall, and the sixth from their debut album "Aquarium". The song became another worldwide hit for the group, and was included on the "Sliding Doors" soundtrack.
Composition.
The song possessed less o... | and decided to release it alongside remixes on Owsla.
"Turn Back Time" was one of the last songs to be finished on the album. At the time, he was experimenting with 90's rave samples, and the song originally used a sample but was re-recorded.
"You Make It Better" was also one of the final songs to be finished on the al... | 47,697 | triviaqa-train |
What is or was the name of Georgie Fame's backing group | the UK playing beside Wilde, Joe Brown, Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran and others. Fame played piano for Billy Fury in his backing band, the Blue Flames. When the backing band got the sack at the end of 1961, the band were re-billed as "Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames" and went on to enjoy great success with a repertoire... | and sheer communicativeness that have won her, of late, the awards she so richly deserves". Rob Adams, for Scotland's "Sunday Herald", said: "Carroll is absolutely on top of her game. Her creativity on a revitalised version of Bobby Timmons’s classic Moanin’ and on the rollicking Witchcraft, with its cheeky reference t... | 47,698 | triviaqa-train |
In Spain what is a corrida | returned to pasture and used in later events.
Styles French.
Since the 19th century, Spanish-style "corridas" have been increasingly popular in Southern France where they enjoy legal protection in areas where there is an uninterrupted tradition of such bull fights, particularly during holidays such as Whitsun or Easter... | Coliseum Burgos
The Coliseum Burgos, formerly named as Plaza de Toros de Burgos, is an indoor arena mainly used as bullring located in Burgos, Spain.
History.
History Plaza de Toros de Burgos (1967–2015).
Built between 1966 and 1967, the bullring was inaugurated on 28 June 1967 with a corrida by Jaime Ostos, El Cordobé... | 47,699 | triviaqa-train |
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